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■' I '» \ —1- D* 3 •' k r *wjp t /• . toj VI? A P J WEEKLY ESTABLISHED I860 OOU I iiiAx*. -j DAILY EST. bt TBEO, HABT 1888.. P1TTSTON, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1903. TWO CENTS A OOPY. t fi PAfJPflRl FORTY CENTS A MONTH, f O J AUIiO. TO OPPOSE UN ION8. • . - ■ ' At This Season of * V ' "'iTjtf The Year, THE BIG DAY AT DELHI PLAN TO SAVE VENEZUELA NAVAL OFFICER HELD. * CHINA WON'T PAY GOLD The Smallest American Watch I«dep0nd«iit Leune of Lahortrt 11 Be Oriulud. U«t»ul Commander Gmrge W. Albany, N. Y., Jnn. 1.—Kev. B. Ml Fairchlld of Albany, who has beei called Into consultation by the -work men interested In the formation of thi National League of Independent Work men of America, says: Meats Acoued of Sma(illii(. San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. 1.—The hearing of the smuggling cases was continued before United States Commissioner Anderson. In the case against Lieutenant Commander George W. Mentz, U. S. N., and Supervisor of Elections Benjamin' Butler LleutenaAt Commander Mentz was held for trial in $1,000 bail and Butler was discharged. In the dise against Lieutenant Commandefr-Mentz, Butler and James Bren nan, an employee of the Country club, Butler and Brennan were discharged and the commissioner was undecided as to Lieutenant Commander Mentz. The hearing of the third case against Butler will be continued. •D Edward Proclaimed Emper- New York Bankers Offer to Encouraged By Attitude ol The Waltham Watch Co. delivered to New York the day before Christmas the first five of their new model Ladies' Watch. We were fortunate to. secure one of them.D It is just the size of a five cent piece, fully jeweled and adjusted, and an accurate timekeeper. It is the smallest, handsomest and most desirable Ladies' Watch made. Would be pleased to show it to any one interested. Just prior-to our Semi-Annual Inventory we find ourselves overstocked in certain departments. Believing that the just loss is generally the least, we have clipped the original selling figures in many cases right in two in order to reduce our stock to its proper limit. or of India. "The league will' be organised In the near future. It is proposed,, to put ii national orgonizer In the field and to or gnnize local branches nil over the coun try and demand that employers rur. their shops as 'open shops, in which union and league men can have an equal and fair chance for employ merit. Pay Claims. U. 8. Government. WAS A GORGEOUS DURBAR. WOULD CONVERT DEBT. OTHER POWERS THREATEN Forty Thousand British Troops and "The league will be strictly a labor Ing man's affair, but it will be incorpo rated, so as to command the confidenct of employers and the general publk and be in a position to defend the rights of its members through the courts. Only American citizens will bt eligible to membership." Speyor Bros, and a Syndicate Headed It Is Proposed to Inform the Chinese Ten Thousand Native Soldiers Par- by Mallet-Prevost Ready to Act. Government That Grave Conse- ticlpated in the Celebration—Ad- Latter Wants Control of Customs quences Will Follow Its Action— Note former prices. Reduced to 75c Ladles' Wrappers . 40c each 50c Ladies' Corsets 8»c each 50c Cotton Blankets.... ....89c pair 20c Ladies' Blacx Wool Hose lf)c pair 25c Ladies' Fleece Lined Vests 19c each 60c Ladies' and Children's Umbrellas. .29c each 30c Cream Table Damask 95c a yard 25s Tnrkey Red Damask 19c a yard 50c Men'g Fleece Lined Underwear, 86c garment 25c Men's Heave Working Mitts 15c pair 10c Children's Fleece Lined Vests ..5c eswh sc Unbleached Muslin 4c a yard sc Shaker Flanuel 3%ca yard dress by Lord Curzon. The jpdge has discharged Lieutenant Stewart McC. Decker, commissary ol the Porto Blcan regiment, agalnsl whom proceedings for contempt ol court had been started, upon Lleuten ant Decker promising to answer tht question. The lieutenant testified that he had removed certain boxes, but said he did not remember upon whose ordei they had been taken to the barracks Neither did he know what had becomc of them. The testimony showed tha some of the boxes of liquor wer« marked with the single initials "D. U.'- Other boxes were labeled with a dozen different marks, but their owners wen not identified. Delhi, India, Jan. 1.—King Edward was today proclaimed Emperor of India at the Coronation Durbar, held In the presence of the native rulers of the Indian Empire. It was the most gorgeous durbar ever held in India, bringing together representatives of a greater population than that of all Europe. It was held in a vast covered amphitheater, especially erected on the plain about four miles outside the city. Forty thousand British troops and 10,000 native soThiers participated in the celebration. Lord Curzon and his wife came on elephants, but with very little of the pomp that marked the arrival of the native princes. The, Viceroy was seated on a throne decorated with golden lions. A brief proclamation was read. Then there was a flourish, of trumpets, followed by the playing of the national anthem by bands, and cheers in which the voices of a quarter of a million people mingled. Lord Curzon made a short address of welcome and congratulations to the rajahs. as Guarantee. Tung Fuh Slang's Revolt Grows. Caracas, Venezuela, Jnn. 1—A New York financial syndicate, hended by Severe Msllet-Prevost of that city, hns offered to advance money to the Venezuelan government to meet pressing obligations, including the legitimate claims of foreign governments. The syndicate proposes that control of the custom houses shall be given to It as the guarantee for the loan. Peking, Jan. 1.—The ministers here of the foreign powers have telegraphed their governments the refusal of China to pay the international Indemnity in gold notes and have'discussed the matter among themselves. It is proposed to inform the Chinese government that failure to fulfill the obligations provided in the protocol will entail grave consequences.H.G.SHUPP FAILURES FC\R PAST YEAR. Decreane Prom UW1 JEWELER, fa National New York, Jan. 1.—In spite of some crop shortages added.-to record breaking strikes and reduced foreign trade Bradstreet's will report that the failure record for the past year is on the whole a favorable one. In only one section, the south, was there an increase of casualties over the record of 1801, and in only two, the south and central west, was there an Increase of liabilities. Prosperity 36 W. MARKET STREET. Remember that for Underwear and Hosiery our stock is the largest; our prices, as usual, the A High Class Bargain List Sharp competition exists, as the Sfm of Speyer Bros, of New York, through their Caracas branch, offer to finance this country, promising to furnish all the funds that will be needed to settle the foreign claims and convert the Venezuelan debt. The policy of the United States present an obstacle in the way of delivering a Joint note to China on the matter, and the present difficulty is generally attributed to the encouragement given the Chinese by the American government's Indorsement of their arguments. The Chinese are content to await developments, believing that the powers will find it so difficult to agree on a course of action that the present deadlock will be prolonged indefinitely. lowest. Methodists' Great Watch Meeting. PEOPLE'S STORE During the year there were reported 9,071 commercial .failures, with liabilities of $105,093,023 and assets of $50,- 870,800, a decrease in number of 0.4 per cent and a falling off of liabilities of 18 per cent from 1901. Springfield, Mass., Jan. 1.