MARTIN 0N MM MANM'
The Sheriff Tells of the Shooting
of the Miners at Lattimer. ‘
.- WERE ARMED AND UGLY
He Describes His Efforts to Repress the
Riots-rs and What Led to the Tragedy
'—Large Throng Present to Hear the
Sheriff’s Story.
Wilkesbarre, March 2.—Yesterday
Was the chief day of the trial of the
deputies and Sheriff Martin, for the de-
fense in the afternoon put the Sheriff
on the stand and had him tell his
story of the shooting and the events
which led up to it.
It is expected he will be on the stand
.for a, day (and a half at least, half a
.day to tell his direct story and fully
at day under cross-examination, which
will probably be conducted by Attorney
Scarlet. Following the Sheriff will
come the deputies, the entire sixty-six
of them, and with their testimony the
evidence will close for the defense.
'After the Commonwealth has heard
about forty witnesses in rebutal the
case will.close, and the closing speech-
es will be made by two attorneys on
each side, and will probably consume
three or four days, and the Judge’s
charge a whole day.
There “as an unusually large crowd
in the couit room in expectation of
Sheriff Martin being called to testify.
The row of benches were filled and ev-
ery inch of standing room was crowd-
ed. \
Deathlikc stillness reigned shortly
before 3 o’clock, when the name of
Dames Martin was called. The Sheriff
SHERIFF MARTIN.
took the stand and after some prelimi-
naries regarding the bringing of .his
commission into court, he was asked
to tell his story. He said he had been
at Atlantic City and was called home
' ‘by his chief deputy, who stated that
there .was trouble in the Hazleton re-
gion. At the station he was met by
Superintendent Lathrop and Chief
Clerk Chase‘of the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company. They sent for General
Manager Lawall of the Lehigh &
Wilkesbarre Coal Company, and he told
of the trouble as far as it had affected
his colliery. The Sheriff advised Law-
all to arbitrate. He said he would do
so.
On the advice of his attorney, George
S. Ferris, the Sheriff went at once to
Hazleton. He met there Mr. Zeerby
and Mr. Platt, and they told him 11 hat
had been taking place. The Sheriff
asked them to get 100 good, sensible
men. That night, after hearing from
Operator Kyle that one Of his men had
been badly beaten by the strikers, the
Sheriff swore in eighty-seven deputies,
using the prescribed form. He first
asked them if they were citizens. They
said' they were citizens and had not
been forced to come.
The Sheriff then wept on to tell in
.detail about where he had met the
strikers and had dispersed them be-
fore Sept. 10. He had done so at Me-
Adoo, Coleraine, Beaver Brook, Drifton,
Cranberry and other places. At first
the strikers were amenable to persua-
sion, he said, but as the days went by
* they became much more persistent and
ugly. They, usually carried clubs, and
at the Coleraine breaker a! man care-
fully levelled a gun and fired at the
Sheriff’s party.
On Sept. 10 the Sheriff had assem-
bled his posse at Diifton to command
as much of the region as possible. It
was certain that there was to be a de—
termined move that day to make up for
the failure of Sept. 7 to stop the Latti-
mer miners.
“Friday morning I reached Drifton
and found all my deputies there. We
went to Lumber Yard, a central point.
At 1 in the afternoon I got a message
that the strikers were marching
through Cranberry,- bound for Latti-
mer. I hurried off with the Hazleton
deputies to intercept the men at West
Hazleton. While going there I repeat-
ed my instructions to the deputies
about keeping cool and avoiding trou-
ble if possible.
“The men swore at us when we ap—
proached; cursed me and would not
budge when I told them to do so. I
read my proclamation and walked
through'them asking thme to go home.
One young man swore at me violently
and said they would go to Lattimer in
spite of me. I arrested him. One
man picked up a stone, but dropped it
when I pointed my revolver at him.
“I told a crowd of. spectators to go.
home, as the strikers were desperate
and there might be trouble. Finally
the strikers left the road and started
offover some lots. Soon I heard they
Were going to Lattimer, and I hurried
off with my deputies to intercept them.
I told them again to keep cool and not
to shoot unless their lives or mine were
in danger. After lining them up along-
side the road I told them I would go
out to meet the strikers and try once
more to disperse them. A deputy asked
if he should go with me. ‘No,’ I said,
‘I’ll go alone.’ I thought one man was
enough to die at once. I felt somehow
there was going to be trouble. I met
the strikers about fifty yards from the
deputies and asked them where they
were going.
