PRICE ONE CENT CITES JAPAN AS EXAMPLE FOR US t Well Fortified Porta Ensbhied feet Freedom Is Worthy of Gur Serious Thesght. WASHINGTON, March 6. President . $75.000.00 BP. Wibar, J. E. Weaver, 1. W. Blabop, 9. T. Page. E. E. Reynolds, Be ESTATE For sale in Athens, Ssyre and Waverly. demams INSURANCE Property Bought, Sold and — Bxohanged — “Investments Loaas Negotiated IT Packer Ave., Valiey Phone 230x, Sayre, Pu. : D. CLAREY GOAL C0. Lehigh Valley Coal HARD AND B SOFT WOOD Drink a glass of Stegmaier's “STOCK LAGER a are not drinking a col- beer, ‘but bear that to the senate and house of repressuia- tives on const defense, lu which be “Our coast defenses as they exinied io 1500 were pol surpassed in effieien- ¢¥ by those of any ceuntry, but within a few years the introdbction of rifled cannon and arwer in the vaviea of the tempt was made 10 remedy the -defl- army and navy was appointed for purpose of examining and reporting to congress which of the pavy yards or arsenals owned Ly the government bas the best location and is best adapted for the establishment of & government foundry or what other method If any should be adopted for the manufacture of heavy ordnance adapted to modern warfare for the use of the army and pavy of the United States. “This board, known as the ‘gun foun- dry board,’ made its report in 1884 and directed public attention not oaly to the defenseless condition of our coasts, but to the importance and necessity of formulating a comprehensive schatne for the protection of our harbors and coast cities, “Since then the defense board from time to time Las wade necessary re¢- ommendntions for the defense of all our sedboard, such as at the eastern entrance to Loug Island sound, Port Royal, Tampa, Puget sound, ou the west coast, and Chesapeake bay. “The following ports also have been recommended for defenses: The Kenue- bec river, Portland, Pertamouth, Bos- ton, New Bedford, Narragansett bay, eastern and southern entrances to New York, Delaware bay, Baltimore, Hamp- ton Roads, Potomac river, Cape Feary river, Charleston, Savannah, Key West, Pensacola, Moblle bay, Missis- sippl river, Galveston, San Diego, Co jumble river, lake ports and Kiska island. “In the iosular possessions the great naval bases at Guantanamo, Bubig bay and Pearl harbor, the cosling stations at Guam and San Juan require protec. many wealthy manufacturing coast oltien.” Blackbanders Plead Guilty. BOSTON, March 6.—After they bad pleaded gulity to the charge of sending threatening Black Hand comimunica- tions, the cases agalvst Ralph Brosman and Raymoud E Lombard of Spring. fleid were placed ou fle by Judge Low- ell of the United States circuit court. The two defendants, youtg men, were indicted on a charge of sending threat. ening postal cards to Charles H. Steels of Springfield. Longworth at Wark Agaia, WASHINGTON, March 8 — Repre- sentative Lougworth of Ohio has re- turned to his duties lu the house. He inches long, a product of Havana. Professor Kopi Finds a Paint Comet. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 6.-A DOCTOR VERSUS PRAYER. Female Follower of Dowie Forced to Have Medienl Attendance. CHICAGO, March 6.—The city health department is justified in forcibly io- terfering in cases of exireme sickness where the services of a physician are refused by relatives of the invalid, ac- cording te an opinion rendered Ly Cor poration Counsel Lewis, Sioce the advent of Jolin Alexander Dowie in Chicago many cases of this usiture have been brought to the notice of the city authorities, but ne definite action bas ever been taken untill the present thine, when prayer lustead of medicine or surgery was used lu the treatment of Mrs Ella Turner, 8 be Hever in Dowie’s teachings The womau Lad Deen suffering for ever twenty-four bours, and ler life was io lmminsat peril, as her condi- tion ealled for an immediate operation. Instead of calling a pliysician the wo- man’s husband and relatives appealed to Overseer Voliva of Zien Cily, who sent otis of his deacons to pray for the patient The woman's cries of pain attracted a neighbor, who reported the case to the police. The