Pittston Gazette

              '• I IW, for r, with Hid . Forecast Until 8 p. m. Tomor Eastern Pennsylvania Wanner tonight; rain or siu fresh east to south winds. For ' the P ALL T ton -IB HOME NEWS. 54th H®Bi8»dieSBMl mnaammm Hi JAi '•I C• m * shan pel treme southerl thur. The only Poi ) that could v. Alltel ,'$§ » . ASTA | be observed was the Golden Hill fort, where sh* after th6 battle two weeks ago. j.. masts of three ships could be observed two of them close In on the easterlj shore of the Port Arthur channel, the other Just west of the Russian battle- SfiSsis'. It Is the Jbellef of the officers of the Pao Mln that Admiral Togo, If not successful in filling the narrow harbor, will resume his operations. There Is a great deal of floating Ice, some of it nearly a foot thick, in the outside harbor of Port Arthur, which makes the operations of the small Japanese boats difficult. The firing on Thursday morn*ion than on nes the Pao that the atvas more perevious night. ; I:- | AI 9L |f;S i MUSLIN UNDERWEAR BARGAINS Price Muslins by the yard and /ou'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,  1 lot cambric corset covers, njcely trimmed with embroidery... 22c 1 lot mother hubbard muslin gowns, yoked trimmed with four rows of Hamburg Insertion, at 39c 1 lot of ladies' cambric mother hubbard night gowns, V neck yoke, trimmed with Hamburg insertion and four tucks, at 50c 1 lot mnslin drawers, nicely trimmed with ruffles of showy torchon lace, at 25c 1 lot iadies' neat muslin skirts, trimmed with tucks and full ruffle of lawn, with 2-inch hemstitched hem, at 49c 1 lot of children's muslin drawers, well made, all sizes, pair 12Jc 1 lot of children's muslin night gowns, nicely trimmed with lace, v**ry special price, a garment.. 33c Disastrous Conflagration in Business Section. 'M ' ■ li Battleships Cooped Up in Port Arthur Harbor. mam .ill M;LA s ; the good reoulta to be obtained from the use of WL LOSS ESTIMATED SEVEN MILLIONS L t OLD VESSELS WERE PURPOSE! /s D^Beer^ Y SUNK ing was ot ton£Pr dura Wellhesdny, and this incl Min'e offlpwj JtO believe RDDl«r'« Bluk B D»k rad Togo »/C■ t!"— "" I ays * "«r| There have been dispatch ' 1 Vi—1 i Russian Report S. Seven Them Buildings, Among the Pride of the lTION ics from Newchwang and Kinehow corroborating the report of this second attack, but giving no details. It's safe to say you would use uo other. There Are 12 Japanese ENGE  Vessels in Dry Dock. City, Are In Ruins. Circulars from Russian sources have been printed in the Chinese language and distributed here belittling the successes of the Japanese and exaggerating those of the Russians. It Is stated on the authority of those close to the Chinese that at the first success of the Japanese army the Chinese will join the Japanese, with the hope of driving all foreigners out of China. A Russian official report states that four Japanese battleships were sunk at Port Arthur. Stegmaier's Beer is a delicious beverage that not only strengthens, tut builds up the entire system. Bottled and Pasteurized at the brewery. / London, Feb. 26.—The Japanese embassy gives out the following: "Early on the morning of the 24th, four old vessels were escorted by some torpedo boats around to the entrance of Port Arthur for the purpose of blocking the mouth of the harbor. The object of sinking these vessels was attained. The officers and crews returned safely. Although there is no report regarding our fleet direct from Admiral Togo, no doubt can be entertained regarding its safety." Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 26.—Roches- Rochester's business section was threatened with destruction by a fire which broke out at 6 o'clock this morning in the heart of the dry goods section. Two hours after the first alarm was turned in the losses were estimated at $7,000,- 000, with the flames still spreading. Buffalo and Syracuse were appealed to for assistance in quelling the flames and fire apparatus and men from these cities, which are a couple of hours' distant from Rochester, are expected. The flre started in the central elevator shaft in the vast establishment of the Rochester Dry Goods Co., at 156 East Main street The flames, fanned by the draft in the elevator shaft, spread with the rapidity of lightning to the various parts of the building, and less than ten minutes after the discovery of the flre the whole of the immense building, which is seven stories high, was ablaze, and the brick walls began-to bulge, making the work of the firemen