NATIONAL BANK IRS LE. E. Reynolds, Por male in Athens, CLAREY COAL C0. Valley Coal [ARD AND SOFT WOOD st Quality & Prompt Delivery Guaranteed Rayment & Haspi'a Stove, Sayre - Both Phones A. WILBER, © Wholesaler of » Wines, Beer and Ales. 5 OUR SPECIALTIES CLUB WHISKEY, DOTTER- BEER AND ALES, NOR- ‘WICH BREWING O'S. ALES. Io Packer Avenue, SAYRE, PA. . BOTH 'PHONAS, D. STEVENS, | um AND REAL ESTATE. Negotiated, Insurance Writ- Houses Rented, Rents Col- lected, Taszes Paid. JOM y, BLMER BLOCK 8T., BAYRE. © GOURT “Rosy cheeks, bright eyes and health in general by nus- a glass of Stegmaier’s y day. Itis a pare pro- of malt and Ex- Hi Three Year Treaty. - Se OLDTERNS RULE; SOME CONCESSIONS At Close wf Coaference Presldest Baer Said, Wiih a Smile, “Every- thing is Lovely and the Goose Hangs High.” NEW YORK, May 5 All danger of & coal strike for three years has been averted, President Mitchell and a coin mittee representiog the union aud President Baer and a comuitiee repre seating the operators baying reached Ah agreeibeut that will be iu effect un til April 1, 1908. The operators agree to take back all of the mem who went out ou April 1 without prejudice, with the exception of those who persunally engaged in acts of viclenes. The miners ugree to be bound by te terme of the gree went formulated by the arbitration committes appointed by President Roose ell four years ago. In substance the sgreement centin ues the old terms, but there will be some concessions granted the uulon in the way of changes In the couciliation beard. The operators insisted that the) agreewent should run for three years, and Mr, Mitctell after a short argu ment withdrew Bis proposition fer au annual agreement or for cue to expire in the spring of 1808 The couference between the two com mittees lasted one hour. At the expl ration of the procesdiugs President Baer appeared at the door of the cem mittee room, with a sinlle on his face He said be was on his way to dictate a «iraft of the agreement When ssked what terms bad been agreed upon he said: “Everything is levely, and the goose hangs high” The stipulations will bave agreed te by the winers now Iu session at Scranton Mitchell will feport to the this afternoon at 2 o'clock. There la no doubt that the convention will indorse the action of the subcuinmitiee The feeling between operators apd employ ees is better than it Las Leen for months, and the anthracite wives will to be convention President convention be in full operation probably tomor row. President Mitchell, District Presl dents Nicholls, Dettrey aud Faby and District Secretaries Dempsey and Gal- lagher comprised the miners’ commit tes George FF. Baer, W. H. Truesdale, J KH. Kerr, David Wilicex, Merris Wil ams, BE. B. Thomas aud J. L Cake represented the operaters. Mr Trues- dale sald before the meeting: **The operators will losist upon a contraet lasting three years. We don't want 8 repetition of this trouble in 1008, a presidential year” Coal Drops 40 Cents & Tou. NEW YORK, May 8 —A reduction of 40 cents = tou ln all except the steam sises of anthracite coal Is announced by the Lehigh Valley Raliroad eompa- ay. This sanouncement followed the news that the committees represeutiog the eperators and the miners had reached an agreement. Other compa- nies will follow suit. Hener Brave Tars on Kearsarge. WASHINGTON, May 8 High praise and such reward as the navy depart ment is able te extend is accorded to the brave sallors who at the risk of life rendered first ald to the injured in the Kearsarge disaster through gen- eral orders. Acting Secretary Newber- ry has indited letters personally to each of these men. To George Breeman, seaman, he awarded a medal of honor and a gratuity of $100 for extraor dinary heroism and alec suspended the rules of the department so as to permit big to appear at the next examination 8s a candidate for boatswaln. Two Sailors Killed by Trails. FOXBORO, Mam, May S85-—-Twe men wearing the uniform of the nited States receiving ship Franklin, stationed at Norfolk, Va., were struck and iastantly killed by a Boston-Teun- ton passenger train os the Providence division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford raliroad at East Foxboro. Papers In the pockets of the clothing bore the names of W. Hitkey and J. W. Neben. It is thought the young men were walking from Boston to Providence. Peosghkeopulie Hotel Keeper Jalled. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., May 8 Expected sensations failed to develop in Poughkeepsie's biggest scandal when William C. Campbell. proprietor of the Hotel Bavoy, was brought before Mag: istrate Mack on 8 charge of keeping a questionable resort. Campbell, how ever, pleaded guilty and was sentenced jo three months in the county jail. No evidence was offered agelnst him Threat of Strike Closes Yards, KINGBTON, N.Y, May 8—Ip anticl: pation of trouble today when members of the Brick Tile and Terra Cotta Workers’ union threaten to strike un- less thelr dewnands are granted the brickyards slong the Hudson river be twesn Newburg snd Coxsackie are not open. femmer Home at Tyriagham Burned. “IYRINGHAM, Mass, May 8 — The mer estates of Charles E Cloud of is $15.000 The cause of the fire Las ET a 3 FRENCH ELECTIONS. Count Boal de Castellane Wine Place in Chamber of Deputies. PARIS, May S-—The election results show Increasing government gains The miuistry of the interior gives the gains at thirty-five aml the losses at eleven, or a net gala of twenty-four seats, The effect of this Is to give the “bloc,” or groups supporting the gov ernment in the chamber of deputies, 243 votes against a total vole of 130 for the opposition groups. The govern- mental left, therefore, appears to be assured of a majority of about 100. COUNT BONI DE CASTELLANE There remain over 180 districts In which second ballots will Le neces sary Amoug the prominent men elected are former Foreign Minister Delcasse, for. mer Premier Ribot, War Minister Etienne, Minister of Marine Thomson, Count Bon! de Casteliane, the Margulis de Dion, Jean Leon Jaures, the Social. ist leader; Baudry d'Asson. Premier Sarrieu and Paul Deschausl, former president of the chamber of deputies The clear meanlog of the elections ls that the counfry does not want to re turu to the old regime of church and state. The electors bave declared tham- selves In favor of a firm, digulded for eign policy, orderly respect for the law at Lowe aud a lberal application of the separation law. Out of 38! constituencies the govern: ment has carried 202 and the opposition 168. Im 158 districts there will be re baliotings HEROES OF SAN FRANCISCO. Lisutenant C. C. MeMilian Played = Man's Part During the Disaster. WASHINGTON, May 8. Captain BR 0. Crisp of the reveuue cutter McCul loch, on duty at Sau Franciscy, lu ap official report makes special reference to the heroic eonduct of Becond Assist ant Bugioeer Lisuteuant ©, C. McMIil- lan of the reveuus cutter Bear, who, assisted by a squad of met from the Bear and Thetis, undoubtedly saved the appraiser's bullding from destruc: tion by fre after the earthquake shocks He took a gang of murderers from the city pen at the request of the au thorities and turned them over to the army people at Fort Mason. He im- pressed all who came around the Fair mont hotel and put them to work oa the fire apparatus in a valp attewpt to save the hotel. He saved most of the valuable paint. ings lu the Mark Hopkins Institute eof Art, and when they were about to be burned on account of the irresistible rush of the flames Le bad the paintings cut from the frames, rolled up and car ried away. A city Sre engine was abandoned which he took charge of and with it wade a heroic fight against the flames. He broke open several grocery stores oe ware about to be burned and fed nds of people who were crylog for something to eat. When he could no longer fight the fire he proceeded in advance of the flames and destroyed hundreds of barrels of whisky and In that wanner prevented much looting and kept the liquor from the lawless element, When be ceuld no lenger save prop- erty be retreated to the Bear's steam lsuuch and rendered all possible ald along the water front, and when the launch broke down Le secured the loan of an old tug, fixed her up and report- ed to Captain Hamlet for duty on the water front | “These,” says Captain Orisp, some of the things Le has done.” Becretary Shaw's official report says: “Lieutenant F. N. Freewan, Ensign Bertholf and Midshipwan Pend, or- dered to San Francisco by Admiral McCalla, with practically the whole crew of the torpedo boat destroyer Perry, fought fSames over two days without rest at lmminent risk of thelr lives and saved snloue or alded in say. lug all that is left aloug the water front. “Twenty men from the Chicago did most galiant work fightiag fire from the northi end of the custom house Lieutenant Freeman and Lieutenant L. R Sargent are entitled to great credit for gallant, weritorious and dau gerous work performed. Too much houor cannot be bestowed upon thew" "are Cabs Wants Sew Trades Treaty. HAVANA, May § - A subcommit- tee of 8 joint committee of all the com mercial and ludustrial associations of Cuba has submitted to the full com mittee a report ou the general basis for the negotiation of & new commer elal treaty with the United States, It Is understood the full committees ap proves of the report, which will be subinitted to the commercial bodies on Thursday. Wilkeabarre's Centennial Jubilee. WILKESBARKE, Pa, May 8. The centenufu) Jubilee, which will open in this ety. ms Sciay next te a $ A e 3 ta SL OIL MAN SHOT DEAD Charles L. Spier Killed In Fight With Midnight Robber. WIFE LISTENED TO DEATH STRUGGLE Young Staten Islander Bravely Tao- | kiled Hearglar In Darkness at lle Homo—Received Ballet In Heart Prom Owes Weapon. NEW YORK, Msy S8-