NATIONAL RST “a $75,000.00 GENERAL BANKING Paid on Time Deposits. DIRECTORS. J. N. Weaver, © WA Wilbur, KW. wm", Seward Baldwin, R. ¥. Page, Cashier. Blabop T. Goodnow, FP. T. Page, ‘Ranting, Betates Managed Collecting E. E. Reynolds, REAL ESTATE orm snd waren: Sayre and Waverly. Rests INSURANCE Pry Hash pod ue —Rxchanged — Investments Loans Negotiated 117 Packer Ave., Valley Phoos 230x, Sayre, Pa. ID. CLAREY COAL (0. . Lehigh Valley Coal HARD AND SOFT WOOD -_— — Best Quality & Prompt Delivery . Guaranteed Street Yard "Phone, 155d his Hanpt's Store, Sayre rink a glass of Stegmaier’s STOCK LAGER are not drinking a col- “beer, but beer that New York Autoists Arrested at Paptadara, Italy. BIC TOURING tr a DOWN CHILD ence Held Lp by Gendurmes When Sioter Car Hit talline Bey, Injuring Mis Head. FLORENCE, Italy, Feb. 20 The lit- tle town of Fonteders, between this city and Pisa, was the scene of a seri: ous riot when Mr W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr, ju 8 jarge Mercedes touring car ma down and iujured a young boy named Adolfo Butinl Mr. Vapderbilt and his chauffeur were mobbed, nud the former drew a revolver to protect the party. Both Mr. Vanderbilt und the chauffeur were ar- rested and taken to the police station. Mrs. Vanderbilt was escorted to the best Liotel In the place Mr. Vanderbilt's automobile was not gulug at excessive speed, Lut when turning a shurp street corper ln Ponte dera it rau down the child, a boy about gve years old, sud lujured him about the head. The boy's lice was covered with blood. The antomoblle, which was stopped as soon as its occupants noticed the accident, was surrounded by a crowd of excited people, who be- rated its occupants. In the excite ment the report spread that the child was dead, aud the townspeople became so euraged that they attacked the chauffeur. Matters reached a critical stage, and Mr. Vanderbilt, believing that the lives of the party were lu danger, drew a revolver, Before he could use the weapou several men jumped into the autowoblle, disarmed Mr. Vanderbilt and kicked aud cuffed him By this time the police had become aware that something unususl was happening, and a party of gendarmes hurried to the scene to protect the au- tomebilists. Owing to the fury of the people the officers took the Vanderbilt party into a neighboring shop for safe ty. There they were Immediately be- sleged by the crowd, the most violent of the peuple urging thelr companions to take summary vengeance on the travelers. The shop wus owned by a relative of the Injured boy, which aid not tend to calm the feelings of the mob An officer of gendarmes with re-en- forcements arrived ou the scene and after the townspeople were somewhat calmed succeeded In rescuing the trav elers, who were taken to the police sta tion, a crowd of shouting people fol- lowing them. Tbe leaders protested vigorously against the alleged careless- ness of the autowobilists and sald that it was time to put a stop to such inet deuts, Iavolving loss of life, which were constantly becoming more fre- quent, Mr. Vanderbilt and the chauffeur were detained at the police station un- ler arrest for some hours When doctors visited Adolfo Butinl, the boy who was injured by the au- towoblle, they reported that grave com- plications might arise. If the child should die or Is perma. pently disabled the punishment way be imprisonment for three months and & fine of $200, iu addition to a fine for carrying a revolver without permis- sion. It is believed that, considering the extenuating circumstances, Mr. Vanderblit may be only sentenced to pay a flue Tle father of the injured child, when asked If he wished to bring suit against Mr. Vanderbilt, not only refused to do #0, but also declined to accept the in- demuity due bim under the law, Thereupon the judge granted Mr. Van. derbiit provisional liberty, and, ac- companied by Mrs. Vanderbilt, he left for Pisa. Before departing Mr. Van- derbilt gave $40 to the local hospital Mr. Vanderbilt, luterviewed at Plsa, refused to make auy statermeut cou- cerning the accident, May Imprisen Shepard. PARIS, Feb 20--The mlulstry of justice has deunled the application of the American authorities for executive clemency lu the case of Elllott F. Shepard of New York, grandson of the late W. H. Venderblit. Mr. Shepard was sentenced to three months’ impris- ouwent and $120 fine and to pay $4,000 damages to the parents of Madeline Marduel, who was killed by Mr. Shep ard’'s automobile at St. Ouen. The fine and indemnity were pald, but the application sought to walve the Im prisonment. Further efforts In this direction will be wade, but the French government's action is considered final, Enlisting Men For Seeviee In China, MANILA, Feb. 20 Active prepara- tions continue here for a possible ewnergency in Ching. Major General Leonard Wood has postponed bis coa- templated trip to Mindanao. A list has been circulnted nmoung the packers