Eon Paper -—■ For He Home lhe circulation ol this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTIONS! PER YEAR DK. IKYING H. .JENNINGS, Oflce Hours 9 A. At. to 22 .»/ Wi Mill Mr-. / I'. M.to 4 /'. M. Danville. I'n. SII L' I.T'/., M. 425 MILL ST., DANVII.I K, PA. Diseases ..f the Stomach and Intestines a Specialt" DR. C. H. REYNOI.I S. DENTIS— T-288 Mill St.. - Danville, PH. Dentistry in a 112 Its branch***. Thanse Moderate..n i *ll v ork Gnnrm.ieed IM>a l\mm news. There is seemingly a pretty gineral •rgeemetit of opinion among our naval officers in fav< r of the construction of battleships of the largest size, which are to be arm*'l with the greatest pos sible number of heavy guns The ex perience of the Russo-Japanese war >s held to justify this. As lons a- we are buildiug battleships we might ns well get the best. It is a common thiug to see boys smoking cigarettes, which is an in dication that the law is being violated. It should not a difficult taek to find out who is doing it. OunlifTe, the Adams Express Com pany robber, was seuteuced to serve six years in the Western Penitentiary. The news from Berks county is that turkeys are plenty and will be cheap. Montotir will be heurd from later. Christian Loeli is recovering rapid ly from the severe burns he received •ome time ago at the Structural Tub ing Works. There is little reason to ffar tha the supply of turkeys will run any •horter this year than usual, but there i* less reason to fear that the rumors of a shortage will be less numerous as Thanksgiving approaches. Just out of jail after a two year term Charles Bowmau is under arre-t at Lancaster, charged with highway robbery, of which P. W. Lough< ru, of Coatesville, was the victim. Thirty-two presidents of State univ ersities, now in session at Washing loo, are expected to take action on a change in football rules to comply with the ideas of President Roosevelt tin regard to brutality. The plumber is getting busy ou the iwater pipes these mornings. There will soon be a launching ot 'Gubernatorial hoomlets. Alieady a •number o "u.rn bora *a" are bung ,g roomed It is sai't fl at the Pre-hltnt's ex penses during bin recent trip South amouuted to over {1,5,000. This be will pay out of bis own pocket and • call it tno"ev w 11 spent. Mayor Turn Johnson, cf Clevelaad, ha* appo''"e i an "anti-suicide com mission," whos ' duty it will be to aeek out weary, despondent and de stitute pe pie who may he contem plating suicide, aud ilner them up. Admiration for this sch» me of bene volence is checked, however, by the fact that no appropriate u goes with it. It appears that 30,000 Russians are ■till prisoners of war in Japan. If they know when they are well off they will make no effort to return home before ■priug, at the earliest. Rufus Hippls attending the Lan caster County Institute, has been a teacher for 50 successive years. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Holdren of White Hall ate beitw congratulated upon the arrival, Monday morning, of a baby daughter. Robert Whitehead, iuvrntof of the torpedo which bears his name, flied at Shrivenham. England. Whether | ol icemen, fin men or other public employe, workmen at any busi ness should be paid a sufficient salary .to mtintun their families comfortab ly. and by economies and i-aviug riro vide for the future, without ) en-ions. 'The peniton svstt m induces to lazi itiess, w ««> B and ed at Philadelphia Saturday night. During the present wrefe shows will be on in manv of the great cities of the land. The chrysanthemum is seen in all its glory at Castle Grove. Variety and p» rfection both are there. Two lnr«e green houses are filled, each one of the stately majestic blooms seem ing to surpass the other in exuber ance and loveliuess. As the long vista of v»r'ii- sated, though chaste and mod est tints, opens up before the visitor his eye is chained to the spot as it were with a soit of fascination. Many of the big chrysanthemums measuring from tip to tip, are twelve inches in diameter. All colors and shades of colors are lepresented and it would puzzle any one to tell which are the most to be desired. The pure white oues are beautiful but so are the soft creamy white; so are the large golden ones, those of the many shades of yel low and of the various shades of pink. Mr. Cotter cuts one hundred of these maguificent blooms every day and along ». 