THE FOREST REPUBLICAN. Published every Wednesday by J. E. WENK. Office in Smearbaugh & Wenk Building, KLM STRKKT, TIONK8TA, PA. RATES OF ADVERTISING: One Square, one inch, one week... f 1 00 One Square, one inch, one month.. 3 00 One Square, one inch, 3 month)).. ... 5 00 One Square, one inch, one year ..... 10 00 Two Squares, one year 15 00 Quarter Column, one year 30 00 Half Column, one year. SO 00 One Column, one year 180 00 Legal advertisements ten cents per linn each insertion. We do fino Job Printing of every de scription at reasonable rates, but it's cash on delivery. Fore Repu JL YO Trrnu, fl.OO A Venr, Mirlrtly In Advance. No subscription received fur a shorter period tlmti throe months. . Correspondence solicited, but no notice w ill bo tHken of anonyinouH communica tions. Always give your name. VOL. XXXVI. NO. 52. TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH !). 1904. $1.00 PER ANNUM. st "RT Jr. A M II 4 JL 1L BOKOUGH OFFICERS. Burgess. V. H. LaiiBon. CuHCiin. Dr. J. O. Dunn, O. O. 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('hurra an4 Miiblmlh Hrhoal. Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a. in M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in. Preaching in M. K. Church every Sab bath evening by Rev.O. ll. Nickle Preaching in the F. M. Church every Ssbbath evening at the usual hour. Kev. H. A. Zithnlser, Pastor. Services in the Presbyterian Church every Sabbath morning and evening, Kev. K. W. Illingworth, Pastor. The regular meetings of the W. C. T. U. are held at the headquarters on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each ni.nth. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. ipi'.NKSTA LODGE, No.3ti9, 1.O.O. V. 1 Meoti every Tuesday evening, in Odd Fellows' Hall, l'artridgn building. IxmiCST LODGE, No. 184, A. O. U. W., I Meets every Friday ovenlng inA.O.U. W. Hall, TloiiosU. CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274 G. A. R. Meets 1st and 3d Monday evening in each month, in A. O. U. w. Hall, Tlouesta. CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No. 137, W. R. C, meets lirst and third Wednesday evening of each month, In A. O. U. W. hall, Tionesta, Pa. riMONK-STA TENT, No. 104, K. O. T. 1 M., meeis and and 4th Wednesday evening in each month In A. O. U. W. hall Tionesta, Pa. T. F KITC,lRNEY-AT-LAWi Tionesta, Pa nUItTIS M. SHAWKEY, A T TO RN E Y-AT- LAW, Warron, Pa. Practice In Forest Co. AO .BROWN, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. Ollicein Arner Building, Cor. Elm and llridgo Sis., Tlouesta, Pa. J W. MORROW. M. D Dnnlist. OlBce and Uusidence three doors north of Hotel Agnew, Tionesta. Professional calls promptly responded to at all hours. u H. F.J. llOVARD, jniysician A Surgeon, TIONESTA, PA. DR. J. O. DUNN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, and DRUGGIV1'. Olllce ovor stere, Tionesta. 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. D U. J. JL SIGGINS. Physician and Surgeon, J OIL CITY, PA. I? R. LANSON. r Hardware, Tinning Plumbing. Tionesta, Pa S.'jUsTicE OF THE PEACE Keeps a complete line of Justice's blanks for sale. Also Blank deeds, mortgages, etc. Tionesta, Pa. HOTEL WEAVER, i E. A. WEAVER. Proprietor. This hotel, formerly the Lawrence House, hasundergonoaconipletechange, and Is now furnished with all the mod ern Improvements. Heated and lighted throughout with natural gas, bathrooms, hot and cold water, etc. The comforts ol guests never neglected. CENTRAL HOUSE, I j ok HOW .V GEROW Proprietor. Tlonsela, Pa. This is the most centrally located hotel in the place, and has all the modern improvements. No pains will be spared to make it a pleasant stopping place for the traveling public First class Livery in connection. . , , piIIL. EMERT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm and Walnut streots, Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work Iroin tho finest to the coarsest and guarantees his work to give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten tion given to mending, and prices rea sonable. J ORENZO FULTON, Manufacturer of and Dealer in HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONESTA. PA. S II MlIT St GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers. AND UNDERTAKERS. , TIONESTA, PUNN CELLED VLADIVOSTOK Seven Japanese Warrhips At tacked at Long Range. Japan Commands the Sea Cruiser Aground Fires at Elmlra and Oswego. 