Pittston Gazette

              that the balk Pears font in the former FIFTY-FIRST YEAR |gfifyfl,$fms«rai«o [J 'PITTSTOI IQ, MAI ki * .RCH 5, 1901. TWO OBI 40e A LIBERAL MAS FORTHE BOERS THE INAUGURATION BALL THE PORTO RIC^NS. !ED HUOHESTOWN. COUNTY AND STATE. Mus Tkelr rut Marching la Parana Tha Haw ooaaoii Organises aa« Molds Ik lliw of ail Mm Oandaaaad fmr Jfaun Ceremonies March 4 End Washington, March 5.—Porto Rico has excellent reason for being proud'of their battalion. For tlie lirst time 279 natives of that Island, with guns at salute, passed In review before the executive of the United States and by their action and the uniforms they wore gave testimony of the changed conditions of their native land. Brlafa Haar (fempluaenas. Lansdowne Says He Is Re9pon- Th« old borough council mat In tegular mslon yesterday a* twelve o'olook to finlsh the bualaess of tha put year. There was little of special Importance to be transacted. The following bills were paid 1 Borough Attorney W. H. Gillespie, $78; Bargees Weeks, (41; Borough Clerk John Go'der, $M DO; Martin Healy, )2; Standard Kleotrlo Light Co., for wiring Town Hall, $18 75; liary A. Calkin, $8; John Lumley, $8; Robert Lnmley, $4, Stephen Carey, $45; Stephen Olmetead, $18. Bnrgesa Weeks administered the oath of offloe to the newly-eleoted oounollmen, Hess re David J- Jonee and Martin Boban. Adjourned aloe die. tint Hate tun. MMIu. Brilliantly. — 1 sible For British Failures. Mra Jonathan B. Janet, a wall known woman of Wllkeabarre Height*, died laat evening of heart trouble. Underwea WW. 1PKIHLEY 18 TAKEN ILL flSDEEESTIHATED BOEH STRENGTH Iklt Cabinet That 4 Maple Army AND COMMERCIAL ma Usable to Lead with the President While playing about the atove horning papal* Snnday afternoon, the elothlng of two-year-old Katie FetroeM, of Aehley, took fire and the waa fatally hnrned. John Popovltob, one of (he four Modtenegrana aenteneed to death for the madder and attempted robbery of Poymaater Hoeler, of lit. Fieaaant, Fa., banged hlmaelf Id hie oall. Said to lii! Favored Ij •he Gra««r March—Otherwise the Evening W«. Without 1 npleeaunt laclieut-dorsenni Decoration*. Corps Would Hnl».-« to Wipe Oat Transvaal Forces — Wolseley Ar- Quite a Waste  _ When You Can Bay Prices. "Their education has been begun," said Secretary Wilson as they disappeared up Pennsylvania avenue. % liDj idwtird. iJ *'8 N«w York, M*r. (, 1001. London, March -V—JLortj Wolseley, lately the tommandejof the forces, savagely attacked the tvar office In the house of lords yesterdhy. pronouncing the British military sy»t#fu "unworkable and Impossible." He accused the government of running greet national risks for economy's sake and of. ctmceallng Important trut4s from tha peopie.Lord Lansdowne, who waa secretary for war during moat qf t{(e five years Lord Wolseley was' commander In chief, replied ia a withering speech that has scarcely a parallel In the annals of parliament for severity of accusation. It Is well nigh impossible to atlr the house of lords, but tjfhen Lord LanstWwne flatly Lord Wolseley with responsibility for tt»«etectJng- of. Ladysmlth as a military base and with Washington, March 5.—Washington Is recovering Itself, and the great Inauguralon crowds are fast leaving the capital olty. Soldiers and civilians alike agree that the Porto Rlcans were the feature of the procession. They received an ovation from the beginning of the march until their return to their quarters In the war department. Lot 1. Ladles' Fine Mualln Di floe tacks, sale price lOo per pair. Ik % P=:;ii::iJ I £S3K===1 f BMmiiiy..'.:;;;:::";:;;:::":;::::; '3 i ? An Excellent Combination. Thy culminating event of the Inaugural festivities was the Inaugural ball, held In the vast auditorium of the pension office. As a spectacular event It was unparalleled In the history of Inaugural balls In the sumptuousness of arrangement, In the bewildering splendor of decorations and of marvelous electrical effects and la the countless throng taking part In the spectacle. Fire on Centre •▼•one, Plymouth, last night, gotted a blook owned by Solomon Hlrsoh. It waa ooenpled bj several families, one of whloh waa that o! Beeae D. Beeae. The apaettlns of a lamp Waa the eansa. , _ The pleasant.method and beneficial affects of the well known remedy, Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the Calipormia I?ig Syrup Co., illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxative principles' of plants known to be medicinally laxative «Ud presenting tbeni in the form most refreshing to the taste and ace«n|)f»ble to the jmicm. It is the one per'f6ct!atrsaglhcr,ing la&. tive, elegising the system efectually, dispelling colds, headaches and' fevers gently yet pjrcpnptly and enabling one to overcome habitual const ipat ion permanently. Its perfect freedosu from every objectionable quality and substance, and its acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, without weakening or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative. Let 8. Ladle*1 Finn Mnelln r trimmed with embroidery, sale price pair. THE OJ :d cabinet ALL