Pittston Gazette

              S3! W5P liiM JKffef an Jglik m MM mmmmmmmmm*- A dtfertisers will most etfec- X lively reach the 7,000 ♦ homes in i'ittston and its irr- X » mediate vicinity through the T T columns of this newspaper. J Tiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiit ,KBO ! NINETEENTH YEAR. P1TTSTON, PA., MONDAY EVENING, JULY 1900. TWO CKMTsr^'.fai-.ssr* THE PRESIOENT'S HOME. t The Cure that Cures * Coughs, | | Colds, | l Grippe, J s wi /Wiping cough, asthma. t 7 /BRONCHITIS AND INCIPIENT ? CONSUMPTION IS OTTOS .CURE, i S'ltf by all druggists 25S50cts t DATE FIXED FOR ADVANCE ON PEKIN TROOPS GETTING READY ter or fact, the naval end is simply Desieged with applications. FOR CONGER'S RELEASE ARMSTRONG'S ** PRICE LIST. 2nd WEEJ/L--9th GREAT Iffiw Gold Dlieovrrlea, Tho White Huuia II .Not an Impressing Btmctoi*. Stirring Times on Governors Victoria, B. C., July 23.—The stflamei Bristol has arrived from St. Michael's after a passage of i)l/j days. The passengers report new discoveries in Tanana. Urck creek claims are giving from 23 to 40 cents to the pan. A stampede to the diggings is expected. On June 15 a cave in of the bank of the Yukon buried a boat crew which is believed to number from three to five. Three bodies were recovered, but none has been identified. On June 20 a boat containing five passengers drifted out to sea from the mouth of the Yukon, and atl'dTP be-* -licvcd to have been lost. Four bodies of miners drowned from the capsizing of boats have been picked up on the Yukon flats. A son of C. 1D. Lane is reported to have been shot at Nome in a claim jumping quarrel. Passengers report ovei 100, if not more, cases of smallpox at Nome. The steamers Discovery, Utopia and "Morning Star are quarantined at St. Michael's. Rumored Demand «n Mr. Wu Washington, July 23.—[Special. J— President Mclvlnley's return to Washington for the purpose of talking over the Chinese situation caused a lot of hustling on the part of those who were engaged In the annual rejuvenation of the White House. It had been i'Xpeeted, of course, tlirtvt the work would all be doue before the chief executive and his family*\vere r.eady to occupy the house"fif;aiff." * I'or n time it was feared that the president would find, the house In a state of C*ad dlsordcj, bul by straining every point the stiyn,-- anl succeeded In putting It In goe.d condition temporarily, and no inconvenience wits undergone. s *7 Island. by Secretary Hay. Flour w $4.75 Corn anil cracked corn, per 100 1.05 Chop and meal, per 100 - - 1,05 Hay, per 100 85c C'ut Hay, per 100 .... 85c Oats, bushel - - - - j6( FIFTEEHTH ABOUT TO BTABT. AlfEBIOA ASKED TO MEDIATE. HALF-YEARLY CLEARANCE SALE Gallant Marine* AImo Leave For the Front—Blew York Scene of Military Activity Recalling Spanish Wai Formal Reqnrat From Emperor F«i President to I'se Ills CDood Offices With Powers For llestorntlon ol During this week the following special lots will help to swell the mammoth bargain giving. Allied Powers Decide on FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Fancy jam, per bottle • • Fancy Columbia River Salmon joc Two cans Salmon .... 250 Mason Jars, pints, per doz - 50c? Mason Jais, quarts, per doz - "~6oc Mason Jars, gal, per doz - 70c All (Joods Delivered Promptly. The range of today's prices for the active stocks of the New York stock markets are &lveu below. The quotations are furnished the 'Azbttk by M. H. Jordan & Co., rooms 706 and 700, Mears building, Scran ton. Pa. Yaw York Stock Market. Tim pa—Eighth Back From Cnba, New York, July, 23.—Within, thq lust day or two movements have been set on foot here that will result in the almost immediate dispatch of several thousand troops to China, while' New York has been made the rendezvous of several regiments that are now on the way from Cuba and which are in the main to take the place of troops being dispatched from various forts in the United States to China. Order Received at Washington, . .Wushiu£t«y, July 23.—With the# exception of the brief dispatch from Admiral Kempff announcing that the Newark was going to Nagasaki there has been nothing received in Washington by the £tate or navy department regarding China. This is also true of the Chinese legation, Minister Wu saying after dinner last night that he had not a word from his country. The latt'er continues extremely optimistic of the safety of the legations in Peking and hopes that the dispatch from Minister Conger received | here Friday is but the precursor of more detailed information of a still brighter character from the Chinese capital. Many of his callers inquired of him about the report that China had asked the United States government to exercise its good offices for his country in the present crisis, but he declined positively to make any statement on the subject. July 30tll. Lot 1—I case only Ladies' Fino Gauze Vests, cicely finished, at just one-half reg- Ar% ular value, each  Lot 2-1 caae 40pieces fine Scotch Dimities, they should have been hero five weeks ago, but the factory being sold ahead were unable to ship; their actual value 15c a yard; f — tbis week only a yard fC Lot 8-35 Grass Gilt Beauty Pins, usually sold at 5 cents each; during this week ui\ r A for  Lot 4 -1 lot of Fancy Colored Lawns, regular 10 cent value; biK)cial for this week -if/ - a yard ~/2r* Lot5—Ladies' changeable silk parasols, f-teel rods; they come in navy, green d»| i(j and cardinal; $3.60 value for— s»l Lot 0—1 lot of Gents'Silk Ties, were 25c and New York, July S3, 1900. Open- High Low- Closing. est. est. lnsr. Atnn. Sugar 127 120* 126* 127* American Cotton Oil  American Tobacco... 