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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 25.
TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1903.
$1.00 PEH ANNUM.
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BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. F. R.Lanson.
, Oouncxlmfn. Dr. J. C. Dunn, G. G.
Gaston, J. B. Muse, C. F. Weaver, J. W,
Landers, J. T. Dale, W. F Killmer.
- Justices vf ike react C. A. Kandall, S.
3. Setley.
Constables. R. Maxwell.
Collector S. J. Setley.
t cAoot Director L. Fulton. J. C.
Soowden, J. E. WenK, R, L. Haslet. E.
W Bowman, Geo. Holemau.
FO R ESTCO U N T Y OFFICERS.
Member of Congrtis Joseph C. 8ibley.
Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall.
. Assembly C. W. Amaler.
President Judge W. M. Lindsey.
Associate Judges K. B. Crawford, W.
H. H. Dotterer.
ProtSonotary, Register & Recorder, de.
C. Deist.
' Sheriff. Geo. W. Noblit,
Treasurer Fred. A. Keller,
i Commissioners C. Burhenil, A. K.
Snipe, Henry Weingard.
District Attorney S. V. irwiu.
jury Commissioners Ernest Sibble,
Lewis Wagner.
Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
County Auditors W. H. Stiles, Geo.
W-Holeman, g. A. McCloskey.
County SarvTyorV. W..CIrk.
County Superintendent E. E. Stltzin-
ger.
Heaalar Term of Ceart.
Fourth Monday of February.
- Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Chare and Habfcath Schl.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
n. j M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sat
bath evening by Rev. O. IINickle
Preachinrin tlie F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
MoGarvy, Pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every- Sabbath morning and evening,
R(.'R. W. Illingwortb, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
ILare held at the headquarters on the
. second and fourth Tuesdays of each
meutii.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
pf' N EST A LODGE, No. 369, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
I
WREST LODGE, No. 184, A. O. U. W.,
Meets everv Friday evening In A.O.U.
W. Hall, Tlonesta.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST. No. 274
G. A. R. Meets 1st and 3d Monday
"""" evening in each month, In A. O. U. W.
' Hall, Tlonesta.
""I APT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
VV 137, W. R. C, meets first and third
' Wtfduesday evening of each month, in A.
).IU. W. hall, Tlonesta, Pa.
TIONBSTA TENT, No. 164. K. O. T.
Mr,'jrieels 2nd and 4th Wednesday
evening in each month in A. O. U. W.
ball Tlonesta, Pa.
rji 4, RITCHEY,
1. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
. Tionesia, Pa.
CURTIS M. SHAWKEY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Warren, Pa.
Practice In Forest Co.
AC .BROWN,
. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Olllcein Arner Building, Cor. Elm
, and Bridge Sts., Tlonesta, Pa.
f .W. MORROW, M. D.,
'. mysician, nurgouu a. uonuoh
OiHce and Residence three doors north
. .. . i . mi - - Dpnfoa.liinal
' Oi noiei Agnew, i iuiiotu. i iui
calls promptly responded to at all hours.
j)
K. F. J. BOVARD,
Physician surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA
TiR. J-C- 1'UNN,
I J vHvmniAN AND SURGEON.
and DRUGGIST. Olllce over stere,
Tlonesta. Pa. Professional calls proinpt-
)y responded to at all hours of day or
nigul. Kesiuence r,ira uoiwocu
Grove's grocery and Gerow's restaurant.
5 TAR. J. B. BIGGINS.
XJ Physician and Surgeon
OIL CITY, PA
FR. LANSON,
Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing.
Tlonesta, Pa
C! J. SETLEY,
-iV jith rlCF. OK THE PEACE.
Keeps a complete line of Justice's blanks
lor Bale, aiso maun uwjub, u,w. .(j..-.,
etc!. Tionesia, Pa.
HOTEL WEAVER,
v. a WKAVER. Proprietor,
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a coinpieiBciiaiiK".
and is now furnished with all the mod
i,n.n.lo.r.oiila Ilnntnd and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The comforts of
guests never negieeieu.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
V i iiknw A 4KROV Proprietor
Ti....Uoio Pa Tlii ia Dm mnstcentrallv
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.
pUIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER,
Shop in 'Walters building, Cor. Elm
and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work Iroiu the linest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion givon to mending, and prices rea
sonable JORENZO FULTON,
Manufacturer ofaud Dealer in
HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONKSTA. PA.
