Pittston Gazette

              WEAt ; -'V' • Forecast Until 8 p. m. Eastern Pannsy r or AL SA®v*i MBSSi NEWS. Partly cloudy and Wednesday, fair; brlsl to north winds. la. tonight; l, Wl 54th YEAR. \ STA . BY B9 e A + NEW YORK REPUBLICANS as deal who re man In tegrlty, Amerlci Ill I »»r« narch once more to victory. At the close of the speech, which was oudly applauded, the following officers vere chosen: Secretary, Reuben L. fox; assistant secretaries, James M. (Vhipple, Lafayette B. Gleason, Ray B. Smith and Ernest Fay; chairman of committee on credentials, Francis Henjricks; chairman of committee on resolutions, Jean L. Burnett; chairman of committee on delegates to national convention, George W. Aldrldge. After the election of officers the convention adjourned until 4 o'clock p. m., at which time the Hon. Sereno B. Payne will be chosen permanent chairs man and regular business of the convention transacted. At the final meeting of the Republic an state committee for the purpose of arranging preliminaries for the state convention the members, after gracious speeches, presented to Colonel George W. Dunn of Blnghamton, the retiring chairman, a magnificent silver loving -» Th "♦at' - speech was '**r J. Sloat ;o the s occupartythe state, -h overk you, silver, vith huge bunches of grapes in relief, ind is inscribed, "To George W. Dunn, 'rom his fellow membsjp of the ReDubllcan state committee, April, 1904." The only other business of the meetng was the selection of United States Senator Chauncey M. Depew as the emporary chairman of the convention ind the adoption of the temporary roll Df delegates as presented by the state jomtaitteemen. This action seats tne I'nssett delegation from Seneca county, wntrolled by J. B. H. Mongln. This s the only county In which there was i cohtest An agreement was made vhereby Congressman Gillet takes the ilnce on the state committee now occupied by Mr. Faasett, with the understanding that Mr. Mongln shall control the patronage in his own county of Seneca. In view of this arrangement Mr. Gillet Is to retire from the congressional field, leaving it open to Mr. Fas sett as the sole Republican candidate. New 8tate Committee Member*. . n _ iscrs £ State Convention Assembles Her Tre tween I  ADVANCE OF JAP8 BLOCKED Information Received at Newohwang Make It Claar That General Kuropatkin Has Been Managing Military Affairs Since He Started From Ruaala. Newohwang, April 12,—The first surprise of the campaign probably will come from eastern Manchuria. General Kuropatkin's delay in coming east caused wide comment here among those not in the secret of his war plans. His stay in Moscow of several days after his departure from St. Petersburg for the seat of war caused criticism among officers of the general Manchurian staff, but news disclosed here yesterday makes it appear that the commander in chief of the army was directing every movement from the time he left St. Petersburg. The movement of troops south from Harbin has not averaged 0,000 a week, and two-thirds of these have not come farther south than Mukden. Those who have tried to estimate the advantage of one force as against another have predicted that in the beginning the Japanese would win because of superior numbers. D h The goods here are aa great bargains as cash can boy. We rely on low prices to win trade. mi __»it.a b In Carnegie Hall. These Prices: DEPEW8 OPENING SPEECH A DAGGER WAS USED. The Premier Wa* Leaving the Palace When the Assassin Rushed at Him. His Arm Badly Slashed, But HI Body Was Untouched. run dC White Enamel Curtain Poles with I ftfixtures, for. I V6 Children's Muslin Drawers, nicely I fttrimmed, special, a pair I lib Ladles' Walking Skirts, special. £ | jjQ Full -sized Crochet Bed Spreads, ft an hemmed ready to use. for 9 DC 1 lot Nottingham Lace Curtains, big- J r. gest value ever offered for. a pair 496 Ladies' Fast Blaok Mercerized Undprskirts, finished with deep flounce EA. and accordeou plaited ruffle, for, each 396 Unbleached Table Linen, M-inch 4QA wide, heavy weight, great value, yard COG Ladles' Muslin Night Gowns, well QA. made, a regular soc garment for 096 physir'sState Committee Presents Loving Cup ad to Chairman Dunn—His Successor to be Governor Odell—New Mem- bers Named. New York, April 12.