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TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, L903.
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BOHOUGH OFFICERb.
fu'rae. T. F. Uilchoy.
(VH-.wn. J. T. Itolo, W. K. P.luin,
r. .1. O Dunn, O.O.tiHHton, J.B. Muse,
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FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
MfmbrrofConyrcM Joseph C. Sibley.
Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall.
AisemMn-V. W. AniMler.
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if. H. Dotterer
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Shine, Henry Wcingard.
r IHntriet AtlorueiiH. D. Irwin.
jury Contmitirionera Ernent blbble,
Lewis Wanner.
Coroner-Dr. J. W. Morrow.
ContKy Authtora W. II. Stiles, Goo.
W. lioleiiian, II A. McCloskey.
Ouunty xupecintendentIZ. E. Htitzin-
Ker.
llft-ulnr Terms ( Court.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Kourtli Monday of September.
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' ' Church and Mnbbnlh Mrliaol.
Presbyterian Hrtbliath School at : 45 a.
ui.t M. E. Sabbath School at 10:1)0 a. in.
Preaching .n M. K. Church every Sab
bath evening by Kev. O. II- Nickle
Preaching In the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Kev.
Mcliarvv, Pastor.
Hericos in the Presbyterian t hiirch
every Sabbath morning and evening,
The regular meeting of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarter on the
second and fourtli Tuesdays of each
in. nth,
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Hall, Tioneata.
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Wednesday evening of each mouth, in A.
O. U. W. hall, Tionesta, Pa.
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evening in each month in A. O. U. .
hall Tionesta. Pa.
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1URTIS M. SHAWKEY,
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AC. BROWN,
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and Hridge St., Tionesta. Pa.
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V. MORROW. M. D.,
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OlBce and Residence, three doors north
of Hotel Agnew, Tionesta. Professional
balls promptly responded to at all hours.
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R. J. C. DUNN.
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and DRUU'U'T. Olll over stre,
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ly restionded to at all hours of iby or
night. Residence-Kim St., between
Orove's grocery and tierow's rcstnurant.
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F.
R. LANSON.
Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing.
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Keeps a complete line of Justice's blanks
for sale. Also Hlank deeds, mortgages,
.etc. Tionesta, Pa.
HOTEL WEAVER,
E. A.WKAVKB, Proprietor.
This hotel, rmerly the Lhwi
has timlfrgoiio a completeclii
twrence
liange,
ail tow inriiiNiieii wmi ti . i""
er f rovemenls. Heated and liglited
lhr.Jioul with naturiil gas, bathro s,
' hot and uwld'water, etc. Tlie comforts ol
guests never neglected.
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CENTRAL HOUSE,
V ' (1 EROW .V U EROW Proprietor.
ti 1.. i.. Tiiii Im i.Iir imiHtceiitrallv
1 mil iTin, n. ti I
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern improvement.' N pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
plaf for the traveling pulilic. , First
' class Liverv in connection.
pHIL. KMERT
FANCY ROOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm
and Walnut streets, Is preparbd to do all
Kinds of custom work from the lii.est to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
, tion vtiveu to mending, and prices rea
sonable. J OREN.O FULTON.
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
HARNESS. tOlUS. BRIDLES.
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
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- GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
TILLMAN USES PISTOL.
Lieutenant Governor Kills the
Editor of the Columbia State.
Steamer St Louis Arrived Weekly
" Trade Review Spanish War Veter
ans Death of Abram S. Hewitt.
Louis Oisbrow Acquitted Judge
Compelled to Resign.
N. Q. Gonzales, editor of The State
and widely known throughout the
South, was shot at Columbia last
Tcursday by James H. Tillman, lieu
tenant governor of Suulh Carolina,
i.lr. Gonzales died Monday afternoon
at the Columbia hospital.
The fchooling took place on Main
stteet, at the intersection of GervaU
street, and in full view of the State
capitol, the location being tae most
frequented street and corner In Colum
bia. The office of The State in on the
B.une block as the scene of the shoot
ing and it'tooK only a few minutes
for a throng to assemble in front ol
the building.
