Pittston Gazette

              1 WEATHER COyjl'nCNS. (&&$) ALL THE HOME NEWS. r—• forecast Until 8 p. m. Tomorrow for For tlie People of Plttston and Eastern Pennsylvania. Vicinity. Fair tonight and Sunday, with rising temperature. THE HOME PAPER. 3®AY, DECEMBER 8, 1906. 57TH YEAR. ] vI.Y KSTABLISHEn 1850. RST. B* THRO. HART 1882. PITTSTON, PA., SAT TWO CENTS A COPY. I FOBTY CENTS A MONTH. 1 12 PAGES HBB'mIiIU MINER CRUSHED BY FALL OF ROCK HE DEFIES WINTER ANOTHER VALUABLE REALTY EXCHANGE THE FRAUD CASES Another Tragedy on the Ocean Mlclinel .1. Qulnn, One of Dnryea's It lC4 Saltl Thnt Half Interest In Major Itest Known Residents, a Victim Appeared Before Committee Smith Estate Has Iteen Bought Indictments Against the Cornell Mourns Loss of Students and Townsmen. of the Mines by Attorney Hlhbs, A sad accident occurred yesterday afternoon shortly after 4 o'clock by which Michael J. Quinn, of Duryea. a former well known Pittston resident, met an untimely end. The fatal. ty occurred at Old Forge colliery, of the Pennsylvania Coal Co.. and was caused by a fall of rock. Mr. Quinn was employed as a miner in the colliery and had been at work only a short time. A large mass of roof fell without warning and crushed him. Men from adjoining chambers rushed in and quickly removed the rock from Mr. Quinn's body, which was removed to his home in an ambulance. in Summer Flannels. It Is reported?—although there Is as yet no formal verification of it—thnt a real estate (leal was completed yesterday, whereby one-half of the Major J. 11. Smith estate property passed from the possesion of Its owner, Mrs. May Beckwllh. of New York, who was Miss May Steele. It was purchased, so It is said, by Attorney \\r. I. Hlbjis, esq., on behalf of clients. Mr. Hlbbs was out of the city this afternoon when a reporter sought him, so formal verification of the deal could not be secured, the other party to It not residing here. It is known that papers in connection with the exchange have been going the rounds for numerous signatures necessary to its final culmination of the deal. Railroads. MUST STAND TRIAL Russian Steamship Accident* SEVEN LIVES LOST. DISLIKES MEN'S WEAR ally Destroyed by a Floating Mine and200Persons Lost College Men and Volunteer Humorist Supporting Proposed Copyright Law. And Answer the Charge of Firemen Heroes. Discrimination. Salt Lake City, Dee. 8.—The federal grand jury that Is investigating coal land frauds In Utah and charges that railroad corporations have discriminated against certain shippers made a report. Indictments were returned against the I'niou Pacific Railroad company, the Oregon Short I.iue Railroad company, the I'nion Pacific Coal company, the I'tah Fuel company and several of the highest olllcials representing the Hari'iinui) and Gould corporations in I lah. Ithaca, N. Y., Dec. 8.—Smoke which drifted for many hours across Cornell campus from the ruins of the Chi Psi fraternity house told of the fatal lire which was attended by loss of life that has thrown not only the university, but the whole city, iuto mourning.Washington. Dec. ,8.—With the thermometer flirting with the freezing point Samuel I,. Clemens (Mark Twain) appeared at the capitol in a cream colored suit of summer flannel. He Came over to advocate a change iu the copyright laws, so that a book can be protected during the lifetime of its author and fifty years beyoiul instead of the forty-two years now provided for by the Copyright law. Mr. Clemeus apparently preferred (:D talk about clothes rather than copyrights, for he hpent most of his time discussing what men should wear. Their Lives. V.etoria B. C., Doc. 8.—Two hun- tho mine just abaft the port beam Mr. Quinn was a native of this city and was raised here. Some years ago he removed to Duryea and resided on the back road. He was aged 42 years. Deceased was a man of good qualities and was highly respected. He Is survived by his widow and the following children: Mary, a teacher in the Duryea schools; Julia, Margaret, Katherine and Cyril; also by two sisters, Miss Ella Quinn, the cateress, and Miss Katherine Cunningham.drod lives wore lost in the destruction of the Kussian steamship Varyagen which was blown up by a floating mine recently oiT Cape Manchura, according to passengers from the orient who have just arrived here with accounts of the disaster. The mine is thought to have been adrift since the Kuaso-Japanese war. There was a fearful explosion and the Varyagen shivered from stem to stern. Passengers /ushed to the decks in a panic. Life