Sw PRICE ONE CE} | Mine Workers” Bresident Fue in KEY DISAPPONTARRT FLT BY XE Anteresin Involved; Our aur Arguments Ignored.” WW, A Wiber, J. W, Bishop, JR. Wheelock. W T Oocodnow, O.L. Hayerty, Seward Baldwia, FP, T. Page RP. Page, Cashler. Resting, Hetntes Managed Collecting E. E. Reynolds, Sayre and Waverly. taciaces "INSURANCE Property Bought, Sold and —Exchanged— Best Quality & Prompt Deter Guaranteed Fendford Stesst Yard Phone, 186d st Raymond & Haapt's Bore, Sayre ELMER A. WILBER, Wholesaler of WINES, LIQUORS BEERS AND ALES _ WHEN YoU Drink a glass of Stegmaier’s Mine Workers of America bas sent to George F. Baer, chairudn of the an thraciie coal operators’ committee, his reply to the commilles's cComwunics- tion refeciing the demands of the min. ers’ organization. The letier follows: “Heferring again to your commun! cation dated March JU, with accompa- aylng documents, ind to our reply thereto, I write to say that I have sub- mitted to our cumiiittee the answer made by your comittee to the propo sitions presented Ly us. It is vuneces sary to state that we were keenly dis- appointed to learn that our demands were rejected in toto and that our ar- gignents in favor of them bad received so little consideration at your hands your reply to us “We have agalu reviewed the scale presented for your consideration. have compared it with the scale of wages paid for similar classes of labor in other coal producing states and dis tricts and we are satisfied beyond the peradventure of doubt that the wages proposed are not In excession of In- deed that they are not so high, as the wages paid In the bituminous mining districts of our country. “Judging from the language ewmploy- ed in your auswer to us, it is perfectly svident that we failed to make clear or that you failed to understand the real lmport of the propositions submit- ted by us We wish to assure you that we are not nnmindful of the great public In- teresis involved in this controversy as to our future relatiots, neither are we unappreciative of the splendid efforts made by the anthracite coal strike commission to establish a relationship between us that would insure a jost and permanent peace, but if you will refer to the award of that commission you will Sud that the commission itself was in doubt as to the permanency of its findings and expressed tbe bope that at the expiration of the award the relations of operator and employee would have #0 far Improved as to make Impossible suck = condition as existed throughout the country lu con- sequence of the strike in the anthra- cite region. “We bad entertained the hope that our sdberence to thie loiter and the spirit of the award and the absence of local or general strikes during the past three years would have appealed move strongly to your confidence aud that we wight reasobably expect seri ous consideration of our claims at this time. “It would seem from reading your reply that all our propositions have been rejected and that your final de- cision has been given. We trust that this conception of your intention is in- correet. It 1s our opinion that neither you Bor we can afford to break off ne- gotiations Io this Abrupt manuver. Bo far as we and the interests we repre seit are concerned we are not willing to aoeept any share of the responsi bility this action entails. We belleve that further meetings should be beld and that we should strive earnestly and conscientiously to reconcile eur differences. “While it may be true that om the part of the operators there has been no serious cause for complaint during the past three years, we wish to assure you that In expressing this opinion you do net reflect our views. Not on- Iy has there been criticism among the miners, but what is more important there axists much cause for criticism and complaint. To such an extent is this true that we feel it incumbent upon us to say that we cannot with any degree of contentment or satisfao- - coutinue to work under present conditions. “However, we repeat that the inter uh involved are so vist that we are pot willing to break off negotiations without Brest making further efforts to regoucile onr differdnces. We there fore propose that further conference or confersnces be held between now and the 1st of April. “If this suggestion meets with your approval we will be pleased to ar. range with you a date upon which our joint committee may reconvene.” Greene and Gaynor Trial BAVANNAH, Gea, March 10—With the defense just beginning the Intro duction of its evidence, the Greene and Gaynor case hax entered today upon its eleventh week. It Is believed pow tbat not more than two weeks will be consumed by the testimony of the de fense. There may be an adjournment of the trial owing to the critical lliness of the son of I". W, Meldrim, leading counsel for the defense Dewey Leaves For Gibraltar, LAS PALMAS, Canary Islands, March 15.