Pittston Gazette

              aals for conclusive prC the but* of the news first m the former. FIFTY-FIRST YEAR , moN PAY E VICTORIA'S LIFE IS EBBING AWAY the end ne«r it hand tnat men. iiut this in not In tin 4 TWO OKNTf «Oo A Ml t SI 8AVEO PROM confirmed by a perusal of the The conjugal condition Is very similar to that In r«ar Half Drowaed i«»W Henry of Battenberg died .'in .Tnnuaty. So did Prince "Eddie" fcfhe Duke of Clarence), but the princa consort died on Dec. 14 40 yeara agaf It was on a Saturday, and people flid uot know of his death until his? name was omitted from prayers on the Sunday morning following. The Duke of Albany died iu March, a ad so on. de Gotha. It is quite true th it Prii PORTO RICO. Report of Congressional Investigating Committee. | A.toat Atlantic City,  ' othy L. Parker's late day afternoon ashore four Mil drowned, half froseu be crew* of a two ninsted schooner tbflf* ' Ing pounded to pieces on ff# dfeaded Abeecon bay. Koyal Family at the Queen's Com] tow than 17 per cent of the a rled. Seventy per cent ' gt Bedside. Island* Review of the (tether by mutual consent, all than 4 per cent are widows and are single. About 9 per J ACTION OF 0ADET8 18 PBAI8BD. KAISER AND WALES SUMMONED, populatioh heably a ere. Tbe proportion of tbe Island population engaged In breadwlnttliig la □ply about one-third, while In Cuba pooflfpportton is about two-fiftha. Of than one-WfiM* of aga and over  living In working tor . It Is also \D be IDer of ehlldren below -«^*XflH Moi fee of Career Near at Hood. j GIRLS WANT MONEY.* CtelrmM Dielc Addrraaea the Wait Polatera, Saying That Their Inaraaaaa the Glory of the Military As the lire savers' surf bo** plunged through the high breakers near the shore and the hundreds on the beach saw tVe limp forms of the rescued men a great shout went up in praise of Captain Parker and his men. Germnu Emperor and Future Kisff 4' E'liulnnd Go to Oahonie Hosae to Jbin the Sorrowing Circle of Vle- However, the queen held that she wonld (lie in January and perhaps in the afternoon. Of all the deaths those of Prince Henry of 3attenberg and Prince "Eddie" made the most impression upon her. •*UrTof """*'1 '««» lehoot TtMb- A«dmr-C°la»l Mills linUiM torla's So an aisd Dasthtera, Social and Economic Condition*, Strategic Valae aad Prodaotlvc Capacity aa Thar Bslat Under United States  ° nuterttea aad Perqoaaof Mixed Newark, N. J„ fcn. 81._The™ I. much complaint among the t—ohw beoaa«« thcr will not get tbelr Jaanary pay nntil in Vabniary. A temporary proridoQ hu to be made by the financial offloere to thna Arry the eohool department over nntll an opportunity haa been aeeared to amend the law ao aa .to antt the peenllar oondl«lona that orirt In thla elty. * rffalre haa been created by 'Jie borrowing power ol Thereby they hare an- m H*I4 Up Weet Point, N. Y„ Jan. 21.—After concluding its investigation into matter* at Point Military academy and more particularly the manner In which Oadeta Boot and Breth were haaed the' congressional committee left for Washington. The committee expects to torn In Its report in about ten days. Cqwcs, Isle of Wight, Jan. 21.—At 7:30 a. in. the queen was in a comatose condition and was reported as passing away. She was unconscious. The lifeboat was hurled far up the beach, and a score of men rushed forward to assist the shipwrecked miners. The schooner's crew «■ was composed of Captain Benjamin B. Sharp of Dorchester, N. J., owner of the craft; his brother, Marcus Sharp; Jacob Willis of Atlantic Joseph C. Harris of Augusta, Ga. Or aids' Prophecy. Much more curious is the well known saying of the Druids, "When the stones of Stonehenge fall, so surely there dies a monarch." jAdlw* Umbrellas S3 cents  i red border. 1§C om n cents np 1 colors* cents 8 centfc The worst was expected at any moment, and the members of the royal fanu Uy except the Prince of Wales were assembled in a room adjoining the queen's bedchambr. Everybody was up in Osborne House, and terrible anxiety pervaded all quarters. No official bulletin had been issued since midnight. Blood. Tlie average death rate In Porto Bleo daring the past 11 years has been about 30 per cent and the average birth rate about 35. There are no gains to the population by immigration and such a smnll gain from births that the population la now nearly stationary and wlU more 80 to *he future un- Most of the area of Porto Rico J* held ns farms, and more than one-fifth of the entire island Is under cultivation. The forest areas are small and almost entirely confined to the highest mountains. Few remains of the primeval forests are to be found, timber being very scarce, and most of that used In building Is Imported. The Industries of trade, transportation and manufactures arc of almost trifling Importance. Seventy-six per cent of the entire surface of the Island la Included within the 40,000 or less farms, with not leas than 21 per cent of the entire area under the plow. ure among bi IMPROVEMENT IS As soon as the censua;of Porto Rico was completed last yaar the total population of the island w«» announced, together with one or t»o etker leading features of the work. Tfte war — , , Beet Quality  Ladles Dark Calico Children's Bleeping Qarmc One Jot of Children'* Fibbed It is said the committee will report that the deaths of Cadets Book and Breth were not caused by hazing. Still the hazing methods in vogue will not go unscathed. The committee will say that in the opinion of its members the health of both cadets was injured by the treatment to which they were subjected by their fellow students. The committee, however, is reported to have failed to discover any connection between the swallowing of the tabasco sauce and the death of Booz from tuberculosis. Now, everybody will remember that on Sunday, Dec. 30, just three weeks ago, two out of three huge stones which form a trilithon at Stonehenge fell. Surely enough the saying has come true. BUT VERY pants for lOoents 1 Lot O at'a Thread, S «p xDla for lOoenta Ladles' Beary Wool MI tit JO centa Men's Heavy; Wool bocks 10 cents Boys' Strong Knee Pau.ts 10 oenta Men's Hi*n LMtlmr lores 26 cents Gents' Fancy Laacdvcd Fhtrts f» oenta T —*les' Flannel Khlrt Waitts ?