Pittston Gazette

              flittaton tClATHTCR CONDITIONS. ATX THE TTOMF. NTW«. forecast Tntll 8 |D. m. Tomorrow fiM For the People of Plttstnn nod K.astorn Pennsylvania. Vicinity. Pair, warmer to-night and Wednesday.THE BOMB PAPKR. 57TH YEAR. i WiSRKljy ESTABLISHED 1850. 1 DAIIiY WST. BY TH*'*. HART 1882 PITTSTON, PA., MONDA , APRIL 2, 1907. TWO C 'RNTS A COPY. ( 'Pli'M D A niTCl FORTY CI0NT8 A MONTH. { 1-tiJN X^AljrCjrS Historic a1 PRESIDENT km Socien - 1 j PITTSTON BRIDE; PITTSBURG GROOM1 house burmed. ipi rnnyiiri| UCCT Dwell I nc of •Tames Wlialon, on Pana" j |jL|]|(\l| | |t| Li 1 MlUCI I  1 ■ ■. fftuK i»YiRtOt.BAyH CCK-fHUKt —— Ji/ UNUlV^OfllkOKdtflWOOfl.NY. MAKES AN APPEAL i • j  ' AIlss Miii-frnro( Mtirtha Bocomes Wife ina Si reel, WtiK Completely Di1- ON RAILROADS of T. J lk'nnotl in St. Mary's Says Corporations Must Be Supervised. stro.ved This Morning. Wyoming Conference Opens Clmroh, Vpper Plttston. At r.: 1 r. thin iromirifr. an alarm of fire was sent in from box 27, ut the corner of North Main anil Lambert '.Iroots. The tiro department made a quick response "anil found the home of James Wlialen, on Panama street, j Tj AV »C3 in flames. as the result of an over- j. lioatoil stove. The X in Kara Hose Co attaohod to a plupr in HiiRhestown The firs't of the post-Lenten mari rlages in the oily look, place this morn• ills' at x o'clock, when Mis* Margaret ' M,t»rtha, daughter of M. J. Murlhn, of ! Upper Pittuton. became the bride o| It. J. llennett, of Plttsburp, u forme.- i resident of VVillcesbarro. Tile ceremony was performed at 8 o'clock in i .St. Mary's church and was ofliciated jai by Jiev. John Grevo, pastor of St. Mary's. A party of the couple's friends "witnessed the pretty event. ! The bride made n very neat appearance in a gown of white nei over whit" taffeta. She woro a picture hat and her bouquet was of bride roses and lilies of the vailey. The maid, Miss i Gertrude Carroll, of Wilkosbarre, a Tomorrow. ABUSE COURT REVIEW Roosevelt Stands Pat on Prior Declarations. PROGRAMME Governor Explains Pending Measures. borough. while the ICagle.-j attached to a 11111f-v close to the city line. The Wlinlen home, which was a small frame dwelling, was completely destroyed. The liremen devoted their efforts mostly ti saving I he property of Councilman Carden, which is on Mic adjoining lot and in this tin 4 were successful. Laymen's Conference Meets 011 Friday. TO MAKE NO ADDRESSES I'tien. .Y V.. April 2. — Coventor Hughes iu mi address before ihfl chamber of commerce at Its bamjuet replied lo the public service corporations, thai seek 10 amend the public utilities bill by limiting the powers of the proposed public service commission. He declared in a straight forward, lawyerlike Hddresu that federal regulation i.i not a substitute for state regulation and that if tile citizens of the slate are to bo protected from the abuse of corporate privileges in domestic commerce they iiinsi look for their remedy to the state and to the state alone. l.estershire, \\ Y.. April 2.—Metho. dist clergymen from all parts of the Wyoming Conference are rapidly gathering for the 56th session of the conference. Quite a number of the ministers reached Lestershire this afternoon, in readiness for the anniversary of the Temperance Society, which will be held this evening. Rev. ft. Kiipatriolc will preside over the meeting and the address will be delivered by Hev. 1'. A. Baker, 15, D., general superintendent of the American Anti-saloon League. No Action That Will Injure Stability of Securities In Sight. SCRANTON SCHOOL PRINCIPAL DEAD cousin of thCL* bride, wore light blue net over blue taffeta with a hat and she carried pink carnations. The groomsman was ihe groom's brother. Prof. Frank Owens, one of the best known residents of West Scrnnton, died Inst evening. A week ago Prof. Owens was suddenly stricken with Illness while in in a West Serariton drug store. After being taken home he rallied and hope was entertained for his recovery, but uremic poisoning devolped and for several days past his condition