Pittston Gazette

              wi "Ft fair, I At » and ► h'lWJ&ri 10 financial and commercial. New York Stock Markets, furnished by M. 8. Jordan & Co., stock brokers, Miners' Bank building. New York, April 2, 1904. High. Low. Clos. Sugar ...128% 127% 127% Car & Foundry ..20 20 20 m D D VICTORY. J I ll I :ord Breaking Flood Cause Heavy Loss. v* iiu rvuv( Only a few hun any average stoz day. n L A. lL _ A _ Stegmaier's Spec. Brew of Beer for Easter will be out this week and if you appreciated our Special Brews of U r-' Bullion Pack Train Permitted to Proceed. I. ■ • e see .. each A 4-V* n Copper 50 49% 49% Atchison, com. .. 72% 72% 72% Atchison, pf 92 91% 91% B. R. T 44% 44 44% B. ft O 80% 79% 79% Can. Pacific ....115% 116% 115% Clies. ft Ohio J33% 33% 33% Col. Southern .... 16% 16% 16% Urle 26% 26% 26% L. &N. 109% 108% 108% Met. St. 112 111% 111% M., K. ft T 38% 38% 38% Mo. Pacific 93% 93% 93% N. Y. Central ...117% 117% 117% M., K. ft T. ...... etaoltnaoinoin.. Norf. & West. .. 58% 58% 68V/ 3f MEANING OF THE ACtlON. MANY DRIVEN FROM HOMES HE WA8 NOT A PAIT It Is Believed That Japanese Have Made a Considerable Advance and That the Russians Are Fast Falling Back Beyond the Yalu River. — _-n itresms In Eastern Portion of the dtate, 8wollen by Heavy Rains, Suddenly Irtundate Cities and Farm Land*, With 8erious Results. Findlay, O., April 2.—As a result Of \vo days' downpour of rain eastern Miio is suffering from a record breakng flood. The most destructive freshet in the lilstory of Hancock county is sweeping Sown the Blanchnrd river and overrunning its banks for over a mile. The high water mrtrk has been reached, and the water is still rising. Main street for nearly a mile Is a running stream Nearly half the city IS covered wltt water, and hundreds of families an homeless. The courthouse Is partialis surrounded, the water coveting thi , sidewalks. V -  every Railroad President Telia' His 8tory of Transactions Preceding Cotton King's Failure—Profita Shared Equally With 8ully and Ray. We do not overstep the mark a single lnoh when wa say that the most popular and best selling Ladies' Waist known in the country today is the celebrated WALDORF D  DEATH FROM DIZZY HEIGHT Stranger In New York Lfcaped Twentyone Stories to Pavement. New York, April 2.—Poising on a narrow window ledg* 320 feet above the ground for jnst ten seconds, Sidney Johnston ilaydon leaped Into •pace from the top floor of a twentyone story building during the afternoon. Every bone it» his body was broken. It was the most tragic suicide recorded in New York for years nnd the first so far as known accomplished 6y plunging from such a great height. Death was instantaneous, nnd by tin merest shave the whirling body eseaped striking a passing boy and crushing him. Uaydpn was flfty-flve years old and lived ip the Hotel Halley, 36 Washington iquare west. lit was a comparative 'stranger in thC city and was despondent Hbecause h« failed to get an important railroad po litlon. The building from which he cas' himself Is known as, the "42 Broadwaj building" and extends back from tin main thoroughfare-'to the narrow can yon called New street, which run: -»nth from Wall street to Beave: London, April 2.—According to the Seoul correspondent of the Central News, the Japanese have allowed a bullion pack train, en route from Ping Tang to Ameer, an American mining concession north of the Anju river, to proceed, after considerable delay. This act Is supposed to indicate that the Japanese success at Chang Ju ,bn March 28 was so great as to allow them to make considerable advance, and, ftirther, t"hat the Russians are fast falling back beyond the Yal" New York, 'April 2.