ATTO rr SAYRE, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1906 PRICE ONE CENT SPRIGGS CONVICTED _, *~ _[ENTOMBS HUNDREDS|SATURDAY A USEFUL LIFE ENDED. Profesacr Doremus, Celebrated Pole son Expert, Dead nt Yew York. NEW YORK. March 23 Professor i R. Ogden Doremus, for many years a noted chemist, is dead al his home |THE RICHEST BABY John D. Rockefeller 3d Holds World's Record. ites Beaten. Negro Accused of White Slave’ NEW ORLEANS, March 23 Nannie | Explosion In West Virginia hen, the b to 2 favorite, proved easi- : . Traffic Guilty. {ly the best in the three and one-half Mine; Nie Dead. col i A i a H Vi -~ aT EIR a... RE an am t coal and all kinds of NATIONAL BANK E. E. Reynolds, REAL ESTATE <5 waver. tocaens INSURANCE _ Lehigh Valley Coal AND SOFT WOOD day. It is a PURE : nowishing, ly Rimulating, a tonic not only does good bat bere, aged eighty-two years. It was Son and Helr's Arrival at New © York—thild May Inkerit a Hililon Dellars. five years. A youngster of the in at eleven § He Rhode Island bby the title of “rich- est bild io the workl” been Lorn fo Mr. and Mrs Join D Rockefeller, Jr. It is a happy ovia- best known, As a result of his knowl- edge in this direction he was calied upon to participate as an expert wit ness In many of the famous murder trials extending over a period of wore than thirty years. His researches in the field of cliemls- try was widely diversified, however, ‘and be gained fame iu many direc it was he who originated the {system of disinfectiug ships which ls still lu use at the government guaran- tine station. He was one of the plo- nears in the haruessing of electricity for commercial use, aud on account of his ito France by Emperor Louls Napoleon, where be renders] important service Js a Rbede Island woman, for Mrs Rockefelier was Abbie G. Alrich, the | daughter of United States Senator Ald- rich, from Little Rhody. Following lis eutrance there was a | hurrylug of servants to telegraph of- MRS. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR fices, and messages ~announcing the birth of an heir to the Rockefeller mil Jlons were sent to all poluts of the Compass. The first notification was seat. te the baby’s grandfather, John D. Rockefel- ler, who is at his couatry places at Lakewood, N. J. The second was to Senator Aldrich, and others tvere sent to the McCormicks In Chicago The child Is the second to be boru into the young Rockefeller family. A little girl made Ler arrival Nov. & 1908 She was named after her mother. John D. 84, If that shall be his name, will, when he reaches the age of twéntyone years, be fabulously wealthy if the present rate of growth of the Rockefeller millions coutinues. It is estimated that John D. 1st has amassed pearly $1,000,000000, to the greater part of which fortuue his son will succeed. Aud in turn the grand- sen will ‘become the possessor of the fabulous sum te which this fortune will bave grown within the uext twen- ty-otis years. Labor Men Will Turn Politicians. WASHINGTON, March 23. —The eox- ecutive council of the American Feder- ation of Labor has discussed the re plies of President Roosevelt and Speaker Cannon to the bill of griev ances presented to them and to Presi: dent Pro Tem. Frye of the senate re- garding legislation affecting labor lao. terests. Mr. Gompers sald If congress falls to remedy their grievances the organisation will appeal direct to the people. The Federation of Labor will enter the fleld of politics and urge or- ganized labor to elect mem of their own choosing and thus have a per- sonal voice In the government Francis Nemination Cenfirmed. WASHINGTON, March 23.—The sen- ate lu executive session confirmed the following nominations: Charles 8S. Francis, New York, ambassador to Austria-Hungary. Postmasters: New York—J. H. Stephens, Clifton Springs; E. L. Hodskin, Fairport; PF. I. Hada: way, Mentgomery; Stott Mills, War: wick: Pennsyivania--Clark Collins, Connellsville; Nathan Tanver, Laus- ford; F. W. Ulrich, South Bethlehem; 8. 