Pittston Gazette

              Forecast Until 6 . Eastern Pen. Snow tonight and west to northwest * .■ and rrow, fOf i. ,y; fresh ror Vicinity. ALL THE HOME NEWS. 8 IDAC;ES. te 54tl \ BT fmsam mm rD ! is The Staff of Life DEADLY R IN A RnTi MAT D Panama Cm ter Be YC lucceed Him as Chief ol Staff. RISON Mr*. Eleanor Huntington. Mrs. Eleanor B. Huntington died In Moses Taylor hospital, Scranton, last evening, after a long illness. Mrs. Huntington was born In Plttston 48 years ago, but for the past 20 years had resided in Scranton, where her- ..ji _ SAIL L Washing toi rie.voa, the i has received i uk ton Kover ing the Unit* Uou of the tt The answej Secretary ■ I m m 9 ■ Fleet Leaves Port Arthur to '4 j '' i'iKSTsj Y ' ' "■.■■' ■" j Intercept Japanese. wasningcon, Jan. 8.— louay c the active career in the army of tenant Oeneral Samuel B. M. Y chief of staff. Tomorrow, having r The better the floor, the be ter the bread; the better the bread, the stronger the stuff. The brands we carry make the whitest, lightest bread.' Bullets Flew Thick and above everything else is the 19 otto that is followed unceasingly in the brewing of Fast. pcu \ Cuta , to be —rgffl husband. Joseph Q. j Huntington, dei . conducted a bakory and eatery ,: -mmf C* * ue*fl- The deceased was possessed DoiftAMFD TDIPn Trt FR.'®10 - * strong and pleasing personality KMoUlNtK I KILL) O0 and was prominent in the circles In which she moved. She Is survived by * one son, Louis, and one daughter, He Wa» jane, also by the following brothers and sisters: I. L. Bevan, of this place; Philip R. Bevan, of Wllkesbarre; E. L. Bevan, of Scranton; Mrs. Rev. B. D. Thomas, of Toronto, Canada; Mrs. Lucius C. Blakeslee, of El Paso, Texas. The funeral, which will bo private, will be held from the residence of E. L. Bevan, G33 Qulncy avenue, Scranton, Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with services in charge of Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce. Interment will be made in Dunmore cemetery. Major General Adna R. Chaffee, who, ! like Young, rose from the ranks. Bach began his military life as an enlisted man in the Civil War, Young in the volunteers and Chaffee in the regulars. Lace curtains at Williams & Co.'e. REPLY UNSATISFACTORY. most the t JuBtly with Colomblji refusal to reopen the,' Prior to the receipt earl Reyes wrote to nient requesting thai ence be transmitted. Its consideration. Pi to this request the CO not be made public. Arthur Beaupre, U: later to Bogota, arriv and had a long confei Secretary of State Lc ranged that he shoul Hay later in the da] the situation in Cola Isthmus when he le is reserved In his exj these matters, feella first is to talk over hiB superior officers. Technically he is sence from his post, b this will be extended sixty days, which mi two inferences—elthC$ of Bogota from Wast as to make an extent the political situatiq make it expedient td States ministry at } head for an indefinite Evan*' Succeta, per bbl $5.00 Butterfly Flour, per bbl 5.00 Surpriae Flour, per bbl 6.0P 8eal Flour, per bbl... Feed, per cwt  Oata, per buahel. Potatoes, After Wounding T\ '•pari Hold* Ministerial ConferenoeToday to Decide What Aotion 8hall Be Taken—Publio Sentiment Favors Im- Stegmaier's Beer Captured and Placed in a Dungeon, \Aie Make Leather Overshoes for Fell that outwear rubbers, and they don cost much, either. Leather legging tC mine workers, 75c pair. Shoes for cri pies a specialty. Repairing neatly ai promptly done, at J. Embleton'a, 40 Main street. ..f.... 5.00 :1 1.20 48 mediate Recourse to Arm*. Date tot answei nee wil That is WHY Stegmaier's Beer is the PUREST and BEST. Insist on having it; there is no substitute. Telephone your order to our cold storage depot located in your city. A Where He Hanged Himself With Port Arthur, via Chefu, Jan. 8.