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mid Is now furnished with all the mod
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throughout with natural gas, bath rooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The comforts ol
guosts never neglected.
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located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern Improvements, wo pains win
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QUIET ON LAND mND SEA
No Confirmation of Battle On
the Yalu.
.mportant Pension Ruling General
Wood Confirmed Cotton King Sully
Failed Conditions at Port Arthur.
British Submarine Boat Sunk.
Governor Will Be Chairman.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says
there has been no change In the war
situation and that all is quiet on botU
land and sea.
Uetweiwi tho Russian lino from
Plug Yang to tho Yalu river and the
Japanese lino to Oensan there have
been slight skirmishes between scouts,
but no battle has taken place as the
distance between the opposing armies
Is groat. The bulk of the Russian
forces, the dispatch addshas not yet
passed the Yalu river
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PO)lT AHTnttn.
With stately ceremony, tho spec
ial session of the Japanese parlia
ment.. roir.vn,:d to provide the niottey
needed towards the war against Rus
sia, was opened at 11 o'clock Sunday
morning. The emperor, clad In the
uniform of a generalissimo, rode in
the great state coach from the palace
to the par. lamont house and personal
ly road lus address to the peers and
commoners. For the first time the
crown prlnc? attended the ceremony.
He followed his father to an Impro
vised throne in the peers' hall and
stood close by his right side while ho
read his appeal to his subjects.
Tho foreign consuls at New
Chwang have officially notified their
governments that the Russian com
mander of the garrison has forbid
den foreigners to go beyond the mini
walls of tho nntlve city, with the sin
gle exception that they are allowed
to use the river bank between the for
eign settlement and the foreign gun
boats. This exception Is made solely
on account of the presence of tho
United Slates gunboat Helena and the
Drltlsh cruiser E.spiegle, which other
wise would be entirely cut off .from
communication with their respective
settlements.
Conditions at Port Arthur.
Despite the various bombardments
at Port Arthur the external aspect of
the city remains unchanged, although
the enemy fired an enormous number
of projectiles. The marine monsters
In tho harbor look like enormous black
bulls and the battloshlps and cruisers
bear marks of the fighting. The black
clouds of smoke vomited from their
stacks overhang the town. The cruis
er Pallada stands almost ready in the
dock.
Near the entrance of the harbor can
bo seen the charred wrecks of the Jap
anese flreships. Aboard one of the
farthest out was found tho body of ft
Japanese officer who shot himself. Be
side him lay a chart showing tho
course of the flreships and the spot
where they sank.
Six hours of firing by the heaviest
guns during the last bombardment did
not demolish a single building but cost
a few lives. The husband and child of
the Haroness Frank, who was decapi
tated by fragments of a Bhell flying In
through the window, were unharmed.
The enemy, in endeavoring to stand
as far as possible outside the range of
the Russian batteries, rendered their
own fire ineffective. The people are
getting used to the bombardments and
the Japanese squadron cruising in the
offing causes little alarm. Occupations
are resuming their wonted course an!
many stores have Veen reopened.
American Refugees.
The United States cruiser Cin
cinnati has returned to Chemulpo
from Chlnampo, In Corea, with
three men and 22 women and children
refugees, all Americans, from tho
American company's mine at Unsan
and missions in that vicinity. All aro
well. They praise the kindness, of tho
officers of the Cincinnati who gave up
llieir cabins to them.
Liner New York In a Collision.
The American line steamship New
York, from New York, Ma.rclt 12,
for riymouth, Cherbourg and South
ampton, met with two mishaps on
r.unday, grounding off Capo La llnuo,
France, in t!m early morning and la
ter coming into collision in the Eng
lish channel wi'h the Peninsular and
Oriental steamship Assayo, under con
tract to the Hiltish government and
Used ns a troops shly. The Assayo
was for Bombay with 500 troops.
There wa great excitement but no
panic on either vesst.!. The boats of
the Assiiye were lowered and the
troops mustered, but the bulkhead of
the troopship saved her.
