We also scll Buntinous and coal and all kinds of Qur specialty is prompt service and the lowest market price. J. W. BISHOP, 103 Lehigh Ave, Lockbart Dig, Both Phones. WOOD WOOD WOOD FIRST NATIONAL FE. BE. .. Reynolds, EL ESTA For male in Athens, Bayre and Waverly. docizens INSURANCE a i Sa os — Exohaoged — E Iavesinenis Loans Negotiated i = IT Packer Ave. Valley Phone 230x, Sayre, Pa D. CLAREY COAL CO. Lehigh Valley Coal HARD AND SOFT WOOD Best Quality & Prompt Delivery Guaranteed ~ Bradford Street Yard Phone, 135d Oficn st Raymond & Heaps Store, Sayre ELMER A. WILBER, Wholesaler of WINES, LIQUORS ~ BEERS AND ALES z a a a] | THING that will brace you you a — appe- A LINCOLN BANQUET Postmaster Cortelyou Speaks at Grand Rapids, Mich. , —— EULOGY OF THE MARTYR PRESIDENT His Great Influense on American Publie Life=New Era Opens In Our (enntry—Day of Boss fam Wanes, GRAND RAPIDE Mich, Feb 18. Postmaster General Cortelyou wus the principal speaker at Wie Lincoln club basguet here last night before a large assembly. = Mr. Cortelyou spoke ou Lincoln's lo- fluence ou American public life. He re ferred to Michigan as being the birth- place of the Republican party and paid tribute to Zachar'ab Chandler of that state as an overshadowing personality in the United States “The life we honor,” he sald, “is that of one of the most illustrious of Ament cans. In the emlundar of liberty none gives us greater inspiration for the fu- ture—Lincoln, the rail splitter; Lincoln, the advocate; Lincoln. the legisiator; Lincoln, the president; Liocoln, the smaucipator; Lincol the ages “Ia the passing of The years Lis fame will grow us the aspirations for liberty broaden with our own boundries and reach out across the seas. With all his gentleness, how strong and how com- pletely he met the supreme tests that cae to him in the presidency. What an illustration his life afforded of the truths that early privations need be no bar to ultimate success; that obstacles svercome are the greatest of educators; that Integrity and honor and fair deal lug are living factors-in every real tri- umph la every abiding fame; that faith in the people and devotion to their in- terests are essentials to lasting honor In public life “For the greater part of the past three-quarters of a century Lincoln's influence on American public life has beeni felt lu ever increasing Ineasure. It was reflected in bis coutewsporaries, and those who have followed Lim In the presidency wake no coucealment of their lasting obligation to him. . “In goverument of the people, by the people and for Lhe people rests our sal vation Daugers besel us ou every Land when we stray from that ideal Every condition that disturbs us can be tested by It “Old theories and old methods are passing away From lean years we bave cme to years of plenty. Prosper ity greets us upon every band. Profita- ble employment awaits every mau who honestly secks work. The rewards of tof! and study and preparation were Rover 80 great, and never were opportu. nities larger for those who give to the state or to the mation their loyal serv. ioe, “Fhe new ora, with its expansion of territory and expansion of commeres, has brought Its perplexities and Its problems.” My. Cortelyou declared that the day of the boss in American politics Is on the wane, expressed his bLellef in re warding party service and of opening the door of opportunity to every wor: thy aspirant for public station and sald “Our political campaigns must be conducted upon the high plane of prin- eiple, iu which the fullest discussion of policies shall be encouraged, but In whieh misrepresentation and abuse of spponents sball have no part” In closing the postmaster general sald: “Now, gentlemen, lot me say just ong word to you as members of the Lincoln club. Republicanism is ever Aggressive, There are no faltering ootes in its battiecries. They ring true on the great underlying doctrines of free government. The party of Lin- coln and Grant and Garfield and Ar- thur, of Harrison and McKinley and Roosevelt, what a heritage! What an Inspiration for the future! If we are for clean policies and clean politics. We shall point to a record of an unexam- pied prosperity. But, better a thousand times than this, we shall continue to advocate those theories of government which teach that material prosperity is but a peor and empty thing If ao complished through any sacrifice of the moral sense of our people.” Earthquake Destroying a Mine, HANCOCK, Mich. Feb. 13. — The Quincy miue Is again practically idle at the result of a severe disturbance caused by an earthquake or by