and teamsters of this city requesting the pames of those who are willing to en- list for service In China, The unecessary outfits will be Issued to them Hernellavilie Man Took Polson, JERSEY CITY, N. J. Feb 20-—- John Maloney of Hornellsville, N. Y,, was found dead in bed at the Eagle hotel here. He had taken poison. The empty bottle lay beside him. The man wore a blue suit, in the pocket of which were 24 cents und 8 badge of an Ea- gle lodge, He was apparently about thirty-five years old. Huffale Auto Plant A BUFFALO, Feb Mi-A So which the plant of the i . et wigs! the factory to a ten EX-SPEAKER DEAD. Celonel DD. B. Henderson Sucenmbs - te Paresls at Dubugue. DUBUQUE, Ia, Feb 26 -David BR Henderson, formerly speaker of the national house of representatives, dled yesterday afternoon bere of paresis which attacked him nine months ago Colonel Henderson, very ill ou Satur day afternoon, lapsed into unconscious- ness and failed rapidly until the end came, AH his family, except a son In Call fornia, were at the bedside, but Colo nel Henderson was unable to recognize soy one but his wife sluce a week ago, DAVID B. "HENDERSON. except on Friday, when he partly re gained his mental faculties, The funeral will be held next Thurs- day, with services lu the Episcopal church under the auspices of the Grand Army. Former Cougressman George D. Perkins of Sioux City will deliver a eulogy. The Ludy Is to lle In state ou Thursday at the church IN PANIC AT PEKING. Empress Dowager Doubles Guards Areonnd Forbidden City. PEKING, Feb. 20 — The guards around the Forbidden Clty Lave been doubled, aud all the palaces and res! dences of high officials are especially guarded. The police, who have hither to carried bLatoas, are uow armed with rifles. All the officials that are sac cessible either refuse any Information or profess Ignorance of the reasous for the precautions that have been taken, and as a result many rumors are afloat. The chilef of police aud other officials were telephoned to report to the pal ace, and the display of force Linmedt. ately followed thelr conference. Possl bly the omly cause is the alarm of the empress dowager over the prevalence of revolutionary rumors recently, The Chinese minister at Tokyo a few days ago telegraphed the government warning It agalust several revolution ary students who were departing from Japan for China. Two packages of dyuamite have been found In the street outside the gate leading to the pal- ace. Apparently they were dropped by some one afraid to carry them, Ome report Anding credence is that there is a quarrel afoot within the pal- ace between the partisans of the em- press dowager and the emperor over the selection of an heir to the throne, The wilitary measures at the palace are sald 0 be only precautionary and were taken because of the widely cir- culated rumors that there would be trouble. The dndiug of the packages of dynamite outside the palace gates, which is somewhat mysterious, also caused uuenasiness, as the court has been nervous since the outrage in the Peking rallway station, when a missile was exploded luside a private car ou Mbe train carrying vne of the four mis- sions ordered abroad to study foreign political methods. It killed four per- sous and wounded twenty others Two Dead, Fifty Hurt at Pittaburg. PITTSBURG, Feb, 26 -Two persons are reported dead aud fAfty or more lu- Jured, & wpumber seriously, as the re- sult of two trolley cars on the Mill vale and Etua Street rallway golug over bigh walls at different poiuts withiu a short thoe of each other, The first accident happened uear Bennett, Pa. A short tie later a second car became unmanageable and went over a fifteen foot embankment at Rising Bun botel. About forty persons are sald to have Leen fu this car, and wany were lnjured, War on Sunday Performances. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 24 —Pursu- aut to a Sunday closing order issued by the board of safety and directed ut places of amusement, the police made wholesale arrests of juauagers and actors ut three of Loulsville's theaters yesterday At Hopkins' Vaudeville theater aud at the Buckingham, the lat- ter a burlesque house and a member of the empire circuit, all the aetors, the mapagers of the bouses and the companies, the ticket sellers and the doorkeepers were arrested, the actress- es not belug molested ¥, B. Sears’ Summer Home Burned, WESTON, Mase, Feb 20. —The sum- mer residence of Francis B. Sears. a | Boston banker, bas been burned. The Joss Is $20000. Nu our was iu the house at the time, aud the cause of the fire Is not kuown. There is a theory, however, that the flames may bave caught from the furnace, Longwortha For the Mardi Gras. NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 20. Mr, and Mra. Nicholas Longworth are expected here for the Man! Gras procession of boats up the river tonight by the Mor CONFESSED MURDER Trunk Mystery Ends With Hammond's Disclosure, SEALY