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BOROUGH OFFICERb.
liwge. F. R. Lanson.
CuunedmeH. Dr. J. O. Dunn, G. O.
Gaston, J. B. Mime, O. F. Weaver, J. W.
lenders. J. T. Dalo. W. F Killmer.
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School Director L. Fulton. J. O.
Heowdon, J. K. WenK, K. L. Haslet, E.
W Bowman, Ueo. Holeman,
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congrenn Joseph C. 8lbley.
Member of Semite J. K. P. Hall.
A nsemblyV. W. Amsler.
Resident Judge W. M. Lindsay.
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H. H. Dottorer.
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J. C. Heist.
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Hhlpe, Henry Welngard.
HiHtrict A Homey S. D. Irwin.
jury Coinndtmionera Ernest blbble,
Lewis Wagnor.
Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
County Auditors Vf. H. Mtlles, Geo.
W. Holeman, B. A. MoCloskey.
County Surveyor D. W. Clark.
County Superintendent K. E. Stltzin-
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WORLD'S FAIR OPENED.
"resident Started Machinery by
Wire From Washington.
Japs Crossed the Yalu and Sard to
Have Won a Big Battle Captain of
the Petropavlovak After the Paper
Trust Testimonial to Speaker Car
non Hiram Cronk 104 years Old.
Saturday at noon the great St. Louis
exposition was thrown open to the
world.
At 9 o'clock in the morning all the
high dignitaries of the exposition met
at the administration building and,
headed by -a band, marched to tho
I luza of St. Louis in the center of the
exposition grounds. Representatives
of foreign governments met at the
Hall of Congresses at the same hour
and timed their parade to the plaza
so as to arrive at the same moment
the exposition officials marched in
from tho opposite direction. At the
same time representatives of state and
territorial governments entered tho
plaza from a third avenue, having
previously formed at the United States
building.
After the gathering had been for
mally called to order by President
Francis, Rev. Frank W. Gunsaulus of
Chicago delivered the invocation. At
the conclusion of the prayer Director
of Worlis Isaac S. Taylor delivered the
keys of the buildings to President
Francis, who in turn transferred tho
buildings to Frederick J. V. Skiff, the
director of exhibits.
Tho chorus "Hymn of the West," the
words by Edmund Clarence Stedmau
and music by John Knowles Palno,
was then sung, and addresses were
mado by tho following gentlemen:
Mayor Wells of St. Louis, Hon. Thomas
T. Carter, president of the national
commission; Senator Henry E. Burn
ham of New Hampshire, In behalf of
the United States senate; Congress
man James A. Tawney of Minnesota,
for the national house of representa
tives; Commissioner General Albino R.
Nuneo of Mexico, in behalf of the for
eign commissioners; E. H. Harriman
of Now York, for the exhibitors.
Tho last speech of the day was by
Secretary of War William H. Taft,
representing President Roosevelt, an1
at lis conclusion the signal was given
to President Roosevelt In the While
House, the golden key was pressed,
the cascades sent down their floods,
tho thousands of banners were un
furled and the great Louisiana Pur
chase exposition was open to the
world.
The ceremonies were witnessed by
about 200,000 people.
Russians Routed at Yalu Crossing.
After five days of continuous fight
ing, largely with artillery, the first
Japanese army under General Kurokl
has forced a crossing of the
Yalu river and Sunday, with a gallant
Infantry charge covering a frontage of
four miles. It drove the Russians from
ChlU. Tien Cheng and the heights on
the right bank of the Iho or Alda river,
which enters the Yalu from the north
almost opposite Wlju.'
The Japanese turned the left flank
of tho Russian position, and In the
battle of Sunday they swept away the
new front interposed by the Russians
to check their onward movement
The present position of the Japan
ese Is a dominating one, and they may
force the abandonment of the defences
erected by the Russians at Antung
and other points lower down the river.
Tho Japanese losses on the Yalu
Sunday were about 700 killed and
wounded.
The Russians lost over 800 men.
The Japanese captured 28 quick firing
guns, 20 officers and many men. The
Russians made two stands but were
driven from both.
Captain Jakloveff Recovering.
The correspondent at Port Arthur
of the Ruskal Slawo of Moscow
telegraphs that he has had an
interview with Captain Jakloveff of the
Russian battlhip Petropavlovsk. Ho
says the captain will soon be able to
start for St. Petersburg. His broken
ribs are set and the fracture of his
skull is healed. fc
Captain Jakloveff said that a few
seconds before the explosion he ran
from the conning tower to repeat an
order to the man at the helm. On his
way he saw Colonel Aganeiff writing
particulars of the fight which had
Just taken place.