—One of th« most impressive and memorable serv Ices ever held in Springfield was tha. in Trinity church, when Dr. B. M Mills, secretary of the twentieth cen tury thank offering commission, madi the formal announcement that thi Methodists of the country bad raise* more than. $20,000,000 in response to thi movement Inaugurated in Trlnltj church by the board of bishops foui years ago. Other speakers were Cbarlei H. Fowler, who gave an address oj "The Great Itinerant;" Rev. S. F. Up ham of Drew Theological seminary who spoke on "Church Loyalty," and Rev. Dr. W. F. McDowell, secretary ot the New York state bonrd of education who spoke on "Going Forward." New Currants .. 8c Active correspondence on the subject Is now being exchanged between President Castro's government and the financiers.New Raisins New Apricots 15 South Main St., Pittston. Venezuela's formal answer to the demands presented by the powers through the American legation Is not expected to be made public before today. New Honeycomb New Prunes, 3 lb. for 12%c ..25c ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. With two exceptions the number of failures was the smallest In fourteen years despite the fact that the number of concerns In business Is growing steadily, the Increase since 1892 aggregating 19 per cent. Monument to Von Ketteler. New Maple Syrup, quart 25c The monument to Baron von Ketteler, the German minister who was killed in Peking shortly after the outbreak ot the Boxer troubles, will be dedicated 'Jan. 18, Chinese and German officials participating in the ceremony. The monument Is a white marble arcli spanning the principal business street at the spot where Baron von Ketteler was assassinated. New Maple Syrup, % gal 45c Evans Bros. Blockade DnrlnK Arbitration. Tomatoes, per can AT THE WHITE HOUSE. A cable dispatch from Rome states that the blockade of the Venezuelan coast by the allies will continue throughout the entire session of The Hague tribunal sitting to adjudicate the clalmB of the foreigners. Sweet Potatoes, per peck *. New Year's Day Reception Most Bril- Nice crisp Celery, per bunch .. Hand-picked AppleB, per bust el liant Ever Witnessed. Saginaw, Mich., Jan. 1.—Deputy Sher Iff L. A. Hovey of Wayne county has served a summons on Governor Bliss In the case of -the Michigan Central (all way versus the State of Michigan. The suit Is for $0,000,000 damages alleged to have been sustained in one year by reason of the repeal of the railroad's special charter. Under this charter the road was permitted to charge 3 cents a mile passenger fare Instead of 2 cents, us the general law provides, and was allowed to pay a specific tax on gross earnings in lieu of all other taxes, the full road's taxes being about doubled since the repeal of the charter. Biff Suit Agalnat a State. Washington, Jan. 1.—At 11 o'clock this morning a bugle blast echoed through the new marble corridors of the remodeled White House. It was the President's call. Scarcely l\ad the notes died away before President and Mrs. Rooseveft, followed by the members of the cabinet and their ladles, descended from the second floor of the historic building and passed to the blue room, where they later received the notable m6n and women of the capital In honor of New Year's day. The reception was in many respects the most brilliant Washington has ever witnessed. Sweet Cider, per gallon Intense excitement was caused here by the news, notwithstanding that the blockade will afreet foreigners onjy. There Is only flour enough to last forty dayB and coal to last three months. Meat and other foods are abundant. The only persons who are trying to raise prices are the speculators. Best Patent Flour, per bbl. $4,25 SI. 35 65 90 45 50 Replying to inquiries from the legations, the foreign office admitted tlint there wos some truth in the reports ot warlike preparations on the part ot Tung Full Slang, although it characterizes the stories of his movements as ex aggerated. The foreign office says the viceroys of tlie northern provinces have sufficient troops to subdue him. This latter statement, however, is dlsbolieved.BRENNAN fi ROBERTS, Feed, per 100 Potatoes, per bu Onions, " " Rutas... Apples Best Dairy Butter, per lb. Pure Lard, per lb Cleaned Currants, 4 for.... 25 Seeded Raisins, 8, 10. 12 1*2 pkg Citron, 2 lbs. for 25~~ Lemon Peel, 2 lbs. for...... 25 Orange " " " 25 Cranberries, per qt |Q Pumplrin, per can | Q Parsnips, Carrots, Beets, Sweet Morgan Sivei a Ghnoh, New York, Jan. 1.—The Church oi the Eplpjidny in Brooklyn, of whlcl the Rev. Dean Richmond Babbett li the rector, has been relieved of tin financial embarrassment which foi some time has threatened to result li the sale of the church property undei foreclosure of mortgage. The debt, orlg lnally $38,500, had been reduced bj subscriptions from various sources tC $15,900. At a watch service G. Tlllot son announced that a check for the lat ter amount from an unknown donoi had been received, which relieved thi church from all existing financial obll gatlons except a judgment for $700 which would be easily adjusted. Pri vately it was stated that the unknowi donor was J. Plerpont Morgan. 42 North Main Street, EV'Next to Eagle Hotel. The British naval authorities, It Is said, are disgusted at being obliged to take part In the chase of small fishing boats. The officers of the cruiser Retribution are quoted as saying: 28 ~ . 13 YOU GET THE BEST AT It is expected that government troops, will join Tung Fuh Slang In the event, •f his undertaking a rebellion. Populai sympathy is with Tung Fuh Slang, who was exiled and degraded for obeying the orders of bis superiors and attacking the foreign legations. WILLIAMS and M'ANULTY "We do not like the job. The Ger mans and fttll&ns have no nirval laurels. Lot tbev have them. They seem pleased to get such laurels." MINE DISASTER IN RUS8IA. "Tick Bite" Case Compromised. Fifty-eight Loit Their Lives—Twenty- Memphis, Tenn., Jan, 1.