Pittston Gazette

              Do you want all th« new* of your horn# town? Than subscribe for the Gazette. The only newspaper publishsd In the city. !Tr* an ad. In the Gazette. Thefe la no Aoi C effective medium of reaching ttJ 30,000 men, women and children In this community. FIFTY SECOWD YEAR ■ HART 1882. P1TTSTON, PA.. TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8. 1901. TWO CENTB A COPT I «0e A MONTH f ONLY D'll.Y IN FOUR LIVES LOST IN RAILWAY WRECK SANTIAGO mlsrcpresen tat Ion oh to what it was. It did not claim to be-and in the nature of things could not be absolutely correct. In the first half hour of the fight, while the smoke of battle obscured all landmarks and the excitement incident to the battle was affecting every mind, how could men determine accurately where they \*?re at each particular moment? At the best there could only be, as there was, a general discussion between the navigators, each one putting down his ship where he thought it ought to be, and where there were differences of opinion the majority had to decide as to which position was to be accepted, and so the board reputed." RAN80M OF MISS STONE KIDNAPERS COMMITTED. PHILIPPINE WRANGLING Modern ALWAYS THE CflEA Philadelphia Womiub Stealer* Mast s irs?rstrffS'!rB6i BLOCKADE Philadelphia, Oct. 8.—Charged with abducting and- robbing Mabel Goodrich. tlie proprietress of a disreputable establishment, Howard K. Sloan, Henry E, Wallace, D. Knight Finlay and Oscar S. Dunlap were brought before a magistrate and committed without bail for a further hearing next Monday.Go to Trial on Victim'* Charges. Eye-Glass Fitting. Buy of us for Camh and ymm Wl/I save money. SPECIAL VALUES FOR TMH VOL Wouldn't Have Been Effectual In Rainy Weather. Less Than Half the Money Needed Contributed. j— President Has Details of Dispute Before Him. CORRECT, SCIENTIFIC, UP-TO-DATE. One case full siz: extra heavy Blankets, they come in tan Dn grey. rrgular value 7jc For this weak 49o a pair. Our Optical Department la thoroughly equipped with ovt ry facility for doing llr.-t cu»89 work. Our Itefrnrting room in private, thereby removing the ana «(y-anre and ombarriu-sment often occasioned by doing such tv or k in the open store. Our Opt ician la competent, pains takinar and with large txperience. He would be pleased to talk with you at any time about yonr eye« without any rost to you whatever. Ono f tho Mieoial fea tures of our Optical Department at this time is our Train Ran Into MISSIONARY CONVENTION. Annual Convention of the Congrega- CAPTAIN FOLGER'8 OPINION THE TIME FOR PAYING IS UP Sloan is an unemployed newspaper reporter, Wallace was a society reporter for The Press, Finlay was employed in the business department of The North American as a stenographer, und Dunlap Is a barber. POINT TO BE SETTLED Engine. Hartford. Conn., Oct. 8.—The 92nd annual meeting of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis sions was opened this afternoon with a large attendance. The sessions are held in the Parsons Theater and will continue through Friday afternoon. The president of the board. Rev. Samuel Millings, was present. After the devotional service, Rev. Dr. Edwin D. Parker, pastor of the Second Congregational church, of this city, delivered the address of welcome. He referred to the meeting of the board in Hartford 25 years ago and the changes since, and welcomed the delegates to the city. President Capen responded. tionalists Opened in Hartford, 5 cases large size Bet] Comforters, an rl.-gant vatiety of patterns* regular value $i.aj. For this nook SI Mil. • i case oi Boys' Fleeced Lined i Shirts anil Drawers, very heavy imig^t. Spiolal prlos for this weak 25* oath Ladies' Rainy Day Skirta. Weat- rer this week an elegant al wool Melton Skirt in grey aud tan; reg» ular value S5 oo.  Hope That the Captive Missionary General Chaffee Contends That the Hodgson Declares Brooklyn Was Al- fteaalt of CoaaectJcat Election!. New Haven, Conn.,' Oct. 8.;—The" people of Connecticut yesterday for a constitutional convention, the majority in favor of this somewhat radical step being something over 21,000. They also voted in favor of two specific constitutional amendments, deciding to elect officers by a plurality vote Instead of a majority by the margin of 35.1)03 and in favor of an increase in senatorial representation by a mnrgiu of 27.- 012. The little town elections in 102 of the 108 towns in the state sank into comparative insignificance beside the other qucsthtts at issue, but the Republicans carried 112 towns, the Democrats 43, seven towns being missing. There was little change from the standing of the towns a year ago. Will Not be Put to Death—A Report The quartet was arrested Saturday on warrants sworn out by Mrs. Goodrich. The woman was the first witness against the prisoners and identified each of them. She then told the remarkable story of her abduction, confinement and robbery. She concluded lief testimony by stating that she was robbed of her Jewelry, valued at $2,- 500, and cash amounting to $70 and was forced to sign checks for $500. After a check for $155~liad been cashed she was released, she said. Supreme Court Has No Authority Solid fiold Spring Frame- C I QQ Isss Eye-Glasses, a Pair They are without queet ion the BEST Elassea ever olTjrod for the money, •on't fail to 3ee them. CANDIDATE PALM HAS WITHDRAWN most Lonesome in Her Lead in the From Sofia That 8he Will be Held Over His Actions—Civil Govern- Race After the Spanish Warships. Colonel Thompson to the Pfcce. 