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VOL. XXXV. NO. 18.
TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2.". 1903.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Uttrgcss.T. F. llitcliey.
OouneUmen. J. T. Dale, W. F. Blum,
Dr. J. C. Dunn, (.. lNton, J. It. Muso,
C. F, Weaver. J. W. lenders.
Jiialic.es v Ihe Peace U. A. Randall, S.
3, Hetley.
Constable H, R. Maxwell.
Collector 8. J. Setloy.
School Director 1j. Fulton. J. C.
Scbwden, J. 10. Went, Patrick Joyce, L
Agnew, 11. L. llaslot.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Uongre.iiH josepn oiuiey.
Member of Senate J. K. 1. Hall.
Ataeinbli C. W. Anmlor.
President Judye W. M. Lindsoy.
a. r.i,.M. i( It. Ouwt'nrd. W.
II. U. Dotterer.
Prothonotary, Register Jt Recorder, se.
J. C. lit.
Sheriff. Oea. W. Nobllt.
TreuMiirer Fred. A. Kollor.
OummaionerC. Burlienu, A. K.
Bhlpe, Honrv Weingard.
District A ttome.y H. D. Irwin.
Jury Commissioners Ernest Sibble,
I,ewlst Wagner.
Coroner Mr. J. W. Morrow.
Counfy Auditors W. H. Mile, Coo.
W. Holeiimn, H. A. McClonkey.
Counfy: Surveyor-1 . . W . CI tr k .
County Superintendent E. K. Htitzin-
ger.
Krgulnr Trrim of Court.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
t'liurrh n4 Hnblmch School.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
in.: M. K. Habbath School at 10:00 a. in.
Preaching in M. K. Church every Sab
bath evening by llov. O. 11. Nickle
I'roachhiK in the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Hev.
McHarvy, Pastor. .
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath morning and evening,
The regular moetiiig of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
eoond and fourth Tuesdays of each
m nth. .
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
pi' .N EST A LODU K, No. 3H), I. O. O. F.
1 Meet every Tuesday evening, In Odd
Fellow' Hall, Partridgo building.
1
.RKST LOIXJE, No. A.O. U. W.,
Mnels every Friday evening inlA.O.U.
W. Hall, Tloncsla.
CAPT. U EORl 15 STOW POST. No. 274
11. A, K. Moots 1st and 8d Monday
evoninil in each month, in A. O. U. W.
Hall, TionesW.
CAPT. (JEOlt'lE STOW COUPS, No.
l:t7, W. 11. C, meets lirst and third
Wednesday evening of each mouth, in A.
O. U. W. hall, Tionesla, Pa.
TIONESTA TENT, No. Hit, K. O. T.
M., meels 2nd and 4lh Wednesday
evening In each mouth in A. O. U. W.
hall Tionesta, Pa.
rv F. KITCHEY,
1 . ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
Tionesia, Pa.
CURTIS M. SIIAWKEY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AC. BROWN,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW'.
Office In Arner Uuildinit, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., TInosta, Pa.
J W. MORROW, M. D.,
1'livsician, niirgeon iomih
Office and Residence three doors north
of Hotel Agnew, Tionesla. Professional
calls promptly responded to at all hours.
u
R. F.J. IIOVARD,
Physician Kiirgixiii,
TIONESTA, P-
DR. J. C. MINN.
PHYSICIAN ANDSU R i EON.
and 1IU'1'1-T. Olllce over store,
Tionesla, pa. Professional calls prompt
ly responded to at all hours of day or
night. Residence Elm St., between
Urove's grocery and llerow's restaurant.
1R. J. I). GREAVES,
II . Physician and Surgeon
Olllceand residence abovo The Davis
Pliarmacy.
D
R. J. It. Nil 1G INS.
Physician and Surgeon,
OIL. CITY, PA
R. LANSON,
Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing.
Tionesla, Pa
Q J. SICTlEY,
. .1 CS I ICE OK THE PEACE,
Koeps a complete lino of Justice's blanks
lor sale. Also manK uoeus, mum i(,"Hr"'i
etc. Tionesla, Pa..
