Pittston Gazette

              J0W t m 0* A • id. In the Gazette. Effective medium a V -" you want all th« mm of yottr ■home town? Than aubacrlba for tha Gaxatta. Tha only newapapar publiahad In tha fclty. Ing the SO.AflO men, women ami children In thirtsmmunlty. mm f k"» C• TWO CENT* A COPT I tOc A MONTH f SIX PAQEBo SECOND YEAR \ [ED 18(50. DbtTH*0. HART II Pin "ON, PA. MONDAY EVENINO, NOVEMBER 4. 'QQ'- Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, TM.fi* W* Offer tte Foltsviif 'QFMNd dragged INTO THE TROUBLE A PRESIDENT be was confined contained three tiny windows hermetically sealed. The guardo Is nothing more than ft chalx boxed In so as to leave Just enough room for a person to sit Inside, "Two hundred afld fifty soldiers wert the escort of the captive president In the long march over rotyh mountain roads to Guidag, where be is now kepi In fairly comfortable confinement. THE TAFT EDISON'S NEW BATTERY. FRESH NOTE \ TO PORTE. Always The Cheapest I- RnrD It Will Make Avtomobllea T /' KIDNAPPED. MEASURE, llonlclfiit ft. J.,- Nov; 4.—When his new factory ht Glen Ridge is In operation, Thomas A. 12dison says, he wltt manufacture his new storage battery, now perfected, which, ,he predicts, will make the automobile safe and easily bandied and put it within the reach of AH Cheap, France Gives the Sultan Another Little Jog. Aged Executive bf Colombia Carried Off fo Mountains. New Treason Bill Publicly Discussed In Manila. are articles on which the public must to a certain extent trust to the dealers honesty. Such goods are often misrepresented through lack of knowledge and often through dishonest motives. You take no chances in dealing with us-, our goods are selected carefully and intelli gently and our patrons get the full benefit of our experience. In fact onr stamp or stock number is a guarantee in itself. f i.oo Ladies' CorseW joc i.oo Ladies' Kid Gloves 6jc i oo Bleached Table NapkhM JS® 25c Ladies' Wool Hose 15c $1.15 Ladies' fleeced wrappers 98c 25c Ladies' White Aprons 18c 25c Gents' Wool Hose 15c u « 75c Ladies'Umbrellas 49c * j » 15c Plaid Dress Goods 10c :awl» 59c Men's Overalls 45c 25c Dress Goods 15c $2 Ladies' Walking Skirts $1 50 10c Children's Black Hose jc 31c Tab e Damask aijic 20c Table Oil Cloth 15c 20c Gents'Suspenders ioc — 39c Men's Heavy Shirts 29c 59c 104 white and grey blankets 490 50c Ladies' Muslin Gowns 39c 25c Men's Random Shirts 19c $•1 our ttoek d blanket*, tank and oomfartablaa bafara mHH any purchase elsewhere. .Cr "The only charge that can be made against Sanclemeiilc Is that while be te. ninltied tit Viiieta be was a constant menace to those In control of the gov ernment In Bogota. He had never va rted in bis position since the day when he was relegated to the background arid the vice president assumed executive power, July HI, 1000. Hp maintained. th.1l i ins action had been uuconstitu tidnal and that the powers of the presidency could no more be taken from him than the title of president. The mlntiT ters representing foreign governments, After long refusing to Tefognlze Jose Manuel Marrocjiiln as the amicutlve head of the nation, gave in and ltrft the president in his retirement." Must Help Tur- FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Mr. Edison pays dally visltB to th* factory at Glen Ridge, which Is being converted into a factory for bis new storage batteries. The work Is being pushed with great rapidity, and within a short time the factory will be reid* for use, and as soon thereafter as possible the new battery will be placed the market. The Inventor has been working upon Its perfection steadily and says It has reached a state where there can be absolutely rid chance of Its being anything but what he expects it to be. WAS FEARED BY USURPERS NEWS OF ARMY AND NAVY WARSHIPS ARE GATHERING key. OLE TREATY IS REVIVED. New YuA Stock Markets, furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., stock brokers, room 26 Miners' Bank building. Forcibly Deposed, He Wat Awaiting island of 6amar Closely Blockaded. First and Second Divisions of Italy's Southern R. R ,.. Sugar  Atchison *  Atchison, pref. ,.. Brooklyn Traction Open. Clos. . 88% 89 % .118% 118 . T8% 78% . 97 96% . 62% 63'!, Recall to Hta Old Position, but Had -Captain Spellman and Lieutsnaht Mediterranean Flstf Expectsd to 'Done No Plotting—«8tlied by the * Jones Sentenced to Imprisonment Join Forces—British Close at Hand. '***' *&t Fort Leavenworth. Caillard's Squadron Not 8ighted. Chea. and Ohio . 4T% 46% Soldiery, New York, Nov. 4.—The Herald publishes the following cfitrespondence from Hondft, Colombia: Paris, tfov. 4;—M. Delcassc, minister of foreign affairs, lias telegraphed M. Bapst, councilor of the French embassy at Constantinople, directing him to present Tewfik Fasha, Ottoman minister of foreign affairs, a note asking how the Turkish government proposes to pay the Lorando claim and demanding the execution of the sultan's Iradc dealing with that matter. U. S Steel  U. S. Steel, pref. Manhattan El. .. Mo. Pacific  42% 92% 124 98% 42 91% 123% &9% Manila, Nov. 4.