PIKE COUNTY PRESS.
Friday, Hkptkmufr 17, 1897.
PUBL18HKD -EVERY FRIDAY.
OFFICR, BllOWK'8 DUILDISO, BROAD ST
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Minora, Piko county, Pennsylvania,
as sooond-clnss mutter, November
twenty-first, 1805.
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J. n. Van Ettcn, PtrriLIsIIER,
Milford, Pike County, Pn.
1897 September. 1897
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.
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For State Treasurer, ,
JAMES B. BEACOM,
Of Westmorelund County.
For Auditor Uoneral,
MAJOR LEVI G. MeCAULEY,
Of Cliostor County.
COUNTY TICKET.
For Jury Commissioner.
CHARLES A. GILLETT,
Of Lackawaxen.
EDITORIAL.
TnE gilvorites insist that the rise
in wheat is due to soorcity only.
But how about wool?
Tuosk wretched Ohio editors will
not stop talking about John Mo
Loan's gold bond.
The farmers are rapidly getting
back the 180,000,000 which they lost
in the value of their sheep under
free trade.
Bland, Tillman and Bryan admit
that there is"temporary" prosperity.
A year ago they said even that
couldn't oome without free coinage.
Speaking of the "growth of ex
ports of manufactures under free
trade," will the Democrats claim the
recent foreign sales of American
tin as due to their non-protective
theory?
The Democrats have laid aside
thoir usual cry about Increased
prioes under the new tariff law.
They see that low tariff is no longer
popular, even with thoir own people.
People who are wondering what
the Democrats will find for an issue
in 1900 should postpone thoir worry,
aa there may be no Democratic
party by that time, the way things
y
are going.
Why don't Profos.sor Debs and his
associates call on the framers of the
Wilson law to help out tho miners?
It was clearly the reduction of tho
tariff that caused the reduction in
the miners' wages.
On, by the way, have the Ohio
and Iowa and Maryland and Ken
tucky and Nebraska and New York
Domooruta forgotten about the
tariff? Thoy seem to be strangely
silent on the subject.
"Because it is my deliberate judg
ment that the prosperity of America
is mainly due to its system of pro
tective laws, I uigo that Gortnnny
lma now reached thepuiut whore it
is nucossury to imitate the tariff
system of tho United States. "Bismarck.
"The benoflt of protection goes
first and Inst to the mon who oarn
their broad in the sweat of their
faces. The auspicious and moment
ous result is that never before in the
history of the world has comfort
been enjoyed, education acquired,
and independence secured by so
large a majority of tho total popula
tion as in the United States of
America." James G. Blaine.
THE ASSESSMENT.
The County Commissioners will
in a7ow days issue ft precept to the
assessing and instructions for mak
ing the triennial assessment. We
assume that no taxpayer in the
county will dissoDtfrom the proposi
tion that tho taxes should boar in
equal and just proportion on all.
Wo nro not advocating any increase
in taxation on any particular per
son or property, we are only assert
ing'that the method of assessment
heretofore psovailing in this county
is unfair and discriminating, and
that no assessor can truthfully say
that bis return of valuations has
been either according to his best
judgment, the oath he has taken, or
the letter or spirit of tho law. In
fact no proper assessment has been
returned to the commissioners in
years of ever. Nor do we say this
to cast any reflection on tho honesty
or probity of the assessors them
selvos. The custom of valuations
has been established for years, and
it has with unimportant changes
been adhered to. The commission
ers have "adjusted" these returns
by making slight reduotions or
additions from time to time without
having perhaps any well defined
reason, other than that too apparent
mistakes, or favoritisms should be
corrected. They are not assossors,
but the law says they shall proceed
to examine and inquire whether the
returns of the assessors have been
made in oonformity with the laws of
the commonwealth, and whether all
property to be valued for taxation
for state and oounty purposes, has
beon valued fit a sum or price not
less than the same would bring af
torfull publio notioe, at a public
sale, supposing each separate lot or
piece or traot of land, with the im
provements or the personal property
of eaoh individual company or cor
poration, only were to be sold.
Have the commissioners ever con
formed to thoir oaths and the ex
plicit definition of thoir duties in
respect to the assessments returned ?
To point out the e.spaoial dispro
portions in the present system of
assessment might seem to be array
ing one section of the oounty against
another, but we may ask whother
one acre of land lying remote from
market, just as productive, smooth
and level as one lying in close proxi -
mity to exoollent markets, is of the
same cash value? Are the hill im
proved, or wood lands, of tho same
value from Westfall to Lehman.