—Colonel Dum called the Republican State conven tlon to order at 12.22. The delegatea followed without a hitch the programme drawn up-fey Governor Odell, who made his first appearance in convention as the leader. Senator Piatt leader emeritus, sat with the deJega tion from Tioga county, and for thD first time in 15 years his fine politics hand was not apparent In the work c the convention. United States Senate Chauncey M. Depew was chosen ten. porary chairman. In accepting &■' honor, Mr. Depew in part as  lows: tor Mi ly esc LAW AND and after taking a few bottles felt like a new being. Stegmaier's Porter is a pure product of Malt and Hops— rich in flavor and sustaining qualities—both a drink and a food—put up in pint bottles at 50c per doz., and in half pints at 30c per dozen. A New Phase ef 1 ill 1 Jved a se' The would-be a: r. He r Ouray, Colo., fiance of the ci rado has reach and a conflict the law and tk rect command C « . i i sh on b was cs 3 ari cut -»ie preset. aon ... * made by former State Senator J f Fassett, who c"a (attention " fact Dunn pn*"ttv»o* r,o -unship tht .CtD, oA®** -v to defeat in tlit 15 .HRiaii was too much .ue'to say more than "Than - \ gentlemen." The cup is of soil*? CAR BARN8 BURNED. Deilructlve Fire Occurred In Buffalo ThU Morning. Buffalo, April II.—The car barns of the International Railway Co., on Main street, were burned this morning, entailing a loss of $200,000, covered by Insurance. Oar display of fine Wash Goods —Ladies' Shirt Waists, Belts, Ladies' Neckwear—cannot be excelled, and all at very moderate prices. In com- D UWUl IJ General Sherman mand of the mlllt fused to surrender president of the V of Miners, to Judg writ of habeas cor] of General Bell an Wells has been ordC discharge from cost The Judge severel; ernor Pea body for 1 General Bell has terminate any fare sent aghtpat him. said that he will ei Tiding for the aire and will see that prison even If It " call re- StegmaierBrewingCo New York, April 12.—The Republican state convention was called to order In Oarnegle ball shortly after noon today by Chairman Dunn of the state committee. United States Senator Chauncey M. Depew was chosen temporary chairman. In accepting the honor Mr. Depew spoke in part as follows: Bottling Department. 'Phones—Old, 422-2 New, 977 WILKESBABRE. PA. PEOPLE'SSTORE, ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST 15 South Main St., Pitteton. Gorman Amendment Tabled. Washington, April 12.—By a strict party vote of 40 to 19, the Senate today laid on the table the Gormafi amendment to the postofflce appropriation bill providing for the appointment of a Joint Congressional committee of eight to investigate the postofflce department. Diapoaition of Ruaaian Troopa. Today the information is very clear that Generals Kuropatkln and Linevltch have not been sending their main forces south to Llauyang, but that the main bodies of cavalry and Infantry have bean sent southeast from Harbin and Mukden to control the great valley stretching from northern Korea between the Sungari and the Kirin r?ad toward Vladivostok. It Is now known that five regiments of Cossacks, under command of General Rennenkanpff, went southeast from Chanchun, between Mukden and Harbin, In the second week of March, followed by a brigade of Siberian Infantry and several battalions of artillery, and that since that time this division has been re-enforced, so that it occupies all strategic points, on a fork, directly south by the Hunger! river and southeast on the road from Kirin to the western point of the Tumen valley. This force, it is believed, will be sufficient to meet any offensive movement by General Kurokl's army, from the northern point of Korea, especially as the enemy wM have to fight its way across several small rivers and through mountainous lands before it can reach the main valley between Mukden and Harbin. I to ex- Gentleman of the Convention—I thank you for the distinguished honor you have conferred upon me. The Republican party of the state of New York assembles In convention confident and aggressive. It Is unanimous and enthusiastic in the support of Its Issues and Its candidates. Sines we last met four years ago death has removed the great leaders of that campaign. McKlnlejr, the beat beloved ol presidents; Hanna, the most extraordinary organiser and political leader of ow period, and Thomas B. Reed, who rescued the house of representatives