The Forest Republican. (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, June 06, 1900, Image 1

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VOL. XXXIII. NO. 8.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE G, 1900.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
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TM A IT
BOROUGH OFFICER!.
liurgess. Qeorgo Hirtcil
OouneUmen. Jospnh Moriran. J. T.
Dftlo.W. F. lilum, Jas. D. Davis, G'has.
i;itirK, l. li. Armstrong, I'r. J; u. Dunn,
Justices of the Peace C. A. Kandnll, B,
J. Setley.
Constable H. E. Moody,
Collector F, P. Amsler.
School Directors ii. W, Uolemaii, L,
Agnew, J. B. Wonk, (J. Jamiesou, J. C
Scowdon, Patrick Joyce.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress 3. K. P. If all."
Mcmbef Senate A. M. Neeley.
Assembfy Dr. 8. S. Towlor.
President Judge V. M. Lindsoy.
Assonate Judges A. J. McCray, R.B,
Crawford.
ProVionotary, Register & Recorder, te.
Jouu il. lloiiertson.
Sheriflr.J. W. Jamieson.
Treasurer S. M. Honrv.
Commissioners 11. M. Herman, John
1. Carson, J. II. Morrison.
District Attorney 8. D. Irwin.
Jury Commissioners Levi O. Rey
nolds, Poter Youngk.
Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
County Auditors J, K. Clark, R. J.
Flynn, Uoo. L. King.
County Superintendent K. K. Stitr.in-
ger.
Itraular Term of t'onrl.
Fourth Monday of Kobruary.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of Hoptembor.
Third Monday of November.
Church and Si nub nth Hrhool.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
in. t M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
I'roachmg in M. K. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rov. C. C. Uuinberger.
Preaching in the F. M. Church every
'Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
F. W. MaClolland, Pastor.
Sorviees In the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbnth morning and evening,
Rhv. J. V. McAnine.h officiating.
The rogular iiiooliiigs of the V. C. T.
U. are hold at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
ill' nth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
'PI- N KSTA LODti E, No. 309, 1. 0. 0. F.
J. M ets ovory Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
IUEST LODGE, No. 184, A. O. U. W.,
1 Moots every Friday cvoning inA.O.U.
V. Hall, Tioncsta.
CAPT.OEOROESTOW POST.No.274
O. A. R. Moots 1st and 8d Monday
evening in each mouth, in A. O. U. V.
Hall, Tionesta.
CAPT. OKOROE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, moots first and third
Wodunaday evening of each month, In A.
O. U. W. hall, Tionosta, Pa.
rpiONRSTATENT, No. 1(14, K. O. T.
X M., muois 2nd and 4th Wednesday
oveuing in ea!h month in A. O. U. W.
hall Tionosta, Pa.
n F. RITCHKY,
1 . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tionosta, Pa.
SAMUEL C. CALTIOUN,
ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW,
Olflce at Carson's jewelry storo, Tio
nosta, Pa. All legal business and collec
tions promptly and faithfully attonded to.
J W. MORROW. M. D.,
Physician, Surgeon A Dentist.
Ollloo and Residence throe doors north
of Hotol Agnow, Tionoata. Professional
calls promptly rospondod to at all hours.
D
R. F. J. BOVARD,
Physician S Nurgoon,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. J. C. DUNN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Olllce over Heath & K minor's store,
Tionosta, Pa. Professional calls prompt
rospondod to at all hours of day or
night. Residence East side Klin St., 3d
dore above jail building.
HOTEL AGNEW,
C. F. WEAVER, Proprlotor.
This hotol, formorly tho Lawrence
House, has undergone a complete change,
and is now furnished with ail the mod
ern Improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. Tho comforts of
guests never neglected.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
GEROW A GEROW Proprietor.
MWonsota, Pa. This is the most contrally
located hotol in the place, and has all the
inodorn improvements. No pains will
be spared to innko it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public. First
class Livery in connection.
pUIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Waltors building, Cor. Elm
aud W alnut streets, Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give porfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. J.
F. ZAHRINGER,
PRACTICAL WATCH-MAKER
and Joweler of 25 yoars' experience, Is
prepared to do all work, in bis Hue on
short notico and at reasonable prices.
Always guarantees satisfaction. Watch
es, Jewelry, Ac, ordored for parties at
the lowest possible figure. Will be found
in the building next to Keoley Club
Room.
JORENZO FULTON,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of.
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONESTA. PA.
nsro HEAD,
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rou, Pa.
10,780 KILLED.
GEN. MACARTHUR REPORTS THE
CASUALTIES OF FILIPINOS.
Serretary Hoot Communicated the Ills
pateli to Hie Senate In Anwer to an
Inquiry I rom That Hotly Over K.OOtf
Were Iteported Wounded.
