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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 51.
TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2. 1904.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
R
BLICAN.
BOHOUGH OFFICERS.
llurgens.V. K. La n son.
Oowuitmen. Dr. .1. O. Dunn, Q. O.
Gaston, J. 11. Muso, (J. K. Weaver, J. W.
Landers. J. T. Data, W. F Kllltnor.
Justices of the Pence O. A. Randall, S.
J. Setley.
Constable S. R. Maxwell.
Collector S. J. Setley.
School Directors L. Fulton. J. O.
Scowdeu, J. K. Wenk, It. L. Haslet, E.
W llowman, Goo. Holeman.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress Joseph C. Slbloy.
Member of Senate S. K. P. Hall.
Assembly V. W. A under.
Resident JndaeW. M. Liiulsey.
Associate Judges K. H. Crawford, W.
11. II. Dotterer.
Drothonotary, Register & Recorder, etc.
J. C. Gelst.
Sheriff. tleo. W. Noblit.
treasurer Krnl. A. Keller.
CtommiMtonera O. Kurbenn, A. K.
Shlpe, Henry Welngard.
District Attorney-H. D. Irwin.
jury Commissioners Ernont Kibble,
Lewis Wanner.
Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
County Auditors W. II. Stiles, Geo.
W. Holeman, B. A. McCloskey.
County Surveyor Ih W. Clark.
County Superintendent K. E. Stil.ln-
ger,
Krgulnr Trrinn of i'ourl.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of Neptemlmr.
Third Monday of November.
Church an MubbMb Hcbl.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
ni : M. H. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching In M. K. Church every Sab
bath evening by Kev. O. II. Nlckle
Preaching in the K. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Kev.
H. A. Zihnlser, Pastor.
Services In the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath morning and evening,
Kev.' It. W. Illingworlh, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are hold at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
im nth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
pi N EST A LODGE, No. 3G9, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 M eet every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
)RKST LODGE, No. 184, A. O. U. W.,
I Meets every Friday evening InjA.O.U.
W. Hall, Tioncsta.
CA PT. G EOKG B STOW POST. No. 274
G. A, K. Meet 1st and 8d Monday
evening lu each month, in A. O. U. W.
Hall, Tlouesta.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW COUPS, No.
187, W. R. C, meets first and third
Weliiesday evening of each month, iu A.
O. U. W. hall, Tlouesta, Pa.
TIONESTA TENT, No. 14, K. O. T.
M., meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
evening in each mouth In A. O. U. W.
hall Tlouesta, Pa.
M F. RITCHEY,
I . ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
Tionesia, Pa.
c
URTIS M. SHAWKEY,
ATTORN KY-AT-LiAW,
Warren, Pa.
Praotlce In Forest Co.
AC. .BROWN,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Olllceln Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sis., Tlouesta, Pa.
J
W. MORROW. M. D.,
Olllce and Residence three doors north
of Hotel Agnew, Tlouesta. Professional
calls promptly respoiidod to at all hours.
D
R. F.J. BOVARD,
Physician A Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. J. C. DUNN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
and DRUGGIVT. Olllce over stare,
Tlouesta, Pa. Professional calls prompt
ly responded to at all hours of day or
night. Residence Elm St., betweon
Grove's grocery and Gerow's restaurant.
D
R. J. B. SIGQINS.
Phya clan ana Mirgoon,
3 OIL CITY, PA.
W T.ATCSION
! . Hardware, Tinning Jt Plumbing.
Tlouesta, Pa
SJ SFT1 FY
. " " JUSI'icE OF THE PEACE,
Keeps a ooinplete line of Justice's blanks
for sale. Also Blank deeds, mortgages,
eto. Tionesta, Pa.
HOTEL WEAVER,
E. A. WEAVER,
tIiIh lintel, t'orinorlv the
Proprietor.
Lawrence
House, has undergone a comp
ilete change,
and is now ruriilHtieu wmi hi
em iinprovements. Heated
throughout with natural gas,
hot and cold water, eto. The
guests never neglected.
