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Presbyterian Sabbath School at : iri a. m. I M. E. Suhhsth School at 111:00 a. in. Preaching in M. K. Church every Sab bath evening bv Rev. W. I'. Miir.ay. Preaching In the K. M. Clinreh every Sabbath evening at tho usual hour. Rev. C. II. Mdler, 1'a-ttor. Nurrloos ill tlio Presbyterian Church every Sabbalh morning anil evening, Uev. J. V. MeAiiineli oirteiiillng. The regular meetings of the W. C. T. U. aro held at the lieadiirtnt on the soeond an I I'ourtli Tinwilitya of eaeh iik nth. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. pi NKSTA I.OIM1K, Nn.IW.I, I.O.O. F. 1 Meet every Tuesday evening, in Odd Follows' Hall, 1'artriilgu building. INUIEST LOPiiE, No. A.O. II. W ' Meets every Friday evening inA.t(.U. W. Hall, Tion'i sta. C APT. GEORGE STOW I'OST, No. 271 t). A, It. Meets 1st and Sd Monday evening III each liionth, in A. O. U. . Hall, Tioi'iwta. CAI'T. GEORGE STOW ('OKI'S, No. 1:17, W. It. C, meets first and third Wednesday evening ol'oitoli liionth, In A. O. U. W. liall, Tionestn, Pa. rpiONKST.V TENT, No. H'l, K. O. T. J. evening in each mouth in A. O. I'. V . hall Tiotiosta, I'a. RITCIIK.Y, ATTOItN E Y-AT-L AW, Tioniia, I'a, 1J M, CLARK, I Attohnky-at-Law, Tionostii. 1'euua. OlHee, f.ir the present, over Hamlet's store, CJAMl'ICl. C. CAI.IKU'N, O AITOIIXKY-AI' LAW, Ofllce at Caisi.n's jewelry sUire, Tio. ncsla, 1'a. All leal business and eoilee lions pmuiptly and I'aithliilly altendixl to, J W. MOItKOW. M. P., l'hvsieian. Hiirirenn IVlitist. I)ll1cn ami ltesideneo tiireo doors north of Hotel Airnnw, Tinnestn. l'rofi ssimial cialls promptly responded to at all hours. L) It. F. J. IliiVAHH, riiysician A Suriroon, TIONKSTA, PA, 1H. J. C. HITNN, IJ imivsIi'IAV AMI SCUUl'.OX. Olll-e over Heath .t Killmer's store, Tionesta, 1'a. Professional calls prompt ly responded to at all hours of day or nihl. lttsiileiieo aiay ru 1 It. J. D.tiltKAVFS. 1 I'hvsii'ian ami Surgeon. Olllee and reshlcneo above iorest i. . National Hank. nOTKI, WKAVIMt. i. a vi'i,' i vi'i; liMit-it'titr This hotel, formerly llio Lawrenee House, hasnnderironeai plcteehane, and is now furnished with all the mod ern improvements, neaiou and uuiou .....i i uiitl, iutiirul frns. linIhriM,lns. hot and eold water, ete. Tho eomlorts ot Kiioals never nentoeteii. IKNTItAIi IlOl'SK, .i tiKllOW A (iKHOW Proprietor, Tionseta. 1'a. Tliis Is tho most ceiitrally liK-ated hotel In tho place, and has all the modern Improvements. No pains will bo spared to make it a pleasant stoppinit plaee for tho traveling public. First class Llvory in connection. pilll,. KMKIl'P FANCY HOOT A SIIOF.MAKF.lt. Shoo in Walters huildini;. Cor. Kim and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work Iroiu tlio linesi 10 the coarsest ami Kiiarantet s his work to give Hirfis'l satislai'tion. Prompt atten tion vrivon to iiiondiiiK, and prices rea sonable. J OltHNZO FULTON. Manufacturer of ami Dealer In HARNESS. COLLARS, BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONF.STA. PA. 1. 1. HASLET k Ml GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, AND UNDERTAKERS. TI0XF.STA. PENN. NONE LEFT: Rheumatic Aches, llcail Aclie Lumbago, After Usinp WANO ELECTRIC 01L.-25C It Kemnves Tuiiplcs and Makes the . Skin soft nml Gne. All 1 '.I f st res, or sent pre-paid. TIIK WANO CO., Warren, Pa. GVER A HUNDRED LOST. Horrible Ocean Disaster at the Golden Gate. Btramor Itln lis Jsnrlrn llan on Illtltlen lloi'lit While Kiiti'tl-nt Harbor l'i a tlenv Fof and rstet hank t'efor Ttme tlr law Cuultt Itanrh the llerk CaplMiK Wsr4 l.lsinril. SAN I'KANCISCO, Feb. 2U.-TIU nrisk of the slniiiur Itio ilu Jiuiein while trying to luuke this Imrlior i.i i dense fog hist Friilny inoriiing wus tin wnrnt lunriui disjsti-r that litis visited tin I 'mi lie const in miiiiy .veins, both ill tin number of lives lust mid in the other fen tuns of the Kinking. It seems thut nuisi ti' those who pciished did nut have I chance for life, ns the bout sunk withii 15 ininiites after striking on the rocks pud most ot the passenger In the steer age were caught before tin y could react the deck. The etllcers of the l'ltcU'ic Mail com puny have given it out that tliey rnnsidci Captain Ward responsible for the ilis nster, inasmuch us he gave t! c order ti go ahead while n dense fug hung ovei the Imrlior eutriiuce. Pilot Jordan sayi lie was loath to go in, but the captain toh him to go alien. I under a slow