Pittston Gazette

              a 'amHswjna . DC■;; A ' ' v 9 \ ■nj uria jWKBKLY bbtablibhed IW. 9CC(f FMn. 1 DAILY EST. BV Til BO. HART 1882. PYTTSTON, PA , FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1902. TWO CENTS A COPY; I li PilfiFS. FORTY CENTS A MONTH, ( U * MONT PELEE ACTIVE AGAIN RIOTING IN PROVIDENCE. COAL GUARD SHOOTS BOY characters in it was Known as M. A. Guernsey. Guernsey was none other than Daniel J. Keefe. Mr. Keefe admitted having conferred with President Mitchell, but be was noncommittal when asked what arrangements, if any, had been made for the New York meeting. GETTING READY FOR THE FRAY Always The Cheapest "Votdveo FOR BRADUATES. Thorc is nothing so useful, so .appropriate, or so mnch appreciated by a graduate as a handsome Watch. It is a practical and durable gift—one that in after years will bring back pleasant recollections and associations of tlielr happiest years. We arc making SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS to Watch buyers during commencement time, having reduced the prices on all watches fully TWENTYFIVE PER CENT. If you .contemplate pnrcliasin ? a Watch wo are confident our low prices will command yonr attention. H. G. SHUPP'S Expert Optician, 36 W. MARKET, WILKESSARRE. Bad Mood *Clrrril I'|D Over the Strffl Railway Strike. Providence, R. I., Juno 0.—A reign of violence In connection wJth thp strppt railway strlkp madp last pvening the most exciting period In the existence of this community. Crowds of men wlileli hloqked the streets liootpd and jppred nt the officers and passengers of passing cars, hurling inissllps of every dpscrlption through windows, cutling trolley ropes and dpfacing with klilvps thp Intprlor fittings of cars. First Bloodshed In the An- Republican Clans are Gathering at Harrisburg. Do you realize what money you can Have, by trailing at the People's Store? Get everybody's prices, then come to us, ami you will fiml ours are the lowest. Belcbed Forth Great Black thracite Strike. TALKING ON THE CANAL, Clouds Today. Hum Favor* Spooaer Amendment. Mitchell For Hepbarn Bill. THE POLICE MAKE ARRESTS Washington, June 6.—In the contlntinnce of the debate in the senate on the luteroceanic canal bill Mr. Hannn (O.) spoke in favor of the Spooner amendment conferring on the president authority to purchase the rights of the Panama Canal company If a valid title could be obtained; otherwise he shall decide upon the Nicaragua route. The Panama route he considered much to be preferred to the Nicaragua route, as it provided an interoceanic waterway much shorter and one that could be traversed at less expense than the Nicaragua route. He maintained that the United States was to build the canal to accommodate the commerce of the world and said that fact must be taken Into account. LEADERS ON THE GROUND PALL OVER THE ISLAND. Boys' Fancy Percale Shirt Waists, all colors !0c EACH Men's Summer WeUht Balbrfggnn Shirts and Drawers, only....|5? A GARMENT All thp officprs from the suburban stations were brought to the center of the city, and resprvps finally were callpd out. Clubs wcrp uspC1 freely in half a dozen individual riots. Mounted men charged the crowds, and twentyfive arrests wen? made in the many attempts to preserve order. The Initial eausp of thp disturbance was thp parade of alDout 300 striking conductors and motormen. The Prisoners Are Special Coal and Candidates for Governor Have Already The Populace of Fort de-France Again Iron Deputies Employed by the Op- Opened Headquarters — Secretary Children's Fancy Sunshades, all colore, .... I01* EACH in a Panic and Run Shrieking erators—Great Crowd Outside of Andrews in Charge of Preliminar- One Case Figured Lawns, elegant assortment of patterns, only 4c A YARD 54 Table Oil Cloth, goad quality.... 