RATES OF- ADVERTISING: One Square, one inch, ouwk... 1 tt One Square, one Inch, one njuuth.. 3 0t Une Square, one inch, 3 mouths.... & Ot) Oue Square, one inch, one year . 10 00 Two Square, one year. ...... 15 00 Quarter Column, one year 30 00 Half Column, oue year .. 54 Of) One Columu, one year 100 00 Legal advertisements ten cents per line each insertion. We de fine Job Printing of every de scription at reasonable rates, but it's cash on delivery. Published eyory Wednesday y J. E. WENK. Offica in Smewbsugli & Wenk Building, KLM BTUKKT, TIOWKSTA, FA. Trrae, l.00 A Tear,' Hirtrtly la advaaee. No eubscrlptlou received for a shorter Hriul thau tbree mouths. ('orowiKiiulmn-e iHillcilod, but no uotioe will be taken of anonymous eoniuiuulca dons. Always give your name. Forest Republican. VOL. XXXIV. NO. 13. TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 3. 1901. $1.00 PER ANNUM. THE FOREST REPUBLICAN. BOKOUGH OFFICERS. llHfe.-T. F. Bllolioy. OoHHCxlmen.-J.'V.Me.VT. F. Ilium, ('has. Clark, T. K. Armstrong, Dr. J. V. Dunn, U. U. Gaston, J. 1. Muse. Jnntief uf ( react C. A. Randall, 8. J. Sotley. Ctmu6( It. K. Moody. Collector V . P. Amsler. aoo Ihreetor-U. W. Holomaii, J. K. Wmik, J. C. Soowdon, Patrick Joyce, W. W. Orove, K. L. Haslet. FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS. Member oj Congrent-1 . K. P. llall. Member of Senate A. M. Noeloy. AttemblyA. M. Doutt. Vsiiileni Jmlgt W. M. Llntlsoy. .4oia Jmlget K. ii. Crawford, W. II. II. Doltoror. Yotaonorary, Regitterd Recorder, de. John II. Robertson. .YieriT. J. W. Juniiosoii. rretuiurer S. M. Ilonrv. (misM.ii()(T It. M. Herman, John T. Carson. J. T. Dale. IH.itrict Attorney S. D. Irwin. Jury (mmttuionere Ivl U. Hoy? nobis, Potor Yoiingk. (Vrosjer Ir. J. W. Morrow. Cohh'.v j4tdiror J. K. Clark, U. J. l-'l Villi, Geo. U King. (ftrnnfy SnperMenilent E. K. rltltilii ger. Iteaslnr Terms of t'earl. Fourth Monday of February. Third Monday of Mav. Fourth Monday of September. Third Monday of November. t'karrh and Makkalh MrfcMl. Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:15 a. m.l M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m. Preaching In M. K. Church every Sab bath evening by Rev. W. P. Mur.ay. Preaching In the F. M. Church every Ssbhalh evening at the usual hour. Rev. C. II. Miller, Pastor. Services ill the Presbyterian Church every Sabbath nioriiing and evening, Rev. J. V. McAnilich ofncinling. The regular meetings of the V. V. T. U. are held at the headquarters on the aooniut and fourUi Tuesdays of each uii'iith. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. p Ii . N KSTA LODGE, No. StlO, t. O. O. F. 1 Meets every Tuesday evening, In Odd Follows' Hall, 'Partridge biilldiug. I.MRKST LOPUE, No. HI, A. O. IT. W., I Meets every Friday evening lnA.O.U. W. Hall, Tionesla, CA PT. O EOH ) K STOW POST, No. 274 U. A, R. Moeta 1st and 3d Monday evening iu each month, iu A. O. U. Y . Hall, Tionesla. "I APT. GEORGE STOW UPM, No. 1.17, W. R. C, moeta first and thlril Wednesday evening of each mouth, In A. O. U. W. hall, Tlonesta, Pa. rpToN KSTA TKNT, No. W4. K. O. T. 1 M., meets 2nd ami 4tli Wednesday evening in each inoutli iu A. O. U. W. hall Tionesla, Pa. rp F. RITCHKY, 1 . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Tionesla, Pa. SHAWKKY A MUNN, ATTORN KYS-AT-tiAW, Warren, Pa. Practice In Forest Co. C. M. Siiawkky, Uko.IJ.Munn. J W. MORROW. M. D., Phvalch n, Surgeon A Dentist. Office and Residence three doors north of Hotel Agnew, Tionenta, Professional calls promptly responded to at all hours. L) II. F.J. IIOVARD, Physician it Surgeon, TION ESTA, PA, DR. J. C. DUNN, PIIYSIClAef ANDSUROEON. OlHoe over Heath t Killmer's store, llnnosia. Pa. Professional calls prompt ly rospomlod to at all hours of day or lilglil. Itesiiionce may nw 1 H. J. I). GREAVES, I Physician ami Surgeon iiniiwand residence above Fores C. National Hank. County 'Phone No. 1. HOTEL WKAVF.R, K. A. W HAVER, Proprietor. This hotel, formerly the Lawrence House, has undergone a complete change, ....i i r..rt.iultA.I with rII the mod. em improveiuents. Heated and lighted I...... ti.lnpal inm IkatliifMltllS. ,111 IllllUlllr Willi .,.... p. 1 ' I hot anil oold water, eU The comforts of guests never ncgiecieti. CI EXTRA Ti HOUSE, J (iKKOW A GEROW Proprietor, Tlonaeta. Pa. This is the most centrally locatml hotel in the place, and has all the modern hnprovemonts. No pains will bo spared to make it a pleasant stopping nlace for the traveling public First class Livery in connection. pilIUEMERT FANCY BOOT A HHOEMAKF.R. Shop In Walters building. Cor. Elm and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work from the tlnest to '.he coarsest and guarantees his work to give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten tion given to mending, and prices rea sonable. jy)REN!SO FULTON, Manufacturer of and Dealer in HARNESS. COLLARS. BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONESTA. PA. 1. 