boats were manned but the vessel listed so that It was impossible to lower them on one side of the ship. The J. B. Smith estate consists of valuable realty on Main street, this city, and in Pittston. The Main street properties are two In number, each improved with valuable real estate. One building is occupied by the hardware store of Max Ludwlg and the other by the clothing store of M. Baum. Both these contain fiats on the upper stories. In the rear of them are a house and barn, both opening onto Butler alley. The dead number seven. Of these four were students and the others prominent townsmen who had responded to the alarm in the capacity of vol- The explosion had torn half the bottom from the Varyagen and immediately she began to fill and settle. Many passengers unable to get Into the crowded life boats threw themselves into the sea. In less than two minutes after the Varyagen had struck she sank. Chinese junks put off from the shore and rescued over 100 passengers found clinging to debris and floating in the water. unteer firemen The building is an unsightly wreck, with no particle of its Inner furniture remaining. Cornell is deprived of one of its landmarks, for the lodge was built in J881 by Jennie MeG raw-Flake at a cost of $130,000. The daughter of the lumber king. John MeGrnw, who was one of Cornell's early great benefactors, never enjoyed her palace and entered it only after death. Around the house have clustered the memory of the great fight for the Ftske millions waged between Professor YVillard Flske, the husband, and Judge Board man, as the representative of Cornell, to which Mrs. Fiske had left the bulk of her estate. The building was considered the finest fraternity house in America. The indictment against the Harritnnu companies charges violation of the interstate commerce law, alleging discrimination against D. J. Sharp, a coal dealer in Sail Lake City, who was forced out of business by denial of cars after he had cut prices below the prices charged l».v other dealers in coal. The Varyagen had 350 passengers on board, most of whom were Russian traders and merchantmen. The steamer was proceeding in a southerly direction when four miles off Cape Manchura the forward watch saw the floating mine ahead. The Varyagen veered from her course so that the bow just missed the explosive, but the steamer crashed into •'1 suppose every one is wondering why I am wearing what 1 am." he said modestly, referring to the flannel outfit. "This is a uniform. It Is the uniform of the American Association of Purity and Perfection, of which 1 am president, secretary and treasurer and the only man In the United States eligible to membership. The funeral will be held from the family home on Monday morning; at 9 o'clock. A high mass of requiem will be held in the Sacred Heart church, Duryoa, and the remains will bo laid to rest in St. John's cemetery, this city. The sale, It is understood, is for an Individual half interest in the estate property. The other half is owned by Mrs. Justine Lazarus, of North Main street, who occupies the second floor of one of the buildings as a residence. The other half interest is on the market, It is said. The consideration paid for the Intryest sold to Attorney Hibbs, has not bee». learned. A record of the exchange ha»\not been recorded as yet in the city engineer s office. The indictment against the representatives of the Gould interests charges them with defrauding and attempting to defraud the United States government, the charges being based on the methods pursued In acquiring title to coal lands in Utah. AUDITOR NAMED. SUNDAY SERVICES IN CITY CHURCHES Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION Old Enough to Please Himself. In court, this morning, Attorney Edwin Shortz, sr., of Wilkesbarre, was appointed an auditor to pass upon the campaign expense account of Dr. B. J. Cobleigh, of Kingston. Shortly after the late Republican county convention, at which Dr. Cobleigh was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress, he tiled a statement of his campaign expenses, as required by law, and soon afterward, Attorney Carr, of Freeland, made application to the court for the appointment of an auditor. The appointment, however, was not made until today. "I was seventy-one years old iast Saturday, and when a man reaches that age he lias a right to arrogate to himself many privileges to which younger men cannot aspire. I have reached the age where dark clothes have a depressing effect on me. I prefer light