—There was a public discussion before the Philippine commission yesterday of the draft of the act against treason and sedition. Many prominent Filipinos were present. Vice Governor Wright explained the object of the bill, saying that the Spanish code was unsatisfactory. H.G.SHUPP, When seen at the new works, Mr. Edison in discussing the battery said: In 1878, In Return for Cy- "Dr. Manuel Antonio Sanclemente. president of the republic of Colombia, baa been kidnaped by the orders of the political leaders who had already strip ped him of pow»r. Locked in a giiardo. u miserable pdrody on tb*1 sediln chair in which Courtiers drice took their case, he is lirln? hurried over rougii nioun talu roads from his home in Vllleta, department of Cundlnamarca, to his beautiful hacienda, known as Plcblhi In the dapitment of Cauca. He mu»t be carried through the very heart of two great chalus of the Andes, passlug Honda, Mauiznles, Cartago, Tulua and Buga. towns whleli gave him ovations while he exercised the executive power. The greatest secrecy has been observed, aud every effort lias beeu made to prevent the facts from becoming public, for fear that the friends and allies of the deposed president might attempt to rescue hint. No paper in the republic today would dare to print the bare fact that Sanclemente had left Vllleta, much less that lie was a prisoner."It is an assured success and meets my greatest expectations. I have been experimenting night and day, and I uoW have something which will simplify the operating of a horseless carriage. You can run sixty or seventy miles at a rntejof twenty miles an hour in an electric vehicle fitted with the storage battery. It will be stf simple that women and children can run it. There will be no bad sioells. no explosions, no complicated machinery, rendering a visit to a repair shop a matter ot every day or two. 31 W. Marktt St.. Wllkubarra. People's Gas .... Col. Iron and Fuel So, Pacific  Copper  Car and Foundry . O. & W /,. 'Pennsylvania. .. 102 101 94 93% 60% 60 86 86% 26% 26% 34% 34% 145 145% PUBLICLY HUMILIATfcb. press, She Agreed to Pro- Bscommnnlralfd PrirM Caitea Dra- Evans Bros. tect the Sultan's As- Chicago, Nov. 4.—There was an Intensely dramatic scene in Holy Name cathedral yesterday when In the presence of fully a th6usand parishioners Jeremiah J. Crowley, the excommuni eated Roman Catholic priest, was pub licly humiliated by order of the authorities of the thiircll. malic Scene In Clinrcb. "There are a number of people living in the Philippines," remarked Mr. Wright, "who, so long as there js no punishment for treoson, will take ad vontage of the fact to clog the wheels of the insular government. It must not be overlooked that turbulent spirits exist in the pacified provinces. The mass of the people dre Susceptible to inflammatory and liabteTto be influenced by scheiuiug demagogues. It would be inexcusable weakness on the part of the commission to allow the people to be aroused to deeds of violence who lire flow gradually drifting to the pursuits of peace. The note will also request satisfaction regarding tbe rights of France, which are defined In the various capitulations and treaties and which in some eases have not been respected and In others have been encroached upon by Turkey. Dispatches from Rome assert that the second division of the Italian Mediterranean squadron, which, as announced Saturday, left for Turkish waters with the reported (fltfeet of counterbalancing the French naval demonstration, will Join the first division, which has been cruising in the eastern Mediterranean for some time.— lastlc Possessions. Reading . 43% 43% Tenn. C. & I. Leather  Reading, pref. . .. 77% 77% 60% 60% 11% 12 Qualify Always the Best. Prices JUway* the Lowest. IT PAYS TO MY AT TIE Vienna. Nov. 4.—A report from Constantinople, published today, states that the Porte baa demanded of Great Britain that sM fulflU the terms of the London convention of 1878, and protect the Sultan's Asiatic possessions, from the threatened French attack. Union Pacific 102% 103% PEOPLE'S SUSS Union Pacific, pref. 89% 89% Father Crowley had entered the church unobserved, passing up the center aisle, and had taken a seat almost under the pulpit. Solemn high mass was being celebrated at the time. Wabash pref. Western Union 91% 91% "Automobiles will be the great vehicle of the future. They will be so cheap eventually that persons of moderate means can afford them and find the Investment more satisfactory than a horse and carriage. I think the price Of automobiles will be $500 one of these days, and that not long away. IS SOUTH MAIR ST. NEXT T* DtWI. M„ K. & T. Norfolk 56% 56% 50% 51% Buckwheat Flour, 25 lb sack 60c Prep B W Flour,Cold Snap 3 Id pkg 12c Aunt Jemima Flo ur 2 I'd pkg 3 for 25c Nabob Pan Gake Flour 2 lb pkg ioc *2% per cent, ex-dlvldcnd. When the presence of Father Crow ley became known, Rev. Francis J. Barry, chancellor of the archdiocese of Chicago, was hurriedly sent for. Upon entering the cathedral he went straight to the seat where the excommunicated clergyman was kiiccling and ordered him to leave the cliureh. Father Crowley refused to go, saying, "Put me out If you dare." MONEY. Ijondon, Nov. 4.