Pittston Gazette

              M ' WEATHER CONDITIONS. fast m (&iif jeifc Afjfj THE HOME NEWS. Fort-cast t'niii 8 pi hi. Toinorroiv fCD» I'lnslcrii IViiisj 1 minla For (Jio People of Plttston and Vicinity. Continued unsottUd Weather tonight and Saturday, with occasional \Dr ■Cnow. ' THE HOME PAPER. DCD — PI TTSTON, JANUARY 18/1907. TWO CENTS A COPY. I FORTY CENTS A MONTH. ( 57TH v- J WEEKLY B8TARLI8HRD I8rD0. I DAILY EST. BY THRO. HART 1882. 10 PAGES. AMERICANS DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE irmzessiu Victoria i.u.se, which rnn ashore at the harbor entrance Dee. 1CD. is now u total los's. miles off the roast. Both the telegraph offices are burned." glieny. Oilier vessels will load and sail In top al frequent intervals if It is found necessary. M'CLELLAN ACTS. THE HAITI RAILROAD. STATE HIGHWAY. The topography of the country has been changed and the navigation elinn nel into tliis harbor materially alter ed. List of Killed. Owing lo (lie iilnrmlng news from Jamaica Mr. Meyer e:ifi! "1 tile governor genernl of the Island to notify him where supplies should lie sent. Mr1' Meyer's committee expects to receive ?i large quantity of provisions and medicines. lint will lie reluctant, it was stated, to dispatch any considerable amount until it is certain that a land ing can lie made. It was announced that it had been decided to send the Allegheny in spite of the news received today concerning a change in the bed of the ocean near Kingston, if a landing cannot be made at Kingston the Allegheny will send her cargo ashore at the nearest point to the The list of killed include Sir .Tames Kcrgusson, M. P., deputy chairman of the Royal Mail Steam Packet company of London; Captain T. Constant I ne, superintendent in Jamaica for the Royal Mail Steam Packet company; Captain Young, commander of the steamer Arjio of the Royal Mail Steam Packet company's fleet; Captain Lainont, who was soon to be married to an American girl; Mr. Brannel, reported to have been killed in the Myrtle Bank hotel; IDr. Robertson and wife. Charles Sherlock, a well known merchant; A. M. Nathan, partner of Charles Sherlock in the tirm of Nathan, Sherlock & Co.; Wants Jackson Jailed For Annual Meeting Held in Lackawanna Senator Back Two vessels left here for the United States loaded to their full capacity with returning tourists and fleeing na Camden This Week. Contempt. of Project. Many Tourists Are Reported Killed In Kingston. Wounded persons are being cared for on all the ships In the harbor. tlves, (irorKc It. Komim-ll. of This t'ily, He- WILL INTRODUCE BILL AGAINST BALLOT WAR elected President of the Company The shipping in the harbor Is safr May Be Twelve Hundred Dead Other Ollicern and Directors Says Writ of Prohibition Are Kewidents of This Branch Would Extend To The number of dead is placed variously at from 500 to 1,200. and the number of injured runs into the thou sands. Ten thousand people are said to be homeless. The danger of famine has increased, and with it stalks the specter of pestilence. There is urgent need of supplies of all kinds, and energetic efforts are being made to send aid. Was Violated. Section of State. A large number of people in North eastern Pennsylvania will be interested in the proceedings of the annual | meeting of the American Hayti Rail-1  road Co.. which was held in Camden, boulevard. J Jfeet wide X. J., on Wednesday last. Among the frum Gaston \u 1 1 ls,'u,K. via hu"' stockholders in attendance were the *UID- * b' fr"'»  following residents of Pittston and(Susquehannas fork running north- West Pittston: C5. B Rommell. W. I. CastWur]d throwh Wllkesbarre Pltts- Hlhbs, es,,.. .1. W. Kasper. Charles R um ,a"d bclra,»tou' "nd a Hunt. Joseph Hurst and T. Wilbur J™"1 '""V D .T* ,P Kvte. John Mainwaring. of Ply. Th ladelphla, is the object of an on* , , r in . . „i„„ tering wedge resolution wnlch Senamouth. ex-register of wills, was also " ° , , , . .. .. tor Blewitt, of Lackawanna, who is u at the meeting. . .. . , ... , . j , , r , . m .. civil engineer, says he wilt Introduce The board ol directors and ofTicers . „ ... , , , ... in the legislature on Monday evening, of the company presented reports that , ' ... ,,, , 1 ! , , ,J , „ The resolution will call for survey, were very satisfactory to the stocT.