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\lttf YFAR. i WBKKbV B8TABL1HHBD 1880. ,T 1 DAILY EST. »t THBO. HART 1889. PITTSTON, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1902. TWO CENTS A COPY; I C PflCFC FORTY CENTS A MONTH, f W rHUta. t ■- ; V IN HONOR OF WASHINGTON THE WILMINGTON ACCIDENT. DESPERATE ACT OF CONVICTS EXPLOSION IN PAPER MILL. WILL NOT INTERFERE It's a fiood Investment To Buy Your Orocerfes Always the The Death List Has Been Increased to Eight Killed, Six Hllllu, Three Wilmington, Del., Aug. 21.—Search In the ruins of the pulp mill where an explosion occurred yesterday, resulted in .the recovery of additional bodies. The death list now numbers 12. Three were injured and it is feared that they will all die. A dozen others are missing. Twelve. Bndly Hart. Wilmington, Dek7~ Aug. 21.—Eight workmen are knewn to have been killed, six are missing and three others were badly injured by the explosion of two steel digesters in the Delaware pulp mills of the Jessup & Moore Paper company, on the Christiana river. ?,r: Ancestral Home In England For Sale. BRENNAN & ROBERTS Four Hour Battle In Ken- Mr. Morgan Will Let Strike Alone For the Present tucky State Prison. Bead the following quotations and compare the values with other stores: fiati.. ■v 8JRITI8HER8 MAY PURCHASE Best Patent Flour 20 lbs Gran. Sugar Cheese, full cream, lb Pint Boot Beer Bottles, doz Qt. Root Beer Bottles, doz Hires' Boot Beer, 3 for Arbuckle Coffee Lion Coffee $4.25 1.00 .12 %00 CITIZENS RUSH TO RESCUE The digesters were located In a two story building. They were used for reducing wood pulp. Eighteen men were *t work in the building. There were two terrific reports, and the next instant the building and other mills alKHit the structure were completely wrecked. One digester was blown Into the air and fell to the ground 250 feet Children's fine gauze vests, 4c Children's fancy sunshades, 10c . . Talk of Establishing an American Mu*','Cseum—Another Proposition Looking CONFERENCE WITH SCHWAB DEATH OF GENERAL SIEGEL. Ladies' sunbonnets, all colors and shapes, a large stock to choose from, 15c Famous Civil War Veteran Died in Three Desperadoes Wounded, One Latter While In Europe Will, it is t» the Transfer of the House to New York, Aug. 21.—General Fran/. Siegel died this morning at 11.45 at his home in this city. He had been suffering from a general breaking down, mentally and physically, for about two years, but his condition was not considered dangerous until last Sunday, wlhen he wag unable, for the first time, to leave his bed. He is survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter. New York After a Long Illness. Fatally, in Attempted Jail Delivery. Mount Vernon. Said, Work Out Some International Ladies' seersucker underskirts, well made, 39c i1 . D: ■: E London, Aug. 21.—The ancestral ' borne of George Washington, near „ ... Banbury, In Northamptonshire, has , ' been placed on the real estate market Rebels Finally Forced Into llncon. away Scheme of Which No One is Will- Children's fine muslin drawers, all sizes. 9c ditional Surrender. A dense volume of smoke for a time prevented the outside workmen from going to the immediate rescue of those who were caught in the rulus of the falling building. ing to Talk. Frankfort, Ky., Auk. 21.—The officers of the state penitentiary and the citizens of Frankfort were thrown into a state of wild excitement by a riot in the prison started by an attempt to gain their liberty on the part of three desperate murderers, Lafayette Brooks of Morgan county and Wallace Bishop and T. Mulligan of Kenton county. New York, Aug. 21.—Landing from the Oceanic, J. l'lerpont Morgan went at once to Ills office, where he considered for hours the serious situation presented by the great anthracite coal strike. From a source ubsolutCH.v reliable it was learned later that Mr. Morgan will not Interfere in the slightest in the battle between the strikers and operators and that his decision was reached after reading and hearing reports which he considered full and complete enough to enable him to quickly make up his mind. • • • • • Wide fancy ribbons, all colors, a yard Co ftfr sale. The estate consists of 204 acres, with a manor house in whloh ■the ancestors of the American patriot lived in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Over the porcii of the house . Is an antique carving of the original coat of armg of the Washington family, from which the American flag was designed, There Ib some talk of the government buying the estate, transforming the ground into a public park and mi&ktng an American museum out of the house. Another proposition Is that Americans In London shall purchase the house and transfer It In sections to Mount Vernon. BREHNRH & ROBERTS, An alarm of lire was sounded, and the entire fire department of the city and a large force of police were soon on the ground, and the work of rescue was immediately begun. Severul of the workmen were taken out unconscious, only to die after being removed to hospitals. The wreckage was piled up for more than thirty feet, and the escaping steam made the work of rescue difficult. Ladies' fancy summer corsets, grand value, for a pair 19c 10c quality window shades, sale price 7c Corner Main and Thomas Streets, Next to Eagle Hotel. !%Jr CAPTURE CONFIRMED. 6c quality Domet Shaker flannel for 4c Colombian Revolutionists Now in Pos- Before the riot, which lasted, four hours, was quelled and the mutinous convicts were captured Bishop was fatally wounded. Brooks was shot in the right shoulder, and a negro convict, Albert Ransome of Louisville, whom the desperadoes had pressed into service, was lilt by a rine bail. Williams & McAnulty Washington, Aug. 21.—The Navy Department today received a cable message, from Commander Potter, of the Ranger, conflrming the press dispatches announcing the capture by revolutionists of "the Colombian gunboat Boyaca, with 300 soldiers aboard, on" July 30. session of Government Gunboat. 50c quality ladies' muslin night gowns, sale price 39c 1 lot boys' waists, 10c each Don't fail to Visit our remnant sale in the basement m .Strain was used in the digesters. The officers of the company think that too much steam was generated in them and that this was the cause of the explosion. The monetary loss is estimated ut $35,000. No matter what pressure may be brought to bear Mr. Morgan, It is learned, will not alter his decision. Blsliop Potter'and Senator Hunna, it has been said, may nnjlent to Mr. Morgan President MitiriVu's plan for n compromise, but it Is (leciafed that the financier will tell tlirtn In efTect that as he is only a stockholder in coul properties he believes it, to be for the best interests of the properties that the coal roads lie left to manage their affairs without outside interference. Carpets and Wall Papers at Reduced Prices The rioting started while Brooks, Mulligan and Bishop, one of whom had a pistol concealed about Ills person, wore coining out of the dining room to aimwiDr a hospital call. SCHWAB 8AIL8 FOR EUROPE. Havana, Aug. 21.