Pittston Gazette

              flittetow £JDt C£a-?cff f TW.'Wui'Zm IMITS'IDN. I»A.. TIU KSHAY, maucim4, i;xt7.  SESSION.' REAPED A MILLION miiin MKWium ALL THE HOME NEWS. I D ■ WH4 t MN • f M. tkMiki I a4rtk f%M "•%. — - 'Hbc "' * '*'## For the People of Pittston Bad Vicinity. THE HOME PAPER. riTTII YKAH. ; . CRNT8 A COPT. . CENTS A MONTH. f 8 PAGES. SECRET SCORED I CONDITION OF THE SUSQUEHANNA WORST IS OVER. V. M A h I tannine h* an - riiilli sinn« KiiliHalniiH'iil • IIHN' t'ur Dim Swwill. SIiikiii Ha* Ilnti Ver V |mw, Itilt Mild Hummel Affidavit Killed Out of Thaw Trial. P4Jt.*,£r£Si 'Si Roosevelt and Gabintt Con Brbker Runs a Raid on Wall Street. WVhiImt lla» llcMillnl In Hri lift- ing i!m» I'p. Irregular Stocks But Prospects Good. fer on Railroads. living along the Su«iqt'liinna nrc now becoming Inlcri-slod in the IIChDi| question,, The indications arc thut Hie spring breakup is rapidly approaching. ilie past few days having been so mild that the snow and lec have been melting rapidly in city and town. The rains of the past few days have also added materially to the amount of water running Into the riv. er. Yesterday the river was exceptionally low, having jjono down almost to low-water mark. This was something unusual for this season of the year and Is evidence of how tiKhtly things have been frozen up during the winter months. The water stood at the one-half foot mark at the Water street bridge last evening, but since then has beep riMng slowly. At noon today, the water registered 1 M| feet above low water mark, show, inn a rise of about one foot since last evening It may be expected that the rise from now on will be much more rapid. Not many weeks ago, when the river was blocked with thick ice, many people wore of the opinion that there would be a great ice run as soon as the spring breakup occurred, but the conditions have changed so materially lhat now there remains hut little ice 011 the stream. Through the Wyoming Valley the ice covering of the river has practically disappeared. Small patches of thin lea may be seen on the stream here and there, but it is gradually melting, so that there will be little to move out. No reports have come from up tho stream, but if local conditions are repeated there will be no trouble on account of a heavy lee run. There will prolmhly be father high water, however, since, reports from the mountain districts are to the effect that a large amount of snow remains. Drifts 10 feet deep are reported from some of the country districts. This is beginning to melt and when the wn. ter reaches the river there will surely be high water all along the line. .Never l« fore liati I'lllAlnii liail ax • Ifuiir a lecture ami «-ii|C*rlC• liini«-iii course a- tin- nrran«CC1 by the Y M. t*. A. for | In- coming Season The mum- ImlNni William JciiiiIiikx Itryan. Senator llobert UK»li'ltr, Strickland W. Itlltllan. I lip I hinliars ami Si liililkrHs' Hungarian iirclicstra. Itrvnn wax never inurt' popular ilian In' itt today Senator IjiKnlliilv, who was three llmi-s novirimr of Wiacon-.a, ha* kwa ■ 111. • I the MM remarkable lisuiv In tin- I'lllliNl Slatex Hcn- Hti- *inc.D the .lay* of Charl.n Sumnrr. ami Ih considered a more powerful »|Mnk.r lliati even llrvn*. Strickland W. lilllilan, as ii !iurm"»rl!«f. is mnktit l.y the Saturday Kxciilnjt I'twl Willi Mark Twain. The inmlmrs. male quartette ami lull ringers, are the hlRh.'si priced company of ih' kind in ih.- country. The Humtarian Orchest la was called from Chicago t«» Washington to play at \Mce Roosevelt's wedding. The WMW I* a high priced one. hut the lecture committee believe* that the people of the community will support It as it deserve*. Tin- price of course ticket* will he only 11.8% the same as last ye»r. If Hrytm ami l«aKollctte speak ill the Mroail street theater. which will I a» ♦« »»»• arlMM*®. *i-»!»•! irv|M'«tin« h « D■»«««« iMlwwrt KtMKiM. j tnlim.itiiia CImi tt r»«M b» For Roading Content* of » JT»mw t»r*HD. ivutUim ..«« Affidavit to Jury. »» D"*• •*•CC « f. IkD r »!■D. b "I MM4C • at-l» »f Hi- *■ |'lnWrnrll li» Hujmn* I .tn.l »hC bad " ■ .nw». i.J " II' . «DIU«»•!«■.| I)DCt y.« r.»k V.111I1 II TK. -h.nl- Hm •Mint* nu.-? •» waa rvlrvam in ••• . f il».- •!D ,ih • miir .cm*i «*iDr liar- •)» M«kDi| tj K TH»* jt .1 » i r kHmhii t.«ln \i » \DirV Mat h II - Ou a i|Cmmii« Ihm **»' lim. hD- trial for lhC iImi will la» ui«CtD' tD*laj liy .Iii«ihhD ki'i.-a 1 '■•DCC .1 Wli i, t,. » iD I tun.