— rDe*eral warships left here at mlillilgiit to re-enforce the cruisers with Ihn purpose of meeting a Japanese tQUHdrun of four Ironclads approaching Korea to stop six Japanese coal laden ships from Japan destined for Port Arthur and to cancel their charter to n Russian firm here. per bushel . .85 Sugar, 21 lbs for 1.00 Butter, Delaware Co. Dairy, lb.. 25 t Butter, fancy creamery .26 11 Cheese, per lb 14 Skinned Ham, per lb 11 Buckwheat Flour, 25 lb sack 75 Sold Snaps, 3 lb package 12 Aunt Jemima, 3 packages for.... Nabob, per package  Maple Sugar, 2 lb for  Maple Syrup, 1 qt can  Maple Syrup, gallon can  Maple 8yrup, 1 gallon can.... I Fancy Table 8yrup, 2/2 lb can Honey, per cake  I Honey, per glass His Suspenders. mln Trenton, N. J., Jan. 8.—Charles Brooks, a convict In the State prison, today shot two keepers In an attempt to escape, but was captured and placed In a dungeon, where he committed suicide by hanging himself with his suspenders. , x with Acting 1b. It wus nr lisit Secretary lid tell him ol la and on the Mr, Beaapn Blons touching that his duty s subject Wltl O.'S. Fine co at Wlllii Lake Lniktil in frozen. There ia a normal movement of troops in both directions on the railway. .25 .10 .25 .25 Mr«. Henry Fedden. Your choice of five lots on Johnson St., easy terras, $300 Two lots just off Main 8t, with 7 room houses, half cash, each $1,500 Cop. lot, 58x180 ft on Salem St.. i having single anC1 double housf, rent* aggregate $23 per month. [ $2,300 ' Three palatial homes at $11,000 | $12 000 and $15,000 each .Business places $2,800 to $17,000 LISTENING FOR THE FIR8T 8H0T. Mrs. Henry Fedden, of Mill street, passed away yesterday afternoon at her homo after a brief illness of pneumonia. She was 63 years of age and had been a resident of this placo for nearly half a century. Born in Germany, she lived in her native country for about 16 years, at which time she emigrated from Germany to this country. She had been a member of St. John's Lutheran church for many years and engaged very actively in religious work. In the long number ot, years she spent in Pittston she made hundreds of friends. She was possessed of a kindly disposition and a pleasant manner and wa8 ranch thought of. Her husband and the following children survive her: W. J. Fedden, of this city; Edward, George O. and H. J. Fedden, of New York; Armin and Clara Fedden. at home. One brother, John Bechtold, of Maryland, also survives. The funeral will take placo Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Services will be conducted in St. John's Lutheran church and interment will be made in Hamtown cemetery- Attitude of London in Regar dto Japan The Port Arthur defenses are complete, and the authorities are continent.n leave of ah t it is likely thai eyond the usua ' lead to one ol hat the distaim and Russia. London, Jan. 8.—Reports regarding the situation in the far east today are remarkably unanimous in stating that the Russian attitude is hopelessly opposed to the Japanese ideas of settlement. Official circles, as a result, say that they are unable to expect even a possibility of peace and would not be surprised at any time to hear that the first shot in the war had been fired. Europe could today be described as In an attitude of listening for that sound. Today's cabinet meelting at Toklo is expected to result in Japan taking a firm step, probably the landing of about 35,000 troops in Korea, together with the sending of a final statement to Russia containing the "Irreducible minimum" of Japanese acceptance. The army is excited, but tlie higher officers ure remarkably ealm, believing that the Japanese are only demonstrating.ilngton la so greai Ion proper or that Dn Is Auch as tc leave the United Sogota without o RUSSIA'S REPLY SECRET. Stegmaier Brewing Co Evans Bros. That It Is Not Pleasing to Japan le WILKESBARRE, PA. Announced. 46 Sonth Main St, Pitts ton. London, Jan. 8.—None of the special cablegrams from Tokyo printed in this morning's papers are able to give the coutents of Russia's reply, but all concur In believing It to be unsatisfactory. It appears that it may still be undelivered, as Baron de Rosen, Russian minister to Japau. is suffering from an ear affection. ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING. — Brother-in-law of Dan Hanna Killed bD Hi* Own Weapon. • Saranac Lake, N. Y., Jan. 8.-1116 ac ctdental discharge of a revolver in tht bands of Carl Gordon, brother-in-law of Dan Hanna of Cleveland. O.. cost 1 Mr. Gordon his life soon after 11 o'clock last night Board of Trade Building Be Always on Time Slender hope is still drawn from the fact that another ministerial conference «t Tokyo is fixed for today, the presumption being that Japan will make another remonstrance before proceeding to extreme.measures. London, Jan. 8.—Baron Hayshl, tho Japanese minister at London, today confirmed the report that the Russian reply to tho Japanese demands has been received at Tokio. He would disclose no details that would give an inkling to Jts purport. Mr. Gordon was about to retire to the night. He bad been In tlie habi of sleeping with a revolver under bii pillow. In bundling the weapon It wu: discharged. The shot entered the righi side of Mr. Gordou'9 head, below the ear, and pussed up into his brain. Mrs. Gordon was on the lower floor of tbe bonse, locking up for the night. Though greatly shocked by the accident, she was able to summon Dr. 0 C. Trembley by telephone. Mr. Gor don was dead before the physician ui rived. —D mi way a oD. The Gordons have here tor s*v if wlgh to win Om eral years and recently moved into a fine cottage built at a cost of $20,000. Watches and Clocks Mr. Gordon was president of the Pon- • „inD» nnH 1.0.1 „'11-(iT.f iv,„. „ urn accurate timekeepers, while we consider Oac club nno had a.ways been o social t|)(D movement the ni«t important part of a leader here. The familv has entertain- Watch er Clock, beauty, too. should be oonoA n r-mni siderwl. Our selection of Time Pieces are ed a great uCai each summer, having marvoiH of artistic skill In deelen nnCl flnlsh. a private camp near that of the Han They muat be seen to be appreciated. ' Julius B. Freed N«r 88 aM.il. St. once editor of the Evening Post and  famous as a writer on economic and r„. flrwkoc literary subjects, is dead at his home In llflJ UlUUCJ this city. Born in Patersqn, N. J., Feb.j 12c and upwards 25, 1810, he went to Princeton, from1 v which he was graduated with honor in F|/D/»trir ChaHoC 1834. Afterward he studied law and Llvvll Il» •jIIuUCj was admitted to the bar in Kentucky, jq0 an(j upwards but did not practice. From 1887 to 1853 Mr. Godwin was editor of tbe New F|a/*tpif*  York Evening Post and won for him- LM»vll »v I IAIU1C3 self a position among the most famous Adjustable for all possible of American editors. In 1865 Mr. God- positions. Made for Htore, win .again became editor of the Post. ' «• j He Carried in 1842 Miss Fanny Bry- shoP' faCtar? and r6Bl int, daughter of William Cullen Bry-, tlence use* iHt. \ m* —. Gas Tips According to the Standard's Tokyo correspondent, an increasing number of steamships is being requisitioned dally as transports. Robert Culkin. After an illnesB of long duration, Robert Culkin, aged 32 yoars, passed away about 8 o'clock last evening it his home on Searle street. The wife of the deceased died about a year ago and he is survived by one child. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Culkin, and the following brothers and sisters also survive: John. William. James, Thomas, Mrs. Frank Judge, Mrs. Joseph Smiles, Mrs. George Naugle and Miss Teresa. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock. A mass of requiem will be sung in St. John's church and interment will be made in Market street cemetery. WRECK ON THE B. & O. The correspondent of the Dally Mail at Tokyo reports on the authority of the newspaper Chio that one Japanese has been murdered near Port Arthur and that four others have been seriously Injured, but no details are given. What a Dollar Will Buy Two Railroad Men Killed and Two Injured. will ill) two baskets, nt our store. You know little leakages In the kitchen runs away with a good deal of money. It is the little leakages which ninke the big river of large expenditures. ¥rfu Cien t know how many leaks you may cut off by buying your Armstrong's Cumberland, Md., Jan. 8.