Pittston Gazette

              ad- ta Ckuette. | There is; no more effective mef dium of 'reaching the 30,odb men, ? women and children in this com$ munity. i r-'t. POL Kix*i'.i »D*»•) 'our home town ? Then aubcribe for the-Gazette. The only tewspaper published in the city. ONLY DAILY IH CITY FIFTY-FIRST YEAR 1 WEEKLY ESTABLISHED lMO. 1 DAILY ESTABLISHED HYTHKO. HART 1882. PITTSTON, PA , TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST ip. ICOI. TWO CK3TtD A COPY I WAUHNTH. f REPUBLICANS AT HARRISBURG STRIKERS Wlrl A POINT. THE ISLANDER WRECK. YELLOW FEVER VICTIMS. ET CyETERA. rasaaavn", w  !•»*$.,ir~.l .'SSf.di underC!v«M.t:i I '.Ul', ~2C?V| . is hxccK.m f« r DB'A1 rHUHS IN CKSSO Siiies,joints, Rhctjn;uth;:j,C.«~ 8 /ILWAYS THE CHEAPEST SIXTEEN LOST IN WRECK Martyrs to Science, Their Families Will be Pensioned. Notes From Business Men, Wants and Other Minor Matters. For Kent--Seven-room house, corner Atlantic* avenue anil Third St. Fully improved. Inquire J. J. Powell, Philadelphia avenue. 20\vl Losl—Pair 110tDe glasses, between Exeter St. and Stark alley. Finder return to R, 11. Damon. a20tf Lost—White hull dog. Reward. P. Loughlin. 51 Tompkins street. 21 For Sale—At a sacrifice, two new high grade buggies. Never been run. 1"D9 N. Main St. 2t Miner's Savings Hank book No. 11,427 has been last and application for a new book has been made. Finder is requested to return the same to the bank. 19eod2w Wanted—Boy to learn the barber trade. One with experience preferred. Apply at Carr's barber shop. 19t2 For Sale Cheap—Square piano, good condition. Inquire Schussler & Bechtold, N. Main street. They Tie Up the Pennsylvania Tube Works at Pittsburg. Sixty-seven Lives Now Said to j Have Been Lost. Ohio River Steamer Capsixed In a Squall. Havana, Aug. 20.—The families of two Spaniards, who volunteered to lie inotulatoU with yellow fever germs through the uiediufti of mosquitoes, and who died as a result of the experiment, will he cared for by the government. The death'of the two men proved conclusively that mosquitoes, transmit fever germs. l)R. RlChTl.K'S Wc.'I.M.cnovwJ All Summer Goodm mt Special Low frfm ioolt Over RIOT FEABED AT WELL8VILLE. 3TOBIE8 TOLD BY 8UBVIV0B8, THE DISABTEB GAME SUDDENLY. PAIN EXPELLER. f'ntrnl Details of One of the Mont ApyullliiK Murine lDlHH*ter* of the l*«- elllu Oeeun—One Hundred and Ulght K*«feNenuerM on Itonrd. D AH Ready for Convention. No Change in Hitter Feeling EnKemlered by Flue Imposed on Strike l.eudor*— An Interesting Situation ut Diuiumue. Work ut the Muneitieii Mill. Womou and Children the Prlnelpal VletlinH—Only Woman to llnve UNcaped Wan Saved by Colored UeekhnndH. N'rtr.'j:ciiiiinowil!:oJitTif.«*«D Jf.-rl "W. !nDr I )iif Hill known i»i i i mi'- I. if i . .(it i! ni.Vn THESE I ADC N;*VoiK.ItifcfoMlS1i\ I t»* nio».ti?»oAKr.H-:,irt aim I &'  Tr rD 1 rsrn .'a/foi ioi'hrr:.* v. _U»/  v-..J-i I rociDinni?r»d tin":: urrjf'c tN/% ull stiffei C»rr..of r!:cniiiroasos. r C Vq9 t i: »•• - 2BC. una 50c. wl all tlrir«r£i.»li; or  if. Ad. Blciiii'r A Co., SIC 1'iuiJSf., ;vr»v Vou BARGAINS Strike. 1'lttsburte. Aug. 20.—Tlio men of the Pennsylvania works of tin- National Tube company in tills city have .Mind | tlu» strikers, and It Is expected that the i'diw In tin* Prapkslowu plant will follow them. About 000 men - left tin1 Pennsylvania works, and it is almost certain that all of the remaining ooo will join the movement mid eohipietely tie np the property. Theiv are about .»oo men in the Fraiikstown property. »nd. tho totnl number of men uddetl to the army of strikers by the movement will Ik- about 1,800. When tile strikers tiled out of tlie Pennsylvania works, they nuide no explanation to tin* ottl eiiils. *but to tin* newsjmpiT men who met them outside they said that they nad tftilt rather than work nonunion made skelp. It Is uuib rsloi.d that earder tin* .National Tube eoni|Dauy had miuotttieed an advance iu wages. and it *.t;is thought that it Would hold tin* Port Townslwiid. Wash., Aug. 20.— The steamer Queen has arrived from ihe Portli, bringing additional news of the sinking of the Islander, which struck a floating iceberg while running at full s|uv*d near the southwest end of liougluss isiand on Aug. 15 at 2 a. in. I'adueah, Ky., Aug. 20. -The steamer t\ty of Uolcoiida, plying between this city and Klizuhethtowu, Ills., was struck squall during a storm as she was en route to Paducah. She turned over in ten feet of water six miles above the city as she was going into Crowell's landing. Sixteen persons are reported drowned. The disas tor occurred as supper was served, ami many of the 75 passengers were in the cabin. The wind struck the bout without warning, and there was no time for those on the inside to escape. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Opening of the Grand Lodge of Penn 7C quality Lawns, all colon and patterns, sylvania in Allentown. rom smc (Dnc lot ol Ladies' Shirt Waists, inincluding the 75c, $1 and $i.s« grades, HARMONY ALL AROUND THE IOWA OFF TO PANAMA Allentown, Pa.. Aug. 20.