Pittston Gazette

              WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALL THE HOME NEWS. Forecast Until 8 p. in. Tomorrow tot Eastern l*ci*tisjivanir For tlie People of Flttston and Vicinity. Snow, with rising tcmpcC" ' night; Friday, rain or sro»v . ' inc.* THE HOME PAPER. • .-1 So°ielD pistol  57TH YEAR. t WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 1850. 1 DAILY EST. BY TIIKO. HART 1882 PITTKTON, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1907. TWO CENTS A COPY. FOTtTY CENTS A MONTH. \ 8 PAGES. LEFT WIFE lU OTHER MAN. BAND OF ROBBERS ro, Minuting: and Klavinskl to the Huntington reformatory for a term of throe years to nerve an additional two years in tho pcnlterttiary In tho event that they were returned from tho reformatory as irredeemable. Good behavior will make the second sentence end at the conclusion of tho first sentence. In Kochura's case, the boy who furnished the government evidence, a sentenco of jtwo years in .the Huntington reformatory was imposed. FATAL EXPLflSION . — ROAD FUNDS GONE POSTOFFICE IS BEING MOVED CAMLMEN ANGRY IN VITAL STAGE Long Missing Miner Kept Silencc Until Successor Died, Business Will bo Openotl in the Nmv South J lend. Intl.. Feb. 28.—After making lni Knoelt Ardeu of her first husband, Ktta IlUCrtson learned tlini she had unwittingly lived in polyandry for several months and still mourning the death of her second hnsliand lit once started to rejoin her lirst hitshand, long thought lost In Alaska. Quarters Tomorrow Morning at Alienists Are Now Giving Luzerne Young Men Pleaded Guilty. Comptroller Says Treasury Was Depleted. Seven O'clock. Bidders on Panama Contract Testimony. Everything Is in readiness for the transfer of the Plttaton Pbstofflce from the Music Hall block, on Water street, to (lie fine new- building of the Howell & King: Co., several doors westward on the same street. The entire building is not yet ready for use, but that portion of it to be occupied by the postofflce is finished, the work having been rushed during the past few weeks. For several days an extra force of postoffice employes has been engaged in transferring the records and small articles of the postoffice to the new quarters, where a complete new equipment has been installed. This wprk will be finished tonight and at seven o'clock tomorrow morning, the postoffice will open for business in the new building. Lose Tempers. THAW IS CONFIDENT ROBBED A POSTOFFICE HARRIMAN EXCUSED COMMISSION CHANGED Kit-hard Harrison left his bride In South Bend fifteen years ago and departed for Alaska to hunt gold. His wife heard that he had died in Alaska. A year ago Mrs. Harrison was married to Arthur Parry. Shortly aftei this wedding Harrison returned to South Bend with considerable money and disguised to surprise his wife. By inquiry he learned of the second marriage of his wife and decided not te disturb this innocent union. He went to Michigan without allowing any one in South Bend to know of his existence and bought a fruit ranch. Will Not Tell of Own Deals Hains and Harrod to Retire From Body. Believes He is Going to Be Wer3 Sentenced to a Re- formatory. and Leaves Stand. Acquitted. Occurrsd at a Pittsburg Mill. New York, Feb. 28.—Edward Harriluan finished his testimony before the interstate commerce commission with further defiance of tho rulings of that body. He doctored he had answered every question asked about his railroad corporations and could not be forced (o answer questions as to his personal transact Ions. When the Luzerne borough postoffice robbery cast) against Andrew Kiatmike, Mjk'imel Metro, George Mensif and Mallico Luvanski was called yesterday in the United States District court, Scranton, the men first entered a pica of not guilty. After the witnesses had been heard for the prosecution, Attorney John Iieap. representing the defendants, stated that they d'.'wired to change their plea. Then they pleaded guilty. Washington. Feb. 28. — The Oliver- McDonald-Pierce syndicate, formed to liid for the Panama canal contract, will issue a statement in relation to the rejection of its bid. Both Oliver and Mc- Donald are here and are angry all the way through. All Air. Oliver would say, however, was the following: New York. Feb. 28.