Pittston Gazette

              V -J * ■ . ,• ■ j :r, -,:rv -*vr ■ A . ' ****** ' " fPtffettftt fSSli I C w. ,2 /"'ompare the evening newspa- $ ► pers with the morning jour- # , aals for conclusive proof that 3 - J the bulk of the news appears# ► first in the former. . J ■■ '2 FIFTY-FIRST YEAR \ daily''MTABi^aHto'iaea860 PlTTSTON, PA., MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1900. TWO 0FNT8 A COPY I 40c A MONTH. t SIX RAGE3 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE KAISER SNUBS KRUGER BOLOMEN SURRENDER. MAY RETURN TO PEKING ANECDOTES OF DAVIS. OP INTEREST TO VOUvr* Wo Mention « ■ Z-' "■■■■«»■■ f„Ul(1 ,n QQf store, and tbey are the lDext values for the prlo40D Seventeen. Hundred of Tinlo's Com- Wall Pmi'ica—We are prepared to surprise joa In new style* of wall paper. T. S. & W 3. Barrltt William Will Not Receive Boer Manila, Dec. 8.—Seventeen hundred bolomen who said they belonged to General Titrio's band of insurgents surrendered at Vigan on Friday to Captain Breen ot the Thirty-third regiment. Not having a sufficient number of men to guard the rebels adequately, Captain Breen instructed them to return today. In the meantime General Young, fcith a troop of cavalry, has been investigating the character of the men who desire to surrender, as it is believed that some of them are not what they represented themselves to be, but are simply starving peasants who think they will obtain rations by surrendering as rebels. mand Give l'p. Kwang Su, It Is Said, Is Leader. Homesick. Interesting Reminiscences of the Minnesota Statesman. Couches AND i^pHoumcRTifa.—Rogers's Concli Factory does alf binds of opfiolj»teri*jg and makes up-to-date couches. Children's outing flannel dresses from 25 cents " Ladies' satin waists, special piice $3-75- PLEADS PBEVI0U8 ENGAGEMENTS, EMPRESS DOWAGER MAY FOLLOW. MOST DEVOTED LOVER 0T BOOKS. Fresh Groceries —A well assorted line of grK-t; ies, gilt edged batter, teas and coffees. T A Grace, Sonth Main St. Berlin Papcrn Say It Woald Be • Crime to Lead the Aged Statesman to Hope Pop German Intervention. Oom Paul In Cologne. If the Emperor la Well Treated by Allies, She Will Leave Her Refuse Ih Shensl Province — LI Hang Chang'a Wiles. Boys' knee pacts for school wear, 10 cents ta pair Nothing Gave Him Greater Pleasure or Satisfaction Than His Library. How the Crawled Out of a Small Of a Grace- Au munition and Fibeabmb — A complete line of ammunition, firearms and hailing outfits Schuseltr A Beohtold. Patent'leather belts, with tancy gilt braid at 25 cents Chinese Situation Reviewed at Length. neveiopea in toe provinces norcn of the Yang-Tae, and with the collusion of many notable officials, including somo in the immediate councils of the Throne itself, became alarmingly aggressive. No foreigner's lifts outside of the protected treaty ports, was safe. No foreign Inter *Dst was secure from spoliation. The diplomatic representatives of the powers in Peking strove in vain to check this movement. Protest was followed by demand and demand by renewed protest, to be met with perfunctory edicts from the Pnlace and evasive and futile assurances from the Tsung-li Yamen. The circle of the Boxer influency narrowed about Peking, and while nominally stigmatized as seditious, it was felt that its spirit pervaded the capital itself, that the Imperial forces were imbued with its doctrines, and that the immediate counselors of the Empress Dowager were in full sympathy with the antiforeign movementBerlin, Dec. 3.—Mr. Kruger *has abandoned his proposed visit to Berlin owing to the receipt of an official intimation thai Emperor William regrets that in consc quence of previous engagements be will be unable to receive him. The Boer statesman will therefore proceed direct from Cologne for Holland. He telegraph ed to this effect yesterday. London, Dec. 3.—The Shanghai correspondent of The Times reportiFtbat it is believed in well informed circles that the Chinese court is anxious to return to Peking, but he says that 8}ich 11 course would not be agreeablo to Li Hung Chang, who hopes to gain an advantage from dissensions aqiong the powers. The Shanghai correspondent of The Standard says that Chang Chih Tung has received a dispatch from Sian-fu directing him to stop the forwarding of further supplies to the province of Sherisi. It is rumored that Emperor Kwang Ku will return to Peking immediately and that the empress dowager will follow if the reception given him is satisfactory. Dr. Morrison, wiring to The Times from Peking, fays: "In pursuance of their regrettable policy of appropriation the French and German gtofttral*. with Count von Waldersee's approval, have removed from the walls of Peking the superb astronomical instruments erected two cerituries ago by the Jesuit Fathers. Half of them will go to Berlin and 'the rest to Paris. The explanation of this act of vandalism is that, inasmuch as the. return of the court is so improbable, such beautiful instruments should not be exposed to the possibilities of injury when Peking is no longer the capital." Lester Shoe Store —All energy and Ability is brought into pDlay to make out -hoe department the center of attraction. Domet flannel skirt patterns,wofth »5 cents, at 19 ce ts ful Act. You Foal Qrffst, Children's fancy silk caps from 15 cents up. The transports Sumner, Garrone and Lenox have sailed for Mindanao with the Twenty-eighth infantry. ,The Regiment Is well equipped. The "transports will also take a quantity of supplies and a number of horses. In his personality the late Senator Cushman K. Davis was interesting and entertaining. A natural