• oents Fleeord Lined Base IfroetttQ * "• X Underwear «t«saa» J Thii lUti of v A UMOkvCtlllog Ok _ M th. propn official* Eofiand Calmly ti» u™ ■ D1 tlKlltltloQ Will of Loved ui.ru. do*-in • E . •»» «•» b. a tun to MTtJ thl V hitch. Undar th. —— law aa mad. bj *• pnm,~sL  fttoo. Of P08TAL CLi s*°t ib.i thar iaft ttu rU* to D*°,T t*M** "• bop. that th. ia ImproTfd. Altoon., Jan, U. of tha fimdVu. watting In th. anti-room *wU bo dlaooWM. tot th. Bir Thomaa liarlow, the ,w«f-ogtfld. phyalclan to b. wMI. A dw°7 ,«!Ur Oaborna earlj today and Aonanlt- taid.jr. It •" •D«jfl Dra. Bald and Powa!l, th. Q«*nD w" °n dotT. •** Th. Ealan and Mto. of Ttt" letUr"«*o* Walt, arrlvad at 10:80 tbia - At «tent ol Wlaa'a th. •Ima o'alook th. — C«a«d»n'of- The rescued men were so weak they had to be carried to the life saving station, where they received every attention. It was an hour before they recovered sufficiently to tell the story of their misfortune. ment Is now preparing to The official bulletin given out then said that the queen's condition late last evening became more serious, with increasing weakness and dfminished power of taking nourishment. Moore's Almanac predicts for ' this month, "There will be mourning in England."copleB of the full report In regard to this census made by Lieutenant Colonel J. P. Sanger of the Inspector general's department. The report la In the shape of a well bound Totame of over 400 pages and contains betwee» Its covers more reliably Information In regard to Porto Rico than has ever before been given in such Intelligent form to the American people, says the Washington Star. A painful misunderstanding which occurred yesterday through the stupidity of the authorities of Scotland Yard has caused considerable annoyance. A telegram addressed to the chief commissioner of police was opened in his absence by some minor official, who interpreted It to mean that the queen was dead. An announcement to that effect was accordingly sent to all the police stations of the metropolis, with the result that in many districts bells were tolled, and from more than one church spire the national flag was floating at halfmast. /otMbook. Addltlonb» might from tlw legawalon io that • •nffiolscl "wrrowed la aotielpaMm) of aohoola along without a Interpretation of the "Another ten minutes and we would fiave been washed from the wreck," Raid Captain Sharp- "The waves were so high and struck the Wreck with sack force that I thought all was over. We saw the people running along the shore and then watched the launching of the lifeboat. We knew It was Captain Parker and his crew. Ih a few minutes the lifeboat was near enpugh for a rope to be hurled to us. We quickly made it fast to a piece of the wreck. Then another rope was thrown to us. and one after the other we were hauled aboard the lifeboat." j A collapse or*what the physicians feared was a collapse- occurred unexpectedly •boot 10 o'clock last evening. Arrangements w*r* hurriedly made to provide special telephonic and telegraphic facilities.MMJ-B German Knitting i i.rn4AC F«lt Window »hades with There was an Interesting scene when Colonel A. L-. Mills, superintendent of the academy, handed to General Dick a copy. of the cadets' resolution to discontinue basing. *he local flnanolera tbe be borrowed la $28,000 needed. Meanwhile the: growing bine ora- the | Immediately on the occurrence of the queen's collapse a message was sent to Loudon summoning the Prince of Wales and Emperor William. IT WILL PAY YOU TO B1 The resolution was signed by Gsdets Bettison, Mnhaffey, Gray and Atkins, representing the four classes, After the text bod been read General Dick, the chairman, turned to the four cadets who had presented it and to Colonel Mtlls, who stood beside them, and said: The figures of population a* given out DO me time ago were approximately correct, the total being 063,248. This figure showa a decided Increase over that of the last census, which wai taken In 1887. In fact, from the earliest census, taken In 1788, the population has steadily increased frojn about 46,- 000 a century and a half ago to nearly n million at the present time. Considering that the Island la only about 30. miles wide and 100 mile* long,. It Is densely populated. About 02 per cent of the people are white, the other 38 per cent being of colored or mixed blood. The percentage of mixed blood In the colored population of Porto Rico Is very much greater than In Cuba, for, while 62 per cent of the colored Oubana are full blooded negroes, 83 per cent of the colored Porto Blcana are of mixed blood, many of them nearly white. PEOPLE'SSTO Doubta were expressed as to whether the Prlnee of Wales and Emperor William would arrive before the end. IRK ARRE8TED. U South Jl»tn sweet, PltMaa. v Always the f Drury's ■Cheapest. | , Old St^a. The 9tr«ac Fallare. An enormous cfowd'of newspaper representatives and others, with carriages, bicycles and lanterns, lad collected at the lodge gates, waiting Jn intense excitement to convey the hews, momentarily expected, that the qneen had breathed her last. llic paralysis was chiefly Evident in the face, one aide oflwhich appears to have lost all nerve aim muscular power. At 6 o'clock last evening the malady had not reached the vital organs, although it had naturally caused ah almost total loss, of the power of speech. What was so much feared was that the brain might be attacked. Dublin, Jan. 21.