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REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 190G.
VOLUME 15.
NUMBER IS.
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The Peoples National Bank
"Men," says Fielding, "do not become rich by
what they get, but by what they keep." Our sav
' ings department is helping a lot ofjieople to keep."
Deposits received in any amount and at any time
during the month. Interest computed twicea year,
January and July, and compounded. Said accounts
have excellent withdrawal privileges. : : :
OPEN 8ATURDAY EVENINGS 7.30 TO 8.30.
The Peoples National Bank, Reynoldsville, Pa.
ESTABLISHED IN 1875
CAPITAL
100.000.00
CLEANLINESS
lit
is a necessity to perfect Health ard an essential
element of Happiness. To prevent sickness and enjoy the comforts
of life you should equip your sleeping apartment or dressing chamber
with snowy white, one-piece
Porcelain Enameled Lavatory
"itwhfaid" Lavatories are
made in numerous beautiful
designs and are free from
cracks and crevices, thereby
providing sanitary conditions
in the highest possible degree.
By installing ".Standard
One-piece Lavatory in your
sleeping apartment or dressing
chamber you will be provided
with a scource of comfort not
otherwise obtainable. To
have running hot and cold
water as desired at your touch,
vill prove a source of delight
and satisfaction.
If you will call we will take pleasure in showing you the
"tMKlAKf one-piece Lavatories and other fixtures of the same manu
facture we have displayed in our showroom, and will supply you
with information required to secure a perfect plumbing job.
THE UNION PLUMBING COMPANY
Below opera house. Bo h 'phonos. REYNOLDSVILLE. PA.
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.COMPORT"
N. HANAU
July Clearance
Sale
All
Summer Goods
Reduced
10c Figured Lawns 6'fec.
5c Embroidery now 3V6c
20Ci Embroidery at 10c.
45c Girls' Dresses at 33c.
10c Figured Batiste 6V2C.
10c Embroidery now TVfcc.
25c Girls' Dresses"at 19c.
50c Girls' Dresses at 39c.
Cannot mention all bargains. Come and see our
goods and get prices.
N. HANAU. . REYNOLDSVILLE, PA. E
DON'T DO IT
Don't go elsewhere lor a Buslnses Course or a Shorthand Course until you liuve
invcBllKu led our commercial Courses. The Hon. Henry llourk has pronounced
our Commercial Department and 11s equipment the finest he has ever seen.
Thoro Courses
Twelve Teachers
Elegant Equipment
Free Tuition
end
Our graduates aTe ALX placed itt good positions as soon as they graduate.
lor our large COMMERCIAL CATALOG sent KliEE on application.
Address : S. L. Lowrey, Prin. Com'l Dep't.
INDIANA NORMAL SCHOOL.
SINGLE COPIES OF THE STAR THREE CENTS.
THREE MEN KILLED IN A
FIGHT AT FLORENCE MINE
Attempt to arrest an Italian for fighting precipitated a bloody
conflict between State Constabulary and foreigners
barricaded in a house.
After two members of the State Constabulary were killed and three wounded, the remaining
twenty-one-constables, assisted by the police force of Punxsulawney, surrounded the house
and in the darkness of night for six hours poured volley after volley into the besieged
building. When dawn broke twenty pounds of dynamite was exploded under the house
fire broke out and at 8.30 Monday morning only a heap of smoldering ashes marked the
scene of the night's'deadly conflict.
Toe moot thrilling and sanguinary
tragedy In tbe annals of Jefferson
coimty happened at the little mining
town of Florei.ce, eight miles from
Reynoldsville, Sunday night, Septem
ber 2nd. In tbe darkness of night,
while rain deseended in torronts, a
pitched battle was fought between a
detachment of twenty-six members of
the State Constabulary ana a few des
perate Italians fortified in a boarding
house. When dawu came, two valiant
constables and an Italian desperado
were cold in death," one more constable
injured fatally, two wounded by buck
shot, and the house which had shelter
ed the Italians was reduced by dynamite
and fire to a heap of ahes. This In brief
is the tale of that bloody night's work
a tale paralleled only in ferocity by
deeds of aotual war.
Along about the middle of Sunday
afternoon Sergeant Joseph Logan,
dressed in citizen's clothes, wandered
out to Florence on tbe lookout
for a foreigner accused of slashing a
fellow countryman, on the Walston road
the day before. While standing talk
ing to Dr. Bodenhorn, a fist fight stcrt
ed near the Mahoning Company store
between two Italians. He started for
th fray and attempted to arrest one of
lh- participant!), Salvatore Waltsoch.