S. H. ISLET &
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
FLEET GOES TO SYRIA.
Vice Consul at Beirut Fired at
WithoutfEffect.
Reliance Won Two Races Trotting
Record Lowered Better Handling of
Milk Floods In Schuyler County.
Street Car Men Murdered Ohio
Democratic Convention.
A decidedly new turn In the case of
United States Vice Consul Magelssen
at Beirut, Syria, who was reported to
have been assassinated last Sunday,
developed when it became officially
known that the report was incorrect,
i.nd although Mr. Magelssen had been
hot at he had not even been injured.
Minister Leishman explains that the
error occurred in deciphering a tele
gram received from Consul Ravndal
at Beirut.
The opinion was expressed that the
attempted assassination of Magelssen
nrobably would bring matters to a
locus. Minister Leishman In one of
his dispatches to the department sug
gested that conditions were such that
It mieht be well to have some Ameri
can naval demonstration in Turkish
waters.
Reports also have come to the gov
ernment from the missionary Inter
ests cf threatened destruction of their
property at Harpoot, and because of
this Admiral Cotton will be allowed to
proceed to Beirut.
The cruisers Brooklyn and San
Francisco and the gunboat Machlas of
Admiral Cotton's squadron sailed from
Genoa Sunday for Beirut
With the departure of the cruisers
Brooklyn and San Francisco for Bel-
rut Sunday as announced by Ad
miral Cotton to the navy department,
tho entire European squadron is now
on its way to the Turkish seaport,
tho gunboat Machlas having left
Genoa Saturday. The cruisers are
much faster than the gunboat and
Admiral Cotton cabled that he expect
ed they will reach Beirut by Friday
next
Reliance Won Two Races.
In a glorious whole sail breeze over
a triangular course, 10 miles to a leg,
the fleet footed defender Reliance
on Tuesday again showed her heels
to Sir Thomas LIpton's challenger,
taking the second race cf the cup
series by the narrow margin of one
minute and 19 seconds.
It. was as pretty and as hard fought
a contest as has ever been sailed off
Sandy Hook and, had the wind not
fallen during the last 10 minutes the
record for the course, 3 hours 12
minutes and 15 seconds made by Col
umbia two years ago in a race against
Shamrock II, would have been broken.
Reliance's .victory, narrow as It was,
would have been' even smaller had
not Captain Wringe, the skipper of
the British ship, bungled the start
sending his craft over the line 19 sec
onds after the last gun and handicap
ping her to that extent
On Thursday last, with the Re
liance less than a third of a mile from
the finish and Shamrock III fully two
miles astern of the gallant defender,
the fourth race, like the first of the
present series for the America's cup,
was declared off because of the expir
ation of the time limit of five and one
half hours.
Although, officially, it was no race
the defeat administered to the challen
ger was so signal that whatever linger
ing hope remained in the breasts of the
friends of Shamrock III vanished Into
thin air. Reliance's victory was In
every way more decisive than that of
last Saturday. Outsailed, outpointed
and outfooted, It was a procession from
start to finish.
Trotting Record Lowered.
Before a great crowd of specta
tors at the Readvllle, Mass., track
Lou Dillon trotted a mile in 2
minutes and broke the world's record.
The weather and track conditions
were practically perfect when Millard
Sanders, driver of the Dillon mare,
brought her out. For pacemakers
Peggy from Paris and Carrie Nation
were used.
On the first score Lou Dillon made
a break Just before reaching the wire.
On the second attempt the word was
given. Driver Tanner kept Peggy
from Paris directly in front of the
peerless chestnut trotter, while Mc
Coy laid at her wheel. In this way
the trio were at the quarter in 30V4
seconds. With never a skip Lou Dil
lon went down the back stretch. The
half was trotted in 1:00.
Around the turn to the three-quarters
pole the pace quickened, the third
quarter being done In 3014 seconds.