- , . . , , ,T. . holders. Work is progressing favor- fata' flty' tr0"1 1 »« Mat* Highway ablv on the second and third sections '•m'nissioner for the purpose, of esof the new railroad, and it i.s expect- the basts of further proed that the line will be completed as C"C•'!".g.s 'n the matter. includmg a far as by March 1st. Knnery bl" f"r a» appropriation to beis an important inland town of Hayti, u"r, ' ... , . being the natural center of ;l ,arge h U, »" spccHlwl also that th, section Of country, in which the prin- boul.-yard shall l.e constructed wit) This City. CITY NOW MASS OF RUINS Bradley Verley of the family extensively interested in sugar cultivation, two other members of the Verley family, C«. McN. Livingston, senior clerk in t.'M* audit office of the colonial governii?eut. wff-.li was located iu the treasury building on Harbor street: Dr. Menier, four Livingston children, reported to have been killed ij(D Myrtle Bank hotel; Dr. U. C. Gibb, Miss I.ockett. killed in the Jamaica club: Miss Sullivan and Edgar De Cordova, Carriage and wagon maker. Albany, S. Y.. Jan. IK. Mayor Mc- Clellan has decided to ask the supreme court to punish Attorney General William S. Jackson for contempt of court. E. L. Riclinrds. attorney for the mayor. served notice on Jackson that a motion to have him adjudged in contempt will be made at the special term in this city Jan. Utt. Harriiibui'i;. Jan. 18.—A "Telford stricken city. Mr. Meyer at a late hour had not received an answer to his cable message to the governor general. Number of Victims May Reach Twelve Hundred. TIDAL WAVE WIPES OUT KINGSTON BAY The sides of the shores of the harbor of Kingfst;»ii are reported to be sinking, and there is terror lest the ruined city slip into the sea. Kvery wharf not de strayed by tire is said to liave snnk into the water or to have been rendered worthless. SIDES 9F HARBOR SINKING INTO SKA Rear Admiral Evans Reports That the Whole South Coast of Jamaica Is Sinking. The mayor asks that the attorney general be imprisoned for his action until quo warranto proceedings which aUckson has begun in the name of the state to test Met'lellan's title to the office of mayor be withdrawn and discontinued.FC"ars Felt That Devastated Town Will Be Completely Engulfed—Business The section of tlio city h;i« bepii wipptl on I, ii ml flip estimate: of ilatiiHKP ianjje from ?X(l,l)!»O.OfKD to JKM Tlio JVfNsury, on Ilnrlior strpet, whs slHiiiliujr l)ul the posloftico anil court- Havana. Jan. IS. — Hear Admiral Evans In a wireless message to the Section Entirely Wiped Out — Loss May Be as High as $25,000,000—Col- Colony's Governor Sends List of Dead. ImmumD \\.Piv in ruins. Tin* government office* wo it- unsafe for occupation. (•overmuCMil house wns haclly damaged. The Colonial hank wns humeri out. (lie Kovu Scotia hnuk whh ii lionp of ruins, anil (lie residence of CDenoral Marshall collapsed like a pnek of curds, j Mrs. Marshall wns ilnir out n.live nnd put slightly injured. The Roman t'ntli- 100.000. cruiser Columbia here states thai :i huge titliil u'livCD has chniigctl the coast line of Jamaica* leaving Iho entire south Hide of Kingston under wnter. A request will also be niaiie lD,v llie rtiayor's attorney for a stay ot' t'.ie ac lion brought by the attorney general In William K. Hearst's behalf to test MC Clellnn's title to office. 1'nle umber of prominent Knv'IWi persoi Among llie dead nod injured nrp :i Ships In Roadstead Give Succor to Wounded—American Battleships Mis —— ■;sr y ; - v — ■D.