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DUNN, PHYSICIAN AND SU IU1KON. 0ll" over Heath t(- Killmer'a atare, Vloncsla, I'a. Profentional calls prompt ly riMHudtHl to at all iioura ol day or uiulil. Kmldence Klin St., between tirove'a KMH'ery and tierow'a reHtatiraut. JJB.J. D.tiltKAVFS, P'lVaii'ian ami snrireon Ulllceand reaidence above The Davia Pharmacy. D 11 J. H SIHIilNS. I'liyait'ian and or(reon, OIL CITY, PA. It. I, ANSON, Hardware, TinniiiK Pluinbilitr. Tionexta, Pa O J.SKTI.KY, O. J US TICK Oh' THE PEACE, Keep a complete line of Jualioe'a blanks for aale. Alao lllauk deeda, inortnanHH, etc, Tloneata, Pa. HOTEL WKAVICK, K. A. WEAVER. Proprietor. Thia hotel, formerly the liwrem-e Houae, baa undergone acoin,eteehani;e, and ia now furnished with al. the mod ern improvements. Healed and lighted throughout with natural nas, bathrooma, hot and eohl water, etc. The comforts of Kuesla never ucKlected. CENTRA L IIOl'SE, V liUHilWAIIKKOW Proprietor. Tionsela, I'a. This ia the moatcenlrallv located hotel in the place, and has all the miNlerii improvements. No pains will be spared to make it a pleasant stopping place lor the travel inn publlo. First rlass Livery ill connection. )HIL. KMKRT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm nd alnut streets. Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work trnin the liiiest to the coarsest and Kuaranteca his work to Kive perfect sat isfaction. Prompt atU'n tion v'iven to uiendiiiK, and prices rea sonable. J OKEN.0 FULTON. Manufacturer nf and Dealer In HARNESS. UOLL.RS. BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONENTA. PA. I. fl. HASLET & SONS.. GENERAL MERCHANTS. Furniture Dealers, AND UNDERTAKERS. TIONESTA, PENN Forest Wife of Former President Died at Washington. Increased Area of Winter Wheat Min ister Bowen famous Commercial Treaty With Cuba Bombarded Venezuelan fort Shore Enl of Pacific Cable Landed. Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, wife of tor mat President Grant, died at her resi dence In Washington at 11:17 o'clock Sunday ulgUL Death was dua to heart failure, Mis. Grant having suffered for some years from valvular disease of the heart which was aggravated by a severe at tack of bronchitis. Her age prevented her rallying from the attack. The remains of Mrs. Grant will bo deposited In the tomb at Hlversldd Park, N. V., where those of her hus band now repot- Mrs. Grant, whose maiden name was Julia Dent, was burn In St Louis in 1S26, and waa the daughter of Fred erick and E len Wrenshall Dent. She was married to General, then Captain Grant, in 1848. During the civil war Mrs. Giant as with the general much of U;e time, and remained as near as possible to him when he was campaigning. She 8a her husband twice Inau gurated as president and accompanied hltn on his journey around the world. Aa mistress of the White House sho gave liberally to all the charitable In stitutions of the city. Fancy Prices For Anthracite. Bradstrcct's fays of the state of trale: Retail distribution, further stimu lated by colder weather and the ad vance of the holiday season, has ex panded largely, until now It easily oc cupies first portion In the trade sit uation. With the close of water navigation and tho advent of the new corn crop the situation coufrontlng railroad men will prJVe perplexing owing to car shortages. Prices generally have shown a strengthening tendenry. Wheat, oats, flour and all the leading cereals, except corn, are higher on good domestic and foreign demand, large export takings at reactions be ing notable features. The scarcity and high prices, where obtainable, of anthracite coal cause groat complaint at the East, and ln depen lent coal operators are reported getting fancy prices for their pro duct. Woolen goods are firm and the mills are well employed. Heavy overcoat ing opened at an advance of from 5 to 10 per cent and raw wool retains Us old strength. Hides and leather ar dull and rather quiet. Lumber is quiet, but prices are unimpaired. Hard woods are from $3 to $5 higher than a year ago, while white pine has al vanred $2 to $n. Business failures for the week end lng Thursday, Dec. 11, number 247, as against 1S5 last week and 233 In this week last year. Increased Area of Winter Wheat The statistician cf the department of agriculture at Washington estl mates the newly seeded ar-.'a of win ter