FIT TO PRI PRICE ONE CE sale will hold good all week. Cur Tus Av Our Sale of Flour "a “Best™ bread flour... 81 0 445 Tomatoes Hoyt's brand extra fancy quality red ripe tomatoes, carefully se- lected band packed fruit, solidly filled glass Mason quart jars, special per dozen cans titles you to 25¢ cash or trade. in trade $6.50 in cash checks en- Checks in $25 lots good for $1 10 2 Ibs finest peanut butter. 1 Ib shredded cocoanut |... 3} Ibe ginger snaps : 8 Ibs lanndry starch... .......... Fresh Home Made Potato Chips, daily, Ib., 40c. Mew Tea Dust 100 pound; excellent green Japan tea 25c 1b; 40c Japan teas pee Ib, less than regalar price. 4 tana Bartlett paars or plums, 250; 30¢ can Island Beauty strawberries, 15e «+ 80e'gal pumpkin, 35¢; 1 gal rhubarb, 28¢; gal can apples, 85c; gal can black- Jawple peaches, 40c. a's suits that were §7 now $4 48 a's “ “ 9 “ 6.78 12" 820 15 “ 965 OVERCOATS that to $9, $4 78 TT Tota re ho “ "MEN'S PANTS HATS $175 and $2 derbies and soft 8 | hats, newest shapes, $1 28. SHOES frau men's $3 shoes, now st Children’s shoes soc and up. KNEE PANTS soc and 75¢ values now 42c¢. 25¢ values 18¢c. Suit cases worth $1.50, now g8c. 60 pairs ladies shoes, the $1.25 kind, now gsc. Men's odd vests, worth $1 to $1.25, now 65c. diiron Bring in your boy to be clothed, we will save you SCOLDED THE SENATE Tillman Balks at Criticism of Roosevelt. ASCRYOVER RAILROAD RATE MESSAGE “He Was Miscrably Advised; I Am Net a Lawyer, Only un Farmer, bat Have Better (ommen Sense Than That,” Says Seaantor. WASHINGTON, March 18 Mr Ti man addressed the senate in reply to Proshlent Roosevelt's message cons cerning the Tillman Gillespie resolu tion instructing the interstate coln- merce commission to make an exami- pation of ruliroad discriainations in the matter of hauling coal and oll The message, which condemued the resolution on the ground that Its pur pose was not specific, was sent to the desk by Mr. Tillman apd was reread. ‘The president after signing the resolu- tion asked that additional legislation be entered into to make it effective, Included in this request was a rec- ommendation that an appropriation ba made 16 carry ou the lovestigation and speciiic authority bw given to the com mission to adwinister oaths and com- pel the allendance of wilnesses “I deprecate the necessity of criticis- ing this wost extraordinary docu- ment,” sald Mr. Tillman. “Fate bas enlisted me as an ally of the presidpnt in getting ag adequate railway rate bill, and | regret very much to have anything come up which would ocea- sion any disruption of the amicable re- lations that now exist or appear to ex- ist between us.” This statement was greeted with smiles and chuckles from other sena- tors. “But there are some things that as a senator | eanpot put up with patient- iy,” continued Mr. Tillman, who said that the president's contempt and ridl- cule of the resolution seamed to charge that be had been Ignorant of what he was doing In offering It “Now, that is golug a great way In a very little while. That is a pretty big coutrict the president has taken on himself to justify such a sweeping charge.” he sald Taking up the resolution. Mr. Till mau sald that it was & joint measure and was now a Jaw. He called atten: tion to tie fact that both houses of congress had given the subject consid eration. Then be added “There cau be no good reason for the presideut to scold ns lo a manver {hat is almost lusultlug Ly charging us with Insiucerity, preteuse and ignorance. The only reason I can see Is that he must have been miserably advised 1 am not a lawyer, only un farmer, but I have better comtnon sense than that” He closed with a protest against the president “lightly and dippantly” In- sulting the senate. He sald he could pardon many things ou account of the great burdens ou the president and be- cause of his impetuosity Mr. Lodge defended the president and said he did not see how he could treat the resolution other than he did The statehood bill as amended Ly the seuate was received lp the house and lald on the speaker's table without coment Murderess Out on Baill. ATLANTA, Ga, March 18—Mms. EB. Willie Standifer, who 1s charged with killing her sister, Miss Whisenaut, last Friday, bas heen released oun $£35.000 bonds. At her preliminary examination Saturday Mrs. Standifer was commit- ted to jall, boud bLelng denied. The case was taken to the superior court, and the decislou of the committing magistrate was reversed on the pres entation that Mre. Standifer is a vic tim of tuberculosis and that she has a young child. from which she cannot be separated without danger to the child's bealth Fishing Steamer Zapera Lost. VICTORIA, B’ CC, March 13. —Noews Is recelved from Skidegate that a life buoy aud two oars marked “8. 