Pittston Gazette

              imSml ptfafrm MEte, C&&$*%*. pli] T. . 1 I I I I ■ 1- l l " " I I I I 111 ' +*+' I 111 1 " I I I I I I II I I I I I I FIFTY-FIRST YEAR f 2All!p«s¥800 PITTSTON, PA., MONDAY JSVKN1NG, SEPTEMBER 17, 1900. "sarns?"! ONLY DAILY IN CITY MANY MEN WORKING IN THE LOWER END HR.ROOSEVELTS REPLY dj pointing out wnat actually nas oe«n aone. Tin* minor places in their administration, whete it is impossible to fill them by natives, must be filled by the strictest application of the merit system. It is very important thst in our own home administration the merely ministerisl aad administrative offices, where the duties are entirely nonpoliticsl, shall be filled absolutely without reference to partisan affiliations, but this is many times more important in the newly acquired islands. The merit systetm is in its emence as democratic as our common *9hool system, for it simply means equal chances and fair play for all. PEOPLE FULL OF HOPE. SOMEBODY'S SAWMILL. Cures the cough, Soothes and heals the inflamed membranes— Bargains PEOPLE'S STORE A Complete Plant In the Wilds of Alaska. Abandoned Lumber Formally Accepts Vice Presi- Speedy Restoration of Galves- The steamer Boscowitz, the last to arrive from the north, brings details of one of the strangest mysteries connected with the exploration and development of Alaska. -For several months the Canadian government has had laborers at work surveying and putting in a telegraph line from Vancouver to Dawson. +++FO/7+++ Here, and Coming- Every Day, the New Goods for Fall At the Beginning. as at the End of Season, dential Nomination. ton Predicted. DR. JAMES' CHERRY TAR SYRUP. TEAIH8 TO SUN OK WEDNESDAY. Stock-Taking QUICK MOVING PRICES THE LBADUO ISSUES DISCUSSED. Easy to take—prompt in results. Governor Devotes Much Space to the Philippine Question, Which, Re Says, la Not a New Oao-History of Expaaaloa. Oonnlaf the I.land. Railway Communication With Mainland Will Facilitate Relief Work. United States Marshal's Firm Rule Prevents Looting. Only Five Mines at Haz- 200 BOXER8 KILLED. It must be remembered always that governing these islands in the interest of the inhsbitants may not necesssrily be to govern them as the inhabitants at the moment prefer. To grant self government to Luzon under Aguinaldo would be like granting self government to an Apache reservation under some local chief, and this is no more altered by the fsct thst the Filipinos fought the Spaniards thsn it would be by the fsct that Apaches hsve long been trained and employed iw the United States army and have rendered sig nsl srvtce therein; just as the Pawnees did under the administration of President Grant; just as the Stockbridge Indians did In the days of General Washington and the friendly tribes of the Six Nations in the days of President Madison. A few days ago, while working near the old Juneau trail in a dense forest about 100 miles from the coast, where it was thought white men had never been before, the surveying party y that was several days ahead of the pole and wire men, made a strange and ghastly discovery. As they were working their way through the forest they came to a heavily timbered marsh, and near the center of tbts marsh they suddenly came upon a tract of several acres on which all the timber had been cut. Near one side of the clearing was a sawmill, still in a good state of preservation. The machinery had evidently not been disturbed since these premises were vacated by the operators. With the exception of a little rust on some of the bearings, the engine seemed to be ready to fire up and start at a moment's notice. The boiler was in good condition, and in different parts of the mill were crosscut saws, cant hooks, axes, beetles, wedges, a blacksmith's forge with all its appurtenances, a kit of carpenter's tools and other implements used around a completely equipped sawmill. The lumber of the mill itself had evidently been cut on the spot, and there were several thousand feet of lumber which, to all appearances, had been cut about three years. At Drug Stores. 25 Cent? a Battle '.A  Don't fail to examine our Bargain Prices during the next two weeks. We must make room foi new fal! goods Many goods marked away below cost That demonstrate our policy of NOT-How Much Can We tibtalnt BUr— How RcasunableCan We Sell, Ihw Attacked a Fom of ImHmh, and Qalvestou, Sept. 17. — Last Monday gloom, desolation and despair prevailed iu this storm torn city. Today hope and determination have seized I he people. They realize that the task before them is gigantic, yet with the generous aid that is ttowiug to them iu a broad stream from all parts of the civilized world and their own indomitable purpose the sick and Wounded will be healed, the destitute relieved, the recuperation of Oalveuton will be speedy, the city will be rebuilt and placed on a more eudurink foundation and her commercial career started anew. Such is the spirit displayed by (his tfiTcvously stricken people. leton Idle. War* Fanlahed. Ktew York, Sept. 17.—Governor Roosevelt's letter of acceptance of the nomination for vice president has been issued. Governor Roosevelt says: Shanghai, Sept. 17.—One company of the Fourteenth United States Infantry was beset by a force of 2,000 Boxers at Hatao, on the road between Tien Tsln and Pekln, last week. The Americans, assisted by the Bengal Lanolers, who sttaoked the enemy In the rear, killed 200 Boxers and wounded 400 others. The Americans hsd no oaaualtles. Special to *hs Guim. ARMSTRONG'S ** PRICE LIST. 3 cases 10-4 Cotton Plankets, 2 cases grt»y 1 white This is a real 7fo value; this AQ/+ week, a pair 1TW Oar line of all wool blanketa and comfortable cannot be excelled anywhere, the assortment for this season comprise the pick of seven different tuills A fine lot of Printed Faiicv Flannels suitable for waist*, sttcquesand dressing gowns. 3C ln«-he* wide; regular value 2 c; ffi/% This week per vard IOC 1" pieces doubl" fold noveltydreas goods regular va ue &"ic; this week p- r yard— 50 dozen bleached linen damask table napkins, 3-4 size (Special) this week. d"*.. 