—The convention of 1878, which, according to the dispatcli from Vienna, bindB England to protect the Sultan's Asiatic possessions from French attack and which the Porte now demands shall be fulfilled, was a Becret treaty, whereby England obtained tMk Island of Cyprus, in the MedlterraeeHn upon a guaranteeing of the integrity of tho Sultan'B Asiatic dominions. The treaty is believed to be ■till la existence In some form, as England retains Cyprus as her share of the bargain. BRAKENLAAGTE DI8ASTER. "The' recent renewed attempts at in surrection in the Island of Saniar and the province of Bataugas, Luzon, and at a few other points, due to noisy Filipino agitators, have caused a feeling of unrest In the minds of both Filipinos and Americans, and the effect of their continuance would be to make impossible the very things these agitators claim they most desire. Such endeavors serve to recruit the ranks of the insurgents and to postpone the era of good feeling and fellowship which must come." Iipttirr DptnllH of HMfitt BrltUh It appears also that the Greek warships Psora, Hydra, Spetaal and Eurotas are now at Smyrna, where is also the Russian Mediterranean squadron. Pretoria, Nov. 4. — "Further details ha\e bceu received regarding the attack by the Boers-under Commandant General Louis Botha last week tipoti Colonel Benson'* eoluwfu near Brakenlungte, eastern Transvaal. It appears that General Botha, who had been joined lDy another big commando aggregating a thousand men, attacked Colonel Beusou's rear guard Oct. 30 00 the march v.id captured tw% guns, but was umibl? to retain them. Colonel Benson fell mortally wounded early in the light. Ih'frnl Hfoflvrd, "As the horseless and self driven carriage becomes cheaper it Will come more and more Into use. It will grow cheaper and simpler in operation all the time. Its great weight now is a drawback. My storage batteries will be a step forward and will be followed rapidly by others. I have always worked with the idea of benefiting people of the great middle class, because they are the ones who need Inventions, and they are the most appreciative and the first to take advantage of everything that comes within their grasp. I call thf "trolley car the poor man's carriage."I have money In mortgage* for •#? MMVPt Mortgagee mar stand for a term of year* aed only the Interest I* paid, or will give the ptvC liege to make ijaymenta on mortgage mtmfikly quarterly, semi-annually or anumJIf • and tho interest will oa«ee Immediately on tWf dollar of principal thua unpaid. This Is building aseociatlon money. 1 bandit arty private funda and trust funds. s Rnnon of HI».Arrent. It Is believed that the British squadron under the command of Prince Louis of Battenberg and now at Piraeus, Greece, will be ordered to proceed to Beirut, Syria. "Humors reached Bogota three 01 four days ago that Dr. Sanclemcnte had been made a prisoner and that lie was actually being held "iueoniunico do" to prevent any possible communications with persons anxious to return liiui to power. The story had gone from oue end of the city to the othei that a commissioner had gone from the capital to Vllleta to Invite Dr. Saucle piente to return. The strain was Intense, and one woman In the congregation fainted. There was no resort to force, however. Chancellor Barry signaled to a man In the choir loft, and" the sound of the orgail ceased ami the singing of tbe ohoir was hushed. The priests at the attar stoplied the solemn service at the end of the "Gloria" and walked to the benches and laid aside their golden vestments. New Honey, 1 lb box 14c New Maple Syrup, 1 quart can 25c 1-2 gal. can 48c 1 gallon can 85c Admiral Cnillard is expected to reach bis destination today. The foreign office ban received no news from him since his division left the other divisions of the Mediterranean squadron en route for Turkish waters, but It is pointed out that tbe absence of news Is not surprising, as the Instructions to Admiral Cnlllard were to steer due south and to avoid passing in Bight of Bonifacio, Corsica, or traversing tbe strait of Messina in order to prevent his movements being signaled. The vessels of the division carried only a normal supply of coal, but this would be much more than sufficient, to enable them to steam 1,500 miles, the estimated distance they must cover before reaching their destination. , It is expected that Admiral Calllard win be Jbiiei »u route by the torpedo cruiser Condor, which Is stationed in Cretan waters, and uiay b« met by the torpedo dispatch boat Vnutour. wblcb Is stationed at Constantinople. It is reported that three other warships are held In readiness at Toulon to re-enforce him should their presence be nec- Crtlllard'a Movement! Maalcad. D. E. BAXTER. 2d Floor Bennet Bid*. Wllkaabuiy. Paris, Nov. 4.—M. Delcasse, Minister of Foreign Affairs, emphatically Btated in tbe Chamber of Deputies today that France must have full settlement and satisfaction from Turkey. Senor Rcjfn OU|rcCB. Senor Sabella Reyes, a Spanish journalist, who has been here for several weeks. saMd he was opposed to the bill and objected generally to the Imposition of the death penalty for political crime, lie suggested that persons committing the offenses against lyhlcli the bill was aimed should be defprted to the United States aud declared" that Italy aud Portugal had enacted the most reasonable existing laws dealing with the matters under consideration. FLORAL DESIGNS MM# CUT FLOWERS Major Wools-Sampson took command. collected the convoy ail took up a position for defense about 500 yards from iutrenchments prepared by the Bool's. The captured guns were so situated that neither side could touch The altar boys marched out of the sanctuary through a side door, and the priests, clad In their cassocks, followed. The uext moment the hundreds ot Incandescent lights lu the vaulted arches were extinguished and the caudle lights on the altar were put out. Arrauged appropriate for the fiffoartQM Pr icea always the Lowest 'Phone orders promptly attended to. AT THE SCHLEY INQUIRY, " *1 am president of Colombia.' wasthe old man's answer. "I have nevei ceased to be president. I am as much president in YUleta as 1 should be In Bogota. If, however, proper arrange ments are made for my reception In Bogota. I shall go there. Until such arrangements are made-it is impossible.' EMPLOYING BRIGANDS. Manle Sugar, 2 lbs for 25c The Log Book of the Iowa Placed Before the Court. Washington, Nov. 4.