Pittston Gazette

              r 4 r \ ? WEATHER INDICATIONS. l J THE HOME PAPER. For the People of Vicinity, Pittston and Forecast Until 8 p. m. Tomorrow for Eastern Pennsylvania. Fail- tonight and Tuesday; slightly colder tonight. ALL THE HOME NEWS. C^cD' 55th " j A., MONDAY, MARCH 13,1905. TWO CENTS A COP?. f FORTY CENTS A MONTH, I 8 PAGES. i WHKKLT BBTABLIBHWO 186" 1 DAILY HrtT. HT THEO. HART 188J. PITTSTON, *S. CHADWICK DEPRESSED STATE POLITICS. THE JABS PURSUE Japan. Should the island empire choose to lender "moderate" terms aYid reeoghiso its adversary as the power in the far east peace could bo easily arranged, but the voice of her diplomacy in various parts ol' the world indicates that she Is not ready to do this, and tin} Russian with the full magnitude of tiie disaster nt Mukden still undetermined, but with t'ie 1905 campaign seemingly already hopelessly compromised, retreat to Harbin Inevitable and Vladivostok practically lost, declares that the time lias not yet come when 'Russia can be forced to humble herself. TRACT SOCIETY DESPERATE FIGHT wagon fort was moved cautiously toward the house. When the attacking force reached the front gate without a shot being lired one of the officer# stepped out into view, thinking to draw tile fire of Schlstler If lie were still alive. None came, and with a * rush the officers charged the house and battered down the door. They found Schislier lying upon a bed bleeding from several wounds. He died soon afterward. Verdict of Guilty on Seven Counts v Nearly Causes Complete Collapse. Cleveland, O.. Murcli 13.—'Chase are bitter days for Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, fouiul guilty on seven counts of conspiracy witlij I'. H. Beckwith, presllent, ami A. Hi Spear, cashier of the DbArUn Citizens' National hank, in misapplying the funds of the bank. Since Sutiftiay, night she lias been verging on u Htate of complete collapse, and all the efforts of her jailers aud lier son, Enill Hoover, to divert her thoughts from the adverse verdict are unavailing. Hot Fight Imminent at Tie The President Commends . the Work. Three Dead and Three Plummer Selected for State Treasurer. Pass. Wounded. ~—ijflRi HARDENBERGH IS OtfT, DISASTER IS GROWING SPEAKS IN CHURCH. TEAMSTER'S REVENGE. Medical Director Bright Dead. Superior Court Judges Will be Renamed. L i Philadelphia, March "13.—Official announcement of the nominations UD be made by the Hepublfntth convention, which will meet yi#'latter part of April, has been madflfvby the party leaders. The State Treasurershlp Is to go to KepresentativetJ. Lee Plummer, of Blair county, and his name will probably be the only one to go before the convention. 5D$VjBral other men prominent in the party had been spoken of for lhe place. The chief of these was former Auditor Oeneral T-"1 B. Hardenbergh. of Wayw Washington, March K{. — Medical Director George A. Bright, I'. N. N„ retired, is dead here, lie was sixtyseven years of age. At the time of his retirement three years ago Mr. Bright had charge of the naval hospital in Washington. He had a distinguished civil war record and at the time of his death bore the rank of a read admiral. He was appointed to the navy from Maine. Kuropatkin's Recall Seems "A ServiC of Love and Beyoffd Price." Victors in Law Suit Were it is reported that the dispatch of two new army corps, including the Fourteenth from Poland and several smaller units, has already been determined upon and that plans for further mobilization are under discussion. Iler counsel, .lay P. Dawle.v, was one of the first callers. He found her condition so serious that lie summoned I)r. T. A. Burke. Dr. Wall was also Bent for on the part of the govern- Assured. Shot Dead. Tokyo, March 13,-The Japanese pursuit of the Russian armies continues, and a resumption of heavy lighting in the vicinity of Tie pass is anticipated. Tie pass, which is naturally strong, has been extensively fortified, and it is thought the Russians will rally ther in an endeavor to check the Japanese. Generar Kuropatkin lias telegraphed to Emperor Nicholas, assuming himself all the responsibility for his defeat, making no excuses except that the strength of the Japanese was miscalculated and refusing to place any of the blame upon the council of generals upon whose advice he determined to give battle. This manly course and tfie general's personal exertions in directing the re'trcat will, however, hardly save him. His reputation as an offensive strategist is gone and though the emperor's military advisors know not where to look for a better general his resignation will be ae- Washington, March . i:t.