Pittston Gazette

              tCEATHER CONDITIONS. ALL THE HOME NEWS. \ I Forecast TTntii 8 p. m. Tomorrow fo» For the People of Plttston and Eastern Pennsylvania. Vicinity. Historic*' , Jfk.J  Fair and colder tonight: Sunday, fair. THE HOME PAPER. 57TH YEAR. t WRKKI.Y KSTABLISHBD 18B0. I DAILY KST. BT 'X'HBO. HART 1882. PITTSTON, PA., SATURD AY, MARCH 9,1907. TWO CENTS A COPY. FORTY CHNT8 A MONTH. \* 8 PAGES. rlMw's narrative. but lav testimony n ns J tarred. ANTI-TRUST SUIT "WHO SEES ME?" "ELIJAH" IS BEAD afterward caused the death of many persons in this country without the benefit of medical attention. HUNTING FOR BOY IE THAW TRIAL Howard Nesblt. it !-' »nitS. will be called to the stand to testify tbat his si iter tohl hliu Thaw li.ut t r-'Uti-tl Iter cruelly while abroad lii HW;1. because she "would noi lie" about Stanford White Address to bo Delivered in Y. M. C. A. Jlnll Tomorrow Afternoon hy Rev In 1900 he purchased the site of with a capital of $100 in his pocket. Tn 1X90 he came to Chicago, and preached on the streets. He rented a small room in Evansthn and again began to try "divine healing." His followers increased rapidly. Two years later he opened a larger mission at Stone Island avenue and 13d street. Philadelphians Ask For Millions in Damages Dr. Severson. John Alexander Dowie Pass- Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw Must Tho mooting for men to bo held in 1r. M. C. A. Hall tomorrow afternoon will be of particular interest to all men. Rev. Dr. O. Jj. Seversnn will address the men on the subject, "Who Sees Me?" The Sunday afternoon meetings conducted by the association are attracting ijiueh attention. The a vera pre attendance since the first CDf the yanr has been if 75. Kaoh speaker secured has a special message for men and knows howj to present It. There will be special ,music again tomorrow. and there should be a large number present. Tht meeting will open at 3:30. Trail of Delaware Kidnap- Testify Again. ed Away Today. pers Found. •Inst wlmt District Attorney Jerome Intends to prove or will be allowed to prove on rebuttal remains us deep Cx mystery as ever. The prosecutor 1dmsell' is probate) v iit 11 lost" to Uuow how fiir be tau go I" attacking Evelyn rbnw's story and In adducing evidence teudlna to contradict and discredit tier. Mr. Deimas. tor the defense, uudoubtedly will make Mr. .1 dome's progress difficult by continued objections. CALLED BY THE STATE FROM SUGAR TRUST REMARKABLE CAREER Small donations grew to large gifts. Those who fill entirely under the power of the magnetic old man transferred real estate to him so liberally that within four years he was rich. He established a bank and started a "divine healing" newspaper, "The I.eaves of Healing." ONE ARREST MADE Defendant Charged With Restraining Trade. Founded a Powerful Sect and Amassed Millions. Captain of a Delaware Sloop Detected. Thaw's Relatives Scheming Against Evelyn. Etui Next Week. Says Jerome, New York, March 9.—Suit far $30.- OOO.UOO damages tor restraint of trada in violation of the Sherman antitrust law was started in the circuit court *Df the I'lilted States here against the sugar trust by the I'ennsylvanla Sugar ISefiniug company of rhilndelphia. the plaintiff asking under the law triple the umount of the damage said to have bei-n done to its business. The altera tions of ilie comphiint and the clrcum stances attending the closing of a sug ar- retinery .Inst ready for business have dramatic features of romance and tragedy and reveal a remarkable story of trickery by which the powerful sugar trust is said to have killed competition. In 1!)00 lie purchased the sits of 7.ion City, fi.COO acres of the finest land on the lake front of I.ake county. Ten thousand enthusiasts who accepted Dowieism joined his colony. The numbers have since dwindled to r.,300. Factories, stores, administration buildings and residences sprang up and the prairie was transformed into a model city. Dover. Del., March 3.