—The eighth annual session of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Knights of Pythias, was opened in this city today. The report of the secretary showed 461 lodges icpresented. The total number of members in the order is 42.461. This is a gain of rD,685 over last year. The Islander had 108 passengers, and ill were in lied when the vessel struck. The shoe!; was so severe that many were thrown from their berths, and the wildest excitement prevailed. Word was soon" passed "that the vessel was loomed, and a general scramble for the lifeboats ensued, many Jumping overheard ami attempting to swim to the •diol'c,Ihc distance being short. In the •irramhle to gel into the boats many wetv hurled headlong into the chilly wa•er. which, according to passengers arriving from til - pcelio. seemed alive with human beings. Before all tile passengers had left the vessel she gave n lunge and went dnwu bow tlrH. 3GKfEKEST,';,;;,fiWi!i!DS. k JZeOHlKH iitlctl !•'/ ntin hi i At/. A 1 ' ' '''' TO OLOSB 30c MAOH 6c quality Cream Domet Shaker Flannel, The Insurgents Will Cut No Figure in the Proceedings of the Con- English Authorities Refused to Permit Body of American Officer to be -■ Buried Ashore. rom «KC 100 doz. I.arije Cotton Towels, worth double, NEW BRUNSWICK MAN KILLED. Price Cutting Sale The boat was valued at about $2.!SOO and had been In the trade for several years, being owned by Captain Otto Ha tier of (iolcoiida, Ills. There Is no way to determine the number of dead and their mimes until the boat's books shall be found. Captain Peck places the number at ld.~~~-Ainong those believed to have been lost are Miss Lucy Harnett of Smithhiud, Miss Lizzie Graham and Miss Trlxle Adams of (»recnville, Mrs. I lav id Adams of Kniithlaud. Messrs. Watts Ha vis, a prominent farmer of Livingston county, and Clarence Klayton of Lolo, Ky., and three colored deckhands. Stepped in Front of a Trolley Car For Kent C forgo St. - Six-room house on Apply No. 5 George St. SAIE PRICE So I Ml C hildren's.Muslin Drawers, trimmed. New Brunswick, N. J.. Aug. 20.— Thomas O'Neill, aged 40 years, while intoxicated, fell off a trolley car at Saylorsville and stepped in front of another car. which killed him instantly.While Intoxicated. For Stole Cheap—Single house ami store, No. 394 I'ifrsonage street. Good cellar for storage, one half arre of fine land, with barns, abundance of fruit trees, etc. Will also sell household furniture. Apply Mrs. William T. alueod'Jw FOR 0o A RAIR t case Children's Gauze VestF, vention. Suit.-, that were i FOR-a?. KAOH in.low Shades, with spring roller, aid upiv.:rd aie 1 cw Harrisburg. Aug. 20—The advance, guard of the Republican State convention. which meets here tomorrow, is Pittsburg, Aug. 20.—According to information obtainable at 8 o'clock this morning, the Carnegie mills are still running and the situation is not materially changed. Practically the same crews were working iu the four mills of the Painter'plant this morning. Marly reports Irom McKeesport tell of important developments iu the work of organizing the foreigners who have been lined up with the strikers. More than 200 Hungarian laborers were organized by the. Federation of Labor last night, and many more will Join this lodge today. They are very enthusiastic. Low in. marked at roR a, kaoh liiklren's Summer Dresses, slightly soiled, 7 Wanted—Pupils for piano or organ instruction. Ail branches taught. Miss Margaret lDavis. I'D Swallow St. 12tf arriving, and by evening the streets and hotels will have assumed their accustomed convention-time aspect. Everything is now in readiness for the gathering, bo far as the preliminaries are concerned, nnd the indications are that the session will be short and business-like. Chairman Kccdcr says that the convention will not be up to the usual size of Kcpuldican conventions, but that it will be enthusiastic. It will be large enough, he declares, to let the people know that the Republican party in Pennsylvania is alive and virile. The headquarters of the State committee have been cs tablished at the Lochiel, as usual. Candidates Potter and Karris will also have headquarters at this hotel. Neither Senators Quay nor Penrose will attend the convention. The platform to be adopted will be a strong document, leaving no room to doubt where the Republicans of Pennsylvania stand on the issues of the day. There was nuMncjplcnt strike at the Keystone Rolling mills, which Is an independent property. The men objected to furnishing material to the railed States Steel corporation, lull the Amalgamated association ordered tlieiu to resume work.. Tlds action Is taken as meaning that all cntitracts made by independent mills before the strike began will be respected. It Is known that (17 lives were It wiil J»e some fIm«* liefoii1 their names can In* definitely learned, as the purser lost his passenger list. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. FOR 10o MOM Indies' Muslin Goirns, well made, SPECIAL VALUES FOR StoMM 15 doz. La lies' real value *50; PRICE TO CLME fOo (AM New York Stock Markets, furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., stock brokers, room 2G Miners' Bank lluilding. Canaries for sale. 142 Searle St. wl A number of passengers of tin* wi't't'kWI sti-am**!' Marnier t«-ll of their thrilling experiences during tile dlsit*- t«»r. M. 1 llnnisin«*i* of Portland,' who was bringing out a satchel containing $11.noil in Klondike gohl. rushed up to tin* upper deck when the lioiit was set - tllng l».v the bend, ami Captain Foote (obi him there wiiit little thinner. Soon iherc was a rush for tin* boats, ami vheii lie was boarding the lifeboat he .vax afraid to throw his satchel of gold down from tin- deck hito I he boat for ft ar that tlie weight of iliCD gohl \votihl For Kent—Suite of two large, well lighted office rooms, over Gazette office, at reafioimble rate. Freshly painted ami papered. With steam heat. Best location hi Pittston. Apply at C.azette office. tl" Ice cream, wholesale and retail Harter's. New York AUK. 2f». 