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TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1904.
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CENSORSHIP ANNULLED.
So Far as Relate? to Foreign
News Gatherers In Russia.
Neutrality of China Warships Leave
Jibutil New Russian Commanders.
Funeral of Senator Hanna New
ark Shelled Insurgents Drowned In
Saving a Friend Heath Resigns.
The Russian government has abol
ished tho censorship upon all news
and other telegrams going abroad.
The lifting of the embargo which
has existed for generations upon tha
free transmission of news from Rus
sia came as a direct result of consid
eration of the subject by the czar.
In some respects the action Is regard
ed as tho most Important act since thj
emancipation of tho serfs.
NEW CONSULS TO HUKDKV AND DALNY.
Under a regime allowing perfect,
freedom to the foreign press it la be
lieved that Russia will soon cease to be
constantly subject to underground at
tack. The Internal censorship Is to be re
tained, but foreign dispatches are to
be entirely free. Inasmuch as a stat3
of war exists telegrams from tho the
ater of hostilities will be subject to
the same kind of military censorship
enforced in all countries under similar
circumstances.
Question of Coaling Warships.
Sounds pf desultory firing at sea
ore heard almost nightly at Port
Arthur and on Sunday morning fir
ing was again heard. This is doubt
less due to the attempted approach of
Japanese torpedo boats, but nothing
serious has developed.
The Novl Krai prints a long article
invoking historical precedents to prove
the Illegality of thp Japanese declara
tion that coal and victuals will in all
cases be treated as contraband of war.
The paper describes Japan's attitude
as bare-faced presumption and urges
the neutral powers to disregard It and
not to refuse to supply belligerent
ships with coal to carry them to theii
nearest home port.
It follows, therefore, the Novl Krai
says, that the British government
should allow Russian ships at Singa
pore to take on sufficient, coal to en
able them to reach Port Arthur.
Russian Ships Go Back to Cronstadt.
The St. Petersburg correspondent of
the Paris Figaro has cabled that the
Russian squadron at Jibutil, French
Somaliland, on the Gulf of Aden, has
been ordered to return to Cronstadt.
It was reported from St. Petersburg
Feb. 15 that this squadron had been In
structed to remain at Jibutil until fur
ther orders.
It has been suggested that the stop
ping of these warships at Jibutil
might lead to International representa
tions, Jibutil being a French neutral
port.
A private dispatch received at Paris
from Port Arthur says the repairs to
the Russlnn battleships Czarevitch and
Retzlvan are almost completed.
Neutrality of China.-
"Russia glady favored the sugges
tion of Secretary Hay that as far as
possible the belligerents in the Far
Eastern war localize hostilities and re
spect the neutrality of China In tho
interest of a continuance of the peace
ful Intercourse of the rest of the world.
My government expressed the con
victlon that Mr. Hay's suggestion was
prompted by motives of the highest
humanity and was mutually advant
ageous to the belligerents."
This statement was made by Count
Cassini. the Russian ambassador, in
the course of a conversation with a
representative of the press on the
Far Eastern situation.
New Army and Navy Commanders.
War Minister Kuropatkin, who is
going to the Far East this week
will be appointed commander-in-chief
of the Russian army operations
there, and Vice Admiral Makaroff, who
Is now on his way east on a train
which Is expected to reach Port Ar
thur in 10 days, breaking all previous
records. Is to be commander-In-chlef cf
the navy.
Hostile to British Residents.
Russian dispatches record the rapid
growth of anti-British feeling, one say
ing many English boys have been
withdrawn from Russian schools ow
ing to Insults, and there Is evldenco
In public resorts In Kieff that the posi
tion of the British residents would bo
very dangerous should Great Britain
become involved In the Russo-Japanese
Issue.
No Japanese Vessels Lost.
The Japanese legation In London
said It was not true, as reported,
that any Japanese vessels had
been destroyed so far in any of tho
various naval engagements, and that
all necessary repairs had already been
made. The Japanese fleet remains
Intact.