; the mod
and lighted
bathrooms,
comforts ol
CENTRAL HOUSE,
V. G EROW A G EROW Proprietor.
Tlonseta, 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 lor 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 liom the linest to
ihe coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. J ORENZO FULTON,
Manufacturer ofaud Dealer In
HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONESTA. PA.
5 II MOT St
U. U. UUUilUl Ufc MUiiu.j
' GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
FIRE LOSS $3,000,000.
Three Big Department Stores
Burned In Rochester.
Attempt to Bottle Up Port Arthur.
Corea Will Help Japan Bishop Hen
drlck on the Korea Merchant Kills
Lawyer Machen and Others Con
victed Panama Canal.
The retail drygoods district of Ro
chester was practically destroyed by
lire Friday, for three out of the five de
partment stores were consumed, one of
which, the Sibley, Lindsay & Curr
company, was by far the largest es
tablishment of this kind in the city
and the oldest.
Insurance men place the loss at $3,-
J00.000. Of this amount $750,000 rep
resents the loss on buildings and the
balance the loss on stocks of goods
and to occupants of offices. In addi
tion, it is estimated that 2,500 people
are thrown out of work, temporarily
at least, because of the fire.
The burned district lies on the
north side of Main street, between St.
Paul street and Clinton avenue, north,
running from St. Paul street almost
the entire length of the block.
The Ore started on the eastern end
of the block, in the store of the Ro
chester Drygoods company and worked
west, taking but one store east of this
establishment, that of the Walkover
Shoe company, before Its progress was
checked in that direction. Next west
was the store of the Beadle & Sher
burne company, which was destroyed;
then the Marble block, occupied by
the Sibley, Lindsay & Curr company,
also destroyed, and finally the 13
story Granite building, the lower part
of which was occupied by the Sibley,
Lindsay & Curr company, and the up
per part by offices.
On St. Paul street, In the rear of
the Sibley, Lindsay & Curr company,
stood a six-story building occupied by
the wholesale department of the Sib
ley, Lindsay & Curr company, which
was destroyed with all Us valuable
contents, the loss on this building and
contents alone being placed at $1,450,
000. The stables of the Sibley, Lind
say & Curr company were also burned.
There were no casualties and no one
was Injured with the exception that As
sistant Chief Frank A. Jaynes was
struck by a flying nozzle and received
some bruises.
The fire was discovered by the night
watchman In the employ of the Ro
chester Drygoods company. It was
first seen at 4:50 o'clock and the
watchman says it started from a fuse
which blew out In the electric elevator
connection. It started In the base
ment. The fire department did excellent
work, but tho apparatus was Inade
quate and requests for assistance were
sent to Buffalo and Syracuse. Each
city responded, sending two engines
and men to man them. The Syracuse
apparatus arrived at 9:45 a. m. and
the Buffalo companies an hour later.
The necessity for uniform couplings
In fire service was pointedly demon
strated in this fire. The Syracuse coup
lings would not fit the Rochester hoso
and the Buffalo couplings were differ
ent from both.
Skirmishes In Corea.
The official announcement at St.
Petersburg by Major General Pflug,
chief of staff to Viceroy Alexieff,
that Russian cavalry had crossed the
Yalu river is expected to be followed
shortly by news of rather heavy land
fighting, as according to seemingly
trustworthy reports General Linevltch
has sent a whole army corps of Infant
ry to support the Cossacks who have
penetrated to a point below Anju and
who are reported to have beaten the
Japanese In several sklimlshes. : ' ',
If this Movement In force Is pro
gressing It must not be assumed
that the Russians have taken the
offensive, but rather that they are
taking up a commanding position
In Northern Corea in order to
check the advance of the formidable
Japanese army landing on both shores
of Corea, while the concentration of
Russian troops behind the Yalu Is be
ing completed. This concentration la
making better progress' than Is gea
erally believed abroad.