RE-APPOINTED Lot a. Ladies' Fine Cambric Drai alar ACc value, during the aa e Mo. What will probably please them more is the fact that as they passed the president turned to Mr. Roosevelt and complimented them on their soldierly bearing and splendid marching order. If It had bean possible to draw a line from the first man to the last In each line across the avenue. It Is safe to say that the line would have been as straight as if a ruler bad been used. Tha naw oonnoll organised by eleotlng Thomas-Oonroy chairman and D. P. Wlllia«a secretary, after which they adjourned to meat at 7:89 last evening. Lot 4. M Dot. Lad l a Fine Corerp, good value for 18c, di lSceaoh. Thomaa Bellly and Arthtu1 O'Donnell, twoWilkesbsrre man, we** brought back morning from South Pa. -They ware charged with tak-l lng,|®80, tha pay of alx men employed at the Stanton oolliery. Lot B. Ladles Maslin Gowns, garment worth 60o for this sale 1 The new oonneil is oourpfceed of the foL lowing,, all of whom were present at the mnetlng leak evening: . Mesar*. W. t. Btahl, D.: J. Jones, Henry Broad beak, Thomas Oontoy, Thomae J. Davis, Miches) MoTlghe and Martin Hoban. The principal boalnase was the eMetjon 0f the various borough officers, appointing oommltteaa and fixing salaries. For the offloa of borough treasnrar there were two candidates, John Lnmley, Sr., and. Richard J. Barks Mr. Lnmley was pleated, having received font votes to Mr. BHike's three. The office of street eommlsetoner neatly* (Net b-pging for oandldaias, there being bM one—Patrick Gilbrida—who was alsstad. For chief of poiiae, the Incumbent, Stephen Oarey, and ex chief Leyiboa Svana, wen tha ssptranta. Mr. Carey was elected, receiving foot votes to Mr, Bvaaa's three. The salary was fixed jit $4*) per year. Attorney W. H.. GUleeple will etlll lepreaont' the boronalf' In legal matters, his aalary being fixed at $10 for Janltrfes of the Town Hall, Mri. Miry A. Cnlkln waa the only applicant, and bar aalary waa made $4 par month. The secretary's salary waa, fixed at $40 a year. ! Lit fl. Ladies1 Muslin Gowns wWb sertlon, worth 76c, sale price «9q Lot 7. Ladles' Cam brio Gowns. the beat ft garment In the city, during the salaSto. Lot8. Ladies' White Iklrts with wide Flounce embroidery, worth fl, aale prloe ?fo Special tale of Ladies' Wrapper* in Basement. _ A Hot Time la tbe Austrian Relchsrath—Hoisting Engineers Talk of Eight Hoar Strike. fe==E=:a Wemcrn Union 87M ffl k When tbe doors of the great structure were thrown open at 8 o'clock, *11 eager crowd besieged every entrance and lines of carriages stretched Into tbe surrounding streets and avenues. Platoons of police, mounted and unmounted, guarded the outer entrances, keeping back the rush of curious spectators and bringing order ont of the taugle of carriages. Through the long arched entrance, hung with bunting and vines, passed the merry, pleasure seeking throng, the women In luxurious gowns with the flash of jewels In their hair and at their throats. As the Porto Rlcans neared the reviewing atand every occupant, with the exception of 8enator Hanna. who Is lame, rose and looked toward the oncoming ranks. The Company commanders gave orders which brought the guns from shoulder to port wltb a precision that brought forth a loud cheer. Wltb eyes steadily to the front, the men advanced, and when they bad passed beyond an order brought t|elr guns rack again to shoulder. The movements were prettily executed, and the president and vice president shared In the admiration shown by the spectators. While trying to aaoertaln the ooatenta of a dynamite cartridge, whloh he tooad, ulMMi MM aid Mtshsal Cftangh«n,of Hfrda. Park, yesterday smashed open the exploits with a hammer, and aa a result almost loat one of bit hands. Cleveland, March.5.—Pour flBhermen living on a small island at the mouth riiktrmii In Tree Top., In the process of manufacturing: figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qualities of the remedy ore obtained from senna and other aromatic plants, by a method known to the Califobnia Fiq Syrtjh Co. only. Id order to get its beneficial effects and to avoid imitations, please remember the full name of the Company printed on the front of every package CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. LOAD WOtSHLEY. n PATS TO BUT AT T8B London, March ft.—ThoM who favor • wttlement of the Booth African war on1 terma liberal to the Boera had their hopaa raited by an lnterrlew Joat pobllahad, but whleh took plaee two montha ago, between King Ed ward, then Prlnoeof Walae, and Adrian Hotmeyr, a prominent Sooth African. In that lnterrlew KtagSdward ■aid: "Tell joor people that although ..we •re oonqoarora we will be genenrae." It ia battered the King •Mil bold* the awne ■entlmente, that ha ia deelrone of giving the former Doteh repoblloe a liberal form of eelf-government, and that litlnar will cany out hla wishes in thlaraafreyt. STATESMEN 8CHAPPINQ. , •oft Rosk.v river were compelled to spend the night In tree tops as tbe result of a sudden rise of water and the Inundation of tbe Island. Owing to tbo swift current