Pittston Gazette

              For the Peopl V ► ALL THE .♦ " : NEWS. and m . iwiff lyntB; Pair and cold; northwest winds. I m ▼ 54th YEAR. I WKEKl 1 DAILY \ b* : 82.  iYmonth.} 8 PAGES. FIRE DEI t  STILL I "Vill rank among the world's great Dple's Store AYS THE CHEAPEST Worn by a night tdnd day of terro the great crowds that watched the rul of their city turned homeward, and a midnight the streets were desertea irity s -I Eft in drink is the basis of good health. The delights of drinking PUBE BBEB are The Great Mid-Winter Sale Is an event of unusual interest to the people of Pittston and vicinity. This sale will eclipse all former ones held by us. In sterling valnoa Thft o\)T-ting knife has been used unsparingly, as the following bargains will show. We must have room for spring goods. —IP • ■« . -- T. II '  made clear in every bottle of Roaring Furnace in Japs Said to Made an Attack. Eastern Section. Stegmaier's Children's Flannelette Sleeping Garments, all sizes, for 22c a suit. Men's Heavy Scarlet Merino Shirts and Pants for 25c each. v* Beer * 1 lot Ladies' fl.00 Dark Percale Wrappe6 for 69c each. RUSSIA DENIES THE RUMORS AUTHORITIES IN FULL CONTROL. Window Shades with spring roller for 8c each. Not another beverage which you drink is so care-) fully made. If you have never tried it, 'phone your order direct to our bottling department and we will do the rest. Children's Flannelette Skirts, nicely qiade, for 10c qach. Infants' Cream Silk Lined Bonnets, regular value 75c each; speeial sale price lBc each. MAYOR M'LANE. Order for Federal Troops Counterm?»K" _ »v. INSURDV'*CvimiN BEGIN THEIR WORK save for the police and who guarded tlie burned area. To tiie south a red glow rising and falling marked 140 acres of devastation—seventy-five squares of property that had represented values to the extent of from $75,000,000 to $125,000,000. Not even a close approximation can be made of the loss. No guess can be made of the insurance. United States Asks Powers to Save China. 1 lot Men's Suspenders, regular value 15c; sale price 5c a pair. 25 dozen Men's Heavy Working Mitts for 15 cents a pair. Stegmaier Brewing Co Children's Flannelette Night Gowns, nicely made, for 25 cents each. Bottling Department. RUSSIA HAS SECURED IMMENSE WAR LOAN 'Phones—Old, 422-2 New, 977 Men talk in figures that are appalling and almost Incomprehensible because of their vastness. An expert, the city building inspector, estimates the loss in buildings alone at $150,- 000,000. On the other hand, It Is said that Insurance estimates do not place the total loss at a greater figure. So far there has been no systematic attempt to fix the values that were represented In the burned district. Said an Insurance broker: "I cannot give you figures. It is too big. No man can give figures." VISCOUN r KATSURA, THE "WASHINGTON OF JAPAN." 1 case Children's Grey Merino Underwear, very heavy weight, all slzeB, for 15c. General VMcount Katsura, prime minister of Japan, has often been called the George Washington of his country. In 1867 he helped to overthrow the old order in Jtipan, and he has been a conspicuous factor In modernizing the Land ot the Rising Surf. He was one of the h'eroes_of the Chino-Japanese war and has been premier two years. WILKESBARRE. PA. PEOPLESSTORE, 15 South Main 8t., Fittston. Japan Will Be Represented there has' received a message stating that Japan has purchased the Chilian battleship Captain Pratt, the Chacabuco, a cruiser, and the Allmante Condell, a gunboat, and that they will leave immediately for Nagasaki, completely equipped with arms. it up in Port Arthur while the Japanese army crosses the Yalu river. Russians Forestalled. It is further cabled by the Chefu correspondent that reports which  come overland from Korea Say that since Saturday twenty transports have landed Japanese troops near Fusan and that 6.000 Japanese infantry have been landed on the westerly end of Korea at Mokpho. The evident purpose of landing troops at Mokpho would be to prevent any landing of Russians at that end ttf the peninsula should the squadron at Port Arthur be successful in evading the Japanese war fleet at night and getting its transports down the bay of Korea and through the Yellow sea to Mokpho. It is reported that from Port Arthur news comes that there is no unusual activity in the Russian fleet, but that soldiers have been leaving Port Arthur daily since last Thursday and crossing the Llaotting peninsula, presumably for