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; E • t v THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM f la the paper that is read .by the whole family. The GAZETTE enters more t IWTy hemes in Pittaton and vicinity than all out-of-town papers combined. Forecast Until 8 p. m. Tomorrow, for on Eastern Pennsylvania. Fair tonight; Tuesday, fair and warmer. 53d YEAR. I WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 18S0 1 DAILY EST. by THEO. HART 18SB. PITTSTON, PA., HONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1903. 1 WO CENTS A COPY. I Q DAP T?CS FORTY OENTd A MONTH, f O JrillXEJCJ* REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT. FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION. TURKEY'S CRUEL RULE prisoners, for Uekub BOO, for Monastir 850 and for Adrlanople 560, a grand total of 2,800. As Information Is lacking from many districts in these vilayets it is thought that, without exaggeration, the number of prisoner! may be placed at even three times this total. MARRIAGE A PANACEA. Spccial Sale! THIS WEEK Trolley Car and Freight Train Met in New York, Stegmaier's Beer New York, Aug. 17.—One man was killed and two others injured in a collision today between a trolley car of the Union Railway Co. and a freight train on the N. Y„ N. H. & H. railroad at the junction of 138th street and Willow avenue. The dead man is Felix Mc- Cabe, the motorman. North Atlantic Squadron In Long Island Sound. Bulgaria Tells the Story of Three Months' Outrages. Mayor Knotts Again Pleads the Cause of Matrimony. Dealing with other acts of oppression, the memorandum states that the Bulgarian merchants and artisans living In Constantinople and Salonika were ordered to return to their native villages, and were not allowed any time or opportunity to dispose of their business or property. Some of these Bulgarians, who, with their families, had been established for twenty years dt more, were utterly mined. Odd Lots of Odds and Ends S Read This List of Valuos! That's a good sign; whereever you see that you will find good beer—the beer above all others that is absolutely pure. Children's fine Gauze Vests 2c Boys' Summer Wash Suits; a bargain for 39c a suit AN INTERESTING CEREMONY Kidnapped Boy Murdered. BAD RECORD OF ATROCITIES A CURE FOR THE STRIKE. Butte, Jlont., Aug. 17.—Fennie Buck, six-year-old son of a Stevenville merchant who was kidnapped last Thursday, was found murdered In the brush on the river bank near the town. Harry Jackson, a farm employe, Is held on suspicion of having committed the crime. Jackson has been taken to Hamilton to prevent a possible lynching. Twenty of Uncle Sam's Best War Ve» sels Salute Roosevelt and Distinguished Guests—A Visit to the Flagship Kearsarge. Ladies' Seersucker Underskirts, well made, 39c each One case Ladies' Fancy Summer Corsets, great value for 19c One case Fancy Lawns, nice assortment of patterns; greatest value ever offered for 3c a yard 50 dozen fine Percale Shirt "Waists, regular value 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00; your choice 50o One lot of Ladies' Turnover Collars, regular value 10c; special price for this week 5c 1 lot of Children's Ready Made Dresses, all sizes, regular value 50c, special price for this week 21o Particulars of Murders, Torture and Oppression In Macedonia Obtained From Official Sources and Vouched For by the Government. » He Appeals to Employers of Hammond, III., to Hire Benedicts Only. 8ay8 Single Menv Do Not Make Good Citizens. In addition to the decree banishing the Bulgarian tradesmen from Constantinople and Salonika the porte adopted measures to ruin the traders elsewhere. Ask a Policeman, Ask a Letter Carrier, Oyster Buy, N. Y., Aug. 17.—President Roosevelt today reviewed the north Atlantic squadron, commanded by Rear Admiral Barker. The fleet was anchored In four lines off Lloyd's heck So tin, Bulgaria, Aug. 17.-Tlie Bulgarian government has presented a memorandum to the powers setting out at great length the condition of affairs during the past three months in Macedonia, since the Turkish government undertook to inaugurate the promised reforms. In closing, the report says: Chicago, Aug. 17.—Mayor Knotts ot Hammond has again championed the cause of matrimony. Bachelors, says the mayor, are a detriment to a community, while married men are valuable assets. Gloversville, N. Y., Aug. 17.—The body of George H. Evans, of Johnstown, one of the young people missing since Monday last at Canada Lake, came to the surface this morning. Search was renewed for the body of Miss Florence Brown, of New York, who disappeared with him. Missing Man's Body Found in Lake. "What must be the result of all this? Tired of waiting for the fulfillment of promises of better conditions, and driven to despair, the Bulgarian population have thrown themselves into a revolution, which Is now spreading In an Ottoman province 150 miles from the Bulgarian frontier. ask anybody that is intelligent and up-to-date, and some of them will tell you where to find such a sign; or if you desire a supply for family use, no matter whether a dozen or a million bottles, just use the 'phone, wire or mail to our cold storage located in your city, and we will do the rest. The president went on board the Mayflower at 8:30 o'clock. With him were_/ Admiral Dewey, Rear Admiral Taylor, chief of the bureau of navigation; Rear Admiral Rodgers, commandant of the New York navy yard; Captain Brownson, commandant of the Na val academy; General Chaffee, Sii Thomas Lipton and others. In an appeal just Issued he asks the merchauts and manufacturers of the city to employ married men only. Mayor Knotts declares that single men are the chief fomentors of labor troubles; that they are reckless and as a rule do a town more harm than good. The most precise details, with dates, places and names of persons, are given In the memorandum, the whole constituting a terrible category of murder, torture. Incendiarism, pillage and general oppression committed by the Ottoman soldiers and officials. "The causes of this revolution are today known, the responsibility is fixed, and the porte can no longer accuse the Bulgarian principality." One lot Children's Muslin Drawers, all sizes, very special price for the week ,9c Baltimore, M(l., Aug. 17—Miss Mabel Manlsfleld, who for several years has been performing on the vaudeville stage at local summer resorts, last night swallowed carbolic acid and died at midnight in the Maryland University hospital. Vaudeville Actress Commits Suicide The Mayflower passed In review at 9:31), steaming to the head of the south column, then uloug the south side ot that column, between It and the torpedo flotilla, passing around Its west end and steaming back along the north sldt of the north column, Anally anchoring between the columns. Each ship fired the presidential salute as the Mayflowei passed. Mayor Ivnotts a year ago offered to marry free all couples residing in Hammond and to give them moral and other support in establishing their homes. 