police at once advised the health department Health Cow- missioner Charles J. Whalen secured from Corporation Couusel Lewis an opinion that the health department was justified in laterfering®dn such an extreme case and sent a physician to attend the woman, and ber suffering was stopped. DREYFUS CASE AGAIN UP. Majer Cuignet Denounces Fremeh Government's Delay. PARIS, March 4 —Major Cuignet has written an open letter denouncing the delay In the Dreyfus case before the court of cassation and Intimating that the delay is due to official manipulation of the secret papers In the case Major Cuignet is the officer who dis- covered the Henry forgery while be was examining the Dreyfus documents at the time M. Cavaignac was minister of war and who bad a dispute with the late war minister General Andre about some of the papers. The major is now fa command of a battalion of sn In- fantry regiment stationed at Bergerac and was recently placed under thirty days’ arrest by M. Etienne, the present war minister, owing to the publication of a Mtter which the major wrote In December, 1004, to M. Combes, then premier, and which was transmitted by Premier Rouvier to M. Lasles, the militant Natioualist deputy, resulting in its publication in the dally papers. In this letter, which was printed Jan. 27 last, Major Cuignet Lrouglit grave charges agalost General Andre, oon: cluding with the remark that he was well aware of what he was dolug, but that be risked his houor snd liberty without hesitation from & sense of duty. Destrustion of Taversmola Complete. ROME, March 6 -—The partial de struction Bunday morning of the vil lage of Tavernola, which stood on high cliffs bordering Lake Iseo, In the prov- inge of Brescia, by the fall of the cliffs into the lake has been made complete, what bad remained of the village being swallowed by the lake. The inbabit- ants, of whom there are 1,000, who had taken refuge at a distance from the lake, are destitute and in terror lest further calamity befall thems. The government has sent them supplies for thelr immediate needs. Harry Tenney's Tragie Death, BAN FRANCISCO, March 6 — The Bulletin says: “Harry Tetney's tragie death after bie battle with Frankie Nell was the result of a bold fake. The young pugilist was not In any condi. tion to fight. He was not examiced by a physician The mysterious Dr. Day is only a myth. These facts were ex. pesed by Frankie Nell and his second, John Frayne, both of whom declared they saw no pbysiclan prior to the fight and that Neil was not examined in accordance with the law. Criminal prosecution may result” Less by Mervidian Cyclome. MERIDIAN, Miss, March 6. —The re vised list of the dead and Injured as the result of the tormado which swept through this city shows a total of twenty-four dead and forty-six injur- od, n number of whom are not expected to live. The property loss bas been re- ported at §1.250,000, the pumber of dwellings destroyed Lelng estimated at 800, practically all in the Lindsey blil section of the east end and George- town, Iindieted For Causing Landslide. NYACK, N. ¥., March 8. ~The Rock- land county grand jury bus preseuted indictments against three brick manu. facturers of Haverstraw for destroying highways which resulted in the recent lands by. which twenty lives were Jost. indicted manufacturers Are the Excelsior Brick company, Jobin Nicholson aud John Rellley. Both Sides Move Had Bunough. WASHINGTON, March 6 — Com- mander land bas cabled the navy departineut from Monte Crist! that both sides to the revelutionary movement at that place have consented to a suspension of hostilities. He re- ported all of Banto Domiugy outside of that town as quiet. Ralsull Beaten OF. TANGIBR. Morocco, March 8.