1 lot of figured silkollnea, a 1 new fall Of designs, reg. irtc value; this week * yard.. I accept the nomination at vice pre«ident ol the United 8tatsa tendered me by the Republican national convention with a very deep sense of the honor conferred upon roe and with an infinitely deeper tense of the vital importance to the  country of securing the re-election of President McKinley. The nation's welfare is at stake. We must continue the work which has been so well begun during the present administration. We must show in fashion incapable of being misunderstood that the American -#aople, at the beginning of the twentieth century, face their duties in s calm and serious spirit; thst they have no intention of permitting folly or lawlessness to msr the extraordinary material well being which they have attained at home, nor yet of permitting their fia£ to be dishonored abroad. Fundamentally and primarily the present contest is a contest for the continuance of the conditions which have told in favor of our material welfare and of our civil and political integrity. If this nation is to retain either its well being or its self respect, it cannot afford to plunge into financial and economic chaos; it cannot sfford to indorse governmental theories which would unsettle the standard uf national honesty and destroy the integrity of our system of Justice. The policy of the free coinsge of silver st the ratio of 16 to 1 is s policy fraught with destruction to every home in the lsnd. It mcsns untold misery to the head of every household and, above all, to the women and children of every home. ALL SHUT DOWN IN LACKAWANNA Flour $4.50 Corn and cracked com, per ic» 1.05 Chop and meal, per 100 - - 1.05 Hay. per 100 85c Cut Hay, per 100 .... 8jc Oats, per bushel 35c Fancy Jam, per bottle • - 10c Fancy Columbia River Salmon 20c Two cans Salmon .... 25c Mason Jars, pints, per doz • 50c VI at on Jars, quarts, per doz - 60c Mason Jars, % gal, per doz - 70c All Goods Delivered Promptly* There are now in the United State* communitiM of Indians which have advanced to far that it has been ponibl* to embody them aa a whole in our political system, all the members of the tribe becoming United State* citiaen*. There are other communities where the bulk of the tribe ia still too wild for it to be poaaible to take such a step. There are individuals among the Apaches, Pawnee*, Iroquois. Sioux and other tribe* who are now United State* citiaens and who are entitled to stand and do stand on an absolute equality with all our citizens' of. pure white blood. Men of Indian blood are now serving in the army and navy and in congress and occupy high position both in the business and the political world. There is every reason why as rapidly an an Indian or any body of Indians becomes fit for *elf government he or it should be^granted the fullest equality with the whites, but there would be no justification whatever in treating this fact as a reason for abandoning the wild tribea to work out their own destruction. Exactly the same reasoning applies in the case of the Philippine*. To turn over the islands to Aguinaldo and his followers would not be to give self government to the islanders. Under no circumstances would the majority thus gain self government. They would simply be put at the mercy of a gyndicate of Chinese half breeds," under whom corruption would flourish far more freely than ever it flourished under Tweed, while tyrannical oppression would obtain to a degree only possible under such an oligarchy.  For 3 weeks only, to September 22 Our 22c Coffee, cut to 1 ic lb Our 28c " " 15c lb Our 30c " " 20c lb Only One Nine Working in the Wilkesbarre District. Oroksr Whitewashes Tammany. Special to the Gassr"*. Looting and the desecration of corpses have ceased since the militqgg have us!sumed 'charge of affairs, aud they arc cooperating harmoniously with the civil authorities. Sheriff Thomas is in charge of the isolated district aud is directing interments and the recovery of property [there. I'lUtcd States Mitrshal C Slant ha? I teen given full authority by tSencral Scurry and is directing affairs on the mainland, aided hy a troop of rangers, who are ordered to make short work of I outers and arrest all suspicious eTwtractors. Tin* rangers and the militia and civil guards stationed at Texas City and Virginia l'oint are under the direction of Marshal 4Smut. These are the two points of ingress to the city, lie also has control over all the railways running .into this city and all craft plying between Virginia Point and Texas City, and no one can ctnhark or disembark at these places without his permission unless having authority so to do from his superior otlicers. The destitute wishing to go to friends in the country are given free transportation and being sent out of the city ns rapidly as tin* limited transi- IMtrtntion facilities at the disposal of the committee 011 transportation will permit. The owner of any water craft or railway found guilty of charging more than the icgulatinu fare will be arrested nud severely dealt with. New York, Sept. 17.—Blohard Croker said this morning that he wished em phatioally 16 deny that Tammany Hall was Identified in anyn way with the Ioe Trust. Croker added there was not • Tammany Hall man or Democrat on the board of directors of the Amerloan Ice Co. He ssld ths men who raised the price [of ioe were all Eepublloans. All prices cut 25 to 50 per cent. Lace curtains, from 49c a pair and upwards Lion or Arbuckle Coffee 12 1-2C n (With other goods ) Ladies' outing flannel waiPtsjpolka dot* fall at jib a. a*k to see'them, worth 7'vo: gA«i this week, each 3W A very heavy rag carpet, 1 yard wide; this week for a yard  Special to the Qixsrra. J. T. AR1HSTR0NC 4 CO., Our famous J. M. Blind 25c Our extra choice Mocha and Java cut to 32c Ladies' fancy s rped and polka dC t otton hose.all flzes, big assortment; this week for a pair *3W H« tie ton, Sept. 17.