8, Za pora” and two dorles uot marked have been found on Grabam island. Two broken oak bullt ship's boats, ten oars and about 20000 feet of lumber came ashore between Skidegate and Rose spit. The Zapora Is a steam fishing Vessel, carrying about thirty men, which plies from Tacoma to the Hall. but banks of Queen Charlotte sound. Broker Henderson fo He Extradited. ALBANY, N.Y, March 18 -Govern- or Higgins has granted the requisition of the governor of West Virginia tor the extradition ta that state of C. A. Henderson of New York city to an- swer the charge of selling stock under false preteuses. It Is alleged that he was jostrumental lo the sale of stock to the value of $100,000 of the Inter national Mercantile company, which subsequently became insolvent German Feorve (0 Leave China. BERLIN, March 13 -Ewperor Wik liam has erderwl the German force In China to return to Germany. A de tachment of twenty-six officers and 700 men will remain to guard the em- baasy at Peking, a portion of the force being kept at Tieutsin as reserves, A Miteh at Algeciras. ALGECIRAS, Spain, March 18—The Freach delegates declare they will not accept foreigu coutrol of the Franco Bpauish police for Moroceo, The Ger mans are firm. This makes a momen- tary deadlock upon the detalls, but a solution Is considered possible. Five Killed In Chureh Riot. WARBAW, March 13.—Five persons x and fifteen wounded In a fight at Si\rykoff. government of Plo MISS ANTHONY DEAD. Leader of Amerienn Woman Saf. tragisia Suecumbe fo Pneumonia, ROCHESTER, N. YY, March 13 ~The jong and eventful life of Susan B. Anthony closed at 12:40 o'clock this morning. The end dime pescefully. Miss Anthony had been unconscious practically all of tw time for more than twenty-four hours, and her death had been almost moinentarily expectad since Jast night Only her wonderful constitution Kept her alive. Dr. M. 8 Ricker, her attending physi clan, sald iiss Anthouy died of heart SUSAN B. ANTHONY failure, induced by pucumonla of both lungs. She had had serious valvular Lieart trouble for the last six or seven y=ars. Her lungs were practically clear, and the poeumounia had yielded to treatment, but the weakness of her lieart prevented her recovery, PRENCH MINE HORROR. — Gendarmes Charged Mourners Ceurrvierea Pit Mouths. PARIS, March 18.—-All rescue work has been suspsuded at the Courrieres pits, where more than a thousand min- ers lost thelr lives, owing to the dan- ger of gases and the emanation from decomposing bodies The engineers fear another explosion. aud therefore they ordered up the rellef gangs The engloeers will attempt to venti late the chambers Lefore attempting further rescues. If the results are sat Iefactory work will Le resumed, Lut it Is probable that no further efforts will be wade at present, The mine coinpany’'s latest estimate places the number of victims at 1,080. A serious disorder was threatened ow- ing to the persistence of relatives who wanted to see the bodies of the dead in hope of identifying them The authorities promised to admit groups of twenty-five, but the delay made the pareuts lmpatient, aud they rushed at the doors. A scene of great confusion followed, but mounte! geu- darmes eventually forced back the crowds, and order was restored with difficulty. When the parents obtained adwission a sorrowful spectacle was presented as In groups of {weuty-five they search ed the blackened bodies. A number of identifications were made, and the bodies were taken home. The houses of the dead are marked with rough black croases, decorated with shwple floral devices Chicago Controls Traction Situation. CHICAGO, March 13 —-By the deci slon of the United States supreme court just bauded down the city of Chicago obtains almost complete con trol of the local traction situation. The decision sustains the acts of the state legislature extending she life of the charters of the street rallway compa nles to nloety-nine years, Lut does not sustain the contention of the compa- nies that contract rights which are Hmited to fewer years thau remain to the charter life of the compaules are also extended Impervious Plate For Warships. WASHINGTUN, March 18.