—The search for Horace N. Marvin, Jr., the fouryear-old sou of Dr. Horace N. Murvtu. '•Millionaire, who disappeared ut 10 o'clock last Monday morning from the Bit.v Meadows, the shore home ol' the Marvins, ueur Kitts Hammock, is unitinn progress. l)r. Marvin, father of tlie missing boy. returned from Wilmington I'lilly couvincetl that Ills men are close on the trail of tile kidnapers. New York, March 9. An adjournment in the Thaw D ase was ordered until Monday morning nest District Attorney Jerome said that lie bail come With all the witnesses enumerated above and many others under subpoena. Mr. Jerome adhered to hi® prediction that the ease might be given to the jury by Friday. Mr. Jerome, when asked how many witnesses lie wonJd call, replied smilingly: One week from Sunday, Judge Troutman, of Wilkesbarre. will give Chicago, March 0.—John Alexander Dowie, erstwhile overseer of the Christian Catholic church, died at 8 [o'clock this morning at Zion City, tho town which he founded on the north shore of Lake Michigan. His passing away was not entirely unexpected. The aged leader of tho Zion sect had been in a state of dissolution for months. Heaton in his later years for control of the great properties, which he had established, tho prophet failed to recover his old time physical [strength. I \ .I i v i , i: - i D \' 11 [o court expect luu: to lie con fronted by iidditibnal expd t testimony IIS to lhaw's state of i His witnesses wc:e not ready, lie added "The minimum is zero and the max! mum twenty ttve It may be either." He declared hinielf to be Elijah III. or Elijah the restorer. He suggested the Idea of Immaculate conception, but withdrew it when he found that his followers were not prepared to The court proceedings occupied less He would not moilify what In- said to the effect tlKit ill the present state of (he evidence he would assuredly let the case go to the Inry and not ask foi a commission. This determination on t lie district attorney's part pleases Thaw's lawyers and the defendant himself. The latter has feared the asylum for the criminal insane far more than h verdict as to his guilt or than live 1111111111"-'. and l'lstri' 1 Attor iie.v Jerome returned at once to hi* of lice and began preparing 'lis campaign of rebuttal testimony Almost ii• first move was to have a subpoena served upon Mrs. Evelyn NesbiI Thaw quiring her to produce hi court !rny letters she may have in her possession written to her by Stanford White and by her to May MacKetizie. "15ut i hesitate to say even i hist much," said Dr. Marvin, his voice choked with the intensity or ins emotion, "for (ear the bay pirate* who have stolon my lDoy will cruelly murder 11im aurl hide yie body to save their own necks. We have traced the sloop that 1 believe carried my boy as a 'prisoner in the cabin from my beach all tlie way up the west shore of the ba.v to Delaware City. There the sloop was seen to tuck squarely and head across the Delaware river to the New Jersey shore, which in that .section Is swampy, netted with inlets and dltche* and desolate in the extreme." Dr. Dowie died at Hhiloh house with apparently little pain, lie was attended by tVroe of his faithful personal Judge Ramos, Freeman Ilachnal. a white servant, and John ller.-ihticld, colored. acaopt it Durng the past six years Dowie has received millions in contributions, maintained a private yacht, toured the world, and used more money than King' Leopold, lie obtained an option on a tract of 700,000 acres of land in Mexico for a colonisation scheme. Hefore he could carry out his plans he was stricken with paralysis. The chief figures on one side weiv llenry O Maveme.ver. president of the Americau Sitjjar Ketiniug company: .lolln K. Parsons, its counsel: (juatuv l£ Kissel, banker and broker, of 11 Nassau street, connected by marriage wlth the Viinderbi.lt family and prominent in society, and three of Kissel's clerks--Walter 1». Koblnsoi). George L Trijg and Morris J. Werner. Kissel. It is alleged, was the chief agent of the sugar trust, though his connection with that 01 canization did not become known until afterward. Oil the other side wore Adolph Segal, financier and daring speculator, of 1'hlladelphia. who hail borrowed vast amounts of money from the Ileal Estate Trust company of the (Junker City, and I rani; K Hippie, president of that concern, who commit ted suicide after the trust company failed for millions of dollars. innocence, The "prophet" yesterday was in his usual condition—that Is, he exhibited no immediate signs of passing away, although ho was very weak. The first named letters. Mrs Tluiw testified, were in the custody of Mr Hattridge. and she will be asked