RP. Wiber, 1. BE. Weaver, . W.A Ww, 1. W. Bishop, JX Whesfock. W T. Gooldnew, O.LHavely, SewsrdBaldwis, ¥.T. Page, RF Page, Cashier. J. W. BISHOP, “The constant repetition of delivering good coal has us our reputation. @ handle Lehigh Valley and Sullivan Coal, Hard and Boft Wood and Steam Coal 103 Lehigh Ave., Lockhart Building. Both Phones. G. J. Kiron, ~ SAYRE'S LEADING DRAYMAN, Rapecial cars and prompt at- fentica given to moving of Pianos, Housshold Geeds, Bafes ste, “HILL & BEIBASH CAFE Best of Everything Lockhart St. Sayre. LAWS & WINLACK, Attorneys and Counselors at Law. A GENERAL LAW BUSINESS TRANSACTED. LAWS BUILDING, 119 DESMOND ST., Valley Phone 180-A. Sayre. ALEX D. STEVENS, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE. H. L. TOWNER, M.D. Specialties. Diseases of Women sad of the Rectum, Hours—7 00am 1105, 7008p. m, OFFICE—SAMUNIS BLOCK, ValleyTelophone ¥7x 138 Loakhat 8 E. N. DUNHAM, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Ofies:—Rooms 4 and §, Elmer Bloek, Loskbars Steoet, Sayre, Pa A 00D DINNER will loose half its zest with~ out a glass of good ale such as ier's ~ SUSQUEHANNA ALE It a flavor distinct- lv soon. It is brilliant, i pale in color, with cream —_— -— DEATH IN FIRE TRAP Many Dead and Missing In Kansas City Disaster. SUDDEN BLAZE CUT OFF ALL ESCAPE Inmates of Chamber of Commerce Building, Driven by Flames to Reef, Jumped Before Rescuers Cenid Reach Them. KANSAS CITY, Kan. Oct. 26-In the ruins of the Chamber of Commerce bullding, destroyed by fire at an early hour, there arc from half a dozen to thirty bodies, according to estimates by firemen. The kuown dead number feur, and several are known to be missing, while at least Afty were more or less serious Iy injured in escapin: from the fire trap. Only a thorough search of the rains can determine the exact number of victims A slogle bLaly has been removered from the rulus, that of D. R. Young It is kwown that Charles A. Lynol and the jufaut sen of Mr. and Mrs, George Sparks are dead, but their bodies have uot been recovered. J FF. Branham, a wagon maker, has died in a hospital It Is thought that the total-dead will be about ten. The bullding, used as a tenement house aud containing a huudred rooms, held thirty families of wore thau a hundred persons and a large number of transients So quickly did the flames, which started on the ground floor, spread that a few minutes after they were discovered all means of escape by the stalrways was shut off. On two sides of the building the elevated railway tracks hemumed Nt in and made still harder the work of the firemen. Whea the firemen arrived they saw mea hanging from window sills on the upper floors and frantic women, with bables In arms and chfdren clinging to thew, leaning far out from the win. dows, unaktle to find auy means of es- cape and yet taking advantage of the little fresh air which the windows af forded Escape for those on the upper three foors was completely cut of The In rintes were asleep when the fire start ed, and by the time they crowded to the fire escapes the flames had envel oped that side of the Lullding, making the descent to the street impossible The fire ladders fell short Men, women and children fought their way to the roof. Children were passed from band to baud through the opening In the roof like buckets of wa ter along a fire line. In a few minutes the roof was crowded with terrified persons, and more were massed in the hallways below Unable to stand the heat longer, sev eral ou the roof leaped to the ground below. Many were badly Injured. Some ure Lelieved (0 have been killed I'he firemen scaled their ladders and carried the children and fainting wo nen, some with their dresses ablaze, to safety. At the last moment those re maining oun the roof escaped over a ladder to an adjolalaug building. H., G. Wllgou pitched his wife frem the fourth fleur to the firemen on the ladders below and then, with bis young baby, jumped ite the arms of the fire men blmself Jesse Ford, a laborer, with bis wife aud young baby, climbed out of a room ou the fourth floor aud, walking along 4 beam to a point directly above the firemen, dropped both wife and baby safely to them. He himself Jumped and was saved by the firemen An unidentified child was dashed to the street when those below failed to catch it Of the persous