Pittston Gazette

              •rz-n w 13 I ' Do you want all the newa of your homo town? Then eubaeribe for the Gazatte. The only newapaper publlahed In' the city. a n i* 'JV« !Try in ad. In th« Qazette. There It no mere effective medium of reaching the/30,000 men, women and children In this community. x V' .liirf m Mfr it SECOWD YEAR { D JjS^TAjiuaHl^rrTHBO. HART 1881. PITTSTON, PA. FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER D5. 1901. "WSBMPi orly daily m ctnr BANK'ROBBERS MAKE BIG HAUL A SERIAL EARTHQUAKE MINE STRIKERS ENJOINED. HILL MADE PRESIDENT. A THOUSAND HOMELES8. FATAL MINE EXPLOSION. To Eye-Glass Wearers. OUR ANNUAL BLANKET SALE! Ire Which Wiped Out Tbomu, W. fiovemol May Send Troop* to Hop- klaa Coantr, Ky. Cumberland, Md., Nov. 15.—As a re fcult of the lire which nearly wiped out the town of Thomas. W. Va., early on Tuesday morning a thousand persons are not only homeless, hut without warm clothing. One of the wont snowstorms that has ever visited that region hegau Wednesday afternoon, and the suffering of women and children is intense. The situation Is so serious that a public meeting was held and an appeal Issued to the nearby cities and towns for aid. V«„ lioft l.eft Much Suffering-. Louisvlllf. Ky., Nov. 15.—On sppll* cation of the Itelaecke Mining and Coal company, a foreign corporation operating coal mines in Hopkins courity. Judge Walter Evans of the United States district court has granted an order restraining twenty men named in the petition and all others from Interfering with the business of the company or ita enjployees or resorting to means of intimidation or violence or inducing Its employees to quit w,ork or to refuse to work. This order restrains all persons from destroying property of the company and from holding meetings within gunshot of the mines. During the present week our optician will examine your eyes carelully and scientifically and fit them with a pair of two dollar Aliumnico Spectacles 01 Eye-glasses for CommanoM Saturday, Nv. II, and will oontlnna tar If iqh Any homo In PIthtM la Nil •f Blankets should ba Raprt* santad at this sal*. Shakeup lb Utah Does Half $400,000,000 Corporation Effects Organization. Five Bodies Recovered From Million Damage. Burning Pit. m Got Away With $5,000. WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH. Her Husband, While Trying to Rescue INTEREST IN DIRECTORATE TWENTY-FIVE ARE INJURED Her, Wat Seriously Burned. Kittanning, Pa.. Nov. 15.—Mra. Geo. Ruford, wife of a well-to-do farmer living near Foster's Mills, was burned to death last evening. Her husband was so seriously Injured while dragging his wife's body from the burning home that his recovery is doubtful. The house and its contents were destroyed. Both were 72 years old. BIG CHASM IN THE EARTH ONE DOLLAR 10 4 Cray and Tan Blanheta, strong and durable, with fancy border; a good 59c Blanket; price 49c Mayor White of this city was appealed to yesterday afternoon and at once appointed a committee to solicit funds. The only building of any consequence that escaped the conflagra tion was the Methodist church, which has been turned into a public home. Some of fye homeless are being sent to Elklns and Davis, two nearby towoB, but the accommodations there are insufficient to care for many. 8everai Others Are Unaccounted for Many Persons Have Narrow Escapes Broad Scope of the Agreement as Ex- Aliumnico Spectacles are war ranted not to Rust or Tarni:h and are very serviceable. 10-4 White and Gray Blankets, a heavy blanket, made for serrfct; sale price 9|C THREE MINERS FATALLY BURNED From Death—Worst Effects Felt In A dispatch from fiarllugton says that Adjutant General David J. Murray, who has been in Madlsonvllle for two days looking Into the mining situation, has telephoned the governor recommending that troops again be sent *to Hopkins county. pressed by a Harriman Represents- and Are Probably Entombed—The Central and Southern Portions of tive—His Interesting Suggestion as Fire is Still Raging, Preventing the 8tate. to Government Ownership. Rescue. H.G.SHUPP, 11 4 Soft Fleecy Blankets, In CQi» ors of gray and tan; usual It .It blanket; go during the tale at|l*V6 Salt Lake City. Nov. lfi.-Fully half « million dollars' damage ban doni lu Utah by a series of earthquakes, be ginning Wednesday nlglit and lasting until yesterday afternoon. Building* were wrecked, aud lu cue place a chasm was opened In the earth, and a number of persons bad narrow escape* from death. New York, Nov. 13.—The Times says that James J. HIU, president of the Great Northern railway, was yesterday elected president of the Northern Securities company, the new $400,000,000 corporation, through the medium of which the uorthwesteru railroad taugle will be disposed of. Bluefield, W. Va.. Nov. 16.