clothing, colors, like those worn by the ladies at the opera." First Raptist church, Water street ANOTHER WRECK ON THE SOUTHERN —Preaching tomorrow by the pastor at the usual hours. Morning subject, Now in Session in Avoca Investigation Only Begun Hume Sweet Home; evening. After the grand jury adjourned Assistant Attorney (Jenera 1 Maynard said that wheu it reconvenes the inquisition, will be resumed. The indictments, lie said, mark only the beginning of the government's probisg in Utah ami Wyoming, and i!ie violations of law alleged In these indictments are only incidents of a gigantir system of fraud that has been in operation in the west "Heaven school at Inheritance." Bible m. B. Y. P. U. at 7 Borough. Richmond, Va„ Dec. 8.—Passenger train No. 34. of the Southern railway, north bound, ran Into the rear of north-bound freight train No. 84, just south of Danville at an early hour today. Engineer Cieorge Kinney, of the passenger train, was killed and his firemen badly Injured. Two others supposed to be tramps are reported killed, but their Identity Is not yet List of the Dead p. m James Scofleld, three months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Scofleld, of West Avoca, died this morning. The funeral will be held tomorrow af- The dead are First Event of the Programme Was a Attorney Alfred S. Robinson, und Ladder company No. 3. John O. Rnmsey, hardware merchant Hose company No. 5 Hook "What, in your judgment, is the most comfortablo costume?" Mr. Clemens Kitnquel lja*t Evening, Followed was asked. ternoon by a Session at Which the "There is no more delightful costume possible than the human skin. The most satisfactory costume I ever saw whs worn by the natives of the Sandwich Islands, whom X saw forty years ago. When they wanted to adorn themselves beyond what nature navy them they put on a pair of spectacles. Present Day Clothes Uncomfortable. "What Thomas Missed," will be the theme of the morning' sermon, and "Testimony of the Holy Spirit in Behalf of Christ," that of the evening discourse tomorrow in the First Presbyterian church. Broad street. F. J. Landon. salesman; Hose com Speaker Was Rev. 1)r for many years, pany No. 4 Lansing, of Seranton known The Indictment against the Utah Fuel company and the six agents of that company is based on the methods used In acquiring about 1.400 acres of coal lauds in Sevier county. Utah. The lands were tiled on March LM, 1905. The investigation by Auditor Shortz may be of a sensational character, and may result in the .arrest of some prominent men. According to the petitioners there was fraud and at the hearing before the auditor they expect to show that money was spent illegally. As yet no date has been set for the Investigation. F MO. Orclle of East Orange. N. J The annual convention of the Young Men's Christian Association* in The accident was remarkably simliar to that of November 29, on the same road, about fifty miles north of Danville, in which President Samuel Spencer was killed. The operator at the first block south of Danville, before the freight bad cleared, is said to have given a clear block for (lie passenger train. The wreckage took fire. O. L. Schmuck of Hanover, Pa„ '07. W. H. Nichols of Chicago, '07. .lames McCutcheou, Jr., of Pittsburg. the Fifth district of Pennsylvania, which -comprises the northeastern section of the State, is in session in Sunday school at 2 p. m. Beginning with the new year, the pastor will Organize a Bible class for men, to which ail men are Invited. The injured are Avoea ful. The first event on the programme was held last evening at o'clock, when delegates numbering about J 00 from various cities and towns assembled in the basement of the Primitive Methodi.-t church and enjoyed a banquet in'pared by the indies of Avoca. 'In- banquet was a very enjoyable ftffnlr and resulted In making the deiccj' tM-lter u.-quainted with one another. Before leaving the banquet table, each delegate arose in his place and Introduced himself by announcing bis name, residence, association position, and church af- iind is proving very .success- "Clothes in our modern civilization are to preserve decency and for tis to get as much comfort out of as possible. But how any man can get comfort out of the clothing made for meu today T ltobert Forrester, geologist and mining expert of the I'tah Fuel company, is alleged to have been charged with the actual direction of the men who tiled on the lands. After Forrester had prospected on the ground George a. Moore, the Utah i'tvl company's agent in weut,iiVov; tluj claims and on each caused to l.e dug an excavation exposing the coal deposits. "Dura my" locaters were then obtained to make filings on the claims. These were mostly young men, who were each paid $5. their expenses to and from the lands and $.'