Next to him was Verestchagln, tho
artist, hurriedly drawing. All of a
sudden the explosion occurred and tho
deck of the flugship was enveloped in a
heavy mist pierced by tongues of fire
bursting through all parts of the ves
sel
Captain Jakloveff was then struck on
tho head and lost consciousness.
The same correspondent describes
Iip fiiilmarin boat experiments at
rroved their ability to remain und
water for a considerable time, and
that the boats were well handled and
that there is a sufficient number of
them to assure the protection of Port
Arthur and the coast in Its vicinity.
The Cl.lnese In Manchuria, the cor
espondont further says, are praying
f:ir a Russian victory.
No More Correspondents Wanted.
The great number of correspondents
dispatched to the Far East has over
whelmed the Japanese government
nnd I'nited States Minister Griscom
has onhled the state department from
Tokio that further applications In be
half of correspondents lor permission
u. accompany the 5panese forces in
the field cannot be granted. It is esti
mated thnt there already are at least
200 American and European corres
pondents traveling wltb tho Japanese
army.
Ship Was Destroyed by Japanese.
The finding of the court of inquiry
that the Petropavlovsk was destroyed
by Japanese mine has caused little sur
prise in 8t. Petersburg. This finding
had been expected since Viceroy Alex
ieff's dispatch of April 21, in which
Vice Admiral Togo's claim that be wai
responsible for the blowing up of the
ship was practically admitted.
' The publication of the findings of
the court is pointed to as proof of tho
purpose of the emperor to get at the
truth, no matter whether or not it
shows a victory for the enemy, and to
inform the people in order that they
may know where to place the respon
sibility. After the Paper Trust.
Attorney General Knox has decided
to start an Investigation against the
combinatlou of paper manufacturers
to determine whether the so-called pa
ner trust is violating the Sherman
anti-trust law.
Mr. Knox received a delegation of
newspaper publishers consisting of
Don Seitz of the New York World.
John Norris of the New York Times
and Conde Hamlin of the St. Paul PIo-rreer-Press,
who gave him an outline of
evidence which they claim to possess
showing that the paper manufacturers
exist as a combination In restraint of
trade and that the manufacturers are
committing a violation of the Sherman
law analogous to that which was
found by the United State3 Supreme
Court some years ago Jn thei famous
Addyston Pipe case.
The AttomeyiGeneral has more than
once made the statement that the 'De
partment of Justice stands ready to in
vestigate alleged cases of violation of
the Trust laws whenever evidence H
presented in due form by trustworthy
persons. The publishers declared to
Mr. Knox that the paper manufac
turers have an agreement by which
they divide territory among them
selves, that they fix prices at an un
reasonable and burdensome flguro,
and that their business is managed in
violation of the laws regulating com
merce between the states.
Less Than Usual May Day Unrest.
Dradstreet's summary of the state
of trade says:
Distributive trade continues quiet
at most markets, and April trade tho
country over has not equalled a year
ago.
. The absence heretofore of the usur.l
volume of spring demand is depress
ing to dealers, who fear they will bo
obliged to carry over surplus stocks.
Signs of improvement are, however, to
be noted-in the Northwest.
Collections are backward, as hereto
fore reported, though where weather
has permitted distribution of goods,
some improvement is noted.
During the first four months of the
year upward of 125,000 men have
struck for various causes, but while
there Is considerable unrest, rather
less than the usual May day disturo-
ances are looked for.
The demand for pig iron is rather
quieter, the lack of inquiry showing
most effect In Bessemer pig. which is
down to $13 per ton, Valley furnace.
Cotton has been depressed by poor
trade reports, and print cloths have
further weakened, without, however,
encouraging much new business.
Business failures for the week end
ing with April 28 number 197, against
199. last week, 173 In the like week in
1903, 174 in 1902, 163 In 1901 and 153
in 1900.
Every Boston Bakery Closed.
A strike of more than 1,400 bakerj
In Boston, Cambridge and Chelsea
started Sunday night. Every bakery b
the thrpe cities la affected, with the
exception of the Hebrew bakeries.
The men quit work at 6 o'clock and the
night shifts failed to appear.
The daily output of bread in Boston
Is from 300.000 to 350,000 loaves, and
this supply will bo practically cut off.
In all bakeries the employers were
making feeble attempts to keep their
shops in operation but all admitted
that, the outlook was poor.
The master bakers say they will run
their establishments ns "open shops."
Strikes were also ordered in Lynn,
Salem and Brockton In other East
era Massachusetts towns action was
deferred a week.
