Pittston Gazette

              wrr , If ; ' V mm i V ft % t. ■r ■sr \ 53dYEAR. PITTS ON, PA., FRIDAY, MAY IS, 1903 two oMmtb a oorr. f u PAHKM FORTY CKST3 A MONTH, f ° rAUJ«3. HOLOCAUST A MYSTERIOUS 8HOOTINQ. GREAT STRIKE WAS AVERTED DEED WA8 FORGED. " WAS MADE IN CHIC460 A Braat Bargain Sato af Trenton Jnry'm Decision In s F»- A Child's Sight NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS IN CHICAGO Attempt to Kill a Boston Cleric Fol- lowed by Sensational flight, moui UtlgWtlon. Trenton, N. J., May 15.—Succeeding a battle in the state courts for flf'teen years, a Jury in the United States circuit court here has just given a verdict for the plaintiff In the suit of Thomas B. Bechtold and others against Joseph A. Mlntach for possession of valuable property In the heart of Riverside. . Boston, May 15.—Eric B. H. Mackay, an Englishman retiring in Cambridge, yesterday afternoon shot and seriously, though not fatally, bounded Ernst E. Holbrook, a clerk employed In the laboratory of the .United Drug company In Roxbury. The cause of the shooting is not clear. Mackay called at the laboratory and asked to see Holbrook, who was called by Miss Grace FlUpatrlek, the bookkeeper. Is of more importance than all the study and learning in the world. If your son's or daughter's sight is defective, have his or her eyes properly examined. The quality and correctness of the lenses are to be considered rather than the cost. We charge ordinary prices for the best glasses you can get. Try us. Great Flat Building Was Great- Northern Company and Trainmen Agree. Infernal Machine in Destroyed. New York Traced. 59c Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair 45c r. t■—•— -i THREE LIVE8 WERE LOST. 75c Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair 65c $1.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair 85o $1.25 Nottingham Lace Curtains CONCESSIONS BY EACH SIDE Mlntach exhibited signatures purporting to be those of Henry Bechtold and William Ltpplncott, two trustees nnder the will of the late Samuel Bechtold, to a conveying the property to Mary A. Reed, who, with her husband, reconveyed it to Mlntscti. Llppincott swore thnt he never saw the document, and Mr. Farley, a handwriting expert, declared that the signatures of Bechtold on checks were not the same as that on the deed. Judge Archibald charged that If the jury believed the evidence offered of forgery they must find in favor of the plaintiffs.FRE8H CLEW8 ARE FOUND The men conversed a moment In tone 60 low that Miss Eitzpntrlck could not hear what was said, when she was startled by the report of a revolver. Other Bodies May be Found In the Men Granted an Average Increase of The Author of the Devlcc, Russell, or V At per pair $1.00 $1.50 Nottingham Lace Curtains C At perpair$1.25 Ruin*—One Man Fatally Injured by Turning, she saw that Holbrook had been shot. Mackay had a revolver In each hand. He turned them toward her, but then dashed out of the office. Fifteen Per Cent., Dating From Rosseau, Found to Have Occupied Jumping From a Window—Loss March 1 — Double Header Question Rooms on Washington Boulevard Examination free. If you need an oculist we tell you so. $2.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $1.75 g $2.50 Nottingham Lace CurtainB At per pair48.15 $3.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains. At per pair $2.50 $4.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains V At per pair $3.50 $5.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains | At per pair $4.2S Reaches $50,000. Compromised. Mackay ran into Huntington avenue and In cowboy style held up the driver of a city ash cart, compelling him to abandon his team, which* Mackay appropriated to his own use. Urging the horse Into a gallop, he dashed down the avenue, still brandishing his weapons, until a quarter of a mile away he came abreast of a light turnout belonging to a street department foreman. Jumping from the ash cart, he mounted the seat of the lighter vehicle, but before he could get under headway be was pounced upon and secured by laborers at work near by. St. Paul, Minn., May 15.—All danger of n strike on the Great Northern railway system has passed, and an amicable agreement between the company and its trainmen has been reached. In the Windy City. Chicago, May 15.—Three people per. Ished In a Are thai destroyed the Dorchester flat building this morning. The deftd are Henry Strnhy, Samuel Hall and Lucy Rheasa. Lolils Hubbard jumped from a tlilrd-stor./ window and was fatally Injured. It Is feared that there may be more bortles in the ruins. The dead were suffocated by smoke. There were many thrilling escapes. THE WEATHE&. Chlcwto, Mny 15.