*' No liny is reported left, ;in«l tli«» whole const lino is reported sinking. a stay is souri and Indiana Lending Aid—Ne granted this case will he he I in New ■ipal products arc .-off..,-. ,(DKWOOd, CD'e view of being not only U,o trunk ot ton and honetiuen. the latter being ?' 1h* St;l,tc s roaC etn but a so a i species ... hemp. These products "Pkh 1,1 Ur,e contemplated nations , . , , . .1 lush way from ocean to ocean. must now lie taken on burros to the . _ , . ... ... , Another resolution from Senator coast, making the transportation slow ... ,, , .. . „ . , , Hlewili will ask the secretary oi inand expensive. t.ovemmcnt officials „ . , ... . , . , ' , r , , tcrnal nffairs for the baste data aiiil the people of the island are very ,, . ... , . .. winrewith to go ahead with the profrietjdlv to the new railroad enterprise . ... » , ,, , , . , .. jee! 11f :i canal from Lake Erie to and desired to have the line com-.:. ,,, , ... i ... the Ohio river, lie intends to prepleted as soon as possible. i . *, ° , ' .. . .. . i 'sent an appropriation bill for the Hayti is considered one of the rich- , ' * ' „ , * ' , purpose later on. The resolution will est and most productive is lands of the , , , T ,. ... ,, . 4,i. specify at least 16 feet" depth for \\ est Indies. All that is needed is * J , _ , , , • . , ... the canal, so that gunboats in naeapital and Yankee push to make it a , , , ,, .... , , , . tional defense, as well as the peaceverv desirable place for business en-1 , , ,, .. tu„ . , „ . ,„... . ful craft of commerce, could use it. terprises. The new railroad will make ____ the inland a much more attractive | p1 i jaiOTi Onr I l/T IOITO place for capitalists than ever before. /|J|/|S\J\| \Mr fl H r il\||- \ Following is a list of the directors flU/lUlU 1 111 LflllLilUILU* firo Population Despondent and Refuse to Help In Work of Clearing Up. OUR WARSHIPS AT KINGSTON. York on .Ian. UK. In a paper nft.nchrDd to th D notice of contempt proceedings Mayor .vlcdellan says that no new matter w ft brought out in the proceedings a; ainst him which was not covered in taoHearst C|tto warranto proceedings before former Attorney General Mayer or before Mr. Jackson. There were not any other facts that could have come to Mr. Jackson's knowledge. It • de lares. Objects to Recent ProcrcdingG T.ottdon, Jan. 18. The first long (lis pateh from Kingston, .lamnit-a. savf olle cathedral. tho parish church Mini ... . _ . ...... _ . Admiral Davis, With Two Battleships the Scotch, Wcsievan and Baptist _ . _ . . , . , ,, V, Reaches Earthquake Scene. churches had disappeared, and the the- _ nter was destroved. Washington. Jan. IS. - A wireless At Port HoraI, Ml the entrance of message to the navy department Kingston harbor, one of Ihe batteries "e"r Admiral Lvans at (.uantananio sank, and a gunuer was killed. I 8,a!e? ,hn' "e b:,tt hJps( ,Miss!,,Uri _. , _. and Indiana iiave arrived al Jamaica; Steamer Fights Fire. ! , . ,, . . .... . , . .... . . .. ... ,, , i also that the destroyer Whipple, hav When C aptalu doling of the Royal . , , ... . . , ' , , _. ., . . ... . . "'K aboard Divisional ( omnialiiler Ad- Mail steamer Arno was killed. !• Irst ., . ,, .. .. . ... i ... mirnl ( . H. Davis, with a corps ol Officer MeCauley assmued cominanil of . . , surgeons and medical supplies, alreadv tlie vessel, and. seeing tiie lire spread. ... . has arriveil at Kingston. ing ashore, he steamer a ongsidc Ihe „ . . . , , .. , . / ... i Owing to an error in deciphering the burn hi? Royal Mai company s wharfs . . , . .. , .... wireless message from Ouantananio, and there fought the tire al night long ., . . . ,, . , tuba, It was made to appear lhat Rear and saved one of Ihe piers. In the ...... ... , .... , , Admiral Kvaus personally hail gone to meantime the decks of llie Arno had ... . , , ,.. , ... . . . . Kingston to extend relief to theearthfoeeome covered