—Harry Thaw's trial today is in its vital stage. On the evidence of the alienists now being examined depends whether Thaw is to go free or be sent to the Matteawau asylum. FURNACE EXPLODED. Jerome declares that if the defense does not call Dr. Allan McClaln Hamilton as a witness he will do so. Dr. Hamilton was one of the alienists first called to examine Thaw shortly after bis arrest. He was later dropped, and it is believed that the reason for this was that he believed Thaw to be insane. Accident Was Caused by Overloading. ALABAMA IRON CO. Four months ago Parry died. News of his death reached Harrison a week ago. He spent several days preparing to receive his wife and then telegraphed her to come to him at once. The financier later issued a statement in which lie outlined Ills suspicion that the Investigation had been started by i»ersons who desired to know what stocks he had bought au:1 Iron Ore Tract in Alabama Owned by "Only last Thursday the president assured my friends that 1 would be given the contract, and he went as fatas to say that he would be down in Panama next November and said that be was confident that by that tiaie he would have the work well under way." Luzerne County Men Will Prob- District Attorney McCarrell at once announced the finding, by the grand jury, of true bills against the same men. as well as against another man, John Shorts, in another ease, charging them with the robbery of the postoffice at J-iUZerne, on the night of March 5, 1906. Katrtilko pleaded guilty to this charge and the others all plead not guilty. P'ttsburg, Teh. 28.—An explosion, with terrific report, occurred at the Eliza blast furnaces of the Jones & I-,augb lin Steel Co., on Second avenue, near Hazlewood, at !D:45 o'clock this morning'. ably lDe 1,eased Joyful, even in her widow's weeds. Mrs.- Harrison took the first train tc Michigan, refusing to give her exact destination. sold A mooting of the PittKton and Wilkesbarro investors in the Alabama Iron Co. held a meeting in this city yesterday afternoon for the purpose of considering a proposition to lease the property of the company, which consists of about 5.000 acres of iron ore land in northern Alabama. The property was operated at one time by the company, but has been idle for a short time past. The Southern Coal & Iron Co. has offered to lease the tract, with tho privilege of buying it within two years, and the terms of tho offer are so favorablo to tho owners that. If a few proposed minor changes are made in the form of the lease, it is quite likely that tho offer will bo accepted. A largo amount of Luzerne county capital is invested in the property, which is believed to be growing in value. Tho Southern Coal & Iron Co. is making preparations to enter into tho iron business on an extensivo scale. Having already possession of coal tracts, it is desirous of securing iron ore beds. Thaw told his keepers this morning that lie felt more confident of acquittal than ever before, lie came into tlie court room smiling. Mr. Harriman's principal banker, Otto II. Kuhn of the linn ol' Ivulin, l.oeb «V Co., was the second witness bj lore the eonunlsslon. He testified to I hat firm's enormous profits as fiscal agents for (lie I'liioii Pacific and Mr. Harrimnn in tremendous stock and IhmuI buying operations. Mr. Kuhn declared thai all of the firm's profits were dean and that, while it sometimes had represented both buyers and sellers. If had served both honestly. Friends ol' tlie lowest bidders assert that the McArthur-Gillespie combination will be engaged to do much of the work, but not in a formal way by contract. Paul Morton and Thomas F. Ryan are allege;! to be responsible for the rejection of the Oliver-Pierce bid. The corporation organized by Mr. Oliver and known as the Panama Canal Construction company will at once be dissolved. Mr. Oliver says that he has spent $40,000 in the preparation of his bids and in the organization of the construction company. The entire top of the furnace was blown off, and molten metal from the furnace fell in a shower over considerable area and a still alarm was sent into the fire and police departments. Dr. Evans was called as the first witness. lie came in with a bright smiling face, shewing no signs of lost sleep, reading the exhibits. When he took the witness stand Jerome asked if he had brought, the book on the pyscliology of the mind, which he was asked to bring. The alienist had several note books and papers, in addition to the specified volume. BLUEJACKETS IN DANGER. Fifteen Men on Battleship Connecticut Critically III With Typhoid Miss Emma Lobe, assistant postmistress, was called as a witness, and she testified to the condition of the office on the night of the robbery. Norfolk, Yit.. Feb. 28.