8moot Inquiry Cost of Common Schools 20 Deaths From Collapse of Building. Official dispatches from St. Peters burg concerning the' bombardment of Vladlvostock by a Japanese fleet Sun day do not mention any Russian losses, but private advices say four sailors and tho wife of an engineer were killed. Entering Ussurl bay the enemy formed in line of battle but did not approach to a closer range than five and one-third mile.?. They directed their fire against tho shore batteries and the town but no damago resulted, as most of their 200 lyddite Bhellu failed to burst. The Russian batteries, commanded by General 3 Veroneta and Artamonolt, did not reply, awaiting a closer ap proach of the enemy. The Japanese fire ceased at 2:20 j. m. and the enemy retired in tho direc tion of Askold Island. Simultaneously two torpedo boat destroyers appeared near Askold island and two more near Cape Maldel. The Japanese ships were covered with Ice. Tho attack resulted in no loss to the Russians but cost the enemy 200, 000 roubles ($100,000) in ammunition. Most of the projectiles were fix and 12-inch sheila. Japanese Cruiser Aground. The following dispatch dated March 4 has been received at St. Petersburg from Major General Pllug, command ing tho Russian forces at Port Arthur: "All quiet at Port Arthur and Yin Kow. According to information given by eye-witnesses a Japanese cruiser having three funnels lies near Chem ulpo, between islands, having recently sunk there." A correspondent of the London Mall, cabling from Chefoo under date of March 1, said among other things that he had seen a Japanese cruiser of the Niitaka type beached at tho entrance of Nam Yang creek, which Is about 15 miles south of Chemulpo. Japanese naval vessels of the Niita ka type have three funnels. Japan Commands the Sea. Under date of March 3 a Chefoo cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph says that although Japan has lost a small cruiser, and that the machinery of two of her warships has been dam aged, these probably have been fully repaired, and in any event Japan has complete command of the sea and will resume her naval movements, the landing of Japanese troops at the best strategic positions, and tho occupa tion of territory near Port Dalny as soon as the winter moderates. Lyceum Theater at Elmlra Burned. Fire broke out In a cigar factory un der the Lyceum theater In Elmlra Sun day night. It started from a natural gas ex plosion, It is claimed. The Lyceum theater was totally destroyed; Joss $G8,000. The rest of the block was badly gutted and the loss will be over $50,000. The Elks' lodge rooms were totally destroyed. Henry Boulle, a stage manager, was nearly suffocated by the '?moke, but was rescued. A burning rag was found on the Au ditorium stage. This theater is In the Realty building next to the Lyceum block and it is thought from this that both theaters were set afire by an In cendiary. Central Offices Burqed. Tho general office building of the New York Central railroad at Oswego, N. Y., was entirely destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon, involving a loss of over $100,000. The building contained, in addition to the general offices, the ticket office, baggage room, the American Express company's of flee, four retail stores and the Lake Shore hotel, which was recently va cated. Several adjacent buildings were damaged. The origin of the fire is unknown. The destruction of the dispatcher's office caused a suspen sion of traffic In the Rome and Water town division owing to the impossi bility of sending out train orders. Reward For Darmody's Capture. Sheriff Ycomans of Wayne county, New York, has sent out a circular offering a reward of $500 for the capture of Jerome Darmody, charged with the murder of Desmond Snyder, near Lyon?, on March 2. The authorities appear to have exhausted eyery clue to the man's whereabouts, Darmody has covered up his tracks completely. He bore the reputation of being about half-witted but he hail baffled his pursuers in a way that would seen almost incredible. Downward Reaction In Cereals. Bradstreet's summary of the statq of trade says: Trade and industry are still irregu lnr, being active in favored sections, but hamnered In others by the pro longation of winter weather, with lt.i concomitants of delayed transporta tion, car shortages or floods. The agricultural situation on the whole Is one of great, strength, and a record breaking ucreage will go into cotton. Winter wheat does not promise so well, however, talk of drought or of winter killing coming from the so-"i wont. The price situation Is Irregular, 1 quick downward reaction having coma In all corc.K but an equally abrupt upward rus'.i in cotton has not made tb situation of manufacturers rny ensler. Railway earnings reflect tho most unfavorable winter in many years. Business failures for the week