93* 94M 91* 94* Amn. St. W 31 * 36* 31* 36* Am. Steel Wire Prof  JAPANESE MINISTER IS ALSO DEAD. For man# years there has bee'n talk of rebuilding or at-least putting up a large addition to the execi/tiVe mansion. Certainly something C»f the sort should be done, for, thougb the handsome edifice is all right as far as It goes. It Is by no meat is what the dwelling; of the ruler.of hi great nation like ours should be. * J. I. AR1MNGI CO.. Atch 26* 27* 26* 27 Atcfa. Prof 04? 7UH 69« 70* Brooklyn Trac 56* 60 rfl* fH* B. * 0 76* 77 76* 76* Oon.lTobaoco 26* 26* 2s* 28 Ches. * Ohio 24 28* 27H 27M O AO. Western 11 . 11* 10$ "* C.,B. AQ 126* 128£ 12HfZ 127* O., M. Ai'it. P Ill* II8M 11W 11^ Chg. R. I. A P 107* 108 107* 107* D.A  D., L A W 176*4 179 178# 178* Kedoral Bfceel 35 bO a 1*4 H*edon»l-Bteel Pfd.... 67 68 67 68 tfo.. Kan A Texas Pf 31* Si 31* 82 l«ouisville A Nub.... 73« 74* 71* 74 Manhattan Elevated. 91 WW* 01* ttet. Trao 154* 167 1W* J&«D Ho. Pac 51 51* 61 51V People's Oas 9JM 1"°* **** *100 Jersey Central 129* 130 129* 130 SO. Pacific 34* 31* 84 34V Norfolk A Western.. 33* 34 33K 881 Nor lac, 51% 51* 51* 5lv Nor. Pac. Pref 71* 72* 71* 7VJ M.Y.CVin 130 181 -130 1801 DAW 20% 21 - Wfl* 20; • —• 1 'jfiu. *8* •u Two companies, E and F, of the Eighth United States regulars, which arrived from Cuba, started by rail yesterday foi Fort Snelling, Minn. They comprised 240 men. There also started at the same time 130 marines, botiud for the orient. Tomorrow eight companies of the Fifteenth regiment. United  which has been stationed for several months at Governor Island, will start for San Francisco, to sail from there Aug. 1 for Manila and thence to China. The remaining companies of the Eighth regiment were delayed by a storm off Cape Ilatteras and are expected to arrive here this morning and will immediately follow their comrades to Fort Suelling.5.3 South Main Street To Welcome Stevenson Home. 12J \ Pounds Best Dairy The Britisb Suffer a Severe Loss in South Africa. Bloomingtou, Ills., July 23.—It is n certainty that when Adlal E. Stevenson returns to his home in Blooniington he will receive an enormous welcome from his old friends and neighbors, irrespective of political association. Mr. Stevenson has written that he will arrive by the Chicago and Alton at 2:30 p. in. on Saturday, Aug. 4. He will be conveyed at once to Franklin park, upon which the Stevenson homestead faces, and there will be formally congratulated. The chairman of this occasion will be Lawrence Weldon, judge of the United State* court of claims, and an address will be delivered by Isaac It. Phillips, reporter for the state supreme court. Both Judge Weldon and Phillips are old legal associates and close personal friends of Mr Stevenson, ami both are Republicans. "Mannish" Style. fiUc; tihsll close out thi-• entire lotfA^ for each 1"^ Lot 7—1 lot of Ladies' Fine Cambric Night gowns, just a little soiled, and 8o*i£., they go at each WW Lot 8—1 lot of Children's Trimmed Straw Hats Made in Kibo Kid, Brown Kibo Calf, and Box Calf. Hand-sewed welt, extension edge, low custom heel. Disappointment to foreigners. Special to the Qaskttb. At the Japanese legation, which has been a source of much of the news which has recenly come from China, the officials also were without advices. Nothing has been heard at the legation of the report published in the American newspapers that the Japanese government is about to dispatch a second division of troops from Yokohama for Chinese territory. A member of the Briitfish parliament, n country gentleman fcvith a handsome house In one of thp most beautiful counties of England* who visited the White IICi»use recently, confided to an American friend nfjter the visit that, while the structure was "all very well, you know," it was neither so large nor so Impressive {is hi£s Cywn country seat, and (Tn the whole Ah* could not regard the White House nky anything less than a disgrace to the '.^public. a variety of styles, your choice for JQ^ Lot9-2Jc dinner pails,iS^stquality, extra f strong; for this week each  Lot 10-1 lot Ladit 8' Black Serge Dress Skirts, nicely trimmed, worth $6-76; £4 7C sale price tfsoti.. D Wa hington, Jalj i3.—-The Navy Dejnrtment.haa received a dispatch from Admiral Remey, stating that at a meeting of the allied oom maud era, Joly 30 was filed aa the day for the advance on Pekln. i Queen Quality OXFORD5 -BUTTER Washington, Jnly 28 —The follow!og wife posted at the State Department today: "Received dispatch from Mr. Qoodnow, Consul General at Shanghai, dated today, paying that Prince Tnan wires that an officer of the Ttnng Lt Yamen saw all the ministers on the 18th, that none of them was injured, and that no attack at that time waa being made." The dispatch, to a certain extent, trat variance with the dispatch from Oonger of that date, which says that the legations were being attacked.(ioveruors Island yesterday looked like the advanced post of an uriny on the march. Everything was on the qui vive. The troops, smart in their new khaki uniforms and tan colored shoes, Dvcie strolling about the grounds saying farewells to the girls they will soon leave behind them, chatting with friends and relatives nboyt their departure or packing up the equipment of the regiment and burnishing up their bayonets and guns. Tlie men seemed more ulert tluiu they have been for months. There was np nir of expectancy about them as if they were eager to be on the way to the new fighting ground of the world's armies. PEOPLE'SSTORE .■"u.V.V.'.V.'.'.'.'.'.'