Waltsoch backed Ionian Italian board
ing house and Logan fallowed. The
men were barely inslcio the door whn a
siiiotlo was thrust, nt. L".vnn, presum
ably by another Italian named Jim
Timbone, alias Trabone and Malhono.
Logan retreated without his man.
When a short distance from the house
fire was opened on him by someone in
second story of the house. He replied
with revolver shots, but neither party
was injured. Logan promptly 'phoned
to the barracks in Punxsutawney for
assistance and five men were sent to
Florence by trolley, being Privates
Chambers, Henry, Mclllvain, Mullen
and Koch. Together they started to
charge the house, Henry In command.
Twenty feet from the house a shot rang
out from the second story and Henry
fell In the road. He rolled over with an
awful groan and expired. Appalled,
his comrades stopped and two, Chamb
ers and Mullen, attempted to carry
Henry back. In tbe act a deadly fire of
buckshot was opened n tbem, from the
boarding house and b i h were wounded,
Chambers fatally. It, was almost an
hour before Logan, Mullen and Koch
were able to rescue th- dead and injured
men. Another cail sent in to tbe
barracks and thl tlm twenty mounted I
iin.)n.in ..on;, ,,, ti tl Ul I'lID UOI
goant Lumb wu. gu, loping over the
hills to tbe scene. Thin wag about half
past six in the evening. When the
mounted constables arrived, another
attempt was made to enter the bouse
under cover of fire from part of the
troop. Six mer burst in tbe door and
three of them started to ascend tbe
stairs. A fusilade of bullets met them
and one man, Francis Zebringer, fell
back on his comrades, shot. Tbe others
retreated, leaving Zehringer's body lay
ing in the doorway.
The desperateness of the situation
now fully dawned on tho constables.
The knowledge that two of their com
pany had been ehot in cold blood and a
third fatally wounded, goaded them to
the severest measures. The police force
of Punxsutawney, under Clayton Pal
mer, came to the scene and the whole
troop, stationed on all four sides, com
menced to pour a merciless fusilade of
bullets into the house. On the side of
the house the firing never ceased. It is
said that over a thousand shots were
exchanged during the night,. It is the
marvel of the constabulary how the im
prisoned Italians managed to keep up
such a continuous fire and to Blioot with
such deadly effect wbenovor a head
appeared anywhere within range. At
one time it rained in torronts, but every
man stood his post and the battle went
oa, At two o'clock in the morning tho
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED AT FLORENCE MINE.
Dead.
JOHN HENRY, private In the State Constabulary; axed 26; home In Philadelphia.
Is survived by one sister. Body taken to Philadelphia for burial, Henry was
unmarried. Had seen service In the Spanish-American war.
FRANCIS ZEU RINGER, private In the State Constabulary; axed S3 yean; home
In Oonshohocken, near Philadelphia, where body was taken for Interment. Un
married. Zehrlnger was an unusually fine specimen of physical manhood. Had
served In tbe regular army seven years and was a veteran of tbe Spanish-American
war.
JIM TIMBONE, also known as Trubone and Malbone. An Italian about 40 years
of age. Boarded In house attacked and It is net known that he had any relatives.
Wounded.
HOMER 0. CHAMBERS, private In State Constabulary; aged 24 years; home In
Allegheny City. Was taken to Adrian hospital for treatment.
WILLIAM A. MULLEN, private In State Constabulary; home In Harrlsburg.
. Shot In thigh but will recover,
JOSEPH. LOOAN, sergeant in State Constabulary. Shot In foot.
firing ceased and all was quiet until
about half past five In the morning.
Then It was determined to dislodge the
Italians by dynamite and Captain J. F.
Robinson himself placed nearly twenty
pounds of the explosive stuff under one
side of tbe house. It went off witb fear
full effect, shattering one side of the
house and breaking numerous windows
in the bouses roundabout. Immediate
ly the troopers charged the house and in
the second story found the dead body of
Jim Timbone, a gun by his side and
ammunition near blm. It is probable
that he h'td been shot about two in the
morning by volleys from tho troopers,
at the time the firing ceased. Shortly
after flumes broke out in the building
and in a few minuti-s it was reduced to a
heap of ashes. Whether it was set on
fire by the explosion of dynamite or by
other means Is not certainly known.