diffidence gave him sometimes the reputation of being cold and unapproachable, but when he became known and understood his geniality and sweetness of character were manifest. He cared little for the amusements and enjoyed by his fellow senators and regarded society and social functions as a bore. To please his wife, to whom he was devotedly attached, he entered somewhat Into the ga/ social life of Washington, but when he consulted his own desires he retired to his llb|4ry. There before a fire of blazing with a supply of strong, fragrant cigars he gave himself up* to the most Intense pleasure a scholar ajid student can experience. To him bookiwand authors were the greatest pleasure in life. He took little or no interest in out of door sports or travel, tyit his splendid 11- braiy of more than 0,000 volumes was to tyfm a perfect realm of bliss. Fish and Oysters —White's Market ■arrles the nicest line of fresh fish and oysters. Telephone connections with both companies.. And It Rives you thorough satisfaction when your friend* are nnxiouH to Vnow ''Who is vour tailor?" It rnak«'sUB feel eood, too. Send them to ub; we'll do an veil by tUern as w» did by you. J and children's black cash mere mitts from 10 ce ts. LYNCHING GEORGE F. BUSS, ' No 6 North Main St., Opposite Wator Stnwt, Pittston, Pa. TERMS CABH. 54 inch'half bleached table linen,, at 35 cents a yard. Ladies' fine flannel waists, extra special at 91 00 The emperor's intimation was conveyed to Mr. Kruger by the German envoy at Luxembourg. General Hare reports that navigation on the east coast of the island of Snmar is most difficult. Ho is sending out many columns from the chief towns of the island against the insurgents, hut is finding no suhstatial opposition. The natives continue, on the npproach of the American troops, to hum their villages and Uee to the mountains. Flambert CONDEMNED VI11 find it to their Interest to buy their •nwer pipe and fittings of as. We have th» 'itrified salt glazed pipe. J. E. Patticrbow A CO I II. COTLER, The Cologne. Gazette, in an inspired communication, says: "Mr. Krtiger's visit is not agreeable to his aim being to obtain intervention in South Africa. It would be a grave j political mistake. It would bo even a grf#n crime, to allow him to entertain even a spark of hope that Germany will give him any practical support." This declaration is accompanied with reproaches,- Mr. Kruger being charged with "having encouraged a useless guerrilla warfare and disregarded Germany's advice when he might still have followed it.'* Our $1.0 kid glovesgive unusual satisfaction. K.very pair guarant ed. Da Inter-Oceanic Canal Necessary. * "■vompt rc-liuf .1 ill I «M:Ci of tliroftt aud luJfg rouble—if you use (AT THE OLD STAND) Children's firie long eiderdown coats, trimmed with angora fur, 75 cents each The sweeping reform bill proposed by the Philippine commission will be diseased on Wednesday. This bill regu: Utes the liquor trade of Manila by pro: viditigfor the closing of the saloons on prohibiting the sale of intoxicants in the public markets, booths and plazas and* also the sale of native wines to soldiers. Furthermore,. it. prohibits gambling devices and orders that the saloons be removed from the Escolta and the main streets of the city. The las\ clause is being opposed by the largest saloon and theater owners. 14 and 16 North Main Street Children's trimmed felt bats, special price 75 cents. The increasing gravity of the conditions in China and the imminence of peril to our own diversified interests in the Empire, as well as to thofce of all the other treaty governments, were soon appreciated by this Government, causing it j profound solicitude. The United States .from the earliest days of foreign intercourse with China had followed a policy of peace, emitting no occasions '.o testify good will, to further the extension of lawful trade, to respect the sovereignty of its Government, and to insure by all legitimate and kindly but earnest means the fullest measure of protection for the lives and property of our law-abiding citizens and for the exercise of their beneficent callings among the Chinese people. cXerrtTtar syrup. .'IriisuiTt to take—sootliiug aiid tailing in its influence. D!t JAMES' A full line of Fall and Winter Goods, comprising Wool Dress Goods, French Flannels, Domet Flannels, Blankets and Quilts Yams—Germantown, Spanish, Shet laud, German Knitting Yarn. Ladies', Children's and Gents' Underwear in fleeced lined and all wool. New Goods opened daily. Men's grey wool half hose 10c. It jDays to buy at the HAWAAIN CABLE NEEDED Tho press generally takes the samd view. peopLesstore 15 Sontk ADtn street, Plttston. Always the i Drnry'f Cheapest. I Old Staad, PTPeop'e'i 'Phone.  Lcjda Blamed For Snob. At drug stores.' U5 cents a bottle. Philippine Affairs More Paris, Dec. 3.—The kaiser's telegram declining to receive Kruger fell like h bomb in certain circles. This action of the kaiser would put President Loubet and M. Delcasse in a rather unenviable position were it not known that Kruger would have been treated in official circles here exactly as the kaiser has treated him had not a thoughtless public forced Favorable. MURD RED AND AVENGED. Thinks Heir Apparent Is Dead. Among the anecdotes related QhflM+- Senator Davis the following, which he once told concerning his memory, is of interest: Tacoma, Dec. 3.