Pittston Gazette

              % J ° V MON DAY.if a i —- ~ WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALL THE HOME NEWS. Forecast tTntll 8 p. in. Tomorrow fo» Eastern Pennsylvania. Tor the People of Plttston Vicinity. Fair tonight a-nd Tuesday; warmer. THE HOME PAPER. WF" K8TABLISHKD 1850. ax TqBO. UAET 1882 PITTS TWO CENTS A COPY. I o T) * FOKTY CENTS A MONTH. I a *- iVVj-TjO. 57TH YEAR. \ P. D07. endofcsMSS! Ualltnger uiD|illeil to the Democratic senators who undertook to defeat the measure. • THE THAW TRIAL frightened Inquiry by saying "Yes, Kate, he Is dead. There's nothing now In ail the wide world that can ever bring harm to you." / George Broudhurst. the playwright, sat next to Stanford White during the portrayal, which affected him deeply. Turning to the. architect, Broadhurst said the prophetic words: BK Im #:af - 1?'' "';'* ■"' . '' '*'  jrV^j^A-^tf-xrv'.Vv.. -, •D .fi^^^^Sf#E^3 NEW YORK SHOOK First Mr. Carmack devoted himself to an indorsement of Webster's dictionary as an authority on orthography and definition and said that if the senate had any doubt that this Work was an authority he would bring it In and ask that passages from it be read at the desk. Filibuster Against Subsidies Jerome Finishes With Dr. Evans. Homestead Dynamite Explosion Shook City. in Senate. you." Hul While ineroli liuiuhptl ns he replied. "Oh. no; 1 (ion'* believe I will UVOv rr.-i C 110 # IVfl vt" Stan. tliiit ought to l»p n warning to MONEY BILLS IN HOUSE After a heated debate in the house lasting for over an hour the house deckled to pass the bill regulating the hours of railway employees, which will prevent railway telegraphers from working more than nine consecutive hours. The sena :e concurred. FAILED IN PURPOSE ONE MAN WAS KILLED LICENSES HMED DOWN Appropriations Disposed of in Closing Hours. Wouldn't Say Thaw Was Insane When He Shot. Four Persons Injured and Housas Damaged. Few New Places Receive Washington, March 4. - With the stroke of 12 noon today the legal existence of the Fifty-ninth congress came to an end. The features of the closing sessions of the congress were tin* final agreements by the house and the senate on the appropriation bills and the Democratic filibuster in the senate against the ship subsidy bill, which had been approved by the house. BENEVOLENT ASS'N COUNCIL SESSION New York, March 4.—In the Thaw murder trial. District Attorney Je- Now York, Man-It 4.—One hnnvnn lionC1 which, it was said, was picked Any Consideration. rome this morning linlnhcd the erors- up atul then secreted and a gaping hole in the mild in the meadows back of Homestead. X. J., near the tunnel which is being built, in Bergen hill I'oi the Pennsylvania railroad, were the most vivid marks left by the terrific dynamite magazine explosion which, by its far sounding and mighty detonation, terrified persous within a radius of lifty miles, shook .Manhattan buildings and aroused thousands front slumber. O. It. and It. A. Officers Met in This examination of Dr. Britton J). Evan*, the alienist for the defense. The illstrier attorney failed lo get tin' witness tn say that Thnw was Insane when be shot Stanford White. l)r. Wagner was then called to the witness stand. The belief ths.t Mrs. Thaw might be called to testify had the effect of greatly augmenting llio attendance on the trial today. City Yesterday—Supper Followed Over llall' Dozen Applications In City the Meeting. Hefuacd—In All .More Than 100 The Central Council of Northensterin Pennsylvania, of the Catholic lie. lief and Benevolent Association, held a regular quarterly meeting in this city yesterday afternoon. The session was held in St.Aloysius hall and was attended by about 70 delegates representing councils from Forest City t" Hassieton. This association is for both men and women and, although only six years old. is in a Applications Were Turned Down—About 50 Xcu Koth houses were in session from an enrl.v hour l'or tbe purpose of considering conference reports and affording the vice president and the speaker an opportunity to sign Hills. The appropriation bills were disposed of, and there wag little further legislation of IMaecs Throughout the County New York, March 4. hi view of the numerous reports that District Attorney Jerome was about to ask for a commission lit lunacy to examine Harry K. Thaw, whose trial for shooting Stanford White was resumed, one of the counsel for the defense said: The decisions CDt the