WOMAN'S BODY PACKED AWAY Killed Her For $1,400, With Whieh She Intended fo Buy Farm—Ar- rested Ten Times Since For Intoxication. ALBANY, N.Y. Feb. 26 —Johu Cross Hammond walked loto police head- quarters in this city, disclosed his iden tity to the officers in cliarge and two bours later confessed to District Attor- ney Addington and Chief of Police Hyatt that be had wurdered his wife, Elizabeth Wilbur Cramp Hammond on Nov. 12 and bad placed her body lu a trunk Ia their Lome Yn South Ferry street. where, partly decomposed. it was found Ly the police two weeks later. Bince the discovery of the crime and Hammond's subsequent fight cir culars containing a description of him bave been scattered throughout the country, Lut in his confession Ham- mond says be bas been in Albany since last Friday at the saloou kept Ly his brotber-lu-law, Jobu Mauginl, ou State street, ln the center of the city, a few hundred yards from police beadquar- ters District Attorney Addington gave out the following statement: “John C. Hammond has confessed to killing his wife ou Sunday afternoon, Nov. 12. He sald be had guarreled with her and that he had struck ber with a glass, which blow caused her death. A few minutes later he denied this part of his confession and stated that his wife had picked up a plate and that before she could fire it he grabbed her and strangled her to death After doubling up the body he placed it in the trunk. He then went to a nearby store and hought some chloride of lime, which be sprinkled over the body and all around the apartments of the couple. Hammond sald be murder ed his wife to get her money. When be left Albany be bad about $1.400, which his wife had drawn from the bank with the intention of buylug a farm “Since leaving the city he says he has Leen arrested teu times lo 8s wany places for vagrancy aud lutoxication He has been all through the west and was io the Kloudike for several weeks NO COAL STRIKE. Operators Will fur au Advance of Wages to the Miners. INDIANAPOLIS, lod, Feb. 24 ln a stateiuent lssued Lere Vice Presi. dent T. L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America declares that there will be no strike of the mine workers on April 1, saying the opera- tors will restore the reduction accept: ed by the winers two years ago and perhaps more. The statement follows: “You may accept one proposition as 8 fixed fact—that there will be uo gen- eral strike In the miniug industry om April 1. The operators will restore the reduction accepted by the miners {wo years ago and perhaps more. FL. Robbins of Pennsylvania and Mr. Tay- lor of lilinols, leaders of the opera- tors, recognize their untenable posl- tion at ludianapolis and have grace fully submitted to the inevitable and will pay an advance to the miners. “A general strike will be averted. Business will not be paralyzed by in- dustrial strife. An era of peace will be established for another period of years, and the trade agreewesut meth- od of setting labor disputes will win uew friends to its standard “The anthracite operators must now grant au advance In view of the ag tion of the bituminous operators “The great coal cousuwlug public will uot materially suffer by reason of the advance which will be granted to the miners.” What Castre Will De. WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Feb, 26 — Advices received Lere from Venezuela are to the effect that Presideut Castro says be will humble France, break up the Mouroe doctrine, clear out the French from Venezuela and then start ou Americans, Englishmen and Ger mans, who, be declares, are worse than Chinese. He is reported as saylug that Lie will clear the country of forelguers He Is very bitter agulust Awericans, who, he says, are after his couutry. The populace 1s yearulng for un Awer ican protectorate, aud the better class of Venezuelans are reported ns’ say- Ing that the situation demands lwmme- diate Interveution by the United States for the sake of humanity Three Dead at Kenyon (college Fire. GAMBIER, OU, Feb 20 Three are dead aud nine seriously Injured and several others more or less hurt as a result of a fire which destroyed Milner hall, Kenyon Military academy. The fire broke out at 4 a. m. while the stu dents and college authorities were asleep and quickly spread through the bulldiugs, which were consumed Eighty-five boys were ln the dormitory when the fire broke out. An effort was made to effect a military formation, but the younger students forgot thelr wilitary training and rushed about the burning bulldiug in a panic, shrieking and crylog for help Feud Over Illicit sein), WOODBURY, Tenn, Feb. 20 ~The feud between the Johuson and Motley families in this (Cannon) county, orig inating ten years ago over the opera- tion of an Illicit distillery, broke ont afresh here, and as a result the fol: lowing are fatally wounded: Sam Blair, shot four times in the stomach; Bob Motley, shot twice in the grola, and