THE FOREST REPUBLICAN. Published every Wednesday by J. K. WENK. OiEoe in Bmearbaugh & Weak Building, KLM BTHKBT, TIONKKTA, fA. TrrM 01.00 A Vrur, furled la A4vure. No subscription roeolved for a shorter period than lliree month. Correspondence solicited, but no uotloe will bo Ukun of snony nioun uotiimunica Hoiih. Alwy give your name. uimj.-T. F. Ritohev. Cuuneitmen. J. T. Dale, W. F. Ill inn Dr. J. ('. Dunn, U.(MInton, J. U. Muse, (). K. Weaver. J. W. Landers. Jimlicet of the Peace C. A. Randall, 8, J, Motley. Cbnatabte H. K. Maxwell. lttector S. J. Motley. M-hoot Director Itev.J.V. MoAnineh, I,. Fulton, i. C. Hcowdon. J. K. WeiiK Patrick Joyce, L. Aunew. FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS. Member of Congrent J. K. P. Hall. Member of Senate A. M. Neeley. AuemblyK. M. Dnult. I'rexiitent Judge W. M. Llndaey. Antociate Judyet It, 11. Crawford, W II. II. Doltorer. VofAonoat-y, Regiater t Recorder, ite, John II. Kolwrteon. NherilT.J. W. jHinioxon. 'iVe(MHrer Frd. A. Keller. CbMiitiMinnert K. M. Herman, Johu T. Carmm. J. T. Dale. thutrict Attorney H. D. Irwin. Jury fnn(iuer Mvl O. Hoy nobis, Peter Youiigk. (broner Dr. J. W. Morrow. County Auditors J. It. Clark, K. J 1' I vnn, (ton. I.. King. County Superintendent E. E. HtiUln- ger. Itriulur Tfrai mf ('earl. Fourth Monday of February. Third Monday of May. Fourth Monday of September. Third Monday of November. Charrk Hbkik Mrk..t. PreMivterian Sabbath Hehool at 9:45 a. i.i M. K. Nahhath School at 10:00 a. in. Preaching In M. K. Church every Hale Lath evenlinr liv Kov. O. II. Nickie 1'reai'hiiiK in the F. M. Church every Sabbath evenitifrat the usual hour. ilev, MfWarvv. Paxinr. Her loon in the Presbyterian Church every Mahhath morning and evening, Ito v.J. v. McAtiinou oiuciHiiiig. The regular niiwtinir of the W. C. T. U. are he'd at the headquarter on the aeooint Hid rourtu Tutuxtaya oi earn in. nlli. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. PI' N EST A LODGE, No.3i9, I.O.I. F. 1 Meet every Tuesday evening, In Odd Fellows Hull, rarlrnlga builinng. 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DUNN, PHYSICIAN AND SU HU EON. 0111. -o over Heath it Killmer'a atare, Tionexta, Pa. Pmfwudoiial calla prompt ly reaKnded to at all houra of day or ninlil. Realdeni-e Elm St., between drove's (jrocery andlerow'a reataurant. UR. J. D. URKAVE8, Pliyaiclun and Hume on Olllce and reniilenco above The Davis Pharmacy. D B. J. It. SltiOlNS. l'bvsiciati and Surgeon, OIL. CITY, PA. K. LANSON, REAL ESTATE, Tioneata, Pa O J.SETI.EY, O. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Keeps a complete line of Justice's l.hinks for Dale. Also Blank deeds, mortgages, etc. Tioneata, Pa. HOTEL WEAVER, K. A. WEAVER, Proprietor. This hotel, formerly the Iawrence House, haa uiidorgoneacomplotechange, and ia now furnished with al'. the mod ern Improvement. Healed and lighted throughout with natural gas, bathroom, hot and cold water, etc. The comforta ol guesta never neglected. CENTRAL HOUSE, Kf liEHOW A liEROW Proprietor. Tionsela, Pa. This la the most centrally IcM-Hlcd liotcl in the place, and has all the modern iinprovementa. No pains will be spared to make it a pleasant aUipping place lor the traveling luiblio. first clan Livery In connnc'ion. pillL. KMERT FANCY ROOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop in Walter huilding, Cor. Elm and Walnut streoU, Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work from the finest to the coarsest and guarantees his work to give porfect satisfaction. Prompt atten tion given to mending, and prices reasonable. JORENZO FULTON, Manufacturer of and Dealer In HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES, Ami all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TION ESTA. PA. OllIfODlI GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, AND UNDERTAKERS. TIOHUSTA, J'ENN. Forest VOL. XXXV. NO. 18 LIVES LOST BY FLOOD Western New York Suffers Twice In a Month. Killed Brutal Husband Chinese Crull er Lost Good Crop Reports Battle- . chip Illinois Disabled Fourteen of Sailing Party Drowned Careless Minor Caused Explosion. Steady rain caused