wheat at about 34,000,000 acres, an increase of 6.1B per cent upon the area estimated to have been sown In the fall of 19U1. The con.llticn of winter wheat on Dec. 1 was 99.7, compared with S6.7 In 19H1, 87.1 In 19iMi, and r nine-year average of 91.4. The newly s;eded area of winter rye is piovisionally estimated at 99.3 per cent of the area sown in the fall vl 1901. The condition of winter rye on Dec. 1 was 98.1, as compared with 89.9 on Dec. 1, 1901; 99.1 on Dec. 1, 1900, and 95.7 the mean of the averages for the last nine years. New York slate shows acreage of winter rye of 9G per cent compared with 103 last year and a nine-year average of 99 per Ci'nt. Bombarded Venezuelan Fort The Brltls-h cruiser Charybdls and the German cruiser Vlneta bombarded the fortress at Puerto Cabello and quickly silenced It No damage was done to the town except the custom louse. The cMpf officer of President Cas tro's guard said to the representative of the press: "If there Is to be war let us know and we will fight. If there Is to be only an assault on our coast, where we cannot reach the allies, the only thing left for us to do Is to declare that to destroy your debtor's furniture Is a strange way to force the payment of his obligation. I believe this situa tion will soon come within the scope of the Monrce doctrine." Commercial Treaty With C"ba. A definite treaty of commercial reci procity between Cuba and the United States was signed late Thursday night by General Bliss and Secretaries Zaldo and Moutes. It only lacks the signatures of Secre tary Hay and Senor Quesada and the approval of the United States and Cuban senates to make It operative. Although the treaty provides for a uniform reduction of 20 per cent from the present tariff charges on Cuban proiurt3 entering the United States a parallel list of products has been drawn up In which is set forth the re ductli HS on each item made by Cuba ntid the United Status re pcctlvely. It Is Impossible now to make any mater lal changes In this list. All Prisoners Released. Thn fore! in offlcj at London hat TIONESTA. jublished two of Minister Bowen's dispatches which were communlcat.d hy the state department at Washing ton to Minister Herbert and which were received by the London foreign office. These dispatches relate to the at tack upon the German legation at Caracas and give Mr. Bowen's steps to obtain the release of the 54 Ger man and British subjects arrested in Caracas and the announcement thut all the persons apprehended had been released. Shore End of Pacific Cable Landed. "In memory of John W. Mackay, I christen the Pacific cable. May It always carry messages of happiness." With these words, Lucille Gage, the 11-year-old daughter of Governor Gape, Jf California, Sunday christened the transpacific cable, and breaking a bot. tlo of champagne over the shore-end, inaugurated a new era in the commer cial development of the Pacific coast. Tho landing and splicing of the ore end, which is to connect tho mainland with Honolulu, was accom plished without hitch and was wit nessed by nearly 40,000 people. Ideal weather prevailed, there being scarce ly any surf. Requisition For Mayor Ames. The Louisville (Ky.) Herald-Com-merclal says that Mayor A. A. Ames of Minneapolis, Minn., who with his wife has been In that city for over a week under the care of a physician, has left town. Ames left his boarding house there at 2 o'clock Sunday morn ing for the South and his wife left Sunday night. The destination of Mr. and Mrs. Ames Is not known, however. A Minneapolis detective reached here Sunday night with requisition papers for Mayor Amej which were honored by Governor Beckham, at the request of the governor of Minnesota. Mayor Ames was Indicted In connection with the recent municipal scandalR In Min neapolis. Increased Price of Provisions. In his testimony before the strike commission J. W. Rittenhouse, secre tary retail grocers' association, gave the prices of egg?, butter, meats and pro visions for 1900, 1901 and 1902. Tn? increase in prices ranged from 15 to 78 per cent, making the general aver age for groceries about 30 per cent higher than those of two years ago. J hn D. Hughes, the Scranton man ager for Armour and Co., gave the wholesale prices for all meats, com paring them with the prices prevail ing In 1900 and 1901. He showed that the prices of meats of all kinds have Increased 23 1-5 per cent over the prices of 1900. Mitchell the Only Candidate. Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers is sending out from Indian apolis the lUt of candidates for the coming election of officers of the national organization, with the blanks upon which returns are to be made, to the various locals throughout the country. These returns must all be In by Dec. 31, but as some tim will be required to tabulate the re turns and determine the successful candidates, it probably will be a week later before the outcome will be known. John Mitchell is the only can didate tor president. Dairymen's Association. The 25th annual convention of the New York State Dairymen's associ ation met in Jamestown. Ogdensburg was chosen as the place for the meeting of 19u3. The following officers were elected: President, H. E. Cook, Den mark; first vice president. V. C. Beebe, Arcade; treasurer, E. M. Dawley, Fay ettevllle; secretary, W. W. Hall Gouverneur; assistant secretary, Jared Vanwagenen.Jr., Lawyersvil!o. Minister Bowen Famous. United States Minister Bowen has suddenly become famous In Germany The newspapers print his portrait with sketches of his career, applauding his prompt Intervention In favor ol the Germans and British at Caracas, The foreign office now understand! thnt the press report that all the per sons arrested were subsequently re leased la correct. Bill For Reciprocity In Coal. Representatives McCall of Massa chusetts has Introduced a bill In thd bouse authorizing the president to enter Into a reciprocity agree ment with Great Britain whereby coal mined In the United States may bs shipped Into Canada free of duty and Canadian coal admitted Into the United States free of charge. Shot While Playing Indian. Ford L. Messlnger, the 14-year-old son or u. u. aiessinger, a piuuu- nent builder and contractor of Amster dam, was shot by Arthur Morris, with whom he was playing Indians. The boy received the charge of a shotgun which was supposed to be unloaded, destroying his right eye and inflicting wounds which may prove fatal. Oied In Undertaker's Shop. Jerome Reed of Oran, Onondaga county, dropped dead In an undertaking establishment at Chlttenango while picking out a casket and making ar rangements for his wife's funeral. He was 60 years of age and a prosperous farmer. Sentenced For Attempted Suicide. Frank H. Carney of Newark, N. J., who is the first man to be con victed In that state of attempt lng suicide, was sentenced to six months imprisonment in the peniten tiary. Ills counsel at once filed notice of appeal, which acts as a stay. "Mr. Dooley" Married. Finley Peter Dunne, author of "Mr. Dooley ." and Miss Margaret Abbott formerly of Chicago, were married In New York. Republican. PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1902. MINERS' CASE CLOSED. Judge Gray Says a Business Must Pay Fair Wages. Miners' Counsel Endeavored to Show That Mining Companies Are Con trolled by Rai roads Read Reports of Legislative Investigations Mr. Wolverton Opens For Operator. Scrantou, Dec. Hi. The mine work ers, altvr occupying 19 days in pre tenting about ItiO witnesses, practi cally clu;ed their case before tthe an thracite coal strike commission yes terday afternoon. They will conclude by calling one important witness to day. The afternoon session was one of the most Important sittings the commis sion has yet held because the question of whether the close relationship of the coal carrying railroads with the mining companies shall figure In the ccmmisflon's effort to Adjust the con troversy came squarely before the ar bitrators. The decision of the commission, if Chairman Gray's remarks can be ro called, was briefly this: that the com mission, in a general way, Is adverse to widening the scope of the Investi gation beyond the terms of the sub missions of the miners and the oper ators; that in carrying on the Investi gation it assumes the coal companies can afford to pay fair wages; that if the coal companies, in presenting their side tf the case, maintain they can not afford to give an increase In wages, then the commission will hear what the miners have to say on the ability cf the companies to -do so, and that if a business cannot pay fair wages the emp'cyer ought to get out of It. These points were brought out dur ing the two hours consumed by the miners' lawyers reading