—A large flock of young women were among the spectator* at'the Schley court of inquiry this morning, also about 100 regulars, men and womeu who have been present since the first session nearly two montha ago. Captain Lemly. at the opening of-the session, said: "1 would like to announce that I have received the book of the accompanied by a letter which it is hardly MP The book was placed before the court for reference. Capta|n Slgsbee then corrccted his testimony. Rayner asked Sigsbee whether • be had telephoned to the press boat Premier, off Santiago, May 26, that the Spanish fleet was not in that port. The witness said that he had not made such a statement to those on the Premier. One of Them Inatrueted to Find If Chsios Rons Always In Steak. Order* left with the Mieeea ttwlgti Water St., will receive prompt attentive. J.B.CARPENTER,florist am mum. London, Nov. to the Vienna Pojitiscbe quoted by the correspondent of The Times in the Austrian capital, a well known Macedonian brigand lias been Instructed to obtain Information as to whether Miss Ellen M. Stone is still alive. Mlaa Atone la Alive. Visit our store ana leave your order and you will toake no mistake; it will be money in your pocket. The Boers made desperate efforts to overwhelm the whole British force, charging repeatedly light up to the British lines and being driven back each time with heavy loss. The defense was stubbornly,nnd successfully maintained tfcrough the whole of the following day and tbe succeeding night until Colonel Barter, who had marched all night from Bushman's kop, brougW relief iu the morning of Nov. 1. The Boers then retired. Their losses are estimated a;- between MOO and 400. them. The strain was broken when Chancel lor Barry appeared In the pulpit aud said: "Owing to the presence In this sacred edilire of an excommunicated priest the solemn high mass lias been suspended. We will proceed with a fow mass."' "This reply effectually killed any hope that may have been entertained that the president would lend the in spiration of his presence to the movement inaugurated In Ills behalf. "No excuse exists for secret political organizations. Their Intent must be evil. No niatftr what may have been the opinions ,ot the regarding the soveragfctj of the American government, tbe fact remains that the Americans are here, and, moreover, here they intend to stay." Two other brigands well acquainted\jrlth the country have lyep commissioned by United Stages Consul General C. M. Dickinson to try to get in touch with the missionary's captors. The prefect of the Sofia police has also sent two messengers. Thorough instruction. _ Low tui (4rCtduates secure best H« Heiv»*8 to fill position® tHfch piy i j*»r month at the it*?*; AW. § fl!SEr&SUStfCT9 BIICI *■ mhitmb»« ««■ Evans Bros. "Alihough \ illeta is easily within a day's travel of Bogota,.If was difficult to verify the*report of an arrest. The telegraph line cannot be used by prl vate persons, and there are no mails at all. I asked General Pedro Nel Osplna then minister of war. but could get no Information. No sermon was delivered, however, and the mass was at au end before the congregation was calm again. The parishioners lingered around the cathedral and watched tbe deposed priest as lie hurried away. None spoke to him. 46 SOUTH MAIN STREET. The bill was then read in Spanish. Advices from Catbalogan, Samar. say if is well known thnt. in spite of the fact that all the ports of Samar are closed, supplies still reaeh  gents. Most of (his work is done during dark nights by suinll boats from the island of Leyte. Every available gunboat is now endeavoring to prevent this.. It Is understood to be the iutentlou of the war office to send 5.000 more mounted men out (o South Africa during the next Fix w£eks. There are ouly about mounted men lit home, so tlin't tin- military authorities are fneed with the problem of training soldiers minus the necessary accompaniment of a cavalry arm. To meet tIlls obvious failing it is probable that several composite regiments of yeomanry will l)o voluntarily embodied for home service.It is reported that news has reached Sofia that the American legation at Constantinople lias, succeeded in communicating with the brigands. Miss Stone's release is again represented as being imminent. Mrrloua ChnrB«* A*«lnat Nurafa. Jonas Long's Sons. " 'I have heard the story myself,' he replied, 'but 1 cannot believe that it Istrue.'Chicago. Nov. 4.—Two female nurses at the Asylum For the Insane at Dunning. 111., have been formally charged by Secretary Follett W. Bull of the Civil Service Reform association with having caused the death of two patients in the asylum. Kate Xeddo and Kate KurUowskl. charge Is made that the nurses deliberately withheld rood from the patients, sometimes giving them nothiug at all and for weeks nothing but bread and tea. It is also charged that medicines provided for the patients were not adnili Istered to them. The motive assigned is ani- essary Aceordlug to dispatches from Toulon, nil the officers and men of the garrison now on leave of absence have been ordered to rejoin tbelr respective commands Immediately. GettlnK Troop* Ready, "That doubt seemed to prevail In man/ minds, as persons argued that the government would be weakening itself by throwing down the gauntlet to the followers of Sanelemenlo. An ar rest, it was argued, might well lead tr the defection of some of the leading generals of the •republic, ami it