Pittston Gazette

              Jftifettw ijjjBfc fia|effo. |;- r A Ivertiaers will most ettec X cively reach thr ,ooc J iraes in Pittston and its im. X •diate vicinity through rh. J olumns of this newspaper. J FIFTY-FIRST YEAR UffiSffiK80 P1TT8TON, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, ltD00. T Wio« *TH DPV I DAILY IN city Lilies'ItiliVilsls BIG BATTLE EXPECTED SUNDAY. DOUBT ABOUT ADVANCE THE AFRICAN WAR. PLOT AGAINST RULERS. COULD NOT HEAR "NO." ~ Prepared under GERMAN UWS, Is the Best there Is lor General HMMler Reports the Sarrea* der of TBO Uoera, Timely Deafness of na Applicant For r NEURALGIA,! Rheumatism, Lumbago, Gout: DR. RICHTBR'S WorkhRenewaed "ANCHOR" LOOK! Probably Started After Delay, Which Is Sharply Criticised. Aug. 4.—The war office has received the following from General Lord Roberta, dated Pretoria, Aug. 2: Agents Find More Proofs oi Congressman John II. Ketchaut of Dover Plains, N. Y., is more or less hard of heariug, writes Cyrus Patterson Jones iu Success. He holds his hand up to his ear while you are addressing him aud manages to catch your meauiug fairly well. Just how much he hears is open to question, aud Secretary Gage of the treasury, for one. has his own suspicions that "I'ucle John" is not quite so deaf as he appears. It happened this way: n Government Joh. Manufacturers are always hunting up merchants who can quickly dispose of mammoth lots of merchandise. Our ability to dispose of *ucli lots is pretty we|| known, and so we generally get the first offer Messrs Gilland rtros offered to close out to us theinenti e st ck of DVhite Waists at a discount of 50 per cent, off actual market value. We accepted their offer and so if you want to see quick selling and THS GREATEST BARGAINS OF TH* SEASON IN WHITE WAISTS of all doscripiion be heie tomorrow. Conspiracy. BRITISH BAID TO BE RESPONSIBLE "Smith-Dorrien reports tpat a Boer eutered his catbp at Frederf-\|tad on July 81 under a flag of truce Duid brought a letter from Comiuaudant Xibeherg demanding his surrender and statiug that in the event of refusal he would attack in half an hour. Before a reply conld bo returned a heavy fire was opened on Smith-Dorr leu's pickets. Smith-Dorrien easily beat off the enemy before the arrival of Methueu. to whom he had signaled for assistance. He loat two killed and seven wounded. LA BELLE TERESA ARRESTED. We Can Sava You PAIN EXPELLER. MONEY! Reported Tkat Americana and Otrimams Were Ordered to do oh Wllk- OMt Theni—Hrltlah and Americans to M«rck Tocelker, Woman Captured In Rome Is Leader Voice* Always l*romlnen« Where Monnreka' Deatka Were Decreed. mine withoUlTiaio lati "Anther.1 Americans ore en the Fighting Line. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL / HewYorMW K» 1897. /flSa v Ifinrf 5r "ichlerli 1 ANCHOR" HUN EXPELLER {V*-* a very valuable linimenl In J rx—mortvD*1* *«0hn «w»RTMtMT At ! M I const*VkTt*rr or MUSIC 25c. aad ff^cTstalf9raggl«ts or tkroagk IF. hi. Bickter A Co., 214 Pearl St., N»wIertL L 36 HIGHEST WARDS.i Rtcommended6*promCarn and AKwiKirMte^^J The mug* of todayD prloee for the active stocks of the New York stock markets are given below. The quotations are furulshed the OAMTTi by M. 8, Jordan A Oa, rooms and ;C*, Meare building, Scran ton. Pa. Few York 8took Market. New York. Aug. 4.—The Herald this morning publishes the following: Mr. Ketchaiu had been in congress so long that he had used up all the patronage to which ho was eutitled and could not get any more places for his constituents. But one day this spring he called on Mr. Gage. Fancy Dili; London, Aug. 4.—There is great uncertainty here as to whether the relief eoluuiii hits started for Peking or uot. Several corresi»oudouts nay that the dilatorlness uud unpreparedneaa of the British have been delaying the advauce aud are causing great dissatisfaction. "In the possession of the p«»li,ee and of the Italian authorities is evidemv which the investigators regard as indisputable proof of the formation here and in l*atersoii. X. J., of a gigantic plot against the lives of the crowned heads of the world. Various shreds and (Hitches of proof were gathered yesterday which indicate that the original fabric woveu by the master weaver was intricate and subtile. The anarchists suspected of haviug gone to slay the kiug of Italy, liis queeu aud mh«-rs wen: by various routes, as the Inmks of the various steamship companies show. BUTTER Maw York, Aug. 4, lHO. Open- High Low- Ctoe- Ajaa. 8l|U ...«§' IBM lM 1*% American Ootton OU .... ..., ,111 .... American Tobacco... W «W «M{ M *jan St. W_...™. M* Mi »N M Ua. BMal WtrvPrct .... S & g1* ?