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VOL. XXX111. NO. 1.").
TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, FEJJHUAltY 27, 1901.
$1.00 TEH ANNUM.
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UOHOUGH OFFICERS.
Ilurge.-T. F. Kitolicy.
Onisri'mr. Joseph Morgan. J. I.
Halo. W. F. Ilium, Jut. 1'. Davis, Chits.
Clark, T. K. Armstrong;, Dr. J. O. Iliiiin.
Juxliceit ul the VYuce -C. A. Randall, S.
J. Httllnr.
Cvniitable II. K. Moody.
Cni'rrfor F. 1. Anislor.
.svAo lHreelor . W. Iloloiiutii, J.
K. Wonk, Q. Jamiosoii, J- P. Ncwwileti,
Patrick Joyce, W. W. Grove-.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of ConireM J. K. I". Hull.
Member .Senate A. M. Neeloy.
iiKW-A. M. Poult.
V.iii-it J(l. W. M. Llndsey.
.iio(-mf Jifiijtt It. 11. Crawford, W.
II. II. polterer.
VoM.iiiHixr.v, Register Jt Recorder, Jte.
John II. Robertson.
S'irriT. J. W. Jamie-on.
A-eu-iMrer H. M. Henry.
aiii.iu.i.iioticrn It. M. Herman, John
T. Canton, J. T. Haiti.
Ihittnrl Attorneys. H. Irwin.
jury (wimiiner Lovl G. Rey
nolds, Peter Youngk.
Coroner Pr. J. W. Morrow.
nullify .-tiKiitom J. It, Claik.lt. J.
Flynii, Goo. I,. King.
County .Superintendent K. K. Stltziu-
gor.
Itmulur Terms f Court.
Four tli Monday of February.
Third Momliiv of May.
Konrtlt Monday of September.
Tliird Monday of November.
hares anil Mnlibnlh Mcho.l.
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-