Pittston Gazette

              and J \ / Forecast Until 8 p. m. Tomorrow, for Eastern Pennsylvania. j Fair; continued cold tonight; Thursday, Increasing cloudiness, but not so dold; probably snow by night; fresh, | northeast winds. ■ ■ ■ For the * ■. I ALL THe H6ME NEWS. 54th YEAR. (WEEKLY EBTA 1 DAILY EST. BT - ■ 8 PAGES. JAPS PLANNING LAND CAMPAIGN in Turkestan, has gone to Tashkent, f|A | |QN •with General Sakharoff, chief of stafl ; of the military district of Turkestan. |; It is said In high military circles thai General Ivanoff has been instructed t« t c • -'•e f' "lecor" —if military /" IsiC -.-' .. Ic's Store I THE CHEAPEST w ■ ■ w ~«d Congress -aL When You Cabinet at. prepare for the contingency o. .. ; ttend State Fune action In the direction of India In tin j ' event of Great Britain adopting an attitude openly hostile to Russia or nt- MOUBMNG AT HA.TI0ITi tempting to prejudice Russian Inter- , ■ • cats in Persia or Tibet. ' 8ad Journey to Cleveland Begins To ARSENAL WELL GUARDED. ni9ht—Body to Lie in State In Homi City on Catafalque Used at McKinle) Two Thousand Men Protect the Port i Services- Arthur Military Washington, Feb. 17.—Funeral serv- Port Arthur, via Cbefu, Feb. 17. Thi oyer the remains 0f Marcus A. authorities have taken every precau |janna were held In the senate chamtlon to protect the arsenal. The usua bef today at noon guard of 500 men has now been in j The multitude "that assembled to do creased to 2,000. At Kinchow, Talien honor to the dead statesman included wan and Bidzivo the forts and garri President Roosevelt and his cabinet, sons have been replenished threefold, senators and representatives, diplomats In the destroyer works at Newskj and distinguished citizens from many there is a great rush of activity, ai walks of life and from many states. they are doing their utmost to launcb | The house of representatives entered six partly finished vessels now build the chamber in a body. The vice presing. Labor is scarce, but high wages dent's room was reserved for the mementice Chinese smiths to work. Tin bers of the family Of the late senator nayplN Smnasium is also preparing re and the officiating clergy, whence they * -sea duty. | were escorted to seats on the senate bodyguard of the vlceroy\usual floor. 0° eight Cossacks, now compriset The services were brief, but lmpress.nirty-six chosen men. ive, and were conducted by Chaplaih p . F h 17 » A high mass which lasted four houn Hale of the United States senate, as„ , ' , ' . ' fot ini was held at the Russian church oi stated by the chaplain of the house, rokio received here stat* B whlch were t th, the 'clo8e the par0clpant8 ln the authority that eight trust. £ carry- Tlceroy and a„ others hlgh 0fflclally Rervlces retire(1. ind 2O5°000 len 'today for the west The Presiding pope blessed the regl At 5 p. m. the body will be conveyed 25 000 left today lor the west menta, bannerg to the Pennsylvania railroad station. :oast of Korea. The dispatch adds that At „ 0,c,0ck # gpecial traln bearlng t,ie jatrols of cavalry have already been Alexeieff Leaves Port Arthur. body and the members of the family at Wiju, not far distant from Newchwnng, Feb. 17. — Viceroj and their invited guests will depart for he point of concentration of Russiu Alexeieff has left Port Arthur foi Cleveland. The running time of the °«es,', „ t ~ m , Harbin with General Pflug, the chie» train will be comparatively slow. The Berlin, Feb. 17. Der Tages states staff, and the general staff. It ii train will leave Pittsburg on Thursday hat Japan is sending troops from the Baid that the Russian army and navj morning at 6:30 o'clock, central time, sland of Yezo across the ice in the commands will be reorganized and About 8 o'clock it will enter the state Qulf of Tartary to Constantlnovosk, that General Kerpaitsky will command 0f Ohio. A few minutes afterward, at for a flank movement on Vladivostok, the Yalu division, which is expectinj Salem, which Is only a few miles from ■ vv ALWj hear so many people praising the merits of MUSLIN UNDERWEAR BARGAINS Price Muslins by the yard and you'll find old prices don't hold— higher—maybe more [so after a while. Home sewing, then, is poor economy—counting your time and worry. Foolish to try and compete with the big mills that buy by the carload and make garments by the thousand. 