Pittston Gazette

              • ' - . r - * ' *V D'Cv i : • S9H i S2d YEAR. { DAILY14188». PITTSTON, PA., TUESDAY, BRI 4, 1902. TWO CENTS A COPT: I It PAGES. FORTY CENTS A MONTH, f ° FOUR KILLED BY EXPLOSION THE WATERBURY FIRE. EFFECTS OF THE STORM FREEDOM OF CITY. STORY OF MRS. SOFFEL Great Winter Belief Geneva! That They Were Sat Aldermen Decide to Extend t'nnftnal br Men. Courtesy to Prince Henry. EYEGLASS OPPORTUNITIES. Cleaning Sale Waterbnry, Conn., Feb. 4.—Fifteen ecre» of business blocks burned, a hundred families homeless and n property Iokr variously estimated at from J3.- 000,OtK) to *4,000,000, such Is the fearful record of the conflagration which, starting ahoitly after 0 o'clock on Bunday night, laid . waste" the business heart of this city before the firemen could say at noon yesterday their work was practically ended. The ruins are still smoldering. New York, Feb. 4.—Prince Henry of Prussia will receive the freedom of the city of New York at the hands of the board of aldermen when he appears at the city hall on Feb. 2."D to make his visit of ceremony to Mayor Low. This CWirtPsy him not-been estendedto any one for years. Tragic Affair at Boyertown Last Niflht. Many Vessels Ashore Along athe Coast Biddle Boys' Accomplice We Quote a Few Prices Makes Statement. X)ur-opticiau.-iviil- amine your eyes carefully and furnish a pair of Frameless eyeglasses with Solid Bold Spring for .... Stock At a conference with Mayor Low yesterday afternoon the aldermanlo committee of fifteen, which Includes the presidents of the live boroughs, accepted the mayor's suggestion to inukc the prince's visit at the center of municipal authority a memorable one by presenting to him engrossed resolutions offering him the freedom of the city. The presentation will take place In the aldermanic chnmbcr before the entire board and official guests of the mayor. The details of the affair were left to a subcommittee of three. WALLS FELL UPON THEM. HARD FIGHT TO SAVE CREW. HOW ESCAPE WA8 EFFECTED 'I yard wide, U11- Q3. bleached Muslin . M4C Best Indigo Blue JM Calicoes for ™2 9-4 U nb 1 eached I OI„ {Sheeting for— I fcj Bleached and lln- Q| bleached Toweling uj $1.00 Ladies' Corsets, a pair  Good Heavy Cream A Shaker Flannel for "t® Cream Table Da- I Q_ mask I«c Tha Victims Were Spectators at a Fire While the desolation and the heavy loss entailed upon business houses and families Is paramount In the public oilnd. there Is behind all a dread suspicion that Incendiaries may have started l»oth the fire of Sunday night and the one which yesterday inorniug destroyed the S'.'vvlll House. Long Beach Life Savers Try in Vain Experiences of\ the Fugitives After */00 •nd an Explosion of Gasoline Blew to' Get Men Off the Ship L. Shepp. They Left Pittsburg—She Says She Out the Front of the Burning Build' Trains Delayed for Hours by the Was 8hot by the Officers—Her ReD Snow. ing Into the 8treet. covery Looked For. H. G. SHUPP, OPTICIAN, Reading, Pa'., Feb. 4.—Four people were killed In Boyertown last night as the result of an explosion oj tasollne In a new steam bakery owned by Geo. Carver. Fire broke out In the bakery at 11 o'clock last night, and while the firemen were fighting the flames In the iear of the building, the front wall was hurled Into the street among the spectators who had gathered to witness the fire. Henry Shaner, married, leaving a family of lour, was instantly killed, together with his son Frank, aged 13. George Gormin, married, leaving a family of six, and Charles Hough, aged 13, v/ere so badly mutilated that they died shortly after being lound. George Frye waa injured Internally and may die. Many others were hurt by flying fragments. The authorities are Investigating the report that the flames In the Held & Hughes building were discovered simultaneously In the basement and on the third floor. In the Scovlll Housi the flames were discovered In half i. dozen places at the same time. Man ager Truman Is convinced that thi work was that of u firebug. New York, Feb. 4.