Pittston Gazette

              Dn and ~OW, I wr • • ' * . Ml *, ALL THI cold, tonigb glng temper* ng fresh am . fa IOME NEW8. D; light' rly. thJ' 8 jt EST EST. B' ES CHEMIST W/ Testified in B Blood Tea (AMINEI O ; hi t.'J Tral :d. BLI IT! iv . i Store CHEAPEST General Reyes Says Colombia Was Robbed of Panama. —— Allentown, Pa., Jan. 19.—The reumptlon of the Bechtel trial was deayed this morning owing to the ablence of three jurors—Brusch, Mack ind Stephens. They were delayed on icoount. of a heavy snow storm which led up the trolley service. All walked ;o the court and upon their arrival went to a nearby hotel to thaw out. Court convened at 10 a. m. Dr. John Lear, the State's expert, was put on the stand for cross-examination by Attorney Schaadt. The latter made strenuous efforts to discredit the reliability of the Bordet theory for distinguishing human blood from the blood of lower animals and tried to show that Lear had not, as a matter of fact, followed Bordet strictly, but during the course of his experiments adopted his own Ideas. The witness made the admission, but said the tests were none the leBS infallible. i ue vhi JW isterial Reception. ALL BTJSSIAN ADVI0B8 PACIFIC German I.-P vest e rails. i mil * . above everything - else is the motto that is followed unceasingly in the brewing of Stegmaier's Beer is an event of unusual interest to the people of Pitt.ston and vicinity. This sale will eclipse all previous ones held bp us, in the sterling values offered. The price cutting knife has DMn used unsparingly, us the following bargains will show. We must have room for spring goods. OONGBEflS GETS 00BBE8P0NDEN0E German colonial trobps in the  district are wholly Insufficient to with the rebellious nstlvpg. Chancellor von Bulow submitted Emperor William the dispatches i celved on the subject by the govet uient, and his majesty sent for \V Minister von Elnem and Admira Secretary von Tlrpltz. It Vas decii o ask" the relchatag 1 eellately to i Strong Feeling In Offieial Quarter* at St. Petersburg Against Representative* of Both Great Britain and the Pica of Colombian Envoy Declares Hi Country 8uff«ra From Unexpectec Attack* of • Friendly State—Secro t tary Hay's Reply. Washington, Jan. 19. — Colombia'] Btatement of grievances as presente* by General Reyes to the state depart ment was'made public when Preslden Roosevelt transmitted to the senate tin correspondence between the Colombiui envoy and MrA06y. ' In his letter on Dec. 13 Genera Reyes says that the course of the Unit ed States has worked deep Injury tC Colombia. If the treaty, he said, had been rejected in Washington the disapproval o__ , would have Involved no grievance for STEA v Colombia and that the Colombian con- «.? gress in Its disapproval of the treaty Vessel simply exercised a vesttTT right. ? J* O0 In speaking of the action of*the Colomblan congress In Its efforts to amend the treaty General Reyes say' "I firmly believe that It would approved the convention with amiments that probably would have . acceptable to the United States had nov the American minister at Bogota repeatedly declared in the most positive manner that his government would reject any amendments that might be of Men's heavy working shirts, great value for 39c each. Ladles' all wool black ribbed hose, regular value 25c; special price during the sale, 10c a pair. Men's all wool mius, always sold for 60c; going during the sale for 15c a pair. United 8tate«. London, Jan. 19.—The czar In receiving the ministers In state at Tsarkoe- Selo declared, says the Dally Mall's St. Petersburg correspondent that all dagger of a conflict was now ended. -1- the sending of re-enforcements. Addressing the reichstag ltamedintely after it had assembled yesterday afternoon, the chancellor said it had become his duty to inform the liouse of the serious position of the German settlers in southwest Africa through the revolt of the Horeros. They had killed d number of settlers who were fleeing to the stations, had destroyed houses j All the special cablegrams from St. Petersburg published In this morning's papers confirm the belief that the tension has been greatly