HOTEL WEAVER,
E. A. WEAVER. Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a complotoehango,
and Is now furnished with al". the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
ii... .m. ii, nt uiitli iiutnriil iras. bathrooms.
hot and cold water, etc. The comfort of
gnosis never iicgiecicu.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
V.i GEKOW A GEROW Proprietor,
Tionseta, Pa. This is the mostcentrally
located hotel in the place, ami has all the
modern improvements. No puins will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public. First
class Livery in connection.
pilIL. KMERT
FANCY HOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm
and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsost ami guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. J ORENZO FULTON,
Manufacturer or and Dealer in
HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONESTA. PA.
s n mm h
Urn 111 UUUUUA ML UUIIM.,
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
DEATH IN TROLLEY CAR
Nine High School Pupils Killed
at Newark, N. J.
Trade Review Steamer Gunk In River
Department of Commerce Beel
Trust Declared Illegal Explosion In
Fort Lafayette Docks and Tcrmin
als at Buffalo.
A fast express on the IacUawanna
railroad cut through a trolley cai
crowded with school children, at- thfl
Clifton avenue crossing iu Nowark,
N. J., Thursday.
Eight of the children wire killed
and a score or moru of them injured.
The uiotornian of the car, who stuck
to his post, will die, and the enginoei
of the express was bo badly hurt thai
there Is Utile hope of his recovery.
liuth tho express and tho trolley
were on steep grad s going at right
angles. Tho express was signalled
and the crossing gates were loweroj
while tho trolley car was yet 'half way
down the hill.
Thii niotorman rut off the power and
applied the brakes, but almost lin
mediately tho car began to Blip along
tho icy rails. It gained tremendous
momentum and at the bottom of lha
hill crashed through t'.ie gates, dl
rectly in thd track of tho oncoming
train.
Tlra locomotive ploughed Its way
through tho trolley, throwing the chil
dren In every direction.
The accident happened within three
blocks of the high school building and
In the car at the timo wew nearly
100 pupils. As many as 30 others had
managed to throw t'.H'mselve3 from
tho car befcro the crash came.
TV -wreck of tho trolley car was
complete. The pilot of the engine
struck it almost In the center and
turned it partly around, and then the
ponderous engine cut It in two. The
upper part of tho trolley was redu.vd
to fragments under tho drivers of the
locomotive. Olio half of the car was
thrown to one side an lay on the
tracks. The other section wa3 hurled
some distance away.
In every direction lay dead and In
jured. Tho engine was brought to a
standstill and fioni tho train and
from nearby houses men rushed to tho
rescue. The spectacle was appalling
and many who starUd to work had
to give up unnerved.
Jennie E. McClelland, one of tfie In
jured In the trolley accident, died Fri
day. Price Situation Remains Strong.
Wlntiy weather has retarded but not
checked spring jobbing trad , which
despite drawbacks la still far In ad
vance of a year ago.
Tho fa voi able side of the weather
situation is unqucsMonahly the heavy
snow which has covered the entlrv
surplus-priHlucing winter wheat belt.
The price situation, indeed, taken as
a whole, Is a remarkable one. Country
produce, particularly butter and eggs,
ha3 displayed exceptional strength,
while toe great majority of staples
retain all their old steadiness, except
where further advances are noted, as
In the case of cotton goods, which are
wry strong at the highest prices in
years.
The vexing transportation problem,
fcowevcr, overhangs the entire trade,
and no really new developments, cer
tainly none in tho direction of lower
prices, aie possible until this situation
is Improved.
Wool has b en dull and firm on re
ports of active employment for mill
machinery and small available stocks
of the raw material.
Steamer Overturned by Cyclone.
A cyclone struck the sceaiuer Olive
which plied between Franklin, Va., and
Edenton. N. C, at 0:3(1 o'clock Mon
day night and sent her to the bottom
of the Chowan river off Woodley'a
pier, betwet u Mt. Pleasant and Oliver's
wharf.
Seventeen people are known to have
been drowned and others who were
rescued are In a serious condition.
The whirlwind, when It struck the
Olive, threw her on 'her beam's end.
When he righted It was only to sink
on account cf tho water she had taken
In.
A majority of the passengers and
crew we:e below nt the time and hal
no opportunity to reach the pilot house
of the vessel, which alone remained
abov? water.