documentary evidence, to the whole of which the coal companies entered specific and general objections. ' Railroads Control Coal Companies. The mine workers depended a great deal on the evidence they had to pre sent to show that the coal carrying railroads control the coal companies and that the railroads charge exor bitant and discriminating freight rates, thus greatly decreasing the rev enues cf the mining properties. The miners wanted to present this evidence in documentary form, but as objection was made to It and sus tained by the commission with the above rulings the matter was not pressed. The early part of the afternoon ses sion was taken up In hearing the test imony of the remaining witnesses who are or 'have been in the employ of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal an Iron company, atter which Mr. Har row announced the close of his cas excepting that he would call one wit ness today on a matter entirely different from anything that has been offered For the remainder of the afternoon iie presented documentary evidence which hi said showed the relation ship between the railroads and the companies and numerous other mat ters pertaining to the anthracite coal Industry. Mr. L'.oyd read a syllabus of the documentary evidence the miners counsel had to present. He said "For the purpose of connecting t'oe present facts with the past, we offer evidence of the causes, character and results of the combination, both of labor and capital, In the anthracite coal industry; the profits of the busl ness both of mining and transports tion; the relations of the transporta tion companies to operators and min ers, and the economic, political and social consequences that have re sulted. This evidence we obtained from the reports of the various legis lative investigations by the states of New York and Pennsylvania and by congress from 1871 to the present time." Monopoly In Anthracite Industry, He road several reports of legislative and congressional Investigations of the mining Industry, and followed this up by reading from financial and trade journals reports of the roads and mine companies and public announcement of financial institutions to show that a monopoly exists In the anthracite in dustry. He submitted five points in evidence to prove It as follows: 1. The ownership by certain rail roads of extensive mining propertis In the anthracite fields. 2. That men who are director In one mining company are memucrs oi boards of directors of other railroad and mining companies. 3. Joint resistance of the coal carry- ng railroads to the Individual oper ators building an Independent railroad to carry their product at reasonable rates 4. The community of Interests of he coal carrying railroads and their mining companies. 5. Constant acquisition of additional unniined coal by the coal carrying railroad'. This brought Mr. Lloyd up to the point where ho wanted to show tne exorbitant freight rates charged by the companies ant a specific objection wn promptly entered by Mr. Wolvorton. counsel for the Heading company. At Judge Gray s suggestion Mr. Jovd began to present evidence r - luting to the profits of thn coal carry- ng railroads and the mining rompan- ta. He was Instantly (topped ny Mr. Wolverton and then ensued a long colloquy ever the qu 'stion whether the freight rates and the profits of the two clauses irf companies coul-J be properly heard by the commission. Chairman Gray did not think so and formfr Congressman Brumtn, one of the attorneys for the miners, argue i that It could; that the craf companies and the railroads were one and tno same; lOat freight rates were much higher for anthracite than for bitu minous real, and that the profits of the. coal companies do not show on their books but instead on those of the railroad companies. During the discussion Chairman Gray made his announcement that the rommission was assuming that the operator cculd pay a fair wage and that If employers cannot pay fair wages they ought to get out of the business Mr. Lloyd seemed to be satisfied with this view, and said he would go no further; that the principle thus laid down by the commission would be welcomed by th workingmen of the country and set a precedent. "If that principle is carried out no employer in the country could, when his profits were low, decrease a workman's wages below the standard of