Pittston Gazette

              f ' J a- \ ■■ ;ar »!*,. PA., WKPNESi N0R1 S TURKEY "RAMP, IN A VENEZUEL, ioi. COURT'S R: iX Not Kill 40© A rWtfUifem That Harli^ Washington, Juft. °jCar, L ooM of fDnhsylvqni" 'w ®8 h0\ed !"h?» * cadet »k the Mili»*'v n7d'm5' D"» death W8B canqpfi he #abereulosi*. and the EI!»ml ? k 7rfJfwcnt wft« toot WPori- Bible the JSSS GfartM* *£!» by iHa hn« fro h'« flAWhta were untrue. Neither »• there any foundation for ;n6 a|i*0_ station that fiuii "BretJj'e dea'h was d«p 1- Two Americans Victims of ECLIPSE SHOE PARLOR. He Wildernwm, - oo*irirrm oisoutAk Gross Outrage: Halifax, Jan. roared a welcome Inst night to p diahsoldievs returning from  bterme transport Iloslyn Castle, with" 6o0 volunteer troops 6ii boflrd, wnn reported ?2Sj2wn nt ® o'clock. Tbe steamer left Tabte; Bay BDe£*fS. " portunity to THE PEOPLE HOSTILE TO ALIENS ffriu Save 17 (MH - Christians I ft.prci,,,,,. to of ,hl v'a|t(4 »lllrC-U,„ «n.l HarlK-ll, h, LoClll. W inn ieeretafr* h*D-. DW. Colonists 9*7 Tl«» Com* H|Blli AfrlM f*" Pnrilier ipfa' and "-Pr«||. the War. The forces comprise both battalions of the Canadian mounted rifles and the Canadian artillery who took part in the relict of Mnfeking. They constituted the secohd Crihadiad contingent and left Hal1 if a* a jfegr flrfd with a total strength dt 1,8a) in all ranks. Many tfrfcre irivrilided I homo sick, 28 were' killed or died fro'nf disease and 48 were wounded in action, lhe only remaining in Africa art* Strathcbtia's home, and thai force was sent out by a private person. The voyage of the Rosslyn Castle from South Africa was marred by a fatal outbreak of enteric fever, to which Lieutenant Sutton of .Quebec and Sergeant Trumpeter IngHs of Winnipeg succumb-1 ed. The latter died New Year's day J and wfs buried nt sea. The officer died Sunday last, and his body was brought to land. Mrs. Sutton, who is a daughter of Judge Routhier of Quebec, w.*g here to mfcet her husband and received a terribl* shock on meeting her husband'* body bejhg landed from the transport/ Sutton and Ingiu* both Served in. every engagement in which the Canadian* parnrl|iatcd in South Africa and were in |gopftv health when -, they boarded the Rd4$Iyn Castle at tCape Town. Twelve other men are sick on board. Telegrams of congratulation from the governor general, Lord Minto; Joseph Chamberlain, colonial secretary, and others were delivered to Colonel Drury i and other officers. An official order of.1 General SmttMftfrrricn, who-' commanded the colonflpftvision, is exhibited by the commandJprofficer in which five Canadians are recommended fbr tto_ torla cross.. -They &tts Lleutenaa|8hjB Morrison, Lieutenant H. Lieutenant li. W. Turner, jMp&MH Xi»i« !• the finding of the court ef Inquiry Which investigated the rh$r*es made by the bttrenttf* of the , tW». boys. The Cdurt Specifically fl,nd& tttlt Having ocbtltrW Ht the Military academy, but not so brutal ai has been observed in civil institutions throughout the country.Motley ». • -lfartlB: |£tC«« rrom C*P* iia ** department at Washington against a irecant arrest iu Yeneauela. Mr. Gage and another American named Bartlett were thrown into prison, It \m claimed; at a Ume WhbH every moment was precious. The attention of Mb Loomis, the American tafinister, being Arawn to the case, he demanded ,the immediate release of the prisoners,, saying would vouch for thena. -This demand was aeceded to. ( Mr. Gage is a mining engineer. He is ft, brother-ln-ldtV It. P. Porsche W, whose-offices are in Elisabeth. He has visited tVenez ela many times in the in ot large mining ooncerns. The last visit was with definite 'mining plans In I war* l Mr. Gage says the people there art in tensely hostile to 4H aliens, citizens of the United States in particular. On Dec. 30 he had prepavef.to go with his cd laborer, Bartlett, frqjta La Gnayra id Campo Bello, in the Interior.' It was tbe expectation that certain final arrangements would be .njtadfe for  Specified gold dtftfritfs. on their ariival at La and Bartlett were harshly arrested and rushed off to a jail, hot and filled witfk n»r-nyjr. No one was allowed to see  oners. They were told they conld?fr|| Aend for counsel. ,No charge that'npP been . made againtt: them was mid* known to jjliiii; ? Saved by Rial I v* HfervaStii * Gage and Bartlett had two Venezuelan servants. One of these,* realizing the predicament of his  to the American legntioh at. CAr*Cftt telling of the arrest. W. W.  tary of the legfttioni on behalf of Minister