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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 1.
TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 18. 1903.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
BOROUGH OFFICERb.
Burgess. T. F. Ritchey.
Co unci linen. 1) r. J. O. Dunn, G. O.
Gaston, J. B. Muse, C. F. Weaver, J. W,
Landers, J. T. Dalo.W. F Killiiier.
Justices of the Peace C. A. Randall, S.
J. 8etley.
Constable S. R. Maxwell.
Collector 8. J. Setley.
School Directors L. Fulton. J. O.
i Sooweem. J. E. Wenic, Patrick Joyce, L
Agnw, K. L. Haslet.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
' Jlf ember of Congress Joseph C. Sibley.
Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall.
Assembly . W. Amsler.
Resident Jutge-W. M. Llndsey.
Associate Ju lgesH. B. Crawford, W.
H . II. Batterer.
Prothonotary, Register A Recorder, tc.
J. C. Ueist.
Sheriff Geo. W. Noblit.
Treasurer Vtnl. A. Keller.
Commissioners -C. Burhonn, A. K.
Shipe, Hnnry Weingsrd.
District Attorney . D. Irwin.
jury Commissioners Ernest hibble,
Lewis Wagner.
Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
County Auditors W. H. Stiles, Geo.
W. Holoman, B. A. MeX'loskey.
County .Surveyor ). W. Clark,
County Superintendent E. K. Stitzln-
ger.
Itrgular Terms of t-ourt.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of (September.
Third Monday of November.
Church nod WnUbiUh School.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
in. : M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in.
Preaching !n M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. O. It. Niekle
Preaching in the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at thonsual hour. Kev.
McGarvy, Pastor.
Services In the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath morning and evening,
The regular meetings or the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second anil fourth Tuesdays of each
nn uth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
pp. NEST A LODGE, No. 309, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 Meets every Tuesday evening, iu Odd
Fellow' Hall, Partridge building.
I WREST LODGE, No. 181.A.O.U. W
I Meets every Friday evening lnA.O.U.
W. Hall, Tlunusta.
C APT. GEORGE STOW POST.No.274
G. A. H. Meets 1st and 3d Monday
evening lu each month, in A. O. U. W.
Hall, Tiouesta.
C APT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
1:7, W. R. C, moots first and third
Wednesday evening of each month, In A.
O. U. W. hall, Tiouesta, Pa.
TIONESTA TENT, No. 104 K. O. T.
M., meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
evening in each month In A. O. U. W.
hall Tiouesta, Pa.
p F. RITCHEY,
I . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tiouesta, Pa.
c
URTIS M. SHAWKEY,
ATTORNEY -AT-UAW.
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
A C. BROWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
twice in Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sis., Tiouesta, Pa.
J W. MORROW, M. D.t
t ' Physician, Surgoon A Dontist.
Office and Residence three doors north
of Hotel Agnew, Tiouesta. Professional
calls promptly responded to at all hours.
H. F.J. BOVARD,
Physician A .Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. J. C. DUNN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
and DRUGGIVT. oittce over sttre,
Tiouesta, Pa. Professional calls prompt
ly responded to at all hours of day or
night. Residence Elm St., between
Grove's grocery and Gerow's restaurant.
1R. J. D. GREAVES,
J Physician and Surgeon
Office and residence above The Davis
Pharmacy.
D
R. J. B. SIUG1NS.
Physician and Surgeon.
3 OIL CITY, PA,
IT It. LANSON,
I . Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing.
Tionosta, Pa
O J. SICTLEY,
l. .His riOK OF THE PEACE.
Keeps a complete line of Justice's blanks
for sale. Also Blank deeds, mortgages,
etc. Tiouesta, Pa.
HOT Eli WEAVER,
E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
fVl.im lw.lol tiirtttnrlv the IjAWreilC6
House, has undergone a complete change,
ami is now luriiiKiuui wnu hu mo mw
ern improvemonta. llealod ami lighted
k- .....L.iir uritd tiuturul imu ImlhrnoillM.
hot and cold water, etc. The comforts of
guests never negioeuwi.
nifVTll. TlnlTIV
V.V GEROW A GEROW Proprietor.
Tionsela, Pa. This is the numtcentrally
lo!Btel hotel in tlie place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public. First
class Liverv in connection.
piIIL. KMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER,
Shop in WalUirs building, Cor. Elm
and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work trom the finest to
ihe coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion (tiven to mending, and prices rea
sonable. J ORENO FULTON.
