Pittston Gazette

              journal* fat that the batl peart first in rnl«5 ppdbf 5 "1 le former. ■ t, S2i n FIFTY-FIRST STON. PA-, TU i\ EVENINO, I twoce*^ FIVE KILLED IN WRECKj m LIMIT OF THE LAW WAS GIVEN TODAY TOWNE'S FIRST SPEECH THE QUI FUNERAL. FUTURE OF MANCHURIA FOUR MEN MAROONED. lafanliy Will K»ser*«4 as a Day rain if. Russia Seems to Be Getting the finglneer Went to Sleep at His Post With Fatal Result. Met* in Daraacc on Island of Na- vassa, A Salutatory and Valedictory T jonrimi Jtfc#' Wair' officially last evening that King Kd ward had ordered Katnrday tcr be observed aa a day of general mourning. AH the banks will be cloned and practically all business suspended, except in the poorer quarters. The arrangements for the funeral have been only partially determined upon. *  The funeral procession will leave Osborne House at 2 o'clock in the afternoon on Friday. The ronte to the pier will be lined with troops, and the royal personages will follow the coffin on foot. An order issued by Admiral Sir Charles Frederick Hotham shows that 38 British vessels will take part in the naval display. By order of the king the office of worka directs that all draperies displayed by citizens shall be of pUrple. Baltimore, Jon. 29.—A speciifl from Parkersburg, W. Va., to The Morning Herald says: New YorUjVjlan. 29.—Marooned on the islsnd of Navass* are four Baltimore men, sent there in October laat by tho owner of the island. Sim* then |je h*t sold out, and the new own** has countermanded an order to the  ship company to bring them  there they stay, shut off from communication with the world until the squabble shall be settled. Combined. Best of China. SAL PUHI8HMENT OF SENIOR OFFICIALS "Fivo persons dead and one severely injured, two engines and fc»n loaded cars wrecked is the result of the mistake of a train crew between Petroleum and Volcano Junction on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. It was the old story of the engineer being asleep at his post and mistaking the first section of a passing train for the second. Thinking both had passed, he pulled his train on to the main track. "The dead are; J. B. Watkins, engineer train No. 98 from Qrafton; W. w. Cunningham, fireman on No. 98, recently from the second division; M. Courtney of Parkersburg, brakeman on No. 98; J. T. Bailey of Parkersburg, fireman on No. STf J. O. Bailey, Kanawha, brakeman on Nu.87. "ike Davidson of Grafton, engineer on No: 87, 4as burned, cut and bruised. He will recover. TIMES PHTLIPPIHE IHDEJBHDEHOE %i i Com. Wedntsday, Jan. 23i Sara W« Are Eiub«rk«d Fatal Course of Bmulre—*••*C• »«eerln*r Cnalttae Trying to Obvi»«« M*oe»- Envoys la Peking Discuss tfcmestton, but Refase to Make Public Tbelr Decisions—Two More Chinamen on Peaee Commission. Paterson Murderers to Prlssn lor Years. C • VOTED IT DOWN. Navassa is a small island in the Caribbean sea, off the west coast of Haiti and at the southwest entrance of the Windward passage. It was discovered by Caiitain Coleman of Baltimore, who sold It to a syndicate, for $200,000. That syndicate found its gttano deposits not as profitable an expected, and a United States warship eaUsd at th« island in 1887 to take off 300 colored laborers who had been sent there and who had killed some white men in the fear that their provisions were to be shut off. AND WtLL OOI PropMltm Or luttn iatktulU Da numa Vailed to Vmm. Washington, ctlar'" A" Towne of toTJ**r senator afnbe 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, but he has fron® havtog made a longer speech than William X Bryan ever did and having been paid more ft* H than Mr. Bryan ever received. Ha spoke 20,000 words and was paid $1,000 by the United States. Mr. Towne talked In-the senate for three hours and two minutes, devoting all his time to a denunciation of President Mc- Kinley's policy in the Philippines and an appeal for the Filipinos' independence. When he concluded, he retired from the senate, Moses B. Clspp being sworn in as his successor while the echoes of Mr. Towne's voice were still heard. ■Mr •( Bxtrs Seas ion. London, Jan: 29.—The Daily News publishes the following from its Shanghai correspondent: "Bheng, the taotai, has received a telegram from Li Hung Chang saying that the Russian representatives in Manchuria presented to Tseng Chi, the Tartar general at Sfaengkiug.Nynine peace conditions, restoring. Manchuria to China, but giving Russia' absolute control of the province, she undertaking in case of war to support China. As Tseng Chi rejected these conditions, Li Hung Chang ordered Cho Ha Pau, the pew Tartar general at Hailung-kang, to undertake the negotiations."FOR TEN DAYST proprietors of ho ?eis boarding houses will well for future use at tl prices. -v 60 Inch Cream Damask. *&, qoallty for 64 Inch Cream Damask, tonality for M Inch Cream Damaak, 8VD W'jCT tor 114 inch Ctmto Damask.' no! nuailrvJfill 70 inch Cream Damaak, fiOc qoaJi|2^| 70 inch « ream Damask- 7*o omMH 60 Inch Damank Red Border. f9o qvM| M inch r amaak Bed Border, 40o qaaav ?! DfmMk Red Border 4 o qmOM M inch Bleached Damaak. '6c quality I M inch Bleached Damaak, 4flo qoallty fC 64 inch Bleached Damask, rOo Quality fC 70 inch Bleached Damask, 96c quality n 78 Inch Bleached Damaak, S"o quality ft 71 Inch Bleached Damaak, f 100 quanta All dama;k napkins and