Pittston Gazette

              ..i. „ ... .... arrow for Mem Pennsylvania. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday..THE HOME! PAPER. TrDFr For tlio People of Pittston and Vicinity. ALL THE HOME NEWS. r C 56th YEAH. ( WHHKIiT 1 daily bbi TT! DN, PA., GUI 29,1905. 'WO CENTS A COPY. 1 1TY CENTS A MONTH. ( 8 PAGES. iatorica1 - Dciei\ «pBf ?" ■%■ «y^n|^nH| || r PEACE ENVor j REACH AGREEMENT CRIMMINS' REPLY *7l • WIFE BEATEN, BUT CLUNG TO HUSBAND BAER IS AT WORM /Wr Foreign Woman Aakwl for RcIciihc Of Reading President Returns From the West. To the Charge of Misquoting Man Who lla«l lieaien Her Into Secretary Shaw. Insensibility. In spite of the fact thai she had been beaten Into insensibility by her husband, who waaD later, a foreign woman appeared ;it the eity hall this morning ta plead for the release of her cruel spouse. She seemed very much worrited over the fact that he had been m Jail over night and was anxious tlkat he should be freed as soon as possible. The man who received the unmerited devotion was John Chelingtsh, a foreigner who resides on Center sSft-et. Last night, while he was either drunk or In a frenzy, he struck ills wife to the ground and beat her unmercifully. He then left his house. The woman lay Insensible until some neighbors' came to her assistance and then It required a considerable time to revive her. Officers Connoil and Llnnen wen; to the home and waited until the husband arrived, when they placed him under arres*. For a time It was feared that the result of the trouble would be a murder as the woman was In a very weak state. TAIiK IS v OPTIMISTIC. GIVES HIS AUTHORITY Announcement Was Made Officially This Morning After a Brief Session Had Been Held to Consider the Declares That He Thinks, There Will be No Strike. Names Des Moines Editor as Latest Proposals of Japan. the Author of Report. Philadelphia, Aug. 29.—president George F. Baer of the Philadelphia & Heading Hallway returned to his office in the Reading Terminal from a two months' vacation tour of the west. JAPAN ABSOLUTELY WAIVES DEMAND FOR CASH INDEMNITY LDes .Mollies, la., Auk. 20.—Governor A. B. Cummins has indited a rep])' to the letter written to him by, Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. HTlaw. who criticised Governor Cummins for misquoting the secretary in a speech before the Chicago reciprocity convention. The governor's letter follows: Mr. Haer declined to discuss John Mitchell's speech In which the miners' chief asserted with unwonted bluntness that It was the intention of the anthracite miners to insist upon an eight-hour workday and recognition by the coal companies of the United Mine Workers of America. Result Was Foreshadowed Last Night by the News From Japan—Treaty of Peaca Will be Signed as Soon as the Details can be Arranged. 1 have the honor to acknowledge your letter of the 2Gth Inst., In which you challenge a statement that I recently made In an address delivered before the national reciprocity conference at Chicago. The statement is as follows: If President Baer decides to reply to Mitchell ho will do ao after he has conferred with the presidents of the several coal roads, which he will have an opportunity to do today in New York or on Tuesday of next week. Until he has further looked over the situation he Is not expected to enlarge on the following statement: Chelinglsh spent the night behind the bars and was to. have been given a hearing this morning. His wife, who had recovered from the blows dealt her, was on hand at the city hall almost as soon ils the police this morning and, through an Interpreter, asked for the release of her husband. As she refused to appear against him there was nothinsf ttD do but release the man. The pollctf held him, however, until this afternoon In order to further Impress the! discomforts of prison life upon hi* mind. -Th. penses of tlie war and to content herself with what she will receive for the feeding and clothing of the 110,000 Russian prisoners of war now in that empire, l'or her work on the Chinese Eastern railway and for the northern half of Sakhalin island. All this is old, with one important exception. "The secretary of the treasury in a speech recently delivered In Des Moines Is reported ns saying that the explanation of the refusal of the senate to consider the French treaty is that It gives everything to France and nothing to the United States. I must do him the justice to believe that he never read the treaty, for otherwise he has committed a grave offense "against the proprieties of debate." envoys announce that they havC Portsmouth, X. 11., Auk L"J.