—The suit of the widow of Joel Q. Webb In the federal court, knowh as the "tick bite" case, against two Insurance companies for $5,000 each has been compromised by the companies agreeing Jointly tc pay the sum of #0,000. Webb held accident policies for $5,000 In two accident Insurance companies. A little more than a year ago Webb was bitten by a "tick" while at his plantation In Arkansas. Blood poisoning developed from the bite, and Webb died. The companies refused to pay the policies, alleging that the death had beta a natural one. one Rescued AJIve After 5 Days. Members of the foreign legations here comment severely on the mistake in International law committed by the British authorities in Trinidad in making public an announcement on Dec 20 that a state of war existed between Great Britain and Veneiuela after having declared a state of blockade on the 18th, two days before. IDrror of Trinidad Authorities. Dealers in High Grade CARPETS, BUGS, St. Petersburg, Jan. 1.—Word has Just been received of a mine disaster in Bakmoot. Fifty-eight men were killed. Twenty-one were rescued alive after having been entombed for five days. Washington, Jan. 1.—The state department has been officially advised through its fiscal agents in China that the second installment of the Chinese Indemnity fund which falls due today must be paid In silver, or, rather, on a silver basis. This result has been expected, and the department more than a month ago was advised unofficially of what would happen. The first installment of the Indemnity, which was due on July 1 last, was likewise paid on a silver basis, the nations receiving the money, reserving the right to claim the difference between tha silver and gold bases. Therefore the department will have placed to Its credit $406,008. for it has without hesitation decided to accept the payment on the basis proposed.United Main Accept* Silver, ART SQUARES, Oil Cloths and Linolenms, Wall Paper, Paints and Oils. Painters and Papirhaanra. Potatoes, Cabbage, Celery. The Philippine ReUdooi Sohlsm. Washington, Jan. 1.—Secretary Roa by a decision just rendered has throwi Into the civil courts in the Philipplnei for decision the controversy betweei the two elements In the Catholic churcl in the islands, which lias developed lntC an actual schism. The schismatics un del- the leadership of a priest known b] the name of Agilpay have retain* possession of a large amount of churcl property which is claimed by the Cath ollc church, and the latter appealed tC Governor Taft to dispossess the schis matlcs. The governor held that thi question was one for the adjustmem of the ci vil courts, and the case came ti Washington on appeal. Secretary Boo has sustained Governor Taft's view. Danville, Ky„ Jan. 1.—Another great oil gusher, flowing from 500 to 700 barrels a day, has been struck on the Sandusky farm by the Penn Lubricating company. Big Oil Gusher Struck. The proclamation of war read thus: Call on us for Boots, Shoes, Slippers, and anything in the Shoe | line. We are sure to. please yon, J and fit your feet. Don't forget! the place. "I, Sir Courtenay Knollys, acting governor of the colonies of Trinidad and Tobago, being satisfied with the lnfor motion received, do now pYoclalm thai war has broken out between his majes ty the king of Great Britain and Ire land and Venezuela." Death of Gov. Dockery's Wife. BIk Grain Elevator Bnrned. Evans Bros. Jefferson, Mo., Jan. 1.—Mrs. Mary Dockery, wife of Governor Dockery, died this morning of heart failure. Baltimore, Jan. 1.—Northern Central railroad grain elevator No. 3 has been totally destroyed by lire. Three foreign steamers—the Alexandra, German; Poland, British, and Pydna, British— which were tied up alongside taking in cargoes, were slightly damaged before they could be towed to safe harbor. The elevator had a capacity of a million bushels and is said to have been half full of grain. No estimate of the monetary loss can be given, but It Is thought it will reach $500,000. La Guayra reports that British ma rlnes have been taking soundings all day In the harbor and along the tohor» In (he vicinity. They were also taking measurements of wharfs, as if they intended to erect buildings. 46 S. Main St. Pittston. THE WEATHER. Washington. Jan. 1.—Increasing cloudiness tonight, with snow or rain in the southern part early In the morning; Friday, rain. Who Mallet-Prevoat la. Presentment Asralnnt Railroad. WATCH For "WEDDINGS C|AWAM I For FUNERALS "lOWBr® I Just what you want in floral decorations on short notice. We can do much for you at a reasonable price. » (new phone) l-B-CARPEITEl,miter it. exeter i tie Sovero Mullet:Prevost 1b a lawyer al 30 Broad street. New York city, sharing an office with John G. Carlisle, former secretary of the treasury. New York, Jan. 1.—The Kings county grand Jury has handed up to Judge Aspinall In the county court, Brooklyn, a presentment against the management of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company. The grand Jury recommends municipal ownership of ,all the railroad and tunqel systems and the tunnels In the city and commends the efforts of the Manufacturers' association and the Women's Health Protective league for the solution of the car crush problems. 9100 Reward $100. THIS You 8ave Money on your Jewelry purchases if you buv of Freed Bros., 75 N. Main street. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at l;ast one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the onJy positive cure known to tlfe medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment., Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and as slsting nature in doing Its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails tojeure. Send for list of testimonials.Senator Nichols Acquitted. Mr. Mallet-Prevost was secretary ol the Venezuelan boundary commission and its chief executive officer In 1896 He was chosen because of his knowledge of the Spanish language and his familiarity with the methods by which the ancient records of Spain were kept SPACE Dr. Walsh, Dentist, Has Moved His Office from 14 South Main street, to 25 North Main St., second story, one door below Flrflt National Bank. Patients will please call at the new stand. New phone connection. Grand Haven, Mich., Jan. 1.—Ex- State Senator George E. Nichols of Ionia has been acquitted by a Jury In the circuit court after a six weeks' sensational trial on the charge of attempting to bribe a witness In the criminal following the discovery of a scheme to mulct the city of Grand Rnpids through a water supply deal arid which resulted in sending City Attorney Lant K. Salisbury and another prominent Grand Itapids attorney, Stlusou V. McLeod, to prison. FOR J. J. MANGAN'S, AFTER XMAS SALE His grandfather. General Andre Mallet-Prevost, was In the war of 1812. Ht was admitted to the bar in 1888, when he was twenty-six years old, and was then retained by the Mexican govern ment as counsel In the famous Benson swindling case. Moffat's Two Stores. Finds Hla Loit Children. ANNOUNCEMENT — MAGNET For a fine supply of bakery goods for the New Year's dinner, call at Moffat's bakery, which has gained a repur tation for the high excellence of its goods. Special care with pies and cake for the holiday trade. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 1.