relaxed; but, according to the correspondent of the Paris edition of the tfew York Herald, there Is a strong feeling in official quarters there against the representatives of both Great Britain and the United States. That is WHY Steg- Children's all wool scarlet shirts and drawers, reduced to 19c a garment Boys' all wool sweaters, all sizes and all colors, for 39c each. Ladles' extra heavy flannelette night gowns, regular value 75c; during this sale, 50c each. maier's Beer is the PUREST and BEST. Insist on having it; there is no substitute. and form Implements and had driven off the cattle of a great part of the German pioneers, who were now unable to leave the protection of the stations.The insurrection, said Count von Bu- Iow, came at a time when the governor and a large portion of the colonial troops were subduing the Bondelzwarts tribe, twenty days' march away. In consequence of this and the fact that the remaining forces were scattered among the various places of refuge in the middle of the colony the natives were seriously threatening Okajundjy, Otjumbingwe, Karlblb and even Windhoek Itself. The government before the latest dispatches had been received had ordered 500 men, with tlx machine guns and six pieces of artillery, to be placed in readiness for active service, but a start could not be made before Jan. 80. The serious intelligence now at hand, declared the chancellor, made it necessary to send out immediately a battalion of 000 marines. In addition to the other troops, with.a complement of guns and railroad pioneers.  Children's winter bonnets, nicely lined with silk, regular value |1.00; special price during the sale, 25c each. Extra large size bed comfortables, regular value $1.50; going during the sale for 98c each. BEACHED. Between New York ren Damaged by Ice. Conn., Jan. 19.—The Tohn P. Starin, bound from irk for New Haven, with 13 pas- The special cablegrams from Tokyo, on the other hand, still reflect the bellicose feeling of the Japanese press und lieople and the suspicion of the Russian assurances. Telephone your order to oiir cold storage The Standard's Tokyo correspondent says that another conference of the elder statesmen is about to be summoned.depot located in your Ladles' all wool black and colored fascinators, special sale price, 25c each. Angers and freight, was badly damaged by Ico off here this morning. The vessel headed for the harbor and was beached on the flats. The passengers were safely landed. city. Ladles' and Children's all wool black mittens, regular value 25c; reduced to 10c a pair during the sale. 25 dozen children's Angora Tarn O'Shanters, very special price during the sale, 25c each. The Dally Mail's Peking correspondent reports the arrival In Manchuria by railway of four more Russian regiments and thinks that Russia intends to wait until she has 300,000 available. FIFTEEN Stegmaier Brewing Co Desperate Battle With Ruffians. Paris, Jan. 18.—P. Johnson and ft. Jefferson, two Kentuckians, had a desperate encounter with four armed ruffians on the Bols de Voulogne yesterday morning. The ruffians attacked the Americans, who turned back to back and opened fire on their assailants with revolvers. They wounded two of the ruffians and the others escaped. The Americans were not hurt. The ruffians wounded were arrested. PER CENT, fered." As to the recognition of the republic of Panama, General Reyes says that It is a matter of public knowledge that the mother country commands sufficient forces to subdue a revolution. "The attitude of the United States," he says, "constitutes, according to the most ancient and modern authority on International law, not only «t great offense, but also a formal attack upon her wealth." DI8COUNT. WILKESBARRE, PA. PEOPLESSTORE, 16 South Main St., Pittston. THE NEGOTIATIONS. Point* at Issue Between Japan and Russia Pew. St. Petersburg, Jan. 10.