| New York to Bay State. Decl AERIAL TRIP AT MIDSIGHT. Veovage, Made For ths - Testing New Guide Rope and Suceessiul BRANT ROCK, Mass, Aung. 7-— Balling above the clouds and over 225 miles of paporsmic land and water from New York city and landing at the little seashore resort of Braut Rock, Mass, near the historic town of Ply- mouth, Dr. Julian P., Thomas of New York city and Roy Kuibenshue, a pro- fessional seronaut, made one of the most successful balloon trips yet un- dertaken in this country and learned much, It is believed, that will assist in the On velapidunt of nerial naviga- Dr. Thoinas in an interview said that the trip from every point of view was the most successful he bas yet acgom- plished. Tbe balloon was undamaged, but Aeronsut Knsbenshue was cut slightly during the final descent at this {place Otherwise nothing marred the fight. The voyage was made with one stop aad that a voluntary one at Noank, Coun, where by the ald of a pew guide rope Dr. Thomas brought his big bal- loon to the earth to procure breakfast and water almost as skilifully and with as accurate a judge of distance of a pliet bringing a huge liner 16 her dock. The seronauts were nearly twelve hours on their trip. The start was made from the Usnlon made without mishap at midnight The balloon rose high over New York °F; ert] 4) 1k } ; E 5s § 2 : 2k £~ ¥ . e 2 d i hb Eg ; g i ] | g F S58 He it = zd 1} g ]E | ! i i ? 33 : i { § f E Er Eg EE Ing rapidly usar, was the ocean. Prep- arstious were at once made for & final a ~ SIRIO MISSING NUMBER 388 Torvible Scenes Heported From the Wreek of Italian Steamer. CARTAGENA, Bpals, Aug. T—Re- ports continue to arrive here of the terrible scenes attending the wreek off Hormigas island, not far from Cape Palos, of the Italian steamer Sirlo. from Genoa vin Barcelona and other for Buenos Ayres, resulting In the loss of over 300 lives. The missing number a The drowning of the Rishop of Bao Paulo, Brazil, is now attributed to the action of an Argentina passenger. who forcibly took from the bishop a life belt with which be had provided Wm- sell. One Italian woman kept her three children afloat on a plank until they were all picked up. A bridegroo: who was on his honey- moot lost his bride and sister, and one old man who was saved lost three chil- dren. a= The Birio is considered to be a total loss. A number of bodies of the drowned were buried. Ten of the rescued pas- mengers died after being brought ashore, The survivors say that the Sirfo sank with extreme rapidity. Many of the passeugers were ou deck as she disap- peared. The boats were 80 overcrowd: &J that a number of them Immediately capsized, throwing thelr occupants into the water. Quantities of food and clothing for the survivors are arriving here from all parts of the conntry. A public sub- scription started for the relief of the destitute has reached a large sum. The survivors are quartered In the theaters, hospitals and clubs, the poorer classes of the Inhabitants of Cartagena rivallng each other in as sisting them. Sirie's Captain Not a Safcide. ROME, Aug. 7.—-The Italian General Navigation company, owners of the wrecked steamer Birio, recelved a dis patch purporting to come from the captain of the Birlo, reserviug his re- port of the details of the wreck, but saying that the crew were safe. This raises the possibility that the captain was rescued HEAT PROVES FATAL. Masy Deaths and Prestrations Frem High Temperature In New York. NEW YORK, Aug 7. — Fourtéen deaths and numerous prustrations Were reported as the result of the heat wave that has been sweeping over thls city-and the whole east since Satur day, and there is no rellef in sight Hundreds of thousands.of the poor are looking forward with dread, for to sleep In the tenements ls impossible, and the lack of sleep mesns greater danger of succumbing to the heat. Oue of the most pitlable cases was that of Miss Jultw B. Bergen, a pretty young woman. She was found wan- dering, wringing her bands aud crylug