SAYRE, PA., WOOD WOOD WOOD FIRST “Ek Toms “E.. $75,000.00 “THREE PERCENT INTEREST Paid on Time Deposits. DIRECTORS. RP. Wilbur, J. N. Weaver, W. A. Wikhar, J. W. Bishop, J. X. Wheelock. W T. Gooduow, O.L. Maverly, Seward Baldwin, P.T. Page. RV. Page, Cashier. Renting, Mstates Managed Collecting E. E. Reynolds, For sale In Athens, Sayre and Waverly, tomas INSURANCE Property Bought, Sold and ~——Bxohanged— {IT Pasker Ave., Valley Phone 230x, Sayre, Pa. D. GLAREY COAL CO. Lehigh Valley Coal HARD AND SOFT WOOD "Best Quality & Prompt Delivery . Guaranteed ~~ Bradford Street Yard Phous, 135d EOflet a8 Raymond Hanpts Store, Sayre ELMER A. WILBER, z Wholessler of Wines, Beer and Ales. i OUR SPECIALTIES . LEMIGH CLUB WHISKEY, DOTTER- WEICH BEER AND ALES, NOR- WICH BREWING COS. ALES. 109 Packer Avenue, SAYRE, PA a BOTH "PHONES. Rents lected, Taxes Paid. - ROOM 9, ELMER BLOCK _ LOCKHART ST., SAYRE. EE ———— ee, . day. It is a PURE Senor Pedro Meza and Party Ambushed and Shot. SEVEN VICTINS OF INDIAN CRUELTY Riek Mexican Mining Contractor Made a Desperate Stand Near Mis " Meme at La Dura, In Sonera, but All Perished, SAN FRANCIBCO, March 26. —News bas reached this city of the murder of five members of the family of Pedro Meza, president of La Dure, In Sonora, Mexico, and brother-in-law of Fred: erick Hartmann, president of the Wil- liam Hoege company of Los Augeles, and two others. All were masiacred by Indians within a few miles of their home and their bodies left in the road- way between Ortiz and La Dora until a sufficient nuiaber of Mexican troops could be sent to overawe the raldiog outlaws and bring in the victims, The names of those killed are: Benor Pedro Meza, president of La Duras, a rich mining contractor and one of the most prominent men in the dis- trict. Senora Elvira Meza, wife of the pres ident. Senoritas Carmen, Eloisa and Pau chetta Meza, eighteen, twenty and twenty-three years of age, their daugh- ters. Mrs. Wencesiaus Hoff, an old friend of Meza, Theodore Hoff, twenty-four years of age, ber only son. Three members of the Meza family survive. They are the Infant son of Pedro Meza and two young daughters, Mercedes and Elvira. The children bad been left at home In La Dura when the rest of the family drove in carriages to Guaymas. Returning from Guaymas, the party stopped at Ortiz, and it is suppesed they were Joined there by Mrs. Hoff and her son. Here, it ig sald, they learned of the presence of a band of Yaquls In the Los Otates mountains, near Otates pass, through which they would have to travel to reach La Dura, The worst of the gorge was passed, and they had entered the wider valley, whea from every ledge snd mountain of debris came the crack of rifles. The men charged desperately up the slopes, calling upon their heads a rain of lead, to divert the fire from those they would De bound to protect. Iu this way they fell with their faces to the unseen foe The last desperate stand of the sur vivors was meade in the sbelter of the overturned carriage, and they fought back, dying, but still fighting to the last, knowing that there was no mercy for them. Overland Tourists In Pistol Melee. MANGUM, Okla, March 26—At the bome of William Rosewell, 8 farmer, near Kelley, Robert Vinson of Brad ford, Ark, aged seventy years, was shot and killed and Rosewell was shot ing members of General Wheeler's family will be the honored guests of the occasion, Ceortelyou After Fake Medicos. WASHINGTON, March 28.—Orders bave been issued by Postmaster Gen- eral Cortelyou Instructing the postmas- ters at New York and Brooklyn ta re- fuse to admit to malls the advertises 0 illegal “medical of- those cities and also to deliver mall matter receiy- addressed to the fictitious and as names under which parties con- ducting these concerus hide their iden: tity. Twe Killed Nour Allentown. ALLENTOWN, Pa. March 26 —John Kobser snd Andrew Tully, employees of the Thomas Iron works, were struck and killed by a train on the Lehigh Valley rallroad. The men were on their way to work gnd stepped out of the way of a train directly in front of AQ expreps. Crosses Dewey's Battleground. MANILA, March 26. -—The steamer SBlivertown, which arrived here with the Commercial Pacific Cable compa- ny‘s cable to counect Manila with Shangha!, has landed the cable and commenced paying it out across Dew: ey's battleground, heading toward St. Mary's Convent Burned. WILKESBARRE. Pa, March 20 St. Mary's Polish convent at Nanticoke was eatirely destroyed Ly fire. Two sisters ‘Were faken from the burning building with difficulty, The fire is supposed to have besn caused by an overbeated