“‘To stop the Lattimer breaker,’ a
lot‘of them cried.
“I told them they must not go, and
tried to read my proclamation to them.
but they crowded around me, swearing
at me and hustling me to one side. One
‘ man tried to grab me, and I then at-
rcmpt'ed to get hold of him, but the
crowd jumped on me and pounded me
abOut the body. I dropped my paper
and pulled my revolver. One of the
‘ 'men tried‘to snatch the revolver from
1 me,\ but failed. 5 Then he struck me
.Vluba yesterday to visit his father. ,‘f‘ N
r1111. E v 11.;N,1;1~1G G AZET TE
gn awful blow in 933 face and knocked
me to my knees. {pied to shoot him,
but my 1evolver ”1101 not explode.
Th the shoot! commenced. It
lasted about a..hal fluute.
“In the crowd I m three men arm-
ed with revolvers and one with a. knife.
The later made a, stab at me, but
missed. Two men were shot just behind
me, to the left. I was in the direct
line Of fire.”
The cross-examination, conducted by
Mr. Scarlet, lasted for two hours, and
will be resumed.
O
SPAIN BUYS WARSHIPS. fl.
-—-—.
She Raises the Cash in Secure Three
Chilton Vessels. »
Madrid, March 2.—Spain succeeded
yesterday, in a. manner not yet disclos—
ed, in raising the cashnecessary tosé-
cure three Chzlian warships, which
have been in the market for more than
a year The purchase is practically
. completed.
According to information which is
entitled to be considei ed authoritative,
these ships will soon be added to the
Spanish navy, unless hostilities with
the United States should break out be-
fore their actual transfer to the Span—
ish flag, in which case international
law would prevent their use by Spain.
It is surmised that the security for
a loan made yesterday for the purchase
of the ships is the monopoly of the im-
portation, refining and sale of petro—
leum and other mineral Oils, which
monopoly, it has been announced, will
be sold at auction on March 23.
()leomargarine Convictions.
Philadelphia, March 2.4Joseph Wil—
kins and Howard Butler, wholesale and
retail dealers in oleomargarine at
\Vashington, were to—day' convicted in
the United States District Court of vio—
lating the laws regulating the purchase
and sale of oleomargarine. The de-
fendants have been frequent offenders
against this law, but this is their first
conviction in court. They were to-
»lay found guilty on all of three counts:
Removing the manufacturers’ labels
from packages of oleomargarine, re-
moving the internal revenue stamps,
and removing the brand of the word
"Oleomargarine." Sentence was de-
ferred, and Judge Butler refused to
grant the request that they be admit—
ted to bail pending argument on a de-
murrer which was filed. They were
removed to prison to await sentence.
Miners Ready to Avenge the Maine.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 2.—If the Board
of Inquiry finds that the Maine was
blown up the coal miners of the Pitts-
burg District want war. In their con-
vention yesterday, they took this ac—
tion:
“Resolved, That 'should the investiga—
vion of the United States officials prove
that this disaster is the work of as-
~2assins, we hold ourselves in readiness
to demand that justice be done to all
concerned, or we will defend the honor
of our landby force.”
Americans Have Friends.
London, Mamba—J. Astley Cooper
writes to the Sportsman tO-day pro-
testing against the Oxford University
Athletic Club Committee’s rejection of
the American challenge as “hasty and
ungenerous toward Americans, and
savoring of a reflection on the honesty
of the American proposal.” He says
a. more suitable time to criticise the
bona fides of amateur status would
have been when the American team
had been selected.
Governor Hastings Going to California.
Harrisburg, .Pa., March 2.—Gov. and
Mrs. Hastings and Miss Hastings, Sen-
ator and Mrs. Cochran and Miss Coch-
ran, and Attorney-General and Mrs.
McCormick will leave tO-morrow even-
lng for a trip of three weeks. in Cali-
fornia. Governor Hastings feels that
he will be perfectly safe in leaving the
State at this time as he does not re-
gard the rumors of war as at all in-
:‘lic-ative of imminent danger.
Zolo Forsaken by Lawyers.
Paris, March 2.'——The spirit of the
French Bar is shown by the statement
of the Gaulois, which says: ”M. Zola
is unable to obtain counsel to defend
Lim in his appeal from the findings of
his recent trial and must be satisfied
with the counsel appointed for him.”
