Pittston Gazette

              S3 |Ktfofon f ' ■ /"•ompare the evening newipa- pers with the morningjournala for conclusive prqof that the bulk of the news appears Brst in the former. Advertisers will most eflec-1 tiyely reach the 7,000 homes in Pittston and its immediate vicinity through the columns of this netfspapefc t ismmi ITT8TON, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1900. TW«°o?iNiE^PT} SIX RAi FIETY-FIKST YEAR ANOTHER PLOT TO KILL PRESIDENT DEATH OF CADET BOOZ. WALDERSEE'S ORDERS, COUNTY AND STATE. Wc Arc Not YOU CAN'T 83 SANTA CLAU3 ReaaaifBMClit of District* to For* OUR TALLEST CHIMNEY, It la Belaf Built at Bafoane, IT. J., sS VA. ; Investigation at West Point Is rlffn RepreientRtlTei. •ad Will Be 3QO Feet High. (torn of all Sorts uradtMM for Basil Raadlnc. Begun. Peking, Dec. 10.—Count Ton Waldersee has iasued an order assigning various districts in the neighborhood of Peking for supervision to the military representatives of the various powers. The order says that the extent to which the co-operation of the French and American troops cad be depended upon is a matter to be determined by agreements made with the generals commanding those forces. The tallest chimney on this continent is being erected at Constable Hook, Bayonne, N. J., whence come the smoke and gases of which the people of Sto'ten Island, the Jersey coast adjacent and navigators of the h&rbor have been complaining for the last five years, says the New Yorll Sun. The stack is being put up by the Oxford Copper company,  plant adjoins that Btfth3ard Oil to o&frf oft tb$ bwqIw agd gases fro® its furn&eea, which hare been the chief soyrce of cotrtjplaiiii It is a cosily undertaking, but the tympanies at Hook fcave bectt hard pressed recently by strenuous protests against the nuisance arising from their furnaces. The supervisor of the harbor, Lieutenant Commander John C. Fremont, complained ( tp Washington a few months ago of the smoke cioud* as dangerous tb natigatlon, and the newly elected congress-1 man from Richmond, Nicholas Muller,' pledged himself in his campaign to try to get congress to do something to abate the annoyance, so the chitnney la being fcuilt to head off possible trouble.There fa no longer a naval leoxnlttng elation in 8orantos. headquarters for There la a great scarcity of water In and around Haultton and it Is feared that the collieries will have to shut down In the Lamp business, but we bought a very fine line of Parlor lamps for holiday decoration and do not want to carry them over. Come in and look them over. We will sell each and every one at a very low price A fine line of\ Moriis Chairs now on exhibition at prices th*t will please you. TIBE OF TABASCO SAUCE ADMITTED Holiday Buyers Students Shinned Boon Became He Had Been Branded as a Coward For His Failure to Continue Fighting After Receiving Solar Pltxua Blow. Plumber Gottfried 8tohm!dt, while repairing a leak in the Baa!eton Gas Co.'ft mains was overcome by gas yeaterday. He r660fet*d, however. me Worst Conspiracy Hatched in Years. PORTO RICAN TARIFF. Ite Abrogation th« Them* of the Oaoatil Washington, Deo. 18—The abrdtratlon of the Porto Blcan tariff la being serlonsl j dismissed by the press of Porto Bloo. The Porto Bloan legislators, which waa elected on NoTunbet 0th, tha data of the general elactlon In tb* United States, will have the power nndar tha provisions of the Porto Rloan aot recently enaoted, to  terminate tha Porto Bloan tariff wlC;t_ Ing legislation which prJvldC) fanil, for the necessities fc, QoVemlttnt of Porto »na the question whether this •"".Oa shall b» ttken and the fifteen ptr cant. tarlft thus terminated la being die - cuised by (he preea and the public of that ieland, West Point, Dec. 19D—Former Cadet. Oscar L. Boob was knocked out by A solar plexus blow in a stand up fight with an upper classman, according to the testimony of his old comrade before the military court of inquirv iVfest Point yesterday. nf'hl, fallui? to meet their stundartl of tttattlihess and did not lise to fight again his #«ffl classmates brande4 him a  While 0r fcdst and inatgnc- in the Wemy listea&d close Itt'edtlob to each word of the testimony cadets of the second class told how the.v had committed a breach of academy di« cipline by calling out the cadet whos* death has been by maily laid at their doors. Their moral fiuasioti—persecution, the dead boy'fc father calls it—which forced Bodz to resign, they freely admit ted. In nearly every case, however, it way somebody else who had said Boos was a coward. Tabasco sauce was served iA iriddo" to many refractory fclebes during the summer tttcatnpment of 1898. It was prescribed by the