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Stitzln- gor. - .;.- . Ili'Hulnr Terms of Court. Fourth Monday of February. Third Monday of May. Fourth Monday of September. Third Monday of Novoinbor. Church unJ Hnbbnlh Hrhaol. Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a. in. : M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m. Preaching in M. E. Church every. Sab bath evening by Rev. K. A. Uuzza. . Preaching in the F. M. Cburch every Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.' F. W. McClelland, Pastor. Services in the Presbyterian Church every Sabbath morning and evening, Rev. J. V. MoAniiirh oMciating. The regular meetings of the W. C. T. U. are held at the headquarters on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each in on th. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 'piONESTA LOIXJK, No. 369, 1. 0.O.F. A Moots every Tuesday evening, in Odd Follows' Hall, Partridge building. IOKKST LODGE, No. 184. A.O. U. W., I Meets evory Friday evening In A.O.U. W. Hall, Tionosta. ASHINQTON CAMP, No. 420, P. O. 8. of A., meets every Snturday eve ning in A. O. U. W. Hall', Tionosta. CAPT. 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Office over Heath A Killmer's store, Tionesta, Pa. Professional calls prompt respnndod to at all hours of dav or night. Residence East side Elm St., 3d dore above jail building. JB. SIGGINS, M. D., Physician, Surgoon A Druggist, OIL CITY, PA. HOTEL AGNEW C. F. WEAVER, Proprietor. This hotel, .formerly the Lawrence House, has undergone a complete change, and is now furnished with all the mod ern improvements. ' Heated and lighted throughout with natural gas, bathrooms, hot and cold water, etc. The comforts of guosts never neglected. CENTRAL HOUSE. J H. W. UORNER. Pronriotor. Tionseta, Pa. This Is the mostcentraliy LXSEi .u, phi?,' 'T'" located hotel In the place, and has all thef " on1!1 'lal1'f '"the ' Pn'nes. , . 1 . ... I rennrled liv Oenprfll Otto Prli'nto PraH modern improvements. No pains will be spared to make it a pleasant stopping place for the traveling public. First class Llvory in connection. piIIL. EMERT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work from the finest to the coarsest and guarantees his work to give purfoct satisfaction. Prompt atten tion given to mending, and prices rea sonable T F. ZAHRINGER J. PRACTICAL WATCH-MAKER andJewelorof 25 years' experience, is prepared to do all work in his line on short notice and at reasonable prieos. Always guarantees satisfaction, watch es, Jewelry, Ac, ordered for parties at the lowest possible figure. Will be found in the building next to Keeley Club Room. MONEY to patent good ideas mav be secured by our aid, address THE PATENT RECORD, Baltimore, Md. REBELS' FIRM STAND. A -Big Battle' Will Soon Be Fought In the Philippines. Six Thoasand Rebels Wall Entrenched at Bacolor and Provided With I'lentj of Ammunition They Hare Never Fought Americana llelore and Ara Confident of Winning. MANILA. May 8. To clear the Fili pinos out of Bacolor, about five miles southwest of San Fernando, will be the next task of the Americans. The rebel General Mascardo has a force of 6,000 men there, well armed and possessed of a plenty of ammunition. His troops have never .met American soldiers and they think, according to reports car ried to San Fernando, that they can "whip the whole lot." Bacolor la well entrenched and thousands of na- MAAlN i FERNANDO , wwhT5 MALD BAUftAO LWTOH .CALUMWT MAP SKOWINQ OUR ADVANCE. lives are working like beavers digging trenches and carrying the dirt In bas kets. The enemy uses his riflemen for fighting only, but compels the Bolomen and Chinese and even the women, to labor Incessantly. After Bacolor has been cleared war communication with Manila may be established. Along the roads to Cal umplt the fuel wagons and bull teams dragging provisions have to be fer ried one by one across two rivers but the Filipinos have several launches In the river delta. The American troops are much ex hausted by the campaign except the Iowa troops, who are comparatively fresh. The regiments of the division average less than BO men to a com pany and all have a weather worn ap pearance. Senator Albert J. Beverldge of In diana is here studying the Philippine question. Brigadier General Charles King has sailed for the United States on board the transport Pueblo. DEWEY'S HEALTH GOOD. The Admiral Will Ketnrn by Way ol New York. SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.