freshets Sunday thruiiKhout Western New York, which did almost as much damago to prop erty k the cloudburst of three weeks aso. ThcrullrtiadB were not so seri ously dumuKcd, but havoc was wrought Iu bay fields and other flno farm lauds and tho damage will be very heavy, One life was lost at Droctun, and an other at Castile. At Gnwnmla the Thatcher brook dam pave way and the streets of tho vil lage were inundated. Many shade ai d fruit trtes were destroyed. One house was tumbled into a deep cut niado by the water and many barns were toppled over. Northern Chautauqua county suffered heavy Ii.hs Irom Hoods, this being the second time In a month that excessive ruins have Rent the rivers and creeks over their hanks. The downpour Sunday was terrific. The damage to crp3 l. Inimeiise and railroads are h: avy losers from the washouts. On Co Dunkirk, Alleghany Valley & Pittsburg, near Lily Dale, the water levelled a hanked roadbed 2m) feet long and Id feet high. Passengers werp transferred around the break. The Chautauqua division of the Pennsylvania between llrocton and Mayvlllp was washed out for 1U() feet and trains were spt.t around by way of West field until the damago wai repaired. Iu Fivdonia, people living near Can aduwny creek had to lo:ive their homes, the water reaching the second story window A heivy rain fall sent Purely creelt at IlernellsviPo out of bounds and In less than an hour tho First ward and the lower section of the Sicond ward were flooded, the water rising as high as In the great flood of two wepks ago. A bridge on the Allegheny division of the Krle has been washed away ami trnllic is Mocked. At Dlnhamten James Cool and his wl'e and cMld, who lived In tho upper pint vt a furniture factory on the bank of Hump creek, were carried away and drowned, the factory having collapsed from a flood caused by the bursting of a dam. At Coventry In the same county a trnln ran Into a wajhout and Michael J. Ryan of Dlnghamton was drowned, and Engineer Edward Farron and Fireman Willis Marsh were seriously Injured. Killed Her Hi'sband and Brother. The Juithert brothers, who operated snmll coal mine near Oraville. III., were both shot to death at their home by the wile of one of the men. They had returned about midnight anil trie nusnaud demanded tils sup per. .Mrs. Jaubert undertook its prep aration and her husband began break ing the dl-hes and at last attacked her. Mrs. Jaubert and her sister fled to a back room aud locki'd the door. Tho hu. lia:id followed, broke In tho door and lenc-Acd the assault, whereupon the wilu fired threa shots Into his body causing Instant death. The brother attempted to strike the won'an. whireupon Mrs. Jaubert emp tied the two remaining chambers of the revolver Into his body Inflicting a wound from which he died shortly aft erward. The woman gave the alarm and surrendered to an offlrcr. In the morning Coroner Knauer Im paneled a Jury who exonerated the wife. Chinese Cruiser Blown Up. News was received by the steam ship Empress of India at Victoria, n. C, of the destruction of the Chi nese cruiser Hai Chee at Nanking by an explosion. The Jnpane-e cruiser Atago arrived at Hsiakuan on June II and the mag azine of the Hal Chee was opened to alute her. Then came the explos ion and of the crew but two escaped. The fit st reports placed the loss of life at 250, but the more reliable pa prrs tay It will not exceed 1-10. The explosion was felt severely on xiard the United Stales gunboat Hel ena, the Japar.e:c cruiser snd on the other vessels in that portion of the river. On land the shock was felt for four and five miles and one vessel seven miles awny on the river felt It. Hunts were lowered from the Hel ena, Alacn and other vessels but noth ing could be done, the survivors alone being picked up. There were four tons of powdi r on board. Good Crop Reports. Weather, crop and Industrial de velopments have- b; en largi ly favor able, and, coupled wilh tho greater ease of money, make for an optimistic feeling In trade and speculation. Good growing weather Is reported the country over, and corn and cotton rortu are generally more favornld-'. Cotton