had been very critical. Prof. Owens was 32 years of age. He was graduated from the Spranton High School and from the Bloomsburg State Normal school. Kver since graduating from the Normal school he had held the position of principal of Public School No. 13, in West Scran ton. l.ist fall he was united in marriage to Miss Martha Matthews, of Dunmore, a well known soloist, who survives. EXECUTIVE QUOTES FAST SFEECHEb John llennett. of Wilkesbarre. Pollowing the ceremony the wedding party were driven lo Wiikesbariv. where a breakfast was served in one of the private rooms of Hotel iledington. Mr. and Mrs. llennett left at 1:30 this afternoon for lialtimorc and Washington, as well as other cities where they u'iil spend th.-ir honeymoon. La* ter they will proceed to Pittsburg to i take up their residence. Mrs. Ren- I licit is an estimable young lady and I has tile best wishes of a host of PreviouE Utterances and Messages to The formal opening of the conference will lake place tomorrow morning. Business matters will afterward he taken up for consideration. The missionary sermon will be preached at 2 p. m., by Hev. J. F. Warner, and an evangelistic service will be conducted at four o'clock. The anniversary of the board of foreign missions will be held at 7:30 p. m., Hev. C. II. Saclcet presiding. The address will be delivered by Hev. Homer C. Stuntz. superintendent of missions in the Philippine islands. Congress Outline His General Attitude on Question, and Recent Events It is proper. Cit' course." he mmUl. "Iliflt ihe state In tlii* exercise of its aulhority should tnke account of wise legislation of congress. 1'sel'ul offoiis may also be made lo promote harmony in state legislation, and any stall1 tluir sols a high standard in its legislative scheme of stale supervision and in its efficient administration of the law will contribute powerfully toward similar aelion in other jurisdictions and to the establishment throughout the country of proper administrative standards. Hut there is no reason why the slate of New York should fail to enact n just law in the interest of its citizens because of the action or inaction of oilier states." Emphasize Wisdom of His Policy, He Says — Declares Roads Them- selves Will Work Out Problem of Their Physical Salvation as an Item ; friends here. cl bookkeeping THE MAYOR GETS BUSY Washington, April — President Hooseveli stands jjal on I lie railroad problem. He litis not elm aged Ids views in tlie least and stands committed loday to the policies which he lots frequently enunciated in speeches and messages. He does not consider it necessary to make any "reassuring' speeches at iliis time and will noi do so T.HE ROOSEVELT FACE IN A STRENUOUS MOMENT. When President lioosevelt. says ti thing lie says II In a manner calculated to prove lliat he means it. Sometimes in public speaking every liber CDl' his body and every muscle of his fuce seeilis to lie endowed with the terrible earnest ness of the brain behind the physical mask. A l such moments there is no mis taking Hie president's atlitude. He stands for the principle lie is uttering stands tor it with holli feet and the solldness of tin- man's character Is expressed iti his luce. When I lie president looks that way yon need not hear what he Is saying in order to'understand perfectly well that in' is giving utterance to something in which lie beijeves hear! and soul. Heait-to-Heart Talk With There will probably not be as many vhariges in the Wyoming district as wore made a year ago, but there will be an important change at the Elm Park Church, Scranton. Rev. Dr. Ceorge Clark Peck became pastor ot' this church two years ago. lie had served one or two of the smaller churches in the New York East conference. when in 1897 he went to the First M. E. Church at Mt. Vernon, where he served very acceptably until the spring of lftO'i, when he came to the Kim Park. Here he has done a remarkable work and now receives an invitation to become pastor of St. Andrew's Church, one of the most important ilethodist churches in New York City. ANNUAL MEETING Policemen. OF CHURCH CLUB t.ivcs Them llis Views Concerning Their Onlles and l.ajs l»o«n Knle The annual meeting and banquet of the Episcopal Church Club of the Dio- All this was bio 11 ght Cmi by the niuk hit public of a letter from i lie presi- Objects to General Court Review, cese of Central Pennsylvania will be held in the parish house of the Prr.