—It is doubtful if any attempt will at present be made to float the pro])osed loan of $:{5,000,000. President Palma and Ills cabinet "are strongly opposed to the revolutionary element which hnR boon clamoring for the payment of the Cuban nrmy and whioh saw in this loan the only means to bring this payment about. Cuban Loan Abandoned, Metliodlnt Book Home In China. COME IN and look over our superb lino Remembering we are quoting Special Prices 60 NORTH MAIN. _ THE RELIABLE PLACE 8aya There Is No Truth In the Report That He Will Form Steel Combine. Suddenly one of the convicts drew a weapon and compelled Guard II. Gill to give up his arms. Guard F. 1*\ Hurst, who rusliod to Gill's usslstauce, was also captured by the convicts. Captain Mat Madigau, acting warden, then rushed' forward with six guards and tired on the bunch, but no one was wounded. The convicts then rnn across the yard, and at the entrance to the reed department of the chair factory captured Charles Willis, a foreman. They covered him with their pistols, and, placing him between them and the guards, retreated to the rocker department in the chair factory, from which place they could command a good view of the entire yard. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 21.—The book committee of the Southern Methodist Publishing House has met here a*l rati tied the agreement between the northern and southern churches to establish a joint publishing house at Shanghai, China. Dr. Collins. Denny, J. II; Morgan and John B. Hansom, all of Nashville, have been chosen directors to represent the southern church, while Charles D. Smith, one of the book agents, has been authorized to buy the machinery at once for the plant. It is expected that the publishing house will be in operation by Jan. 1 next, as the building is only awaiting the installation of lnachtticry to be ready for operation. New York, Aug. 21.—Charles N. Schwab, president of the United States Steel Corporation, sailed this morning on the French liner La Lorraine for Europe, where he will seek rest and recovery from nervous indisposition. Mr. Schwab submitted to a very brief interview before sailing. He said he didn't know when he would return and reiterated his previous statement that he is not so ill as has been reported. He added that there was no truth in the report that he intended to form a European steel combine. 15 South Main St. Also Mr. Morgan held a conference with Charles M. Schwab, nt the conclusion of Which Mr. Schwab announced that he would sail for Europe on the Lorraine of the French line. If you are looking for Something in the line of Next to Drury's Store. Forenta of Greece, News of the arrival of Mr. Morgan after his lengthy sojourn In England and on the continent furnished an all absorbing topic of discussion in the financial world, as It was known great plans of international Importance were awaiting his approval and tlnal consideration.GROCERIES Eymis Rros. & * v*. In anciant times Greece possessed about 7,500,000 acres of dense forest, and she was comparatively rich in timber until nbout fifty years ago. Much of it has, however, now disappeared. We have them. GERMANIC WA8 DISABLED. THE WEATHER. Washington, Aug. 21.—Local rains followed by fair weather; Friday, lair. At a window they stntionod Willis, and Brooks, with a revolver in his hand, took a position Just beside the captive, resting the muzzle of the weapon on the foreman's side. The convicts then dotted Wurden Lillard to attempt to capture them, shouting that tliey would kill the foreman at the first move mnde against them. That he himself recognized the necessity of taking up these affairs at once was made apparent by his decision to go to his office in Wall street Immediately on his arrival Instead of to his home ut Illghiiftids of the Hudson, as he at first proposed. This decision wus reached after a short talk with some of his portners, who went down the bay on his yacht to meet Bottle Ketchup Bottle Ketchup, 10c, or 3 for 5 cans Windsor Corn 3 cans Early Juno Pears.. . 3-lb pail Jam, in tin 5-lb pail Jam, in tin 5-lb pail Plum Butter. 5-lb pail Apple Butter 1 crock Lutz Cfc Schraum Cfc Co Ocean While Being Repaired. Hove to for Over Four Hours in Mid- Br IC1 tee Workers' Strike Off. Blntlra, N. Y.,' Aug. 21.—The strike of 400 employees of the Empire Bridge company's plants In this city has been officially declared off by the strikers. The strike has continued since June 7 and was brought aliout because the company officials had stated .that no union men would be employed lu the local plant and had sulte«f the action to the word by discharging several men who were prominent in organizing a brunch of the Bridge Workers' union. The company made no concessions, it is said, but will take back a. number of the strikers. Pint Mason Jars, per dozen ■HIC Queeastown, Ireland, Aug. 21.—The White-Star steamer Germanic, which Eaiied from New York on Aug. 13, arrived here today. Last Sunday night, th« air pumps on the vessel broke down, and it was necessary to stop the engines for over four hours in midocean while the crew repaired the damage. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Stock Markets furnished by Haight & Freese, stock brokers, Miners' Bank Building. New York. Aug. 21, 1902. Open. Clos. ...132% 132 .... 92% 92% ...102% 101%. ... G5% «5% ..... 34% 34'4 oe% 110 10S% Quart Mason Jars, 1C|, per dozen "KHi S!.v Hundreds of Armed Men on Scene, him, Sugfr Atchison. Atchison, pref. . it. Copper Car & Foundry • Brooklyn Traction B. & O By this time several hundred citizens, many of them heavily armed, had gathered ut the prison Bates, but the warden denied admission to all. He issued orders for all the shops to close and for all the prisoners to be returned at once to their cells. lie then placed a guard of sixty men around the building in which the desperadoes had barricaded themselves and called on them to surrender. The convicts' only reply was a taunt. Talknl Willi Mr. Hotiwnh J gal. Mason Jars, CA« per dozen OUC Mr. Morgan was lit his office for over five hours. Soon after his arrival at the office he held his conference with Sir. Schwab. It Is understood tlmt Mr. Schwab will take up some matters which Mr. Morgan had considered and discussed while abroad, relating to the closer working relations of some of the big European steel and Iron trusts with the United States Steel corporation, with particular reference to the world's markets. Mr. Morgan outlined to Mr. Schwab what had already been. accomplished, and it is more than likely that the young president of the steel trust will finish the problem already begun. Apple Butter 1 crock Heinz Apple Butter. 