is m trivial matter to alienate generals in a war ridden country where the men art more liable to follow their leader thai) the national Hag. Tlie capture of Lukbau's commissary lias proved a great blow to the insurrection. as it renders future supplies very preea lions. Library Exhibit mt St. LQnia. St. Louis. Nov. 4—The library bureau of Boston lias promised to furnish and' install free of post to the Louisiana Purchase exposition a complete equip ment of such a substantial and hand some character as will make the pro posed library exhibit a model of it* kind. Further, Herbert Putnam, libra rian of congress, agrees to prepare an interesting exhibit of maps, charts, doc mucnts, etc.. relating to the Louisiana purchase and the history of the region provided he can have a room in a sepa rale in which to display If. GENERAL CORBIN'S WEDDING. Three transports are preparing to receive troops. The crullers Du Chayla find Cassard are ready to sail at a moment's notice, and the battleships Bouvet and Jatiregulbcrry will be ready tomorrow. m 1 11 ■-"•'rv.'sw Women's Salts From Masters of FasMoa. The hey to success in any ifttsinessis pre-eminence. This is the chief cause of the immensd popularity of this stores Cloak and Suit Store—and the nam* and fame it has made for itself this season marks a most extraordinary Illustration of the progress and success of our modern storekeeping. It Will be a Brilliant Military Function. Waphipgton, Nov. 4.—The most brilliant social event the National capital has witnessed in'many a day will take place at noon Wednesday, when Miss Edyth Patten will become the wife of Major General Henry C. Corbin, adjutant general of the army. All of Washington's official society, iucluding President Roosevelt, will be present, besldaa distinguished persons from other cities. The weddlpg will be strictly a military function, as regards dress and decorations. The wedding •will be celebrated in the Massachusetts avenue residence of the bride. The President to Attend. Condition's .'ill the Island of Ley to afe very annoying to General Smith. -A :arir«» noiul»°r of junks arc used with :hi' repress object of aiding the insurgents in 8amar, covering th.» move•11011 Is or fugitives and landing provisions and clothing. THE TOPPAN CASE. The French cruiser Amiral Cliarner, which had been wait lug instructions at Port Said since Thursday, has left, ostensibly for Toulon, but it is thought possible she has really gone to join Admiral Caillard's squadron. Gfnfrr.l \V1iltneD Proml*ew Srnan- timiul Development*!. -2" +-+ C• + * + +♦ ♦"•* Dress floods. Iloston, Nov. -I. "When we have tohl all we know to support the charge- wc have made against Miss .lam* Toppan, the Ilohiuson poisoning ease, the most famous that has ever been heard in a Massachusetts court, will sink into Insignificance." This statement. The Herald says, was made Sunday by "In spite of all Saiicleinentc had beer arrested. The person selected to in form the venerable president that h* was a prisoner was one Correal, pro feet ;»t Cuadas. who left Koine soldier? on the balcony and strode through tin throiicroohi into the patio, a beaut ifu~ garden with fragrant flowers and shaded by orange ami lemon trees Correal announced his mission without hesitation, telling Dr. Sancloinonte thai he would be transported to the Cauea. Told lie Wna n Primmer, mosity Foil iter n warships are maintaining i very strict blockade of the island of Sauiar. with the result that the iusurjents there are not able to obtain supplies of any kind from outside the islaud.Boarlnv Vlllainir* Body Home. New York, Nov. 4. With her flags at half mast the Spanish ship Moutserrat. on her way home from Havana, came into this port yesterday. It carries the body of Admiral Ylllamll, who lost his life during the naval battle at Santiago. Admiral Villa mil was on the torpedo boat riutoit aud was mortally wounded by the bursting of a shell. When the Pluton was run ashore. VIIlamil's body was phu cd in a cave and remained hidden there for several months. After the treaty of peace It was given over to his frleuds and Is now on the way lo Spain. White WHiMry. - — -J The rage for white came to Part* The store that sells lots of Black w|th the czartna, and Its alwaya arttaloodB is a pretty safe store to go to t,c ,)eauty, especially in millinery, fcM or your wants. Our most commemta- c.ompeiied Dame Fashion to honor It ale achievement In the matter of Black as t(,e color of the season. Today *® Goods is quality. Try us for any weave make a notable display of Ladlaa' Involuntary Air Traveler* Safe. San Francisco, Nov. 4.—The nine occupants of the captive balloon which escaped from this city Saturday afternoon have landed safely. The balloon was landed near Pcscadero, ffty miles from this city and but a short dlstancr from the ocean. The balloon was at one time setting out to sea, but was blown back to land. Those Alio madf the involuntary trip were Ed P. Dudley, aeronaut; A. L. Dodge. Ed Foster, Jr.; Walter Leon, C. P. Vildecoq, J. F Leonard, M. L. llowarth, John A. M Swift and Mrs. J. P. Gunsaulus. Kronprlui Wllhelm'* Fast Trip. New York, Nov. 4.