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we dre the best Tallors, but
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WANT ADS
WANTED.
Kitchen Girls wanted.
at Record office.
Girls, to “work on shirts at the
new shirt factory which will start
at Sayre, Jan. 2, 197. Make appil
cations .Postoflice Box 61, Elmira,
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A SE ES NE Cr BE
FOR SALE.
A 180 Art Andes Healng Stove in
£00d condition for sale at half price
Address Box 58, Athens. 159-6"
Plane for Sale—~Upright grand, $460
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Prominent maker's 10-year guaran-
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Inquire B,
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188
For Sale—Two show cases in good
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avenue, Waverly.
desirable locations in town. Terms
© suit purchasers. Inquire of W.
G. Sehter, Maynard Block, Athens.
39-f
FOR RENT.
For rent, office rooms In the Whee-
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Tea room brick house, modern Im-
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147-t
For rent at once, several houses
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with or without bath; $8.60 and up-
wards. Enquire of C. C. West, Sayre,
Pa. 170-1
EC Tar EEE
THE CAYUTA LAND C0. OF SAYRE.
Desires Lo announce that they have
sale on cheap and easy terms, and
that they have placed the agency for
selling them in the hands of ANDREW
EVARTS of this place. All those
wishing to provide themselves with
homes or to Invest in lots for specu-
lative purposes will do well to con-
sult with Mr, Evarts before purchas-
ing elsewhere. This plot of land is
nearly surrounded by industrial plants
with beautiful scenery and all the ad-
vantages of a modern town Terms
to sult purchasers. Steps are already
being taken 40 supply all the land
comprising this plot with a full sup-
ply of the best water the valley af-
fords. When you come to look over
the plot of ground take trolley to
Springs Corners, eross bridge that
crosses over I. V. R. R. when across
bridge turn to the left and you are
on the ground. There will be a man
aL the office Tuesday, Thursday and
over the ground, or any
¥ by calling Valley Phone
QUALITY,
- QUANTITY,
“phi
.
PATRICK SPURNS IT
Higgins’ Gift of Life Unjust,
Bays Prisoner.
“IF I KILLED RICE I DESERVE DEATH"
“1 Shall Not Accept Commutation of
Sentence,” He Says; “1 Will Fight
This Act; It Is Unjust I
Would Rather Die.”
ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 2% —Goveruot
Higgius corr muted to Imprisonment for
life the seutence of death under which
Albert T. Patrick has remained nearly
five years, since his conviction of the
murder of Williaa Marsh Rice, the
aged and eccentric millionaire of New
York city.
In announcing the commutation Gov-
ernor Higgins jssual the following
memordanduin:
“Albert T. Patrick has been convict.
ed of the morder of William M. Rice,
aud the judgment. of conviction bas
been aflinued by a divided court. Its
not claimed that Patrick committed the
murder Io person, bat that he procured
the act to be done. He has been con:
victed principally upon the testimony
of Charles F. Jones, who confessed that
be murdered his master while he lay
agleep, lostigntid thereto by Patrick,
and Jones by this testimony has pur
chased Wg pwn immunity from trial or
punishigepl. - Neither this fact alone
nor the rites of any of the facts al
nti
eans satlafied We shall not rest
here. It is only the first step lu my
husband's Journey to freedom
THINKS PATRICK INSANE.
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Geverner Migxise Hiss Several! Pleas
For Ps mn From Him.
When
rf, SL —-
Governor Higgins was told of how
Patrick had fecelved the news he
strongly timated » donbt of Patrick's
entire sanity, attributing his mental
nw, has labored all
these years In the death cell at Sing
Sing. -
The governdr was shown a dispatch
which asserted that Patrick denied
having sent the guvernor any appeal
for clemency, Would refuse to accept
the commutation and insist upon his
“right to die™ 7
“Mr. Patrick capsiot determine what
bis punishment shall be,” sald Gov-
enor Higgins, “He Is mistaken If he
fact, I have several one In particular,
asking for a pardon, He will have to
be careful or he may find himself in
Matteawan. The long straln seems
to have been tos much for him.”
Matteawan [5 the location of the
State Hospital Far Insane Criminals.
WAR ON ICE TRUST.
Attorney General Mayer Files Suit
Against Nonopeliets.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2..—The long de
layed, long expected action for the dis-
solution of the American Ice Company
of New York, Enown as the ice trust,
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the proper officlals of the company.