crop report. arc more fnvurnble. In tho East crops are In pood shape though backward, but a better out look for corn and vegetables is re flectid in reports from widely separat ed sections. The Southern peach yield has been large, and fruits generally have done well. Iiuslness failures for the week end ing July 17 number 171 as against 1D5 last week. 2i'H in this week last year, 2o2 In IHun. 174 h, ISM and 1S8 In 1S!S. Minister Wu's Recall. Miuihtei W'll has received official confirmation of his recall to Pckln to assume a connection with tba new Chinese foreign office. He had previously received a copy of the ofliclal decree naming him self with Shen Chal Pen as the com piler of a new code of laws for China, hut he was not certain that the now iuty could not be discharged in Wash ington without the surrender of his mission. Now, however, he Is In formed that he is to come to Pekln. The date of in departure has not been set, as H depends on the arrival kere- of Liang Chen Tung, who Is to litcceed him, from London. The change cannot be made Inside of a month or six weeks. Battleship Illinois Disabled. Owing to the faulty steering gear of the United States battleshlD Illi nois she struck tho bottom of the har aor at Christiana, Norway, which will compel her to go back to England to be placed in drydock there. Two small compartments filled with wnter. The crew were piped to col lision quarters and the watertight ioors were closed. The rest of the iquadron Btood into the inner harbor. The Illinois was eventually backed )ff and anchored safely. Rear Aclmlr il Crowninshield will probably shift his flag to the Chicago and the re mainder of the proposed Baltic cruise may be abandoned. King Edward at Cowes. Since his removal to Cowes, Isle of Wight, the progress of the king has been so rapid that his physicians have Drdered a more liberal diet for his majesty. Tho fleet has been ordered to assemble at Splthei Aug. U for the purpose of a review being held a few days subsequently by tho king. It has been decided that no special mission shall be Invited to the coro nation and foreign nations will be rep resented at Westminster abbey during the ceremony there by their ambas sadors and ministers. Eleven Deaths From Tornado. A fierce tornado, characterized by wind storm of extraordinary vel ocity, thunder, vivid lightning and i terrible heavy rain storm, suddenly hurst upon linltimore at 1:30 p. m. Sunday, coming Irom tho southwest. Eieven persons lost their lives, hun dreds of houses were unroofed, trees In the public parks and streets were torn up by the roots, many buildings damaged and several peoplo injured. The Btorm exhausted Its fury In less than 15 minutes. Corn Corner Ended. The famous John W. Gates corner In July corn came to an abrupt termin ation when it became known that shorts to the extent of a good many million bushels had effected private settlements with Harris, Gates & Co. and that the deal was at an end so far as the steel magnate was con cerned. The July price responded to the settlement by a quick drop of 15 cents to 6f)'4c Later it recovered a fraction and closed at G54, stibstan tlally tho price of the cash article. Careless Miner Caused Explosion. Thirty-five miners were killed In the Daly West and Ontario mines, near Park City. Ctah The disaster was the result of an ex plosion occasioned by John Burgy, a miner, going Into one of the niaga jlncs of tho Daly West with a lighted candle. His act cost him his life and tho lives of many other miners beside. His own body was blown to small piece'. Miners' Defence Fund. The convention of the United Mine Workers held at Indianapolis, luil., called to consider the question of . general strike, adjourned at noon Sa urday after arranging for a defence fund that Is expected to aggregato nearly f l.nuo.nou a month, and issuing an address to the people of the coun try, setting out tho condition of the striking miners In the anthracite fields and appealing for aid. Foorteen of Sailing Party Drowned. A whale boat containing 1G waiters and waitresses employed at the Oceanic House, Star Island, Isle of Shoals, who