Pittston Gazette

              ■ i'-'v"..- . .A ♦ i % SATUR (ay evei HON, PA IGRESS. GOVERN •»D TRANSVAAL. L ilr AI(reJD"««' HteelVn His As- P yofntmrnt. London, -Tan- 5.—These colonial office nppoii»un«ntD are announced: Hir Alfrttl Milner, ta In* gorernor of the TWnxvoal and British high C ommtsrioiier. T,»" Hon. Sir Walter Fraud® Hely- Hutcblnaon (sovmor of Nat«l »0C* DW1- hind since 1893), to be governor of C*v« Colony. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Henry Edward McCallnm (governor of Newfoundland since 1898 and aid-de-camp queen aince 1900); to be governor of Natal. Major Johu Goold-Adams WAR WITH VENEZUELA. HITCH OVER INDE! TWO CBNT8 A COPY ) tm-A MONTH. . ■ ' ~ Conger Reports That Ministers Are Unable to Agree. Washington,'.Jan. 5.—For the second time since the negotiations among the foreign ministers began atC Peking the American government bns found it necessary to appeal directly to the powers to help the ministers over a diplomatic barrier which they were unable to scale. The first instance of this character was when the ministers were considering the punishments sections of the demands to be made of China, and would not agree on punitive measures wiih which the Chi n«se government would be able to coinply.- . »u. *mr ite Still Debating on the Army SilL «v W  Controversy* Over Concessions May Lead Us to Intervene. forul* -by the galo*  Rono, Net., and Here .10 a GrC portunity to ACHE, , 00 '""iff* rail*. rmeu were hurt. Four pa8Mongers 00. tche, Rheum hy', [OH BEFEBBBJ* Keporta . V«ry state Department l' Public—PreafAaAt Take 8M«a K H« Cm  " —Apprekmaiok. DISPATCH PROM MIHISTEH LOOMIS. Tho Dlnglfcy'Woolen MUlfl company, an extensive manufacturing concern of PUOadelphia, has gone into the hands of a receiver. The affairs of the company were involved with those of George Campbell, who failed-recently. Sav *•«•« OmUw t. Cnu„  Mtfc •* Dl«francblaetue»C •* Ne". a; roe a Ik Sonthcrn Sta.tr. fa tt»» With Reavp«nlSB»"D B,U- Washington, Jan. {&—'The senate yesterday discoaaed the army reorganisation bill. The deba«« «ook " .wll,c range at times, but wM to the question ft th» necessHKor th« inctci In army fciWided JkIi tbe wupportt sitnation ini increase cohtfoi who, 'Ion, but I« «• Foil# \?£SMI A frightful dynamite explosion ofesrixmI in the powder machine house of the Kepanno Chemical company at Thompson's Point, N. J. The building was annihilated, nnd the three workmen in It at the time were blown to atoms. * Dr. Richt«rtDNCHOR L ,1 PAIN EXPE LLER-aho u M I w- 5 hwMiltDbtamonjtha \*~A house medicines, It ia an excellent remedy for Tooth- WtCTO* or ST STAN I StrXus'wECTO W Y.~"" Washington. 6.—a»..  felt in official «irclee that tbe controversy which has arisen over asphalt lake concessions in Venezuela may require forcible intervention by the United States. A cablegram feus been received from Minister Loom is' indicating a serious situation. Site authorities decline to make JMJttitfadi psblfc. ~ According to tte Ugfciftt authority, the president has no intcnttou of interfering between the rival Jtaericrfn claimants to the concessions, but he does not intend to permit the Yeneatieian * government to. cancel a concessit!* given iu good faithj to American citizens and-,forcibly dis-j possess the their property until u judicial deciatipi bas been; i rendered in support of this action. ...\.