.'l.'ijSS i3»" rtw Man. :tl »» iiJH Si* When Secretary liny received the Conger dispatch on Friday# he promptly .telegraphed the fact to our embassadors and ministers abroad, coupling it with instructions to lay it before the respective governments to which they are accredited and to urge upon them the necessity for co-operation for the relief of the foreigners in Peking. Several replies have been received at the state department in rsponse to the secretary's dispatch, but tliey are withheld from publication for the present. The officials here .will abate noue of the efforts now mnkingVto obtain more definite news and to push, forward the relief column on its way to* the Chinese capital. t\H,pl5'8.Ua8 •••• •••• fteti'ng Common.... 11«Hi 1JM Roailng lHtPref'd... wm WJ« W* 60* *D. FIT.. "M m I'K 'D* Jo. iy. Prof fii W W frl Pen. G. A iron 7lt« 76)4 'I, '«4 U. rt. Leather Com., ltii 1-H 1H4 \\H CJ. K. LeMher Pref... wD CW4 «• f» R libber SIM Hit- M4 a. hmjibo «. mh ft m* O. PkjJOc Pref 7694 76* 7s* 7* W«bMh Pref 18t* W* W* "HI Western Union H! 80 80 8U rblrd Ave ,.110 11# H" Ilu 50 $2'50 15 Sontb Mala Strict, Pltlslon. Always the. J Drury's Cheapest. | 0!d Stand Belgrade, via Scinliu, Hungary, July 23.—The Official Gazette this morning made its appearance unusually early with the astonishing antiouncenifetat of the betrothal of King Alexander with the 30-year-old widow of a Sbrvian physician, Dr. Maschin. Mine. Maschin' formerly was lady in waiting to fofrinci Queen Natalie, with whom for several years she has been on terms of intimacy. General amazement is manifested ait the engagement, which Queen Natnlio appears to favor, but the former King Milan has cut short his sojourn at jC'arlsbad and has returned to Belgrade, ,11 determined enemy to the match. It i»D likely that there was a violent interview between father and son when the formet king arrived. A general amnesty is ex- ( peeled when his majesty is married. Servian Klnft to Marry. Perhaps this lD»glisliinnii was somewhat tactless Iji speaking his mind thus freely, but there are many among prominent pub'/ic mm who agree with him heartily are very desirous that this cause of »reproach shall speeds Hy be removed. W7hy they have not hurl sufficient influence with congress to cause that body to authorize the coustructlon of an executive mansion that shall comport In dignity and spaciousness with the use to which it is put is a reason tor much surprise. Over and over again'has the matter been broached and wrought up nearly to accomplishment, but as often has the scheme fallen through. An attache of the British legation, to whom the course of congress concerning the White House is a great mystery, surmises that it Is due to the sentiment of tlAe American people tnore than anything else. They believe in big things and new things* he says. Tliey have not hesitated to house their congressional., library most  They are putting up splendid structures of all kinds all over the country, but they are genuinely attache** to the White House as It Is, and tb.'ey do not yet see their way clear making any change. Eclipse Shoe Parlor, Telephone 0*11412. H. G. WEEKS & CO. No. 4 Mouth Main St., I'lttnton EVANS K. CENTS. Only 20c a lb. SSMSr F cciaiea •■aim 4HD raoviuon kabsm ObI04«(Oi July 88, 1600. Aug. tfept. May 76* twC •••■ ?| :::: 75ft -«M ••• Washington, July 23 —A high official of (he State Department said this morning that the United Statea will undertake to teeone Conger and hie colleagues alone, If none of the other powers will join in the rdvanoe. Whr^t. ) "7.)lllg  3 vrlient.... L C«V6St....l OioHlng.... Soldiers were to be seen nt every turn. They gathered in little groups on the Battery, stood around the dock on Governors Island, passed back and forth on ,the General Hancock, making tbut craft look like an army transport, and several hundred swarmed about the quarters of the Fifteenth regiment, packing up their tent equipments and helping get together the general bagguge of thej regiment. Warlike Scenes. Up to a late hour last night' nothing had been heard from Major General Chaffee, who is to command the Ainerican forces in China and whose arrival at Nagasaki is hourly expected. S Western S Butter Market. C 14 SOUTH MAIN ST. PRICES. Cora. -Ojening  aiwboHt.  I«nwe0t.............. ou*ing  S9\i 39W ttW -  W* «J9D4 89* IUTTIC Jk .(in* ?«s^D mavMie. • ylUJ*aiD*«Urtr T) AT CAWLEVS SHOE sVoRE. Best Patent Flour per bbl Feed per jo lbs . ... Oats per bu . . . . . Cheese, per lb ... . i pint fruit jars, per doz 50c 1 quart fruit jars, per doz . 60c 1 2 gallon fruit jars, per doz 70c 1 pint Root Beer Bottle), doz 6jc 1 quart Root Beet Bottles, doz 85c Fruit Jar Rubbers, 3 doz for 10c Corn Starch, 6 pkgs for . . 15c Loose Starch, 6 pounds for . 15c $4 75 '•°S 35c I1C Paris, Jalj 28.—The powers are reported to be exohanging vie* b ihCo the advisability, now thlt no Chinese ate left in the violnltj of Tien TbId, of advancing cn Pekin at onoe, with the forces'sow available, organised aa a flying column. It is stated thst the proik h il originated in Waahington. Oats. Conner's llelcane Demanded. A rumor obtulned circulation late last night that Secretary Hay hu£l notified Minister Wu, that this government, in view of the assurances received from the Chinese authorities of the. safety of our legatiou in Peking, would expect the Chinese government to deliver Mr. Conger and bis staff safe into the bands of Admiral Itcnicy, within a period limited to the time necessary for the journey from the capital to the seaboard. Opening  Highest.  («owest.  Uluslng....  SJW4 23* , SWH za 83 gifti Purk. OtHjulug............ bo west  Civwiiu:  July Oct, IS 15 2*D .••• 11 !W ...■ k7..... 1114 •••• All the soldiers seemed to be in fine condition and exhilarated by the prospect of soon having a chance in the field. They were bitterly disappointed, they said yesterday, because they- were not sent to Cuba until after the fighting was over. The regiment, as an organization, lias not yet seen service in the field, although some of its members are re-enlisted men who have seen fighting in Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines or in the west. The majority, however, is composed of recruits, whose nearest approach to a battlefield was when they went into the province of Puerto Principe, Cuba, last December to garrison it. New York, July 23.