—Lawrence Ste yens of Mlddleburg Is here on his waj home with his two children, twelve ant six years old, whom be had located aI Skippers, near Emporia, Greenvilli county, Va., whither his wife took then when she eloped two years pgo wttl GfWiie Rion, alias Caryl Van Derver ▲ third child, a cripple, was left behind by the elopers. Recently the husband learned where they were. He immedi ately began proceedings for absoluti divorce, went to the place and, securing a writ of habeas corpus, rescued hii children. We have marked a large lot of various useful merchandise at half price to clean Up before stock tak- j ing. None of it shop worn, all J nice and new, but it is easier to I sell at half price than count stock. |fl Mr. Mallet Prevost came toVenezue la In October, 1000, at the time of a disastrous earthquake. His mission was to secure valuable asphalt land concession!) In behalf of a Philadelphia syn dlcate. H. W. Bean was in Venezuela on the same mission, representing another syndicate, and succeeded in getting governmental recognition of his tl tie to asphnlt lands on the shores of Lake Maracaibo. Fuji line of vegetables, fruits and nuts. Assorted stock of pure homemade taffleB. Fresh shell oysters. Leave or telephone your order. Columbia Winn Chess Mutch, New York, Jan. 1.—The eleventh quadrangular college chess tournament between Columbia, Harvard, Yale and Princeton has come to an end. Columbia, with half a point in the lead, broke even In her games wltU Yale in the Anal round and thereby won the tournament, the representatives of the blue remaining one point behind. MOFFAT'S TWO STORES, 8% S. Main and West End. Leave your orders at Harter's for Ice cream for Now Year'B dinner. All flavors. 30t2 Address, F. J. CHENiilf & CO., Toledo, Ohio. 1 lot Ladles' Eiderdown Dressing Sacques, 'all colors, worth $1.25. Ouri Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. price Mr. Mallet-Prevost, however, In November of that year bought the Melendez asphalt mines for $30,000. 1 lot Ladies' Flannette Wrappers, regular price $1.50. Now for .......96^ Yaseen's Ice Cream'Candy. You never tasted any as good. 25 cents a pound at Yaseen's. Cimrdt'i Gift to Kew Orleans, Instead of buying new Are brick for that stove, buy fireclay. J. E. Patterson & Go. 1 lot Ladies' Fleeced Piquet Shirt Waist, the $1.25'kind. Now 50c 1 lot Table Oilcloth, best make, attractive colors, only 16i/2c New Orleans, Jan. 1.—Andrew Carnegie has given New Orleans $250,000 for n New Year's gift. The money Is to be devoted to a main library building and three branches. The city is to furnish the sites and to pledge $25,000 a year for support. The conditions will undoubtedly be accepted. For over-30 Elaction Notice. CASTRO SENDS ACCEPTANCE Dr. RICHTER'S World-"Renowned )ears T. A. DURKIN. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the People's Savings Bank of PIttston, Pa., to elect directors for ensuing year, will be held at their Banking House, betwean the hours of JG and 11 a. m., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1903. L 20w2 E. H. Hughes, Cashier. Agrees to General Principle of Arbi- The Player—You mean to say your mother doesn't believe I am an actor? Why, she saw me from a box the other ulght. Not Well Received. Hemp Carpet, bright patterns, worth 22c a yard, here for 14c tration an Powers Proposed. "Anchor" Pain Expeller B. W. Floor, per sack C0? Potatoes, per bushel "8c Onions, per peck ,..25c Apples, per bushel..... Me Fancy No. 1 Mackerel, 11-9 lbs., each 18** Georges Oodfl"h, par lb 10c Cromatory Bloater*, per dos S4c Evaporated Apricots, per lb — 10o Evaporated loaches, per lb 10c Cape Cod Cranberries, per qt 10c Fancy 8myrn\ Figs, per lb ISo New Mixed Nuts, S Walnuts, ier peck a#o Butternut?, per peck *0c Oilt Edge Cream? ry and Dairy Bntter......... Dairy Butter • •••• Strictly Freah Eggs C aar & Sanborn's Best Blend Coffee CMc a lb., D lbav. - « 00 Cha a * Sanborn's Teas, Iran Mo to nie lb Washington, Jan. 1.—President Castro's answer to the arbitration proposal of the powers has reached the state department. It Is a general acceptance of the proposition. Men's heavy fleece lined Underwear, he regular 50c kind, a garment ..3Bc The Girl—Perhaps that Is the reason. —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Men's heavy ribbed fleece lined Underwear, the 48c kind, reduced U»25o Men's Suspenders, regular price 15c, This lot yours for 8c (inrrlioa Eaten by Cannibals Dr. Welsh, dentist, 25 N. Main St Brussels, Jan. 1.—The Kongo administration has received news that Lieutenant de Magnee and his party, who were in charge of l'ort Boni, on the frontier of Uganda, were attacked by a cannibal tribe June 14 last and that the entire party was murdered and eaten. Details of the answer are withheld for the present In deference to the powers to whom it is addressed and may not be given out at all by this government. The answer was promptly transmitted to the governments at London, Puraued Inquiries Too Far. Penman—You say you like my books? Wright—Well, I'm stuck on two of them. hai proven to be the Begt there for FOR RENT—I rent between 300 and 400 dwellings, store*, offices, barns, shops, factories, etc., and can generally accommodate a good tenant with a house of site, price and in locality wanted at most any time. Rheumatism, Gout, Neuralgia,^ ;;:™. Rheumatic Complaints, Only 23e. and 50c. at all dmggiats Men's heavy fleece lined Gloves, worth 25c; now for 10c "Which two?" "The two I bought."—Yonkera Statesman. • 1 lot .Boy 8' hlack and white striped Shirts, the 25c kind, now 18c D Hammer handles, best jguaUty, special price 1c Berlin and Rome. Aged Clergyman Killed by Train. The European powers as well as Venezuela have made reservations In their answers which It will be necessary to harmonize, and this will be the sole endeavor of the Washington authorities. DI«e6srtclBVC 6 Inch Flat Files, very special. .5c Washington, N. J., Jan. 1.—Rev. S. D. Frost, a retired Freewill Baptist clergyman, eighty-nine years old. Is dead. He was crossing the Lackawanna railroad and failed to hear the approach pf a train. Mr, Frost was born at Glover, vt -—4- \ w — Of course there's much room at the top Where the lucky are lazily sunning, But what can we do when the sign States briefly, . or through • M $i$ FOR SALE—Dwellings and business places. Some very line invest- F. W- Richter & Co. 215 Pearl Street, The MAG ments. i ELEVATOR NC I - [NINO. i G. B. THOMPSON. First National Bank Bldg. Buy your fireclay of J. E. Patterson & Co. i i ' New York. S. Uftin St, Pitilt** ,v✓ m: rtsS ■a 4.k . .i
Object Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, January 01, 1903 |
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 | 1903-01-01 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
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Language | English |
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Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, January 01, 1903 |
