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JOB PRINTING.
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•nd affords facilities for doing the best class of
work. Particular attlki ion paid to Law
Printing.
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ages are paid, except »t the option of tho pub
lisher.
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tor in advance.
Uennany hearts the lisf as a reading
nation, and Russia is falling to zero.
In 1893 23.607 books were published in
Germany, as compared with 8.082 in
Russia. In regard to newspapers tho
inhabitants of the United Slates are
watered to by 22.000 journals, while
Russia, with a population of 130,000,-
000, has only 800.
The biggest monkey ever exhibited |
is a gorilla 6 feet 10 inches high, wit'i J
an arm spread of 9 feet 3 inchqp, from j
the Caniaroons, West Africa. He |
stands, with his skeleton beside him, |
in the museum of Hamburg. The ;
crowds in the museum have been enor- i
motis, and the comment upon its i
marked resemblance to the human !
species has been general.
The new Springfield rifle is probably 1
the most effective military arm in the j
•world. At a distance of fifty feet it !
penerat.es fifty-five one-inch pine j
boards placed one inch apart. It has |
a muzzle velocity of 2,300 feet per sec- j
ond and carries a ball five miles, al- j
though one mile is the greatest dis- j
tance that any rifle can be effective, j
even with telescopic sights.
The production of coal in Belgium is
one of its richest resources. The pro- j
nounced capability of the miners, ex
perts for generations, brings from the
earth's recesses an annual production j
of 23,000,000 tons. The production for
the five following years was: 1890,
20,000,000 tons; 1895, 20.000,w0 tons:
1599, 22,000,000 tons; 1900, 23,000,000
tons, and 1902, 23,400,000 tons.
Six women and four men were sen
tenced by the Paris criminal court re
cently to terms of imprisonment for a ;
series of ingenious swindles by which j
they represented that they were lega- j
tees and executors of fortunes which
legal uuficultics alone prevented them !
from enjoying. Their victims were en- ;
tered in a book bearing the 1
tion, "Directory of Softheads."
Three men in Paris, whose names
are well known in the scientific world,
are projecting a balloon voyage across
the Atlantic. They are Capassa, tho
aeronaut; Berget Sorbonne and M.
Reclus. the famous geographer. They
purpose starting from the Canary
islands in the month of May, when
the winds will favor them and will
attempt to make land at Trinidad, in
the British West Indies. In their opin
ion the voyage will last only four or
five days.
Notwithstanding the fact that wom
en reach a greater age than men they '
have proved a losing venture to life in
surance companies. Women are not
prone to the excesses, nor exposed to I
the rough weather, nor liable to tie
accidents which shorten life, but they
are more likely to suffer from cancer I
in middle life than are men; and, too,
women much more frequently have in- !
tuirtve premonition of failing health !
than have men, and, having that in*
tuitive fear, take life insurance.
Mrs. Overton, who lives near Glea- <
eon, Tenn., went to town the other
day for the purpose of seeing a pas
senger train. She is 90 years old and
has lived within 15 miles of the rail- I
way nearly all her life, but had never '
seen the track up to this time. On
hearing the train approac-hini; she be- \
came very much excited and refused <
togo near the track, thinking the j
train a great monster capable of do- I
ing her harm if it desired. She re
turned greatly worked up over her J
adventure.
Dr. Wiley, chief of the bureau of 1
chemistry of the agricultural depart-,J
ment, seems bent on finding out \
whether or not the chemicals used in (
curing meats and embalming beef are !
injurious to health. flavins experi- j
mented on a class of young men for J
eight or ten months with rations I
treated with borax, he has begun with I
another class of 12 young men to 'est
the effects of salicylic acid, another j
disinfectant used as a meat, preserva- j
tive. The experiment will coninue j
eight months.