12 I-2c YARD the Colliery Threatens Vengeance. ies—Philadelphia for Pennypacker. Through the Streets, Praying for Harrisburg. June 6—Hotels and public buildings all over the city are being decorated for the Republican State convention, which will be held in the Grand Opera House next Wednesday, for the nomination of candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and secretary of Internal affairs. Headquarters have already been opened by the Pen nypackcr and Elkin managers. Col. Watres is cxpected on Monday. Pennypacker's interests are in charge of Senators Quay and Penrose and Insurance Commissioner Durham. General Elkin will direct his own campaign, with the aid of Secretary of the Commonwealth Grlcst and other members of the State administration. All of the leaders and many of the delegates arc I expected to be on hand by Monday. The Elkinites are to be quartered at the Lochiel hotel. Judge Pennypack er's friends will caucus in the Board of Trade rooms, and the Philadelphia delegation will be at the Common wealth hotel. W. R. Andrews, secretary of the State committee, arrived today to take charge of the preliminary work of the convention. The State committee will meet on, Tuesday to make up the roll of delegates and select the temporary offlters. Elkin's managers have arranged to bring !D00 miners here from the Lykens Valley to shout for him. Elkin speaks at Somerset this evening and is cxpected to return to this city tomorrow. One of the latest accessions to the Elkin supporters is Major General Charles Miller, ol Kranklin, who is expected to bring with him the support of the three delegates from, his home county of Venango. Deliverance. Wllkesbarre, Pa., June 0.—Tlie spirit of unrest that has' been manifesting Itself more or less In this city and vicinity during the last few days brokp out in earnest at two places in this city last ■light, and as a result a boy was dangerously If not fatally shot by a guard at the Stanton collfery and a considerable portion of the fence around the Murray colliery was destroyed by Are. Thcrp has bpen considerable trouble around the Stanton colliery, which is oppratpd by thp Lehigh and Wllkesbarre Coal company, controlled by the Central Kallrond of New Jersey. Ladies' Navy Blue, Polka Dot, Duck Skirts, nicely trimmod with braid and well made, only 98c EACH Fort-de-France, Martinique. June C. —After being quiet for ten days, during which scientists have been climl) lug in and around Its crevices, Mont Pelec, the mountain of death, is again in a threatening state. This morning without any warning, the volcano sent up through1 the crater enormous clouds qf smoke. It was thick and black and arose Into the air for miles, like n great pall. Quickly the cloud scattered and stretched out over the Island to a point below this city." Soon after the outburst of smoke, the sea suddenly arose four feet and then fell again as suddenly as it had risen The people of the city were driven into n frenzy bv the manifestation, as it agrees with the predictions of scientists that fu.* ther disturbances were to be cxpectcd. They ran through the streets shrickMig and praying to be saved l'rom destruction. Many of the populace have hecome possessed with the Idea that the whole island is doomed to destruction Children's Ribbed Vests, all sizes, onlr 3c EACH One official of the Union Traction company was attacked and only escaped with slight injury after the police had risked their lives in the rescue.Ladies' Seersucker Underskirts, nicolv mauo .....45c EACH Children's Fine Muslin Drawors, nil sizoH, for 10c A PAIR One Ciww Ladies' Fanc y Summer Corsets, grand value fur 25t- EACH Toward midnight the excitement quieted, and the crowd dispersed, the nbsence of cars eliminating the chief cause of irritatiou. Mr. Mitchell (Ore.) spolw in behalf of the Hepburn bill for the construction of the caiuii by the Nicaragua route, urging that unless the Nicaragua route -wild,, determined ii|KDn definitely by congress it would mean the indefinite postponement and perhaps the ultimate defeat of any canal legis-, latlon. He insisted that the Nicaragua route was entirely feasible and practicable, while the Panama route Involved difficulties which were scarcely to be surmounted. HIGH GRADE GROCERIES BIG DEAL IN SUGAR, Wc have an elegant jussortmont of White Goods and all kinds of Wash Goods. Now is the tiine to make vonr selection. Reported Control of the Beet Inilaa- try by the Trout, The colliery is located in the southern part of the city. Several nights ago a part of the fence surrounding the place was bnrned and also a small frame building on the culm bank. Since then other attempts were made to fire the fence. The guards as a result kept a close watch. Prices RigHt. New York. June 0.