—The battleship Connecticut, proceeding from Cuban waters to New York with an epi ileniic of typhoid fever' among liet crew, was in communication with Norfolk h.v wireless telegraphy when oO the Virginia capes. A similar accident recently occurred at the same plant of the Jones & Laughlin company. In which 11 ?Dmploy°£; lost their 1'vef. All wire communication through telephone exchanges was destroyed by the explosion and obtaining details was slow work. To a reporter visiting the plant with the police it. was stated that one man was dead, having succumbed in the office to the injuries he had received; also that several were badly Injured, and that one man who happened to be walking along Second avenue when the accident took place had been knocked down and one of his arms broken. The injured, however, had been taken into thn offices and the newspaper representatives barred out. Sho told how the office had been broken Into and the safe blown to pieces, and over $400 in cash and stamps stolen. Jerome and Dr. Evans locked horn? almost as soon as tin' examination began and it was evident from tin1 start that the light between them would be. bitter. Edward Pollock testified that on the night of the robbery he had been at the Luzerne house and left there to return to his home, accompanied by Shorts and William Blackmail. All three of them were considerably under the Influence of liquor. He claimed that Shorts; had asked him to go along and help rob the Luzerne postoffice, which he refused to do. Tells of Harriman's Operations. Mr. Kuhn's testimony brought out details of the financial operations of the In ion Pacific and Mr. Harriman In the Chicago and Alton, Illinois Central. Southern Pacific and other deals. Like the railroad king, ho retired 1hD hind the bulwark of Individual lights and the necessity of protecting his clients and refused to answer all questions boa riim' on individual Invest- A Message from the Connecticut says fifteen of tiie men stricken with ty phoid fever are in a critical condition. It Is declared that Chief Engineer John I\ Stevens resigned his $.'10,000 position with the isthmian canal commission because he resented a plan to divide" his work in Panama among officers of the engineer corps of the army. Jerome tried to force Dr. Evans to give yes or no answers to certain questions, but this the witness declined to do. The .Connecticut should reach New York this afternoon. Wreck on New Haven Road New York, Feb. 28-.—-Dr. Britton D. Bellinglmm. Mass., Feb. 28.—A pas senger train on the Midland division of the New York. New Haven unci Hartford from Woohsocket. K. I., foi Boston was wrecked at Bakers Ledge near this town., Two cars'were de railed and after rolling over a fifteen foot embankment were set on lire In an explosion of a lamp and destroyed One passenger. Jacob Talofsky of Bos ton. was seriously injured and was removed to the Massachusetts (ieneral hospital in that city. No other person was hurt. To Reorganize Commission Evans the alienist whose '"battle of wits'' with District. Attorney Jerome proved an interesting feature of the Thaw murder trial, was recalled to the witness stand to complete' his unfinished testimony. When Blackmail was later called to the stand, lie firmly denied the assertions ol Pollock, regarding the conversation about breaking into the office. He claimed that Short:; had said nothing of the kind to Pollock. SCRANTON WON BOWLING CONTEST The president had a conference with Secretaries Tal't and Boot regarding the reorganization scheme for the Panama work. It has been decided that General Hains, TJ. S. A., and Benjamin Harrod, civil engineer, both members of the present commission, shall retire. Admiral Bndicott, who is the only remaining member of the old eommisi sion, will be retained, as the law requires (hat one civil engineer of tlie navy shall be included in its membership.ments. Counsel for the government renewed their attack upon the financial methods of the TIarriman group in the Chicago and Alton railroad when they called Charles \Y. Milliard, comptroller of the road, as a witness. Under examination by Frank B. Kellogg, Milliard testified that he became comptroller in October last, when, under the joint arrangement for the management of the property, the Kock Island took its turn. Milliard said that his first task was to find money to carry on the improvements that were under According to Information at. the furnace, the accident was caused by a "slip," which in most cases Is caused by a furnace being overloaded. It is stated that the Jones & Laughlln furnace plant has been working to the limit of its production to meet the demand.'!. An interesting match contest at bowling was played on the Y. M. C. A. alleys last evening between the Scranton Railroad Y. M. C. A. and tho crack bowlers of the Pittston association. The Scranton players were the victors, winning- two out of three games. Tho totgl score was 2,530 to 2.320, and tho detailed score was as fellows: When Pollock was asked what he \\"as doing at present and where he was working, ho replied that he was a painter and was working at Sweet Valley. In the first .session ol' I.»r. Evans' cross examination Mr. .lerotne seemed to direct his efforts at getting from him information as to the exact recognized forms of insanity from which the expert declared llarty Thaw was suffering at the time of the "brain storm'' which resulted in White's