Washington, June 5. Socrotnry
Root mnde answer to tho somite resolu
tion.inquiriug as to tho numltcr of Phil
ippines killed and wounded and tho
number of prisoners. tuken since tho in
surrection began, by giving tho follow-
Manila, June 4.
Adjutant Geneml, Washington:
"With reference to your telegram of
22d ult.: Filipinos killed, 10,780;
wounded, 8,104; captured and surren
dered, 10,4'4; number prisoners in our
possession, about 2,000. No systematic
roetird Filipino casualties these head
quarters. Foregoing, compiled from
largo nuinlH-r reports, mndo immedi
ately nfter engagements, is as closo an
approximation as now possible owing to
wide distribution of troops. More ac
curate reuort would take weeks to pre
pare. Number reported killed probably
in excess of ucourato figures; number
reported wonnded probably much less,
as Filipinos managed to remove most
wounded from field, and comparatively
few foil into our hands. Officers of high
rank and dangerous, suspicions men
have been retained as prisoners; mosl
other men discharged on field as soon at
disarmed. Propose to release all bul
very few prisoners at enrly date.
"MacAutiu'r."
BEASTS DEVOUR DEAD.
Klnpek Tolil of Horrible Section In tli
India Famine Dintrlet -Cholera
and Smallpox Knifing,
Bombay, June 4. Lmis Klopsch, of
New York, publisher of The Christian
Herald, who arrived hero May 14 and
stnrted at onco on a tour of tho famine
stricken districts, has returned, after
traveling through tho most sorely smit
ten portions of the Bombay presidency,
including Gnjorat and Buroldn. IIu
makes the following statements regard
ing his observations:
"Every where I met tho most shex'k
ing and revolting scenes. The fnmine
camps have been swept by cholera and
smallpox. Fugitives, scattered in all
directions and stricken in flight, were
found dying in fields und roadside
ditches. The numbers at one relief sta
tion were increasing at tho rate of 10,
(XX) per day.
"At Gcxlhera there wore 8,000 deaths
from cholera within fonr days, and nt
Dohnd 3, 500 in thesnme period. The
hospital death rate at Godhera and
Dohnd was !K) percent.
"The condition of the stricken simply
beggurs description1 Air nnd water
were impregnated with an intolerable
stench of corpses. At Ahmcdndnb tho
death rate in tho poorhonso was 10 per
cent.' Every day saw new patients
placed face to face with corpses. In
every fourth cot thero was a corpse.
"The thermometer read 115 in the
sluide. Millions of flies hoverod around
the niK-leimed dysentery taticuts.
"I visited tho smallpox nnd cholera
wards at Yirngum. All the patients
were lying on tho ground, thero being
no cots. Otherwise their condition was
fair.
"I can fully verify the reports that
vultures, dogs and jackals are devour
ing tho dead. Dogs havo been seen
running about with children's limbs iu
their jaws.
"Tho government is doing its best,
tmt tho native oiliciuls are hopelessly
nnd heartily inefficient. Between tho
famine, the plague and the cholera, the
condition of Ikimlmy Presidency is now
worse than it has been at any previou
period in the nineteenth century.
Whole families havo been blotted out.
Tho spirit of the people is broken, nnd
there may bo something still worso to
come when the moon breaks."
MRS. JOHN SHERMAN DEAD.
Klie Siifli red a Stroke of J'nrall, Which
Kniled Fatally.
Manskif.M), ()., June 5. Mrs. John
Ehcrinun died nlxmt midnight, 72 years
of age. She wns Miss Margaret Cecilia
Stewart, only child of the late Judge
Stewart, of this city. Sho was married
to Mr. Sherman Dec. 81, 1848. They
had no children. Sho was boru here
and will bo buried here.
Mrs. Shermuu suffered a stroke ol
paralysis, und alter lingering, finally
expired. .
MAJOR GENERAL OTIS LANDED.
Klmfter Met Him, and Military Honor!
Were Accorded.
San Fkam isco, June 5. Major Gen
eral E. S. Otis camo out of quarantine
at Angel island and was escorted to tho
Occidental hotel.
General Shafter and his staff met
General Otis and ho was accorded full
military honors.
PIRATES ROBBED A STEAMER.
Clilnew Terrorized ruNneng-ern and Ki
rirl With IliHity.
SiiAXuiiAt, June a. A number of
desperadoes disguised as passengers,
pirated the British Yang Tso steamer
Kutwo. They committed wholesale
robbery, terrorized tho passengers, who
were quite nimble to offer resistance.
The thievci escaped with their booty.
Illiie of Stornt and Hnwkln.
Nbw Youk, June 5. There was im
provement in the condition of the Rev.
Dr. Richard Storrs, who is ill at his
home iu Brooklyn. General Hamilton
S. Hawkins, who is ill at Fort Slocum.
with pneumonia, was pronounced out of
danger by his physicians.