Captain Withy and five others saved
themselves by standing all night In
the pilot house In water up to their
waists. No complete list of t!ie dead
has been obtained, but It is known that
17 perished.
Nominations In New Department.
The senate Jas confirmed the nom
ination of Hon. George B. Coitelyou
to be sor retary of commerce and labor
under the act creating tie new de
partment. The nomination was referred to the
committee after th senate went into
executive session and the committee
was polk d en the fl'r.
Senator Pepcw reported the nomin
ation with a favorable recommenda
tion. y asked for inline bate action
and Mr. Cortelyou wa3 confirmed with
out opposition.
President Roosevelt on Tuesday ap
pointed James Rudolph Garfield of
Ohio to be commissioner of corpor
ations under the act creating t?ie new
department of commerce.
Mr. Garfield is a son of the lat?
President James A. Ga: field, and I
at prese.it a member' if (he civil r-
vlco pnmmlsslnn
3eer Trust an Illegal Combination.
The socallod "beef trust" case waa
disposed of by Judge Grosscup, In the
United States circuit court at Chicago,
tho demurrer of thv packers being
overruled and a temporary injunction
granted.
Tho attorneys for the packers made
no announcement of their Intentions,
They haw until March 4 to discuss the
matter with their principals. If they
deny the facts upon which Judge Gross
tup based his decision, the matter will
go before a master in chancery, who
will hear tho evidence, and the casa
will again be argued before Judge
Grosscup.
An appeal may be taken, In order to
hasten the fir.ri adjudication of the
case. It is not believed likely that
tho packers will let the matter go by
default, thus making the Injunction
permanent.
Shamrock III Nearly Completed.
Large gangs of workmen at Glas
gow are rapidly pushing the com
pletion of Shamrock III. The challen
ger la designed to carry less sail than
any challenger since Valkyrie III. All
efforts have been turned towards the
production of a yacht which will drive
easily lu all weathers, specially In
turning to windward through a haad
sea, tho lack of which quality proved
fatal to Shamrock 11. With this aim
In view the challenger will be more
shallow, fuller bodied, with a trifle
more beam, wider aft and with le3a
overhang forward. All the hollow
steel spars are practically finished.
The riggers are preparing the running
and standing gear, and finishing gangs
are working ou tho hull. The prepar
ations for the launch are well under
way.
Newspaper Printed In Mldocean.
The Cunarder Etruria arrived Sunday
from Liverpool and Qu.enstown. She
reports having encountered very
stormy weather and squalls of hurri
cane force during tho passage.
The Etruria is the first steamer on
which a newspaper containing news
receiwd by wireless telegraphy was
published. On Feb. 7, while bound
from New York to Ltverpol with Signor
Marconi as ono of the passengers, varl
oua Items, principally of American
news, were received from the Marconi
station nt Crookhaven whvn the ves
sel was 20 miles west of Fastnet.
Thosf messages weie printed and
copies distributed among tho passen
gers. This first mid-ocean newspaper
contained tight items of news, In all
116 words.
Exploding Shell Killed Four Men.
Three men were killed outright, one
man Injured so that he died later, two
other men fatally and at least seven
seriously hurt, in an explosion In the
work room of the naval storage maga
zine at Fort Lafayvite, in New York
harbor.
The explosion could bo heard for
miles around. Accounts as to how the
fatal blast was set off differ. One re
port has it that the men wore filling
a 13-Inch bIv 11, while another is that
tho men were removing a powder
charge from a shell and undertook to
unwind a fuse connecting the powder
chamber with the percusion cap. This
caused sufficient friction to set of the
cap and explode the shell.
To Build Docks and Terminals.
The Pennsylvania railroad Is pro
paring to spend $10,000,000 on wharves
and terminal facilities on its property
adjacent to the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company' plant al Stony Point,
and In and around the city of Buf
falo. A laige corp of civil engi
ne ts under tho personal charge of
R. L.' O Donnel, who lecently came
from Pittsburg as new general superin
tendent of the local division of the
road, 13 at work laying out the neces
sary surveys preparatory to the con
struction of the tracks and docks.
Three Reservoirs Burst.