- Cathedral Church of the Nativity, South Bethlehem, Thursday. April 2".th, 1!)07. at 6:30 p. m. At the annual meeting amendments to the constitution will be proposed, reducing the annual dues and Increasing the number of vice presidents. This will be the first meeting of the club since the division of the diocese, and members are especially urged to attend. \ny baptized layman" of the church Is eligible to membership. Henry A. Fuller. Esq., of f»t. Stephen's Church. Wilkesbarre. will be the ruler of the feast. Prof. John L. Stewart, of Lehigh University, and Clinton Rogers Woodruff, of Philadelphia, are among the speakers secured. It is Vpected that other eminent persons will address tile meeting O. C. Foster, Esq., of this city. Is secretary-treasurer of the club. Declaring that federal regulation is nol stale regulation arid thai federal powers and state powers are exercised in different spheres, he objected to a general cotiri review of the administrative acts of the proposed public service commission on the ground that it is nol in accordance with the theory of our government that an attempt should he made to convert the appellate court Into an administrative board. dent to C'. X. Subtii. president of the in 11 ecuI'd (o Saloons. Which The president has decided not lo accept the invitation of the association lo deliver a speech at SijringtHMd. 111., on rlie railroad situation, lie addressed a leuer to Mr. Smith, statin;:' lual it: Illinois Manufacturer ussucia i ion "rfllS fiERM FACTORY Must Close al 12 O'clock on Sanmlny nieal i'Xiift ty as a .j Unit XiglUs. man. but no i i for t . ...... .iiiespie had his llrst« interim! jit.u _ - : view with the police force last oven- Mary Ilverson Quarantined n« met mi the- membors. m- I j chiding- Ofricor NeWcnmb, the new po- I'or Tvphoid illceman, in the city hull, anil address' l ed them, making a statement of what lie expects from the.ro anil Sivlng them | the outline of the first moves of his PAflTfT'Nfft administration in which he expects 1)U1)1 U) tak(, ]liiv| included in the mayor's talk was his statement of , what he considers should he the line X1- of the duty of polic. . '.tiring the time WO- |,(. jK ai head of the city government. ITe told them that all lie expects ffom ! them is hones', and efficient service ! and that as long' us they are right in 'tie performance of their duties they ;i yor would lie impossible for liiai to Hi'i'C'l liieif imitation exteiKlcHl !:D•-1 . week. I if it use lie ijiii no!' 1'eel rluil !i(* U;ttl au.\ lliiu.tr lo say id tliis linn- in a speck*.! adilress mi this speeial stib.ieei. ft :CC•» (»nii r. y I %.» Address to Railroad Employees In his .iiliii'i'ss to (hp (tellim! rslU'wii.V iMliplo.vtvs" orders in liils C-iID on Nov. H, ilH.i'i, 1 iu* |»fiD.Cnti'lVt said: ) 'D1 I .ay men to .Meet, It is not." he suid. "(lie proper function of the courti to set rates or lotuuUe orders as to the facilities which should be supplied or the safety appliances which -hould be used. This is the function of the leirislathre or of the administrative board which it may create to aid in obtaining the*performance of the duties it has imposed, it would be most unfortunate if. with the necessary extension of state supervision of public service, our courts should have cast upon them such burdens of admin 1st rat ion. In connection with the sessions of the conference is to be held the annual meeting of the Wyoming Conference I-aymen's Association. This association is to meet in' the Baptist Church at Lestershire on Friday, April . This meeting will continue only one day, with morning and afternoon sessions. All members of the church over 20 yArs of age are