Until vessels were able to enter
SoiHhamplon and the New York was
docked at 4:30 o'clock for temporary
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fepairs. Nohody waa injured. It will
be Impnssii: s to estimate the damag'3
to tho Now York until she ha3 Cean
put into ilrydock. It is believed that
bolh vessels have been rather serious
ly injured. Another troop ship will
replace the Assaye.
Twenty-two Sailors Drowned.
The Gorman .'bark Alona collided
with the English birk Lady Cairns off
Litblin bay Sunday morning. The
i ady Cairns sank In a few minutes.
Her crew of 22 men were drownel.
Tho Mona, which was much damaged,
was assisted Into Dublin harbor.
British Submarine Boat Sunk.
The British submaiine boat No. Al
was run down and sunk off The Nas
lightship, near Portsmouth, by a Don
ald Currle liner, 11 persons b:dng
drowned, including Lieutenant Man
sergh. The name of the Donald Currle liner
which struck the submarine boat Is
tho Berwick Castle from Eant London,
.South Africa. Tho loss of tho boat
was not known for some hours after
the Unci) had reported to the maneu
vering fleet that she had struck a torpedo.
Practically a Service Pension.
Commissioner of Pensions Ware,
with the approval of Secretary Hitch
cock, has promulgated a most Import
ant pension ruling which provides:
"In the adjudication of pension
claims under tho act of June 27, 1890,
it shall ba taken and considared a
an evidential fact. If the contrary does
not appear, and if ell other legal re
quirements are -properly met. that
when a claimant has passed the ago
of 02 years he is disabled one-half in
ability to perforin manual labor and 13
entitled to be rated at ?G per month;
after C5 years nt $8 per month; after
CS years at $10 per r."nth. end after
70 years $12 per i:i(.sf!i.
"Allowance at higher rate, not ex
ceeding $12 per month, will continue
to be made as heretofore, where dis
abilities other than age show a con
dition of Inability to perform manua.
labor.
"This order shall take effect April
13, 1904."
General Wood Confirmed.
By vote of the senate on Friday
General Leonard Wood became a ma
jor general, taking the rank from Aug.
8, 1903, the day President Roosevelt
made the promotion. The contest
ngalnst his confirmation has been a
notable one, beginning Nov. 19, 190.1
The nomination was confirmed by a
vote of 45 to 10
Dependent upon the confirmation of
General Wood were 167 promotions for
other army officers, which have been
bold up since their nominations were
made by the president. They will now
be confirmed. These nominations in
clude 20 colonels promoted to be brig
adier generals on the retired list and
one brigadier general on the active
list, and officers ranking from colonels
down to second lieutenants.
Cotton King Has Failed.
D. L. Sully, the cotton operator who
for a year was the biggest, figure In
the cotton markets of the world, and
who has "bulled" cotton from 7 cents
a pound to over 17, announced his in
ability to make good his engagements
on to New York Cotton exchange.
Within a few moments cotton fell
t.early $13 a bale from the hlghast
figure of the day.
It was estimated that something
like three-quarter of a million bales of
cotton" were traded in during the 20
niinuuj of the panic and that of this
upwards of half a million bales repre
sented "forced liquidation."
As the market slumped 230 points
during this period the 1(3S falling on
this element amounted to something
over a million dollars.
Governor Will Be Chairman.
At a conference Sunday between
Senator Thomas C. Piatt. Governor
Odoll. Colonel Dunn, chairman of the
Republican state committee, and many
other prominent Republicans, after a
full exchange of views nnd statement?
by Senator Phut and Governor Odell.
It was unanimously agreed that Sena
tor Piatt should remain, as he has
been in the past, the active leader ol
the party.
It was further agreed that Governor
Odell should be selected as chairman
of the state committee to be chosen
at the state convention In April.
It was also agreed that. In local con
tests for leaderships In the party there
shall be no interference in favor of or
pgalnst any one, eithei by Senator
Piatt or Governor Odell.