—Tba Evening Sentinel eende ont the following report of the altnatlon In the Hazleton dlatrlot: "Merchanta end oltlaena generally In the Fifth anthracite dlatrlot are elated et the blao* eje Mitchell, Dlloher, Jemee et al. h»ye received today. The baokbone of the atrlke le broken. Theee colllerlee en work lng: All of Ooze Broe. & Oo.'e, which Include Drlfton, Beaver Meadow, Eokley, Tomhlcken, Derringer, Go wan, Oaeldi and Stockton, 8,849 men; A. Pardee & Oo , In Cranberry and Crystal Bldge, 885; Lehigh Valley Goal Co., 1,500 men ont of S,100; Van Wlokle, at their Ooleralne and Erana mlnea, 810 men; O. B. Markle & Co, In Jeddo, Highland and Oakdale, 1,640; C. Pardee & Oo., In Lattimer, Hoi ljwood and Harwood, 1,866 men; Wenta & Co.'a, Haz'.e Brook, 450; Kemictrer Cfc Co , Sandy Ban, 820; Goal and Navigation Oo, 8,117. Upper Lehlgb, Mllneerllle, Yorktown, Andenrled and Beanr Brook are the only oolllerlea Idle and llllneaT'.Ue will likely reaame tomorrow. All of the oolllerlea In the Panther Creek Valley and all of the P. ft B oolllerlea In tha Behnylklll region are at work. There la do parading here and everything la orderly." S3 South Main Street PEOPLE'SSTORE PHIL APELPHIA GROCERY & PRODUCE CO, Nsw Cases of risgne In Glasgow. Special to ths Gazittb . Near the sawmill was a shed that had evidently been used for horses, and at intervals of u few feet around the shed were the skeletons of 12 horses, most of them, judging from the bones, being large animals* The bones were entirely free from flesh, indicating that they had been there at least two summers. They were lying in such positions as to show that they had never been disturbed by man. Lying beside the skeletons were weather beateu ropt-s and straps, the remains of the pack blankets and a quantity of half decayed flour and other provisions that had rolled from the backs of the horses. • "lift I KftS* ram OMACg M IS South Main bueel, nttste*. Always the i Drury's Cheapest. | Old Stud Qlaagow, Sept. 17.—Fl»e new eaaee of bnbonlo plagne hare been dleoovered In the heart of the elty, and the aoate oanaed by the appearance of the dleeaee In Qlaagow haa been renewed. One hundred and fifteen anapecta hare been leolated. When our opponents champion free silver at 10 to 1 they are either insincere or sincere in their attitude. If insincere in their championship, they of course forfeit all right to belief or support on any ground. If sincere, then they are a menace to the welfare of the country. Whether they shout their sinister purpose or merely whisper it makes but little difference, save is it reflects their own honesty. No issue can be paramount to the issue they thus make, for the paramountcy of such an issue is to be determined not by the dictum of any man or body of men, but by the fact that It vitally affecta the well being of every home In the land. The financial question 1s always of such farreachlng and tremendous importance to the national welfare that it can never be raised in good faith unless this tremendous importance is not merely conceded, but insisted on. Men who are not willing to make such an issue paramount have no possible Justification for raising it at all, for under such circumstances their act cspnot under iW' conceivable circumstances do aught but great harm. 49 SOUTH HAW ST., NTTSTOIf. v*rgv 'iso ro* immc*. m -7 -W# C9MMK ■)«tJ Vvft turnc Miirf VA^K |,m* 'Phone. Telephone Call 418. * A Polishing Cloth Evans Bros. Ferryboat Bn Colllnlon. Oov. Roosevelt at HUM City. New York, Sept. 17.—The Pennsylvania Railroad company's fust ferryboat New Brunswick just after leaving her slip at the foot of t'ortlandt rtiwt, North river, for Jersey City was run into by a steam yacht, the name of which could not be seen. No person was injured on board the ferryboat, but great excitement prevailed until the passengers assured of the safety of the vessel. The New Brunswick was struck amidships, making a hole ten feet in diameter in the ferryboat's side above the water line. When the yacht got clear, it was seen that her stem was badly stove in, her foremast cut away and her mainmast broken above the masthead. The New Brunswick lay by until it was seen that the yacht was in no danger, then went to Jersey City. The yacht proceeded down the river. Something New! It won't make gold dollars or turn silver to gold; hut It Is a cloth prepared specially for keeping all Special to the Oaarrra. II Ilea City, Mont., Sept 17—Governor Rooeevelt speaks tonight in this oity. He will have a rousing reception in this part of the State in which his cow-boy days wei® passed. { Near the mill were three small cabins constructed of logs and sawed lumber, and carefully stored away was a quantity of provisions, canned goods, bacon and flour. The bunks on the walls contained a small quantity of bedding, and a grindstone and several pairs of overalls were found in oiie corner of one of them. SOAPS. . TARLEWARE, SILVER, PLATEDWARE, BICYCLES, GOLD. NICKEL, COPPER, GLASS, ETC., Marseilles, large cake.... 17 for $100 White Mountain 6 for 15c American Star 8 for 25c «nini Prlnee Albert Killed. Sou pry I'reventB Ihlortiun SOLD A f CAWLBY'S SHOE STORE. Schultz's 8 for 15c Snow Boy j 8 lor 25c Jolly Tar 6 for 25c Special to the Gauttk. Dresden, Sept. 17.