1 tfal. Canned Apples,(whole) 3 bot. 5-minute lloot Beer... 3 bot. Hires' Boot Beer for.. Good Rio Coffee, lb Arbuckle's Coffefi Lion Coffee CLEAR WEATHER FOILS ATTACK. How It Fare* With the Vessels En- gaged in Mimic Warfare. Potatoes, fine stock per bushel OUis Lockport, Mbbs., Aug. 21—The morning broke clear and pleasant. The atmpsphere was all that could bo desired for the vessels of the squadron defending the coast from attack. It was too clear, however, for the attacking boats, as they could be seen a long distance. Itxls not probable that Admiral Pillsbury will put in an appearance with his vessels as long as the weather continues line and there is no haze to obscure hi® Movements. The vessels of the defending squadron in this vicinity are plainly visible to.day, being in the same position that they occupied last night. Ches. & Ohio Chic. & Gt. Western C., M. & St. P. ... C.. It. I. & I' Col. F. & I Erie Erie, pref I.oil is. & Nash Manhattan El Met. Traction .... Mo. Pacific Col. Southern .... 111. Central Melcan Central .... Canadian Pacific ... Rep. Steel ....~ ... 53% San Francisco, Aug. 21.—Another mortgage amounting to $10,000,000 from the United States Shipbuilding company to tho New York Security and Trust company has been tiled here. The mortgage is duted Aug. 1, 1002, and secures the Issue of twenty year 5 per cent collateral and mortgage bonds. The first mortgage of $16,- 000,000 on the various plants throughout the United States by the new shipbuHding combine was recorded, last Monday. Another Ship Trout Mortgage, 34% 1S4% 183 70 39% 09 For the protection of Foreman Willis the warden then determined to starve the desperadoes Into submission. In about half an hour a note was dropped from the window of the room where the convicts had taken refuge asking Warden Lillard and Deputy Warden Madlgan to come up under a flag of truce and deal with them. This demand was ignored. ' Shortly nfter this James Iiuekley, a former city workhouse keeper, and Morgan Brewer. a former guard at the penitentiary, climbed to the roof of a residence overlooking the building in which tlD• ■ convicts had taken refuge nhd tired several shots into the room where the desperadoes were intrenched. They were compelled to desist, however, as Foreman Willis was forced to the window in the line of fire. He called to the men to stop shooting and informed them that a negro convict whom the desperadoes had forced Into service had lDecn shot In the shoulder. Another note was dropped from the convicts' window, offering to surrender If the men were insured safe delivery to the eellhouse. This request was also ignored. Mangans Evans Bros. 154% 131% 147% 110% Dry Goods and Grocery Stores, 46 South Main Street,, From members of the firm of J. F. Morgan & Co. or from officials of the United States Steel corporation nothing definite could be learned regarding the scope of this pro|KDsed working arrangement. It Is surmised, however, that the plan which J. W. Gates had in view some years ago when he was president of the American Steel and Wire company will be considered. Mr. Gates, it will be remembered, gave some interesting testimony before the United States Industrial commission on Ills plan for a worldwide working arrangement between his company and several English and German concerns in the same line of business for a better control of prices in the world's markets. 108 29% 32% Plttston, Pa. 29% 10 and 12 North iain Street 138% 19% «9% Bath, N. Y., Aug. 21.—Twenty-five hundred persons attended the fifth annual harvest reunion of old folks of Steuben county, held on the fuir grounds here. George Reynolds, colored, of Bath, who was 100 yeuin of age u week ago last Tuesday, was the ojdest person present, and Mary French of Bath was next oldest, being ninety-nine years old. One hundred were over eighty, and 237 were over seventy. Reunion of Aired at Bath. N• Y. A SPANISH OPINION. Norfolk & Western N. Y„ O. & W. ... N. Y. Central Pennsylvania" .... Heading Reading, pref .. Southern Ky.j Southern lty., pref Southern Pacific . • Tcnn. C. & l' Texas Pacific .... U. S. l.eather .... U. S. Leather, pref U. S. Rubber U S. Steel U. S. Steel, pref. . Western Union ... Wabash, pref. ... Wabash, com Union Pacific .... ■15 Vh 103% 159% 07% The Griffin Studio. For WEDDINGS E|AWAM I For FUNERALS riUWWS t General Monet Say* That the Moros Cannot be Subdued. Just what you want in floral decorations on short notice. We can do much for you at a reason- Madrid, Spain. Aug. 21.—General Monet, who formerly commanded the Spanish operations In Mindanao, Philippines, says that the whole American army would be unable to subdue the Mbros. He declares that they are Invincible on their own ground and ad vises General Chaffee to come to some amicable agreement with the belligerent tribe. W 98 73 OS V6 52% 13 , 73% Artistic Photography in all Branches. able price. (new phone) 1-B.GARPENTER,ExiTiR it. meter boko Wllkeabarre, Pa. % k \ 53 13% PEOPLE'S PHONE 388 S S. MAIN ST 87 10% 41% 9ft % 80% 10% Nyack, N. Y., Aug. 21.—Mrs. Mary Seofield, a widow of Nyack. was awakened late at night by u muu In her room, who demanded money. When told she had none, he stublD«Dd her In the head and then gashed her throat. The woman's cries aroused her sister, and the man lied. Mrs. Seofield Is seriously Injured. Stalibed by a Bnrvlar, w Patent 1 Mr. Schwab Reticent. Sale Now Going On Small Pox Epidemic in Virginia. Generally speaklnft, the iilan involves a better understanding among competing concerns regarding prices and tiude In such countries as South Africa. the orientaj empires and South American republics. TEolj Richmond, Va., Aug. 21.—Seventeen people have died at Stone Gap, Wise county, of small pox. The epidemic is beyond control. There, are eight cases at Bast Gap. Gate City is .maintaining a strict quarantine against the Infected section. An epidemic of ilux prevails In Russell county, and many deaths have resulted. 94 48% 33% 94% rntlnr» Cnpltiilnte. Every article in our stock has been reduced one-half. We pay heavily for the privilege of getting rid of these goods. You profit to a like extent. 17 '/H 33 Later another letter stated that if the warden would come to the head of the stepB leading to the reed department the convicts would surrender, first sending their weapons down by Frank Brooks. 