FRED J. TAYLOR, Sayre, Pa EmrsstE——— . W. BISHOP, “ing good coal dhs given us our repy- tation. We handle Lehigh Valley and Sullivan Coal, Hard and Soft Wood 03 Lehigh Ave., Lockhart Building. Both Phones. QUALITY, QUANTITY, PRICE It you buy from LEMAN HASSLER, FOR 969 wine t delicious flavor to to all who have t, and it accounts reasing demand rich, foam-crowned llored beverage. age of our irs A guarantee g to PURE LAW which re- potent fink it over. BREWING C0., ~ H. K. Thaw For Murder. FAMILY SHOWS A UNITED FROST. Witness For State In Court In Person of Jack Barrymore, an Actor and Former Friend of Thaw's—Suit Agninet Prisener by Expert. NEW YORK, Jan. 29. — The jury which Is to try Harry K Thaw for the killing of Stanford White Is rapidly nearing letion, as nine men are now in the jury box. [t is expected that the taking of testimony may open tomorrew afternoon. One hundred and sixty-five talesmen have been examined, and orders have been given for the summoning of an additional 100 hundred men who are to report before Justice Fitzgerald this morning. This will make a total of S00 men thus far summoned. The twe men who proved acceptable te the state and to Thaw and his coun- sel were Charles D. Newton, a retired railroad official, who Is perhaps sixty- five years of age, and Louls Haas, the New York representative of a Phila- delpbia wholesale candy concern, who is not more than thirty years of age. Both Mr, Jerome and Mr, Hartridge, the leading lawyer for the defendant, ware congratulated upon securing two such capable jurors as Messrs. New- ton and Haas appeared to be. District Attorney Jerome continues to base his examinations of the tales men upon the belief that Thaw's law- yers may offer two defenses, one of emotional lusanity at the time of the shooting and the other the “unwritten law." All of the defendant's family were in court Mrs. Harry Thaw and her companion, Miss May McKenzie, were the first to arrive. Then came Mrs William Thaw, mother of the prisoner, accompanied by her two daughters, the Countess of Yarmouth and Mrs. George L. Carnegie, Edward and Josiah Thaw and Mr. Carnegie also were present. The family sat closely grouped In two rows of chairs just back of the prison- each other. gracious bow and a smile for the pris- oner’s wife when they first met, and the latter was quick to return the greeting. Thaw when he saw all of his family in court and appeared to be In high spirits throughout the session. The morning session of the court was cut short by an hour because of a break in the beating apparatus in the criminal courts building. The court- room was very cold, and the women of the Thaw party kept on thelr heavy wraps and furs, Jack Barrymore, an actor, was In court. He will be a witness for the prosecution, and through him District Attorney Jerome will try to prove not only that Stanford White did not have any relations with Evelyn Nesbit for some time prior to her marriage to Thaw, but that White had cast her off, Suit bas been begun by Dr. Charles L. Dana, one of the alienists called into the Thaw case when the defeuse was in the bands of W. M. K. Oloott, against Harry Thaw and his mother for $1000 for professional services, which, he says, he has been unable to collect. His lawyer says the services consist. od of consultation as an expert for the defense and an examination of Thaw in the Tombs. Thaw's lawyers contest Miners Draining Karlsbad Springs.’ VIENNA, Jan. 20. — The famous springs at Earisbad, In Bohemia, are sald to be threatened as a result of mining operations which are being con- ducted In the neighborhood. A com- mission which was appointed to exam- ine Into the matter and report on the effect of these mining operations on the springs has declared that the oper-/ ations should come to an end. Geolo- gists hive now been called on to give expert oploion, Teo Decide Fate of “Salome.” NEW YORK, Jan. 29.--“Society Is at Jast aroused. The women of New York will no longer tolerate such operas as ‘Salome.’ Even ‘Parsifal' could not In the present state of the public niind be produced on the stage of the Metropol itan Operas House" This statement was madé by oue of the most promi ment box owuers of the Metropolitan Operas House. The directors and Herr Conrled will settle the question tomor- row. Carsiegle Institute Cuts Ont Cameras. PITTSBURG, Jau. 20.