and heavy Ice they were unable to reach the mainland In their boats. All night long the men shouted for help. Scores of villagers and farmera heard them, hut were unable to do anything. In the -morning the water receded, and three of the men were rescued. The fourth man, Michael Sadler, Is missing and |a thought to have been drowned. The Shamokln Mm Workers report that they hare sent Invitations to ninety ooal operator* and general managers of companies to attend the Joint oonferenos, bnt from none ot them his an aooeptanoe been received. PEOPLE'S S U South Main street. Soon the vast Interior of the building began to take on life and animation. The presidential party was not to arrive until 9:80 o'clock, and the early comers bueled themselves In viewing the exquisite beauties of the scene. Rev. Dr. Qlffln, of Soranton, In h'a laat Snnday evening eennon, denonnoad aa no womaly the aotlona of the Kansaa hatohet brigade. "If the aeaptria of power Is tc peas Into woman'a hands," aald the apeaker, "Gtod help na If that hand haa In It a hatohet."" , The 1,800 employe* of the Shamokln Ooal Veenmed work at Natalie after Wing on atrlke slnoa last Thursday because they had not Motived their wagea promptly. The oompaay paid everybody oft Saturday and agreed to hereafter pay on time, semimonthly.Jamea B. Nicholson, ot Philadelphia, widely known aa one 'of the oldeat Odd Fellows and Grand Secretary of the Pennsylvania body, died yeatarday afternoon. Ha was slgbty-two years of age. While [ In hlaoflse at the Odd Fellowa' Temple Mr. Nicholson bad bwome 111 laat Thnra day, and sank rapidly nntll ha died ot Brlgbta'a disease. — Peoplrt 'Phone. Alw«y» (he ChMpaat.. Next to BAN FRANCISCO, OAL.' LOTJISV7LI.E, KT. NEW YORS. N. Y. Forsale by all Druggists —PricoPOc. per bottle. j» Trenton, March 5.—Robert Henson, | colored, has been found guilty of murder In the first degree by the Mercer county Jury. Henson has been on trial for the last three or four days on the charge of murdering Mrs. George Van Lieu and her young son. The murder was committed on the night of Nor. 17, when the Van Lieu houae, altuated about three miles from Trenton, was burned to the ground. The charred remains of Mrs. Van Lieu and her child were found In the rulna the next morning. Henson had been Been In the neighborhood In the afternoon before. At-hla, trial he undertook to establish an alibi. The state established his movements in the vicinity that afternoon and Ivy'' footprints of his shoes and blood found on bl* clothes established a circumstantial case. The Van Lleus were also colored. Wall Papers Evans WfiROS. .1, js The decorations of the ballroom had yellow for their predominant tone. No cumbersome effects of light or color were In evidence, but above and on all •Ides stretched a wavy, rlppllas canopy of yellow bunting that coveMd the walls and skylight and was broken only where tbe lining of the president's balcony at the west end stood out white In bold relief. Myriads of yellow electric bulbs glowed and blinked like fireflies In the garland! of green that lntwlned the scores of pillars support- Ing the galleries and shone oat from the stare and bara of the big American shields, which In the mldat of clusters of American flags hang high ap In the center of each side of the Immense crowded hall. Peking. March 5.—LI Hung Chang WIB submit to the ministers a formal protest Against the powers retaining (ha.ottaa of the board of war and other yatoena for the new legation quarter. The protest declare}, that these bulld- UxyUWJW*7o»«he transaqtion of impartatt affairs of state. ec«v«red. Cheyenne, Wy„ March 5.—The bodies of alt the miners who perished in th» ipMtrthe Diamond vllle mine have been recovered,-the twenty-eighth and U Rut Chaag Protect*. Chairman Oonroy appointed the following standing oosamlttets: Streak, Broadbeak, Davis, Hobas; flnance, Jonas, #a- Tigna, Mahl; unitary and light, Broadbeok, Stahl and Jonaa; Are and water, Motigne, Davis and Be ban. Bnrgeaa Waska presented his annual' maaaage. In whtok ha pointed out the many needed Improvement of the borough, eepeolally on the atreeta, which are In anything bat a good condition. " From up and 1/ WMMlfcia HDrrUkarfD ' 'JUppn" Rlat - Om •flnli'a iMMtafMMk advising tlie government that ofl« army corps of 40,000 men ww sufficient tg subdue the Jtoera the peer* could not repress exclamations of amazement. Mr. W. E. King 6t Atlanta, who says he was formerly 9 lieutenant In the Seventy-first regin)#nt In the New York state national guirtl while In Cuba, has Just returned to London from South Africa after serving for more than a year as aid-Cle-camp to General Delarey, the Boer comnander, whom be left Jan. 20. In the course of an Interview Mr. King said: Be»t Patent Flour, ver bbl . Vienna, lleroh 8—TheAnstola* BelchenXk in* tod aj the eoene of Another dfc- HlHlihl row btiim.llu Oteehe and flmllll. A CJisoh member named Freeel, •abo hae hn prominent In Mm (k* troablee, lAe miking a violent epeeeh whan be mm called to or lac. Eh became enraged,' and jeaaptng from hii plaoe end elimblng ovw the rail, tkmtd