Postmaster-General Payne has ap
proved the new design for a two-cent j
stamp, which will succeed the Hag j
stamp. The latter stamp has been in I
use about six months, and it lias been |
greatly criticized by hundreds. do
strong has been this criticism that it I
was thought best to arrange for a new |
stamp to take this one's place. The j
new design will bear an improved pic
ture of George Washington, and in
stead of the flag the great seal of the
United States of Afherica will be sub
stituted.
HON. J. FRANK HANLEY.
•«
Mr Hanley, who Is a prominent mem ber of the bar at Lafayette, has recently
announced himself as a republican candidate for governor of Indiana, and It
already a factor In the race. He is 40 years oid, a native of Champaign county,
Illinois, and a thoroughly self-made man. In lb!W he was elecUd state senator and
ran for congress against K. D. Crumpacker, but was defeated. In IS9B he was
a candidate for United States senator against Albert J. Beveridge, and in liKG he
was chairman of the republican state convention. He is noted for his strong re
ligious tendencies and intense earnestness.
WOMEN LAWYERS IN FRANCE.
A(ljdi Iwnlon of L.ndlen to Iln r Hum Hnd
Good IteMulta on Manner* of
OpiioMiiiK Ailvoeutei.
Since the Paris bar has been open to
women, not a few members of the fair
sex have taken advantage of the new
privilege accorded to them to plead at
the Palais de Justice, says an ex
change.
The pioneer in this direction was
Mile. Chauvin, whose debut as "advo
cate" excited a great deal of attention,
and whose presence in the cap and
gown made a great sensation at the
palais. Her debut, moreover, had the
effect of setting the fashion among
Parisiennes of wearing the white cravat
of the French lawyers. Since Mile.
Chauvin's debut in 1899 curiosity has
died out to a great extent, and no bad
effects of the law have been noticed. It
is even possible that, if the good re
suits could have been anticipated, the
law would have passed the chambers by
a unanimous vote, instead of by 319 to
174. As a rule, women lawyers have
had men as their opponents at the bar,
and one could imagine himself in a
sort of judicial salon, if compliments
and gallant speeches were the criterion.
But the other day two women law
yers found themselves antagonists in a
case. It was funny to see the embar-
TURTLES BORN BEFORE CHRIST.
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The oldest living Inhabitants of the earth are believed 1 to be a family of turtle»
which have recently been exhibited in London. The youngest is a trifle over 2,OU>
years old. Despite, their age the turtles appear to be in excellent health, retain
ing ail their faculties, and giving every promise of living for years to come. The
turtles were found in the <iulapagos ls.a nds. Several of the largest weigh as much
as IX'j pounds. They were found far up on the side of a crater on Albtimarle, the
largest of the islands. Our picture Is reproduced from a photograph taken lur
the Detroit Free Press.
rassment of the judges, for each lawyer
did her best to captivate the bench.
Unhappily the bench could not Ret out
of the scrape by awarding the victory to
both sides, so the chivalrous judges took
refuge under a well-known formula and
reserved their decision for a fortnight.
Serve S)nte:n ot the Army,
The signal corps claims to be the
nerve system of the army. Telegra
phy, telephony, ballooning and heliogra
ph.v are its specialties. It is also charged
t>y law with gathering and transmitting
military information.
Potntoei* VerNii* KdueaHon.
Pennsylvania farmers refuse to pay
more than S2O per month for school
teachers, but are offering $2 a day for
men to dig potatoes.
In Crowded Xe»v York.
The tenement inspectors in New
York city have found over 325,000 oc
cupied rooms which have neither light
nor ventilation.
Fund* Beloniclni; to Other Bank*.
The 45 national banks of New York
city hold from $400,000,000 to $500,000,-
000 deposits of other banks.
C«2t MuNt "I'ony."
Ithode Island republicans have nom
inated Col. Colt, for governor he will
have to pony up for campaign expenses.
Tree* Are Taxed.
In certain parts of Syria, Palestine and
Arabia the fig trees and date palms are
counted and a tax is levied on every tree.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1903.
