Pittston Gazette

              Forecast srn P( i west Fair; Bi»,WWWW m  ving at ie said, 1 .il III*. - tail plica of ashes where u» ,, ,ey had dropped and burned on ■ iuii" « stage. The sjeel frames of the arc edge of the; transom in glits, one of which is said to have drew myself up and smashed the win- rorming an alliance ... caused the catastrophe, were pllwl In flow in the transom. I had found it torD „ pan, confusion near the front of the stage. Impossible to open the door and The jury questioned Coroner Traeger thought that possibly I might do It M'CLELLAN MAYOR, regarding tho aftbestus curtain that from the outside if I couldn't from the I CAMPAIGN PLANS ",T,IDAEI1D had become fastened when an attempt; bsicdny. I dropped to the Sow" on tfy» Newly Eleoted Head of Greater New was made to lower It. i far side and to l.iy horror found that! _ York Sucoeede Low. "I do not understand why this asbes- the door was not only tight shut, but j "*• New York, Jan. 1At noon today tus curtain waB put In unless it could was actually locked with a padlock and George B. MeClellan assumed the office be used under all conditions in case of hasp. I did all in my power to loosen tf mayor with due formalities. are," said Juror Cummlngs. j the hasp, but it was too strong for It was nearly midnight when he an- The members of the jury while en-1 me. louneed the remainder of his slate tor ;aged in inspecting the stage frequent-1 * "Just then a carpenter with some1! . ippolntments and decided the hot fight y remarked that tl)e protection against tools in his hand came running up, and over the commlssionership of the street ire seemed to them io have been inad- I told him to help me open the door J LTf cleaning department by retaining MaDquate. The »- then climbed the and we would be able to save a large er tnan ever berore. jor Woodbury as his selection for that t&e first balcony, number of the people on the inside. „ ,c? gl'8 (Dn .iff, cl"aracter of place. The mayor elect, through hi( ao -uvering of the seats We worked and pulled and tugged at , , * peBP°J18e; lr t,ie K"S8l®n re" secretary, John H. O'Brien, announced .'* ,| I,. _ * -j be burned on» every seat the padlock like crazy men, but we f'f *f un®'"isfactoryIt Is aImost cer- that Mnjor Woodbuzv was not reap UOSED V* ..all to wall and from the front could make no impression upou it. The t Japan will fight immediately, pointed and would receive no commis -♦e of the balcony to the last. An lu- carpenter had a hatchet, and with this |)Mef . fr Poslt'on siorapttt would merely be allowed tC -*■1 spectlon was made of the exits leading and our combined weight we tried to difficult to maintain, for the remajn aa a holdover. . . - n.,H nju_h«r. 471 to the escapes at the north end of break the door down. This was also ,pauC:®? j*re distrustful of her prom- The same applies to the case of Sam ...t ef ld.ntlfl.d Dead Numb,™ 471, buUd|ng out of quegtion an(1 , then told ises. If Russia's reafconse s delayed uel BtrngbourgerD who continue8 as , With Between Eighty and Ninety "These doors are much too small, the other man to give me a boost so * week it Is exported that Japan tftX eommissioner in spite of the fac Awaiting Identification—More Than They should have been three times as that I could reach the transom and demand an immediate answer - -  Three Hundred Still Mieeln8-Oroea large," said Juror Finn. possibly I could pass the people out annoTOcement/ that Rtwr it M»t rriminai N.niiaanee Indicated TUe iron doors were closed and lock to him. seeking naval station* m Korea If Not Criminal Negligence Indicated x gC)t nff store8 in America and buy In Construction and Management of doors were so close to the steel shutters per portion of my body through the Jnpanhas increased the war Ruined Playhouse. , that they could not be opened with the transom and looked for my people. of the JapHnese n®j,on- In" „ ' shutters fastened. This exit is not They were just beneath me, but Just newspapers are the Chicago, Jan. 1.