county court in the mutter ot liquor licensed were handed down today. Of the l.tiTiO applications, the court granted 1.207 and refused 4o:!. Ten application!! were withdrawn and nim. are being held under advisement. Amonj,' the applicant!! refused were the following: The head, it is said, may have been the only fragment that remained of Ihe body of C.eorge .lohnson, a missing watchman employed by the construction company. The sloping hill comprising the western part of Homestead showed, however, many other indications of the frightful concussion. Kow persons injured in the explosion are iu the North Hudson hospital. moment 1'resident Roosevelt was very busy in his office signing: a large batch of minor bills. The president did not attach liis signature to any of the important measures passed until the closing hours of tlie session. nourishing com! it ion Thf-rr councils, with a membership of proximately J,400 T. l'\ liotitt. of Dull more, State president of the association. was chairman of t}»- meeting-; Paul Cony, of Dunmore, State financial secretary, and M. (!. Langan, of Seranton, State treasurer, were in attendance. Miss Anna Malia, of Seranton, acted as Secretary, in the absence of Miss Collins of Seranton. Routine business was transacted and before the meeting closed flazllon was chosen as tile scene of the next meeting. "The defense Is confident that no application will be made by the district attorney for the appointment of a coinmission in lunacy, but if such application is made it will be met by us with such overwhelming proof against it that there is not one chance in a thousand of the appointment being made. We knew positively that there is not a shojy for the appointment. We are an acquittal. The evidence has Ot»en all in our favor, and we believe that Thaw will go from the Tombs a free man inside of a month. In fact, we are certain." Avoca—Third ward. M. H. McAndreW, Patrick F. Durkin, John Hokien, James Walsh, l'eter Walsh, James It. Ward. Yaiesville— —tlaeteno Capone Nearly $1,000,000,000 Appropriated Duryea—First ward, John Galunski, Fred W. Ginn. M. J. Murphy, Charles Michacloniti Frank Paczkowski, IJadislaw Wywioski; Second ward, 1J. it. Leipmann, wholesale; Adam Hartusko, li. Bound. Anthony Morniski, Geary A. Dills, Michael Herman, Frank Kabusha, Thomas K. McDonough, l;rank Pllske, Audio Itoslewio., Philip Sebest, Joseph Seliku.s, John Szukwetis, Karl Walakonis, Adam Zaladoniu, Anthony Kice, withdrawn; Third ward, Adam Bagdon, John Davenport, Joseph ltichler; Fourth ward. John Ohromi, John Staract i\ More money has been appropriated during the short session of the Fiftyninth congress than during any previous session. The amount, as near as can be estimated, approximates a billion dollars. Thousands of persons who visited the spot, drawn by the mystery of the earth's tremor that had awakened them in the night, saw shattered houses, the half unroofed boiler house of the construction company, the cement mill in ruins, the meadows-stripped of their weather beaten stubbles as by a scythe, houses with battered doors and smashed window panes, trees standing gaunt with their limbs clipped as if by a knife, and still other trees uprooted and with the bark scaled off, nil the result of the explosion of a magazine containing from two to three tons of dynamite. .1. K. Mc- Manns. superintendent of William Jtrndley iV Son, contractors of this city, was arrested and held iu $,"D,000 bond on the charge of having in storage more explosive than permitted bv law. Many Buildings Damaged 11F.V. 1)11. P. Who lectures ill the Wcs; Side i'ongi'e •T. KMX. gaiiona! Cluii-cii Tomorrow Evening. HOLDEN MINE DISASTER the chambcn mined by the Williams men, lather and son. One survivor says that he heard two distinct explosion*. but l hi' second was probably Following the business session the delegates Wfi'i' entertained by 1'ittslnii council. An elaborate supper Two big" battleships won- authorized for the navy, ami the artillery corps of the arruy was reorganized and enlarged. A general service pension was granted to veterans of the Mexican and civil wars, and like provisions were made for army nurses. For river and harbor improvements the appropriation aggregated $83,(Jul),000. was tile ■ noise made by the shattering of the tbret' foot air wail of solid mason. rD\ served by Caterer Moughan and was so milch enjoyed thai the deb-gates all remarked on the hospitable