—Richard Croker 1» a life saver. He will neither admit nfm deny his -connection with the incident. As the story goes, Mr. Croker and hitfriend and business partner, Peter P. Meyer, paid a visit on Friday to. Lawrence Delmour at City Island. Tte day was warm, and a bath in the salt.water was very inviting. Messrs. Croker and Meyer proceeded to bathe. They had been in the water for a few minutes when Mr. Meyer was seized with cramps. He shouted to Mr. Croker, who hastened to his side. Me. Meyer was helpless, but Mr. Croker got him to the surface with- f out much difficulty and started for the! shore. It was no easy task, because Mr. j Croker is suffering from an injured leg, j but he fought manfully and soon had Mr Meyer out of danger. Mr. Croker a Life Saver. ttfsm hint .Chicago, July U3.—Telegraph.* i»y the use of typewriters iu place of the ordinary clicking keys and receivers familiar in telegraph offices has been made possible by two Chicago men, Zalmon (J. Seholes and Alfred C. Gilmore. They have devised a mechanism by which a message written with ordinary spelling on a machine that has a keyboard exactly like the keyboard of the ordinary typewriter will be printed if transmitted over a telegraph wire by another typewriter in the to which it is sent hundreds of miles away. The instruments have been tested over a circuit of 205 miles of wire belonging to the Central Union Telephone company. Typewriting l»y Teleifrnph, Washington, July 23.—Secretary Long has cablegram from Admiral Remey, stating that the latter will go to Tien Tain In person. The purpuee of the visit is to obtain information regarding the situation there. Prepares for hII the leading colleges, universitiei and technical schools in llie United Slates. SOLI Mr. Hay's argument, according to the( story in circulation, was that the Chinese government could give no belter evidence of its good intentions, which, the secretary impressed upon Mr. Wu, ha»j ,nCit been questioned by the state department, than by such action. It would, furthermore, thereby establish a title to the good offices which it had ipked for from the United States. It also offers a one year's commercial course and a three years', busiuess course and graduates pupils in iulisle. Wall Paper. If you are going picnicking see an assortment of goods we have in that line,such as pressed chicken and turkey, potted chicken, tongue, beef and ham, pressed veal, had, beef and cot'age loaf. Baked beans, Armor, Heinz anVat* Camp. Lunch tqMpfe and lamb's in all size bottles, bottled pickles, all sizes, sweet and sour, and every requisite for a summer outing, at The teachers are college-trained specialists. Paris, July 28.—The theory Is beina disouased here that possibly, In view of Minister Wn's offer to produos Uonger, - and ellenos as to the other ministers, that Con* ger is the only minister left alive In Fefclu. Oldest Govern me tit Bnlldlnff, The executive mansion is the oldest government building in Washington. Its cornerstone was laid on Oct. 13, 171)2, nearly 108 years ago. It is a copy of the palace of the Duke of Lelnster at Dublin, the plans having been drawn by n bright young Irishman named Janice Hobun. who copied tliebi from the working drawings of the Leinster mansion. The site was selected by George Washington himself. The building was completed just after Washington's death. There la au exceptionally flue campus of tweuty acres. Th«*i o is also mouutaln spring water all through the l uildings. All New Patterns. Some of them were asked yesterday if they did not feel a trifle nervous about going to Chiua after the terrible experience of the-Ninth regiment before Tientsin.For full tutrticulars u«ud for catalogue to All New Designs. Free Hand Relief a Specialty. Ceilings decorated at cost of paper. WALTER SPRY, «toVe At the hour at which the report obtained circulation it was impossible either to ascertain the source from which ! it had sprung or control its accuracy. 1 • In one quarter where inquiries were made it was stated that Minister Wu was himself the originator of the plan to convey Minister Conger, his family and the staff of the legation to the coast. I Rev. Eikanah Hulley, A. M., Principal, HaUMd, Ting., Jul? 98 —A speolal courier, from the Ameriuau embassy srrlvtd here lufl night with dlspaUhes tor Lord Salisbury, who Is now at Hatfield House. The dispatches inoluded a copy of Admiral Remey's dispatch to Washington relating to the delay in the advance on I'eklu, together with a query by Secretary Uaj to Salisbury as to whether the advance could not be expedited. The courier returned to London late last night with s reply which li believed to be In the nega tlve. ttjofen FACIOBYVILLE, PA' "Not a bit," said a sergeant. "The more we lieur about the trouble the Ninth had with the 'Chinks,' the more anxious we are to get over there and take a hand in it. We don't feel revengeful or anything like that, but we feel that we should like to be there and do some of the fighting." Philippines* Foreign Commerce, Washington, July 23.—The division of customs ami insular affairs, war department, has made public its regular month ly bulletin on the subject of the trade of the. Philippine Islands for the sis months ended Dec. 31, 1899. The total value of merchandise imported into the islands for this period was $11,450,670, of which $572,340 worth was admitted free of duty. The total amount of im port duty collected was $2,071,700. The total oxportation from the archipelago amounted to $7,054,020. The export duty collected was $237,856. CUT PRICES. The Powers Trial, ~ Georgetown, Ky., July 23.