the MbmcA'At•. tempts tf hold Mm beak were anavalUDgv Cand«hpnbe reaohed tba trlbnoe betor? the pepen from the President's baodrf.Ti* \wm anally dragged away and kttked and Feed, per 100 Lony Hay, per 100 . s,\ Cot Hay, per 100 . J. Curtain with good roller 25c White enamel pole with Oats, per bushel Pota! er bush toes, p »i . j x itiictfy fresh eggs, p«r dos. v.. ■fackerol. No. i( per lb . (i ■alt Haddock, 6 lb* lor . r. 1 ialt Herrfif, 6 lba for . ' ialt Ciscoes, 6 lbs for . — ialt White Fish, 6 lbs for . . i Codfish, best stripped, per lb i Codfish, in bricks, per lb . . i hut-being taken out'yesterday. The Are lD o«tvCttXyprinlng operations will be resumed'Hta trjr day*. fixtures -»- - Cherry and 6ak poles with fixtures - • aoc Sash curtain rods '5C Yellow Rrtdomlutlav Color. Remark* were made by the bptgw, J. D. Beyoolde Mid other* la regard *o the exoneration of the Peoiujtiuti Coal Oo. and the Moaler aetata of aometblng orer (4,000 Id the former eaae end $800 In the latter, made by the county oommlaalooere, while If an Individual taxpayer of the borough ahonld aak for a small rebate he le, la moet oaaee, refoaed. The council and oltlaene will probably appoint a oommlttee, at a meeting to be held later, to attend with an* attorney the oonnty Mt on appeal day and proteet against the' exoaeratlona In the above mentioned oaaea. c ' Omaha. March 5.—Pat Crowe, one of the alleged abductors of Edward Cudahy, Jr., has written a letter to The World-Herald touching on the kidnaping and asserting his Innocence. Chief of Police" Donahbe says there Is no doubt in his mind as to the genuineness of the letter and of Its coming from Crowe. He said to a press representative that the letter recalled to blm conversations he had bad with Crowe some months ago and of which one bntCrqjwpand lilmself haO-auy knowledge and Is «*Ue -In keeping with Crowe's stylo-at talktag —C1 writing. AaelkMmtw From Pat Crowe. This scheme of decoratloh, with yellow hh tbe all predominating color, was a radical departure from the decorative plan at the last Inaugural ball. Then three great floral bells studded with colored lights were the most prominent feature of the work. Vlotor Bnthven, an antlCathollo ltotnrer who waa mobbed In Dnnmor* a few jnn ■so,'had an exciting experience laat Sanday at Sbanklln, Iale of Wight, where he waaepeakl"g. He waa aet npon while talking, and draw a rerolTer with which ha kept off hla aaaallanti for a Uma, hot finally fled. He fired on* (hot which ■trnok a man in the neck. 11* will probably MSOTer, IOC Plattsburg, N. Y., March 0.—A south wind of frightful velocity began blowing In northern New York Sunday afternoon and continued furiously all night. Little or no snow fell, but that already on the ground was blown from tbo fields Into the highways and deep cuts on the railroads. The Montreal express, which was due In New York at 7:25 o'clock yesterday morning, became stalled In a drift near Lacolle, Que., an Grand Trunk railroad. Montreal Eiprtii stalled. Boere Have 31,000 in Field. Room moulding, ready mixed painta, pictures and framing. ;poamelled Into a oondl vwss enable longer to waist. The whole •Chamber wee in • hnbbnb and adjoortled J.for tbe day. ■  "At the time I left General Delarey the Boers had 21,000 jnen In the field and sufficient small arfci ammunition to last four years. I am fcolng to the continent to assist In the endeavor to get more Krupp guns Cuid shells. Yesterday morning I received a telegram from Colonel Dubois, dated Paris, saying, 'Good news fram South  ■The big fountain In tbe center of the hall held a billowy mass of the purple bouganvillea, the flower of the Philippines. In tbe midst rose tall palms and ferns bearing scores of yellow light blossoms, and around Uie,border fringed with the white splrea'jJWfl placed glided uris of growing plants opd flow' Whole Codfish; p«r lb . . . 8MUQGLINQ CHINAMEN. T.S.&W.S. BARRETT OdgMMbnrg, .nTT, Mawh 9—The MttUHiiti mow dad with OMoabaao amomlad ot« tha feZ -WHm koto. . Ltd night forty-tii J-. »a«» b«a«k»harafrom lUlon. I~ „ „ oAam. Ofttoi «i»bH'«waatTjv " -«0W tha border lut w«k »nd ?D***■ Thaw ara fourth * ** "'",7 JiU ban awaiting trial. -■ -. Near Ferry Bridge. 100 N. Main Street. Always comej )% quarters. Lowest "The British will never beat the Boers. Humors of surrendei; are absurd. General Louis Botha Is generally mistrusted, but even*-he were surrender that would not entail the surrender of the ottier commanders." Pennaylranla, Oolnmbla and Cornell will meat again on Caynga Lake, at Itheoe, Oeooratlon Day, Hay 80th, for their annoal regatta. The oonree" la prt JOHN O'D. MANCAN'S blown down, and for a long time communication with trains was cut off, and passengers bad to make themselfeR comfortable as best they could all night. At about 1 o'clock In the afternoon a force of ISO men succeeded In digging them out. MARCY TWP. COI ootmOTff by coaches Courtney and Ward to ham no equal anywhere. The bin and famous Lehigh Talley observation trail will aooompany the race* on that day. Har rard la ezpaoted {to sand a orew to tak* part Id tha oonteat. tt in President Slgra* Maar Bills. In the extreme west of the hall stood the president's balcony decked with groups of Boman wreaths and cluster* of American Beauty rosea bound with bright colored ribbons. Above the executive's stand flashed a big shield of hand embroidered silk topped with fine stuffed specimens of the great American eagle. BoldnSJx Boar Hewlen Tnterdtf After- RRIGEQ. Washington, March 5.