{ a day while they were employed entering the claims. There was an explicit understanding that the claims were to be conveyed to the Utah Fuel company or Its agents. St. James' church, Charles street— Second Sunday in Advent—Holy Communion at 7:30 a. in.; Morning Prayer and Litany at 11 a. m.; Evening Prayer at 7:30 p. ni.; Sunday school, to a. m. Alfred 11. Wheeler, priest in charge. H. S. Decamp of New York. 'Oil. Henry M. Curry of Pittsburg, 'CC!» R. H. Powers of Atlanta, Ga„ '10. W. W. Goetz of Milwaukee, Wis..' H. A. Ulhlelu of Milwaukee, Wis..' C3. It. Sailor of Pittsburg, '07. FEAST OBSERVED. SCH00LEY FORGERY CASE POSTPONED Today is the feast day or the Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation In the i;ajyao)lc chutch. .-Special services wfcre' held irr all the churches this morning and they were largely attended. In the foreign churches the services were at a late hour in the morning and they Were crowded to the doors. The attendance at church badly crippled several of the collieries, as hundreds of foreign workmen stayed at home n Order to fulfill their religious du- cannot see. ••What would you suggest for menpeekaboo waists, with short, fluffy C. J. Pope of East Orange, N The forgery mm against George H. Crawford. of Scromon. will not be tried next week or predict oil. hut will bC- continued to tho February session of criminal court. Tho criminal charge* against Si'hoolcy if* another feature of the Crawford will contest. Th«- into J. I.. Crawford, of Seranton. died about a year ago and several months ago Mr. Schooley presented a will declaring himself to lie heir to most of the Crawford fortune, which is very large. It is contended that the will is a forgery. The bail of Schooley was placed at $10,000, but this Was today reduced to $4,000 by Judge Newcomb. The trial was postponed to give place to some other cases. The Clock'* Tick. The last named Is very seriously injured, and it is feared lie will uot survive.sleeves'?" "Not all people," said the Jeweler, "like the ticking of a clock. It Is a pleasant sound to most people, but not to all. Some people, clock lovers these, couldn't sleep without a dock In the same room. Its ticking Is company, and it scares away the spooks. Such people would wake up if the clock should stop iu the middle of the night. But there are other people who cant sleep with a clock in the same room aud who, If they found themselves In a strange place anywhere with a clock in their sleeping apartment, would stop the clock before they went to bed. Of course there is much of habit In this, but we have our fancies about clocks, as we do about all things else." —Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Certainly." replied Mr. demons, running: Ills ttnjrers through his hair. "The women take hihI wear our clothes, don't they V Why should we not learn from theuiV- 'l'hey always have beautiful fabrics, splendid colors, »nd, women's clothes are always College Boy*' Heroism. The tiro has united the city niul university iu a common bond of sympathy. The heroism of the volunteer tiremen who died attacking the tire was matched by the heroism of Sell muck, who re-entered the flames in a futile effort to save Nichols, his roommate, and who died later from his injuries, and by Ihe courage of MoOutcheon, who remained in the flames until fatally burned trying to assist his comrades. filiation Later in the evening, the first session of the convention converted in the auditorium of the Primitive Methodist church, where a good-sized congregation had assembled. A spirit f*tl song service was conducted lDy Mr. Madden, of Scrantoti, who has charge of the singing in the Scranton association. S. M. Hard, of Wilkesbarre. district president, presided over the session, and introduced the pretty moreover • I would so buck to the middle ages for the gorgeous, glorious, gaudy cos tiuues of that time. Then we could wear colors. Hack to the days before buttons were invented, when they laced their clothing up, and it took a little time to do it: back to the days of tights and helmet! Yes. 1 admit thai it might be uncomfortable for a baldheaded man wearing a tightly screwed on helmet, with a bee or a fly imprls oiud therein. tips. Deceased Attorney In Cats. TRAMPS ABOUT. The