—Working on what they believe to be positive Information thnt the infernal machine found on a New York pier and intended for the ocean liner Umbrla was made on the west side in ChU'aico, police officinls are hopeful that they will be able to find the man Russell, or Itosscau, who made the device. H. G. SHupp Expert Optician, 36 W. Market St, Wilkssbarre. Each side made concessions, although up'Dn the face of the terms of the Compromise, as stated by A. B. Oarretson, assistant grand conductor of the Order of Railway Conductors, who, with Mr. Newman of the Brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen, has conducted the negotiations, the men have somewhat the better of It. Samuel Bechtold, the founder of Riverside, left the property In 1809 to seventeen nephews and nieces, fifteen of whom live outside of Now Jersey. The deed attacked as forged is dated May 5, 1873, but was not recorded in the Burlington county clerk's office in Mount Holly until Oct. 8, 1888. B&R HAMMOCKS Get your Hammocks here. We are showing a complete line of Hammocks in our Basement Depprtmeut. George W. McClusky, chief of detectives of New York, and Detective Sergeants Funston and Carey of the same city came to Chicago In an endeavor to surprise the maker of the machine before It became known here that thero was a clew lending to this city. In this they were disappointed. Washington, May 1G.—Pattly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Mackay says that ho and Holbrook had had trouble for over a year over a coat that he had been unable to secure payment for and that It was for that purpose he called upon Holbrook. Holbrook, however, sayB that he does not know Mackay. They are granted an Increase In wages which averages 10 per cent, the increase to date from March 1 last. The yardmen got the Chicago scale, which Is 3 cents an hour higher than the St. Paul scale. New men are to be given Increased wages after one year's service instead of five, as proposed by the company, and upon the double header C]Uontion, which was the cause of the deadlock In the negotiations, the men modified their demands to a slight degree. East of Minot, according to the agreement, the road may run onehalf of X per cent of the gross mileage as double headers. On the mountain divisions west of Minot 2.3 per cent of the gross mileage is allowed to be double headers, but In computing the percentage of double headers helper engines must be Included. YOUNG WALL8 FOUND. I Price List. MIuIdi Son of Plttabnr* Millionaire PEOPLE'S STORE A Duel to the Death, York, Pa., May 15.—The mystery of the disappearance under peculiar circumstances of George Walls, a young mechanical engineer, from Spring Grove Oct. 21, 1001, has been cleared up after numerous efforts by his father, Millionaire Martin Walls of Plttaburg, and others to learn the fate of the missing man. Tamed Plumber. Best Patent Flour.. .$4.50 . .05 . .10 • -IP . .30 Kansas City, Mo., May 15.—George E. Spencer, a clothing merchant who came here recently from Birmingham. Ala., waa afiot And billed and Stephen Flanagan, a police patrolman, was mortally wounljed in a pistol duel In a room here. Flanagan bad gone to the house to arrest Spencer. There wore no witnesses to the tragedy, and when persons attracted by the shots entered the room Spencer was dead and Flanagan lay uncousclous, blood oozing from a wound in his breast a few Inches below the heart. , Chief McClusky communicated with Lieutenant Rohan and then made on Investigation personally. He Is confident that the Infernal machine was made or at least completed In the rooming houso at 287 Washington boulevard, kept by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ehlen, though he Is doubtful If the plot was thought out In Chicago. After making a hujrlcd Investigation here Chief McClusky left for New York. Onion Sets, per quart.. Bermuda Onions, quart 15 South Main Si, Pittatoo. ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. OUTDOOR SHAKESPEARE. Peanut Butter "Am Yon Like It" Presented to New Yorkers In Novel Manner. Cc n M ashrooms  EVANS BROS New York, May 15.—Three thousand persons gathered In the south field of Columbia university, which was transformed Into the forest of Arden, where they witnessed a notable performance of Shakespeare's "As You Like It." Young Walls has been located at Rlverton, n small village on the Susquehanna, near Uarrlsburg, where he went Immediately after his disappearance and where under an assumed name he has been working as a plumber. He has been living with the family of Albert Ihumma, a Ulverton business man. White Clover Seed.... . .25 Lawn Grass Seed. , .25 GROCERS Detectives Funston nnd Carey had a long conference with Lieutenant Rohan, whom they informed that, In their opinion, Ilussell and Rosseau were the same man. They believe that after the completion of the machine Russell went to New York and may still be In that city. ' - Sure of Raaaell'i Identity. New Garden Seeds, all kinds, package and loose. Best Patent Flour ..... .