THE FOREST REPUBLICAN. RATES OF ADVERTISING: One Square, one inch, one week... f 1 00 One Square, one inch, one month. 3 00 One Square, one inch, 3 months.... 5 00 One Square, one inch, one year .... 10 00 Two Squares, one year. ...... .......... 15 00 Quarter Column, one year 30 00 Half Column, one year. 5 0 One Column, one year 160 00 Legal advertisements ten cents per line each Insertion. We de fico Job Printing of every de scription at reasonable rates, but it's cash on delivery. Published every Wednesday by J. E. WENK. Office in Smearbaugb. & Wenk Building, ELM STREET, TIONESTA, FA. Fore EPUBLICAN Tern, gl-OO A Year, Strictly la AUaae. No subscription received for a, shorter period than three months. Correspondence solicited, but no notice will bo taken of anonymous communica tions. Always give your name. VOL. XXXVI. NO. 29. TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3D. 1903. $1.00 PER ANNUM. st BOROUGH OFFICERS. Burgess. V. R. Lanson. CbMHCiwien. Dr. J. C. Dunn, O. G. Gaston, J. It. Muse, O. F. Weaver. J. W, Landers, J. T. Dalo. W. F Kiltmer. Justice of the reaceC. A. Kandall, S. J. Setley. Constable S. U. Maxwell. Collector S. J. Setloy. School Directors L. Fulton. J. O. Scowden, J. E. Wenk, R. L. Haslet, E. W Bowman, Geo. Holeman. FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS. Member of Congress Joseph C. 8ibley. Member of Senate 3. K. P. Hall. Assembly V. W. Amsler. Resident Judge W. M. Lindsey. Associate Judges R. B. Crawford, W. H. 11. Dotterer. Prothonotary, Register dt Recorder, tc. J. C. GeiHt. Sheriff: Geo. W. Noblit. Treasurer Frod. A. Keller. Commissioners C. Burhenn, A. K. Shipe, llnnry Weingard. jtsirici luorneyo. u. nil". Jury Commissioners Ernest Sibble, Lewis Wagner. Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow. County Auditors W. 11. Stiles, Geo. W. Holeman, B. A. McCloskey. County Surveyor 1). W. Clsrk. County Superintendent E. E. Stitain ger. Fourth Monday or February. Third Monday of May. 0 Fourth Monday of September. Third Monday of November. Church and Hnbbnth Schaol. 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 eveuing by Uev. O. II. Nickle Preaching in the F. M. Church every Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev. McGarvy, Pastor. Services in the Presbyterian Church every Sabbath morning and evening, Kev.' R. W. Illingworth, Pastor. The regular meotings of the W. C. T. U; are held at the headquarters on the Becond and fourth Tuesdays of each niiiith. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. ' PI' N EST A LODG E, No. 369, T. O. O. F. J. M eots every Tuesday evening, in Odd Fellows' Hall, Partridge building. I FOREST LODGE, No. 184, A. O. U. W., 1 Meets every Friday evening InJA.O.U. W. Hall, Tionesta. CAPT. G EORG E STOW POST. No. 271 G. A, R. Meets 1st and 3d Monday evening In each month, In A. O. U. W. Hall, Tionesta. CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No. 137, W. R. C, meets lirst and third Wednesday evening ot eaeu uioniu, in a. O. U. V. hall, Tionesta, Pa. TIONESTA. 'LENT, No. 161, K. O. T. M., meeis and and 4th Wednesday evening in each month in A. O. U. v. hall Tionesta, Pa. . r F. RITCHEY, 1 . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Tionesta, Pa. CURTIS M. SIIAWKEY, ATTORNEY-AT-LA W. Warren, Pa. Practice In Forest Co. ' . AC .BROWN, . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Olllce in Amor Bulldine, Cor. Elm and Bridge Sts., Tionesta, Pa. J W. MORROW, M. D., riivsiclan, Surgoon A Dontist. Olllce and Residence three doors north of Hotel Agnew, Tionesta. . Professional calls promptly responded to at all hours. U' BOVARD, Physician A Surgeon, TIONESTA, PA. DR. J. C. DUNN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, and DUUGGlvr. Cilice over stare, Tionesta. Pa. Professional calis prompt ly responded to at all hours of day or night. Resldonce Elm St., between Grove's grocery and Gerow's restaurant. D R. J. B. SIGG1NS. Physician and Surgeon, OIL CTY, PA. F. R. LANSON, Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing. Tionesta, Pa CJ J. SETLEY, J US I ICE OF THE PEACE, Keeps a complete line of Justice's blanks for sale. Also Iflank deeds, mortgages, etc. Tionesta, Pa. HOTEL WEAVER, E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor. This hotel, formerly the Lawrence House, lias undergone a complete change, and is now furnished witli ali the mod ern improvements. Heated and lighted throughout with natural gas, bathrooms, hot and cold water, etc. The comforts ol guests never neglected. CENTRAL HOUSE, V. GEKOWAGEKOW Proprietor. Tionseta, 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. pilIL. EMERT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop In Walters building, Cor. Elm