men were taken on the lands, the coal deposits were shown to tbem. a ltd immediately they tiled on the lands with application papers made out by the company's attorney. Major William II. Bird. Major Bird has since died. All the entries to the 1,400 acres were made on the sauie date. A gang of tramps said to number seven, have been making a round of the houses for handouts during the day time and are suspected to have been carrying on campaigns against hen coops during the night. Several roosts have been visited within a few nights and robbed. Suspicious looking strangers have been found prowling about porches on several occasions. Some of the residents are I'ope. tlie freshman, received his injuries while seeking to rescue other members of tlie fraternity. The names of all the injured correspond nearly with those of the men who tried to help their fellows. speaker of the evening, liev. Dr. Isaac J- l.anslng, pastor of the CJreon Ridge Presbyterian church. Dr. Lansing's address was an intellectual TROLLEY WRECK. East Liverpool, Ohio. Dec. 8.—A traction car of the East Liverpool Traction and Light company was derailed at the approach to the Jethro trestle in the West End of the town at 9:30 this morning, and plunged over a 25-foot embangmcnt, completely wrecking the car. One man was instantly killed and practically all of the passengers were injured. The car was bound from Wei Is vi Ho to East Liverpool and was carrying a full passenger list. On each of the claims a payment of $ 1,1500 to the government was necessary. Loans for this amount wert made by various persons. The govern ment prosecutors say that the persons from whom the loans were obtained were mere agents of the coal company April 4. 1905, the coal lands were trans ferred to Frank A. Calkins. Calkins is father-in-law of E. N. Clark, the Utah Fuel company's Denver attorney, against whom an indictment was returned.Among those earliest 011 the scene and who contributed most of the work of rescue from the flames, which had already converted the tirst tioor of Ihe doomed dormitory into an inferno, were several Cornell football men. All did effective work. Thirty students were asleep In the building when the lire started. treat He pointed out some of tho most prevalent evils, social and political, existing in the United States today, and made a strong plea for consecrated young men to engage in "It is no easy task to make some Germans understand the English equivalent of certain German words," said ti man who Is often kept busy Interpreting. "Take the word 'bekommen,' which means 'to get,' but most Germans will persist for a time In translating It 'become.' This has led to some laughable errors. For Instance, a party of Americans once asked a guide where transportation facilities for mountain climbing might be obtained. The guide in his broken English described In detail the manner and way to reach a certain point. A Twiil of Lancaaie. Talks on Copyright Law. "But 1 am not here to tulk fashions, but copyright law. If you liiul ten millions and «n equal number of publishera In congress more woukl be known of copyright laws. With bills a congress corning In, 1 don't see how members have an opportunity to even read the titles. about to take effective, if not pleasant methods of ridding the section of the nuisance. The convention continued in session today. Tonight lie v. Dr. Woelfkin, of Brooklyn, will speak. Services will be hold tomorrow—morning, after- tho work of overcoming evil CHICKEN THIEVES. Chicken thieves have been operating in the vicinity of Prospect street. Efforts were made to break Into a couple of coops last night, and in one. instance the thieves were successful and got away safely with several valuable The robbing of hen coops seems to be a favorite occupation In several sections of the city at Many men at first supposed to be missing were cared for at other fraternity houses in the vicinity. noon and evening. •There are women who write, idiots and well meaning persons who write, who know nothing about copyrights, but I profess to have some knowledge on this subject. There are between 5,000 and 7,000 books issued every year. Ten may live twenty-eight years, the first period of the present copyright, and two be renewed to bring them up to the forty-two year limit. Then the author dies and his children starve. Fourteen Hundred Pounds of Evidence. J. W. Compton. professional dyer and cleaner, 17 North Ma.n street. Plttston. Gentlemen's clothing thoroughly cleaned or colored. Ladies' garments cleaned, spots of all kinds removed and article re finished to almost equal new. Fancy articles renovated and restored. The volunteer firemen were killed while fighting the fiames. They were Columbus, O., Dec. 8.