- iltl in ll«- iisiitiii.il I'l'.iiitii I»f I In* »il|Dr»-utC- .miri llw UlD' irf 11 *ty K I'hau uia.v Urn; II will lwD a ill* • iC..m iif fur rv • Inns :Hi|»DrtiuiCi- in llie matt »»i Iri:iI fni I)mD killing iDf D*» 11 uu.nl W'bll*'. »n C1 mil ili-|»'iii| whether the t.*llin«n.v «Df Kvrl.v» \|.C Ml Thaw xltull g«t iti ilw jury |iru«Dilinl 1} iiuiimirwIk'tMl. mi far •D Ihr nsvinl CDf Itrial I* raKitHnal. or wltetlier |ImD ••hiir»- atrn.-turv »ln» Imill in U-lmlr of her linoliaiKl n»a,\ lie *w«D|Dt away li,v lier own »lalviii»nl. in;nie ami hIcihiI four year» agiD In tin- oiNoe nf Alwi liam II. Ilnniini'l I'or two lionr« yenianlajr ninriiliiK lumrift Attorney Jtmui' KnHf4 Unit tlie toatltnoiiy of I luminal ami il».» ,-irti JEROME UPBRAIDED WAS A BU8Y NIGHT ONLY FRIENDS KNEW REACHED LOW POINT State of Stock Market Had Says it Was Easier Than 0n3 Might Think. Its Effect. Big Fellows the Ones Hit the Hardest. \Vm-»IiIii||ICmi, Murvli li While the Mlia«ltlll|f of »lmi« WiU ill IHKIiiVM III Wall nim-l rv.-m.in limi-i'M li \rnC in itiufi mnii' «| i|i»» \\ hilc Mono-' of !!••»•C wMk IIknI of lllr ui.'iiilrrn nf hi* mMuH rt'B inline lb.- railroad situation ii* li has i»'ii |m'M'iiin| iImC vl«il of J, I' Moruan »f \»Cw Ynrk nil Mow' •» it Ik lit. nay* i!mD New York llrmW. li DiuiMiiMnl virtually to a cabinet imviiiiff, ilmiv wi'iv |iwnt, la—ldo- i'*D |in'nhltDiii, Sw-ivtnry Tuft, Si itDuir,\ i Vrti'lyiMi, Ho'immr Uiirt\«-t.i s.Ccivtar,v sunn*. Met* C ('**' Kllil Attorney Iicncial liom'.|mrte. Ukeiriml, N. J.. March 14.—'\YHhont moving from an easy chair in his suit at the ljikewood hotel. J. lira mil Walker, a Chicago broker, closed up a masterly raid «Dti Wall stnsDt and draught a $l,(mtt,t*** fortune from the Stock Kirhanp. New York, March 14.—Notwith- Notwithstanding the low points hit as a result of yesterday's slump in the stock market—and the points were the low. est since the panic of May 9, 1901— there was no great excitement in the street early today. Hard blows were struck yesterday, but It was the big fellows who were punched—some of the leading figures in the banking world. Wails were not to be expected from these quarters and the bleating lambs had most all been shaken out of the market before yesterday's squeeze came. Til- \ lin »*ikiKD . Jam. - I'hitch pirwIlU's i.*tlm»-»i I tram *!Cmnh" lh. .trt nt Ik* 4Df.n.. TW*D NwMMxt whUh tlx CM»D irin .ii. rii.) f"»mhD »D ImM to «. t lit vtK-n ih. trial »af r«**HtwD «l 11t i • .in nr«t iv futility *r 'Nr ill- rtmr DK*M * 4t.iK«-rin« Mow TIm» l.iUD of tln» «'«DCtprnpr's Xnpnkv ouiv licur vsm]Dnlitii of six months reads likCD n «-l»a|D:or from "Tlu» PH." Walker Is Iho son or Kdwln Walker, oue of the foremost corjmrat ion law .vers of the country. Out in Chicaitn sis months ago tlTe young man tired of tlnD dally routine of a prosaic stock brokerage oftiee ami decided to make a wlilrlwliu? dash into the high linance of Wall street all by himself, with the Wall street magnates as his victims. He knew that stocks were advancing while the l»ond market declined. The railroads were putting out new securities and iucreasing dividends at the same time. Walker shrewdly figured that this combination, sooner or later, must end in only one way. So he planned his hear campaign. With ihC C1 nthiiilvoi nt M.ui.a-»« »« • l»*rtNe * i«»..ry f»r J. i 'ih. ihu nwM only w. Cu» tMMt ami nwftMlxn thf t»h4»r *» Kin* »*iDm Iii vit1* of tlm mull1 of tin' titi-iut-ial tt'illil I In- |itvsi*l*'ttt also s|*tCui it hnxy llltlllt .Hill \\ Hi Oil IllltV ;|t |I||D \\|Cl|.D ||»iD- D .t!li-.w until ii iHtf hour lliD hail I\\•» itinfwiiim whli Siswlnr.v KD*D( wliitli Insttil mure tliftii an l»o»ir, anil Iio nl-o saw Stvrvmry rottolyou, Swr-itiiv limit wuh not |*roaotit nt tho *D!Dlilimt ootlforotloo, lull Iio Mw Illu ilniint tho rvMiliig, While it is expected that the market will be somewhat shaky today— and for several days to come—the general belief is that the worst of tlio squall is over. IImh'C Inir IIiihihK Cmi IMnw». It.-tw.-n Thi'v iii.I !».