—'The Washington meeting of the American Tract society was held in the president's church, the Orace*"Reformed church, tho Rev. Mr. Schick pastor. Justice Brewer, honorary vice president, presided and made a brief address, setting forth the important work carried forward by the society. President Roosevelt delivered the address, and the Rev. .ludson Swift, tield secretary at New York, made a report. incut. Denver, March 13.—Mad with rage because of his defeat in a lawsuit in which K. Fill, the man whom lie pronounced his bitterest enemy, hud been victorious and swearing vengeance against him and ids family. George Schlstler, a teamster, armed himself with a rifle niul started out to do murder, As a result of the affray three persons are dead, one is missing and three others are wounded, two at least dangerously. Her son, Kmil Hoover, after being with his mother for about an hour, told the newspaper men waiting for au interview with her: "Mother cannot see you. She is extremely weak and can think of nothing else but the verdict of the jury. She is just like a person who has been 011 the operating table and now recovering from a severe surgical operation." Typhoid Alarms Philadelphia Philadelphia, March 13.—With new eases of typhoid fever jumping from {D2 to 178 in the last week, the bureau of health and also the physicians here are alarmed. The increase is most marked in the Twenty-third ward and that election of V Philadelphia where both filtered and unfiltered water are served through the pipes. The rapidly advancing Japanese already are in touch at Tie pass. The Russians evidently are confused and exhausted and possibly are short ot food «j)d ammunition, and it is believed here they will be unable to resist a strong attack. The president"rspoke in part as fol Dr. Chadwlck followed his usual programme. 11c lias not been near the jail for. several weeks and did not attempt to communicate with his wife, lie refused very brusquely to discuss the verdict in any way whatever. The dead are K. Fill, Mrs. K. FW and George Schlstler. Learning that his name 1: in this connection Mr. H lows has announced his withdraw J am glad on behalf of this church to say umcn to the appeal that has been made by Dr. Swift on behalf of the great society to the account of whose work you have been listening. lie has set forth the needs of the society, and he has set forth the great field over which it works. I wish to touch only on a small portion of that field, but. after all. the portion that most concerns us—the need here at home, here in this country, of furthering in every way the work of the society, the work of all kindred societies, both among the native bbrn and among the thousands who come to these shores from abroad. The wounded are Dr. Frank Dulin. police surgeon; Captain William Bohanna, Ucting chief of police, and .Mike Kelly. tier to leave a clear field for Mr The candidate for State Succeeding field reports increase the extent of the Russian disaster. It will require months to rosupply and reorganize the Russian armies. Estimates of casualties given l*.v captives reach 40 per cent. The artillery losses were especially heavy. 'The captured guns have not yet been counted, but the numerous captured stores and munitions are valued at millions of dollars. This loss materially adds to the crippling of the Russian armies. Killed by an Erie Train, mer urer has been prominent in pi ics for the last ten years and has held a number of offices In Blair county. At present he holds the important post of chairman of the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Plummer is a well known member of the bar. cepted Deposit, X. Y., March 13.—Joseph Lea hey, a Red thirty-five, of Providence, It. I., was struck and instantly killed by nn Erie passenger train nt this sta HEARD SERVICE BY PHONE. A child of the Fills is missing, and the wife of George Schistler is prostrated over the affair and may die from the shock. Fttshnn, March 11$.General Oku and staff have entered Mukden. The Japanese armies continue pursuing hotly the retreating Russians. Ten thousand prisoners have been captured. Of General Oku's army only 800 were wounded. Three hundred. Japanese wounded were found in Russian hospitals. Quantities of stores and many horses and wagons have been captured. Chinese set lire to liospitaIsland other buildings win i the Russian retreat began.Ten Thousand Prisoners. Pittsburg Druggist In Hospital, While tlon Wife Lies Dead In Home. Schistler had brooded over his troubles with the Fill family, who were Immediate neighbors, and announced that he would even up matters, diking a rifle of improved pattern and buckling on a belt of smokeless cartridges, he started for the Fill home. Fill saw Schistler approaching and heard his threat. lie tried to avoid liim by entering the house; but Schistler sent a bullet Into his •% iu, and Fill fell dead. St. Gothard Hospice Destroyed, In the matter of the Superior court judgeships the three incumbents, whose terms expire, will all be renominated. They are Charles K. Rice, James A. Beaver and George B. Orlady. Pittsburg. March 13.