- reaclieil a complete accord on points and that a treaty will bC drafted The announcement was "I believe there will be no strike. From what I have heard of the visit of President Roosevelt and Cardinal Gibbons at Wllkesbarre 1 believe the miners are better satisfied with present conditions, and will make a made after the conference had been in session for a few hours today. It is evident that the last offer of Japan was satisfactory to Russia. There wan a very hopeful feeling among the peace envoys and their suites this morning ns If they foresaw a happy termination of their labors. The quotation Is accurate. I made the statement. Ypu say respecting It: Dy Chlckerlng. Commission to Fix Price. "1 knew that I did not say It or anything that could be so Interpreted, but I was not so sure about the report. The occasion was an Informal luncheon, and the speech was Impromptu, though not extemporaneous." BARON ROSEN, RUSSIAN PEACE ENVOY. Instead of setting a price on the territory she offers to yield to Russia, instead of arbitrarily demanding that Emperor Nicholas tax his subjects even more heavily than they are taxed at present to pay her ilitJOO.OQO.OOO for that part of the island. Japan now says she will leave the valuation of the territory to a mixed commission and, what is still more important, adds that the value is to lie llxod according to the market standard. peaceable adjustment of the wage scale for another term of years. The coal Interests will certainly do their part to avert a strike." Bnron Roman Roinanovitch Rosen, associate member of the Russian commission to the peace conference, is the present Russian ambassador to the United States, having succeeded Count Cassini to that position early in the present summer. He was the Russian minister to Japan up to the time of the outbreak of hostilities. Baron Rosen is popular in diplomatic circles. His first spurs were won by securing for his country the island of Sakhalin, which the Japs have recently taken. He is a member of an old Russian family. At 12:no Mr. JCornstovetz gave out the following official statement: Cummins Gratified. FOREIGNER NECK Mitchell's speech Is regarded in coal circles as an effort to learn the position which the coal companies will take 011 the commission's award, which will expire on April 1. The miners' chief having assured himself that he will be able to control a big majority of the hard coal diggers as In past years, Is now undoubtedly anxious to reach a position where he he can intelligently prepare a programme for presentation to the convention of miners which will meet In advance of the expiration of the agreement, which both operators and miners have fairly lived up to and which has resulted, both sides admit, In a degree of prosperity in the anthracite region without a parallel. In the session of this morning. You further say Aug. 2D, the conference arrived at a complete accord on all questions. It has been decided to proceed to an elaboration of the treaty of peace. The conference adjourned until three o'clock this afternoon." "Knowing therefore that you would not violate 'the proprieties of debate' by quoting me without authority as having made a specific statement, 1 write to inquire where you saw the report of my speech ns given In your Chicago address. 1 have not seen It. and 1 wish to correct the record as soon as possible." Lived for 12 Hours After the ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. form, but at all times it Is enormous. Ono element in the problem Is the moon's own motion along Its orbit in space, which is at the rate of 1,000 miles an hour. Then the rotation of the earth causes a given point to moVe toward thi- approaching shadow at about the same or a greater velocity. Two or three other factors enter ipto the problem which cannot be simply stated in a few words. The combined effect of these influences is to carry the lunar shadow nearly half way around the globe In about three Accident. A treaty of peace will be signed as soon as the details can bo completed An armistice will be arranged at once, That the foregoing offer from the Tokyo government may be regarded as a guaranty of peace, provided any sanity remains In St. Petersburg and that the Portsmouth plenipotentiaries do not by some slip frustrate the plain purpose of their principles, is the general opin ion In well informed circles here. 1 am sincerely gratified to know that