to Identify them, as well as letters sent by her to Miss MacKenzle. The district attorney will use them in his re buttal. These letters are said to lie of the flippant, cynical tone in which Evelyn's diary described her life at Pomptou, and the letters from Paris are said to describe orjfies at the Head Rat. Hespite Mr. Jerome's hope for a termination of the long drawn out case within the next week, few of those who have kept track of the progress of the trial are willing tq hazard a pre diction that the end is loss than two utvav his most inspiring talk on "Tito Trial of Christ front a Lawyer's Standpoint." Other speakers secured for coming1 Sundays arc Attorney II. A. Fuller, of W'ilkesbarre; F. C. Johnson, the hustling general secretary of the Wilkesbarre association, who will talk of "Sex Problems," and Rev. Dr. Kgerton Young, of Canada, who wil give another illustrated lecture. If bis enemies are to be believed, Dowie has led the dual life of an apostle in 55lon and licentiate and voluptuary. In a moment in which he was guided to his undoing: by a credulity similar to that of his countless followers, Dowie slgnc'd a full power of attorney, authorizing; Wilbur Glenn Voliva as his deputy general overseer, to make disposal of his real and personal property. At midnight he was seized with a fainting spell, and became delirious, imagining he was conducting a religious service. He denounced In his ramhlings alleged Interrupters, and ordered his guards to "take that man Large Force of Searchers FINANCIAL AND COMMKnCIAIj. out." II Is now regarded as reasonably certain thai the landing place of the sloop will be traced soon aud that then a correct trail to the kidnapers can be had. The $22,000 reward for the return of the boy has: set more than 200 different persons at wo'rk, and ill addition there are the I'inkerton detectives, the local constables of a dozen places and the trained detectives of Philadelphia, Wilmington aud Dover. Now York Stock Markets furnished bv M. S. Jordan & Co.. stock brokers Miners' Hank Building: Am S'.tft-ar .. . . 1L'r,% Am T.ofo . . fiS % Am Smelter ...138% Am Car & F .. 39% Amal Copper ..103'.4 The delirium lasted until daylight. Gradually the great physique gave way, and at 7:40 o'clock Dr. Dowie drew his last breath. Evelyn't Friend Subpoenaed 12S Ts Political The act was to empower Voliva to The district attorney it 1 so had May MaeKenzle notified to l»o 111 court Mon day, prepared to go upon the witness stand. Miss MaeKenzle had been uti tier subpoena by the state ever since The trial begun. She is the intimate friend of Thaw's wife, atid during the first stages of the trial the two were Inseparable. Lately, however. Miss MacKenzle has been but seldom about The criminal courts building. There is no Intimation that the two young wo men have quarreled. Miss MaeKenzle probably found her position rather try ing sitting: day after day in the wit uess room with the Thaw family. 121 % r. 7 ] 31 % The funeral date has .not yet been set. The it tins; le will probably be buried in Shiloh park, in Zion City. lease lots in Zion City to new converts during his absence in Mexico. Voliva availed himself of the opportunity to overthrow Dowie, and lie claims, to place the Zion properties where the members of the church, to whom they rightfully belong* may obtain their rights. 133% 39 % 103% 36',,i 90 % 101% Sensation Dr. wife, JsitK1 |)n',vi( •Tohn Murriiy, at' S soil Gladstone, his unci his aged father it Muskegon, Mich., summer homo, O. P. I, 38% 3R % no Peo Oas 90 % 38% 1 00 % living at (lie Fien Mac iDlut Dowie 'that the kidnaping was planned months in advance there is now no doubt. It is a clear Charlie Hosts case over again, except that Dr. Marvin is wealthier than was Hoss. That a woman first lured the littlo fellow toward the sloop seems to be established by credible witnesses. V. S. Steel . U. S. Steel pfd 99% r.« 37% I 100 '4 CD 7 % Closed Up Big Refine'v, Leaders of Democratic City T5. It. T Krie r.7% In brief the allegations of the complaint tell of tricl.'ery by which emissaries of the .sugar trust by lending Sl.UWMHH) got possession of the major lt,\ of the stoeK of the Pennsylvania Sugar Itefluiiig company just after that concern had built a factory at a cost of several million dollars and then bad the board of directors vote to stop worU In the refinery. That was in December. UKC. and since then the refinery. with a (.