Pittston Gazette

              ,» I if* '•Vj , UC ■'• V* » «!v?l Compare the evening newspa y papers with the morning journals for conclusive proof that the bulk of the news ap pears first in the former. - ..... ■ .A. "!l- ,'TT lost eflco hh. ,  A P FIFTY-FIRST YEAR PA, URPAV BVENINO, MAY 4, 1901. two a 40o 130 CITY BLOCKS EASTMAN HAS A CHANC-E- dESIOENTJK AUSTIN. •ernor Ewrfjll4rtjtoC|1, K«l Frof j Houston. ■'(nwfmoi nrtawT. T y* OMMmta _ , *"■ tail Amr » « III, kr no. Hay 4.-Ont of Dixie the Residential party traveled Into the ."""•ft the great southwest. Afttr leaving New Orleans beautiful Bajte Teche, the tiome of tha AcadJini ana the waving rlceflelda of wastern Loulilana were pawed daring the night, and the new oilfields of Texas whltled by Just at the peep of day, too early to ba •een by the present. When tha party arose, the tfaln waa already fiver the plaina of Taxaa, which stm .bed away to tha horlaon In "■T direction, level aa a board. reducing forces. DIVORCE PAPERS IN ROSE8? Prepared «nder GERMAN XAWf, W U Excellent for ,  r TOOTHACHE, Faceache, Rheumatism, etc. DR. RICHTBB'S WofM-RenownM -These 'nolle* Mai Wh»IIy ItattM bf «*M H *t Cambridge-Ma*. IUj 4.—In tha Baa* man murder trial ttta morning, U»- jm % irtlatt, In opening for tha dale—a. a«M that Mwa will taka tba atand and tell hbafcory. Bartlatt alaa made the atartHog annas ooement that tharbsllat prodnoad to court «a tha one taken from Qrogan'a bod; ttta D*t wholly Identified. Heolalmedthe ballet iraa abown to OoL Simon, ol Lowall, laat Odobar, aa ona taken tram tba body and that thla bnlM raoatred a prlrate mark. CoL Dimon ownot now And thla mark on th« bnllet prW Inoed In oonrt. 1 i la nuderatood that E«a tman will not te" m tha atand today. ■"r ktntan to IImm IvMoma Thrown to Aotrooo Is * Gossip of a=2—' Man About Town at random from our Mammoth Stock will be sufficient to demonstrate td PREY TO FUMES Manila, Washington, Mir 4.—It Is expected that within a day or two * programme will be completed the war department for a anhatuntmi reduction of tb» preaant strength of the United States army In the Philippines.' The regular troops now tbare who hate seen the most service are the Eighteenth and Twenty-third infantry and one battalion of the' Third artillery. They want oat to Manila In 1898 In the flrat expedition under General Anderson, and! If the announced poHey of the department heretofore Hired up to la contlitaed-.these wlll'be the flrat organisations to retnro td the TJnited States. Borne of these troops will be replaced with the new levies just Raised In this country. It has not M*«an determltied how large alredtiMta will made. The department also la ftfr?Ui|$ig to tranafer a nutnuber of -th«-«»llsted men from one branch of the service to nn other with a riewto securing the balance of prepeftlons contemplated In the reorganization' bill. Enlistments are being made (in satiffaqtory numbers and soon wlllbringtjte army np to the maximum of ifen. At present the Infantry pnd rmw/rf, under the schedule recently approved by Secretary Root, a re1, practically complete or would be If theyexceaa of men In (JUTsrent regiments Mfere transferred other regiments In pqocess of formation. •u«h mt American BmqUw. A large bunch of American Beauty rosea waa thrown over the footlights of a Bowery theater the other .night •nd struck "Tic" Brlnkley, one of .the, "Bohemian Burlesquers," full In the cheat, saya the New York Journal. The actieas bowed and smiled, and a stage aleuth gave the (lowers a gentle k(ck toward the orchestra. A man In the wings In a hoarse whisper ordered the other performers not to touch the roses. kBA That was a ales tffdr at Keystone Ball Thnrtds* night; one that will dwell with p'easaot msmoiies In the minds of all present for a 'eng lime to some. There was bnt ons thing to mar th* event—the weather. How the rain did-poml. But this was Inanfflolant to keep those fevortd with Invitations away, aad they are now glad they went. The gemltmen In charge oertalnly knew bow to oondnot snob a fnooilon. There wae not the moat trivial detail overlooked and they looked to the omfort and sfcjojment ot their gncsts In s pleasing wsy. The crowd of danoeis waa not too large or yet too rmall, and another thing that was noticeable was that the oompany waa as ons family, aa If the oommlttes In sending ont the Invltstlons had oontrlved It thna. The guests did not form' la ollqaee, as 1* usually eeen on each ooeaalons, making It noeotetarj to danoe with ths same partnar more than onoe. This state of aSslts sdded materially to ths snjoyment of ths occasion. Ia observing the happy danoeis, the Gossip Man notlosd many prominent Qgaree in the diaay maae. Among theae were onr townsman 8. B. Bsnnstt, Dr. Troxell, 0. K Trombower, B. M. Bughss, Dr. E B. Long, E. Q. Msteur snd many other prominent business and professional man, who In their apparent eaae and graoe on the polished floor, bespoke the ssasoned men ot soeiety. Ths matrons and maids were ail