Loomis immediately demanded through the state department of Venezuela the liberation of the Americans. Mr. Russell stated that he knew the men and would be responsible for any charge that might be made against them.. Instrtictiohs were thereupon issned-to the police at La Guayra to release Gage and Bartlett. By that time jthe boat they expecte4r*o,*ake to Campf Bello had gone, nnd it was impossible (|e. the tourists to get uta the Interior for a week. Gtlfc Gage felt so Outraged about his ar *fc»st that he detera|Uied to make no investment until hW Rights had been established. He imrtiedfttely engaged Brassage pXr the ttnited States and stArTcd io this cdunfry fo consult with hts'attorney and "filHi j*\st what' he could depen'd" jtpen and what protectidn in the future tie .would have against such violations of righte.* A w It itte B. OOLCfc iORDOVj i £«CHm' Umbrallw a orata m TmbU Damask with red bortkr, 1« canW idinriDD» r i 11 fi in ~ " I oolonfont* rvW fg! THINK IT OVltft. 1W'««re«* son for those pains in Your baCk ind ■idea, for those dull, dragging ache®, that listless,  feeling. Th« kidneys are tb blame They get sick, can't do their work and the whole system feels the effect, just as a whole town feels the effect of a • blockaded sewerage system. FIVE BOATS WHILE IING iertoy l» be;k and oodooted a cat* win 1 »* clei..„. ssspagi* «Hvc« With provisions lot two months must bo brought south." The centra Ipeaee committee at I&jlSfa' atadt has iuued a circular in the courw of which it says:£. f'The time har ftrivjtf, fC* fctife Intabft Slvfer Colony to .make an' ;; ssgh: raat wilderness. fanner., riKn«l and facing starvatlon.gt* t)Wli*i»Ct gt to Jim towns far infection, And lugt MVS b*eh formed iytiw Mn lot then*! Thip fblsery iaesdSed W W.abstinate-minority who will -not tejft »he Inevitable." •.. »e areolar points out that the Briilgfc Wjn netfcr restore independettcit lb fte re■fnWle and iirgi", btwb lh» burgher* thr duty bf Surrendering and accepting the terms offered. The recent Afrlkandei congress at Worcester Is in the circular as "misleading the Boers and Airing false Impressions." , ,r «»•« ■rlt.l. Will % Oeaeekns. In conclusion th» cmrolttee «ayst *• "The British government Is Wl4lw to settle matters Dl» v way not; unrotenMis I 'Sros&'rfj; to try to persuade tS«u to- accept the terms Great Britain offers. "These two men are the only obstacle! to'peace. We ask yon to bcliqfe'ft*, when we say that Mr. Krtiger aid th? late Transvaal government are/willing nnd would already have accepted the British terms, bot Mr. Steyn haVrefitsed to have anything to do with surrender. In view of the fact the statute o! . flppttep to the cadets who ty&mclpvted in the hazing of Booz and of fflNPfoher fact that the Cadets who Iw testimony damaging to themselvea could not be prosecuted on such testimohy the,; recommendation is included in the findings that there be no further fyr^ Hdzipg is strongly condemned and reCs ommeadation made that stringent meaih ures be taken to Btamp out the practice.T Adjutant General Corbln received thb report o# the .fctlttrt from Major General RrOoke, Its jpresideht, and, immediately lalll It Before Secretary Root. The secretary had not. time to consider the findings-and''declined to make them •tyiblio. , V , r It is known, J&oWeyer, as a result of the. dffgplrtlrtHLreeultiiag from the in- the- department proposes to adopt stringent measures which, it is be- to tb« the department the pArficjuators th+ein will, ♦p Immediately dismissed from the acaCfc»C One lot of pants for 10o«m I Lot Cist's Thread, 8 . Ladles' Hesyy Wool Mitt* 10 Men's Heavy Wool Bocks 10 oentS Boys' Strong Knee Pants 10 cents Men's Hearr Leather O lores » cents Gents* Fancy Laundered Shirts as cents Ladles' Flannel Shirt Waists 71 cants Ladles' Black Fleeced Lined Boss 10 cants Men's Fleeced Llnf d Underwear « canto Children's Wool Mitts 6 cents Children's Stocking Caps 10 cants Men's Wool Mitts 19 cents Oerman Knitting Tarn 40 cents lb Felt Window Shades with spring roller Mcta These shoeB Ale leather lined, and full double sole to heel. There are none' better for winter wear. Million ia abrr tfcfe prtlrte Inter Ocean. Be ictlon of the coon- Doan's, Kidney Pills •et matters ri And easily. They never fail, even in the moat advanced atagc« of kidney disease. Mrs. C. Woodjnan, of 67 McReynolds street, Dayton, O., sajs: bteratwja ,tte lives. t astlie i *»•« V'l| , -—  ! Vienna, Jae. 8.