—A deep and very painful sensation followed the receipt of the alarming news from Osborne House. The newspapers yesterday published frequent editions, and their offices were besieged all day by anxious inquirers. The shock to the Irish people was all the greater because Queen Victoria on her visit to Ire* land last April gave many instances of surprising vitality, and she was understood to have been greatly benefited by the tour. The city yesterday wore an unwonted aspect of gloom, the streets being swept with continuous gusts of wind and rain. The Nationalists have been generous in expressions of sympathy, and the Nationalist press on the whole is respectfully silent. Only the Dublin Evening Telegraph offers an exception by making the queen's illness the text of an attack upon the South African policy of the British government. Deep Sympathy la Ireland. '•■•iuiwmuwm rocket. Cadets' Pledge Comneaded. New York, Jan. 21.—Acceptance of 40 cents on the dollar by the creditors of W. L. Strong & Co. is recommended by the advisory committee appointed to inquire into the affairs of the firm of which the former mayor, who died in last November, was the principal member. The recommendation is made by Smith Thompson, receiver of O. II. A P. H. Stott, intimately associated with the business of Strong & Co., and Edward A. Treat, receiver for the tiriu of Strong & Co. The first detuiled information concerning the failure was made public last night, when this offer to settle with the creditors was given out. A little more than $300 is the difference betweeu the assets and liabilities of W. L. Strong & Co. The book accounts, the cash in bank, the various claims represented by note, tho interest in mills now in operation and an insurance policy on the life of a debtor foot up $781,110.54. The liabilities, which include secured and unsecured creditors, are $781,415.61, Which leave an actual deficit of $303.07. These figures are In Btrong contrast I with those for Cuba, for on tbejatter Island only 30 per cent of the area Is lncAided In farms and only 3 per cent of the area Is under, cultivation. The conditions In Porto Rico more nearly approach those prevailing In the United States, where 18 per cent of the area Is under cultivation.* Yet, considering the density of the rural population of Porto Blco, which Is far beyond that -of any portion of the United States, the proportion of cultivated land 1h small. The average size of a farm In Porto Rico is 46 acrtfs, of which abottt- 12 acres are cultivated. In th& lMlted States the average  contains ltf*acres, of which 78 acree are imprqrsQ. In Cuba the average farm has in area of 142 acres, of which only 13 acres are under cultivation.,»!.—Qoj.Z. Wbo, olerk ■»lndow ot'Mni Attoon* Pat wnat, charged wttb rob- Vahnbla tatter. ban J» offlae from time to peat jaar, bit go «1» d to the Identity ot the "This action tak£n by the corps now at the National Military academy will be received by the country with signs of appreciation and approbation. What you did hen today will mark an epoch in the history of West Point and perhaps in the history o£ all educational institutions in this country, for when hazing no longer finds a place at West Point ltD will certainly not find lodgment in other educational institutions in the United States. . "A hundred years, of history has brought this institution perhaps more closely than any other to the hearts of (he American people. What you have done for it today will leave it still higher in the good opinion that all'true Americans entertain for it. We know *nd appreciate that men who come here sacrifice everything else in a desire to serve their country. This sacrifie does not go unappreciated among your fellow countrymen. It is with a design to add still greater luster and fame to West Point that congress has endeavored by a careful investigation to tind means for the eradication of anything which might seem to be out of harmony with the academy's high purpose. HTTcopVs 'Phone. EVc BROS. wu pnt In tb« utfla JM dlaappcarad «nd Wbi, Who » Immediately Muohtd. tnd Id hi* pockti. Th« 'ft* u unknown. ] Quern Would fee No One, Keenly sensitive of, her affliction and appearance, thetoueen absolutely refused to see any one fcut her nurses and .doctors, and It la understand that the Prince of- \Y ales was the only exception to this rule and that Lis interview with the queen lasted bat a few moments. Hence' the exact natuit C*f th& malady is known only to a verylfew, and it is the royal wish that the public Should not be informed of the existence of paralysis. Our Prices * Dried Fruits And Pie Stuff' D pbytioUou v-  i Altai bulletin In whloh thsy said: "Qam rallied ellghtly sine* midnight. 'Her lfe- Jeety bM taken mare food end hM to' come refreshing elssp. No further loss o strength. There are symptoms whloh glr, rise to the mart anxiety, thooe whkh polo to tpe*l otetmctloD In bnto otronlatlon.' B%ned Beld, Powell, Berlow. Verbal men aege from palaoe at 8:18 p. m. Mje then is • slight improvement in Qaeen'e ooodl Hod. f [infill. Jen. 81.—Great throngt gethei at Bwktngham Palace and the Mansion Boom all day awaiting new* of the Queen. The crowd* have made np their mlnde foi the wont and an ell*nUj and gloomllj awelllig the ominous Word that telle them •bote belored Sorerelgi to K*»». «"» Ineee throughout the Uty la going an In • SeeiMoiy generally being I ii H ' 'or •"!