ell le. ys ng on e? ng ar- er- st er er 8 of ’ T! VOL. XIIL.—NO. 18. PATTON, CAMBRIA CO., PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1906. $1.00 PER YEAR INDEPENDENT — NOT NEUTRAL — RUN MINES ARE TO BF CLOSED! To-Morrow Last Day for Work in This District. 1,200 AFFECTED HERE. Joint Conference of Miners and Operators Adjourned Yesterday Afternoon Without Agreement, Having Been in Extraordi- pary Session tor Ten Days. The expected has happened. The damnable greed of the railroad com- panies has trinmphed and they have forced a strike of the coal miners of the country in order to disrupt the United Mine Workers and add more ill gotten gains to the coffers of the nnspeakable Baer and his allies in the bituminous region. How this will affect Patton can be geen from the fact that there are 1,200 members of the local union here, the majority of whom make their home in this place. Without agreement on a wage scale, the joint conference of bituminous coal operators and miners of the central competitive district die yesterday afternoon, leaving affairs in such a condition that a strike of 384,500 soft coal miners, besides 150,000 anthracite miners, is inevitable and the men will enter the mines to-morrow for the last time until the difficuly is adjusted. - This disagreement came after a struggle lasting ten days and disputes the interstate agreement which has existed since 1898, between operators and miners, through which wage scales and other differences have been ad- justed. The final vote in the conference of the central competitive field, on which the other districts base their settle- ments, was on a motion offered by President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, to restore for two years the wage scale of 1903, which would have been an increase of 5.55 per cent. The operators of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio voted against, the proposal and de- feated it. The disruption of the con- ference followed. Operators of West- ern Pennsylvania and the miners of the four states voted for the proposal. Following adjournment National Secretary W. B. Wilson, of the United Mine Workers, said: “There is no likelihood of anything further being done towards a settle- ment, T The national convention of miners will meet to-morrow morning. The princi- pal business will be to determine a general policy. The question espec- ialiy to be considered is whether the organization will permit work in districts and mines where the advance démanded is offered.” The eternal haggling between the miners and the operators at Indianap olis consumed so much time that Pres- dent Gilday, of District No. 2, United Mine Wor p erica, found it necessary to issue a notice to the min- ers of this distriet. The present work- ing agreement expires to-morrow night and the secretary of the sub- district was instructed to-send out the tice to the secrefaries of the various local unions; Greeting: —I am authorized by the district o to notify you that there will be a suspension at all the mines in the district, at all work except by the firemen, pumpmen 1d engineers, on Satarday night, March 31, 1906. The suspension is to continue until the miners and operators of the dis trict meet at Clearfield April 3, when, if an understanding is reached, you will be notified to resume work. { The secretaries on receipt of this let- ter will call meetings of their local unions at once and arrange to notify the superintendents. The joint conference at Clearfield was originally to be held on March 29, but the slow work of the Indianapolis conference made this impossible and the later date was fixed. | is ‘means suspension of work. miners to 's of A adjourned sine | HELD FOR COURT. | a— | Three of the Portage Suspects Will Have to Stand Trial | The four Portage suspects were | given a hearing before Alderman E. E, | Levergood, of Johnstown Friday after- | noon. One of the quartet, Marrio Im- | | mese, was discharged. One arrested | in South Fork, Francesco DiConte, was | admitted to $1,500 bail, farnished by | Joseph Basile, a South Fork store | keeper, who is interested in the case’ for the defence. The remaining two | men, Guiseppe Constanino and Fran- | cesco Impala, were held for court with- | out bail, The prosecution offered the minimun | testimony necessary to hold the men; attempted to establish a comradship |among the four Italians, and used the {fact that they told conflicting stories | as to their whereabouts on the day of | the Portage holdup to advantage. # Under the act of 1785 Judge O’Con- | nor made an order of court directing | Sheriff Samuel Lenhart to present before him on Tuesday afternoon the bodies of Guiseppe Costantino and | Francesca