be and unbleached linen cracfaei P'r cent off during the sale. Hill 4-4 Bleached Mnslln To a yard, • Muslins at special cut prices. • Imjlanepoll*, Jan. £9 — At today', ration of th* United Ulna Worker'* National Convention a raaolatlon presented by Patrick Sweeney, of Shenandoah, Pa., providing for * ton par out advano* In th* anthracite ration and th* enforcement of an eigbt-honr day «ii promptly to tod down, and th* datall* pf th* eettlement latt In the hand* of th* National Exeoutlve Board. Th* present attitude of th* board la plainly for » oonaerratir* polloy. A majority of th* rntmbn ban *o expreee ed themselves both In *oal* dabate* on th* door of th* oonvention and In prlTat* talk* with th* individual delegate*. An Excellent Combinatiu The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy, Bybup op Flos, manufactured by the California Fio Syrup Co., illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxative principles of plants known to be medicinally laxatnre. and presenting them in the form most refreshing- to the taste and aooAntable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening lex , tivfe, cleansing (he system effectually dispelling cowls, headaches and fevers ' gently yet 'promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation permanently. Its perfect freedom from every objectionaole quality and substance, and its acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, without weakening or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative. ANTHRACITE AT MINERS' MEETING In order to give Londoners a full opportunity to witness the funeral procession it has been decided to extend the route, which is fixed to pass Buckingham palace, through St. James' park and past St. James' palace to Piccadilly, then along Piccadilly to Hyde park corner, through Hyde pa*k, emerging at the Marble arch, then along Edgeware road te Paddington station. r . r . r . p . In September last the island waa aold at auction through Peter F. Meyer to John B. H. .Teffenmi of Baltimore for $28,000. He took Captain Wyatt Owens into partnership with him, and the two engaged James II. Woodward as inperintendent and sent him to Navassa with William A. Pomphrey, John Hill and John A. Bell, all of Baltimore. The Atlas Steamship company agreed to bring the men back at any time for $110. Sir. Jefferson a little later sold out to Captain Owens for $1,000, taking the captain's note in payment, with the understanding that he should retaiu his interest should the note be unpaid at the end of a year. He asked the steamship company to bring the men back and forwarded the money agreed upon, but Captain Owens countermanded the order, claiming full ownership of the Island. "The Herald correspondent fcaa jaat returned from tho scene of the wreck. The Rcene was indescribable. All five men pinned under the wreck were dead, and only one of the bodies had been found. It was that of JD O. Bailey, which was crushed so as to be unrecognisable and could only be Identified by his watch, which stopped at 1:05 p. m." Proposition for Another De- "Strong evidence exists," says the Shanghai correspondent of The Morning Post, wiring yesterday, "that negotiations are on foot between China and Russia with regard to the cession of the three eastern provinces." mand Voted Down. Mr. Towne's salary as senator amounted to $712. His mileage from Doluth to Washington and return amounted to $288, so that ne will draw about $1,600 for Allium Cushman K. Davis' shoes for 50 days. His speech contained 20,000 words. Thus Mr. Towne has been paid by the United States just'5 cents n word and $6.50 a minute for his services as a senator from Minnesota. There la plainly a sentiment in the convention favoring an inoreaae of the Na. tlonal Executive Board by two members President Mitchell himself favors it* Ha •eld that he thought the two new members •bonld oome from the anthracite rsgion, as the membership there la large . mongh This is double the length of the route originally intended and will occupy fully two hours. For similar reasons the route at Windsor has been extended to include High street, Park street and Long walk before entering the castle. - Peterson, N. J., Jan. 89—Walter® SfoAUlator, Andr*w Campbell and William A Death, oonTloted of mord*r In the aeeond d*gra* of J*nnl* Boaobdtor, and George K. Kerr, who ye*terday pleaded | noa vult on th* oharg* of *«»*nHing the1 mill girl, w*r* brought Into oourt thle ■Mnlng for eentonoe Th* fall limit *1 lowed by taw w** m*t*d ont to A* prl»- —— i urg* crowd wa* on haad thla morning. Judge Dixon, )l pronouncing **nt*no* on th* three •cavlctod of noond degree aald that only ttbroogh the l*nl*ner of th* Jury did they map* hanging and that they n**d not ex _ any l*nl*ney from Mm. "It la true 4h*We MDtooo* deatroy* you 11***," he Mid, "and It will obliterate any proepeot of any futcr* for yon and all beeanae oi the deed you oommitted. I cannot make any dl*tlnettou on aocount of your paet life and moat sentence you on th* crime I truat th* fearful oonaequenoea may lead On young woman and man of Paterson to know they cannot llnd bappinee* In vie*. I therefore aentonoe yon to thirty yaar*1 bald labor In SUM* priaon." Meeting of Foreign Envoys. The Fosburg Mystery. In the process of manufacturing figs arc used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qualities of the remedy are obtained from senna and other aromatic plants, by a method ■known to the Caufornia* Fio Syrup Co. only. In order to get its beneficial effects and to ovoid imitations, please remember the Cull name of the Company printed on the front of every package. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. A meeting of the foreign envoys \fras held in Peking, yesterday morning which was Attended only by those whose fellow countrymen have been killed in the internal provinces, the object being to decide what punishment should be inflicted upou minor officials. A report will be made to a general meeting of the ministers to be held probably after the funeral of Queen Victoria. The ministers refuse to state thd decisions arrived at, but it is believed that few will be beheaded and certainly not the highest officials. I D - Pittsfleld, Mass.. Jan. 29.—Chief of Police Nicholson, who was the principal witness examined by the grand jury which indicted Robert 8. Fosburg for the murder of his sister, will not reveal a single point in the evidence which he things incriminates the young man. He declared last night to a reporter that no one would know the nature of the case the police have prepared until next July, when Fosburg's trial is to take place. Chief Nicholson has declared that burglars did not enter the Fosburg house early in the morning of Aug. *20 and that one of them did not fire the fatal shot. The elder Mr. Fosburg allowed the reporter to question little Beatrice, the 13-year-old' daughter, alone for over au hour. The child answered every question freely and with the *Dinmistakable stamp of truth. She said she saw'one The gun carriage bearing the coffin will be drawn by six cream cdlored Flemish horses used by. the late queen at thft time of the diattbnd jubilee, and £he same harness will be used,- fctit ft tflll be covered with crape. The gtan carriages to be used at Cowes and Windsor and in London will be painted the color of khaki and fitted with rubber tires. IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY to warrant It. It 1* evident, however, that the l(ltcb*ll followar* mad* a hot light to defeat Benjamin Jam**, of the anthracite region, who wa* (trongly aupportod by the follower* of National Vloe Preaident L. T. Lewi*. It I* probable that the new mem oer* of th* axeoutivn board will be T. D Hay**, of Soranton, Pa., and Henry dtophenaon, o! Wert Virginia, th* latter a former member of the National Board. Mr. Town* maintained that the United Statee wae under the obligation of clrcumtancea, if not indeed of actual promise, to grant independence to the Filipinos and that among nationa the former was quite a* binding as th* latter. Senator Towne then argued at length in support of hi* contention that th* PEOPLESST Mr. Jefferson insists that the men ought to be informed of the new ownership and brought back if they .do not care to work undorjt aitf retained a lawyer, Henry \v7 TUbman of 31 Nassau street, this city, to take charge of his interests in the dispute. The steamship company says it is willing to bring the men back at tiuy time, but that their agreement was with the partnership and that they must have full authority to io so. IS South Htta Street, Htttta ALWAYS TVfB CHEAPEST. * The Emperor William has commanded Count von Wedel, master of. horse, to bring six of his majesty's chargers from Berlin, and the kaiser, the crown prince and the other Germans in official attendance at the funeral* will ride in the procession. The king and queen, with the kaiaer, will attend the memorial service in St. George's Chapel Royal, Windsor, on Sunday. The procession from St. George's chapel to Frogmore has been abandoned, and the coffin will remain in the chapel until the day of burial, which will probably be Monday. BAN FRANOI8CO. CAL. NBW.YORK, N. Y. Li Hung Ching and Prince Ching have, on their l-eqnest, had Sheng and Chou Fu appointed to aqsist in the negotiations. Chou Fu is the appointed treasurer of Chl-li and was formerly Chinese minister to Korea". Druggists —grltefflo- porbo*tla IN O'D. HIANGflN'S pvaa -L* Each day thar* b*oom*a evident a stronger **ntlm*nt among th* leader* to retain th* pre**nt acale In th* anthracite region, although Mitchell 1* oonntlng upon a oonfereno*, and haa p***ad th* word to hi* follow*!* that b* ha* rtrong Intimation* that hi* point will b* granted. I RRtOEQ. The Germans have begun building m barracks for their legation guard. -ef the burglars aim the pistol at her sister May and fire the weapon. Her brother Robert, she said, was behind her sister and rushed toward her just as the shot was fired. She saw Robert catch May in his arms as the girl reeled and fell. Beatrice was out in the hall half a dozen feet from May and had turned on the electric lights just as the shot was fired. Best Patent Flour - $4.56 Potatoes per bushel - .65 Gr. Sugar, 17 lbs for 1.00 Cheese, full cream ■ .13 Chop, per cwt - 1 00 Meal, per cwt - 1 00 Bran and Midds, cwt i co Corn and Cr. Corn, cwt 1 op Hay, per cwt - j 00 3 pics, pre'd Buckwheat .25 [ Reports from the province of Honan say that the nativo Christians there are not molested, but that they are boycotted and suffering considerable distress in consequence.Hsu Cheng J, *011 