1901. Open. Close Captain Jesse Bauer and Pilot K. E. Peck were the last to leave the boat and swim ashore. * They saved several Imm'koiis struggling lu the water ami left the survivors in a house near the bank ami came to the city. Captain Bauer, who arrival here two hours after the catastrophe, said: The C'aStory. Atchison  Atchison, pref  Brooklyn Traction Clies. antl Ohio U. S. Sleel, ex-dlv. 1 IT. S. Steel, pref. .. Manhattan 101  Mo. Pacific  People's C,as  CoK Iron ami Fuel So. Pacific  . 7t» an I upwards. Fur a PEOPLE'S STOIE Jir.'n 9ti&. 71 s •17' H 4t'i:t4 42U 41 s «pD 11.7:,i lis 101 102 112"s 112»i 93 95 short time ooly to make room f.Dr Vail .\icIvces|MDrt lias organized a senate of labor. It consists of tluee delegates from ciicli union and is to have charge of tin- strike. stock. Pittsburg, Aug. 2o.—Seven hundred and fifty employe's of the Pennsylvania Tube company, all members of the day turn. re|MDrtcd for work this morning, not knowing that the night men had struck. When informed of the situation, tlie day-turn men quietly left for their homes. This makes 1,300 men that have left since 0 o'clock last night. The plant is now closed. There is very little confusion and no disorder attending the strike. Very few men are working at tlie Keystone plant today, although it was understood it would resume this morning. New process Ice Cream at Moffat's. 8ewer pipe always on hand and for sale by Cyclone Machine Co. 25m tf 15 SOUTH MAIR STREET. BUSS, The steel mills at Moiiesncti. after a long period of Inactivity, were partly put lii motion by strike breakers gathered iu some of the southern states, two more iuili*» in the Painter plant were started up. and another large mill at the Clark property was also operated for tiie tirst time. There was sonic disorder ill the streets of Moiiesseii, but the local police never lost control of the demonstrative crowds, and there was no serious trouble*. The reopening'of the Monessen mills is believed to Ik' the llrst of a series of aggressive moves oil the part of the steel corporation. * Work nt Munt'NKfii Mllla, "The boat was getting ready to land when tiic squall struck her, anil she listed. Several passengers who were Inside jumped overboard ami were caught by the boat. The ladies, all of whom were in the cabin, could not be reached. The boat settled down In ten feet of water over a reef, and two men who were in the cabin, H. E. Worteu ami N. S. Quartermouse of Hamptou, broke through the glass and were saved. Three colored deck bunds saved a woman ami child, and I think she was the only woman saved. A yawl that hail broken loose."was caught by some of those struggling in the water and taken to the bank. We returned to the boat on this, but could find no signs of life and returned to shore." Ice cream, wholesale apd retail at Farmers* Dairy, 30 South Main St. tf For Rent—A%arn. M. W. Morris, -tf For Rent and For Sale—A large Hot of properties. P. K. Richards. Evans ...Brother9 | C Every Day is Bar-| | gain Day at Our | 57 M; 115-74 115*8 «luve a hole through the lifeboat and I bus cause tin loss of the lives of those ii the boats as w« II as losing his own halites of safely, lie concluded to ihit1111o11 his gold, a'»d. dropping the ■jatfhel on the ib el:, he s!al thiivu into i,lie water ami was haiiled to tlie boat. • baiilvi'iil to wave bis l»fe. One man who had Just eeine out from the Klondike 10(1 whose name could not be learned reji.uictl to have taken his porlmancan from the care of I lie purser, Mr. tiDhop. ami. with the grip containing fust amounting to $io.«hni in value :• a sped firmly in Ids hand, jumped 'loin tiie sinking steamer to a boat loD-c by; but. failing to naeh the boat, if went down with his tre.i*nre. C( pper THE TAILOR. Am. Car ami Foundry o. & w. . . . *  Penn  Reading  ;u«- iM-zema. scald head, hives, itchiness of the skin of any sort instantly relieved, permanently cured. Doan's Ointment. At any drug store. 42 «4 42 D4 14484 145' Armstrong's Heading, pref Tenn. C. & 1. Leather .... Rubber  7s'» 7*% t*2;,i iV'a is 98 H t;3 13% 18 9914 9o% 39 ?4 92 'a Manufactured in Pittston. There Is absolute harmony among leading and influential Republicans identified with the Republican organisation throughout the state and there is every reason to predict that the Republicans of this commonwealth who toelleve In the principles of the party and who reiognlze the will of the majority in the making of nominations will be together in the coming canvass and will roil up such a vote for the regular party ticket that they will be In position to enter upon next year's contest with absolute confidence in the success the party standard bearer for governor, who ever he may .be. Union Pacific .... Union Pacific, pref Wabash, pref  Western Union Norfolk  K.. K. & T  Why buy a couch made outside of Pittf ton, when you can get a more subrn«r.tially one made at Dunn's, S. Main St.? —^vRRICES. THE IOWA OFF TO PANAMA. 