THE FOREST REPUBLICAN. RATES OF ADVERTISING: One Scjuaro, one inch, one week... 1 00 Ono Square, one inch, one month.. 3 00 One .Square, one inch, 3 months.. . 5 00 One Square, one inch, one year 10 00 Two Squares, one year 15 00 Quarter Column, one year 30 00 Half Column, one year 50 00 One Column, wie year 160 00 Legal advertisements ten cents per linn each insertion. We do fine Job Printing of every de scription at reasonable rates, but it's cash on delivery. Publishod every Wednesday by J. E. WENK. Office in Smearbaugh & Wenk Building, KLM BTKEET, TIONKNTA, FA. For Reptjbl Term, fl.OO A Year, Hirlrtly in Advance. No subscription received for a shorter period limn three months. Correspondent solicited,. but no notice will bo taken of anonymous eoniuiuniea lions. Always give your name. VOL. XXXVI. NO. 4. TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY. AP1UL 8. 1903. $1.00 PER ANNUM. EST ICAN. BOROUGH OFFICERS). Rurgcss, V. It. Lsnson, . CouHCilmen. Dr. J. C. Dunn, O. O Gaston, J. B. Muse, V. F. 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Third Monday of November. t'hurrh nntl Subbnlb Hrliool. Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a, in. : M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 8. in, Preaching In M. E. Church every Sab bath evening lv Kev. (). 11. Meklo Preaching in the F. M. Church every Sabliath evening at the usual liour. nev. McUarvv, Pastor. Services in the Presbyterian Church every Sabbath morning and evening, The regular meetings of the W. O. T. U. are held at the headquarters on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each in nth. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. ' pi N EST A LOIX 1 E, No. 309, 1. 0. 0. F. J- Meets every Tuesday evoning, In Odd Fellows' Hall, Partridge building. IX) WEST LODGE, No. 181, A. O. U. W., I Meets every Friday evoning inA.O.U. W. Hall, Tionesla. A PT. ( EORG E STOW POST, No. 271 J G. A, 11. . Meets 1st and 3d Monday evening In each mouth, in A. O. U. V. Ilall, Tionesta. CAPT. GEORGE STOW COKPS, No. 137, W. 11. C, meets lirst and third Wednesday evening of each month, in A. O. U. W. hall, Tionesta, Pa. rruoNKSTATICNT, No. KM, K. O. T. J. M., niools 2nd and 4th Wednesday evening in each month in A. O. U. W. hall Tionesta, Pa. W F. niTCHEY, ATTO UN E Y - AT- L A W, Tionesia, Pa. CURTIS M. SH.VWKEY, ATTO It N E Y-AT- LAW, Warren, Pa: Practice In Forest Co. AC. BROWN, . ATTORN EY-AT- LA V. Ollice in Arner Building, Cor. Elm and Bridge Sts., Tionesta, Pa. J j W.. MOItltOW, M. D., Physrci an, Surgeon A Dentist. Ollice and Uesidonco three doors north of Hotel Agnew, Tionesta. Professional calls promptly responded to at all hours. D It. F.J. BOVARD, Physician A Surgeon, TIONESTA, PA. DH. J. C. DUNN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, and DRUGGIST. Ollice over stare, Tionesia, Pa. Professional calis prompt ly responded to at all hours of day or night. Residence Elm St., between Grove's grocery and tlorow's restaurant. DR. J. D. GREAVES, Physician and Surgeon Ollice and residence above The Davis Pharmacy. D It. J. B. SIOGINS. . Physician and Surgeon, OIL CITY, PA, I." It. h ANSON, 1 Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing. Tionesta, Pa C J. SETLEY, k5. JUSl'ICEOFTIIEPEACE, Keeps a complete line of Justice's blanks lor sain. Also Blank deeds, mortgages, et Tionesta, Pa. HOTEL WEAVER, E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor. This hotel, I'orinorly the Lawrence House, has undergone a coinpletechango, and is now furnished with all the mod ern improvements. Heated and lighted throughout with natural gas, bathrooms, hot android water, etc. The comforts of guests never negleclod. CENTRAL HOUSE, W GEROW A GEROW Proprietor. Tionseta, Pa. This is the inostcentrally located hotel in the place, and has all the modern improvements. No pains will bo spared to make it a pleasant stopping place for the traveling public. First class Livery in connection. piIIL. EMERT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work from the finest to Hie coarsest imil guarantees his work to give perfect satisfaction. Proiiipt.atton tion jrivoii to mending, and prices rea sonable. J OREN.O FULTON, Manufacturer of and Dealer in. HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONESTA. PA. U