FIT TO PRINT" COME 38¢ WS, and all prices in between, er Ave., Sayre. Both Phones. 1 RATIONAL E. E Re cil AL ESTATE 2250 waver tncisees. INSURANCE a I —Bxchanged — Loans Negotiated IT Packerfve,, Phons 230x, Sayre, Pa. INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE. Negotiated, ‘Written, Houses Rented, Rents LY WINTER Barly winter days are i one that cause Wost of coughs, colds, etc. le Bough, Calas to shange Eee to heavy clot ing and while they hesitate - lungs are left unpro- tected, at the time when “ghey are most ‘susceptible 0 attack. ~~ A CuaxMors Vest or a Onest PROTECTOR is a _ preventative that is worth many cures. ~ AT ALL PRICES, a Have a case sent ttoday. Prompt deliv- HARRIMAN DENIES IT Hyde Story Regarding Odells Suit Contradictéd. REFUSED SEVEN MILLIONS FOR STOCK KEsx-Viee President Asked About Many Steck Denis — Sald Threat Was Made te Cancel Trew Company Charter. NEW YORK. Nov. 10 -When E4. ward H Harriman took fhe witness stand at the jnsurfuice intestigation Mr. Hughes asked hin: about the set tiement for $75,000 of Governor Odetl’s suit against the Mercautile Trust com- pany for his losses In the shipbuilding stock transaction. Mr. Harriman oon- tradicted James Hazen Hyde Satly and declared that it was Hyde who took the initiative in the settlement of the sult He sald that Hyde asked him to see Odell to find out whether or not an arrangement could be reached. He saw Odell, be testified, and arranged a meeting between the governor and Mr. Hyde. He declared that Hyde told bim Lie wanted the suit settled because be fears] it might be the means of bringing other suits agaiust the trust company. James Hazen Hyde was the chief witness at the sessién. He was suc- ceeded by George H. Bquire, Jr, a broker and the sou of the Equitable’s financial manager, and George W. Jen kins, who was ounce the head of the American Deposit and Loan company. Mr. Jenkins told of a sale of 408 shares of Lawyers’ Title Insurance company stock made to the Equitable through his frm ia October, 1801, The witness suid that Geerge H. Squire, Sr, personally asked bim to let Willinmson & Squire, his son's firm, bring the stock te the American De posit und Loan company’s office to be held and sold later After Mr. Squire bad succeeded In selliug to the Equitable under cover of the American Deposit and Loan company the same stock which be originaily got from the Equitable be went around 10 collect the difference “It was $185,000, I thmk = testified Mr. Jeukins. “TF gave a check for the difference, [ think, to George H. Squire 1 understood at the time that we were taking it for the Equitable Life™ Some of this same lawyers’ Title stock was bought ln Mr. Hyde's name but Mr. Hyde declared that he was out of the country at the time aud that Mr. Squire had no power of attorney to act for hizn Mr. Hyde answered, “1 don't know” or “1 don't remember” to a great many guestious nsked him. He told of offers he had for his stock ia the Equitable and said that they came from Gould, Harriman and Frick The highest offer he got was $7,000,000 Gage E. TarDell's offer wis the lowest ~viz. $1,000,000 for bis holdings. Mr. Hyde wa= asked again of his meeting with BE. H Harriman when Harriman advised bim to pay Governor Odell $75,000 for his losses in the ship bullding transaction. He sald that the advice was given in the presence of a witness In the course of the examination the chairman remarked that the committee was upable to get at Willany HH. Mec Intyre, who was said te be in Boston Former Governor Odell has requested Chairman Armstrong of the insurance investigating committee to call him before the committee and give him an opportunity to testify under oath In ré- ply to the testimony of James Hazen Hyde, who testified that former Oov- eruor Odéll forced the Mercantile Trust company, a concern affiliated with the Equitable Life, to pay to him $78,000 lost in United States BhipLuliding se- curities The method Odell used, according te Hyde, wax to threaten to have the leg- islature pass a bill canceling the Mer: cantile’s chiirfer. Odell having threatened, E. H. Harrl- man advised Hyde to pay up. There apon, Hyde, acting as an officer of ¢ Mercantile, cansed the $75000 to be sent fo Ogéll. In no respect. Hyde deo clared. was he necting for the Equitable Life Assurance society. In fact, he testifie] the F.qnifable verter bad a thing to do with the Shipbuilding