end ing with March 3, number 195, against 200 last week. omltn Admits Polygamous Practice, Tho confession of President Smith of the Mormon church In the Sinoot Investigation created a sensation In the proceedings before the senate committee on privileges and elections ft Washington, D. C. Mr. Smith said that the manifesto of 1830 had left him and others will) plural families in the unfortunate situation of being compelled to defy the law or desert their families. JOSRPn F, SMITH For himself he had preferred to "take chances with the law," rather than to disgrace himself and degrade his family by abandoning his wives and the children they had borne him. He admitted that he had had children by all of his five wives since the man ifesto and said he had acknowledged them openly without interference or disturbance from the people of Utah, whom he characterized as liberal and broad minded. President Smith testified that tf tha principle of plural marriages should be attacked It would be defended by the church. It was brought out that all of Mr. Smith's predecessors, as presidents of the Mormon church, had been polyg.v mists and that the man chosen to suc ceed him has more than one wife. Mr. Smith was asked which he would obey, the law of the land or revelations from (.od, If the two were in conflict. He said he might obey the revelation though It was not com pulsory. He added: "I should not. like to be put In a position where I would have to desert my children I could not do that." Expenditures For Common Schools. State Superintendent of Schools Charles R. Skinner has Issued the fol lowing statement of the total expend itures for common schools in New York state from 1S50 to 1903: Year. Amount. 1850 $1,007,084.85 1855 3.544,587.02 1800 3.744.23G.95 18C5 5.735.4C0.2J 1870 9,905,514.22 1875 11,459,353.43 1880 10.29G.977.2G 1885 13.4GG.3G7.97 1890 17.392.471.G1 1895 20,950,G14.12 1900 33,421.491.37 1901 3G.395.2G9.52 1902 37.3G9.017.S8 1903 i 41,418,095.85 Deaths From Fall of a Building. Twenty persons were killed and 15 Injured through the collapse of tho steel skeleton of the Hotel Darling ton, a 13-story apartment house In course of erection at 57 West Forty Sixth street, New York. Apparently criminal carelessness is chargeable to somebody, as tha building department had placed re peated "violations" against the build ing, the last one being filed the day it fell, because "the side walls were more than two stories In advance of the front walls, and the floor beams were not properly bolted and tied." In spite of this and previous warn ings the work on the building waa continued. Providing For Panama Payments. Secretary of the Treasury L. M. Shaw hus notified all special National bank depositories, including those of New York city, that they will be ro quired to pay on account of the Pan ama canal purchase 20 per cent of their holdings of government funds on or before March 25. The 20 per cent aggregates about $30,000,000 leaving about $20,000,000 to be supplied from tho treasury. Democratic State Convention. The New York Democratic stote convention for the selection of del egates to the national convention will be held in Albany on Monday, April 18, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The Democratic state committee will meet In the morning of the same day at 9 o'clock and complete arrange Pienls for the convention. Dr.ath of Rev. Francis D. McGuire. Rev. Frauds I). McGuiro, rector of the Cathedral of Immaculate Concep tion in Albany, and one of the be-t known Pathollc p: leats In that dlocoso, died of diabetes, aged 57 years. Ha was born in SymciiHe. USEFULNESS IMPAIRED. Report on Irregularities of In dian Commission. Report Says That Chairman of tha Commission, Chief Clerk and Dis bursing Officer Have Been Engaged In Speculations Discreditable to the Officials. Washington, March 8. The presi dent has transmitted to congress a re port of Charles J. Bonaparte and Clin ton Boger3 Woodruff in the matter of irregularities in Indian Territory. The president says: "In accordance with the recommendation of Messrs. Bonaparte and Woodruff, the members of tho commission to the five civilized tribes have been informed that if they are to continue in the service they must cease all connection with busl Aes3 operations of any kind in the ter ritory where it Is possible that their ofllcial positions could be of any ef fect upon their private business, even though no such effect be in fact shown. "What further action, if any, is to be taken In regard to the commission or any of its members by the executive will bo determined upon after full con sultation