Hearst's Anti-Trust Resolution.
Representative Hearst of New York
has introduced a resolution providing
for an Investigation of the trust ques
tion by a committee of five members
of tho house.
The committee is directed to inform
the house fully on tho trust situation
to tho end that more effective laws
may bo prepared.
The resolutions were referred to the
committee on rules.
Murder In Second Degree.
The trial at Buffalo, N. Y., of Her
man Heimberger, one of the quartette
m' youthful bandits who shot and killed
Bernardo Balsano during nn attempt
to rob his grocery store on Walden
avenue, about a month ago, ended In a
verdict of guilty of murder In the sec
ond degree. The trial of William F.
Trueman, another of the band, is now
In progress.
Funeral of Duke of Cambridge.
After a funeral service in Westmin
ster abbey the Duke of Cambridge,
cousin of Queen Victoria, was buried
near the remains of bis wife In Konsal
Green cemetery. The funeral was ai)
elaborate rr.Hitnry ceremony.
COOLIES IN TRMSVML.
Parliament Divided on Question
of Importation.
Premier Sld That Chinese Labor Was
the Only Means of Preventing Com
mercial Crisi3 Anglican Bishop
Defended Chinamen From Charg!
of Immorality.
London, March 22. In the house ol
commons tho Liberal leader, Sii
Henry Campbell-nannennan, moved
his vote of consure, presented March
16, to the effect that "this house dis
approves the conduct of his majesty's
government In advising the crown not
to disallow the ordinance for the in
troduction of Chinese labor in the
Iransvaal."
Sir Henry said nothing the govern
ment had done since the close of the
South African war had so sorely tried
the people of thU country as its sane
tiun of the introduction of Chinese la
bor Into South Africa. It was impos
ilile to conceive a greater departure
from the principles by which Great
Britain hitherto had made her way In
the world than the Importation ol
aliens as tho bondsmen of mining
speculators.
The Liberal leader thought nothing
but averting a positive catastrophe
could justify the Chinese labor ordi
nance. At the time of the war the
government declared It was waged In
the interests ol white labor, but the
British workman was now being
snuffed out by the Chinaman. It was
the biggest scheme for human dump
ing since the "mlddlo passage" was
abolished.
Sli' Henry put stress on the pro
vision to the effect that any one har
boring a deserting Chinaman wouli
bo treated ai a receiver of stolen
goods. If this did not constitute
slavery, he said, the difference was
indistinguishable.
Colonial Secretary Lyttleton, reply
ing, indignantly repelled tho allega
tion that the government was favor
Ing slavery. The government, he as
serted, had been guided by the over
whelming sentiment In the Transvaal
in favor of Chinese labor end the
economic necssity therefor. The
ministry had adopted the only alter
native, to bridge the transition period
until the blacks had Increased suffl
ciently to fill the demand for un
skilled labor. The government was
well aware that the policy would be
unpopular.
Defending Chinamen against the
charge of Immorality, Mr. Lyttletor
read a letter from the bishop of Brit
ish Columbia saying that the China
men were in no way a debauched com
munity but lived quietly and soberly
There was no evidence that they Im
ported new or despicable vices.
The prosperity of British Co'.umbls
and California, Mr. Lyttleton asserte l
was based on gold mines won b
Asiatic labor.
Major John Edward Seely, whe
hitherto has been a consistent support
er of the government, said he bo
lieved the importation of Chinese la
bor would render the Transvaal im
possible as a white man's country
He announced therefore he had ten
dered his resignation because he did
not think it fair that he should vote
against the government without giv
Ing his constituents an opportunity o'
turning him out If they did not ap
prove of his action.
Mr. Balfour, in opposing the resolu
tlon, r.ald It was a question whethei
the Transvnnl should he allowed te
go through a grave commercial crisis
rather than ndmit Chinese labor. Lib
eral governments, he said, had in the
pn?t legalized the Importation of suet
labor for British colonies and the op
position was now reaping the benefit
of the evils which their own party hat
produced.