One of the chief points brought out
by Mr. Mayer is that the company did
not harvest ice when there was a plen-
tiful crop last witer, and when sum-
L Was a short supply,
thas givieg- the E excuse to
Increase prices, a
It Is also alleged that the conpXiiy
secured control of the Anine ice feld
NEGROES SAVED HIM
Senator Foraker Attacks the
President's Sentence.
SCORES DISMISSAL WITHOUT TRIAL
Beldiers Withost Memor, Mad Net
Sullicient Evidences of Gslii;
Mas Been imposed Upon.”
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2. — Senator
Foraker occupied the attention of ifie
site In its lasi session Lefore the
of the Twenty fifth infantry om ac
cutnt of the Hrowasvilie raid.
mand of the Oliv senator for a full In-
wilitary
recling such an investigation was Ia-
troduced Ly Senator Foraker and is
weeting.
When the Foraker resolution, which
calls for an luvestigation of the presi.
dent's discLarge of the negro troops,
io its support.
He began with the broad declaration
that “the president miscoucelved his
constitutional power wlsn be disclarg-
ed the troops, and he also miscon
ceived the testimouy ou which his ac
tion was based.” Ni
He asserted that the president's con:
stitutional power was simply to com
mand the army and navy as command-
er in chief, while to congress the con-
stitution gave power to ralse armies
and to make rules and regulations for
its government.
The regulations prescribed that no
man could be summarily discharged
without a right to Le tried, and the
articles of war, he argued, prescribe
conducted
« All punishments should be lu accord
tance with the directions of court mar
lI, and be contended, after reading
: the articles of war, It was locon-
[ that the president should be
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ALBERT T. 'ATRICK.
reidy passed upon by the courts at
solue stage of these procesdings would
seem to me to warrant interfering with |
the judgment of death pronounced |
against the defendant, but three of the
seven judges of the court of appeals
were so strongly of the oplilon that er-
rors were committed at the trial which
were substantially prejudicial to the
rights of Patrick that I feel that the
deatli penalty ought pot, under all the
circumstances, to be inflicted.
“In view of these facts and the grave
doubts expressed hy these judges, I am
satisfied that I ought to relieve the dé
fendant from the extreme penalty of
imprisonment for life.”
The cask of Albert T. Patrick Is in
many respects unparalleled. [It hi
doubtful If ever a convicted man, him |
sell an able lawyer, Las played so!
large a part in the conduct of his own!
case, even tarning his narrow quarters |
in the “death cell” of a state prison!
practically into a law office equipped]
for the direction of his battle for life
Rice died Sept. 23, 1000. Patrick and
Joues were arrested Oct 4 i
Jones at frst declared that Patrick!
himself had chloroformed Rice, but in!
other confessions, which varied ma.
terially, be sald he killed Lis master
at Patrick's tostigation, ‘This state!
went was the principal evidence to
sustain the murder charge again<t
Patrick. Jones was never tried as
either principal or accomplice He
was released and is sald to be Nving
fn Texas, froin which state Rice and
cate
Patrick was convicted ou March 27
1902, aud sentenced” 1; death Since
then his remarkuble fight has been
continuous.
The first pews of the action of Gov
ernor Higgins was taken to Patrick's
cell fu (he death house ju Slug Slug
prison by his wife. Mrs. Patrick went
fromm New York immediately on re
ceipt of the news, und upon her ar
rival she was permitted 10 go at once
to her husband's cell. Patrick received
the news with the cooluess which bas
characterized his actions during his
loug struggle for freedom. He seerued
Bot at all surprised to leary that the
governor had intervened to save his
life
Instead of accepting the gift of bis
life from Governor Higgins with grati
tude Patrick persisted Iu declaring
that he would uot aecept the govern
o's clemency
“I shall not accept a commutation
of sentence.” Patrick sald to Warden
Johnson when told by his wife that Le
had been saved from the chair
“1 shall Aght this act with every re
sotirce and with every bit of power |
possess. It Is unjust It
without my consent or application i
did not ask for it. 1 wonld ruther dle
than stand before the work! as a mur
derer,
“They caunot ake nie accept this if
I do not waul to. Either J am guilty
or I am not guilty. If 1 Killed Rice 1
Geserve to die”
was done
and a balf tons aie-thind of that
amount. Other sotirces of supply are
m y collrolled.