treatment the/ had received. The committee that arranged for the supper was composed of the following' «D 111 - eers of the branch: Chancellor Miss Mary A, Gillespie; president Mrs. Catherine Kearney; vice (president, Mrs. Catherine Munley: financial secretary. Mrs, Anna Barrett; treasurer, Mrs. Julia nines; medical examiner, lDr. c. .1. Barrett. The possibility that a commission in lunacy will be lisked for by the district attorney lias become more doubt fill, as it is understood that Mr. Jerome and his assistant, Mr. (larvan, worked many hours on tlie cross examination of witnesses for the defense. Six Men j\iileci and Others Badly Jtiurt. lit a sIkoI or llaim • long: tip* Vuuf jihoiu 1(H) yards lony, iinil probably thirty feet in thickness, ;is tin men were burned to the waist. The explosiot Kxeter borough—Second ward, William Yasaitis, wholesale; AV . V. Carroza, Wolf Dressier, John Gash!, Andrew Toncavilsi, Anthony Petranchas,.Nick Homani; Third ward, Benjamin Kauffman, wholesale; Lewis Dfcmacke, Andrew Zavad!. Terrific F\pioslCiii of Gas Omiiwl in li sent tin- air before it \vi 1 j, destructivi' !'■ Dree, blowing tile liven against the face and -nrewing sections of roof. Increased salaries were given to cabiifet ministers, the vice president and senators, the speaker of the house of representatives and its members, to ambassadors, ministers and consuls, to postottice clerks and letter carriers. the Mine 01. Saturday Afternoon Dr. Evans Testifies Again, —All of the Victims Wen gob, props, miners' boxes, doors and what not along the gangway for hundreds of feet. So fearful was the D. M. Deluias, chief counsel for Thaw, spent Sunday at Morris Plains, N. .1., with Dr. Hritto ; I). Kvans, the insanity expert for the defense, who went on the stand again to finish the cross examination which lie has undergone for three days a1: ihe hands of District Attorney Jerome. Alive When Taken Out Jenkins township—Thomas Matukitift, Joseph Thomas F. iiorman, wholesale; John Begos, J. J. Gallagher, Thomas F. Mullln, John Mangan, W. H. Moran, Frank Pukelis, Do mi nick Kodgehiero, Joseph Stall'. ■ tilt Six of Tliem Died shock that it was plainly felt by miners in the Hier.v of the Lackawanna company, fully a Ynilc away. The immigration bill, one of the measures brought over from the long session, was completed under the spur of the president that he might meet the California-Japanese situation by giving the administration control of cooly importation through passports. The bill further restricts the admission of aliens to the country. FOUND FINE LUNCH IN THE CITY HALL in Tiijttu' Hospital Six men are dC ad. two arc dying and several others were very seriously burned in a terrific explosion of gas at the Holdi-i! enliii rv, 01' the T.aeka\vanna ''o.. in Taylor. Saturday after- Thai tlir- death list does not regarded an remark- Ai.iflg t.he gangwa mil running parallel with the barn road where the explosion occurred, is a solid wall of masonry three feet thick., forming one side of the airway. In different places the Wall was blown to bits and That I hp casualties wore not' greater and that scores of persons were not killed was the wonder of the visiting thousands. They were amazed, however, at the .smallness of the hole in comparison with the greatness of the concussion and the earth's trelnor. The opening was about twenty-five feet in diameter and twelve feet deep in in lid so soft that it oozed tu'idcr foot. Hundreds of persons had traveled utiles to the spot, expecting, from the earthquake-like vibration tltey had felt, to see a tremendous cavity. They were at a loss to understand the phenomenon, not realizing the fact that the soft earth gave the explosive less opportunity to destructive action than hard rock would have offered. Man Thought II Was I .eft For Mini and Was l-Vasting When Owner At least one more dramatic feature of the trial is foreshadowed in the appearance oil the stand of Ihe prisoner's mother, Mrs. .William Thaw, It is said to be the programme of the defense lo have Mrs. Thaw take the witness chair as did her daughter-inlaw.Pittstoii Township—James E. DiiUKhi-rty, Thomas Durtaek, John Exeter, Marik (1 ienizek, John 1-ukuto: Angflo Martome. Tony Martone, OJseppl I'itsiiut'rt'lla, Martin Pramuk, Stephen Ketehik, Thomas Vosnak. Jolm Wills, John PodRorney, „ Geo, Mtarback. Came Along noon through th.' rents many of uie first The police, arrested an alleged wifebeater