—The windstorm which began Sunday afternoon and which reached a velocity of fifty miles i long the southern New Jersey const ind in the vicinity of the Delaware Itreak water has diminished. Pittsburg, Feb. 4.—The only matter now of anything like absorbing Interest ill connection with the Biddies Dls the fate of Mrs. Soffel and anything she may say .concerning the escape and subsequent capture of the trio. Mrs. Soffel is lying in the Butler hospital, and, though still a sick woman, her case Is not considered really serious. In a tentntlve way the mayor and the committee of aldermen agreed that after Prince Henry lias paid his respects to the mayor the committee shall wait upon him and invite iiiiu to the chamber. Then a procession will be formed, in -which the prince, escorted by the mayor, will walk through the corridor and up the grand staircase to the chamber, where he will be welcomed to the city and the resolutions presented to liim. WILKESBARRE. itrports .from the south Jersey const tml Delaware river iroinis Indicate that ,essefs that were exposed to the gale weathered (he storm fairly well. Two vessels are ashore on Brlgantine shoal, i short distance north of Atlantic City, S". .1.. and two steamers are reported iground in Delaware bay about fifty miles below Philadelphia. The British steamer Claverdttle. from Asiatic ports "or New York, which grounded on Brlgautiiic shoal, is still fast. Wrecking tugs -ire with her. 36 WEST MARKET STREET. She made a statement last night to some ncwspaiDcr men In the presence of l)r. Bricker in which she said: Toledo, O., Feb. 4. — But for (lie prompt notion of tlie teacher* of the Nebraska n venue school yesterday there would certainly have been a heavy loss of life among the pupils. A short time prior to the time to begin the morning session of Rcliool Hre broke out in one of the schoolrooms, and within a few moments the build- Inn was tilled with smoke. The principal Rave the Are signals, and the children, 20fW In number, nt once fell Into line and marched from the burning building in perfect order. The children have been taking Are drills for several Children Snveri by Fire Drill. Iii 1,00) gallons of ordinary Thames water there are four pounds of (.lay and soil In Biiaptnslo'jp. Thnmea "Water. "I had not Intended going with the Biddle boys on the night of their escape, but lid's entreaties won me over." Wealthy !llnn C3et» Iilfe Sentence. Itahhits, snakes, birds and fishes never close llielr eyes, lieeause unprovldrd with eyelids. The rabbit and the .common barnyard fowl are each provided with a thin membrane, which Is let down over the eye wheu asleep or at rest. Creltlorca Willi IVo Eyelid*. Fort Wayne, I nil.. Fob. 4.—CharloB \V. ID(iiiii. the wealthy old lumberman who was convicted of mm-der In Hie tirst degree, has been sentenced to Imprisonment for life by Judge Edward O'ltourke. The offense of whhfl Iiniin was convicted was the criminal assault and murder of Alice Cothrell, the ieiiyMr-old daughter of a neighbor. The theory of the state was that Dunn assaulted her in his barn, hid the body in ;i pile of sawdust mid later carried it 1ft his house and threw the body Into a •Isterii under the kitchen, where it was found. The evidence was entirely circumstantial.She told of how she remained in the library on Thursday morning awaiting the signal for the outbreak. It was her intention to let tlie boys go, and she would meet them later. While sitting In the library she was almost paralyzed when the two brothers came crashing through the door. In their excitement they had lost the key to this door and had to break it down. Captain Kendall and his American t'rew of twenty-four men are ill danger momentarily of perishing on the wreck if the American clipper ship I.. Schcpp, which lies hard and fast on the outer bar. a thousand yards beyond the extremity of Ixmg Bench, N. Y. Hnmmered by heavy seas and buffeted by the gale, which up fo sundown last night had not abated its fury, the utranch ship may go to pieces iit any moment. The men aboard of her. having done all that brave men can, await the issue under battened hatches. NOTES OF THE 8TORM. 13 SOUTH maiN STREET, The L'Schepp Cannot be 8aved, But ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. the Crew Are Rescued. It is estimated that there are nearly 70,(100,000 horses in the world, 10.000,- 000 of the total being in this country. Horflrn, Sale Day Long Branch, L. I.. Feb. 4.