Pittston Gazette

              f I | Try an ad. in the Gecette. £ There is no more effective meifdium Of reaching the 30,000 men, -J women and children in this com- Jmunity. !Do you want all the newt of your home town ? Then subscribe (or the Gazette. The only newspaper published, in the city. ■ aiia n am aii D'ii D*tf ti'ii fir ti *4' ONLY f:ATLY IN OIY P1TTSTON, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 17. r CVDCT VttlD j WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 18W. D -rlKDI TEAK 1 DAILY ESTABLISHED wTHEO. H ART 1888. 50RLEADERS ARE 8AN6UINE. DROUGHT IS UNBROKEN QUEEN PR08TRATED. THE STEEL SMUGGLE. CARNEGIE SIGN8. BIG SHIPS IN COLLISION. AO SLAVERY IN ZAMEOANGA Smashing Vcir York Free Library Seems Datto MandI u Dccrce For- The Hottest Day For Many Years la Loadon. 1 I.ondou. July 17.—It Is reported that Queeu Alexandra was prostrated by the heat at Saudringliain yesterday and -that this Is why her trip to Loudon was postponed. Amalgamated Satisfied With New York, July. 17.—No Itarrler now seeius to stand In the way of the erectlou of the 05 publie library buildings which Andrew Carnegie offered to donate to New York, provided the city would defray the expense of maintain? Ins them. An agreement that was sent to Mr. Carnegie In Scotland a tew weeks ago by the board of estimate and apportionment for his signature has been received from him by Dr. John 8. Billings, director of the New Yar'l Pul* He library. Mr. Carnegie Is said to have agreed to Hie form of contract by which the city will furnish the sites for the buildings and will pay tfee expense of operating them as spec!tied in his donation.Aaaared. Joy Lifter Run Into In a Fog Manila, July 17. - Dntto Mandl has issued u proclamation prohibiting slavery or slave trading in the Zaniboau- bltiuinv It. Although More Rain Has Fallen Course of Events. Off Saybrook, Conn, BeductionsI ■ 4 In Kansas. ga district. In his proclamation the datto reminds the chiefs that the sys- REPOBTS OF BLIGHTED 0B0P8. THE MAHUFA0TUREH8 RETICENT. ALL OH BOARD ARE SAVED. tem is unfavorable to progress. The i'hilippine commission has passed at resolution of thanks to Datto Mandi for his action. The members of the commission attach high importance to the datto's action aud are couvinced that he is anxious to encourage progress in his district. * * . ■fHE WEATHER. _* f It is impossible to verify the report, as no official announcement has been made and the Saudriugham telegraph office eloped early. IfteTuae to Be Quoted la Any Way. Clark nnd Monenson Mills Closed. Projected Attempt to Ran Wells▼Ule Plant With Nonunion Labor. Sound Steamer Takes Passecacrs and Crew Off the Sinking Fremont. Name of Other Victim of This Bin* rlae Disaster Inknown. READ EVERY ITEM Q06TEB BELOW 1 Federation of Coatluue lo Come In, but Are More Hopeful la Tom- If Water Full. Willi in a Week. Half tUe Cora Will Be Saved. Washington, July 17—Forecast until 8 p. m., Thursday, for Extern Pennsylvania: Plrtly cloudy tonight and Thursday; probably occasionally thunder storms. This is the hottest day London has experienced in a long time. The temperature reached 8in the shade uud 133 In the sun. Labor Offers Topeka, July 17—While rain lias fallen during the past 24 hows. In various parts of Kansas, the drought Is riot yet broken and Utile beuettt has been experienced by the crops. The lalns &.ave been small loeal affairs, ami their «nly effect has been to cool the atmosphere ami freshen vegetation to a certain extent. Pittsburg. July 17.—The second day of the big strike against the steel trust closes with the Amalgamated officials In a satisfied mood anjl asserting to have made good every promisees to results. On the other baud, the manufacturers will not say a word' concerning the strike and refuse to be quoted in Buy way. Repeated efforts to obtain statements from President Corey of the American Sheet Sjeel company and tiencral Manager I. W. Jenks of the iloup coyipany have been met with the response that there was no change and nothing to be given out. New London, Conn., July 17.—The steamer Fremont of the Joy line in a sinking condition and all the passengers and crew taken off by the steamer City of Lowell was the sad ami Joyful news that Captain H. L. McDonald of the steamer City of Worcester brought to this port when the Worcester artKcd at her wharf at 2:20 this lyorning. The Fremont was in collision with another steamer* but the particulars In detail were not obtainable. Children's Summer Qanza Vests, sacft Bo Beat Machine 1 bread, a spool Bo 50 pieces 10c quality Lawn and Dimity.ayd ©a 00 dozen Ladies' Fancy Belts, for, each. Cp 100 pieces 25c quality Fancy Ribbons, a yd IOc Ooe Dtef Ladies' Shirt Waists for, unh ffn Ladies' Bailor 8traw Hats, eaoh |fo Boyu' Faucy Pbirt Waists for, sack ...I#o Men'* Fiue Osuks Shirts and Drawars for I0o Children's Mus'iu Bhirtsand Drawers sach f Oc Men's Fancy Cotton Half Hots, a pair IQo Bleached Towels, large size, each ...fflto Children's Fast Black Hose, 4 pairs for.... BBc liifaLta Lawn Caps, from, sach #©c Indies' flnminor special raluefor 0b« Children's Kibbod Corset Waists, sach...f*Mo 85 doz. children's ready-made Dresses,aaoh fOo Co not Covers, Gslland's maks...f#Mo ('Lildrou'B Sldo Elastics, all sizes, a pair 0o Hoye' Cra*h Pants, from, a pair I Bo •l".o Fancy Belt Buckles, 25c grade for IQo W,i have a vory large assortment of f iAilles'VVafh Suite aud Separate  Skirts; prU-o*up from..,,, ff| IT PAYS TOWAT THE PEOPLE'S In view of the serious destruction of crops large swarms of locusts In the soutliern islands and their recent appearance Jn Manila, which was repeated Monday, the I'hilippine commission lias adopted prompt measures for checking the plague. The African fungus which has lieeu iced successfully in the