Would a farm of 100 acres with the"
same number of improved acres,
and comparatively the same class of
buildings sell for the sams cash
prioe, irrespective of its location in
the county, excluding the river flats.
Would not a purchaser consider its
location the quality of the soil, its
state of cultivation, its lay, and
many other oircumstanous and con
ditions in fixing the amount he
would pay for it? And yet our
assessors say by their returns that
really it makes no difference in
what section tho land lies, it is of
the same value.
The law says eaoh separate piece
or tract with its improvements is to
bo considered, as if it alone wore to
be sold. Surely there can bo no
more definite instruction, nor could
there be any fairer adjustment ol
value. It may be said that to raise
the valuation throughout the oounty
to the cash value would be to give
the commissioners and township
officers too great a margin for taxa
tion. If there is well grounded fear
of such result a plan might bo sug
gested as follows :
Lot there be a oouveution of the
assossors held at some suitable place
to lake this matter In consideration,
acd if it is concluded to make the
ast.'ssnipnt as required by law, lot
some factor as 3, 4, or 6 bo agreed
on which oach assessor after making
a onsh viilu-ttioii, will use to reduce
the total. This method while not
in accordance with law would nt
least product) tho result, of equaliz
ing tho a-isa-ismmt in tho county,
and equitably distribute the burden
of tuxes. If t ho commissioners were
net s vttsRol thoy could t ik ) such
nna-mros as thry saw proper to
rectify tho whole matter. If tho
tax payers, and especially t he farm
ers, are alert to their own interests,
and thoy may easily ascertain- what
they are, they will see to it that in
the coming triennial assessment the
assessors perform thoir duties-in
some other then the old fashioned
perfunctory and illegal manner.
It Saves the Crouny Children.
SEAVir.w.Ya We have a splendid
sale on Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, and our customers coining
from far and near, speak of it, in
the highest terms. Many have said
that their children would have died
of croup if Chamberlain's Cough
Rimeily had not, leen given. Kfi,.
lam &t Ourkkn. Tho 25 and 50 cent,
sizos for sale by Druggist and Gen-
oral Merchant s in Fika county.
Listers and the Great Eastern Fer
tilizers nt W. cV G. Mitchell's.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias
issued out of the Court of Common Pleas
of Plko County, to me directed, 1 will ex
poHO to public Halo by vendue or outcry, nt
the Sheriff's Oilloo in the Borough of Mil
ford on
Monday. October 11. A. D., 1897,
at two o'clock In the afternoon of sntdrtnv
All those eighteen certain pieces, parcels
aim hwib 01 luims sir.uato, lying and oe
Ing In the Townships of Mourning Grove,
LHngmnn, Shohola nnd Lnckawnxon, In
the County of Piko nnd Ftntc of I'ennsvl-
vnnhi, containing In the whole seven thou
sand, seven hundred and sixty-four acres
and ulnty-fiix 1 icrehos (7,704 ti.,i)n ps,) more
or less. The ifrst fourteen of which are de
slgnntod and numbered ou the Commis
sioners' books and Cross' map of said
county as lying nna liemg In the Town-
snip or mourning urove urorosalil nnd
numbered as aforesaid respectively, as fol
lows: One tract No. 71 in the warrantee
name of Charles Steedmnn, containing (i09
acres ami o percnes. ono otner, No HVj,
in the warrantee name of Daniel Drinker,
containing 441 acres One other No. 100,
in warrantee nnme of Abigail Kehblo. con
taining 4L'5 ncres nnd 40 perches. One other
:o. mi, in warrantee name or Joseph
unifies, continuing t-i acres ami 40 percnes.
One other No 1US. In warrantee name of
John Thomas.conlalning 48a acres and 154
perches One otliar No. KW, in warrantee
name of Jacob Downing, containing 8117
acres ami ou perenns. onn otner iNo. 171,
in warranto) name of Michael Fonnel.cou-
tnluing 4i acres and 80 perches. One
oiueriso. iia, in warrantee name of Joseph
Downing, containing B10 ncres One other
No. 174, In the wurrantoe name of John
McCahau, containing 44H acres and 40
parches. Ono other No. 175, In warrantee
namo of Joseph Yorkes, containing 4.fi0
acres aim w pcrcnes. uno otnor .No. 170,
In warrantee name of John Sallor.contiiin-
lng 481 acres. Olio other No. 177, in war
rantee n .me of John Thompson 437 acres
and 80 perches. One other No. 104, in
warrantee name of John IJrinker.cuutaiu-
ing 441 acres and 48 perches. Ono other
No. 70, in warrantee name of ThonuiH
liroamo, containing (MO acres nnd 87
perches. Also the three In owlrni des
cribed tracts of land situate, lying and be
ing ill tho Township of Diugman, county
and 8tate aforesaid, tho one numbered as
aforesaid No SOU, In warrantee name of
Alexnnuer btucuman, containing 4w acres
and Si) perches One other No. 81, in war
rantee uume of Thomns riniith, contain
ing lou acres und 151 uurchos. Also one
other No. 103 in tho warrauteo name of
Klchard freeman, containing 408 acres
and 84 perches. Also the following des
cribed tract of land situate, lying and be
ing In tho Townships of riholiola and
LiacKawaxcD, numbered as aforesaid No.