0. Miller, Lancaster, Smalipex Vietim Held. CHICAGO, March 23 —Edward Jas- per, a victim of smallpox, was inter- cepted by officers of the health depart. ment as he was walking through the crowd io one of the depots just after alighting frow « transcoutinental pas seouger tralu. He was ou his way frown Los Angeles to Cincinuatl, accompa nled by Mrs. Jasper, to atend the fu: neral of the father of Mrs. Jasper Snowslide Killed Six Miners, GRANITE, Colo. March 23 — Au enormous spowslide In the Winfleld and Clear creek mining district bas killed, It is reported, at least half a dosen miners. Among the dead is Har ry Wineboru, the ploueer prospector and mining man of Chaffee county, A relief party has gone to the scene of the disaster. Warships For Paul Jones Obseguies. Cleveland and Des Moines, now at the Charlestown navy yard for repairs, have been ordered to Annapolis to take part in the Panl Jones observance next Tuesday, after which they will return Sigahee te Dine With Khedive, During Lis residence in Paris be be ‘eame a warm friend of the last of the ‘reigning Napoleons. On his return to | this country at the beginning of the civii war the experience which he galoed abroad was put to good ac ‘count lu the manufacture of cartridges for the United States government Professor Doremus had been connect- ed with the New York college and the College of the City of New York as fostructor in chemistry for nearly six- ty years, and for more thap forty-five years he had occupied the chair of chemistry Iu the Bellevue Hospital Medical college, of which he was one of the founders. For many years be was president of the New York Phll- harmonic society and of the New York Medico-Legal society M'CALL'S DYING WORDS. Writes to President of New York Life Regarding Hamilton's Work. NEW YORK, March 23 That the late John A. McCall strenuously de fended the relations of Andrew Ham- {iton with the New York Life up to the his associates Following is a copy of a letter writ. ten by the late ex-president the day before he died to A. E Orr, president of the New York Life, aud dated Lake wood, N. J, Feb 18 “I am oonscious that I have but a slight chance to recover, and | am desirions tbat yuu snd the company officials through you sball bave une doubt of the uature and character of the smuployment of Andrew Hailllon if I am not here to be heard when the time arrives to have it made known “He was employed by we in 1390 on belialf of the company to attend espe cially to matters of taxation and legis- lation in the United States and other countries affecting the company's io- terests. “He refused to accept the duty un- less it was made confidential and se- cret and that uo accounting of moneys advanced to Lim should be asked of bim or rendered by him, and | sssent- od to that proposition. “He told me that this conditien he would impose as au absolute one, and unless it was accepted be would mot undertake the work. “Whether my action was legal or not it will be left for others to say. 1 believed It was and that | was clothed with full power 80 to act and that the interests of the company and the policy bolders demanded steps of this nature be taken, but aside from this the main reason for my present writing is that there may remain no doubt as to what my statement would be If I were here as to the nature and character of ‘Judge’ Hemllton's retainer and con. tract.” A Million Japs Starving. NEW YORK, March 23.--The New York state branch of the American National Red Cross bas lssyed a state ment as to famine conditions in Ja. pan. It Is expiatued that owing to the national characteristics of the Jap- aneése In not calling for help these facts have just become known. The famine in Japan is one of the most terrible starvation emergencies of modern times. By the fallure of the rice crops It is sald that from 500,000 to 1,000,000 Japanese are starving A Modern Noah's Ark. NEW YORK. March 23. ~The steam- er Lugano, which has arrived from Hamburg, brought a cargo resembling that of Noah's ark. It included eight camels, five cages of birds, a case of snakes, three giraffes, a lion, two hye nas, & black panther; six ostriches, deer, kangaroo, guus and a toothless baby hippopotamus about one year old, Of the birds It is Intended to release 8,600 In Central park. Only two mon keys dled on the passage Doylestown Cashier Convicted. PHILADELPHIA, March 28 = George FP. Brock, former cashier of the Doylestown (Pa) National bank, was convicted ju the United States court of misapplying the funds of the fostitution. Pending application for a new trial Brock was permitted to en- ter ball in the mum of $10,000. The case bad been on trial for over a week. Rovaevelt at German Opera, WASHINGTON, March 23. — Presi dent Roosevelt last night attended the production of “The Queen of Sheba {in German) by the Metropolitan Grand Opera company. It was the first per- formance of (hat opera Fan the compa- uy's tour. Ohle Pool Selling Hill Defeated. COLUMBUS, U., March 28. The sen- | ate by & vote of 18 to 12 defeated the Pollock pool selling BIL The bill legal- 130d pool selling at races ihroughout * MAY CET TWENTY YEARS IN PRISON Accused Took the Stand In Own De- feuse, but Did Not Improve ia Case—Ore Woman Held For Three Years. Spriggs, the negro accused of abduction, was found guilty In the notorious white slave case ou trial ln general sessions Lere. The jury was gut less than sight minutes, aud the crowd in the court rooin was oa the point of cleeriug when a8 warniog order of silence Was given raigued. He trembled like a leaf, and his bony jaws furrowed with deep; wrinkles visibly. The clerk took Lis pedigree. forty-seven years old and was born la Virginia, pronounced. The maximum sefitence for the second offense Is twenty years. Ballle Bennett, one of Spriggs’ ac complices. who was [ndicted for ab ducting Alice Harris and keeping her in one of Spriggs’ dives, a few doors from the Tenderloin police station, pleaded gullty to a first offense. Bhe also was remanded for sentence on Tuesday There was no surprise at the verdict, the evidence against Bpriggs ULelng overwhelming. He himself bad aided the prosecution by taking the witness stand in bis own bebalf. It is said that Spriggs will be sen: tenced to twenty years In state's pris on on the conviction. He was indicted for a second offense, so the maximum penalty must be Imposed, as the law does not permit the court to exercise any discretion Spriggs is yet to be tried on charges of assault and maintaining rn disorder ly house. He is indicted for a second offense on both of these charges, and if convicted of both the total penalty will be twelve years, making thirty-two years in all Spriggs took the witness staud io bis own behalf and deuled all the test! mony given by the witnesses called for the prosecution ino a beld snd defiant wauner He denied ull the charges made against him Ly Hattie Warren, oue of the women be had Leld lu slavery Spriggs’ mauner was sullen and de flant. He retorted savagely to the questions of counsel, and his manner was not that of the meek, InoJensive citizen he pictured himself lo bis own testimony Hattie Warren testified that she bud been drugged in a saloon and carried to Spriggs’ resort on Cornelia street. where her clothes were taken from her. Bhe remained a prisoner three years and was beaten by Spriggs whenever she begged to be released SNOWBOUND ON SAN JUAN, Fifty Passengers Held Twelve Days In Cambres Pass, Celorade. DURANGO, Colo, March 23.— After being snowbound for twelve days on the lofty summit of Cumbres pass, at the crest of the San Juan range, fAfty miles from the uearest town, a Den- ver and Rio Grande train containing fifty passengers has arrived In Ala- mos4, in the San Luis valley The train left Durango on March 10 and became stalled that night. BSaow continued falling day after day wuntil it lay on the level higher than the smokestack of the locomotive. Rallroad employees carried provi sions to the imprisoned passengers by climbing the mountain on suowsbhoes, and the passengers were made as coln- fortable as possible. Owing te the high altitude several passengers be came sick. | A rotary snowplow penetrated to the train and finally released jt Madden Made Publis Apology. NEW YORK, March 38 --John RE Madden, the Kentucky turfinan, ap- peared before Justice Burr In the su- preme court and by public apology and the payment of « $250 fine purged him- self of the contempt In which he was adjudged when he refused to answer certain questious im the suit for sep aration brought by Mrs Madden. Mad den originally wns sentenced to a term in jail and left New York state Confederate Veteran Dead. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March 23. Colonel William Ewell Peters, for thirty five years professor of Latin at the University of Virginia and one of the most Jdistinguished educators of thie south, is dead here of pneumonia He served as a colonel under General Jubal A, Barly io the Confederate ar- my from 150J1 to 1865 The loterment will be at Marion, Va, Satuniay Ex-Commissioner Found Dead. COLUMBIA. 5S CU, Murch 23 --Hen ry R Thomas, former state railroad commissioner, was foun dead In a field on bis farm near Wedgetield Inst night. He had beeu absent from the house since wornlog, aud n searching party found his body. He had been dead several hours Me cause of death was heart disease, from which he suffered for some time Three Exiles Bound For New York. KINGSTON, Janmics, March 28.- Three Costa Ricaux-Sole Fernandes. F. Gouzales aud Octavio Garcia—have arrived bere on board the steamer Si beria, bound for New York, having been expelled from Costa Rica after two weeks in prison ou the charge of Plotting against the government. | furlong dash for maldens and, with " Nicol lu the saddle, made a showing of his field at every stage of the race | Nicol got him away running and led his field home by three lengths George Duchischerer, backed at a long price | Buished second snd Splon, which was the mediuw of a tip, third Fifteen ordinary three year-olds start ol in the second race, at five and one balf furlongs, with Dr. Mack the fa. vorite at Sto I. Tom Comb was look: ed upon as the right one by the smart players and after backing him down to G to 1 at post time kept the tickels Draco, which bad 30 to 1 about his | chances. proved the winoer Jockey Nicol occupied the ceuter of the stage, four of his mounts winning. Dr. Mack and Arthur Cummer were the only beaten favorites. Summaries First Hace —Naunle Cohen, first; | George Duchscherer, second; Splon, third. Second Huce—Draco, first; Red Ruby, second; Oliver, third, Third Race —Liddon, first; second; Bradley's Pet, third, Fourth Race-—Meadow Breeze, first; Prince Brptus, second: Norwood Ohio, third Fifth Race.—Mynheer, first; Gamara, second; The Only Way, third. Sixth Race. —Pat Bulger, first; Adare, second; Brushtou, third. Seventh Race—Oratorian, first; Fer ronlere, second; Anna Smith, third Brooklyn Man Leads Bowlers. LOUISVILLE, Ky. March 23. — A “special” of lpdividual bowlers occu- pied the alleys in the national tourna- went and furnished the most exciting work of the meeting. The highest fig- ures were scored by Walter Tuthill of Brooklyn, who with 675 takes first place lo the individual class. His work beats anything iu recent years Morendo, Pan! Only Zsuien Faverite. NEW ORLEANS, March 23.—Paul was the only beaten favorite at the Falr grounds. Tom Mankius finished first in the third race, but was dis qualified fof fouling Third Alarm as the fleld turned into the stretch. Van Ness, favorite, was placed first Wenrick at Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO, March 28. Wen rick found the track to his lking at Oakland and, extousively backed, won the fourth race ull the way. The dis tance was the longest on the card, and the wiouer way a stroug favorite Conveolo at Oaklawas., HOT BPRINGS, Ark, March 28.- Couvolo won the Ouachita handicap, the feature at Oaklawn, lo easy fash fon, Master Prim was disqualited for fouling Water Mirror after Suishing fret fu the frst race Coal Men Cannet Agree, INDIANAPOLIS, lud, March $8 — The jJolut scale committees of coal op erators and miners of the central com petitive aud of the southwestern dis- tricts bave adjourued and are still di vided on every proposal that has been wade by eltber alde. They apparently Are UO uearer an agreement thau they were on Feb 2, when the former joint conference disagreed. Chalrman J. H Winders of the operators admitted that a disagreeiuent of the jolut scale com mittee of the central competitive dis trict is probable An operators’ caw cus had before it an offer of the miners to submit a proposition to the joint scale committee. This proposition was the restoration of the scale of 1908 with present conditions continued. Police Posse Are After Him, WINSIDE, NebL, March 238. August