This message also denies the report
that the Japanese were driven from
the neighborhood of Kin-Chan alter a
skirmish i.i which 150 Japanese were
taken ptifcO'.'crs, and declares thai, the
Japanese n:sdo no attempt to bind at
Pigeon Bay.
It sayB the Japanese forces have up
the present time made no attempt to
land at any point where they could
come In contact with the Russians
and that consequently all reports of
land actions and Japanese losses are
untrue
High Records of Wheat and Flour.
Bradstreet's summary of the rtato
of trade says:
Midwinter conditions are a bar to
growth In spring trade nnd Interfere
greatly with transportation and out
door activities generally.
War influences cut a largo figure In
the course of prices, which, with few
exceptions, has been upward. Flour,
h'heat, corn, oats and pork all made
new high records, those of wheat and
flour being the highest reached sine
1898, and tea, butter, tin and coppr
also advanced, though not in all case
owing to present or threatened hostill
tics.
Cotton and coffee were conspicuous
exceptions to the general advance, but
this was due to a continuance of th(
liquidation under way for some time
past, and pig iron weakened as the re
sult of backward demand, enlarging
proiluctlon and reported Increasing
stocks.
The strength of breadstuffs has been
notable, led by wheat and flour.
Ruslnoss failures for the week end
ing with February IS number 231
against 202 last week, 188 In the like
week In 1903. 228 In 1902, 221 In 1901
and ICS In 1900.
Newark Shelled Insurgents.
Tho Dominican Insurgents flred on
the steamer New York and on a
launch from the cruiser Columbia
Thursday. Eight rifle shots damaged
the New York's wood works, exposing
the lives of the pasengers and crew.
The United States naval commandei
decided to shell Pajarito and land ma
rines for Insulting the United Statei
flag and damaging an American
steamer.
At 2:30 p. m. the Newark approach
ed and opened fire, discharging 10
shells. The insurgents fired upon th?
marines while they were landing
wounding some of them. The marines
returned the fire and the insurgents
ran away.
The ma.rlnes searched house?,
woods and bushes. They then fol
lowed the insurgents, who fired.
The New York left port for the
roadstead after landing her cargo.
A protest has been distributed
signed by prominent citizens, against
the action of the United States war
f;hlp, which it describes as an insolent
outrage against the liberty of the r?
public and disgrace to the national dig
nity.
Funeral, of Senator Hanna.
The last rites over the body of Sen
ator Hanna wero held Friday nt St,
Paul's Episcopal church, Cleveland.
During the services Cleveland was
silent city. Nearly all business was
suspended for tho afternoon. Street
railroad and steam road traffic on every
line in the city was stopped from 1 to
1:05 o'clock.
Reservations were made In the
church for the family, governor's staff,
the Washington delegation and other
distinguished guests and members of
the state legislature. The church was
filled and thousands lined the street
above the edifice. '
President Pierce of Gambler college
read the lesson, and after singing of
the hymn, "Lead Kindly Light," Bish
op Leonard delivered a brief eulogy
of the deceased, speaking of his high
Integrity, dauntless purpose and tend
er heart, which were recognized by all
classes.
Woman Suffrage In Colorado.
Congressman J. L. Shafroth of Colo
rado, who resigned his seat because
of election frauds in Denver, denies
that these frauds were committed
mainly by women. In an interview
Mr. Shafroth said: "Of the persons im
plicated very few were women not
more than 1 in 10 at the outside. Tha
Incident was not characteristic of tho
women's voting in Colorado and It is
preposterous to make it an argtime-it
against woman suffrage. The Influ
ence of woman suffrage, upon th-3
state has been distinctly for good."
Drowned While Helping Comrade.
In an attempt to save A. G. Allen of
Chicago, with whom he was skating on
Cayuga lake, Louis T. Dickinson of
New York city, a senior In th college
of law at Cornell, lost his life Sunday.