United Spites will be introduced, and an additional employee of the health' department will be appointed whose sole duty will be to prepare ami. distribute the Infected insects through the pi'oviuchil ollicers in the localities infected- ✓ Aid. Three deaths from the heat are reported, and there have been numerous prostrations. Cuban Cnntomi Receipts. The judges in the high courts removed their ponderous wigs, which are of oppressive weight lu any  This was an unprecedented proceeding and shocked many conservative ISug Usliuien, who believed it unbecoming the Judiciary dignity. The action was soon followed by the barristers, so that London's courts were wlgless. Washington, July 17,-Au Increase o( $51,220 In the customs receipts of 1'ulin for the first Ave niontlis of 1001 us compared with the same period of 1000 Is net forth lu a statement made public by the division of insular affairs of tlie war department. The total customs receipts for this period of 1001 were .$0,7:10,282. The receipts from customs sources decreased considerably at Havana, Baraco.i, Cardenas, S.irub lu Grande and Trinidad, but Increased materially at Clenfuepos, (hlantanumo, Gibara. Mauzanillo, Santiago and Tunas de Za/.a. All that now remains to be done is for the board of estimate and apportionment to take action upon it. It is expected that the subject will form an important part of the board meeting which will be held today. Certain provisions of Mr. Carnegie's donation*vere objected to by the city officials, but It is understood that a compromise with Mr, Carnegie has been effected. ANOTHER OHIO * MILL CLOSED. Yesterday was a moderately cool day. Two places In the state report a temperature of 107, but the average ha* been about 91). The Fremont was' on her regular trip from Providence to New Yorkjtml was in collision when alDout 20 minutes to the eastward of Cornfield Light vessel, off Saybrook. The collision occurred about midnight, for It was ten minutes after when the Worcester stood ready to render any assistance that was required.itcports of blighted crops continue to eome in. A hopeful tone pervades most of the reports, however, and the determination Is general to make the best of the situation. Horses attached to hearses are wearing black suubonucts. Little effort If made to care for the comfort of othei horses. The Amalgamated people say nothing has been said to them of any plan for mediation or arbitration, and they will continue to carry out their programme as originally auuounced. AnJAtfempt to Operate the Steel Mill in Wellsville, Ohio, Proves a In the eastern division of the state crops are suffering more than in any other. The damage done in the central part is less severe, while in the western part the conditions are the most favorable.Ice has become a necessity instead of a luxury, as heretofore. MAX REGIS 8TABBED. Norwich, N. Y.. July 17.-tA middle aged man who gave his name as Al fred llopper has been brought to the jail 1 ere from Mount I'pion to serve a sentence of 30 days on a charge of vagrancy. In the meantime efforts will be made to determine whether Hopper Is Hloiidin, the much wanted murderer of his wife at Chelsea, Mass. Hopper answers the description of the murderer'very closely on a number of material points, lie is quick of action and speech, his legs are slightly 1 lowed, and In weight lie corresponds closely with that of life I'loin l. i anadian Whether he Is the same one v.lio was recently released in Siilli\au county, after being arrested because he |...tKed like IUond.iu is uoi Known, but suclC may be the case, as Hopper said lie was making for the lioplields in Madison county. IllliD lie Hloiiillu, The cloning down of the Clark mill anCl of the Monesson sheet mill is looked upon as a telling victory. Only one tin mill, that in Monesson, and one sheet mill in Duucanvll|e remain at work. Aatl-Seraltc Mayor of Aljtlrra Woijni- French Minister Shot At. BASEBALL. Onn, Algeria, July IT.—While M. Max Regis, the anti-Semite mayor of Algiers, was going to the Casino last night he was stablied in the neck. His assailant was arrested. Rioting followed. and HO persons were taken into custody, among them M. Louis Regis. e«l While Goin* to Casino at Oran, Captain McDonald had all the boats ready for launching, and the men were at tlitir stations waiting for the word. "Chief Officer Casey, with a boat's crew, was sent to the disabled steamer, and when the boat reached the Fremont the City of Lowell was alongside of her, and Captain Miner of the Lowell told Officer Casey that he had all hands aboard of the ancT would take them to New Yolk. Officer Casey reported that the passengers were saved, that no assistance could be rendered and that the Fremont was reported to hltn by Captain Miner to .be in a sink lug condition. Failure. Paris, July 17.—Yesterday while? M. Baudin, till' minister of public works, was proceeding through the Aveuue Marigny a woman liN a shot from a revolver under the impression that lawas M. Delcasse, the minister of foreign affairs. As she fired she shouted. "A has Delcasse!" M. Hamlin was not hurt. The would be assassin is a Frenc hwoman who is married to a Pole of tlio name of Olszenski. She was arrested after the shooting. She refused to answer any questions. Reauita of Yeaterday'a Gamea In the Different Lengnea. NATIONAL LEAUUK. To obtain water for stock and for fire protection is a much studied problem and one that will not be solved .until the coming of the rain. Previous est! fuatcs of half a crop Of corn this year will still hold good lu case more rain comes within the present week. Apples ami peaches are falling off the trees on account of lack of moisture. Pittsburg, July 17.