$4.50 Feed, all kinds, per 1.15 Hay, long and cut, per 100.. .90 Potatoes, perbu 70 Butter, New, extra fine, per lb .27 Onion Sets, per qt 05 Lawn Seed, per lb 18 Timothy Seed, per bu 2.15 Clover Seed " ....... 7.76 Nearly everybody In society who Is still in the city was there, and many came from their summer hohies. especially for the occasion. Princeton, Harvard and other scats of learning sent representatives, and distant cities had their delegations. Miners Pa 14 Commtaalon'a Award. Wllkesbarre, Pa., May 15—The employees Af the Lehigh Valley Coal companion this city and valley, ulso those of the' Delaware and Hudxon Coal company, today received all of their back wages due under the commission award. The payment was made In bulk, and the men received from $20 to *40 each. The former company paid out about $300,000 on the back pay and $200,000 more on the regular pay. BRENNAN fi ROBERTS, Bnalneaa Men Took a Hand. It had been supposed all along that young Walls lind been foully dealt with In Spring Grove, nnd the father has spent thousands of dollars in an endeavor to recover the body of the supposed murdered man. Mr. Ward, the general manager of the road, In his offer to the men In reply to their demands for a complete abolition of the system of double heading proposed to confine It to 3 per cent of the gross mileage, which Is about the present percentage upon this road. He, however, reserved the right to double head on any part of the system. This offer the men rejected, and a complete deadlock In the negotiations ensued, and a strike seemed inevitable. The business men of the Twin Cities, however, undertook to bring the parties together again and finally succeeded.42 north Malm Sfrart, Next to Eagle Hotel. Both pbonee The gross receipts were about $10,- 000, and after the expenses are paid a substantial sum will go to tbo University Settlement kindergarten, for the benefit of which Mrs. James Speyer and her associates of the women's auxiliary planned the entertainment. A Mrs. Perkins, who three years ago occupied the premises at 205 Washington boulevard, which Is a portion of the building In which Russell Is supposed to have constructed the machine, said that three years ago a man who answered the description now given of Russell rented a room from her and after three days disappeared In a mysterious manner. After he had gono she found three sticks of dynamite in the room. She called the police, and they took the explosive awny. Walls explained that he absented himself from Spring Grove because he had while on a visit to York permitted himself to become drunk and was ashamed to turn up again to report for duty «t the Spring Grove Paper mills, where he was doing special work for a Pittsburg firm of engineers. We carry a full line of lobse seeds of all kinds, garden tools, early potatoes such as Early Hose,, Ohioa, Trumps, Peerless and Kings ARE YOU BUYING GOODS AT THESE PRICES ? The company of players was under the stage direction of Ben Greet, who, through the courtesy of Charles Frohman, was permitted to present the comedy. The Rosalind of Miss Edith Wynne Matthison won all by her charm, and the other actors were hailed with hearty applause. Hot Springs, .Ark., Mny 15.—A passenger train on* the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad jumped the track on a fifteen foot embankment about a mile cast of this city, wrecking all of the cars except the Pullman sleeper and carrying an Iron bridge down Into the Gulpliu creek. One man was killed and at least twenty other persons were Injured, one fatally and several others seriously. Fatal Arkanaaa Smaah Dp. EVANS BROS BOOTS'AND SHOES Men's Guaranteed Patent Leather Shoes $3.50 Men's Guaranteed Patent Leather Oxfords 3.26 Ladies' Patent Leather Shoes.. $3.00 to $3.60 Ladies' Dongola Oxfords from $1.00 to $2.60 _ Wo only quote a few, lint to realise what these goods are y6u want to call. We also have, a fine line of baby shoes, all colors. See 'us when you want anything in the shoe line. 1 44 and 46 S. Main Street j BASEBALL. The Chicago police have discovered three wen who, it Is believed, unsuspectingly assisted the mysterious "Q. Russell" In manufacturing his deadly device. The men are J, W. Seymour, carpenter; J. W. Elsenberg, blacksmith, and John Clarke, machinist, whose shopB are in the vicinity of