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VOL. XXX IV. NO. 2.
T10NESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, iWlllh 17, 1901.
$1.00 PEK ANNUM.
BOHOUGH OFFICERS.
(aroM.i.-T. K. Ullchcy.
(.HMn.-J. T. l)al.W. V. Ilium,
('has. Clark, T. K. Armstrong, lr. J.C.
Dunn, II. 11. Gnstnn, J. H. Muse.
.Uit'eei vf Iht Vuc-C. A. Itaiulall, N.
J. Setley.
CttHJi'iibfe II. K. Moody.
Miiiector K. I'. Amsler.
.VCsool lirc'loiM-G. W. Hnlomaii. J.
K Wcnk, Q. Janiicsuii, J. C. Hoowdon,
Patrick Joyoo, W. W. Grove.
FOWEbT COUNTY OFFICERS.
Hrmher of nHrtAS J. K. I. Hall.
Member of .Semite A. M. Nocley.
Aasemt'lu A. M. Iiimtt.
VihIchI Jmliit W. M. Liiulsoy.
.Isaormia Judge It. H. Crawford, W.
II. II. Hottorer.
VofAoaoury, RegiaterJt Recorder, fe.
Joint II. Itnhortsnii.
.VAeruT. J. W. Jaiiiinsoii.
I'rtaxurrr S. M. Henry.
Oimmtt-noHm It. M. Herman, John
T. Carson. J. T. Hale.
Ihnteict Attorneys. l. Irwin.
Jury Wim(.moir( Levi G. Hey
n.ililsi Peter Y'oungk.
(roner Dr. .1. V. Morrow.
OimiWv Auditor J. It. Clark, It. J.
I-'I Villi, Goo. I,. King.
OtuHfy .Viix-rmfeaclrar K. K. Ntlt.in
(tor. Itrsuhir Trrm. ef (sari.
Koiirlb Momlav of February.
Thiril Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of Novetnlier.
( larch ana Mneenth Mrkaal.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
III. t M. K. Sabbath School at 10:110 a. III.
Preaching in M. K. Church every Kab-
liatli evening bv Hev. W. I'. Mur.ay.
Preaching In the K. M. ('hurel; every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Hev.
C. II. Miller. Pastor.
Service in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath morning and evening,
Hev." J. V. MeAninrh oiriciHting.
The regular meeting of the W. C. T.
11. are held at the headuartera on the
Meisiiel and fourth Tuesday of each
lie nth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
p' N F.ST A 1 .0 1 ic 1 H, N n. :tii!, I . O. O. K.
I M el every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hull,' Partridge, building.
I MKF.ST I.OIXiK, No. IH, A. O. IT. W.,
I Meets every Friday evening lnA.O.U.
V. Hall, Tionesia.
CAPT. tiKOItHK STOW POST, No. 271
G. A, 1L Meet 1st and 3d Monday
evening III each month, in A. O. I'. .
Hall, Tiouesla.
"lAI'T. GKOHGK STOW COUPS, No.
vy 1;I7, W. 11. C, meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each mouth, in A.
O. U. W. hall, Tionesta, Pa.
'IMONF.STA TENT, No. Hit, K. O. T.
1 M., meeis 2nd and 41 h Wednesday
evening in each month in A. O. U. W.
hall Tionesta, Pa.
H F. HITCH KY,
1 A'JTOKN R Y-AT-LA W,
Tionesta, Pa.
II M. CLAItK,
1 Attoksky-at-Law,
Tionesta, Penun.
Olllee, for the present, over Haslet's store.
OAMUKI, C. CALHOUN,
O ATTOKN KY-AT-L A W,
(Illicit at Carton's jewelry store, Tio
nesta, Pa. All legal business and collec
tions promptly and faithfully attended to.
J W. MOKKOW. M. P.,
Physician, Surgeon A Dentist.
Olllee) and Hesidence three doors north
of Hotel Agnewi Tionesta. Professional
rails promptly respoudod to at all hours.
t)
It. F.J. IIOVARO,
Physician A Surgeon,
TlONKSTA, PA.
OH. J.C. DCNN,
PHYSICIAN AND SCTtC.l'.ON.
Olllee over Heath it Killmer'a store,
Tionesta, Pa. Professional falls prompt
ly resMmled to at all hours of day or
liight. Itesidence May SU
1 H. J. D.GltKAVKS,
J I'liysiciaii and Surgeon
Ollice and residence above Fores C.
National Hank. County 'Phone No. 1.
HOTKIi WKAVF.lt,
K. A. WKAVF.lt. Proprietor.
This hotel, formorly tlio Lawrence
House, has uinlergoiie aeompletechange,
and is now furnished with all the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throiigiiout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and eold water, etc. The eoinforta of
guests never neglecUsl.
1KNTHAL HOISK,
V- (i KKOW A (iKItOW Proprietor.
Tiunseta, Pa. This ia t ho most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern improvement. No paiua will
Ihi spansl to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public. First
elass Livery in connection.
pilIL. KMKUT
FANCY HOOT A SHOKMAKKIl.
Shop in Walters building, Cor. Kim
and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the II nest to
:he coarsest and guarantee his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to momling, and prices rea
sonable OIlliNZO FULTON.
I
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES.
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TlONKSTA. PA.
S. H. HASLET & SDNS.,
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TlONKSTA, PKNN.