Major General Pflug's report that
General Ma's army Is west of the Ltao
river agrees with the statement of the
special correspondent of the Russ at
Tien Tsin that the Chinese war min
ister is hurrying large bodies of troops
to the northeastern frontier of Pe Chi
LI. This report says the troops are
not going by rail but are marching by
night.
The military situation will be great
ly complicated if General Ma's army, la
really moving to the rear of the Rus
sian position with the intention of
making common cause with the Japa
nese, as it will expose both Russian
flanks to attack.
An interesting Incident occurred on
tho day the news was received of the
sinking of the four steamers with
which tho Japanese sought to block
the harbor at Port Arthur.
The original report was to the ef
fect that four battleships and two
transports had been sunk, and this
created so much enthusiasm that a
session of the council of the empire
Immediately ordered a "Te Deum." A
member of the council Just from the
Winter palace burst Into the session
and said: "Gentlemen, countermand
the order. Only four old steamers
were sunk. The emperor does not
wish a thanksgiving service to be
held."
Bishop Hendrlck Was on the Korea.
The news that the Japanese had
elzed several tons of mess beef on
board th3 Fte-itm;- V. y:z va3 received
with cons! rablo interest at Roches
ter, N. Y., us Bishop Thomas A. Hen
drlck, the new bishop of Cebu, P. I.,
formerly of that city, was a passenger
on the vessel en route to his new sta
tion. Corea Will Help Japan.
The Corean government has decided
to order the Corean troops to join the
Japanese in the field.
The Statesman's Year Book for 1903
gives the following details of tho Cor
ean array. The standing army now
consists of about 17,000 men with
European methods.
In 1898 Is was taken in hand by a
Russian colonel with three com
missioned and ten non-commissioned
officers, who retired, however, in 1S98.
A royal body guard of 1.000 men was
formed and has been well drilled, and
periodically a draft of well trained
men Is transferred from it to the other
regiments of the landing army.
A police force of about 2,000 men
has also ben formed and Is under the
police department.
Merchant Killed Lawyer and Himself.
Hugh "A. Knowles, formerly of the
firm of Knowles & Gardner, drygoods
merchants, shot and killed Attorney
Henry L. Schwartz In the latter's pri
vate olllce In the Marine bank build
ing, Buffalo. Mr. Schwartz was shot
three times.
About 20 minutes after Rhootlng Mr.
Schwartz, Knowles, in the presence of
a number of persons, turned his re
volver on himself and sent a bullet
through the temple. He died In
stantly. All accounts state that Knowles
wag exceedingly deliberate In all that
ho did, the Indications being that ho
had premeditated tho commission of a
double murder, his intended victims
bring the members of the law firm who
were the attorneys for the receiver,
Loo Frank, of the defunct firm of
Knowles & Gardner.
Machen and Others Convicted.
"Guilty as indicted," was the ver
dict announced by the foreman of the
Jury in the now famous postoffice con
spiracy trial at Washington, stating
at tho same time that this was the ver
dict as to all four defendants, August
W. Machen, late general superintend
ent of the rural free delivery division;
George E. Lorenz of Toledo, O., and
Samuel A. and Diller B. Groff of this
city.
The jury had been out nine hour,
although the verdict was reached In
eight hours and 25 minutes.-
Bail was furnished for each of the
four convicted men. the sureties be
ing the same as on the bonds for the
amounts fixed prior to conviction, and
the defendants were released from
"ustody.
Machen, Lorenz and Diller G. Groff,
defendants In the postal scandals, wer
each sentenced to two years' Impris
onment and to pay a fine of $10,000.
Paul Kruger Dying In Exile.
General Benjamin Vlljoen, formerly
of the Boer army, now in St. Louis, an
nounces that former President Paul
Kruger of the Boer republic Is slowly
dying as an exile at Mentone, France,
and that Pr. Reltz. state secretary un
der Kruger, la an exile In Holland, a
constant sufferer from nervous pros
tration. General Viljoen seys Kruger's mind
1r failing, and that he lives in seclu
sion, rarely conversing with any one.
His compatriots applied unsuccessfully
to the British government for permis
sion for his return to South Africa to
spend the Jast. days of his life In his
native country.