the apartment occupied by Russell in Washington boulevard. They were given to understand that the mechanism was some sort of gambling device. Feed, all kinds $1.15 (Full Weight.) Granulated sugar, 20 lbs. Yeast, fresh Magic.. Mr. Ward receded from his offer of 8 per cent double headers and agreed to district the rond and confine the bulk of the two engine trains to the mountain divisions. With this understanding the men receded from their demands for a complete abolition of the system, and the details of their wage schedule and other mntters at Issue were then settled satisfactorily to each side. \ Otmn Played Yuterdmr In the National and American Leignel. NATIONAL, LEAGUE. At New York — Cincinnati, 3; New York, 0. At Brooklyn—Chicago, 3; Brooklyn, I. At Boston—St. Louis, 2; Boston. 3. At Philadelphia—Pittsburg, 6; Philadelphia, 1. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. W. Li P.O. W. L. PC. New York IB 4. .714 Clnclnnntll2 12 .500 Chicago... 1*6 9 .640 Brooklyn. It 12 .478 Pittsburg. 16 10 .615 St. Louis. 7 18 .280 Boston.... 11 10 . 524 Philu'phla. 6 17 .217 AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Detroit—New York, 4; Detroit, 9. At St. Loula — Washington, 4; St. Louis, 3. At Chicago—Philadelphia, 3; Chicago, 9. At Cleveland—Boston, 10; Cleveland, 4. STANDING OP THE CLUBS. .$1.00 2 Cambric, Cambrics, we are told, came from Cambrny, a town in French Flanders famous for Its fine linens, and damask originated In Damascus. .nit, iicou — w jaleratns, per lb 4C Coffee, Lion and Arbuckle.. 11c Butter, best creamery 26c Clothes Pins, best hard wood, per dozen lc Fresh Garden Seeds, regular Washington Courthouse, O., May 15. —By the wrecking of the Cincinnati and Pittsburg express 'on the Midland division of the Bnltimoro and Ohio Southwestern railroad flVe miles east of Washington Courthouse two persons were killed and Beveral seriously hurt. The accident was caused by spreading rails. The train was running at a speed of about forty-five miles an hour when It left the track. Two Killed In Ohio Wreck. An Antidote For n Deadly Polaon, Hydrogen peroxide hos beon found to be a valuable antidote for hydrocyanic poisoning. It Is given both internally and subcutuneously until the odor of the add can no longer be noticed in the exhalations. The nntidote acta by changing hydrocyanic acid Into oxamlde. It is reported unofilcially that the Chicago and Northwestern system has settled with Its trainmen on the same terms that have been granted by most of the transcontinental lines. 5c package.... Birmingham. Birmingham Is the oldest seat of manufactory in Europe. Regular 10c package 8c Baked Beans, tomato sauce.. 5c 12 bars Laundry Soap 25c Correspondingly low prices on Fresh Meats, Shoos, Notions, etc. ' Special Cash Discount. Deerlns Plant Again Running. The pay of a medical officer In the Russian army is on appointment $425 a year. After four years he receives $000 and when promoted major $1,400. Riulan Army Doctors, Mnntard. Chicago, May 15.—The Deerlng plant of the International Harvester company, which has been closed ten days by a strike, resumed operations today. An agreement between the employees and the company was reached late at night, the officials of the Chicago Federation of Labor being largely responsible In bringing about this result. According to the agreement, all Btrlklng employees are to be reinstated, but the nonunion men who have been employed by the company are to be retained. With the exception of the right to organize, which Is agreed to by the company, all the demands of the men, Including a nine hour day and a new wage scale, are left to arbitration. Chicago... 13 7 .650 St. Louis. 8 9 .471 Phlla'phifc 13 9 .591 Now York S 11 .450 Boston 9 8 .529 Cleveland. 7 10 .412 Detroit.... 10 10 .500 Wash'ton. 7 12 .368 w. z,. Alabama*M immense Rainfall. When mixing mustard for the table, It Is n great improvement to gradually add a little salad oil. Greensboro, Ala., May 15.—An unprecedented rain has fallen here. The government rain gauge showed nine and a half Inches In one day. Eight inches Is the highest mark ever known here previously. Trees were blown down, sewers damnged and gardens and crops ruined. Much damage Is reported throughout Hale county, every bridge In the county being reported swept away. Lands are badly washed and In some places crops are entirely destroyed. A trestle on the Selma and Akron branch of the Southern has been washed away and all traflle Is suspended.For WEDDINGS CIaimam I For FUNERALS rillW VII Just what you {rant in fkDrtl decorations on short nonce. We - can do muoh for you at a reasonable price. (new phone) " ■■ J-B.CARPENTER, exetir «t. iiitiimm Mohammedan Students. A Modern Elopement. Secnrlnar a Barring Place, When once filled in, n Moslem grave is never reopened on any account. To remove the faintest chance of It thus being defiled a cypress tree Is planted after every interment, so that the cemeteries resemble forests more than anything else. Poor students at the University of Fes, Morocco, make their living by iliaking copies of the Koran, reading aloud from It In public places and writing letters for the Illiterate. Boston, May 15.