you deny having made the statement, for It was impossible for me to reconcile It with the truth, and I am not less gratified to be given the opportunity to advise you of my authority for Imputing the sentiment to you. You may be against the French treaty, and I may be for It, but you can no more afford to mislead the public concerning Its provisions than 1 can afford to misrepresent the statements you make to Justify the inaction of the senate. Aiulro Pryatos, of York Avenue, Xortli Japan absolutely waived her demand for a cash indemnity. This was the decision arrived at by the Japanese cabinet and the older statesmen at their extraordinary session yesterday. There was never the least doubt that if the Japanese envoys presented their concessions in complete form unanimous agreement to draw up treaty of \peace would be reached. Wonderful Natural Phenom- Avoca, Fell 1'ruaii a Second Story enon Tomorrow. Window Karly Yesterday .Morning—Ik-atli IDl(l Not Occur Until l.ate in The Kcllpse Will be Total in Certain Of course the pessimists arc in evidence as usual, lliis time with the hollow suggestion that by obligating tin Muscovite empire to purchase half ol Sakhalin the proposed pence pact real ly will Include indemnity to Japan But the pessimists are in a microscopic minority and one has to canvass the verandah of the \Yeiitw;Drth prettj thoroughly fo T*t*are tfll a  guard of them. the Afternoon. I'arls of tlie World, but Only Par- Andro Prystos, a Polander, died yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock at his boarding house In North Avoca, after he had lived for 12 hours with a broken neck. Prystos was about 50 years old and had been In this country several years. He worked in the mines and lived tin York avenuo. tial on the Atlantic hours You are right In determining that both of us have had too long an experience In the trial of cases to believe that any substantial victory can be won either through any falsehood or passive suppression of the truth. I therefore promptly give you my authority for stating thut you were reported as saying in your speech at Des Moines that the ' failed to approve the French treaty L -u.use It gave France everything and the United States nothing.MANY CRIMINAL CASES Coast—Kcllpse Will Mikado Hacks Down 1m- Visible from 5:30 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Portsmouth, N. II., Aug. 2!).—Following days of delay and weeks of preliminaries, the peace negotiations between Russia and Japan have approached di'lluitu ouncHH luore utwaely l*«« »t any time since the president of the United States took his tirst step toward bringing the warring nations together, and when the news was digested that came from Tokyo through authentic channels it was seen that the plenipotentiaries here had little to do with the solution of the difficulty, that the world watched Portsmouth peace conference had become u sort of International sideshow and that the real transaction looking to the breaking of the deadlock was being conducted by Mr. Roosevelt with the Japanese and Russian emperors.Tills City Will Have the Largest Pre- to 7:30 A. M New York Stock Markets, furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., stock brokers, Miners' Bank Building. sentment of Its History to the if the weather is favorable tomorrow morning, the people of the eastern part of the United Strides and Canada will witness an unusual celestial phenomenon, an eclipse of the sun. The eclipse will be total in certain parts of the world, but only partial in this section. Grand Jury. New York, Aug. 29, 1905 Yesterday morning, as several workmen were returning home from the Erie yard, they found the body of Prystos lying on the road, a short distance from his boarding place. He was alive but unconscious.' The workmen aroused his boarding boss and had him removed to a bed Inside. Medical attendance was called and it was found that the man's neck was broken. He lived, although hedid not regain consciousness--, for 12 hours. Avoca. This city will have ?- -zest presentment of cases to tfi'e grand jury at the next session in its history. The police officials have 14 separate cases against prisoners and Chief Loftus Is engaged now In preparing his witness lists and other matter for the prosecution. The present list includes two murder cases, that of Philip Novak and that of Mrs. Joseph Blanco. Several of the cases are for carrying concealed weapons and a few for tippling house business. One Is for highway robbery. lu addition to these cases, the usual number of aldermanic cases will be brought up. Am Sugar .. Am Car & F Ama! Copper Am Loco . . Hljfh 146 37% 87% 53 Low. 144 % 37% 86% 52 Close. 