—After 24 hours of anxious waiting, the crew of the Point Lookout Life Saving Station succeeded this morning In reaching the American clippers' ship L'Schepp, which went ashore at Point Lookout early yesterday morning. Although the "4 men on the ship suffered fearfully, the weather conditions this morning were auch that Captain Klminll decided to Btand by his ship, and every man of his crew volunteered *o stay with him. The vessel is resting easily this morning and catt probably be Baved. "Kd asked me to come with them. •Come with us,' he said to me. years. General 111 lew Hurled From Slelgrh, Washington, Feb. 4.—While driving ills fast trotter (iold Pebble on the Vfhlte lot (Jenernl Nelson A. Miles met with an accident. Ills sleigh colliding with the rear of one driven by Wllllnm ItncUey and being overturned. (Jenernl Miles was thrown to the ground, but be citing to the reins and managed to control the frightened animal, although he was dragged about fifty yards over the Icy ground. The cutter then was righted, and the general drove away. Ijist night he was suffering no ill effects from the accident. 1 resisted and told them to go. "They told me they had not an instant to lose, and if the officers were to get away I would be discovered. Mozlonn Flowom, The must striking characteristic of the Mexican (lawns is tlu*ir deep, rich color. The prevailing hues are always glowing rind intense. The tropical forests of tlio country afford a rich lit Itl for the,botanists. for in their shades bloom tlie most exquisitely tinted lowers and orchids. "I tried to persuade them to go. Then I felt myself giving way to Ed's persuasions and yielded. All day long the combined resources of three of the best life saving crews along the t'nlted States coast were put to the test In vain. Attempts to launch the lifeboat ended only In disaster, while the frightful violence of the wind defeated each successive effort to throw a lifeline over the dismantled iliip and so rescue her crew by means of the breeches buoy. Blglilr-foor Demi Boillew Recovered. Eagle Pass, Tex.. Feb, 4.—Eightyfour bodies and sixteen men barely alive, some of them horribly mangled, have I icon taken from the Hondo mines. TliC%foul odor from the mines caused the search for the bodies to lie temporarily discontinued, but disinfectants arrived yesterday afternoon, and the work will be resumed. The shaft had 118 men enrolled, and eighteen are still missing. .Twenty-five head of (ieail mules ha vC/ lieeii~T»ken from the.shaft. The dai/iage to property is very great. * We all dashed out oil Ross street. "We then passed along the courthouse to the alley. Ed and Jack went out Grant street, and, crossing the river, we met in Allegheny at their friend's house. Well, we could not remain there, and we were Boon out on the road again. EVERY DAY at our Stoic. If you want to buy groceries where you can buy tliew the cheapest anil get the best value, why you should t ratio witli us. Prospect park, Brooklyn, which com prises 510 acres, is valued at §21,7JJ3, 000. Pro«pect Pork, Later—Wreckers examined the ship L'Schepp this afternoon, and reported eight feet of water in the hold. The cargo Is being removed. The ship Is probably a total loss. The crew was taken ashore. Wreckers are also removing the cargo of the stranded steamer Cavour. The steamer Is not leaking and will, probably be floated. Fire In Nfw Mllford. Conn. The Hchooner Edith L. Allen, which went ashore during the night on the same shoal within a short distance of the Claverdale. is also fast iu the saiul. The Iff lit In Sclioolhonae. A medical man says: "Be careful in your dealings with horseradish. It irritates the stomach far more than spice, and an overdose will bring ou an unpleasant sensation for days." nomerndlnli, WATCH OUR PRICES New Mllford, Conn., Feb. 4.