The breaking of three large reser
voirs In the town of Shi'Iton, Conn.,
on Sunday morning caused dam
ages estimated at between $75,000 and
$100,000 and there were several nar
row escapes from death.
A huge stone arch was carried away
like paper and tho water swept down
on the town, tearing a gully In one
stivct 110 feet long and 30 feet wide-.
Street railroad tracks and telephone
and tel graph poles were torn up and
strewn about in confusion. The reser
voirs will have to be rebuilt.
Has Been Around the World.
General N. A. Miles, commanding
the United State.? army, his wife and
party, arrived in New York Sunday on
the steamer Lucania. The general, who
has been abroad five months, has !n
that time been around tho world.
Deaths In Hotel Fire.
Fire has destroyed tihe Clifton, la.,
hotel, burned to death nine ol
tho guests and caused injuria to
42 persons who were scorohed or
forced to jump to the frozen street
from second and third story windows.
Signed Elkins Rebate Bill.
The piesident cn Friday signed
tho Elkins rebate bill. With the
signing of this measure the adminis
tration's anti-trust program for thii
session of confess Is compl ied.
Washington's Birthday.
Washington's birthday was observed
throtiK''.'Mit the country by special ser
vices of patriotic societies and many
clergymen made the anniversary the
sii'jjict of their sermons.
President of Hobart College.
Official atiuouucem nt was made ol
j the acceptance by the Rev. Iangilon C.
Stcwairison of Lehigh university ol
he rresidency of Hobart college.
GOVERNMENT BEATEN.
United States Suit Against the
Northern Pacific Dismissed.
For Violating Act of Congress In Not
Carrying Commercial Messages Over
Its Wires Judge Amidon Finds That
the Company Has Done So Since
Passage cf Act.
St. Paul, Feb. 21. Judge Amidon of
the United S:ato3 circuit court dis
missed the suit brought by the United
States against the Northern Pacific
Railroad company, the. Northwestern
Telegraph company, the Western
Union Telegiaph company and the
Northern. Pacific Railway company.
The suit Involved a question of the
Northern Pacific violating that portion
of its charter dealing with the commer
cial use of its tek graph lines.
Tho government sought to revoke
the franchise of the Northern Pacific
Railway company, which, it alleged,
violated the act of congress of Aug. 7,
1888, by not carrying commercial mes
sages over th-' company's wires. Judge
Amidon lind3 that tue company at all
times since the passage of the act of
18S8, by and through Us own respec
tive corporate officers, maintained
and operated for railroad, government
al, commercial and ither purposes, a
lino of telegraph co-extensive with the
railway system.
INDEPENDENT OPERATOR WON.
Decision of Lower Court Reversed.
Mandamus Against Railroad.
Philadelphia, Feb. 24. Justice Dean
In the supreme couit handed down a
decision in the case of C. D. Loraine
vs. the Pittsburg, Johnstown, Evens
berg and Eastern Railroad company,
reversing the decision ot the common
pleas court of Clearfield county, which
was in favor cf the defendants, and is
euilng a writ of mandamus against the
i alia ad.
The plaintiff Is a soft coal operator
on the line cf the railroad which is his
only outlet to the market.
On Nov. 19 the company notified Mr.
Lorain that on the following day, un
less he sold his real to the American
Union Coal company, which is con
trolled by the president of th:. railroad
company, no cars would be furnished
him.
He was offered $1.50 a ton by the
American company, and he claimed to
be able to demand $3 in the open
market.
Corkran to Be Released.
Washington, Feb. 24. The supremo
court of t.he United State3 affirmed
tho Judgment of the court of appeals
of the Btatci of New York discharging
from the custody of chief of police of
Albany, N. Y., Charles E. Coikran,
who was held on a warrant by the
governor of New York granting a
leuuiiwtlon from tho governor of Ten
nessee. This case raised the question as to
whether Corkran could ih'ave been held
to be a fugitive from justice from Ten
nessee if it were shown that ho was
not in the state when the alleged acts
fur which he was ariested wen;, If
evor, committed.
Justice Peckham, giving the opinion
of the couit, held cn the showing of
Corkran, uucontiadlcted, that he w-as
not in Tennessee at the timo in ques
tion, he was not a fugitive from jus
tice within the meaning of the federal
statutes.
