Pittston Gazette

              ft • . ■p-Jw- homes in mediate vicinity through Columns 'of tbis newspaper D - r ■ ' ' ■ ■■ i - •• - . •- I mm r 'w 7 - - FIFTY-FIRST - PITTSTON, PA., MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1901, CONTEST OVER TWO RICE WILLS LOW UP RESIDEI CN GAINSBOROUGH I GENERAL CiVIL RULE. ■ . 1. " To Be Established In Philip- Vr«« BiiWiy »t Its DiMpfMTUM New Tork, April a—The Herald u;i that mystery no longer envelopes the identity of the man who stole the Gainsborough portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire from the art rooms of WlUlam Agnew A Sons In London. The police say the man who took the picture la Adam Worth. Tlmerliowever, baa outlawed the crime, and though Worth Is well known to the Scotland Yard authorities and to the police of this country ha haa no fear of prosecution.GREATLY EXAGGERATED. ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FUR $QUHTY AHD STATE. A FEW Si Threats of Extortioner* In to #»»■*••• Savoy Ch*r««UrlaH «MMWI War 9tort«0. Washington, April 8.—"All (he war Uke reports," says Mr. M. Komstu. secretary of the Japanese legation, hi an Interview published In the Wsslilogton Post, "which have been sent out from Japan by . foreign correspondents to London and. theuce transmitted to this country fere, ipore or leg? exaggerated and some of them utterly groundless, for Instance, QOthlng can be more false than the report appearing on Saturday to the effect that Jafcad addressed to Russia a note which almost  to an ultimatum. Now that Ohluu haa refused to sign the ManchurlAO- convention and Russia has decided not to Insist upon Its conclusion I am quite at a loss to find out what- has given rise to such a preposterous report. Itema ol all Sort* VondtDMa far Il«»iy Great Guns to Be On* ilt Its •* Interesting Feature*. Q all ok, who murdered hie mother end brother near Shamokln, bu been oaoght. BMdinc. New York City. pines July x. AT 8ttc, Crochet QiWs, extra quality, handsome patterns; regular price $1; special price89c. POLICE GUARD A&AII8T VI0LEI0B ■ ■ m11 ■ OOlfMIBMOire REOOMMEHDATIONB. Soranton Central Labor Union endorsed the boycott oa the Sorantonlao yesterday. ONE MOIBTBB 8H00TS EIGHT MILES Kbw Being Vaged New York. VERY HIGH RIVERS. Ambaak Lali For the ■Uokatlltra Falls, bit DttMllTM Th«r Mar- Yat A»pr«k*ad Thta-Houa Uor.raor, CsUui ud Lesrlabuare. Suune rillplaoa C• Bo la Caaaoll. To Lot Mtadaaao ud Snlaa Aloae OM Death Dealers Made Is First Vekri of the Aurltas Nation's Ei- MflM Will Be 8k»wa-CFoiBlJ|lH . C0 Imitate m Bantlai Shell WlllBs William A. Berkmeyer, it retired furniture manufacturer, died yesterday at 4llentown, aged elily-tlvp. AT 85c, Men's and Boys' Fancy Striped Shirts, all sizes; regular value 39c; special price 15c. ■wubiMn MMi! tram tk« Hani Mu Hi Bnakap. Ia Daig«r That of O.I, PhkImu. New York. AprilRobert 0. Lewis of 1071 Fifth avenue baa placed In the hands of tb* police a latter threatening to blow up the how* In which he llvee unleas he punohaaee safety by a heavy money payment Detectives are watch- Ins the heoae day and night for the Snrpose ef preventing the execution of is threat and In the hope ef arresting the plotter*. For the Praaaat. Manila, April 8.—In response to Interrogatories from Mr. Hllhu Root, United States secretary of war, the Philippine commission, which Is now at Cagayan, has prepared recommendations as to the form of general civil government to be established for the Philippines July 1 and to continue until congress shall have organised a permanent government for thl archipelago.Ber. Warren J. Johnson, of Lancaster, has accepted a oall to ths pastorship of the Qraos Reformed Ohnrob, Baltimore. Boston, April 8.—Reports from Wssteqi Hasssehnsstts and also from northern points In New England lndlsate that alarm Is felt;from ewollen riverf la the mill cities and along the railroads. Bains have not been excessive bat heavy enough to start tbs accumulation of snow In the woods snd fields which forms the water•beds of the llerrlmao, Oonneotlent and tbelr tribntariee.„ At Lawrence, Mau , the flood had swollen the Merrlmao to such s point that none oI the mills were able to start this morning, and twenty thonasnd employes are idle. At noon the river was still rising. AT 75c, Ladles' Good Percale Wrappers, full width, nice assert ment of patterns; $1.00/value; special price 75c. D"' After having the famous, painting under his sontrol for 25 years lacking two months, Adam Worth on March M of this year returned It to O. Morland Agnew. The transfer was made In the Auditorium hotel, Chicago, the details having''been arranged by the two principal Who dealt through William Plnkerton nd Patrick Sheedy, a gambler. the Interesting government exhibits at St. Louis will be the big guns Used in seacosst defense. The mpst powerful guns ever constructed will be In the collection, says a Washington special to the St. Louis Republic.Fin dtatroytd the dwelling of Thomas Ball, of Morrlavllle, yesterday, with lta contents, while the family were abeent. JERSEY CENTRAL WILL MET „ Stan are still Df Sontb African Yesterday was a dry day In Soranton, the new director of pnbllo safety, F. L. Httohoook, having ordered all saloons to oloar. AT 75c, Ladies' 2 ClaspKid Gloves in