—Millions of dollars made, according to popular report, In the great cotton speculations of Daniel J. Sully and his associates before the break on March 18 shrunk to a few hundred thousand when thu figures were given in black and white. Edwin Hawley and Frank H. Ray were equally Interested with Mr. Sully the past you know WHAT A TREAT is in store for you. Place your order for a case of this delicious beverage Now that you may not miss it. This name, selected years ago by the manufacturers, was Indeed fortunate, for it means all and much more than its name implies. Beauty, correct style, perfect fit, superior workmanship, etc. For this season, these characteristics are more pronounced than ever. It may be that the designer had in view the fact ihat 1904 was leap year; anyhow, w# are pretty sure that the wearers of Waldorf Waists will be "The observed of all observers" this summer, no matter whethe-i at home or at summer resorts. The styles for the approaching season are simply beautiful, both in texture and finish, and the prices as popular as heretofore, woll within the roach of all. We oontrol the'Belling of this truly superior Waldorf Waist in Pittston. St. Paul 145% 144% 144 ft Penna .....118% 118% 118% Gas 100% 98 98 Reading 46% 44% 44% Rock Island ..„.23 22% 22% So. Pacify * 49% 49.% 49% So.Ry. 22% 22% TCT. • • 39% 39 39 " - "c ' 23 % 23% 23% ' flicilK .... 86% 85% 86 In his biggest ventures, and tliey drew out with a considerable profit, in spite of the loss on their last investment. The great question so far as Mr. Sully's creditors are concerned is/whether Messrs. Hawtey and Ray were actually partners In the attempt to corner the staple or whether they were, as they insist, interested only to a specified amount in each purchase that he made. river. Belgrade, April 2.—A big ant* pian demonstration was made audience at a theater here last nfght while King Peter was present. The demonstration was the result of a report that Russia had rejected the offer ct Servian volunteers to fight In the East because of aversion on the part of the Russian authorities to the conspirators who planned the death of King Alexander and Queen Draga. PTO Steel, pf. .. 69% 69% Wabash 38 37% ....11% 11 59% 37% Stegmaier Brewing Co ». The rural districts are suffering great loss. A large number of c.ntHe have been swept away and many farmers compelled to leave their homes. From many other towns In this section of the state come reports of high water and heavy loss. Bottling Department. i ft«nn be purchased 110 where else, nnd there are non,e others one-half as good. The first shipment of 97 dozen for our Easter patrons has just been opened up. Call and inspect them; you will be more than pleased. It's Hard to Choose when there are bo many needs and but a few dollars. We come to your aid In a manner that permits you to largely increase your purchase of very fine pold jewelry, etc. There are gifts for .faster and gifts for the one who Is to be confirmed. In anticipation ot these cveuts, we have provided liberally all such gift pieces as will meet the occasion. Note prices below: Investigation of this phase of Mr. Sully's affairs was begun before United States Commissioner Alexander In the postofflce building. Mr. Hawley was the sole witness, and his testimony was devoted wholly to his transactions In cotton, as shown by his accounts with the Arm of Daniel J. Sully & Co. and the letters which he produced In obedience to a subpoena. In the statements made to him th« deals were usually charged to "Joint three account." He had accepted them without question In this form, and his explanation was that he had not demurred, but had assumed that this caption had been given to the account by a bookkeeper for Mr. Sully, who knew that the trading had been for three persons, despite the fact that while their Interests were about equal each was speculating on his own account, and they were not partners. 'Phones—Old, 422-2 New, 977 WILKESBARRE. PA. At Bucyrus all records for thirty years have been broken by the high water In the Sandusky river. Tlie northern part of the city Is cut off, and buildings along the bottoms have boon swept away. PEOPLE'S STORE, 16 South Main St., Pittston. MAS8ACRE IN ARMENIA. Five Villages Devastated by Turkish Bread is The Staff Soldiers. Sterling silver hat pins 25c up. Shirt waist set, sterling 50c up. Lockets and neck chains $1 up. Personal attention to all repairs. LEWIS, THE JEWELER, 22 N. Main St. Narrow Escape* From Drowning. ennan Berlin, April 2.