0 1 RATES OF ADVERTISING: One Square, one inch, onoweek... j 1 (Hi One Square, one inch, one mouth.. 3 00 One Sqtiare, one Inch, 3 months 6 00 One Square, one inch, ono yenr 10 00 Two Squares, one year 15 00 Quarter Column, ono year GO 00 Half Column, one year 50 00 One Column, one year 100 00 Legal advertisement ten cents per line each insortion. We do fino Job Printing of every de scription at reasonable rates, but it's rash on delivery. THE FOREST REPUBLICAN. Published ovory Wednesday by J. E. WENK. Office in Smearbangh & Wenk Building, KI.M HTKHKT, TIONKHTA, PA. HORE Tcrm, 91.04) A Yenr, Strictly In Advnnce. No subscription received for a shorter period than throe moiitliH. Correspondence solicited, but no notice will bo taken of anonymous oominunlca lions. Always give your name. VOL. XXXVII. NO. :. TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 30, 1904. $1.00 PER ANNUM. Republican. ST BOHOUGH OFFICERS. llwgesn.V. K. Lanson. Cottncitnien. Ur. J. O. Dunn, Q. O. Gaston, J. U. Mono, it. V. 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Third Monday of November. t'burch and Millionth Hrbool. Pie'sbyUirian Sabbath School at 9:45 a. in M K. Habbath School at 10:00 a. m. p'reaching in M. E. Church every Sab bath evening by llev. J II. Nicklo Preaching in the K. M. Church every Habbath nveniiK t t'e su'l ll(ur- Hev H. A. Zthniser, Pastor. Services in the Presbyterian Church every Sabbath morning ami evening, Hev. It. W. Illinworlli, Pastor. The regular meetings of the W. C. 1. U. are hold at the headquarter on the socoiid and fourth Tuesdays of each ini'iith. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. i pp N ICSTA LOW 1 H. No. 300, 1. 0. 0. K 1 M eots every Tuesday evening, In Odd Follows' Hall, 'Partridge building. .I.XHIKHT I.OlMilC, No. I84.A.O.U W ' I Meets every Friday evening inA.O.U. W. Hull, TlonesU. r A PT. KOU(J H STOW POST. No. 274 J (1. A. It. Meets 1st and 3d Monday eveniiiif in each month, lu A. O. U. W . Hall, Tionesla. c PT.iEOK(4E STOW COKPS, No. i-a v it. (V meets tlrst and third , . . . Wlneday evening oi eacii iiiomu, m O. 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J SK,.iusTitH OF THE PEACE, Keeps a complete line of Justice's blanks etc. Tioneta, Pa. HOTEL WEAVKK, E. A. WEAVF.R, Tliis luilnl. lormerlv the Proprietor, Lawrence House, has undergone a romp letechange, and is now lurnlKtieU wiin ai em imin-ovoinents. Heated througiiout with natural gas, hot and cold wafer, etc. The guests never neglected. , t lie mod and lighted bathrooms, comforts ol riENTKAL HOUSK, Vj tii:iM)V AtiUKOW Proprietor. Tionsela, Pa. This is the most centrally located hotel in the place, and has all tho modern -improvement. No pains will be spared to make it a pleasant stopping place for the traveling public. First class Livery in connection. pilIL. EME11T FANCY BOOT A SHOKMAKEH. Shop iu Walters building, Cor. Elm and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work from the linest to the coarsest and guarantees his work to give perlectsatisliiction. Prompt atten tion vtiven to mending, and prices rea sonable. J O HEX 7.0 FULTON. Manufacturer of and Dealer In HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TtONKSTA. PA. . . GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, AND UNDERTAKERS. TIONESTA, PENN S. H. ISLET k SOIL JAPANESE PLAN FAILED. Another Unsuccessful Attempt to Bottle Port Arthur. mpeachment of Judge Winter Hard on Bees Young Bandit Convicted. Colonel Symons Will Accept Panic I n a Church New Telegraph Com pany Bubonic Plague. Tho Russian commander at Port Arthur reports that early Sunday Vice Admiral Togo made another dosporata uttempt to bottle up the Russian fleet in Port Arthur, but he failed again and when aftor daylight Vice Admiral Makaroft steamed out to glvo battlu, the Japanese commander refused the challenge and sailed away. Tho Japanese practically repeated the tactics of February 24 by sending In four flreshins. preceded by a torpedo boat flotilla, with the exception that tho flreshlps this time were armel wl'.h Hotehklss guns for the purpose of keeping oft the Russian torpedo boat destroyers. Tho enemy's attempt was discovered by means of the shore searchlights and a heavy flro was openod from the batteries and from two gunboats which were guarding the entrance to the harbor. The Russian torpe lo boat de stroyer Silni was outside on scouting duty, and to the dash and nerve oi her commander. Lieutenant KrlnlzUl, Is chiefly due the complete defeat of the plans of the Japanese. The Stllnl engaged the entire six torpedo boats of the