Manufacturer of and Dealer In
HARNESS. COLURS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds oT
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONESTA. PA.
s n MSIW St
U. 11. llllUUUM. U. UU M.
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
not an unfailing one.
THE BUnDICK INQUEST,
Mothcr-In-Law Questioned Foi
Over Two Hours.1
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pennell Killed
Burdick'a Will Probated Activi
Demand For Goods Keeper Graj
Receives Gold Life-Saving Medal
Postoffice Salaries.
The most Interesting witness ex
amlned thus far In tie Burdick Inquest
now being held In Buffalo, was Mrs
Maria Hull, the murdeied man's moth
er-in-law. She is a little womai
with a nervous but resolute face
blue eyes and gray hair. She wai
gowned entirely in black and wore
a long mourning veil, fastened wel
back from her forehead.
Notwithstanding her CG years, Mrs
Hull stood up under two hours of se
veie examination by District Attorno)
Coatsworth with remarkable coolness
Her answers were given In a calm
quiet tone, excepting now and thei
when her voice took on a peculiai
ring. She used some smelling salt)
occasionally but never became con
fused.
Even when shown a photograph ol
the den with the body of toe mur
dered man lying on the couch with the
head battered in, Mrs. Hull did noi
lose control of her nerves. She looked
at the picture calmly and Intently
pointing cut familiar objects whlel
the district attorney asked 'her about
When excused Mrs. Hull left the wit
ness staud without assistance.'
Peculiar to the auditors was her In
sistence that she was almost IgnoranI
of the cause that led to the divorce
suit and her statement that she hat!
inquired of her daughter whether Bur
dick's charges of infidelity were wet
founded.
, The name- of Arthur R. Pennell wai
not Bpoken all day, although he wai
once referred to. There was no ref
erence to Mrs. Palue or Mift Warren
Next In Importance to the testimonj
given by Mrs. Hull was that given bj
Dr. Howland. He said that Dr. Marcy
the Burdick family physician who was
at the house when he arrived there
on the morning of the murder, re
quested 'Mm to mal.a it appear that tht
case was one of suicide. After look
ing at the body of the murdered man,
Dr. Howland Informed Dr. Marcy that
suicide was out of the question.
All In all, It Is a remarkable Inquest,
made so chiefly by the vigor of the
investigators. They may go at latei
witnesses as sharply as they went ai
Mrs. Hull. If they do, and there are
no breakdowns, then the murderer If
either a person c-f astounding self-con
trol or Is not on the witness list.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Pennell Killed,
Arthur R. Pennell, the Buffalo at
torney who figured so prominently
In the recent Burdick murdei
case, met with a sudden and terrible
death, and his wife was seriously in
jured In an automobile accident short
ly before 6 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
on Kensington avenue, about 300 feet
south of Fillmore avenue.
The machine In which the couple
were riding suddenly swerved to one
side, just aa they were opposite the
eld Anna Geures stone quarry, and be
fore Pennell could regain control ol
the automobile it ran over the curb,
plunged down the embankment and
crashed to the rocks at the bottom ol
the quarry, 3D feet below.
Pennell was pinioned beneath the
machine and literally crushed to a
pulp, almost every bone in his body be
ing broken. He was killed Instantly,
Mrs. Pennell fell from her seat In the
machine and was dashed against a
pile of rock. She lay hovering be
tween life and death for 26 hours at
the Sisters' hospital, suffering from a
fracture at the base of the skull and
several minor injuries, and died Wed
nesday night at 9 o'clock.
As near as could be learned the
death of Pennell and the fatal Injuries
of his wife were the results of purely
an accident. At first it was rumored
that wille sufi'ering from the mental
anguish entailed from the prominence
he had gained in the Burdick case he
had puiposely run the machine over
the brink of the quarry. This story
la branded as false, and the two wit
nesses wuo saw the accident state pos
itively that it was unavoidable.
According to the story told by both
of these young men, they turned about
when hearing the warning bell. By
that time the machine was close upun
them and running at a rapid rate of
speed. Just as the phaeton was about
to pass them they saw Pennell make a
frantic effort to catch his hat, which
had blown from his bead by a sudden
gust of wind.