—The United States floating dry dock Dewey, en route for the na- val station at Olougapo, Philippine ls lands, which arrived here Fel. 23, jeft Saturday in tow of the coliters Brutus, | Caesar and Glacier and the navy tug f Gllenitar AMERICAN MISSION ATTACKED. Scheels at Vas, Eastern Turkey, Plandered and Barned. BOSTON, March 19.-A complaint from the officials of the American school at Van, eastern Turkey, against the trestment by Turkish officials and the Kurds bas been received by the American board of commissiouery for foreign missions. The school officials state that mnot- withstandiug the ostensible friendship of the governor general, a man of un: usual streugth, the school has been plundered and burned by the Kurds in the" preseuce of Turkish officials and soldiers, Fruit trees have been cut down, and breadstuffs purchssed by American missionaries for the Ameri- cal orphanage have been held by the Turkish government for more than four mouths By the withholding of the bread. stuffs and the futimidation and im prisonment of the men sent to pur chase then the cost has been lucreased at least 21 per cent. In addition a berd of live stock belonging to the or pbanage, valued at $1,500 and upon which the children were dependent, bas been carried off by the Kurds. Secretary Bartou of the American board, in commenting on the treat ment, says: “If Americans, eitizeus of a sovereign state, are thus treated iu the Turkish empire without redress, what can be hoped for the sulijects of the empire who have no courts to which they can appeal ¥’ TRIED TO KILL ALL. EE ————— —— I David Paxton In Jealous Rage Shot Wife, Baby and Thea Himself. WHEELING, W. Va, March 18.—-In A jealous rage after waiting from nightfall till midnight for her return David Paxtou, a teamster, shot his wife and, believing her dead, tried to kill his baby, his father-in-law and two police officers. He theu turned the weapon on hlinself and sent a bullet into his lungs, inflicting a fatal wound. Not finding bis wife at home when be returned from work, Paxton walted on the street corner near bis home for her. At midnight she alighted from a Car and, seeing him, ran into the house. In the ball he fired two sbots and she fell. A bullet struck her lu the sida, but the steel of Ler corset saved her life, deflecting its course Rushiug into the next roow he stood in the doorway an® alning at his little infant son In a erib, fired twice, but neither shot took effect. In another toon Le fouud David Lovett, his fa- ther-ln-law, who dodged two shots, but a third passed through his right ano Paxton then turned and fed cut of the frout door. where be met Chief of Police Willian Terrill and Officer Kel- ly. Having reloaded his weapon, Pax- ton fired three tines point blank at the officers, but his ala: was defective, aud neither was hit, although Clhlef Ter rili's bat was punctured by = bullet, Before the officers could close ou him be shot himself In the hreast. After the shooting be sald he wauted to kill the entire family, Miss Roeecsevelt Confirmed. WASHINGTON, March 19.—Presl- dent Roosevelt's second daughter, Miss Ethel; Secretary Taft's daughter, Miss Helen, and a daughter of General A. W. Greely of the army were among a class of about twenty-five people who were confirmed at St. Johu's Episcopal church yesterday afternoon. Bishop Batteriee administered the rites of confirmation, the presentations to the bishop being made by Rev. Roland Cotton Bmith, the rector of the church. President and Mrs. Roosevelt and Seo retary Taft were present during the ceremony Held For Three-year-old Crime. HARRISBURG, March 19. — Robert Epps and Matilda Carter, negroes, were arrested at thelr home here charg- ed with the murder of an unidentified man whose charred body was found in a burned box car in the Pennsylva- nia Steel company's yards at Steelton three years ago. Epps and several other negroes, who are to be arrested, are alleged to have enticed thelr vie tim to a Jonely spot and killed him and then, after taking all Lis valuables, carried tbe body to the car, which thay set on fire Suspends Trinidad Cablegrams. CARACAS, Veuezuels, Murch 19.