I The loss of the Boer cause seems to
have shattered his ambition.
j Liberty Bill at St. Louis.
! Against the earnest protest of Gov
ernor Penny packer the Pennsylvania
commission to the St. Louis exposition,
by a vote of 1G to 3, decided to request
the municipal authorities of Philadel
phia to adopt such measures as may
be necessary to insure the exhibition
of the Liberty bell In the Pennsylvania
state building during the exposition.
Governor Pennypacker took the posi
tion that the bell was too sacred a
relic to be taken from Independence
Hall, whore It Is under constant police
guard.
Panama Canal Will Now Be Pushed.
.The United States senate has rati
fied without amendment tho ' treaty
with Panama for a canal across the
Isthmus by a vote of CG to 14.
Fourteen Democrats voted for ratifi
cation and 14 against. Two Demo
crats, Clark of Montana and Stone of
Missouri were r-aired in favor of the
treaty, and three Democrats, Overman,
McLaurin and Martin, were paired
against It, so in tho total vote 1G Dem
ocrats were for the treaty and 17
against It.
Scaffold In Federal Building Fell.
In Chicago one man was killed,
another man was probably fatally
fijured, and over a score of workmen
had narrow escapes from being
crushed beneath a monster scaffold
which collapsed In tho center of the
new postoffice building.
General Dick Will Succeed Ha-nna.
General Charles Dick was nomln
ated by acclamation last week at Col
umbus for both the unexpired and reg
ular terms for United States seni.oi
to succeed the late Senator Hanna at
the caucus of the Republican members
of the legislature.
Loss of Life on Pacific Steamer.
After suffering the niost harrowing
experiences from fire and storms and
the loss of 14 lives the steamer Queen
reached Port Townsend. Wash, Sunday.
WOOD REPORTS BATTLE
Hassan's Eand In Jolo Entirely
Destroyed.
Lieutenant West and Six Privates
Wounded Original Rebel Force of
3,000 Has Been Reduced to 15.
Members of Revolted Constabulary
at Vlgan In Custody.
Washington, March 1. General
Wood reports, under date of Feb. 15.
an engag?ment with tho Datto Moros
under Hassan on the island of Jolo.
Lieutenant West and six privates were
wounded: One has since died. The
Moro loss was heavy.
Hassan succeeded In making his es
cape. His original forco of 3,000 has
now been reduced to 13. The Island
is now under control of the American
authorities and influential Moros are
aiding in the pursuit of the outlaws.
The members of the constabulary
who revolted at Vlgan are ail in cus
tody. The arms and ammunition tak
en by them have been recovered and
the troops have returned to their sta
tion. It Is said at the war department that
this destruction of Hassan's band Is a
case of retributive Justice. The chlel
once enticed Major Scott oft Into the
Jungle, pretending to be friendly, and
In ambush shot him.
Since that time Major Scott has
been on his trail and now has de
stroyed his band.
Hassan, who was a priest, is one ol
the Irreconcilables. When the navy
was making some surveys a year ago
cf the coast of Jolo, Hassan construed
the setting un of survey marks as an
act of hostility and attacked the
troops. He came into General Sum
r.er's headqi: vters under summons,
but made his escape and ever since
has been at war.
His band U believed to have num
bered about GOO and if entirely de
stroyed, as the cablegram reports, the
battle must have been of some pro
portions. ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR.
Reported Blockade of Vladivostok
Believed to Be Part of the Plan.
St. Petersburg, March 1. Direct
confirmation of the report from Hako
date that Vladivostock Is blockadeo
by Japanese vessels cannot be obtain
ed here, but Is considered not impro
bable.
During the Japanese landing oper
ations in Corea the Russian warships
to the north were a constant menace,
and blockading them would be the
most effectlvo means of securing non
interference. Furthermore, It Is worthy of not?
that for more than one week no word
has been allowed to come from Vlad
ivostock, and this in itself seems
strong presumptive evidence t"hat Im
portant events are transpiring.