—Careful investiga- sufficiently high for an ordinary sized at that second the flames swept I"en_t.Promptly ' a ion into the Iroq'.Ais theater Are hor- man to walk through without stooping, ''through the balcony, and I don't be- the Korean coast aiiu pi ■or bas disclosed three predominant and when the Jurors learned this fact lievc that any of those who were In Korean channel. The minister* 'auses for the holocaust. It is the con; by personal experience there was con- tlieVe then escaped. I Inhaled the "n'J *laTy. t"®'1 8ener»' a!; *or lensus of opinion of experts who made siderable comment among them. The flame, and in trying to hang on and aim-commanders are con cr nf in investigation that the sudden shut- Jury then ascended to the top gallery, at the same time avoid the fire I Jpst 1,1111 plans ror tne campa gi ing off of all lights within the strnc- where the greatest loss of life occurred, my grip and fell back into the haW- "imy ana mny ua\e oeeu ] ure at a time when people werd en- Coroner Traeger pointed to the bal- way outside. The caiDpenter picked me "na the scheme or liana anu leavorlng to leave their seats, the uu.- ra". which was bent in several up, and I urged him to help me back, transportation compifctea. im 'ortunate spreading of the fire on the Places, and said that a number of spec- and that is about all I can remember oughness of Japan prepare itage and its unlooked for communi- tators had Jumped through these open- except that he dragged me off." pronounced superior to tuat :ation into the auditorium, caused for ings to the lower floor. An inspection Mrs. Strong, the wife of Mr. Strong, many prior to uie franco-t-r» he most part by an asbestus (so called* was then made of the exits leading to is among the identified dead. His" war. It is anticipatea mat ko ■urtain that did not work, and the un- tlje fire escapes, and the jurors were mother and niece are among the miss- be the scene ot tne earnest lu juestloned failure of doors leading out. told that the bodies of the dead were ing. He himself is in a critical condl- er"t'on"- Df the theater to the fire escapes and to Pllpd tpn feet high in front of these tion and may not survive. | JThe invasion of Chinese - andings to work when the people made when the police reached the Twelve employees of the Iroquois the- other thyn by, Korea ana acros. m effort to open them were to a great scene after the fire. | ater, Including the stage manager and YaI" nver, s t o g i , w extent responsible for the terrible trag- "If these doors were locked somebody oarfcenter, have been arrested on or- on the nature and extent or *iy. was criminally negligent," said Juror den* issued by Chief of Police O'Neill. efforts to expel the Itussn It is admitted that there undoubtedly FInn- The charge against them is at present Manchuria. Saselio will be-the were minor reasons which contributed The Exit* Too Small. that of being accessory to manslaugli- pal base or t e nnD 5 M [heir share in bringing up the percent- "The exits are too small anyway," ter. They will be held pending the Point for the embarkation ot age of dead. Among these were the «nld Foreman Meyer as he measured rerdlct of the coroner's jury. ' | Tt has n°t heCDn *lla'D 0RC " I MAYOR M'CLELLAN. large number of women and children »lDe doors leading to the tire esvapes | After being taken In custody by the P'ace will be the principal army base geQerg||y uudergtood that he merely renrho actually refused to leave Hie the- In lDoth balconies there were hun-' police four of the men told Chief O'Neill nor whether the emperor ana ms \ ai mains ovpi. for the tl|ne belng lt belng iter when they saw death lurking near, dreds of grewsome relics of the catas- that they had been requested by peo- councilors will go to direct operations. rteonieC1 nari8ablc to have one o( the this because of fright affecting the trophe scattered between the seats pie connected with the theater to leave War News old commissioners there because of the nerves and muscles; also the apparent where they had beeu dropped by the the city. When asked who advised - ' ,lew tnx laws. ieslre of the theater