Sixteen Swept Overboard.
Adelaide, South Australia, March 2.
The French bark President Felix
Faure, Captain Fossard, from Barry,
Nov. 13, for Port Pirie, has arrived
1ere and reports that uring a gale on
Feb. 2 her second mate and fifteen sail-
11's were swept overboard.
Canada Makes a Concession.
Vv’ashington, March 2.——T‘ne Secretary
of the 'I'reasury‘has received through
the British Ambassador information
that the Canadian Government would
hereafter allow American vessels to
carry merchandise from one port in
Canada to another.
\Vidow Buys a $2,500 Diamond.
Chicago, March 2.— Mrs. Celia Wal-
llacc, the wealthy widow who offered
to adopt and make, Evangelina Cisneros
he1 hei1ess, has purchased the famous
Upham diamond, the next largest in
the country. The stone weighs 24 car-
ats, and the price was $21,500.
Sixty-lilile Fence, to Cost 812,000.
_Washington, March 2.—A contract for
the longest wire fence in the world will
be awarded by the Interior Department
in March39. It will run sixty miles
along the northern border of the Pine
h.idge Indian Agency and cost about
312, 000.
a
Counterfeit $2 Treasury Note.
Washington, March 2.—A new issue
-f the counterfeit two~dollar Treasury
rote discovered by. the Secret Service
.;~.n a t: 9 ago has made its appear-
This note bears check letter B
.zid late number 28.
De Lome Hanged in Effigy.
"‘"oy, March 2.-—S',é-ain’s former Min-
‘q. 1' to the United States, Senor Dupuy
r Lorne, was hung in effigy in this
‘ ty yesterday, and the pollee'had to
2 called upon to disperse a. crowd of
nut 100 people. ‘
r‘itzhL-gh Lee. J r.. son of Consul-Gen:
at Lee, who is employed In Rich-
ond, Va. as a clerk In the Chesa-
sake and Ohio Railroad Offices. left for
@ticura
NO KLONDIKE RELIEF. '
War Department Abandons ts Expedi-
tion to Relieve Destxtute Miners. .
Washington, March 2.——The War De-
partment has decided to abandon its
expedition for the relief of the miners
in the Klondike country because the
conclusion has been reached that no
‘necessity exists for it. Secretary Al-
ger has written a. letter to Senator
Hawley, chairman of the Senate Com-
mittee on Military Affairs, explaining
the Department’s_position and asking
that Congress take action by joint res—
olution authorizing the Department
to dispose of the supplies purchased ' or
the expedition, including the reindeer
which have just arrived rom Norway,
and to abandon the project entirely.
In his letter Secretary Alger says the
conditions on the Yukon have changed
so as to render the expedition un-
necessary and that General Miles and
General Merriam both agree with him.
He is also advised to this effect by the
Canadian Minisrer of: the Interior.
Later advices than those received last
December, when the expedition was de-
‘cided upon, indicate, he 'says, that
the miners are in no danger of suffering
and he thinks that the great crowds of
prospectors now going in over Dyea
Pass will carry sufficient provisions to
divide with the' miners in case they
need assistance.
General Alger expressed the opinion
that the reindeer can be sold at a price
sufficient to reimburse the Government
for their cost. He says he has been
.offered $100 each for them. This amount
is above the cost price. He also states
that the Interior Department is anxious
to take charge of the animals. He also
asks for authority to'sell the supplies
purchased for the expedition.
The Military Committee met yester-
day, but did not act upon the request.
RARE AN‘D VALUABLE SEEDS.
Government. Agent Secured Mfany Varic-
tics in Eastern Europe and Asia:
Washington, March ,2.- Secretary
Wilson of the Agricultural Department
in pursuance of his determination, as
far as practical, to utilize the agricul-
tural seed appropriation in seeming
“new, rare and valuable” seeds, dis-
patched Professor Nilse E. Hansen to
Eastern Europe and Asia to secure new
seeds and plants and to ascertain what
the people at the original cradle of
mankind had been doing to adapt
plants to their conditions.
Professor Hansen is now preparing
his report for publication after a trip
involving many thousands of miles Of
travel in Eastern Russia, Trans-Cau-
casia, Russian Turkestan, Western
China and Siberia. The trip was a
successful one, many promising varie-
ties being obtained.