-On the City of Peking from China and Japan, was Dr. E. Page, passed assistant sur geon. United States navy, and surgeon on the flagship Olympla for the past year and a half. He makes the fol lowing statement regarding Admiral Dewey's health: "Admiral Dewey Is In perfect health. He has not been more than 20 miles away from Manila since the first day of last May and he has not felt the ne cessity of a physician's aid In that time. The reports concerning the admiral's physical condition have been grossly exaggerated. The climate of Manila Is enervating of course, but the com mander of the fleet has been no more affected by it than any one else. "The people of California will be dis appointed at not seeing Admiral Dewey for he has determined to return to the United States In the Olympla by way of Suei canal." SUCCESSOR TO DEWEY. The Admiral llelleTcd of the Command of the Anlatle Matron.. WASHINGTON, May 9. The navy department has selected a successor to Admiral Dewey to command the Asiatic stations. Orders were issued detachlne Rear Admiral Watson from command of the Mare Island navy yard and or dering him to report to Admiral Dewey at Manila to relieve that officer when he feels that he can be spared there. Rear Admiral Kempff, at present on waiting orders, has been ordered to succeed Admiral Watson In command of the Mare Island navy yard. Three New Vurk f-olillera Killed. SYRACUSE, May 9. James S. Lynch of Company C, Ninth United States in fantry, reported among the dead at Manila, was a son of James Lynch of this city and 21 years old. He enlisted last July. Corporal William L. Hlg glns and Private Harris W. Mallery of Company B, Ninth Infantry, were re spectively .from Watertown and Cam den, this state. Additional Casualties. WASHINGTON, May 9.-The war de- reported by General Otis: Private Fred Buckendorf of the Thirteenth Minne sota, killed, and Private Arthur K. Moore of the Twentieth Kansas, se verely wounded in the hand. Transport Koanoke Arrive From Manila. SAN FRANCISCO. May 9. The United States transport Roanoke ar rived from Manila with Captain Kim ball and Surgeon V. Frazer of the First California volunteers and 22 pri vates from different regiments as pas sengers. No Yellow Fever In Havana. HAVANA, May 9. The continued absence of yellow fever from this city astonibhefl even the sanitary depart ment. Resident physicians believe that the steps taken since American occu pation have made it possible that the disease may be checked for a ohort time, and look forward to a summer of comparative immunity from yellow fe ver. Medical practitioners, however, believe that some cases will develop before Juna riLIPINOS FIUPW1PA V V WILD RUSH FOR LAND. The lte Keeervatlon Opened to Settle ' meat and Quickly Settled. . DURANGO, Colo., May 5. Many persons who had for days been holding places in the line at the land office changed their minds and Joined the rush for locations In the Ute lands which were opened for settlement at noon by proclamation of the president. Whistles and bells proclaimed the hour of opening. Scores of men who had been holding places in line sold out half an hour before the opening, $50 being the prevailing price. It la ' es timated that 1,000 land seekers joined In the rush. The streets of Duiango were crowded. There was no central Btartlng point and men scattered along the Colorado and New Mexico lines for 40 miles a.waitlng the hmir, many with no means of rapid transit. From Dura'ngo hundreds of well mounted and veil-armed men began pushing to the front at daylight, all giving themselves ample time to reach the favorate sections. Many hoine-seekere will purchase farms and orchards outright In Color ado and New Mexico instead of taking homesteads In the reservation. Judge Adair Wilson, author of the bill opening the Ute lands, and Con gressman Bell were banqueted. A surprise was sprung when "Buf falo" Jones suddenly appeared near Ignaclo with 300 followers from Guth rie, Oklahoma, and was met by Dr. F. D. Allen, who was prominent In the opening of the famous Cherokee strip. The latter has been sojourning in and around Durango with some halfbreed Cherokees for the last week and early in the morning started to Join "Buf falo" Jones with the determination of starting a town site and booming the same. The town, It is understood, will be called Tabor. Within 24 hours there will be no doubt a dozen villages cre ated in the centennial state. The rail roads have on the ground men who will select the most promising places. RAILHOAD NEGLIGENT. Verdict In the Wreck if the Excursion Train Near Itiichrater. ROCHESTER, May 6.