The two young men had skated ns far
as Atwater, 18 miles north of Ithaca,
when Allen broke through the Ice.
While attempting to pull him out
Dickinson fell In and sank. Allen was
dragged ashore after having been in
the water more than half an hour.
Resignation of Perry S. Heath.
Postmaster General Payne at Wash
ington has received the resigna
tion of Perry S. Heath as secretary
of the Republican national committej
and announced he would accept It a!
once. The duties of secretary will de
volve on Elmer Dover, the assistant
secretary of the committee, until the
full committee meets a few days bo
fore the national convention, when a
secretary will be elected to succeed
Mr. Heath.
Twenty-Three Killed by Explosion.
Two cars of dynamite In a worktrain
on the Ogden-Lueicn cutoff of tli.
Southern Pacific railroad cxplod "I
with terrific force at Jackson, Utah.
&8 miles west of Ogden, killing at least
23 persons. Injuring as many more,
and destroying a large amount of property.
GERMANY'S COLONIES,
Baron Speck Von Sternburg
Talks About Kiao-Chow,
8leamshlp Lines Established and
Building of Railroads Undertaken
Great Value to United States of the
Philippine , Islands British and
French Ports In China.
Philadelphia, Feb. 23. Baron Speck
Von Sternberg, the German ambassa
dor to the United States, upon whom
tho University of Pennsylvania yester
day conferred the degree of doctor of
laws, was the principal speaker nt the
rt-gular monthly meeting of the Ameri
can Academy of Political and Social
Science at the New Century drawing
room last night. His subject was
'The Germans as Colonizers." Ha
was later tendered a reception bv
members of the academy.
Baron Von Sternburg, after refer
ring at length to the part takea by
German immigrants "in elevating the
United Slates to Its present great
ness," concluded as follows:
Time is too short for me to dwe'l
on the history and development of
Germany's colonies in Africa and in
the Pacific, but I think It may be or
interest to you to hear a few words
about her Chinese possession, Klao
Chow, since the eyes of the wor'd are
turned towards the battlegrounds !.n
the Far East, where the greatest po
litical and social problems which ever
confronted the statesman and the dip
lomatist, dormant for centuries, arc
now rine for solution.
Future Chinese Trade.
That the time was rapidly approach
Ing was keenly felt by all students of
the Far East long ago. The powers of
the world also foresaw long ago that
to have a voice in the pending great
councils of nations which should de
cide on the fate and future of China.
they above all would need r.aval
strongholds. And to reap the advant
Bfes of tho great coming trade of the
Tar East, they would need harborn
and trade emporiums. Without this
backing they knew that they would be
forced to the rear, thus permitting
the more powerful to reap the stupend
cub advantages which the future of
China has in store.
England already possessed Hong
Kong in the south, to which she added
after the China-Japan war in 1891 the
harbor and naval base of Wei Hai Wei
in Shantung. Russia gained after the
same war the famous naval strong
hold of Port Arthur and the port 'of
lalien Wan, where within a few years
has snrung up one of the finest cities
and trade emporiums In the Far East
The Spanish war brought to the
United States the Philippine islands,
with excellent harbors, most valuable
both for strategical and commercial
purposes.
The already great value of those Is
lands on China's eastern flank will be
enormously enhanced after the open
ing of the Panama canal. They will
be the great Eastern trade emporium
of the I'nited States, from where will
radiate her commerce, feeding a. Chi
nese coast lino of about 2,000 miles,
studded with rich harbors, most, of
them in the infancy of their develop
ment The strategical positn of
Subig bay and other harbors Is ap
parent even to the layman.
France, as we know, controls a large
portion of tho southern frontier of
China bordering on her vast Indo-Chi
nese possessions. Japan's strategical
and commercial position 13 known to
you all.