considered members of the association, but delegates may be setu from any church from which there Is no certainty that other members will at- Will Not Deviate From His Course To Itie (Jiff'TPiH tiii'ii, flit'iHlly ;IUC1 liiilriendl.v. who Umvc vUitod liiui or i. i*i11C-n nD liiui the jireriidciil hits austvoml vCTlDiillv nr in vvriiiut; Mint hi* I am rOhViuCCii lliti turi nmi siipoi \ iHoi '■ TO KEEP ON reined by tii tfOWI'llI Incteful. I woul the railways. :C1 !il X f« 114 mill ih-is *polii- t'or lUonNc) ves inl needed no «»x |»lunil 1 lot»« whatever uiut 1 tini he should uoi in his future course deviate tine hand's breadth fl'oui the eoiuw lit- .has imt'sueij in the |n»st IIIHII i i .1 \ »- am M.f-u «•. J'.'-. • • • • _ _ numnun. I'V- inHi • . 'I iLC<h like to h.iw* ii t*\r] * in tin- in n! I ovpii Mpiialii'.atiou. I am lonyl tho •v.aft«s fund" would tlifio was no I'm lituniH I' ipUal upon Officers Have u onis I Itt* C ! lurpC-r if | man Removed. iii.-n.i Coffee and Cake Social by the Toadies' circle of St. Mirv's Assumption at New Armory. Wednesday evening. tisif l»y Wficlis' orchestra lipn't fail to attend. 2a.2t. tuut was now piii'suing need fea r no censure. The officers paid strict attention to the mayor and .Manufiu'turitii;! ,lpp0.),.e(1 favorably impressed with The statement was also made from i l v C all a unit in [ (tenianit.in.!', that seine [impi"; actten slioriMj vvealiti. If Don KH)llCDn\. ii lui in \\ lllllil New York, .K11 ii J J. The programme for the affair, with the officers for the present year, is as follows: tend mi authoritative source Unit "oven a most i-urSoi'.v examination ol* what tlic president haw 'repeatedly said in speech arid in message will show the utter notisense oI' supposing the government litis1 ttie slightest intention to take any notion which would invalidate the safely and stability of the railway securities now issued, the whole legislative Remedies Outlined b* iakf*n ; Ruin's; rtaiu iiifii.or \\Dalii) tiifrn. no inutt&V wJieUif r I «IiC-l ■C akt- ihusr «aniC a itiiy. tin* health authorities assert, Umy HversOn. the human germ f««•- lovy. win) cooked In six families in thi;s city In which twent.v-tive persons liave 'i»m-ii alTeeted with the (liettd disease iir tile l.ikt live years. may lie the defend allt iii an iujunetiou suit. The health atitliariries say there is.a link between Mary's rooking anil the oastes of.fevei Mayor Gillespie lost 110 time in tak, irig up the vt'i'hs -of government after they had been relinquished by Mayor Langun. lie started to till not only the. routine duties, but also to put ihj to effect some of the measures that are included in his pre-election promise to give the city "a clean, honest i and business-like administration." i The mayor at once took up two evils that he intends shall Vie stopped at once and gave the force his positive instructions on their line of duty eon- "The power of the legislature antl of the commission ii creates is not, however. without limits. And where the legislature goes beyond its constitutional powers or where the administrative hoard exceeds- its authority or passes its constitutional limits the matter falls within the jurisdiction of the courts, who will declare such action null dial void ind prevent any attempt to enforce the provisions of the obnoxious statute or order. FOR SALIC—A new rag carpet. Tnquire 2 Brandenburg St . 2ft.31 Morning'. Enrollment/ of laymen Devotional. del', ad woulMi. I wonl«l ' ii.• 11! ufciiinsM you. »hi m;itICT lew, HNI Of ml U I would u-ally b«- acting in your o\vu li'i't*.*"■ i ■ I would Im• lo yotir fi»ir» if I faileil to Cl*» j«is riNWriAI; AND fOMMKRHMi Reports—J'rcsident, vice president, recording secretary, field secretary and treasurer. &s fiiurh ts lu 1 ho Wiiyi \\orUC i' Speculative Folly. In I Now York Slock Markets furnished tiy M. S. Jordan & Co.. stock brokers. Miners' Bank BuiMIni; High. Low 126 "vs 125'.; « 4 Appointments of committees—(a) fraternal greetings to conference; (b) nominations; (c) resolutions. .