—Early yesterday morning it was discovered that the Baby mine of the Pocohontas Colliery company was on fire. An alarm was sent in, and the fire company responded promptly. In a very short time after the Are fighters had reached the mouth of the mine and were attempting to extinguish the flames, some of the firemen and others having rushed Inside the mine to ascertain the extent of the trouble and to assist miners entombed therein, a terrific explosion occurred, and many miners and tbeirfrlends were* more or less injured. WOMAN HELD FOR MURDER. ORTIOIAN. 11-4 Gray Wool Blanket*, With colored borders, you will be Mft~ prised to find such excellent blafkets for $1.99 .American Transport Ashore —The Buford Leaves Gibraltar—Postal Clerk Sent to Jail to Await Trial for Killing Her Husband. There is agitation among the union miners over news of the restraining order. The foal operators, nonunion employees and the business men generally are pleased with the news of the injuuetion and express the belief that general and permaneut.jrelief will come of it. As the tire started at I o'clock in the morning the people escaped clad only in their nightclpthes, and as almost every thing they possessed was consumed and no insurance they are at the* mercy of the charitably disposed. Senator Elkins and former Senator Davis have signified their willingness to lend aid financially and otherwise. Men. women und little children are grouped together wherever they can find sufficient coveriug to shelter them from the elements, and unless aid Is sent and the people removed to better quarters many may perish. 31 W. Market St.. Wllkasbarra. Providence R. I., Nov. 15.—Rose Nagle, of East Providence, has been arrested on the charge of murdering her husband, James Nagle. who was found dead yesterday morning. She was given a heating and held without ball for the grand Jury. TO-DAY, TO-MORROW"" SATURDAY, 12-4 Standard Gray and White Blankets, well worth $4 50. The sale price will he $8.?9 - The board of directors of the uew company also were elected. They are as follows: John S. Kennedy, D. Willis James, Samuel Thome, James J. Hill. E. T. Nichols, George f\ Baker, ltobert Bacon, George W. Perkins, Daniel S. La mont, E. H. Harriman, Jacob H. Soli Iff, James Stillman, W. P. ("lougli, George C. Clark and N. Terhuue. Goes Wrong. The first shocks felt In Salt Lake City were slight, aud small attention was paid to them. During the early rnoru Ing and forenoon the state was agalu shaken, aud great damage is reported from the south aud ceutral parts of tht state. lu the town of RlchUelct alone I he damage is estimated at $100,000. Everything is quiet throughout the strike region. Wednesday night several shots were fired near the Reinecke mines, but 110 shots were fired at the IT PAVtf TO SUV AT TNi THE TOPPAN CASE. People's Store Asbury Park, N. J., Nov. 15.—The Spring Lake National bank was robbed laBt night. The burglars blew the safe open with nitroglycerine and got away with over |S,000 in money. Was Set Down for Today, but Was mines. Barnstable. Nov. 15.—The rase of Miss Jane Toppan, charged with poisoning Mrs. Mary D. Dibbs. of Catuinet. was again continued until Wednesday. Dec. 11, by Judge Swift, in the First District court this morning. Continued. PLANS LONG FLIGHT, It Is supposed that the mine caught fire from a defective electric light wire. Five bodies hare been recovered, and It is uncertain how many more are dead, though It is now known that there are several, perhaps eight or ten men, still in the mine unless they succeed in making their escape through the Tug river entrance. Iu Sevier county, of which ltlclitlekl is the county Neat, twenty distinct shocks were felt, the tirat being at 9:31 o'clock Weduesday night and the last at 1:10 yesterday afternoon. Buildings rocked back and forth, glass was bro ken, walls fell, and several structures were completely wrecked. Santoa-Dnmont Will Attempt Aerial Of these men six may be considered as representatives of the Great Northern Interests, three represent the interests of J. I*. Morgan & Co.. and three more stand for the Harrlman interests. Two are distinctly representatives of the Northern Pacific railway, and the remaining director, Samuel Tliorne. who was president of the Pennsylvania Coal company, which now belongs to the Pennsylvania railroad, Is regarded as representing eastern interests. The chief ludustry at Thomas Is coal mining and the making of coke. And It's All Over. 8 A NO ON THE GALLOWS. Monte Carlo, Nov. 15.—M. Santos- Duniont is bringing to a close negotiations with the Prince of Monaco's engineers for the construction of nu aerodrome below the city of Monaco on ground bonlerlng on the Boulevard de la Condamine. I'BMHKe Front Monaco to Corsica. . 