'th carnations,roses,&c., ships tliem to Pniladelphia and New York lu the big cities the chrysanthemums producrd at Cai-tle Grove aro retaled bv the dealers at all sorfs of extrava gant prices. Eight to teu dollars per dozen is not an unusual figure. After the chrysanthemums come car nations and ro-es ;devoted to the form er there are two and to the latter eight houses. Dcring October Mr. Cotter shipped 38,000 roses to Phila delphia, while at least 2000 more were disposed of at home. The roses are very beautiful and comprise the Am erican Beauty, Bride's and Brides maid's ros'is, Liberty, Killarney, Wel lesby, Richmond and all the leading marketable varieties. The roses are only b'ginning to brear; by the Holi days the eight grieu houses will each be a paradise of blooming beauty. The carnations are also coming on very nicely. The t«o immense build ings will be a revelation later on. Be sides the fuuioas Lawson carnation. Mr. Cotter cultivates tho Roosevelt caruatiou, a perfict 1 loom garnet in color, and he nas both varieties in ab undance. Among other varieties Mr. Cotter has the Queen, the Prospect, and the Great variegated carnation. N-me but those who have visited Casile Grove can form an adequate idea of the extent of the green houses, of the enormous stock on hand and the care and pains taken to provide for following seasons. Of the eight houses devoted to roses five are propagating houses, all filled with grafted roses nicely growing. Providing for aB a son further on are houses tilled with Easter Lilies and Miguonnettes The latter, nicely under way, occupy one whole building. About the Holidays they will be in bloom and the visitor to the greenhouse then will be treat ed to a sight that will be nothing short of a vision huneral of Lewis Title. The funeral of Lewis Titel took place Monday morning at 10 o'clock from the family residence on Mill street, and wn very largely attended Rev. Charhs D. Letch conducted tin services. Two selections—"Jesus Lover of My Soul" and "dome Unto Me and I Will Give You Rest" were rendered by a quartette composed of Mrs. W R. Panics, Miss Elizabeth Ruswll, John B. McCoy and Sam A McCoy. There were many beautiful ttoial trih ut> 8. The remaius were carried to the grave by the following pall betters: H. E. Maus, Harry Eilenbogen, John Earns worth, ll -nry Divel, James Ryan, [Jr. Hurry Sober mid Thomas Murray. Interment wa« tna I * in the Odd Pil lows' cemetery, two speci tl ttolley | cars heing utilized to convey the fun- J eral party. Those from a distance who attended the funeial wire: Mrs. John Oiila-py. of Scrantou ; Mrs. J'lhn R'inik, Mrs. ! Adam Eraley, Mr->. Miry Feistler, Miss Mi inie Kitiitu ill, of Wilke«- I Bar re; Miss Minni • V tiling r, of Wil { liamspnrt; Michael Everett, of C'ol- Iburn; Mr. and Mrs. Ere i Hoffman. : Mrs. Henry Rowe and sot, Arthur l Adams, of Stiamokin; Mr. aid Mrs i Evan Bevan, of Burnham; Mr and i Mrs. Hira n Palin> r, Mr. aud Mrs. j Charles Titel, Mr and Mrs Wesley Gross, Mr. and Mrs James McEwen, I Mrs. Charles Whiti neck, Mr. and Mrs. Ivy, Mrs. Elijati Cromley, LGwis Titel, •of Hloonistinrg; Mrs. John Benfleld and sou, Hiram Sandel.of Valley town jship; John Stout, of Reading Basket Ball Friday Nifcht. | The Sterling Eive (deaf mates) bas » ket hall team, of Plvniouth, will t lav ; the Danville Eive at the Armory, Eri | day evening. Dance after game. These men are all graduates of Mt Airy In i stitute at Philadelphia. SCHOOL HOARD l.\ SESSION The use of the High School room was granted tie County Superintend ent Tuesday fur the annual County Institute,which will begin on Decem ber 4th. It seems to be the sense of the School Board that the County In-titute as conducted is of rather doubtful utility to the town schools, the program be ing shaped too much to b nefit the country schools without any special provision for the town schools. Ac cording to their idea the Borough Superintendent should assist in ar ranging the program,a privilege which at present is not accorded turn. The matter was discussed with a good deal of warmth, several directors advocat ing that the Borough discontinue hold ing institute with the county. It was pat to a vote, however, aud lost, after which on motion of Mr Pursel the use of tiie High School room was granted to County Superintendent Derr for the boi ling of the Institute as above stated. The Truant Officer presented his re port for the cecoud month of school, which showed that 110 pupils were out of scliool owicg to sickness ; tin re were 12 truants; 4 we e detained at home for want of suitatl" clothing. Twelve notices were sent out. On motion of Mr. Orih the Supply Committee was instructed to procure five hundred sponges for use in the school. On motion of Mr. Pursel the Print ing Committee was instructed to se cure the printing of 3)0 agreement blanks to bo u- d when teachers are employed. On motion of Mr Bums it was de cided that 25 copies of Pollarl's Prim ers be ordered. On motion of Mr. Burns it was or dered that Profe-sor Sluw be request ed to resume his pisition as Principal of the Third Ward school on Monday, November 20th. Treasurer Schrati) presented a state ment of finances to date, which show ed a cash balance on hand of 111,847.