—The Information etatea *•* «D• Saltan appointed the Moelem brtgeod, Hadaohl NIHce, • Botorkma bntohar of Chrtatlana, OommteJer-ln-Ohlef of the Gendarme* to the northern vlllagea of Turkey. Nlllca' flret aot on reoelrlng ihe appointment, waa to parehan. the mtm» of hi* former oomndet at ezhorMtant prtoee, afterward anpplylng them *ith more modern rill ae gratia. Then Ntfae pat Qreek Blahopof Frlrend In ohelneead plundered eeventeen Chrlatlan ohmn. The Chris- D■ as close tot certain parts iM had bis da/. RRIOff 66. SO. "A lame and aching back annoyed me for • pi 4 years, particularly Iff caught cold or I o*er-exertcd myself. When the attacks wem moat virulent I waa restteaa at night and often aros* in the morning unfitted for ordinary household dutiej. I had often aeen DoanV Kid ney, PUla recommended for loaf *&h troubles aa I had and I procured i my household to use Dptt'i ttfflCT W Dofcn'i Kidaey Mils Cre7for •»!» •11 ftricg 60 cent»fper ' . Mr. lent says he decided that id ruin good grazing lai of tho lore make up. 1 and his pbt whicil seem Brass grow : ho proposes to the afctur H. G. WEEKS & CO., Miners' Back Building , IT WILL PAY YOU TP I.* Kir. » ehSiheotly practical, Mopy hi of the type make two,glades of ad of one. Therefore ilegate the pr«IHe tfog ok* and t» the staffed ) museum along with PEOPLI i WINK'S;.... I Cfflory Prices. IS Soitk HDU Stii Always the I Cheapest I •r sept; roster-1 EVPeopVa 'Phone. Usui In the oonntr? krs towns. hare discover Mil make the There will certainly be nlloWed.no repetition of the hazing such as yafing Boos underwebt—that Is," boys.*'as representatives of their classy will not be permitted to retire to any secluded point and, equipped with all the paraphernalia of the prize ring, engage in a fight. The principals, the seconds and the spectators of such a combat yUl be dismissed from the.pcademy wit Son t trial. Thfc that Lieutenant Colonel Mills was not acting as superintendent of tho academy when young Boos was hazed and that during his incumbency of the office he has succeeded in minimizing the practice. " Best $4-5° --Tj»r*o 9' MILLION Evans w-bro: Kinsley and Sergeant E. I. «,£ 4 and cracked corn per 100 i.oo jp an# meal, per*ioo 1.09 At aad brown mldds. per 100 1.00 •Jatsper btSsfcel 3S ' per bushel. .60 rM !S 'S 5. Bl« SMia, Tkrn I •rati that k • im. Steamer* and Stores Darn. New York, Jau. 0.—A fire Which st*l*-| ed in the excursion steamer IdlewUd, Esquimau! New York, Jan/ wMoh *llgh»d np j *- lower HaaAitUo, CJ« In Erie B*#la and I and MroBa^fut^pd I know It no more nervous, barking which was moored on the western iber this, k the itanqncrabtt )gs wb. ' Ae gone water known as Beard's Winter Farm, at the foot of - Richards street, S6nth Brooklyn, at 1:08 o'clock this motfning, caught the transatlantic steamship St. Dunstan and threatened to out Beard's stores. The St. Dunst^fepWv piled to any kl •nd pliable . . - • Protect Your Feet From WefJ Hi oold, and acta qqatll life *"* Box tor 5 or Id fe«r ■ * ■od be oonytnood. Paraoto do not Ut yCmr cblldreu eo\o school in . v* ' ] 11® Prunes......... 2 lbs Uocf Apricots D;  if c*flS6ne Peaches, :. . Citn fahcjr Beets.'.-..  J. T. ARMSTRONG it CO.,, *"D8 Sooth Main . ■ PITTSTOJJ. Efetterfly Flour, -bW Success Mour, bbl - of a n The TUtre will be mote (ras* when the r»lr1c dog Is gone and therefore more ittle. There will be leu breaking of io legs, of the cowboys' ponies, and ic rattlesnake will lire alone In the »to until the summons comes to Urn Iso. As nature abhors a vacuum, so tUaOM ed by Rankin & Gil more of., "He lms continued the war and has encouraged. the burghers with a hope that we would get European assistance.' Today he is cut olt from all communication with the outside iWofld. You know and wa knorhow unfounded that hope Is. It Is your duty to assist as to make him un derstand this. We appeal to you to help us to end unhappy atate of affairs which Is plunging everybody into poverty and despair. We appeal to you because we know you are able to assist us in the right manner." NiNE-^r-ni'epRiL. The Idlewild in summer the north shore pf LonJ Island. At; 2:30 a. m. the fire was blazing'fiercely, and there seemed no prospect that aj»y part of the stores could.be saved, y Mai I. - ru does civilization despise a "varmint" save In the shape of the human form dlrlne. . . French Mail htmmmer ' Aahore 1 * Frolj.bJy I-o.t. - «' , Marseille®, Jmrt. 9.