'toft 'riCl Hi o I 1 T1 r: .XUHi Hi' 1 U V 11 fiJtJo i VOL VII. MILFOKD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOHER 24, 1902. NO. 51. Co, THE WASHINGTON LETTER. It is difficult to find words to ex press the gratification felt nt tlie suc cessful outcome of tho president's efforts to end the coal strike. When he first broached tlie subject, Mr. Roosevelt's political advisors depre cated his proposition. They said he would accomplish nothing And would make enemies for himself and his party, that even if he secured tlie consent of hoth to Arbitration, it would possibly fall to him to name tlie Arbitrators And that he could not do with making enemies; he had no legal right to intM'f"re and lie had better abstain from siding to his responsibilities. To all of which, Mr. Roosevelt replied that he could not contemplate the appalling pros pect of the continuance of the strike into winter months, with the terrible and widespread suffering which mint ensue, and feel that he was doing his duty as the chosen representative of the people without at least making an effort to culminate the struggle. The history of his efforts is known, Including the tact with which he conducted the meeting of the oppon ents, the gentleness with which he received the accusations of the rail way presidents, that he was not doing his duty because he had not sent federal troops to protect their inter ests, the earnestness with which he pursued his efforts, even alter the first conference failed, the courage with which lie insisted that the oper ators permit him to add a labor leader to the list of arbitrators and the pursuasiveness with which he led Mitchell to accept the arbitration commission he had selected. The whole goes to make up one of the most creditable chapters in the his tory of a long line of republican administrations and demonstrates beyond cavil the excellent judgment of the president of the United States. Everyone seems confident that the commission Mr. Roosevelt has select ed will ascertain the facts and adjud icate the contentions with perfect impartiality. Under the rules which will govern the proceedings of the arbitrators a two-thirds vote will be required on every mooted question and their findings will bind both miners and operators for a period of at least three years, it is hoped much longer. By his close attention to the coal strike, the president has forfeited the short period of rest he hoed to secure At Oyster Hay before it became neces sa ry to prepa re h is message to congress. Mrs. lloosevelt has been compelled to go to ljong Island without him. While there she will close the sum mer home and will soon return with the children to Washington. Every effort is being made to complete the new oiHce building which will be used by the president so that he may have the use of the entire building known as the temporary White House for residence purposes, after his fam ily returns and for the remaining two months which it will take to complete the renovation of the White House proper. Although determined to do so only as a last resort, the secretary of the treasury has finally been compelled to resort to the purchase of bonds as a means to relieve the money string ency which is now claimed to be gen eral. The bonds which are now being purchased are not due until 1925 and the treasury is paying at the rate of 1 37 j to induce the hobiers to part with them,. It is anticipated that sufficient bonds will be cashed at this figure to draw out ot the treasury J2", 000,000. When this purchase shall have been completed Secretary Shaw will have released from the treasury approximately J 17,000,000 and procured an increased bank cir culation of $15, 000,000, thus adding to the available circulation of the country about $tlJ,000,0(T: The campaign throughout the country is progressing most satisfac torily. Chairman Babcock was iu Washington last week and was seen l y your correspondent. He said be bud every reason to feel Impel ul. "The republican members of both houses of congress Hre taking a most active interest ill the work and are Heuk:i)-r in nil parts of the country, wherever directed by the congres sional committee. The members of the cabinet are also lending every ns-i-4ance. Tlie news i reived from California is most. encouraging. Kopivn.'utitive Litllcticld is doing good woik tor the party iu that di rection, lie is, by the way, being i'lii'odui'cd ii; many instances us tic in .t speaker, a title vv hich Uncle Joe C.iinma wuM li.u'J.iy eiiclivu. Many republican speakers