—The Powers murder conspiracy trial was resumed today. It is said that the prosecution win not allow any of its evidence as to who fired the shot that killed Goebel to come out on this trial. Powers is indicted only as an accessory before the fact, and all of the evidence as to the identity of the assassin is apparently to be held in reserve for the trial of Jim Howard, Berry Howard and others indicted 1 both as principals und accessories. The prosecution may close its direct testimony the latter part of the week. The lawyers for the defense decline to say whether the defendant will be put on the stand. Men's $2 50 Russet Shoes, Reduced to $i 85. Ladies' $2 Russet Shoes, Reduced to $1.48. The report published yesterday that an appeal had been received by the United States government from Chinn'is confirmed by dispatches from l»oth Washington and Canton, where President Mc- Kinley is stopping. Colonel Moale, who commands the Fifteenth, is already on his way to Chiua, having sailed from San Francisco a week ago. He will probably rejoin his regiment at Nagasaki or Tien-tsin. Lieutenant Crtlonel Constant Williams is now the senior officer with the regiment and will command it until Colonel Moale joins it. The next in command now is Major George A. Cornish. No material change Iijis been made In Its appearance frq ,» C completion to the present tlim\ save in the addition of the large porch oil ttie north front, which was put lip during President Jackson's term, and the painting of Its gray freestone a brilliant white. It Is this paint which gives the mansion Its popular title. The freestone of which it is composed, quarried liear by. is so porous that without paint the walls would be dump continually, and every year since this was discovered the outside oC the structure has received Its regular coat of white lead. Had the designers and builders only known it. the executive mansion might have been Imllt of marble, for there are many rich veins of that stone not far from the capital, but this was unsuspected when the building was put up. BROS^ Evans Bros. What exactly is the character of the message is not definitely known. Washington imports that the Chinese govern-! ment has appealed to the United States, "to mediate with the other powers to' bring about the restoration of order and' the renewal of regular diplomatic relations." Seeretary Hay, however, has given out no information on the subject. A telegram from Canton states that the appeal was made to the president. personally.Boys' $ 1 25 Congress Shoes, Reduced to 75c. «« SOUTH MAIM STREET. Wsshlngton, July 23.—The text of the imperial edict issued on July 17th and transmitted to Minister Wo, was banded to the State Department this morning. The edict orders all governors of provinces, Tartar senersls and governors gensral to look after foreign merchants and missionaries in the open ports, prefectures, departments and districts nnder their respective jurisdiction and to affoid them doe protection in accordance with treaty stipulations. The edlot regrets the death of ths Japanese and German Ministers.Strike Disturbances In St. Louis, DAVENPORT HATTERS St. Louis, July 23.—Strike disturbances occurrcd ngaifi Saturday night, and as a result the transit cars were very poorly patronized yesterday. IDynamite was placed under two cars, and the passeu gers were panic stricken, tleeiug to the streets. In an at tuck on one of the cars some one in the crowd fired a revolver, and a stray bullet struck Mrs. Annie Koehlmeyer, who was passing, causing a serious woiftid. Deputy Internal llevcuue Collector Stemmens was assaulted by a mob and badly beaten for riding on a transit car. SHOE STORE. 25 H. MAIN ST. F)rury's Three companies, commanded by Captains Cook, Mitchell and Paxton, that are now acting us garrison at the island will start for San Francisco at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. A fourth company, under Captain Cotter, which has been stationed at Fort MePhcrson, Atlanta, will join these on the way to the Pacific. Other companies will blT~pieked up or will assemble hare before the Governors Island battalion starts and thus make up eight companies aud more than l.(HM) men l»efore the regiment reaches San Francisco. To Start Tomorrow. Chinese I.anndrle* Boycotted, y. SB. Carpenter, FLORIST AND GARDENER, AND FITTERS OF FEET. Chicago, July 23.—The Chinese population of Chicago is perturbed over reports from various parts of the city that because of a Caucasian antipathy aroused by the troubles in the Celestial empire a l»oyeott against Chinese laundries and truck farmers has been established. Wu Sung Lee, a banker in Chinatown and probably the richest Mongolian in the city, says numerous laundries have toen forced to suspend business during tl?e past week, and Chinese laundrymen generally report a falling off of 50 per C-Tnt iu their business. No reply has yet been made, Hut pursuant to its policy of acting upon the ground that the Chinese government has not been proved responsible for whatever may have happened in the. Middle Kingdom and that consequently/its relations with the United States 'are still 1 friendly the state department/will, it is stated, assure Minister Wu of its benevolent intentions. OUT FLOWERS. FLORAL DESIGNS, Lowcet prices. Orders left with the Mime Ernigh, 7 Water street, Pittston, will it ' ""ONE OONNBCiTitJN. A fine line of ladies' shoes and gents' furnishings. Best Patent Flour . $4.75 Best Family Flour . 4.50 Rye Flour . "v . 4 00 Pillsbury's Flour . 5 50 Chop and Meal B&aht . 1.05 Bran and Midds.