Pittston Gazette

              the 30,000 HMO, ren in this cotn- V . the Gazette. The only published in the city. [women and i munity. '•HRSI YEAR |pjlX^'MSH^SlwMato.HABTMMl PltT&tONi PK a- $K ilNfl, JjjLV- ao. C901. ONLY DAILY HI CITY UPREME TEST COMES MONDAY CRITICAL STAGE NEAR. CONDITION OF TRADE. NOW THE LARGEST BANK WIRELESS TELEGRAPH*. MkY DEMAND AN INQUIRY shape has befft fmvred from the Naval academy ami that he by lils violent language antjl evident display of prejudice forfeited what standing he may have had us an impartial his totian." ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST LfcW 1'roubloa Cau.e *U«ht Drprea- A Sa«ce»»f«l Test of tke Fret*t« Excitement In Steel Circles Ik Cloll It* « New VC*», Jut* 2o.~fl. 6. Dud ft Co.'8 weekly review of frnde says: tfWgan's Latest Acfaierement \ In Financial World. § ratcm. Chicago; July 20'—4 public teat was given Inst night to a HVftenf  wireless telegraphy. The Inventors are Professor Clarenee A. Freeman, assistant professor of electrical engineering at t)»e Institute; Lee De Forest, ft graduate of JBdwJu H. Smythe, telephone engineer fof Western Electric company. Professor Freeman is the inventor of the sender, while Messrs. De Forest and Smythe Invented the receiver or responder. The test was between Armour Institute and Auditorium tower, a d 1st a net of four miles through the heart of the city. Tne sender differs from the Marconi system if! tW ll uses no induction 90II, but a condenser of special construction. The De Forest-Smytlie responder does away with the Marconi coherer and Its attendnfii and decohering apparatus and uses but one Instrument aside from the battery and receiver. Either an ordinary telephone receiver or a Morse sounder is used. The improvement is in the speed. C?bleh in the new system is limited only by the ability of the operators. Schley Expected, it Said, to *$D •¥D *§r if* "I" ?fi Grrtt. Take Such Action. Anxiety regarding unfavorable posj blllties In the future rather than/ai American •windier In Derllit. Berliu. Jniy 20.—Th« Berlin police have received photographs rroui New- York, fi/r«"»rdcd I'y tlie police of that clt.v, showing Frank Davidson, who Is lielil here for stt/fidllnc. la Identical with lieorge Downing, nliux Dunn. He wns arrested here early in June. He hacf IH»C1 to palm himself off as n son of one of flit' Hep* known racing men in tlie United States. He purchased jewelry worth 20.000 marks, making a small payment, aud also persuaded a hotel keeper to advance to him the sunt of K»,70o marks on pretended win nlugs In fa'cWc hets. Our Great i THE VITAL TE8T NEXT WEEK. Actual present misfortune deprei KEB0UR0E8 OF MAHY MILLIOIB. MAOLAY'B HISTOKl I* HASHED. Z%rtUtrm Expect Prlnrtpiil  riant a ft» He *#»«♦ the OlttrtlJW Uwri T&m't Tkrr Will Keep Them Going. curlties and C mused eancellatici some pi7Jefprf!i^.»% t»5  eri» dealers. Retail distribution of goods will not be curtailed by the labor controversy unless It is of long duration. as the men have snved money during ths recent period of full employment at high wages. [fiwt National Panic of Hew 1fork IncrrniMStfa Capital to flO,- O. and Its Itockhaliera' Liars Beach f10,000,000. Third Volume, Containing Attack on Rear Admiral. Not to Be L«ed at the «*»«ranr. but It Stir* I'p Old Controversy. CLEARING SUMMER SALE! Ill Steel Mills SUNDAY EXCURSIONS To Mauch Chunk CnHWfr On Sunday. JMly Pin, the Central Railroad of New Jersey will sell ticket# n»m PittBton to Maucb Chunk and Glen Onoko at fare, D1.25 for adults, and 75c. for children, for the round trip, good to go only oil special train leaving Plttstoii at 7.51 a. m„ and re turn on special train leaving Mauch Chunk at 5 30 pD m. and Olen Onoko at 5.45 p. m. JI16-17-19-30 hlllt II ,,'v •# Resume? FIttsburg, July 20.—The critical stage jf the steel strike is approaching with a rapidity thnt In compelling the attention not only of the striker* and the L'nlted States Steel corporation, bul )f the entire business world. New Xork, July 20.—J. rienDont Mor§an h«H Imwte another coup. Yesterday. with a 530,000,000 bank, he became the central figure among the commercial bdttkerB tCf th? ttriltftttf. He beforo was the chief of railroad bank ers. The lnrorrtirifldti pf his further success was deceived iii Wall street through the announcement that the capital "stock . of tlie Flrs.t National banlT-would be Increased from $500, (HXTfo $10,000,000 and that the bank's surptyft- wouldJDe doubled. It being advanced from $3,000,000 to $10,000,000, thus making the First National bauk the largest in the country. Washington, July 20.—The Sampsoii- Scliley controversy was revived in all its intensity yesterday when Secretary Long said congress had been asked to Investigate the conduct of Hear Admiral Schley befor# Santiago, The fact was also made apparent thftt Admiral Schley was and still is expected to demand a lH of Inquiry. In discussing the criticism of AdiiUral Schley by Historian Maclay Secretary Lohg said of the admiral: Similarly In some agricultural districts where there la fear that little corn will be harvested preceding bumper crops at good prices have put farm els In atirh iirtispe.voiis condition that fhe'lr putt-liases will nol fall off mate rially. while tiie greatest crbjl of wheat on record hrfs not brought a return to the low prices of previous heavy yields. • CROSSED OCEAN "4 IN SAIL BOAT. In western Pennsylvania the excitement Is Intense and bKOmltig ribt-e he ccntualed every iioith Kdhuhlon plants ere belhg slowly to thip strikers' list, and It Is apparent M th£ A'malga mated «*socfiitloii thrtt the corporation Is makiiig strong efforts to start several of the Idle plnnts. At the same tline the missionaries of th-D association are employed actively among the scattered nonunion plants, and the more important mills are scheduled to Join the strike tonight. Grent Hent Irt Baropp. I-ondon. July 20.