— Carlo Filippo Serra, formerly Italian consul at San Francisco and now min- ister to Venezuela, has been officially réceived by President Castro. The government has suspended cable serv- ice frou Venezuela by way of Trini- dad, it belpg alleged that there are ir regularities in the service of the Eng: Mish cable, and messages must be sent by boat, Fire In Rondont Marbeor. KINGSTON, N. Y.. March 19-8hip- ping In Roundout harbor was endanger od by a fire ou board the tug Thomas Dickson of the Cornell line... The bury. ing tug was towed away from the wharf by the forryboat Transport and the steamer Norwich, and the Hawes were extinguished after a long fight. The damage unmounted to several thou. sand dollars. Mre, Willinms Insane. NEW YORK, March 10.—~Mra. Ella Barbara Williams, the Englishwoman who was arrested on Wednesday for | npnoying members of the firm of J. FP. "Morgan & Co, was declared Insane by Dr. Gregory of Bellevue hospital. He court to have her commiitied. TRUSTEES TO REPAY New York Life to Get Back Campaign Funda WILL POT $148,000 IX TREASURY. Andrew Hamilton and His Wife In- terviewed—She Sald That She Per- suaded Him to Retora and That He Haas More te Tell. NEW YORK, March 19 — It bas been settled that the trustees of the New York Life Insurance company who were members of the finance com- mittee during the presidential cam- palgns of 1806, 1800 and 1904 and were cognizant of the political contri- butions made Ly the New York Life will reimburse the company to the extent of $148,000. This is the total of the political contributions made by the colupany. Each trustes will go into his own private funds to make the pay- ment. In all there are fifteen trustees involved, ayd under the agrecwent each man will have to contribute a trifie less than $10,000. 3 It was originally planned to hold the estate of John A. McCall responsi- ble for all of the political contribu- tious and to bring legal actions against it to obtain reimbursements. Aban- donment of this plan is lavolved in the decision reached at the conference “1 am so glad that Mr. Hamilton has cemhe back and faced the men who Lave been so loud in their criticism of his work for the insurance company and boastful of what they would do If be got within their reach [I rather think they all heartily wish he bad stayed in Europe the rest of his life” sald the wife of Andrew Hamilton when interviewed. Hamilton, it was learned. will be afforded an opportunity tomorrow In this city to tell all he knows of insur- ance corruption when Senator Arm. strong aud his committee meet thelr counsel, Charles E. Hughes. Mrs. Hamilton would say uothing as to this, but coutinued: “It is said that [ persusded my hus band to couie back to New York to tell the truth and «ll the truth about his work for the New York Life Insur ance company. Well, perbaps I did At any rile, I am immeasurably hap pier since be wade that address in the legislature last Thursday “And you may be sure of one thing too.” she added earnestly. “Mr Hamil ton has not yet told all Le has to tell There Is much more loformation to come, and It Is all substantiated by writing and figures iu bis possession. “When the proper time cowes Le will speak amd clear up everything that seems now #0 mysterious. And when be does he will Le absolutely cleared of these absurd ebarges of wis conduct in haudllug the legal Interests of the Insurance company. I kuow him better than any oue else iu the world, aud I know that Le has never dome a thing that could be questioned.” “Judge” Hamliton last night express ed the opinion that when the bills pro- posed by the Armstrong committees are reported they should contain a pro vision that po trustee legislated out of office next November, as recommended by the commitiee, shall be eligible for re-election until a full year bas elapsed. The propriety of this is obvious” sald “Judge” Hamliton, “aud I believe a demand for it is coming to a head. “I note that some of these gentlemen in New York say they do not know mae. It certainly secms strange that any man sbould be In a position to spend very large sums of the money of which they are the legal guardians during a long term of years and yet be totally usknown to them.” Tuscaroras Wish to Take Part. NORFOLK, Va, March 19.