Testimonial to Speaker Cannon.
The closing of the second session of
the .Fifty-eighth congress was mane
notable by the demonstration which
was evoked by resolution offered by
Mr Williams, the minority leader, tes-
tlfylng to the courtesy and impartial
manner in which Speaker Cannon had
pieelded over the house. '
The resolution was not of the per
functory kind but was expressive of
kindly feeling which men in the house
of all parties entertained toward him.
In a graceful speech the speaker do-
tlared his appreciation of the resolu
tion.
Condition of Paul Kruger.
While It is difficult to ascertain
the exact state of the health of Mr.
Kruger, former president of the Trans
vaal, it is stated at Mentone, Francs,
on good authority that symptoms of a
cerebral affection are apparent and
that a consultation of physicians has
hprn held. Mr. Kruger is extremely
weak'
Hiram Cronk It 104 Years Old.
Hiram Cronk of Dunn Brook, Olielda
county, was 104 years old Saturday.
He is the last survivor of the war of
1811 He has been unable to leave
Ms bed for Borne months.
FIGHTING ON THE YALU.
Wild Rumors as to Extent oil
Russian Reverses.
St. Petersburg Censor Will Not Give
Out Dispatches Received From the
Front Talk of Removing General
8assulltch For Opposing Crossing
Cautious Advance of the Japanese.
St. Petersburg, May 3. The inter
est of the public In the news of the
fighting on the Yalu Is at fever heat
especially since the last offlclaj report,
which announced the fighting at Chin
Gow, was given out. To the general
disappointment, no further telegrams
from Gen. Kuropatkln have been pub
lished by the war commission, nor wl'l
the censor pass press dispatches
wired from the front.
The absence of news led to the clr
culatlon of wild rumors. For instance,
it was reported that General Sassu-
lltch would be relieved of his command
and court martialed for making a too
strenuous stand on the right bank ot
the Yalu. As a matter of fact, while
the war office is surprised at the re
sistance made by General Sassulltch,
a telegram from General Kuropatkln
to the emperor on April 26 announced
that Sassulltch, in view of the prepar
ations which the Japanese were mak
ing to cross the Yalu, had begun to
reinforce his troops on the Manchurlan
bank.
Another report says that the war
office has been informed that the Rus
sian casualties numbered 2,000. Should
this be true it can be accepted as a
certainty that the Russian plan of op
erations never contemplated such a
sacrifice.
In view of the cautious advance of
the Japanese it is not expected they
will quickly follow -up Sassulltch but
will take a few days In getting the re
mainder of their troops and supplies
across the river and In clearing the
country of Russian detachments in or
der that their communication may net
be exposed to attack.
PROGRESS OF CAMPAIGN.
Minister Hayashl Gives His Views of
Immediate Results of General
Kuroki's Victory.
London, May 3. Baron Hayashl, the
Japanese minister here, gave to the
press the following statement
The immediate result of General
Kuroki's success will probably be a
movement on Feng Huan Chang, which
the Chinese had fortified with their
usual brick structures. Since the com
mencement of tbe war the Russians
doubtless have added earthworks, but
their loss of guns Sunday must serl
ouslv diminish their defensive
strength.
"I understand that Russia had only
100 guns in Manchuria. If that is
the case, her artillery strength has
been diminished almost one-third
"They fight well, those Russians,
and Feng Huan Cheng will not he
taken without a hard struggle unless
Oeneral Kuropatkln again changes his
plan of campaign. The announcement
that the Russians would not contest
the crossing of the Yalu has proved,
as we thought to be misleading
Thirty thousand men Is far too large
a body for any general to face the
enemy with If it were merely intended
to hamper his movements. Kuropat
kln evidently meant to make a deter
mined resistance, but ho either under
estimated our strength or disposed his
forces In the belief that we would nK
venture a frontal attack.
Japanese Base at Antung.
I take it from the dispatches re
ceived that we have now practically
secured control of both banks of the
Yalu. In consequence, our base will
probably be moved to Antung.
To be perfectly frank, I must say
I expected the engagement would be
more decisive, especially in view of
the large number of Russian troops
opposed to us. Its significance must
largely depend jtf on our ability to pur
sue the enemy,
Reviewing the whole future of the
struggle that has Just commenced In
such deadlv earnest on land, Baron
Hayashl said:
"The. duration of the war must lie
rather with Russia than with Japan.
For the moment the military advant
age j8 with us, for Kuropatkln has ex
tended his front and we can strike
where and when we win. uur aggres.