head. Ai tiny cut. ri d the Hidden (laic the fug be came thicker, mid finally the Fort Point lulus could not be seen. The stcuuiei , COXSULOKNKIIAL R0CKBEV1I.LE WILDMAR. mill tried to jiiik ler way ahead blind' ly, it seemed, until suddenly she ran ontc Mile' ltocks. I'ifteen minutes Inter sli( rested un the biittoni II ml ov t ll"J eoull had Ihhui wiiisketl from this life. The lunsl priiminent passenger on t!ic llio was Cimsiil tlencrnl UoiinsevilK Wililmau. l uiti'd States cuiisul to Hong Kong, who was ivtuinin to this conn try. It is new certain thut he and hi family perished. Fellow ing is tlie cabin pnsscnger list, nlniost eonipletc: t.'iiiisul Cen. rol Koiinseville Wildiu.in, Mrs. Wilihniin, two children and nurse from Hong Kong; Mrs. and Miss Wake field of llnuiiliilu; James K. Carpenter, mining engineer, Oakland, Cul.: Miss lbiwcna Jehu, Honolulu; William ltriin dcr, I.oudtiii; Mr. Mathcim. Shanghai; Captain lleclil, (lei man navy; Cataiu 1 1 nil z. Shanghai: Mr. Dowdell, Slinng- hai; J. F. Seynnuir. editor of The Aiaer- lean, Mnniiu; Mrs, K. 'cst. Sail Frnn- ciseo; Miss l.eliran. Utisscll Hurer, journalist, Nagasaki: Mr. and Mrs. Hart, Manila; Mis. (inluicl Ilivron;-Ir. lodd, lliitte, Mont.; Attorney Ilenshaw, Hutte, Mulit.: Mr. and Mrs. Wood worth, Dr. Okawnhara nf Japan. The ltio dc Janeiro was three ilayt overilue from Hong Kong, via Honolulu, when she arrived off the Heads Thursday uii'lit. nml the dense fog prevailing at thu time induced Pilot Jordan to bring her to anchor until he could see his way chnr through the gateway. She laid to until about 4:30 o'clock yes terday morning when the atmosphcio cleared and she was started liieler ft plow hell toward Pniut Itoiiita. All went well until o il) o'clock when hc struck. Most of the passengers were below at the time and it is believed many of them were drowned in their berths. From all indiums it nppcars that the otllcers were cool and gave the necessary orders with tin- least possible excitement. Captain Ward, who was on deck when the vessel struck, nt once gave orders to the crew on watch to hurry the passeii gels to the forward deck. At the same time the quartermaster on duty sounded the signal for lire drill, and within five minutes all the men were nt their sta tions. There was no way of telling the extent of iluinage to the vessel as she remained on an even keel for to minutes after striking. Hut Captain Ward, with the instinct of long experience, knew the gravest danger threatened the 200 souls in his charge nnd he gave orders to lower the lifeboats and life rafts. There was not much confusion until 1!) minutes after striking, the how of the vessel suddenly plunged under water, Tlicit tin re was a wild rush for the boats. Two boats hail already been lowered ami ethers were Killing nw.iy as rapidly OS the trained discipline of the crew could prepare tlnin. A thi'k fog enveloped everything, and as yet no sign had come from the life saving stations. Darkness was nil about, and with this added horror the people on the llio had to cope. One boat got rlrnr of the vessel. This t-ontaineil the following persons: Mrs. West, Mrs. Uiplcy, Chief Fngineer Her lihey. Second Olilccr Coghlan, Frank Crump, 3. U. Russell, Storekeeper Iiorg, Water Ti tnler D. I.ane, t.iuarteriuaster It. Mathiesnn and Captain Hocht of the Herman navy. This boat got clear nf the sinking ves sel and linn stood by to help in picking lip those who had no time to get into th boats and were in the water. Another boat containing Third Otliecr Holland ami J- Carpenter got away, but was drifted around close up mnh r the bow of the steamer. As the forward end of the vessel plunged downward the prow caught the small boat and cut it in two. The two men in the boat were un injured and swam away from the sinking if W mi uteamer Just In time to avoid belli caught In the swirl of the water caused by the settling of the big ship. Carpen ter was picked up by the other boat. The fate of Holland is not known, but lie i supposed tu have perished. A number of Italian tisherincu whr were just starting out in the morning saw the sinking of the Itio and at once hastened to render every assistance In their power While all this wa going on Captain tVui l wus dins ting the passengers ami t lying to keep them from panic. He suc ceeded nnly partially, as many of the ter rified people rushed to the railings and Jumped overboard. Some of these wcr picked