—The Tus- carora tribe of Indians, who migrated froms Hampton Roads to western New York in 1507, 100 years before the first permanent English settlement iu Amer- ica was effected at Jamestown, have expressed a Jesire to participate in the Jamestown exposition. The chief of the tribe has written the exposition of- ficials that he and his people want to help celebrate the three hundredth au- niversary of *‘the white man's rule In America." Heavy Snowstorm In Missouri. KANBAB CITY, Mo, March 19 —-An unusually heavy snowstorm prevalls iu the southwest. The storm, accomn- panied Ly a stiff vorth wind, begun at an early hour aud continues un- abated. Street car traffic in Kausas City and other Kansas sud Missouri cities was stopped or joterrupted. Hall way trains ln every direction were de- layed. The weather Is not especially cold. Well Known Hortlealturist Dead. HOOSICK FALLS, N. Y., March 10. ~-Horace Spicer, a well known hortl- culturist, who realded at Potter Hi, dropped dendr as he wus alighting from a sleigh In front of his home, He vas eighty-six years old and had suffered frown heart disease Hacoedonian Emigrants For America. BELGRADE, Servia, Murch 19.-Bix hundred Macedonian emigrants left here for the United States by way of Flume, All of them possessed sum. clent funds to pertoit of their sutering the United States fs ma Law by Default. HARRISBURG, Pa. March 10. ~The Philadelphia “ripper” repealer, passed at the recent extra seskion of the legis lature. has become a law, but by de fault, Rasalan Revolutionaries at Tokyo. TOKYO, March 10<8omeé Russian revolutionaries who are here are n\sk- lag fer permission to publish a dally newspaper at Nagasaki, JOE GANS WON. Decisively Defeats Sullivsn st Lea Angeles Before Police Interfered. LO8 ANGELES, Cal, March 19—~ Joe Gans of Baltimore decisively de feated Mike (Twin) Sullivau of Bos- ton In a ten round bout bere. While Bullivan was nof counted out, he was oti the floor and helpless when the po- lice lustructed the referee to end the fight, Gans made a perfect fight, wearing down his opponent wilh a straight left body punch that never falled to land sud which had Sullivan's ribs in a red glow from waist to shoulder all through the fight Sullivan appeared to have us show to win ia the third round, when he landed a band right swing on Gans’ jaw, staggering him and forcing him to stall for the re maluder of the round. There was no infighting, the men agreeing to break clean and to avoid fighting iu the clinches Barring the one blow in the third round, Sullivan falled to land effectively on Gans The fight was beld at Chute's Base ball park, the ring belng pitched 41- rectly in front of the grand stand. It was one of the coldest nights of the winter, and probably 1.0600 spectators shivered for four hours before the fighters appeared. The delay was caused, it is said, by Sullivan's un- willingtiess to fight before such a small house. Before the Aght began Referee King announced that be cause Bullivan was six pounds over weight both contestants agreed that all bets should be declared off and that if both were on their feet at the end of twenty rounds the fght should be called a draw. Cavalry Beat Rifliemen at Targets. NEW ORLEANS, March 19—In a shooting contest held Lere at the state rmuge between the First troop of cav- alry, L. 8 N. G., of this city and a picked squad from the United States army the latter were defeated by a score of 342 to 320. The regulars used rifles aud the cavalry troop utilized thelr earbines NO WANTON CRUELTY. Moros Killed at Long Range—Many Women and Children Saved, MANILA, March 19 -Further loves tigation develops the fact that many woinen abd children were saved lu the attack against Moro outlaws oun Mount Dajo recently. Those killed were killed at long range Ly shell fire The attack was delayed six wountbs while Governor Scott was endeavoring to persuade the outlaws to surrender. All overtures were scorned and