H T Urn lit lillVMUM. UL MUtVM.f s GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, AND UNDERTAKERS. TIONESTA, PENS' 1 St ME TRUSTS AND TARIFF. Principal Topics of the Presi dent's"Western Speeches. Disaster at the Carnegie Steel Plant Good Prospect For Winter Wheat Burglar Shot Dead State Teach era' Association Rigging of the Re liance Increase of Public Debt. President Roosevelt began his West em tour Wednesday. He addressed G.000 people in Chicago Thursday ev ening on the subject of the Monroe doctrine and attended a banquet it the Auditi.rlum. Friday he was the guest of the Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers' association at c banquet, covers being laid for 630 peo mp. After the banquet the presidenl Took occasion to give his views on "Trusts," leaving for Minneapolis aft er midnight. In his speech at Milwaukee the president spoke of the anti-trust leg islation enacted by the last congress especially the creation of a department of commerce and labor with a cum niissloner of corporations charged with supervision and control of the corporations encaged in interstate commerce, and alao of the anti-rebate amendment to the Sherman law. He declared the legislation enacted was adequate for the present, and prom ised its rigid enforcement. He spoke of suits brought by the attorney general against the sail trust of California and against 11 railroads of the Middle West restrain lng tli era by Injunction from furthei violation of the anti-rebate and Sher man laws. Suits were also brought against some of the Southern railroads which had formed a pool Injurious tc the interests of the cotton growers He also spoke of the suit against the moat packers' combine. These suits he? said, had accomplished their pur pose. Ho also spoke of the suit be gun at the request of governors of the Northwestern states asuinst the al leged merger of the Great Northern find Northern Pacific railroads, which suit Is still pending. The Cuban reciprocity treaty, the Philippine tariff, the question of re adjustment in domestic tariff rates and the trust problem were some of the matters upon which President Roose velt spoke at Minneapolis. His own opinion may be summarized thus: We owe something to Cuba and we got something In return; and it is well tc go ahead carefully In revising the tar iff in order that business conditions may not be disturbed any more than necessary; while, on the other' hand: we must not forget that as our needs change it may be necessary to meet the changes by changes In the tariff laws. While the president recognized that changes might be necessary, he urged the avoidance of frequent fluct uations In the tariff, believing that sta bility was important as well as ad justment to changing conditions. The most enthusiastic reception ever tendered any man in the "Twin Cities" was that to President Roose velt on Saturday. From the . time he arrived undl his departure from Minneapolis at 11 o'clock at night for the West he ; was the recipient of a continual ovation,' the streets through which he passed In both cities being a solid mass of people and Armory hall at the university of Minnesota being crowded to its limited capacity. President Roosevelt was the guest of Sioux Falls, S. D., Sunday. The president attended church hoih in the morning and evening and In the after noon went for a horseoack ride, ac companied by Seth Bullock, superin tendent of the Clack Hills forest re serves. The speech, which was on tariff and reciprocity, brought out much enthus iasm, the president treating extensive ly of the Cuban situation, declaring that we must have military control ol Southern waters, and Baying that the United States Is the most prosperous nation ever known. It was considered a great speech and the crowd pushed forward to shake his hand, which was denied them. The special train i which the pres ident left for bis Western trip was furnished by the Pennsylvania rail road. It has been specially decorated and equipped for the trip. It consists of six cars, manned by a picked crew, with Conductor William 11. Johnson, who has been with the president on many trips, in charge. The president's private car, the Elysian. has a parlor and observation compartment, three state sleeping rooms, a