extremely hazardous. Less than half an hour after the fire started, the rear wall of the building fell into Division street, and the street was filled with burning debris. As a result of the falling of the wall, the flames darted across the street to the dry goods store of Sibley, Lindsay & Co., one of the largest and finest business establishments in t|ie city. The building was 12 stories high and was supposed to be fireproof. Shortly afteir the flames attacked the building, there were seven explosions, which, together with the flre, completely gutted the building. At 7 o'clock the chief of the city flre department said that the flre was beyond the control of tho local department, and it was at that hour that telegrams were sent to Buffalo and Syracuse, asking for assistance.Stegmaier Brewing Co Bottling Department. c 'Phones—Old, 422-2 New, 977 Japs Got Russia's Beef. San Francisco, Feb. 26.—The sailing of the steamer China for the orient has been postponed until tomorrow. On board of the steamer workmen are removing 1,000,000 pounds of beef sold to the Russian government by a local firm. Three million pounds of beef bad been contracted for by the Russian government, and the first two installments were shipped on the steamers Coptic and Korea. The beef was seized by Japanese officials, and it Is believed the local sellers received orders at almost the last moment to remove the third shipment from the China. WILKESBABRE, PA. Chefoo, Feb. 26.—A report has been received from a Japanese source that while the ships sunk at Port Arthur on Tuesdiy do not block the channel sufficiently to impede destroyers and small cruisers, battleships will be unable to pass them. The recent attacks are said by the Japanese to be merely efforts to cover the movements of the transports. By HALLIE ERMINIE RIVES Patrick henry is the central and interest of Miss Rives1 \new novel, Hearts  \ It is a story brimming / \vvith love, beauty / heroism./ XNEW'YORK'Times y/ D BOOiy^ PEOPLESSTORE, 16 South Main St., Pittston. Rrennan and Bread is The Staff of Life Roberts* — PRICE LIST — St. Petersburg, Feb. 26.—M. Gunzbourg, official coal contractor for Russia In the far east, telegraphs the home government that there are at the present moment in Japanese dry docks 12 Japanese warships of different kinds which have been damaged since hostilities began. 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. SHELLING PORT ARTHUR. Best patent flour $5 75 Best dairy butter 26c Full cream cheese 14c 21 lbs Sugar 1 00 Finnan Haddie per lb 10c Bloaters pet dozen... 25c Oiscoesperlb 5c 8t. Petersburg Hears That Japanese Have Begun Another Bombardment. St. Petersburg, Feb. 2(5.—Rumors are in circulation here to the effect that another bombardment of Port Arthur I? now going on. London, Feb. 26.—A party of Russians boarded the British India Liner Evan*' Success, per bbl $5.75 Butterfly Flour, per bbl 5.75 Surprise Flour, per bbl. 5.75 Seal Flour, per bbl 5.75 Feed 1.25 Oats 55 Potatoes 1.00 Sugar, 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 Snaps, 3 lb package 12 Aunt Jemima, 3 packages for 25 Nabob, per package, .10 Maple Sugar, 2 lb for 25 Maple Syrup, 1 qt can 25 Maple Syrup, Vz gallon can 48 Maple Syrup, 1 gallon can .85 Fancy Table Syrup, 2/a lb can.. .10 Honey, per cake 16 Honey, per glass 10 Mombassa, in the Red Sea, on Monday, and examined her papers. The boat was bound from London for Calcutta. We have secured the serial rights for this great American story and you can read it now in our columns. Don't miss thefftwt chapter, mjs Major General Pflug, the chief of staff of Viceroy Alexeieff, telegraphs as follows: 3 can choice Tomatoes  3 cans choice Peas  Peanut Butter  Bacon per lb  California Hams per lb  Skinned Hams per lb  Newchwang, Feb. 2G.—It now seems certain that the Japanese army has made a move as unexpected as it Is brilliant. Refugees bound to Chefu from Harbin, Mukden and other points since last Monday have said that the Japanese landed at Poisslet harbor, in tho gulf of Anvllle, about 100 miles southeast of Vladivostok. Not much attention was paid to these rumors until missionaries came in here from Omoso and Kirln. These missionaries are English, relate a circumstantial story of the Japanese invasion in the northeast and say that all the European civilians are fleeing from the pew center of war. The missionaries say that the Japanese landed in force at Poisslet bay on last Friday, having light artillery, and immediately began operations