■,-V v,„ (||- fj|(. |,|'(DS'iC.i(*lH 11R \'illS III his t:«D Cui]jiiv-s ;Ct 1I10 j of lilt* lirsl uf 1110 j Clos. 125 % Iit-fii proclaimed iijfaiii and again as out- in iiisiiit' ihe future against I lie lui^rii(ct-s anil delinquencies of 1 lie ]Da-=t. lu'^illllillu 1 il l V-Illlllll oil I D1-1 Hit' pl't'sitlciit siiii.l: m nC 1 iluit shi' must have heeu 'lite sou rot) of infection. 'l'liey have had her in the \\ illiiiil 1 'arker 1 lecej ilion hospital .for operation lor ten days, and as Mary is lighting for release on the ground iliaD she is pert'eetl.v healthy they may he forced to take lesal action, inas much as site may try to gain freedom by a writ of , habeas corpus. In ihat event, it is feared this celebrated cool: may invade another kitchen with her Am. Sugar . . Am. Ijoco. Am. Smelter Am. Car & F. Amal. Copper C. F. T.  Peo. Gas S. Steel . . I'. S. Steel, pf. 0 - V* 1 ? i '/•• 36 ill 34 !I0 Solo, Prof Madison, Binghamton 122% 36 1)2% 34 D4 '."1 Address, "The proper lines of work for a laymen's association of this confernce," C, I). Genung, Waverly, X. Y. Valuation of Railroads, l.t'i i.to mnsl sa\ that 11 lentil reioriiinendatlons are not made in any | spirit oi hostility to the railroads I he- i lirve that oii the whole our railrouds havit D "To provide a right of appeal to the conns from every order of the commission not only invites delay and tin unnecessary multiplicity of proceedings, bin has for ils object the substitution of the judgment of the court for the action of the commission. To give the court power to hear such appeals, to take evidence and to reverse or to modify the orders of the commission comes simply to this—ilutt the court becomes in effect the ruling commission and the commission created by the legislature is simply a board to take evidence and make what are. in effect, recommendations."36 "s 94 II was further pointed out: in administrative circles that the president has made mD references in his Suieedies or ijiessttges to- the question or the physi- cerning the.ni In the first place the police were informed that during the present week each officer must see personally 3.11 90 % Adjournment for social hour and luncheon. General discussion duii'' v c. i • a ad not ill, fiat t he raih oad 1 men \v!io wish to do well should uol I exposed lu eomppiition with (hose wli'i'l have no s.'eh de.«ire: ami lie* only way) to secure litis end is to '.rive to fjonte . j einthPttt lrlt)l.i n] lite |«.Hcr o -t c tliUt l justice 1?. tlou? h\* the rihwltlin£ exa- :!D , as it is filadly, done by the willing'. * 1 1 36% 99 :Cs, 59 9S-% 36 '/4 9N % 58 ?'s .-a] valuation of railroads. His position on this question, it was. said, is ihat Ihe roads themselves will work* out this problem as an item of bookkeeping. and reference was made (o rite fact that two roads, the Northern facitle and the tireat Northern, already have submitted (Jellies as to their valuations. iloon-keeper on his beat anil inform him lhut commeucins this week ho must close his place of business :it midnight sharp every Saturday nluht. Mayor Gillespie declared he would hold the police responsible for the enforcement of this condition and tha, he would take no excuse foi the non-enforcement of the order. The officers were told to see that the places are closed nnd that if they have any reason to suspect that the law !;• heinpr violated they must demand admittance If ihe door Js not opened the saloon keeper must be served with notice to appear before the mnyor. every n. n. T Erie . . 5 1 's Devotional Afternoon 25% 3H 1 07 2 3% Reports of committees. Address, "The pastor and the lay- Wesley Woodruff, M A.. WI1-. o. & w Reading' B & O. C. & O X. K. . 37% 104 38% 105% 9 i % 4 0 V: serins. 98 % 9 7 man kpsbarrc. General discussion. Solo, Mrs. Quaekenbush, Lester- It is inrforuihate t hat our present law.ij should forbid all t otnbiuations. insteadi of shar ply discriminating between thofu» conibinallons which do good ami those which tio evil. Hebates. for- iiiHiumv, ara as often due to the pressors of oIl, shippers (as was shown hi the investigation Of the Standard Oil «ompany u.nd the iC»- baeco and trusts) as t«.