Policeman lioland immediately aftei
the shooting arrested Lieutenant Gov
ernor Tillman and took him to police
headquarters, where he was relieved
of two pistols, the one iwitli which he
shot Editor Gonzales and a second
large revolver.
No fight or words occurred between
the mo n preceding the assault and the
only attributed cause for the shooting
Is ttat dcring the recent primary
election Editor Gonzales opposed Lieu
tenant Governor Tillman in the race
for governor and vigorously assailed
him editorially.
During the progress of that cam
paign Editor Gonzales in his newspapei
called Tillman a debauchee and black
guard and referred to him as a "crim
inal candidate," and a proven "liar.''
It was this and other such editorial
expressions, It Is suppose!, that led tc
the assault.
The campaign occurred last August
end since the first primary, August
2d, 1902, Editor Gonzales has had noth
ing to say about Mr. Tillman, except
to comment on the result of the
primary.
Weekly Trade Review.
With the nine j needed expansion 1c
export trade now actively in evidence
one of the few Important missing ele
taunts of national prosperity Iras beer:
supplied. Export trade in Decembei
provedto be better than anticipated,
and so far in January only encouraging
elements have developed.
The domestic situation also gains
rather than loses strength. While reg
ular spring trade ran hardly be said tc
have opened, activity is steaiily In
'creaslug. The volume of shipments ol
spring goods Is evidence of the desire
of consumers and distributors to ob
tain possebslon of goods early.
Eastern dry goods centers note con
tinued confluence in a good spring busi
ness. Clothing manufacturers are
well supplied with orders, hut the out
put for fall is not expectej to be as
large as that now under way.
Cotton has s'lown little or no dimln
utlon of Btrength. Export business
continues very heavy and the price ol
the manufactured material shows an
upward tendency.
-Wool is ttrong and available sup
piles are closely held. Prices tend up
ward here, In London and in Australia.
Fall weight woolens are opening 5 tc
10 per cent higher than a year ago.
Machiner Is well employed on spring
and summer goods for men's wear.
Lumber note3 considerable activit
for an ordinarily dull period. Open
ing prices for this season will easilj
equal the best of last year.
The great mass of staple price's gen
erally maintain undiminished strength,
notable in this respect being hides
which are quoted a trifle higher, and
leather, which is firm at prevailing
quotations. Eastern shoe shipments
show slight gains from a year ago, al
though complaints of small profits are
universal.
Failures for the week number 234
against 33G last week and 291 In 1902
Spanish War Veterans.
James L. Whitley,. Judge advocate,
of tho Spanish War Veterans ol
New York state, has prepared amend
uients to existing laws, affecting the
rights of Spanish war veterans, which
will he introduced in the assembly bj
Assemblyman Dwycr.
To military cole providing that an)
organization of Spanish war veterans
shall bo furnished with a meeting
place in state armories, where sufll
cieht accommodations exist.
To civil service law, giving any hon
orably discharged soldier or sailor o!
the Spanish war the rigH to,a hearing
before dismissal from public office
The present law applips only to volun
teers. To the act authorizing iho adjutant
general of the state to issue certain
arms, accoutrements and ammunition
to Grand Army posts, so that the same
Issue may be made to Spanish war
camps for use of firing squads.
To the highway law. that any vetcrai,
of the Spanish war who is unfit foi
manual labor by reason of injury re
ceived la service shall not be re
tjnrred trj'vierform work on public high
ways or bo taxed therefor.
To ch. pter 371 of laws of 1896. glv
lng Spas iKh war veterans free licens
to hawk p?(lclle, vend and sell at pub
lie auc! by present ins discharge
to coun clerk.
R Gold Strike In Alaska.
A sj al to the Seattle Time
from Dawson says: A 'tremendously
rich strike of gold has been made IS
miles north of a point on the Tanana
river, 300 miles from its source, in
American territory, and a stampede to
the scene is in progress.