Saturday night and lie was committed to jail to await a hearing this morning. Xo one appeared against him at thu hearing and he was discharged. Yesterday afternoon two of his children brought a lunch down to him. ft included cake and reach a seori ible as the » •shapes ill' men from grave nolhijig short of miracu- escaped i the foot of the shaft ditnKer IG.up. flad a serious fall of roof ;ea pc would have been the men beyond the New Bank For Philippines. the salvation ol point whern t| A Villi was passed for the establishment of an agricultural bank in the Philippine Islands. Pittston city—Second warf—J. II. VanLeuveii. Third ward—Anthony Bastis. Fifth ward, Anthony Milkulls. wholesale. Win. Pitkavitch, Muthias KUfehel, Sixth ward, A. B. Brown, John Jones. At file Taylor hospital, Iho following ClitM« yesterday: \s it was, e n' -n escaped by retool through the* very William William of Taylor The free alcohol law of last session Mr*. Thaw's testimony. it is said, will be in the line of prenatal. Influences which made of Harry Thaw the nervous, sleepless, headstrong child described in court by the family physicians. This week also 1 Dr. Hingamnn and I»r. Dccniar of l'lttsburg. who attended Ilarr.v Thaw when he passed through a severe course of infantile diseases, including .St. Vitus' dance, will be put on by the defense. They will follow lDr. Charles (1. Wagner of Binghamton. X. V. years) of afr,v. married Thomas \V. Williams*, of Taylor, son of William Williams ma 11 If (1 taking chtincf vein where the that the roof would A party of six went an a lamp, crawling vreckage and stumb- xolosion occurred was modified that farmers may distill the waste products of the1 farm to be denatured and used in the arts and pie. celery and numerous: other delicacies, The children went first to the office to ask permission to .take the lunch in and while they were talking to the officers they left the basket ouls'de on the steps. When they went out for it they found a stranger rapidly devouring the delicacies and enjoying them to the utmost. Tie was placed in jail for a time and the remainder of the lunch went to the man for whom it was intended. The man. who had found the delicacies is John Brady, who recently suffered a dislocation of one of his shoulders. Me went to the Hansom Home this morning and will stay there until lie recovers fully from bin injury. yours of agi fall any, minute that road with Frank Kaniski, Old I long; over til ilii; till.' \vi\v bodies of l)itD in- sciences, \Vi*ki Wyoming—Margaret Carey Harry 11. .Schooley, minor, married :igo 4 2 The right of appeal in crinjinal cases was granted the government, a measure intended to strengthen the antitrust legislation by affording a means whereby the supreme court may pass Wyoming borough—First ward, 1sadui'o Kluger, James Waters. Second ward, 1'uul Koo/.kodan. (I list ii Uurokoski, (lid J-'or kko 4 2 minor, married Joseph SSurhovah laborer, married. if Tayl EXPLOSION VICTIM TO EE BURIED HERE Company Keeps Silent FOREIGNER FOUND ALONGSIDE TRACK age 30, minor, marr Frank VohmgerevitZ, of Old Forge None of the visitors saw the human head. Neither apparently did auy of the officials of the William Bradley & Son Constructing company. They denied that any persons had been killed in the blowup and declined to discuss the cause of tin- results*of the explo sion, even trying to keep spectators away from the wrecked buildings of the company. Whether the head had belonged to Ueorge Johnson could not be learned, for the relatives had no chance to view it. Johnson's hat was found in the wreckage, He had been on duty in the meadow at the time of the explosion and. it was said, was thirty feet from the magazine when the dynamite let go. on flu' constitutionality and construc- The following aii n a sorfoiu eor Frank OoriosUy, C»£ Oixl Forge, who was burnctl hn«l injur.d in tho oxploiuii in I he Holilr-u niintv, Taylor, Sat- Sunday Tho An investigation was authorized regarding the condition of women and child workers. The interstate commerce commission was authorized to ascertain if the express companies of tlie country are evading the railroad rate law of last session by buying, selling and handling on consignment fruit, vegetables and oysters. tion of such laws. dlt lor Thaw's Sunday In Tombs. skull IVnoluieCI, Probably lDy a Train Andrew JJuriskl." Remington avenu Scrnnton. aee laborer, m.'irriel Joseph Kozi-p.sk i, Taylor, ago