with burned and in- , „ J . ... . , ipiake sufferers. Iiireif persons who were without a doc 11,1 ' J ... ... The navy department lias a teletor l\) relieve Iheir sufferings. - ,. ,, . . . \ ., , . , gram from Ihe Hamburg-American line AsliXie the negro population was in , . . _ , ,. ., , ,7 .... ' steamship company stating that great an indescribable state of panic men (.autjon js nMWWirv „„ „1() 1Dr and women screaming and calling on approaching Kingston, as the hot heaven to save them and holding re- (om „f fhp HC1;| hof, (.hanK(1(1 by re(|Bon hgious gatherings at winch ex. -ed or.,-1 of tJ)p pHrtu lako ftH), fho ,W|t tors exhorted their terrihe.l hearers to honspR ,mv(, llwno,illhMl. Tho repentance. | formation was regarded as of such im- Soon after the work of destruction; t„n(.p tlint „ 11( OU(,(1 hml- Iwvtin n-Rm.1 exodus of people A(lmir4ll Kvmw al (Juautanamo. from l\ set in. I ln» iM*opio in1-!  ' .• /-ysr, ■ tliiil (lie city is ill mills ?ur. Miiiijr Amerioiuis in Kingston wen' killed nnd lwvc been buried. The greatest portion of Kingston is still smoldering ashes. anil tin* smell of burned flesh pervades the iiir. The cable line from Kingston is broken. and the correspondent had to go to Holland Hay, forty miles to the The latest proe e I'u ;!s. Tic declares, were taken i:i C"ir C•( violation of the writ of proliib t :DD.) ; sued by .Instiee Pitta. If the action is to go on his rights and rente lie ;, says the mayor, will be defeu'el, impaired and preju- east, to lile the message CONSTANT SP1UNG8 HOTBI The earthquake came as a sudden oscillation, not from any particular di Eight Americans are recorded to he missing, and it is said that many tourists undoubtedly were crushed by falling walls in the shopping district. elected by the railroad company for lection, hut up and down diced mid Robert S. Bonner, of Philade)- the ensuing year: Dr. John B. Mayer District Attorney Salsburg Took Action Today. streets of Kingston at the time, and Thousands of persons were on tin Mayor Not Notified phia: George E. Holmes, of Camden great numbers of them were crushed Our Battleships Lend Aid The mayor also st iieC thai he had no George B. Rommell, of this Realizing the possibility of famine the people made attempts to loot. Tlu The Anipriciin battleship: mill Indiana have reaehetl the m-enc. uid American otlicern and sailors are Missouri notice of the proceedings taken by the attorney general to get control of the ballot boxes. city Charles B. Knapp and Bradley W. I. Hihbs, of West Pittston Lewis, of Tunkhannock; John Main- Culled Representatives of Brewing military, however. at once took possession of the Foodstuffs. Dctachment? of troops, with fixed bayonets, were placed on guard. They were concentrated in a central position. Xo one is allowed to pass through the ruined rendering every assistance in their "The court-." he said, "is now considering thn motion to make the writ of prohibition against the attorney gen- waring, of Plymouth a n d Isaac Companies Before Him and Or- power Christt of Tamaqun The new oflicers elected by the hoard of directors are as follows: The Plum Point and Port Royal lighthouses are •both at the bottom of the harbor. The navigation channel has eral absolute, and the attorney general dcred Them to Stop Selling was and is in contempt of court. All . of his proceedings taken in New York county should be restrained and stayed. and the attorney gvnPtfll should be punished for contempt nutil tbe action President. George B. Rommell, of this l,i(juor to Vnlieensed materially changed, and in sonic places the depth of the harbor lias l«*en alter city of Tunkhannock: treasurer vice president, Chas. B. Knapp Places, on Pain of Bo- sections of the city Wate* U»mi«C£-*nrreatened. T^ewls Tunkhannock; secretary, lug Prosecuted, Kingston is'threatened with a f'aihtn of water supply owing to the bursting of » reservoir. ed by from forty to siST.V feet "I'llf shi)ts in the harbor are crowded with injured people, and the death list is being increased daily. Corpses lie in the streets or are being thrown into J. hi .