alr blast shocks. In many shafts falling rock have broken the alr pipes, and the wen are unable to descend. Nearly a bundred miners and other underground employees bave quit. One shock shook bulldiugs lo Heucock and Haughtoo, rattled and smashed dishes and trin kets and caused other damage. Murder at Welsaport, Pa. MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, Feb. 18 George W. Dentinger, aged twenty-four years, is in jail here charged with the murder of YW. H. Oswald, aged forty- five years, at the home of the former at Welssport. Oswald was visiting Dentinger when the men quarrelel, and in the figat which ensued Oswald was so badly beaten that he died a few hours later Veteran Captain Dead. BALLSTON, XN Y., Feb 13. -Captain John D. Rogers, for thirty-four years superintendent of the Round Lake camp meeting grounds, Is dead at his a veteran of the civil war. SAYRE, PA, MISS ROOSEVELT'S BIRTHDAY. —— Mr. Longworth, Recovered, In Pres ent at White House Party. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 —President &nd Mrs. Roosevelt entertained a large party of friends at the White House last night to ® celebrate Miss Alice Roosevelt's twenty - second birthday. friends attended. Those present In- cluded Senator and Mrs Newlands, the Countess de Chambruu, the Misses Boardman, Miss Caweron, Miss El kilns, Miss McMillan, MiSs MacVeagh, Miss May, Miss Nott, Miss Root, Miss Townsend, the Misses Warder, Repre sentative Nicholas Jongworth, Baron Rubldo-Zichy, Messrs. Edwin V. Mor: gan, Ernest Rennie, A. Depury, Wal ter V. R. Berry, Eiward B McLean, William Hitt, Major Charles LL. Me Cauley, Captain Spencer Cosby and Lieutenant Grant Following the dinner there was a musicale, to which a large number of friends had been invited Miss Roosevelt was visibly pleased to see that her fiance was well again, At ome time It was feared that Mr. Lougworth's attack of tomsilitis would necessitate a postponement of the wed- ding However, so quick a recovery bas been made that Mr. Longwerth was able to attend the party in honer of his fiancee. IRELAND WANTS SCHOOLS. Popular Demand For Larger Eduea- tional Grants. DUBLIN, Feb. 18. —Ireland will not get home rule from the uext parliament, though the Liberals there will be (n an overwhelming majority. The most it cap Lope for is some reform in the ex- penditure of the $65,000.000 of taxation aud rates ralsed im Ireland that will check the presant reckless waste of publie money and permit the employ went of funds where they sadly are peeded for national development. The need of seme relief measure was illustrated strikingly when an influen- tial deputation waited om Mr Bryce, the mew chief secretary, to seek In- creased grants for techalcal education All that Ireland new obtalus for that purpose is $310.00 a year. The Inade- quacy of such provision for the tech- nical education of a population of 4,000,000, deprived of even average op portunities of supplementing defective education by industrial training. is ap- parent. Mr. Bryce admitted it. His speech showed a keen appreciation of the necessity for a general uplifting of the educational level in Ireland But be coyld give no assurances of more generoUy treatment. King Christian's Obsequies. COPENHAGEN, Feb. 13 — All the members of the royal famlly and the court attended the final service over the body of King Christian at the gar- tenhaa! in Amalienborg last night. scene was a most affecting due. The coffin of the dead kiug was removed this morning to the Christlansborg church, where the body lies In state The church was beautifully decorated. A number of wreaths from the United States have been sent to Amallenborg. Prince Charles of Bweden Is bere for the ceremonies, Am Auto Bill at Albany. ALBANY, N Y, Feb 13 -A bil te create a state motor veliicle commission and Ingidentally to provide for the im- prisoument of offenders aguiust auto- mobile speed laws has been Introduced in the legislature by Assemblyman Stanley of New York It repeals the present automobile law and provides for the appointment by the governor of a commission of three members to serve without compensation and who shall supervise the operation of motor vebicles in the state. Tampa Editer Punished. TAMPA, Fia, Feb 13 -C R. Hawk, editor of the Tampa Dally Herald, was flued $100 for contempt of eourt by Judge Gordon [n the criminal court, who ordered Bheriff Jackson to bold the editor in custody until the flue was paid. Last Wednesday the Herald pub- lished an editorial asserting that Judge Gordon had reserved sentence on sev- eral persons who had pleaded gulity