from chaoa and by his genius enabled it to transact public business. All fell in the prime of life and In the midst of their usefulness. Leaders may die, but the great party which followed them, after worthy tributes to their memory, passes on to grapple with and solve, as It has ever done, the problems which always arise in free governments, and to solve them in the interest of the party. Bread is The Staff of Life Brennan and Roberts' it into lary to Good Spirits. on federal troopstHK" * nant New York Dtmoorat Dead lghkeepsle, N. Y., April 12. - ;s W. Hlnkley, fortrior chairman the Democratic state committee, at his home In this city last night, death came suddenly as a result itroke of apoplexy. Mr. and Mrs. ,ey had Just returned from a h's visit to Florida, and It was ght that he had CBBtlrely regalnils health. Mr. Htnkley was at Mme the editor and owner of the York Graphic and at the time of death was the editor and owner of Poughkeepale News-PresH. He j also president 'iff the United j Good spirits don't all come from Kentucky. Their main source is the liver—and all the fine spirits ever made In the Blue Grass State could not remedy a bad liver or the hundred and one ill effects it produces. You can't have good spirits and a had liver Prom Po Jam of dleC His of a Hint monu thongl eCS one New bla the The better the floor, the better the bread; the better the bread, tn stronger the staff. The brands we carry make the whitest, lightest bread. —PRIOE LIST— Best patent floor $5 75 Best dairy batter 25c pX the same time. Your liver must be In fine condition If you would feel buoyant, happy and hopeful, bright of eye, light of step, vigorous and successful in your pursuits. You can put your liver in fine condition by using Green's August Flower—the greatest of all medicines for the liver and stomach and a certain cure for dyspepsia or indigestion. It has been a favorite household remedy for over 30 y«arsT August Flower will make your liver healthy and active and thus insure you a liberal supply of "good spirits." Trial size, 25c; regular bottles, 75c. For sale by Stroh's Pharmacy, 3 S. Main St., .and 123 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston. Full cream cheese 14c .  21 lbs Sugar 1 00 Evans' Success, per bbl ....$5.75 Finnan Haddie per lb 10c Butterfly Flour, per bbl. ........ 6.75 Bloaters per dozen 25c Surprise Flour, per bbl 6.75 Cisooes per lb 5c 8eal Flour, per bbl 6.75 3 can choice Tomatoes 26c Fee«i 1-80 3jpana clyjige Peas 25c  Peanut Butter 10c faney creamery JU Bacon per lb... 10c Cheese, per lit »..« .14 California Hams per lb 'lOc ®kln"e* Ha"1' pir'!? SkiDned Hams per lb....... 13c Buckwheat F,our' 25 ,b MCk'"C 'n 1 1 Cold 8naps, 3 lb package .18 Aunt Jemima, 3 packages for...« .25 Nabob, per package, « .10 Maple Sugar, 2 lb for « .25 Maple 8yrup, 1 qt can ........ .25 Maple 8yrup, /a gallon can .48 Maple 8yrup, 1 gallon can.....« M Fancy Table 8yrup, 2C4 Cb can.* .10 Honey, per cake .16 Honey, per glass .10 The old state committee then adjourned, and when it reassembles tonight, after the convention, it will elect Governor B. B. Odell as chairman and will contain these new members: Senator Depew then at some length reviewed the achievements of the party. Coming down to recent events he said: First district, L. B. Faber, vies William M. McKtnney. Second district, R. M. Johnston, vice Harry Jaaqulllard. Fourth district, Jacob Livingstone, vies William Watson. Sixth district, George H. Roberts, vice Charles S. Devoy. Cuba holds an honorable place among _ nations, Porto Rloo is lifted Into healthful and prosperous oondltlons, Insurrections have ceaaed In the Philippines and their 10,000,000 of people, with singular unanimity, are eagerly aoqulrlng American education, liberty and law. This has been brought about by President Roosevelt.waft States Casualty company. Negro Cuta Hi* Threat In Prieen. Eighth district, George H. Cromwell, vice Cornelius Van Cott. Nashville, Tens., April 12.—Following the discovery of a plot among five negro convicts to dynamite their way out of the state prison, Pete Dodson, one of the conspirators, cut his own throat and will die. Officials of the prison, beooming'suapicious of the negroes' actions, instituted a search and fonnd dynamite, caps and pivot cartridges hidden in the shoe shops, where the men worked. On being accused Curtis Dixon, leader of the gang, confessed, saying that the dynamite had been smuggled in by Jim Young, a "trusty." The Panama Incident. Speaking of the Panama canal episode, be said: Tenth district, J. P. Pegram, vice Ferdinand Eldman. Report* of Fighting .Unfounded. Eleventh district, William Halpln, vlco Clarence Mead. Peking, April 12.