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 | 1903-01-01 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Identifier | PGZ_19030101_001.tif |
Language | English |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
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 |
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Full Text | ■' I '» \ —1- D* 3 •' k r *wjp t /• . toj VI? A P J WEEKLY ESTABLISHED I860 OOU I iiiAx*. -j DAILY EST. bt TBEO, HABT 1888.. P1TTSTON, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1903. TWO CENTS A OOPY. t fi PAfJPflRl FORTY CENTS A MONTH, f O J AUIiO. TO OPPOSE UN ION8. • . - ■ ' At This Season of * V ' "'iTjtf The Year, THE BIG DAY AT DELHI PLAN TO SAVE VENEZUELA NAVAL OFFICER HELD. * CHINA WON'T PAY GOLD The Smallest American Watch I«dep0nd«iit Leune of Lahortrt 11 Be Oriulud. U«t»ul Commander Gmrge W. Albany, N. Y., Jnn. 1.—Kev. B. Ml Fairchlld of Albany, who has beei called Into consultation by the -work men interested In the formation of thi National League of Independent Work men of America, says: Meats Acoued of Sma(illii(. San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. 1.—The hearing of the smuggling cases was continued before United States Commissioner Anderson. In the case against Lieutenant Commander George W. Mentz, U. S. N., and Supervisor of Elections Benjamin' Butler LleutenaAt Commander Mentz was held for trial in $1,000 bail and Butler was discharged. In the dise against Lieutenant Commandefr-Mentz, Butler and James Bren nan, an employee of the Country club, Butler and Brennan were discharged and the commissioner was undecided as to Lieutenant Commander Mentz. The hearing of the third case against Butler will be continued. •D Edward Proclaimed Emper- New York Bankers Offer to Encouraged By Attitude ol The Waltham Watch Co. delivered to New York the day before Christmas the first five of their new model Ladies' Watch. We were fortunate to. secure one of them.D It is just the size of a five cent piece, fully jeweled and adjusted, and an accurate timekeeper. It is the smallest, handsomest and most desirable Ladies' Watch made. Would be pleased to show it to any one interested. Just prior-to our Semi-Annual Inventory we find ourselves overstocked in certain departments. Believing that the just loss is generally the least, we have clipped the original selling figures in many cases right in two in order to reduce our stock to its proper limit. or of India. "The league will' be organised In the near future. It is proposed,, to put ii national orgonizer In the field and to or gnnize local branches nil over the coun try and demand that employers rur. their shops as 'open shops, in which union and league men can have an equal and fair chance for employ merit. Pay Claims. U. 8. Government. WAS A GORGEOUS DURBAR. WOULD CONVERT DEBT. OTHER POWERS THREATEN Forty Thousand British Troops and "The league will be strictly a labor Ing man's affair, but it will be incorpo rated, so as to command the confidenct of employers and the general publk and be in a position to defend the rights of its members through the courts. Only American citizens will bt eligible to membership." Speyor Bros, and a Syndicate Headed It Is Proposed to Inform the Chinese Ten Thousand Native Soldiers Par- by Mallet-Prevost Ready to Act. Government That Grave Conse- ticlpated in the Celebration—Ad- Latter Wants Control of Customs quences Will Follow Its Action— Note former prices. Reduced to 75c Ladles' Wrappers . 40c each 50c Ladies' Corsets 8»c each 50c Cotton Blankets.... ....89c pair 20c Ladies' Blacx Wool Hose lf)c pair 25c Ladies' Fleece Lined Vests 19c each 60c Ladies' and Children's Umbrellas. .29c each 30c Cream Table Damask 95c a yard 25s Tnrkey Red Damask 19c a yard 50c Men'g Fleece Lined Underwear, 86c garment 25c Men's Heave Working Mitts 15c pair 10c Children's Fleece Lined Vests ..5c eswh sc Unbleached Muslin 4c a yard sc Shaker Flanuel 3%ca yard dress by Lord Curzon. The jpdge has discharged Lieutenant Stewart McC. Decker, commissary ol the Porto Blcan regiment, agalnsl whom proceedings for contempt ol court had been started, upon Lleuten ant Decker promising to answer tht question. The lieutenant testified that he had removed certain boxes, but said he did not remember upon whose ordei they had been taken to the barracks Neither did he know what had becomc of them. The testimony showed tha some of the boxes of liquor wer« marked with the single initials "D. U.'- Other boxes were labeled with a dozen different marks, but their owners wen not identified. Delhi, India, Jan. 1.—King Edward was today proclaimed Emperor of India at the Coronation Durbar, held In the presence of the native rulers of the Indian Empire. It was the most gorgeous durbar ever held in India, bringing together representatives of a greater population than that of all Europe. It was held in a vast covered amphitheater, especially erected on the plain about four miles outside the city. Forty thousand British troops and 10,000 native soThiers participated in the celebration. Lord Curzon and his wife came on elephants, but with very little of the pomp that marked the arrival of the native princes. The, Viceroy was seated on a throne decorated with golden lions. A brief proclamation was read. Then there was a flourish, of trumpets, followed by the playing of the national anthem by bands, and cheers in which the voices of a quarter of a million people mingled. Lord Curzon made a short address of welcome and congratulations to the rajahs. as Guarantee. Tung Fuh Slang's Revolt Grows. Caracas, Venezuela, Jnn. 1—A New York financial syndicate, hended by Severe Msllet-Prevost of that city, hns offered to advance money to the Venezuelan government to meet pressing obligations, including the legitimate claims of foreign governments. The syndicate proposes that control of the custom houses shall be given to It as the guarantee for the loan. Peking, Jan. 1.—The ministers here of the foreign powers have telegraphed their governments the refusal of China to pay the international Indemnity in gold notes and have'discussed the matter among themselves. It is proposed to inform the Chinese government that failure to fulfill the obligations provided in the protocol will entail grave consequences.H.G.SHUPP FAILURES FC\R PAST YEAR. Decreane Prom UW1 JEWELER, fa National New York, Jan. 1.—In spite of some crop shortages added.