109% 93 43% 108% 92% 43% SKin Union Pacific, pref Alton In this connection it was said tlint It was not likely that an actual consolidation of Etfgllsh and German steel trusts would be formed with the United States Steel corporation as the dominating factor. J. J. Hill Lowers Grain Hiitra. Not Patent Leather^ Populnr Shirt Wataf Materials. .Wurdon I-lllard prepared to accept the terms of this note, and as a matter of precaution a lialf dozen convicts were placed In the hospital overlooking the reed department. Warden Lillard, accompanied by eight men, then proceeded to the foot of the stairway. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 21.-.T. ,T. mil, president of the Great Northern railroad. has announced a reduction In grain rates in the Dakotas and Minnesota amounting to about 10 per cent. Tills reduction applies to the Great Northern and Northern Paciiic, and in these states alone will aggregate f 1,- 000,000. Liulies' Shirt Waists; they wore 25c and 50c; sale price ....... 15c Misses' Lace Hose, worth 18c; 10c Scotch liiailras and Scotch cheviots. White piques and white dimities, dotted and embroidered swIss, mercerized Cheviot, white butcher's linen, linen lawn, fancy white cotton and wash Bilks appear among popular shirt waist materials Is the Material in Those Burt & Packard Korrect Shapes. President Roosevelt's Guests. When President Schwab was questioned about the formation of an International trust, such was as suggested in the morning papers, lie replied:liere for Oyster Bay, L. I.. Aug. 21.—Among those who took luncheon with President Hoosevelt today were Senator Prltchard, of North Carolina; Congressman William Alden Smith, of Michigan; John A. Sleichter, editor of 1-eslle's Weekly; F. B. Williams, chairman of the Louisiana Republican committee.1 lot Children's Gingham Dresses, nicely trimmed, sale price lS)c Ladies' and Children's Pique Sunbounets, here for 10c The prisoners emerged from the rood room as they had promised, wltli lmndu up, but as they proceeded down the stairway Bishop droppotMjis hands to his side as if to draw a weapon. He had hardly made the motion when one of the warden's party tired, the bullet striking Bishop In the breast. Inflicting a fatal wound. When Bishop fell, Mulligan and Brooks sank to their knees, bogging the warden to save their lives, and the two desperadoes, heavily shackled and accompanied by ten men, with drawn pistols, were placed In their cells, and quiet had been re- "You must not ask me to talk about such matters as those." Without doubt the finest shoes ever put together. Regular sparklers, high and low cut, Drowned In Stor Crrelc. Members of the firm .of J. P. Morgan & Co. also refused to discuss it, stating that any explanation or discussion of the plan might interfere with its completion. 1 lot Dress Gingham, worth 8c; yours now for 4|e r Prepared under GKBB1AN LAWS, to Excellent tor Brldgetou, N. J., Aug. 21.—..ellie Frallnger. aged twenty-two; her sister Hertha, aged eighteen, both of this city, and Peter Degen, a farmer of ltoadstown, were drowned by the capsizing of a boat In Stoe creek, nine miles from here. They were with a larjjte party which was crabbing In the creek. Boys' Pants, they are the 25c kind; sale price 12£c LUMBAGO, Rheumatism, Backache, etc. DR. RICHTER'S World-Renowned French Convents Ordered Closed. Ladies' White Lawn Shirt Waists, worth 50c, 75c and $1.00; yours now for 25c Hammocks, worth 75c; reduced to 45c $3.50 & $4.00. Chateau Dun. France, Aug. 21—Tinconvents of the Bisters of "Charity here have been ordered to close be• cause they did not secure government 'authorization. Trouble is feared when ' the order 1b enforced. Four Killed In Wreelc. "ANCHOR" PAIN EXPELLER. Schenectady, N. Y., Aug. 21.—Four uien were killed, one seriously injured and a score of others slightly near Hoffman's Ferry, ten miles from this city, by the brcakiug in half of a New York Central eastbound freight train and the consequent crashing of the rear half into the front part, which had stopped. The. men composed a fence gang, and thirty of them live in a-house ear, which wa's attached to a local freight from Syracuse to Albany niid was about the middle of the train. About a mile west of Hoffman's Ferry tlie front coupling of this ear broke, leaving It the head of the rear section. Patent Colt Skin is soft, brilliant and black iJVi night. Every pair guaranteed till the first sole is worn through. Ask to see the Prince Henry—the very latest, u high and low shoe all in one. 1 lot Ladies' Silk Shirt Waists, nicely made, best colors, worth $2.50; this sale $1.05 Robbed of *3,9100. One well known firm's letter out of many: 75 fh I d I 1"' P J I—?—ts 99 \ 'ncrafce In the 32!?Xoi your ANCHOfrTvUN EXZ PELLCR has not been due to adver- . !/P*n& .customers, coma a.good for jt.and are foreigners, who Know this remedy throu,qh its popularity m their native and,for many years past. "irougt stored. Toledo, O., Aug! !£Lbr*D|iver M. Itomlg and George C. Thurston robbed Chrls.lilUl Kluzel. of Pioneer. O., or #3,300. Tlie two men were arrested. A part of the money has been recovered. ( Blue Calico, worth (D£c; here 5c Largest Vessel In the World Afloat. -Belfast, Ireland, Aug. 21.—The White Star vessel Cedric, tlie largest !»,, the world; was launched successfully today. The ship has a displacement of 21,000 tons. After the men hud been securely locked up it was discovered that Mulligan liad been slightly wounded In the shoulder. Ladies' Wash Skirts, assorted lot, worth from 98c to 1*2.00; your choice 50c Ladies' Lisle and Taffeta Gloves, 25c kind, reduced to 10c Wallace Bishop, the convictjsvlio was fntnll.v woujided and who Is now dent], was under life sentence for the murder «#- Policeman McQucery of Covington, liy. UisUop had n record of killing several men. r Loudon. Aug. 21.—"An oil trust fias been formed in Austria," says the Geneva correspondent of the Chronicle In n dispatch, "to compete with American and ltussian oil couipnnles." An Oil Trait In Austria, Children's Parasols Qreen Goods Man Arrested. Newark, N. J., Aug. 21.—Elmer BroWn and G«orge T. Bradford, of Not.' York, were arrested here today on the charge of dealing in counterfeit money. 28c. «ad 50c. lit all druggist* or throufc LV.M.Blckter*Co«tl6 PearlSt, Hew toxk k 3S HIGHEST national AWARDSJ Recommend«d by prominent 1'hy- AA The Magnet O.F.&C. 0. Corned Beef, 10c. Giles. Fresh Shell Oysters at Messlck'a. Fillings that last. Dr. Welsh, dentist. Garden tools at Ann's, N. Main. 60c and fl ihones. Lard, 10c. Giles. 37 S. Main St., Pitteton. Shoe Company. -
Object Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, August 21, 1902 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1902-08-21 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
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Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, August 21, 1902 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1902-08-21 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Identifier | PGZ_19020821_001.tif |