—Steamship advices from the far east say that a high Chinese official reports at Shanghai that white with fhe Chinese court after the flight from Peking he neither saw nor heard of the heir apparent, Hu Chun, Prince Tuan's youngest son. The official was convinoed that the heir apparent was slain or died during tho flight. He says the belief is strengthened by the unexpected suicide of the heir's chief preceptors, twqninkes were responsible with their lives for the safety of their charge until he reached the age of- 10. But Little Laundry ? Tragedy Among Kalians la Hacken- ■ack, "I am usually very good ,at remembering names," said Senator Davis at one time, "but I did get stuck once and under the most embarrassing circumstances. I was sitting In my office at St. Paul when In came a man whom, I was delighted to see and who was delighted to see me. We had been raised as boys together, had enlifted in the same company and served through the together, he being the lieutenant of the company of which I was captain. I knew him as well as my own brother, jind as we had not met for mauy years I was glad to give him a genuine, hearty welcome', but for the life of me \ couldn't think of his name. He remained with me all the morning, and I Invited lilm to go to my house to stay. He consented to do so, and as it approached dinner time I commenced to grow very nervous, for, of course, I would have to introduce hlfu to my family, and I couldn't 6sk my old chum and comrade what his "dame was. Washington, Deo. 8.—Tho loot session of the Fifty sixth Congress convened today.New York, Doc. 3.—Frank Tuscan!, an Italian living in Hudson street, Hackensack, N. J., was stabbed to death ,last night about 0 o'clock by John Gambola, a fellow countryman. Friends of the murdered man avenged his death with stilettos, and Gambola now lies at the point of death in the Hackensack hospital.New Fruits New Nuts Mindful of this it was felt to be appropriate that our purposes should be pronounced in favor of such course as would hasten united action of the powers at Peking to promote the administrative reforms so greatly needed for strengthening the Imperial Government and maintaining tlie integrity of China, in which we believed the whole western world to be alike concerned. To these ends I caused to "be addressed to the several powers occupying terrltoty and maintaining spheres of influence in China the circular proposals of ISM). inviting from them declarations of their intentions and views as to, the desirability of the adoption of measures insuring the benefits of equality of treatment of all foreign trade throughout China. a,- hand of the, government. As it is. the French public feels humiliated at the promptness with which their hero of the last week has been "turned down." Across the Rhine everybody is surprised at What is thought a blunder of Dr. Leyds. He originally stated that from Paris Kruger would go to The Hague, but suddenly announced that he would go to Berlin instead. Nobody had imagined that Kruger would thus give the kaiser a chance to snub him, and the misadventure is frank!) attributed to a case of."big head" on the part of Dr. Promptly at twelve o'olook, the fiooee of Representatives waa called to order. Every member roee at hie seat, and 10 an impreaslve silence, the blind chaplain called for the bleaalng of God upon the proceedings about to begin. The chaplain made touching referenoe to departed mem ban, aaklng the bleaalng of Heaven upon the bereaved ones left behind. After prayer, the roll waa oalftd. At 12:57, the House took a reoeaa till two o'clock the Presidents mesaage not having been read. Don't think that because you d R.B.Cutler. not hava a large bundle every week we do not want your work. Just * let us know and we will pet your bundle, no matter bow email. It will be properly laundered, too. ACME STEAM LAUNDRY, 83 South flaln St. 46 Luzerne Ave. Gamh&la came to Hackensack from Cherry Hill yesterday to visit Tuscani and other friends. All gathered in a house in Huyler street occupied by Italians and drank u large quantity of'wimy in the course of the afternoon. Tuscani and Gambola were quarreling over a horse sale, when the latter jumped to his feet, ran at Tuscani and plunged a knife into his4ieck. "t |A"» SHOES rot Wftjr ILATTIC MRItff / . -r / vavraavw^a. SOLD XT CAW LEY'S SHOE STORE FOR  Tien-tsin, Dec. 3.—The first locomotive since the siege of the legations ran yesterday from Tien-ttfn to Peking. The Ihre will not be opened, koifrever, for generalise until about Dec. 15. The number or Chinese returning has been considerably augmented during the last few days. Aptfhreutly they are friendly. The provosts marshal of the various nations are being daily informed as to tiie whereabouts of returning but only those are arrested afeainst whom there is conclusive evidence of having killed native Christians. Tlen-taln-Peklnv Line Repaired. Christmas Cake.... Telephone or send postal. Leyds. Lesbos Well Pleased. London, Dec. 3.