108. in warrantee name of Henrv Drinker.
containing 450 acres and 50 pereiies. Also
a certain otner tract m tno warrantee name
of Thomas Kitohio, Bituate In the Town
ship of Blooming Grove and numbered as
aforsald No 170 containing 511 acres and
loo porcuos, witn allowance ol B per cent,
for roads, etc.
Excepting and reserving out of said
lands about 158 ucres and 1 perches and
six per cent, for roads, sold and conveyed
by said John A. Uuike. et. rx , et. ul.- to
William H Kemp. et. al.. bv deed dated
24th of March, lsiio, recorded In Di ed Book
no. 41, page wn, etc.
Also alK)Ut 1U acres of land, more or less,
sold and conveyed by said John A. Burko,
et. ux., et. nl.. to Nellie Halt, bv deed
dated 32 ml of May, IssA, recorded lu Doed
liooK No. 42, page 47.
Also alKiut 4 acres more or less, sold and
conveyed by said John A Burke, et ux..
et. nl., to i roil Long by deed dated 17th of
July, if), recorded la Deed Book No. 4a,
page 81.
Also about 60 acres more or less, sold
and conveyed by John A. Burke, et. ux..
et. al., to Joint A. Burke, by deed dated
25th of May, 18cM, recorded In Doed Book
No. 4S, page 618, nnd which by divers
mesne conveyances became vetted in Zil
pha K Burke.
Also nlxnit 50 acres more or loss, sold
and conveyed by said John A. Burke, et
ux., et. al., to Mary C. Wbipiae by deed
dated 2fth of May, lKWi, recorded In Deed
Book No. 43, page 553.
Also alsjut 50 auros more or loss, sold
and conveyed by John A. Burko, et. ux.,
et. al., to Frederick Long by deed dated
2"th of May, IHM, recorded iu Deed Book
No. 42, page 6t).
Also (iljout 50 acres more or le.ss sold and
conveyed by Nellio Hart to Charles Tor
will iger doed dutod April 1, ISsil, recorded
in Doed B-Kik No i7, page 464, etc.
Ik-mg the same lands conveyed to Gar
rett W. Hart by Nellie Hart by deed dated
aaih of March, lhja, and recorded In Deed
Book No. 4U, page ifJl.
Improvmants,
On tho above lands are erected four
dwelling houses, two barns, store bouse,
lumljcr ehcdri, blacksmith shop, and otln-r
small buildings. Also a large and sub-
tuitiiai sawmill, wuii necessary ami mod
ern uwliiucry for till kinds of heavy saw
ing and planing aie.l for mukiug siding,
shingles, lath, pickets, etc., und 1i:m all In
exhaustible waler power. Of the lauds
above mentioned, about 30 acres are lm
proved, the balance is timlx'r and wood
laud, also clay bed and blue, stone iuarries
on tho procrty.
Seized and takeu in execution as the
property of Garret W. Hurt, und will bo
sold by lue for cash.
H.
Courtright,
Sheriff.
She
-iff . Onlee Milford, Pa.,
Scot 3, lb',.
Sheriffs Sale.
By virtue of a writ of Fleil Facias Is
sued out of the Court of Common Pleas
of Pie Con nty, to me directed, I will ex
pose to public pale by vcuuno or outcry, nt
the fihorlff's OfTleo In the Hurough of Mil
ford ou
Monday. October 4, A. D., 1897,
fU two o'eior in t!n nftnrnooii of mh (,nyt
the following rt-nl ('.', xi; All tlnwt
t'"r(,nln InH or mwln of innri fitlujiti'il in
tin: TuvviuMp of lino nwnxcii, in the
County of V e titid StnU' of Ponnsyl
VHtiiri, tho ilrst trii'-6 'nurvcyt'rt on n wur
rnnt jfmntcii to Lewis Woif, nontfllnititf
th!-eo huntlTH hrirl phty-rtrven ixt's ntttl
itftoen parches mnrii or lesn, nrul mim
hrred on tho Cnmniistoncrs' b'ukfl Bi.xty
fnur 'J'lic fliH-nnd br:n:b nil th is pnro'il of
laiui IminiMiljit'ly mljoitiinp t.he itbovu be
init part of h hirpi'r tnu-t flurvoytnl on a
wiuTimt gnintecl to Thomas Mnrtln Mo
Inntiifr nt certnln vyrivr or wild Mnrttit
ti ml flfiid Jjowis Wolf trHfitrf, which (njrntir
is north 15 drees wist 1vt rodfl distance
from thf uoiihwesfccrly liiw of tho Melm
ln Hattin trn- t, thence north 15 dejfns
oust 1-lH rotU to the lelawre river, tlienec
nlonpr the paid land to lands of H. K.