\faln\varing, of Plymouth. Txiuis Important action against illegal II- Dalmt \ of Philadelphia, was elected quor selling was taken today by Dis- gan fleeing to the hilltops, ships and Hoi,je Passes Re|jcf Bi|| other places lor safety, and many thou-1 Wn#llillston Jfln. IS. - The house sands are now camping In the open. j |);1SS(M, (DmorK(,n,.r for rP. Big Hotel Burned. lief of the sufferers from the earth is withdrawn general manager |irlC't Attorney Salsburg, who issued The time for the mayor to appear in answer to tlio attorney general's action will expire on Jan. 28. Arrangements are being made for notice to the various brewing coman excursion to be run to Hayti in panies doing business in the county March in the interest of the new to confer with him at his oftice at railroad and a large number of North-| noon. When the representatives of eastern Pennsylvania people are ex- 'the companies appeared he served nopeeled to go to the island at that;11?" on them that if thc breweries The military suffered severely. The hospital camp, where there were sev era I hundred soldiers, was burned, and ii number of the men lost their lives Major W. H. Hardyman and Lieuten ant l.eader are dead. Colonel .1. It. .M Kalryniple-IIay and Major Luwreiwon It is doubted that if even (lie people of Kingston themselves are yet aware of the full extent of the disaster. trenches The Constant Springs hotel, a spa- .quake iu Jamaica, clothing the presidents building in St. Andrews', six dent with power to send the supply miles from Kingston, an establishment ship Celtic loaded with supplies to the much frequented by tourists, was de- relief of the stricken inhabitants of stroyed. mainly by tire. .Many distill-; the island. SKULL FRACTURED BY MULE'S KICK Peter Kislicl hi the Hospital SutTerhij; time continue to serve beer to Illicit sa- King Edward has headed (lie London relief fund with a subscription of — loon keeper* . j- „ ag.,_ ?all at Sharp's new meat market, them for violation of (he excise lawi — Commenting on the crusade. District Attorney Salsburg said: "Since I made the announcement that I intended to clean out the speak-easies ho will II'OCCI ainst are seriously Injured I'roni Serious Injuries—Rccov- I'art of the town of Tort I!ov a I has sunk, and two men were drowned. The batteries sank eight feet, killing a sapper. In several places the water Is spouting through the debris. John Henniker Healon. M. P.. has telegraphed a vivid account of the earthquake, adding, however, 110 fresh details to the information already at hand. lie quotes Sir Alfred Jones as saying thai the catastrophe will not affect the prosperity o! the island because the produce and the products of the country have not been interfered With to the slightest degree. The houses that have been destroyed were mostly all old and ought to have been $5,00(1. INDICTMENTS PROBABLE cry in Doubt SPECIAL NOTICES. Peter Kishel, a lfi-year-oid boy living in Dupont. mei with serious Injuries at Hoidelburg No. 1 colliery of the IjChish Valley Coal Co. this morning. He was employed an a driver and was working outside. His mule was a vicious one and he carelessly stepped within range of its legs. Ho received a fearful kick on the head which rendered him unconscious. When men nearby picked him up he WE HAVE ON HAND I hu vie received a gTeat many con- Grand Jury Will Make Re- Kratulatory letters. In-'fact, before I proper and .seasonable in the line of started the crusade several of the Every day in the week something Port Antonio. 011 tlie north side of tin Island, suffered little damage. The Hotel Titchtield. with a hundred Anieri , tA a , .. 