- 05. The following members were pres ent: Adams, Orth, Heiss, Pnrsel, Harpel. Grone.Eischer, Burns, Trutu bower and Werklieiser. The following bills were approved for payment: Milrs Walsh $ 2.00 A. Nystron lj-25 Remington Type Writer Co ... 7.20 O. M. L'niger 7.50 LT. S. Express Co 1.60 Water Rent. 50.00 Standard Gas Co l.f>o John Bruder .. 2.35 Isaac Pitman stl U. L. Gordy l.C>9 Death of Richard rietherell. After enduring a painful illness of eight weeks, Richard B. Metherell died Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock froui'abcess. Notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Metherell has been very ill for some time his death came as a severe shock to the community. The deceased was well known all over this section of the State, as his musical career had taken him into nearly every city and town in central Pennsylvania. He was a musician of exceptional ability and bis services were always in great de mand. Mr Metherell was born in Devon shire, Urn gland, forty-two years ago, and came to this country at the age of seven, settling with his parents, at Bloomshurg,where he lived until about seventeen years ago, when he came to Danville. In addition to his many other music al engagements, Mr. Metherell was until he became ill, the leader of the Hospital orchestra ; also last winter he was professor of string instruments at Susquehanna University, Solinsgrove. The il ceased is survived bv a wid ow and one son, Gomer E. Metherell; also by Ins father, Thomas Metherell, of Bloomshurg ; two sisters, Miss Laura, of Blootnsburg; Mrs. James Ktsev, of Jameson City ; four brothers, William, of Williamsport; A. W. Metherell, of Biosshutg; Albert and Thomas, of Philadelphia. Tiie funeral services will take place Ertdftv mor/iing at U :30 o'clock from the family residence cn Lower Mul berry street. The remains will bo in tern d at Berwick. New -400 H. P. Hngine Installed. The new fofrr hundred horse power Corliss engine in the Berwick silk mills was staited up yesterday. E. Q. Hart:n »u was at Berwick to witne-s the starting up of the new engine. This big power generator makes it po-sibla to double the capacity of the Berwick mills. It has a fly wheel fif teen feet in diameter. Machinery has recently been installed at the Berwick plant that increases its capacity 20 per ceut. Austin C. Hartmau, who has until recently been connected with the Ber wick plant, has gone to Sbickshiiiny. i Secretary of the Colonial Spinning Mills, T. W. Cutter, of this city, is in temporary charge of the Berwick j mill uutil the arrival of the new man ager next Monday. Winter Weather. Conditions yesterday w emed posi tively wintry. The autumnal atmos phere passed a limit win nit could not be appropriately termed "bracing:" it was positively chilly and d<-agreeable mid no one tarried out of doors longer than necessary. At the same time peo ple will be surprised to learn that at no time during the daylight hours did mercury fall much below 35 degrees. DVNVIM.K. l'A.. Tl IU I'SDA V NOVKMHKR l<>, IDO.I HIE fflON VETI'HN I.ECIOS Encampment No. 'M, Union \ eteran Legion, held its banquet at the City Hotel, Danville, last night. Tl.e oc casion as is usual with these annual atfairs proved a happy reunion, in which tiiose who fought side by side met together to make inerry around the banquet board,to recount the deeds of camp and field and relate tho ex periences of subsequent years in the less ffagic, though bard fought bat tles of daily life. No one is eligible to membership in the Union Veteran Legion but soldiers of the Union Army, Navy and Marine Corps during the War of the Rebel lion, who volunteered for a term of three years and were honorably dis charged for any cause after a service of at least two continuous years or were at any time discharged by reason of wounds,received in the line of duty —provided said enlistment was pre vious to July 1, 1863. No drafted per son, uo substitute,uor any person who at any time bore arms against the United States is eligible to member ship in the Union Veteran Legion. The membership of Encampment No. 32, U. V. L., which takes in Blooms burg and Danville,is therefore, neces sarily not large. The headquarters are at Bloomsburg. Charles S. Eornwalfl, of that place is Colonel Commander and Dr. Juo. Sweisfort, of this city, Lieutenant Colonel. About a dozen members of