dining car, two sleeper sec tions, a kitchen and sleeping sections for servants. The trip will costlnue from April un til June 5, nine weeks and three days. During the time the president will travel about 11,000 miles. John Bur roughs, the pi:ct-naturalist of Now York, will accompany President Roose velt until he arrives at St. Ixniis, mak ing the tour of the Yellowstone park with him. Mr. Burroughs will then re turn to New York. President Nicholas Murray Potior I Columbia university will join the p.irty at St. Louis and will be Hie president's guest until he arrives in California. When that state is reached the presi dent will be joined by Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the Univer sity of California, who will accom pany him through the stale. Burglar Shot Dead. The scries of burglaries which ha? heo-!i stirring the? country around Him rods, N. Y., for the past few week was cleared up in a tragic niannei Hirly Sunday morning. The nifiht opur ator at Him rods thought he heard ar. explosion in the btore of Elred & Vor hees. He gave- an alarm and a crowf 3f villagers quickly surrounded tut place. A man's form was seen in the stori pd he was commanded to surrender For reply he boldly opened the dooi ind drawing a big revolver, fired point oiank at the crowd. The bullet failed to reach Its mark and before he conic fire again his body was riddled wltl millets and shot. He fell unconscious and died soon after. The burglar was a man of 3 years or age and weighed 160 Dounds His face was smooth and he had sand hair. His clothing was of excellent cut and make. A tattooed mark on the left arm, Just below the elbow may helu to Identify him. In a book In his Docket was the ad dress. 237 Edwards street, and the name "Julia Shaffer." A tag on hit suit bore the name of Curnett Tirol. Watkins. N. Y., and also the name ol Frank Hennessey. The man was I stranger in the village. Disaster at Carnegie Steel Plant An accident at furnace I of the Ed gar Thomson plant of the Carnegie Steel company at Braddock Tuesdas Is expected to prove one of the worst In the history of the plant In the num ber of deaths resulting. Twenty men were Injured, six ol whom are dead and 10 are In the ho3 pital aiid are not-expected to recover. The other injured went to their home and are suffering from painful burns. The accident was caused by a "hang" In the furnace dropping and forcing large quantities of white hot dust down a large pipe Into a pit where the men were at work. The victims, caught like rats In a trap, were with out means of escape and all were burn ed and blistered over their entire bodies and large strips of flesh peeled off their bodies when they were pulled out of the pit by fellow workmen. The bodies of the fatally burned could scarcely be recognized as such, They were blackened or shredded in strips by the white hot "down com-jr" dust that burned Into their flesh. Many of the men had large blotches burned through the flesh, caused by the large splashes of molten Iron that had struck them and burned through to the bone. Furnace I Is equipped with the fa mous electric "skius ' that are now used on all United Slates Steel corpor ation's blast furnaces. Record Breaking Yield of Wheat Reports of failures show the small est number of embarrassments In the first quarter for 20 years past, and the smallest liabilities In 16 years. Prospects of winter sown crops were never better, a record breaking yield of winter wheat being predicted for the country as a whole. Export trade continues excellent, particularly In cotton and corn. Retail trade Is expanding, favored by spring weather, and Jobbers report orders from retailers increasing, while collections note some Improvement Some price revisions are to be noted, particularly in raw wool, coal, pig Iron, copper, coffee and sugar on the Atlantic seabord. The activity in lumber Is a notable feature just now, the only complaint being of deliveries not being suffi cient to meet current demand. Quiet is noted in the Eastern whole sale drygoods and Jobbing trade, but an excellent spring business has al ready been done. Strikes ' in Lowell have induced a waiting attitude among' cotton goods buyers, but tend rather to strengthen than to weaken values State Teachers' Association. The