'clergy called upon me and asked ir»e fruits and vegetables. If you Haven t to stan a campalgn against people wlio sell without a license. Now that ; I have started, letters are coining In every day. Most of them are from ministers and prominent citizens. "During the past week I had one of my detectives looking up evidence against places I had under suspicion and against some of ihern I have good eases. To insure the wiping out of these places X served notice on all the breweries not to sell them any intox- port Tomorrow. time to call at our market, a phone A tidal wave has inundated Annotta can guests, was not destroyed order will receive prompt attention bay. washing out many houses District Attorney Says That .Sensation- Fine Fresh Shell Oysters, The shock was severe at Richmond, and this town also was destroyed by al llevclalions Ilitvo Keen Made All varieties of fresh meat in our destroyed in Hie Assessment (nvestifja- seemed in a serious condition and was hurried to Plttston hospital. It was found on examination that he had received a compound of the skull. His condition is dangerous. meat department, at lowest prices, Colony's Governor Reports tion—(.rami .lury May SHARPS MARKET Spanish Town also was damaged One man was killed and ten men were The colonial office has received a ea MILITARY HOSPITAL. KINGSTON . . . . ■ . ■ , , A partial report will be made to guished people wore stopping there, in- court t„mom)vv bv the Briind Jurv in eluding nil the delegates «o the West roffar(, tQ ,|m investiKation Into as- Indiau agricultural conference, which LegtimPnt illegalities, and it is predictwas to have held its sessions at Kings- L.d that indictments will bo returned ton this week, and Sir Alfred .(ones, against several persons on the chaise, president of the Liverpool chamber of of tampering with assessments, commerce, and a large party of (lis-1 District Attorney Salsburg annminctiuguislied persons who arrived here | today that startling revelations had recently from England on the steamer It,ppn made in the grand jury room , , , .. and some rather sensational deeds t'ot't Kingston m order to study the , .. were uncovered. One of them was thf Continue in Session, 2J N. Main St injured theif blejirani from Sir Alexander Nwetten- Inuii, tlio governor of .Tanjiiica. which runs its follows: Old Volcano Wakes Up FURNACE EXPLODES Oysters in all styles at Gainey "Under the law a brewery h&s no right to sell beer in kegs to private trade. But they have been doing it and consequently the speak-easiea could be kept lip with less expense (han a licensed saloon. If the breweries cut them off, I think the speakeasies can in a great measure b(* eradicated."It is reported, flint at Annotta bay ''Continuing my previous telegram on I lie subject of (lie earthquake. the evil effects have been confined almost to The parish loners of St. Mary per Piltston, arc now praying for a spell of tniId weather because a cold spoil during the next week would make it a hardship to attend services in the new editlee, on North Main St. The reason is tliat the steam heating plant broke down yesterday, and it will take at least a week to repair it. Tile plant furnishes heat both to the church and (o Memorial hall, where Father Circve now reside. The furnace Is located in a small building in the rear of the church, and while Henry Grove was in the fireroom yesterday afternoon he heard a report like n pistol shot. Investigation showed that the (ire pot had given away. The fire was drawn at once and an inves- i ligation made. It was found that it | would be necessary to send to Buffalo I to replace the broken part, and in the meantime the church will be without heat. i Up. the crater of :C 11 extinct volcano is emit mill smoke, ami it it A CHOICE STOCK thought that tlin earthi|iiake originated tine flanif Our every-day stock of fresh meat thcrC three parishes of the island namely. Kingston, Port Royal and St. Andrew. The