Prize Money Decision.
Washington, Feb. 24. The United
States supremo court decided the prke
money cases brought by Admiral Dew
ey in behalf of ihimself and the olfie-.rs
and men of his fleet, on account of
the vessels sunk at Manila and after
wards re-claimed, in their favor; but
the cases of Admiral Sampson, for
whose name that of Admiral Taylor
was substituted in his own behalf and
that of hia officers and men, on ac
count of the Maria Theresa sunk at
the battle of Santiago, were decided
adversely to the claimants, rue iner
esa wa3 sunk after being rescued,
whereas the vessels reclaimed at Ma
nila are still in use.
Government Not Liable.
Washington, Feb. 24. In the case
of William Samu-1 Digby of New lork
uhe United States supremo court de
cided that the United States is not li
able for damages sustained by an accl
dent In a government elevator. Jus
tice Harlan, who delivered Uhe court's
opinion, said the government Is under
no forn. cf contract to maintain Its
elevators for the accommodation of
the public.
Justice Dav Confirmed.
Washington, Feb. 21. The senate
confirmed William R. Day to be asso
ciate Justice cf the supreme court to
Bucceed Justice Shiras, resigned. Also
John K. Richards cf Ohio, circuit judge
for tihe Sixth Judicial circuit; Henry
H. Hoyt of Pennsylvania, solicitor
general.
Gift to Western Reserve.
Cleveland. Feb. 24. Andrew Car
negiv has decided to give $H'0,000 to
Western Reserve university of this
city, to establish a school for the
training of librarians.
Bishop Sentenced.
Charlotte. N. C. Feb. 24. Arthur
L. lii.-thcp. chawd with tin; murd r of
Thomas I. Wilson in this city last Oc
tober and who was convicted of man
slaughter, was sentenced to serve five
veari in tho penitentiary at hard labor.
DR. DUNCAN ACGUITTED.
Louisville Physician Who Shot Bruel
Head is Free.
Pittsburg, Feb. 23. Tve jury in the
case of Dr. Duncan, charged with
shooting Bruce Head on account of al
leged improper relations with Ms
Duncan, brougiht in a verdict of not
guilty at 9:30 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. The jury reached Its verdict
early Friday night, but it was not pre
sented to the Judge until the morn
lag. The shooting occurred last October
and created comment because of the
seeming absence of a motive for .it
The first inkling of the motive waa
made public on tihe first day of the
trial heie, when Dr. Duncan went on
the stand and testified to allogod im
picper tonduct on tihe part of his wife
and Bruce Heal, who had been a life
long friend of the family. Both Dr.
Duncan and Head are wellknown Ken
tuckians. It Is repotted that Dr. Dun
ca will now socure a divorce, and aa
bou a3 the legal formalltle3 are ovel
Mrs. Duncan will become Mrs. Bruce
Head.
The t-. stiniony of the two days' trial
turned public sympathy to Dr. Dun
can, and when the verdict of not guilty
was announced In court there was gen
eral rejoicing. Dr. Duncan's testi
mony seems to have had the most
weiglht with tho Jury, which gave him
the benefit of the doubt as to whethei
he shot In self-defense or not.
A strange feature about the return
of the verdict was the fact that neith
er the doctor nor his attorney, Clar
ence Burlclgih, was present when It
waa received. Had he not been
present and a verdict been ren
dered finding him guilty of an offense
the couit would have been bound to
grant a new trial for taking the ver
dict in the absence of tho defendant
or his counsel. As matters turned out,
however, it made no difference wheth
err the defendant was there or not.
Flavor Candy With Rough on Rats.
Oil City, Ta., Feb. 23. The four chil
dren of Rob. rt Campbell, a Pennsyl
vania railroad conductor, were pois
oned last week by eating home-mad6
candy in which "rough on rats" was
one of Dho ingredients. Physicians
worked with them for nearly 24 hours
before they were pronounced out ol
danger. During the absence of the
parents the children decided to make
taffy. A box found In the pantry, sup
posed to contain cocoa, was used tc
flavor tho mixture. Aft. r eating it all
were taken violently 111. A 6-year
eld boy recovered sufficiently to crawl
to a neighbor's touse, where his
parents were visiting, and notified
them.