death. l)r. Evans iiaii testified that iti Thaw displayed evidences of a melancholic state of mind. The district attorney dwelt for an hour or more upon the subject of melancholia and then asked the expert il' if was not true that in acute melancholia there is a recurrence of the atlliction in at least one-third of all cases. Dr. Evans admitted this to be true. Andrew Katmikc. who pjcladed guilty, was the next witness. He created a great deal of merriment in court by his odd and conflicting testi- TAKEN TO COURT IN A WAGON mony. SCRAXTOX. In view of the Increased cost of living involved in their transfer to the isthmus and the fact that they are to he called upon to undertake profe.s sional work of high grade for which their predecessors have been liberally recompensed the three engineer officers of (lie army—Major Goethals. (iaiilard and Sibert—will be recipients of salaries considerably in excess of those they now receive—namely, $4,000 per Government Seizes Lottery Tickets, Ho asserted that Shorts had been with tlio gang which broke into the office 011 the night 01' March 5. He churned tiW* b • Und «toad. outside the buildinR and when the aafo was blown open, he became frightened and ran home. The next day ho met. with the other four in an old cellar .where the stamps and money were divided. He, however, took neither money nor stamps. He admitted that on other occasions he had said that Shorts was mit in the gang, but seemed to bo unable to reconcile the discrepancy in Ills statements. It was only last Saturday that it occurred to him to implicate Shorts in the case. Edward Pali], of Hansom, WlUlc Very l Murphy .... Roland  Von Bergen . Van Dermark 192 14!t 182 162 143 170 If,7 161 155 132 168 200 202 168 189 New York. Feb. 28.—Custom Inspectors at Ifoboken, X. .1.. seized SQO.OOf lottery tiC-Uets hh the tickets were being taken ashore by two stewards ot lite Hamburg American liner Kaiscrit: Anguste Victoria. The tickets, which are said to have been issued by a Hamburg lottery, were placed in tin appraisers' stores and the case referred to Surveyor of Customs Clarkson. Lot tery tickets are classed among illegal Sick. Was ComiicUol to Appear - * —-onltfut . way There \v;iis money iu the treasury for curivut expenses, but not enough to curry on the Improvements, which included a cutoff of thirty-four and a half miles of road from a point near Murrayville to Springfield. There was not enoujjh money to complete the building of this line, said the witness. ill StTUIllOMt A pathetic seeno was witnessed In tho federal court room, Bcranton, thi* morning, when the case against William Palil. a Ransom young man charged with rilling a mail sack that had fallen frqiri a Lehigh Valley train, was called for trial. Edward I'ahl, father of the young man, was also Indicted for receiving stolen money. The father has been sick for some time. Attorney Sherwood tried to aecuro a continuance of tho case, on account of tho father's illness, hut Judge Archbald refused to grant it. Thereforo the, father wan taken to Scranton this morning in an improvised bed tltteci up on a wagon. Tho son who was to bo tried wag the driver. The sick man was not required to leave the wagon. Tho boy was tried in October when tho jury disagreed. He pleaded guilty today and was sentenc- Coons Totals 845 7 8 it 896 PITTSTOX. Van Valkenburg 161 1 !t" 168 134 160 17S 156 151 146 162 123 Peck 161 Helman 166 In the midst of the cross examination of Dr. Evans the prisoner began to write busily, lie told the reporters lie was preparing a statement. "I looked into the question of raising money by mortgage," he continued, "and I discovered that it hail already been mortgaged." McGuffie Hitchner 102 155 annum importations. Army Men to Make Inspection, Totals 745 873 738 It is stated that it will be necessary for these army engineers to make si personal inspection of every part of the construction work on the canal before any determination can be readied as to the method of conducting the work in the future—that is, whether it should be done by contract and if so whether upon the percentage plan or in accordance with the method now pursued. President's Townfolks Best Sledders. Road Mortgaged Before Construction. SLIPPERY WALKS. His lawyers tried to dissuade liini from doing it. lint lie persisted. Finally lie gave out a slip beginning: Lawyers Destroy Statement. Oyster Bay. X. V., Feb. IN.