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SIUGINS U Physician and Surgeon, OIL CITY, JA, n h. lanson, Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing. Tionesta, Pa Ci J. SKTLEY, i. .ins PICK OK THE PEACE, Keeps a complete lino of Justice's blanks lor sale. Also iiiana. ueuus, u"bs"i etc. Tionesta, Pa. HOTEL WEAVER,- . V a WM A vrcR. Pronrlntor. This hotel, lorniorly tho Lawrence House, nas unoergonn wiiiii,'kii-ih"h", .....i i- ....... riipiiilnwl with all the mod- ...... iim.rnvui.iHiitu llmttad and liirliteu dill 1IIIJ'IIIV,II,'.,. - -c throughout with; natural gas, bathrooms, hot anil cold waier, eic. i no cumii guests never negieeioti. ,1'vtuii imnut''. V. (JEROW A G 10 ROW Proprietor; Tionsela, Pa. This Is tho mostcentrally lm-ated hotel in the plat, and has all the modern Improvements. No pains will be spared to make it a pleasant stopping place for "the traveling public. First class Liry in connection. t 311 II,. KMKRT KAV(!Y ROOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm and alnut streets, Is prepared to d) all Kinds of custom work Irom tho linest to the coarsest and guarantees bis work to give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten tion iciveu to mending, and prices rea sonable. J ORENZO FULTON. Manufacturer of and Dealer In HARNESS. COLUPS, BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONESTA. PA. . S.H. GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, , AND UNDERTAKERS. TIONKSTA, PKNN MORE PAY FOR MINERS. Commission Gives Them One Half What They Asked. Burdick Inquest Cuban Treaty Rati fied Big Steamers Collide Challon Ser Afloat Castro'a Latest Move. Yates County Tragedy Susque hannaX Valley Orphans' Home.' The report at the anthracite coal strike commissslon to the president, made public Saturday, decides the foui main questions at issue", as follows: The miners demanded an advance ol 20 por cent In rates of pay for contract mluewoikers. An advance of 10 per coat is granted. The miners demanded an e'lghWour day for employes, paid by t'ho hour, day or week. A nine-hour day Is granted to company men; an eight hoilr day to engineers, pumpmen and firemen. The miners demanded pay by weight of coal. Rejected. The miners demanded recognition of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica. Rejected. The commission recommends that differences in the future be referred for adjustment to a permanent joint commission to ho called a board of conciliation, to consist of six mem bers, three to bo selected by the min ers and three by the operators. The" rlg'hts and privileges of the non union men are declared as sacred to the men as. tho rights and privileges of union men, and that a majority of the employes In an industry by vol untarily' associating themselves In a union acquire authority over those who do not bo associate themselves is pronounced untenable. The United Mine Workers Is criti cised for permitting boys of Immature age and judgment to participate in de ciding the ipolicy and actions of the organization, and it is remarked that the boys In the union anthracite re gion constitute 20 per cent of the mem bership. In the opinion of the coin mission, "the present constitution of the United Mine Workers of America does not present the most Inviting In ducements to the operators to enter Into contractural relations with It." Objectionable features In the union are pointed out and the commission advocates an "Independent and autono mous organization of tte anthracite mineworkers of Pennsylvania." The commission does not agree with the assertion, 'that the annual earn ings of the mineworkers are Insuffi cient to maintain tie American stan dard of living." It says: "We lind that the average daily rate of earnings, as nearly as can he as certained, does not compare unfavor ably with that in other industries re quiring substantially equal skill and training. It is more Instructive, of course, to compare annual earnings of the contract miner with the annual earnings of those employed In othr occupations. We And that the annual earnings of contract miners, 1ased upon returns- for the year 1901, range between 350 and $600. Perhaps it would be safe to put the average at 5C0." . . .