Richard Johnson, threat out SWIMMERS WON. Great Water Fole Mateh Played by Western Team. NEW YORK, Feb. 2d —Houors were divided In the Amateur Athletic union indoor swimming and water polo cham- plonships at the New York Athletic club. The east scored In the swim- ming races, but the Chicago Athletic association sprang a surprise by de feating the New York Athletic club team at water polo, 4 goals to 3 When the water polo teams lined up the betting was clearly In favor of the New York sextet, which has won so long as to be well nigh Invincible. The local men took the water at the outset with confidence In every wove, but In exactly 2 miputes and § seconds of clever work Laugbliu made Chicago's first goal Exceptionally clever passing by the western swimmers as they worked the ball toward New York's end bad the effect of getting the local wen away from the goal so that Kehoe had little trouble lu scoriug Cllcagu's sec ond goal In 38 seconds Trubeubach made New York's first goal In 1 misute and 8 seconds later, but once again the local swimmers be vale too much scattered. and Gald- tllk scored Chicago's third goal in 2 migutes and 30 seconds. Shortly after that the first half ended, leaving Chica- #0 with a 8 to 1 advantage In the second half Trubenbach and Spencer scored goals lo rapld succes- sion for New York, thereby tielng the score at 8 all. Nelther could score for the remainder of the period, and after a short intermission the captains agreed fo play an extra period till one side or the other scored. There was action every second of the extra game, Laughlin finally scoring for Chicago after a fierce mixup In front of New York's goal. The time of this goal was 3 minutes 20 seconds, Daniels won the 880 yards Amateur Athletic union championship swim, covering the distance in 12 minutes 29 2-8 seconds, beating the okl record of 12 minutes 394% seconds beld by H. F. Breyer of St. Louis. Marquand Schwartz of the Missour! Athletic club was second and T. E Webb, Jr. of the New York Athletic club third CHICAGO Waterbury Defeated at Rackets. BOSTON, Feb. 20 Catchilug the title Lolder, Lawrence Waterbury of New York, off bis game, Percy D Haughton of Bostou won his way ioto the finals of the national racket cham pionship at the Bostou Atbletic asso ciation and will weet Payne Whitney of New York, the winner of the other semifual match, for the champion. ship. The defeat of Waterbury was the surprise of the tournament. Haugh- ton took the first game with compara tive ease, but when he only succeeded In scorlug ome polut lu the second a runaway match by Waterbury was looked for. The champion, however, went to pleces lu the pext two games and seemed unable to retalu the pace which had been a feature of his previ ous matches. Haughtou won the next two games and the watch. Whitney In bis match with H. D. Scott of Boston had the contest two games to oue, when Scott made a brace In the fourth game. Thirty-one poluts were neces- sary to decide the contest In favor of the New York player Wood Champion Skater. PITTSBURG, Feb. 26 —Morris Wood of New York aganio demonstrated that be ls the Lest amateur speed skater in the world. After winning the one and two mile luternational champlouships be won the half wile and the five mile championship, Leating the cracks of Canada nud Culcago, Wood's time for the half mile race was 1 minute and 21 1-5 seconds aud for the Ove miles 10 mivuigs aud 38 seconds Lawn Tennis at New York, NEW YORK, Feb 2d Rapldity at the volley and net game ou the part of Harold H. Hackett and Frederick B Alexander wou for them the uational doubles champlouship at indoor lawn tennis. The team of Yale Princeton veterans defeated Wylle C. Graut and Irving C. Wright, winners of the In- teruational doubles at Hamburg, Ger many, two years ago, lu straight sets Prefessional Golf at Ormond, ORMOND, Fla, Feb 24 Audrew Kirkaldy and Alex Herd, the Scotch professional golfers, appeared at Or mond and, with four other profession nls, played a thirty six hole watch Kirkaldy led by owe stroke, with a krand total of 147. He also bad the Lest eighteen holes, 72 strokes. George low was second, Alex Herd third sud Percy Barrett of Torouto fourth Bombarded the Bomb Throwers. ODESSA, Feb, 24 At J o'clock In the worning the police suddenly rald- ed the residence of three anarchists, who iu turn threw bombs which ex ploded, Killing a police commissary aud the Janitor of the bLullding and his wife Fhereupou the Cossacks were sumone! and bombarded the house, killing all three of the an archists Bolting Morees Hroke the Square. LONDON, Feb The colonial of- fice received advices confirming the recent disaster to the British troops near Sokoto, northern Nigeria, Three officers and twenty-five natives were killed through thelr horses bolting and breaking the square. The British gar rison at Sokotu is reported safe 2G The Kalser's Sliver Wedding. BERLIN, Fel, 26. ~Emperor William and Empress Angusta Victoria recely. ed deputations from the reichstag, the Prussian diet, the Prussian house of lorda and other governmental bodies at the palace, who tendered cougratula. tions on the sliver wedding Sseirerm. 