—-An lo- teresting test of arwor plate, made Ly the Midvale Steel company for the new battleship Misslesippl, has Leen had at the Indian Head proving grounds. The bLallistle plate was nine inches Io thickness and represented 470 tons of similar plate. It was attacked by capped eight tuch armor plercing projectiles at velocities ranging 1,780 to 1,778 feet per second, but uot one of the projectiles plerced the plate. The test was pronounced very satis factory. Would Deuble Assembliymen’s Pay. ALBANY, N.Y, March 18—A con. current resolution was Introduced by Assemblywan Eagleton for an amend- ment to the constitution which would provide for the election of assembly men for two vears at a salary of £8000 a year and would make the salary of seuntors $5,000 a year. At the present time both receive a salary of $1500 per annum, the term of senator being two years and that of the assembly men one year. Mistehenko Exiled All Strikers. VLADIVOSTOK, March 13 ~Govern- or Mistchenko has dischinrged overy employee of the Usurri railroad, In cluding Director Harvat, who partici pated in the recent strike and ordered that they be expelled from the Amur province, never 16 return, Powers te He Tried 5 Fourth Time. WASHINGTON, March 18~Under a decision of the supreme court Caleh Powers, who has been threes times tried for complicity in the murder of Gov- ermot Willlam Goebel of Kentucky, will have to ang Anothes tral in the AFTER NEGRO FIENDS New York District Attorney Unearths a Slave Traffic. POLICEMEN LEVIED BIG TRIBUTE. Robert NH, Spriggs Is Under Arrest Charged With Serious Urimes—Fa- trelmen Said to Be Accomplices of Colored Desperadoes. NEW YORK, March 13 —The entire force of the district attorney's office is now belog brought to bear to arresi the negroes who are believed tc have murdered two white women and after ward disposed of their bodies by bury. lng them at night. The district attor ney’s assistants have the names of sev- eral who are mixed up lo the matter, and it is thought that arrests may be made at any minute. District Attorney Jerome has the naines of two white girls who, It is al- leged, were kilied in one of the houses conducted Ly pegroes. The luvestization which is being made by Mr Jerome's staff is a result of the raid lu which Robert H. Spriggs, & Degro, was arrested on charges of abduction. assault and keeplug a dis urderly house. Spriggs was held by Judge O'Sullivan in the court of gen- ern] sessions in $8500 ball on the thiree charges for trial In line with this Investigation wit- uesses were called and testimony given to substantiate the story of, murder nnd rapine. These witnesses have fur nished details of the crimes Among others who were examined were two lumates of the house ralded. They were taken to the district at- torney's office, aud It was sald they wade a complete confession that went far to strengthen the case against cer- tain persons who have had dealings with Spriggs It transpires that Bprigg spent three years io states prison for having stab- bed Charles Mayo. Mayo was a horse traloer and got into an altercation with Spriggs. Spriggs stabbed bim In the cheat and Lead It is said that twelve policemen are about to be arrested In connection with the official protection of the white slave traffic The activity of the district attorney's office followed thie confessions of Ber- the Claiche, the little Franch girl who fs awaiting sentence for the killing of Ewil Gerdrou, her master, aud of Hat- tle Warren and Cora Chester, two white girls rescued frow Bol Spriggs’ den on Coruella street. The twelve policemen under survell- lance have for years, it 1s sald, levied tribute on Spriggs with the full knowl. sdge of the traffic In which he was en- guged Mew the Standard Worked It KANSAS CITY, Mo. March 13.