—The following is given as the present status of the negotiations between Russia and Japan:Bread is The Staff of Life Russia recognises Japan's predominance in Korea and Japan recognizes Russia's special position in Manchuria. There are two main questions still at issue—the Russian demand for a neutral zone on the Korean side of the Yalu river, which Japan met with a proposal for a similar neutral strip on the Manchurian side. Japan also asks for certain guarantees covering Manchuria which Russia thus far has declined to grant. It is pointed out, liowever, that the assurances given a few days ago by Russia Regarding open ports in Manchuria and respect for treaty rights is a concession on this point. There is a strong indication that through the czar's personal acts the !D«««CD party wupJetety in the ascendant. M. Bezozrazoff, the head of the wat party, has gone abroad. Count Lamsdorff, who from the beginning has favored peace, is now completely rehabilitated, and Viceroy AlexleU has been made subservient to the foreign office in the Russo-Japanese negotiations. His extensive powers are curtailed, aud he can make no move without the czar's personal approval. Armstrong's Panama Colombia's Chief Wealth. After declaring that Pannma formed the most important part of the national wealth of Colombia, General Reyes j continues: "Before the coup de main which proclaimed the independence of the Isthmus took place at Panama there were in this very city agents of the authors of the coup in conference with high personages clothed with official character, as is asserted by reputable American newspapers. I have received information to the effect that a bank in New York opened a considerable credit in favor, with a knowledge of the general use for which it was intended, ©van iiiough unaware that it was to be applied in part to the bribery of a large pprt of the garrison at Panama." Before the news was divulged that a revolution was about to break out on the isthmus General Reyes says that American cruisers, which reached their destination precisely on the eve of the movement, were plowing the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. A United States military officer, he says, stopped the railway from carrying to Panama, as It was under obligation to_ do, a battalion of troops from Bogota which had Just arrived at Colon "at the very time when Its arrival in that city would have impeded or suppressed any revolutionary attempt." "Sad indeed," says General Reyes, "Is the fate of my country, condemned at times to suffer calamities from its own revolutions and at others to witness the unexpected attacks of a powerful but friendly state which, for the first time, breaks Its honored traditions of respect for right, especially the right of the weak." Whitaker Wright Testifies. A Broken Neok Mended. The better the flour, the better the bread; the better the bread, the stronger the staff. The brands we carry make the whitest, lightest bread. London, Jan. 19.—J. Whitaker Wright, head of the defunct London corporation, who !b charged with loose handling of the funds of the corporation, took the stand in his own defense when his trial was resumed this morning. Wright described at considerable length his experiences with American mining enterprises during his stay in Philadelphia. New York, Jan. 18.—Cured of a broken neck, James Dunn, seventeen years old, of 558 West Fifty-first street, yesterday left the J. Hood Wright hospital, where he had spent live motionless months, rigid In a plaster cast and with heavy weights at his head and feet holding his body immovable. Physicians from all over New York and several from other cities have visited the hospital to examine the boy, who has survived an injury which has been regarded ns necessarily fatal or permanently disabling. Young Dunn, however, has nothing Uut4..4ight stiff uesa of tha neck to show for the several fractures of the cervical vertebrae. PRICES. Patent Flour ------- y- $5.00 Columbia Flour 6.26 Chop and Meal -  1.20 Corn and cr. corn - Bran and br. midds. - - - - Oats, per bushel  8 cans Tomatoes ------ 1 can corn  1 can peas - - - 3 cans mustard sardines - - 6 cans oil sardines - - - — 1 bottle Blue L. catsup - - 1 bottle L. Cfe P. sauce  Tobacco, all kinds Potatoes, per bushel  What a Dollar Will Buy Evans' 8uccess, per bbl.: $6.00 Butterfly Flour, per bbl 6.00 Surprise Flour, per bbl 5.00 Seal