-The Investi gation of the Bay rullroad accident Sunday last which resulted in tht death of John Helberg and Charlej Werner, was resumed ' before Coronet Klelndienst ond his Jury at the morgue. and uftor numerous witnesses were sworn and their evidence taken, the Jury retired. After deliberating about three hours they handed In the fol lowing verdict: "We find said railroad company op erating thin road guilty of criminal negligence in using antiquated and de fective vaccum brakes." Old Veteran Die. of His Wnnnri. ROCHESTER, May 9. George D. Curtis, a well known Grand Army man, died at his home In Albion. He had been suffering a long time from wounds received during the war. Comrade Curtis wns a member of the old Thir teenth regiment and of the Eighth New York volunteer cavalry which regi ment he Joined after the old Thirteenth had been discharged from the service. The funeral will lake place here and comrades of the old Thirteenth and Eighth regiments will attend from this city. Major Thomas Bell of the Ninth cavalry at present residing In Brook lyn, Is a brother-in-law of the deceased. Transferring 08,000,000 silver Dollars. PHILADELPHIA, May 9 The B8, 000,000 of sllyer dollars now In thi vaults of the mint and postofflce buildings here, and whleh secure the issue of sl'ver certificates, will be transferred to the recently completed vaults on the new mint site beginning at once. The money is enclosed In 68,000 boxes, $1,000 to the box. The silver weighs 2,010 tons and each wagon carrying three tons, 6S0 loads will be necessary. Al lowing six loads per day, 113 consecu tive days will elapse before the final transfer shall be made. The govern ment will have two repres -ntatives at each vault and will also be represented by one guard on every wagon. Mar t liangn Hi Mind Later. ROCHESTER, May 9.-R. E. Reed, who conducts the Rochester Glass works, has received letters from the organizers of the National Glass com pany asking him for options on the stock of his concern and the plant. Mr. Reed says that he has made no reply to the letters and that no reply will be made, as his concern has no intention of going into the company. Temple' JVrlmlio.l Cnnirt Again Seen, CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. May 9 Dr. J. E. Keller, director of Lick observatory, announces through Harvard college ob servatory the discovery of Temple's periodical comet by Mr. Perrine, an assistant at Lick. The ponitlon of the object, which is described as "faint," Is May 6, 90:77, Greenwich, mean time, right ascension, 18h., 52m., 57.8s; de clination south 4 deg., 32m. 18s. Raleigh Halls For .C'hnrli.ton. WILMINGTON, N. C. May 9. The cruiser Raleigh sailed for Charleston. Several local steamers crowded with excursionists, accompanied .her over the bar. The Raleigh goes to Charles ton to be present during (he United Confererate Veterans' reunion this week. From there she will go to Ports mouth. N. H to go out of commis sion and be overhauled. An Kpllepllo Drowned. ROCHKSTKR, May 9.-The body of Henry Otnow, a farm laborer, was found In the water at the mouth of Sandy creek. In Halin. Otnow was sub ject to epilepsy and It Is thoufiht that while fishing he suffeied an attack of his malady and fell Into the water. A string of fish was found grasped In one of the dead man's hands. I'an- Imrrlran Appointim-ut. WASHINGTON. May 9. William II Michael, chief clerk of the state de partment, has been appointed to repre sent the state department on the gov ernment board of exhibits of the Tan American exposition t be held at Buf falo. Hirew Hhimi-lf In Front of n Train. ELM IRA, N. Y.. May 9 -Chauncey Ayres. 