Sir Henry Ca-npbell-Bannerman'i
mo'ion was rejected, 209 to 212.
Urgent whips of all parties had so
cured a bp? attendance and many o'
the Irish members had hurried frotr
Dublin.
In the division 13 Unionist members
including Winston Churchill, ah
8t allied from voting. Sixty-five Na
tlonallst members voted against th
government, the majority for wlilcl
was rather larger than any In the sev
eral recent. eritieU divisions. The re
suit was received with cheers.
Chinese Exclusion Act Expires.
Washington, Mnrch 22. A neu
treaty regulating tho admission o
Chinese Into the United States Is Ir
preparation. Tho existing treaty
which was made by Secretary Gresh
am and Minister Yu In ISO 1, will ex
pirc next December by limits' Ion.
Tl ero Is reason to believe thnt Ii
will tie mine liberal In the treatment
of Chinese wishing to enter Ihe Unit
ed States, when they are not actuallj
of ;lie coollo class, than tho existing
treaty. Provision may be made foi
the entry of Chinese? laborers into tin
Panama cnnal strip. An attempt lirv
lieen made to make more extensive
use of Chinese labor In th;' Philip
pines.
Miners' Scale Signed.
Indianapolis, March 22. At a meet
Ing hme the scab; pio;io.-ed by tie
coal operators and accepted by I In
miners was signed by the Joint sub
scale commit ! consisting of twi
liiirie;s Hti.i two operators of each o
the lour stiites forming tlej centr.i
competitive dii't.-lct. No o!n:ie wa.
niatle from t!o original proposition oi
the ooeriiors. The scale is operative
for two years
CHINESE NEUTRALITY.
Thought In Russia That It Dependi
Largely on Result of First Big
Battle.
St. Petersburg, March 22. In gov
einmcnt circles there exists a stronj
belief that the question as to whethei
China will observe her neutrality un
deriaklngs will depend largely on th
result of the first heavy land fighting
A big victory by the Russian army, i
Is believed, will insure tho quiescsnci
of the Celestial empire but there an
grave fears as to what might happer
ir. tho event of a signal Japanese sue
cess in the early stages of the Ian":
operations.
For the time being the situation ap
pears to be satisfactory and it certain
ly is much better than it was threi
weeks ago. The Pekin governmen
has reiterated its professions regard
ing neutrality to Paul Lessar, the Rus
elan minister, and has given him fab
assurances In answer to his represent
anions regarding the number of Chi
ncse troops north of the Great Wall.
The natives manifest a friendliei
disposition than they did In the bo
ginning of the war, but the Russian;
know the Oriental character as n
other Europeans do. They understan!
how deepseated Is the hatred of for
eigners In China and the only prestigi
Df the Russians is their strong arm.
Tiie recent naval success of the Jap
anese has not greatly Impressed thi
Chinese, but If the Russians shoule
sustain a really disastrous defeat oi
land the Chinese might, suddenly bi
aroused, whether with the connlvanci
or even with the consent of the Jap
anese, against Russia and perhap:
against all foreigners.
Russia's present plans are based ot
the appreciation of tho supreme im
portance of the first land battle, ant
no fighting on a large scale will tak
place, if it possibly can be avoided
until the Russians feel morally certiii
that they can deal the enemy a crush
Ing blow.
Reported Landing at Kin Chow Deniei
St. Petersburg, March 22. The fol
lowing dispatch from Mukden was re
ceived from General Zhilinski:
"The troops are In good spirits ant
there is no sickness. According to re
ports received from the front lei
guards on the Eastern Chinese rail
way everything Is In order there. A'
Udyini station Captain Uksemoff witl
70 cavalrymen has driven off a band o
100 Chunchoses (Chinese bandits).
"The occupation of the towns o
Anju and Ping Yang by the enemy'
Infantry and artillery is confirmed
An increased movement of the troop:
and transports on the road betweer
Ping Yang and Anju Is noticeable.