—President Mc- Klnley affixed his signature to about 100 bill* passed by congress yesterday. The greater portion of them were of a private character. The more Important were the following: The District of Colanl'jla code bill, the naval appropriation bill, the bills making appropriations for the poatal service and for the I -»dry civil expenses of the govern|bill establishing a national ment, «taijdards and the Bt. Louis bureau of » v He spoke In the most bitter terms of tlie British, saying-among other things: Tha Manp townehlp oommlaeloners met yesterday for rcorganla*tlon, after whioh waa held a long, busy aaaslon, lasting for six honra and a half. It waa 9:80 In the afternoon whan the board waa oallad to order and effected an organisation by tha eleotlon o£ the following officers: Preet dent, A. T. Hennlgan; viae preeident, F. B. Dllle; town olerk, El ward Boloa. The board than devoted their atteatlon to a big batch of ordlnanoea, after the adoption of a sat of rales. moon nd Lul 1mpU|. Evans Bi "If we ever catch Mliner, he won't lire 12 hours. He will get such a swift Injection of lead that he won't know what a truck him." Best Patent Flour - $4.50 Potatoes per bushel - .65 Gr. Sugar, 17 lbs for 1.00 Cheese, full cream - . 13 Chop, per cwt *- 100 Meal, per cwt - 1.00 Bran and Midds, cwt 1.00 Corn and Cr. Corn, cwt 1.00 Hay, per cwt - 100 3 pics, pre'd Buckwheat .2$ Henry 0. Hatton, Mayor Ifolr's private secretary, waa yeatarday arreeted and given a hearing on tha charge of perjnry on aooonnt of hie teaHmony whan arreeted a month ago on a oharge of bribery In connection with the granting of a franeblae to tha Laokawanna Telephone Oompany. Yesterday tha avldanee of Uounduneo Finn and Thomss and W. O. Boland waa eo overwhelmingly atrong that Hatton had reoelred $000 In gold and had aolleltad a bribe, thai tha alderman held him In |S,- S00 ball for cnart. Be secured ball. Hat ton late laat evening sent hla realgnatlon to the mayor, which waa scoepted . \ wi? 46 South Main S Democratic Primaries la Cklaege, Mr. King declared thot tbe British 111 treated the Boer women. He described several occasions on wblcb American allies of the Boers dressed In U. M- W. CONVENl'IOI Down at the eastern end was the big stand erected for the musicians. It comprised an upper and lower- story, the former for the stringed orchestra and the latter for the accommodation of the big Inaugural chorus and the brass band. Back of the singers and musicians was a great gilded Bounding board which threw the strains of sonnd to all parts of the big hall. - Chicago, March B.—There was no contest at tbe Democratic primaries for the nomination of delegated to the city convention which will be held today. Mayor Harrison will have a clear Held for the nomination, no other name having been mentioned In connection with the position. The nominations for city attorney and city treasurer wHl bring about a contest, aa there are several candidates for both positions. There will not, from present indications, be much of a fight for the nomination for city clerk, the present Incumbent, William Loeffler, having practically all of the delegates with him. A Strike of lM*ias laitum fer Hair Day Probable. MaaUao, O, March 5.—The district Mldala of the United Mine Workers of Amsr lea haM eallad a convention In thla etty for March SO to prepare plana for enforo trg the demand of the hoisting engineers fee an eight boor day without reduction ol pay. It Is believed that a strike la Inevitable. The president at the operators' aaaoeiatlon states poeltlvely that the demanda of the engineera will not be granted. PANNEBECKER'S 'khaki entered tbe British lines at Jobannesburg and other places, secured orders for ammunition and other sun* plies and then drove off with them to the Boer camps. _ . A dispatch from General Kltcheqer, dated Pretoria, March 4, says: fair bill. Weliku:; SpsclaltJ :: from aii U ■ ten day. re u :: gardleaa o: CMIdrei't :: weather. firrmroN. pmwj», „ V — . •- AJwemMr. Patrick Caae Im murder Albany, March B.