50 pieces Nottingham Lace Curtains; greatest value ever offered for 39c a pair. IT PAYS TO BUY AT THE THE KOREAN SITUATION. The particulars were obtained entirely from official sources, and the truth of every statement Is guaranteed. Ruiso-Japanese Commercial Rivalry In his., letter Mayor Knotts argues Cthat during the years of labor trouble in Hammond it has been notorious that the single men were the first to start trouble and to talk strike. Married men, he declares, are more patient and long suffering and less likely to go out on unjustified strikes. Severely Felt. STEGMAIER BREWING COMPANY, PEOPLE'S STORE At the outset the memorandum states that during the past three months the Ottoman government has taken a series of measures with the alleged Intention of Inaugurating the era of promised reform and of assuring peace and tranquillity to the Bulgarian population of European Turkey, but which have had the contrary effect of further exasperating this population and reviving the revolutionary movement. Instead of proceeding solely against persons guilty of breaches of the public order the military and civil authorities have sought every possible pretext to persecute, terrorize and ruin the Bulgarian inhabitants alike in the large cities and In the small villages. London, Aug. 17—The Peking correspondent of the Times, telegraphing froln Seoul, capital of Korea, Aug. 13, describes the situation there, the outcome of the Russo-Japanese rivalry, as very serious and the extension of Russian activity into Korea as most ominous.WILKESBARRE, PA. Birmingham, England, Aug. 17.—The Post learns that King Peter of Servia appeals to America and England to send back their ministers who were King Peter Wants to be Friendly. 15 South Main St, Pittston. ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. After the Mayflower came to anchor the flag officers and commanding officers called upon the president. At 1:30 o'clock the Mayflower steamed to the eastward, followed by the fleet In single column. The Mayflower stopped while the fleet passed in review. The fleet then continued down the sound, and the Mayflower returned to Oyster Bay. withdrawn at the time of his entrance into Belgrade. The mayor states that single men do not make as good citizens. He declares they are reckless, inclined to wastefulness and spending; that they come into a town when a new enterprise is started and usually after a short and reckless career depart for some other town, having done the town no good and leaving only unpaid bills and friends around the saloons. . Bachelors Not Good Citizens. EVANS BROS. t* H&-PRICE3 Korea, he says, is Inevitably destined to be the field whore the great problem of Russian or- Japanese supremacy In the far east will be solved. At present Korea is exceedingly anxious, fearing that its future as an independent empire is gravely menaced and that reasons only too well fouuded lead to the belief that Japan in order to restore the balance of power disturbed by Russian aggression in Manchuria may quietly occupy Korea. Railway Accident in Germany. Berlin, Aug. 17.—A railroad train was derailed between Rothenklschsn and Oberckrintz, Bavaria, this morning. Three persons were killed and 40 injured. The fleet made n pretty picture as it steamed down the sound on its Journey from Bar Harbor, Me., in single tile, the Kearsarge, the flagship of Rear Admiral Barker, senior officer In command, leading the way. Circling to the south, the four battle ships—the Kearsarge, the Alabama, the Illinois and Texas—and the cruiser Baltimore came to anchor 500 yards apart and formed their station as the first squadron of the fleet for the review. Best Patent Flour, per bbl..$4.75 Gr. Sugar, 19 lbs for 1.00 1 pint Fruit Jars, per doz... .46 1 Cjt. Fruit Jars, per doz 65 2 qt. Fruit Jars, per doz 65 1-3 pint Jelly Glasses, dozen .22 1-2 pint Jolly Glasses, dozen .28 2-3 pint Jelly Glasses, dozen .28 Fruit Jar Rubbers, doz. 4c and 5o Hire's Root Beer Ex.... 3 for .60 Perfection Root Beer Ex.3 for .25 Evans Bros. Mocha and Java Coffee, per lb Juno Coffee, best on the market) per lb Lord Salisbury's Condition. The mayor closes his letter with an appeal to the manufacturers and merchants to call a meeting and take steps looking to the employment of married men only in their factories and stores. London, Aug. 17.—Lord Salisbury, who has been ill for several days, passed a restless night. Pillage, Torture and Massacres. Wholesale massacres, individual murders, the destruction of villages, the pillaging of and setting lire to houses, arrests, 111 treatment, tortures, arbitrary Imprisonment and banishment, the closing and disorganizing of churches and schools, the ruining of merchants, the collection of taxes for many years In advance—such, proceeds the memorandum, are among the acts of the Ottoman administration of the vilayets of Salonika, Monastlr, Uskub and Adrianop le. The correspondent adds that the domestic concerns of Korea are fairly prosperous. The reports of a great Influx of Japanese are incorrect, but Japan retains and is increasing her commercial predominance. Kansas Cities Still Separated. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 17.—Notwithstanding the fact that the Kansas river at this point rose yesterday and ttyat a further rise of two feet Is expected before ebb, no great damage is likely to result. Traffic between the two Kansas Cities Is still suspended as the temporary pile bridges arc unsafe. Fearing a temporary abandonment of some of the railroad yards In the lower pnrt of the bottoms the Swift Packing company lias moved several tons of provisions to this side of the river. This, he declares, will end the labor troubles of the town and raise the standard of citizenship, give stability of pur|Dose to the town itself and do a lasting good. Married men, he concludes, become permanent citizens, working for the good of the community. He argues that the manufacturers, having received great benefits from the town of Hammond, should reciprocate by employing the married men and giving them preference at all times. WE CARRY THE BEST FLOUR manufactured. A given quantity will make more and better bread than any other kind As the price is low Then the second squadron, undet Rear Admiral Coghlan, consisting of the flagship Olyinpla, the Topeka, the Yankee, the Prairie and the Panther, fell into position, anchoring in column 800 yards to the north of the first squadron. Following these, the torpedo destroyer flotilla, In two divisions, anchored, the one on the Long Island side of the battle ships and the other on tlie Connecticut side of the cruisers. Thus the squadron was dlspbsed -In four long lines reaching more than a mile. Shipbuilding Strike Threatened. New York, Aug. 17.