pass through Washington on their way back and forth and all tell the same tale of democratic disorganization. They say that tlie abject failure of the l'bllippine question to make a popular issue, followed now by the settlement of the coal strike, leaving the New York democratic platform a lone monument to democratic dem agogism, have had a most depressing iug effect on the democratic workers and it is not surprising that the con gressional committee is complaining because it cannot secure spellbinders. The democrats do not know where they stand. Hill, the leader in New York, is vigorously advocating socialism. Coler, ihe candidate for governor, has repudiated the plat form. In Illinois, the campaign committee has practically confessed itself bankrupt and numerous state committees could confess the same with equal truth. Even the trust issue has paled into Insignificance. In view of the attorney general's recent lucid explanation of the situa tion and tlie prospect of adequate legislation for the control of the situ ation and the prospect of adequate legislation for the control of the trusts at the first session of the fifty eighth congress, there is no ground on which to appeal to the people to vote for "the party of calamity and unsound financial methods." Hon. Serano E. Payne of New York was in Washington recently for the purpose of consulting the president in regard to his annual message. Mr. Payne predicts that Cuban reciprocity will he authorized at the coming session of congress without difficuly. He says that even Representative Page Morris of Min nesota has stated that such action would take place and he expects next to hear that Mr. Tawney has come out as an ardent advocate of reciprocity. Mr. Payne says that there is no demand for tariff revision in his state and believes that the demand so widely heralded in the west will be more than satisfied when some measure of adequate trust control is placed on the statute books. A Portrait in Color of John Mitchell With an army of 170,000 strong, earnest, far-seeing men, John Mit ohell has won a victory that ranks him among the greatest captains the world has known. All eyes are fumed toward the hero of the hour. Millions of his fellow-Americans to whom his name has grown daily familiar are asking one another. What manner of man is this oon- qnrer of trust monopoly this or ganizer of viotory?" Yet so quiet and modest Is John Mitchell tha very few have been able to gratify their natural ourios ity to know more about his personal appearance and private life. The Philadelphia North American is going to satisfy the publio by is suing with its Sunday edition a full page color portrait of the great leader aa he ia today. Realizing that many readers will treasure bis picture and desire to preserve it, The Philadelphia Sunday North American, has de cided to engrave it on heavy calen dared paper suitable for framing. With next Sunday's Philadelphia American, among a serloa of other valuable features, this big picture of John Mitchell ia to be issued. In order to secure one of them you ought to notify your news dealer well in ad vanoe. Remember, The Philadelphia Sunday North American of Sunday, October 26. Law Plainly Stated The supreme court recently de Dided that a dependent corporation which was sued for damages could not be held responsible for the effect of "York state cider" and "Nanti- coke gin." The plaintiff had fallen from a bridge of the oompany and wanted to recover damagoa for per sonal injuries sustaiued. That is stating law plainly enough for any layman to understand. Goet LU Hot Cakes "The fastest selling article I have in my store," writes druggist C. T. Smith of Davis, Ky., "iu Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, because it always ! cures. In uiy six yours of sales it has never failed. I have known it : tu save Biiffereis from throat and lung troubles who could got no help from doctors or any other remedy." Mothers rely on it, beet physicians prescribe it, and all druggists guar antee satisfaction or refund price. Trial bottles free. Ht"u!ar sues .10 und (t. PERSONALS Hon. John A. Kipp attended court here this week. Philip 11. Clark, Esq., and Jeffery W. Smith of Porter attended court this week. Charles F. Hockwell of Honesdale attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Wells here last Tuesday. Frank Crissman, proprietor of tlie La Tourette House, Bergen Point, N. J., visited here over last Sunday. W. A. II. Mitchell has been In Heronton this week serving on the grand Jury