continually, “Why won't they let me toarry him At Roosevelt hospital It was said that the young woman was suffering from Incipient dementia, brought on by the heat. Deputy Commissioner of Docks Judge will throw upen all the recrea- tion plers for the benefit of those who wish to use them to escape the Leat. The plers will be lighted all night for the benefit of those who want to sleep out in the-air. They will remain open every night so long as It is necessary. Tue rules against sleeping on the grass in the parks have boen suspend: od, and thousands slesp on the lawns. Ninety-four Degrees In Quaker City. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7.—The tem- perature In this city reached a max: imum of 94 degrees, the warmést of the present hot spell. The day was made more uncomfortable by reason of the humidity, which ranged high throughout the marning and afternodn, Three deaths and a large number of prostrations due to the Leat were re- ported by the police. Prostrated at Middletown. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., Aug. 7.—The temperature reached 98 degrees In the shade bere and remained at that figure for several hours. Several cases of beat prostratiou were reported. Boston Jails Filled. BOSTON, Auge 7.—Prompted by the necessity of rellefing the congestion of the Charles street jall, District At toruey John B. Moran recommeuded probation for seventy persons who have been confined lu the institution await. Ing action of the superior court on mls demes The: recommendations were ated by the court. ‘The Charles street jall is more crowded with prisoners now than if bas been in any period sluce the close of the eivil war, Twe Killed by Lightning. HARRISBURG, Pa. Aug. 7.—A ter rific wind and raiu storm struck Har. risburg, lustantly killing Char M. wine and Chic Befrandl and tly injuring several employees of 8 wild west show. Richwine was n Pennsylvania maillroad Lrakeman and was struck by lightning while stand. ing under a tree near the show grounds. Befraudl, a Japanese acro- bat, who sought shelter under a tent, was struck Ly lightning and died in- stantly Diamonds 1o Cost Hore. rupresenting w id CHICAGO, Aug. 7—-With a deficit In its accounts of close to $1000.00 and chief officers unkuown to the authori- ties, the Milwaukee Avenue State bank, one of the larger outlying banks ia Chicago, was closed by State Bank Examiger C. C. Jones. The bank had deposits amounting to about $4.000.000 K and joans and credits to about the Shine sum. The failure was responsible for the tleath of nue of the depositors and led to the suicide of another man who a month ago bad placed the earnings of a lifetime Iu the ioxtitution. Iu the excitement following the announce ment of the failure J. GQ. Visser, an of- ficet of the Royal league, who Lad on deposit In the bank fuuds of that or ganization, fell dead. Henry Koepke 8 grocer, ou hearing that the bank had suspended payment, went to the rear of his store and shot himself. Ie died 8 few nilnutes later. Riotous scenes attended the an- nouncement of the fallure; and a large force of policemen struggled all day to keep am excited crowd of depositors, nearly all of whom were foreigners and many of whom were women, from rushing the doors of the lustitution. The fact that the bank was on the verxe of fallure was first revealwl by the president of the yistitution, Paul 0. Stensland, In a letter written from Bt. Paul to bis son®heodore, who is vice president of the bank. The letter was received last Batunlay, and It started the investigation which brought about the suspension. Cashier Henry W. Herring has dis appeared, and a warrant has been is sued for his arrest on a clsrge of em: bezzlement. The first public intimation that the bank was Im trouble was the posting of a notice at the begluning of bank- ing hours by Bank Examiner C. CO. Joues stating that business had beea suspeuded for the purpose of waking An examination of the bank's affairs and that the |astitotion was In