—Prince Albert, yonngest child of Prince, Puke of Saxony, was killed here today by being thrown from a carriage. He was twenty-fiveyears old. Much complaint lias luthcrto existed about exorbitant chart's l»y boats am) the roails rulining froiu Texas Oit.v. This has been cured by a stringent order from General Scurry, who has been at work diligently to pro|M'i-ly adjust affairs so that no deserving person shall be imposed upon. With increase in force of the Dallas ltough ltiders and the Trezevnnt Rifles. the latter company arriving yesterday. General Scurry will be better able to meet the new conditions which constantly develop. One of the serious problems with which we are confronted under the conditions of our modern Industrial civilisation la that presented by the grest business combinations which are generally known under the name of trusts. \ The Trust Problem. Search was made, but no human skeletons were found. The discovery was made about 40 miles off the old Juneai) Indiau trail, and all conditions point to the conclusion that the clearing was mode three years ago and the horses perished the latter part of the same season. The trees were blazed on four sides, indicating that the party in some mysterious way had separated and were unable to get together again. The members of the surveying party think that if the forest were searched the Skeletons of the former owners of the camp would be found. The theory of murder by the Indians is not entertained, for in that case the pro- Visions and tools wonld surely have been taken. It is estimated that the engine, boiler, circular saw and the rest of the mill outfit, when new, must have cost «t least $3,000.—Seattle Chicago Record.Bright. Clean and free from corrojlTe, tarnlsb, dirt, etc. Soap Powders. Fairbanks Gold Du»t, package 19c Snow Boy, per package. 19c Buffalo Soap Powder, package 19c Diimond Dust, per package 19c Gold Dust, small, 6 packages for *je 9 O'olock Washing Tea, 6 for 25c Bottles and Jars. 1 qt Root Beer Bottles, per doz 85c 1 pt Root Beer Bottles, per dox 6jc 1 pt Mason Fruit Jars, per doz: nee 1 qt Mason Fruit Jars, per dox 60c 2 qt Mason Fruit Jars, per dox 70® 1 pt Jelly Glasses, per doz....40c JS pt Jelly Glasses, per do*  REGARDLESS It will not injure the most delicate surface, tabes the place of all polishes, powders, pastes, liquids, and also of chamois and it costs ONLY 10 « KN i s. It does not scratch: it works wonders. No difference if it Rotssoiled. It is aheolutely clean, alw*ys ready, quick, no trouble, clean, economical. Danville PaddlersStrike* \Jhe problem is an exceedinly difficult one, and Uir diflcuUy la Immensely aggravated both by honest but wrong headed Irt tacks on our whole system in ttie effort to remove some of the evils connected with it and by the mischievous advice of men who either think crookedly or who advance remedies knowing them to be ineffective, but deeming that they may, by darkening coun»el. achieve for themselves a spurious reputation lor wisdom- No good whatever is subserved by indiscriminate denunciation of corporations generally and of all forms of industrial combination in particular, and when this public denunciation is accom|Daiiied by private membership in the great corporations denounced the effect U of course to give sn air of issincerity to the whole movement. Nevertheless, tbspt a»s real sbuses, snd there Is ample ressoe for striving to remedy these sbuses. A crude or ill considered effort to remedy them would either be absolutely without effect or else would simply do damage. Pottsrille, Sept. 17.—Only about a thou sand miners are on strike out of the 60,000 in the 8ohuylktU Valley region. The two .oolllerlea at Morea and Buok Mountain are ;ihe only ones affeoted. Special to the Gakbttk. Enclose 10c or SI for a Closen and address Danville, Pa., Sept. 17.—The pnddlera in the Reading Iron Mill*, tbla oity, bad their wagea reduced thla morning and atrnek, abnttlng down the mllla. Rewards For ForelgBem' Heads. Victoria, B. C„ Sept. 17.—The finding of the heads of foreigners in sacks carried by Chinamen, which lias been a frequent occurrence since the outbreak of the Boxer uprising, has an explanation hi news brought by the steamer Breconshire from the orient. It is related that ip tjie memoranda of the viceroy of Yu-lu was found this grewsome entry: "Paid 100 taels for heads of-two American idalines killed in advance to the relief of Tien tsin." At an engagement at the Ilsi arsenal a Chiuainan was killed who had a sack in which was the head of Wat kins of the United States marines. OF THE STRIKE THB POLISHING CO., The cleaning up and disiufecting of streets, stores and biriMfngs goes bravely on, and the sanitary condition of the down town portion of the city has been greatly improved. Mayor Jones has stated there would be no let up in the work until the entire city is cleansed and disinfected. • WIIKESIARRB, fA. ,8hamokln, Pa., Sept. 17.—All of the wfffierlee of the Mineral Union and Philadelphia and Beading Co in pa ilea and tboee worked by Indlrtduala, ten In number, eloeed down today. Abont 10,000 men and boya are Idle. A Urge number etarted to go lo work, bnt were tnrned away through the effort* of Mine Worker*. The atreeta bare an crowded with atrtkera. We ate daily receiving fall and winter goods, such as FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL raw Tort Start ■■rial. n" "KAWANNA, "THE" AUNDRY. The range of todaT*e prloea for the act!** dtocka of tbe New York stock market* are Sven below. Theuuotatlonaare furnlahad tbe mm by M. 8. Jordan * Co., room* TO and roe. Hear* building, Scran ton. Pa. Dry goods stores and clothing houses resemble great laundries, and every available space is occUple*} with goods hung np to dry. 'Fortunately Hie weather is clear, hot aud dry for this purpose. Those merchants whose stocks were but slightly damnged have done a rushing business, and so have the restaurants, tint their stocks are very limited and fresh meat difficult to obtain. Extortions are rare exceptions, although the supply of food at hotels aud restaurants is limited. This will be remedied in a few days. Blankets, Quilts, Counterpains, liroad Cloths, Oxford Suitings, Serger, Flannels, Flannelets, Dress Flannels, Shirting Flannels, Homespuns, Cashmeres. Henriettas, Crepons, &c. Open- High bow- Closing est. est. lag. &mn. Bngar.... .-.118)4 1"K 110)4 II? American Cotton Oil • •• .... ▲merloanjTobeooo... 