$ .'S8 8? ChrR. lVp. IMlJ lCrH 1IMM lotM Bg=fc C € * eksI ala o * «S ,«m ,5iJ« i*enn........ 189 MNl Hw PM kU|),.......... rn »m «3 UM PaoDl.'aSM  ISS:SB»:::«- «j «" •* 10* io» 1IK« HCM *D. At Pnt U W» M ren. 6. A Iron........ iWi ®9 oa.UtfiSiGta^V.im UH 10M 17. a Lsather.Pref m. «;y Ht» i i Ws»t«rn Union  Third Ave **■** "Hunter states that 750 Boers surrendered today, with 830 horses and 35 mules." "There is a man up in my town," he explained, "who must be fixed, and I want you to fix him." ANOTHER MESSAGE FROM MACRON ALb Geueral Lord Kitcheuer has gone to the Itheuoster river to operate against General Christian De Wet. No use to descibe; enough to say hat there is ■ every fashionable style—tucked and plea'ed, includ ing the most elaborate effects in all over embroidery or tace. The Telegraph's correspondent at Tientsin iu a dispatch dated July 29, says, however, that the British are ready for au immediate advacce and that their trausport has been arrauged. The Standard's Tien tsin correspondent, dating his dispatch July 27, says that General Gaaelee has arrived and insists that the ad vauce be begun immediately. He adds that the Atuericaus and Germans have been ordered to move forward without waitiug for the British contingent. "I cau't do it," replied Gage (and up went Kctcham's hand to his ear), "because there are no vacancies in my department."24 lbs for President Kruger aud Commandant General Botha are said to have issued a proclamation promising to pay all damage done to the farms by the British provided the burghers remain with the commandoes.50 "Yes, that's what he wants," said Ketcham. "a place in your department." We have grouped them in three 01s. a D follows : Lord Lennox Captured by the The secretary looked at his visitor im tently aud said in a louder tone: Boers and Held. "The civil service rules cover all appointments under $1,200 or $1,500 a FORD BROS^ LOT J.- WHITE WAISTS, FANCY ___ STYLES, WKHBH 60 AT 75® LOT ».—WHITE WAISTS. FANCY *. „„ STJLE-. WERE M AT 91.00 LOT a.-»HITE WAISTS. FANCY €, BT1LE8. Wr RE (9UU. AT 91-50 BASEBALL SCORES. "The Italiau government through its consul, geueral ycsteiday obtained ikDssession of the hooks of the Freuch line. It is said that the documents reveal the exact time that Queutavalli sailed from otitis count! fr. Bivsei, it was  uhtainod passage on a White Star liner. A note revived yesterday front Chevalier Louis V. Pugaxy of 147 Bleecker street Days that he did not sell the ticket to Uresei, as an examination of his books will show. The womau Li BeHe Teresa, telicvcd to have been the accomplice of Uresci, sailed last May with liiiu. The Italian secret agents are said to have ,'ound out the exact day on which these two left those shores. year." Ui further nays that General Ma is at Pelt sang with 10.000 uieu, but it is Ikliered that this force cau lie dispersed without much difficulty. It is. reported that General Ma draws liis supplies frotu Yaugdiu'tsiutf, ou the Grand canal. 12 miles west of Tleutsiu. which place cau be easily captured. Raaalta at Yeaterday*a Games la the Different Leagses. NATIONAL LKAUUK. N» geawe played.  AMERICAN LEAGUE At Kanaat City—Kansas City, It; Buffalo, T. At Minneapolis—Minneapolis 10; Cleveland, T. At Milwaukee—Milwaukee, 3; Indianapolis, 4. EASTERN LEAGUE. At Syracuse—S)raetiae, It; Worcester, 1 At Montreal—Montreal. 5; Providence. 1. At Toronto—Toronto, 4; 2. ,At Rochester— Roeliester, 0; llarttord, T. Mr. Ketcham removed his hand from hia right car a ad replied: CENTS. Only 20c a lb. Western Butter Market 14 SOUTH MAIN ST. 8?*la) to tin Oaaarra. "That will be satisfactory. He will not expect more than $1,200 a year." Genuine bargains ar.d great piire reductions in all departments during the Shanghai, Aug. 8.—Delayed —A great liattle la expeoted Sunday near Yangtaun, about seventeen mllea north of Tien Tain, where Gen. Ma hat 19,000 Chlneae troops Taadyto reatat the alllea' advance The1 Russians and French are holding the line* of oouimunteatlon, while the Amerloans, English and Japaneae form the advanoe guard The heat at Tlen Tain la Intenae and the advanoe tranaport la alow. Director of Telegrapha Sheng proteated against defense meaanrea aad blandly aaked that the foreign warships be withdrawn. Mr. Gage waa growing desperate. "I toll you," he fairly yelled, "I can't do anything for your man. There is no use bringing him down here!"  "All right!" said the Imperturbable congressman, rising. "I'll bring him down," and out he walked, leaving the secretary in a state of collapse. HATTERS Half-Yearly Sale Now Going On. A dispatch to The Morning Post from Chefu, dated July 30. says that dispatches have . ached Tien-tain from fkerlin aud Washington ordering the Germaus aud Americans not to delay longer, but to disregard the intolerable British tardiness.PEOPLE'SSTORE Sure enough a day or two later the deaf man walked in with a constituent. Condemned Marderer Dies Hard. "Here is my friend that you promised to place," he said. AND FITTERS OF FEET. HIGH v GRADE IS soath Main Stieet, Plttstoa. m ways the I Drurv's Cheapest. I Old StaoQ -topbone Call 41a. The dispatch adds that a Chinaman who left Peking on July 17 has arrived at Chefu. He says that the river is impassable. The native Christians in Peking have been annihilated. Half way from Peking five French priests aud 12,- 000 convert* have beeu massacred. Richmond, Aug. -4.