Then came the real test. Faster and
faster came the leading runner and
right with her trotted the handsome
Lou Dillon. To the amazement of all
the last quarter was completed In 29
reconds. thus making the mile In 2
liinutes flat
Weekly Trade Review.
Trade conditions are still slightly
uneven, due to the backwardness of
crops in some sections, damage re
ports from others and uncertainty as
lo the monetary outlook. The best
reports come from the Southwest,
where assurance as to the corn crop
results Is most marked.
Wet weather in the Northwest af
fects harvesting and threshing opera
tions, and heavy rains in parts of the
corn belt tend to obscure the good
1'i.jgress making In other sections as
a result of warmer weather.
Fall trade In favorably situated sec
11. ns compares well with a year ago,
while In others a disposition to hold
buck Is manifested. Car congestion
reports are still numerous.
Corn has sympathized with wheat
and also gained some strength cf its
own on reports of rains, but fails to
show much, if any, advance for the
week.
Better Handling of Milk.
The agricultural department has
made a contribution to the general
discussion oa the quality of milk sup
plied to cities, in the shape of a bul
letin on that subject in which many
suggestions are made for the improve
ment of the milk supply as follows:
The registration of all dairies; offi
cial Indorsement of properly conducted
dairies; inspection of all herds, barns,
dairy buildings, etc., once a month;
better lighting, ventilation, drainage
and cleanliness of cow stables; 'white
washing the Interior of stables; erad
ication of tuberculosis from dairy
herds; branding of condemned cows;
cows not to be given swill feed, etc.;
cows to be regularly cleaned; aeration
of milk In pure air; prompt cooling of
milk and holding it at a low tempera
ture until final delivery; shipment of
milk from farms promptly after milk
ing; delivery of milk and cream in
sealed packages.
Floods In Schuyler Coi'nty.
The vicinity of Watklns, Schuyler
County, is Inundated In many places
owing to the incessant rain which has
been falling since Friday night Cath
erine Falls and Glen Creeks have over
flowed their banks, and the valley be
tween Watklns and Montour Falls was
a vast lake, completely submerging
the farms of C. W. Ingalls, C. B. Free,
James B. Smith and others. Mr. In
gall's crops are ruined.
Long sections of the tracks of the
Northern Central and Elmlra and
Seneca Lake railways are undermined,
making it impcsilble to run trains be
tween the two villages. Trolley cars
have not run since 10 o'clock Friday
night
Reports from all sections of Schuy
ler county Indicate that damage to
highways and bridges Is Immense. In
Montour Falls the main streets and a
large section of the village are sub
merged. Autos Forbidden on Towpath.
Superintendent of Public Works
Boyd has Issued special orders forbid
ding the running of automobiles on
the canal towpath.
The recent fatal accident near Fort
Plain, by which Mr. Spauldlng of Now
York was drowned In the canal while
driving his auto along the path, has
emphasized the matter because there
was discovered upon the body of Mr.
Spauldlng what purported to be a "per
mit" authorizing him to make use of
the towpath, the only condition be
ing that "speed should not exceed 20
miles an hour."
Not only was the permit spurious
but Superintendent Boyd has not been
able to Identify the person assuming
to have authority to grant the use of
the canals for such purpose. The per
mit was. Issued by "W. S. Andrus"
and was dated at Syracuse.
Two Murdered by Robbers.
Without a word of warning, two men
were killed and two others wounded
by hold-up men at the barns of the
Chicago City Railway company at an
early hour Sunday. The shooting was
done by three men, who escaped after
securing $3,000.
Three of the men who were shot
were working in the cashier's office
and the other was a motorman asleep
in the outer office. The men in the
office were shot before they were
aware of the robhers' presence and
the motorman was killed as he was
rising from a bench where he had
been asleep.
Ohio Democratic Convention.
The result of the Ohio Democratic
state convention leaves the state com
mittee 18 to 3 in the hands of the
Bryan-Johnson element for next year,
when delegates to the Democratic na
tional committee will be elected.
The nominations were:
Governor, Thomas L. Johnson of
Cleveland.
Lieutenant governor, Frank B. Niles
of Toledo.