enemy, coming out from ft terrific fight with seven men killed and her commander and twelve others of her complement wounded. On the Japanese side only one boat's crew was saved. In addition, accord ing to unofficial reports, it Is believed that I he Japanese lost two torpedo boats. Owing to the heaviness of tho ar tillery fire and the boldness of the torpedo boats the fireships did not reach the entrance to the harbor. Twc ofjhem grounded on a reef under Golden Hill, another sank behind the first turn of the channel, struck by a torpedo from a Russian boat, and the fourth sank, its bows touching n Japanese steamer sunk in the previous attempt off Majatschnaja Goroda. In high omoial clrcle3 this new ef fort to bottle up the Russian fleet is looked upon as meaning one thing, namely that the Japanese are prepar ing for a heavy landing of troops in the Gulf of L!ao Liang, either at New chwr.ng cr on the west coast of the Manchurian neutral zone, to effect which In safety tho Immobility of Vicf Admiral Makaroff's fleet Is absolutely essential while the transports are be ing conveyed around the southern end of the penlsstila. Sale of German Ships Denied. The Russian negotiations with the Hamburg-American company for the purchase of the fast steamers consisted only of inquiries by Russia as to whether certain vesssels were for sale. The Hamburg-American company re plied that they were for sale but named prices that the Russian navy department thought too high. The matter rests there. Three Kinds of Religion. Three kinds of religious comfort are being supplied the Japanese army by the Japanese government, accord ing to a letter written by L. H. Roote to a Minneapolis clergyman, Christianity, Shintolsm and Buddhism being placed on an equal footing. Impeachment of Judge Swayne. "Resolved, htat Charles Swayno, judge of the district court cf the Uni ted States in and for tho Northern dis trict of Florida, bo impeachedd of high misdemeanor." This Is the recommendation of tha house committee on Judiciary to thi house In the report of the committee filed by Representative Palmer of Pennsylvania, chairman o( tho sub committee which investigated the case against Judge Swayne. After discussing specifically the charges in detail against Judge Swayne and giv ing the findings in each case the re port concludes as follows: "Upon the whole case It is plain that Judge Swayne has forfeited the respect and confidence of the bar of his court and of the pooplo of his dis trict who do business there. He has so conducted himself aa to earn the reputation of being susceptible to- the malign Influence of a man of notori ously bad character. He has shown himself to be harsh, tyrannical and op pressive, unmindful of tho common rulo af a just and upright judge." Conservative Buying of Cotton Good3. Better weather has helped retail trade, thereby strengthening the tone of wholesale and jobbing business, hitherto rather pessimistic because of backward spring demand. Distribu tion, as a whole, Is not up to a year ago. Weather conditions also have al lowed of Increased outdoor activity, notably In building, but signs of in- Lcreased tension In labor matters con stitute a drawback at several largo centers. The usual spring reduction of 50 cents in anthracite coal prices is an nounced for April 1. Bank clearing") make better comparisons with a year ago than has been possible for some time past. Money as a whole is easy. Conservatism la still a feature in tho buying of cotton goods, tho mar ket for which Bhows little trace of the effects of the recent slump In the raw product. Business failures for the week end Ing with Atnrch 21 number 2iJ againit 193 last w : k, 175 in the liko week !u 1903. Winter Was Hard on Hpney Bees. Henry Jeffrey, en export In the culture of honey bees, says that an examination of hives throughout Connecticut niake3 it .appear cer tain that at least SO pnr cent of ths honey bees starved to dea'h during the winter. Mr. Jeffrey also has found that field mice have killed thousands of young pear, apple and plum treoi, causing a great lr.sa to the farmers ol Western Connecticut. Frost struck Into the ground so deep that the mice, unable to gnaw roo's, attacked the bark of trees fit the snow lino. Trial of Young Bandit. In the trial at Buffalo, N. Y., ol William Trueman, the second of the band of four boys to be tried for the murder of Bernardo Balsano, who was shot to death In his little grocery on Walden avenue Jan. 22 last, the jury Thursday evening returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter in the first degree. A