Blve movement may be carried on to
Mukden, perhaps to Harbin, or further,
hut hefnre lone there must come n
stage of the campaign where Russia
will assume the role of the invading
power and where we must act solely
on the defensive. From the beginning
it has been so, and our aggression Is
and has been but a means toward the
eventual repulsion of an Invading
army.
"Oeneral Kurokl himself probably
cannot say at this moment at exactly
what noint our aggression will bo
changed into the defensive. Kuropat.
kin, so I believe, says he will not un
dertake to drive us back until he has
300,000 men ready to take the field.
I think that at least 5 per cent of thnt
force will die from sickness, so that
to keep his force at the maximum re
quired kVropatkln will always have to
be transporting 15,000 men from St.
Petersburg no small task.
"This year's harvest in Manchuria,
I learn, promises to be bad. A million
Russians there, in addition to the
army, must be fed. We have or shad
have closed every source of food sun
ply except by the Siberian railroad.
Even with double tracks and no men
or munitions of war to transport, the
problem of feeding the Russian popu
lation and army now in Manchuria
would be in Itself intensely serious,
but with a single track road, which is
Russia's only vital sinew, it seems
almost impossible and famine appears
inevitable.
Possible Manchu Rising.
With this dreadful accompaniment
of war, there is only too likely to be a
rising among the Manchurlana. They
may attack the Russians or they may
attack us. Either case is bad enough
to contemplate.
"To he'.p us sit down and wait all
these lontingencies we are working
day ajfl night on the Corean railroad
and by October the unfinished portions
of the road between Fusan and Seoul
will be completed and a new lino
from Seoul to Wiju will also bo ready.
Locomotives are coming from th
United States and as soon as these ar
rive we will have a strong and rapid
line of communications through all
Corea, which will almost touch our
own mainland, and we will not bo
likely to suffer from want of supplies
or reinforcements.
As regards Port Arthur and Vladi
vostok, the situation is somewhat dif
ferent I cannot say anything about
the movements of our other armies
that have been mobilized, but there 13
no doubt that the Liao Tung peninsula
will, if any success attends our land
forces, be cut off from supplies.
Neither Port Arthur nor Vladivos
tok can be taken from, the sea front,
but I think you will find Port Arthu
either taken by our land forces or
starved out by September. The Chi
nese are smuggling provisions into
Port Arthur now from Chefoo but only
to an Immaterial extent and that will
soon cease.
"Vice Admiral Togo will doubtless
remain on watch outside Port Arthur.
By. September, when the hurricane
season comes, he should be able to
safely house his fleet in a Japanese
port No fleet, Russian or Japanese,
could be particularly effective then.
I scarcely think Russia will send her
Baltic fleet to face our autumn hurri
anea."
Referring to the long period which
elansed between the declaration of
war and the land fighting, Minister
Hayashl said: "That waiting which
taxed the patience of the rest of the
world has been a busy and excitir.
time for us. Our troops have been
continually marching and working ir.
anticipation of striking the blow which
would initiate the campaign In Man
churla.
"Th most unfortunate incident of
the campaign up to date is Vice Ad
miral Kamimura's misfortunate In
missing the Vladivostok fleet.
Beems from here that it was a pity
the vtco admiral did not stay outside
that port instead of trying to find the
Russians in the open sea.
GRETH'S AIR SHIP.
Started on a 50-Mile Trip but Failed
Owing to Slight Disarrangement.
San Francisco, May 3. Dr. Angus
Greth, accompanied by an assistant,
started in his air ship on a trip to
San Jose, 60 miles south of this city,
The ascent was made from the grounds
in Eleventh Btreet near Market, where
the aerial craft has been located for
some time.
After reaching an elevation of sev
eral hundred feet, Dr. Greth, the In
ventor, who acted as helmsman.
caused the vessel to circle and movo
In various directions, demonstrates
that It was under his control. He thn
headed It south almost directly
against the wind and started on a
bee line for San Jose, at which city he
hoped to make a landing. The air ship,
obeying the force of Its light motor.
made good progress and was soon out
of sight.
After traveling about five mile?,
some slight dlsarangement of the ma
chinery was discovered and the aerla?
voyagers landed safely. Dr. Greth was
accompanied by Engineer Frederic
Bell. Greth was satisfied with the re
sult of this experimental flight be
cause he accomplished a good denl
more than on former occasions and
concluded that he was working In the
right direction.
Break In Canal Repaired.
Fonda, N. Y., May 3. The break in
the Erie canal at Fort Hunter which
was caused by the recent flood In tho
valley and which has cost tho state
of New York more than $100,000 is re
paired and the water Is being let In
this level. The canal will be open to
traffic May 5.
