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ICAN i900 OCTOBER 1900 ,So.Mo.Tu.We.Th.jrjL Sat. : LA!AJL jr8910 11 12 JL3 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30131 BOKOUUH OFFICER. Marges, Uoorjro Birtoil'- CouHCilmen. Joseph Morgan, J. T. Diilo, W. P. l'.lum, Jan. D. UaviH, Clms. Clark, T. 10. Armstrong, Dr. J. C. Dunn. Juxticca of the Peace C. A. Randall, S. J. Netley. Constable II, K. Moody. Collector-?, P. Anislcr. M'hoot lhrectorx (i. W. Holoinaii, J. 12. VVonk, il. Jniiiloxon, J. C. Neowdon, Patrick Joyce, W. W. (irovn. FOKEST COUNTY OFFICERS. Member of CongrtuHi . K. P. Hull. Member of Senate A. M. Neuley. Assembly Dr. S. S. Towler. President Judge W. M. Lindney. Associate Judges A, J. McCray, K.B. Crawford. Prothonotary, llegister it Recorder, if e. John II. Robertson. Sheriff'. J. W. JamioHOii. rreanurerH. M. llenrx. Coiami.uioncrs 11. M. Herman, John T. Carson, J. II. Morrison. District Attorney 8. I). Irwin. Jury Coiiinssioneraovi O. Key Holds, Putor You nek. Coroner Dr. J. V. Morrow. County Auditor J. K, Clark, K. J. Klynn, Hon. Ii. King. County tiuicrintendent -E. E. StiUin- gor. ltciciilnr Term f Court. Fourth Monday of February. Third Monday of May. " Fourth Monday of Knptember. Third Monday of November. , Church anrf Snbhaih Nrhool. Prosbyteriau Sabbath School at 9:45 a. in. s M. U. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m. Preaching in M. K. Church every Sab bath evening by Hov. C. C. Kumbortfor. Preaching in the F. M. Church every Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Kov. F. W. MoClolland, Pastor. Soivicoa in the Presbytoriiui Church every Sabbath morning and evening, Kev. J. V. MCjAiiineh officiating. The regular mooting of the W. C. T. U. are hold at.tho headquarters on the He-jond at:d fourth Tuesdays of each ni.'iitli. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. PIN EST A LODU K, No. 3Gf, I. O. O. F. A j eiU evory Tuesday evening, In Odd Follows' Hall, Partridge building. I.VMIKST LODOK, No. 184, A. O. U. W., I Mcnts ovcry Friday evening InlA.O.U. W. Hall, Tionestn. c APT.tiKOIMK STOW POST. No. 274 il 1 II Miu.tj ll ami H,l MnndnV evening in each month, iu A. O. U. W Hall, Tiouesta. C APT. EOrtUK STOW CORPS, No. I i7, W. H. C, moots first and third Wednesday evening of each month, In A. O. U. W. hall, Tionosta, Pa. qilONliSTATENT, No. 101. K. O. T. 1 M., meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday voning lu each month in A. O. U. V. hall Tloncsta, Pa. Mi F. IUTCHEY, 1 . ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, TionWa, Pa. SAMUEL. C. (JALHOUN. ATTOKNKY-AT-LAV?, Olllco at Carsou's jewelry store, Tio liesta, Pa. All legal business and eoiloc lions promptly and faithfully attended to. J W. MORROW, M. D., Physician, Surgeon A Dentist. Otllce and Uosidonce tiiree loor9 north of Hotol Agnew, Tiononta. Professional calls promptly responded to at all hours. L) It. F. 4. BOVARD, Physician t Surgeon, TIONESTA, PA. DK. J. C. DUNN, PHYSICIAN AND SUROKON. Otllce over Hoath fc Killmor'n storo, Tinosta, Pa. Professional calls prompt ro.Mndod to at all hours or day or nighl. Uosidence East side Elm St., 3d dore above jail building. HOTEL AONEW, - C. F. WEAVER, Proprietor. This hotol, formerly the Lawrence Uouso, has undorgono a complete change, and Is now furnished with all the mod ern improvements. Heated and lighted throughout with'iiatural pas, bathrooms, hot and cold wator, etc. Tho comforts of guests nover neglected. CENTRAL HOUSE, V. U EKOW A UEROW Proprietor. Tionseta, Pa. This Is the most centrally ' located hotol in tho place, and has all tho modern improvements. No pains will bo spared to make it a pleasant stopping place for tho travoling public. First class Livory iu connoctiou. pUIL. EMERT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm and Walnut atroots, Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work lrom the finest to the coarsest and guarantees his work to irive perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten tion iciveu to mending, and prices rea sonable. J ORENZO FULTON, Manufacturer of and Dealer In HARNESS. COLLARS, BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONESTA. PA. Itaolc or otIii rtelio re litiiiiix; HtlU" joint, lame nud son- miiK:l'H, iiikI rluMimnt piiiiiH vaniHli WANO ELECTRIC OIL. STRIKERS STAND FIRM Refused to Accept the 10 Per Cent Increase. Operator! Fxpoctad ft Offer Woald Cuuae rireak Id tho Ilank Hut Vr Dltuppalnied Meo Make Galm In Buuif Section While 8llutlnu I I'nctmiiRnl In Otliar. HAZLETON, Pa., Oct. 2 It was