executive committee of the Now York Teachers' association met at Albany on Saturday and decided tc hold its annual meeting at the Cath olic summer school at Cliff Haven, Plattsburg, In July. It had been al most decided to have the 1!)03 meeting at Ithaca. Dr. Soper and Professor Bristol of Cornell were pres ent at the meeting and assured the commPteo that Ithaca was sanitarily gaff. It was decided, howver, to go to riattsburg this year and to have the 1904 meeting at Ithaca. Rigging of the Reliance. Indications at Bristol, R. I., are that the new yacht Reliance will be launched in skirts, that is with sails hanging from the deck over her sides. If this should be done It nill be the first time that the Herres- boffs have launched a boat In this fashion. The masts of the Reliance are being fitted up on the wharf, and the spreaders and mast head straps are to be attached immediately. Increase of Public Debt. The monthly statement of the pub lic debt shows that on March 31, 1903, the total debt, less cash In the treasury, amouniea to $9.19.603,919, an Increase for the mouth of $1,631,021. This increase Is accounted for by a corresponding decrease in the amount of cash on band. Small Yield of Maple Sugar. Reports from maplo sugar groves show that tho yield will not ex ceed one third of the average crop. There is hardly any snow in the road and there have been no "sugar snows" to Rive encouragement to producer. Will Succeed J. Willis Gaer. Von Ogden Vogt of Beloit. Wis., has been selected to succeed J. Villi3 Baer as general secretary of the United So ciety of Christian Endeavor. Ho will assume bis new duties not later thin Juno 1. Death of President Swift. Guslavus Franklin Swift, president of the packing company which bears his name, dies unexpectedly la Chicago as the result of au operation. PENNELL A DEFAULTER, Said to Have Swindled Eastert Investors. Secret cf His Lavish Expendit"rei With Little Visible Means of In come Sealed Instructions Left ti Administrator Provides For Mrs Burdick Dispute Over Two Policies ButTalo, April 7. The Commercia publishes the following stoiy: Arthur R. Peanell, who was accusec of tho murder cf Edwin L. Burdicl and who v.as killed in au automublli accident on March lOtb, was a do faulter to the extent of $150,000 o $200,000, according to authentic infor mat ion. He swindled estates of friendi in the east out of large sums of money He carried ever $200,000 life Insuranci in order that after his death those es tates might bo able to recoup ihi lc3ses which they had sustainet through him. This Information comes from a re liable source, which, however, owlnj to a pledge which has been given, can not be divulged at this time. Incidentally, It has been learnoc that Pennell made provision for :h payment to Mrs. Edwin L. Burdick u $25,000 cut of his life Insurance. The means by which Pennell do rived an Income that was sulhclent U enable him to spend in the neighbor hood of $20,000 a year has been 1 mystery in this city for a long time Years ago, Pennoll's most intimate friends, who were familiar with tin legitimate sources of his income mar vcled at the lavishness cf his persona expenditures. Pennell was carryin; life Insurance which was costing hlti In the neighborhood of $7,000 a year His heme was a luxurious establish ment He owned an automobile, pat ronized a fashionable tailor, traveled 1 great deal, and, in fact, lived like 1 man of wealth. Legal Business as a Side Issue, He practiced law, but his legal busl ness was a,8lde issue. He never seem ed to have any cases in the courts and was not known to be connector! Id a professional way with any large estates or interests of any kind thai would requlie bis services as an at torney. There had been a suspicion among a few of Pennell's most intimate friends for some time that a good part of his income had been derived thiough bog t: investment schomes and that his wealthy friends and re latives in the East were the victims But there was no proof that that was so. Some time after his death It. begar to be rumored that Pennell had swindled his friends and relatives Ic the east. It was stated that they sent mone) to him to be Invested In bonds anc mortgages and In various mythical m terprlses at fancy rates of interest and that Pennell, instead