—A teiYible disaster threatens the mail steamer Russie, tpan Orah, Which stranded Monday ot&f4 coast near the village of Faraman during a violent storm, yvitb -50 passengers and' a crew of 40 on tjoard. She has heeled | to the larboard, and the waves are sweeping over her. Desperate attempts to rescue her company by lifeboats and steam tugsWere made, but thus far the rough seas have prevented every effort to npproach her. Rockets have been fired, but each time the line has fallen short- Tn,»n n»,M. New York, Jan; 0.—MvOMglia Terrell, whose trunt  drosses, jewels MfcJrtbolot* Spiled at $0,000 wits wagon recently, "her property through detvctiTes. A reward 4BI0OO tHH|rc(l for the of tne tvnnk. Hnv Tobin, who ha*,, been arrested, charged with stealing the trunk, confessed that he took it from a w**on while it was being taken to the Pennsylvania ferry. Three-fourths 9# the property was found in the place where Tobin vfaa |rresteCJ. • ' ! ' Damp or Wet Wetter nfftil their shoes are tre«t*Dd with Als Discover, and you WW btoss tbe d«*th*tyou flra£ Ittatd the namfeof v«*qubiuiu Is everywhere lfc from ouler semi u*H) oenta growDit« wanted ever"vh^ej . joimSars | V ; . i Usios to Have Mmrm Tabes. Tbe Success of the electric railways Veldti Specialty Wim'i worjk ted in six to *ys re- and p Tub generated a heavy crop of promoters who are threatening to riddle London with tubes In every direction, saya a London correspondent of 'V Pittsburg Dispatch. Already then; «re some 81 miles of electric underground railways either in course of construction or authorized, to which must be added 12 miles complete and at work. Then we have 9T% miles of other lines .authorized, but not yet commenced, and powers are to be sought this year for eight entlrly new wherries. It Is cpmf uted tjuit the cost of constructUi/the Long Oats, NESS BOOMS. laiuw Growth !■ Ho- The committee includes E. De Wet, late assistant chief commandant; three members of the voiksraadPand two justices of the peace. Mr. Gage's attorney will bring the matter to the attention of the state department at once. It is likely that o communication on the subject from Minister Loomis will be received by the next Venezuelan mail. 2.*. *_. IRON BU All How Toil, Jm. « Mora of Iron ocm on .hlo-balMIng, 1 ' Htnc 1b Um htotory « . l uX.aH Former Jadgc Benedict Dead. Hear Admiral Besson, naval prefect of Marseilles, has telegraphed to Toulon for j -the immediate dispatch of the powenful T.'rpvpiljeiu- fo the seep*. | As l4kneB« feU lhst evening the authorities were assembled on shore, and the llfe-j boat? were lying off awaiting the first opportunity to effect a nescue, but the latest dispatch from keeper at Faraman- flcscribwf "the position of the steamer as hopeless. • It is probable that' the vessel and all on boar# will perish. The frequency of disasters near Faraman is due to a confusion of lighthouses. The Planier, and Fnraman lights positions almost ideutieal, and in foggyweather it i» next to impossible to.distinguish one from the other. present traction, 4 Hoes New York, 9.—-Ex-Judge Charles L. Benedict died the Buckingham Jwj tel last nigtft,, at pnenmonia. Hef \i a» judge of tliAeaetorn dijtr'ct of New York for 32ys*W. It i» S*I4 he was the topgeqt on bench of any UuUed EMHBHHWMStt. and his pointmeq /Is said to have been the last indicia) one ever made by President Lincoln. He resigned in 1897. HC* was the son of Professor Willis Benedict, formerly editor of the Burlington (Vt.) Free Preps, and was for yoi V a member of the University of Vermont faculty. His mother was a Miss Dewey, a member of the Vermont family which gave Admiral Dewey to this country. He wa&J&n In Vewburg, Vt., in 1824 and was a mem- Manila,, Jap. 9.—Several insurgent camps hare been raptured and destroyed recently in various districts of Luzon and Laroe. One cninp was captured in the mountains of Mnrimluque. The enemy is very shy and genaralkr  A scouting party ot tfee fwy5wth rtgi-1 ment cifjfjfirod a score of ladrnnes nertr Bilang. Arrests of suspected insurgents continue numerous in Manilif and its vidhity. Paterno .and other influential Independence Radicals are seeking to develop the two factions of the Federal party. . Paterno contends that, -while the declared principles of the pfcrty will do for the presenL eventually the Filipinos will seek fuller independence. Although he will not*" admit' believing'America's sovereignty Dis undesirable, he Insurareut Cnmpn Caplarcd. Ill Men Killed In « Anderson, W. Va., Jan. 0.