1 mm & sons., GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, UNDERTAKERS. TIONESTA, PENX. Fred. Grcttcnbcrgcr GENERAL BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST. All work pertaining to Machinery, En Rines, Oil Well Tools, tlas or Water Fit tings and Oenoral H lackHiiiiuuiig promiu lv done at Iiw Rates. Repairing Mill Machinery given special attention, and satisfaction iruaranteed. Shop iu rear of and just west of the "iiaw llousn, Tldlnute, l a. Your patronage solicited. FRED. ORETTENBERGER CHANGE IN PHILIPPINES Cirll Government to Be Inau gurated July 4. Judge Tan, a. Ilrail of Civil Adiulnl.lra- loa WIU Awiim Colli nil. While C haf fee Will Olv. III. Atlnntlim la Slainp leg Out Wliale.sr la Left of III. R.lielllftn. mivii i r.,, 'ti,..,,.i.. .,.,. July 4, be luuiigiiruliiin liny fur ihv civil government aim moving nay r liu militurv hi'ttdiiiiiirtcni. a-liich will Ih' trnivfcrrcd to the former SpunUU hcad ipiariers. Hillside the will led city. 'I'll nnt:lf,i will lie iMcilliitd I'TclllHlvelv liV the ilvd K"Vcrnuif lit. tieneral Chaffie, who iiiinicii commuiid 1 hiirsiluy, will occupy Jl.il(!. Tnft's nideiice and J'lilge Tuft will ifiuirt-e to the Mulninlinil m 1- n.i (.i-iiirHl (Miiiffee i. Iinliiriiir to jitisli Mnlvur, the insurgent chief ill Soillli-ri Lilian. lie has ordered I lie transfer of the Fifth infantry from i. tliern I.iisiiii tn ltiitiiiiifiis nrovliii'i. The gi uerul has Ih-cii iuforiued that Mul v ii i'ii nriiiiiiMil oiiarteni are ill a lilouu- tn In town in Northern Tuyulius, wlnw liihi.l-llontH are contributing to .Muivurr uMirt. tuniral Chuffce bus not forunil.itej plans fir the occupiilion of I lie isltiiel of .illllill'I'U. i: r:.l lliiirlii. nt hi. reiincHt. will Is permitted to continue in coiniiinud u the ViKSjas ii lun. I mull the Sainiir cn:n- imiirii Iu enniliietelL CllUSCOttelltlV Getl- era I Davis will continue temporarily us piiivoM run i lull at .iiiimia. Uinerul t liHffws stun appoiuievs are ns t Vus: Adjiilaut tiiueral, Cnloiicl William I . tl..ll ...rn. a l..p intii.trtll 1 1 r i IT 11 1 lilr general :hnrles F. Humphrey; lnsH'ctr general. I.Mnreimiil im I Jiss-pn r'anjer. Mid military secretary. Cupt iln (;ple lliitehinsou. Sixth cavulry. Four American prisoners who i-scapcd f..i.1 PiiIiiiimii Miiiilorn. June 'J."i in a Kalilioiit, hare lieen recaptured. Six oth ers me reported to be h Sniilheni Min der". itm li.iv.. tu.n niiMMeil iMttahlixliluif a Isisrd of health for the Philippines aisl pn'Vliling for laboratories in coiiiiii'tlon therewilli. The salary of the health com- ini!-ioncr will Ih ii.'m. The United Stati cruiser Albany sailed yesterday for the Mediterranean. Scteral Insurgent olllcers and .'UVI Iml oinen have vobinittrlly taken the oath of alleeinnce nt Culno. province of Ilatann. f'....t..;.i i.l-imu u-itli 111 men. siimthiir In Albuy pmvini-e, has killed 111 insur gents ami fiipturcd a fiilpiuo cnituin and 10 men. A iletai hment of the Fourth infantry, miiiitiiit on n villi iil lsliind III I. like T..I li.ia eimtllriHl t.ollzuleX. fill lllHUr- gent lender, his ailjiilant and several others. A . i.l her iletnrhmcnt of the snmc n'gi nu nt I wis had a ruoiiinit eimniti'ineiit nt Kim n slid ilcslroyed a Filipino strong hold. Sirircanl Hn.wn and Privates Itlcsby and tJallield of the Coast nrtil lerv were wounded. The Kngllsh club cave a irception to (ienirul MacArthur last nig'.t. BUYING CANADA UP. Member or I'arlUinrnl Kays Amerlran Cnnlrnl Is Sireillnv In Dominion. I.ONIXlN, July 1. J. Henri Itour assn, who Is a'mcmber SC the Hoiiiiulon piirliaim nt. and was for some years di rector of I -a Revue Cunudieiine, has ur rlved In London for u holiday. Inter viewed ly a repn-seututive of the Haily News lis refem-d among other mailers to the way in which American capital is Invading Canada. "Aineric: i capital," he said, "Is spreading around the lakes, up the riv ers and along the railway system. It Is breaking down the barrier between Can ada un.l the I'liited Stales. The Amer icans are not conuuering us, but they are buying a" up. When this Is accom plished it will only need a slight political difference with the home government un.l the annexation movement, now dead, will revive. "Then you will have to look not to the half Anicricniiixcd business men of Toronto, but to lis French Canadian, who have saved the Homiuion to you often and may do II "'.'alii unless you Impclc-sly alienate us." MARTIAL LAW IN PANAMA righting Mill C.oilliines In Columbian Interior and Krliels Are Active. KINGSTON. Jamaica, July 1. The steamer Orinoco, which arrived yester day from Colon, Colombia, reports that martial law has been pr.Mliiiin.il in Pan ama owing M a report that the rcM forces are ls'ing rwrganixed. It also nppenrs that considerable t'urht Ing is in progress in the interior and that the government is dispatching reinforce ments, arms and illiiliiunilii.il to the gnr risous in the interior and also to