—Reports of renewed attacks upon Port Arthur and the capture of Dalny are unfounded. The Japanese have attempted to do nothing, and the situation at Port Arthur, Dalny and at other points Is unchanged, perhaps owing to the severe storms. 42 N. Main St. Thirteenth dlstrlot, Edward Lauterbach, vice Robert C. Morris. Battle Between Police and Robbers. The problem of 400 years seemed about to be settled and the two oceans united by the canal across the Isthmus. With the growth of our Pacific coast states and the possession of our islands across the ocean and the trade of the orient the building of this canal became a necessity Of paramount Importance. All other measures dwindled into insignificance compared with the opening of this highway. The situation was intense and the changes dramatic. The accomplishment of the desired result depended only upon the formality of the ratification by the Colombian congress of the treaty proposed by the United States. Fil'.eenth district, Abraham Oruber, vice Lemuel E. Quigg. Twentieth district, Benjamin B. Odeii, Jr., vice Louis F. Ooodsell. Chicago, April 12.—In a pistol battle, this morning, between three police, men and two alleged hold-up men, policeman Wlesen was shot in the left leg and Patrick Healy, one of the hold-up men, was shot in the back, receiving probably fatal injuries. NEXT TO EAGLE HOTEL. Twenty-sixth district, John F. O'Brien, vice Walter C. Witherbee. wlmry's PRICES. Thirty-first district, Charles Betts, vice Anson 8. Wood. New Chwang Impregnable. Thirty-third district, C. W. Gillet, vice I, Sloat Fassett. St. Petersburg, April 12.—Your correspondent this morning had an interview with an officer of the official staff who stated that New Chwang was in a perfect state of defense. The city, he said, is impregnable, except for a long siege. The earthworks are so perfectly arranged that a surprise by land is rendered impossible, while a sea attack is, to a large dogree, precluded by the countless mines and torpedoes which guard the harbor. Thirty-fourth dlstrlot, J. E. Merritt, vioe Timothy E. Ellsworth (deceased). Fierce Fire in Oil District. New Line From Kansas City to Duluth. Kansas City, April 12.—The Times today says that plans are now in progress for the building of a railroad from Kansas City to Duluth, with a cross line from St. Louis to- Sioux City by way of Council Bluffs and Omaha and a connecting branch from Marceline, Mo., through Des Moines, la., to connect with the Duluth line at Coon Rapids, la. The company is said to have floated $80,000,000 with French capitalists at 80 cents on the dollar. Batoum, Russia, April 12.A destructive Are has broken out in Roman district, at Baku. Sixteen oil wells aro burning furiously. Evans Bros. Oovernor Odell, Senator Piatt, Senator Depew, Colonel Dunn, William Warren, George W. Aldridge and several others of the prominent party leaders held a conference, at which the platform was discussed. It was decided early in the meeting that the platform should commend the national and state administrations generally, without dwelling upon any particular issue, leaving that to be done by the chairmen of the convention in their speeches. The platform will be very brief in form. It will not make more than 1,500 words. But the dictator, now president, had congress called together for that purpose and saw a superb opportunity of a holdup in the necessities of the United States. Day after day the warning went forth from Bogota from the representatives of the department of Panama and to Bogota from Panama Itself that If the treaty was rejected Panama would reassert the Independence which had been violently taken from her eighteen years ago. When Panama fulfilled the threat known to all the world for months and successfully accomplished her revolution the president acted within his constitutional privilege with the directness, courage and wisdom characteristic of his whole public life. The opportunity was presented, and he seised it. He might