all shades; $1.00 value; spec* ial price 75c. MEN "It is very likely that tho Japanese minister at St Petersburg should have given Russia verbal advice that the latter would better submit the convention to the international conference at Peking, and there Is no reason why Russia would refrain from doing so If the convention contained nothing, as has been declared by Russia herself, which was detrimental to the lutegrity of China or injurious to ths Interests of the powers concerned. Japan is ready to approve or support any proposition, no matter what state makes It, provided It is Just and proper. All that Japan wants In international transactions Is 'fair play' and nothing more, but nothing less. It Is bslleved that the Peking negotiations will proceed in perfect harmony, uninterrupted by the incident caused by the Man- Churlau convention, which now seetns to have been fairly settled." Orsat secrecy hu been observed la the conduct of til* cue, and every effort ha* been made to prevent 'the facta from becoming generally known, became the detective* think they have a clew whlph may lead to the punishment of th* bl%skmaller*. George H. !■ the owner of the hou*e at 10T1 Fifth avenue. Roberf O. Lewis ail Mn. Lewis, who I* Mr. P*Wttm«B'i daughter, live with him. Mr. Lewjs la teller of the Lincoln National bask at 84 Bast Forty-second street. Mr. Agnew came te the United States for the purpeae of obtaining possession of the Galnsboreugh canvas. Having accomplished hi* purpose, he Immediately started heme. He should arrive In Londaa today with the precious picture, and It Is probable that Adam Worth will travel to London from Liverpool oa the same train with blm. These tw* men were fellow passengers en the Btrurto when that steamship left this port ten days ago. Worth traveled under an alias, his name not being on the Btrurla's passenger list It is even possible that he and Mr. Agnew formed a friendship for each other during the voyage. Mr. Agnew never knew with whom he was dealing when he was negotiating for the return of hi* picture. He had no suspicion that the man whor received the major part of the gold he paid to get his canvas would sail with him on the Htrurla. This temporary civil government la opected to consist of a governor, a cabinet and a legislative council, and It la believed that the members of the present commission will act as the principal advisers of Governor General Taft, although there will probably be a few Filipinos la the council. The member! of the provisional legislature will be appointed. One of them will be the United States army 12 Inch breechloadlng rifle, model of 1880, mounted upon a disappearing carriage. Its weight, stripped of everything, even the breech block, Is 115,000 iwunds. Its total length Is SS feet. The maximum diameter at the breecli Is 44.5 Inches. It throws an armor piercing shot weighing 1,000 pounds, the length of which is 3% feet. It nlso throws a projectile, an armor plerclng shell weighing 1,000 pounds, 4 feet long, carrying a bursting charge of 30.4 pounds of gun cotton. The charge of powder Is 240 potinds of smokeless or 490 pounds of brown prismatic powder. Leonard Heller, an emiiloje of the lumber firm of Paolhamna & Soce, Wllllamaport, wa« drowned in Cooke Run Saturday nigbt. AT 25c, Cream Table Damask, $4 - inch wide, nice variety of patterns, 35c value; special price s;c. vastating Territory. | A Lehlfth Valley crew at ,H»i'eton wa discharged because It refused to work over time after having been ou doty eighteen boon. : ' AT 15c, Ladies' Muslin Night Gpwns, well made; 59c value; special piice asc. A CI ID8. ' Hum t, April 8,—The will, of the IS. Bloe, millionaire, figured r before Surrogate Vltigerald u attempt m aid* to braal He. Albert T. Patrick, who li idar, bona of the priodpe , The oonteat to brought ova which nada lnTazaa- AiteahM* win or m— nu • 1 ,«VO, 0M14kmriUD. Daring the past two days the striking silk mill girls of Scrauton have been sending appeals for aid to otbet labor orgauii •ilona. Alleghany, Pa., April 8.—Sealed bide vmmilnd op to tfcne o'clock thta afternoon by June* Blows, comptroller of the dty, lor the ptuehaae of $1,086,000 three end one-bait per eent. bonds, maturing In thirty jeue. The bonde are of $1,000 denomination. Each bidder aoooanpanltd hie bid with a oertlfled cheek for $10,000. The commission will reach Manila May 1, after establishing provisional Cvarnnenta In all the large central Is■da excepting Samar and Ulndoro. Aa soon as routine business has been disposed of the commission will proceed to the oaganlaatlon' of every remaining province In the Island of Luaon and will deal with the matter of city government for Manila. PEOPLE'S STI IT PATS TO BUT AT TBI Mr. Lewie required the letter containing the threat laat Friday. It told him, according to the atory of a friend, that unleea he depoalted a large a am of money In a apot which waa designated before midnight on Saturday night the writer ef the letter wonld be rerenged upon him. Mr. Lewie opened the letter and waa alarmed by the threat Sjranton baa Its Bnsecbeiter cape, a young girl by the namo of Edna Hart having been kidnapped by half a dD zen Donng iren and arcanlted. Nw Si a.pt aodtbe bulk of Blot's The power In penetration In steel at the muzzle is 30.9 Inches, at 1,000 yards 28.5 Inches, at 2,500 yards 25.5 Inches and at 3.500 yards 23.5 Inches. The total weight of the gun and carriage lia 477,950 pounds. The carriage is 25 feet in diameter at the base, and the gun, when In a firing position, is 17 feet above the base of tbe carriage. When the shot Is fired, the recoil causes the mechanism to lower the gun 7% feet behind the parapet. The gun has an .accuracy of aim for about eight miles, and the extreme range Is about double that distance. 