of Hsu Tung, the notorious antifortlfa guardian of the heir apparent, and also Chih Sin, a member of the tsnng-U»jmmen, and the Boxer leaders capture* in' the Japanese quarters are being helC for punishment. ™ Pnymd ~ under GERMAN IJtWB. la Excellent tor Our Pi * Dried I r COLDS, GOUT, Rheumatism, Backache, etc. Oft. KWHTBRS "ANCHOR" PAIN EXPELLER. FIFTY-EIGHT TODAY. THE CREEK TROUBLES. PnaMaat HeKlaler Celebrated an aeol- venary at tbe Wulto Hon** Railroad OAelala Are Sttll Miefc Alarmed. Washington, Jin. 89 — Preeldent lfo- Klnley Hi tf»J-elght tmti of age today, Kany Milan at the White Houae aaaerted that ha looked younger than ha haa aprad tor tuany montha. Thta la probably to the fast that ha haa oompletely re 00 Tared bom the grip and I* In batter ft*aHb than ha haa been for many montha St. Louis, Jan. 29.—Considerable anxiety is felt by officials of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad over the situation in the Indian Territory. General Attorney Clifford Jackson of the road, who is on the ground, received definite information from a full blood«-OfcmfHtT Indian to the effect that a meetiqfc of that nation had decided tat daatmir the property of all railroads in the territory with the exception of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Uulf and Santa Fe roads. In a letter dated Muskogee, Jan. 28, to General Solicitor James Hagerman, Mr. Jackson says Ex-governora tk Court. Albany, Jan. 20.—Two%ormer governors of the state. Hon. David B. IU11 and And Pic: Xeer wee than oalled to the atand. The Judge looked at Kerr aadly and aald; "Is one reapeet yon are worea than the other*, jou are • maa of family and ted gwater obligation*. Gladly would I apare your celatlree, but In the ezerolae of my official 4utiaa I oannot. 1 eentenoe yon to fiftae* jean at hard labor In SUtee prleoa." The maa wfll be aest to Trenton Thunday. Trala Siowbaalc. Hon. Frank 8. Black, were before the court of appeals yesterday. They had Frederick, 20.—The Frederick and Philadelphia train leaving here ■fcrt Dried Apricots, 2 lb* for Diied Peaches, a and 3 1 Evaporated Apples, loo* Evaporated Apples, in 1 Prunes, », 3 and 4 ttD% - „at -3 o'clock-.j'«»terday afternoon over th* Pennsylvania road encountered a snowdrift at Sharretts cut, 20 miles north, where it became completely snow bound and remained so until 7 o'clock, when the -fonr coaches, with their passengers, were extricated from their perilons As the train left Bruceville aTUrioua. wind, was prevailing, and hAftiw |iior»efling far the wind became of cjetonic force. birt-Iing sheets of blinding simm through the air. The engineer to plow his way through the drift, but before he got far he found he was completely. choked up, and the rear was rapidly filling up with the drifting show. Within half an hour the snow was over seven feet high, ajul the passengers were' greatly aHwmed over their perilous position, as they could see nothing but huge sheets of snow sweeping down from the mountains encircling them. A relief crew was sent from Frederick and after hazardous work the train was icaehtd and brought back to tlrueevifle. eases on the calendar, but they were not reached wlien the court adjourned. Ex- Governor Black 8pent half an hour with (lovcrnor Odell, but stated that there was absolutely no political significance in the visit. OwiHi—ni . •* _■ I hava found yoflrTMICHOn HUM CXKU.CR (tatmoM *S| valuabl* ramatty for Rhau • B ma11 Dnr Colds and various WWr »imilar complaints iaT Vo: 91 South Main Street Filipinos were capable of governing themselves, pointing out that 80 per cent of the population of Luzon can read and write and holding that the government established by Aguinnldo was strong, symmetrical and progressive, even In the difficult and disturbing conditions which surrounded It. He declared that the Filipino statesmen "would creditably meet almost any emergency of administration in even the most advanced government ajrf .would tugrfcvdignified and ornamented tha •arty eiracsles for Nationality ot luly people known to hise retention," aald Mr. Towne, "of the Philippines will commit us to the whole programme of empire. There Is a law among nations, as Hamlet says there is among men, by which a bad appetite grows by what it feeds on. No nation In history has resisted it, and to every nation that has yielded to it It has brought disaster. Athens succuqibed to -it and perished. Rome indulged the mad ambition and follow ed It to her doom, It was the ruin of Venice. It will work the destruction of England, in my opinion, ere the close ot this fateful century. Are we, with all the lessons of history before us, to prove the next victim of this insatiate passion, the greatest, most lamentable, the most aratuitdus sacrifice in all human tragedy?1' IT IS POOR foonoa.y to g6 around In II fitting, ready-Bad* clothing wb*u yon ,oan bam • mlt RHH mad* to order fat I the earn* price. A tailor makea It hie dnty to remedj A JB ynt bad po^ut", ■ 3j9 made aalt I* oni J I from on* modal, I 1 nd anDt eerre *11 » J A Ul.qr baa the dvantage a* to etyle beoanae ready mad* clothed are mad* tip »t the beginning of the aeapon, and than hey mlee the latent and eTer changing fade Therefore, when In need of TJp-todaW tailor Hade Clothe*, call on —' TEN GUINEAS EACH. Dnchem* of Manchester Almost Well. San Francisco, Jan. 29.