Pittston Gazette

              i SMHBHBft | SV:' - WEATHER INDICATIONS. THE HOME PAPER. Forecast Until 8 p. m. Tomorrow, for Eastern Pennsylvania. Pair and cooler tonight; Tuesday, fair; light to fresh northerly winds. For the People of Pittston and Vicinity. ALL THE HOME NEW8. PITTSTON, PA., HON DAY, JUNE 27, 1904. TWO CENTS A COPY. I Q DA ftTTiK FORTY CENTS A MONTH, f ~ .TAVIJEJO. 54th YEAR. I WEEKLY HSTABLISHKD 1850. (DAILY EST. BY THKO. HART 1882. RUMORS OF BIG DEFEAT damage. Togo concluded his dispatch as follows: "Our success and the smallness of our loss is attributed to the illustrious virtues of your majesty."MAY BE CLEW TO KINGSLEY LOOMIS MYSTERY DEEPENS SARATOGA BANK CLOSED People's Store No Word Regarding Brother of Assist- ant Secretary of State. SUMMER UNDERWEAR Paris, June 27.—Not a word has boon received regarding the whereabout of Kent ,T. Loomls, brother of Francis It. Loomls, American assistant secretary of state, who disappeared shortly before or after the atTival of the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wllbelm II. at Plymouth on June 20. 8t. jtfs off °° t aslchao. St. Petersburg, June 27.—A dispatch from Mukden reports a force of Cossacks gave chase to some Japanese who were reconnoitering on General Kuroki's right. The pursuit lasted 12 hours and when it was over the valley was strewn w.'th the bodies of Japanese, who had been cut down by Russian horsemei.. The Russian lossts were but few. For Men, Women and Children. The soits that most people prefer are here, at price saving figures. Because we planned six months ahead to have the following fine values ready just when you would need them: The First National in Ser- Arrest In New York Revives Case off Missing Youth. ous Trouble. TROOPS ARE THERE. Although midnlglut marked a week since the disappearance of Mr. Loomls, the officials still cling to the belief that he will turn up wheh the effects of his abstraction have w«jrn off. Their belief is due to a careful deduction from the series of circumstances related by \V. J. Ellis, his companion on board the steamer, and by ESustave Flamm of San Francisco, wholwas a fellow passenger.VERMONTER'S AB8ENCE. INVOLVED BY SYMPATHY. Children's fine ribbed vests 3q eacjr "'Ladies' Fine Ribbed Gauze Vests 9c each. When Run Started on Citizens' Bank, General Sacharoff Reports Enemy Failing Back—Aldfceieff Says Port Arthur Squadron Attacked Japanese Fleet, but He Has No News of Result. Japanese Falling Back. Paterson (N. J.) Woman Identifies the Prisoner as Man Who Took Rooms at Her House and Says Young Kingsley Was With Him. Ladies' Lisle Vests Lacs Trimmed regular 25c value for 15c each. Tatcheklao, June 27—Camps are being formed about this town, and troops are constantly arriving. The Russian Ncouts arc keeping in touch with the enemy southward. There is constant skirmishing. Trains are running north daily. Communication with Kaiehau and Newchwang is unimpeded. The presence of General Kuropatkin has greatly inspired the Russian troops and has evidently had an effect upon the Japanese. The Japanese have fallen back on Senuchen, notwithstanding their success at Vafangow. First National Depositors Demand- Ask for ed Money and the Bank was not Ladies' Lisle Vests and Pants nicely trimmed with Valenciennes lace and ribbon very special, price 25c each. St. Petersburg, June 27.—It is reported that a serious land light has taken place near Tashlchao, in which the Russians were defeated, but no confirmation of this report is obtainable.in Condition to Meet Calls STEGMAIER'S PORTER, New York, June 27.—The somewhat mysterious arrest, arraignment - and commitment of Frank L. Stewart as a "suspicious person" lias revived all the excitement among the friends of Henry Ruxter Klngsley that attended his disappearance from this city Nov. 14, 1903. Stewart is said to have been the last person seen with Jfingsley. He was arraigned in the Tombs police court before Magistrate Tool by Detective Sergeant Mulligan. Saratoga, N. Y., June 27.