strong effort had been made by the defense to prove that the boy was an Imbecile, three prominent doctors testifying that he was ineuta'.ly Incompetent. Edition Limited to Ten Sets. At a cost of $1:10,000 each, 10 sets ol the works of Charles Dickens, In 13C volumes, are being printed by a Bon ton house. When completed, about eighl years from now, they will be sent to J. Ficrpont Morgan, tho Duke ol Westminster and eight other men ol wealth. The books will he printed or rare parchment, such as is said not te have been used for 100 years and will be Illuminated by French and Italia') artists. The bindings will have solid gold decorations. Missing G!r Found. LouiFe Vilbig, who disappeared frorr. Long Island City, 10 years ago, when she was 8 years old, was founri by Syracuse police. The mother be lieved that the girl had been kid naped. Friends had her placed In at asylum, where she was adopted by a physician. She has since lived wltt his family near Syracuse. Recently the girl became anxious to see hei mother and wrote to hr. Her mothei In turn asked the police to find her which they did. Colonel Symons Will Accept. In answer to an inquiry Colonel Sy mons, superintendent of public build lngs and grounds at Washington, salt; he had come to the conclusion that his duty to the citizens of New York state called on him to accept their invitation to become one of the board of consulting engineers of the New York state canal. It al.so Is hit understanding that he Is to remain h. charge of his present duties in Wash lngton while serving with tho cana! board. Panic In a Church. During a fire panic which occurred ai the morning service in St. Michael'-: Ita'ian church in Wooater street, New Haven, 20 people were hurt, font of them women and two children, sc seriously that they were taken to tht New Haven hospital. It Is thought however, that none of the injuroJ Is fatally hurt. The panic Rtartcd when some one In the congregation yelled "lire" du Ing a prayer. There was no fire. New Telegraph Company. Tho United States Telegraph mi Telephone Co., backed by Chicago cap tal, was in corporated at Springfield and soon will enter tho field as a competi tor of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies In the transmla slon of messages over a circuit era bracing Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Minneapolis, St. Paul Duluth and Milwaukee. President Will Decline Engagements. It Is announced at the While House that the president will decline this year to make any engagements away from Washington where he may be ex pected to deliver addresses. It may be necessary for him to speak In pub lie either In Washington or at Oystei Bay during the campaign, but ho will deliver no more addresses than are ab solutely necessary. Preached on Mars HIM. Rev. John Potts of Toronto preached on the Hill of Mars to the delegates tc the world's Sunday school convention The ministers and delegates repeated St. Paul's address to tho Athenians. All members of the party from thi United States are well and will pro ceed to Jerusalem, when tho meeting of the convention will be held. Highest Water Since 1865. The Hoods in Central New York sub sided when the water receded two 01 three feet. Tho low lands are still un der water, and a portion of the Central railroad Is still partially covered. The mark reached by the water Saturday evening was tho highest since 180.". Passenger and freight service was ut a standstill for 24 hours. Fight With the Herreros. A cablegram has beon received at Berlin from Colonel Leutweln the governor of German Southwest Africa, announcing that a fight oe curred at Omatako mountain, Marcli 10, which resulted in the Herreros bn Ing repulsed with the loss of 10 men killed. Tho German loss was two nier, killed und two wounded. Bubonic Plague In Peru. U. S. Minister Dudley cables from Lima that bubonic plague has broker; out San Pedro, Calluo and Lima. CASE OF JUDGE SWAYNE Representative Gillett Submits a Minority Report. Mr. Gillett Says His Report Will Be Signed by Himself, Representative! Alexander, Parker and Llttlefield and He Believes Three Members Who Were Absent Will Sign It. Washington, March 23. Representa tivc Gillett ha3 submitted a minority leport against the resolution of thi committeo on the judiciary to lmpeacr Judge Swayne of the Northern districi i.f Florida for high misdemeanors Every ground urged by the commit tee for impeachment 13 attacked ir this report. The report says that while Judge Swayne was absent a great deal froir his district it was because ho was or .iered to other states to