and aluut streols, Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work from the finest to tho 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. . H. HASLET k GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, AND UNDERTAKERS. TIONESTA, PENN VAN WORKERS TO DIE. Three Brothers to Be Electro cuted on Thursday. Pacing and Trotting Records Lowered Weekly Trade Review Parks li ! Control National Farmers' Con gress Panama Canal Treaty Dead President Returns to Washington. Preparations are under way at Clin ton prison for execution on Oct. 1 o: the three Van Wornier brothers, con victed of killing their uncle, Peter A Hnllenbeck, In Columbia county, oi Christmas eve, 1901. It Is now the intention of Wardei Deyo to have Willis, the oldest of th trio, go to the chair first, as It Is ha lleved that the two younger brother, will be less likely to collapse under th strain of waiting for their turn U come. i nn Hornier It is probable that the first of the trio will be brought to the chair at 11:40 o'clock and it is believed that all three can be put to death In 10 or 15 minutes. Dr. Spitzka, the brain specialist who performed the autopsy on the body of Czolgosz, the murderer of President McKinley, will perform the autopsy on the bodies of the three brothers. Major Delmar Trotted a Mile In 2:00. Major Delmar trotted a wonderful mile, and in a game but tiring finish at the Empire City track shot under the wire in the record time of two minutes. 'After a preliminary warming up he came out for his great trial at 4:30. He went round tho first turn, broke and came back. At the second at tempt he went away as steady as a clock and though a slow beginner got to the quarter In 30V4 seconds. Up the back stretch he shot with such lightning rapidity that he flashed by the half-mile pole In 59 seconds. Then the grand stand rose and cheered as the gallant son of Delmar flew round the top turn to the three quarter polo in 1:29 and came home to the wire In 2:00, equaling the time of Lou Dillon. It was a Bplendid performance by the animal which only last week changed owners at the highest price $ 10,000 ever paid for a gelding. Major Delmar Is a New York animal bred nn(f foaled, trained and owned in the Empire state. Two running horses, hitched to sulk ies, were provided for pacemakers. The sulky equipped with the wind fhield was driven by George F. Spear, regular trainer for E. E. Smathers, Major Delmar's owner. Prince Alert Paced a Mile In 1:57. Prince Alert, the pacing hero of a hundred races and the champion of a scr.re of half-mile tracks, broke the world's pacing record of 1:59 held by Dan Patch at the Empire City track at Yonkers Wednesday. The weather and track were perfect Mart Demarest, the trainer and driver of the Prince, on account of over weight, decided to have John Curry drive. Demarest. drove the pacemaker in a wind shielded sulky. At the third time the starter gave the word. Prince Alert shot away, go ing to the quarter in 294; as he got Into the hack stretch he increased his speed and was at the half in 58 sec onds. The crowd realized that they were witnessing the fastest mile of the century and cheered the gallant pacer. Without a break or a tremor the Prince flashed by the three-quarters pole in 1:20, and without urging came on with a most superb burst of speed, crossing the wire in 1:57. Over Production of Pig Iron. Weather and crop conditions have been more favorable and the corn crop has couu through the lute cold snap with less than anticipated damage In sections worst affected, while cotton this week shows only seasonable de terioration. Frost damage to corn appears to have been over estimated, particularly in the Northwest. The corn crop in Kentucky has been made, and the tobacco crop is safe. In Maine the sweet corn pack will be heavily reduced. Reports from the cotton crop this week are loss unfavorable. Deteriora tion Is noted in many places, duo to shedding and rust, but insect damage Is decreasing in Texas, where the crop as a whole promises to exceed that of l.i t year. Overproduction of pig iron is evi dent In the reports of probable curtail HrfdcrkK I ")W ment ot turnace operations east aad west Fig iron is dull and weak at Chicago, finished products are unset tled, and steel Interests do not report orders as large as come time ago. Shutdowns of seme Eastern furnaces are reported, due to moving opera tions. Increase of Philippine Commerce. Returns of Philippine commerce for May, 1903, show the foreign trade of tho islands aggregated for the month $G,872,982, the greatest amount for a single month since American occupa tion. Importations amounted to $3,391, 655. The outgoing trade for the month of May included shipments of