Pittston Gazette

              "11=3 pifetat CEa$efJ p mm j®Dv-v?#D'" • ?!i &S £ Try ai it no more effect.ve me:: um of reac v ing the 30,000 men. "wo/nen and chiljjs dren in this community. ad. in the Gazette There v. t. 'C2 TWO CKVID -A * 4D" A VC NTP ONL Y 1MLY- IN CITY HFTY SECOND YEAR ohar™*. PITTSTON, !DA WEDNESDAY EVENINQ, NOVEMBER ao. 1901. DICKINSON CHANGES PLANS. A BATTLE IN INDIANA To Eye-Glass Wearers. mANNUAL SUNRET SALES THREE INSURGENT CAMPS CAPTURED. NAV* TO GUARD CANAL PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. TIED UP BY 8WITCHNEN Afekft Rnlitiirlu. II 1* Sold, C0 Send Tlie Tlrnl Proof* Are Bead nt Cobl- Troo])M After UriRnudM. Washington, Nov. 20. — President Roosevelt's message to congress lias Oeeii set up In type at the government printing office, nud the president has proofs of the printed 'copy practically as It will appear on the day when It Is sent to the capltol to be read before the two houses of congress. It Is expected that only slight changes will be made In the document. Several minor changes were suggested at the meeting of the cabinet and these will be sent to the public printer as corrections of the proof uow In the president's hands. net Meetln*. ' Sofia, Bulgaria. Nov. i!0.—It la reported that Mr. Dickinson, the United States agent here, has informed the government of Bulgaria ihat the abductors of Miss Kllen M. Stone and Mine. Tsllka, with their cap- Jives, are coneealed iu a dottle of the Belleritza mountains near Smotchno. •listrlet of Dubuits&a, ami has requested rliat troops be sent to surround the place and liberate the captives. ~ Uuing tlic 'prcitut *vi.l Strike Cripples New Haven Striking Miners Attack Non- optician will examine yom eyes carelully and sdeniifit u|iD and fit them with a piir of two not.i.AR Aliumuiro Spfcucl.*- pt Eye -glasses for 'Jsnimonoss Saturday, Nov. it, and will conttauo far 10 tfayto Any home In Pltftion hi Nori of Blanks!* should bo Hopr* sftiitad at this sal*. Four Coaling Stations Will be Acquired. Railroad. Union Men. Yankees9 Turn in Samar. Revolutionists THE LAND FORTIFICATIONS MANY CARS ARE BLOCKED Both Mr. Dickinson and the Bulga•lau foreign ollice decline to confirm or deny this report. Nevertheless it Is believed that Mr. Dickinson, persuaded of the impossibility of coming to terms with the brigands and relying upon his belief that, they will not harm their captives if troops are employed against them, has, after consulting with Washington, decided upon this move. Only eight bandits now guard Miss Stone, and some of these are known to sympathize with her. TWO FATALLY WOUNDED. ONE DOLLAR in .) C.r.iy and Tan Blanket*, j s'.i and durable, wi.li fancy border; a good 59c li ankct; price 4D: Allumnico Spectacles arc vrar . • ranted not 10 Rust or Tarr.i hi 4 and Gray Bl&nkeU, . a he. vy blanket, made for servke: and are very serviceable. Suje r;v C. 74c in Colon. Erection and Maintenance at Great The Colonial Express Barely Gets A Dozen Officers 8erioutly Hurt—Fore- OUR MARINES HAVE LANDED Expense of Land Defenses is Con- The most Important subjects touched on are the upbuilding of the mer chant marine and tariff reform. Through—Three Hundred Men Walk man of Mine and Members of His BOY BLOWN TO ATOMS. sidered Useless by High Author! Out as a Result of Affection for a Family Assaulted—His House Bad- The president, It was declared by a member of the cabinet, is distinctly In fMVor of tariff reform. He is opposed to the accumulation of a surplus which has no object. He stands for the collection of such revenues as will maintain the dignity of the government and supply the needs of the country on a proper basis. Foreman Who Wat Discharged. ly Damaged. H.G.SHUPP, 11 i Soft Fleecy Blankets, In c©'- I vrs ol gray and tan; usual #i.-7| I'Unkel; go during the sale at ii t Clray Woal Blankets, wit'i c'olorcj borders, you will be SOI-31 W. Market St.. Wilkesbarre. IDris;d to find sutli excellent blai - New York. Nov. 20.-0ut of affection for a popular foreman who had been discharged *X) yard switchmen and brakemcn yesterday walked out of the largest freiglityards iu the United States—namely, the Mott Haven yards of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. The strike produced a complete tieup of this end of the New Haven road so far as freight Is concerned.Yimcnnes, Intl., Nov. 20.—Four bundred union coal miners from Washington, Cnunelhtirg, Petersburg, Princeton and Montgomery arrived here yesterday and made an attack upon the nonunion miners employed at the Prospect Illil mines, neur this city. As a result two men are fatally hurt, and half a dozen others are seriously injured. The union miners formed at the Union station and marched to the mines. Just as the men of the day shift were -going on duty they were attacked and received severe treatment.Washington, Nov. 20.—Coaling stations for the use of the men-of-war which will defend the Nicaragua canal will be acquired by the United States, now that the isthmian canal convention is signed, at Almiraute bay, Chlrlqui lagoon, Colombia; gulf of Dnlce, Costa It lea, lu the Danish West Indies and on Ualapagos island, off the coast of nud belonging to Ecuador. They Are to Keep Open the Lines of Telegraph and Railroad In Out1 OPTICIAN. A Curious Tale to the Ef* feet the Bandit Chief Wishes to Marry Miss Stone. Lynn, Mass., Nov. 20.