try case3. Ao to the charge relative to finding W. C. O'Neil guilty of contempt the report saj'3 O'Neil assaulted a couri officer, was tried and convicted anc that the supreme court dismissed O'Nell's writ of error. As to finding Belden and Davie guilty of contempt the report saye these lawyers were attorneys in a case involving a tract of land In whict claim wa3 made that Judge Swayne was Interested. The judge's wife hac negotiated for the property, but wher he found It was in litigation the nego tlations were dropped. While the suit was pending before Swayne the plaintiffs and their ttor neys brought suit in the state court against Swayne to eject him from the pioperty, though it is asserted Swayne had never possession of tho property The suit was never pressed and aft erwaif.s the parties were tried anc found guilty of contempt. They suec out a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Pardee, and he, sitting with twc other circuit judges, dismis.'ied the writ. A3 to the Hoskins bankruptcy case the report says one Hoskins, whose father was In bankruptcy proceedings beat a deputy receiver who had Hos kin's books; that young Hoskins wai summoned for contempt but evadee the officer and that later the whole case was settled and Hoskins waj never arrested. It also appears, according to the re port, that though Judge Swayne wai charged with corruption, Ignoranci and incompetence, no evidence to sup port such charges were given, anc that no evidence was offered to shov that bankniptcy cases pending before him were mismanaged On the contrary the report asse?rtf the records Introduced show that he has made a good record as a judge ant that In the administration of bank ruptcy cases it appears from the at torney general's report the average cost of each case has been far losi than the average cost throughout the country. Mr. Gillett Is authority for the state ment that the report will be signed bj himself. Chairman Jenkins and Repre sentatlves Alexander, Parker and Lit tlefield. Representatives Nevin Thomas. Warner and Pearre'were ah sent at the time the vote was taken but Mr. Gillett believes they also wil filgn the minority views, which woult divide the committee nine against anc eight for Impeachment. GENERAL- MILES' LETTER. Was to Have Been Read at Democrats Banquet Which Was Abandoned. Washington, March 29. Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, retired, for morly commander-in-chief of the Unit ed States army, sent a letter of re gret to tho Democratic club of Crane Rapids, Mich., which was to have giver a bnnquet at Grand Rapids Monday evening. Owing to the floods in that region tho banquet was abandoned. Genera Miles authorizes the publication of the letter, of which one of the concluding paragraphs is as follows: "There are many vexed question! and problems In which there may be an honest difference of opinion bir there Is one transcendent principle far above all other questions, whethel of economics or Individuals, and that Is whether the spirit ' tho deelan tion of Independence and tf our con Blitntion in brief, a pure Democracy shall prevail or perish." Ninety Deaths From Cyclone. Hamburg, March 29. An export house here has received a cablegram from Reunion island, confirming the announcement ef the eisast'T causer by a cyclone March 21 and 22. Tht Island was completely devastated, the capital, St. Denis, was destroyed am luany public buildings were damager or destroyed. Famine exists amoiif the Islanders and provisions anil cloth lnhs are needed. The crops are de fitroyed. Tho damage Is estimated at $5,000,000. Niinety persons, Ineludlnp IS whites, were killed. Private Arrested For Murder. Newport, R. I., March 29. Private William L. Lattrell of tho Ely vent k coast artillery company. Kti ioncd hi Fort Adams, was arrested as a fugi tivc from justice on information fur nished by the sheriff of Pulaski coun ty, Keiili'cky, that tho sohli'T h wanted there on tho charge of murder Lat rell pays he knows nothing of any crime such aj that for which he h wanted. NO PRECEDENTS. Members of Senate Committee Dis cussed Question of Senator Bur tan's Expulsion. Washington, March 29. Members o: the senate committee on privilege! and elections have discussd inform ally the question of Senator Burton who was found guilty at St. Louis o: improperly appearing as counsel be fore the postoffice department, but un til the matter conies before the com mittee tho members are loath to give their personal views. It will take a formal action by the senate to declare Burton's seat va cant and this will not be