Itird and the said Lewis Wolf tract to the
p!ae of lH'Kinmiif, cuntfdntnfr fifty Hrre$
more or leHH, excepting thereout t-he riiit
of wnv conveyed to the New York and
ftrie Railroad Cftinpany, 2 acre mild t-o
the embolic Church, lot 5-UUX) sold to
John Hmlth, lot H") fenfc p:iiare sold to
John W. UiTeninK. lt 1U) fi-ut finnan1 soid
to Fatriek Harrington, nljout 11 iM-res sold
to A. Sawyer, about 10 acreH sold to A.
Hiintba'k, about M ncrv-8 fold to W.
ileuderrJon. abut nere sold lo Kd. Ka
wirt, about -t acies sold to .Herman Knnt
pcr, about $ iw;re sold to M. Shields, about
acre sold to M. T ok lie, about nore mild
to Susan DeWitt, nitout M aero Hold to
ThoniaH Fioaii, about nro sold to M.
Anmtalden, alMUit J-j aero sold to Patrick
J)vine.HlM)iit ncre sold U Henry AHher,
lot 5(xHKt sold by L. H. Dimnitck to .lohn
Smith, nlxnit 4 ncrt sold to (ieorio Cron,
about 2 acres sold to John Hill, about 2
iioreHSold to W. H. Holbtrt, also lot lf)Lx
&rt sold to Snrah K. Williantson, iiIho
altout acre for Heh(Hil house, nlso lot 7f'X
1(NJ sold to S. V. King, lot 60xlu sold to K.
Van Bensohoten All the above land bo
liiK the HHine preiniwa conveyed by Ed
ward Hitch and wife to John loerr, deed
recorded in Heetl B(K.-k No. 4b", pnre 118.
Improvements,
A lnrpe hoNd building, fiix dwelling
housew, stnre hous1, large hf.ru and fihed,
fihed diincing pavilion. About 10 Heres ol
Improved land, balance wood and timber
land, nlso atonequarries; property 8ituated
at Lnekaxon inar Krle depot, and in a good
hotel stand.
Seized nnd taken in execution as tho
property of John Hoei r and will be sold by
ine for cash.
H. I. Courtright,
Sheriff.
Sherlif's Office, Milford, Pa. )
Sept. 7, 1HU7. i
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By vlrtuo of a writ of Fieri Facias Is
sued out of the Court of Common Pleas
of Plko County, to me directed, I will ex
poso to public sale by vendue or outcry, at
the Sheriff'B Office lu the Borough of Mil
ford, County of Pike and State of Penn
sylvania on
Monday, October 4, A. D., 1897,
at two o'olook In the afternoon of said day,
tho following real estate, viz: Ail that
oertain piece, pnreol and part of n town lot
situate in the Borough of Milford, County
of Pike nnd Htnte of Pennsylvania nnd
numbered on the map of said Borough us
lot two hundred nnd ten, bounded nnd
described as follows to wit: Beginning
at the corner of Cranberry alley and Cath
arine street, thence west along Catharine
street forty-two foot to James Hosier's
land, thence along said Hosier's land
eighty feet, thence east fort-two feet to
Cranberry alley, thence along Cranlxirry
alley eighty foot to the place of beginning,
containing forty-two feet front ou Cath
arine street and eighty foot In depth along
Hosier's line and Cranlierry alley, being
the same premises conveyed oy Henry A.
Skinner and wife to John H. Brink, doed
recorded In Deed Book No. 48, page 11)5
Improvements,
Good dwelling house and out buildings,
fruit, etc.
Seized and taken In execution ns tho
property of John H. Brink and. will be
sold by me for cash.
H. I. Courtright.
SHERIFF,
Shorifl's Oftloc. Sept 7. 187, 1
Milford, Pa. j
SHERIFFS SALE.