When Germany, procured the-har
bor of Kiao Chow from tho Chinese
government in IS99 hpr first step was
to open it to tha trade of tho world.
The laws and regulations governing
trade and commerce and settlements
there are considered the most liberal
ever framed for a colony, the only
close restrictions being those relating
to public health.
Regular steamship lines were soon
established and the building of rail
roads taken in hand so as to tap the
various resources of Shantung, es
pecially its coal deposits. The Oer
tnan government has strictly adhered
to the principle of placing the con
struction of railroads Into private
hands, bids being open to all nations.
United States Prevented Chaos.
Grave fear and alarm was expressed
by all concerned In the steadily grow
ing trade of tlij Far East when tho
war clouds out there were threatening
to burst. It was the far-seeing eye of
the Washington government whlck
scved China from chaos and dlsmem
berment during the Boxer troubles of
1900.
New flames again threatened to ariso
from the still smoldering ashes. But
in the right moment we again see the
same watchful government rise and in
vite the powers of the world to act in
foncert so as to preserve the integ
rity of China and to prevent n con
flagration the limit of which no hu
man mind would be able to foretell.
Through this strong and able utrok-j
not only the powers at peace but also
those engaged In war will reap great
benefits, and it is to be hoped that t he-
vast and increasing Chinese trado
will develop undisturbed.
Seth Low In Rome.
Rome, Feb. 23. All th? Americans
Rome, about COO, githered yester-
y afternoon at the United St'ites em-
say, where they were cnnliailv en-
rtalned, In honor of Washington'?
thday, by Ambassador Meyer and
rs. Meyer and the staff of tho em-
sassy. Among those present were
inner Mayor S"th Low and John 11.
!riinm!n:i of New York.
TRANS SIBERIAN RAILROAD.
Cerman Military Paper Belittle Its
Capacity For Transporting Troops.
Berlin, Feb. 23. The Militar V'och
enblatt, the organ of the German gen
eral staff, has published an article dls
cussing Russia's prospects of reinforc
ing her army in East Asia.
The paper takes a pessimistic view
of the capacity of the Trans-Siberian
railroad and especially of the section
crossing Lake Baikal, where it says
the difficulties to bo overcome are
enormous.
The limited capacity of the line is
said to b? a much more serious mat
ter than tho threatened damage to it
by natives. The paper estimates the
present troop-moving capacity of the
railroad from Russia's experience last
rummer in moving two brigades to
Tschita, east of Lake Baikal, which
t'as only accomplished at the rate of
miles an hour. At this rate It
would take 3G days to convey 25,000
men from the lTral mountains to Muk
den or Vladlvostock.
The paper assumes the present
strength of the Russian army in East
ern Asia to bs 158,701 men and upon
the foregoing estimate of time re
quired to move troops, it declares it
will take until April 20 for Russia to
raise the strength of her East Asiatic
army to 233,000 men.
The Military Wochenblatt is of tho
opinion that the first thing for Japan
to do to compel Russia to abandon
Manchuria Is to concentrate her forces
against Harbin.
Difficulty of Transporting Troops.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 23. Heavy
snows and blizzards over the Siberian
railroad, especially east of Baikal, are
largely Increasing the difficulties of
transporting troops, besides better en
abling Chinese brigands to operate.
Japanese agents are reported north of
Vladlvostock, Inciting the brigands to
action.
Army Attaches at Tokio.
Washington. Feb. 23. United States
Minister Griscom cables as follows
from Tokio: It has been suggested
by the war office at Tokio that our
army officers to accompany Japanese
army had better go to Tokio where
they will be sent out with tho various
armies at different times."
PLANTING TREES.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Set Out
Two Fern Leaf Beeches.'
Washington, Feb. 23. President
and Mrs. Roosevelt celebrated Wash
ington's birthday by planting each a
fern leaf beech in the White House
grounds. The trees were removed
lrom Garfield park. The President
and Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by
their children Ethel, Archie and Quen
tin, appeared with Colonel Symons on
the portico of the east terrace. The
colonel handed to the president a
specially made spade.