90 % 39% 93 U 5t»B8 55 Jij Store-^81 | KCboh^atOu,JfD'UCt4* ! • Best Pat. Flour, per M S4.H J Feed, per 100 lbs • 1.35 ;'j Bran and Brown Hds IM I. IB \$ Oats, per bushel • • .M »}! Oats, 25 bushel lots " .41 | Potatoes, per peek - - .41 |ij Onions, per peek • • .M J i Butter, best dairy, per lb .22 | Lard, Pure, per lb • '.ItVm1 ]\ Cheese, full erum, por fli .11 | Eggs, per dozen • - .11 ' Gr. Sup" C8 lbs fr IM v Preparations are known to be in progress for reopening the Star Tin mills in this city and for increasing the force at the Lindsay & McCulcheou mills, and it is thought to be only a matter of time IH'fore the strougholds of the strikers like Newcastle. McKeesport. Wheeling. Rellaire and Mingo Junction will be in vaded. pawin&t&m'i'*m. +■■■ + . »■ -jk4 +■ * Expected to Arrive There About the End of August, 55 7g 55 H Washington. Aug. 20.—News was received today at the Navy Department that the battleship Iowa started this morning for Panama, and Is expected to arrive there about the end of August.Proffmor Jenkn' Mission, Fruit Jars. Pints. 55c. a dozen- Quarts. GOc. a dozen. 80c. a dozen. GRACE, the Grocer. Bass Are Dr. I'ltllliitN' tx|iiDrit ni'tD. rnited Suites Consul A. J. Smith, vho was a passmger on the steamer }ueen. saw Dr. Phillips of Seattle at funeaii. Dr. Phillips tobl him tliat lie uitl lost his wife ami child. The doctor nsisted that no one t ailed at his kmiiu. Hit lie felt the sudden stoppage and •ays his wife told him to gel up ami t-e what the cause of the stoppage .vas. lie demurred at first.-but hearing Deoplc moving on deck lie goUup and old bis wife to dress Immediately. vVbeu I hey their room, the teaiuer was sinking, and before they mild jump from the de.-k his wife and 'liild wt re caught iu the suction of lite . i iitllaTnrs ami were drowued. Ithaca, N. V.. Aug. 20.—Professor Jeremiah W. Junks of Cornell unWerslty. ALo will soon leave for a trip oroumrnie world for the purpose of investigating monetary conditions existing In various countries, has also been commissioned by the government to make a special .report on the ijuestiou of currency in tlie Philippine Islands. He will spend much time in the east, giving special attention to China, the Malay states and India, and from facts gained on the tour will make recommendations to tlie department. Professor .leaks has for flotTre time been engaged in tlie work of Investigating Hie twist question l'Csr the government He 4ias also for years been making a special study of the monetary question. * — 4' * Pints, j Quarts, | Gallon, AMERICAN SEAMAN DEAD. The strikers deny that any real progress lias been made at either Monessen or Painter's ami say that they are not to lie frightened by tin* burning of a ltd of coal and the mere operation r»t machinery. They say thai skilled men cannot be secured outside of fheir ranks and that none of their men is deserting. despite claims to the contrary. The managers of the" Painter plain, which now has four mills on. cJaini that part of their two new crews is made up of old employees who have collie back to Work. BuruocK Blood Bltiers gives a man a clear head, an active brain, a strong, vigorous body—makes him fit for the battle of life. 5 5C tloz. * i I 6oc 8oc While that Mttie eotorie that recognizes the leadership ©f John W'anamaker, but who cannot be said to be Identified with any regular political party, are still working up an agitation agsinpt the leaders of the regular Republican organization, they will not fee able to make any impression upon any considerable number of voters of the state In the approaching campaign. BOLTERS CUT LITTLE FIOURE. to be Brought Ashore. Southampton, England, Aug. Authorities Refused to Permit the Body A. Bendon, coxswain of the American flagship Chicago, died on Saturday night while the vessel was in the harbor here. Arrangements were made to bury the body ashore, but the local coroner declined to accept the statement of the ship's doctor to the effect that the man met death by asphyxiation. The statement was certified by the captain, but the coroner refused to permit the body to.be landed without a post, mortem examination and inquest. The Chicago, therefore, put to sea to bury the dead officer. ThC» action of the coroner is regarded as most discourteous, and is being considered by the officers of the United States embassy, to whom the matter 20.—- lH»n't be satisfied with temporary relief fioiu Indigestion. Korittl Dyspepsia Cure permanently and completely remove* this complaint. It relieves permanently because it allows the tired stomach pertect rest. Dieting won't rest the stomach. Nature receives supplies from the food we eat. The sensible way to help the stomach is to use Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure, which digests what you cat and can't help but do you good. T. .1 Yates, rittstou ; Stroh's Pharmacy, West PittStOD. i . rii »i4i Ki •.