Pittston Gazette

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STRIKE LEADERS IN CONFERENCE NEWYORKBINK LOOTED BRIEF NEWS'NOTES. Fear Fork ptock Market. The range of today's prices for the actlvc stocks of the N«w York stock markets are given below. The quotations are fumlRhsd the Gabstte bv M. 8. Jordan A Co., stock brokers, room 28, Miners' Bank Building, Pittston, Pa, •Phone 1W8. The first installment of the volunteer army now in the Philippines will leave Manila Nov. 1. Note Teller Steals Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars. Anglo-German Agreement Cot- A letter received at the postoffice department from Nome City, Alaska, shows that up to Sept. 21 the Nome postoffice had sold 5,000 money orders. The money order service had been in operation then about three monthR, and officials here estimate that the sales of money orders for 'he quarter amounted to $400,000. crs Much Ground, N«* York. Oct. 24, 1900. FROM INSTITUTION NOT ENDANGERED, AUSTRIA AND" ITALY APPROVE. Open- High Low- Cloulny. est. est. ltar Ann. Boffftr .1&U4 128* 123* 125k iIfMOotton Oil  American Tobacco... mi 100* W 9!i inn. St. W 80 869* 809f *** American S. W. pref. ?M* 759* 75* *.6V 3ifc, 38TCi 31M a» itch. Pre! 74H 76** 74* 76 X..U— K-.-1 _ . R»L* PlO*. KMU ■' WILKESBARRE, PARSONS, MINER'S MILLS, HUDSON LAFLIN, YATESVILLE, PITISTON AND AVOCA, First National, One off the Oldest and Strongest Bank* In the City—Defalcation Charged tti the Reserve Fund. Under the New Understanding All Polnta nt laaue Between Germany nnd England Are to Be Settled by Direct Negotiation*. Children's He vy Fleeced Lined Shuts and Pants from ioc. Children s Natural Heavy Ran* dom Shirtsa.id Drawers from ioc. Children s all wool suprrioi quality shirts and drawers from 25c Extra heavy fleeced lined shirts and drawers from 25c Women's heavy fleeced lined vests and pants from 25c. Special—1 rase only ladies' fleeced lined vests ia)4c. Ni Result Has Been Annonnced. ROOSEVELT WORN OUT. A Great Industrial Enterprise, Bos Bla Indomitable Will Keep# Him Up —Today's Programme. Pittsburg, Oct. 24.—The Post says that a compauy composed almost entirely of Pittsburg capitalists has been organized to engage in the blast furnace and steel manufacturing institutions on a gigantic scale. The capital of the new corpora- London, Oot. 24.—A Hamburg dispatch says: Brooklyn*Trio...58* 00* fttiSj B. A 0.~.~ 76* 76$ 75 7« Con. Tobaooo 29* 30* i»9* 29$ Chee. ArOhlo 30 30 UAG. western 12 ia* ia ia* C\, B. &Q ia8K KU* 128% 128) C.M.AS1 110 116% 116 116Vi Cbg. R. I. &.P.. 109 109% 109 109W D. «■ H 114 114 113% 11314 D., L Jb|W 178 178 178 178 federal Steel 40 40* 89 39* Pedural Steel Pfd.... 60 69 68 68* Mo., Kan A TexaaJPf JIM 33 31% 32*. Lonlaville St Nash.... 75% 76% 75* 764 Bfanhattan Elevated. 96% 99* 97% 9794 Met. Trao 160% 162% 160* 161* Mo. Par 56 56* 54% 05D* People's Was MM 9i* 9:1* 9*% Colorado Fuel & |Irou 39% 4(1% 39% 39% Jersey Central 136W 136* 136* l»6Vt So. pacific 36% 36% 35* 35fc Norfolk St Western.. 37$ 38 87% 37% Nor.Pac..... 5$ 58% 6*% 57% Nor. Pao. Pref 7.1% 74 73* N. 133*4 134% 133* 133* O A W 82* 23% 22* 28fc Penn..... .,.,183* 135* 133% 135 Pfce Mail i. 41* 46* 4-2* 42k Healing Common.... 17* 17*2 17* 17* Healing 1st Pref d... 59 60* 69 501, 30. Ry 12% 12% iaw iaj» 9o. Zy. Pref 56% 57* 66% 67k Ten. C. * Iron 58* 59* 68% 59 U.S. Leather Com., ia* 12* 12* ia* U.S. Leather Pref... 71* 72 71* 72 Rubber ?4* 34* 38% 38* 17. Pacific 62 63* 6* 6JW O. Pacific Pref 76* 76* 76* 76Vi Wabaah Pref 19* 19% 19* )9fc Weetern Union 80# 8i% 80* 81* TO SCMNTON'S THIRD ANNUAL Special to the GAnrr**!. New York, Oct. 24.—It was anuouncud lu Wall street last night that the First National bauk, at 2 Wall street, had been robbed of a large amount of money by, a trusted employee. The defalcation will, it is said, reach $700,000, and the man to whom it isVharged is Charles L. Alvord, the note teller. Not since Samuel C. Seeley stole nearly $400,000 from the Shoe and Leather bank has a bank robbery anywhere near approaching this in the amount involved been reported in this city. Norwlob, N. Y., Oct. 24.—Tired and jaded from the Mvere strain of an eight weeka' campaign, Got. Booeevelt left Norwich at ten o'olook thla morning for the third day of hla two weeks' tour of the atate. He la worn out physloally and oom plain, that hla voice bothers him. Only his Indomitable will keeps him np. The BooMTelt apeolal today will stop at EsrlvlUe, Oazenorla, Cansstots, Rome and Otloa.  "Regarding the statement that the foundation of the Anglo-German agree ment was laid during the kaiser's last visit to Windsor it is learned that China was not held in view at that time, but that the British and German statesmen, in personal conversation, arrived at an understanding to the following effect: PURE FOOD SHOW. tton* is $12,000,000, and included in the enterprise are the operating of eoke oveus and the mining of coal in the Mouongahela valley, with the possible building of a new line of railroad from the coke and coal works to Lake Erie. The big plants in question will be located at Welland, in Otitario, Canada, which in the town near the entrance to the Weiland canal. This is known as the Canadian natural gas belt, and any quantity of that fuel is available. The mill* will also have the advantage of water; power secured from the Niagara river at a point near the great falls. 1HE WEST END MINE RESUf.ES An occasion extraordinary in Scranton. The biggest event of its kind ever held in the State. In it ire represented manufacturers of Food Products from almost every -State. Thousands of samples of the various products are given away every day, and capable instructors are in attendance to explain the preparations of the varisus foods. "Both powers bound themselves to dispuss all points at issue by direct and friendly negotiations, without reference to a third power, and to conclude no allianceAagaiust each othcir. '"Hie first draft of thfe agreement was drawn with the approval of the federal comicil. The present compact, and especially the settlement of the Yang-tse Kiang question, is doubtless the outcome of the understanding which was reached during the Windsor visit." Men's heavy fleeced lined shirts and pants 49c each. Men's heavy random knit ahitts and pants 25c each The First National bank is one of tho strongest institutions of the kind In this country. Its president is George F. Baker, who is also president of the Astor National bank. He is well known Id financial circles. TO RESTRICT SUFFRAGE, Men's heavy scarlet merino shirts and pants 25c. Strikers Marching at Mlnooka SPECIAL TRAINS Men's white merino shirts and pants 39c. and Wllkesbarre. Georgia's Governor la Favor off ducatlonal or Property Qualification. Special to the Gazette. The news of the big defalcation became known just after the closing of business at 3 o'clock. Then President Baker issued this formal statement: OYER THE D. A M. Men's fine Australian wool shirts and drawers 75c each. Atlanta, Gs., Oct. 24.—Governor Oandler, In hU annual meaaage to 'the Georgia Legislature today, took an unexpected stand for the reatriotlon of negro suffrage. He recommends that an amendment to the Conatltntlon be anbmltted to the people providing for a qualified auftrage based on an ednoatlonal or a property qualification, or both. TacomV Wash., Oct. 24.—The greatest pot la toll given for many years in Alaska is now in progress at Kulckwan, near Tyramid harbor. George Klarfish, the richest Alaakan chieftain, who made his money in trading, is giving away the savings of 20 years that his name may be handed down as a generous chieftain. Two thousand Indians are present. Feasting, dancing and gaming make up the programme, which will last for a month. Ten thousand dollars' worth of blankets, flour, tents, guns and hymnbooks will be distributed. By the time the feast is ended Chief Klarfish will be penniless. One of the chief featureH of the revels are gambling games, in which the Indians are staking everything they own and in some cases their squaws. Omt Potlatch In Alaska. According to a dispatch from Berlin Austria-Hungary and Italy have already given their adherence' td the Anglo-German agreement. No replies have been received from the other powers. All statements to the contrary are based on speculation. *D October 27th. Saturday, Another grade somewhat finer at $i a garment. A telephone messaie from the Haaleton Plain Speaker says that a oonferenoe of the strike leader* began at the Valley Hotel, la that olty, at two o'clock thla afternoon. The oonferenoe Is oompoied of the members of the national ereoutlTe board and and the presidents and aeorttares of ths three anthraolte dlatrlota. Up to 3 p. m., no statement had been made by the conference. The general situation ta being canvassed, and the Plain-Speaker eaye the reanlt will oertatnly be a deolalon to declare the strike off, though the meeting may continue tomorrow and perhaps longer before the official announcement Is made. "The note teller, who has been in the employ of the First National bank for many years, is a defaulter to a large amount. His operations have continued for a considerable period and have been skillfully concealed through a manipulation of his balance book. PEOPLE'SSTQRE The Tageblatt points out in a leading article that the Anglo-German treaty is directed to restoring the military equilibrium in eastern Asia, which, was imperiled by Ruasia. Ol ABB no 'iBlbh «.«i» New York, Oct. SM, 1900. 0«t. Dec. May. 7?H 77* 81 76j* a* Under the Following Schedule and Rate of Fare for £he Round Trip. Tickets Good for the Return on Any Train. Admission to Pure Ford Show is FREE. "The discovery was made by one ol the bank's employees a few days after the completion of an examination of the bank by the United States examiners. Wtoeat, Lowest....  