the encampment came down from Bloomsburg on the trolley and were joined by about the same number of Danville members. The banquet was served at 8 o'clock, covets being laid for thirty. The meal was a very sumptuous affair, served in Landlord Moyer's usual tasteful aud elegaut style. The menu : Panned Maurice River Cove Cysters. Roast Turkey aud Cranberry Sauce. Sweet Potatoes, Cold Slaw, Cream Corn and Mashed Potatoes Salads. Eruit, Ice Cream and Cake. Tea, Coffee and Milk. The following members of the en campment were seated around the table: Charles S. Eornwald, B. I l '. Sbarpless, Albert Herbine, Jac. Kel ler, O. W. Mears, E. M. Gilmoie, Lewis Cotien, R. C. Buckalew, C. S. Enrman, Elias Utt.Theo. Mendenhall, of Bloomsburg; Joseph H. Johnson, P. U. Baylor, M. Breckbill, Michael S'lires, William Minier, John Mc- Clure, Dr. Jno. Sweisfort, G. W. Mowrer, Dr. P. C. Newbaker, D. R. Eckmau, Charles Woods, J. P. Bare, of Danville. N. K Mears, a member of the Sins of Veterans, and John C. Rutter, Jr., proprietor aud editor of the "Demo cratic Sentiuel" and "Bloomsburg Daily" as guests,were also at the ban quet. Lewis Cohen was toast master. Nearly two hours were whited away around the table. None of the mem bers had been called by death during the pa-t year nor was there anything to sadden the occasion. (Story telling as usual was a taking feature and fun and merriment ran high. Ou parting the members agreed that the banquet was by no means the least enjovable of the eight or ten that have beeu held in the encampment's history. (jorgas Taken to Columbia. Constable A. V. Rogers, cf Colum bia, Lancaster county, was in this city yesterday to take charge of Claude Gorgas, the fugitive from justice.who was apprehended near the Reading Iron Works, early Tuesday morning. Gorgas, it is alleged, made quite an unsavory record for himself at Colum bia, where he is wanted for a series of bold robberies. Constable Rogers hail in his possession three warrants for Gorgas, one charging him with felonious entry into a store aud the larceny of live overcoats. This crime was committed early in the morning of October 20th., the burglar succeed ing in getting away with the coats which were valued at {SO. Another warrant was tor obtaining goids from A*kin u itself a work of consider able magnitude. The drain, which is il i.;ned to carry off the surface wat er which comes down Nicholas Ave nue, will be sunk nmler A street and the trolley track and thenoe skiiting | the railroad embankment «'ll em r\ I into the Brewery run at the big cul vert. The drain, which ui length will |be some two hundred fee', is already finished for a distant! 1 •»* near y liitv t'ei t from the 3reek I n ■ pipe H be lug sunk af the depth of six feet. The fact that scientific methods of i fighting the San Jose scale are to he i taught in this county at the expense | ot the stato is good news. I'BSOWI. PARAGRAPHS Mont O. Hughes, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday at the MOIIIH of his moth er, Mrs. Mary Hughes, Eerry street. Miss Anna Woodside spent Sunday with frieuds in Catawissa. Mr. and Mrs. Erank Trumbower, of Wilkes-Barre, spent Sunday at tha home of Samuel Trusubower, East Market street. Miss Elizabeth Bucher, cf Snnbuiy, spaut Sunday at the home of her pat euts, Mr. aud MM. Sa nuel Pucher, Riverside. Mrs. Gertrude Ellis returned to Kingston Saturday,after a visit at the home of I. T. Patton, East Market street. Miss Anna Parley, of Riverside, spent Sunday with relatives in Cata wissa. Miss Mamie Hoffman, of Northum berland, spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Richard Morris, of Tay or, sp nt Sunday at the home of Mr aud Mr-. John D. Evans, East Mai ket street. Mrs. William Gray, of Stliusgrorc, spent Sunday with friends in this city. George Waite, of Philadelphia,spent Sunday at the home of his father S. M. Waite, East Mahoning street. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Arms, of SJll bury. spent Sunday at the home of S. W. Arms, I'erry street. Miss Mary Pfaliler spent Sunday with relatives at Catawissa. Raymond Claytou, of Philadelphia, speut Sunday at the home of his par ents Mr. and Mrs. Theo. W. Clayton, South Danville. Miss Katherine Valine, student at Buckiiell University, spent Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. aud Mrs. William Yastine, West Market street. Miss Estella Loweustein, student at Burkmll University, spent Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel Lowenstein, West Market street. SheiifT J. I?. Sbarpless, of Sunbury spent Sunday with relatives in South Dauville. Mrs. Alex. Diehl left yesterday for a visit with friends in Williamsport. Rev. Grorge G. Kunkle, pastor [of St. John's Lutheran church, left yes terday moruiug to attend the couven tlon of the Woman's Home aud Eor eign Missionary Society, at Selius grove. Walter Oberdorf left yesterday for a several days' visit with relatives at Lewisburg. Miss Mary C. Yorks left yesterday morning to spend several days with friends at Chester. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Kline returned to Harrisburg yesterday after a visit at the home of Lore Kline, East Mar ket street. Mrs. L. J. Schroeder aud daughter Hi I n, of Columbia, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Schroeder's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Shadrach Ery, Bloom street. Gen. George B. Cadwallader, of Sunbury, spent yesterday with friends in this city. Sheriff George Maiers was a Sun bury visitor yesterday. Grant Eensterm »cher left yesterday via the D. L. W. for a visit with friends in Dayton, Ohio. Large Quantities of Natural Gas. Workmen who were drilling for cop per at Central yesterday struck natur al gas in large quantities,which when released blew up the shaft with such great force that the lives of those standing nearby were endangered. On the farm of J. P. Eritz, at Cent ral,the Pennsylvania Copper aud Min ing Co'iipanv for the past three months have been conducting operations in an endeavor to locate a satisfactory vein of copper. One of the borings yester day morning struck a series of pockets in the ground from which was emitted great quantities of natural gas. When the drill had reached a depth of 275 feet tha g »s w is struok.atid the volume was so gteat that when re leased it blew ihe dust and rocks up the shaft with much force and into the air for a great height. This came as a great surprise aud altogether tin expected to the workmen; several of them narrowly escaped serious injury by the sudden blow-up, and also from the flying rocks. The company conducting the opera tions had no idea there was gas in the ground, and hardly know what to make of the new proposition which coufrontH them. If a permanent aud lasting vein of the natural gas can be located, a well for the utilizing of the same will no doubt he erected. hunting Accident in Valley. The report of a guuuing accident that might have resulted most serious j ly comes from Valley township. Samuel Umsteal and Harvey Stine, employes on H. N. Beyer's farm.were out en lining on Tuesday, and got up two rabbits. One of the cotton tails mucin.; into a hollow tree, the men i n 1 i.v li d to get it out. Mr Stine wa< betiding over looking into the tree, when Mr. Umstead came up h-bin I him and placed bis gun against tiie tree. Accidentally it dis chatk 'd,tlie whole load going through the rim of Mr. Umstead's hat and just grazing bis ear. The rabbit got away. Repairs are being made on the side walk in front of the Boston Store. K'OIM MHEIUMiS The Court H iu>e bell rang at 5) o'clock Monday morning. The ttav erse jnrors were on hand and tiie trial of cases was immediately taken up. Judge Staples keeps things moving and Monday's session was probably an object l««son to some revealing how time can be saved and business facil itated. In beginning tna court an nounced that everv jnror aud every witness who is not present when call i d will he fined his or her day's pay. The attorneys were also notified that they art! expected to be on hand when needed and not to keep the court wait ing while they attend to other busi ness. As a result of all this by noon the second case was on, the sentence following conviction in the first case was imposed and other business was disposed of. The first case attached was that of Com mmi we \l tli vs. William Myers,Sr., William Myers, Jr., Anna Myers and Thomas J tuns. This was a cross ac tiun involving the charge of assault and battery the other party to the contention being Edward Bark, sou cf Patrick Burk. By agreement of coun sel the xhovn cases were submitted to one jnry, the verdict to be tho same as it each case was tried separately. H. M. Hinckley and Thomas C. Welsh appeared for Burk and E. S. Gearhart as private counsel was associated with the district attorney The affair oat of which the case grew took place ou last New Year's eve. Mr®. William Myers, her son William and her father, Thomas James were walking up Bloom street. When opposite the Grove Church William Myers, Jr.. in celebration of New Year discharged his pistol loaded with a blank cartridge. Myers and his mother allege that the pistol was dis charged into the gutter but Edward Bark, who was passing, swore that it was fired at his feet and that at the same time the remark was made: "Shoot at that thing." Passing on for some distance he returned and ask ed young Myers what be had said. It was hero the trouble began. Mr-;. Myers corroborated by her son and her father, testified that Burk chokel her and her father. Burk declared that the revolver was held in front of bis face, and denied the choking. Later Mrs. Myers, her sou and her father wera joined by William Myers, Sr., and proceeding to their home on Rail road street east of the Borough accord ing to their testimony they were met by Burk.who renewed the altercation, striking Thomas James over the head with a pala or picket, which he tore from the fence knockiug James down; Burk al«o, it was alleged, struck Wil liam Myers over the head twice, where upr-n the two men clinched aud fell to the ground, where they weie parted by Patrick Bark, who emerged from his house, which is adjoiuing or near the Myers home. The pale broken in two by tho force of the blow was produced in Court as evidence. Burk in defense declared that it was only by a coincidence that he reached home just as William Myers and wife, sou and father-in-law arrived; that he found them stauding there waiting for him, the men with their coats off, whioh Mrs. Myen was holding. Burk swore th tt the Myers contingent them selves opened the quarrel, striking him over the head with the pile.after which they "jumped him." The witnesses were Annie Myers, Thomas James, William Myers, Sr., and William Myers, Ji. Edward Burk himself was placed on the stand. Other witnesses who testifi ed in bis behalf were: Catherine Hurk, Catherine McDonald, and Pat rick Burk. I.'lie case o'cupiiid but little over an hour and a half Hon. 11. M. Hinck ley and E. S. Gearhatt. who went to the jury for their respective sides, were restricted to 15 minute--. The whole case largely resolved itself into a question of veracity among the wit nesses and the charge of the Court was brief and to the point. The jury re tired about 11 o'clock. The twelve man returned at 11.45 o'clock. Ewdard Hark was found guilty of assault aud battery on Thom as James and Auuie Myers. Iti the case of the Commonwealth vs. Wil liam Myers, Sr., William Myers. Jr., Annie Myers aud Thomas James the jury found in each case the defendants not guilty, placing the costs upon the prosecutor, Patrick Burk. Edward Burk was called before the bar and apprised of the jury's verdict. Tho sent nco of the Court was that Burk for each case in which he was found guilty pay the costs of prosecu- j tiou, a fine of ten dollars or to give | security for the payment of the same | within teu day- and to stand commit ted until the sentence is complied with William Bingham, who pleaded guilty to a charge ot larceny,was call ed before the Court. In reply to a question from Judge Staples lie said lie was f)'.i years of . . Si ntence was j suspended until further order of Court, Bingham being giv-n until next term 1 to pay costs. The case of John Seitz and Ralph j Halm WHS taken up shortly after 11 | o'clock. The charge was one of as ' sisting prisoners to break jai! Our ; readers are goneiallv pretty familiar I with the circumstances of the ra.-e. John Sees.ftllow prisoner, was plac ed upon the stand His testimony was | substantially a reproduction of what he said at the hearing before Justice KSTA 1»LISI IEI > IX 1855 I Oglesby. He reluted the circumstance I of parties outside the jail visiting the i prisoners and of overhearing the con- i vernation at the hack window. He was , | sure that one of the parties was known ! as and the other as "Toughy. " | George Orossley was the next wit ness. Fie was in jail at the time the attempt to escape was made. He identified the saws and frame used in sawing the bars. They were handed in the rear window ; he said, by John Seitz, whom lie identified as one of the defendants. The saws were receiv ed, he said, by Elmer Halderman, who stood in the cell jind extended a broom across the corridor to the ow, outside of wiiich'S itz was stand ing. Seitz reaching iu between the bars placed the saws upon the broom, after which they were noiselessly drawn into the cell by t Halderman. It was not yet quitejdark, and he easily recognized S:iitz. Officer John Grier Yoria was called i to the stand. He has known both de fendants since their infancy. After the arrest be Halm how long he bad b* enjjknown as "Toughy" and he replied: "Oh ten years or more. " Sheriff Maiers described the attempt to break jail and identified the saws and frame. Evan R. Evans, blacksmith employ ed at James Lake's repair shop, iden tified the saw frame as one which he made during July or August. James Lake, proprietor of the shop, also