*« J. T. ARMSTRONG & CO.. You will enjoy fish- 53 Booth Main St.. PJTTSTON ing more and you will have Detter luck OOOD8 DELIVERED PIIOMPT1.Y. s r. Sugar, jI (or • .. t Arb. and Lion Coffoo, lb .1 D lj csssatww I Evans Bros, ? ! i The nomination of Justice William D. Potter, of Allegheny, to succeed himself upon the supreme bench is a logical action on the part of the Republican delegates. Justice Potter was one of the most Influential ami representative. members of the bar of Allegheny before wa»i appointed by- Governor Stone to iij) a vacancy iti the supremo court. He has made a credituble record on the bench and his nomination to succeed himself was from the outset conceded as the proper and only thing to do. \t the i-lark mill, where the ten inch was started for the tirst time .vesicnlii.v and where everything except a small eight inch mill is now being operated. It is asserted that more skilled men are offering tliel.r serviyes than inn lie accommodated. Fifty more were taken on there, |»riugiu£lhtD total force up tiD 000. It was claimed that there wci'e 2UO men at work in the Painter mills and that o«» of them were skilled. l»r. ri.llllps wiis also tlrawn Into n rent ilator, hut wan caught by the head it ilir lop nml cscAped being drawn (own ti» death. 11«' wont down with the steamer and ('aught hold of some wreckage. from w hiclt In- wjis lifu'rward rosmied. When resuscitated, la' •alie,I for lils wife aial child. and a a Mill D»!"« tlljU'llt tin* holly of Ills little girl »o lilui. lie Was left at .huieati, refusing to leave until lib wife's hotly should Ite found. Everybody Takes a Good Photo At tho YATES STUDIO "»i WHIUm Stro. t foul Miners Na) Strike. Timely iujormation given Mrs. tieorge l.ong, of New Straltsville, Ohio, saved two lives. A ri-IkIii i iii tough had long kept her awake every night. She hail tried many remedies nml doctors, hut steadily grew worse, until urged to try IDr. King's New |DlsVt»very. One bottle wholly rared |\er: nml she writes: Tills marvelous medieine also cured Mr. I.ong of a severe attack of pneumonia. Such cures are positive proof of its power to cure all throat, chest ami lung troubles. Only W.k\ and Sl.oo. Trial twttlcs free. Sold hy Stroll's Itiarmacy, West l'ittslou. and W. t". I'rlce, 1'ittstou. Prevented a Tragedy. if you use a good It's ill til:* utakiiiu'. ami YATES '« |tosmDsiioii of the knowledge In.xv to do It. Expert wni kiinimlii|i nnC! 'It. quality of work tlittt pleases all. The latent atyjefl in moiiut* an.I toning, "ami prices that please tin* masse-!. Pittsburg. K'tii. Auk- rresidt»nt Joint Mitchell of .the Vlilted Mine Workers of America has been summoned to como here and waist in arranging n whge scale between the employers and operators of the.Kansas and Texas Coal company, the Western Coal and Mining company, the Central Coal amj Coke company and the Southwestern Improvement company in the state* of Missouri, Kansas. Arkansas and Indian Territory. Representatives of the minors have been in conference here four days without reaching an agreement. The miners will demand that the companies sign scale before the contracts take effect Sept. 1, and the companies shall a general strike will result. outfit. We cac sup- ply all the accessor- 46 South Main St. Rods, Poles, was reported. les. Pennsylvania R. R. in Connection With Delaware ft Hudson R. R. I'Mttlit 0«t»r •Umiucwnc D1111*. Lines, Spoons, Reels EVERYTHIN8! at low prices BOER CAMP SURPRISED, The greatest tight in fills «1 i.sti*iC t Ik for mastery at the iMniucsiie mills ol the Carnegie company. Hofh shies are working secretly, the Amalgamated association to extend its organization ami strength among the workers and the steel company to block any plan to eet the men out. Neither si«lc has shown its strength yet. and it is Impossible to get any line on the ultimate result. The claims made privately oil either side are coiilllctllig. N. A. llelcourt of Ottawa and Ueorge Kay of Ottawa were asleep when Hie iceliletit happened. Being unable 'to open their stateroom tloor. they broke • •ut through the window and jumped from the upper deck into Hie lifeboat. And lO-OA Y EXCURSION - Atlantic City, Cape May, HOLLY BEACH, ANGLESEA, SEA ISLE CITY, WILDWQOI, OCEAN CITY, AVALON, N. J. August 22nd, 1901• , IIAHHIS HAS A Cl.EAIt . tKI.D Some time ago there wtrp several well known Republicans mentioned for the nomination for state treasurer and It looked for a while as though there would lie an cicltlnts struggle for the Among the Captured Burghers is Com Pretoria, Aug. 20.—Colonel Benson today surprised a Boer laager near Carolina. 100 miles east of Pretoria, killing ami rapturing thirty. Among tin* captured is Commandant Deyillers, father In-law of General Sfhalkhuigei mandant Devillers. Deafness Cannot be Cured hy local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. ThereTa ouly one wav to cure Deafness, and that Is hy constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused hy an Inilamed condition of the mu-40111 lining of the~~Kn6tachian Tube. When •III- **«be gets Inflamed you have a rumbling «r Imperfect hearing, and when it li entirely closed, Iieafnesn Is the result, and unless the inflammation ran be taken out ami tills tube restored to Its normal condition. hearing will be drstneacd f«»re*er; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, whh h is nothing but an Inflamed condition A i»aHS»-np»r uim arrived l»y the Omwii snys that on Thursdayninrniiu: ivlion the tide turned it lD!«uiulit in a iarjro «|iiantity C»f debris fri.ni the wreck. n«in«lin*r pm»is of cabin stolen, staternonis. trunks, etc. The Indians lontcj) I lie wreckage. smashing tninl; tionor. President pro tem William P. Snydr, of Chster county, was about the first to be suggested and later Representative Frank G. Harris, of Clearfield county was entered In ftie race by his admirers of his home and neighboring counties. Amsterdam. Aug. 20.