-The , T p,t. case and the names of Alfred jp rick and Valet Jones were lnjecu Oidlnanoce passed third reading, sa follows: Creating etreet, polios and Are da partmsnts and a hoard of hsaltb. An ordinance providing for tbe pnrohsse of • town hall site passed first and aeoond reedtogs. The salary of the town oleik was Axed at (800 per yeer and that of the townehlp oommlealonere at |350 per yeer. -The following committees were appointed: Printing, Hessre.' Dadno*, Bebioh nod Dllle; light and water, DUIs, Babloh acd Hennlghau. I The expense of the decorations en|s set down at about (45,000. The u * tod electric decorations alone florai $20,000, there being no came to lights involved, less than 15,0»^ "De Wet was moving on Philippolls (Orange River colony), but was beaded by our troops aud Is now marching on Fauresmlth. about 40 miles north of Philippolls. No. gl SouttTMaln Street the debate over the W. H. Smith bill h. the assembly last night, which provides that nurses as well as physicians ■hall not disclose professional information. Mr. Hyman of New York de fended the bill, while Messrs. Kelsey. Pish, Lynn and Daly opposed It. The measure was laid aside. " #. WILLIAMSON'S PRICES 'Vk" band and The United States M- ______ WAra an orchestra of over 100 stationed at one end of the hall - - an hour before the arrival of the p» ldentlal party played patriotic airs. i "Bablngton bas dug np a Krupp, a pompom and some ammunition at Landfonteln. " Prepared  under GtiKDJAN LAWS, to foe NO CABINET CHANGE. Where Raeeell lece Loet Meier. West Pittston. Tfc. rml««M —M»iiyC°U llaakan St. Paul, March S.-A bill for the relief of Russell Sage Is before tbe legislature. Begeral years ago Mr. Sage bonds of the former village of Reed's landing, bnt tbe village corporation was itterward dissolved, and the people left. The bonds have since been Held invalid by the courts. The bill provides that where a village corporation has been dissolved by the leg Islature any debts owed at the time of the dissolution are to remain a charge agalbst tbe territory comprising the former vlHage Just as though the municipal organisation bad not been dissolved*"Sixteen men of the Victorian rifles have captured 33 Boers and B0 horses at Sea Cow river. r LUMBAGO,  Rheumatism, Backache, etc. OS. UCHTBR'S WoriJ-Benewned "ANCHOR" Waahlagton, Much 8 — President Mo- Klaley Mat to the Senate today bU Oablaet appointors to, nnomlnatlng hla entire ofiolal family. Attorney General Griggs la DOt axpaotad, however, to retain hla plaea Ion gar than April 1. Tba Banats In exeentive aaaaton ooOflrmed the nomination! tor Oablnat oflloera and at ltdBadjoorned. ,1- ' Hatkw Were "The late biBhop ot London," says the London Graphic, "was the least conventional and the most huipan of the bishops and was always ready to create a wise nnd useful precedent. "When the committee of the New Vagabonds' club inrited him to be their guest nt otie of the ladles' night dinners, he at once accepted the invitation and deUkh'tcd the company by assuring them , t»at he was the greatest 'vagabond' pres- A Democratic Btahop. The special committee appointed to secure a site for a nsw towa Veil reported in favor of the Dills property on Mela street, and the report was aooepted. The price Is $20 per lineal foot and the pnrohaee will be made upon the final peaeage of tha ordinance.Best patent flour - $4.50 25 lb eack B-W flour .65 Feed, all kinds, cwt 1.00 Armstrong' r* Mr.. lleKlalsr Takaa 111 ''General Dartnell has captured a Hotchkiss near Plet Retlef. Surrenders continue in that district. Over SO men, with a commandant, came In on uwt a." 1 k sM Mrs. McKlnley was taken 111 Jilat as the Inaugural march was due, and the march had to be omitted. PAIN EXPELLER. 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 oysters, 100 .60 Fresh eggs and butter a """ " *■#"»/?/( Mrs. McKlnley'a Indisposition was of brief duration, and soon she was able to join the president and the brilliant assemblage In an embowered box overlooking the gay throdgs below. The president occupied a seat right near the rail, with Mrs. McKlnley at his side. To their left sat the vice president and Mrs. Roosevelt. Near the Vice president was Governor Odell of New York, while grouped farther back were Major General Corbln, Admirals Bradford and Crownlnshleld, Secretary Root, Justices Harlan and Gray, Senator Lodge, Governor Stone of Pennsylvania and many ladles of the cabinet, army, navy and officials. TO PREVENT LA ORIPPB. *"Tirooltl»n Has Ycrti.Nsv 12.1899  .WSIS!. 0 Best Floor j Feed, all kind*  Ttaaely Advlea mm tbe Mew Tork "Mar The creation of a etreet department made asveral offloea to be filled, and tbe following were eleoled: Engineer of the highwaya, F. J. Dllle; aaelatant, Klward King; anpeifleor for the North dlatriot, Issae H. Evans; South dlstrlot, Jacob Dershonek; East dlstrlot, Patrick Bolln; Northweet dlatriot, Stnon Bertnnky; Southweet die triot, Joseph Stull. • eat. . . "Again, when in jubilee year the hundred notable women's dinner was announced— }00 distinguished men being invited by these women and Dr. Crelghton'a name being flrat on the list—he caused amusement by suggeating that the names of each hostess and the male guest of her choice ahould be published. " There is no one I should like to see In a city living more than ,' ho aaid of one of hla clergy, 'but I must not promote him, for my few city livings are the only retlrlhg pensiona I have to give to my older clergy.'" aalaa oI geeltatlon aad Hygiene." Oats, per bathe!  