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('hurra and Miilibnth Hchool. Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a. m M K. Habbath School at 10:00 a. in. Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab bath evening by Rev. O II. Nlckle Preaching I" the F. M. Church every (Sabbath ovoninir at the usual hour. Kev. K. A. Zihnlsor. Pastor. Services in the Presbyterian Church every Hubhuth morning and evening, Kev. It. V. Illingworth, Pastor. The regular meeting" "f the W. C. I. U. are held at the headquarters on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each lin-nlb. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. pp. NEST A LODGE, No. 309, I.O.O. F. 1 MeeH every Tuesday evening, In Odd Fellows' Hall, Partridge building. I .'OK EST LODGE, No. H4, A. O. U. W., I Meets every Friday evening InlA.O.U. V. Hall, Tionesta. r A PT. U KOW i E STOW POST, No. 274 J G. A, K. Meets 1st and 3d Monday evening in each month, in A. O. U. W. Hall, Tionesta. CAPT. GEOKGE STOW COUPS, No. M:7, W. K. C., meets llrst and third Wednesday evening of each month, in A. O. U. W. hall, Tionesta, Pa. rpioNESTATENT, No. 104, K. O. T. V i - . uml 4ili Wednesday evening in each month in A. O. U. S. hall Tbinesia, t a. rp F. HITCH KY, a TTilIlN KY-AT-LA W, Tionesta, Pa. nUKTIS M. SIIAWKEY, 1 i'nvillVKV.AT.I.AW. Warren, Pa. Practice in Forest Co. C .KKOWN. A" ATTORN EY-ATLAW. Olllceln Arner liiiildmir, Cor. Elm and Bridge Sts., '1 ionesta, ra. j' W. MOUKOW, M. D., ii...u..lui Sluriritim . Dentist Olllce and Residence tlireo doors norlli of Hotel Agnow, Tionesta. Professional calls promptly responded io at an mnna DK. F. J. I5DVAKD, Physician A Surgeon, TIONESTA, I'A nK. ,T. C. DUNN, imivsjII'IW AND SUUG EON and DUUGGIvr. Olllce over stete, IM.nwtutu I'll Pi'irMssiniial calls prompt ly responded to at all hours of day or niglll.' Itesiuonee i-.oii nu, ,i,i,cc.. Grove's grocery and liurow's resiauraoi D ft. J. B. SHSOINS. . ' ' OIL CITY, PA. K. LANSON, tii , , Hardware, Tinning Plumbing. Tionesta, Pi Sv J' ""'''.V.-Yl.-w nw TIIR PEACE. Keepia uomidele lino ol Justice s blanks . ' t. .i... .l.iu.U inrirlL'Hll)S. lor saie. nmu inn ..vjv-..-., 0--0- etc. Tionesta, l a. HOTEL WEAVEK, v. a w 1.; AVER. Pronriotor This hotel, formerly the Lawrence House, has undergone a complete change, and is now iurnishod with all the mod ern improvements. Heated and lighted throughout Willi natural gas, bathrooms, hot and cold water, etc. The comforts ol guests never neglocten. 1KNTHA L HOUSE. GKKOW .V .GEKOW Proprietor, Tionseta, I'a. This is tho niostcentrally located hotel in Mm place, and lias all the modern improvements. No pains will be spared to make it a pleasant stopping place for the traveling publio. First class Livery in connection. I 3UIL. EM EKT FANCY HOOT .t SHOEMAKER. Shop in Wallers building, Cor. Elm and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all Kinds ol' custom work Iroiu tho finest to the coarsest and guarantees bis work to give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten tion tfiven to mending, and prices rea sonable. T OIUCNZO FULTON. Manufacturer of and Dealer in HARNESS, lOLURS, BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONESTA. PA. m mm mm A m U. 11. UilUUUM. t MUfM. GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, AND UNDERTAKERS. TIONESTA, FENN JAPS' RAPID ADVANCE, Occupied Town of Seng Cheng Without Opposition. ) Japanese Steamer Sunk Rldeau Hal Partly Burned Editor Hat Anoths Arrested Three People Swep' Over Falls Six Deaths In Explos Ion Religious Orders Enjoined. Tho London Daily Telegraph's cor respondent at Shanghai gives on ur; confirmed report that a Japanest army of 105,000 men has landed oppo Bite Taku Shan, in Southern Man churia, and is marching north ant .lorthwept; that another army of 40, 000 has landed In Northwestern Caret and is marching toward tho Yalu river and that a third force has disembark ed in Northeastern Corea and It inarching westward. The advance guard of the Jap anese army In Northwestern Core, occupied the town of