—Stretched helpless on a cot in the Allegheny General hospital. lSenjamin I'. Welsh, a wealthy, druggist, with a telephone receiver held to his ear listened to the funeral services for his wife in the family home, two miles distant. He sobbed as the words of flie clergyman rang clear and sonorous over the wire, and, although three physicians pleaded with him not to risk his own life by the nervous tension, lie persisted iu listening to the end. Geneva, Switzerland, March 13.—The famous hospice of St. Gothard has been destroyed by fire. Japs Rejoice Quietly. Danger Lurks In Foreign Influx The Japanese people are receiving the details of the victory with calmness. Tokyo and other cities are exceedingly ,.iet, and the recent admonition to the people to refrain from spending money in celebrations and devote their savings to war charities is being universally obeyed. The I'nited States government (loos endeavor to do Its duty by Ihe immigrants who conn! to these shores, and I am glad. Dr. Swift, to listen to what you said as to the work that is being done on Kills island, for It is a just tribute to that work. But unless people have had some experienve with the dangers and illttlcultles surrounding the newly arrived Immigrant they can hardly realize how great they are. The Immigrant eomes here almost unprotected. 1-le does not. as a ride, know our language. He Is wholly unfsmlllMr with our Institution" our customs, our habits of life and ways of thought, and there are. 1 am sorry to say. great numbers of evil and wicked  who hope to make their livelihood bv preying on him. He Is exposed to innumerable temptations, innumerable petty oppressions on almost every hand, and unless some one Is on hand to help him he literally has no Idea where to turn. No greater work can lie.done by a philanthropic or religious society than to stretch out the helping hand to the man and the woman who come here to this country to become citizens and the parents of citizens and therefore to do their part in making up for Weal or«for woe the filtifrc of our land. If wo do not take ttro TWO YOUNG MEN KILLED TODAY. COLLIERY IDLE. Extensive Changes to be Made at I.«« Peculiar Fatality Occurred at Noon Shaft During; tl»r Coming Few Another British Steamer Seized Toilay at tlie Stanton Colliery Weeks, Tokyo, March l:i.—Tile British steam er 811x011 Prince. bound for Vhulivos tok with a cniK'D oi' steel mils, Wife Falls at Husband's Side. Near Wllkesbarre. Central colliery, of the Pennsylva-1 nia Coal Co., suspended operations on I Saturday evening, and will probably I remain idle for about three weeks. \ During the idleness, some extensive \ changes and improvements are to bo made. Chief of these will be the raising of the tower at the head of Law shaft, one of the principal feeders of the Central breaker, and the raising of the landing at the top of -the shaft. The purpose is to ,nak.D it possible hereafter to run the loaded cars by grade from the shaft to the breaker. A new set of boilers is also being placed in position. Some minor improvements will be made. Mrs. Welsh died from pneumonia. She had been ill about a week. Late Inst Monday night Welsh whs hurrying to her with medicine and in crossing the street slipped on the Ice and fell, breaking a leg in two places and seriously injuring his hip. The street* were deserted, and lie called in rain for help for twenty minutes. Then Indragged himself along the sidewalk 150 feet to the door of his home. He was exhausted when a servant answered his ring, and his condition was so grave that two physicians insisted on his immediate removal to Mrs. Fill rushed to her husband's side and received a bullet from Scldstler's rifle. She, too, fell dead beside the lifeless body of her husband. Schistler then set tire to the Fill home, which was destroyed. A son of the Fills is missing and is believed to have perished in