- In further, considering the living conditions of the miners, fie report says: "Another contention of the min ers, to 'wit., that the wages of contract minets are necessarily so low that their children are prematurely forced In breakers and mills, ha.s not been fully sustained," and the commission calls for a stricter enforcement of the haw Inrelatlon to child labor. Toucni'iis the questlon-of discrimin ation, lawlessness, boycotting and blacklisting tte commission states that during the continuance of the late strike disorder and lawlessness existed to some extent fcver the whole region and throughout the whole period. . Thinks Pennell Killed Burdick. "I believe that Arthur R. Pennell, in person or. by hired assassin, murdered Edwin L. Uurdlck." Charles' Parke, Burdick's business partner, Tltede this statement Ina loud voice at high pitch while on the stand at the police court Inquest. . Parke spoke this awful belief In a sincere and terrible tone of voice. It looked to the listeners like a thrilling moment In a bloody stage play. Parke's eyes glittered as if for hatred for the man who was killed by toe automo bile plunge last week. . - "I am going to tell all I know re garding. Edwin L. Burdick,' his per sonal life, and whatever I can say to faelp find the slayer of the dead man." With this statement to friends who accompanied her t the police court Inquest Mrs. Seth T. Paine entered the cour.room to meet the gaze of 500 human eyes. The 'wife of the Batavia dentist did not look so beautiful in court as before the murder of Burdick. She had evidently worried and lost Ciucihi sleep. Like a sudden explosion came the remark from Mrs. Paine that Mrs. Pen nell tihd urged Burdick to take his wife Alice hack to his homo nnl f;iinHy.' Her examination brruirdit out nothing new. Cuban Treaty Ratified. The Cultan treaty, as ratified by tho senate before it adjourned, provides that all merchandise produced by eiti'. er country which now enters the ot'ier duty free shall continue free of Import duties. All other Cuban products imported into the United States shall enter at a reduction of 2'J per cent from the rate of duty im posed by the UnU i States on such ar ticles of merchandise. All Imports into Cuba from the I'niiu,! SiaieH not eutitled to free eu- try shall he glvea a reduction of 50 per cent provided they do not fall with in certain specified classes as to which a greater reduction in duty Is made, ranging from 25 to 40 per cent re duction. It is specifically provided that while the treaty Is in force no Cuban sugars Bhall be admitted into the United States at a greater reduction than 20 per cent from the present tariff rates and that no sugar produced by any country other than Cuba shall be ad mitted Into the United States by treaty or convention, while the now treaty Is In force, at a lower rate of duty than that imposed by existing law. Big Steamers Collide. Traveling at a moderate speed through. Long Island sound early Fri day morning, the huge passenger steamer Plymouth, of the Fall River line, east bound for Fall River from New York, aid the freight steamer City of Taunton, of the same line, came into collision in the fog just east of Plum Ibland, tho bow of tho freight steamer raking the Btarboard side of the Plymouth and causing the death of six of those on board the latter craft, and seriously injuring a number of others. The responsibility for the accident has not been determined and will be the subject of an Investigation. It is said by the officers cf the two vessels that both were going at a fair speed considering the fog, and that there was net time after the warning whistles, which speailily followed the lookout's dlscovei-y of the danger, to avert a collision. Engines on both vessels were reversed but they seem to ihave met under strong headway, the bow of the City of Taunton, which was proceeding toward the west, bound from Fall River to New York, penetra ting 10 feet into the hull cf the east bound passenger boat. Weekly Trade Review. Excessive mo.sture in the form of heavy rains and floods, or of merely bad roads, is an apparent drawback to distributive trade. Over against this, however, is to be placed an Improve ment in jobbing trade at some West ern centers, a shade better collections, easing of the car shortage trouble and Increased strength In the Iron and steel trade3. Tho next two weeks will see applied tho test of demand In retail lines. Gross railway earnings for the first