—All the London morn- Ing papers comment with unbounded enthusiasm upon the snub administered by Emperor "William to Mr. which js alrthe more noticeable when contrasted with the Boer leader's successful visit to France. The snub is regarded as further evidence of the better relations existing between Great Britain and Germany. Emperor William's message to the German miuister at Luxembourg was the outcome of a dispatch which Mr. Kruger sent to the kaiser on arriving af tj»e German frontier: "On reaching German soil I hasten to express to youf majesty my sentiments of reapectful devotion and cordial sympathy. The Boer delegates admit that they have received a serious and Mr. Kruger.is said to be much disheartened. There is a rumor that he has to avoid Belgian territory. Poultry, Fresh Eggs, Oysters, Fish, Vegetables. promptly at noon the nolae of laughter and the bnu of oonvenation In the Senate chamber oeased and Senator Frye, presldent pro tem , called the body to order. After prayer and roll call, the Senate adjourned for forty minutes, when the bodj reconvened. The committee not having returned from the Prealdent, another re- Qeaa waa taken till 1:45. Tuscani ran out of the house and in a few moments fell to the sidewalk dead. Tuscan's friends seized Gambola andt, hustled him out of tho house along a dark and road which leads to the jail. As they shoved him along they stabbed him in the back. His shouts of "Murder!" attracted -the attention of several passersby, /who went.to his rescue. His captors fled to the woods, and his rescuers tqok "'him to the office of' Sheriff Van Buskirk. There the wounded man had  hemorrhages, aopiq of the kpife wounds, or which there were jhrea in his back, extending into the lungs. He became unconscious and was removed to the hospital in a dying Condition after being attended by Dr. Conrad. Everything fresh clean and cheap, for cash, With gratifying unanimity, the respouses coincided in this comman policy» enabling me to see in the successful termination of these negotiations proof of the friendly spirit which animates the , various powers interested in the untrammeled development of commerce aud industry in the Chinese Empire as a source oi" vast 4umefit to the whole commercial wd'ld. X Continued on page Ave Our orange and lemon peel and'eitron is the finest to be had, juid just as cheap as yqw poor. . Mysterious Death at Watertonn. "Finally I thought of' a funny expedient. Getting a pen and a sheet of paper, I told him I thought It would be a good Idea for us to join In'a letter to another of our domrades with wtipqp we were both very mutate during the war. He approved the suggestion, and I wrote a couple of pages, telling our friend how pleasant it was to meet again and wishing that he was with us. Then I.signed my name and passed the paper over to him. Much to my relief, he signed bis full name, and I was saved from the Impending mortification."-SHANNON'S i.rmon Peel » lbs for 25c Orange Peel lbs for 86c Citron Peel i .lbs for flf- Currants, cleaned, in i lb boxes l1 Currants, cleaned, loose per lb II Raisins, 3 crown, loose per " Raisics, seeded, i'lb packs Raisins, sultana, cleaned, 1 C English AValuats | Almonds Watertown, N. Y„ Dec. 3.—Aruna F. Westcbtt, 25 years old, was found dead in bed' at Mrs. Kaziah Putnam's boarding house jestyday. He was brought there Saturaar night by a man giving his lume is William Brown, who had been boarding with Mrs. Putnam for a week. Brown placed the man in his own bed, saying to Mrs. Putnam that he was drunk and that his name was Smith and he was a well known Brown called at the house with a woman shortly after midnight and said to Mrs. Putnam that he would leave the stranger thero to sober up. Mrs. Putnam's grandson went to the room at noon yesterday and found the man dqad. His body was cold, and he had been dead several hours. The police, district attorney and corondr were notified. Brown has disappeared, Rnd the police are using every effort to locate him. Westcott's home is about 12 miles from here, near Sackets Harbor. He had been working lately at Great Bend on a canal job. He came to town Saturday afternoon. At 1:45 p.m., both houses having reconvened, the reading of the Presidents Measage waa begun. The textMf the Message la aa followa: Orders Prompyt Filled KRUGER DEPRESSED,, To the Senate and House of Represents- fased to Beeelve Him. Cologne, Dec j 3.—Prealdent Kruger was much depresesu on reoeipt of Emperor William's measage yesterday to the effrot that he woald be unable to reoelve Kruger at Berlin. After receiving the German envoy at Luxembourg, who brought the Emperor's meaaage, Kruger retired to hi* apartments, where he broke down and wept. The old man was taken completely by anrprise by the natun of the oommnnl cation, as he bad been led to believe that no obstacle stood in the way of an official vialt to Berlin. x * The Old Mau Wept When the Kaiser Be- FULL PACKAGE FREE. At the outgoing of the old and the incoming of the new century you begin the last session of the Fifty-sixth Congress with evidences on every hsnd of individual and national prosperity and with proof of the growing strength vand increasing power for good of Republican institutions. Your countrymen will join in felicitation that American liberty ia more firmly established than ever before, and that love for it and the determination to preserve it are more universal than at auy former period of our history. The Republic was never so strong, because never so strongly intrenched in the hearts of the people as now. The Constitution, with few amendments, exists as it left the hands of its authors. The ad ditiona which have been made to it pro claim larger freedom and more extended citizenahip. Popular government has demonstrated in its one hi; '.red and twenty-four years of trial here its stability and security, and its efficiency as the best instrument of national develop meat and the best safeguard to human rights. When the Sixth Congress assembled in November, 1800, the population of the United States was 5,308,483. It is now 76,304,709. Then we had sixteen States. Now we have forty-five. Then our territory consisted of 900,050 square miles. It is now 3,846,595 square miles. Education, religion, and morality have kept pace with our advancement in other directions, and while extending its power the Government has adhered to its foundation principles and abated none of