Flour, per bbl 5.00 Feed, per cwt 1.20 Oats, per bushel .4S_. Potatoes, per bushsl BS Sugar, 21 lbs for l\o Butter, Delaware Co. Dairy, lb..f 25 Butter, fancy creamery..i / .26 Cheese, per lb 14 Cold Snap In New York State. will All two baskets, at our store. You know little leakages in the kitchen runs away with a good deal of money. It is the little leakages which make the big river ot large expenditures. Yon don't know how ruauy leaks you may out off by buying your New York, Jan. IB*—Zero weather is prevailing here. The mercury took a tumble at 3 o'clock this morning. At 7 o'clock it was two degrees below aer.x .25 .25 .38 .85 m ■ Reports from the GROCERIES land tell of a like snap. Many places in upper New York report as low as 25 degrees. 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. A Bold New York Robb«ry. Skinned Ham, per lb  Buckwheat Flour, 25 lb sack.... New York, Jan. 19.—Diamonds and jewelry worth many thousands of dollars have been stolen from the apartments of Mr. and Mr*. William U. Hochster, In the Ansoula hotel, 2109 Broadway, and the greater part of the detective force of New York la engaged In trying to run down the thieves and recover some of the stolen property. The robbery is one of the moat mysterious of Its kind that has occurred In years. Mr. and Mrs. Hochster were absent from their apartments on the thirteenth floor of the hotel for dinner and locked the door securely after them. Hotel detectives were going all through the house at the time. No Crisis, Says a Minister. J. T. ARMSTRONG & CO. BRENNAN and ROBERTS Cold 8naps, 3 lb package  Aunt Jemima, 3 packages for.... Paris. Pan. 19.—According to a statement of the Japanese minister to Paris, this morning, negotiations between Russia and Japan, regarding the respective spheres of each in Manchuria and Korea, were never so critical as to warrant mediation by either France or England. N. MAIN. Next to Eagle Hotel Nabob, per package, South Main Si. Telephone. Maple Sugar, 2 lb for Maple Syrup, 1 qt can The fresh assurances conveyed through Ambassador Casslni to the authorities at Washington of the recognition of the rights acquired by the Chinese treaty is largely attributed to Count LamsdortTs influence. Diplomatic circles regard the foreign minister's conduct of the negotiations under the czar's direction as a very hopeful sign. Another strong influence on the side of peace has been the attitude of M. de Witfe, president of the council of ministers. At the recent meetings of the council M. de Witte pleaded the cause of peace, pointing out the disastrous consequences of war to Russia and declaring that Russia bad everything to lose and nothing to gain. It is predicted that if peace prevails M. de Witte again will become a great power In the KC SKATES SKATES SKATES Stop and Look! Maple Syrup, Vz gallon can  Maple 8yrup, 1 gallon can  Fancy Table Syrup, 2y2 lb can.. .48 .85 .10 Honey, per cake Honey, per glass Pat Job for the Cramps. Washington, Jan. 19.—The contract for the construction of the battleships Idaho and Mississippi were formally awarded to the Cramps, of Philadelphia, by the Navy Department today. Their bid was $2,999,500 for each. FOR EVERYBODY ALL SIZES Evans Bros. PATENT LEVERS at our show windows, then come in and examine the many good thiugs we are offering at greatly reduced prices. The choice from one window is $1.00; the other $5.00. These sales are eagerly looked forward to by our many patrons. We cordially invite your inspection Throe Killed by Runaway Car*. Peoria, III., Jan. 19.—A cut of cars on the Iowa Central broke away from a switch engine and, rushing down hill at a fexrful rate of speed, collided with a wo) i train at the bottom, just' outside the city limits, and instantly killed Allen E. Hire, car repairer; Peter Johnson, car Inspector, and Albert O. Schwartz, r repairer, all of this city. John Meil and B. H. Truman of Monmouth, section men, sustained fractures of the skull and are in a serious condition. Skates sharpened properly In in short order. Nice line of hockey sticks. 46 South Main St., Pittston. Fatal Fire In Sebaatopol. E. C. BECHTOLD, Scbastopol, Russia, Jan. 19.