—This vil I age is celebrating the winning of foui coasting' enuresis in Huntington. It was a clean sweep, the coasters from I'residenl Koosevolt's home village tak iilg all of the prizes. There has long been a rivalry between the Hunting ton and Oyster Bay bobsled racers Cold Spring, Port Washington, North port and one or two other places were also represented. He admitted lie was angry at Shorts and when pressed for u reason, said that the -brother of Shirts threw stones at him. "Do I understand that this road had been mortgaged before it was built V" asked Commissioner Lane. Street Commissioner D(01111 Hennlghnu "Yes. 1 was told that it \vns covered by the mortgage of 1000. and there was nothing that could be (lone except put a second mortgage 011 it, which would have been poor security," said Milliard. is After Non-Snow Shoveling "Second statement given out by Mr Thaw since Aug. 10: Squire W. F. Harry, of Luzerne, was called to the stand and In read a statement signed by George Mensii, one of the defendants, in which Monslf, under oath, told of tho methods pursued in tho robbing and admitted ho wad a participant. Quite ;i sensation was created when Mensif was called to testify. He flatly denied having made or signed any such statement.Property Holders. "With chances of a million to one against her. it is wonderful that Mrs. Thaw's testimony prevailed against the district attorney and his blacklegs."Street Commissioner Hennigan is after property holders who allow slippery walks in front of their houses. The commissioner, who has just recovered from a severe illness, is making a tour of Inspection and notifying people who have slippery walks either to clean them or to sprinkle ashes where it is impossible to remove the thin coaling of ice. The order is being very generally obeyed and will bo more generally appreciated.The president's letter indicated that there might be a recurrence of tho contract plan in the future, but even if that should be the case the army officers in charge will, it is pointed out, find themselves able to manage the work in a supervisory capacity just as they now do several of the large river and harbor projects in tills country. ' to a fine of $1 and 30 days in Tunkhannock jail. Tho case against the father was npl prossed. Ho war. taken to a restaurant by friends and given some warm milk, and neighbors later drove him home, the. boy going to the Tunkhannock jail with United States Officials;. Mr. Kellogg then read the mortgage to show the line had been covered by it. Resuming, the witness said: "All the bonds were gone. 1 found from the books that the $1:5,000,000 had never been paid for the bonds, that the $10,000,000 had never been paid to Stanton for tho stock, that the ,$M,- 000,000 had never been paid to Stanton for the road, but that the $22,000,- 000 in bonds had been turned over tc the syndicate who delivered the stock and the road through the intermediary, Mr. Stanton." Before the newspaper men could read the rest of the statement, which seemed to contain about a thousand words. Thaw's counsel pounced upon the paper and destroyed it. Texas House Exonerates Bailey, Austin. Tex.. Feb. 2K. -By a vote ol 70 to in out of a possible 1 "JS vole? Failed States Senator Bailey, on rec onimendation ol' a majority of an in vest igat ion committee, was exonerated by the lower house of the Texas leg islature of any charges of Irregtilat acts in public life as alleged by Kep resentative Cocke of the lower house on .Ian. 1-1. Witness made the surprising statement that Barry had come tCD tin jail in Scranton with half a pint of whisky and, after having given the plaintiff a drink, had led him to make and sign what'was alleged to be his confession. Thaw seemed greatly annoyed at the destruction of his statement. OBITUARY. Saved Cat and Lost Life, The district attorney stated (hat he would call Dr. Charles I". Bingaman of Pittsburg, the Thaw family physician. in rebuttal. Dr. Bingaman was on the stand for a short time, but Mr. Delmas objected when Mr. Jerome started In to cross examine the physician as to insanity in the Thaw family on the ground that the witness had not qualilied its an expert. Mr. Jerome thereupon told I)r. Bingaman to hold himself in readiness to take the stand later. Try Hallock's pork sausage. Pntcliogue, X. Y., Feb, 2S.—Little Annie Yale of this town has paid the price of kindness with her life. A stray cat which the child found on the street and took home was the cause of her death. While she nursed the forlorn creature Annie caught the diphtheria with which it is believed the cat was afflicted. The disease killed the child. The cat has disappeared. Officer Colin and bin son, and Miss hobo, all testitled that they had heard Mensif make tho verbal statements, had heard them read to him after they were reduced to writing, and bad seen him sign tho papers, and that he was not drunk at tho time. Harold Barber, a well known young resident of Liaflin, died this morning nt 10 o'clock after un illness of six weeks of spinal meningitis. Ho was 27 years old. His wife, whom he married last October, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Barber and one sister, Mrs. Lathrop, of Scranton, survive. His wifo was Miss Grace Heed vD«r marriage. Funeral Sunday afternoon. Harold Barber. FUNERALS. The funeral of the late Mrs. Thomas Nally this morning was largely attended. The remains were taken to St. John's church, where Rev. Father Golden officiated at a high mass of requiem. Many family friends were present at the obsequies, testifying their high respect for tho deceased. Interment was made in St. John's cemetery. The pall bearers were Thomas Donnelly, William Fadden, John Donnelly, Thomas Fadden, Martin Fadden and Thomas Fadden, jr. The commission wanted to know New York. Feb. 2S.