—Severe lis the heat has been If? Oreat Britain It Is surpassed In most parts at antral and north ern Europe. At Oefle ilH'J Vpsala. In the temperature yesterday registered degrees, and in Stockholm It reached 1Df (!c\*r»Des. Apparently the only cool place In Sotfhfliuavia Ik Lapland. Client heat in where three deaths from sunstroke occurred yesterday. The tetnp^ature lu yesterday win 8s degrees F., in Lisbon 07 and In I'alermo 85. Now Going On 1 We sound the alarm with out- loud rinsing alarm clocks, prices so low we're alarmed for our profits. Ciime In our slote and see our assortment of sllvul-wafe and Jewelry, watches and clocks. They show their quality. The best thing In the world for keeping silverware clean Is Imperial Silver Polish; It's unequalled; try It next time, you'll not be disappointed. Bring your watch and clock repairing to us, we'll give it personal attention and will positively place It ih first class worklhg order; a strc .4 promise, but we'll fulfill It. Lewis, the Jeweler, Opposite National Bank. Rout* th« People. Beyond advancing prices of steel sheets and depressing the market for tin, quotations have not been affected by the strike of the Amalgamated association. IMg iron furnaces are not disturbed, 'although record breaking production will bring accumulation of t *ocks If the rolling mills are kept Idle for any length of time. In the branches not directly concerned there is rid of conditions, or ders frequently running months ahead. "I have never hjs bravery or his gallantry In action. 1 nave never hesitated to express my regret at his appnreut lack of steadfastness in failing to ellf*? the harbor at Santiago be fore the battle, hiit ** for the battle Itself there Is no doubt that eWtt? raau did his duty. A Chicago Boy Makes Trip Around the World in Sixty Days. SPECIAL LOW PRICES The knowledge came to Wall street through the modlum of a news agcncy which Issued the following bulletin: Probably Bertha Blallsh, Pittsburg/July 20.—Both parties ln- J | tercsted i« the great steel strike are active Jpday In preparation for the test om Monday, when the combine j will ffttempt to resume operations In J the plants of the American Steel Hoop I company. Today's Interest chiefly cen- Jf ters In Wellsvllle and McKeesport. At the latter place a mass meeting will be held this afternoon. President Shaffer and Assistant Toghe will speak. The object of the meeting Is to induce those workers not already members of the Amalgamated association to Join at once. V» Is " LYNCHED IN A COURT YARD. Vital Teat Co rain ft. "The stockholder* of the First National bank dqd voted tp Increase the capital of the bank to $10,000,0tKD. The bank will have a surplus of $10,- OOO.OtH) in addition. There are now three banks only in the United States with a capital so large, the First National, the City National and the National Bank of Commerce. The First National bank formerly had a capital of $r»oo.ooo. with a surplus of $5.ooo.- 000. The present capital, therefore. Is 20 times the size of the former capital." Goshen, Ilid., July 30.—A telegram received from Itoiyoke, Mass., gives an accurate description of Miss Bertha A. Mallsh, who ran away horn the school in that city three years ago. and tallies In every respect with the personal appearance of Miss Irene Canning, the Fort Wayne girl now It* charge of the authorities. Mr. Canning left Port Wayne about IS years ago, moving to St. TiOUis, where he died. The theory now advanced is ibat the girl's mother remarried, changing her name to Mrs. John L. Mallsh. Th*» jllrl Is detained by the authorities, awaiting Instructions from the Mount Holyoke school au thorlties. Miss Canning is acting strangely from the effects of the excitement she has undergone. She vows ▼engeance upon newspaper men. threatening violence If they are admitted to her presence. "It la unjust to. the department to say that It will oppose any Investigation of Admiral Schley's conduct in the West ludirin Cflmpfilgt! that may be ordered by Congress. As a nttfttet of fact, I Wrote a letter to Senator Hale, the chairman of the naval affairs committee of the senate, du'ting the last session of congress, in which I asked him to make an Investigation of this entire Sampson-Schley matter by a committee of senators or a Joint coui mittee of both houses. Senator Hale did not adopt my Miggestion. In Every Department This puts the strike to the test seriously. N'ext week the principal nonunion sheet plants ft re expected to he out. and the r orpohitloh also Announces that soirie of the more extensive mills will be put into operation with new nonunion men. Tlits will be the begljjptng of the movement that will focus the whole struggle In and about Pittsburg. The results In this vicinity may not terminate the strike at .all points, but whichever side wins will have an advantage at other centers. Atlantic exports show n large gain over Inst year's figures, for the week amounting to 3.002,775 bushels against 1,841,801 a year ago. After some reaction com recovered most of the loss, and holders showed their confidence In values by marketing only 3.301.042 bushels for the week against 4.410,1?# a year ago. although the high price $raa distinctly reflected in Atlantic' ship ments of only 1.176,982 bushels against 8,901,400 In 1000. PEOPLES STORED I1rltl«b Conaul Gencrnl Dead Stlli t'i.1HC;l~. n. July 1!U.'