AN ACROBATIC STATESMAN.
CoiiKreNKiiian Who In Siiid to Itural
Hid Suapender* Every Time He
MnlteM u Speech.
The most vehement speaker in con
gress in recent times was Representa
tive Brosius, says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. His gesticulation was of vio
lent energy. Private John Allen used
to say that whenever Mr. Brosius made
a speech he burst his suspenders. One
afternoon Mr. Allen and a party were
watching Brosius' exertions. "There
they go now," Allen exclaimed. "I'll
bet you his galluses parted that time
or else he lost both buttons at the rear
of his trousers. As soon as he stops
talking we will go over and find out
about it." After ten minutes more of
gesticulations the gifted orator sat
down, wiping the moisture that
streamed from his brow and his cheeks.
His collar was wilted, his hair was
saturated with perspiration, and his
shirt front showed visible evidences of
the struggle. Mr. Allen approacned
the matter delicately, calling the mem
ber by his first name, complimenting
him upon his speech and the force of
his delivery, and finally remarking that
he (Allen) could not indulge very much
in gesticulations without "busting his
galluses." "Mine parted about the mid
dle of my remarks," remarked the ora-
tor. innocently, whereupon Allen shook
hands with him again and led his party
away.
Warn* AKiiiunt Too Milch Sweet.
The Prussian minister of education
has issued to all schools under his con
trol a circular, in which attention is
drawn to the ever increasing number of
automatic machines for the sale of
chocolates and other sweets, and asks
teachers of schools to use every inllu
ence with the children to prevent ex
cesses.
Cut oil 'Em Ilotli AVny*.
The Chamberlain family in England in
certainly in position to catch the pop
ular sentiment "a-comin' an' a-gwine,"
remarks the IJaltimore American. While
the old man is out selling a rival line ol
goods the boy stays behind the counter
and sells the same old brand.
Suitor In France.
The price of sugar in France has re
cently been reduced by less than half
and the consumption has been nearly
doubled. Formerly sugar was a luxurj
which rarely reached the homes 01
many workingmen, but now it.® use is
much more common.
II oiiii t y for White labor.
In the interest of making Au&trali.i
"a white ir.3n's country," a government
bounty is paid for sugar grown by white
labor. Of the last year's sugar crop ol
100,000 tons seven-tenths was produced
by Kanaka black labor.
PARKS CONVICTED
Jury Found Him Guilty of tho
Cl ime of Extortion.
Tlie Fr l noner. Wlio t.lured Defiantly
ul tlie Jurymen When They lie
turned Their Vent lei. wax
iC< iuun<lc<l lor Sentence
One Week Ileuce.
New Y'ork, Oct. 31.—For the secont
time within two months Samuel .1.
Parks, walking delegate of the House
smiths' and Bridgemen's union, local
No. 2, was convicted of the crime ol
extortion in the court of general ses
sions Friday afternoon. It too 1 : t' o
jury just 12 minutes, during which
time they took two ballots, to agreq
tin theguilt.of Parks in extorting $504
from the Tiffany Studios, a firm oI
contractors, under threat of keeping
tbein from continuing work on build
ings last January.
It was shown at the trial that
Parks had obtained SSOO from tho
Tiffany firm as an "initiation fee" last
January when the housesniiths anil
bridgemen were on strike on three oi
the Tiffany contracts in this city. 1
Parks claimed that this money was a
fine levied by his labor union. Later
| the fact developed that Parks liai!
been disloyal to his union inasmuch
as he permitted the Tiffany firm t<i
| employ non-union men on jobs alte<
I having received the SSOO.
This accusation was not denied by
the defendant or his counsel during
I the trial, but the lati,_: - contended
that Parks had given the nionej to
the treasurer of his organization an«J
that the entire transaction was 'I
I business deal which, instead of being
j a crime, afforded considerable busi
ness advantages to the firm which
I paid the money. Counsel for Parks
| endeavored to introduce cr.rtiiicat.es
| as to the prisoner's delicate state of
] health, but Judge Xewburger, before
j whom the case was tried, refuse.l to
j I'dmit tliem.