4 Another Month. ment Distinct and Separate. Washington, Oct. 8.—General Chaffee has cabled to the war department the details of his controversy with the civil authorities in the Philippines over his uctlon in ordering u civilian policeman deported for refusing to obey orders. The dispatch has been placed before the president for a decision as, to the status of the military and civil authorities. — Washington. Oct. 8.—A graphic story of the sea tight off Santiago was told by Lieutenant Commander Hodgson to the Schley court of Inquiry yesterday. He said the Brooklyn was in the fight from the begiuulng and at times was almost lonesome she was so far ahead of the other American ships. Boston, Oct. 8.—The time fixed for the payment of the $110,000 demanded by brigands in Turkey for the ransom of the life of Miss Ellen M. Stone, the devoted missionary, expired at noon today. Nearly half the money needed to purchase her release has been placed In the hands of Messrs. Kidder, Peabody & Co. The exact figures at midhlgbt last night were $45,543.40 cash and $7,- 500 in pledges. Of this amount the firm has already sent *35,000 to the state department to be forwarded to its consular ageuts at the place where it can be used most expeditiously. The firm when informed of cablegram from London to tlie clTetk that Vienna advices indicated that tnere would be a month's extension of time in which to pay the ranson said that the forwarding of money woulC£ not be delayed In the least. (J. 5^(9(9 Negro Murderers of Professor White Hanged In Philadelphia. This week oaly SlJI. Optician and Jeweler, 36 WEST MARKET ST., WILKESBARRE, PA. Ladies' Dark Percale Wrapper*, neatly trimmed with'shoulder ruffle, rull skirt; regular value ft 50. The detectives say that they have absolute evidence of the guilt of the accused men besides the confession of one of them, which has been substantiated in every detail. Most of the jewelry that they secured from their victim has been recovered, much of it being found in the possession of the prisoners. # ADMIRAL SAMPSON BETTER. He gave the first direct explanation of the fact that the flying squadron, iusteal of proceeding to Santiago from Cienfuegos, sailed to a point about twenty miles south of Santiago. The civilian employee was at work in the military department and when placwl aboard the transport for deportation to San Francisco obtained his release upon a writ of habeas corpus granted by the supreme court of the island. General Chaffee's contention is that the supreme court had no authority over his actions, as they both operate under tlie same authority from the president of the United States. BUST 4: vou We have a large assortment 01 Infants' Caps. They come in cream, navy, tan, cardinal, brown and light blue. See window display. For this wook SI oaoh. Utica, N. Y., Oct. 8.—Four men wjere Instantly killed In a freight wreck on the Mohawk division of the New, York Central railroad, near the village of Orlskany, seven miles from here, early this morning. The dead are: Spencer Shannon, of Schenectady, engineer; Argyle Smith, of Renssalaer, fireman; George Palmerton, of Renssalaer. fire* man; William Wier, of Albany, brakeman. Engineer James Hager wa.- injured slightly. The wreck was caused by the collision of an east bound freight and a light engine which was crossing from one track to another. Hager was in charge of the light engine. He was thrown through the window of the cab and landed on the ties. The wreckage covered all four tracks and traffic was suspended for some time. Hin Health Has Undergone a Dccided Improvement. Washington, Oct. 8,—Mrs. Sampson this morning announced that the gen eral health of Admiral Sampson has undergone a decided improvement, and it is expected that in a u'jbrt time he will be as well as ever. / "We did not know," said Hodgson, "wlisn we left Clenfuegos that Cervera was iu Santiago. We believed there wan a clianc# of meeting hiiu on the approach to that port if he were heading that way." Mrs. Housekeeper. Sliamokiu, Pa., Oct 8.—The 1,300 employees of the Natalie colliery, operated by the Shnmokin Coal company, held a mass meeting and decided to return to work today. James Bateman, former Inside superintendent, having agreed to remove from Natalie. Rateman gained the enmity of a number of miners, and a strike for his discharge was successful, Bateman being dismissed. He. however, continued to live in one of the company's houses, ami the present strike was inaugurated to enforce his removal from the house. Coal Striker* Go Ilaek to Work. latereatlav Statistics. We want y 11 to call at ' ur store md leave an order with us because tve are confident we can please you in quality and price. PEOPLE'S STORE IT PAYS TO BUY AT THE Washington, Oct. 8.