—By a misunderstanding of orders a head on collision occurred on the mountain division of tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Morgan town. Six persons were killed. The accident occurred op a trestle. A light engine and a freight, both running at swift speed, bore down on each, other and discovery was made too lute to avoid the crash. They met about the middle of the trestle, trestle gave way. nnd the. engines and t-airs- were precipitate*} Into the ravine."" All the men killed except a frnmn were trainmen: 'reel*. WTTJ Be country » to above Best Patent Flour -  Potatoes per bushel - '6b Gr. Sugar, 17 lbs for Cheese, full cream Cood, per cwt Meal, per cwt Bran and Midds, cwt*" fTco Gorn aftd Cr. Corn, cwt 1.00 Hay, per cwt - .95 3 pks pre'd Buckwheat .25 MONEY. I b*re moniy ta; W||WM «» »»T .mount. MortwH may utmnHSr *11190 of f«n u4 only the Interest be p» Aorwingrt.th.FrWile*e to make paymeoMTm mort«w*e monthly, quarterly, Bead-.nda.Uf or knmuliy, .14 the interest will «*a* imm«U»tel» en mi dollar of prlnclt*! thn» 1*0.It This is not knOdloC money. 1 kindle only privftte fund#*fMl trust funds. of *58,540,000, which, with the further million needed to convert tke old Inner circle Into an electric tmjB will bring the sum proposed to be sunk In railway enterprise beneagh the streets of London up to £59,546,000. I3Fws has bean In more or le+s deprca- The year opens with bright . prospeeta In AaaarfcDs» bat amid gloom In EoglC»d snd Oenufcj, whste they feel keenly the snw|isiiliairog A»»rloan anna. assumed Control. city. : rJ Waahia|toa*i Cue Bnraed. PihOM AH Tttai Ohatgt ml Ike loatUra Pacific. - Bn Fiaoeleoo, Ju. 8 —Preeldent Hiji has asswaed eontrol of tbe Southern ?a-oifio tfOtoya, ml cam* totbla olty on * tonrMlMpMUoa of the jtaperty. Day light ram only were made oa ths trip from New OtInub li order that Fnidni Hay* aright Isepeet the entire system under the direction of Chief Engineer Hood Ths Ma President Huntington's snlte oi oAaea has tan remodeled aad refurnlab ed, aad Will ha President Haya1 permanent Tbe work of clearing up the rulLi left by the Are- a|.Dr. William Everett's housf at Qutney, near Boston, has brought to light a few facta concerning tbe valuaUfr property destroyed and saved, says the New York Sun. Of tbe fold bonded cane" which formerly was owned by George Wnshlrigton and which Sir. Everett prlied most highly nothing but the ferrule bas DceiuFound. I)r John Eliot's Indian vu* book valued at $2,000, wMLaived atnl sustained no Injury. A valuable collection of distinguished men the world was destroyed. 9nffetDfi|fnl Test off Marconi System. Paris, Jan. J).—In tho midst of a channel snowstorm, as the Rclgia*n steamer Clementine crossed from Ostend to Dover yesterday, a final official trial of the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy nDok place, with complete success. A dozen Belgian government officials were on board to witness the trial before recomuicndingAthc system for adoption on all tho Helgiau channel packet boats. They were quite satisfied with the day's achievements. In. spite of the storm messages were regularly exchanged .between /he Clementine and Osteml until the boat drew alongside IDover pier. -rJlu» result will installation of system on the 1 cjlrian boats. It is AaTcl the Iiritisli ®jesjmve prohibited tinuse of .tfie ;.»®o'ni system on English l»oats. Mr. Marconi now contemidates establishing stations all round the English esost to enable vessels at uoy distaiicc up to miles from Innd to communicate with the shore. r of tbe New York state assembly at the beginning of tbe civil wsr. Judge Benedict wan famous as an authority on sdmiralty law. 1 wants the relations between tl says ho /- y # jo Philip- Tablets yTe iPttt&H LICORICEiif Ritin Unfcurpilied for ewe ofCOUGHS«CO(.D!D* ,%%■£' mMESMM^ * ■ 53b a" Throat Affections • r rtIUUy_ m. , * Tfc' -|0««d 25 ♦ BOXES.- mrfuaowi} pofo-by Drugqlln.everywhere or ient -A •*«-D -P«P»W on receipt o( pricev erSeil • New YoRK- (jlCHSpiMOll pines and the United States .1 lar to thone of Australia and Cat. —  No. 91 South Main Street f D. E. BAXTER. 2nd Floor Bonnet Bnllding, Wilkeabnrre The Colombian Hprrf *^oa. Washington, Jan. 0.—The J Vte department has received advice* I Jm Consul General Gudger at Pana%ACD"!