la line In the promenadtf and their unmistakable ohnrm , ol Teoe and oostnme wan sn|Djsota for general comment smong the gsatlsmsn. "ANCHOR" PAIN EXPELLED. you the [l,l Buildings Wore h Burned. \ Extraordinary Bargains one tnat beggars ttescription- At 8:30 p. in. the-fire was checked at the Intersection of and Bay «treeta, where the ConoB)«rcial bank la located, which went up Jn flames, the Western Union buildtng being Just ncross the street and not being damaged.i well-known y A remedy, wWch hoi* caivad at many favorabl# FYPFI I of n«CM»«aB» SSrS^#®* •tfcwYo 0«c.t»frl Dn's leU The roses were a, gift, the last one, from Robert 0. Brlnkley to his wife. The paper wrapped around the stems wae the typewritten complaint In an action (or divorce against Mrs. Veturla H. Brlnkley. The well dressed stranger who threw the roses was a process mrrer. Department. In Ever1 itcribtd. Ladtee' Fine Muslin Gowns 4®c. Ladies' Fine Mnffin Skirts Me. _ l«c» OurUlns. 8 nrd* long, ll* J»tr. Fine DrM Ginghams, 80 ft nfd. Tabls-Tum biers, from 80 each. Ladle? FtamH A flna assortment of Children'* DmM KApl%t line of Infute' BoanetoM Women's Ribbed Veete, .11 HWfcW* A large ueortment of Boys' W»«* and oolored. prices ruse from Uaapto Children's bide Elastics, 60 a pair. , Ladles' Wrappers for 6O0 eaoa. We carry a full line of HMH1MP1 bonse furniiblng department. . Men's Heavy ttuspenders. pat. \r IR0CK.1L IS ON TRIAL TODAY. TERRIBLE DISTRE8*. Graphic »»«rr C•« *«■««■••• BUILDING CC )LLAPSED, ;  ThiM BindN4 Hm t lad Muto% Bm«p«- SSSmS& If. id. BletUrACo., *1* Paul St, New Irti Jacksonville. Savannah, May 4.—Passengers on th late train from Jacksonville tell grafrii Ic stories of *he Are. Mr. B. A. BootK manager for FAlrbtnki 6c Co., said: "The frlghtfiB acene about the grea Are was snch «C words can soared: picture. yThe bea«iMful realdance sec tlon Daa awept by the flames, and th. ilUfreaa la great. Auiong those drlyei from their homes areD£°me of the bes families Id the city. Thyy bad no plac to go. Many scenes of pAfhos might t» jescribed, bnt It la dlfflcVit to ■'ngl' Dut any one more affecting than an "One Incident I aaw was that of i [entleman who wC«a pointed out to mi is one of the moaf cltison if Jacksonville. Ha b«4 lost hla bomi ind practically hla aU Accompany Cr hla wife, two daughrtta 8011 ie was pushing along IV a little car uch aa fruit venders emptoy what lit I* of their valuables they" .bkd sav« nun the flamea. They had «C• destlna Ion. It mattered not where WJ w6ntmt they seemCd to want to koao movng. A line of hoae ran across their  path. They were stopped by a giv"^ L friend who seamed to know the «V . ■■ a authority Interceded, and they pass A ' ' . C1 0„, whither they themselves did not the atookholdars of the proposed Colorado ,now, \"txm and Mezloo ■allroad la bains hah "About 8 o'clock there waa a report hex* today. The purpose of the maetlni if dtlnklng among the lawless element. ta w anthortae the eonpany to apyly tC rhej-eport was »ubatantiated, and aoon the Batiroad. OonuniesSoo for authority U he terrore of the fire were added to by , bood* Jot -mutrnrUnn of a line o he dread of drunken Man. Then the Oolss«aB. uthorltles sent around mountad polios ,W1 mm *2 - irmed with carblnea, and t»«J«oon» WILL REACH EL PASO. vere all cloaed and kept cMM- No ! rinks could be had, and tft datpoi ■ rapidly arousad In t . w«a kept low*. 'ompaniea wars order ntlre force of police mounted, waa on du alung across thel \ started, and It waC rtalasztsnt. The ef era aaDd of tha police the main successful Jala from taking ad disorder that pro- mt run aflelpbla. Pl,j May 4.—A portion ot' tn nnoeonpUd boll ding at 18 South Broad •treat oollapeed »t' Boon ud three ban—I D I red workmen wb » were engaged In ezearv ting aa adjoint' jg properly had narrow eeevpta. The ar aidant oeonrred In the very heart of the, olty'a "bnetneea aeotlon and exoltement Waa intanee. So far aa known none w an Injured. This romance began 14 years ago, when Brlnkley met pretty Veturla Harrleon In Florence. Ala. Brlnkley was from Memphis. He was of a good family and waa worth 1200,000. Veturla waa If years old, an only child, and the goddaughter of General Joe Wheeler.. Us. Cronje Driven Insane by ®rsli Treatment in Prison. 