Another atio
average selling price during July, 1008,
was $4.78 per ton, the ice did not cost
the “Miers than $1.04 per ton.
The price to the poor, In small quan.
titles, was at a ram of $10 to $11 per
ton,
The key to the ice slination In New
York city 1s pointed out as lying la the
company’s control of the “Ice bridges,”
or landing depots, by which means, It
is alleged, the company is enabled to
fix the price of ice, resulting last som-
mer io an Increase from $1.20 a ton at |
the bridges to $5 and $6 a ton to the!
independent dealers, who are alleged |
to be controlled by the company and |
who supply the retail trade and the |
pushcart dealers, through whom the |
poor In the congested districts receive |
ce. It Is sald that by the time the
ice reached the poor customers of these |
pusheart dealers It cost them at the |
rate of from $10 to $13 a ton. J
President Accused by Frisco Oficials, i
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2..—Pres|- {
deut Roosevelt Is accused of meddling |
with state affairs on erroneous nssump- |
tions, and Victor H. Metcalf, now sec |
retary of the navy, Ia accused of dls. |
Sau Francisco board of education in a |
letter written In reply to an epistie |
from Mr«. Flora B. Harris of Tokyo, a i
missionary. Mrs. Harris recently ad. |
dressed a communication to the board
of education ln which she deplored |
San Francisco's attitude toward Japa.
nese ln public schools, condemuing
what she termed “the provincial spir
i"
Strike Will Stop Christmas Malls, {
VIENNA, Dec. 2. — The postoffice
employees of Austria, Humbering 25.
000 men nud women, have voted to £9
on strike today as a protest against
the conditions under which they are |
forced to laber by the government
The goverumeut has attempted to
avert frouble by offering Increased
waves, but this offer has wen declined
This strike conjes at a particularly In
convenient time, as at present the post
oflice |x huudling the heavy ('hbristmas |
wall,
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Hold Up & Mine Fakir.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Fred M. Colvin |
of this city wad arrested by a United |
States deputy murshal on the charge of i
using the United States malls In an |
illegal manner to further the sale of
stock In a minlug company located
near Salida, Colo, It ix claimed that
Colvin sent through the malls state
ments regarding the development ex-
penditures of the mine snd declara-
tions of assaylug results which are
not justitied Ly the facts,
Vatican Protests Action of France.
HOME, Dec. 2. -The Vatican has |
Issued a note of protest agalnst the
course of the French government and |
forwarded it to all the papal represent. |
atives abroad, inclullug the apostolic
delegates. The note In calm and dignl
fied In tone and protests primarily that
the rights of religion have been out
raged by the Freuch goverament,
She Lighted Fire With OI. i
RUTLER, Pa. Dec, 2. Mrs. Frank
Mills, Afty years old. vas horned to
death and sixty other persons were
by ®& fire here which
410.000. The fire fol.
can of off
(work of General Davis on :uilitary
{law where refusal to give testimony
| was an offense uuder the bead of “dis
orde and was punlshable by court
martial,
Mr. Foraker went throug! ths evi
deuce In dJdetall, reading extracts frou
the testimony and ellminating as “sye
witnesses" those who said they had not
{een those who did the shooting until
|ayewitnesses to eight. As to these he
{remarked that their testimony was “ut
{terly unsatisfactory and insufficient”
[to find the men guilty |
“The president says this is the most |
atroclous crime ever cominitted. If!
these men committed the crime and |
did shoot up Brownsville, I agtee with |
him, as I have no sympathy with that |
sort of thing.” !
Mr. Foraker spent some time paying |
his respects to Major Blocksomn, who!
made the report. The major, be sald,
was a native of Zanesville, 0. His
father was an ardent Vallandingham |
copper head Democrat of yu school |
known to eutertnin violent antipathy !
to the uegro. Major Blocksom, Le said
bad evidently developed an enthuslas
tic admiration for one of the withesseon,
a Captain McDonald of the Texas
rangers ay evidenced by the state
ment in big report that “this map was
50 brave that he would charge h-1]
with a bucket of water *
“1 would like to cross examine =»
wen so brave as that,’ remarked the
seuntor
Mr. Foraker repeated several times
during his speech that he believed the |
president had Leen lwiposed upon
“But,” he added, “I belleve tie is a big
enough man and a just enough man to
undo whist he has done wheu he Buds |
mt the true situation. ™
Senator Lodge asked au explanation
of the 852 discharged from the ATW
‘Without bouor” during the last year,
but Mr. Foraker contended that these
discharges Lad not been ordered as n
punishment
The wen iu these cases had been
punishuieut by court martial and In
cases where the men would rather take
a discharge without honor than remain |
in the service and take punishment.