—The Tribune this morning publishes the following from Its Washington correspondent: People's Store, "On authority that is entirely trustworthy It can be announced as n fact, and not as a more rumor, that Ilcnry O. Havoincycr, president of the sugar trust; .tolin 1). Rockefeller and financiers closely associated with them in various enterprises of magnitude have been quietly lmylng up stock in the large beet sugar factories and corporations in the country for several months past and that they now practically control this industry, the object lieing ultimately to combine the beet sugar industry with the refining Interests that are already controlled by the I lavemeyer-Uockefeller group of financiers. LOOK. READ AND DUY. In the house the debate 011 the antianarchy hill was continued. The Philippine civil government bill is to be taken up in the house one week from next Wednesday, arrangements to that effect having been made by Chairman Cooper with Speaker Henderson and the committee on rules. The debate will last about a week. is south mum street. Last night while Charles MeCann, aged thirteen years, was walking along the lields outside the fence, it is said, a guard 011 the Inside fired a revolver or rifle at him. The bullet struck the boy in the back. The shot was heard by tinpeople in the vicinity, and it looked for a time as though there would be serious trouble. The boy was quickly removed to the Hercy hospital and the police notified. '20 lbs Sugar Best Superlative Flour $4.50 1.00 Potatoes, jior bu .85 25 c High Grade Groceries at Cut Prices. Fancy Creamery Butter Sweet Oranges.. .20c to U5c dozen Bermuda Onions, quart.... 8c Onion Sets, i) quarts for.... 25c Gimlon Forks (D5c GENERAL MILES* RETURN. Garden ltakes Full line of Hammocks, 75c and up Try our Teas and Coffees Garden Hoes 25e on June 12 and the action of the vol President Salil to Have Snmmoneil film From the West. % Kansas City, June 6.—Tile Journal tills morning says: Evans Bros. Success Flour. .$4.25 Butterlly Flour, per bbl 4.25 Marvel Flour, per bbl 4.25 ()ur Best Superlative Flour.. 4.25 Potatoes, fine stock, bushel.. .85 Granulated Sugar, 20 lbs for 1.00 Butter, the very best, lb 25 Arbuckle Coffee, lb 10 eano today strengthens them in their superstitious belief. The chief of the Wilkesbarre police, with a squad of men, went to the colliery to arrest the guard, and after some trouble the chief and his men gained an entrance. Arrratfd For the ShootliiR. "It is said that not until congress definitely settles the Cuban reciprocity question will any formal ownership or control of the beet sugar business in the United States by the llavenieyer- Hockefeller people lie made. The reason for this is obvious, and the important bearing the transaction has 011 the Cuban reciprocity struggle in congress is to the initiated almost too plain to need elaborate explanation." "Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, commanding the lirmy, passed through Kansas City on his way from l'ort Riley to Washington, railed there liy President Itoosevelt and threatened with an immediate court martial on a charge of having betrayed official secrets. Whereas General Miles went through here the day before attended by several other members of a board convened to observe long range gun tests at Fort Kiley, to lie so engaged for several days, he came back entirely alone and in such haste that he had not even reserved a sleeping car berth. BRENNAN & ROBERTS REJOICING IN PRETORIA. A Great Thanksgiving Servicc Will be Corner Main and Thomas Streets, Next to Eagle Hotel. Held on Sunday. An Investigation placed the blame for the shooting 011 four coal and iron pdlicemen who were located near the place where the shooting occurred. They were taken from the colliery by a circuitous route and landed in the lockup at midnight. The men say boys were tearing down the fence and that they shot into the air to scare them and did not know that any one had been injured until 'told of it later. Three of the men tired one shot each, and one fired two. They also claim that some one on the outside tired at them. There were fourteen policemen 011 the inside of the works. Each had a .1JS caliber revolver, and besides there were Ave Winchesters ready for use. Pretoria, June 0.