—The interna- tional photographic exhibit, which was hung in former years In the Carnegle institute, will not be exhibited there this year, the trustees having refused the management room ju which to hang its pictures. The step is taken because the art committee of the trustees has decided to eliminate pheoto- graphs frotw the lines nlong which the institute will work. Want Batticahip New York. WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 — epresent. ative Calder of Brooklyn will vadeavor to have one of the large battleships au thorized In the naval bill bullt at the New York harry yanl and have her named the New York As there is now a crulser named the New York, Mr. Calder wants the crulser’s name chang: od to Manhattan, Dean Rogers Very 1H at Yale, NEW HAVEN, Coun. Jan, 20.-Dean Ww of the Yale Jaw FOR TOWNSEND'S MURDER. — Staten Island Police Held Joha Bell ® Trolley Car Conductor. NEW YORK, Jan. 29—The believe that in the arrest of John Bell, a trolley car conductor, they have cap tured the man who fined the shots that restilted In the death of Dr. Charles Wilmot Townsend, the Staten Island | physician. After an examiuation of Bell, In spector Schmittberger sald, “I be Hleve we've gol the right man” Mrs. Townsend was too ill to con frout Bell, but he will be taken before her for Meutification. The central office detectives sent to Staten Island to investigate the trage dy declare that Bell was seen several times in the vicinity of Dr. Townsend's house and, most significant of all, that he was seen taking a trolley car near the home of Dr. Townsend early last Saturday morning shortly after the shooting of the physician. Taken In connection with that Is the statement that Bell when questioned at police headquarters accounted for all his movements for some time back and right up to the Friday night of the tragedy, when the prisoner Is sald to have been away from his home, at #84 Hart street, all night Bell was unable to give a satisfac tory explanation as to his movements on that night, it i= alleged. When Bell appeared for examination in the Tombs police court he presented n most singular appearance. The wiz: ened head of an old man is set on the body of a boy. He weighs but 110 pounds and Is but five feet two inches tall. His head is abnormally large, aud his ears, protruding from the sides of his head, accentuate the dispropor- tion, Dr. Theodore |. Townsend of Dan- nemora, N, Y., a brother of the mur dered man, arrived at New Brighton aud threw some additional light ou the mystery. He fatly contradicted the report that Lis brother bad made an autemortem statement declaring he Lad been shot by a burglar “Tbat contention is absord.” the doctor, “My brother was not killed by a bur glar. He was killed by a crazy min with a fancied grievance such us this man Bell seetns to have” said A SOLDIER'S FUNERAL. Bedy of Late General Alger Lald at Rest In Elmwood, Detroit. DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 20-—-It was distinctly a soldier's funeral that was held over the body of the late United States Senator Russell Alexander Al in Washington. But there was no lack of recognition of the fact that General Alger had also been a statesman and a senator. But as the title of “general” has never wholly capitulated to that of “senator” so the military note was pre dominant In his obsequles Upon the flag which covered the cas ket as it was borne from his late home to the hearse was laid the little old worn Bible that General Alger had carried through the civil war. The formal services were held at the late senator's home on Fort street, The service, which was very simple, consisting ouly of prayer, Scripture reading and a benediction, was read by Rev, E. H. Pence pastor of the Fort Street Presbyterian church, assist el by Rev. D. M. Cooper, a retired Presbyterian minister of this city. The chelr of the Fort Street church sang “Lead, Kindly Light” The pro cession from the late senator's resi dence to Elmwood cemetery was led by a military escort, consisting of the Seventh regiment, United States In fantry, stationed at Fort Wayne, In this city, and the First regiment, Mich: igan national guard, with Lieutenant Governor I’. H. Kelley and the mili tary staff of Governor Warner, who Is confined to his home by lliness The G, A. R. burial ritual was ex- emplified at the tomb by Fairbanks post, and “Taps” were sounded by Major James DD. Elderkin, a veteran of the Mexican and givil wars, Heart Specialist Has Hope of Higgins OLEAN, N. Y., Jan. 20.