the hands of the state auditor. The tews spread rapidly throughout the entire northwest side of the city, where the bank bad been for years a popular depository for funds saved by working people. Soou a clamorous Gemianded admission. Auticipating trouble, a score of policemen were sent to the bank. The people were permit ted to file past the doors bearing the posted notice sud were compelled to keep moving. Ouly those having keys to safety deposit vaults were allowed to enter. Mauy burst Into tears when they found that thelr savings were en- dangered, After receipt of the letter from Pres- tiona contained therein, Vice President Theodore Stensland opened a deposit box and discovered proofs that the bank's funds were In bad shape. Pres- Ideut Potter of the American Trust and Savings bank, which acted as olearing agent for the defunct institu tion, was called into consultation. The state auditor was inforwed. and he sent Bank Examiner Joues to make a full investigation. The shortage of be to be due to speculation In real estate |= and In the security market Members of the clearing house committees were told that most of this amount was un- protected by adequate collateral. The 3 Stensland family owned much of the bank stock. 2 President Regelives Visitors, OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Aug. 7.—Pres- Ident Roosevelt entertalued the lar gest luncheon party which has gath- OPENING DAY AT SARATOGA. Hitcheock Entries Run First and Second In Handieap. SARATOGA, N. ¥, Aux. 7-F. R. Hitcheock’s entry, Dandelion and Tan- Ele, coupled in the Letting at 13 to 5, ran first and second In the $10.00 Saratoga handicap, oue mile and 3 quarter, at the openiux of Saratoga's racing season. Dandelion In winning created a new track record for the dis- tance. stepping It in 2:04 20, which Is three-fifths of a wecond faster than Irish Lad's time, made in 1903. Galla- vant, an added starter, was third. Gal- nat took the lead and showed the These two had the Dandelion le, who was two leugths Lefors Gal Peter I'an, favorite and carrying top Peter Pan took the Herculold, played down from 8 to 1 Hylas, the favorite, bad First Hace—Edna Jackson, first: Second Race —Hercalold, first; Gold- Third Race. —Peter Pan, first; Elec Fourth Race. —Dandelion, first; Tan- Fifth Race —Runnels, first: Laucas- Sixth Race.~ Killiecrankie, first: Al- BASEBALL SCORES. and American Leagues. NATIONAL LEAGUE At New York- 10000 1-138 ET ¢ 91060 0-1 Hits —Chicago. 7; New York. & Errors New York, 4 Batterles— At Boston 00101006 1-3 C00 0000 0-0 1. Boston, & Errors— Hoston, 3 Hattertes—Lel- ton Hits—-Pittaburg Second game— 201280400 RON Li iuvgss 0000111 0-3 Hits—Pittaburg, 11; Boston, 8. Errors— Boston. § Batteries—Lee- Lindamann and Need- 1-1 At Brooklyn 000-0 rovkiyn 2000000132 Hits—Cincinnatl, 4; Brooklyn, & Errors Brooklyn, 1. Batteries and Livingston; Scanlon and Louls . ghia , 01 0- L Louls, §: Philadelphia. ¢ Fr- Louis, 0: Philadelphia, 1. Bat- Bhoades and Marshall; Second game 00 0 hia sss 100100 ° Hits—-8t. Louls, §; Philadelphia. 7. Er- Louts, 1; Philadelphia, ¢ Bat- Lush apd STANDING OF ™8 CLUBS Noonan, ~ ZESERZ3YN Nadelphta dlay netnnatl rook) Lots tr dl ton ' ‘ ~ AMERICAN LEAQUE At 8. Louls— York 0 ESET nY~ 0 00022138 01049 0- Louls, 8. Er- Louls, 3. Bat- Hits New York, 14; Bt York, 4; St At Clavel - ston sets 00000000 leveland 1 1 3000000. 4 Hits Boston, 7; Cleveland, 11. Errors ton, 1; Cleveland, 1. Batterfes—Tan- I and Armbruster; Joss and Buslow t Detroit- - 0000060004 1-3 10000100 0-4 ite— Washington, 9. Detroit, 12 Er- Detroit, 0. Bat. Wakefield; Don- 0 rles—Falkenberg and ue and Warser At SE Ricago-. 10000010 0-2 Philadel hid “a : " = te * a, “hicago, r- ia. 1; Chicago, 3. Patter- combs, Coakley, Byrnes and Pew- STANDING OF THE CLUBS The guests Included Mr, and Mrs. Wil- lam J. Youngs, Mr. and Mrs. George J. Smith of Cold Springs Harbor, Rep- resentative W, W. Bocks of the First New York district, United States Dis- trict Attorney Heury L. Btinson of New York city and John A. Sleicher, editor of Leslie's Weekly. Boles Penrose of Penusylvania paid his second visit of the season to the |u Gevernor Higgins Ousts Sherif, ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 7.