—It Is reported here that the Turkish irregulars, who were dispatched to reinforce the regular troops under Zekl Pasha, stationed at Mush, have devastated five Armenian villages and massacred the Inhabitants.At Troy the MiumUrlver reached a higher stage than ever known before. About noon the levee above the state dam broke under the heavy strain, and the water came rushing down upon the city without a moment's warning. That section of Troy known as Nineveh was soon inundated. The residents were rescued in boats, and many had narrow escapes irom drowning., A dispatch from Delaware reports high waters raging there, and the loss of property will be (jrent. The Olentangy Is out of its banks, and the water has rushed over the resident district. The first story of houses In the vicinity were inundated, and the occnpants were removed from their homes in boats by the police. A report from Limn states that the Ottawa river, which runs through the center of the city, Is higher than ever before. There are 2,000 people either homeless or confined to the second stories or roofs of their homes to escape the raging waters. Fully 500 houses have been washed from their foundations. Several of the largest manufacturing plants in the city are under wa ter and will suffer heavy losses. All streams In Marlon county nre higher than since the great flood ten years ago. Interurban traffic has been stopped and houses submerged at Marlon as well as at Larue, Caledonia, Waldo, Green Camp and Prospect. street. It wag on the New street side that the terrible leap was made, and the man's body landed with such force that on the sole of bt« right shoe was left the imprint of tye rough hewn curbstone In front of 85 New street. Of Life and Roberts* The better the flour, the better thp bread; the better the bread, tn —PRICE LIST— Best patent flour $5 75 Best dairy butter 25c Pull oream cheese 14c 21 lbs Sugar 1 00 Finnan Haddie per lb 10c Bloaters per dozen 25c Cisooes per lb 5c 8 oan choice Tomatoes 25c Dr. Hartman, over Yates' drug store. Both phones. 31wl Office Removed. Haydon • Citizen of Louisvillo, Ky. Louisville, Ky., 2. — Sidney Johnson Ilaydon, committed suicide in New York (" "-/umplng from the top tloor of a skyst&per, was prominent as a railroad man and related to many prominent Kentuckians. He was a bachelor. His mother, Mrs. Anna G. Haydon of Louisville, is the only surviving member of his Immediate fam«7-stronger the staff. The brands we carry make the whitest, lightest bread. Manila Delegates for Roosevelt. Manila, April 2.—The Republicans here, In convention assembled, have passed resolutions endorsing the administration at Washington and Instructing their delegates to the Chicago convention to cast their ballots for President Roosevelt. Thinking about It won't frame your pictures; take them to Pursell. Evan*' Success, per bbl $5.75 Butterfly Flour, per bbl 5.75 Surprise Flour, per bbl 6.75 8ea! Flour, per bbl 5.75 Feed 1.30 Fitch A Williams Have Moved their music store and are ready for business at 14% S. Main St., where they will have a beautiful line of Wegman, J. & c. Fisher, Raymond, Crown, and Colby pianos, Farrand and Crown organs, sheet music and musical-merchandise. m8tf Besides the "Joint three" there were also the "Joint five" accounts, and at times two persons besides Messrs. Sully, Ilawley and Hay were Interested in the proceeds. The 'lawyers who appeared before the oomralMloner would not divulge the mimes of the-other two, but gossip was rife, and It was reported that one of those who derived a substantial profit through the earlier deals was a woman, a Mrs. Pauline A Woman Interoatod. Washington, April 2,—The Philip, pine delegates will "hot be permitted to vote unless special action 1s taken. TOGO AGAIN? 3 cans choice Peas 25c Peanut Butter 10c Bacon per lb 10c Oat« 57 Potatoes. ......... ...... 1.10 Sugar, 21 Iba for 1.00 Butter, fancy creamery .25 Flood Danger Averted. St. Mary's, O., April 2.—The point on the last bank of the reservoir weakened by the high watjer and winds has been strengthened apd no Immediate danger Is now anticipated. The Name Witch Hazel. The name Witch Hazel Is much abused. E. C. DeWitt & Co., of Chicago, are the Inventors of the original and only genuine Witch Hazel Salve. A certain euro for cuts, burns, bruises, eczema, tetter,, piles, etc. There are many counterfeits of this salve, some of which are dangerous, while they are all worthless. In buying Witch Hazel Salve, see that the name E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago, Is on the box and a cure Is certain. Sold by Thos J. Yates. Unconfirmed Report' Frotn Tokyo of Port Arthur Attaok. London, April 2.