The holes that have proved the
wealth of the country were sunk late
last winter, and the first man to reach
Dawson from the new country has just
arrived.
He is a Japanese named J. Wada,
well known In Dawson, where hie
Veracity and honesty are recognized.
So far the report has not been spread
to any extent fn Dawson, but the lit
tle that has been told has created an
excitement that surely means a stam
pede. The gist of Wada's report Is that the
district resembles the Klondike in its
physical formation, but has a heavier
growth of timber.
Gold In widely different kinds had
been found In eight different creeks
when Wada left for Dawson, Dec. 22.
Liner St. Louis Arrived.
The steamship St. Louis arrived at
her pier Saturday after an extremely
slow trip, due to leaky boilers. Her
time from Cherbourg to the lightship
was 13 days, 5 hours and 20 minutes,
or 6 days, 5 hours and 25 minutes be
hind the ship's best record. There
was no accident of any kind and, al
though heavy weather 'was encoun
tered, practically all the delay was
caused by Inability to get up good
stenm In the defective boilers.
The passengers became very indig
nant when they learned of the poor
progress the vessel was making and
an Indignation meeting was held al
which the line was severely censured
for permitting passengers to embark
on a steamer in the condition the St.
I.ouls showed. Resolutions were
drawn up and given to the press on the
ship's arrival at New York.
State's Assessed Valuation.
Comptroller Miller has completed the
compilation of the assessed valuation
of the real and personal property In
the several counties of New York
state as reported to him by the local
authorities for the purpose of taxation.
The aggregate valuation of real and
personal property subject to locai
taxation for all purposes In this state
is $3,841,(187,999, of which $5,283,284,
G50 is real estate and $558,403,349 is
personal property. Last year the ag
gregate valuation was $5,754,429,511,,
making an increase this year of $87,-
258. 4S8. The Increase In real estate
is $lll.G38,fGl, hut there is a decreasi
In personal property of $27,380,172
which makes the net Increase but $87,
25S.4S9.
Louis Disbrow Acquitted.
Louis A. Disbrow was acquitted on
the charge of killing Clarence Fostet
at Good Ground, L. I., on the night ol
June 9.
The verdict was generally antici
pated and wa3 reached by the Jur
after very brief deliberation.
The case for the prosecution was
throughout weak, the strongest polnl
made against the accuse! being that
he was the last person 3een with Fos
ter and Miss Lawrence on the night
of the tragedy. The contention ol
the defense was that Foster and the
girl committed Bitlclde.
Judge Compelled to Resign.
Judge Rasch, who was recently
elected to the circuit bench of Van
derburg county, Indiana, 'has accept
ed the suggestion of the local bar
association and has forwarded hip
resignation to Governor Durbln. The
judge was charged with selling ap
pointments In his court and admit
ted he had received certain sums from
prospective appointees. He said he
only intended that his subordinates
should help bear his campaign expen
ses. Uasch has been prominent in
politics for piany years.
Bondsmen Preparing to Pay.
The bondsmen of B. D. Greene and
John F. Gnor, fugitives from Jus
tice for alleged frauds in connection
with work at Savannah harbor,H are
preparing to pay Into the registry of
the United States court $80,000, the
amount of the bond. The bonds were
estreated in the United States court
Monday. W. B. Kirk of Syracuse,
N. Y., Is Gaynor's bondsman and tho
late John D. Leary of New York was
on the bond of Greene. The executor
of Lcary will pay Greene's bond.
Abram S. Hewitt Dead.
Abram S. Hewitt, former mayor ol
Nw York and (or many years repre
sentative in congress, died on Suday
morning in his 81st year, having been
critically ill for 10 days. With him
ml the moment of his death 'were his
wife, his three sons and three dattgh
ters.
The funeral services, which will be
conducted by Bishop .Putter, will be
held In Calvary church, of which Mr.
