Pittston Gazette

              * iWK ■■■ X m FIFTY-FIRST IN, PA., MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 35. '9CD' TWO OBI 40r A SILK ILL STEEL DEAL COMPLETE LA8T WEEK IN CONQRES8. EXECUTION OF CHINESE BE Manr HI* Appropriation Bills 8(111 "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD." GENERAL Mr. Morgan's Gigantic Task Accomplished. Washington, Fob. 2S.—The army appropriation bill will race!re tlie attention of the senate during the early part of the present week, and when It Is disponed of another appropriation bill will be taken up. It Ih probable thnt tbo army bill will bo debated at length, especially upon the Philippine amendment and the amendment relating to Cuba, If tbe latter Is introduced, as li proposed. These amendments or either of them quite certainly will be made the basis of a number of speeches, as they will serve to open up tbe entire question of tbe relations of the United States to the Islands which this country came Into control of tbrough the war with Spain. l.n valued. Condemned Boxers Will Die Tomorrow, THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY Willi SUE ...TH#. OAPITALIZATIOH BXOKBDS BILLIOH THE IMPEBIAL EDICT DELIVERED, So Oflltrlul Announcement of Abandonment of i nlderiee Expedition, fotersm Weavers Win I Ge Out. | MINERS ARE MEETING. K \.v . —._ Wew CoMkiutloH Will Be Kiowa mm til* limited Itatca ftteel CotHNfloa. of Ctneeraa to Be Margai but China's Compliance Renders Its Dispatch I n necessary. 1 'J' i.tJM t HERE IS 1 PEW OP Oflg-MICES; , Ladies' Wrapper* for.. Calicoes' for....  Men's L&undried Shirts.. Boys' Knee Pints (Mf Men's Linen Col!arefor^^V^T4^ l-a lies' Belts for. ;DC; Ladies- Piu»h Cape* for..... ,»j v"-" Ho.,esCtale Yarn per skriqZ  Ladies Fleece Lined l adies' Fleece Lined  Children's Fast Black Hoa«Jfl UMfenta* Wltfc Ik* Oparaloraftn lha It- Unola Flald. Will Ba Taken at Bl*k Ficarea, Spring arid, 111., Feb. SB.—A combined meeting of ooal operaton and mlaare opened ban tod«V. Considerable Important btulneaa awalta aettlement. The miner* want a number of oonoMalone aa to tlow and pay whtoh operator* aeem unwilling to allow. New York, Feb. 25. — The Herald any*: "J. P. Morgan hna Just completed the project by which another and the greatest consolidation of capital Is added to the notable list of tha last ten years. Whan the steel combination plan was couummated at a conference In bis office late Saturday afternoon and Sunday, the news was the topic of half the conversation In the corrldora of some of the up to{n hotels. An official announcement may be expected today from the office of J. P. Morgan & Co. to the effect that the Carnegie company, the Federal Steel company, the National Tube company, the American Steel and Wire company, the American Tin Plate company, the National Steel company, the American Steel Hoop company and the American Sheet Steel oompany ate to bo combined In one concern which Is to Issue Its stock In return for theirs, the valuation having been determined upon the assets and the earning power of the respective corporations tlnia merged. Peking, Feb. 23.—The full tart of tbe Imperial edict Regarding punishments has been sent Jo tbe ministers of the powers. It Is Identical with tbe unofficial report of We context of the contents at the edict cabled earlier. The ministers say that there la a little confusion with reference to strangulation and sulcldei, but that this Is not Important.OF THE UNITED STATES. ENGLISH JUBILANT OVER BE WETS ROUT Outstanding Assurance, Dec. 31st, 1900 Nesv Assurance Issued in 1900 Income in 1900 Assets December 31, 1900 - - Assurance Fund and all other Liablities Surplus $1,1 l6.875.O47 OO 207,086,243.00 58,007,13098 304,598,063.49 238,460,893.48 66,137,170.01 2S»695,999'30 It In hoped that tbe sundry civil bill will be reported by tbe time tbe army bill lg disposed of. so that It may be taken up next. If It Is not In shape to be considered by that time, the rlV»r and harbor bill probably will receive attention. The general deficiency Mil Is likely to be tbe last of tbe appropriation bills acted on. BRAN NEW QEYSER- MIoMmi Ba* Aaaiher Bet Water id Hung Chang received a bulletin announcing the-sentences which could be best carried *ito effect by tbe board of publshuient,] and be requested the Japanese to dtllver Ylng Nien and Cbao Shu Chlaq In order that tbe sentences In their cases might be executed lu conformity "ikth the edict, but the Japanese «ous*l£red the too Short And havd delayed the enforcement of the penalties until tomorrow In order that the 4'nlstcrs of tho powers might send representatives, as tbey desire. It is also Intended to gnard the men at the place of cnentlon, so as to prevent suicide or escape. When official confirmation duly certified by high officers of state of the sentences of dtath upon the others shall have been received and these two have been executed China will have practical!