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Third Monday of November. - i'karrk and HHbbnlh Nraool. Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a. nr. : M. H. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m. PreachrriK In M. H. Church overy Sab bath evening by Rev. O. II. Nickle Preacblrrn in the F. M. Church every Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev. MeGarvv, Pastor. Serf ices in the Presbyterian lliurch every Sabbath morning and evening, Rev.' It. W. Illingwortb, Pastor. The regular mooting of the W. C. T. U. aro hold nt the headquarters on the Beooml and fourth Tuesdays of each in nth. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. pit N EST A LODGE, No. 309, 1. 0. 0. F. 1 MeoU every Tuesday evening, In Odd Follows' Hall, Partridge building. I TOR EST LODGE, No. 184, A.O. U. W., I Meets overy Friday evening lnA.O.U. W. Hall, TionoHU. CA PT. O EORG E STOW POST. No. 274 (4. A, It. Moeta 1st arrd 8d Monday evening in each month, in A. O. U. W. Hail, TionesU. C APT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No. 1.(7, W. It. C, moots first and third Weduonday evening of each month, In A. O. U. W. hall, Tiorresta, V. HMONESTA TENT, No. 104, K. O. T. 1 M., rrrools lind and 4tlr Wednesday evenltm In each month in A. O. U. W. hall TionesU, Pa. 11 F. HITCH KY, 1. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Tionoara, Pa. c URTIS M. S1IAWKEY, ATTORN KY-AT-LAW. Warren, Pa. Practice in Forest Co. AC .BROWN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Olllce in Arnr Building, Cor. Elm and Itridgo St., Tionesta, Pa. J W. MORROW, M. D., tl..,ul,.luti Unrirontl . DnllliMt. Olnoo and Residence three doors north of Hotel Agnew, Tionenta. Prol'oMsional calls promptly responded to at all hours. I) R, F.J. BOVARD, Physician A Surgeon, TIONKSTA, PA. DR. J. O. DUNN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, and DRUG'JIiT. Olllce over slro, Tloneala, Pa. Professional calls prompt ly responded to at all hours or day or night. Residence Kirn St., between Urove's grocery and Gerow's restaurant. D It. J. B. SIOGINS. Physician and Niirgeon, OIL CITY, PA, F. R. LANSON. Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing. Tionesta, Pa J SFTI FY b. ' ' JUS l icE OF THE PEACE. Keeps a complete line or Justice's blanks for sale. Also Blank deeds, mortgages, etn. Tionesta, Pa. HOTEL WEAVER, E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor. This hotel, formerly the Lawrence Houso, ban undergone a complotochariKe, and is now furnished with all the mod ern improvements. Heated and lighted throughout with natural gas, bathrooms, hot ami cold water, etc. The comforts of guests never neglected. CENTRAL HOUSE, V OEROW A UKROW Proprietor. Tionsola, Pa. This Is the most centrally located hotel in the 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 Livery in connection. piilL. KMKRT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all Kinds or custom work Irorrr the finest to tho coarsest and guarantees his work to give orroot satisfaction. Prompt atten tion vcivon to mending, and prices reasonable. J ORENZO FULTON. Manufacturer of and Dealer in HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES, And all kind of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONKSTA. PA. S. H. HASLET & SONS.; GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, AND UNDERTAKERS. TIONKSTA, I'KNN LAWYER SHOT IN FEUD Instantly Killed In Court House at Jackson, Ky. Weekly Trade Review Big Steamers Collide Postoffice Investigation Mr. Dennison'a Body Found Fast Traina Collide Dynamite at Steam er's Dock Big Ottawa Fire. Just after he had finished filing papers reopening the contested elec tion cases of Breathitt county, Ken tucky, James B. Marcum, lawyer, was shot and killed by an unknown assas sin. He fell in tho front entrance of the court house at Jackson. He fell within a few yards of where Town Marshal James Cockrall was shot down In July, tho assassin being stationed In the court house In each Instance. The first bullet entered the back to the right of the spinal column and passing through the breast and body struck the door facing him. The next shot passed through the top of his head and was aimed as he reeled. The shots appeared to come from a doorway or possibly from behind a door In tho corridor, but as the pas sage was quickly cleared amid great confusion no one seemed able to state accurately where the assassin was lo cated. Marcum'8 body lay for 10 minutes untouched. Even his friends feared to approach the place. The body was finally picked up and carried to a drug store opposite and from there taken home. Marcum was a trustee