with the secretary of the In terior and careful consideration of all the facts In the case. "It will be noticed that the secretary of the interior does not believe that it would be possible. In accordance with the suggestions of Messrs. Bonaparte and Woodruff, to close up the work of the commission this year and discon tinue it accordingly. If it should be found to be possible I would regard this as desirable and call the attention of congress to the matter." The report of Messrs. Bonaparte and Woodruff stigmatizes the conditions in the territory as involving "Immediate danger of ruin to tho genuine Indian population and profound discredit to the United States, exciting reasonable discontent on the part of all classes of the population and demanding prompt and drastic remedies on the part of congress." It says that the connection of Tamas Bixby, chairman of the commission to the five civilized tribes, with the Can adian Valley Trust company Impairs his usefulness and his investments in what arc known as "possessory rights" In town site lands are stamped as yet more objectionable. The investments of Commissioner Breckinridge of the same body are stated to be of much graver Import ance and his considerable investments in corporation stock, the report says, have seriously impaired his public use fulness. A. T. Wylesworth, chief clerk of the commission, and H. V. V. Smith, Its disbursing officer, the report says, are identified in public opinion (but not proved) with supposed real estate speculations disproportionate to their means, and the report says such spec ulations should be strictly forbidden and all officials engaged In them should be separated from the Bervlce. Tho report says the five tribes com mission can be abolished with ad vantage, the remaining work to be done by the Indian Inspector and the citizenship court. The report is accompanied by a let ter from Secretary Hitchcock to the president concurring as to the refer ences to the federal officers and asking for a conference with the president regarding them at the earliest practic able moment and saying he will later consider the proposed sweeping changps in the organization and ad ministrative methods, which require much new legislation and possibly the negotiation of supplemental agree ments with the Indians. Mr. Overstreet Reports to House. Washington, March 8. Postal af fairs engrossed tho attention of the house practically to the exclusion of all else. The subject was introduced by Mr. Overstreet, chairman of the committee on postoffiees and post roads, who submitted the report of that committee on the Hay resolution, calling for certain information regard ing the use of "Influence" by mem bers of the house to secure Increases in salary for postmasters. Minority members urged that de bate and vote on the resolution should be deferred, as they had not had an opportunity to read the report, so an agreement was reached to postpone further action until Wednesday and 4,000 copies of the report were ordered printed. There will be three hours debate on tho motion to table and a formal amendment will be offered by the min ority to provido for a general investi gation of tho postoflice department. The report contained data relating to members nf the house. Mr. Over street in connection with the repon said thnt In his opinion there was not a simile Instance of any reflection on the Integrity of any member. Business was temporarily suspended when the report was brought Into the house whilo members crowded around the doorkeeper's desk to secure copies. Cashier Charged With Larceny. New York, March 8. (loorge H. Se. cor, for 15 years cashier of the foreign freight department of tho Delaware. Lackawanna nnd Western railroad, was arraigned before Judge Foster In the court of general sessions und com mitted to the Tombs In default of bull, charged with larceny In the second de gree. An iiflid'tvlt of the auditor said Hint S?cor h?.d made way with $10,1'V$ of ! r '.ilroad's funds. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. Or. Andrew S. Draper Will Be Elected by the Legislature This Week. Albany, March 8. Dr. Andrew 3. Draper, president of the Illinois Uni versity, formerly superintendent of public instruction of this state (188G 1892), will ho elected commissioner of education by the legislature in Joint session on Thursday and will accept the position. The new board of eleven regents which with the commissioner of edu cation will administer the educational system of the state after April 1 will be as follows: First district, Charles A. Gardiner, Whitelaw Reid, Edward Lauterbach and Eugene A. Phllbln, all of New York; Second district, St. Clair Mc ICelway of Brooklyn; Third district, Albert Vandorveer of Albany; Charles g. Francis of Troy; Fourth district, (no representative In present board); Fifth district, William Nottingham of Syra cuse; Sixth district, Samuel Beach of Watkln; Seventh district, Pliny L. Sexton of Palmyra; Eighth district, T. Guilford Smith of Buffalo. This Is the list finally decided upon by the legislative leaders. It will be ratified tonight at a caucus of the Re publican members of the legislature. It is not yet decided by the Demo crats whether they will nominate or adhere to their "no choice" attitude, as when Messrs. Lauterbach and Phil bin were elected last week. It Is noted that the list of new re gents falls to Include the Right Rev. William Croswell Doane, Episcopal bishop of Albany, who has been a member of the board since 1892, and chancellor since the death of Anson Judd Upson, two years ago. Dr. Al bert Vanderveer Is the regent selected from Albany. The certain acceptance by Dr. Dra per of the fii'3t commisslonershlp is beyond a doubt, slde from the fact that the announcement is made on tho highest authority it is known that he was consulted In every Btep of the or iginal draft and later amendment of the unification bill. RUSSIAN FORCE RESTRICTED. Only Five Divisions to Be Sent For ward at Present Railway Interests. Paris, March 8. Representatives here of large railroad Industries In the United States who have been supply ing extensive equipments to Russia are receiving reports from their agents in Russia and the Far East giving the ex tent of the war operations and refer ring to their probable effect upon busi ness. One at these reports from an Amer ican railroad official at St. Petersburg, having intimate government connec tions, says it is the purpose to restrict Russia's military forces for the pres ent to five divisions three from Si beria and two from Western Russia, each division to number between 25, 000 and 30.000 men. Owing to this being such a small percentage of the total active force, it Is believed that the restriction results from the inadequacy of the trans-Siberian railroad to carry more men to the scene of the operations. Concerning the effect of the war the railroad representatives are strongly Inclined to the belief that American in terests will best be served by Russian success. They point out that Russl-i gave a single order for $25,000,000 of American railroad supplies and assert that Russian success promises a con tinuance and an extension of the de mand for American supplies, whereas Japan has not drawn largely on Amer ican railroad equipment. The head of one of the largest rail road concerns In America, now here, says he believes the success of the Japanese would prove a serious detri ment to American trade, particularly the railroad industry, which thus .far has taken an important part In tho de velopment of the Far East. BRIGHAM YOUNG RESPONSIBLE. Reorganized Mormons Say Joseph Smith, Jr., Was Not a Polygamist. Washington, March 8. Chairman Burrows of the senate committee on privileges and elections has received from E. F. Shupc, president, and A. E. Tabor, secretary of the Eastern Col orado conference, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a telegram denying the testimony of Jo seph F. Smith, president of the Mor mon church, that Joseph Smith, Jr.. was the originator of the doctrine of polygamy. Chairman Burrows has caused subpoenas to be Issued for Messrs. Shupe and Tabor. The telegram to Senator Burrows as serts that Brigham Young alone is re sponsible for that "pernicious doc trine." and that the polygamy religion was Introduced first by Brigham Youn In 1852, nearly "nine years a'ter the death of Joseph Smith who never had but one wife." Sing Sing Death House Full. Ossiuing, N. Y., March 8. There are Vw 13 convicted murderers in the death house In Sing Sing prison nnd Warden Johnson says thero Is no room for any more. There were originally accommodations for eight, prisoners In the death house, but the number of cells has hern increased. Until recent ly 10 was the high 'Kt number of con demned nun that occupied the death house at one time. The Inst man to be received was Tattcrman, who was con victed of the murder of a woman In an East Hide hot' l In New York city. Panama Canal Commission. Washington. March 8 The Panama ranal commission will meet hero March 22 and leave for Panama Marcn 29. The commission will probably re main in Panama several months. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Summary of the Week's News of the World. " Cream of the New Culled From Long Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape For the Hurried Reader Who Is Too Busy to Read the Longer Reports and Desires to Keep Posted. Russell Sage has received a tele gram announcing the death of his sis ter, Mrs. Samuel Chapln of Oneida, N. Y.( at the age ot 95 years. Secretary of the Navy Moody au thorized the Installation of submerged torpedo tubes on all battleships and armored cruisers now being built. The new president's office building In Washington was called a "shanty" by senators who criticised the work cf the architects in charge of the re modeling of the White House. In explaining the tremendous in crease in the British naval estimates the secretary of the admiralty de clared the English war fleet to be the greatest power in the world for peaco cr for war. Russians are wondering at the hos tility of the Washington administra tion, a dispatch from St. Petersburg says, quoting the Novoe Vremya as evidence that America Is losing Rus sia's friendship. Thursday. A bill has been introduced in the United States senate to Increase th-J president's salary to $75,000. Former President Cleveland denied that he had said that the Democracy would not nominate a "decent Demo crat" for president. General Charles V. Dick was elected to the United States senate by the Ohio legislature for both tho short and long terms. In a dispatch from Toklo It was said that the war office there had given out a report that the Russian cavalry had been defeated at Angu and Ping Yang. The cabinet has decided that thi government has authority to pay thd Panama Canal company and the Pan ama republic without further legisla tion. The president has sent to the sen ate the following nominations for New York postmasters: William E. Clark, Fredonla; Wesley Mulford, Unadilla; Arthur Hart, Ravenna. Friday. One hundred and seventy Japanese disguised as coolies were caught on Feb. 11, while attempting to blow up a bridge and the railway near Vladl vostock. Rumors are current in St. Peters burg that the Russians Intended to abandon Port Arthur after sinking their ships, as was done In the Cri mean war. It Is declared in Washington that title to the Panama Canal company's property will be taken and payments be made to Panama and the company within 30 days. Fire Insurance rates on risks in the congested districts of large cities are to be advanced, according to the Jour nal of Commerce cn account of Bal timore fire. Saturday. Mexico is on the eve of a revolution, according to Colonel II. H. Thompson, who has just returned from that coun try. He bases the belief on the opin ions of men who stand high with the government. After living more than 30 hours un der the mass of steel beams and other debris of the collapsed Hotel Darling ton, in New York, Charles Lazk. a ce ment worker, died while being carried to the hospital. Japan's plan of campaign, according to a dispatch from Chefoo, includes the blockade of Port Arthur, the ad vance of an army from Seoul threaten ing Kirin and the landing of another force near Dalny. Monday. tiled Marshal Count von Waldersee, head of the German army, dies. Railroads organize the Michigan Land association with the object of colonizing the upper peninsula. At the meeting of the Democratic state committee the state convention was called for April 18 at Albany. Lima, Peru, was visited by the worst earthquake In the last 30 years. About all buildings in the city were dam aged. Representative Martin in the house of representatives in Washington de clared that the beef trust is evading tho federal Injunction and Is Increas ing its profits. Five hundred thousand acres of arid lands are to be irrigated by an Im mense dam across the Sho-hono river In Northwestern Wyoming, for whlcu the government will expend $2,250. 000. Tuesday. Coreau soldiers attacked a body of Russian invaders near Anju, the 4th Instant, and succeeded In killing 30 of them. It is announced that Governor Mur phy of New Jersey has agreed to ac cept the chairmanship of the nallona' Republican committee. Senator Piatt, chairman of oceanic canal committee, says title of Panama Canal company Is clouded, and that all legislation v ill be held in abeyance un til It. is cleared. It is believed in Washington that Reed Sinoot will he ousted from his seat as United States senator from Utah, his cause having been harmed by the statements made by President Eiiilth of the Mormon church NO COMPROMISE." Fight For Differential From Buffalo ta Tld.