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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 48.
TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY. MARCH o. 1902.
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THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
BOKOUGH OFFICERS.
Rurgnn.-T. V. lllichoy.
Vuunlmm.-J. T. HhIo.W. F. niiini,
CliHH. Chirk, T. K. Armstrong, Dr. J. O.
Dunn, l. iMMlcin, J. II. Muse.
Vn.,fi.-J uf A fence U. A. Kandall, S.
J. Hvtlny.
Cntulithlt II. K. Moody,
Oil 'eetorH. J. Selley.
.-Aot Director 1. W. Iloleinau, J.
K. Wxiik, J. C. Scowdoii, Patrick Joyce,
V. W. lirove, It. li. Haslet.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member n( tiHijrt.a J. K. I. Hall.
Member of .N'rtmfe A M. Neeley.
AmtmMt. M. Itonlt.
fYMiiirnr Jtlt W. M. Lindsoy.
t.ijiria( Jmlget It, II. Crawford, W.
II. II. Ilottercr.
YoA.m.Miy, RegitterJb Recorder, de.
Juliii II. Robertson.
Nhtrff.i. V. Jainieoon.
VetMnrer Fril. A. Keller.
UimiiiMiVmrr It. M. Iluriiian, John
T. CHrsnn. J. T. Dale.
IhilriH .Horary S. D. Irwin.
Jury OjiMMWinitmers lxivi U. Rey
nolds, I'clnr Yoiinuk.
(Vroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
I.ounly Amhtorit J. It. Clark, It. J.
I I vnn, lieo. I.. King.
ibinty SiiperintrndcHtK. E. Htil.in-
ger.
Itranlnr Trrmi f rl.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday ir Keplemlmr.
Third Monday of November.
fkarrk al Habbnth Hrbaal.
Preshv torian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
III. : M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching in M. K. Church every Sab-
balh evening bv Kev. O. II. Nickle
Preaching in the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Itev.
McHarvv, I'astor.
Serii-ea ill the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath morning and evening,
ltev. J. V. McAiiinch olnciiitiiig.
The regular meeting of llio V. C. T.
U. are linld at the headquarter on the
anooml and fourth Tuesdays of each
III . -n all.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
1 pi NF.STV M'DUK, No. 3t9, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 Me 'Ueverv Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' IUII, Partridge building.
rMKIOST I.ODUK, No. IHt.A.O. U. W.,
,Micl every r noiiy cvuiiiiig mi.i.w.v.
Hall, Tionesta.
W
CI A P 1 li F.ORt 1 K STOW POST, No. 274
J U. A, It. Meet 1st and 3.1 Monday
eveninu iu each inonlli, in A. O. U. W .
Hall, Tionesta.
(lAI'T. liKOUUK STOW COUPS, No.
J :I7, W. It. ('., moots llrst and third
Wednesday evening of each mouth, in A.
O. U. W. hall, Tionesta, Pa.
'pioNKSTA TENT, No. IH4, K. O. T.
1 M., meets ttinl and 4th Wednesday
evening in ea.'li inonth In A. O. U. N .
hall Tionesta, Pa.
F. HITCH F Y,
A T'l'O It N K Y- AT-1. A W,
Tiouesia, Pa.
t; HAWK KY A Mt'N'N.
O AT r ltN FYS-AT- LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
C. M. SlIAWKKV, lKO. II. M!.'N.
J W. MOKHOW, M. D.,
Phvsician. Surgeon A Dentist.
Olllce and Ucsidence three door north
of Hotel Agnew, Tionesta. Professional
calls irouiitly resion.Ud to at all hours.
I)
It. F.J. HOVAKH,
Phvsician . surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR, J. C. I'UNN,
P 1 1 YS I ( I A X A N D SU lt I ICON.
Olllce over Heath ,e Killiuer's store,
Tiouesia, Pa. Professional calls prompt
ly reMii.led to at all hours of day or
night. Ucsidence May St.
1 It. J. D.OKKAVI S,
1 Pnynician and Surgeon
llice and residence al.ove Fores C.
National Hank. County 'Phono No. 1.
n It. LANSON,
I'. ItKAL KSTATK,
Tionesta, Pa
HOTKI. WF.AVKIl,
K. A. Wi;. Vl'.lt. Proprietor.
This hotel, lor rly tho Ijiwrence
House, has undergone a conipletecliange,
and is now furnished with ali the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout Willi natural gas, hathnxmia,
hot and cold water, etc. The comforU ol
guests never neglected.