them in dealing with our new peoples and possessions. A nation so preserved . aud blessed gives reverent thanks to God and iuvokes Hi8 guidance and the continuance of His care and favor. In our foreign intercourse the dominant question has been the treatment of the Chinese problem. Apart from this our relations with the powers have been happy ° 11 The recent troubles iu China spring The police arrested four Italians, who were arraigned before Justice Thomas H. Cummings and held for examination. Coroner Tracy haw ordered an inquest over Tuscani's death. per lb When in need of shoes, rubber*, , rubber boots and felt boots, come to* Kruger In Cologne, At Frank Gordon's Drug Store, No. South Main Street, Oppoiite the Miners' Savings Bank, Pittston, Pa., from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m Wednesday, 5. See particulars below. Cologne, Deo. 3.—'Thousands of people lingered in the vicinity of the Cathedral hotel to cateh a glimpse of Mr. Kruger. The latter received a deputation of Bonn students in the afternoon and described to them the cducatitaal progress of the Transvaal. He thanked the students for their kind welcome and shook hands with each. Afterward ho appeared upon the balcony, where he was loudly cheered from below. Having rested for half an hour he went into the vestibule of the hotel, which was crowded with visitors. Here, replying to a deputation from the Pan-German league wishing him success, he referred to the close relationship between the Boers and the Germans. It is expected that Mr. Kruger will remain here until Wednesday. us. We have the stock to pick from at the lowest prices Come to a* ~ once and you will come again, IRONS DIED IN POVERTY. Senator Davis and Serge; it-at-arms Ransdell Rome time ago did graceful thing. In the north end of t 0 senate wing there is a quasi private levator, which, durlug the sessions of Tie senate, is reserved for members of that branch of congress, newspaper men and certalu privileged persons at the eapltol. During the Montana senatorial inquiry .counsel, witnesses and spectators used this elevator in traveling between the ground floor and the gallery floor on which the elections committee room is. The cage starts upward from the senate floor with a dozen men and women, bound for the third floor. At the second, or senate, floor the cage is halted by a senator \vlio enters. The conductor asks, "Which way, senator?" and the gentle* man addressed, nine times out of ten,! says, "Down," because about nine times j more senators go to the committee I rooms in the basement than to those on the gallery floor, and in the matter of elevator transit senators have the right of way. Thus the upward bound crowd will go down to the basement. This thing may be repeated a number j of times before the cage and its pas- J sengers the senate floor. The . elevator happened to be crowded when Senator Davis and Mr. Ilansdell got in at the second floor. "Which way, senator?" said the conductor. "Oh," said Mr. Davis, "I guess I will ride up with th»boys and then go back to the baqpment!" An Cjld timer in the press gallery in narrating the incident, said: "I almost dropped dead from heart disease. Would Willie Beveridge have done that? Well, I guess not." Man Who Fought Jay Gonld In Railroad Strike Rnined by Encounter. Evans Bros. Cleveland, Dec. 3.—Martin Irons, the leader in the great St. Louis railroad strike in 188G, whose death at Bruceville, Tex., was told of a few days ago, died in destitution. ■ -j*. . mimouth maim armmmr. Cologne, Deo. 3 —-It la stated that after vlaltlng the Hague, Kruger will go to St Petenburg, Vienna and Rome. Kruger la quoted aa declaring that he wanta arbitration In South Afrioa, but that he la em nhatloally not in favor of armed InterventionThe information is contained in a letter from G. B. Harris of the .little  town. _ The Guam Typhoon. Armstrong's Fourteen years ago Irons, who first became known in the labor "movement as master workman of the Knights of Labor at Sedalia, Mo., was at the head of the railroad men in St. Louis. Manila, Dee. 3.—In his official report of the recent typhoon which visited the island of Guam Rear Admiral Remey reports that the storm was the severest in 40 years. The palace at Agana and the government buildings were unroofed and wrecked. The sea reached the plaza. Many of the homeless sought refuge in the school and jail. No one is reported to have been killed at Agana, but the mortality caused by the recent epidemic of the grip has been much increased by exposure, most of the dwellings having been destroyed. The town of Marajan was leveled, and 28* persons were killed. Several persons were killed in various small villages, and several small coasters are missing. No reports have been received from some localities. £ocoanut trees and all crops are destroyed, and food is being distributed to the sufferers. Admiral Remey has ordered the Arethusa from Cavite with food supplies. Best Flour ! vleal and Chop, per 100 ... :orn and Cr. Corn, per 100.. -Iran and Browa Midds., 100. Oats, per bushel  Hay,jDet 100 '»• • lbs. Fancy Evap Apricots, i cans Fancy Yellow Peaches (this year)..  $4.60 1.00 1.00 1.00 .88 .90 Mystery In Jameitonn,1 N. Y, He sent an ultimatum to Jay Gould, president of the Missouri' Pacific railroad. It was defied. Then followed the disastrous strike and riots which paralyzed commerce in the busy southwest. Irons was so powerful wth the men that when Gould sent word that he was willing to confer with him with a view to a settlement the labor leader replied to the little magnate in New York, "You will find me in Kansas City." IMPORTANT SURRENDER Jamestown. N\ Y.. Dec. 3.