Philippine products to the valuo of $3,481,327. For 11 months, ending May 31, 1903, the total amounted -to $00,57G,245 against $50,824,000 for the Fame period in 1902: The gain Indicated by the foregoing figures is due to the extraordinary in crease In exports of hemp, sugar and tobacco. Customs and revenues to the value of eight and a half millions were col lected during 11 months of 1903. an In crease amounting to over a million dol lars as compared with the previous year. Parks In Control. Samuel Parks, walking delegate from New York city, caused a split In the annual convention of the Interna tional Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers at Kansas City, Mo., last week. In a fight to un seat Daniel Brophy, a delegate from union No. 2 of that city, but who held a proxy from Scranton, Pa. The charge was made by the Parks delegation that Brophy's credentials had been forged, and to prevent a free-for-all fight that seemed imminent, President Buchanan adjourned the convention without hour and without waiting to put the question. Later, when President Buchanan, re maining away from the hall, refused to reconvene the convention, the Parks faction organized a session, placing Second Vice President Warden of New Haven in the chair, and unseated Brophy. Farmers' National Congress. The 24th annual session of the Farmers' National congress convened at Niagara Falls on Tuesday, with 300 delegates representing 38 states present. Governor Odell welcomed the delegates to the state and Mayor Han cock welcomed them to tho city. Har vie J. Jordan of Georgia responded for the farmers. The present congress will devote a great portion of its time to the distri bution side of farming, the productive side having hitherto taken most of the attention of farmers' bodies. The addren;s by the officers showed that the congress Is growing in power and Influence, especially In the mat ter of securing beneficial national leg islation. Panama Canal Treaty Dead. The Panama canal treaty is dead, the time having expired within which the Colombian congress might take affirmative action upon it. President Roosevelt can now pro ceed under the Spooner act and take up the Nicaragua route or ho can allow matters to drift for the present In the hope that a way may yet be found to straighten out the difficulties in the path of the Panama route. Colombia Is anxious to keep alive the canal negotiations, but what form Ytr new proposition will take 13 not known here. Targets That Fire Back. An extensive system of targets that fire with blank cartridges upon a firing line using real cartridges was tested in Berlin, Germany. The targets which are shaped like the bodies and heads of men armed with rifles, machine guns and artillery, ap pear and disappear at the will of the commanding officer on touching an electric button. The problem of the firing line Is to make as many hits as possible on these targets which at the same time simulate the conditions of actual war by keeping up a hot blank cartridge fire upon the practicers. Curtis Jett Sentenced. Curtis Jett was brought Into court at Cynthiana, Kentucky, when Judge Osborne decreed that he be hanged "between sunrise and sunset, December 18, for killing James Cock rill, at Jackson, Ky., July 21, 1902." Judge Blanton, attorney for Jett. re plied: "Well, judge, there will be many sunrises and sunsets before he has been banged." May Close Sheet Steel Plants. It is announced that the United States Steel corporation may close all Its sheet steel plants in the near future unless the Amalgamated asso ciation will consent to a reduction un der the same plan as was agreed upon last fall. The reason for this attitude is an overstocked market and the dull ness of trade at this time of year. Train Jumped Trestle. While running at high speed - the southbound fast mail on the Southern railway juniptd from the trestle 75 feet high, half a mile north of Dan ville, Va., Sunday. Nine of the crew were killed and seven injured. The President Returns to Washington. President Roosevelt and his family returned to Washington on Monday, having been absent from the capital 13 weeks and two days. Lewis Nixon a Candidate. Lewis Nixon has announced that ho Is a candidate for the Democratic nom ination for mayor of New York RIOTING AT THE S00. Assault Upon Company's Office by a Mob. Arrival of Troops Served Partially to Restore Order Company Agreed to House and Feed the Men Till Their Wages Are Paid Two Frenchmen Shot by the Police. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Sept 29. The situation in the Canadian Soo, which has been the scene of serious rioting by the discharged employes of the Consolidated Lake Superior com pany, is very grave. The only de fense against the mob, which grows hourly, is a more or less demoralized police department and a small com pany of militia. A successful assault upon the office building by the mob yesterday after noon before the arrival of the troops, resulted in the destruction of every thing moveable on the ground floor. The office stafT, with drawn revol vers," prevented the rioters gaining ac cess to the upper floors of the building. Every window and door in the build ing is smashed in. The arrival of the Loops, armed with ball cartridges, nerved to restore a semblance of or der. The rioters then contented them selves with throwing stones and hurl ing invectives at tho soldiers, who es tablished a "dead line" around the building. The mob is chiefly of ignorant for eigners. All have been drinking more or less, although the saloons finally obeyed the official order to close. Riot ers seem most anxious to get at Mr. Coyne, the assistant manager, who is in charge ot the work. Late in the afternoon the leaders of "iie mob held a conference and de manded thnt the company house the nen iu 'heir hotel and boarding house and feed them while the money for their wages is forthcoming. This demand was granted and the men have taken charge of a large boarding house, operated by the com pany. An tttlrmpt is being made to put the street car system in the Canadian Soo, which suspended operations yes terday morning alter an attack had been made upon it, Into operation again. Two cars were sent out heav ily guarded. No disorder took place. It is estimated that there are 2,000 men iTi the Soo and these are re-enforced by all the Idle rabble In town. A train canning 400 more woodsmen Is expected to arrive later. The local police force Is being strengthened and each man Is armed with Instructions to use his revolver if necessary. Considerable feeling has been aroused over the shooting of two Frenchmen by the police during the trouble yesterday morning. The riot ers claim that the officers used their revolvers when It was not necessary. NoHher ot the men Is fatally hurt, how ever. The mob threatens an attack upon police headquarters with a view of effecting the release of all the men who have Leen arrested. Both that build ing ami lhat occupied by the fire de partment Is granted against attack. The firemen cooled the ire of the crowd by turning the hose on them during the morning riots. The paiiicular grievance that caus ed the rioting was the promises to pay the mui After a meeting the em ployes of fie Consolidated Lake Super ior company went to the company's offices. On the door was a bulletin leading: "The president and directors in New York have been unable to raise the money to pay today the wages and salaries now due the men and offi cers of tlie company. Advices receiv ed froi-i New York indicate that our president and directors have a plan to raise the money necessary to not only pay the men but to start up the works that seems to promise success. The plan has the endorsement and promised support of Sir Wilfrid Laur ier, the premier of Canada, and the Hon. G. W. Ross, premier of Ontario, and It is expected to produce the neces sary money within 30 days. While we regret ' cry much the inability of the company to pay today the fact remains that there is money to pay with. Bear In mind that your wages will have to be paid ultimately and constitute a just thllgniion against the company, which all (he property and other as sets will be liable for." This notice infuriated the crowd v. hich by this time was estimated to number 1,500 and rocks and other mis sies were directed at the office build ing. Efforts to secure admittance to tho building by members of the mob were fruitless. Firemen turned several streams on the crowd and the rioters moei! away. An attack on tho street cars fo"'owid l ater in n light over the arrest of a Fieneh woodsman two Frenchmen who attempted to prevent the arrest were shot by the police, one seriously. The mob formed and the afternoon's attack took piaoo. English Cricketer Won. Philadelphia. Sept. 29. The Kent Cricket team of England defeated All PhiladelpMa at Wissahicken Heights in the third day of the test match. The visitors won by peven wickets. Mrs. Davis' Improvement Continues. Buffalo, Sept. 29 Dr. Charles Stock ton made the following announc 'iiio-it regarding the condition of Mrs. Jf fcivon Davis last night: "Mrs. Davis' condition tonight is unchanged." HEARST AGAINST COAL ROADS. Commission Denied a Motion to Strike Out Part of Complainant's Evidence. New York, Sept. 29. The interstate commerce commission met here to con tinue the investigation into the charges made by William Randolph Hearst against the coal carrying railroads. When