the flames. A double fatality occured about noon today at the Stanton mine, of the Lehigh &. Wilkesbarre Coal Co., in Wilkesbarre township. The victims were Edward McMahon and John Faulds, both young men. They were engaged in londing big cars at the pockets of the breaker, and while they were at their work the pocket collapsed. The men were crushed to death by the heavy timbers of the The Japanese press editorial articles iu discussing the possible effect of the victory upon pence declare Japan will unremittingly continue the vigorous prosecution of the war and lias no sug gestlon to make to Kussia, directly or indirectly. was selwd im Mnf-Hi fD C»y the Japanese In the Tsu strait and taken to Husclio ffDr trial. Russia Lost 150,000 Men, In the general elation over the success of the Japanese a special source of satisfaction is the celerity with which (lie flanking operations were can-fed out, tli; quick seizure of advantages and ihe speed made iu pursuit of the Russians. After the summer campaign there was a general admission of the truth of the repeated criticism that the Japanese army had failed in those respects, and an avow- was made to redeem the shortcomings. During the recent operations against the Russians the left portion of the fifth army marched forty miles iu one day, greatly aiding in the achievement of the victory. . Tientsin, March 1."D. The well informed here roughly estimate the total Russian casualties at I.Ki.ikhi and those Ot the Japanese at (irt.tHXI. Satisfying himself that the flames would perform their mission, Schistler returned to his own home and barricaded himself. In the meantime neighbors appeared on the scene, but quickly retreated when bullets from Sclilstler's rifle began falling near them. A telephone message was sent to police headquarters, and an ambulance with Police Surgeon Dulin, Captain Bohannu anil thr«De oflicers hurried to the pocket FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. A REVOLUTIONARY PLOT. Movement Against Castro Rsgime In Venezuela Hatched In Philadelphia. New York Stock Markets, furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., stock brok- the hospital Electrical, facial and heaCKjiiassago and hair dressng. E. J. Famiing. R Exeter St., West Pttston. Both phones. f24-3t Philadelphia, Mifreh 1.'!.—The Record ul Uiem, it we do not try to uplift them, then us sure ns fate our own children will pay the penalty. An operation wax performed there on Tuesday morning. The result of Welsh's Injuries is still In doubt. ers, Miners' Bank Building. today says New York, March 13 i9orD •'A formidable Insurrectionary move ment against hie Castro regime iu Venezuela lias been uncovered in this city by agents of the Venezuelan government, and so alarming is the nature and strength of the revolutionary plot that a formal protest has been sent to President Koosevelt by F, Salcedo Ochoa. the Venezuelan consul here. Seuor Oehoa's coui|iiuiut is based on the discovery of Venezuelan secretpolice, who iutve been keeping a sharp watch on revolutionists now living in this city. in conclusion (lie president said scene. Am Sugar . . . Ani Car & F . Am Loco . . . Amal Copper . . Atclilson com . . Atchison pfd . . B. K. T  B. & O  Can Pacific . . . Ches & Ohio . Chicago & Alton C. P. I  146% 36% 44% 81 Ms 92% 14 5 % 145% 36 In glorying over and wondering at the extraordinary development of our country and of the world 1 think that we sometimes forget that, compared to the deeper things. It Is Indeed only superficial in Its effect. Tin- qualities that count most in man and in woman now are the qualities that counted nlost 2,000 years ago. and as a nation we shall achieve success or merit failure according as we do or do not display those qualities. % SAVED TWO BOYS, LOST OWN Upon the arrival of the officers and before they could leave the ambulance n rain of bullets fell about then). lDu-1 in and Bobnuna fell to the tloor of the ambulance wounded. The driver reined in his horses, when another shot from Xchistler dropped one of the animals to the ground. With the assistance of spectators the wounded men were removed from the scene. 36 4 4 % 44% Cab Service at Your Call, Mother Rescues Drowning Children to 80 1 Any hour of day or night; hauling of all kinds; coach hire for weddings or funerals. Sutton's livery. Both Find Her Son Dead In the Water. 103% 67 % 111% 149% 92 103 92% 103% Homestead, i'a., March 13.