Impala. The men will be | given a hearing under habeas corpus proceedings. Tuesday is a motion day in court, and that afternoon the Portage sus- pects’ cases will come up for the jundge’s consideration. It is the pur- pose of the defense, apparently, to insist that the court be informed as to the amount of evidence against the two men upon which Alderman E. E. Levergood has held them for court and to have Judge O'Connor decide whether or not the men charged with murder can be admitted to bail. | ANOTHER JOHNSTOWN DISASTER. Fire That Caused a Loss of Over Halt a Million Dollars, Johnstown early Wednesday morn- ing suffered $60,000 loss from fire, which destroyed three large business blocks on Main, Clinton and Bedford streets and damaged several others. The buildings destroyed are those of the Swank Hardware company, six stories, where the fire originated; P. S. Fisher, wholesale liquor dealer, three stories; the Wild building, four stories, which housed the Johnstown Journal and other ‘offices, and the handsome resi- dence of L. A. Geis, furniture dealer, whose business building was slightly damaged by fire; Alderman Lever- good’s office and the Excelsior print- ery. City Soli ments belonging to the in his office, cc able records that cannot Mayor Young closed all the bar rooms until the fire was extinguished. The t all the docu y that were old and valu- itor Greer 1 be replaced. fire was under control at 4 o’clock. The losses are: Swank, n= derson, $105,000; Journal 0; Wild building, $100,000; y $5,000; other losses 5,000. Insurance will only amount to ¢ per cent of the loss. All the b 1 places to resume business. The Journal is being issued from the Tribune office. ell, a member of the Vigilant Fire company, was badly crushed by a f r wall. How the fire originated is not known. -out firms are hunting BASE BALL One to be Held in the Odd Fellows’ Hall Friday Evening. Manager Gilliece, of the Patton base for a meet- ball club, has i flows’ Hall ing to be held next Friday even the National game who want to see the North Star represented on the dia- mond this year are requested and urged to be present. On the outcome of this meeting de- | pends in a large measure whether the | town will have a ball club worthy of the name, or whether the only sport of this character here this summer will be that put up by the P. A. O.’s or a scrub nine. The time was never so propi- tious as now for a club that could come any ways near paying expenses, and if all lovers of {on the prog . | the opportunity is lost it will be a real Giilliece for Member of Assembly. | detriment to the town and every citi- | It is stated that James M. Gilliece, | zen, and especially business man, in it. | the broker, is a candidate for the Dem- | The new trolley line will bring ocratic nomination for member of as-| crowds of people here to attend ball | sembly. One thing is certain, if| games that never came before and they “Jeems” enters the fight the other fel- | will spend their money here, too. As low will know that there is something a business investment, pure and simple, doing, as Gilliece is a hustler with a | a ball club able to put up a superior capital ‘H’” and has many warm per- | quality of sport is the best kind of an | sonal friends. Moreover, he has al- | advertisement to any place and espec- ways been an active Democrat and |jally to a town situated as Patton is. labored zealously for the weal of the, (ome out to the meeting Friday night | party and without reward, spending and come prepared to take an active time and money for its advancement. part in the proceedings. The north of the county is certainly entitled to this nomination and why | shouldn’t it come to Patton? If our Just ™' Democratic friends want to nominate You can’t te how generon: a man a popa'n® emai, el them name is av hom Dom ‘he wae a mi treats Jas. M. Gilliece. a crowd iu a var room Before you kick, it is well to know Poe a 2 Sod ph | METHODIST CONFERENCE. Business Transacted of Interest to the Members of the Patton Charch. The Central Pennsylvania M. E. conference convened at Tyrone Wed- nesday and the appointments will probably be handed down Monday. It is not expected that Rev. M. E. Swartz will be returned to the Patton church, which is greatly regretted by the mem- bers of the church here and the people of the town generally. Rev. J. Ellis Bell, the presiding elder | of this, the Altoona district, presented his report, from which the following | excerpts are taken: “Two thousand and seventy eight souls bave bowed at our altars, seeking the forgiveness of their sins and 1,760 have joined the church on probation. “Four new churches have been com- pleted and dedicated this year, making the number thus