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TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1900.
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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.