NONE LEFT:
Rheumatic Aclies. Head Ache or
Lumbago, After Usiog
WANO ELECTRIC 0IL.-25C.
It Removes I'imples nnd Make) the
Skin soft and fine.
All drug stores, or Rent pre-paid.
THK WANO CO., Warren, Pa.
FIGHTING 0V:R SPOILS
Indemnity Question a Sore One
For the Powers.
Ilraire Kvpreftsril by Hie t'lilleit Mule
Thai III Tulal lie Krpl llt-iirath ':.
IIIMI.IKMI Is IH.ru.Hril, Ilill leel I lipi:.
lion liHllthliial laiins Will He Al
Inited First.
l'AUIS, April 1(1-It Is learned Ion
tluit the oiitlnek for nil euiiy set
th lie lit of the Chinese indi iiuiily ni:
Hon Is less promising than n week ago
The negotiation between the powers an
bringing out conflicting iihus nuil ill
teres! nnd are likely to he very protract
d. The propesiiioii of the Viiited Stntef
to limit the total indemnity to fl'iKl.
IMMi.iKMI is the only one under discussion
and is not regarded with favor by inun
Hum one government. The others eon-sidi-r
the sum bsi miiiiII and arc disin
clined to reduce their claims to the fig
ures the I niled States ilcsirva.
A Washington iliipatch. publish. '.1 in
London, alTiriiiiiig tluit the 1'nited Slater
proposes that the indemnity he divided
between the power in proportion to tin
number of troops which participated hi
the actual relief f the legations nt IV
kin i rcL'ardcd as incorns-t. No such
proposal has rcnihcil the Kivncli govern
Incut, wlii h i-oii-iitcrs that the entire ex
lience iiii iiricd ns a result of the whole
operations curried out must Is' taken n
th.' basis for indemnity. It is belicvetl
that the elniuis of Individuals will 1m
lirst pn vented mid paid. This matter
will be expedited ns much ns possible il:
order to allow mi curly resumption ol
commerce uiid work on other foreign en
terprises. Nothing is known here of the reported
Intention of the emperor to return to
I'ekin without the dowager empress, ami
no faith is placed here in the reported
hostility Is'twts-n Russia ami Japii'i.
French infornitiliou indicates that isui
cilintoiy negotiations are prccccding be
tween those two couutriis with the pros
pect of a thorough understanding regard
ing the position of both towards Man
churia and Korea.
BURNED SCHOOLHOUSE.
llrailloril Mnli y IJc. I. l In Its Im m
a 1'e.llHMiNe.
HIIADFOlin. Pa April li-Tliii
tewi: is gn ntly excited over the burnliiK
by a mob of a public building. Three
weeks iiko n smallpox case developed,
th1 patient hciiu, n ruilroml man, pamcd
William Meyers. The victim was isolat
ed in his rooms in the Armstrong block,
the town lacking a pesthouse, and soon
recovered.
1. liter live new cases developed nml the
boaid of health decided to secure n tem
porary prsthoiisc. A vacant schoolhoiise
in th second ward was sclccttsl, and
Carpenters and plumbers were put to
noik titt'iig It up
Last night at N o" o'clock a limb (
ever .'I'm mm inn! women surrounded the
si I'iKillioiise. Their lenders clutched the
lib:1!' wiitchmnii. Charles Story, nnd held
him firmly while the incendiaries bat'
tered open a door nnd set lire to the
plncr. All who attempted to prevent the
hie were kept back, mid in a few minutes
tin entire stiucture. n large two story
nnd a half wooden building was in flames.
PI uubi'is' tools nnd other nrticles in the
hi. use w t re destroyed, nnd the excitement
rn'i tiih, mil nnd women running up
nml down the streets, crying against the
lonid of health No arrests have been
made.
WYOMING CONFERENCE.
lllni K Icr AiineliiH-es the List
ol .IpiMihitnirnlii.
l'lTTSItUit;. April li:.-The Wyo
ming loiifcretice of the Me:hodist Kpisco
pal cliuiih came to n close yesterday,
ltishop Fowler rend the lis of appoint
incuts. The changes in the ItliighuiiitDr,
district are ns follows:
Hiughnuitou, Century, W. II. IVaree;
Hiiiglinmton. Chemiiigo ttrcct, tleorge
I'orsythe' Hiuglianiton, f hnton strrr.
Samuel Moore: llrooklyn, II. 1. Smith;
Fnctoiyville. .1. II. Lee, Falls. Philli'i
Hoiich; Foster, A. C. Austin; (iibion nnl
South (iibsin, (iustnv (iiTises; tireat
lti'iul, i. (!. Snowdcn; Heart Lak(,
Harry llarned; Kirkwisul, W. N. Shaw;
Lestershire, S. It. Weeks, Hush. II. 11.
Humes; Sprineville, .1. II. Ctishnrd: tsus
qucli.iiinii. .1. N. Shipinnii; I'mmi, A. 1).
liecker; I'nioii Center, F C. Tnylor.
No iliniiges are made in the presiding
elders of the several distrh ts. except that
11. II. lbcsscr succeeds (ieorge For
Kytli as presiding otllccr of the Owcg-J
district.
Silver Itai-s Stolen Frtim Hteamer.