in the U. S. district courts. Mrs. Simmons of New York, who has lieen visiting her sister, Mrs. F. White on Fourth street, returned home yesterday. Mrs. Dr. J. C. Price and Mrs. Arthur N. Hoe of Branchville at- ended the funeral of Miss Mary Wells Tuesday. Harry George Miller and Miss Ella Wilcox, both of Port Jervis, were married at the M. E. parsonage here Wednesday by Hev. C. E. Scudder, pastor. John C. Albright of Dlngnian's Ferry and Miss Edith M. Terrell of Waymart, Pa. were married by Rev. E. II. Atwood at the M. E. church parsonage in Bparrowbush October 15th. People here generally will regret the departure of Dr. von der Heyde. He has made many friends during the rather brief period of his resi dence and especially will Mrs. von der Heyde be missed In musical cir cles. Her charming voice has been a delight and hef compliance cheerful with .the many requests to afford us the pleasure of hearing It. HYMENEAL BLOOD KLEIN The marriage of Miss Katie Klein and Edward Blord of Port Jervis was celebrated Wednesday evening at the home of her parents in pres ence of the immediate family. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. M. 8mead, pastor of the Presbyterian church. The bride Is a well known and estimable young lady and has been aotlve here in church and Sunday school work in whioh she will be greatly missed. She has the kindesc wishes ot many friends for happiness in her new home. The groom ia employed at Cuddebackvllle, N. Y., which place they will go to reside. By marrying his mother-in-law that Syracuse man has gotten even with the jobesters. "I am a democrat" Hill seems to have Jumped the track by the "mine seizure" plank in his platform. Our political opponents are out and they want to get in. That is the over shadowing democratic campaign issue. Ex-President Cleveland has again given his views on the political situ ation. Watch out for the comments in the columns of the Commoner. The man who would abolish the protective tariff to destroy the trusts would likewise cut down his apple tree to kill the grub which Is injuring Its growth. The settlement of the coal strike should give our democratic friends their cue. An arbitration commis si n to settle their differences woQld not be a bad Idea. The volcano on the island of St. Vincent is again hard at work. These appear to be prosperous times around, as everything as well as everybody is active. President Casto of Venezulea is re ported to be making his last fight in the mountains where the government forces of about 4,000 men are sur rounded by the Revolutionists, num bering 11,000. Attorney General Knox Is asking a change of congressional methods, He insists that the trust problem can be solved by the passage of com moil sense laws. This is almost too much to ask. Out ol Death's Jaws "When death seemed very near from a severe stumuch and liver trouble that I had suffered with for years," writes P. Muse, Durham, N. C, "Dr. King's New Life Pills saved my life And gave perfect health." Beut pills on earth and ouly 25o at all druggists. The finest assortment of fail and winter millinery goods everoffured f it bale in Milford. La dies', missus', and children's' bits aud baby caps nt J!yman & Wel!'. October Term of Court The regular October term conven ed Monday with Associates J. F. Engelhart and B. E. Brown present. President Judge Craig was absent. Constables making returns were : Blooming Grove Levi Lord. Delaware Charles Person. Dingman J. W. Kiesol. GreeneOtto E. Simons, Lnckawaxen Ross Rosencranoo. Ijehnian W. S. Van Auken. Milford Boro. Stacy Fuller Milford Twp C. Herman. Palmyra J. N. DoGroat. Shohola Geo. Burgard. Westfall B. C. Totten. Accounts comUrmed ni si estate Julius Scbarff, estate Prisoilla V. Quick, estate M. L. Peters and 8. J. Cole. Widows appraisement Catharine A. Quick, Sarah B. Westbrook, nnd Margarethn Ott. Inquests on bodies of Chris. Miller and John Burton. Rule to show cause why same shall not be paid. Chas. Greenwaldt, Wilhelm Vog- el, Oscar Bommers nud Patrick Cooper naturalized. Estates John F. and U. C. D. Pin- ohot. Sales of real estate by admin istrators confirmed. Estate E. J. Baker, deceased. Pe tition of C. W. Bull to resign trus teeship. Remonstrance of citizens of Greene against confirming report of viewers on road in Greene from Hemlock Grove to Roernerville. Petition of Charlotte Dingman for private road in Delaware. D. H. Middaugh, Warren Van Gordon and Frank Schorr viewers. Commonwealth vs. Steinmetz. Respited. Com. vs. Wm. Fink. Rule for new trial