1 Until Austin was reached the train pa«»tl in sncdtaslon through the cotton belt of Texas, yie rich agricultural reglou beyond tb,o Braaos river known as the Black much wooded conntry and tiny grazing land. The prealdent had b# flrit glimpse of long horned Texas, -cattle and picturesque cowboya oiy western range horses. The president's reception In the Lone Star StatC4 waa a continuation of the OTation bfybni received throughout the aonth. Awry honor was shown him and his partjr,and there was much enthusiasm.' Governor Bayers and other prominent state oSclals met the president at Houston, the first stopping place Inalde the state, and accompanied him as far as Anatin, the capital. puisars prices Brlnkley proposed marriage within a "Week. Her parents objected,,and the young couple eloped to St. Louis. After the honeymoon they went to California. Brlnkley bought an orange grove, and they lived happily for all yearn. Then Mrs. Brlnkley, with her three children, came to New York. Four yearn ago Mra. Brlnkley became a member of Manager Rice's "Evangeline" company at Manhattan Beach. Brlnkley objected, bat to no purpose. A year later she went with. "The Whirl of the Town" company, and then the Dnal separation came. The two eldeat children were sent to boarding school at Aabury Park. Mra. Brlnkley took the baby, Robert C., Jr., and went her way. —«PWest Pittston. ponvlUa,. jus Are 6 MINERS WILL MARCH. Best patent flour - $4.50 17 lbs granulated sugar 1.00 Fresh eggs .16 Best dairy butter • .24 Feed, all kinds, cwt 1.10 Best table syrup, gal - .40 Fancy N. O molasses .60 IT ALWAYS PATS TO BUT p j-esterd III factory ling to thi -Bguly lei PEOPLE'S S 'C Onr Ik* Hornini on Hmukm. Bhamokln, *«., lfay 4.—Bepllaa re-1 telved bj IJliolW.ary George Hartleln ttarA fte mlnanT salons ot this dlstrlot toiay •bow that lii*Wnn are enthoal.tttla ovtr the projeot of muohtog to Barrtebnrg nut w««k toiaecnre mining legislation. The Indm -deoUra tbe movement no bluff, bat Willi be the greatest In the history of tb« bbot world. CIVIL RULE IN MANILA. EiltUliM k* Comlaetaa on Ha. IS South HflM Street* PI People's 'Phone. Next 1 pi) to * lo.ww.njo 111 cauaea. warding to the city map.. 130 blocks ■(.burned, many of them In tbe it of tbe business and residence sec- I The estimate of honaea to the t It 10; hence WOO ot them went p imoke. Many ot the timet pabUc private buildings were destroyed, ■Ding botela, theater, churches and lencea. tm Freai PIotIism. Mfenlla, May 4.—The FMMtPlne mmlnloD, whlch'has beeninvestigating the conditions In varlouk pairts of'the archipelago and establishing cltll govermments where the situation wHuranted, has returned to Manila. A large crowd, prominent among wfclch were the leaders of the Federal party, the Women's Peace league and Judge* of the supreme court, gattered at the.Paslg part office and with hands and fanners extended an nntkoMastlc welcome to UK members of the commlaalon. Civil government 1b Manila was established yesterday as a preliminary to the inauguration of a civil government. The Halted States Philippine commission la unwilling' at present to permit the experiment.'of elections here, although they havovhaan auv thorlced In all the other jnuaM^puHtJau - • .25 - .25 Always the 3 cans corn • 3 cans tomatoes aereral Stops Am«, 3 quarts Onion Sets - .25 Evans C W-BROS. PRICES. Minute stops were made alao at Hempstead, where the president shook handa with a number of people; at Brenham and at Elgin.' 506 LUZERNE AVENUE. C. M. WILLIAMSON TO I88UE BONDS. Mrs. Brlnkley la a handsome woman, but her talents aa an actreae were not marked enough to gain recognition on Broadway. She went on the "road," and a short time since she returned to New York—to the Bowery. Since then Bqlnkley, who has been unsuccessful liV business, has tried, In every possible way to have her served wlthUlvorce paper* but she has refused to be caught. "If we can touch her with the aoinmons, that will constitute service," said Hugh Francis Doris, counsel for Brlnkley. "Buy a bunch of rosea and Instead of tin foil wrap the compjBJat arotmd the stems." Wtn this plan was carried out the Other night, Mrs. Brlnkley, on the stage, was begging a deputy sheriff to arrest liar husband. Brlnkley, who waa In ttie rear of the bouse, smiled grimly when the roses struck hla wife. Mrs. Brlnkley eyed the flqwera suspiciously. What she said or thought later when the eurttiu f*ll apd tho flowers were picked up and handed to her may be told In court. D •I * / C D; * V fr« N HELEN'HAyf6*NiEW WORK- y Isn't tt ramarkaMrttat In a town In which anolaty holda my ae lt does In Wast Fltlston that It la naanury for then to eroaa to the Kaat Bids to hold Ita aoolal fonotlona. It sssms to na that aome suterprlalng man ooa'd make a good thing out of a modem ball on the West Bide. Company M, of the Mnth regiment, has been talking a new armory on the Weat 81de, and they oould do tin* town no better service than to ereot one. The feature of the day was the recep- f Tbp ( ••oaltlM cannpt be mccurmtflly '•limited., That -there w«#e »erer»l Mat to lfc well authenticated. ■ Among .(tow hurt wis the Are.chief, who em- tion accorded the party at Austin, which, like New Orleans, bad never before had tbe honor of entertaining a oKIef magistrate of the nation. The city waa profusely decorated, and in the evening there waa a brilliant Illumination of Congress avenua. Austin never before held anch D crowd of people. They came from every direction, some hundreds of miles, and literally swamped the hotel accommodatlona  the city. It waa estimated that over 20,000 visitors were here. As the population of Austin la only 28,000 tbe tax upon Its faciiltlee can be Imagined. Louie D. Shelley. Victor B. Luchrinfer. [ dlnrrt a bad (all. , The mayor ordered «Jl of the saloons doipd and baa impressed heTp to dear • Ok wreckage. The mayor at * late b6ur stated that He estimated the toaa at *1*»00.000 and that 10,000 to 15,000 people were home- If38. Such la the sad story of distraction raused by the displacement of a bit of Innocent looking — ally got Into tt- Creamery and Dairy Besf Patent Flour, per lb. ....