*«• gpCTStte ErenlngNew. that the Queen, "Jhongh frequently unooneolone, eu«en muoh peln In tor ludd lnterrala added to ihe grief of the population* , London, Jen. ai.-Tto eUMng condition of the Qaa*n toe eerloatfr aBeotod the stock market. At the opening Consols fell a qocrtei per C•»D., and Americana ■offered a general fraotional top,. _ London. Ja%«l—*•D»- graph Oompany'e correspondent in Paris to lnforasd oo good authority that format president Kroger ot the Tnnsvaal ss&t "a message of sympathy w the Qoeen. London, Jan.»—Lord Saltobnry arrired •t King's Cross Station at 9:40 enroots to OiborM." • made ton today by one of CettoD eanssd gnat excitement. A eem lowered and the th# CiaMa WM "»-«! the report wss wrong. ~«»toMdaps Town, An. Sl.-Keen *f!T, " prssssd henorsr tto Qaeen'e lu FARQUHAR'S FLEET. Busy (pr a Or^taigo.th mutli A very large percentage of the population of Porto Rlcp 1* of tbe agricultural class, for only about 78,000 people live In the thro* cities on the Island. The percentage of Illiteracy li very high. Eighty-four per cent of the people—which la but one In' six of the males and females over 10 years of age—can neither read nor mfke. This Is a hlrfher percentage of Illiteracy than prevails In any one of tbe United States, or, In fact, In any other country from which statistics are obtainable, except Guatemala. Much of thla lack of schoCAlng is apparently due to a: residence In the country, for In the three largo cities over 00 ner cent of j the people can read and write. ■ J The strategic lmportatmrof Porfpl Rleo was recognised at an early 1 "Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 21.—Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews, chancellor of the University of Nebraska, preached last night at the First Baptist church on the life of Queen Victoria. "She hath done what she could" was the text chosen. The chancellor spoke first of the queen's great influence in electing womanhood. He said she bccame a great woman power in the political world as well as in the home World. The chancellor predicted that after her death the empire would gradually disintegrate. Australia would first seek Independence and then South Africa, ahd perhaps Canada would follow. This, he thought, would come to pass because there was no likelihood of such another ruler as the queen. Dr. Andrews* Prophecy. rro—oolt, Fla., Jao. 21—The Booth Atlantie tquadroo, in command of Brat Admiral Farqnhar, which ha. bran taking on uoal and auppHa. mod minora raring in th* harbor, aallad hanoa today for the (nlf of Florida. Aftar erolMng than It will go to Qalfaaton, arriving thera Fab. 11, and leave thai harbor Feb. 18 for this port, wife. It trill remain alxtera daja, and than aall to Onban water* until April WD- TlwKaaraarge la tha flagahlp of tha aqoadtoo. '  Dried Apricots, a lbs for D.iea Beattbes, a and 3 lbs Evaporated App'es, loose, 41 Evaporated Apples, in 1 lb p Prunes, a, 3 and 4 lbs - - Mince Meat, package, 3 lb* fj Canned Pumpkin, j Three lb can \ wilts, 9 Pie Peaches, 4 cans $ rj Another Postal The## fh Cnfcnr | Jan. 21.—JohirBherldan, who has been in charge of the asierC - AiMHigtmmts have been made with a tocnl undertaker to have all the preltmin—ha to initial ready In case of an emergency.Seventy-one per cent of all the farms In Porto Rico are owned by the whites, and 23 per cent are owned by colored people, making a total of S3 per cent of all the farms of Porto Rico cultivated by their ownars. Five per cent were rented by white*and 2 per cent by colored. This proportion of owned farmi la unusually ..large. In the United States only 72 per cent of the farms are cultivated by their owners, and bqt few Individual states can show as high department of the Havfunt postoflica* was arrosted yesterday and Iniw r Hy  uused of the theft of $1,30Q m»nt fDom thepostmaster at Quantanamo Dec.CV$1.2J5 in cash and $05 in check. He has confessed his guilt and admits Imvinjf destroyed tho check. Sheridan was appointed from tlie Boston postefffce on- Hie organization of the service usttrtnu He Her majesty's extreme weakness caused, almost more alarm than the paralysis. Much difficulty has been experienced in administering nourishment, for she appears quite unable to masticate. To this weakness are .probably due the long spelts of unconsciousness through which tin haw heeo passing, although it is al- "Your voluntary action will be made permanent. Congreaa will make permanent what you have done, but in anticipating the action of congresa you have added to tlip great reputations already achieved here." The committee will hold its next session in Washington on Tuesday. ■■MMHtapaealble to distinguish these from the Insidious encroachments of paralysis. THOSE OLEO CA8ES. was made postmaster at Matanzus. About a year ago he was placed at the head of the money order department In Havana, with a salary of $1,700. He seemed a trustworthy man, and the authorities considered the expediency of appointing him postmaster at the time former Postmaster Thompson was removed. An investment of $800 in stocks in Bonton first attracted "aauipicioti to Sheridan. He now offers tA refund "What11 he has taken. For more than a week the court officials have had hard work to keep her from sleepiug at the wrong time. The last time drove ont the villagers were astounded to hear the clear treble of the son of the Prinltss of Battenberg trilling out popular songs from the royal carriage. The explanation is that he was singing to keep his grandmother awake. Wsr trod mm in she dosed, wakening to trtt-4fce liey to continue his chant, which to the initiated onlooker contained a werld 4* pathos. ,j| .percentage of occupancy by owners as can Porto Rico. ? The relative Dni tte «rop« raised in Porto RleoTs ihtfWsTliy the area devoted to each crop. Coffee occupies 41 per cent, sugar cane 15 pei cent, bananas 14 per cent, and the balanced divided among sweet potatoes Indian corn, malangu, rice, cocoannt* and tobacco. Coffee la by far the most Important crop, and tobacco, which If one of the leading products of Cuba, It at but trifling importance In Porto Rico.Thay Wm Anmid Before tho u. s. •«- WfMk OH the 357% Md W. Poolviile, N. Y., Jan. 21.