—Grand Heed, colored, bus been hanged at Madisou Courthouse. His crime was a double oue, the murder of his wife and her father. Heed married in Madison and took his wife to Pittsburg. She left him and retufued to her father, lteed followed her, and upon her refusal to live with him killed her most brutally and also killed her father for iuterfcring. He gave himself up, had two trials aud appealed to the supreme court of appeals, which coutiruicd the Judgmeut of the lower court. After he reailaed that all hope was gone. Heed became desperate. lie was detected iu a plot to break jail aud to assault the jailer, and about 3 o'clock yesterday morning he attempted suicide by takiug nitric acid winch had been conveyed to hiiu iu some way. His thmat was horribly burned, aud only by hard work did physicians arouse him ao that he could walk to the scaffold. The executiou passed off without incident. "Malatesta. the alleged arch plotter, s quoted from London as saving that lie left this country *ix weeks ago on au American liner. "Good LordT aaid Gage, and up went the other's hand. "Didn't I tell yrra I could do nothiug, absolutely nothing?" jft/ct/c/es London, Aug. 4 —The Central New* re porta that another mewage baa been re calved from 81r Olaode UaoDonald, Brittab Wntetar to Pekln, dated July 91. la thte meaaage, UaoDonald tepeata the elate mania made In hta formal meaaage of tbe aame date, adding that ocoaalonal ahella bare bean Brad alnoe tha trace of Jnly IT and that aararal ontljlog honaea hare bean Bred. Tha Chlnaaa are oocopjtng the ralne Tha meaaage eonolndaa aa foil owe: "It la Important that tha relief force, whan near the city, ahonld adTanoe qnlokly, In order to prevent tha retreating Chlnaaa from at taoklng tha Legatlooa." "Those who went forth to kill were formed' in coiupauies. so that one might follow up the other in case any assassiu failed to do his work or tliuchcd when the tiual test came. "Hey?" A fine line of ladies' shoes "Didn't I tell you not to bring your man here because I had no olace for him?" m BROS. KD»ra sat* J»lD tt. "No; you said you would give him a place at about $1,200 a year, so I sent for him. and here he is.*' and gents' furnishings. New York. Ami. *, 1W0 Wtott. PfPt- Ujj. *»r IHSwf""""'"'""*"""" $Jt3 .owMt.'.V*.".""!"!.. 2.'h *D*««....— mi m« .... o°». _ llSiijf. « 0BI04M —AM A» fMfWM liltn. A dispatch to The Daily News, dated July 2ti, says that Colonel Shlba, the Japanese military attach*' at Peking, wrote ou July 22: "Thitse who went later to the scene of the crime were believed to bo Antonio Lima, the baker, aud Sassi, the student. It was learned yesterday that Matteo Sassi sailed for Naples on July 7 from Hoboketi on the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilheliu II. His ticket was purchased from Oesare Couti, a well knowu atccut. Sassi is described iu the books of the company as beiug 25 years did. Laaa Appears oa Ike Serae. 30R. BROAD AND I1IN STS., PITTSTON. SPALDING CHAINLESS CRAWFORD, REMINGTON, ELK, DIXIE. The secretary was in despair. He looked the congressman In tlie face—it was a blank. In sheer desperation he tapped a bell for an assistant, told the latter to take the constituent to Mr. CB. and if possible to find him a place. The congressman shook hands all around and departed with an expression of benevolence on his countenance. "We await relief with keeu anxiety. When and in which direction will you come? We have been contluually attacked day aud night by wore than teu regiment* of Imperial troops. By supreme efforts we still hold the Russian, Atuericau and British legations, the Sawaug-fu palace across the Yuho caual aud also German hall and the French legation. The British legatlou. our last stroughold, contains the womeu and children.PRICES. Lowest.,,,,,. PMNEBECKER'S STUDIO ■•■aim at AH WOrk W6 ■IK61.. finished i n Specialty f from six to . :: ten days re ;; gardless of Clildrei't f weather 14 .... ■ South Main Pfcotw. :: Street RITTSTOH. PENN'A. Best Patent Flour per bbt . $4.75 Keed per 100 lbs ... . 1.05 Oats per bu jjc herse, per lb .... . nc 1 pint fruit jars, per do* . 50c 1 quart fruit jars, per doz . 6oc 1 a gallon fruit jars, per do* 70c i pint Ro t Beer Bottle ■, doi 65c 1 qua-t Root Beet Bottles, doa 85c Kruit Jar Rubbers, 3 do* for 10c Corn Starch £ pkgs for . . JSC Loose Starch, 6 pounds for . aje PRICES, - $20 to $75 William Allen • White, the friend of boys, says: "Tobacco is like whisky—it is growiug in disfavor. There Is uot lu Empora today a single toper. In 25 years the use of tobacco will be tabooed aa whisky is, and. what is more, white ribboners and reformers aud political agitators won't be responsible for It. The responsibility will be in the relentless competition of this age, which casts upon the ash heap for failure every brain that is impaired from any cause. This will be cruel. But It is inevitable, and the boys of today should prepare for It, In the day wheu they shall do battle for success the tuau will coddle his braius aud his body as a sporting mau coddles his horse, lu these days of active competition it is the best braiu that wins, aud the man who kuoeks out his braius with tobacco or whisky Is knocked out of the contest for supremacy iu any field of activity. When a young man applies for a job in thin town he Is praotlcally renting his brains. The market is full of brains, Qud no employer cares to hire a damaged set when he can get a clean set just as well."—Atchison Globe. "He appeared in the Italiau quarter with La' 1 telle Teresa and then when Bresci apparently laid siege to the affections of tiie fair and tickle queen of the Cvds the student was not seen again. He seems to have been iu the company wtiicli went ou its mission of mutxler to the shores of the old world. On the same steamer was Antonio "l*aiua," who may have l»ecu Antonio Lana; the baker aricsted on the other side as the accomplice of the assassin and known here as an anarchist of the most anient hue. His friends say that he sailed from this port about May 13. He disappeared from his The man got a fairly good place. The congressman is still rather deaf. The secretary—well, he has his own suspicions.Headquarters for Bicycle Shanghai, Aug. 3 —Delayed.