certain coast towns. It 1M r.irtln.r reiiortnil flint slrinifcllt precautions an taken in Panama in con sciiience of the fesr I lint the relsds will attack the city. Similar coudilions ob tained nt Colon when the Orinoco left. The government's alleged cruelty to m.iitl.'sl oris.iiu.rs is said to Is the cause jf, ..... ! ef the refusal of the lilwrals to accept tie peace terms. PRAISE F0R0UR ARMY. Lord Wiilsrley Says It Is the Klnr.t In the World, rtecaime of Good WaK'S. I.OXIION, June 'J!l. During the de bute on the army r.sir'Mi.i.nli..n bill In the house of loriis yesterday Lord Woi sey, the former inniuisnder-in-i'liief of the forces, declared the I'nitcd Slates r.rniy was the liii.ft of its sine in the world. He said its siii.eriorlty was due to g.sid wnu'es. tlreat Iliiliiin must fail1 the al ternative of conscription or pound", shil lings and jience to secure recruits. Iork and Merchandise lliirneil. ROSTON. July 2. A fire broke out on Pier ." of the llisisac Tunnel dis ks In Charleston yesterday. Although the pier, which is the Huston trciniuus of the Warrcnn Line Steamship company, was destroyed with a large ipisntity of mer chandise, the steamer Sachem, just nr rived from Liverpil. wns towed out of danger Im fore she had suffered seriously. Six freight tars on thr d.-k were con sumed. The loss la $2tNl.iNi0. LACKAWANNA STRIKE. Striker to Msks an Knort la Call Oat Everybody, i'roiu the Bwltcliinvn to the Miner RCRANTON, July 2.-A tnnssuieet Ing of all the striking employes of the Lackawanna shops In this city was held Sunday aftermsm iu Cars'iiters' half. Cnptniii M. Andrews of the Car Itiuld prs' union pn-sided. The meeting was culled for the purpose of taking action upon the refusal of President Trucsdule to confer with a committee ot his own workmen from this city. After the meet ing the following statement was given "I'rcsident Trilesdule coisented to a conference to Ih held Monday, June 24, nt his ntllcc, 2i Exchange place. New York. That day he was met by Presi dent O'Couiicll of the machinists, un.l J. l. Fonl, a member of the executive bonr.l of the same organitatlon. Mr. Jruesilulc postponed the interview until Saturday. June 211. The above named met at the oDiee of Mr. Ford at 21 I. iln erly street, preparatory to meeting Mr. Truesilale. At 11 oVI.x-k .Mr. Tmcsdnle sent word that he would nut meet them under nny consideration. "Action was immediately tnken to call out the Kingshin.l shop, the only machine shop working on the Lackawanna sys tem and advice given the Hcri'intou dele gate present tu make every effort to call out everything on the Lackawanna, from the switchmen to the miners. Mr. Mitchell has already guaranteed every support to the strlkis-rs. Two week ago a movement wns started to hove the mer chant in every town pariiltelisl by any oilier road to withdraw their patronnge from the Lackawanna. When word was riehed that a conference was iilsiut to be held this movement wns cnlhsl off. It will In In ken up again ut once and vigor ously pushed, together with uiiy other means that will bring success. Mr. Truesilale might have been able to have compromised mutters with his men. Now only the origiuul proposition will be ac cepted Financial support is guaran teed." T'olibt Is xprcssod here as to the abil ity of the strikers to make cffii'tive any boycott of the Luckuwannii. Already a large numlH'r of the strikers have re turned lo work ut the Dickson shops. CURIOUS DISCREPANCY. Found Thai China Agrosd to 1'sy Mure Than Powers Wanted. WASHINGTON, June 2!. A curious discrepancy concerning the amount of the Chinese indemnities has developed, by w hich it appears I lint China hus ugrccd to pay :t..MM l.tMdi fuels, or $24. imu.lHMI more than the united deinunds uf all the powers. Just how this occurred is nut denr to nllii inls, but it appears to have been an error of culculution ut IV kin in the first plucc by those making up the indemnities, tin. I Inter by the Chinese in their hasty acceptance uf the total. As finally made up this total was 4."0, (MMl.lHH) tuels, but the present calcula tion, after taking iu all of the demands that urc known, makes the total only 4iri.INMI.ISNI taels. In the meantime China has ugni'd to pay the larger amount, so that the iUestioii now arises what will iHMDiue of the excess of 35,- fK II 1,1 Kill tllels. Another ipustiou which hus arisen n this connection i us lo the iimuiint uf bomls which shall be issued to Japan, as t lut t country hus drawn attention to the fact that it slinrn of indemnity cannot be negotiated on ns favorable terms us some of llic powers can make. It is lindersliHid that the matter has been con sidered of siiIN. unit importance to bring to the utteution ot the president, with view to learning the general attitude of this government uli the matter. MRS. POTTER DEAD. Wife of rrotestMiit KpUenpal lllshop of Kew York llles Hinlileiily. NEW YORK. July l.