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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 11.
TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13. 1904.
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ican.
BOHOUGH OFFICERS.
Jiwgens.V. K. Lanson.
Ctmneilmen. Dr. J. C. Dunn, G. O.
rjuutm .1. it. Miimr. (V K. Weaver. J. W.
Landers, J. T. Dalo, W. F Klllmer.
Justices vf the Pence C. A. Randall, S.
. Ketley.
Constable S. It. Maxwell.
Collector H. Sutley.
NrhniU Directors li. Fulton. J. C.
Heowden, J. 10. Wank, R. L. Haslet, E.
W Bowman, Geo. Holeuian.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress Joseph C. Sibley.
Member of 8enUe J. K. 1. Hall.
Assembly V. W. Ainslor.
Resident Judqe W. M. Lindsey.
Annonate Judge K. U. Crawford, W.
II. II. Dnttorer.
Prolhonotary, Register A Recorder, tc.
J. C. Oeist.
Sheriff: Goo. W. Nobllt.
treasurer Frd. A. Keller.
Oomininnionerit O. Durhoun, A. K.
Khipe, Henry Weingard.
District Attorney S. D. Irwin.
Jury Commissioners Ernest Kibble,
Low Is Wagner.
Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
County Auditors Vf. II. Utiles, Geo.
W. Holeman, It. A. MeCloskey.
anility Surveyor 1. W. Clark.
County Superintendent K. E. Stitzln-
ger.
Kriulnr Term f Court.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Church and Hnbbalh Nrhool.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 0:45 a.
m. t M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in.
Preaching In M. K. Church every Sab
bath evening by Kev. O. H. Nickle
Preaching In the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Kev.
MoGarvy, Pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath morning and evening,
Kev.' K. W. lllingwnrth, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
ni'iUh.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
pi' N EST A LODGE, No. 309, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 Meets every Tuesday evening, iu Odd
Fellows' Uall, Partridge building.
I) REST LODGE, No. 184, A.O. U. W.,
I Meets every Friday evening lnA.O.U.
W. Hall, Tioni'sta.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST. No. 274
G. A. K. Meets 1st and 3d Monday
veiling In each month, iu A. O. U. W.
"lall, TiouesU.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
1H7, W. R. C, meets tirst and third
Wednesday evening of each month, iu A.
O. U. W. hall, Tlonesta, Pa.
rpiONESTATENT, No. 164. K. O. T.
I M., meelH !ind and 4th Wednesday
evening In each month lu A. O. U. W.
hall TiouesU, Pa.
ril F. RITCHEY,
1. ATTORN EY-AT-L AW,
Tlonesta, Pa.
nURTIS M. S1IAWKEY,
ATTORN EY-AT-L.AW.
Warren, Pa.
Pructice in Forest Co.
AC .liKOWN,
AITORNEY-AT LAW.
Olllce in "Arner Rutldiinr, Cor. Elm
and liridga Sts., Tlonesta, Pa.
J,
W. MORROW. M. D.,
Plivsician. Surireon A Dentist.
Olllce and Residence three doors north
or Hotol Agnew, Tlonesta. Professional
calls promptly responded to at all hours.
D
R. F.J. MOVARD,
Physician A Surgeon,
TION EST A, PA.
DR. J. C. DUNN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
and DRUGGIVT. Olllce over stere,
Tlonesta, 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.
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R. J. B. SIGGINS.
Physician and Surgeon,
3 OIL CITY, PA.
F.
K. LANSON,
Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing.
Tlonesta, Pa
S. J 81 JUsTicE OF THE PEACE,
Keeps a complete line of Justice's blanks
for sale. Also blank deeds, mortgages,
etc. Tlonesta, Pa.
H
OTEL WEAVER,
v.. A. WEAVER. Proprietor.
ti.u lmtni. formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a coinpletechange,
and is now furnished with all the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout Willi natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The com torts ol
guests never neglected.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
V. GEROW A GEROW Proprietor.
Tinnseta, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modem improvements. No pains will
be spared to nmke It a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public. First
class Livery in connection.
piIIL. EMERT
FANCY 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
tho coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. J ORENZO FULTON,
Manufacturer or and Dealer In
HARASS, COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONESTA. PA.