up; uthcrs were drowned. Thii I'hini se crew, to the number of more than list, wus terrorized. Some of tin in huddled In little groups, chattering in fear. Others crouched clos to the disk, mooning pitifully. Muny jumped into the sea. Captain Ward remained on deck until the vessel had settled to stu b nil extent thut the water was engulfing him. Thee he went up on the bridge and from there continued to Issue his directions, ah though I j this time the coufusluii was sc great that few paid any attention tc his commands. That the steamer sank almost immedi ately ufter striking Is the report of a majority of those rescued. Some of tilt passengers suy that she Instantly listed forward and that in live minutes sh went down, while other declare that the stayed afloat for hulf an hour after she struck. The wreck lies about three-fourths of a mile south of Fort Point and about 1.00C yards off the rocky shore. The smoke stack and n portion of the upper worki of the illfutisl steamer are visible. There are several conflicting storiet concerning the fate of Captain Ward. The steward of the llio say that he stood beside the captain when the ves sel went down. Two other survivor! say they also saw the captain to the hist, but Frederick TJtulstmiii, the quarter master of the Hi", emphatically declared that Captain Ward emulated Admiral Tryon of her Itritish majesty's ship Vic toria. In going down to his cabin where he met his duuiii behind a locked door. CONSUL WILDMAN'S RECORD lie Wat a Nll- or I I Irs, N. Y. Had Itren Away Klncs Spanish War Itroka Out. WASHINGTON', Feb. 2.1.-Consul Crucrnl Wildmau had not been In the I'niteil States since the Spanish war broke out. lie was appointed from Cal ifornia and was related to Senator Stew art of Nevada, having married u niece of the latter. Ilis service In the east covend all the events li ailing up to and including the Spanish-American war. He was in com munication Willi Aguinaldo at the time ot Admiral Dewey's famous victory and was accused by the Filipino leader of having made unfullilled promises to him, lut steadily denied the statements to this cfTect. Mr. Wildmau was on his way home on leave of absence. He wus a native of Klinira, N. V., but obont VI years ago went to Idaho, where he was the editor cf a paper at ltoise City. About this time Mr. Wildiuan was appointed con ml at Singapore and after his return lo- catiil at San Francisco, where he en gaged in inaga.ine work. PROPOSE TO PURGE HAWAII Antlioritlr. to Ite.tiiet Mrnnkentirrs sntl the fc'ail ef I)'eae. HOXOT.ri.r. via San Francisco. Feb. The burenii of internal revenue has been turned over to the new collector, liny Chamberlain of Clarinda, la. Mr. Chamberlain has kept the old force of deputies. It is stated that there Is to he n vigor ous campaign against illicit liquor mak ers in the country districts, ef whom there are ninny, engaged in the manufac ture of swipes, okolehuo and other na tive Intoxicants. The board cf health of tho territory has appointed a committee to draft n bill preventing the landing on Hawaiian soil of any person afflicted with a conta gious or infivtious disease who is consid ered a menace to the public health. This Includes consumptives. SHIP'S CREW STARVING. Transport Hnwlln htin-Miril Cta' With lloatloml of I'rov'slntn. SAN JUAN. Porto Iiico, Feb. 2(J. The United States transport llawlins. which sailed from New York Feb. 2D and has arrived here, reports that Fri day night lust she sighted the schooner Eva Ii. Ferris off Norwalk in distress and with her crew starving. A boatload of provisions was furnisliisl to the Ferris. The commander of the schooner, said the vessel hod left Snnta Cnu a month .before and had been blown off Ilatteras and that the crew had liecome sick. He declined to have the Era i.. Ferris taken in tow, saying he rrns able to navigate her. HAS NINE GRANDPARENTS Monmouth llnbe lis Itecorcl IWPa!p Una nf t.-.vhtc Ancestor'. MONMOVTH. Ills.. Feb. 2C.-Mrs. Milton Kenrns Chambers, a former res ident of this city, has become the mother of a sou who can pose as a record-breaker us to u nuinU r of grandparents. Of paternal progenitors the new arrival can lioiist of two grandfathers and a great grandfather. On the maternal side he has a grandma for each day in the week, Sunday excepted two grandmoth ers, two grent-grandniothers, one grcat-ereat-griinihnother, and one great-great-reat slep-grundiiiother. The last is 1H years of age the widow of Major J. C. Hond of Creeiihush township. Kl-ig I'ompnn.. V(rt lo IrtilunJ. LONDON, Feb. 211. King I'dward has Informed Earl Cadogan, lord lieutenant of Ireland, that owing to deep mourning he finds it Impossible to visit Ireland this year, as he hud wished to do. but that lie holies to make the visit next year. I'i,r !.