—Three firemen were killed and eleven others were overcome by the fumes of ammonia while lighting a tire in the basement of a butcher shop. Adam Danini died before he could be taken to a hospital. Henry Baker passed away In Bellevue Captain Carlock died later. All three belonged to Kngine company No; 20. Nsw York "Smoke Eaters" Killed what the books showed had been actually expended in connection with the handling of the property, but while the witness was searching for the records the session was adjourned. Mensif further declared that ho had pleaded guilty because it he had not dona Ko Officer Colin would have starved him in the lockup. When asked by Attorney MeCarrell whether he had ever been guilty of robbery before, lie positively asserted that ho had never been guilty of a theft but the next moment admitted that ho had taken part in tho robbery of Hughes & Olennon's brewery, in i'ittston, as well a;: numerous; other Commission May Appeal to Court, Let Dr. Moon care Tor yjur teeth Mrs. Thaw on Stand Again TYPHOID EPIDEMIC ON CONNECTICUT If tlio inquiry was ordered by the administration at Washington to uncover directors' and trustees' sales of individual stock holdings to companion which they served it has failed. Not oue word of this testimony lias been spread upon the records. An appeal to the United States court will be necessary to secure it. Pittston's fish market. Sharp's By recalling Mrs. Evelyn Xeshit Thaw to the stand for a few questions which ho had omitted on his lohg cross examination Mr. Jerome indicated that he would call Howard Nesbit, liar brother, to contradict her in a matter of credibility. lie asked Mrs. Thaw if she Inid not told her brother that Thr.w had treated her cruelly while abroad because she refused to tell lies about Stanford White and say he had drugged and mistreated tier, lie also wanted to know if the brother had not bought her a pistol with which she might defend herself against Thaw. The defendant's wife denied absolutely that there was any truth in any of these statements and said she had never owned or carried a pistol in her life. Many friends were present at the funeral of Miss Susie,O'Boyle held this morning from the family home in Cork Lane. A high mass of requiem was sung in St. John's church, Rev. M. p. Manley officiating. Interment was made In St. John's cemetery. The pall bearers were John Howley, Patr:ck Bresnahati. Daniel Sullivan. Humphrey Collins, Peter Piel and James Fleming. Missing Banker Reported. Now York. Feb. -8.—A veritable: floating- hospital, tho battleship Connecticut, Captain Swift, commanding, steamed into port today, ending a four days' race with death. Thirty-one members of the crew are in a critical condition with malignant typhoid fever. and a number of others are Indisposed. It seems certain that a number of deaths will result. New York, Feb. 28. — A detective agency engaged to trace William F. Walker, the missing bank treasurer of New Britain. Conn., announces that Walker stopped at the Portland hotel at Portland. Ore., on the night of Feb. 18, giving the name of W. D. Scpher. He left the next morning, and further trace of hiin was lost. places. Short.1; was called to tho witness stand and lie told a straightforward, positive, matter-ol'-fact story. He denied tho assertions of other witnesses implicating him in tho crime. He did not know any of the persons accused. He said ho was married and had two children. His wife and babe were in the court room and the former later took tho stand and testified to her husband's whereabouts; on tho night in ouestlon. StuyveHunt Fish did not. appear be fore the commission to defend bis character, although it had been expected he would. The report was current In the financial district that Mr. Haniman believed the charges against his manipulation of the finances of the Union Pacific, which led to the ordering of this investigation, were placed before President Roosevelt by a prominent New York attorney who represented Mr. Fish. The battleship came direct from Porto Kican waters, where the epidemic broke out while the American fleet was cruising about the West Indies. All of the sick men were transferred to the naval hospital, where