laborer, married. The other injured men were roi eCl to their homes. Among them wen unlay lied Ilarry Thaw's Sunday in the Tombs was uneventful. He did not attend religious service and had no visitors. His mail consisted of four letters, and he Wrote and sent out a single IHtcr to A. It usse 11 Peabod.v of his counsel. —Condition of Mali Is Very Serious, uirvived 1).,- lii 4 2 y rs of afit e and eight childwas formerly Miss He is Joe Posevltz, a Russian living in Exeter borough, wan found unconscious alongside the tracks of tho IX, Ij. Ai W. railroad this morning, lie had probably Keen hit by a train early in the morning. An, ambulance was summoned and the man wan hurried to the Pittston hospital, where he is reported as in a critical condition this afternoon. His skull was fractured and ho was otherwise injured. mnv- BASKET BALL. tho following •"•arail Mulligan, "I Wood street, this: . 'J'lie fUhe'ral will, be held toiivor- Daniel Kvatm, Oak street, Taylor age HI, nipper; burned about tlie face and hands. w morninjr A mas: of re(|uiem will The basket hall same scheduled for next Wednesday evening at the new State armory promises to bo one of the best games ever seen in this city. .The fast Coulter A. 0. quintette, of Philadelphia. which will line up against the local five, were compelled to resign from the American League when they were far in the lead, because of losing their hall and for the past month they have been tourlnj! tho State. Their standing is so high that they are recognized as one of the fastest teams now touring. Their center man. Fitzgerald, is six feet four inches high in his stocking feet and is of powerful build. He is believed to be the largest man playing the game. Tho local team is fast getting into fine trim as was noticed last week. when the strong Xanticoke team was held down to a score of 11-fi. "Red" Hughes, a former member of the Pittston Eagles and a favorite in this city, has signed to play with (he Pittston team and will be in tho lineup next Wednesday A deutist visited Thaw In the Tombs for flic purpose of fixing one of the prisoner's teeth, which had given him some trouble. While he was in the hands of the dentist his wife called, but was not allowed to visit him until after the dentist had departed. t'huich, Old Foi-r Catholic Heed Smoot was retained by the senate as a senator from t'tah, ending a John Hill, Taylor, age 10, unmarried, nipper; burned ithont the face and eye injured. ;il !» o this city it a. m. The four years' controversy St. .fnhn's Cemetery, y, ill lirohably reach lit 11 0 o'clock. The senate ratified the treaties with Santo Domingo and concerning Moroc- Henry JoroD;\ Taylor, unmarried slight bruises and burns. the cemetery al The nurse;: at the hospital say that they have seldom seen victims more seriously burned and the fatal effect Tlie president was authorized to use his good offices to prevent atrocities in the Kongo. A llat contradiction of a stor.v that Thaw had cursed his wife and driven her from his cell on Saturday was made by A. litis sell Peabod.v of counsel to Thaw. GRAFTER SENTENCED. Flori »!i Luzerne avc . and York, I What caused the explosion was not explained by any person in authority. Several theories were advanced. One was that a small powder explosion in the meadow had been of sufficient ,force to set off the dynamite in the magazine. Another was that one of the four compressed air tanks used to pump air into the locks where men were delving in the tunnel had exploded and thus set off the dynamite. Another explanation was that a passing train had sent a spark into the magn- of the Harm n ppnront roun.i bo it lDi-lt 11! i i Ueward to 300 •IM2t Pittsburg, Pa.', March 4-—Judge James A. Evans, in criminal court thin morning sentenced Common Councilman W. A. Martin to serve three years' imprisonment in tho western penitentiary. Martin was convicted of misdemeanor In connection with the recent Pittsburg and Tube City railroad ordinance bribery scandal. Meanwhile tho men lay suffering terrible agony. All of them were conscious when they reached the hospital. wan Luzerne aveiiu The senate also launched an exhaustive investigation of tiie Brownsville affray. Call Service at Tour Call White Had Warning of Fate. The explosion occurred about 1:40 o'clock in what if. known an tho barn road in.