144% 37% 87% 53 On the other hand, grave men are abundant who are convinced President Roosevelt, after discouragement that long ago would liave put a quietus on any less determined man. has succeeded in impressing the mikado and his advisers with the imperative demand of the world tit large for peace in the far east. Shaw's Speech Quoted, In the Des Moines Capital of Saturday, May 27, 1905, (the day after your speech here) you will find a long editorial entitled, "Secretary Shaw." It deals wholly with your speech of the duy before. 1 quote that part of It upon which 1 rolled In my address at Chicago: Atchison com Atchison pfd 90% 105 89% 105 90% 105 The track of totality tomorrow morning: begins south of Hudson Bay, emerges on the Labrudor coast and follows much the same route thereafter as did the last, except that it reaches into Arabia after crossing northern Egypt. South of the path, which is only about 50 miles wide, this eclipse, too, will be partial. B. & O. B. R. T. 113% 70% 70% 112% 113% 70% Can Pacific ...104% Ches & Ohio .. 57% Chicago & Alton 40% 161% 56% 40% 164% 56% 40% "In his own original way he drove home certain facts that will be remembered. He exposed the proposed French treaty In all Its deformity, demonstrating that we were offering France n tremendous bargain and getting practically nothing in return." St Paul 182% 180% 182% Amended Compromise. C. F. I 46% 45% 46% Impression of Japan with that luminous truth is tantamount to tormina tion of tin" negotiations on a basis ot peace in the eyes of those who have followed the various steps from tin days when Minister Takahira and Am PrystoH slept in an uppefr room In tho front part of the boarding house and It Is believed that he accidentally fell from his window, which was found open. It was ascertained that he had gone to bed, or at least he had been In the house Sunday evening. The coroner was notified of the death .but considered an Inquest unnecessary. The body was taken In charge by Undertaker Locuta and U being burled In Old Forge cemetery this afternoon. Prystos had a wife In the old country. III Central Eric 179 152 52% 50% 177% 178% 52% At the time of the greatest obscuration nearly nine-tenths of 'the solar disk will be concealed at Boston, near New York the maximum will be seven-tenths. whereas In Charleston, S. C„ it will be no more than threetenths. So, too, the proportions are two-tenths for New Orleans, Sixtenths for St. Louis and eight-tenths for Chicago. L«. & N 150% 151% If thin be not a sufficient basis for the statement that I miide in Chicago I have yet to learn tho meaning of the commonest words of my mother tongue. Lafayette Young, the editor of the Dos Moines Capital, was present at the luncheon and heard your speech. He is your political friend and ally. He is in sympathy with your views. He is himself a speaker of wonderful power and knows what words mean. He writes constantly concerning the tariff and reciprocity and could not have boon mistaken with respect to the trend and conclusion of your argument. Lincoln's Birthplace Sold, Met St Ry 131% 72% 108% 215 130% 131% It is known that at today's meeting of the envoys the senior representative of the island empire will submit to the czar's chief plenipotentiary u new compromise, in which the vexing question of indemnity is got around with a smoothness likely to be characterized by Europe us "Yankee slickness." Hodgcnville, Ky., Aug. 29.—Tho Abraham Lincoln birthplace was sold by Commissioner Handly. There were several bidders present, but the f:irin sold for $3,600, much less than was expected. The purchaser was R. J. Collier, of New York. He wl'.l get possession in December. Mr. Collier has not yet decided what he will do with It, and he probably was bought as an Investment. The farm comprises 110 acres, and the price was not much more than the land is worth for agricultural purposes. Mo. Pacific M. K & T 72% 107 108% (Continued on Page Thrfce.) Mex Central 23% 24% Am Smelter Central 154 130% 86% 56% 146% 105% 120% 34% 68% 151% 129% 154 130 Call for Hank Statements. Norf & West 85% 86% Washington, Aug. 29.