—Dr. Schott of Nauheim, Germany, the heart spe clalist called Iu consultation with the physiclans of ex-Governor Higgins sald after an examination of the pa tient: “I'he case is a serious aml crit ical one, but not necessarily hopeless I have known wen equally as fll who have got better.” Dr. Hibbard said there had been practically no change iu the patient's condition In the last twenty-four hours Pablishing Viant Destroyed. SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 29 The entire plant of the Phelps Publish ing compnny, comprising four build ings and covering nearly an acre of groyud facing West Worthington street, was destroyed by fire, causing a loss estimated at about $400.00. The fire started from spontancons combus ton among benzine sonked rags Fire at Ithaca Cost PHO O00, ITHACA, N.Y, Jan. 29 Fire on Exlly street. in the East Hil section of the city, destroyed about one thind of the busipess part of the street last night, causing damage estimated at $50.000 A number of Cornell students lost all of thelr effects, and sue of thet narrowly escaped from the burn ing buildings Marviatt Broke Three Ribs. HOTEL ORMOND, Fla, Jan. 20 Fred Marriott, the noted chiulfeur, who Wha driving The Bug when it was REDEN MINE HORROR and Entombs Hundreda SIX HUNDRED MEN IN COLLIERY. One Mundred and Sizty-four Bodies Have Been Taken Out—=Fire Drives Back Rescue Party—Kaiser Shewns His Sympathy. BAARBRUCKEN, Prussia, Jan, 20 — A firedawp explosion ocvurred In the Bildstock shaft of the Helen mine at Bt. Johanu-on-Saar, opposite this town. The bodies of 164 miners have been taken out of the miue, over fifty men dangerously injured have been res- cued and more than a hundred miners are missing. There were sbout 600 men working In the shaft when the explosion occurred, but half of them were not In the galleries which were wrecked. The rescue corps worked desperately to reach the entombed men. The scenes at the pit, where the fam- ilies of the mihers gathered, were most distressing. The Heden mine Is own- od by the Prussian government. An outbreak of fire in the Reden mine has driven out the rescuers. It is considered probable that thirty to for- ty men are still {uo the pit. The num- ber of dead Is now estimated at 200. The scene of the explosion Is 700 yanis below the surface and 2000 yards from the entrance to the shaft The galleries are blocked with dead horses, Four bundred out of the 600 men in the shaft at the time of the ex- plosion escaped through a neighboring shaft. Experts calculate that the res- cue work will take a week. It Is the greatest mining catastrophe ever known In the Saar region. Heartrendlog scenes are witnessed among the thousands of persons, most- ly members of the families of the en- tombed miners, who are gathered about the mouth of the shaft. Most of the bodies brought to the surface are mangled beyond recoguition, but as they are carried out moans apd sobs from the assembled relatives rend the Alr The mine Inspectors last night order od the rescuers to return to thelr homes, but to hold themselves in readl- tess for further orders. Emperor William has ordered that A full report of the disaster be sent him, A French Mine Disaster, LENS, France, Jan. 29.—An explo sion of firedamp occurred In a coal mine at Llevin, In the Courrlers dls- trict, where L000 miners were killed by an explosion last March, A panic followed, and the greater part of the population of the town rushed to the mouths of the pits, preventing the work of rescue until the gendarmerie had restored a semblance of order. The mayor of Lievin, who Is an oid miner, 1s superintending the work of rescue, Of the 65% miners who de scended Into the pit G50 have been brought to the surface. The bodles of the chief eugiveer and his two as- sistants, horribly mangled, were re- covered. It Is pot yet known how many lives were lost. At the time of the disaster last year Germany sent A rescue corps to ald the French min- ors, Swallowed His Own Brains, DECATUR, II, Jan. 29 — “Death from swallowing his own drains” was the verdict rendered by & coroner's Jury at the inquest over the body of G. Thomas, an Illluols Central brakeman, who was injured by falling into some pumping machinery. The base of Thomas’ skull was broken in Such a way that the man's brains oozed down Into his throat and he swallowed them. After repeating the swallowing at In- tervals of several hours, during which nearly all his brains had oozed through the aperture In the skull, Thomas dled Whitely's Assassin Willful Murderer. LONDON. Jan, 29 —A verdict of “will ful