ex Iftcted In some quarters that yesterday would bring a turning point In the strike, bat nothing came to the surface that would load to any indication of the strike ncaring an end. Since the operators began to hold conferences President Mitchell Is receiving more In formation than formerly and giving out leas. That he knows more about the situation than he cares to tell is hardly doubted by anyone Ho has practically admitted that he received advlce3 from New York as to the doings of the operators. There la still a lack of anything tangible on which to base the report of en immedi ate settlement. President Mitchell con' tlnues to deny that he knows anything about it. The strike situation in the LchlKh Valley showed a change in favor of the men. Several hundred men quit work at tho Calvin Pardee mines ot Lattl mer as the result of persuasion on the part of 4(10 marching strikers, and at Oneida and Cranberry the coal compa nies lost additional men. No colliery was closed down In this region yester day. ADVANCE OFFERED. Operator! 1'ott Notloel Granting 10 fer Cant Innreaie Bllncr. PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1. An offer of 10 per cent in miners wages was yesterday inaugurated by the Philadel phia and Reading Coal and Iron com pany and this move it is stated will be followed on Tuesday by similar notices at every colliery in the anthracite re gion. It is expected by the operators that this Increase in wages wilt be satisfac tory to the men and they believe many of the strikers will take advantage of the offer and return to work. Alining operations will In this event be given an Impetus and the operators expect there will then be a gradual resumption until the collieries will again have their full complement of employes. The Philadelphia and Reading com pany operau-s 89 collieries and of these 87 have been shut down owing to thu InsufHclunt working force. Whether the miners will accept the offer of the company and return In suf ficient numbers, to operate the mines 5an not be foretold. Reports received from several points In the Schuylkill region where the Rending collieries are located rather indicates that the r.tlna workers will follow the Instruction of their organization officials and remain away from the mines. President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers received no notice of the Inten tion of the operators to offer the In creases in wages and the Intimation Is thus given that the miners organiza tion will receive no recognition from the operators." STRIKE AND POLITICS. Feimlor llnnnn Pbvk the One Hear No Rittntlon to the Other. CHICAGO, Oct. 2. Senator Hanna arrived here yesterday from the East. In the afternoon he met the reporters. "Any man who would put a straw in the way of a settlement of the great coal miners' strike now progressing In Pennsylvania should be taken out to the nearest lamppost and hanged." said Senator Hanna. "I do not want to talk about the strike. I do not think that it should be mixed up In party or political ques tions, and should, not bp discussed from a political standpoint. No one should be permitted to use it for political cap ital. It is the duty of every man to do his utmost to end the deplorable trou ble. "I am going Jo do everything In my power to win this election for McKinley and Itoosdvelt, and I believe we will win, too, but I will not give estimates of states or predict majorities. I will remain In Chicago during the remain der of the campaign and will make no speeches outside of thU city. Here, however, I may address the laboring men nevpral times. I like to talk to the worklngmen. They can understand me and I understand them." PUBLIC DEBT. Mont hly Stateineut For Boptember 61iow Ix-cronns of Over 81s Million-. WASHINOTON. Oct. 2.-The month ly statement of the public debt shows that at the close of business Sept. 29 the debt, less cash In the treasury, amounted to $1,100,156,671, which Is a decrease for the month of $6,122,435. This decrease Is accounted for by the Increase in the cash op hand and the redemption of 2 per cent bonds. The det is recapitulated as follows: Interest bearing debt, $1,001,499,260; debt on which Interest has ceased since matwrity. $3,516,220; debt bearing no in terest, $387,346,069. Total, $1,394,301,649. This, however, does not Include $734, C13.697 In certificates and treasury notes outstanding which are offset by an equal amount of cash on hand. The cash In the 'treasury Is classified as fol lows: Reserve fund in gold. $150,000,000; trust funds, $734,513,679; general