50 doz. ladies' plain corset covers, square neck, all sizes, at.. 10c 1 lot cambric corset covers, nicely trimmed with embroidery... 22c 1 lot mother hubbard muslin gowns, yoked trimmed with four rows of Hamburg Insertion, at 39c 1 lot of ladies' olftnbric mother hul bard night gowns, V neck yoke, trimmed with Hamburg insertion and four tucks, at.. 50c B OAPTIM, 25,000 Troops Leave for West Coast of Corea. gmaier's m Beer^ VLADIVOSTOK IS ALSO THREATENED y does it not occur to you that it's worth YOUK while to try it? Russians Preparing Port Bottled and Pasteurized at the brewery under our Arthur for a Siege. 1 lot muslin drawers, locket trimmed with ruffles of showy torchon lace, at 25o personal supervision. 1 lot ladies' Deat muslin skirts, trimmed with tucks and full ruffle of lawn, with 2-inch hemstitched hem, at 49c 1 lot of ehildren'H muslin drawers, well made, all sizeH, pair 12Jc 1 lot of children's muslin night gowns, nicely trimmed with luce, specin.1 price, a garment. .33c Stegmaier Brewing Co Bottling Department. m FROM MARYLAND. 'Phones—Old, 422-2 - New, 977 Isldor Rayner, Maryland's new Democratic senator, is one of the best known lawyers In -the state and achieved national celebrity as counsel for Rear Admiral Schlejy in the Schley investigation several years ago. He has served two terms as congressman. WILKESBARRE, PA. PEOPLE8STQRE, 15 8-Duth Main St., Pitt*ton, Sent to Bury Live Woman, New York. Feb. 17.—Mrs. Alexander Cosbie of 516 East One Hundred and Forty-fourth street has had the dis agreeable experience of having two un dertakers call at her house for the pur posA of preparing her body for buriaj while she was in excellent health, ai were her Ave children and her lius band. After the visit of the second un dertaker Mrs. Cosbie appealed to thi police. The undertakers say they wer« acting in good faith and that the request to v|slt the Cosbie home came from a well dressed woman about forty years old who had seemed to be greatly distressed over Mrs. Cosbie'i death. CURRENT COMMENT. The troops will proceed to the railway junction at Khadarovka and thence will attack Vladivostok from the rear. St. Petersburg, Feb. 17.—The following was issued from Port Arthur: '"The continued arrival and mobilization of our troops is making excellent prog- It 111,— _T  .0 be attacked by the Japanese forces Senator Hanna's birthplace, Governor hum nave bee., constructed and prep. Herrfck wU, recelyc the bod Jn oh,0 ,rations made tor depositing them at TUe governori with General charles he mouth of the river here, where D,ck Andrew squire, Dr. Carter and :he forts have been occup e y a e gecl.etuly Elmer Dove, will accompany battery of artillery and guns from tba body from Washington. At Salem Itussian gunboat Slvouteh. J j|le g0vern0r wm be joined "by the elev- It looks as if The Hague peace tribunal would have to advertise in order to get any business.—Los Angeles Herald.Rrennan *-* and Bread is The Staff of Life It Is almost as difficult for a rich man to stay in nn American jail as it is for him to enter heaven.—Montreal Star. Roberts* — RRICE i 1ST — resa. The fortress at Port Arthur has been put in a state of siege and is ready to serve Russia as an inaccessible stronghold." ;n members of hit staff. The Journey to Cleveland. The trip from Salem to Cleveland ivlll be slow. The train will pass through several towns and villages In ill of which Senator Hanna was a familiar figure, but no stops will be made. Arriving In Cleveland about 11 o'clock, the train will be met at the station by the citizens' committee and by Troop A of the Ohio national guard cavalry, which has been ordered by Governor Xlerrick to act as a special guard of honor. The catafalque that was used at the lying In state of the late President Mc- Klniey at Canton has been secured for a similar