|eating that the Colombian revolution bad again assumed a serious sspect. He states that the Colombian government announces that tbe isolationists are approaching Panama and sre making preparations for a fight, which Is likely to occur soon. There is reason to believe that the United States government will adopt a vigorous line of action In case the city of Panama is attacked or there is,any interruption of the transit facilities of the'lsthmiis. According to a tfreaty arrangement with Colombia, the United States has been given a certain measure of protection over the peaceful conduct of this traffic across the isthmus. Groat Britain. Vandnln Vlclate Church New York. Jan. 9.—Sacrilegi dais, who, it i* suggested, ma SAPOLIO LIKE A GOOD SHEDS A netted with the Infamous order tats pr Lueiferians, recently Pari*,., have committed a crime in the criminal t New York. Breaking into tKe Catholic Cfturch of the Holy " Avenue C,r Unionport, thesv miscounts forced open the *aci containing therein '39 of tho -lhO BRIGHTNESS EVERYWHERE. «■»»«. -L It (UfTH tMH Lnu crOde rubber trust. George Grelg of Canandalgua, N. Y„ a trapper, has. captured a silver gray fox, mi animal whicli wakpupposed to be extinct in that part of tne So rare Is the altvcc gray fox Jfeiil*' feet pelt la taken readily by furriers.at |225. TWtox was snared by Mr. Gcelg In a remote part of the town of Bristol, says the New York World. It Is aj superior bide. CsUm e Stiver firer I"o*. ' wafers which had been left1 froiri,the, cple-j brat ion of the sacrament of coinmiinion (luring the morningipass, The fad that neither the ciborium nor-other sacred vessels of silver or gold was taken, though the malefactor had access to these, as well as to the sacred vestments, Oaatral nearly All tbe Marketable IT WILL PAY YOU «Mnm; OHHI CRAY'S IRA1SFER SOLD AfCAWLHVI Boston, Ju. The International -jOnide Bobber Co. will do a very heavy hinlnirr. as tbey will bay and sail fiveilgh'tr of the oxnde robber crop of the world, say *000,000 pounds per year, or ■ ■ ffiaTitloallj the whole Para crude robber oetpat. It ie espetted that attheioweet poaalble eetlmate the oompany will makt a profit of At* aenta par pound, wbloh will gtea II net earnings of (1,000,000, o. fg,000,000 more than Is needed tor tbe payment of *x per oenL dividend on the preferred Mock.  TO LOOK OVER OUR STOCK OF. SPECIA Chicago, Jan. 0.—William J. Rryafc was the guest of honor at the annuo)4 banquet of the Andrew Jackson league, which was hckl last night at the Sherman House. It had been planned by the local Deuiocrats that a reception to Mr. Bryan should be made part of the day's celebration, but during the afternoon a telegram was received from him sayiug that it wonhl be impossible for him 1o reach the city until late in the evening, an I the reception was therefore abandon-, ed. Mr. Bryan was driven direct from the depot to the banquet hall, where several hundred of the members of the league and their friends awaiting his arrival greeted him In enthusiastic fashion. Mayor Harrison acted as toastmaager. Mr. Brrsn In Chicago. lads inevitably to the belief that cupidity Has the Best Rigs for Moving, Coal Delivered Promptly. Pittsburg, Jan. 0.—Wilkinsburg, a suburb of this city, has experienced the most destructive fire in Its history, entailing a loss of $160,000, which is well covered by insurance. The fire, which was of a mysterious origin, broke out in the basement of the Peon bnildlng, occupied by Caldwell & Graham's dry goods and millinery establishment The fismes spread rapidly and in a very short time communicated adjoining building, owned by George W. Black and occupied by quite a number of small business firms. Both buildings were entirely destroyed, and the occopants lost practically all of their belongings. C wras not the motive of tbe act, tyut that It was one solely prompted by sacrilegious malevolence. Loss of Work I *"itiy Thousand. Chicago, Jan. 9.—The Record says that the financial9 powers controlling the destinies of the great railway systems of the nation are reported to be planning one of the biggest economical reforms in the history of American railroad operations. The intention is to dispense with the vast army of traveling passenger and freight agents and other officials directly engaged in the solicitation of business for the lines. Should the plan be carried out it means the discharge #f more than 50,- 000 men, and the saving of millions of dollars a year to the carrying companies will be th«* result The intention of the railroads to bring about the neti? reform came as a result of the recent .big deals engineered by J. Pierpont Morgan, James J. Hill, John D. Rockefeller and others. , Underwear and Hosiery fP H OFFICE S06 SPRING STREET. PHONE CONNECTION. lay* IS $ At most of the Swiss