NKWAIiK. N. .1.. April 10. It has
been discovered that 4 bars of silver
bullion, valued hi all nt t l.'.'tKI, have b"cn
stolen from the sti inner Lide, now lying
nt Hnlbeck's dock. No clue to the thieves
hns ns yet been obtained. The police
believe the bnrs were stolen by river
thieves, who operated from a boat and
secured the I. lis while the watchman on
the dock was eugnged ill dragging Ihix"S
eontn'i'im: the bullion into the yards.
Insane .Mini Arrested Ills Krother-lll-Law.
SYIi.UTSK, April l(l.-.liicob Kmer
h k. nil insane man, went to the home of
liis brother-in-law, Fred I-'rickey, Siindny
and asked for n gun. When it wn given
to him he mmle Frickcy march to the po
lice station. I'rickey wns given the gun
nnd released, mid Kmerick wns put into
til" cells for insane for pxniuinution.
Third Hull In Itrhlge Aceidrlll.
SYHACrSi:. April lti.-('lmrlea Kl-
ward Derby. Hie iiiotormnn of the ca"
which went down with the James street
bridge over the Oswego ritual on the
night of April i. tins brought action for
SJo.iHKI ngainst the state Is-cnuse of Ins
injuries, lie wns injured severely about
the spine, also internally.
(Jiiiilaliou AkiiIii Mnit hy Telesrdill.
CIIIC.UJO. April l(i.-After sivcral
months' interruption board of trade ipio
lalions showing the price niovcinciits of
the leading speculative grains nnd hog
products were sent out hy the telegraph
rompnuies yesterday. IJesuniption of
the service caused im noticcahle iiKT.uso
in the volume ef busiuess.
WOULD SERVi TWO ENDS
I'iMtotttee lepartnieul Keeks In Help Itself
ami MewM.Mier I'lililUlirni.
WASHINGTON. April l.r.-Ilavinf
rvpeatedty failed to sts'itre remedial leg
islation flout congress to prevent abuses
of the privileges of second class mail
mutter the postotlice department olll
ctals have uiiiicr consideration the que;,
tiou uf the uiloption of a proposed rule
by authority of the postmaster general
lo bring about the desired reforms. With
this object in view Kdwin ( Madden,
third assistant postmaster general, hn
addressed a long circular letter to about
400 publishers ef newspiipciH and per
hslicals, sciiini; forth the objisis sough
to be aceouiplisl.iHl by the propositi rule
ami asking the following ipicstions:
"In the Judgment of those nddressisl
will a departmental rule be regnrded as
biiurious to licit imate newspapers nnd
pc riodicnls which will stop absolutely
11 premium inducements, direct or indi
rect, and of whatever chiirni ter, for sub
scriptions?" In other words, after a
publisher has fixed n price on hi pubic
ration, nuy Isiniis or premium given tn
the subscrilier or any cuiubinntion with
another tliinir except n second class pub
licntioti. shall ritinte thnt subscription In
Its relation to the second class rates o!
postage.
Mr. Madden adds: "It is believed that
such a rule ns that promised will be of
great direct benetit to legitimate jour
nalism nml that in ncry large measure
it will check this draft upon the public
treasury fur private advantage, with no
compensating public beiielit. through the
elimination of the immense number of
publications which are wholiy sustained
in their second class status by patronage
induced by some extraneous thing ill con
lli t with the direction of better postal
facilitiis mid cheaper rules for other
classes of matter."
The circular asserts thnt the loss of
revenue to the government from the
abuses of the privileges of second lnss
tmittcr is enormous, being estimated con
servatively to be between Sl.'i.lsKl.lsKl
and $l'5,lMKi.(sl a year. K.usting regula
tions, however faithfully administered,
are inaileipiate to accomplish material re
form and tl.e most prolific menus hy
which the law is circumvented remains
nndistnrls-d by regulation.
MINI -TERS WASTING TIME
Iktlnlory Tactics Have llelil I'p Negotia'
llmis Kor Many lluys,
PKKIN, pril l.".-Prince Cliing sny.
all his reports go to show thnt the mis
sionary statements regarding n rebellion
In Mougoli'i nre not supported by the
facts. Neither ills' he believe that th';
lelxjlion of (icr.crnl Tung Fit Hsiang
amount to much.
"It is the object of certain elements,"
he asserts, "to tniike it seem that China
is in n condition of constant broils, reud
erins it unsafe for the foreign troops
to be withdrawn Those who linve tlih
in view will imiiruify a village ipinrrcl
into n big rebellion. The missionaries,
naturally timid, tnke those reported in
good faith."
The conduct of the ministers of the:
powers over the negotiations with th
Chinese plenipotentinrics causes niuc'i
adverse comment among the mil it si rv
a in limit iis. Their dilatory tactics hnvr
prevented what might have been nceuiii
plislied two months ago. Kvcn now the
meetings of the ministers nre postponed
for the most triviul causes For instance
the desire of one minister to go on a pic
nic to the tombs of the Ming dynasrj
prevented the holding of n meeting foe
a number of days. Then M. le (lien
and other ministers insisted upon cele
brating F.aster, nnd thus a week wn'
consumed. In n third ease nn iinneccs
sary visit by one minister to Tien
Tsin held up the negotiations for font
days. These nre fnir illustrations ol
what hns been nluiost continuous fron
the Is'giiiuiiig.
missing gold found.
Three lliirs !iH-overeri by a Steward In
Cerrhlur on the Kaiser.