MKNTIIAIi llol'SI'.,
V tii:it()W .V. liKKOW Proprietor.
Tionsela, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel III the place, and has all the
modern improvements. No paiim will
lie spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place lor the traveling public. First
class I.iverv ill connection.
pilIU KMK11T
FANCY HOOT A SIIOKM AKKK.
Shop In Walters building, Cor. Klin
and Walnut streets. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from tlio llnest to
the coarsest and guarantee his work to
give perfwt satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion triven to meniliiig, and prices rea
sonable. 'UAlVUAd
At thi iahhen B'rrimsi uhivusitt,
nrren, Pa.
The aoi I prictt-l,up-to-t)t Bu
lnai Training school in fannay Ivania.
a (lva our Stwlanta a "braat
inning" Oucatiou.
a till b gMi to sail full par
tleulara to any ad3ra( upon raoalfit'
Of application Tor aaoa.
bur (rijL.ana ara noldlng poat
tloni of honor ir.d truat la all par la
r tlta United Stataa.
For full rirtlculara, al4raa,
THI flAhkiM UAlNBbl UNlVk4ITY.
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DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS.
Rivers Overflowed In All Parts
of the Country.
Prince at Lookout Mountain The
Meteor Launched The Press Din
ner Prince Henry Visits Mount
Vernon Secretary Hay's Speech.
Deaths From Snow Slide.
Tho sudden melting by the recent
heavy rains of the unusual amount
f Bnow on the. ground has caused
many rhers to overflow all over tno
uuntry and caused damage which
anniit ut present be estimated. Tho
wtithern part of Uttffalo has experi
enced a flood caused by the rising of
UulTalo and Cazenovla creeks which
nas not been equalled in many years.
People were shut off from the rest of
the oily for from 12 to 15 hours. No
lives were lost though many were en
Lingered. The worst reports como
from Flttsbmx where 50.000 men am
temporarily Idle from enforced shut
ting down of mills. Allegheny City is
s modern Venice and every sort of
Improvised water craft Is In service.
Central New York has suffered se
verely. Th re is a washout on the
Wi'.tertown and Ogdcnsburg nt Ann
villa and or tho Central at Oriskany.
A bad freshet In Wapplnger's creek,
which empties into tho Hudson river
it New Hamburg, did serious damage
to the Dutchess. Print works at Wain
plnrer's Fulls and caused delay to
traffic on llio New York Central road.
The Iron draw bridge on which the
railroad crosses the crcelt at Its mouih
was threatened. The force of the wa
ter and Ice under thp bridge was rais
ing the structure from underneath and
threatening to lift It from its anchor
age. Throe heavy locomotives were
used as wlihts to hold the bridge
down, mid traffic was confined to on.)
track, which caused delay In the move
ment of trains, most of them being an
hour Into.
At Wills-Ilarre six lives wprn lost
In the flood and Immense daniace dono
trt rallronds and several bridges are
down.
Reduction In Butter and Eggs.
Iliadstnot's renrrt for the week
Fays: Current demand Is of full vol
ume for this season of the year, while
bus'nciis on spring account goes for
ward In huge volume. This, too. In
the face of unfavorable weather condl
lions In lnrgo sections of the country,
Interruption to mail and telegraph fa
cilities and the check to transporta
tion iperations accentuating older
troubles growing out of car shortages.
lncl"iiO!it weather has, however,
helped rotall trade In rubber goods
and 1. lots and shoes. Prices show
very little Important change during
the week.
The heavy break In wheat prices
at the cH.se of last week, contrary to
expectations, did not bring to light
the repotted InrRe waiting business on
export account. Corn, among the ce
reaia, noted tho chief advance of tho
week.
Hog produces hnve been irregular,
In sympathy with grain, and also with
the movement of live hogs to market.
Some reduction in prices of country
produce, notably eggs and butter, Is
reportable.
Iron and steel are quieter on tho
sitrfnce, but consumption remains un
diminished. Finished products show
no diminution of demand and the scar
city of steed ill still the feature, leading
to predictions that imports of this ma
terial will be very heavy.
In textiles cotton goods appear to
be facing a crisis. Woolen goods dis
play good activity, though labor troub
les aro sti'l unsettled.
Censured by Senate.