went out in the bay Thurs iay afternoon on a pleasure trip In charge of Skipper Fred Miles, was cap sized during a squall and 14 of the occupants were drowned. The other three were rescued by fishermen who put from the shore in their dories. Death of John W. Mackay. John W. Mackay of San Francisco, who has been suffering from heat pros '.rution since Tuesday last, died at his residence on Carlton House Terrace, London, on Sunday, at 6:30 o'clock. John W. Mackay was the last sur viving member cf the four Bonanza kDngs Mackay, Flood, O'Brien and Kilr. Secretary Baer Resigned. John Willis Baer, for many years secretary of the Cnlted Society of Christian Endeavor, has tendered his resignation to take effect on October I, and has accepted a position as as sistant secretary of the Presbyterian Hoard of Home Mis-ions. Mr. Baer begins his new work in New York October 1. President's New England Trip. The president will leave Oyster Bay Aug 22 and visit all the New England ci.-ilos in about M days, rcturnlnt! to Ovsler Bny about Sept 1. He will re main at home until Si pt. 10. when he will leave on a Northwestern trip of two weeks and four days. It will take In many places In the Northwest. Collision on Lehigh at Rochester. A fatal head-on collision occurred between two passenger trains on the Lehigh Valley railroad, near Hope hos pital. Hoehester, Sunday evening. In which one person was almost instantly killed and 1! others more or less serl iiu.ly Injured. Re TI0NESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, SENATOR M'LAURIN DECLINES. Does Not Now Want Appointment to Bench of Court of Claims. Oyster Bay, July 22. President Roosevelt Is in receipt of a lettet from Senator John L. McLaurin ol Sotth Carolina declining the proffered appointment to the vacancy on the bench of the United States court ol claims. The president, it can be said much regrets Senator McLaurln's do rision, as he believes that the South Carolinian's senatorial experience ano his career as attorney general of his state would have rendered him a par tlculatly good member of the court ol claims. The president now is uncertain what he will do about Senator McLaurin It is understood that he Is anxious tc 6ENATOI1 JOHN I. U'LAUKIN. appoint him to some position in recog nition of what the president regards as his services to the country and his demonstrated ability In public life. Senator McLaurln's letter is couched In the most positive terms and evident ly was based in particular on a news paper article which accompanied the letter. The article stated that the si nator had sold himself for the pros pect of getting such an office as that offered to him. It can be said, how ever, that the piesident regarded such a type of aerusation as beneath notice and sincerely regrets that Senator Mc Laurin should have decerned it neces sary to pay any attention to It. Senator McLaurin evidently has changed his mind about accepting the proffered appointment since he was In Oyster Hay on July 11. At that time he Indicated his readiness to accept the vacancy on the court of claims and the only question then was when ho should resign from the senate. Secretary of the treasury Shaw Is expected to visit the president sonic time this week but the date is not an nonnced. DEATH OF JOHN W. MACKAY. Meeting of Americans In London Ex press Regret and Sympathy. London, July 22. An informal meot ing of Americans sojourning in l.on don held at the Carlton hotel last evening adopted resolutions express ing regret at the death of John W. Mackay and tendering sympathy to Mrs. Mackay and the other members of the family. Among those present were General Joseph Wheeler of Ala bama; former governor of Maryland Frank Brown, Jefferson M. Levi, for mer mrmber of congress from New York, and George T. Wilson, third vice president of the Equitable Life Assurance society of the United States. A Rome correspondent, referring to the death of Mr. Mackay, says a (loop Impression has been caused there by the sudden decease of one who was related by marriage to so many leud Ing Italian families. Combination of Irish Landlords, Dublin, July 