—Statistics compiled by the marine hospital service for 1,100 cities and towns in the United States having a population of 1,000 or more indicates for the United States an aunuul mortality for the last year of 17.47 per thousand of population according ty the census of 1900. There were SO,240 deaths from phthisis pulmonalis, 048 from smallpox, 7,007 from enteric fever, 2,850 from measles, 2|237 from scarlet fever, 9,008 from diphtheria und membranous croup and 2,530 from whooping cough. The table shows North Dakota, with a death rate of 0.95 per thousaud of population, was the most heulthy state in the country.CLERGYMAN DEAii. "Did you blanket the tire of the Texas by turning on u port helm?" Hodgson was asked. Loug Standing Friction. Rev. Miller, of Ogdensburg, Succumbs to Heart Failure. Ogdensburg, N. Y.. Oct. 8.—Rev. L. M. Merrill Miller died this morning at his home in this city of heart failure. He was 82 years of age. Miss Stone's relatives and friends are hovering between hope and fear—hope This question raises an important point which is not unexpected by the officials of the government. It is recognized that the civil government of the Philippines owes its official status to the military power of the president as commander in chief of the army, and it Is the same power delegated by the president to General Chaffee. It has been known here for a long time that there was friction In the Philippines between the elvll and the military authorities, but not until the present case came up was the trouble brought to an IS SOUTH MAIN STREET. NUT TO DRURY'l. "Did any of the Spanish vessels attempt to rain the Brooklyn in the early part of the battle?" aski'd Admiral Dewey. "No, but 1 thought we were going to.*' If you are too busy, just drop us i card or telephone u* and we will have our salesman ca 1 at your home immediately. C5vans FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. "Yes. The Maria Teresa made a rank sheer evidently with the purpose of ramming the Brooklyn." We've ''been raised in the grocery business," as it were, and k\;ow just hiw to please you. New York Stock Markets, furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co, stock brokers, room 26 Miners' Bank building. brothers' SPr/e*t. Hodgson his assertion that "Schley said Damn the Texas," but he thought it was the result of natural irritation. He also said the newspaper Interview in which the colloquy appeared was In many respects incorrect. The loop made by the Brooklyn, he said, did not affect the lire upon the enemy's ships. The witness added that eaily in the tight the Maria Teresa had closed in with the evident purpose of ramming the Brooklyn. Attack on the Colon. New York, Oct. 8.—The resignation of Setli Low ns president of Columbia university, tendered to the trustees on Sept. 25, was accepted at a meeting held last evening at the college library building. Professor Nicholas Murray Butler was unanimously chosen acting president. lie will serve until the trustees Unve chosen a permanent president. Professor Butler Is a graduate of Columbia and lias been connected with the-college since 1885. Since 1805 he has been professor of philosophy and education. low Out of Colombia. j TROUBLE IN PER8IA. Open. Clos. 13% 13% 84% 85% 114% 115 70% 76 94% 95% 56% 57% 43% 44% 42 42% 92% 93 118% 118 95 94 103% 103% 55% 55% 86 Va 85% 24% 25»/4 32 32 143 143% 39% 39% 74% 75I/4 58 58% 11% 12 14 14% 95% 96 37% 37% 90% 90% 51 frl 53% 53% FOR GROCERIES ANO EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH THEM, oall at Best Patent Flour, per bbl . $4.50 The Country i* on the Eve of Revolu*- Col. Southern .... Southern R. R. Sugar  Atchison  Atchison, pref. ... Brooklyn Traction Clies. and Ohio ... lr. i?. Steel  U. S. Steel, preL . Manhattan El. ... Mo. Pacific  People's (las  So. Pacific  issue. tion. An Oblo Woman Fiend. In opposition to the position held by General Chaffee the dispatch to the war department shows that Governor Taft is of the opinion that, while the civil government is under the president's military power, nevertheless it is not under General (Chaffee's military power, l)ut Is distinct and separate and has full legal jurisdiction oyer civil matters, and that the supreme court of the Island has full power to grant a writ of habeas corpus. T. W. KYTES Constantinople, Oct. 8.—Refugees from Persia report that the country is on the eve of -revolution. None of the Shah's promised reforms have been put in operation, they say. but instead the taxes are increasing and wholesale imprisonments and confiscations by the government are common. The Shah, according to reports, is ill, and completely in the hands of intriguing favorites, who have sent all the available funds to foreign banks and are wepared for flight when the storm bu .-of- Dayton, 'O., Oct. 8.—Mrs. A, J. Wltwer, a widow residing in this city, has been arrested and is held a prisoner at Central station pending an investigation Into very serious charges. Mrs Wltwer, the police say, Is suspected of fourteen murders, the list including four husbands, live children, one sister and four members of different families In which she was employed as house- Hteper. Feed, per 100 . . 1,35 Bran and Br. Midd, EXETER 8T. C"D» wvnM""D AVE, per 100 1.