(,. f n IV.is'it Vlsiil. LONDON, Feb. '-'. The Vienna cor respondent of The .Morning leader aays Prince Carl of i roy has committed sui cide because lie was jilted by a pcoiaiit gill. BOERS IN FULL FLIGhT Dewet's Forces Sra :ercd b7 Colonel Plutner. (jeaJar IHir.ie'f K.eap.il Aero.. Oranga Rlvsr In Hunt, Willi Oi-ly a Few Fol lowers Rslit Tll.t Itxja Ua fold til. Uo.rs to tihllt For Ilino.el..-, II K.cplnj With llewet. CAPE TOWN, Feb. 2o. Colonel I'luiner engaged General Dewet Satur day near Ilisselfontein, uu the south bank ef the Orange river, capturing a gun and a pompom and taking 5U prisoners. The Boors were scattered and arc being pur sued by Colonel Plunicr. It Is reported that Uenerul Dewct es caped to the apposite bunk in a boot and is now fleeing with a handful of follow ers. It Is reported from a IWr source at Zeerust that Oenerul Dclarcy bus been cuptured. BOERS LEFT IN THE LURCH Steyo Tells Them to Mills For Tllini srlven. He Kirapllit With lwet. LONDON, Feb. 25. The Daily Tele graph publishes the fololwing from Dc Aar. dated Feb. 2L- "Mr. Steyn uddressed the Boots yes terday and told them they must nil shift for themselves, returning to Orange l!iv or ccluiiy as best they cornl. He and General Dewet took IN"! of the best burses with which to esc.ipe." TEN KILLED IN WRECK. Terrlfla llrsd-On Colliilon of Two Pas senger Tisln. TKENTON. N. J., Feb. 22 One of the worst collisions in the history of the Aniboy division of the Pennsylvania rail road occurred at Ilusling's siding, near Ilordi rtow n, nnd about eight miles south of Trenton. The "Nellie Pdy ' express from New York for Atlantic City, col lided with passenger train No. IMU, run ning from Cuinilen to Trenton. The numlicr of dead is 10 and the number ef injured "t. The railroad otllcials put the blame on the crew of the local train which was In charge of Conductor E. S. Sapp and En gineer B. F. Thompson, both of Camden, The railroad authorities fay the crew of this train hud been given orders to "meet" the express at llordciitown that is, to wait on a siding nt thut point un til the express shall have passed. In stead of doing this, however, tln-y kept on up the rood and met the express at Ilusling's siding above Hordcntowu and a hendon collision occurred. The road was badly blocked Olid passengers were trans ferred at the scene of the wreck. HEAD OF NEWVORK POLICE Mleliael C. Murphy Is Appointed anil Se lect Itevery a. Ills Ileputy. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Mayor Van Wyck has appointed Michael C, Murphy, president of the bourd of health, to be police commissioner for Greater New Yurk under the new law signed by the governor yesterday. John B. Sex ton, one of the former police commis sioners, succeeds Mr. Murphy as presl dent ot the board of health. Both men are organization Democrats. Very soon after his appointment Cora missioner Murphy iiuuouneed that he had appointed former Chief of Police Will- ium C. I (every as hrst deputy police com missioner, lie said he expected to ap point Deputy Chief McLaughlin as sec ond deputy commissioner, but he wished to have a talk with Mr. McLaughlin be fore milking the appointment. JURY DISAGREED. Third Trial or Dr. Kennedy la Mnde Nerpamtry. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The jury in the second trial of Dr. Samuel J. Ken nedy, under indictment for the murder of Dolly Reynolds, disagreed and the ac cused is again in the Tombs, in the cell formerly occupied by Roland B. Moll neux. By the disagreement the prisoner is further removed from the death chair, to which he was once sentenced and will have another chance to establish bis in nocence. He may be released on bail pending a third trial, which will be held at an early date in the court of general sessions. MANY LIVES IN DANGER. Mine ! Iteported to Be on Fire In Wyomlnr. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 20. A measure has just beru received by Superintendent Calvin of the Oregon Short Line rail way stating that Mine No. 1 at Dinmond ville, Wyo., is on fire between the sixth ami seventh levels. It is thought that the lives of 30 or 40 men arc In danger. Twenty-One I'erson. Itnrneil lo Death. VICTORIA. B. C, Feb. 22.