—There is no confirmation of any kind of the report cabled from Tokyo to a news agency that a fresh attack had been made by the Japanese upon Port Arthur. The dispatch referred to was to the Central News from Tokyo. It says: "Vice Admiral Togo made another attack on Port Arthur during the night of March 30 and 81." The dispatch adds that it is understood the attack was for th« purpose of taking sound ings and ascertaining the effects of tb« last attempt to bottle up the Russian fleet. No details of the attack are obtainable.California Hams per lb  Skicned Hams per lb  Ifo! Cheese, per lb »... .14 -.q [Skinned Ham, per lb .12 locl Buckwheat Flour, 25 lb sack.... .75 Cold 8naps, 3 lb package C .12 Aunt Jemima, 3 package* for..., .25 Nabob, per package,.. .10 Maple Sugar, 2 lb for. « .25 Maple 8yrup, 1 qt can .25 Maple 8yrup, /2 gallon can , .48 Maple Syrup, 1 gallon can.....« .85 Fancy Table 8yrup, 2/a lb can.* .10 Honey, per cake .16 Honey, per glass... 10 Becker. Mr. Hawley declared that In the early transactions he had had one-third of the amount of the cotton purchased and that Messrs. Ray and Sully had been equally Interested In the remainder. In the final disastrous deal he and Mr. Buy had each had one-quarter and Mr. Sully one-half of the purchase. One of the lucky pools was started shortly before Christmas, and a fact that was not brought out in the testimony was that those in it dubbed it | tho "sweethearts' pool." The profits of this speculation were intended for Christmas presents for the sweethearts and wires of those who put up the money and who were fortunate enough to Clear between $48,000 and D49,000. f In one matter the bearing was notable as bringing together many of tho leading lawyers of the city. Bllhu Root, ex-secretary of war, was on hand to represent the receivers of the ex-cotton king. John YV. Boothby and Assistant United States District Attorney Ernest E. Baldwin represented the interest of the Cotton Exchange creditors of the Sully firm. "Do It Today." The time-worn injunction, "Never put off 'til tomorrow what you can do today," Is now generally presented.In this form, "Do it today!" That M the terse advice we want to give you about that hacking cough or demoralizing cold with which you have been struggling for several days, perhaps weeks. Take some reliable remedy for It today—and let that remedy be Dr. Boschee's German Syrup, which has been in use for over. 35 years. A few doses of It will undoubtedly relieve your cough or cold, and It continued use for a few days will cure you completely. No matter how deep-seated your cough, evfen If dread consumption has attacked your lungs, German Syrup will affect a cure—as it has done In thousands of apparently hopeless cases of lung trouble. New trial bottles, 25c; regular sUe,' 75c. At all druggists. 42 N. Main St. NEXT TO EAGLE HOTEL. C7)ruiy's PRICES. We make good window screens. J. E. Patterson & Co. Chambly, Que., April 2.—An lee Jam carried awny the two bridges spanning the Richelieu river at this point. The flrst to go was the bridge on the Waterloo branch of the Central Vermont railway. It went out Just five minutes after the St. Cesaire local had passed over in safety. Two hundred feet be low the railway bridge stood the fln« steel highway bridge erected soverai years ago by the Mercier government Five spans of the seven followed the railway bridge tlown the river, lodging against the big dam of the Montreal Light, Heat and Power company. Bridges Carried Away In Canada. Some surprise la expressed here over the rapid development of the Japanese advance In Korea as indicated by the seizure of Yongchun, and although little is known of this movement it is supposed the right flank of the Japanese army is making a simultaneous, advance, and permission being granted to the newspaper correspondents at Tokyo to start for the front is regarded as foreshadowing serious operations. The Daily Telegraph's Weihaiwel correspondent reports that the Japanese steamer Hanlen Maru, previously reported captured and sunk by the Russians, was sunk by a Russian torpedo boat and that twenty-flve persons on board of hor were lost. Evans Bros Nobby