mountain resorts tobogganing Is now In full swing. At Leyslu, Davos and Bt. Moritz the hotels ore crowded with visitors Intent upon this sport. Toboffsranlnir I. Swlteerla*«. YOU CAN'T BB SANTA CLAUS Before making your purchases, Just now we are clearing our declcs of odd numbers^ People overlooked tbe Importance of permanently beneficial effeota and ware satisfied with tranalent aotlon, bat now that It is generally known that Syrup of Figs will peimanen'ly overcome babltoal constipation, well Informed people wUl not bay other laxatlvee, wbloh aet for a time, bat Snslly Injure the syetem. Buy the genuine, made by the California Fig Syrop Co. la Olaea Tlmee GLOBE WAREHOUSE, pittston, pa. ALVORD ON TRIAL. gMfMltUrBaak T*UW MM '«W«t Thl. VIM. Maw York, Ju. fatal of On Alvord, termor note tailor of th Rut National Bulk, who I* obliged wit , oteallna *90.000, begaa tody bolon U A GREAT CLEARING SALE BEFORE STOCI IAKIHC. Another Xmas has come and gone. Our, business this December was far ahead of what we anticipated. And n6w comes Our Annual f learing Sale to prepare for stoc'x taking Everything in stock left over from the holidays at your own prices. tr New York, Jan. 9.—Two women and two children were burned to death last night in a fire which drore 150 women and children in panic from the five story tenement at 357 East One Hundred and Thirteenth street. But lor the brave act of two boys who entered the burning building and lowered the iron ladders in the fire escapes it is believed the list *of fatalities would be greater. The dead were found in one room on the top floor of the tenement. Fo«r Barsei f Death. Howard Indicted For Bicanr. New York, Jan. 0.—George W. Howard was.'-indicted for bigamy by the Kings bounty grand jury while he was awaiting arraignment in the Adams street police court, Brooklyn, on a charge of having contracted a bigamous marriage with Ella Hawkes, the daughter of Henry Hawkes, a Brooklyn politician. The grand jury's action took the case out of the police court. Howard was rearrested as a formality and taken before Judge Aspinall in the .county court*,' Judge Aspinall fixed, bail at $10,000, in default of which Howard was taken to the Raymond street jail.  Oar n_.. Wall Pa For the: We tn act All gt&e. _ Great Reduction. Paper from 70 roll'i WALTER SPRY. A MM Olronlt Court. Ignrpui . 100 petit Jaror* «■ drawn, and fro« thl* % Jury of tmln men will be eeleat« j Uw largeet bank defaulter on no tod la Maw York Pity CE WEA jgton. D a, Jan, j p. m. Thotadar, tat Xmtor 1tenia : VMr tonight, laoreaalni aaa and rata Thuadaj; northwloda, ahlfting to northeaatarl' Orange County Dairy Butter al Qraoe's. Pepsin preparations often (all to ralteve frdlaettlon beotuee the; can digest only albnminona foods. There la one preparation that digests all Unda of food, and thatj* Kodol DyapepeU Qua. It onrae the Sorat oaaea of indigestion and glra Instant relief, for It digeste what 700 eat. "A3. Tatea, PltUton; and Stroh'a Pharmaoy, Wast Plttaton. Paanecfote to Stay la Wasklsgtoa. London, Jan. 0.—Lord Pauncefote, British embassador to the United States, will remain indefinite? In Washington, according to information obtained yesterday. It was the intention of the British government to appoint his successor next March, but the questions now at Issue between the United • Stated and Great Britain are believed to be far too serioua td permit his removal? It is understood also that Lord Pauncefote is willing to stay and is likely to represent Great Britain until the close of thlf year at least, if not longer. The Nlcaraguan controversy has not yet engaged the attention of t5»e British government, nor has any decision been even tentatively formed.  In an ill-fitting salt of clothes yifr *on't look the part. ▲ Santa Cans that bagff-at the knees does not inspire respect. Don't let your family be ashamed of its Santa Class C no today and let as measure yon for a suit that will braoe up youiHnlf respect. • THE WEATHER. Furs reduced 35 per cent. Dress Goods -Remnants in lengths suitubje for waists and children's dressas, at half price. '• Everything Jo underwear must be soid. Yon can buy them at much less than tne regular price. We have some braked1 aasort meet* of Ladies' Pants and SCen's Drawers, selHog at less thai C)oit. OEORGK F. BUSS,  No- 6 North Main St., Opposite Water Street, Pittston, Pa. TEttMS CASH. Columbia, Pa., Jan. 9.