41 years old. i niplnyol on n farm about five mi.', rialii of I-."inilra. threw hbnself In front of Krl- extra No. 8. eastboiind. and was int.mtiy killed. It is thousht he was Insane. BEEF COURT FINDINGS. Commissioners' Report Made Public by the President. General Miles Not 8oatalned la III Al legations About Chemically I'rrparcrt Beef, but the Conrt Recommends Hint No Punishment lia Meted Out to Illin by the President. WASHINGTON, May 8. By direc tion of the president, who approves the findings, Acting Secretary of War Mclklejohn made public the report and findings of the military court appointed to investigate the charges made by Major General Miles, commanding the army, that the beef supplied to the army during the war with Spain was unfit for the use of the troops. The most Important features of the report are: The finding from the gen eral's allegations that the refrigerated beef was treated with chemicals were not established; that his allegation concerning the canned fresh or canned roast beef were sustained as to its unsuitabllity for food as used on the transports and as a long continued field ration; censure of General Miles for "error" In failing to promptly notify the secretary or war when he first formed the opinion that the food was unfit; censure of the commissary generat (General Eagan) for the too extensive purchases of the canned beef as an untried ration; censure of Col onel Maus of General Miles' staff, the finding that the packers were not at fault and that the meats supplied to the army were of the same quality as those supplied to the trade generally and the recommendation that no fur ther proceedings be taken In the prem ises. GENERAL MILES SILENT. He Retnses to Talk on the Finding of the Wade Court of Inquiry. WASHINGTON, May 9. "The pres ldent Is commander-in-chief of the army and my superior. He has approv ed the findings of the Wade court of Inquiry. Therefore, I have no com ment to make. It would be an un- soldierly act were I to do so." With these words General Miles replied to a Mar reporter who saw him for a mo ment with regard to the probable ac tlon he would take In view of the ad verse renort of the rourt. "Will you formulate a protest to the president?" was the next question. "I have nothing to say. No, sir," replied the general. "Will you Inspire a congressional in vestlgation?" "No, sir. I will not talk on the sub Ject." "Do you believe congress will rectify the matter?" "I don't know what congress will do, nor have I any means of knowing In advance what verdict the result rtf an Investigation might develop. 1 have no comment, criticism or statement to make in this matter, and you may take it as certain that any alleged inter views or Intimations to the contrary said to come from me or near me are wholly and unqualifiedly false. "I was and am now actuated solely by the consideration of health, lives and Integrity of the urmy. My duty Is done. OFFERED HIM BRIBES. Attorney-General of Ohio Ant wen the Standard OH Company. COLUMBUS, O., May 9. Attorney General Monnett has filed in the su preme court his answer to the motion of the Standard Oil company requesting that he designate the persons alluded to In his statement that he had been approached with offers of bribes to dis miss the suits against the company, and named Charles B. Squires, form erly of Cleveland and now of New York as the party through whom the alleged proposition was made. The at torney general In his answer says: "As to the request In the motion ad dressed to the attorney general to name the party who had the conversations with him and to name parties connect ed therewith representing the Standard Oil company, the attorney general says that the party calling him up from Cleveland and the party making the proposition set forth in the complaint was Charles B. Squires, formerly of Cleveland, now of New York city, and a stockholder and officer representing the Standard Oil company, that Charles B. Squires claimed were the parties and through whom the proposition nad In some way come to him were Frank Rockefeller of Cleveland, a stockholder of the Standard Oil company; F. B. Squires, secretary of the Standard Oil company and Charles N. Haskell, late of New York city." The attorney general says that to as certain in what way Charles B. Squires received his communications from the above parties the state will be com pelled to take testimony under an or der of this court A Minister's Impresalon of Culm. PHILADELPHIA, May 9. Rev. Dr. J. A. Worden, secretary of the Sabbath school department of the Presbyterian board of publication of the United States, who has spent much time in Cuba, at a meeting of Presbyterian ministers said that while he was in V'uba he was Impressed by three things: "First, that the people of Cuba at the present time are not fit to govern them selves, and that a generation at least must pass before they will be fitted for self-government. In the meantime It Is the paramount duty of the United States to establish a protectorate over them." Coudition Improving In F.al-rii Cuba. WASHINGTON, May 9.