The report from Llao Yang, Man
churla, that the Japanese fleet has re
celved orders to attack and capture
Port Arthur on March 1 at all costs,
coupled with the comparison of Port
Arthur and Sebastopol made by the
NovoeVremya. has created a profound
Impression, and has added to the be
lief that the Japanese possibly Intend
to commence land and sea operations
against Port Arthur sooner than was
anticipated.
Provisions For Eight Months.
; St. Petersburg, March 1. The fam
ily of a foreigner employed at Port
Dalny arrived here yesterday having
made the trip in 18 days. One of the
members said to a correspondent:
"The day after the outbreak of hos
tilities the authorities ordered all non
combatants to leave Port Dalny In or
der to have as we mouths as possible
to feed In the event of a siego.
:"If the Japanese -- ' Port Arthur
there were enon ,"le 80 "-.'nns there
when I left to las 19 '-iths. We
passed a continu.'ue P,allin' of troop
trains going east." 'opairs. J
j tteuier)
Proposed New ,rer0 Taxes.
St. Petersburg, ; 1. The
Bourse Gazette says: "
-There Is no need for alarm over the
blockade of Port Arthur. The war will
not end until not a single Japanese id
loft alive In Corea. The successes ot
the Russian arms will re-assert thf; In
ternational laws defined by London
and Washington, which have recog
nized Japan's subjugation of neutral
Corea."
The Bourse Gazette urges the gov
ernment to Issue patriotic stamps, the
proceeds of which shall go to strength
en the navy, all parcels to carry an
extra kopek stamp, which will bring
in $3,500,000. Tradesmen are al.so in
vited to affix a kopek stamp on every
purchase. Other independent contri
butions for tho navy are expected to
ylold $15,000,000.
Tho Corean minister here refuses to
believe the reported Japaneso-Corean
treaty, wldch he describes as "an Eng
lish Invention," and declares the whole
document is absurd. The minister has
become a popular figure tlnce he cama
out as a ttrong partisan of Russia and
gave $25 towards Jhe fund being raised
to strengthen the Russian fleet
Servant Sentenced Fcr Theft.
Washington, March 1. A pines
French. Iho white nmld, who recently
stole ft cjiiantity of Jewelry from the
apartnirnta of Postmaster Genera?
Payne lt d who later was captured in
Brooklyn, wa3 sentenced to sir yearn
In the i-efiitentiary.
WHITE HOU8E CHANGES.
Generally Criticised by Senators as
Falling Short of WhatWas Expected.
Washington, March 1. The archi
tectural changes made In the White
House were the subject of a large
share of discussion In the senate and
they were generally criticised as fall
ing short 'of the Improvements which
should have, been secured with the
$500,000. appropriated for the purpose.
The discussion arose In connection
with the consideration of the bill pro
viding for the erection of a building
for the Joint use of the departments of
state, justice and commerce and labor.
Consideration of the bill was not con
cluded. During consideration of the District
of Columbia appropriation bill In the
house Mr. Scott of Kansas made the
declaration that a negro had dined at
the White House with President Cleve
land during the latter's first adminis
tration. The statement was prompted
by a reference by Mr. Gilbert to the
dining of Booker T. Washington at the
White House. When the name was
demanded Mr. Scott said It was C. H.
J. Taylor, who was appointed by Pres
ident Cleveland as recorder of deed3
for the District of Columbia.
Mr. Gilbert observed that he and
others never had heard of the Inci
dent, but the Democrats were not
"particularly claiming" Mr. Cleveland,
and Mr. Cochran said It was but cum
ulative evidence that "there is no bet
ter Republican In the country than
Grover Cleveland."
Mr. Scott In contrasting Booker
Washington with Taylor said the for
mer was a man of recognized ability,
while he declared there was nothing to
commend the latter.