Senators Mc I.auiin and Tillman
of South Carolina were severely cen
sured by the United States senate for
the sensational encounter bet ten
the two senators on the floor of
the senate during the consider
ation of the Philippine tariff bill.
Tho adept : ;n of tho resolution of
censure probably closes the Incident
so far as Mr. Mcl.aurin is concerned.
Ditrim: the roll call, when Mr. Till
man's name was railed, he added a
senntion to the proceedings by ris
ing and saying with 111 concealed
emotion: "Among gentlemen an apol
ogy for nn offense committed under
icat of blood Is usually considered
Mifl'icicnt."
Mr. Tillman's words Induced Mr.
Kean of New Jersey to rise at tho
'inclusion of the roll and say: "Hav
ing heard the senator from South
Carolina again Insult the senate, I
rhangp my vote from aye to no."
At the reouost of Mr. Hurrows, tho
Ftalemont of Mr. Tillman was read
by tho clerk. Instantly tho South
Carolina senator disclaimed ary In
tention of being offensive to the senate
and said If his remarks were so con
sidered, lie would withdraw them.
Tile i hair (Fryo) said that by unan
imous coi.mhI they might be with
drawn, but Mr. Dietrich of Nebraska,
Objected. The incident was closed
without further comment.
Secretary Hay's Memorial Speech.
With i.npre.-isive dignity Secretary
Hay aroi-'o at the McKinley memorial
service In the Capitol Thursday and
placed upon the desk in front of him
a roll of manuscript. The secretary's
figure is slight and his scholarly face-
Is usually pale but there was a fluh
iihiii his 1 heck. As he began to read
with a alow, clear enunciation he
seemed aware of tho intense Intel e.-t
not clone in his subject, but in his own
personality, as he read his tribute of
love and loyalty to his departed chief
Throughout the delivery of Mr. Hay's
speei h the audience listened w ith
treat interest, but the peroration coup
ling together as If for all t'me the
uumeH of Washington and Lincoln and
McKlulcy seemed to especially Im
press the hearers and as Secretary
Hay uttered the last solemn words the
spectators broke Into a perfect storm
of applause which lasted for several
minutes.
The president himself seemed as
deeply Impressed as those about him
arfd both he and the members of the
cabinet woro quite as enthusiastic as
th remainder uf the audience. Ona
flour and 25 minutes were consumed
In the delivery of the oration.
Prince at Press Dinner.
Prince Henry dined Thursday night
with 1,000 of the men who make
the American newspapers. He was tho
special guest of Herman Ridder, pro
prietor of the New Yorker Staats
Zcitung, who gathered at his tabla
a majority of the leading figures In
American journalism.
Tho dinner was given In the hand
some ball room of the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel, but that Immense apartment was
not large enough to accommodate the
numerous guests, and the Astor gal
lery was also used.
The following cablegram was sent
by the newspaper men assembled at
the press banquet to Prince Henry:
"To the German emperor:
"The editors of tho United States,
I, 000 In number, at a banquet In honor
of your Illustrious brother, send you
cordial greetings and all good wishes
for a long and prosperous reign. Wo
hall the presence of Prince Henry tn
this country as an omen of even closer
tics of amity and heartily reciprocate
nil of the splendid and repeated over
tures of friendship you have been gra
ciously pleased to extend."
At Tomb of Washington.
Prince Henry journeyed to Mt. Ver
non Thursday afternoon and placedtno
wreaths In the tomb of Washington.
He approached the grave of the first
president with bared head and that
there might be nothing Irreverent In
the ceremony he asked the holders of
a dozen cameras who stood round to
refrain from photographing him. The
royal visitor and his party were taken
to Mount Vernon by special train over
the Washington, Arlington and Mount
Vernon electric railway.
Fifty feet down the sward that falls
away from the tomb, Prince Henry
planted a linden tree. The tree had
been set in place prior to his arrival
and taking a spade the prince filled
the earth in around Its roots.
Tho prince was taken to the old
Washington house by Superintendent
II. H. Dodgo and there met a delega
tion of the Mount Vernon Ladies' as
sociation, headed by Mrs. Justine Van
Kennselaer Townsend of New York.
He spent a few minutes In hiking at
the Washington relics and then de
parted for Washington.
Cost of Ammunition.