-to record breaking strikes and reduced foreign trade Bradstreet's will report that the failure record for the past year is on the whole a favorable one. In only one section, the south, was there an increase of casualties over the record of 1801, and in only two, the south and central west, was there an Increase of liabilities. Prosperity 36 W. MARKET STREET. Remember that for Underwear and Hosiery our stock is the largest; our prices, as usual, the A High Class Bargain List Sharp competition exists, as the Sfm of Speyer Bros, of New York, through their Caracas branch, offer to finance this country, promising to furnish all the funds that will be needed to settle the foreign claims and convert the Venezuelan debt. The policy of the United States present an obstacle in the way of delivering a Joint note to China on the matter, and the present difficulty is generally attributed to the encouragement given the Chinese by the American government's Indorsement of their arguments. The Chinese are content to await developments, believing that the powers will find it so difficult to agree on a course of action that the present deadlock will be prolonged indefinitely. lowest. Methodists' Great Watch Meeting. PEOPLE'S STORE During the year there were reported 9,071 commercial .failures, with liabilities of $105,093,023 and assets of $50,- 870,800, a decrease in number of 0.4 per cent and a falling off of liabilities of 18 per cent from 1901. Springfield, Mass., Jan. 1.—One of th« most impressive and memorable serv Ices ever held in Springfield was tha. in Trinity church, when Dr. B. M Mills, secretary of the twentieth cen tury thank offering commission, madi the formal announcement that thi Methodists of the country bad raise* more than. $20,000,000 in response to thi movement Inaugurated in Trlnltj church by the board of bishops foui years ago. Other speakers were Cbarlei H. Fowler, who gave an address oj "The Great Itinerant;" Rev. S. F. Up ham of Drew Theological seminary who spoke on "Church Loyalty," and Rev. Dr. W. F. McDowell, secretary ot the New York state bonrd of education who spoke on "Going Forward." New Currants .. 8c Active correspondence on the subject Is now being exchanged between President Castro's government and the financiers.New Raisins New Apricots 15 South Main St., Pittston. Venezuela's formal answer to the demands presented by the powers through the American legation Is not expected to be made public before today. New Honeycomb New Prunes, 3 lb. for 12%c ..25c ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. With two exceptions the number of failures was the smallest In fourteen years despite the fact that the number of concerns In business Is growing steadily, the Increase since 1892 aggregating 19 per cent. Monument to Von Ketteler. New Maple Syrup, quart 25c The monument to Baron von Ketteler, the German minister who was killed in Peking shortly after the outbreak ot the Boxer troubles, will be dedicated 'Jan. 18, Chinese and German officials participating in the ceremony. The monument Is a white marble arcli spanning the principal business street at the spot where Baron von Ketteler was assassinated. New Maple Syrup, % gal 45c Evans Bros. Blockade DnrlnK Arbitration. Tomatoes, per can AT THE WHITE HOUSE. A cable dispatch from Rome states that the blockade of the Venezuelan coast by the allies will continue throughout the entire session of The Hague tribunal sitting to adjudicate the clalmB of the foreigners. Sweet Potatoes, per peck *. New Year's Day Reception Most Bril- Nice crisp Celery, per bunch .. Hand-picked AppleB, per bust el liant Ever Witnessed. Saginaw, Mich., Jan. 1.—Deputy Sher Iff L. A. Hovey of Wayne county has served a summons on Governor Bliss In the case of -the Michigan Central (all way versus the State of Michigan. The suit Is for $0,000,000 damages alleged to have been sustained in one year by reason of the repeal of the railroad's special charter. Under this charter the road was permitted to charge 3 cents a mile passenger fare Instead of 2 cents, us the general law provides, and was allowed to pay a specific tax on gross earnings in lieu of all other taxes, the full road's taxes being about doubled since the repeal of the charter. Biff Suit Agalnat a State. Washington, Jan. 1.—At 11 o'clock this morning a bugle blast echoed through the new marble corridors of the remodeled White House. It was the President's call. Scarcely l\ad the notes died away before President and Mrs. Rooseveft, followed by the members of the cabinet and their ladles, descended from the second floor of the historic building and passed to the blue room, where they later received the notable m6n and women of the capital In honor of New Year's day. The reception was in many respects the most brilliant Washington has ever witnessed. Sweet Cider, per gallon Intense excitement was caused here by the news, notwithstanding that the blockade will afreet foreigners onjy. There Is only flour enough to last forty dayB and coal to last three months. Meat and other foods are abundant. The only persons who are trying to raise prices are the speculators. Best Patent Flour, per bbl. $4,25 SI. 35 65 90 45 50 Replying to inquiries from the legations, the foreign office admitted tlint there wos some truth in the reports ot warlike preparations on the part ot Tung Full Slang, although it characterizes the stories of his movements as ex aggerated. The foreign office says the viceroys of tlie northern provinces have sufficient troops to subdue him. This latter statement, however, is dlsbolieved.BRENNAN fi ROBERTS, Feed, per 100 Potatoes, per bu Onions, " " Rutas... Apples Best Dairy Butter, per lb. Pure Lard, per lb Cleaned Currants, 4 for.... 25 Seeded Raisins, 8, 10. 12 1*2 pkg Citron, 2 lbs. for 25~~ Lemon Peel, 2 lbs. for...... 25 Orange " " " 25 Cranberries, per qt |Q Pumplrin, per can | Q Parsnips, Carrots, Beets, Sweet Morgan Sivei a Ghnoh, New York, Jan. 1.—The Church oi the Eplpjidny in Brooklyn, of whlcl the Rev. Dean Richmond Babbett li the rector, has been relieved of tin financial embarrassment which foi some time has threatened to result li the sale of the church property undei foreclosure of mortgage. The debt, orlg lnally $38,500, had been reduced bj subscriptions from various sources tC $15,900. At a watch service G. Tlllot son announced that a check for the lat ter amount from an unknown donoi had been received, which relieved thi church from all existing financial obll gatlons except a judgment for $700 which would be easily adjusted. Pri vately it was stated that the unknowi donor was J. Plerpont Morgan. 42 North Main Street, EV'Next to Eagle Hotel. The British naval authorities, It Is said, are disgusted at being obliged to take part In the chase of small fishing boats. The officers of the cruiser Retribution are quoted as saying: 28 ~ . 13 YOU GET THE BEST AT It is expected that government troops, will join Tung Fuh Slang In the event, •f his undertaking a rebellion. Populai sympathy is with Tung Fuh Slang, who was exiled and degraded for obeying the orders of bis superiors and attacking the foreign legations. WILLIAMS and M'ANULTY "We do not like the job. The Ger mans and fttll&ns have no nirval laurels. Lot tbev have them. They seem pleased to get such laurels." MINE DISASTER IN RUS8IA. "Tick Bite" Case Compromised. Fifty-eight Loit Their Lives—Twenty- Memphis, Tenn., Jan, 1.