a strategic point near the Yalu river. Bread is The Staff of Life A Conservative Estimate Rrennan and Fixes the Loss at About In Russia by the United States. $150,000,000. Roberts' — PRICE LIST — One factor that will figure largely in the final estimates consists of the securities in the banks and trust companies whose homes were destroyed. Their vaults and safes are In the ruins, covered with tons of debris. Experts, who have given tliem as close examination as possible, express the belief that their contents are safe. On the correctness or falsity of this belief depend many millions of dollars greater or less of the final totat. The better the flonr, the better the bread; the better the bread, the stronger the staff. The brands we carry make the whitest, lightest bread. St. Petersburg, Feb. 9.—A dispatch to the Official Messenger says that Admiral Alexieff telegraphed to the Czar at midnight of the 8th inst. that nine Japanese boats suddenly made an attack, by means of mines, on the Russian squadron in the outer roads of Port Arthur, in which tlie battleships Retvisau and Tsarevltch and the cruiser Pallada were damaged.Cherbourg, Feb. 9.—The French cruiser Marseillaise has been ordered to sail for the Orient. Best patent floor  Best dairy butter .... Full cream cheese 21 lbs Sugar  Finnan Haddia per lb Bloaters per dozen.... Oiscoes per lb  3 can choice Tomatoes 3 cans choice Peas... Peanut Butter  Bacon per lb ,..$5 25 ... 23c ... 14c ... 1 00 ... 10c 25c 5c Baltimore, Md., Feb. 9.—The smoldering ruins are still roaring like furnaces in the eastern portion of the burned district. This smitten district is now described as being bounded on the west by Liberty street, on the north by Lexington street, on the east by Jones' Falls, and on the south by the basing The region of the "Point," formed by the basin and Jopes' Falls, still marks the hottest fire. Here, among the lumber yards, warehouses and docks, acting chief Emerlck expects the flames to rage unabated for several days. The Baltimore firemen, as well as those from other cities, were loud In their praise of the 11 New York engines and crews, which, on the bridge across Jones' Falls and in the neighborhood immediately beyond, made a grand stand, which marked the farthest line' of the fire's advance. Praise is heard on all sides for the work of the various out-of-town fire contingents. All the visiting fire companies will leave today. London. Feb. 0.—The Russian ambassador today had a lengthy conference with Lord the British foreign minister. Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister, Is authority for the statement that Russia is doing her utmost through the various powers to bring about intervention. Hayashi says, however, that these efforts have come loo late. Evans' Success, per bbl Butterfly Flour, per bbl. Surprise Flour, per bbl.. Seal Flour, per bbl  Feed  Oats  $5.25 $5.25 5.25 5.25 1.25 55 .95 ...... 1.00 .25 .14 .12 .75 .12 .25 .10 .25 .25 .48 .85 .10 .16 .10 Not a Single Life Lost. 26c 26c 10c 10c Not a single life was sacrificed. It is doubtful if history holds a catastrophe costing so tremendous a money loss with such a record. There is not a dangerously Injured person in the hospital lists. Save for its physical aspects the story at "the past twentyfour hours is a negative one In all that usually attends so vast a calamity. There has been little or no excitement There has been no hysteria. There has been no disorder, and to the credit of the city of Baltimore it should be said there has been no looting or attempt at looting. London, Feb. 9.—The Berlin correspondent of the Central News says: "A dispatch from St. Petersburg says that, following the attack by mines on the Russian squadron, a large fl«et of Japanese warships appeared outside Port Arthur." Paris, Feb. 9.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Agence Nationals wires that.oo'-®(i*iday night Japanese soldiers, disguised as Chinese, attempted to destroy a branch of the Khardin-Vladivostok railway. Russian soldiers attacked the Japanese, killing four. Potatoes Sugar, 21 lbs for Butter, fancy creamery Cheese, per lb  Skinned Ham, per lb  Buckwheat Flour, 25 lb sack.... Cold Snaps, 3 lb package  Aunt Jemima, 3 packages for.... Nabob, per package,  Maple Sugar, 2 lb for  Maple Syrup, 1 qt can  Maple Syrup, /2 gallon can  Maple Syrup, 1 gallon can  Fancy Table Syrup, 2/2 lb can.. Honey, |Der cake  Honey, per glass  California Hams per lb  Skinned Hams per lb  10c 12c London, Sept. 9.