half of March show an aggregate gain over last year of fully 12 per cent. Hides are slightly weaker, while leather and finished products contlnuo strong. In the East the features are the ac tive jobbing trade in dry goods noted at New "York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston. Wool Is firm at all mar kets. Failures or the week number 194, against 176 last week and 197 a year! ago. . V Castro's Latest Move. The Venezuelan congress by a unan imous vote has declined to accept the resignation 'which. President Castro tendered Saturday and has passed a resolution requesting him to reconsider his decision. It is believed that Pres ident Castro will yield to this ex pressed desire of congress and remain In power. ' President Castro's resignation came in for a good deal of discussion in gov ernmental and diplomatic circles at Washington. The general sentiment of percons conversant with South American affairs seemed to be that tho president's action wa3 merely a political move having for its object the declaration of an expres sion from congress of its united and hearty support, It was not thought that he had any serious Idea of giving up his office permanently. Challenger Afloat. Tie .pontoons on which Shamrock III was launched on St. Patrick's day were removed. The yacht afloat con firms the previous good opinions of her. The dcubts whether she woftd turn on tho excessively short keel were partialy allayed. She came accurately to the bow floating marks, and under her counter the water just lapped the first water line. It was remarked that the challenger moved smoothly and easily. The mainmast and topmast, which are in one, are shorter than those of Shamrock II. This decrease, which is principally in the topmast is made up by the immense topsail yard, built of hollow steel. When set this will give the desired height with the valuable feature of not being taxed In tho yacht's measurement under the" New York Yacht club rules. Yates County Tragedy. In a frenzy of mania, Mrs. J. Strow bridge of Guyanga village, five miles from Penn Yan, killed her daughter, aged 2(i, and motihor, aged 80, and after setting fire to the house In which the bodies lay, deliberately entered It and perished in the flames. The three women lived a hermit life, working on the farm like men and often wearing men's clothing. Thpy are supposed to have been well to-do. Mrs. Showbrldup Is suposil to have gone suddenly Insane. Superintendent and Matron. Mr. and Mrs. Larus H. Conklin, of O'ego, will succeed Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Fuller, resigned, as super intendent and matron respectively of the Suscuehaiiiia Valley Orphans' home. They take olllce April 1 and at that time the institution will begin work under an entire change of man agement. The late superintendent and Caretaker Watson recently re signed alter charges of cruelty and na-gloi-t had been Investigated. MURDERED MAN'S WIFE Says Husband Forced From Her Her Private Letters. Admitted Making Numerous Clandcs tine Appointments With Co-Res pondent Letter Read In Which Pen nell Said He Felt Like Killing Bur dick Expected to Marry Pennell. Buffalo, March 24. Never since th inquest into the murder of Edwin L, Da-dick began has there been such In tense interest In the proceedings at was manifested yesterday afternoon In tho fourth session held by Police Judge Thomas Murphy, to determine by whose tand the head of the envel ope manufacturer was crushed in on the night of the 26th of February in ihis home at 1Q1 Ashland avenue. At 2:15 o'clock Judge Murphy en tered the police court room and took his seat for the resumption of the In quiry. George C. Miller, attorney for Edwin L. Burdick, was at once put upon the stand and sworn. His ex amination was for the purpose of get ting upon the record the divorce ac tion Instituted by Bu.rdlck against his wife, with Arthur R. Pennell, co-re spondent. Attorney Miller said he was a law yer living In Buffalo. "I became ac quainted with Burdick 20 years ago, and two years ago I became his at torney," said Mr. Miller. "Two years ago tlhls spring he called on me with relation to his domestic af fairs. He discussed a divorce action against his wife. I wrote a letter to Mrs. Burdick who was at Atlantic City, I think. Last summer I ihad sev eral Interviews with him and then be gan an