—The executive council met here yesterday to con slder matters of detail for the carrying out of the general terms of surrender. No difficulties were encountered. A great thanksgiving service has been arranged for Sunday. Restrictions 011 .night trains have been removed, and Philadelphia, June 6.—Republican county. Congressional and Senatorial conventions were held In this county yesterday. The Congressional nominees are as follows: First district, H. H. Bingham; Second, Robert Adams, Jr.; Third, Henry Burk; Fourth. Robert H. Foerderer; Fifth. Edward Mor rell; Sixth. George JD. MacCrcary. All are renoniinations, except Mr. Mac- Crcary, who is the candidate In the new district created under the new ap portionment. Mr. Foerderer is at pres ent a Congressman-at-lnrgc. and ha-* now been nominated for the position at present held by Jaincs R. Young. The candidates for State Senator are: Second. Henry Gransback; Fourth, John T. Harrison; Sixth. John M. Scott; Eighth. Horatio B. Hackett. Thirty legislative candidates were also nominated. It is authoritatively an nouneed that the 84 delegates elected on Wednesday evening to represent Lion Coffee, lb Williams & McAnulty, For 25c you can buy one can of Evans Bros. Moca and Java Coffee. And once you use it wo know you will say, that you would not'have any other if it were given you. Chattanooga, Tei.n., June 'The Cincinnati Southern accommodation train was wrecked near Cave Springs, twenty-eight miles from here. The locomotive ami several cars were thrown from the track by running over a cow. Engineer Frank Elnch and fireman Erank Day were killed, and several passengers were slightly injured. Cow Wreck* n Train, Wall Papers, Carpets, Haasrcil trucks have been stripped o their war paraphernalia in order to accommodate the crowds which are expected to flow into the city on Sat nrday, in readiness for tiic thanksgiving services on the following day. Industrious Mine Workers making improvements at their homes will Had a full mpjdy Of Mixed 1'iti ut h and Oils Uoro. PAINTS AND OILS Braperies. "A Journal reporter read to General Miles a special dispatch saying that be was suspected in the White House of having furnished details of the scandal involving Lieutenant Arnold to Senator Culberson. Call and wo will lutroduce to you a Hue tl»at Is worthy of your atteutloii.SHOES. Call :iik1 sco and examine our shoes before buying elsewhere. It will pay you. We have on display in our window one of the beat values in Ladies' Shoes. Right up in style. Button or lace. l atent tip. A1 stock. And all sold at GENERAL WOOD'S SALARY. 70 North Main Street, Pittston. Synunse, N. V., jtine CD.—Tlio last of tiic clothing Manufacturers iiiive coneeticd to tiic demand of the 1.5410 garment workers for a nine hour day to employees and an N per cent increase to contractors. The order will lxD given to resume work on .Monday. nrrimat Onriiient Mnkora Win, Shortly after the shooting the crowd sought vengeance on the company's property, und some one set tire to a trestlework. The lire department was summoned and With considerable difficulty put out the lilazc. "General Stiles'comment was: Senator Culberson seems to have made an answer as fully as one could make and as explicit as Senator Beveridge or any one could command.* House Refuses to Ask Secretary of War How Much He Received. Washington, June G.