—The comptroller of the currency has made a call upon national banks for a report of their condition at tho close of business, Friday, August 25. Ont Sc West 55% 56% Along the Atlantic coast the show will begin at about sunrise, say from 5:30 to 5:40 o'clock and end somewhere between 7:12 and 7:38 o'clock. The further west a place is (like cities on the Southern seaboard) the earlier the eclipse occurs, whereas it is later at Boston' than at New York. The operations of covering and uncovering will take place slowly, as will also the transition from one to the other. Peo Gas Pennsylvania 145% 105 105% 146% Haron Komura will inform M. Wltto that Japan It) willing to waive entirely the question of reimbursement for ex- Reading 118% 120% When lie wrote In his vivid and striking way that you "exposed the proposed French treaty in all its deformity, demonstrating that we were offering Prance a tremendous bargain and getting practically nothing In return," it was not possible for me to doubt that you had said what he had Imputed to you. I know thnt he could easily misunderstand me. but It Is Incredible that he should misunderstand you. / —. Rock Island 33% 66% 66% 34% ERIE MINERS. So Rwy com So Pacific 36% 91% 35% 36% T. C. & I 89% 91% IUwIvwI a Reply to Grievances, but The place was sold by order of court in the bankruptcy case of A. W. Dennette, of New York, who bought It 1C years ago from the Creal family, Into whose hands It came at the time the Lincoln family removed from the state. Union Pacific Texas Pacific 36% 135% 37% 105% 36% 133% 36% 135% No Report Has Vet Heen S. Steel 36% 37% Made Public. U. S. Steel pfd 43% 104% 43% 105% The representatives of the mine workers In the Erie and Hillside collieries met In A. O. U. W. hall. Scranton, yesterday afternoon to hear and discuss the answer of General Manager May to the grievances of the men as presented to tho company officials nearly two weeks ago. Mr. May's answer was placed In the hands of the committee a week ago and the convention yesterday was called for the purpose of hearing the report of the committee. To watchers hereabout the lunar invasion of solar territory should be the greatest at about 6:30. All that time the sun will not be more than ten degrees above the horizon. Every one who plans to rise and observe the spectacle should be sure that he will have an unobstructed view. Provisions should also be made for protecting the eyes by smoking a piece of glass through which to observe the phenomenon. Wabash Following your example, I will hand a copy of my reply to tho newspapers at the time I mail this letter. Phone your order for oysters. Sharp's. Fire at Johnstown, Ps. Cigarettes Make Boy Queer. Johnstown, Pa., Aug. 29.—The building and stock of the Penn Traffic company, which operates the largest department store In the city, are a total loss us the result of a Are that started about 11 o'clock last night among some refuse near the elevntor shaft in one of the wings of the building. The estl mated loss Is $500,000, which is almost covered by insurance. The entire Are department of the city was called out. For a time the Crystal hotel and other buildings across the street from the Penn traffic store were threatened, but the Are department succeeded In confining the bluze to the building in which It originated. Low Prices Prevail At Tie Magnet New York, Aug. 29.—James Fleming, twenty-two years old, son of a public school teacher, was charged by his father in the Ilarlein court with being Insane. lie said his sou was an Inveterate cigarette smoker, had hallucinations and at night walked up and down stairs, refusing to go to bed and constantly demanding cigarettes. "You 'lfctd better go to a hospital," said the court to young Fleming. "I don't want to," the boy exclaimed. "Doctors kill you; that's all they do." The answer convinced the magistrate, and he committed the young man to Bellevue. A solar eclipse is caused by the moon getting between the sun and the earth. The moon is very much smaller than the sun. Their respective diameters are 2,000 and 860,000 miles respectively. But the earth's satellite is so much nearer than the central orb of the solar system that it is often able to cover it • completely for intervals ranging in length from one to six minutes. Our full line of summer goods The convention was called to order at about 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Chairman James Hennigan, and the report of the conference committee was read. It was 6 o'clock before the convention adjourned and affairs were then In such condition that it necessitated another session this afternoon at 3 o'clock. reduced one-half. You take adivantage of it; never mind us. 1 lot children's ribbed fast black hose, double heel and toe, never sold for less than 16c; our price now 5 cents. 