fairness," he remarked. After the witness for the miners testified tolay Mr. Wolverton will r-pen the operators' side of the case by making an address which contains the views of all the coal companies. CAPITAL SHORT OF COAL. Some of the Government Buildings Without Heat and Light Washington. Dec. 16. The coal famine already Is affecting the gov ernment buildings and the supply in most rases is near y exhausted. Some of them would have to be closed In f ie event of anything like blizzard weather and rigid economy has been ordered. The coal supply at the pcitofllce department was exhaust ed today and all the electric lights above the first floor and the private elevator of the postmaster general were shut off. The steam plant at the interior department also was shut down for over an Oiour, but a limited supply of coal finally was secured from local dealers. The Capitol building has exactly two days' supply now but no fears are felt there as the contract with the Kei.dlng railroad requires that com pany to furnish sufficient fuel to keep the building heated. ROOF COLLAPSED. Twenty Workmen and 31 Locomotives In the Wreckage. Philadelphia, Dec. 1H. The roof and supports of the round Mouse in the Pennsylvania Rallrua I company's West Philadelphia yards col apsed yes teiday burying more than a score of workmen and 31 locomotives. A fire broke out In the ruins but the flames were quickly extinguished. Several of the injured sustained broken limbs, but none was seriously hurt. The roof of the structure, which was erected many years ago, was of wood covered with slate, supported by Iron uprights. It is bilieved the weight of snow atrd Ice which ha I lain on the roof since Satur'ay weakened the build ing. Seventeen locomotives were bad ly damaged. Interceded For Strikers. Havana, Dec. lei A delegation headed by Gi neral Maximo Gome waited upon President Palma and re quested that no further prosecutions be brought against the men who were concerned in the recent strike. Presl dent Palma promised to consider the matter. The veterans have Bhown considerable feeling over the prosecu Hons cf former strikers as they be lieve they contracted an obligation to protect toe strikers after the work men promise I to return to work at the veterans' request. Congress will take a recess from December 20 to January 12. Reduced Southern Representation. Washington, Dec. IB. At the White House Senator Pritchard of North Carolina declared himself in favor of the reduction of the representation of the South In Republican national con ventions. To Senator Quay of Penn sylvania and a group of newspaper men he said he would support any properly directed effort made to rc duce the representation of thp south ern stales In national convention. He does not favor rutting down the repre sentation of rhe southern states in congresa. Died of Hydrophobia. New York. Dec. 1G. Thomas Rog ers, an engineer, died In Bellevue hos pital from w.iat the physicians be lieve was hydrophobia, resulting from cat's scratch inflicted three weeks go. About a week ago he began to act strangely and Sunday became so violent that he was placed In a padded cell In the Bellevue Insane pavilion. The doctors say that he frothed at the mouth and acted like a person who la I been bitten by a mad dog. Sent to Industrial 8chool. Kingston. Dec. 16. Claude I'lac, IS years o'd, who nearly wrecked the Catskill Mountain express on the I't- ter and Delaware railroad at Urafid Gorge last summer, has been commit ted to the state Industrial school at Rochester. New Ambassador to Germany. Berbn, Dec. 10. Ambassador Tower had Ms fir-t meeting with Chancellor Von Iluelow to arrange for bis for mal Introduction as ambassador of the nlted State. $1.00 PER ANNUM. SUMMARY OF THE NEWS Short Items From Various Parts of the WorM. Record of Many Happenings Condensed and Put In Small Space and Ar ranged With Special Regard For the Convenience of the Reader Who Has Little Time to Spare. Wednesday. Frank H. Carney of Newark, N. J., was sentenc;! to six nunths' Impris onment for attempt to commit sui cide. Wl llain Potter has been temporarily restored to memhership in the Sche nectady painters' union, in obedience to an injunction. Four men were killed and 10 injured by explosion of a box of dynamite In a mine of the Lehigh and Wllkes-Uarre company at South Wllkes-Barrj. The British government