Miller, a young farmer, went to the home of his father-in-law, Fred Har necke, where Mrs Miller bad gone after a quarrel, and fatally shot bis wife and dangerously wounded her fa: ther and mother. Miller was ino turn wounded by Haruecke, but not seri ously, It Is thought. Borrowing a neighbor's horse~he escaped, though a sheriff's posse Is In pursuit - Washington Calls Fur a Report. WASHINGTON, March 28 —The de partment of justice has called on Wil Ham D. Wright, United States district attorney at Nashville, for complete in formation io regard to the lyuching of the uegro Ed Johnson at Chattanooga. Johnson was under sentence of death and was to have been executed when the United States suprewe court hand ed down a decision granting a stay Two Deservters Killed. MANILA, March 238 A dispatch fron Dapitan, Island of Mindanao, says that seven Visayan constabulary undergoing punishment for rowydism deserted, five of them belug armed. A detachment that went lu pursuit of them lost a sergeant killed and three of the rank and file wounded, but suc ceeded In killing two of the desertors The others are still at large General and Prince Punished. KURSK, Hussia, March 23 — A mill tary tribunal has seutenced General Dobrovseky and Prince Bagration to three months’ tmprisonment in a for tress for falling to send troops to the rescue of an oflicer who was tortured apd burned to death by a mob before the eyes of his wife and children Roosevelt Did It, Says Report. PARIS. March 23 ~The suggestion of a mixed police at all ports, Incind- ing Cassbianca, on which the hopes of an eventual solution of the Moroccan diflicuity are founded, emanated from President Roosevelt, according te the LARGE LOSS OF LIFE IS FEARED. Mine Full of Workers—Twenfy-seven Taken Out by Hescue Parties. Fourteen Galleries Yet to Be Explored, FAIRMOUNT, W. Va, March 23 - Au explosion of gas in the mloe of the Century Coal company at Century a sinall miniag town B8fty miles south of here ou the Plilippi aud Buckhaunon branch of the HBaltiwore aud Obllo, has entombed at east 250 winers, wany of whom are belleved 10 be dead Twenty seveu bave Lbevwn taken from the wine, nine of whom are dead and the others terribly lujured The main beading bas beeu cleared, but there are fourteen subheadings yet to be explored. It fs feared that none of the men still lu the mine is alive, having been killed in the subheadings The mine ia not seriously damaged by the explosion except that the Lrattices have Leeu blown out, The cause of the explosion is not known at this time A relief gang. headed by Superin- tendent John Ward, entered the mine but nothing can be heard from the ac cident, as the telephone wires have been put out by storms and po other means of communication are avallable The mine Is owned by Shaw Brus. of Baltimuore and is one of the largest in northern West Virginia. Following the explosion relief trains were run from Buckbauooun add Phil ippl taking physicians to the scene These have not returned, and until they do little in detail will be learned of the accident CHANGES AT ZION CITY. Dowie, Firat Apostle, Retires From Business Management. CHICAGO, March 23 A radical change in the affairs of Zion City will be wade by which Jobu Alexauder Dowie will retire from the management of its business affairs and all of its manufac- turing lostitutions will be incorporated Heretofore the ownership aud con: trol of Zion's business enterprises have been vested solely lu Dowie The change is the result of a desire to ex tricate these Interests from pending difficulties Former Judge Barnes, Zion's legal adviser, made the follow ing explanation regarding the change “It was a physical lmpossibiiity for the first apostle to attend to all of the details of Zion's business affairs. He bas changed Lis plan and hereafter will conflue Limself almost entirely to min isterial work, leaviug the manageinent of Zion's industrial aud commercial at fairs to his subordinates” “This is God's plan of solving our difficulties,” sald Deputy General Over seer Voliva. “As sc0ou us we get our industries Incorporated we will bave real Christian co operation.” By the Incorporation of the various suterprises the stockholders will as suwe