—The Duchess of Manchester, who has been confined to •her rooms in the Palace hotel since Saturday night owing to an attack of sore throat, lias almost entirely recovered and will go to Monterey today or tomorrow. The duke expresses his annoyance at the exaggerated reports of her slight illness which have lieen circulated. DENMARK'S GROWTH. ' Mat* Along raxnl Boute Are Selllaa: 2Sc. uM SOc. at all drnxttta or tnraiiii Lr.M.SIakter*Ca..tMFaari8t.*awMkJ Uince Heat, pai Canned Pnmpkt Three lb can .\f Ptr Peaches, *« A|i»aH«m ruHiB Mem to he Oo»- ■eatal to the Dm* Copenhagen, Jan. 89.—-The government C( Denmark to making • ateady effort to top*D* the eoBdlMoD of ita rural populam— hy the asoouragement of tdueatioa nnqi Ml, (t to etated that thto ha* London, Jan. 89.—Seatt along the route of the Qaeen'e fnneral are eelllng for ten gnlaeae each. Ambueador Ohoate to worried orer the queetlon of hto appearanee In iha funeral proeeaalon. Under- the pree ent arrangement be will ba obliged to ride horeebaek In evening olotbea. Bisk. "Last night United States Marshal Bennett and Indian Agent Schoenfeldt interviewed n Choctaw, who pledge# them to keep hia name secret, but wfr* was anxious to plac* what" information he possessed in the hands of government officials. He said there had been a meeting of full blood Choctaws in 36 HlflHEfT nlEu AW MBS. k Recommended by prominent Pht-J .whtnh- the coursa to be purawxl by Uiem had beett determined. Among other things it was determined to run ail white men out of the nation. Only two railroads in the Choctaw Nation, which had n right to be constructed uilSii theiM&ty, of 180G, upon which the TnH Ailnsdn claim to stand, are the .Choctnif Oklahoma and Gulf railroad and ifee St. Louis and San Francisco railway. They decided, therefore, to destroy the Missouri, Kansas and Texas road. Six hundred Hgbt horsemen took oath that they would at an appointed time attaok different parta of the Missouri, Kansas and Itoma -and burn bridges and trestles. BiMitt and BRIEF NEWS NOTES. . J3L 41° CATARRH Come to He jpfgTaffaai awtae, *o gwCUJad««d Vwtl dtotrlota to eomewhal humiliation to Eogllehmen. It to deotared her* that the Brltiah agrl- BIQ SCHOOL FIRE. In the county court, Brooklyn, Judge Hurd accepted n plea of guilty from George W. Howard, formerly of Cambridge, Mass., to an indictment foj "bigamy in marrying Helen IV Hawkes, daughter of a prominent officeholder in. Brooklyn, on Kept. 17 last and immediately sentenced him to two years and tpn months at Jiartl labor in Sing Sing nrlapd. « Nothing bi remedy or climate wil CATAR fpr Lowest PriC goods. Biz HaadredStadeate Hvd aT.ry Narrow Seeapet •ooUnral lntereeta and pornlatlon ■" *®*D' ton at man bahted Denmark. The kingdom at Denmark haa within • few year* reclaimed oome 8,000 .qua* mitoe ol pre- Tlonely waate lud. which «uded a« elmoet Talnetam.'. About irtiiu». Of her territory le-pce»»d by audi freeholder* *nd piaeant*. 10 P*"~ »try have Mtobllebed eome *00 totoke, ohleflj under their own me**gement..Th«j ban Mt up aocletlee, oo- ateam dairies, Ukerle*.f*otorle. andmllle. Today Denmark la the eeoond ocutry in the world In regard to wealth Mt head of lta population. Bruaeela, Jan. 89.—Fire deatroyed St. Joeeph'e Inatltute at La Lourlere, neat Hone today. Six hundred pnplla at the Institute had narrow eeoape* from death to the flame*. A number of neighboring building! were alao burned. GEO. BUSS, THE CITY TAILOB, S l»ortll Main St. Evans «Mt«l Clerk Arreted. theBpMl Ely's Cream New York, Jan. 29.—It required ten smiths «f hard work and the services of 17 ixwtxifflce inspectors to find one clerk who Iwd been engaged in stealing mail fujm Branch A In Greene street. The man was so b*M that in two months he took from one fi«n 823 money orders. Yet the inspectors not find him for n longtime, as.he was the last man in.the office to be suspected. He was William A. Timmerman of 30 West Eighth street and had been a clerk in the branch oftfce for ten years. When arrested, he denied his guilt, but in the office of United States Commissioner Shields he broke down and moaned, "What will my poor wife and children do?" Then he fell in a swoon fo the fioQi*. ' • The estate of the late Philip ID. Ar mour, according to a petition for letters testamentary tiled In probate court, is valued at $15,0(H),000. Of this $14,900.- 000 is realty. This estnte is distributed among the members of the Amour family, the legatees in the petition being Malvina Q. Armour, widow; J. Ogden Armour, son, and Philip D. and Lester Armour, grandsons. rt laquicklj Oh enroll* It opens And  the Nasal PaMuna. w Allays Inflammation. Heals and Protects tae Membrane. Restores he Sense*of Taste and Smell. No Mercury. No Injurious drug. Regular slse, 60 SffMlTCiNBTCSAlS pilMISOn PRICE!! CHINK8 EXECUTED, Schoenfeldt believe that this pi&n will be carried out within the iwt tau days. These gentlemen believe that there is more danger in the valley of the Canadian liver and advise every possible precaution being taken by the road. Pituton. two Boiu LMdtn Hm liffcnd the Death P«Mltr London, Jan. 29.