(5 NO MATTER HOW YOU ARE BUILT Oats, per bu Potatoes, bu Butter, Finest * Dairy, lb .* 94c Lard, pure, lb tac Gheese, Full Captain Folger of the New Orleans told of the attack 011 the Colon. The ships were at 110 time endangered by lire from shore batteries. Subsequent bombardments, he said, were valueless save as recounolssnuces. 45® 75* President and Senator Piatt Confer. Washington. Oct. 8.—Federal appointments in New York were under consid eratlou again yesterday by President Iiposevelt and Senator Piatt, who came here for that pnrpose. Wlfiie no ati tliorltutive statement Is obtainable its to tiie president's intentions on thl* subject, it Is probable that Collector Bidwell. who was given a recess commission on July 1, will be nominated for that ofllce when congress again convenes rmd -that Postmaster Van Cott also will He reappointed. When in need of Copper On the other hand, military officers explain that as the military power presupposes a state of war General Chaffee is justified fully under military law to deport any military employee, no matter whether he be a civilian or an enlisted man. & And no matter wliat style of fn (?•.[ajHy J'ou want, we ' i li ean nt v°u Per' 1 ' ifl ! i H (ectly. The siny| IIULtJ gle breasted a il' * C1 \3 sac'c is very sty V lish just now and also the dressy double breasted suit. Car and Foundry O. W  The court asked Captain Folger whether Commodore Schley's blockade off the harlRjr of Santiago had been sufficiently prevent the escape of the Spanish fleet. Ills reply was: MISS ELLEN M. STONE. Middlesboro, Ky.j Oct. 8.—A feudal tight in which four men were killed and four wounded occurred at the Big Springs Uuion Baptist church, over the Tennessee llue. The feud has existed between the Virginia Morgans and the. Tennessee Chadwells since the civil war. Since- then thirty Morgans and forty Chadwells have been killed In the numerous tights that have Ufkeu Four Killed In Feudal Fljtht. Pennsylvania Reading  tfwt the brigands may be induced 4o «D*tend the time for the payment of tin' ransom lu KesjHMise to the action of the stffto dcpatliueut and fear that the law* less captors will carry out their threat and tluit tlie head of their loved one Will be exhibittshuipon a YUi*KC* post because of the failure of Christian America to meet their demands within the time specilied. V PALM RETIRES. Reading, pref. Tenn. C. & 1. . Leather .. .. Hi* Withdraw" Filed a* Har Cream, 11) . 120 Coffee, lb 110 Tobacco, rit Surg Today. Harrlaburg, wltl»?rawal papers of A. J. PalD I*mocratle candidate for State trea. "Durer' w,erp fl e" in the State Departme.nt t"'lttvr He makes way for E. A. CoraD/ « , *! candidate. Objections have .Scfn Rubber "Had the weather been persistently clear, yes; if rainy or misty, no." FUTURE OF SHAMROCK II. Union Pacific . Wabash, pref. Western Union He said in reply to another question that the weather'was generally rainy. To Winter Here. WltU a View to M.. K. & T. Norfolk Captain Folger was excused, and Lieutenant Dyson was recalled. Hip tuutimoiiy related to the supply of coal carried by rtke scout boats 011 May 2d, when the retrograde movement to Key West was begun. New York, Oct. 8.—From present Indications it ia probable there will be some Interesting racing ariiong tho ninety foot yachts next seas&i. Sir Thomas Lipton has decidid to keep the Shamrock II. in America this winter with a view of racing Iter next spring and summer against the Constitution and Columbia. Radnor Colombia Next Sndimer. THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK Of FALL SUITINGS ARE HERE. Jlourd Critlelaed. place. Tobacco, lb, In the State Department to tl. % iration papers of Barnes anil drlck, the Socialist Labor party's cu " didates for State treasurer and Supreme Court judge, respectively. CuHVfiiliou UunlncsM. Sail Francisco, Oct. 8,—In the sessions ycstiMiliiy «»f both the house of b5*hC»Ps and the bouse of deputies of , *D M);ist'o|i:illiiu convention questions N. Y., Oct. 8.—Tl»e Rev. Ij. MerriH Miller. P. D.. dettti of the state presbytery, is dead at the Presbyterlan parsonage. He was bocu iu Rochester Oct. 13. 181D, and had been mi ordniued minister for fifty-seven years. Dr. Miller officiated «t 1,800 weddihgs, 1.400 funerals, preached 9,125 sermons, baptized 1,480 jiersous and received 1,830 persons iuto his church. T)eatb of A«ed Kllnlatrr. Ttie friends of Miss Stone are disposed to criticise the American board severely for its failure to sanction the .plan of ralsi«g the fund for the ransom of their missionary while yet there was time for the fund to be collected. They j charge that it was the poor judgment of the board that has caused the wast ing of precious hours and days and eventually may cost them the loss of their loved one's life. Washington, Oct. 8.- Both parties to the asphalt controversy, tlie New York and Bermudez company and the Warncr-Quinlan syndicate, have declined to enter into the arrangement for an amicable settlement of their troubles. Won't Arbitrate. Tobacco, lb 40P Never before have we carried such a line. Come in and look them over. Evans Bros. (il- v *U;it jmiDoriaiice to the church 'at l*ir-,«* \ introduced. After the inat.. i 1' i»l I * f,)l" day* linder the luusiil.