Hewitt was a member, Wednesday
morning. ...
Mrs. Sternaman Gets a Verdict.
Mrs. Olive A. Sternaman of But
falo, who was once sentenced to death
for the alleged murder of her husband
and was afterward re-tried and acquit
ted, was given a verdict for $1,380
against the Metropolitan Life Insur
ance company. The company opposed
the payment of fl.uuu on her husband'
life. The verdict given in Mrs. Stern
aman's favor is for the full amount ol
the policy with interest from August
1890".
Venezuelan Fort Returned Fire.
Tho German cruiser Panther shelled
Fort San Carlos at entrance to Lake
Maracaib') Saturday afternoon for oue
hour The fort returned fire with font
guns. The Panther withdrew in the
direction of Curacao.
NOT A LEGAL DOMICILE
Six Mpnths Stay In Dakota
Not Sufficient.
Justice White of the Supreme Court
Declared a Dakota Divorce From a
Massachusetts Woman Invalid Jus
tice Holmes Had Given Same De
cision in the State Coi'rt.
Washington, Jan. 20. The supreme
court has a?ain passed upon the val
idity of divorces granted in South
Dakota to nen residents. The case in
volved a question of property rights
of a woman resident of Massachusetts
whose husband had secured a divorce
In South Dakota after remaining there
six months. The Massachusetts courts
held that the decree had been fraud
ulently secured. The opinion affirmed
that holding on the ground that the
husband s residence did not constitute
a legal domicile.
In passing on the case Justice
White discussed at some length the
question whether the federal constitu
tion is involved in any way In the case.
He held that this couM not be for
the reason that the general govern
ment never had any power ever mar
riages to delegate, control over mar
riage always having been vested in the
states and never parted with by them.
Hence there was no power that con
gress could exercise to regulate or
prohibit divorces, and it must follow
that unless the several states were
permitted to control the subject of
divorce among their own citizens the
subject would be entirely uncontrolled,
In which case the absolute destruction
of society must be the result.
As the complainant in the proceed
ings had been a citizen of Massachu
setts the courts of that state hal Jur
isdiction and not the courts of another
stale.
It was evident, he went on, that the
husband's six months residence in
South Dakota had been taken up for
the sole purpose of securing a divorce.
The temporary change of residence
did not amount to domicile or to a
change of citizenship. For this reason
he held that the South Dakota court
was without jurisdiction in the divorce
proceeding and Its decree wholly voin.
Justice Holmes took no part in the
decision for the reason that as chief
Justice of the state of Massachusetts
he had delivered the decision declaring
the Dakota decree Invalid.
COAL STRIKE COMMISSION.
Chairman Gray Thinks Boys Should Be
Kept From the Union.
Philadelphia, Jan. 20. The examin
ation of Colonel R. A. Phillips of Scran
ton, general superintendent of the min
ing department of the Delaware, Lack
awanna an! Western Railroad com
pany, took up the greater part of the
session of the coal strike commission.
Superintendent Phillips told of condi
tions in and about the collieries owned
by the Lackawanna company.
Colonel Phillips went on to say that
the plan of the miners' organization
will have to be materially changed or
the union will not last long in the an
thracite fields. It will have to elimin
ate the boys, who have a voice in the
organization. Each boy has half a vote,
but he often casts a full vote.
Chairman Gray Interrupted to re
mark that an organization like the
mine workers' union should be com
posed of mature minds.
The witness said there were more
cases of Insubordination among the
men now than there were prior to the
strike of 1900. The minimum wages
of Inside laborers, ho require no
skill, he continued, is $1.77 a day, and
$1.38 for outside laborers.
In reply to Commissioner Clark, the
witness sail he personally thought the
men could bring In a third party to ar
bitrate in case the employes and the
company failed to agree on some dis
puted points. If the company brought
In an outside person to plead its case,
he thought the men had an undoubted
right to do the same.