—A dlapatoh to the Daily Newt uji that Prince Ohuan and ?u Haein ware executed January 87th. Best patent flour - $4.50 « lb sack B W flour ".65 Feed, all kinds, cwt 1.00 Hay, per cwt - - 1-00 Potatoes, per bushel .65 17 lbs granulated sugar 1.00 4 lbs good rice - • - - .25 3 qts beans - - • - .25 Fresh shell ojsters, ico .60 Fresh eggs and butter a specialty. Mr. Aldrlch and members of the senate steering committee are working hard, without much prospect of success, to obtain an agreement of the senate on ad order of business that will avoid an extra session. They are trying to ascertain what time the Democrats purpose to take In the consideration of the Spooner bill. Trying to Avoid Bitra Seaalon. *In my judgment these Indians will ultimately quiet down without any serious depredations being committed, but they are badly excited, and this trouble hals JDeen brewing tor the last three or four years! eyer since the question 0f nllotting their C*untry has been discussed. Many of the Indians would suffer death rather thap submit to allotment." ARMSTRONG'S  n Century Prices. A GENERA). DEAD. Allow a cough to ran unW it gets beyond th* reach of medicine. They often say, "Oh, It will we#r away,',' bat in moet caees ft wUl wear them away. Ooald they be ladnoed to try the ancoeeaful medicine oalled Kemp's Balaam, which Is anM on * positive guarantee to onre, they woald Immediately see the exoellent tff*t after taking the first dose. Price Wo aid 50c Trial alae free at all dnuuzlsts. Some Foolish People. DlBtlagutahed rrmeelaa OMeer Faaeed admirals are changed. Away Today. o®1"* nam Op- Wuhlnflton, D. 0; J«n- «».—Admiral reached a.. «« ■*C*- WM rellered today under the H.ta.nJe^drfta'b.*"- nud of the Paelflo Station  CaaeT. who haa oommanded the Udel«hto K**J Yard and now for the Brat tuna _ u, afloat. He baa aommand . of the Iowa, flageblp, Philadelphia, Banr Wheeling and Abaranda. Admiral j oaMT haa orer two and a half Jaara yet to , Mire before ha reaohea the age of ratlre.mant. St Feterabarg, Jan. S#.—Field Harahel Count Goorko, one of the moet dietlngnlahed Prneelan aaneraia, la dead. A *25,000 Fire In Troy. Troy, N. Y., Jan. 29.—A lantern which dropped from the hand of the night watchman in the boiler room of the Continuous Rail Joint company late lust night caused a fire which for u time threatened to be serious. The entire fire department was called out to prevent the spread of the flames tQ other ports of the bnilding, and the fire was finally confined to the boiler room and the machine shops. The loss is about $25,000. Best Flour per bbl.. $450 1.00 The attempt is bolng made to discover ttjp decree of Democratic and Republlc' an strength underlying the opposition to Ilia shipping subsidy bill. It is the determination of tho Republican managers to press that measure for passage ufittl it ia beaten squarely. Hay per too..  THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Trenton. Jan. 29.—Governor Voorhees sent to 11)e senate the name of Judge Charles E. Hendrlckson of Burlington county to succeed the Iqte Justice Ludlow us u member of the supreme court. The governor also sent to the aenate the name of Justice William F. Gnnraere, ime of the present members of the supreme. court, to succeed Chief Justice Depue next November, the time when Chief Justice Depue's resignation goes into ef fW'f. Judge Hendrlckson is one of the *peclal"juilgM of the court of errors and appeals, lu politics be (s'a Bewoorat. Corn and cracked corn per 100 i.oo Chop and meal, per too t oo Bran a.id brown midds. per too i.oo Oats per bushel 35 Potatoes per bushel.' 65 4 lbs Prunes ij a lbs fancy Apricots 15 2 cans fine Peaches. 35 Can fancy Beets 15 J. T. ARMSTRONG & CO.. 68 Bonth Main St.. PITT8TON. glDg Bdward Will Jola It «e goon mm roe- Pile Terrors Swept Iwsf.-Dr. Agoew's Ointment stand* at the bead as a reliever, healer, at*d sure core for jp/Ues lu all forms Dae application will give comfort in at few minutes, and three to tlx days' application ao cording to directions will cure chronic cases. It relieves all itrhlnrand burning akin dlseases in a day. J. H. Houck. ULD * r CAW1.RVS alb!*. The only doubt in the minds of the peering committee is with reference to the (Kjnatltution. There Is a difference of ReiTCW'cau opinion as to the necMsity Of considering that question bofore neat'December. Outelde the steering committee the view of a majority of senators is that the Cuban legislation must be passed upon without delay anil that au extra session therefore is demanded imperatively for that business alone. 506 LUZERNE AVENUE, B. H WILLIAMSON SPECIAL SALE! London, fto. 89.—It la atated that the ;-«t offioial act of the PflW King will be to I Join the trlple'alllance  financial and commercial Panama, via Galveston. Jan. 29.—President Iglesias of Costa Rica has been seriously ill, but is now improving. The Costa Rican government has decreed the -establiatimflnt of a banking and loan inatitution which will be obliged to limit its interest charges to 2 per cent a month. This measure is taken to stop the usurious rates of 10 per ceut a month which many borrowers have been compelled to pay.' -  President Iglealsa III, BUNCHED HITS. CRACKER HUTS IN BUSHEL BASKETS hitchner rakkby Men's Over*, for | Felts, a pair - - J New York Stook Itoketo, bJ,M. 8 Jord&a St Co., stock brokers, room ». Minor® ImU Balldln*. Haw Torlti Wi ijol. Open. Clot M 1 »• • W» 2Ji?j ••If1 f1 it 7 44U • *• I ■■D• 1 k * Wl 71 17 14 W Tine cigars aft Sharps. - dandles and nuts at Sharps. gystera aft Stanton •a, West Side. Theatrloal people are made to home aft the Slnolalr Home of 11. J. Hughes. Men's Buckle *, tics, a pair DAVENPORTSHOE .CORRUPTING CHILDREN. Favor Sale of Danish Islands. m', \mer. Bta.1 ui  1 udita*  UhM A OUto.../«»«•*  Federal BtoSL. federal Stool prof... *lan. El  Mo. Pn  Peo. Gas...... ...... Ool. Iron A.Fuel,.,.. Ho. Pacific  fifor. Pao....  prof  Ponn .  