—W. Clayton PlckorsglH, llrItlsli consul general, Idead ill a sanitarium In Alameda. tc whlcfi he was convoyed on Sttndnj last from l!Is Hummer residence in tin Santa I 'in/, momii.llns. Mr. Plckersglll had Im'pii seriously ill for «omo montlis past, the lcsuit of a long residence In tlio malarial regions of Africa as a con Kulftr representative of the British government.Picture Framing and Upholstering. We do both properly and at moderate cost. Furniture repaired. J. J. Dunn, over Kelly's store, S. Main. Leave orders at Kirby's. 15 South Main St., PIHstan. With both nides active In such radical fashion It Is easy to pee thnt something Is certain to happen. Guard* have been thrown about the l'alnter. Lindsay & McCuteheon. William Clark's Pons company and W. IDewees Wood plants In Monesseu rt« Well as at Wells v llle. That was Wall street's only news. The announcement, however, was op predated after banking hours, when It became known that new Interests would be nssixlntert with the present management of the First National bank In the plan to Incrense its capital and surplus to a larger sum than that of any bank In the country. "Admiral $chley might have beeu court martlaled as soon as wo learned at Washington that he had deliberately disobeyed his orders when searching for the Spanish ships. The day we learned tlint Schley had turned back Avas the darkest day In all the history of that war. A Card of Thanka B.OPPENHEIMER We believe Is due to our patrons who have Bo generously contributed to the large amount of business we have done during the season Just closing. Notwithstanding the great quantity of goods wo have been putting out, wo still have some choice patterns. We will make It an object to you to buy now. We are offering a very nice line of stripe flannel trousering, made to your measure, our price $4, as long as they last. Beautiful stripe sergeb alEo flannel and worsted suitings ai very low figures. Yours to measure, Money ruled easy, last week's bank statement Miaklhtj an exceptionally fa rorablo showing. Foreign exchange was dull and weak, with no further ex ports of gold. London was a heavy aellor of American securities. Tremon* Snll* Fop ItC^NirN, Coroner's Jury Picked From the Mob Renders the Usual Verdict. New Orleans. La, July 20.—Yesterday, a mob of 500 persons lynched an unidentified negro at Crowley. La. The man was strung up in the court house i yard. The coroner immediately chose a Jury from among the crowd of bystanders and returned a verdict of death at the hands of persons unknown. An officer attempted to arrest the negro, who resisted, and a shoot . tng match followed. The negro cs caped, but was captured later and lynched. New London. I'onu.. July 20.--The Joy liiiP steamer Tremont, which was iisahled early Wednesday morning In a collision with the steam .r'nvbt V\*il«l Duck, left here Inst night under her jwn s ten in for New York, where she Will Undergo repairs. The Tremout tvas accompanied i.»y the tug Alert. ClotkUx, Tills may mean that the corporation will make an attempt soon to operate those plants, or. av oiding to the Amnl gamated association. It may simply l»r a ruse to attract the attention of the strikers to those plants while prrpara tions are being made elsewhere. However that may developjfhe strikers fnel thnt the test Is rushing upon them. Disorder and violence may get a start, and that will have Its effect. Failures for the week numbered 1011 In the United States against 231 last year and 82 in Canada against 27 last year. IsntinRo Office** flrtrred. These new Interests will Include J. Pierpont Morgan, who Is vice president of tli« National Bank of Commerce, and .lames J. Hill, who Is .the largest *toekhild°r In the Chase National bank. Colonel B. F. S«wy*r Demi. Atlanta, July 20.—Colonel B. F. Sawyer. Journalist. Inventor and distinguished veteran, has died here, aged 08. Colonel Sawyer was of French Huguenot stock, served under Lopez as a filibuster in the Cuban insurrection of 50 years ago and was colonel of the Twenty-fourth Alabama in the war between the states. He was the Inventor of the siuare bottomed paper bag, of a typesetting machine and claimed to also, be the Inventor of a panting press flow In general use by large newspapers. lie was the editor at different times of two papers in Rome, Ga., and of the Atlanta Commonwealth, which ceased publication many years ago. Several of his children live in St. Louis, and one of his daughters is a doctor in Philadelphia. "When Admiral Sampson took charge of the fleet, he refrained from ordering a court martial. If Admiral Schley should ever ask for a court of inquiry, none of the oltteers who took part in that battle, as. fat* Instance, Admiral Evans, would be a. member of th court, because they would all be wit- and as such disqualified to be Judges. fllontiln Attain Cnpfnrrd, Quebec, July 20.— News has reached here from Matane and Cape Chatte that Rlondln, the alleged wife murderer. had been arrested at St. Ann des Moiits. about 300 miles east of QuelDec. The rojwrt was credited here, as It was rumored that for some time past a man answering Blondin's description had been seen around the woods on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, hiding during the day and seeking food _from the farmers at night. Two bajbffs started from Matane to hunt down the supposed . murderer and, as the dispatches state, arrested him. He appears to answer the description, having the cut over the eye, and one of bis arms is tattooed. The dispatch from Cape Chatte says that Blondin, who Is very thin, admitted that be was the right man, but refused to speak, while the dispatch from Matane states that he rtfuse6 to give his nam* and feigns Insanity. The former institution is now the largest national bank in the