seriously hurt, Frank Ditar swung himself by a rope from the fourth floor. He was Injured about the body and Internally Firemen searching In the rulns say that from twenty-five to thirty persons will be found to be buried there. The Chamber of Commerce building was at Park and Central avenues, lu tue Riv erview distriot. ‘Toe loss is estimated at £60,000, A Wedding at Haverstraw. HAVERSTRAW, N.Y, Oct. 20-— Miss Bessie Debaun Foss, daughter of Mayor Odell Foss, and Everett Fowler, som of Everett Fowler, a wealthy brick manufacturer of Haverstraw, were married at the Ceutral Presbyterian church. Rev, George M. Bonsall offici- ated. The wedding was one of the wost aclable social affairs thet has taken place lu Haverstraw Ia a number of years. Switchmen Threaten General Strike. CHICAGO, Oct. 20 ~Every railroad in the country oo which members of the Switchmen's Unlon of America are employed received from that organiza tion a demand for 'ncreased wages and an eight hour day. With the demand was also presented uotification that unless satisfactory terms are reached a strike vote will be taken by the union within two weeks, Westford Woman Killed Ly Trolley. NEW YORK, Oct. 26 Mrs Mary Wright of Westford, N. Y., was run down and fatally Injured by a trolley ear in Flushing, N. Y. Mrs, Wright, who was sixty-two years old attempt ed to cross the street In front of the car, It struck her and fractured ber skull, from which lojuries she died in the hospital, Washed Frem Wagon to Death. KINGSTON, N.Y. Oct. 20--While fording Esopus civek at Marbletown, b, proptietor of a hotel was wash- fri Th in CHURCHMEN ACCUSED. New York Pollee Charge Evils te Y. MC A. and Anticrime Men. NEW YORK, Oct. 20 “Landlords of the very places we are trying to reach —gambling hogses and disreputable re. sorts—are among the shining lights In the Y. M. OC. A, and your own seclety,” sald Third Deputy Police Commission er Mathot to the Rev. Dr. Parkhurst and the latter's counsel, Frank Moss, The occasion was the clergyman’s pres- ence in the Jeffersdn Market police court’ in response to a subpoena issued after the publication eof a letter writ- ten by the Society For the Prevention of Crime to Mayor McClellan last week. Both Dr. Parkhurst and Mr. Mess jumped to their feet and heatedly de uled the assertion. They demanded the proof, and this Mr Mathot sald he would supply. Later, owing to his ica- bility to obtain the necessary papers, the deputy commissioner sald Lhe would be delayed in produc the evidence in question, but insisted that eventu- ally he would do so. In the meantime the purpose for which Dr. Parkhurst was taken to court was fulfilled later when Mr Moss, speaking for him, sald that the society stood ready to supply the police department with the Information upon which the recent communication was based. Upon the adjournment of court Dr. Parkhurst made a statement in which he sald: “We stand ready, as we have always done, to make good! We upset one city administration; we can upset another, unless they upset themselves.” FIGHT WITH THE UTES. Five Cowheys Killed and Cattle Raided In Wyoming. SIOUX CITY, Is, Oct. 26 Troops have been hurriedly started from Fort Meade, S. D., to re-enforce the soldiers at Fort Robinson, who have surrcund- ed the rebellious Ute Indians in Wy- oming, but canmot move them. A tele- gram to headquarters says five cow- boys bave beeam killed and a big beef herd raided. Bix troops of the Sixth cavalry have left Fort Meade and will £0 135 miles to Wyoming The band of Ute Indians who are be ing rounded up by the United States cavalry and escorted back to thelr res- ervation was reported on Little Pow- der river about forty miles north of Gillette, Wyo, and was temporarily camped there on account of the storm. Major C. H. Grierson. lu command of Troop M, Tenth cavalry, which was sent to escort the Indians back to thelr reservation, had decided, after they refused to surrender, to await reen forcemnents before rounding them up, and orders had been Issued by Major General A. N. Greely for the dlspatch- Ing of two more troops of the Tenth cavalry from Fort Robinson, Neb, It Is thought that the entire force moved forward and surrounded the In. dian camp on Powder river and de- manded the surrender of the Utes, who were 300 strong, and that an attack followed. Troops have been ordered from Fort Meade, 8. D, to join those north of Gillette. Leas From Menastery Funds. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 28 — Ar- rangemeuts are well advanced y which the treasure of the Orthodox church will be made available toward balancing the deficit In the Imperial budget. Minister of Commerce Filo- sofoff has recently had luterviews with the Moscow merchants’ guilds, which are large holders of the existing 4 per cent rentes. With a view of placing the French internatioual loan of 150, 000,000 rubles the holy synod has re- sponded favorably to a proposal that a great part of the new loan shall be taken by the monastery funds Liquor Men Hit Back. NEWARK, N. J, Oct, 26 —Prohibl- tionista and antisaloonists were critl- cleed In resolutions adopted at the closing session of the fourteenth sn- nual convention of the National Liquor League of the United States, which has been In progress bere for the past three days. The resolutions declared that “amtisaleon agitators promote eva- sion and disregard of law and indirect ly the commission of crime.” Roosevelt's Friend Esenerated. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 —The presi dent has the reports of u special agent of the department of justice and a representative of the Indian bureau on the charges preferred against (Governor Frank Frantz of Oklahoma. The re ports cewpletely exonerate the rough rider governor, who ty the president's friend. The president, it is understood, will approve thew. Postmaster Held Blamclens. WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. — Charges of pernicious political activity recently were filed with the postofice depart ment agalust Postmaster lewis of York, Pa. The matter was turued over to the civil service commission, which made an Investigation of the charges, nnd the postmaster has been exoner ated of all blame, Sixteen Veters In Family, SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Oct. 28 Ellas P. Thompson, widely known as the fa- ther of the higgest Republican family in Indiana, Is dead. He was eighty eight years old. Thompson's eight boys all followed their father’s poll tics, ind his seven girls married Re- publicans, a total of sixteen voters In all, Court Punishes Hezing. MARIETTA, O, Oct. 20-The first conviction of hazing In the state of Olle was secured In the probate court here when TROUBLEWITHJAPAN Protest From Mikado's Am- .* bassador at Washington. FRISCO SCHOOLS BAR JAP CHILDREN United States Has Requested Tokyo Government fo Punish Poachers Who Halded Alaskan Hookers. Some Robbers Were Shot. WASHINGTON, Oct Viscount Ackil, the Japanese ambassador, at a conference with Secretary Root at the state department made the request in behalf of his government that the Unit- od States see that Japanese subjects in California are ascribed their full rights under the treaty of 18M, [aclod ing tha right of children to freely at tend the public schools of San Fran cisco Secretary Root will take the matter up with the president and it is likely that representations will be to the authorities of Califoruia The treaty to which the ambassador referred was made between the two countries in 1884. Article 1 that the citizens of either country the right to all of the privil tives of the other country The Japauese diplomats here regard the situation as serious The state department has informally requested of Japan that she punish Japanese fishermen who escaped from ae Fa nade ive ges of na VISCOUNT Paul's upon the American authoritics o island, Alaska, after their raid the seal rookeries some weeks ago The department regards the action of the Japanese fishermen not only as a violatiou of treaty rights, but as au in vasion of American territory Those Japs who were captured will be pualshed fu American courts If can victed Ng pretest bas been wade on the part of Japan to this government Lo of the killing of her sahjects in this case, and none is expected The ambassador said that the exclu- slon of Japauesc children from San Francisco schools was the chief cause of the harsh criticlsmn of the Btates ia his country He in clined to Alsccunt the other canses giv. en for the sentiment agalust this coun try. The viscount went on “There is much misunderstanding In Japan comcerniug the true situation The Japauese government fully re alizes that