Itnbcrt A. Perkins Ied.
Rlvi.and, Vt., Juno 4. Robert AJ
Perkins, for many years editor of tho
Rutland Herald, died of heart dueaso.
FRENCH NEAR PRETORIA.
lie Wm KIrM Mile From There on
Tlmrxiliiy Lord Itohert Iteported
All Quiet at Jolionnculmrg.
Losdon', Juno 4. Thero is no direct
news from Pretoria of later date than
Thursday evening. General French's
tavalry were then at Ireno, eight miles
south of Pretoria, and firing was heard
thero Lord Roberts' messages about
secondary oxratioiis elsewhere and tho
southern at Johannesburg, dated at Or
ange Grove, a farm four miles northeast
of Johannesburg, show that on Satur
day, at (1:10 p. m., he was 25 miles from
Pretoria.
LoxnoN, June 4. Lord Lansdowno,
secretary of state for war, has received
tho following from Lord Roberts, dated
Orange Grove, Juno 2:
"Johannesburg is quiet. Tho people
aro surrendering arms and ponies. Only
three Boer guns were left in the fort.
"The Queenslanders captured, May
80, a Creusot, w;th 1 1 wagons of stores
nd ammunition.
"Commandant Botha, of Zcntpaus
berg, his official cornet and 100' prison
ers were taken in the fighting around
Johannesburg, soiuo belonging to the
foreign contingents aijd tho Irish bri
gado. "Tho Thirteenth Yeomanry were at
tacked May 2!) between Krooustad nnd
Lindley. There were soino casualties."
AGUINALDO MAY BE
DEAD OR WOUNDED.
Msjor Mnreh't Men Shot an Otlleer Sonit
l'aier of Iteliel Leader Found
In Captured Saddlebags.
Vioan, Luzon, Juno 2, via Manila,
Juno 4. Major March, with his detach
ment ' of tho Thirty-third regiment,
reached Labougiiu, where Aguiualdc
had made his headquarters since March
6, on May 7. Aguinaldo had fled about
seven hours before, leaving all the
beaten trails nnd traveling through tin
forest along tho beds of streams. To
ward evening. May 10, Major March
Atrack Aguinaldo's outpost about a mile
outside of Lngat, killing four Filipinos
and capturing two. From tho latter he
learned that Aguinaldo had camped
there for the night.
Although exhausted and half starved,
Major March's men entered Lagnt on
the run. They saw tho insurgents scat
tering into the bushes or over tho pla
teau. A thousand yards beyond tho
town, on the mouutaiusido, tho figures
of 25 Filipinos, dressed in whtte, with
their leader on a gray horse, were sil
houetted against tho sunset. Tho Ameri
cans fired a volley and saw tho officer
drop from his horso. His followers fled,
carrying tho body.
The Americans, on reaching the spot,
caught the horso, which was richly sad
dled. Blood from a badly -wounded
man was on the nuimal and on the
ground. The saddle lmgs contained
Aguinaldo's diary nnd somo private
pnjH'rs, including proclamations. One
of these was addressed:
"To the Civilized Nations." It pro
tested ngainst the American occupation
of tho Philippines. Thero were also
found copies of Senator Beveridgo's
speech, translated into Sjiauish and en
titled "The Denth Knell of the Filipino
People."
Major March beliving that tho Fili
pinos hnd taken to a river which is a .
tributary to tho Chico followed it for
two days renching Tiao where ho learn
ed that a party of Filipinos hnd de
scended tho river May 20 on a raft with
tho body of a wounded man upon a
litter, covered with palm leaves.
FOR SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
Meeting Held by Delegate to the He
formed I'reabyterian Sjnoil Mlu
Ixter Occupied I'lilplt.
Cedakviulr, O., Jnno'4. The min
isters here attending tho Reformed
Presbyterian synod filled tho different
pulpits of this place as well as some of
those in snrronnding towns Suuday.
Rev. R. C. Wylio, of Wilkinsburg,
Pa., preached in the United Presby
terian church, Dr. T. P. Stephenson, ol
Philadelphia, in tho Reformed Presby
terian church, and Rev. T. C. Spronll,
of Fairgrove, Mich, iu the Methodist
church.
Rev. S. G. Shaw, of Cambridge,
Mass., preached before tho synod in tho
morning. A meeting in tho interest of
Sabbath .ibservance was hold in the
afternoon, at which ten-minute ad
dresses were made by Dr. J. W. Sproull,
of Allegheny City; RevW. M. Georgo,
of Brookliue, Mass.; Rev. S. J. Crow,
of Warren, O., and others.
A nuion service was held last even
ing at which , Rev. J. M. Foster, of
Boston, prcuched.
FOREIGNERS MISSING.