5 H HASLET St
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. GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
PACKET STEAMER LOST
Fifty-Two of the Passengers
and Crew Drowned.
Irst Damage S jit From Theater Fire.
United States Marine at Seoul.
Death of Ruth Cleveland and Gen
rral Gordon Express Collided With
Cattle Train.
The steamer Clallam of the Seattlo
Victoria fleet sank early Saturday mid
way between Smith Island and Dungen
nesa in the straits of Juan de Fuca
Fifty-two persons were drowned.
Three boats were launched. Tho
first contained only women and child
ren, three deck hands from the Clallam
and Captain Lawrence. The boat wan
overwhelmed COO feet from the Clallam
and its occupants shrieked In vain for
aid from those aboard the steamer.
Not a hand could be raised to aid them.
The second boat disappeared In the
darkness, but some of the occupants
were seen to go overboard. The third
boat, containing only men was
swamped in launching.
By heroic efforts the crews of the
tugs Sea Lion and Holyoke saved tho
lives of nearly all who remained
aboard the Clallam. A few were
swept away and perished. The closing
scene was eight miles north of Pro
tection island only a short distance
north of Port Townsend and approxi
mately 30 miles from Victoria.
Closed Skylights Caused Disaster.
"The overwhelming mistake of the
Iroquois disaster was in the condition
of the skylights and ventilators above
the stage," said Fire Inspector Monroe
Fulkerson.
"Had the ventilators over the stage
been opened or the skylights not beeTi
fastened shut," said Mr. Fulkerson,
"there would have been no loss of lif
by fire, regardless of the asbestos cur
tain falling to work.
"'AH the testimony given me forms a
story of Incompetence, blunders, care
lessness and neglect upon the part of
nuilders and managers of the theater."
George M. Dusenberry, head ushel
at the theater, was called before In
spector Fulkerson and the other ush
ers were examined to discover whether
the ushers tried to prevent by threats
of arrest the outpouring of frightened
people from the burning theater.
David Jones. John Kingsbury, Otto
Rausch and William Brown, the Fuller
Construction company employes ar
lested on a charge of malicious mis
chief in destroying evidence by chang
ing the skylights, were held under
bonds of $2,000 each. Their cases
were set for hearing Jan. 11.
The latest count of victims by the
Chicago theater fire shows that 591
persons were l:il':ed.
First Damaga Suit From Fire.
The first of many possible damags
suits against the proprietors of the Iro
quois theater and the city of Chicago
growing cut of the lire has been filed
by Ivy Owens as administrator of the
estates of Miss Amy Owens and Mrs.
Francis E. Owens, her mother.
The action is for the recovery of
1 10.000 damages and Is directed against
ihe Iroquois Theater company, the city
of Chicago and Will J. Davis and Har
ry J. Powors, managers of the thea
ter. Miss Owens was a teacher in the
Curtis public Bchool.
St. Louis Theaters Closed.
Notice was served on seven theaters
in St. Louis by the license collector
that their, licenses were revoked and
that they would be required to secure
new licenses based on certificates
from the building commissioner's office
that they had complied with the city
ordinances In the matter of safeguards
against fire before being allowed to
continue giving performances.
Ruth Cleveland Dead.
The eldest daughter of former Pres
ident Cleveland, aged 14, died suddenly
of diphtheria on Thursday.
Dr. Joseph D. Bryant, who has for
many years been the family physician
of the Clevelands, was summoned from
New York but did not arrive until after
the death. Mrs. Cleveland is prostrated
because of the death of her daughter.
Ruth Cleveland was born on Oct. 3,
1801, in her father's residence at C18
Madison avenue, New York. She was
named after Mrs. Cleveland's grand
mother, and as "baby" Ruth was i
great favorite in Washington during
her father's second term in the White
House.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland have four
remaining children, Esther, who was
born in the White House, Sept. 9, 1893;
Marion, born at Gray Gables, Buzzard's
Bay, July 7, 1895; Richard Folsoni
Cleveland, born here Oct. 28, 1897, and
Francis Grover Cleveland, born at Gray
Gables, Buzzard's Bay, July 18, 1903.