—New York Ss threatened with a general strike of all the trades in the shipbuilding yards in support of the marine machinists, who have been on strike for several months to enforce the demand for a minimum wage rate of $3 a day. This strike, unless it can be averted in the meantime, is likely to take place within a week, and would involve the boiler makers, blacksmiths, blacksmiths' helpers, pattern makers, coppersmiths, painters, carpenters and several other trades, and would tie up all the shipbuilding yards in New York and vicinity, including the Townsend-Downey yards on Shooter island, which were the nucleus of the big strike of shipbuilders a year ago. It Is said that the threatened strike would call out 15,000 or 20,000 men. $5 per bbi.; $2.50 per 100; $1.25 per 50 pounds, the Saving through its use is considerable. tkDme other articles in our BIG GROCERY STOCK call for special mention by reason of their orordness and cheapness. But the best way to test our statements is to send us an order and prove that we have just what we advertise. ... .36 The memorandum next relates In detnil a number of such cases In eaeli vilayet. Beginning with the vilayet of Salonika, it states that in the town of Salonika itself the Bulgarian professors of the university, the students and shopkeepers—in fact, all the intelligent Bulgarians in the city—have been east into prison. One hundred and twenty soldiers entered the village of Gorna- Itlbnitza on May 10 and tortured to death five men and two women. During the first three weeks of July twenty-five villages in the district of Tikvescli were subjected to the depredations of the Turkish soldiers and Bashlbazouks. The villagers were beaten and tortured, the women assaulted and the houses plundered while the administrative authorities looked on. Mound Builders Agriculturlats. BRENNAN and ROBERTS Vegetables, all kinds, always fresh Screen Doors and Window Screens Rabbis Meet In Philadelphia Chilllcotlie, O., Aug. 17.—Professor C. W. Mills, curator of tlie State Archaeological and Historical society, together with a large .force of assistants, lins been busy for the greater part of tlie summer excavating the site of a village of the Mound Builders, just north of this city; and has made some extremely interesting discoveries. The mound was a large one and has proved in many ways the "richest yet uncovered in this state. The discoveries made seem tp show thfit the Mound Builders were agriculturists on a large scale, as well as hunters, fishers, potters and weavers. * N. MAIN. Next to £agle Hotel Philadelphia, Aug. 17.—The second annual convention of the United Ortho dox Itabbis of America lias begun here. Ilabbi Yoffe of Brooklyn presides. The opening session was the only public one to be held duriilg the convention and was devoted to the discussion of the question of establishing separate schools for Jewish children. Among the other topics to lie considered is the reconciliation of rites of marriage anil divorce with \tmerlcan customs and laws. 1 l President Roosevelt attended divine service aboard the Kearsarge yesterday morning and made an hour's inspection of the ship afterward. His words of praise sent the blood tingling in the ears of the men as well as of the officers. The president and Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by Captain Brownson, commandant of the Naval academy, put out from shore and arrived alongside the Kearsarge at 10:45 o'clock. Shoes is one of our leading lines. See us before you buy. We can give you best value and upto-date Shoes. Smoke and Chew More Textile Workers Return. EVANS BROS The president and his party were received on the flagship by Rear Admiral Barker and his staff with every formality due his rank except the firing of a salute, which is forbidden by the regulations on Sunday. After formal greetings had been exchanged the party were escorted to the admiral's cabin to await the call for divine service. "Get the HabK'V smoke "Spaniolas" Philadelphia, Aug. 17.—Another break in the textile workers' strike occurred today when 3,000 rug weavers, Turkish towel weavers and woolen yarn workers returned to work. At a meeting of the working committee of the Central Textile Workers' union these strikers were given permission to resume work. No concessions have been granted by the manufacturers. It is also officially announced that the upholstery weavers, B.000 in number, will make a final effort today to secure concessions and, falling, will return to work tomorrow at the old scale. Tills will leave but 11.200 of the 80,000 original strikers still out. Spanioia, 5c Cigar at Gillespie's only. In the vilayet of Monastir artillery bombarded and razed the flourishing town of Smerdeseh, the 300 houses being left a heap of ruins. At the beginning of July two Greek bands, with the connivance of the authorities, pillaged Bulgarian villages and murdered many of their inhabitants. Poatmaater's Mysterious Death. 44 and 46 S.Main St Catarrh of the Stomach. Elmirn, N. Y, Aug. 17.—Francis E. Clark, postmaster at Hornby, a village near Corning, was found dead in bed in a hotel at Corning late yesterday. He was taken to the hotel eighteen hours before and put to bed by two men. When found he had a fractured skull and a blood .clot on the brain. He had been dead for several hours. How he came to his death no one seems to know. He was taken from a saloon by the two men, who are said to be reputable citizens. The police say they have no knowledge of any assault having taken place. Many, however, suspect foul play. PENN -When the stomach is overloaded; when food Is taken into it that fails to digest, it decays and Inflames the mucous membrane, exposes the nerves and causes the glands to secret mucin, Instead of the natural JulceB of digestion. Tills Is called catarrh of the stomach. For years I suffered with catarrh of the stomach, caused by indigestion. Doctors and medicines failed to benefit me, until I used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.—J. R. Rhea, Coppell, Tex. Sold by T. J. Yates. For WEDDINGS El aw are f For FUNERALS rlOWBr# I Service over, the president began an inspection of the ship—not officially, as he snid, but just to see for himself. Ills greatest Interest was in first hand accounts of the record run made by the ship from Tompkinsville to the Needles and return. He asked a hundred questions on detulls—how the coal lasted, how the ship bore herself, how the men like It and the sensations of each. Then he shifted to target practice, and when Captain Hemphill told him of the recent records he congratulated him warmly. In the viinyet of Uskub the entire Bulgarian population lias been systematically persecuted since last May. The director of the normal school at Uskub was imprisoned because Ills library contained the "revolutionary" books "Othello" and "Les Mlserables." In the districts of Polanka, Koschanl. Koumanovo nnd Gostigar the prisons are filled with Bulgarian priests, schoolmasters and merchants. During June soldiers and Bashilmzouks terrorized the inhabitants of the Selitlf district, torturing the people with redhot irons. Tobacco Just what you want in flora! decorations on short notioe. We can do much for yqu at a reasonable price. (new phone)| l-B-CARPENTER, ixeter it. ixiter iota Save Your Tickets for Valuable Presents Merldia, Yucatan, Aug. 17.—A tropical cyclone here lias done much damage and coming in the night created a panic. The wind tore up great trees by the roots, blew roofs away and destroyed houses and plantations. Great damage was done in a very short time. Efforts were made to save small vessels, but about twenty of those In the port of Progreso wete cast upon the shore. The cyclone destroyed hun. dreds of bales of penneiiulii and cotton at Progreso ready for shipment. Cyclone Sweeps Yucatan. Sale Now On FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Barred From Swimming Niagara. Buffalo, Aug. 17.