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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 21.
TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST o, 1903.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
ublican.
BOKOUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. Y. R. Lanson.
Councilmen. Dr. J. C. Dunn, Q. O.
Osston, J. U. Muse, C. F. Weaver. J. W.
Landers, J. T. Dalo.W. F Killmer.
Justice vf the Peace C. A. Kandall, S.
J. Setley.
Constable S. U. Maxwell.
Collector S. J. Setley.
School Directors L. Fulton. J. C.
Scowden, J. K. WenK, K. L. llaslot. E.
W Bowman, Oeo. Holeinan.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress Joseph C. 8ibley.
Member of Sennit i. K. I. Hall.
Assembly C..W. Amsler.
President JudqeW. M. Lindsey.
Associate Judges R. U. Crawford, W.
II. II. Dottorer.
Prothonotary , Register t Recorder, te.
J. C. leint.
Sheriff"- Ueo. W. Nobllt.
'jyeasurer Frd. A. Keller.
Commissioners C. Hurhenn, A. K.
Shipe, Henry Weingard.
District Attorney S. D. Irwin.
Jury Commissioners Ernest Slbble,
Low is Wagner.
Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
County Auditors W. H. Stiles, Geo.
W. Holeinan, H. A. McCloskey.
County Surveyor 1. W. Clark.
County Superintendent E. E. Stitzln-
ger.
ltnulnr Term of Court.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday or September.
Third Monday of November.
Church mad Nnbbnlb School.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
ui. ; M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Kev. O. II. Niekle
Preaching in tlie F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Kev.
MoUarvy, Pastor.
Services In the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath morning and evening,
Kev.'R. W. Illingworth, Pastor.
The regular meetings or the W. C. T.
U. are hold at the headquarters on the
second and fourtu Tuesdays of each
month.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
pi'. NEST A LODdE, No. 3fi!, T. O. O. F.
1 M eets overy Tuesday evening, In Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
IX) REST LODGE, No. 184, A. O. U. W
I Meets every Friday evening inA.O.U.
W. Hall, Tlonesta.
CAPT. (JEORO E STOW POST. No. 274
O. A. R. Meetfrrt and 3d Monday
evening In each inoftth, In A. O. U. W.
Hall, Tlonesta,
CAPT. OEO ROE STOW CORPS, No.
1H7, W. R. C, meets first and third
Wedneuday evening of each month, In A.
O. U. W. hall, Tlonesta, Pa.
rp ION EST A TENT, No. 164 K. O. T.
1 M.. nioels 2nd and 4th Wednesday
evenhiK
ling ia each month in A. U. U. v.
hall Tionesta, Pa.
1 F-RITCA?T6RNEy-AT-LAW.
Tlonesta, Pa.
CURTI.S M. SUAWKEY,
ATTORN E -AT-LA W,
Warren, Pa.
Practice In Forest Co.
AC! .BROWN,
. ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
OlHce in Aruer Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sis., Tionesta, Pa.
J W. MORROW. M. D.,
Phvslcian, Surgeon A Dentist.
Olllce and Residence three doors north
of Hotel Agnew, Tionesla. Professional
calls promptly respouded to at all hours.
R. F. J. BOVARD,
Physician it Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. J. C. 1UNN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
and DltlKiOIvr. Olllce over stere,
Tionesla, Pa. Professional calls prompt
ly responded to at all hours of day or
night. Residence Elm St., between
Grove's grocery and Gerow's restaurant
D
R. J. B. SIGQINS.
Physician and Niirgeon,
J OIL CITY, PA.
F.
R LANSON,
Hardware'Tinning A Plumbing.
Tlonesta, Pa
S J. SETLEY.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Keeps a complete line or Justice's blanks
for sale. Also Hlank deeds, mortgages,
etc Tionesla, Pa.
HOTEL WEAVER,
E. A. WEAVER. Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a complete change,
and is now famished with all the mod
ern Improvements. Heated and lighted
. ( . i. .... t ...... I ..uu ImtlirfUiitlM.
hot and cold water, etc. The comforts of
guests never ncgiecuni.
PENTRAL HOUSE.