Hota tion. Higgins Declined to Disenss Hyde. ALBANY, N.Y. Nov 186 -When ask- ed whether he intended to refer to In- surance matters In bis saunas) wessage to the legislature or walt for the report of the Investigating committees Goverh- or Higgius sald that he would discuss the subject In his message. “I am open for suggestions, as usual” he sald, with a smile, “but not for dicta- tion.” The governor declined to com- ment upon Mr. Hyde's testimony be- fore the Insurance committee, saying, “1 uever discuss the testimony 8 mano gives under oath ovnless | know mere about the matter than be does” Taft fo Talk Canal at 8. Loufs. WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -Becretary Taft bas chosen the Paomama canal project as the topic for his address be fore the Commercial club us Bt. Louis mext Saturday night. He has collected a large amount of material bearing on this subject based en official reports, personal interviews with Governor Magoon and Chief Engineer Stevens snd Chairman Bhoots and by personal observation. The Batt Case Suspects. THE PANAMA CANAL. General Impression That a Sea Level Waterway Will Be Recommended. WASHINGTON, Nov. 16—-The full board of consulting engiueers of the Panama canal had an all day session and continued the work upon the dif ferent types of canal. The prospects, it was sald, Indicated that several re- ports might he uiade favoring a sea level canal another for a lock ca- nil at a sixty foot level and still an other for a Jock canal at thirly or for ty foot level There seems to be a general lmpres- sion that a larger number of engineers at present favor a sea level canal, but an iotimation has been made that there night be mn colnpromise 4 sa low level lock canal which would te very satisfactory to the canal commission andl the administration The officers who acivwpauled Sec retary Taft to Pageaina to investigate thé mattér of fortifications for the ca- nal Lave not yet made a report and will not until a type of causi is de teruiiped. Upon the type of canal will depend the location of the mouths of thie canal, and no definite plans for for- titications will be feasible until the places where the protection will be gecded car be definitely known Hie A “SOAP BOX" CROOK. Thomas ¥. Hardy Will Be Hrought From Germany Vor Trial ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 16 Detective Jackson his sails! for this country without Thomas F ITandy. the New York “soap box” map, whose extrad! tion Lhe has Leen trying to secure from the (jarman government. The German police say that the requisition papers are correct and Hardy's offense is ex- truditable, but that their forms will necessitate his retention for a month before bd can be sent back to America in the gustody of the steamship line Their course indicates deportation. Hardy, alias Charles O'Counell, was imprisoned In this state for assault and grand larceny The crime was cominitted by entering 4 Lank with a soap box which enabled him: to reach over the screen and grab a handful of money from the tellers desk While being caught bie shof <n omer Extra Stlon wis sought on the assault eharge. Hardy escaped from Clinton atid reached Gérmiany. There Le was dfrested for stealing jewelry and is pow lmprison®d at Fruukf «ft He bas several years vet tn serve EIGHT MINERS KILLED. Explosion In the Brazuell Mine at Monongahela City, Pa. MONONGAHELA CITY, Pa. Nov™ 16.—-In ap explosion last night iu the pew shaft of the Brazoe!ll Coal compa. By vight miners were killed snd three badly injured, : The dead are Iving In the depths of the shaft, which is badly choked with debris and fast Alling with water Mine Inspector Louteit with a band of vol unteers did all In their power to reach the victims, all of whom, with one ex ception, were English speaking men The cause of the explosion Is a mys tery : Heldup Man Commits Murder. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Noy 16 - Josephine Com was Instautly killed and her sister probably fatally wounded by o boldup man last night just out. side the city lmits. The two girls, with thelr father, Jacob Oom, were driving heme. When they were pass- ing « small thicket a man stepped from the woods into the street and commanded them all to bold up their hands. Instead of heeding the demand the father whipped up his horses to get by. Tue highwayman thereupon fired twice, the first shot killlug Jesepbine instantly and the second wounding Jeunie seriously. After the second shot the man disappeared in the woods An 1} Fated Albany Firm. ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 18 A fire destroyed the stock in one of the two temporary stores opened by the John GG. Myers company after the collapse of their bullding last August, when thir teen people were killed and upward of thirty Injured. The store hufrned was oni the east side of North Pearl street between Steuben and Columbia streets, oppoiite the Kenmore hotel. The My ers jwple say their loss will probably excy dd $250,000 The bulldlug owned by the estate of-A. B. Van Guanshbheeck, is practically a total los< npward of qian) Graangers' Congress atl Atlante City. ATLANTIC CITY, N. 1, Nov. 18. More thang 800.000 farmers in twenty: eight «tates are represented hy thie del. egiti= to the thirty-ninth dannukl con vention of the national grabge Pa trou< of Hesbaudry, which Las opened bere The exefutive holly consléts of the oasters of the state grangos and their wives, fifty-six io wumber, but there are In attendance about 2.000 en bors of the organization. On 8 Hantieg Tour. NORFOLK, Va, Nov 1 — Grover Cleveland has started for a stay of ten days on the gunning preserves of the Back Bay Gunning club in Princess Anne county, accompanied by Dr, Van Dyke of Princeton university and two members of the club Killed by Explosion of Dynamite. LANCASTER. Pa. Nov, 16 Three men wire kiffed Wnd three fatally in Jured by a dynamite explosion near Bafe iarbor. The men were blasting on ile new low grade freight line of the Peonsyivania road. " FOR TARIFF REFORM Governor Elect Guild Writes to Roosevelt. DEFEAT SURE WITHOUT THAT PLANK “Both Parties In 0ld Coleoay State Desire It"<~Suggests It as a Sah Jeet For Presidential Message. Testifies to Loyanliy BOSTON. Nov. l6-Governor Elect Curtls Guild, Jr, has made public a statetbent as (ofOws: “On Novy. 10 [| sent the president a letter regarding tariff reforms, but in order not to embarrass bim 1 did not give It Wo the press. | have now re ceived a letter from bim releasiug me from that pledge aud permitting pub Heation.™ The text follows “We bave had a hard fought election In Massachusetts, but we Lave been fortunate enough to turn a bostile plu rality of J7.000 into a favorable plural ity of over 23,000 and in a singic year “The Republican ticket, in wy judg ment, would have becu overwhelmingly defeated If our platform, on which both Mr Draper and I stood, bad not con tained a plank Indorsing the position taken last ring Ly our delegation in congress favoring immediate tariff re vision. “Both parties io this state desire it We recoguize as Republicans the mag nificent prosperity that has come fo us so largely through your own personal work, with a sound basis to our cur rency, the open door policy in our for ¢ign trade and the protection to Aner ican labor afforded hy the Diugley tarify “In that tariff, however, there are certain duties that we must all admit are po longer needed. Nothing was said io the campaign here In regard to the iron schedule ax a whole 1 think you wili find, however. that even the {ron manufacturers them selves will admit that a duty on iron ore Is no longer uecessary aud that a reduction on such irou products as we are exporting so Leavily could Le made without injuring our domestic indus try “Here in Massaclhuseits the duty on hides is anathema. It Is kpowa that only 28 per cent of the hides and =kins that come into the United States is subject to duty, amd it sevius perfect iy llogical that calfskins, sheepskins and goatskins should come fn free as a byproduct not needing protection. while a duty Is assessed on the skins of full grown cattle “] have the bomor to inclose a cam- vass of New Fogland on the snbject of free hides. It will show you that the shoe manufacturers of this section are clamoring werely for tariff revision on the products of other states, but that they themselves are willing to submit to a reduction of the dutles ou boots and shoes if the last remnant of this needless duty can be removed from their material “There can be no question of the de sire of the overwhelming majority of the people of this state for attention to such matters as this in the immediate revision of the tariff. Nor can there be any question of thelr urgent desire that you should see your way clear to ingor- porate some suggestion of the