preparations had been made to receive them following the receipt of a wireless dispatch last night telling of the condition aboard the warship. Y. M. C. A. BAZAAR. Higher Wages For Pennsylvania's Men, If the enthusiasm manifested at yesterday afternoon's meeting of matrons and others interested in the coming bazaar of the Y. M. C. A. Ladies' auxiliary may be taken as a criterion, tho bazaar is sure to be very much of a success. The ladies of both sides of the river are entering into the work with a spirit that betokens something exceptionally line. The reports of the solicitors were very gratifying. Plans for the bazaar were mapped out, and the details for the booths and other features of the bazaar started. The indications are that tho booths will be especially neat in design. They will be located in the school rooms on the second floor of the building. The ladies in charge of the white booth are very busy preparing articles for sale. They announce that orders will be received at once for pillow cases. The size desired should be stated when the order is sent in. A great variety of home made articles will bo on sale at the white booth, the expectation being that many Indies will he glad of the opportunity to purchase home made goods. Philadelphia, Feb. 28.—An increase of ig.rD per cent in the wages of about half the station employees of the Pennsylvania lines, affecting ail those east of Pittsbut'g and Erie, or ."D.471 men, has just been announced by the board of directors to date from Feb. 1. Shorts' mother, in whose house. Shorts and his family live, was also called as a witness and testified that her son was at home at 11 o'clock on the night of the robbery and that she was certain ho did not leavu tho house again that night. The deposed president of the Illinois Central made counter charges against Mr. Harriman In an authorized statement, and in the same document defended himself on every charge. He declared the Trust Company of the Republic was one of the regular depositories of the Illinois Central and that, deposits had never been made to "ad trust companies' accounts. He referred to the railroad company's minute book for his authorization to contract for the acquisition of the Indianapolis Southern railway. Mr. Jerome said that 111 -re was one point lie wanted to clear up in counec tion with an alleged statement Evelyn made to her brother, Howard X'esbit. SPECIAL NOTICES. Felt Boots and Arctics at When court reconvened this morning. Assistant United Statea Attorney A. T. Seiirle informed Judge Archbald that the government would not ask for a conviction In the case of John Shorts, the evidence not warranting a conviction. The case of Shorts and Mike Metre was given to the Jury, however. Judge Archbald allowing the jury also to pass on the guilt or innocence of George Mensing, Andrew Kochura and Malice Luvanski. The jury retired at 10 ocloek. Czar Still Shooting Rebels. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR CUT PRICES The prosecutor asked the witness if flic had seen her brother upon her re turn from Europe in the fall of lW. She said she had seen him at the Navarre hotel. Riga, Russia, Feb. 28. — Seventeen persons condemned by court martial for participating in the recent rising at Tukum were shot here. For ladies and children. Ladies' Corset Covers 25c, 31c, 35c, $2.50 kind $2.00 kind .$2.00 .$1.75 50c. Ladies' Muslin Drawers and Skirts. Boys' Felt Boots.. .98c Men's Arctics, $1.25 kind 98c Men's Arctics, $1.25 kind $1.25 "Did you then toll your brother." asked Mr. Jerome, "that you had lieen beaten and cruelly treated by Harry Thaw, who abused you in order to Induce you to make statements against Stanford White?" ) Brownsville investigation Adjourned Children's Gowns, all sizes, 50c. Washington. Feb. 28.—The Browns, vilie investigation by the senate committee on military affairs was adjourned until March 11. Children's Drawers 10c, 15c, 25c. New Dress Ginghams. Wall street heard that there is possibility of a suit by certain dissatisfied stockholders of the Union Pacific who believe there was an inside pool, the uieuibtVs of which made millions on both Union and Southern Pacific Ktock last August, I did not." responded M Respite For Kelsey. At five minutes after 11 the jury came in with a verdict in which Shorts was acouitted and the other four defendants found guilty as charg- Black Heathdr3own Skirts. Corset Cover EmbroiUerkl and "Did you nit toll your Mr. Thaw had beaten yC is. Thaw rather that and used Albany, N. Y.. Feb. 28.—The remaval proceedings against Superintendent of Insurance Otto Kelsey have gone over until next week. Boston-Sboe Sim flouncing. Continued on Pagl Judge Archbald said he would try to save the boys. lie would send Met- C\ h. WAGNER, IS S. Main' 79 N. Main St. Pittston, Pa.