Just as Colonel Phillips was about
to leave the stand W. W. Ross of New
York, counsel for the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Weslern company, asked
him if his testimony regarding the
right of calling in an arbitrator was
not only his perscnal view an l that
if he were asked to give it officially
he woulJ have to first consult with tho
president of the company. Mr. Phil
lips replied that the opinion he gave
was -a personal one and was not the
official view of the company.
"Do you want to dissent from Mr.
Phillips' view of the matter!" asked
Chairman Gray.
"I do to a certain extent," was Mr.
Ross' reply.
Dr. J. M. Walnwright of Scrantoti,
a physician, testified that the occupa
tion of mining, so far as heath Is con
cerned. compared favorably iwith any
other occupation.
Efforts In Mrs. Maybrick's Behalf.
London, Jan. 20. There have been
no new developments in the case of
Mrs. Florence E. Maybrlck and the
United Siate3 embassy has made no
request to the home office for her re
lease from Aylesbury prison (whefj
she is serving a life sentence for pois
oning her husband), to enable her to
testify In a suit now pen ling in Vir
ginia. Influential English friends of
the prisoner are unceasing, however,
In their efforts to obtain her release.
Rufus Hatch Declared Competent.
White Plains, N. Y., Jan. 2'. Rufus
Hatch, son of Hip late banker of that
name, was yesterday declared com
petent by a sheriff's jury.
SENATOR PLATT NOMINATED.
Almost Unanimous Vote at Republican
Caucus Democrats Nominate Mr.
Stanchfield.
Albany, Jan. 20. United States Sen
ator Thomas C. Piatt was nominated
by the joint Republican caucus of sen
ators aud assemblymen to succeed
himself lor a third term.
The only incident of the caucus was
the announcen-nt by Assemblman Wil
liam A. Denison of Jefferson, that "in
accordance with instructions of my
constituents" he would cast his vote
for the Hon. Elihu Root of New York.
The announcement was received with
out visible sensation beyond a hum of
conversation.
Senators Brackett of Saratoga, E.
R. Brown of Jefferson and Lewis, and
Elsberg of New York, together with
Assemblyman George B. Clark of the
29th New York district, were absent.
It Is suppose! by agreement.
The others absent were Messrs
Blanck of St. Lawrence, who missed
bis train; Morgan of Kings, who has
just suffered an operation unon his
Jaw; Wainwright of Westchester, who
is still disabled from his recent acci
dent, and Mr. Outterson of Jefferson,
who it was sa!d had been called to Wat
ertown by news of an accident to his
mill, but when his name was called
in the caucus without response no ex
planation was made.
Senator Raines called the caucus to
order in the assembly chamber and
Senator Armstrong of Rochester was
made chairman. Senator Allds and
Assemblyman Conkling acting as sec
retaries. Imnieiiately after roll-call, the cau
cus proceed'ed to vote and every man
present, with the exception of Mr. Den
ison, replied with the name of Mr.
Piatt, without comment. The vote
showed 108 for Piatt, one for Elihu
Root.
ImmedIatelyupon the announcement
of the vote for United States senator,
Chairman Armstrong called for nomin
ations for a Republican candidate foi
regent of the university of the state ol
New York in the place of the late
Chancellor Anson JiMld Upson. Speak
er S. Fred Nixon nominated Charles
A. Gardiner of New York.
Senator Malhy described Mr. Gard
iner's services to his party, state an l
country and upon his motion one vote
was cast by the secretary for Mr
Gardiner.
The Democratic senators and as.
semblymen held their caucus in the
senate chamber and unanimously nom
inated Hon. John B. Stanchflold of
Elmira as their candidate for United
States senator and Dr. James L. Milne
of Cortland, who practices law In New
York, for regent of the university.
Save for a brief declaration of As
semblyman Butler of the Ninth as
sembly district, New York, of which
ex-Chief Devery Is leader, there was
no friction, and Butler, after declaring
he wished Mr. Stanchflell to under
stand that the people of the Ninth
were not "thugs and ruffians," as Mr,
Stanchfield stated at the Democratic
convention In Saratoga, voted for Mr.