—Passenger train 808 on the Lackawanna road, leaving Utica laat night at 0:50, ran on to an open a witch just beyond the station here and crashed hpad on into a wildcat freight standing on the switch. The fireman on the freight train was killed, and Fred Mercer of Binghamton, a fireman op the passenger train, was seriously hurt about the head. Hie fireman killed on the freight is to be  O'Brien, and bis homo is Utica. H. Milligap of Utica, the freight engineer, was cut on the head. Both he and O'Brien remained in their cab' Henry Wehrle of Utica, the passenger engineer, was ■lightly hurt on the head. Only one passenger, R. C, Langworthy of Norwich, N. Y., was seriously hurt, so far as haf been ascertained. He was injured on the head. The passenger train was running at the rate of 30 milea an hour at the time. Both engines were badly smashed, and four cars of. the .freight train were thrown on the track, blocking the main line. The fireman (filled was new on the line. Dnke of Cambridge nt Paris. for attempts were made by Wtahlogton, Jon. 91.—Aigumant was i heard in the Supreme Oonrt of tha United States today, the eaee brought against the Capital Oitj Dairy Company, of Ohio. The oaae will be taken np or dlamleeed. If the decision of the Ohio Supreme Oonrt Is upheld, colored oleomargarine can be legally sold In Ohio only In original packages of leee tbaa ten pounds. pnsM Court Today. Paris, Jan. 21.—The Duke of Cambridge, who arrived here Saturday evening on his way to the Riviera, re«4Mtf a telegram asking him to return at once: He was preparing to start when another him of a more favorable character, and he decided to await further advices before returning to England When seen at the Hotel Bristol by a correspondent, his demeanor indicated that he thought the outlook was more hopeful. Holland and France to wrest It from the control of Spain, though without MMeeaa. The attacking part lea did considerable damage In thelfasaaulta upon the city pf San Juap, hut owing to the excellent natural defenaea and aided by yellow fever the natives were able to drive off the Invader*. The Indian population of Porto Rico at the date of its colonisation by Spain la aald to have numbered a half million souls. These Indiana were copper colored and very similar In character to the Indians of nputhero Mexico. They bad -little Industry or enterpriae and the Spaniards gradually exterminated them, reducing many to slavery. In 1543 it was reported to the king of Spain by the bishop of San Juan that there were but 60 native Indians on the island. The recent census taken by the United States did not discover a single Indian of the aboriginal type, though close observers report many people In, the Interior of unmistakable Indian descent. •i ■ Co] for good] Boston, Jan. 21.—Robert Owdnairn. a member of n representative nU "fliwlsu family nn«l u lawyer of mW, a4«hii? residence, 17 Brimmer jreirtwUy He was 77 years of age. 42is death wat entirely unexpected. He was the .fatbei of Right Rev. Robert Oedman, Jr., Epfo copal bishop of the diocese ol Ufaine, mrt" Denth of Bishop ('oClmaa*n Vathrr. WAVES LEAVES LONDON. Empress Frederick Mheh Depressed. The work of the war department Id the taking of the census of Porto Blco has been remarkably thorough and gfres at a glance a true reflection of the condition* Which prevail on that 1* land. In thla work Colonel Sanger, aid ed by the statistical expert*, Professor* Qflnnett and Wilcox, has been guided by the desire to present not only a numerical compilation, but a sociological estimate of these people lately taken under the jurisdiction of the United States, and be has succeeded In mak ing both the Cuban and Porto Bican census reports absolutely necessary to the library of any one desiring a rella blfe reference in regard to matters THE KING'S BIRTHDAY. lisils Tsr (ohm With Emperor London, Jan. 21. — A telegram from Kronberg, Prussia, announces the arrival there of Prince and PrincesM Henry of Prussia and the hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen to stay with Dowager Epapress Frederick, who is described as •'terribly depressed'' by the news of her mpther's condition. Swedes Ei Fete Today In Honor of the Ixratiop, Jap. 21.—A special train left the V*c*oHa station for Osborne at 8 o'*inok this morning with Emperor Wil- Prince of the Duke of York and the Duke of Connaught aboard. Wllllnm. IfCHSfAMOlS M Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. 81.—'The city la en fete today. King Osoar U. was born Jan. 91, 1899. He la well beloved and Is the beet edsooted monaroh In Europe. Oeeaalon. was one of the most influential lay mem-C hers of the Episcopal church in Massachusetts. Ho was senior warden of tin Church of the Advent, aud his death was announced from the pulpit of that church by Right Rev. Charles Chapman Graf ton, 8. T. D., bishop of Fond du Lac. Wis., formerly rector of the church and u personal friend of the late warden. Ht was head of the legal firm of Robert & K. P. Codmjin. Three sons survive him. The government had arranged to send the fast cruiser Minerva to bring Emperor William across the channel, but he embarked on a mail packet for England before he learned of the plans, being ac-. companied by the Duke of Connaugbt. The steamer had a rough passage. On entering Sheerness harbor she went by the warships without any ceremonies. Admiral Kennedy and Count von Mir bach of the German embassy received the emperor and escorted him to a special waiting room. ELISHA GRAY DEAD. Berlin, Jan. 21.