Supreme Judge, E. J. Dempsey of
Cincinnati.
Attorney general, Frank S. Monnett
State treasurer, W. J. Dahl of Wash
ington Court House.
New Vent on Vesuvius,
The people of Naples witnessed a re
markable spectacle Tuesday. One
thousand feet below the central cone
of Vesuvius the volcano opened like
a huge mouth, out of which belched
a fiery stream of lava which ran down
the side of the mountain and at first
seemed to menace the observatory but
later it deviated from the building.
The eruption occurred without any
warning whatever. There was no
earthquake detonation or rain of ashes,
nothing but a clear stream of lava and
red hot stones which were thrown to
a height of 700 feet.
Letter Carriers Association.
The 14th and last annual convention
of the National Association of Letter
Carriers opened in Syracuse Monday.
It promises to be one of the largest
in the history of the organiza
tion. At the last meeting of the
association held at Denver, it was vot
ed to hold biennial sessions after the
convention of 1903 and for this reason
the strife for offices Is keener than
usual.
Fruit Damaged by Wind Storm.
A severe wind and rainstorm visited
the Southern Tier of New York state
Tuesday, unroofing houses and blow
ing down trees and telegraph poles.
Dansvllle, Ithaca, Blnghamton and
Farmer suffered the most. Havoc
was played with the apple crop, and
the fruit growers' loss will be heavy.
CHEATED OF VICTORY.
Time Limit Again intervened
In Yacht Race.
Shamrock Was 27a Miles Astern Wher
the Gun Was Fired Announclnj
That the Race Was Off Wringe
Captured Windward Berth Worst
Beating of Five Trials.
New York. Sept. 1. Again on Mon
day the beautiful cup defender Rell
ance failed to register, her third vie
tory over LIpton's challenger becaus
tho wind died to nothing and the Unit
limit of five and a half hours expiree
before she could reach the finish line
Her margin was approximately th
same as on Thursday last. She wai
less than half a mile from the flnlst
when the gun sounded. Shamrock
was fully two and a half miles astern
Reliance's failure to score the race wai
the more exasperating because hei
ultimate triumph is nciw conceded even
by Sir Thomas himself to be simply
a formality.
The waning interest in the cup
races was strikingly illustrated by the
size of the observation fleet, if th
ships wbich went down to the ocean
race course could be dignified by such
a title. Outside of the revenue cut
ters, which patrolled the course, It
consisted of a half a dozen side wheel
ers with almost empty decks, a few
seagoing tugs and a score of steam
yachts.
The easterly wind and rain Sunday
night had served to knock down the
sea somewhat, although it was quite
rough enough during the first two
hours of the race. But as the day wore
on the wind fell to a mere zephyr,
hardly strong enough to round out
the enormous canvases of the sloops.
Captain Wringe's Clever Maneuvering.
The race was spiritless from the
beginning. It was laid 15 miles to
windward up the Long Island shore
and return. Its saving feature was
the start, in which Captain Wringe,
by a pretty piece of maneuvering,
neatly turned the tables on the Yankee
skipper and captured the windward
berth.
Even so the yachts crossed the line
abreast like a harnessed team of
horses. But within 15 minutes the de.
fender was showing her heels to the
challenger and when the float at the
outer mark was reached she rounded
1'. 20 minutes and 23 seconds ahead
of her rival.
In the five times the boats have met
this was by far the worst beating
Shamrock III has had in windward
work. The only interest which re
mained after that was as to whether
Reliance would be able to reach the
finish line in time to score the race.
Until five minutes before the start,
Captain Barr held the .windward berth.
Then both ran away from the line, the
Shamrock leading. Two minutes be
fore the starting gun the Shamrock
headed uip Into the wind, tacked, forced
Reliance to do the same and both ran
for the line, Reliance leading. They
reached it before the starting gun and
Reliance had to run along the lee side
of it to await the gun. Shamrock
reached the line as the gun sounded
and net having to sheer off, secured
the weather position. It was a trick
which Captain Barr had worked often
but never with better finesse or more
satisfactory results than Captain
Wringe.. The official starting time of
both yachts was 11:45.26.