—The United States court was confronted with 1,400 In November following Calkins, in newspapers of Salt Lake City, advertised his coal lands for sale. From Calkins the lands were transferred to Frank B. Cook, a mining man of Salt Lake City. The lands uow stand in Cook's name. The allegation of the government's attorneys is that Copk holds the lands in trust for the Utah Fuel company. manipulating a hose on the north side of the building when the wall collapsed iiounds of documentary evidence in the case of the Itiverdale Mining company against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for alleged discrimination iu the allotment of cars. Three huge boxes and a trunk were required to contain the papers, which nre musty records of the railroad company. The attorney for the railroad explained that the documents will be used for refer- " 'Yes, my friends,' he finally said, 'and dere you can become donkeys.' New York Tress. on them aud pinned them slowly to roast under the burning debris. the present time The fire, whose origin is unknown, was so hot that the firemen were driven from the southeast side of the building. They put up a herculean fight, but the walls were so hot that any attempt at rescue was Impossible. DURYEA. Call Dye Works, Old Phone James 13. Bryden, of Forty Fort, will preach in the Methodist ProteHtant church tomorrow morning and ICong Tennessee Fight. The following programme was rendered in the Duryea high school yesterday afternoon: Recitation, Anna Urban; class essay, Mary Myers; recitation, Helen McPhillips; reading, "Cuttings from the President's Message," Anna Moran; quartette, "Love of Gold," Esther Walsh, Ethel Breymier, Mabel Stiles. Rose Cunningham; recitation, Anna Jackson; recitation. Edith Gallagher; chorus. "Home, Sweet Home." "I shall hardly get into heaven before my children will have no book on which to live." For 20 years W. L. Bawls, of Bells, Tenn., fought nasal catarrh. He writes: "The swelling and soreness inside my nose was fearful, till I began applying Bucklen's Arnica Salve tC the sore surface, this caused the soreness and swelling to disappear, never to return." Best salve in existence. 25c at Mayo's pharmacy, Geo. D. Stroh, of West Plttston, druggists.afternoon. The allegation is made that just be fore the lands were advertised by Calkins a report was made to the land department in Washington by Special Agent Love, who charged fraud and collusion in the locating of the lands. Information of this is alleged to have reached the persons involved, and the trausfer to Cook followed. Buried In Collapse of Tower. When the fire department arrived on the scene of the disaster the screams of two men who appeared in the windows of the southwest tower, over the main entrance, were heard. ence only Mr. Clemens argued that there was really no legitimate ground for making any limitation to the life of a copy- Shot Down on Broadway, New York, Dec. 8. — William Hodman Hennlg. alias William .ludsou Hennig. alias l)r. Napoleon .ludson, patent medicine man, mining stock promoter and all around "operator," with a record that runs from New York to Alaska and back again, was shot down iu front of 57 Broadway by Thomas O'Connor, telegraph operator, bucket shop hanger on and long time business and personal companion of his victim. O'Connor was arrested. A dispute over money matters led to the shooting. right Ten Commandments 8et Aiide. For some reason the meu hesitated to jump from their burning prison, and while the firemen watched the scene, almost paralyzed with horror, the tower collapsed, and the men were buried beneath the ruins. "But," he added, "I understand it must have n limit, because that is required by the constitution of the United States, which sets aside that prioi constitution we call the decalogue. The decalogue says you shall not take away from any man Ills property—I will not use that harsher word. But the laws of England and America do take away the property from the au thor. They all talk handsomely of the literature of the land, then they turn around to crush and wipe it out of ex- Come and hear our iiOc canary bird sing at Krlse's. Peter Denine, aged 13 years, who resides at the village near the William A. colliery, was seriously injured in the William A. breaker. He is employed in the breaker, and in some manner lost his balance and fell from one floor of the breaker to another. He is suffering- principally from internal injuries, and his condition Is quite serious. Gave Life For His Coat. SPECIAL NOTICES. Lynn, Mass., Dec. 8.