ItliK.M EN, April IS. The three gold
bars supposed to have been stolen from
the strong room of the steamship Kaiser
Wilhclm der tirosse have been found.
Steward Magcrs made the discovery
of the gold bars ut Hrcmerhavcn while
denning a cornice in the corridor outsiJt
the second-class snloon. Magcrs repu
tation is excellent.
Siillwn Ilealt In I'ontr.iliaiHl.
KOMK, April It!. A dispatch ni'eive.1
here from Aden says Hint the ltalitn
consul general nt Zanzibar has nrrivci
at Aden from Somali coast, where he
went on n special mission to break up th;
trade in coiilrahnud. He caused the pal
ace of the Sultan of Mijertaiu, Italian
Somnliunil, who was leargcly concertii'il
in contraband transactions-, to be bom
barded. The sultan's son wns captured
and large qnnutitics of arms nnd ammu
nition were taken. The sultnn tied to til'
interior with a small following.
Train Fell ThrniiKh a Trestle.
POINT l'LKASANT, W. Vn., April
111. A south-hound freight train on the
Ohi.1 Kiver railroad ran through a tem
porary trestle near here yesterday. Th
engine and live cars went through nnd
were destroyed. Kngimvr John Pen
Sock of Pnrkersluirg wns killed. Sev
eral trainmen were slightly injured,
among them F. W. Johnson, F. E. Frcst
nd Hurt Way of Purkersburg.
Mr. Vanderllp In SI. I'eler.loiri;,
ST. l'KTEP.SKriii;. April lii.-Fraui
A. Vnndcrlip. ex-assistant secretary ol
The I'nitid States treasury, is ill St. Pe
tersburg, lie is investigating comlitloiii
with the hope of promoting business re
lations between the Tinted States nml
Uussia. Mr. Vnndcrlip dined with Unit
ed Stall's Anibnssador C'hiirlcmagnt
Tower Sunday night.
Agalixt Lsloir IVilerul liol.
PIIILADKI.PIIIA, April Hi. The sn
prcme court of Pennsylvania in nn opln
ion yesterday held nicmlH'rs of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor have no riuht
to entice apprentices working in a fue
tory to become uiciiiIht of the glass
workers' union.
llerr Krupp lllsinlsses A. INK) Work loco.
PKUI.IN, April I'.'.-The Lokal An
iciger and Th'.' Frankfurter Zcitung con
firm the report that 5.IKKI of the work
n:i of llerr Krupp have been dismissed,
including 3.1 who were empluyed Id
the camion wuiks.
MOB "LOST" A NEGRO
Rather Shady Explanation of
Supposed Lynching.
His Oncer Chance For l ife Told Him
He Conlil Kim or lie l.yn liril, and as
He Trird lo Ksiape lie Was Shot In
the Hack and Left Fur lx-acl Met
111 Pate Later.
SLY VAN I A, tin., April 13. - Lust
Monday a negro man entered Ihivc Co
Wart's house, near Portal, in Bulloch
county, nml went Into his dniighter's
room. Miss Cowart screamed nnd Mr.
Cowart ent'ied. After a desperate
struggle the negro escaped through the
window.
Next day the chase was taken up nml
the trail led to the arrest of a negro
from South Carolina nnniod Keiimily
fSordon. Mr. Cownrt and other citizens
then gave the negro a "chance for his
life" and told him he could run or be
lynched.
The negro made an elTort to escape,
when two lends of buckshot were tired
nt him. Some of the shot went into his
back, passed through his body ami stop
ped under the skin on his bienst. lie
wns then left, supposed to be dying.
Thursday about 1 o'chs'k he showisl up
at Kooky Ford, lie was placed under
nrrest mid the news spread rapidly.
That night a crowd of people took charge
of tlordon to carry him to Portal. After
crossing the river there were n number
of shots fired. The members of the
posse returned, but the negro was "lost."
SENTENCED FOR LIFF.
Sue Shut, Chinese lliclihinder, llml Killed
a f'nuiitryiiiuo.
NEW YOUK. April 1t!.-Sue Sing, n
Chiiinninn, 40 years old. pleaded guilty
to murder hi the second degrie before
Justice I'lirsmnu in the criminal term of
the supreme court yesterdny nnd was
sentenced to life imprisonment.
Sing wns ihiirgcd with the killing uf
Ah Fee, another Chinaman of Newark,
N. J., in Pell street on Sept. 21 Inst. The
murder grew out of a rivalry of different
Chinese sock-ties. Sue Sing is what Is
known ns n "Hatchet" man. or Highbin
der, and belonged to the Hip Sing Tong
society, while All Fee was a Mason nnd
belonged to the Lung (iong society. It
appears that Ah Fee was n witness In
the trial of a Chiiinninii who wns killed
in Chinatown Inst August. When he t.
penred in front of HI I VII street on Sept.
IM he wns surrounded by a throng of
':rintchct" men. Some one threw red
pepper nt him mid ns he started to run
Sue Sing pulled a revolver and shot him
ill the bnck.
Detectives rushed into the crowd, in
which nenrly every member had n revol
ver or a knife, and managed to rupture
Sue Sing.
THEY LIKE ALLEN.
Porto Hlcan 1-cgislature Kspresnes '
tiratlllrutlon at His Hetiirn.