upper classmen from as much as would collect on the finger when dipped in the bottle to generous spoonfuls. Until recently tabasco sauce was served on the mess tables. There was also a free application of hot grease to the bare/ legs of fourth class cadets as they slept in their tents during the summer of 1898. Under the plan tlip United' States troops will Supervise the district southeast of Peking from the road to Tsliangtshang to the road extending ivakukrin to COtlnt voh WliiilttH says he knows that thfevti is a considerable force of Chinese under General 3Vfa in the northern part of the prttVlhce of Shtttsi and another s6uth of Tshang-tshang. but during the winter that has now *et In he does hof expect an aggressive Chinese movement. Peter Carr, a Bradford county far mar, aged fltty-flve, living between Bummer*- field and HerrickVHle, hanged himself yesterday.Come yourself and tell your friends There's ft host of useful Christmas presents in the list below. In Ml ilMUHn* null 01 olotheeyou won't loo* the p-rt A H»oU C an* tb»t atthe kWH does not Inmire respect Don tie* fom f*m-1'T be ashamed of it. i-»nto C1»t • Come today and let us measure yon for a rait that wil 1 race up tout self reepaut Former Speaker Thomas B. Beed la at Homestead in the Carnegie mills acquiring technical information abont the manufac ture of steel. We are maklcg a special holi day run on Reed Rockers at $1 98 and $2 4» These chairs sold formerly at $3 50 to fs.oo. BOERS CAPTURED BY THE BRITISH Ho I North Main St., Plttaton, Pa. TERMS CASH. OfcOROH P. BUSS, Toilet Seta. Silk Garters, Glove hoim, Damask Tooele, Necktie BCDxea, Pock* t Books. Handkerchiefs, Collar and Caff Bom Umbrellas, Cblna«rare, Photo Albums, Down Caahiana, ¥• hot Perfumes, Pictures, 811k Mufflers, 1 ampa. Kid Hlnree, Bog* Gilt Belts, Sharing Seta, Bureau Covers, Fancy Tisa. Henry Long, of Blaek Creek township, lower Luserne, is the possessor of t% por* oalaln augar bowl J.60 years old. It originally belonged to bis great-grand mother, who died over a century ago. On the other hand, wherever the allies leave a district for, Utiy length of time bands of robbers arid Boxers will congregate. For this reasoil the field marshal desires the co-operntion of all the allies llo cover the various districts with strong patrols. Lives to Dye. C. E. Howell, Wllkesbarre Runaway Boy Betrayed by His Size. Harry Cole, of Berwlok, has been committed to jail, charged with forgery of bank checks, one of whioh had been cashed by the First National Bank, oi Bioomsbnnr, and another by the Bloomsburg National Bank. The Star Stain T)J» Work*. Ho. 80 8. Walo, opposite Ollw Bark*1* hotel, nnovatea ladlae' CuD4 «"D»• So* ,*t"rto* ocr" rectlj and djre In all »h.4H. FaatooloTe So orook. Satlalaotlon or IMJ ob«re» Ladle*' *n« ganta' hata and glOTsa a ap«- talty. Bring a teet j ib o» addreaa by poatal oaid. Agent will call at loof horn*. vove It is now understood that a meeting of the foreign envoys will b*» held today. FURNITURE STORE. - es Booth Main St, Pttuton. DEWET LOST THIRTY. Lowers agree. It isn't an easy task to build a tall chimney on the made land at Constable Hook, but an expert chimney construction company, which has been tn business in Europe for the last 23 years and has erected Bereral thousand tall stacks over there, has undertaken the job. It is, however, the biggest that concern has ever tackled. The company's works are built in the middle of a swamp on filled in land. To make the new chimney absolutely safe an excavation Was made until hard gravel was struck, from 15 to 20 feet below the level of the ground. Then In this excavation an area 45 feet square was filled with pltes, driven as close to each other as they could bo put, and on the top of them a solid mass of concrete was laid to the level of the ground. Only a rWt to the basement can reveal the multitude of Toys All toys and all prioa*. See c«r windows It tells the tale Store open evenings until Christmas. Washington, Dto. IV—Frealdent Mc- Ktoley hu been warned of Mother plol agalna his life. This oonsplreoy, If the Informer! are to be believed, Is the moat ■e xtenelve that hu been hatched In rtotnl 1 J ears. It nbt only plana the death of t'ie Frealdent, hot contemplates that of RooerD velt, Hanna aiDd Dtpew alao. It la allegtd that the meeting place of the gang la beinp Mtohed nightly by detectives and that at the flrat move made by the supposed oon•plratora, they will be gathered In. OaL of the Informers at the White Honae this morning said, "the gang haa bean hatching the ftr.t several weeks." Hie Dtth Through tbe LIdh Cost ft Mam- By the will of Matilda B. Depuy, tl e First Presbyterian Church, of East itroudsburg, gets a long mirror In the par lor of the Depuy home,, on Main street, and the Presbyterian Church, of Shawneej is given a «ofs, chairs and a hall rack. Ready-Made bar of Um British Proposal IIm Been Accepted by All. CLOTHING PEOPLE'SSIWE ■ Huera, Buutolud, Deo. It—Genera) DeWet loet thirty killed and wonnded and twelve were takeo prhohera In hla recent daah through the Brltlah lints at .Thaba Ntohn. London, Dec. 10.