I i iik'iinw A (JI.'.UOW Proprietor.
Tlonseta, Pa. This is the inostcentrally
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.
pilIU EMERT
'ANCY 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
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. J ORENZO FULTON,
Manufacturer of and Dealer In
HARNESS.. COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONESTA. PA.
S. H. HASLET &
GENERAL MERCHANTS,.
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
PRISONERS IN VATICAN.
Cardinals Gathered In Largest
Conclave In History.
Veekly Trade Review Escaped Con
victs Statistics of Railroad Acci
dents Magazines Exploded Con
fessed Wife Murder Four Young
People Drowned.
The largest conclave In the history
tf the Catholic church id now as
sembled In the Sistine chapel at
Rome for the purpose of electing
a successor to Leo XIII. Sixty-two car
dinals, with over 200 clerical and lay
attendants, are, to all Intents and pur
poses, prisoners within the Vatican.
The general impression exists that
within two or three days, a new
pope will have been chosen. Dut no
matter how long a time may be re
quired, the absolute seclusion of the
princes of the church from the outer
world must, according to the church
law, continue until a choice Is made.
Four cardinals whose names have
been most frequently before the pub
lic recently In connection with the
discussion of the successor to the
papal throne are Gotti, Oreglla, Van
nutelll and Rampolla.
No successor to Leo XIII has yet
been chosen.
The conclusion Is drawn that the
strength of the leading candidate re
mains unbroken and that no compro
mise candidate has yet appeared. And
the-e Is no indication of how long this
condition of affairs will continue. The
prolongation of the contest has arous
ed tremendous interest. Every trace
of that apathy at Rome which followed
the death of the late pope has van
ished and Instead there now exists a
burning interest in everything per
taining to the election of his succes
sor. Princes, princesses, archbishops,
bishops, monslgnors, priests, In short
people from every walk In life from
that of nobleman to street beggar, talk
of nothing but la sfumata (the smoke
from the burning ballots.) This was
the lodestone which drew tens of thou
sands to the square of St. Peter's.
There for hours, with Ftrained eyes,
they waited In hope of seeing a tiny
little stream of smoke.
Several attempts to establish com
munication with the conclave have
been discovered In time and there
have been some suspicious lights wav
ing In the cells of several of the car
dinals which were Interpreted as sig
nals. Thee were immediately re
ported to the eamerlengo by the mar
shnl and extra precautions wore pro
vided to prevent a repetition of the
occurrence. Conventional signs for
eomrrrtinloatlons, codes, etc, have all
failed up to the present time.
Powder Magazines Exploded.
Two small powder magazines in the
midst of the houses of 60 mill opera
tives at Lowell, Mass., exploded Wed
nesday with frightful concussion
and the lives' of more .han a score of
persons were cut off and 50 others
were injured.
Half a dozen men who were load
ing kegs of powder from one of the
magazines were blown to pieces, four
boys 200 yards away were killed by
the force of the explosion and 14
frame houses within a radius of 400
yards collapsed as though built of
cardt.
Seven of these houses immediately
caught fire and were completely con
sumed. At least three persons were
caught In the ruins and burned to
death, while seven or eight others,
who were rescued, died subsequently
of their injuria?.
It is estimated that 70 separate
pieces of property. Including those al
ready mentioned, were destroyed,
while the force of the explosion broke
windows within a radius of five or six
miles, and Its thunder was heard dis
tinctly for more than 50 miles away.
A long line of hearses moving
through the streets of Ixiwell was
a pathetic reminder of Wednesday's
terrible catastrophe at Wigginsville,
when an explosion snuffed out nearly
a score of lives. At present the num
ber of dead stands at 19. Two of th3
Injured are in a critical condition.
Tho ruins were thoroughly searched
but no additional bodies were found.
Thirteen Convicts Escaped.
Thirteen desperate prisoners con
fined 1n the Folsom, Cal., penitentiary
made a successful break for liberty
at the breakfast hour.
After a fierce fight In the captain's
office, during which Turnkey Coch
rane was fatally stabbed. Guard Cot
ter was killed and Officer Palmers was
cut In the head, the convicts seized
arms and ammunition and, using the
warden and other officers as shields,
escaped. It Is believed they are mak
ing for the Tlald mountain. State
troop ordered out by Governor Par
den have gone to tho scene.