89M 01 80 93 kmn. BtTW S« 33# 32* 33* Itch IBM 27 26* 86* Atch. Prof 68* am 6S* Brooklyn Trmo. 6S W* JJ B. A O ro Uon. TofcMoo S6H » 2SJC J&H E8 l,p JSS !S* IS* 1 g* Si.1: JJ5S iSS41« l).. L * W lr*3 17-JJ4 1T2H m* Federal Steel 34 :«W 34 saw Federal Steel Pfd.... 66 66 65* «* Mo., g-" A Texas Pf 29 29* 49 29* . LooWl. » NMh. TOW TUM Ji* W W4 How York. S4pt. 17,1»00. Perhaps it is not generally known that there are some 10,000 establishments in the United States devoted to the growing of plants under glass. The statistics on the point are not perfect, to be sure, but euough is known to convey an approximate idea of the volume of business transacted by this industry. And t}ie data for this have been supplied by Mr. B. T. Galloway, chief of the* division of physiology and pathology of the department of agriculture. Thus, Mr. Galloway points out, $2,250,000 is invested in these 10,000 establishments, and they luring forth products that sell at wholesale for $2,250,600 aud at retail for $4,- 000,000. As we understand Mr, Galloway's census, florists are not included in the foregoing, for he states that there are not less than 9,000 of these, with 22,- 500,000 square feet of glazed garden, valued at $11,250,000. The retail value of flowers sold annually is $12,500,000, of which $0,000,000 is expended for roses, $4,000,000 for carnations, $750,000 for violets, $500,000 for chrysanthemums Snd the rest for flowefs of divers other sines. Aud it is stated that the retail value of potted plants sold annually Is $10,000,000. Glasshouse Products, i 3 pt Jelly Glasses, per doz.... 25c Fiuit Jar Rubbers, White, 3 dox loc Wllkeeberre, Sept. 17.—The Ereolng Leader at noon made the following report on the strike situation In tba Wllkeeberre district: "The mine* of thle district are preetloelly ell tied np. The L. V., D. * H., D., & W., Sosqnehenna, Kingston, ParrUh end Bed Ash ooUlerlea ere Idle. Tile Lehigh end Wllkeeberre Co. Is mektng a ehow of operating eereral of lte colllerlee, bnt little work le being done. The Weet End Coel Co.'e colliery at lloeaneqne, oppoelte Shlckshlnny, la the only one In foil operation In the district. There are 450 men and boys employed In the eolllery, and they deolare that they will temaln at work If they are glren protection."The first thing to do is to find out the facts, and (or this purpose publicity as to capitalization, profits and all else of importance to the public ia the most useful measure. The mere fac t of this publicity would in itaelf remedy certain evils, and as to the others it would in some cases point out the remedies and would at least enable us to tell whether or not certain proposed remedies would be useful. The state acting in its collective capacity wouici ihua first ;fyd out facta and then be able to lake sue*i mejipres as wisdom dictated. Much can be done by taxation. Even more can be dote by regulation, by close supervision hnd the unsparing excision of all unhealthy, destructive and antisocial elements. The separate ulaie governments can do a great deal, and where they decline to co-operate the national government roust atep in. Atlanta, Sept. 17.—A special to The Constitution from Covington, Ga., says Colonel Uoher Thomason, in command of the Second Georgia, shut and perhaps fatally wounded Otto Fowler. Both men were armed,' but Fowler was prevented from shooting Colonel Thomason by his (Fowler's) brother, who was with him. The shooting took place in front of Fowler's residence. The trouble between the two |iien Is bald to be of long standing. Colonel Thomasou-'s home is at llndisoi).  Hfcnt a Colntl, JOS. OOLLIER. AGENT, SB N. MAIN ST. Try a package of Tomato Spice, the finest thing in the world to d6' up tomatoes with. Cutler & Phinney. Since all the railways terminating here have united upmi one bridge and are pushing the work night and day with a large force reconstructing it, while the tracks are being restored on the island and mainland by large forces, it is confidently asserted that Galvcstou wljj have railroad communication with the outer world by Wednesday i|ight. This will greatly aiil the relief work. Evans Bros. 14 and 16 North Main St.% ■PANNEBECKER'S STUDIO WRNik«a$ AU work ifBmaKca .. finished in Specialty:: from six to :: ten days re" ;; gardless of Children's t Weather.- 14 ; Dk.«.. " South Main rROtOS. street, RITTSTON. RENN'Jt. PEOPLES' 'PHONE. *9 SOUTH MAIN STREET. Expansion, F)rury's «*-PRICES Met. Trmc.. Mo. P*c.... White piyinK heed to the necessity of keeping our house in order at home the American people cannot, if they wish to retain their self respect, refrain from doing their duty as a great nation |b tto; world. The history of the nation is in large part tin: history of the nation's expansion. When the first CM«»in*uf*) congress met in Liberty hall and thc 18 original atal** dfflared them•elves a nation, the westward limit of the cvui»- try was marked by the Alleghany mountains. Even during the Revolutionary war the work of frnansion went on. Kentucky, Tennessee and the g»epU northwest, then known as the Illinois country, weitt cyisqvtiK.J from our white and Indian foes durlug the Revolutionary |truggle and were confirmed to us by the treaty oi JP Yet the land thus confirmed waa not then gm»t to us. It was held by an alien foe until th* army under General Anthony Wayne freed Ohio the red man, while the treaties of Jay and Pinckne)' aecui'u*! from the- Spanish and British Natchez and Detroit. UalUMrr of fltrmt# CteY*l*TC Victoria, B. C„ Sept. IT—A story of gallautry in which Dr. Sehramier aud 10 German' cavalrymen were the actors is brought from the orient by the steamer Brecoushire. They attacked Taetsechwong, scaliug the walls, opening the jjates and rushing the yamen. Then they took tfa»* ulltt-iajs prjsoners and made them revoke their hostile proclamations. The ill treatment of Christians lu the city was instantly stopped. People's Gu Jersey Oentrml 12»M 131 •£* 80. Pacific b3 iWK *1# W Norfolk A Western.. 3J 3J»t 38 SIM Norfolk p .... —  itea sic 4rfe=sr# 91 f fcfcfcSStfa-S* £ 4S f £ %J8 8* The injured and siek under the thorough system inaugurated by the board of health and loeal physicians, aided by Volunteers from outside, are receiving every tare and attention ami doing as well as could be expected under the circumstances, which are being improved tfujiy. * » — Uftbuof City, Pa., Sept. 17.