Pennell threw up bis right hand to
catch his hat and at the same time
loosened his grasp on the handle by
which his machine is steered.
Then before Pennell could either
olacken the speed of the machine or
again gain control of It, they had
bumped over the curb. Between this
low curbstone and the brink of the
quarry thorn Is a scant space of five
trot. In an instant thp machine had
covered this distance. Then came the
awful plunge to the rorks below. The
witnesses only heard a cry of despair
from the terrified -woman, and a
hearse shout from the man as the au
tomobile disappeared over the brink.
Mr. Pennell had gained considerable
unenviable notoriety on account of hit
unfiirtiinate relations with Edwin I..
Burdiek, wlni was inurdeied two wo1!;?
ai), having been mentioned by Bur
dick as corespondent in his suit fot
divorce.
Burdick's Will Probated.
Tho will of Edwin 1.. Burdick. whal
" 1 mnesia, ra.
was found murdered In his home oi
Ashland avenue, Buffalo, Feb. 27, wa!
made public Friday morning. Ai
tor going through necessary formi
In the surrogate's court the will wa!
formally probated.
In his will Burdick cuts off bis wife
whom he was suing for divorce, with
out a cent. He leaves $2,500 to re
latlves and the rest of his prapertj
to his three children, share and shan
alike.
He left a .house on Ashland avenue
worth from $12,000 to $16,000 on whiel
the Erie County Savings bank holdi
an $8,000 mortgage. His persona
property is estimated at from $20,001
to $40,000 in value.
George C. Miller, attorney for Mr
Burdick and one of his executors, said
"I guess Burdick was worth be
tween $25,000 and $30,000. At preseni
I cannot place the value more defln
ltely."
Colossal Promoter Arrested.
J. Whitaker Wright, the Londoi
promoter accused of fraud In connec
tion with various corporations, was ar
rested in New York at the request dt
the London police upon his arrival oi
the French line steamer La Lorraine
The financial crash of the companloi
floated by Whitaker Wright came it
December, 1900. There were 11 a
these, including the parent company
entitled the Loudon and Globe Finance
corporation with a total capitalizatioi
of $60,675,000. Wright was the man
aging director.
One of the victims of the crash wai
the late Marquis of Dufferin and Ava
formerly governor general of Canadi
and British ambassador at Paris. Hi
consented to be chairman of the Lon
don and Globe and had 25,000 sharei
in the different companies.
When the crash came Lord Dufferli
was severely censured for his con
nection with theWrightcompanles, but
In a frank speech to the stockholder!
of the London and Globe corporation
he declared his position and won tht
sympathy of the country. His wealth
at one time large, was believed to
have been swallowed up In these com
panies. Active Demand and Prices Strong.
Demand is active with staple pricei
strong at close to record levels, de
spite drawbacks in the shape of bad
roads, labor troubles, east and west
and heavy rains, overflowing riven
and backward farm preparations at tht
South.
The much feared check to tradt
caused by past heavy advances la
staple prices as yet has failed to ma
terlallze. Tha present level of com
modify prices is the highest In three
years. February's movement wat
very generally upward, 40 staples ad
vancing, while only 15 declined, and
what Is perhaps more Impressive, CJ
products remained steady and un
changed. Compared with a year ago, one-hall
of all staples are higher, while only
one-third are lower. A gain of 1 pel
cent in February, of 6 per cent as
compared with a year ago, and a de
crease of only 3 per cent from tht
"nigh water mark of February three
years ago is noted.
Wool is fairly steady, with rathet
more inquiry in New England, and
what bustness Is noted Is confined
largely to quarter blood grades.
Keeper George N. Gray Honored.
On the request of Superintendent
Kimball of the life-saving service the
secretary of the treasury has forward
ed a gold life saving medal to Keepei
George N. Gray of the life-saving sU
tion at Charlotte, N. Y., for "extreme
and heroic daring in saving life from
the perils of the pea."
On December 15, 1902, Gray witt
his crew, In the face of extreme per
sonal danger and great suffering, ef
fected the rescue of four men and one
woman from the schooner "John R
Noyes" which was wrecked on Lake
Ontario on that date", 23 miles from
the Charlotte station.