Sung Chen Saturday afternoon without any op posit Ion. Seng Cheng is on the Pekit road, 18 miles west of Cheng Ju anc about 40 miles south of Wiju. The Japanese udvanoc from Chon Ju was made very rapidly. It was un ticlpatcd the Russians would resial this advance, but they failed to do si and now it is not nrobablo that there will he any further opposition Boutt of the Yalu river. Engagement North of Ping Yang. The Russian emperor has receive'! a dispatch from General Kuropatkii: at New Chwang giving a length) report from General Mlshtchenko dated nt 10 p. in., March 28, which says that an Important engagement took place near the town of Chung Ju In which the Russians were dofeated retiring in perfect ordtf. The Japanese stiff ored heavily but the Russian losses are not stated. Cavalry and Infantry on both sides were engaged. The Russians occupied a commanding position. The Japanese fought gallantly, but owing to their heavy losses were un able to occupy the position abandoned by the Russians. A correspondent at Russian head quartets In Mukden telegraphs that ac cording to reuorts received there about 10,000 Japanese have crossed the river at Chin Changau and o.OOO have advanced north from Chong Ju. The Chronicle's Shanghai corres pondent asserts that practically the whole- Japanese army In Corea, con sisting of 100.000 men, Is concentratod at Pnk Chen and Anju only small de tachments being left in Southern Corea to maintain communications. Japanese Steamer Sunk. The action of Russian warships in sinkltiK the Japanese steamer Hanyei Maru is deeply resented by the Japanese. In ofllcial circles the at tack upon and the sinking of this ves Bel near Tachin Island Is pronounced to be a clear violation of the neutrality of China, besides being an act. of wan tonness nualnst a defenceless craft. After transferring 10 Japanese and seven Chinese from tho Hanyei Maru the fire of two vessels was directed unon the steamer and one of the Rus slnn torpedo destroyers sent several shells through her hull. hen she ap peared to be sinking the Russian ships started at. full speed in the direction of Port. Arthur. Three of tho crew of the Hanyei Maru concealed themselves on board whn the Russians came over to re move them and later escaped in a Junk from the sinking vessel. The .lannnese iron orally pronounce this nf fair to be a barbarous breach of the law of nations and of humanity. Japs Say Harbor Is Blocked. Information has been received at Washington from Tokio under date of March 30 to this effect: "Tho Japanese fleet has been sue cessful in attompt partially to close the channel or Port Arthur, four Jap anese merchant vessels, "escorted by 12 destroyers and six first-class tor pedo boats, arrived at. 3 a. m. on March 27. "The Japanese merchant vessels successfully entered the channel in side the lighthouse. Two were de stroyed, sunk by Russian destroyers two of them by their own explosives LoHs In killed, two officers, two men; loss in wounded, one ofneer, eight men. No casualties on Japanese tor pedo vessels. Very small gup In chan nel." Should the cablegram from Toklo prove to be accurate It Is believed that It will be difficult for the Russian 6hips to pass the channel. Survivors of Korietz and Variag. The Russian steamer Malaya from the Far East with the survivors of the crews of the Korietz and Variag on board were accorded an enthusiastic reception at Odessa by the enormous. crowds which lined the streets and tolncd in the procession. The foreig.l vessels in port dressed ship and their crews cheered as tho Malaya entered the harbor, escorted by a flotilla ol steamers and other craft with banda of music on board, and crowded wit!) people who bad gone out to meet tie So soon ns the Malaya was signaled the commandant of the port boarded the steamer and pinned crosses of St. George on the breasts of tho rescueJ men. Severe Fighting In Thibet. News has been received from Tuna Rritish India, of some severe fight ing, tho Thibetan having attack ed the Rrilisli mission under Colonel YoiinghUKljjnd. There were two en gagements and the Thibetans were re pulsed with heavy loss. The BritioS captured the Thibetan camp at Cum. Wants to Rename f-art Arthur. Tho Moscow Oii '.