—Samuel Swingler, aged 8 years, eon of William Bwingler, a Pennsylvania railroad conductor, and John Mohl, aged 10 yean, son of William Mehl, Pennsylvania railroad yardmaste»«here, have been drowned In tHe Susquehanna. --The boys were walking on the fee close to the shore, watching the akaters, when they broke through. Their, Mdlea were recovered an honr Two Little Boys Drowoe*. Pictures, bC*Dki, screens, toilet seis, far rugs and ladies' dressing sacques, at great'baigain. When threatened by pneumonia of any other long trouble, prompt relief Is naoea aery, aa It la ditigerona to delay. We wonld suggest that One Mlnnte Oongh Ooza be taken aa soon aa Indications of having takxn sold an nultwd. It cnme qntekhr and tta early tat preventa cooanmptlon. T. J.' Yalta, Plttaton; Stroh'a Pharmaty, WDet Plttaton. 1.1. HLB Tfc. the Grip. Washington, Mai. 9.—The president's eold ha*' developed, into • well defined ease ot grip. Hi* physician states that there are no complications and (bat everything ia progressing favorably. The disease mnst run its regular course, and the president therefore is nojt likely to be »ot of hta room tor some days. IGnpKN Ulrica |AL AND COMMERCIAL ANTRIM'S , 5N. Main Sr (AT THE 0L1 ST, 14 N.w Tort. Jan. ». 1901. Open. ' Cto. . • ******  ....•••»  *2 tftAV t$«ta:: 7 Is.. Sf? p LV. « mm* mi»»^ *150M *r.r.«/5; J" C#»•*•••••• p. OMR Saudi Mm Babj'e CM ■t night are agonizing to motMB. Db I 0 AxCYin's Cboop IUuwm win niter* orunp, soon u administered. It la alao a axviK ruum m**dt for ooogha, sold, and long oompMhte. TwantySre oanta ■MM Vaala Itta Baratlac. Maybe yon wan oat lata laat ntghtl If yon had taken a Kranae'a Baadaoha Oapanla baton retiring your baad wonld be cool and olaar thla moral ng. Take one bo* and yon trill be all right In half an honr. Frio* 88a Bold by J. B. Bonok ax.«lll»» OSIM in II Horn. Son and swollen Joints, shcrp, shooting pain, torturing mnsole*, no mat, no sleep. That mean* rhenmattem. It la a stubborn disease to tight but Obamberlaln's Fain Balm has oonqnar*4 It thousands of Urns*. It will do so whenever the opportunity 1s offered. Try It On* applloatloo •telievea the pata. Bold by Fsarer, Peok tc. Boberts, ap ithesarie*: Pltteton, one door above, Eagle Hotel, and Waal Pltteton, Wyomng and Lnaarna Area, After Xmas Rcduc EXCEPTIONAL Vj T. J. Blaokmore, of Haller & Blaokmore, Pittsburgh, F»., : "A short timesince I procured ■ bottle of HjiUo Ouxe. It got me ont of :*he hooae in M hours. I took to my bad with rheumatism nine month* ■go end the Myitis Core U the only medloine that did me any good. I had lire of the beet physicians In the olty, bnt I r»- oeired very little, relief from them. I know the Mystic Onre to be what it la rennesnted and take pleeanre la reoommendins It to other poor sufferers." Sold by J. H. Honck, drngglat. No. 4 North lfainSt., PI Hat on. r. ■ SIP®!! »««»*** mional PRICES. The moat aoothlng, healing and antliptlo .dp »*W»tf. rttoh Huzl* Salvia* *& n*»rm at oooa E&;Stoh-a IWC*n»y. Weat Pltteton. The Hoaaaiieet Maa la HUMa Aa -all aa the handaomaat, and otfcan an n*ltad to oall on hny drnoglat and get (n* a trial bottle of Kemp'a Balaam for the throat and lnnga, a remedy that la guaranteed to eon and relieve all ohrcnle and acata eongha, aathaa, bronohltla and oooacmptlon. Prloe, Me and SOo. Men's Wooijk0k worth 18c for only ioc a pair. UhildwMvlaCt Mjtts Worth ioc here for 5c. .JatftRH' Fleece LinCjd Vests and Pants iajic. Men's Heavy FU »(SfJ«tncd Shirts and Drawers 30c worth Coc Boys' and Men's Sweaters from 25c . 5 MiM?'J*m'OShanter8- best colors. 25c kind, spei Fur Collarettes and Scarfs at great reductions, frC -Plush and Cloth Capes from 80c, warth ftj T-qpnls Flannel worth flannel laud. Ladles', nlght"l "taanaj Damp* thaw. M»Iou|t|Dla. Lof Dr. EIuk'i New Ufa PUla aaoh kr two weeke b» pot main vtji "Win, writ* D. H Tniner, o( Mows, P« They're the beat In (it for llTOT, atomaoh and bowel*, j&egetable Ooly SBo at Staph* Ky, Wad Plttatos, aud O. The Best in the Worlds All LeaShj00&n Styles fLs SfK„" .. '" t» ;* MnMMmHIii 00^iT"4^«^^,,,^&"nn' SJ*cL!SLr*nta' olokmwt (wtantor onU, born., D1» aorenl dw»lllng» wlUi nxxUrn totalis, MIM. Ma**, nkxw,'fijw. "It pium—nta, —C iwatl booMs it rhBom. teftftjjfc. .i'*" medium »nd tow mto in Plttoon wd •njjjjgil Wnt Plttetoa. Boy«r. will now dad  I, SPOT CO., Htoly iji Out tbta out fad take U to Parrar, Paek * Bobarta, apDtbfearlea; Plttatos, one door abora Kagla Betel, and Waal Pittaton, Wyoming and Cnwna Atm., and Sa LI w tUeil th? jun'i sr* TV Si ~r. Kftrlj rare *• . at k „TT8TON.rA. THE MA s  i*A D I m