—A St. Petersburg dispatch to the Times at 2.30, says the Admiralty has received news that the Japanese have made a vicious attack on Port Arthur. The town is reported in flames. The Japs are said to have suffered heavily, losing eleven warships. One Russian warship is reported sunk. ' Eleven Russians reported killed and many wounded. No more- authentic news tlmn that from Chefu can come out of the far east at this time because the cable lines from Japan to China anil thence to the English settlement, as well as the lines from Japan to Korea and to Vladivostok, are In control of the Japanese government and apparently have been silenced within the last twentyfour hours. 42 N. Main St. NEXT TO EAGLE HOTEL. Paris, Feb. 9.—A dispatch from St Petersburg states that Russia has contracted a war loan or 600,000,000 roubles, $309,000,000. Baltimore is as orderly as a village, and only the throb of the laboring fire engines an- the reverbrating boom of dynamite an it brings dangerous walls to the ground disturb Its wonted quiet. Men who have lost all, who were merchant princes and are now practically beggared, view their great losses with a calm that is either the apathy of dazed senses or quiet resignation to the inevitable. This constitutes the most remarkable phase of the measureless calamity that has befallen the Monumental City. Stop and Look! FIRST HOSTILE MOVE. Russia and Japan Pour Troops Into Baltimore, Md., Feb. 9.—Major General \Corbln, of the regular army, who arrived here last night, held a midnight conference with Adjutant General Giggs, of the State militia, afterward countermanding his order for three battalions of regular troops to report in Baltimore as additional guards. Corbin returned to New York this morning. The situation here was thoroughly satisfactory to him, and he appreciated the masterful command of affairs held by the local authorities. Paris, Feb. 9.—A report that Port Arthur is being bombarded by the Japanese fleet has been received by the foreign office. Korea. Czar Tries to Avoid War. Berlin, Feb. 9.—There is every rea•on to believe that Japan has landed a section of Its army at the port of Chemulpo, which Is ou the Yellow sea aide of the kingdom of Korea and about 140 miles from the Yulu river. This news comes from authentic sources in Chefu, where the German government controls the lund lines. Chefu is about 100 miles across the St. Petersburg, Feb. 9.- At an important council held at the palace under the presidency of the czar it was decided to telegraph to the viceroy, Admiral Alexeleff, to scrupulously avoid any step which might provoke hostilities. The Russian foreign office is preparing a statement of the negotiations between Russia and Japan, which probably will be given out during the next twenty-four hours. It may be In the form of a circular note to the Russian representatives abroad, but it is more likely to be published in the Official Messenger as an official communication.Evans Bros. London, Feb. 9.—A dispatch from St. Petersburg, reporting a battle off Port Arthur, in which 11 Japanese and one Russian battleship were sunk, has not yet been confirmed. The report Is given little credence here. at our show windows, then come in and examine the many good things 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. "VVe cordially invite your inspection 46 South Main St., Pittston. So far there has been no call for aid. Proffers of assistance have come from many quarters, from sister cities, from corporations nnd from private citizens, but Baltimore today cannot say whether qr not it will be needed or Accepted. That will be derided later. There is talk of a scarcity of food, but at most this can be but temporary. Twentyfour hours should suffice to bring provisions in limitless quantities. London,'Feb. 9.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Central News ♦ires that an official contradiction has been issued of the report that 11 Japanese and one Russian battleships had been sunk in a fight and that Port Arthur was afire. For WEDDINGS Cinia#are f For FUNERALS "lOWBr# I Yellow sea from Chemulpo, and accurate Information could be readily obtained from Korea in ten or twelve hours. It Is assumed here that the information is correct and that this Is the first formal hostile move of the Japanese forces. Just what you want in floral decorations on short notice. We can do much for you at a reasonable price. (new phone) J.B-CARPENTEII. eiitmst. exeter boru Liverpool, Feb. 9.