the commission adjourned in June it was understood that the case for the complainant was completed. Clarence H. Sliearn, counsel for Mr. Hearst, obtained permission to put James Yaiden, a public accountant, on the stand to testify to the correctness of a table of figures compiled to show a "community of Interest" In tho rate per ton per mile on coal carried by the accused railroad companies. Only three of the five commissioners were in attendance. Chairman Knapp and Commissioners Yeonians and Prouty. The commission denied a motion by counsel for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad to strike Mr. Yalden's compilation from the record and granted a motion by counsel for the complainant that the reports of the respondent railroads on tariffs and rates filed with the commission and dated June "0, 1903, bo considered as evidence. The complainant's counsel then announced that his case was closed and the hearing was suspended until later in the day. At the afternoon session notice was given by counsel for the railroads that a motion would be made later to dis miss on the ground that Mr. Hearst has no right to bring the action and the hearing was then adjourned. STEEL TRUST IN GERMANY. To Be Formed Before End of Year to Control the Export Trade. London, Sept 29. The British con sul general at Berlin reports that tho formation of a German steel trust may be expected before the end of the year. One of the objects will be to control the export of iron and steel, which has not hitherto been under taken by most of the existing syndi cates. Il Is proposed to inaugurate a sys tem of settlement between home and foreign sales and determine the share of the individual works belonging to the combination. The consul says that the large In crease in German iron and steci ex ports dmlng the last two years was obtained by selling at prices which frequently left no margin of profit, but even incurred a loss. It Is expected that tho new syndi cate will be able to conduct export operations under favorable conditions. The trust will Include works belong ing to the raw Iron, rough hardware, girder and rail syndicates, and will later take in members of the sheet Iron, tubes, wire and iron bar syndi cates. Several of these combination? will terminate his year. They wlli not be dissolved, but will be merged Into the new trust. The raw Iron syndi case of Westphalia and Upper Silesia are negotiating for a price convention and a limitation of their respective business spheres, and It Is expected that these will be successful. Victory For Defendants. Bridgeport, Conn., Sept 29. A tem porary victory was scored by the de fendants in the suit of D. E. Locwe & Co., hat makers in Danbury, who are backed by the American Anti-Boycott association, against the officers of the American Federation of Labor, the officers of the United Hatters of North America and 250 members of the Unit ed Hatters as individuals. After a hearing before Judge George W. Wheeler of the superior court, the amount of attachment was reduced to $00,000. This hearing was on a mo tion by counsel for the oral examina tion of the members of the firm of D. E. Loewe & Co., as to the actual amount of damage sustained by tho firm In consequence of the strike and boycott. Champions to Compete. Pittsburg, Sept. 29. The Pittsburg baseball team, champions of the Na tional league, left last night for Boston, where they will on Thursday begin a series of nine games for the champion ship of the world with the Boston American league champions. The Pittsburg club will stop at Buffalo to day and arrive at Boston on Wednes day. The schedule as arranged for the post season series is as follows: At Boston. Oct. 1, 2 and 3; at Pitts burg, Oct. 5, 0, 7 and 8. Tho club win ning five games will lie given tho champninshlp. Actress Shot Herself. New York, Sept. 29. Florence Young, an actress known on the stage as Florence Wickllffe, shot herself ht night because she was 111 and be lieved she had failed In her prepar ations to appear as leading woman in the play "Captain Harrington" about fo be produced. She is not expected to recover. Death of Commander Hughes. Washington, Sept. 29. Hear Ad miral P. II. Cooper, commanding the Northern squadron of the Asiatic Meet, has advised the navy department by cable of tho death Sunday at the Yo- konania hospital of Commander E. M. Hughes of the gunboat Annapolis. Strike In American Type Foundry. . Cincinnati, Sept. 29. The employes In the Cincinnati branch i:f the Amcri ran Type Foundry company went out fttl a strilvi rin onlcr trri'ti lln llt'ild- ruii i)i"- roiiiiury company went om til a strike on ordr lro:n the head quarters in Chicago. The men say It .8 to be a general strike at all the type toundries in the country. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Summary of the Week's News of the World. Cream of the News Culled From Long Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape For the Hurried Reader Who is Too Busy to Read the Longer Reports and Desires to Keep Posted. Wednesday. Tho National Farmers' congress opened Its 24th annual meting at Ni agara Falls. Sentiment against owners of private parks in the Adirondacks makes It difficult to obtain information that will lead to the capture of Orrando Dex ter'8 murderer. A riot by Italian laborers on a trol ley road near Cooperstown resulted in the death of one Italian and the wound ing of General Manager Tilton and a deputy sheriff. Four section men on a hand car on the Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern railroad were struck and killed near Mount Morris by a westbound train from New York to Buffalo. Governor Odell has refused to ex ercise executive clemency In the case of the three Van Wormers, sentenced to die week of Oct. 1 for killing their uncle, Peter A. Halienbeck, at Green port, Columbia county, on Christmas evo, 1901. Thursday. Curtis Jett was found guilty of one of the Breathitt county, Ky., murders and sentenced to death. Senator Piatt said McClellan would be nominated for mayor of New York and would be a strong candidate. Thomas Lynch, an ironworker, aged 28, was run over and killed while walk ing on t lie New York Central tracks at Auburn. Cardinal Gibbons, arriving from Rome, Intimates that more cardinals in America are soon to be created by the pope. It was announced In Washington that from his stand for an "open shop" in tho government printing office labor unions might carry the matter Into the presidential campaign. Friday. Prince Alert lowered the pacing rec ord from 1:59 to 1:57 at Empire City park, Yonkers. Counsel opened the case for the United States before the Alaska boun dary commission. James L. Northrup, a prominent glove manufacturer of Johnstown, N. Y., has received the Democratic nomin ation for mayor. Consul General Skinner expects his mission to Emperor Menelik will open Abyssinia to direct American com merce with the emperor's 10,000,000 subjects. An attempt to rob the express car on the Oregon railroad near Portland re sulted In killing of one of the four ban dits by Express Messenger Kerner and the wounding of another. Saturday. President Roosevelt is amused at re ports that he weighs 220 pounds. His weight Is normal, 190 pounds. All records in the sale of American fruit In the London market have been broken, owing to the scarcity of home product. All of the trolley lines of the Public Service Corporation In Newark. Pater Bon, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Hoboken and Orange were tied up temporarily. Harvey Johnson of Monticello, Ga., was elected president of the Farmers' National congress, which closed its annual session at Niagara Falls. American counsel before the Alaska boundary commission showed that in the negotiations between Russia and England the latter made no claim to the inlets. Monday. An unsuccessful attempt was made to kidnap the 8-year-old daughter of the governor of Nebraska In Lincoln. Chan K. Kew, a Chinese mission worker, married Miss Mae A. Voor hees, a Brooklyn Sunday school teacher. Secretary of the treasury told Mary land anil Washington bankers that batiks should be allowed to use their reserves in times of emergency. Bulgaria Is said to doubt the sin cerity of the poite in appointing the new Macedonian commission which is not considered satisfactory in Sofia. Major General Inn Hamilton, quarter master general of the British army, arrived in this country for the purpose of visiting buttle fields of the civil w ar . Tuesday. President Roosevelt and family have returned to Washington from Oyster Bay. A fast mail U.iin jumped from a high trestle on th! Southern railway near Danville, Va., and nine persons were killed. Among the candidates for election as coadjutor to Bishop Potter nppeared the name of Bishop Kinsolviug of Southern Brazil. Mr. Dick, chairman of the Ohio Re publican committee, declined the chal lenge of John H. Clarke for a joint de bate with Senator llnnna. A dispatch from Salonic.i ways that the Turks have defeated a band of in surgents who were accompanied by Pvigarian HoidW'fs and used dynamite bombs. MURDER AND ROBBERY. Explosion of Dynamite Under Buggy In Which Two Men Were Driving. Beaver Falls, Pa., Sept. 2C John Reeve:, has begun grading his property it Seventh avenue and Twelfth street for a three-story brick and iron office and bank building to cost $50,000. Washington, Pa., Sept. 20. One of the must fiendish murders and robber ies