against Hunchnn, the main city on the road to Kirin from the east coast of Manchuria. Refugees began to arrive in Kirln last Sunday, and on Monday, the missionaries say, the officers of the Russo- Cliinese bank removed all the specie to Kwangchengtst, where commercial Interests are seeking safety and defense. When the missionaries arrived in Kwangchengtsi on Tuesday troops were coming south from Harbin with marching orders for Kirln. Russian Base In Danger. "The «uemy irgafet attacked Port Ar thur ffom 1 to 3 a. in, and was everywhere repulsed. Details follow." Following the dispatch of Major General Pilug saying the Japanese had again attacked Port Arthur yesterday morning and had been repulsed, Viceroy Alexeieff has sent in an identical report to the czar. TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BUFFALO TODAY Pyrographic Outfit* for Burnt Wood. Water colors and academy boards and canvas, at PurseU's. All tickets on the Madden studio must be presented before March 20. doing out of business. 20t6 42 N. Main St. Business Man Fatally Shot by ex-Mer- NEXT TO EAGLE HOTEL. The fact that the Japanese have re newed the attack is mterpreted here to mean that they are determined to bottle up or destroy the Russian fleet at Port Arthur in order to give themselves freedom for land maneuvers to cut off or invest the city or as a feint to cover a movement elsewhere. Streams from dozens of lines of hose apparently had little effect on the fire, which continued to eat its way through the doomed structures. An Investigation shows that the Are originated in the basement of the Rochester Dry Goods Co.'s building. There was an explosion about 4.15 that almost wrecked the building and those adjoining, and this was followed by the appearance of a cloud of smoke and a sheet of flame. Within half an hour it was evident that the Beadle & Sherburne Co.'s store, which occupied five buildings east of where the Are started, was doomed, and the books and records were removed. All of the buildings were destroyed .within a short time. The walls of Sibley, Lindsay & Co.'s wholesale building, extending to Mortimer street, fell and crushed in several small houses in Mortimer street. The occupants were taken out by the police soon after the extent of the Are was realized and none was hurt. An explosion 'of the boilers followed, which shot the flames into the granite building. The flames shot up the elevator shaft to the twelfth floor, out of the reach of the firemen. This was the finest building in the city. The heat was so Intense In the heart of this building that at 9 o'clock the front wall bulged perceptibly and the rear wall was also becoming dangerous. The only reported Injury, up to 9.30, was that to assistaut chief J. Jaynes, who was thrown to the sidewalk while directing operations on the roof of the department store of Burke & Fltzslmmons, corner of Main and St. Paul streets. chant, Who Then Commit- Campbell, D Rozelle & ted Suicide. Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 26.—Attorney Henry L. Schwarbe, of Xhe firm of Schwarbe & Baker, wa/shot and fatally wounded by Hugh O. Knowles, formerly a dry goods merchant, In the Marine Bank building at 10.20 this ifcornlng. Knowles then left the building and shot himself on the sidewalk, dying almost instantly. Schwarbe is in a dying condition. OUR ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE! Webster No further details are yet available of the unsuccessful attempt of the Japanese to bottle up the Russian fleet at Port Arthur by sinking big merchantmen at the mouth of the harbor. The brief details contained in the official dispatches indicate that the coup was planned, according to the usual Japanese tactics, to take place during the night, that it was desperately pushed and backed by eight torpedo boats, which continued fighting until daylight, but that it failed completely. The irritation against the United States on account of the supposed unfriendly attitude of that country toward Russia, which was slightly noticeable throughout the negotiiftions, seems to have become daily more pronounced, and since the Vicksburg incident at Chemulpo, when the commander of this American gunboat Is said to have refused to unite with the commanders of other foreign warships at Chemulpo to protest against the fighting which resulted in the loss of' the Russian warships Variag and Korletz and the fact that the Vicksburg did not take on board survivors of the Russian ships, American business men here are really alarmed concerning the possible effect upon American trade. Within the last few days orders for American goods have been countermanded, the only explanation given being that the prospective purchasers did not desire to buy American goods under the present circumstances. (Continued on page 2.) PRICE LIST: Evans Bros. Patent Flour 25 lb. Buckwheat Flour . Com and Meal  Whitney Stable to Be 8old. New York. Feb. 20.