done until court of last resort has passed upor tho case. Senators do not know o any precedents, as no convictions c! senators are within the recollection n the oldest senators. Reference to a compilation of sen ate election cases from 1789 to 1901 shows no expulsion of a senator fo. conviction of a crime, though then have been Instances where memben tf the senate have resigned before ac tion on charges. The first expulsloi from the senate for any cause wai that of William Blount, a senatoi from Tennessee from 179G to 1799. t special investigation committee foune him guilty of the authorishlp of a let ter capable of various constructions but which In his own mind, according to the letter, appeared to be "Incon sistent with the Interests of the Unitec States and Spain." He waa fount guilty of high misdemeanor and 1 resolution of expulsion was adopted. Jesse D. Bright, sena'or from In diana from March 4, 1843, to Feb. 3 18C2, was expelled on the charge o disloyalty to the United Stales afte, It was shown he had written a lettei to Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, instructing a Texat whose business was to dispose of "at improvement in fire arms." Another case where a senator re signed without final action havln? been taken on charges brough against him is that of James F. Sim mons who while a senator from Rhode Islp.nd resigned In August, 1S02, unde! charges alleging that he had recelvee compensation on government con tracts. James W. Patterson, senator fron New Hampshire from March 4, 18G7 till March 3, 1873, was charged wit! bribery as the result of evidence taker by a secret committee of tho house o representatives for the purpose of ex amlnlng the- charges of bribery o members of that body. It was Impos slble for the senate to consider th charge at the session when it wai made and Mr. Patterson's term ex pired before the Inquiry had beoi made. Immediate Vacation Expected. Topeka, Kan., March 29. Lawyen who are close to Governor Bailey re gard the conviction of Senator Burtor as an Immediate vaca'ion of his sea. and the contest for the place, will, 1 Is believed, commence at once. "A judgment against a man in t case of this kind," said a former jus tice of tho Kansas supreme court, "h regarded by the courts as a convlc tion in the meaning of the statu'es even though an appeal may be taker and the decision of the lower cour subsequently reversed." Politiclttns close to the chief ex ecutive express the belief that thi qholce of Senator Burton's sijecesso: lies between Fourth Assistant Post master Brlntow of Salina, Kan., o: Cyrus Leland, Jr., former Repuhllcni national committeeman from Kansas. ABEEL TO PAY $75,000. Sheriff's Jury Assessed Damages F01 That Amount to Miss Anderson. New York, March 29. A sheriff') Jury took testimony to determine hov much of $75,000 demanded by Eleanoi L. Anderson James N. Aheel can af ford to pay her and ought to pay ho: for engaging to marry her under the name of J. Ogden Goelet. Miss Anderson sued him for $75,001 for breach of promise. The young mar failed to answer the complaint and t default was taken, upon which Pro siding Justice Van Brunt of the appel late division of the supreme cour granted an order to Sheriff Erlange to empanel a jury and assess damages Testimony was given to show thn Aheel had a contingent interest in t largo estate left by his grandfathe: and a prospective Interest In the es tate of his father who is wealthy. The Jury assessed the defendant for the full amount claimed. Rhodes Scholarship Examinations. New York, March 29. U was an nounced at Columbia university tha' the New York state qualifying exnm lnatlons fir candidates for tho Cecl Rhodes seSolursliips will be held Apri 111 and- 14, at Cornell university ai Ithaca, Syracuse university at Syra ciiso and Columbia university here Those qualifying here will be sent tc the examiners of Oxford in Kuglund who after pas-dug upon tln rn will re turn to the local committee of seleo Hon the name of the suec-ssful can didate. The successful candidates foi the scholarships will take up their res Idenco at the university in October o: this yenr. Ctate Pension For Hiram Cronk. Albany, March 29. Many senator! from the western end of the state were absent because of trains delayec by floods. The Lewis river eoniml.s sion bill was laid aside until WV lu ( day in accordance with the liitrodue er's agreement witli Minority Leadei Grady. The bill giving Hiram Cronl of Oneida county, the last survlviti veteran of tho war of 1SI2. a penslor of $72 per month was passed. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Summary of the Week's News of the World. Cream of the News 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. A report was received at Tokio that Port Arthur was occupied by the Jap anese after an attack by land and sea Monday night. A legislative scandal Is threatened In the Japanese parliament In connec tion with the government's proposal to create a tobacco monopoly. Senator Carmack of Tennessee de elared President Roosevelt's service pension order was Illegal and was Is sued as a bold bid for the old sol dier vote. Both In the house of lords and in the house of commons there was a warm debate concerning the employ ment of Chinese labor in the Trans vaal, but the government was sus tained. Paul Kruger, former president of the Transvaal, has Inherited a small fortune, loift to him by Charles Cha bossean, a school teacher of St. Ba eel He, France, who was an ardent ad mirer of the Boers. Thursday. Hon. Charles Dick was sworn In as senator from Ohio to succeed the late Senator Marcus A. Hanna. The boiler of a Lehigh Valley freight train exploded near Buffalo and the engineer and fireman were instant ly killed. Macarlo Sakay, so-called president of the Filipino republic, and 15 of his adherents were killed by a detechment of constabulary In Luzon and the re mainder of tho band were captured. There will be no decision In the Smoot case this session of congress because a special committee of the senate will be authorized to visit Utah for an investigation of the whole Mor mon question. Friday. Prohibitionists doubt the wisdom of General Nelson A. Miles' suggestion to postpone their national convention. Letters on which the government rests its case against Senator Burton of Kansas were read In the trial In St. Louis, Mo. From St. Petersburg came the In formation that Port Arthur Is not alarmed by the frequent bombard ments of the Japanese. Resolutions favoring closer Inquiry and care by clergymen in performing marriages In order to avoid the growth of the divorce evil, were adopted by the interchurch confer ence. Senator Burton testifies In his own behalf in his trial at St. Louis, and denies making any attempt to influence postal officials in behalf of the Rialto Company, for which he was general counsel. Saturday. Sir Edward Arnold, author of "The Light of Asia," died in London, age! 72 years. Russia is reported to have bought two German transatlantic liners for service in the war, according to a dis patch from Berlin. John Spry of Olean was found guilty at Salamanca of subornation of per jury in a damage suit and was sent enced for eight years. ' Cyclone which barely misses Chi cago creates havoc In the suburbs, causing loss of life and great damage to property; Indiana Harbor is worst sufferer. President Morales of San Domingo has caused the execution of the Insur gent Arias, who was tried by court martial and convicted of killing Ma chinist Johnson of the United States ship Yankee. Monday. ' Russian troops will conduct their manoeuvres on the frontier of tho Balkan States owing to the threaten ing .situation. Judge Kerslen at Chicago sentenced Peter Nledtueye.r, Harvey Van Dlue and Gustave Marx, the carbarn mur derers, to die on April 22. Young Corbett goes Into the ring at San Francisco a big favorite over Jimmy Britt. Record-breaking crowd ?eos fight. Britt won In tho 20th round. General Kuropatkin reached Muk den Saturday night. He will organize tho Russian army In Manchuria, after which It Is expected activo and de risive action will bo taken. Tuesday. John W. Gates, who owns 20,000 acrea of rice lands, plans to consoli date nil the rice plantations and mills In Louisiana ami Texas Into a gigantic trust. King Edward and Queen Alexandra are on their way to Copenhagen to at tend a family gathering on the occlus ion of King Christian's 80th birthday, April 8. Captain Irkorf, found guilty of sell ing Russian military secrets to tho Japanese has been sentenced to 25 years' service in tho Siberian quick silver mines. Auuvrlcan miners in North Corea find themselves In a difficult position and United States Minister Allen la attempting to secure) release of specie train. MARQUIS ITO'S MISSION. Has Paved the Way For the Extension of Japanese Influence In Carea. Philadelphia, March 28. That all Protestant denominations and tho Ro man Catholic church will unite soon to overthrow the saloon traffic through out this country vas the prophecy of William C. Lillcy of Pittobur. v,ho addressed the Presbyterian Ministers' association on the Simultancoja Evan gelistic Movement In Allegheny county. Speaking