—Former President Kruger recently received a ( ablegram from Pretoria stating that his wife had been buried and asking what disposition should be made of Ills hour.e. Kruger replied: "Read Proverbs. seventh chapter, verses 19-20." The Amalgamated organizers assert that they have secured a strong position in the property and that when tin word is given It will be shut down. The managers of the mills admit thai the strikers have some friends in 111* mills, but express absolute cOTilhfenct in their ability to keep the entire plant !n operation. Coal and Iron police care fully guard the properly, admitting none except employees, and they in turn are watched by secret pickets ol Willi ill III - Schivflb to l.eave Steel Trail. Philadelphia, Auk. -CD• It is authoritatively rc|HDrted here that when Charles M. 8cliwab obtains actual con trol of the Hcthlehem Stecj and Iron companies, which deal will Ue coiisum mated lu a brief time, he will resign the presidency of the 1'uited States Steel corporation ami devote his lime te the management of the property acquired on his own account. The man who made this stateinem is connected with the lltthlehcm companies, hut lie did not wish his name to Ik* quoted, ills information he believes to 1m* exactixes and cijirylnjr "ft' valuable Tickets Good for TEH DAYS, Ex* f FM elusive of Going Date, will be sold ' h Iff ■■ THE from Scranton, Wilkesbarre, and ROVNB intermediate stations at rate of TUP. •lay evening il cOIU'ttl't \\ HS tflvell. (ill •'ho sti'iiiiH'i' CfcMueii for th«' suilfivis tixl U -IS raised, whh li w us  •ulo tIk* care of I'nitcil Stales Consul A. J. Smith of Victoria, who was a paa Sellirer oil I ho lDt!ei»ll. Two or three others were pre posed from time to time, but some weeks ago Senator Snyder announced that he Would not be a candidate and this lrfl Representative Harris an opportunity which his friends were quick to take advantage of and they soon had epough pledges from delegates already elected and influential Republican county leaders to remove all doubt of his noml- TO FIGHT STEEL TRUST. We win give one Hundred Dollars #»r any rase of Deafnesa (caused by catwrh) dial muuot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure oi Hit* miiC-oiis surfaces. American League A6k6 the Assistance 4'h|*IiiIii Fwntr'H llvulli. Good Going Only on Train Leaving Scranton at 6*45 a• and Returning on all Regular Trains Within Limit• Washington. Aug. 20.—The Aniori can Anti Trust League, which Is pre paring to conduct a legal tight against the Steel Trust, today appealed tT) the Federation of Trades and Labor Unions of New Jersey, now in session in Camden, for their assistance in thefight.of New Jersey Labor Unions. The di al h (.1 Captain Foote was ver.\ patlu tic. ile rciuhiiuul 11(1 the bridir* in 11 i I ilic steamer was foundcrilii: When the vessel commenced to ainl iimI itxwas seen that no expedient eoiild avail, the captain. it is said. jumped into the life raft, which was airead.v taxed. Ueallziiiu tiial his weight would work ItaVoc there, he exclaimed. "[ see there are too many here, mi uoodliv. Send for circulars, free. Through eon.'hew from Scranton to Philadelphia. Passengers for Atlantic City mtr km ream In r trains leaving Broad street Station. Philadelphia, via DELAWARE RIVEK BllDfll K'DUTtC at S: W, 1*:t" a. m , II, l It ami. lip m. weekdays; 1D:20 a. m , 2:tl and 7:14 p Sundays, or any regular tra u from Market Street Whirl. PaPBenirers for other points auw d will use trains from Market Street Whirl'. Ticket* dojnot include transfer between Broad Street station ami Market -ti tvf w hart stop over at Philadelphia can l»e had either aoinc «r rctnrniuK within limit ..t ticket. FOR FULL INFORMATION APPLY TO TIGHT AGENTS. F. J. CHF.XEY & CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists. 75c. Hull's* Famtl*? iDills are the Beat. It is reported that a portion of the Second brigade of the national guard of this state, now in camp at Somerset will be kept under anus ami at tin nation. .Tamos White, ilryantsvllle, Ind.. nays DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve healed rnnnini: sores on both legs. He had Buffered si* 3 cars. Doctors failed to help him. (Jet De- Witt's. Accept no Imitations. T. J. Yates. I'ittston ; Stroll's 1'hQrmacy, West i'ittston. i. 0. HUTCHINSON General Manager. J. R. WOOD, GEO. W. BOYD, General Passenger Avt't General Paw. Ant. n/r. Harris has had an interesting carter. He is a native Penusylvanian. His oppditunUles In early yoilth to secure an location were very limited He worked on u farm and later in a saw mill. He subsequently attended the Dickinson Seminary fit Williamsport and later was graduated ai Lafayette College at Eastnji He immediately went to Clearfield county and became principal of a grammar school. He studied law and since 1879 he h  been engaged in the practice of that profession. He Is serving his third term as a member of the general assembly. He has tilled important committed olaces and prior to the organisation of ilie last session of the fc'Kis- Jatnre was f*tf|»lnently mentioned for th§ speakership of /.he house of representatives.en nip ready to answer au rincrgenc) call ft HP strike duty. No coiilirniatioii of the story can be obtained from tin oflieers of I he guard or au.