WASHINGTON. April 1:1. The state
department yesterday received the fol
lowing disputed signed by Speaker Hus
sy of the Porto Itiean legislature nnd
other ineinh rs of thnt body, expressing
their grntitica'ion nt the news that Cov
entor Allen is to return to the island:
"San Juan, Porto ltico.
"Secretary liny, Washington.
"Please say to president news of gov
ernor's return receivisl with rejoicing.
Will lender him ovation on arrival. Peo
ple of Porto Iiico duly represented by
members of the legislature express their
complete nnd absolute accord with pres
ident's nnd governor's policy In govern
ment. They nil approve their actions,
placing their hopes for the future In
governor's cnution, tact nnd sound judg
ment. He has the respect nml devotion
of the great majority of the people of
Porto Iiico, ri presenting loyalty nnd
love to country, striving for its progress,
sweeping away of traditional obstacles."
NUMBER OF BOER LOSSES
Kitchener Iteports Kesults of Kecent
ltrltisli Operation.
LONHON. April It!. The war office
lias received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, April 1.1:
"Colonel Sir Henry Hiiwlinsnn's col
umn rushed the south lunger, northti'csi
of Klcrksdorp, at daylight. Six Koem
were killed. 10 wounded and taken
prisoners. He raptured a Li-poiuulcr, one
pompom, complete, nnd two aininiinlticn
wagons with uiumunition.
"Our casualties were three woundei'.
"Colonel Plunier enptured a field cor
net nnd seven men, with 10 wagoiit null
IS rilles.
"1 luring Colonel l'ilcher'j operations in
Orange ltiver colony seven Itoers were
killed"
Swindler Still at Large.
TOKONTO, April HI. The slick indi
vidual, who under the mime of (. A.
Vinton, swindled the Hank of Commerce
and Imperial bank out of $.1,300 Satur
day by mentis of raised cheeks, still
eludes the police. lie is believed to hail
from the United States. Description
of the man ond requests for his arrest
have been wired all over Canada ami
the United Slates.
Lived Two Weeks Without Stomach.
NEWAUK, N. J.. April Ill-David
G. l'odmmi, who had his stomach re
moved two weeks ago on account of enn
cer, died yesterday. His condition up to
Thursday wns most favorable and it wns
thought he would live.
Oenllt For Opium RinokliiK In Korea.
LONDON, April l".-Aceording to the
St. Petersburg correspondent of Tin
Daily Mail the Korean government Iins
promulgated a luw enforcing the penalty
of death fot op'iiiu smoking.
Lymnn's Condilinn linprnrnl.
OSWECO. N. Y.. April 111.-Excise
Commissioner Lyman's physicians bi'.jr
tluit tiie patient's condition is somcw'jal
improved and they expected he will rullv
temporarily, hut ure doubtful of Dis- u
covery. U.ilC lliirs Hark llnnaU. I
WASHINGTON. April Hi. The sec
retary of the treasury yesterday pur
chased tLlUHMNNj short-term 1 pcrj cent
bonds at f 113.00. f
THREE KILLED . BY TRAIN
Railway Crown- Triety al South
Vilke-ltarr t ns Hscaed.
WILKES HAKKi:. In.. April 13.-A
party of four people while crossing the
trecks of the I-chigh Valley railroad at
Soutli Will.es-llarre at an earlv hour
yesterday morning, were run down bj
the Hiifl'ato express going north. Thref
of the party were killed and one injured.
The dead are:
Morris O'Coiincll, aged 41.
Mrs. Morris O'Connell. nged 38.
Mrs. Frank Cranincr. agist 40.
The injured one is Frank thanmer.
O'Connell and his wife were entertain
ing the Cranmer couple, whose home 11
in Bradford county. During the evening
they visited relatives in this city and
at 1:30 in the morning startisl to return
to the borne of the O'Ci.nnells. When
tiny reached the crossing at South
Wilkcs-lturre a freight train was block
ading it.
As soon as the freight train moved out
the party started to cross the tracks,
hut did not notice the approach of th
passenger train from an opposite dilu
tion. Tim engineer of the express failed
to see the people on track until the 1 so
motive had ploughed into them. The two
women were hurled a great distance in
the air nnd when picked up were dead.
Poth bodies were badly mangled.
.Mr. O'Connell had both legs and on'i
arm broken. He was taken to a hospital.
wTicre he dii-. in a short time. Mr. Crau
tuer was able to step buck from the track
before being struck with full force and
escuped with slight injuries.
SPECIAL LAW FOR HIM.
To Transfer Property Which a Man Id
Jail Seven Years Kefuseil to Do.
IIAKItlSIiriUS, April VJ.-The senate
V.'Mlitcsilay passed a house bill authoris
ing the courts in any proceeding ut law
in which a conveyance of lands or ten
ements shall be ordered ami where the
person who is ordered to executethe same
she ' neglect to do so, to direct that such
conveyance be executed with the same ef
fect hy the sheriff, prothotiotnr.v. clerk Ol
trustees appointed by the court.
An interesting story lies itchim! the
bill, and if tiie governor approves the
liiciisure it will liberate from prison a
n.au who has been in (contempt of court
for seven years. The case is that ot
Panics Cannon of Scrantou, who hud
been sued by his brother-in-law. Thomas
It, el, for the possession ot a piis e ol
land worth nboiit :t.l"HI. linuiioii lost
the suit, nnd he was directed to iniike it
died in favor of Heel for all hi interest
in the land. This he refused to do. lie
Mas mljuilgcd in contempt of court uml
thrown into prison. During the Inst
seven years he has firmly refused to obey
the order of the court and had made up
his mind to die ill juil rather than make
the deed. If tl.e governor approves the
bill n Lackawanna jail otlioial will prob
alcy be directed hy the court to execute
th" deed, nnd Cannon will be liberated
from his coulini no nt.