—The developments this morning in the great steel At Chicago— Boston R. H. E DUO 2 0002 0— 4 11 S The fact that the National Tube mill men (nonunion) have received a substantial advance in wages has caused discontent among the union men employed by the National Tul»e company .In the Second avenue plant ami the Re*, public mill 011 the south sitte. These men think they are entitled to a similar Increase. To consider the matter meetings were held last night 011 the south side, and It Is said a demand will be made. STORED strike are of such a nature as showing Chicago 000200 0 0 6- 2 . the general interest which is being taken by union men all over the country. The officials of the Amalgamated ' Association are more than even sangu ine of success, and various reports of attempts to be made to start mills throughout the country are received with Incredulity. This morning. Thomas H. Flynn, general organizer of the American Federation of Labor, called at Amalgamated headquarters in an official capacity and tendered the local labor leaders an offer of any and all Aid that lies In the power of the American Federation. The bar mill of the American Steel Hoop company, at Mingo Junction, O., was closed today. Wellsvllle, O., July 17.—An attempt was made today to run the non-union steel mill here, fn response to Manager Smith's offer, thirty men went to work. This waB not enough and the effort was abandoned. The strikers regard £his as a victory for them. llatterie*—rittinger and hturcdge; Hughe* ant. Bllng. •** R. H. E. Max Regis has been a veritable Are brand. Only the other day he was en .ffaged in a series of desperate duels with M. Laberdesque and M. Richard and was wounded. At the lDeginuing ot May he was shot in a fight with an editor. These adventures have arisen out of the agitation which he carried ou a* an anti-Semite and in opposition to the French government as one of the chief members of tjie Patriots' league. 15 South Main St., PIHstM. Always the CUtapist. Philadelphia. 1 (• 2 0 1 0 0 0 2- CJ 11 L Pittsburg ...2 0 0 0 0 1 0 00— 3 0 4 batteli.s—Donahue and Jutklitz; I'hilippi and Ziouuer. At l'ittshuig— Volcanic Krnptlons In Javn. W. L. P.C. W. L. P.c. ritt'hurK... 4J 27 .014 Brooklyn.... 37 31 .521 St. I.ottf*... 40 31 .503 Boston....?. 31 34 .47. Phtla'phia.. SftSi St ,63rS Cincinnati.. 30 30 .435 New York... S3 20 .532 CIiUuku 24 61 .82«i STAKDIXO OF THE CLUBS. GROCERIES Three Killed liy a Cove In. Victoria, li. O., July 17.—News has been brought by the Empress of India of heavy volcanic eruptions which had occurred about the end of June at Sctiraliaya, Java Island, as a result of wblcli great damage had been done to the sugar plantations, and nltout -C*» lives had been lost, Including ten or more Kuroi»enn residents of the island. The SiugaiDore Free Press gives details of an earlier outbreak at Mount Ivloetli, J4 miles frojn Tawarg Itejo Bolitar, Java, in which the correspondent tells of showers of stones coming from the mouutaiu and afterward snm) and ashes, which showers alarmed the natives considerably. They thought; tbe end of tbe world had come. There was a schooner anchored close to the Fremont, but Officer Ct|sey w.is Informed that the collision was with another steamer. Fairfield, Conn., July 17.—A cave lu of earth and timbers at a cut made by worknicn who were preparing for the foundation of the Uncowa reservoir daui which is being built by the It. I». Pierce. Jr., company for the Bridgeport Hydraulic company killed three men and Injured nine others, one of whom may die. All the killed and Injured were members of a gang of Italians in the employ of the contracting company. I nion Defied, AMKHICAN LEAGUE. At Cleveland—lloeton, 10; Cleveland, 8. At Detroit —Washington, 8; Detroit, 5. The following telegram was received last night from Wellsville: "The Wellsvllle rolling mill will 1k» run, and It will be run nonunion. It will start tomorrow. If It could not be run nonunion, it never would be run at all." Largest StocK, Best Quality, Lowest Prices. EASTEIt.N LEAGUE. At Providencc— Providence, 4; Huffalo, 8. At Worcester— Worcester, 18; Hochrater, 7. At Montreal -Montreal, 4; Syracuse, 3. At Hartford— Hartford, 0; Toronto, 2. In Algiers, of w)»ich city he was elio sen mayor, he led the anti-Jewish riot* and was put 011 his trial for Inciting them, lie retreated to Ills villa and, like M. t.uerin I11 Paris, defied the authorltles from behind Its barricade. He then fled hi Rpain, but 011 an acquittal pro eecdeti to Paris, where he was reeentl.v defeated in«an election for the cbambci of deputies. Quite a fleet of sound steamers wen near the Trcmout after the collision and were ready to render assistance, besides the Worcester and Lowell. i:i«Duin n Itfcoril. Detroit. July 17. Kle;»t:i. :i 4 year-old hl.'irU iiuiri11 »r«*«l on tin' l'alo Alio farm In California ami owned by ex Senator Frank Joiich of Now Hampshire, won the $10,CNNi Merchants and Manufacturers' stake fop i!:24 class (rotters at the lirusxe Point** track and lowered the record for the race from .to 2:08%. In the early auctions Eleat.i brought $luO to $LNMt for I lie Held, hut when the first heat was called site was bringing $,VD to $ST». Another record was broken In the 2:08 trot, when The Monk forced Itoraliua to go the last heat In 2:07*4. lowering his mark threefourths of' a second. City of Lawril to the Keaene. ' To Sneered Ex-I*rrslderit Harrlwon. Washington, July 17.