-—Gavervor Higgins removed John M. McDowell from the office of sheriff of Chemung county and uppoibted Stanley Day of Elnlra to 8) the vacancy. The evi dence showed that McDowell appolut- ed as court attendants persous In his employment as sheriff, that they per formed no services except such as they wonld paturally render ag employees of the sheriff sud that the sheriff ap- propriated to Bis own use the proceeds of certificates payable for thelr sery. ices, Governor Warns Sarntogn Sheri. ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 7.-Governor Higgins In a communication to the sheriff of Saratoga county warns that a official that the antigambling laws must not be violated In that county and Informing the sheriff that he will be beld strictly accountable for thelr nigtonment, lee Shertame In Connecticut. NEW HAVEN, Conu., Aug. T—An eetict. Froai all ovér the state coms aw York ..... . leveland ............... hisage . Fanesn t sins . 48 . “ Ashington % Cowes Regatia Opens. COWES, Isle of Wight, Aug. 7.—The owes regatta opened under hrilllant nder the burgee of the Royal London achit club, The roads were crowded Onwentala Retains Golf Cup. CHICAGO, Aug. 7 -Onwentsla will for the second Une Favorite Wine ut Latonla, CINCINNATI, O, Aug. T.--Unly one captured by od second choles. loug shots Class Leader wou Raeing For Liptem Cap. SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. 7 Mischief Ao —— BIG STRIKE LACGING Oszar's Men Seize Leaders In Russign Oapital. Former Douma Members and Other Aglintors Issue Appeal to Peo- ple to Overthrow Im- perial Rale. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 7.—1t Is ev- ident that the government has practi cally succeeded in crushing the orn ization of the strike leaders here Fhe central committee of the Soelal Democrats was captured and landed In prison lu the early hours, and the Ersalest confusion now prevails Iu the revolutionary camp. The hope of the revolutionists Is now ceutered in Mos- COW, The St. Petersburg railroad commit- tee has decided to awalt the resnlt of the strike at Moscow before attempt ing to order out the men Unless dispatches from the interior within a few hours eutirely change the situation the general strike pruinises to prove a complete failure Not only is the syupathy of the in telligent public lacking. but in St Petersburg the leaders of the various iabor orgapizations Bod many of the follower lukewarm aud even In open rebellion ageinst thelr orders. The central committee of the rail road men’s unions finds so many of the men either opposed to a strike or afrald to risk the loss of thelr posi. tions, with imprisonment lu the har gala, that It has not yet, so far as known, issued a formal order to strike. If the train service is not brought to a standstill the collapse of the strike movenient is inevitable The former deputics composing the Social Democratic sud Labor parties, Polish and Jewish cuiumittees and va- rious revolutionary bodies have issued the following folutl manifesto “To the whole uation: Citizens, a fortulght has eclipsed sluice the gov criment dissolved the lower house of parliament. It laughed at the national representation and set the whol, at defiance. Russias lias reecived this uew crime of the nutoerat sullen silence The government re Jolced at this victory, but the thunder of guns at Svealwrg and Cronstadt proved this rejoicing to be premature The army aud the navy have raised the standard of Insurrection agalust the oppressors of the people. The roar of the guns at Sveaborg and Cronstadt has given the sigual for a new pan- Russian attack on the autocracy. A new and decisive struggle for land apd liberty has begun. The lessons of the past will not have Leen In vain “The lmperial manifesto of