—-Labor troubles that have been threatening have assumed serious proportions and promise to tie up all the morocco factories here. The trouble Is between the inanafacturers and the Glazers' union of the Socialist Trade and Labor alliance. At present four shops are affected, those of Pevear & Co., A. B. Hoffman. Weber Morocco conqmny and Thomas Kejfty & Co. The main question at issfleMs the recognition of the uniou, although the question of price for piece and week work is involved. The Socialist Trade and Labor alliance held a big mass meeting last night and made plans to tie up all the factories if necessary.Biff Strike In Lynn Likely. &I.9S ir | Standard Citay and White li'inkfcts, well worth $450 The si!c price will he $3.7.} Interest. The president does not hold the view, It is said, that the granting of a few reciprocity conventions and the lopplug ofT of a little more Internal taxation will meet the public demand. He will hold, it is declared by his friends, that under a careful administration of the finances not only can there be appropriations, if need be, for the building of the merchant marine without favor to any special class of ships, but that revenues fairly administered can furnish an abundance of money to build the Nicaragua canal, meet all exigencies of the war lu the Philippines aud still allow a reasonable surplus. O^eK^eiitveA Washington, Nov. 20.—Official Information lDaa been received that the revolutionists have captured Colon, and that United States marines liavo been landed at Colon from the gunboat Machlas, with orders to keep open tho linea of telegraph and railway communication.While the treaty permits the erection of fortifications by the fulled States, the uselessness of going to such great expense Is apparent to officers of both the army and navy. The initial cost of tills means of protect inn woilu! be but the lDeginning, as it would !De necessary to keep 1 lie fortllli-atloiis In repair aud to maintain huge garrisons, which would be subjected to the ills prevalent in Central America. Practically the entire New England traffic by Jhis line and freight to and from New England will be at a standstill until some change Is made In the situation at Mott Haven. IT PAYS TO BUY AT THE i C^otfuta. Washington, Nov. 20.—near Admiral Rcdgers has cabled the Navy Department the following: "Cavlte, Nov. 20. —Waller reports that the Seventeenth Marines attacked an almoBt Impregnable position In Sojoton, Samar, destroying three. camps, killing thirty men, capturing forty bamboo guns, rice and stores. Ho reports no casualties, and commends Porter, Bearse And other officers. Rodgers." The union men asked for the foreman, William Scott, and when told that he was in bed they said, "AM right; we'll get him," and started after him. In the melee that followed Scott aifd his family defended themselves as best they could, but they were powerless.la addition the suburban service of the New Haven road that runs from Mott Iiaven to New Roehell© was demoralized by the strike, and it wan feared for many hours last night that two of the prize trains of the road, the Colonial and Federal expresses, Washington to Boston through limlteds, could not be got through. When they reached the yards, however, emergency crews luid been obtained froin points many miles away, and the road was able to forward theju in each direction.I 15 SOUTH MAIM STREET, SUDDEN DEATH OF OFFICER. Always Cheapest. Next to bruijr'a It is Suspected That He Waa Given Admiral Dexvey says the canal can only be defended by the navy. Rear Admiral Bradford, chief of the bureau of equipment anil a member of the naval war board, says emphatically that the defeuse of the canal will ImD the guns of the American fleet, and in order that the fleet may operate from nearby basest- It Is necessary that they should be established without delay. The president, It is said, will point out the alleged vicious features of the ship subsidy plan and will sound a popular note for the Increase of the merchant marine. Scott was badly beaten about the aead and face, and W. 1', Collins, au Attorney of Washington, a brother-inlaw of Hcott, who was visiting there, sustained Injuries that may prove fatal. He had a rib broken aud an eye badly injured. Henry Hanry, a miner, was so badly beaten by the men that lie may die. Mrs Scott was slapped In the face, and when she resented the attaek it Is alleged that one of the men threatened her with • a revolver. Otis Hcott. the tifteeii-year-old son, was knocked dowu, as was also Dottle, the ten-year-old daughter of Scott. Newark. N. J., Nov. 20.—Assistant Deputy United States Marshal Matthew Williams dropped dead In a sa loon here today. It Is suspected that he was given knock-out drops. Knock-Out Drops. London. Nov. 20.