—Toe Chinese mandarins In Msnehnrla have leaned a proclamation calling on the pop nlace to sack Russian towns and railways and reoover stolen Chinese territory. Thousands of monntsd bandita have joined the imperial forces and many small partlee of Russians have been out off end butchered. "The Japanese number 11 marines and 14 volunteers. Bach is reduced to 20 cartridges. Right have beeu killed and 27 wounded. "Hostilities were suspended on July 17, but we are iu constaut apprehension that they will be renewed. All the city gates are guarded. Oulj' the two east gates are open. "We will prolmbly succumb iu a week unless relieved. The emperor and dowager empress appear to lie living iu IV king." A dispatch to a news agency from l.hefu say* the tsuug li-yauicn re|»ortcd the forcigu minister* at lVkiug safe op July ;tO. It was added that the rvlatioua between the ministers and the Chinese otii- A-ials wore friendly. Nor Ik Carolina Rlectloan. WHISTLER'S STYLE. Sundries] Charlotte, N. Aug. 4.—Election returns show that Democratic majorities aggregate tH.GTN aud fusion majorities 5,125, making the net .Democratic majority 59,553. There will be contests |u several counties, there being alleged irregularities iu Itaudolph aud Harnett aud smaller oues iu Wilkes and Chatham. Iu the latter couuty at Cougrcssmau At water's precinct, the fusion stroughold, the fusionists are reported to have assaulted the election officers, smashed the Itallot boxes and burned the ballots. The returns show that to the senate there are elected 38 lDemocrats and 9 fusionists, with three seats doubtful, aud to the house 50 Democrats and 13 fusionists, while 12 seats are iu doubt. S. P. FENN, CkiBSgo'a Amatfar Critics Is Doabt About HU Palatial. Amateur art critics who visit the Art Institute on Sundays are very much exercised over the painting by J. A. Mac- Neill Whistler which Director French has added to the collection recently. HARDWARE STORE. N. Main St The painting is an ochery gray canvas, with some dim black outlines of boats on the Thames river, with a few irregular black streaks, which may or may not represent the vastness of London. It is eveniug, and a few yellow streaks against the sky stand for the moon—as seen by Whistler. The whole effect, remarkable from an artistic standpoint, is produced by Solidly painted gray canvas, a few smudges of black and half a doKcn daubs of light yellow paint. If you are going picnicking see what an assortment of goods we have in that line,such as pressed chicken and turkey, potted chicken, tongue, beef aud ham, pressed veal, ham, beef and cot'age loaf. Baked beans, Armor, Heinx and Van-. Camp Lunch tongue and lamb's tongue, olives in all size bottles, bottled pickles, all sizes, swee'. and snur, and every requisite for a summer outing, at St Petersburg, Aug. 4.—It Is snnonnced that a force of Russians from Blagovest ehecY, In the Amur district, crossed the Amor river into Chinese Manohnria and Infiloted a heavy defeat on the Chinese The Russians captured one cannon and a quantity of Mausers. Thsy also took the town of Sakhalin. familiar haunts about that time, at least. Ou the same steamer was liaffaclo Laiua. HKHspmix Wall Paper. "In this personally conducted excursion, of Enrico Malatesta is credited with being the managing director. Itc|iorts from Cincinnati tell of au effort »f Malatesta to get a man to go from that city to kill the Italian king. He did not lind the willing tool there, but here, within a few miles of New York, lie discovered a niau willing to do the bidding of the arch conspirator. In the city of New York he found Laua, the baker, and La Belle'Tcrcsa. whose records were yesterday looked up by the Italian ageuts. He sent them across the seas by various steamers and with instructions which meant death to the heads which wear the Kuro|»eaii crowns. *%§k* All New Patterns, All New Designs. London, Aug. 4.—Sir Cht Chen La Fong Ln, Chlnwe Mlni.ter here, eald today tli»» the foreign mlnletere In Pekln would certainly be mMuored when H wee Men thet the allied tone* were (drawing In euneet on Pekln.  X dispatch fnuu t 'hcfu dated ye*t eighty siiyn Yuan Sliiti Kill, the iBMVermir of SliauctuiiK. states dial In- has received a note dated at the tsuiut-U-yanieii, IVklus, CDn Jub' 1(0 which reports that the ministers at the ticrlimii legation auil others are well aud that the relations between the ministers aud the tsmiK-li-yameu are friendly. According to this re|»irt a imiiferenw was Wiuit held to urrauge for the protection ot the ministers while they were on their way to Tien tsin froiu IV kim;. New York, Aug. 4,—Kobert Lhtnlap died yesterday afternoon at Monmoutu Beach iu his sixty-sixth year of heart failure, produced hy ptomaine iDoisoniug. Mr. llunlap was a sou of William Duulap aud was born iu New .York Oct. 17, 1834. He began as a elerk with Kuox. the hatter, in ISM. Four years later he started iu business for himself at 55" flroattway. Then he opened a store in I he Fifth Aveuue