22. Irish landowners have formed a combination with t capital of jLIiw.ihiu to protect them selves agaiiitt the United Irish League. The prospectus of the combination makes complaint that the government has failed to afford the landowners adequate assistance and says that therefore united efforts on their part is necessary. Among the leading mem bers of the combination are Arthur Hugh Smith Hairy and Lord Clou brock. American Book Company Ousted Top: ka. Kan., July 22. The supreme court has issued a writ ousting the American Book company from the state of Kansas and depriving it of the right to transact business as a cor poration In tills stale, until It shall secure a charter. I ho order was granted upon the petition of the county attorney of Shawnee count and grew out of the fight for the con tract to supply the public schools o( the entire state with school books. Sailors Killed on Battleship. St. Petersburg. July 22. The battle ship lUtvlzan. built in Philadelphia for the Russian government and which recently arrived here, scents to be Ill-fated. On her way from Philadelphia five members of her crew were killed by the explosion of a water lube, and Sunday two others of the crew were killed by their falling to the bottom of the drydock whilo painting the battleship's keel. Colonel Croesbeck Called Down. Washington. July 22 By direction of secretary of war. General Corbln has written to Colonel Groesbeck asking him for ;in explanation of an lut . -rview published regarding the court martial of Major Wall r. Colo nel firocslieek wr.s judge advocate of the court and the opinion expressed at tie war department is that an offi cer should nut talk about such mat ter r a Us M PUBLICAN. JULY 23. 1902 FAREWELL TO ROME Governor Taft and Party R' ceived by His Holiness. Said the Apostolic Delegate Would Be Instructed by Him Personally, Regret Expressed at False Rumors, Present For President Roosevelt. Conversation In French. Rome, July 22. The Americans were ushered into the private library and so soon as the door was opened tho pope went half way to meet and greet ed uovernor Taft with tho greatest cordiality. His holiness commenced the Interview by saying he was most satisfied and happy at the results ob tained and was confident that the ne gotiations would be the starting point of a complete and satisfactory . solu tion of the question under discussion Ho added that the apostolic delegate soon to be appointed would be Instruct ed most strictly and precisely regard ing carrying out the ideas determined upon by the United States and the Vatican, saying: "I will see that orders be given him as to his work, over which I will watch personally." Turning the conversation, the pope expressed the highest esteem for American methods of treating church matters. In fact he had more than once pointed to the United States as setting an example well worth copy ing. Governor Taft thanked the pope for the promptness and courtesy shown during his visit and promised co-opera tion with the apostolic delegate In ex ecuting the business ol tho lines agreed upon at Rome. He expressed regret at the fact that the negotia Hons had been made the occasion for the circulation of false and even ca! umnlous rumors In various papers and hy some telegraphic agencies which bad given rise to unfavorable com ments upon the Vatican. The pope also protested against such false reports, but ho philosophic ally declared that by this time he wns accustomed to that kind of misrepre sentation. The pontiff then rose with unusual activity, walked with the Americans to tho opposite side of the room and showed them the mosaic which he Is sending to President Roosevelt in re turn for the president's present of a box containing his (Mr. Roosevelt's) literary works. The mosnlc is a copy of Corrldl's wellknown picture of Pope Leo sitting on the terrace of the Vati can gardens surveying Rome. It was made In the Vatican workships. Tho pope than gave Bishop O'Gorman an autograph letter to Piesident Roose velt. Members of Governor Taft's party asked the pope to bless several boxes of rosaries and other religious memen