action, the summons being served on Dec. 3, 1902. Mrs. Burdick was then in lier homse at 101 Ashland avenue. I prepared and served the complaint on Attorney Bartholomew on Dec. 18. Absolute divorce and cus tody of the children was asked for. Answers In Divorce Suit. "On Jan. 3 Mrs. Burdick served an answer and on Jan. 7 Mr. Pennell served an answer. The answers con tained general denials of the charges, On Jan. 23 an amended answer was served on behalf of Mrs. Burdick. On Feb. 11 I had an amended complaint served. "No answer to the amended com plaint was served. I had an informal talk 'with Mr. Thayer, of Thayer, Jack son & White, who had been substitut ed as attorneys for Mrs. Bilrdick." "Did you 'have any conference with regard to the procedure?" "Yes, we agreed that as soon as' the case was at Issue we would apply prl vately for a referee. I talked often with Burdick." "On the Thursday evening of the murder did he call?" "Yes; he came in at 5:30 and stayed until G. No; he did not state he had any appointment with anyone that night." "About tie time the action was com menced Mr. Burdick said Mr. Pennell wanted to see Mm." "Mr. Burdick was somewhat nervous and carried a revolver, but I never heard hTm say that he feared harm from Pennell. He simply said he 'felt better to carry a revolver.' I don't know whether he carried the re volver in the city as well as out." "One or two conferences were hold between Burdick and Pennell In. my office," said Miller. "Pennell made one or two statements from which an intimation of suicide could be drawn." Nothing Found In Furnace. Henry J. Orrett, the man who at tended Pennell's furnace, testified that he was there on Friday morning, Feb. 27, and met Pennell In the cellar, and that the latter shook the furnace and iut on coal. Saw nothing unusual in the ashes. Lizzie Romance, servant at the Pen nell house, was again called and went over the events there on the days pre ceding and after the murder of Bur dick and also was questioned about the conduct of Mr. and Mrs. Pennoll on the day of their tragic deaW. at the quarry. Nothing new was elicited. Mrs. Burdick, the widow, a little, thin, sharp-featuied woman, was then called to the stand. She appeared pale and wasted. She said Bhe would be 42 years old the 3ith day of this April. She was married to Mr. Bur dick in 1880. They had three children. Alice Hull Burdick testified that in 1898, While attending the Yale com mencement exercises Pennell drew her Into a doorway. In the dark, and kissed her. She identified a letter sent to her by Pennell from Shelter Island, September 11, 1900, but said Bhe could , not recall having received it. Pennell said it was a "sweet sur prise" to find her gloves in his coat pocket and "kissed them because they had touched her and held her hands." The same letter made an miolntmont to meet her In Buflalo the next day nt "1, 2, 3." She admitted meeting Pennell by appointment at two or three housos In Fnffalo. She knew Pennell at the time wa3 carrying about a locket with Tier photo graph in It. "My darling, my love, my life!" were some of the expres sions used by Pennell In his letters to Mrs. Burdick. Mrs. Burdick said that her husband first became awaro of her intimacy with Pennell January 1, 1901. She lest Hied that Burdick took her by the throat and compelled her to open the box in which fhe kept her private correspondence. He said: . "Allie, open that box!" NIAGARA ALMOST I DRY. Nearly Complete Stoppage of Flow or the American Side. Niagara Falls, N. Y., March 24. Owlng to immense fields of Ice gath ered on the rocks above Goat Island the American falls of Niagara wer practically dry this week, and for the first time in E5 years residents and visitors have witnessed this wonder ful spectacle. Within a few days the wind drove the Lake Erie ice field Into Buffalo harbor and tthe entrance to the Ni agara, and great floes came down th stream to the falls. The river Is sc wide at the upper rapids that It has many shallow places and here th ice lodged, causing a jam that shut eff the water from the American cihannell. Throughout the day thousands ol persons :V.n:mted for relics and souvenirs about reefs that human feet never be fore touched. The American falls could have been crossed at the brink by men with high boots, and greal rocks never before seen were visible