—Jack Glanlster, the Boston swimmer, who said lie would dive from the cantalever bridge and swim the rapids below Niagara falls, left this city with the avowed intention of performing the feat that cost Captain Webb Ills life, but the Niagara Falls police refused to /illow Glanlster to Jump from the bridge, and the swim through the rapids was postponed. New York Stock Markets furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., stock brokers, Miners' Bank Building. Ellis is your gain and our loss. But as we have profited nicely by your patronage, we take this opportunity to show our appreciation. Don't fail to get some of the bargains. "That's right, that's right—splendid!" he exclaimed again and again. In this last he was warmly supplemented by the secretary of the navy. New York, Aug. 17, 1903. High. Low. Clos, 117% 116 117 Similar atrocities perpetrated In the vilayet of Adrlanople are cited. Made by Local Union No. 59, Wllkea-Barre, Pa. Sugar It was after 12:30 o'clock when the president and Ills party left the qhlp. Atchison 61% 62% Altogether the memorandum gives particulars of no less than 131 Individual and general cases of excesses and outrages committed by the Turkish authorities. In summarizing the specific details of the outrages mentioned the memorandum declares that wholesale massacres were perpetrated by regulars and Basliibazouks in the town of Salonika and the villages of Baldevo, Banitza, Tchourlloko, Karbinza, Moghila, Smerdesch and Enidje, while the scenes of carnage, pillage and incendiarism were everywhere terrible. At Smerdesch over 200 Bulgarians were shot, killed with swords, or burned to_ death. Over 250 houses and the churches and schools were set on Are with petroleum and pillaged, the property being sold by the soldiers and Bashihazouks in neighboring places. Slmilar scenes occurred at the villages of Uoruo-Itlbnitza, Igoumenetz, Dobrllaki and Nikoden. The villagers there abandoned their homes and fled to the mountains. Long List of Outrages. Atchison, pf 89 % Brook. Trac 48 88% 45 89% 47% President Addresses Church Societies B. & O. 83% 82% 83 % Oyster Bay, N. Y„ Aug. 17.—For the first time in the history of the Holy Name societies of New York, Brooklyn anil, Long Island the president delivered an address here yesterday afternoon at the quarterly meeting of the combined societies in the grounds adjoining St. Dominic's Catholic church. The president's audience was composed of 3,000 persons, including well known clergymen and laymen from every part of Manhattan and Long Island. Ills speech, which was on "American Manhood," was listened to by a wildly enthusiastic gathering of Catholics and Protestants, being beard with close attention and frequently interrupted by especially hearty applause. Ches. & Ohio 34% C. & G. Western. 18 32% 17 York, Pa., Aug. 17.—While driving to cliu/ch Mary Long was killed and James Moran seriously injured by being struck by a trolley car. Morun, who was driving, attempted to cross the track in front of a moving car, which could not be stopped, us the brakes refused to work on the' wet rails. Killed by a Trolley Car. TD A. DURKIN. St. Paul Saltillo, Mexico, Aug. 17.—This section has been visited by a severe wind and rain storm which played havoc with houses and trees and overflowed several streams. The storm extended along the line of the National railroad from Saltillo to Monterey, washing out bridges and tracks in many places, so that, traffic was entirely suspended for several hours. Telegraph and telephone lines were prostrated all day. The property loss will aggregate many thousands of dollars. Severe Mexican Storm, 1 lot of Boys' Wash Blonse Suits, good value 75c; price 39o Bed Spreads, regular 75c grade; our sale price 45c Rock Island D. & H 166% 29% 166% 25% 29% 166% K. & T„ pf 42% 44% A Complete Line of Groceries. Man. Ell L. & N. 106% 107% 1 lot Ladies' Cambric Skirts, deep flounce, trimmed with 6-inch lace laid on dust ruffle; worth 89c; sale price 50c 50c Shirt "Waists, yours for 26o Met. Troc. . Mo. Pacific . So. Pacific . Norf. & West N. Y. Central 116% 96 46% 64% 125% 31 24% 125% 114% 94% 44% 63% 124% 28% 24% 125 115% 95% 46% 63% 124% 30% 24% 125% FINE WINES AND LIQUORS Holyoke, Mass., Aug. 17.—The striking paper makers at a meeting In this city voted to continue their strike and say that they expect few desertions from now on. The stationary firemen's union also met and took similar action. Paper Makers Stand Firm, FOR FAMILY USE. 98c Misses' Wrappers, price 50c Ladies' Black Drop Stitch Hose, real value 15c; our sale price lOo Ladies' Parasols, worth $1.75 and $2; sale price $1.00 Erie O. & W. Penna. . BARTELS Beer, pints per doz. 50c Porter, pints, per doz. 50c Porter, | pints, doz. 40c Ale, pints, per doz. 75c SCHLITZ Famous Milwaukee Beer, pints, per doz 60c Porter, pints, per doz 60c Negro Kills White Man. Reading ... Reading, pf Philadelphia, Aug. 17.—As the result of a quarrel, William M. Brlnkley, a negro, shot and killed James Coyle, a white man, at Germantown, a suburb. The two men about two weeks ago had an altercation, and while Coyle was standing on a street corner with several friends, Brinkley approached and, without warning, shot Coyle, who died in a hospital shortly after. The murderer Is under arrest. So. Ry. ....... So. Ry., pf. .. Tenn. C. & I. Leather .... Union Pacific Wabash, pf. .. West. Union Fatal Trolley Car Collision. Ladies' and Children's Sunbonnets, all colors, worth 20 cents; our sale price 10c 50c Umbrellas; sale price.. .35c 1 lot 50c Girdle Ooreete; sale price 25c Chicago, Aug. 17.—Today marks the one hundredth anniversary of the permanent settlement of Chicago. Aug. 17, 1803, Lieutenant Swearlngen of the United States army landed with a company of troops on the lake front and began the construction of Fort Dearborn. Chicago will celebrate the anniversary by a Jubilee Sept. 26 to Oct. 1. A citizens' committee has progressed well in perfecting plans for the celebration.Chicago's Centennial, Kansas City, Aug. 17.—In a rear end collision of two trolley cars on the Independence-Ivansas City line two persons were fatally injured, four seriously hurt and half a dozen others sustained minor bruises and cuts. Over 3,000 men, women and children fled from the sanjnk of Seres apd even more from the sanjak of Klrkkllse.C. F. I. Amal. Copper People's Gas . Texas Pacific . Car & Foundry U. S. Steel ... U. S. Steel, pf. 52% 50% 95 27% 34 % £8 " 52 46% 34% 84% 23% 72 50% 94% 27% 34 % «% It is difficult, says the memorandum, to obtain the exact number of Bulgarians who were Imprisoned, mainly on most flimsy pretexts, as when they were released others were immediately arrested. The estimates obtainable jtive for tile vllaret of Salonika 000 Instead of buying new fire brick for that store, buy fireclay. J. H. Patterson *Oo. All Delivered at Tour Residence. m MAGNET Union Club Pure Old Rye Whiskey. Guaranteed. Leading brand In the valley. 8. J. FREEMAN. Both phonec. T. A. DURKIN. W. L Pace, Attorney-at-Law. Office 16, Sd floor, aimer's Bank Bide. 45 S. Main St Both 'phones. p7S. Main St, Pittaton.
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Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, August 17, 1903 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1903-08-17 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
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Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, August 17, 1903 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1903-08-17 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Identifier | PGZ_19030817_001.tif |