Eastern Men Buy Coal.
Indiana, Feb. 23. R. W. Wehile
and James N. Stewart, btth of In
diana, have sold most of their coal ly
ing along Illacklick creek to Judge
Brown of Lancaster and Dean of Holli
daysburg. The price is said to have
been $35 per acre. After the sale
Wehrle and Stewart weie offered a
better price for their coal. They still
retain extensive tracts in the same
territory. The Eastern people wil'
build a branch road from their fi- Id tc
the new Ebensburg and Blackllch
branch of the Pennsylvania. Theli
holdings there include almost 20.00C
acres.
Locomotive Boiler Exploded.
Pottsvillo, Pa., Feb. 21. The boiloi
of the locomotive of the evening pas
senger train from Mauch Chunk tc
Pottsvill-i on the Philadelphia anil
Reading railway exploded at Potts
villa Junction Thursday night. The
fireman cf the locomotive, Barney
Rabb of Pottsvills, wa3 instantly klllJd
The enginer, John Alexander of Poll
Carbon, wa-s injured mortally. John
Gillespie, a passengvr, from Palo Alto,
was Bonously Injured. Many passen
gers were bruised. Tho injector or
the engine froze up and when It was
thawed cut, the cold water coming sud
dVnly in contact with the ihot boilei
caused the explosion.
Pittsburger Stabbed.
Oil City, Feb. 23. John Murray ol
Pittsburg, aged S4 yeai, is at the Oi!
City hospital suffering with a sover
wound In th-s left leg, the result of t
stabbing affair In the Bmlenton lockup
.lurray and a German tramp applied
to the Emlenton autarkies fot todg
lng and were placed in the lockup
Early in the morning the German be
came violently insane and attacked
Murray vi'iih a sharp Instrument. Ix
cal physicians dres. d his wounds and
sent him to the hospital here.
Stolen Silverware Recovered.
Philadelphia, Feb. 23. A portior. cl
tihe silverwaie recovered by the Ne
York police from tile two n gro burg
lars under arrest there Is tho property
of William C. Bullitt, of the firm ol
Castntr, Curran & Bullitt, coal opera
tors in West Virginia. The Bullitt res
idence was lobbed pome time afiei
midnight last Monday of silver pUt.
valued at $5.uoo.
Missing Woman Found.
1. at robe, Feb. 23. Tin my St cry sur
rounding the disappearance of Mrs
William Thompson of Fast Latrobe
was solved when Mr. Thompson wai
informed that she was at her sister's
in McKoesporl. She l.a said to bo in
a Iaz (I condition and has forgotten
the existenco of her Infant and cannot
remember leaving home or of going ta
McKeesport.
Police Get Increase.
Altoona, Pa., Feb. 23. -The finance
commits e of city o.,uu il.s has granted
tho members of tl.j Altoona police
force an increase "f & per cent, to
nnr;hlv salaries.
BRIEF NEWS 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.
Over "00 Cornell students have re
turned to their homes owing to the epi
demic cf typhoid fever.
The senate committee on judiciary
voted to report a more drastic anti
trust bill than congress has passed, but
its passage is extremely doubtful.
A water pip., in the boiler room oi
the state prison at Auburn burst and
a three-inch stream of water gushed
Into the firepot of a boilor. Three
men were injured.
Eight persons were killed and foui
injured by an explosion in the Fox
magazine cane factory at Fostoria, O
The magi.ine contained a large sup
ply of high explosives uued In tht
manufacture of caps for magazint
caneB.
Thursday,
Seventeen persons were drowned by
th, sinking of a North Carolina rlvei
steamer by a cyclone.
Secretary Hay and Minister Bowen
signed a protocol for the payment c(
American claims by Venezuela.
According to a dispach from Berlin,
Germany will press for pay&ient of Its
claims upon Brazil and Colombia.
Federal officers on the Yukon river
confirm the Rtory that a gold strike
equaling that of the Klondike has been
made in Tanana river.
The widely-heralded discovery c!
formalin as a cure for blood poisoning
Is now declared by certain New York
physicians to be a failure.