Gray and his men were under oart
constantly for 15 hours, rowing about
60 miles in an open boat and In a
heavy winter sea, and says the sec
retary in his letter to Keeper Gray
"exhibiting great bravery, discretion,
skill and sound Judgment."
Salaries of Postoffice Clerks.
The annual readadjustment of the
salaries of clerks at presidential post
offices was announced. The changes
will take effect on July 1, th6
beginning of the new fiscal year. There
are some thousands of clerks promot
ed and a large number of additiona:
clerks are allowed to many of the
offices. The changes as announced In
volve approximately $1,500,000 in In
creases of salaries and action has nol
yet been taken as to a number ol
large odlces, such as New York, San
Francisco and Cincinnati. Boston
gets 75 additional clerks and 700
clerks there get increased salaries.
At Philadelphia, 50 additional clerks'
and 600 increases In salaries are au
thorized. Interscholastic League.
The result of the meeting of repre
sentatives from the schools of Western
and Central New York constituting
Cornell's interscholastic league was
announced this week by Secretary
Jameson. Delegates from tho Buf
falo Central school, Masten Park High
school, Binghamlon, Elmira, Cook
Academy, Geneva, Stiles Preparatory
school at Ituara and Ithaca High
scIkxiI were present. Rochester Free
academy was readmitted on condition
that all back assessments be paid,
while Clyde was dropped, no at.hlotea
from that school having taken part lo
recent events. It was decided to hold
a track meet In Ithaca J'.ine 6, and to
make it open to any school, whether iu
ihrf league or not.
i ormg nun n iueimio piacuw.
PRESIDENT'S ITINERARY
Will Start on His Western Trir,
April I.
FIRST STOP WILL BE AT CHICAGC
Will Visit Many Northwestern Statet
and Make an Extended Tour of thi
Yellowstone Park California anc
Other Pccific States At St. Louis
Many Speeches.
Washington, March 17. The Itiner
ary of the president's Western trip was
practically completed and Is now it
Che hands of the railroads for exact de
termination of the running time of th
president's train.
The party will leave Washlngtoi
the morning of April 1 and proceed dl
rectly via the Pennsylvania railroad
to Chicago, arriving there the nexl
morning. April 2 will bo spent In Chi
cago, w.here he will make an address
Frcm Chicago the president will gt
to Madison, Wis., where on the morn
ing of the 3rd he will address the" leg
islature. Then he will go to Wauke
sha and Milwaukee, -where he will b
entertained at a banquet. The tril
from there will be to La Crosse, St
Paul, Minneapolis, Sioux Falls, Yank
ton, Mitchell and Aberdeen, S. D., and
Edgeley, N. D.
The morning of April 7 he will react
Fargo and that day will visit James
town, Bismarck, Mandan and Medora
N. D., and Llviivgston, Mont., and nr
rive at Cinnabar, Mont, at noon Wed
nesday, April 8.
Tour of Yellowstone Park.
Cinnabar is at the entrance of the
Yellowstone park. The president's
train will be sidetracked there until
Friday, April 24. President Rooso
velt, accompanied by Secretary Rool
and John Burroughs, the poet-natural
1st of New York, who has been in
vited to accompany the party on ihe
trip, will make an extended tour ol
the park escorted by a picked detail
of soldiers. Communication will be
maintained with president daily dur
ing his absence.
Friday, April 24, the president will
leave Cinnabar and after passing
through Livingston and Billings, Mont,
will arrive at Alliance, Neb., late ir.
the afternoon of April 25. From there
he will proceed to Grand Island, Neb,
where the iparty will spend Sunday
Monday, April 27, the president wll'
visit in the order named: Hastings
Lincoln, Fremcnt and Omaha.
He will spend the- night at Omaha
and reach Shenandoah, la., early the
morning of the 28th after having made
a brief stou at Clarlnda, Van Wert.
Osceola, Des Moines, Oskaloosa and
Ottum'wa.
Passing the night on the train the
president will arrive at Keokuk the
morning cf the 29th and on th. t day
will visit Quincy, 111.; Hannibal, Mo.;
Louisiana, Mo.; and Clarksville, Mo.
arriving at St. Louis late in the after
noon.