—Ral- sull, the Moroccan bandit, after attack: log and burning « Rawna village was repulsed Ly the Inhabitants. who Ho latest socounts were awaiting = ALLINSON MURDER. Negro Who Gonfassed on Trial at Mount Holly. i ——— ANOTHER UNDER DEATH SENTENCE Preascation Trying te Substantiate Aveused’'s Recent Acknowledgment of the Killing of Moores. tewn Young Weman, MOUNT HOLLY, N. J, March 6 George Suaall, colored, was placed ou trial charged with complicity In the murder of Miss Floreuce Allinson, for which crime Rufus Joliusou, also col ored. Is now uuder seulence of death Miss Allinson, who lived wear Moures town, N J, was murdered Io a Larn on Jau 15 Rufues Jolusou was later arrested in Baltimore and confessed to the murder. He was tried sud con victed aud wis to bave Leen Lnuged on Feb. 28 After Lis couviction be made a state ment lmplicatiug Bmall, who was ar rested. The latter also wade a coufes sion, In which he sald he was the ac tual murderer. Later he repudiated this confession. Johusou was re prieved for thirty days in order that be might be used as a witness lo the trial of Bmall. All the efforts of the prosecution in the trial of Small were lu the direction of substantiattug Swmall’'s recent cen fessiou aud paving the way for its ad- mission as evidence. There were five witnesses present when Small made his confession, and all of them testi: fled that no inducement was held out to him by the prosecutor and that he was specifically warned that whatever statement he made would be used against him at the trial. The confession was first made to De tective Frauk J. Lore of Bridgeton, who in his testlinony positively denied that Small was kept without food or sleep for seventy hours in order to compel him to confess or that he was promised that $500 would be expended for his defense at the trial. Lore fur. ther testified that Small's wife was the principal factor In securing bis admis sion of guilt. Counsel for the defense objected to the admission of the confession for the reason that Improper influence bad been used to secure it, but the court decided it was a@imisajble, and It was thereupon vead to the jury. It was substantially the same as that made by Rufus Johnson Small admitted that he bad hit the woman ob the head with a club, but that Jobnsou had first assauited ber and afterward choked her to death by tying a strap around her throat. Small said he was angry with Johnson for having killed the woman, as he thought there wus no necessity for it and fur thermore because Johnson refused to divide with him the proceeds of the robbery of the house. It ls expected the case will be con- cluded tomorrow, aa Small will take the stand and swear the confession was extorted from him by torture Sehurman Cited Other Haszers, ITHACA, N. Y., March &—President Schurman of Cornell has declared that unless he bas assurances from the sophomore class that hostilities which involve destruction of property, danger to life and loss of university work are precluded be will not permit the fresh. men to hold their banquet this year. Addressing a student mass meeting President Schurman said that the fac ulty was pot opposed to the human tendency to making a newcomer feel like a newcomer, which Is even prac- ticed in the New York Stock Exchange and in the United States senate. Clyde Liner Navahee Ashers. WILMINGTON, N. C, March ¢— While proceeding to sea the Clyde lune steamer Navahoe, Captain O. L. Hale, was caught io a southwest gale just inside the Cape Fear bar and was driven ashore on Middle shoal, about the same location where the schooner General Adelbert Ames foundered about three weeks ago. Unsuccessful efforts were made by the United States revenue cutter Seminole, the tugs Mar- fon and Blanche and the steawer Compton to float the vessel. Mrs. HM. E. Jones, Anthoreas, Dead. CEDAR RAPIDS, la, March §.—Mre. H. B. Jones of Cedar Rapids, author of several novels, dled on board a special train returning from Havana, where she had Leen for several weeks. Mrs. Jones in former years was A cou- tributor to magazines. Amoug ber works are “High Water Mark," “Bea- trice of Bayou Teche” and “Chevalier de St. Denis." Chinese Commission at #1. Paul, ST. PAUL, Minn, March 8 The Cll- nese lmperial commission visited the state capitol here and was received by Gavernor John A. Johnsou and escort od through the bullding. Some tlwme was spent amoung the fBouring mills lu Minneapolis. Later the party left for Chicago lu a private car attached to the Chicago Nwmited train, Twenty-four Arrested For Marder, SIOUX FALLS, 8 D, March 6.