Tlhe Horseshoe Falls was not af fected so much as the American; the river bed near tie Three Sister Is lands was dry, and the center fall be tween Goat and Luna islands was a skeleton of Itself. The condition is likely to exist several days. A similar ppectacle was witnessed on March 29, 1848, at which time both the Horseshoe and American Falls were practically out of business for the entire day. This also was caused by Ice, which had accumulated at the entrance to tihcr river at Black Rock. DAMAGE BY FLOODS. Many Hamlets Inundated Brldgo and Railway Carried Off. Fort Plain, N. Y., March 24. The Mohawk river and Otsquogo creek suddenly rose to heretofore unheard of proportions, and the river is still ris ing. The creek became a tumbling tor rent in less than an hour, carried away a number of small bridges, Inundated many hamlets through which It passes and damaged farm buildings, creamer ies, mills, etc, besides moving sev eral buildings lu this village from their foundations. The greatest damage was to the pro posed railroad from Richfield Springs to Fort Plain. Hundreds of feet of the road bed was washed out and the abutments and partly completed bridges and retaining and reinforcing walls and spiling ruined. Rains Caused Freshet IUhaca, March 24. The heavy ralna raised the level of Cayuga lake so that tlh.3 lower sections of the city are covered with water. People living there were obliged to move Into the upper stories of their houses. The creeks emptying Into the lake are raging torrents. Cellars througihon.t the city aro ful owing to the freshet Washout on the Central. Utlca, March 24. A bad washout occurred on the Black river division of the New York Central railroad near Holland Patent. It cannot be repaired under several days. Another Tax Measure Introduced. Albany, March 24. A stamp tax on all contracts and shares of corporate stock Is imposed under a measure' in troduced by Senator John Raines in the senate. It is understood that the bill Is one of the revenue raising bills which the administration will hold In reserve in event of the failure of the mortgage tax measure. The latest tax bill Imposes a tax of one-fifth of one per cent cn the principal or the par value cf all documents, Instru ments, agreements, certificates, deben tures, bonds, mortgages, notes, shares of corporate stock, or any other evi dence of Indebtedness and all con tracts executed after September 20, 1903. One-fifth of the whole amount collected shall be retained by the state and the remaining four-fifths shall be returned to the counties that shall have made payments to the state under the act. New Electric Railway. Gloversvillo, March 24. A force of engineers have arrived in Johnstown for the purpose cf surveying for an electric railway westward from that city to Little Falls, connecting there with the Mohawk Valley railroad and thus foiming the connecting link be tween New York and Rome. Philadel phia capitalists are said to be be hind the project. Probable Bishop of Buffalo. Rome, March 24. Monsignor J. F. Mooney, vicar general of the archdio cese of New York, is now the most probable successor to the bishopric if Buffalo, but the situation may change before the appointment, the date of which has not been fixed, es pecially if tho Catholics of Buffalo object to ih'.m. Denies Charge of Blackmail. New York, M:ii(h 21. Fritz Lind inger, president .f the' Liquor Deal ers' association, in reply to Mayor lyow offers to pay $5,iit)0 to any char itable institution the mayor may name for the proof that any member of the association has paid blackmail with tho knowledge of the association or of its president. Strike of Carriage Makers. Chicago, March 21 Sixteen hun dred men employed in local carriage :ind wagon factories, struck for a nine hour dav and increased wauws. SUMMARY OF THE NEWS Short Items From Various Parts of the Worlri. Record of Many Happenings Condensed and Put In Small Space and Ar ranged With Special Regard For the Convenience of the Reader Who Hai Little Time to Spare. President Roosevelt will start on hli Pacific coast trip Apiil 1. Labor leaders have appealed to th mayor of Waterbury to end the strike and a conference has been arranged. Ail amendments to the Panama ca nal treaty wer defeated in the Unitec States Ecnate and the convention wa ratified by a vote of 73 to 5. By