It Is now understood that the child's
illness prevented Mr. Cleveland's at
tendance at the dinner to Mr. McClel
lan in New York, Jan. 4.
Situation In the Far East.
Long and careful consideration was
given to the situation In the Far East
by the president and his cabinet. At
the conclusion the members were reti
cent. This government's relations to the
controversy are purely commercial. If
war between Japan and Russia should
lesult, while it Is not expected that the
United States would bo drawn into it,
efforts certainly would he made by
this government to protect Its com
merce in tho Far East. To afford this
protection In such a way as not to of
fend either nation, party to the war,
would bo a delicate and difficult task.
All tho advices of recent date re
ceived by the state department from
Its own agents regarding tho situation
'n tho Far East have been of a reas
Buring character. It may be necessary
to await tho outcome of the present
controversy before proceding with the
negotiations for the opening of Wiju
as a treaty port.
United States Marines at Seoul.
A detachment of 35 marines from
the United States gunboat Vicksburg,
now laying at Chemulpo, have arrived
at Seoul, In Corea, as guard for the
American legation. Another body of
70 marines will arrive this week.
The United States transport Zaflro Is
also at Chemulpo, whore Austria, Ja
pan and Great Britain have each one
warship. Quiet prevails here but the
palace is heavily guarded by the
Corean army.
War Talk Stiffens Cereals.
The new year opens quietly, but
With satisfactory features predominat
ing. Wholesale business is seasonably
quiet at leading Eastern and Central
Western markets, but it is worth not
Ing that spring demand and shipments
have begun at the Southwest. Prep
arations for spring are going forward
actively and with a good show of con
servative confidence.
War talk has been a stimulus to
many markets, notably those for cer
eals and provisions, but securities and
cotton have been depressed thereby.
Speculatively dealt in products, like
wheat, corn, beef and hog products,
are all higher, despite some realizing.
Business failures for the week end
ing Jan. 7 number 202, against 201 last
week, and 330 In the like week of 1903.
Express Collided With Cattle Train.
Seventeen persons were killed and
37 injured In the wreck of a Rock Is
land express train at Willard, Kan.,
early Wednesday morning. Most of
the Injured are in hospitals In Topeka.
The doctors announce that all of the
Injured will recover with the exception
of Mrs. M. A. Hill of Greensburg.
Kan
General Superintendent Gmber of
the Rock Island makes this statement:
"The engineer of the passenger train
had orders to wait at Willard for the
special stock train. He passed on,
mistaking a freight train on the siding
at that station for the stock train.
This caused the wreck. Nobody else
Is to blame, so far as our information
goes."
No Dividend on Steel Common.
The dividend on United States Steel
common was passed at the regular
quarterly meeting of the directors
this week, but the regular one and
three-qua' ;ers per cent dividend was
declared cn the preferred stock. This
was practically what Wall street ex
pected. At the previous quarterly
meeting the common dividend was cut
from a 4 to a 2 per cent basis.
The statement of earnings for 1903
shows a great shrinkage in the corpor
ation's business. Net earnings (De
cember estimated) aggregate $108,979,
012, as against $133,308,7C3 In 1902 anl
$105,947,100 in the first nine months of
the corporation's history in 1901.
Reception to Mr. Bryan.
A reception was given to Mr. Bryan
at the Victoria hotel in New York
city by a committee, among the mem
bers of which were Hamlin Garland,
Henry George, Edward M. Grout,
Judge W. J. Gaynor, Jacob A. Cantor,
W. Bourke Cockran. John T. Crosby.
Martin Littleton. William McAdoo,
William Sulzer. William R. Hearst and
Charles F. Murphy. Judge Samul
Seabury welcomed Mr. Bryan.
Fruit Growers Elect Officers.
The third annual convention of tho
New York Fruit Growers' association
closed on Thursday at Geneva, N. Y.
These officers were elected: President.