the defiant attitude of the leaders of the outlaws and the Arab priests persuad ed thelr followers that the government would be uuable to dislodge them from thelr fortress within two years Leading Motus in thelr desire for the extermination of the outlaws aided the troops in the fight. Two bundred Moros under the direction of leading dattos formed columns and carried wa- ter to the troops The reports of company and troop comiuanders to Major General Wood show that every cffort was made to save women and children Negro Lynehed For Theft, PLAQUEMINE, La. March 19. — William Carr, a negro, has been lynch ed ou the Bayou Plaquemine, near bere. Constable Marionnex and V. M Patureauy, 8 well known citizen, were ou thelr way to the jail with the vegro, whom they had arrested and charged with stealing and killing a yearling, when they were stopped by a crowd of about thirty-five masked men, who overpowered them and, taking the prisouer, hanged him to a raliroad bridge. Judge Schwing has called the grand jury lo extra session today to luvestigate. Carr had a bad reputa- tion German Countess a fuloide. LEAVENWORTH, Kan, March 19.— Caroline vou Dewan Bussche, sald to be the divorced wife of Baron von Dem Bussche Haddeuhnusen, a Ger. man baron of Berlin, committed sul cide by shooting at the headquarters of her sou, Second Lieutenant Carl Frederick von Dem Buasche, of the Eighteenth infantry, U, 8. A, at Fort Leavenworth. Lieutenant von Dem Bussche is a cousin of Frelherr von Det: Bussche-Huddenbausen, first sec retary of the German embassy at Washington. No cause, except possibly melancholia, 1s known Death Was Not From Yellow Fever. NEW ORLEANS. March 10.-Unan- mous agrecment of the physicians from the visiting states of the south, of the local physicians and of the rep. resentatives of the federal goveru- ment that the patient did uot have yel low fever was the result of the antop sy held lere on the bLody of Jules Ebrense, who died In the Charity hos pital and whose case had been report ed nx yellow fever by one of the local physicians. No other suspicious case exists in New Orleans. Canvelst Drowned In Genesge, ROCHESTER. N. Y, March 198. — Fred Beéeker, nineteen years old, was drowned In the Genesee river. With two companions be undertook to cross the river In a canoe, [ce was encoun tered, aud In trylug to force the canoe through It all three were thrown lato the water. The other two young men narrowly escaped meeting the same fate, Village Bars the Auto. PORTLAND, Me, March 19. After two days of heated debale at the tawn meeting In Eden, a Malne country vil lage, antomobiles, or “devil carts as the farciers tern (hem, wae, TURMOIL IN RUSSIA Government Stopping Strikes With Rifle Bullets. CRUELTIES ANSWERED BY BOMBS. Alikhaneff Enforcing Martial Law With Terrible Vigor at Sukhum. Mob Threatens to Burn Hart. sov—-Warsaw Prison Riet. ST. PETERSBURG, March 19 —The government Is using the wost re pressive measures to stop the agitation for a strike of rallroad men and teleg- rapliers. A weeting of the formner at Rostovou-Don was surrcunded aud invaded by Cossacks, who fired into the assemblage, killlug two persons and woundiug eight At Moscow troops are now guarding all the railroad stations and several factories, including the Abrikosoff works, where the workmen Are restive At Sukbum, Transcaucasia, the ruth- jess manner lun which General Allkha- noff has crushed the revolution in the government of Kutais by razing towns, executing ringleaders of the move ment and driving sympathizers with it to the wountaius has produced such resentment that acts of terror and the throwing of bombs at the troops are frequent. General Alikbanoff has pro- claimed and is enforcing martial law with terrible rigor, and revolutionaries or other persons caught with ars are {immediately shot. The circulation of false reports at Hartsov that the pensions of widows of soldiers who fought in the Russo Japanese war had been withdrawn causal a mod to besiege the mayoral ty bullMiug and demand a distribution of money, threatening otherwise to burn the city. Cossacks and troops finally dispersed the wob. At Poltava thousands of anti-Semitic pamphlets bave been widely distribut. ed in the city and throughout the prov- luce. At Warsaw an armed crowd attack ed the prison In Pawia street, killed a warden and mortally wounded two others and liberated a political pris- ober named Zalesk!, Vice Admiral Chookuln, at Sevasto- pol, Luis rejected the appeal of Lieu: tenant Schmidt to set aside the verdict of death passed upou Lim by a court martial for bis part io the mutiny at Sevastopol, but bas conceded him the privilege of being shot instead of hanged #3 Murder at Columbia, Pa. COLUMBIA, Pa, March 18.