Whllo the firing was in progress, its
rapidity and the fact that a large num
ber of men were known to board there,
gave the constabulary reason to believe
that the house was filled with a score or
more of desperate men. If It was so at
the beginning of the fracas, they must
have escaped under cover of night, for
when the troopers entered after the
dynamiting they found only the cold
body of Timbone. Two other Italians
were arrested, near the house, who bad
possibly been in the cellar, ibut the re
ports of this are conflicting.'. Tbe other
arrests made in connection were those
of three Italians near the trolley station
and two who were noticed running a
long a railroad embankment near the
house. There was no direct evidence
against them, save that they were all
armed. All were taken to the Punxsu
tawney lock-up and incarcerated until
Tuesday when they were given a hear
ing. Tbe dead constables and the Italian
desperado were removed to undertaking
rooms in Punxsutawney. The wounded
men, Chambers and Mullen, were sent
to Adrian hospital. Sergeant Logan's
Injury was not serious.
During tbe progress of the fight lurid
reports of tbe engagement were sent
broadcast over the country. Florence
was believed to be tbe headquarters of
a gang of members of the Infamous
"Black Hand" and it was supposed that
the constabulary had rounded up a
gang and had them penned up like rats
Ifl a trap. Since the fight, however,
the coolest heads have arrived at tbe
opinion that there never was more than
three Italians in the house after the
firing commenced and possibly only one,
the desperate Timbone. This man,
who was about forty years of ago, has a
record behind him which frequently bo
fore brought him In conflict with the
officers of tho law. At Yatesboro and
Klttanning ho had boon under arrest
and not very long since ho had been
confined In the Jefforson county poor
home at Brookvillo. It Is said that he
was at that time believed to be weak
mliiued. It is certain that ho bad a
grudge of long standing against the
officials whom he considered 'his perse
cutors, which doubtless goaded him to
insanity In his last desperate moments.
Tbe bouse, which was attacked, is
located across the railroad tracks from
the power bouse in Florence. It was
an ordinary two story affair, divided In
to three apartments and on first floor a
store was by kept Laborla Waltsoch and
wife, Marie Asuntacro, two old people
whodlsappeared the day after the flght.i
The boarding house In same building
was run by Antonio Cerreo, and he had
from eight to fifteen Italians boarding
at his place. In the building also lived
Felice Muzza, married to a daughter of
Waltsouh's wifo A number of the
boarders In this house and at least one
of its residence have made claims for
damages, claiming that they had trunks
full of personal property and much cash
destroyed In the tire.
The Italians who were arrested under
suspicion of being in tbe affair were as
follows: Raffaele Petocco, Antonio
Gordeno, Peter Cantoflo, Joseph Esoo,
Frank Martine, Joe Leone, Joseph
Slgeo and- Guiseppl Sigeo. All were
carrying concealed weapons. Monday
Chlef-of-PolIce Palmer placed two more
under arrest as suspicious characters.
They were given a hearing before Bur
gess Brown the same day and fined
124.00, their weapons being confiscated.
Investigation of the bullets and shot
fired by the Italians showed that three
different kinds of weapons had been
used. A shotgun was In continuous play
and bullets were found from a Win
chester rifle and 38-caliber revolver.
The House-Keeper.
' Tbe Prlzer stoves and Ranges repre
sent tbe best of everything In stove
making. Tbey please the house-keeper,
because they are what they want at
prices they can afford to pay. Sold,
guaranteed and recommended by the
Reynoldsville Hardware Co.
LLOOTTSS
For Sale on Easy Terms.
Thirty fine residence lots for sale on
extension of Fourth street on easy
terms, to suit purchaser. Inquire of
E. Nelf, Reynoldsville, Pa.
For Sale.
One hundred fine residence lots on
Fourth street, on easy terms to suit the
purchaser. City gas and water can be
had. Most beautiful residence street In
town. Close to business center. In
quire of D. Wheeler, Roynoldsvllle, Pa.
Crabapple soap 5 cents at Millirens.
Blank bouse leases may be obtained
in any quantity at The Star office. -
Buttermilk soap 10 cents atMilliren9.
The busy shop ; Gotirley's horso shoo
ing shop.
Now belts at Millirens.
Nover before has there been such a
large stock of floor coverings shown In
this town than we havo this spring.