—All the Philadelphia A Beading oolllerlee here ■re working today. The men are all aatla Bed. Theoompyiy atorea were abolished aome time alnoe. C. X. Hftbtnson, chief warn inspector, has received the following .telegram from Hammond & Snyder of Baltimore: PiJlsbury Flour - $5.00 Best Patent Flour . 4.50 Best Family Flour . 4 25 Rye Flour . - - - 4 00 Square Western Wash- Tamaqna, Pa., Sept 17 —All of the oollleriaa In thla vtetnltj are working, bnt short-handed. The men aeem to be doing eonalderable thinking on the altnatlon. SPECIAL SALE Lieutenant tilbnon Break* Down. t-bjcago. Sept. 17.—Lieutenant llibson, |hc ureal tt-yoar-o)d syjio was tlie short favorite iu the American fterby and fop whom $20,000 was refused by Charles Head Smith, has broken down completely. Mr. Smith said he would be retired to the Html and as soon as possible will be shipped to Lexingtou, Ky. "With great satisfaction we today learned of your safety. Our exchauge has raised over $5,000 in the interest of your iTOtoriupate#- More to follow." The Paatear Record. ji'SSSS:::::: S3 ft. "Sfc $ 88 Third Are  At the Pasteur institute in Paris 23,- 245 persons have beep treated (fojn 1SS{\ fwhen the institute was established) to the beginning of 1900. Of these 103 died after treatment. The figures for each year are as follows: The Art of Tailoring; Ladies' Patent Leather Shoes S/.9S a pair. Manoh Chunk, Sept. 17.—The Mill Greek Coal Co.'a Vulcan and Book Moan lain oolllerlta are In operation. This firm shipped from jiure by the Spanish steamer Hanion de Lamnara for New Castle-on-Tyne 200.000 bushels of wheat. While lying at the wharf she was caught in the storm, rode it out safely and sailed Immediately after its subsidence.ers 3.25 Round Western Wash- In IStti. under President Jefferson, the greatest single stride in expansion that we ever took was taken by the purchase of the Louisiana territory, fjiis so called Louisiana, which included what are*now states of Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana. Iowa," Miniit*u»H, Kansas. Nebraska, North and South Dakota. Idaho, Nontax jnd a large part of C olorado and Utah, was acquired by (teal, qijd purchased under President Jefferson exactly p*e*i,e!y as the Philippines have been acquired' by treaty and pur: hise under President McKlnley. The doctrine of "the cojiMn' of the governed." the doctrine previously' enunciated b; Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, wa« not held by him or by any other sane man to apply to the Indian tribes in the Louisiana territory which he thus acquired, and there was no vote taken even of the white inhabitants, not to speak of the negroes and Indians, as to whether they were willing that their territory should be annexid T«t» *,eij mslortty of the inhabitants, white and colored al»V«V tytt.r»»- or.posed to the transfer. , ~M i'inds its highest development here. Not only are our fabrics always in ihe height of style, but superb tailoring guarantees a perfect fit ard loni; serviceability. Fall and winter goods all in, awaiting inspection. len's Patent Leather Shoes jf. 98 a pair\ Hazleion, Pa., Sept 17.—Ten thousand gaefl Me ont on atrlke in thla anthracite Cdlatriet today, ont of 14,000 mlnera In the ■district. These figures are obtained from the mine officers. Before night it ia believed many otharo will go ont, aa the strikers are doing active mlselonary work. ■ RUM AMD PBOVIUMI New York, 8*pt. 1?, lWft Oct. Dec. May. ' 6ft 84* H«* 8M4 86* Rate of No. of per- No. of mortality, sons treated, deaths. Per cent. 2.671 25 .94 ers $3.00 Pillsbury oat-flakes - 10c " " 3 for 25c Euaker oats . 2 for 25c oose oat-flakes 8 lbs 25c Loose oat-meal 8 lbs 25c Qt Root Beer bottles 85c Pt. Root Beer bottles 60c Fruit Jars, pints, a doz. 50c Fruit Jars,quarts, ' 60c Fruit Jars, ] Gal. " 70c Wfceat peulng .#»••##«  aighest  Lowest.*.  Cioelng....~~~  Bad Fire In Amsterdam, N. Y Amsterdam, N. Y., Sept. 17.—The large dry goods store of Young & Striker in this plac? has been eutirely destroyed by fire. The bookstore of Seeley & Conover and the furnitnre store of Hanson & Dickson ware damaged by smoke and water The total loss is $40,000, partially covered by 'insurance. At the churches iu the city, either being wrecked or ruined, with one or two exceptions, divine services were iu most bases suspended yesterday. was celebrated at St. Mary's cathedral and yyas largely attended. Father Kirwin preached an eloquent and feeling syr mou, in which lio spoke of the awful calamity that has befallen the people. After expressing sympathy with the afflicted aud distressed he advised all to go to work iu burying the dead. That was their first duty. The next was to bring the names of the widows and orphans to the church, and they could rest assured of the unfortunates being cared for. Naarlr All Chnrchea Destroyed. LATEST'STYLE. Corn. LX)WM( ...... Jictd Qg  GILROY, THE TAILOR DAVENPORT. Scran ton, Sept. 17.~Fred Piicher eays Chit morning that every mine in the first district is shot dowp. Seventy-five thons and men are Idle this morning and the bart of order prevails everywhere. The men are determined to stiok to the bitter, end ibis time, says Dllcher. Many of the are working this morning, bnt union men say they will have them all ibnt down before the week is over. GUYER™Y0UNGS "I am apprehensive-," says n man quoted by the New Orleans Times-Democrat, "that the next big cv*»nt on tbv fSlendar will be a long drawn out war between China auJ Russia. I don't eare a rap what becomes oi nation, but I do dread unspeakably the task of learning those jaw breaking Russian naui#s. Dou poe, I have had a pretty rough time of it during the last year or two. No sooner bad I mastered that terrible Filipino Nomenclature than along came the Boer )var, and I had to start iu on 'kopjes and •'rpoineka' and 'spruits.