!,r t t r 8 J .1 VOL. 34 BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH )G, 1899. i . NO. 11 P0STMA8TER ARRESTED. Arrest of Edward F. Bogart, at Wilkes-Barro Croatos a Big Sensation. Dofeatcd in tho Gymnasium by the Normal John C. Boys In Easy Fashion. PITTSTON NEVER IH THE HUNT. I PROMINENT COLUMBIA OOUNTIAN- Rutlor, Jr., Journalist, and New Figure In Politics. A great sensation was caused at Wilkes-Harre on Thursday by the arrest of Edward F. Bogart, postmaster of Wilkes-Iiarre, charged with tamper ing with the mails. A well laid trap had been prepared (or the Postmaster and he stepped right into it. For a year past the postal authorities at Washington have been receiving complaints about irregularities in the Wilkes-Barre Postoflice and some months ago an investigation was de cided upon. Postmaster Hogart asked for an extra clerk and the postal authorities replied that they would send a man from Scranton. This was only a blind. The man sent was a secret service (7 TT . omcer. lie was given a place as as night distributing clerk. He filled his position acceptably until Thursday morning, when he showed his true colors. At t o'clock Thursday morning, after the mail from Baltimore and vvasnington arrived ana had Dcen distributed, Bogart entered the office and was seen to take several letters from (he boxes and then go into his private office and carefully draw down a curtain. A few minutes later the "young man from Scranton' turned out an electric light in the rear end of the office as a signal to two other secret service men who were stationed outside. The man on the ;nside care fuliy admitted his associates, one of whom was Postal Inspector Hugh Gorman. The latter went at once to Bogart's private office and without the ceremony of knocking, entered and there found the postmaster seated at his desk, on which lay three letters addressed to prominent business men of Wilkes-Barre and all of them opened. The postmaster was surprised, but soon recovered his composure. He was later escorted to his home by the secret service men, where a war rant for his arrest was subsequently served by Deputy United States Mar shal Sol. Bacharach. Friday morning he was taken before United States Commissioner Gustave Hahn where he gave bail for $4000 for a later appearance, Tc-hn T. Lena han becoming his bondsman. Immed iately after Bogart's arrest Mr. Gor man took charge of the postoflice. H. T. Gregory one of the two post office inspectors from Vashington,who had been in Wilkes Barre for several days and who collected the evidence and made out the information which led to the arrest, was seen at the postoffice Friday afternoon by a re porter. In answer to questions Mr. Gregory said : "H. T. Gorman, the other inspector who was detailed by the government to work on this case in conjunction with myself, and I came here last Monday, pursuant to com plaints which had been made to the Postoffice Department at Washington of irregularities in the management of the Wilkes-Barre office We made a thoroueh investigation and found evidence of the truth of the allega tions. The discovery of this evidence resulted in the postmasters arrest this morning. Inspecting the Road. W. A. Truesdale, the newly elected Dresident of the Delaware, Lacka wanna Railroad Company, passed through Bloomsburg on an inspection tour, in a special train on iriday. bat urdav's Wilkes-Barre Record says of the trip: "Mr. Truesdale has been out on the road for the past few days, making a Dersonal tour and inspection of all the lines of the company. He inpect ed the Buffalo division on Wednesday, and on Thursday he went over the TItir.a and Svracuse divisions and Great Bend. President Tiuesdale and party left Scranton, where he is stopping at tn Termvn. earlv Friday morning in the directors' handsome private car O weco and in a few nvnutes were i Kingston. Engineer Swallow of Kin sfon, who pulled the special train made one of the fastest trips eve made over the Bloomsburg division In reeard to the railroad business and its management he seemed well satisfied. He would not say much about his plans. He could not say what chances will be made. Net till he has looked the entire field over an has had sufficient: time to ponder over the matter will he make public what chances will be made. One thing, however, seems to be certain, general manager Hallstead and Mr. Storrswill not be disturbed. Their work and their methods are received with ap proval." Saturday evening another basket ball game took place, and