of the1 Ken tucky state college, was United States commissioner of his district and rep resented the Lexington and Eastern railroad and other large corporations. He has practiced law in Breathitt county for 17 years. He has avoided feuds and until he took charge of the election cases which Involved the Hargls faction, had been a friend of meni'bers of both fac tions. For three months, beginning last July he did not leave his home and after that for months was always accompanied by his wife and women friends or carried one of bis children with him for protection. Dynamite for the Umbria. The New York police have so far failed to solve the mystery sur rounding the leaving of a box of dyna mite on the Cunard line dock Saturday, to be placed in the Umbria. There Is a diversion of opinion among the offi cials as to whether the matter was In tended to be a hoax or not, but all cgree that the possibilities of a great explosion and a great loss of life were many. Supt. George E. Murray of the bu reau of combustibles said that there was no detonating caps attached to the dynamite sticks and that without these caps it Is not likely that the dynamite would have exploded from a fuse. He says, that If the box had been given a sudden jar at the time the fuse burned down to the dynamite an ex plosion might have resulted. Police Commissioner Greene said that It has been suggested to him that the whole thing was a hoax, but that the suggestion would not divert him from his purpose of having the matter sifted to the bottom. "This Is too grave a matter." he said, "to be considered lightly, even if proven a hoax. I shall try to find the person or persons who placed the dyna mite on th? pier. The offense Is pun ishable by an Imprlsonmert of 20 years, and to prevent repeated at tempts of this kind an example should be made of some of the participants In the affair." Staple Prices 1-3 Above 1896. Results of the late cold wave now coming to hand are seen In arrested vegetable growth In nearly all sec tions, with damage to spring-planted crops, notably corn, cotton, oats, veg etables and fruits, which necessitates much replanting. It is notable, however, that winter wheat has gone through and emerged from the late freeze with little deter ioration. Men's wear woolen goods are not being taken hold of freely, and some shortening of running time !s possible at New England mills. Wool moves fairly, though mostly at concessions. and the disturbed condition of raw cot ton, prices having reached the highest point In over two years, holds back trade for fall, though rather more dis position to do business has been mani fested by buyers this week. Taken as a whole staple prices, though weaker than a month ago, are, owing to the strength of raw and man ufactured materials, little off from a month ago, and also little off from, the top reached three years ago, while 35 per cent above the low point reached in 189G. Two Big Steamers Collide. A collision at sea that cost 20 lives and the sinking of the big Clyde steamship Saginaw by the Old Domin ion steamship company's liner Hamil ton, occurred between Winter Quarter lightship and Fen wick Island light ship en the Virginia coast at 4:40 o'clock Tuesday morning. A dense fog settled along the coast shortly after nightfall and while going through this fog at reduced speed the Hamilton crashed into the Saginaw's side alx n 2d feet from the stern The scene of the collision Is about IS or 14 miles off the shore and between ISO and 2on miles so'.iih of New York and between 125 and 140 miles north of Norfolk. tj,. .iiBfin'.lne of the crews was ad utrablo. "Women first" was the Ini tial command of Captain Tunnell after the life boats had been prepared for lowering. Captain J. S. Tunnel of the Saginaw did not leave his vessel until the last minute. He was finally taken from the rigging of the sinking ship and when gotten aboard the Hamilton he was feu ad to be badly injured. Six Hundred Families Burned Out A fire, suspected of being of incen diary origin, Sunday afternoon and evening destroyed hundreds of houses and millions of feet of lumber in Ottawa. John White, who has just been re leased from the penitentiary after serving a term of Imprisonment for arson, was caught near where the fire was first discovered. He was taken to the police station and will be charged with starting the conflagration. Fifteen million feet of lumber were destroyed. It belongel chiefly to J. R. Booth and was sold. The loss will be about $300,000 for lumber. The buildings burned are principally dwelling houses and stores. They were all built since the last great fire and were either solid or brick