-Tho hos pital attached to the Tokio university was burned 011 Jan. 20 and .21 patients burned to death and 10 patients nnd 11 nurses and attendants injured. It was a wooden structure and there were !. patients in it at the time of the fire. The hospital was for the treatment of cases of particular interest nud hud l.s free beds. Delaware ltiver l'.locke I !y lo.. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2f!.-For tho third time this winter the Delaware river is impassable owing to tho ice blockade in Horseshoe Bend, ff Glouces ter, N. J. Fifteen vessels arc icebound at that point. The only urrivnl yester day was the steamer Brandywine. Aft er several ineffectual nttempts to cross the river the Gloucester ferryboats- were compelled to abandon their trips. C:eutreJ Flremnn Hint. SYRACUSE, Feb. 2fi.-Fred l!ai) of Albany, a fireman on the New York Cen trul Eastern express, fell from the ten der of the engine us the truin left the city yesterduy, and luuded 011 the plat form of the baggage car. He was taken to a hospital where it was discovered that his back was seriously injured. REVIEW OF TRADE. Bradstrret. Iteport oa Conditions or Untitles! Throngh-int the Country. NEW YOllK. Feb. 22 Itradstrcet'a review of trade says: Trade as a whole has shown further expansion this week, despite severe weather tending to check trade at some northern and western markets and in the face of very unsatisfactory conditions In the cotton manufacturing trade brought ubout by dullness in cotton goods at first hands. Foremost among the lines show ing Improvement this week is the dry goods trade, which is reportwl active on spring account by jobbers. The boot and shoe industry has likewise continued in a satisfactory shape and some vurie ties of leather reflect recent activity In advances at eastern markets. Iron and steel cruder froms have been very strong at central and eastern mark -ts, und con siderable advances are reported in pit iron and steel billets. The strength of the building materials of all kinds, particularly of white and yellow pine and builders' hardware, has been notuhle, and from many cities comes the report that a large amount of build ing will be done the coming spring. Cif fee seems to have borne out the predic tions in these columns some weeks ago, and has still further strengthened on better consumptive demand. Tea has met with better sale, as the prospects for any immediate change in the present tariff by congress becomes less probuble. Tin is higher, in sympathy with specula tive activity abroad. The cereals show little definite move ment, taking the week as a whole, ex cepting in lluur, which is 10 to 20 ce.its a barrel higher. Whent Is fractiontlly higher, and corn and oats are unchanged, but the com situation is notable in view of this being a seusoa of increasing stocks. In general Industry It is to be noted that the winter now passing has been one of the quietest and most satisfactory ever reported. Wheat, including flour, shipments for five days aggregate 324,302 bushels, against -1.S14.878 bushels last week; 3, (jiJO.SoO bushels In the corresponding week of !!; 3,S44,3.i!l bushels in lSSTJ and 3,722.4(!0 bushels In 1S0H. Corn exports for the week aggregute 3.02".Wi8 bushels, against 4.iiiO,4;!2 bush els Inst week, 2.8!X).175 bushels in this week a year ngo, 2,8il,0.i bushels In 18110. 3.0D2.70SI bushels In 18!3. Business failures for the week number 21K. as against 221! Inst week, Vi8 In this week a year ago, 220 In 18!I8, 183 in lS'.IS and 258 In 1SH7. COMPULSORY ARBITRATION Illll Providing For Stale Mediation In- trodueil at Albany. ALBANY, Feb. 20. A bill providing for compulsory arbitration between em ployer nud employe was introduced In the assembly todnv by Assemblyman cos- tello. It is framed on the Hues of the New Zealand compulsory arbitration law. The state, under Its provisions, is dm ded into three arbitration districts, as follows: First district The First and Second 1 it 1 ti-iii 1 districts. Second district The Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth judicial districts. Third district The Seventh and Eighth Judicial districts. The bill provides that there shall be in each arbitration district a court of ar bitration of the three members appointed by the governor; one who has been 1 Judge of the supreme or