of the probability of tha church unity, Mr. Lillcy sail t'aai the time' will soon come .when ?.ll ch'irchsf will unite to annihilate their great-t enemy the saloon. He said that. It would be the next great movement In the religious world and that there1 would be no lack of money with which to carry on the work. Mr. Lillcy is one cf the leading b'.isi Hess men of Pittsburg. wh.?re one ; litical friction and ha ; made ca: iei tho greatest Evangelistic campaigns In the world's history Yv- juH b:-a brought to a close. Five hun lrvi churches, of fifteen denominatio.n have been affiliated in this movement, and the result has ben that C.iiO': conversions have been imported. In speaking of how this movement became so successful, Mr. Lllley said: "We were greatly helped in our e forts by the newspapers of Pittsburg All were unanimous In their hearty support. Leading politicians; conlrl buted and business men considered thai tho money they gave us was one ol the best Investments they had ever made. More than $15,000 was spnf Dr. W. L. Leslie, a medical mission ary in Congo, Africa, addressed the Baptist mlnisteis on his work. The Reverend Dr. H. C. Mabie of V. -; r spoke on The Evangelical Motive tot Entering into the Work of Missions. TIED HIM TO TRACKS. Train Stopped In Time to Save Man'-. Life, But He is Again Attacked. Wilkes-Barre, March '18. mar Hermanskl, of Honeypot. r.lne mile south of here, was found agge-l an tied to the railroad tracks 0.1 lite Susquehanna Coal company's prop erty near Nanticoke this morning. A coal train was stopped a short distanc from him. The man was released, and ho start ed down the read, but he 1 ad not gone a hundred yard3 before the train cn-v; heard shouts for help. They ran to UU assistance, and two men who were attesting Hermanskl disappeared. After attending the Nanticoke theat er, Hermanskl had started for Honey pot. In a lonely part of I he road be was attacked and beaten, but e leaped Later three men overpov. oi ed lit 1 1 1 am bound him to the tracks. Hermans!; says he has no enemies and lie v;u not robbed. Working of Irish Land Act. London, March 20. Mr. Wyndluim chief secretary for Ire'and, replvinf in the house of commons to a re pu s of William Redmond, Irish National 1st, for Information concerning tlu working of the Irish land act. said h; believed that If all the parties con cerned worked in the same spirit a last year great slice-ess would utlent tho operation of the uet. Applications for advances amounting to $i'(,it(io,eut had been received from 4,1",2 tenan': on 200 estates, Gl evicted tenants hac been restored and others were ab.m to be restored. Change In Steel Corporation. Pittsburg, March 20. An iinpcNtan change in the official life of the under lying companies of the United State: Steel corporation is the resiguaiioi of First Vice President William M Leeds of the American Sheet and Tin plate company, effective Aim i 1 1. It I: learned that Charles W. Bray, the present chief engineer of the compan; and one of tho leading mechanical en glneers of tho linplute industry, is t: succeed Leeds. Mr. Leeds teiire: from active business on aee.KKi- o ill-health and will take a Ion.; rest Four Miners Killed by Fall of C.ieo. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.. .March 28. Foui miners were ins antly killed Situr.l'j at the Dorranee .shaft, operated I13 the Lehigh Vailey Coal c inipuny. Th engineer was hoisting the men fro.i the pit to the surface. The carriage shot out of the shaft ut great spec., and ran to the head ev the tlieno where the wire cables broke, a 'id 'lit carriage tipped, throwing three mi , 100 feet to the bottom cf the .shaft The fourth man was caught in th. wreck and killed. Steamer Fitted to Burn Oil. New York, March 2S. The Anicri can-Hawaiian line steann"- .Nebraska); arrived from San Fraiu l.;co nti.l Sir Diego, Cal., with a lit'g- e.i;;.. i f , tn,. etc. The NebiasUan is lined with ai; equipment, to burn oil a.; fuel. Siu left San Francisco January ni used the oil continually ini I suec -s fully throughout the voy ig , i tiabli' u her to steam direct to New Vo l without making the usual stops at coal ports. Death of Professor Undt-nter. Cleveland. MaiVli 20. I'r ! s-01 John Underlie!', widely I.lo.wi a; ;u organist and musical director, iliei here. He accompanied Jenny Lind a? accompanist during her trietap.'ia Visit to America. Flour Mills f-liut Down. Minneapolis. March 2f!. Fi ;htvi: Minneapolis flour mills slu.t down la definitely owing to the h.ol eon-ii'lon of trade.
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