When tho armory was reached offi
cers there attempted to Interfere but
were quickly overpowered and the
convicts took a supply of weapons
and ammunition and made a dash for
tho country.
Sir Thomas Lipton at Niagara Falls.
Accompanied by his party Sir
Thomas Lipton visifod Niagara Falls
on Sunday. Later he itii-ppcted the?
mammoth electric power plant and
then went for a trolley ride past
the Falls and up to l.e Alston, where
he boarded one of the Niagara Naviga
tion company's steamers for Niagara-on-the-Lakc,
to which place the Can
adian yachtsmen had brought their de
fender of the Canada's cup, the
Upon his arrival at the Queen'i
hotel at Nlagara-on-thc-Lake, Sli
Thomas was greeted by Commandei
Jarvls and the Canadian yachtsmen
After luncheon the yachtsmen drank
a toast to Sir Thomas. In responding
he said:
"Our good friends, the Americans,
have a wonderful boat In the Reli
ance, but we have a bit of a wondet
also. I am glad to have this opportu
nity on Brltl.-h soil of testifying to
ihe very many courtesies and kindnesses
I have received from your good neigh
bors, the American people, and of stat
ing that there are no better nor truei
sportsmen the world over than youi
good friends across your frontier. II
an error was ever made tt would be
In favor of the foreigners. For good
sportsmen give me the American peo
ple. I hope to come to Toronto and
bring tho cup after the races"
Reimports of American Cotton.
Weather, crop and trade conditions
are seasonably favorable, though Ir
regularity and weakness In some sta
pie prices reflect readjustments of con
sumption to enlarged production
Copious rains In the corn belt and in
the western portion of the cotton re
glon have removed some of tho uneas
iness existing as to the outturn oi
these two great crops, and despite this
backwardness the outlook for general
trade has been measurably helped.
Cotton crop reports this week an
fully as favorable as at any previous
time, and an unquestionable gain In
condition w'll probably be shown In
every state by the agricultural report
this week. Rains have benefited crops
in the Gulf states.
The first six months of 1903 wit
nessed a record breaking production
of pig Iron, and the same Is true of the
fiscal year ending June 30.
The situation In the cotton goodf
trade Is apparently no clearer. Jul)
delivery was this week pushed up tc
new records. Reimports of Amerlcat;
i otton from Europe are reported heav
and large numbers of spindles are Idle
the number In one branch of this In
dustry alone being given ac fully 1,
000,000.
Cooley Confessed Wife Murder.
Martin Ebelt of Mount Vernon, N. Y.
waa held for the grand Jury foi
the murder of his wife, Augusta
whose body was found in a sewer or.
Sunday. He confessed freely and ap
parently without fear.
Ebelt gazed upon the corpse wltt
an indifferent air and admitted that il
was that of his wife. In response tc
further questions, he suddenly ex
claimed:
"Oh, I did it."
After this admission he went on tc
say that he had been tired to death bj
her demands for money and had de
elded to get rid of her.
Death of A. B. Youngson.
A meeting of the grand officer
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers will be held at Cleveland
O., within a few days to eleel
a new grand chief and assistant
grand chief to succeed P. M. Arthui
and A. B. Youngson, deceased. Tht
fact that Mr. Youngson just before
his death nominated H. M. Shay oi
Yonngstown as first assistant gran:
chief will have no effect, according .(
authorities, as the board of grand off!
cers had no chance to confirm hit
nomination before the death of tht
grand chief.
Railroad Accidents For Three Months
The report of the interstate com
merce commission on accidents in Unl
ted States for the throe months end
Ing March 31 last shows that dur
ing that quarter 300 persons were
killed and 2,834 injured in train accl
dents. Other kinds of accidents, In
eluding those sustained by employes
at work and by passengers In getting
on and off cars, make the aggregat;
casualties S27 killed and 11,481 In
jtired. There were 1.C50 collision!
and 1,181 derailments, causing $2,
491.016 damage to cars, engines anc
roadways.