Rear Admiral O'Nell, chief of
the ordnance department of the navy,
has Just compiled some Interesting
Information relating to the ammuni
tion expended in tho naval battles at
Manila and off Santiago. Judged from
the standpoint of values the fight
with Cervera's squadron cost this gov
ernment in ammunition expended $84,
864. The ammunition expended by Dew
ey's vessels at Manila cost consider
ably less, a little more than 50,000.
The totnl weight of ammunition ex
pended in the fight off Santiago was
1K4.7 tons. The total weight of metal
thrown was 114.3 tons. There were
9.471 rounds fired of which 1,300 were
from main and 8,171 from the second
ary bnttery guns.
At Manila the total weight of am
munition expended. Including pow
der, was 132 tons. There were 6fi.fl
tons of metal thrown and 5,858 rounds
fired. Of the latter 1.413 were from
the mnln and 4,445 from the secondary
battery guns.
Many Deaths From Snow Slides.
The most terrible snowslido ever
known in the history of state df Col
orado caused tho deaths of from 30 to
75 men at the Liberty Bell mine on
Smuggler mountain on Friday.
Nearly all tho buildings of the Lib
erty mine were carried down by tho
slide, all the books which show the
number and names of the men em
ployed being lost, so that the death
list could hardly be known for many
hours, possibly not until the rescuers
shall have removed the Immense quan
tity of snow, rocks and logs from the
canyon where the victims He burled.
American H'ospital In Paris.
A splendid gift has been made for
tho benefit of the American colony
'.a Paris, France, and American vis
Itoro to Pails by Edward Tuck, a
wealthy Postonian, who for many
years past has resided in this city.
Mr. Tuck has decided to defray the
entire expense of establishing the free
American hospital in Paris, announce
ment of which has already been mado
and the ground for which has already
been bought in the Passy quarter.
The hospital Is to be named Franklin
hospital, and besides being built on tho
latest American model it will bo man
aged entirely by American physicians
End nurses.
Prince Henry at Lookout Mountain.
Prince Henry who went up Look
out mountain Sunday and after view
ing the ground where tho Union and
Confederate armies met In conflict
and hearing afresh the story of the
battles, resumed his Journey to the
north and west.
At every station along the route the
people gathered to salute him with
cheers.
Anti-Pigeon Shooting Bill.
Governor Odell of New York has
signed the bill prohibiting pigeon
shooting in the state. He presented
the pen with which he affixed his
signature to tho measure to John D.
Raines, president of the state society
for tho prevention of cruelty to animals.
TO TEST THE YACHTS.
Mr. Post Thinks the Greatest
D ff-rence Was In the Crews.
Owner is Willing to Give Use of
Shamrcck II to Race Columbia,
Both Crews to Be American This
Does Not Exactly Meet Mr. Post's
Ideas.
New York, March 4. C. W. Post
of ilattle Creek, Mich., who offered to
charter tht Shamrock II In order to
race her against the Columbia, the
Shamrock to have an American and
the Columbia an English crew, has
received a letter from Sir Thomas
Llptcn In which the latter says:
"In the first place I do not know
whether or not Columbia will be In
commission this season, but If so It
would, In my opinion, he a far better
test to race the Shamrock II against
the Columbia with the latter vessel's
own skipper and crew of Americans
and if you wis-h to do this I will not
accept a charter of Shamrock II, as
you kindly offer, but will let yon
have the use of her during the com
ing season without charge on the con
dition that you fit her out In racing
trim and pay all expenses for the rae
lug season.
"f do not wish to discourage you,
but I feel certain that the Columbia
would lick you."
Mr. Post said that to race both
boats with American crews would not
decide whether American or British
yachtsmen were superior. He main
tained, he said, that an American
crew could get better results from tho
Shamrock and thut a Pritlsh crew
would gpf less speed from the Colum
bia. He believed that under these
circumstances the Shamrock would
win. He said he would send a repre
sentative to London to complete ar
rangement? with Sir Thomas Lipton.
BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Governor Taft Favors 75 Per Cent
Reduction In Duties.
Washington, March 4. Governor
Taft was examined by members of the
Insular committee of the bouse on var
ious phases of the Philippine ques
tion. In nnswer to Representative
Hitt's inquiry whether there was Jeal
ousy between the United States mili
tary and civil authorities, Governor
Taft said human nature was the same
In the Philippines as In the United
States and with a dual form of gov
ernment military and civil It was
Inevitable that some friction should be
created at times.