About three carloads of seed “ill, be
distlibuted to State expeliment stations
and others. These seeds, it is expected,
will be chiefly of value in the arid re-
gions, the purpose of Plofessm Han-
sen’ s trip being to obtain such as were
distinguished for resistance to. drought
and heat.» \ '
Murdered a. _Lone \Voman. .
Doylestown‘, Pa., March 2.—Infor111a-
tion reached here yesterday that .An-
uie L. Edwards, who resided at Jami-
son. this county, a short distance
from Doylestown, was found murdered
in her bedroom Monday night. The
woman’s head was beaten almost to a
jelly, and the room which she' occu-
pied bore evidence of a terrible strug-
gle. There is no clue to the murderer,
neither is there any evidence as to the
time the murder actually occurred. The
last time the woman was seen alive
was on Friday night, and as she lived
alone in the house the perpetrators of
the terrible crime have had ample
time to escape. A chair and‘a water
pitcher had been used to beat the wom-
an’s brains out and both were found
covered with blood and matted hair.
The motive of the crime was doubtless
robbery.
Not Just as He Eleant It. 1
“Johnson wants to borrow some
money of me. Do you know anything
about him?” “I know him as well as
I do you. I wouldn’t let him have 11
cent.”——Ind'.:1napolis Journal.
Casey—How did yez come out Of tli'
scrap wid yer wife?
Dacey-—Oi came out in 311 ambyiance,
wan wake afther, an’ can’t handle n11?
pick yet!
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Facts Are Stubborn.
Druggists handle hundreds of kinds of
medicine. They know better than any one
else which remedies cure and which do' not
cure. They are in, a
position to know.
Dr. M.'Barkman, 77
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Bingham-
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years, and do not hesitate to say and stand
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Dr. David Kennedy’s Favorite Rem-
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It restores the liver to a healthy condition
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It is a certain cure for all diseases peculiar to
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All druggista sell it for $1.
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seem to believe that the sun will never shine‘
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Not so I behind the darkest clouds
the sun shines, and when the clouds break,
the sun ismore brilliant than ever.
walk. is betterto-day than it ever was in it’s
More people, better dressed people,
more churches, more school heuses, more
money in the saving banks than ever before;
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Bargains in Small Things
Ladies Handkerchiefs. the five cent
kind, each, 2%.
Oriental lace, cream and White. 19c
h quality, 12410.
Ladies fringe silk scarfs. worth 75c,
49c.
Dennison's crepe paper,18c kind, 13c.
Whisk brooms 15c kind, 100.,
‘ Box writing paper and envelopes 19c
kind, 100.
15c Tooth brushes for 100.
75c Pocket-books, 45c.
Ounce perftlme, with bottle, worth
250., for 19c. ‘
450 Leather belts, 250.
Pearl buttons 15c kind for 10c.
Velveteen for skirt binding worth
70. for Se.
Stamped doyles, worth 19c. each 121.10.
Men’s 250 silk scarfs, 180.
Collarettes
$15.00 Black Marten, $9.50.
$18.00 Electric Seal, $10.00."
$15.00 Electric Astrackan, $8.59.
$ 7.00 Coney, $3.50.
$12.00 Electric $6.00.
$23.00 Blue fox, $15.00.
A great sale of wrappers is now go-
ing on 750 to $2.00
Ladies’ Jackets
’ 7 Black Kersey Jackets that were
$8.00, for this sale, to close out, $3.50.
6 $14.98 Jackets in rough and plain
cloths $7. 50.
5 blk. capes that were $4.50, to close
$1.98. ‘
New black satin shirtvwaists plaitfed.
and blouse fronts $5.00.
. Kitchen Dept
.5 (it: Gra‘nite Iron tea. or coffee pot 25c.
4 It ' N . 6‘ H
2 “ “ “ Angel cake pan 100.
Any size granite iron pie plate 10c.
Granite iron bread pans 10c.
Long handle coal shovels, 5c.
Best parlor brooms 23c.
Standard work baskets 490.
Paper racks 39c.
Blown glass pitchers 21c.
Glass cheese dishes 100. .
Haviland china. cups and saucers 25c.
Muslin Underwear
Ladies full size night gown, tuck and
ruffled, 39crones for 290. Ladies full
. size night gown,Hamburged and tucked
the 500 ones for 39c. Umbrella. drawers
250. The blouse French corset cover,
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