a county court one representing the employes nnd one the employers. In case of each labor dispute the state commissioner of lnbor shall first try to settle it but if he is unable he shall re fer the matter to the court of the district In which the dispute arose. Employes nnd asocuitions of employers and incorporated and unincorporated la bor unions who shall register with the state commissioner of labor shall be sole ject to the jurisdiction of the law. The court is given power to decide the dis putes nnd enforce its decisions and award damages for violations of such decisions. The law is compulsory only in the case of such employers and employes ns reg ister according to the provisions of the act. BODY EXHUMED. Insurance Coinpaoy tla'l Delivered l'ollcy on the Day of Deceased'. D.ath. SYRACUSE, Feb. 22. The body of Corrie Vinal. who died last Friday, was taken from the receiving vault Wednes day and un examination as to the cause of death was made by physicians repre senting the family and a life insurance coninanv. The physicians reported that an op eration upon the deceased had not been skilfully performed and litigation is threatened. Mr. Vinal passed a satisfactory ex amination for life Insurance the Monday preceding his death and the policy was delivered the day after he died. Examine All Vr- 011 Laws. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-In the senate yesterday a resolution offered by Mr. Gnllinger of the committee on pen sions authorizing that committee to make an examination of all laws granting pen sions to soldiers, their Biirvivors and de pendents; to make investigation of spe cial peiision legislation, and to make any other inquiry on the general subject of pension legislation as the committee might deem desirable was adopted. Alleged to Have Broken Conl-aut. SCR ANTON, I'a., Feb. 20.-The eight hundred employes of the Dolph Coal company at Winston, this county, struck Yesterday because the compuny hud failed to pay the 10 per cent increase in wages to a number of its millers, as agreed when the big strike of lust Oc tober was settled. The company is said to have aggravated the matter by dis charging the men who served on the grievance committee. stroke Trored Paul. SYRACUSE. N. Y.. Feb. 25.-Iter. J. Barton French of Triiiiuinsluirg. who was stricken with paralysis here Thurs day, died at the residence of his daugh ter. Mrs. W. F. lturkhard, yesterday morning. Mr. French was deputy grand master of the State Odd Fellows' asso , .-ialiuii. . SUMMARY OF THE NEWS Short Items From Various Parts of the World. Reeord ot Many IIuipnlngs Condensed nnd Put In small Kpooe and Arranged With Special Regard For the Conveni ence of the Reader Who llaa Little Tluie tu Spare. The body of William Hendrickson. a rcteran 03 years old, was found on rail road trucks at Troy. He died from ex posure. Minnie Ilultz, 15 years old, the daugh ter of Jumes Ilultz, one of the wealthiest men in Indiana, has been kidnaped. The condition of Queen Sophia is so much improved that it is now believed jhe will no longer be confined to her bed. M. Hccko of Pittsburg was shot and killed while defending himself from be ing robbed by three negro highwaymen It McKee's Rocks. Two negroes are held on suspicion. The American Tobacco company, the largest concern of its kind in the world. about to establish a large plant in Al bany, which will turuish work for up wards of a thousand persons. Thursday. The intense cold in Europe is shown by the fust closing of the sound by ice be tween Denmark und Sweden. MUs Martha Ah Fong, a native Ha- wuiiuii, has snilea iroiu lioiionuu ior Muuila to marry Lieutenant A. J. Dough- rty. The Philippine commission has found juscttled conditions in Turluc pruviuce. Three men were killed in a triple wreck n the New York Central railway. Philip C. Knox, legal adviser of tlie Carnegie Steel company, is said to be President McKinley's choice to succeed Attorney General Griggs. Witnesses before the sub-commission ju transportation of the United Stutes industrial commission suid thut the ruil :oads practically owned all the coal they transported and muiutuiued the price of :he commodity. America will try to halt Count Von Wiildcrsec's plan for renewed military iperutious in China. Friday. Further arrests have been made In Mn lila of persons accused of aiding the In iiirgents. The Belgiiin consul has left che islands. Miss Olga Nethersole has determined