-The follow ing dispatch has been received at the war department from General Brooke at Havana: "Captain Hiekey has re turned from an extended trip through the Eastern part of the island und re ports a general improvement of con ditions at all points: full report by mall." Recruit For I'orto Klro. ST. LOUIS. May 9 About 3:,0 re cruits left Jefferson barracks for San Juan, Porto Rico, where they will be divided up between the Eleventh In fantry, Fifth cavalry and Third artil lery. FOR THE BUSY READER The Cream of Incidents Fron All Sections. 8TATE HAPPENINGS IN BRIEF. A Review of the Past Week's Nona Covering All the Mint Important Events Transpiring In Ad jacent Cities. Towns and Villages. CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., May 9. A horrible accident was averted here, but not without serious injury to three per sons. A train going west on the Bal timore and Ohio railroad had in its makeup a steamshovel, and as the train pulled under the wire ropes of the Suspension bridge, between Connells ville and New Haven, the superstruc ture of the shovel caught the bridge ropes. A great crowd of promenaders were on the bridge and at the crossing wait ing for the train to pass, and the shovel pulled off the heavy Iron capping of the pier on the east side. Heavy Btones fell and many people were struck. One victim was knocked unconscious. His name is Thomas Evans. John John son, colored, was also struck and se riously Injured. Bell Rout, aged 14 years, who lives In New Haven, was among the others injured. The bridge has sagged about two feet because of the accident. Just as the train displaced the capping the wire went down and had it nbt righted It self 200 people would have been thrown Into the river. I'otvder Mill lllown Cp. POTTSVILLE, Pa., May 8.-The pow der mill plant of the Pottsvllle Water company, several miles west of here, blew up, destroying 18 tons of powder. No workmen were about the plant a the time of the explosion. A gang of taSmps, it Is believed, set fire to a magazine which contained 1,200 kegs of blasting powder and 50 kegs of ritle powder, in all about 14 tons. When the flumes reached the powder It exploded with a terrific report. Pottsville and vicinity was shaken and many windows in the houses were broken. Five minutes afterward there was a second explosion, when the drying house containing 400 kegs of powder went up. The two explosions wrecked the entire plant. Debris was carried for a distance of half a mile. Inimiie Mnn May Iteveal a Morcler. ELLWOOD CITT, Pa., May 9. Something over a year ago John Bell, a quarryman, was murdered here in the grove back of the Hotel Oliver. No one has ever had to suffer for the crime, as the guilty parties could not be found About one month ago William Powell of this place went violently insane over what was thought to be family trou bles, but it is said that since he has been taken to Dixmont he has several times alluded to Bell's murder while conversing with the attendants there, thinking that he was talking to his brother. It Is thought the guilty par ties may yet be found. Saved Their Grand Father's l ife. FRANKLIN, Pa., fay 8. William Bowser, aged S2, of Clinton township, owes his life to his two granddaugh ters, Edith and Belle Dauphin, respec tively 18 and 21, who rescued the old man from a burning building. Mr. Bowser and his two granddaughters occupied the second floor, and when the fire was discovered the escape by means of the stairway was cut off. The two girls came to their grandfather's rescue and lowered him to the ground by tying bed clothes about his waist and letlng him out of the window. The girls later descended to the ground by means of ladders provided by neigh