13 SOUTH MAIN STREET, Always Cheapest. Next to Drmjr'a A Michigan Farmer Convicted of Mur- MOLINEUX CASE ARGUED Simon Long's der, Confesses His Crime. Ex-Governora Hill and Black la Le- Michigan City, Ind., Nov. 15.—Jo- Joseph Keith, of Warwick county, the farmer who murdered Nora Kifer. a girl 20 years old, was hanged shortly after midnight this morning within the wallB of the prison here. Before going to the gallows, Keith confessed his rrlme. He said the girl annoyed him, and, fearing her much, he put her out of the way for the sake of his wife. Keith aaoernded the scaffold singing •'I Am Going Home to Die No More," and finished the song before the drop fell. WILHELMINA VERY WEAK. The Mormon tabernacle there was se verely damaged, the fruut of the build ing collapsing." A majority of the house: In the town were more or less damaged Two children of O. IC. Salisbury had a narrow escape. They were asleep In a bedroom when the side wall fell and the roof was brought down. Heavy timbers, brick and plaster fell on all sides of them, and their bed was cover ed, the chlldreu escaping unhurt. New York, Nov. 15.—Two ex-governors of this state were pitted against each other yesterday in the legal struggle to free Itoland B. Molineux, con vlcted of killing Mrs. Kate J. Adams with poison sent through the mails for Harry J. Cornish and saved from the electric chair by the decision of the court of appeals setting aside the conviction oji the grounds that evidence concerning the death of Henry C. Bar- OBt was improperly admitted and that errors were made In the handwriting testimony. Kal Battle. Twenty-five persons have been rescued, all more or less burned, some seriously and perhaps fatally. The injured were carried to their homes In wagons, and all the physicians in Pocahontas have been attending the Injured.Creat 54th Evans Bros. She Must Rest Very Quietly for Six Weeks. Amsterdam. Nov. 15.—Queen Wil* helmina's condition is very weak, and it is necessary that she be permitted to rest quietly for the next'six weeks. It will be 51 meters long, 10 meters wide and 15 meters high. It will shel ter' the Santos Dumont No. 7, measuring 49 meters in length and 7 meters in diameter and of which the capacity will be 1,200 cubic meters. Anniversary Closes Saturday It may be stated on the authority of representatives of these interests that it would be a misconception of the purposes and objects of the new company and the agreement under which It was orgadized to make an attempt to draw a circle around each particular interest Quality Always the Best. Prices Always the Lewett. One or two other explosions have followed that of the early morning, and others are hourly expected. The mine is still burning, and clouds of smoke are constantly Issuing from its mouth. The fan has now been stopped, and as soon as possible to do so the mine will be re-entered with hope of extinguishing the fire. THE WEATHER. When the airship leaves the shed, it will pass over the bay of Monaco, whore It will be put through evolu lions daily during the months of Jan uary and February. The superficial area of the bay is about 300,000 square meters. Whenever the weatlier permits the aeronauts will bay and carry their experiments out over the Mediterranean. Washington. Nov. 15—Forecast until S p. hi., Saturday, for Eastern Pennsylvania: Probably rain or snow tonight; Saturday, fair. Night Surely. BUkov'a Home Rained. Buckwheat Flour, 25 lb sack 60c Prep B W Flour,Gold Snap 3 Id pkg 12c Aunt Jemima (5K Flour 2 Id pkg 3 for 25c Nabob Pan Gake Floor 2 lb pkg 10c At Monroe the large residence ol Bishop Orson Bagley was ruined, as were several other buildings. Then, are several hot springs at this place. One of them ceased entirely to tiow. while the flow from the others was In creased. Choir practice wam fu progress at the meeting house, and a panic en sued. It was thought the building would Tollapse, ami tliere was a break for the •ioors and windows. Several women weie hurt in the crush and others by leapiug through windows. \ WORD FROM THE BUFORD. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Six-Governor Frank S. Black made the argument yesterday for the quashing of the Indictment on the ground that the Barnet evidence was improperly submitted to the grand jury. Ex- Governor David B. Hill, who represented the district attorney before the eourt of appeals, opposed the motion, appearing with District Attorney Phllbin and Assistant District Attorney Osborne, who prosecuted the case before Recorder Goflf. General E. L. Molineux was accompanied by Frederick W. Devoe and General Horatio C. King. The Transport Left Gibraltar This New York Slock Markets, furnished by M. 3. Jordan & Co, stock .brokers, room 2fi Miners' Bank building. PAN-AMERICAN DEFICIT. Washington, Nev. IB.