-sjj •Velveteen 8klrfc | Best Quality Paper of Pins. 8  Lad lee Dark Oali'-o Wrappers M oenta Children's sleeping Oarments ¥D oenta Oae lot of Children's Bibbed Fleeoed shirts and The second ctise involves the question of indemnity. According to advices to the state department from Minister Conger the outlook fa hopeless for an agreement among the diplomatic representatives as to the amount and character qf the indemnity to be insisted on by the powers. TUp. information was not surprising to the official# her* who have been concerned in the Peking negotiations, but they believed that- the ministers would npt reach a so soon. The official* therefore; when Mr. Conat* rnnch time hue a conclusion frwulatvrea of tlM powers ■kot hope to reach o haritfndlnf.' in the matter CDf month. She i««a beluga buk Mrvta* to wpaetcd w Eli T. Bangs, the well known contractor find millionaire, has died at hi9 homo at Fnyetteville, Y., after a long illness. He was » member of the well known family of vonfrllet*** «nd during his lifetime had been engaged m m«nD important nunent contracts. ;ed , at all druggUts or tavougtt au PMtfl 81, H«w I orb 36 HIGHEST .'RAVUDSJ k. Kecommendedbupromtn^ntPhy- WhtMgaim and Retail 25C. Ud i F. Ad. Bid pants for 10 cent® 11.ot G at's Thread, 8 spools for 10 csott Ladies' Heavy Wool Mitts !0 cents Men's Heavy Wool Socks 10 cents Boys' Strong Knee Pants 10cents / ... Men's Heavy Leather Olovq* cent* Gents' Fancy Laundered Shlrts|ftffl0Kr Ladies' Flannel Shirt WalttMMftntS Ltdies' Black FHft£e4 l/Med Hoes 10 osota Men's Fleeced Lin- d Underwear 48 oents Children's Wool MIttfc \ oents ■ £ Children's Stocking Caps 10osbta Men b Wool »4tfc8 19 oeiAfc^a^^ Herman gj Felt Window Shades Nets * MONDAY. that the inded the V Mltala Tnlm Tmry V kSOBM ' &• England Would Like D. S. Attitude In ( W»t be needful, were'rigorouslyoifcj to of a pennuygV standing men. -  Jtorere made by Mrsux. r ftMouU..., Teller of Colorado, Hjir of' 1WMOW»tt», Stewart of NerrMM ud CllMhMf Louisiana One of the sharpest edft«#ile« of the'Miaion was beftveon Messrs, Carter of Montana and WeUltif. ton of Majflaod, and In tbe course of it the Alaska' Doimdary dispute was brought forward prominently, the Maryland senator charging that the president had relinquished aoverelgnty over the territory, the title to which* ha,maintained, was vested ctowfr M the United S^tes. VlHltr 4jHttn ComulaiiM. Bffeci of «.yddlte In Boer War. ,Tbe Mgii explosive lyddite, which was used extenaively by the British in the South African war, is now Bald to bave bceu deficient Itf. aeveral MniDorr feint respects.'If Is sahl that few of «Iie Kjn-lls Hi eCl from nj-.tieldplecea flMNC'S..... n —®*20th Century k .ices. Best FkNpper bbl...^......$4-5c JH*y per 100 \...... g3 Corn and cracked corrJper 100 i.oe CtDop and meal, per too....,. 1 be brap a.id bro»n tuidds. 500 1.0c tabbing mortally i quarreling om -Klult'v tlio instruction hi glv§n to WnJI JHfcfster Loom is is urging tlie CaraoHE not to Attempt to .tfinpossesa tl»eJ!?ew York and Bermtules company uuflf the supreme coJrt of Veftituela kas passed upou pending lawsujtifc involve the question in disputeSQRit the uiv official in formation received ixtoR'aA-, ington indicates that- A*; Voflflfaelap' government insists that it\as the njbtiA dispossess the New Vork'ibil Benbgdas company and is taking measares toTWW. 3«a fttnclico, Jim 5.—The Imjqi wm wreaked ontstde QoM Dotbnrj reef Iwt night and It tint forty live* were lost. 5 left thU port yeeterday afterw ®kgo, carrying a oaigo of gj ehudlte. Though the detail* o are not at hand, It la lean k fotiy odd persona on ' t£k rm FeoaU boata, whieh U lathonghi •waaped by the Uea*y uaa. known of the illnrf|| came I Engineer BnrrlJV«Sie3| otter a terrible Mgwienafcl keen aenk to the tatiSu the H 18 GONE. II WILL PAT YOU m Ovmm tto Janey tow tfca icallag. BllC ALFiapHKl.NfeK. 1 resident com mh*»i oner of the Becbuanalund protectorate), to be lieutenant governor of the Orange River Colony. PEOPLE'S S fan. i-i P. Morgan * Oo lay that they bad obtained Jeraey Central Boed They t terminal fee the Beading Uplomatic\®ai lueation. As tr indemnity vp*kirPefk* their- 15 Soatk Rtli Slicet, Employees of the New York and Bermudez company, moat of whom are Americana, are armed and will resiat dispossession. In of an armed conflict the United-States will h»ve to act, and it is in anticipation ,©f this contingency that three warship® were ordered to La Gpayra. The authorities are hopeful, however, that the matter will be amickbly arranged and are working energetically to thia end. king are supposed tC respective governme; ness of reaching a 9 to be assured that thj from the suggestion C V jit j^usbcl« • • • i • • • f-1 • / per bushel.