15 South Htln Street* PlttttM. People's 'Phone. Next to Drary's. Always the Cbnpivt. tote, Mined at any wb«n from $D,000,000 to D0,000,000, is totl to (1m Bis* inatltnte , at Bsutoo, Tint. Tlx bahv who" in ir fcylng to hare thto dotomant as* aalde So serUms has the tramp nnieanoe becime In Pottatown, tbat Burgees Cutter has appointed three epectal oftieera to eupprsss vagranoy In the boroagb. Hur BirrcDlcra. [HEROINE 18 BURIED. Conference* hut week with many Moros, Mindanao tribesmen and others confirmed the members of the commls■loa In their Intention not to substitute provincial for departmental government in Mindanao and the Sulu group eieept by the organisation of the province of Northern Mindanao. Judge Taft says the matter of abolishing (lavery can and will be handled deliberately and tactfully, but that no legislation affecting polygamy among the savages Is probable. JTavsa Holds Vessels For Trssifsrta, The Clinton Steel Company, of Renova, Is preparing to develop Immense traots o» coal and olay lands at Drury Ran. A La f million dollars will be expanded. VISIT OUR STORETBIS WEEK * are: • -v■ v - ■$ - Pnderiok A. BIm, brother, Houeton, Teiae; Charlotte 8. McKse, aistar, Springfield, Hue Mlnerrafe. Olde, Palmer, ■D; Joe. Bllnn, nephew, Springfield, Mess; William A. Btoe, nephew, WUhraham, ■tadeaa Win Om Bar Ufa far Teacher Mr. X*wla laat night refused to divulge the oontenfk of tha letter. According to tha story Mr. Lewis was directed by tha writer, who signed himself "Nihilist," to place *5,000 in a hydrant or wDter pipe In the neighbor; hood of tfie house a few minutes before midnight on Saturday, and he waa warned that if he refused TB follow directions the hoilM would be blown up and destroyed. Gives It to Police. Adam Worth's life has been filled with rare adventure, and far the benefit of those who may think it worthy of emulation It should be added that he has apent many years at the hardest kind of labor behind prison walls. Worth ia said to be a younger son of a family whose name has been respected «nd honored In England for generations.London, April 8.—The Yokohama correspondent of The Dally Mall, wiring yesterday and dealing with tha attitude of Japan toward Russia's Chinese policy, says: "Shipping companies have been ordered to hold their vessels in readiness for trinsport service. Cruisers oa the reserve list have been commissioned for aotlve service. AU leave has been recalled, and officers of the first reserve have been warned for service. There Is much popular exettemont."Paris, April 8.—The funeral of Alexandrine Zetonline, the Russian woman etndeot, who received In har breast the ballet aimed at aged Professor Kmlle De- Sohanel, took plaoe this afternoon at the Hnsslan Ohueh. Crowds of stndsnta thronged the edUtoe. Highly Honor*de We.have a lady demoostratiagthe fine quality of Dr. Hand's Comlw* sec] Milk and Evans' Bros. Moca and Java Coffee. Sample it Oaf coffee is the best value in the for the money. Nine numbers of the Thirteenth regiment, moet of whom are members of Company F, Sorantos, will be eent to jail because they refused to pay flan prononnoed by oonrt martial. MmD. ; Oharlt* RIo«, «on of admmmd nephew, WUbmbwn; Nlu Bdli Bio* : dangK J htr OODD. T' 'S  Guns of this type have never before been exhibited by the United States government, and they are designed for use In secret fortifications, to which no visitors are admitted. iter of * fliimri naphair, Will** and Fnderlok W. Btrn, Hartford, m heir* at law would maoh pnfor to been duly Sled In the aarrogatet at-| bat la branded polio* anthorl f nd thow ooaneeted wttk tha Blea tana a lq«gwy. •' CENTRA^..GIVES IN- Mr u im SUrlfeyea aM MJu THE TENNES8EE DERBY. The Heralil quotes a detective as saying that Worth fell Into evil ways and together with Suskovitch, Joseph Rellly, Becker and others stole the painting from the Agnews, but that later he gave up hla life of crime. In oonneotfon wltb the planting 900 troi* on (be grounds of the new German Bapttat Brethren College, at Eltzabethtowr, addreeeM were made by Profeesor M J. Breoht, Jobs Bollinger, H H. (Jllb'e ai.d Silas Ellaibath If yen. V bkV Minute Instructions were given, It la said, for Mr. Lewis' guidance In paying over the tribute te hla unknown correspondent He waa warned especially against communicating the demand to any outsider and especially against calling upon the police for protection.Capletrano, In a speech of welcome to the commissioners, participated In yesterday's discussion at Mlaamls. After completing the work of organisation 'there the commission visited Vapltan. ftitH Old 1m Will Be Beaewed Kvenr ; ) v. Tee* Heieafler. UMphia, Tenn., April &—The ;Ttnn«s-ase D«ihy will be ran hen this afternoon, wUt twenty-live