-!parity of 4.0(Ml barrels of sugar a day. Iw.s remained idle OrD the other side tliere W told a story of retrl tuition foi Soyal and Hippie, who. i; Is sahl. had betli carrying out a scheme of building a series of refineries to forie the sugar trust to bay them at Judge names \vas a memltpr C«f Voliyia's council, 'hut always hekl that Dowie was not to bo censured for some of his acts, alleging that the prophet was insane. Tt was not until five weeks ago that IJowie became so debilitated that he could not hold his little gatherings. Tie lived up to his teachings to the last, and was never attended by a physician. It is believed that he died from dropsy and blood disease, with complications. Mrs. Jeannie Dowie, or as she is known to outsiders, "Jane" Dowie, joined Voliva, and the latter has also been aided by Dowio's son, J. Glad- 29% 29% 38'A 120 104% 29 % Organization and May- O. & W. Heading I!. & (i. 39 123 100 % 38 C4 123 100% 43% 79% 142% or Elect Gillespie stone Dowie. r. & o 4 3 % Are "Out." ARCHIE ROOSEVELT IS GETTING BETTER N. F  St. Paul .. . X. Y. C. ... Pennsylvania Atchison com 1.. & X. . . . C. P  .. 79% . .142% . .119% . . 124 % -- 93% .119 % . .173% 79 140% 11 8 % The developments in the case of most sensational importance' concern the sloop which acted so suspiciously while passing Hcedy island at •! o'clock Monday afternoon, six hours after the boy was missed. It looks as if the identity of the'sloop and of her skipper has been tiled. 119 Political circles in this city have been all agog today over reports of a serious break that is said to have occurred between the leaders of the Democratic organization and Mayorelect Cillespie. It was Jill over the appointment of a chief of police. The organization had set their minds on jone of their men for the coveted | prize at the bestowal of the new |mayor, but the mayor-elect did not see things.in the same light, and the announcement of the appointment of Patrolman Price to the position of chief, made several days ago, was in the nature of a political thunderbolt to the men who thought they had control of things political. It was proof to them that they were no longer "it." Mayor-elect Gillespie returned last night after a brief absence from the city, and this morning be and Major Flannery had their tlrst interview since the appointment of a chief. The interview was not in public and we have been unable to secure a stenographic report of the red hot conversation as it occurred. Enough Jias leaked out, however, to make it certain that it is all over between the '"Organization" and the new executive. As one of the "faithful" forcefully remarked this morning, "Democratic politics in Pittston has gone to h—— It is needless to say thr.t political circles are excited over the developments of the day, and are keeping their weather eye pooled for further developments. In this connection there were many rumors current of a serious estrange ment between the defendant's family and Ills wile and of the reported desire or rite former to bring about :: yr-paratlou of the young cutipla in the erent Of a verdict acquitting Thaw of the charge of murder. Voting Howard Xeahit, brother or Mrs. Harry Thaw, Is quoted as saying: 123% 90% 124 % 93 Washington, March 9.—Archie Roosevelt, who .Was., been suffering with diphtheria for a week, continues to improve, according to Dr. Alexander Lambert, the physician in charge of his case. At S:30 a. m. Dr. Lambert announced that Archie had passed a very comfortable night, and that tile outlook for his rapid recovery is favorable in every way. 11 s ■D; 119% 173% 172 1.1 H Judge Barnes has refused to state whether or not the prophet left any special message. 'c. \v s. p. 13%' 84 % 83 S4 13% 84 '4 22% 70%. S. R. . M. P. . n. i. . K. T. . XT. P. . Wabash T. P. . 2 2 % 21 % When the news of the prophet's death became known about Zlon City, hundreds of persons gathered about the big tabernacle, entered therein, and prayed for the soul of the departed leader. Captain of Sloop Arretted, (19 % 2 1 % 38 John Hart, the skipper of one sloop, was arrested nt .New Castle. lDel The police are unable to say whether Ills arrest will shed any light upon the kidnaping. Hart denies any knowledge of the abduction. 