That nig'hit and Thurday, April 30.
the president will remain in St. Louis
participating in the ceremonies Inci
dent to the dedication of the Louis
iana Purchase Exposition grounds. He
will arrive at Kansas City the morn
Ing of May 1 and remain there sev
eral hours, visiting Kansas City, Kan
sas, Lawrence, and Tcpeka, the same
day. The night will be spent at To
peka. He will make- brief stops next
day at Manhattan, Junction City, Mil
lene, Salina, Ellsworth, Russell, Hayes
and Wakeny and arrive at Sharon
Springs, Ks., late, In the evening.
A Week In California.
Sunday will be passed at that place
Monday, May 4, the president will
visit Cheyenne, Wells, Denver, Colo
rado Springs, Pueblo and Trinidad.
Col. He will be In Santa Fe, N. I ,
and Albuquerque Thursday. The
greater ipart of the next day will he
spent at Grand Canyon, Ariz. Aftei
a brief stop at Seligman, Ariz., the
night of May 6, the president will pro
ceed to Barstow, Cal., arriving ther6
the morning cf May 7. Redlands and
San Bernardino will be visited and he
will arrive at Riverside late that day
and spend the night there. May 8
he will stop at Claremont and Paia
dena, reaching Ixs Angeles early In
the afternoon, where he will remain
until next morning.
May 9 he will visit Ventura, Santa
Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Sunday
May 10, will be spent at Monterey,
Pajaro, Santa Cruz ami San Jose will
be visited Monday, that night being
spent at the last named city. During
the morning of May 12 the president
will stop at Palo Alto and Burlin
game, will arrive at San Francisco
early In the afternoon. The remain
der of that day and Wednesday and
Thursday will be spent in San Fran
Cisco, Oakland and Berkeley. Tho
president and party will then go to
Raymond, w.here four days will bo
spent in the Yosemite Valley and Big
Tree region. The morning of Tues
day, May 1!), the president will enter
Nevada, striping at Reno and Oar
son City.
That evening '! e will return to Cal
ifornia for a II hours stay at Sacra
mento. Wednesday he will be at Red
dlngton and Sisson, Cal., and Ashland,
Ore. Thursday morning he will spend
at Salem, reaching Portland early
that afternx.-n, where Jie will remain
until next morning. From Port In .id
he will go into V." Jiingtcii. stopping
tit O ehalis, Centralia, Olympia and
Tacoma. At T aroma Saturday the
president and the entire party will
take a beat trip on Puget Sound,
touching at Bremerton and Everett,
the trlD ending at Seattle late In the
"'
afternoon. The special train will be
run empty from Tacoma to Seattle.
Sunday, May 24, will be spent ii
Seattle. Other Washington cities wil
be visited May 25 In tho following or
der: Ellensburg, North Yakima, Pasco
Wallula and Walla Walla. Early oi
the morning of the 2tith the presidenl
will arrive et Spokane, remaining there
for several hours and will step al
Tekoa, Wash.; Harrison, and Wallace
Idaho. Next morning he will react
Helena, Mont., and during the day
will visit Butte. He will go into Ida
ho Thursday, stopping at Pocatello
Boise, Nam pa, Mountain Home anc
Shoshone.
Early Friday he will reach Salt Lake
City, remaining there several hours
and In the afternoon and evening will
stop at Ogden, Utah, and Evenston
Wyo. Saturday morning Laramis
Wyo., will be reached. At this polnl
the president will leave the train. H
will spend this day in a manner suit
able to Memorial day and will rejoli
his train at Cheyenne. Sunday, May
31, will be passed at Cheyenne.
Monday the trip homeward to Wash
ington will begin. The only stop thai
day will bo at North Platte, Neb. The
president 'will enter Iowa early on the
morning of June 2, touching at Coun
cil Bluffs, Dennlson, Fort Dodge
Cedar Falls and Dubuque. At the lasl
named place he will spend the night
The next morning he will make brlel
steps at Freeport, Rockford, Rochelle.
Aurora, Jcliet, Dwlght, Pontlac, Lex
Ingtcti and Bloonilngton, Illinois. The
night of June 3 will be spent at
Bloomington. June 4 he will visil
Lincoln, Springfield and Decatur, Ills,
and will arrive at Indianapolis thai
nlg':-.t
Thence he will proceed directly tc
Washington via the Pennsplvania
lines, making only necessary stops
and arriving here the evening of Fri
day, June 5.