Identified rlie saw frame, wtiich, he said, had been ordered by John Seitz who was accompauied to the shop by Ralph Halm —that the saw was paid for by Siitz and was deliver ed to him. This was some two cr three weeks before the attempt was made to break iail. Ralph Hahn was called to the stand. He denied that lie had ordered the saw or that he ever knew that one was ordered. He deniei that he was near the jail on the night of September lfi, 1905. when the saws were passed in through the window, but endeavored to establish the fact that he was in Blcomsbnrg and Espy at the time. John Seitz was the next witness. He did not deny that be had ordered the saw of Lake, received the same and paid foi it. Halin, however, he declared, had nothing to do with the transaction, although he accompauied S'itz both when the saw was ordered and when if was delivered. To con ceil the transaction from Hahn, Seitz alleged that on leaving the repair shop he adroitly bid the saw frame under his coat. S'itz also declared that he himself was innocent of assisting the prisoners to escape, but that he had c:ius°d the saw frame to be manufact ured at the instance of another, a stranger whom he met at the Nail WorKs spring and who paid him two doll ITS for the part be played. He did not know for what purpose the saw frame was needed. Neither could he describe the stranger at whose in stance he had the saw frame made. Edward S. Gearhart represented Halm. Seitz being without an attor ney the Court appointed Major C. P. Gearhart to defend him. The Court's charge covered the ground very fullv and was clear and impartial. According to the evidence. Judge Staples said he did not thiuk the defendants could be brought in guilty under the first and second counts,but only under the third, which charged them with "famishing instm ments to prisoners for the purpose of aiding them to escape." The jury re tired at 3:30 o'clock and at the ad journment of court was still out. The uext case attached was that of Commonwealth vs. Francis Woll, the charge being "Receiving stolen goods." The prosecutor is the Read ing Iron Company, which was repre sented by James Sjarlef. Hon. Fred Ikeler appeared for the defendaut. Superintendent Hecht of the Mon tour Department of the Readiug Iron Works, was the first witness. He iden titied fish plate offered in evidence as those tieloiiaint; to a switch or section of track torn up at 1119 Dauville Roll ing Mill and belonging to the Read ing Iron Company. Henry Mintzer, track foreman, was the uext witness. He assisted in tear ing np the track at the Dauville Roll ing Mill and said the fish plate miss ing were placed on a pile. He identifi ed those 111 rouit as the ones used in the track that had been removed. Emery Heimbach, a repairsman on the P. & R. track, also identified the fish plate. E. L. Simmers. P. & R. Policeman, testified as to finding the fish plate on Mrs. VVoll's premises, hidden under a pile of other iron in an old barn.whioh was kept locked. W. A. Persley, an other P. & R. Offi.ier, testified to the same effect,as did also Chief-of-Police Mincemoyer, who accompanied tlto P. & R. Officers 011 the search. Elizabeth Woll, mother of the de ! fendant. upon whose premises the fish plate were found, was called to the stand. She herself did not use the i stable. She could uot say who owned the junk, found in the shop. The wag on kept inside belonged to her sou. j Fred Woll,brother of the defendant, I who boarded with his mother, did not . know to whom the junk belonged. Benjamin Miller, junt dealer,testifl i ed that prior to a year ago he purchas | ed a stock of junk from Francis Woll, which was kept in the old barn. This, 1 however, he carted away. Mr. Ikeler's . contention was that the defendant was not the owner of the junk. The defense offered no testimony. Mr. Saath't went to the jury first and was followed hv MJ\ Ikeler. Each oc -1 copied some twenty minutes and ou JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public tnat he is prepared at all times to ex ecute in the neatest manner. JOB PRINTING Of ail Kinds and Description the homely aud unpoetic subject of "fishplates" two of the rto6t eloquent addresses were made that have been heard in the Court House for many days. The Court charged the jury and tha latter retired shortly after o'clock. Joseph Gusack, a boy nineteen yeara of age, accused of stealing coke from the Reading Iron Works,pleaded guilty to charge. Sentence was suspend ed, the hoy, who can neither read cor write,being plainly an object of much sympathy. Before discharging tha boy Judge Staples gave him some *ery good advice,arging him to try to learn to