The case of the negro troops was al
togetier different. They bad desired
to stay io the service
As to punishment In these CANes,
Senator Fornker read the president's
remark that he regarded the dis barge
as punishment wholly londequate. He
| agreed that If the men were gullty of
{ murder the punishment was wholly In
| adequate
{| But If they were lunocent the pun
| lshment was brutally barsh, “us these
{wen go forth branded as murderers
aud conspirators anil perjurers.”
Taking up the Individual records of
| the soldiers, Mr. Foraker sald the first
man on the list was a sergeant who
had served twenty six years. Fa h
time his enllstment had expired his |
record was good and was charncteriz
el as excellent! good solMler
“character excellent.” et:
“Why. Mr. President,” declared the
speaker, with great vehemence, “an
atrocious erbee hax been committed if
that man is not gullty. He goes forth
branded as a wurderer
When Scuator Fornker concluded his
remarks he received ula iimons con
sent to modify the resolution, so that
It now directs the senate committee on
military affairs to Investigate the ofr
cumstances leading up to the discharge
of the negro troops. :
marked tlt ax be Lad resd the his |
tory of the Xpanish-American war the fur
Tenth cavalry, colored. was largely |
responsible fur the preservation of the |
rough riders DRESS GOODS
“If It hs! not Ywen for the Tenth
t—
It you are looking for a dress we
-al- |can please you. Qur own importation
president, In of both French and German makes
{are here for your Inspection and
In the senate for an Increase in the prices “TDS Ah She argent aitp
salaries of members of rougress, which In ht e SXpenses are
movement was defeated recently in! Sater and our comibued output as
the house. He Introduced an agend. | ET@RL
mieut to the legislative, executive and |
Judicial appropriation bill providing
‘we might not teday |
Lave the jdvilege of having tht
lant solditr, that splendid
Senator (allinger opened the fight
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BOXED HANDK
for an increase to $7.500 sunuaily of | HANDKERCHIEFS.
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the salaries of senators representa The 31 50 kind, baxed in Holly
lives and delegates to congress j wea exigus. while they last $1.18
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{HOLIDAY HANDKERCHIEFS, s
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World's (humplon Pugilist Agrees te] Hundreds of dozens to select from.
Enter Hing With Johnson. |The Globe Warehouse display delights
LOB ANGELES Dae 2 James J ¢
. NGEL . 2a vies J. levery beholder. Initial handkerchiefs
Jeffries, champion pugilist of the world fh
+ from 5c u Ladies’ adow and
bas confirmed the repsrt that be had | P. Ladies" gold sh
A ny | E .o |eYelet embroidered handkerchiefs at
accepted “Tex” Rickard's offer of $30.
000 » enter the ring aguin and that he | handkerchiers at Se, 10c, 12%e, 16e,
would fight at Goldfield, Nev., la Apri [186 25c.
| Ladies’ boxed bandkerchiefs, both
said Jeffries initial and fancy
“It is the woney I'm | Children’s boxed handkerchiefs; both
plain and {(nitial Guaranteed linen
handkerchiefs at Ge, 10, 13%e, 38e, ©
{25¢c.
prejudice and {
JEFFRIES TO FIGHT AGAIN.
“I am ready to fight”
In Los Augeles
after.”
"Tex" Rickard states that io view of
a $0000 purse bLelog offered Jeffries
will walve his color
fight big Jack Johuson i
“Tex” Rickard has Leen negotiating | XMAS RIBBONS.
heavy- | =
Holly ribbons for packages by yard
Johnson will split the purse any way (Or bolt. Plaid ribbons in great w
Jeffries mentions In order to got Into riety. Persian ribbons in various
the ring with him widths. New messelines, all colors.
Before Jeffries gave bis interview | Taffotas in all widths and colors.