Closina  IS South Main sueet, flttston. Always the i Drnry's Cheapest. | Old Stanc Telephone Cell 41& Leave Wllkesbarre, 1:38 p. m., Fare, CO cents Leave Laflin, 1:48 p. m , Fare, cents Leave Parsons. 1:39 p. in., Fare, 50 cents Leave Yatesville, 1:81 p. m., Fare, OT cents Leave Mincrs'Mills, 1:43 p. m , Fare, 45oeuts Leave PittstoD, 1:56 p. m.. Fare, 30 cents Leave Bndsou, 1:44 p.m., Fare, 45 cents Avoca, 2:00 p.m., Fare, 26 cents In Addition to the Multitudinous Attractions of the Great Food Exhibition, a very Special Programme is being Arranged lor Saturday, which will include Alvord'a Father an Bnbmlav, *00. Special to the OAnrra. There is no confirmation in Berlin of the alleged German occupation of the Farsan islands as a coaling station. Corn. Opening.. .......... Blehes". ..  Lowest  OtaAiag..-  Syraouae, N. Y., Oot. 84.—A curlone fact In the case of Cornelius L. Alvord, the abaoondlng teller of the First National Bank of New York, waa brought to light here today. Cornellua Alvord, 8r., waa forty-one yeara ago aoonatd of embezzling $100,000 from the Salt 8prlnga Bank, In this city, bnt waa never proeeonted. Hla brother and bondsman oame to the reaone and the amonnt waa largely made good. "During the continuance of his peculations periodical examinations have been made by several distinct corps of examiners 'representing the comptroller's department, all expert accountants, and the bank has also had frequent independent examinations, none of which has developed any irregularity. The aggie gate of the false entries, amounting to $700,000, has been charged off on the books of the bank out of the reserve fund without diminishing the surplus and profits of the bank as reported in its last published statement. It is expected that the shortage will be materially reduced by a substantial sum, of which there is fair prospect of recovery." ;; Jfc Us 4i}* Kwang Sn Appeals to Italy, Rome, Oct. 24.—The emperor of' China seems to be addressing the heads of all the great states in turn. lie has now sent a message to King Victor Emmanuel declaring that China, in consequence of a rash movement, has rendered herself culpable in the sight of the friendly powers, citing the flourishing trade and cordial relations hitherto existing between Italy and China as a plea that Italy should not demand excessive punishment and saying that his gratitude and esteem will then reach unknown bounds. His majesty appeals to the king to confer wlth the other powers to eliminate the difficulties that are hindering the prompt conclusion of peace, for which there is pothing he more eagerly hopes or mere fervently prays. I Coal and the Chliiene Qneetlon. There arc undercurrents and Issues In the game of world politics which, like the under rivers of the ocean that sometimes carry Icebergs against a surfaco current ripping and tearing their way to the northward, are stronger tliau those to which superficial "attention Is directed: In the Cliluese situation this undercurrent may lDe summed up lu one word—coal, says the Chicago News. In the struggle for trade supremacy lu the coming century coal is destined to be a great factor, perhaps the greatest one. As cheap coal is the first and perhaps the greatest factor lu manufacturing, it will be seen that the control of the coal of China Is a prize worth struggling for, and the nation that wins in the contest will then be In a position to challenge world supremacy lu the twentieth century. That England and Germany at least ire fully aware of this fact lends Interest to the diplomatic moves, on the ChliTese chess board. America, fortuuately, Is uot compelled to cuter Into that struggle, but when It Is over she will have to gird herself for the great est Industrial conflict lu the history of the world, with the European «n-tlon which wius the Chinese prize as her competitor. COME! Evangelist Wharton Indicted, TWO GRAND CONCERTS! Freehold, N. J., Oct. 24.—Three indictments aguinst the Rev. Dr. Henry M. Wharton, the evangelist of Baltimore, who was arretted on a charge of fraud and also for alleged taking of money illegally, has been handed up by the Monmouth county graad jury. Dr. Wharton is charged by Miss Clara Somers of Ocean Grove with having obtained money under false pretenses. Miss Somers transferred property to Dr. Wharton to be used as a home for children. She had the doctor arrested upon a charge of raising money by mortgaging it. His friends assert that there is some mistake. Dr. Wharton declares that his arrest is the result of a conspiracy agaiust him instigated by residents of Bultimore. Oppenhoim's famous Orchestra, Where you can get the most for your money. See prices. OF WILKESBARRE. RA. ASSISTED BY THOMAS H. ROWLEY, CORNETIST. Special to the Gaswit*. Wllkeebarre, Oot. 24.