—In answer to numerous, queries from various portions of the country, the State Depart roent this morning cabled the United States consul at Gibraltar, asking as to the whereabouts of the transport Buford. having the 23d infantry aboard. The reply states that she left that port this morning for New York. Morning for New York. Finally, near the end of February, M. Santos-Dumont will attempt an aerial passage from Monaco to Calvi, Corsica, a distance of about 200 kilo meters, which he hopes to be able to accomplish in four hours. Now York Colorado Southern . Nov. is. mm. ... 13*„ 18'i Millions, 90*ii Buffalo, Nov. 15.—The directors of the Pan-American Exposition company and a number of creditors conferred yesterday afternoon and listened tp the reading of the financial report of the company as prepared by the auditor. The report shows the excess of liabilities over assets at the present time to be $3,320,114.60, assuming that the assets of $140,454.15 are collectable at (ace. '• - Sugar Southern R R 119% PER CENT. OFF Atchison, pref Atchisou 7(1 % 100', 100% rni'i New Honey, B&j£?t~d 1 lb box 14c u New Maple Syrup,, 1 quart can 25c 12 gal. can 480 1 gallon can 85c Maole Sugar, 2 lbs for 25c Brooklyn Traction 117''s «9'4 The tmvn council broke up in ilUor tier, with a scene almost as Inid. Havana, Nov. 15.—General Bartolome Maso, the candidate of the Democratic party for the presidency of Cuba, is apparently gaining strength throughout the island. Ills managers claim large majorities in the provinces of Santiago. Puerto Principe and Santa Clara. The National party in Havana, which had proclaim*! Ntntor Trnnas Kstrndn Pal ina Its candidate for president, has split, and a large faction has come out for Maso. The supporters of Senor Palma are beginning to realise the possibility of a close election. It Is said here that General Maximo Gotnez will be asked to stump Cuba for Henor Palma. General Maao Gaining Strength. On All Regular Goods 'Till II. S. Steel Clips. & Ohio. 43'h 43% 47 A i Elsinoie every brick t do lie house iii luwu wan umre or lcs«? damaged. 4iu the summits of Mounts llelnap and BuKly spveiftl miners' cuhins Were \vrecked. The shock tlieni was uuurnally severe, grid an entire hlje crag was loin oil' and started down the mountain, causing a.serloiis slide. Tin1 Jensen Hons.1 was partially wrecked and will have to l»e i-elmilt. The guest* esenped unhurt. The sehools Were in .session when some of the worst shocks occurred In tin- forenoon. al»d there was another pa tile there. The children arteiiipted to Ureal: for safety, hut the teaehera managed to prevent a Heltons itouo oi MOVING AGAINST BRIGANDS. Manlmllan El. V. S. Stool, prof lis-'., !D.'( 128'i, U«Vi Judge Newburger ordered that counsel submit briefs. Ex-Governor Hill said he had his piief ready to submit and did not care to exchange briefs with counsel for Molineux. His brief was filed, qnd ex Governor JUm* re ccTveda week in which to tile his. The Capture of Mia* Stone Has Stirred Up the Turka. Ho. Puolfio 101 D.j 102 An Interesting fact shown by the report Is the total cost to the exposition company of the exposition. The cost, according to the report, was fi8,860,- 757.20. The total receipts from admissions after May 1 were $2,487,066.58, and the receipts from concessions were $3,011,522.79. ' Constantinople, Nov. IB.—Since the capture of Miss Stone, the American nilsgfcMtary, there has bpen great activity against brigands generally. A toaad under AttTlWl Poetsso was overtaken yesterday n«ar the Bulgarian frontier, anil a fight followed. 1'oetsso anil- four others were killed. The remainder of Uie band were captured. A fight also occurrpd between troops and brigands in Albauln. Several were killed on both sides. Col. Iron ami Kut'l people's Clan 103% Saturday Night. So. Pad He R7% 60% Jfr J. mrju. i U. B. Copper Car and l-'onnUry 27% jiavlug a delegation in the company. On fhe contrary, the scope of the settlement, according to the words of a member of the Harriman side, Is a ijiucji broiler on£. Hoby* 1'realdent la Dead. Come, ye men, and take advantage of tbe wonderful bargains we are offering in Suits and Overcoats. Visit our store and leave your order and you will make no mistake; it will be money in your pocket. O. & W Pennsylvania 145% H7 Via Now York, Nov. 15. Funeral services over the body of Captain William H. Baker, better known to the members of the Hobo clalD, of which he was president, as ' OKI polled Shirt," will be held tomorrow at Baelgalupos chapel, 2tll■_» Mulberry street, instead of today, as was at tlrst intended. Not only will every one of the fifty members of the Hobo club attend, but many meiuliers of the profession in Brooklyn, Jersey City ami the Bronx will be there, for "Old Bui led Shirt" was well known in all of those places. Heading The balanco due to first mortgage bondholders Is $174,979 and to second mortgage