Oct. 50 proved deceitful, and a ‘state douwna’ Is without authority and unable to satisfy a slugle national need. “The people see now they can hope and expect nothing so long as the state power Is In the hands of its enemies The object Is not an unauthoritative parliament, but a constituent asseinbjy, with full powers, elected by universal, equal, direct and secret suffrage. The peopld must apply themselves. Citl- zens all, to whom freedom is dear, we cnll upon you for a decisive struggle against the government of the em peror, for a natioual government and for land and Hberty We call upon you for a general strike to cast down the lmperial<government and the au thorities depending thereon “Long live the general strike the decisive struggle for power.” [Ol jreople power ln and natioual Sound Steamer Damaged. NEW LONDON, Coun, Aug. 7.~In a dense fog the Fall River line steamer Puritan, bound from New York to Fall River with a passenger Hst of about S00, broke her shaft while off New London barbor In the early morning The passengers were taken ashore in tugs and other boats, and a special train carried them to thelr respective destinatious. The accident created no alarm among the passengers Beginning Standard 011 Probe. CHICAGO, Aug. 7.--Special Attorney Morrison, with lls several assistants and District Attorney Bullivan of Cleveland, questioned a number of propos wituesses (un the Standard Oll Inquiry, en were ques tioned as to what they knew of Stand ard Oil wethods. It is probable that the jury panel will be flled by this afternoon Tose ALBANY. N.Y. Auge 7 Higgins dismissed the charges against Harry I. Beuder state charities Governot fiscal supervisor of political contributions from his subor - diniites Order For Biggest ship Pinced. BELFAST, Ireland, Anz 7 -1t was than the Cunard liner Lusitania Lusitania i8 70 feet long and she Is 40,000 tons displacement Slafu With Horse's Thigh Bane. TULSA, LIT, Aug. T.- For killing a boy, Harry Priester, with a horse's thigh bone, Jackson, Murray and How ell, negroes. narrowly escaped Iyuching by hurrying with officers to the federal Jalil at Muskogee, Sever Years Vor Grafton, WARSAW, N. Y., Aug 7.-Justice auditor of Erie county, to seven years it hard labor in Aubutu 00 conviction we § We emphasize the fact that NOW is the time to save money on seasonable Dry Goods. We are already making ready for our Fall goods, some of which will be on our shelves before this week closes. Therefore Summer goods have “walk- ing orders,” and they are walking, too. “Get in line” and secure $1.00 worth of merchandise for 50c. Y's New Handkerchiefs Initial handkerchiefs, nice= ly boxed 5¢ each. = Pare linen (6 in. box) all the initials 15¢ or 2 for 25¢, Many Summer Fabrics ° Below Cost ; 20 and 25c White Dotted Mulls 15¢. 3 S5t¢ French Organdie 8 37}c Printed Silk Mull 2? ! C 25¢ Silk Tissue - v 12} and 15¢ wash fabrics 8c. 10c wash goods Ge. New Peter Pan collars, 15¢., New ties 25¢. Shaped kid belts New black and while, Mic patent fastesers. 50c Mohairs 25c. % 25c odds and ends 124c. Watch for our special sale of Lace Curtains which will be announced as soon as they arrive. Globe Warehouse, Talmadge Block, Blmer Ave. VALLEY "PHONE. WORKS C. 6. LLOYDT, PROP. | Remove dead horees and cattle sotice. All orders will receive tant from Athens, Sayre Hide must Je on SaroAm move ’ of charge. 1am prepa bude inees, have indi to haul the stoek; also buy hides, skins, tallow and bones, y market prices. Call Bell talephons Ko 633, SAYRE, PA, : kinds, Dandruff and falling be a form of Eczema of the scalp, Gexry — Bostrom 1 can cheerfully rested he use of Olstment 10 anyone enag has Deen et in my own family "hb the Pry, Curing. citing quit y Yours "ip. 7. BLAKLRY. Bloodine SITTER " fms Bu 3 STE nt aS wa] hat me any good wet! [ried Bloodipe Blood ney Tablets and Rloadi Alwr hes, en a Sold by C. M. Driggs, Sayre A.E.BAKER, Carpenter and Bullder. 17 Pleasant Bt. Waverly, N,
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