Alfied Adolphus Hewlett, 82 years
old, a Syracuse millionaire, held a re
ception at his palatial residence in
West Genesee street, ov. r 100 widows
being his guests.
Friday.
A dispatch from The Hague states
that an offer of J. Pieipont Morgan of
$400,000 for a Rembrandt was refused
by thii owner.
Admiral Dewey declared that foreign
powers were making better progress
than the United States In naval target
practice.
Henry Halsey, a lawyer, has perfect
id a primary electric battery, which
scientists declare apparently supplies
sustained power and may revolutionize
electric motive energy.
Thirty-two passengers on a trolley
car at Los Aug. les, Cal., were forced
at points cf revolvers to surrendcjT
cash and jewelry to tho amount of be
tween $5ii0 and $700 to two highway
men, who escaped.
A trolley car load d with pupils oi
tho Newark, N. J., hlg.i school waa
run Into by a D. L. and W. train.
Eight of the pupils were killed, five
died Liter in the hospitals, the motor
man of the car was fatally hurt and .10
or more occupants of the car were In
jured. Saturday.
Popo Loo celebrated the 2."ith anni
versary of his 'i lection Friday.
Geoige A. Smith, found guilty at Ro
chester of killing his wife, was srnt
enced to be executed In Auburu dur
ing the week beginning March 30.
The; transport Kilpatrick will sail on
Fob. 28 from San Francisco for Samar
with tho Fourteenth infantry regimont.
The men are to take the place of the
First infantry.
Tho' house of representatives passed
the navy appropriation bill, providing
lor four new fighting ships, three train
ing ships, additional officers and 3,00fl
more enlisted men.
Ten lives were lost in a fire which
destroyed the Clifton hotel in Cedar
Rapids, la. Two persona were fatally
Injured and two score or more injired
by jumping from windows. There
woiu 120 guests.
Monday.
Kaiser Wihelm's statement as to
bis theology has set at rest church
ui, n's doubts cf his orthodoxy.
Or. gon's legislature chose C. W. Pul
ton United Stales senator only 10 min
utes before ihe expiration of the se
slon.
Senators favor tho Increase of tlw
navy provided for by tho house, but
may ask for smaller battle ships than
projiosed.
Passengers on two Newfoundland
railway trains havo boon snowbound
10 days in the interior of tho island,
but are suffering no hardships.
Pope Lie's celebration of the 2.Vh
anniveisiiry of his election was en
dured without fatigue by t ie poiiiiiT,
who declared it the happiest di of
bis life.
Tuesday.
The breaking of three reservoirs In
tho town of Siielton, Conn., caused
damages estimated at between $73,000
and $100,0(10.
The house committee on merchant
marine and fisheries voted not to r -port
the ship subsidy bill to the hom-.,
the vot' being 10 to 6.
In all the ehurchts ot Newark mem
orial services for the victims of last
Thursday's grade crossing trag-.-dy
were held, while th be!!s of the city
were tolled in unison. Funeral. of
four were held.
Poison eiii:.-:h to kill 130 person,
intended for Charles C,ra!her, a ciki
cemned murderer, who is to be
Jaipd at Stroudsbiirg, Pa., on Tiles
ia, has been taken from Mr.. A. J
Corr. a sister of Grather.
MR. FRANCIS IN'L&YbON'
Crllinnt Assemblage at Meeting of
the American Society.
Ixjndou, Feb. 21. The dinnor given
lat niy.U by tho American Society in
ncnor of Washington's birthday was
the eccasiou for a brilliant assemblage
Uio chief feature of which was the
tlix!iie giveu to D. R. Francis, form
erly United States secretary of tho in
terior and now president of tho Louis
iana Purchase exposition, and tho
wish a of success to (he exposition ex
p; eased by uiie speakers.
The Duke cf Devonshire and Ixird
Londonderry, members of the cabinet,
ofliiially voiced, tho" good will of tho
British government, while such repr
tentative Britishers as the lord mayors
cf IjIIhIou and Bristol, tho lord provost
of Glasgow, Lord Strathcona and Lord
Rothschild, and the following member3
of ihe house cf commons: Sir Charles
Dilk-1, J. H. Dalzel, Sir Thomas Dewar,
Sir Joseph I-awrenco, Ebenezer Parkea,
Sir Gilbert Parker and Joseph Walton,
all gave expression to their hearty
wishes.