-'t-e i:rg 'i iha re christening of Port Arthur as Tor Nicholas, as tho Kngli3li lumc sound badly to Russian ear3. Editor Sues Another For Libel. On a warrant sworn out by Dome cratic National Committeeman Not man E. Mack, proprietor of the Buffal' Times, William J. Connors, proprleto of the Buffalo Cornier and Enquire! was arres'ed Monday niyht charge: with criminal llbol. Mr. Mack resents the chargo mad' by Mr. Connors in the Enquirer tha ho appropriated $40,000 of campaim funds. The arrest was the culmination o a bitter personal fight between th two editors In the rival Democratii papers over the control of party ot gani.ation. Mr. Mack consulted witl , few of Ids intimate friends and hi. legal adviser before causing Mr. Cor nors' arrest. Mr. Connors was not locked up, bu agreed to appear in court next morn lug. In police court, on Tuesday Judgi Murphy adjourned tho case till Friday Jpril 1. On that dale the car.e wa. again adjourned til April 29. on ac count of the Illness of Mr. Connors lawyer. Crop Outlook Favors Largs Yield. Bradstroel's summary of the siati of trade says: Low temperatures, heavy ra'ins, bat roads and floods, the latter In tin Ohio Biid tributary vallnys, havt checked spring trade, delayed colic; lions, discouraged eastern demand, anr closed a three months period of back ward business In the north, east an! west. There are some redeeming features however Agricultural Implement mei have done probably the best season'! trade on record and the railways arc gradually winning out of their trans portation difficulties. While neatly nil sins point to l smaller turnover in the country's tradt than in l!fi3, feeling is still genera that the crop outlook, stimulated b high prices, favors large yields, anc warm, dry weather is eagerly awaite' as furnishing a true tost of the rea trade situation. Swept Over Falls to Death. - Miss Marie Willis, Samuel firahan and an unidentified man plunged tc death over the brink or the tower ing Shoshone falls, near Poise, Idaho The fulls, which Hre 210 feet high -higher than Niarara are nnusuall) swift, owing to the swollen conditio), of Snake rivet. Miss Willis and Graham were row ing above the cataract, when the; found themselves in the grip of the current, their boat filling and sweej ing toward the edge of the falls. The unidentified man, who is be lieved to have been a resident of Roch River, went bravely to the rescue The two boats were swept over tho edge in a ptorm of blinding spray. Tlu bodies of the victims havo not been re covered. Part of Rideau Hall Burned. The new wing of Rideau Hall, thu official residence of the governor gen eral of Canada, was destroyed by flrt which broke out nt 5 o'clock on Sunday morning. The loss will read about $30,000. Some anxiety was nl first felt for the safety of Lady Mln to, who was lying in one of the apavi nients with a fractured leg, but her r? nioval was accomplished without Oitti culty. Rideitii Hall wan purchased ;.! the vice regal residen.ee 3f years u,'-: and has cost about 1200.000. The originated from a defective fire pla: In which levs were blazing. Will Be Instructed For Parker. From a source at Albany so close to former Senator D. R. Hill that it Is intended that the New York stau: delegation to the Democratic natiocil convention at St. Louis shall be posi tively instructed In favor of Juder Alton P. Parker as New Yolk state'6 choice for the presidential nomination. Senator Hill and bis friends now be lieve that they will control at leas-t three-fourths of the state convent!'