The brother-in-law and the judge who
committed Cannon to prison are both
iief.il.
CANDIDATES NUMEROUS.
Many Men Waul to We Poor Directors
of Westinorelanil.
UHEENSBUItU. Pa.. April 13.-An
unprecedented army of camliilatcs hat
appeared in this county. The number ot
candidates for the ollice of poor director,
on the Kcpiihlican side, is now suid tc
Im? 40, and ench day is adding to t;u
list. Over 30 Democrat arc seeking thf
nomination of that party. There nre live
candidates to he nominated on both sides,
three going to the majority party.
John II. Trescher of .Iciinuctte has an
nounced his candidacy for sheriff, the
only other otllce to be tilled this year.
Trescher is looked upon ns n IJuny candi
date. It was announced thnt Heiijaiulii
Steel of Irwin, long known us nn untl
Cuay inun, would enter the race.
Vestrymen Chosen at Arilluore.
AltDMOKK. April Hi. Th gentle
men were elected vestrymen of St,
Mary's Protestant Episcopal church for
the tiscnl yenr commencing May 1: .lames
M. llhoailes, nil-hard Montgomery, C. S.
Powell, Walter Crahmn. E. T. Harts
torne, Ellliighoin H. Perot, W. Foster
JoiH's, Thotii'is K. Huird uud Allen
Evans. The Church of the Hedeenier at
Itryn Mawr selected these persons: N.
Parker Shortlidge, (ieorge F. Ciirwen.
Jr., Philip (Jislhy, F. W. Morris, .1. P..
Williams, James Iiawl, liow luiid Kvuus,
A. 11. Montgomery ami M. Ewing.
KailroMd Claims laiul.
(WIEKNSIM'KC. I'a., April 13.-An
act of cjectini.'iit tuny he the outcome -if
retfiit sales of ridge hind by D. C Hom
er of New Florence. Vast holdings we;
rccenlly sold hy Mr. Hoovir to Judge
A. V. Itarkcr of Johnstown uud Creens.
burg and Johnstown people. A big bisly
of the land is now claimed by the I'enn
sjlvania Iiailroad company. Most of the
buildings, machinery and improvements
on the tract are located on the laud
claimed by the railroad company.
Chester Fire lllaiued un IncenillHrles.
CHESTER, April 12. Wednesday
ii-lit's tire, which nearly swept awny
half a clo7.cn stores on Mjir:.et street, is
thought to have been of Incendiary or
igin. It started in the junk shop of J.
Brown, nnd niter the llamc were ex
tinguished a can of oil - found mar
a quantity of excelsior nvl ither inllaiu
Biable material. Mr. Hi. nn, who run
the shop, was sick at home ut the time of
the lire.
Killed hy Mine Superintendent.
DUBOIS, Pa., April 12. A singular
tmgcily is repciti d from McCartney, a
little mining town lu The eastern part
of Clcnrlicld ci uiity. A number of
Hungarians applied for work to Su
perintendent John I low aid t' '.poll his
refusal to give them emploj - t uu al
tercation folliwed Ilownro -.'lick one
of the men with a shovel, killing him al
most instantly.
Injunction luvfilvioK Apprrnllres.
STKOI DSItl UC. April 12.-The East
Slrnutlshurg Class company served ;in
injunction on Vice President William M.
Doughty of the Crocii Class Bottle Blow
ers' association of the United Slates to
restrain him from endeavoring to induce
the npprctiticcs of the East Hiroiidsburg
Class work tj break their contract awl
aim the union.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
Short Items Froir. Various
Parts of the World.
Record of Many lluppeiilnga Condensed
anil Put In Mouill spare and Arrsnued
With Special IteKard Kor the Cunvenl
enn of Hi Keatlsr Who Ha LIUIs
Time to (.jiura.
A duel has been fought, says a special
fable dispatch, between Count Tarnows
ki and Lieutenant Coloiiel Tolstoy.
Dismay has been caused in Loudon,
lays a speciul cable dispatch, hy the
prospect of a dull court season.
Another remarkable speech by the
kaiser, made to the guards last Tuesday,
is slowly iHs-omiiig public.
Three men were drowned on the Muine
?onst because they abandoned a schooucr
'hat finally rode safely onto the beach.
Conerul MacArthur punished two sol
diers who wantonly killed a Filipino
boy.
M embers of a brokerage firm iu Color
ado Springs disappeared, and ullcgutious
jt a lurge ilef ih utioii were made.
In connection with the case of sup
posed bubonic plague in the University
of Michigan, it is pointed out that Pro
fessor Novy recently returned from an
Investigation of plague conditions iu San
Francisco.
Thursday.
French detectives informed of a plot
to assassinate President Loubet during
his visit iu Toulon.
Filipino rebellion against the United
States has cost the natives more than
3o.i SKI lic-n.
Humors that Prince Tuan has incited
a menacing rebellion in northern China
have ls'cu confirmed. It is thought he
aims to dictate terms whereby he will not
bo executed in compliance with the dc
iniind of the ptwer.