T. B. Wilson of Hall's Corners; vice
presidents, J. T. Roberts of Syracuse,
J. B. Collamer of Hilton, Albert Wood
of Carlton station and Ira Pease of
Oswego; secretary, W. L. McKay of
Geneva; treasurer, C. H. Darrow of
Geneva.
Senator Dietrich Acquitted.
The trial of Senator Charles H.
Dietrich at Omaha, Neb., for alleged
bribery in connection with the ap
pointment of postmaster at Hast
ings, Neb., came to an abrupt end when
United States Circuit Court Judge
Vandeventer, presiding, decided that
Dietrich was not a senator at the time
the alleged acts occurred.
To Fight Cotton Boll Weevil.
The house of representatives made
available the sum of $250,000 to
be used to meet the emergency caused
by the ravages of the cotton bo'.l
weevil and other insects and diseases at
fycting cotton. Tho sum Is to be di
verted from last year's appropriation
for the eradication of foot and mouth
diseases among cattle.
Iowa Capitol Burned.
Fire Monday gutted the northwest
Wing of the Iowa capltol at Des Moines,
causing a loss of $500,000. The cham
er of the house of representatives
was completely ruined. At one time P.
was thought that the entire building
v. as doomed. It Is announced that the
legislature will meet one week from
Monday In temporary quarters.
Death of General Gordon.
Lieutenant General John Brown
Gordon died at his winter homo near
Miami, Fla., Saturday. His fatal 111
nces. which overtook him last Wednes-
day, was congestion In the stomacii
and liver following an acute attack o
Indigestion to which he was subject.
INDICTMENT DISMISSED
Richard A. Canfield Acquitted of
Charge of Gambling.
Trial Transferred to Binghamton From
New York District Attorney Jerome
Not Ready to Try Case Till He
Could Get a Law Passed Compelling
Witnesses to Testify.
Binghamton, Jan. 12. Justice A. H.
Bewell in supreme court dismissed thi
Indictment against Richard A. Can
field in the celebrated gambling case
transferred to this district from New
York city.
It is understood that District Attor
ney Jerome will appeal the case and
will seek to have this order dismiss
nig the indictment set aside. Should
he fall in that, it is understood, he
will seek to have Mr. Canfield rein
dicted on the same charges, and have
the case tried after the legislature
passes a new law which Mr. Jeronu
Is seeking to have passed, whereby
he can compel witnesses to testify.
In regard to these statements
George B. Curtiss, one of Mr. Can
field's attorneys, said: "They cannot
have this order set aside and they can
not reindict him. This settles the fa
mous case for good and all."
Mr. Canfield simply said: "I hop-j
this is the end of it."
When the case was called Assistant
District Attorney William Rand waa
In court to represent Mr. Jerome, con
trary to his announcement, made on
Friday, that he would not be present.
He refused, however, to move the case
for trial and asked to have It put over
until Mr. Jerome can secure his de
sired legislation, saying that the pros
ecution was not ready to go on with
the case now, and cannot get any evi
dence until the law Is changed. Al
though it has all along been under
stood that this was what Mr. Jerome
was fighting for, this was the first
official admission that has been made
In court that Mr. Jerome could not get
evidence against Mr. Canfield without
a change in the law.
John B. Stanchfield, for Mr. Can
field, asked to have a jury drawn, and
in case no evidence was introduced for
the prosecution, for the court to in
struct the jury to return a verdict o!
not guilty. To this Mr. Rand objected,
on the ground that no one but the dis
trict attorney can move a criminal
case for trial.
Justice Sewell refused to grant Mr.
Stanchfleld's request In regard to em
paneling a jury, saying he thought the
defense should be satisfied to have
the Indictment dismissed.
The case of David Bucklin, manager
for Richard A. Canfield and who Is
under Indictment on the charge of con
ducting a gambling house, came up be
fore Justice Forbes In supreme court
at Cortland.
O. IT. Kellogg, attorney for Mr. Buck
lin, moved to have the Indictment dis
missed. Inasmuch as assistant district
Attorney Gray refused to move It for
trial.