—The body of George Annis of this city, who, it was reported, committed suicide by jumping into the canal in Syracuse last Thursday, has been brought to Jamestown and an autopsy conducted. It showed conclusively that the young man was suffering from a deranged condition of the mental faculties and that this condition resulted from a recent blow on tho head. The scalp was bruised, and a clot of blood had formed between the scalp and skull. Under the skiill at this point the brain was congested, t$nd blood clots had formed. Indications were that the injury was of very recent origin, more than 48 hours bejore death. The physicians say the injury was caused by a sandbag or something of that nature. Annis had evidently been robbed. A valuable ring had been torn from tfie finger, and a large .amount of money which Annis shpuld have had in his possession was missing. Over f.OOO Filipino* Take the Oath of Washington, Dap. 8.—General lfaoArthur re porta the surrender of 8,180 tnsurreotois at Santa Maria. The dlapatch reads: "2,180 Katipuman insurrectors whom Conslque enrolled aa bolomen, came from the mountains and surrender* d to General Samuel B. If. Young today at Santa Maria-. They renounced the insurrection and awore the United St * tee. Although no rifles were givfen up the surrender la Important aa indicating a reaction among the people." Allegiance to Unele Bam* Irons lost the strike and was a marked and ruined man. Wherever he went he said he was pursued by the relentless enemies he had made. i lb Mocha and Java Coffee, i bottle JJeef, Iron and Wine. M He kept a fruit stand under an assumed name and in disguise in St. Louis, but he was found out and compelled to leave. J. T. ARMSTRONG & CO., South Main Street. Attempt to Wreck Trail, Berlin, Dec. 3.—Emperor William's decree regarding the reform of the higher schools provides that in consequence of the importance attachyig to the English language special attention shall be given hereafter to the learning of this language in the gymnasia, where it is ma$l* equal with Greek in the under classes and shall displace French as an obligatory study in the three upper classes, French being made optional in the latter. Special emphasis is laid in the decree on the importance of speaking the. modern languages taught. The reform plan contemplates also more attention to £atin. Kaiser Favors English. 0OOOS DELIVERED PROMPTLY Schenectady, N. Y., Dec. 3.—Several determined efforts were made to Wreck a Delaware and Hudson train near Edison Park at a' late hour Saturday night. Quantities of stone were taken from a car on a siding and placed upon the rails. A freight train hit the Obstruction, but managed to keep to the rails. This was repeated twice, tho thirdj attempt being marked by the bolting of a fishplate against one of the rails in a manner calculated to be effective. Sheriff Wasson is working on the case, and be expects to catch the guilty parties. IflUN I'D. RIANCAN'S Hohsyn Passed a Bestfal Might. New York, Deo. 8 — Lieutenant Richmond P Hobeon, who la 111 of malignant typhoid, passed a reatfal night at the Pre* byt-*riaa Hospital. Until the end of five days, it is not expected that the real crMa la the disease will be reached. Then the real fight fqr life by the brsve yonng officer will begin. PRICES. from the antiforeign agitation which for the past three years has gained strength in the northern provinces. Their origin lies deep in tbe character of the Chinese race and in the trnditions of their Government. The Tnping rebellion and the opening of the Opinese porta to foreign trade and settlement disturbed alike the homogeneity and the seclusion of China. Meanwhile foreign activity made itself felt in all quarters, not alone on the coast, but along the great river arteries and in the remoter districts, carrying new ideas and introducing new associations among a primitive people which had pursued for centnries a national policy of isolation. The telegraph and the railway spreading over their land, the steamers plying on their waterways, the merchant and the missionary penetrating year by year farther to the interior, became to the Chinese' mind types of an alien invasion, changing the course of their national life and fraught with vague forebodings of disaster to their beliefs and their selfcontrol.London, Dec. 3.—The Paris correspondent of The Chronicle telegraphs an interview had by, him with Oscar Wilde three weeks ago. Wildes was then ill and in bed, though his faoe looked healthy. He spoke at first defiantly and bitterly. The correspondent tried to console him, whereupon he burst into tears and told a sad tale of misery. He accused men who had received his generosity of betraying and trampling on him. lie then talked on religious subjects and muttered almost savagely: "My moral obliquity is due to the fact that my father would not allow me to become a Catholic. The artistic side of the church and the ffagrance of its teachings would have curbed my degeneracies. I intend to be received in the church before long." The funeral will be conducted according to the Catholic rite's. A small cross will be erected over the grave inscribed: *CI Git Oscar Wilde, Poete et Auteur Dramatique. R. I. P." Catholic Kites For Wilde* Best Patent Flour - $4.50 Chop and Meal 55ght 100 Bran and Midds, 100 Oats, per bushel - • .33 Long Hay per 100 Cut Hay per 100 • Potatoes per {mshel 5 bu or moie, Buckwheat Flour, 25 lb sack, 65c Senator Warren of Wyoming, who went to the room of the senate committee on foreign