\ of f|ic *Jate official*. It in not credited here. A number of anonymous letters, evidently the work of some laboV crank, have been written to officers of the guard. RvIicIn Artivv In Colombia. Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. *jo.- The firitish steamer ltosiieuth arrived here from Central American ports am) brought advices from Colon of coiltln tied and persistent attacks by the reb-. els on the outskirts of Colon am! Panama The repeated efforts on the part of the government to repulse the relwls have failed, and the belief is gaining ground that the Colombia government Is weukeuliVj;. Business generally was THEY WERE SUSPECTED. uh'i swam away. lit- was short FIRE SALE! Hcnce a Missouri Mob Strung Up Two Chief Engineer Hrow nice had a miraculous escape. 11«» wan asleep and was awakened by Third Engineer Allen Huging his hell. •He ran i« the engine itHtin. There two firemen died like soon alter lie arrived. They we're ordered to close the "lop when!" and shut oil the water, which was rushing from the forward part of the vessel. 1 \ al'ifi wanl stu-ii to«4iik In eases or cough or croup, give the little one C»ne Minnie Cougli Cure. Theu rest Pierce City. Mo.. Aug. 20.—William(l.odley and (Jen. ('alter, suspected of the mUi*ClCT of Miss Caatlewild, last Sunday, were lynihr«| by a mob here Men at Pierce City easy and have no fear. The child will i»e all iinrht in a little while. It never fails. 1'lfnsant to take, always safe, sure and almost instantaneous in effect. T. J. Yates, i'ittston ; Stroll's Pharmacy, West I'ittston. IS THE WELL DRESSED MAN, A late report from MeKeesport says wnen he has been fitted o«t * ith a At Levene's Jewelry Store "Three of the 12 open hearth flimner* at lMU|Uertiie were sliut down last night owing («» tin* discharge of 1.1 inciter* tut»i w»'ek. Ten move were discharged yesterday, l.t i« «u;id " suit l»y Gilroy the Tal'or There ia dot a tailor in ihe city who ran last night No such thing as "summer complaint" where Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry is kept handy. Nature's remedy for every looseness of the bowels. transform a man so quickly rDr raise 14 SOUTH MAIN STREET. CHILIAN MINISTER DEAD. AII«»k**«I Imiiilicratlon Kr«aila, him in hixoffi) estimation In euch a short time as Entire Stock of Goods damaged by smoke and water. No matter what the loss sustained, every thing must go. Don't fail to attend tbi* sale, which Passed Away at a Buffalo HoteJ This Mayor A. P. liciuils of WcllsviUe hat brought down upon his iead the wratl. of the labut* o)-ganiy.ntions of tliat «itj by his action in imposing upon Cnptall ••Patrick O'Connor, a leader of the Anijtl gamatcd association men. ami llarrj Kirkbridc, another labor champion, tin maximum tine |MDrinitlet! by the lawi of tlie Htate of Ohio oil the charge 01 assault and battery preferied by Sam Util Lamkln and .liaison Hrani. i-xette ment Is running high, and an tmtbreak i'ld hroked"for at anymomeiH. —  It lot Threnlrucd at \\CII«y illt- They tried to do so and were drown ed. went down with the stcaiHCV and was-slauding on tlie tipper deck holding the top rail When the Meaincr slid down by the head. He •ose from the whirlpool and grasped tome Wreckage. Dr. rhlllips of Seattle .•ante up after together they Clung to the wreckage until they were New Yoik, Aug. 20. A startling story of fraud which has been perpetrated Against the I'nited States government for the last live or six years came to light yesterday, wlien it was learned that one of the officers of the French Hue steamship La Oascogftc bad been frlTestcd on a charge of having tried to aribe a I'nited States government otftfer to secure the admission of Italian .mudirrant* in violation of the laws. C^(£rcrif luUox Morning. Opens Saturday Morning, August 17. *D ALL SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SALE. THE STOCK CONSISTS OF WATCHES, CLOCKS COLD ORNAMENTED CLOCKS, DIAMONDS, SILVERWARE. KNIVES, FORKS, SPOONS, SUVM NOVELTIES, RINGS, CUT GLASS, EVE GLASSES, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, LEATHER.St IK, RAZORS, PIPES, PICTURE FRAMES MOULDINGS, UMBRELLAS, AC. lewene's Jewelry Store, Opposite Drary't. Hut'falo. N. V.. Aug. 20.—Senor Don ('arlos Morla Vicuna, minister from Chili to the United tftates, died at Ids hotel in this city this morning at 11.45. alter a. month's illness, the result of a cold caught while on the way here Iron# .Washington to visit the exposi- sealed proposals. I'ittHton, Pa.. Aug. l.V 10i»l. 'I lie l'ittston Hoard of School Control i»\neC proposals for tin* following supplies : Excursion TO 0 C Long $9 "idiSSS *J UNTO. Branch, _  yu Ocean Grove, * Asbury P.rh. P ♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦« Oummer . « A full line of Mens 4 J Worn en's and Childrelilr  unaerwcar Summe. J £ In all the Desirable Qualities and Shapes. m Y BLACK CHKVIOTS are very desirable for summer dresses. 5 we have them in five grade;. 4 ♦ We have purchased a steam Sponging Outfit and are prepared 4 Thor mtrh insti action» Low tuition rat«s to Sponge all goods b light of US FREE OF CHARGI We 2 »?7'«I'J X can do a limited .'