the action against the Jap anese children Is local and not general in this country, but all the Japanese people do not understand conditions in this country, and a local nnfriendliness to Japanese is regarded by many per sons as a national action ™ The action agalust the Japaoese 3 regarded as extremely serious by Vis count Aokl, and Le made no attempt to discount its importance, “After all the years of friendship between the two nations It sects too bad that the poor lunocent little Japanese school chil dren should be subjected to such Indig nities.” sald the ambassador agticn ou the part of local authorities In this country is resented very bitter Iy br all Japapese.” In the opinion of Viscount Aoki the killing of the Japanese Ly the Amert- can governwoat agents has played lit tle part In arouslug Japanese publi sentiment agalust the United States A dispatch from Tokyo sayx that the Japaues~ foreign office has received n reply fhrough Ambassador Viscount Bluse Aoki at Washiugton to the ef fect that the exclusion of Tapanese children from the schivols of Sau Frau elsco was quite a local affalr. The Amecican government was not aware of the details of the Incident until after the receipt of the cablegrnms from Japan. The American ambassador of Tokyo Luke E Wright, has given a pledge that the United States will not discrimivate letween Japanese other foreign children ind that undertakes to protect Japanese ests fully Baron Kentaro Kaneko, a member of the privy council, ln the course of an interview on this subject sald the incl dent was lamentable in view of the ever lucreasiug friendship between Ja- pan and the United States St fdlise United Wis Such she inter Hew Tokyo Views It TOKYO, Ut It 1s | that the ant fapancse feeling lug in America Is confined to the labor element lo California Japanese Thoughtful wlieved hero press is soberlug Japanese belleve that if ried away by agalost America this would only play fate the hands of thase who are ange lous to alienate foreign sympathies from: Japan. It is generally felt that the friendship between America and Japan Is wo deep rooted to be sseri EASY FOR ORACULUM. PRICE ONE CENT NEW YORK, Ot Three favor. {tes and three outsiders divided first moneys at Jamaica. Oraculom scored | an easy victory in the Hemp tead sell ing stakes at six furlongs i He opened at 6 to 5 favorite, but as | there was a heavy play on Loring from | 2i; to 1 down to 7 to & the price on! 2 the close. Miller broke Oraculum off in| front and, making the pace, won easily | by three Jengths Summaries First Race —They're Off, first: gomery, second; Batanist third Second Race - Albert FF. first teress, second; Homelander, third Third Race —Cressina, first; Stamp fog Ground, sacend; Palette, third Fourth Race -Oraculum, first cast, second; Loring. third Fifth Race -Bragg. first; second; Delmore, this Sixth Race — Molesey, first Wells, second; Hancock. third Mont. | Clols | Rel Niblick, Jenple Woelgatherer at Nennings Track. WASHINGTON, Oct The inaun guration of the second annual meeting of the United Hunt Racing assoctation, Liekl at the Bennings course, hrought out a large soclety attendance. The feature of the eand, the National Capl tal steeplechase, was closely contended over the two and a half miles Wool gatherer only winning in (he last fur long 2 Stomer Hill at 135 te 1. CINCINNATI, Oct. 26 Three faver ites aha three outsiders won the card at Latonia. Stoner Hill, at 15 ta 1 in! the Letting, won the fifth event at six furlongs foom St. Joseph, with Marve! PP third The steeplechase handicap over the clubl to Lady Jocelyn, the favorite, Frank Mac! second and Plea third { ise Collirse nent Fear Appendicitis For Nortes. ANNATPOLIS, Md, Oct Homer Norton, quarterback of the Naval acad emy football teamn aeademy hospital is thought to he «ts w11fTe appe ing with what | ndicitis tion, as the surgeon's knife Norton out of the game fog der of the year would put | Massachusetts Press WASHINGTON, Oct ruling of the transportation longer paper publishers or «litors for advert paj is Men Protest, «4. —Under THIO Oe O over interstat mission raliroad lines no nay be given in exchang: tuelr to new Sig space 13H A protest against this ruling has been received Ly the commission from the Massachusetts tion through William J the secretary of the Mr. Hefferman's communi