James W. Osborne. Parks' chief
j counsel, made an excellent defense,
I although he had weak grounds to
; stand upon, while Assistant District
i Attorney Hand placet! Parks in an
i unenviable light both to the public
ninl his fellow labor unionists in hi h
summing up to the jury.
In his charge Judge Xewburger,
! said that it made no difference what
j disposition Parks made of the money
; after he had obtained it from the
representatives of the Tiffany firm,
! if in the belief of the jurymen he had
obtained it under a threat, direct or
i implied, as that fact would constitute
extortion, the crime charged against
! the prisoner.
When the jury was polled and the
' verdict rendered Parks glared at tiie
! jurymen with the same look of de
fiance which he maintained during
tliis, as well as his previous trial.
He was remanded for sentence a
week hence. Parks is now awaiting
the decision of the higher courts on
a writ of error, having been sentenced
J after his first trial to a term of not
J less than two and a half nor more
j than three and a half years in Sing
Sing prison.
The charge on which his former
| conviction was secured also was ex
j tort ion.
"Tim" McCarthy, who. together
j with Sam Parks is under two indict
ments for extortion, failed to appear
j in court and his bail of $2,000 was dei
; clared forfeited. A warrant for his
; arrest was issued.
THE BECHTEL TRAGEDY.
Coroner'a Jury ICctiirnn a Verdict—
Arreftt ol the Murdered Lover
and Her Family.
Allentown, Pa., Oct. 31.—The cor
oner's inquest in the case of Mabel
j Bechtcl, whose body was found 111 au
J area way outside her home on Tues
! day morning last, was concluded last j
| evening with a verdict by the jury ■
| that the young woman's death was ,
; due to a fractured skull from a blow
inflicted at her home by some person
I unknown to the jury,
j, Mrs. Bechtel and the members of j
| her family and Aloise Eckstein, the i
J girl's lover, were called before the i
; jury, but on the advice of their attor- |
| neys they declined to answer ques
; tions. oil the ground that they might
incriminate themselves. The text of
' the verdict is as follows:
"We believe that Mabel Beelitel j
came to her death at G27 Cedar street j
| (her home) between Sunday evening, |
October 25, and Tuesday morning, Oc
tober 27. and that death was due to a
] fractured skull from a blow inflicted!
;by some* person in the house un- !
known to the jury. We believe that
| the inmates of the house, Mrs. Cath- '
i erine Beelitel, Myrtha Beelitel, John 112
I Bechtel, Charles Becntel and Aloise j
I Eckstein are accessories after the |
j fact of tin; crime."
Warrants of arrest were served up
' on Mrs. Beelitel anil the members of
i her family and Eckstein. I hey were'
j taken before Mayor Lewis, who ac
i eepted bail for Mrs. Bechtel in SI,OOO, !
i Myrtha Bechtel in SIOO and Eckstein
! in SSOO.
John and Charles Beelitel were coin- j
j mitted to jail. Application for a writ
of habeas corpus will be made to-;
| day.
<;irlM Killed by a Train.
Elizabeth, Pa., Oct. 31.—Miss Maude
| Albon and Miss Agnes Mi-Geary, aged
j ID and Hi respectively, were instantly
j killed last night while en route to a
j Hallow'en festivity in the neighbor-i
| hood by a Pittsburg, Virginia A- I har
i leston train. The two girls, with llil?
; da MeGeary. an elder sister of Agnes,
had donned Hallow'en masks anil
walked directly in front of the train,
the masks interfering with their vis-
I ion at the crossing.
530.000 lor Breach ol" Fromlne.