—To maintain the political balance of the American representation on The Hague arbitration tribunal the president regards it as* essential to appoint a Republican tc fill the vacancy created by the death pf ex-Presldeut Harrison. Difficulty is being experienced lu finding a suitable person of national reputation. The supreme court will not be further drawn qpou. The senate is barred as a field of selection, aud the indications arc This statement wire made by Perslfer F. Smith of Pittsburg, district manager for the American Sheet Steel company. He was In Wellsville yesterday morning and made an address to the striking mill men. lie told them they had 110 grievance, they had been well cared for in the past and would be In the future. The announcement that the mill will be started and started nonunion lias given rise to no little speculation and uneasiness among the citizens. Many of the strikers, expecting prolonged Idleness, have left the city for hunting and fishing camps, where they expect to spend the time. No new men have been brought In, and how Mr. Smith expects to start is a matter for conjecture. Tbey were the Massachusetts, Connecticut, Malue uud New Hampshire, but the l/owell went right alongside, having the advantage over the sidewheel steamers,' and rescued all ou board. At the time of the collision there was quite a thick fog. but it soon cleared, and there was everything favorable (or tbe assistance of the Tremont had the Lowell not been equal to t|»6 great emergency. There was of course grtat excitement on board the Treiuont at first, but when the Lowell went alongside the passengers behaved very well, and there was no unnecessary fear and excitement. Therefore the transfer of passengers was done with safety. Flour, {,™ad.) per UiL $4JS K'nllnuiit Plant to Be Rebuilt. Wilmington. Del.. July 17.—The Pullman Palace Crtr company has awarded the contract for the practical rebuilding of its huge plant here to the K A J. C. Sollitt company of Chicago. Therewere 28 bidders, and the work will involve an expendituie of about JfiioO.OOO. The l-outraC is call for the erect ion oi seven distinct buildiugs or groups oi buildings. Nonunion Men Attacked; Butter, !&$) per lb . Cheese, p.?r lb. Hires Root Beer Ex- , .* ' ■ tracts, 3 bottlei for 509 Perfection Root Beer 4 Ext, 3 bottles for 19* Evans Bros. Root Beer Ext., 4 bottles for Iff Lime Juice. per bottle, 9it CHERRY KOLA. v.*. Something new in Summer Be age. If you have not tried it Already sweetened. One S| to a glass of water. IttU! Columbia, S. C., July 17.—Three ot! the nonupiou men wlm have taken placcs iq the Southern railway ma chiue shops made vacant by the strik ers were attacked while returulug home by six men, three of whom were strikers. The names of the nonunion men are Edgar Marshall, E. C. Altman and the latter's brother. E. C. Altaian Is In bed and Is thought to be badly hurt internally. He was felled to the ground by a brick and then kicked. The other two men were struck in the faces by their assailants and knocked down. Peace warrants have been Is* sued fot the arrest of two of the at tacking party, J. W. Wood and Tom Greene. "* r \ THREE BOY8 DROWNED. flurry Craven Not Haired. Lost Their Lives in Swimming School Washington. July 17—The report that young Craven had become Insane as a result of hazing at the Annapolis Naval academy is not true. The record? of the navy department show that young, Craven was never actually a student at the academy. He was appointed to it In 1SJ)8, but owing to hie physical condition never entered the Institution. He had worked hard to prepare for his examinations, aud after passing them his nervous system was fio shattered "that he went to Johns Hopkins hospital at Baltimore for treatment. Subsequently he resigned, and his resignation was accepted on March 0, 1001. White Forty Others Were Bathing. Gloversville, July 17.—Harry Gehrman, Calvin Mills and Fred Vine, each about 17 years of age, sons of proml jiept families, were drowned last night at Wolfarth's swimming school. Although about forty persons were in tho water when the trD&J« tragedy occurred, it was undiscovered ujjtll one of the bathers stepped on Vine's l?oCJy. Search revested the other two. that the choice will fall upon some well kuown member of the state judiciary.N«v Jrtit-y PoNloflUDo KoMicil. Wood foiuiiia; Hoi.it* Soon. Stanhope. N. J., July 17-The postoffice ut tills place, T. IvnlKht, postmaster, was rolilieil, till! sato OoIiik blown open anil stamps and money to tbe amount of $-100 taken. Washington. July 17.- (Jcilcral Wood la expected to arrive in tiie I'liited States very foon. lie has made arrangements for his headquarters boat, the Kanawha, to' meet him at New York. She will sail fioui Havana soon and go to New York for repairs. Americas Prisoners Rescued. Manila, July 17.—Lieutenant Patrick A. Connolly of the Twenty-first regiment, who was sent with 20 men to 'recapture the Americaus taken prison ers In Mindoro, made his first landing on the Island Monday. He attacked the town of Calapau, and a score ot natives were killed and the town wus partly burned before the place surrendered. Private Kidder of the Thlrtyeigtitti regiment iuul Private iilake ot Twenty-elgML regimoMt were re paptured. The above is the first ImUcatlon as yet given by the manufacturers that they were other than passive partici pants in the big strike. Wliat the result may -lfe of an attempt to operate the Wellsville plant none of the local Amalgamated people will prcdict. All they will say is, "It cannot be accom plishefl." The several steamers lying to near the Tremout naturally made quite a sea, and Officer Casey and his crew had some difficulty in rowing to the disabled vessel and even getting the Information here detailed and returning to the Worcester In safety. This is What We Will Do. Wo «.n WHITE UAB Oil »uil D«*•( READY Miked paint ut« REASONABLE PRICE. RAILWAY WRECK'M MARYLAND. Fort j~-*fooml -floalmcnt Home. Bail FimucIkco. .Inly 17. -The trans pen ludiana 1ms arrived here, 12*» day* from Manila. 01ie I.»rp.uj?ht 1pj-ssen Sera and 1.ChmD tfoUliti-* •If' the.' Forty second regiment and tho Third artii lery. One death occurred timing tin Cuuton, O., July 17.