Language | English |
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Contact | For information on source and images, contact the West Pittston Public Library, 200 Exeter Ave, West Pittston, PA 18643. Phone: (570) 654-9847. Email: wplibrary@luzernelibraries.org |
Contributing Institution | West Pittston Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | \lttf YFAR. i WBKKbV B8TABL1HHBD 1880. ,T 1 DAILY EST. »t THBO. HART 1889. PITTSTON, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1902. TWO CENTS A COPY; I C PflCFC FORTY CENTS A MONTH, f W rHUta. t ■- ; V IN HONOR OF WASHINGTON THE WILMINGTON ACCIDENT. DESPERATE ACT OF CONVICTS EXPLOSION IN PAPER MILL. WILL NOT INTERFERE It's a fiood Investment To Buy Your Orocerfes Always the The Death List Has Been Increased to Eight Killed, Six Hllllu, Three Wilmington, Del., Aug. 21.—Search In the ruins of the pulp mill where an explosion occurred yesterday, resulted in .the recovery of additional bodies. The death list now numbers 12. Three were injured and it is feared that they will all die. A dozen others are missing. Twelve. Bndly Hart. Wilmington, Dek7~ Aug. 21.—Eight workmen are knewn to have been killed, six are missing and three others were badly injured by the explosion of two steel digesters in the Delaware pulp mills of the Jessup & Moore Paper company, on the Christiana river. ?,r: Ancestral Home In England For Sale. BRENNAN & ROBERTS Four Hour Battle In Ken- Mr. Morgan Will Let Strike Alone For the Present tucky State Prison. Bead the following quotations and compare the values with other stores: fiati.. ■v 8JRITI8HER8 MAY PURCHASE Best Patent Flour 20 lbs Gran. Sugar Cheese, full cream, lb Pint Boot Beer Bottles, doz Qt. Root Beer Bottles, doz Hires' Boot Beer, 3 for Arbuckle Coffee Lion Coffee $4.25 1.00 .12 %00 CITIZENS RUSH TO RESCUE The digesters were located In a two story building. They were used for reducing wood pulp. Eighteen men were *t work in the building. There were two terrific reports, and the next instant the building and other mills alKHit the structure were completely wrecked. One digester was blown Into the air and fell to the ground 250 feet Children's fine gauze vests, 4c Children's fancy sunshades, 10c . . Talk of Establishing an American Mu*','Cseum—Another Proposition Looking CONFERENCE WITH SCHWAB DEATH OF GENERAL SIEGEL. Ladies' sunbonnets, all colors and shapes, a large stock to choose from, 15c Famous Civil War Veteran Died in Three Desperadoes Wounded, One Latter While In Europe Will, it is t» the Transfer of the House to New York, Aug. 21.—General Fran/. Siegel died this morning at 11.45 at his home in this city. He had been suffering from a general breaking down, mentally and physically, for about two years, but his condition was not considered dangerous until last Sunday, wlhen he wag unable, for the first time, to leave his bed. He is survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter. New York After a Long Illness. Fatally, in Attempted Jail Delivery. Mount Vernon. Said, Work Out Some International Ladies' seersucker underskirts, well made, 39c i1 . D: ■: E London, Aug. 21.—The ancestral ' borne of George Washington, near „ ... Banbury, In Northamptonshire, has , ' been placed on the real estate market Rebels Finally Forced Into llncon. away Scheme of Which No One is Will- Children's fine muslin drawers, all sizes. 9c ditional Surrender. A dense volume of smoke for a time prevented the outside workmen from going to the immediate rescue of those who were caught in the rulus of the falling building. ing to Talk. Frankfort, Ky., Auk. 21.—The officers of the state penitentiary and the citizens of Frankfort were thrown into a state of wild excitement by a riot in the prison started by an attempt to gain their liberty on the part of three desperate murderers, Lafayette Brooks of Morgan county and Wallace Bishop and T. Mulligan of Kenton county. New York, Aug. 21.—Landing from the Oceanic, J. l'lerpont Morgan went at once to Ills office, where he considered for hours the serious situation presented by the great anthracite coal strike. From a source ubsolutCH.v reliable it was learned later that Mr. Morgan will not Interfere in the slightest in the battle between the strikers and operators and that his decision was reached after reading and hearing reports which he considered full and complete enough to enable him to quickly make up his mind. • • • • • Wide fancy ribbons, all colors, a yard Co ftfr sale. The estate consists of 204 acres, with a manor house in whloh ■the ancestors of the American patriot lived in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Over the porcii of the house . Is an antique carving of the original coat of armg of the Washington family, from which the American flag was designed, There Ib some talk of the government buying the estate, transforming the ground into a public park and mi&ktng an American museum out of the house. Another proposition Is that Americans In London shall purchase the house and transfer It In sections to Mount Vernon. BREHNRH & ROBERTS, An alarm of lire was sounded, and the entire fire department of the city and a large force of police were soon on the ground, and the work of rescue was immediately begun. Severul of the workmen were taken out unconscious, only to die after being removed to hospitals. The wreckage was piled up for more than thirty feet, and the escaping steam made the work of rescue difficult. Ladies' fancy summer corsets, grand value, for a pair 19c 10c quality window shades, sale price 7c Corner Main and Thomas Streets, Next to Eagle Hotel. !%Jr CAPTURE CONFIRMED. 6c quality Domet Shaker flannel for 4c Colombian Revolutionists Now in Pos- Before the riot, which lasted, four hours, was quelled and the mutinous convicts were captured Bishop was fatally wounded. Brooks was shot in the right shoulder, and a negro convict, Albert Ransome of Louisville, whom the desperadoes had pressed into service, was lilt by a rine bail. Williams & McAnulty Washington, Aug. 21.—The Navy Department today received a cable message, from Commander Potter, of the Ranger, conflrming the press dispatches announcing the capture by revolutionists of "the Colombian gunboat Boyaca, with 300 soldiers aboard, on" July 30. session of Government Gunboat. 