read aud write to the end that he may become a useful member of so ciety. TUESDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. I he tt rm of Court, which all thought would occupy the entire week,is praoj tically over. When Court couvenea at 1) o'clock this morning, it will be merely to receive the verdict of tha jury in the case of Commonwealth vs. Elmer Halderman.which was still out on adjournment last evening and to transact tome ottier business carried over from yesterday. At half past I o'clock yesterdav when the last cass went on trial the Court discharged all the jurors except those engaged. The civil cases have all been continued. This has been rendered necessary, Judge Staples explaining,by reason of the fact that William Kase West, Esq., who is interested in all the civil cases except one, is confined to his home by illness with no prospect of being able to attend Court daring the preaant week. Court couveued Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock and bujiness moved on at the same rapid puce that characterized Monday's proceedings. The two juries which retired ou Monday were each ready with a verdict. In the case of Commonwealth TI. Fraucis Woll a verdict of guilty on the second count was returned, but the defendant was recommended to the mercy of the court. In the above case a motion for arrest iu judgment aud a new trial was granted returnable at the uext term of Court. In the ca-e ot the Commonwealth vs. Joliu Seitz and Ralph Hahn, tha jury fouud John Seitz guilty on tba third count of the indictment, whloh related to furnishing instruments to prisoner? for tl.e purro-e of aidiug them to escape. Ralph Hahu was ac quitted. Iu the case of Seitz the Court pro nounced the following sentence: Thai John Seitz pay the costs of prosecu tio* in the rase, a fi;:e oft. n dollar* to the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania, for the use of 1 fie county of Montour aud that he undt rpo imprison ment in the Eastern the City of Phifadelphia at separate aud solitary confinement at labor for a period of two years to be computed from yesterday aud to staud commit ted until the sentence is complied with. The indictment against John Sees, iu which the charge was murder, was quashed on motion of Edward V. Am erman, attorney for Sees. Mr. Am erman cont*mdei that the indictment was illegal in that Mis Sees, wife of the defendant, bad been permitted to testify before the grand jury and that in the eyes of the law the wife in such cases proves an incompetent witness. The District Attorney resisted the motion, explaining that the wife had beeu called to testifv before the Grand Jc*T contriry to his counsel and that he bad prepared a second bill In whiob the wife's testimony was eliminated aud which the graud jury the same week returned as a true bill. The first indictment the District Attorney aak ed the Court to quash. The Court took the view that inas> much as the second Indictment was re turned by the same grand jury as the first, that if one was irregularly ob tained (which seemed to be admitted) tin other also was, as the impression made upon the miuds of the Grand Jurors by the wife's testimony when the first bill was presented necessarily lingered and had its effect when tha second bill was acted upon. The Court therefore, granted Mr. Amerman'a motion and declared the indictment quashed. An order, however, was made by the Court holding John Sees In custody until the District Attorney has an opportunity to present another iudictment. David Barrett, who with Elmer Halderman was indicted for assault and battery with intent to rob aud as sault and battery with iutent to kill, committed at W. H. N. Walker's ho tel on the 3rd of July last, pleaded guilty. The case therefore went 011 trial with Halderman alone a* de fendant. He was represented by Thom as C. Welsh, Evq. All the circumstauces attending thia case have been fully aired iu these columus. The task that devolved up on the Commonwealth was to establish the identity or Barrett's accomplice on the night of the attack as Elmer Halderman, the defendant. The fol lowing witnesses were called by the Commonwealth: W. 11. N. Walker, i Richard McC.irmick,Clarence Ephlin, 1 Arthur Walker, Samuel Haas, George Ciossley and Officer J. no Grier Yoris. The most of the witneses thought they saw a resemblance between the man who accompauied Barrett and Elmer Halderman,the defendant. There was. however, an absence of direct testi mony. The defendant relied upou an alibi to establish his innocence. Beiug call ed upon ttie stand he described in de tail his movements on the night of July 3rd. He spent the time he said.