--An Anglo American syndicate, including Sir Charles It I vers Wilson, tlie Earl of Klntore. Earl Grey, F. B. Esler of New York. George Corn wall Is-West aud others, applied to the London county council yesterday for a lease for 0'J9 years of a site on llie north side of the Strand, with a frontage of 750 feet and with still longer froutages on the new streets debouching on the Strand, for the erection of an office building on American lines. The structure, which will cost £2,000.000, will be the largest and handsomest of its kind lu the world. A Skyscraper For London, Evans Bros. THE CANAL TREATY. History of the English End of the Ne* gotlations. London, Nov. 20.—The Publishers' Press correspondent has learned, on «tie highest authority, the history of Jhe% English end of the Nicaragua canal ne.ot'aMons. When Lord Lansdowne. * secretar "* ®r 'ore'Kn affairs, curtly rotated thn United 8tatcs Senate's amendments D of the treaty, the timbers of the British cabinet felt tho P an f,or,t„1™ to follow to maintop ** technical rithts under the Claytou  But about this time, Georb «  Mollis, of New York, forme. V tary of the American Embassy 1 ™ . Conference, unofficially visited i. ° Salisbury, Lord Lansdowne, Arthu. Balfour and Lord Chamberlain, and expatiated to them on the strength of American Bentlment against the canal's neutrality being Internationally guaranteed. All were Impressed with lila arguments, especially Chamberlain. Ambassador Pauncefote's visit to England occurred about this time. Piesoatlng the subject to his government, be said: "Our legal rights are undoubted, but Instead or being a benefit they are In reality a source of embarrassment. If we guarantee tho canal's neutrality, It ImpoBeB on us a responsibility. but the cares of war are not a benefit. Better surrender a doubtful advantage for the tangible advantage of American friendship." The Cabinet adopted this view and decided not to demand the usual diplomatic compensations. To Exhume Bodies In Toppan Case. PFN8ION FCR MRS. M'KINLEY. Cataumct, Mass.. Nov. 20.—District Attorney Holmes, the prosecutor in the case of Miss Jane Toppan, charged with the murder of Mrs. Mary D. Qlbbs, has decided to have exhumed the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Alden P. Davis, who also died under what are considered suspicious circumstances. The bodies will be taken up today and autopsies made by Medical Examiner Robert H. Faunce of Sandwich. District Attorney Holmes will not say anything in regard to the action of the government, except that the two bodies wHl be exhumed simply to settle the question raised in regard to the cause of death. # Two thousand cars are now standing in the Mott Haven, Oak Point ami Van. Nest yards, all three of which are included in the jurisdiction of the Mott Haven superintendent. From 3 o'clock yesterday, when tlie men marched out as a union, up to an early hour iliis morning not a wheel of freight -was Two Thoaaand Car* Blocked. C.r Quality Always the Best. Prices Always the Lowest. Sei ptor Hanna Will Introduce a Bi'l Rear Admiral Bradford has earnesly recommended the acquisition of territory for use as coaling stations at the points named, and the state department has been conducting, except in the case of the Danish West Indies, languid negotiations with the countries In which they lie. Because of the revolution In Colombia there has been no disposition to press the Bogota authorities with respect to tlie cession of Almiraute bay. Appropriating $5,000 a Year. Vbfhlngton, Nov. 20.—It Is said that on the opening day of Congress, Senator- Hanna will introduce a bill to pay Mrs. McKlnley the sum of |5,000 a year so long as she lives. Buckwheat Flour, , Others that suffered at the hands of the visitors were Kobert McDanlel, Posey Knight, John Scott and Kenner Mars. All are badly bruised about the head and face. It Is said that no word was spoken to Scott until the tight be$an. The house was badly damaged. Almost every window was broken, and me of the doors was battered down. 25 lb sack 6og Prep B W Flour, Gold Sn*fD 3 lo pkg 12c moved. Is entered into ths nnmeiit a man purchases one of these BANK VAULT ROBBED. .Of the 2,000 cars scores of them are of perishable provisions, and from these a heavy lass nmy be expected. It will probably be impossible to ice them. A Notable tialherlng. Ca-ii and Checks Worth $1,500 Stolen New York. Nov. 20.—The annual banquet of the New York chamber of commerce was held last evening. It was attended by many distinguished men. not only of this city, but of state and nation as well. Among the speakers were Senator J. L. McLaurin of South Carolina, who spoke on "The Monroe Doctrine of the Nineteenth Century;" Governor Elect Cummins of Iowa, who took for his theme "The Present Prosperity of tho Republic," and Secretary of State Hay. Mr. Hay paid a glowing tribute to the late President McKinley. 'yflnUi eDulU at ii-fo. Aunt Jemima (5t; Flour 2 I'd pkg 3 for 25c -V Nabob Pan Galre Floor 2 lb pkg toe  in a Connecticut Town. SarvP)' Made by BiiciilH*. Wei dbury, Conn., Nov. 20.