fire at Kingston lias practically ceased. Only coal and rubbish are now bnrning. The district burned comprises a triangular area between the Parade gardens, the sea. Duke street and Princess street. The parish church forms the apex of this triangle, which comprises about one-thirtieth part of the town. The wharfs burned are Oeorge and Branday and Malabre, Haggart, Lyons, Solomons, TV Mercado, Ileuriques and one. not both, of the Itoyal Mail Steam Packet company's is always considered very choice and tain no previous mention of activity well selected, but occasionally wt of this volcanr have an extra-line supply. Just such Appeals ii.ivr Iwen sont to all sC of tin* island asking for assis Foodstuffs arc in-pclftl above all tlilugK ;i stock is that we have for tomorrow The will of the late Thomas Llewellyn, of Avoca. has been filed In the office of Register of Wills Battle. The decedent leaves his entire estate to hsi wife during her lifetime. At her death, the property is to be divided equally between the three sons. The widow is appointed executrix. Inet agricultural conditions of this Island., alt6r, of (h0 a88essment books af- The party Include many British |MDors ter (hpy )ul(, hpon filo(3 Tho party and members of parliament. who is gUiLty of the crime has been including steamer Bella. from I'liiladsl uriivfd lion H'onie Dressed Veal very lint with » Th« Hotel Titchtield is said to be tile discovered and lie and the assessor only prominent hotel in Jamaica which I will lik'ly be Indicted. The belief is has not sustained injuries. that they wore in collusion with cer- Home Dressed Pork Choice Cuts in Heef HuslnpKS is Jit a stnnilst nhops have heen opened by Chinamen tvb.q have raised the prices on goods Sonit That ttortion of the town of Port tain representatives of the coal com- Hoyal which sank two centuries ago panics to keep down the assessments, is again tiudcr water. i Hanover township was on the rack u M day today. The most startliiiB Wtiy not give us at least a trial or- ! ftfil SPECIAL notices. tiling discovered was that, although RUSH AID FROM NEW YORK. tin; Parrish Coal Co. has property in — the township, it was, not assessed. An State Red Cross Sends a Cargo of Sup-, Investigation of the matter was thorplies to Kingston. oughly gone into and will in all prob- New York. .Tan. 18.-The first cargo "DDCDH.v 'Dc reported by the grand jury. r . , , . v. . H. H. Ashley, president of the Parof supplies to 1*. sent from New \ori: r,sh Coa, Co waH on tho PtanC1 thls in aid of the stricken people of Ja- mornjnK ar)(j Harry Mason, land agent maictt was shipped on the Hamburg of thp & Wiikesbarre Coal Co., American steamer Allegheny. Presl- is to bc examined this afternoon. The dent Cleveland Dodge of the New York assessor of the township was rigidly state branch of the national Red Cross questioned and it is said he made was authorized by the national organi- some rather surprising statements. •/.ation to expend $."i,CXH) in the purchase District Attorney Salsburg is going of supplies, and arrangements were to make an application to the court completed for the transportation of a tomorrow that the jurors be continued portion of this on the Allegheny. for another week. Pitlston city, Pitts- The Red Cross contributions will be *»" township. Hazleton. Plymouth, supplemented by a quantity of food. (Di' air^'lr!' "in£' ,'."1!?