* complied with the terms demanded by the powers, as she has already agited to Issue edicts prepared by tbe ministers of the powers for the cessation of examinations and regarding the responsibility of viceroys and governors. « w „ Tffey Sty It W1U Prevent the Invasion of Cape Colony. ■Boater la Kxblkll. Helens, Montana, Feb. 85.—A new geyser hsa appeared In Yellowatone Park. A eolumn of water w*a thrown three hundred feet high. It 1* an old geyeer reaumed It* flow. The hot watsr la killing the flah In th* river. Every Lady in Plttstwi Ought to Take Adveutage of This Great Rummage Sale  Conference reports will be made from time to time during the weak. Some of these wilt create considerable discussion. Of th® appropriation bills only two, tbe pension and tbe urgent deficiency, have been signed by tbe president. Both houses have passed the legislative, Indian, District of Columbia, naval, agricultural, fortifications,'postofflce and diplomatic bills, and. ihey are In varying states of conference. The army bill and the river and harbor, sundry dvtl and general deficiency bills still remain entirely unacted upon by the senate. Paid Policyholders in 1900 Patanon, mavera wll dilution as ord«r for a C •All the aUk ribbon Wight to dlssassthe W«lt plane la working | toamrraw for a generel mimnfec'.nrere eald thU| i Impossible lo grant to { looks M though dure etrlke celled tomorrow. WERE MARRIED TWICE Baadlag Ooapia Who Mam Lived Te- JAMES W. ALEXANDER, President. JAMES H. HYDE, Vice-President. setker Maw M Honeymoon. PEOPLE'S S Bssdlng, Feb. 85 —After having lived •put (or thtrijr year*, becaoee hla wife refnaed to lane her pareDta' home, Mr. and Mre. Henry Shulta, of Clayton, this oonn ty, hare remarried and gone to Florida and Cuba on a wadding trip. "This new combination, It la understood, will be called tbe United States Consolidate . Steel company. It will bave ■ ttftHl capitalization of $1,100,- 000,000. Of this $800,000,000 wUl be B per cent general mortgage bonds, $400,- 000,000 will be 7 per cent stock, and $400,000,000 will be common stock. The charter of tbe company, which has been prepared under tbe special guidance of William Nelson Cromwell, who promoted the National Tube company, will be tiled, It Is said, at Trenton to- If South Fit to Street, Pttt Nutto *ND REJOICES. —:  J. H. Andrews, General Agent, Pittston, Pa. iflHil Mrtnu bneln of Cape WUl XotOsme. LoW(j?Feb. 25 —The newt of IJe- Wat1* rottt hae aaaaad great gjss In the war oBoa. The ofBolala eay that though DeWet probably eeoaped, the danger of a aerlona Inraaton of Papa Polony la ended People's 'Phone. Always the Cheapest. ' SMALLPOX TRAVELING It Is not believed that much general legislation will be accomplished during the week, but a great many private bills will be passed. The probabilities are all against the Nicaragua canal wn. j-unjnjojruvu-Lf — $4 00 Double Soles. | 9 \/\J Evans «mbro& Uwalel OoKDty Kpidemle Hae Baaekad uliy of WilliBmiporl. TAFT TO RULE FHILIPPINEb. Wllllameport, Pa.. Feb. 88 —The emallpox epidemic In Loyalookvllle haa spread throughout Lyoomlng oounty. One oaee wae-discovered In thla olty and the local Boaftl of Health haa ordered oompulaory race ballon. To Be Governor General and Fellow Commlaalofeera Cabinet Officer*. REALITY AT LA8T- day. Tbo senate will continue to meet at 11 o'clock each da? and probably will ilt every night of tlie week. Prince Chaat Going to Pfldir. | Prince Chun, the emperor's brother, will soon go to Peking to express China's regrets for-,the murder of Baron yon Ketteler. He says China has now accepted to the uttermost and also performed everything required by the powers except tbe payment of the Indemnities. the amount of which has not been decldqp. He think* arrangements should b« made for the evacuation of Peking In-order to enable the court to return.' Be says be believes no nation In Wtory ever complied with a series at mobs more quickly and more coinplitay. No. official nnKovmcemcui has beev made of the atmndonipent of tbe proposed .expedition Into the Interior, but Washington, Feb. 25.