—The London Globe Insurance Co. says the Baltimore fire means a loss to them of £2,000,- 000, which they are fully prepared to meet. Washington, Feb. 9.—The State Department has sent a circular note to the powers, asking that they act in a similar manner with ths United States in an effort to persuade Japan and Russia to preserve the neutrality of China and to limit the area of hostuities. Baltimore, Feb. 9.—Acting chief Emerich, of the Baltimore fire department, stated, at 9 o'clock this morning that the big fire was practically a thing of the past. The ruins are vomiting forth flames and smoke, but there Is now no danger of Its spreading further.A fleet of not fewer than thirty Japanese war vessels, including four battleships, has been near Chemulpo for ten days past, while another fleet has been across the Yellow sea, near the Bhangtung peninsula, ready at any time to co-operate with the fleet In Korean waters. It la assumed that the Japanese army which landed at Chemulpo will proceed Inland to Seoul and take command of the railroad there. The programme then will be to wait enforcements, which will coir of Masanpho on the railrot ing Fusan and Seoul. Washington, Feb. 9. — Orders have been prepared to send tlie cruiser squadron of the Asiatic fleet northward from Subig bay, in the vicinity of Port Arthur, to observe the Japanese- Itussian naval operations and to be at hand to protect American interests wherever they may be menaced In the war stricken district. American Cruiaara to Watch. H. G. 8HUPP, The burned district, comprising 140 acres of a roughly drawn right angled triangle, Is piled with heaps and masses 36 West Market 1 Both 'Phones. WILKE8BARRE. General Clearing Sale at The Magnet (Continued .on jpage 6.) Hanna Holding His Own. Washington, Feb. 9.—The United States, on a, request received two days ago from Japan, has agreed to take charge of Japanese affairs throughout Russia. Too much stock and too little room, consequently the knife has gone in deep. Many values like Baltimore, Feb. 9.—Former President Cathcart, of the fire board, predicted the fire horror that has mortally stricken Baltimore's commercial life. He was a strong advocate of reno. vating the local fire department and expressed the opinion that, should a fire get headway in the business center, the fire department would be obsolete and Inadequate and would be unable to cope with it. Washington, Feb. 9.—Senator Hanna passed a fairly good night. Drs. Rixey and Carter saw the patient this morning. Temperature, 101. Paris, Feb. 9-—Foreign Minister Delcasse announced today that the French Minister at Toklo at the request of Russia, has undertaken the protection of RusMan interests in Japan. these: ait for re-| d w'lluvM gWForoverSO 7/^^53 IW Dr. RICHTER'8 k tfu says W World-H«nown«d ■ «[ "Anchor" I*e army ■ ■ pi II ■ %Bz I Jj!!l WjL I z fH LrE I Rbeumatlsm, • I Si H2§ lGout' I Sr Ty'taAd | 0»l» MfctoS 50o, nt all dres8*»tt I *p?'e,Y it Laia, I •rthro«Bh I rmaft I F. W Rlchter ft Co. J ? .* m that Bk 215 Peart Street, M 'weUxer at New York. reed by |a2] 3aJ 3CSt Qre nr orTve ■ 'H I i N-.""1 j1""" I. ' ■ 'klnned *~s LEGAL NOTICES. Er ' 3loatr WEALTHY MAN A MURDERER. run/ s PRICES Heavy I. C. Wash Boilers, No. 8, they are sold at some places as high as 69c, and at others as low as 50c, our sale price 39c Children's heavy fleece lined hose, worth regular 26c; these go at 10c Men's Fancy Shirts, slightly soiled, assorted lot, worth 60c, 75o and $1.00; your choioe for... ,2£c§|| Ladies' fine Corsets, nicely trimmed, assorted lot, some worth $1, some 75c and some 60c, all nice and clean, your choioe 43c | Men's heavy fleece lined gloves and Mitts, reduced to 10c One lot children's mitts, always sold for 10c, you ;get them for.. 5o 1 lot Comfortables, sold usually at $1.25; sometimes at $1.00; these reduced to 89o Children's Coats and Fur Seta at one-third off regular price  Men's heavy fleece lined Undershirts, reg. 50c value, red. to. .85o Children's Leggings from... 26c See our shirt waist values, prices cut in half, from 26c ...  During a Political Quarrel, a Braddock Constable Was Stabbed to Death. London, Feb. 9.—A Japanese export house has received information that Russian warships have captured the Japanese steamer Inaba Maru, near Hongkong. The Maru was bound from London for Yokohama, with mails and jperrhandilM*, St. Petersburg/ Feb. 9.