Mr. Gilbert. In the course of his
speech, said that in the Spanish war
there were General Miles, Admiral
Dewey, Rear Admiral Schley and Gen
erals Lee, Wheeler and Bell, Demo
crats, while on the other side was a
member of the Republican cabinet,
accused of sending embalmed beef to
the soldiers. "Then," he said, "there
was a Republican horse doctor sent to
Cuba who was accused of befriending
the gamblers and lawbreakers." He
referred to the conviction of Rathbonc
and Neely and alluded to General Fun
ston, who he charged, had violated the
rules of civilized warfare In wearing
the uniform of an enemy In the cap
ture of Aguinaldo. He next referred
to General Davis, "who," he said, "sold
rice and other provisions to starving
natives at enormous profits."
In the house a discussion of reci-
In the house a discusion of reci
procity by Mr. Dalzell and Mr. Will
lams, the minority leader, consumed
the greater portion of the day. An
other feature was the declaration by
Mr. Lovering that while the Republi
can party was talking about "standing
pat" thousands of dollars were being
lost to manufacturers and "that our
boasted prosperity Is fast coming to
an end," because of the failure of the
party to enlarge the drawback sys
tem and provide the new markets
which he declared were now demand
ed. Mr. Lovering was loudly applaud
ed on the minority side when he took
Issue with his party.
Twelve Lives Lost In a Fire.
Roberaval Que., March 1. Twelve
lives were lost in a fire which, de
stroyed the home of Thomas Gu'ay at
St Felicien early Monday. W-Hen the
fire was first noticed by neighbors
who live some distance away the house
had been burned to the ground. In
it at the time were eight small chil
dren of Thomas Guay, Mrs. Phillip
Gagnon and her three small children.
Not one of the women or children es
caped. Both Gagnon and Guay, the
fathers, were absent working in the
woods.
Cement For Irrigation Dam.
Washington, March 1. Bids were
opened at the Interior department for
150,000 barrels of cement for the Tou
to Basin dam in the Salt River valley
irrigation project. The contract in
volves between $500,000 and $750,003.
The lowest bidders were the Portland
Cement company of Colorado and tho
Atlas Portland . Cement company of
New York. The Atlas company's bid
was not accompanied by the required
check. The Colorado company's bid
was $4.81 per barrel delivered at the
dam site.
Killed In the Fighting Top.
St. Petersburg, March 1. According
to a story printed here, Count Niroda,
the midshipman killed In the battle off
Chemulpo, was standing In the light
ing top of the Varlag, calling off dis
tances, when the mast was struck and
the count tumbled from his station
Into the sea.
Ill Mnxter Stroke.
"George Ferguson," said his wife,
looking with crushing ncorn ut ' the
gaudy rug he had bought nt a special
sale, "I wonder if over In your life you
knew a good bnrgnln when you saw
It?"
The case was critical. Mr. Ferguson
saw that something bold and decisive
must be done, nml his mind worked
quickly.
"Why. yes, Laura," he said. "When
I wnnted n wife I picked out the
nicest, sweetest little woman In the
whole world, and I got the best bar
gain any man ever got. There, there,
pet!" Chicago Tribune.
I'll m lly HUtory.
"Both of my grandparents on my
mother's side were nonageiiarliAi'.s,"
said Mrs. Clldcaslle.
' Is that so?" replied her hostess. "M.v
folks was all Baptists, but Joslah
comes from n Methodist family." Cld
riigo Record Herald.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
Short Items From Various
Parts of the World.
Record of Many Happenings Condensed
and Put In Small Space and Ar
ranged With Special Regard For the
Convenience of the Reader Who hat
Little Time to Spare.
Wednesday.
Four Russian torpedo boat destroy
ers are captured at Port Arthur and
their crews transferred, the Russians
being trapped by their own signals.
Promoters of the Northern Securi
ties company are p-epared to preserve
the merger In cass the Suited Elates
supreme court's decision Is adverse.
Representative Burton of Ohio as
tonished his Republican colleagues by
opposing further Increase of the
American navy.
From St. Petersburg corroboration
vas received of the negotiations wltn
Turkey for the passage of the Dar
danelles by tha Black sea fleet.
It was reported in St. Thomas. D. W.
I., that there was revere fighting in
Sanchez, Santo Domingo, and that
Puerto Plata was asain in the hands
o'. General Jiminez.