stove, FAMILY OF SEVEN KILLED. Reading Express Hit Parm Wagen Near Sunbury, Pa. SUNBURY, Pa, March 26. — Seven persons representing three generations of one family were killed here on the Philadeiphia and Reading railway at Hass Crossing, one mile south of this place. The dead are: G. W. Neidig, aged sixty-three years; Clarence Nel- dig, aged forty-one years, and Silas Neldig, aged thirty-six, sons of the first pamed; Mrs. Clarence Neldig, aged thirty, and their three children— Mary, aged four years; Blanche, aged five years, and Gllbert. aged two years. All of the victims were instant- ly killed with the exception of Blanche, who dled later at a hospital There was to have been a family re- union at the home of G. W. Neidig at Augustaville, a small village near bere, and the latter bad driven to the home of his sons to gonvey the party 10 Augustarille. At Hass Crossing the Pennsylvania raliroad and the Philadelphia and Reading railway runs parsilel a sbort distance apart. A curve renders one road invisible from the other, and te this fact tbe accident was due. The wagon continuing tbe seven persous bad crossed the Penusylvauia railroad tracks and bad just reached the Read- ing tracks whet an express train northbound from Shamokin dashed in to the vehicle. FIGHTING FIRE AND WATER. Steamer Titian, With Cargo Flames, Strikes Rock. BT. JOHN'S, N. F,, March 26 —After being in peril from fire at sea and managing by desperate efforts to reach this port in fhe midst of a gale and blinding gpowstorm the British freight steamer Titian struck a submerged rock Io entering the harbor, had a hole torn In her bull and ites fast on the beach, where she was put to pre- vent , The fire Ih the midship bold Is still burning flercely, while in the vessel's forebold the water admitted by a jag: ged cut in the hull bas reached a depth of nine feet despite the continuous working of the steam pumps. The Titian Is in no serious danger ou the beach, but It 1s probable that be fore the fire amidships can be extiu- gulsbied the amidship Lold will have to be flooded. This will wake the work of floating the vessel much more difi- cult. It is believed that the greater portion of the cargu has either Leen burned or ruined by water. NEGROES HANAGED. Twe Murderers of Miss Allinson Ha counted at Mount Helly, XN. J, MOUNT HOLLY, N. J., March 88 — Rufus Johnson and George Swnall, both colored, were hanged ln the fall yard here for the murder of Miss Florence W. Allinson. Before leaving their cells to go to the gullows both men made statsments. Johnson aekuow hig guilt, but Small steadfastly hat be was innocent. Early in the day Small became nervous and appeared to be on the verge of cellapse, but as the time for the execytion appro be seem- ed to regain his composure and walked to the gallows with & firm tread. Jobn- met death unfiinchingly. The crime for which Rufus Johuson and George Small, both colored, were hanged was the murder of Miss Flor- ence W. Allinson, who was assaulted and killed in a barn near Moorestown, N. J, on Jan 18. The Famine In Japan. TOKYO, March 26—The misery and suffering in the famine region has been slightly relieved by the prompt and liberal ald from foreign sources and by the abatement of the rigors of win. ter. Thousands are still on the verge ing with their children, sending them to the already crowded Okayama or- phanage. The severity of the suffer ing undergone by the children is clear ly depicted In the faces of those who are compelled to part from their homes, where the food consists of flour mixed with straw and weeds, Professor myth Named by Roosevelt PHILADELPHIA, March 23—Pro- fessor Albert H. Smyth of the Boys High school, this city, has been Gesig- nated by President Roosevely to make the speech on behalf of the United States at the Franklin bicentenary ex- ercises, which will be held in Paris on April 20 In the large auditorium of the Trocadero, ofessor Bmyth le one of the foremost" authorities upon Frapklin and is the editor of the latest edition of Franklin's works, which fs wow In course of publication. Shortstop Dies of Peculiar Disease. CHESTER, Pa, March 26. —Joseph Cassidy, shortstop of the Wasblugton Awerican League Laseball club, 1s dead ot his home In this city. He Lad been ill for seven weeks with a pecu- liar disease which his doctors termed purpuro Lhemorbagia, the blood turning to water. A pumber of specialists, Bowever, did uot agree with the diag. nosis. Cassidy was twenty three years old Attorney General Ganter Dead. COLUMBIA, 8 QO, March 28 -U. X. Gunter, Jr, attorney general of South Carolina, is dead at his father's