Three Boys and a Girl Drowned.
Following the formal opening o:
Dam No. 1 In the Allegheny river a
Fittsburg Tuesday night, Josepl
Brown, aged 19; Henry Brown, agec
14; Fredorlck Bulger, Jr., and Edm
Shipley, aged 13, were drowned. Tht
three boys were rowing below tht
dam In a skiff and Invited three gir
friends to join them. Within shori
distance of the dam the suction fron
the "Bear trap" drew the boat undei
water. Two of the girls were rescuec
in an unconscious condition.
Hawalians Want Home Rule.
At tho session of the Home Rult
convention at Honolulu ex-Delegat
Wilcox urged that congress b
memorialized to grant Hawaiian Indo
pendence and the establishment of t
government similar to that of Cuba
His remarks were received enthimi
astically. It Is probable that a pe
tition embodying Wilcox's views wil
be prepared.
New College For Women.
It was announced that Willian
Smith, a millionaire nurseryman o
Geneva, N. Y., will found and en
dow college to be known as the Will
lam Smith college for women. The in
stitution will be on a plot of 30 acrei
In the outskirts of the city. The plani
call for one building to cost $150,000.
Reliance to Be Cup Defender.
After Monday's race between th
Reliance, ('(institution and Columbia
In which the former again showec
her superiority over the other two
the challenge committee of the New
Yacht club selected the Ueliunco a
Hie defender uf the America's cud.
ARMY GLOJE CONTRACT
Papers Rekting to Investiga
tion Made Public.
Judge Advocate General Davis Says a
Casa Falling Within Prohibition of
the Statute Has Been Shown In
Connection With Lyon's Contract.
Demand For Repayment.
Washington. Aug. bcre)lary
Root ha3 made public all the papers re
lating to the Investigation into the
government ccntract for gloves with
E. R. Lyon. This contractor secured
the gloves from Littauer Bros., tho
senior member of the firm being Con
gressman Littauer.
Secretary Root has referred the
case to the department cf justice to
ascertain If the law has been violated,
so that appropriate measures may be
taken if it has. There is a statute
which prohibits contracts for govern
ment supplies being made directly or
Indirectly with a member of con
gress. Colonel Garllnston made an Inves
tigation and submitted a report as to
the facts in the case. Judgo Advocate
General Davis made an extensive re
view and submitted an opinion to Sec
retary Root. In the course of hU
report General Davis says:
"It appears from the testimony that
on Oct. 15, 1898, a contract was
awarded to Lyon for 3,000 pairs of
muskrat gloves, at $1.54 per pair; on
Dec. 7, 1898, a second contract for
20,000 pairs was awarded to Lyon at
$1.70 per pair, a stipulation being 'n
serted to tho effect that delivery un
der it could be increased 50 'per cent
at the discretion of the officer making
the contract.
Division of Profits.
"The government took advantage of
the stipulation and 30,061 pairs were
actually called for and delivered un
der the contract of Dec. 7, 1898. Some
discussion having arisen as to the
price Lyon was to pay for gauntlets
delivered under the contract of Dec.
7, an agreement was entered into be
tween Littauer Bros, and Lyon to the
effect that an accurate account of the
cost of manufacture was to be kept,
and if, after the contract was com
pleted, it should prove that the cost
of manufacture did not equal $1.65 pv
pair, Lyon was to receive one half of
the profits. There was a profit of $3,
537.05, one half of which was credited
to Lyon on the books of Littauer Bros.
"A case falling 'ailthin the prohibi
tion of the statute is clearly shown In
the testimony, which, In the opinion of
this office, charges the department
with the performance of the duty set
forth in section 3,739 of the Revised
Statutes; and It Is therefore recom
mended that a demand be made by the
quartermaster general upon the firm
of Littauer Bros, for f.ie repayment
of whatever sum I? found to have
been paid in consideration cf the con
tract of Dec. 7, 1898, with E. R. Lyon,
as extended, In accordance with Its
terms, by the quartermaster's depart
ment. "It will be observed that section 3,-
739 of the Revised Statutes requires
that demands shall be made for the
repayment of any sums of money
which may have been advanced on the
part of the United States in consid
eration of any such contract or agree
ment, and in the case of a refusal ot
delay to repay the same the statute
goes on to require that a suit shall be
Instituted for the recovery of any such
sum of money so advanced, thus mak
ing an Important distinction between
those portions of the consideration
which are advanced and those which
retain their executory character.