veneered, rs the city would not permit any others being erected. Mr. Dennison'a Body Found. The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of Charles D. Dennison, of the firm of Sidney Shepard & Co., of Buffalo, who disappeared from the Hroezel House In that city some weeks ago, and for whom the police all over tli-j country have been search ing, is believed to be cleared up by the discovery of a body In the river be low Niagara Falls, which has been positively identified as that of the missing man. The sudden death of J. G. Forsyth, a member of the firm ar.d a close per sonal friend of Mr. Dennison, is sup posed to have caused despondency and led him to the rash act of suicide. Business continues large and Indus try active, In most cases surpassing previous years at this date, despite unseasonably cool weather In some sections and a swarm of labor troubles. Land Sink 15 Feet. A few mornings ago people who re side cn the read between Afton lake and the Susquehanna, near Coopers town, N. Y., were astonished when they went out of doors to see that during the night the land for a distance of an eighth of a mile had dropped 15 to 20 fei t. The sunken portion varied In width from a few fret to several rods. The trees and shrubbery on the sunken land remain standing Just as before. Fortunately there were no buildings on this particular strip, although there were some near it. The theory Is advanced that there Is a subterranean river beneath the land there. Such a condition would solve the problem1 of the outlet of Afton lake, which has always been a subject of much discussion. Superintendent Machen Relieved. The Investigation at Washington of the affairs of the postoffice de partment which has been dragging along for two months, took a sensa tional turn when, by order of Post master General Payne, August W. Machen, general superintendent of the free deliveTy system and one of tha most widely known government offi cials in the United States, was re lieved from his duties and Postoffice Inspector M. C. Fosnes was designated to take charge of that place. Has Been a City 250 Years. Mayor Seth Low has issued a proc lamation calling upon the people of New York city to make the week beginning May 24 a gala week In honor of the 250th anniversary of the incorporation of the municipality. The proclamation granting the privi leges of city government to the city of New Amsterdam was Issued b) Peter Stuyvesant, governor of tho province of New Netherlands, on Feb ruary 2, 1G53. Collision of Fast Trains. Three Utlcans are dead and eight other persons are seriously Injured, two perhaps fatally, as the result of a head-on collision between two passen ger trains on the Mohawk division of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad at Nelson Lake In the Adirondacks, between McKeever and Fulton Chain, which occurred about 3.15 Saturday afternoon. The accldf nt is the worst in the history of that road. Father Walser Free. At the end of a rather complete investigation into the cause of the death of Agatha Relchlin, who wai murdered at Lorain, O., last Thursday night. Coroner French gave as his con clusion the verdict: "That Agatha Relchlin came to her death from wounds inflicted by a stone In tho hands of a person unknown." Rev. Walser iwas formally discharged from custody after the verdict. Excelllent Trout Fishing. Reports received from all over the Adirondacks Indicate that the trout fishing litis spring Is better than it has b en for many years, big catches oi brook and lake trout being so numer ous as to attract little attention. Old fishermen say the excellent fishing le due to the dry weather in some places no heavy rain having fall n in the Ad irondacks since April 10. Accrpted a Bribe of $600. Albert Alono Ames, former mayor of Minneapolis, has been found guilty of accepting a bribe of $000 while chief executive of that city. ThJ ver diet came as a severe shock both tc tli defendant and his wife. i ORE DOWN THE SIGNS President Objected to Cards on the Dig Trees. President Paid Compliments to the Pionters, the Grand Army and Men of the Naval Militia Met a Mother of 34 Children Arrival at San Jose. Santa Cruz, Cal., May 12. President Roosevelt was given an ovation here. His carriage was driven through an avenue of thousands of school children with waving flags, who for a mile scat tered flowers along his pathway. The cheers of the children were taken up by tho Pioneers, the Grand Army, Knights of Pythias and citizens. On being Introduced by Mayor Clark, at the court house, the president said: "I thank you for this greeting. I thank you for ycur esteem. I wish to say a word, especially to the men