$C Feed, per 100 lbs i Oats, per bashel : Long Hay, per Cut Hay, per too lbs.... .TTijifc Potatoes, per basbel .1 Butter, new dairy per lb ' Skinned Hams, per lb ..i Plain Hams '.I California Hams, per lb Bacon, per lb. . Lard, pure, per lb... .....i Arbuckles Coffee, per lb.......i Lion Coffee, per lb. .y yl Evans Bros. Mocha aoU- Judge Taft says a municiaal prrrrarn. ment for Manila shortly will .be created. The (Meara. probably will be appointed. Lepanto and possibly all the other uncivilised provinces will be organised specially on a plan similar to that adopted In the case of Benguet. | Few aooietlea are favored with a membership that takes saoh a thorough interest In their organisation as that of the St. Aloyslns Society. A great many young man are satiated to waate their time IdUnv about the streets. Not so with the St. Ala They are ambitions and wish to rise above their preeent positions In Ufa. Fay a visit to their attractive rooma on South Main etteet any night ehd yon will ssa numerous yctong saea I» proving their mlnda with good literatim and Other Improving diversion*. The organisation li Increasing In interest and tsembertfhlt), and now nnmbera nearly (00. The singing scelety, whlah waa organised among the members aome time Japrovlag of mueh pleasure and baneit, and latanat la Increasing. The olaas now numbers about eighty msmbers under the dlrsotlon of W. L. MacDongall and grsat progress la being made. With diligent adaptation to praotloe Flttston will soou have a male ohorea that for else and ability oannot be easily surpaassd. They will probably be beerd from ere long. utter.... -.g wire which . accident- J that was being the shredding mwhta* 'o* I dfcaorxlprly eleme. Fttwr company *t "The military e and Onion (treat*. The gat, and the et ran * wooden shall full of Imany of the men r aaterial and In a tew.» |iy, their carbine* aass of ThrfwM"** back*. Looting wr already b'.owtag strong indulged In to a C• bweat, seemed to be poe- forts of the sold i anddep fu»r stttf *°°n however, were k destructive , raw all in preventing van doomed cltj, the f*).t*ft vantage of the fitch It J righTln t* wake vailed on ere» "I heard a r^ ftnMsal tu» tale* aad Party m Visit Me 1 II Fmo, Mat1, *"J L—Xha P/Mldufa train ta eipaotaf to atflTa her* tomorrow aftarooon •tflnt'Woek. Tbarawlllbea OUmo da Mayooekbratfooby IbaXaxloana a rooainr aand oC id (k* bort* t oHj of Um Unltai Slater. \ cm. ▲ procession headed by a fine military bind lid consisting of IB computes of state mllltla and the Confederate veterans' and Orand Army of the Republic organizations marching aide by side escorted** itsfty to the east portico rff the magnificent' cap|tol bnlidtof, where thejnwsident addressed a «e« of isim ONLY THE BEST, In i pound prints. 5 pound packages and in tubs. flbcr factory Inflammable ra«nt« was a MRS. RATHQUf* CONVICTED, feul Callitr el 'elmtler R«r ,kC»- : .llfW Havan, of (murder In tfce.s&ond, degree" was tha ver-' diet which a Jury at T:24 last/night rendered against Ann Maria Rsthbun, charged with killing her huabl'nd by 'poison . intended far another. ' A. sentence of life Imprisonment wars immediately imposed by Judge EUoer in accordance with the statute. 'The Jury had been out since 3:25 In the afternoon. As the senteuce was spoken Mrs. Bathbun sank Into her seat overcome.' A few minutes later she- vifts assisted from the courtroom by tbfe sheriff and driven to the Jail lu a closed carriage. which mi from the soctb eeaicd with • DELEGATES [FOUGHT. l+tmlf la ft tlaiCiDloni. fyrin,~lUy 4. Tbi electoral * \ SHELLEY & LlltHSINGER Shoe Dep; ,w w« Wrryta, Kb- the i of wl Albany. *•—A private dlapatc! .■ecelved in thta city laat night an nouncti the appointment of Bev. Fatbe rral'Z. Hooker, formerly of tbla ettj and now a member of the papal lffa tion at Waahlngtan, ai private cham herlaln to the pope. The appointment la made by the pope and entltloa Father Booker to the title of monalgnore Father Booker la an Albanian by birth and la a graduate of Union college. He nnlahed hla education In Home and tot a time waa rice preeldant of the American college at that city. For the past five yeara he haa been attached to the papal legation at Waehlngton. Thla la the flrat time In the hlatory of tbq Catholic chnrdh that an American lyha beea appointed private chamberlain to the pope- J  of tb« wind. report thajt «blef Hiney ! of the Are department had b«« dan gerously wounded. Tbts,,Jie'we?Cr. w», liter denied, and It wu stated that he had been seriously hurt and waa In the hospital. I did not bear of any fatalities, but