relations to work on the army bill, was surprised one day to find Senator Davis busily engaged as early as 8:30 a. m. Davis told Warren that he was there every morning before 0 o'clock. Then he asked the Wyoming senator to smoke one of his cigars. Davis, who was one of Porto Rico's champions, pulled out a big, long box of Porto Rican cigars. "That's a daisy!" said Warren as he smoked. Senator Davis, it is said, spent $40 a month for cigars, or $1.38 a day. Throbbing, palpltntiug heart, D'geation Blow, nightp,  Food he/ivy, 8udd*n noting*, Eaally excited, nervous, 4ED Morning languor, Strength faila, Bruin fag. Trembling hand® and limbs. lability to work or think, Lo^offlesu, Exhaustion on exertion, Lot» of mnicoIaT powei, Flagging appetite. Irritable, despondent. Heavy Brltlstt Lomm Id Mouth afrloa. London, Deo. 8 —Lord Kitchener, wiring the War Office from Bloemfontein, reports further on the fighting northeast of Bronk bant Spruit, Nov. 29. Both sides lost heavily. On the British side, Colonel Lloyd wss killed and ten officers wounded Thirteen men were killed and fiftj-nint wounded. New York, Dec. 3.—Thomas J. Kinney, prominent among New Jersey Republicans and former owner and publisher of the Newark Daily Advertiser, has died at his residence in Newark. Mr. Kinney was 70 years of age. He was reputed Jo be worth at least $2,000,000 and leaves a widow, a son and three daughters. Triple Killln« In Arksnsaa. -9° ■ -»5 " -53 •5° Alexandria, La., Dec. 3.—News has reached here of a triple killing at Parkdale, Ark. The two Killian brothers, merchants of the place, having had a previous falling out with Station Agent Phillips about railroad business, went to the station, smashed every window and (hen went in search of Phillips, who waa at Bis boarding house. They called him out, and after exchanging a few-words with him all drew pistols, and the Ifereo men were dead almost instantly. The great success of Dr A. W. Ohaae's Verve Pil's in removing above symptoms, maker this prep*rati' n mncb C1. sired In order to demo strate to Pittston peoi-1* that this medicine Is not of tho ordinarv sot t, a full package will be given fr®« to any suffo er from above avmp toms by calling at ad Jr* 88 giC-en, on date named. Remember it it for people wLo need them now they are free to-nit to keep In the houae in case they might be needed. iJ New Departure | i Manchester, Eng , Dec. 8.—The Conner says that the Qofen will make Lord Roberts a Duke and that Pari is men t will rote him £100,000. L«rCl Roberts to be a link*. Elmira, N. Y., Dec. 3.—John A. Reynolds, senior memberDf the law Arm -of Reynolds, StanchQlfa a. Collin, died at 10:30 last night, following a long illness. He was 58 years of agr and had resided in Elmira since 3B45y His partners are th» Hon. Jotin B. Stanchfield and the H90. Frederick Collin. Xo. Qi South Main Street V . Not a Gold Brick. Fire on the Monterey. Tacoma. Dec. Steamship advices say that the. United States coast defense vessel Moptcrey had a narrow escape from destruction three weeks ago while lying at the Kowloon dock at Hongkong. Fire started ip the electric light room and spread until .within a few feet of the magazine, when by hard work it was extinguished. Five of the crew who were below became unconscious from suffocation, but were rescued.  Between Jan. 1 and Oct. 24 of the present year the Klondike produced a total of 116,000,000 in gold. It is becoming more evident every day, says the'Baltimore Herald, that that Alaskan purchase waa a "bargain." THE WEATHER, Three Hundred Chinamen Killed. MONEY. For several years before the present troubles £ll the resources of foreign diplomacy, backed by moral demonstrations of the physical force of fleets and arms, have been needed to secure due respect for the treaty rights of foreigners and to obtain satisfaction from the responsible authorities for the sporadic outrages upon the persons and property of unoffending sojourners, which from time to tiAe occurred at widely separated points in the northern provinces, as in the case of the outbreaks In Sze-chuen and Shan-tung. Posting of antiforeign placards became a daily occurrence, which the repeated reprobation of the Imperial power failed to check or punish. These inflammatory appeals to the ignorance and superstition of the masses, mendacious and absurd in their accusations and deeply hostile in their spirit, could not bnt work cumulative harm. They aimed at no particular class of foreigners; they were impartial in attacking evecythiug foreign. An outbreak in Shan-tung. in which "German misHionoi ies were slain, was the too natural result of these malevolent teachings. The posting of seditious placards, exhorting t • the utter destruction of foreigners and of every foreign thing. Washington, D. C., Deo. 8.—Forecast until 8 p. m. Tuesday, for Eastern Pennsylvania: Cloudy tonight and Tnes day; probably ratn in northern and oentral portions ct the State; fresh, southerly winds.  Tscoma, Dec. 3.—The steamer Energia brings details of a powder explosion at Nankin, China, which kfUed over 300 people last month. During a storm lightning struck a gunpowder magazine, which exploded. Native houses were destroyed for miles around. The people killed were chiefly of the poorer class. In addition to the Merchant Tailoring Department, I have placed in my store an entirely new stock and an up-to-date San Francisco, Dec. 3.