The first tack, five minutes after
crossing the line, put Shamrock III
ahead but under the lee 'bow of Reli
ance, Captain Wringe gave his boat
a good full and the way she began to
walk away from the defender made
it look as though she had found her
self at last.
But this was for only a few minutes.
When he began to pinch her Into the
wind It was apparent that Reliance
was outpointing the challenger and al
together making better work of it
In an hour the defender had worked
up to windward a good quarter of a
mile. Soon after this a shift of the
wind placed the American boat about
a mile dead to windward, not half of
which she had actually earned. From
that time Reliance gained steadily.
Reliance Outpointed Challenger.
When off Lcng Beach at 1:45 the de
fender was two miles ahead, having
added the second mile by literally out
pointing the challenger and at the
same time maintaining equal speed.
The mark was then In plain view and
the wind was softening. The challen
ger's cause was absolutely hopeless
when the defender raundod the mark.
The British boat was more than two
miles alee and coming slowly. The
time at the outer mark was: Reli
ance, 3:00:37; Shamrock III, 3:21:00.
Reliance led by 20 minutes 23 seconds,
barring time allowance.
Reliance at first reached homeward
under balloon Jlbtopsall and then car
ried her spinnaker for a mile, only to
resort to the ballooner again. With
the wind aft of the beam she made
good time and drew away from the
challenger until the wind softened
when the speed of both slackened.
Shamrock III caught a freshening wind
first and cut down Reliance's lead half
a mile before the leader felt It. Then
Reliance steadily gained until she
had made good her two mile lead and
added another half mile to It.
In trying to hold the wind in their
Jll)top3alls both yachts had run off
their course, but at 4:30 both set spin
nakers and headed straight for the
finish. The wind was dying away and
the Hpinnaki'rs drew poorly.
Reliance was moving not more than
four miles an hour and Shamrock III
K-as two miles and a half astern oi
her when the committee boat signalled
that the race was off. The regatta
committee of the New York Yachl
club announced that the yachts would
race again today.
TESTIMONIAL TO SIR THOMAS.
Proposition to Present Him a Memento
From the American People.
New York, Sept. 1. The initial
step towards the presentation to Sit
Thomas Upton of a memento from the
American people, probably in the form
of a sliver service, was taken yester
day iwhen the following resolution was
adopted at a meeting held at the Wal
dorf: The undersigned committee named
to arrange a memento for Sir Thomas
Upton feel assured that they repre
sent a universal sentiment of appreci
ation among all classes of American
who love sport &nd admire a sports
man, and acting upon this assurance
they suggest to the general public a
popular subscription to meet the end
in view. The Western National bank
of New York has consented to re
ceive subscriptions. It Is desired that
these be national In character, since
there Is no state or section where the
pluck, liberality and good temper of
our late antagonist, ever our friend
and now our guest, have not won all
hearts.
General Joseph Wheeler, chairman;
Colonel Henry Watterson, Louisville;
Fatrick Collins, mayor of Boston;
Thomas F. Walsh, Washington, D. C;
Gcorgo T. Wilson, New Y'ork; Com
modore Robert C. Todd, New York;
V. P. Snyder, New York; Lindsay
Russell, New York; Senator Kearns, of
Utah; Timothy D. Woodruff, New
Y'ork. Western National bank, treas
urer. MILLIONAIRES IN COURT.
Trial of President Cassatt and Others
on Charge of Manslaughter.
Newark, N. J., Sept. 1. Whon court
reconvened Prosecutor Rlker oponod
for the state, reciting the nature of the
accident, tho conditions of the tracks
and dangers of the crossing. He Bald
that as long ago as 1899 the necessity
for a derailing switch was apparent
to both the railroad and street car com
panies. On the morning of the accident the
crossing was covered with snow and
Ice so that the brake shoes of the car
were cloggod. In consoquence the cai
slipped duwn the incline, smashed the
gates and collided with tho train. He
said that common prudouce demanded
clean tracks, empty front platforms
so as not to interfere with tho motor
man, an a safety derailing switch.
These were absent in this case.
He then named the defendants in
dividually and stated that they were
aware of the conditions of the track,
that they knew about tho crossings
and they had done nothing to avoid the
accident. He then asked that they be
adjudged guilty of the charge In the
indictment.