President Roosevelt, raising his hai.
to a considerable crowd, threw a few
spadefuls of dirt into the excavation
around the tree. Mrs. Roosevelt then
was given a spade and with it she
threw some earth into the excavation
around the other tree. The assembled
people applauded her cordially.
In a big earthen pot the President,
Mrs. Roosevelt and the children then
planted seeds of a Chinese flowering
shrub, the only specimen of which in
this country is In the propagating
gardens in this city.
At the conclusion of the ceremony,
Colonel Symons addressed the presi
dent, saying:- "We hope that theso
trees may be the living, thriving evi
dtnees of your continued great pros
Verity and of the greatest honor that
can como to man. And we hope and
believe that these flowers that you
have planted will multiply and spread
out over the country, adding to it3
beauty and value, as your life has and
must continue to do."
The spades used in the ceremony
will be preserved In the White House.
Or. the blades of each will be painted
a scene1 of the tree planting.
Baltimore- Newspapers Re-Establishec.
Baltimore, Feb. 23. The Baltimore
News, whose office and plant wero
completely destroyed In tho great fire
of Feb. 7, is being published in Baltl
more from its own plant today Its
12 issues since the fire were printed
by the Washington Post. It has es
tablished in the old McShane foundry
a complete plant. The American will
use the News plant temporarily. Tho
Sun is being printed In Washington.
nd the Herald in Philadelphia, until
they can get new plants set up In
Baltimore, which they are doing with
all possible expedition.
His Accounts Are Short.
Seymour, Ind., Feb. 23. Cyrus E.
McCrady, cashier of the First National
ank and treasurer of the Co-Opera
tive Building and Loan association, has
admitted his accounts are short with
the two institutions. The amount Is
estimated to bo $11,000 with the bank
liul $13,000 with the building and
loan association. McCrady's property.
Valued at from $15,000 to $18,000, has
fieen turned over to a trustee for his
tredltors. Both institutions are ae-
Hired by bonds.
Japan's World's Fair Exhibits.
St. Louis, Fob. 2.3. Mcizan Yabu of
Osaka, Japan, a member of the Jap
anese Exhibitors' association, has ar
rived In St. Louis, accompanied by
two secretaries. Mr. Yabu will be fol
lowed in :i few days by a large consign-
n ent of world's fair exhibits.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS,,
Pointed Paragraphs Chronic
ling the Week's Doings.
Long Dispatches From Various Pait
f the World Shorn of Their Padding
and Only Facts Given in as Few
Words as Possible For the Benefit
of ii;e Hurried Reader.
Six hundred Russian soldiers vere
frozen to death while marching acro.ss
Lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia.
Minister Powell in San Domingo re
ports that on Feb. 9 Insurgents en
tered the I'nited States consulate at
Samana with armed forces and took
away two refugees.
The court of appeals, by a vote of
4 to 3, affirmed the conviction for mur
der in first degree of William Rpad
wald of West Salamanca, for killing a
fellow workman in a quarrel.
The Russian second-class cruiser
Boyarln was blown up by a mine Feb,
IS In the same manner as was the
Russian torpedo transport Yenisei. She
had on board 197 officers and men all
of whom, it is understood, were lost.
Thursday.
The American flotilla of torpedo de
stroyers for the Far East has arrived
at Malta.
John Alexander Dowie of Zion City,
111., was compelled to flee in a cab to
escape a mob, according to a dispatch
from Sydney, N. S. W.
The commissioner of Japan has an
nounced that every foot of space at
the world's fair given up by Russia
will be applied for by Japan.
Sixteen thousand Albanians are In
revolt in the district of Diakova
against the reform plans of the p iwers
for Macedonia and obnoxious taxes.