murder” wus rendered by a coro ner's jury against Horace George Ray: per, the man who shot and killed Wil Ham Whitely, the well known West bourne Grove merchant, Jan. 24. But few additional facts developed at the inquest, and the motive for the crime reining a tystery, unless, as the po Hew clajm, it was a fallure of an at tempt to blackmall the merchant. lee Bridge Over Hudson. NYACK, N. Y,, Jan. 29 For the first time In three years a complete Ice bridge has formed across the [Hudson river at Its widest point. The three and a half miles of water separating Nyack and Tarrytown is covered with n seven Inch coating and with the freezing weather which prevails Is con- stantly growing thicker. Many persons have walked across the river at this point — To Prevent Land Frauds, WASHINGTON, Jan ~ President Roosevelt has determined to put an end If possible to frauds in the acquisl tion of public lands by Individaals and corporations, He has directed that hereafter no patent shall be issued to public land until an examination of the ground shall have been made by an authorized officer of the guvernment. <9, Mr. Brynn In Sau Francisce, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20-W. 1 Bryno spent a few hours here, arriving from San Jose and departing for Los Angeles. While here he beld an lu. formal reception aml greeted many members of the Democratic party, One Hundred Chinese Drowned, HONXGRONG, Jan, 20. — A terri mln Ball broke over Hlougkons : of ten minutes sa i GROSVENOR BAITS PROFESSOR. | Congresaman Calls Elliott Contempt- ible and Insaniting. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 “Yon are the most insulting and contemptible witness | ever saw lefore a commit- tee,” was the retort Representative Grosvenor made to Professor H. W. El liott of Cleveland, 0, at a meeting of the house ways and means committee held to consider the Santhanl measure for regulatiog sealing lu Alaskan wa- ters “You can't shut me up. All this evi dence 1s coming. IU go on the floor of the house,” Mr. Elliott shouted in reply : “fieneral Grosvenor will interfere whenever he wants to. Take It lato the house as soon as you wish™ Mr Grosvenor replied calmly, The controversy arose through Pro fessor Elliott's attempt to read to the! committee much testimony concerning the case of the J. Hamilton Lewis seal | ing vessel, which was finally settled] before The Hague tribunal. General] Grosvenor, Chairman Payne, Repre-! sentative Dalzell and other members of the committee attempted to explain to Mr. Elliott that the documents he | was reading were of no value in the hearing, but he resented their Interrup- | tions and attacked the members of the! committee with a vehemence which af- forded much amusement to the com- | mittee and the spectators gathered In| the room FALL RESTORES SIGHT. Rev, Cummings’ Vision Partly Re- stored After Years of Darkness. BALTIMORE, Jan. 20 The Rey. Samuel H Cummings, Methodist min- ister of Baltimore and totally blind for | twenty-five years, has Lad his sight partly restored by a fall when he slip ped on the icy pavement and struck face downward A bit of projecting ice struck his eye with painful force, but when he got up he found that the blow had shocked one eye lato seeing, although indis- tinctly. Mr, Cummings after his fall was able to read the title on a maga zine cover. He says he eun distinguish persons, but that they are out of pro purtion and strangely confused. He believes that the veil which ob | scured his eye wax shattered by the] fall and that be Is seeing through little! rifts Init which reflects objects abuor | mally and curlously. He lost one eye! in an accident while a boy, and the other became blind in sympathy FOUR FAVORITES WON. Nose mand Nose Finish at New Orleans | In Second Event, NEW ORLEANS Jan 20 -On ac count of mud the original fourth race was declared off at the Fair grounds, 00 event belong substituted. The heavy track made the racing uuiuteresting with the exception of 4 nose finish in the second race between Vi perine and Sponge Cake. Four favor ites won, Rubywick won the first race In easy fashion from Hazel M, who had an easy time beating Blister Dew of Dawn and Balolee, heavily backed fa vorites, could only fnish down the ruck. The winners First Race —Rubywick, first; M., second; Blister, thind, Second Race. —Viperine, first; Spoage Cake, second; Paragon, third, Third Race~—Dargin, first; Rusk, sec ond; Mildrene, thind Fourth Race.