-Mrs. Elira Rogers Potter, wife of the Ut. Rev. Henry C Potter, Protestant F.piscopul bishop of New York, died suddenly early yesterday morning at the family resi dence iu this city, Mrs. Potter's death wus due to heart failure superinduced by the intense heat of the lust few days. For a week she had been suffering from a heart affection, but no serious result of her ailment was looked for by the family. Site returm'd from Newport a week ago. Itisliop Pot ter was at his wife's Isslsidc when the end came, hut none of her six children was present. Mrs. Potter was TO years of ugc. She was married to the bishop shortly after bis or.liiintioii ns a priest and during his ministry iu West I'ciinsvlvniiiu. Her maiden name was Eli'ii Rogers Jacobs, and a brother is at present a Philadel phia merchant. The funeral will Im' on Tuesday. Services will Is? held in Grace church, after which the Issly will he taken to Pnuglikecpsic for burial. Knrnpesn lirought flrokrn. LONDON. July 1. The long contin ued drought in Great llritnin has broken tip. Violent llinii.lerstoi nis occurred Sat urday night nnd yesterday, accompanied by torrential ruins mid lightning which wrought much hnvoe. Jinny parts of I lie continent hare been suffering from heut waves. In Portugal much damage has been done by Ho.mIs and hailstorms. Ac cording to a dispiilch to the Daily Ex press from Oporto 20 persons were drowned by Hisids iu the Currar.iila dis trict ami five killed by lightning. Slabbed to Dentil by Itlval Liner. IIA7.I.ETON, Pa., July 2-Itaphclo galvndore and Joseph Yit, two miners from the Tyrol, loved lleiitriee Mail retti, a pretfy waitress at Frank Rossi's sal. sin. They fought a duel Sutiirduy nighl Willi stilettos, and Snlvadore died yesterday from his wounds. Vil wns ruptured at l.iniiytown. 1J miles away. Frank Dnnni is under arrest as uu ui ccssory. Check Fnr Millions K.TMilrit Tax. CLEVELAND. July . A clusk for j!12.0IN,IMHI, dnled July 1. to save the 2-ccnt revenue stamp that would hnve been reipiired, arrived iu Toledo yester day morning. The check, signed by Hen ry A. Everett of this city, is iu payment fir the'Trnncliise un.l nil property of the Toledo Traction company. Statement or the I'nbllr Petit. WASHINGTON. July 2.-The state ment of the public debt issued yesterday hows that at the close of the lival yi-sr, June .'10, l'.Nil. the debt, less i nsh iu the Ill-usury, Huioiinled to $1,111 l.7o! 12", a decrease during June of fll.Tolr 374. MANY KILLED BY HEAT. Deaths and Prostrations Re ported From Many Places. Flfty-Sevsn Klllsil In New York Alone, the lUtreisi Anions; the People In tlis Crowded Tenement 1)1.1 rlrt lleing l'lll fiilllnttest July 1 Kver Ksperleneed Iu Ksiterii section. NEW YORK, July '-Yesterday was flic hottest July 1 on record. At .'1:10 p. ill. the thermometer al the weather ollice reached SMS degrii's. This was one degree hotter than Sunday. The records show that iu the 30 years pni'eding on only two days In nil that pcriisl has a higher temperature bisui reaelusl. Those were July II, 1K7U, und July :l. 1H!I,S. On these dayi the thermometer reuched II!) ilegi1. Tht suffering would have Ims-ii much Intensified hud the humidity Imvii great. The pcti'cntugc of humidity wus only 4S. The hottest July 1 which ap proximated today in the history of the i.M ul weather bureau wns in 1S72, when the thermometer reached '". At II a. tu. the mercury wus ut SO and continued so until Ii, when it rose to N2, ami from thai rour then' wus a gruduul rise until .'t in p. in., when the uiiiximum of lis was rii'iinlcd, n special thermome ter registered H2. In the curly morning hours there was what might be teruuil u light l.re. r.e blowing, but during the early part of I lie afternoon the breexe died awuy and the city wns linking in torrid heat. The suffering iu the city, particularly in the crowded tenement house districts, wus shiK'king. As the duy grew the deaths and prostrations Increased and. although provision was inn.le iu all the hospital for this emergency, the author ities were scarcely able to cope with the great tax made on their resources. An liistnnce imiy be given of how the situa tion st.ssl. St. Vincent's hospitnl has its own ice plant. Wlicii constructed tilts was though sutlieieiit to meet any el geiicy. but that hospital was forced to buy I.UINI extra pounds of ice iu addi tion tu what its ice plant turned out. I'i to midnight lust night there were reported C7 deaths and 141 prostra tions from the heut and the num ber r hourly licing swelled. This cov ers u perhsl from 2 o'cl.s k a. oi. Monday, nnd only for the boroughs of Manhattan nml the Itronx. There were so many ambulance culls that tin- pniee were cu'isl on to supply pntml wagons uud every nmbiiluucc did double duty in re sponding to calls. Many patients were curried to the hospituls in cubs and in moving vans. The prevalence oV.tlie grip among the horses of the city also tends to mitignle uguiust effective work. In ninny case horses hud to be obtained from contractors to draw patrol wagons and uiiibulunccs. Although the weather bureau shows that the maximum wns IIM, this docs mil indicate the heat on the streets. Jinny then teters rcifiMcrcd Ins at .'1:10 and nil of them over lisl on the street levi I. Il Is estimated that lot I policemen are on the sick list, their illness arising from the heut. 101 lleicrees nt Klmlrs, Hut No Dentin ELM 1 II A. N. Y.. July 2.