Stanchfield. Both nominations were
unanimous.
COAL MOVING FREELY,
President Baer Says There Is No
Scarcity of Cars.
New York. Jan. 20. George K. Baer,
president of the Philadelphia and Rex I
lng railroad. Issued a statement con
cerning reports that large quantities
of coal were being held on the com
pany's lines. He says:
"It is not true that there are large
quantities of coal some reports make
it as high as 150,1100 tons on the line
of the Philadelphia and Reading -rail
way.
"The traffic is now moving freely and
fully to destination. There is no scar
city of coal cars. We now have more
than 'e can us?. The coal movement
has been very heavy. Saturday and
Sunday 3,018 cars of anthracite coal
passed over the Rea 'ing division, and
during the same time l.tifio cars wer
unloaded at their various destina
tions."
Major Glenn's Trial.
Manila, Jan. 20. The defense in the
trial by court martial of Major Edwin
F. Glenn of the Fifth infantry, charged
with unlawfully killing prisoners of
war. attempted to introduce testimony
tending to show that money was col
lected in tho Island of Samar to prose,
cute Major Glenn and other officers.
Evidence showing the existence of a
fun! was admitted but the rest was
excluded. Many captured Insurgent
documents were introduced, confirm
ing preious testimony regarding the
Insurgent system of spies, poisoners,
assassins and other violations of tho
laws of war.
General Miles In Russia.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 20. Lieutenant
General Miles, U. S. A., accompanied
by Mrs. Miles and his party, arrived
here trom Moscow after having spent
two days in that city. The party trav
Mled on a special train. The general
sai l he had been impressed with the
magnitude and the future possibilities
of the country which had been opened
up by the Trans-Siberian railroad. He
will remain here several days, then
proceeding to Berlin, Paris and Lon
don.
Surrenders All Her Titles.
Berlin, Jan. 2o. The Dresden cones.
pondent of the Taeblatt telegraphs
that besides surrendering all her titles,
etc., in consideration of the payment
of the si-m of $7,500 yearly, the Crown
Princess of Saxony has full freedom of
movement, bo long as the Saxon and
Austrian courts are informed before
hand of her Intended changes of abode
and she is guaranteed freedom from
arrest.
BRIEF liEWS ITEMS.
Pointed Paragraphs Chronic
ling the Week's Doings.
Long Dispatches From Various Parts
of the World Shorn of Their Padding
and Only Facts Given In as Few
Words as Possible For the Benefit
Of the Hurried Reader.
Wednesday.
Congress will probably pass a hill
abolishing the tarift on coal for six
months by a rebate system.
About 200 citizens of Tuscola, 111.,
confiscated 10 car loads of coal at the
Illinois Central yards in that town.
Antecedents of King Alfonso's as
sailant show that his mind was af
fected after a fall from a street car,
on which he was a conductor.
The house committee on invalid pen
sions has favorab'y reported a bill
granting a pension of J100 monthly to
the widow of General Franz Siegcl.
She is 67 years of age.
A freight train hit a s'eigh contain
ing five people al a grade crossing at
Stafford, N. Y., and one was kille l, two
fatally injured and two badly hurt.
The sleigh was part of a funeral pro
cession. Thursday.
A bill to give full rebate for all du
ties on coal for a year was reported to
the house of representatives and was
passed.
Attacking the Republican leaders for
ignoring the reciprocity treaties. Sena
tor Dollivcr of Iowa caused a sensa
tion in the senate.
By an agreement between Mr. Cham
berlain and the Johannesburg mining
community, the war conti ibution of the
Transvaal has been fixed at $150,ooiV
0U0.
Governor Franklin Murphy of New
Jersey made a remarkable defense oi
trusts and his state's relation to them
in his first annual address to tho leg
islature. John W. Swinger, president of the
National Live Stock association,
urges .ockmen to build plants and re
futv to sell their benf to the packers
If the proposed merger is formed.