50c quality ladies' muslin night gowns, sale price 39c 1 lot boys' waists, 10c each Don't fail to Visit our remnant sale in the basement m .Strain was used in the digesters. The officers of the company think that too much steam was generated in them and that this was the cause of the explosion. The monetary loss is estimated ut $35,000. No matter what pressure may be brought to bear Mr. Morgan, It is learned, will not alter his decision. Blsliop Potter'and Senator Hunna, it has been said, may nnjlent to Mr. Morgan President MitiriVu's plan for n compromise, but it Is (leciafed that the financier will tell tlirtn In efTect that as he is only a stockholder in coul properties he believes it, to be for the best interests of the properties that the coal roads lie left to manage their affairs without outside interference. Carpets and Wall Papers at Reduced Prices The rioting started while Brooks, Mulligan and Bishop, one of whom had a pistol concealed about Ills person, wore coining out of the dining room to aimwiDr a hospital call. SCHWAB 8AIL8 FOR EUROPE. Havana, Aug. 21.—It is doubtful if any attempt will at present be made to float the pro])osed loan of $:{5,000,000. President Palma and Ills cabinet "are strongly opposed to the revolutionary element which hnR boon clamoring for the payment of the Cuban nrmy and whioh saw in this loan the only means to bring this payment about. Cuban Loan Abandoned, Metliodlnt Book Home In China. COME IN and look over our superb lino Remembering we are quoting Special Prices 60 NORTH MAIN. _ THE RELIABLE PLACE 8aya There Is No Truth In the Report That He Will Form Steel Combine. Suddenly one of the convicts drew a weapon and compelled Guard II. Gill to give up his arms. Guard F. 1*\ Hurst, who rusliod to Gill's usslstauce, was also captured by the convicts. Captain Mat Madigau, acting warden, then rushed' forward with six guards and tired on the bunch, but no one was wounded. The convicts then rnn across the yard, and at the entrance to the reed department of the chair factory captured Charles Willis, a foreman. They covered him with their pistols, and, placing him between them and the guards, retreated to the rocker department in the chair factory, from which place they could command a good view of the entire yard. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 21.—The book committee of the Southern Methodist Publishing House has met here a*l rati tied the agreement between the northern and southern churches to establish a joint publishing house at Shanghai, China. Dr. Collins. Denny, J. II; Morgan and John B. Hansom, all of Nashville, have been chosen directors to represent the southern church, while Charles D. Smith, one of the book agents, has been authorized to buy the machinery at once for the plant. It is expected that the publishing house will be in operation by Jan. 1 next, as the building is only awaiting the installation of lnachtticry to be ready for operation. New York, Aug. 21.—Charles N. Schwab, president of the United States Steel Corporation, sailed this morning on the French liner La Lorraine for Europe, where he will seek rest and recovery from nervous indisposition. Mr. Schwab submitted to a very brief interview before sailing. He said he didn't know when he would return and reiterated his previous statement that he is not so ill as has been reported. He added that there was no truth in the report that he intended to form a European steel combine. 15 South Main St. Also Mr. Morgan held a conference with Charles M. Schwab, nt the conclusion of Which Mr. Schwab announced that he would sail for Europe on the Lorraine of the French line. If you are looking for Something in the line of Next to Drury's Store. Forenta of Greece, News of the arrival of Mr. Morgan after his lengthy sojourn In England and on the continent furnished an all absorbing topic of discussion in the financial world, as It was known great plans of international Importance were awaiting his approval and tlnal consideration.GROCERIES Eymis Rros. & * v*. In anciant times Greece possessed about 7,500,000 acres of dense forest, and she was comparatively rich in timber until nbout fifty years ago. Much of it has, however, now disappeared. We have them. GERMANIC WA8 DISABLED. THE WEATHER. Washington, Aug. 21.—Local rains followed by fair weather; Friday, lair. At a window they stntionod Willis, and Brooks, with a revolver in his hand, took a position Just beside the captive, resting the muzzle of the weapon on the foreman's side. The convicts then dotted Wurden Lillard to attempt to capture them, shouting that tliey would kill the foreman at the first move mnde against them. That he himself recognized the necessity of taking up these affairs at once was made apparent by his decision to go to his office in Wall street Immediately on his arrival Instead of to his home ut Illghiiftids of the Hudson, as he at first proposed. This decision wus reached after a short talk with some of his portners, who went down the bay on his yacht to meet Bottle Ketchup Bottle Ketchup, 10c, or 3 for 5 cans Windsor Corn 3 cans Early Juno Pears.. . 3-lb pail Jam, in tin 5-lb pail Jam, in tin 5-lb pail Plum Butter. 5-lb pail Apple Butter 1 crock Lutz Cfc Schraum Cfc Co Ocean While Being Repaired. Hove to for Over Four Hours in Mid- Br IC1 tee Workers' Strike Off. Blntlra, N. Y.,' Aug. 21.—The strike of 400 employees of the Empire Bridge company's plants In this city has been officially declared off by the strikers. The strike has continued since June 7 and was brought aliout because the company officials had stated .that no union men would be employed lu the local plant and had sulte«f the action to the word by discharging several men who were prominent in organizing a brunch of the Bridge Workers' union. The company made no concessions, it is said, but will take back a. number of the strikers. Pint Mason Jars, per dozen ■HIC Queeastown, Ireland, Aug. 21.—The White-Star steamer Germanic, which Eaiied from New York on Aug. 13, arrived here today. Last Sunday night, th« air pumps on the vessel broke down, and it was necessary to stop the engines for over four hours in midocean while the crew repaired the damage. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Stock Markets furnished by Haight & Freese, stock brokers, Miners' Bank Building. New York. Aug. 21, 1902. Open. Clos. ...132% 132 .... 92% 92% ...102% 101%. ... G5% «5% ..... 34% 34'4 oe% 110 10S% Quart Mason Jars, 1C|, per dozen "KHi S!.v Hundreds of Armed Men on Scene, him, Sugfr Atchison. Atchison, pref. . it. Copper Car & Foundry • Brooklyn Traction B. & O By this time several hundred citizens, many of them heavily armed, had gathered ut the prison Bates, but the warden denied admission to all. He issued orders for all the shops to close and for all the prisoners to be returned at once to their cells. lie then placed a guard of sixty men around the building in which the desperadoes had barricaded themselves and called on them to surrender. The convicts' only reply was a taunt. Talknl Willi Mr. Hotiwnh J gal. Mason Jars, CA« per dozen OUC Mr. Morgan was lit his office for over five hours. Soon after his arrival at the office he held his conference with Sir. Schwab. It Is understood tlmt Mr. Schwab will take up some matters which Mr. Morgan had considered and discussed while abroad, relating to the closer working relations of some of the big European steel and Iron trusts with the United States Steel corporation, with particular reference to the world's markets. Mr. Morgan outlined to Mr. Schwab what had already been. accomplished, and it is more than likely that the young president of the steel trust will finish the problem already begun. Apple Butter 1 crock Heinz Apple Butter. 