-The temper ature here yesterday wns higher (hull on nny first of July in 111 years, reaching 101. Severn! people were prostrated be the heat, but no deaths as a result. Several maiiiifuctoriisj censed operations for the day. Jallir.town Cltlien Killed by llrnt. JAMESTOWN, N. Y., July 2.-The temperature her- yesterny was IIS in the shade during part of yesterday. J. W. rphum, n prominent citir.cn, fell dead on the street ns n result of the heut. One Killed at Nelieuertiidy, SCHENECTADY. X. Y., July 2.- Kit chel Lansing of lilo ('Impel street wns overcome by the heat yestcrilny uud died. Several other prostrations iK'currcd in this vicinity. HAD NOT GAMBLED. Duke of Manchester Haya He Lost Ills Money In Thrntrlral Hpeculntlon. LONDON, June 2!I.-The Duke of Manchester mude yesterday what he hopes will lie his last appearance in the bankruptcy court, as his creditors for mally n ptod the composition of 12 shillings and ti pence in the pound, which ofler wus approve.! at a meeting of the unsecured creditors. Although the ac counts showed that the unsecured debts (Tlni 'ii.te.! to .'10,710. the trustees sub uiitte I that this sum could be scaled ilovi to l!l, 7IM, with assets amounting to I'.INHI. Dniitit. the course of his final examina tion the Duko of Manchester reiterated that his failure wns due to the loss uf several thousands of pounds in theatrical speculiiiiicis and said he had not gam bled. Mis Portia Knight, the American act ress wiui bus brought suit uguiust the Duke of Mi iiclicster for breach of prom ise, bin lun .vers present at the duke's culmination, but they were not permit ted to ipiestiou the debtor, uud couse ipicutly they were unable to obtain In furuiu'.iu:. of much value tu their client. Uen. Ilntlerllrld Will Me at West folnt. WASHINGTON, July 2. The secre tary of war has granted the reipiest of the family of General Daniel ltuttcr ticld, a veteran of the civil wnr. thul in case uf his denth he Is buried iu the mil ilury reservation ut West Point. Gen eral Iluttcrlield was a gulluut soldier during the war of the rebellion, but was not n graduate of the military ntcu.lemy. The cemetery at West Point is usually ri'servet! for ibe remains of the gradu uli of the military ac.i.l"iuy, but other persons may In interred there with the approval of the sis-rctary of war. Urlirvil Fililiir Ketires. GENEVA, N. Y June 2!.-Stophcn II. Parker, owner and editor of The Ga zette for many years, hns leased the plant nnd retired. .Mr. Parker is one of the bcstknowii editors iu the stale and for two years wns president of the State Editorial association. Inilisn Land Opening Not to lie lelayed. WASHINGTON. July 2.-Sccretury Hitchcock has .lis i.li .l that there is no authority of law permitting a delay un til Oct. I in the opening of the Wichita Indian reservation iu Oklahoma, as de sired ty certain cattle interests. COAL BREAKER BURNED. 900 Mluers Kesciied Just Iu Tlliio Flames May Spread to Ilia Mine. WILKES RAItltK. June 2S. -The No. 2 breaker of the Delaware and II11.I-...1 Cool company was burned dowti Wed nesday and with the engine house, wash cry, holler house, fun house, ami hen. I house, wns destroyed. The tire wns start ed by a hot .journal, n hich ignited some nil waste. The entire brerker was ou fire half an hour after the fire wns first discovered, and it spread along the trest ling to the hend house over the shaft 000 feet away. The hend house was on fire ns the miners were being brought up out of the mine. There were 1100 at work nnd the lust 2oo hud a narrow es cape, the hend house fulling a few min utes after the last carriage load had bien brought up. The shaft caught fire and it is feared it will spread to the mine beneath. The fun shaft is also on tire. Twenty-six mule arc down the mine and it is be lieved that they have been suffocutcd. Thu loss is between .f.KUXKI all,l 1(HI,(SH, WANT UNION RECOGNIZED Krn.llinr Mlrllrrs Krjrct Offer or K Hi ll ptoyers to I'sy Inereass III Wage. READING, Pa., June 2H.-The propo sition of Frank C. Smink, vice presi dent of the I'ea.liug Inui company, offer ing an increase of wugi-s to 2,iNl strik ing workers, puddlers to receive $4 a ton, will be rejected. The wage schislules for other classes of labor have not yet been prepared. When the puddlers ipiit they were re ceiving $.'1.20 but the company hns since announced a 2.1 cent raise. The leaders say they will not accept the offer of Mr. Siiiink unless it involves the ris-oguition of the union nml the strike will likely go on. The men have becu locked out for about six weeks. Two Congressional Aspirants. REAVER. June 2!t.