—Attracted by the screams of two of her neighbor's children, .Mrs. Edward Best of Homevilte, about six miles from here, ran out of her house and saw two little boys struggling in a pool of water formed by an offshoot from a small 66% 110% 148% 67 110% 149 phones. Captives taken in this last engagement make the total of prisoners now held by Japan 7."i.0t;0. Their care is becoming a very expensive problem. The government is formulating plans to remove all military prisoners to islands. probably in the inland sea, and it is possible that all the captives will be removed there. Fresh shell oysters at Moffatt's. r.r. 40% 56% 41% 41% SPECIAL NOTICES. Among the members of this congregation Is a mah who in his prime nerved as the fleet engineer of Farragut when Farragut went into Mobile bay. That was forty-one years ago. The -ships and the guns with which Farragut did that mighty feat are now -almost as obsolete as the galleys that fought for the mastery of the /Egean sea when Athens waged war on Sparta. They could no more stand against u modern ship than could the ships that fought against the Invincible armada In 1588. But If the need ever comes for this nation to call on its sons to face a foreign foe the call will or will not be made iu vain just exactly according to whether we do or do not still retain the spirit which drove Farragut and the men under him onward to victory. The gun changes, the ship changes, but the qualities needed in the man behind the gun. In the mini who handles the ship, are Just the same as 55% 48% 162 52% 47% 54% 48 161% 144% 122% Duliu was shot three times, once in each leg and another time in the left thigh. His condition is critical. BrD- ha'nua received a bullet in the leg. but is not dangerously hurt. Erie 111 Central .. L. & N  Met St Uy . . M. K. & T. Mo Pacific . . N. Y. Central Norf & West St. Paul . . . 160% 144 122% Does it embarrass you when asked the time of day and you admit your watch is not correct? We can help you avoid the embarrassment. Yaseen jewelry store, 63 North Main street. At the risk of her own life she waded in until the water was up to her shoulders and dragged the children out. They were half drowned and speechless, but as soon as one of the two could recover himself he pointed to the pool and exclaimed: creek 145% 123% "The machinations against Castro, according to evidence upturned by the detectives, have reached a climax, and unless the plot is overthrown a steamer, tinder surveillance, will shortly leave this port on a secret mission, which is said, to be no less than an armed move against the South American president and his government. 69 110% 165% 67 % 109% 161 % 68% 110 165% Heavy Losses and Spoils. In a special dispatch to Tokyo Field Marshal Ova ma savs: Officers Use a Hay Barricade. A call for re-enforcements brought ail the available men from police headquarters and the sheriff's office, and a consultation was held to formulate a phm to capture Schlatter. Firing squads were stationed in nearby houses, ami a larger force was placed in u portable fort made of Imled hay plied upon a hay wagon. During the preliminary arrangements Schlatter kept up a continuous tire in all directions.87% 180% 87% 181% ■•Prisoners, spoils anil the enemy's estimated casualties iu the buttle of .Mukden follow, hut the prisoners, guns and spoils are increasing momentarily. The prisoners number over 40.000. including General Xakhimoff. The killed and wounded are estimated at iMUMlO. The enemy's dead left on the field number -0,500. The spoils include 11 flags, about tit) guns. (D0,000 rifles. 150 ammunition wagons. 1,000 carts. 200,- 000 shells, 25,000,000 rounds of small arms' ammunition, 75,oimi bushels of cereals, 275,000 bushels of fodder, 40 miles of light railway outfit. 2.000 horses, 2:D cart loads of maps. 1.000 cart loads of clothing and accouter incuts, l.uoo.ooo rations of bread, 7ti.- iwio tons of fuel and 00 tons of hay, besides tools, tents and other stores. 88% 182% Ont & West Pennsylvania 57% 56 % 146 % 111% 98 35% 56% Robbie is in there. Peo Gas 147% 113 V* 99% 147% 113% 98% "What do you mean, child?" cried Mrs. Best. "My Hobble In the water?" Reading "It is known that the vessel has been chartered in such a way as to allay suspicion, but the Venezuelan secret agents profess to have learned that she will load with munitions of war sufficient to equip several thousand men for a lengthy campaign, in addition to guns and stores for transforming her into a heavily armed gunboat. The Venezuelan government views the situation with such trepidation that a rush order, it is said, has been dispatched to 4he Cramps for speedy completion of repairs to the Venezuelan gunboat Itestaurador, now being overhauled at the Cramps shipyards. The boy nodded his head, and the mother, frantic with fear, rushed hack to the pool and when about waist deep her foot struck something on the bottom. Site stooped down and drew to the surface the body of her two-yearold baby boy Robert. He was dead. Rock Island So Pacific . 