ludilenly to sail for Europe, and will uu dcrgo at her own home in London the surgical operation which her physicians bave decided Is necessary. A nationalist! attempt to 1 ddress tho oonse of commons in the Irish language was repressed by Speaker Gully. All of the important details of the new steel comliinuliou. except th" iiume are settled, nnd the company will be incor porated. The capital stock is said to be known to very few men besides J. Pierpont Morgan himself, and the name Df the big concern has uot been selected. Governor Odell told his friends that no reorganization of the police department which failed to eliminate Devery would be satisfactory to liiui. SatnrdnT. More Filipino insurgents, having sur ft'iulercd, will be deported to Gunm. Mrs. Julia A. Ilerreshoff, mother of the cup defender builders and designers, is dead. A London special cable dispatch says Queen Victoria left an estate of $3 K 1.000. For the third time the Boers almost ;aptured Lord Kitchener. Final agreement by China to the pow ers' punishment demands is expected this week. The Wilson line steamer Mnrengo ar rived at tjuceiistown 28 days out from New York. She reports having had a wild pussuge. The steamer rau out of cuul and made for the port under can vas. Advices received at London from Mengo. Uganda protectorate, say the trouble threatened over the collecting of taxes has been surmounted. The Ugun- Ja natives huve paid in full for the cur rent year, approximately 00,000 ster ling. Monday". The following is the result of the elec tion for president of the Daughters of the American Revolution: Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks. Indiana. 313; Mrs. Don aid McLean. New York, 208; Mrs. Wash ington Roel.ling. New Jersey, -12. General Dewet nnd former' President Steyn issue n statement accusing the British of iinpurclleled cruelties. The powers hnve accepted the Ameri can proposal that no further concessions jf ti rritory in China be ohtnined Iiy any power without general nssent. Suit for divorce against his wife wus brought at London by Major Atliertou, naming the Duke of Westminster ns co respondent. According to a Loudon dispatch, the British admiralty is about tu report the results of submarine boat experiments. Tuesday. The report tli.ft Archbishop Martinelll npimtolic delegate to the United Stutes, will be created n cardinal, is continued The pope is credited with the Intention Df delivering on Important political tpeech at a special gathering of the cardi ll fl 1 . The German government has definitely Iccidcd to recall the Asiatic squadron. Northern New Yurk is ill the grasp of a severe blizzard. Trains ore delayed This la the ltKlth consecutive day of sleighing, breaking the record, which was 101 "lays, established 10 years ago. Minister Conger will leave Pekln Im mediately for this country on GO days' leave of absence. Commissioner KocK hill will huve full power to conduct the negotiations now in progress. Fred Clausen and his wife ntteinptc '11 drive oust u loud of stone 011 the hank f the canal at I'tieu, N. Y. Their horse luuiidcrcd in the snow and went over tin bank. Clausen was so badly injured thut be died and Mrs. Clausen probably will uot live. MSS PETERS WORRIED. Young IVomtm tVhn Opened Other' let ter. Cnrii-r rt-f. wrnrel atrala. BELI.EFONTE, Feb. 22.-Miss Ma rion Peters, the young assistant postmis tress at Miugonvllle, this county, who was arrested and held under $."00 bail for trial in the United States court for opening letters, is lalmring under a se vere mental strain. Since the diseolsnres nf her misi Iiict and arrest. Miss Ma rion has rinniined a voluntary prisoner In the house. It is manifest that the girl tli.l not realize the macujtude of her of fense. Her father and mo-J-r are poor and the wrongdoing of their "itnrhter has been 11 severe blow to them. Six year ago Mingoville postntTicg was establish?'!, snd Dauiil Peters appointed postmas ter. The proceeds of the ofllce hardly foot up to Slot) a year. Among the letters opened - snm belonging to Miss Myrtle 1'"- '. "ise Phoebe and Lizzie Johu. ' v.