—The First National bai k, of this city, closed its. doors this morning, by order of the comptroller of the currency. A run was started on this institution Saturday, as a result of the run on thfe Citizens' bank caused by bad investments and alleged irregularities on tho part of the cashier. The First National was in lo condition to meet demands, and the government examiner was instructed not to permit the bank to reopen tnis morning if there was any indication of a continuation of the run. W. B. Gage is president of t'he% First National and William Hay Bockes, cashier The bank has a capital of $125,000. and the surplus and undivided profits amount to $100,000. The d6posits aggregate $1,000,000. This process of deduction practically excludes the theory of foul piny 011 board the Kaiser Wllhelm II., and also excludes the likelihood that Loomis fell overboard. It leads to the acceptance of Flamm's statement that he saw Loomis get off at Plymouth. the most healthful and de- Children White Summer Gauze Vests, long and short sleeves all sizes from 8c up. licious of all summfr bever- ages. Boys' Shirts and Drawers for 25c- A general tension is evident in the city. There arc many rumors afloat, and every one is realizing that most important news may be expected at any moment. Ladies' Silk Vests assorted colors, special price this week | 9q. Mens' Balbriggan shirts and drawers, well made, all sizes at 45o a suit. Men's extra fine ribbed summer underwear shirts and drawers, very special, price 50c a garment. Boys' and Girls' Summer underwaists, all sizes, for 12c- Accordingly n minute circumstantial description of Loom in lias been forwarded to Joseph Stephens, American consul at Plymouth. The general staff lias received tbe following dispatch from Lieutenant General Sakharoff: London, June 27.—The Times this morning prints a ten column dissertation 011 the Russo-Japanese war, written by Count Tolstoi in his most rabid and most violent style. The trend of this remarkable document is, first, against all war, but it is principally a thunderous philippic against the Rusrian government and the Russian Orthodox church and generally against the existing order of things. Tolstoi Denounces Russia. The detectives wanted to hold the man for forty-eight hours on a short affidavit, but the magistrate insisted on knowing the details of the case. It was then that the name of Sir. Kingsley wus mentioned and the connoctionv between the prisoner and his disappearance referred to. "On the morning of June 25 the enemy's advance guard, which was occupying the valley of the Kho river, ten tniles southwest of Kaichau, fell back nix miles. Marseilles, June 27.—The Messnseries Maritime!} steamer Oxus has sailed for Abyssinia with W. H. Ellis, carrying the box containing the commercial treaty between the ,1'nited States and Abyssinia with which Kent .T. Loom Is started from New York. Mr. Ellis was accompanied by a secretary and a servant. Careful inquiry altoard the ship and at the offices o£ Tie company showed that Mr. Loomis was not aboard the vessel. So far as can be ascertained Mr. Ellis had no information concerning the Whereabout of Mr. Loomis. The consulate here is also without information on the subject. Ellis Sails For Abyssinia. "On June 24 a Japanese detachment ef two companies of infantry and two squadrons of cavalry approached the village of Sladlan, in the mountains, seven miles from Kaichau, in a southerly direction. Patrols of the enemy also appeared in the Khouaivanfin locality, fifteen and a half miles east of Kaichau and four and a half miles northwest of the Chapan pass. PEOPLE'S STORE Always the cheapest. Our Underwear values are the talk of Pittston. Henry Baxter Kingsley lived with his father, Major Levi T. Kingsley, a prosperous merchant of Itutland, Vt. He held a responsible position under his father. He was thirty-one years old and fastidious as to the clothes he wore. He liked to come to New York and shop at the haberdashers along Broadway. He drank only occasionally and had no bad habits. The closing of the First National has not increase.' the run on the-Citizens' National, i-',hough the run is still in progress The Citizens' bank is said to have plenty of fund's to pay all depositors. AN IMPORTANT SUIT, WWW New Jersey Court Asked to Declare Groceries at Lowest Prices Trenton, N J., June 27.—George Rice, of Marietta O., filed a bill in chancery this morning for the dissolution of the Standard Oil Co., a New Jtrsey corporation, as being illegal under the anti-trust act and also under the state laws Rice is represented by Charles E. Hendrickson, jr., and James M. W. Newling, of I'hiladel- Standard Oil Co. Illegal "A detachment of the Japanese advance guard has occupied the village of Taoiarthoon, on the road from Siuyen to Kaichau. Japanese patrols are also posted between Kiradahoon and Madiavalsa, on the road from Khanza to Siakhotanou. InHoctB Don't Touch Rice ImL, Kingsley came from Vermont last fall to visit his cousin, Hugh N. Baxter, at Pelliam, and then he came to New York. He notified his father that he would leave for home on a certain day, and when he did not arrive searvh was begun for him. So far as could be learned he left his suit case and canes at the Grand Central station and then went to Broadway, where he visited several stores and In the evening went to tho Rossmore hotel. A remarkable fact connected with the rice plant Is its almost entire immunity from the attacks of insects and from those diseases which infect the cereals and other vegetable growths, as also that It supplies a wholesome diet for one-half the population of the world. Loomis Still Missing London, June 27.