"Thirteen of the enemy's transport!
recently unloaded at Chlnampho.
"According to reports there have
been no preparation for landing on the
coast of Caoljao or opposite Kin Chow
"All reports appearing In forelgr
newspapers of the landing of Japa
nese at different points on the coast
are Inventions."
Patriotic Subscriptions.
Moscow, March 22. Altogether
about $2,700,000 has been subscribei
here for patriotic purposes. The Brit
Ish colony Is sending to the seat o:
war a field hospital with 50 beds.
GRAIN RATE WAR.
Pennsylvania Railroads Announci
Another Cut For Next Saturday.
Philadelphia, March 22. The New
York railroads having met the lates:
cut In the ex-lake grain freight ratei
from Buffalo, the railroads enterinj
this city announced a further cut o
4 mills to go into effect next Saturday
This applies only to wheat, flaxseet
and barley. A cut of 4 mills on corn
rye and oats would have placed thesi
grains on the free list.
The new rales aro as follows;
Wheat and flaxseed 2 mills; corn am
rye 3Vi. mills; barley 1 mill, and oati
4 mills.
Negotiations looking to a temporar;
agreement in the differential wa
pending a final settlement by arbltri
tlon are still In progress. A. traffli
official of the Pennsylvania railroa:
said he expected an agreement won!:
be reached In a few days.
Seneca County Centennial.
Rochester, March 22. Exercise
commemorative of the 100th annlvers
ary of the formation of Seneca count;
began in Seneca Falls lost night wit
a paper on the history of the forma
tlon of the county by Hon. Oiedrlc!
Willers, an nddress by Dr Maey, super
Intention!, of Willard asylum at Ovid
and a paper on the Cayuga Indians b;
Fred Teller. The celebration con
tlnues today. Seneca county was
part of Montgomery county and wai
separated by an act of the legislature
which was signed by Governor Clin
ton, March 21, 1804.
Hearst Starts a Boston Daily.
Boston, March 22. The first editior
f a daily newspaper established bj
William R. Hearst appeared in this
city, under the nnine of "Hearst's Bos
ton Anieriem and New York Journal.'
It comprised 21 pages of advertising
nnd reading matter presented in l
stylo similar to that of Air. Heiirst'i
New York paper.
On Trial For "Ringing."
Del iint, March 22. The trial of E'.
E. Far!"y on the charge of "ringing'
the mare Aimless as Surah I'la-eU a
Hie Cms-tie point race meeting .1'itn
H! lust was begun in ihe Wayne cir
cuit. court. L i-i said tint Ihe victorj
of Sarah I lack on June 11! cost the
poolroom .!' lite eoiintry in the neigh
nnilnod of $10:i.fVl
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
Short Items From Various
Parts of the World.
Record of Many Happenings Condented
and Put In Small Space and Ar
ranged With Special Regard For the
Convenience of the Reader Who hat
Little Time to 8pare.
Wednesday.
Hostile Moros atlacked an American
reconnoitering force east of Cotabato,
but were defeated and their strong de
fences captured.
Various dispatches repeat the rumor
that Port Arthur has been evacuated
and also deny it. the majority Inclin
ing to the latter view.
It is reported that the Russian fleet
Hbandoned Port Arthur after thi
fourth attack on the town, and is en
deavoring to reach Vladivostok.
One of the greatest financiers con
nected with the creation of the United
States Shipbuilding company will have
to face a charge of grand larceny.
News has been received of the first
accident to n war correspondent In the
Far East. Mr. McKenzie, representa
tive of the London Mail In Corea had
Loth his legs broken by a fall from n
puny.
Thursday.
Three persons are killed and eight
injured lii an explosion In the factory
of the Chicago Toy Novelty company.