hotel. Ltter he removal his busiuess and orgauixed a company, with stores at 181) Fifth avenue aud 181 Broadway. Daala*. the Hatataker, (trad, "Isn't that fairly Whistling?" laughed an artist as he stood in front of the slate colored canvas. HU remark attracted a rod haired girl and her young man who had l»een admiring some of Breton's melodramas. They looked at the Thames picture a minute in astonishment. Then they looked at each other. Free Hand Relief a Specialty. Ceilings decorated at cost of paper. Life'. Plraeara. BOERS WRECK A TRAIN. The highest, the best, the most permanent pleasures lire those which are not eought, but which come from the faithful fulfillment of life's duties and obligations. Indeed eager search after pleasure iu auy dlre£0on Is always fruitless, because it Implies a condition of mind to which enduring happiness is a stranger. Selfishnesa and enjoyment may dwell together for a brief season, but the latter will *oon wither away under the scorching Influence of the form**. Aad ,n«r*bj Capture Uid Umo« and "Got rubbed prob'ly in sendin it over," suggested the young man. "They ought to have some of the boys here tinker 'em up when freightin takes the sand out of 'em like that." WALTER SPRY, Evans Bros. Forty Soldier. Special to the Qammttu. "There are facts which poiut to a plot in Palerson to kill Pessina, the dyehouse foreman. who frowned upon anarchy and was loud in his praise of the Italian king. SOLD ATCAWLCV'S SHOE sroitE* London, Aug. 4.—Lord Roberta reports •that a train having among ita pasaaneere Mr. 8towe, the Amertoan Consul General ;al Cape TDwn, who was proceeding to I Pretoria, waa derailed by Boers yesterday ttwanty miles south of Krotonatadt. Fcur jpataona ware killed and three Injured. Mr. iStnwe t soaped injury.. Lord Aldemn ILsnnox and forty men, who were on the train, were captnrtd by the Boers At the -raqueat of the Ametioan Consul, the soldiers were released, but Lennox waa held. Botocta also reports that the total number «f Boers who have surrendered to him la 3,84ft. Still another dispatch from Shanghai of DesterdaD 's dale says it is stated othdaily that l.iuKuuYi, the viceroy of Nankin, and Shcug, the director of railroads and telegraphs, have declared that the ministers at Peking are being livid as hostages and will be killed if the allies advance toward lYking. It is stated that oply the Russians aud Japanese, in all about 23,000 troops, are startiug for the Chinese capital. ■Irli •• llo#Ja«e». 4d SOUTH MAIN STRMMT. KiplotlM ta Spanlah Warship. "It was found yesterday that the woman known as I .a Belle Teresa was once married to a man uamed Brugnoli. a maker of macaroni. It is believed that he is now iu Brooklyn. The name Ighina, by which the Woman was generally known, was her maiden name. She had •a daughter, Ida, from whom the police yesterday were seeking to get some information concerning the departure of her mother for Italy. La Belle Teresa IS gone. "John," said the girl after another long stare at the Whistler masterpiece, "1 believe that the man just painted that thing like that." jfSa/e Sutcie San Sebastian. Aug. 4.—The Spauish government dccidcd to send two warships to the naval fetes at Arcachou iu respouse to au invitation from France. They had just started when there was a tremendous boiler explosion on the Ini fauta Isabel. Twenty-six men were jn- "No," protested John. T)rury's Copake, N. Y.» comes to the front with a decided novelty iu tlm way of social dlversiou. The citixens orgauixed a "tombstone bee" and. going out to the graveyards straightened up all the toppling mouuments aud headstopea, They theu returned to town and wound up the evening with a dauce. A Tomketoae Bee. "Well, I believe he did," Insisted the red haired girl. "You know since painting has got common a whole lot of peo- Jle go into the business who haven't the rst idea of color." To follow, is to follow the crowd. The public are not often wrong in their judgment of stores, especially shoe stores. Experience has taught us that the best way to please people, is to give value received for their money. This we do in every pair of men's, women's, misses' and children's shoes we sell. A dispatch to the Central News from Chefu. dated Aug. X says it is understood that a conference has been held at tVKiug bctweeu the ministers and the Chinese government arrauge for the departure of the members of the legations to Tien tsini jured, one of whom died. The condition several is hopeless. A number of others will probably be blind for life. Many of the crew jumped overboard. Owiug Apropos of the Whistler purchase Chicago artists arc gossiping a good deal of Whistler's well known antipathy to Chicago. The American-Londoner even went so far in his prejudices against Chicago as to declare that none of his pictures should ever he hung in a public gallery Iu this city. lie painted n portrait of Viss Buda Peck once, and a bitter quarrel came up over placing it on exhibition. Whistler insisted that the portrait was not finished, but the purchasers insisted npon taking it away and lugging it on the line. Whistler then conceived a violent dislike to every Chicago institution, from the Stock Exchange to the Lake Shore drive.