1 lot 20 and 50c chemsette# reduced to 15 and 25c. Little or nothing could be gleaned from the representatives who attended the meeting relative to the company's answer. They said the entire session was taken up with the discussion of the answer and an effort to reconcile it with the grievances presented by the men. While it Is apparent thai the answer is not entirely satisfactory to the men, it is evident from the fact that another session will be held that the men are desirous of reaching a satisfactory adjustment of the trouble. The speed at which the lunar shadow travels over the earth On such occasions is astonishing. It Is not unl- Childrcn's seersucker, chambray and gingham dresses, nicely trimmed, a fresh new stock, worth 50c, 75c and $1.00, re« duced to 25c, 35c and 50c. Richmond, Intl., Aug. 29—A. F. Norton of Marion, Ind., who has gained much notoriety through Ills efforts to run various establishments as "Christ would run them," made a complete failure of a restaurant conducted at the Wesleyan conference nt Fairmont, Ind. Pntrons were to pay what they thought the food was worth. Not on Business Principles. Twenty Drowned In Gale. Jacksonville, Fin., Aug. 29. — The American steamship Peconlc encountered a fierce gale off the coast of Florida, and twenty of the crew of twentytwo were drowned. The ship was struck by an enormous wave, the cargo shifted, and the vessel sank. Two of the crew, an Italian and a Spaniard, secured the lifeboat and landed on Amelia beach and told the story of the disaster. The steamer was laden with coal from Philadelphia for New Orleans.IBF Paine of all kinds, even the tortures r of Rheumatism and Nervous Complaints; also the torments of aout and the frequent dangerous pains accompanying Inflammatory Diseases are quickly and safely relieved by the great household , remedy 1 lot ladles' ribbed 10c vest* reduced one-half, now 5c. Corsets worth 50c, 75c and )1 now 45c. Open wbrk linen stand covers and pillow shams, a large line from 25c. 1 lot cotton batts, the large 8c size, side price 5c. Red Canoe Angered Bull. Philadelphia, Aug. 20.—J. Everly and F. R. St. Clair were paddling down the Schuylkill river In a red canoe. When near Phenlxvllle a big bull plunged Into the water and after a long chase knocked the canoeists into the water and tore the canoe into bits. Soothing and Cooling. The salve that heals without a scar is DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. No remedy effects such speedy relief. It draws out inflammation, soothes, cools and heals all cuts, burns and bruises. A sure cure for piles and skin diseases. DeWitt's Is the only genuine Witch Hazle Salve. Beware of counterfeits they are dangerous. Sold by T. J. Yates. 1 lot 20c sunbonnets, neatly trimmed, your choice now 10c. Men's and boys' fancy shirts, worth 39c and 48c, all nice and clean now 25c. ! Anchor | Pain Expeller • Used for 35 years all the world Jj over Trenton, N. J., Aug. 29.—The North American Biscuit company tiled a certificate with the secretary of state iuo—it* on-Mtai stock from $4,500,- 000 to $9,000,000. i ■ ' U i I J ill Double* Its Stock. Ladies' gingham aprons from 10a EDWARD M. GROUT, COMPTROLLER OF NEW YORK CITY. New Yorker* Drown. Mr. Grout has long been in the limelight as one of the chief officials of the metropolis and is now doubly so In the fact that he recently had arrested Arthur Brisbane, one of the editors of the New York Journal, on a charge of criminal libel. Mr. Brisbane had charged the comptroller with having been Implicated In some Irregularities in connection with buying for the city a theater at an exorbitant price. At the same time he admitted that Orout bad saved the municipality the price of a set of false teeth. At this Mr, Orout showed his real teeth lu a most unmistakable manner. Cumberland, Md., Aug. 29.—Angus Mcintosh and James Griffin, bdth from New York state and employed as foremen In the Wabash railway construction work, were drowned in the Potomac river, near Pawpaw. The bodies were recovered. MAGNET, Miss Kimiia McMurtrie was Cured of eye trouble by H. A. Cohen, Optician. Toronto Welcomes Prince Louis. Toronto, Aug. 29—Prince Louis of Battenberg was formally welcomed to the city by ceremonies in city hall park. The prince replied briefly to the mayor's greeting. At ail Druggists, 25 & 50c. Look for the Trade-Mark Ek ™ J® 37 S. Main St Tinning and Plumbing at Oyster frys. Oainejr's dini room. :j( iM L# . V J J