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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
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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
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| 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 |
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at the Globe Hotel, with Joseph Rager, |
leath by being thrown |
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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
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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.
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Advertised Letters.
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: 1 A { for in the Patton post office for the two |
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ivy and esnnot fall to delight any an | weeks ending Saturday, Marv. 24, 1906: |
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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 |
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Don’t put it off to-day. Come in and let us show you the
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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.
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