Language | English |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the West Pittston Public Library, 200 Exeter Ave, West Pittston, PA 18643. Phone: (570) 654-9847. Email: wplibrary@luzernelibraries.org |
Contributing Institution | West Pittston Public Library |
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Full Text | ; E • t v THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM f la the paper that is read .by the whole family. The GAZETTE enters more t IWTy hemes in Pittaton and vicinity than all out-of-town papers combined. Forecast Until 8 p. m. Tomorrow, for on Eastern Pennsylvania. Fair tonight; Tuesday, fair and warmer. 53d YEAR. I WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 18S0 1 DAILY EST. by THEO. HART 18SB. PITTSTON, PA., HONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1903. 1 WO CENTS A COPY. I Q DAP T?CS FORTY OENTd A MONTH, f O JrillXEJCJ* REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT. FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION. TURKEY'S CRUEL RULE prisoners, for Uekub BOO, for Monastir 850 and for Adrlanople 560, a grand total of 2,800. As Information Is lacking from many districts in these vilayets it is thought that, without exaggeration, the number of prisoner! may be placed at even three times this total. MARRIAGE A PANACEA. Spccial Sale! THIS WEEK Trolley Car and Freight Train Met in New York, Stegmaier's Beer New York, Aug. 17.—One man was killed and two others injured in a collision today between a trolley car of the Union Railway Co. and a freight train on the N. Y„ N. H. & H. railroad at the junction of 138th street and Willow avenue. The dead man is Felix Mc- Cabe, the motorman. North Atlantic Squadron In Long Island Sound. Bulgaria Tells the Story of Three Months' Outrages. Mayor Knotts Again Pleads the Cause of Matrimony. Dealing with other acts of oppression, the memorandum states that the Bulgarian merchants and artisans living In Constantinople and Salonika were ordered to return to their native villages, and were not allowed any time or opportunity to dispose of their business or property. Some of these Bulgarians, who, with their families, had been established for twenty years dt more, were utterly mined. Odd Lots of Odds and Ends S Read This List of Valuos! That's a good sign; whereever you see that you will find good beer—the beer above all others that is absolutely pure. Children's fine Gauze Vests 2c Boys' Summer Wash Suits; a bargain for 39c a suit AN INTERESTING CEREMONY Kidnapped Boy Murdered. BAD RECORD OF ATROCITIES A CURE FOR THE STRIKE. Butte, Jlont., Aug. 17.—Fennie Buck, six-year-old son of a Stevenville merchant who was kidnapped last Thursday, was found murdered In the brush on the river bank near the town. Harry Jackson, a farm employe, Is held on suspicion of having committed the crime. Jackson has been taken to Hamilton to prevent a possible lynching. Twenty of Uncle Sam's Best War Ve» sels Salute Roosevelt and Distinguished Guests—A Visit to the Flagship Kearsarge. Ladies' Seersucker Underskirts, well made, 39c each One case Ladies' Fancy Summer Corsets, great value for 19c One case Fancy Lawns, nice assortment of patterns; greatest value ever offered for 3c a yard 50 dozen fine Percale Shirt "Waists, regular value 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00; your choice 50o One lot of Ladies' Turnover Collars, regular value 10c; special price for this week 5c 1 lot of Children's Ready Made Dresses, all sizes, regular value 50c, special price for this week 21o Particulars of Murders, Torture and Oppression In Macedonia Obtained From Official Sources and Vouched For by the Government. » He Appeals to Employers of Hammond, III., to Hire Benedicts Only. 8ay8 Single Menv Do Not Make Good Citizens. In addition to the decree banishing the Bulgarian tradesmen from Constantinople and Salonika the porte adopted measures to ruin the traders elsewhere. Ask a Policeman, Ask a Letter Carrier, Oyster Buy, N. Y., Aug. 17.—President Roosevelt today reviewed the north Atlantic squadron, commanded by Rear Admiral Barker. The fleet was anchored In four lines off Lloyd's heck So tin, Bulgaria, Aug. 17.-Tlie Bulgarian government has presented a memorandum to the powers setting out at great length the condition of affairs during the past three months in Macedonia, since the Turkish government undertook to inaugurate the promised reforms. In closing, the report says: Chicago, Aug. 17.—Mayor Knotts ot Hammond has again championed the cause of matrimony. Bachelors, says the mayor, are a detriment to a community, while married men are valuable assets. Gloversville, N. Y., Aug. 17.—The body of George H. Evans, of Johnstown, one of the young people missing since Monday last at Canada Lake, came to the surface this morning. Search was renewed for the body of Miss Florence Brown, of New York, who disappeared with him. Missing Man's Body Found in Lake. "What must be the result of all this? Tired of waiting for the fulfillment of promises of better conditions, and driven to despair, the Bulgarian population have thrown themselves into a revolution, which Is now spreading In an Ottoman province 150 miles from the Bulgarian frontier. ask anybody that is intelligent and up-to-date, and some of them will tell you where to find such a sign; or if you desire a supply for family use, no matter whether a dozen or a million bottles, just use the 'phone, wire or mail to our cold storage located in your city, and we will do the rest. The president went on board the Mayflower at 8:30 o'clock. With him were_/ Admiral Dewey, Rear Admiral Taylor, chief of the bureau of navigation; Rear Admiral Rodgers, commandant of the New York navy yard; Captain Brownson, commandant of the Na val academy; General Chaffee, Sii Thomas Lipton and others. In an appeal just Issued he asks the merchauts and manufacturers of the city to employ married men only. Mayor Knotts declares that single men are the chief fomentors of labor troubles; that they are reckless and as a rule do a town more harm than good. The most precise details, with dates, places and names of persons, are given In the memorandum, the whole constituting a terrible category of murder, torture. Incendiarism, pillage and general oppression committed by the Ottoman soldiers and officials. "The causes of this revolution are today known, the responsibility is fixed, and the porte can no longer accuse the Bulgarian principality." One lot Children's Muslin Drawers, all sizes, very special price for the week ,9c Baltimore, M(l., Aug. 17—Miss Mabel Manlsfleld, who for several years has been performing on the vaudeville stage at local summer resorts, last night swallowed carbolic acid and died at midnight in the Maryland University hospital. Vaudeville Actress Commits Suicide The Mayflower passed In review at 9:31), steaming to the head of the south column, then uloug the south side ot that column, between It and the torpedo flotilla, passing around Its west end and steaming back along the north sldt of the north column, Anally anchoring between the columns. Each ship fired the presidential salute as the Mayflowei passed. Mayor Ivnotts a year ago offered to marry free all couples residing in Hammond and to give them moral and other support in establishing their homes. 