bondholders $50,000, both of which are Included In the liabilities as given above. Tenn. C. I Reading, prof 78*4 7X»i "it was the intention," he said, "to Citrmulato an agreement under which all the interests, instead of remaining separate mul distinct, eould be molded into one In order to secure an absolutely harmonious co-operation und unity of pur|»ose. With this object in view, every possible consideration was given not only to questions of finance, hut also to those of territory and traffic. As a result an Agreement has been reached which carries the idea of unity of interest to the most advanced point which yet has been reached and which assures the ultimate supremacy of tips idea of railroad management over auy Other thai has lieeii advocated. Lent her 11% 12 15 Ms Union Pacific Hnttber IU514 105% Ai Joseph Ilio sain«» situation develo|H.*il. None of tin* children waft hurt. Mrs. Ittisscll Kelly had a narrow escaue from a failing rock. Sin* was standing beside tin* stone house where she resides when the building collapsed. The ib-brls fejjl on aty sides of her, and a rock knoeked her bar oflf tiJ'd grazed the side of her face, tailing at her side. Newell C. Itatlibau Arraigned. JeffersonvHie, Ind., Nov. 15. -Newell Evans Bros. EARTHQUAKES IN UTAH Union Pacific. pref Wabash, prof  Western Union ... 91'H !D2% 37% as «MVh (\ Kathbun, suspected of killing Charles Goodman In a hotel here by poison, has been positively Identified by an officer and an acquaintance of the prisoner from Little Hock, Ark., where lie lived for a time, letter Kathbun was arralgued before Mayor ltader In tint police station on a cjlarge of mor der. Rathbuii pleaded uot guilty, Mayor Rader held him over to t1*e eir .cult court without bond. The circuit court will convene In speclal'lerm Monday, and a grand jury will bo inipafi t ied to consider Uathbun's case. Buffalo, Nov. 15.—District Attorney Penney has received from Governor Odell a letter accompanied by a communication from the secretary of war. Secretary Root asks the governor to accept and convey to the officers charged with the administration of justice In the state of New York and especially iu Erie county on expression of the satisfaction and approval upon the effective and dignified way In which the law has been vindicated and the ends of justice attained in the prosecution and punishment of the assassin CzQ)gQsa, Congratulations For Mr. Penney. Considerable Damage Done to Property in Beaver City. ' Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 15.—In Southern and Southwest Utah, last night, the earthquake shocks were very heavy.-. Ai Braver City, a Mormon meeting )K»«&e, the court house, ami un academy were damaged. In the academy the walla show groat cracks. Chimneys toppM oyer and glass wan shattered. Hardly a house lithe town escaped damage. Norfolk M.. K. « T. 48 SOUTH MAIN STKET. CLOSE TO CAPE TOWN. S SIMON LONG'S SONS. Sninll Borr Force Williln Thirty- Morocco Tribesmen Carry Off Ulrls, London, Nov. IT#.—a correspondent of The 'limes, wiring from :MI40ellDurg; Cam* Colony, says that wlthlu the ln*f pwo days the Boers have approached nearer to Cape Town. Sixty men of the Jast seen at Hopetleld have pcit&iaud south of nailing, thiily-eiglit niHes north of Town, hut the raid must not be taken too sei} .ously, as the British coin inns are ulready 111 a position to eope with it. eiftUi Mil.** of the ( ai»I(«I. Morocco', Nov. 15.—There has been fierce fighting between the Henmlsara and Mesmuda tribes, resulting lu the killing of many on both sides. The Beumjsaras razed many villages on the plains and carried off eighteen Mesmuda girls. They had been threatened by tbe sqltaR with punishment for abducting a .Spanish boy and girl and took this method of demonstrating that they were prepared to fight any force that might be sent against them, At the Annie Laurie mine on Cold mountain the miners felt the earth shake and heafd focks begin to fall In various |MDrtiotis or the mine. There were several minor eavelns. hut the men reiulied the surface without sus Cutfln* In Milieu. "Some people have made the point thai the government of the United jCtates should take over all the railroads jifter they have been brought as closely together as possible. For our part we would be willing to turn over to the government the securities of all the railroads \ye control on the same terms by which the government now buys Its own l»onds." Wilkesbarre. 1 GERMAN IRON DEPRESSION Politic* u«rr«l Jn Appointments. Curlona Flaw In Llqnor Statute, Thirty-five Thousand Workmen Are Idle In Berlin. 1 Berlin. Nov. 15.