fund, $123,936,805; In national bank deposito ries, to the credit of disbursing officers and to the treasurer of the United States, $9,97,212. Total, $1,105,447,697, against which there are demand, lia bilities outstanding amounting to $817, 242,818, which leaves a cash balance on hand o' $28,204,878. l"ti a Life Sentence. BUTtLTNOTON, Vt., Oct. 2. Gilbert Farmer, a young negro charged with the murder of Mrs. Agnes Willis, also a negro, yesterday pleaded guilty to murder In the second degree and was sentenced to a life term In the state prison. French Aak Additional Credit. PARIS, Oct. 2. When the chambers reassemble the government will pub lish a yellow book on China and nsk tor an extra credit ot 39,000.00 francs. The total credit for the Chinese oper ations U, therefore, 70,000,000 francs. ITO IS PREMIER. Mikado Snininosia Him to Form Mew Jnpanrae Cabinet. YOKOHAMA. Oct. 1. The Mikado has summoned Marquis Ito to form MARQUIS ITO cabinet on the resignation of the Yamagata ministry. When entrusting the task to the new premier, his majesty said that as affairs In China were entering upon the diplo matic stage, the presence of Marquis Ito at the head of the government was necessary. VOTING MACHINE LEGAL. ' Tt Cum In Chemung KiiiU In Victory For the Merhnnirnl Vote Itecordor. NORWICH, N. Y., Oct. 2.-Supreme Court Justice A. H. Sewell yesterday denied the motion on the part of Q. M. Robinson, chairman of the Democratic county committee of Chemung, for an order requiring Mayor Frank H. Flood of the city of Klmlra to show cause why ballot clerks should not be appointed in that city for the coming election. It was a test case brought for the pur pose of testing thi legality of tho use of certain voting machines at general elections. Roswell P. Moss of Elmlra argued the case for the relator, and Herbert M. Lovel, city attorney of El mira, George F. Yeomans of Rochester and David Hays of Rochester appeared for the defendants. One of the Standard voting machines such as are used in the city of Buffalo, Rochester and Elmlra was set up In the courtroom. The relator contended that the machine is Illegal In that It does not provide for votes to be oast separ ately for each of the presidential elec tors. The defendants, on the other liand, called attention to section 162 of the election law, which says that voting machines may be provided with one ballot In each party column contain ing only the words "presidential elec tors," and that a vote for such ballot shall operate as a vote for all the pres idential electors of that party. The large expense to the cities that had adopted voting machines In event of the change back to the old ballot system was brought to the attention of the court. The relator declared uncon stitutional that part of section 162 of the election law mentioned In that it deprived voters of the privilege of split ting on presidential electors. The court in rendering its decision said that Inasmuch as an appeal to the court of appeals would probably be taken In any event and because of the 6hort space of time Intervening be tween now and election he deemed that an early decision would be preferred at once, denying the motion. EXPOSITION AWARDS. America Kecelvei More Award Than Any Other Notion Snve France. PAR 1 3, Sept. 2S. The jury of final appeal in the exposition awards has finished Its work. The statement pre pared for the United States commis sioners shows America received higher total of awards than any other na tion save France, and that -she also re ceived more awards In each classifica tion except grand prizes In which Ger many secured a greater number. The figures, excepting for France, fol low: Grand prizes, United States 215; Germany. 236;' Russia, 209; Great Brit ain, 193. Gold medals. United States, 647; Germany, 510 Russia, 340; Great Britain, 400. . Silver medals, United States, 693; Germany, 575; Russia ,411; Great Britain, 517. Bronze medals, United States, 501; Germany, 321; Rus sia, 321; Great Britain, 410. Honorable mention, United States, 348; Germany, 181; Russia, 200; Great Britain, 208. Decision Frees Ten Men. SAN FRANCISCO, Oot. 2. The Unit ed States circuit court of appeals has rendered a decision quashing the In dictments against 10 men who were ar rested at Coeur D'Alene during the mining strike last year for Interfering with the United States malls. It was shown that the men did not know that the train which they Interfered with carried the United States mails. Ten men now imprisoned at San Quentin, In this slate, under the Indictments will be