purpose for Senator Hanna in Cleveland. Tha burial will be in Lakeview cemetery, the final ceremonies being held In Wade Mortuary chapel, a beautiful structure in marble and mosaics, but with such a limited seating capacity— perhaps thirty or forty—that the cemetery services will be private. The body will be placed in one of the receptacles in the chapel''until spring. Bishop Leonard will conduct brief services In the chapel. The church funeral services will be arranged by Rev. George H. McGrew, D. D., pastor of St. Paul's. The seating capacity of church, 800, will limit the attendance outside the family and public officials to probably 400. The Ohio state legislature is expected to attend in a body. The president will not go to Cleveland to attend the funeral services there. This was decided after a conference with H. M. Hanna at the White House. Secretaries Taft, Cortelyou and Wilson will represent the cabinet at the Cleveland services. Sorrow at the Whita House. The president and all the attaches ihare in the general sorrow over the loath of Senator Hanna. From the entrance of the lamented McKlnley into the White Honse Sena- Weddtns innovations. tor Hanna was a conspicuous figure at When a recent bride, instead of be- executive mansion. Both before ng pelted with rice and old shoes, re- and aft9r he became a member of the ceived a perfect storm of rose leaves, Bennte Mr. Hanna was a frequent call;Whlch showered the bridal coach and er the White House, and his visits pair with fragrant petals, the guests, have been frequent since Mr. Rooset bough aghast at such an overturning ve(t succeeded to the presidency. Presof traditions, were filled with admira- {dent Roosevelt entertained a cordial tlon for the pretty scene and heartily regard for Senator Hanna, and the Joined in the implied wishes for n rosy 8enator cordially reciprocated that feelfuture, says a writer in the Designer. jng By the way, a leaf in wedding lore has Their personal regard was based on been turned back, and once more the the firmest respect. While they dlfjride's bouquet is in the old fashioned fered at tlmeii ng 8tronK men may dif. •ound form Instead of the shower which ferD their personal relations never were las prevailed of late years. At least endangered by the difference. Indeed :hls harking back to the older shape g0 high was the regard in which the las been exemplified at several of the president held Mr. Hanna's ability as 'asbionable winter weddings. , a political manager and as a potent ,, , Glb**.,tmri_ ... _. force in national affairs that a few Gibraltar is a solid rock of limestone, nionthg ago be requested him urgently itretchlng north and south, three miles Jn t|le event of his nomination for the ong, three-fourths of a mile wide at its pre8ldency t0 assume again the cares videst part, and the highest point is and responsibilities of directing the na-1,806 feet above the sea. | tional campaign. While it was feared "ZZ ~~ ' Mr- H*nna's health might induce liim _. . vD°r, to R " .. . . (to -decline again to accept the chair- The giant Ferregus mentioned in man8h( f tbe RepubUcan natlona, nore or less reliable histories as hav- commlt\'eeD he had returned at the ng been slain bD Oilandu. nsphew of 0nJe be wag gtrleken by his fatal 111- was twenty-eight feet In gg flna, answer resident*. lelght. While in the army he was rtl(.uegt 'orced to walk there being no horse H M; Hanna the genator,„ brother itrong enough to bear him. baB borne np wel| under the lont strain. He has directed most of thC funeral arrangements. Senator Scott of West Virginia, whi was Intimately associated with Mr Hanna In business and politics, hai Elapsed and had to be taken to bed. The better the flour, th« b« ter the bread; the better thn bread, the stronger the staff. The brands we cairy make the whitest, lightest bread. Another Attaek on Russian Fleet, The dispatches from the far east make some men regret the times they played hookey from geography class.— Philadelphia Press. Tokyo, Feb. 17.