50 pieces Nottingham Lace Curtains; greatest value ever offered for 39c a pair. IT PAYS TO BUY AT THE THE KOREAN SITUATION. The particulars were obtained entirely from official sources, and the truth of every statement Is guaranteed. Ruiso-Japanese Commercial Rivalry In his., letter Mayor Knotts argues Cthat during the years of labor trouble in Hammond it has been notorious that the single men were the first to start trouble and to talk strike. Married men, he declares, are more patient and long suffering and less likely to go out on unjustified strikes. Severely Felt. STEGMAIER BREWING COMPANY, PEOPLE'S STORE At the outset the memorandum states that during the past three months the Ottoman government has taken a series of measures with the alleged Intention of Inaugurating the era of promised reform and of assuring peace and tranquillity to the Bulgarian population of European Turkey, but which have had the contrary effect of further exasperating this population and reviving the revolutionary movement. Instead of proceeding solely against persons guilty of breaches of the public order the military and civil authorities have sought every possible pretext to persecute, terrorize and ruin the Bulgarian inhabitants alike in the large cities and In the small villages. London, Aug. 17—The Peking correspondent of the Times, telegraphing froln Seoul, capital of Korea, Aug. 13, describes the situation there, the outcome of the Russo-Japanese rivalry, as very serious and the extension of Russian activity into Korea as most ominous.WILKESBARRE, PA. Birmingham, England, Aug. 17.—The Post learns that King Peter of Servia appeals to America and England to send back their ministers who were King Peter Wants to be Friendly. 15 South Main St, Pittston. ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. After the Mayflower came to anchor the flag officers and commanding officers called upon the president. At 1:30 o'clock the Mayflower steamed to the eastward, followed by the fleet In single column. The Mayflower stopped while the fleet passed in review. The fleet then continued down the sound, and the Mayflower returned to Oyster Bay. withdrawn at the time of his entrance into Belgrade. The mayor states that single men do not make as good citizens. He declares they are reckless, inclined to wastefulness and spending; that they come into a town when a new enterprise is started and usually after a short and reckless career depart for some other town, having done the town no good and leaving only unpaid bills and friends around the saloons. . Bachelors Not Good Citizens. EVANS BROS. t* H&-PRICE3 Korea, he says, is Inevitably destined to be the field whore the great problem of Russian or- Japanese supremacy In the far east will be solved. At present Korea is exceedingly anxious, fearing that its future as an independent empire is gravely menaced and that reasons only too well fouuded lead to the belief that Japan in order to restore the balance of power disturbed by Russian aggression in Manchuria may quietly occupy Korea. Railway Accident in Germany. Berlin, Aug. 17.—A railroad train was derailed between Rothenklschsn and Oberckrintz, Bavaria, this morning. Three persons were killed and 40 injured. The fleet made n pretty picture as it steamed down the sound on its Journey from Bar Harbor, Me., in single tile, the Kearsarge, the flagship of Rear Admiral Barker, senior officer In command, leading the way. Circling to the south, the four battle ships—the Kearsarge, the Alabama, the Illinois and Texas—and the cruiser Baltimore came to anchor 500 yards apart and formed their station as the first squadron of the fleet for the review. Best Patent Flour, per bbl..$4.75 Gr. Sugar, 19 lbs for 1.00 1 pint Fruit Jars, per doz... .46 1 Cjt. Fruit Jars, per doz 65 2 qt. Fruit Jars, per doz 65 1-3 pint Jelly Glasses, dozen .22 1-2 pint Jolly Glasses, dozen .28 2-3 pint Jelly Glasses, dozen .28 Fruit Jar Rubbers, doz. 4c and 5o Hire's Root Beer Ex.... 3 for .60 Perfection Root Beer Ex.3 for .25 Evans Bros. Mocha and Java Coffee, per lb Juno Coffee, best on the market) per lb Lord Salisbury's Condition. The mayor closes his letter with an appeal to the manufacturers and merchants to call a meeting and take steps looking to the employment of married men only in their factories and stores. London, Aug. 17.—Lord Salisbury, who has been ill for several days, passed a restless night. Pillage, Torture and Massacres. Wholesale massacres, individual murders, the destruction of villages, the pillaging of and setting lire to houses, arrests, 111 treatment, tortures, arbitrary Imprisonment and banishment, the closing and disorganizing of churches and schools, the ruining of merchants, the collection of taxes for many years In advance—such, proceeds the memorandum, are among the acts of the Ottoman administration of the vilayets of Salonika, Monastlr, Uskub and Adrianop le. The correspondent adds that the domestic concerns of Korea are fairly prosperous. The reports of a great Influx of Japanese are incorrect, but Japan retains and is increasing her commercial predominance. Kansas Cities Still Separated. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 17.—Notwithstanding the fact that the Kansas river at this point rose yesterday and ttyat a further rise of two feet Is expected before ebb, no great damage is likely to result. Traffic between the two Kansas Cities Is still suspended as the temporary pile bridges arc unsafe. Fearing a temporary abandonment of some of the railroad yards In the lower pnrt of the bottoms the Swift Packing company lias moved several tons of provisions to this side of the river. This, he declares, will end the labor troubles of the town and raise the standard of citizenship, give stability of pur|Dose to the town itself and do a lasting good. Married men, he concludes, become permanent citizens, working for the good of the community. He argues that the manufacturers, having received great benefits from the town of Hammond, should reciprocate by employing the married men and giving them preference at all times. WE CARRY THE BEST FLOUR manufactured. A given quantity will make more and better bread than any other kind As the price is low Then the second squadron, undet Rear Admiral Coghlan, consisting of the flagship Olyinpla, the Topeka, the Yankee, the Prairie and the Panther, fell into position, anchoring in column 800 yards to the north of the first squadron. Following these, the torpedo destroyer flotilla, In two divisions, anchored, the one on the Long Island side of the battle ships and the other on tlie Connecticut side of the cruisers. Thus the squadron was dlspbsed -In four long lines reaching more than a mile. Shipbuilding Strike Threatened. New York, Aug. 17.