"Having regard to the highly penal
character of tho statute above cited
which requires it to receive a strict
construction at the hands of the de
partment, It' Is recommended that the
opinion cf the attorney general be ob
tained as to whether, In view of the
fact that the contract has been com
pletely executed; that the entlro con
sideration has pa?sed, and that the
articles stipulated for have been de
livered to and have become the prop
erty of the United States, the whole
or a portion shall be made tho subject
of tho demand.
Duty of Inspecting Officer.
"The fact that a member of congress
was an active manager of a firm which
made large sales of gloves and gaunt
lets to the contractors with tho quar
termaster's department should have
caused the officer charged with the
making of such contracts to scrutinize
their execution with a degree of dili
gence measured by the likelihood ot
an attempted violation of the statute;
and should also have caused him to he
on his guard for evidence of financial
weakness cm the part of the principal
In the performance of the agreement.
Tho fact that it was perfectly lawful
for the bidder to niako purchases ol
any firms encased in tho making ol
gloves, whatever their composition
made It difficult for the contracting
officer to ascertain whether a corrupt
intent existed, po long as the term-' ol
tho contract were carried cut in np
parent good faith; and it ma. in it sim
llarly difficult to obtain information oi
a positive character In rt'ipnct to t-if
execution of a particular contract that
would justify a formal Inquiry. It
was the fir.-t duty of an officer charged
with making purchases In behalf o'
the United States to see that the ar
tides prorvred were of standard qual
ity and that the prices paid worn rea
sonable. The te-timony e!ir!te dur
Ing the course of the Invettiicitioi-Sir.w.-in
the nrices nald. tlio rr.iflt'
realized and tho numerous rejections
of goods which foil short of the stand
ards established by tho department,
chows that this duty wa3 thoioughly
and conscientiously performed."
General Davis recommends that
the testimony of two witnesses who
cou'd not be found by Inspector Garl
fngton Is rather important and that
the Investigation be continued with a
vUiv of getting their testimony. When
taken he says it can be referred to
the department of jutice with the
other papers In tho case.
KNOX TO LEAVE PITTSBURG.
Will Divide Time Between Washing
ton and Valley Forge Farm.
Philadelphia, Aug. 4. Philander C.
Knox, attorney general of the United
States, wl o re.e..tly bough' an ex
tensive farm in the heart of the Ches
ter valley, near Valley Forge, will
give up his residence In Pittsburg Im
mediately and in the future will di
vide his time between the farm and
his home in Washington.
For some time, it is said, Mr. Knox
has designed to buy a country home
because tha section of Pittsburg in
which he has lived was being rapidly
built up. Finally he decided that he
wanted the Chester valley estate and
to get It has taken at least two
months. The priear paid for the farm
was in the neighborhood of $100,000,
and the transaction was brought to
an end on Saturday. The former own
ers, the heirs of E. J. Matthews, have
begun to move already and this week
Mr. Knox will start to install his
furniture.
Mr. Knox transfers his affections
from Fittsburg, the scene of his Hfe'3
labors, to the pretty suburb of Phil
adelphia partly because he wishes to
hecorre a breeder of blue-blooded
horses, but the chief reason for his
choice of the estate he has bought
lies In the 'act that unr.n It is locat
ed an old house which played a large
part In the life of his most noted an
cestor, General Henry Knox of Revo
lutionary fame.
Mr. Knox's newly acquired estate
was part of the camp ground used by
Washington at Valley Fcrge. It Is
less than 8. imile (rarrt Vhe house In
which the nnt.rlnt commnnder-In-chlef
l'ved an h"'d his rou-clls of war
during the long winter of his armv's
sufferlne. And on this side of tho
farm, nearest Washington's headquar
ters, stands the house where General
Knox and his brave wife lived dur
ing the months when the American
caue was in its worst stra'ts. When
he hns settled down on the farm It la
likely that Mr. Knox1 lw','11 add other
tracts to it as he already ho'ds op
tions on these.