- . .1.05 Oats, per bushel . 35c Hams, per lb . 1 ijc Cheese, full cream . nc Fruit Jars, pints, a doz. 50c Fruit Jars,quarts, 60c Fruit jars, J Gal. 70c Pint root beer bottles 65c Quart root beer bottles 85c Can rubbers, 3 doz. for 10c 4 lbs Tid Bit Crackers 30c COR. BROAD AND IAIN SIS., PITTSTON. 8t. Petersburg, July 23.—A Che Foo dispatch sajs that a body of Chinese,' reuonnoltering near Tien Tsln, encountered a foroe of Jspanese and Cossacks, who routed them, taking many priaoners. Eight Japaneae and one Ooeaack were k lied. The British twice fonght the Chinese near Wei-hal-Wal, repulsing them after reinforcements arrived. The British captured 200 rifles. The Boer War, Fact* Abont the White Home, REDEMPTION OF BONDS. Colonel Williams said yesterday that his men were in excellent condition, finely equipped In every way and all eager for fight. He said that a few had deserted within the last month, but they were men the regiment could well spare, and he would rather have them leave now than wait until the regiment gets to London, .Inly 23.—The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated Pretoria, July 22: MaHHarre A«nln Reported, The White House is 170 feet long by 80 feet wide. It has two stories and a basement, which does not show from the front. The famous green, red, blue ami east rooms, the state dining room and the conservatories are on the main floor. The cast room. 80 feet long. 40 feet wide and 22 feet high, was not completed In 1800, when President Adams took possession, and Mrs. Adams dried the family tfash there every week. Pursuant, to tho torma C.f the second mortgage of tho Stevens Coal Company to tho Conn ty Savings Bank and Trust Co, of Scran ton, fa., as trustee, all the outstanding second mort«ai»o bonds of said «;oiu|Daiiy will mi«l in fan on Aug. 1st-, 111*), «t tho County havings Bank and Trust Co., No. GOO Spruce street, Srranton. Pa. "Tim Boers made a determined attack yesterday to destroy a post at the rail head, 13 miles cost of Heidelberg, which they ottacked with three guns and a •pompom' and surrounded. They were, however, tieuten off after a sharp engagement before re-enforccments summoned from Heidelberg arrived." A report of the massacre «»f the foreigners in Peking lias notched Newehwang. A Chinaman wl*D has arrived there and who professes CCD have been a servant of a European in Peking states that he left the capital on July 12, on which date the envoys were or had been murdered. JOIN 01 MANGAN'S Paris, July 23.—The world's amateur championship contests in.connection with the Paris exposition are ended. Couiparat*rely few Americans attended, owing to the fact that only three or four of their countrymen were announced to compete in the events, which were for the most part handicaps iu which the Americans had received too severe treatment to tempt them to exhaust themselves in running losing races. Six events were decided. Tin* Americans competed in three and won one, their only success for the day. Pari* CSamea Ende'd. The interest on tho uImjvo lDonds will cease t n Aug. 1st, 1900. CLINTON W. WISNER, Treasurer Stevens Coal Company. PRICES. China. The regiment has been ordered to sail for Manila, the present base of supplies of the American army in the east. This has caused some alarm in the breasts of the soldiers lest they be intended for service in the Philippines, but it is understood by the otlicers that they will be hurried right through to Nagasaki, which the mikado has offered as a base for the United States troops, and thence to Tientsin.Best Patent Flour - $4.75 Chop and Meal lt 1.05 Corn and Cr Corn £!'gllt 1.05 Bran and Midds, 1 05 Hay, long and cut - 1.05 Oats, per bushel - - .35 Cheese, full cream - .11 Fruit Jars, pints, doz .50 Fruit Jars, quarts, doz .60 Fruit Jars, 1-2 gal - .70 On the other hart#), there is a new sheuf of Chinese assuvtonce that the legations are still safe. Yuan Shi Ivai, according to one dispat ch, now declares that "the authorities are devising means for the rescue an j protection of the legations." Other r.dviees represented the same official wiring the British consul at Chefu thai- the legations had been attacked, but snfc on July 11. FT O South MainSt., is the Original Gut Price Drugstore. Paris, July 23.—Dlspatchee from Han Kow say ihat the Chlneae trouble Is spreading in Oentrsl provinces of Mo Nan sod Hu-PeL Forelgn-dillled Chinese troops show a disposition to Insult foreigners.Prominent Vermonter Dead, Burlington. Vt., July 23.—Hon. L. E. Chittenden, a well known lawyer, Vermont's historical \CTlter and register ot the United States treasury uuder Presi dC*nt Lincoln, died at the home of hin daughter in this city yesterday after n short illness of cholera morbus. He wa& 70 years of age, aud his general health was weakened by an injury received by being struck by a team while crossing a ltrcct in New York city. / The president's personal office Is on the second floor. To reach It you have to pass through a public reception room, where there are chairs and tattles devoted to the use of reporters and correspondents. This reception room is the most characteristic apartment in America when the president is in town. It is always crowded with persons wishing to see him, and many of them are obliged to wait many weary hours before they can secure an audience with the chief executive. A day spent there Is sure to be rewarded by the sight of a most entertaining variety of humanity, ranging from cabinet ministers to cranks, petty office seekers aud almost hopeless claimants against the government. Pemui4 tl, nov/  Hcott's Katulaion $1, u»w Oreeun'H Nervnra $1, n« • •75c ..76c . .75c 93.B& ..75c ..75c ..65c ...5c JOW.. Mai tod Milk, S&TStiize, n:»w Malted Milk $1 Hizu, now... Enkey'H Food ?5c, now Mellon'H Food 75c, uow  Pure Castile Soap per cake. A BRITI8H REVERSE. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. A battery from Fort Wadsworth will relieve the Fifteenth temporarily at Goveritars Island today. As soon as the regiment reaches here from Porto Itico it will be stationed at the island and at other posts now occupied by the Fifteenth. Assurances of the safety of the foreign envoys were also given in London by attaches of the Chinese legaticu there. Sir llalliday Macartney even went to the length of declaring that a message might be expected at any moment from Sir Claude Macdonald and other ministers in Peking—that, in a word, the cipher dispatch from Mr. Conger was the first of a series. A similar communication was made to the -French government. Bom Captor. 109 HlghflUd.r. ud » Leather boots and shoes may be softened aud kept from cracking by well fitbhiug them with cjistor oil. They should not be worn for ubout 12 hours afterward. SappIJ Trala. Full line of finest toilet soaps at cut rate Erlcea. Our tea# and coffeea are getting better uown every day. Give them * trial. THE COLUMBIA T HOUSE Wm. Drury. London, Jaly 28 --General Kelly-Kenny reports to the WarOffics that the Boers oaptared 100 Highlanders and a supply train near Honlngsprlnt. The Boers In thta riolnity are oommanded by General DaWet Special to ths Oasstts. Hta Wife 8 ived Him. No. 91 South Main Street Dried eggshells broken fine and Rut in to a bulb vase will, with a little tepid water, remove the coat of sediment which clouds their transparency. Shake vigorously after soukiug awhile. In heavy marching order and looking spruce in their uniforms of blue, 130 ina.lines, the pick of Uncle Sam's fighting force at the navy yard, left yesterday morning for China. "My wife's good &d\ ice saved my life/' writes F. M. Boss, of Wilfield, Tenn., "for I had each s bad cough I coald hardly breathe, I steadily grew woise under doctor's treatment but my wlte urged meD to use Dr. King's New Dlecovsry for oonsumption, whloh completely cured me." Coughs, colds, bronchitis, la grippe, pneumonia, asthma, liay fever and all maladies of chest, throst nod lungs are positively cared by this marvelous medicine. 60c. and $1. Every bottle guaranteed. Trial I bottles free at W. C. Price, Plttston, and iStroh's pharmacy, Wset Pltttfton. CLEARING OUT In this connection it is to lnD noted tlint n Shanghai correspondent, in a special dispatch published in this morning's Herald, puts the date at which Mr. Conger's message was written as June 30. Washington otlicials, on the other hand, still maintain the view that the message was entirely reliable and left Peking on July 18. London, . Jaly 28.—▲ dispatch to the • War Office from Kroonstadt, in the Orange River Colony, dated Jaly 23, says : "Col Bread wood reports thst ha followed the Doer commando which broke the British o trdon near Bethlehem, from Jaly 16 to 19, fijhtliig sharply all the time. On the night of the 19th he reached Vaal Krantz, when the enemy donbled back to Paarde Kraal daring the night. The wires along the main railway have been oat north of doningspralt, also the telegraph to Pretoria, TiaPotohferstroom. Chamois skin is valuable for keeping linen goods aud fine lingerie which is laid aside for some time from turning yellow/ Well wrapped arouud the goods to be preserved it keeps out the air. For the marines and the officers who were in the detachment there was little out of the ordinary in their trip. It was all iu the line of their duty. For their sweethearts and wives, however, it was a night of anxious waiting, and sun up found them hurrying to the navy yard to say goodby, that may shortly be followed by the uewa of a dear one lying cold in death in the land of the far east. HIGH GRADE Ciiahles Goodwin. SHIEB STUFFS at less than cost. To take out fresh paint stains use turpentine. If the stain is old and dry, scrape the surface with a knife and apply a little vaseline to soften it; then apply the turpentine. The latter will remove both the paint and the vaseline. LADIES' FINE SUMMER RIBBED VESTS reduced from 10c to 5c, 16c to 10c, ibc to Ific. 50c to 35c. Z/ji'cycles Great consternation was felt by the friends of M. A. Hogarty, of Lexington, Ky., when they saw he was turning yellow. His nkln slowly changed color, also his eyes, and he suffered terribly. His malady wsa yellow jaundice. He was treated by the best doctors, but without benefit. Then he was advised to try Eiretrio Bitters, th« wonderfnl stomach and liver remedy, end he writes: "After taking two bottles I was wholly cured." A trial fDroves Its matchless merit for all stomach, Iver and kidney troubles. Only 50c. Sold by W. C Prioe, Pittstou and Stroh's pharmacy, Weat Pitts ton. Talk about a clearing sale of Summer Goods! you should attend the sale The story that the dowager empress is removing the court to Ilsieu-fti, far away in the interior, is revived with much circumstantial detail. MEN S FINK BALBRIGGAN SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, reduced from 35c to£!c. PA5ASPL2- cut from •l*0083c, $1.50 to SI 00, 9&00 to 91.25. THE BRITON Marlnra Start From Washington. Washington, July 28.—Five hundred marines, under command of Major Randolph Dickens, left Washington yesterday afternoon over the Chesapeake and •)hio railway for San Francisco, whence '.hey will sail for China on an army transport. Secretary Long went to the train to see them off aud was much impressed, he said, with their soldierly stalwart bearing. General Iley wood. commandant of the marine corps, also witnessed theii -departure. The marines were gathered from all the important navy yards and niariue barracks on the Atlantic seaboard.Cool and Invigorating A provisional government has been established at Ticn-tsin and a proclamation issued by the allies that they are not warring on China. A full list of the American casualties at Tien-tsin is published this morning. EVERYTHING IN WASH GOODS must ro «t thiHsalo. A large assortment of Lawns in stripes and figures that were 6c now 4c. SPALDING CHAINLES& CRAWFORD, REMINGTON, Nothing will be too good for Bt«den- Powell. Probably the British would add another hyphen to his name if he cares for it.