-A sensation was caused here wheu It be came known that the police bad arrest: ol twenty men and four women sus pected, of complicity In or knowing topher Sven, a former whose home was * pear. Humboldt and who disappeared several weeks age. Retired Baptist Pastor Dead, GENEVA, N. Y., March 8-~Rev. Da- ‘retired Bap d elghity- PIRATE WAS A SURPRISE. Three Favorites Got Money at City Park, New Oriesans. NEW ORLEANS, March 4 — Tom Dolan, Monet and Envoy, the class of their respective races, were the win ning favorites at City park. Pirate's victory lo the steeplechase was the sor prise of the day.” The stewards promul- gated an order ruling off K. Epeuce and William Brown fer “offensive touting.” Summaries: First Race —Tom Dolan, first; Merry Jeap Year, second; Lady Maia, third Second Race —Thora Les first; Rian, second; Labor, third. Third Race—Jack Dolan, first; bar, second; Massive, third Fourth Race. -- Pirate, first; Wild Hauge, secoud; John E Oweus, third Fifth Race. Begoaia, Orst; Granada, second; Gold Colu, third Bixth Race Monet, first; second; Pat Bulger, third De Delphle, Barbaros Won at Het Springs. HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 6- The feature at Oaklawn was the Land} cap at a mile. Ouly three of the start- ers accepted the weights. Barbaros woii the event with ease after racing Bauliguch Into submission. The field iu the second race was sent away to a poor break, Storm, Jardinlere and Miss Martha belong left at the post. Appren- tice Jockey Callus rode the first two winners, and many belleve that V. L. Gardoer has found a coming rival for Radtke. Radtke won the last four races for Keen Bros. A daring finish accounted for his victory ou Mafalds. Americans Wia at Oxford Sperta. OXFORD, England, March 8.-—-Amer- ican Rbodes scholars captured three firsts and one second ino the Oxford fleld sports. In the high jump P. M. Young of South Dakota was first, mak- ing five feet six and three quarter inch- es. Young was first also in the broad jump. clearing twenty-two feet. War ren E Bchutt of Cornell university was first in the mile run; time, 4 min- utes 28 8-5 seconds. Albert M. Stevens of Willimantic, Conn, took second place In the hammer throwing contest, Olson Won In Game Struggle. KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 8 — Charles Olsen wou a catch as-catchican wrestling bout bere last night from Billy Edwards of Knoxville. Olsen won In two straight falls, taking the first in twenty minutes and the second in nine minutes. Both men weut to the mat welghlug precisely the same—155 pounds. Edwards put up a game strug: gle Ocean Shore Ran te Form. BAN FRANCISCO, March 6 --Ocean Shore ran to form at Oakland and won the Initial mce, at 15 tp 1. Theo Case, A favorite in the fourth race, proved a disappointment, falliug to take a place After Barney Sclirieber had lost three times In succession his Buchanan cap- tured the fourth event Colgate Won at Basket Ball, CLINTON, N. Y, March 8. -Colgate university defeated Hamilton college at basket ball Inst night by a score of 27 to 14. Kuoll was elected captain of the Hawlltou varsity for next year. Her First Ballot Marked In Erver. LEOMINSTER, Mass, March 6 — For the first time in this state so far as kuown a woman voted for candi datea other than those for school com- mittee. Under the Massachusetts laws women are permitted to vote for mem- bers of school committees. In the town elections bere Mrs. Kate C. Pope, a wo- man suffrage advocate, was given a regular ballot by mistake. It devel oped that Mrs Pope after voting for candidates for all offices deposited the ballot In the box. All the marks on the ballot were counted. Train Wreek Near High Polat, NN, 0, RALEIGH, N. C., March 6.