three year-elds In the qnnlas. This event haa not been held tat ssvttak yean. Today's event means the anna] renewal of the Derby. MAKE8 CANNIBALS. To enable 1be observer readily to make an Intelligent comparison of the mounts of our seacoast guns there will be placed by the side of the great 12 Inch gun a 10 Inch rifle on a barbette carriage. In a barbette carriage the rifle is at all times exposed above tbe parapet. The 10 Inch breechloadtng rifle Is from the model of 1895 nnd weighs 00,700 pounds. Its total length Is 30.70 feet, and the diameter of the breech Is 87 Inches. rial tie* h» to, tl» rttu Msnlx Sailors Bat Their Fellow MUSY BE FIGHT TO FINI8H. General Areola, a colonel three lieutenant colonels, 28 other iifflcers and 800 men, together with 48 rifles and many other arms, have surrendered at Noeva Caeere*. The officers and men took the oath of allegiance. It was premised that the entire command would shortly gunender. London, April 8.—The Slngapo** correspondent of The Dally Express wires the following ghastly story of cannibalism at sea broi'..,ht to Singapore by two survivors of the Nora Scotlan bark Angola, wrecked six days' sail from Manila on Oct. 23 last: Htffareri. SPECIALS. Mr. Lewis, while admitting last night that ha had received a threatening letter, declared that the details of the threat as reported were erroneous. Be declined, hewerer, to reveal what the letter contained. ■•atk itfrlMui War Will III Only W»en Been Are Crashed. London, April 8.—The Pretoria correspondent of The Morning Post, who warns his countrymen against hoping for an early termination of hostilities or believing the stories that the Boers are tired of war, says: 8PANISH WAR CLAIMS. "The survivors, Jolinsen, a Swede, and Marticornu, a Spaniard, assert that the Angola struck n reef. Two rafts were built. The smaller, bearing live men, disappeared. The latter, with 12, drifted for 40 days. The sailors ate barnacles, seaweeil and finally their boots. Fresh Eggs,- 16c Dairy Butter, 23c Ills OnaialH BaM a meaMac la Waahlaa tm D. O.. Today. Washington, April 8.—The Spanish war elalms commission held Its first session Mn today. ExSeqator Chandler Is chairman of the oommlaron. Colonel Sandlco surrendered at Cabanatuan Saturday. New York, April 8.-VV* Fnrtdtot If una, of the )aiv Ontrtl, Imtd • rtatamsnt this morning In whloh ba Wld kktt Um statement mad* In MM morning pspara that ha bad resnaed to nest Um representatives of 1£e labor organisation* Is nntraa: He tb not on Saturday In tlA to reply to It War' ram «*ated thatAha Jereey Oantral vaa Mr. Pennlman's residence stand* alone, between Eighty-eighth and BMghty-nlnth a treats. In Fifth avenue. It is an unusually large and wall appointed house. Inside It Is beautifully famished and magnificently decorated, so that, even apart from the danger to life which the execution of each a' threat as the letter Is supposed to bare brought would entail, the damage to the structure would ipaan a heavy money loss. As there are no other bouses In the bloolc In which the house stands It might be Mown to pieces without damaging seriously any other structure. On either side are vacant lota, with large fences. Once behind these a man could easily approach the house without detection from the street. At the front of the house, which Is four stories high and Is of white atone, Is a high Iron fence, with a barred gate. Pablo Teeeon** command, consisting of 21 officers and 178 men. with 133 rifles and ammimttfon, surrendered to Colonel Page lost Pi-May and took the oath of allegiance: The projectile Is an armor piercing shot or «hell. The shell carries a bursting charge of 22.4 pounds of gun cotton and weighs 575 pounds, having a length of four feet. The solid shot Is three and a half feet long. The powder charge Is 140 pounds of smokeless powder, and the muzzle velocity of the projectile Is 2,300 feet In a second. The maximum pressure per square Inch Is 87,000 pounds. The muzzle energy with the charge of smokeless powder Is 21,080 foot tons. The gun has a penetrating power of 20 Inches In steel at 2,500 yards. "It becomes daily more evident that the Boert intend to flght to a finish. Many are surrendering, but they are men of no standing. The real lighting men are mil on commando, and although the recent successful British operations tend to bring the end nearer It Is evident that the Boers must be completely crushed before a general surrender is profiable." SHANNON'S MARKET. ♦*'&D ROUSSEAU 18 W0R8E. Cavjdry are scouting for General Tlnlo In the mountains In north Vlgan. "On the twenty-fifth day two became Insane and killed themselves. On the twenty-sixth a Frenchman killed the mate with en ax, drank Ills blood and tried to eat his brains, but was prevented by the otbefs. Next day the Frenchman was killed while attempting to murder the captain. The survivors, all of whom were now insane, ate the Frenchiqan's body. OeaAKtea of the Fnsek rteauer wrows Surrenders of. smaller detachments of rebels are reported from every direction.Washington Stioot, West Plttatou, Pa. Qalte Alarm lag. PER CM. - 28 Dr. Hand's Milk {ou farther I any ot&er. 18c can; 3 fgr joC Evans' Bros »!