•' fetlo WimhI fmliiv .till' .iiiCD man. l**"liniH J* rttitit'H null nliif itf nh-it ill*1 tluiviim I iitlitl i» vll rCiitiiitnHlD In III- D h j i'nii nliiy, Iwiit "!D'D« n r|v.irlD ihD' i»«Dr*1 it « iiiiiiIC C1 fiir Th iw Win n |iD lin,«D imrt'ti t*» ,ii »xv •-! JD i 'iiif x arguint itt llnf *\,** lih AiKli'ot im- iH'ki l« lii'.if « wry »DirDl hi' uiliMvd rl'Mlhlless lie the case, those holding course tickets can secure reserved se:ii» for cents extra. Finnic admission tickets for the lf)'«n and Uaf'ollette lectures will l»o sold for $1, which price Includes reserved seat. The number of coarse tickets to l»e sol,| Is limited, and those desiring them should make application at once. Applications for tickets may be sent liD postal card •DD the Y. M. t\ A. Karly London advices minimized the importance of a couple of morning failures there and are generally more cheering in tone. tinvit KxoH n X*'*t»!t ftiiitmil In I'Mvl ww mint Imhi h|o a* fvklD,iitiD, it in I w* l*»w ,Drhil wan tliD' nrKtitnont of tho ill* Irii i attornox that at lis oinl li*Dt|ihlit M I Mums a«kot| for tluw lit whirh to t*roi*aro a tv|*ly. A* 4oi"w»mo ill*** want »mI fiiHkwr I inn* III wlil.'h In frittim lli»D !»•»' t«-«l niiostinn |nD will |iiu In tho aliouUtH frti' tho iihiwHillAM oitiirl was atljoiiinotl until to*lny. Affidavit Mignxi by Mrt. Thaw, lltiw initial tlm attlilavlt slKtutt hy Kxolyu \*DDl*it was to tlm 011*0 hi' tho lDiiis«viHinn was Htmlo n|i|iaroht |»v ,|*D r**mo wImmi ho t|Vtni«it tlm follow inu iwu iurai'li fniw tho tloomnont: "lliD tThawi boat nm wlmu I iva* In Kt»rni*o: Iio *trii»|*o*l »«»D and ltt*ltt*l nio wlili m wiiln; l*«x'*IM H Id ninko 1110 awoar ii* a iDa|i'T to nut S'anfniil Whltn In tliiD |Do»itimiiliiry, ami I sini'ii ins lioalhtu* ami la*Wn«* ami rofttHiMl In do il |hDi-iiu»o it wax uiD( Hi\ Sliml'mil Whltn ilnl nut wthiiju nu»; Siuiifniil Wlilto novor toui'ltoil nm," lilOHO \\ I'll' NO||| 1.(1 |MV» llOOII Rv*v I,in NohMCh own woul*. In ivhloh aim xxvoiv whon who rot tn'iiotl in tltl* oltv from Nurti|to In U*D;i, Hut In -Inno DDf • lint your. *l»o to«tltt«*|. nlm Imrl tnlil Thaw In INttia, whon lm a*kort liar to liiM onm lilt wlfo, iluii alto mml«l not tlo ho Invatwo slm Innl Ihm'ii ilrinnjoil ami rnltmil l*\ Wlilii' uml If Tlutw nuiniiil luCl' Iio wonlil lie i'okiuhIi'iI n* n I'ihiI liy Ii|h fiiiMiiln, There is a general belief in the street that some important action from Washington today can be expected in the event of further unsettled conditions. Silent In Swrftarji limit ami SwwWrjr  ,V'HJ *'i*l n*»l l«D«vtD tin* Willi*' llottso nil (i,l It.ill' |*a*t II o'l-liM'k, anil ut lltCD ro i*i' ilt*D t*r*Dv,i|iDni ili'i lini'il in say tt wuiil tilmttl wlnii was triiiisiiliiui:. In tlii' tilts will* J'i"ii*D' wlili wtxliii tin' ttial liMa ntMitlinil' .1 minuis his ki Hi rally |*M*vi| till- v . !"*' Tilt' Htflit in i X'imti' Xntllli'* t*siinii'iiv w,is il*»D mi I*' in*i*iii'tD*nt |utltn tin whU-li hi has In February, quietly and without any boasts, Walker weut from Chicago to I.akewood and took a suit of rooms in the I.akewood hotel. A stock quotation Imard and a ticker were the first things he Installed. Private telephones and telegraph wires followed. In a week Walker's suit looked the perfect replica of a Wall street broker's office, but so quietly had he furnished it that his friends of the New York Stock Exchange thought he was In I.akewood only for a rest. Immured In a Lakowood Hotel. The market opened irregular, with number *Dr the more active stocks U|D for fractional Rains, but at the end of ten minutes the downward movement h.a,i started. Union Pacific was down % net, but subsequently rallied 1 ■ a gain of \Ci over yesterday's final. Anaconda was off nearly 2 points, and Amalgamated went down 11-8. Sugar started down. SCOVEL ISLAND CASE ENDS ABRUPTLY IH ■ ii l*C .*ti i* ThiD ini'M'li'tit wits ills** vlsitoii i*r JrtUM'.s of Now Voi k Mr. Sppyi»i* K oti«D of tlnD ihhnI Hii'ittlfaxt sito* l*o"tiDis tho ttiiD-klrttl Ihih in iiio tlmtn lial wniiiI, ami ih" imvsIiIoui i-olios ofit'll mi Ills Itnlanioni n» t,* tlio I'ir.'i'i of MitUlntliin on ilto I'liuntry, \li\ S|M»y*Dr ivinrmil to Now- Vork l ist iDvi'iihDvr. iiii*"tD l*t-fD irt- |ii I mi - In niD tl nit ,!«'» 1'iini' w In ii hi' ili' i to tn iim In • hiD iHi'lavii tlniini! ihi' Kvflvn Thaw Di'v Ms .i \a ml nn Hon iVin|*DrMr,v \j;recnicnt ltciuilcd Ite- Intt'ii the I'a rtics to the With tin' t*i»i*i*niii* ty ulvi't* tiiin y»i»'i'ilaD u* ni't i«ti'. fur thf ttrtiiii nii'tit Tliftw'x tii fi'inl' i's ht*|ii'il fur thf* t**"t frt»n* ihiD lD'Mai •»!rat''»ifi Royalty Suit. ASHLEY MYSTERY HAS BEEN SOLVED By 10;30 the market had developed extreme weakness. Reading fell from the high figure, Northern Pacific, 2%: Union Pacific, 3. The Indications arc that the dispute Mwwn Mrs. Bsnnlr L. Harris anil tin- I.i'I\IkIi Valle.v I'oal Co., over tin amount of royalties to bo paid on coal underlying Scowl Island, in the Susquehanna river, will he settled umlcnbty. The ease has been on trial in ihe l'niu-d States Court, in Seranton. for the past two weeks, and hits altraeted