—The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Kent J. Loomis, the American who has nut been heard from since the arrival of the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II, at Plymouth, deepens as the investigation proceeds. Consul General Evans said this moniim; lhat, after an interview with Scotland Yard officials: '%fl GRANULATED SUGAR— 20 Pounds for H.0Q BEST DELAWARE CO. BUTTER— Per Pound 23c "Pandziatey and Pantclianion passes, on the, road from Siti.ven to Kaichau, continue to be occupied by the enemy. phla. FULL CREAM CHEESE— "There is no change in the locality from Sluyen to Haicheng." Murderer as He Died The iron cage as a prison cell was invented in France by the bishop of Verdun, in the time of Louis IX., and the bishop himself was the first prisoner to occupy it. Iron Case Cell*, %li Pep Pound 11o Oseining, N Y., Juno 27.—Frank H. Burness, a stilor, who murdered Captain Town&end on hoard a schooner, in Brooklvn, last November, was electrocuted in Sing Sing prison at 5:52 this morn inf. Four shocks were given to the condemned man before he was pronounced dead. Burness was unattended, either by clergyman or keeper. He almost rail to the death chair, and while the chair was being adjusted he gaze , at the witnesses and smiled as though going to have his photograph taken. Burness confessed not only to the murder of Townsend, but al:o to nine other murders committed 'at various times. FRESH VEGETABLES ALWAYS IN Viceroy Alexeieff has telegraphed the emperor as follows: Detectives traced his every movement during the day and evening until he left the Garrick, a restaurant conducted by Molly Reardon in West Forty-second street, near Broadway. From the door of the Garrick every trace of hiih disappeared. "Every clue has led to nowhere. The case is absolute!- a blind alley." ' II J STOCK. Port Arthur squadron, commanded by Rear Admiral Withoft, consisting of six battleships, five cruisers and ten torpedo boats, put to sea at 8 o'clock on the morning of June 23. BIG AIRSHIP PRIZES. TWO LB. CAN BIG DRIVE BAKING POWDER—None Better, 20o Competition at World's Fair For $200,- IDha»e.Ci of Intoxication GIVE YOUR FAMILY 000 Will Be Keen, It is said that the effect of intoxicate ing drinks is such as to make a Frenchman want to dancfcv,a German to sing, a Spaniard to «sirmale, an Englishman to eut, an ltuliau t&boast, an Irishman to fight and an American to make a speech. good, imre Groceries; the tasteful, health producing kind, such as we sell. Remember, too, that "variety is the spice of life," and it will pay you to deal at a store that carries a large and varied stock. Right there wo fill the bill again. Our goods are reliable and our prices right. CORN STARCH — "According to reports received from the signal stations on the Liaotieshan promontory the ships went out without accident. St. Louis, June 27.—Two hundred thousand dollars in cash prizes is the attraction that brings air navigators here from every part of the world. The airship contests will begin at the world's fair before this mouth dies, and they are expected to revolutionize rapid transit and mark the beginning of a new era in modes of travel. Per Package.. 5c Wore Valuable Jewel*. GINGER SNAPS— Kingslcy did not have much money with him, but he wore valuable jewelry and had n jewel case containing about $1,000 worth more. The search for him lias cost a fortune, and every clew, even of the faintest, has been followed. Circulars giving pictures and descriptions of the missing man have been mailed all over the country, scores of detectives have been employed. and even the subway was searched from one end to another, all without avail. 