in the history of Washington county occurred yesterday afternoon on the Middletown road, about 13 miles from here. Samuel T. Ferguson of the Fergu son Construction company of Pitts burg was instantly killed and his sec retary, Charles L. M.tln of Cincin nati, was fatally injured. The two men were driving along the road In a buggy, carrying $3,000 in cash with which to pay off some of their men employed on construction work along the line of the Wabash railroad, when suddenly an explosion of dyna mite In the roadway literally tore the rig to pieces, killed Ferguson outright and threw Marii 200 feet, tearing his left arm almost from the socket. It has been learned that two men supposed to be Poles placed the dyna mite In the road for the purpose of killing Paymaster Ferguson and had arranged to explode it by means of an electric battery. The satchel con taining the money Is missing. Two suspects are under arrest In the camp of the construction company near the village, but the farmers of the section who are scouring the county for traces of the murderers believe they have one of them at bay In an abandoned mine about a mile and a half northeast of Middletown. So quickly was everything accom plished that the men who are impli cated got away with their booty before they could be overtaken, although tho county authorities believe that if the right men are not those under arrest they will have little difficulty In tak ing them. Finds Burled Treasure. Scranton, Pa., Sept. 28. While Will lam Beiler of Dallas was chopping the stump of an old tree In front of his residence the ax came In contact with something metallic. Peering into tho hollow of the stump, Beiler saw a largo tin can, black with age. Beiler pulled out the can and was amazed on finding that it contained 120 $20 gold pieces. He took Into his confidence his neigh bor, Chester Cates. Mr. Gates said that the find was doubtless part of a fortune hidden by an outlaw band which his grandfather had told him overran the Dallas region just before the war of 1812. Receiver For Big Corporation. Philadelphia, Sept. 28. The North American says: Consolidated Lake Su perior stockholders will move formally today for a receivership as the surest way to protect their rights In tho prop erty. The action has been determined upon in view of the uncertain attltudo of Speyer & Co.. and a conviction that the time has come when the step can not be delayed longer without danger. Application for tho apnolntment of a receiver for tho $117,000,000 corpora tion will be mndo In Connecticut. Fight Ended In Death. Uniontown, Pa., Sept. 28. Omar Stewart, who engaged In a fight at Falrchance last January, as a result of which Mark Ward received fatal In juries, was 'vercly reprimanded by the court and given a sentence of nine months In the workhouse. Stewart Is a member of the town council of Fair chance. The court recalled the fight, termed It "brutal, degrading and vic ious," and said that as Ward now lies In his crave. Instead of Stewart asking for leniency he should bo preparing to make his peace with God. Maine Goes to Sea Again. Philadelphia, Sept. 28. The battle ship Maine Saturday passed down tho Delaware river from the League Is land navy yard on her voyage to Cule bra In the West Indies. Upon her ar rival at Culebra the battleship's guns are to be tested and If they are satis factory the Maine will start on a long cruise. Two Found Dead In Freight Car. Brownsville, Pa., Sept. 28. In a car of lumber consigned to the United States Steel corporation at Bridgeport, from St. Mary's, Ind., the decomposed bodies of two men were found. It is thought that the lumber had shifted and crushed the men. They were well dressed. An inquest will be held to day. Court Clerk Acquitted. Lebanon. Pa., Sept. 28. John D. Boger, clerk of the orphans' court in this county, was acquitted by a jury In the criminal court on the charge of having embezzled funds belonging to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The county auditors were the prose cutors. Mr. Boger was formerly county and state tax collector. One Year In the Workhouse. I'niontown. Pa., Sept. 28. Joseph King of Pittsburg, who pleaded guilty to false pretense by representing at Fayette City that he was a collector of fees for the Junior Order of American Mechanics, asked the mercy of the court and received a sentence of costs and one year in tho workhouse. Trial of President Shaffer. Pittsburg, Sept. 28. Contrary to expectations the trial of President Shaffer of I to Amalgamated associa tion, charged with neglect of duty, did not come to an end Saturday, and an other session of the trial board will be beld today.
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