—Secretary Root has practically completed preparations for establishing civil government in tbe Philippines as soon as the necessary legislation Is enacted by congress. The secretary has been In communication With Judge Taft and his associates on the subject. ■Kk riiem Fei stooke. aieat BtMl Treat VUed Papon •( laaw;*D peeaeloaCedar. , , W -Jereey Olty, Feb. 86 —The great etrel treat filed artlolee of lnoorporatlon tbw morning at the ofloe of of Had eon oonnty, under the name of the United Statee Steel Corporation. The oapltal stock Is plaoad at $8,000. The looor poratore an Oharlea 0. Oluff, Charlea Mai Yaagb, son of Wayne Mao' Veegta, aad William Ourtte, all of Hobdkea. Eaob Incorporator holds and At* aharte of oommohltoak,' The rmatt Apital «an readily «*' wilargsd and* NeW j.rwy laws. ttr srtlelee of HMoptaHoa stats Mis* »• United Statee StM.Oospontioa'e business Is to "maaafaatarettoa, Street, manganese, coke, oopper, timber and other Interests, aad all or any artlolee consisting or parti) niMlilis$ of Iran, atssl, oopper, wnodj 01 other mlnerale and. all or any pcodnsts thereof." Farthermove, the oospontlo* Is to so- S«lre, ow*, lease, ooeppy, ass or dsvslo, any laW ooaialMag ooal, Iran, manga —ihl and wood for MT. purpose oi mCT Tk» oorporattoi «y also , "mlas «r othsrwle* extract or 1 remove coal ores, atone, and other minerals aad timber from landa own.J, acquired, leased or oooupleo »y tbe uSxpanMm." The oorporaUon asj alao "ooaatraet bridges, buUdlnga, ma ehlnery, ships, water worke, gas works, eMtrlo works, vlsduols, squsduete, and lease, acquire er holld any other mesas of transportation."  "Stocks of the companies to be merged will bo taken In at high figures, and yesterday afternoon the Waldorf-Astoria hotel became a sort of miniature and subdued stock exchange, where John W. Gates and his friends bid well above market price for the securities of the corporations wblch the United States Consolidated company Is expected to acquire. The Republican conferees on the war revenue reduction bill were la-«aitfer•nce at the capltol for some time yesterday. The members are reticent regarding the deliberations of the qpmmlttee and refuse to make any. statement' further than' that no final agreement has been reached on the senate and house bills, but that on» appears to be altogether probable. PRICES. ?OUR HAVE DIED Nothing in our shop Kvans' Success Flour, per bW.l Butterfly Hour, per bbl Superlative Flour, per bbl - . - vla'vel Flour, per bbl . Baheaw Florae StrlkeeCape Town Severely. One of the schemes suggested was to divide tbe archipelago Into civil departments, over each of which a member of tbe Philippines commission should preside, all to report to Chairman Taft, who would occupy the office of governor general. l%e plan that will probably be adopt- Caps Tows, Feb. 88.—One new esse of buhoals plague develope hen dally. Then oars been four deaths from the dieses* to far. pays so small a profit our Burt and Packard "Legal details of ths project bave been In the bands of a law committee, consisting of William Nelson Cromwell, a director In the National Tube company; Francis Lynde Stetson, Mr. Morgan's personal counsel; Judge Elbert H. Gary, presldeht of the Federal Steel company; Max Pam of Chicago, director and counsel for tbe American Steel and Wire company, and Victor Morawetz. These five men represent Mr. Morgan's Interests In tbe matter. They and Mr. Morgan, H. O. Frlck and President Charles M. Schwab of the Carnegie company, Chairman John W. Gates of the American Steel and Wire directory, Judge WllUadTH. Moore of Chicago, who has promoted n number of targe steel companies, and President "B.