—The Lokal Anxeiger says the German imperial yacht Hohenzollern, the cruiser Nymphe and the torpedo bont Sleipner, now at Kiel, have received Orders to prepare for sea and thai it is understood the orders are connected with the condition of Queen Victoria. German Wnrahlps Prepnre For Sen. Investor of tho Telephone Baeeaasbe'to Peart Fatlnra. Yoaag Bdfaon Not la Prlaon. Newton, Maaa., Jan. 91.—Prof Bibha Gray, Inventor of the telephone, died and denly at Newtonvllle shortly after midnight. Death waa doe to heart failure. New York, Jan. 21.—Thomas A. Edison, Jr., is enjoying his liberty despite all reports to the contrary. Mr. Edisoti has bepn adjudged in contempt by Judge Freedman of the supreme court in the course of some litigation, ajid a false rumor was circulated on Saturday night that he had been arrested and incarcerated i? kjijdlow street jail. It was discorded upoii iD¥C3jigtaion yesterday that the arrest of another m&g wfco was taken to Ludlow street jail caused the mf§- Mr. Edison's exacwhereabout is at pr«4pnt in doubt, as he moved from his old address kt J.01 West Sixty-third Htreet-without giving ti»e taxation of his home. He is certfttyjy not iyc$rcjer^jteC* wjwhere, however. Grandson of Chaacellor Kent Killed. Consternation In Cape Town. The negro blood in Porto Rico comes, a8 in other West India taOuida, through the Importation of slaves, com- nearly 400 years ago and con- until 1872, when slavery was aMlshed- blac* tobor was of great consequence to the Island In the cultivation of sugar cane, and when the slaves were freed the condition was made that they should work a certain number of years at a stated salary to prevent any disaster to lrfrge employers of labor. There are a few Chinese In Porto Rlpp, noue having been brought lii under the coolie system as In otherJWest India Islands. In Porto Rico their presence Is entirely voluntary.¥*2 New burg, N. Y., Jan. 21.—While James Kent, a luemluT of one of the oldest families in New York, was playiiiK hockey here with a party of friends, anions whom Wfce his daughter Helen and (». Hunter Brown, vice president and,manager of the Newburg. Dutchess and'Connecticut railroad, he slipped and (ell backward, sustaining n fractured skull. Hp di.cjJ shortly afterward without regaining ro«si!t©WiflpS&: He was a grandson of the late Chancellor Kent. A brother, WMttun Kent, married Miss lyorHturd and "resides at Tuxedo. Kent leaves a wldww and two children. Cape Town, Jan. 21.—The news of Queen Victoria's illness caused consternation in Cane Town. Sir Alfred Vilner and his staff attended service yesterday In the cathedral, where prayers *y£re ii£ fcr&l for her' majesty's recovery. therein treated. m THE WEATHER. Two hours before his majesty's train was due in London people began to gather about the Charing Cross station. The eiiowd included many fnshionablo people and hundreds of Germans anxious to see the emperor on his first appearance in London for years. Dr. Baltt* Oaaftb Bynp ha* a irwi repoUtlon. It la a nmarkabU medicine. i dry, tb-kUng, hacking ooagh, the mining that sonsampHon lark* ntar, nead* no other doctor bat Dr. Ball's Ooagh Byrap It positively oars* all throat and Ions trouble. Tf» th« oatbadral yaatatday U» Daan mad. a tooohlag raferanoa to tba Qoaan, ■ajlng tb« BMfe tt bar lllntaa waa tb* wont that bad baan raoatvad daring a trytozraar.Soma, Jan. SI.—Whan tba Pop# baard of tba Kia*a oondltlon of Qoaan Tiotoria feaaald aadly r 1 WaaMngtan, V 0., Jan. 81.—Foiaoaat anuT # '■ *• T»*d,T- fot K-UnD Pannajlv"*"'* ' t»"l °°ldM *D" nlghV ¥o.aaD•C•''•,,4 °°I,,M5 WMt t0 ao,thw»t winds, SOLD * r C A WUH v»* utOT Rome, Jan. 21.—When the pope heard of the grave condition of Queen Victoria, he said sadly, "I shall pray my God and hers to restore her to the love of her peo- Dlf." Pope** Prayer* For tkfQnfen, FOR UNION SBOES The throng became so large that the rath-oad authorities erected wooden bar llprs, apd a hundred of the tallest police of the metropolitan fprcp, w|tl} squads ot mounted men, lined np the people on the streets, forming a lane for two blocks to Nelson's monument, in Trafalgar square. Through this lane moved a procession ot rdyal carriages, each bearing two footmen in yellow liveries behind. The carriage? Entered the railway station and drew up liear the track. Pranao-Aaatlaan aoap* *t Gr*o*'*. financial and c«?MMERC,AL ■KII UNION STJ New York Stock Markets, furnished b" Jordan A Co., stock brokers, room », Mini Bank Bonding. Ngv York Ua igol. Open. Clos I •74 n* ■ I M 87 . Afi 4«* . 69 00 •a x . 44 48M ■ 48 .14nt 144W :» 88 •B1 Eleven Sennaen Drowned, ARMSTRONG'S  n —®*20th Century Prices. ON M CALL AI TBfftjENPQRI ••I ebell pny my Qod and hers to region ho to th. Ion of her people." Oateod, Jen. 81.—Amng.in.nU for the jlprftin ol Kins Leopold for England lure been oonntermandeda.lt le bellered h» ooold not autre baton the Qoeen'e Cliletw oirt» »#l.f fcr Anctlo*, Bit award at Santiago. * Cherbourg, Jan. 21.—The British four masted ship Noel Tryvan has foundered in the channel. Seven out of her crew of 18 were saved.- San .w'»nelMUD, Jan. 31.—Fly* 0h'inese alave girls n"?** H0ld ot Public auction it, Frleco'i. Chlnatowfl 7«aterdyr aa publicly as though t[jt'.v had been in C 3R*QU, where such bumnu slavery Is a recognized luiti' tution. TheBe glrla warp the property of (long Clow, an old Chinaman jybo baa kKinf. (or years one of the dlsreputgi;!