Friday.
President Roosevelt signed the bill
rebating duties on foreign coal for one
year.
Four new ships of the fighting line
and three training ship3 will be pro
vided for the navy in tho -house naval
appropriation bill.
President Roosevelt, believing Col
ombia's insincerity will prevent nego
tiation of a treaty for the Pant-macanal,
Is about to turn to Nicaragua and Costa
Rica to arrange to build the canal by
the Nicaragua route.
Dr. Hendricks and former Justice ol
the Peace Stanton, convicted of con
splracy to secure the entire estate oi
Henry M. Bennett, were sentenced at
Freehold, N, J., to two years anl si:
months' imprisonment each.
While driving a load of coal through
North Tonawanda William McCarthy's
team was struck by a train and both
horses were killed. The sleigh was
smashed and Htrewn along with tie
coal. McCarthy narrowly escaped.
Saturday.
The overdue Amerlcnn liner St
Louis, 10 days from Chernourg, has ar
rived at New York.
Louis Disbrow, on trial at Riverhead,
L. I., for the murder by drowning ol
Clarence Foster, has been acquitted.
Five boys were killol at South
Bethlehem, Pa., by being struck by a
train while coasting on a hob sleigh.
Rev. George Culhbertson, a retired
Presbyterian minister, dropped dead in
a church at Toronto, Ont., a few min
utes after finishing an address.
Lieutenant Governor James H. Till
man of South Carolina shot and mor
tally wounded N. (!. Gonzales, an edi
tor, In the street at Columbia. S. C.
Monday.
Abram S. Hewitt, former mayor cl
New York and representative in con
gress from 1871 to 1S87, died Sunday
morning.
Passengers on the delayed St. Louis
are indignant against the nianageni'T.t
and some suits for losses are threat
eii(l. Reports as to recovery of Editor Gon
zales are encouraging. Lieutenant
Governor Tillman declares the shoot
ing was Justified.
Laura Foster, mother of former Gov
ernor Charles Foster, ami wile of tho
founder of Fostoria. O.. Is dead. She
was 100 years old.
Five men were killed and lour in-jure-t
by the premature explosion of a
powder charge on the battleship Mas
sachusetts at target practice off Cule
bra island.
Tuesday.
Editor N. G. Gonzales, who was shot
thursday by Lieutenant Governor Till
man, died Monday afternoon.
Thomas C. Piatt was chosen for re
election to the United States senate
by Republican caucus in Albany.
The daths from the explosion on the
battleship Massachusetts r.'. Ci'!ehra
now number seven, and another death
Is expected.
A true l,i 1 1 was returned in Chicago
against 45 cml operators and retailers,
charging conspiracy to do an illegal act
Injurious to public trade.
Former Mayor Abram S. Hewitt of
New York died at C o'clock Sunday
morning afie a battle for life lasting
10 days and which was the marvel of
the physicians who attended him.
CRIMINAL PRACTICE.
Man and Woman and Two Phytl
cians Arrested.
New Castle, Pa., Jan. 19. The great
est excitement has been created here
by the arrest Friday afternoon of Dr
Edwin S. Cooper anf Mrs. Delia Tal
bitzer of this city, and Dr. J. R. Hahr
of Edinburg, this county, for criminal
practice upon Miss Mabel Williams ol
Conemaugh, who died here Sept. 19.
Albert Itell of Johnstown was Sat
urday arrested at his home on th(
same charge.
All four defendants have given bond
in $l,0iio each for a hearing next Fri
day atternoon before Alderman Joseph
Gillilan! of this city, who issued the
warrants for their arrest.
The charges were preferred by Coun
ty Detective J. Lee McFate, who ar
rested Itell, and Constable James Ver
ner made the arrests here.
HIT BY FAST TRAIN.
Horses Killed, Wagon Smashed and
Driver Has Miraculous Escape.