—The House t.i day. by a vote of 100 to 72, laid on the table a resolution calling on the Secretary ot' War for information as to the amount of the salary paid General Wood as Governor of Cuba during the American occupation. The vote was Btrlctly on party lines. BURKE'S, 18 South Main Street. " 'But for yourself, general?' Ladirs' Hhirt Waist Suits, white and tailored Waist-several neat lin ks, shock collar, bishop sleeves; skirt matin very full, with 11 iu. iloULco and five turkw; Only $1.25 per Pair At the Murray colliery, also operated by the I.chigh and Wilkesbarre company, in the eastern part of the city, a crowd of boys succeeded in burning about 4(10 feet of a high board fence that surrounds the company's property. The tire department extinguished the " 'I repeat that Senator Culberson seems to have made the reply for which you are asking.' Slmli Deromtfd Knlxer. $2.9 8 Berlin, June •D. The shall of Persia, who is now here, lias bestowed upon Emperor William a decoration of the highest Persian order. The insignia presented to the emperor is set with diamonds which are valued at 22,000 " 'There Ik a second dispatch, genernl,' Was tlit'ii remarked, 'to tile effect that you are iieremptortly ordered lmek to Washington to face the . ....adelphia in the State convention are. a unit for Judge Samuel W. Pennypacker. of this city, for the gubcrna tonal nomination. BURKE'S, 18 South Main St. EVANS BROS., Ladle**' Crash Linen Shirts, trimmed with bands of blue duck; SERIOUS FIRE IN WEST VIRGINIA blaze. charges. 75 Cents 46 South Main Street, "The general would make no reply to this question." School Ship Preparing to Sail BURKE'S, 18 South Main St. Pittston, Pa. Table Works and Lumber Yard Dc stroyed. marks. TRUCE IS PROPOSED, New London. Conn., Juno C.—Tho United States school ship St. Mary'." arrived here this morning and will sail in a few days on her annual trip. She will go to Fayal, in the Azores. Ladies* Fine White Lawn Waists, trim litcd with insertion and fine tm-ks back and front, short sleeves with rulllos; 75 Cents KeyBer, W. Va . June G.—The table works and large lumber yard, ownec' by Frank Williams, of Philadelphia was destroyed by fire early this morn Ing. The whole town was for a time threatened with destruction. PINFEATHERS. Arralatlee SottRenIeil Prom June 15 In l'henlx, Ariz.. June It.—Confirmatory particulars have readied here of sensational gold strikes reported ill' the I'icacho Blanco country, north of Castle creek. The main tilid was in the Exposition group. At a depth of forty feet a great liod.v of ore tilled with wire nuggets and tiake ore was struck. Some of the ore assayed here yesterday showed to the ton, while none of the samples showed less than $HNt to the toll. A series of other strikes followed, and on the Joe Dandy claims, in the Trlllty group, another tind, little less in richness than that of the Exposition strike, was made. Scores of smaller tinds have been made in the past few days, and there Is a great rush Into the district. Experts from there declare the new strike exceeds in richness either Tonopah or Thunder mountain strikes. Gold Strike In Arlwina, It rarely pays to waste time trying to cure egg bound hens or persistent cases of roup. New York, June 0.—The World lias the following from its correspondent at Wilkesbarre, Pa.: October. BURKE'S, 18 South Main St. For WEDDINGS CIaw arc I For FINEliALS rlUWCrS . A now linn of Children's Dresses, white and colored, .sailor collars and flounce; 98 Cents Just what you want in floral decorations 011 short notice. We can do much l'or you at a reiison- Do riot expect your fowls to do well If n large number are kept togetlier In one building. "There Is a prospect of a truce In the great coal strike. If President Mitchell can get the support of two of the three district leaders, the ptrike will come to a temporary end on June 15. THE WEATHER, BURKE'S, 18 South Main St. able price. (new phono) King Albert is Dying Washington. June fi.—Fair tonight and Saturday. Ladies' Nockwear and Belts: lOc to SOc IB-CIRPERTER,exeter sr. exeter boro. ""iBerlin, June 6.