.:!: which will lie held in HarmaniH Dleecker hall on Mondny, Ap.il 18. Six Lives Lost In Explosion. Five women and one man were killed and five women fatally Injured by an explosion in the factory of the Dickson Squib company at I'riccbur.? Pa. Twenty girls were employed in the factory. It 13 said that one of the girls threw a squib into a stove and that the force of the explosion was sc great that It wrecked the building and set it. on fire. The squibs are used is coal mining. Agricultural Appropriation Bill. The conference on the agricultur al appropriation bill at Washington has reached an agreement. Tho bill now carries a total appropriation ol $5,902,010. The senate amenduienl providing for experiments In anlma breeding and feeding in co-operation with state agricultural relations Is no cepted, hut the amount appropriates is reduced from $."0,000 to $.",000. Religious Orders Forbidden to Tetch Hy the decisive majority of ;!1G tc 290 tho chamber of deputies lr. France has passed the government bill for the suppression of all forms oi teaching by the religious order Thi completes the work begun by forme! Premier M. WaldocU-Rousser.i in nun Decrease In Public Debt. The monthly stuteui' -nt of puiil debt fdiows at closi! of busiiie-ss Maicl 31, 1D0I, the debt, less cash in lh treasury, amounted to ?rn ".l 2L'.1 0 1 . decrease for Iha mouth of ij.'.ul-.oli;; CHARGES OF CRUELTY. RerJ of Brussels Authorities as fo Conditions In Congo. One Case of Extreme Cruelty, When Investigated , by the Congo Authori ties, Was Fopnd to Have Been Based Upon Lies ' of Interested Natives Humanitarian Work. Washington, April 5. By authority of tho Congo Free State Jame3 G. Whiteley has given a resumo of the Brussels note issued in reply to charges made in a recent report of thu British consul in the Congo region. Tho consul's report, says Mr. White lev, contains a number of statements of cruel treptineut of natives, but gives no corroborative testimony, and theai stories are valueless because they we:e not investigated. The report, he says, also fails to give times and places. The resumo continues: "One case, however, which the con sul Investigated end which he gives as a mont flagrant example was brought to the knowledge of the Congo au thorities and was investigated by them. This is the case of tho boy Epondo, who claimed his left hand had been cut off by a native sentry in the seivico of La Lulonga Rubber com pany. Th'j consul, accompanied by two missionaries, went to the village o.' Bossunguina and proceeded to hold an impromptu court of inquiry. The in jured boy accused the sentry Ktlengo to his face. "The consul then questioned tlu chliV and a number of hoadmun. They rip'.ind by accusing the sentry. Most of them declared that they had ben eye witnesses of thu deed. The con sul asked whether tre were ant more witnesses and 'nearly all those present, about 40 persons, shouted on' with one voice that it was Kolengo who did it.' The accused sentry de nied the chargo. "Other natives came forward with various cha'-ges of robbery and wrong doing against the sentry and finally the consul, considering the evidence conclusive, announced to the assem bled multitude that 'Kele-ngo deserved severe punishment, for his illegal and cruel nets' and taking with him the maimed boy. laid the case before the state authorities, saying dramatically that he denounced 'not nn Individual but a system.' "It would be unwarrantable to draw such a sweeping conclusion from a single case even if (he case were well founded, but as a matter of fact the accusations of Epondo against the sen1 ry were shown to be without any foundation whatever. When tho prop er state authorities- came to investi gate the case the boy's evidence broke down. He admitted that he had lid and explained that he had lost hi" hand In a boar hunt. When asked why he had falsely accused the sentrv he said that he had done It at the In ptigation of the natives of tho district who hoped thus to secure the inter vention of tho British consul and a release from the necessity of gather Ing rubber." Most of the other natives who Ac cused the sentry, says Mr. Whiteley, fied, but whm.i captured admitted th"v had given false evidence. Mr. Whit ley continues: "The British consul's chief case, investigated by himself ar-1 supported by a cloud of witnesses, having thus fallen through, there 'J little reason to place confidence in the simple declarations of