released as soon as the decision reached Idaho and the necessary pa pers can be sent from that state to the warden at San Quentin. Harry KliiRnley Din Abroad. NEW YORK, Oct. 2. A cablegram Crom Florence, Italy, contains news of Rie death at Flesole of Harry S. Kings ley, treasurer of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle corporation. Mr. Klngsley was the son of the late Wlllium C. Klngsley. one of the most prominent men of his day In Brooklyn. He was born in Brooklyn 38 years ago. Holland' Commander Proteat. NEWPORT, R. I., Oct. 2. Lieuten ant Caldwell, who had charge of the submarine boat Holland during tho re cent maneuvers, has protested against the decisions of the arbitrament board. Since his written report has been re ceived the opinion of the judges has been altered. KuMlnn Ieave Pekln. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1. The fol lowing dispatch, dated Pekln, Sept. 27. has been received from M. De Glers, Russian minister to China: "In accordance with orders from the highest quarters. I am leaving for Tien Tsln with the whole legation." Jndge Drop Dftad. WILLIAMSPOHT, Pa.. Sept. 28. Hon. John J. M"'ger, presljent. judge of the Lycoming county courts, drop ped dead -t his home yesterday. STATE TAXES LOWER. Decrease of Almost $2,ooo,ooc Over Last Year. Mew York City' liar Surprise list Taxe Reduced by Throe-Qnarter off Million Other Counties Alio Benefit ted In Greater or Uar Degree) Comptroller Oilman' Figure. ALBANY, Oct. 1. State Comptrollei Gllman has prepared the usual sched ule showing the amount of tax to be collected from each county during the fiscal year for state expenses. The to tal amount Is $10,704,153, as compared with $12,640,223 last year, a reduction of nearly $2,000,000. New York county, which usually, with Its large property Increase, finds Its tax Increased by over $1,500,000, has a decrease this year of over $750,000, having paid $6,116,053 last year, while this year only called upon to pay $5, 315.175. Kings county gets a reduction of $180,000 from last year. Other reductions are Westchester, $75,000; Rensselaer, 137,000; Albany, $46,000; Broome, $16, 000; Cayuga, $15,000; Chemung, $12,000; Clinton, $3,000; Erie, $53,000; Jefferson, $15,000; Monroe, $131,000; Niagara, $17, 000; Oneida, $35,000; Onondaga, $44,000; Orange, $19,000; Oswego, $13,000; Sche nectady, $5,000; Schoharie, $6,000: Ul ster. $16,000; Washington, $9,000. The tax on the larger counties Is as sessed as follows: Albany $179,464 Broome 65,588 Cayuga 63,164 Chemung 48.58S Dutchess 90,532 Erie 566.568 Jefferson 62,367 Kings 1,327,244 Monroe 256,581 Nassau ,. 48,220 New York 6,315,175 Niagara 75,349 Oneida , 123.133 Onondaga 196,734 Orange 82,220 Oswego G1.85S Queens 138,909 Rensselaer 141,397 Richmond 91.322 Saratoga 50,054 Schenectady 35.928 Steuben 60,702 Suffolk 83,616 Ulster 54,447 Westchester 295,007 HIGHEST ARMY HONOR. Lord Hobert Appointed Cointnaoder-ln- Chief of UrUluli Army. LONDON, Oct. 1. It Is officially an nounced that Lord Roberts has been appointed commander-in-chief of the British army. Although the fact that the appointment had been made was already known, the formal announce ment is hailed by the Unionist party as a pledge that the army reorganlza tlon will be carried out in the most ef fectlve manner. It was beginning to be recognized that something was needed to 'give strength to the Unionist cam paign. Accordingly semi-official announce ments are out that George Wyndham, parliamentary under secretary of state for war, in his speech at Derby this evening will outline the government's scheme of army reforms, and that the war office is arranging with Lord Rob erts for the return of a large portion of the army iu South Africa. GUN VS. BOILING WATER. Father and Son Fought In the Dark, Each Thinking the Other a Ilurglar. SYRACUSE, Oct. 1. C. M. Smith and his son Ira of Cortland, each mistook the other for a burglar In their home early yesterday morning. The son fired several shots at the old gentleman and the latter retaliated with a kettle of boiling water and a lighted lamp. The appearance of the mother and wife put an end to the hostilities. The elder Mr. Smith then came to the con clusion that his son was trying to kill and had him arrested. Afterward a re conciliation was effected, and In court this morning the matter was settled. FARMER'S LUCKY STRIKE. Found Vein of Salt 33 Feet Thick Whll Drilling For a Well. ROCHESTER. N. Y., Sept. 27. A vein of salt 23 feet In thicknefs was dis covered on the farm of Frank Seager, seven miles north of