considerable attention, on account of the prominence of the parties to the suit, who had brought to the witness stand some of the most expert engineers and experienced mine managers of the anthracite region. The real issue in the case was thiD amount of coal that underlies tIj Island. t'ompurtxllvely little in has been done In that seetlo] to the fact that the cavi_ Man,\ ti'li'itrains hnvo iDiDiDu  at tlm WW to 11 »*u*i' with lln» tin,nil' il Di I mil I mi, ami if,any of tlm mosviv'i'h iDiiint tlm outlook »s far front s'ttUi'iii'tnry. iiiiDMD all" from sootvos iMlruliitt'tl to linint'ss iiitD |uv*lCtont h.imI tn ni'iko lilm ln»ll*'ViD Unit sonm tlltllii tuttsl Ii*i lit in*' to itlltty imbUf •iMtni 1'ivaltsl |irlmi)*nlly hy tlm not* of h t tt I ii li'clslatntvs. 'lilt' lluiilimi atllilavtt stlik*'# *H» ii ' liy -ii th" vital minis Ctf Hit' wHoli' ih'fi ilf Ji'toim wot In fitii' ih' lltrv In his artittinnnl tlm fat't that Kvtiyu In In i' •-wni'ir fuilintti'ttl in lliniitiit'l ih til'il ht r am'ttsniliitm aualiist W'tilif Wt'i'i' trnt' lint lav lln Itlaillt fttr in» M'ltltllU tin' M'tft wlilrli sll' tt lltlfll Him t'll'l iii.ivv III I'.His, Ashley's threatening letter mystery has at last been solved by the confession of the woman who sent the letters. On Tuesday, March 5th, Asa C. Waters, of Hartford street, Ashley, received a letter warning him to leave town within ten days, intimating that lie and his family would suffer dire consequences if they did not leave. Several letters of similar purport had been received by Mr. Waters during the previous weeks, but the last one was so threatening that ho decided to make It public and institute an Investigation. Deputy Sheriff Jones was employed to work up the case and was near a solution when suddenly the confession was made. The woman went to Mr. Drumheller, with whom Mr. Waters and family are living, and admitted to him that she had been guilty of sending the letters. The fact that an item had appeared in a newspaper, to the effect that a definite clue had been secured, led the woman to confess. The motive for sending the letters was jealousy more than anything else. The woman claims that she had no intention whatever of carrying out the threats, but used them as a bluff, hoping that Mr. Waters and family would leave, and that then she and her husband might be able to move into the Drumheller residence and keep house for him. Mr. Waters and ills family, though relieved to learn that there was no serious intent in the threats, are mortified because of the notoriety the affair has brought Berlin advices state that no further trouble is expected there. Immured in his room. watching and working fnun the depths of n big Morris chair, thCD plunder began his operations. HiC Mtlil 1'iilnii lllicltle.* Heading, Stool. t'op|M-r aniiysn/Uaii Pacific tinill lie whs shares of these stocky Cfc ®ior\PW York exfhange and/abroad. He sold through twenty broilers, each one of whom hail private wires to the room. They took DtS« orders secretly. Kacli broker believed he was the only one with whom Walker will doing business. It is known that the federal government is keeping a close eye on the situation. The declines were in part attributed to fresh selling orders for foreign account, and the execution of sales in default of response to re-mar gin calls sent out last nicrht. Kvi'lv n Thaw Has twi n tlm main* ■ i'i\ nf Ihf tl-'f' or Thaw's l.twyi t's fiiliv ri'alltii'tl w hrni tlii v niniom'tt thiD itlldaiii thi« 'htiiiitMt' It ivmilil ihi thi li1 At this stage of the proceedings London reported another small failure on the stock exchange there, but notwithstanding this the British market presented a slightly better appearance during the early hours, prices averaging a bit higher than on the opening. F»*r N«w York'» Bill. ThiD firlini|uil iiolnt of four soonis to In1 I Iio li'ulsliit inn |iiii|iti(toil liy tioyornor 11 iiuln's In Now York. It is i-otnnmnttHl on Itoro tluil or tlm rallrtmrt firoslilont* whom Mr. MnrttHit n mi until ti tnt'olltiK fur t lir«'»D ii'iirosont nrt'iit t'iillroiiil syKii'tns ih,'it Intvo ti'i'iiilnnls in Now York, tin' IVtnisylvniitn', tho Now York IVntt'iil tunl tlm Now I In von. • ■ ii• in liitvf tii'v i»!.i"tDi| hofiiro the hi \ at- i iii'i'hiror, tilh*DiD in hor swnfti tiiti uioiil iviiuro Huiiiitti'l nr **n iho nihil, r»K tin-Inn 1i of thiD So silently C1 ill tln» western man trade that Wall street was ignorant for weeks that one man was conducting a lone campaign against the powerful bulls. All day the ticker and the telegraph worked ceaselessly, and Walker sat in his soft armchair watching every move, sending forth quiet orders to his brokers and figuring the fraction of the minute that would mark the climax of his great coup. \ll tin' s\iii|utt)\D wiiloli was utu t• Dnt*ii i|i\ (iiinm. il hy hor rooltal on .Ito si.tinl ihroaio«oil in im wiin O out, Twin shaft \vC». th.v time o London, March 14.