of Investing the funds, had used them himself and had averted disclosure of his crooked work by paying the Interests on the fake investments. This story now has been found to be substantially true, except that, so fai as can be learned, he did not swindle any of his relatives In the East, al though it is understood that his wife' relatives are among the victims. The story of Pennell's extensive swindles leaked out as the result of a legal dispute over two life insurance policies. It seems that there were twe policies taken out by Pennell whief were not handed over to the adminis trator of the estate. One of them was for $15,000 issued by the Prudentla Insurance company and the ether was for' $10,000. issued by the Mutual Mfe Insurance company. These two poll cies had been assigned by Pennol' to Attorney Wallace Thayer in trust In one .he was referred to at "Wallace Thayer trustee, and lr the other he was designated Wal lace Thayer as trustee." There If quite a difference between the term "trustee" and "as trustee," and the Insurance companies, which did not care- to be held liable In the evenl that they pay the money over to the wrong person, took legal counsel In the matter and held up payments Mr. Thayer ami the attorneys for one of the Insurance companies talked the matter over. J. Frederick Pennell administrator of the estate, also wai called In, and Mr. Pennell insisted or having more information before he would consent to the payment of anj Insurance money to Mr. Thayer at trustee. Plan to Commit Suicide. It was then that the story of Pen neil's heavy defalcations and his plant to commit suicide were made kno.vn The' $23,000 insurance money as signed to Thayer by Pennell in trust is supposed to be paid over to Mrs Burdick in accordance with the pro visions of the bond for $."i0,odo whirl. Pennell gave prior to his death. Thai is the bond which Hurdi-k found in the Ikix which his wife rented in Ho vault ) of the safety deposit rumpany Mr. Tliayrr won't talk about it. It 1 fact, he has declined to give evei the administrator of PeiineH'g cstat any Information concerning it. Mr. Pennell, the administrator went to Mr. Thayer for the purp.iRe ol finding out the nature of his trust, ns it was his duty as administrator tr do. Mr. Thayer wouldn't talk. Il( said Pennell hail left .sealed ins' ruc tions advising him a.: to how he was to dispose of the $25.0011 and .that, a; a lawyer, who could not dhulge the nature of that trust. Mr. Pennell urged that as adminis trator he was enti'led to know the at ture of the trust before he could con sont to have the money paid over Mr. Thayer still refused to say wha the trust was. Thc-mas Penney, attorney for tin Pennell estate, accordingly charger. the Insurance companies to pay ove no money to Mr. Thayer. The pro!: ability Is that the $25,000 will be pale Into tho courts unless the life insur ance companies take a chance on pay lng it either to Mr. Penney or Mr Thayer. The attorney s who are interested It the Pennells or the Pennell estatt claimed that they knew nothing abou Pennell's alleged defalcations. The) did not deny that the story was trie They simply said that Pennell brother, who had been named In tin will i.s administrator of the estate, hat been given secret sealed instruction! left by the dead man, and that the ad ministrator had properly refralneK from giving any Information relativi to those Instructions. Wallace Thayer, who was Pennell'i attorney and Intimate friend, said h had suspected that Pennell had swind led people In the east, but that hi hnd no proof of any such wrong do lng. GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. Special Communication to Legislature on Mortgage Tax. Albany, April 7. In a special mos sage sent to both houses of the legla lature Governor Odell emphasizes !ili views of tho importance of some legls lation at this session upon the subject of taxation of mortgages. "That an evil exists In the presem! system of mortgage taxation," he says "is manifest, and that it Is a burden upon these who cannot escape, upor widows and orphans whose money h tied up in trust estates, should lead the legislature to lake Into consideration the necessity for action and attempt in twme way to correct this condition "If it be by the total