«•)* nityv to ass* M employes and listen to grievenoee and do whatever was possible to remedy these. Parle, April 8. —Premier Waldnek Bonssseu la not progressing very fast toward rsoovery and there la mneh anxiety ss to the ontoome of hie Illness. lO WO! law Fom« lor Brie Basin. PMNEBECKER'S STI It Is reported from Brussels that Acting President Schalkbnrger has moved tho seat «HROvernment to Leydesdorp. New York, April 8.—The Brooklyn police hare In tlieir possession the nude Mr at J* w—ii which was taken -from tbsJBtte liaalu and are working open the theory of* possible murder. All work finished i n from six to ten days regardless of weather. 14 South Main Street, Accordteg to a dispatch to~The~Dally' Mail from Hilversum Mr. Kruger, who has Just-errrived there, has expressed" an intention to go to the United Statee in June and visit Waahlncton, Boston and Chicago. WelikM Specialty DEVASTATING AFRICA. British as* Baialag the Oae* Frapeiou Vnwsvaal. London, April a—The eorrespondent of the Pnbllahers Press has been ihown s letter from one of the soldiers of Lord Kltoh- FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL C New York Stook Markets, furnished by M. 8 Xcr^*nAOa,rtogkbrokers room 88, Miners Now York* April 8, lwi. a Open. COoe. ▲mer. Steel and Wire..  Atchlaon 8M 81M Atohison nef Wf M i Brooklyn, Traction MM 81 « Chen. 6t Ohio. 40M U. 8. Steel, •••»• 47M 4«M sil-1 Seeding. * . RteiUne .pre? ...... ••••• 78 ?4H Bobber... 18 Union Bsoifle *. 88 80M Union Pacific pref 88 88 Wabash pref..V. J*J4 W«* "n Unlcmi W 81 "Cannibalism continued until only Johnson anil Martioornu remained. On the forty-second day the raft stranded on Subi, or Flat, Inland, In the Natnna group, northwest of Borneo. Johnsen anil Martlcornn were emaciated. Friendly Malays sent them by Junk to Singapore." At the right of the 10 Inch gun a 12 Inch mortar will be mounted, and It Is no small affair. Farther to the right will be a S Inch rapid Are gun. All will be mounted behind sections of a parapet, and the four pieces represent one gun of each type In seacoast fortifications. To the left of the great 12 Inch disappearing gun will be exhibited the old seacoast ordnance of the Cnited States,, arranged In a historical series, the 12 Inch gun Itself representing the climax. is body -was that ot a woman about jnan. old and weighing about 186 •uuU There are abrasions of the ak taud left - ankle. The suicide MD7 in tho ease, tho police think) IB .hardly hall! because of the at -that Him woe nothing on the ♦OK CUIdrei's 45 South Maill A small party of Bona has reoccnpled PhllHpstown, In Cape Colony. oner's ira; ia Sooth Afrloa, wbloh seems : Photos. I m to Indicate that th. BritUh are .till cany—lag QA a p*'tr of devastation and bum burning In South Africa. Th. writer uj. that th. town, la th. w.r .w.p» ngion have been much damagwl by military op.ntton.udoMttp.tloa Mid that Joh.n-nwbars, one. the boslsst plao. la Booth Afriee, bu bMO diBi|ri fully MT«tyflr. ft -at. riao. th. Britiah took po«M--•loon, ' j  A KING'S BIRTHDAY. Mr. Lewi., on the advice of friends, turned the letter over to Captain Titus. He, after reading the letter, selected some of his best detectives and outlined to them a plan which, he hoped. Mould result in the capture of the letter writer. He told Mr. Lewis, It Is said, to so to the appointed place at the time set la the letter and to pretoid to deposit there the money for which demand baa been made. The detectives were to ambush themselves at » convenient distance and In such a manner that they would be unnoticed and might pounce upon whoever appeared to get the package. Clay fltlll Holla tke F*r«. Lexington, Kj., April CM Wnn|tofaire(mll worn Oxford tie*. Even the stockings were missing. It la bettered that the body bad not been in the water more than 48 hours. PITT*Ti )N. RENN'A. m Casaius M. Clay Is still holding the fort alone, and no one was admitted to White Hall yesterday except James Bolla, his bodyguard. General Clay latlmated that he would live on a supply of meat and canned gooda that he had stored *way, but he changed hla mind yesterday morning and ordered Bolln, who lives about 100 yards fronf the mansion, to have hla wife prepare his meals. General Clay Is working on the second volume of his autobiography, which will contain the secrets of hla private life and Is to bo published only after his death. The first volums, a record of hla public life, baa already appeared, but the.drculatlon la limited, as only Clay's Intimate friends received copies. Captain, Cook and Sailor Dronifd. Portland. Me.-, April 8.—Tho two masted schooner Wendal Burpee of St. John, N. B.. ashore off Cape Kllz abeth shortly before 12 o'clock yesterday noon, the captain, cook and one sailor being drowned, while the mate only The lost were Captain -Louis Mersebury, George Foster, the cook, both of St. John, and a sailor known as "EngUsh Chrrley." The mate, John Swenseu of St. John, managed to reach the shore more dead than alive. Tho schooner Wendal Burpee, which was coal laden from New York- to St. John, Is owned by N. 0. Scott of tjie latter city and waa valued at about $4.- 000. The vessel will undoubtedly be a total loss. New Anthracite Scale. Near the building specially-constructed for this purpose will be displayed the mountain, field and Blege guns of the present day. together with types of old guns u&ed In the different wars in which the United States has been en-' gaged. Philadelphia, April 8.