—"(Treat Britain's proposed alterations in the preamble of the joint note have been practically accepted by All the powers," says the Peking correspondent of The Daily Mail. Wiring Monday. "Both Russia nrid Japan, whose support was regarded a* doubtful, have agreed." w. W. Callender. if sratt n»tD street, Pi tutu. Always tht D Drory'i Cheapest | Old Stand 'Phous. ERIE'S GOOD FORTUNE. Ileum*, Bnrotnt; ursnnlor. On#lln(, skin diseases relieved in a few minutes by Dr. Agnew's Ointment. Dr. Agnew's Ointment relieves Instantly, and cures tetter, salt rheum. sc«ld head, eczema, ulcers, blotches, and all eruptions of the skin. It is soothing and quieting and acts like mag'c in all humor*, irri ation of the scalp or rashes during teething time. We pride purselVes on the bargains MONEY. No Evidence of Filarhood "Only the attitude of the United States remains as yet not clearly defined, but the acquiescence of America is expected, and it is probable that the joint note will be sighed and delivered to the Chipese plenipotentiaries within three or four days. The German minister has warmly supported the British proposal." "An experienced general with whom 1 conversed today*" says the Peking Correspondent of The Morning Post, wiring Monday, "considers a settlement by next spring improbable. He foresees some danger of complications here that will disturb the peace of Europe." we offer in this line of goods. Custom-Made . Clothing  Dividend Will Be Paid on Viral Preferred Stoek.i All of this testimony, which hears out many of the charges of the Boon family, was offered while Colonel Mills, the superintendent of the academy, find Commandant of Cadets Otto Hieu were excluded from the courtroom. The stories were straighforwnrd, and there was 11" evidence of falsehood. After several cadets had testified General Clous rose and said: New York, Dec. 10.—The Krfe Railway, whloh baa paaaed through more vlolssitndea than any other mllway In th* oountry, appears to be on the brink of good fortune. There are even rnmors of a dividend on flrat preferred atook. It la doing a very large bnalneaa. I hit mono) for mortfacM to «Hy ueonit. Mortgajon may »tanO for a term of yen* uld only ttao lnWnat b» paid, ocr will girt tho prlTllece to make paymeata on monthly, quarterly, asml-annually or annu»lly, and the Into real win om lmmadlataly on omry dollar of principal tbua r-oald. Thli « apt building aaaorlation moaoy. I baaffla only print* fund# and Irnt fundi. JOHN 01 UN'S KILLED NEAR HAZLETON. CAPTURED AMMUNITION. An Avoea Young Man 'Met Death la the Made up in the most artistic manner. PRICES. Mines. Boers B*t fir# to It and luy Were Killed and Irjarwl, "Inasmuch as from the scop# dud character of the investigation it appears that the testimony offered may involve tho standing of the superintendent and the commandant pf cadets in the academy and reflect on their administration 1 make a motion that Commandant Hien and Superintendent Mills bo called aud permitted to ask questions." The stack itself has a base 30 feet square for an equal height. Above this point the chimney is round. to be built up to a total height of 860 feet. The diameter at the top will be ten feet The weight of the stack is to be 20,000 tons, and the tost of erecting it will be In the neighborhood of $50,000. The builders have promised to complete it by February. The material used is brick, that at the base being fireproof. James McAndrews, of Avoca, a young man, aged twenty seven years, received injuries at the Evans colliery, Beaver Meadow, whloh resulted In his death, according to the Hszleton Standard. There was a driver In the mines who waa not working yesterday. McAndrews, whose occupation Is that of a miner, volunteered to take the absentee's pi see. While tak iug a trip of cars throngh the gangway he was rqnefsed between two cars. He was, removed to the Stste Hospital, where it wafc found that he was injured Internally, in the region of the abdomen. After suffering terrible pain he died at 8:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Gilroy, the Tailor. Pretoria, Dee. 19.