have let a war go on between Panama and Colombia. He might have commenced fruitless negotiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica. He might have transferred the whole question to congress, weakly abandoning his executive responsibility, but the mandate of the American people was upon him to build the isthmian canal, and the congress by the unanimous vote of the senators and members of the house of representatives on the Republican side and a large number of senators and members of the house on the Democratic side have affirmed the wisdom and the constitutionality of his course. Gold Coin Flour $5.75 Butterfly Flour 5.75 Cream Sponge Flour 5.75 Sunlight Flour ...... 5.75 Family Flour 5.50 Hay, long and cut 85 Bale straw 70 46 South Main St., Pittston. For WEDDINGS CIAWArc V For FUNEBALS rl»WW» i j lb. Granulated Sugar .. !1 lbs. A Sugar  2 Iba. Br. Sugar  ?w Del. Co. Better  . 1.00 . 1.00 1.00 .26 Massage. Just what 70a want in floral deoo rations on short notioe. " We pan do much for yon at a reasonable price. (new phone) J.B-CMPENTEI. IWKST.UITHNM Medical massage cures rheumatism, nervousness, weak and enlarged stomachs and all liver ailments. Treatments by appointment only. Make appointment by letter or phone. Old phone, No. 502-D. E. C. Randolph, Masseur, No. 22 N. Washington St, Wilkesbarre. a5TTSlm. Full Cream Cheese 1' Sweitzer Cheese $D.. .15 Brick Cheese .. .15 Fresh Eggs, per dozen 20 Onions, per peek 90 Pure Lard 10 Early June Peas, 3 for 25 Tomatoes, 3 for 25 Canned Corn 10 Clover 8eed 7.50 Timothy Seed 2.00 Millet Seed 1.50 Hungarian Seed 1.50 / A full lln«r of Freah Garden Seeda, loose or in packets. Books Not 8ooond Class. Bl The delegates at large to the national convention will be Thomas C. Piatt of Tioga, Benjamin B. Odell of Orange, Chauncey M. Depew- of New York and Frank S. Black of Rensselaer. Their alternates will be: For Senator Piatt, Louis Stern of New York; for Governor Odell, Erastus C. Knight of Erie; for Senator Depew, not yet selected; for Governor Black, Henry C. Brewster of Monroe. Washington, April 12.—The United States supreme court has decided that books published periodically are not entitled to transmission through the mails as second class mall matter. For sixteen yenrs and under eleven postmasters general these publications were carried as second class matter, though under protest from the department, which made many efforts to have the law modified or repealed, but without success. The little folks love Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. Pleasant to take; perfectly harmless; positive cure for coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma. finAi Beautiful Display of L, Spring Goods ICIAL AN & COMME! ICIAL. The electors Ipt large will be, It Is understood, former Mayor Schleren of Brooklyn and George Urbar, Jr., of Buffalo. New York Stock Markets, furnished by M. S. Jordan ft Co., stock brokers, Miners' Bank building. High. Sugar ...i..l29 Car ft Foundry .. 19% Copper 51%/ Atchison, com. .. 75 V6 Atchison, pf 94% B. R. T 48% B. & 0 81% Can. Pacific 117% Ches. & Ohio 33% Chic. & Alton ... 38 C. F. 1 38% Brie .. 27% L. & N 109% Manhattan ' Met. S. Ry. .116% M., K. ft T. 39% Mo. Pacific 94% N. Y. Central ...118% Norf. ft West. .. 59% St. Paul ..146 O. & W 22 Penna 119% Gas 97% Reading 45% Rock Island .... 24% So. Pacific 50% So. Ry., com. ... 22% Tenn. C- ft I. .... 41. Texas Pacific ... 24% Union Pacific .... 89% U. S. Leather ... 7 TY O All Spio-Span, New, and at prioes so low that you will be amazed. A Tribute to Roosevelt. Plalnfleid, N. J., April 12.—In the pretence of about 800 of her own race and a thousand other curious women Mother Sibble Riley, queen of the Harrlson-Oooper-Btanley tribes of gypsies, was buried in Hillside cetnetery. Mother Riley died in February last at Shrewsbury, Pa., and her body was brought here and placed in a vault. Funeral For Qypsy Queen. They »ay the president is rash. He was rash when a* assistant secretary of the navy he paralysed the bureau officers by ordering the navy to burn powder in target practice. But that rashness materialised in the highest conservatism when those gunners under Dewey sank the fleet at Manila bay in fifty minutes and Cervera's fleet at Santiago In sixty. All of his acquaintances said he was rash when he threw up a comfortable berth