withdrawn. Defendant sentenced to pay fine of 25 and costs of prosecution. Jas. Ryder vs. T. Armstrong & Co. Reasons for new trial. Rule dismissed. Axell W. Smith vs. Mary Mamie Smith. Divoroe. Geo. R. Bull ap pointed commissioner. Evidence filed and divorce decreed Oct. 21. Com. V9. Geo. Van Why. Defend ant released from jail on his own recognizance. Com. vs. Geo. Dunn. Continued. Com. vs. John Owen. Respited to next term. Com. vs. Wilson Cortright. Res pited to next term. Estate John Hess. Petition of administratrix for sale of real es tate. Sale deoroed. Petition of William N. and Eliza beth A. Ott, minor children of C. Ott, deoeased, for guard! ins. Geo. Daumann appointed. Petition for viewers on bridge in Greene. W. Swepeniser, Chas. J. Simons and Charles Augustine ap pointed. Bridge in Lehman. Wilson Van Anken, West Schoonover and Jo seph Snyder appointed viewers. Accounts of estates of Bertha Sohusslor and Lydia M. Arnst con firmed absolutely.. Road in Dingman from noar Ga voille's. Report of viewers against same confirmed absolutely. Sheriff Geo. Gregory acknowledg ed deeds to 8. L. Frodonstein for lots in MuUuuuitts, to C. W. Bull for land in Dingman township, Louisa Schuttz farm, and John T. Sohaffer for land in Lehman. Com. vs. William Williams. Bail respitod. Com. vs. J. C. Beck. Bail respit ed. Court adjourned to Nov. 6, 12 in. It will take very graceful and plausible democratic oratory to con vince any great number of people that are not tetter off than they were before, to say nothing of their con dition during the democratic low tariff era of lKi)3-SW. Over a million people have savings bank accounts to their credit w ho had no accounts five years ago. One of the questions for the voters to decide is whether they shall keep them and add to them or wehther they shall lose them. You assume no risk when you buy Chamberlain's Colio, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. A. W. Buloh & Sou, MaUtmoras, all drug and general stores in Pike county will refund your money if you are not satisfied after using it. It is every, where admitted to be the moat suc cessful remedy in vioe for bowel complaints aud the only one that never fail. It is pleasant, safe and rvlluUo. 10-31 BRIEF MENTION. F. F. Seitz Is prepared to furnish wood in stove lengths. Good loads at 1. 60. The Indies' Aid of the Presbyter ian church will have a supper Fri day evening, Nov. 14, in the church parlors. During the months of April, May and June, 1002, H0 persons were killed by train accidents In the United States. The frost is on the pumpkin, most of the fodder is in the shock and the familiar rattle or the coal in tlie chutes is beginning to be heard. It Is probable no Jury will be summoned for December term and if the people of the county are real good none will be necessary before next June. The ballot this year w ill be one of the largest ever voted in the state. It will contain nine columns eight parlies and one blank and will be about two feet wide. Dr. T. E Davis of Carbon county, who was nominated by the republi can convention for congress from this distriot, has withdrawn and Fred Nesb:tt of Easton has been substituted. David R. Hull, a leading citizen of Newton, N. J., is dead at the age of 67 years. He was prominent in church matters, a successful mer chant and president of tho Sussex national bank. The United Mine Workers in con vention held at Wilkesbarre this week decided by a unanimous, vote to accept the arbitration submitted by the operators and they returned to work yesterday The teachers' institute will be in session here next week. Superin tendent Westbrook has happily se cured the services of able lecturers and instructors and the sessions will be well worth attending. Walter 8. Dutot, register and re corder of Monroe county, died Tues day". He was a well known demo cratic politician and was descended from an old French family which settled near WAter Gap And gave the name to Dutotsburg. If you have a friend visiting yon, or know of any news Item which you would like to have memtioned drop a postal to the Press. We will always appreciate such information, and tbey are what aid in making a paper of general interest. The orown prinoe of Siam, Chowa Maria Vajiravuch, recently visited this oountry. He expresses himself as liking the Americans and says they are big-hearted. The best we oould do for him probably would be to have some legislature change his name, or some rich girl marry him. The new advertisement of Wyok off's store at Stroudsburg will at tract