has concen trated at Lathrop, Mo., 100.000 mules and horses which have been pur chased to vestock Transvaal farms. Former President Cleveland was on- of the early arrivals at the second day's meeting of the lndus;rial depart ment of the National Civic Federation. Thursday. In 32 of the 33 Massachusetts cltie3 the Socialists polled 21,800 votes in the recent city elections. The rnmblned British and O rman fleet.? seize I five Venezuelan warships an1 towed them out of the harbor of La Guana. Finley Peter Dunne, author of Mr. Dooley, and Mi-s Margaret Abbot, for merly of Chicago, were married in New York. People in Auburn, N. Y., are mys tified over th? disappearance of 5-year-old Willie Hinger, who has not been seen since Saturday afternoon. Former President Cleveland and President EILt of Harvard university attended the meeting of the Industrial department of the National Civic Fed eration. Friday. President Castro is rrp irted to he preparing to resist landing of German and British marines. An Independent operator testified be fore the strike commission that during the latter part of the strike he got $20 a ton for coal. Little Willie Hinger, missing In Auburn since Sunday, was found frozen to death on pia.za of a hous-3 on the outskirts of the city. Attempts to bribe two presidents of local unions of mine workers with $2,500 each to break the coal strike were told to the anthracite coal com mission. There was a sharp debate on the rights ol non-union labor In tho last day's session of the Industrial depart ment of the National Civic Federation In which Archbishop Ireland, Samuel Gompers and Alfred Mosely took part Saturday. Major S. C. Davis of Rochester died Thursday In Oklahoma City, where he had gone for his health. Coroner H. C. Peck of Binghamton was arrested on the charge of per forming a criminal operation. A force of Moroa made a night at tack on Camp Vicars in Mindanao, but were repulsed without loss to the Americans. The Venezuelan government has re quested United States Minister Dow- en to propose to Great Britain and Germany that their claims be sum mitted to arbitration. Joseph Brady, who was sentences! to three years anil six months Imprison ment for swindling Erie county out of several hundred dollars, has been pardoned by Governor Odell. Three men were killed and one In jured at the Kingston mine at Ed wardsville, Pa., by being run over by three leaded cars which were sent down a slope by breaking of a coup ling. Monday. The entire stale of New York Is covered with snow and In many sec tions blizzard weather prevails. The bazaar held by the teachers o( Buffalo Thanksgiving weik for the benefit of their retirement fund netted $3.).ooii. A joint resolution was Introduced In the house providing that the term of the president shad begin April 30 after lri. The German cruiser Vlneta cap tured near Guanta the Venezuelan gun boat Restaurador, formerly George J Gould's yacht Atlanta. Minister Bowen reported to the state department that President Cas tro informed him that tho British and German wahipB were bombarding Puerto Cabello. Tuesday. Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire tnade a caustic rep'y to the letter on Vivisection sent to hltn by Dr. Keen of Philadelphia. In the German reii-h.-tag debate on the tiriff bill membrrs of the majority sooke showing It to be aimed at the United States. An expression of a desire for a peaceful settletmnt of the difficulties hi been received In l-oiuloii from the Venezuelan government. First blood of the war with Vene zuela has been i-hc t by the bombard ing of two foils at Puerto Cabello by the German and British. Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, widow of the former rrJullent, died at Washington Sunday night. She will he buried hit- arte her h'isband at Riverside, N. Y. RATES OF ADVERTISING: One Square, one Inch, one week... f 1 00 One Square, one inch, one month. S 00 One Square, one inch, 3 months.... 