—-Clay- ton Cbristy shot and killed Frank Meissinger here. Christy claimed that Metssinger had attempted to prejudice against hin Mise Grace Findley, to whom be had been paying attention. After drinking heavily, shortly before midnight Christy called at Melssin- ger's home. He shot at Washington Melssinger, a son, who opened the door for him, but missed his mark, aod then fired a bullet futo the breast of Frank Melssinger, who had come to the door at the sound of the first shof. Melis. singer died almost Immediately. When arrested Christy had two bullet wounds iu bis left arm, The Deadlock at Algeciras, ALGECIRAS, Spain, March 19. —The general disposition of the delegates to the couference on Moroccan reforms continues Ioclined toward optimism, but no further appareut move has been ruade In the direction of a solution of the points at lssue between Frauce and Germany. Tbe French and German delegates do not discuss the situation together. Bach side is vainly awalting the sign of a concession from the other and malotalning its respective stand point. The neutral delegates do not believe the deadlock will last much longer Lyman J. Gage, 111, to Resign. NEW YORK, March 10 —It has be ¢ome known iu Wall street that Lyman J. Gage, former secretary of the treas ury, has decided to resign as presi dent of the United States Trust com pany, to which position he was elect od after lis resignation frown Pres! dent McKinley's cabluet a few years ago. The cause of Lis resignation is failing health Wreck on Hic Grande Reported. TELLURIDE, Colo, March 180. —A re port here says that a passenger train on the Rilo Grande Soutberu railroad had been awept away by a snowslide near Ophir loop and thirty-five parsons killed. Four one week It has been storming alinost contipusily in this dis teéct, and the prescut storm will nk is goe of the worst in the history of the eduntry. Street Car Mea Get Inerease. PITTSBURG, March 19 An ad vance lu wages of 1 cent per hour has been granted the employes of the Pittsburg Rallways company, operat ing all the traction lines in Pittsburg and Allegheny, Recently the men made a demaud for an Increase of 2 cents an hour, and the action of the company i» regarded as a compromise Dividend of Thirty Cents. PITTSBURG, March 19. — It was stated that the receiver of the defunct Enterprise National bank of Alle gheny will pay a dividend to the de positors early ln April and that ulti wately they may receive 30 ceuts on the dollar. Attemptl leat Clyde. NORFOLK, Va ut arch 18. —Wreck. ers have succeeded lu laying three oa WEDNESDAY SPEG Best seersuckers made, over 100 styles to select from in plains, plaids, stripe and checks, sold every where for 12ic, Weduestay special Se. Odc. All Over Laces We have them in all widths from 20 in. to 72 in, and prices beginning at 50¢ up by easy stages to $2.50, They come in cream and white. Embroideries In our new line of em- broideries will be found the new shadow work, eyelet, baby Irish, ete., all done on the swiss to match the ne: sheer fabrics. Laces We are showing the new German and French Vals in sets to match. Sheer White Fabrics Foreign goods of our own importation and domestic productions from first hands enable us to give you the best values to be found: anywhere. New Spring Dress Goods Chiffon Drappe, Batistes, Veilings, Crepella, Panams, Chiffon Prunella, Broad- cloth, etc. We are showing the new shades of grey, very popular Globe Warehouse, Talmadge Block Elmer Ave. VALLEY PHONR LERIGH AND SCRANTON COAL Cents Ne yards at Bagre, Valley COLEMAN NASSLER, R. H. DRISLANE, Contractor and Builder Plans and Estimates Furnished. 108 Lincoln St Sayre. Pa W. T. CAREY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Office Maney & Page Hiock, Rooms formerly occupied by the late John R. Murray, Office hours: —8 to 10 a. m.; 6:80 to 8 p,m. 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