Borne of I'arty Fleeing From lioxer
Kearhed Tien Tuln Missionary Mur
dered Another M Inning.
Tikx Tstx, Juno 4. Six men and two
Indies, French und Belgian refugees
from Pao Ting Tu, arrived here. Nine
are still missing.
A body of mounted Cossacks liavo
gone in search of tho missing and to
take food to Yau Lio Chiug for tho re
lief of tho party there.
It is reported from Pekin that Mr.
Stevenson, of the Church of England
mission at Yem Ching has been mur
dered and that Dr. Nosman, of tho
same mission, is missing.
Tiex Tmn, Juno 4. Tho French con
sulate received information from priests
at Poo Ting Fu that 30 foreigners, in
cluding Ax Indies and a child, who were
attempting to escape from Pao Ting Fu
to Tien Tsiu iu boats, were attacked by
over 7K) Boxers armed with rifles and
spears. Four of tho foreigners were
wounded nnd four were killed outright.
Those who t'scapod are ten miles frcm
here. An cxpcdUlou is proceeding- io
their relief.
WORK OF CON GUESS.
BUSIEST SESSION, SO OFFICIALS 3AY,
IN MANY YEARS.
Financial Law AeeoiiipllHlied Meanre to
Aid Torto Itleon I'niMed A Form .it
Government and Mean of Itiiinlng
Itereiiue For Inland Adopted.
Washington, Juno 4. The record of
tho first session of tho Fifty-sixth con
gress is now practically closed, nnd it is
possiblo to survey tho important work it
has accomplished during the last six
mouths. It has been a busy congress,
busiest, according to veteran officials, in
many years. In some respects tho work
has been less exciting t'ti that of the
preceding congress, which covered tho
dramatic period when war was declared
against Spain, nnd also tho period of
reconstruction and treaty making with
Spain following tho successful closo ol
tho war. Iu work actually accom
plished and stnrted toward accomplish
ment, the record of the present session
stands well iu comparison with tiie most
energetic congresses.
Our new territorial possessions have
received much attention and while
there has been no doflnito action ns to
as to tho Philippines or Cuba, a
form of government, and a means of
raising revenue has been provided for
Porto Rico, nnd a comprehonsivo terri
torial form of government has been
given to Hawaii. The financial act has
mnde importnut changes in the laws re
lating to the parity of metnls, the
bonded indebtedness, national bnuks
aud tho security of the treasury by a
gold reserve. The Nicoraguau canal
bill has passed the house und is on the
calendar cf tho senote ready for atten
tion when congress reconvenes. Tho
anti-trust bill is similarly advanced. Tht
trust constitutional amendment has a
defeat, recorded against it.
The Pacific cable measure has passed
the senato and is awaiting final action
in the house. The exclusion of Brig
ham II. Robert, from a seat in tho
house because of his polygamous status,
the refusal of the senate to admit Mr.
Quay on appointment of the governor
of Pennsylvouin, and the sensational
chnrgo, investigation and developments
in tho senate iu the case of Mr. Clark,
of Montana, havo added some exciting
personal phases to the session. Investi
gations have 'been profile, including tho
inquiry into the Cotter d'Aleue mining
riots in Idaho, tho various inquiries on
polygamy growing out of the Roberts
case, and more recently the senate in
vestigation of tho postal and other ir
regularities in Cuba.
The total of appropriations cannot yet
bo stated with exactness, as five bills
are landing, hut it is approximately
$700,000,000 for tho session.
The senate, iu executive session, has
been occupied to a considerable extent
with important treaties. Of these the
treaUes with Great Britain and Ger
many closing the tripartite government
in Samoa and awarding to tho United
States the island of Tatnila. with its
valualilo hnrlxir of Pago Pago, has been
ratified, whilo tho commercial recip
rocity treaties with France and the
British West Indian islands, and the
Hay-Pnnncefote treaty concerning the
iuter-oceonio canal, go over without
action.
Of the legislation actually accom
plished and now on tne statute Ixxiks,
tho financial act is regarded as the chief
achievement of tho year.
An act providing a tariff 15 per cent
of the Dingley rate for Porto Rico and
providing civil government passed, also
on the president's recommendation nil
act was passed appropriating for tho
use of Porto Rico, tho $2,0!I3,455 col
lected from island sources since its ac
quisition. An act also passed to provide a gov
ernment for the territory of Hawaii.
. Tho Philippines and Cuba have occu
pied much attention in the way of de
bate aud the adoption of resolutions of
inquiry. The Spooner Philippine bill
failed to le aetod upon. The only legis
lation ns to Cuba is of a comparatively
minor character, relating to Cuban
shipping.
Tho extradition bill, applying to all
insular possessions and dojendencies,
hns passed both houses and doubtless
become a law. It is designed mainly
to reach eases like that of Charles F.