—A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train, a double-header, crashed into a freight at Evitts Creek, near here, this morning. Both engines were demolished. Fireman Kefauveer, of the first engine, was instantly killed, and engineer Roberts was so badly scalded and crushed that he died shortly after. Engineer Humphrey and fireman Conrad, of the second engine, were badly Injured. The Dally Telegraph attaches considerable Importance departure of M. Bozobrazoff, who was recently raised by the czar to a secretaryship.of state and who is a leader of the war party, for the Riviera and prints what It declares Is an entirely reliable statement from a high Japanese official confirming the stories of M. BozobrazofTs warlike Influence over the czar in far eastern affairs. The Dally Telegraph hopes "whether it is real or diplomatic M. Bozobrnzoff's illness will prove the beginning of Russian wisdom." GROCERIES at the right place. You will at least have the satisfaction of knowing that you are not paying a penny more than you ought to pay when you buy of us. PRICES. Patent Floor - -- -- -- - $.5 00 Columl'ia Flnir ------ ('hop and Mf&l ------ Com and cr cm - - - - - Bran and br. mi'Us. - - - - O.tts, j*Dr btisltel  •J cans Tomatoes ------ 1 can corn - -- -- -- -- 5.25 1.20 1.20 120 .48 .25 .10 BRENNAN and ROBERTS Mrs. Mary Walsh. 42 N. MaIN. N«zt Xaj H"iel HOME NEWS VIA BERLIN, Mrp. Mary Walsh, an old resident of Cork Lane, died this morning about 3.30 of paralysis. She had resided in Cork Lane for a number of years and was quite well known. Her husband died a number of years ago. She is survived by two daughters and one son, Mrs. John Moffatt, of North Main street, Mrs. Charles McAndrew and James, at home; also by one brother, Martin Walsh, of Hamtown. The funoral will take place Monday morning at 10 o'clock. A high mass will bo sung In St John's church and interment will bo made in Market street cemetery. Report That Ambassador Tower Will be Recalled. l can |Deas - -- — - - - - .10 Berlin, Jan. 8.—A local newspaper stales that It is persistently rumored in diplomatic circles that the recall of Charlemagne Tower, American ambassador to (Fermany, is imminent. Tower, the report says, will receive another post Seth Low is mentioned as his successor. JAPAN UNDECIDED. We Realize the 3 cans mustard sardines - - Russia's Answer Unsatisfactory—Nation Deeply Stirred. Tokyo, Jan. 8.—The attitude of Japan tqward the response of Russia is still undefined. 6 can-* oil sardines - - - — Responsibility l bottle Hlu** L. catsup - - I bottle L. & I', sauce - - - .20 .25 Toba -co, hII kinds - - - - - .38 Potatoes, per bushel - - - - .80 The premier, the minister of foreign affairs, the minister of war, the minister of finance and the minister of naval affairs held a council yesterday afternoon. It was decided that tbc cabinet should confer wltll the elder statesmen before deciding on a course of procedure. laid on opticians. We realize that i he wrong glasses will ruin sight. We realize that the right glassewill strengthen the sight Real izing tlwse things we couldn't be careless and inaccU'ute. Indeed, *e pride ou'selves on our care ami accuracy. A mistake *'ould hurt us more than it would you We are ready at any time to c ireful I y examine the e,\os, free of charge. Should you need the"service-. of an oculist, we tell you so Rushing Coal to Far East. I. T ARMSTRONG & CO. Cardiff, Wales, Jan. 8.—There has been immense shipments of coal to the far east during the week. Forty-six thousand tons were sent to Japan, 30,- 000 to Hong Kong and 40,000 to Port Arthur, where the Russian fleet lies. South Main St. Telephone Thomas Dunlap, who resided at 27 Union street, died this morning of ty phoid fever. The deceased had, prior to his illness, been employed on the Lehigh Valley railroad. He was aged 33 years and is survived by his wife, one daughter, Bessie, and four sisters, Mrs. William Stevens, Mrs. Harry Martin, Mrs. Peter Walsh and Bridget Dunlap. Thomas Dunlap. It Is manifest that Russia's proposals are unsatisfactory, though the government is silent on the subject It Is believed that Russia will make concessions in one direction and Impose new conditions in another. For WE1)DIN(W C|niwAr« 1 For FUNERAL riOWBfJ 1 Montreal, Jan. 8.