During tho trip the president will
make many speeches. A majority ol
them quite naturally will be delivered
from the platform of his car, but many
of them will be sustained effects ol
notable Importance.
GREAT BRITAIN'S NAVY.
Year'a Estimates Provide For Unpar
alleled Expenditure of $179,184,205.
London, March 17. Admiralty Sec
retary Arnold-Forster Introduced tbe
navy estimates for 1903-4, piovidiu?
for an expenditure of $170,184,205, iu
the house of commons.
In the course of an explanatory
statement the secretary remarked that
the estimates were unparalleled in
peace cr war, and as a private citizen
he could not help regretting that '.he
great competition and rivalry in the
matter of naval armaments continued
to make this enormous and unproduc
tive expenditure necessary.
After' mentioning tho various in
creases the secretary said the admir
alty proposes to complete this yeai
six new battleships, 11 armored cruis
ers and one second class cruiser, two
sloop3 of war, four torpedo boat de
stroyers, eight torpedo beats and three
submarine boats. He also asked tho
house to sanction the commencement
of three battleships of a very formid
able type, four first-class and three
third-class cruisers, four very fast ves
sels to be used as scouts, 15 torpedo
boat destroyers and 10 submarine
boats.
Ti.e increased gun power of tho
ships, said the secretary, is steadily
progressing, while standardization is
augmenting the efficiency of all tho
work. He incidentally mentioned that
21 obsolete vessels had been with
drawn during the year 10O2-3, the
largest number on record, and said
that en April 1 there will be under con
struction the enormous total of 71
ships, namely 11 battleships, 19 ar
mored cruisers, 2 second-class cruisers,
4 third-class cruisers, 4 scents, 2 sloops,
18 torpedo boat destroyers, 8 torpedo
boats and 3 submarine boats.
Two Manila Embezzlers.
J anila. March 17. William Wilson,
former disbursing officer of the bureau
of coast guard and transportation here,
who a3 arrested at Montreal on the
charge of embezzling $8,000, arrived
hore yesterday in custody. James
Beaham, disbursing officer of the Phil
ippine board of health, who recently
was convicted of altering the accounts
of the board, arrived here from Shang
hai, from which city ho was extradit
ed. Both prisoners were taken to jail.
Forty Strike Breakers.
Marietta, O., March 17. The Amer
ican Bridge company brought 40 men
here yesterday to take the places of
strikers. Thirty went to work on the
bridge over the Ohio river. A num
ber of special policemen have been
sworn In.
Vanderbilt's Horse Won.
Paris, March 17. W. K. Vanderbilfi
stables made a notable showing at tho
opening of the racing season at St.
Cloud, Cleopatra 11 winning the Prix
des Troones, Edna getting a second
place iu the Prix D'Ouverture and
Quos Ego running fourth in the Prix
des Pierriers.
Knapp Held For Murder.
Hamilton, O., Mnrch 17. Alfred
Knapp. the alleged niuitl-mnrderer,
was given a hearing before Mayor
Bosch and was held to the grand Jury
without bail. Chief Kcummerling re
cited t-he whole story of Knapp's arrest
and confession and the identification
of t'he corpse.
Mayor Harrison Renominated.
Chicago, March 17. Mayor Carter
H. Harrison was renominated for a
ourth term in the Democratic city
.on vent joii here yesterday.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Pointed Paragraphs Cnrcn.i
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.
Rudolph Hellert aged 40, was killed
by falling on a circular saw In Eugetio
Brewer's mill at Wolcottsville, Niagara
county. He died within an hour.
Fifteen persons were killed and 20
Injured by flaming gasoline whilf:
watching a fire caused by wreck of a
train of tank cars near Olean, N. Y.
A dispatch from Paris quotes emi
nent French astronomers in opposition
to Dr. AUred R. Wallace's theory that
the earth Is the center of the universe.
An attack cn army duels and tho
kaiser's military skill, iu the relchsta,
brought out a ruling from the president
that criticism cf the emperor is Inad
missible. Thursday.
Government March estimate shou-ed
large holding ef grain in farmers'
hands.
Woman suffrage wa3 defeated in
New Hampshire in the vote on con
stitutional amendments.
Republican members of t'he legislat
ure In caucus have decided to pres3 tho
mortgage tax bill and a measure in
creasing all liquor licenses 50 per cent.