—The depression In vq Oerwan Iron business continues. thousand Iron workers In Thlr*. tw& Idle. 11 err Kuelime- Berlin a. Iron mill owner, maun, a pro duties on advises the an. r) f(t mitigate American meat in ■ the distress. Al«J\imb*-rly there was a landslide down tiif mountain which wrecked some dwellings. The Clear Creek road was block**! hy another landslide. SiIli another came down over the ltio (•ramie Western tracks near .Marys vale. l»rof:e rs.il.-; and stopped trattle. Telephone p"l« s broken, a ml colli uiiliiicaiioii with the olitdidti tvurld was interrupted. tabling any injuries. Washington. Nov. 15. ('resident Roosevelt lias announced that In making civil appointments iu the insular possessions of the United States he would adhere to the principles of the civil service. lie decjared this nollcy to Clinton ltodgers WoodfufT of IMilla•Jelphia of the National lslyll Service Iteform |eague. Mr. \Voodruff Is chalr- II.an pf ill? conpnittee oil dependencies and called to ascertain what the president's policy would be, New Haven, Conn., Nov. 15.—Th» trial of a liquor case In Fairfield. Conn lias brought out for tbe first t: •D tt fact that b; the misuse of O "appellant" Instead of "apt Connecticut sqloon keeper w lila license on appeal to the court forfeits tu tbe citizen peals tbe license fee less tbe paid for the time tbe saloon open. Tbe law, which plainly that the balance should be ' to the saloon keeper, was pai yearn ago. SET BEADY FOR I Thanksgiving ick Unlimited. allty the Best. Fees Proper. THE GOOD BRANDS IN CANNED GOODS. Something Vary Fin* in Raisins. Currants. Citron and Lemon Pool. IVE US A CALL** t. iv. Km, M* 'Amm. Exeter Street. ====== istroisS kwheat Flour, sack, (;s lbs) 69c I 10b Flour, pei packac- 10c! t Maple S^op per quart...25c ins new Tomatoes ....is® na„, „nrn ter The Boers have made the dash either to obtain fresh horses or to revenge themselves oti the lDuteh farmers who have not supported theiu as they Were expected to do. Pilnce of Pcnm«rk Worse. ' Lonilon, Nov. 16.—An unfavorable bulletin regardlug tlie condition of prince Christian, eldest son of the crown prince of Denmark, was given out last night, says the Copenhagen correspondent of The Times. The prince Is suffering from scarlatina. His strength diminished during the day yesterday, and he became restless and delirious at night. His temperature Is relatively low. Washington, Nov. 15.—The Schley court of Inquiry has begun to hold ses*1 tivli'j* a day iustead of the one session In the morning that hns lDeen held sluce the court met In the McLean building. The afternoon session will be from 2 to I o'clock. This decision was made in the Interests of more rapid progress In the work before the court, for It Is the universal desire to have the tiual decision presented at the earliest possible date. aeUleD Couri Hurrying Uork In the northeast district Commandant. Fouche and sixty men leaving the Of!)ill body made a raid last Saturday lo Mlbnrg siding. The raiders blew up a few yafjitf of track and shot In blood a Cape polkeipan who had to invest in our suits and overcoats at $10.00. Although we take off a great deal of ouv profits and give it to yoo, w* do not take orf a pin point 0$ our responsibility lor perfetfr satisfaction, it's easier to AMERICAN TRANSPORT AGK. v hi Beaver the courthouse. Mormon meeting house. Beaver Branch academy and scores of oilier building" were either seriously damaged or completely wrecked. I-'ill more was badly shaken up. hijl no buildings were wrecked. People ran In tnc ntl'cels in the early morning without wafting to dress. Ballston, X. V.. Nov* 15.—Joseph C. (tanks of Seneca Falls was last night acquitted-on the charge of murder lu the first degree. The Jury was out 1'wUf and a half hours. Bank* was tiled for shooting Herbert 'JVckabprry of Ottawa, Canada, at Saratoga oil Aug. 1«1 last. Hanks was the manager i»f Sautelle's circus, and Tackaberry was a discharged employee. Banks contended that he shot lu self defense. Circa* Manager la Admitted * The Hancock is in Trouble in Japanese Waters. I«ondom Nov. 15.—A dispatch to Lloyds, from Nagasaki, Japan, says the United States transport Hancock is ashore on the south side of the Strait of Shimonoscki. The bottom where the Hancock is aground is sandy. A German gunboat is rendering assistance. Folirlie 1ms sinice iplupf t**jg-ftJjoilioml of Jauiestdwi*. * WwUllttftl troops x«wm.*4uD f»y an iiiMiyr- Syracuse, N. Y.. Nov. 15—1 storm throughout central Ne continues unabated Country ruuaa ave *Q wai blocked, aud huge drifts are along the fences. Streams a and several places report t! lloods. In Syracuse sleighs nlng even in downtown stree ley service Is demoralized, steam railways are making th About ten Inches of snow ha The mercury is about the point Heavy Snow In Central New i*(l to the A pa I nil ii, was worsted ou ultkant fo!•« »» of tlie e»C I'tii'owuii. t.'cilui City anil uumC»rpilfi of ty»T over tin* slat** report more Insane Oyer plater1*  your profi,t than ours, j i Kiuim Cunt l6t* (iet a Hide on Train, Banta Rosa, C'al., Nov. 15.