-r-TV? vault of the Woodbury Savings bank WBB broken into at an early hour this m,"n.?ng by "burglars, who got away with *&ODey and checks amounting to To determine whether the lmy is suitable the gunboat Machlas recently made n careful survey, and her re port establishes conclusively the value of the harbor, which Is less than 2(H»j miles from (Jivytown. Violence had not resulted from the strike early this morning, but the men are not In-a good mood, as a result of what they think was an arbitrary action by the company. Fearing raids on the cars and !)tt*ek$ on the few men it had beep able to put to work, the compauy last evening sont thirty of Its detectives, under Chief Detective O'Brien, to the yards to protect them. These men, armed, were patrolling the yards last night, but were finable to afford much protection to property. There was only one of them to each of the imported switchmen and brafcemeu. Only forty men are employed at the mine, which iq run on the en-operative plan and independently. The operators claim they eannot pay the union scale and ruu, but say they pay the highest wages possible and in some instances pay more than scale prices. miners say they will force the mine to unionize or close up. Chicago, Nov. 20.—A peculiar case of nervous hysteria is being treated at the Chicago polyclinic. The patient, firs. Marie Becker of Colorado, last Monday visited the Chicago stockyards to watch the cattle being slaughtered. She was horrified at the sight, but passed on to where pigs were being killed. As soon as she reached this place she collapsed, crying and screaming. She wns removed at once to the polyclinic, but the conditions brought about by the shock to the woman's nerves ore said to have so far baffled the skill of the physicians of the Institution,Pis Stflcklnar Cannes Hraterla. These suits are made for use six days in a week for as many months as one cares to wear a suit. When it is retired from active service it .rill be still a shapely, good looking suit New Honey, "cSSE*1*-1, 1 lb box 14c , New Maple Syrnpj. a ] i quart can 25c 1 2 gal. can 480 _ 1 gallon can 8503 Maole Sugar. 2 lbs for 25c Visit our store and leave your order and you will make no mistake; it will be money in your pocket. The Danish West Indies are natural ly a desirable point fur tlie defense of the canal against any nation save Great Britain. The British navy lias an admirable coaling base, well protected. at Kingston. Jamaica, and In case of trouble with tlie British .government the ihMiWh V,Vst Indies  be of comparatively Tiijue in connection with the defense of the canal. FINANCIAL A*° COMMERCIAL. New York Stock' MariceU, furnished by M. S. Jordan & »D • •C?C* broken, room 26 Miners' Bank Open. CIob. .. 13% .. 90 Vi 9° . ,118% 1MJ4 .. 80% 80 ..100% 100% .. «8■D #8% . . 40% 40% 42% 43% 1 Bier Fire la St. Paul. Improvements at Santiago. 0»Mcoat J7.00. Colorado Southern Southern B. ft. Sugar  Atchison  Atchison, pref. . . Brooklyn Traction Chcs. and Ohio  U. S. Steel '  U. S. Steel, prof. .. Manhattan El  Mo. Pacific  People's Gas  Col. Iron and Fuel So. Pacific  Copper  St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 20.—Fire last night destroyed the five story brick building at the corner of Ninth and Wabash streets, eutailing a loss of $1"D0,000, partly covered by Insurance. The ground floor was occupied by stores, while the upper stories were used as a warehouse by the People's Storage company and were filled mostly with household furniture. The building was owned by Caroline E, Boardman of Tio.v, N. Y, Santiago, Cuba, Nov. 20.—General Wood yesterday gave directions for the carrying out of many new public works, Involving an outlay of hundreds of thousands of dollars. He ordered the construction of a sea wall half a mile in length, which will cost $50,000, and of a custom house building. He issued instructions also for harbor dredging, for the completion of the sewer system and waterworks, for the repair of roads and for the transfer of the prisoners from the Jail to the old Spaulsli barracks in order to make a courthouse out of the jail, which Is one of the oldest and most famous in the West Indies. OSiHals of tlie company and strikers both 4ietd meetings last night, and after 4he strikers' meeting a committee waited tm (general Manager O. M. Shepherd -and ptlMi oflicials of the New Haren *oad with a dtjmfUid for ttafc reinstatement of Hobert J. Turbusli, A\o assistant yarOttuiHter whose summary discharge had caused the strike. 'CJjp gulf of rilil.c lies Oil the west coast St C'ostn Rica and Is aliont 2M Wiles fryra Brlto, the western termlmis of tlij» iv'forragua canal. It Is also nn excellent hdPLri'f «»C1 is the most available site for a cd.*U'!g station. A coat that is cut 46 inches long, made up stylish with a cuff and slash pockets. Hew YarJc State Fair la 92Vfi 92 130% 130% 100'/* 100 Albany, N. Y„ Nov. SO.