A laalsas Maitm The New Tork tfagsalns of Sanitation and Hygiene aays that a mors merltoriona medicine than Kranaa'a Cold Onre for tbe prevention and onre of la grippe baa never come under ths sxamlnatlon of tbe chemical and medloal experts of that magaalne. Aa soon sa yon begin to take sold or feel thefirat aymptome of tha grip take a Kranaa'a uold Onre Capanla every three honra during the day and two before retiring at night. Thta will Insure a good nigh fa rest and a free movement of (he bowels next morning. Continue tbe treatment next day and you need have no fear of the grip. Oats, 15 bushel lots,. "SSb Haw York, Maroh 5 — Orased by Jealousy and proSend Ion, spurned by a woman be adored, Antonja Triolp shot and killed Mamie llagavero, a young •etnas of sixteen yean, w*U known In Italian theatrsa In this oonntry, early thta mornlnfe. On* shot struck (be girl to the temple and another In tba baek of the bead. As aba fell dying In bat mother's anas, the murderer threw the pistol aside, and with a last look at his vletlm, darted away lo a vain effort to amps. Be was oaptund after a long abase la a cellar and taken to tba polloe station. specialty. /Washington, March 6.—Fifty Pennsylvania militiamen got Into a mix up with policemen last night, and for a time a riot was threatened. The policemen used their clubs, and In the melee tome shots were flred. Reserve policemen were sent to the scene, and order was soon restored. One policeman waa geut to the hospital with a*scalp wound. A little girl In the vlpjulty received a bullet wound In the hand, 'ffie policemen say they flred only blank cartridges. Militia reukl PaliMwa, Mc. aad fOc. at all druggists or tmoota Ir. U. Hehter a 0s* «ll PearlHew let*. L36 HIGHEST Jga. AWARDS ,A Recommended by prominent Phyaidant, Wholesale and Retail 506 LUZERNE AVENUE. B. H. WILLIAMSON. No. 7 Broom. a cans fine Peaches  3 cans Corn $ « down Canned Corn... CS 3 lbs Erap. Peaches.. , 4 lbs Prunes.v Lion CcSee |J Arbuckle Coffee .1) 3 bottles Jan , William Wlrtp waa elected oulef of the Are department; August Kotltka, chief of .police; W. Ha Gillespie, of thie city, townehlp solicitor, and Andrew L. OJeary, health offloar. Regulations for the BiD*rtK MONEY. The Pact ot tbe Pipe. The presidential p«rty and Vice Pres. Ident and Mrs. Roosevelt left the ball at 12:15 o'clock. . iDf Health, to be appointed later on, war adopted, similar to thou Id foroe In West Pltteten. ¥ qalre Qllboj »«» ohoeeo town •hip magistrate, and all arrests made bj tha polios will be trial before him, the fines not txoredlog $L0 to be turned o»»r to the townablp treasurer, f J. Began. 1Si OUMjr -Jo CATARRH "Scolds head I hare money for mortgages in any amount. Mortgagee may stand for a term of years and only the Interest be paid, or will give the privilege to make payments on mortgage monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually, and the Interest will cease immediately on every dollar of principal thus repaid. This is not building association money. I handle only private funds and trust funds. The page of U»».-vCtUt •* wlndsor c,atlc holds a office. which date* back to Jflie time of Charles II. That merry monarch scQnired the tobacco habit from some of his Virginia colonists and required a page, who was paid a salary of $500 a year, to keep his smoking apparatus In order. In a moment of generosity his majesty made the appointment permanent. Until 170S the honor was held by the Duke of Grafton, who got hard up and sold It to a merchant named Harrison. As Queen Victoria did not smoke the office was a sinecure, but the descendants of Harrison are entitled to the privtlege of entering the presence of their sovereign at any time. Nothing bo. CATAP Before leaving they partook of a lunch with a large number of invited guests In the private dining room. The festivities went on unabated until a late hour. Krajne"* Cold Can la guaranteed to break op la grippe {Id a day, and to eon KB ordinal) cold over night. It I« a new principle In medleln prepared Ineoft, aoloabla gelatine oapeulea, which are aaa-11/ dlaaolred by the warmth and flalds of tha atomaeh. They are far anpertor to hard, angar-eoatcd pllla or tableta. Thaj do not effect tha bead aa doea qololoa nor Bpaaltba atomasb. Tbar oontaln no oalomel, and can be Ukan with safety by the moat delicate woman or ohtld. Kranee'a Cold Core la fo» eale by drnggtete at 15 sent* a box. Bold by J. H. Hoaok. J* T. ARMSTRONG & C0.p 88 South M*ln St. HTTBTOW. - GOODS DELIVERED PMOMML*. isassMulsiM Buffalo. March 8.—In tbe supremo court yesterday afternoon Abraham Oreenberg, Henry Kline and hie wife Augusta pleaded guilty to perjury In the recent Fltcgorald divorce cases. 3reenberg was sentenced to six months In the penitentiary and the Klines to one year and eight months n Auburn prison. Oreenberg Is 02 rears of age. Mrs. Kline caused a lensatlon In court by falling upon her wees and crying nut for merc.v. DlrerM Miliars Sentenced. TktSp* Ely's Craai It Is quickly a alias reliefs It opens and c  the Masai Passages. w Allays Inflammation. Heals and Protects tbe Membrane. Restores the Senses of Taste and timelL No Mercury. No Injurious dru#r. Regular size, BO I' Vienna, Harah 8—The 'Abenblatt aays tea learned from an cffiolel sourowthat asprssentatlvea oi England, Germany'and Japan hare informed LI Hang Obaug «hat U China submits to the deman la of H-—■« for asalaslvs oontrol in Manobnrle Vm eountrlea named will demand that they a), «U be permitted to soqa'.rs equal tsrri. jf] advantages. The situation ae sma wstrained and the relations of the floralgu (ppteaantatlvos mora formal. Sale Blowtas la Haw Jeraev. The ««ond Monday of e»ery month wu nl u the regular meeting night. A eptelal aeaalon Hill ba bald tbla arrnlpg. O E. BAXTER. *3nd Floor Bennet Bolldirg, Wilktsbam Mllburn, N. }., March 6.