-Tbe entire rnc- d Middlings ... Ing stable of the lnte William C. Whit- 21 lbs- Sugar  ney is to be sold at public auction in 3 cans Tomatoes the near future following a decision 3 cans pea# that has been reached by Harry Payne „ ... ' " Whitney. This reported decision of 3 Can* Wax Bean#  the young-man will place 011 the market ® cans Pumpkin  an almost priceless lot of racing and 4 dozen Sweet Pickles breeding animals. There are over a Prunes, 3, 4 and 5 lbs. . hundred stallions and mares in the va- , . ..... lions Whitney stables and studs aronnd * Up to"Date Mi,k * the country and a number of animals Llmburger Cheese  in England which have won, striking Crackers, per lb.  victories. $6.75 . .75 . 1.25 . 1.25 . 1.00 . .25 . .25 . .25 is still in force and will continue until further notice. Our entire stock is offered at greatly reduced prices. \ 46 South Main St., Pittston. For WEDDINGS EIhwam f For FUNERALS rWWWl 1 Now is the time to buy the wedding gifts you anticipate giving in the near future. Just what you want in floral decorations on short notice. We can do much for you at a , reasonable price. (new phone) J- B-CARPEMTER. meter Dt. eieter mo The certainty that the Japanese are in northeast Manchuria is regarded by the American, German and English naval officers here as the gravest sort of news for Russia. It is not believed they will attack Harbin, which Is fortified, but after destroying the telegraph Hues will rush north to the Siberian road, destroy it effectively at the Mutan river, where the bridge is a half mile loug, and perhaps at the Muren river. This would shut off Vladivostok from all relief by way of the Siberian road. With the city shut off by water also, it would be useless as a base of any sort. H. G: SHUPP, 36 West Market St., Wilkesbarre. The Last Call1 WE GIVE RED STAR TRADING STAMP8. President Harper Has Relapse. Established 1883. Both 'Phones. Chicago, Feb. 26—President William It. Harper of the University of Chicago has Buffered a relapse of his recent attack of appendicitis and again is under the closest attention of his physicians. His exact condition is not known to other than his physicians and members of his faAlly, but It is feared at the university that hfs recent trip in the east caused his malady to return in a more serious form than before. on.iaS'Jinter Goods. Prices that will take what is left over with a rush. Tou have yet a long time to wear them. We want the space they occupy for Spring stock. Bead this list: LEGAL NOTICES. Cf\rurj/'s HBP' PRICES. HEARING POSTPONED. In Bo-Indebtedness of Pittston Township. In the Court of Quarter Sessions of Luzerne County, No. 327, November Sessions, 1803. Notioe is hereby given that the undersigned Commissioner appointed to marshal the indebtedness of Pittston Township and make report thereof to the court, will meet for the purposes of his apiDointment. to receive all claims outstanding against said township, on Saturday. March ao. 1904, at io o clock a. in, at the oflloe of M. h. Donnelly. Miners' Bank. Pittston. Pa. All persons having claims against said township are requested to present them at. that time or be forever debarred from colleoting them thereafter. CHABLE8 F. M'HUGH. 2Q-!i7-3-io Commissioner. Iii Re-License Application of Archie Cosgrove. Now iHth.tebruarv iwm. upon presentation "f the within petition the substitution of Archie l.oagrove, vice Charles Arv'.dson, deceased. in the matter of the liquor license application, Is allowed and Monday, March »lsta oc.peta. m.. is axed for hearing said substituted application. r, „ r, , ... By the Court. C. F. Bohnn, Attorney. 