By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias is
sued out of tho Court of Common Pleas
of Pike County, to me directed, I will ex
pose to public sale by vendue or outcry, at
the .Sheriff's OtHee lu the Borough of Mil
ford ou
Monday. October 4, A. D., 1897,
at two o'clock lu the afternoon of said day,
tho following real estate, via: All that
tract or parcel of lund situate in the Town
ship of Greene, in the County of Pike and
State of Pennsylvania, bounded as fol
lows: Beginning al stones, a corner iu
tho lino of lauds of Williuin ltohr
hnckcr in the allotment of W ilson's land,
thence s-iuth 1 degree east 1:13 rods to a
stone, thenco by lot No. tol of said allot
ment, south 89 degrees west 61 rods to a
hemlock, thence by lot No bolt of said al
lotment north 1 degree wist 183 roils to a
sugar tree, and thence by lot No. 67 of
said allotment north 8k) degrees east 5t)
rods to tho place of beginning, containing
forty-nine acres and seveiity-tiireo iierclns
lie the same more or less, being tho same
premises conveyed by Kiehard J. Dawson,
administrator of James Dawson, deceased,
to George Cummins, recorded iu Deed
Book No. 41, page 35-
Improvements,
About thirty ncres Improved, balnuce
woodland, a g.xnl dwelling buuj. barn,
chicken house, und oile r outbulldidgs,
fruit, etc, premises well watered by
springs and running stream.
Hoiiiod and taken lu execution as tho
property of George Cuininius nud will be
sold by lue for ouoli .
H. I. Courtright,
Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Milford, Pa
Dou't Tubaooo Bjjlt tui Suwla Tour Lift Awty.
Jf you want lo ouit tobacco using easily
anil forever, be muJo well, smmp, niugueilc,
full of now lifduud vigor, WHaNu-Tu-Ba,
l!is woml-T-woi-iac)', thai ui.ikes wouk men
sLron. Mmiv K"iu l- ii pieu.ds in ten duys.
Over 400,'JOO eui-ed. liuv No-To-llua of vnur
ili-n.'Lri.-l, under gti.u-tiuUse to cute. 5ou or
tl ,.1 Itr.. .11... ,i..l I :i i ..' . . 4-
i-v. .-v. uii.i ,u4ii,m in nitii live. III.
bwritOk' houiuily Co.,Cuic-iuio or New York.
SIIOTIIOAVN STRIKERS
SHERIFF ANO DEPUTIES FIRE INTO
MARCHING MINERS AT HAZLETON.
Nrarly t,nlr-n Klllrd anil Many
WonnitrdThe ShrllT Inalata t hat R
Was JnuMfled An Kyewltncm Rays It
Wo an Vtiprnvofefift AMsanlt.
n.iiloton, pa.. pe,.t. 11 This' place
nd the neighboring vlllnire of l.attlmer
r.re now prai-tleally undtr martial law.
Nearly 4, WO members of the national
CUiird of Pennsylvania, under command
of General Oobin, are on duty, having
been called Into service by the mandate
of the governor to maintain the pene.
This condition is the outcome of the
shooting of marching strikers at Latti-mr-r
last Friday afternoon by She-riff
Martin and his deputies, which resulted
In the killing of nearly 25 nnd the
wounding of about 40 of the miners,
who were mainly Hungailana and
Poles.
Th strikers left Hazleton at 3.30
o'clock in the afternoon, announcing
their Intention to go to Latimer. As
soon as this became known a band of
deputies was loaded on a trolley car
and went whlillng across tho mountain
t-n the scene where the bloody conflict
followed. After reaching Latimer thy
left the car and formed into three eoiii
panb9 undor Thomas Hill, F A. Hess
and Samuel B. Prtco. They drew up In
line at the edge 0f tho village, with a
fonoe and a line of houses in their rear.
Sheriff Martin was In entire command
and stood In the front of the line until
the strlker-3 approached. They were
seen coming across the ridge, and Mnr
tln went out to meet them.
The Kticrlfrt Story.
The following la the sheriff s state
ment of the encounter, mad" shortly
after Its occurrence
"1 heard that the strikers w-re going
to match to the bn-aker at Lattimerand
compel the men there to quit work. I
resolved to Intercept them and If dob
slble prevent them from reaching the
breaker. One of my deputies told me
that the strikers would probably be
heavily armed. I got my deputies, 70 In
number, to meet at a certain place.
They were a.11 armed. I oJd them to
keop cool undt-r all circumstances. The
trouble began at 3 o'clock. I met the
marching column. I halted them and
road the proclamation. They refused to
pay any attention and started to re-
fe'r J t
1 "I
James mahtin.