United States, having a capital of $10.ID00,000 and a surplus of $7.0C#»,0WD. while the Chase FD«iiona! bank, though not the largest bank of the C*onntry as to capital and surplus, has the largest number of country bank accounts, and more banks In the United States deposit there than with any other financial institution. Prepared under GERMAN LAWS, la Excellent for J16tf BEVAN, THE TAILOR rG0UT, sprains; Lameness, Rheumatism, etc. OR. RICHTER'S World-Renowned Root beer bottles, quart size, 85c. doz.; pints, 65c. doz.; Mason Jars, qt., 65c. doz.; half gal., 85c. doz. GRACE, the GROCER, S. Main. Concerning the addition of the men In the general llnishlng steel plants in the nonunion list President Shaffer has little to say. "I have written to Commander Walnwrlght. the superintendent of the Naval academy, to strike the third volume of Maclay's History from the list of textbooks used at the academy. ROUND THE WORLD IN 60 DAYS. "ANCHOR" Chicago Boy Reached Home Today, Breaking All Previous Records. Ice cream for picnics and excursions. Phila. Candy Kitchen, Armory Block. ITe leaves the distinct Impression that the strike will become general at all steel plants, but declines to specify the time or to Include by name the Pittsburg plants that are readjp to Join the strikers. He said, however, that the time was not ripe for attacking the Carnegie plants, but It Is well known that the men In the T'pper and Lower TJnloil mills, the only plants of the Carnegie company wltliln the city limits. have been willing to come out on call. For ■ General Strike. At present the largest national bank In the country as to deposits is the National City. Its line aggregates about $l50,00o.000 of gross deposits. Its capital is #10.000.000 and its surplus $5.- 000.000. and In addition stockholders have a liability equal to their holding. Thus the actual and contingent capital of the National City bank is equal to $25.'D00.000 as compared with the $17,- 000.000 capital and surplus of the National Bnuk of Commerce. .City Bnnlt Next. "I have written to Mr. Maclay asking him If he has been correctly reported lu the Interview which makes him pay that I read the proofs of the third volume cf his history and Indorsed it. He cannot have said that, for It is not true. He sent to me the proof slips of the third chapter of his book, which is declared to be mobilization of the new navy and In which I am quoted. PAIN EXPELLER. NEXT TO VALUE,STYLE! Chicago, July 20.—Charles Cecil tttzmaurlce, the Chicago boy who made a trip around the world In behalf of the Chicago American, In competition with several other newspapers, arrived at the Chicago end of Us journey this morning, a winner and a record breaker. The actual time consumed was 60 days, 13 hours and 30 minutes. The best previous record wa9 63 days. The total distance traveled was 26,455 miles. " Wln»* ooe physician out ot man; [ypnefcenutne without Tr«4a Mark "Anchor.1 testifies s Will remove freckles, sunburn, tan, pimples, blackheads, moth patches and Uver spots. Scalp and hair treated also. Patients treated at their homes. Miss Elizabeth J. Fanning, Ky2 Exeter St.. West Plttston. People's Phone. Physical, Facial Massage 'tl4Wt3Ti5« St Haw York,August23r* 1897 / Or.Richter's"ANCHOR "*** A PAIN EXPELLEFTasalocal fm application for Rheumatism Gout.5prains.erc. is excell* /p^j^ SD. Our clothing being made by skilled tailois, it bears the stamp of the expert's hand, and is unlike the average EtvreMiunn Wmtcott Dead, Richfield Springs. N. Y„ July 20.— Robert Folger Westcott, head of ti»e Westcott Express company, died suddenly yesterday afternoon. lie was out driving on Rum hill, when fcis horse shied, and tlie carriage was overturned, throwing Mr. Westcott and the lady with him into the roadway. Mr. Westcott straightened up the carriage with one hand, holding the reins with the other. Then he leaned over a moment and suddenly fell backward dead. Mr. Westcott was the father-in-law of Oberlin M. Carter, who was formerly a captain in the United States army. Thorough Mastication "1 read over those proofs and found hjs statements in that chapter oorrcct. I knew nothing of his Intemperate abuse of Admiral Schley, and it Is absurd to ?*y that I should Indorse his language when he calls Admiral Schley a coward. Admiral Schley is no coward."Z8c. Bull EOc. nt all druiglau or tnrougn IK. Ad. Blcbt.r * Co.,216 Pearl 8t, New Io»ki L 36 HIGHEST national AWARDS. J fiecommendtd by prominent Phy. aicians. Wholesale and Retail Ready-to- l¥eai Clothing.... Of foud la essential to good health. Without good teeth we cannot have thorough mastication. We do everything known to modern dentistry at moderate prices. Teeth extracted without pain by aid of vitalized air. Dr. Reap. 13 B. Main St Tlx? creates! card of the strikers, however. Is the stand of the sheet workers In the Ills plants In Vander grift. I.eeehlnirg and Apollo. They are ready to Join the strike next week, which will place n mighty lover 111 tht hand of President Shaffer. The stockholders of the National ftank of Commerce have no liabilities beyond their «hitrps. as by special permission the bank become a national institution after its stockholders had demanded a release of the doulde liability clause in the national banking act. OIL EXPERIMENT SUCCESSFUL. Seventh National Must Pay. New York, July 20.