—At the oll beariug Wituess Robertson sald that the Btandard Oil company boycot ted all the Knnsas fleld Feb. 10, 1905, and tore out all pipe line connections with lndependent producers and issued orders to purchase no oll from lode pendent producers, who then had no market. Mr. Robertson testified that the rallroad rate from Caney, Kan, to Bartlesville, 1. T, a distance of sixty. one wiles, prior to the bLullding of the pipe llpe by the Standard Oil com. pany was 12 cents and wis reduced to 5 cents a huudred pounds while the pipe line was coustructiug. After ita completion the rallroad rate was put up to 19 cents, and it stands there to- day Abbey Acquittied at Kingston. RINGSTON, NY, March 18 —The indictment charglug Steplien H. Ab- bey, the New York law student, with criminal libel In conpection with the apouymous publication called Around Towu, was dismissed by Judge Cau tine la the county court bere. Counsel Augustus H, Van Buren, who was the cowplainaut fu the case, made a state ment in which be explained that after a full luvestigation he was satisfied that Around Town was simply the act of boys, who regretted what they had done aud had beeu prompted by uo malice or design 10 lnjure any oue Further Respite For Patrick. ALBANY, N. Y., March 18 —~Govern- or Higgins has granted Albert T. Pat- rick, the condemned wurderer of Wil linm M. Rice, n further respite until May 18. This Is a postponement of the date of execution from March 10, or a delay of sixty days. The postpone ment Is to afford sufficient time for coutdsel to present the motion to the court for a new trial Killed Father Playing Heldup. TAMPA, Fila, March 13 Playlug boldup, Churles Ryals, ten years old, pointed a shotgun at his father, J. O. Ryals, a well known farmer at Branch- ton, and, crylug, “Hands up!” pulled the trigger. The gun was loaded, and the charge entered the father's breast, causing death in a fow minutes. The boy belleved the guu was not loaded, a Reot te Road Ounal Digging. WASHINGTON, March 13 If Sec retary of War Taft retires from his present office (0 becowe a member of the supreme court the affairs of the Panama canal will be transferred from the war department to the state depart- went, and the canal will be bullt un- der the supervision of NRearetary of State Root. Euplesion Fell Por Forty Miles. DULUTH. Minn. March 13 Eight tone of dynamite at the compressor plant of the Great Northern Power company Mapindsd last gs 4 ishing n large portion ; now under construction 4 Aumber of men. was felt. HR AeT AND MCLELLAN. Attorney Heaneral Says Court Has Power te Order nu Recount. ALBANY, N. Y, March 13 -Attor ney General Mayer bas replied to the resolution of the assembly relative to the mayoralty election contest between William ‘Randolph Hearst and Mayor McClellan of New York. Attorney Geueral Mayer was asked “to luform the assembly whether in bis opinion the ballot boxes containlog the ballots cast at the last election in New York city can be opened and the ballots recounted and whether the sald William R. Hearst or any candidate upon the said Municipal Ownership ticket has made complaint to Bim or request that he commence such ac tion.” His reply says: “First —Neither Willlam R. Hearst por any other candidate upon the Mu alcipal Ownership ticket at the election bas made auy complaint to the sttor ney general or requested him to com mence any action “Second.—lu the matter of applica tion of Willlam Randolph Hearst et al to the court of appeals Judge Gray who wrote the prevailing opinion. sald among other things **The preservation of the ballot Lox es under lock and seal Is directed for six mouths as evidence for use ln the courts. | think that the presumption should obtain as to the prociaimed re suit of an election that the election of- ficers have perforined their duties and that a defeated candidate should be left to such action at law or otherwise as may be appropriate wherein to gues tion it as to the ballots counted with out objection.’ I am of the opinion that the court has power to order that the ballot box of such election district may be opened. Upon the testimony adduced the jury may then determine the facts under appropriate instroe tions as to the law from the court, and therefore if the facts warraut the bal lots contained in any such ballot box thus reopened by the court's order may be recounted.” TWO DERBY CANDIDATES Hallowmas Masaged te Win, While Discobedient Was Unplaced. NEW ORLEANS. March 13 I'wo Crescent City Derby candidates fig ured iu the card at the Fair grounds, Hallowmas and Disobedient Hallow mas managed to win Disobedlent, fa vorite In his race, ran poorly. Judge Davey, beaten In the second race by repeated Interference, was the only other losing favorite, Summaries First Race. —Last Cherry, first; Heid- moore, second; Globe Runuer, third, Becond Race.