BnatHng  IS leather ............. aabber  Union Paclflo  anion Padflo Iprof. Wabash prof...a Western Union. In this judgment it Is said the president coincides, but the president also is anxlpus for legislation on the Philippines. Ho has spoken to members oX the Philippine committee and to the committee om foreign relations, indicating that he deuand«4 on congress to gepl with the recommC£4fttlCDUi ot th£ comiplsslofl tU once for the WW of mope than the Spooner bill. j The rest of the day was devoted to the i Indian appropriation bill, the discussion l turning on irrigation and little progress being made. The major portion of the day In the house was occupied in the transaction of District of Columbia business. The bill to revise and codify the postal laws, whlpft has been under consideration at intervals for ten days, was finally passed. Its friends succeeded In confining the measure strictly to the purpose it Was framed, a .codification and revision of existing laws. Ail attempts to amend it in any vital particular failed. Copenhagen, Jen. 20.—Ir uppeaf* that only a single member oul o'f the in comprising tlie tin sow committee of rtie folketliing opposes the sale of the Banish West Jliiies to the Tnlted States. The objector is sjariiMg newspaper campaign ill favor of their retention, but the finance committee of i*iiidt.1iiing will shortly repont |u fnT"r "f Cl|c sale of the' lulunCK The «/ WV H'h|lWt»Trt» df tliff Inland" their sale is lailrij artlflcUU unit Mwe/orp of not mm* weight.  OUms, all kind.,- at Sharp's. Ojslers OOo and fl a 100. Both pbonee connected. HCmiMI" *r«T»B|ht to Gbcw To- bacco Kariy. MELBA FINE SHOES Cblcago(.Jan. 89—Investigation by the | of oompnlsory eduoatton has' ixsaulted Id the ohtrge that an attempt has tfeaao made to bHna school children Into iihe toiiaeeo habit through distribution of meeksgss of "Qumbeoco," a oonfeotlon adssttlssd as a combination of the finest tofcaoeo ui ohewiog gum. SeTeral children ban become addicted to the habit of chew tag lnlT»r— through the aae of thle gam. Sharp. I* the king maiketmau of our oltj. A fall line of uatlve end troploal fruit*. PrloM oorreot. Extra Half Dollar. Fosrth Class Postmasters. Washington, Jan. 29.—The' following fohyth class iKjtfttnasters have |n?en ppointed:MON Thp Qinololj House gives ?on« atservice In all departments] fterms moderate, steam heaUJ and *11 modern improvementa. 8t 8IU t MM Kew Jersey—Park llidge, Mary p, fttankope, '4'iiomas J, Knight. New York—Somcrvllle, Ueorge L. Van Onram. When uld, boms made mince meat, aanaagee, pnddlnga, corned meata, eto, that aettlea It At Ki p rt Weat Side Ifeat Market. Native fowls dreaeed to order. 'Phone oonneotlon. FOR WOMEN I have money for mortcacas la ainHf Mortgagee may stand tor a tain staH only the loteraat ba paid, or will riJI llaga to make payments ofl mortgage! ly, ooarterly, semi-annually or .-.■■■-3 the Interest will oease Immediately 7»T dollar of principal thus rrpald. This, Wilding association money. I private funds and trust fund*. Pktat Wreck on Went Shor*. Pennsylvania--Lotleiua, Daniel Utley. "THREE DOLLKRS laiovir f-D *-»«- •« New York, Jan. 20.-A misplaced nwitcll on the West Shore railroad caused a collision yesterday morning between S local imsj'-'iiger train and a gravel train half a mile nortli of (DP WC"f flepot at Weehawken. Two men were killed outright In the accident, tlDretC men «0- rlously injured and may not recover, and flve others were Injured less seriously. NMlr to Have Public Trial. racing stewards meet. ||lll(n—— tor th* iHUd *e»»«e»- A \akL Detroit,'tllob.. Jan. S# -Th. eteward* r Wrvl tM Or,Ed OINUW are In MMion here, * .email* engaged in arranging datM for the lum— i—'"g oemnalgn of 1901. There _ likely to be few changee In the makeof tbe big chain of trotting meeting*. : In nDlte Of *11 that baa been aald, It la bettered that Hew Tork will be In line m . • uwl,i rritb » meeting at the Empire Olt» «reck la September. Havana, Jan. 29.—Horatio Rubens, one of the special counsel for the government 1 in tbe postoffice fraud cases, says that C, F. W. Neely, the alleged embeizler, 'wl|l be a""wcd 4 fair trial and every opportunity to establish His innocence. The trial will be In public and before a Jury composed of several Judges. poultry dieaaed to order, ohi.lcj Oaah prloea defy til gonijiatltors. Vegetablee, produce, oinned goods, oto., at Qeorge Stanton's, 418 Lna.'rae Ave , Weat Bid*. Both'phonee oonnecltJ. INSTEAD OF 93. BO. John Kelly's  at the Same IJpice. " v •" 4Mpe C»• Ooacb anil Worke off the Cold Likewise, D. E. BAXTEi 3nd Floor Banaat Building, Wjfl Laxative Bromo-Qolulue Tablet* cure a cold In one dajr. No cure, no p«j. Pnoe K«nk R. Bmxrn, Isdlca' custom tailor don work (qua', to any o'ty bonte fopm twenty-five to ft fly per pant ebtapei) gantlemenle anile Item hfteCn to Afty dollars. All work i naianterd to give