—There are approximately 1,000 en sea of typhoid fever lu titis city and the half dozen smaller municipalities which join it on three sides. The health officers of the various suburban, totrua say that this alarming total i* being added to rapidly despite vigorous precautions. Policemen have for the past week gone from house" to house distributing printed warnings urging householders to boll their drinking water and to make inquiries as to the condition of the dairies.Typhoid In Montreal. Aluminum and other styles BOLIN'S 8TORE ROBBED. •Inst whdt yon want in Horn! rations on short notice. We (iau do mncii for yon at a ixkmoijable price. (new phoun) I 8 CARPENTER (IfTlMi.fifTiat** READING LAMPS WELSBACHS CHANDELIERS About $100 Worth of Merchandise C■ Early yesterday morning, burglars gained entrance to the store of M. Bolin, in Upper Plttston, and mado away with about $100 worth of merchandise. Entrance was gained through a rear door. Nothing but the best of shoes, dry goods and groceries were touched, the cheaper brands being thrown aside. Mr. Bolin has no clue as to who the intruders were. Stolen Early Yesterday Morning. A high authority here says the Russian reply Is unsatisfactory, especially in the features bearing upon the question of Korea. He asserts that the Russian government in Its communication expresses a desire for a peaceful settlement of the matters In dispute. H. G 8HUPP, of every description. P. J. Hickey. 36 West Market Street. Both 'Phones. ivfi«rc9S4ir*r. Special ' P. J. Hickey, aged 39 years, of Scranton, died this morning, after a brief illness of pneumonia. The deceased was chief of Scranton's Are department for three years, during Mayor Bailey's administration. Since retiring from that office he had been the Scranton representative of Barter's brewery. His wife and two children survive. The funeral will take place on Monday morning. SHEPHERD & RUST, The Japanese nation Is deeply stirred. Public sentiment favors the abandonment of negotiations, believing them to be useless, and urges a resort to arms. 42 W. Market St Wilkesbarre, Pa T inware Sale! Dowia Impacting Texa* Land*. I I ;sr \JP^\ uiy FIFTEEN V^g® yW ver - NOTICE. " Healed proposal? will be received br the Oitv Cleri during the joint session of councils Thursday. January 2lst. iwj«, between the lours of 8 and »:15 p. m.. for the purchase ol ,oc» feet of lire hose, hose wagon for Niagara Engine Company, for repairs to the Eagle aose Company engine and ooats and boote °B!ddera ?h«M"iwln«« with proposal to pur!hnse i.ooo feet flro hose, one hundred dOUarf -ash or oortifled check; for repairs to th« Eagle Hose Company Engine, one hundred jolTars oash or certified cheok : Hose Wagor o»ah or certified check, as a guarantee to ex ccut f a contract within twenty dayB if award. ° In case"he bidder to whom the oontraci ?u "it hi" fw?ntodays from tho\ulbjj It is becoming apparent that Japan would resent any intervention upon the part of any of the outside powers in the extremity of the crisis. It is thought possible bere that the United States might intervene. Such intervention, the Japanese say, would lw; unjust and only create delay, which would be advantageous to Russia. Corpus CUrlstt, Tex., Jan. 8.—A tt phoue message from Portland say that Dr. Dowle and his party of Zlc ites arrived there in a special ear spent the day in looking at land n there and other nearby parts of Patricio couuty. No decision asato location 1ms yet been reported. (7\ruryf s P R !C FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Sugar .. Atchison 125 66% I- Atchison, pf. Brook. Trac. B. A O  Ches. & Ohio C. & O. West St. Paul  89 51 79 32% 15% 142% 50% 79 32% /Mrs. B. F. Wyly, Jr. !