Among the well known Americans
present were Ambassador Choate, Con
fuI General Henry Clay Evans, Stan
ford Newell, minister to tin Nether
lands; John Barrett. T. W. Cridler,
Ixrd Fairfax, Marshall Halstead, Col.
Hunsiker, Halsey C. Ives of the St.
Louis exposition, Captain Piper, deputy
police commissioner of New York;
all tho United States embassy staff
and many for-ign representatives of
the St. Louis exposition.
Signor Marconi was also present and
received an attention scarcely second
to that paid to the president of "ho
St, Louis exposition.
Tho Duke of Devonshire, in pro
posing the toast, "The President of
the United States," referred to Mr.
Roosevelt aa a man who had made
his mark as a successful civil service
lefonner, a great administrator, a gal
lant military leader and an emiiit nt
statesman, in whom he saw an Intel
igent and earnest friend of England.
"Never lu any previous times," said
tho speaker, "have Anglo-American re
lations been more cordial. Both peo
ples are In fairly good humor with,
themselves and bo It is unlikely that
they should be In a bad humor with
eadh other. I w. Iconic the tendency
on tho part cf the United States to
tako a larger and keener Interest In
affairs outside the American conti
nent." Ambassador Choate, following In
the satiM strain, declared that any
kind of war on any kind of subject
between Great Britain and America
would not only be a great calamity
but an unwieakablo crime.
Mr. Francis eloquently described the
motive and scopo of thj St, Ixmls ex
position. Government "Riot" Cartridges.
Washington, Fob. 24. The war do
partment has sent notices to the gov
ernors of each state that it is pre
pared to supply them upon demand,
and according to their legal allow
ances, with "riot cartridges." This is
a new form cf ammunition pn pared by
tuo experts of tho ordnance bureau, to
enable office: s of tho law and soldiers
to rtpel Hotel 3 with the least possible
loss of life to the "innocent sp cta
tors." Tho shell is like that of the
regular one used in the army rifle, with
tho Important exception that instead
of the long nickel plated and steel clad
bull it, two balls are placed In the
mouth. Tho design apparently Is to
secure something of greater range
than bucktuhot, yet not dangerous to
persons at a distance. It is effective
as to accuracy up to 200 yards.
Revolutionists Defeated,
lliguerote, Venezuela, Feb. 24. Gen
eral Olivares, at the hd of the gov
ernment troops from Barcelona, Sun
day attacked, at Tacarigua, the rear
guard of the revolutionist force com
manded by General Caribe Vidal. Af
ter a fight lasting 10 hours tho rebel
forcv abandoned the field, leaving a
number of wounded, among them Vi
dal and another rebel leader named
Flores. General Olivares is continuing
his march on Caracas in order to take
the revolutionist army under General
Rolando b, twoen two fire. as tho gov
ernment w ill shortly tako tho offensive
in tho direction of Guarenas.
Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Lo Roy, N. Y., Feb. 24. Mr. and
Mrs. John Randolph Olmsted yester
day celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary at the house in which they
havo tesid d for 30 years. They have
six sou. and daughters and six grand
children and thero has not been a
death in the family siuco the couple
were married.
Sword For Rear Admiral Taylor.
Indianapolis, Feb. 24 A testimonial
sword was presented to Real Admiral
Henry C. Taylor, who commanded tho
battle ship Indiana In the SpauUh
Aincrlcan war, by tho people of In
diana through tho geiieial assembly.
Admiral Taylor, his wife and daughter
were present, together with Governor
Durbin and many state officers.
Carnival In Full Swing.
New Orleans, Feb. 2L Ttw New
Orleans carnival is now in full suing
and thousands of visitors witnessed
tho arrival in state of Rex, the king
of tho carnival. Miss Alice Roosevul!,
Admiral Schley, General Joseph Wheel
er and oth. r distinguished guest
viewed the parade.
Bond Forfeited.
Chicago, Feb. 21 Harry Brolask'.
alleged head of a turf investment con
cern, faileJ to appear In couit and hi9
bondt of $2,000 were declared forfeited.