again it is the old story renewed, Normal won. The score on this occasion was 52 to The opposing team was Pittston M. C. A., and while they put up a game thatwould hustle many a team, yet they were no match for our victor ious boys who are wa'Ioping everything they go up against. Normal, a few years ago had a very formidable team of basket ball players, a team that won the majority of its cames, and was looked upon as one of the strong est aggregations in this section. But, notwithstanding the strength of the old team, the present one is b) far the superior. For passing the ball and general team work their perform ances are simply marvelous. The game Saturday night was a good, fast, clean exibition and was woii on its merits. The line up follows : Pittston. Normal. McDonald Attack McGuflie Anthony " Ixiwis Dodge Center Aldinger Sheets Defense Claybcrger Irax ' Oplmgcr Baskets : McGuftiie 13, Aldinger 6, Clayberger 5, Oplinger 2, Anthony 1. Fouls : Anthony 1. Referee: Smethers. Time keeper, Cope and Miller; Um pire, Evans. Between the halves a game was played between the Seniors and Jun iors of the school, the former winning by a score of 5 to 3. Presented herewith is a portrait of John C. Rutter, Jr., of this town, who recently resigned as editor and man ager of the Bloomsburg Daily and Democratic Sentinel, after a success ful experience of more than a dozen years in that position. Mr. Rutter's prime purpose in relinquishing his JOHN C. RUTTER, JR. An Excellent Production. ioufnalistic place, in which he has proved himself so eminently capable, is to better conduct his candidacy for the nomination for Register and Re corder on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Rutter is one of the represent ative young men of Bloomsburg. He has attained a prominence in public Prvrtr T Whi siinnnrtpd hv 9 allairS that nas won IOr mm a W1U.C company of unusual merit, rendered acquaintanceship, and his work in the Goethe's immortal ''Faust," before one of the largest and most fashion able audiences of the season, in the Opera House Thursday evening. In every material respect the represent ation rose above the level of merely average excellence. Several times during its production Thursday night attained to a plane of very high istinction, and its development was closely watched by an appreciative assemblage with a growing sense of satisfaction, and at the end of the ierd Brocken scene, Mr. White was compelled to come before the curtain and bow his acknowledgement. The Fire which had its origin in a de eadmg parts were all well taken. fective flue, destroyed $10,000 worth The Mephisto of Mr. White sus- 0f property located at the extreme end tains comparison with any imperson- 0f Centre street, Mahanoy City at 3 ation of the character we have ever o'clock Sunday morning. witnessed, and in what respect it could The body of a man found float- be bettered anywhere cannot readily n jn the Susquehanna River, op- be immagined. Miss Verne portrayed p0site Columbia, last night, was iden'i the role of Marguerite, with artistic fjeci Saturday as that of Isaac Ley, newspaper field of the county has re downed very materially to his credit. He is at present the president of the School Board here, and has for years maintained a lively interest in the town's educational affairs. He is a son of Dr. J. C. Rutter, one of the oldest physicians and most respected citizens of this section of Pennsyl vania. A brother, Mr. H. H. Rutter, is editor and publisher of the Demo crat, at Muncy, Lycoming county. Williamsport Grit. STATE NEWS ITEMS. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The Old Board of Town Councilmon Held lis Last Meeting Thursday Night. The regular and last monthly meet ing ot the old board ot uioomsuurg Town Council took place in the coun cil chamber of the-Town Hall, Thurs day night. There were present. Presi dent W. O. Holmes and members W. S. Rishton, J. S. Blue, F. B. Hartman, W. L. Demaree and G. M. Lockard. Secretary Quick read the minutes of the last meeting which were approved. The Electric Light Company, was represented at the meeting by A. 