W. Neely.
Tho Nicm-ttgtMU canal bill and tho
shipping subsidy bill are notable in
stances of legislation partly advunoed
during the present session, but not en
acted into law. Tho canal till passed
tho house and was niado the sjiecial
order iu tho senate beginning December
10, next. The shipping bill is on the
calendar of each house with favorable
recommendation from a majority mem
bership of the senate and house com
mittees. Anti-trust legislation hns come promi
nently into attention in the house at tho
close of tho session, tho house having
passed a new anti-trust bill and defeated
a constitutional amendment.
The senate has passed a bill for a cable
to the Philippines and beyond, to be
constructed and maintained under gov
ernment control, but uo action has been
ken on it in the house.
The restriction of oleomargarine has
liecn productive of considerable agita
tion, mainly in committees, and a rad
ical restrictive bill hns been reported to
the house.
Tho general icusiou laws havo been
materially changed by tho present
congress, largely as a result of tho ef
forts of the Grand Army of the Repub
lic which si-cured tho passage of a bill
amending the law of June 27, 181)0, so
ns to jicrniit the "aggregating" of dis
abilities, and changing the provision us
to widows so tlmt a widow may receive
pension when sho is without means of
upisirt other than her daily labor, mi l
luid an actual not income not excluding
2u0, e-c.
Tho "free homes" act has at hist
lwuome a luw. It provides for the Ti-
tenting. of homesteads on the publio
hinds acquired from the Indians, on
the payment of the usual fees and no
other or further charges. This opens to
free homoHtead eutry many millions of
acres of pi.L"o lands in the west, here
tofore sold at stilted figures per acre.
Another measure passed of some gen
eral interest permits the secretary of
agriculture to restore game birds, which
are lecoming extinct, and 'provides
means for the restriction of traffic in
dead animals, birds, etc.. from state to
state, the latter provision being iu part
designed to limit the destruction of
song birds for the sale of their plumage.
Considerable legislation is carried on
appropriation bills. These provisions in
clude tho amendment to the military
academy bill, making the commanding
general of the army a lieutenant gen
eral, and tho adjutant general of tho
army a major general; also the amend
ment to the sundry civil bill appropriat
ing 5,000,000 for the St. Louis exposi
tion. Both of those bills are still pend
ing. The naval appropriation bill adds two
battleships, three armored cruisers,
three protected cruisers and five sub
marine boats to the naval strength and
mny include special legislation, as to
ormor plate and a government plant,.
The other appropriation bills in the
main carry tho usual government sup
plies. The Alnska code bill, giving a com
plete civil system of laws to tho terri
tory, has passed both houses and un
doubtedly will become a law.
Other measures which have passed
one house or tho other, but which art
still pending, include thosa for the elec
tion of senators by the people; authoriz
ing the president to appoint a commit
tee to study commercial conditions in
China and Japan; for increasing the ef
ficiency of the army by making stafi
service in the corps temporary; extend
ing the eight-hour law; increasing th
annual allowonce to the militia of the
country from $100,000 to tl.000,000.
LOWER LEVEL OF PRICES.
Dun' Review Note a Kti-ady I'rogre trt
It, For Chief Material of
Induntry.
New York, June 2. R. G. Dun A
Co. 's weekly review of trado, issued to
day, said iu part:
While returns of failures in Mny by
branches of business cnunot bo given
until next week, it cnu be stated that
not more than six mouths in more than
six years havo shown as largo defaulted
liabilities as May will show; owing to
the failure of a firm principally en
gaged in cotton brokerage.
The most conspicuous feature of do
mestic news is the steady progress to
ward a lower level of prices for the
chief mnterials of industry. Without
excitemont and with very small lessa,
it is believed tho smallest ever recorded
in May nt tho three chief eastern mar
kets except in 1SS):I, pricos of wool have
declined so that tho 100 quotations in
Coates Bros.' circular would average
about 21.84 cents, against 24.72 nt the
highest point Feb. 1 and 18.16 cents a
year ago.
The doclino in pig iron continues,
Grey forgo reaching lllSO at Pittsburg,
No. 1 local coke $22 at Chicago, No. 1
anthracite and Bessemer $22 at Philn)
delphio, aud Lehigh No. 1 $21 here.
Only small chnnges have apjieared dur
ing the week in prices of finished prod
ucts, but these are toward lownres.fierg,
There are enrrent statements that some
of tho properties just taken by the
Steel Sheet company hnve been sold
back to former owners, and that prop
erties' of the Steel Hoop company will
be divided likewise, but it is not at all
surprising if a few out of so ninny
combinations result in the disapixiint
mcut of some.