-Jumi-s II. Gun iiiiu'houi of Reaver uud ex-Judge M. I". Misklein of Rocki-stcr announced them selves as eiiinli. lutes for the nomination to cnngri'ss. They are Isith members of flic Heaver county bar. Cunningham was Renvcr county's nominee two years ngo, but failed to sislire the district niimiuution. The question is up here as tu which of the candidates Senator Quay will support or whether he will keep hands uff. Wsnts llallett Cases Dropped. WASHINGTON. Pa.. June 2!). Dis trict Attorney A. V. Teiuplctou of this county went before the court Thursday Olid made the formal motion n.il prossiug the HS indictments uguiust Mnjor Sniuuel llal.'tt, the bunker who uinde au assign ment over two years ago. An agree ment wus ninde some time ago between Major Hurled and the prosecution w hereby the cases were tu Is- dropped 011 the payment of the costs by the defend ant. New Klertrle Line For York. YORK, June 2S. York is to have an other electric railway. The backers of the proposal new line ure the president ami secretary of the Hulliiuore West inimicr and Gettysburg ebs-tric ruil wn). The new line will Im a continua tion of the road to be built from Gettys burg to Hanover, and when completed wiil form a link iu 11 through line to Bal timore. lliirneil Twice In a Month. IRWIN, June 2S. During a severe clce'.iical storm which passed over the Vicinity nf Madison the large new burn of the Arouu Gas Coal company was struck by lightning und burned. This Is the second time tliis company has suf fered the loss of its hum iu the past month, each time being destroyed by lire. The loss is placed ut $:,iNl. Craxeil Woman's lllouily Heed. 1'ITTSTON, June 2S. Crnced over the tragic death uf her husbuiid, who was killed in the mines a short time ago, Mrs. Matthew Edwards of West Pittslou niudc three sncii'ssive attempts to cud her life, and tried to murder her mother W'ithin the space of one hour. She was removed to the Danville iusunc iisyluui. ITfcMS IN IlltlKF. 1'1'ANKI I X Rosebiigs ure destroy ing the pencil, pear, upplc ami grape crops. HL'TI.ER Operators believe they have struck Spcecblcy sand oil tlui.l uesr Hooker. UN1 ONTO WN The Meuullcii (ins cumpuiiy has struck another big gusser on the Harris farm. SHARON Michael .McCarthy, 11 years old, wus druw ned in the river while bathing. K1TTA NNIXG--A fruiue house owned by II. II. Wcyhuun, occupied by seven fuiuilii-H, was destroyed by tire. MOHG.tNTOWX A. L. Liver und Tory & Seniplc, mauufucturers, have been convicted uf polluting the Mouonga hcla river. HEAVER liurglurs entered the resi dences of Hubert Dillon uud W. P. J mid, but were frightened and dropped their plunder on being shot at by Mrs. .Iinld. NEW CASTLE Mrs. Luura Down ing of Oil City attempted suicide hen by drinking laudanum. She recovered. SHAROX-Ruymond Hossell. aged lti years, son nf Christopher Hossell, was killed by a switch engine at South Sharon. NEW CASTLE-Theodore J. Tyler and Miss Cora M. Osborne of trli city were mnrricd nt the bedside of the bride's dying in. .tiler. CON NELLS VI LLE The Title and Trust company of Western Pennsylva nia opened its new $1'NI,IMN building here by a public ris'eptioik. OIL CITY Francis Lym a drug lerk, aged 22, was drowned in the Alle gheny river here while bnthing. The Issly hus not Is-cn recovered. WASHINGTON, IV-Eva Newlaud. the 2-yeur-obl daughter of Colin Ncw la ml of near Claysville, wus kill.il by a Rnltiiuore ami Ohio truin near home. TITUSVILLE The Federal Gas com pany organised here with J. A. Connelly, president and manager, and John Mul len, secretary nnd trensurer. It Is pro posed to extend their lines from Tuwus ville. VNIONTOWN Forty trnmps were arrested at RiM-kwissI and 2. nt West Newton by ltaltimore and Ohio ntlleera. The ltaltimore and Ohio Railroud com pany lias stuilcd work on a two-mile sid ing to connect with the l.lNNI-aue sit. nf the Oriental Powder company. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS. Pointed Paragraphs Chronic ling the Week's Doings- Long Dispatches From Tartons Parts nl the World Shorn of Tlielr Paildlngs anil Only the Facta Given la as Few WordJ as FuHlble Fnr the BouotH of the Hur ried Header. Mrs. McKinley und her sister, Mrs. I'.arber, gave an option on silver mining hi 11. 