Grand Kapids, Mich., Oct. 31.—Mish j
; Henrietta Adams, of Cassville, Mich.,
i was yesterday given a verdict of $30,-
i 000 against ltobert Baker, a well
| known young man of this city, fof
I breach of promise. The trial has
been one of the most sensation.'l in
j the history of western Michigan
Several hundred letters written tu
Miss Adams by Baker were read in
court and n number from the young
woman to the defendant were also
introduced as evidence. Baker's let
ters were, many of them, very sensa
tional.
AN EMPLOYERS" UNION.
Cltlfen*' Iml ual rln I Aoioi Ih i lon nl
America ■> Formed at < liliu^o-1».
.'I. Furry, of ■ udluunpoll*, IClcrli'd
FreMdeut.
Chicago, Oct. 31. —With the election
of I). M. Parry, of Indianapolis, as its
j resident, tlu valuation of the Citi
zens' industrial Association of Amer
ica was coni|)lete<l last night. The or
ganization is national in scope and
includes representative manufactur
ers, tradesmen, other employeis of
labor, local general organizations
and Citizens' Alliances, having among
other things as its object the dealing
with the labor problem in all its
phases.
Delegates from 57 cities from Kan
Francisco to New York, including sev
eral in Canada, were present at the
convention and at the concluding ses
j sion all details of the plan of carry -
J ing on and extending the work of the
! organization were completed. Other
officers were elected as follows:
•I. C. Craig, of Denver, head of the
Colorado State and Denver citizens'
| Alliance, first vice president.
K. M. MeCleary, of the National
Electrical Contractors' association,
Detroit, second vice president.
,1. T. Jloile, of the Manufacturers'
Association of New York, third vice
president.
A. C. Hosencranz, of the Citizens'
I Alliance, Evnnsville, Ind., treasurer.
! The secretary and an executive com
j inittee of 15 members, of which the
president, the three vice presidents
land the treasurer shall be members,
I are to be named later. A convention
: of the association will be held in ln
i dianapolis next February.
| The manner of assessing and aflilitit
ing the many associations in the or-
I ganization took up most of the time
| of the delegates at Friday's session.
I It was decided that all members of
| the association shall pay an initiation
fee of $25 to SIOO and all members
shall pay dues at the rate of 50 cents
| per annum per employing members,
| the amount in no case to be less than
i $lO nor greater than WOO per annum,
i Some trouble was threatened
: through the action of several of the
■ New York delegates who were not
I in sympathy altogether with the Citi
-1 zens' Alliance, which admits em
ployer, employe and others and went
on record as opposed to it, favoring
among other things a postponement
' of the matter. They were in the min
ority, however, and were later won
j over by those favoring the alliances.
iiesolutions were then adopted.
They refer to strained relations be
tween employer and employe and
i their bad effect on business condi
tions; demand ample protection for
| all seeking to earn a livelihood and
; continue in part:
"In carrying on a firm and uncom
promising contest with the abuses of
; unions as now conducted, at the same
: time acknowledging the free right of
workmen to combine and admitting
' that their combination when rightly
constituted and conducted may prove
highly useful, we earnestly desire to
act, and believe we are acting in the
true interests of the workingmen
! themselves."
Mr. I'arry. who is president of the
] National Manufacturers" association,
was then elected head of the organi
zation, there being no opposition to
| him nor to the other officers. He
1 made a brief speech of acceptance, re
i ferring to his devotion to the move
! merit and the desire to secure ways
i and means for observance of law.
l£ll logfl zed III* Dead W lie.
Chicago, Oct. 31. —Surrounded by 3,-
'OOO Salvation Army mourners who:
had gathered at Princess rink last |
flight to pay tribute to the memory
of Mrs. Emma Hoot h-Tucker, who j
was killed in a railroad wreck Wed- |
nesHay night. Commander Booth-
Tucker, in a sermon full of pat.hos, j
told of the many good deeds per- j
formed by the dead leader. While j
speaking the husband stood at the
head of the casket. When the eulogy |
was finished there was not a dry eye I
in the audience. At the conclusion of
the ceremonies the casket containing j
the body was removed to the I'ennsyl ,
•vania depot and will be taken to New
York today.