Half Hose at Corcoran Bros. 46 South Main St., Pittston. DURYEA. Gold Coin Flour $5.75 Butterfly Flour 5.75 Cream 8ponge Flour 5.75 Sunlight Flour 5.75 Best Family Flour 5.25 Hay, long and cut 80 Bale Straw 65 Potatoes, per bushel 1.10 21 lbs. Granulated Sugar 1.00 22 lbs. A Sugar 1.00 23 lbs. Br. 8ugat 1.00 Arbuckle's Coffee 12"/£ Lion Coffee .12^ Strietly Fresh Eggs 20 Onions, per peck 30 Leflgett's Premium Data, 3 for .. .25 "Luck" Cereal, 3 for .25 Mofer's Oats  Oatmeal, loose, 6 lbs .25 Oatflakes, loose, 6 lbs. .25 Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Baker, of Jermyn, are visiting Dr. Baker. Miss Nellie Cooper has returned from a three months' visit In Tenafly, N. J., and Brooklyn, N. Y. For WEDDINGS CIahiapc V For FUNERALS riOWOI® I Just what you want in floral deoorations on short notice. We can do much for you at a reasonable price. (new phone) JB-CARPENTER. miter it. uiteimm $100 Reward $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure In all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure known to the No services in the Brick M. E. church tomorrow morning. Epworth League rally In the evening. Burglars robbed the Lackawanna station, at Old Forge, Thursday night. Some dry goods consigned to Lugg & Trim were stolen. Services In Sacred Heart church tomorrow at 8 and 10 a. m. At the last mass a new maBS will be sung by the choir, under the direction of Miss Canavan. Miss. Nellie Clark, of this place, uid James Heath, of Pittston, will be mar. ried with a nuptial mass in St. Mary's church. Upper Pittston, Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. Heavy Damage In Pennsylvania Town Newcastle, Pa., April 2.—More than $5,000 damage has been done In this city by the heaviest rain and thundei storm of the yenr. Both the Neshannock and Shenango rivers are at flood tide, and much of the lower part of the city Is under water. Street eai traffic Is suspended between here and Mahoning town, and the water is about the same height as during the January flood. Erie Canal's Damage Serious. Prison counterfeiters. Albany, N. Y., April 2.—According to the latest estimates made by employees In the department of public works, the cost of repairing the damage to the Erie canal caused by the floods and the breaking of the Ice gorges in the Mohawk valley may considerably exceed $100,000. Although the waters are still high and frost is still in the ground, so that actual repairs cannot be begun for some days. Superintendent Boyd has begun the organization of repair forces, so that as soon as actual repair work can be begun it will be advanced very rapidly. First Showing of Spring Goods. medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con stitutlon&l disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature In do. Men Confined at Auburn Charged With Making Bogus Coin. Bingbamtou, N. Y., April 2.—One Of the-cases to be presented to the United States grand Jury to convene at Syracuse next week le that of Lonls Julien and Adelbert Chapin, prisoners confined In Auburn atute'prison and who are charfcod with making counterfeit money In that institution. Special Inducements at the Magnet. Cambric Corset Covers, nicely made, 12 l-2c kind for 9o. Cambric Corset Covers, square neck, 11-2 inch Val. lace around neck and sleeve, worth 25o, here 16 cents. One lot Cambric Night Gowns, torchon lace insertion between 10 tucks on each side of yoke, cambric ruffle on neck and sleeve, a 75c garment here for 50c. One lot of Seersucker, all desir- ' f able shades, usual price 12 l-2o these go at 7 l-2c. 1 Lace Curtains, attractive pat- | terns, 2 1-2 yards long and 42 in. *g wide, the 75c kind here for 45c. J One lot Hemp Carpet, bright^' Cloudburat Floods Illinois Town. ing Its work. The proprietors have so • much faith in its curative powers that they otter C100 for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address, P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists, 75c. "L Hall's Family tills are the best. Glen Carbon, 111., April 2.