natives unsup ported by corroborative evidence an 1 uninvestigated." He says Epondo was twice photo graphed by the English nn.l told to put his "stump" well in tho fore ground, and adds That adversaries of I he Free State-havo recently circulat ed photographs of mutilated natives who have been held up as victims of tho administration. Anywhere in Africa, eays Mr. White ley, Fuch natives may be found, the victims of Inter-trilial wars. As to the accusations concerning taxes, Mr. Whiteley says the tax is neeess-ary. it compels the native to contribute some thing toward state exnnss and tenches him habits of Industry. Tho labor required of natives Is only 4-1 hours a month. There is sometimes trouble over tho collection of taxes, but this is not confined to the Congo, as reports froi.i British Rhode.da show that natives refused to pay the hut tax. ' Mr. Whiteley says the British con Fill's deductions are illogical and con cludes: 'Tho Brussels note refutes all tl'-1 points of the British consul's report nnd Is a most coiivineieg testimony lo t!i humanitarian work which K.lt;" Leopold has accomplished in Africa.' Flood Situation Improved. Cleveland, April 5. A a u result of the lower temperature wlii-h h i; pr vailed over Ohio for the pest !8 hours ttiere was a very j.'"ie.'i:il imm-oveniei,;. in Pood conditions a- nil poinls Th water in tbo St. Maiy'r; reservoir has fallen rapidly with Tie ih:,r el danee,- of n li'';-!!; i!-;v.- i pi-.;. Tn' fir Iris b-en I'-smue.i pe.u ; :"..i- e: &; railroads. Pre-iderit end Cssliicr A-f cf'.'JJ. i-'l. Wayne. Ind., April "i. Albert itubiiins, pi i .-ideiit., nii-1 K.'r.s.iid U. Ki'liliiii.-i, bis .son, cashier of tiie la -tiei'imcl Farmers' I .ml; ;u A'lbtne. wci'i! arrested in lint ;iiy oil w.ti wiim chaining them wi it i:pi' element. Complaint was tiled by im-a vtho hud deposited In the Initk a le.v day .i pi; viout to Hie t!u.-.iii-; of I ho io .UU! i j:l. CHANCES FAVOR JAPAN. Siberian Riilvay a Failure and Rus sian Administration Honeycombed With Corruption. Victoria, B. C, April 5. R. L. Mc Gowan, an American business man who has spent many years amongn the Russians both in Europe and Asia, has arrived by the steamship Agamem non from Yokohama. He says tahl nothing but a miiacle can save Russia from humiliating ami disastrous de feat at the bunds of the Japanese Russia's aimy, navy and civil services are honeycombed with corruption anil mutiny to an extent utterly beyond b lief. The Trans-Sibarian railway Is a complete failure. The Japanese know to a nicety Russia's strength in East Asia and count upon a .six-years' war. They know the Russians have no sup plies and cannot get any except by dribbles from Europe. The Japanese scheme Is to drive the Russians out of Manchuria, seize Sa galien Island, wrested from them many years ago and forming the Alsace-Lorraine of the Far East; take Kamchatka peninsula and so settle tha vexed sealing question, wilh which Russia has grievously Interfered, dom inate In Corea and have free entry tn Pekin as demanded aft?r the war with China and blocked by Russia. The Japanese count Port Arthur and Vladivostok a.s mere incidents in the campaign nnd look upon them as al ready theirs. The Japanese have, made vast preparations and every move has boon calculated. In his opinion the contest is a most unequal one with every advantage on the side of the Japanese. Mr. Mc Cowan when in tho Orient had excop tlonal opportunities of acquiring ex clusive information. He says the Jap anes3 would gladly s"nd home ev,:ry war correspondent now there, but hes itate to adopt so radical a step. They are doing all they can offlcialy to pre vent the correspondents doing mis chief with premature reports and t! e end of the correspondents' troubles 13 not yet, he says, by a long odds. Scenes at Harbin. St. Petersburg, April 4. A press correspondent en route to tho front, writing from Harbin, March 13, de scribes the scene there ns he observeti it. From all sides soldiers were prmr ing into Harlan. The uncompleted railroad station there had been trans formed