—The newly built North German Lloyd stcamsl.ip Kronprlhz Wllhelm, which left Mew York last Tuesday for Plymouth, Cherbourg aud Bremen, arrived at the former port at I o'clock this morning after the quickest trip she has yet mj)de between the two ports. Her  the Sandy Hook lightship to Plymouth is about ttve days, eight hours and forty-six minutes, or one hour and two minutes less than her best previous time. The record for the voyage betweeu New York and Plymouth, however, Is one hour and eight minutes less than the time of this passaire of the Kronprinz Wllhelm and is hold by her rival, the Deutschland. Captain Spelltnan and Lieutenant fones of the Forty-third regiment, who were convicted of illicit trading and bribery, have been sentenced to five iml three years' imprisonment respectively. They have been brought to Manila on the way to Fort Leavenworth, where they will be imprisoned. lieneral Whitney of the state police, who reached his home in Med ford Sunday from New Hampshire. The Herald says further: , you want. Vhite Hats, tourist and sailor styles, REPORt ON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. . _ ... trimmed with liberty silk scarf*  Heavy Black Cheviot Suitings for and quills; special MdD walking skirts and tailor-made suits, .... *Mt 56 inches* wide,, ail wool; price, a . • \n* *145 REDUCED MILUVEIT. New Black Goods in Venetian Weave Ladies' Felt Sailors, with scarf tritt* and Redona Crepe. 47 inches wide, a ming. now Mo very desirable fabric for street dresses. Ladies' Camel's Hair Walking HaU. The Pope Expresses Admiration for "Miss Toppan probably would not have been arrested when she was had not District Attorney Holmes and Officer Whitney feared she might commit suicide. Officer Whitney remembered that a short time l»cforc Miss Toppan had made two attempts to end her own life. the Organization in America. "The president looked up coldly anc said, 'Take off your hat when you ad dress the president and then get out.' Roue, Nov. 4.—The Pope was very mucli Interested in the report on the parochial schools and Catholic colleges of America, for which Monsignor Antonini went to Washington. His Holiness/Wler expressing admiration for 6uch powerful organization, added: "It seems unfair that Catholics should pay school taxes when such support their own." " 'The government will pay all yout expenses,* said the prefect. Washington. Nov. 4.—Mr. Wu. the ''lilnese minister, has returned to the •lt-y from his trip to Ann Arbor. Mich.*, where he went to deliver an address to the students. Replying to questions on the subject, Mr. Wu said he had not re eeived any notice of Ills recall to China, i step which a Peking dispatch of Sat urday's date said had been determined upon. !Hr. Wu Not II real led. "This angered Dr. Sanclemcnte. win rose to his feet and shouted: Tio tC I*o*tofllce Department Report. Washington, Nov. 4.—The annual report of Second Assistant Postmaster (ienerai William S. Shallenburger, Just made public, urges regular direct fast mail service between the Pacific coast and the orient, the re-establlshuient of the pneumatic tube service generally and the closer separation of city mali by postal clerks tin railway trains rather than by clerks of the mailing division after its arrival in the general ofilce. Price, a yard 11.18 silk band;xprlce now Me l-adies' Trimmed Outing HaU, a ap» p.J., Ctlk* ,ial ,ot t0 cloBe. each |1.C* aapno OHM. Children's School Hats, fine tett, a*- Many of the finest Silks come from so«ed color8' «lce'y trimmed; •***».; ..yons, and Americans have not been iaC,n  slow to Imitate them, but It remained yaTC for the genius of the Swiss people to DtAItH IUIIi jfr crente the famous Sapho Silks. They A new and special lot of tbea^kigbare pure dyed and have a rich, lus- ly popular Hats just received'"in color* trous finish; come all shades; price, a navy, cardinal and Mown; prtoa yard -.$1.28 each ...?W. |UI "A long time before she was arrested the police had been trying to confirm suspicion they had that a patient she had nursed in Lowell had died from poison. In January, 1000. IDr. Herbert B. Mclntyre of Cambridge Dvas satistied that a _patlcnt of his, Mrs. Myra S. Connors, who was nursed by#Miss Toppan. died under suspicious circumstances.". 1 am living here upon my owr money. Whatever happens I shall not take a (foliar from this government not even a drink.' Ilurfrlar Shot Dead. Kingston, N. Y„ Nov. 4.- Fred*Freer while robbing the store of Daniel Schoonmaker at Alllgorvllle, was In stantly killed. He was discovered in the store by the night watchman. lit aroused the neighbors, who came with shotguns and revolvers. When Freei came out of the store, two men shot at him, and lie dropped in the roadway dead, the top of his head being shot off "Troops were hurried into Yillota tC prevent any possible attempt to liber ate the prisoner and to act as his es cort on the first stage ofNhis long jour ney. There was one drawback to liiD immediate departure, u'lul that wa*- that the soldiers aval la bio for tin march had not been paid oft for sonu time, and Colombian soldiers without pay are an dangerous to the -govern inent as to the enemy. At this jum lurr Uojas. the alcalde of Villota. set out for Itogota in all haste with dispatcher calling for the necessary funds. Itoja* lias been somewhat noted locally foi his unnecessary arrests, and there waD no little general amusement when It was learned that while galloping at night through Agualarga on his way t« the capital lie had been arrested and thrown Into the guardhouse. He stormed and raged, but lie could not make his explanations and obtain his release MR8. PAY80N NEARING VIENNA. During the reign of Henry VIII. many attempts were made to discover coal in north Wales, and a Shrewsbury man, named Richard Gardner, was the only person who succeeded. The old records read: "He attemptyd and put into proofe to fynde out coles about the town (Shrewsbury) In soondry placys, and In one place especiall callyd Ematlue Ilaye, hard by the sayd towne, he found by his great dyllgcuce and troball Discovery of Coal la Wales. She la Touring Europe With Her Coach BIk Fire In Milwaukee and Four. Milwaukee. Wis.. Nov. 1. Fire destroyed the warehouse and contents of he Metropolitan Storage company. 