—'The Boers captu;sd a great quantity of ammunition when they defeated Clements at Nooltgedacht. Part of-thla waa mistaken for etoree and upon the Boere setting fire toll an ezploalon fol lowed*, killing and Injuring many. The payment of a dividend, 1$ la aald, will so Improve the company's credit aa' to make poaalble the sale of treaanry bonds at a fair price to meet the coat of needed Improvements. Large improvementa have already been made, eipeolally at the Jersey Olty terminal, and altogether the Erie la twice the road it waa. D. E. BAXTER. • \ *nd Floor Beon«D Bolldlrg. WUk«»i»«rr» Best Patent Flour - $4.50 Feed, all Kinds lht 1 00 Potatoes per bushel - . 55 Gr. Sugar, 17 lbs lor 1 00 Cheese, full cream • .13 Citron, 2 lbs for - - .25 Lemon Peel, 2 lbs for .25 Orange Peel, 2 lbs for .25' 3 pks. pre'd Buckwheat .15 | I Boston, Dec. 19.—Hypnotic surgery has been tried here and lias proved successful. Sunday evening John Kneeland. 22 years of age, applied at the Emergency hospital for treatment for lumbago, from which he had been suffering for about six months. The doctors decided to operate on him, but KneclaMl lefused to fake ether. So I»r. (J. Vfc Buller, one of the hospital staff, hypnotized Kneeland. artd the doctors performed the required operation on the paticpt's hack, and with success too. Kneeland was under the hypnotic influence for about half an hour and wheu h consciousness stated that he had felt absolutely no pajn. " . Hypnotism an s Mew Anarathetle. GOLD  FrathEfftS  Fresh Eggti .. fresh, clear Oysters. Fish, | and cheap VepMbt. ,0IC"b AN OSCULATORY DENTIST. The court passed the motion, and Major General Brooke sent orderlies for Colonel Albert L. Mills and Lieutenant Colonel Otto Hien. On their appearance they were each provided with a table and a chair directly facing the witnesses, Only one cadet was permitted in the courtroom at the same time. The 6& members of the class of 1902 who were summoned to the court had been brought in squads and were kept in readiness Ln an anteroom in the academic building. FILLED  "LITTLE BOBS" AT SEA. Kaalsome Olrl Complain. That Tooth Paller KUaed Iter. From experience gained In other places the company is certain that the new chimney will end the smoke and gas nuisance so far as its plant is concerned. They say that the gases passing up through the chimney will never be noticeable, at the surface agal&. WATCHES Atlanta, Ga.. Dec 10.—Juetioe Orr's -court haa bean oruamed today to hear the prooeedlnga In the oaae of lllaa Ada Holllngaworth, a sixteen-year old girl of re marfcabls beauty, against Dr. J. S. Thompson, a fionrlahlng dentist, lllaa Holllngaworth ohargea that the dentlat, whem aht vial ted a tram bar of tlmee while he waa attending to bar teeth, the laat time she visited his afflee, stepped In front of the door, plaelng hla arme around her neck aw| snatched t kiss. JU had previously annoyed her with little familiarities, to whloh abe paid no attention, &C)t aha was ao frightened by the Mating that ahe ran home, where eh* t*ld of the occurence. The affair haa beer tfca talk of the city ever since, and the stir action of the trial nroves so great that Jostles Ore new regrets that he did not oosatrnot hla offloe of Indta-rnbber ao as to take In aaveral hundred more. Britain's Great General la Now Homeward - Bonno. Cane Town, Dee. It.—Lord Roberta is j now on the sea, homeward bound. After touching at St. Helena ha will prooead to London, where he la dns Jan. 2. Daring his temporary stay hare he waa overwhelmed with attsntlons. -SHANNON'S The young man waa one of the mod popular young men )n Beaver Meadow, and was a member of the Temperance Soolety, Tonng Men and A. O. H. His remains were taken to the home of his annt, Mrs. Thomas Brennan, and will be sent to Avcos at three o'clock -this afternoon. $12.00 Nol 91 South Main Knocked Oat by Solar Plexsa Blow. Chocolate For Soldiers. Telephone Orders Prompyt Filled. A RISTRONG'S  II —«*CBRISTMS PH ONLY THIRTY MILLION, Cadet Henry iM, Nelly and Cadet O. N. Tyler of the second class, who were the first to be examined, testified ns to the fight. Tyler declared that .former Cadet Booz had been knocked out by a solar plexus blow. Colonel MUIn and Lieutcn ant Colonel Hien were not present while Nelly or Tyler was questioned t hoate fiat to'HcNlnn. The merits of chocolate as food for troops In tho field appear to be becoming rapidly and widely appreciated, says The United Service Gazette. In Llh© recent autumn maneuvers of the Austrian army in Oalicia a chocolate ration was found to be equal to about five times Its weight of the primest beef. From Russia also came equally favorable reports respecting the use of chocolate, and now wo hear from America that It forms a chief constituent of a new emergency ration with which trials have been lately carried put. WARRANTED FOR SO YEARS. Solid Gold Watcbcs $15 Amount of leduetloa In War Twaae to bo Washington. Dec. IB.