—"ray your de posltors within two weeks or look for trouble" is the substance of the ultimatum Issued late yesterday by the comptroller of the currency to the dl rectors of the Seventh National bank. The comptroller hart a brief conference with Forest Raynor, the receiver of the bank, and when it was finished is sued a statement in which he not only called upon the directors to provide funds for the payment of every d»» positor in full and fixed a time for the beginning of legal proceedings If till* was not done, but took the high ground tlisit all creditors should be on the-sauie foci inc. witl| none given preferenceabove another. And being made of specially selected cloth, it has wearing qualities possessed by no other clothing sold at equal prices. Particular people can find no fault with quality, fit, finish or prices. Our $'13 Suits Boston Railway Company Will Use Boston, July 20.—Alter exhaustive experiments with oil as a means of allaying the duet on its roadbed, the Boston and Albany railroad io satisfied that it is a paying investment, and the work oI treating the roadbed from Boston to PlttBfleld has begun. Three hundred and fifty-four thousand gallons of petroleum will be used. Petroleum to Lsy Dust. "Will you take any action to discipline Maclay for his laugungo reflecting on Admiral Schley V" Tlio sheet plant will be n helpless cripple If tlio men at these plants come out. as is puediotcd freely outside tin Amalgamated association headquarters. Thr new First National bank after being reorganized will have a capital of $10,000,000, surplus of a like sum and a stockholders' liability of $10.C*)0.000 mor»\ making its real and contingent capital $30,000,000, tlie largest In the country. GROCERIES Famous Valley Novelty Ranges at Ash'*. "I cannot say. He is a civilian, and the rigid discipline of the navy is not held to apply to men of his position. It will be sufficient rebuke to Mr. Mac-lay to learn that his book in its present Krause'i Headache Capsules v ere the first headache capsules put on the market. Their Immediate success resulted In a host of Imitations, containing nntlpyrlne. C nloral. morphine and other Injurious drugs, •mrpoiting to be "just as good." Avoid fhese Imitations and Insist on having Krause's, which speedily cure the most se vere cases and leave no bad after effects, f'rlco V!5c. Sold by all drugglsta Knimna City Segpots Itclenncd. Ko Comprfimldf, Anya Mnramt. Kansas City, July 20.—Joseph Robertson and "Iitlir* Holland, the negroes who came near being lynched last Friday night by a mob of 2.000 people on the supposition that they had assaulted Miss Grace Davis and attacked her es cort. Vernon Newton, have been re leased for laek of evidence. Justice of the Peace Ross in discharging the men ■aid little credence could be given the statements of Miss Davis and Newton, both of them having made misstatements regarding the affair. The negroes established a strong alibi. Reduoed to $9.00. Cool Negligee Shirts Now York, July 20. - Offli inl an nouneemrnt was made yesterday tlint the I'nitnl States St°el corporation management tvouftl not « hanjjo Its position townrd tli«i Amalgamated association reg-trdine tlie latter combination's demands to "unionize" all the atecl mills. In pi vine denial to the rumor that tho steel strike had heeii settled./. Plerpont Morgan said: "Tln-re is not a nord C»r truth in the report. There has been no settlement. ancl there ran ho no compromise on such a question. The position of tlie operating companies is perfectly simple and well understood and so far as I am concerned haR my unqualified approval." Affiliated with this bank will be tho National Bank of Commerce and the Chase National bank. Thus will be completed a banking combination greater In Its capitalization and influence than that or the National City bank, known as .the Standard Oil bank and of which James Stillman Is president. Largest StocK, Best Quality, Lowest Prices. MRS. HANNA IN QUEENSTOWN woodsmen We hare some exceptional values 75e;$C and $ 1. »s values. Americans There Present Her With a Bouquet of Flowers. Know that in spite of hard work in the clear forest air the bipod often becomes impure. The heavy food served in the lumber camps is to si great extent re sponsible for this condition of th» blood, which renders the body an eas prey to many forms of disease There is no better . blood purifier than * Dr. Pierce's Gold- \ en Medical Discovery. It cures eruptions, pimples, ecz e m a , scrofula, rheumatism, and other diseases caused by an im- Sure condition of le blood. It cures absolutely and altogether by cleansing the blood from the poisons which breea and feed disease.Accept no . substitute tor the " Discovery." There is no otner medicinf "just as good" fo the blood. Queenstown, July 20.—Mrs. Daniel Hanna, of Cleveland. Ohio. who. with her three boos, eluded detectives last Saturday and sailed on the Campania, arrived off this port last night. Warren Mason, of New York, on behalf of Americans at Queenstown. presented Mrs. Hanna with a huge bouquet. Mrs. llanna replied, thanking the givers. Special Low Fares to Chicago, Via Lehigh Valley Railroad, account B. Y. P. V. of A. convention. Tickets on sale July 23rd, 24th and 25th See ticket agents for particulars. The Kpworth Lenirne Convention. B. OPPENHEIMER, San Francisco, July 20.—The second day of the International Epworth league convention wns devoted xtrictl) to the; work of the league. At futurist* prayer meetings were liold in three spacious religious edifices located Inwidely separated flections of the city. The first session* of the convention be gun simultaneously ato'clock In the pavilion and at the Alhambra theater. The former meeting was attended by about ,0.000 persons, including a portion of the grand chorus. Hishop Cranston of Portland. Or., served as chair Flour, teas) per bbl. $4.50 Cleveland, Johnson will soon ask the board of equalization to Increase the tax assessments against fhe Rig Consolidated Street Hallway company. the two gas companies and Johnson Wnnta More Tnxes. Butter, per lb . 