employees to hold terrified victims. There were a score them to do this they at first refund to to the minute of announcing his the crowd in check, the wish being or more of rubber shoes, muffs, hand- 8ay, but later admitted that the advice elections Mayor Elect MeClellan was kindly, and the shutting Instead of the kerchiefs, gloves, children's woolen was given by Assistant Stage Manager •onfronted with an almost united oppoopenlng of exits; also the sad mis- hoods and mittens. A gold trimmed Plunkett. They said they were about ;|t[on oll the part of the Tammany distance that caused hundreds to drop comb was found-with the inscription to follow Plunkett's advice. plot leaders to the selection of Major to the floor before their strength hud "From Jack- to Lottie, Christina*, iVoodijuri for tlie La-ad of the sum fully failed and the piling up in the 1903." Under one seat was found a COLOMBIA'S TROUBLES. leaning department. Every possible aisles, making it necessary for a few doll which had evidently )Deeu of opposition was brought to bear men to try to carry out women and taken td the theater by a little girl. Grave Situation Revealed by Recent m(j eVery influence urged to have Patchildren who really had the strength The jurors were deeply affected by the Propositions. riok H. Keahon, the leader of the Sevto get out If a misstep here and there as they sorted over the relies oi Colon, Jan. 1.—That Colombia's in- entli district, appointed to the place, had not felled them. Once down, once disaster. ternal situation Is dally becoming However/ the influences that have below the panicky horde, and all hope A* the conclusion of the inspection gr;ive aH(j lnore threatening and that from the first been working, for Major for the fallen was virtually gone. of the theater lt was decided to cOn- (Colombians are realizing the extreme Woodbury held steadfast to the end, Electrio Sparks Caused Blaze. tinue the inquest until next Thursday HC.r;0UBIleKS thereof is evidenced by a and the mayor elect, believing lt gooc No circumstances which cliaaged the morninfcr ato'clock. I discussion that has been brotigbt out oolltics to retain Mayor Low'b com first sane opinions regarding the origin . A (nv of tlle Questions to which the at cnrtagena and Barranqullla by the nissioner, decided to hold on to him. of the fire developed. Plainly the vD '" on''onvor 10 obtain satisfac- publication of documents signed by —  sparks from electric wires leading to i tory answers at the inquest are: | pres],jent Marroquin and his cabinet, or connected with the so called Cal- erc t'ie steel doors leading (o the jn which it is proposed to have municlcium hanging and being operated from ®re e8cap('s 011 tlle an seco,1C1 hal- pautjeg hold plebiscites as to whether the tipper left hand corner of the stage conies locked when the fire broke out. the constitution will be changed, deignited bits of drop scenery and cur-! '' t'ley wpre locked, were they centralizing Bogota's powers and great tains. In two minutes the whole' sys- opened promptly by the attendants? iy increasing the powers of munlcitcm of seemingly innumerable "drops"! h.v was it impossible to lower the pnjjtieg anCi departmental jfovern&ents and side settings was ablaze. The ashestus curtain? _ | Throughout the proposals and in thf actors rushed from the stage, the side n did the management permit the entlre (jiscussioti of thein Is not a singlr stage exits were opened, a torrent of 1180 of arc "K11*® in *he "ies n0 word concerning Panama, except in re cold air came in, the blaze was In- dovi(XD to Pl"event sparks from the car- ferrlng to it as an object lesson from creased to the point of fury, there was 1,0115 'suiting the borders of the sceu-, wblcj, wigCj0m should be gleaned. an explosion, the glass in the ven- ery 0,1(1 An Interview with Dr. Antonio R tilating apparatus at the peak of the why dld ic llshers shut all tne B|anco one 0f the Colombian commis stage structure broke, there was a Cloolh nnC1 urge ';nct' " 'CD"la '1 sioners who recently visited Washing new rush of air