bors. I.eagne Scheme Fell Through. BELLEFONTE, Pi., May 9. All ef forts toward organizing the Central Pensylvanla Base Mall league have so far proved fiat failures. Several times have meetings of representatives from the various towns been called, but not once did enough appear to even give the proposed gathering a semblance of a meeting, and now the "fans" are about disgusted and dec'are no further effort will be made to organize a league in this part of the state. I argrftt. VUdiiet In the World. PHILADELPHIA, May 9. The con tract for the construction of the largest viaduct In the world, which bus been secured by the Pennsylvania Steel com pany from the Burmah (India) Rail road company, will be an important addition to the woV already under taken by tna Steein concern. The contract pnee is moiO and work on the materials has alrdy been begun. Tionps at the Curdling. HARRISBURG. May 9. Adjutant General Stewart has detailed a provis ional brigade of the National Guard to take part in the unveiling of the Hartranft monument in Capital Park next Friday. General Gobin will com mand the brigade, which will be com posed of the First, Seventh and Eleventh regiments and the Governor's" Troop. Second Degree Murder. TOWANDA. Pa., May 8 William J. Henry was convicted of murder in the second degree for the killing of George Rutledge ut Sayre last January. Rut ledgo discovered Henry early In the morning in the same room with Mrs. Rutle1f.'e at his own house. The pris oner claimed the killing was in self I'fense. Nevrr lot olil For ttuichle. PHILADELPHIA. May 9. Isauc Cresswcll, a business man of this city, after living Hi) years, committed sui cide by inhaling gas. He made two previous efforts this year, but without success. Ciesswell had been suffering from an attack of grip. Killed In a Aline. GREENSI'.rrtO. Pa., May 8. An ex plosion In the mines at Crabtree caused the death of John Loi hyear, the ma chinist nt the works. The cause of the explosion has not bean explained. DE Bradetreet's Weekly Report on th Com dltlon of UnsineA NEW YORK. May 6. Bradstreefn says: While wholesale trade continues of a between seasons volume, very gen eral evidence Is forthcoming that tha aggregate Is in excess of last year's undeniably good proportions and retail demand is of an encouraging character. Cereals are generally firm, cash wheat being fractionally higher at the sea board on interruption to movement by the water route caused by the grain handlers' strike at Buffalo, while op tion business is in a waiting stage pending the government report on wheat condition and acreage next week. Crop advices are still contradictory but good weather has made for successful planting and growth of spring wheat while foreign crop advices continue good and export demand is of only moderate proportions. This, coupled with smaller than expected decreases In world's supplies reported to Brad street's this week, acts as a check to values whleh might otherwise record the admitted damage to the winter wheat crop. Business failures are down to their lowest level, numbering only 164 this week, against 184 In this week a year ago, 240 in 1898; 228 in 1897; 267 In 1896 and 224 in 1893. President Off on a Vacation. WASHINGTON, May 9. President and Mrs. McKinley left the city for a vacation of a week or 10 days at Hot Springs, Va. The trip was made In a handsomely equipped special train, which left over the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. The party included Mr. George B. Cortelyou. the assistant sec retary to the president; Dr. and Mrs. P. M. Rlxey and Mr. Barnes of the White House clerical force. Evidence of a Otoenn IHnater. WILMINGTON, N. C, May . Wreckage has been thrown on Smith'i Island at the mouth of the Cape Fear river, It is believed Is from the schoon er Edna and Emma, which cleared from this port April 14 with a cargo of lumber for Baltimore. It Is proable that she capsized in a wind storm, when a short way out and that all on board were lost. Chicago ANsignment. CHICAGO, May 9 William R. Kerr. commissioner of the health department under Mayor Swift's a Imlnistratlon filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabll lties were placed at 8149,000 and assets $1,000. Mr. Kerr was connected with the Grand Pacific hotel as associate manager until