-uitlui.* Vt " T"!'" u. h,IVJo i snrtiou J d l.y tIk* »D Y'1";" II.,- pi. Ull, * of the elmn li ,-l. itiv,.- by II,e .D«* »' l.y a i...ij,.i-ity «.t il„- |,i„Dl'S « D.ni C■«! to n ?■:«i in - aid hou.-e having JunstUr tiou in the I'uitt'd States, siu lu conlirinatiou by the house of dep.*1!'^8, to Ik.1.1 otll.e' for the term of  venrs and to diselturge such duties as I iiiny l.i* prescribed by the constitution aud canons of the genera,! con vein ion. THOSE MACLAY PROOFS, SOME ODD AND VERY PRETTY OVERCOATS HAVE ARRIVED. COSTLY FIRE IN CHICAGO. Coloual Thompson llujy Siuup- ■oit Treated Them. Rochester .Mayoralty The Shamrock is to be dismantled at once. Her mast will be taken out so that she can pass under the Brooklyn bridge, and she is to be (owed after being stripped to New Conn., there to be laid up for the winter with the Constitution, which will also have a berth at that place. The Loss Will Foot Up a Quarter of a New York, Oct. tt.— Colonel Robert M. Thompson of this city, president of the United States Naval Academy Alumni association, makes the following statement in connection with the Schley in Rochester, X. Y.. Oct. 8.—The Democratic city convention last evening nominated George E. Warner for inayftf. Air. Warner was mayor of the cjfy for four years, two terms, endiug in 1900. 46 SOUTH MAIN STREET. Chicago, Oct. 8.—A fire that drove scores of residents from their homes and caused a loss believed to approx imate $125,000, swept through the plant of the McMahon Biscuit and Cracker company early this morning. The stables of the Hoffman Brewing company were also burned. Three frame cottages were crushed under the falling walls of the factory. Million Dollars. BUSS, The City Tailor, Public Holiday on King's Hlrthday The contributions have been coming in at a surprising rate, but they come for the most purl iu small amounts. To say that there was a rush of subscriptions gives only a tame idea of the way in which the bills and pledges followed each 'other through the cashier's window iu Ivldder. Pea body & Oo.'s banking house. At times people were in line at the window waiting to contribute. Besides, every mail brought additions, and the telephone was used freely by suburban devotees in a hurry to swell the list with their mites before the noon hour. So it was out of reason to expect the clerks to keep up with the rush in their tabulation of receipts, and at noon Kidder. Peabody & Co. gave out this statement: Armstrong's quiry Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 8.—Under a federal statute the birthday of the reigning sovereign is to be observed as a public holiday all over Canada. The law authorizes the governiueut to uauie by proclamation some other date for the celebration if they deem it advisable, but no such step has been taken. The day to be observed this year will be Nov. 0 MAIN ST., OPPOSITE WATER ST. "There is one story which 1 aui very noxious should be truthfully presented to the public. After Mat-lay's book was published Mr. Maclay stated that '•1? proofs had been submitted to the coiifmonding officers, Including Admiral Siunpson. uud that they approved Ids statements. A reporter calling up ou /rifflim) Sampson when lie was ill in bis obtained from the admiral w*Unr appeD**4 to be a continuation of this slatement, Tb*? admiral was ask ed if he bad seen and irild the proofs of Maclay's book, und br tfijid yes. but unfortunately lie was too ill to go into the matte? at any length and ex plain a1 vL'pything, aild po the public was informed uud today believes that Admiral Sampson entirely approved the statement that S.chl.eD was if row aid and a cnilirf. which whs the gist of Maclay's charge against Schley. BRIEF NEWS NOTES. Sir Thomas Lipton is confined to his yacht, the Erin, which Is lying off West Twenty-sixth street in the North river. His right leg. which was hurt while he was hoarding the tender Porto Kico a few weeks Ugo, Is giving him considerable pain. FBESH; SHELL ki OYSTEHS -♦PRICES. Charles Hartzell of Colorado has been Appointed secretary of Porto Rico. Best Flour . . $4.50 (torn and (Sr. Corn, 100 1.35 Ghop and Meal, - - 1.35 Midds and Bran • 1.15 Nineteen fishermen were reported drowned iu the bay of Peuiche, Potftu gal. THE PLAGUE IN NAPLES. Connecticut held town elections to decide whether to have a constitutional convention. I.ord Pauncefote'* Return. Conditions Worse Than the Official Re- New Yolk. Oct. 8.—Sweeping mens- Hies were adopted at a meeting of railroad presidents yesterday ou the questiou of passes. It was unanimously decided tCD abolish all transportation favors and interchanges of courtesies between rali road officials and completely eradicate ihe pass system. Practically all the railroads of the country except those of the southwest will be affected. No More itailroiul Pawae*. Firm McKinley Memorial, Washington, Oct. S. -Word has reached here that Lord Pauncefote, the British embassador to Washington, will sail from Englund on tile l!tith Inst, on the American line steamer St. Louis. He will reach Washington about the 1st of November, so that he and Secretary Hay will have a full month before congress convenes in which to add tlie finishing touches to tjio ticuty which has been iu formation nil the past summer to replace the ('laykui-Bulwer treaty and the failed Hay Pauucefote treaty. Technically the treaty Is an iiuendincnt of the llay - l'auneeiote treaty, which is onjy where it was necessary to meet the wishes of the HeuNte, as ascertained by Secretary Hay through direct consultations with individual and representative senators. Long Hay, 100 - • • ' Rome, Oct. 8.