The first witness was Edward O.
Kempf, a surveyor, who showed dia
grams and measurements he had made
of the crossings and the Immediate
vicinity. He was followed by Mrs.
Minnie M. Horie, sister of Ernestine
Miller. The defense admitted the
death of Miss Miller and also that she
was a passenger on the wrecked car.
The last witness of the day was
James Kay, a letter carrier who iwas
at the crossing at the time of the
accident. He described the condition
cf the approach to the crossing and
said the motorman of the trolley car
apparently made every effort to stop
the car, but could not do so on ac
count of tho Ice covered condition of
the tracks. He was still on the Ptand
when court adjourned.
Dan Patch Against Time.
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 1. Sixty
thousand persons saw Dan Patch un
successfully attempt to lower his
world's pacing record of 1:59 at the
ftate fair grounds. Despite the fact
that the great pacer had gone against
time on last Friday at Readvllle,
Mass., and had been almost contin
uously on the cars, he went a mile In
2 minutes flat. The day was Ideal
with scarcely a breeze stirring and the
track was In first class condition.
Time by quarters: 30, 59, 1:30V4,
2:00.
King Edward In Vienna.
Vienna, Sept. 1. King Edward ar
rived here at 5 o'clock from Marlenbad
and was accorded an enthusiastic re
ception. The city was elaborately dec
orated and along the route from the
railroad station to the Hofburg trium
phal arches, displaying the Austrian
and British flags entwined, were
erected.
Asklna Qneatloua of the Cnrkoo.
A curious legend regarding the
cuckoo is found uinotig the liines,
which, with Home iikmIIIU-iiIioiim, Is like
wise current In ninny parts of (Jer
intiny, in England und the north of
Europe. When in enrly springtime the
voice of the cuckoo Is llrst heard lu
the woods, every village girl kisses her
hand and asks the iirsilon, "Cuekoo,
cm koo, when shall I lie married?" and
the old folks inquire, "Cnrkoo, cui kuo,
when shall I be released from this
world's cures?" The bird In answer
continues Kinging "I'liekisi" as many
times as years will elapse before the
object of their desires will collie to
pass.
But ns some old people live to un ad
vanced nge and many girls marry late
In life the poor bird has so much to
do In nnswcrln the questions put to
her that the building reason goes by;
she has no time to make her nest, but
lays her eggs in tliut of the hedge
wuiirmw.
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 th Benefit
of the Hurried Reader.
C. K. G. Billings' mare Iu Dillon
reduced the mile trotting record to
2 minutes at Readvllle, Ma?s.
Incorporation articles filed at Guth
rie, O. T., for a railway from Hudson's
bay to Buenos Ayres, 10,000 miles
long.
Reliance 'won the second race of the
series with Shanrrock III by one min
ute and 19 seconds, after deducting
the time allowance.
An Increase of the capital stock of
the Grand Trunk railway Is Interpret
ed as a threat to abandon the Port
land, Me., terminals.
With rumors and authenticated re
ports of massacres and atrocities on
both the Turkish and Macedonian
sides the situation in the Balkans is
becoming intolerable.
Thursday.
Insurgents have appeared at Tcher
keskol, within six hours of Constan
tinople, but have been driven off.
General Luke E. Wright of Tennes
see, now vice governor of tho Philip
pines, will succeed Governor Taft
whon the latter becomes secretary of
war.
The Southern Tier was visited by a
disastrous wind and rain storm. Dans
vllle, Ithaca, Blnghamton and Farmer
suffered the most. Ixss of fruit grow
ers will be heavy.
Mrs. Julia Appleby of Auburn sur
vived the removal of the Internal Jug
ular vein and the carotid arteries In
an operation for the removal of a
tumor in her neck.
Altenberg, tho llttlo neutral strip of
territory where Holland, Belgium and
Prussia meet, has ceased to bo, Prus
sia having surrendered her claims to
Belgium for a cash consideration.
Friday.
The third race for tho America's
cup Thursday was not finished. Tho
Reliance led by 1V4 miles.