-The ettte fair commission at Its meeting tn tkia city decided to bold Its nextfatr «t Syracuse during the week commencing Aug. US. JD02. It was deemed advisable to bold It lifit for one week. The treasurer reported that laaiia would be a deficiency resulting fiym 'the fnif held lil September last from »20,000 to *24,000. Tills is considerably less tlian the estimated deficiency, \vlik'h wdb olaced by' soitiw a $40,000. The deficiency '« lit"-' loalnly to Implement weather. Though the preshMSt of I'nrncc passed upon the ownership if Mm BMlf C•' Dulci* and Almlrante bay. Costa RIcn Is uot satisfied wltli the decision, and the faet Chi»t the ownership of these waters Is still 1U ijlsputc Is responsible for hesitation on the imf. pf this government to earnestly press to* ;ht'fr cession. The (Jalnpflgns islands are off coast of lOcuHclor, aliont 000 miles from Brlto. They have a commanding position with respect to (lie I'aclllc coast of South America. Opposition developed in Ecuador to their cession to the United States, but a new government Is now hi power, and the authorities believe (here Is a better chancy of securing all or lit least one of the islands. To ijuote one olllclal who (lis cussed the matter yesterday, the question principally bothering the {touth American officials is the amount of money the United Slates Is willing to pay.  ©itcuivjoo. KRI8T PAY8 DEATH PENALTY. 92 OOK 101 Vi V2 fill D4 OS'/s Their demand was refused, and the men told Mr. Shepherd that the yard would never be reopened until Turbusli was replaced In his position of authority- The two parties were at loggerheads, with li«D hopp pf a compromise, when they parte1!. PKO-neven Yearn n Teacher. Evans Bros. Waverly Murderer Electrocuted at Au- 8C14 8B% Uth-n. X. Y„ Nov. 20.—At the semianiiuul meeting of the bonrd of trustees of Hamilton college Professor Edward North resigned the professorship of llreoU. haying completed fifty-seven years in the service of tun college under five successive presidents. The resignation was accepted, and Professor North was elected emeritus professor of the Greek language and literature'.Auburn, N. Y„ Nov. 20—Deathly pale but without a tremor, Fred Krist entered the death chamber at 6.30 this morning, holding a crucifix before his eyes. Two minutes later he Was pronounced dead. Only one shock of 1.740 volts was given. Klrst died with a prayer upon hla lips. His last act was to kiss the crucifix as It was pressed to his IIpb by Father Evans, ot Ithaca. The crime for which Kirst #aid the death penalty this morning vtes committed in Waverly, April 7, his victim being Miss Kate Tobin. He was married, and had been paying attention to Miss Tobin. She was forbidden by her parents to have anything to do with Krist, and Bhe refused to meet him. Then, as she passei} along the street, he shot and killed her. bum This Morning. Car and Foundry O. & W  29% 28% 35% 361s 14ti 145-T, 48V4 48 )i 46 SOUTH MAIM STRUT. Pennsylvania Reading .... Hlamid«i-«laniltac Cnnaea Failure. Tacoiua, Wash., Nov. 20.—The .Metropolitan bank, P. v! Csesar president, closed its doors after experiencing an all day run. The run began as the result of a misunderstanding, the small depositor* licllpvlug that u suit filed Friday against the receiver of the Metropolitan Savings bank, which failed five days ago, had something to dp with the present Metropolitan bank. About $40,000 was withdrawn, and the bank applied for a receiver. Dwlght Phelps was appointed, with H bqpd of'fio.OOO. Don't forget to ask for them 7914 79 Vi C3Vi 02% Reading, pref. Tenn. C. & I. . Lep.ther  Now York, Nov. £0.—As a result of thi) rawtHitlult score in Camden. N. J., by tUtl (JcriHi Of seven ii.ui Ul.it,d patients, ii.e liWid 0t ho*lth authorized an oltlcial Investigation I'J Dr. Albert C. Barnes of Philadelphia. Dr. Barnes was in this city yesterday. To a Tribune reporter be said that Ids Investigation bad convinced lilin that the seven deaths were caused by the carelessness of the patients themselves and not by any poison in the virus used. Virus Did Not Cause Lockjaw. Union Pacilic M., K. & T. Norfolk  103% 102% 52D4 52 6G% 61 Vk 91 91 37% 37% 90% 91 Yt Hutchinson. Kan., Nov. 20.—The safe of the Missouri Pacific railroad depot here was blown open by robbers last night. Afterward a man, believed to have been one of the robbers, was found dead with a bullet hole through his heart. The supposition is that the dead man was stunned by the explosion, which was very heavy, and the others, thinking he was too badly crippled to get away, shot lilui. The money left in the safe was all found uuder the debris. Safe Robber Killed. CLtkUr mA. ffu-iKItkix, Union Pacific, pref. Wabash, pref  Western Union ~ .. Murderous Soldier Captured. Junction City, Kan., Nov. 20.—W. P, Buchanan of Troop D, Fourteenth eav airy, who killed Policeman White here last night, lias been captured In the loft of n stable at Fort Riley. Assistant Marshal E. Ij. Cooper, who was wound ed by Buchanan at the time Wllte was allot, Is dying. There was some talk of lynching. No reason for the shooting la assigned. Corner Main and William Streets, Plttston, Pa. SOUTH AMERICAN WAR General Alhan Takes l.lOO Men «o Attack HebeU at Chorrera. Internal Revaaua Receipt*. Colon, Colombia, Nov. 20.—General Alban. with a strong force, consisting of 1,100 men, well armed and supplied with ammunition ami having cannon and modern quick firing ritles, has started from Panama to attack the insurgent forces which are strongly lntrenched at Chorrera. Washington, Nov. 20.