Futal Flames.
Philadelphia. Oct. 31.—One man waft
burned to death and live others se
verely injured during a lire which yes
terday destroyed the large grain ele
vator of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road Co. and the four-story flour mill
of \Y. S. Woodward & Co. Harry Mc-
Williams, who was at work on the
roof of the Woodward building, was
burned to death. The injured prop-j
erties were located on the banks of
the Schuylkill river. No oflicial esti
mate of the loss has been made, but
it will probably reach over $200,000.
Gibkou l« 4'liumplon.
Philadelphia, Oct. 31. —W. M. Gib
son. of New York, last night won the
Carnegie medal and the world's cham
pionship as the "Hest all around tele
graph operator" at the tournament |
of the American Telegraphers' asso
ciation held in the National Kxport I
Exposition building. E. E. Bruckner, I
of the Postal Telegraph Co., Chicago, j
won the second prize, (iibson's vie- |
tory was a brilliant one, as lie had for •
opponents some of the best teleg
raphers in the co ntry.
Three Feople Drowned.
Grand Kapids, Wis., Oct. 31.—A j
party consisting of Carl Mails, his sis- !
ter Emma. Nellie Olson, Henry Mar
tin. Fred and Yarnum Sherier, at
tempted to cross the Wisconsin river
above Biron dam Thursday evening- in
a small boat. The boat sank when
about 100 feet from shore, in 12 feet
of water. Emma Mails, Carl Mails
and Nellie Olson were drowned. The |
girls were is years of age anil Carl j
Mails was 23.
To Itetlcve the lllseoverv.
Hobart. Tasmania, Oct. 31.—The
Terra Nova, an auxiliary relief ship,
formerly a Newfoundland whaler, has
arrived here. The Morning, the Koyai
Geographical society's relief ship, is
expected daily. Both vessels will
start for the relief of the Discovery,
the British exploring vessel, the first,
week in December. The Discovery
lias been frozen in for 13 months at
the foot of Mount Erebus, in south
latitude 77.50 east, longitude 11)6.42.
In February the Morning transferred
provisions to her by sledges over the
ice. The Terra Nova is carrying gun
cotton to blast out a chatine'
WHITE SUPREMACY.
Senator fiormnn Sain It .lli:«t bp llaln-
Uliicd In Hie .SoIIIII.
Baltimore, Oct. 31. —At a democratic
mass meeting' held last night at the
close of the campaign speeches were
made by Edwin Wartield. the candi
date for governor, and a number of
leading democrats, including L'nited
States Senator A. I\ Gorman. An im
mense crowd was present and the
speaking was preceded by stereopti
can views illustrating the association
of white and negro delegates at the
late republican state convention. The
important address of the evening was
that of Senator Gorman, who in addi
tion to his advocacy of the state
ticket and his excoriation of the re
publicans referred to President
Jtoosevelt and the race issue as fol
lows:
"President Koosevelt. is a man of
fine attainments and of honest con
victions. He is young in years, im
pulsive, ambitious; is a partisan and
believes in his party, in his anxiety
for its success he is liable to make
mistakes, and in my judgment he has
committed a most grievous error in
forcing to the front an issue which
must be deplored by all the conserva
vative men of the country.
"In every country where the race
issue has arisen it has always car
ried in its wake lamentable results,
and has been attended by evil conse
quences. 1 trust his earnestness and
j impetuosity may be restrained and
that he may be prevailed to accept
wiser counsel in his treatment of the
negro problem.
"The Anglo-Saxon has never, and
will never tolerate the social equality
or the political domination of the ne
gro race. The south has passed
; through scenes of turbulence and dis-
J order and rape and riot. By ameml-
I meats to state constitutions and by
J legislation the whites have secured
| control, for the time being, of their
| own local governments, and the col
j ored race is no longer a political fac
| tor in any state south of the l'oto
j mac.