home in Batesburg after au iliness extending over nearly a year. About ten menths ago Mr. Gunter was stricken with ty. pheld fever. GAINED HIS POINT. Youthful Attorney General Made Standard Answer. H. H. ROCERS OFF HIS HICH HORSE Oil Magnate, Flippant snd Evasive at rormer Hearing, Was Compéliea te Tell of Great Menopoly's Business In Bullion State. NEW YORK, March 26 —Herbert 8 Hadley, the youthful attorney general of Missouri, who has been prosecuting the case of that state against the Btandard Oil company of New Jersey, | alleging combination In restralut of | commerce, declared at the conclusion | of the resumed bearing here: “] have got all I came here for.” This statement followed an examina: tion of Henry H. Rogers, chief execu- | tive officer of the universal Standard system, lu which the corporation coun-! 54] had admitted that the Btandard ON company of New Jersey owned the majority of the stock of the Waters- Pierce cotnpany. It was also admitted that the Standard owned controlling Interest In the Standard Oil company Pi = 7. RB ATTORNEY GENERAL HADLEY of Indiana wud the Republic Oli com pany of New York, but practically this same lpforwation was given ut a pre vious Bearing in Missouri This aduwission of stock control was what cadsed Mr Hadley's elation. On this score he sald “The admissions of counsel clear ay way. 1 do uot now need the testimony i of John D. Rockefeller or any other: ofticial of the Standard Oll company on | the points which I have had such dif oylity in clearing up.” Ihe bearing was marked by a most decided chapge ju the bearing and tac tics of the Standard Oll witnesses and | thelr coumsel. At previous hearings | My, Regers was frequently flippant and constantly refused om advice of counss! to answer the guestiens asked him. Ip this lastance the proceedings were of 3 mest solemn charsoter. Mr. Rogers scarcely permitted himself te smile 4 the hour he was on the stand, and fot ence did be decline to ARSWEI. William V. Rowe, who previously sat at Mr. Rogers’ elbow and advised him net to reply to Mr. Hadley's questions, sat twenty feet away from the witness and apparently took mo part In the proceedings wicept when the Standard Oil counsel conf on SOme mat- ters. Up to the time that Mr. Rogers lpft the stand the testimony was taken OWR on A typewriter Instead of In shorthand, as the Standard Oil law- yors Inaisted It sheuld when they inau- Jorecet their tactics of delay at the nning of the hearings, After Mr. Rogers left the stand Mr. Hadley asked if there would be any objection now to taking the testimony in the ordinary way. The Standard Oil people signified their williugness to accept the suggestion, aud the type- writers were removed. Mrs. Morgan Discovered Fire. HIGHLAND FALLS, N, Y.,, March 26. —Cragston, the country seat here of J. Plerpont Morgan, was threatened by fire. Mrs. Morgan, who arrived from New York to spend a few days, dis- covered dense smoke In the malin hall- way of the house and summoned the belp abeut the place. There Is a com- plete fire apparatus on the premises, and with this the blaze was quickly extinguished. Tbe fire was conflued te a partition wall and some flooring, and the damage Is slight. Pastor on Trial Fer Murder. NEW ALBANY. Ind, March 26.—In the trial of Rev. U. G. Sutherlin, charg od with wife wurder, Judge Ute over ruled objectious of the defense to ques- tions asked of Adella Moore. She testi fied that the defercdant was the father of her child, born last December. She testified further that her relations with Sutherlin did uot begin until four months after Mrs. Butherlin's death Francie Wanted at Vienna. WASHINGTON, March 24 ~Charles 8. Francis, the newly appointed nin- bassador to Austria-Hungary, called upon the president and Secretary Root. The situation in the American embas- sy at Vienna is such that it probably will be necessary for Mr. Francis to proceed to his post at once Fatal Accident at Atlantie City. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, March 20. At least two and probably more work: men were killed and muny injured here by the collapse of a steel and coucrete structure leuding from the Hotel Den. nis te the board walk Ivens Sentenced te Hang. CHICAGO. March 26 Richard Iv. ous, charged with the murder of Mrs. Bessie Molllster, was sentenced to JAY GOULD WON. —— Eastern Teanls Championship aad Gold Hackett the Prise. TUXEDO PARK, N. Y., March 26. — In the final round for the sastern states championship for the gold racket in court tennis at the Tuxedo Tennis and Racket club Jay Gould of Geor- glan court, Lakewood, easily defeated Plerre Lorillard, Jr, of the Tuxedo Tennis and Racket club In three straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. Gould seemed to be in fine form and easily outclassed Lorillard, although solne excellent plays were witnessed on both sides. A large gallery of well known society people who were spend- ing Sunday at the Tuxedo club follow- od the match. By winaing the match Gould gets a leg on the $600 gold racket presented by T. Suffern Taller of the Tuxedo Tennis club, Gould also Is looked upon as a probable winner of the national championship, In addition to the final match for the gold racket, some very interesting ten- nis was witnessed iu doubles. T. Suf- fern Taller, with C. Ledyard as part- ner, defeated George J. Gould and Ben- Jamin Nicoll In two straight sets, 6-4, 8. Hoppe and Slosson Matched. NEW YORK, March 26. —Tomorrow there will be held In New York the first championship billlard match since 1001. Wiille Hoppe, who recently won the title from Maurice Vignaud In Paris, will play George F. Slosson a 500 point game, eighteen Inch balk line, one shot In balk. The wonderful play- log of young Hoppe and the fact that his challenger Is an old and seasoned player will add much to the interest in the match Bowling Tourney at Louisville, LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 26.—The best bowling scores In the tournament here of the five men teams were: Kiss Me Gum, Loulsville, 2,648; Rathskeller, Louisville, 2842; The Karpfs, New. port, Ky., 2572; Frank Fehr, Louis ville, 2,530; Crescent, Chicago, 2.518. Memphis Team Whitewashed. MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 26—lo a baseball match bere New York beat the local team by a score of 7 to 0 THREE DEATHS RESULTED. Richford Druggist Sentenced For Selling Wood Alcohol. BT. ALBANS, Vt, March 20—An ap peal to the suprewe court of Vermout is to Le taken In behalf of Alwmon White, a Richford druggist, who was found guilty of the illegal sale of lig- uor In connection with the so called wood alcobol polsoning cases. Two other members of the White family, are under Indictment for manslaughter because of the allegation that from the sale of liquor containing wood alcohol three deaths resulted. They will be tried later Almon White was sentenced to pay & fine of $2,000 and costs of prosecu- tion, with an alternative penalty of three days’ Imprisonment for each dol- lar of the flue and coats. If the al ternative should be enforced it would wean imprisonment for nearly seven: teen years. Mormon Pastor Killed by Bolt. CARSON, Ia.. March 26.—While delly- ering a sermon to his congregation yes- terday Rev. J. B. Lents, pastor of a Latter Day Saints church, was struck by lightning, which caused his death within an bour. The bolt descended during a bard thunderstorm and was communicated to the preacher by a chandelier banging directly above his bead. The shock threw him to the ficor In an uncouscious state, while many persons In the audience ware stunned. The church took fire, but the flames were soon extinguished. A Trunk Horror at Stoektem, Cal. STOCKTON, Cal, March 26—A bag- gageinan at the Southern Pacific sta- tion discovered the body of a man about thirty-elght years old jammed into a large trunk. OfMcers assert that the man was placed In the trunk while yetulive. Clothlug found iu the trunk indicates that he was either an en- gineer or an miner. A small book con- taluing an account between J. C. Les- lle aud M. Farre was found In a pocket. The names Mitar Myovich and Michell Myovich were found in the back of the Look Congressman Patterson Buried. POTTSVILLE, Pa, March 26-—The funeral of the late Cougressman George R. Patterson of this district was held at Ashland. Comulittees from the United States senate and the house of representatives attended the funeral. Nearly every city io the state was represented at the funeral, which was the largest ever held In Ashland Will Settle It at Washington. WASHINGTON, March 20. ~1t 13 be lieved that the remalnlng differences at the Algeciras conference are now being assisted to a solution by the in- formal confervnces which Mr. Jusser- and, the French ambassador, and Baron Steruburg, the Germano ambas- sador, bave been holding with the president and Secretary Root Ita Thirty-fifth Anniversary. KINGSTON, N. Y. March 26 ~The Klugston Dally Freeman celebrated its thirty fifth anniversary by a banquet tendered its Afty employees by Jay Klock, the owner and editor. The Freewan Is the successor of the Ulster County Whig, founded io 1534 by Jobn Q. Wallace, and its successors, Twe Jap Wples Captured. VLADIVOSTOK, March 20. —~ Two Japanese werchants were arrested fo one of the forts here. [n thelr posses: slen were found plans of the fortifies- tons and notes reforrisg to them. Fight st Magtaon Between Oonstables and Pulajanea. FEAR CURRY HAS BEEN TRAPPED. Fanatical Natives on Island of Samar, en Rampage, Wound Five Men. Officials Went to Hecelve Their Surrender. MANILA, March 26 —A telegram re- ceived by the government from the is land of Samar says that sn engage ment bas occurred between tho con- stabulary and a force of fanatical Pula Janes. Governor George Curry is missing. The fight was at Magtaon, in the cen- ter of Bamar, and two constabulary officers aud several privates were wounded. Tle loss of the Pulajanes Is unknown, Governor Curry, Judge Lobinger and Superintendent of Schools Hoover pro- ceeded to a town, expecting to receive in surrender a large band of Pulajaues It Is now suspected that the offer by the Pulajanes (o surrender was a treacherous ruse. Re-enforcements of constabulary bave been ordered to proceed to the distriet, and Provincial Treasurer Whittier of Samar has recommended that federal troops be held In read! ness. George Curry, the governor of the island of Samar, whose former home was in New Mexico, was a member of the rough riders, reaching the muok of captain. He also was an officer of the volunteer troops sent to the Philippines and became Manila's first chlef of po- lice under American rule, Early last year he was appointed governor of the province of Namar, succeeding Governor Feito, who resign- ed, and was given extraordinary pow- ers for the purpose of brivging peace to the troubled district BOYS PLEDGED TO KILL. Three Young Negroes Meld For Bar- mlary and Attempted Murder. CLEVELAND, O., March 28 —Three negro boys giving their names as Har ry Freeman, Joseph Morris and John Hendersou were arrested by the po lice here on the charge of committing three burglaries aod with stabbing a wau so badly that Le is dying at a hos- pital. : The boys broke into two hardware stores and a weat market, and while coming out of the latter they saw Ben. jamin Leveusberg, an old man, who was on his way home from work, pass- ing. One of the boys without a word plunged a stiletto in the man's ab domen, inflicting a terrible wound which the physiclans say will prove fatal. Tbe police say that after being ar rested the boys confessed that they bad started out on their raid pledged to kill anybody that interfered with their work. They sald they thought Levensberg had seen them in the act of burglarizing the meat market and that he would tell the police. The boys were caught by the police in the act of robbing the second hard- ware store. They opened fire on the officers when discovered, but their stots went wild. The police say cheap lit. erature is responsible for thelr crimes. Kalser Receives High Chinese. BERLIN, March 826 — The Chinese commissioners were received io audi ence by the emperor in a most bril lant ceremony. His majesty was at- tended by the imperial princes, the chancellor and many civil, military and naval officials. The commissioners pre sented to the emperor rich silks, caryv- logs, porcelains and lacquer work, and his majesty bestowed on the commis: sloners the Crown Order of the First Class. Mock Manging Nearly Fatal. COUDERSPORT, N. Y., March 2d — In imitation of the recent hanging of Charles Brewster here two schoolboys banged Eddie Bentley, thelr school mate, to the bell rope of n schoolhouse In West Branch while “playing sher- Ir" He was cut down by Miss Grace Reynolds, bis teacher, just in time to save his life. He was unconscious, his neck was badly lacerated, and a physi. clan sald be barely escaped with lis life. Striking Miners’ Demonstration. LENS, Frauce, March 2. —The mia: ers’ congress has decided upon a refer endum March 28 on the question of the acceptance or rejection of the terms offered the striking miners by the oper ators. Au enormous demonstration fol lowed the anpouncemwent of the refer endum Wesley Chick Got Life Sentence. SOUTH PARIS, Me, March 28 - Wesley Chick, who was found gulity of murdering hlg great-uncle, David Varney, was sentenced to life Impris oument in the state prison by Justice A. M. Spear of the supreme court. The motive of the murder was robbery Shot Wife, Servant and Himself. HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 2-H K. Garraway, a farmer living four miles west of this city, killed his wife shot Elizabeth Schmala, a servant girl, through the arm and then committed suicide The Dewey Passes Gibraltar. GIBRALTAR. 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