«D•D• • •• WAR NEWS SCARCE. psHeE v Terrible Crime In Ohio. Marietta, 0„ Jan. 5.—Om of the most brutal of crimes was committed last evening at Hackney, Morgan county, by which Ufa* Nellie Morrfa, aged 10, band some and accomplished, logt ber life. As Miss Morris tvns returning home from the po8toffice by way of a. path through the fields she was accosted by Walter A. Weinstock, a young man, aged 18, who lived near her home. He made indecent proposals to her, and Hhe immediately started to run. He grabbed her aud threw ber to the ground. She screamed and fought hard, finally getting to her feet. Wpfnstock drew a razor from his pocket and cut her across the neck, severing the neck muscles «nd liyfng bare the jugular vein: Miss Morris grabbed the rasor with her .hands, and they were cut intC* pieces in'her mad attempt "Mj rescue herself from the jnan. Her finger* cut off and her wrist badly cut, as well qs ber.entire right arm' and left arm badly disfigure®, tter Ureas was torn from her in shreds, peapiearrived she was almost naked*; fcihe, from the effects of her 'wounds shfflFW *•9* • ».  Apjidfts....— *eachest.  Always the i Cheapest I ISrP©opVa 'Phone. ICR« - ■- L 0.-— Uatoii ght *nd Bon- Ithrrn porttoo; fatlle Purault of Ueneral De Wet V CoatIaaea.( London, Jan. 5.—Earl Robert s of Kandahar and Pretoria is already immersed fn Ills ardiMtya new duties at the war offirtk lie will take no holiday. Thero Ia io further news from Lord Kitchener, who, according to a Cape * teets....;  A later report, «J« that only f tat that twnly Itg to the wn breaH^otwU tarijKai Tht» house had auother spirited  over the Olmsted resolution to investigai | net ion. ■tfTM * "-ft Ml ie abridgment of the suffrage in certi Prctaarc oa the Pfvalieat. All Exi FINANCIAL ANI HrrToABWJUta COMMERCIAL Anthem states with a view to reappor- I tionment upon the actual basis of suffrage. It was finally referred to the census committee, where the opposition dfc, sired it to go originally. Home of the Republican leaden were not in sympathy with the resolution. Mr. Olmsted tried to get Mr. Hopkife to ag*» that the committee would consider within a week, but the chairman of the censor committee declined to make any pledg* W Town dispatch*, is calling for 5,000 men to guard the Bind mines. Enlisting in Cape Colony continues actfre, and 500 ;ixcn will leave CapeTfcn north within tie next few day8. -r • C4 f«| Information regarding the ItfVasiftn 40 scanty. Colonel Williams attacked tne Qreat pressure has been brought to bear,on the president «n4'secretary of state'to induce thf id ministration to inteffeMtin the imerest 0t one or othpr of Senator Depew made to the state department in hehal.f Oflke Warner syndicate, which claims a shore to the conception feeld by the New York aftd company. Senator Foraker of Ohio accompanied Mr. Warner to - the state department und the Whltct IJbuse, but it is understood that he merely. Introduced Mr. Warmer to the president and secretary of state and took no part in theCQpatfe*ersy. The president informed Mr. Warner that the administration could not take1 sifts in the controversy between his syndicate and the New York and Bermude* company. He gave the same answer to General F. V. Greene of New York, who called at the White HouseTn the interest of the New York and Bermudez company.Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania baa been very active in behalt of the New York and Bermudez company and has insisted that the United States should de* mend that its concession be observed. There is no doubt tfeftir the' authorities are of the opinion that the New Tork and Bermudez company haa justice on tts side. The pleasan* ihethod and^eneQoia effects of the well known rotajo&f Syrup of Pios, manufactured by thr California Fie the value of ohutinaffiwe tive principles of pflps medicinally  them in the form u*o*t refreshiinjlg tlmij tObie and acceptable to the tJ is the one perfect strengypniug  tive, eleanslfifr tl^svsUflTefFecfdMHBfc TBED . BWUW ft, Wh Open. Oom «r. StMl and Win.  