# the initiative of big railroads. Often ratlrond'i would like to combine for the purpose •»? preventini; a big- t hip per from maintaining improper advantages m the expanse of small shippers and of the general public. Such a tonibinatfon. instead of In-intf forbidden h.\ law. .should be --favored. Jtailroads should be permitted to inako agreements. provided thesf Woman Wants to Be Freed I 24 % U2' II «1 ' C 118 ■11 V» 4 0 I 77 X 7 7*4 134 1 1X Vi 124 % .Mary is irying her best to In* freed froui septic observation, hut tLie scientists won't tree her. 'I'hey admit that .Mary's Itopo at present is a writ of habeas corpus, but insi ;| (hat the supreme court will sustain them in their action in detaining 1 kt. Si. Paul . . . X. Y. C. • ■ • Penna  Atchison com L. & X  C. P  G. W  S. P  S. It  M. P  H. 1  K. T  Wabash .... rT. P  T. P  shire, X. Y Address, "The- distinctive note in Methodism," Dr. G. C. Peck, pastor Kim Park Church, Hcranton. In his letter to Mr. Smith the president inclosed copies of tile speech lie made at Haieigh, N. Oct. 10. l'.Hlo. and the one lie delivered before a dele 125 95% 1"J22% 91 Vi 95 % IIS H 17"D 14 7 9 119 U 117 r', 180 V* 175 General discussion or .union evangelistic meeting with conference, Dr. Randall, evangelist, leading (as the association may wish). Arguments Cheered. Mr. Waiter Bcnsel. assistant sanitary superinteiident of tlie health depart incut, said Mary's i'nll record had been traced bitek to 1!t0~. in that time, lie said, she had worked in six different families, and typhoid had been a coincidence of her cooking, in one family alone six 'out of seven persons aftiicled with the disease. There seems to be no doubt that .Mary has been nninufacturvn};- the germs at the rate of a million day anil her record to the present time is more than 'J.OUO.- iMin.OOti serins, with the factory work ing. overtime. Sanitary experts, however, think her works were husv earlier Continuing, Governor Hughes said thai corporations must be supervised so that the will oi' the people cannot he permanently disregarded and that no fundamental rights of property will he injured lDy the pending public utilities measure. 14 7 9 V» 7 7's 2 1 DC, 74 21 % station of railway employees in this city on Nov. H. I!t05, together with tils Ihsi messages lo cougress at ihe beginning of the tilsi and second sessions of the last congress. The president concludes Ills letter to Mr. Smith Another subject tliat the mayor brought up \v:is the improper conditions that exist in some of the saloons, \vherCs women are harbored. 11said that iiis attention had been called tr this condition by numerous residents of the city and that he had Information from some of the Catholic clergymen that conditions were bad in some of the places. The police ueivi instructed to,watch saloons to. see that immoral conditions are not tolerated and he ordered that any cases wherein saloon-keepers harbor 22 Vs 21 % 74% :) 5"/» 2 5 Union meeting with the conference: addresses Uy Dr. Piatt and Dr. Hace, after which a social hour will he enjoyed.30% :}."D»/ L'*D 25 138 7* 13.0 28 \ LDjreemeiilC i:i7 % Officers. President, Hon. \V. L. Connell, Seranton, Pal ai. follows were sanctioned by the iuierstato commerce coiiiuiIbhIoii Mlut were |yut)ltshe(l. i VVllti these conditions complied with it 1:11 Impossible id see what liarln sueti a corn-| btnaiton could do to the public at large, j The governor's arguments were fre»iuentl.v cheered, and when lie had done speaking he received quite an ovation. 2 8'4 28 % His Beliefs Are Wise. Vice President, Wyoming district. Capt. Cyrus Straw, Wiikesbarre. Vice president, Owcgo district. Prof. H. U. Tilbury. Owcso "You will .see iu I bo two speeches inul ilie two messages that 1 have suld about nil llial I would say if 1 spoke now. Ah 1 said to your foody I lie oilier du.v. I Inue already expressed again and again ui.v carefully thought out beliefs. 