—A Are occurred today in a cafe while it was crowded with people. Their escape was cut oft. Six bodies have been recovered and it is believed that there are many others in the ruins. For WEDDINGS C|nMArc f For FUNg|j£#*3 riBI»» 4 Just ' you want in floral decorations on short notice. We can do muoh for you at a reasonable prioe. (new phone) New 'phone 102 North Main St. Secretary Hay'* Reply. Secretary Hay answered this note tinder date of Jan. 5. He says the government had carefully considered the grave complaints made and assures General Reyes of our most friendly sentiments for the government and people of Colombia. The questions submitted, he says, can be considered only in the light of accomplished facts, of which one is that the republic of Panama has become a member of the family of nations. "The department has read with surprise," Mr. Hay comment?, "your repetition of gross imputations upon the conduct and motives of this government which are said to have appeared in reputabl* American newspapers." Mr. Hay review in detail, first the necessity of a waterway connecting the two oceans, and, second, all the legislative and diplomatic procedure which has taken place to serve that end. Secretary Hay says the United States has faithfully borne during the long period since the treaty of 1846 was completed the full burden of its responsibilities. Under all drcmustauces, says the secretary, the department is unable to regard the complaints of Colombia against this government as having any valid foundation. Under date of Jan. 6 General Reyes submits another note to Secretary Hay, In which he says be transmitted Secretary Hay's answer to his statement of grievances to his goyernment by cable. The secretary's note is construed, he says, as an intimation that the Colombian forces will be attacked by the United States on their entering the territory of Panama to subdue the rebellion, and for that reason It would hold the government of the United States for all damages — " the lorn of that natioi Replying to this o- Hay Says that he 1 propositions brougL. second note have beeu fully answered in hi- FOR SALE Several fine residence properties in Pitteton and West Pittston, ranging in price from 81,630 to 88,000 INQUIRE OF Joseph A. Collier INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE. - 114 William St. Both 'Phones Dvernment. \ Rising Seoul, j\i larea the he northen In Korea Probable. 19.—Tlie government de' reports of disturbances on I.B-CARPENTEH. with tr. eietir mm The little folks love Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. Pleasant to take; perfectly harmless; positive cure for coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma. H. G. SHUPP, frontiers to be unfounded, but it seems to think that u rising of the people is probable. Fire In Montreal. 36 West Market Street Both 'Phones. WILKES BAR RE* Montreal, Jan. IS.—A fire supposed to have been • used by an overheated furnace has destroyed the wholesale house of Swift, Copeland & Co., hats and caps; McLeod, Hawthorne & Co., trunks and bags; Toodhouae, Roseau k Co., millinery, and the King Clothiers; total '.oss, $100,000, well Insured. Special FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Stock MarketB, furnished by M. 8. Jordan & Co., stock brokers, Miners' Bank Building. Queer Claim In a Will. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 19.—By the probating of the will of William Worth Kendall a fund is created the income of which is to be devoted to establishing a memorial fund to be called "the William W. Kendall fund of the Methodist Episcopal church." The amount is stated to be 1250,000. The clause pertaining to the fund reads, "It is my will that this fund shall continue until the end of this world, when Jesus comes." i T inwar e Sale! New York, Jan. 19, 1904. 125% 124% 124% 68% 67% 68 (7\ruri/'s PRICES. Sugar .. Atchison Atchison, pf. B. & O. ... 89% 80% 89% 79% 89% 80% Most fishermen on the French coast avoid going to sea on the first two days of November, owing to a superstitious fear of the "death wind" and the belief that drowned fishermen at that time rise and capsize boats. French Fishermen. LEGAL NOTICES. B. R. T. C. ft O. 50% 49% 33% 50% 33% C. ft G. W. . St. Paul ..,. 