kind, which, of course, 1 sbonld mot for a wotwment presume to dictate, nm your message “l am sure you know the deep, lov ing affection of the peaple of this com mouwealth for you ‘Ther trust you wore absolutely than any other man in public life. I am sure you will un- derstand that [ have not the slightest intention of forestalling any action of yours, nor 1s this letter Lweing given to the press, though 1 have not the slight est objection to your quoting It or using it in any way you may desire, 1 do deen: it, however, my duty, with the trust that bas just been placed In my hands, to Inform you of the real condition of public fecting in this com monwenlth, as your every action shows that no commonwealth is dearer to yon than the Bay State, aud that not even her own representatives are more ear nest than you in wishing her welfure' German Protest In, WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 ~The state department has learned that Germany has protested to Great Britain and France against the conclusion of oe tain negotiations now on foot Letween those two governments and the gov ernment of Liberia Liberia wishes to borrow some money and is willing to hypothecate certain territory as securi ty. Germany sees in thiz proposition a threat of undne expansion of Hritish and French influence in that quarter of Africa. The state department Las not felt culled upon so far to take nection Miss Novsevelt at Hrookline. BROOKLINE, Mass Nov. 16 Miss Alice Roosevelt Is the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. George OC. Lee, at Chestuut Hill, having come here from New York. [It la understood that as a result of her long Journey In the far east Miss Hoosevelt 1s considerably fatigued, and she will remain here until thoroughly rested Earthquake Shakea Veaszuels. OCARACAR, Veneruela, Nov. 16. —-An earthquake slick of considerable vio lotice wig felt at Maracaibo, Arenales and Tocuyo There was fo damage at Marsenibo. Hut the other towns Suffer ed considerably, President Castro bas left for Losmeqhes, HEARST GAINS A POINT. Production of Tally Sheets NEW YORK, Nov. 16 Justice Am grauted the pplication of Messrs William R. Hearst, John Ford and J. G. Phelps Stokes for 8 mandamus to compel the county clerk to produce before the board of county canvassers Goce When thie board of canvassers met in the city hall the chairman and Deputy County Clerk Birrell refused to produce the tally sheets The attorneys for Mr. Hearst Tammany Hall went immediately the courthouse Austen Fox, for Hearst presented an which it was declared that sheets had Got been pre that there were great disore tween them and the luspectors of election writ of and to Ar affidavit in the tally «luced, and also prancies be certificates of the He asked for a compelling the board of canvassers and the county clerk to produce tally sheeols Ar thur C. Butts of the corporation coun sels office opposed the application. He was followed by Judge Alton B. Par ker, Mayor McClellan's counsel sald “Mayor Mo lellan credited to Lim mepgdau . the whoa not have sing dishonest vote If he would, | should not be here to appear for him, but Le will defend the votes that have been cast for him not walls the office. but wothing bat the truth would on because he in this contest” Judge Amend plication The work of cauvassing the Rich mond borough vote was continued in the county clerk's office hy the three aldermen of the borough They mu ceeded fn having ten wore votes added to Hearst's count. Ivins also bad one vote added to his total. Twenty three districts are yet to Many ballot papers were ly marked. The iaw provides that “cue straight line crossing another straight line at any angls within a t or within the voting space =hall be deem ed a valid voting wars” Either a mi Der of voters interpreted this ua wonderful manner or else tL tend ed to so wnark their ballots that they could be identified by interested elec tion officinis then granted the ap be canvassed YOry queer 8 ost SANTA CATALINA Roslyn Handicap at Aqueduct Clos- tarvarhie NEW YORK, N 14 ing season came to a close at duct with a good or atten Two favorites won [Lhe [tosis cap, the feature of the day, was v easily by the favorite, Na lua Martin Doyle, who was heavily played, set a fast pace to the stretch, wi he tired Miller then Catalina up ou the out=ids two lengths from Cele turn beat Cov Mak Jockeys Miller rode two w Notter nares First Ruce Frederick, secoud third Second Hace first nade, second; Celebration, third Third Nace Santa Catalina Cederstrome, second; Coy Maid Fourth Race Considerat trst Diamond, second; Robador, third Fifth Race. —-Ormoude’'s Right Ivau the Terrible third Sixth Race ronda, second; lug Won Ly ihe lo wid in ta Cats Ric t Nauta alt i by Lrot aud w s{rot vho it 1 a head and Homanelli each Fe ht the others nners, while ined scored Nu Battleax, first Molle Prince Donohue Noveun Gre first third first seco]; Dreamer Flora third ~-Nostrowo, first; Billy Banastar Isle of Pines and Annexation. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 —Senor Que sada, the Cuban wiulster here. called at the state department and scveined to be considerably agitated over the news of the wovement ln the Isic of P Ww oppose the formal transfer of island to Cuba. He had ap interview on the subject with Recretary Hoot, but declined to make any statement con cerning It The contention of the American residents of the isle ta that as they own in fee simple fOvesixths of the ground and ax the remaining olie-sixth Is tn the hauds of one or twa Spanish familie the 1.200 aative res! dents belong nonproperty owopers, thes have a right to be heard by this govern ment Les the Steamer Sunk In the Delaware PHILADELPHIA, Nov 1 sult of the from Plileys As are a misanderstanding of signals Faruford island for this port, and the British steamship Cacthaginian outward bound for St. John's, N. F and Glasgow, collided In the Delaware river near the wouth of the Schuylkill river, and the fornier vessel now near the of the lent the bow under twenty feet of The pilot of the Earnfon! was a lng to steer hls vessel (uto the kill river when the collision oc Norwegian steatuship Hes LIN RITE with wales tempt Schuy urred Sir Thomas lipton's Twe Regrets LONDON, Nov. 14 livre are two great regrets in my life One that | have pot vet lifted the America’s cup and the other that | Lave not Leen war ried, Sir Thomas Lipton's reply to the statement published in the United States that years ago he was s« y wedded to a Beotch girl Bir Thomas received cm ble Ingpiries from New York om the subject secretly orf otherwise is rel Banker Pend nt Danville. DANVILLE. Ky, Nov, 14 Captain Boyle ©. Halex. president of the Boyle Nations! bank of Danville and widely known throughout the south. is dead here. Corvielyon al Canton, TON. 0, Nov. 18 —-Postmaster T0 END MONARCHY: St. Petersburg In Ferment From Political Upheaval. IMPERIAL Lays Wr 10 PEASANTS | ures te Protect Thelr Conuntrymen. Strike May Tie Up Hoads and Prevent Outside Ald PETERSBURG Noy 16. - court martial’ with the death penalty’ martial law sia Such ST Drown with and iu «ll Rus text of the work ia declaring a in Poland fs the inen's proclamation Rreat strike Ler The an lmpres t Social Iwruocriats bere bh e=paollse oul the § t workinen fo = political sty to demonstrate their solidarity wit? fie struggle of their Polish for autonom) aud te protest Le execution of ihe at Cronstadt. The men walked & wills and factories, aud the employees of the Baltic apd Warsaw railroads, the printers and other class es of laborers struck, but the shops In the center of the city were pot closed Troops have taken charge of the elec tric light stations, which are operated by =allors, so that the city was not In larkuess last night If the Finnish Bociailsts join their Russian comrades and tie up the Fin nish reilroad the oily egress from the capital would be by water. and the freezing of the gulf of Finland =» fortnight Letice wonld « last exit he forelgn embassies sliare the public alana. and the Britiah embassy ls adrising the immediate removal of wouiel aud ¢hildren. All Russiu is again in the grip of » gieat political labor upbeaval orderwad by the wourkuen's strike committees which new is completely under the domination of the revolution sts. whose leaders opeuly proclaim that their ultimate object Is the com plete overthrow of the menarchy aud the establishment of a democratic re public. The Ihe to walk Mart of (1 all organ zations of eir initnions for an geners! mrades igainst Hinous saliors at of ail the bi ose the social committee's proclamation says mperial government continues over corpses. It court als the bLold soldiers aud sailors ustadt who rose lu defense of their rights and natiopal freedom; it encircles weak and oppressed Poland with the iron