Rickard sent an ngent to see him. He | :
was told that Hickard was prepared to |
post a $30,000 purse to get Jeffries to
fight at Goldfield vext spring and ask.
@l for an answer. Jeffries conveyed Neatly bo
3 xed, fre rom
to Rickanl his willingness to re-enter . y ah}
the ring (fA £30.00 purse was posted shores, worth from. 28¢ to 35e, a
Rickard then suggested Johnson as the yards for $1.00.
man who would make the host drawing |
Jeli vs «1 BLACK SKIRTS.
to waive his prejudice Bgalnst the «|
ared Hgliter, as thls would be his is t
Batlle in the ring
Uotitny Huris. whe re cutis
a draw with Jack © Heleu
Aulit Jeffries
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New line of our famous fitted yoke
(skirts. They please every ons who
them,
See our line of Heatherblooms Our
prices please
RLACK Suny cml
Guaranteed Taffeta from $3
16 In. ‘wide and a guarantee wit}
sale. Beware of loaded silks
| inag
Nedrn «* 14 1g |
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 2.
backed favorites wou with «de iu 1
Arst aud the second races ais (15
Agila the fourth race luck:
wade good winulugs ou Nedra which
speed at 25 to 1 aud was hacked
18 (0 1 at post thwe,
ie
PATE
bettors
lv
Nedre led frow ——
le » Lead | WADIRS’ NECKWEAR.
| A thousand and one ideas repre-
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Dec 2 AN |Toing I) the fais and tencie in ;
to 1, won the second race |
At Ascot, with Sly Been, 10 to 1. second {chet, Duchess, also novelties in Chiffon
behind as they finished
All Back at Ascot,
third race,
Maurice Sayers Won Fight,
BALTIMORE Dec
was scheduled to go
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Plan Aerial Warships.
PARI
Freuch government that the day Is]
Ruchings in Holly and Fancy boxes,
SPECIAL. :
Worth up to 25c each, nothing
rong with any of them simply bess
iu the various branches of the public |
service the solution of any new prob |
lems which the revolation will entail |
Captalu Ferber of the French army, |
statics aud who conducted the uego- |
tiations ou bwhalf of his Kovernwment
with the Wright Lrothers, agrees with
Santos: Dumont that fying machlioes
6x6, 24x24
9x9, 30x30
12x12, 18x64
All to match.
Table Tops in 4-4 6-4 from 75s up.
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automobiles today
Starvation at Zion.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Ata meeting of
creditors of the Zion Clty estate In
Zion taberuncle Receiver John C. Hate |
ley announced that conditions have |
reachiecd a polut where they demand |
that immediate arraugeiients be made
for selling the entire property. Maus
of the creditors, he sald, are in abso
lute poverty as the result of having In |
vested thelr all lo “the Kingdom.” O- |
ers are borrowing to meet living ex |
peuses and anv approachlug fiuaucial
ruin.
British Education Bi Vhrowa Oat. |
LONDON, Dec. 2. - The education |
bill was burled by Premier Campbel}- |
Bannerman In the house of commons |
After a speech of considerable emy
sts, defending the
bouse In rejecting the house of lori!
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Another Tot of latest patterns.
Large assortment of both i:
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trade.
Amendments as wu whole and repodiat
Ing the claim of the peers that they
have the right to lecture the commons
on the subject, the preler sanounced
that the government bad decided to |
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Large size calendar, worth $0e with
every $1.00 purchase or over.
Small size, worth 15¢ with every
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Hurled Baby From Window,
CHICAGO, Dee 2, Mrs. Maurice
Selene, tempornrily fusane, hurled her
niece, Gladys Hirsch, three years old x3
frem a window in the third story of an
apartment building at #423 Viacetnines
The child was fatally iujured
Mrs. Selene has been subject 0 st
tine. She wade a desperate struggle
agulost the police, but was finnlly over
powered
Jett Confesses Cockrill's Murder.
CYNTHIANA, Ky, Dec 2. Curtis
Jett, the (endist, took the witness
stand In his own behalf and wurpris-
ed the prosecution by confessing to
the murder of Town Marshal Cockerill
In Jackson four years ugo. For this
crime Jott Is now on trial
A large assortment just received.
in this
line are Globes Store
Everything in gloves, both galt aod