■"the Clark vein, at a point about a mile from the foot of the shaft. It happened at a most unfortunate time, just as the night shift was going in and before the day'shift had left their places. There wore probably tiO men in the vein and in the immediate viciitU.v of the explosion, and the failure of the miners to register as they came out led to the belief that tho killed or injured amounted to scores. Wild rumors were circulated from time to time, despite the calming assurance of the officials that all the probable victims had been accounted for. Any hour o£ day or night; hauling of all kinds; coach hire for weddings •or funerals. Sutton's livery. Both Raise For Secretary Loeb, According to a story published here, Stanford White was not killed without warning, it happened in the Latubs club. Kvery year this actors' organization lias a Jubilee, which is known as the "Lambs' tiauibol." It was at the gambol preceding the tragedy that Stanford White received his warning. During the recess of the senate and house the conferees on Hie general deficiency appropriation bill agreed upon a final report upon that measure, and when the senate reconvened the report was presented there and agreed to without debate. The same action was taken an hour later by the house. Tills action by the two houses concluded the work of congress on all the appropriation bills, with the one exception of the sundry civil bill. The conferees on the general deficiency bill fixed the salary of Secretary Loeb at and allowed the appropriation of $15,(KM) to assist Senator Smoot in paying the expenses of his case before the senate. phones. Dr. Moon, deilti.it, 15 N. Main GROUND SETTLING. Hubert Hilliard was playing the part of James tirautley, a Xew York business man, in a one act play entitled Tho residents living near Walsh street, Sebastopol, aro much worried over tho settling of tho ground, caused hy the work being done in tho upper vein of No. 7 shaft. In one place the ground settled over two feet and it seems as if the settling Is continuing. 'A few of the houses in tho section are slightly affected. zinc Explosion Felt In New York, TIio explosion created terror in Manhattan and tlie other boroughs of tin; city, while tiic shock was felt even at tlie eastern end of Long Island. In the Pennsylvania and Lackawanna ferries women shrieked with terror. But through the upper section of .Manhattan the vibration was even greater. night. "As a Man Sows." If the author had been acquainted with all the incidents leading up to the Thaw-White tragedy as told in Evelyn Xesbit Thaw's' festitnony on the witness stand lie could not have written a more faithful story of it. MAY BE CONTESTS. It is likely that there will bo contests for some of tho offices when the city councils] reorganize n month from today. There arc three candidates spoken of for chairman of select branch. Thomas McAndrew. Alexander Thompson and Edward J. Lynch. Only one candidate is out working for the chairmanship of common branch, Francis J. McCanna, of tho Ninth ward. Xo opposition han arisen thus far to tho candidacy of Major Flanliery for city clerk and Jamea Langan Searching parties went through the chambers repeatedly and tho superintendent expressed the opinion that nil in the mines were accounted for. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Senator Hailey of Texas, who has just returned from that state, was In his place in the senate for tho first time during the present session, lie received a hearty welcome by his colleagues on UHli sides of the chamber He said he would make no statement in the senate concerning his recent eventful campaign. Briefly stated, the action of the playlet deals with a man about town who lias mistreated a young girl and then cast her off. Later she falls in love with a wealthy young mini James (irantle.v—who asks her to marry him. She declines until he has heard her terrible story, which proves no barrier to (!rant ley's love, although it inspires In liiiu a deep, hatred for the other inau. Am Sugar .. Am Loco . . Am Smelter . Am Car & F A mat Copper C. P. I  Peo Gas .. . 1*. S. Steel . U. S. Steel pfd R It .T  Krlo  O. & W  Heading . . . 1!. & O  C. & n  X. !•'  l.in % "1 % i :ts •i a % 11 'i % 14 1/4 03% 44 12!) fi 0 % isr. 120 The quick tremor, shaking buildings throughout the city and awakening many persons, caused excitement and wonder. Everybody jvas eager to know what had happened. Many climbed to their roofs to see if a fire bad followed an explosion. Others went to th« street or called up police headquarters. Many thought there had been an earthquake. Not only in New York, but throughout the suburbs for many miles people wei'e.nivstifiod. 