Chinese bandits, a dispatch from
Chefoo says, attacked a Russian sta
tion near Mukden and were later put
to flight by Cossacks, leaving 58 dead.
Friday.
Aided by Governor Odcll's emerg
ency message, the unification bill was
passed by the senate at Albany.
Japan Is embarking a great army
and a forward movement Is to be car
ried out as soon as the men are land
ed at the seat of war.
Grover Cleveland in a newspaper ar
ticle urges his "rank and file asso
ciates" of the Democracy to unit ? and
take advantage of tho opportunity of
next November.
Five Important bills affecting street
railways were Introduced In the legis
lature at Albany. They are designed
to protect investors and lemove hard
ships of the law.
Governor Odell sent to the senate
the list of appointments on the oana
advisory board of expert engineers
They are Edward A. Bond, Alfrul B.
Fry, William A. Braekenrldge,, Elmer
L. Corthell and Major Thomas W. Sy
monds. Saturday.
A coal and fuel famine exists ia
Northern New York, because of the
recent blizzard. One village Is with
out any coal.
From Salon ica it was reported that
the revolting Albanian bands who had
surrounded Selmi Pacha had been rout
ed with a loss of eight hundred killed
and wounded.
By a gift of lands valued at $250,000
J. Ogden Armour has begun an era of
expansion for the Armour Institute of
Technology In Chicago. It will be for
an athletic field.
Secretary Hay has been Informed
that E.lwln V. Morgan will not brf
granted an exequatur by the Russian
government authorizing him to act
as United States consul at Dalny.
Leaders in congress have decided t
unite Oklahoma and Indian Territory
as one state and Arizona and New
Mexico as another, and admit the two
states during the present congress.
Monday.
Eugene M. Ashley of Lock port has
asked the supreme court to relieve him
from control of Mrs. Ida A. Flagler's
millions.
Wheat advanced at Chicago to
$1.07 on vague rumors of European
war complications and high cash
prices; car sold for $1.10.
Perry S. Heath has resigned as sec
retary of the Republican national com
mittee, due as he says, to the death
of the chairman. Senator Hanna.
Small detachments of Japanese
troops attacked by Cossacks In Corean
territory; .Japs taken prisoners; Cor-
eans friendly tc Russians; Manchiirian
railroad In operation.
Tuesday.
Three ships of the American Asiatic
fleet arrived at Chefoo and were- re
called to Shanghai.
The Breed Johnson furniture plant
and the Century Furniture company
at Jamestown, N. Y., were burned out,
Sunday.
A dispatch from New Chwang sayn
it is reported that the Russian and
Japanese outposts on the Yalu have
been engaged and that the Russians
suffered considerable loss about 2,
00.
The little village of Angola, Erie
county, N. Y., has found itself unable
under existing laws to elect a hoari
o" trustees to succeed those who ha-1
resigned, and has appealed to the stat-7
legislature to come to Its rescue.
The Hague arbitration court decides
that Great-Britain. Germany and Italy
have right to preference of 30 pe."
cent of Venezeulan customs, nnd tho
United States is commissioned to car
ry out the decision In three months.
PENNSY AND GOULD.
How These Interests Failed to Settls
Their Differences.
Philadelphia, Feb. 22. It Is reported
that the negotiations that were go
ing on betwe?n parties friendly with
the Gould and Pennsylvania interests
for a settlement of the differences be
tween the two parties arc again off.
For some weeks the negotiations for
a settlement have been going on. and
at one time there was a fair chance
for a settlement. A plan by which
the Norfolk and Western Rallroal
company was to take over the Western
Maryland was submitted but when tho
price to be paid for the road was
touched upon it was found that tha
Gould Interests wanted considerably
more than was paid for It. This put
a stop to all negotiations.
It is believed that the Wabash peo
ple are as anxious to cH. out of ex
tending tho Western Maryland and
the West VlrglniaCentral and Pittsburg
railroads so that a connection can lw
made with the Wabash Pittsburg
branch as the bankers and others who
have money invested in the Pennsyl
vania railroad are desirous to bring
about harmony.