attention. This store is one of tho most modern In northeastern Pennsylvania, is large and thor oughly stooked with a fine olass of goods at attractive prices. The enterprise shown in reaching out for trade at the hands of people in this county. The writ of error to the supreme court in the case of Commonwealth vs. Charles Hazen was filed here Tuesday. The question of the con stitutionality of the charter of the Blooming Grove park association will now be determined by the court of last resort. If the Park has a valid charter similar rights should be extended to all land owners in the state. Theie is an ominous lack of men tion iu the republican papers in this district of the names of the candi dates for congress and senator. Reading them one would hardly learn that the republicans had made nominations for those offices, and yet some are intimating that a dire ful future is in prospect for Dr. Shull and. J. T. Mulhearn. The whole matter is beyond our ken and we await light. It may come after election. Hit Life in Peril "I just seemed to have all gone to pieces," writes Alfred Boe of Wol fare, Tex., "biliousness and a lame back had made life a burden. I couldn't eat or sleep and felt almost too worn out to work when I began to use Electric Bitters, but they worked wonders. Now 1 sleep like a top, can eat anything, have gained In strength aud enjoy hard work Tbey give vigorous health and new life to weak, sickly, run down peo ple. Try them. Only 50o at all J druga'lst i, Ancient History C. F. Rockwell of Honesdale, who left Milford in 148 when he was about twenty-three years old says bo remembers distinctly the appear ance of the town at tbat time. There was no bouse between the old Buchanan house built by Abra ham Mulford, on the site of which now stands the residence of E. Warner, and the house now occupied by W. F. Choi. The original dwell ing, which has been wholly remod eled, was built by bis father, John B. Rockwell, in 1829 and soon after pnssod into posossion of D. R. Bur ley. He says there was A weather vane on the old Presbyterian churob, from which probably the cross shown in the picture recently pnb lished in tha Press, originated in In appearance. Mr. Rockwell has promised to write some recollections of those early days and with his vivid memory of persons nnd events an Article from his pen will be of great interest. OBITUARY MISS MAKV WF.I.I.S Miss Wells died at her home on Harford street Sunday of heart dis ease after a long illness. She was a daughter of Nathan and Anna Rock well Wells and was born in this village, which has always been her home, about OH years ago. Hers was a gentle, Christian char acter, illumining the community and shedding a spiritual light In the church of her adoption of which she was a life long nnd consistent mem ber. She is survived by two brothers, Edgar A., of Port Jervis and Henry B., of this town. The funeral conducted by Rev. C. E. .Scudder was held from her late home Tuesday and interment in Milford cemetery. Public Sale Dr. Otto von der Heyde, having decided to leave town to locate at Clarion, Pa., will have a sale of household g lods and effects At his residence near centre square in this borough on Wednesday, Nov. 6, be ginning at 2 p. m. Among the numerous articles to be sold are the following: Desk, couch, rocking chair, hat rack, 4 tables, 1 dining room table, dozen dining chairs, 1 wood stove, 2 coal stove, 1 kitchen stove, 1 set of disher, 1 Morris chair, 2 screens, 1 Indian stool, 1 book case, 1 bench, 2 sigle bed steads, 1 double bed stead, all Iron enamel, kitchen utensils, 1 fancy lamp, clothes polo, J dozen chairs, pictures, music rack, 2 bureaus, 1 kitchen table, 1 wash stand, 1 carpet rug, 2 carpets, mat ting, window shades, And other articles. A Remarkable News "Beat" "The Press" on Oct. 14 was the only Philadelphia paper giving, in its early editions, the result of the conference between President Roose velt and J. Pierpont Morgan that practically settled thi coal strike, The agreement of the coal mine oper ators to arbitrate their differences with the miners was news of nations Importance. "The Press" being the only, newspaper to give the public this news in the wide territory cov ered by its first editioiis, made i notable addition to its many similar achievements in the past. "The Press" at the popular priec of one cent daily places iU vast and com plete news service within reach of all. Excursion Tickets to New Orleans On account of the meeting of the Americun Bankers' Association to be held at New