—The report from London that- Embassador ('hoate is coming home was a surprise to the officials of the state ;4SB*rtiueni. It was said in Secretary Hay's office thai Mr. ('hoate would hardly return without notifying the iMuurUt'""/! und lui luui douw -SO. If lie applied for leave of absence, it was said, the application would lDe granted immediately. The officials think that Mr. Choate-has no intention of resigning his missiou', but they say that the death of his law partner. Mr. Beaman, probably makes it necessary for him to pay a visit to. New York, particularly as the other partner. Mr. EvartS, is not able to attend to active work. PMKHHEirSSIHM BiilL.,;: All work VOllKll.t finished ia Specialty f from six to Children's t weather. 14 ...... t South Main ;; Street, nrrsrow. psnn'a. Allowed. Keep Yourself Strong Washington, Dec. 19—Thirty mUllona ia the limit of the redootlon to be made In the war tazea. That la the flat of the Senator* who will have oharge at that end of the Oaplto!, of the revenue bill paaaed laat week at the Honae. And yon will ward eff colds, pneumonia, fevers and other diseases. You need to • ave pure, rloh blood and good digestion Hood's Ssrsaparllla makes the blood rich and pure as no ether medloine can do. It tones the stomach, creates an appetite and j invigorates the whole system You wi»l bs wise to begin taklog It now, for it will keep yon strong and well. "Were you present at the fight?" asked General Brooke. Either the Elgin « W.lttum HonmnM. " tt ta WcMr traport»nk to g*t pnffH y *. «C.C h.T« them. SndlktMlowing «oot»tioiia: Best Flour ......4.50 Meal and Chop per 100 i.ott Com and Cr. Corn per ioo....i.oo Bran and Brown Midds per too 100 Oats perbnsbei... JJC j lbs Clear Toys ...... i: »$C a lbs Bon Bons  i Id." Chocolate Creams....... »5C 3 lbs Mixed Candy •*"• *5° 4 lbs cheap Mixed Candy. sje a lbs English Walnuts ..ajet a lbs Mixed Nuts • »SC a lbs Faucy KiCs. »5® I lb Cal So't Shell Almonds... «tc i lb Ntw Hates ««C 6 qts Sugar Popcorn .SJC i qt Cranbeiries ioc 4 lbs Mime Meat -*tt i dos Calif rnia Swret Orangea.sjc i can R & R Plum Padding...ijc Special for fha HoMays. "I was not. sir" answered Cadet Nelly. J. Freed, Jeweler, "Do you remember tvIio were there?" "Cadet Keller and Cadet Spalding of the present first class and Cadet Tyler of the second class. Mr. Keller was the opponent of Mr. Booz. Mr. Tyler was Mr. Boox's second, and Mr. Spalding was Mr. Keller's second." . • THE WEATHER. Washington, D. 0., Deo. 19.—Foreoast auiil 8 p. m. Thursday, for Eastern PC u nay Ivan la: Partly cloud j tonight and Thursday; fresh, southerly winds. Hood's Pills are nor-irritatlng. Prioe twenry-five cente. 75 lorlh Main St., Pltfstoii. To Prea*rTe n Paris Fair Street. A njan lias been prepared for preserving the greater part of the Rue des Nations of tiifc Paris exposition for ten years. Twelve of the palaces will be retained and turned Into special museums. V. WILLIE WAS TOO TALL. '.'Did yon see Booz after the tight?" "Yes. I saw him immediately after the fight, when he was coming up the company street. He then had a smile on his face and looked as if he did not care." Alleged Swindler Arretted, For 60 Years mothers have been giving their children for croup, coughs and colds Subscribe for the Gazette. N „  San Francisco, Dec. 10.—A young man giving the name of Andrew While Brown and stopping at the Palace hotel has been arrested on a dispatch from Fulton, Oswego county. N. Y., stating that he is wanted there for grand Jareeny. On registering at the hotel a few dayH ago he claimed to be the son of a New York millionaire and said he was making a trip around the w'orld. The (Complaint was preferred by Charles W. Bell, a jeweler of Fulton, who claims Brown failed to pay for a bill of goods. Maaaway Wllkcibarrt lad Betrayed Bjr ■la Immense Btatara. DIED IN SERVICE. Cadet O. N. Tyler of the second class said the only thing he knew was in connection with the fight. Booz went to Ty« ler and asked him to be his second. Tyler told the court that he could not well hare refused the request. HAVE JUST ARRIVED M**" Christmas 3 Candies, Nuts • Slippers WTk We quote you prices on our Staple line of Groceries; but next week will quote you prices .V. on the largest stock of Candies. Nats and Fruit in the city, at prices that will astonish you. New York, Dec. 19 —Willie Orr, fifteen years old, who ran swaj from his home in Wllkesbarxe, with $900 of his father's money, was caught at Hoboken and sant home with $187 nnspsnt. His size betrayed him to a telegraph operator who called a policeman. Willie is six feet seven inches tall. Oapsala Parker af the llghth Infaatry Passed Away at Maaila. Washington, Deo. 19.