—William Smart's grocery atore was entered by burglars. They blew open the aw and-.got $400 In money and etanjpe, most of which belonged to tbe Short Hllla postofflce, the postmaster having placed hie cash and atamps In the safe. So heavy was the exploalon that the front of the building waa blown out. There Is no clew to the burglara. VTIV7M^^^vY*T4*TPTiETTIYVn9 ■ {nil 11H x fJlilltlmJirilTinl SK Great la the Haw Oil Vlald at Beaanont, TauaD Wabaah Railroad, tha dlreot route to tha oaw flfldorado. Kate* tba loweet, bat one ohange of oaia either flrat or eeoond olaaa. Free reclining chair oar* or Pullman aleepera.The lingering oonah following erlpps oalla for One M&ute Ctoogb Core. *or all throat and tang troubles this Is the only harmlesa remedy that givee Immediate results. Prevents consumption. I. J. Tales, Pitts ton; Stroll's pharmacy, West Pitts ton.  Will be no exception to the recognized excellence of oar good*, in fact there wiD'he improvement. We witl exl as usual, a full Hn««Uka lawns, seersuckers,  embroideries, l«c«s, kid «,u mocha gloves, cornts, (high and tow bast) hosiery, - hand kferchiersViiSttei all the sariesthat go to complete first class dress goods and tionstora. BARGAINS IN SHOES.' Banker lasts a Bokber. And you will ward off pneumonia, ferer*. and othar dlaaaeee. Ton naed to have pore, rlah blood and good dlgaatlon. Hood'a Saraaparllla makea tba blood rteh and para aa no other medlalna oan do, Ii tone* the atomaoh eraataa an appetite and lnrlgoratea tba whole ayatem. Ton will ba wlae to begin taking It now for It will j keep you atrong and wall. Kaav VMiaall ltne| Tba Bomellaat Man Im FltteWB Aa vail aa tha handaomaat, and othara are Invited to oall on any drugglat and gat h«a a trial bottle of Kemp*a Balaam for tha throat and lunge, a remedy that la guaranteed to onra ana rpllavc all obronlo and acuta ooughs, aathma, bronohltla and oonecmptlon. Prlee 9B« and HQo. Oall oh your newest ticket agent-, or ad dreae B. F. galley, Qeneral Agent Pate, Dept., Webaih Ballroad, 28T Mala atreet, Buffalo, N. Y. ISiffw THE WEATHER- J. B. Garrison, oaahier ot the bank of Thorn villa Ohio, had been robbed of health by a serious lnng trouble until be tried Dr. Klng% Mew Discovery for oonenmption, then be wrote: -'It Is the best medicine 1 ever need for a severe oold or a bad case of lnng trouble. I always keep a bottle on hand." Don't suffer with oolde, oougha, or any throat, cheat or lnng trouble when yon oen be eared eo eaally. Only BOeand*!. Trial bottles fm at.W. 0. Prlos, Plttaton, (and Stroh's pharmacy. West Plttaton, Men's 93 Patent Leather ities, ■li ililliBlir °-» Mu' 8.—*oreoaat „. ry rt. Wednaaday, for Baatarn aUTiavlvanU: «Wr tonight and Wed- Wli«aia tonight, oolder Wednss becoming brisk nortnyrter!?., Shoes cut to 41.98 Men's $3 Enamel Shoes cut to,.. a gl.88 D Men's |i.sp Dress Shoes... 1.00 All doet its told Benlck Hamilton, of 8. Price, Plttaton and Stroh's pharmacy, Weat Plttaton. , ■a rooted the largeaaa. Tba PietDeatleti In Wtlkeabarre are at the parlors of the Albany Dental Aeaoolatlon,~83 N. Franklin St. For over twenty yeara tbla aiaoclatlon has had Ita qaln of|oa In Wllkea barre, wh'oh meana over twenty yeara of oontlnual aucoeaa In the practise of the moat difficult dental aqrgery. Harmleaa anaaathetloa are employed aod pala la un All work la dona when you want Hood'a FUla an non-Irritating. Price Moenta. |n oaaea of catarrh Hood'a Sanaparllla heala the tlaauea, bullda up tba ayatem, ezpela Imparltlaa from the blood and eurt*. gMalipoa Slasgow. rn,..mr March8,-Xha amallpo* oon- ESQUIMAUI Got kONlttfl BtMMlWf-THI ohanoes loon*the secret of your suffering is that white man's burden, catarrh Here isa sentence from one man's evidence far Dr. Aft. new's Catarrhal Powder: ' One application sere me Instant relief, cleared the natal pae- This compound preserves leather, making It wear lOuper cent longer, and Is snow and,water I proof Parents do not let your children go to school in damp and wet weather until their ! shoes hare been treated with this scientific dis ooyerjr. Invaluable for harness and beltings. Headache often results from sldisordersd oondltloo ot the stomaoh and constipation oftkekswela. A doss or tsro of Ohasabert^HStosaash^Uva.^^^^^Croapy ImMs from Baby's ©rib at night are sgonlalng to «otaen. Dm Qavra'a Omm Tiaonni wlH relieve g R. B. Cutler, nbtimM' It ha* tb* price, Irt whrt !«««•»«•« P.WMW WIM, 6»l,.««lUbUto »um C2. 1 ohargea o Taiy moderate. Beat teeth —tjrjk-retomf tad MAgta a »»«n :ai - amBflaw it.il C4all«Mka* |nr D ix&Syj* S& f'¥ .. ■ . . '