Justice Forbes took the case tinder
consideration and will announce later
whether he will dismiss the indict
ment. BUCHANAN CONFIRMED.
Senate Voted to Lay on the Table Mo
tion to Reconsider Confirmation
Washington, Jan. 12. The senate in
executivo session laid on the table the
motion to reconsider the confirmation
of nomination of W. I. Buchanan to bo
minister to Panama. The vote was 30
to 16, divided on party lines with the
exception of Senator McCreary, who
voted with the Republicans.
By this action Mr. Buchanan now
has full powers to act for this govern
ment In Panama. The motion to re
consider was made before the holidays
by Senator Morgan, thus withholding
for three weeks Mr. Buchanan's com
mission. Mr. Buchanan in the mean
time was in Panama with a special
committee to act as the personal rep
resentative o" the president in gather
ing information concerning existing
conditions there.
Senator Morgan took the floor when
the senate went into executive ses
slon.
He made a general protest against
the confirmation of Mr. Buchanan aa
minister on the ground that the posi
tion to which the president had made
the appointment was not In existence
at the time the appointment was made
and could not be created without thj
co-operation of the senate.
Senator Spooner for the Republi
cans cited numerous authorities anl
precedents in support of the presi
dent's action. The motion to lay Mr.
Morgan's motion on the table waa
made by Mr. Lodge.
Understanding as to Bids.
Washington, Jan. 12. In view of tho
recent testimony of Charles M. Schwab
before the courts that the Carnegie ami
Bethlehem Steel companies had al
ways had an understanding with thj
navy department as to the price of ar
mor before their bids were submitted,
the house committee on naval affairs
voted to ask Rear Admiral O'Noil, who
in his testimony before the committee
last week stated that he believed there
had been an understanding between
these two companies regarding their
bids, to state specifically whether Mr.
Schwab's statement Is true.
Northern Securities Dividend.
New York, Jan. 12. The directors
of tho Northern Securities company
declared the repculnr 1 4 por cent quar
"terly dividend payable Feb. 2.
MR. BRYAN AT NEW HAVEN.
Was Principal Guest at a Jackson Day
Banquet.
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 12. Will
lam J. Bryan was the principal guest
last night at a Jackson day banquet at
which about 150 Democrats, mainly of
this city, were present. Governor Gar
vin of Rhode Island and Congressman
DeArmond of Missouri are among tho
guests. The banquet was considered
preliminary to the New England cam
paign. Mr. Bryan, In discussing "A Con
science Campaign," said In part:
"The great issue at this time is tho
issue uctween man and mammon, be
tween plutocracy and democracy. Ail
I n face questions of policy, of taxa
f.on and of regulation and of finance
are but phases of that century-long,
that world-wide struggle between the
common people and organized wealth.
"To say that It does not pay for a
nation to violate the rights of people
of another nation Involves so much of
addition, subtraction, multiplication
and division that many get lost in a
maze of mathematics. But to say 'the
wages of sin Is death' is to give au
epitome of history that accords with
each person's experience. In dealing
with the trusts, with finance, with la
bor problems, and with all the other
questions at Issue we must view them
from a moral standpoint and arraign
every evil at the bar of public con
science. Nothing else will give perm
anent success."
WRECK ON THE ERIE.
Whole Train Left the Track Seven
Injured, None Fatally.
New York, Jan. 12. The Chicago
and New York limited express, east
bound, on the Delaware division of the
Erie railroad, was wrecked about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon at Sands
switch, about 50 miles east of Bing
hamton.
The whole train, consisting of loco
motive, tender and baggage and pas
senger cars, left the rails from some
cause not yet determined. The fol
lowing passengers were Injured, none
fatally, and for the most part not seri
ously: Mrs. Reilly Adams, Olean, N. Y.; C.
B. Barber, Port Jervis; Mrs. Ann.i
Sheffer, New York; E. Ehlvegn, Chi
cago; Mrs H. F. Merriman, Akron, O.;
Mrs. Anna Baker, Westfield, N. J.:
Mrs. Hazel Stevens, New York.