—The anthracite coal trade has entered upon Its spring business with a fixed scale of prices, so far as the circular Is concerned, for the next six monthB. April for the domestic a lies has 50 cents per ton reduction compared with the previous circular, and then the prices are to be advanced 10 cents per ton monthly until the March figures are again reached In September next » The ordnance exhibit will show the historical development of ordnance In the United States, a gun representing every type adopted by the United States and showing the evolution of guns, mortars and howitzers. Among the howitzers will be one made In 1793. mm rnnmw " Buaiikii'tuti miw- Onsnbagsn, April 8.—Tbs Dowager Km JwofBosria, th.gu.en of England and th/ Qoean of th. Kethsrlands sr. amoaktbs »"D»»«D«D• mssabere of royal oelebratloa of th™ Q»«r „ Wilhalmlna of lands waa aoeom pZSTh- *** wasot national V »»• holiday in all * t^°gd°n'' King Christian Is la ego*, health. mrj trt«| V' Wins aa« Vutker. Writer Fall, to 0«M. According to Dr. Bydam, a Ceftban physician, there are no more reliable weather prophet* than telegraph wires. This noyel discovery was made by him in the following manner: As he was waitlng for a train at a country station he heard a shrill sonnd, which was made by the wind as it passed throuch a network of nearby wires. At once tne doctor remembered that he had frequently heard a similar sound either immediately before or after a storm or a heavy fall of rain or snow, and it naturally occurred to him to try and ascertain whether there waa any connection between the sound and such changes in the weather. As a heavy shower of rain fell within 48 hours after he had heard the sound at th* railroad station, he concluded that there was such a connection, and he then determined to Investigate the matter thoroughly. As a result he now maintains, ftrat, that any unusual disturbance in the telegraph wires is an infallible Indicator 9f bad weather and, second, that the native of the changes in ths atmosphere maT be learned from the sound which the vrina makm when passing through the WiTbu* * deep sound, he says, which is of considerable or medium strength, Indicates that* there will be alight showers of rain with WDC*«rate winds within from 30 to 48 hours, and, on the other hand, a sharp, shrill sound 1* the sure token of a heavy stcrm, which tfW be accompanied by much raiar or mow.  Wh.ther the writer of the letter scented danger or whether be became suspicious from something he saw is not known, but the scheme fell through. The detectives waited patiently, but nobody called to get the package. Tbey noticed, however, tbat a man who looked as though he might have wrlttbn the letter seemed to be loitering In the vicinity. As he gave them no cause to arrest him he was allowed to go. The detectives, however, determined not to abandon their effort to apprehend the blackmailer, and tbey were atlll waiting last night for further developments. T.S.ftW.S. Thirtieth Valutmp ImD. Chicago, April 8.—The Thirtieth volunteer infantry, Just returned from the Philippines, arrived home at midnight. In spite of the lateness ,of the hour there was a large gathering of parents, brother* sisters and sweethearts at the station to greet the homecomers.There will also be 30 or 40 trophy guns, displayed according to period of eapture. A novel feature will be a trophy fountain, representing a bursting shell, with water spouting from Its crevices. This will be mounted on a pile of projectiles, surrounded by trophy guns. The leading artistic VIooJo la Paper Hangers. Headqt Petal Hallway Aseliaat. Montreal, April 8—Telephone advices received from Richmond. Que., announce that the business port Ion of that town rests In the midst uf a raging torrent. The granite piers of the steel bridge erected a few years ago at a cost of f4S,000 have been carried away, totally wrecking the structure. The tracks of the Grand Trunk line Is under water for a considerable distance. The people were compelled to take refuge In houses on the hills back of the town. The property loss will be heavy. Steam Laundry. the latest designs in Spring Paper from 5c per doable joll Kansas Oity, April 8.—By the derailing of tbe engine and a number of empty freight cars on the Kansas City Suburban Belt Line railroad four members of the crew were injured, one fatally. William Prime, brakeman. broken skull and eyeB scalded, will die; Harlny 8. Levitt, engineer, severely cut about head and body; E. P. De Fevre, brakeman, badly burned about head and body and shoulder broken; Michael Powers, fireman, head laid open and terribly scalded. The train was derailed a mile from the center of the city while running at the rate of 25 miles on hour. Armstrong's North Main Street. m D HAS THE PICTJ.*RE' Algiers, April 8.