—The Lehigh Valjey Coal Oo. poated the following additional statement at ita oolllerlea thia after hood: "In figuring the net adranee of ten pei cent, noted above, the oompeny hu decided, after a oarefnl inreetigatlon, that the redootton ol powder to t1.50 per keg la equivalent to an average advanoe of 71 per cent, to oontraot mlnara. The remainder of the advance for thia olaaa of labor will be made np by an addition of H p« oent. to the preaent car prloea." Sorantpn, Oot. 84.—There waa d eorap between atrlkera and non-union men at the Dirla waaheiy, near lllnooka, (thia noru- Ing. A crowd of twenty-five atrlkera and three woman gathered to prevent the waihary employee from going to work. Two man peralatad In.going toward the Waahery, and the orowd forolbly tnrnad them back. Later, a fireman named Oaaper Luthold wuwatopped on hla way to the waabery. The crowd demanded that he keep away from work, bnt he refnaed, and started forward. He waa then atoned, whereupon he drew a revolver and fired It Several of the atrlkera were armed and they aleo fired, a number of ehota being exchanged. Nobody waa wounded, but Ihe •rowd made It ao waim for the fireman that he waa obliged to take refuge in the waahery. The plaoe waa Idle today, t Haaleton, Pa., Oct. 24.-A aenaatlonal rumor ia ourrent here today that aa eoon aa the big coal atrike hae been aettled there will be a atrike of the coal carrying railload employee. Quick Trial for Peterson Mnrdtwri, Special to the Oahrts. Patenon, N. J., Oat. 24.—The oonrae of the lew to the cue of the font men obarged with the murder of Jennie Boeeotaeitet will be rapid. Their o»»ee will »t onoe be taken before the grand jury, end they will, In all probability, be tried by the present term of oonrt. All of the men, exoepting HoAJltater, have oonfeeeed. McAllister denlee everything. Alvord'H stealings have extended over a long period of time. and how he succeeded so wall in covering them has not yet been explained. The first suspicion the bank bad of bis dishonesty was when some ten days ago he was reported ill. His continued absence from work, us is usual 'in such cases, aroused some suspicions, and his accounts were looked into. It soon became apparent that something was wrong, and experts were set to work on the books. PROF. OPPENHEIM will personally conduct the Orchestra, from 2:30 until 5 o'clock, and from 7 until 10 o'clock, and firom ises a programme of unusual interest. Mr. Rowley is aCornetist of great note, and will render for the first time in Scranton Spencer Adams's "Ob, Shining Light," the great successor to "The Holy City." Best Patent Flour, Ml $4.50 Feed, all kinds, per 1001.00 Oats, per bus . . .33 Hay, per 100 . . .85 Potatoes, per bos . Best Bitter, per lb. Cheese, per lb . . Woman Snffra*Iata Change Name. [ New York, Oct. 24.—Mrs. Lillie Devereux Blake, president of the National Legislative league, haQ announced- that the New York Conuty Woman Suffrage league, of which she was also president, has gone over bodily to the Legislative league. It thns severs Its connection with the National Suffrage association and beconus a branch of the Legislative league. This is the outcome of the suffrage troubles last spring, when Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt's election to the national presidency, for which Mrs. Blake was also a candidate, resulted in Mrs. Blake's organization of the National Legislative league. It was then declared that there was no split, «•C) Mrs. Blake continued ..her presidency of the County Suffrage league. The National Suffrage association now has no N#w York city branch. American Woman Ponnd Dead. The Big Food Show Is Being Held In the Basement of The enormity of the embexzlement soon developed, and even today its full extent is not'known. Alvord lived in Mount Vernon with his wife and three children. As soon as his guilt was known the police were put on the case. The man had disappeared and has pwt yet beeu apprehended.Paris, Oct. 24.—An American woman, Mrs. Margaret Foulks, was found dead at the Chanip de Mars railwoy station in the grounds of the exposition yesterday. She was seated on a bench, and at first was thought to be asleep. Beyond her name nothing is known regarding her. She was about tU) years of uge, well dressed and well supplied with money. Jewelry of great value was found upon her. The body was taken to the morgue. The Great Jonas Long's Sons Store 8peclal to the Gaurtb. ratal Railway Wreck. Elmlra, N. Y., Oct. 24.