—Tla» lient yester dn.v prevented President and Mrs. Mo Klnley from taking their usual morn- Ins drive, nml rain kept theiu in during the evening. Hon. M. D. O'Connell, solicitor of the treasury department, wai one of the callers yesterday, Jie Dva* on Ids way buck»to Washington aftei a visit to his iioine at Fort Dodge, la The president was to have touched n button last night to start the mgnn in the Kpworth league convention at San Francisco, hut as the meeting, did not open until 8:15 there, which is 10:1." here, he did not care to go to the tele at that late hour and sent a telegram of greeting instead. Vke Preaident Realiug. It is presumed that the other steamers in the fleet as well as the Worcester had all 1»oats ready to launch and the crews in readiness to nmu them. Baltimore and Ohio Passengers Had a Narrow Escape. W« make h spee- *a AMD 10 OENT BOTTLMB. Cumberland, Md., uly 17—Eastbound Baltimore and Ohio train No. 8 ran Into a landslide at Bijckhorn Walls, aljity miles .west of here, this morning, derailing the engine and four cars. The passengers escaped serious injury, but all were badly shaken up. Five were reported killed, but this is officially denied. Columbus. O.. July 17.—An attempt was made (o blow up£N the safe in the Hessler and Ashlirooke bauk at Alexandria, Licking county. The strong IkD\ resisted the efforts of the robbers, and they overlooked a package of $1,- 5W) in the outer vault, which they blew almost to pieces. Tools were stolen from the Toledo and Ohio Central railroad, with which the front door of the bank was opeued, after which four charges of dynamite were exploded to open the vault. Itolilierw Overlooked IjH.ftOO. Wells v Ate is looked upon by both Bides as an important point, and developments are anxiously awaited by all. ial»y of flno WINDOW Officer Casey says that the Tremont seemed to have been struck forward and thot site wqs gradually sinking when he left her, nnd his opinion, based partly on what Captalii Miner of the Lowell told him to reiDort to Captain McDonald of the Worcester, the Tremout would not probably float but a ■liort time. An effort was made to ascertain the name of the vessel in collision with the Tremont, but that was Impossible when the Worcester proceeded on her voyage to New London. CURTAINS or every kind, made to yoiir order; good spring and flue quality cnrtAin; Evans Bros.. voyage. Malsad Utinn1! Taxr* Tenfold. CHEAPER THAN A READY MADE ONE. Faith Not Wlihuul Work* Clevelnud, July 17.—By ruising the tax valuation of the Cleveland City railroud, popularly known as the Little Consolidated, from $000,000 to $0,233,- 800, Toui Johnson scored his first victory in the campaign which he Jins been waging against the corporations since he was elected innyor ol' Cleveland hist spring. What makes Johnson's victory more pleasiug to hiinseli is the fact that the president of the Little Consolidated is Senator M. A. Hanua. fHeetrtc Fatalities La Corning. Corning, X. Y., July 17.--Kleetricity eauscd two fatalities in this city. During a heavy storm John Itowley, a farmer, who was at work in a field, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. Martin Dillion of Oil City. Pa., a lineman on the telephone system, came in contact with a 2.400 volt wire of the street lighting company and was terribly burned. He fell from a pole 45 feet high, striking Charles Brown; an aged man, who was passing by, seriously injuring liiin, and then bounded to the pavement, crushing hiB skull. He died within an hour. 46 South Main Street. One of the iuost popular as well nmost cue initio c!org,vu.C n M the east ond is tlie ISov. lii «l V »'*'«*• *vh;« to btimulate the spiritual «r flo«-k, has published thin uiIvoiIIm Ut ill ill The Tropical Time."* PICTURE FRAMING Wo bave received a big supply of new uioulus in flumes; any kiod or color matting you wlsb; ("ill aud bee (-ample* and get estimates; Armstrong's MINERS' STRIKE AT SHAMOKIN PRICES SURPRISING 10W. Went Out Because the Company Re- 'If any wist cud cliiii'nl. *111 !'»D uD for our work nml allow the |*'»;tueut t»- go to our little church of fit. vuJhbcrt, her? ju Mllhvall, we will give Ukui a thorough cleaning. "I have i'U Vneii, w/,;;Deu, boys ami girl* who will scrub, sweep.'dust an«! polirh to their own hearts' content aud that oi their wealthier friends in the common faith aud wiU dQ it gladly for the sake of their little church. • ••And 1 believe,, with the experience I -have aceiui "d, I can now beeswax and polish a Hoc i- or varnish chairs with auy body, and my wife is A1 at paiutiug aud decoration." - What Will You Do? \ » - r- m fund Inspection of Cards. —~**RRIGE&. Shumokln, Pa., July 17 —One thousand men and boys at Hickory Ridge and Hickory Swamp, mines, operated by the Union Coal company, ctrufh this morning because the company refused to allow a union committee to inspect the membership cards of the miners. ThraMlaem* Protective Amnoclutlou. tiold From Alaska. Major Davis Renounces Citizenship. Will yon take nClYj,uta£«* of this opportunity D Will yuu ulvo iih ynur patronage? —a Will y»n «lvo ns h call, w liotber you buy or uot? Best Floor $4JC Feed, all kinds 1.10 Chlmtio. July 17.—'The thrasher* of Illinois are belli*? organized into a protective association, and already tt.000 men have joined « secret organization which has fur its object the maintenance of price*. ' The organization is liclug perfected throughout Iowa, Indiana and Illinois and will be extended to other states as rapidly as possible.Seattle, Wash., July 17.—Late advices from Dawson state that the gold shipments to the outside this year have amouutrd to $5,000,000 to date. Over $3,000,000 of this sum went down the Yukon an *, is going out by the way of St. Michael's. and the balance has gone up the" liver. The Rank of British North America is this year shipping down the Yukon, ami the Canadian Bank of Commerce is shipping in the opposite direction. These are the only banks doing business iu the camp. Syracuse, July 17.