Bif Mf: eastern invaders Jan. 1 near Middleburft, but failed to dislodge them. He has since been joined by Lieutenant Colonel Grenr i fell, and the Boers have retired. General Brabant has arrived at Gfaaf {telnet. dispelling eoldg gently yet proii S that effect. The debate upon the resolution was marked by exceeding frankness. Some of the southern members avowed that the attempt to enfranchise the negro had beep a lamentable failure, and the action of certain states in legally eliminating the blacks as factors at the polls, they said, was in the interest of civilization and progress. Mrf McDermott of New Jersey asserted that /eyery state in the Union either added to or »u)Dtr|£ted frQui the constitntional of voters and challenged uLitajier to sBew to tlie contrary one After Hie resolution had JJ** disposed of the reappdrtlon- V /Smi taken up and debated by fly* of Colorado. Anju fJJ — the bill fallfiJ! although the general impT*. .__f the debate will conclude early n?** Advices from Maseru, Basutoluud, dated yesterday, say that three separate columns are still pursuing General De Wet, but with no succcss beyond taking 28 prisoners. Cannon tiring is continually beard. X-V Bo* «0»- Cj. Aooard wD tha Boers D KM - Ml Its ixjrfer^^Tvrilon flp1 the kidney* laxative. "• the process of manufacturing 8r ■*—1, as they are pleasant to thi it the mediotnal qnalitieaof tin lifted from senna nnC lanU, by a methck 1 FIQ Syrtn its benefloia. pleaw D5 to overcome hal ■Lwm , D••«/»«»•••• • 6: PaciAo..  gg:::::ir SSiteajMo.\\\"«r.nr Faawn Union  as ±:b TOTBf Ulrics as a 9 All the English have deserted Ficksburg, taking their stocks of grain across the border, and the Boers have looted the town. v. 4 "tit Bxpreea Maaaen*er Arrested. Halifax, Jan. 5.—W. H. «cGowan, a Canadian express messenger, was arrested yesterday and confessed to a series of robberies extendiug back six months. About July last banking houses in Montreal. Ottawa and Toronto complained that packages of money transmitted from Halifax banks were, arriving short of the amoont they should contain. The packages appeprfd to be intact, and the loss at first was supposed to liaye occurred in,the banks. Then large sums began to disappear accident it was found that the Vnrknrf* '■■I"'"'* ***** ** rutting the eiuLp* JiiC envelopes -with a very id*arp knife ftHi) cutting the string close to the seal. After the money was abstracted the npcrtutv* cleverly' seah-d. The thefts were brought «ome t»C McGowan, *-fco .is said to have confessed i to opening 20 packages «nd-taking snmaj ranging from I® il/flOO. . ' \ after the assault. She was the daughter of Benjamin Morris, a business man of this city, and was prominent in society. ottilfffiW known to iflBI Co. only* In  effects and to. remember the! printed on (M CALIFORm SAVl The Be&i in tl Eeta of the1 ive secret ling Am . » :S* MVS 5. P. & c. oTsboe I 11 NOKTH MAIN STBEET. en Satnrdnjr ItmiIbki. New York, Jan. p.—-The contest over the will of Dr: Thomas W. Evans, millionaire American dentist of Paris, has been ended by an amicable arrangement among tie heirs tyid .by a decision endered by Surrogate Thoipaa yesterday. *w. JSviMs died in Paris in 1807, leaving nn estate valued at $3,000,000 om$6,000.- 000." Prior to his death he e*ectSj«* two wills, giving to relative* small Iteqpests, bj|t leaving the bulk 'bis fortune to found a museum Litigation enaped In Qjaris, ty Philadelphia and in this '€tta& .f£Kpceedifigs we*e bought here in .the uamp ofltudolph Evan'*, a brother; Thnmf|gMjMhtt8, a imjiiew; J. ltowbind fihios##fhl?5Wyerte Ct Henderson and others to typMpt probate. Lawyer David Kertn came®to the case  representative Ctf e||pr heirs. Finally a compromise Iffcu IVartieU betmtm the Leirs Hiiil tfcMXM-utorn wtwrfUfrWiWeto W.