It Is rumored that one of the rea
sons why the Wabash Interests are
desirous of getting rid of the Wesfprn
Maryland road is that there has been
some difficulty In keeping all the peo
ple In line who agreed to suhscribo
the necessary money for the building
of the extensions.
A dispatch from New York says
"Rankers having close relations with
the Pennsylvania railroad and the
Goulds said that the differences be
tween these Interests are still very
marked. The bankers ar" authority
for the statement, that these differ
ences were In a fair way toward set
tlement some two weeks ago, when
tho Pennsylvania company announced
Its $50,000,000 loan. Soon thereafter,
however, the Pennsylvania railroad
sought to imnose certain conditions
upon Mr. Gould, and the negotiations,
which contemplated the taking over
of the Western Maryland railroad by
the Pennsylvania road, were abruptly
terminated."
STREET CAR ABLAZE.
Ran Wild Down Incline In Pittsburg
With 20 Passengers Aboard.
Pittsburg, Feb. 22. A blazing Lari
mer avenue electric car. all brakes off.
with 20 passengers aboard, raced
madly down Fifth avenue earlv Sat
urday from Grant almost to Market
street. For 15 minutes after tho car
came to a stop It blazed like a fur
nace. Four of the passengers were
seriously hourt.
As Grant street was reached, east
bound, the front motor blew out. Tho
motorman rushed to the rear and at
tempted to hold the car from that '-nd.
The second motor also exploded, and
In an Instant the rear end of the car
was in flames.
In the panic that followed some one
released the one brake that held tho
car at tho top of the bill. The (light
back toward Market street began, the
passengers crowding wildly toward
the motorman's platform to escape the
flames.
One woman. Dorthy Greenup, leaned
over the high 'vire gate at tho side of
tho front platform.
When Market street was reacho I
and the car stopped of Itself, several
people wero still aboard, although tho
car was more than half ablaze. E.
J. Thompson broke through a window
and dragged with him an unknown
colored woman. ITo was severely
hurt.
Miss Greenup and John II. .Tones
wero taken to the Homeopathic bos-
pltal. The car was almost entirely
consumed.
To Help Leap Year Girl.
Philadelphia.. Feb. 22. Magistrate
Frank Harrison has como to the aid
of tho leap year girl. lie says if tlia
fair one pops the question he will
marry all couples during March and
April and forget to collect tho cus
tomary fees. The magistrate snys the
offer is no joke. He sympathizes with
the leap year gin It. is eight long
years, ho says, since s': has had an
Inning and he thinks ffiat her patience
should be rewarded. lie says that
even If only one young woman conies
before him and declares she has done
the proposing he will feel repaid.
Receiver For Bottle Company.
Beaver, Feb. 22 ll. a F. Mans
field was appointed reeelvp' uf tho
Point Bottle Works Cotnpar.y of Ro
chester by Judge .f. Sharp Wi'soti at
the Instance of Charles M. Hughes,
executor of the estate of tho tat
William O. Kirkland. The Kirklavd
estate Is a creditor of tho compan
The court made a decree declaring tho
company Insolvent.
Patti's Engagement Cancelled.
Scranton, Feb. 22. Pattl will not
Ring In tills city on Monday ns ad
vertised. Her New York engagement
has cancelled the engagement here.
Tho attraction failed to draw. Tlr
number of tickets sold has been very
small. When this fact was tele
graphed to New York an answer was
at once sent back to cancel the engagi
ment. Murder In First Degree.
Washington, Pa., Feb. 22. After de
liberating for less than two hours the
Jury In tho case of .Milovar Kovovick,
the Crotian charged with slaying Con
tractor Samuel T. Ferguson a( West
Middletowu, Sept. 25, returned a ver
dict of guilty of murder iit tho fir.st
degree.