—It is reported that the body of Samuel Porter, an employee at the Tufts & Friedman factory, may be in the ruins of the burned factory. After making his ea cape at the first cry of fire Porter went back to the factory for his coat. He :ias uot been seen since. Amoug those who were taken from the ruins was J. M. MeCutcheon of Pittsburg, the football fullback substitute, who died of his injuries. Those taken out were in a pitiable condition. They were bleeding from cuts caused by falliug bricks and timbers and blackened by smoke. Those who had lieen caught were roasted in several instances. Some were fortunately un- HOLIDAY GIFT ARTICLES. FOUR MESSY IE1 Ladies' Kid Gloves, all colors in the Glaca Glove $1; Mocha Gloves $1.25 Black Undressed Kid Gloves $1.50. Anmiul Meeting Fancy Collars In boxes, Railway drawbridges In England are safeguarded in a peculiar manner. The bridgeman literally stakes life on the correctness of his work. As a train approaches the bridge it slows up and the bridgeman must get on the pilot of the engine and ride across. On tbe opposite side the engine slows down and the bridgeman drops off, to ride back on the pilot of the next train going the other way. If tbe bridgeman has been so careless as to cause a wreck he goes down with the train. They huve very few bridge accidents in England. The famous W. L. Douglas Q Shoes. There is no better shoe A in the market for wear and \ comfort and styles. We have 0 them in 52 styles in all leathers A $3, $3.50 ana $4 \ BOSTON SiK STOKE, 79 N. Main St ? The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Pittston Ferry Bridge Co. will be held in their office, toll house, Pittston, Pa., Monday, Jan. 7th, 1907, between 2 and 3 o'clock p. m., for the election of officers to serve for the ensuing year and any other business that may properly come before the meeting. Nice assortment of hat pins. Too Many Drinks Kill Negro. The expiration of a copyright, he explained, did not inure to the benefit of the public, but to the publisher, "who lives forever and rears families in affluence and enjoys from generation to generation these ill gotten gains." istence." Fancy White Aprons. Lexington, Ky„ Dec. 8. — William Howard, a negro, died after drinking two glasses of whisky and a dozen glasses of gin in a saloon. The attempt was made on a wager. Howard got the liquor for nothing, the condition being that he consume the four teen glasses in half an hour. Cushion Tops with cord to match conscious. The entire university is overcome by the catastrophe. It |s the most terrible disaster in its loss of life that has ever taken place at Cornell, though at the Delta Chi chapter house fire several years ago some lives were lost. Ladies' Leather Bags and Envelope Purses 25c to $3 Babies' Drawer Leggins. JOS FAY. CLESNON President. 8-15-22J6 Harvard'* Talker* Beat Yale. Celluloid Boxes for Handkerchiefs. We guarantee every pair, W \1 Secretary Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8.—Harvard won the seventeenth annual debate with Yale, which was held in Sanders' theater. Of the seventeen debates Harvard has won thirteen. The subject discussed was "Resolved, That further restriction of Immigration is undesirable." Collars and Gloves. Japs Plan Bigger Navy. Life Term For Killing Daughter. Fancy Plaid Ribbons London, Dec. 8.—The Times' Tokyo correspondent cables he understands that the coming Japanese budget will Include $37,500,(100, to be spread over seven years, for the purpose of lnerei Muscatine, la., Dec. 8.—John Holsten, aged sixty five, was found guilty of the murder of his daughter and sentenced to life imprisonment. Holsten shot the girl on Sept. ltl Inst. Toy engines and electric motors arc instructive to the boys. ICrise's. Beautiful assortment of handker- Electric Xntas tree outfits. G.url- chiefs Special—Pure Linon, initial son's, Wo engrave nil our jewelry free of charge. J. A. Leibson, 9.1 N. Main hemstitched handkerchiefs for 12%c The winter term of Miss Gerlock's piano class opens Jan. 1st. Pupils may register at any time. Studio, 7-1 1 360 Race street. 6-3 Ask to see this real bargain Ing the navy. street Best grade meats at Hallock's. CLARA WAGNER'S, 18 S. Main Fancy grape fruit at Giles' Fancy grape fruit at Giles Heating stoves and ranges. Ash