Thursday.
Fire in the factory of the Phelps
Piano company at Brockport, N. Y.,
reulted in a loss of $150,000.
Will of the late Senator Marcus A.
Hanna is filed at Cleveland, disposing
of an estate valued at $3,000,000, ad
of which is left to the family.
Secretary Hay has receivrl informa
tion that Japan has negotiated a
treaty with Corea whereby she guar
antees the independence and Integrity
of Corea.
A mortgage has been executed by
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company to the United States govern
ment to cover the loan of $4,000,000
authorized by congress to be made to
the company.
Friday.
The Chicago Federation of Labor
was enjoined by Judge Holdom from
aiding strikers in acts of intimida
tion and violence.
Viceroy A lexieff's proclamation to the
Chinese in Manchuria says he will hold
the inhabitants responsible for de
struction of railroad and telegraph
lines.
Several senators and representa
tives suggested to President Roose
velt that Senator Hanna's portrait be
placed on the new Panama canal
bonds.
Britain's naval budget shows an in
crease of $12,000,000 over last year,
more than half of which will be de
voted to paying for the battleships
purchased from Chill.
Corea and Japan entered into an
alliance whereby the latter receives
the right to operate her military forces
at will In the Hermit kingdom and In
turn guarantees Corea's Independence
and Integrity.
Saturday.
When the Pacific liner Corea put In
at Nagasaki, Japan detained more than
12,000 barrels of beef consigned tc
Port Arthur.
A London dispatch says the Jap
anese have landed at Posslet bay, nea:
Vladivostock, and are striking toward
Kirin and Harbin.
All propositions to cut down the
naval increase provisions in the navy
appropriation bill were defeated by
votes of two to one In the house of
representatives.
The Japanese official report of the
last naval engagement at Port Arthur
says the object of sinking the stone
laden vessels in the harbor was accom
plished and tho officers and crews re
turned safely.
Monday.
President Roosevelt formally pro
mulgated the Panama canal treaty and
M. Bunau-Vavilla resigned as minister
from Panama. t
Republican New York state commit
tee pledged support to President
Roosevelt and adopted Governor
Odell's suggestion to hold the state
convention on April 12.
John Alexander Dowle's meeting al
Melbourne Sunday was broken up by
crowds shouting and ringing comic
songs.
Democrats In the house of represent
atives were defeated In every attempt
to decrease the number of new war
ships provided for In the naval appro
priation bill, which was passed.
Tuesday.
Foreigners at Yin Kow, China, say
tho Japanese fleet has received orders
to attack and capture Port Arthui
March 1 at all costs.
In a dispatch from Seoul it Is related
that a band of Russian soldiers, near
Wlju, attacked several Coreans, kill
ing some and driving off the others in
a panic.
The battleship Wisconsin at Manila
has beaten tho world's record with 13
Inch guns, Ita expert gunners having
made nine bull's-eyes out of V) shots
within 10 minutes.
The union station commission oi
Buffalo, appointed in 1901, have re
signed, saying their efforts to agre-;
with the railroads as to a union station
have been unsuccessful.
That he might become a hero Harry
Hayner, 17 years old. has recently
set eight fires in the Binghamton Sav
ing bank building. In which he va
elevator bny. He was arreated an
Confessed.
HOUSES HANGING OVER CAVE.
Families Flee, Fearing Home Will
Be Engulfed In Undermined
Opening.
Plymouth, Pa., Feb. 29. Walnut
street Is blocked by the worst cave-in
this town has ever known. The break
started a week ago Sunday morning,
when a wide crack opened across tho
street and spread rapidly until It Is
now 50 fet wide and 45 feet deep.
The two houses so far affected are
held by props from falling into the
hole. Families of Mrs. Edward Con
dron and Michael Farrell have aban
doned these houses. As the fall Is ex
tending there are grave fears that
both houses may be engulfed before
they can be removed.