Into a barracks, and almost every house In the town was occupied by soldiers. Pristan, a short distance away, which until recently had been a small village on the hank of the Sungnrl river, had become a city with tem porary building. which were being used by the troops and with stores, a hotel and restaurants. The snow-filled str"ets of the two cities, at the time the corr-spoiid ont wrote, were thronged with picturesque Cossacks, bearded Siberians, sharp shooters and galloping orderlies, all imbued with the fever to get to the front. Merchants and restaurant keepers, the correspondent adds, we-te accused of extortion but money was then p. Spring was coming on though vio lent. snowKiornis co'.jtii'ued to raye. EASTER EC P.OLLING. White House Croimdr- Thronged With Children cf All P.rxes. Washington. April a. H'.'i'ai vs's of Cil'ldren of ail cul -s t..id comii'ions participated in r lie Easter .Monday v-sa rolling fes ival on fun While Housrf grounds. Except that the weal he:1 was too cool for pif:ct comfort, tlu' day was ideal. The grounds weie thronged with children and a regula tion was enforced that no grown-wn should 1)0 admitted to the grounds un less they were in charge of cli'ddrm The youngsters practically had th ; grounds to themselves and they eu joyed the day Immensely. To add to the pleasure- or the c".:x rolling party President Roosevelt di rected that the Marine band shot,!-' give a concert, in the grounds id tween 3 and ! o'clock. The preside::' 's young children ami so.uo of their p'r.y. mates also participated in the egg roll ing fun. To witness the sport Mrs. Roosevelt Invited the women of tho cabinet cir cle and a party of her young friends u the White House during the afiernoon. After luncheon the president joined the party, remaining for a lime ei watch the children. Prohibs Will Endjrsc C.eneral Miles. Indianapolis, April 5. The signs point to the endorsement of General Nelson A. Miles for prt riid-mt by the lidl'ina ProliinitionluL convention Miicli begins today. President's Boys Return lo Croion. Washington, April 5. Theodo:-n Roosevelt, Jr., and l is br iber K-.rmit left for droton, Mas;., to resume fa.-ir studies sfter th-.' I'a.-I'v v:e-tUu?. They will letnaln at i li.::;l mitil ih close of the term i:i June, v.'lie.-i i. j:i probable they v.iil t' their summer homo nt Oyr., er Bay l-'liim i!i lLiiitc. "The (rouble ;iir.'1 with the fare:" said the old man. "If the i'.-irin iliiltrt have lo do iin.vi'.iin.", but support Itself, it could be l;;;ele lo ,i.v. but it don't seem lo lie ,-ible lo carry (be burden of us livin' on :i. mi I rerkmi we're to blame." ( 'hi a-.o i'est. I.okIuv; u -l t' iiiu-.' it it i i y . 'The curtain lines up at S:i-"i. so w-'ll be just 111 tiiiie." "Bui If we have a ! it really s-eiiis ii shame to be so puni loal." Brooklyn I.il'e. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS. Pointed Paragraphs Chronic ling the Week's Doings. Long Dispatches From Various Paiti pf the World Shorn of Their Padding and Only Facts Given in as Few Words as Possible For the Benefit of ti.o Hurried Reader. Documents forwarded by King Leo pold refute the statements of mission aries as to ciuelties In the Congo Free State. A report reached-Seoul that 50 Jap anese and 100 Cossacks were killed oi wounded in a skirmish between Anju and Tingju. Warren B. Wilson of Chicago asked the supremo court of the District ol Columbia to enjoin Secretary Shaw from paying out any money for the Panama canal or to the republic ol Panama. Senator Joseph R. Burton of Kan sas was convicted In St. Louis of hav ing violated the law of the United States by accepting compensation from the Rialto Orain and Securities company. Thursday. Members of the Panama canal com mission .sailed for Panama, accom panied by many "bugologists" and rep resentatives of contractors. At the Democratic primaries throughout the state 228 dalegates have been instructed to vote for Judge Parker in tho state convention. The captain of the Japanese steam er Hanyei arrived at Chee Foo and reported that his vessel had