/; dene lo Cbiuatown. He wanted to go back to China, so he advertised the fnrnl\ture and chattels ot bis establishment at /auction. According to Oblneaa customs, ' creditors ot Qong appeared and PMbsf bill* on the door of his place, specifying their claims, Every Chinaman who bid at the auction agrppd to pay the clalma against the girl he fand«4, Santiago. Cuba, 'Jan. 21.-This section of |li/• island is now siltferhig-from"the, severest***! KltfJfP here far years. Much distress has item egnw* the natives, m&o are w»t4rety without protection; from the ngrtTWT*he *Hmat», IRony I dren arc without unit able clDTtitng and; aiv yary bn«H«r C&■ ± telephonic vmwft fi nm lTir fhUinflfr mine, 40 Tnties meat -el Santiago. iwport" tfktfc; wwrnit oJ( Mount Torquin#. at an BltiMW* #1 JMWO, ti'i'1. T»ti hT.iilii" report* ffcsas the north const «ay that a »tiw ueMkei' Is rngtrig1 aud tM shipping is driayed. Amer. Bteef and .Wire BrooUrn '^motion......... ObM A Ohio. . Federal Steel,....  Federal Steel pref  Man. B1 ».... Mo. Pa :  Peo. Qas  Ool. Iron A Fuel  Ro. Pacific mm Nor. Pao  Nor. Pao. pref ..... O * W  Reeding  Leather *..... Rubber.  Union Paciflo  Union Pacific pref  Wabaah pref...  We«ern Union  Cuba and Porto Rico have a smaller percentage of colored people In ttte population thaaany other West Indian Island, Cuba having 33 per cent and Porto Rico Btt. ]p the other West Indies Ihe percentage of negroes run* from 01 in the ttermudas to 08 In Jamaica. Each of the American coast states, except North Carolina, h*s a smaller proportion pf White* than Porto Rico or Cuba. There are 201,071 males of voting age Id Porto Rico, and over 90 per cent of these are native born. About 3 per cent of the population Is SpBt)lsli, these people being concentrated in the commercial centers, Where they are engaged 1« bigness. Best Floor per bbl.. .... i.oo ' Prince of Wales arrived jttst before ffalu nitwit tfcf station, at SHI wtaulfM after 0. The Duke of York, Prince Christian, Prince Albert of Sleswlck-HoIstein and Prince Arthur of Connaught completed the group of royal per_£opages.Sore and swollen Joints, sharp, shooting pains, torturing muscles, no rest, no sleep. That means rhenmstlim. It Is a ■tabborn disease to fight bat GhsmbeilelVe Psln Balm has oonqnersd It thousands of tint's. It will do so whenever the opportunity l» offered. Try It. Oas application relieve ths pain. Sold by Farrer, Peek dt Buberis ap thecsrlet; Plttstou, one door above Mag Is Hotel, and West Clt(ston, Wjom ng and Lnaarna Avea. Hay per 100....,  Corn and cracked corn per 100 i.oc Chop and meal, per 100 i.oc Bran ajd brown mldds. per too i.oc Oiti wt bushel 35 Potato* per bushel .65 4 lbs Prunes 15 a lbs fancy Apricota - .15 2 cans fine Peaches. *5 Can fancy Beets 15 J. T. ARMSTRONG & CO.. 63 South Maln'St., PITT8TON. SHOES! SIX MONTHS YET, gM(aBU at«i» wui wtttau i" rot— MO Washington, Jen. II.—The hopes of 9boee who an paying etemp taxee th,t tint would be remo™d by tble time by lb ndnotion at th. Hat, are doo«jd to dleepnolatment. The alow-going Senate will «m«nd the Houee bill ao that It will not — In*, operation before Joly let, in.ta.cl Crfon oeaeage of the bill aa tba Hon«a eneoted It. There would ba eome $8,000,- OOO In atampa to ba radtamrd II tba bill Hi t a law at onot. tba bank ehaok tftampe will ba retained, bat tba other., on ,,iirtM reoelpta. telegram, and proprietary dwge end medlolnee, will be restored.That Time. Mil Pr'ati Kissed. Imperor William stepped out ot h sa loon car wearing a traveling suit and a soft hat. He saluted the Prince of Wales Hp kissing him on Isith cheeky and the prtnr# returned a similar salutation. He then embraced the Duke of York and shook hands with the others. • ,... II ::::£* ... 81K Niagara Falls, Jan. 21.- John Wl*#r ajjd John Mirth of this city Attempted to VroMt river above the falls yesterday. Tfrey bMi "f their boat and were carried into tne rapids. Wiser, who was unable to swim, was swept oyep foils and drowned. Marsh after a desperate atnaggle f;D tho Joy patera was -rescued* by persons along the shore. Vni Over IS. fall.. Ids. Foolish Pwpl,. I bmn money far Will l|i«n to KortcMM uj etemlror ■ teem I .dIt Uu luMran be ibM, or vUl iiwtoMbMnma man 17, quarterly, Mrat ——lly or 1 'be lntereet will (He lmnodtat lolUrof prUotp»l tarall oilnt*toadsudtnattaidii. ' ITnllttr Vromcm to Dutt. Allow a oongh to mo nnt'l It gate beyond the reach of medlplne. Th*y of tan Bay, "Oh, It will wear away,!' hat In moat amm It will wear them away. Qoald th*y be Induced to try the aoccesa'ol mdiclne called Balaam, which la ao\t on a poaltlye Marantee to port. they would 1mm ad lately aee the expeJjent C tf ct altar taking the ftrat do*ff Wo* Wj aod QOo Trial alia free at aU dnuaUu, Princeton, N» J•» Jan. 21.—CGeorge W. McGinnes, a wealthy retired merchant of this place, waa found froreij to death in the garden of his home. He was ft) years old, and for several years his mind had been deranged. Saturday night he crept out of his bedroom window and after falling ten feet from the roof of the veranda crawled to the rear of the garden, where his body was found. onJy sop. Walter, survives him. As the carriages drove off the crowd uncov*rfc4 their heads, and Emperor Wil: liam and the Prince of Wales acknowledged the courtesy by raising their hWtfj. Nft P&PfrH brofce the mournful silence. The crowd in the sisinlty of  palace maintained tpe saihe demeAnn} when the emperor and the Prince oi Wales entered tho grouuda. EXCURSIONS. - Obliterate, Mexloo, Hot Spring* Arteawi D. E. BAXTER. The Mimourl Paelfio Hallway, ths »mI 11*11 Boat* between St. Louie and Kanaaa Oltj, In addition to 1U Colorado Short Line to Denver and Salt Lake Oitjr, and the Book* Mountain Hoot* to California, also embratee In It* eyatem the Iron Hood tain Bonte, the abort line to principal Tuii potato—the true Southern Bonte to California. For Uo eeaeon of 1800 and 1801 regular weekly, personally ooaduoted and taexp*n*lTe, though oom(ortable rjounlone to Loa Angela* and San Fr»ncl*eo will be operated oTer thU root*. PerionaUf ooaduot*d exonrelone— all expenses paid—to Medea. flpeplal ex-1 eurelon ticket* to 'The World!