*tfV,(Jonverse of the National Tube company met Saturday In Mr. Morgan's private of-; flee and after a prolonged conference agreed to tbe final details. They all consented to the figures Mr. Morgan named, and tho representatives of ths several Interests proceeded tp recommend to their respective stockholders the acceptance of the terms thep. decided on. Feed, per ioo Oats, per bushel Long Hay, per ioo Cat Hay, per too . B-W Flour, 35 lb sack Potatoes, per bashel . . Butter, creamery or dairy, lb . .»C Cheese, full cream, mild, per lb ,t, Lion Coffee, per lb ,ii j( Arbuckles per lb . .is# CANNOT LIVE LONG MORA AGAIN IN PRISON. Korrect Sh \pe Shoes. j6 Dovager Baapreee WUl Die Wltfcla Three Former SlBf llsg Convict Attempts to Invs4e Casta Rio*. ed Is to keep the commission Intact, but to make former Judge Taft the governor general and his associates members of bis cabinet and head of the supreme court. It Is possible that some Influential and Intelligent natives may be admitted to membership In the cabinet. ' .QO jC . Months. Hamburg, Feb. IS —The duo to re attending the Dowager Empreea Frederlok agree that ahe cannot live three months longer. Panama, via Oalveston, Feb. 28—A correspondent In Managua, Nlcaragun,- reports that FrederUwSfora, a Costa Itlcan, who had taken refuge fa Nicaragua about a year irgo, attempted, to Invade Costa Rica With some enemies of President Zelayirof Nicaragua. It fa.nat Uksly that any further prepnirilHn" will be made. The foreign envojat feel that the proposal was n • - *1 master strojee and caused the settlement of what might have been a pro- affair. ftiacB Tuan and Puke Lan are to be banished. General Ting Fu Hslang f« to be deprived of his honors, Yu ITaieu, LUu Chang Y» and Klh Slu are To.Ilfc Wiasrtnrt, and Prince Chwang, EIGHT WERE DROWNED. SHOE COMPANY. rrawlw Cleopatra Book aad Crow Vae Loot la Oeeea. Hull, Feb. 85.—Ths Trawler Oleopetra as* look off Ioelend. Eight of the onw wen drowned. As soon as the Nlearaguan government received Information of this exploit the secretory of stats telegraphed to the Costa Rlcan government advising it of the Intended Invasion^ The result was Mora's ftfeat and capture on the frontier lDy Nlcaraguan troops. Moja Is now Imprisoned in Rlvas. Major General MacArthur will be relieved In the spring by Major General ChafTee. The latter's functions will be purely military. His troops will be at the disposal of former Judge Taft for tbe tmppresslon of disorders, Just as the troops of a state are available for the maintenance of peace at the call of Its governor. It Is stated that as nearly as possible tbe now government will be much like that which the territory of Arlsona has today. Military officerB-.wlll be relieved of civil duty of whatever character, and Americans and natives will be employed to attend to all civil matters. Mow and fee, rib Ohio Hsu Klao and Xing Lien are to commit suicide. The other three of the tt men Indicted by the ministers are already dead. WILLIAMSON'S PRICES john o'D. mmi M H W Headquart Be*t-Ocodfi Prices. iNANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Uaak BaUaiar. Rew York, Feb. K, Itol. Frederleo Mont lias given the republics of Costa Rica and Colombia much trouble In recent years. He has lately been also a source of annoyance to the Nlcaraguan government, "Ttnnjgh It had been reported thftl TroiMeni' Zelaya of that republic had bCTrtended him. Pitts ton PRICES. Berlin, Feb. 23.—Tbe German government has definitely decided to recall -tlus Asiatic , To Recall German Skips. Open. Olce, Best patent flour - $4.50 23 lb pack-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 tqtsbeans - - • - .25 Fresh shell oysters, ico .60 Fresh eggs and butter a specialty. Evans B V » -. UMT. 8M uJ m». gJK {J* Atohtoon.... tJH M | ' »TL Best Patent Flour - $4.50 Potatoes per bushel - .65 Gr. Sugar, 17 lbs for 1.00 Cheese, full cream • .13 Chop, per cwt 1 1 00 Meal, per cwt - 100 Bran and Midds, cwt i.co Corn and Cr. Corn, cwt 1.00 Hay, per cwt - 1 00 3 pks. pre'd Buckwheat. 25 11 Jhiq.. B^:::::v.::v.v.,.::::".".,.'.::::-.%C $ IJjjjf A Inu Sft renn. A* I gM uoattwr wg l{»K -tobbor jjjl . i°.. Union Pvrfflo ggl - -m v«pern Unloa... •,., — 87* 87 Waahlngton, Feb. —Commander Banjamln P_ Xllley will remain In command of tbe naval station of Totalis. Secretary Long recently gtve him to understand that If he cared to I» detached from his present duty tbe Tlllci to star at Paso Pw, Mora was arrested In New Tot* city In July, 1887, for counterfeiting tank notes of Costa Rica and war sentenced to two years In Sing Slug prison. He served the full term- it was also charged that he bad attempted to flood Colombia with counterfeit -money. Mora operated with Rlcardo de Requescns, who also served two years In Sing Blng with Mora. Their counterfeiting operations were disclosed by a woman friend of Mora, who turned state's evidence against them. NO MORE POLICE BILLS. 