—The United States armored cruiser New York, flagship of Rear Admiral Rod gent, senior squadron commander of the Asiatic station, sailed from Algiers last evening on her way to Manila. The New York Leave* Algiers, The danger threatened to British shipping by foreign competition Is the subject of Investigation on the part of the British chamber of shipping. At a recent meeting, says a London newspaper, a resolution was passed urging British shipowners to Induce every firm to take at least two boys as apprentices In each vessel, to provide suitable accommodations for thein apart from the crew and to give as much care as possible to their training. At present there are not enough British seamen to man the ships, und unless England adopts the training methods xtt other nations the competition bids fslr to rapidly become more strenuous. Esshui Waata More Seaaaen* Attention I.-* if- W&M i . imr * i«s miD O* ,t#u" I Oalaabarssgb Work. {. Lhwpool, April S—O. HorsUnd new, at th. firm of Aga.w * Son., dMlus, arrlv.d at Liverpool today no Etrorja. Hasaysb. ban with him th. nalGainsborough "DochMs of Dmron-, shin," seolan from ths Htm la IBM. %P/?/C£S. Mr. Penniman returned from the south yesterday afternoon and was very mucU sorprlsed to learn of the threat that had been made. Best Floor. Feed, *11 kinds.... Oats, per bushel... Oats, *s bushel lots.. Potatoes, bushel.. Hay, per 100. . C Best Butte'.... No. i Broom a cans fine Peache*  , 3 cans Corn.*.  i dozen Canned Corn... 3 lbs Evap. Peaches.. \ / 4 lbs Prunes  ■■Bit*. 50 1.06 .37 .86 .CO .95 Wur attention is respoctfulc called to the New Eaiter Goods rromlarat Uaghanitaa Man Dead. "Had X been here," said be, "I would bare advised tearing np tbe letter and throwing It Into the fire. I have lived In New York 70 years, and I have seen many su.ch letters during that time. None of them ever amounted to anything."Blnghamton, N. Y., April 8.—Chauncey B. Waterman, who bad been a prominent bovine*? man and a resident ot this cttj tor 40 years, has died, aged 8T. .  Chicago, April 8.—Dr. Robert Mclntyre, pastor of St. James' Methodist Episcopal church and considered one of tho most powerful and attractive preachers and platform lecturers In America, has tendered his resignation to his congregation owing to" 111 health. Dr. Melatjre Resigns. now on sale at R.B.CUTLER'S (TRAIN LINE8 UNITE. Vienna, April 8.—The arrest of the leading members of the Macedonian committee Friday night at Sofia, Bulgaria, causes (rreat satisfaction. It wu probably due to pressure from Russia and Turkey, although the offlolal reason given Is that the committee waa preparing a rising In Macedonia. The revelations at the trial of the Bulgarians at Salonika regarding the revolutionary alms of the committee may also hasten the denouement. As the committee counts many thousands of adherents In Bulgaria trouble may result Prince Ferdinand la at Mentone. Tk« Balgarlaa (Mala, Comprising all the new and sirable shades in Dotted Swiss, Per. ■ian Lawns, Dimities, Mercerised Zephyrs, Kid, Lisle Silk and Mocha Gloves, in all shades. rtlwi IMnM *mtm ■» *• Bwh* lM4UfnSl.0M.0M. Ike Bast Cold Oars. .25 .25 .25 .85 Chicago, April 8.-A special msetiag of | A* stAokha Idas of the Metropolitan w cat I Bide Kievah 4 company was held this afternoon end it was voted to pay $1,000,000 for th4 Snbt uban railway lines In this city. This at tfton waa taken aa the result of iwpilliUni ■ begun come weeks ago. Mr. Lewis said of the story of the letter, after listening to It attentively: "That Is all wrong. There la not a detail of It that la exactly correct, except that I did receive a letter. I shall do all In my power to have the writer punished."la oh too on take without the lnterrnption of buelnsas. On that dose not affeot the head or hearing Ilka tba pontlnued use of quinine. Oaa'that coree speedily and leavse yon faallag ftaah and clear-headed. Sneh a oaa la K ranee's Gold Oure. Prloe SSoenta. Sold by all druggists. Dntles on American Steel. London, April 8.—According to the St. Petersburg correspondent of The' Dally Mall Impart duties at Vladivostok have been raised on all American Iron, ateel and machinery. While In health Inane against alokness by taking ont a policy In tha Pennsylvania Casualty Company. Embroideries and Laces, naw an ~a pretty designs. Ladies', Misses'': and Children's Hose. Prices and quality to suit tlie most fastidious Hew Pai la WMaaa'a Dreas. ahaswagk aaauaulM Of food la camtlal to good health. With out good teeth we cannot have tlurough maattnatVm. Wa do everything known to modan dantlatry at moderate ptrloaa. Teith extracted without pain by aid of vMattndatr. Dn fflg. Main St. $2 par year paye $5 per week. || «C • « C« |JQ Ct |d II •« «C |]5 *« u $8 " " " $90" $10 |9S " V Lion Coffee 12}4 Arbuckle Coffee .12 H Fresh eggs, doz .16 Ceramics have been for some time getting Into the dress world, and this spring there Is quite a fad for hand painted buttons and belt or atock clasps, sayB the New York Times. One woman up town In New York who does some most attractive work in ceramics has been busy as a bee recently filling ortfcrs for buttons. These are about as lafgf a penny, and she paints them In any design desired, according to the fancy customer or to match a gown. Tb«e are designs in forgetmenots for blue go#ns, tiny designs In green for summer frocks that have a little green In them, and one i oman received as an Bacter gift a aet Knoxville, April 8.