Governor Taft stated, however, that
each side was slnrerely striving to
work out the problems presented. The
governor estimated that the United
Slates military force could be reduced
to 15.0IM) men In one year from this
time and he thought 25,000 men would
suffice now.
Governor Taft again expressed him
self favorable to 75 per cent In duties
and said that while the proposed 23
per rent reduction might do some
thing it hardly would afford the relief
desired. The governor presented let
ters from large employers of labor In
the Islands urging the need of Chi
nese skilled labor. He gave 250,000
Chinese as the outside figure for the
entire grcup of islands.
STATUS OF HAWAII.
Appraisers Say Regular Duties Muat
Be Collected on Imports.
New York, March 4. The board of
classification of the United States
general appraisers has announced a
decision regarding the status of Ha
waii under the tariff laws. A manu
fcaturlng company Imported a hun
dred tons of old scrap iron from Ha
waii, and tho collector at San Fran
cisco assessed the regular duty on It.
The company filed a protest, claiming
that Hawaii was a part of the United
States and that consequently no duties
could bo levied on goods Imported
from there since the passage of the
"act to provide a government for the
territory of Hawaii."
Tho board of classification holds
that under the doctrine laid down by
the supreme court of the United
States In the "Insular tariff cases," the
protest should be dismissed for want
f Jurisdiction.
President Will Visit Charleston.
Washington, March 4. A delega
tion of prominent citizens of Charles
ton, S. C, had a conference with Pres
ident Roosevelt In regard to his at
tending the Charleston exposition.
The delegation strongly urged the
president to keep his engagement to
visit the exposition and assured him
a most cordial welcome. The presi
dent told the delegation that If noth
ing Intervened to prevent he would
take great pleasure in visiting Charles
ton and the exposition some time In
th near future. The party was In
vited to luncheon with the president
and It is thought that a date certain
for the tiip may be decided upon be
fore the party leaves the city.
Commercial Cable Company.
New Yoik. March 4. At the an
nual meeting of the Commercial Cable
company the board of directors was
Increased from 13 to 15. All of the
retiring dint-tors were re-elected and
the two new directors elected with
V. Seward Webb and Fdwin Sawley.
Canada's Mineral Output.
Ottawa. March 4 A summary of
tno mineral production In Canada for
liiill, issued yesterday, gives a totnl
prodiK tion of ;!.l7.o::i or $l !mn,nno
greater than for 19. Tie' V11L011
gold output Is placed at I18.iion.oiio.
WILL DIG COAL IN ALASKA.
Wcrtcrn Per.' t; Kanla Men Interested
In IVines :t Hcrren-Cean Bay.
l'ittsuttrc, March 1. Preparation!
are being made by the Herren-Dean
Pcitaso Crnl company of which J. O.
Spranl.el of Tarentum is president aud
li. C. Ca:-ped:en cf Allegheny secre
la:y, to c;oa 35.CC0 acres of coal at
lit : icr.-L'ean bay, Alaska, to supply
tra;:j i'aclilc steamers. Thirteen veins
as":e-nting 20 feet in thickness, were
found at the foot of shafts 96 and 180
fe. t tlccp. A railroad two miles to the
maul will he built.
Cecr-o Js:i:rr.ey cf the Monongahela
River Consolidated Coal .and Coke
coi:.p:.ny. vill leave for the new field,
now In clMi-e cf J. F. Emerson of
Phl'tidelphla. Ccal has sold as high
as I50 n ten ut Cape Nome. The
minimum price at the geld mines has
been $.7. The new field is 700 miles
from Capo Nome.
HOL'TE CARRIED OFF.
Landed RljM Side Up, While Occu
part Slept Peacefully.
Greensburg, Pa., March 1. H. H.
Campbell, a bachelor living alone on
tho banks of Sewtckley creek, retired
early after assuring himself there was
10 danger of a flood. He knew that
should a flood of any great extent oc
cur his one-story house would not be
a safe place.
The flood came In the night and like
a feather the bachelor's residence was
washed from Its foundation and was
caiiied rapidly down the big stream.
Campbell, however, knew nothing of
th perilous ride, and happily there
was no collision during the strange
sail. The house landed right side up
tn a meadow far down the creek and
thoie, to bis utter surprise, Campbell
fciind himself in the morning. He Is
now figuring how to get the house
back to thp foundation.
Mill Engine Hurts Three.
New Kensington, Pa March 1.