toes which his holiness did most will ingly, adding that his benediction was extended to all their relations and friends. After 40 minutes' audience, during which the conversation was carried on entirely In French, Bishop O'Gorman and Major Porter translating, the pope saw the Americans to the door of the llliiary. Governor Taft and his companions then called on the papal secretary of state, Cardinal Mnmpolln. with whom they exchanged somewhat similar courtesies. Later fiovrnor Taft accompanied hy Judg-e Smith and Captain Strother, left Rome for Naple?. Porto Rico Federal Party. San Juan, P. R., July 22. A largely attended convention of Federalists from all parts of tho Island was held here. The object of the meeting was to decide whether to change the name of the party. Resolutions were passed reaffirming the party's denunciation of the Furnker law, expressing confidence in President Roo.-evclt, their leader, Munoz Rivera, and the president of the party, Francisco Acuna. changing the parly s name to the American Fed eral party, and pledging support to the administration and the Republican party of the United States. Strike Extending. New York, July 22. The 25,i"0 gar ment workers who struck Sunday for Higher wages and shorter hours were Joined yesterday by about iri.0111) oth ers, who asked that 5li hours be con sidered a week's work. As this is the dull se'nxon in the trade it is expected that it will be some days before the various interests get together. Almut nine different unions are engaged in the strike. County Bonds Bring Premium. Ballston, July 22. County Treasurer Frippcn sold at auction yesterday 3', percent Saratoga county bonds of the par value of $j!i.0uu. The nun re alized was l.-ilt.oix. The bonds are payable in from 7 to 11 years. The bonds were authorized to provide funds for Improvements to th" county court house and Jail. Department of the East. New York, July 21. Major General Arthur Mac Arthur assumed temporary command of the department of the East, relieving Major General John It. Brooke. The ceremony took place In the headquarters bn'lding on Gover nor's Island. General Brooke was pre sented with a large silver loving cup by the officers of his staff. Ferry Boat on Volga Sank. St. Petersburg, July 22. A ferry boat while crossing the river Volga at Iteresniki uauk unci fjs nai vo.-ttrs were drowned. j $1.00 PER ANNUM. THE LATEST EXPLOSIVE. Pennsylvania Mjn Has Something That Outdoes Othsr Substances. Wellsboro, Pa., July 21. After years of experiment a V.'ollsboro Inventor has discovered the most powerful ex picsiie in the world. It i? called hath amite, alter its inventor. G. M. Hath away, who has more patents issued in his name than any other man In the United States, except Thomas A. Ell ison. Recent experiments with hathamlte lave awed rather than surprised those who witnessed them. The effect of a pound oi dynamite compared to apound of hathamlte is the difference between a toy pistol and a 41-calibre revolver, it possesses remarkable properties. It can be handled with absolute impun ity, the same as so much sand. It is in appearance a bluish-gray, coarse powder. Lighted matches can be thrown into it. A handful of it can be laid on an anvil and pounded into impalpable powder with a sledge; ride bullets fired iuto it or shells ex poded near It have no perceptible ef fect on it, but once the combination of flame and concussion found in a per cussion cap unites upon it the tre mendous explosive energy of tho stuff is demonstrated. Mr. Hathaway has won a reputa tion aud a fortune through his inven tion of the duplex telegraph and some high explosives which, however, do not rank with hathamlte. The government Is taking an activo Interert In this new explosive and It Is understood has appointed a com mittee of experts from the ordnance department to inquire into its merits. COAL STRIKERS CONFIDENT. Believe That With the Assistance From Other Unions They Will Win. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., July 21. Presi dent Mitchell's address at tlte Indian apolls convention, in which he urged that Immediate aid lie given the an thracite strikers, was well received throughout the Wyoming region. The strikers now feel confident that wilh the assistance they receive from their bituminous brethren they will be able to hold out until the coal operators are forced to grant the demands. It Is reported that the coal com panics will take the aggressive this week and attempt to operate one of the collieries. At strike headquarters this report Is not credited. It claimed thai no single company can secure a sufficient number of men to operate a colliery aud that now that the national convention has pledge support to the strikers the latter will be more steadfast than over. McKeesport Gets a Big Mill, Pittsburg, July 21. The United States Steel corporation has decided to build its Immense tube plant at M Keesport. Tho decision was reached Saturday and was announced by the citizens' committee which was formed to make the deal for the property need ed by the trust. When the negotia Hons were opened by the trust origin ally tho owners of the property de manded $1,250,01111. The company called the deal off and made arrange ments to build elsewhere. The citl zens' committee stepped in and re potted that It would turn the properly amounting to 15 city blocks over to the trust for J7!n,ooo, a price that Is acceptable. The land will cost $770, 000, but tho difference will be nalJ bv the business men of the city. Big Deal In Mining Lands. Marquette. Mich., July 21. It is officially announced that tho Cleveland Cliffs Iron company has purchased the lease held by the Itasla Mining com pany on llio acres of luml adjoining the Hawkins mine on the Western Mesaba range. The consideration was $"(io ODD cash and 7 cents per ton for all ore now shown up (about ti.ooo.uoo tons), and all that is yet to be found. The lease provides for the payment to the fee holders of a royalty of 20 cents per ton on all ore mined, which makes the total considerably over $3,00(),0(;i)l It being estimated that the tract con tains fully lo,iiio,uno tons of ore. An Interstate Marriage Bureau. ilkes-Uarre, Pa., July 21. So many young couples from ibis slate go across the Now York state line to wed, thus avoiding the marriage license fee, that the Pennsylvania ministers living close to the border feel they are done out of many wedding fees-. Some of the clergymen are talking of combin ing to tent rooms in Owcgo and Wav- irly, the most popular wedding towns, and accompanying the couples there to marry tlx 111. A Substitute For Rubber, Austin, Tex., July 21. A charter has been filed in the secretary of state's office here for tho Gumcarbo company, with a capital stock of $10,ooo,uo. Tlie concern will manu facture a substitute for rubber by re fining Texas oil combined with cotton feed oil. Killed Him, But He Did It Wilkes liai re. Pa., July 2u. Pasquale Reperio, aged 13, and Thomas Fitzpat rlek were bathing near llnnleton Fri day when the latter was overcome hy cramps ami sank. Ropcrlo dived and got him ami, though Fitpat rick is much larger than he, managed after a long struggle to tow him ashore. Tho task exhausted him. He was carried home and died the same nij.-, lit. Wages of 6,000 Raised. Johnstown, Pa., July 21. From an official of the Cambria Steel company It is learned Hint about one half of the company's 12.000 employe will partici pate in an advance of wages which will average 10 per cent, to dale from Julv 1st. RATES OF ADVERTISING: On Square, one inch, one week... 100 One Square, one inch, out month, i 00 One Square, one inch, 3 months.... & 00 One Square, one inch, on year .... 