Wo have over 50 patterns of 0 ft. x 12ft.
rugB from $3.00 to $50.00, and. ovor
7,000 yards of carpet from 20o to $l.fiO
per yard. Come and see our stock ; no
trouble to ehow it. J. R. Hlllls &Co.
Pittsburg Exposition.
Judging by tin; manner in which
greati-r HktsbtirgeiH 'flaked to tbe Ex
position on the opening night to hear
Creatine and his hand and witness the
scores of new feutur.'S which have been
Introduced this year, Manager T. J.
Fltzpatrick may well feel proud of the
youthful days ol the eighteenth season.
If the onening nigbt is taken as a cri
terion of the succeeding days, the sea
son which ends October 2(1 will will go
down In Pittsburg's .amusement and In
struction history us the banner year of
all.
Each succeeding year brings some
thing new to the Exposition some
thing entirely different from that seeu
the year previous, That's what makes
the old Point show ring with popular
ity. Cuupled with the favorite musici
ans which have visited the Expo from
year to year Creatore. Sousa. Herbert
and Damrosch is another band leader
equal. y as popular this year. Creatore
opened the season on Wednesday night.
After a stay of ten days, be gives plsee
to the Theodore Thomas Orchestra
from September 10 to 13. Then comes
tbe March King John Pbilp Sousa
for a week. Then comes Ellery's band,
one of the most successful In tbe
country. Damrosch who opened the
season Ia9t year, will have the honor of
closing the season, the weeks of October
8 to 20 Inclusive, having been set aside
as Damrosch weeks. With such an ar
ray of musloal talent, Is it any wonder1
that tbe Exposition music ball grows In
popularity each year.
New Real Estate Firm.
Having formed a co partnership with
C. A. Yeager, of Marllnton, W. Va., to
do a general real estate business In coal,
timber and farming lands, we are pre
pared to furnish those wanting South
ern timber, or coal with anything Id
that line tbey may want, Mr. Yeager
is a native of W. Va., and bag had
many years experience in tbe timber
business, and is thoroughly postd in
the timber tracts of that section, know
ing where all the best ones are. I
have spent most all my life in the lumb
er business, and we feel we are com
petent to pass judgement on a piece of
timber when we see It, and we aim to
make a personal Investigation of every
piece we list for title. Those wanting
timber or coal lands will do well to
communicate with our main office,
Yeager & Parrish, Marllnton, W. Va.,
or with ine at my home address, Reyn
old vil'e, Pa Robert Z. Parrish.
Starving to Dtsth.
Because her stomach was so weak
ened by useless drugging that she could
not eat, Mrs. Mary H. Walters, of
St. Clair St., Columbus, O., was liter
ally starving to death. She writes:
"My stomach was so weak from useless
drugs that I ooutd not eat, and my nerves
so wrecked that I could not sleep;
and not before I was given up to die
wag I induced to try Electric Bitters;
with the wonderful result that Improve,
ment began at once, and a complete
cure followed." Best health tonic on
earth. 50o. Guaranteed by Stoke Ac
Felcbt Drug Co., Reynoldsville and
Sykasvtlle.
Excursion Fares to Pittsburg.
On account of Pittsburg Exposition,
the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Ry.
will sell special excursion tickets to
Pittsburg and return from Rir'gway,
DuBols, Clearfield, Punxsutawney,
Fenelton, and Intermediate points on
Wednesdays,Sept. 5, 12, 13, 26 and Oct.
3, 10 & 17. These tickets will be good
going on regular trains on date of sale
and for return until following Saturday
and will Inolude admission to the exposition.
Tuesday Excursions to Niagara Falls and
Toronto.
i
Every Tuesday, to and Including Sep
tember 25th, the Buffalo, Rochester &
Pittsburg R'y will sell excursion tickets
from Falls Creek to .Niagara Falls and
Toropto, good for return passage any
time within fifteen days from date of
sale at fare of $7.45 to Niagara Falls and
$8.00 to Toronto. For full Information
consult agents of the company.
Stockholders Meeting
Thoro will be a stockholders meetir.
of the Reynoldsville Water Company
at tho office of M. M. Davis, Secretary,
on September 24, ut 2 o'clock p. m., for
tho purpose of receiving reports from
the otllcors, the election of officers and
to transact any other matter or business
required of the stockolders, deemed
necessary.
M. M. Davis?, Secretary.
New neckwoarat Millirens.
"For Rent" and "For Sale" cards can
be secured at The STAR office.
Sohool cRps nt MilHrens.