—Al Powell, drst: Lucy Marie, second; Our Own, third Third Race. —Hallowmas, first; Whip- poorwill, second; Peter Nathaalel, third Fourth Race Southern Cross, first; Rapid Water, second: Goldsmith, third. Fifth Race.—Leua J, first; Arabo, second; Safeguard, third Sixth Race —-H F. Williams, Nine, second; Stonewall, third Peggy O'Nelll, at 30 to 1. SAN FRANCISCO, March 13-The betting foretold that Lady Holiesia, the natural favorite In the second race, would run poorly at Oaklaud, and she did, Openiug at 8 to 5, she closed at 11 t0 5. The eveut was captured by Peggy O'Neill, at 20 to 1. Elevation, at 20 to 1, gave the bookmakers a sur prise iu the final race by gawely bold- ing the lead until the finish frst; Three Winning Favorites, NEW ORLEANS, March 12-—-Dan Bradley, Monet aud Trenola were the winning favorites at City park. An awkward landiug at the tenth jump cost Jolin E Owens the steeplechase Colonel White wet with considerable {nterference In the sixth rece Mirthlieas Left at the Post. HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 13. -8ix favorites were defeated at Oaklawn. The greatest disappointment of the day was the ruce of Mirthless. She was left at the post and finlshed fourth. Te Ald Major Reed's Widow. WASHINGTON, March 13. ~The ex- scutive comwlittes of the memorial of Major Walter Reed fund bas received $1000 from Andrew Carnegie aud = like sum from Colonel Henry Lee Hig- ginson of Bostou It is the desire of the committee to collect a fund of $25. 000, the Income of which will be paid to Major Reed's widow and the princi- pal be reserved for a permanent me- morial for the discoverer of the yellow fever mosquito Major Ferguson Buried. CENTRAL VALLEY, N.Y, March 18.— Representatives of the New York commandery of the Loyal Legion and of the Masons, a delegation from the New York custom house aud many prominent New Yorkers attended the funeral here of the late Major William Ferguson. The luterment was in the “cemetery of the highlands,” just out side of Highland Mills, Orange county Sanchang Oficial Committed Suleide. BHANGHAI March 18. Private ad- vices recelved here from Klukiang, province of Kuapgsl, confirm the pre- vious reports that the magistrate who died at Nanchang as the result of a stab wound, sald to have been self ln- filcted or received] at the hands of a Catholic missionary, committed sul cide Navigation te Open Thursday. ALBANY, N.Y, March 13.--Naviga tion on the Hudson river will be re- sumed, weather permitting, on Thurs. day night, it belug the present intem- tion of the People's line and Citizens’ line sompanies to atart thelr passem- White Goods Two cases same as | two weeks ago. This probably our last allotmen! for this season. We offer Madras, Piques, Mercerized waistings, ete, etc, in mill end remnants running in lengths from 6 yards to 20 yards, materials that are worth up to 25¢. Special for Wednesday 10¢ The Globe Warehouses are famous for their value Watch our advertisements. We give you the same values as the Scranton store, recciving our allot= ments of the plums gath ered at headquarters by 2 unlimited purchasing pe er. We say unlimited the combined output of the Globe Warehouses comp favorably with the outpu of the largest concerns the state, White Goods worth up to 25c for one day, 10c the % Talmadge Block, Bimer Ave. VALLEY PHONR REAL ESTATE BARGAINS | : a IATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Offio :~R.cms 4 and § Eimer Block, Lockhart Street, Sayre, Pa. DR. A. G. REES, M.D. 100 Lake St. West Bayre. OFFICE HOURS; 8 t0 11:00 a. m., 3 to 4:30, 7:00 to B00. Genito riaary and chronie diseases specialty. Both phones. C.J. — SAYRE'S LEADING DRAYNAN. Especial cars and prompt tention given to moving WHEN.YOU Drink a glass of Stegmaiér's. STOCK LAGER You are not drinking a col- ore beer, but teer that gets its oclor from the best of high dried Carmelized Malt used in brewing it. Stegmaier's Stock Lager is the equal of any imports beer in BODY, TASTE, and QUALITY. 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