22c Clothier and FurnisherCD Cor. Main and William St&« Pittaton. 9 E. Market St, Wilkoabarre. Sheese, per lb. lie Croupy Sounds from Baby's Crib Snlmnn Flatter*' Strike AilJiiMted, Vancouver. It. C\. July 20,-r-The strike of the'salmon tishemTMi against the Fraser river eanners has been adjusted, tin* Vancouver board of trade having acted as mediator. It has been agreed that the fishermen shall receive 12'j cents per fish for a quarter of the entire pack and 10 cents for the re raainder. The union will begin fishing on Sunday night. Hires Root Beer Ex- st night are agonizing to mothers. Dr. Galvln's Croup Tlncturo will relieve croup, soon as administered. It Is also a never falling remedy for ooughs, colds and lung com plaints. Twenty-five cents per bottto- the Cleveland Illuminating company about $20,000,000. If this Is done. It will add between $500,000 and Jtioo.ooo to the city's Income. Already the assessment against the Cleveland City Street Railway company has been increased from $595,000 to $G.OOO,OW. * tracts, 3 bottle-) for Perfection Root Beer 50c Keep Well Dreesed TOL8TOI 18 NOW CONVALESCENT. Pronprrtor "Jnmpa" INch Mine. His Recent Relapse Proved of Short Sanlt Re. Marie, Mich.. July 20.- The tdg Helen Iron mine nt Michiplcoten, owned l»y the I'lergue syndicate, has been "Jumped" by Julius tSeorge. a pros per tor, who restaked t be vpropertv a few days ago. The is est I mat* d to be worth between JMn.ooo.ooo and $15,ooo.i)CDo. tJeorge claims the company has Mot owned the mine, which it has been cpe rath it; the past yetfr under Ext, 3 bottles for 25c Evans Bros. Root Beer Dressing; well Is an art, and Hw man who has his garments made to order by us has tomd the key to that art. London, July 20.—M. Tchertkoff. representative here of Count Tolstoi, received a message today stating that his recent relapse proved of short du ration, that the danger point is now passed, and that the distinguished patient Is now convalescent. Duration. "I wish to truthfully state to you and the reader* of these few lines that youi Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Is without question the'best and" only cure for dyspepsia that I have ever come In contact with, and I have used many other preparationa." John beam. West Middlesex. Pa. No'preparation equuls Ivodol Dyspepsia Cure, as It contains all the natu'al dlgestauts. It will digest all kinds v! food, and can't help but do yon good. T. J Yates, IMttston ; Stroll's Pharmacy, West Ext., 4 bottles for 25c Lime J uice. per bottle, 3Qc man. The Schuylkill Iteftnttn. To ffe.vl.ie \nvnl Rnllon. Philadelphia. July 20.—The first day's 'races of the twenty-ninth annual regatta of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen were held on the Schuylkill river in Falrmount park vestyrday afternoon. Winnipeg carried off the honors, winning two events, while St. l.ouis, Worcester. Toronto. Philadelphia. lVt.'olt ami New York each won one race. Ten Kyek and Lewis had no trouble In the senior don Dies. Washington. July 20.—The secretary of the navy has appointed a naval board, headed by Lieutenant Coftimander Hunker, to take up the question of the naval ration. It is 40 years since anything was done on the ration, and It was felt to be opportune now that the subject be taken up with a view to improving the system. Dr. Ijeyri* Snntntoned to The Iln^ne. CHERRY KOLA. ferdK Prlce Reduction For July. Taris. July 20.—Pr. Lcyds, the diplomatic agent of the Transvaal, has been summoned in haste to The Hague in consequence of the dlvulgement of the Reitz Steyn letters, which were captured by General Broad wood at»tho town of Reitz. in the Orange River C.olony. Something new in Summer Beverage. If you have not tried it do. Already sweetened. One spoonlul to a glass of water. 8HAMOKIN STRIKE ENDED. a miner's 1'cense One Colliery Resumed Today and Oth It Is easier to keep well than get cured. DeWitt'a Little Karly Risers, taken now and then, will always keep your bowels In perfect order. They never gripe, but promote ar. easy, gentle action. T. J. Yates. Pittston; Stroll's Pharmacy, West IMttston. Plttston. ( nnfidn Arrentn Jnkr Skin. crs May Start on Monday. Ogdensl tirp. N. V.. July 20.—Jake Skin, the St. Regis Indian who. backed by chiefs of the Iroquois tribe, held Calquhcun Inland, in the St. Lawrence river, nearly six months in defiance of the Dominion government, has been dispossessed and arrested. An armed force has been stationed on the island guarding every point at which the Indians. who claim possession, might effect a landing.  Shamokin, Pa.. July 20.—The Luke Fidler colliery resumed operations to day, 1,000 men and boys returning to work. A strike in the Schuylkill region Is unlikely. Several local collieries may resume on Mdnday. Cnptnln Mp.Cnlln Chief of StnlT. Slate Picker* Qnlt Work. »• I will forever thank you for advising mo Co take Dr. Pierce'® Golden Medical Discovery," writes Mrs. James Murphy, of Ponds, Pocahontas Co.. Iowa. "It has cured me ol chronic scrofula of twelve years' standing. I also had chronic diarrhea for twelve years. I am in good health now—better than I ever was in my life, owing to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. I took several bottlea of the 'Discovery' before I stopped." SB AND IO CENT BOTTLES. We Can Save You Money on All Cash Purchases ■oaa Washington. .Inly 20.*-l'aptaln K. IJ McCalla linn -Ijfrii ordered to duty as chief of staff of the north Atlantic station in addition to the command of the Kearsarge. Commander J. A. II. Nlrkels has been detached from the Naval War college and ordered to command the Topeka. Bhamokin, Pa.. Jnly 20.