17% 144% 33% 17% 144 17% 144% The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Pittston Stove Co. will be held at the office of the company at 11 o'clock a. m„ Jan. 26th, for the election or directors for the ensuing year and for «uch other business as may properly come before the meet- STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. Best Patent Flour $6.00 Best Family Flour 450 Chop and Meal. 1.20 Corn and Cr. Corn 1.20 Bran and Midds 1.20 This Week Rock Island . C. P. I.  24% 30 24% 29% 24% 29% Cuban Legislation. Erie . . 28% 27% 28% Havana, Jan. 19.—The senate has passed, with minor amendments, the house bill authorizing the sale by auction of unused government lands and the acceptance of the pny certificates of revolutionary soldiers in payment therefor. This clears the way for the bouse to approve the senate's proposition for the payment of revolutionary bond*. There was uo Quorum of the house. Taper, according to Indubitable documents, has been made in China from time immemorial. Next we bear of it In Turkestan in 750 A. D. Paper. AT U. S. Steel ... U. S. Steei, pf. Copper  ... 11% . 58% 51% 11% 57% 50% 11% 68 50% Hay, long and cut  Bale Straw  .85 .60 MAGNET OUR WINDOW MIPUY. ing. John H. Orchard, Sec'y. THE L. ft N. Man ESI. ..145% .109% 108% 143% 109% 145 Ploeltln* Fowl. If you are In a hurry hi the plucking of a fowl place the bird in a pall of boiling water and let it remain there a couple of minutes. You will find that the feathers will come off quite easily. Cloudburst Victims Number Sixty. Bloemfonteln, Orange River Colony, Jan. 19.—It was announced today that 60 persons were drowned in the cloudburst which occurred on Sunday, destroying three hotels, many dwellings and a number of business buildings. Netherlands Recognize Panama. Washington, Jan. 19.—-The State Department was Informed today that the Netherlands had recognized Panama as an independent State. • ' ■ * . D■* C■.. ' .... 18t7 Met Trac, . M. K. ft T. . Mo. Pacific N. Y. Central ..123% . .i 40% .. 93% ..119% 121% 40% 92% 119% 122% 40% 92% 119% 21 lbs. Gr. Sugar $1.00 22 lbs. A. Sugar 1.00 23 lbs. Br. Sugar 1.0T Cheese  Sweitzer Cheese  Brick Cheese... f  Skinned Hams  Pure Laid........t.  aled proposals will be received by the Clerk during the joint session or counrhursday. January '.list. 1804, between the :■» ot H and 8:16 p. m.. for the purchase of feet of lire hose, hose watcon for Niagara Ine Company. for repairs to the Eagle a Company engiue and ooaU and boots MraMHpis -.ft'®'- .'V™*. i ciders shall enolose with proposal to pur-16 1,000 feet Are hose, one hundred dollars i or certified check: for repairs to the le Hose Company Engine, one hundred irs oash or certified check: Hose \\ agon Niagara Engine Company and coate and h for Are department, twenty-flve dollars i or certified check, as a guarantee to ex- .14 .16 .14 .12 .10 O. ft 22% Norf. ft West. ... 53 21% 57% 22% 58 Costly Fir* In New Haven. Large Wash Boilers, made of best 8. C. tin; the 65c grade this week New Haven, Conn., Jan. 10.—Fire and wnter completely wrecked the Hoailley building here last night, causing a loss which will aggregate $150,000. A score or more of tenants lost all their office effects. The thermometer was not far nbove zero, and the firemen worked unler harsh conditions. Penna. . Gas .. . 120% 98% 119% 98 119% 98% Reading 46% So. Pacific 49% Tenn. C. & 1 38% Texas Pacific ... 26% 45% 49% 38% 26* 46 49% 38% 26% 9% 39c per Ira f .70 per bu 80 3 .38 .10 caused to it by Union Pacific ... 80 C$4 i- -8* territory. Wabash, pf. ..... 38% 38% 38%  moment acc. pt the lug Ii —  Building Destroyod* Vllch., Jan. 19.—The Vine tildlng was burned dur- The loss will be De hundred pupils Ml left the build—HUout accl- 'So'.:'*:: 3• ■ • •' • • • •r W.- Only two to a cubi »mer. anclosure aocompan: he forfeited to the Clt not aooompan teCl by not in accordance 1 t and ordinance will Instead of buying new Are brick tori I JEfjiJK"'*' ~ ' -*OYt|;bay |WK?)av- J. E. Patterson | J^^ity for a !o. m