Sheriff of Luaerne county. Pa.J
sume their march. Then I called to trie
leader to stop, lie ignored my order,
I then attempted to arrest him. The
strikers closed in on me. They acted
very viciously, reviling and kicking me,
knocking me down and trampling upon
me. I called up my deputies to aid me,
and they did so, but they were unable
to accomplish much. I realized that
something had to be done at once or I
would be killed. I called to the deputies
to discharge their firearms Into the air
over the heads of the strikers, as It
might probably frighten them. It was
done at onee, but It had no effect what
ever on the Infuriated foreigners, who
used me so much the rougher and be
came fiercer and fiercer, more like wild
beasts than human beings.
"The strikers then made a still bolder
move and endeavored to surround my
entire force of deputies. I fully reallaed
tlwu the foreigners were a desperate lot
and valued life at a very small figure.
I also saw that parleying with such a
gang of infuriated men was entirely out
of the question, as they were too ex
cited to listen to reason and that my
self and deputies would be killed if we
were not rescued or If we did not de
fend ourselves. I then called upon the
depuUos to defend themselves and shoot
U thoy must to protect their lives or to
protoct the property that they had been
sent to guard from being demolished.
The next second there were a few scat
tered shots fired Into the infuriated for
eigners, and a moment later the entire
force of deputies discharged a solid
volley tnto the crowd. I hated to give
the command to shoot and was very
urry that I was compelled to do so, but
I was there to do my duty, and I did It
en beet I knew how and as my con
science dictated, as the strikers were
violating the laws of the common
wealth ajid flatly refused to obey the
proclamation that I read to them. They
Insisted Instead on doing violence and
disobeying the laws.
"The scene after the shooting was
simply terrible, and I would have will
ingly not had It occur; but, as a public
official, I wus there to see that the law
was obeyed and lived up to, and 1
merely did my duty. Some of the for-elgOL-rs
fell over dead and others badly
wounded. Some rushed about hither
and thither, seeking a place where they
would be shielded from any more shots.
Others were aiding their wounded com
panions to places of safety, while here
and there could be seen men taking
away some one who was badly Injured
or dead. The entire crowd of foreign
ers, as soon as the volley bad been fired
by my deputies, turned and started to
retreat. They ruahed off In all direc
tions as fast as they could run, taking
& many of their dead and wounded
with them as they could carry during
their hurried retreat. The excitement
at the time was terrible."
Testimony uf an Kyvwltness.
Charles Cuscott, the principal ot the
Lattlmer grammar school, who was an
eyewitness of the shooting on Friday
afternoon. furnished the following
graphic account of it:
"It was Ju.4 ii minutes past 3 o'clock
when the affair occurred. I hod Just
disbanded school and, with my assist
ant. Miss Qrace Coyle, was on the porch.
Marie bh.u-key, a 12-year-old pupil, was
near the porch. I remember that at the
first volley she dropped her schoolbookp
and ran. I picked them up an hour or
so afterward.
"Miss Coyle and I w.re attracted first
by- the deputies marching to a position
atKtut 31H) yards from the schoolhouse,
alrnoM directly in front of it and a few
yards on the far side of the hlyhwuy.
along which the strikers inarched. The
deputies came on an ek-ctrtc ear, left It
pear the road and u. arched to an open
Jtace on ihe load iej yards from the car
tracks. There they were drawn up In
the form of a crescent with the horns
toward the rend.
"The strikers made their appearance
oon after, marching down the road to.
ward the Lattlmer breaker. They were
In orderly array, six abreast, carrying a
small American Hag. Two small boys,
one 7 and the other It, son of one of
the strikers, were in the Van. walking
hand in hand several fet In advance of
the men.
"After the shooting I found these two
little fellows lying sldo by side, dead.
They were pieced by at least a dosen
bullet wounds and had prf.hal.lv been
Instantly killed, as they ny side by side
on the spot whe re they were last seen
alive.
Striken Crowded Arnnnrf thr ShrrlrT.
"As the strikers nrpronched the depu
ties Sheriff Martin left his men and
advanced toward the nneomors. who
stopped upon his command. I saw the
sheriff talking vigorously to them, and
then he read the riot act. The strikers
crowded around him to the nnniher of
at lenst lao. but I a0 not think he was
knocked down, as he states. Finally
I saw him pushed aside Into the ditch
at the side of the road, and then the
strikers, headed by the two little boys
I have mentioned, swept toward Lattl
mer and in a minute or two were In
front of the deputies.
"As the van confronted the armed
men, flnmuel Price of Hazleton. who
had volunteered his r-ervlcr-s, stepped
out In front of his line, whereupon one
of the deputies cried, with an oath,
'Come back, or we'll shoot you too!"