of the Grand Army and the representatives erf the Pioneers, to the men who proved their loyalty in the supreme t:st of '61 to '65, and to the pioneers who showed patriotism in winning the golden west for their country. I thank you from the bottom1 of my heart. It 13 a pleasure for me to see1 the men of the naval militia. "If there is one thing this country Is alive to, It is our navy. We must be lieve in a first-class navy. We already have a good navy, but we must have a better one. Net only should wiei have good guns, good conning towers and turrets, but expert men with them. We cannot afford to neglect our navy. We must build It up; we must have the best of fighting ships and the best of men to man them. "I congratulate yaw on the progress ma lie in California. You have a won derful state. I am glad to see your big trees and to see that they are being preserved. They should be, as they are the heritage of the ages. They should be left unmarred for our chil dren and our children's children, and so cn down the ages. Good bye and geed luck to you." Preceded by the naval reserves and band the procession moved slowly up the stre.t to a special train. The big trees were reached in 15 minutes and the party sat down to an al fresco luncheon. Twenty of Santa Cruz's prettiest young ladies waited on the tabls. The naval reserves and offi cers acted as a guard. At the close of the repast the president said: "I want to thank you for your court esy and to say how much I enjoy being here. This Is my first glimpse of the big trees. I d'sire to pay tribute to the associations, private owners and rtate for preserving these trees, and also to the citizens who acted In co operation with the state In preserving these wonderful trees. I.et me preach to you a moment. All of us desire to see nature preserved. Above all the tree3 should net be marred by iplacing cards of names on them. People who do that should be sternly discouraged. The cards give an air of ridicule to ttw solemn and majestic giants. They should be taken down. I ask you to keep all cards off the trees or any kind of signs that will mar them. See to it that the trees are preserved; that the gift from nature Is kept unmarred. You can never replace a tree. Oh, I am pleased to be here among these wonderful redwoods. I thank you for giving me this enjoyrr.'ent. Preserve and keep what natmre has done." The president requested that he be unaocompa.nl'-.-id In his walk along the trees and President Butler was his only companion. While he was away Secretary Loeb, President Wheeler and others acted on the president's sug gestion by tearing dewn the cards from the trees amid great applause. During the luncheon th-i president was Informed that the Spanish beans served at luncheon had been prepared by Mrs. J. N. Gesetterest. 'who reside? war Watsonville, and who Is the mother of 34 children. He laughed heartily saying: "She should be made iprepldent of some association, I don't know what." The Pioneers society presented to the president a silver plate. A tree was dedicated in the president's honor. The president expressed his thanks, but he objected to a big sign with his name on it. He also received pictures of the trees. After a photograph was taken and many had shaken hands with him the train started for this city. At 12:50, amid great cheering from the larpe crowd, the train left for San Jose. Torpedo Plarts Ordered Moved. Clev land. Ohio, May 12. County Coroner P"Tke has rendered a verdict In connection with the re-ent explos ion at the torp do works of the Thor Manufacturing company. The coroner falls to place tnn blame for the disas ter, simply stating thnt the victims n'et death as a result of an accidental ex plosion of a torpedo mixture. Thf police have located several other tor pedo manufacturing conr rns In the city. All have been ordered to move their plants outside of the city limits immediately. Rochester Pesthouse Burned. Rochester, N. Y.. May 12. The obi Hope hospital, where tho small-pox patients Acre isolated in the late opl d:ittiie and over which an Investigation has been in prioress here nearly all winter, has been burned by the depart ment of public safety. The few re maining patients had previously been removed to tho new municipal hospital. TRAIN MEN CATCH ROBBERS. Capture Footpads Who Held Up Man and Placed Body on Track. Washington, Pa., May 9. The little town of West Columbia, this county, was the scene of a brutal outrage Wednesday midnight, when Emmet S. Camden, a grocer of the town, was at tacked by footpads, knocked uncon scious and robbed and his body placed on the tracks of the Pittsburg, Vir ginia and Charleston