—Chicago Inter Ocean. to the accident neither of the vessels will go to Arcachou. "The woman arrested in Italy as Bresci's accomplice is tall ami had blond hair. Le Belle Teresa was luSth tall and fair haired, which is unusual for an Italian woman. She was a In nit ,'Ci years old. She ouee kept a hoarding house at 02 Clinton place, now West Kighth street, aud iu this house took place a light in which a man was killed. Wtwas In the Caae, Best Patent Flour . $4.75 West Family Flour . 4 25 Pillsbury's Flour . 5 25 Chop and Meal . 1.0a Corn and Cr. Corn . i oq Bran and Midds . . 1.00 Oats, per bushel 35c Square Western Wash- The late Charles A. Daua liked'good poetry and waa conceded to be a first class judge of the literary value of verse. He said that the best teu short poems in the English language are Shakespeare's sonnet, "When In Disgrace," Burns' "Banuockburu," Blake's "The Tiger," Scott's "Pibroch of Donald Dhu," Tennysou's "Bugle Song," Milton's "When I Consider," Campbell's "Holienllnden," Emerson's "Brahma," Thackeray's "At the Church Gate" and Kipling's "Guuga Din." - The Beat Tea Poeaia. t»re»idea« Hetama «• Canto. Pretoria, Aug. 4—There ia an uncon "firmed report current that Chrlatlan De* Wat, the Boer general who gave the British ttha slip in the Orange Colony, has died tfrom a ihell wound. A Shaughai dlspateh states that iu cousequeuce of the advance on Peking the f)riilsh consul at Shanghai has telegraphed to flie viceroy of Sxechuan. holding him responsible for the protection of the lives of the geological aud exploring party there. Washington, Aug. 4. President Me- Kinley left the city last evening on  return to Canton to resume his vacation. Accompanying him were Hon. Charles G. Dawes, the comptroller of the currency, and Secretary Cortelyou. The party occupied the private car Grassuiere, which wits attached to the regular even lug express on the Pennsylvania railroad "At the anarchist meetings there frequently appeared a woman called Bianca. The name is a common one aud ha* often been assumed by ltaliau anarchists. The wonuiu, concerning whom many inquiries have been made recently, gave some of the Italians much couceru, for they believed that she might have been arrested ou the other side. It was said, however, that she had been seen at Capra's as lately as last Thursday night. AaarehUto Closely Watered. Mr. Prltchard Morgan. M. P., has received from his Shaughai ageut a dispatch stating that the British consul aud the Europeans have left Chung-Kiaug in couformlty with instructions from the torelgn othce in Ixmdon. to the Uassttb. Londvx°i Aug. 4 —Scotland Yard haa re oalved a mjatsrious warning of anarchistic .plots again** membera of the English m result, preoantlona h»ve 1jtin doubled. When queationed for de taila oooaarnirg the matter, an effloer of Sooiland yard aaid: "Krery anarchist lu London known to ua la being oloaaly watched. Evary European anarchist h.* .alao been marked and hia movemenjta followed. The chief danger, if any, thsfefore, lies in the poaalble intantiona of aohie unknown anarchiat from the United States » He refused to tell the natuie of aha warning reoelved. leavlug hew at 7:45. Secretaries Boot and Wilson. Postmaster General Smith »Dnd General Corbin were at the statiou to say goodby. This is interesting merely as the estimate of an excellent judge of good literature. but It will hardly find acceptance a a the view of the average reader. It may b* added also that James Whitcomb* Riley, who certainly deserves to rank pretty close to ttis ten immortals named by Mr. Dana, says that b)s favorite poem, the one which he would place before all others in English, is a fugitive bit, "Brave Love," which has been attributed to Mary Kyle Dallas and other writers, both in England and Amprica.—St. Louis Republic. Shoes to fit all toot, from tn* tiniest Insnt's to the uodsrn giant's. Lester Shor ■otDMD 79 Nortfc Main street. f*t*s?«**. ers .... 3 25 Round Western Wash- Meaansee From Cesger. Trie* to Slap * Fight. ers ... . $3.00 Jelly Glasses per doz 25c Fruit Jars, pints, a doz. 50c Fruit Jars,quarts, * 60c Fruit Jars, i Gal. " 70c Potatoes, per bushel 70c Onions, per bushel . 90c A message from Miuister Conger in Peking, dated July 25, has arrived at Chefu. The United States miuister says that they have provisions aud cau hold out for six days. WlteitoVu, N. Y.. Auk. 4.—As a result of a Wow in the right side of the neck Walter D. Tyler, a prominent Htisen of this city, lies uueouscious Tu the city hospital. The blow was struck by Loveland Miller, Jr.. son of Loveland Miller, a merchant. The affair occurred in the heart Df the city. Tyler's condition is critical, lud doctors fear he caunot recover. Miler's brother was lighting with another nd Tvl««r attempted to separate " Wilfat Waste "Laua's preparations to go to Europe were made with groat haste. Ho packed roost of his belongings iuto a trunk he left behind ami t«*»k comparatively little baggago. He said thai he would visit the Paris exposition aud then his hotue in Italy and would return perhaps in September. He spoke of going on a •long journey.