—Two more of those injured in the Thanksgiving day accident have died, making 21 deaths in all. Nine of the dead were buried yesterday.Twenty-one Dead. A Loat Friend. *  I Ready-Made i | Clothing.... I Such as Overcoats, Men's Suits, Youth's ft Suits and Children's Suits. I have been •- i|ji very careful in purchasing tbis stock, ft tfc and \k would be to the advantage of any ft \Hh one m need of clothing to call, as the ft vfci style and make is the latest. ft ft ili II c Oil DHV 18 South Main St. ft ITIa r. UlLnUT) Pittston, Pa. ft I havs money for mortgages in any amount, •iortgagen may stand for a term of jean and D0)7 th« interoH' bo paid, or will glre the »riTi«(re to make paymeufs on mortgage* morithy, quarterly, seiui-annnally or annu«by, and heinteiest will coaeo immediately on every lollar of principal tbue rr paid. This IS hoi on tiding association money. I handle only private funds and trust funds. tj friend he was, my friend from D11 the* resit Pflth -childlike faith he oped to mo his breast; Sc door was locked or altar, grave or grief; go weakness veiled, concealed no disbelief; the hope, the sorrow and the wrong were bar* And, ah, the shadow only showed the fair! Financial and commercial Mr. B. Gray, who lives near Amenla,' Dnoheaa oourty, N. Y., says: "Chamberlain's Cough Remtidy is ths best medlolne I have ever need. It Is a fine children's remedy for croup and nsver falls." When given as soon aa the child beoomes hoarse, or even after the cronpy cough has developed, It will prevent the attaok. This should be borne in mind and a bottle of Congh Remedy kept at hand ready tor instant nse aa soon aa these symptoms appear. For sale by Farrer, Peck A Robert*, apothecaries; Plttston, one door above Eagle Hotel, and West Plttston, Wyoming ana Luserne Aves. How to Oar* Group. Whin Ton Get n Headaehe Don't waste a mlnnte but go to yonr druggist and get a box of Kransa'a Headaohe Capsules. They will prevent pain, even though yonr aknll were oraoked. They are harmless too. Bead guarantee. Pries 25c. Sold by J. H. Houck. Aekam, Pa., Nor. 28, lOOO—Minnie Baoe, who la the daughter of a physician of. this plabe, atatee that ahe had been taking Hood'a Ssraaparllla and that It la the beat blood purifying medielne that haa ever been prescribed for her. We know of many othera who have been benefited by. its use. The people have confidence It Its merit snd It haa aocompllabed many remarkable onree in-all parta of the oountry. A Physician's Daughter. I gave him love for love, hut deep within I magnified each frailty into sin; Each hill topped foible in tb« sunset glowed. Obscuring vales where rive red virtues flowed. Reproof became reproach till common grew The captioua word at every fault I knew. He smiled upon the censorship and bore With patient love the touch that wounded sore, Until at length, so had my blindness grown, . He knew 1 judged him' by his faults alone. N**w York Stock Market*, furnished by M. 8. Jordan A Co., stock brokers, room *, Miners' Bank Building. ~ D. E. BAXTER. 3rd Floor, Bennett BnlldlDC,«llke*kaCT« New York, Dec. 8,1«00. Open, dot ' lP 7M4 .100 1008 3 i A mar. Steel and Wire, ▲tfehison....  Atchieoo pref  i Brooklyn Traction  C Chen & Ohio  L Federal Bteel  Federal Steel pref  Man. El  Mo. Pa  Peo Qas •  Col. Iron Se Fuel  Bo. Pacific  Nor. Pac  Nor. Pac. pref . O A W.!?.  Penn -  Reading  Reading: pref...!....,. Tenn. C. Se I  Leather  Rubber  Union Pacific  Union Pacific pref.... Wabash pref  Western Union  Of food Is assent!si to good health. With out good teeth we can cot have t*u/rough mastication. We do everything known to modern dentistry at moderate prices. Teeth extracted without pain by aid of vitalised air. Da Riap 1R 8. lis!n St Thorough Siamenaion IT HAS COME! Alone, of all men, J, who knew him best, Refused the gold to take the dross for test I Cold strangers-honored for the worth they saw; Hia friend forgot the diamond in the flaw. You can't afford to rlak yonr life by allowing a cougar a cold to develop into pneumonia or consumption. One Minute Cough Cure will oure throat and lurg troubles quicker than any other preparation known, lfsny doctors uSe It as a specific for grippe. It la an Infallible remedy for oroup. Children like It acd mothers endorse it. T, J. Yatea; Ptttaton, and Stroh'a Pharmacy, Wfat Pittaton. Our new stock of Atlast it came—the day ha atood apart, Wflen from my eyes }ie proudly veiled his heart, When carping judgment ami uncertain word A stern resentment in his bosom stirred. When In Ids face I -read what I liad been And with his viidun saw what lie had aeen. Too late, too late! Oh, could he then hare known. When his love died, that mine had perfect grown. That when the veil was drawn, abased, chastised. The censor stood, Ute lost one truly prised 1 Too late we l{arn; s man must hold hia trlaod •aJadfKl, accepted, traatad to th. and. Wall Paper •« V *• For the fall trade. We are selling All graaes at a : 8* :: 8" "5P4 S ■ «CM »1M ' If 70a hare erer awn ■ ohlld In the agony of eroop yon can rMllie how grateful mother* «r« for One Mlnnte Oongb Oar*, whloh gives relief « eoon yltlndmintztered. It qatokly onree oonghj, 0 Ida and all throat and lnng trouble*. T J Yates, Plttaton, and Strob'e Phar-1 masj Weat Plttaton. Both maker* and olrcnlatora of eonnterfalta nommtt fraud. Honeat men will not dejeWe yon Into bojlng worthl«ee counterfeit* of DeWltt'a Wltoh Haial FaWe. Th* original la Infallible for curing pllea, cores, ecsema and all akin dlaeaam T. J. Yatta, Pittaton, and Sttoh's Pharmacy, Weat Pittaton. Great Reduction continual nm»0,;ikiil. *t rations IuW:iiCI tin* Strength by oiguai/utiCDn, i)D- ricnion:«-c gained Paper from 7c roll 1 WALTER SPRY. Accident and health lnaoranoe wrlttan by 3anj£ lompM". aoant for th* Aetna. Iftt HCt, commonly styled the Boxers,