Charge of Publishing Sedition.
Pekin, Aug. 4. The question has
arisen among the foreign ministers as
to whether they have jurisdiction at
Shanghai in the case of tho editor and
staff of the Chinese reform newspaper
Supao published In that city, against
whom warrants of arrest have been
issued by the Tao Ta of Shanghai on
the charge of publishing seditions mat
ter. The Russian, French and Ameri
can ministers are In favor of surrend
ering the reformers, while It. is un
derstood that the Rrltish minister Is
opposed to taking this step and Is
awaiting instructions frcm London.
Devilish Deed of Two Negroes.
Hartford City, Ind., Aug. 4. George
Hearshy, an invalid, aged 19, while
hunting squirrels on his father's farm
near here was approached by two ne
groes. They grabbed and searched
him. Failing to find money they tore
hi? clothing and mutilated him with a
knife. The boy succeeded in reaching
homo. His father called for voltin
teem arid 200 men and boys Joined In
the chase. No trace of the negroes
was found. Sheriff Morlpel followed
the mob to prevent a lynching If pos
sible. Splendid Racer !n Light Wind.
Atlantic Highlands, N. J., Aug. 4.
With all the luck against her, Sham
reck III again proved herself a splen
did racer In light winds by beating her
pacemaker, Shamrock I, 9 minutes and
52 seconds. In a 30-milo windward and
leoard race off Sandy Hook. The
new boat pointed higher and sailed
faster than Shamrock I throughout the
race and In' the opinion cf her friends
gave a wonderful exhibition. Sham
rock I was a mile aitern at the finish.
Powers' Third Trial.
Georgetown, Ky., Aug. 4. The com
monwealth announced itself ready
when the special term of the Scott
circuit court was convened to try ex
Secretary of State Powers for the
third time on a charge of rompliclty
in tho Goebel assassination. The
state will call about 50 witnesses.
A IviiiK'n Trick.
King (iustavus 111. of Sweden lind
been frequently Invited to the little
court of Kchweiiu. Iu 17s;t be paid a
visit to (Jerumny, and us soon as the
Inichesn of Mecklenburg heard of bis
npproiich she prepared fetes In hi.-!
honor. But Gustnvui, who disdained
the petty court of the small rulers,
sent lvo of his iiltciidiints-a ae
named lVyrnu mid I i svmmcs, a valet
who had formerly been an actor--to
be entertained by the duchess. The
two personated the kiu and his min
ister. Baron Sparre, and sustained the
characters throughout. They accepted
ns their due all the homage meant for
their muster, danced with the Mecklen
burg ladies who were presented to
1 lii-iii, iiinl Peyroii went ko far as to
nsk one of the ladies lor her portrait.
Meantime (!usla us was enjoying hliu
ticll' elsewhere in secret.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Pointed Paragraphs Chronic
ling the Week's Doings.
Long Dispatches From Various Parts
of the World Shorn of Their Padding
and Only Facts Given In as Few
Words as Possible For the Benefit
of the Hurried Reader.
Wednesday.
Cardinal Gibbons attended a meeting
rf the Sacred college, preparatory to
the conclave.
Russia is reported to have prevent
ed the exportation of China's wheat
from Nieu Chwang to Japan.
Lawrence Murphy was found guilty
of having stolen $12,000 from the New
York stonecutters' union while treas
urer of the organization.
Using captured officials as shields
from guards' bullets, 13 convicts es
caped from the state penitentiary in
Folsom, Cal., after a desperate fight.
Mrs. Hugo Quittner was the woman
found dead with C. Wels9 In the Mor
ton House. Wels3 and Mrs. Quitt
ner's husband were friends and neigh
bors in Schenectady.
Thursday.
An expla-lon of natural gas In the
rear of a saloon at Columbus, O., killed
two women and Injured half a dozen
men.
District Attorney Jerome said tho
collection of fines and strike wages
from employers by labor unions was
legal.