there were mafty casual ties. Some of the yl«tlma I saw. One was a young man who bad bis leg bady crushed. "Piled sbout on the sidewalks, reaoved from the path of the flames, rere household goods of all dascrlplons. Men, women and chBdrea stood bout them, looking on In'abject terDr_ They saw their homes, caught in 10 onward rush of the flames, dwindle , ashes. Not oBly women and chll•en, but strong men. were weeping. "Rom of Dawn" Is a Poem With • We carry a alee tine ot !M Dongola and .Patent Leathar. i fords, MenD and Ladies' Dj Shoes that cannot be beat for M and quality. At lowest price*. EvanTBroa Witwmta mmttmrn Rome delay was UfrtON* tins »D (Xtrlr. Itnff M MC to.tfce tragedy of-fateful iceidents the engine at the .wfUrworkt auffarcd a milhap, and nothing Mora than ordinary pressure could ha obtained. By tbla time the nmnlflif inipl tn the Boston store, a huge furniture establishment belonging to W. W Cleveland * So' who were alio proprietor* of the CI* «nd Fiber factory. " 'TtMl * L *to ■treet .n* tm« » ..iuli rlaht through a sec■tfinwisre block after block of frame bnittflii meetly occupied by negroes, hud been erected. When the Are reached Jnlla street. It wat gTfoarlng furnace without any proepeci Of being put under controls The local military companies were called out to keep back the crowds, and the Are department began to use dyna"ftMTto Now up the houses a block from the Are and thns prevent the Are froib spreading. Bo flercc was the blase, however, and so strong had become the wind that millions of sparks and Ay tag burning shingles spread over Ave or six blocks, setting the roofs of the houses on Are In advance of the Are department. Soon Senator Taliaferro's residence and then the adjoining houses on that blofek were ablaze. Desperate efforts were made to save the Windsor and the St. James hotels, but both bouses were quickly enveloped In flames. For about an hour the guests in the Windsor bad been busily packing their trunks and went'away loaded with trunks and gripe, some unfortunately to the United States hotel, but most of them to Hlverside. WEST SIDE GROCERS,. n«HMii luldln thaTlxUf* NMToBaiero, Ixoum wD dtaoftfariy tbaCtlw qurMUac putlHUtf loogbt with aaok oihar. A nambar m woandad In the affray. Miss Helen Haf, VViffeer of the secretary of states burst Into poetry. This error Is hereditary, says the New York Evening World. M was her father who called doton upon his head many years ago the Indignation of the religious element by stating in hla poem. "Little Breeches," that angels III rescuing a bog from the elements were "In a darned sight better business than loafln acound the throne."  Armstrong's —-—i»P/?/C£S. FINANCIAL ID COMMERCIAL How York, 1lay «, 1W1. Open. Oof. J 45 South Main jm«r. Bt—1 ma Wlr».»  I|g§§=Ili RflMnr *' "*■' *, *'' *-*-**-****- * *' mS William Rathbun died from the effects of poison which he drank in sotpe coffee prepared for Johm P. Hart, a boarder at his house and hla wife's paramour, on the 21st of December last. As the result of the subepquent Investigation Mrs. Rathbun was chargf ed with the crime. Helen la the elder of the aecretarV* two daughters. 8he la a rather girl and decidedly given to literature. Otherwise she is popular In Washington. Her book of verse, which la shortly to be published In New York city, la called "The Rose of Dawn." It la a love story of the sooth seaa, of which vicinity Miss Hay dlaclalma all Personal knowledge. "The Roae of Dawn" opens with the story of a tribal fishing party. The tragic heroAf the poem Is named Dhlla, amvhe Is thus Introduced: tfrila wis be celled, and in hla veins It would ba wall for the police ofloars to keep a sharp lookout tot the rasoala who make a praotloe of loitering around the •Ida streets of the olty, Insulting respectable women who happen along. Only a few evenings ago a lady who had been visiting on Lambert street naa followed by one of theas fellows who acooeted hsr in an Improper manner and had It not bean for the timely arrival of the eleotrio oar for which the lady waited at the foot of iha street aha would have had an nnpleaa ant expertenoe. Be waa a respectably dreaaad young man and carried, an overcoat on hla arm. If one of theaa culprits an cenght and eoavloted there la no ssntenoe that could ha Impoeed upon him that would be too aevere for such vlllalnoos work. Best Flour. $4.60 Feed, all kinds  1.06 ■ Oats, per btfflhel...  Oats, *s bushel lots... Potatoes, bushel... Hajr,*dper «oo..... i Best Butter...... .37 .36 .60 .96 .24 tod II was such a sccno of distress at ( do not dare to witness again. Cites mwlstrmiloi. Your attention called to the NC now on sale at "I saw one man draw $100 from his Docket and offer it to ft# driver of an •sprees wagon. He wanted the driver 10 go with blm to his residence and remove only three trunks of valuables. The driver would not go. Yott could ;ct no one to do anything- Service of "tliy sort commanded a fabulous price. To get from the depot to a hotel, a fare ibnt Is usually 25 cents, coat $3. The street cars were not running, and the terrible Confusion made all business stagnant. "You have seen where a forest lire passed. Then you have, the most tdequate description I can give of the scene presented by the fire swept district of Jacksonville. In all tliat vast tract there Is not a wall standing. It was swept clear of everything except ,?y Santiago, Cuba, May, 4.