ring of martial law “The workmen's council] calls ou the revolutiouary proletariat of 8t. Peters the general politica Lins already dermuonstrat in order to show with the revolu aud sallors as well as revolutionary proletariat of Let the worknien of St. Pe work at ounce that a «d whereby a our burg to reacw strike ed its dread power brotheriy salldurity tionary soldiers with the Poland tershurg ceasd A re ¥ ly be of the a third at present is the peror and grand dukes to the peasants Sensational reports are current here that the “Black Hundred” bad begun rioting on the Viborg side of the river and that great disorders were In prog Alexaudrovsky ithe Hebrew market; quarter of the capital ou the Sadovala . Advices from Viadivostok indicate that the mutiny of the soldlers and sailors bas been quelled and order par tially restored, the commandants hav ing agreed to send home the reservists aud time expired wen detaloed there The emperor and the empress aud their children have left Peterhof for Tsarskoe Selo Spencer Eddy, American clarge hore, has cabled the state deparunent as fo! lows “Things are quieter at Viadivostok but the trouble still contlunes, and business is suspended. Recently im ported goods are Lelug guarded in the ‘go-dowus’ by soldiers.” which will short jarge portion which covers tf says ukase iss fmperial domain, if European Russia and which property of the wiil be given «in re=s (u the Minneapolis Salls For Cronestadt LISBON, Nov. 18 ~The United States cruiser Minpeapolis has salled for Crob stadt, Russia. It Is the present inten tion to call at Brest, France Susan BB. Anthony at White House. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 —-A plea wi behalf of woman suffrage to the president by Susan B Mrs Harriet Taylor Upton and Mrs Ida Husted Harper Miss Anthony sald ou leaving the White House that she and Ler assoclates had called on the president merely to talk to him “about our question.” Mrs Upton who Is treasurer of the National Ruf (rage association, sald they had cou sidered with the president some wat ters whi® It ls intended to bring to the attention of congress next Febru ary made Authiony was Reid Fate OF Gold Plate. LONDON, Nov. 16 -A «tate banquet was given In Windsor castle in of King Qeorge of Greece It was at tended by 170 distingnished persons including Whitelaw Held, the Amer! can ambassador, and Mra Retd. As Is usual ou these occasions, the famous service of gold plate was used honor Perkins and Cedy Sall For Home PARIS, Nov. 18 Per kins of New York has sailed for home on the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wiihelm der Grosse. Colonel Cody is u passenger on the same ves sel George W Mexican Ambassador Received, WABHINGTON, Nov, 16-8enor Ca- sasus, the new ambassador from Mex- t Linen sale continues this week. Table Linens by buying now, Saturday's papers for list of bargains. Dress Goods-Silks We offer $1 Venetian superior to ours or any $1 Broadcloth, 54 in. wide, all colors, for 85¢. £1 Prunella, all colors, 85¢ $1 Drap de Alma 89%¢ £1 Panama 89¢ 75¢ Panama 69¢ We have about 50 ki of Black Dress Goods, and al ds many qualities in colors. It costs you nothing to see our line. Goods shown with pleasure. You are not pressed to buy. Gent's Wool Hose One case Gent's Heavy Wool Hose, known as “‘the run of the mill;"" worth 25¢; slightly imper- fect; while they last 12}c. Silks 48¢ fancy silks, sale price 89¢ 53¢ changeables, 49¢ 75¢ plaids 69¢ $1 plaids 89¢ $1 Shadow silk and radium check 89¢ Blankets Cotton In grey and white, 104, 11-4, 124, specially priced from 39¢ up > Blankets Wool White and grey in 10-4 and 114, specially priced from $1.98 to $7.00 Outing Flannels One case 8c outing, same hg had before, Sic Two cases (4000 yds) best make 10¢ Outing, light and dark, sale price 8c Underwear One case ladies’ heavy fleece lined + vests and pants, slightly imperfect but you would scarcely detect il; worth sale price 18¢ per aar- ment, or 35¢ the suit. 25¢; Children’s Union Suits 50c garments, sizes 4 years to 16 vears, heavy fleece lined; sale pries 39¢ Gent's Underwear One case extra heavy fleece lined regular 50c garment; sale price 30¢ Hosiery One caso ladies’ and gents’ he ha 12}¢ Kind; sale price 9¢: pair pairs for 25¢c. Full line of makes hose in stock, " Burson, Black Cat, No Me ling & Madley's Fleece lined, Cashmeres, etc.
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