—A freight train on the Pennsylvania Dlrliton of the Central Hndeon ran Into a landslide at Pine creek early this morning. Twenty oars were thrown down an embankment and the firemen, Joaeph H. Byan, of Corning, waa lnsantly killed. More than an acre of floor space is devoted to it. Do not miss this wor.derful exposition. Remember the date of excursion—Saturday, October 27th. .60 .25 .13 Alvord a "Sport." The bank officers have learned that Alvord this summer spent a great deal of time at Saratoga and bad been throwing away money there. He hud u cottage. GUYER ".'YOUNGS FALL FnlcM Tr*In Wrrcbcd. ■bermaa's Faneral Services. Elinira, N..X, Oct. 34—A freight train on the Cli*'iluu wf-tli* On- Beat goods at lowest prices. Do not forget the place. Special to the Onirri. stable of horses. He played the races heavily und was much in the gambling houses. tral-Hudwm ran into a landslide at Pine creek Inst night. Twenty cars Were thrown down an embankment, and the fireman, Joseph H. Ityan of Coming, was instantly killed. —All In the Little Game. Wasilngton, Oct. 24.—The faneral services of John Sherman were held at the residence this afternoon at one o'oloek. They were brief and simple. Bev. Dr. Mackey Smith officiated. A1 void's expenditures at Saratoga are said to have reached $300 a day. Fortane Foe Abandoned Child. .Denver, Oct. 24.—Mis. Eleanor Cory If the empress dowager* of China persists in her purpose to raise another aruiy of 200)000 meu, the allied powers may yet consider It necessary, says the New York Mall and Express, to raise the empress dowager. The First National bank is one of the best known institutions in tbi9 city. George F. Baker is its president and William B. Reed cashier. The directors are George F. Baker, Fisher A. Baker, William B. Heed, Harry C. Fahnestoek, William Fahnestoek, F. L. Hine and James A. Garland. The bank has a capital of $500,000. The bank is one of the oldest and richest institutions in the country. It \Das the first to orgauize under the national bank act. It has been closely connected with many financial affairs of tbe government. It was founded by Jacob Thompson, publisher of The Bank Note Detector, a guide depended upon by financial institutions throughout the country in the old state bank days. and her young son Harold, residents of this city, -after long years of poverty have gone to meet a dying husband and father and inherit a fortune of $500,000. Fifteen years ago Mrs. Cory was a beautiful singer aiuj while tu England met Arthur Cory, who won her hand. Despite parental objections they were married and lived together for five years. Finally Cory was notified that he must give up either his wife or his inheritance, aud he relinquished his wife, who finally came to Denver. Cory had kept trace of his wife, and a few days ago a letter arrived from London stating that he was dying aud wished to see her and the child before the end. His fortune of $500,000 was to be left to his soif. French Transport Sank. DERBIES Major HoWard Baa Yellow Fever,' Special to the GAzrrra. l{obe, pet. 24.—The French transport Faravane sank in the ityjpnd sea after collision with the Japanese liner Yirmagnchl Maru. She was a coast service vessel and armed with a breechloader. Three Frenchmen who were on board are missing. •  Evans Bros. ■ ■MB is a healthful hair food, restortm ■ mk ■ ■■ youthful color and natural beauQ fl ■ to fray and faded hair. Removft ■ ■ ■■ III and prevents dandruff and stop I llll ■ ■ falling and breaking of the hiu ■ ■ mm m rn ■■■■■ Is not a dye an I ■ will not discolor mm pi mm | | ■■ scalp, hands or clot) ■ mm ■ | || ing, and it* use cap 11 mm mm mm III no, be detected. LARGE 50c. KOTTI.F.S_AT DRUG SHOPS. toilat. MUh 6n WMnrlNA iURr sUkMi hair ud clMrwmpUitoo. *Havana, Oct. 24.—Major Howard, ohlef surgeon for the Division of Cuba, has developed yellow fever. This makes the fifth offioer of this rank to be attaoked with the disease. SHOWN TODAY. «• SOUTH MAIN STREET. OUR TRADE WITH CHINA, F)rury s V-PRICES More Than Quadrupled In Pour lit Hang Ub»ng Talk* Hopefully. Special to the Gam-it*. According to u bulletin of the treasury bureau of statistics, American trade with China shows a .more rapid growth than that of any of the European countries. The official reports of the Chinese government for 1809, the details of which have Just been recelvt ed, show that the Imports Into China from the United States in that year amounted to 22,288,745 Halkwan taels (Halkwan tael equals 72 cents) against tael»Cin 1808, 12,440,302 in 1807, 11,029,853 In 1890 and 5,093,182 in 1895. Thus in the four years from 1895 to 1899 the Imports Into China from the United States have more than quadrupled. During the same period the imports Into China from Great Britain Increased from 33,900,000 Halkwan taels In 1895 to 40,101,115 In 1899, and from the continent of Europe, Russiu excepted, they Increased from 7,552,090 Halkwan taels In 1895 to 10,- 172,398 In 1899. Thus while the Imports from Great Britain show an increase of 10 per cent from 1895 to 1899 and those from Europe show an Increase of 8a per pent tfoose fi'om the United States show an increase of 337 per cent. Taking the Imports from all parts of the world, the figures for 1895 show a total of 171,096,715 Halkwan fuels and In 1899 204,718,450, or an Increase lu tjijf .entire Importation of 54 per cent against an increase of £37 per