—Yesterday waa the last day for registration for the municipal elections in June. Governor General Wood'a order that an American officer should he present at each registration office throughout the entire day to receive protests caused much excitement, the politicians claiming that It waa aneiher-eafc of American interference. The order provided that the military commander should act as judge In case of protests and that such applications aa he considered just should allowed, the applicant* to be enrolled upon the voting lists later. BA8EBALL.' Results ®f Yeateriar'i Genaea la the DKmst LeaffiM. NATIONAL LEAGUE. No. 7 Broom, a cans fine Peache*. .i,.,*.. .26 .26 R.B.CUTL & ¥ 3 cans Corn.... .26 i dozen Canned.C*tn... sv' .86 3 lbs Bvap. Peaches. . 4 lbs Prunes....... . .86 Lion Coffee ••»«.. .12 Arbuckle Coffee .12 H. Fresh eggs, do* .16 At Boston— B. H. ». New York.... 001001000—8 8 1 Boeton 000 0 1 0000—1 3 1 Batteries—Matthewson and 8raitb; Nichola and Eittredge. At Brooklyn— *. H. ■. Philadelphia. 000100000-1 8 8 Brooklyn ... 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 I •-5 10 2 Battariea—White and IfeFarlaad; Kit eon and MoQuire. At Pittsburg— it. h. m. Chicago 081001100-6 18 t Pittsburg ... 3 0 0 8 0, 4 0 0 «-10 18 8 Batteries—Hughes and Chaoca; Leever and O'Connor. / Comprising all the stable shad«» In DotC slan tvnaL Dlmitie and twisa, ran a slender stream of northern blood. iHe bore upon hia old and Indolent heart, Ibcarred with the due of ware, a white devioe. Take, daughter ot chiefs and Fijia* pride, Lily of maidens, was betrothed to him. HBADACMB CHARTIBD. Gloves, to It k Ik* Beptrlaae* of raopl* Dhu rmiMaidM im •tor.A. w. OkM'lRantriUlVnklHkaMXn- There is nothing In this to suggest the "Little Breeches" of her sire uor his "Jim Bludsoe." with its "I'll hold her nozzle ag'ln the bank till the last galoot's ashore," but there Is something reminiscent of Longfellow. It/has a "Hiawatha" touch, and when she describes the topic maidens bathing one can fancy oneself at the Hoffman, House bar gazing at the nymphs with Satyr looking on, for Miss Hay writes:^ One with daring skill Curved her sweet length to lis within the palm, Desirous eyes kinged him with envy's crown. Embroideries and Li pretty designs. La( and Children'* Hose, quality to suit the mc • A Baro. J.T. ARMSTRONG & CO., srtftth Main St., PITT8TON. GOODS DKLIVSBED PROMPTLY. That waa a bravo captain on the Amerloan ablp whloh struck a took off the coast of Naw Found land. Krary body was In a panle except lha captain, who commanded the boats to be lowered, and not a life waa toeL It reqnlrea strong nerves to ba a heto. We cannot all be heroee, bnl we oan all poaaesa etroog nerrea by having our digestion made perfect by the nee of Hoatstter's Stomach Bitters. This wonderful medicine la a eure cure for dyspepata. Indigestion, flatnlenoe, eonretomaeh, bUtooeneea and nerTonanem. It will alao II baa MTV OOOM to any other medlulne —never to all medlolne* the ibutam of ehowlng the unequalled merit oetabllahed by Dr. A. W. OMi Nerve Pllla. Thar* le probably no saw ol nervoue risk headeohe User trill not our*. Mr*. Fred. lorn, of 1TB Well* etreet, Wllkwbarre, eeyai "I baTa been wrj ner- Tooa for a long time, aoflaring au mneh from perelatant headaohea and oould not aleep well at night. I waa eo bad laat •prtog that I had to have the doctor, and again laat fall, I waa very poorly and aee- Ing Dr. A. W. Oheaa'a Nana PUla reoommendad I got a box and and than. 1 have had no headaohea alooa and aleep well. They are an awfully good medlolne. I alao gave eome to mj little boy for nervouanaae aad they did him ao muoh good. I reoommended them highly." Dr. A. W. Ohaae'a Nerve FUla areeold at BO ota a box at dealer* or Dr. A. W. Chaae Uodlolne Oo., Buffalo, N. T. Baa that portrait and algnaton of A. W. Ohaae M. D. are on ev*ry package. Tellew Fever la Havana, STANDING OT THE CLUBS. / W. U P.C. W. 1* Vfto. Cincinnati.. 0 8 .807 Chicago • 8 im Brooklyn.... 0 8 Ml Boston 8 8 .484 Pittsburg... 8 4 .665 Phila'phia.. 6 8 .484 St. Lsula... 8 5 .600 New York... 8 4 .428 AMEHCAN LEAGUE. + At Detroit—Detroit, 6; Cleveland, 8. At Philadelphia—Fhiledelpbia, 0; Bsitimore. 4. At Washington—Washington, 0; Bostfbrt, 4. At Milwsukee—Milwaukee, 3; Chicago, n. EAftTERN LEAGUE. , At Buffalo—Buffalo, 8;VToronto.  At Montreal—Mi«itrral,D 10; Rochester, 4. At Hartford—Haetford, 11; Pro\4dencc„ 10. D' At Worcester—WCJrcestcr, 6; Syracuse, 10. R. B. Cutlei U hA ISferifcUahsl Washington, Hay 4.