* tii***- lnm"—Hot Spring*, Arkaneas, America', famous winter and summer health resort. That hacking cough easily cured if you use PssHty, Fresh Eggs, Oysters, Fish, Vegetables. W VS* WSwwV Jod Floor Bnut BoUdlng, WlUcnbrn* laved by Bi.-Mayor, Everything fresh, clean and cheap, for cash. Syracuse, .Tan. 21. — Three uuknown men made a vicious attack upon Harry King and wife and Ross Parker at Watertown last night. The latter was hadly injured ouCl might have been killed had not ex-Mayor Both appeared. He opened fire with hia revolver, and (he then fled. At 10 o'clock the-Prince of Wales be gnu a conversation by telephone with Oaborne House which lasted napriv As a result of this the emperor and the prince decided to atart for Qsfcprfle tMl morning. Orders were given that a royal yacht should be kept in waiting to convey them to the Isle of Wight. ThU hmoq there U a Urge de»th rata among children from cronp and long troQwiet. Prompt hHod will «« the little om from theeg terrible dl  We know of nothing to eerteln to ({Ire loetant relief aa One Ulnnte Congb Oar*. It ean alio be relied npon la' Rripge tod all throat and Inns troubled of adolte, Pleaaant to take. T. J. Tatea, TtyMou; 8trob'a Pharmacy. Weet Plttaton. DR. JAMBS' ' CHERRY TAR SYRUP. New Qoods Ron! rrm—mf (9 Clrc«» Mam. WANTED TO DIE, Vienna, Jan. 21.—Emperor Francis Joseph has presented Mr. James A. Bailer, the American circus proprietor, with a sold cigar case set with diamonds, fgbies and sapphires, accompanied by an autograph latter.  Pleasant and easy to take. N«ver fails. "It \ G ••fe*»W«ma*fcMw BeneM Beneath a " - ■ Trellej C«r. jfgm V. 'k. Jan. Sl a quarrel beUerfd-toJ.. to T , wilTv|rtD*i Crawford threw hereeil In front of a a«oud st«et troll., 4hC* morning «ud ba.*tf bd»g ground beneath the wheels When ploked -»p. sh* begged to be allowed to die aodrey fntri to glfe the nam* pf tha *aan wttk whom ehe quarreled. -SHANNON'S T. J. Blaokmore, of Haller&Blaokmore, Pittabnrgh, Pa., eaja: "A ehort timesince 1 proonred a battle of Myttlo Oar*. It got me on to/ the boualn W bow*. I took to my bed wttt tbenmeiUm nine, months •go and the W71U0 Core la the only medicine that did me m food. I bad tm of tha beat phyatotana In tba olty, bat I reoelred vary little relief from them. I know the Mvstto Core to be what It la repreeepted and take pleaaora In reoommendinglt to dtfeer poor tufiann." Sold by J. H. Honck, dragglat, So. 4 North Main St, Plttaton.•••' .... 5 IkMHUi OBTMln a« Bonn. Members of the diplomatic corps'and urner not a bio persons entered their names the day in the visitors' book at Buckingham palace. Embroidery Kid Glove*, Mocha Giov Wr*m or Chars* At drug stores. £8 oonta a bottle. Telephone Order* Prompyt Filled Any adnlt eulfeilng from a oold settled on the breaat, bronohltls, throat or lung tronblee of any nature who will call at1 Ohaa. Waters, will be presented with a sample bottle of Boachae'a German Syrup tree of charge. Only one bottle glean to one peraoti, to pfcllfiren without order from parent*. No throat or tang remedy ere* had anah a sale aa Boeohee'e German Syrup in all parte of the olrlllaed world. Twenty y**n iSPiWifig throat ana tang remedy generally  by phyaUiin*. On* 75 out bottle will oure orprore Its Talus, 8o)d by all drnggUU In thi* city. ffi 4*1 c*Wi«ii |(i uWrrhes of ajl denominations pray ers ware offered at the morning servipes, and )n most of them the latest bulletin regarding the queen'* condition was road. The chief rabbi requested special prayers. This notice was read in the Roman Catholic procathedral at Kensington: - tffDt rt»l* UM» Burette* Maybe yon were 001 lata lart sight* It yon bad taken a Kranae'e. Beedaeha Capanle before retiring your head woald be oool end alear tbla morning. Take one now and yoa will be all right In half an hoar. Priee 88a. Sold by J. H. Bonck EMBROID I ' Write far toll information to J. P. MoiOasB, fmr. Paa*. Agt., at W. f. Hoyt, fm- Aft-, Broad,way, New Yorfc. „ OL EIGHTEEN will hang. "The prayers of the congregation ara n»kM tJt her »»je»:y the quseu, tbf pof)- iltlon of whose health Is a cause of aax: and sofrow to us *' Ws am? that 's help her majeaty's tte&fMf Ipeedy and complete." in of St. George's chapel, Wtodtor 11 B. Bmnr, ladlee' eoatom * do« work rqaal to anfytj boue Heating Mores, the kind that *a*ml yonr bono, at ADh% M i jmi'r" *■» Ban Violated the lawe ATOMataneed. Wasklaoten, Jan. 21—Be porta of the *to**fa|Htey eommlarioa*' to earlou* . :■ vast* of Uaoo, In whloh eighteen nettrea ■ 'Wre beenCoetetedand aenSeneed to be *•"««D arrljrf hato today. The ohargee 'are murder M brl«ead*s*, the elotlrn* In Pepaln preparationa often fall to rellere Indigestion becauae they oan dlgeet only albuminous food*. There I* on* preperati on that dlgeate- all triads' of food, and that la Kodol Dyepepei* Com. It duree the wont am of tadlgeatloa and (Ire* tastart ■ad* 1TMUUT Oh of Dr. Kline's New M«e Hlla -A nlgbt for two veeka baa tat aula ay t the world for Utbi, etomaeh bowale »or, I there ning, "I bad ■ running, Itching ion on my l«a. Pnferod tottwrw. DomD'( Olntmant tooktwutba bnrnlng NDd Itching la- «no»teu«« brf gfr* » WKmuM