—Gen. IfacArthur wires ths Wsr department of the death at Manila hospital of Oaptain Montgomery D. Parker, Eighth Infantry, U. 8. of dysentery. Barry's for jardinieres, nmbreil stands. Shiloh's Consumption Care "The last time Booz was hit he was struck in the fetomach," continued the witness. "He received the blow just above the pit of the stomach—right here!" Tyler here pointed to the spot where Keller's fist had landed the solar plexus blow. Ocm Gloves, a run. Liiti in Take and Grits, UnliImd and Fnjc Lined. Cobcoran Bros. Financial and commercial Marrinure of Srnntur Sullivan, Cigars, twelve, tw«ntj-(lM and ftftj la ■ box. lleerabaom aid am bar pipe* and cigar holdara, at Weaka Broa. Mothers—have vow Shiloh in the house at afl times? Do you know just where you can find it if you need it quickly— if your little one is gasping and choking with croup? If you haven t it get a bottle. It will save your child's life. ~ A PENNSYLVANIA HERO. New York Stock Market*, furnished by M. 8 Jordan * Co., stock brokers, room SO, Miners' Bank Building. New York, Deo. 1,91900. Open. Gloe. :. £ §* "H M :3* • I® "Boob said the wind had been knocked out of him," continued the cadet. Washington. Dee. ltD.—Senator SulU* vnn of Mississippi and Mn». .Marie Newman Atkins of this city were married yesterday afternoon at the parsonage of St. Stephen's church, the Rev. W. S. ('aughy performing the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of the late Dr. Newman of this city, who was a well known physician. Cftptali Bmedley D. Butler Homeward »• oand feat Very Low. "Who was the referee in this light ?" Washington, Dec. 19 —Cap* sin Smedley D. Butler, of the Marina Corps, one of tfaa heroea of tha Tien Tain fight who wa* wounded there and contracted typhoid In tha march to tha relief of tha Pekin legation, la homeward bonnd on tha transport Grant. It la feared that he may not reach home alive. He waa why III when the transport sailed from Manila December 1. Amer. Steel and Wire.-.. Atohiaon....  Atchison pref  Brooklyn Traction......... Chee & Ohio....,  Federal Steel  Federal Steel pref.  Man. El  Mo. Pa  Pea Gas  Col. Iron & Fuel  Ho. Pacific  Not! Bsc' iinfill! lllVll". I SLS w Beading  Reading pref..  Tenn.C.* I  Leather N  Rubber  Union Pacific  Union Pacific pref  Wabash pref....  Weetern Union  "I am not sure. I remember Cadets Keller. Hayden, Spalding, D'Armory and Brown (L.) were among those present.*' Every pnrobaeer will be*presented with an elegant Chriitmee gift at oar atote on Monday, Dfo 84th, from 7 a. m. to 11 p. I 78H 118 "Was the fight fair?" asked General Brooke. 17dlw Plttaton, Pa. 8. J. Fbkkman, SaMna wafers, banquet wmtera, battar1 tmrn j otkfl*. fancy candied orange Ni | ami citron peel, and all kind* of iMl dM «nM1ea for th. Xmaa dinnar. "The opponent of Booz was an upper classman, but he was two pounds lighter than Boos. When Booz went out to fight, he seemed very confident. Afterward 1 told him I did not think he had acted very well in the fight." Duke of Montpenaler In Mutiny. Madrid. Dec. ID.—According to a dispatch from Ferrol, the cadets on 'the Spanish training ship Asturios mutinied, taking the part of one of their comrades who had been punished. Among the mutineers were the Puke of Montpensier and one of the sons of the £,*ount of Caserta. An inquiry will be o|Dened. Given away to every pnrohaeer Monday, Dae. 24, a preeent, at Schwartakopf's wholesale liquor atore, 12 South' Main 8t, Plttaton. 17 lw "Shiloh alwavs cored my bebjr of croup, coughs and colds. I would not be without it. MRS. J. B. MARTIN, Huntsville, Ala. Bhlloh*e Oananmptton Oar* Is eold by all druggMl at Me, fiOe, •l.OO a  printed fnarsntM rmi with every bottle. If you mm not satisfied go to your arugfiit and gat yonr money back. ■M J. T ARMSTRONG fc C9j BtSovth Main St. MTMT01 "Do you anovr any caaet wno was required to take a hot sauce?" WALDERSEE'S BRUTALITY *. s . 8SK . 2ft 85* "I have seen it given, but I do not remember who received it." 811k Handkerchiefs. ftmaslaa Press Says All the Armies are Disgusted Wits Him "A red pepper sauce. It is very hot. 1 do not think it would hurt any one uulesf given in large quantities." "What kind of sauce?' INITIAL AND PLAIN, Ideal Xmaa Gifts. Fat'a, Watbb Ptrret Batter. Write for illustrated book on consumption. Sent without cost to you. S. C. Wella* Co., LeRoy.N.Y. Best Pat. Flour, DDI - $4.50 Feed, all kinds, wHuoht 1.00 Citron, fancy, 2 lbs for - 25c Lemon Peel 2 lbs for 25c Orange Peel, 2 lbs for 25c Best Seeded Raisins, lb 11c Sultana Raisins, per lb - 15c Almond Huts, per lb - 18c English walnuts, 2lbs for 25c Mixed Nuts, per lb - - 12c Bt Petersbury, Dec. ID—Tha ifavoe Vremya observes there are evidences of discontent In all tha srmles Including the German, with field marahall Von frsldersse'i brutality. Tha paper supports the demand that aaoh army act henoeforth on its own responsibility. New Orleans. Pec. 19.