1 iu Nevada tu a Western syndicate, which is to pay a quurter of a million cosh for the property. Attorney General Knox and oftieiuls of the department of justice are investigat ing trusts to determine whether the Sher man luw is being violated. Wnrneil, he Iwlicved, by Gml. the Rev. Claude M. Severance of New York re fused to perform a wedding ceremony in which the bride wus u divorced woman. One uf the jurors in the Ilurker case said the jurv put little faith in Mrs. Bar ker's story and that they symuiithir.ed with the prisoner, but were uhlrfccd un der the law tu convict. M. de Wille, Russian finuncc minister, del-Inn's, uecor.liug to a spis-ial cable from St. Petersburg, that Sccrctu.y Gnge is misinformed as tu Russiu's sugar policy. Thursday. Secretary Long formally adopted de signs for the medals to be awarded navy ulticers and men who fought in the West Indies. Rear Admiral Suiupson's prulile is on the misluls. Rosa Freeduiun was killed by her brother, Iti. linrd. in ltostoii, just before the arrival of a telegraphic wuruiug fruiu her sister, Atiiiu, iu New York, who hud received il letter from their bruther. He committed suicide. Russian statesman occupying the high est position suggests that Secretary Hitchcock's opinion should be taken as to the tariff iblTeiciiees between Russia 1111. 1 the I'liited States. When Gustuv II. 'bring sought money from Frank O. Lowden, George M. P11II tunn's son-in-law, alleging he was a son of the late millionaire. Judge Davis of Chicago drew n pistol and nwed him till arrested. Through uu open switch at Monaca. Pa., a Pittsburg uud Lake Erie train plunged, killing two persons uud injuring thrty. Friday. The Intcrnntiontil Vegeturiun congress, meeting iu London, proptiscs to cure drunkenness by enjoining nbstentiou from ll.'sli fowls. The report that Secretary liny was to resign is denied. The presi.leiii cxpis'ts him to return tu Washington in the full. Two thousand Christian Scientists inaile a pilgi-ininge to Concord, N. H., to see Mrs. Mary Raker Eddy. They stood in the hot sun two hours before she made a brief a.l.bi'ss. Ohio Itepublieiins ri'iioiniiiiMed Gover nor George K. Nash and indorsed Scu ator Foraker for re-ebs'tlon. The funeral of Adelbert S. Hay. son of the siiTotnry of slate, wus hel.l iu Cleveland. 0. M.l. hinisls' strike seriously affects building of I'liited Slates warships iu the various shipyards. Gill strikers at I'atersou, N. J., sen tenced to 20 days iu jail for uiiuoyiug girls who took their places. Saturday. France must import .'lii.IKHi.iNNI bushels of wheat this year a spcinl cable snys. After an interview with King Ivlnnr.l VII, former Spcnker Henderson declared that Americn had 110 more cordial friend. Sixteen persons were killed in a train wreck on the Wabash system near Peru. 1 11.I. In the wreck of the steniusliip Lusi taniu, on the Newfoundland const, the crew overpowered frcuieil passengers, who were ariiuil with knives, uud suved all on liourd. For tlir.s' 1. nil. lings for the Harvard medical h. J. l'icrpoiit Morgan has giv ion- tliuii f I.INSI.INKI. Another cloudburst, this time from Po enhnutus, iu Virginia, wus reported, uud the first news from the country between Williumson and Vivian iiulicuted a large denth lisl from 1 lie recent Hood. Monday. Shorlnge iu the wheal and rye crops is reported mini Prussia. Count and Countess Von Waldersce will visit America next year. The director ot the Licpzip'r bunk was arrested, the bunk liuviug made large lnuu lo 1111 insolvent concern. A special cubic di.-pntrh from Henley says that the . hiiicis of Pennsylvania's crew for the Grand Challenge cup arr considered fi.vornblc. Jessie Morrison was found guilty by a Kansas jury of killing her successful rival, Mrs. olin Custlo, The Seventh Niilioual bunk of New York city wns closed by order of the controller of the ciirreis-y. Yule's 'varsity and freshmen crews di lcatisl the crews of Harvard ut New t.undi.11. Ilarvanl's 'varsity four scored a victory over its opponents. Three d.atlis and many prostrations re.. lilted from the intense heat uud the high pen tntage of humidity iu New YorK city. Tuesday. A dispatch from Shanghai says that tile empress dounger is unwilling to re- turn to I'ckiu uud has seleetisl another capital. Distiirhnuccs is-ciirnsl at Lyons !h twceii siM-ialists mid cojiservutives, owing to the holding of rival meetings nt tin same time. Mrs. Cura I npilinrt Poller, the act ress, snys a spe. ial cnble disput'-h fi-.uu l-nie Ion gave n recitation at a parish church, attracting 11 large congregation The strike .'igiiiust the Ameriraii Sheet St.s'l company involves ;ii.inni men, and may extend to the etitin' steel trust. Improperly secured louns to inunuf.-ie-turiug concerns slid losses 011 re.-il elate caused closing of the Cily Nation d t.nuk of Itutfalo. Augustiu .Monroe, his wife nnd a friend in naphtha launch, n.irrmvly escaped ls' ing w reeked upon Rodman's R.s t. mar wlu-re the steiiuer Mohawk was mug Raliiril iy. WILL REACH HERE AUG. 15 hailirot-k II Took a ftpln Yesterday But Did Not Attempt Speed. GLASGOW, June 2S.-The Shamrock II is expected to arrive at New York alsmt Aug. 15. The cup challenger took a sail stretch ing spin yesterday, while the former chal lenger, the Shomnx-k I, aud the Kariad were sailing a match nice of 4.3 miles. It was an Ideal day for the purpose. The sun was shining uud a light wind was blowing. The challenger attracted a lot of attention. She curried only her lowet ciiiivus and tow. si u small boat. Captain Sycamore seemed tu avuid auytbiug ii. the nature uf a trial uf sped, but dur ing a couple uf tucks the chulleuger fuumi herself going in the same direction as tin Kariad and overhauled the latter lu a rcmurkublc manner. The new mainsail of the Shamnick II set to perfection. Her immense pole mast, wb- iothed, bus a most imposing uppen in - GENERAL SHAFTIR R TIRED General Young Takes I'oiiiiicind i f Ue pwi'tiiieiit of California. SAN FRANCISCO, July l.