—An up to date elopement took place In Roxbury when an Impatient suitor carried his sweetheurt away from Notre Dame academy In an nutomoblle, took her at top speed out to Jamaica Plain, married her nnd then sent news of the event to her irate father. The bridegroom is Captain Charles J. Senter, formerly of Manchester, N. Hi, nnd now an Instructor In the Military academy nt Nynck, N. Y. The bride was Miss Martha Fleming, eighteen years old, the daughter of M. H. Fleming, a wealthy banker and real estate owner of the Roxbury district. Murphy & Joyce. 809, 213,679 North Main Street. Both Phones PITTBTON. PA, Preached While Aaleep, GOODS UNDER-PRICED T ■ Dr. Haycock, the eminent Oxford divine, would often rise from his bed at night, give out his text and while sound asleep deliver an excellent sermon upon it He was frequently watched, but no amount of tugging or pulling ever succeeded In rousing him. As many as fourteen seals have been taken from the stomach of a sperm whale, and his ordinary diet consists of squids, which often weigh several tons. Sperm Whales. (7\run/3s PRICES. AT THE MAGNET Omaha, Neb., May 15.—Labor conditions In this city have become very strained during the past twenty-four hours, and a feeling of anxiety Is felt by all classes of people. There have been a number of small riots, in which no less than four men huve been Injured. Half « dozen arrests have been made, and there is a feeling of great unrest. The strikers held a mass meeting last night behind closed doors, and they claim that their places shall not be filled by nonunion men. Serlona Condition* at Omaha. Norfolk, Vn., May 15.—The British steamship St. Oswald, from Mobile for Norfolk, has arrived here with the crew of the shipwrecked British brlguntine Bertha Gray, from Jacksonville to Skltts Island. For nearly a week Captain Itlchards and the men aboard the English sailing craft were tossed about at the mercy of wind and wave. The vessel's rigging was gone and the hull waterlogged. Salt water pouring in between the decks quickly spoiled their food und rendered their supply of fresh water useless. Shipwrecked Crew Landed. Ingenious Poachers. '. ffj. A Kent Accord. Poachers in thu Ardennes nre Ingenious. One had the heels of his boots fixed under his toes, so that his tracks appeared to be going In an opposite direction. Ilares und other game are sent to Brussels in firkins of butter, so that the scent shall not betray them. Gold Coin Flour Butterfly Flour Sunlight Flour Superlative Flour - Pillsbury's Flour - Rye Flour, per sack Hay, long and cut Bale Straw Potatoes, per bu 3 quarts Beans for 3 quarts Peas for 3 cans Tomatoes 3 cans Corn 3 bottles Catsup Shepp's Cocoanut Onions, per peck Onion Sets, per qt Garden Rakes Garden Hoes Spade Forks Drexell Lawn Mowers - $4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 At Kouka, In central Africa, the average annual temperature Is 83.5 degrees F, This Is the world's record for heat. Jevra Driven From Kleff. While they last we offer the following values. Many more like tjif'se. New goods every day. London, May 15.—The Stundard this morning publishes n letter from Kieff describing the pitiful scenes witnessed there dully which arise from the operations of the expulsion edict against the Jews. This edict affects 37,000 persons. The Jews had six months' grace; but hoping foD a further respite, the majority of them remained in Kieff until the end of that time, when they were obliged to sell their property at ruinous prices and to depart hurriedly. The Jews will distribute themselves mostly through the various centers In southern I'ohind. 5.00 By the Huron Indians the moon Is called the creator of the earth and the grandmother of the sun. In the myths of the Ottawas It Is an old woman with a pleasant white face, the sister of the day star. Indian Moon Beliefs. 1.00 .90 .70 Good heavy hemp carpet, great  value, at a yard 14c3 D 25c rag carpet, closely woven, at 19o 20c straw matting, a yard...18o Stair carpet, nice patterns, worth 20c, here for l«j|o „ Floor oil cloth, choice patterns, Seats are dearer at the Paris Opera House than In Cyiy other European capital In spite of the fact that the state gives the building rent free and an annual subvention. The Parla Opera Houc, 70c 25c 25c 25c I'arls, Mny 15.