—The slock market was partly demoralized today, which is settling day.Nfwo small failures were announced and all stocks opened flat. Later there was a geenral recovery, including American railways, which advanced half a dollar a share. The general opinion of Chapel Court is that the worst is over and further improvement of Americans is expected. the disaster in/1 Sliif'shut off temporarily the KniiawiUM that, were being driven toward rife island, The lease of the coal to the Lehigh Valley Coal Co.. however, provided for the payment of a minimum royally each year. These payments" continued until finally, the Lehigh Valloy Co. claimed that (lie value of the coal workable under the island had been puid for. Then Mrs. Harris, one of 1 he lessees of the coal, brought suit against the company, alleging that the royalties paid did not represent the aggregate value of the coal Under the island. To determine the amount of ccul under the island, the cores from s'evernl bore holes were brought Into court and experts were called as witnesses to examine them give their opinion as what the cores revealed concerning the value of the cuul veins. Those who watched the progress of the trial seem of the opin. ton that the bore holes could not be relied on to prove the value of the coal underlying the whole tract, on account of variations in the veins. Yesterday afternoon, the trial came to an abrupt ending, on account of a temporary agreement that was reach, ed between the parties lo the suit. The details 'if the agreement were not made public, but It is understood that two of the claims of the plaintiff were allowed and a bond given by the coal company to cover the remainder of the amount claimed by Mrs. Harris, Arbitrators are to be appointed, and they will walch the progress of mining under the Island during the coming year. In the hope that a permanent agreement will finally be reached as to the value of the coal and the uggri'irutc amount of royalties to be paid. Will ilMI'J HcMvw \IU' IhlUllmT,' Ywo Fur Reaching OwMkiohi. Ii womed ns IT the nlrl had umtle a sulilltuc renutuUHon, mol the defense tNinlenilod (hill ll had unhinged the do fondant's mind nuil caused htm to kill the Hill tltil Kvoly u Noshlt over nutko iluD renunciation * IHd nIhC over tell Tluiw she luut tieou ruined hy Htnnfoi'd WhltoD Those tpiesllons, ,te rnuie |minted ont In his efforts in u-t the ntlhlnvlt lulu ovldonoc, Wont lu the lioltotu til' lluD ease, If It OMllll he shown Ihiit Kvoly n Thaw never told Timw.lho story nf having boon wmmro»l hy Wltlto, .lornim'' said, the Insanity |»lon ul' the defendant necessarily rD eolved » sevoro setback, and ll was I'ui' tin' Jury in determine front till iho f tt o I s wiiothor Iho girl really htul lulil tho remarkable story lu Tluiw, .leronto tpintcil tunny decisions In show IIti evidence ho offered was tun terlul and admissible. Ilu contended that us iho Jury must decide whothor Kvolyn Neslitl Tlmw tnhl the truth tut tin' witness hImltd It wtts his right In ■t'hi' one feature C»r the -HuntInn ft'iiin tlic defence's Dilnnd« mint In tin' Hiiuriv nf ihi' affidavit, Mn- llunnm I. disbarred as u Ii\ wwr. under conviction for conspiracy. and 'Villi an indictment fmD .uinu'unll iu nf perjury htmuluu over him, It I* nr- Hlti'il, Ih nut ll Witness In ho ulVMt intti'h credence liy any Jury, In this connection ll nitty lie stated that tlu' uhdorxttindluif Itoro, founded upon mi ul Inforntntlen, Is tli.it Mr HnrrlhiMh's visit In tho president Is off fiir tho present, It hits dawned upon Mr, llitrrlman's friends tluif Ills visit In Washington mid Ills offers to "as fc'lsl" Iho government have aroused the resentment nt' must nf (ho ntlior rail rnad tumingers and largo i'ti|iliallsis In Iho D'niinlry. Tho president Is not so willing to woo \li\ Uiirrlniau as ho waa ti day or two ago, and he would itmclt prefer that for tho present ntlior rail mail presidents should conto to tho Mad* a Million In a Day. In tho Thaw omup Indn.v there was ■in echo .if tho unlnloii vnleed hy %1o» romo yosio.rduv Hint his roliiitlal cnso would I'l'oHalily ho- ohisod hy lnu\nr« The Chicago operator suddenly begnn lo cover yesterday. The wires buzzed and spluttered faster than ever as he executed the final move. I'p to the instant that the market closed he wan buying right and left. Then, at the stroke of 3, Walker sat back calmly in the easy chair, lit" a fresh cigar and said: ASKS STORK FOR A BABY. Little Girl's Letter Reaches Bird at Central Park, New York. row nluhl Now York, March 13.