7 of Sit masatian, Lh IS NONPARTISAN. Remarkable Situation In Oon- gress Over Hepburn Bill SENATOR TILLMAN MAKES COMMENTS A — New Occuples Foremost Place on the Calendar as Most Important Meas- ure to Be Disposed of at This Session. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. —A most re- markable and unprecedented situation has been brought about In congress by the selection of Seastor Tillman to make the report of the senate Inter state commerce committee for the He Pp burn rate bill without amendment It has given the whole rate question a political importance that It has not hitherto possessed. Democrats are jubliant because they belleve they are to get the credit before the country for rate legislation, while they predict the Republican party will be split open by the bitter disseusions In the senate Commenting ou the bill, Sepuator TiN man sald fu part “The president's views are well un derstood. He Las expressed himself SENATOR B. F. TILLMAN very fully lu bis wessage sud lu luter views The pewspapers Lave not spared any opportuulty to announce what they suppose have been his views ou this subject. Therefore there 1s wo further peed for anybody to get his views, agd be has been very free to communicate Lis views to congress whenever he bas seen it to do so.” “Deo you take the view that this rail road legislation is a Dewocratic eas ure now tual it bas been reported by a majority of Democrats on the commit tee aud by a Democratic senator? ‘It Is a nogpartisan weasurs,” re plied Senator Tillman It is neither Republican nor Democratic, but it can no lounger be called a Republican weus ure.” Frow the ttwe that Senator Tillman presented Lis report on the Lill to the senate today uvaotll the weasure shall Lave beeu finally disposed of by the senate bill will actually, If not techuically, occupy the foremost place on the senate calendar. From the be ginning of the session the rate regula tion question bas received eager atten tion whenever the subject has been ap- proached, even though io an luformal way, as has been the case ou several occasions, and the forwal reporting of the weasure will necessarlly lutensify the juterest in It All senators, whatever their individ ual view, unite in considering the rall- road Question as the most Important before congress, aud friends and oppo- fnents of the Hepburn-Dolliver bill alike ulite In the desire to have It dliposed of as promptly as possible the Death Waa Accidental. EXETER, N. H,, Feb. 2d ~Chase W Thurston, who lived alowe lu a swall dwelllug house bere, lost Lis life ln a peculiar mapuer A uelghbor found Thurston's body, and the police think that he awoke with the idea that an lutruder was prowling about and that Le fired bis revolver at some Imaginary object. Five bullets were found fw bedded no the wall of his chamber It Is thought that the flash of the revolver iguited Thurston's clothing. The up per part of Lis body was badly burned, and the woodwork of the room was charred. The medical exawiuer found that death was caused by fire America and the Kougo Free State. WASHINGTON, Feb Ihe atti tude of the American governwent to ward the couditious In We Kougo Free State aud the Awericau desire for sotie plan fur the administration of all of central Africa by the sever! pow ers ruling or exercising a controlling influence there are stated In a letter sent by Secretary Root to Representa tive Denby of Michigan. Secretary Root says this government hos no op portunity or power to investigate Kou zo conditions =u Government Loses a Million by Fire, MONCTON, N, B, Fell 24-The Ca nadian government sustained a loss of SLOG by a fire which destroyed practically the entire plant of the lu tervolonial railroad in this city. The Guancial loss |= the greatest caused by a fire in this province sluce the contin gration which obliterated the busluess section of St. John lo INTT. More than a thousand persons are thrown out of employment Fire at Portland Cost $30,000, PORTLAND, Me. Feb 20-—-A big fire In the four story brick building at 201 Federal street, occupled by the wholesale drug firm of J. E Goold & Co, was confined to the Goold bulid- ng. A Leavy explosion of chemicals occurred, hut no one was injured. The logs may excend $50,000. The Swing of LINEN SALE Is toward the winning side. We claim we give better values than can be found anywhere outside of New York City. Damasks Regular $1 Bleached Damask 72 in. pure flax, sale price... § Regular 75¢ She a “ 75c silver bleached 72 in. Oh 72 in. 6c . ‘is 041] in. Napkins, Towe 1s and Sets reduced in proportion Towelings 14c | - al 10¢ leached 18 in. all linen, ... .12§ 191n....... 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