—The Plate pieker boys at Luke Fidler colliery hare quit, badly crippling the big operation. They say they will not work with nonunion men in the Art-room. Two hundred workluen at Greenough colliery have decided to return to work. Evans Bros., Years of suffering relieved In a night, itching, piles yield at once to the curative properties of Doan's Ointment. Never falls. At any drop *»nra. r.u cants. MtTi'pry nt 100 In Knnnan, Large Variety of Cloths! Very Select Patterns I Prices Way Down I Let Us Measure You at One*. DifCC THE CITY ...TAILOR Topt-kn. .lulv l*o.—Yesterday was an exceettirtgly hot day in Kansas. The 46 South Main Street. CROSSED OCEAN IN SAIL BOAT. luertur ranged from KHi to 10!) de An Intrepid American Sailor Made the Great consternation was felt by the filends of M. A. llogarty, of Lexington, Ky.. when they saw he was turning yellow. 1Kb skin slowly changed color, also bis eyes, and Ik suffered terribly. His malady whs Yellow Jaundice. He way treated by the best doctors, but without benefit. Then be .was advised to try Klectrle Hitter* the wonderful Stomach and l.lver Keraedy. and be writes: "After taking »• » bottles I was wholly cured." A tiln! prows I'* matchless n erlt for all Stoma* h. l.lver and Kidney troubles. Only 5«V. Sold by Stroh's Pharmacy, West rittston, and W. t\ Price. I'ltts- White Man Turned Yellow. civ on. The air nsumed Its former dryyes*. ami as a lis nit the heat was not so oppressive. While the feellug of utter helplessness attendant Ul*Dn the thought has passed. the people of the state d«» not attempt to deny tliat Uie fall crops aro in a desperate condition. Llsbon, July 20.—Captain Howard Blackburn, the American sailor who called from Gloucester, Mass., in a 25 foot call boat, has arrived here. The trip occupied thirty-eight days. Trip in Thirty-eight Days. by local applications, as they cannot reach Deafness Cannot be Cured Henry Itnlnn In Texan. Knoxvllle, July 20.—A special from Friendsvllle. Tenn . ea.vs that the entire population is excited over the flndirij of what is believed to ho oil on a farm near tlie town. The supposed oil was f truck at a depth of only 40 feet. \ Oil In TennefiM^e, Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, containing 1008 pages, and over 700 illustrations, is sent tiee on-receipt of stamps to defray expense of mailing only, fcend 21 one-cent stamps for the book in paper cover, or 31 cents for the book in cloth binding.. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. the diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one way to cure Peafness. and that Is Houston. July 20.—Heavy rains are reported from ninny parts of Texas. While the rain Is not general. a large portion of the cotton country has been soaked. Uhero Is still a considerable pait of central Texas suffering to some extent. This is What We Will Do. We sell WHITE LEAD OIL and bet READY MIXED PAINT Ht « REASONABLE PRICE. by constitutions! rem«Mlie lieafness Is Opposite Water - Street* caused by an Inflamed condition of the rau«ous lining of the Ktistacliian Tube. When THE WEATHER. this tubs gets Inflamed you have a rumbling bound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is Rhode* und .VniiiPitnn In I^nrrlnml. London. July 20. Cecil Rhodes and Dr. Jameson ianffed at Southampton yesterday afternoon from Capo Colony. They were met by Alfred Beit, the financier, and B. A. Hawksley, counsel for the British Chartered South Africa company, and other friends. .Messrs, Rhodes and Jameson declined to discuss South Africa, saying they were no longer public uieu. We uiake a spec- Armstrong's WtLhfng'.on, July 20—Forecast until 8 p. m, Sunday, tor Ea tern Pcnniji vania: F'air tonight and Sunday ; high cr temperature. Rnvllftht Hobbcrr In IlocheMer, To Defend Senwnnhnkn Cnp, Montreal. July 20. —The Royal St. Lawrence Yacht club committee has chosen Sennevllle to defend the Seawanluika cup against Lome Curries challenger, CIrny Friars. tw *ARM \X/EATHER VV INNERS. CURTAINS of every kind, made to your order; good spring aud line quality curtain; CHEAPER THAN A READY MADE ONE. • ntircly closed, Peafne«*s lo the rebiilt. and unless the Inflammation can bo taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condition. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces- Rochester. July 20.—'The home of Mrs. Kmmeline Perkins. 2 PDreck street, was robbed in broad daylight' of diamonds valued at about $r»O0. Oeorge Pierce, aged 23, of Jtldgeway. Pa., was later arrested. chWtnV with fhe burglary.~~**FDRICES. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve should be promptly applied to tuts, burns and scalds. Ir soothes aud - quickly heals the Injured PICTURE FRAMINO Wo have received a big supply of now rnonlus in frames; any kind or color matting you wish; ' ill and boo samples and get estimates; New York Stock Markets, furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., stock brokers, room 26 Miners' Hank Building. New York. July 20, 1001. Open. CIof 74M 96 77% 45% I»nrt. There arc worthies* counterfeits, be sure to net He Witt's. T. J. Vales, l'ittstoQ ; Strob's Pharmacy, West 1'lttstou. We will give One Hundred Dollars any (aso of Deafness paused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Scnif for circulars. fire. It Saved His Leg. Of course you don't want warm, cooked meale such unbearaMy hot weather as we have been having for the past few days. You'll concede there ia no need to after you have scanned this partial list of high grade canned cooked goods found among our stock. Best Flour  Feed, all kinds 1.10 M .88 .26 Mother Gray's Sweet Powder#. P. A. Panforth, of LaG range. CJa., suffered for six months with a frightful running