-Two uu portunt military ureuts occurred at the Presidio yesterday, the retirement uf Mnjor General W. R. Shatter aud the mustering out of four volunteer rugi- Ulellts. General Shafter weut on the retired list at noon, when he formally traua fernsl the conimaisl uf the department of California to Majur General S. M. 11. Young. In the uftcrnonu the Forty-fourth, Forty-ninth. Forty-eighth and Thirty eighth volunteer regiments were mus tered out. 'i'iie mustering uitt uf the four regiments reiiuired the services uf eight paymasters. Rnrker titven Flve-Yenr Sentence. NEW YORK. June 2S Thomas B Rurker, who wns recently convlated ul ussuult witli intent to kill Rev. John Keller ut Arlington, N. J., wns yesterday sentenced to live years In statu prison. Neither .Mrs. Rurker nor Rev. Kellet were present when senteure was passed. Wouldn't Work With Non-l'ntuii For mat ELM IRA. X. Y., July 2.-One hundri-d ami forty employes uf the Keitscher & Co. liardw.Hid flushing works struck yes terday bis-niise the compuuy n-fused tu discharge a iioii-uuiou foremun. MARKET REPORT. York Honey Market. NEW YOK. July 1. .Money uu call, iW12 per cent. Prime men untile paper, 4'ao' pet re: Sterling exchange: Actual business It bunkers' nt !M7:!4 for demand am 4A'''-i3 t-Vrk. fr sixty days. Posted rates. fl.StiL.j I. SSI. Commercial lulls, f I.S4'iU4.iol,i. liar silver, .'SI'kc. Mexican dollars, 4714c Now York Provision Market. FLOl'll Winter pateuts, $3.00(33.90, winter straights, $3,1113.00; whiter ci trus, $2..itjrt.2..N'; winter luw grades $2.."iXt2.40; Mil sum patents, l.TlXU 'i.'Xt; Miuie sotu bakers', J2.!HKL(:;. 15. COKXMEA I. Yellow western, 03c city, !l2r; brnn.lywine, $2.4.V(2."ir. RYE--No. I western, Km; f.u.b. utluat: stute rye, W'if.-hlc. VTIIHAT -A... 2 red, 74'e f.u.b. ulloat No. I northern, 73c f.o.h. ulloat. ' CtTilN Xu. 2 com, 4V '."-b. utluut. OATS Xo. 2. 32'i.c; No. 2 white. 3.1c; truck uiivisl western, 32(jo,37u; track white, 2.'i1.i37. HAY--Shipping, TtK77rc; good to choice, S7'(ttNk', lU'TTEIt - Creamery extras, Ittt-jft ISIl-je; factory, 12!..jtjc; hnftutiou creamery, 13'.f(17r. CHEESE Fancy large white, 13 PASc; small white. U' jdi'.c. EGGS State uud l'tuusylvania, Vlj 14 1. -j. POTATOES - Jerseys, rak'(S$1.2B New Yv.rk, $2.2.Xn2.7."i; Jersey sweets, $1.5(Ktt2.(KJ. Buffalo ProvlalOB Market. 1U FFALO, July 1. WHEAT No. 1 northern, old. 70'jC winter wheat, Xo. 2 red, 71c. CORN Xu. 2 cum, 47V.ic; Xu. 3 cum 47c. OATS Xo. 2 white. 33c; Xu. 3 mixed 30VC. Fl.OL'R Spring wheat, best patent per bid., $l.2.Vf Lot); luw grades, $2.25 3.00. HL'TTEU Crrnuiery, western, extras llM.wfji'JOc; stale am) I'eiinsylvuuin cream ery, llsiilil'i--; fair to good, l.VuJIHc. CHEESE Fancy full creuut, 9Vjc. g.sid to choice, N'.yPc; common to fair. biu'i: EGGS Western and stats fancy 13fi Rlije. POTATOES Fancy, white, stale Uu(((70c; statu, fair tu good, ,ri.Vn")0c. East Buffalo Live Stock Market. CATTLE Extra export atcera, $B.9C ."lSTi good to choice shipping stuura, ej.'il."!.!'."); course, rough, but fut steers, $4.li. c.j.'. isi; choice to suiuoth, fat belfera, $u.liKtlo-2o; cuiumou tu g.sid cows, $3.73 (.j.YlKI; giHtd Imtcher bulls. $4.tKKl.lfj. SHEEP AXD LAM US Spring lambs choice tu fancy, ."i.7."Hi'.(Hl; fair ti good, $4.4Kit.'i.iin; wether sheep, $4.1IKrJ 4. oil; comuioii to fair, $3ASKxjl.is). IIOGS-Mixisl packers' grades, $ij.25. heavy hogs, $ii.2.Vnt;.'J7; choice heavy and upwards, $ti.27(i''..30. Buffalo Hay Market. HAY-No. 1 timothy, I.m.so. $13.50lt( lT.tsi; No. I timothy, baled, jlo.OOdJ 14.00; No 1 tiuiotliy. buled, $13.00. Utica Cheese Market. I TICA. N. Y., July 1. At the I'll, a Is.ard of trade today tin offerings of ch. cse were 133 lots uf 10, TilO Ihixi-s. Large chis-se sold at Sis: aud small at ''is'ti; Crcuiucry Lull, r in tills) at l'.l'.'riOc, luints, 22e. Little Falls Cheese Market. LITTLE FALLS. N. Y.. July 1. Cheese sales Large colored, I) lots III 77o boxes at N'c; lurge white, 2 lots ol N'l boxes ul X'-j; Mil I il 1 1 white. 22 luts nt 1,;7 Isixes, at K'V; small white, o loth of Pio boves. at ll'jc; smull colored, It lots of 2.inni boxes, at H:'-4e; siiiul! colored, 10 lots nf 2.020 li.,es. ul .11 l lots nf 3S"i boxes, ut S''I twins, col ored, 7 lots of ."SIM hues, ut M'l,c: twins, white. II lots of Oil boxes, at Sc; twiiis, Hliite, 4 lots of 2oTi Ihixi, at N 1 2e; toiul. M'i lots ol 7.470 bum. ltutler- Sail s of H purl: ii ires ut i0 IS l-2c for lo-uily sll. lor Isitn daiiy and creamery.
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