—Fire of an unknown origin which started about 7 o'clock last night completely destroyed the main building of the Brldgciiort Wood Finishing' company's plant. Owing to the high wind which funned the flames and the very limited Are tlghting apparatus It was impossible to make any headway against the lire in this building, and all attention was turned t9 saving the adjoining buildings. It is estimated that the loss will reach $100,000. "The night in tlie sehoolhouse was lDerisliingly cold. The exposure affected me greatly. Now, 1 want to say the statements that 1 was intoxicated are untrue. Ed and Jack bought a half pint of whisky, and 1 drank some of It. It seemed to stimulate me. Now. that was the only time I drank anything on the trip. Advices to the maritime exchange say the British steamer Kuropc. from London for Philadelphia, Is reported iground in Delaware bay six miles below Tleedy Island, and the British steamer Druniiuond. from Philadelphia for St. Thomas, is reported fast In the mud in Delaware bay. Best Pat. Flour, per bbl. Potatoes, very fine stocly per bushel , * ,95 Gr. Sugar, 20 lbs. for.. . .J.. |,Q0 Butter, Best Dairy, perllij.. ,24 Tomatoes, per tan y .. , 10 Peas, very fine, per can.,'.,. ,|Q Corn, 3 eaiis for J....  Succotash, 3 cans for. 26 Green Stringless Beailis, 3 Girl Student Kill* HpripK, Ann Arbor. Mich., Feb. 4.— Miss Agues Inglis, ii sophomorf student in the medical department or tluD 1'nl versify of Michigan. has committed suicide here. She Was ti daughter of Dr. David Inglis, a prominent physician of Detroit. The young woman was ah unusually bright and promising student. She was also prominent In ithletles. No motive for the deed lia* oeen discovered, but It Is known that die was subject to attacks of great ueutal depression. London Theater*. PRESIDENT OF WAR COLLEGE. Twenty-live of the best known theaters in London will seat 28,CD00 people representing a nightly earning of £0, General Young Appointed to the Re- sponsible Position. "Ed and Jack took several drink*, and I told them to go sparingly on it, is they would not be able to get any more without enhancing detection. We secured a sleigh and drove through the country all night. The nighf was bitter •old. There was no robe in the sleigh. Hid I suffered terribly. When daylight ?ame. I was nearly perished by the cold. Washington, Feb. 4.—General S. B. M. Young has been selected by tbe Secretary of War to be president of the Aarmy War College. Young Is now in Washington on duty with the board of general officers for the selection of camp sites, and he will be relieved from command of the Department of California. A dispatch fvoui Halifax. N. S.. says thiit the storm wok the wildest In Nova Scotia for yours mid tlmt shipping linn suffered severely. It Is roughly estimated that tbe damage to sailing vessels alone will reach $fiC),000. The damage at I.unolmrg will be $2.\000. Fourteen vessels have been seriously damaged.Prepared under GERMAN LAWS, is Excellent for St. Clair IHcKrliri)' III. r TOOTHACHE.1 Faceache, Rheumatism, etc. OR. RICHTER'S World-Renowned cans for Yellow Wax Beans, II I'inis for J 25 Beets, 8 11). cans, per/ call. .. ,10 Evans Bros. Mocha a ad D Java Coffee, 1 lb Cans, per lb. 25c. The bosit valuo in Coffee for the money. As prood as yfoxx buy moat places at 35c. Try it if you havqf not already done so. .25 New York, FelD. 4.—Friends of I)r. St. Clair .McKelway, editor of tbe Brooklyn Eagle. were surprised last night to learn that be had been for several days seriously ill at bis home, 121 Hicks street, ill that borough. l)r. McKelway became ill Thursday evening, when he was seized with a severe chill, and the next morning it was found that grip lmd develojied and that be was a very sick man. He is said,to be better this "Well, the next day brought the terrible scene. We drove through Butler and knew that we had been suspected. "ANCHOR" On \ew Knicland Coast, Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 4. — A surgical operation for appendicitis was performed yesterday upon General Frederick Funston at a hospital. It was stated at the hospital that the general bad undergone the ordeal In n Fuimton Cutler llic Knife Philadelphia, Feb. 4.