—King Albert, of. Saxony, is hopelessly ill. lie is 70 years old arid has been reigning for 29 years. Fowls often become lame and bumble fooled from being compelled to jump down from high roosts. "This will be settled at a meeting of the executive committee when District Leaders Duffy, Faliey and Nichols will confer with President Mitchell. Fillings that last. Dr. Welsh, 14 S.Main a MAGNET The perches need not be more than two feet above the floor nnd should always be easily removable. SUIT IN EJECTMENT. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. "When Frank Sargent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen met Mr.'Mitchell In Scranton a few days ago, he conveyed the following proposition from Senator llanna and the New York board of trade: SUMMER New York Stock Market*. furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., Stock brokers, room 26 Minora' Hunk building. New York, June 0. 1902. Open. Clo' 1211 121!". Iieang and pens thoroughly cooked anil thickened witli bran and fed twicu a week are good for laying liens. Lacoe & Shiffer Coal Co. Seek to Re cover Possession of Coal Land What is not right is wrong, Our prices arc right for you, because they are less than elsewhere; and not wrong for 11s, because lower prices give us more sales, and more sales more piolits. Tho l.acoc & Shiffor Coal Co. began nn amicable action in cjectmcnt in the Lackawanna court yesterday against the Covey Creek Coal Co., to recover possession of a certain piece of coal land in Lackawanna county. The plaintiff declares that the land in question was leased to the defendant company fn 1901. but that it has never done anytning toward carrying out the provisions of the lease. Therefore, under the provisions of the lease, the land re- Verts to the owner. The profit In turkeys comes from their ability to pick up for themselves a good living 011 tile rnngc the host part of the time while growing. IS ALMOST HERE. Sugar  Atchison  Atchison, prof  Copper  Car & Foundry . • . Brooklyn Traction . B. & O  Chcs. & Ohio  Chic. & Gt. Western C., M. & St. P  Col. F. & I  •• 'President Uoosevelt to appoint a committee consisting of three men who are to examine Into the conditions prevailing at the mines, this committee to make a report to the president. Pending this report the striking miners to resume work under a truce to last until the beginning of October.' OON'T DEI. AY YOUR IM'll- CHABIi OF WAUli WEATHER its'4 «7'/i III 1(1.-,% 10 CHURCHMEN. Boys' wash blouse suits, with sailor collars, special price ii'.lc Children's lawn caps; 10c kind for Ci cents Clothing COME NOW AND WHILE OrR KINK STOCK IS COM t'LETK. Plattsburg. X. Y„ June (J.—The smuggling of Chinese across the Canadian border, which of Inte has been largely confined to the vicinity of Toronto and Xiagara Kails, lias commenced anew in this vicinity. A new complication that lias arisen to bother the immigration otlicinls is'a swarm of Syrians and Armenians who have been forblildeuby the government officials to enter this country because of a dangerous disease with which they are afflicted, affecting the scalp and eyes. Recently two of this sort, it is reported, were ruptured in St. I.nwrence county and also two others afflicted with leprosy. SniuKMJtiiK In Chhimo in ",i;; •to Archdeacon Churton of England hits been elected to succeed his bjptlier as bishop of Nassau. 27% 108% 9714 108 »•: osv, General William Booth is coming tj America this fall and will speak in all the principal ciVies. "I'pou this proposition Mitchell anil Sargent conferred from 8 o'clock on Tuesday night until Wednesday morning. When the two men separated. President Mitchell said that he was unable to give an answer offhand, but would reply definitely by June 15, Sargent spoke for the board of trade and Incidentally for Senator Manna. He said It was not the intention of President Uoosevelt to appoint the committee before June 15," Boys' shirt waists, nice patterns, 12 J cents Men's Summer Suits, $7, 7.50 8.00 up to 12.00 Men's Trousers, in flannel and homespun, $2,2.50,3.00 Ladies' and children's sunbonnets, ruffled all around front; only 15c White corrugated curtain poles gilt or silver ends; only 10e 1 lot ladies' patent leather belts; worth 25c; special price 10c . Best table oil cloth, 15c a yard Linen torchon lace, '!.l