te gambling in order that he might sound public sentiment and make bis sentence accordingly St. Albans Fated to Bara, ST. ALBANS W.Va, Feb. 18—Dan- fel Leads was burned to death snd a loss of $80,000 was caused here by a fire which eriginated in a reom In the Lewis Luilding The Baptist church, the Lewis building and several stores were destroyed. Bt. Albans, a town of 2,000 people, was visited a faw days ago by u fire that destroyed most of the business section and caused a property loss estimated at over $100,000 Crushed While Harvesting lee. BOUTHERIDGE. Mass, Feb 18-— Hiram P. Morse, aged fifty-two years, a leading Southbridge citizen, was ln- stantly killed here while harvesting ice, He was on a two horse sled which slewed, throwing him off, and several cakes of ice fell upon him, breaking some ribs and driving boue splinters into his beart. He leaves a wife, a sen and a daughter, Praudential’'s Sulit Withdrawn. MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. 13 The suit started by the Prudential Insur- atce company of Newark, N. J, against State Insurance Commissioner Zeno M Host just before the Republican state convention in May, 1004, has been with- drawn by the company. XO WHIPPING POST Oongress Opposes Old Time Punishment 163 to 60. FUN POKED AT FATHER OF THE BILL Mr. Sime Advoented Platform en Top of Washington Monument So That the Efficet Would Be Far Reaching. ~ WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 —The house {had sport with the whipping post Lill for wife beaters and then laid it on the table, effectively disposing of It by a vole of 153 to 80 The most impassioned speech for the {measure was deilvered by Mr. Hep {burn (Ia), who depicted the brutality {of the man who would beat his wife land declared that to be whipped was bardly adequate punizhment Mr Adams opened the discussion with a serious speech In favor of the bill. All of the opposing speeches partook of levity, snd Mr. Adams received more than ene fling because be is a bach- elor The bill was to punish with thirty lashes wife Leaters In the District of Columbia. Mr Adams (Pai, in favor of the bill, was yleided thirty minutes He said President Roosevelt and the district officials were in sympathy with the bill and it was only those possess od with that character of “maudiin sentiment” which sent flowers te the criminal's cell who opposed it. The chief of police of Washington, Lie sald, had reported 508 wife beatings 'n the past two years, and adequate punishment should be provided Mr. Stephens (Tex) ssked if the bill was not “class legisiation™ Many members laughed as Mr. Adams ‘‘de- clined to be interrupted.” Mr. Adams made another attempt to advocate that the whipping of the “beater” should be done la public Mr. Sims accepted this. If the whip- ping, he sald was to serve as AL eox- ample a platferm should be erected on top of the Washington menument, where the offect of the beating could reach afar off For five minutes My Stanley (Ky. made fun of the bill and imcidentally took Mr. Adams to task for never mar rylog. It was, be said, a “brutal mess: ure of brutaiizing a brute.” All the arguments in dofense of the instruments of torture buried a hun- dred yours ago with barbarism, he sald, would apply to this bill “]l am more surprised,” continued Mr Stanley, “at this unusual proposition, coming as it does from the distingulsh- od gentleman from Peansylvania, of all the men In the Louse the last ome to shed tears as big as buttermilk bBlsewlit over a suffering wife. If it had come from a geutieman from Utah [ could have listened with more patience “If you take all the suffering women in this country there are more of thew really in pain that are not married and in pain because of that fact than wo men who are married and beaten.” Representative Towne (N. Y.) intre- duced a resolution providing that the house shall denounce the outrages oun Jews in Russia and express its sympa thy with the sufferers and further that the house shall declare a faliure of Russia to better the conditions te be either an evidence of the weakness of the empire or the lack of desire om the part of officials to afferd relief to the persecuted masses Net Batisfled With Advisers. WASHINGTON, Feb 13—-The sen- ate adopted & joint resolution reported by Mr. Tillman from the senate com- mittee on Interstate commerce, which directs the Interstate commerce com- aission to Investigate the charge of discrimination aud combination In re straint of trade made against the rail roads. Mr. Tillman practically charged that the administration was not pro ceeding in