—Private advices from Naples report a small-sized panic there on account of the plague situation, which is much worse than the official accounts indicate. There are many cases of the dread disease, and the infection is spreading to the slums of the city, which are the worst in Europe.ports Indicate. Fishkill Laudii)g, N. V, Qpt. 8,—The village of Wappinger Falls Is to have the first memorial to the late President McKinley. W. W. Sands announces that he will iiuish the Episcopal chapel there, and when complied it will be dedicated to the memory of Mr. Mc- Kinley. It is intended to have the i|lemorial dedicated by Christmas. The United States supreme court will reconvene next Monday, Oct. 14, after u recess of four months. Gut Hay, too • Large bottle Pickles - . re 1 lb Coffee - - .to Arbuckle Coffee • .it Lion Coffee • - .it Bon Ton M. & J. 2 cans Armour's No. Former Governor Joues has been appointed United States district judge for the northern and middle district of Alabama. 60c and $1.00 Ptr Hundred. "The subscriptions received for the Stone ransom fund are so numerous that it is impossible to apuouuee titem iu detail. The total amouut received up to noon In cash, telegrams and pledges is $43,0BtD.53." J. D. DELAHUNTY & CO., BOTH PHONES. WYOMING AVE. .#5 The steamship Glenogle, just arrive*} gt Tacoma. Wash., brings news of hu man tiesh being freely sold in the fam Ine districts of Shansi, China. Babes and young children are being butchered.QUIET IN AFGHANISTAN. llartl'ord. Conn.. Oct. 8. - For the greater part of the week this city will be the center of t'ougrega'tioiial missionary effort, the occasion being the :ti)nual council of tin* American board Meelinu; of Foreign MUhIiih Uonrit. Loudou, Oct. 8. Ilabib Oullah Khan, eldest sou of the ameer of Afglutnlstan. has reports tv thy British agent at Kabul that the ameer died last Thursday after a brief Illness. A dispatch to the press froin Simla says the ttiucer-was taken seriously 111 Sept. 28. AfKhanlstuit's Ruler Dead. For Early Fall There is no suit so appropriate for early Fall wear as the Double breasted Sack, and at no previous time in history have conditions been more favorable to its just populaiity than at present. Nevet before have the patterns in woolens been ro appropriate, nor the cut so artistic aB have been designed for this season. We are prepared to fill all the requirements in FINE TAILORING. GILROV, &rThe Tailor* 3 Pork and Beana « .*5 SRiupioii Read Proof*. "I am iu a position to state the true facts, and you may absolutely rely upon ibeni as the truth. The proofs were sent l-y Mr. Maclay to Admiral Sampson with a raipiest that tlre.V should be read and corrected. The ad iutr»| at the time was not in good health s\htl n}jd not wish to undertake the lain r. but id* secretary pointed out that the Maclay was a standart 1 one and used at tlie -\«v;d u«udeiny as a textbook. This \ultnue Drought the history down through the period ot til/' Spanish war. and it was desirable that tb**re should be no inuccura cies in it. Ttu/ #4mirul therefore eon sented to read tin in, ami did correct a certain part of them, but as sooO l|*. he arrived at the part which contained the statement that Schley was a cow aril and a caltitf J»e was very much angered und said the was the author had up right to i».;ke, that ft was unjust aud unfair to speak of any "naval otAC** in s.ueh terms, and he declined to have auythlug further to do with the proofs. A Lively UImcunhIuii, Armstrong & Co., The Death of the Ameer Has Had No Disquieting Effect. They kept coming iu regardless of any Ufuc )lm!f» nml the people who are earnestly working to Increase the total were thankful to have It so. Church epntrlbutioKS were tiotably numerous among those received, evidently In response to the American board's appeal of Sunday. To the board itself some churches sent contributions: for Instance. the four principal Congregational chuivlit'S In Brooklyn sent $•"►CMI each. Then there were responses to the board's telegrams from Colorado, Connecticut, Vermont. Buffalo and of other plaices outside the state. Kidder, Peabijdy Co. held their ofliee in Bostou open rot- sups*.rlplioii'j (ill 10 p. m., cud It had been arranged that Baring Bros., in London, should keep' their offices opeu all night, so that the suin could be cabled over immediately from rase ,,1L* $110,000 should be collected by good fortune. But the hope was vain. Superlnteudeut of Prisons Collins Hi veil orders that Czolgosz, the murder er of President McKinley. must be the subject of no notoriety while in Auburn prison awaiting electrocution. He must not be seen by any one. Simla, Oct. 8.