—New York Ss threatened with a general strike of all the trades in the shipbuilding yards in support of the marine machinists, who have been on strike for several months to enforce the demand for a minimum wage rate of $3 a day. This strike, unless it can be averted in the meantime, is likely to take place within a week, and would involve the boiler makers, blacksmiths, blacksmiths' helpers, pattern makers, coppersmiths, painters, carpenters and several other trades, and would tie up all the shipbuilding yards in New York and vicinity, including the Townsend-Downey yards on Shooter island, which were the nucleus of the big strike of shipbuilders a year ago. It Is said that the threatened strike would call out 15,000 or 20,000 men. $5 per bbi.; $2.50 per 100; $1.25 per 50 pounds, the Saving through its use is considerable. tkDme other articles in our BIG GROCERY STOCK call for special mention by reason of their orordness and cheapness. But the best way to test our statements is to send us an order and prove that we have just what we advertise. ... .36 The memorandum next relates In detnil a number of such cases In eaeli vilayet. Beginning with the vilayet of Salonika, it states that in the town of Salonika itself the Bulgarian professors of the university, the students and shopkeepers—in fact, all the intelligent Bulgarians in the city—have been east into prison. One hundred and twenty soldiers entered the village of Gorna- Itlbnitza on May 10 and tortured to death five men and two women. During the first three weeks of July twenty-five villages in the district of Tikvescli were subjected to the depredations of the Turkish soldiers and Bashlbazouks. The villagers were beaten and tortured, the women assaulted and the houses plundered while the administrative authorities looked on. Mound Builders Agriculturlats. BRENNAN and ROBERTS Vegetables, all kinds, always fresh Screen Doors and Window Screens Rabbis Meet In Philadelphia Chilllcotlie, O., Aug. 17.—Professor C. W. Mills, curator of tlie State Archaeological and Historical society, together with a large .force of assistants, lins been busy for the greater part of tlie summer excavating the site of a village of the Mound Builders, just north of this city; and has made some extremely interesting discoveries. The mound was a large one and has proved in many ways the "richest yet uncovered in this state. The discoveries made seem tp show thfit the Mound Builders were agriculturists on a large scale, as well as hunters, fishers, potters and weavers. * N. MAIN. Next to £agle Hotel Philadelphia, Aug. 17.—The second annual convention of the United Ortho dox Itabbis of America lias begun here. Ilabbi Yoffe of Brooklyn presides. The opening session was the only public one to be held duriilg the convention and was devoted to the discussion of the question of establishing separate schools for Jewish children. Among the other topics to lie considered is the reconciliation of rites of marriage anil divorce with \tmerlcan customs and laws. 1 l President Roosevelt attended divine service aboard the Kearsarge yesterday morning and made an hour's inspection of the ship afterward. His words of praise sent the blood tingling in the ears of the men as well as of the officers. The president and Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by Captain Brownson, commandant of the Naval academy, put out from shore and arrived alongside the Kearsarge at 10:45 o'clock. Shoes is one of our leading lines. See us before you buy. We can give you best value and upto-date Shoes. Smoke and Chew More Textile Workers Return. EVANS BROS The president and his party were received on the flagship by Rear Admiral Barker and his staff with every formality due his rank except the firing of a salute, which is forbidden by the regulations on Sunday. After formal greetings had been exchanged the party were escorted to the admiral's cabin to await the call for divine service. "Get the HabK'V smoke "Spaniolas" Philadelphia, Aug. 17.—Another break in the textile workers' strike occurred today when 3,000 rug weavers, Turkish towel weavers and woolen yarn workers returned to work. At a meeting of the working committee of the Central Textile Workers' union these strikers were given permission to resume work. No concessions have been granted by the manufacturers. It is also officially announced that the upholstery weavers, B.000 in number, will make a final effort today to secure concessions and, falling, will return to work tomorrow at the old scale. Tills will leave but 11.200 of the 80,000 original strikers still out. Spanioia, 5c Cigar at Gillespie's only. In the vilayet of Monastir artillery bombarded and razed the flourishing town of Smerdeseh, the 300 houses being left a heap of ruins. At the beginning of July two Greek bands, with the connivance of the authorities, pillaged Bulgarian villages and murdered many of their inhabitants. Poatmaater's Mysterious Death. 44 and 46 S.Main St Catarrh of the Stomach. Elmirn, N. Y, Aug. 17.—Francis E. Clark, postmaster at Hornby, a village near Corning, was found dead in bed in a hotel at Corning late yesterday. He was taken to the hotel eighteen hours before and put to bed by two men. When found he had a fractured skull and a blood .clot on the brain. He had been dead for several hours. How he came to his death no one seems to know. He was taken from a saloon by the two men, who are said to be reputable citizens. The police say they have no knowledge of any assault having taken place. Many, however, suspect foul play. PENN -When the stomach is overloaded; when food Is taken into it that fails to digest, it decays and Inflames the mucous membrane, exposes the nerves and causes the glands to secret mucin, Instead of the natural JulceB of digestion. Tills Is called catarrh of the stomach. For years I suffered with catarrh of the stomach, caused by indigestion. Doctors and medicines failed to benefit me, until I used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.—J. R. Rhea, Coppell, Tex. Sold by T. J. Yates. For WEDDINGS El aw are f For FUNERALS rlOWBr# I Service over, the president began an inspection of the ship—not officially, as he snid, but just to see for himself. Ills greatest Interest was in first hand accounts of the record run made by the ship from Tompkinsville to the Needles and return. He asked a hundred questions on detulls—how the coal lasted, how the ship bore herself, how the men like It and the sensations of each. Then he shifted to target practice, and when Captain Hemphill told him of the recent records he congratulated him warmly. In the viinyet of Uskub the entire Bulgarian population lias been systematically persecuted since last May. The director of the normal school at Uskub was imprisoned because Ills library contained the "revolutionary" books "Othello" and "Les Mlserables." In the districts of Polanka, Koschanl. Koumanovo nnd Gostigar the prisons are filled with Bulgarian priests, schoolmasters and merchants. During June soldiers and Bashilmzouks terrorized the inhabitants of the Selitlf district, torturing the people with redhot irons. Tobacco Just what you want in flora! decorations on short notioe. We can do much for yqu at a reasonable price. (new phone)| l-B-CARPENTER, ixeter it. ixiter iota Save Your Tickets for Valuable Presents Merldia, Yucatan, Aug. 17.—A tropical cyclone here lias done much damage and coming in the night created a panic. The wind tore up great trees by the roots, blew roofs away and destroyed houses and plantations. Great damage was done in a very short time. Efforts were made to save small vessels, but about twenty of those In the port of Progreso wete cast upon the shore. The cyclone destroyed hun. dreds of bales of penneiiulii and cotton at Progreso ready for shipment. Cyclone Sweeps Yucatan. Sale Now On FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Barred From Swimming Niagara. Buffalo, Aug. 17.