and then the horrible, after the flre broke out ins eac ton published at Cartagena shows angry outward sweep of flame, sparks ot doiu8 everything possible to emp j ciear]y, that General Beyes and the gov and choking smoke. , the house? ernment of Colombia are counting al The list of identified dead has in-1 City Council'* Inspection. mosf entirely upon the nonratiflcatloi creased to 471. There are still be- Twelve members of the city council of the Hay-Bunau-Varllla treaty. It tween eighty and ninety bodies await- inspected the theater and after doing the interview Dr. Blanco says: - ing identification In the various so returned to the city hall and called j "if the treaty is passed by the con morgues. Three hundred and thirty- on the building department. They j gress of the United States Colombii seven people were still reported miss- asked to see the plans of the theater, will have to choose between the resig ing, but as this number is large in ex- and Mr. Stanhope produced them. nation of a weak people or the sacri cess of the dead that still await iden- j Pointing to the diagram of the the- flee of an heroic people. Wo liavi tlficatlon many of these must have re- ater, Alderman Herman said: "You nothing to hope for from the attitndC turned to their homes. I cannot convince me if you talk for a 0f the other powers. It Is no exaggera Among the unidentified dead are flf- hundred years that people could get tion to say that we are entirely alom ty-three girls from four to twenty out of that place. I do not care what in this matter." years old. , they call the exits; they did not work: At a political meeting held recentlj A Gloomy New Year. there were not enough of them opfn, at Mcdaliln, in the state, of Antloquia The appalling calamity at the Iro- and the people could not get out. These it was resolved to do everything pos quols theater has cast Chicago Into the plans show an aisle at the end of the1 gible to oppose any separatist move deepest grief and gloom and for the first floor, but we were over there and ment and to ask President Marroquti time being at lea»t seems to have saw the seats run bang up against the to call a national convention In orde chilled and deadened all the ordinary railing, leaving no aisle at all. Now, to find a solution for all the problemt. ambitions of life. Business is per- what I want to know is, Did these peo- that today are so deeply distressing j th. formed with the sole view to actual pie in building this theater live up to the country. ' formts^ necessity, and even that much was car-. the plans they submitted to the city -D and D ried out in a perfunctory manner. | building department? Here there seem  For the second time in her life the to be ample exits on paper only." * city of Chicago has been stricken to the I Aldenhan Scully and Alderman Con sjy  heart. Not only have many of her nery took from the stage bits of thi -iv sons and daughters met death In a stage curtain, none of was iar variety of horrible and torturing forihs, ger than the palm of the hand, for ex hut the blow has fallen almost as heav- amination to the store of an asbestuf ily upon the strangera within her gates, company . The bits were shown to lDc There is hardly a village or town with- of asbestus, although the examiner 1 . In a radius of 100 miles of Chicago pronounced It of a low grade. whose people are not directly or indi-1 "They wanted a cheap curtain and 'ft"■■■■' rectly interested in the piles of dead they got it," an incautious clerk rc or in the injured which fill the hos- marked. He was lafftsr.tly hashed up pltals or in the fate of those who .tseem by one of the members of the cornto have passed from human knowledge pany, who added that they did not In the fact that It is believed they wish to discuss the matter, Inasmuch tvera in the ill fated structure and of as they had bid upon supplying the Cvhom no word has since been heard. curtain to the theater and their bid had Jury Inspect* the Theater. been rejected for a lower one. * evening the coroner's jury, Exit Door* Locked. " "Doent