60 % 135% 4 2 % 10S% 4 2 The last searching party camo to the surface al t! (.'clock. It was composed of many men who had escaped tho explosion and others who volunteered. The failure of tho survivors to come to tho surface and report their escape, instead of remaining for rescue work, was probably responsible for the rumors concerning tho number still in the vein. Even members of the rescue party were of the opinion that some of their fellows were still in the mines and these stories tended t.'. discredit (lie reports made by tho officio 1:'. 48% 107% 41 D4 02 'i 4 2'4 102% 04 Vi 02 '4 4 2 '4 for city engineer 103 Vi' 68% 33% 102% 04 % 3 2 M Felt iMits ail Arctics at The most interesting feature of the closing hours of congress was the lilibuster in the set,ate against the ship subsidy bill. The .hain speaker against 1 he bill was Senator Carinack of Tennessee, who retires to private life. On April 1st Garrison will Remove to. 38 Xortli Main street, two doors bolow Eagle Hotel. Play Differs From Real Tragedy. 116% 10!) «,V 40% Si 14 rD % 113 108 Vi 4 0 Si 113% 108% 4!) 84 CUT PRICES Vance, the man about town, finds I hat the couple are living happily, but lie calls at the (Irani ley home to try to win the wife back. Vance and (Irantle.v meet. Here the playlet deviates slightly from the real tragedy. Instead of actually shooting his wife's tradi|cer Vance is made to die of apoplexy at the dramatic moment when tirantley is about to touch the trigger of a revolver he is holding near the Xolice of Dissolution, Six Men Dead In Mine Explosion. Scranton, l'a., March 4.—ThiD gas explosion' nt the lloldeu colliery of the Delaware, I.ackawanna mut Western Itailroad company at Taylor was not as serious as at ttrst reported, although it has resulted in the death of six men the possibly fatal injuries to two more. The belief thai as many as thirty men were dead in the mine lias been dissipated by the fact that no one is Ijokinj; for missing relatives or friends; also by a thorough search of the workings. This was the first serious ncof- Pittston, Pa, I ClC'ut nl tlu» I-lolden colliery sluoe it H its nUi'MtMl IH) 1 V VHUr* Utrfk Xoticc is hereby given thai the partnership heretofore existing between Walter lAlbinski and Michael Kwontkowski, both of Puryeu, under the firm name of Laihinski & Sua ntkowskl. has been this day dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. Swantkowski continues the business. Al' debts owing tho said partnership shall be paid to the said Michael Swantkowski and all claims against tho said firm shall be presented to him for payment. St. Pan! X. Y. ('. 1 4 2 H 1 4 2 123% Later in 111r. evening it became apparent that the reports of Superintendent Owens were probably correct, inasmuch as all tin. women and friends of miners had left the foot; of the shaft, showing that their husbands. sweethearts and friends had $2.50 kind  $2.00 kind  Hoys' Felt Hoots Men's Arctics, .$2.00 .$1.75 Carmack Amuses the Senate. 124 1 122 VV Never before has t ie senate appeared to relish so much an attempt to kill legislation b.v lililnntering methods. Mr. Carilinck kept He members con ruined- with his sallies, and at no time did he try to hide the fact that his ef fori was a filibuster | uic an l simple. He scorned subterfuge and at tile out set of his tenia Iks came into the open by addressing himself principally lo tU» turui ••lilil'|jift»uv|«." which Mr. Pennsylvania Atchison com L. A'r .V. ... C. P  n. w  S. P  s. i;  M. P  n. i  K. T  127% 1 0 1 '4 1 27 % 1 S1 % i rD % iio % 128 % 08% 128 "A lift . 98c $1.2:) ..98c 124% 125 1 SO % i r. ss % 24 % 1 7 !D % ir. 87 % 24 % kind reported their safety n't their homes without troubling to let tlie officials Men's Arctics, $1.25 2 5 D4 kind $1.25 .V sigh of relief escaped the audience when the curtain rapidly descended after .Mrs. (! rant ley rushed into the other man's breast 7S %' 24 % 4:1 30 •{, 77 1 23 % 40% 7 7 % 24 ' a 4 1 % 2!)% Know of it Several conflicting stories ; of tlie probable origin of tin exph that Sta Store WAt/rrcr: mtwnskt. MICHAEL) SWAXTKfDWSKf 4-11-18 Wabash IT. 1D. T. P. .. . .10V % .. .. 32% 166 '4 30% 166 % 30% naked lifiht was the cause mid some, miners have even traced the light (0 | room and her husband answered her J9LN. Main St.