About 11 o'clock Thursday morning
the engine used to operate the squar
ing shears in the American TInplate
company ran away and the overhead
shafting, extending the length of the
mill, wns torn from Its fastenings.
The steel oil cups were hurled in all
directions, severely Injuring Lester
Goheen. a H-yenr-old boy. William
Ramsey, helper, had a leg broken and
Annlo McNalley suffered minor In
juries. For Illegal Liquor Selling.
Ulairsvllio, Pa., March 1. For some
months the State Temperance league
has been investigating illegal liquor
selling and the result is that Informa
tions have been made against the fol
lowing: M. C. Kerr and James Taylor,
druggists: Michael McDermitt, a driv
er of a beer wagon; Al LoefTler and
Edward Oels.lorf, both drivers of beer
wagons; S. N. Ames and John H'll of
Saltsburg. W. I. Moore and Dr. E. H.
Dickie of Homer City.
Gas Plant Changes Hands.
Washington, Pa., March 1. The
Phoenix Glass company of Monaca has
purchased the plant of the Washington
Glass company. The fires which went
out two years ago were rekindled and
within tho next few days the plant
will be put In operation. Tho plant
was owned by James W. Drape of
Pittsburg. The purchase price was
$25,000. The plant will employ 200
men.
Tearing Down Old Landmark.
Beaver Falls, Pa., March 1. One of
the old land marks in this section, the
Beaver Falls paper mill, is being torn
down, and the stones are being
shipped to Monaca, to build cellar
walls. The mill was erected prior to
1840 by Archibald Robinson of Alle
gheny. Its tutput was newsprint,
wrapping and wall paper. The last
firm to operate It was Dllworth Bros,
of Pittsburg.
Damage by Cloudburst.
Reading, Pa., March 1. A cloud
burst here Friday did great damage.
The Schuylkill -Ivor has overflowed,
compelling mills along the river to
close down. Inmates of a number of
houses were removed In boats. Near
Reading several dams burst and hun
dreds of acres were under water. In
rountry districts great damage Is re
ported. Murdered by Robbers.
Rldgeway. Pa., March 1. Dartel
Sweeney, an aged farmer, and his
daughter Mary were found Thursday
night In their home at Wilcox, with
their skulls crushed. and the bodies
very muc h decomiiosed. Sweeney was
quite well to do and the supposition Is
that robbery was the motive for lh
murders.
Newspaper Man Disappears.
York, Pa., March 1. William H.
Gamble, a graduate of Princeton uni
versity und one of York's iKidknown
newspaper men, has mysteriously dis
appeared from his home. 11 was notice-'
of lato that he had been suffering
mentally and had been greatly de
pressed. Killed by Explosion of Dynamite.
W11V3 Itarre, .March 1. One of
'he magazines attached to Oliver's
powder mill plant at laurel Run
wherein was stored a half ton of dyna
mite exploded a fid two employes of the
place, .loo Smith and James Grcgor,
were kil'.'d.
Village Nearly Wiped Out
Butler, March 1.- Tho village of
Portersvillle, lt miles from here, got
a severe scorching by lire and narrow
ly escaped liel'ig. iied out. Tne
lu.es 1 ami. t be a ; 'il.iinecl, but the
total will hardly exceed S,00t.
POINTED PAiUGRAPHS.
Sun-.m rj of th Week's News
of the World.
Cream of the News Culled From Long
Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape
For the Hurried Header Who is Too
Busy to Read the Longer Reports
and Desires to Keep Posted.
Twenty people lost their Uvea and
many were Injured in a fire which de
stroyed the Seventy-flr?t regiment ar
mory and tho Park Avenue hotel In
New York early Saturday morning.
Wu Ting Fang and former Mayor
Phelan of San Francisco had an ex
citing collcquy on the subject of Chi
nese exclusion In a New York hotel.
Senators Tillman and McIaurln of
South Carolina were suspended by the
senate In consequence of their fist
fight in tho senate chamber.
Prince Henry of Pru3j:'a arrived la
New Yoik at noon Sunday and left
for Washington at midnight.
A dispatch from Constantinople
states Miss Stone and her companion,
Mrs. E. Tsilka, have been released and
have arrived at Strumnitza, In Mace
donia Thursday.
Prince Henry called on President
Roosevelt, visited the Capitol, attend
ed a banquet at the White House and
returned to New York to be present
at the launching cf his brother's yacht.