—Yellow fever has made Its appearance in Havana,' and the order of. the secretary of the treasury suspending the quarantine regulations until the 15th Inst, has been revoked. The news of the presence of the disease was forwarded to the surgeon general of the marine hospital service by Dr. Glennan, chief quarantine oincer for Cuba. He aaya there are two cases of the fewer in the city. the stumps of tree* and'the charred remains of telegraph poles. The blackened, llmblea* tree* and the bare pole* present just auch a Hpoctacle ns Is left by a forest Are."  Finest, Nobbiest, Host Complete Hml •« tk« rUmM. dm07 across the street fror the Windsor, the flames set Are to th geiils House and then the Methodls pstsonage. A few moments later th Trinity M. B.' chorch Was a mass o Asmss. The Opera Homje bto* IW lowed and then the Richards and Uj ingstons boarding houses. A cirdft'*ai made to the Baldwli mansion, which was recently purchai ed by the KlkS for $18,000. Ho earthl: power oould nve this building, am that entire block end the one weet of i Wen quickly a mass °' the Die tot started on Main street tbi 1 adjoining buildings went on P«i"t shops with bar relk of oU In stock, were plentiful li this district, and as they caught on Ar one after the other the blase rose hun dreds of feet high and quickly set thC other buildings across the street on Aw Then the Hubbard hardware- stop caught, T*"1 the people scattered whei th*ysaw what had happened. Hun rirvdn of nodnds of powder and a grea deal of dynamite were stored in thl building. Ten minutes passed, whei suddenly there was a roar, and th building collapsed like an eggshell. Th rt»iuimite sad powder. bad exploded ifa tjimm f this time were worklm Cartridge* began * fisslsTT ' —' began , to 8; tround, so the effort to flght the Are s this point for a time hjti to be aban Tlllrjrw only theJfrrt of the moa intense part of the #(£ The new Furct rott building wss soak ablase. and sooi lbs (Mdiner building was also a man of daises. Down the strset the Art spread Wit* »"2 £ » time the entiwMwtion from Market to Mal» sstoet «n«ex lending tor i« W«ks bee* was burning all at one*. f tap ,'iippitM raon. Of s strong wavtf and ao waa brought to shore. SHAMROCK II ON TRIAL. Later In the poem Taka, who la the sweetheart of Uhlla, meets a young chieftain of another tribe, and be wlus her promptly and effectually. His name la Malua, and thus does the secretary's daughter describe Taka's unconditional surrender: J No word ww uid. f She knew not that die loved; be only knew J tegu ate the howala and prevent malaria, fever and ague. If jour ejetem la weak and debilitated It la Jost the medlolneyou need to bo lid you a p. A trial will oonvlnoe you, LINK OF. ■alml tfce Botert far D (M Ikkinv CPRING  u SUMMER GOODS s# Omnia, Id* of Wight, May 4—Bhamrook U, Upton'a n«r' cop challenger, entered tha aolent at 1:80 thle afternoon nndar a atreteh of oanvaa, towDpoM by Shamroek 1 and Llptoo'e prlrate yaoht Krin. A light northaaat wind waa blowing. Upton and Dcalgner Wateon wan among tha faw obaerrere aboard. nwikls Broaklr* at ■•■keuse, Melbourne, May 4.—The flagship Brooklyn, with Adtnlral Remey on board, haa arrived at Hobaen'a bay. She will participate In the ceremonlea attending the opening of the first parliamenjt, May A. Tetr thousand peepto have arrived here bjf rail to witness these ceremonies, for which all preparations are complete.  BRIEF NEWS NOTES. lev Seat aaa tor t»als. The United States heads the list of exporting nations In the fiscal year 1901. Several stores left over at very low tents, also several dwellings with modem Improvements, and also several honsss at medium and low rente In Plttaton and Waat Plttaton, Borers will now find some aa bargalr- " u Taoneoi, Agt. Stic was the moon of wopien, but their hearts, Wlaer than they, had flowered Into one. Of course Uhlla lcjses, and Slalua Winn In a walk, but It la a very nice poem and encouraging, and Miss Hay will probably be beard from again!) • Ever ahown in this city have Just arrived. Oome examine them and leave your order for a Bprinjf Suit, Overcoat, Veet or Trouaera. Pit and every other aatiafaction guaranteed. Forty thousand Italian emigrants, according to the FanC'illa of Rome, are booked to leave fOQ tbe United States this month. ghamrook II grounded off tha Warner light ahlp at low tide. Upton'a yaoht Erin la alandlng by.  GEO. F. BUSS. D THB (ITT j. * north lUln St. For tbe International OonranUon of tha Epworth League at Ban Franolaoo July 18th to Slat round trip ticket# wlU ba aold by tha Lackawanna Ballroad at Um than regular one way fare. Lackawanna agenta will bare thaaa tlokata on aala Joly 4UD to 19th lnoloatoe, limited for return to Ang-1 oat Slat. TvoWayifor Ooat oIOm. Mlddlebury, Vt., May 4.