savs that the association vated to reported payment for r 1550 In ation he Un nimonsiy “enter its protest against the ruling In holding that wild tran tution at} advertising free el on auy ofl basis transportation paid for full rates in be that of} :. # Chinese Army Up to Date, CHANGTEFU, Oct. 21 —A potable feature of the autumn maneuvers of the Chinese mperial od has been th pire o lu portable wireless f« ried upon Hght w usted thau were of ITN which open Liborhood of Changtefu, the field of a hy apparatus in the nel HF i zone, and tev] inlnutes Messe 80 nd that {t 1 be ered thirty erated by longing to the telegraph maneuvers came to tory for the northern army in less stations officers be corps The with vic Chinese an end Sent England Had Ment, LONDON, Oct. 26. Replylog question In the house of to cottuons President Burns of tl board sald that of amd condem mest market 13 twenty-four sovernwment $18 tous of wed at the Smith | between July 14) tons ment selzed fleld and Rept Mr. Burns government's Argentine the tous from the sald he hoped posed legislation possibility of the n state of affatrs [pro the such wonld prevent of recurrences NORFOLK, Va, Oct Hancke! of the court of law den stil 5 Judge and chan cery hins overruhsl the for the here to compel the product bation in of the lite Mra Rbea who was burned to death The de Macon C00 fa the will dismissal of the brought id pro will of the! of Norfolk n Balth for was Virg bia Columbia sion Is a victory college, which left $1 Murder nt North Fayston, Vit MONTPELIER, Vt, Oct \ ys | terfous morder bas takea place North Fayston 1 town Hifleen distant Thon Henry thirty years old in a mil Landy the road bullet authorities munlered ti in i iies tim was Teacy, | an el wa Hp ioNe aw found four revolver body, and the the man was whos Iying in here won inn th believe that words Terre Haute aed Oct verh the NHeveridge at TERRE HAUTE ntor Albert J 1B meeting al Sen 2h ee addressed al Mass Collseam He | devoted nrost of his rewscks to the Cy Hove ade by ridge also W iam | Fats proposed | y the ban Senator refutes] the assertion J. Bryan that the the refornis now { edd question publican party After ooseselt's Heturn WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 The state ment was wade by on officer | bere that the appolitiuent of a govern. or of the Panna canal zone in all probability would not be made until after Président Rowievelt's rotors from cabinet Hartje Negro Coachman on Trial For Perjury. EXONERATIS 4ILLIONAIRE'S WIFE. Testimony showed That Frisoner Had Said, “This Woman Is a Good Woman; | Want te Make a Clear Confession.” PITTSBURG, Oct. 26 —The of Clifford Hooe's trial 1 iliegation third das i perjury being it, he Lad as falsely in a wwition against Mary Scott Hartje io Aug Hartje's application for a divores with Edgar Ray tive iLUeT cross examination by At torney J. Scott Ferguson. Ray had tes tified to tra Hose to Enst Live: pool. 0, and to a sensational confes tlou made by Hoce the pegre cachman's arrest in Ray sai Hooe confessed that be had been prom ised $5000 for the statement and ha never received hut £7000 Hooe's « fession, ac ording fo Wis most seusational Th Mrs isnfn= deg Le gan 1 private dete fter hic Ray cross cxaminstlon Ray detiulled and second confess : that he had told the pr 12t a waz waiting ia Allegheny to lvnel ind that be had promised to protect him if he sald Lis first state arrest on, soner ia etective [ay stateluents were cor 4 number of oth with er opera which he is Harry Mall the way from East Liv iid: “1 want £0 =. This woman is a good wo nd I want to do anything for her i tired of going all over the 4 Lave wen in Pittsburg t 1 was afraid Welshons iv of tn ta merchant friend of who is under indict who issued a num Hooe, was called Hove dictate Lis bat Hooe was cay made it that what he od against bl. Ac tlderman, Hooe replied want to make a clear con lear statement 1 am garry Mrs. Hartje don't do those things iid them tatetnent 1s charges i he had talked with Ire] Hose told been Intimate I he with would get out by belng released is wmutiey behind Bonaparte ( omplaias of Dives. Ww ASHINGTON Mayor figun under that fron retary of (ht of Valleio, Cal, the couditions to suggestions department Bonaparte re dls the CalMornia mavor stat would take mit the establishment vnplalnts have reached