'Trice did riot reply In words, hut
leveled his rllle at the strikers and fired
Almost as If Price's shot was the signal
came the crash of the volley from the
other men.
"The picht was Indescribable Th"
strikers were dazed for a moment and
then tied in every direction, most of
them toward the sehool-hous.., where
Miss Coyle and I stood. Wo were pet
rified with horror. I did not realize our
danger, so that Involuntarily we re
mained spectators to the last and saw
all the horrible sight.
"I thought one volley would suffice to
disperse the strikers. It did, but It was
not sufficiont to satisfy the ungovern
able rage for blood which the deputies
exhibited. They no longer fired In vol
leys, but one after another, taking care
ful aim and firing to kill, and with
deadly effectiveness, too, for man after
man dropped as ho ran, screaming with
frlKht, for a place of safety.
"A bullet crashed through our school
house window. Then one of the fleet
est of the strikers, with blood stroamlntz
from his arm, ran toward us to gain tho
shelter of the building. He had almost
reached the corner when he was shot
between the shoulders and fell dnd al
most at cur feet. Tou can judge of the
care with which that fa.tal shot was
sent when I tell you that the mon fell
fully 300 feet from the foremost of the
deputies.
IlttrAtely Shot Down.
"I saw men who had hidden behind
trees and fences during the first fuell
lade leave their places of concealment
only to be deliberately Bhot down, (me
poor devil, whom I afterward found was
shot through both legs at the knees, had
crawled some distance from the depu
ties, and sitting upright, was shot
through the back and killed. .
"I wish I could descrllsa to you the
deliberate bloodthlrstiness of the Bhoot
ers, but I cannot find words sufficiently
strong to tell the story. It was horri
ble. "The shooting continued for 10 or 15
minutes. I am sure It was more than
10, and when It had ceased Miss Coyle
and I went to help the wounded. One
man passed us who had been Bhot
through the stomach nnd held his pro
truding Intestines In tho hollow of his
hands, clasped together about the
bloody mass. Miss Coyle. brave girl,
did not rer-oll at this sicken'ng siffht,
but asked the mnn if he could go inM
the i?choollioure nnd lie down until hi
arrlvifd. 'No,' he re-p!ied, 'mo want to
see my wife before die,' and he stagger
ed on down tho road. Ho never bhv
her, for we found him dead against the
fence near the school soon after.
"We got three of the wounded men
Into the school and attended to thetr
wants as well as we could."
The folding against Sheriff Martin
continues intensely bitter, particularly
on tho part of the families and friends
of the victims of the shooting at Lattl
mer. Warrants have ton sworn out
against the s-horlff and all his deputies
who took part In firing upon the strik
ers, the charge against them being
murder.
The Strike Spreading.
Husleton, Pa., Sept. 16. The situation
here, so far as the military occupancy
Is ooncemed, is irfhchunged, nor is there
any Immediate prospect of the removal
of the troops. There have been vari
ous and contacting rumors of disturb
ance in the neighborhood, and there is
still sume apprehension of trouble, but
everything has been quiet and orderly
here during the last 24 hours.
The strike In this section is spreading
with great rapidity. Exact estimates
of the number of men who have quit
work are hard to obtain, but conserva
tive figures place It at close to 10,000,
with Indications that within a ehort
ttme every colliery of Importance in the
legion will be idle.
Blot Iu Vouiihiogheny rtlatrloC
Pittsburg, Sept. 16. The Darr mine.
on the Y'JUg-hiogheny river, operated by
Osborne & Saeger of Clevehd, was
Che scene of a riot, which will probably
result In the death of at least one man.
The machine miners started to work.
A mob of diggers gathered at the pit
to give the workers a hot reception. Aa
the miners began coming out they were
eroned back into the pit, and several
shots were fired into the pit's mouth.
One man, whotie name cannot be learn
ed, more daring than the rest, ventured
into the open and was stoned unmer
cifully. He will probably die.
An-itlla ta Demand ludemnlty.
London, Sept. 14. The correspondent
of The Dally Telegraph at Vienna says
the Austrian government will demand
strict cotnprnsatlon in the case of all
the victims of the Hazleton outrage
who are Austrian subjuc-ts.
Charged With Misappropriation.
Pottsvllle, Pa., Sept. 16. As a result
of the Taxpayers' association investi
gation, warrants have been sworn out
against Commissioners Rents and Mar
tin and ex-Commlsslonev Alton, Count)
Comptroller Severn and ex-Commia-sioner's
Clerk Council, charging therr
with being parties to the misappropria
tion of (Id.OoO of county funds.
Wiped Out by fire.