Twenty-five killed and 55 Injured as
the result of an explosion in a maga
zine of the United States Cartridgo
company at Lowell, Mas3.
W. Boitirke Cockran returned from
Europe and announced his opinion that
Mr. Cleveland would be elected If
nominated for the presidency.
The price of overalls, jumpers and
ether cotton garments for worklngmen
will be advanced sharply all over tho
United States, according to a state
ment made by T. A. White of Scran
ton, Pa.
Friday.
Cardinal Oreglla has given notice to
tho cardinals that the work of tho
conclave will begin Saturday morn
ing. Bishop Burgess of Ixing Island and
the Rev. W. A. Was3on of Mattituck
were nearly drowned In Peconlc bay
when their sailboat capsized.
Dr. Joseph Kelvin of Carbondalo,
Pa., attempted to rescue Miss Merle
Shannon of William-port, Pa., In the
surf at Atlantic City and both were
drowned.
Ixindon banker expresses belief that
United States is "within measurable
distance of adopting free trade," and
quotes President McKinley to sustain
h3 view.
During an electric storm at Pitts
burg a number of Italians took refuge
In a building, which was struck by
lightning and two men were killed In
stantly. Three others were injured.
Saturday.
Overspeculation in stocks caused the
failure of the Doylestown, Ta., Nation
al bank.
By order of President Roosevelt,
extra pay will he awarded to skilled
marksmen In the navy.
Rabies, which caused the death of
many cattle in Montgomery, has now
appeared among the cattle at Hamp
tonburg, Orange county.
At 5 o'clock Friday afternoon 62
cardinals retired to their cells In tho
Vatican for the election of pope, and
will be shut from the outside world till
an election Is made.
An agreement on the wage scale for
window glass workers has been
reached at Columbus, O., the men get
ting an advance of about 10 per cent.
About 10,000 glass workers are af
fected. Monday.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
ended their Irish tour with a visit to
Cork.
Three persons are drowned and 25
injured by a collapsing bridge at Port
land, Oregon.
Four ballots were taken In the con
clave at Rome but no decisive result
was reached, though Cardinal Ram
polla was reported to have obtained
the most votes.
Lawrence Murphy sentenced in New
York to five years and six month-)'
Imprisonment for embezzling $I2.noo
of fund3 of the stonecutters' union
while treasurer of tho organization.
Reginald C. Vander'oilt's horses were
attached Just before they entered con
tests at the Iong Branch horse show
to satisfy a live thousand dollar judg
ment resulting from an automobile ac
cident. Tuesday.
The sixth ballot was taken by th
conclave at Rome and proved fruit
less. Chlneso reformers are terrorized by
execution of Shen Cbicn, and ntintrf
reluming to conditions following co:ii
or 18H.
Forty-five Italians, lion imio i em
ployes r tho Union Furnace- i ! :'"'.
were arrested at Buffalo for slmon;!:;
into a crowd.
A gambling house in Saratoga, N.
Y.. nvas raided, and Jerry Minehun, ft
v'llage truste", a- arraigned as 4
common gambler.
Dora Clay nrnck. former child w ho
of General Cnssius M. Clay, produces
a will, drawn one year later than the
one probated Mouday, in which White,
ball i-i given to the government.
OLEOMARGARINE PROHIBITED.
Dairy Commissioner May Prosecute
Those Who Serve It In State
Institutions.
Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 3. Dairy com
missioner Warren learned officially
that he really has a right to prosecuta
the managers of state Institutions In
(ases where to the inmates oleomar
garine is served In place of butter.
The ill-informed general public had
supposed all along that the conrmla
sioner had unmistakable authority to
prosecute tho offenders.
Attorney General Carson has now
given Warren an opinion to the effect
that he can press this class of cases
In the courts, and as a result. It Is an
nounced, such suits will hereafter be
brought against all such violators of
the oleo laws.
Warren recently brought suit against
the managers of the almshouses at
Wllliamsport and Punxsutawney for
feeding the Inmates oleo, after which
the contention was raised by oleo ad
ocates that ho had exceeded his au
thority. He submitted the question to the at
torney general, who furnished to him
a written opinion that the commission
er has ample grounds for prosecuting
managers of almshouses and penal
rml charitable Institutions receiving
state aid If they furnish oleo to their
wards, provided the charges can be
proved.