Geneva on the Sodus road. Mr. Seager had been drilling a well and the vein was first found 18 feet be low the surface." Water was forced into the tube and a quantity of It was taken out and sent to Ithaca for chemical 'analysis. Tmutvaal Refugee Depart. LORENZO MARQUES, Oct. 2. The Austrian steamer Styria Lloyd has sailed from here, having on board 400 Transvaal refugees, part of them being Irish-Americans. All their expenses have been paid by the Transvaal gov rnment. Each man received 30 shil lings ($7.50) and will be paid 8 10s ($42.50) on landing at any port which may be selected by them. . Died at Age ot 103 Year. WHITEHALL, N. Y., Oct. 2. Mrs. Ann Bryan Rowe died yesterday morning,-aged 102 years. She was probably the oldest person in Northern New York. Had she survived three months longer she would have lived In thres centuries. Honle of the Spell hinder. NEW YORK, Sept. 28. In addition to the dales heretofore published Sena tor Chauncey M. Depew has been as Signed to speak at the following places: Syracuse, Oct. 3; Chicago, Oct. 8; Waterloo, N. Y., Oct. 10; New York city, Oct. 11; Ithaca, Oct. 16; Dans ville, Oct. 17; Canandaigua, Oct. 18; Batavla, Oct 19- Hon. Sereno E. Payne, will speak at Canandaigua, Sept. 29; Homer. Oct. 1; Marathon, Oct. 2; Ontario county, Oct. 3, 4, 6; Buffalo, Oct. 6; Blnghamton, Oct. 8; Cooperstown, Oct. 9; Mount Kisco, Oct. 10. Hon. James 3. Sherman will speak at Mount Vernon, Oct. 2; Herkimer and Cayuga counties, Oct. 3, 4, 5; Sauger ties, Oct. S; Westchester county, Oct. 9 and 10; Blmrhumion. Oct. 11. ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN. Tat a Kail Acre Track and dtane Moa. Uiilo-i Men. WILKES-flARRE. Pa., Sept. 29. An attempt was made to wreck a train carrying a score of non-union men and some washery coal at South Wllkes Barre, on the Central Rallrond of New Jersey. The men were from the Stan ton washery, operated by the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal company, and were coming to this city on the train carrying the coal they had washed which was being hauled to the No. S, Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre colliery. The train, as It neared South Wilkes Barre, was met by a shower of stones and sticks from behind a line of coal cars, where strikers were hidden. At the same time the engine driver saw a rail on the track ahead of him, but managed to stop before he reached It The strikers continued the fusllade while the crew removed the rail, and the washery men on the train protect ed themselves as best they could by hiding In the cars or dodging between them. As the men quit work at the wash ery they were hooted and hissed by wo men, who fled when a couple of depu ties ran toward them. Twice before the men had been attacked by the women, and were onoe driven from the work ings with stones. GOOD OUTLOOK FOR COKE. Prospective Resumption of Mill to la erea-e Production. "CONNELLSVILLE, Pa.. Sept. 29. The Courier says the coke market lost ground last week. While there was on ly a little over 100 cars less of an out put the general tone of the trade was not as good as It promised to be early In September. Consumers and manu facturers, however, take a favorable view of the situation, the settlement of differences between the manufac turers and the Amalgamated associa tion insuring the early resumption of many mills. The detailed report shows a total of 20,462 ovens in the Connellsville region, of which 13,963 were active last week and 6,499 were Idle. The total estimat ed production for the week was 148,916 tons. Shipment for the week aggregat ed 7,449 cars, an Increase of 128 cars over the previous week. Pittsburg took 2,815 cars. TRIED TO COVER CRIME. Murderer Fired Home of Miser They Had Hob bed and Killed. , PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1. Charles Grus, 75 years old, a miser living on the outskirts of WoodHtown, a small bor ough near Salem, N. J., was murdered Friday and the house In which he lived was burned to hide the crime. For some time past the old man had been boasting of his wealth, and while in Woodstown he told a party of men that he had $375 In gold hi his house. His place was found to be on fire and the local fire department succeeded In extinguishing the flames before the house had been wholly destroyed. When they went Inside the firemen found Gruss lying on the floor dead. His head had been crushed and his legs burned. There was also a bullet wound over the heart. The house had been ransacked. Three negroes are sus pected of the crime. BURIED IN LIVE COALS. Edward Sclioolpy Caught Under a Burn Ing Hank aud Routed to Death. WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Sept. 29. Ed ward D. Schooley, a school director of Dorranceton, Pa., was accidentally roasted to death. Schooley, with sev.