* Julia Marlowe Shoes in tan and black reduced to $3 19 Edwin C Burt's, in shoes and oxfords, $3 50 and $3 00 The Melba Glove Fitting Shoe at - - - - • $3 00 The Ulrica Fine Shoes, all shapes, at - - - - $2 50 The Eunice Extra Fine Shoes at $1 98 Men's guaranteed Patent Leather Shoes, button and lace Men's Mining throughout, at - $1.4,0 Fppd iu Pekiug is growing scarce. It is reported that the cessatiou of the at tacks ou the foreigners was by order of an imperial dccree. Makes Woeful Want." M is AS wasteful not to secure tufut yoo need And might luive as it is to sounder CwhAt you AlrtAay possess. Health is A priceless possession.- You cap secure 3 irtd keep 8 by tAhing W.Ws SarSApAritlA which purifies the blood, cures diseAse, And trroigorAtes the whole system. All the Peking and Sung-Cbow ,Vn.eri cans, also the Walkers. Chaplus. SmitUs, Wyckoffs, llobart Terry and Mackay are safe iu Pekiug. All the mission property has been destroyed. Under date of Peking. July 20, lDr. Robert Coituau, Jr.. writes: lui), hvm. Ha* Weather Perlta. "tiiuseppe Garda, a friend of Lana, said yesterday thai he bad received a postal card from him mailed at Trente. Italy. He said that Lana spent much of his time in reading I-a Quest ione Sociale. the Paterson anarchistic paper, and also in meditating upon anarchy. Wm. Drury. McJigjrer—Isn't U tiresome the way people talk about the weaifeer? Thingumbob—'Tiresome? lt'e positively dangerous. The minute you make * remark abo it the weather it sives the Other fellow u. chance to say. "Yes, but ir'jl bo a cold day Cur the one or the other next November." Th**. first thiug you know. yMi*re mixed up In a political discussion.—Philadelphia Preea. ElUabethtown, N. Y., Aug. 4.—Mount Marcy, in the Adirondack*, was white with *uow yesteruay morning. Slow Im the UlrutaoU. Tie lor BbimwI to MoBtaloy* to the OAnrra. "Under a flag of truce a message was brought yesterday from fheu Yung l.u askiug if Sir Claude Maedonald was willing to conclude a truce. He replied that he was willing, provided the Chinese came no closer. yfoodA SaUafmiiffg Lff 0. P. &C.0. Shoe Company. Washington, Aug. 4 —The Pwsldsnt hss neaived the following im»« to the mte ms« of oondolenoe Mat to the King of Italy: "llomw, Aug. 3.—Heartily think Your Kxoeilenoy and the great American who in shstlug my grief hod trust thDt my country will b* strengthened by tin bonie of frtandahlp rxlsttng between the two nation*. Victor Kmaoasl." BRIEF NEWS NOTES. The new Japanese minister has presented his credentials to President Me- Kinley. "Agents of the Italian government here think that Lana's departure was tj»e result of his choice by the secret counsel In Paterson dominated by the cousplrator whose name has been mentioned for the last 15 years where crime is attempted in the name of anarchy. The man Lana arrested iu Italy has confessed that he would have killed the king had Bresci failed." JOHN 01 KANGAN'S Central R. R. of New Jersey. E^ttiTER/& ESTABLISHED 18 YEAIS JEST r M; mmM. W lVy Form«rlr Bridgeport, Com Ihr^D'BROi Pianos "Shell firing has ceased. We hope this mean* ivjiof. Having defeated the Chi- Hose, we are fo*ripg treachery. All are exhausted with coustaui watching, fighting. building barricades and digging trenches night aud day. The president has appointed 43 enlisttxl men in the regulsv army as second lieutenants. II DAYS AT THE SEA SHORE. , EXCURSION TO LONG BRANCH, OCEAN GROVE ami ASBURY PARK, Frank J5rand*»nbnrg, the Weal End Baker, U In all the fancy and staple goods In the bualneaa Good eolld family home-made atyle of bread. Frank waa born in the bualneee, hla father hae- Ing been the pioneer bakerof thla city a boot fifty year* ago. Try Frunk'a gooda They an all right. Full weight guaranteed.PRICES. Iu the first of the series for the Seawanhaka cup the Canadian boat Red Coat had no trouble showing her superiority over the Minneapolis, the American challenger. Best Patent Flour - $4.75 Chop and Meal 5iLht 105 Corn and Cr CornEJUt » °5 Bian and Midds, 1.05 Hay, long and cut - .85 Oats, per bushel - - .35 Cheese, full cream - .»• Fruit J are, pints, doz .5(4 Fruit Jars, quarts, doa .60 Fruit Jars, 1-2 gal - .70 "Xfe* greyest credit is due to H. G. Quires, first secretary of the United States ics%tfjDn. whose military expert* euce aud eu*ray 4r? invaluable. Our present danger Is treachery." Factories Special to tho Qammttw. \ Brentford, Ontario, Ang. 4 —A faUl collision occurred thla morning on the Toronto, Hamilton A Buffalo Railroad, weat of here, between paaeeuger and gravel trains. Engineer Oillman, of the passenger train, waa killed. A brakeman and tonr gravel hand* are missing and ar* reported dead. ratal oollteiM la Canada, Announcement is made by the theological seminary of Princeton university that Rev, pr. George T. Purves' successor hat been secured. He is William Park Armstrong, Jr., a graduate of the university aud the seminary. QcrMMy R««aClDK t n Anarch tat*. Berlin. Aug. 4.