—The annual report of the commissioner of Internal revenue shows that the total receipts His ended June 30, 1901, were $300,871,000, or $11,555,561 in pxcess of the estimates. the same amount iu excess of the receipts for the year ended June 30, 1000, and $33,000,000 in excess of the receipts of 1899. Picture Framing. A neatly framed Picture will always makeu a suitable Holiday Gift We have many mouldings to give you a wide choice of fine frames Our work is perfect and our prices the minimum. T.S.&W.S.Barritt NORTH MAIN ST. Concentration Cani|iN. London, Nov. 20.—Notwithstanding the general sympathy in Switzerland for the Boers, says a dispatch to The Times from Zurich, some Swiss object to the aggressive agitation against Ureat ftritaln carried on iu that city by the Pan-Germanic league, which convened a big pro-Boer mass meeting on Monday night. The meeting was addressed by an alleged Boer commandant named Juste and others. Pro-Boer Meeting In Zurich. boy blown to atoms. Loudon, Nov. 'JO.-The Times publishes translations of two letters written by a violently anil British Boer womau to her father and mother from the concentration camp near Pietermaritzhurg. The writer says she Is comfortably housed. Is not compelled to work and Is well clothed and well fed, KatHrs do all the work, anil the Boer woman can play tennis all day if they like. The Times prints, with the letters, a note vouching for their authenticity.Slayer oi Marshal* SurrounSeti. to invest in our suits and overcoats at $20.00. Although we take off a great deal of our profits and give it to yon, we do not take o(f a pin point of our responsibility for perfect satisfaction. It's easier to se« Result of the Explosion of a Can off Charlotte, N. Nov. 20.—United States Senator Bewail of New Jersey, who has been at Ashevllle, N. C., for some time for the benefit of his health, was able to be ont yesterday. He walked about the grounds of the Battery Park hotel In company with his daughter. He has improved somewhat within the past few days, but It is said to be doubtful if lie eyer entirely recovers bis health. Senator Sewall la Better. Oxford, Miss., Nov. 20.—The officers who are pursuing Mathls, the alleged Illicit (llstiiler, who murdered'two deputy United States marshals Sunday, have asked for a posse of thirty or more armed citizens to assist In the capture of the fugitive. The officers say they have him surrounded In a swamp, and re-enforcements havp left for the Nitrofllycerlne. Half of General Alban's force left Panama In large launches towed by the Colombian gunboat BoyactJ. The rema Inder marched overlaud. Alexandria. Ind., Nov. 20.—Charles Ott a 13-year-old boy. was blown to atoK3 last night. He found a can of nitroglycerine in the rear of his home and, tietng the same about his waist proceeded to beat it as a drum. A terr«flc explosion resulted, shaking buildings for many blocks around. The boy o'body was terribly mutilated, his bC th arms, both legs and a part of the forehead being torn #way. The explosive was left on the spot by a we,'- shooter two weeks ago. it having been supposed that not enough glycerine reme'ned In the can to be of value or dangerous. International Marriage |h Kentucky. These forces are to combine and make a front and rear attack on the Insurgents. Chorrera is only one day's march from Panama. Louisville. Ky„ Nov. 20.—The marriage of Miss Pattl Ellison of Louisville and Sir Charles Rose took place yesterday at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. anil Mrs. Andrew Ellison. Sir Charles and his bride left lii the afternoon on August Belmont's private car for New York, whence they sail lor Europe on Saturday. your profit than ours, QILROY, THE TAILOR, General Lugo la in command of the Insurgent forces, though l)»mIngo Diaz is virtually at the bead of the insurgents. The revolutionists say that they have a stronger force than the government. It Is generally admitted that the former are Indifferently armed and badly supplied with ammunition. News of n decisive government victory Is con fldeutly experted this week. Demented Wunmn KIHfd by Train. Amsterdam, N. Y., Nov. 20.—Mrs. Henry C. Miller was killed at Tribes IIIU by being run over by a New York Central train. Her husband Is 111 with typhoid fever, and Mrs. Miller, while temporarily deranged from grief aud watching, wandered on the railroad tracks aud was killed. Mrs. Miller was tb? daughter of Henry Hurst of Tribes Hill! a well known citizen of Montgomery county. MCeno, i&SOUTH MAIN ST. War on the Railway Combine. NegroeN Boycott Street Car*. Trenton, N. J., Nov. 20.—The New Jersey court of errors and appeals has sustained the action of Vice Chancel: lor Pitney In adjudging guilty of coutempt of court several Paterson mill strikers. These strikers had disobeyed an order of the court, and Vice Chancellor Pitney had imposed sentences for a term In jail on two and fined the others'. St. Paul. Minn., Nov. 20.