the partment concert number of sa and dives Vallejo. Employ *< of the Mare Island navy vard are vinpelled to pass uany of the places complained of Will 3 to better in a wording Lavy Nary itch from ng that Le to | Le uaval Se elves] a mumediate steps red by Frequent navy de ring bh . Lunges de ug n HHIS 1 In Constant Toach by Wireless WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 —-A remark i achievement telegra Pensacola eh able to cep In constant communieation with he Ualted Fruit 1 k ' 'reston from thie N In wireless phy Is reported from the station That plant has Le company's steamer time that vessel left York until it arrived at Honduras station dlso received the Preston while that ship was New York harbor, where she undoubtedly bathed electric waves from other stations awd ships Mie from centering wns inessages iu ————————— T. I. O'toanor ut NEW YORK uor, the hi Vas the guest of News Yark uct, 26-1. P. 0'Con- paritamievtary leader the Periodical Pub association at lauclieon of the Aldine was a Jarge attendance week Ha Rav a at sliers t thy aiven roots here of the makers Last nl ( farewell dinner ssocia of wagazines and night Colonel larence Na to Mr O'Conner club In wled many prominent men George Kany Mo tropolitan suests in Stole His Son From Mother NEW YORK, Ot Ilucting his nine ur from the in this city ‘ount Gyula de Festitl De Fe + nnd Twn nil the awarded the « toe of the Pestitios, |t 1s legesd, sh—Charged with vearold Ar home of the bov's moth wonthis ag i was arrested bh L X if ’ sep ther was chill Ie objected to his treating the to son several nrated u boy Christian for a disease iccording Cralser Brookl)u to Come Home WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 ~The cruls Columbia, at New York ooeed at once Brooklyn Commission or was or Havana which Is t I'he naval will then ous yi Dyes Pralr to pr th vat of ) tn vliove « in Cuban waters t f xix h ’ « put + ps—the ue 1 nel Coit we IFancoma Cleveland Mra. Bell Salle Vor Havaun NEWPORT NEWS, Vu. Oct, 20 Mrs, Dell, wife of General Bell, loft Washington last uight for Cuba, taking passage on the anny transport Sumner froin here. This is regarded as an in: dication that General Bell ix to remain fudefinitely lo command of the Ameri. can troops in Cuba, Lace Curtains x5¢ 1.00 $1.25 $150 $1.75 $2.00 $225 $2.50 $310 $3125 £3 50 $400 : $450 ° 3.08. $5.00 “ 3 yds. $448. The above are mostly new num- bers ard the regular retail prices are quoted. to make the reductions seem greater, but genuine reductions from usual prices. These reductions prevail Saturday and Monday. Hosiery Extra heavy, fleece lined hosi for b ys and girls. Specially pri 2 for 25¢ Ladies’ Hosiery A 25c cahmere hose for 17c or 3 pairs 50. i * = e E 2 8 tg 8 £ £588 REaaepl [EFF =F oC 00 00 00 £0 83 Ca 09 0A 09 0p © 0 0 WE “- & & Net Nf Nt tf Nf Ag eEe Corset Covers The 25c Jersey kind, full length and all sizes. Special 17¢c or 3 for 50e. Black Dress Goods 7&c¢ Sicilian, 50 in., rich lustrous black. Special 58¢ 52 1a. Black Panama 75¢. 55 in. Bleck Panama, special §1.12§. New Arrivals in Blacks Silk warp Tamise. Silk warp Heorietta, Silk warp Armure. Pebble Armure. Chiffon Broadcloth, ( hiffon Panama. Re iatle Canadensis. Also new line of coatings and suilipgs. ; - Krinkledown TLis pew fabric is finding favor, made especially for kimonas. bath robes, baby cats and blankets. Colors, pink, light blue, cream, red and grey. Cur price 50c. Neckwear We are showing the mew neck ruff. They come in black, white, pink and light blue. Stocks A beautiful new line of chiffon suk and washable sorts, also turn- overs in silk, baby Irish and lawn. Prices 5¢ up. Corsets Nearly all sizes of an odd lot of corsets and girdles with sup worth 50c to $1.00. Special 35¢ or 3 for $1.00. Dress Fabrics for School In plaids, plains and mixtures double ford 12}c. Extra heavy doable fcld 10e. Grey mixtures 25¢. 50c grey mixtures and shadow checks 30c¢. 46 in Sicilians, sligttly window soiled 39¢ £1.00 Fancy Sicilia, Saturday 50c. 78c values, Saturday 50c. Remnants at about § prices. Here is a chance to get a bargain. Union Suits Ladies’ $1.00 grade slightly im- perfect but not noticeable. They are bon, a sightly §1 00 garment. Spec ial 69c¢. Globe Warehouse, Talmadge Block, Elmer Ave. VALLEY PHONE,
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