46 South M»i American Bridge Left Oat. Tammany Rail's Victory Hem to Be "The American Bridge company, which la known as a Morgan concern and lias an authorized capital of $35,D 000,000 preferred and $35,000,000 common atock, la, contrary to general expectation, left out of the consolidation, although its absorption was contemplated In the original pUp. The reason given was that the stock la listed In London and that It might not be easy to acquire It. The late Superior Consolidated Iron mines, the Rockefeller Iron ore properties, Including the Mesaba range, which passed a few days ago, It Is understood, fo the Morgan combination, will not go Immedlr ately Into the new United States Consolidated Stqel company. It la thought quite likely that the Lake Superior concern may be turned over to the great combination at a later date. New York, Feb. 25.—Senator Plntt returned to Washington yesterday. There was nothing particularly new from this end of the line concerning Republican tbonght as to Mayor Van Wyck's appointment of Colonel Michael C. Murphy as police commissioner and Colonel Murphy's appointment of Devery to be his right bower. All understand or at least they deelarc their Interpretation of the situation to be that Devery Is the. ace, king, winning trump and the whole game." Very little was sahl yesterday concerning a continued desire on the part of the I'.e-publlcans for a state police bill. That Senator Piatt and some of his friends heartily favor such a bill there Is no doubt. Governor Odell has always been opposed to such a measure. Snprcmr PINNEBECKER'S! CUBAN LAND VALUES. necessary orders would be Issued. To the department's gratification, Com- All manflar Tllley replied that he preferred to remain at Pago Pago until he had completed the work of establishing American rule over the Bamoan islands belonging to the United States. Commander Tllley has been in command of the Abarenda and In the south seas for almost two years. Secretary Long will give him a . leave of absence, and he will come to the United States to get his family and return with then? to Pago Paga. His administration haa been warmly praised by tbe department officials. We Make 1 Specialty glUMIflntaltlM at finished 1 from six ten days r gardless C weather. 1 South Mai Street, Havana, *-ft to "P0*** h,If that General hM aeooptec *h« pn.ld.oor of « Onb.n-Am.rte" Und noif— •D»* wU1 •«D« "»«»*" Cab. to look !«• mtemU. Th. oooipanyJa Mtd to h»v» obulnrf option, upon Hi th. land, around CbMia. Harbor, wwfe of Havana, and at BahUPondo, In PlnaiIMBto. Aooordln* »oar.port.b* oompany having to. option. intend to UD oat an Anwrlean town fronting th. dwp water po«x npon th. north oo»t o, ,— -Wtetern Onba. - 506 LUZERNE AVENUE. m. H. WILLIAMSON. No. q! South Main Street ♦OK Children's Photos. MEALS AT THE AC lUARIUM. It Doeam't Coat Mick to Board Prtlk Washington, Feb. .28.—Minister Conger will leave Peking immediately for this country on GO days' leave of absence. Commissioner Rockhiil will have full power to conduct the negotiations now In progress. Mr. Conger returns of his own initiative. For some time past be has been anxious to get back to Iowa, but tbe opportunity has not presented Itself until this moment. Now that the foreign ministers hnve satisfactorily settled the question of punishments of the offending Chinese officials and a new subject Is to be taken up it will bo easy to pass the negotiations Into Mr. Rockhlll's hands p»Ithout KBcrlflcUw any points. Mr. Conger Coming Home. IT IS POOR MonoB.7 to go around in 111 fitting, ready-made olotblng when 700 The biggest eater •DD the Nef aquarium is the West Intjinu seal, which ia between six and seven feat In length, weighs about 300 pounds and eata daily ten pound* °t food, in two meals. The food consists generally of cut up codfish and eels, «ith occasionally, lor variety s sake, a meal or two of cut up herring rba blf seal'* appetito Is uniformly gooii die year round. The smallest eater in the aquarium at this season Is another very sliable crea •ion, the Mississippi catfish, neatly four feet In length and weighing about 7.D Bounds, which in winter oats absolutely nothing. This big fish has eaten nothing at all since early In November last, now nearly three months ago. It lies perfectly still on the bottom of Its tank for days and weeks at a time, without changing Its position and showing no aign of life except upon the closest observation, when the faintest poaalble movement of the fill covers ii discernible. Indicating