Ottawa, Sept. 14. The village ol
Southmarch. 12 milosip the line of tiit
Ottawa. Arnprlor and Parry Sound
railway, was almost wiped out by fire
The estimated loss la between t40,0(H
and 160,000, with about (6,000 Insurance
Suicide Identified.
Troy. N. Y., Sept. 16. The young mai
who committed suicide on Broadway it
this city Saturday night lost has li.ot
Identified. He was piuved to be Johr
Bowen of Albany, who left home Sat-
uiday evening to go to Luke Oeorye,
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DENTIST,
Brown's Building, corner Brond nnd
Catherine streets, Mitford, pa.
OFFJCK HOl-Hrt: 8 to 13 it. III.; 1 to IS
p. m. ANo nt Dingintin's Kerry, ofiliw of
Dr. Ketiworthy, every and and 4th Wed
nesday in each month.
H. E. Emerson, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon.
OFFICE in Drug Store on Broad
Street.
J. H. Van Etten,
" Attorney-at-l.aw,
OFFICE, Brown's Buildinrj,
Jilll.IftlRD, J'ikk Co., Pa.
John A. Kipp,
AUorney-at-Law,
OFFICE, opposite Court House
Mn.KOid), I'ikk Co., Pa.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
MIIF0RI).
Filst l'i:pSiiVTKi:iAN fMrtitcil, MM ford;
.-ahlmth services at- ill so A. M. and 7.iio P.
M. Sabbath school ininicuiatclv after tho
morning service Pravr meeting Wcd
nesihiy at 7.:io i m. A coulial welconio
will bo cxtendid to ail. Thnso not at-t-w-hctl
to other elw.reh-.M me especially in
vited. Kkv. TtMMAd Nichols, Pastor.
Curwn OF THK (loon FlIFlMIFHD, Mil
ford: Servic.s Siin.l.tv at i mi A. M. and
x.:w p. m. Sdiiib.v ,t.i.s.j nt .:! p. m.
Week-day !(et , i-'t ki iv loop. m. Seats
free. All wt Icon.".
1! !?. I- A smite!!. Rector.
M. K. Cirri.. -;t. r'.-rvic-s i:t l-li M. E.
Church Sumi.ivs: l'rcw iting .it. in.no a.
i:i. mi'lat 7 m. ;imuiy school at ii
p. m. K.pwort'. icauiw it 11.45 p. m.
Weekly prayer meetimr on Wnlnesilnvs at
1 ' 1- in. CI"-s inci ting eomiticleil by
Win. Angle ou Fridays at ".;!t p. in. An
earnert invitation is extend. ! to anyone
who may desire i,o v-..rstsp wit h as.
iii-.v. . It. NEKy, Pastor.
MArAV-ORtS.
'Ki'Wot:th M. K. fit'iKin. Matamor.is.
Services every Sabbath at KUlo n. in. nnd
7 p. m. Sabbath school at 3.80. C. E.
meeting Monday evening nt 7. .10. Class
mceiing Tcet-d-ty evening at 7. SO. Prayer
meeting Wflncsday evening nt 7..W.
t'iVei-yono welcome.
Kkv. F. G. Ct'hTls, Pastor.
Horn Kvanckucal Ciuitoit, Mat
moras, Pa. Scrvie.-s ne-ct P'in.l.'ivns follows:
Preaching at lo.itilu. m. and 7 p. m. Sun
day school nr. .4 n. in. .Itinl,,r C V. VM.fr.i.
and C. K. prayer meeting niter the even
ing si rvieo. Mid-week prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7.8(1. Seats
iccv. a cui tnai welcome r-n nil. l-omo.
Kkv. J. A. Wikgand, Pustor.
Secret Societies."
MiLFOitD Lemon, No. 814, F. & A. M.:
Lotliro moots Wednesdays on or lteforo
Full Moon at tho Suwklll House, Milford,
Pa. N. Emery, Jr., Secretary, Milford.
Kndfrold Wielnnd, W. M.. Milford, Pa,.
VAN Dkb M.M1K LopriE, No. 828, I. O.
O. K: Meets every Thnrsdav evenlnirnS
7. lit) o. m.. Brown's Bnlldinir. fieo. Dim-
inn, Jr., Sec'y. (Jew-go H. yulck, N. (i.
Fni'MFNOK KF.ltKKAH LoPOK.. 1(17, I. O.
O. E. .Meets every second nnd fourth Fri
days In each month in Odd Fellows' Hull,
ijnrwii s nuiKiiiig. Mrs. Alice llombcck,
N. (x. Miss Knlie Klein, Sec'y.
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