—While on u visit to relatives here Miss Dora Brown, sister of Mrs. Cordelia Bodkin, has gone insane because of brooding over the fate of her sister, now in Fresno county Jail under a life sentence for poisoning. Miss Brown's parents recently died, ignorant of their daughter's crime. Miss Brown will be placed in an asylum. 8H.R0Y, THE TAILOR, London. Nov. l«"». A Uivnt of i.. tniVbt Is inalillVslrd III olllrlal rlivlr.H wltli ifS|»«*rI lo i*ivsid»'iit l(oiWi'\vll'« Aiiifrifitii at » Suit' ff I lull 11 ** I'i ('iitii Till4 was s any Ijhblfuii'pu. auiJ no Wichita, Kan., Xov. 15. Two escaped convicts from the Kansas penitentiary held up Bob (lilllam, colored Pullman porter 011 a Santa IV passenger train, and rode as far as Florence, \yhere tliey quit the train, fjllllam Was bound 0Pd gagged. An armed posse is now scouring the country near Florence for the convicts. 18 souru main sr.. chitMit FOLLOWERS dF THE FICHT, t'lioiiv i• t' tin* ■io|Di,D'.xc»Tiil1 vC- til' llic Cnlteil States ill Hi" I'tiriiimlliiii. Tin' not closc great damage \vuiD hope is very earnestly expressed thai it may fail il|iCni tin* linn. \Vldtelaw Itehl. whose |ir«Lvlulls :i|ipt-iir.ilne al ! Washington, Nov. lii -Owrge 13. Adams ** CWcago declared nt the White House that L? "udoulitedly Wotlld announce his candidacy . At * {States senate at the proper time. lr- A.Clanin, however, does not believe In Wit) iQJig drawn out fights as are being conducted by Charles O. Daweu and Senator Mason. W*nt« ip Be » feeaptor. WE WANT TO BUT IT. Sporting Men Are Crowding Into San Francioco to See Ruhlin and Jeffries. ilan Francisco, Cal.. Nov. 15.—Fight followers from many cities arc crowding Into San Francisco this morning. Everything la In re*dlness lor the Huh lln Jeffries contest. Both men are in perfect condition. The hotting, which was 2 to 1 on Jeffries, Is now 100 to 40. rhllailelphia. V«V l."D. The fourth death in this city anil f'aiuden from lockjaw following vavelmwluM (I'curred yesterday. The victim was i nil it' Cochran, eleven year* old, of Mechaule street. J'amdcn. She hail been vaceluated about three weeks ago. nnd the critical stage was supposed to have Jjeen passed, but renewed soreness and uiusi u)af contraption developed aud resulted iu hi?}' death. ( IuIiiih Another. It you have any old scrap Ire*, iM braa«, copper, lead, tea lead. film linlllf. folded nnwspapero, ok* rubbers, telephone us Wo'l\ SC. .lanir.V ia :• liU*' «Ttti»u«lly -4*-4Lt an lit«il whicll Is l»y !»«.» Ult'UMri «?f- A Startling ConlMiiil, iiiiiuv faced. CtfiiCAifd'n Boatswain Wan Saved. London, Nov. 15.—It is still impossible to estimate the loss of life and property in the storm which raged the last three days. Tons of wreckage of unidentified vessels are still being thrown up. It is known that about fifty vessels have been wrecked, Involving, believed, a loss of more thbn 180 drowned: One Hundred nnd Eighty Drowned. Biugliamton, Nov. 16.—A11I® aged twenty years, of Hai startled the attendants at a . the Free Methodist church Windsor Sunday night by co that he set fire to the Methodlr at Doravllle June 27 last. H had no motive in setting fi PAY YOU SJPOT CASH FOR IT. M. D. ADLE30N, Doc/; £4, Ptttstc« \ IrKiiliu Hotel kJiirnt-tl. Buenos Ay res. Nov. 15.—It develops that it was the boatswain and not tho ttrHt officer of the British bark lC»n-aird, lost oft Port Margaret, Staten Vsiaiiii, the southern extremity of .South America, wild wps picked up by the transport Cbaco and brought to this port. \Va ivntou. Va., Nov. li». The Tuu »|ulei White .Sulphur Spiincs hotel lias been totally destroyed by lire, together with Home nearby buildings. The ori "in or the hie -Is a mystery. There was no loss or life. The building cost $7o,- uOO some years ago. It was insure*! for $3'i,000, auil there was $1C»,000 in sura me on the furniture. The ouly thing sawd was a rani table. junk Dealer. POSTOFFICE CLERK ARRESTED. Americana Get Pari* Car l.lue«. Paris, Nov. 15.—The European till ..Uurcb and that the deci) had ■rpoo lili mluj ttat'V {6pla silent no longer fhe Griffin *«t»m Confessed to Stealing Valuable Letters WeddluK of MU« ffrraker, Hon of the New York Herald asserts that a group of American capitalists, headed by John D. Rockefeller and Interested in traction companies, hKVe practically secured control of the Paris Compagifce ijegerale tie Traction, which owns a niiiuber of lines euteting Paris. ft PHBTMMM1 * Studio ITS HAHMIt. Jersey City, N. J., Nov. If..