-water to Continue. Philadelphia, March 7. With the announcement of the la-t reduction in ex-lake grain rates to tidewater comes the statement of a prominent official of one of tho roads waging this fight in favor of the port of Philadelphia, that the Pennsylvania, the Philadel phia and Reading, the Baltimore and Ohio and the Lehigh Valley railroads are in to the finish. No quarter will be. given or asked, he asserted, until tho matter has been finally settled. "I am more convinced than ever," he said, "since I have looked into this matter closely, that this port Is en titled to a differential. The only ques tion In my mind is whether the present one is large enough. During the first tlx months of 1893 New York did 82 per cent of the export grain trade of the three ports of New York, Philadel phia and Baltimore. This left a paltry 18 per cent to be divided between thla city and Baltimore. If the present dif ferential of 4 mills helped Philadelphia to such a slight extent, then I feel that 1 cent would be nearer the proper fig ure. The sooner this entire question of differentials, both ex-lake and west em, t3 adjusted, the better it will ba for this port." It Is said that Oscar G. Murray, pres ident of the Baltimore and Ohio, will be the chairman of the committee which has power to make an agree ment with the Southwestern lines on a fixed schedule. WIDOW BRUTALLY BEATEN. Found by a Neighbor With Her Skull Crushed No Trace of Her As. sailant. Scranton, Pa., March 7. A most brutal crime has been revealed at Hawley, Pa. Mrs Mary Broderick en tered the small store of Mrs. Mary O'Keeife, where she found tho latter unconscious on the floor with her skull crushed. Mrs. O'Keefo has not recovered consciousness and Is not ex pected to live. There was evidence of a fierce struggle, chairs and tables were over turned and even the cook stove had been moved. The house had been ransacked. Mrs. O'Keefo Is a widow and only a daughter, employed at tho mills, lives with her. The crime was evi dently committed about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. There Is no clue to her assailant. SIX RAILROAD MEN DROWNED. Bridge Collapsed, Carrying Down Two Locomotives. Cleveland, O., March 7. Six men were drowned and four others Injured as a result of the collapse at a bridge spanning Yellow Creek near Irondale, on the Cleveland & Pittsburg railroad Saturday. The men were on two lo comotives that attempted to cross tha bridge clo.-e together. The dead: J. F. Maas, engineer; J. J. Peterson, fireman; George Phillips, conductor; Thomas Kerr, fireman's apprentice; T. J. Coontz, brakeman; A. J. King, flagman. Most of the men lived at Wellsville, O. Of the 11 men making up tho crews of the two engines all went down except one. The bridge had been weakened by a cloudburst. Damage by Ice Gorge. York, Pa., March 7. Tho gorge In the Susquehanna river Just below tha mouth of Conewango creek has crushed the superstructure of the York Haven Power company's plant In several places. The flood has covered railroad tracks at York Haven and has washed away several buildings from their foundations on Duffey's Island. Three families live on the Island and one report says that all have been killed. The families nro those of John Zush, a Mr. Brown and a Mr. Sheetze. A Much Married Man. Elizabeth, N. J., March 7. When James H. Shlppie, 32 years old, a street car conductor, wa? arraigned in court on a charge of bigamy he as tonished the judge by saying ho had been married "about. 47 times" he thought. Two of his wives were in court and it was stated that he had married at lenst four other women, one living in San Francisco and tho others In this state. Ho wns held for the action of the grand Jury. Explosion In Powder Magazine. Latrobe, Pa., March 7. As tho re sult of an explosion of powder and dynamite at. the magazine of the H. S. Kerbnugh company at Heads I Ml, near here, one man, Patrick Quinlan, was killed and 21 others were injured. Jaeoh Squlbbs, who was In his homo hnlf a mill! from the scene nf tho ex plosion, was so badly hurt by hia hou'.;e being carried from its founda tion that he will dl Will Bridge Death Trap. Sharon, Pa.. March ?. The Erie and Pennsylvania railroads, the National Malleable Castings company, the Stew art Iron company and Sharon borough will jointly build a viaduct to cost $80. 000. H will cross t.'! railroad tracks on Budd avenue, known as tho "Death Trap," where a dozen lives have been lost. Tho companii's will pay G5 per cent. Quadruplets; All Boys. Latrobe, Pa.. March 7. Mm. Eliza Welsche. the wife of Samuel Welsche, a Slavish miner, residing near It radon villye. nave birth to quadruplets Sat urday night. They are all boys.
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