Probably a lower quotation for Besse
mer pig inn j bo accepted by tho associa
tion in the central region for thetterya
half of tho year, as the closing of many
works, owing to reduced demand, may
leave these fnniaces without full em
ployment. The acceptance of two large
contracts for export, one for 100,000 by
southern works, is a good sign.
Failures for the week havo lcen Itifl
in tho United States, ngainst 14") last
year, aud 21 in Canada, against 140 last
year.
THE MARKETS.
lirr.Httni, June 4.
TV7TEAT No. 2 rl, TUiiTlir.
COUN No. t yellow ntielled, 4WiJ-Uc ; No. I
yellow iir, 47U7!
OATS No. 1 white, SS.'fir-.llR; No. 2 whiti
2a.2sV: extra No. 8 white, ZTim-.TV;
reKtilar No. 8, gn'atfR.
HAY-No. 1 timothy, H5.iVmlS.75: No. 2 do,
I14.OOUW.75: pm-kini; Imy, 7.lMsnO; No. I
Hover mixed, Hi.Sns 14.75; No. I elover, I14.M
(M4..Y(: Imwe, from waxon. fl5.Mltlli.UU.
HL'TTEH Mtfin prints, SUta' ; enwrnery,
Klifin, 2-JrrrV; Ohio, V)yaSH:; dairy, liliMTe;
low Kmilin, (n 12n.
K(MKHh, nearby, UKalitJje; duek eggs,
l.V HW-.
C'HEEHK Full i-ri-mn, Ohio, SaS"-; three
quarters, T'ise; New York Htnte, full riim.
newiUW""'''! Ohio HwUh, 12V M'je: Wiwon
Hin, 14V l-'"-; 5-pound hrii-k -bi---, 11 V l:
linilmrifer, new, 11 V''-
POULTRY Chiekena, live, innll, fi.7afte:
larue, wrnSHh- per pair; live giirw, Tftetef 1.IM 'r
puir; turkey, 7'eMe; dnwted, 14'l.i- a ihiiiiiiI ;
diu-ks, dreiMMl, Wa Ule a pound; live, ta-iaf l.M
per puir.
Pittsiidho, June 4.
CATTLK Heceipt fair, nlxrtit 70 ear on
Hlne; market slow; priei- 10e lower. W
quote: Kxtra heavy, $iMa!.ft); prime,
f.x4l'(5..V); Rood, f.i.2.Vn 3.35 ; tidy, f.Vltifitd.15;
fnir, W.7.Vn I.MI; good Imteher. fl.HM 4.711 : eom
mon, f3.rttiM.2i; heifer, tl.5llr.VU0; oxen, f2.M!
(0 4.75; 1ulU and tnic, f:i (Hm-4.50; eoiiiinon to
iriMrfl fiit cow. f2.uivaj4.5U: Kood freh rows,
fliri.Uir(iiS.0J: fair row and sprlnKer, f ji.unt
!U : lioliiKiia eow, f 10.0H 15.00.
H SH Hiveipt fair, bIhiuI 40 ear on will ;
market fairly aetive at the following pi-iei-i:
Jfcft hmvieaand a-worted medium, f.2.; lHt
Yorkers, f.VJrff.1.25; light Yorker, fS.I.V'i.V -ill;
piK. a to weight and quality, f5.UUaj.IU:
rough. fS..Vrt 4 hi.
HHKKP AND LAMBS Hnpply fair. !S e:,r
on Male: market low, prleea 5l0e lowee.
We quote a follow: L'hoiee wether. 4
14 ;U: good, 4 .'H ii: fair mixed, M.ura
4.40; i-omiiioii, f 2.51 m;!. IN); ehoire IiimiIm, f.'i..i
ratt.lo; eominoii to gid, l.jir'Tu.7r: spring
IiiiiiIm, l.').ia7.iJ: realealrui, fil.3j7.UU; heavy
and thin, f4.t'4 M.
EVENTS OF A WEEK.
NEWS OF THE WORLD BRIEFLY
NARRATFP
The Wm In the Philippine. Crimea, Trl
State Happening, Foreign, IlualneM and
Other KenU Boiled Down for the
Header In a Hurry.
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
The United States transport Han
cock, from San Francisco, April 17
arrived nt Manila, with the mem
bers of the Philippine commission.
The members of General MacArthur't
staff welcomed the commissioners ou
board the Hancock. Later the com
missioners landed and drove to the
palace, escorted by General MacAr
thur's staff, a baua and two companies
of the Twenty-sixth infantry, with ar
tillery. At the palace the commissioners were
welcomed by General MacArthur in a
short and forceful address. After Judge
William II. Tuft, president of the com
misxion, hud replied the commissioners
returned to the Hancock, where they
will remain until they have selected
suita ble dwellings on land.
Previous to their landi ng, the member!
of the Filipino supreme court, the local
editors and many of the leading mer
chants repaired to the transport, where
they conversed with the commissioners.