the day In visiting the Lying on a cot in the Michael Keew - was taken by Coroner hospital badly burned about the I portion of his body 3f**— stage, and told of his e*»—" ••»d ont fir*8 Bnsinessand Pleasure Check- most exquisite taste W v- ed by Calamity. Thoroughness of Japanese Prepa•ation For Battle 8hows Th|it Peaceful Settlement Is Noft Expeoted—Korea to Be Battleground. i Tokyo, Jan. 1. — The situation it 'vlng extremely critical, and it is Dved the chances for war are great- is gratified with a glass of [Sfr INVESTIGATION HAS BEGUN Stegmaier's Beer A1 j;-. Twelve Arrests of Iroquois Theater Employees. si Price. being a pure product of Malt an(f Hops, and brewed under most approved rneth- f Everything in the line of holiday goods out righ' down to prices that make thi ra sell lively. We no spare spitce in wjhiob to pact these goods and must dispose of them. It's a chance for big bargain for you. VICTIM TELLS OF ods. It is unexcelled that he Is a Republican district leadei * . of the Thirty-first. IA the case of Com• uy" mlssloner Strasbourger, however, It il ng AH lf»ppnn roopf. as a tonic and pos- sesses high nutricious qualities. Try a case. Always on hand at our cold storage depot People's Store, Stegmaier Brewing Co W South Main 8t., Pittston. WILKESBARRE, PA. A L W A YS the CIIE A PEST Old King Coal is sky high just now, but if you'll buy your groceries and provisions here you will save enough money to keep your coal bin well filled. Leave your order with us. London. Jan. 1.—There la little news regarding the rar east from any quarter this morjalug. The situation has lulled, but whether It Is but the quiet which precedes the breaking of the ptorm, coming evor.au alone can tell. Some comment has been caused by an article which appears in the Birmingham Post this morning. The paper asserts that It has excellent authority for stating that the Russian ambassador yesterday laid before Lord Lansdcwne, secretary for foreign affairs, a full statement of Russia's case igalnst Japan in Korea Russia, says the paper, wishes to avoid raising tho question of Manchuria and is apparently resolved that if there 1b to be a casus belli it will be found in the Korean question. Another Indication that Russia Intends to push her campaign against Japanese power in Korea is found in the report received last night, stating that Russia intended to ask the Korean governmoiitjtw a lease ol' Nasan-Pho, for use as 6 naval staion. Should Korea extend the privi ege, It would doubtless caused a .trained feeling between Seoul ani; Tokio and might itself constitute a flash that would set the magazine off. A n qnD-n't»y will nu»»i uore anil better bread than any • ther Unit v tbe price u low $5 per bbl.; $2.50 per I00: $1.25 per 50 tOMiids, tlDe Safl throngb l*» iu*» is consider.i.to utile- articles lu oar WE CARRY THE BEST FLOUR Fruits and Nuts, all fresh, and guaranteed good. Lowest prices. Candies. Hundreds of pounds .it way down prices. BIG GROCERY STOCK vJl for special mention by r«uwD. of tbei' dneHMaud chH .pnena Bat (bx b*xt way n •«t our «ta ura nrs Ig tDD m ud un »• rd«r tun ro»o thDt w» h»vw JuKt wLki weitrivertt-.* The Shoe BRENNAN and ROBERTS 42 N. M"IN. Department Next to « B"|«I uf this store is on a big scale with a complete line of high quality footwear for all classes of people. a big lino of Slippers and Leggins. BANKER ENDS LIFE. Examination of Affair* of Staten island Institution In Progress. We Realize the New York, Jan. 1.