4 pounds for 25c SEE OUR SCREEN DOORS AND WINDOW SCREENS. BEST IN THE CITY TO KEEP OUT THE FLIES. PRICES THE .LOWEST FOR THE SAME QUALITY. "When our vessels reached open water the enemy's fleet, consisting of nine large ships, of which three were battleships, and twenty-two torpedo boats, was sighted on the horizon. Shoe Briiflh. A strip of carpct glued to a piece of wood will remove mud from boots quickly aud without the slightest injury to leather. It is far better than the usual brush. Many cash prizes are to be awarded. The largest is a cash prize of $1CK),ChmD to the aeronaut whose average speed shnll be greatest in three trips. Under the rules of the contest every craft may pass over the course in a continuous flight as many times as desired, and the time as recorded by the judges will be the average time in which it covers the full course. No trial will be considered unless the full course is covered, and the aeronaut must make three complete trips around the course at an average speed of at least twenty miles an hour. The trials will continue during the months of July, August and September. BRENNAN & ROBERTS, "Up to the present I have received no news of the result of the fighting." "Our squadron attacked the enemy SHOES Scene of Luetgert's Crime Wiped Out, 42 North Main St. Next to Eagle Hotel Chicago, June 27.—The building used as a sausage factory by Adoipji Luetgert, who died in Joliet "penitentiary while serving a life sentence for the murder of ills wife, has been destroyed by tire. The vats in which Luetgert is supposed to have destroyed the body of his wife were burned with the rest of the building. The loss on the building and contents is $100,000. TOGO'S BIG VICTORY. The Los Islands, ceded by Kngland to France, got their name through the carelessness of an engraver. The Portuguese charts described them as I.os Bolos, but the engraver who copied from them omitted the noun and only reproduced the article. The Lon Island*, OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT IS AN IDEAL PLACE. WE CAN FIT MOSTLY ANYONE WITH THE LATEST STYLES. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. , Sinking of Russian Battleship and In- A short time ago a body was found hanging in a tree on the slope of IIooU mountain, and it was thought to be Kingsley's. An examination, however, showed that while the dead man resembled the missing man it was not him. Then the rewards, which had ranged from $500 to $1,000, were increased by Ilugh N. Baxter to $10,000 to any person who would produce the missing man alive or who would furnish proof to convict any person responsible for his death if he be dead. (7\rurj/'s PRICES. jury to Two Other Ships Confirmed. Tokyo, .Tune 27.—A defiled account of the naval battle at Poi*-Arthur lias just been published here. The Russian battleships Feresvict, Foltava and Sevastopol and the cruisers Bayan, Askold and Novik attempted to emerge from the harbor at dawn on .Tune 23, led by steamers used for clearing the mines. At 11 a. m. the battleships Cesarevltch, Retvizan and Pobieda joined the others. Evans Bros. Accident at a Boston Wharf. Boston, June 27.—While hundreds of excursionists were boarding the Nahant steamer Mount Desert at Union wharf here one of the counterbalance weights to the gangway, weighing 000 pounds, fell, striking Edward Barrington, a son of the purser. Barrington suffered internal injuries, both legs •were broken and his left hip fractured. His condition is critical. Campbell, Rozelle & Best Patent Flour  Hay, long and cut  No. 1 Hay  20 lb. Gr. Sugar  21 lbs. A. Sugar  22 lbs. Br. Sugar  Del. Co. Butter  Creamery Print  Pail Lard  Pure Lard Tobacco, all kinds Plain Hams  Skinned Hams  3 Cans Tomatoes  $5.75 40 South Main St., Pittston. Twelve acres Inclosed in a fence thirty feet high near the administration building of the fair constitute a windbreak and starting point for the races. The competitors include all the great airship inventors of the world. Santos-Dumont, Sir Iliram Maxim, Professor Langley, Leo Stevens, Octave Chanute and others already well known being among the number. A clew from Paterson, X. J., put the police on the track of Stewart. Several weeks ago a Mrs. Ilali, who conducts a boarding house there, informed the police that a man closely answering Kingsley's appearance and giving his name hired a roojn from her shortly lie fore his reported disappearance. He was accompanied by two other men, Mrs. Hall said, and on being escorted through the Rogues' gallery she identified Stewart from his picture as the man who had engaged the room from her. For WEDDINGS C|nuror« ! For FUNERALS All the ships then advanced, endeavoring to dispose of the mines laid by the Japanese, but they were hindered by two Japanese torpedo boat destroyers, which had been guarding the mouth of the harbor. Webster Just what you want in floral decorations on short notice. We can do much for you at a reasonable price. (new phone) & J.B-CARPENTER. I«TIB st. EXITEI ma Patent Flour ,.