—The examination of Nelson Jones, charged with the murder of Ida Fosbnrgh of Shoreham, who died on March 10 from strychnine which she received through the malls, came to an end yesterday afternoon by the state attorney agreeing to have the respondent discharged on the murder charge, bit Insisting on his being held on the second and lesser charge of attempting to commit an abortion. Ball of »T,000 was furnished by Miner Jones, the father, and the respondent was,g|ven his liberty until tbe grand Jury meets lirDecember. / JMM Hot Hell For Serler, Armour & (Jd.'b ibeef house, on4 of tbe largeat bnlldVtagH at the Cblcago'atockyards, caug'M Are and was damaged by i flames and water to the value of $100,- 000. EGUPSE SIOE PARLOR. West Africa to Plait Cotton, MONEY. MRS. CRONJE IN8ANE. In order to encourage and stimulate the cotton Industry a London Arm Is making arrangements-with Its New Orleans house to send an expedition of experts to west Africa in order toj teach the natives how to plant anil (grow cotton, says a London newspaper. DTbe Idea Is to send two experts from] the southern states to each of the principal west African colonies—vis, Lagos, Sierra Leone, Bathurst and Cape doast Cattle- and It Is anticipated that this rjrllB be the means of creating a andf Important Industry In that part of ■tbe'world. — flaTl Flowers ? Differentto be found In the very Iat( design*. No room can turpi in elegance those papered ftt oar stock of Artistic Wi Papers. IU MaM la MU* tllnal Crtal- aaaaa Baa MM. Amatardam, Hay 4.—Adrleae from 8k Helena, where a large namber of Boara are ooo&ned, at ate that Mia. Omnia, wlfeof the Boar general, baa baaome mentally unbalanced owing to experience In the war aad her Ute In prlaon. Marqufe Saloujl has been appointed acting greinier in the Japanese cabinet. All thp old ministers have resigned, with exception of the minister of fluiUtce, Viscount Watanabe, who remudns Srm. ALL THE LATEST I hare noun for mortgagee in any amount. Mortgagee may stand (or a term ot yean and Cthe internet be paid, or will giro the prWto make payment* on mortgage moatbly, quarterly, aeml-anni*py or annaaliy, aad the Interest vUl cease lapsdlataly on every dollar ot principal thus unpsM.' TbCa la noC building association mousy.'I handla gnij priTate foods and trust fonda. . *- D. :'£. BAXTER. «n d Floor Bennet Building. Wllkaebarr Waal of Ohloago or St. Louie tha tlokata toe thla oooaalon will read going any direct route and returning via any other direct route. Other variable roc tea may be need II Mnd for eauOl additional  .eb.for Inetance, aa gotng to Sen Fraoeleco and retnrnhfc *U Portland and The race for the One TfaAnsand Guineas Stakes, 100 sovereigns each, for S-year-old fllU**, the Bowley mile, at Nftwmarket, England, waa won by A Ida, rWten by Danny Mahar, the America* lockev. -  T.MW.4.IAMITT. Bk. Paul, |B «tr». i - Vj; r i. . -X: lawn Tawa Wlrmt Oai, JOHN 01 RANG Trail too, Mo., Hay 4.—Ttwra wm »] Milom wraek on the Burlington Ballroid it UolooTUle, Ho., thto morning. Bnporto mj that from two to Sra paopU «ra ktltad and biij Inland. Tha rata from Plitetoa will ba tW.SO.l ror further tafonnattoo Inquire of tha local ticket ageat or write to Marsballtown, la., May 4.—Fire at Ewart has practically destroyed tbe entire town. Including a large grain elevator, Iowa Central railway property, the postotBce, all business bouses, tbe Presbyterian church and .a number of residences. The Are originated In the elevator. The estimated loaa is 9100,- 00ft  Goad IMae. A KM* OlMur BnllD Toar bat ttdnga, your «o«Ul position or bwbMM moo— dipul lsrgely on the nriut notion of jcat atofiiAcb and Hrir Dr. Hog* Vtm Life Pllto g1r» lnenntd •trraftth, • k*M, oImt brain, high ubM- Hoc. iHcal bos will mnko you IM Ilk* • now bring. Bold bj 8troh'« pbum- MJ, Wmt Flttatoo, Mi W a Mm. Pitt. M '  TIm moat mlaarabW baloga In tba worid aratboaa auflartag boa dyapapala ud !Tjss»ja;a:o5as£: areaflMad wttfctEiatwo dlaaaaaa ami thafcraOaata: auah aa «mr atomaah, risk haxlMiha hsMtnsl onttfMML oalBMOB ■ ■ tad* latka month, eomtng T. W. Lna, Gen. Paea. Agt., eodtd 3# exchange Place, Haw York City I I ■ ■ No rite after first day's ssmsfc •jss^s&xstesssafsa I Arch ftref*. Philadelphia- ftuMiflL PRICES* Best Patent Floor (Shop, per cwt Meal, per cwt Bran and Midds., cwt Corn and Gr. Corn, cwt ». Long Hay, per cwt - . day, per cwt IEMIER DEAD. IN OXFORDS EX-PRI Tha lyriiff f»m W{hav*aU th* latest creations in Oafordf, made in all the popular leathers, with .iWncr perforation, wing tip, rope/ stitch, and many other new feaMNS-which we would like to explain to yoo. Call and see !5i frr i * ~—*»■»' »—* Qmebee MafC Montreal. Que., *«y Ho^ of Qaebec, died eJ"hU I n»a near Qo«bto thla Mowing. la a malady whlehaooae aaa eaaapa at thla eeeaoa of tbe year. Tba Tltallty la maally overtaxed during tha winter monthe, and aprlng flnda the ayetem all raa down. The blood la thinned and impare. Tba kldnaya and lleer are lnaoUie leaaltlag In a loaa of nap and appetite, and a da- WbuD!tfca Tra.kU.-ID 1»Hok h*de*er Wmmm UtlU girl M oaooiiMiou from _lstioa during • «add«n and terrible of amp. f qatekjy Meand • bottle One UlQOlt Ooogh O™,,... hmtitrm toe went, the is saws ap oi mm Goto TNi Anaoak Fioi LLMnB.nsrK.'- 2D 'A i / i * • with