-1V to rteiiTt, m-siKi.ypji wh. Contest of inu' Will Drov»*«. IPS jGOODNOW (h** OHMtk •( WkrlMUi tUg om. F of lk,«UMa at tk* I vrlslac. . Among the recent arrivals at San Franclscqt from' til* orient was United States Consul General John Goodnow. who baa represented this country for tbree at Shanghai. ,He conies back ou.n 00 days' vacation. Mr. Goodnow has ah Intimate acquaintance with many of the leading Chinese officials, ancT what he says about the recent trouble aifil the chances for peace Is lnurcMtng, says the New York Sun. He declares that the policy of the ujjjfed States toward China is the only fair one and that die only country In which the C0M have any confidence. ~~ Vorsalo by all Druggists Halifax, Jan. 5.—Owing to a misunderstanding as to the exact terms of the settlement of the poal strike in the Pietota mines the men who returned to work yesterday morning struck again yesterday afternoon. The demand of the miners "W®b for 12 per cent increase for actual •timers and 50 cents per day increase for mechanics employed around the mines. When the mine juanagerg said they would concede the 12 per cent increase, they claim they meant 12 per cent all round. Tpie aistjpetion dawned, op tfce miners at noon, and they learned Ihot ti)'e  rook the same and did pot intend to pay the 50 cent* increase*. The men accordingly stcuefe again, and the mines are once ' PliKoa strike om Aomin. Jaa. —Th« Saturday Bartow a gram question In MM aort on Bnglaad'a r. tha paper wooden ' States atanda |a regard • praotloally admitting i unable to act without idon. President Eliot to Retire. fita Francisco, Jan. 5.—There is a well defined report at Berkeley that President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California la to return east shortly and become president of Harvard. It is stated positively that President Eliot M Harvard is soon to retire on account *t old age and that Professor Wheeler will atep Into his shoes and that the change la to take place before the nliddle .of the year. The man who gave _ont the information stated he wps positive .that the change would be made, although it probably would be denied at thiatfineby the recants and others connected with the university at Berkeley. Nasal fogging! CATARRH In all it* stages ihouldbe clianlijf KT^l,lK Jjtg&W*- Elj'i Cre«m Balm 1* , jijwf . ; ,d«*»eB,«ootlieeaiidheal» diaoased membrane. J yWRE*. Ttcaroi catarrh and (lrlvee •war * cold la Uu brad quickly. Cream Balm !■ plaoet Into the BOetrtla, «preedt over the membrane and W abattbed. Eellaltalmawdl»te«od a eure follow*, .It la not dtylnf-doM MUmMot sneezing.. U'f SU*.M aenta atDrug. j&barb;iftall; Trial SUe, 10 ccntabj mall. g£1 sSLOtn*****1*"'— H«frYoCfc city. (Ud 7? V Wear Twice as Ijoiif, «M»dfl»olutely wow and water (roof If fOu arectek ana tired of rubbers, andwiahto Protect Year Feet FromWct and cold, and rave continual reaoUo* tff tlpDes, -'SjWpE^g E OFFICER KETIRES. U«vr IUw U Wro*#c Mm. Sioux city, Ja., Jau. ftr—It is now kwewii ** *« Bills -was not the winner in the contest for the John IMerce Ml,000 homesieud. The man holding the .wiunm/ ticket b to be W. T. Harl*Dnr, a member of tne Daw \ork thread ma*u/petnring firm. By a hurried look nt thVseri».s t,f ditto mark* on the )i»t of names uud number. Bills wa* announced as the winner. The winning ticket had been shored into a drawer for Mr. Barhodr. who had made a proportion to buy all the tickets in the eon test tin* Tbtt orer. Mr. Barbour lias telegraphed pk* clftol to the property. ■ ■ ADM la MnnD Ciivtariri, Among the nhlef cauaevof the Boxer Uprising Mr. Goodno'w place# the general diffusion of knowledge of outride affairs among the common people due Manila, Jan.