In the navy department to take upon himself the perils of the campaign in Cuba; that he was rash when at the head of his regiment he encountered volleys of Spanish bullets in battle, but that rashnesB displayed the qualities which make the American people both trust and love him. He has probed deeply the great departments of the government and prosecuted those of his own household of faith who were found guilty. He enforced the law when dire predictions of disaster were made and by doing so lost the favor of some of the ablest and strongest of our financial leaders, but the supreme court has sustained his action, and the markets have rebounded with that phenomenal rise In the securities affected which demonstrates the judgment of the investors of the country. Low. 127% 19% 50 74 94 It is now settled that William Barnes, Jr., will remain as chairman of the executive committee of the state committee. ■ LEI Driven Mad by a Ball. 40% 80% 116% 33% Campbell, Rozelle & A FEW OF OUR MANY VALUES: The miyror of Stuhlweissenburg, In Hungary, became so excited over prep aratlous for a public ball at wblch"nn archduchess was to appear as patroness that he wore his dress' clothes day and night and bad to be sent to a lunatic asylum. Annual Meeting Notice. l ease Laoe. 3. e and a In. wide, oream am white, worth aso and 36c a yard, your ohcSot foi' w 1 lot Light Oallooea, attractive patterns, the regular prioe is So; these yours at «e Felt Window Shades; the 100 kind fcere 1 lot White Curtain Poles, with silver ends, complete only ».» MMpy.. a There will be a meeting of the elec- Cattle Butchers Strike. tors of the Plttston Hospital Association, Tuesday evening, April 12, at 7.30 o'clock, for the purpose of electing i lour' trustees. 18-2taw-td 32% Chicago, April 12.—The 2,000 cattle batchers employed by Swift & Co. were ordered on a strike today to enforce demands made by the butchers' union. The principal grievance of tbe men la that several members of the union have been discharged. The strike has been indorsed by the 'Packing Trades council. Webster 26% 108% wm A. B. Brown, Soc'y. Patent Flour Corn and Cracked Corn 1.30 Solomon's Temple, 115% New line Belts, all the latest styles, froi 1 lot Gilt Shirt Waist Sets  Solomon's temple was i07 feet long, 86 feet broad and 54 feet high. Though deemed a wonder of the world, it was not larger than many private houses of the present time. 39% 93% 117% 59% 144% 21% 118% 96% 44% 23% 49% 22% 39% 24% 85% 1 . Water 8treet Bridge Company. The stockholders of the Water St, Bridge Company will meet at their toll house in the city of Pitts ton on Monday, May 2,1904, between 2 and 3 o'clock, p. m. for the purpose of electing a president and six directors tr lerve for the ensuing year. "H2PH LANGFORD, Pres't Meal and Chop 1.30 Hay .85 floor Oil Cloth, heavy stock, worth sso price, a yard...,  Oata X7 Cut Hay 85 We are cleaning out odd ♦Last if we haveyoura ther° All silk, satin back. V or*; the usual price Is. Six Strangely Poisoned. Buffalo, April 12.—Six persona have taken to the German hospital "erlnK from what Is believed to b« ptomaine poisoning, one of whom, a baby, Is In a critical condition. It la thought the poison waa In the milk of which all drank freely. Prunes, 3, 4 and B lb*. 85 3 can* Pumpkin .25 3 can* Peaa 25 3 cans Tomatoes . .25 2 Cans Salmon .26 3 cans Wax Beans .25 Flali Can Hear. A Spanish naturalist, Dr. Rlbera, has proved tbat fish can hear and distinguish sounds and words. Concealing himself behind a bush, he taught the carp in a pond to come to the surface for food every time he spoke a certain sentence. To other words not associated with feeding they paid attention..1 In closing Mr. Depew said: Ji W. A. SI It is not now, but rather at our fall convention, that we apeak upon stats issues and thD state administration. But when the legislature adjourns and the executive has acted we will enter cheerfully with our state ticket upon the fall campaign, confident of an approval of the Sec'y. Proclamation, \ Special election will be held at the regular polling; place in the First Ward If% | a it. Louis World's Fair Information Bureau has been established at 287 Headquarter* for Garden 8eeds. Main R. F. N. Y„ In . i of lawa rtns. have been fo in mummies I 11% , Pf. •• 62% 39 al 41% ii% 60% 1% 10% among the In the preind.u. I U. i '■ I