cent In the Imports from the United | States. Years From 1805. Nobbiest Ever Shown. - Wllkeeberre, Oot. 24—There wae no farther trouble today »t the Stanton waahmtj. The fact that the waebery la Idle re movea all oauae of the friction. There waa eonalderable marohlng, however, by iheetrlkera. Their objeot waa to atop local oorporatlona Irom getting ooal aupplleaat the oulm damps. The eleotrlc light oojnpany and other* oonoerne have bad men employed at the onlm dompa aoreenlng ooal for their n«e, and thla morn log the atrlkera pnt a atop to tbla work at ■averal of the calm dampa. The eleotrlo light oompany'a men at the Algonquin dampa, near Paraona, were atopped from working. The company haa only two daya' aupply of ooal on hand. The officers will appeal to the aherlff for proteotlon for their men. Shanghai, Oct. 24.—LI Hung Chang baa aent a message to Sheng, Gommlasloner of Telegraph, that the peaoe negotiations have taken a favorable turn and that an early settlement of the difficulties Is probable.How Does This Strike You? FAY,20"CENTURY hatter. That the bank is one of the soundest institutions in the country is shown by the fact that it Iiqh ti surplus and undivided profits 20 times the size of its capita). President Baker and his associates in the management have been in charge of the bank's affairs for over 15 years. Hynduiuu, Pa., Oct. 24.—A riot occurred here yesterday in a restaurant and disreputable resort near the Baltimore and Ohio depot conducted by Willis Caves, a negro. Adam Schroyer, a white man. who was sitting at oue of the tables, cheered lustily for Bryan and angered some negroes who were preseut. Knives and pistols were drawn and an effort made to kill Schroyer aud his young son, who was near by. A score of shots were fired, but no one was hit. A reign of terror exists. The saloons have been closed, and Sheriff Gates, wlfo has been sent for, will be here soou with a posse of deputies.Nearroea Terrorise a Town, Best Patent Flour . Best Family Flour . Chop and Meal i$,ht Bran and Midds " Oats, per bush - 75 Wool Blanket for $1.50 pair, 4 t.co Blanket for 65c pair. 4-5° Death of m Boer General. 4-25 ■pedal to the Gazbtte. The interests of the bunk ure to some extent identified with those of the Central BqMroad of New Jersey. President Baker and the Messrs^Fahnestock are in the directorate of the Jersey Central. $1.25 Bed Quilts for $1.00 pair. $1.50 Bed Quilts for $1.25 pair. I.CO Blosmfonteln, Oot. 24.—General DeVilllers, who surrendered with General Prlnalow, died here from wonnda. 95c All Wool Cheviots for 75c yard. 65c All Wool Oxford Suiting 50c yd. $1.75 All Wool Crepor. Suiting $1.25 All Wool Homespun Flannels 25c yd Outing Flannels in Polka Dots, A Supreme Event at Our Hosiery Department. - i.oo 33C THE WEATHER Alvord had been employed by the bank for more than 15 years. He had a large Government Bureau,) Soranton, Pa., Oot. 24. f salary. A SCHOOL SALE OF BLACK CAT TRIPLE KNEE STOCKINGS FOR BOYS ANb GIRLS. 25 bush, lots »2C Fisher A. Baker, attorney for the First National bank, suid lust night: Stripes and Plaids for Shirt Waists. Hosiery. Gloves, Corsets. Long Hay 85c 80c Washington, D. 0., Oot. 24.-Foreo»«t until 8 p. m. Thnmd.y, for Es»tern F.nn- Bylvinla: F»lr and colder tonight and Thursday. —' "We have located about $200,000 worth of securities and real estate in Alvord's name and shall attach it immediately. I think this will bring the loss of the bank down close to $300,000. We are trying to locate AlvqrjJ with detectives." Ball Player* For Cnba. Ladies', misses',children's underwear Gut Hay Shainokln, Pa . Oot. 24 — Secretary Hattleln, of the Ninth district, has been hMtlly anmmoned to Hszleton for a conference with Preaident Mitchell. The oon ference will be held at two o'olock this afternoon, and It Is believed this means that the strike will be declared oft soon. Considerable dlatreae la reported in this locality and relief committees are appeallag to the business men for funds. .Wllkeabarre, Oct. 24 — The West End 04*1 Oo.'a colliery at Mocanaqua resumed this morning. About eighty per cent of the employee were on hand. It I* understood that the officials of ths compapy told the employee that they would xsoiltrt the same concessions as those granted by the other oompanles. New York. Oct. 24.—The new team selected from the New York, Brooklyn and other baseball clubs to play a series of games in Havana will sail for the Cuban capital this week. The players who will go are Iveeler, Sheckard, Jennings, Daly, Dahlen and Donovan of Brooklyn, Tannehill aiul O'Brien of Pittsburg, Callahan apd Doiiohup of Chicago, Barry of Boston, Mercer, Doyle, Davis, Illckmau, Grady, Foster, llawley, G lea son aud possibly Seymour of New York. Thomas Simpson, assistant secretary of the Brooklyu club, will look out for the finances. Potatoes, per bush Best Butter, Hams Skin Hams Cal. Hams today's conditions. Whole Stock Marked Down to A STOCKING that's built for business, that's tbe reason for the Triple Knees, a stocking that wears, a stocking that's popular in price and once bought, always bought. 