- 5 —General*  and Bate* rv||m-t many small'' capture*, the dcstrifction~"W hnmi-gent camps and Uje seizure of supplies, animals and other neitefwftie*. Among the captures in Smith's tiistt-ict was Colonel Teelion, the fnsnrgent governor of Tarlac, Geueral' tiranr Is personally )u command of a mounted expedition in the mountains of southern Pampanga*. vhleb, he says, is the only locality where the insurgents are in force in his district. Insurgents entered Gapim ond pan In General district, duriug the.njght and burned u Store of houses. Thtfo firing was Ineffective. Uenetal MucAik thur ha* commuted several death sen cfcfceeA. of inllitAry court* to imprisonment.do oot let Scranton, PC, Jan. 5.—It is announced by the offlcers of the municipal league that the main purpose in view at present in the councllmanic bribery hearings is to secure evidence upon vrhicb to found prosecutions against the uien who are alleged to have given the Bribes. The men who practically confessed their guilt by resigning to escape prosecution for bribery are to be hauled tip one after the other and asked to tell who bribed them. If they refuse, they will be prosecqt#d for perjury. Some of the city's wealthiest and most induential men are alleged to be connected with the scandal. The Imatos CoHell Sessdsl. 4 Mori**** Por New Yorfc, Jan. 0.—A mortgage 'tor. $,10,000,000 has been filed at Whltfc P)aius. IT. Y in the Westchester cdunty register's oAiW and is oi)e q( the largest erer bled tliere, .It has oil 'ft $17300 wortli of rerenue (tamps, The mortgage is given by the Thitd Avenuo HaUroad company to the Nlo/tcn Trmt company ill Hay York. The instrument is dated Way & 1000, and (a ()pe Ifay 15,  It Is signed by £evi P. Morton as president ot the Trust company and Vic# "President Hart of the Third frxeaue com pair." — t '  Koarlh Class PMt^Ltm, «r Wet Weather nam** of EMgainiafl. ttsqaiuuan If you cannot K*t it feraei dna 10 cents in p stage Agents aitifMi Gkoinieal Canyasy, mede a oon- J§^^M___j||II||||HH. Ready-Made XjM •MAYOR FLOQCb M^SSm£lapllwud the «*,C», whod. ■6 ftawUMtU la * ro«Hclo«» prMeoaUon plwd*d gall*; to proeorto CLOTHIN PITTSTON, Cslltse Mm to Attend Inauguration. Washington. Jam R—It is propose* that one of the most conspicuous feature of the fottbc&piing inaugural parade shall be a section compote*} pf college; men from all the lending universities o* the United States. Arrangements are making to secure the attendwv c? *  large contingent of these men, and aMorances have bee* received at inaugural headquarters indicating i»i* in ihe parade of delegations of from .30 to 200 men each from K» edtualiouul institutions.We pride ourselves on tne bargain we offer in this line of good% ; V, Custom-Made Clothing );MS. Parkersbnri W. Va„ Jan. 5.-A. T Smith, an attorney ot ■ Friendly, has brought suit against Mm. Francis E. Thrig of Market street, this cltjr. and W. G. Franklin, also of this city, tor flOJSOO damages. Smith, who has bean Mrs. Ihrig's attorney in many heavy suits, alleges that Mrs. Jhrig and Franklin invited him into Mrs. lbri(*a honse, locked bim up and forced him-tfl sign receipts in (nil for all his claims. Mrs. Ihrig Is rery wealthy. Franklin'owns a large plombing establishment. All the property ot buth has been attached by tbc ihfrjff. A Uwfrr'a ftnrrr Ckw(«. Washington, 5.—The following fourth class posraastem have been appointed: • New York—Stacy Basin, Nettie  Pennsylvania—Beech Cliff, D. W. First Prise Por Indian Corn. J4r. James IIar|Der Gikle of near Tol Chester has Just received a gold medal from the Paris exposition for his ex hlbit of Indian corn, says a Chester town (Md.) dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. On one side of the medal is the inscription "First Prlxe For Indian 0«rn, Paris Exposition. 