INJURED IN COLLISION.
Woman In Critical Condition as Result
of Crash of Auto and Carriage.
Monongahela. Aug.- 3. Mrs. Alfred
Watson, wife of a prominent Jeweler.
Is In a critical condition as a result of
Injuries received in a collision between
an automobile and a carriage In which
Mrs. Wat-on was driving with her
guest, Mrs. Margaret Nelson. The au
tomobile was in charge of W. T. Gregg.
Accompanying him were Mrs. Gregg
and a niece. Miss Kirk of Sewickley.
Mrs. Watson was driving at a brisk
trot when, nt the Pigeon creek bridge,
she saw the auto approaching In the
shadow of the brldire. She tried to
turn and Mr. Gregg, seeing the car
riage, shouted a warning
The two vehicles cr ned. the car
riage being wrecked and overturned,
falling upnn the two women. Tho
front axle of the automobile was
smashed. Mrs. Nelson escaped with
bruises and cuts, but Mrs. Watson
moo tntorMlv Inllircd.
New Railroad to Anthracite Field.
Reading. Pa., Aug. 3. A mortgage
of $2,300,000 was placed on record in
the court, house here for the Reading,
Lancaster and Southern railroad to
build a line from Reading to Baltimore.
Isaac C. Spatz of this county Is the
president and Sydney C. Long of Bal
timore Is tho secretary. The new
road will be 50 miles shorter to the
coal regions than any other route now
completed. Those Interested say the
now lino will have Important connec
tions, both at Baltimore and In Read
ing. There Is a rumor that tho
Gould Interests, after they reach Balti
more, will tap the anthracite coal
regions of Pennsylvania by this new
road.
Strike Troubles Continue at Tin Mills.
Pittsburg, Aug. 3. Joseph Mannds,
one of the strikers shot by a non-union
workman nt the Port Vuo Tlnplate
works near McKeesport, Is In a serious
condition, but will probably recover.
If. B. King and Elmer Dolloff, who are
charged with tho shooting, are In tho
lockup without bail, pending the re
sult of Maunds' wounds. During the
day, strike sympathizers and friends
o? the non-union men clashed several
tlnro. At. noon a riot was averted by
the police.
Three Men Killed on Lumber Car.
Philadelphia. Aug. 3. Three un
known men were found dead In a
Pennsylvania railroad gondola car
leaded with iumber. The car left
Willlamsport. Pa , on July 25, and ar
rived here Saturday. The lumber
was loaded in two piles and It Is be
lieved the men were crushed to death
between the piles.
Woman Shoots Burglar.
Monongahela. Pa., Aug. 3. Early
Saturday morning Mrs. C. S. Johnson,
alone In the house with her maid, was
roused from sleep by a noise of burg
lars forcing the dining room windows.
She quietly procured a revolver and
i,hot at the intruder, wounding him
In tho shoulder. He got away.
Injunction Against Odd Fellows.
New Castle. Pa., Aug. 3 The city
caused an injunction to be Issued
against the New Castle Odd Fellows
proceeding with the erection of their
temple, tho foundation of which, it Is
claimed. Is built out In the channel of
the Neshannoek river and alleged to
bo an encroachment on tho stream.
One Victim Dead.
Ne-v Ca-sile. Aug. 3 Mrs. Mary Pan
cowl who was burned in the Polish
ho u I n-.: I'omso explosion here Friday
n;-;' l .lit-J at tin- hospital. The other
i. f i ui .i are all doing well ov opt J"'''
Kiiivock. v I'ii iin-.v has interna! com
p'leatlon in a.ldiiioii to his sever
body buriix.
Fierce Fight Among Laborers.
Sharon. Pa.. Aug. 3. Sixty Eria
Italian section hand wln struck on
Monday returned t' work Friday.
Other who refused to u to work at
tacked ihem Willi clubs and stones. A
fierce tight followed, and several shots
were tired. John Mar.etta was shot la
the face, but not seriously wounded.
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