- v .11 af I'.loomsburg. who a .". : Mr 1 cb bhouse, and Horace S '!; I of !:. id iti, also at the clubhouse, 'ih- ' crs of Miss Mi-Mullen, nearby, were also opened. Miss Peters snld the lore let ters were the best reading. She denied that she opened certain letters because; she was jealous of u young man's atten tion to otlnr girls. Mr. Peters wanted to resign as postmaster, but Inspector Muliinc refused to agree to thia until th affair had been settled. PLAYED GHOSTS FOR MONEY Mis. Hewitt of Scrantlon, Pa., Pare On gl.uoo to Sennks Who railed on Her. SCR.VNTON, Feb. 23. Application has been made to the courts here for a commission in lunacy to inquire into the mental condition of Mrs. Anna llcwlt of this city. This has developed a cu Hons story. Mrs. Hewitt owns soma property and a short time ago possessed bank account. Her nuinta was thut no was pursued by spirits. She appeured rational in all other respects. Ascertaining her weakness, some per sons arrayed themselves in ghostly gar ments and made a night call on her. suy ing if she did not give them money the next night, they would haunt her forever. The next night the money was forthcom ing. These ghostly visits were contin ued successfully nnd Mrs. Hewitt hail arlv exhausted her bank account when her relatives found out what was being done and bad the woman removed to an asylum. It is suid thut J1.000 was paid to the "ghosts." QUAY SENDS A WARNING Aln nis Frlendi to la'ol br theP1t- hnrit Rlpp-i" I'll' ITAltRISBT'ItG. Pa., Feb. 22,-Sera- tor ( jiiny is determined that his friends shall not be left In any doubt as to hi attitude 011 the second-cluss city charter legislation, better known as the I itts bug liipier" bill. lie Is much In fuvor f. the bill, which will be pushed as rap idly us possible. It may go to final pas sago next week. This is a telegram which several members of the house re ceived from him: I sincerely trust you will stand by the Pittsburg charter bill. The regulur organization is coniiuitieu to municipal reform ami ballot reform at elections und primaries. Our failure te discharge: our obligations will cost us all the rrults of our recent victory; will sacrifice In 11X12 every close legislative district by strengthening those in our party who al lied themselves with Democracy for our defeat in It"1", und may cost ns tho gov ernorship. We will sink finally in mer ited infinity. I hope to sec you soon. Trtllrht lo -t-'il. UNlONTOWN, Feb. 25. ThejwoVj sion a hoy mane in jail uere is a u,..i tale of crime and may lead to tho detec tion nf several robbers who have been working this section. , William Jones, aged 18 years, was ar rested last Monday Willie in me act 01 stealing a pair of shoes and held for trial. He sent for a justice of the peace Saturday nnd mnde a sworn statement that his name is Joseph Edward Cheese man, of Baltimore, and that he was com pelled to steal. He says he fell tn witn an ageil crip ple whose name is Jones and a man named Duffy. Jones, he asserts, taugni him to steal and compelled him to rob as he planned wherever they went. Junes bus been working Unlontown on a crutch, ostensibly selling peucils. He wns arrested, but denies the boy a story. Fonml stolen stamps In the nam. YORK. Pa.. Feb. 23. On Nor. 27 Inst thieves robbed the postottlcc at Fel ton, this county. Wednesduy evening young son of John Fullerton of Winters town, while forking hay In his fnther't ham, came across several packages and upon opening them they were found to b postage stumps. There waa aomcthlng over -0 in the packagea. pro-poet. A -aln.t Ktrlke. WILLIAM SPORT, Feb. 22. The prospects are rather ogiiinst a strike on the Pennsylvania division of the New York Central. The trouble la over the question of overtime. The likelihood it thnt the nintter will be satisfactorily ad justed. All trains are moving uu rcguhti work. ITEMS IH UK IKK. BUTLEK-Joseph Manny, a well known fanner of Butler town-hip, died from injuries received by fulling on the icy sidewalk. He was 70 years old. I'.El.LEl'O.N TE-Edward A. Myers, I farmer, of Center Hall, met a horrible death Wednesday. Meyers was hauling logs and the horses took fright and drugged him l'lO feet. CORKY Fire at Kane destroyed th Smith A: Wulker Hardware company builciiig and contents and damage! tin Hotel Fleming. There were several nar row escape. Loss. JJo.iNNI; partly in--ure.l. LATROBE John P. Murphy slipped on an icy walk and fell under a fluid in West I.utrol.c. His riglH I. g was so leldlv maligl' d thai amputation was im-c-essary. SUA RON Tin police are investigat ing (In- case of Edward Lloyd of l!io..k-tit-Id. (.. farmer, v ho claims lo- 11 at nurd'-roti-ly usaaulted. r- 1 . i il i.ud hii u!y piaccd 011 the ruiltoud ua-
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