—Major Alexander Davis, owner of the broad estates in this city known as Thornden, who for several years has spent the most of his time abfQnd. has renounced bij citizenship in the United States and Decome a British subject. Major Davis was one of the wealthiest men iu Syracuse and at one time was prominent In politics, having been a candidate for congressman against Senator Frank Hiscock. His daughter a short time ago married a member of the British parliament. To Enjoin Plckelers. Oats, per btuhel & Cincinnati. July 17.—Judge C. D. Clark of the United States district cbrtrt, ijr tin4 hearing of the motion to dissolve' the Wujpfirary Injunction is sued against the' striking machinists. Indicated plainly to counsel for the defense what his opinion would be on certain points involved. He said that for picketing an injunction would be granted, but that acts, of violence aud even boycotting were not to be met by injunction. TOU WJLl IF TOU WISH TO DO YOURSELF * SOOD TURN. Oats, as bushel lots... M Hay, pet too..... ,tl Best Batter u9S No. i Broom. M t cans fine Peaches  3 cans Corn.... yyfelilfo, Kan., July 17,—Ten thousand peisons tioekct} to the registration booths ht"El lleno and Lawton, O. T., yesterday to place their names in the great wheel which deals out 13,000 farms in the opened reservations on Aug. 0. Ten thousand registered Monday. and Commissi oner ltiehards look* for ltiO.OOO of them to register in tin next few days/ Many will register next week. Thousands SoekluK Farms. JLA8T OF FINNISH LIBERTY. T.S. A W. S. BARRETT, Imperial Edict Announces the Dleeolv NORTH MAIN ST, .. M ing of the Finnish Army. 4pother Ancestor For Mon. In a ieettup bofoic the University of Aberdeen Dr. A. cjjb expressed the opinion tliat both the tioitli* fljiu the chimpanzee me coilescendanta r.t an anthropoid animal which lived in the early mioceiib thiie, anil lie snRsestod for this creatine the nam*: ot pyotroglodyteB. He estimated that more than 5,000,000 years have elapsed since the separation of the human stock as a distinct animal form. SpRln Want* Safety Attnared. i dozen Canned Corn... J| 3 lbs Evap. Peaches.. M 4 lbs Prunes M I Won Coffee.. .... at* Arbockle CoCw Mfi - Fresh eggs, dot .t# Helslngfors, Finland, July 17 —Great excitement has been caused by the issuance of an Imperial edict dissolving the FlnUmf array, beginning in 1003, and merging It with the Russian army. This Is regarded as taking away tfoe last vestige of Flnisfc #J?erty. Vienna. July 17.—The Politische Correspondent pub.ishes an article assertin? that the Spanish government meditate j)voposUiK to the powers that they guaratifi* |h* integrity of Spain in much the same \vfty tuiftiey do (hat pf Belgium. The plan seems to have orljr Inated in the fears entertained at Mad rid regarding the tiibraltar question. ;v:1 Marcitbce's Convene. Eleven Hnrt In Collision. Port Huron. Mich.. July 17.-Thc clev enth biennial review of the supreme tent and the supreme hive of tbc Macc«0ees has begun here. Many Important propositions will be considered. Among them will lie the changing of the present method of medical examinations aud hfiifi?£ a board of examiners instead of district examiners. Oaxaca, Mexico, July 17.—The troops under command of lieutenant Colonel Knox of the Twenty-eighth battalion met a large force of Maya relDels teu miles from Santa Cruz, and in the fight that took place six Indians were killed, and a large number of warriors were taken prisoners. The government troops also captured a large store of aqiuuitiititiu aud guns. Chief Felipe ¥ama Is among the captured. Battle With Maya Indians. Manchester, X. II., July 17—Two C*ais on the Manchester Klei-tric railway collided at Ooffs Falls, and 11 per sons were severely injured or badly bruised. The condition of one of the motormcn is critical. fffuf Stops at Albanr Pi THE $ a "Korrect EUROPEAN CUSTOMS 4.EA6U* Attlany. July J7,—Albany experienced its hardest spell of warm weather durihg the last 24 hours. The thermometer has averaged 01 degrees foi that period, and the humidity has been frightful. The New York Central shops were compelled to shut down, and outdoor work luis been almost cutirely DvUilc tbe theaters are de J. T. ARMSTRONG t CO.. Vienna Papar Says That, Despite De nlals, It )• Jnevltahle. In a hf Eleonota lDuse bj l.iilgl Hsisl. which Wilt si.Qitly appear at' lionu.v, tbere Is nu Interi-stlng Kloiy of I lie famous actress' infancy, ioys the I.ouiJon Cliroulele. She nm bom In a W'QKOU near Venice nuil was bolus liikeu to i« liiUlJ'pU for baptism, according to local custom, 1*4 a Cll,s" •mdle oir.auieuteJ with iroUl wbeu a '-UiciiJSfilt of AUKtriaa soldiers erini, 1I0115J. liegarinHC sumptuous nil!.' ns a s'.iriuo fall oi' liol.t relics •hey reD pcfi fully 1 ar is. *lii« Offal Uuac'a Birthplace. Fatnl Hnllwur ColllHlon In Ohio. (iailipolis. Or, July 17.—In a collision between the Mocking Valley pay trail, and i) freight at Vinton one man wilt killed una four \*»(e Injured. lucltidln; Paymaster 1D. R. Lcrtli. The train: came together bead our Both engluei were badly wrecked, ami passetigei truffle was delayed two hours. 63 Sonth Main St. WTWTO*. , GOODS DELIVERED PROMPTLY. Vienna. July 17—Th« Trendemblatt, organ of Count Goluchowski, minister ef foreign affairs, declares that cot withstanding repeated denials, American commercial iggj'eralon renders a European customs league inevitable! BRIEF NEWS NOTES. Teu New England college men have left fat Moulin tj) tench Fillntilos, Appropriated Pnhlle l and. KeepWellDrssad Fifteen negroes wire killed in u light With Mexicans near Libeity, X. M. IVtllinri. Of., July 17.