19-36-4 Of more interest, from a war point of view, to the naval men here is the position of the Russian army if the Japanese invasion in northeast Mauchuria has been carried out in force. The H-Jssisns, should they invade Korea, will hove tfce enemy behind them and In front, with the sea cut off east and west. Refugees say that the Russian government bureau has been withdrawn from Vladivostok to Khavaroosk, in Siberia, 300 miles north. Men's heavy fleece lined Shirts and Drawers, sizes 32 and 34, the 50o kind, now 25o Children's Tam 'o Bhanters, were 25c, now yours for 5o Boys' 39c Sweaters, yours now tor .25c The fire was under control at 10.15. The loss is in the neighborhood of $7,- 000,000. Seven buildings, among them the pride of the -city, were ruined. No fatalities were reported. About three acres of property were destroyed. Bostonian Accused of Heavy Stealings. Boston, Feb. 26.—Wallace H. Ham, manager of the Boston branch of the American Surety company of New York, treasurer of St. Luke's nome For Convalescents, Koxbury, ami until recently treasurer of St. Paul's Episcopal church In this city, has been arrested charged with ithe larceny of $104,000 from the American Surety company. His peculations are alleged to cover a much larger sum. Bes*. Patent Flour $9.75! Best Family Flour 5.25 Chop and Meal 1.23- Corn and Cracked Corn 1.25 Bran and Middlings 1.25 Oats, per bushel AS Potatoes, per bushel 1.00 Apples, per bushel 76 21 lbs. Granulated Sugar 1.0C 22 lbs. A Sugar 1.0C 23 lbs. Br. Sugar 1.0C Keg Herring M Keg Mlllchres  Ciscoes, per lb. .\  Kit Ciscoes  No. 1 Mackerel  Kits No. 1 Mackerel 1.20 Codfish 10 Bloaters 2? A Cure for Eczema. My baby had eczema so bad that Its head was a solid mass of scabs, and it» hair all came; out. I tried many remedies, but none seemed to do any permanent good until I used DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve. The eczema is cured, the scabs are gone and the little one's scalp is perfectly clean and healthy and its hair is growing beautifully again. I cannot give too much praise to DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve.—Prank Farmer, Bluff City, Ky, In buying Witch Hazel Salve, look out for counterfeits. DeWltt's is the original and the only one containing pure Witch Hazel. The name E. C. DeWitt & Co. is on every box. Sold by T. J. Yates. Children's $1.60 Coats red. to 75c 1 lot stock and Bishop Collars, chiffon and silk, worth 25| and 50c, your choice I.. lOo 1 lot Far Collarettes, Irorth $4.50 and $5.00; your choice $1.00 Boys' Domet Flannel Shirts, reduced to. ; 19o TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN CHICAGO TODAY TOGO AGAIN ATTACKS. Japanese Said to Have Blocked Port Arthur Channel. Thirteen Men Killed by the Falling of Aid For Baltimore'* Needy. Chefu, Feb. 26.—There has been another attack in the dark on the Russian defenses at Port Arthur. .It lasted from 1 until 4 o'clock In the morning, and, while there is no official news of the battle here, the extreme probability Is that the Japanese finally have filled the channel leading from the Inner harbor or have made it so dangerous that only torpedo destroyers will attempt to come outside. The Pao Min, in here from Dalny, says that the firing stopped shortly after 4 o'clock. She passed outside the Baltimore, Feb. 20.—In the house of delegates at Annapolis a bill has been Introduced authorizing a contingent fund of $250,000 for the relief of cases of destitution caused by the fire in Baltimore. The money Is placed at the disposal of Governor Warfleld, with authority to employ such persons or agencies as he may think best for relieving those in need. .75 .05 .60 .15 a Scaffold at the New Poetoffice. E8oN Lettei 'E OF IY, LATE Ladies' Percale Wrappers, are worth $1.25; yours nqwfor 75o 69c Wash Boilers, yours at 89o Ladies' heavy fleece lined Underwear, made by Alpine Mills, worth 75c; yours now for 25c Chicago, Feb. 26.—Thirteen men were killed at 1 o'clock this afternoon by the falling of a scaffold at the new postofflce building. They were plasterers and laborers. Haddle 10 3 cans Tomatoes 25 Per dozen 90 Pride of Pittston Tomatoes, can.. .10 Per dozen ...J. 1.10 3 cans Early June Peas 25 • J Large asso and six inch of Laoe, -1- _ _J five ...5o See the new Monarch Bicycle, 1904 model, at Krise's. ' Panama Treaty Ratified. Washington, Feb. 26—The formal exchange of ratifications of the Panama canal treaty took place at the State Department this morning, between Secretary Kay and the minister from Panama, Philippe Dunao-Varllla. Dixie Brings Marine* From Colon. Colon, Feb. 2(5.—The United States | nuxillary cruiser Dixie 1'  450 marines here, being division, and Jeft here I Clitrlqul lagoon ~ nation Is declar, , LATE §111 Everybody's liable to i icli and poor, old and yoi te torture they suffer. Oi ire, Doan's Ointment, ife; can't fail. V. llpl® * w - - fit} - s u ast of the J. CRAIG. Pittston. Pa. I irney. *t».s.u.M.w|