—Charles F Taulman, a clerk in the Elizabeth noatoffice, was arrested this morning on the charge of r.tealing letters and packages containing money and other -valuables. He made a lull confession jtnd was held in $1,000 bail. and Packages. Cincinnati, Nov. 15—The wcrfClU)$ of Miss Florence Margaret Fotaker, daughter of Senator Foraker, and Randolph Matthew-3 oecun'ed yesterday lu th.' Chui*Jj of the Advent, Walnut Hills, neai thi residence, and was followed by a reception at the bridge home. Injured la Football Game Snow In Virginia, New Haven, Conn., Nov. Willard Sopor, varsity substitute half back on 'he Yule eleven, has been removed to Ul'ac* t:cat:r.«ht Roper »vas injured several i)hys iikCj and again on Wednesday. The exact trouble is luot known. Roanoke, Ijj-Tha look a big tumble bere, and last night the first snow of the season began fall'SfDr. Aahhurnt Dead la London, 3 cans new corn. IVtlkeabarre, Pa• §19383 [Ti. flOUbn. DrmbLl Philadelphia, Nov. 15.— News lull been received ill tills city of the deat If In London of l)r. Hamuel Ashhurst of Philadelphia. Dr. ABhhurst was tit, editor of Tbe Record, a religious publieatlon, and a member of the board of the American Sunday School union. 3 cans new pumpkin 2 cans new peaches.. 2 cans fanqjfrgotden waxed.beans 25c 2 fancy lima beans 25c 6 cans domestic sardines 25c . .JSC ..aSC PEOPLE'S 'PHONE 368 5IOUTN MAII If.- Cnrcil at St. Ann's Shrine. Oldest Methodist Minister Dead, gjyi* Plaliig Of all descriptions. No miter what the article is, we can icnickle it and make it look ' like n.w. !. Miss WACKERMAN'S CASE K'usiutticc Hoblierv iu Indiana Pittsburgh Nov. 15.—Sister Alegoudes of the Cof Mercy on Webster avenue, this city/returned svWpJ well alter a visit to the shrine ot fcff Ann of Beaupre in Canada. Sister Alegondes had not set her right foot on the fl.oof for thirteen years. Now she can walk. Roadi Blocked lDy Suott, Bloouiiugton, 111., Nov. 13.—The Key. Henry Bowman, perhaps the oldest Methodist preacher, who was active in the pulnlt up to the time of hi*  has here. He was ninety-five year* old, He preached for jearti anfl ' t-llniughout the south fof abolition utteiauces during the war*.  "Dcr Condition Showed No Change Thie *• Morning. BO' Uvilie, iiul Nov. 1 i. —'il11* ikj.Uof ace sate lii ii* hits Iwh blown by bur glars. Ttiey aecuied about Jf.'UW -worth of stampi, but woiv nvyjy before they could break open the cash Oswego, X. Y., Nov. 15 —A severe snow fckt) ysrinc) stoim J* raging here. Several inches cir snoiv have fuljeu, and the wind is blowing thirty miles an faour from the uoi'tliwest. The country roads are blocked with snow. 3 cans milk D» Nov. 15—The rondition of London. D^,8n ttils rooming shows Miss Waf ' 'oflrmary authorities no change. The . B00U as possladvise placing her, a. vr^jn cppcialble, under the care of a iD BEST i cans fancy evaported apricots 25c Armstrong & Co., drawer Located in tho Basement of the Bilk MU1' Eutrauce at roar of building. , Hsndrickp ft Son, Dataware Avt, That Throbbing Headache would quickly leave you, If you used Dr. King's New Life Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for sick and nervous headaches They make pure blood and build up youi bioi»)t)j. Only 25 cents. . Money back K »ot cured. 8q|d by J. if. HeueK »nd W. C. Price, Pjttaton. and ft. D. Stroh. W»»t Fire In Chicago 6h«w y»pr T««th Great Luck of an Editor. SOUTH MAIN STREET. Chicago, Nov. 15. — Fire last niglu cleaned out the live story stone buildin!; 254 East Madison street, Indicting 9 fatsJ ltDS3 of about $50,000. to the Albany Dentists, 32 N. Franklin St., Wilkesbarre, and they will tell you quickly whether they need attention or not. No charge for examination: no pain iu operations if Reeded- Best set of teeth fS.OO. Crowns and bridges f? up. Phone 111. "For two years all efforts to cure eczema in the palms of my hands failed," writeB Editor H. N. Lester, of Syffipuae, Kqn., "tnea I was whollycured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve." It's the world's best for eruptions, sores and all akin diseases. Only 25c at J. H. Houck and W. C. Price, Pittiton, and G. p. Stroll- W«tf Wttstoo. Bestbems only are used. Extra care exercised in blending. Cocoa shells and dirt are removed Adulterations not permitted. Use of most improved machinery. Standard of merit- our watchword. Endless vrttchMneMduring manufacture, fatal mine explosion CtHtt * to (uujfc (akoto. toktn.1 lb lit work ""1/OU, atwi Lunt ja ilciA at J} , "T[aXt* StuMe, q Peoplo*8 Phone 6C99 » B'ne Printing ana' Old Phone 12Q f Drarting a Specialty. Benjamin A. GrowMwr, Three Men Lose Th»ir Llvee in a Schuylkill Mine. Mahanoy City, Fa.. Nov. 15—Patrlck Bonerand and two laborers, of Coaldale. were fatally burned by an explosion of gaa in No. 10 colliery this morning. .  Plumbers will find it to their interest to buy thejr sewer pipe and fittings of us. We ftayp tfy vitrffjes) salt glazed Vpe.1 f, £ pattenwg fc Co.- ARCHITECT BQARO OF TRADE BUIlDMC. Reg. Patent Attorney. Plana prepared. Valley Norelty Stoves and Ranges at Aab'sT N. Main St. V