railroad. The robbers were later pursued by a train crew on an engine and captured and lodged In Jail here to await the result of Camden's injuries. The robbery and holdup was one of the boldest ever perpetrated In the county. Shortly before midnight Cam den closed his store and started for his heme. He had gone but a short distance and was In a lonely part of the road when three highwaymen sprang out at him and with heavy In struments struck him on the head. He at first made a gallant fight. Again and again he was struck and was finally beaten down and rendered un conscious. The highwaymen then rifled his clothes, securing a quantity of money and valuables. He was picked up un conscious, the robbers thinking he had been killed, and placed on tlw tracks of the P., V and C. railroad Just before the approach of a train. The train crew saw the man lying on the tracks and the assailants making off. Putting the engine at full speed, the trainmen gavs chase to the robbers. The robbers saw the purpose of the crew and took to the country. The trainmen abandoned their engine and gave chaso on foot. The robbers were being rapidly overhauled, when they stopped and made a stand, threatening their pursuers with death from their revolvers if they approached. The trainmen also drew guns and, out numbering their opponents, rounded them up and closed In on them. Two of the thugs, seeing they were outnumbered, sitrrendered, the other escaping in the darkness. Their weap ons wero taken from them and the money and valuables they had taken from Camden were secured. They gave their nam.es as Thomas Donahue of Mc.Keesport and Thomas Blackburn of Tyrone. CRUDE OIL FOR HOGS. Indiana Farmers Form a Company to Use Their Product In That Way. Indianapolis, May 9. Several well-to-do farmers of Cass cottnty have formed a company to drill for oil, and County Auditor Gard, who Is presi dent of the company, announces that the crude oil will not be placed on the market, but will be fed to hogs. Mr. Gard says that experiments made by him and others have shown that hogs thrive better when a lib eral supply of oil is given them when being fattened for market and that while It conduces to health the oil is much cheaper as food than corn at prices which have obtained for the past two years. The discovery of the beneficial ef fects of eating the criml? oil was made accidentally when hogs were running In tho fields where oil was produced, and tests were then made with the re sult that th-1 company was formed to produce oil for the special purpose of feeding It to hogs. Milkman Held Up Twice. Youngstown, O., May 9. David Moore, a milkman of Coltsville, twice within a few nights was attacked by robbers while on his way home. The first time the robber followed htm to th door of his house and attempted to hold him up as ho entered. Thursday night he was unhitching his horse, when a shot was fired at him from the door of the barn. He drew a revol ver and a duel ensued in the dark. While ho was shooting at his first as sailant h" was hit from behind by a second robber and knocked senseless. When he recovered ho had been re lieved of all his money. Want Carrying Arms Stopped. Punxsutawney, Pa., May 9. A p'tl tlon signed by 400 Italians at. Wals ton was sent to Judge Reed at Brook vllle asking that the Judge assist the signers to break up the practice among Italians of carrying concealed weap ons. The petition deploys the recent murders that have been committed at Walston and characterizes tho prac tice of carrying concealed weapons as abominable, each signer pledging him self not to go arm'd and to ridicule those who do. The petition asks that a severe penalty be Imposed upon s-'wh vlolaters of tho law. After Manufacturing Site. New Castle, May 9. President Ar thur G. Yates of the Buffalo, Rixhs ter and Pittsburg railroad, with other officials of the road, was here on a quiet totrr of Inspection, the object of 'which is being kept secret. Al though not admitted, it is believed that the directors of a hrge Pittsburg manufacturing plant were with th" railroad men along the B.. R. -vd P lines here. Seriously Hurt In Fall. Canonsbiirg, May 9. F. M. Mollen auor. residing near ranonsbnrg, a civil engineer in the employ of the Pittsburg Coal company, whit" de scending a shaft at Castle Shannon fell from the caie to the bottom, a dis tar.co of 4" feet, and received serious injuries, but will probably recover. Montrose Chief Justice J. Brewster McColluni of the Pennsylvania sir-prfm-' court, who has been very 11' at his home her-' for some time has become weaker. SUMMARY OF THE NEWS Short Items From Vinous Parts of the World. Record of Many Happenings