—The I'etlt Journal this morning says that Mme. Calve, who Is singing in "The Dnnmntton of Faust" nt the Surah Bernhardt "theater here, accidentally poisoned herself last evening by taking an overdose of aconite as a remedy for the grip. The prompt action of the doctors succeeded in saving Mme. Calve's life, but she wast unable to appeur at last night's performance. Mme. Cilre'i Narrow Eaeape, Some PoiaonoM Woods, Cotton Siitnnrra' Convention, 25c - 25c Mountain laurel wood is used In making combs. The leaves nrc poisonous to some animals. Black wild cherry timber is much valued In cabinet work. The bark Is highly medicinal. The leaves when wilted are poisonous to cattle. Of dogwood, weavers' spools and handles of carpenter's tools are made. Charlotte, K. C.. Mny 15.—Nearly 500 persons are attending the seventh annual convention of the Southern Cotton Spinners' association here. The spinners present represent a wealth of a billion dollars and over 10,000,000 spindles. President (Joorge ft. Iliss in his annual address recommended. the general curtailment of cotton manufacturing because of the present high price of intton. It is probable that the name of the association will be changed to the American Cotton Manufacturers' association. A Barnnftrola Letter, In London recently £98 was paid for n letter by Savonarola, the famous Florentine Dominican friar. 25c - 20c at a yard -24c J 75c Lace Curtains, 2i yards long, 35 inches wide 45c" $2.50 ladies' walking skirt, nioely stitched .$1.®» 89c ladies' percale shirt WiUUMfc, latest styles......i.a..2d© 1 lot down cushions, large sue," _ cheap at ... V.. 25 c \Cj 25c oiled opaque window ahades A at 19o M 15c Men's Suspenders, good heavy web .8c ■ 25c hair brushes, selected  ties, rose wood back 1M Yale Men Handle Freight. 5c 25c 25c 65c Now Haven, Conn., May 15.—About thirty Yale undergraduates have joined the strike breakers employed by the local trucking companies to take the places of the teamsters who went on strike Tuesday. This is the first time that competent help has been found by the trucking companies, and the undergraduates are deriving a good deal of fun out of driving the heavy trucks about the city. Yale men have been loading and unloading freight at the railroad yards for the wholesale companies.Cackoos, Regarding cuckoos, it is said that the long tail of these birds so Interfered with their balancing that they have necessarily developed strong feet, with two toes pointing buckward and two forward. By this arrangement the cuckoos are able firmly to grasp their perch. $3.00 W. L. Pace, Attorney-at-Law. Office 25. 3d floor. Miner's Bank Bldg. ISTOktnc the Moon William Drury, A Roumanian girl on seeing the new moon Invokes her thus: "New queen! In health thou hast found me, in health leave me. Thou hast found me unwed; leave me with a handsome husband." See Yaseen's display mlv. page 4, Blank Leases far Sale. THE LIADMfl GROCER. Blank leases, long and short form, for sale at the Gasette office. Legal blanks of various kinds always on band. Terror In Utilitarian Towns. Materials of Russian origin exclusively must be used In the construction of all Russian ships. Riuiu Ships. London. .May 15.—A Times Sofia dispatch says: "A state of terror prevails In the Djuma. Raslog, Mclnlk and Karatova districts. Many villages are blockaded by the Turkish troops, and some huve been bombarded and burned. The Basligmzouks are assisting In the work of destruction. Villagers have been arreBted wholesale, and others are fleeing to th« mountains." ' , CHICHESTER'S PILLS Vv RED and Ml mDuUllo box*, Mated with bio* rlMwa. A thermometer In every house and, Indeed, in every room that Is used to any extent as a living room would save many a housewife a headache and prevent that drowsy feeling that cornea from sitting in a room that has been allowed to become overheated during tit* dajr. Hoone Tbermometera, Instead qt buying new fire brick (or that stove, buy fireclay. J. E. Patterson & Co. Alnrntlnft Conditions at Monaatlr, London, May 15.—"In spite of the denials of the porte," cables the Constantinople correspondent of the Dally Mall, "the situation at Monastir is alarming. Thirty-eight additional battalions of redlfa (reserves) have been ordered thither from SmvraaJt ..... SBnropean Seaeoaata. Great Britain has a longer seacoast line than any other nation In Europe. It measures 2,755 wiles, Italy coming ■econd, with 2,472. Russia ranks third and France fourth. loo Cream, wholesale and reftUl Ya The MAQNE 87 S. Main 81, Pittaton. seen's. Dr. Welsh, denUst, 26 N. Main St