-r il other men. was digging ashes from th- ha. 1. lock culm bank in Luzerne ooropgh to use them on a sidewalk In l'rmt o' the Me.no dlst church. The culm was on fire, and the ashes were at the base of the coals. Sohooley was under the overhanging portion of the bank when it fell, bury ing him under several tons of burning culm. The body was recovered in a few minutes, but he was dead. Corpulence Saved III Ufe. CORRY, Pa., Oct. 1. Frank Weiser, a member of the tanning firm of this city, owes his life to the fact that he Is very stout. He was cutting a piece from a side of leather hanging on a hook. In some way the leather became unfastened and in tailing forced the knife into Weiser's abdomen, ripping it open and laying bare the Internal or gans. The surgeons said that but for the thick rolls of fat a fatal wound would have been Inflicted. Fatal Aaaault on Conductor. RIDGWAY, Oct. 1. Charles Means, a conductor on a Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg freight train, was fatally In jured by an Italian section hand at Carman. Means, It is alleged, offended the Italian about two months ago by snatching his hat. As Means' train we leaving Carman the Italian struck him with a piece of pipe as he was boarding the caboose, fracturing his skull. The Italian escaped. ITEMS IN IIRIEF. SHARON David Price died herr from Injuries received while moving an Icehouse. NEW CASTLE Byron Place and Hoover Heights, suburbs, are to be or ganized Into a borough preparatory to being taken' into the city. SCOTTDALE Henry Witt, an ex constable, of Mount Pleasant, was stabbed 20 times by Lupton Frantz. but will probably recover. LATROliE Eight deaths have oc curred In 100 case? of typhoid fever re ported in the last week at Bolivar, and believed to be due to Impure water re sulting from drouth. M'DONALI) Ida Hagan. 12 years old. Is dead, and her sister, Mrs. Will iam Sloan, agd IS, is dying as a re sult of the former's effort to quicken a fire by pouring oil on it from a run. SHARON A natural gas explosion partly destroyed the home of W. F. Derry. JOHNSTOWN Edward lates a brukeman In the Cambria yards, was killed. NEW CASTLE Rev. Dr. Huber II. Barber has .cugned tho rectorship ot Trinity Epipal church. ALTOONA C. 3. Ruth fell whll gathering peaches and broke his collar bone and several ribs, besides Bustaii' lny internal injuries. M'KINLEY TIMES IN PENNSYLVANIA Remarkable Prosperity in the Steel, Iron and Tin Plate Industries. ENORMOUS INCREASE IN OUTPUT. Official FlKarra Showlno; the Great Volume of Dnalneaa and the Mark ed Advance In Wanes aa Compared With Itronrd off Clevelnnd'a Admin titration. Pennsylvania has shared In the pros perity that followed the election ot William McKinley to the presidency. The extent to which the prosperous times have benefited the citizens of this commonwealth la shown in the records of the office of the bureau of Industrial statistics. . The iron, steel and tin plate Indus tries of Pennsylvania have probably been affected as favorably as any others through the return of the Republican party to power In Washington. 1899 marked the greatest era In the production of pig Iron In the history of the state, the Increase over 1898 being 1,175,019 gross tons, or nearly 30 per cent, and the increase over 1896 being 2.516,648 gross tons, or (ft.5 per cent. Pennsylvania's production of 6,542,998 gross tons In 1899 was within about 30 per cent of the entire production of Great Britain. The production of the United States was 13,620,703 gross tons, an excess over the production of Great Britain of more than 46 per cent. GREAT BRITAIN LEFT BEHIND. These figures are very significant when it is reflected that in 1894, jus six years ago, Great Britain produce nearly 12 per cent more pig iron tbr was produced in the United Statci and that In 1899 Great Britain's in crease in production over 1894 was but little over 25 per cent, while the in crease on the part of the United States was over 100 percent. The market value of Pennsylvania's production of pig Iron for 1899 was close to a hundred million dollars, the realized value being $98,203,803. As compared with 1898 the Increase was $44,872,575, or 84.1 per cent, and as compared with 1896 the Increase wus $53,031,764. or 117.4 per cent. An average of 15,347 workmen were employed