36% 71% 35% Blue point oysters, full line fresh fish. Frederick. So Rwy com T. C. & I. . 36% 36 91% 40% 134 12% 70% 36% 92% 41 92% Texas Pacific . Union Pacific . U. S. Leather IT. S. Steel . U. S. Steel pfd 135% 40% 134% Many bicyclists are having me overhaul theircycles; why not get yours ready for the opening of the season, Schussler, 8 Luz. Ave. they ever were 12% 12% 37% 96% 46% So It Is In our whole material civilization of today. Outward circumstances change. New dangers spring up, and old dangers vanish. Hut the spirit necessary to meet the new dangers, the spirit necessary to insure the triumph that We mrtst and shall win. Is the same now that 11 has always been. This is the spirit which lies behind this society and all kindred societies, and we owe to this society all the help we can afford to give, for it IS itself giving to our people a service beyond price, a service of love, a service which no money could buy. This was returned by the officers, and hundreds of shots were exchanged. Kelly was slightly wounded. Finally Schistic!' ceased tiring, and the hay 37% 37 96% 46% 25% Wabash 97% 47% 26 Boy Escort For President. Mex Central 25% Sherman. Tex., March lit. — Among many Unique and attractive features proposed in connection with the reception to be tendered President Roosevelt bu his trip to Sherman is a squadron of juvenile rough riders attired in characteristic costume on carefully selected ponies, equipped with all aceoutermeuts of war. The little warriors will head the honorary scort. The first stop of the pr" Texas will be at Sherman, and his first address will be delivered here. 0 Fresh fish every day\ t Sharp's Market; orders oplivered. Both phones. "Our various detachments are li:Dtly pursuing the enemy from all directions and inflicting considerable damage upon him everywhere. We have occupied a line extending thirteen miles to the north of Uuiiho and are still continuing the pursuit. For Your "Castro is said to be dubious of halting the filibustering expedition by federal intervention, so cleverly have the )ilaus been laid. In event of such failure, it is the aim to circumvent the Insurrectionists by holding the mysterious steamer safe under the range of the Itestuurador's guns front the moment she leaves port until such time that she can be searched in Venezuelan waters." Report of Work Done. The Gazette Printing Office would like to do your printing. Only the finest quality of work, and at prices that will suit. The report stated that the society will celebrate its eightieth anniversary in May next, that the immigrants are coining to the United States in increasing numbers and that if the average for the past four months continues the million mark will be reached for the the best Hotels, Clubs, Cafes (} and the Buffets of Private 0 Families, (D Consideration: "Our detachments which proceeded northward from the neighborhood of l'uhoy met a large column of the enemy'retreating northward, and after hand to hand lighting we enveloped the column, and it tinally surrendered. Stegmaier's Speelul low prices In many lines. You save money when you deal here. Cleveland Wants a Subway, year The tract society's eolporters among tlie immigrants are converted foreigners. They meet thorn on arrival ami follow tliem to their home* ami places of employment. distributing Christ Ian literature in the language 01 dialect which they speak.- Experience proves this to lie the most successful way of evaiigellzhig them, the f irerunner of the organized church. The colportcr at Ellis island distributes Christian literature in twenty-four languages ol. dialects. The total numbe* of colporters laboring among the foreigners is thirty-eight. The tract society's aid. the report says, Is also essential to the carrying forward of mission work in the islands. Cleveland, O., March 13.