—Lawrence News. • Are Belchard & Weaver's lager beer and porter—the beet malt beverages on the market. Sold by all dealers and put up in oases for the fsmlly trads and plcn!c parties by the Wllkesbarre Bottling Works, 138 South Canal street, Wllkesbarre. now in progress our store, where everything in the summer line is going 10c and Itilfc Organdie* uow flc. 15c aud JJV) Diiuitiesllow Itflfc. 28c and 36c Ortfaudiut now 15c. Wc Percales, 80 Inches wide, are going at 6c ELK. DIXIE. *tfe Hordarcr Vmja the l)MtH Penalty. Hi-ectal to the Qautti. In appropriating the Orange Free State the British have had to stamp out the "noble word "free.V which used to be good English.—Springfield Republican. In a military way the British are much stronger than at the beginning of the war, and their success is apt to give a much more positive tone to their diplomacy.—Indianapolis Press. Beartbarn. ALL GINGHAMS at lees than they Csan be made 8ing Sing, N. Y, Joly 23.—Joeeph Mullen, who murdered his wife in New Yock in June, 1898, because ahe sued for » divorce, owing to the faot that he had a wife In England, was eleotioouted in the State prison here this morning. Rkduckd prices in hemlock J. E. Patterson & Co. When the quantity of food taken Is too large or the quality too rich heartburn Is likely to follow, and espeolally so if the digestion haa been weakened by constipation. Eat slowly snd not too freely of easily digested food. Masticate the food thoroughly.- Let six hours elapse between meals and when * on feel a fulness and weight In the region of the stomsch after eating, indicating that you have eaten too muob, take one of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets snd the hesrtburu may be avoided. For sale by Farrer, Peok A Roberts, apothecaries; Plttaton, one doer above Eagle Hotel, and West Plttston, Wyoming and Luzerne Avee. AN TRIM'S. PRICES, • $20 tl Shoes to fit all feet, from the tiniest infant's to ths uodera giant's. Lester Shoe House 70 North Main street. Plttston. BTTKLKPHONE lfcSJ. The Albany Dentists Headquarter* for Bicycle Sundries) Are thoroughly competent, reliable and up-to-date. All operations are painless, work dons when you want It and chargea reasonable. Best set of teeth $8. Crowns and bridges $3 snd up. Cutler & Phinney 14 NORTH MAIN STREET. /S/ re- invited 10 make this store your shopping headquarters '(/m,. during July-and August, bv ma C or i i person. We are Vl/M keeping up the standard of qu.ilitj, tun lowering prices on many lines of summer goods. If v u nnaot visit  send us your mail orders for Silks, Dress«;oof's, \V.,sh Goods RihhVw,!' Laces, White Goods. Embroideries. Flannels, Table Linen Na„i°"* Hosiery, Gloves, Pulley Belts, Pulley Collars, &c. ' ' • The British authorities would be more than human if in deference to a spirit of chivalry they should forego the fruits of a dearly bought victory and resurrect the Boer republics.—Philadelphia Record. Chicago, July 2tt.-The United State* recruiting otiices, representing both tht military and naval branches of the government, are befog besieged with applications from day to day. The statement was made by the officer jln charge of tli€ military branch of the recruiting service that Chicago probably would lead tinlarger cities of the Country in the number of men who have presented them selves for service in Chiua during tht' piesent trouble. It is expected that tht force stationed at Fort fHieridau will Ik recruited to its full strength before tht close pf the present week, and, as a mat Rash to Enlist. ts envied by all whose stomach and liver are out of order. But suoji should know that Dr. Klng'a New L'.fe Pills give a splendid sppetlte, sound digestion and a regular bodily habltthat insures perfect health and great energy" Only 20eat W. C. price, Plttston and Stroh'a pharmacy, West Plttston. Yfca Appetite of a Goat S. P. FENN, dpeslal to th« Qutm. Th* Wmuw, Washington, July « j tonight and Tuesday, »\th moderate  peratnre; light to f r«h „,ndD" HARDWARE STORE, N. Main St, An Op to D.t. MtKii Where an yon going, my prett y maid i Dp to the drag store. Mr, she said. I Wh&t do yon need it the dmg store, pray I Package of Tea I neel today. lgthat whn' makes yoar skin so white 1 \ Str. for 1 take H each night " ■ en fair, what may this lie! • Wow, of o~nrse, Pabx's Iu, Bold by all daalara. Patents Wanted otty boaln«as men are charge oa. I fg, mMia at the Sinclair House. for (lne work, satisfaction guarantee, gotojto Star Steam Dye Works of w. V. Callander, SO South Main St, opposite th. tiuaquahanna Boom of OUrer Bark*. To sell, or procure, for United 8tatee and foreign countries,'by the British-American Patent Investment Co., slso partners found to help develop patents. Send two cents, in stamps, for Patent Record. Benj. A. Crowther, Plttston representative, 60 Church street, Plttston, Pa. You never read ot such cures where as those accomplished bv Hood's Sarsaparilla, did you? It 'a America's Greatest Medicine. Cray's Transfer Has Rigs for Moving, alSb takes parties over th« boulevard. Old work dons over equsl to new. Ooucb?*, lonuges, parlor suits. Rogers, old Brlok W HI. North Main sfaroet. Upholstering; Butter, fte, *L H. Williamson. CUTLER C£ RHINNEY. OtMUl