Hear Admiral Rcmey, in command of
the United States naval forces on the
Asiatic station, called officially, after
their return from the trip ashore. To
day Generel MacArthur will return the
call to the commissioners. The family
of Judge Toft will remain for a while iu
Jiipan. Tlie families of the other com
' missioners arrived with them.
On Tuesday night insurgents rushed
Sau Miguel do Muynmo, province of
llnlaeau, Luzon, garrisoned by throe
companies of the Thirty-flfth volunteer
infantry.
They swept through the surprised
town, shooting right and left, killing
five Americans and wounding seven,
Cnptniu Charles D. Roberts aud two
privates ure missing.
No Filipino dead wore discovered.
Sun Miguel do Mnyumo is a few miles
from Manila.
While a band under tho escort of the
Forty -sixth infantry was moving from
Ilang to Sihing, within 2 miles of Ma
nila, it wns attacked by ladroues, three
of the party being killed.
Major Allen, of tho 4!ld iufanfry, while
scouting from Cnthnlogon, island ol
Samar, May I), drove a party of insur
gents from the valleys. Fonr Ameri
cans were killed, including Lieutenant
W. II. Kvans (John H. Evans?) who
wns slain while gallantly leading a
charge against the entrenchments.
Kleven of the enemy were killed und
four were wounded.
The town of Catermnu, isl..ud of Sn-
mnr, was nttaeued at midnight April 30
by 1,000 rebels, who entrenched them
selves near tho town over night. Cap
tain John Cooke, of tho Forty-third reg
iment, fought the Filipinos for six hours
nnd afterward buried 150 of the enemy.
One American was killed and one was
wonnded.
The hamlet of Pawin.in the province
of Lnviua, island of Luzon, tho head
quarters of Geuernl Cailles, was sur
rounded May 2(1 by three detachments
of tho Forty-second regiment, Thirty
seventh regiment nnd Eleventh cavalry.
Ouly a few of the enemy were encoun
tered, Cailles having departed tho day
before. Pawin, which was manifestly
a rebel stronghold, was burned to the
ground. .
Captain Nordon's (?) scouts and two
cniuiunics of the Eighteenth regiment,
whilo scouting May 12, iu Western
Panny, surprised n number of the ene
my near Vnlderama and killed 35 of
them. There were no casualties among
the Americans, but somo of them suf
ficed from sunstroke.
Many Filipino insurgents wore cap
tured - during Inst week's campaign in
the Philippines.
At Washington City, tho war de
partment received tho following cable
gram from General MacArthur, at Ma
nila, dated Monday: ! 'Three officers, fifl
men, with -10 rifles, surrendered uncon
ditionally at Cnyapo yesterday. Three
officers, -Id men, with 55 rifles, surren
dered unconditionally twliiy at Turlac.
These spontaneous surrender are very
rn con raging."
Colonel Edward E.Hardiu. with three
conimnies of the Twenty-ninth regiment
and blue jackets from the gunboat He
lena, lauded at Palauog, Maslmto isl
and, under the enemy's fire, rented the
insurgents, and, after an engagement
Listing half an hour, occupied the town,
without casualties.
11 AITKNKO IN WASHINGTON.
The house, Tuesday, by a vote of 107
to 124, refused to accept the senate
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill relating to armor plate, and adopted
a modified proposition.
Iu the senate, Tuesday, an appropria
tion to the St. Louis exposition of lisxl
was adopted, providing that 110.000,000
is raised by the fair authorities. It was
afterward held up. The Teller Iloer
sympathy resolution was referred to the
committee ou foreign relations, by a
vote of 40 to 2(1.
On Wednesday, the house passed a
uumlN-r of pension bills and later ad
journed out of rcsjiect for Memorial
day.
The senate, Thursday, passed the
sundry acivil appropriation bill. The
amendment providing for an appropria
tion of ,OO0,OO0 for the Louisiana pur
chase exposition, to In? held in St. Louis
in 11XKI, was continued in the bill. An
amendment was incorporated providing
for the lM-giiining of tho work on the
memorial bridge between Washington
and Arlington cemetery, to be erected
in memory of tho dead of both the
Uuion and Confederate armies. While
I h bill carries oulv tOO.OOO for the
project, it is expected ultimately to cost
about 15,000,000.
The house Thursday, under a special
order, adopted, after an exceedingly hot
debate, in which the leaders on both
sides charged each other with playing to
the political galleries, entered upon the
consideration of the resolution reported
from the judiciary committee, propos
ing a constitutional amendment to lodge
in congress the power to "define, regu
late, control, prohibit or dissolve trusts,
monopolies or combinations." Friday,
at 5 o'clock, was the time appointed foi
the vote
In the senate, Friday, Senator Hanna
defended the armor plate makers.