in. wide, worth 15c; our price 5c Men's balbl'iggatl shirts and drawers, tine quality; only 18c Live geese leathers, best quality; a pound, only IHc Erie 30% 07% 13014 The report cr.mes from Rome that the ltight Itev. Sebastian Messmer, bishop of Green Bay, Wis., may be proclaimed archbishop of Manila ut the approaching consistory. Virulent Cancer Cur^d. Erie, prcf  Louis. & Nash . • Manhattan El. ... Met. Traction .. • Mo. Pacific .... . III. Central  Mexican Central Canadian Pacific . Norfolk & Westeri N. Y„ O. & W. . N. V. Central ... Pennsylvania .... Heading  Southern Ky. ... So. By., pref. ... Southern Pacific . Tenn. C & I  Texas Pacific ... U. s. leather ... U/ S. I .leather, pref U. s. Steel  07", 1:571 • 130'.» 1 IK", Startling proof of a wonderftil advance in medicine is given by druggist G. W. Roberts, of Elizabeth, W. Va. An old man there had long suffered with what doctors pronounced incurable cancer. They believed his case hopeless till he used Electric Hitters and applied Bucklcn's Arnica Salve, which treatment completely cured him. When Electric Bitters are used to expel bilious, kidney and microbe poisons at the same time this salve exerts its matchless healing power, blood diseases. skin eruptions, ulcers and sores vanish. Bitters 50c, Salve 25c, at J. H. Houck's and W. C. Price's. Plttston, and G. D. Stroh's, West Plttston. 13014 I lit 99% The best selection of white and fancy vests in the city, The itev. Dr. Donald of Trinity church, Boston, has just been appointed, with the Itev; Dr. I.ynian Abbott, on the first board of preachers which tile University of Chicago has ever had, the latter having adopted the Harvard plan. At 1.50, 2.00, 2.50 Krrfe Confrra With Mitchell, Shirts and Shirtwaists. Good variety of both in stvle •D _ 73 151 149U 0214 II'*1 irD4* BufTalo, June H.—The Express this morning says that Daniel J. Keefe, president of the International I,ong bin piemen's association and a represent. (Hive of labor on the Civic federation committee, conferred yesterday afternoon by long distance telephone with Presidrnt Mitchell of the 1'nited Mine Workers, lie also had New York, Washington and Wilkesbarre by telephone, and it is said a meeting may be held in New York Monday or soon thereafter for the purpose of trying to effect a settlement of the big strike on a bulla of a slight concession and a three year contract. During the big strike of 1900 one of the prominent Ponglikcepsie. X. Y„ June ti.—The trustees of the School of Practical Agriculture -and Horticulture, which school is now located at Briar Cliff Manor, where it has outgrown its present establishment, have secured an option on oiio acres of farm laud on the banks of the Hudson three miles south of this city with a view to building a new college. Tlie president of the school is Theodore I.. Van Xorden. The vice presidents are Abratu S. Hewitt and William E. Dodge. More Land For Militnr) Arndfrnj-," ll!iD and price 30 Vf 9414 NAVAL NOTES 03% The new Japanese battleship, the Mi kasa, is the heaviest warship afloat, ller displacement Is 15,200 tons. Liace curtains, 2J yds by 1)2 in., worth 75c; this week 15c See our line of fishing tackle; fish hooks, all sizes, 101) in ;t box; 5c Gilroy & Tigue, Accurate aim with the guns of the new French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc has been found impossible owing to the excessive vibration of the vessel's hull. Oil and gas stoves at Ash's, N. Main. CLOTHIERS and FURNISHERS, Certain medicines—including cinchona salts, salicylic acid, mercury, tobacco, alcohol, carbonic oxide, lead, chloroform and ether—have been reported specially dangecuus-to hearing and liable to cause deafness. Uingerona Medlrlnm. The Magnet U. S. Steel, pref. Western Union .. Wabash, com  Union Pacific  Pnlon Pacific, pref. Two of three great British battleships to be laid down this year are to be named Commonwealth and Dominion. In compliment to Australia and Canada respectively. Corner of Broad and Main Sts., 26-'; 1011 87' . Pittstoi?, Penn'a Garden hose and lawn mowers at 37 S. Main St., Pittston Aash's, N. main St.