The cavity Is over the old workings
of tho Plymouth Coal company's col
liery. All the coal was takea from
these workings and the comifiny
could not fill the chambers with culm
because of a flood.
The cave-In cut off the large water
main, running down the street, and
for some time the residents In that
portion of the town were without wa
ter. A special meeting of the council and
street commissioners has been called
to devise means of preventing tha
spread of the cave-in.
DIED AT BABY FARM3.
Bodies of Eight Young Women Shipped
Secretly Out of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Feb. 29. In connec
tion with his Investigation into the
baby farms, with their attendant in
fant killing industry. Coroner Dugan
has discovered eight cases In which
young women have died In the lylng-in
establishments. In each case the body
was Immediately shipped out of town
for burial. These eight cases form
only a small percentage of the actual
number of deaths, it Is averred by the
police.
Every oneof the cases Is now under
Inquiry. The clue to this phase ol
the situation was given by a young
husband whose mother-in-law took the
wife to one of the establishments. She
died there, and the husband was not
ahlo to see her body. Warrants will
be issued shortly In the case charging
murder.
Widow Loses 01,000 In Street a Car.
Reading, Pa., Feb. 29. Mrs. Jennie
Kantner, a young widow, left home
Saturday morning to deposit $1,000 In
bank that she had received as Insur
ance. She had the cash In large notes
In a chatelaine bag and In leaving a
crowded street car the bag waa swept
from her side and lost. The car had
already Btarted when she missed her
bag. She hailed the car and ran aftet
It. The conductor helped In the
search, but the bag could not be found.
Two Men Killed In Similar Manner.
Wllllamsport, Pa., Feb. 29. Death
came to two men at different point!
in this section In the same manner
Saturday. Augustus Schambacher ol
East Point was cutting a tree when a
dead limb fell and crushed his skull
He walked to his home where he died.
At Rome. Walter M. Heath was cut
ting a tree, when the dead lap broke
off and crushed his skull. He died
while being carried home.
Women Dig Up a Street.
Reading, Pa., Feb. 29. Owing to the
great scarcity of plumbers and the
large number of frozen water pipes a
half dozen married women, living in
Burch Btreet, secured picks and shov
els Saturday and went to work In a
body, dug up the street, made a bon
fire and thawed out a frozen pipe, thus
securing their usual supply of watei
for household purposes.
Pennsylvania Builds Hospital Car.
Altoona, Pa.. Feb. 29. The Pennsyl
vania railroad has let the contract
for tho erection in the local shop ol
four hospital cars, which will contain
operating room, apartments for in
jured, physicians and nurses and de
partment of supplies. The cars will
be stationed in Philadelphia. Pitts
burg, Harrisburg and Altoona.
Highwaymen Operate In Chester.
Chester. Pa., Feb. 29. Two high
waymen assailf.d Charles Humphrls
on the street here, disabling him by a
blow with a sandbag. Th;y took his
watch and money and left him bleed
ing on the sidewalk. There he waa
found, nenrly frozen, some time latei
by Charles Kennedy.
Cane Led to Finding Dead Mother.
Watsontown, Pa., Feb. 29. Mrs
Stewart Henry, 03 years old, slipped
on tho Ice In the public roadway and
plunged down a 12-foot embankment
where she was found dead. Her son
seeing the cane lying 'in the road,
peered over the edge of the embank
ment and saw his mother's body.
Ate Strychnine For Candy; Dead.
Norristown. Pa., Feb. 29. Eating 25
strychnine pills in mistake for candy
tho 3-year-old daughter of Clayton H.
Detweiler, living near Telford, died In
a few minutes.
Falling From Bridge, Boy Drowns.
I.ewistown, Pa., Feb. 29. Elmer
Broom, the 10-year-old son of John
Broom, was drowned by falling from
the Pennsylvania railroad bridgo into
the Klshacoquillas creek.
Fired Last Shot In War; Dead.
Serauton. Pa.. Feb. 29. George J.
Burkel, who fired tho last gun of thd
civil war at Morrlsvllle, Tenn.. died
(Saturday at his home here. He waa
t5 years old. . .