—Judge Dell Ingftr Iu the I'nited States court hn* decided that the Jesse D. Carr«Lnud and Live Stock company has illcgally fenccd in 04,000 acres of government land iu southern Oregon aud northern California. The decree of the court directs the 1'nlted States marshal to jour the fi-ucen: Alleged Horse Thieves Handed. serted. Helena, Mon., July 17.—A ikDssc organized at Big Sandy to capture three alleged horse thieves, "Bucking Bill," Fred Com me- nnd I'ete Walter, has received word tUflt three men were by another posse Saturday on the Missouri river uear Judith. Dressing well Is an art, and tba man who has Ms garment* made to order by us has f«Mi the key to that art. SERIOUS POWDER EXPLOSION. ircneral Corbln reached Mauila iu 21 days, record time, from San Francisco on the trausport Hancock. Bath. Me., July IT.—The intense hen I of Monday, which canned cessation oi work iu several manufacturing plant* here, was surpassed yesterday, and nearly every /fuciuiy and 'will In tin city was closed, lri the shudc the thermometers segistered more than 100 degrees above zero. Heat Clones Maine Factories, Pour Persona Killed, Many Injured and Washington. July ifl'-t'iiloiiyi -I*'111' S. Mosby, the Cciifeileiate leader during flip civil war. hai* been appointed a special agfiit of the general lantl other, ire hlH present residence in California, lie has been assigned tQ jJuty In Nebraska. Political .fob fu, f'nlrtncl Morty A on the Vera Cruz and Pacific n.liiuuti Wrts afuivfcpti uD Ti«.lTtf Blanca. Mexico, and seven ineu oq It tilled. Seven Buildings Wrecked.. Stockholm. July 17.—An explosion occurred today at the Gyttorp Powder Works, at Nora. Province of Grebro. ■wrecking seven buildings, killing four persons and injuring quite a number. Price Reduction :'4pT For July. We Can Save You Unity fla All Cash Purchases ■■■• .s A lady writes: "I shake iOipjj'p pootEsse into my gloves and rub a little on my baa«s- It saves my glovfes by absorbing persplra-' tlon. It la a most dainty toilet powder." We Invite tbe attention of physicians and nurses to the absolute purity of Allen's Foot Ease. Dr. W. C. Abbott, editor of the Chicago Clinic, says: "It la a grand preparation ; I using it constantly In my practice." All drug ghoe stores sell It, 25c. Sample sent FREE. AdirMwi, £|len 8. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. Use Allen's Fcof-f ase in Your Gloves. A pearl has been found near Lansing, Co., weighing 13U% grains. It Is of the size and shape of a chocolate drop. The owner as yet refuses to put a price an it. Dallas, July 17.—Reports from tin Texas cotton belt show that the rait did not reach that section and that tin plant Is suffering. f|ot vfiuds contiii tie-" iff ♦,anhaM«Ue* small sties inters reported dry, and cattlemen are lD« coming alarmed over the cbntlnued drought. Tei»ii Cotton Bail I) Off. Sale of Havana Drydoplc f'vbeld, Madrid, July 17.—Iu the senate the opposition raised thy question of the Biile \o the lilted Spates of tho Spanlab drydock at Havana. The government made the matter a question of tonfldeuce, and the opposition was defeated by a vote of 81 to 34. A SUDDEN DEATH KllU'd'l nUvr n I'r Watertown, X. Y., July 17,—Daniel Orr, a tygft) whose home i? at Felt's Mills. N» V.. wa* kicked into Lake Ontario at Chuumont by a horse he was washiug and was drowned. Kicked Into (he Lake. Prominent Mt Holly Phyalcl.n plea Columbia. 8. July 17.—Henry Davenport aiiil ICztll llarvey. two well known farmer* living mar Williamson. S were killed by lightuiug. liny bad taken shelter under a piue tree. Hoth ineu leave large families. General Aquino, who has been proved to be responsible for the murder of five captive soldiers of the Twelfth Uuited States Infantry, has beeu sentenced to imprisonment) for life. of Apoplexy. Ml. Holly. N. i . J lily 17—Dr. Samuel Coley, a prpminent jihyflician. died suddenly on tbe street today of apoplexy.Costly thy habit as thy purse «an buy. Count Tolstoi Serlonnly Hi, Mr. Root luapecta Fort Riley, In acknowledgment of the graceful hospitality with which she entertained ■U(f fWHj fiij |ji; !R»ro;ti?n the Third Georgia' vrdiintefrs fcf WHf# teg!tin, f»a.. Governor Candler has made Mr«. Legate Hill Bowles of that place n major general of state troops. Killed by a Train, Loudon, July 17.—M. Tchertkoflf, who Is Count Tolstoi's representative iu Great Kiltniji. has received a tutocraufi asserting lhn{ tn»C tn mans itussf&u'is Jarigerously 111 with fever, accompanied by great weakness, and thatllis condition Is very serious. Junction City, Kan., July Secretary Root Inspected Tilted yesfer-4(\D'v f(v'' the uriuinal plans Coi* the improvement of the post would be curried out, which will make Fort Riley the greatest military post in the United States. Was the ail vice of a par ent to h's son. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL^ Kesvark ilnHfc Nyack. N. Y., July 17.—William Best, a well known resident of Nyrtck, was fttruck |»y a train at tiutj so badly hurt that lie died sboti aftei waid. A widow and two daughters survive him. Your Shoes Large Variety al Cloths I Very Soloot Patterns I Prices Way Dam I Let Us Measure Yen at Oaee. BUSS,™JXi Of food U-essential to naa$ health. Without good teeth we cannot have thorough mastication. We do everything known to modern dentistry at moderate prices. ¥e«ti» extracted without pain by aid of vitalized air. Dr. Heap. 13 S. Main St ThorMHll) Mastication New York. July 17—The Much luilik at Newark, N. J., of C'esnle f'ontl & DO. of tills city wns roblirrt of $800 in money, Rome Itiilinn coins lu.l a I'Jii i hiTk m  OBITUARY. atlrm: -tkcntion The better the shoe the finer llie attire of thi- mo.n. Those who doti's took to lee* are apt to lose their standing altogether. Our Burt & Pat featd kor rect oo Shoes touch the acinu' of style and the maximum of case, co-:Dlr.?s* and durability. Dan's spoil your feet by. wearing theap shoes; buy of us where you bave the greatest variety to Sw'eei from. Netr York Stock Markets, furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., stock brokers, room 26, Miners' Baplc Building. Those famous PUla,DDeWltt'i Little titsWtV 'ronlpel your liver and bowels to do their duty, thus giving you pure, rich blood to recuperate your body. Are easy to take. Never gripe. T. J.  