—A double beadei freight train loaded with Iron ore was derailed at Spring City on the Queen and Crescent railroad, injuring foui men, one fatally, The boilers of both locomotives exploded, the concussion and scaldlBg water doing the Injury to the crews that manned them. Ire* Ore Train Wreaks*. Doable Foaeral la Uttca. A PECULIAR MANIAC. Utlea, April 8.—The double funeral of Peter Zlmmer, aged 78, and bis wife, aged 73, who died within 40 houra of each other, was held from their late home iji Flab Creek. R. B. Cutler, ■u in—— Witt mff law at vlsslds J. T. ARMSTRONG & CO., Trwtton, T. J., April t\-Vlnoenolo Clenmls, • prisoner lit ths jailC"• » tfatm "bog." He think* his wit* j"1 mother ara Inside of him and he .P*"1*1" In stofplug °P bli Mm end nostrils 91(11 tobsooo to prevent their esospe. Nice, April 8.—Lord Salisbury has arrived at Beaulleu. He was but Uttle affected by the Journey from London. Uri MUkirrU Coalition. i. W. Kaarta, Agt. 88 Sooth Main St.. PITTSTON. GOODS DELIVERED PROMPTLY. 44 and 16 Ntrlh lata Strati 8«a tha large rarllaty of aulto made to you measure $90. Beran, tha Tailor. A IprlBf Toale. Cancers Tumors OT-PFOPLr-H PHONC. miuiou oitm tnr. Everybody needa a tonic In tha spring, at this tims.ths system oravee a tonic. It Is hooaeeleantna time for your body. Llchty's Oelery Mure Oompound will tore np your nervee, blood, kidneys and llw* r. and fill yon wtth' health and energy. Sold by J. H. Houok. Finest, Nobbiest, Host Complete JOHN O'D. MANGA! Blllonsneee la a oondltion characterised by a dlsturbanoe of the digestive organs. The etomaoh la dablUtated, the liver torpid, the howela constipated. There la a loathing of food, pain In the bowels, dls■Iness, ooated tongua and- vomiting, Bret of the undigested or partly digested food snd then of bile. Chamberlain's Stomaoh and Liver Tablets allay the disturbances of the stomaoh and areata a healthy appetite They also tone npthe llvsr to a healthy action and regulate tha bowels. Try them and yon an oertaln to be mnoh pleased with the rasalt For sale by Varrer, Peek A Boberta, apotheoarlss: Plttston, one door above Kagle Hotel and Wart Plttaton, Wyoming sod Loserae Ave*. It Is certainly gratifying to the pnbHe to know of one oonoera which la not afraid to be generoua. The proprietors of Dr. King's New Dlsoovery (or consumption, oonghs and oolds have given away over ten million trial botUee and have the eatfafsotlon of knowing it hsa oared thouesnds of hope lees mil. Asthma, bronchitis, la grippe and all throat, ohaat and lung dlssasss are sorely cured by It. Call on Stroll's pharmacy, West Plttaton and W. 0. Price, Plttaton, and get a free trial bottle. Begulsr sins SOe and |1. Every bottle gusrantsed. Th. rrtaatpal OkarMUrUUu Of tha Nlekal Plate Road whloh make 1 the papular Una foi tha traveling public are ooaspeSent train service, floe roadbed and eourteoua employee. The Niokel Plato load la the abort line between Buffaloed Chicago. The gnat Pan-American Exposition this summer will prcaaot nnusual attractions. The Nickel Plate Boad will-be In poaltion to aoeommodata this travel with aafety, apead and comfort Write, wire, *phoneor call on T. 3, Moors, Qeneral Agent,' Ml Main St, BoOalo. j »taw PROF. A. J. MILLS, Traveling Agent. SLOAN HAS 8AILED. PRICES. Best Patent Flour - $4.50 Ghop, per cwt - j 05 •  Meal, per cwt - • - •» ■ nMrmmsmNTB AasesleM JssUsT Bas Sons to Ssslaad to Mds.1 N«i York. (April 8.-Tod Sloan, ths Aaarfcan Jockey, sallsd for England today. Clean hss not said whether or not he woald apply for a license to rids on the English tresis.  Ideal Kotdu VurnaoM at Aah'a. 56 tf BR. S. ANDRAL KILMER, LINK OP. , three buttons In pink roses upon a ground. This Is an attractive dei \ and It to » good one to go with d/£\-eCo™__ WRING  U SUMMER GOODS (■HH Bauds M Baky'e Cnk - at night an agonising to motto. Dn Suwrt Caoor Tnonmn will relieve croup, eoon aa administered. It la also a am wum unr for, coughs, colds end cent* jao'Jhenango St., Bingham too, N.Y. THK aRMATsar —«*'C . - - - - «.os 3ran and Midds., cwt 1.05 iornand Gr. Gorn, cwt i.ot Long Hay, per cwt - .95 ■« Gut tiay, per cwt . C90 Oats, per bushel -2- .17 Butter, per lb • . - Fresn Eggs, per dozen 1.16 3 bottles Gatsup . . ,3S *4- Jjv. Irra""" Pollee. of Syracuse, N. *, wfultted od»\. next aommer with orter that they their witb *™«ter NeS* *0* World. cooWi Postmaa- The nail carriCrs have asKSP dSsssaSS Caacar and Tunar Daelar IN THE WORLD. THE WEATHER. "Of large sorss on my little daughter1! hsad dsvslopedInto aeaae of eeaMhaad," A Horrlbl* otlbnak. ■a Better Are employed anywhrfl prealde over the oWo re than thoaa who i of tha Albany Dealt. franklin Si, to no* laCiet pain Ever shown in this city have just arrived. Gome and examine them and lea ye your order for a Spring Suit, Overcoat, Vest or Tron*em. Fit and every other satisfaction guaranteed. Washington, D. a, April 8.—Tone** jjfl 8 p. a. TuwdiTi lot Iwtara ■Mil Oio«dj tonight; pcoUM/ ■u*ro portion, TaCad«r, partly The ehronlo djtpepttel The nnheppieet of mate women. Anj of the** would (It* • told mint II Ikq had it, for a core. A UUle aonej epenf i(at Aaahacl all iht lnmtaMBtj Prof. MiUa will be at tha Wyoming Valley Hotel Parlora tor one weak, ooaaaltatfen free. Anyone afflicted may call and leant or tha doctor's valnleesDe-Otaoerliia# removal ayetam. KokaUa,iHD burning oaaaMe, plasters, O.F. BUQS. current* QMd. It tR*tUH(lo St' mi m .■ ■ i-