—The suit of the widow of Joel Q. Webb In the federal court, knowh as the "tick bite" case, against two Insurance companies for $5,000 each has been compromised by the companies agreeing Jointly tc pay the sum of #0,000. Webb held accident policies for $5,000 In two accident Insurance companies. A little more than a year ago Webb was bitten by a "tick" while at his plantation In Arkansas. Blood poisoning developed from the bite, and Webb died. The companies refused to pay the policies, alleging that the death had beta a natural one. one Rescued AJIve After 5 Days. Members of the foreign legations here comment severely on the mistake in International law committed by the British authorities in Trinidad in making public an announcement on Dec 20 that a state of war existed between Great Britain and Veneiuela after having declared a state of blockade on the 18th, two days before. IDrror of Trinidad Authorities. Dealers in High Grade CARPETS, BUGS, St. Petersburg, Jan. 1.—Word has Just been received of a mine disaster in Bakmoot. Fifty-eight men were killed. Twenty-one were rescued alive after having been entombed for five days. Washington, Jan. 1.—The state department has been officially advised through its fiscal agents in China that the second installment of the Chinese Indemnity fund which falls due today must be paid In silver, or, rather, on a silver basis. This result has been expected, and the department more than a month ago was advised unofficially of what would happen. The first installment of the Indemnity, which was due on July 1 last, was likewise paid on a silver basis, the nations receiving the money, reserving the right to claim the difference between tha silver and gold bases. Therefore the department will have placed to Its credit $406,008. for it has without hesitation decided to accept the payment on the basis proposed.United Main Accept* Silver, ART SQUARES, Oil Cloths and Linolenms, Wall Paper, Paints and Oils. Painters and Papirhaanra. Potatoes, Cabbage, Celery. The Philippine ReUdooi Sohlsm. Washington, Jan. 1.—Secretary Roa by a decision just rendered has throwi Into the civil courts in the Philipplnei for decision the controversy betweei the two elements In the Catholic churcl in the islands, which lias developed lntC an actual schism. The schismatics un del- the leadership of a priest known b] the name of Agilpay have retain* possession of a large amount of churcl property which is claimed by the Cath ollc church, and the latter appealed tC Governor Taft to dispossess the schis matlcs. The governor held that thi question was one for the adjustmem of the ci vil courts, and the case came ti Washington on appeal. Secretary Boo has sustained Governor Taft's view. Danville, Ky„ Jan. 1.—Another great oil gusher, flowing from 500 to 700 barrels a day, has been struck on the Sandusky farm by the Penn Lubricating company. Big Oil Gusher Struck. The proclamation of war read thus: Call on us for Boots, Shoes, Slippers, and anything in the Shoe | line. We are sure to. please yon, J and fit your feet. Don't forget! the place. "I, Sir Courtenay Knollys, acting governor of the colonies of Trinidad and Tobago, being satisfied with the lnfor motion received, do now pYoclalm thai war has broken out between his majes ty the king of Great Britain and Ire land and Venezuela." Death of Gov. Dockery's Wife. BIk Grain Elevator Bnrned. Evans Bros. Jefferson, Mo., Jan. 1.—Mrs. Mary Dockery, wife of Governor Dockery, died this morning of heart failure. Baltimore, Jan. 1.—Northern Central railroad grain elevator No. 3 has been totally destroyed by lire. Three foreign steamers—the Alexandra, German; Poland, British, and Pydna, British— which were tied up alongside taking in cargoes, were slightly damaged before they could be towed to safe harbor. The elevator had a capacity of a million bushels and is said to have been half full of grain. No estimate of the monetary loss can be given, but It Is thought it will reach $500,000. La Guayra reports that British ma rlnes have been taking soundings all day In the harbor and along the tohor» In (he vicinity. They were also taking measurements of wharfs, as if they intended to erect buildings. 46 S. Main St. Pittston. THE WEATHER. Washington. Jan. 1.—Increasing cloudiness tonight, with snow or rain in the southern part early In the morning; Friday, rain. Who Mallet-Prevoat la. Presentment Asralnnt Railroad. WATCH For "WEDDINGS C|AWAM I For FUNERALS "lOWBr® I Just what you want in floral decorations on short notice. We can do much for you at a reasonable price. » (new phone) l-B-CARPEITEl,miter it. exeter i tie Sovero Mullet:Prevost 1b a lawyer al 30 Broad street. New York city, sharing an office with John G. Carlisle, former secretary of the treasury. New York, Jan. 1.—The Kings county grand Jury has handed up to Judge Aspinall In the county court, Brooklyn, a presentment against the management of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company. The grand Jury recommends municipal ownership of ,all the railroad and tunqel systems and the tunnels In the city and commends the efforts of the Manufacturers' association and the Women's Health Protective league for the solution of the car crush problems. 9100 Reward $100. THIS You 8ave Money on your Jewelry purchases if you buv of Freed Bros., 75 N. Main street. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at l;ast one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the onJy positive cure known to tlfe medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment., Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and as slsting nature in doing Its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails tojeure. Send for list of testimonials.Senator Nichols Acquitted. Mr. Mallet-Prevost was secretary ol the Venezuelan boundary commission and its chief executive officer In 1896 He was chosen because of his knowledge of the Spanish language and his familiarity with the methods by which the ancient records of Spain were kept SPACE Dr. Walsh, Dentist, Has Moved His Office from 14 South Main street, to 25 North Main St., second story, one door below Flrflt National Bank. Patients will please call at the new stand. New phone connection. Grand Haven, Mich., Jan. 1.—Ex- State Senator George E. Nichols of Ionia has been acquitted by a Jury In the circuit court after a six weeks' sensational trial on the charge of attempting to bribe a witness In the criminal following the discovery of a scheme to mulct the city of Grand Rnpids through a water supply deal arid which resulted in sending City Attorney Lant K. Salisbury and another prominent Grand Itapids attorney, Stlusou V. McLeod, to prison. FOR J. J. MANGAN'S, AFTER XMAS SALE His grandfather. General Andre Mallet-Prevost, was In the war of 1812. Ht was admitted to the bar in 1888, when he was twenty-six years old, and was then retained by the Mexican govern ment as counsel In the famous Benson swindling case. Moffat's Two Stores. Finds Hla Loit Children. ANNOUNCEMENT — MAGNET For a fine supply of bakery goods for the New Year's dinner, call at Moffat's bakery, which has gained a repur tation for the high excellence of its goods. Special care with pies and cake for the holiday trade. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 1.—Lawrence Ste yens of Mlddleburg Is here on his waj home with his two children, twelve ant six years old, whom be had located aI Skippers, near Emporia, Greenvilli county, Va., whither his wife took then when she eloped two years pgo wttl GfWiie Rion, alias Caryl Van Derver ▲ third child, a cripple, was left behind by the elopers. Recently the husband learned where they were. He immedi ately began proceedings for absoluti divorce, went to the place and, securing a writ of habeas corpus, rescued hii children. We have marked a large lot of various useful merchandise at half price to clean Up before stock tak- j ing. None of it shop worn, all J nice and new, but it is easier to I sell at half price than count stock. |fl Mr. Mallet Prevost came toVenezue la In October, 1000, at the time of a disastrous earthquake. His mission was to secure valuable asphalt land concession!) In behalf of a Philadelphia syn dlcate. H. W. Bean was in Venezuela on the same mission, representing another syndicate, and succeeded in getting governmental recognition of his tl tie to asphnlt lands on the shores of Lake Maracaibo. Fuji line of vegetables, fruits and nuts. Assorted stock of pure homemade taffleB. Fresh shell oysters. Leave or telephone your order. Columbia Winn Chess Mutch, New York, Jan. 1.—The eleventh quadrangular college chess tournament between Columbia, Harvard, Yale and Princeton has come to an end. Columbia, with half a point in the lead, broke even In her games wltU Yale in the Anal round and thereby won the tournament, the representatives of the blue remaining one point behind. MOFFAT'S TWO STORES, 8% S. Main and West End. Leave your orders at Harter's for Ice cream for Now Year'B dinner. All flavors. 30t2 Address, F. J. CHENiilf & CO., Toledo, Ohio. 1 lot Ladles' Eiderdown Dressing Sacques, 'all colors, worth $1.25. Ouri Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. price Mr. Mallet-Prevost, however, In November of that year bought the Melendez asphalt mines for $30,000. 1 lot Ladies' Flannette Wrappers, regular price $1.50. Now for .......96^ Yaseen's Ice Cream'Candy. You never tasted any as good. 25 cents a pound at Yaseen's. Cimrdt'i Gift to Kew Orleans, Instead of buying new Are brick for that stove, buy fireclay. J. E. Patterson & Go. 1 lot Ladies' Fleeced Piquet Shirt Waist, the $1.25'kind. Now 50c 1 lot Table Oilcloth, best make, attractive colors, only 16i/2c New Orleans, Jan. 1.—Andrew Carnegie has given New Orleans $250,000 for n New Year's gift. The money Is to be devoted to a main library building and three branches. The city is to furnish the sites and to pledge $25,000 a year for support. The conditions will undoubtedly be accepted. For over-30 Elaction Notice. CASTRO SENDS ACCEPTANCE Dr. RICHTER'S World-"Renowned )ears T. A. DURKIN. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the People's Savings Bank of PIttston, Pa., to elect directors for ensuing year, will be held at their Banking House, betwean the hours of JG and 11 a. m., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1903. L 20w2 E. H. Hughes, Cashier. Agrees to General Principle of Arbi- The Player—You mean to say your mother doesn't believe I am an actor? Why, she saw me from a box the other ulght. Not Well Received. Hemp Carpet, bright patterns, worth 22c a yard, here for 14c tration an Powers Proposed. "Anchor" Pain Expeller B. W. Floor, per sack C0? Potatoes, per bushel "8c Onions, per peck ,..25c Apples, per bushel..... Me Fancy No. 1 Mackerel, 11-9 lbs., each 18** Georges Oodfl"h, par lb 10c Cromatory Bloater*, per dos S4c Evaporated Apricots, per lb — 10o Evaporated loaches, per lb 10c Cape Cod Cranberries, per qt 10c Fancy 8myrn\ Figs, per lb ISo New Mixed Nuts, S Walnuts, ier peck a#o Butternut?, per peck *0c Oilt Edge Cream? ry and Dairy Bntter......... Dairy Butter • •••• Strictly Freah Eggs C aar & Sanborn's Best Blend Coffee CMc a lb., D lbav. - « 00 Cha a * Sanborn's Teas, Iran Mo to nie lb Washington, Jan. 1.—President Castro's answer to the arbitration proposal of the powers has reached the state department. It Is a general acceptance of the proposition. Men's heavy fleece lined Underwear, he regular 50c kind, a garment ..3Bc The Girl—Perhaps that Is the reason. —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Men's heavy ribbed fleece lined Underwear, the 48c kind, reduced U»25o Men's Suspenders, regular price 15c, This lot yours for 8c (inrrlioa Eaten by Cannibals Dr. Welsh, dentist, 25 N. Main St Brussels, Jan. 1.—The Kongo administration has received news that Lieutenant de Magnee and his party, who were in charge of l'ort Boni, on the frontier of Uganda, were attacked by a cannibal tribe June 14 last and that the entire party was murdered and eaten. Details of the answer are withheld for the present In deference to the powers to whom it is addressed and may not be given out at all by this government. The answer was promptly transmitted to the governments at London, Puraued Inquiries Too Far. Penman—You say you like my books? Wright—Well, I'm stuck on two of them. hai proven to be the Begt there for FOR RENT—I rent between 300 and 400 dwellings, store*, offices, barns, shops, factories, etc., and can generally accommodate a good tenant with a house of site, price and in locality wanted at most any time. Rheumatism, Gout, Neuralgia,^ ;;:™. Rheumatic Complaints, Only 23e. and 50c. at all dmggiats Men's heavy fleece lined Gloves, worth 25c; now for 10c "Which two?" "The two I bought."—Yonkera Statesman. • 1 lot .Boy 8' hlack and white striped Shirts, the 25c kind, now 18c D Hammer handles, best jguaUty, special price 1c Berlin and Rome. Aged Clergyman Killed by Train. The European powers as well as Venezuela have made reservations In their answers which It will be necessary to harmonize, and this will be the sole endeavor of the Washington authorities. DI«e6srtclBVC 6 Inch Flat Files, very special. .5c Washington, N. J., Jan. 1.—Rev. S. D. Frost, a retired Freewill Baptist clergyman, eighty-nine years old. Is dead. He was crossing the Lackawanna railroad and failed to hear the approach pf a train. Mr, Frost was born at Glover, vt -—4- \ w — Of course there's much room at the top Where the lucky are lazily sunning, But what can we do when the sign States briefly, . or through • M $i$ FOR SALE—Dwellings and business places. Some very line invest- F. W- Richter & Co. 215 Pearl Street, The MAG ments. i ELEVATOR NC I - [NINO. i G. B. THOMPSON. First National Bank Bldg. Buy your fireclay of J. E. Patterson & Co. i i ' New York. S. Uftin St, Pitilt** ,v✓ m: rtsS ■a 4.k . .i |
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