By a collision on the New York Cen
tral al Cayuga, six trainmen are dead,
two seriously injured and one Is miss
ing. In a drizzling rain and In the pres
ence of a brilliant assembly Emperor
William's yacht Meteor was launched
at Shooter's island, Miss Roosevelt
cutting the rope which held the stays.
The supreme court has decided
against the state of Minnesota In the
case against the Northern Securities
company.
The senate passed the Philippine
tariff bill reducing the duty on Phil
ippine imports to the United States to
75 per cent of Dingley law charges.
Friday.
Prince Henry witnessed the launch
ing of his brother's yacht, visited the
city hall and was tendered the free
dom of the city by Mayor lxiwe, end
ing the day at the Metrooplitan Opera
House.
Lord Kitchener reports capture by
the Boers of a convoy of empty wagons
at Klerksdorp In the Transvaal.
Dudley Johnson, white, and Ben Fos
ter, colored, were hanged at Asheville,
N. C for burglary, which is a capital
offense In that state.
General Chaffee reports that Lieu
tenant Stribler of the Philippine scouts
captured General Lucban on the 22(1
Inst.
Fletcher Barnelt, a school teacher,
killed Miss Eva Wiseman, another
teacher, in presence of her school,
then killed himself. Rejected suitor.
Saturday.
A beautiful tribute to the life and
character of President McKinley was
made by Secretary Hay in the house
of representatives.
Prince Henry of Prussia has been
Invited by the governor general ol
Canada to visit him In the vice regal
residence in Ottawa.
Lieutenant Governor Tillman of
South Carolina, a nephew of Senator
Tillman, has withdrawn an Invitation
to tho president to present a sword to
a former rough rider at Charleston.
The United States will shortly de
mand a reimbursement of the sum
(J72.500) paid to the brigands as a
ransom for Miss Ellen M. Stone and
Mme. Tsilka, holding Turkey respon
sible. The house has sent the Philippine
tariff bill to conference, non-concurring
In all the senate amendments.
Monday.
Miss Stone Is on her way to Con
stantinople. She Intends soon to re
turn to the United States.
Prince Henry attended tho McKin
ley memorial services at the Capitol,
visited Mount Vernon, placed two
wreaths in the tomb and planted a
tree.
A southbound passenger train on the
Columbus branch of the Southern rail
road went through a trestle into a
creek near Zeteila, Ga. Four train
men were killed.
The British steamer Yeoman, from
Galveston for Liverpool, Is ashore at
the point of Cape Henry.
The statement was made at the
White House that the president has
not abandoned his proposed trip to
Charleston.
Tuesday.
William Marconi, who returned on
the Philadelphia, says a connected
message of four words was leceived
from the Lizard when the ship was
1,551 miles from that point.
Twenty men were saved by life sav
ers who rescued the crew of the Eng
lish ship Aeara, which went ashore ou
the shoals off Jefferson inlet, L. I.,
early Sunday morning.
A series of snow slides near Tellur
lde, Col., has caused the death of many
miners. Fourteen bodies have been
recovered.
Feli.ar.lo and his band of ladrones
entered the town of Calnta In Moron?
province, und captured the president?
and a majority of the police of the
town.
President Hooscvclt has informed a
committee from Charleston that he has
r.ot abandoned his intention of vlult
iut the exposition.
THE SHIPPING BILL.
Mr. Frye Made Opening Statement In
Support of Bill.
Washington, March 4. The senate
began consideration of what Is popu
larly known as the shipping subsldy
blll, a measure to provide for ocean
mail service between the United Staled
and foreign ports, and for the com
mon defense; to promote commerce
and to encourage deep sea fisheries.
Mr. Frye. chairman of tho commit
tee on commerce, made the opening
statements in support of the bill. H.
occupied the floor for nearly tw 1
hours. The policy of protection whit h
has been applied, he said, to Ameri
can Industries had not been applied
to the shipping industry. The result
of thl3 short sighted policy hid been
the decadence of the American mar
chant marine and the cone:.ii"nt hu
miliation of Americans en ned In the
shipping industry.
Mr. Frye's address was largely t" -li-nlcal,
but his argument was listened to
with close attention by senators on
both sides of the chamber.
Prior to the consideration of the
Bhipping hill many minor measures
were passed.
Experts Made Mistakes.