Condensed and Put In Small Space and Ar ranged With Special Regard For the Convenience of the Reader Who Has Little Time to Spare. The first report of the Northern Se curities company shows favorable re turns. The Reliance had a light weather spin, during which the crew had much pracUce in setting and taking In sail. Tea Turkish oUcers are reported to have been killed in a battle iwlth revolutionists in the district of Mon astic Heirs of the corporation of New Harlem, which obtained a royal char ter In 168G, issued a circular that they would claim large portions of the pres ent Harlem under an old royal grant. The Old Dominion line steamer Hamilton from New York and the Clyde liner Saginaw from Norfolk col lided in a fog off Hog Island. The Saginaiw was sunk and 20 of her pas sengers and crew were drowned. Boats from' the Hamilton rescued 29. Thursday. In battle at Ochrina, Albania, tma hundred Turkish soldiers and seventy revolutionists were killed. In a short windward trial on the Sound In a light breeze the Columbia showed to better advantage than the Reliance. Postmaster General Payne has re quested Seymour W. Tulloch to submit his evidence of the suppressed mis management of the Washington cJty postoffice. The table cutters were looked out by the Glove Manufacturers' associ ation of Gloversvllle and Johnstown, for refusing to do the work of striking block cutters. Janitor Phineas Ballard of the First National bank of Charlotte, Mich., was shot twice through the body and fa tally wounded while at work after the closo of banking hours. Friday. Miss Nellie Sturtevant wa3 shot and killed at Medford, Mass., while trying to defend her father from a burglar. The pope has decided upon the ap pointment tf Rev. Charles H. Colton, rector of St. Stephen's church. New York, as bishop of Buffalo. Fifteen men were washed overboard one by one and drowned In the wreck of the Gloucester schooner Gioriana off the coast of Nova Scotia. President Roosevelt inspects won ders of Grand Canyon, Arizona, greets members of his old regiment and pre sents diplomas to school graduates. Captain Pershing's column has de feated a strong force of Moros at Lake Lanao, Mindanao, and captured 10 forts. Two Americans were killed and seven wounded. Saturday. Jury at Minneapolis finds former Mayor Ames guilty of accepting a bribe while chief executive of that city. Two hundred and twenty-seven of the 235 Presbyteriej of the Presby terian church in America have voted for creed revision. Bulgaria has returned to the porte the batter's note of protest on account of its alleged "offensive terms," and Turkey is pouring troops Into the dis turbed districts. The body of Charles O. Dennison, a wealthy Chicago manufacturer, who disappeared from Buffalo about five weeks ago, has been found In the Ni agara river below the falls. Masked men held up a negro rural free delivery carrier In Gallatin, Tenn., and ordered him not to make another trip. Postmaster General Payne or dered service on the route susirended pending Investigation. Monday. Seven men were arrested and placPd in the Tombs, accused of the muni i of the Mafia "barrel victim" in New York. A. W. Machen, superintendent of the Free Delivery Division in the postofflee dopartm nt, was relieved from duty by Postmaster General Payne, pending investigation of the postal scandal. Connected with a hundred pounds ol dynamite, an infernal machine was found In a box on the Cunard pier Just before the sailing of the I'mbria, ol which the police were notifl. d in a mysterious letter. Tuesday. King Edward and Queen Alex andra, accompanied by larg-. suites, left London to pay their first ceremon ial visit to Scotland. II.- M. S. Grafton, with Admiral Hick erford, arrived at San Francis.v to take part In reception to President lU-osevelt this afternoon. Hon. Hetnan Blasdell and Mrs. l!!xs ilell were fatally burned by a gas ex plosion in their house at North Collins Erie cojnty. Their house was de stroyed. Seventeen memb rs of the demo rralic national committee aro oppisod Ui the nomination of Grover Cleveland :n 1904. Three aro for him and eight ?re non-eiiiii iltal. lbv. Robert Morris Kemp. New York, denounced the moral laxities o) the times in a sermon delivered In St. Paul's chape! before the Daughters ol h American Revolution. KENT CROSS-EXAMINED. Contradiction of His Statement That He Did Not Intend Suicide. Rochester. May 12. The direct ex amination of Leland Dorr Kent by At tcrney Raines was concluded late in th;- afternoon, after which District At torney Warren took the defendant 3 hand and submitted him to a sever cross-examination. This brought out at least one weak point In