Stroh's Pbs  New York. July 17, 1901. Open. Clos. "I wish to truthfully slate to yon and !«•»C lull «™'l jo SjapB.TJ aqi Kodol Ifysjfep** Cur? Is without question jhe best And only cure for that I hnve ever come In contact with, and I Hkvm used many other preparations." John Iteam. Vlit JJ'ddlesex, ra. No preparation oCpinls Kodoi"»WsD«U Cir». ns It contains all the nntu-al dlffestsnts. ltwtW IMSfit £1.) kinds of food, and can't help but do you go«d. *. J Yates, Plttston; Strob's Pharmacy. West Plttston. , --iti*- ejftl??-M-fceep--well-than get cured.] DeWitfs Little' ESriy Risers, t{»kejj  then, will always keep your bowels in peri feet order. They never gripe, but promote an easy, grntlo action. T. J. Yates, I'lttstpjj; QtroVa Pharmacy, West rittston. Was It a MiracleT for Cfcllqrea. tyDtper Uray, for years a nurse tn 'the Home In New York, treated children successfully with a remedy now prepared and placed tn the drug stores, called Mother Gray's Sweet far ('utlqren. 'ipey are ha as mills, pleasant to take' and never fatt. A certain core for feverish ri'ess, constipation, headache, teething, and stomach disorders sgQ rjSflOve worms. At all 4vunl«ta, *5c. Sampls sent PRKp. Address Allen' 0. Olmsted,  Mother Gray'a 8weet fowders. Atchison  Atchison, pref .... Brooklyn Traction Ohoa and Ohio .. TJ. 8. Steel .... . V. S. Steel, pref. . Manhattan El. ... Mo. Pacific  People's Gas  Col. Iron and Fuel So. Pacific  77% "TD»« marvellous cure oj tyrs. Reps J[. Stodt of has' created Intends excitement In Camraack, Ind.," writes Marion Stuart, a leading druggist of Muncle, Ind. * She only weighed 00 pounds when her doctor )n Xorytowa salCJ at»e hiusj; *«ou tpe. Then she began 'to US& pr.1' fcltig'ri New' Discovery and gftlned .TT'poiincM In weight aid was completely cured." It haA cured thou- of hopejpss esses, Sn(j Is ]yv*ltlY?l7 guafanteeCl to'cure a|| Tproat, dberff arid l ung dlsenses. COc. and fl.OO. Trial bottles free. Sold by Stroll's l*harinacy,: West Pittston. and W. C. Price. Plhston. Opposite Water Strmmt. . 94% 91% . 76 78 V4 . 42% 44 . 37% 40% ;-88% 88% ?ll7 120 .104 106% .114 115% . 94 99% . 51% 55% .118 118 I . 30% 32% .142% 146 .. 37 40% . 74 76% i 67% 61 . U% 12% 95% 102% .. 81% »0% Garden tool! ana b«u jjt Ash'r. Jangling Nerves. don't experiment with slleged, frause'H Headache C*pnutes, wtyieh will cijrc uuy Headache tn half an hour, no mat let- what causes It. 25c. $ol$ \\\ driMuilgts. If You Have Headaches, MONEY. Send your orders for fresh vegetables. fruit and berries to tne Frederick Market, Bed ftop.ti JM. Main. Are yon Irritable? ' Do you* sleep badly? Is It hard to concentrate your thoughts? Is yo.u* P°°r? Do you feel tired, rest- Jess and despondentt '$ry pcjit/.s Nerve Compound. It will 'do you  than any thlAg you have ever trlifd. Sdld bj J. H. Houck. I h»vn money in mortgages (or any uaoui Mortgages may stand for a term of yean aad only the Interest be paid, or will give the prir liege to make paymeute on mortgage month ly, quarterly. Koml-annually or annually, aad tho interest will ceaso Immediately on every dollar of principal thus unpaid. This is adb bnildlnpr association money. I p.lvate foods and trost foods. During the season fresh vegetables asd berries received every day. Fish for Friday. £oth 'phones. Prompt delivery of orders a *#ecjajty. Sharp s market. Krause't HQPtVjn v'ero the first headache cap.dles put' oa tjiei market. Their Immediate success resulted In a host of Imitations, containing anttpyrlne, eMvr»l, and other Injurious drugs, purporting' to be ' ii " Avoid these Imitations and Insist on hsviijlf Krause's, which speedily tufe the mbst wh faro esses and leave no bad after effects. tWfc* Wf Iff g» "The W ** tah curable. One Minute Cough Cars made ae a well man." Norrts Silver, North Stratford, N. H. Because you'vs not found relief from a stubborn cough, don t deapalr- ftp Minute Cough Curs has cured thousands, and it will dire you. Safe and sure. T. 1. Yates, Plttstoo, Strut's Pharmacy, West Ptttatoa. Vvars of suffering relieved In s night. Itching piles yield at once to the curative properties of Doan's Ointment. Never -falls At any drug *^nrA*  Northern Pacific — O. & W  Penn  Heading  Reading, pref. . .. Tenn. C. and I. . . Leather  Uhion Pacific .... PnUmPacillc, pref. The Hemlteti KTan Tn tlttfton veil u the hmndsomrat and other, are iDTlted to rail on *117 Arncglat and get tree a bottle of Kemp'a Balaam (or the throat and Ir-fO. a rtpeilj that la xnaraateed to eaM uufl- rthleVf all Aronle H aeata concha, aathma, brtUchftla, 'aad  Hoe. Ftica M Me.  The body of Corporal James Duddjr, who was drowned In the Taal river, Philippine Islands, on March 15 last, father, John Duddy, of Minooka. 8ounda Crib at night ara agonising to mothers. Dr. Qalvln's Croup Tincture will relieve croup, soon as administered. It Is also a never fflllag remedy far ceugba, colde complalata. per tottla. We sell the only pn«uani.ecd Patent Leather Shoe* in Pitinton. Tbcae Bhoesare positively guarapieed till the first sole is yrcr* out; Price 9 O e. P. a C.O. SHOE COMPANY Mrs. 3C*brt3£Dn s homemade Relish. Mrs. Jayne's PuFftPf} PIcKlet; Pure Olive Oil by the quart. T. a. orach, Grocer. D. E. BAXTER. ! in d Floor Buuui Valldlng, WttkalMtfe