$5.75 Long Hay.. At 3 p. m. the Japanese torpedo boats exchanged shots with seven Russian destroyers, which were covering the clearing operations. One of the Russian destroyers was set on fire and retired inside the harbor. Subsequently the Japanese decoyed the Russians out to sea and awaited an opportunity to begin a general action, but between 8 and 9 p. m. the Russian ships made for the harbor. The Japanese torpedo boat destroyers and torpedo bouts chased the Russians and at 9:30 delivered the first attack, in consequence of which the enemy was thrown into dis#rder.Five Perished In Mexioan Wreck. Cut Hay City of Mexico, June 27.—Official information has been received in this city by officials of the Mexican Central railroad stating that five persons lost their lives in a wreck which occurred on the Central railroad near Tampico. A freight train collided with a yard engine just outside the yard limits of Tampico. Besides these distinguished aerial navigators there are scores of unknown inventors who have been awaiting this opportunity to bring their machines into prominence and compete for the big cash priies offered by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company. 20 lbs. Sugar 1.00 .12 .12* L 3 cans Tomatoes .25 .25 .25 .25 3 cans Pumpkin  3 large cans Baked Beans.. 3 cans Peas  4 cloz. Sweet Pickles  Large Dill Pickles, per doz, Per doz... Canned Corn .25 .95 White Goods, Underwear, Etc., at Sale Prices. .10 1.10 .25 .00 .03 .20 Per doz... 3 Cans Peas. Canadian Wireless Station Open. Montreal, June 27.—The first of the seven wireless stations which are being constructed by the Marconi company under agreement with the Canadian government has been opened for trade. It is situated at Fame point, 320 miles below Iluebre. The first steamer in connection with it was the Allan line steamship Parisian, outward bound from Montreal for Liverpool. A large number qt messages, mostly congratulatory, were exchanged. Fail River Strike at an End. Timothy Seed. Millett Seed.. Clover Seed 7.50 Per doz  Cabbage, per lb... Lemons, per doz, . Oranges  Eggs  Onions, per £ peck We are closing out a large stock of these seasonable goods. There is no room for a catalogue of details, but the store is full of splendid underpriced White Garments, for women, girls and children. Fall River, Mass., June 27.—At a meeting of the striking freight handlers at the local (locks of the Fall River Hue it was unanimously voted to declare off the strike against the NC*w York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company. This action followed the receipt of a telegram from Lawrence Outran, president of the Freight Handlers' union In New York, Informing the men that they were at liberty to end the strike. The strikers, who number about 1()0, have been out of work four weeks, but it i« not expected that they will be reinstated. . 1.75 . 1.50 Silverware at Lewis'. Hungarian Grass Seed 1.60 The finest line of brick, sweitzer and Limburgor in town at lowest prices. .25 .20 .25 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. During the night eight separate attacks were delivered, lasting until dawn of Friday. In one of these assaults the Chirataka twice torpedoed a battleship of the Peresviet type and sunk her. A battleship of the Sevastopol type and a cruiser of the Dianu type were disabled and towed away. The Russian vessels re-entered the harbor during Friday. The newspapers publish eulogistic articles upon Vice Admiral Togo's prompt action. New York Stock Markets, furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., stock brokers, Miners' Bank building. 12£c Cambric Corset Covers 10c WllUam Drury, 75c Night Dresses, 2 lace insertions down front, lace at collar and sleeves, 50c. Nev: York, June 27, 1904. High. Low. Close. 126% 126% 126% 50% 40% 49% 72% RED STAR TRADING STAMP8. THE LEADIN0 GROCER Am Sugar .. Arual Copper Two In an Auto Killed In Collision, $1.00 Muslin Underskirts, 6 in. lace ruffle, dust ruffle 50o. $1.25 Muslin Underskirt, deep cambric ruffle with four lace insertions running through, deep lace edge, dust ruffle, only 75c. 1 lot Children's Night Dresses, embroidery trimmed, only 43c. Sunbonnets, all the best styles and colors, from 10c. Lace Curtains, 2J yds. long, 40 in. wide, worth 75c; special 45c. 15c Dotted Swiss, yours for 10c. Alebihon com Atchison pfd B. R. R. .. B. & O. .. Can Pacific . 72 % Chicago, June 27.