Erie's Ftatenient of earnings for
fiscal year shnws an Increase of $4,
935,000 In gross earnings and $2,937,
000 In net.
William O. Magelssen, United States
vlco consul at Beirut, Syria, was as
sassinated in his carriage last Sunday.
Demand has been made on Turkey for
satisfaction.
Vesuvius burst open In a new fis
sure a thousand feet below tho cen
tral cone and sent forth a new stream
of lava, which at one time nronaced
the observatory.
Ohio Democratic convention unani
mously nominates Tom L. Johnso"
for governor, and indorses John II.
Clarke, a "gold " Democrat, for Unit
ed States senator. The resolutions
Ignore free silver.
Saturday.
Frederick L. Olmstoad, tho famous
landscape architect, diod at Wavorly,
Mass., aged 81 years.
Germany has taken steps to ac
quire the island of Fernando Po when
ever Spain is ready to dispose of it.
General Nelson A. Miles sent to the
secretary of war recommendations for
a reduction of the cavalry force of
the army and tho formation of an au
tomobile corps and a road building
corps.
President Roosevelt has ordered the
European squadron to sail at once for
Beirut and demands are to be made
on Turkey for reparation for tho as
sassination there of Vice Consul Mag
elssen. It Is reported from Sofia that the po
lice have discovered a tunnel leading
under the konak cf Prince Ferdinand.
It Is 30 yards long, and It Is believed
was constructed with the Intention of
blowing up the palace.
Monday.
Tho Mediterranean squadron sailed
from Genoa to Beirut Sunday, tho sit
uation being regarded by the state
department as one of dangerous possi
bilities Mimic war off the coast of Mains
lias been declared ended and the um
pires will report to the board of arbi
trators the polntn won by the army
and navy.
It turned out that Mr. Magelssen,
United States vice consul at Beirut,
was not as-asslnated. as reported. A
premeditated attempt was mado to
shoot him, but the bullet missed him
Pope Plus Is said to be willing, If
Invited by the United States govern
ment, to send Pope Ieo's Jubilee pres
ents to tho St. Louis fair. King Bd
vard may send those of the late
Queen Victoria.
Tuesday.
Knights Templar gathered In Buf
falo for the ('nth conclave of the grand
rommandery of New York statu.
Time limit intervened acain iu the
third race for the America's cup on
Monday, r.nd the rare was declared off.
A t-ial wil be made afiain Tuesday.
Elihu Root cf the Alaskan boundary
commission and John W. Foster, agent
for the United State.-, have arrived In
London preparatory to the opening of
the case.
Archie Hamburg, aged 17. of Owego,
was drowned at Athens. Pa. He start
ed down the Susquehanna river on
seven-mile canoe trip to Athens, whet)
Us canoe capsized.
ACTUARIES' CONGRESS.
Discussion on Recent Improvement In
Longevity.
New York, Sept. I. In the discus
blon on "Improvement In longevity"
Charlton T. I-wls said that there were
three general reasons for the Improve
ment iu louguvity: the better care
that children receive In the present
day; the vast Improvement In hand
ling epidemics, especially progressive
In tho last few years; and the vast
improvement in medical and surgical
science
"We find," said he. "that the mortal
ity in particular diseases has decreas
ed very greatly In the last 40 years.
"These Influences are all alike In
this respect that all represent not an
Increase In the vitality of tho strong
but a diminution of mortality among
tho weak."
F. I Hoffman of Newark university,
lecturer on actuaral subjects, said In
part:
"When we are told by a secretary of
war that tho mortality In Cuba Is not
miro than thut In the city of Now
York, it does not require much actuar
ial knowledge to cause ono to smlld
and to know that It Is nonsense."
He also declared that tho statement
that the death rate of tho city of
Havana Is no greater than that of
Washington Is untrue. For sopie
time to coino tho death rate of Havana
will br from 50 to 100 per cent greater
than any northern city.
Estimated Wheat Deficiency.
Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 1. The
annual estimate of tho world's grain
crop Issued by the minister of agricul
ture sets the wheat crop In iHungary
at 41,226,700 nmtercentners (a motoT
centner equals 440.92 pounds), com
pared with 40,507,000 last year. The
deficiency In other cereals is about
tho same percentage-. The report
strikes a balance between the require
ment of Importing countries and tho
available exporting surplus of tho
other states, Indicating a deficiency
amounting to 13,170,000 metercontnore
In the world's grain crop.
MARKET REPORT.
New York Provision Market
New York, Aug. 31.
WHEAT No. 2 red, 87c f. o. b.
afloat; No. 1 northern Dultith, 92e.
CORN No. 2 corn, 69'ic f. o. b.
afloat; No. 2 white. 59 Vie.
OATS No. 2 oats. 38c; No. 3
white, 41c; No. 3 white, 40ic
PORK Moss, $14.50(9 15.25; family,
tl7.GOfrl7.75.
HAYShlpplng, 70tf7Gc; gijud to
choice, tl.00ffl.05.
BUTTER Creamery, extras, 19c;
factory, ISfflfic; western imitation
creamery, 16 17c.
CHEESE fitato, full cream, good to
prlmo, 10 Vic.
EGOS Stato and Pennsylvania,
fancy, selected, 24fff2fic.
POTATOES Long Island, por bbl,
11.62(0 1.87.
Buffalo Provision Market.
Buffalo, Au;. 31.
WHEAT No. 1 northern, 85 Vic;
winter wheat. No. 2 red, SlVc.
CORN No. 2 yellow, D8ic f. o. b.
afloat; No. 3 yellow, 58 Vie
OATS No. 2 white, 311 Vic f. o. b.
afloat; No. 3 whlto, 38Vifl 38c.
FLOUR Spring wheal, best onionl
per bbl., t -755.00; low grades, $3.2G
3.60.
BUTTER Creamery westorn ex
tra tubs, 2nc; stato and Penn
sylvania creamery, 19ViO,20c; dairy,
fair to good, 15Q 17c.
CHEESE Fancy full cream, HVie;
good to choice, 10Villc; common to
fair. 8ffl0e.
EGGS State, fresh fancy, 21022c.
POTATOES Per bti., 5075c.
East Buffalo Live Stock Market.
CATTLE Best steers on sale, $5.35
5. CO; good to choico shipping steors,
$1.75(0 5.25; fair to good steors, $3.75
4.25; common to fulr heifers, $3.00
Iff 3.25; choice to extra fat holfors,
$4.25f?'4.75; good butcher hulls. $3.50
fj.1.75; choice to extra veals, $7.25
7.75; common to light. $5.506.00.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Spring,
lambs, $3.25(ff5.50;; yearlings, fair to
good, $I.O(t(fr4.50: nulls to common,
$2.O03.0O; wether niioep, $3.764.25.
HOGS Mixed packers' grades, $5.95
6.10; medium hogs, $5.856.00; pigs,
light, $5.90(8 COO.
Buffalo Hay Market.
HAY Timothy, now, per ton, loose,
$12.00014.00; hay, prime on track,
new, $14.0014.50; No. 1 do do, $12.00
1J.O0; No, '3 do do, $10.0011.00.
Utica Dairy Market.
Utlca, Aug. 31.
Transactions on Utlca dairy board
of trade today were:
CHEESE Iargo whlto, 8 lots of 500
boxes at 9 Vic; largo colored, 24 lots
of 1,875 'boxes at 9Vic; small white, 2
jts of 225 boxes at 9c; small colored,
34 lot of 3.211 boxes at 9c; condi
tional, 10 lots of 900 boxes.
BUTTER Creamery, 30 packages at
20c; 12 at 21c; 25 at 21Vic; COO 1
pnund prints at 22c.
Little Falls Cheese Market.
Utica, Sept. 1.
Transactions in cheese on the Little
Falls dairy market were:
Large colored, 1 lot of C5 boxas at
i; Email white, 1.1 lots of 77.1 boxes at
9; small white. 9 lots if 475 boxes
at 9Vi; small colored. 17 lots of 1.100
boxes at 9; small colored 7 lots of
440 boxes nt 9's: twins colored. 5
lots of 273 lxs at 9; twins white,
g lots cf 500 boxes at 914; twins whtt
g lots of 5im boxes at 9Vi.