—The police throughout Germany are arresting anarchist suspects. Among them is Professor Stahly, an Italian, who has recently lectured ou the subject of the Mafia in south Germany.Saturday, Aug. 11,1900, ■•4J-1M1 CapaucArcaac* It is said that a «Dsld«Dut of WYstoa£uper-Mar« has received a teU'Kraui from a nephew in Pekiu*. dated Aug. i, saying. "Safe In the British legation." ■V 8PECIAI. T*A13. Tickets will be good to go only on special' train Aug 11th. and for return „n any train 6n or WeforeTueaday, Aug «l*t. Fan sUttCnis "$4.50 v hlhirpn ft to u Tfltn of » ©. hair taew. Train leaves Putston at S:Ma. m. *i-4C5.10 Scranton, Pa A woman who suffered for three years from nervous prostration says, two bottle* of Llohty's Cslery Neris Compound effected • oomplete core. 8be batdly knows today whether ahe ha nsrves or not, aa she never task thsm. It to certslnly * wondsrfnl remedy. Sold by J. H. Houok. Hems Use a ristores PUbm Mid direct tram factory to ntr, Terms—Same as anal retail stares Old or defective lnstrameats repaired or reballt at moderate cast. —AddrwsaU oocumtuxicatiooa for price*.catalogue*, etc., to Factory,,.... far Rorvooa KshMiUoa. It MH "D• Battle* TkWHdi rpoa IhnnMi Are you weakened ufcl exhausted by overwork, worry or dtoeaaa I The Mystic Life Renewer wlU qutokiy renew your strength sud vitality. II to the greatest nerve builder known. U to a marvelom vltallser and strengthens*. It oulckly and certainly curea kxs of appetlU, inaigee- Hoa, nervous weakness, pdpltatlouof the heart and failing health. It to Indeed a wonderful life renewer aad life strengthened Sold by J. H. Hoaak, druggist, No. 4 North Main St., Ftttofca. Tvnty-DlM officer* and men wrote from the frost to lay that for aoratehea, brnlae*, rata, wound*, *ore feet a ad atlff jolnta, Bnckleo'* Arnica Sain la the beat in the world. Sates for borne, akin erapUoaa and pllea Twenty fin cnte a box. Car* gaeraateed. Sold by W. C. Price. Pitta ton, and Strob1* pharmacy, Weat Plttaton. of paopla la both Europe and America an being razored to health and ateuigth by tha uae of Speer'* Port Win*. CKALKD PROPOSALS will be rerelmd by the city clerk betsreen tee hC urs of 8 o'clock p. m. aud 8:1S a. m . Thursday evening. August »e. 190ft, daring the 1oint seteion of councils, to construct a lateral sewer, with neccMary collections, mau boles, etc.. on Lambert street, from Main to Prospect street. Proposals shall cover the coat of entire work and shall state separately the price oer lineal foot for digging and flliina and for furnishing apd U91£* the sewer pipe a* shown on the plans and specifications of said improvements in the office of the city eng.neer. Bidders shall enclose with each proposal the sum of $100 cash or certified check as a guaran- contract within twenty days KELLER C* VAN DYKE, HTOo to Brata'i B* Hiw to b*a* *»»o tone ofth« Pianos. WipscUtl to the Qunrt. The OSHMt. This wine ia a little higher In prioe bat worth fin tlmea aa mach aa other, for Invalid, oa acooaat of tha Iron derived from tha aoll of tha extene'n vlaayarda Iu which the Oporto drape rlnee from Portaoal ara grown la Haw Jereey. Space1* Pott Wlaa ha* been adopted by tha moat aclaatUe and experienced phyalclaa*. Washington, Ang. 4 —Fair tonight and 8ond»J, continued modsrate temperstare; light to fresh northerly, ahlftlag to *uothee«ieTly winds. Cutler & Phinney No. 91 South Main Street Accident and health lnsuiano* written by aany C. Twnoklna. agant for tha Astna. With iDoompetaai dantlat* whan yon can eecpra tha *arTlo*a of tha moat akllled dooton of d*oti«tiy «t the b»nd*om* parlor* of the Albany Deatal AaereUUon. U N. Franklin afreet, Wllkeabam. Work don* whin yon want It and at a reasonable price. Beat act of teeth 18. Paone 111. Daat Take Chaaeea 14 NORTH MAIN STREET. * Are invited to make this store your shopping headquarters during July and August, by mail or in person. We are {/{( keeping up the standard of quality, but lowering prices, on many lines of summer goods. If you cannot visit the store, send us your mail orders (or Silks. Dress Goods, Wash Goods. Ribbons Laces, White Goods, Embroideries, Flannels, Table Linen, Napkins, Hosiery,- Gloves, Pulley Belts, Pnlley Collars, &c. Sb»k» lau 1«, Un, All«n*» Foot-!£»••■ » uowdar. It son*. rJLfnl MMWtlng. «woUeu t«,» ,nd ,D_ otovtoK *n JIwUntlj ukw the I EM oS» C* oom a?.d bQO,OM U-. S» **"3" ooofoit dUoo*pry ot th, ~7l Ci1,t*ru V|OWK««' m«k™ tight or n.w 1 ~.V,MT It l» » »tU»p «»D• ft* »»*t-1 J"f ?I3OM and hot, tlrol. «h\ng l«.t. I S&lUoW Soldbj ill druOTl.u .ndl Bt null tor 860 to ttampt. un Sharpened on the tata* lmpromd maohlM 11 Bubumlw A CROCERS HWEM RITTEJSIHOUSE COOKIES TRY'EM HITCHNER BAKERY. tltpMDMUM. Tkar Tbrobbl*( Headache Is c»«e tat bii]d»r to whom the contract *h,ll bare been awarded omitj to execute* contract within twenty days from thCC date or a war « the enclosure accompanying hi* propoeal *h*l| be forfeited to the city of Pittata^ Propoe*!* not aocomp uied by the reonlred dc)«wll and net in •cc»nl*nce with tbe *drer- and ordinance will not be considered. The city reeervee tbe rl«ht to reject any or allbMa By order of council*. JOHN T. FLANNKRY, S. Mil, or proctm. tor United Sutan nod n ouantriM, bj U» Brittik-AmertC*n ED\»»»ow,tn»n»do.; «hopwtMn foand S£XP £5T*23l *D™-T i n Who* u* JOB going, SJ pnttjr iuld c Up lo lh« drag star*, «lr, d»Mld. What do joa ond at tin drat V**J' A. puton ot Th I Mod today, b ttilvut Kikta jour akin *o whlU I Oartalnlj. Sir, for 1 take It uoh night fate, »k* may thto b.1 i why. •"'* STi^StaJT Woald qnlckly lea»e yon, If Ton and Dr. Klag'e New Life Pllla.. Thonnnde of nfferera ban pro red their matahlea* merit for rick and nerron* h**dachea They make pan blood aad balld ap roar health, tisly Sftct* If one, back It not enred. Sold by [ W. a Price, "Plttaton, and Stroh** pharmaoy, I W* do painting and paper hanging, alao •ell wall papar. T. 8. * W. & Benttt. laNiVMT CUTLER Cft PHINNEY. OtyCtark.