—t»overuor Vau Nnnt has wont a special messenger to flud Attorney General Douglas in the northern Minnesota woods pud request him to return to the city, nq that a consultation nuiy he held with regard to the railroad combine. Governor Van Sant has gone jyjo the tight with a determination to prevent, if possible, any consolidation or combine between the Northern Pacific and Great Northern or any other competing lines in the state. Jacksonville. Fla.. Nov. 20.—Negroes who have instituted a boycott against the street cars on account of the recent ordinance separating the races on the cars huld a iposs meeting and agreed to orgauize a stock company of 2,000 shares at $1 a share to operate a stagecoach service throughout the city exclusively for negroes. Closing Out Sale of Groceries* Washington, Nov. 20.—WhiltD official confirmation of the fact in lacking, it la baiC4 lu usually weli informed circles tliat Postmaster Wilson of Brooklyn has tetulered his rcsiguatiou to the ;Dre*Wleul and tliat It lias l**en accepted, it is probable that some announcement will be made shortly concerning the yardmen on strike, Having purchased the business j formerly conducted by Shelley tc ! Luchsinger, we will retail their fine stock to the general public at Navw York and New Haven Officials Washington. Muv Pros I do ut Roosevelt's horiisrupc liavt been received by the librarian «»f con gress for copyright. The author is .1 u lltjs Erickson of St. l.ouis. He has sen the president ji copy. The horoscopi was east when Mr. Koosevelt took th« oath of oftlee. Mr. Erickson consider- It remarkable that at that time Capri corn and Aquarius were rising. Satan being chief ruler and Uranus cornier This having beeu tu« case, he is ena bled to assert that many alteration* and amendments in the laws, customs politico, treaties and religions of tin land will ocor.r; also that the enemiesof America will be confounded during this administration #n4 that "the matchless, irresistible march of American supremacy will meet most wonderful Impetus." Mr. lCOOII4*V**lt'H llC»l-4»»4-op«* iiU. Two copies (it Naval Cadetahlp For Yonng Samp ton Poitofflcp at Alder Creek Robbed- Consider Grievances. New York, Nov. 20.—General Man a*er Chamberlain, General Superlnten dent PlBU ft»4 Division Superintendent Sl-epard were in conference Just before noon considering Dhe demands of the strikers In the Mott Hgven yar.i of the New York. Now JIaven and Hartford road. The demands, in brief, are the dismissal of Yard Superintendent UVardup, the dismissal of Hallroad Detective O'Brien, the dismissal of a man who took Yardmaster Torbush's Disco, and the reinstatement of the latter. All traffic Is still tied up. Prominent UllnoM Lawyer Indicted. Washington. Nov. 20. — President Roosevelt has informed an applicant for a cadetship at the Naval academy that the next at large appoiutmeut Wjll be given tg a son of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson. This Is In accordance with a promise made by President McKinley to Admiral Sampson.V'ticft, N. V., Nov. 20.—The postptflce at Alder Creefc, in the northern part of this county, has been broken open by thieves. Some small change and nearly $150 worth of stamps were stolen. Chicago, Nov. 20.—George W- Cass, former secretary of the Illinois State Bar association, has been indicted by the grand Jury oil the charge of embezzling $25,000 belonging to relatives and friends of Cass living in and near Coshocton, O. natter Londoii, Nov. 20.—The Commercial Pacific Cable company, recently organized In New York to lay a cable from Han Francisco to the Philippine Islands, has awarded the contract for the lirst section, from San Francisco to Honolulu, to an English company, which guarantees to complete it In ten The contract price is nearly Engllah Company to Lay Cable. Three Children Burned to Death. Charlotte, N. Nov. 20 -Tlneechll- Iren of Mack liiulock, colored, the eldest four years old, were burned to ileatli in Wake county. N. C. Their oarents locked tliem In their house vliile they \)eut off to work. rm m 14 ACTUAL COST PRICE. Everything Must Go, Rumor of Viceroy Tao Mn'i Death. Hongkong, Nov. 20.—AO unconfirmed report is published of the death of Tao Mu, viceroy of Kwaogtuug and Kwangsl. Smallpox In Buffalo. the fixtures as well as the food*. This is an exceptional opportunity for yen Vo get in a winter's supply of -strictly high grade groceries for lesi money than you would otherwise puy for poor stuff. Buffalo, Nov. 20.—Six cases of smallpox have beeu discovered In the thickly settled Polish district, and it is feared that a large number of persona have been exposed. Paris. Nov. 20.—M. Jules t'ambon. French embassador to the United States, Intends to sail on Nov. 21 for Tuba, whence, nfter a short visit to the interior of the Island, he will return to his post at Washington. M. Carabon to Visit Cuba, month),?. £600,000. Dublla, Nov. 20.—The Irish Times announces that King Edward and Queen Alexandra will pay a visit to Ireland at the beginning of April next. Klnu to VIelt Ireland. Springfield. Mass., Nov. 20.