24c and 25c The atorm center that waa central yeater day over the weatern portion of Lake Superior, moved down the St. Lawrence Valley, causing rain over the entire Lake Region, the Middle Atlantlo and New England States and the St. Lawrence Valley, In lis passage eastward. Mr. Baker refused to pay what detectives were ou Alvord's trail, but th»» First National bank is a member of the National Bankers' association, and the Pjnkerton agency is generally called in to track fugitives connected with banks. At the -office of tjio Pinkerton agency it was not deuied that Mm-' pinkerton men had been employed to run down AJyord. Suit the Times. iojc Cutler & Phinney. 11 Jo TBE SCHOOL SALE THIS WEEK 14 and 16 North Main St. CI far weather prevails In all aectlona of the country tbla morning, exoept along the Atlantlo, Gulf and north Pacific coasts, where the weather la cloudy. PEOPLE'S 'PHONE. Wm. Drury. Vieksburg, Miss., Oct. 24.—Gloster Barnes, colored, was lynched by a mob tr hid own people in the northern part of Negro Lynched by Ne«ioe», £11 Escape# i.uuatlrtD C auK^t THERE III $ $ IN IT Is going to make it interesting for you at the Hosiery Counter. Bring the boys and girU, introduce . them to the Black Cat and if you present this advertisement, buy a pair of stockings, there's a Souvenir for the youngster. . The temperature has risen slightly over the Middle Atlantlo States sinoe yeeterday, and ha» fallen in all other aevtlons of the oountry. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Oct. 24.—All of the seven convict patients who escaped from the Matteawan State hospital on Sunday evening have now been captured. McCarthy, Foster And Johnson, the last of the fugitives to remain at large, were apprehended near Middlehope, where Clark, Flyu'n and tyurpbjr were recaptmed Monday afternoou. McCarthy, Foster and Johnson were brought back to the asylum yesterday morning In the custody of N. C. Barnes, the Middlehope fruit grower, and his farmhaud, Snyder, Who captured tli«*in: this county iasl night. In u drunken fury I Barnes murdered his wife, stabbed and P badly wounded a negro who interfered COTTON RAISING IN AFRICA NOT FOR US; BUT FOR YOU! mm JOHN O'D. MU'S uud engaged in a rifle duel with u white man who attempted to arrest him. He * Unntl) Colour to Be Developed by fmkegee NtOffenta. TEMPKIUTUBR FOR 24 «OCM KNDINO 8 A. M. WiiH caught by a posse after a desperate fight, in which he was shot through the thigh. In charge of two colored deputies A dispatch to the Ollk'ago Kccord from Atlanta Bays that Booker T. Washington, president of the Tuskegee (Ala.) Normal and Industrial Institute SUITS .... STEAMER GOES DOWN Stations Min Max Stations Win Max Albany 52 76 LaCrosse 48 W Alpena 54 64 Lander... ;....S4 44 Bingham ton'. ..92 70 Loe Angeles...68 74 Bismarck 86 64 Louisville 64 78 Boston 62 80 Marquette 48 64 Buffalo 56 68 Memphis 60 80 Cairo.. 54 78 Miles City 38 58 Cedar City 48 6C Milwaukee 54 6i Charleston 72 80 Montreal 66 72 Chattanooga... 52 JW Moor head .... 38 68 Chicago 40 60 New Orleans. .68 89 Cincinnati M 7n New York 64 74 Cleveland 66 72 Norfolk 68 80 Davenport 60 64 North Platte. .38 Denver 3* 70 Omaha 60 76 Detroit 52 M Oswego 58 70 Dodge City 40 84 Philadelphia.. .66 78 Dulutb ,...38 06 Plttsbura 64 68 SI Paso. 40 78 Portland; Or.. .38 40 rie..... W 72 Quebec « 62 Eacanaba 48 #o Rapid City....40 54 Galveaton. 70 82 Rochester 54 68 Grand Haven. M 68 San Francisco.60 64 Green Bay 63 62 Spokane ..J* &P HaVra.„. 84 64 sTLouia fig 74 Helena W w St. Paul 42 M Halifax . ... 44 74 Scranton B0 74 Huron .......40 62 Tampa 70 88 jJSSonvWe. . .72 84 Toledo 64 70 kESSICity.. .62 78 Washington. ..66 78 86 Williston 38 60 Rnoxrille 60 78 Winnemucca ..30 56 E. DcffALDeow, Official In Charge. MADB TO ORDER FROM PRICES. !• After s Collision, fiA Twentj-fonr Parsons. Barnes was sturtcd (QT the county jail $20.00 Up. George Buss, CITY TAILOR. Bpidal to the Gaurrn. here. On the road his escort was put to flight by a big crowd of negroes, who t»»ok the murderer into a thicket and shot him to death. For Negroes, announced the other day that officers of the German government had closed a contract with bis school to furnish students to Introduce cotton raising ninoug the natives In the German colony on the west coast of Afrl- Best Patent Flour - $4.50 Chop and Meal 1.05 Bran and Midds, ght 1.05 Oats, per bushel • - .33 Hay per 100 - .85 Madrid, Oat. 24.