New Castle, Pa., Jan. 19. Dairy
man Harvey Robinson had a miracu
lous escape from Instant death Friday
in a collision, In which his dairy wagon
was broken to kindling wood anl both
his horses killed by a southbound
Pennsylvania passenger train on th?
McCleary avenue crossing. The train
was running late and was going at
high speed. Robinson did not see the
train until it was too late to escape.
George Thomas, an East Ixmg ave
nue boy, had his leg crushed in a coast
ing accident by colliding with a tele
graph polo and seriously injured his
head, and a young son of Mrs. A. R.
Kingsbury collided with a sewer pipe
on Fast street while coasting and was
similarly injured.
SAVES BABY, BUT DIES.
Chambersburg Woman, With Clothing
Afire, Rushes From Hoese With
Little One.
Chambersburg, Pa., Jan. 19. Mrs.
Lizzie Nicholas was burned to death
at her homi. here Friday afternoon.
She was a cripple and while working
about tho stove her clothing caught
fire.
In the house with her was her baby,
18 months old. Probably realizing that
the house was in danger of being
burnol and her child cremated she
made her way to an outside porch,
where she was burned to a crisp.
The littio one was unharmed. The
woman's husband was working in the
mountain, two miles away, and did not
learn of the tragedy until evening.
Whole Family Poisoned.
Oil City, Pa., Jan. 19. The family
of George Poemer of Plumer, consist
ing of himself, his wife, two sons, their
wives and four grandchildren, were
poisoned In a peculiar manner. Tho
contents of an open can of "Rough on
Rat ts" that stood on a shelf fell into th
family buckwheat bin beneath It. The
Ingredients for the morning meal of
buckwheat cakes was taken from tho
bin aud in short time the entire fam
ily were poisoned. Application with a
stomach pump biought them all out of
danger, with the exception of the aged
head of the family, whose condition
is precarious.
Rush Into Creek.
Irwin, Pa., Jan. 19. A peculiar and
costly wreck occurred on the West
moreland Coal company's siding at
lirimer Friday morning. Seven load
ed steel coal cars got away and came
running down the heavy gra.Ie to tho
freight warehouse. Hero they ran
Into a car loaded with spikes and it
was carried along the siding until tho
end of the bumper gave way and tho
eight cars went into Brush creek a
mass of wreckage and coal. The loss
is several thousand dollars.
Police to Guard Coal Trains.
Slianiokln, Pa., Jan. 19. Owing to
loaded coal trains being robbed of fuel
and to guar 1 aaginst such trains being
held up by people rendered desperate
because of the coal famine existing in
nearby places in the agriculture belt,
policemen received orders from tho
Reading and Pennsylvania Railroad
companies that they must guard load
ed trains while in transit to market,
through districts whero the famine is
the worst.
Two Killed by PecuJ'ar Explosion.
Mc-Keesport, Jan. 19. A peculiar
dynamite explosion at McKeesport
Saturday killed two men, fatally
wounded another and seriously wound
ed another. The men were working
with other laborers on the banks of
tho Monongahcla river when one of
them struck Iris pick into the ground
and the explosion followed. How tho
dynamite came to be In the ground at
tho spot is uot known.
Young Man a Suicide.
I-oek Haven, Pa., Jan. 19. Hiram E.
Purseley, aged 23 years, was found
dying in the cellar of his furniture
store here. HU father went to tho
store anl found a note on his son's
desk, which said: "You will find me In
the cellar." The young man was
found unconscious with a bullet wound
in his head. He died In an hour. The
young man had been In ill health for
some time.
Phoenixville PostoffTce Robbed.
Phoenixville. Pa.. Jan. 19. Early
Saturday morning five strangers blew
open tho safe in tiie pctitofllce. secured
$.'ni) in cash and stamps and a $500
gold bearing bond and made their es
cape. I'o.-lal Clerk A. C. Bishop gave
the alarm and Lo and his family were
shot at. The pobtolllce was badly
wrecked.
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