exemption ol mortgages from taxation, if that be the conclusion of the legislature I am ready to give to It my sanction and ap prcval. If It be by imposing a smal yearly tax. either 4 mills or 2 mills am willing also to go to that extent because I believe that is so much near er right than the exlstinglaiw and thai it wmld meet the approval of the citi zens of the state. If it be by Imposing a recording tax, affecting only futtir mortgages, I am willing to lend mj approval and assistance In that dire? tlon. But I believe that the leglslnt tire would be recreant to the trust re posed In It if an adjournment should occur without a correction of the evIN to which I have directed attention. "It may be asked, where Is themoney to come from that Is necessary tc continue the exemption from a direcl state tax upon the property of the state for state purposes. Two an swers to this question are apparent First, greater economy upon the part of the legislature; secondly, we .ire perhaps within a million or two mil lions of dollars of the fulfillment of the promises made by the dominant party In the legislature to the people of the state In the last p.irty platform. II a recording tax of 2 ?nills or ZVi mills were imposed upon the future mnrt gages, It would produce all the revenue necessary and we could go before the peo'ile complying with their reasonable and just demands for Improvements without curtailing anything that may be necessary and without indulging In extravagance In government. "I am so impressed with the neces slty for some art Ion upon vour part, that I take this opportunity of calling It to your attention. Sensible of the obligation which confronts those of us who are charged -.vith the administra tlon of the state's affairs, and of the Justice, equity and the right that a remedy phculd bp found for this cry ing evil, I feel confident that some so lution will b arrived at by those who are In control of the legislative af fairs of I he state that, will not only per feet, the existing law. but which will redound to the credit cf those who an Instrumental In bringing it abcut." Sergeant-at Arms Arraigned. Newark, N. J., April 7. George P. Powell, former sergeant-at-arms of the New Jersey house of assembly, who was Indicted for conspiracy In connec tion with the Grate church robbery some months ago, was arraigned. He p'crded not guilty and was released In $l,0('i bail. Died After Reading of Hiyh License. Catsktll, April 7. Charles M. Gar rigan, salcon keeper at Coxsackle, suddenly died at his home on Sunday. At the inquest Mrs. Garrigan said her husband retired after reading the high license comments In the papers, when he remarked: "Well, I'll have to go out of business." A Hint For the Future. "It Is a source of Kiviit happiness to 1110, my elciir," remarked Mr. Baxter to his life's companion, "that no one can ever with truthfulness point to you as n woman with a past." "Yes. Jiinies," replied Mrs. Baxter, "it should make you happy, and as tomor row Is my birthday it will make me happy to have everybody pnint to me 11s a woman with :i present." Xew York Herald. Crump In the l.en. To those who suffer from cramp In the leg nt night the following bint may be useful: When the cramp comes on, take a good strong string a long gar ter will do-wind it round the leg over tin.' place that is affected und take ill) end in cud) band und give it a sburp pull, one that will hurt a little. In stantly the cramp will depart, mid the sufferer can return to bed assured It jivill not come on aain that liiubL POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Summary of the Week's New; of the World. Cream of the Nswo Culled From Long Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape For the Hurried Reader Who is Too Busy to Read the Longer Reports and Desires to Keep Fosted. Blake's original engravings Illus trating the Bock of Job fetched $2S, 000 at a London sale. A dispatch from Berlin describes the feeling in Germany over Admiral Hew ey's interview as one of bitterness almost as great as If war existed. Eighteen men and boys, eight ol them striking trolley car men, were arrested In Waterbury, Conn., on charges of participating in an assault on a non-union car crew on Feb. 21. Congregationalists commented free ly