sore oti his leg, but writes that Bucklen's An!C a Salve wholly cured It In five days. For Ulcers, Wounds, Piles, It's the best salve In the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cts. Sold by Stroh's rharmacy, jWe$t Plttston, w. C. Price, Plttston. PRICES SURPRISINGLY LOW, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N, Y., May 1st to October 31, 1901. On account of the above, the D., L F. J. CHUNKY & CO., Toledo. O. •The marvellous cure of Mrs. Itena J. Was It a Miracle? for Children. Mother Gray, for years a nurse In the Children's Home In New York, treated children successfully with a remedy now prepared and placed In the drug stores, called Mother Otay'a Sweet Fowders for Children. They are harmless as milk, pleasant to take and never fall. A certain cure for feverlshness, constipation, headache, teething, and stomach disorders and remove worms. At all druggists, 25c. 8ample sent Fit KB. Address Allen 8. Olmsted, LeBoy, N. * May, pei too.... Best Butter  No. ) Broom Atchison  Atchison, pref  Brooklyn Traction . Ches. and Ohio. ... U. S. Steel  U. S. Steel, pref. ... Man. El  Mo. Pacific  People's Oaa  Col. Iron and Fuel * 8p. Pacific  0D & w  "Penn ... Reading  Sold by Druggists. 75c. Hall's Family l'llls are the Rest. Stout of consumption has created Intense Salmon, Soused Mackeral, SaltMackeral, Sardines in Oil. Sardines in Mustard. Sardines in Tom. Sauce BonwlesH Sardines, Poneless Herring, Sardines with Lemon Sauce, Sardines with Chow Chow, Kinpered Herring, Lunch Ox Tongue, Sliced Beef, Lobster, Little Neck Clams, Clam Chowder, Potted Game, Bonfed Turkey, Boned Chicken, Ham Roll. Shredded Codfish, Sliced Bacon, Cottage Loaf. Veal Roll. Gooso Liver, Deviled Ham, Vienna Sftuweo, Naked Boaus, Asparagus Tips, Grated Pineapple, Peaches, Pears, Canned Pluoapple, Apricots, Cherries, Plums, What Will You Do? 77U & w R R' wl11 tieH excursion tickets Uge Allen'* Foot Ease 111 Your Glove?. t 44, tc Buffalo at the fallowing rates: Five- a lady writes: "I shake Allen's FootEasc 9ai 3JJ?4 "lay tickets, $6; ten day tickets, $8; Into roy gloves and rub a little on my hands. tickets for the season, JU.20. Five-day " «"» sloves "W absorblifc-peraplrami/ no . , . , rr. i . 4 i tIon. It la a roost dainty toilet powder." !'L tl0l!Ct3 0n Snl° T,,csdaJ's and bat,u" wo Invito the attention of physician, and 05% 1«»4 D& days, the ten-day and season tickets on nurses to the absolute purity of Allen's 14% 113*4 yajc every day in the week. Trains for Foot-Ease. Dr. W. C. Abbott, editor of the »»* nuffalo leave 7.33 a. .u„ 12.17 noon, 5.12 cl"7«° CDlnlc' "«* " • «™nd, 55 i c oi aratlon; I am using It constantly In my 3Hi m" an m* practice." All drug*and shoe stores sell It, 43 V4 Cut price/Ton all russet and summer 25c' 8amP'° *nt Address Allen shoes at th£ Lester Shoe Store. s' 0lm,tcd- Y'  75 »4 _ , For fortv vpnrs IDr. Fowler's Extract of .0 Expert workmen who thoroughly un W1M StIBWberrv hag cul.lng summer 2Vi derstand the art of upholstering and complaint, dysentery, diarrhoea, bloody flux, lDMt repairing furniture employed at the pain in the stomach, and it bus never yet 9% Rogers Couch factory. 'failed to do everything claimed for It. excitement in Cammack, Ind.,*' writes Mar- lon Stuart, a leading druggist of Muacle, Ind. She only weighed 90 pounds when her doctor in Yorktown said she must soon die. Then she began to use Dr. King's New Discovery and gained H7 pounds In weight and nas completely cured." It has cured thousands of hopeless cases, and Is positively guaranteed to cure all Throat. Chest and I ung illseases. 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottles free. Sold by Stroh's Pharmacy, West Pittstou, nud W. C. Price, Plttston. Will yoa take advantage of this opportunity'* Will you tcive as your patron*#** Will you tfive uh a call, whether you buy or not? 2 cans fine Peaches 3 cans Corn.. i dozen Canned Corn. 3 lbs Evap. Peaches .85 .35 The Appetite of a Goat Is envied by all those whose Stomach and Liver are out of order. But such should know that Dr. King's New Life Pills give a splendid appetite, sound digestion and a rcg ular bodily habit that Insures perfect health and great energy. Only 25c. Sold by Stroh's Pharmacy, West rittston, and W. C. Price, Plttston. YOU WILL IF YOU WISH TO DO YOURSELF A GOOD TURN. 4 lbs Pruues  Lion Coffee .13# Arbuckle Coffee .18* Fresh eggs, doz .16 56% 32% 145% 40% T.S. & W. S. BARRETT, "The doctors told me my cough was Incurable. One Mlnnte Cough Cure mads me a well man.*' Norrls Silver, North Stratford, N. H. Because you've not found relief from a stubborn cough, don t despair One Minute Cough Cure has cured thousands, snd It will cure you. Safe and snre. T. J. Yates, Plttston, Stroh's Pharmacy, West Plttstoa. • , ..ji-, NORTH MAIN ST The body of Corporal James Duddy, who was drowned in the Taal river, Philippine Islands, on March 15 last, arrived in Scranton yesterday morning and was taken to the home of his father, John Duddy, of Mlnooka. Pumpkin, This Is not all of our canned stock by any means. Call and see thom for yourself. Skeitcn V «£udvooi^er, Custard. Reading, prof. Tcnn. C. and I "I owe my whole life to Burdock Blood Bitters. Scrofulous sores covered my body. 1 seemed beyond cure. B. B. B. has made me a perfectly well woman." Mrs. Charles Hutton, Bervllle, Mich, Strayed from my place near Boston #mines, on Weinesday morning, a twiy horse, four feet white. Cut on ou« front foot. Information r»f ?ame will be rewarded by 19j8t JOHN BAHTINI, Yates P. O., Pa. ESTRAY HORSE J. T. ARMSTRONG & CO.. I.eather .... Rubber  Union Pacific D2% 19% 103 PITT8TOW. GOODS DELIVERED PROMPTLY. M South Main St. Luzerne ATc.,West Plttston.