None of the train hands was In
Jured. A special train bringing doc
tors reached the scene soon after the
wreck and conveyed the Injured to the
hospital In Port Jervis. The train
waa due In Jersey City at 3:30 p. m
but was running behind time.
IN ASSASSINATION PLOT?
Father Sutkaitis Gave Further Details
of Alleged Pittsburg Anarchists.
Pittsburg, Jan. 12. Rev. Father
John Sutkaitis, pastor of St. Casimir's
Lithuanian Catholic church, which wa3
the scene of a disturbance Sunday
night, alleged to have been started by
anarchists, made information against
Joseph (Petritis charging disorderly
conduct. A warrant was issued for
Petritls. Rev. Father Sutgaltls sayj
he Is afraid that Petritis and anar
chist associates will destroy the
church.
Father Sutkaitis gave further details
of the alleged plot to assassinate Pres
ident McKinley three years ago. Ho
also asserted that the anarchists had
arranged to kill the late Pope Leo
XIII and dynamite the Vatican and St.
Casimir's church, but a crusade against
anarchists frightened them off.
A committee of members of St.
Casimir's church called on the coad
jutor bishop and requested an Investi
gation of troubles In the congregation.
One member said that Petritis Is a
leading member of the church. The
assertion that he Is an anarchist is ab
surd, he said, and the pastor will have
to prove the charges against the mea
named in the information.
Secretary Hay at State Department.
Washington, Jan. 12 For the first,
time in several weeks Secretary Hay
appeared at the state department. Ho
saw the Japanese minister, Mr. Taka
hira, and the two had a long talk
about the situation in the Far East.
The tone of advices at hand was to
the effect that the situation on tho
whole was slightly more pacific. The
last Russian note is said to be de
cidedly conciliatory In language and
goes far toward recognizing Japan's
predominant interests in Corea, though
not conceding a similar interest on
Japan's part in Manchuria. Secretary
Hay had a long conference with the
president regarding the Colombian sit
uation. Indicted For Bribe Taking.
Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 12. Dr. Ed
Ward L. Mooncy, a Republican mem
ber of the Syracuse board of educa
tion, was arraigned in supremo court
on the charge of receiving a bribe of
$300 for the appointment of a high
school teacher. His plea was re
served until Wednesday. A previous
indictment for tho same offense had
br?n quashed because, of irregularity
In form. The grand jury now in ses
sion reported the present bill.
Prison Guard Killed by Train.
Plattshurg, Jan. 12. Denis O'Brien,
a prison guard, who was stationed at
Bluff Point station oa tho Delaware
and Hudson railroad, three miles south
of here, to watch nil trains for tho two
fugitives, was killed las night by n
passing train. It Is supposed that he
was run down while attempting t'
flag tho train. No trace has yet been
found of the convicts.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Pointed Paragraphs Chronic
ling the Week's Doings.
Long Dispatches From Various Paits
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.
In her reply to Japan's note Russia
is said to have made great concession i
and hopes for a peaceful result are re
newed. Hamilton street public school at To
ronto was burned to the ground. The
000 children escaped, being marshalled
In fire drill by tho teachers.
Forty car loads of white pine lum
ber, valued at $42,000, left Tonawanda
ever the Central road for shipment to
South Africa from New York.
Reports have reached Panama that
Colombian troops are being transport
ed in schooners from Cartagena to the
camp at Titumatl, on the frontier.
The coldest weather in the memory
of the present generation was record
ed at Wellsvllle, N. Y., the thermome
ter registering 42 degrees below zero.
Thursday.
S. Fred Nixon of Chautauqua was
elected speaker of the New York as
sembly for the sixth term.
Senator Ixdge made a long speech
supporting the administration's atti
tude in the Panama matter.
Fire Chief Rowo was killed and four
firemen Injured in a fire at Sterling
Bros.' shoe factory at London, Ont.
Death and suffering attended the
cold spell, which has been the coldest
New York has experienced In flva
years.
A Rock Island express collided at
Willard, Kan., with a cattle train.
Twenty persons were killed and a
large number injured.