—Bella Rordlan, aged 40, of Troy, N. Y., an art student in Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, committed suicide today at her boarding Iioubo by stabbing herself three times in her heart, drinking a bottle of carbolic acid and Inhaling gas through a rubber tube. Determined Woman 3ulcides. The gale has caused much damage to shipping along tbe Now England coast. At Kligai'town. in .Martha's Vineyard, the schooner Julia A. Berkele, Captain Miller, coal laden, from Perth Aiuboy for Nantucket, went ashore on Chappaiiqullock."Then we soon reached Mount Chestnut and. getting something to eat, started out again. I was feeling Hi and was frightened. The lio.vs learned that the detectives were after us, and they consulted defending themselves. Kd said to .lack: 'It is a life for a life. I.ct's shoot them down.' PAIN EXPELLER. yonn genuine without Trade Mark4'Anchor." One well-known person's letter out of many; EVANS BROS. ~PNtwYork.Aug. i«t» I89T \ Or. RichterVANCHOR PAIN EJCPELLER"i» good for Toothache.Swollen P and intlaiTisd Oum».ood Neuralgia. 'HfcoBTtew C?——- era eiGH?H AVCT' morning. .atlsfactory mannir. and there was ev*r.v reason to believe the result would be all that was desired. It would be accessary, however, for the patient to ■cm:iin at the hospital for probably two 46 South Main St• Fntnl Train Wreck In Oeorila At Vineyard Haven the British schooner Alible Vomer, from Musquash. X. B.. for Newark, dragged her anchors and went ashore. in aeetl of Paint" ers Supplies, Wall Paperor Artists Materials, remember you can have it larger \;«i-ictv to select from for le:,»s money ifyou Savannah. tin.. Feb. 4.—Through a misreading or misunderstanding of orders a fast passenger train and a through freight train collided bead on at twenty miles from this city, on the Seaboard Air line. Both engineers and firemen jumped nml escaped with Injuries not necessarily fatal. A mail clerk was crushed so that he died. No passengers were seriously "The boys drove on. They were bewildcred about the whereabouts of the detectives. They thought the Pittsburg detectives were behind them. London, Feb. II.—It is ofllc'ully announced that the British government lias rejected the Dutch peace proposition.Peace Proposal! Rejected. The sohnonor-'Annie K. Webb, from Fisher's island for Providence, dragged her arelior and went ashore in Stonington (Conn.I harbor during the night. weeks, 29c. and 80c. at all drutttl'M or through If. Ad. Birhter 4 Co., 815 Petri (it., New I oik, L 36 HIGHEST national AWARDS. J Reromminried by prominent Phy- Wholesale and Retail M mister Albany. X. V.. Feb. -1. — Governor Odeli has begun the investigation of the charges preferred against Sheriff 'liarles Guilen of Kings, county. Walter B. Atterbury. -Incob Worth and a nrgc number of politicians prominent u the liorough of Brooklyn have been tnbpu-iuK(l.to give testimony. The governor is assisted by Attorney General Da vies in the conduct of the case. InveMtlltiltlnff Brooklyn Menndnl, The Deteetlve* Appear. "When they saw them appear, Kd told .Tack to get ready. He recognized Detective Uoacli. x Wind and snow caused much damage and delay of trains in northern and western New York and Pennsylvania. "Detective McGovern got out of the sleigh and was followed by the other two. I saw Detective McGovern lire. The shots were returned by Kd and lack. Then there was a fusillade of bullets. I saw Kd and Jack fall out of 'lie sleigh. THE WEATHER. hurt. Washington, Feb. 4.—Forecast until S p. m.t Wednesday, for Eastern Pennsylvania: Probably snow tC night; Wednesday, fair. Nrn-ark Hat Factory Burned, There Is no letup in the snowstorm that 1ms raged with fury lor twentyfour hours in Chautauqua county. X. V. Eclipse Shoe Parlor. Newark. X. .1.. Feb. 4.