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VOL. XXXVI. NO. !). TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY. MAY 13. 1903. $1.00 PER ANNUM.
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burges.V. K. Lanson.
COuHCilmen. Dr. J. O. Dunn, O. G.
Gaston, J. B. Muse, V. F. Weaver, J. W.
Landers, J. T. Dalo. W. K Killnrer.
Justice il the Veaee C. A. Randall, 8.
J. Motley.
Countable S. It. Maxwell.
Collector 8. J. Setley.
A'cAoo Directors L. Fulton. J. C.
Seowden, J. K. Worm, Patrick Joyce, L
Agnew, It. L. Haslet,
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
' Member of Congress Joseph C. 8ibloy.
Member of Semite J. K. 1. Hall.
Assembly V. W. Arnsler.
PresilentJH(tqeV. M. Lindsay.
Associate Judges R, U. Crawford, W.
II. II. Dottorer.
Prothnnntary, Register Jt Recorder, te.
--J. C. Jeit.
Sheriff: Geo. W. Noblit.
'iVeiMMrer Frl. A. Kellor.
Commissioners C. Burbentr, A. K.
Sbipe, Henry W'eingard.
District Attorney S. D. Irwin.
jury Commissioners Ernest kibble,
Low is Wagner,
Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
Cohh(v Auditor W. H. Stil, Geo.
W. Holotnan, It. A. MoCloskey.
County Surveyor V. W.'.CUrk.
COunty Superintendent E. E. Stiuln-
ger.
Kraular Term of Court.
Four th Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of (September.
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.