—When Frank Ijoughman, secretary of the park department, opened his mail he found a letter addressed to "Mr. Stork, Ceutral Park, New York," and written in a sloping, childish hand and reading as follows: Willi I ho d'oro-noi.i. to ho lizard on vitriohultal and two days for nwi» inoul, Ki'ldny nf lust xvooU Is (ho iiirllost (into Uxod wlion 'iuC onso can to (o tho Jury, front At tho cnhlnot conforont'o tho trosltlonl Ih nntlorstoud to havo road to his nil visors a statouiont which ho was lirotiarod lu make In tho railroad prosl tlotils wlion t-hoy cnino horn. This would ho In Iho nature of a prollnil nary niiiionnooinont of tho position of tho in'osldcnt on tho suhjoot to clourtho air atul load to further iIIm-usnIou, "Well. 1 have cleared up a clean million since o'clock this morning. That's good enough. I guess I've had enough fun with Wall street for a little while. I'll go back to Chicago tomorrow."Ih'iivitVH was |ii'i'|iitrod fni' a "t'fni 'ffort whoiv ho oniti* Into tho Thriw rial ruiiivt th's ninrnlnw, lo moot iho iilMui'i't crisis of iho oaso, Plane*! Crisis uf Casts them Waters had warrants sworn out this morning for the arrest of Mrs. Kistnor, the woman who had sent the letters. She was taken before Alderman Frank Brown for a hearing and 011 being questioned admitted having sent the letters. Her motive for doing so was as she had previously confessed to. She promised to desist from the practice and the warrants were withdrawn.Dear Mr. Stork—Please bring Francos Stevens a Baby Boy a White baby, do you bring Clothes too? Yours truly, 23 Plngree Avenue, Detroit. Thaw oaiuo lu today stnlllntf, hut ivns voi'v oorvous, FRANCES STEVENS. Mr. Loughman, touched by the appeal, wrote a reply, which said: Later the newest "Napoleon of finance" explained something of his methods. \n tnldlllnnal luiuad uf Iho Mialr's illuulwu. uilvo mi hand ,to|'ouio's-hy«- ml hot leal i|u.o»lloii had hion prlidoii itul tho pmsoi'iilur luitl a oopy of it n. his hand wlion ho ouloi'od tho 1111t'l room, ll Is hollovpfl, howovor, hiil liolnias will malCo a Innu spoooh mil l|U' exports will nut «ot their urn i oiitiiS nfl'er iostlntnuy slmwlHit that she did not, Tlio dlstrlel attut'iioy enneodoil thai the iptoslIniv whothor what live lyn Noshlt had tnld Thaw was trno nr untrno was not an Issue In I ho present citso, her tosiliimny hnvlnit ho«u nilmlltod simply as ovldonco londlnu' to show Imw the defendant's mind was affoct oil hy ll, Nur did .loroino offer tho af lldnvlt as ovlilenoo tomlltiu in show While did not ruin Iter, as that iptos lion also whs not hnfnro (ho Jury, Hut tho ducumont, (lie district altornoy cuiitoiiilod, hocamo oniupotonl ovl donee as showltiR thill Wvolyn Noshlt novor Inltl Iho drttiiRlnit stury to Thaw, and consequently his mind could not have lioon nffoetod by It, "It doesn't take such a tremendous amount of sagacity as you'd think to make a fortune out of Wall street," h* said. "In one transaction alone I cleared up a half million profit on United Slates Steel. That is but one Item of iuy fling In the east. Dear I.ittle Friend—We are out of babies now, but expect a new lot In soon. We shall not forget you when thev come. FRANCIS LOUOHMAN, Secretary Bark Department. Mlllorshnru, tD„ Man h II. Tho mumps Inivo rostnrod Miss Hortha Tl lock's oyoslijtht. She Is a music toucher and a short tluio uko hocamo atlUctod with eye Iroulile, Sho consulted hlttnor ons oculists ami wore various kinds or glasses, Intl Iter sight gradually ho canto weaker until she was ttntthlo to see, Miss Tllock hocamo III with the mumps throe weeks affo, and as the (twollliiii; In hor face began to dlsuppoiir hor sltfltl lioKitn lo rot urn. nnd now alio can see as well as over. Mumps Rs«toro Sight. VERDICT FAVORING PLAINTIFF GIVEN Frank Morse, vice president and general manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific says they are obtaining contracts for" 20,000 laborers to be brought to Canada this year from England, Scotland and Russia, but that It would be better to have men from the Orient to assist when labor is so scarce as it is at present