6 00 One Square, one inch, one 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 190 00 Legal advertisements ten cents per Una each insertion. Wa do fine Job Printing of every de scription at reasonable rates, but it's cash oa delivery. GLENN COURT MARTIAL. Generals Chaffee and Smith to Be Summoned From the United States. Manila, Doc. 16. The court martta: which is to try Major Edwin F. Glenn of the Fifth Infantry, has decided to summon Generals Chaffee and Smith from the United States to testify as to orders giver, during the conduct ol the campaign cn the island of Samai and to the character of the campaign waed there. The cuttrt martial was organized and Major Glnn was arraigned. The for mal charge against the major Is thai ho unlawfully killed seven prisoner! of war. Major G'enn first entered a specia' plea lerylng the Jurisdiction on thi ground that It lacked ipower to try u prisoner charged with murder In timei of peace Judge Advocate Godier de nled that Major Glenn was chargeil with murder and the court overrulel the objection. Major Glenn then 'pleaded not guilty The detense submlttei a request ask lng the court to summon four wit nesses. Including Generals Chaffee ani Smith, from the United States. Thlt request was granted. The prosecution then asked for at adjournment owing to tCie non arrivai of certain witnesses from Samar. Th court will decide today whether ts s- nd a steamer to Samar to bring the witnesses to Manila or to adjourn un til January. Captain W. C. Rogers of the Twenty seventh Infantry, will be tried befor the Glenn court martial. Captain Rog era Is charged with u-lng dlsrewpectfu language to General Davis and c-th-l officers. He applied for leave, which was denied. It is alleged that th captain thereupon created a scene li General Davis' ante-room. Verdict Against Railroad. Utica, Dec. 16. A verdict for $7, 000 damages was rendered by a Jurj In the United States court here li the suit brought by William B. Brooki of Krle, Pa., against the New Yori Central and Hudson River Raiiroat company for Injuries sustained by thi plaintiff In the Park Avenue tunnel ac rident In New York City In January 1902. The rasa of the United Statei against Henry R. Terwlllager of Syra cuse, a postoffice clerk, charged witl abstracting a letter from the mailt containing $5 is on trial. River Blanche Obliterated. Paris, Dec. 16. The French sclen title mission to the island of Martlu Ique haB reported to M. Doumregua minister for the colonies, that sinci the crumbling of the cone of Monl Pelee the Blanche river has been com pletely tblllerated by lava and thai ashes are spreading over the valley o the river to a distance of three milos Death of an Old Actor, New York, Dec. 10. Gabriel Harrl son, a dramatist, theatrical managei and artist, died here at the age of 84 He played Othello to Wal!ack's Iag In 1S38 and supported Charles Keai fn the old Park Theater company oi Now York. MARKET REPORT. New York Provision Market. New York, Dec. 15. WHEAT No. 2 red, 797c f o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth 86 He CORN No. 2 corn, 61c f. o. b afloat. OATS No. 2 oats, 37V4c; No. I white, SSttfiSVic; No. 3 white, 38fl 38 He PORK Mess, $18.00018.50; family $18.00. HAY Shipping, 50 70c; good tl choice, 95f$1.00. BUTTER Creamery, extras, 30c; factory, 1818'4c; Imitation creamery western fancy, 21 22c. OH EES E Fancy large white, 13o small whlto, 13V413c. EGOS State and Ponusylvanla 29c. POTATOES New York, per 181 lbs., $1.50182.00. Buffalo Provision Market. Buffalo, Dec. 15. WHEAT No. 1 northern, 82ic; winter wheat, No. 2 red, 79c. CORN No. 3 yellow. 57c f o. I). afloat; No. 4 yellow, 57c. OATS No. 3 whlto, 37c f. o b. afloat; No. 4 white, 35'4c FLOUR Spring wheat, best patent per bbl., $4 25 4.50; low grades, $2.71 3.00. BUTTER Creamery western ex tra tubs, 30c; state and Penn sylvanla creamery, 28 29c; dairy fair to good, 23ff24c CHEESE Fancy full cream 13Hc; good to choice 12013c; com mon to fair. 109 11c. EGOS State, fresh fancy. 30c. POTATOES Per bushel, 6365e. East Buffalo Live (Stock Market CATTLE Best steers on sale, $6.0( S6.25; good to choice shipping steers $4.654 90; fair to good steers. $4.4C 4.50; choice to extra tat neirers $4.25(0 4.50; common to fair heifers $3.25&3.40; good butcher bulls, $3,000 3.25. SHEEP AND LAMBS Top natlv lambs. $5.75Cy j 90; rai. to goou. i.ni ffl5.70: culls and common, $2.75(33 25; good to choico haudy wethers, $4.0ft 4.50. HOGS Mixed packers' gra les. b..1C 6.40; medium hogs. iii.t:ftfb.;i; choice 21'5 lbs and upwards, iti.ovu 6.65. Buffalo Hay Market. HAY New, per ton, loose, $15,001? 17.00; prime on track, per ton. $15 if J 50; No. 1 do. do. $13 5014.50; No. t. do, do, $11.00(512.00. I t i
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