1 ;:m more tlrmly than over ciuiviiieed that these beliefs are wise ttud that the policy 1 recommended iu my metises at tlit- opening of each of the last? regular sessions of congress must foe carried out. .Inst at the moment I do not see that I have much to add (o what I have already said, and ] think that what has occurred since 1 wrote llie two messages iu question merely illustrates iu striking fashion the desiralDUll.v of ihe course 1 there in outlined." Says New Law Works Well IVJpuntainside Ran Away in his message to congress at the J beginning of the second session of the l-'lfty-nlilth congress on MeC-. pun;,! the president said: Tort Jervix. X. V.. April 2—With a 'roar anil shaking of the earth Hint awakened everybody in the neighborhood. an avalanche of rock and earjtli slid from a elifl' two miles south of Milfortl. Pa., blocking the highway between .Milford and Diugninn. The spring thaw is supposed to be the cause of lite landslide. The cliff is a picturesque feature of" the scenery along the Delaware river. Vice president, Honesdale district, Dan Powell, Dunmore, Pa. men In their back rooms should be reported to him at once, lie agreed iC; act on any such information to have the licenses of offending saloon keepers revoked. That this condition can be rooted out seems certain and the mayor will receive hearty commendation if he works the change as he |dedg;es himself to do. \vn- Vice president, Chenango district. E. A. Thompson. Green, X. Y. tl cannot iCDCD often be repeated tbnt ex-; perieuce hay conclusively shown llie Impose i 111 lit \ of securing bD Ihe actions o{; nearti half a liimili eel different stale legislatures anything but Ineffective chaos In itic \va y of dentins with ihe great corporalinns which Cto not 'operate exclusively vvlUvin the IhnltB of any slate. Iti Hivnai method. whether bD national license law or in other funhiou. We must exercise, unit! at all early (lite, a far more compleiiij control than :il present o \er these i corpora I inns—a control thai wilt anion;:; other things prevent the evils of exces-; slve oveicapitalftSttiion and that will eoiie j pel llie disclosure by each hie corporaiion j of its stockholders and of its properlJei and '".i.shiess. whether owned directly or ( through snhshliary or affiliated corpora*! lions. Tills will tend to pill a slop to iho| securing of inordinate profits In favoreil j individuals'ai tiie expense whether of thei general public, the stockholders or ttie| WMgeworiiers. Our effort should he not Vice president, Oneonta district J. O. Howe, Oenonta. :in")11 that year, anil when the investigations are completed tlie persons who were iifllieled with lite disease when Mary wit* cooking for theui will amount to more than thirty. Vice president Binghamton district, Reed B. Freeman, Binghamton. Recording; secretary, H. B. Tilbury. Qwego. Field secretary-treasurer, Snnford, Waverly, Pa. W A Publicity Needed. 1 Dr. Beimel said it was a good thing lo have publicity in the case, though lie declined to give i lie names of I lie families afflicted, lie said it would prove of great value In many families and emphasized Ihe need of caution and cleanliness among sen auts. "The Lord only knows what we can do wit It, the woman," said the physician, with a laugh. "We have determined to keep her under observation do everything we can to stop her factory, tint there is no known legal way of doing (lint. If the germs persist in lingering in her anatomy, and if she keeps on, manufacturing them at llie present rate, we shall surely keep her In con liiiement. and I am certain the supreme court will sustain us iu our action. She is illinium', and. though she insists she never had Ihe disease, -lie must have suffered a slight attack some time of 'which she was not aware. She is such a healthy looking woman you liev er would suspect that she had such a fevev futftory wiUiiu U#i\" Mayor Gillespie was asked for a statement this afternoon by a O.a-zctte reporter and he gave the following: "This is not a reform movement in the ordinary sense, but a desire upon the part of the mayor to give the people, as I promised the citizens in my campaign, 'a clean, honest and lousiness-like administration of affair#', a platform on which the people .elected me by an overwhelming majority."OBITUARY. Ex-County Treasurer Arretted Wilmington. Del.. April 2.