10 00 Two Squares, one year 15 00 Quarter Column, one year 30 00 Half Column, one year. 50 00 One Column, one year leo 00 Legal advertisements ten cents par line each insertion. We do fine Job Printing of every de scription at reasonable rates, but it's cash on delivery. NO DAMAGE DONE. Naval Engagement In Panama Bay at Long Range, Washington, July 22. The state do partment has received a cablegram from Consul General Gudgcr al Panama dated Sunday as follows: "Fighting at long range five mile out, between Padilla and Gultan and two government vessels. No damage done." This Is the engagement In Panama harbor referred to in Sunday's nawl dispatches. The r.avy department also received advices respecting this engagement In a dispatch from Commander Pottet of the Gunboat Ranger. His announce ment that he has forbidden a bom bardment will, it is believed, causa the Insurgents to abandon further at tempt against Panama by water. Com mander Potter's dispatch is as follows: "Panama, July 20. "A slight engagement has taken place between insurgent and govern ment vessels, Panama Bay. No dam age. I have notified the Insurgent ve.-sels bombardment city or anchor age cannot be permitted." The Ranger was dispatched to David to report upon the revolutionary move ments In that vicinity. Islands Submerged. Blnghamton, N. Y., July 22. Raln which prevailed all day Sunday con tinued at Intervals yesterday and fur ther raised the water in the Susque hanna and Chenango rivers which ar higher than ever known here at this season. A number of campers on Is lands In the Susquehanna have been forced to the mainland by water sub merging the Islands. Borned to Death In Saloon. Kingston, N. Y., July 22. August Belo, a saloon keeper at Glasco, was burned to death Monday morning In his saloon. Ho returned to his safe twice through the flames, but the third time was ovecoine. His charrod body was later found three feet from the doorway. MARKET REPORT. New York Provision Market New York, July 21. WHEAT No. 2 red, 7i80c t. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth. S2:!ic. CORN No. 2 corn, 70V4c f. o. b. afloat. OATS No, 2 oats, C2c; No, 3 white, (i3't.c; track mixed western, ti2ifi3c; track white. 3f tl(ie. PORK Mt'fj, $l.2.r(&)22.00; family, $21,011 '1.60. HAY Shipping, 7(lc; good to choice, 95ift97c. BUTTER Creamery, extras, 21V4c; factory, 17 1,4 1 80; imitation cream ery, western fancy, 18i (ft l'.ic. CHEESE Fancy large white, 9 9c; small white, 94 j 10c. EGGS State and Pennsylvania, 21 Ti 22c. POTATOES Long Island, $1,000 2.00. Buffalo Provision Market. Buffalo, July 21. WHEAT No. 1 northorn, SOc; winter wheat. No. 2 red, 83c. CORN No. 2 corn, lc t. o. b. afloat; No. 3 corn, 7Vi71c. OATS No. 2 white, UOVic; No. 3 mixed, liuc. FLOUR Spring wheat, best patent, per blil., $4.2S4.S0; low grades, $2.5051 3-00. BUTTER Creamery, western, ex tra tubs, 21ViA 22c; state and Pennsyl vania creamery, 21',4c; dairy, fair to good, ISfft l'JQ. CHEESE Fnncy full cream, 10Vi 11c; good to choice, 10c; com mon to fair, 85i9e. EGGS State, fresh fancy, 19 ',4 20c. POTATO ES Old, good to choice, per bushel, &oi&7"c. East Buffalo Live Stock Market CATTLE Best steers on salo, $8.00 (iS.2'; good to choice shipping steers, $ii.75'?t 7.00; coarse, rough but fat steers, $."i.40f( 6.7j; choice to smooth (at hellers, $ii.oog O.fiO; common to fair heifers, $4.00 5.25; good butcher bulls, $4. 505.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS Spring lambs, choice to fancy, $(i.256.St fair to good, $.i.2r,(fj 'fi.00; choice to handy wethers, $4.254.50. HOGS Mixed packers' R racier. $8.10(8.20; medium hogs, $H.ir(f7 8.80; choice 24U lbs and upwards, $8.15ifj) S.27. Buffalo Hay Market HAY Timothy, loose, No. 1 per ton. $14.50'U 15.00; timothy prime, looso baled, $14.5Uft 15.00; timothy No. 1 baled $13.50014.00. Little Falls Dairy Market Little. Fulls, July 21. Sales of cheese on tho dairy board of trade today were: Large, colored, 2 lots of 11)2 boxe: at 9c; small, white, 27 lots of l.Nor, boxes at 9Vic; small, colored, 18 lots of 2,018 boxes at S'c; twins, colored. 13 lots of !M boxes at 9Vjc; twins, white, 17 lots of 1,o.',3 boxes at !)V.c. BUTTER -Sales of 83 packages of creamery nutter were made at Zl'io and a smal lamount of dairy at 2ipiji 21c. Utica Cheese Market mica, July 21. CHEESE Large, white, 11 lots of 1.0X1 boxes at K'.ic; large, colored, 44 lots of 3,S:0 hoxes at 9'4c; small. white. It! lots of 1.57 boxes at 9Uic; 1 lot of 109 hoxes at 9;c; small, col ored. 27 lots of 2.715 boxes at 9'4c; t lots of 1S8 hexes at !-V,c. BUTTER Creamery, 2"8 tubs solil at 22 cent - and 25 tubs at 22'.ic
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