far during our term twenty-six. “Our church at Patton has been ren- ovated and as a result on every hand marks of exqui-ite taste are seen. To this must be added a new pipe organ, the gift of Mrs. A. E. Patton and fam- ily, in memory of her late husband, Hon. A. E. Patton, and his father, General John Patton, of precious mem- ory. Drs. Mosser and Eveland were the eloquent preachers on the day of reopening, September 17, when §1,700, the cost of the improvements, exclusive of the organ, was raised. Morris E. Swartz and his aggressive people are deser. ing of praise. “Careful and constant attention has been given to the support of our con- nectional and benevolent work. For nearly all our boards we are happy to say that the contributions wili show a gratifying advance. The missionary spirit of the district is still rising. “The gain made on the district, in- cluding last year, was $3,785. We now have another advance of $1,048. Some of us think this is very good for the remnant that is left of us. Brother John Bendle, of Spangler, a man of small means, renews his gift of $30 for the support of a native worker. “The Epworth league is alive and doing good work. The convention was held in the Eighth Avenue church, Al- toona. The attendance was large and, under the direction of the president, Morris E. Swartz, much enthusiasm was manifested. Dr. W. F. Anderson, y of the board of education, itbur F. Sheridan, pastor of secreta and Dr. Mount V Baltimore, were Patton is the and a rich pro- won Place, nexuv pi gramme is well on toward completion. June 7-8 is the date. A HINT FOR PATTON. to Take Advantage te Road Law, ular m ify meeting Mo the Ebensburg council r of d to acecej ance in the building of a new ro from Lake Rowena in Cambria town- ship to a point on the Pittsburg pike about three of town made by the state in accordance with the Act of 1905. According to the state’s proposition seventy five per cent of the expenses miles west of construeting the road will come from the comm ? Where the road r ough ti cent of treasury. 1 the bor- remaining 5 xpense will be equally di- 1 vided b the borough anc abutting yroperty owners. In the pert; townshij remaining twenty-five se will be split up be- ip and the county. per cent ¢ tween t A GOOD CONCERT. Combined Dickinson College Musical Clubs Made a Big Hit Here. Aa 1 ¥ | ana sisters. St. Ma 1 The concert given by the combined | glee clubs of Dickinson college in the | M. E. church last Friday evening was | a complete success. Every number | um was enthusiastically encored and the large audience showed its appreciation by giving the closest | attention during the rendition of the | program. The readings of J. Merrill Williams | | were especially enjoyed. As an i personator he showed remarkable abil- ience. James Seebold’s flute and pic- colo solos were rare treats to all who were privileged to hear them. The | clubs are composed of a splendid com- pany of young men and reflected much | credit upon themselves as well as their | of the largest that ever witnessed an | entertainment in the church. ! For Sale, | The €C. W. Hodgkins property, known as the Corner Drug Store, corner of wei Call on or when we ure not putting , We are asleep. | Fifth and Beach avenues. address James Meilon. | Coke company. Besi Chirdon, Patton Brewing Co., Maude Williams, Maurice Kester, Clyde Smith. they make a poor fist of it. WAS KILLED IN A FIGHT! (Patton Young Man the Vie- | tim of a Fatality. BLOOD CLOT ON BRAIN | | Caused Death, Although Skull Was Also | Fractured — “Cap” Donahue and Joseph | Rager Engaged in Deadly Combat--The Latter in Jail Awaiting Trial, | James, ycleped “Cap,” Donahue, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Donahue, of Palmer avenue, is dead as the result of a brawl at the Globe Hotel in Bar- nesboro Saturday evening and Joseph Rager, the man responsible for his death, is in jail at Ebensburg awaiting trial at court for murder. There have been many conflicting statements regarding the affair, no two alike, so that the truth in regard to the unfortunate occurrence is difficult to determine. There were few witnesses to the affair itself, but as near as can be learned both men were in the bar room considerably under the influence of liquor just prior to the tragedy. It seems that both Donahue and Ra- ger were attempting to play an electric piano, when the latter made a remark that Rager resented. One word brought on another and the men clinched. M. C. Weakland, the pro- prietor of the hotel, ejected the com- batants from the room and they went out onto the porch, which is about seven feet from the ground. Here the quarrel was renewed and the men again clinched. Then it is al- leged Rager backed