last October. Archlilnhop of Cologne Dead. COLOGNE, May 6 Cardinal Phillpp Krementz, archbishop of Cologne, who attained the cardlnalate In 1893, li dead. He was In his 80th year. MARKET REPORT. New York Voney MnrVet. NEW YORK, May 8, Money on call, 3'4 per cent. rnme mercantile paper, 3V4'5f4l4 per cent. Sterling exchange: Actual business In bankers' bills at $1.874 'S4.S7V4 for demand; and t4.R5Vfi4.K5H for 60 days. Posted rate, $4.Sii'iit.KSi4. Commercial bills, $4.84'iff 4 M. Sliver certlfcnteg, 6lU62c. Bar silver, 61sc. Mexican dollars, 4KHC. New York I'roduce Market. FLOUR Winter patents, $3.75'J4.10 winter straights, $3.Siiii3.75; winter ex tras, $2.603.0U; winter low Krndes. .4. 'it 2.85; Minnesota patents, $3.85ff4.10; Min nesota DaKera. K.oaJ.a). RYE ELOL'R-3.0IK,3.40. RYE No. 2 western, 68c f.o.b. afloat; state rye. 63c c.l.f. New York car lots. BARLKY Malting. tTfl.iOo delivered New York; feeding, 41'a42lC f.o.b. afloat. WHKAT-No. 2 red, S-'l-c f.o.b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, Wc f.o.b. afloat. Options: No. 2 red July. 7iVc; Sept., lhc. CORN No. 2, 4i'4 f.o.b. alloat. Op tions: July, 3KHc; Sept., 3SHc. OATS-No. 2, 32c; No. 3, 31c; No. 1 white, 3c; No. 3 white, ;Tc; track white, 35V4c; No. 3 white, 34'4c; track 3Ti3Sc. HAY Shipping, uOfoCOc; good to choice. 6jtinH'C. PORK Family, $10.60011.00. BUTTER Western creamery, 14fl 17c; factory, 121.113c; Elglns, lsc; iml tatlon creamery, 13'il5c; stale dairy, 13'u ltic; creamery, 144" I c. (Jli.-KSK Liu go white. 12c; small do. lll'sc; large colored, 12c; small col ored, l'c; llglit skims. 6Vic; pur; sKims, iVu&tac; full skims. EUGS Slate und Pennsylvania, 13S 14c; western, Uc. liuflalo Provision Market. BUFFALO. May 8. WHEAT No. 1 hard, tu'c; No. I northern, ?J',4c Winter wheat, No. 2 red, 76V4C Corn No. 2 yellolw, 39c; No. 8 yel low, 3Vsc OATri No. 2 white, 32'c; No. 3 mixed, 29c. KYK-No. 2. 67c. FLOCK Spring wheat, hest patent per brl., H 'l'Sui 'M; low grades, ttWiiZ.bi); win ter, best family, (3.754.00; gruliain, 1X60 ijA.ib. BUTTER State and creamery, 1"'J 18c; western do, 16Vul7c. C1I KESK Fancy full creum, 10fal2c; choice do, i'n'J'c; light skims, tfyHc; skims, 4'ii.jc. EUGS State, HVu'sc; western, 13 tf 13Vic ImmI ItiifTalo Live Stock Market. CATTLE Extra export steers, $S.S0 6.66; good do, 5 0ii5 2o; choice heavy butchers, $4.604.90; light handy i o, J .u 4 50; cows and heifers, utra, $3.2f&3.30. calves, heavy fed, JXhi'tfVZS; veals, $5,265 6.60. SHEEP AND I.AMH9 Choice to extra wethers, $5.15)1 5.30; fair to choice sheep, $4.sWfa.uU; common to fair, $4.40i4.o; choice to extra spring lambs, $5.3 b.UO; common to fair, 45.355.50. 11UU Heavy, ji.uo'tH.iu; meaium ana ndxed, $l.ue'u4.05; Yorkers, $i.06'u4.10; pigs, $3.1IU'3.S5. Idimtto llay Market. No. 1 timothy, per ton, $13.001 14. (W; No. I do, $11 ihhISOO; baled hay, III) I i; b.-ili-.l hiihw, l.i.uejij U", Dunumu rye, iiuw tin 00. Little Falls herae Market. UTICA, N. Y., Muy g. CHEESE The sales at the Utlca Board of Trade were as follows: Large while, 40 boxes, nt 8c; large colored, NTS, at Sc. and ho at '.',; small colored, 254, nt S'jc; 25 at ami 2S4 at Vic; small white, lti at fca.c. and 135 at c. There were fc'J3 boxes sold on commission. I Ilea Cheeae Market. UTICA, N. Y.. May . C1IKKSK Sales wer 1!2 boxes larga colored at V'c; 3.214 boxes small white BUTTER Twenty packages dairy at : . VI.W j ie417c. SUMMARY OFTHE NEWS Short Items From Various Parts of the World. fteeord of Many Happenings Condensed and Pnt In Small Space and Arranged With Special Keg-ard For the Conveni ence or tha Reader Who Bsj Utile Time to Spare. A severe epidemic of Influenza Is pre- , vailing in Simala, India. Lord and Lady Curzon are afflicted with the dis ease. Fire at Sebaetapole, Cal., destroyed Chinatown, consuming about 50 houses and causing a loss of $20,000. One Chi nese was burned to death. James Fagner, a well known young farmer residing near Newark, N. Y was killed by a West Shore train at Macedon. John McHale, one of the oldest brake men on the Erie railroad, was instantly killed by being clashed between cars at Otisvllle. N. Y. A terrific electric storm passed over Wolcott, N. Y., doing a vaet amount of destruction. Edward Smith postmaster of Otis vllle N. Y. was knocked senseless In his office and robbed