^•''•Liirl 1 ' , , , , « , , .» e« have not been investigated yet ana medicine, etc.. which has been gath- Dlstr|ct AttornPy salsburg Intends to ored by a committee of steamship and try and flniKh th(. work next week. commercial firms named at a meeting The investigation of the grand jurof a number of representative citizens. ()rs tilis week has been principally on This committee is headed by Julius P. the corporations, but next week, if the Meyer, assistant geueral manager of juror are held, they Intend to take the Hamburg-American line. The Ham- up private property. burg-American, the United Fruit com- ——  pan.v and the Royal Mail Steamship Miss Mamie Fleming and company company announced that all the ves- 11'""vinK attiac ion a i sels of their lines to Kingston would stT.,M l f''u,0,'n '*. .nthei. . ,. ,. . . .. . , withstanding very Inclement weather be at the disposal of relief organlza- th(M.o havo been ,arge aUdlences in lions desiring to forward supplies to nUendance afternoon and evening. the earthquake victims. Only a part . ,.Thc lighthouse Rohbery" will be iDf the contributions the Red Cross and j produced by the company this eventhe committee above mentioned have ing, and tomorrow afternoon "My iu baud will go bjr the steamer Alle- Uncle From Japan" will be seen. Full line of spocialtit. wharfs llAIDLOCK'S AlEAT MARKET GOOD PIES "The burned area is being cleared slowly owing to (he indisposition of the population to labor at double tho usual wages. There are a few bodies still covered with ruins. The burials during the day comprise li i.'t. The persons admitted to hospital in Kingston total 440, excluding some sixty cases sent to Spanish Town from Kingston for treatment.40 South Main St, Ilavi' a largo call in our bakers de- partinent. Wo uso pure tilliiifjs and Buy Your Shoes and Rub- x' tho bakin is done in such a nice man- it's no wonder our pies sell so bers at the big lively. Fresh pies every day No bakery ill Pittston offers such a INVENTORY SALE fine line of pastry and cakes, and our bread Is of the home made kind, City's People Camping Out Footwear offered at sacrifice prices in "The population generally is encamped on the 1'arade grounds, the race eourse and the open spaces. It is reluctant to return to its ruined houses during the line weather. order to mluco Uio slwk Ix-Fimp HARTER'S CONFECTIONERY IJOYKUXMKNT HOUSE. KINGSTON taking inventory. II will |my STORF you U» call BEST GRADE MEATS people that the Chinamen were driven out and their shops looted. t.nun per cent. This so angered the Boys' 98c .shoos, now AT LOWEST PRICES. "The usual provision shops are in the burned area, and there is consequently difficulty in buying provisions. I am it-ranging for sales temporarily and for the transfer of persons to the parishes. There was some pilfering last night from deserted shops. The population is wonderfully patient, but llHtless. Hoys' $1.25 shops, now Boys' $1.75 shoes, now $1.25 It will pay you in more ways than The hope of famine relief lies in the banana crops which have not been injured.one to do your fresh meat buying at Children's Jersey Leggins our market. Lowest cash prices, for Medical assistance is limited owing to the deaths of several doctors. The body of Siv James Kergussou was found and buried. Men's Storm Rubbers 15c 10 Per Cent. Discount on W. L Douglas' Shoos for Men. first class stock Saturday's lino will Include dressed stock of Committees have been formed, and the governor and Lady Swettenham nnd others are doing noble rescue '"Great assistance has been given by Sir Alfred .lones, who converted the steamer I'ort Kingston into a temporary hospital and refuge; by doctors and firemen from Spanish Town and by the commander of the troops, who (supplied uieu to assist in keeping order and to patrol. , Queen Quality Shoes for Women $3, and $3.GO kind reduced to . . ... . .$2.50 chickens, and a complete veal, pork and beef IjADIKS' SHOES at a s|Ht-ial rwluc- Try our home made pork sausage. work Hon of 25 «D 15 cent on every iwlr. BOSTON 8M0E mm, 19mXu scrapple and mincc—the best on tho •shocks since Uu» lU'xt i and tlic repetitk In a stiite of stis, There have been a nTimber of other s out*, market; pickled pigs feet and tripe. k Ucfp iUp jiciple in CHICAGO CASH MEAT MARKET. lelUC The iVlrC»'t line nil lie is broken three Oysters in all styles at Oainey's. v 'XU« llaiuburj; Aiui'i'icau steamer