It Is announced that the New York
Central has gained control of the Bing
hnmton, Pittsburg and Eastern rail
road. Captain Ivkov of the Manchurlan
commissariat has been court-martialed
and shot for acting as a spy in the pay
of the Japanese
Tokio believes that Vice Admiral
Makaroft has taken his squadron out
of Port Arthur and will seek to unite
with the Vladivostok cruisers and en
gage the Japanese battleship fleet.
Irish members of the house of com
mons by a clever coup defeat the gov
ernment by 11 votes with the aid of
the Liberals. Premier Balfour de
clares he will not resign, despite the
blow.
Friday.
Two earthquake shocks were felt
In Seattle Wednesday night, the first
of five seconds and the second of 13
seconds' duration.
Bryan men in Nebraska admit their
bad defeat in the Democratic State
Committee, and there will be a hot
fight for leadership in the State Con
vention. While entering Poit Arthur the lfith
Inst., the Russian torpedo-boat destroy
er Skorrl struck upon an unplaced
mine and was blown up. Four of tho
crew were saved.
As a result of the inquiry into the
charges against Senator Dietrich of
Nebraska. Williamson S. Summers,
United States district attorney of Ne
braska, will be removed from office.
Saturday.
Inez J. Bunnell, a music teacher, was
suffocated in her apartments during
a fire in the Smith block at Geneva,
N. Y.
The suspension Is announced of the
firm of Daniel J. Sully & Co., of New
York, the great bull operators In the
cotton market.
The Thompson bill extending the
powers of the Ontario Power company
was advanced to second reading in tho
senate at Albany.
On March 1G, 13 accomplices in the
murder of the queen In 18!)5 and 22
highwaymen were excuted by strang
ling in the city prison at Seoul, Corea.
Within six weeks miscreants have
derailed three trains on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad and
have attempted to destroy a bridge
with dynamite.
Monday.
Iowa farmers are organizing a new
grange movement for protection
against the railroads and meat com
bine. German force Is routed In a battM
with the Herreros In Gorman South
west Africa. Seven officers and V.
privates are killed.
Russian advices from Mukden any
a battle has been fought on the Yalu
river and 1,800 Japanese prisoners cap
tured by the Russians.
A federal judge at Helena, Ark.,
passed a penitentiary sentence on
three Whitecaps who were convicted
of conspiracy to intimidate negro
workmen at a sawmill.
Andrew Carnegie gives another $.",
000,000 for education purposes. It ii
believed the money will go to the Car
negie institute of Pittsburg, but tho
object of tho gift Is kept secret at
present.
Tuesday.
At the opening of tho special session
of the Japanese parliament the throne
urged early approval of the war bud
Ret. E. R. Ilewlit. son of the late Abram
S. Hewitt, was locked up In New York
for speeding his automlbile In Fifth
avenue.
Harry Mcllennery of Berwick, Pa.,
and Darwin Tessler ef Bellefonte. Pa
were killed at the Erlo crossing on
2-lih street, Niagara Falls.
French residents in Canada who
are subject to military duty in Franci
have received orders to return to their
country for garrison service.
It is believed In St. Petersburg thai
a triple alliance lias been formed be
tween Japan. China and Corea as a
rvsult of Mm quia lto's mission.
'CARNEGIE'SET NO LilYllf.
Technical Schools of Pittsburg May
Use as Many Millions as They Need.
Pittaourg, March 21. Arthur A.
Hamerschlag, director of the Carnegie
technical schools, when asked where
Mr. Carnegie Intended to place the $,
000,000 which the latter Intimated that
he would bestow upon some Institution
before going to Scotland, said:
"I do not know anything about an
endowment of $."1,000,000. I did not
Ro to New York to see Mr. Carnegie
about money for the technical schooU
here. Mr. Carnegie has not limited
the committee to any amount. He ha.3
given the committee carte blanche to
use a.s many millions of dollars as they
tee lit to expend.
"We have not quite agreed how the
buildings should be erected. Some
figured on buildings to contain the
students who should come in five
years, others 10 yetrs, and so on. The
trustees will meet next Tuesday, when
Mr. Carnegie's opinion will be heard.