—A report has jusl reached here that the Japanese torpedo fleet reattacked the Russian fleet at Fort Arthur Feb. 14, and it Is thought that one Russian warship was damaged.Best patent flour Best dairy butter Full cream cheese 21 lbs Sugar  Finnan Haddie per lb Bloaters per dozen... Oiscoes per lb  3 can choice Tomatoes 3 cans choice Peas  Peanut Butter  Bacon per lb  California Hams per lb  Skinned Hams per lb  .$5 25 . 25c . 14c . 1 00 10 c . 26c 5c BIG RUSSIAN DISASTER. Korea is as big as Kansas. Think how the United States would fight before it would relinquish any part of Kansas.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat Six Hundred Troops Frozen to Death (Continued on page 2.) Evans' Success, per bbl $5.25 Butterfly Flour, per bbl $5.25 Surprise Flour, per bbl 5.25 Seal Flour, per bbl 5.25 Feed 1.25 Oats 55 Potatoes; 1.00 8ugar, 21 lbs for 1.00 Butter, fancy creamery 25 Cheese, per lb 14 Skinned Ham, per lb. 12 Buckwheat Flour, 25 lb sack 75 Cold 8naps, 3 lb package. 12 Aunt Jemima, 3 packages for 25 Nabob, per package 10 Maple Sugar, 2 lb for 25 Maple 8yrup, can .25 Maple 8yrup, can 4ft Maple Syrup, 1 gallon can .85 Fancy Table Syrup, Zy2 lb can.. .10 ' in Siberia. St. Petersburg, Feb. 17.—News ot another terrible disaster for Russia, this time inflicted by the elements instead of the Japanese, is reported here on good authority. It is announced that 600 Russian troops have been frozen to death while marching acrosq Lake Baikal, eastern Siberia, on the Ice. RUSSIAN BRIEFS. Twelve Hurt In a Georgia Wreck. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 17.—The Florldi limited on the Western and Atlantic railroad, southbound, has been wrecked eight miles from this city. j The can were overturned, and twelve personi were injured, two oi whom may die The train, which was an hour am twenty minutes late, was running at I high speed. It carried a full comple nicnt of passengers, including manj from Chicago, Cincinnati and wosteri cities. The wreck was due to the break Ing of an axle. England may be sorry if it succeeds in opening Tibet. The white man's burden Is heavy enough right now without seeking unnecessary additions. —Omaha Bee. 25c 25c 10c 10c For every ton of coal Russia burns nine tons of wood. King Peter of Set-Tin is ready, It la reported, to resign his uncomfortable throne. Between the assassins, who seem to hold the balance of power, and the powers, who demand their punishment, his enthusiasm over his job has petered out.—Baltimore American. Every year 280,000 conscripts Join the Russian army. Houses in Russia are built of yellow brick and are of one story. 10c 12c The temperature is at 50 degrees be- low zero In Siberia, reports say, and The yearly production of coal in Russia Is more than 6,000,000 tons. 42 N. Main St. provision trains are delayed. Russian / soldiers are not only freezing to death, but are actually starving. The temporary railroad across Lake Baikal is not yet completed, and a large detachment of troops was sent It Is considered bad form to carry an umbrella in Russia duritig the winter. NEXT TO EAGLE HOTEL. . Russian stoves are so arranged in the houses that they heat two rooms at once. Four-year-old Shot Three-year-old. CHURCH AND CLERGY. Fort Dodge, la., Feb. 17.—"Marshall, shoot me," asked three-year-old Leo Hollies. "No; I won't," replied his four-year-old brother, who held a revolver in his hand. A second request by the younger brother was complied with, and the ball lodged at the base of the skull. Death was Instantaneous. H. E. Hollies, the father, left his revolver between the mattresses of his bed. The elder boy discovered the revolver. The younger child saw him get It and playfully asked him to shoot. Hev. John S. Macintosh, the newly elected president of San Francisco Theological seminary, has just been installed. The city of St. Petersburg covers three large islands and a number of smaller ones. D i Dr. H. N. Churton, Protestant Episcopal bishop of the Bahamas, was drowned on Jan. 20 while attempting to go aboard a mission yacht off Rugges island, near Nassau. The Russian empire contains a greater number