of $266. The 30th anniversary of the old Thir teenth regiment New York volunteers, was celebrated in the court house In Rochester. The Chapman Slate company, whose big quarries are near Bethlehem, Pa., announce an increase of wages to their employes of from 15 to 20 per cent. Fifteen thousand textile workers at Brunn. capital of Moravia, went on a strike for a reduction of hours of labor. Brigadier General Thomas M. Ander son, who has returned recently from the Philippines, has been assigned to the department of the lakes. Two men were killed and eeveral In Jurer by an explosion at the Kennebeo fibre pulp mills at Benton Fajl,, Me., and part of the mill demolished. The president has appointed Heibert V. Bowen of New York as minister to Persia. Mr. Bowen was counsel gen eral at Barcelonla before the Spanish war broke out. Mrs. Joanna Davern of Cortland, N. Y., entered her burning residence to ob tain some valuables and perished in the flames. Julius G. Law, now consul at Wind sor, Ont., has been appointed consul general at Barcelonla, by the president. A fire In Philadelphia destroyed Charles Bacharach'a clothing store and 15 small dwellings in that vicinity, Thirteenth street and Ridge avenue, causing a loss of $150,000. The Spanish cabinet has decided to devote 5.000,000 pesetas to Improving the fortification of the Canary Islands. Louis T. Reblsso, the famous sculp tor and aitist, died at his home in Cin cinnati, aged 62 years. John A. Vance, surrogate of St. Law rence county, New York, died at his home in Potsdam. He was 62 years old. Howard Fraley and Henry Lewis were killed and Ray Lewis was lajured by lightning at Terra Alta, W. Va. Stanley Turner of Detroit has been appointed United States consul at Windsor. Ont., to succeed Julius Lay, named for the consulate at Barcelonla, Spain. John T. Dunbar, a farmer residing near Schenectady, N. Y., fell down stairs and broke his neck, dying In stantly. Prarle fires have done great destruc tion In various parts of North Dako ta. One woman was burned to death. William Strather and Charles Win ston, both colored, were hanged In Washington for wife murder. The Great Central Railway company of England has orderer 20 freight en gines at the Baldwin Locomotive works of Philadelphia. A big forest fire Is raging In York county. Pa., across the Susquehanna river from Safe Harbor. Valuable property has been destroyed. Thirteen steamers are threatened with destruction by a freshet In the Yukon river, Alaska. Governor Roosevelt has refused to commute the sentence of Henry Hen dricks, serving a life sentence in the Albany penitentiary for wife murder 22 years ago. New York city is fast becoming the market place for the exports of Peru, sugar, corn and rice. Samuel Thompson, a millionaire of Ballston Spa. N. Y., died in that city, aged 61 years. He was never married. The Iron molders of 13 fotinderles In Montreal have gone on a strike, ask ing $2.50 pr day. a recognition of the union and the abolishing of Jobbing. The Semett-Solvay Coke company, having plants at Boston, Birmingham, Ala.; Dunbar. Tn.: Syracuse, N. Y., and Benwood. W. Va.. have advance the wages of their employes 25 per ce.it. Mrs. William C. Whitney, wife of the former secretary of the navy, died In Ne,w York city, the result of an Injury to her spine, foistalned a year ago, when she was thrown from a horse. James Shuvlln and John Bums were killed by a premature explosion In a stone quarry near Ynrilley, Pa. Four other men were badly Injured. The nitro-glycerlne house of the Cal ifornia Powder works at Pinole. Cal. were blown up. killing two men and Injuring several others. The commanders of our armies have been ordered to appoint hoards to ex amine fully into the desirability of changes in the rations for the (roups. At Mount Victory. O.. Deputy Sheriff Frank Morrison whs shut dead by Ike Bird, while trying to arrest him. Bird then sent a bullet through his iwn heart, dying Instantly. By the falllns: of a scan. 1.1 it Syra cuse. .N. v YV'lt J. Ai'ej u.is fa tally Injure l. Mrs. Catl'eiin,' lin.-s. a well known resident nt I'o Ishton. N. V.. !' .1 very suddenly of apoplexy. Citizens of Topek i I i i . h n t.itt- . ed a popular subscript 'nti to pup b i'pf ' General Futistorj a sword. i
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