Orleans, La., in Novem ber, 1002, the Erie will sell special round trip ticket from Port Jervis to New Orleans on Nov. 8 th, 9th and 10th, good returning eleven days from date of sale, except by deposit ing ticket with Joint Agent at New Orleans before Nov. 18th, and pay ment of fifty cents at time of deposit ing ticket, an extension of return limit may be obtained to Nov. 3iXh. Fare, round trip, only $;!3.15. America's Famous Beauties Look with horror on skin erup tions, blotches, sores, pimples. They don't have them, nor will any one, who uses Buckleu's Arnica Salve. It glorifies the face. Eczema or salt rheum vnish before it. It cures sore lips, chapped bands, cbil blains. Infallible for piles. 25o at all druggists. Our two stores have never been so well tilled with new goods as this fall. We ore offering lots of bar gains in every department. Come and get some. Iiyman & Wells, HE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS The sporting editor of the Port Jervis Gazette says that Pierre M. Nills killed fourteen quail In one shot last fall. Now .T. B., you better oin the Montague Liars' club. Pierre can't hit the broad side of a barn, let alone ft flock of quail. Lost, strayed or stolen : A wheel I Mrs. A. S, Dingman is visiting friends in Monroe county. The stone hotel is without a boarder, which speaks well for little P.ke. Milford is still way behind the times. This shows more now as cold weather approaches than in the summer, when our village is filled with oity people. There is no place where a young man can go and spend an hour or two in the evening, unless he goes and sits in a hotel. No young man is supposed to go home after his day's work is done and stay there. It is not na ture. Won't some one suggest a remedy? It Is hoped the reading room in the Homestead Free Library will soon be open and that will af ford an excellent place to spend the evenings. En. Pkbss.) Rev. W. R. Neff, a former paator of the M. E. church here, was in town this week. Our courts have little to do, which speaks well for the oounty. Several fiom here went on the the excursion to New York Wed nesday. A few good Pike oounty demo crats expect to go to New York next Monday to attend the big meeting and her David B. of "I am a demo crat" fame speak. Commissioner Beok and Nilis went to Bushkill yesterday to view a bridge. No serenade Wednesday evening. Montague expeots to start in and have mite socials this winter. More apples will go to waste this fall than were gathered a year ago. Yesterday while across the river (I did not go to hu nt Brother War ren) I saw at least one hundred quail and they were not very shy, either. "Things are not as they used to be," remarked the Rev. C. E. Bcud der last Sunday evening, So had said an old sinner who attended camp meeting. A number of years ago a minister of the M. E. church of this town, who by the way was English, don't yer know, was ston ing at the house of the well known but now deceased Deacon Utter. Nothing in this oountry was so good as it was in England, according to the Rev. Mr. Mo C. The two good men were seated on the porch of the deacons residence when a show er came up. Lightning struck a walnut tree not for off and the good pen were rather surprised by the crash. "Now dominie." said tbe deacon, "have you got lightning in England that can do better than this?" The minister had no more to say. SILVER LAKE W. rf. Ryman and daughter, Miss Alice, made a business trip to the lake Thursday of last week. W. H. Layton and Abram Bradley surveyed some land in tnis vicinity Saturday. Joseph H. Bromley, Jr., of Phila delphia was here on business last week. August Mercier and wife are vis iting in New York. Chas. Callahan recently purchas ed a new Winchester rifle of P. C. Rutan in Port Jervis. Eugene L. Raitt spent Sunday with his brother, George, at Centre. Several young people from this vicinity attended the dance at E. Shepherd's at Long Meadow Friday evening. A heavy ice formed here Tuesday night. Wallace Beosley of Lehman visit ed his niece, Mrs. Stoll Jagger, on Saturday and Sunday. Arthur M. Adams is having a new wagon house built. Warren Hunt is doing the carpenter work. Joe. A Word to Travelers- Tbe excitement Incident to travel ing and change of food and water often brings on diarrhoea and for this reason no one should leave home without a bottle of Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by A. W. Balch and Son. Matamoras. all druir and 'general stores iu Pike county,
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