—While crossing the tracks of the Aurora, Elgin and Chicago Electric railroad in Austin, in an automobile, George E. Dixon, head of the George F. Dixon company, manufacturers of heating apparatus, and his wife were killed In a collision with an electric car. Mr. Dixon's death was instantaneous. Mrs. Dixon lived about five minute* after the accident, but did not regain consciousness. 05% 48% 80% 123% 23% 132 110 MS % 95% 47% 95% LEGAL NOTICES. If You Drink Beer, Drink The Best 48% 79% 123% 79% 123 St. Petersburg, June 27.—It Is announced on the authority of M. Flehve, minister of the interior, that there is no intention on the part of the Russian government to place upon the Finnish people the responsibility for the assassination of Governor General Borikoff by Eugen Schaumann. It Is as far from Russia's wish as It would be contrary to her Interests, the minister says, to destroy Finland, which has a history and traditions of its own. All that Russia wants is the recognition by Finland of Russia's supremacy. Will Not Punish Finn*. DISEASE AT WORK Erie  Ill Central .. .. L. & N  Manhattan . Met St Ry . M. K. & T. .. Mo Pacific .. N. Y. Centrlal ,. St. Paul .. Ont & West .. Pennsylvania .. Pap Gas .. Reading .. .. Rock Island  So Pacific .. So Rwy com . . T. C. & I., .. Teas Pacific .. Union Pacific .. U. S. Rubber U. S. Steel .. U. S. Steel pfd Wabash  23% 131% 109% 147% 100% 23% 132 109 % CERTIFICATE REEXTENDING CHARTER Both Armies Have Suffered Great TiieasuryIDei-artment, Office of Comptroller of the Currency, Losses From This Cause. 147% 108% Washington, 1). C.. June 23, 1904, Rome, June ?7.—A telegram from Tokio says the Japanese government declares that the deaths from disease in both armies up to the present time is equal to tha losses suffered in actunl fighting. i.08% 37 37 92% 115% Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that "The First National Hank of Pitts ton," located in the City of Plttston, In the County of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania. has complied with all the provisions of the Act of Congress "to enable National Ranking Associations to extend theircorporate existence, and for other purposes," upproved July IS. 1882. as amended by the Aef. approved April 12. 1902: Now, therefore. I. Thomas P. Kane, Deputy und Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that "The First National Bank of Plttston,? located in the City of Plttston. In the County of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, is authorized to have succession for the period specilied In its amended articles of association: namely, until olose of business on June 23. 1924. In testimony whereof witness my hand and seal of office this twenty-third day of June, 19114. I Pabst Milwaukee Beer. 92% 115% 143 % .92% 115% 142% Troy, N. Y., June 27.—Two mills of the Saratoga Knitting company and several stores and dwellings have been destroyed by fire at Stillwater, Saratoga county. One hundred and fifty mill operatives are thrown out of work. The total losq is estimated at $125,000. Many farm buildings in Schagbtlcoke, across the river, were also destroyed, a high wind carrying burning embers for miles. Knitting Mills Burned. Yuengllng'a Pottevllle Porter. 143% 26% 115% 98% 47% Brlgg'a Elmlra Ala. 26* 25% 11-5% 98% 46% 20% 46% 21% Ladies' Kimonas, light blue, pink and lavender, front trimmed with white lawn, worth 50c; your choice 35c. Rome, June 27.—A telegram to the ministry of marine from Tien Tsin states that the work of destroying the Russian mines about Kwang Tung is being completed. Two thousand mines were destroyed. Delivered at your residence In cases 20% 46% 21% I hree urownea at Buffalo. of 2 doz. pint bottlea. Buffalo, June 27.—By the capsizing of his canoe Frederick J. Miller of Truscott & Miller, grain merchants, *-as Cirowned In Park lake while thousands were near by listening to a band concerf. About half a mile west of that place Joseph Good also met his death by drowning, while another man, t laborer, had a similar fate. Largo stock of Children's Hats at special low prices. Tokio, June 27.—Admiral Togo sends a supplementary report of the fight at Port Arthur last Thursday. He says there wrb bright moonlight when tho battle was fought and that only the narrow formation'of the Russian vessels saved them from greater 35% 22% 88% 16% 9% 35% 22% 88% 16% T. A. OURKIN. — MAGNET Take Laurel Line trains for Pain's "Last Days of Pompeii," at Wilkesbarre. 75c round trip. Including admission to the fireworks. T. FY/CANE, lifcputy anil Acting Doller of the Currency Extension No. 261 45 B. Main St. Both 'phones. Corner Dock Stjreet. 9% 56% 34% 55% 55% 9% SEAL 34% —v— Com pl Charter No. 478. i 87 B. Main St., Pittstoo.