Kent's testimony. This was the admission that when Kent and Miss Dingle left Mrs. Hutchinson'f house In Buffalo, where they were known as Mr. and Mrs. Crosby, Kent left a note telling the woman to call at No. 4S4 Fargo avenue and collect the rent of $5. This would seem to con tradict his statement that he did not Intend to comm'it suicide before he came to Rochester. Tho district attorney Bkilfully led up to the last meeting 1 3tween Ethel Dingle and her sister Evi the night be fore the couple I ft Bai.ffal on the fatal trip, when Ethel called at the home ol her aunt. Mrs. McPherson, to see Eva This Is the night that Eva ran out ol the house to spak to Ethel and threat ened Kent that she iwould go to hit wife the next day and disclose his rela tions with her sister. Kent said that he thought Eva would k ep her word ari that it was all up with him. Kent claimed that he suggested the Rochester trip to Ethel to get the idea of suicide out of her mind. Anoth-1 statement brought out was that the Wednesday before the tragedy was the first he thourht cf suicide. Ethel had b-pn talking about it all day and he concluded If she carried f.:t her threads there was nothing left for him but to die also. He admitted that he brought no change of clothing with him h re, nor did Ethel, but thai he Intended to remain here about three or four days until the trouble had blown over which would result front Evs Dlnclp carrying out her threat to fell his wife. It w?s h's Intention, he said, to cor tespond with Drs. Bixby and Villlaume before his return to "see how the land lay." AGED COUPLE FATALLY BURNED. Explosion of Gas Causes Death of Hiram Blasdell and His Wife. Buffalo, May 12. Hiram Blasdell and his wife were burned to death at their home in North Collins. Mrs. Blasdell aiwoke at 2 o'clock and found tho room filled with gas. She lighted a match and the gas exploded. Mrs. Blasd. 11 ran downstairs with her night clothes cn fire and fell In the street terribly burned. Her husband jumped out of the second story win dow and was picked up so badly burned and bruised that he died at 6 o'clock. Mrs. Blasd-. 11 died at 11 in the morning. Mr. Blas-deL was a prominent Re publican. Ho founded the town of Blas dell and was Its first postmaster. He was assemblyman in 1895 and 1896. and served with Ellsworth's Avengers In the civil war. He was 63 years old and very rich. NEGRO DEPARTMENT STORE. Chicago Man Writes That He Heart Carnegie and Washington Will Start One. Little Rock, Ark., May 12. Gov. Davis received a letter from Chicago signed by Julius T. Hirsch, which said: "It is the Intention, with the aid ol Andrew Carnegie and under the aus pices of Booker T. Washington, to e3 tablish In Louisville, Ky., or New Or leans, I a., a large department dry goods store, exclusively iwlth colored help, in order to elevate the colored race and educate them In the commer cial pursuits of life. Will your excel leney Ik good enough to give me your view upon this unique enterprise?" The governor, in reply, said that he considered the social elevation of the colored rac? all nonsense. He believed the negro wovld do much better if lei alone and that his natural place Is in the field. Apportionment of School Moneys. Albany. May 12. Hon. Charles R Skinner, state superintendent of publlt instruction, signed and forwarded tc the several county treasurers of the utate checks aggregating $3,575,180.73 These checks are for the state school moneys apportioned by the department to th various counties. The aggregate of the apportionment Is $3,99.r.000. The checks range in amount from $(1,000.44 to Hamilton county to $1.2fi5,589.5fi ap portioned and paid to Greater New York. This payment Is the largest ever made in any one day from the state do phrtment. Five Favorite! and One Second Choice New York, May 12. Lux Casta, with Oikn: up, won the Crotona handicap at Morris park. She was favorite ani after lying third to well into th stretch. O.b m sent her to the front and won bv a neck, with Royal sec end and Olympian, an added starter thiid. Mexican, who was making hi; 1r-t appearance of the year, wer the last race by a head from the out sider 7. roaster, with the favorite Rivet Pirate third. Five favoril s and one second hoien divided the money Tommy IVeins piloted three winners. President Com relied to Resign. Panama. May 12.- It is r.-p rted her that Provident Manvprin has beet compelled to r- .-Ikm lllce on account ol relitioal troubles and that Gen. iUph aid Reyes, second vice-president ol Cub ml'ia. will assume the presidency Friends of tl.e canal are anxlouili i oLfiruiiLiuu of this r aat.
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