an agreement with the company the telegraphers employed by the Eri railroad received an increase of wages varying from 4 to 10 per cent. Edward Myers, alleged murderer who has eluded pursuit In four coun ties on the Pennsylvania border, was chased Into a swamp, severely wound ed, but not captured. Thursday. The president lias received the r-3 pari of the anthrrcite strike co uiu.r. sion. It will ) robably be made p i';'!c Saturday. David R. Francis returned from a Eu ropean trip for tho St. Louis World'i fair, during which he visited the rulers of five nations in 17 days. Whltaker Wright, London promoter, may have to remain in the Ludlow street jail until next October, w-hile ex tradition proceedings are being con tested. Edward Troinklo alias Myers, ac cused of murder, eluded and defied four sheriffs and 100 men who hup rounded him In a swamp at Hones dale, Pa. Friday. Mr. Roosevelt is president only ol tiha blauk belt, said Senator Money ot Misslssipi In stinging speech. LIrmor dealers and their counsel argued In vain against the Increased tax proposed by tho New York legis lature. To build the entire Tanama canal, a great financial syndicate Is being formed, according to rumors In Washington. Threats to kill Edwin L. Burdick were made in a letter written by Arthur R. Pennell to Mrs. Burdick and discovered In the Burdick hoiu-e after the tragedy. President Roosevelt withdrew the nomination of Major William Plimley to be assistant United States treas urer In New York, and nominated for that office Hamilton Fish, who was confirmed by the senate. Saturday. The special session of the United States senate adjourned sine die, hav ing lasted just two weeks. Assemblyman Frank J. Ulrlch of the sixth district cf Kings county was stabbed In the neck and head by Wil liam Gettys, a clerk. By a vote of 50 to 1G the senate rat ified the Cuban reciprocity treaty, but with such radical changes that its ac ceptance by Oiiha Is nt certain. The Sound ltne stearner Plymouth was run Into by a freight steamer near New I.ondon, Conn., and five of the crew and one passenger were killed. The five packing companies, defen dants in the ouster proceedings brought by the attorney general of Missouri against the beef combine, were fined $3,000 each. Monday. President Castro has tendered his resignation to the Venezuelan con gress. Ijord Dundonald, commanding the Canadian militia, has trouble with de partment officials, and may be com pelled to resign his position. Charles G. Dennlson. a prominent Chicago business man, has been miss ing sine Wednesday, when he attend ed the funeral of an old friend at Buf falo. Assemblyman Frank J. Ulrich of Brooklyn was probably fatally stabbed while protecting a young woman from the offensive conduct of some young men in a street car. The report of the coal strike coin mission grants a 10 per cent increase to contract miners and a reduction i.f hours to other employes and recom mends a permanent board of concilia tion. Tuesday. Dean Farrar of Canterbury, author of "The Life of Christ," died, age.l 71. Detectives say Charles IX Denninon of Chicago, who disappeared at Buf falo, was seen at Blnghamlon, N. Y., Friday night. A dispatch from Loudon announces a practical alliance of tho Irish paity and the Unionists on the basis of the land purchase bill. President Itoosevolt is delighted with result of coal strike arbitration and work of the commission .Is gen erally praised by ipuhlic men. The English homo olllce announces that Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the American woman who was convicted at Liverpool in 1S99 of poisoning her husband, will be released In 1904. Secretary of War Hoot, on his visit to Clinton, N. Y., last week purchased a farm of 130 acres one mile west of Clinton, for whicihi he paid $25,000 and takes possession April 1, 1!I04. This Is cno of the finest farms in Oneida county. ACCUSED MAN CRIE3. Merkle Breaks Down When His Daughters Call. New Castle, March 21. George Mcr kle, the accused murderer of John Genkinger, who was shot down Wed nesday a'.ternoon in the apartments of Mrs. Eva Rumbold. is In a pitiable state of collapse- in his cell la the county jail. Merkle is a powerful man physically, but his family physician. Dr. Walter H. Miller, -who Is attending ihim, says the prisoner now seems to bo nearly on the verse of nervous