22% 39% 21 % 08 % i r.c % 27 30 Vi 1,-4 % ir»r. vs Itiu prices Accuse* Thaw's Sister. 26% 30 20-14 30 % Th? result of the stalegy of the sugar trust, it is alleged. Hod up uiauy mil linns of dollars t'oi whose security the lie.'I Estate I'rnsf company was re sponsible. kept the funds idle fur three years mil! so hampered Segal and flip plejin their dealings that the failure of tluD trust company resulted. anil Hippie killed himself. Segal, it is said, ear ried on the negotiations which led to flip Pennsylvania Sugar Refining company falling Into the hands of the sugar trust, without his Intending it should at that time. Overseer Voliva was thunderstruck at the announcement, and its possible bearing upon the fate of the religious TWO VESSELS SINK 34 WERE DROWNED "The Countess ol' Yarmouth has .said that she will not'return to England until her brother and my sister have been separated. Panic Statement. March 9, 1907. Reserve, decreased $ 1,806,925 colony The arrest of Hart comes about because of his general reputation and not because of any tangible evidence. It is not likely he Is the man. For most of the wiuter Hart, who is a character 011 the Delaware bay and river, has been making' his headquarters at Bowers beach. He was alleged to be an oyster pirate, wrecker and beach comber by turns and was generally known as a man to be trusted In hazardous enterprises. He had been mate In ships with shanghaied crews. Reserve less I'. S. dec 1,775.250 All rancor seemed to have vanished among the residents of Zion City, although for over a year they have suffered penury, duo to the prophet's extraordinary financial methods. Berlin, March 0.—Two German [steamships, the Wettern and Jorgen«en, have "foundered during a gale on the North Sea. All hands, numbering 34 men were drowned. "1 am sure that if m.v sister knew of the plans which are being made against her she would assert herself at onee and not remain passive, as she lias been so far." Ijoaiis, decreased 12.22S,700 Specie, decreased Legal tenders, dcc 3, COS. 5 00 2,834,100 jDeposits, decreased • Circulation, decreased 18,542,700 505,900 Skct«'li of Dowle's Cause. It has also been a matter of comment Unit as two experts have declared Thaw to 'have been Insane at the time of ids marriage the ceremony might be declared void and annulled. I'nler this rule the will and codicil, in which' the main portion of her husband's fortune is left to young Mrs. Thaw, are also void. AN OLD NEWSPAPER. Dowie was a Scotchman. He has been secretive about his origin in an effort to prepare his followers for some announcement of immaculate conception. His father, an aged Scotchman, appeared here after Dowie had reached his zenith, and proclaimed his relationship. The "apostle" denied the old man's allegation and It is charged that he refused to provide for his welfare. HARVEY IS CONTENTED P. M. N'iiis, ol' Milford, Pike county, has purchased the Strouclsburg Jefferson inn, the only Republican paper in Monroe county. For 60 years or more the paper has been published in the interests of the Republican party, and up to last tall has never refused to support the Republican nominees. Ex-Sheriff James Harvey spent yesterday afternoon in this city, and stated that the slope at his mlrte at Black Creek is now down 212 feet. The coal is of excellent quality and shipments of small quantities are being made daily. Some one lias been endeavoring to have • Farmer Jim to make another run for recorder at the June primaries, but Jim says he has had all of politics he desires, and is perfectly content with his new occupation of farmer and coal operator.— Hazfcpton Standard. YVhou the Heal Estate Trust company failed George H. K Earle. Jr.. was appointed receiver of that ..uiceris and also of the Pennsylvania Sugar itefining company. L"or uiany mouths a» has been engaged in reorganizing the business of the two oon-jerns, and the suit was prepared by his counsel. As the Sherman antitrust law provides that an injured person may collect triple damages, the complainant hit* multiplied the uctual amount of the al legcd loss by three. More Graft In Postoffice Department? New York, March 9. The American says that on the very highest authority It is able to say that the resignation which Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden recently handed to former Postmaster General Cortelyou wus not a voluntary tender, but was demanded because of revelations of rottenness in his department. On the same authority the prediction is made that Major James H. Iteeve, superintendent of postage supplies and xDstmasters' accounts, will be asked to follow Madden's example before many weeks anil that other men holding Important posts will either be allowed t'» resign or will be criminally prosecuted. One explanation of why the,case for the defense rested so suddenly is that Mrs William Thaw insisted upon clearing- her family name from the taint ol' hereditary insanity for tiie sake of her daughter, the Countess o! The refusal of the owners of the paper to support James T, Mulhearn, a Democrat who was nominated for State Senator by the Republican organization, brought about a crisis. Four postmasters, all organization men, purchased the paper before election, and after Mulhearn's defeat Went out ol' business, asserting misrepresentation on the part of the old From Scotland Dowie wont to Australia. He lived ihero as an itinerant evangelist. Fteports are that lie was fined $100 and served a term of imprisonment in that. country for his •ittempts at "divine healing," which Yarmouth, and lor family pride. Thaw wanted to eoutradiet I lie stories of insanity In the Thaw family and in the Copley family, from which she Mrs Dr. Moon care ior your testb fillH Sp. m' ifcj' 1/11 jK. ■ i m * JlwmmitiB&'J/ HH I JB ' C ' wt «!f /- .. «ky ' \ .  fA Y, ''vjK- Mt JH H - SENATOR ISIDOR RAYNER OF MARYLAND. That the officials of the American Sugar Refining company feared legal action by Earle was shown, it is alleg ed In the complaint, by a vote of the hoard of directors of that company on Jau. 10, 1007, tu defend and indemnify Haveme.ver and Parsons against any such action "by reason of the facts averred and set forth lu the complaint or by reason ol' other aets done by the said defendant Parsons and said de fendant Haveme.ver." To Defend Trust Officials. PROWLER CARRIED A BIG REVOLVER sprung. owners. Countess and Evelyn at Odds The court appointed a receiver in January and the paper was purchased in February by the original owners to protect their creditors, who were notilied that every dollar owed would be paid. The present owner for 40 years has been prominently identified with Republican polities in Pike county and has served as county coin- Arrested by Chief of I*o|ioo Loftus While if has not been generally known, it is a fact that the Countess of Yarmouth and Evelyn Nesblt Thaw have not visited each other for weeks, although their rooms In the Hotel Lor raine aro on the same floor, lu view of the fact also that Mrs William Thaw, mother of the prisoner, never at any time in her testimony on the witness stand referred to her son's wife except as "she" and "her" or "that young woman," the impression lias gone out that the relations of the younger Mrs. Thaw to the members of her husband's family were not as friendly as has lieen supposed. :iiul lleld Cor Court—Would Use Revolver lie Told Dluyor Chief of Police Loft us arrested a foroigher who was prowling about the rear doors of Main street business places last night. The chief noticed the man loitering about Broad and 'Main streets and decided to watch him. The man finally moved up as far as tlx- alley in rear of the bank and disappeared from view. The chief followed and caught him in the act of trying the rear door of one of the stores. The odicer placed him under arrest and. on searching him, found a large revolver that was loaded. Dr. Moon, dentist, 13 N. Main. missioner HARMONY IN MOOSIC. As the story is told by the attorneys, Segal conceived the Uton many years ago of constructing sugar refineries and lighting (lie sugar trust sufficiently to compel that powerful organization to buy tiiiu ami his associates out. In the early nineties, it is said, he built a refinery in Cauulen and sold it to Havemeyer at a profit of a million dollars. The plant, however, was too fur removed from the water front and Have irteyer always felt be bad purchased a "gold brick." After four days' of wrangling, the Moosic council has, at last, succeeded in getting together and effecting a reorganisation. This was done by the simple process of each side giving way a trifle and