Arthur R. Pennell, a Buffalo lawyer,
who has figured prominently in the
Burdick mystery, was instantly killed
and his wire fatally injured by plunging
over an embankment in an automobilo.
Waterbury's Citizens' Alliance con
sidered a plan for organizing an Inde
pendent city government to cope with
the disorder growing cut cf the Btreot
car strike and its boycotting features.
Friday.
A bill to increase by 50 per cent all
liquor licenses was introduced in New
York legislature by Senator Haines
and Assemblyman Stearns.
Mrs. Arthur R. Pennell died at tho
Sisters' hospital In Buffalo 20 hours
after being thrown with her husband
from an automobile into a quarry ra
vine. Five boys who Ignited a slick of dy
namite which they found on the fruzen
surface of Scajaquada cieek, at Bnf
alo, were seriously injured when ihe
deadly piece of explosive went off.
Walter Jackson, aged 15 years, c-f
East Sullivan street, Olean, died at
the General hospital as tho result of
burns received at the tank-car explos
ion Monday night, making the 15th
death.
Saturday.
Well Informed senators on the Re
publican side think that the extra ses
sion of the senate will close on Satur
day of next week.
Czar Nicholas II has issued a decree
granting religious freedom to all his
subjects and ordering the development
of local councils.
The senate reached an agreement to
begin vtting on the Panama canai
treaty j.ext Tuesday, but the fate or
the convenf'on is still uncertain.
The double funeral of Mr and Mrs.
Arthur R. Pennell was held at Buffalo
Friday afternoon and the bodies we.o
shipped to Brunswick, Me., for Inter
ment. The will of Edwin L. Burdick ad
mitted to probate. Nothing is left to
the widow. Tho surrogate will heir
later Mrs. Burdick's objections to tho
appointment of the two guardians
named in ttts will for the three chil
dren. Monday.
Tonawanda 'has a new industry a
large board and paper factory to add
to the activity on the Niagara fron
tier. Cleveland Republican city conven
tion Saturday nominated Harvey D.
Goulder for mayor and Sol Sontheiiuer
for vice mayor.
A searching inquiry was begun at
Buffalo Saturday into tho murder of
E. L. Burdick on Feb. 2fi. Four wit
nesses were examined and adjourn
ment was had lil Monday afternoon.
President Roosevelt will start upon
his Western trip the first of next
month. He will go to Chicago and
from there to the Yellowstone. Coming
back to St. Louis, he will then cross to
the Pacific coast
A civil suit for $:,010()0 has been
brought by the Waterbury Railway
company against the strikers and
other unions who fined members for
riding in the ears. Money held by
unions in banks is tied up.
Tuesday.
Dr. Marcy, family physician; Kato
Koenlg, servant, and Marion Burdick.
the murdered man's oldest child, testi
fied In the Iliinlick Inquest at Buffalo.
President Knosevelt, in spite of
protests of white citizens, will nip! "
Dr. W. D. Orum collector of the purt
at Charles .on by a recess apnpintitiout.
Philadelphia rolioe authorities h ive
directed the opening of 31 graves, hav
ing evidence which makes them think
that George Hassey, tho noro herb
doctor, is responsible for that many
deaths.
Whitaker Wright, promoter of the
IMidou and Globe Finance corporation,
and who Is wanted in London on a
lhargo of having falsified the accounts
jf the concern, was arrested in New
York on the arrival of the French
iner Ixirraiue.
PHILADEDPHIA POISON SHOP.
Police Trying to Lay 20 Murders to
Nearo Herb Doctor.
Philadelphia, March l'J. Tho police
aro trying to fasten a score of mur
ders upon George Hassey, the negro
herb doctor who, they assert, operat
ed a murder mill at which lives could
bo snuffed out for prices ranging tram
$10 up. Developments as startling as
those in t'ao celebrated Holmes case
are promised.
Confirmation of the story that tho
raid on Hasscy's herb shop was duo
to an effort to find out where John
and Annlo Williams, new awaiting
trial on the charge of murder, pur
chased tho arsenic alleged to have
been used in the killing of their two
children, was secured Saturday. Mrs.
Williams was brought up from Moya
niensing prison and confronted with
Hassey in tho preseiico of an assist
ant district attorney and two dotec
tives. "Did ycu ever sou this man before?"
she was asked.