In Pennsylvania In the mak ing of pig iron during 1899, an increase over 1896 of 3,767. or 32.5 ppr cent. The average earnings in 1899 for skilled and unskilled labor wus nearly $100 in excess of 1896, Hip average for 1899 being $195.18, and for 1896, $396.30. Pennsylvania produced 6.416.159 gross tons of steel of all kinds In 1K99, an increase of nearly 93 per rent over 1896. The production of the United States for 1899 was 10,689,857 trross tons, and of Great Britain about 5.000, 000 tons. Pennsylvania consequently produced over 60 per cent of the pro duction of the United States and about 29 per rent more than Great Britain. The Increase In production of steel In the United States for the past five yearB has been 4 per rent, while Great Britain's Increase has been hut about 55 per cent. The entire production of Iron and steel rollpd Into finished form In Penn sylvania during 1899 was 7.093.485 net tons, an Increase over 1896 of 3,336,415 tons, or nearly 89 per rent. The value of this enormous produc tion was $223,377,126, an Increase ovpr 1896 of $114,347,364, or over 96 per cpnt. LAROR WAS BENEFITED. The number of workmen In 1899. In denendpnt of those employed In the rolling of black plate, was 69,982. an in crease over 1896 of 16,409. or 30.6 per ennt. The avornee earnings of the 69,982 workmen, skilled and unskilled, was $559, as arnlnst $144.89 in 1896. nn In crease of $114.11, or 25.6 per cent. Pennsylvania had 21 black plate works In onorntlon during the whole or part of 1S99. of which 18 tnrnpd out a tinnpd production. 368. 600,734 pounds of black plate were made, as against 158.306.490 pounds in 1896. an Increase of 210.294.244 pounds, or 132.8 per cent. Pennsylvania's Increase In tinned production for 1899 has bppn pqitnlly us satisfactory as her Increase In black plafn. the aggrpgnte of the black plate works and dipping works combined being 331,082.734 pounds, as against 130 58S703 pounds In 1S96. an IncrPase of 191.494.031 pounds, or 137.2 per cent. Pennsylvania' share of the entire pro duction of the T'nl'od Sttifps of tin and terne plntp for 1899. which has bppn placed at 891.000.000 pounds, was about 37 ppr cpnf. Comparing I his produc tion of thp United Stntps for 1899 with her production In 1891. of 166,243,409 pounds. It will be seen that the Increase In the United States for the past live years has been 724.656.591 pounds, or 435 ppr cpnt. The number of workmen employed In tho black plntp works for 1899 was 7.6S2, un Increase over 1.896 of 4.488, or 110.5 per cent, and the average dully wngp for nil workmen was $2.36. an In crease of 56 cpnts per dny. THE DIFFERENCE. Wllllsim MrKlnley Ftands for protec tion and revenue, reciprocity, gold standard, national crpdlt, penality, diplomacy and prospprlty. President McKinley prosecuted the war with Fpaln to a succpssfnl termination, un precedentpd In English history; saved Cuba, Porto Rico, thp Phlllpplnp arch ipelago and 10.000,000 people from Im pprlallsm. and seen red the key to the Irade. civilization and advancement of 600.000.000 people dwelling In the land of the Orient. Bryanlsm stands for hypocrisy, re pudiation, anarchy, Aguinaldo. and nullification of the fourteenth nnd fif teenth constitutional amendments, practically disfranchising 10,000.000 enumerated colored American citizens, yet fraudulently retaining 40 p-r cent of southern representation in congress, and the electoral college bused t hereon. VIGOROUS ATTACKS. ftllplno Charg-ed the United State Oe pmu, Hut Were Repuleed. MANILA. Sept. 27. On Monday night vigorous insurgent attacks were made upon the United States outposts In the districts near Zapote Bridge, Las Plnas. Paranaque, Bacoor and Imus, twelve miles south ot Manila, the scene of the fighting last Ootobar. It Is estimated that the rebels num bered 400 and they were armed with rifles. The Inhabitants took refuge In churches. The Americans have slnoe energetically dispersed the enemy, kill ing and wounding 30. A party of scouts belonging to the Twenty-fifth United States infant landed on rhe island ot Samar, the in habitants and insurgents fleeing to the mountains. They met with but slight resistance and burned a town Tuesday night there was outpost firing at Paeta. Pagsanajan and Santa Cruz, in Lagunfi ' province. It is reported that ar. Anuri.aa scout ing party developed a bmly of Sniur gents In the province of Nu.va i:djv two skirmishes ensuing, In wWcQ 13 el the natives were killed. Similar brushes have taken place near Indang pd Si- lang in Cavlte province, and near J and Subtg, in Zmbales