According to a dispatch from Chefoo,
Japan has 8,000 troops ready to land at
Masampho, and a St. Petersburg spec
iul says their landing would precipitate
war.
Friday.
At a meeting of the Congregation of
Rites in Rome the first step was taken
toward the canonization of Joan of
Arc.
Ruth Cleveland, the oldest child of
ex-President Cleveland, died at the
Cleveland home In Princeton, N. J., of
diphtheria.
Charles F. Murphy and some promi
nent gold Democrats agreed to serve
on a committee to welcome William
J. Bryan back from Europe.
Henry Hazleton. an American, who
registered in Paris as from St. Louis,
Mo., has been missing since Dec. 2!i
and Is believed to have been murdered.
Japan in a striking manner defines
her attitude, declaring that in resist
ing Russia in the Far East to tho
crucial point of facing war she works
In tho Interest of international com
merce. Saturday.
Ruth Cleveland, eldest daughter of
the former President, died suddenly
at her home. In Princeton.
Edmund H. Drlggs ex-member of
Congress from Brooklyn, was convict
ed in connection with the postal scan
dal. The Board of Arbitration of the
trotting turf ruled against perform
ances made with the aid of wind
shields.
Miss Harriet Harbangh died at the
Samaritan hospital. Chicago, making
the total dead from the Iroquois the
ater fire 592.
A fleet of United States warships is
assembling at Colon, presumably with
the Intention of making a hostile dem
onstration against Colombia, says a
Panama dispatch.
Monday.
William J. Bryan arrived on the
Celtic after a two months' tour of Eu
rope.
The packet steamer Clallam, plying
between Seattlo and Victoria, went
down in he straits of Fuca and 57 per
sons we.e drowned.
The Democratic state committee of
Massachusetts has adopted resolutions
indorsing Richard Olney for the Dem
ocratic nomination for president.
Relatives of the people who lost
their lives In the Iroquois theater fire
met to decide on a concerted action to
establish tho responisbllity for the dis
aster. Lieutenant General S. B. M. Youn
retired from active service and wa3
succeeded by Lieutenant General Adna
R. Chaffee In command of the army as
chief of staff.
Tuesday.
Tho nomination of William I. Bu
chanan to bo minister to Panama wa
confirmed by the senate.
After nine days of Isolation from the
mainland, tho Inhabitants of Nantuck
et are beginning to feel the need of
food supplies.
Richard A. Canfield was acquitted at
Binghamton of the charge of gambling,
the indictment being dismissed by
Judge Sewell.
M. Santos-Dumont arrived on the
Savole to make arrangements to win
the one hundred thousand dollar prize
offered by the St. Louis exposition for
tho best nl'dilp In flight.
Unlimited funds to aid In prosecut
ing tho persons responsible for the
Iroquois theater fire have been pledged
to tho "Iroquois Memorial society,"
composed of relatives of victims.
APPEAL FOR MRS. TAYLOR.
Argument Before Court of Appealr
Begun Yesterday and Continues.
Albany, Jan. 12. Argument upon
the appeal of Mrs. Kate Taylor ol
Centerville, Sullivan county, who shot
Iter husband, Lafayette Taylor, and
burned his body in their kitchen stove,
was begun In the court of appeals late
yesterday afternoon and will continue.
W. W. Smith and W. W. Smith, Jr.,
far Mrs. Taylor, attacked the conduct,
of the case both by the prosecution
and by Justice Howard, who presided
at the trial. They contended that the
testimony of Ida May Dekay, the wo
man's daughter, the only eye witness
if the crime, was vague upon essential
points and that between the date of
ihe crime and that of the trial she har',
been Influenced unduly by the family
of Taylor's brother and later by a New
York detective.
The contention of the defense Is that
Taylor, who was drunk and abusive,
was shot during a scuffle for posses
3lon of a pistol, and that her destruc
tion of his body was due to the wo
man's ignorant fear and frenzy. The
prosecution by District Attorney F. S.
Anderson of Sullivan county, claims
that the murder was planned with ont?
Peter Yerklns of Fallsburgh, an uncle
of Mrs. Taylor.