—As the rc suit of a cloudburst the entire lowei half of the town is flooded. Two miles of the Illinois Central tracks are washed out. The Clover Leaf and the Chi cago, Peoria and St. Louis have als« William Drury, THE LUDIM OROGER "Marcy street, between Foote avenue and Main street, lately affected by a mine cave, has been fenced oil by street commissioner Dills, it being considered dangerous. Th« Black TOnmnnri Hone Co, met last evening and ordered the purchase of rubber hats, coats and boots. A committee was appointed to secure Hanover - Park for an excursion in June. The authorities have never before let this ease become public. Jullen and Chnpln were employed lb the same prison shop. They are said to huv( molds for Silver dollars lost much track. Girl Ate 8tryohnin* and Disd. Middletown, N. Y.( April 2.—Little Ayra Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Seott of DeixJfeli is dead of strychnine poisoning after having eaten a number of tablets wlilch she found. Her mother had been suffering from nervous trouble, and Dr. Baker had given her a number of tablets 'to take. While the mother was In the yard talking to a neighbor little Ayra ate the atrychnlne tablets, which shf thought were candles. In an hour thr girl was dead. — Campbell, »ad» _ jtifl nick- benches were near each Dther, one of them being engaged at juch employment that he had to uw molten metal. It is said they succeeded tight undei the eyes of the guard In jinking thew counterfeits. One of itumi Would bttVt the molds, the other the metal, hnd al frequent Intervals the metal mar would carry over a ladleful of hit counterfeit material and pour It intc the molds, the guards snpposing thai they Were at their regular work. Thf counterfeits were good, and some o Teamsters Strike In Rochester. Dr. E. E. Welsh, Dentist, for Rochester, N. T., April 2.—fclore than 200 men are idle as the result of th« teamster*' strike. There has been con slderable violence, and the men wer« prevented injuring drivers whe went to work only by prompt action ot the part of the police. The greatei part of the trouble was at the trestl« of the Lehigh Valley Coal company It 1# not likely that "many of the deal era will try to draw coal this week. 8ev*r« SHaktup at Manzanillo. San Francisco, April 2.—The steamei Newport, which has arrived here, brought news of an earthquake «ti Manzanillo. A number of bonding*1 were shaken down, but the gronteSi damage was done to the new big brecic water that 1s being built there by we Mexican government for the implement of the harbor. Much of It Ota1 had been built has sunk from slaht. and the loss will be considerable, f Rozelle & 4k Webster Teeth extraction*. Crowu and bridge work. Single or double set of teeth. Fillings for large or small cavities. Personal attention to all work. Consultation in English or German. 25 N. Main street. Next to National Bank building. The selection of a candidate for the section place In our government is now agitating the political leaders of the country. He should be selected with reference to his capability for Ailing the first office should an emergency demand ltD In medicine, however, there are no second place possibilities, for those who have once tried Hostetter's 8tomach Bitters are convinced that it Is the first, last and only one the»'fiC&d to cure sick headache, flatulency, heartburn, poor appetite, Indigestion, dyspepsia and malaria. We want every sick man and woman to try a bottle and test It for their own satisfaction. It will please you. In the spring It is also very beneficial, purl- Second Place Possibilities. Patent Flour $5.75 Corn and Cracked Corn 1.30 Meal and Chop 1.30 Hay 85 ,1-learst Turned Down In Trenton. Trenton, N. J., April 2.—The Democratic primaries In this city to elect delegates to the state convention will name delegates to the nntl convention at St. Louis real a signal defeat for the suppc William n. Hearst. The Ilea pie carried but one of the ; wards. Soldier Killed Leavenworth, Kar Cut Hay jk 57 Prunes, 3, 4 and 6 lbs. .25 I cant Pumpkin .25 I cans Peas, .25 [ cans Tomatoes T iQ/ta ' I HW- out of prison and d In cl ngress. Nobby Easter Hats at Corcoran Bros. Diaz I . M .25 Headquarters for Garden Seeds. &i£.  Fop a Genuine Enjoyable Good Time attend the grand ball of the Father Mathew T. A. B. Society at Keystone 'te orinH*ll. Monday night. Music by EU oheatra. Tickets, 50c. Everybody """• .. » Messick's Market Moved Bid&' °pp- °id If year, i to the o a.. w