—William Barclay Farsons of New York, the well known engineer, who was engaged in the engineering work oil the New York subway, lias been asked by John J. Stanley, superintendent of the Cleveland Electric Railway company, to prepare plans for a subway in this city, the purpose of which is to relieve street car'congestion in the center of the city. Lace curtains 2 V4 yards long. 34 In wide, regular 75c value, for 45c. Salt Mackerel. Hallock "Near Mukden we are now engaged in etenring remnauts of the routed enemy, some of whom stili continue resistance. while the others come in and Steel Mill* Swamped With Orders. Large assortment of embroidery for corset covers, 15 in. wide, the 25 and 39c quality for 15c. THIS SHOULD INTER EST THE LADIES. Pittsburg. March 13.—8a great is the demand for billets and bars that the mills can hardly supply them. Prices have stiffened, too, and the active buying movement still continues. When mild weather comes it is believed there will in- a large increase in the orders and that the manufacturers, who already have contracts for about 83,000 cars, will fall much further behind in their orders. So insistent is the demand for billets that they are being sold at $4 a ton premium on the pool price, which is $21.50. Some of tlie mills are more than two mouths behind in their shipments of steel bars, and the tonnage is increasing daily. takes precedence for Elegant assortment of Val and Torchon Lace and insertion, wirth regular, 10c, 15 and 25c, your choice of lot, a yard 5c. Special attention is directed to a surrender new and stylish line as follows "Our casualties are estimated at 41 •».w Shirt Waist Sets, in gold filled and Heaps of corpses are found every and 1 lot of Corsets, about 50 dozen, worth 75c and $1.00. Your choice we hfive your size, 50c. sterling silver, «0c to $5 where." Welsh Mines Still Afire. Beaded Neck Chains, in gold filled NOT WHIPPED YET. Cardiff, Wales, March 13.—All efforts to stop the burning of the Cambrian pit at C'lydachvale have proved unavailing, and the untiring efforts ot relays of rescuers have failed to reach the entombed miners. The attempts will be continued, but there is. scarcely the faintest hope that any of the men ill the pit survive. Large line of neck Touching, black, white and all colors, a yard, 25c. and solid gold, $2 to $15 Czar and Hit Advisors Not Ready to Qualitv/o Ladles' Back and Side Combs. End the Slaughter. 1 lot ladies' moslln under skirts, trimmed With deep cambric flounce and 6 inch torchon lace, regular 75c quality, for only 50c. Signet Carmen Bracelets. St. Petersburg, March 13.—The iiumedlate answer of the llussian government to the defeat at Mukden is the announcement that a new army will be raised and the forces in the far east reorganized, that Vice Admiral Kojestvensky will be ordered to sail on and try conclusions with Togo and that the war will be prosecuted to the bitter end. Festooned Neck Chains In several The last annual report shows that the society lias published the gospel message in 100 languages or dialects and that ninety new publications have been added. These were in eight different languages. The total number of separate and distinct publications, including volumes, tracts and leaflets, issued from the home otHce during the history of the society was 8.588, and the grand total of all publications printed reached 750,781,513 copies. The total number of periodicals circulated for the year amounted to 3,030,40(1 copies, { Order a case sent home different styles. $3 to $10. LEWIS, THE JEWELER, ® North Main, opp. William St. today. Elegant line of top collars and lace collars from 5c. Ideal and Little Beauty under waists and corset waists, worth more, our price 25c. If the blood pi imp of th'_D human Dresden, 'l'euu., March 13. — IDt a shouting affray with pistols sit Ljuinvllle, Ivy., a line town In the nortlfcrn portion of Weakley county-,  Claln, ageil seventeen, was instantly killed by .Tolin Canter, who jrt turn was killed by-Walter McOlain of Dresdeu. The cause of the tragedy Is not A Kentucky Shfooting, | StejpiMer Brewing Co. | Wm im 0 4 Shell oysters. Hallock. system. Is out of order the nerves are starved for want of blood, and Indigestion. sleeplessness, sick headache, lack of vigor and fcervousness are the result. Br. Ague** Hetul Cure relieves hear# disease In 30 minutes, cures and strengthens the organ so that rich, rod blood courses through the and health reigns where disease jjprwt supreme.—25 -MAGNET You'll find the Chicago Cash Meat Market alway; well stocked. Prices least i the city. This Is the present temper of Emperor .Nicholas and his dominant ad visors, voiced In a, firm official announcement tiiat the position of Russia is unchanged and that the Initiative lor peace can only come from Pittston, Pa. a Bottling Department. A NEW THONE stfa' 37 South. Main St. known, Red Star Stamps. Hallo