1900." On the other side la "Awarded to-J. n. Gaje. Kent comity, Maryland," U. S. A." Mr. Gale sent to the exposition a peach bas ket of ear corn, each ear being 10 inches long for at ddX Di$rce; Camptown, Anfife ' 12. Fnller; f'halleiige, Peter $oderstrom; North Bingham, D. T. Mauser; Sherman, tfporgp JJ. Arpeke; Slate I4ck, Miltoii S. Jack/  Made up in the moj manner, cease Imme ftl lb us fi* tion money, d trpst fundi £D35 Ei*3M ■ .T] JOHN OOODNOW. Havana, Jan. 8. Oflrfee, who :traa discharged from the*Second volunteer engineers in March. 1000. has been arrested by order of llenora) Wood. There is a shortage of over in his accounts. Durfee at once applied for a writ of habeas corpus, which was denied on the ground that the accused was arrested by direct order of the military. Durfee will lDe held fs»r the civil court, which has the power to graul a habeas corpus if it sees tit. mmrt In Hta Arcnuntu In Cmhm. Gilroy, the Ta B. to the telegraph and newspapers. Since the Chinese-Japanese war there hare been a great Increaatf In the use of the telegraph and •- rapid development of ufwupapera. The reading of newspapers has resulted In a growth of patriotism. Scctlonal illacontent, railroad competition against native labor, newspaper knowledge of foreign Ideas of China and the growing np of Chinese patriotism helped to bring about the Boter war. Consul Gooflno# saya. Sixteen out of IB provinces were kept out of the uprising through the influence of the viceroys, but many of these mm viceroys told him personally that If the partition of China were attempted they would not for a moment try to Restrain the people of their province) •Aef tfould light London, Jan. 5.—All Ferrouh Bey, who was recently displaced as Turkteh minister in Washington in favor of Jlustapha Bey, has been reinstated, becare of the fear that he migfct join the Youi} Turkey party. He will seceive £10,000 as commission on the new Ottoman cruiser to be built by tbaXVamp Shipbuilding company. • - All Ferronfc Bey Rclnctated, I Floor B*i tW Work mem F*ll W«U4 B« Mvrdercr. YOU CANT QB SANTA CLAU5 ' -i D "flfiS* /aft Chicago, Jan. 6.—tn view of several Krsons Joseph Sehweir committed the al act in a confessed plot to kill John Korda, Schweir's landlord. He pushed Korda into the lake from a pier at the foot of Michigan street and then ran front, the scene, leaving Korda to drown, 'yhe plot failed, for the intended victim was rescued from the water by workmeu from a nearby factory. Sehweir was later arrested. He was surprised to learn that Korda was alive and confessed to an attempt on the man'tf^ife. Knockout Drops There* baton* good iDw IT To Rglt Ciw Cwil»tr lAiitf. " I am a saloon-keeper, and used to think that rock and rye, tfr whiskey and quinine of 4toj acquaint- ||l (SJ ances were of the \ same opiniba#" \mm\ MH Now I Ju. a thousand times better.' It to rAok«r»0 „ English Rew^rJor was no good.I got worse as4 l was b«g*T*"D"g to think that the trouble would run into consumption. 1 didn't i-MHttlMlL stock in patent medicines, bat somSBW fttfcer * tried Acker's English Remedy. Oneaoltle did th« business for me—knockedr&bst cough oat completely— and it come back again. There is never . dtypm*'' that I to't ay a good word about this wonderful medicine. I almttt Cargo t to nay that I »m stronger and dander now, since taking the remedy, than I was before the cough began. I write this letter Toluntarily and cheerfully and am triad to do it." (Signed) Cuexs. Hy Saloon-keeper, PocateHoJf"1 : Sold at 25c.. 50c. ai (be United W I i-T B.-iff* akeHoentloD upltrtat, who mttHtowd Ml"- »k« plan wxt«MktiD ■ •anted .ad it. Hla wlfa atood by b®tJmD»ih trial. ' American Steamer* 1 or thr Tkaaeft. IxnUon, Jan. &—-The l»aily RXpress, wliirh eoDtlniiM to Justinws of KnglLsh and other Kur«,p uu in utrncts for iron works and the Ilk*- to the United States, announces tjii' i-r..lability that »u American v.i.I provide a summer steamer service on the Thames. Washington, Jan. 5.