been fired on and sunk by tbo Russian fleet near the Miao Tao Islands. The vessel.3 of the British naval squadron at. Victoria, B. C, have re ceived orders to hold themselves in readiness for instant orders to sail for a distant quarter, presumably Chinese waters. Friday. The Federal Trust company of Cleveland and the fnion Trust com pany of Boston have made assign ments. The first civil tribunal of the Seine at Paris decided the case of the repub lic of Colombia against the Panama Canal company In favor of the defend ants. For sinking Japanese merchantmen In Sungarl stjalts at the opening o? the war $75,000 has been distributed in prize money to the crews of the four cruisers of the Vladivostok squad, ion. Mr. Bryan's appeal from decision of the probate court denying admission of the sealed letter of the late Philj S. Bennett, bequeathing $50,000 in trust to Mr. Bryan, was rejected in supreme couit. New Haven. Life Imprisonment for Herman Heimberger und 20 years at Auburn prison for William E. Trueman was iho sentence imposed by Judge Rich et Bulfalo on two of the four boys charged with (he murder of Bernardo Balsano Saturday. David B. Hill was elected a delegate from the Third district of Albany to the state convention and Instructed for Judge Parker. Three masked men held up the Ore gon express near Keswick, Cal., killed W. J. O'Neil, the express messenger, and carried off the con'ents of tho tx press bo:;. A man believed to be Otis White of Ransomville went over the American falls, having been seen to jump into the river from the ice mountain at Prospect Park. While performing a capital opera tion Dr. Stephen Paul Truex was stricken by heart disease in the Bush wick Central hospital, Brooklyn, and died after surrendering the knife to a brother surgeon. Monday. Senor Jorge llolgiiin says Colombia will cany the Panama canal 'suit to the court of cassation Is necessary. Dutch troops operating in Achin en gaged a body of warriors and slew nil, the Dutch losing three killed and 25 wounded. James Johnson, a nephew of James B. Marciiin. was assassinated In the Haigis -Cockrlll feud in Kentucky, as was his uncle. New syndicate has signed contracts with Argentine cattle raisers to suit ply meat for the American markets to compete with the beef trust. Tho slaughter of 700 Thibetans at Ciiiru was deeply deplored In England, where it was called "one of the worst blots on the hislory of England." Tuesday. Pei iie! of speech by a blow on his he id. V i.-lin Thorne of Newark, N. .1.. Is baing taught as a baby again o ft: I;. The supreme court has decided thnt tin coal roads must produce certain .t.eiluiels in the case Instituted by W. 11. Hearst before the lule-rstiile com merce commission. Mcign- details have readied London of heavy fi-,htin'; in Nigeria (Lrltlsn West Irica), and of a reverse sus tained by (lie punitive expedition sent .igainst th" Okpoto tribe. St. Petersburg newspapers coat In lied to cri ieise the British Thibetan affair, saying England took a leaf from Japan's book tn atacklng the Thibe tans will, out diebiral ion of war. in I lie foiled States circuit court lr St. Paul E. 11. Hairinian filed a peti tloii for Intervention in 'bo distrlb l I ton of the Northern Securities stock The move is in opposition to tho plan oi J. J Hid. BOOM FOR WATSON. Pennsylvania Democrats May Present His Name to National Convention. Pittsburg, April 4. The Democracy of Pennsylvania may have a candidate of its own to present to the national convention for the presidential nomi nation in the person of D. T. Watson of Pittsburg. While the party leaders in this county believe now that an un lnstructed delegation will be sent to Ihe convention the launching or a boom for Mr. Watson is likely to prove dangerous to any such plan. No definite steps have been taken to have Mr. Watson's name presented to the state convention of April 19, but this is largely due to the uncer tainty surrounding his desires in re gard to the matter. It was pointed out by Democrat3 who were interviewed on the subject that the eminent PI tsburg