.mount of sponging lor outside accounts J *»■" them J at s cents per yard. X rittston. pfnn-a. Sflobe lOare/iouso. 2 »«""M *k ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+ HE FOUGHT OLttO i£JTST It).*. uncaleudered {taper, size and qualify .is por sample. ♦tffo ll»s. calendared paper, unruled, size and . He was chairman of the commit lee on judiciary general at the last session and one of.hia moat notable achievements was his successful leadership in the house of repifcoii*atives of the.&shl against the jol.eonjargarimi trust. He was the rhaj»t»itDn of the pui* butter interests of the commonwealth on the floor of the house and iu the committed .oorns and he was o.nr-; 11y commended !Dy the farmers and datryiucf of the at*!*1 upon the- success which followed his *tfrrte. He has been the recipient of many fcttcr3 since the adjournment of the leglslttMjl'e commending his couise in this and other OFDEN LVENINQS UNTtu II O'CLOCK. (licked up. 8tory of a Slave. To In- bound hand and foot for years by quality as per sample. 4.»Hui pencil tablets, ruled, perforated, and hi in.lied. 100 pages. -I reams foolscap neper. best quality. :M i-nins examination liueu paper, printed heading-i loose sheets. Ilbo students' note boots, 7- pages, U. S. RESCUED TUNNEL MEN the • ham.s disease Is the worst form ot s'aver.v. Ueortre I) Wiiliaih*."~oT Manchester. Hints From the Business Men. Try Kasper's for the choice cuts in They Are Said to Have a Fighting Tliy Mural iD" openly 'made on tlie KtreetM of Wellsvilie that a .riot wlnwe Ml. h .My u He has been so helpless meats." Also in stork continually fresh eggs and creamery butter. Seasonable vegetables. Both 'phones. Orders so licited and delivered promptly. Mail liOII en Mail Cleveland. ().. Aug 20.—Adam Kcst and Jotiu UgHu, the men who spent «=i\ days in tiie water works tunnel, abandoned by their fellow men, who believed tlwun dead, are hoveilug botween life and death af the hospital. House Physician Burgner *ap| this morning that they had a lighting chance for life. Chance for Life. eoiiAetpieiice no lnd-M can "foresee wl|| l»v •tinted if any further hardships are imposed on the strikers. The men congregate on the street cOTuers, and the «ole topic or eonversat ion is regarding the irial of O'Connor aud lyh'k pride. The city otllcials are  on every side The men claim that the rule of miiitift e.ndd be do more severe or no more Impartitil and would i#of be half as annoying as that of the city authorities, who are backed up bj tUe sheriff and ids deputies. for tire years that she eould not turn over In ImhI ulone. After using two bottles of or equivalent imposition books, or equivalent. U. S. VIA NEW JERSEY CENTRAL FRIDAY, AUG. 23, ! Stop that aching tooth: no need to continue suffering. Consult Dr. Meade Schenck. dentist, for its proper treat- spelling tablets, calendered, standard. I cases \ ictor slates, Ux!l. doz. David's mucilage, pint bottles. :t gross Andrews's hlaC klxiard erasers. Ji lbs. Eagle rubber eiasers. 00 to lb. proved and able to do her own worn supreme remedy for female diseases quickly cures nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, heads- he. Imckaehe. laintiiur and dizzy spells. It is n"godsend to weak, sickly, rundown people, t'lire guaranteed, only r.Oc Sold by Stroh's Pharmacy. West Pittston. and W. C. Price. I'iltstrih.  ment :'.u gross (iillott s pens. 401. •JO yross (illlott s pens. 0UI-1«» gross Esterbmok's pens. -144. 10 gross Ksteihrobk's pens. Al. 11 gro£s Gillott's penholders. in grom Kagle Scholastic pencils. II. D. IO gross Kagle Academic pencils. Oiiu paper fasteners. 1 Inch, round heads. :too paper fasteners. 1- Inch, round heads, imi boxes slate pencils, best quality, pio boxes W* it hum crayon. 4 gross hardwood rules. English and metric measurement ;10 boxes assorted rubber bauds. Send proposals to the undersigned and en- Q.eaves Pittston a# 8:34 a. tit. Tickets go d to return op or before Sept. 2 Ladies Can Wear Shoes one size smaller after using Ij£. Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to £e shaken Into the shoes. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy; gives Instant relief to corns and bunions. it's tbe greatest comfort discovery of the age. Cures and prevents swollen feet, blisters, callous and sore spots. Allen's Foot-Ease Is a; certain cure for sweatlug, hot, aching feet. At all druggists and 6hoe dealers, 25c. Trial package FREE by mall. Address Allen 8. Olmsted. LeRoy, N. Y. ess With the ticket of Hon. Willinm 1). Potter, of Allegheny, for justice of the fsujirenic court, and Hon. Frank O Harris, of ClearfiCTd, for stale treasurer, tbero will be every rebsun for Republicans to he proud of their party's standard beareni in the coming cam- matters. Your Liver THE WEATHER Will be roused to ii c:ul y ur lDi)iousnes natural duties hCad.u lie and Washington. Aug. L'O-— Forecast until 8 p. m.. Wednesday, for Eastern Pennsylvania: Local thunder storms this afternoon .or tonight: Wednesday, partly cloudy. »e on red if you take Croup instantly relieved. Dr. Thomas's Eclectrlc Oil. Perfectly uaf«. Ney er fails. At any drug store. doise thereon "Proposals for School Supplies.'' They will be received until 8 o'clock p. 111.. September 3rd. 1001, when the Board meets in regular session. a lot'J Anthony T. Walsh, Secy. 6cid be aL i'nwslaU. 25 cents. palgn.