on the revived proposals to unit tinder one form of government tha church, Methodists, the United llreth reu and the Christian Connection. Thursday. Senator Raines' bill increasing llquo, licenses 50 per cent passed the assem bly by a vote of 81 to CI. J. P. Morgan declined to iniei-fcii-In the iron workers' strike against tin American Bridge company. King Edward has left England foi Lisbon and it is stated will visit Pres ident Ixmbet subsequently. Cambridge won the annual boat race with Oxford on tho Thames. The bet ting before the race was 7 to 2 oa Cambridge. . William Rothwell of Denver, knovn as Young Corbet!, knocked out Terry McGovern of Brooklyn in the 11th round at San Francisco, retaining the featherweight championship. Magistrate Gorman of Philadelphia discharges employes of corporations accused of violating (he ancient blue laws of the state ,nml In his decision views the Sunday newspaper as a ne cessity. Friday. Governor Odell signed the Raines excise bill increasing all licenses 50 per cent. A dispatch from Paris says that M. Marcel Prevost fought a duel and wounded the brother cf the ycung woman who E'hot at him recently. Arbuckle Brothers announce a fur ther reduction of 5 cents 100 pounds in price of sugar, making net price of granulated 4 cents a pound. President Roosevelt arrived In Chi cago on his Western tour where he stayed 15 hours and delivered an ad dress at the Auditorium on tho Moaroo doctrine. Hearing was begun at Nashville, Tenn., In the salt of Talbot J. Taylor & Co., representing Jame? R. Keene, against the Harrimnn interests in the Southern Pacific railroad. Saturday. King Edward arrived in Lisbon and wa3 welcomed by King Carlos with stately ceremonial. Four men were killed and several Injured at Indon mine near Dubois, Pa., by a fall of rock and earth. President Baldwin of the Ing Is land railroad declared that the Penn sylvania tunnel will make Philadel phia a suburb cf New York. A dispatch from Constantinople an nounces that the Bulgarian bands and Turkish troop3 In the Okhrida district have fought a battle and that l,(oo men were killed or wounded. The mortgage tax bill has been practically killed, as the Republican assemblymen of the state legislature have decided against it in a caucus. The senate Republicans still favor it. Monday. British ministry again saved from defeat in the house of commons by Irish Nationalists. Henry Ward Ileecher's spirit said to have appeared to Dr. Isaac K, Funk and directed him to return an old He brew coin which he had borroi.ved. The bands of ladrones and convicts that held the town of Surigao, in the Island of Mindanao, Is routed by a force under command of Captain Perry. General Nelson A. MUes recommend ed that beef for soldiers in the Phil ippines be sent to the islands on the hoof, which is contrary to the war de partment's policy. President Roosevelt, speaking at Milwaukee, praises trust legislation by last congress, declares It adequate for the present, promises rigid enforce ment of statutes and expresses belief that trust evil cannot bo reached by means of tariff changes. Tuesday. Mrs. Horace Porter, wife of General Porter, United States ambassador to France, died suddenly nt Pari?.. Tho trial of l.rland Dorr Kent for manslaughter in musing the deuh of Ethel Blanche Dingle bean al Roche: ter .Monday. Tho Buffalo Commercial piiuts a rtory that Arthur R. Pennell has lion discovered to have been a defaulter to the extent cf $200,11110. Owing to the reception committer's mistake President Roosevelt had to go to church twice In Sioux Falls, S. D. The original plan was for him to attend one service only. A posse of villagers in Hi in rods, Yates county, N. Y., surrounded store in which an unk'iowu burglar was working, and on his refusal to surrender shot him dead. GIVES UP LIFE SAVING BABES. William Klinger Fatally Burned In a Fire at His Home. Chicago, April 7. Half srifled hj cic.i ke from fire that was rapidly liclc lng up his home, William Klinger loan ed from his bed early Sunday mora itig, tluew (.pen the window, passed his wife and live children through the opening and dropped them to placet of safety, and then in trying to make his own escape fell through a holo it t!:e lloor which the fire had eater away, and was s:) badly burned he died thre- hours later. Police and firemen nvho arrived a few minutes afterward rushed Into tho burning structure" in response tc tho wifu's frantic appeal, found the husband aud father nearly uncon scious and catried him into the open air.. Besides being frightfully burned he was cut and bruised by the fall from the second floor to the first, and was at once hurried to St. Elizabeth'! hospital. Henry Ullrich and family, who lived cm the first floor of the destroyed structure at IS 17 Sacramento avenue Irving park, also narrowly escaped with their lives. Ullr'.