res"'"hlfblg catfish la practically In hibernation. In its native water* it would at this season bury Itself in the mud. Its abstlnenco from food excites no imensi aess as to its condition. It is natural foi It to go ivlthout food at thia season. From Dec. 19, *899, when the catfish was received at tha aquarium, until the following June 8 it ate nothing. Pot, while the CttHih thus goes without in the win ter. Its sumiflar appetite Is good. The big catfish Is not the only fish that abstain* from food in winter. Nearly, U B0t quite all, of tha fresh water fishes In the aquarium do s« at this se«#on In o greater or less degree. This would be true, for example, of the smaller cat ashes as well as of the bl« one and of th« bullheads, the black bass, the pickerel, bony gars, the trout, the salmon and 'in summer all thesa ftshes are fed laiR In win tar they are fed only every And that not because the ma or»y of fi'Ses actually need the food Ut to make sure that such Individual Jsbes as might want to eat are sUBpUed. On the salt water sW* of the aquai£ urn the feeding goes on, and the fishes •at, in winter and Bummer, substantially the same. That Is because the waUr le kept at some approximation to a unliDrm temperature, as U must be to keep heflrijes alive. On the fresh w»ter side Z water is artificially cooled (n swD ner, as It nlnat bp then t(? Ishes alive. But &*t «M Stand the cofd [vater of winter, in whlffl they tare lormant, as they would in -oojurt, be other hand, many of the fishes on th« mlt water side, besides thosw wjjosa tome is in tropical waters, would die if t were sought to keep them In water of b "temperature be«»bout ln winter, ■or in nature these fishes would In win- WBrmer depths or waters farther tubes that under nat mil conditions would eat the year round. md natural conditions Water Flahea la Wlater. oan have • loll made to order for the aame price. A tailor makes It bla dntjHo remed) jronr bad polnte. while the resay-" made salt la cm from ooe mod*!, and mnet eerve all A tal.or has the ad- firraroN. *knn Rear ACmlral Hldtbora Retires. Armstrong's •vRRIGES. "All of the persons directly Interested In tbe Carnegie-Morgan steel dent seemed ..greatly pleased last nlglit over the successful termination of thalr labors."Washington, Feb. 26,—The retirement of Rear Admiral Philip Hlcbborn, tor eight years past chief constructor of the American navy, marks tbe posing from public life of one of the ablest naval men In our history. Prom a shipwright apprentice at the Boston navy' yard he rose steadily through the various grades of the construction branch of the service until In Joly, 1893, he was appointed chief of the bureau of construction and repair, Hie highest position In the construction pnps. Praneis T. Bowles succeds to the bead of. tbe construction departmentIt Is not likely, It was said; that further police legislation for New York city will be attempted at Albany this winter, although the Hon. John Raines told bis friends yesterday that "a state police bill Is. In my estimation, nearer at lutnd than many people Imagine." Some suld that tbe cities of Albany. Troy, Syracuse and Buffalo would welcome u state police bill. Rochester Is shy of the proposition. Tet, as already said, there is not In certain quarters a desire to "monkey further with police matters a (far ting New York" at this session of the legislature. KINO ON JOURNEY. vantage aa to »tyU became read; mad* olothee are made a| at tLe beginning of the aeaaon, and thsr the; rntaa the lateat and ever obangtng (ada. Therefore, when Id need oi Up-to-date Tat'or Made Clothe*, oall on JMvtfdTll laraaM »o oroikt'l f TwU ■I* Blok Simr. Best Floor...., *4 Feed, all kinds.....,,...,, ] Oats, per bushel Oats, »5 bushel lour.'. . Potatoes, bushel... itoakfori, fib. 25 —King Edward ot KogUod, wholion bla way to aee hiertci ulater, the Dowager Kmpreea of Gern|,flJ, at Cronkerg, arrived beta at eight o'clock Ala morning. Tat Kalaer, who waa t. ™ *a» tba King at tha etatlon, waa late, and the k'»g walked tha platform lmpatlentlj nntll 8:60, - wbao tha Ka«a« appeared. Baarty greeJioga »«• eaohanged, afu. whloh the King continued bla Journey. Cnmln-ldge, Mass., Feb. 25.