On Friday, the ahti-trust amendment
failed to get tho necessary two-thirdt
vote in tho house.
Ou Saturday, the Littlefleld anti-trust
bill .possed the house. Little of import
ance occurred in the senate.
On Monday, the house agreed to the
senate amendment to the sundry etvil
bill, appropriating 5,000,000 for the St.
Louis exposition. Little of general im
portance occurred in the senate.
TRI-STATE EVENTS.
The engine of a fast freight on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Indiauapolii
railroad jumped the track near Hamil
ton, O. Timothy Mahoney, Davik
Starkey and Ambrose Smith, trainmen,
and two boys who were stealing a ride,
were killed.
In a bill in equity filed in the Berks
County (Pa.) Court, Vinceut S. Seltzwr
alleges that Jacob B. Stoat, Howard L.
Boas and George W. Romig, as mem
bers of Select Council, received 12-30
each for their promise to vote for a live
years' lighiiug oontraot.
Thr corner-stone of St. Peter's Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, to be built at
Barren Hill, at a cost of $20,00 was
luie.
VICTIMS OF DISASTER.
Frank Roerstra, aged 20 years, wai
drowned at Lakeside Park, N. J.
Argus Crawford, aged 4 years, was
killed by a trolley car at Collingswood,
K. J.
Clarence Collins, the colored man
who was wounded by tho accidental
discharged of his revolver, died at the
Cooper hospital, Camden, N. J-
John Moodey, of Port Carbon, aged
15 years, employed at the roundhouse of
the Philadelphia and Reading railway,
at Palo Alto, Pa., was instantly killed.
While he was running an engine to the
Kchutos ho hud his head out of tho win
dow of tho cub. He was struck at the
base of tho skull by a projocting piece of
timber.
RECORD OF CRIMES.
Dr. Giles Chambers, a prominent
physician of Viuoland, N. J., was bru
tally murdered in his offloo by an un
known assassin or assassins, wno suo
souded in making their escape.
Mrs. Mary Naulty, aged 30 years, of
Newark, was shot and killed by hex
stepson, Charles Naulty.
NEWS OF FOREIGN LANDS.
Lord Roberts, in dispatches to the
British war office, descoibes tho situa
tion at Johannesburg as quiet, and telle
of Boers surrendering their arms; but
no light is thrown on the advance ol
tho army from Joharnesburg toward):
Pretoria, where it was expected the
Boors would offer resistance to the for
ward movement.
President Kruger flod from Pretoria
to Wntervallsivou, aud the Earl of Ros
lyu, iu a disxiteh from Pretoria on
Wednesday, suid the Trans vuul capital
would fall within two hours.
Johannesburg was occupied by the
English.
IH'SINESS JOTTINGS.
The National Sugar Refining com
pany, of New Jersey, with an author
ized capital of fJO.OOO.OOO, was incor
porated at Trenton, N. J.
The Delta Cottou Oil company, capi
tal 1,000,000, was incorporated at
Trenton, N. J.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Memorial day was observed in dif
ferent places. President McKinlcy and
Secretary Root were among those who
attended tho unveiling of a bluo and
gray monument on Antictam battle
field, Md.
A warrant was issued for ex-Governor
Taylor, of Kentucky; accusing him of
being an accessory to the uiordar ot
Governor Goebel.
As a cor on one line of the St. Louis
Transit com pauy was passing the cor
ner of Twelfth and Calhoun streets,
crowd of strike sympathizers began
throwing stones at it. An unknown
man leaned from a window of the car and
flnvl a revolver shot toward the crowd.
The bullet lodgod in the breast of Peter
Frank, aged IK, who was sitting In the
doorway of his father's house. It is
said the wound will prove fatal.
An explosion of dyuamite shattered
the cable conduit aud switches in tne
Olive street line, at the interseation of
Maryland and Boyle avenues. No ouo
was injured, but traffic on that end of
the line had to bo suspended. There is
po clue to the perpetrators.
The nuolues of the first regiment of
special deputies forming Sheriff Pohl
luan's osso romitntns, consisting of
ten comjianicg of CO men each, armed
with riot shotguns, were assigned to
active service in preserving order.
David 0. Vonnote, an ex-Councilman
of Camden, O. J., died.
General Wood communicated the fol
lowing list of dead from Cuba:
Death report 20th to 31st of May;
Columbia barracks, Qnemudos, First
Class Sergeant Charles E. Sherwood,
signal corps, died 31st, yellow fever;
iTivnte Frank Elick, E, First infantry,
drowned at Piuar del Rio, 2Sth; San
tiago, Pnekniaster Janiea J. Ittburu,
died nt El Cauey, 8th, pernicious mala
ria; Santa Clara, Post Coiiiiiilr-.sa.-y Ser
geant Edward Murphy, died 20th, yel
low foiar.