collapse. Merkle did net hear until Thursday morning in jail that Genkinger die! shortly after being shot. Then he al most broke down. He gave way utter ly a little later, when his four daugh ters Lena, aged 17; Wilhelmlna, aged 13; Lillian, aged 13, and 10-year-old Elizabeth called to see ihim. They had not met since before the tragedy, and Ihe father sobbed and cried like a child when surrounded by the girls upon whom he had brought grief and disgrace. Merkle passed a sleepless night In jail. He did not escape entirely un scathed from t-e desperate fight In Mrs. Rumbold'8 apartments. His left hnnd is badly bruised. He also bears a large bruise under his left arm, which, he told Dr. Miller, Genkinger had Indicted. WILL BE DISFIGURED. Three Men Burned by Sulphuric Acid Which Escaped From a Broken Pipe. New Castle, Pa., March 21. Joseph McCcimell, James Sago and Roy Phil lips, three employes of the Seamless Tube works of Lllwuod, will be dis figured fur life as a result of two simi lar accidents that recurred at tho plant Thursday afternoon. Sage and McConnell were repairing a huge vat containing sulphuric add when the pipes broke and the burning liquid was showered mcr them. Their faces, hands and arms wore severely burned. The break was repaired and soon afterward Phillips was hurt through ar.cti. er break in almost the same place and manner. Operation Proved Fatal. Philadelphia, March 21. For thef first time, as tar as surgical history goes, a patient died as a result of op eration lor congenital dislocation of the wips alter the bloodless method Introduced by Professor Adulf Loreiu. The patient, a child, died lu JeiTorson hospital. T...0 chll.l was operated upon 'by Prolessor H. Augustus Wlhiou, head of the orthopedic department i f Jefferson hospiial, and Dr. James T. Rugh. Although they did not suc ceed ill reducing the dislocation, no fatal result was anticipated from tho operation. Tho child later was seized with convulsions and died within half an hour. Builders Form State Body. Warren, March 21. About 123 mas ter builders of Pennsylvania met in convention here and formed a Penn sylvania State lasscjin'tlon. Mutters pertinent to the trade were discussed by James Carter of Buffalo, secretary of tho New York State association of Builders, and others. A permanent or ganization was formed by the elec tion of W. M. Hanley, Bradford, pres ident; K. S. Williams, Scranton, and C. W. Undey, Warren, vice presidents; B. W. Schafer. Erie, secretary; W. II. Shepherd, Wilkes I'.arre, treasurer. Scranton was chosen as the next meet ing place Jan. 13 and 14, 1904. No Biturr-ous Strike. Altoona, Pa., March 21. The bitum inous coal operators finally consented to accept an eight-hour day, but have added other conditions which tho miners are taking time to consider. The proposal made by the operators is an increase of 10 per cent for plclj mining, 12 per cent for machine min ing and $2.40 a day for drivers on an eight-hour basis. It is likely the propo sition will be accepted and that tho scale will be signed. Large Family Bill Killed. Harrisbiirg. Pa., March 21. In the house the bill presented by Mr. Uliimlo of Cameron county, and which had previously passed second realing, "to subsidize large families and pro vide for gold medals for mothers of largo families," failed on final passage by a vote of '3 to 55, less than a con stitutional majority. Bank Official Arrested. Philadelphia, March 21 George B. White, vlco 'president of the South Pennsylvania -National bank :f Hynd man, Bedford county. Pa., was arrest ed here by federal olllceis on a charge of conspiracy to wreck the bank. H-s Is accused cf liHrtim; the institution of $2o.0oo. White was held in $8,000 bail for hearing. Coal Sunk In the Ohio. Marietta, O., March 21. The tow boat Gleaner of Pitlsluirg. comim; down wili'.v a large II eel i f coal, ntni'-k on the head of Kerr's Island at iio-m Wednesday, losing three boats and a flat. The total amount of coal lost was nearly 85.UOD hu.-hols, the prop erty of C. Jutte i Co.. Pitts'mrg. Conger's $10,000 Claim Invalid. Washington. Pa.. March 21. Tho verdict in the Conger -Crothers $lo.oo: damage suit was received in court Thursday morning. Th - jury found for the defendant e.sUU declar::i;: Hi- Coliier'n .ulim tor S 1 0. ijivj.ii.1
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