—Numerous measures and photographs liaye been obtained at the Harvard college observatory of the new star Perseus. Photographs of Its spectrum by Mr. King show a very remarkable change during the last two days. Instead ol a continuous spectrum traversed by narrow dark lines It now has a strongly banded spectrum, showing an entire change of Its physical and chemical conditions. The star Is now so bright that it can be seen at 1 o'clock Iq full sunlight with a telescope of only two mcfaea aperture. The New (tar. John W. Gates lsisin GEO. BUSS. THB C1TT TAILOR, 5 Hortfc Main St. ▲n Artistic Apartment Dallas. Feb. 2B.—A special train carrying John W. nates, tbe steel tmt magnate, and a b»rje party nf Ws associates reached Sira Antonio, fttn yesterday morning en route to tlte Otty of Mexico. The tratn ronslsted of Sra Pullman sleepers and a muiuilsaaiy car. An important tmslaess Is Involved in the trip to tbe rtty of Mexico. Mr. dates art! Ms associates will confer with President Dial feeders of his administration. owes its beauty more to the decor ation of the walls,'when they are in good taste, than to any other source You will realize this more if you leave th m bare. When adorned with exquisite combinations in color schemes as is shown in our artistic designs, and rich colorings in Wall Papers such as we are showing from 5c to $1.00 a double roll. May, per too..... Best Butter...... No. 7 Broom. * Tammany Hnll, through Mayor Van Wyek, played Its own game and came out tbe winner. (pHSpnas, Parana, Feb. 35.—Independence day was celebrated with processions, mass meetings and general demonstrations pf rajnlclng. Yesterday morning there was a parade at JO,000 school children bearing Cuban flags. They were re- Tlewed by prominent politicians. General and Mrs. Wood were showered with flowers by the children as they passed. Tbe Republican party held a meeting In the Tacon theater. Day la Havana, a cans fine Peaches......, 3 cans Corn.. ...;J i dozen Canned Cera., HE MU8T HANQ. "*** ° * sell Colfax, Wash., Fob. 25.—Mrs. Rose Wuner, a widow. In n Nt of lnaanlty lias (lrownert lier six children, aged from 4 to 12 yenrH, at I'nlontown, WaRh. Two were hoys and four plrls. She threw thoyi into a well :J0 feet deep containing two feet of water, then Jumped In herself and held the heads of the children beneath the surface until all were drowned. Mrs. Wuner was found fljlve lit the well with her Bix murdered children by the neighbors, who pulled her out with a rope. She is violently Insane. The woman's husband died a year ago, since which time she has been supported by the county and the charity of neighbors. IDrowneC9 Her Six Children, »»»• IsL&fM  n*av*M. 3 lbs Evap. Peaches 4 lbs Prnnes  Lion Coffee.... Camden, N. J, Feb. 15-Robert HID WUI be hung In tbla ol»J tomorrow. Tb. oonrt of pardon*, although preeeoted wjtb strong evidence that Hlll'e wife had been unfaithful to him, and that tble ha. worked on bla mind and rendered him trxeaponelble In a meeeure for bla aota, refttMd to compote tba •entenoe. Salem, Or., Feb. 25.—John H. Mitchell was elected United States senator at 12:30 o'clock yesterday morning to succeed John W. McBrl.de, whose term will expire on March i. His plepMpn was accomplished by a combination of 85 flepubllcans with 11 Democrats, making 46 votes, » majority of the legislature. The result was reached on the twenty-Qfth ballot of the day and liie fifty-third of the session. Oregon Deadlock Brokea. AOM. T.&&W.S.BARRETT, Arbuckle Co 3 bottle* , We, the undersigned do trareby agree to refnnd the money on a SO east bottle o( GHeenet Warranted Syrup of Tar if It fails to sun yont oough or oold. We also guarantee a 88 oent bottle to prove sstlsfeotory or mohev refunded J H. Hoecx, Wm 0. Paion, J. V. Kin, Gbaa. Watbm, G. D. SnoH. Near Ferry Bridge. lot N. Main Stmt. J. T ARMSTRONG *i 99 Booth Main St.. WTT goods delivered PBOMPT3 A Prlaee * Suicide. Louis D. Shelley. Victor 9. Luohsinger. London, Feb. 25.—The Vienna correspondent of The Morning Lender soys Prince Charles of Croy has committed sqlclde because he was Jilted by a peasant girl. Prince Charles was the second child and only son of Rodolphe, duke of Croy. He was born In Brussels In 1850 and In the same city. In 1888, married Ludnulla, princess of Arenberg. Four children are living ai (lie result of this marriage. Fancyand Staple Groceries. 8HARKEY-M'COY BOUT. Bettfito the 0mm. SOLD AT CAWLBV'n SHOE STORE SFRmc toUl Take Flow lo 8»n FrmoclKio IhlD BTMlDg. Ecsema, oatarrh, hip disease, white swelling, and even consumption bars their orlaln In acrofnloue conditions With the •lightest taint of sorofula In the blood there la no safety. The remedy for this disease in all its forms is Hood's Sarsaparlile, whioh goes to the root of the trouble and expels all Importtiss and disease [ germs Kontbeblofa . Ban Froxtaoo, Fob. 8?.