—Jack Glanlster, the Boston swimmer, who said lie would dive from the cantalever bridge and swim the rapids below Niagara falls, left this city with the avowed intention of performing the feat that cost Captain Webb Ills life, but the Niagara Falls police refused to /illow Glanlster to Jump from the bridge, and the swim through the rapids was postponed. New York Stock Markets furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., stock brokers, Miners' Bank Building. Ellis is your gain and our loss. But as we have profited nicely by your patronage, we take this opportunity to show our appreciation. Don't fail to get some of the bargains. "That's right, that's right—splendid!" he exclaimed again and again. In this last he was warmly supplemented by the secretary of the navy. New York, Aug. 17, 1903. High. Low. Clos, 117% 116 117 Similar atrocities perpetrated In the vilayet of Adrlanople are cited. Made by Local Union No. 59, Wllkea-Barre, Pa. Sugar It was after 12:30 o'clock when the president and Ills party left the qhlp. Atchison 61% 62% Altogether the memorandum gives particulars of no less than 131 Individual and general cases of excesses and outrages committed by the Turkish authorities. In summarizing the specific details of the outrages mentioned the memorandum declares that wholesale massacres were perpetrated by regulars and Basliibazouks in the town of Salonika and the villages of Baldevo, Banitza, Tchourlloko, Karbinza, Moghila, Smerdesch and Enidje, while the scenes of carnage, pillage and incendiarism were everywhere terrible. At Smerdesch over 200 Bulgarians were shot, killed with swords, or burned to_ death. Over 250 houses and the churches and schools were set on Are with petroleum and pillaged, the property being sold by the soldiers and Bashihazouks in neighboring places. Slmilar scenes occurred at the villages of Uoruo-Itlbnitza, Igoumenetz, Dobrllaki and Nikoden. The villagers there abandoned their homes and fled to the mountains. Long List of Outrages. Atchison, pf 89 % Brook. Trac 48 88% 45 89% 47% President Addresses Church Societies B. & O. 83% 82% 83 % Oyster Bay, N. Y„ Aug. 17.—For the first time in the history of the Holy Name societies of New York, Brooklyn anil, Long Island the president delivered an address here yesterday afternoon at the quarterly meeting of the combined societies in the grounds adjoining St. Dominic's Catholic church. The president's audience was composed of 3,000 persons, including well known clergymen and laymen from every part of Manhattan and Long Island. Ills speech, which was on "American Manhood," was listened to by a wildly enthusiastic gathering of Catholics and Protestants, being beard with close attention and frequently interrupted by especially hearty applause. Ches. & Ohio 34% C. & G. Western. 18 32% 17 York, Pa., Aug. 17.—While driving to cliu/ch Mary Long was killed and James Moran seriously injured by being struck by a trolley car. Morun, who was driving, attempted to cross the track in front of a moving car, which could not be stopped, us the brakes refused to work on the' wet rails. Killed by a Trolley Car. TD A. DURKIN. St. Paul Saltillo, Mexico, Aug. 17.—This section has been visited by a severe wind and rain storm which played havoc with houses and trees and overflowed several streams. The storm extended along the line of the National railroad from Saltillo to Monterey, washing out bridges and tracks in many places, so that, traffic was entirely suspended for several hours. Telegraph and telephone lines were prostrated all day. The property loss will aggregate many thousands of dollars. Severe Mexican Storm, 1 lot of Boys' Wash Blonse Suits, good value 75c; price 39o Bed Spreads, regular 75c grade; our sale price 45c Rock Island D. & H 166% 29% 166% 25% 29% 166% K. & T„ pf 42% 44% A Complete Line of Groceries. Man. Ell L. & N. 106% 107% 1 lot Ladies' Cambric Skirts, deep flounce, trimmed with 6-inch lace laid on dust ruffle; worth 89c; sale price 50c 50c Shirt "Waists, yours for 26o Met. Troc. . Mo. Pacific . So. Pacific . Norf. & West N. Y. Central 116% 96 46% 64% 125% 31 24% 125% 114% 94% 44% 63% 124% 28% 24% 125 115% 95% 46% 63% 124% 30% 24% 125% FINE WINES AND LIQUORS Holyoke, Mass., Aug. 17.—The striking paper makers at a meeting In this city voted to continue their strike and say that they expect few desertions from now on. The stationary firemen's union also met and took similar action. Paper Makers Stand Firm, FOR FAMILY USE. 98c Misses' Wrappers, price 50c Ladies' Black Drop Stitch Hose, real value 15c; our sale price lOo Ladies' Parasols, worth $1.75 and $2; sale price $1.00 Erie O. & W. Penna. . BARTELS Beer, pints per doz. 50c Porter, pints, per doz. 50c Porter, | pints, doz. 40c Ale, pints, per doz. 75c SCHLITZ Famous Milwaukee Beer, pints, per doz 60c Porter, pints, per doz 60c Negro Kills White Man. Reading ... Reading, pf Philadelphia, Aug. 17.—As the result of a quarrel, William M. Brlnkley, a negro, shot and killed James Coyle, a white man, at Germantown, a suburb. The two men about two weeks ago had an altercation, and while Coyle was standing on a street corner with several friends, Brinkley approached and, without warning, shot Coyle, who died in a hospital shortly after. The murderer Is under arrest. So. Ry. ....... So. Ry., pf. .. Tenn. C. & I. Leather .... Union Pacific Wabash, pf. .. West. Union Fatal Trolley Car Collision. Ladies' and Children's Sunbonnets, all colors, worth 20 cents; our sale price 10c 50c Umbrellas; sale price.. .35c 1 lot 50c Girdle Ooreete; sale price 25c Chicago, Aug. 17.—Today marks the one hundredth anniversary of the permanent settlement of Chicago. Aug. 17, 1803, Lieutenant Swearlngen of the United States army landed with a company of troops on the lake front and began the construction of Fort Dearborn. Chicago will celebrate the anniversary by a Jubilee Sept. 26 to Oct. 1. A citizens' committee has progressed well in perfecting plans for the celebration.Chicago's Centennial, Kansas City, Aug. 17.—In a rear end collision of two trolley cars on the Independence-Ivansas City line two persons were fatally injured, four seriously hurt and half a dozen others sustained minor bruises and cuts. Over 3,000 men, women and children fled from the sanjnk of Seres apd even more from the sanjak of Klrkkllse.C. F. I. Amal. Copper People's Gas . Texas Pacific . Car & Foundry U. S. Steel ... U. S. Steel, pf. 52% 50% 95 27% 34 % £8 " 52 46% 34% 84% 23% 72 50% 94% 27% 34 % «% It is difficult, says the memorandum, to obtain the exact number of Bulgarians who were Imprisoned, mainly on most flimsy pretexts, as when they were released others were immediately arrested. The estimates obtainable jtive for tile vllaret of Salonika 000 Instead of buying new fire brick for that store, buy fireclay. J. H. Patterson *Oo. All Delivered at Tour Residence. m MAGNET Union Club Pure Old Rye Whiskey. Guaranteed. Leading brand In the valley. 8. J. FREEMAN. Both phonec. T. A. DURKIN. W. L Pace, Attorney-at-Law. Office 16, Sd floor, aimer's Bank Bide. 45 S. Main St Both 'phones. p7S. Main St, Pittaton. |
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