"For more than 30 years this ques
tion has moused sectional feeling and
divided parties. It has threatened
the peace of the states, put In
| jeopardy homes and paralyzed indus
i trial efforts. All thoughtful men
j realize that this canker upon the body
politic must me eliminated and the su-
I premacy of white government as
j sured."
LAND FRAUDS.
(•rand Jury ut Portland, Ore,, Ho
turn* 1.• True llltlx, Some ol' Tliem
ol' National Importance.
Portland, Ore., Oct. 31.—The federal
| grand jury, which lias been in session
| in this city for 11 days, presented its
final report to.l udge ISellinger yester
day and was discharged. Sixteen fed
eral cases were inquired into, entail
ing the examination of so witnesses
and resulting in 15 true bills being re
turned, among them being some of
national interest. The inquiry of the
jury into the matter of land frauds
in this state resulted in the indict
ment of six persons, and the state
ment is made that false entry has
beeen made on an aggregate of about
one million acres of land. The mat
ter of pension frauds was also in
quired into and two'indlctments were
returned.
Salt Lake City, Oct. 31.—('apt. M. W„
Mercer, who is mentioned in the suit
of the government brought at Fergus
Falls, .Minn., against the Common
wealth Lumber Co., for timber alleged
to have been unlawfully taken from
the government land, is now stationed
at I'iutah Indian reservation in
nortneastern Utah. Capt. Mercer tel
egraphed last night denying all
charges of irregularity in connection
with his work in Minnesota.
"I certainly had authority for all
contracts made by me," says Capt.
Mercer, "and there were no opera
tions except under contracts ap
proved by the interior department.
The operations were under the im
mediate charge of a competent super
intendent of logging, and the scalers
were competent as shown by the
tests of their scales, submitted to me,
which was satisfactory in every in
stance that 1 now recall."
JOHN MITCHELL DAY.
-tllnrrn In the A• > Ili rail to Ol>» Ol>»
nerved the Anniversary ol' a Victory
lor Tlielr Union.
Seranton, Pa., Oct. 30.—Thursday
was John Mitchell day. That is to say
all the l'nited Mine Workers of Amer
ica in the Lackawanna and Wyoming
regions were out on parade to the
number of 50,000. Mr. Mitchell and
Alexander T. Council, mayor of the
city, rode in the#irst carriage. It was
a holiday in the two valleys. All the
mines were idle and every train
brought throngs to Seranton. The
"locals" from Forest City to Xanti
cok*i; were in line after the carriages
and they were interspread with about
50 bands.
In his the mass meeting
which followed parade, Mr. Mitch
ell referred to statements made that
he was ambitious iiv a political way
and said that he could not be induced,
to accept any political ollice. Ilis only
ambition, he said, was to further the
trades union movement.
JI is speech in the main was a talk
to the mine workers urging them t»
loyally maintain their union, that
they might be prepared to act collec
tively when the present three-year
working agreement expires and a new
one has to be made. If they do not
maintain the ynion. he said, they will
suffer a reduction in wages. The goal
to which the miners should aspire,
lie said, was an agreement granting
the eight-hour work day and recogni
tion of the union.
A Murderer 1* Executed,
Uniontown, Pa., Oct. 30. —With the
coolness that has characterized him
throughout and without a tremor,
William Hays, the colored murderer
of Kdward Perkins, colored, at
Mason town, in >eoveinber, yesterday
paid the penalty, for his crime. The
execution was carried out with re*
markubje celerity.
Collision Canned Three Heath*.
Confluence, Pa., Oct. 30. —John Bieti
ner, conductor; Benjamin Brown, en-<
gineer, and Alexander Thomas, brake
man, were killed in a wreck of a Bal
timore & Ohio freight train near here
Tli ursdav