—Tom 8h«rk»j M(t Kid MoOoJ wiu mMt ton,ght",he TtMDiMb Ontnry A. 0. for * twentjronndboilt. XbU l« the gre»t .portloa .nnt of lb» "f°a lDd • !««• *""un' Bonrr b» been pUe«J on ths rmult. Both pogHUU to oondltloo «d ,llwlj fUbtfog i» "P^tCKl- 900,000 Fire In I'enn Vtm. Syracuse, Feb. 25.—Fire at Penn Yan destroyed the cold storage warehouse tud contents I-Q»s, $50,000; partially Insured.  ■TherS flv i but one mi J I laundry W 8 in MBI lissmKm Acme Steam' Laundry. The Cuban ConatlUtlon. x HEALTH Will be no exception tOf Washington, Fet 25.—Governor General Wood at Havana haa telegraphed the war department that he has been furnished a a?py of the Cuban constitution Just completed by the convention which has been engaged on that work for some mouths.'1 The general Is having the document translated Into English. It Is not improbable that General Wood will await the report of the special committee of Jhs"oonvention on relations jut*' the United states before forwarding the constitution to the 'department. FOODS.... recognired excellence ot E. B. Uandey, a lawyer of HenrtatU, Texas, onoe fooled • grave-digger. Be says: "Uy brother waa very low with .malarlal fever and janndiee. I persuaded bim to try Eieotrio Bitten, and ha waa •oon mnoh batter, bat continued their use antll be was wholly oared I am anre Eleetrlo Bitters awed hU Ufa." Thla remedy expela mail ria, kill* disease gernis and purifiea the Mood; aide dlageeHon, fgalatM 11t», kidneys and bowels, onrea n TallTialllllll C| I"1 dtseesta, kidney trooMea eoaajiatotaj giv*» perfect health, Oney 60 oeote at Stroh'a pharmacy, Wat Mttatop, a d W. 0. Prloe, Pitts too.  Stood Doom Off. Ck)14 u«nD Tor But? rfopu. , Many people n«gleetD oold because they any they have np time to attend to it. K'suaDDN Oold Core la a remedy which aan be taken without dinger while performing your dally dnties, and will relieve the most aggravated eases in 94 boon. Prloe Sfio. Sold by J. H. Houok. improvement. We will exhibi:, *'J as usual, a fulli Jine-oftiimitie*, lawns, seenttckers, ginghams, •embroideries, laces, kid and mocha gloves, corsets, (high and low bust) hosiery, hand—  kerchiefs, in tact all the nece«- saries that go t-D complete a first class dress goods and tso-- tion store. goods, in fact there will be The beat family catbartio la Hood's PUls.  Greet le the Hew Oil Field « Bmmnt, ALL KINDS. AT SUPREME COURT MEET8. Wabaah Ballroad, the dtreot route to the new Eldorado. Ratea the loweet, but one obange of oara either Sret or eeoond olaaa. Free redlining chair oars or Pullman sleepen.Teles. Tlt..— BzpMMd la »b. Fort# *■•»» SHELLY &LUCHSINCER, WaahlDgto.'1; F.b. «8- The J™"* Buu.8npt.rn. Cpuri •fl« . two w«rk«* TV—. A dtoldon In th. Porto Bloo oM. »UI *• »n»onnc«i G008* O OuaXxn. Croup? aeaada from Bahi's Onto et night are agonldng to mothers. Da Q<D'e Caoor Tinotusm will relieve qroup, »oqn «* administered. It la alao a savin tatrjse tuuuir for oomahs, raids and lung oompleluta. Twenty-8ve oenta per bottle.  Leading West Side Call on your neuest ticket agent or ad drees B. F. Kelley, Generel Agent Paaa. Dept., Wabaah Ballroad, fS7 Main street, &tke bad dollare. all eounterMte of De- VVitt'e Wltob Hsale Salve are worthless. The original quickly onr-s pllee, aoiea and all skin dlaeeaed, T. J- Tate*, Pitta too; Sttoh's Bharmsoy W»et Pltiaton. Grocers, R. B. Cutler, 14 Md IB Nwtk Ma Strati WEATHER. IM tllwi DwIllU, Bofelo, N. Y. l«ffw A remedy that wW soothe, bulla pp the waated tissues anil eorloh the b|o»s is lndiapenaable. Mehtv's Cklor .'-erve Oomoound has been wpsfttfTOUy Successful la rr01 if&fcsi*'iEfiSiZ'Eu ital people »»■ 8oM for apatiere*} Heryee. R. HOOVER, Contractor and Builder 34 Luzerne Avenue. ib. «#.—Fonaut j IT. 6* *•*"» otaair ilac u»i»«to»; 81 N. Franklin St, Wllkeabarre, wbeo yon need anvthlngln the dental llae. Beet eat of tee'h (8. Orowne and brldgee (8 np. Over 80 years la Wllkesbarre. Everything I Jfo jialn and no appoint V* H«»rt too Bad to be Ooi could be piled bigb In oo»dm great remedy where It did i moet acute heart eofferlnfs ft I—1Testimony M4°a ofttt rSu«e aS JS Onal ■■d wt'ter she* (ale on at the VLester Shoe House. 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