-h, his wif; and children were also wakened by the smoke, niul barely had timo tj es?ap to the street In their night clothing and when the flames spread to an ad Jclnlng cottage on tho north Henry Krupplo and his family were driven tf the cpon air. The contents cf both houses were entirely destroyed, the fire Fpreading with such rapidity none of tho three families wore able to save any ol their belongings. All found tempor ary refuse at the homes of neighbors. MRS. HORACE PORTER DEAD. Wife of the American Ambassador at Paris Was Called Suddenly. Paris, April 7. Mrs. Horace Porter, wife of Gencial Horace Porter, the United States ambassador to France, died suddenly from congestion of the lungs, following a chill. Mrs. Porter died nt the United States om!i!i?sy, in the life of which ahe !iad always tnken a leading part. Her death caused great surprise and sor row throughout tho American colony. The ollicial-3 of :ho embassy are dolus everything possible under tho circum stances to bo of service to the amban sailor. Secretary Vignaud has taken active charge of the funeral arrange ments, but no definite plans have yet been made. Tho ambassador had Just recovered from a severe attack id' the grippe, which ke,; t him confined to the house for a month ami compelled him to give up his projected trip to Grervo. which leads to some solicitude concerning tho effect the blow may have ivpon him. General Insurrection In Turkey. London, April 7. According to an agency dispatch from Constantinople, advices had 1h" ii reeched theie? from Monastic that tho Macedonian revolu tionary committee intends to proclaim a general Insurrection in the European provinces of Turkey abelt April 20. when there will be more than loo.tioc men armed with lilies In the field. MARKET REPORT. New York Provision Market. New York, April 0. WHEAT No. 2 red, 7i-8c f. o. b. alloat; No. 1 nortlie.u. Duluth, 857;.c. CORN' No. 2 corn, 51 Vie f. o. b. atiuut. OATS No. 2 oats, 41c; No. 2 'white, ll'.ic; No. white, 3!tc. PORK Mess, $1S.2..4i 1S.75: family, $l!i.5o. HAY Shipping, 55&70C; good bi choice, U0 (ft $l.u5. BUTTER Ciiamory, oxtras, 2!le; factory, Die; imitation creamery, western fancy, 2iic. CHEESE Fancy large white, 11 f 1 Hie; small white; 1-1 c. EGGS State and Pennsylvania, POTATOES New York, per 1S4 lbs., $1.75fi 2.00. Deffalo Provision Market. Buffalo, April 6. WHEAT No. 1 northern, iiF'sc; Winter wheat. No. 2 red, Soc. CORN No. :t yellow, 4(i,c f. o. b. Alloat; No. 4 yellow, 42c. OATS No. 2 white, 40c f. o. b. alloat; No. 3 white, 3:U FLOUR Spring wheat, best patent per bid., $ 1.25 Sf 4.50; low grades, $2 75 (!t 3.00. BUTTER Criaiueiy western ex tra tubs, 2:1c; suite and Penn sylvania creamery, 2S1i2SViiC; dairy, fair to 4.od, 2iifu 22c. CHEESH Fancy full cream, 15c; good to ihoice, 14'll:?iC; com mon to fair, I2Cifl3c. EGGS-Stale, fresh fancy, 15c. POTATOES Per bushel, C0?C2c. East Buffalo Live Slock Market. CATTLE-Re.-I steers on sale, $5.20 (ft 5.4.".; i :-! t. clu-ic" shipping su ers. S-'.uii'- r. : i,iir to go.ij steers. $l.-i '(,- I .".": e. mii'i.n to fair heifers, $;! I I 1. 3 : ii i to oi v.i fa' heifers, J I I''. :' I ' e; o.l l.iM. he,- hill!-. ' , i.'i .".).'; t iioice to prune e.iis, $S.eii.i s.'. i; handy fat eaivis. !.(.-. SHEEP AND l.AMl.ti -'l,.p cat:. Iambi, $7.S.Vb S.pi; fair to go.-.l, $7 .10 'ti 7.7.1; culls and c mmrn. $ l.2."'. i.75: good to pi am- ui lh.-rs, Jii.il.i; ti.SI. HOGS .u:e.l packers' ur.i.Ics, $7 ,"i. i.. T.ii.l; iie'-M in h-u-.s, v'7.71' :' 7 ?5; pic,:-, nr. a I " 1 h. ice. 7 2.1 7.31'. Bj'i':i!o Hay Market. 11. Y - T:i-nhy. per t'-n, e.nc f I '1 en 1 ," 1 " . 'e.-ime on track. . ten, $!, , 'o 1 do, do, $1.1 Oij ' 1-. " .'. do. do, !2.uo i; 1 I o.