dividing tile spoils. Mr. Jerome has summoned Mrs. J. J Caine of Boston, who already has tes lifted for lite defense. Anionic the other known witnesses for the stale are Drs Binguman of Pittsburg and Deomur Cjf Kiltanning, Ph., the Thaw and Copley family physicians. The election resulted as follows: President, Charles Brodhead, U.; secretary, William Martin, jr., D.: treasurer. John McHugh, I).; chief of poljee, William Kelly, D.; borough solicitor, Hon. A. A. Vosburg, K. When being given a hearing this morning the prisoner gave his name aw Tony Colosl. his home as everywhere, and his birthplace as Newark. X. J. He is about -4 years old and of foreign extraction. When asked by the mayor why he carried the revolver he said to use if he had need of it. He was held under $S00 hail for hiD» appearance at court and. in default, was committed to the county jail. The defense originally summoned these physicians, but Mr. Jerome lias publicly stated that the doctors can give very important testimony which the defense has failed to develop. The prosecutor has stated in court that he will call as an expert I»r Allan Me Lane Hamilton, who at first was in the employ o'f Thaw's attorneys Drs Austin I "lint. Carlos Mac-Donald and William Ma bo n have been in the employ of the state ever since the Thaw trial began and have attended every SPECIAL NOTICES. Portugal's Priuie to Wed Ce-mw MUSLIN I'NDEUWEAB Lisbon, March U.~ The visit here of Frederick Augustus. king of Saxony, is understood to he !u connection with negotiations looking to the marriage of the crown prince of Portugal, the Duke or Braganza, with a princess of Saxony.You certainly will be delighted with Never a Finished City, Felt Boats ail Arctics at the e\ a fine display of Muslin Undcr- No lunn now living can o.xpoct to remnin on earth long enough id liiul the liululled city, or the city that is admittedly governed upan ideal principles. Xew views enforce new condi tions, and it is forever to be seeking after something better. 'Pills country Las a great many towns that are said to be tinlshed, but they do not play any Important part in the nation's doings. Some tliinp! when finished are useless. With not bins to do or to light for "zeal'' and "ambition" would be stricken out of the dictionaries.—Wilmington (I)el.» News. weai we are showing for ladies and CUT PMCES children. All new goods and very nice patterns, Dynamite Blows Up Thirty-five. $2.50 kind $2.00 $2.00 kind $1.75 Boys' Felt Boots.. .98c Men's Arctics, $1.25 kind ..: 98c Men's Arctics, $1.75 kind $1.25 Boston Sloe Store Corset Covers trimmed with lace K! Paso, Tex., March 0 —Advices received from Chihuahua, Mexico, state that thirty-five men, women and children were killed at San Andoes. twenty leagues from there, by the explosion of a large quantity of dynamite. and inserting, 25c, 31c, 35c, fide. cession Ladies' Muslin Drawers, 25c & 50c Hummel to Take Stand Ladies' Short Skirts, 25c. Mr Jerome undoubtedly will strain summon Abraham Hummel to the stand to testify as to the affidavit I've lyii Nesblt Thaw is alleged to have signed in lit-' office C hnrsjUss Tlaw with Ladies' Long Skirts, 75c to $4.00, Just received our spring line of la- Hearst Hac a Bad Cold Senator lsidor Rayner of Maryland has declared President Roosevelt uuconitltutlonal. In several speeches, one quite recently, the senator has declared that the president is usurping powers not delegated to the executive by the constitution and the laws. His latest allegation is that Mr. Roosevelt Is a "usurper." Senator Rayner has been a lifelong resident of Baltimore, where be lias practiced law since 1870. lie served three terms In the lower house of congress and was attorney general of .Maryland before his election to the senate. dies' gauze lisle and drop stitch New York. March 9. — William R. Hearst is ill at bis home, according to an aniiOiHK'cii.et;?, find his engagements for .on,.' time to come have been eanC eied. Mr lleatst recently contracted a severe cold. stockings, 25c, 3flc and 50e frue'iifs l ei *;.»• lies" g.Roiit Sliiuforil \V1 -,tf pros wulor iitfemjifi"! ta listi hum v this* t«»«- Uwvuy bj; iuttrruptiuj; jouug Mr* r.ot to!. (\ I,. WA(1XE I! Dr. Bowk ley, Pent 1st. Family theater bbiK-. Water street New phono number 5196. IS South Main Sti'cot. 79 N. Main St. Pittston, Pa.