Mr. Carnegie has told us to go ahead
md he will stand the expense."
CHILD FIRES POWDER.
tlav's House Wrecked and Little One
Fatally Burned.
West Newton, Pa., March 21. A
terrific explosion of gunpowder in the
house of a Slav living at Smithdale,
a mining town near hero, resulted la
the destruction of the house and tha
fatal injury of a 2-ycar-old child.
A keg of powder was kept under the
bed of an upstairs room, and in somo
manner the infant Ignited it. The
mother, who was downstairs, felt a
concussion, and the front of tho house
fell out. Rushing up she found her
babv with Its clothes on fire and ter
ribly burned. The building was
burned to the ground.
Police Chief Threw Lighted Lamp.
WilkesHarre, Pa., March 21. In a
raid Chief Jones and 12 officers of this
city captured seven men of a gang
suspecte'd of many highway robberies
and burglaries. The police in a special
car went to Sugar Notch at 4 o'clock
in the morning and got to the bedsides
of most of the men before they wera
fully awake Chiof Jones had a nar
row escape. Patrick Mack, into whose
room he rushed, raised a revolver to
shoot, but Jones threw a lighted lamp
in his face. The lamp exploded and
the house was burning before Mack
was overpowered.
Wants Brother Declared Dead.
Grecnsburg, March 21. Jane V.
Jones of South Sharon has filed a pe
tition asking for letters of adminis
tration In the estate of her brother,
Charles Coulter. The brother In 1835
left for tho gold fields of California,
leaving his Bolivar property In charge
of his parents. Ho went to Vancouver
25 years ago and has not been heard
from since. The property has become
valuable, nnd tho sister wnnts o have
her brother legally declared dead and
the property distributed.
Plateworkers Accept Reduction.
Pittsburg, March 21. Tho demand
of the manufacturers for a reduction
In the sheet and tin plate wage scales
has been conceded by the general
executive board of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers. The new scale for sheets
calls for a reduction averaging about
8 per cent In addition to the 10 per
cent cut that went Into effect on .Inn.
1. Tho executive hoard also decided
to make a reduction In tho tlnplato
scale amounting to about 20 per cent.
Twenty Years For Killing Wife.
Indiana, Pa., March. 21 Judge Har.
ry White has sentenced Giovanni
Zuchelli, who killed his young wifa
with an iron poker at Smith station
last December, to 20 years In the
Western penitentiary. Zuchelli was
found guilty of murder in tho sc-cond
degToe. Philip Lantzy, the Pino
township lumberman charged with
maltreating a 12-year-cld daughter,
was sentenced to 1" years.
Explanations Are In Order.
Smethport, Pa.. March 21. The
county auditors have finished the work
of auditing the county accounts and
have surchaged a number of bills
amounting to more than $1,300 to tho
county commissioners. In tho Items
aie Included livery service, groceries
used In the county almshouse, com
missioners' aird clerk's fees. The
commissioners say they will take tho
matter to court.
Sneaked $1,200 From Office.
Cleveland, O., March 21. Four men
entered the office of the W. J. Morgan
Lithograph company and engaged the
cashier, the only employe present. In
conversation. A moment later, while
the cnsbler was answering a telephone,
call made by a confederate nearby, the
tiun secured $1,200 from the safe and
disappeared.
Mad Dog's Bite Fatal. .
Johnstown, Pa., March 21. As tho
result of being bitten by a mnd dog,
Elemira Ilulier, 8 years old, died at
Carroll township. The citizens aro
killing every canine encountered, as
many had been bitten by the dog be
fore it. was killed with a pitchfork by
John Tierney.
Dr. Albertson Becomes a Presbyterian.
Philadelphia. March 21. The Rev.
Dr. Charles C. Alberlsou of this city
Saturday withdrew from tho Philadel
phia Methodist Episcopal conference.
In session hero. Ho announced that
he had nccepled a call to become pas
tor of n Preslijierian church at Ro
chester, N. Y.