—Fiscbinan's hat factory was destroyed by fire last night, and the destruction of a large part of the city was prevented only by hard work on the part of the firemen. An employee of the factory, whose nnuie' has not been ascertained, was suffocated while carrying out goods. All trains on the Erie railroad between Salainanifa and Dunkirk have been abandoned. Xo street cars have been able to run to Fredonla during the day. Stage lines and rural mail carriers were unable to cover their route*. Business in the city and surrounding country is at a standstill. Two engines were necessary to pull the Erie's Chicago and Cleveland trains out of Salamanca. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL 1 was shot. The horse took fright London, Feb. 4.—The Xeues Wiener Tngeblatt publishes a telegram from rile Hague, quoted by the Vienna correspondent of The Times, to the effect that the British minister to Holland has confidentially Informed the Dutch government that Great Britain will never negotiate with Mr. finger or l)r. I.eyds. but only with the Boer generals In the field. Will Innnre Mr. Kruier, Detective McGovern said, 'Kill all i j— rascals!" and pointed Ills gun and ran away New York Stock Markets, furnished by M. 8. Jordan & Co., stock brokers room 20 Miners' Bank building. "Detective Swinehart called to him to have mercy on me: that it was only a woman and not to shoot me. v it me. New York, Feb. 4, 1902. . 127 Vi 127 . 76% 76% . 97 Vi 97% . 75% 73% . 29% 23% . 66 66 .103 102% 45% 45% . 23V; 23% .164 163% .162% 161% v 39% 38% . 69% 61% .103% 104 .135% 135% .170% 172% .102 102 ..53% 53% . 56 88 . 33% 33% .161% 161% .149% 149% . 56% 56% . 82% 82% . 32% 32% ■ 95% 94% . 63% 63 . 63 fi?% . 38 38% . 11% 11% . 14% 1"% . 43% 43% . 93% 93% . 91% 91 . 42% 42% 102% 101% 89 • 89 32% 32 London, l'Vb. 4.—Colonel Plequart, says the Paris correspondent of The Times, has obtained a Judgment in the law courts ordering the restoration of the paper* belonging to him that were relied nt the time of the Dreyfus scandal.A Victory For Colonel Plcqnarl, Sugar .... '  Atchison ....  Atchison, pref  Copper  Car ft Foundry  Brooklyn Traction . B. & O. ........... Ches. ft Ohio  Chic, ft Gt. Western Chic.. M. & St. P.. Chic., R. I. .ft P. ... Erie  Erie, pref  Louis. & Nash  Manhattan El. ..... Met. Traction  Mo. Pacific  M.. K. ft T  Norfolk ft Western N. Y.. O. & W  N. Y. Cefctral  Pennsylvania  Heading  Reading, pref  Southern Ry ....... Southern Ry., pref So. Pacific  Tenn. C. & 1  Texas Pacific  U. S. Leather  V. 8. Rubber  IT. S. Steel  U. S. Steel, pref. ... Western Union ... Wabash, pref  Union PfcMflc  Union Pacific, pref. Am. Loco  "The horse turned Into the field and aiade a circle into the road again. The tug Cuba of the Staples Coal company of Tnunton arrived at Full River. Mass., at dark last night and reported the loss of her two Imrges. Mntan/.as and Cardenas, on' Block is land dnrlng the heavy gale. Each barge bad :5.C¥Do tons of coal on ti -ard. and they were manned by a crew of five each, the Matan/.as being comliiatided by Captain .lose Corelro. ol New Bedford and the Cardenas by Captain Charles Raymond of the same city. ••! (11(1 not fnll out of the sleigh. I jumped out. I now remember setting my foot 011 tlie step, nnd then in Jumping 1 fell. That whs nil I remember. Detective Swine hurt ran to me. and. falling to me. he asked me If I was hurt, and I wild I was shot. He raised me tip ami held my head on his knees. Then I felt myself fainting, and tlir next thing I knew I was in Hie sleigh. We arrived at the jail, and the rest is nil known. to the uj»-t(wUUo stCDro of T. S. A W. S. BARRETT, Albany. N. Y., Kelt. 4,—After a chase if several days through the Adfroiv lacks the authorities of the sta'e health department have captured a man a filleted with smallpox at Norwood. St. Lawrence county. His name is Donald Cnrran. nnd until Monday last he was located at Nchasnne. KurniMMl Smallpox I'ntlent Cnptnrrd. BRIEF NEWS NOTES North Main St. New Phone? The livery stable of Booth & Weston and an adjoining row of frame dwellings at Lawrence, X. Y., were burned on Monday. The loss is estimated at $40,000. The Griffin Studio. Artistic Photography in all Branchaa. The I'nlted States supreme court has adjourned until Teh. "J4. The court did not announce a decision in the Northern Pacific merger case, and that case now necessarily goes over until after the reconvening of the court. At Buffalo traffle on freight lines liabeen demoralized, and m st nf tin roads are devoting their attcntlci ti keeping passenger trains moving. Al the passenger trains are from one t twenty-one hours late. The Washing ton train over the Pennsylvania dm here at 7:4ti Sunday evening arrived here yesterday afternoon under a Fire Hnvnitr* Imllntin Town Working Overtime. Men'one. lnd.. Feb. 4.—Fire has wiped out half the business iiortlon of the town, causing a loss of .$.'1.(100. on which there was but little insurance. A whole liloek of stores and two residences were destroyed. Tlie town has only a hand tire engine, and this wan Eight hour laws are Ignored by those tireless little workers—Dr. King's New Life Fills. Millions are alwayB at work. H. Q. WEEKS & CO., Wllkesharre, Pa. PEOPLE'S PHONE 368 5 8. MAIN ST Minora' Bank Building, PITT8TON. John Hughes, a farmer, aged sixtyfive. was found dead lying In the snow three miles east of Palmyra, X. Y. He was last seen driving home some distance from Palmyra Sunday evening. He doubtless missed his way, got out of his cutter to try and locate the road and was frown to death. BIG REDUCTION TP. BURKR, Hallway and Steamship Ticket Agont. Tickets to all points In the west over the best routes. Baggage nlwavs checked through to destination. Agent for the In roan Line, White tttar Line, Cunard Line, Gnloa Line, Anchor Line, North German Lloyd Ham bnrg Lines, Fiench Line, Netherlands Line, Red star Line American Line, Italian Line and Allan State Line. Draft* and Money Oil ders sold for English pounds, Austrian Guila ers, Russian Rouble-.'. and Gorman Murks. Vdrjp low rates. Oflw» at D.. L. AW. depot* Pitta ton Juration. P* night and day. curing Indigestion, biliousness. constipation, sick headache and all stomach, liver and bowell troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe. sure. Only 25c at W. C. Pricc's and J. H. Houck's, Plttston, and G. D. Stroh's, West Pittston.heavy pull of engines at I.nrknivtinnn I.lnc Tied 1 |». Mil of order lit Wall Paper Prices. Xo through trains have reached Blngliamton from ("tlca over the Lackawanna road since Sunday afternoon. Xo northbound train from Hlnghnmton lias gone Itcyond Hlchtield Springs Junction yet owing to big drifts. Northbound freight trains 011 the I'tica division are all abandoned nt Xorqilrli. Wheeling. W. Vn., Feb. 4.—Two dead ind three badly injured is the result of l train going through a trestle on tlio Snule.v railroad near Berry's sldln'.' l'he (lefl,d are A. O. N'uth of Weston, engineer, and 'ioodlow Ward of We*- ton. fireman. Ktislnrrr mill Kir*-in 111* KWfl. If you are not ready to paper your room at once you can save money for the future lDv taking advantage of this genuine reduction sale. Mrs. Mary Wright, aged eighty-two years, and her sou Joseph, aged thirty years, were found dead on Monday nt their home In the outskirts of Philadelphia, The aged woman and the young man had died of starvation, and two other members of the family. Jane and W.velilT, Isitli middle aged, were found to be Insane and nattering from cold and privations. To Let. Plana Prepared Cheap. People'B Phone 5099. I rent between 300 and 400 dwellings, stores, offices, factories, shops, barns, etc. You can probably get what you want and In a locality to suit you. by calling on O. B. Thompson, Williams &Mc Anally, Carpet and WjiII Paper store, 60 N«rth Main St. Plttiton, Pi. BENJ. A. CROWTHER, Architect. Central 1£M. Only one remedy in the world that will at once atop itchiness of the akin in any part of the body—Hoar's Ointment. At any drug store. 50 cents. Ia It a burn? Use Dr. Thomas's Eclectic Oil. A cut? Use Dr. Thomas's Eclectrlc Oil. At your druggist's. Building* Looked AffC*r. HeRifltered Patent Attorney, Office, First National Bank Bide.