London believes the Chinese crisis has
passed: thut Japan and ICussin will not
clutli over -Maneliui in. and that foreign
tioops will be recalled us soou as China
has urranged to meet iiuh-innity claims.
The torpedo bout Perry, built by the
Union Iron works of San I-'rnucisco,
fnileil to meet the contract speed reipilre
mints on her ollicial trial, but the vessel
piobnbly will lie accepted, subject t a
slight deduction from the contract price.
Friday.
Jaoan insists that liussia should sub
mit tiie Munchuriuii question to the for
eign minister and let it take a course
similar to other ipicstions affecting uli
the powers.
li response to French clamor, Itussian
government Intercepted its squadron at
Madrid ami ordered it buck to take part
in the festivities at Toulon ami Nice.
British iimlcr Cenernl Plunier have
captured Pietei slung, mi important rail
way terminus and the sent of the Boer
government since the fall of Pretoria.
Gainsborough's famous portrait of the
Duchess of Devonshire, stolen 25 yenis
ago and just recovensl, w ill b put upou
th' market.
British financiers are said to look un
favorably upon the advent uf J. Picrpout
Morgan mid his plan to sell a large block
of steel trust stocks.
Agiiiiiahlo said to have signed the
pence manifesto after futile objection to
two of the clauses.
SatnrdaT.
John Alfred Skoog, nn expert counter
feiter, who escaped from jail iu .lolict
lu 1S!I7, is captured iu New York, i m
being discoveied he attempts sui I e . hut
will probably tecover and be ret ued to
Chitngo.
Cenernl WiKium Booth, founder uf Sal
vation Army, celebrates 72d anniversary
if birth.
liclations between France nnd the pope
ate struiih'd hecniisc of the associations
bill, and the concordat may be suspended.
Transport Uav.lins, about to sail for
C.ibu with a-tny supplies, is sunk by
water pumped into her to queucji fue.
Police of two continents are trying to
unravel the mystery in theft of gold burn
from the steamer Kaiser Wilhclm der
tiogc.
Ituiuors of Lord Salisbury's retirement
from i, Illce nre regarded as unfounded.
Official rcpresentntive of Boers-dcnles
that K'uger will sail for America in
May; says he may come iu fnll.
Monday.
Tiie water lei - i ... e.i uga hike. New
York, is ri-i.ig last nml threatening the
numerous collages scattered along the
shore.
William II. Crninpton, adventurer and
lec'iircr, hns bteii busy for n week at
New York telling the story of bis life into
a phonograph. His tongue is tn Is- cut
out. owing to n cancerous growth.
Cenernl Martin Dclgmlo, former in
eotgeul leader iu the island of 1'iuiny,
l.ns Is'cn appointed governor of the prov
ince ' f Iloilo.
London newspapers unable to secure
any hint from J. Picrpout Morgan re
garding steel 1 1 list plans.
Ollleial reports show that bubonic
phigue is spremliiig to tunny countries.
Japan is paying for the wholesale de
struction of mis, which are known to
carry the disease.
Tuesday.
Lord Ileadforf is reported by a London
special cable finally to have married Miss
Itosie Bnote, nn actress.
Urging China to send troops tn caln
llanehiiria. Japan makes nn apparent
move to oust Uussia from th province.
A sjstem of submarine signalling hat
been tested iu Boston harbor, and its suc
cessful operation bus been announced.
A physician in Evansvil'e. Iiul., be
lieves thut he brought a woman from
death to life by Injecting In one of her
arms a normal suit soluti.in.
The dean of the mcdi'-ul si I I of
Mulligan university declared a suspic
ious case there was bubonic plague
Three persons were killed by un ei
pnns train at Wilkes Bane. Pa.
Neutrality of the Isthmian canal will
be provided for-in the new tieaty be
t ween the Unit id States aud Incut Erit-aiu.
C0NDI1 ION OF GRAIN.
It-eras;4 For Wheat sn'l Ry Greatest
Since ISKI Frin Animals Health.
WASHINGTON. April ll.-The April
report of the statistician of the depart
Ujciit of agriculture will show the average
condition of winter wheat on April 1 to
have Iss'ti !H.7. against S2 1 on April 1,
l'.sli, 77.0 nt the corresponding date in
lS'.ii, and S2.H the mean of the April av
erage of the last 10 years. The averages
in the principal states are as follows:
Pennsylvania. S!; Ohio. S3; Michigan.
72: Indiana. .; Illinois, l2: Texas, lii;
Tennessee, SI; Missouri, liS; Kaiuias.
In."; Nebraska, ltxj; California, 100, and
Oklahoma. H7.
The general average of condition.
01.7. is the highest since 18111. The pres
ence of the Ilessiun fly is reported from
an nlmost unprecedented large number
of states and serious misgiviu -e-evaU,
even in states reporting a f- ;her
condition on April 1 mid j . ibie Ue
yeloptneiits of 'he next " ' ,'a;
The average condition i ." ter iye on
April 1 was H3.1, against scs o , :. rl
1. lis "i, S4.0 at the corn spouding data
in IMi'.l. and Ss.3 the mean of the April
averages of the last 10 yeurs. In New
York und Pennsylvania it was 92, In Il
linois and Kansas 1 in Indiana OS, and
in .Michigan nn l Ohio !J.