in VhtuiiH tho Rtntp's oxpri't* Is TDt'. Minn MfTiaup ttnmJllon, who was 'titfihiyt'd first hy Thaw's oounso|, I To look a momt In the nmtlenoo. hut vtts wlvon a copy of tho hypnihotloni lUosllon, "Six months ago I began selling Union Pacific at 100. I did not see how any railroad In the country could get rates high enough to pay 10 per cent dividends, particularly when the Chicago and Northwestern, the standard railroad of this country, can pay only 7 per cent. Kesults show my reasoning was right. That's all there was to it. "My Reasoning Wai Right." A verdict in favor of the plaintiff In the amount of $1,200 was returned by the jury this morning in the case of Aaron Freeman, of Plymouth township, against the Wiikesbarre & Wyoming Valley Traction Co. The case was given to the jury yesterday at noon, with 11 Jurors in the box, the twelfth, Casper Oberdorfer, having been excused on account of injuries sustained on Tuesday evening. The case was tried before Judge Lynch. John McCJahrcn and E. L. and J. O. CrevoMng were the attorneys for the plaintiff, while John T. Ijenahan and Paul Bedford represented the defendant company. It is understood that the defense will request a new trial. Uolmns hoHrtit spcnkltiM In roply to fornmo's ai'BUmont of yoslorday at MiiCI, lfuuvuti'l wiim put mi tho slutiil is tho point Involves Ills roply to Iho luost Ion, Canada. Prnlght Wrtek Near Hyde P»rk. FAMILY THEATER. tiefnre piiinulliif Into hi* nrsfumcnl •Willim In lh»' euuvcrHiillnit Intween h'ulvn iimi Hummel tDiClmrtH explaini1 Hull lit' I'owii'vwi tin' rlnlii in iikiiIh M Ink I tin )inlrit lluil llle relation he. lijvflyn ii mi Hummel wiih Hint PoitRlikcepalo. V,, Mnri h 14. TmIn No, .'IS, tin cyat hound 11111 k ten 111 of I he Now Vnrk Coiitrnl railroad, collided wllli 11 llttltt frolvhl enjtlne it hove Hyde Park Mtnilon, aovcn inlli'M above 1I1U city. Tilt' Hi'pinnn ami engineer of tluD freight engine, whoae iiiuiich have not been aaeertitlned, wcri' liolh aet'lonaly inn nut fntnlly Injured. The freight engine wiih cut Inone from lln train on u iiilililli' truck annie rilHtnnce up iiu» roiul null Htitrleii for llydo Park to take water. The rccord-breuklng audiences crowding Hie Family theater tliis wi'fk arc a strong Indication of the excellent performance provided. Tho • till In, In fad, one of the very best yet ween at the Family. Again lawt evening lutecomerM found only stand-1IK room at their disposal. The hill In of a varied character and somewhat different from the usual line In that there cannot lie said to he a headline!', all the acts being of an excellent nature, One feature that Mucins to please above others Is the singing of the Desehaut Sisters, llolh young ladles have good voices, which they hlend to good advantage, They have an excellent repertoire of songs. The musical act of the Hlaitchard UroH, scores strongly. It Is enhanced by special scenery, "I do not believe that tho decline la yet over. I believe liquidation will soon start In the copper stocks. The public Im loaded up with them, bavins l)f*n led to believe that the metal Is uo)d ahead for six months. Tills I doubt very much." Frltil Sohaff III of Parltonltla, New York, March 14, MIhh Krlmi Heltefl', Hie comic o|icrn prima donna, who wiih compelled in nhtindnn her tour In "Mile. Moil lute." I* aerlnUHly III Willi |iOI'ltdllltlN ill llic Hotel Ht. Ilegla. MIhh Kelieit'H inminger, Churlon 11. 1 D11- lliiuliiini. I* alarmed hy the develop. iiiciiIn, Mini fuiii' pliyalclaiiH are In attendance,llllol'liey iillil clli'iil, In milking thin nlemti.nl there wiih m lilnt Ihm live- II inIhhI hiC cRlled In (he Nli«ml tin « 1 "I I'cHnrl 1 if Hie llefcnae In abut out 'ie nflldnvH hy HWenrltiii lluil the re. I'nii of nllorney nnil client did ejtlKi ml refilHlnw In waive her privilege, Pittsburg, March 14.— Swept with terrific force by the swollen current against a pier at (Jlen Osborne, the towboat Cruiser, owned by the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke company, was wrecked and sunk last night. The thirteen members of the crew took yawls. One yawl capsized. and two men were drowned. Two Drowned on Towboat Cruiser. SUCCESS PROMISED. lieliinii PIiivh ilciKinic, Those at (ho head of tlie movement for the formation of a relief association among the mine workers of the Pennsylvania Coal Co. and the Hillside Coal & Iron Co. furl gratified with the. showing made to date. A figuring U|D lD.v the relief ofllcials today in response to a request made by the Gazette, shows that there are 1 .