—Declared off Fifth Race —Matador, first; Western, second; Clifton Forge, third Sixth Race—The Englishman, first; Jungle Imp, second; Glisten, third, Seventh Race — Agra, first; Schroe der's Midway, second; Dele Strome, third. aml nose | Hazel Niags Won In Drive. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. — The track at Oakland was heavy, but the sport was fair. The six furlong event was hotly contested and was won by Blagg in a drive. Other win pers were Reconteur, Warto Nicht Bogum, Orchan aud Van Ness Balbus, at 30 to 1, LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan 20.-—-The crowd at Ascot witnessed some good racing ou a good track. The only up set occurred iu the first mee, when Balbus, at 30 to 1, beat Turnaway Jockey MceDanlel plloted three of his mounts to victory Mother Had Locked (hildren In. CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 29 While Mrs. Joseph Knuckles was going to a well a short distance fen her home at Spring Hi her house caught fire, and her two children, aged thre vears and one year, were burnal death Mrs. Knuckles had locked the door when she went after the and so rapidly did the fire spread that it was Impossible to save the children water Four Killed at Armor Vian, CHICAGO, Jan, 20 Four men were killed and sixteen serionsly Injured by the explosion of an lee machine filled with ammonia fumes in the power house of Armour & Co. here. Twenty men were working in the room when the bead of a cvlinder on the lee ma chine blew off, filling the room with deadly vapor Mrs. Rlugling Dies Suddenly. BARABOO, Wis, Janu 20. -Mm. Au gust Ringling, mother of the Ringling brothers, was stricken with paralysis while entertalnlug friends at supper and expired soon after. She wns sev enty-four years old and the mother of eight children, all of whom are living. Shock nt Kingston Causes Panic, KINGSTON, Jamalen, Jan. 29.—An heavy earthquake shock was felt AGAINST STANDARD Interstate Commerce Men Score Oil Monopolista, SELLALLCRADES FROM SAME BARREL Inguiry Covers Distribution of Petro. leum and lis Products East of Mis slasippl Hiver and In Kaa- ans and Texas, WASHINGTON, Jan Strong charges against the methods of the Standard Oil were made by the inter state commerpe commission in a report presented to congress It is declared that the company has use disreputable methods to destroy its competitors, that the ruin of inde pendent dealers has been a distinct part of its policy, and It |s suggested on dealt have sided In this policy. It is declared that there is little to show that the great profits of the company are due to ts economies, The report Is the result of the Till in which the investigation of the business of the great oll company, The report declares that the methods of the company have been sa long pur sued that the only remedy to save in line mates by the government itself The work of the commission covers products east of the Mississippl river and incidentally the Kansas and Texas fields. The report points out generally the methods by which the Standard Oll compauy “has built up and per petusted Its monopoly and the rela tious of transportation agencies to that monopoly.” It Is significant, says the report, that the larger Independent refiners sell the greater part of thelr product in foreign countries. Oue Independent testified abroad and said that he could compete with the EBtandard In Germany, where its methods as followed in this country would pot be tolerated, but that he { could not compete with It bere Iu discussing the assertion that “the ruin of its competitors has been a dis | tinct part of the policy of the Standard the commission says that one method has been the organization of a perfect systema of esplonage over the shipments of its competitors, result of every car of oll leaving the refinery Some of the main charges in the report were “The ruln of its competitors has been a distinct part of the policy of the Standard Oll company in the past, sys tematically and persistently pursued “The evidence against the company demonstrates If true that the competi in the past have been unfair and even disrep utable “Its motto has been destruction of competition at any cost, and this policy has been pursued without much refer euce to decency or conscience “Tbe Standard has sold fifteen differ ent grades of oll at different prices from the same barrel.” SOLDIER ON TRIAL. Important Points Involved In Pitts. burg Shooting Case. PITTSBURG, Jan. 29 — A murder trial, the outcome of which will estab- lish an [Important precedent in legal and military circles, was called In the criminal branch of court. Lieutenant Ralph W. Drury and Private Joho Dowd of the Ninth United States In fantry were placed on trial charged with the murder of Willlam Crowley, eighteen years old, who on Sept. 10, 19003, was killed near the United States arsenal by Private Dowd, acting under instructions from Lieutenant Drury Crowley and a number of other boys are sald to have been caught stealing inside the arsenal grounds, were pur sued by soldiers and Crowley was shot after he had got a considerable dis tance outside the arsenal limits The question at Issue Is: Has a Unit ed States soldier the authority to kill a man outside of governwent property who Is suspected of a crime within government property? Ever since the killing of Crowley the case has been discussed by legal and military ex perts all oyer the country Oliver Will Complete Canal Contract. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 — William J. Oliver of Knoxville, Tenn., who was the lowest Lidder In connection with the contract for the completion of the Panama canal, bas notified Secretary would complete his con tract within the ten days allowed him He assured the secretary that he was about to associate with him more responsible contructors whom he was satisfied beforehand would be sat isfactory to the secretary aod the pres ident one or Walter HH, Scott Dead at Terry ville TERRY VILLE, Coon, Jan, 29.--\Wal ter H Scott, the oldest merchant of Terryville aud well known throughout this section of the state, Is dead here, aged sixty-five, of pneumonia, He was a native of Plymouth, kept a general store here forty seven years, was post master at Pequabuck twenty five years all represented the town of Plymouth in the legislature in 1876 He leaves a widow and ote son Burned Houses Filled With People, SALONIKA, European Turkey, Jan 20.-1t Is reportel here on god an thority that a Greek band recently burned two bouses that were filled with people at a little village named Gratchien, near Drama, European Tur key. The number of victims of the Sacrifice Selling A ———— Owing to lack of room we are ed to sell staple goods that we ought to carry over, considering the mark- el conditions today Blankets Will Be Higher. Both wool and cotton blankets, will higher next year. Better take ad- vantage of our sale. Cotion blankeis 12¢, 58¢, 6S¢, SS, ¥Sc, SL12Y, $135 and £1.50 in white and grey, all worth one- third more Wool Blankets. liegular $1 11-4 white, 80 per cont wool HOR SANS Regular $475 11-1 white, nearly all wool, now $3.68, Regular $5.00 now S188, Regular $5.75 now #465 Regular $5.00 wool, now MSS, Hegular $7.50 now sas Hegular $350 now $6.95 Reguar $425 11-4 grey, lamb's woll, nowid. 12, Regular $4.75 pow 83,685 Regular §6 now 438 New Black Taffetas Full 36 In. wear guaranteed at fol- lowing prices, $1.00, $1.19, $1.25, $1.35, $L45 and $1.50. 36 in. waterproof silks, noted for wear $1.50, New Plaids In spring combinations, single and double fold in mercerized worsteds, etc Single fold 10e, 12%¢, 15¢, and 25e. Double fold 123e, 17c, 25c, 39¢, Sle and le Travelers’ Samples A line of both summer and winter underwear in child's, ladies’ and men's garments at just i price. Your choice of a table full all marked in plain fig- ures, Comforts. No inflation of regular prices but a straight 10 per cent off, exactly as represented. be * 11-4 white, all wool,’ 11-4 white, all wool, 11-4 white, lamb's 11-4 white, lamb woul : 11-4 white, lamb wool, 11-4 grey, lamib’s wool 60 11-4 grey, lamb's wool It lives up to its name, made for hard knocks. Usual prices 18e¢, and 22c, according to sizes. All sizes specially priced for this week lhe. Globe Warehe Talmadge Block, Elmer Avenue Valley Phone. : Sour Stomach No appetite, loss of Cadpaion, ad Set ness, hsadache, ©o eosits i debility, sour a igs, and ) of the stomach are all dus to pr ; Kodol relieves Indigestion. This new discov ery represents the natural juices of digess tion as they exist in a healthy combined with the greatest ae and reconstructive properties, dyspe and helps all stomach oa Phi by ying, sweetening and the mucous membranes lining the & Nr. 8S 8 of Ravenswood W A sour stornach for Bottles oaly, Relleves Indigestion, sour belching of gas, ete. Prepared by £. O. DaWITY & OO, € Chas. H. L CONTRACTOR, : CARPENTER AND BUILDER. Plans drawn aud estimates given. Hardwood and Stalr Work a All Work Promptly Al Bes Shop and Residence, 38 LI a