—The French eteamer MWdJah and the Faldherbe were in • collWon last night iff Alloantlc, in the Ifadlterranean. A fog prevailed at the time. The Fddherbe eank and twentjr-fonr of the paaotmgera and crew were drowned. « ANTRIM'S Wealthy Planter Murdered. Mansfield, O., Oct. 24. — Counsel for Deacon Homer Kessoler of Chicago has applied for an injunction against the mayor and chief of police to prevent them interfering in any manner with the Coining aiu} going of tln» puwie ministers or the holding pf religious services by (he Zionist congregation. Dow|eltea f*#ek InJiBetlo#, Rayvllle, Qct. 2;).—George McCaskill, one of the wealthiest aud rnosf prominent planters of this parish, was shot and instantly killed last night by Malcolm Mcintosh, prominent in social and business circles. The tragedy is supposed to have grown out of business differences 3 North Main street. In o f.ew days a party of students equipped with cotton pjows, wpgopa and carpenter tools will sail for the new fields. The Germans will pay all expenses of the expedition. The expedition is regarded as the beginning, of what may in time prove a formidable competition with America in the cotton raising industry. fire m SALE! w Potatoes per bushel Best Butter per lb Cheese per lb - - - .60 • 25 Bryan in Maryland. Opeclal to the Gazsttb. Salisbury, lid., Oot. 84 —Bryan continues bl« toot of the eastern shore of Chesapeake B«y today. He waa greeted "by fairly good orowda. At this place, he received a grfat ovation. The parade waa • mile long and the andlenoe numbered *.000.  A startling Incident, la narrated by John Oliver of Philadelphia, aa follow*: '■I was In an awful oonijltlon. Ify akin waa almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue ooated, pain continually In back and aldea, no appetite, growing? weaker day by day. Three physicians had. given me up. Then I waa advised to uae Electric Bittern; to my great joy, the first bottle made a decided Improvement. I continued their nse for three weeks, and am now a wall man. I know they robbed the grave of another vlottm." No one abonld fall to try them. Only 60tt , guaranteed at Stroh'a pharmaoy, West Ftttaton, and W. C Price, Fittaton. Robbed aha Grave ♦•Life Benewer" for Ladles. OllTla Peteraon, of Coldw«ter, Mich , write* : "I had not been able to elt np a halt da; at a time for thirteen years until I need the lfystlc Life Renewer. It haa cared me of nervous troubles, headache and a very bad •tqtnaoh. ft baa helped me In ao many ways, and oared me of affllotlona that the dootora said oonld not be onred. The bleaaed Life Benewer haa done more for me than all the patent medicine*, dootora and Chrletlan Solenoe treatments combined. It la the moat wonderful medicine 1 ever saw." Sold by J. H. Honck, druggist, No. 4 N. Main St., Pittaton.WE ARE.... . is Still Continues. CLOSING OUT No. 91 South Main Street Allen's FoOt-JCaae, a powder. It "onrea painful, smarting, swollen feet and Ingrowing nalla, and lnatantly take* the •ting out of oorns and banlona. It's the greatest comfort dlaooTery of the age. AUen's root-Ease makes tight or new ahoee feel easy. It Is a certain cure for sweating, nallona and hot, tired, aching feet T17 It today. Sold by all druggists and •hoe atorea. By mall for 25o In stamps. Trial package free. Address, Allen S Olmstaad, Le Boy, N. V■ Rhak. Into Vour Hbues BARGAINS! Our Entire stock of ShiH Waists At Low Figures. QPCPI A| ■ A ne thread nose, drop stitch, Vi KUIMIbb in black and white polka dot, blue and white polka dot, and plain black, t 49 c; regular 50c grade. tGLOBE WAREHOUSE, pittston.pAj IT HAS COME! Bptetel to the Q Izarra. Brltlah Defeat In India. Famous Spop lab W*r«l|lp Bhnla, Brltlah India, Oct. 24 —Word baa | reached here of the severe defeat of a British detachment by Ifahsud raiders near Jeadala. Lieutenant Betsey and fortyslz Blkbs were killed. Now at last at rest In Klttery navy yard, where she will remain, for countless generations as a visible ov deoce of American naval prowess, la the bl» Ht. el cruiser llelna Mercedes, captures from Spain at Sautlago, says the Lewlston Journal- Equipped with a submarine rain, torpedo tubes, aponaonfl and un armament of breecbloadiJJg rifles, tUis splendid modern fighting ship Is the finest war trophy t$ possession of our gQie£a©eD$, Yet to be had in Gents' Furnishings, Hats and Gaps, Boots and Shoes. Our new stock of Wall Paper For the fall trade. We are selling Qaean Wllhalmiak'i Wedding, All graaes at a to the Qazkttk. ' For sprslna, •welling and lamencaa there la nothing eo good aa Cbamberlaln'a Fata Balm. Try it. For aala by Fairer, Peok A Roberta, apcthecarlee; Plttaton, one door B&aHoW. Wd Wart PltUton, ! Wyoming CuDd haw* Plnaibera FORD BROS. Great Reduction. Paper from 7c roll ttp. WALTER SPRY, fcSStf . * The Hague, Oct. 24.—The wedding of qnttT. Wllhelmtna to Prtnoe Belnrlob, of KafUanbiiig Sohwarin, baa been aat for JW.17. Will find It to their Interest to buy their sewer pipe and fittings of Of. We hare the rltrifled salt glased pipe.' J. K. Piimoi dt Oo. , Bleb, warm, healthy blood Is glren by Hood'e Sarsapirllla and thua^soughs, colds and pneumonia are prevented, fall It now. 1 » - ~- i' ~