* "About y*p time I had got the bang or Transvaal 'taal' afld was able to talk about the caiupaigu wiiLoijt ruuning the risk of being called down by one of those pedantic jackasses who are always lying in wait for a fellow, trouble began in China, and I had to tackle an entirely u*w vocabulary. At preseut I'm bard frt work 6n tsungli-yamen and Hslang- Wang and Kia» Tal Chifu «bC1 a few hundM other tea , W tongue so, naturalt*. file bare idea of starting iu on Russian, win. If. '-kis and tolls, tills me with horror. 1 hop« to goodness nothing happens iu Wale.." K»p Wain *« PMMl Prominent Rlmlra Man Dead. 1.303 ' Elmira, N. Y., Sept. 17.—Thomas Gerity, the oldest contractor and builder in this city, is dead at the age of H4. He constructed many of the finest public and private buildiugs in Elmira. He is sur yived by one son, W. S. Qerity, head o the tottoifcttilp JruHionse of fieri ty Broa That the number of patients has not increased is due to the fact that similar institutions have been established in quick succession all over the world. FALL Wm. Drury. BeaditfJ, P», Bept. 17.— Th. Beading Ballway official, are confident that th6 anthracite atrlk. will not  kill region, whloh la largely operated by the Philadelphia and Beading Coal and .Inn Co. The Shamokln dlatrlet la the Cmly one that may oauae trouble for the bat thla la not anticipated. An nrmed fort* of United States soldiers had Id £e hastily sent info tl»e territory to prevent insurrection, President Jefferson sending these troops to Louisiana lor exactly the same reason! and w1U» exactly the same purpose ity1 dent McKinley has sent troops to the INiflippiiftA. Jefferson distinctly stated that tha Ixuiisianans The progreeelve nations of the world are the greet food consuming nations. Good food well fllffpsted glvee strength. If you cannot dlgeet *11 ypp eat, yoji need Jtodol Dyspepele oore. It dlgeete what /on eat. Ton need not diet yonreelf. Jt will even digest all olaaeee of food in a bottle. No other preparation will do this. It Instantly relieves and quickly cures all etomach troubles. T. J. Yatee, drugglat, Plttaton; Stroh'a Pharmacy, Weet Plttaton. J*ia}iop Gqjlggher is iu receipt of a telegram, from Archbishop Corrlgan of New York stating the diocese of that city would see that all Catholic orphan- children seut to his care are kindly provided for. Narrow Eacapf From tl|* Clilsett. Mr. Parsons of the Church Missionary aociety left Chun-Kiug to go back to his post at Pao-ning with an escort of four eoldiers. In crossing a river In a ferryboat he saw a body of troops on the opposite bank. They raised the cry ''Kill the foreigner!" Wheu the boat reached the bank, his escort Hed. and the boat was overwhelmed by soldiers belonging to Yu-Man-tae. Mr. Parsons was attacked with swords and knives, and, though he could swim but little, he threw himself into the river. Catching at a floating bamboo, he kept his head abovo water and drifted with the stream, wbile the soldiers followed 'in a boat, prodding at him In the Water. At length he got on board of a Chinese gunboat saved, hut the officers aud meu of the gunboat showed no opposition to the rebels or their murderous assault aud did everything short of violence to keep him from getting on the boat.—R. E. Lewis in American Review. DERBIES were "not fit or ready for self government," and years elapsed before they were given self government. Jefferson appointing the governor and other officials without any consultation with the inhabitants of the newly acquired territory. The dc.t'ine that the "constitution follows the flag" was not town even considered either by Jefferson or by any other serious party leader, for it novel entered their he-ds that a new territory should bj; governed than" in the way in which the ten I tones of Ohio and Illinois h"kd already I. mi. governed under Washington t»u«l Uje cider ACJ ants. The theory known by this utterly false aift misleading phrase was only struck out in po litical controversy at a much later date for th* sole purpose of justifying the extension of sla* erv into the territories. ' Ifoday a census of the Catholic population will begin to ascertain the number of widows and orphans caused by the storm and the exact number of Catholics that perished. JOHN 01 MANGAN'S SHOWN TODAY. PRICES. Parliament DlMOl.ee Sept. *#. The grand Imlge committee of the I. O. O. F. was here yesterday and organized local relief committees to look after and .care for the sit I. and destitute of that order. «gectel to the Qaurra. Best Patent Flour - $4.50 Chop and Meal 5Sght 1.05 Corn and Cr. Corn w.'Ut 1.05 Bran and Midds, {Sight i-CD5 Oats, per bushel - - .35 Fruit Jars, pints, doz .50 Fruit Jars, quarts, doz .60 Fruit Jars, 1-2 gal -  (London, Sept 17.—The Privy Council j «n«t today and, It la reported, deolded to dissolve parliament on Sept. 26. It 1b generally understood that the government baa only been waiting for eventa in 8outh Africa to Justify tie conclusion that the war Is over in order to dissolve parliament •nd call a general eleotion. When you want a pleaaant physic try the new remedy, Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tabfete. they M 'My *Q take and pleaaant in effeot. Price 96c. Samplea free at Farrer, Peck A Roberta, apotheoarlee; Plttaton, one door above Eagle Hotel, and Weet Plttaton, Wyoming and Luaerne Avea. The keeper of the life saving station the western extremity t;f the island cynie in yesterday, lie reports the.sta tion goue aftd that a frightful scene ot desolation exists there. He reports that 180 bodies were burled tpere, that tin prairie and marshes are atrewn with tin of .animals and reptilea ant Nobbiest Ever Shown/ FAY,20"CENTURY hatter. between what Jefferson did will Louisiana "And - 3 now being done in the °Mlioplu*a is exact, 'Jeffer«oy, cuthor of th« Declaration ?? of the governed " tfocUttt. 5S« M InconfluMJ between this and the establishment of a ment on common aenae ground. in the new 1ST- Tfa* pffpe's Body Serraat.  "Pio Centra," s»»'» # Rome correspondent of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, "to thj* factotum of hia holiness Leo Kill and a very important personago in the Vatican. He is a abort. wirWinan. well jjp in the fifties, oMy» t'oiftplexloned, close shaven, with piercing eyea and » benevolent smile. He comes from Car Dineto. the native town of the pope, where Centra lived and sold Blraw hats next door to the Pecc. palace until Gi.c-chino Pecci became Leo XIII, eaUed him to the Vatican and Installed him as confidential vaiet. In time Centra became a great favorite. The old pope likes to gosalp with his falttuol townsman in the Carpinelo vernacular a link. perhaps the only link, with the old home ou the bills, and Centra improved his opportunities and is now more or # 'UQur Achate*' than an upper servant, lie is growing rich, too, and was lately knighted, ho that lie is now% the Cavallere Pio Contra of the Papal Order of San \\v js the first man i the pope sees in the morning and the I last to bill the holy father good night as be helps bun to be J." V— Atlanta Foof-Kftee la Your Glove*. A lady writea : "I ahake Allen'a Ifoot- Ease into my glovee and rub a little on I my hands. It aavee my glovea by abeorbit.g peraplrallon. It la a moat dainty toilet powder." We Invite the attention of phyalolana and nnreee to the abeolnte purity of Allen'a Foot Eaae. Dr. W. 0. Abbott, editor of the Chloago Clinic, aaya: "It la a grapd preparation; I an using It constantly In my practloe." All drug and shoe atoree aell It, 86c. Sample aent free. Addreee, Allen ft Le Roy, N. Y. that the stench ia stimng. (Special to the Gazkttc. British Garrison Basls|sdC The lfyatlc Life Renewer la the moet powerful nerve builder known. It abaolntely curee all forma of nervous dlaeaaee and weakneaees, no matter how aggravated or how long duration, euoh aa neuralgia, nervona proetratlon, nervoua paroxysms, St Vltur dance, palpitation of the heart, phyaloal and mental "weekneae, debility of old age, etc. Sold by J. H. Honck, druggist No. 4 North Main St, Pitteton A Giant Merye PflUder. Chamberlain's Pain Balm, applied to a out, brulsp, burn, scald or like injury will Instantly allay the pain and will heal the the part* In les? time than any other treatment. Ualeae the Injnry la very eevere It will not leave a tpar. Palp Bain also cures rheumatism, spralre, swellings and amende. For aale by Farrer, Peck $ Roberto, apothroarlee; Plttaton, one door above Eigle Hotel, and Weat Plttaton, Wyoming and Lose rue Aves. Special Sale of Dress Goods Remnants. Cape Town, Sept. 17.—News has been scoetve* here that the British garrison at 8obweitzer Heneck has been surrounded by Boers for a fortnight. The garrison is strongly entrenched and there Is no fear of It giving out. CSo'A'rnor Roosevelt then recites history of the acquisition of Florida, Alaska and Hawaii, likening it to the history of tg* annexation of the Philippines, and flomw as follows; No. 91 South Main Street Properly speaking, the question its now not whether we shall t-xpaad—for we have already expanded—but whsther we shall contract. Th» Philippines are now part of American territory. To surrender them would be to surrender American territory. They must, of course, be Joverrtcd p»iqjarilv in the interests of their own titizeua. Our *m c«ra must be for the people of Ihe islands which have come und«f our guardianship as a result of the most righfeoua foreign, War that lias been waged within the memory of the piesar.t generation. They must be administered in the interests of their inhabitants, and that necessarily means that any question of pergonal or partisan politics in thair adminlstrftioa must be entirejy eliminated. We mus* continue to put at the head of affairs in the different islands such men M General Wood, Governor Allen and Judge Taft, and *t is a most fortun. te thing that wa are able to Ulu.tr.te what oug,.t it? a» ff * Wall Paper. VmstIu, Threaten. Krnptlon. Beginning Mouday, Sept. 17. all Dress Goods Remnants will be closed out at half price. These short lengths run from 1 yard to 4 yaids, and are suitable for shirt waists, skirts and children's dresses. An opportunity like this to secure fine materials at half theix value should not be overlooked. Special to the Gazrrra. "fake Heed Will 8arely Speed." Gilt edge Orange ooqnty butter. Qrpos'p Sholl oratera at Iftealckt Market Naples, Sept. 17.—Mount \ esnvlns again j rfrnrr eruption. Several subterranean STplneivw have occurred and there is a red flow about the crater nightly. Ba anre to heed the firet symptoms of Indlgeetlon, nervouanees and lmpnre blood, and thug avoid ehronio dyspepsia nervona prostration and all the erlle produced by bad blood. Hood'e Saraaparllla la your aafegnard. It quleklv acta the atomaoh right, atrengtbena and qnleta the nervea, purifies, enriches and vltallase the blood and keeps up the health tone. A Powder Mill Explosion All New Patterns. Remove a everything In sight; eo do draatlo mineral pllle, but both are mighty dangerona. No need to dynamite your body when Dr. King's New Life Pllla do the work ao easily and perfectly. Cnrea headache and oonatlpatlon. Only 25 oenta at W. C, Prioe, Plttaton, and Strob'a pharmaov. Waal Pitt Brlla Antlpyrlae. All New Designs. Free Hand Relief a Spec ialty. Geilings decorated at cost of paper. WALTER SPRY. . The use of auupjrlne for the relief and cure of headaches baa a depressing* Influence on the heart, and oauaee a derangement of the kidneys. Krauae'e Headache Capsules contain tto antlpyrlne, chloral, morphine or any injurious Ingredient. They cure qnlckty and leave the head clear and cool. Price 860. Sold by J. H.; Hcmok. 1 Special to the GacriTK. Washington, 8ept. 17.—Fair and cooler i Cto*lght, with light froet, except In extreme ooutbern portion; fair and cooler Tuesday jpd WtdnaatU?; ttmb mm* to earth wtoSfc The Wsatbvf. 'Phone -9)3. ANTRIM'S. 3II. Halo St. All liver Ilia are cured by Hood'. Pill.. Swuty-St* onto.