1 tfal. Canned Apples,(whole) 3 bot. 5-minute lloot Beer... 3 bot. Hires' Boot Beer for.. Good Rio Coffee, lb Arbuckle's Coffefi Lion Coffee CLEAR WEATHER FOILS ATTACK. How It Fare* With the Vessels En- gaged in Mimic Warfare. Potatoes, fine stock per bushel OUis Lockport, Mbbs., Aug. 21—The morning broke clear and pleasant. The atmpsphere was all that could bo desired for the vessels of the squadron defending the coast from attack. It was too clear, however, for the attacking boats, as they could be seen a long distance. Itxls not probable that Admiral Pillsbury will put in an appearance with his vessels as long as the weather continues line and there is no haze to obscure hi® Movements. The vessels of the defending squadron in this vicinity are plainly visible to.day, being in the same position that they occupied last night. Ches. & Ohio Chic. & Gt. Western C., M. & St. P. ... C.. It. I. & I' Col. F. & I Erie Erie, pref I.oil is. & Nash Manhattan El Met. Traction .... Mo. Pacific Col. Southern .... 111. Central Melcan Central .... Canadian Pacific ... Rep. Steel ....~ ... 53% San Francisco, Aug. 21.—Another mortgage amounting to $10,000,000 from the United States Shipbuilding company to tho New York Security and Trust company has been tiled here. The mortgage is duted Aug. 1, 1002, and secures the Issue of twenty year 5 per cent collateral and mortgage bonds. The first mortgage of $16,- 000,000 on the various plants throughout the United States by the new shipbuHding combine was recorded, last Monday. Another Ship Trout Mortgage, 34% 1S4% 183 70 39% 09 For the protection of Foreman Willis the warden then determined to starve the desperadoes Into submission. In about half an hour a note was dropped from the window of the room where the convicts had taken refuge asking Warden Lillard and Deputy Warden Madlgan to come up under a flag of truce and deal with them. This demand was ignored. ' Shortly nfter this James Iiuekley, a former city workhouse keeper, and Morgan Brewer. a former guard at the penitentiary, climbed to the roof of a residence overlooking the building in which tlD• ■ convicts had taken refuge nhd tired several shots into the room where the desperadoes were intrenched. They were compelled to desist, however, as Foreman Willis was forced to the window in the line of fire. He called to the men to stop shooting and informed them that a negro convict whom the desperadoes had forced Into service had lDecn shot In the shoulder. Another note was dropped from the convicts' window, offering to surrender If the men were insured safe delivery to the eellhouse. This request was also ignored. Mangans Evans Bros. 154% 131% 147% 110% Dry Goods and Grocery Stores, 46 South Main Street,, From members of the firm of J. F. Morgan & Co. or from officials of the United States Steel corporation nothing definite could be learned regarding the scope of this pro|KDsed working arrangement. It Is surmised, however, that the plan which J. W. Gates had in view some years ago when he was president of the American Steel and Wire company will be considered. Mr. Gates, it will be remembered, gave some interesting testimony before the United States Industrial commission on Ills plan for a worldwide working arrangement between his company and several English and German concerns in the same line of business for a better control of prices in the world's markets. 108 29% 32% Plttston, Pa. 29% 10 and 12 North iain Street 138% 19% «9% Bath, N. Y., Aug. 21.—Twenty-five hundred persons attended the fifth annual harvest reunion of old folks of Steuben county, held on the fuir grounds here. George Reynolds, colored, of Bath, who was 100 yeuin of age u week ago last Tuesday, was the ojdest person present, and Mary French of Bath was next oldest, being ninety-nine years old. One hundred were over eighty, and 237 were over seventy. Reunion of Aired at Bath. N• Y. A SPANISH OPINION. Norfolk & Western N. Y„ O. & W. ... N. Y. Central Pennsylvania" .... Heading Reading, pref .. Southern Ky.j Southern lty., pref Southern Pacific . • Tcnn. C. & l' Texas Pacific .... U. S. l.eather .... U. S. Leather, pref U. S. Rubber U S. Steel U. S. Steel, pref. . Western Union ... Wabash, pref. ... Wabash, com Union Pacific .... ■15 Vh 103% 159% 07% The Griffin Studio. For WEDDINGS E|AWAM I For FUNERALS riUWWS t General Monet Say* That the Moros Cannot be Subdued. Just what you want in floral decorations on short notice. We can do much for you at a reason- Madrid, Spain. Aug. 21.—General Monet, who formerly commanded the Spanish operations In Mindanao, Philippines, says that the whole American army would be unable to subdue the Mbros. He declares that they are Invincible on their own ground and ad vises General Chaffee to come to some amicable agreement with the belligerent tribe. W 98 73 OS V6 52% 13 , 73% Artistic Photography in all Branches. able price. (new phone) 1-B.GARPENTER,ExiTiR it. meter boko Wllkeabarre, Pa. % k \ 53 13% PEOPLE'S PHONE 388 S S. MAIN ST 87 10% 41% 9ft % 80% 10% Nyack, N. Y., Aug. 21.—Mrs. Mary Seofield, a widow of Nyack. was awakened late at night by u muu In her room, who demanded money. When told she had none, he stublD«Dd her In the head and then gashed her throat. The woman's cries aroused her sister, and the man lied. Mrs. Seofield Is seriously Injured. Stalibed by a Bnrvlar, w Patent 1 Mr. Schwab Reticent. Sale Now Going On Small Pox Epidemic in Virginia. Generally speaklnft, the iilan involves a better understanding among competing concerns regarding prices and tiude In such countries as South Africa. the orientaj empires and South American republics. TEolj Richmond, Va., Aug. 21.—Seventeen people have died at Stone Gap, Wise county, of small pox. The epidemic is beyond control. There, are eight cases at Bast Gap. Gate City is .maintaining a strict quarantine against the Infected section. An epidemic of ilux prevails In Russell county, and many deaths have resulted. 94 48% 33% 94% rntlnr» Cnpltiilnte. Every article in our stock has been reduced one-half. We pay heavily for the privilege of getting rid of these goods. You profit to a like extent. 