*est Patent Flour  lest Family Flour  Chop and Meal.  orn and Cr Corn  Hi an and Midds........ Hay, long «nd cut  Bale Straw  $5 00 . 450 . 1.20 1/20 120 . D5 . .«0 This Week This morning at 8 o'clock occurred the death o£ Mrs. B. F. Wyly, Jr., wife of the traffic manager of the Laurel Line, at her home in Scranton. She had been in failing health for many months. She was 36 years of age. Besides her husband, two daughters and one son survive. The remains will be taken to Atlanta, Ga„ for -burial. Domestic Trouble*. 15% Italian Cruiser Ordered to China. It is exceptional to find a family where th«re aro no domestic rapturi occasionally, but these can be lessened by having Dr. King's New Life Pill; around. Much trouble th«y save their great work in stomach and 1. troubles. They not only relieve y but cure. 26c at the drug stores ot C. Price and Farrer, Peck ft Roberts, Pittston, and Strph'B Pharmacy, PittaMB. .'u- 142% 22% 39% 107% 142% 121% 92 Callao, Jan. &—The Italian cruiser Puglla has been ordered to sail immediately for China. AT Rock Island K. & T.. pf. L. & N. Man. El. .. Met. Trac. 22% 39% 107% 142% 121% ™ MAGNET Mo. Pacific ...... 92 So. Pacific «% Norf. & West. ... 07% N. Y. Central . Erie 28 Penna. 117% O. ft W. 21% Heading  So. Railway 19% Tenn. C. & I. Leather  Rubber  Union Pacific Wabash, pf. West Union Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 8.—General Victor Vifqualn, a pioneer of Nebraska. Is dead. He served throughout the war of the rebellion, enlisting .with an Illinois regiment and was brevetted brigadier general, being one of tho few men whom congress by vote commended (or bravery. He was United States consul respectively al Barranquilla and Colon during the first and second administrations of President Cleveland. Nebraska Pioneer Dead. , 21 lbs. Gr. Sugar  22 lbs. A. Sugar  j2H lbs. Br. Sugar  Cheese .  S weitzer .Cheese  Brick Cheese  SkitDneCl Hams  Pure Lard,.*,..,. .$1.00 1.(10 1.00 .14 .16 .14 •II * .C'9 Thomas Brown, 8r,, one of Yatesvilla's oldest residents, died this afternoon at 3 o'clock, after a long Illness. Thoma* Brown, Sr. I.arg« Wash Boilers, made :Df best S. C. tin; the I 65c grade this week SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY. 27% 117% 21% 44% 19% 35% 7% 12 Election Notice. Car Load* of Fresh Meat are sold at this shop every week The stormy weather and scarcity does not affect our supply, and our prices are always the lowest qnotod by local merchants. Wo never handle low-quality fresh meat. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the People's Savings Bank. at Pitt#ton, Pa., to elect dlreotors for the ensuing year, will be held at their banking house between the hours of tO and 11 a. m. Tuesday, Jan. 1?, 1904. 29w2 E. H. Hughes, Cashier. Election Notice. 36 7% .12 78% 36% 39c Fatal Natural Gas Bxploa;on. Klraira, N. 1'., Jan. 8.—An explosion it natural gas In a burner In the hallway of the second floor of the residence of Timothy Train In Waverly at fi o'clock In the morning caused the death of Miss Mary McCatnbridge, a nieceof Mrs. Train, and the almost total de, struotlon of tha bouse. i Oysters in all styles. Vienna. ' ■' ' " " ' j . V Apples, per bn •. f .70 Potatoes, per bu 80 Onions, per  Best' " Del 77% 35% 86*4 29* 47% 9G% 24% For tomorrow, full line of bet'f, pork and lamb. 20 ButW, .'.!!! .26 Only two to a customer. kiodn Tobacco 88 f •' THE UACUCT William Drury, IflHUHL I THE LEADING Main 8L. Pi**t*a. . 88% The stockholders of the Miners' Savings Bank, of Pitts ton, will meet at the bank on Tuesday, Jan. 12th, 1904, bet-ween 2 and 3 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing eleven trustee® tC serve for the ensuing year Hfleman, Cashier. Dec. 29, 1903.—2W C. F. I. Copper ;... 29% .... 50% Fresh dressed chickenr. Home made pork sausage, meat and corned beef. CHICAGO CASH MEAT MARKET N. Main St., opp. William St. TTxit 1 illn-1 f iLlahnil a** ill aa m nnri *m r.aiimaLeaT iuri31 AlD A! mince Gas 96% Texas Pacific ... 25 V6 Car & Foundry .. 18% V. steel ...... 1014 U. S. Steel, pf. .. 56% 18% ■PfffN MM