-A pas senger train on the Ashboro division of the Southern ralilway was wrecked near High Point, N. C, two day coach- ¢s and a box car Leing huried down a steep embaunkinent. About 8 score of persous were Injured, but no one was killed. Conductor Eck Burns, Captain McNight of Greensboro, E. I. Rudd of wi n, N. C, and Mall Clerk Fra- tler received the worst Injuries, which may prove fatal. The train struck a broken fisbplate, which led to the de ralling lsle of Pines Postmaster Fired. HAVANA, March 0 —-General Freyre Audrade, secretary of the Interior, bas decreed the diswissal of A. W. Moerke, postmaster of Colombia, Isle of Pines, on account of his arrest for refusing to pay the storekeeper's tax on the ground that the Isle of Plues was not under Cuba's jurisdiction. L. C. Gllouer, an American, bus been appoluted his suc cessor Richest Priest In Connecticut NDead. BRIDGEPORT, Conn, March 6A private reading of the will of Mgr. D. J. Crewin, late permanent rector of St. Augustine Roman Catbolle church, whose death has occurred here, shows An estate estimated at between $3500, 000 and $750,000). This, it Is sald, shows him to have Leen the richest priest in Conuecticut if not in all New England. Sixteen Perished In Fire. FLORENCE, March 6—At the vil lage of Fucecchlo, twenty three miles west of Florence, a house where a fire. In the panic amoug the guests ‘which ensued the floor gave way, and sixteen persons perished, while many Hyde Promised to Retura, NEW YORK, March 6-Jamea H. Hyde, Tormer vice president or the Move at Algeciras. FRANCE AND.SPAINTO CONTROL MOORS Proposal From (sar’s Delegates Takes Conference by Surprise — Britains, Spain aad Portugal Support the Arrangement. ALGECIRAS, Bpain, March 6 ~The session of the conference ou Moroccan reforios was narked by ap unexpected and important move ou the part of the Russian delegates, who laid before the couference a jong documentary exposi tion of the police guestion The statement, which minutely gues over the existing situation in Morocco and analyses the position of the various powers, concludes with an argument for the proposition that Frauce aud Bpain are the wost Bt to be lutrusted with the task of controlling the police force which ts about to be created The British, Spaulsh and Portuguese delegates expressed their concurrence with the Russian views. Italy, how- ever, though Inclined to favor the schetue, reserved final approval. Count von Taltenbach, the junior German delegate; Henry White, the chief of the American delegation, and the delegates of the several neutral powers did uot express their views Discussion of definite police propos his was postponed until Thursday, while the bank project will be argued tomorrow. The Freuch and British delegates to the conference regard the expressions from the Mediterranean powers as like Iy to exert great lufucnce on the final vote of the neutrals relative to the po- liclog of Morocco. Baron Bicheracht, the second Hus slan delegate, argued that ineficacy of collective action by the powers In Meo rocco had Leen proved by the unsuc- cessful operations of the interuational sanitary committee at Tangler He pointed out that French officers’ expe rience with Mussulmans aod Spanish officers’ experience with Ritlaus had placed thew in the best position to cou trol the Moorish elewents, which eventually wust foriun the main body of the police by which the security of foreigners Is tv Le ussured aud cum merce facilitated Wreek on Santa Fe at Teoltee, N. M. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., March 6. — Sauta Fe passeuger train No. 1, west: bound, was wrecked at Toltee, N. M,, nlpety miles west of here. Eleven per sons were injured, several seriously Five cars, locludiug gue tourist car, left the rails. The private car of Mrs Paul Morton, wife of the president of the Equitable Life Assurance company, was In the train, but It did pot leave the ralls, and Mrs Morton escaped with a severe shaking up. J. A Sum- wers of Albuquerque may dle. The others Injured were Mexicans. Spread ing ralls caused the accident Burgiar Was Caught Napplag. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March ¢ — A man, who it Is alleged bad robbed a North Cambridge residence, was found asleep upon a sofa in the parlor of the house by a domestic, and while the owner of the place, Stauley B. Hil dreth, remained on guard the police were called and the lutruder was taken into custody. Several articles belong: log to the Hildreth family were found upon the man, It is claimed, as well as a loaded revolver. He le sald to be Hor- ace Messenger of Southington, Conn be. General Schofield’'s Funeral. WASHINGTON, March 6 —Arrange ments for the funeral of the late Lieu tenant General Schofleld, whose body is now el route here, have uot yet been perfected, Lut General Ainsworth, the military secretary, is In telegraphic communication with the relatives of the deceased officer at St. Augustine, Fla. So far it has been decided that the funeral shall take place here to morrow from St. John's church, but the hour has not yet been fixed Civie Elections In Maine. PORTLAND, Me, March ¢.—Demo cratic mayors were elected in six of the eleven Mnalue cities which held their nuoual municipal elections. The Democrats wou ln Auburn, Lewiston, Rockland, South Portland, Saco and Waterville, and the Republicans re tained coutrvl in Bath. Eastport, Bile worth, Gardiner and Hallowell Rock laud, Auburn and Waterville bad been Republican previously Acker Realgne His Post, PHILADELI'HIA, March 6 - A Lin. colu Acker, director of public works of Philadelghla, hax resigned bis office, to take effect today. Thomas I. Hicks former postmaster of this city and the present assistant director of public works, was immediately appointed hy Mayor Weaver as Mr. Acker's succes sor. High License In Chicago. CHICAGO, March G—As a step to ward stamping out crime in Chicago, the city council last night by a vote of 40 to 28 passed an ordinance mak tag the price of saloon licenses $1,000 Instead of $500, as heretofore. The law Is effective ou May 1 unless Mayor Dunue should veto the ordinauce Plitteburg Man Shet Himaelr, KANSAS CITY, March 6-- Frank B Barr of Pittsburg, a real estate agent, shot and killed himself while despomd ent over ill health, Barr, with his wife, was returning home from Califoruia, He was visiting friends fn Kansas For Spri The demand for white goods be greater than ever and the Jar trend is toward 1}e sheer mater- 14iS. We Offer India linens from 8 ' stages to 05 Ww would le thy privilege of showing our values thi= line, Persian Lawns Our line of this 48 in. material begins at 20¢ including all prices up Ww S0c. They are especially adapted for the new shadow em- broidery for shirt waists, ete. French Batistes This cloth is 48 in. wide ond very sheer, an ideal fabric for priaiiag gowns, coofirmation dresses, elo. all prices and values not beaten ny where Leno de Amerique Anotter sheer material. We have them all, 32 to 36 in. wide and a trifle heavier than the imported oes. A fortunate purchase by the Scranton store enables us tooffer th ese gods far below actual valnes. Other White Goods Dotted swisses imported and do- mestic Belfast line», shrank cotton, piques, mercerized fancies, foreign and domestic. Iawns plain linens, sheer, medinm and heavy weights, batistes, cashmeres, hennetlas, mo- hairs, sicilians, eoliennes, ete. In fact almost anything youn desire in _ white materials If we don't Lave what you want we will get it for ycu Embroideries Panel edged and all overs in shadow, eyelet, blind and Irish done on Swiss to match the new sheer materials, Globe Warehouse, Talmadge Block, Blast Ave. H. L. TOWNER, M.D. Specialties, - Diseases of Won en and of the Rectum. Hours—7to fam, 1tud, Trop. mk OFFICE-S8AMUELS BLOCK. Valley Telephons *7x TOUHEY'S HOTEL Reevything New and Up-to-Date First: Thomas Ave, Opposite L, V, Statics, Balas $1.50 Par Day. JOHN ©. PECKALLY DEALER IN Foreign and Domestic fruits. 500 gallons of pure ute Olive Oil just ve ceived. 200 boxes of macaroni and ime ported cheese, All direct Grom Italy. No. s Elizabeth St., Waverly. - E. M. DUNHAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Ole : Rooms 4 aud 5, Elmer Block, Look hart Street, Sayre, Pa. ; "R. A G. REES, M. 100 Lake Bt. West Sayre, OFFICE HOURS: 8 to 11:00 a. m., 2 to 4:30, 7:00 to 8:00. Genito urinary and chronic diseases specialty, Both phones Cards For Sale. The Valley Record has in sioak the following card signa: For Rent
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