province. Americana having twj killed and three wounded. Advices Horn the island ot Leyte say that General Mojicae bands have been scattered and demoralized by Major Henry T. Allen of the Forty-third in fantry who has vigorously pursued the Insurgents into the mountains, captur ing many and taking a quantity of money, rings, ammunition and stores. MAYOR M'GUIRE SUED. Syracuse Taxpayer Claim Da Baa Ex. oeeded Tax Limit by 8)400,000. NEW YORK, Sept. 29. Executive Chairman James K. MoOutre ot the Democratic state committee wa yes. terday in this city served with the pa pers in a suit brought by a taxpayer ol Syracuse against him as mayor. In which he Is charged with violating th law In the tax budget of that city by exceeding the tax limit by 1400,000. Th complaint also charges extravagant expenditure of appropriations. Mayor McUuire said regarding this suit: "I claim that we did right In making this budget. Under the Whl charter In Syracuse, we had the right to exceed the tax limit placed by prloi laws. The White charter superceded and abrogated all other laws when 11 went Into effect, June 1 last. I have tc days In which to answer this com plaint. I have been tab Ing the mat ter over with Senator Hill, but I have not retained Senator Hill as my coun sel." Condition of State Banks. ALBANY, Sept. 2s. A statameat of the com.lt Ion of the bunks of the lata on Sept. 4th tiled with Lank Superin tendent Kllburn shows that the banks hold $3.8X8,103 worth of mortgages and own $10,8:11,746 worth of real estate. They have on hand $9,993,807 In undi vided profits. Fatally Shot While Chaalng Burglar. ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 29. Charles A. Collier, former mayor of Atlanta and United States commissioner to tho Paris exposition, has died from the pistol shot received Thursday morning. It is gen erally believed he shot himself while chasing a burglar. MARKET JIEPOBT. Now York Money Market. NEW YORK, Oct. L Money cm call, SJt'J'c. Prime mercantile paper, 4?r5H per cent Sterling Exrhnnw. Actual business It bankers' at H.ts5VM.85'4 for demand an H.81tyfi4.81 for sixty days; posted rates Commercial bills, II SlVifii.SlX. Silver certificates, 63ty&64V4c Bar silver, ttc. Mexican dollars, 4!'c. New York Produoe Market. FLOUR-Wlnter patents $3.7034.0O; win ter atralnhts. 1.1 Si.iS (15; winter extra Z.7ub3.00, winter low grades, $3.46(32.68 Minnesota patents. 4t.Hi3l.60; MlnneaoU baker', $2 Sufi'S 35. CGRNME.U, Yellow western, 90c; city 91c; brandyw'ne. J2.4fi2.(H). RYI5 No. t western, 61e, f.o.b. afloat State rye, SCfftfc, c.l.f. New York car lot WHEAT No. 2 red, H2V4C f.o.b. afloat No. 1 northern Duluih, txc, f.o.b. afloat CORN-No. 2. 4HC f O b. afloat. OATS-No. 2, 2S',tc: No. 8 white, 2Cc track mixed western, 25tjMVio; tracl white, SfiftSac. POKK-Fnmlly, 114 KHj 19.23. HAY Shipping, 75(5,;"ViC; good to choice BL'TTKH Creamery extras. 175220 factory, Hloc; Imitation creamery, 1 fclSc. CHEESR Fancy, large, white, llVid lU4c; smnll while 11 lifTllc. E Odd Slate and Pennsylvania. 14 tie; Wentcrn, 20c. Buffalo Provision Market. BCFFALO. Oct. t WHEAT No. 1 northern, hio; wlnte wheat. No. t red, 79c, CORN No. 2 yellow. 45e; No. S corn 450. OATS No. 1 white. Kc; No. I mixei 24fi:i'c. FLOUR Spring wheat, bot patent, pei bbl, t4.75fi5.00; lew grades, 42. "623. 25; gra ham, beat, $4 80. BUTTER Craatnery, waitem extra t2Yli23c. Slate and Pennsylvania crera ery, Co; dairy, extra, state, SltfZlVtc western extra, JOVyHlc. CHEESE Fancy full cream, UWSl g(KjU to choice. luuilOMic; common to fe.li oi'Jc. EGOS State, freth. 1819e; Western ifc. POTATOES-Whlte No. 1 bbl. $14031.K Cast Buffalo Live Stock Movrket. CATTLE Extra export steers, $5 654 ti:,; good to choice shipping t-en. $C.45ii 5 60; coarse, rough but fat ters, 14 16s 4 !K; western branded sieors, corn-ftd $4 25fi4.73; choice to smooth, fit heifer $4.4u.t4 55; common, old to fair cow, Ui Wlo; (C"Od butcher bull. $3 60&3 75. SHEEP AND LAM lis Extra choice t f.iney selected. $4.1("H4 25; culls and com mon. !3rTi3.75; wether sheep. I3.90tf4 0l) good to extra. $J6f73 8i; common to fall $3 iV'i'I 40. HOGS Mixed packers' grades $3.606 65 heavy hntrs, $.Yflnii5 65; choice heavy ami upward, $j GiilS TO Vtlca Cheese Market. CTICA. Oct. 1. CHEESE 8ales were si lots of 17 boxf.; larav tVril"V; mall KHiftllc. Bt'TTEK Sales were 3S paokftKes at 23o Little Fall Chece Market. LITTLE FALI.S. Oct. 1. CHKF.SE-& lot of 54 boxes at 104 frr both large and sni.i'l. lie I uMii. gain of u over last wuck.
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