Pending the forthcoming publication of
the census report on live stork, which
will be used for the verifieatlou or cor
rection of the department's figures for
the yenr lis"), the statistician has tem
porarily discontinued his own estimates
of the number am) value of farm animals.
While this omission renders it impossi
ble to make any definite statement as to
tiie losses from disease and exposure due
th,' ycaring ending March 31, HMJl (the
losses being reported as a perrentage ot
the total number of farm animals), the
reports received leave absolutely no room
fur doubt that, owing mainly to the gen
eral mildness of the past winter, such
losses have been much below the average
uf a scries of years.
Pnstnl Receipts l.a.t Month.
WASHINGTON, April ll.-The gross
pcstal receipts for the last month for
the "id largest postotlices in the country
show uu increase of 11.4 per cent over
the corresponding month of last year.
The most remarkable increases are tlo.5
per cent ut Indianapolis aud 41.S per cent
at Louisville. There are seven olllces
whoso receipts decreased, the most nota
ble being Lowell. .Mass., with 8 per cent.
Baltimore decreused lVj per cent. New
ork showed un increase of 0.3 and Chi
cago uu increase of -I'll, the latter be
ing one of the largest increases.
Taylor K.xpeeled Shooting.
I'lt A NK FOItT, Ky April Hl.-When
the trial of Captain Itipley was resume')
the d fcuiliint took the stand and deniel
personal nciii:iiutnnce with any of the
alloyed conspirators except Taylor, whom
he had met on only two occasion! prior
to the shooting of Governor Goebal. Aa
to the conversation with Taylor he
quoted him as having suid:
"These nre horrible times and some Ir
responsible crank is liable to kill Ooeuel
and me too."
MARKET REPORT.
Mew York Money Market.
NEW YOUK, April 15.
Money on call. Il'iiti per cent.
Prime mercantile puper, per
cent.
Sterling exchange: Actual busineaa In
bankers' nt $4.x":sf(i4.S.S for demand
and $4.K4:n for sixty day. Posted rates,
$l.8."'f
Commercial hills. I.K3V(jl.f4!4.
Bur silver, Tillc.
Mexican dollars, 4Sc.
New York Provision Market.
FI.OI H-W'inter patents, $3.6fX34.00;
winter straights, $3. 41X3.50; whiter ex
tras. S2.4iHU2.Ntl; winter low grades,
$2.2H'(l2.2.'; Minnesota patents, $3.UO((j
4.20; .Minnesota bakers', $2.113.25.
COHNMEAL- limy western, Die;
city, isle; hiiiniiyitiiif, $2.4.g2.50.
IU' LI No. 2 western, 00c f.o.b. afloat;
state rye. 5 Ml -7c.
WHEAT No. 2 red, 70V f.o.b. afloat.
No. 1 northern, Vi'sc f.ob. afloat
CO UN No. 2 corn, Vjy4c f.o.b. afloat.
OATS No. 2, 30V; No. 2 white,
S2 '..e; track mixed western, 30(331 Vac;
track white, 31 Uii-'iile.
HA Y Shipping, .'"Vjc; good to
choice, '.MtfitCV.
BL'TTEU Creamery extras, lts32U
factory, H'Al'.i imitation creamery,
1-1 fill. Sc.
lUEESK-Fancy large white, 11U
HVic; small white, (UUiVic
EGGS State and Pennsylvania, 14
14,:jc; western, 14c.
POTATOES Jersey, $1.25t31.B0,
New York, 1.4(Xyl.02l,a; Jersey sweets,
1 1.51 HU 2.25.
Buffalo Provision Market.
BUFFALO, April 15.
WHEAT No. 1 northern, old, 88c;
.inter wheal. No. 2 red, 75c.
COUN No. 2 corn, 45:ji1v; No. 8 corn,
45c.
OATS No. i white, 31V4c; No. 2
mixed, Sll''jc.
F I. OL'li-Spring wheat, best pateut.
per bbl., $4-75(t5.UO; low grades, 2.7M(t
4.25.
BUTTElt Creamery, western, extras.
2l,,''22c; state and Pennsylvania cream
ery, 2o (21c; fair to good, 15(tlUc.
CHEESE Faucy full cream, 11':
gcisl to choice, 10'ttllc; common to
fair, T'K'.le.
EGGS Wi-surn aud state fancy,
ixi..r.i;;:v-
POTATOES Fancy, white, state,
45c; slate, lair to good, 3.yy;l2c.
' East Buffalo Live Stock Market.
CATTLE Extra export steers, $3.50
(15.115; good to choice shipping steers,
jfo.lofit.'i 20; coarse, rough, but tut
steers, $..4Kil SO; choice to smooth fs:
heifers, 4.7"y,5 Ito; common old to fa'o
cows 33.4Oyi43.GO; good butcher bull:,
$3.7' '! I ""-
SUl-EP AND LAMBS Extra choice
fam y s. lot ted, Ji.'.:l.V(5.50; culls, com
mon to gooil. $4.7.Vy;5.tsJ; Wether sheep,
$5.1.V.t5.35; common to fair, $4.2."sii4 (10.
HOGS Mixed puckers' grail-. $.30
fj;.:5; henvy legs. $0.35: choice heay
and upwards. $ii.:kVf0.40.
Buffalo Hay Market.
HAY No. 1 timothy, loose, $t7.0tv,(
1S.30; baled hay, prime, 115.001." 5";
No. 2, JM.lHKiil 1.50.