177 ind 17!» Sccoud street, and partly damiged the property of tli" American Laundry company's plant and the West lake, Delaliupt iV Smith printing Dtlice adjoining. The total k»s will trohably reach $1o0.Cmm). Vienna, Nov. 4.—Mrs. Payson, wife of the Chicago millionaire, who is touriag Europe with her carriage and four, Is due to arrive here tomorrow. She will proceed from here across Russia and Siberia to Vladivostock, the eastern terminus of the Trans- Siberian railroad, the last rail of which was laid yesterday. Attempt to Wreck Train. Torriiigtcii. Comi.TNov. 1. It is learn d from an authoritative source that mother at tempt was mad-* to wreck a train on the Xaugatuck division of the Now York, .New Haven and Hartford railroad on Saturday night. The train which leaves Wiusted for Bridgeport st 0:40 wa* the one Upon which the would be wreckers had designs. A large stoue was fouud on the track in almost the identical spot where one was j placed about a week ago. The etigiuect saw It in time to stop his train. Fierce Fore*t Fire* In Missouri 4* rJr 4-"l* 4* 4» 4* 4" 4* ropl.il* HI lift'. Mo.. Nov. -The fores l Hres silicp 18IKV arc rap jng n few tulles koiU.Ii of lion*. Tiie woods have boon in (lames for three j»jh1 thousands of can If anil hdfSes are in danger. Farmers anil stockmen have turned onl on masse to tight the flames, but their efforts have o far availed little. Peking, Nov. 4.—The condition of LI Hung Chang, who has been seriously ill, shows improvement. His physicians diagnose the malady as ulceration of the stomach, and the hemorrhages have been severe. As a rule he is an Intractable patient; but. having been told that his life depends upon his adhering to a liquid diet, he is complying with the medical orders. 1.1 Hung Chans Better. FINE BLANKETS AND COMFORTABLES I'uiloRlcc llolibeil nnd Humeri. Newark, N. •!.. Nov. 4.- Burglars entered the store of Henry Wbleott at Eatonten. N. J., and. blowing open file post office safe, secured $HH) in cash ind statu uk- The building wa* set on ire aud luiriied. The entire hiss ts pineal nt $4,0t»0. Mr. WMcott carried £3,(KM) insurance. Mrs. Nephew ts the great store of see cole, the which Is lyke to come much commodltie botbe to the riche and poore, that lie Is not only worthy of commendaeon aud mayntenance, but also to be had in remembrance for ever."—Cardiff WestD crn Mall. There arc no better Comfortables made than JonaB Long's Sou' Horn* Made Comfortables. We supply everything that goes Into them, exceptlac the work, and this Is done by competent people who thoroughly understand their business. They are larger than most Comfortables, being two 7«rdD UTICA'8 RIVER MYSTERY. Body of a Man, Tied With Ropes, Found (Ircnt Dent rnct Ion of Flonr wide and two and a half yards long. Lioth sides are figured French Mtaaa. ,' The filling Is the best and purest of white cotton. Price each «SJO Utica, N. Y., Nov. 4.—Mystery surrounds the case of an unidentified man's body found in the Mohawk river hero this, morning. The body was tied with r6£es and the face of the body was bruised. in the Mohawk. Manitowoc. Wis. three carloads of Hour on track and twenty-three loads in Hie warehouse of I lie Wisconsin Central tlailwa* contpa Hy were destroyed by lire of unknown jfigin last ni.ilit. together with t!»♦ warehouse ai:d dock property of the road. The loss will rem h SI 2".. "00. fullj Nov. 4. Seventy White Woolen Blankets. 10-4 size. Sllkollne Comfortables, with rafted with fancy borders, a pair *3.00 edge, a special lot for, each......«1.M White Woolen Blankets. 11-4 size. 11-4 size, fine All Wool »on—d«l» -, fancy borders, a pair ... .*3.75 Grey Blankets; price a pair....,.HH t'olonel Bfeod'n fonrt Mnrtlol. MyDtCDriona Death In Syracuse. Syracuse. N. Y.. Nov. 4.—A man supposed to be Patrick Ivlrby of Lowell. Mass.. was found unconscious in an al ley. He died In a hospital later without regaining consciousness. Foul play The Russians count upou their clb mate as one means of defense, as it was when Napoleon invaded Russia. Tlielr troops are accordingly trained in winter maneuvers, including loading i battery, with Its war transport and material complete, upon sleighs, moving it for some distance over a difficult, snow covered country and bringing it The naaalnn Climate. Washington, Nov. 1.—Lieutenant Albert 1*. Niblack lias been named judge advocate of the court martial which is to meet iu New York for the trial of Colonel Mead. V. K. M. C\ Major Lln•oln Karmauy, originally named for 'ills duly, lias asked to be excused after • moulting with Colonel*Mend. until morning Kidnnpril nn«l 'I'nkrn Auny Washington, Nov. 4. - lion. Luke Wright, the senior member of tho Phil- % Ice Governor of Philippine*. SMALL POX IN BRIDGETON. All was liually made ready for inov Ing Sam lcnu-nie on Saturday morning The task of removing the old man had been confided to Colonel Rodriguez, n heavily built officer who is  lame as the result of a wound. Wher the 'colonel eutoced the house, he fouuc that the aged president was ill and bar not risen from his.bed. ppiue commission after Governor Faft. has been appointed Vice:governor if the islands in order to meet just inch an eniergofioy as has arisen through the pin sent indisposition of is suj?p?eted. 