- 200 employes of the Pennsylvania Coul Co. on (he roll ,of the new organization and 1,100 members of the Hillside Coal & Iron Co. Now members are being received every day and before long It Is expected that nearly all (lie workers under the two companies will have allied themselves with (he association. Thus far there has not been a single call for aid and the money collected lo date is intact. The plan of enrollment worked Jus! as expected and it is believed that equal success will be met with when distributions of relief are made. Those at the head of the movement feel very sanguine that it will be a complete success. The California lawyer then turned l« Mileiitiini in itermne and nevereiy lyed the iIIm|i'Ii| allnrney' fur hlN Nprlnglleld, Miihh„ March 14, The Uvea of alxty Infanta, all leaa than one year old, were aaveit hy the hernlam of the WlNlera of Providence at the burnluii of llellilcheni, the llrlghtHldc nnra cry, The big .frame atrueture waa wrapped in flntiiM alnioal before the Mre wna (llaeovarad, N11110 (l«v«d Sixty Bablai' Llvat. Woavort Out on Strike. Pawlnckel. II. I., March 14.- Over 21V) weaverM In the Hoyal Weaving company mill here went out on atrlke owing lo dlaantlafuctlon with a chatigo In I lie ayatein of work, The agent of the mill aaya lluil the ayatpin adopted la the an me na I* uaeil tn the other factor lea of the company. ula of lila 11 llli Im v 11 In 1 In- .jury, wIn n ic 11111 'i 1111 c 111 hiiil mil I ndmlllod evldenei', I Inn yi'aterdrty lu relating the crm» LUIS' WES NEW 8MNC STYLES "Now, I pei'inllled Ilin dlMlrlei 11I. rney," ileelar»d Helinna hiilerty, t'fn iiillmic believing 1 tin 1 Hi liilelllirenl icii would mil lie liilluenceil hy llie lawnrn Nlnienienl of 1111 linftnaalnneil wyer, I irual In lluil llllelllitenee my protection " Norton Never Proposed to Wife. Cotton 8pinnera Quit Work. New Haven, Conn,, March 14. Taking the stand despite denial* by hi* attorneys that he would do so, the millionaire Yale freshman, Rdwln Kenneth Norton, supplied a sensational wlndttp to his suit for divorce by contradicting his wife's testimony In vital details. He swore lie had not asked the cloak model, Josephine Blrney, as Mrs, Norton was, to become his bride. The suggestion came from her, lie testified, In fact, he as good as said It was a demand. He admitted, though, he was Infatuated with the girl before their marriage and at the time of tho ceremony. Chlcopee, Mass., M.arch 14.—'Two hundred spinners In cotton mills Noa. I and 2 of the Chlcopee Manufacturing company at Chlcopee Falls struck because of the discharge of ten operatives said to have been active in a •trlke early in the winter. The plant Is still In opera I Ion. CovnliiK, N. V., Mnreh 14,—Polleeninn Chmilicey Knowllnn wita hIiiiI In Ihe liend ami prohahly fntnlly Injured lual n lull I hy l,ewla Kettgle. Keaicle wan wanted ill fyunrttw on a iliarge of burglary, ntifl Know I ton had Juat nrrealed I1I111, Kengle cacnped, ■urqlar ShooU Oornlng Pollooman. Trial of Standard Oil Company, Chicago, March 14. 41'lie aeaalnn of court In Ihe trial or ilTe Hlanilard Oil company waa ennanmed by legul umunieniN regarding the proper manner of tnilillahliiK railroad tariff Mheela, As a spring introduction we are going to place before you thlH SPECIAL BARGAIN Willi Mi Im nppi'iil in ihe'Jury I »"1- 11 h 1111111 hC 'i I III in 11 dlai'iiiiHliiu of Ihe ilhnrlllea filled yaalerrtny hy Jerome, 11 il111 u hi* addtWi from maiiunerlpl d laid down III a prnpimlilnn lluil If y pari of a i|iii'»ilun IfahoWH in lie "Ifiili all of |i nium lie no d, 'e I In' n a«inir iled ,ler.iini»'" iiucHllnn, tnwIiik lhe pnriH in whleji lie uh« ■ e teil •A regular $1.75 shoe in dongola (button with patent tip, special spring cut price $15,000 Fire at Bridgeport. $1.25 Allanla, On., March 14.—.?, It. Crutchllelil, who a ami tilled Colonel .lamea Temple Uravea here, wiih fined fiuo anil acut to Hie city Htockailn to HjDatid the next Heveii duyii. 8ont to tho Stookada For Savon Oaya. Bridgeport, Conn., March 14.— Kirn which started In the kiln drying department of the Frank Miller Lumber company yards, the largest in the city, last night caused damage estimated at about $15,000, Other shoes up to $3.50. Boston Sloe Store AltalMtlin'a eeurel mice helnnMcd to 11 French cltemlin, He noltl Ii to a dial liter fnr 1711, The dlmtlller Hold It fnr vnii,iiaau, 11 In now not worth lie 011 hhtnI |7fi, huvltiK leaked out. Wa« IIiiiiiihi'I'm Client, lie aald thnI Ihe HlnteniiDu| (hut 79 N. Main St. Pittston, Pa.