control through the election of directors. The first institution to be incorporated will be the candy factory with a capital of $30,000. Zion veil own $20,000 of stock and the remain der will be in the hands of individuals Captured Robber Was Hall Fresen. ALLIANCE, OQ. March 23 — Word has been received here that the deputy sheriffs who have all day been on the track of the' robbers who blew open three safes in the village of East Rochester, near here cornered one of thew In a barn. After waneuvering for sowe little time the deputies cau: tiously approached the barn and upon entering it found the object of thelr search crouching in a corner In a half frozen condition. He made no resist ance, He refused to give bis nae or reveal anything about himself He was brought here and locked up Fatal Five at Allentown. ALLENTOWN, Pa, March 38 John Gallagher of Coaldale was In. stabtly killed and Howard Brownstein and J. A. Sanders of Allentown were severely burned at a fire in the drying house of the Allentown Noafreezing Powder company, seven miles from Allentown. The fire was caused by a defective flue. When the roof fell It struck Gallagher, dislocating bls neck Te Hemor Fraaklia. PARIS, March 23. —M. Jean Barthou, minister of public works, has beed ap- pointed to represent the Freach gov: eruwent on the occasion of the velebra- tion of the bLicenteuary of Benjamin Franklin on April 22 by the unvelllng in the Rue de Frankiin, Passy, of the Franklin statue presented to the mu- nicipality of Paris by John J. Harjes the American Lanker of this ty Want a Market For Dogfish. WASHINGTON, March 23 --Repre sentative Greene of Massachusetts in. troduced a bill appropriating $25.00 to be used by the bureau of fisheries to oxperiment with the dogfish for the purpose of lessening the damage it does to other fish and to develop a plan to capture these fsb ln large quantities and discover a market for them Root Says This Clalm ls Juet. WASHINGTON, March J Speaker Canuon has received a letter from Sec retary Root urging that the bill appro printing - $77,712 to reimburse the French Cable company for losses sus- talued by the cutting of its cables In Cuba In the Spanish-American war be passed. Mr. Root says the claim Is just and should he paid, Weather Probabiiitios. Fair and cold; west winds. SPECIALS Gols Five gross, new 5c hén- stitched turnovers made of good quality lawn assorted widths. Saturday lc each, A new lot of several pat- terns embroidered turn- overs, we have sold no bet- ter than these for 10, 12} and even 15¢. Choice Bat- urday Sc each Ladies’ washable collars,’ tabs and bands, also some made of silk, chiffon, nicely boxed, worth up to 25¢ each. Choice while they 1a last 10c. White Goods Mill ends, any worth at least 10c and some worth 15 to 20c. Choice of sever- al hundred yanis dt 8c. Silk Special 35¢c and 45c silks, sheer, plains and fancies. Batur- day and Monday 29c. Hill's Muslin One case (2200 yards) 86 in. Hill's best g er idem” muslin, worth 10e. Saturday and Monday 8c. 9-4 Sheeting Well known brand of 94 unbleached sheeting, fine, heavy weight, sold every- where for 25c¢. Baturday and Monday 2lc. . Pearl Buttons An immense purchase at headquarters enables us to offer you imported buttons, plain and fancies, worth from 10 to 15¢, for 5c dozen. If you have not seen our line of all overs or embroid- eries in sets to match “Give a Look,” all widths and prices. New light ‘weight fabrics in silk, wool and cotton in the new spring shades at the usual “Globe Ware- house’ low prices, Globe Warehouse, Talmadge Block, Elmer Ave, VALLRY PHONE ‘W. T. GAREY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Office Maney & Page Bloek, Rooms formerly occupled by the late John R, Murray, Office hours: —9 to 10 a. m3 6:30 to 8 p,m. At other times during day at Valley Record office, Gir = Merwe vhone 81-25) Political Announcement To the Republican Votets of Bridford County: — 1 hereby announce myself aa» candi. date for Representative to the vania Legislature from Bradford subject to the rules 4 Oe Rn party. March 10, 1908. Pod Ward, ea. OR. A. 8. REES, B.D. 100 Takes St. West Sayre, OFFICE HOURS: 81011:00 a my, 3 to 4:90, T0000 000, Genito and chronlo dloshswm &