—The naval battle has caused the cancelling of the Imperial ball for tonight. In its place a solemn te deum was celebrated this afternoon, attended by all the court functionaries. Ready For Battle The correspondent at CL that forty transports passed Yellow sea in the last forty-e and these are believed to t» advance ships of the Japan which apparently Is destined Manchuria. There is noth In Chefu, he says, of any a of war, and the belief is strc those in touch with Japanese that there will be .no avow tllitles, but that the army w Ue to move In Korea to wan" river, Anally crossing It nntf a position in the Uaotung so as to invest Port Arthur and threaten Mukden, where the flower of the Russian k. la Infantry and cavalry. Is cen Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 9.—During a political quarrel at 'noon today. Constable Thomas P. Darby, aged 38 yaars, of Braddock, was stabbed by James P. Brenrian, a wholesale liquor dealer, of that place. Darby died 15 minutes later. Brennan was arrested. The murderer is very wealthy. Baltimore, Feb. 9.—Special agents of all the important Are insurance companies went into session this morning at Hotel Lexington as a general loss committee to have charge of insurance adjustment; $5.?5 int Flour illy Flour  .... 4.75 and cut 85 w . 65 Meal 1.20 Middling* 1.20 »u«hel 50 Baltimore, Feb. 9.—At 10 o'clock this morning the ruined law building was dynamited by a naval expert from Washington, Fifteen pounds of dynamite were used. Jacob X. Ilgenfrltz, of York, Pa., the fireman reported dead yesterday. Is alive, but Is In a serious condition in the American general hospital. He was caught under a falling wall. Heating stoves, reduced prices. Ash. FAST TRAIN WRECKED. per bushel 90 per peck 25 Nine Persons Killed Mi a Collision on London, Feb. 9.—The Great Northera Telegraph Co. today Issued a notification that the Vladivostok cables are temporarily closed. per bushel £ 75 Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 9.—The Canadian Pacific "Soo" flyer from Montreal was wrecked near here this morning by a collision. Nine persons, all from Ottawa, were killed. the Canadian Pacific. Iranulated Sugar 1.00 Sugar 1.00 St. Petersburg, Feb. 9.—The Czar, in replying to an address by the government of Yoroslavi, in which the council of government expressed enthusiasm over the rupture of relations with Japan, today said: "I thank you sincerely and cordially for your loyal sentiments, with which I am convinced all true Russians are now Imbued." London, Feb. 9.—A dispatch received states that It is reported in 8t. Petersburg that Japanese troops have been landed at Massam Pho, Korea. London, Feb. 9.—A Rome correspondent reports that the Chilian legation Sugar 1.00 Cheeae 17 Should the 20,000 cavalr.vn Russia has in Mukden move once on the Yalu river, re-enf^. Russian ihfantry, a clash woult probably at Wlju within four days, which perhaps is exactl; the Japanese expect. The 1 fleet now at Port Arthur could great service In protecting the foret at Wiju, only that in all probability there is a superior fleet of Japanese warships now in Korea bay stretch ing from Weihaiwei to Chenampho and there for the purpose of either de■trovtusr the oDUosioff fleet or locking * ' whhhbb ese 15 im Cheese 14 REVIEW OF 8ITUATION. A Caro. Ham .... imery Butter  .12 .10 .10 .12 .25 Not a Single Life Was Lost in the Great Fire. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on a 60- cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar If It fails to cure your cough or cold. We also guarantee a 25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or money refunded. Ham  Haddie  i, per dozen  Baltimore, Feb. 0.—The flames which for more than thirty hours swept resist lessly through the heart of one of the world's greatest marts of trade have been checked. An army of fire- «0TI6r. There will ho a mooting;of the stockholder* ■Df the Howell A Klntt Company at tlio genera! W. wfet°S' Volook a. m., to toko action on Approval 01 llHapiirovul of the proposed increase ol the Initebteiinoss of thin Company. asfitawst JUK. r. Joyce, Secretary. William Drury, the lumm moan. men from many cities, working nn- J. H. Houok. J. 7. Kane. Wm. 0. Price. Chan. Waters. 0. D. Stroh. . ,,CD.■ : -■! ' 1 rCD' ?••*- 'v. '•» '• . ' : =•- .v.& i'v-;.; ••'r'v; . .'/j-Li' if 8 t-. —MMmBWS|[ ; --~r • ■ p-..., wearily and aided by a muddy little stream, finally conquered a fire that I US - £ .£?*C,*■ ■ 87 8. u 1