saliafaotlon. Second fi »r, rctner of Halo, eatranoa on Water atieet. We back evCry shoe that goes out of this store with a guarantee of goodness, resting on -a repntation of many years standing. You know that if a shoe we sell you isn't right, that we make it right or give you your money back as cheerfully as we took it. Th» rrtnlftl CtamlwMl" Of the Nickel Plate Koad whloh make It the popular ltna foi the traveling public lie oempetent train eervloe, fin* roadbed and oourteow employee. The Nlokel Plate Boad la the abort line between Buffalo and Chicago. The great Pan-Amerioan Eipoaldon thla aummer will preeent unnanal attractlona. The Nlokei Plato Boad-will be la poeltlon to aooommodate ihla travel with eafe'y, apeed and oomfort. Write, wire, 'phone or call on F. J. Hoots, General Agent, 861 Mala St, Buffalo.  puila Seek* American Loss, London, Jail: J9—■A. gentleman professing to be an agent for Hie linssijiq government wbo baa been here and has Jtut left for Parle says that the long expected Russian loan has been arranged with several American insurance companies. Tbe amount of money to be advanced, he de clares, la |80,0C)0,0w  NewQ Haowitorm la Northers Hew York. Death at Mrltrasit Coloael llakasa. New York, Jail. 29.—Brevet Lieutenant Colonel William T, fJImw |i»« dl*4 In this city, aged Wi years. He was i taert' ber of the Ninety-second New York volunteers. The funeral services will bo held at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Robert Burns, on Lexington avenue, Wednesday. Mplone, N. Y., Jan. 29.—A heavy snowstorm set in here Sunday night and is accompanied by a high wind. Trains on the Rutland Canadian road are badly delayed. The barometer Is lower than at any time tbls winter, and indications are that the storm will be a record breaker. "R.B. Something new Is guaranteed patent leather and Korrcct Ship* Shoes for men The SUr Steam Dya Worka, JJo. ap S. Halo, opposite ftllver Itnrkn'a hota), ranoratea ladles' and ganla' fine fabrloa OMtaotlj and dys» In all shades. Fartaolora. Ho erook. Hatlafsoikm or no oharqe. Ladiae1 and ganta' hata and glovsa a specialty. Bring a teat Job or addreaa by poatal oard. Agent will oall *t yoni borne, y W. W. Ouxuraaa ' O.P.&C.O,Shoe Co. Embroidery and Ribbons Kid Gloves, Mocbt GtoVes,: Silk Glove*, Wbite Goods," j Colored aod Bisai aary, M U la dangerous to dal\y- Wa would awgaat tt)at One Minnie Oongh Cure be taken aa aoon aa tndloationa of having taken eold are notioed It cans onickly and lta aarly use prevanta oouanmptlon. T. 1. Yates, Pitta ton; BtMht Pharmacy, Wart Plttrton. WILL FIGHT TRUST. J. 0. Sherman, the veteran editor of tba Vamontvllle (lUeh.) Eoho, haa dlaoovered the remarkable Moral for keeping old people youDg. For yean ha baa avoided nervocaneae. aleepleaaneaa, heart trouble, Indignation, oonstlpatlon and rheumatlam, by ualng lolaatrto Bitten, and be jrrltaa? "It oan"t be pralaed too highly. It gently Snulrtee the kldneya, tonaa the stomach, • dlgSSloB. andglveaa splendid appe u It ba. worked wonders to* mv wlfa and me. lfa a marveilona remedy tor old neoDlWa atmplalnta." Only 50o atStrob'a bbarmaey, Wa*t Ktlrtpp, jnd W. 0. Prioa, httaton.  Old Pee vie made Tonax. Papain preparation often fall to relieve Indication baoanaa thay. aan dlgeat only albuminona foods. There la one preparation that dlgeata all klnda of food, and that la Kodol Dyapepala Cure. It ouree the worst caaea of Indigestion and givss Inatant relief, for It dlgeata what yon eat T. J. Yatee, Plttaton; and 8trob'e Pharmacy **-»tP|ttaton jottk 0«rw ohmi»iC Witt immn- WW- w_ York, J«n. ».-Tb» OonttawUl sriKw, —2; - s *;C• Oo*lC**tl®n TnM* 04» , ( (bs'ienl eel dtoolo" tb» "* itmilur* of th* e^mtmn. -THfe\WEATHtR. Mr awSm; w«dn»- eioBdlnoi tyt Wi.W EMBROIDERIES.! Our Edging \ thft' coming season is now on sale., of the choicest designs we havr Nqwh, and that you will not bf ' * -«»♦* elsewhere. ' A Don't Baffn tMltMH \ Baetgee'eAnMa alive. tu world-wide Cum toe ■amllona ouST AmIm «r otb« «iy. Moo. olntaent or bin for onU, eorn., borne felooe, alow*, UtUr, ult 2DtoaM.CkndtMl lUa ins, plain and frinm m, Gmacts, Huaita When tie txiicw ot the Albany Denttata] 83 H. Franklin St., Wllkeaberre, «e at foar commend. Oonenltatiooe we free end work le done when yon went It et Terjr I reasonable price*. Phone lit. Too bin read of the eon* ol llood'a Sareaparllla, and you ehonM h»i perftet oon&aenoe In It* merit. It will do yon good, "d#1) vh. |UC Wn«B y«f iui • pbyele Hurt to mild end gentle, eaejr to teke end pleeeant In effeot nee Otaaweerleln* Stomeoh end U*nr Teblete. Piloe, «s oente. Sample* tree Every bo* gnerentred. For eel* by Ferrer, FUUtoo. Wyoming and Lnserae Area. Wit «nd Sill All New and . •D - Cme- :«-w £ Made Ioei| Agmtm. Qld Fubloeed o*l« Omree ere going oat of data. The bney men' of today MA »ot afford tu lie »bejj a whole day aud undergo tie \i»rtTrdotn of the aweatlng prooeee. Kr«4g'e Oold dure are eepeni«r pf oocrenlent Itoi, aad ean be Q-« 01 Dr. KIdk'i Hew Ufa Pillf «ab tb» world (i fowl/ w I ll llllllllj. B5S* r I Am v*U m lb* handaoiMt, and othen m 11 nvlted to Nil on "Dr drcggUt *nd g*t tm 11 • Mai bottU of S»mp'« B»U»m for lb* I throat and Idoa • remedy that lffcnennt[%Md to 0BT» tnd 1-bIUtb *11 chrcffK «nd Thm BomIM lata HiUKM 4 'ml ■* J.'1 Pfc- * 8 ■Mjll V Iner • s * i,- fls