—Horace G. Kettew, former receiver of taxes and county treasurer of Newcastle county, was arrested here on a charge of appropriating $."i,0t)0 of the .county taxes to his own use. Hettew is alleged to be short about $30,000. Now Slowing' Patrick Gibbons, who had resided in this vicinity for many years, died this morning at five o'clock at the Patrick Gibbons. The Preiident'* Speech «t Raleigh, The portions of his speeches ami messages which llie president marked are as follows: lit his address al Halelgh Hie presi dent said: LARGE IjINE OF TOOT Spring and Summer styles home of his nephew, Thotjias Butler, Xo. 16 John street, Wilkosbarre. The deceased was born in County Mayo. Ireland, about 60 years ago, and came to America about 40 years ago. Since then he had been a resident of this community, his home having been first in Frogtown and later in Sebas- in low cut shoes tor women Uncle Sam's 8ig Surplus. and men I do not believe in government ownership of anythlUjr which .caii with propriety be left in private hands, and in particular I should most strenuously objec t 10 suvrriitnent ownership of railroads. Hut I believe with equal firmness tliat ii is nut €Di* the question'for the government not to evercise a supervisory and regulatory right over the railroads. Actual experience has shown that it is not possible to leave the railroads uncontrolled. Such a Sys tem, or. rather, such a laejc of system. 1« fertile in abuses of ever\ kind and puts a premium upon 'unscrupulous and ruthless t iMicin* in ruHrtU'.ci so much to ]iffivent consolidation :iV; such, bin so to supervise anil CD]t!I'o! Jl ' as to sec that It results In no htirtn to the people. WARRANTS ISSUED FOR ASSESSORS Washington, April 2.—The coinpara: the statement of the government receipts and expenditures for March shows the total receipts to have been $.D4,221,9ri;! and the expenditures $43. (802,207, leaving a surplus for the month of $10,tJli).fMH. agent for the famous W Warrants were yesterday sworn out before Alderman Carkhuff, of Wjlkesbarre, for the arrest of Owen Flvnn, of Hazloton; William H. Evans, of Edwardsville: James Hopkins, of Jenkins township; P. J. Ford, of Plttston: John M. Mack, of Luzerne: William Wolf, of Hazl« township, and Charles Vtogers. of Duryea, all being; charged with willful neglect of duties in office in the assessment cases investigated by the special grand Jury in January last. I„. Douglas shoes for men topol. Ho lived in village until about a week ago, when he wen) to his nephew's home in Wilkesbarra to spend a short time. Soon ufter he went there he became 111, having been a sufferer from asthma, and passed away this morning. He was a member of Division 15. A. O. H.. of this city. • The funeral will be held on Thursday morning. A mass of requiem will be held in St. John's church, this city, and intermerit will be made in St. John's Cemetery. Screwdrivers. Some of lite Itest screwdrivers are made front wornout eotlon spindles In days gone by these vvornout spindle# were thrown on to an old iron heap and left to rust titilll they were ; sold for old metal. Then somebody ] 1 hought of grinding one end Into a ' wedge and flattening the other. Ue- KUlt. a hC revfdtivi'f of Itte lif t outtlHy I anil a large perteiUage of extra profit j for the cotton ayinuers. | . ADSTON I WE STOIEj | 79 H Mail St. Bishop Granberry Dead IMcbmoud. Va„ April 2-—Bishop John O. (; ran berry of the Methodist Episcopal church aouth. died suddenly ut his home while silling in a chair. He was seventy-six years old ,C»ud had been a bishop since 1882. mem. Wliai \w ijf-fil !* &omh* uilialtiVsirative bodD' with ai'tptf to forbid combination that is m:rfi'ul 10 ihf* public and itD prevent favoritism 10 oho ImJl Hdu*i at th« expanse of another. We .iM.'ISO- '"V —~~w , . •• '** • / , I