attorney, who was so largely resp-.n.uble for the success of the government's effort to enforce the Sherman anti-trust law on the Northern Securi'lps company, should be one of the strongest candi dates that could be presented. Local Democrats of all factions who were approached on tho subject de clared that Mr. Watson was tho logical candidate. While the followers of Na tional Committeeman fluff ey wero chary about being quoted, largely be cause of his attitude for an uninstruct ed delegation, the private opinions were decidedly complimentary to "Pittsburg's candidate." WOMAN FALLS TO DEATH. Steps on New Castle Sidewalk Under mined by Rising Water. New Castle, Pa.. April 1 A wo man, whose Identity has not yet been learned, was swept to her death in the Neshannock creek here. She was walking along Water street, within a few feet of Mill street bridge, when tho bank gave way, having been under mined by rising water. The woman'a screams attracted the attention of sev eral persons, but they were unable to render assistance. The woman was carried over the Raney dam and out of sight. She was about "0 years old. The tragedy was witnessed by W. J. Bren nen, who noticed the woman approach ing the undermined walk and called to her, but she did not hear. Joseph, the 11-year-old son of Frank Thornton, also fell into the Neshan nock a short time before, but was res cued after great difficulty by his father. Two Killed In Collision. Reading, Pa., April 4 Two person were killed nnd a dozen others Injured in a collision betwer-n an express train and a freight train on the Pennsyl vania railroad near Pottstown Satur day night. Tho dead are: Andrew Feglcy of Philadelphia and a man sup posed to be Siguor Hirsch of Balti more. The coal train was lying on a siding and the engineer's orders, It Is said, were to wait for an aceommoda tlon and the express. The accommo dation passed when the coal train pulled out on the main track nnd the express crashed into it. Woman One cf the Burglars. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., April ,4. The number of burglaries committed In this region of la'e has apparently made them popular. Saturday night two men and a woman robbed the resi dence of Mrs. John Mcllale of Pitts ton. She was awakened about J o'clock and found them In her room Despite her screams they ransacked the room and then departed nftei every room In tho house had been searched. Some Jewelry, a little money and some clothing were taken. Carry Thief Three Miles. Irwin, April 4. A foreigner entered the house of Mike Patrack at Madi son and stole $100, a watch and other articles. He was seen going out ol tho house and a doen men' gave chase. He ran nnd was captured ft Edna. His hands anil feet were tied and his captors carried hi in throe miles to the trolley line, lie was turned over to Burgess Uoger.s. Braddock After Pure Water. Pittsburg. April 1. The water com mlttee of the Braddock council held 8 special meeting nnd awnrded the con tract for the sinking of a test well near th" river in Braddock to deter mine whether a purer water supply can be secured. R. II. Black of Brad dock was given the contract and worli on Ihe well will be started tmmodi ately. Mail Clerk Arrested. Pittsburg, April 4. Charles S. Tlmb lln, a mail clerk on the Petinsylvnnic road, whose route was between Pitts burg and New York, was arre.'.tod hert for tampering with the mails. E lever letters, all containing money, were found on him. One of the letters wa! a decoy, and Tlmblin confessed to hi guilt. Explosion at Meadvllle, Meadvillo. Pa., April I. -An air fml' exploded in the machine shop of thf Krie railroad shops here Sal unlay practically wrecking the building am. killing John C. Fredericks, foreman and injuring several others. The ex plosion Jarred the entire city. Ream Declared Elected. Corry, Pa., April 4--Charles Portei was Saturday ousted from the select council by Judge Walling, who do clnred (!. W. Beam elected. The lal ter contested when four votes WCM thrown out
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