—The suicide of Otto Ahlmann, cashier and principal owner of the Bank of Staten Island, has revealed the fact that the affairs of that institution, believed up to yesterday to be the strongest bank In Richmond county, were in a precarious condition. State Bank Examiner Judson was engaged in making his annual Inspection of the bank's condition when the news of Ahlmann's death reached the bank. Responsibility Evans Bros. laid on opticians. We. realize thai lie wrong ginsses will ruin sighl VV'e realise that the right gliisse* will strengthen the right RonU izing these things wo couldn't be careiess sind inaecu;ite. Iridec -F Dv« pride on'selves on our care atyl accuracy. A mistake vtforilci hurt us more than it would von WC are read,y at any t;uiD to c .ret'ully exairune the eDes, free oi •harge. Should you need the'sejV vice-, of an oculist, we tell you so 46 South Main St., Pitts ton TRAGIC NEW YEAR DAY AFFAIR. Attempted Murder and Suicide In New York City. Just how large the deficit In the bank'* funds Is was not learbed; neither has It been discovered how the missing funds were dissipated, although the rumor was persistently circulated in Stapleton, Staten Island, that Cashier Ahlmann had been speculating in cotton and had lost a fortune in the recent decline In that staple. For W RDDINC'Sl C|m* Or« I For KIpNEllAtS riWWISr* i Just what jou want in Boral deoorHtions on short notice. We car. do much for yon at a reasonable price. (new phone) New York, Jan 1—The first Attempted murder case and suicide in Now York this year occurred this morning. The participants were Mary Daalie, aged 56, and her husband, Charles Dalhe, who resided at 267 East Tenth street. Mrs. Daihe says that while asleep early today her husband stabbed her In the neck, Inflicting a serious wound. Thinking his wife dead, Daihe then severed the arteries in his arms also those in his throat, dying Bhortl afterward. Mrs. Dalhe will probabl recover. H. G SHUPP, I 8 CiRPfJTFn EXCTIR It. IIITI# lito Many of Mr. Ahlmann's friends still refuse to believe that there was any financial difficulty at the bottom of his tragic death. They insist that there olust have been some other cause. Some of them Intimate tbat a young Woman to whom Mr. Ahlmann had paid marked attention may be at the bottom of bis troubles. - 36 West Market Street. Both 'Phones. MHlKES**RRe. AT ■ . ' tr 13 Novel Church Movement Columbus, Ind., Jan. 1.—The Cen ral Christian churab, the only one lr the West which has a roof garden, ha formed a stock company of its mem bers and will start a gymnasium, show er and plunge baths and bowling a! leys in the basement. When completed there will probably be no church in America similarly equipped. Tbi purpose is to furnish amusement tr keep men from the saloons. W\ruri/'s fS prices Smittr»on'« Bones Exhumad. ■ Genoa, Jan. 1.—In the presence Of United States Consul William H. Bish op And Dr. Alexander Graham Bell of Washington the remains of James Hmithson, the founder of the Smithsonian institution at Washington, which were buried here in 1829, were exhumed. The casket wu«i in pieces, but the boucs were perfect. Dr. Bel! will take these to the United States 01 the steamship Princess Irene, whiol Mils from Genoa Jan. 5. roundry Cuts Wag«i. dharon, Pa., Jau. 1—At thf foundry company plant at W i 10 per Cent reduction in w Agnui Is and to for oli timin - St. Louis Cabman to Strike. St. Louis, Jan. 1.—Three hundred members of tbf Cabmen's and Carriage Drivers' uniou have voted to no 011 strike. , They demand an Increase In weekly wages to $12.30, a twelve hour day, with 25 cents an hour for work overtime, and a contract binding the liverymen to furnish uniform livery {ttarie by anion manufacturers. t Flour $5 [y Flour 4 Oar 84-inch kid bo eyes that clone, jsai Our kid body dolls what others are sellii A.  life? dr. Con),,.,... Midds  and out  v  »c are Dc I' it ml China Backing Ufr Japan. Paris, Jan. 1, — The Chefu corre ■ppndout of ttior' Paris edition of thC Xew York Herald says tlmt Colonel Artfciuief, who Is In close touch with Admiral Alexieff, t!Do fcniwlnii vteoroy In the far east, declares the situation 'is most critical. The Japanese, lie says, apparently want war, and the Clilneae, Doll carriages, go-caru. -cons, from 10c u, nant line of iron toys, more. Hk issorttner'* "— • •••«• • • Fatal Factory Chicago, Jan. "1.—. curred on the fourth ed States Feather « Twenty or thirty met the floor at the time least one, Daulel PhC into an alley throug! killed. Othera of tb Into effect u 300 man. A i Ol •aS•*•«*« !» * '8 lU led. t Appaar. ' Hay I »n. 1. - I  4 *T;- \ s I Cattle Kansas the I! I. . .. . . 1 .• • *