New York, March 4. At the after
noon session in the Patrick trial two
witnesses who were examined relative
to the signature exhibits pronouneod
the conceded signatures to be genuine
and tho disputed ones as forgeries.
One of the witnesses was John D.
Bartlne, formerly Judge of the court
of common pleas of New Jersey Mr.
Bartlne testified to an acquaintance
of many years with Mr. Rice. He
drew the will of 1S90 for Mr. Rice and
Is also named as one of the executors
of the 189K will and the present peti
tioner for the probate of that will.
The other witness was John Tiuesdell,
a note broker of Syracuse, N. Y., wno
was Btlll on the stand when court ad
journed for the day.
Supreme Court Decision.
Washington. March 4 In the Unit
ed States supreme court Justice Me
Kenna delivered an opinion in tho
case of L. S. Clark vs the city of
Tltiisvllle, Pa., sustaining the validity
of a city ordinance dividing tho mer
chants of the city Into classes for tt.e
purpose of taxation. The ordinance
was attacked as In violation of the
14th amendment to the constitution,
but this plea was not sustained.
Porte Denies Responsibility.
Constantinople, March 4. The
United States minister. John O. A.
Lelshman has presented a note to tho
porte regarding the capture of Miss
Stone by brigands, demnnding the
punishment of the guilty parties. Tho
porte, in reply, repudiates responsibil
ity and denies all liability.
Wireless Telegraph Outfit.
Berlin, March 4. The United States
navy department has it.lered a com
plete outfit for two stations of the
wireless telegraph system of Slahy ft
Arco, from the Alloeeimeine Elec
tricltatets Oeseellsehaft of Berlin, for
the purpose of exiierlmentlng against
the Marconi system.
MARKET REPORT.
New York Provision Market.
New York, March 3.
WHEAT No. 2 red, 80c f.o.b.
afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth, 84 o
f.o.b. afloat.
CORN No. 2 corn, C8c f.o.b.
afloat.
OATS No. 2, 50c; No. 2 white,
B2c; track mixed western, 50
51c; track white, 5H57o.
PORK Mess, 15.50Q1C.50; family,
$17.00(517.25.
HAY Shipping, 6065c; good to
choice, 9nn92Vic.
BUTTER Creamery, extras, 3oc;
factory, 20c; imitation creamery,
western, fancy, 23Tl 24e.
CHEESE Fancy largo white, 11 Vi
HVfcc; small white, 12Vic
EGGS Stato and Pennsylvania,
80c.
POTATOES New York, sack, $2.15
2.30 .
Buffalo Provision Market.
Buffalo, March 3.
WHEAT No. 1 northern, 73e;
winter wheat, No. 2 red, 87 Vic.
CORN No. 2 corn, 4:tc; No. 3
corn. f.4'4c.
OATS No. 2 white, 4!i 41i'4c; No.
3 mixed, 4ii'4c.
FLOUR Spring wheat, best patent,
tra tubs, 2Sc; state and Pennbyl
$2.2503.00. BUTTER Creamery, w-'s'evn. ex
tra tubs. 28ii29c: state and Pennsyl
vania creamwrj, 27c; dairy, fair to
good, 22jf24c.
CHEESE Fancy full cream, Uf(i
12c; good to choice, 10 11c; common
to fair. 7j 9c.
EGGS State fresh fancy, 27.
POTATOES Fancy, pur buahul,
70J 75c.
East Buffalo Live Stock I.U.ket.
CATTLE Best steers on sale, $ii.U
6.50; good to choice shipping steers,
$5.40 5.75; coarse, rouh but fa,
steers, $5.00ft 5.50; choice to Bnioolu
fat steers, $5.25'(i 5.50; common to
good heifers, $3.5H4.4t; good butcher
bulls, $3,754 4.011.
SHEEP AND LAMBS- Handy
lambs, choice to fanc y, $H. loifi li.Oo;
common to good, $5.5o'(i 5.90; choice
to handy wethers, $5.25fi 5.50.
HOGS- Mixed packers' grades,
t., :i!(!i i, 45: medium hogs. $ti.45ft fi.jo;
choice, 250lbs. and upwards, $C.05fci
.C2.
Buffalo Hay Market.
HAY Timothy, loose. No. 1 per ten.
l3.0llii 14.00; timothy prime hi:,-,
baled, II I nr'i 1 1 00; tin.. I
tight baled. $13 mo '"
1 tight baled, $12.50' I ..