—The naval boafd on eoostrtictfon has decided almost completely to rehabilitate the cruiser Baltipiore, pow lying at the New Vorjc fitmr yard. Her Improvements will involve an expenditure of about $500,000 and take at least a year and a half. The Baltimore has been in commission ten years. in town ■•bMtipflMD (• Waw C*» DCl»«r. Great Red u. Paper from 71 lOPlU- Bostou. Jan. 5,-rXhe I'ost rty* that $404)00 in addition tu tbe sums (ilreaty subscribed have been practically assured for the Hauler centerboard cup defender. This means that the boat will be built, ai enough money is now in sight to exceed the total of $75,000 necessary to build the b*at and carry it through the trial and Buffalo. Jan. 5.—Ffre £uticCJ two five story buildings covering a quarter of a block in Washington street next to the Lyceum theater. Tbj? total loss will be about $150,000, nearly which is covered by insurance- A dtfzen firms were burned out, v Costly Fire la Dnffalo. datherlng Odell'a lee Crap. Newbiirg. X. Y., Jan. 5.—The Muchsttoes Lake Ice company, of which Governor Odell is secret." • and treasurer, began cutting ice on .auchattoes lake yesterday. The ice is ten inches thick. The company harvests about 25,000 tons anuualiy.Acme Stectn Laundry WALTER SPRY. Iff far Bt. *a*. W. Www git— fhe mMdie Inclndlng the marchant clement and officials* la particularly well disposed toward the United States. Tbe people iftow ttgt thla country does no| want apfPSrt of ObS7 Tftey with fPIWWl to tbe note of 6*\mi»rr Hayjn which h» cip.V£!H flpiral Kcraptt to Are on the Tafc*  and they does not inspire reepsct/ Don't let your family be ashamed of Its Hanta Claos Come today and let as measure yon (or a suit that will -race np your self respect. PANNEBECKER'S STUDIO 14 '"WBSfe&V Iodic la (he KoMlerii' Haak. Jan. 5.—IVirate Edward Parker of Company A, Second infantry, now at Fort Thomas, near this city, an assistant cook, has been court martialed and fined $5 for "carelessness in allowing § mohse to be served with the hash." Admiral Ctrvera HepsHfi Vary Ilk Madrid. Jan. 5.—Great concern was caused in Madrid last night by the report that an eminent physician from the capital had been summoned to Puerto Real to attend Admiral Cek?ers» who la seriously UL r T' OEOROB P. BUSS, We lake i SpecWtr * All woi fimshadsaf iMtaeharg*. «•« tMe Bbbotf* w«* Haggerty, Trftlti Wfwktr 5.—Walter Wallace, '• bay. Is under arrest at Rensselaer Fa!)#, $t. fc#wrence county, charged with attempted fraii prrepkint. Tfce lad is said to be a dime porej reaa6y, 1 No 5 North Main St., Opposite Water Street, Pittston. Pa. TEBMS GASH. iWm six to tea days regardless of weather. 14 South Main Street, ■vary Movemeat Harte JOHN O'D. Childm't Pistes. 777 ft mJu When threatened by pnenmoole or ti; Other king trouble, prompt relief U mow* mtf, M It la daogenxia to deity. Wo peold' aaegeet th'atOoo Mllinte Cough Osre be token u »o6h M liidtaottoM of Having tok«A cold «y noticed. It enree Pharmacy, Wee* Pittotoo. Cat this out and take It to Ferrer, Peek |6 Roberts, spotheosrlee; Pitta too, one door abore Eagle Hotel, sod Weal Plttstoo, Wyoming and Lnierne Avea, and bottle of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, the bast physic They also eors pf bUioua When von have rheumaiiam. Muaoles fad ■tiff and aors, sad Joists are painful. It does not pay to suffer long with this diessae when It may be cured ao promptly and permanently by Hood's Bsfsapsrills. This medicine goes rig tit to the s|»o», nentraliua tba aoldlty of tin Mood, which Mow rhre»attM% •» ■"* •» Uu pain ud a»i«»—. Americab' M«pndt|c4 8. A fall lin# Doodf, comp iooijs, Frenc fmNN-A educa»o Oth- BWSotUe, throughout Canada; and in Eng- Best Patent Flour - $4.50 Potatoes per bushel - . 60 G,s""'7'b'8toMI iandjU^rrai.8d.,4a.6d, Ifyouarenot altar baying, return tha battle to 7401 druggist, and get your moofx back. W. a. HOOXIM i* 1 ort em took »■} Uw busing and ItoMng In- BtiMUMi la land ty HoM"Drill* SwiLk SETTLE- 4 •liooi gcboi ■ard cau«l apralM. tit as«r Mtf lltw M H-I D i W TactVkM wtU mtt •dBtobtend. illfjh imuT