of distinct races than any other country. WATCHES Honey, per cake... Honey, per glass  WATCHES Evans Bros. TILLING THE 8QIL. Bishop Potter has just purchased thirty-flve acres of shore front land near New Haven, Conn., which he will convert Into a fresh air summer home for Now York children in whom he is interested. With our improved machinery there is no known country where a dollar will produce as many bushels of rice as in the United States. WATCHES 46 §outh Main St., Pittston. One field of a farm may»have a soil that will hold but half an Inch of water, while another will hold two Inches out of the ten that may fall. Crushed by 8nowmlid«. Every watch in onr stock is of- JBoise, Ida., Fe|D. 17—F. D. Spaulding, one of the best known mine superintendents in this section of the state, has been kiiled by a snowsllde which struck the cabin in which were Spaulding and his Chinese cook, carried the building 200 feet down the mountain side and smashed It to splinters. Both occupants were crushed to death. Spaulding was a native of Milton, Mass., and n graduate of Harvard. His body was recovered and will b« shipped to Boston. A novel experiment working well is a Sunday morning kindergarten conducted at the Second' Unitarian church in Brooklyn while church Is in session. This enables parents of small children to attend the service and have their little burdens in safe keeping. fered at a reduction of from 15 to 25 per cent, before stock taking. If you are in need of one this is For WEDDINGS Clflltf Art I For FUNERALS rlBHtn i Just what you want in floral decorations on short notioe. We can do much for you at a reasonable price. (new phone) An average coffee plantation contains 73% acres, with 36,735 trees, which produce 1 3-5 pounds of coffee each, or 800 pounds per acre. One person at an annual salary of $63 attends 818 trees, from which he gathers and propares 1,309 pounds of coflfee. MARQUIS LAIGO your opportunity to save money. on a twenty-two mile march over the lake to aid the work. It is supposed that it was a part of this detachment that perished. I-B-CIRPENTEH IXITH ST. exeter IORO Fura In nunNla. H. G. 8HUPP, In the outside world of Russia furs are considered a test of the financial position of the wearer, so that many business men are obliged to spend a good deal of money on them. Sledges carrying supplies have broken down or have been lost entirely. Soldiers at the eastern end of the country are actually starving to death as a result of these delays. General Clearing Sale at The Magnet 36 West Market St, Wilkesbarre. Established 1883. Both 'Phones. Tin Heliotrope. The heliotrope has been described as a quick tempered plant because, like all half shrubby plants, if it is allowed to wilt for want of water it does not recover so readily as do the succulent plants. It may recover for the moment, but many of the leaves will turn black and fall off. A dispatch from Admiral Aiexeiefl announces another disaster to the Russian fleet at Port Arthur. Campbell, Rozelle & Too much stock arid too little room, consequently the knife h j£r~ gone in deep. Many values like these: Cruiser 8unk With 107 Man. (7\ruri/ss PRICES ' According to the viceroy's report tha cruiser Boyarin was destroyed by a mine on Fab. 13, with a loss of 107 officers and men. Webster Heavy I. C. Wash Boilers, No. 8, they are sold at some plaoes as high as 69c, and at others as low as 60c, our sale price 39c Children's heavy fleece lined hose, worth regular 25c; these go A Town In a Mine. No details of the affair are given out, but It Is believed that the cruiser accidentally hit the mine In the same manner as the torpedo transport Yenisei, which was destroyed with a loss of nlnety-flve. There is a quicksilver mine in Pern in which are streets, squares and a chapel. PRICE LIST 3 $5.25 Patent Flour .,  25 lb. Buckwheat Flour Com and Meal  Bran and Middlings .. 21 Iba. Sugar  3 cans Tomatoes . .75 . 1.25 Best Patent Flour ... ...95.25 Stele Leaves. Best Family Flour 4.75 Chop and Meal 1.25 Corn and Cracked Corn ........ 