—The death of Abour Hainan Khan, the Ameer of Afghanistan, seems to have had no disquieting effect on the country. A feeling ot' optimism prevails. Habib Dullah. Khan Ameer's eldest son. has quietly succeeded to the throne. of. commissioners for foreign missions. Three hundred delegates it re eKpec ted io attend. The opening meeting will be held in 1 'arson'.) theater this aftcrnouu SOUTH MAIN STREET' Ilftrara at the Fair. Cud itlaa |.,oo»e In Pueblo, BuflwJ.;, Clet. N. - The Pan-American horse show ha» opened. The entries comprise some of tin*" finest bptvimeiis of horseflesh in the country, uu0 about Steamer advices say the island of Panay. In the Plillipplues. which has been affected by the plague. Is uow visited by famlue. One hundred and thirty deaths starvation an* reported to have occurred ut Caplz alone. Pueblo. T.olo.. Oct. 8—This city is In grvfcl excitement ovf-r n series of murdeious assaults upon women and girls. From what can be learned tiiey seem to have been committed by the  person a negro or very dark white man with his face blackened. The other night Mrs. James V. J lender son was a victim, being half killed with a club while alone at her home. Law a girl in a family named Hamilton w aw tciiibly choked by a man who had forced his way in. Mrs. Illekey, who was struck down while riding a bi/y-.1, a few nights since, js stiU at  point of death with a fractured skujl sud i an give no clour account of what occurred. Several other women have also been assaulted recently. prepared under GERMAN LAWB, U Excellent for PROFESSOR WHITE'S MURDERERS ,"»00 head have been entered. A feature of inv fc?.i°w will be a daily parade of 4tM) of the J)bout the grounds. r TOOTHACHE, Faceache, Rheumatism, etc. OR. RICHTER'S World-Renowned "ANCHOR" Two of Them Hanged at Philadelphia This Morning. Philadelphia. N. Y.. Oct. 8. —Charlr Representatives Meyer and IDavies of Louisiana, who are ou their way to atteud the river aud harbor congress at Baltimore, have arranged with the presldeut to have him receive the New Orleaus delegation next Thursday. Perfy~ttlMjLHenry Ivory, negroes, were prison at 10.06 this nfornliig for complicity in the minder of ProfeaEor Roy Wilson White, of the University ol' Pennsylvania, on Ma r 19. 1900. Washington, Oct. 8.—President Roosevelt at 12:37 yesterday pressed a but to}) In the telegraph room of the White House *li»cft forinully opened the Graud Stand caruim] af Richmond, Va President I'remtvtl tfie Hallos 7- -J PAIN EXPELLER. Nope genuine without Trade Mark "Aarbor." One well-known person's letter out of many: The transport Buford has arrived at Singapore on her way from Manila to New York with the Twenty-third Inf«jU*ry, and the Meade has arrived at Nagasaki, en \oute froui Manila to Han Francisco witli nine .companies of coast OUR FALL PAPERS HAVE ARRIVED.... KITCHENER'S REPORT. Sampson's Condition. J N#w York. Aug. I9»MS»T Or. RichtarVANCHOR PAIN txpeuKB'i* i tor Toothacha.ilwol I a.n v Ft . and in+taroad Ovm#.®Qd Nauralgio.  CJ S73 eiGHTH AVE. * The Boer Loes Last Week Was Nearly Oct. 8.—Hear Admiral Sampson is suffering from an imusual ly prolonged attack ,»• f asphasia. an ailment wjdcii has troubled jibv in greater or Icms degree «lu» e he Dvas t hief of the naval inn can of ordnance. Have for this and a feeble condition lvsultfang from a too close application to work it can be stated that lie lias 110 other affliction and that his condition is not serious to a degree wherein his life would be considered as in danger. There was a lively discussion in the Methodist preachers' meeting iu Wesleyan hall over a proposal to srtid rnoney 10 the .American board for Miss London, Oct. 8.—Lord Kitchener reports that during the week ending yes-, ter.lay, the Boer casualties were 5n i-iilled, 2G wounded. 244 captured and ten surrendered.  400, All Told artillery "Ills secretary. Impressed with the great desirability of having the statements of fac ts accurate and not believing that he was in any way responsible for the statements of opinions, iliil on bi« .own account compare the book with tt»e **\vwr«ls ami make on the margins a number »»r »;»»iDvejti»ijs. As tlu se were in the same handwriting »jy those mq.de when Admiral Sampson was giving his personal attention to the corrections jir. Mac-lay was perfectly juslitted In his statement- The order of rtie secretary of the navy forbidding naval officers to make any statement for publication regarding this eontro Torsy, Issued in) Died lately after this in tvi yivw. prevented the above correction being officially made. Fires have been started in the fur naces of the trust window glass factories tfjivughouf ||)p Itld'HWfl gqs belt. The local luirhugers and the superintendents are preparing for the starting of all the factories of the American NViudow Cllass company on Nov. 1. Some dainty effects in flowered and stripes. We carry the largest line in the city. Prices as low as the lower* White lead, oil, glass, etc. T. S. & W. S. BarrHt. Louisville, KD'.. ih t S. The Courier- Journal Kays that beigovernor bin of Indiana shall decide wiwutjier to honor ivcjuisltions for \V. S. Taylor and Charl.s Viiiley he will send a repres. ntative to Kentucky to investigate the Kentucky system of declaring a The TaDtor ttxlru.ditloii Qaeatlon. Stpue's ransouj The resolution was adopted atler a very heated discussion. 