good faith to secure raliroad legislation, because he was not satis. fled with the presideat's advisers. Among these be mentioned Becrotary Root and Senator Knox. Ministers Arralgn Tom Johnson. CLEVELAND, O, Feb 13 -Mayor Tom IL. Johnson was the object of a severe arraignment at a weeting of 100 ministers here The ministers went on record as being strenuously opposed te what they termed a diabolical usurpa- tion of the people's power by the mayor, and they declared that they would be- gio a campaign at once to compel him to enforce the law against dance Lalls Attempted Murder at Andover. ANDOVER, 8 D, Fel. 13 -For at- tempting to murder A. 5 Bryaut, a well to do farmer here, his daughter, Mrs Bella Davis, and his hired man, Clar- ence Alberts, have been sentenced to the penitentiary. Alberts will four years and the woman mouths Serve fifteen License Imspector a Sulcide. MACON, Ga, Feb. 18-W. . Dan- fel, license Inspector, committed sul cide in the city hall here by shooting He was a well known Confederate vet- eran and a prominent citizen. II health is supposed to have caused the act. Sehoppe Confessed Embessloment, CHICAGO, Feb 13 Ferdinand Bchoppe, an Austrian, arrested here several days ago on ® charge of em bezaling $18.000 from a bank in Vien na, has confessed the crime, He will be taken to Austria for trial General MeKihbhin Retires. a AsSGTON Feb, 13. — General bio, U. 8. A, ra. ACCIDENT MARS OPENING. Havana Tournament, HAVANA, Veb 13 During the first which opened the tournament with the course In splendid condition and a large crowd present, gloom was | cast over the event when Gustay Bock's | drino, turned over at a sharp near Candalaria injured, and his mechanic, testa. was thrown out also and serious iy Injured, cian, but the extent of their injuries are not yet definitely known Meantime the race was continued The rate per hour duriug the first balf was sixty-one and three quarter miles half a mile faster than the average time in the race for the Vanderbilt cup The first lap in the race was covered | by Bernin, driving W. Gould Brokaw’s minutes. The lap was 51375 miles Tle starters in the race were Lancia (Fiati, Bernin (Renaulti, Demogeot | (Darracq! and Cedrino (Fiat) Victor Demogeot, the winner at Or | mend, Fla, of the title of the world's | speed king. earned another triumph | here by winaing the Cuban cup The | victory was gained in the same ma- chine which, driven by Hemery, wou | the two great events of last year- namely, the Ardennes circuit in France and the Vanderbilt eup race on lLoug Island. Despite the drawbacks of three controls, sharp corners in the town of Mariano and close crowding by the ex- cited populace at the curving points be made the first half at an average of sixty-one and four-8fth miles au bour Ihe average miles per hour for the en- tire 217% miles was 8Y7, which is within one and three-quarter miles of the Vanderblit cup race average All bad thelr backers, aud many bets were made, There was great cheering when Bernin made his splendid time for the first lap, but muck disappoint- ment followed when news reached the spectators that Laneis and Cedrine were both out of the ruuning The pews of the injuries to the contestauts following fast on this cast a gloow over the race. The failure of Bernin left Demogeot to coutest the last Lalf with three mailer machines Golf at Plasharst. PINEAURST, N CO, Feb. 18. —The seventy two hole medal play contest between the Eoglish professionals whe have just returned from the City of Mexico and prominent Americans tas opened here under most unfavors- ble conditions, both morning and after- goon rouuds Leing played in a down. pour. The putting greens were flood od, making accurate work here {mpos sible and the scores high iu conse quence Roland Jones of the Wimble dou Golf club, Londou, led the field with a grand total of 162 leading George Low of Raltusrol two strokes Alex Donnld J Ross, the local professionnis third and fourth and Were Johnny Hengan Knocked Out, BOKTON, Feb. 13. -Jimmy Walsh of Newton knocked out Johnny Heagap of St. Louis in the 0fth round of a boxing match at the Lincoln Athiletie club, Chelsea, last night The contest was scheduled for fifteen rounds Walsh who was the favorite, forced the fight ing frou: the start A punute after the opening of the fifth round Walsh drop- ped Heaguu with a left swing to the Jaw aud sent hin down three times in suc ifterwurd, the last time be ing a kuockout Ring Hit Hard at Ascot. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb, 13 -Two fav. nt Ascot. one of them being the medium of Lig play. Tim Hurst, opening at 2 to 1, was played for thousands and went to the post at #8 toh. He won easily by two lengths Bribery was the other winuing favorite Wreuliv was played from 30 to 1 to 10 to 1 at post time and won by a head The ring was bard hit by his victory rites wou Mackay Defeated Whitney, TUXEDO PARK, NY. Feb 13 ~Io the final round io the championship play for the gold racket at Tuxedo Clarence Mackay of the New York Racket and Tennis court defeated Payue Whitney of the same club, win ning the match and gettiug a second leg on the racket In three g: straight mes Jacktull Won at Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18 —Jackfull and Ralph Young had the fourth race at Oakland to themselves. Although Ralph Young opened up a big gap aud looked the winner, Sallivan kept at his mount, and, passing the pacemaker In the stretch, Jackfull drew away and won by a length aud a half Money Went Lame at (ity Park. NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 13 Thistle Do and Bert Osra were the winulng fa vorites at City park. Mouey, favorite Iu the first race, had developed a bad knee and lame going to the post. John Carroll, the Corrigan entry in the handicap, could not pack the weight showed 8t. \nlentine at Falr Grounds. NEW ORLEANS Feb 18 Students of form enger to figure the winner of this year's Crescent City Derby, met with some disappointment when the touted Hallowiias was defeated by Bt. Valentine in the handicap at the Fair grounds Commander Mentz Dead. PHILADELPHIA, Feb 13 Com- mander George W. Mentz, Inspector of endnance and acting captain of League Island navy yard, died suddenly last the navy, He was as yard laat | AERO CLUB ASCENT Charles Levee Makes Balloon Call on Farmer De Witt. . WEST POINT VISITOR LANDS IN DARK | Aeronant, Fearing Snowstorm, De- svended From Aloft Open Field at Hurley, Near Ringsten, NN. ). WEST POINT. N. Y., dispatch fromm Kiugston, N. Y., says {that Charles Levees, the aeronaut who {ascended In a balloon from here under the ausplees of the Aero Club of Awer ica, descended at 8 g'clock at night on the furm of Matthew Ten Eyck De | Witt at Hurley, ive ruiles from there Levee said Le was afraid to stay up iu {the dark clouds that secinel to Lim to | threaten a suowstorm i Mr. De Witt aud bis family helped { Mr. Levee to puck up bis Lallvou and made blu comfortable for the night The balloon lauded gently the | open Beld 200 yards buck of the farm house. It was not damaged a particle The Frenchman made his way to the rear door of the bouse and knocked for tadmission. It was the first intimation {that Mr De Witt and his fami! y kad | Levee was anywhere in the vicin ity { In | Feb, 13 —-A a “He secmed somewhat excited.” Mr. De Witt said, “but he was much cooler than you would expect a mau to be un der the circumstances He sald his [trip Lad Leen § pleasant and eusy one and that the balloon had acted perfect ly “He could have stayed aloft threes or four hours longer, but it was geting #0 dark and there was such a storm brewing that Le was obliged to throw Lis ballast overboard aud afterward descended. He was very enthusiastic about West Point as =» starting point The conditions there were ideal. be de ciared, for a balloon ascension [le told we that he iutended to try another afrship cruise in a few weeks “Just before making a landing his anchor caught ia some of the treetops and be was obliged to gut It louse” More tham 1000 persous. Including members of the Aero club, oMcers and cadets of the United States West Point Military academy aud about dfty Ia dies, saw the balloon go up at West Polat. Among the Aero club members were Augustus T. Pest, Paul Moc quet. Dr. Jullen P. Thomas, J. CO. Mc Coy, Join F. O'Rourke, Carl Dleust bach and Count Qeorge de Portanler le la Rochette. Amoug others present wore Leo Stevens, the aerouaut, who wanted to go up with Levee, Lut could not Lecauss the gas pressure was not sufficient for two men, and A M. Her ring. who Is experimenting with the aeroplane ———— Pennsylvania “the Head Devil” WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 ‘When you look farther declared Mr. Tillinan in the sennte, “you tind the Penusyiva nia railroad at the Lead of the list of the oppressors of the people.” Tle lines south of the Potomac river were In a werger coutrolled Ly the Pennsyivaulia and New York Central, he sald. He spoke of the "besotted Pennsylvania legislature, owned by the Pennsylvania rallroad and Reading rallroad, but the Pennsylvania railroad was the head devil In the policy of monopoly.” Mitohell Would Not Talk. NEW YORK. Feb. 13