—A man answering the description of one of the gang who held up the Chicago limited on the Illinois Central railway last Tuesday night in the suburbs of this city has been found dead near the scene of the hold up. Wounds given him in a running fight with the police had proved fatal. Hold l p Man Found Dend, iTheres Hi 1 butane ■ §00C* H D A llaundry USwM Face Had Looked Draws, Oats, per bushel - 33C Masle Hall Book Store Cadet Byron H. Christy said he had seen Booz receive a slight hazing at table He had noticed that after September. 1898, Booz's face had looked drawn and that he was no longer a healthy appearing man. Of food la MMntUl to good kaaith. With1 oat good taath w» cannot han  maattaattoo. Wa do awytnliig known to modarn dantlati]r at oadamta prion, Taeth extracted without pain by aid of TiUllxad »»T. Da Dim. is 8. Main St Potatoes, .per bushel - Onions, per bushel - Butter, Best ob£am£§y lb Cheese, Full Cream " Gr. Sugar IT lbs for - 55c 65c 25c 13c 1.00 Announces Its readiness for your Inspection of holiday goods. Our line comprintb pocketbooks, Ohrtatmas gift books, tollst oases, brlo-a brac, prayer books, roaarles, eto , eto. Call early and make aelectioca before tha line la broken. RUTLAND ROAD OPENED Cadet Edmund L. Zanc said be had been exercised and made to bang from a stretcher with his full weight on hi* hands for several minutes. Victims to etomeoh, liver and kidney trouble*, M well ae women, end ell feel trie reenlte In loee of appetite, poison* In the blood, beokeobe, nervouane**, beedecbe end tlnd, Hetleee, tan-down feeling. Bat tttereV0 O**1 to feet like t)M*. J. V,, Gerdaer, ,-dt WevlBe, Inff *ayei "Kteo trio Bitten ere )wt the thtng for a men when he doeent can whether he live* or dtee. It gate me new etrength and good eppetlte. I een now eet anything end bare a new leaee on life." Only 50c at Stroh'e pharmeoy, West Pitta ton, end W. 0. Prloe, Pltteton. Every bottle gneranteed.Bran Man Fall Vlnl Tnln Wm Bum om Tumont'iNtw Railway. ■Ilk aaflm. Berry's tor gold h««ded canes, umbrellas "Do you know of any cadef who wa* hazed till he became exhausted or fainted?'' asked General Brooke. never saw it done. 1 nave heard oi a man fainting In this mahper? but I uni Inclined to believe he pretended to faint. I think I remember one case. It was that of Cadet Dougherty of the first class. Ht was held for a long time in a constrained position, and I don't know whether lit fainted or pretended to faint." SQUABaa Alls OXFOHD0, Choioa Xbu gld, . fy FAT'S, Waim 8T«9*T BtnM; - • **"' D -o'iSf .-;rv ",v / • Boys' ™ EVANS BROS Canadian Boad was opened for traffic towjthln a low days-oomplalt g*ein)e w«l #jsip»ip%nd ®onD Batland, Vt, Dm. 18.—The KotUnd Brlo-a-brao Mid eblna apeolaltles soltsbls for Christmas Wtaps. In Vtlkabim osll at Palaie, 28 Booth Main street. They are vary oheap. gj&g~ Berry', for fountain panr. plate trafflc openea over this Una. W»extend a epeelel lnvltatloa to our many frlende end petrooe of Pltteton and vicinity to Call and loepeot oar fln* etoek of Xa*ee goods. *Vo are eure you will be delighted and profited. Ivn, 18dl0t 54 S. Main St., Wllkeebarre. mtmmma' MACHINERY BROKE DOWN Acme Steam Laundry 40LU AfCAWtBV* *HOB ateanship Oamini 630 PaM.ng.rs vrlp- Vlslt our store and see ofi deoorstlons. J. J. Maxoax. plan as flea Silk UKBHiLua, all tbi New Dliotra is Handlbs. "Do you know gf anybody having ta bssco sauce in the encampment in 1808?' IT HAS COME! Ponta Delgado, Anna Islanda, Deo 19. —The North German Lloyd stesmsr Trier, Iiora Bremen Deo. 1, for New York, hss pnt tn hen with her machinery ont of order. She baa 680 paesengete aboard. Zane hesitated for a moment. Hp looked over to the king row of military in strnctofs facing him and then replied that he did not recollect any tabascc sauce, but that he might hare seen it. B.D. Blentoo.ofThsnerrllle, Tex., in two ye ire paid over $800 00 to doctor* to car* e raanlng core on hie leg. Then they wanted trD oat It off, bnt he oared It with one box of Baoklen'e Arnica Salve. Gaaranteed care for pllee. 3So e box. Sold by 8troh'e pharmeoy, Weet Pltteton, and W. C. Prlo*, Pltteton.  