Donahue against a railing which runs around the porch and pushed him over. Donahue fell on his head on the ice. He was rend- | ered unconscious and rem=:ined so un- tii he died at 1:15 o’clock Sunday | morning. He was picked up and taken to a room in the hotel and a physician called. Rager made no attempt to escape and was arrested Sunday on informa- tion made before Justice of the Peace Brown, of Barnesboro, and taken to | the Ebensburg jail by Policeman Van | Buren, of that piace. | Coroner W. B. Prothero, of Johns-| town, was notified of ahue’s death to s notified of Donahue’s dea | Local "Phone. and the circamstances surrounding it | and deputized Dr. ‘J. C. McMillen, of wm Barnesboro, to conduct a post mortem examination of the body. The autopsy | was conducted Sunday afternoon by | Drs. MeMillen, J. F. Wood, G. R. An- | derson and A. F. Dunsmore, of Barnes- | boro, and W. Stuart Wheeling, of| Spangler. The physicians found a bad | fracture of the skull and that a blood | clot had covered the brain causing | The remains were brought to | Patton the same evening, A coroner’s | jury, with Editor John C. Miller as of Thomas | death, foreman, and composed Russell, John Sleigh G. W. Speice, | William Woods and T. 8. Adams met | Monday afternoon and held an inquest. | The jury returned the following ver- | dict: | “James Donahue, who was in a fight | 1 E at the Globe Hotel, with Joseph Rager, | leath by being thrown | y g came to his de: , 1s | over the e of a porch and falling a distance of seven feet, causing a fr: ull and a clot of blood to | d James Don- ture of the orain, the 8 form on th in thé Globe Hotel Sunday | anue ay ig i morning, March 25th, at or about 1] o’clock.”? | o'clock. Donahue, e, was unmarried and employed as | who was about 31 years of | : 4 a a miner by the Beech Creek Coal &| his parents, | he is survived by a number of brothers | The faneral was held in| y’s R. C. morning, conducted by Rev. Pier- | church Wednesday | ron. The interment was in the Cassidy | cemetery, The deceased was well] known in this section, having moved | | to Patton from Hastings. He was born | in Reynoldsville, Jefferson county. Rager is about 27 year of age, a car- penter by occupation and has always | enjoyed a good reputation. He is mar- | ried and has several children. i . Advertised Letters. The following letters remain uncalled | : 1 A { for in the Patton post office for the two | | ity & 7: e light & aud- | . { ivy and esnnot fall to delight any an | weeks ending Saturday, Marv. 24, 1906: | Miss Mamie Baker, Miss Lucinda Ms. | John H. Bartow, | Persons calling for the above letters | wi log , “6 i alma mater, The attendance was ona Tilt please say that they are “Adver E. WiLL GREENE, Postmaster. Even when some people lend a hand | We all of us lim to be natural, but | . . i } yy time on is when oi us know i BY THE PUBLISHER. B. KUSNER (LOTHING B. KUSNER We have the finest showing of Clothing in Northern Cambria. Call in and see our line. SHOES. For Men, Women and Children. Largest stock in town. Don’t put it off to-day. Come in and let us show you the finest in town. . Trunks and Suit Cases. A Large Assortment. Ladies’ and Children’s Coats and Skirts. We still have a full line of the above in stock. Stein-Bloch Clothing. B. KUSNER, PATTON, PA. JUST AS MUCH CARE... Should be taken in the selection of Liquors as in any other commodity. Some liquors are not fit to drink, while others act as a tonic and taken in moderation do good to the human system. The kind that contains no fusel oil or poor spirits is a stimulent that is needed every once in a while. Next Door to Bank. Our stock embraces the leading brands of good standard Whiskies. We are sure we can please you. In Beers we handle Duquesne and Piel—the leading brands on the market. Order a case and it will be delivered to your home promptly. We Will Close Every Evening at 8 O'Clock, Except Saturdays and Evenings ant Preceding Holidays. BD. A. MELLON, PATTON, PA. Stationery. WIDOW JONES i=, New Spring and woe Summer Clothing, = Neckwear, Shirts, Etc. Etc. JUST RECEIVED. We are sole agents in Pat- ton for the celebrated RALSTON HEALTH SHOES. Took a t show window. he dienlivt x the display in our » 8 WIDOW JONES SUIT MODEL |. UNIVERSITY STYLE, WOLF & THOMPSON. i n ER A Le DS A FY OE WS STE SA IS RAS a SE We desire to call your attention to the fact that we carry the most com- plete line of Stationery in Patton in quantities and in assortments, also right prices throughout the entire line. Journals, Counter Books, Visiting Cards, Envelopes, Letter Wax. Box Paper, Writing Tablets, Memo. Books, Ledgers, 0. F. WOLF, The Druggist, PATTON, PA.
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