1.2S at - . Men's Fancy Shirts, slightly soiled, assorted lot, worth 60c, 75c and $1.00; jour choice for... .25C Ladies' fiue Corsets, nicelj trimmed, assorted lot, some worth u, some 75c and some 50c, all nice and clean, your choice 43c Men's heavy fleece lined gloves and Mitts, reduced to 10c One lot children's mitts, always sold for 10c, you get thorn for. .5c 1 lot Comfortables, sold usually at $1.25; sometimes at $1.00; these reduced to 1..:. 89c Children's Coats and Fur Sets at one-third off regular price  Men's heavy fleece lined Undershirts, reg. 50o value, red. to. .35c Children's Leggings from... 25f ..10c It has been calculated that the loss from illness averages 20,000,000 weeks of work in a year, or 2% per cent of the work done by the whole population between fifteen and sixty-flve years of age. 1.26 1.00 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .26 .16 .30 The Boyarin was a steel protected cruiser of the second class of 3,000 tons displacement She was 301 feet long, 30 feet 3 inches beam and drew 16 feet of water. Her indicated horse power was 17,000 and her speed 29 BEmSnS sh : SH * Bran and Middlings -. 1.25 Oats, per bushel . . .55 3 cans Peas  3 cans Wax Beans  3 cans Pumpkin  4 dozen Sweet PicklM  Prunes, 3, 4 and 5 lbs  [3 cans Up-to-Date Milk Llmburger Cheese  4 lbs. Crackers  Potatoes, per bushel .... .. 1.00 Apples, per bushel 75 21 lbs. Qmnulated Sugar 1.00 22 ibs. A Sugar D.00 23 Ibs. Br. 8ugar . . 100 Keg Herring s 65 Keg Mlllchres 75 Golden Wcddlnars. Only one out o£ every 1,000 uiarrletl couples lire to celebrate their golden wedding. She was bnllt at Copenhagen and was protected by armor ranging from one-half to two Inches and three inches in the conning tower. Her armament consisted of six 4.7 Inch, eight three-inch and two Mnxlm guns. She also carried six torpedo tubes above water. Property In France. Clscoes, per lb .00 Kit Ciscoes 60 Ne. 1 Mackerel 15 Kfts No. 1 Mackerel 1.20 Codfish 10 Property Is more evenly divided among the people of France than perhaps In any other country. There are in France five times as many persons *vho on their death leave WE QIVE It is reported here that the loss ot the Russian torpedo gunboat Yenisei will entail serious consequences. Th« captain of the vessel had placed torpedoes at various places, and the maps and plans indicating these spots went.down with the ship. It it believed that the general staff possesses duplicates of these papers, but then it a probability that those which wen lest contained certain corrections and modifications which the others do not. Lieutenant General Ivanoff, governoi leneral and commander of the troopi The Wolf Month. property as TRADING STAMPS. .„~rg LEGAL NOTICES. the mlcrdbe »  *•-- JQHTATE OF CHAKX.ES ARVID80N. LATE ■ — ' on the above aaya there la estate having been lirnntod to theunderatjmbuBiuesa." S? e lncky one* in«olalms or demands to present the same 3htettg0 Reo- wAVaisn!"Attorney. Pittston.ra. 3,10.17,2«, 2,8.16 Bloaters ... „ .25 January was termed the wolf month by the Saxons, as during this month, usually the coldest of the year, the wolves grew especially daring and te- In England. Finnan Haddle 10 3 can* Tomatoee 25 Per dozen  of Pittston Tomatoee, can.. Per dozer Coffee. Coffee Is a very strong There are many diseases «.g.ba. .t Santiago. °f WWC* 18 luba, Fab. 17.—Rear Ad- took !» Boalneaa. D. Slgsbee has arrived "I see that somebody of the United no such thing as lucfc lu tlantlc squadron. The "He must be one of the York a ad Detroit hav® who have succeeded." - r I ord-HeralCL . .90 .10 1.10 3 can# Early June Peat 25 See our shirt waist values, prices out in half, from *.. .25Cj the MAGNET 87 8. Main Si, Pittaton. ,lg collaps*. t African Sorlal*. Admiral t tain Darts of Africa It Is con- Santiago, Cu, a mark of disrespect to bury mlral 4 Charles out of doors. Only slaves are here to assumi -so unceremonious a fashion. States south A. 10110 red dead nre burled beneath cruisers New - of the houses. • arrived. __ ___ In certalt sidered a the dead treated In The ' - William Drury, IK UUMi IMCH. the floor* litttu