'V. Duy, Esq, who presented a nev or dinance, number 101 which provides that the Company be granted certain rights in the town. It is the same as ordinance 50, which was granted uy Council several years ago, but which was afterwards repealed. I he ordin ance passed, and the company will again have the rights and privileges it formerly enjoyed. A permit to build was granted to Mrs. James Cadman, on the rear of the St. Elmo Hotel property. J. K. Bittenbender exonerated from unpaid i8ns taxes. The following bills were presented and orders drawn for payment Hloom Klec. Light and Tower Co. $435 10 W. II. I.uby., Isaiah Ilagenlnith Woomsburg (ias Co Iiloonisliuig Water Co liloom Steam nnd Klec. Light Co., Creasy & Wells Stephen Knorr & Son W. U. Jury Chns. W. Kunyoii W. O Holmes & Son , John Corliett Geo. Yost F. I. Drake Wm. Deitrick C. M. Hess Harinan & Hassert J. K. Schuyler Thos. Webb W. L Demaree 13 30 12 so 21 50 90 7 4S 55 53 405 10 00 22 41 1 90 I 2J 75 2 50 i 25 I 25 2 4 1 55 8 60 14 II Total o99 0 The followinc orders were drawn: Friendship Fire Co $150 00 Winona " " 75 00 Rescue " " 75 00 William H. Gilmore requests coun cil to have light placed in the Rescue Fire Company headquarters, on East Street. He also suggested that the Electric Light Company be asked to furnish light for the same free of cost. tact and succeeded in wining the large audience completely. Faust by Frank McDonald was very strong and im pressive, and his emotion genuine. Another enjoyable, feature was the song of the intermezzo from "Caval eria Rusticana." the rendition of which expressed the perfection of the vocal art. The play was elaborately staged, so far as scenery and electrical effects were concerned, and the costumes were fine. Mr. White has won a warm spot in the hearts of our theatre goers, and the announcement; 01 a re turn engagement will be looked upon with pleasure. Oontralia Council Organized. The Council of Centralia borough, has perfected in organization as fol lows: The salaries will remain the same as the past year. Supervisor Robert White. Treasurer O. B. Millard. Solicitor E. J. Flynn. Niht Policeman Jno. Mulligan. Lamp lighter The mas Madden. Street committee--Rooney, Cain and Walsh. Finance Stienmetz, Curry. Law and order Stienmetz, Rooney Major Clement B. White, the only surviving brolher-tn-law of Abraham Lincoln, is a resident of Selma, Ala., is 70 years old, bears a close like ness to John Sherman, and, as a mem ber of of the Alabama State Guard, at the outbreak of the Civil War, took part in the capture of Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay. When Lincoln was told of this exploit he remarked : "Well, I suppose I shall have to hang White when we catch him." Later the Major served through the war on the Con federate side. The employes of the Reading Iron Works, at Danville, were notified Saturday of an advance in wages, to take effect March 1. This increase, which affects all departments, makes the price of puddling $2.65, instead of $2.50 per ton. who was drowned at Wilkerbarre sev eral weeks ago. Hiram H. Hepley of Northum berland, a boss carpenter on the Pennsylvania Canal, was drowned in the canal lock at Watsontown, about midnight Saturday. He was stopping at the house of the lock tender, and during the night went out, and it is supposed that in the darkness he lost his way. He leaves a wife and four children. J. W. Meixell died in Beach Ha ven last Thursday, aged 55 years. Mr. Meixell is survived by a wife and four sons. He is a brother of P. A. Meixell and Mrs. Kate Byrum, of Wilkes-Barre, and Vvm. U Meixell, of Hicks Ferry. He served tor many years as collector for the Pennsylvania Canal Company, in Beach Haven, and has been commissioned as justice of the peace for three terms. Union County will present this week the. unusual spectacle of a term of court without a single case for trial. The civil suits have all been either set tled or withdrawn, and the only crim inal case on the calander has been indefinitely postponed, owing to the prisoner's escape from jail. Judge McClure has issued an order notifying all jurymen drawn for the term not to attend. Moved to Berwick- John W. Moore who has been residing in Wilkes-Barre tor some years past, has removed to Berwick, where he is engaged in the wheel wright business. He is located on Third Street and is prepared t3 do all kinds of repairing and painting on wagon work. He has had many years experience and is a skilled mechanic. Mr. Moore is a son of W. v. Moore, Esq., of Buckhorn. Death of a Ball Player. Frank Musser, who played with the Demorests for several seasons, and who was well known in this town, died at Youngstown, Ohio, on Mon day. Deceased is survived by his wife and one child. TOP COATS. Our light weight Top Coat Departm't isstocked with the newest and best things in the market. We can fit all sizes and shapes, from slim to stout, in sizes from 32 to 50. SUITS FOR