"I don't know," replied Mrs. Will
iams, sharply. Then sho turned to
Hassey and said: "Aro you the man
wo engaged to take our ashes away
when wo moved into 1135 Vienna
street?"
"I never saw you In my life," ro
plied Hassey.
Hasscy's connection with tho Will
iams case the Central office absolutely
rofu.-es to discuss. "We're sure of
our ground in the Williams case," was
all Assistant District Attorney Thayer
would say.
Dr. Meeker, the chemist, who de
clares the "slow powders" supplied
by Hassey were rich in arsenic and
who is testing the viscera of the lato
William J. Danz lor poison, had a long
consultation with the acting district
attorney.
Every physician within a radius of
half a mile of llassey's homo has been
summoned to give evidence as to mys
terious deatlis among his patients.
"This man Hassey has been dis
pensing '.vis 'slow powders' or ten
years," said Mr. Ilhnyer yesterday
"No one can tell the number of his
victims. We have already under in
vistlgation three cases. In our raid
on the house we have found memor
anda giving tho names of tho herb
di i ter's patrons. All are being looked
up. He has made since his arrest
many incriminating statements."
300 ARMED ITALIANS.
Discharged Railroad Laborers Defy
Train Crews and Police With
Revolvers.
Punxsutawney, Pa., March 10. Last
Wednesday when tho Buffalo, Roches
ter and Pittsburg Railroad company
attempted to put 50 additional men to
work along its new line, which is be
ing constructed from this placo to In
diana, the 3ii Italians already em
ployed refused to allow tho nowcom
era to go to work and struvk.
Thursday they were all discharged,
but when tho company went to get tho
cars In whl--!) the Italians were quar
tered at Cloe. Juneau and Uicust
Ijane Friday morning tho strikers
drovo the train crews away with
knives, revolvers arid clubs. Later
In tho day a party of company officials,
headed by Chief of Polico Clayton E.
Palmer and Coal and Iron Policeman
Milt Wall, went, out along tho lino to
assist the train crews.
Upon their approach tho strikers re
treated to the cars, when the engines
wero hooked on and the entire 30(1 la
borers and the cars in which they were
living were brought to Punxsutawney.
The Italians were given 24 hours to
vacate their quarters, which, they say,
they will refuse to do.
Eicher Defendants Discharged
Uniontown, l'a., March 16. Tho
Eicher robbery case collapsed at noon
Friday and six cf the defendants, Jo
seph Bark ley, Nathanlal Murray, Karl
Shaw, John Suylor, Krank Slillwagon
nnd Charles Ridonour, were discharg
ed. When the prosecution closed, tho
defendants' attorneys raised the point
that lnsiilii -lent evidence had been pre
sented to convict them, and theso wera
discharged (U that ground. Tlld.'n
Buttennore. who pleaded guilty to a
portion of the charges, was placed on
trial nud changed his plea to nolle
contendere. He was ietnanded to Jail
to be 'i eld for further proceedings.
Farmer Shot at His Window.
Canton. O., March lt. Whllo Mar
ion Fms, a farmer, living at Ho wen
stine, a small town six miles south of
here, was silting in his home about
C:30 o'clock Friday evening a shot
was fired through a window. Tho ball
struck him in the 'head and he diej
soon afterward. Officers have gom
from this city, taking with them blood
hounds from the Stark county work
house, to put on tho trail of the person
who fired the s 'ot.
Pennsylvania Students Honored.
Cumin iil-:o. .Mass., March 10. Ar
thur Mint land Scully of Pittsburg and
Moncuiv Diddle cf Ardmore, l'a., were
among tho ninth 10 who were taken
out from tfie class of l!n-' by the ra
nious institute of 1770. Others ol
the 10 were from New York, Brooklyn
and Boston. This is one of the oldest
student organizations at Harvard.
Fire at Deposit, N. Y.
Susquehanna. Pa., Mau-ii Hi. FiN
at Dep.-sit, BriHuue c.uiity, N. V., Sat
urday deMivjc.I t':e Oqmua hotel, the
Central llu'. Smiie's Opera llousi,
Beck's ic;ir futory. MeN&iu'it'a gn
cory store and eveial dwellings. T' e
loss is sjid to be $r.0,0U0. The Sid
oiigiualcd in the Oi4iiai;a hotel.