-—The new diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church, composed (luuifdeu, ilaiup shire, Irankllii and Berkshire counties and DiII of Worcester county except South Bridge, was formally organized in primary convention of parochial delegates in the Christ churfj*. this city, yesterday am} urier selecting as It* name "the diocese of western Massachusetts" gave a unauimous election to Dr. David II. Greer of St. Bgrtliolo mew's church of tfurk city for hislioo- • Bluhop of Weatern Maaaachunet tn, J TALE ABOUT MISS STONE Paris, Xovi 20.—M. Constans will start for Constantinople today to resume his duties as French embassador to Turkey. Iftf bn«le farewell to a number of senators am) others. Munir Bey, the rurkisli eifttiAesafior to France. who las been absent front his post since the rouble ln'tween the two countries ;art«d. will ar.'ve here on Monday. Eiubnusador* Itetnrn to Their PokIn. Gennnu Slaipa Viwlt Venezuela. Caracas. Venezuela, Nov. 20.—The German cruiser Fa Ike and the traiuing ihlp Stein have arrived at La Ciuayra. The German cruiser Veneta and the •raining ship Moltke are also in Vene£uelan water* Sixteen Bundita to He Decapitated. Peking, Nov. 20.—Fifty Chinese soldiers surprised 150 bandits close to Peking last nlglit, killed twelve of them and captured sixteen. The prisoners have been brought here (or decaplta- Hon. BRIEF NEWS NOTES Victor B. Luchsingtr, Chief of Her Captors Wishes to Marry Pnterno, the former chief of the so •ailed Filipino cabinet, has been eleetil president of the new Feflcf party In Manila. Iwibelo (fi'js was elected vice Loudon, Nov. 20—A DalzlH dls Ditch from Sofia brings a curious till" of the plight of Miss Stone, the Arae.- icau missionary. It Bays that a Mace rtomci priest has reported that Peki Tas Ha, chief of her captors, is enarn #*£•11 or Miss Stone anil wishes to mar rv Iwi She declines to have anything to rtC, with him. Peka, however, is d:- (tainlnr h»r in his house, and hopes ehe will relent. Allotted Fillbn,uer Detained. London. Nov. 20.—The government ins cauiVLl Hie detention of a British iteiiuier which VOS lifting out ostensiily tor a pleasure cruu»D qI Victoria locks on the ground that the vessel van laden with contraband of win ieatiiied for the A searchliglit ixed to the steamer's ujast brought ier under suspicion, and It is said tin •ubsequent search disclosed four field -uns, Quantities of raw material foi 'he manufacture of powder and that lie vessel- was tit ted up inside to accommodate from 500 to 000 men. The styleg of tailoring used by the; colonists of early times would look out : UfllCDp Villi QAW of place today. When you buy your wwHEIlC IUU vNVC overcoat, buy one of the new kind WEST PITTSTON. Xew PortiiKoeae Minister. London, Nov. 20.—A dispatch to The Daily Mail from Lisbon says Sellr Hague will succeed Viscount de Suut/o fhyrso as Portuguese minister I»t Samuel Bourgeois, who was taken 111 n I.ockport, N. V.. about a week ago •villi smallpox, died on Tuesday. No itlicr cases have been reported, but there Is a general uneasiness. Bourgeois is said to have contracted the dls. ■ase while on a hunting trip near H'CR'deut That Throbbing Headache would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of Bufferers have proved their matchless merit for sick and nervoue headaches. They »i»kp pijre Wood and build up your health. Only It cents. Money back If not cured. Sold by J. H. Houck and W. O. Price, Plttston. and [0. D, gtnfc Wvt Plttston. Great Luck of an Editor. THEY LOOK ALL RIGHT. THEY ARE ALL RIGHT. In buying groceries you sav« In tlie price you pay and got better food if you come liere. "For two years all efforts to cure eczema in the palms of my hands tailed." writes Editor H. N. Lester, of 9yracuse, Kan., "then I was wholly cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve." It's the world's) IjeRt for eruptions, sores and all akin diseases. Only J Be at J. H. Houck and W. C. Price. Pittaton, and Q. D. BtnHfc Stops the Cough and Works Off the CVaslili)£ton. Cold, F.axatlve Bfoiuo-Qulnlne Tablet cure a eoltl ia one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price 25 cents. isr1"JoSx: t*? ««•D»• r T?Y leelde ,u.cU,y when you see then,. | «» we cant fit you, keep your money. |„emon and Orange pool, now goods. Come In and have a look. I'yosh Eggs, strictly the bost. BUSS, The City Tailor, w. e. brown. MAIN ST., OPPOSITE WATER ST. PUONBU. * Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup should at ways, be in your house. If your child has croup or bronchitis, you cannot! wast* time; may be dangerous.1 Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup cures croup all once. It la a safe and infallible remJ edy. All druggists Ml) It (or 2$ vant^j THE WEATHER. Montreal. Hous«keepersC Shopping Place. 1 Washington, Nov. 20—Forecast untl: 8 v in., Thursday, for Eastern Penn aylvanla: Fair tonight and Thursday. The Sharpe Market for frultB and vegetables, canned goods, fish and oysters. Both phones. The Utile folks kDve Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. Pleasant to take; perfectly harmless. Positive cure for coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma. Fillings that lajf pr. Welsh.