MEN, BOYS AND -HCHILDREN.N- Our Suit Department contains everything new in Cassimeres, Cheviots, Worsted, Basket Weaves, and everything in the line of Suitings. No old goods, everything new. Our Hats are of the best makes, and we can give you any shape you desire. All the new novelties in Neckwear, Shirts, Hos iery, &c. BENGIDDING, Bloomsburg. Complete Outfitter for Men. WH4.T AEECOED? Ninety-Seven Murders in Fourteen Years In Northumberland County. In commenting on the many mur ders of Northumberland County dur ins the past fifteen years the A'econ, of Milton says : "Northumberland countv has an unenviable record a record that doubtless without a parallel in the United States. According to the Standard's data there have been sev enty eight murders in the county with in the past twelve years but accord ing to the Daily it is even worse than that. The Daily savs that within th Dast fifteen vears. ninety-seven mur ders have been committed. Only five persons have been brought to trial and only one convicted of murder in th first degree Edward Lnssmger. 1 ne crimes embrace every torm 01 murue murder for monev: murder for revenge; murder to conceal crime; murder to obtain property, murder growing out of church feuds and polit ical distentions, murders prompted Dy jealousy and infidelity; murders in drunken brawls; unprovoked murders to gratity the, brutal bloodthirsty nat ure of the outlaws who committed them (as the killing of young Gather man by St. Clairon the streets of Milton), and not a single murderer brought to justice. If there is another county in the United States from the ha'f breed lumber regions of Northern Maine to the wild western borders of New Mexico and Arizona with a cleaner record of unpunished outlaw ry, let them speak up and take the belt ? Is there another county in this broad land where human life is held so cheap? There has been one con viction out of ninety-seven murders. Crissinger after a fair and impartial trial was convicted of one ot the most brutal, unprovoked murders on rec ord. There is no t'oubt of his guilt; his sanity was never questioned until his attorneys realized that his case was hopeless, and now a new trial is sought upon purely technical grounds. If it is granted, two to one justice will miscarry. Is it .any wonder that among our good people there is grow ing indiffeience for the law and its processes and a contempt for the courts ? It is nearly time dress parade. for the Easter The Leader Department Store. Rugs and Art Squares. We carry a very complete line of this class of goods. Our variety is greater and stock larger than shown elsewhere. In the Moquette and Smyrna Rugs, our stock has been increased by our spring purchases, which arrived last week. Many of the fads and fashions are senseless and arbitrary, resting upon nothing more substantial than a whim, or the de sire to be different from one's neighbors. But this cannot be urged against the fad of using rugs of any sort. They are easi ly taken up and cleaned. Being bordered, they look finished, and they can be used in almost any room and corner, from one to another, as the needs require. These are all decided advan tages. Our prices are very low. and we can meet the needs of almost any pocketbook, no matter how thin. The patterns are new, some of them perfect gems of color ing, and all of the best quality for their class. Come in and look them over. BODY BRUSSELS Body Brussels Many people are unaware that there are two decided quali ties of Body Brussels. If they are told by a dealer that a car pet is a Body Brusscl, they take it for granted that that settles the quality." Such is not the case, and this explains why we will sell you Body Brussels for $1.25, and the cheaper for $1.00. Quality versus Price. We do not claim that we sell so much cheaper than anyone else, (riven quality for quality. We sell the same article cheaper than anyone else, and can save you money. But we don't give you such yarns as that. We can sell you goods for half what the 'jobber buys them for. In other words, we believe that we address a class of readers whose bump of common sense is well developed, and who are not buying gold bricks not this year, anyway. Note Our Liberal Offer. During March and April if you buy $10 worth oX Carpets and Furniture, and pay cash for it, we will rebate your railroad fare within 20 miles. 'We want to carpet 500 floors. The Leader Store Co., Ltd., Fourth and Market Streets, Bloomsburg, Pa. ! n
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