17 '/H 33 Later another letter stated that if the warden would come to the head of the stepB leading to the reed department the convicts would surrender, first sending their weapons down by Frank Brooks. 109% 93 43% 108% 92% 43% SKin Union Pacific, pref Alton In this connection it was said tlint It was not likely that an actual consolidation of Etfgllsh and German steel trusts would be formed with the United States Steel corporation as the dominating factor. J. J. Hill Lowers Grain Hiitra. Not Patent Leather^ Populnr Shirt Wataf Materials. .Wurdon I-lllard prepared to accept the terms of this note, and as a matter of precaution a lialf dozen convicts were placed In the hospital overlooking the reed department. Warden Lillard, accompanied by eight men, then proceeded to the foot of the stairway. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 21.-.T. ,T. mil, president of the Great Northern railroad. has announced a reduction In grain rates in the Dakotas and Minnesota amounting to about 10 per cent. Tills reduction applies to the Great Northern and Northern Paciiic, and in these states alone will aggregate f 1,- 000,000. Liulies' Shirt Waists; they wore 25c and 50c; sale price ....... 15c Misses' Lace Hose, worth 18c; 10c Scotch liiailras and Scotch cheviots. White piques and white dimities, dotted and embroidered swIss, mercerized Cheviot, white butcher's linen, linen lawn, fancy white cotton and wash Bilks appear among popular shirt waist materials Is the Material in Those Burt & Packard Korrect Shapes. President Roosevelt's Guests. When President Schwab was questioned about the formation of an International trust, such was as suggested in the morning papers, lie replied:liere for Oyster Bay, L. I.. Aug. 21.—Among those who took luncheon with President Hoosevelt today were Senator Prltchard, of North Carolina; Congressman William Alden Smith, of Michigan; John A. Sleichter, editor of 1-eslle's Weekly; F. B. Williams, chairman of the Louisiana Republican committee.1 lot Children's Gingham Dresses, nicely trimmed, sale price lS)c Ladies' and Children's Pique Sunbounets, here for 10c The prisoners emerged from the rood room as they had promised, wltli lmndu up, but as they proceeded down the stairway Bishop droppotMjis hands to his side as if to draw a weapon. He had hardly made the motion when one of the warden's party tired, the bullet striking Bishop In the breast. Inflicting a fatal wound. When Bishop fell, Mulligan and Brooks sank to their knees, bogging the warden to save their lives, and the two desperadoes, heavily shackled and accompanied by ten men, with drawn pistols, were placed In their cells, and quiet had been re- "You must not ask me to talk about such matters as those." Without doubt the finest shoes ever put together. Regular sparklers, high and low cut, Drowned In Stor Crrelc. Members of the firm .of J. P. Morgan & Co. also refused to discuss it, stating that any explanation or discussion of the plan might interfere with its completion. 1 lot Dress Gingham, worth 8c; yours now for 4|e r Prepared under GKBB1AN LAWS, to Excellent tor Brldgetou, N. J., Aug. 21.—..ellie Frallnger. aged twenty-two; her sister Hertha, aged eighteen, both of this city, and Peter Degen, a farmer of ltoadstown, were drowned by the capsizing of a boat In Stoe creek, nine miles from here. They were with a larjjte party which was crabbing In the creek. Boys' Pants, they are the 25c kind; sale price 12£c LUMBAGO, Rheumatism, Backache, etc. DR. RICHTER'S World-Renowned French Convents Ordered Closed. Ladies' White Lawn Shirt Waists, worth 50c, 75c and $1.00; yours now for 25c Hammocks, worth 75c; reduced to 45c $3.50 & $4.00. Chateau Dun. France, Aug. 21—Tinconvents of the Bisters of "Charity here have been ordered to close be• cause they did not secure government 'authorization. Trouble is feared when ' the order 1b enforced. Four Killed In Wreelc. "ANCHOR" PAIN EXPELLER. Schenectady, N. Y., Aug. 21.—Four uien were killed, one seriously injured and a score of others slightly near Hoffman's Ferry, ten miles from this city, by the brcakiug in half of a New York Central eastbound freight train and the consequent crashing of the rear half into the front part, which had stopped. The. men composed a fence gang, and thirty of them live in a-house ear, which wa's attached to a local freight from Syracuse to Albany niid was about the middle of the train. About a mile west of Hoffman's Ferry tlie front coupling of this ear broke, leaving It the head of the rear section. Patent Colt Skin is soft, brilliant and black iJVi night. Every pair guaranteed till the first sole is worn through. Ask to see the Prince Henry—the very latest, u high and low shoe all in one. 1 lot Ladies' Silk Shirt Waists, nicely made, best colors, worth $2.50; this sale $1.05 Robbed of *3,9100. One well known firm's letter out of many: 75 fh I d I 1"' P J I—?—ts 99 \ 'ncrafce In the 32!?Xoi your ANCHOfrTvUN EXZ PELLCR has not been due to adver- . !/P*n& .customers, coma a.good for jt.and are foreigners, who Know this remedy throu,qh its popularity m their native and,for many years past. "irougt stored. Toledo, O., Aug! !£Lbr*D|iver M. Itomlg and George C. Thurston robbed Chrls.lilUl Kluzel. of Pioneer. O., or #3,300. Tlie two men were arrested. A part of the money has been recovered. ( Blue Calico, worth (D£c; here 5c Largest Vessel In the World Afloat. -Belfast, Ireland, Aug. 21.—The White Star vessel Cedric, tlie largest !»,, the world; was launched successfully today. The ship has a displacement of 21,000 tons. After the men hud been securely locked up it was discovered that Mulligan liad been slightly wounded In the shoulder. Ladies' Wash Skirts, assorted lot, worth from 98c to 1*2.00; your choice 50c Ladies' Lisle and Taffeta Gloves, 25c kind, reduced to 10c Wallace Bishop, the convictjsvlio was fntnll.v woujided and who Is now dent], was under life sentence for the murder «#- Policeman McQucery of Covington, liy. UisUop had n record of killing several men. r Loudon. Aug. 21.—"An oil trust fias been formed in Austria," says the Geneva correspondent of the Chronicle In n dispatch, "to compete with American and ltussian oil couipnnles." An Oil Trait In Austria, Children's Parasols Qreen Goods Man Arrested. Newark, N. J., Aug. 21.—Elmer BroWn and G«orge T. Bradford, of Not.' York, were arrested here today on the charge of dealing in counterfeit money. 28c. «ad 50c. lit all druggist* or throufc LV.M.Blckter*Co«tl6 PearlSt, Hew toxk k 3S HIGHEST national AWARDSJ Recommend«d by prominent 1'hy- AA The Magnet O.F.&C. 0. Corned Beef, 10c. Giles. Fresh Shell Oysters at Messlck'a. Fillings that last. Dr. Welsh, dentist. Garden tools at Ann's, N. Main. 60c and fl ihones. Lard, 10c. Giles. 37 S. Main St., Pitteton. Shoe Company. - |
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