Paid D*ar for HI* U|. WnMn't H Pay You uona. CoaooftAH Bros. Beny'e for ellver broah end oomb eel*. Our new stock of Wall Paper For the fall trade. We are selling Von Sh.ald Fine line of olooke, fanoy and gold movemente, et Levene'e. KRUQER AT AMSTERDAM look over my atook of watches, jewelry, allrerware and cloeks. Everything naw for the Xtnaa trade. Fimnoioira. 15 lw General Clous theu read the definition of hazing from a dictiouary and asked Zane if he had seen any hazing recently (AT THE 0L1 ST AM) "Yes, about two days ago," replied thC no aid ur promptly asked tne general.Berry'* for beer etlnee. All graaes at a Examine Our Assortment of 14 mi ISNtrihlali flraa utkiiuuiuu; Beaelved by tn. PeopU of That place. Aatbraolt* Cool RonlllH. Would dm Kemp'a Balaam for the throat and Inngt. It la oarlug more oongba, oolda, aathma, bronohltla, oroap and all throat and long troubles, than any other medicine. The proprietor haa authorized any druggist to gin yon a aample bottle tree to oonvlnoe yon of the merit of thin gnat remedy. Frloa SBo and BOo. A awalkle an Vlalt oar atore and ace onr decoratlcna. Onr Holiday gooda are alao at your eerrloe to look over. Hangan'a Dry Gooda 8tore. Great Reduction. Amsterdam, Dm. 19 —Pnaldsnt Krnger arrlrrd ban today and la the go rat of the municipality. Hla reception eTen ezoeed ed that shown him on hla arrival at The Hague. Joat the kind of a Xmss gift to sand to jour friends onlalde of the coal Bald. A nice selection In stock. "I diil. I -hoEcd Cadet Caldwell and Cadet Scott (W. R.) of the fourth clasa by requiring them to sit upright at mess, with shoulders thrown back in a constrained position, for several minntes. Paper from 7c roll up. WALTER SPRY. Holiday Slippers? Foe a nice Oathollo prayer book or rotary, Xoaia eacda or booklets, now*-. pep*re or megeelnee rafl Itetiootrj.go to the PlUtton Neert Cb., Water 8t tf A full line of Kali and Wj Goods, comprising Wool E Good*, French Flannels, Ot Flannels, Blankets and Qi Varus—Germantown, Spanish, J laud. German Knitting 1 Ladies', Children's and Gents' dsrwear in fleeced lined amj wool. New Goods opened dtil; IS lw Fnnmxom, the Jeweler. MURDERER MADE MERRY. •top. Ik. Oaigk aad Work, off the Cld Laxative Bromo Qnlnlne Tablets con a cold In one day. No can, no pay. Pile* SB oenta. . Zanc -aid he had thus hazed the two fourth class men because they had helped themselves., to dessert before any of the npper I'lpsB men. - - cAdet Charles S. Perry said Boo* was not well liked because he had apparently shown himself a coward. The stigma had rested on Boos all the time he was at the academy. CRAY'S TRANSFER Are oollke anything prepared la Amorlee They wen Oift preeorlbed by Dr. Krenee, Qermaoy'o (emoue oourt phyelolan, long before enltpjrtue wee dlaeoveted, aad •re elmoet marvelous, to epeedlly "do they sure the moot dletreoelng own. Price WO. Sold by J. H. Houok a HWinl HwdwA. Capeelee Sweeten aad OMUite Jaekete. ttMllf OOLOBS ANI) FAiTCY, A Choice Xmaa Gift (or Mao, Boy or Child. Fat's, Wires Bran. ■•in* ■xwratloo H. H.rtook al a Tary OMd Km. Has the Best Rigs to* Moving. Coal Delivered Promptly, WE KNOW IT WOULD. Klohmood, Va, Dm. 19.—WllUam | Woodson, a mnrdenr, doomed to dls today, hss mads merry daring b's last daya on earth. On Thanksgiving Day ha had a sumptuous dinner. Today be was hanged. Oamsrss and camera snppMaa at Honek'a Bats Bobes, a* Corookah Baoe. OFFICE 901 8PBINO 3TBXKT. PHONK CONNECTION. Cadet Wade H. carpenter saio ne reinembered a cadet who had been required to take tabasco suuee. The cadet hud since left the acadcmy. Boos did not appear to him to be a strong man. Sessions of the court of inquiry will probubly continue at West Point all tbia week. Every member of the first and second claim will be called. The court iOjouro»d at 0 o'olook ye«»wCUy to rf Mtvaaa •• 10 a'alwlf (Ml WMlM Now le the time when croup and long tronblee pro*e tepidly fetal. The only hannleaa remedy that prodnoee Immediate recalls le Ose Minute Oongh Care. It le rery pleeaaot t% tale and can be relied anon to qalokly core ooaghe, colde end all Iww Wfi. It Will pr«T«at conrnmn fSl'mst - **• Ladlee' aolW gold wetohee, with Elgin and Waltham mcTementa, $15 op, at Lerene'e, 15 South Mala St. Make your selections early and have us keep then for you until Christmas Eve. &Hm'ivIiim Palaeo.l All klnda of Xmaa mixed and select candies, English walnuts, hazle nutj, mixed nnts, fine peanuts, sugar popcorn, gvpes, figs, datee, apples, wangee, ba» mow, ttt. Yoon for« awry £Cai». II if jowni tUMMnC Xvu HcqalslMa. Mt-KOTION NOTIOm, Wh«n In Wllkeabcri*, oall Uure, 28 South Main atreet, and Me the fin* line of iwlo-«-br»o »»CJ sUm iptaUUiM, rolttbi* DeWltt'e fettle Early Bleen are delatyi little ptlle, bnt they never fall to eleecre ffimMi R.B.Cu O.P.&C,0. Shoe Compan j fev Ofcilatmai DMMBta.