Mr3. Taylor Is now under sentence
of death In Clinton prison. Yerklns Is
awaiting trial in Sullivan county for
complicity in the murder.
Governor Bushnell Stricken.
Columbus, O., Jan. 12. Former Gov
ernor Bushnell of Springfield had p,
paralytic stroke late yesterday and
was taken to Grant hospital In a seri
ous condition. Mr. Bushnell was
stricken Just as he arrived at the union
station to take a train for Springfield.
Physicians hold out little hope of re
covery.
When his carriage arrived at the
station, the driver opened the door an!
found Mr. Bushnell almost uncon
scious. Mr. Bushnell's family has
been called to Columbus.
Chinese-American Treaty.
Washington, Jan. 12. Only that por
tion of the Chinese treaty which re
lates to the opening of new ports it
Mukden and Antung, and provides In
general terms for privileges of Amer
ican shipping, will become effective
upon the exchange of ratifications of
the treaty, which will take place
within six weeks.
Priest Died In Doctor's Office.
Oswego, Jan. 12. Rev. Father Jo
seph J. Auger, for tho past 15 years
rector of St. Louis' Roman Catholic
church here, formerly a missionary In
Labrador, died suddenly in his physi
cian's office yesterday afternoon, aged
G5 years.
Dunkirk Collector of Customs.
Washington, Jan. 12. The senate
has confirmed the nomination of John
Bourne to be collector of customs, dis
trict of Dunkirk, N. Y.
MARKET REPORT.
New York Provision Market.
New York, Jan. 11.
WHEAT No. 2 red, 95c f. o. b.
afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth. 98 Y4c.
CORN No. 2 corn, 52c f. o. h.
afloat; No. 2 yellow, 57'c.
OATS No. 2 oats, 42c; No.
2 white, 4444c; No. 3 white. 44c.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR $2.15P
2.30.
PORK Mess, $14.2515.00; family.
$15.0015.50.
HAY Shipping, 6075c; good to
choice, 85(0' 90c.
BUTTER Creamery, extras, 24c,
factory, 14l,415c; western Imltor
tion creamery, 19c.
CHEESE State, full cream, small,
fancy, 12c.
EGGS State and Pennsylvania,
.fancy selected, 3335c.
POTATOES State and western, per
sack, $2.102.25.
Buffalo Provision Market.
Buffalo, Jan. 11.
WHEAT No. 1 northern. 94c;
winter wheat, No. 2 red, 93 'c.
CORN No. 2 corn, 50c f. o. b
afloat; No. 3 white, 49MsC
OATS No. 2 white, 4243c f. o. b.
afloat; No. 3 white, 42c.
FLOUR Spring wheat, best patent,
per bbl., $4.905.f5; low grades, $3.2 j
4.00.
BUTTER Creamery western ev
tra tubs, 2424Vfcc; state and Pennsyl
vania creamery, 22423c; dairy, fair
to good, 17 18c.
CHEESE Fancy full cream, 124;
fjod to choice, HV412c; common
to fair. 910c.
EGGS State, fresh fancy. 32c.
POTATOES Per bu., 7382c.
East Buffalo Live Stock Market.
CATTLH Best steers on sale, $5.18
05.25; god to choice butcher steers,
$4.705.00; medium half fat steers.
$3.C54.25; common to fair heifers,
$2.110 3.00; choice to extra fat heifers,
$4.25i?r4.75; good butcher bulls, $3.7S
4.00; choice to extra veals, $7.75(?';
8.00; fair to good veals, $7.00fi)7.2:.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Choice
lambs. $6.50G.GO; culls to common,
$4.50 5.50; yearlings, handy weight.
$.55.50; wether sheep. $i.2."ffr4.75.
HOGS Mixed packers' grades, $V03
5.10; medium hogs, $3.10ST5.15;
pigs, light, $3.00.
Buffalo Hay Market.
HAY Timothy, new, per ton, looia,
$13.0014.00; hay, prime on track,
new. $13.50(9-14.00; No. 1 do do. $12.50
CP13.00: No. 2 do do, $11.0012.00.