'SPECIAL DOMES TIC OFFERINGS. •ovcrod by insurance. The tiour was ilie property of the Washington Crosby Milling company of Minneapolis. The warehouse and dock, built a few years ago. cost I'iremon (Just Boeder aud Louis Wilkowski were overcome by the heat and wore rescued with ditH eulty. Wilkowski's condition is serious. Denth From a Pin, Muslin Sheets, size 81x90 Inches; each 446 Tnbleaehed Canton Flannel, a yam A New Jersey Town Threatened With a Serious Epidemic, ITHACA. N. Y . Nov. 4.-Edgar I\ Soiger. engineer iii charge of the Westmghouse interests in Ithaca, has died it the city hospital. Wis death was lue to blood poisoning which resulted „ _ „ . Unbleached Musllii. 6c. quality; »pe- Bleached Muslin Pillow Cases, size clgl d vZq 45x36 Inches; special, each U'/je 0'utJng Flannels, dark coloring!; Best Indigo Blue Prints, a yard 4/zC price, a yard  Printed Flannelette, 8c quality, for, Yard wide French Flannel; ipaeU], a yard «'/ae a yard -«■»D Millville, N. J., Nov. 4—Three cases of small pox have broken out' in Brtdgeton and an epidemic Js feared. The physicians of Millville advised the erection of a pest house as tho best means to prevent the spread of the disease. nnlTnlo I'nrkinR Firm IIiii-immI Out, ho civil governor into action again. Buffalo, Nov. 4.—Jacob Dohl & Co.'s packing establishment has been destroyed by fire. The flames were discovered in one of the smaller buildings of the plant, where the barrels are prepared for packing. The structnn was of wood and hurtled like tinder A general alarm was sent in. and a desperate effort was made to save the larger buildings. The firemen's work seemed to have little effect, and in two hours the entire plant was destroy (D/J. Loss, $200,000. The Dyaks divide in pairs when the hour arrives for taking food, the*father aud mother at one platter, two sisters at one and stil! two brothers at anoth er. When the family Is not equally divided as to sex, a brother and sister A C'nrloaa Eating Custom. " 'You inu-t get up and put on you? clothes.' said the colonel. A Son tlorn to 1'rlnppnN l-;ii»nbelli. Brussels. BeJgiuih. Nov. 4.--Princess •ilisabeth. who was married Oct. 2, from opining a small pimple on his face witn a pin last Thursday. Selger graduated from Cornell with the class r 1S08. His home was in Chicago. 12'/*o Piatt and t'roker Companlen to Join. Odd. to Prince VIbrrf; 'heir presunip- Ivo to the lit rone of Belgium. hits giv- Homespun Bleaohsd Russia Crash, Sjiaolal, 80 Yard. J Thli is a special lot of 2,000 yards of excellent 16-inch wide Cr«ah, flatly " ■ i woven and heavy weight. Housekeepers will do well to come for It e*rly. 1 •e tli Baltimore, Nov. 4.—A big deal is now ponding, with every prospect of consummation. for the copaolldation of the large bonding companies of this city and New York, includiug the Fidelity and Deposit company, iu which Sena tor Piatt and his two sous are largely interested, and the Uulted States Fidelity and Guaranty company, lu which Croker and Freedman are concerned. The other companies iu the deal are the American Bonding and Trust company of this city, the American Surety company and the National Surety com pany of New York. Their indlvidtiull ty will be maintained. PRfeSIOENT OFF TO VOTE u birth to a sou. who will be. rliiinod Leopold.  tee (omiiiiD) Attorneys File Anneal. icthor. but this must nl ways l»e tlie youngest and oldest of (hu family. ■'"* v amy rat Mr*. Roosevelt Accompanied Him-Today on the Trip to New York. Washington. Nov. 4.—President and Mrs.' Roosevelt and party left at 11 o'clock this morning for New oil;. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. Albany lor tlio AHvtu'U'iin Ico company have tiled with the county clerk of Albany Y., Nov. I.—The attorney Half Bleached Table Damask, 62 Bed Spreads. 10-4 site, Marseilles | Inches wide, every thread linen and pattern, hemmed and laundered, ready xtra heavy weight; the patterns are (or use; a special offering of them, for. ancy black, leaf and floral designs; each. . #8c J ■in excellent Linen for this price, a Hemstitched Huck Towels, mile ?anl 54c 22x44; price, each 2#o lie fc; Mystic Cure for rheumatism and county an nnpefil from the iloclslou of 111 siice HcrHf k refusing absolute writs of prohlbill. :i to that company ami Chai'ltfs \V. Horse, Its president, In the proceedings against It by Her Pet Name. neuralgia radically cures In 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is re "Ah!" ho RlghWl after she had blush ncrly whispered "Yes" In ills bosom Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold. paid in l ilM finished, u Vt'l markable and mysterious. It removes My c n Mehltnbol'! Oh, that name al! Surely your friends u: THE WEATHER. Laxative Bromo-Quinitie Tablet cure a cold In one day. No Cure. No Pay. Price 25 cents. lllll I'll hsnrnUU-vyd with BCilil ii!:U'C(l i'i/!iis head, ant' at once the? cause and the disease im- ■vol Du Attorney some shorter one, some pel. name!" "Well," she murmured, "the girls at hoarding school used to call me Pickles."—Philadelphia Press. Washington, Nov. 4.—Forecast until 8 p. m , Tuesday, for Eastern Pennsylvania: Rain or.snow tonight; Taesd*y, faJraml coM. / :uitrilo, where ht mediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents and $1.00. Sold by J. H. Houtk. druggist- 4 N. Main ttrMf- , Barrett's Photos Are the Best JONAS LONG'S SONS, ook hi: li&. brass buil outride was slipped into it* jacket. The in which Now is tbe time to have your photos taken. All work guaranteed. ffWTtc r«jD»lrtd at Ash's.