23c. aoq 5(|c, at al| ur througn If. Ad.Hleht«r ACo.,«14 P»»rl8t , New fork, L 36 HIGHEST national AWARDS. J Recommended by prominent Phy- VjW liciana, Whole tale and Retail MONEY. But Carnegie Always Puta a Strjlg to NO END OF GIFTS. Extension of Time (ii-miteil. Loudon, Oct. S.—"It is reported from Sofla." says a dispatch from Vienna to The Daily Express, "that I'lilted States Consul Dickenson ami an envoy of the missionary society arrived there Saturday, Intending to follow up Miss Stoue, the abducted missionary, and to deposit a portion of the ransom. The brig ands have extended the time for pay Mothers where praise One Minute Cough "Cfure for the sufferings it has relieved and the lives Qf tUeiF little ones it tuts saved. Strikes at the root of the trouble and draws out the inflammation. The children's favorite Cough Cure. For sale by Fajrcr, Feek & Roberts, Fitistort and West Pittston. I have money in mortgages fo** any amount Mortgages may stanl for a ierin of years ant1, only the paid, or will give the priv liege to make payments cu mortgage monthly quarterly, Homi-annuhl'y c*r annually, atd the interest will Immediately on overj lollar of principal thus unpaid. Tbl» ia not building association money. I handle ouiD private funds and tyrjBt tuuda. London, Oct. 8.—Andrew Carnegie haa offered £5,000 conditionally for the erection of a library at Waterford, Ireland. His Offers. jury. »' i in lifs pVisi*ta document purportlug to ivvioxv liw history of the Juries impaneled in eases gjtD*y|n# out of the asi-assiiiaiioii of iioveinnl* The duty of t.ovenior Durbltt's repre*e»ta- PiV.gUkeepsie, !D. y , Oft. S.—Miss Helen (j[ould has given to Vassal1 college two scholarships of $1.0,0'MX each. They are for the benetit of graduates of the Tarry town High school and of the Washington Irving High school Jrvincton, N. V. Miss Gould has already presented two other scholarships to tlie college. '■* Dfi«jtD*y For Scholarship*. New Grocery Store WE WANT TO BUY IT. If you have any old scrap iron, itwl, brasi, copper, lead, tea lead, zinc, botttafc* folded newspapers, old rubbers, «tcn telephone us. We'll QUEEN HELENA FAINTS. STRICTLY NE.W STOCn, tfvi- VjJl 1,1 11 1* oinl Mi ."Ul Mi resent tlit* ;?uvC to Vnilfy lilts nil. wil Ills fjiil D.-jHily AtWiii'-.v Gen if Indiana will ivy- ment oue month D. E. BAXTER. Her Illne6e, However, io Not of a Serious Nature. # Romp. Oct. 8.—Queen Helena fainted at a reception lant evening. Her ill If you suffer from corns, bunions or ingrowing nails, go and have tftem cured at the fiaglw hotel, WVduesday and Friday of each week from » to 3. Dr. Kimbell has been located twentytwo months at Hotel Hart, Wilkesbarre; We can cheerfully recommend Bloomsburg Fair, Oct. 8-11, 1901. On account of the above, the D., L. & W. ft. R. will sell tickets Oct 8 to li, Inclusive, at one fare for thn round frit* Return limit Oct. 12. 30tl0 We arQ now ifeqdy foy hqainess. Qa? shelves «\re ftUeci with a first clasa qualify of goofls, aoti we Invite to gjve us a call. PAY YOU SPOT CASH FN IT. cnior in jnatter qaLStock Wl Su1« .h« Most Fastidious I fijfRAL 0£SfC/WS ant' yon will learn snmcth'ng tolniiT ri #kU/rOC yonr advent igo if yon will ti.UWC.n9 Investigate Our Prices ChoicB Roses Always In Stock. WIT "RTI/-X'VXrVT Order* lefr wit li tho ftliH.-fH Enilsri # F iJlvv W Whtfv St., wilt rerolvt-nmmpt Httontl.. BOTH PHONES, STRQH 1100., WEST SIDE. J.B.QARWiTEII|HORiST AND BAR0ENE1 hl.l FWr UnlM'na Wliwhwu M. D. ADLESON, Dock St, Ptttatoa. JUNK DEALER. ness. ho" er. is not seriou: To Cure a Cold in One Day, Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E W. Grove's stgnature i« each box. 25c. Cuncpruint: Wninwriulu, London. Oct. 8.—The Marconi company and Lloyd's shipping agency have entered into an agreement whereby the stations of the agency throughout the world are to be equipped with wireiew apparstv*. Wireless Telegrnphy For Lloyd's. THE WEATHER ■ilguglii up. u. lilcli nceusatlons W. T. Wesson. OholsonWlle, Va., druggist, writes: "Your One Minute Cough Cure gives perfect satisfaction. My customers say It is the best remedy far coughs, colds, throat and lung trou- Fof sale by Fairer, Peck & Roberts, Pittston $nd WeBt Pittston, Vt tbo occasion. r^C Tbe Griffin artistic PHOTOIMMf \ Studio ITS BR«NHU. Washington, Oct. 8 Forecast until of careti ssncsfl. to faty Hie i-uij have been made against the gallant Wain uriu'lit in caiillfrtlon with t lie chart of the iattlc of KautlnjtO (ireparod anil printed in the so called  any one reading the report aecoinpany tug ita etkor-- jjjat there w 09 •8 p m . Wednesday, for Eastern Peun•lijJvania: Fair and warmer tonight; WeiHi«day, rain in the northern and prebabtjr fair j.O the southern portion; fvarmer. .  him—Editor Gazette. and scalp and hair treated. Mls« E. J. Fanning, 4V4 Exeter St. People's phono Facial Ma««ag» Monument# «nd Corntr Pests, FJagfcfng and' Curbing, f. Stegep236 W. Pittston. 11 Wilkesliarre, Fa. A1J stoves at Ash'?. PEOPLE'S PHQUE 3SB & SOUTH MAM Of.