Court of Appeals Calendar.
Albany, May 3. Court of appeals
calendar for May 3: Nos. 2:iC, 240, 237,
217, 275, 277, 285 and 30-1.
A Snrprlm-il IJuLi-.
Just after the late Duke of Rich
mond nnd Gordon received the hitter
half of his title-he wus eivatetl Duke
of Ciirilnn In .In unit rv. IS, (, - lu wiis
sent to this country s president of the
Drillsli commission to our centennial
exposition. While in tliU country he
heard of n certain picture owned by a
country woman In which lie thought
lie might be Interested, iiml so wrote
to her, using the olllcial stationery of
the commission und sluiniv' himself, ns
a peer does, simply by the names of bis
title, "Richmond mill Cordon."
Much to his surprise and a ):ood ileal
to his disgust- for he hail precise ideas
as to his dignity us a duke-tlie letter
which he received in answer to his was
addressed, "Messrs. Richmond & l!or
don," unit begun Mieiilleineli!"
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
Short Items From Various
Parts of the World.
Record of Many Happenings Condensed
and Put In Small Space and Ar
ranged With Special Regard For the
Convenience of the Reader Who has
Little Time to Spare.
It is reported from Tien Tsin that
the Japanese bombarded the town ot
New Chwang Monday night.
Russia's Vladivostok cruiser squad
ron appeared at Wonson, Corea, where
it sank a Japanese merchant steamer.
William R. Hearst has closed his po
litical headquarters in New York and
has sent his campaign managers and
clerical force to other states.
The World prints a story to the ef
fect that the family tomb of the Liv
ingstons on the ancient manor near
Hudson, was broken open and robbed
of its dead.
Senator Hale, chairman of the sen
ate naval committoe, expressed his be
lief taht the day of big battleships
had passed and a radical change in tho
policy of naval construction was neo
etsary.
Thursday.
Senor Maura, the Spanish premier,
was shot at but not wounded, while on
his way to Madrid from the Balearic
Islands.
President Loubet and the King of
Italy visited the Roman Forum, where,
In their presence, three prehistoric
tombs were unearthed.
The collapse of a cage In the Robin
son mine at Johannesburg, South Afri.
ca, precipitated 43 natives 2,000 feet
to the bottom. All were killed.
A locomotive of the Baltimore and
Ohio exploded In Braddock, Pa.; three
men were fatally Injured, three danger
ously hurt and five buildings were
wrecked.
Moses Thatcher, once an apostle of
the Mormon church, told the Smoot In
vestigating committee how he was
stripped of his priesthood for assert
ing his political independence.
Friday.
German troops in the field in Africa
have lost C3 per cent of officers and 35
per cent of the privates, due to death,
wounds and illness.
Two hundred Japanese soldiers
aboard the transport Klnshlu Mara,
sunk by two Russian torpedo boats,
refused to surrender and went dowu
with the vessel.
The second session of the Fifty
eighth congress was declared adjourn
ed at 2 o'clock Thursday by President
pro tem. Frye in the senate and Speak
er Cannon In the house.
Japanese troops which crossed the
Yalu charged during the night on a
Russian position and were repulsed,
gunboats steamhig up the river to
their support being driven back by the
Russian fire.
Eight thousand young women were
made eligible to matrimony by the ac
tion of the New York board of educa
tion repealing the bylaw permitting
charces against teachers who take
husbands.
Saturday.
Speaker Cannon's friends organize
to head off his boom for the nomina
tion for vice president.
Bold raids of Cossacks and their ap
pearance at Anju exposes Japan's lack
of cavalry to pursue them.
It is reported from Shanghai that
the Russians have suffered a disaa
trous repulse after two days' flghtln?
west of the Yalu river.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Darlington appeared before the house
naval committee In opposition to the
general staff bill advocated by Secre
tary Moody.
Dr. William D. Crum, a negro, was
reannolnted collector of customs at
Charleston, S. C. by President Roose
velt within an hour after the senate
adjourned without acting, on his nom
ination.
Monday.
James Henry Smith, according to re.
port, paid mrfte than $2,000,000 for the
late William C. Whitney's former
home at No. 871 Fifth avenue, New
York.
Eight persons were killed, three fa
tally hurt and 20 less seriously Injured
in a railroad wreck near St. Louis Sat
urday while on way to atend opening
of world'B ifalr.
Professor Alexander Graham Be'l
of Washington, D. C. gave a public
exhibition of the tetrahedal kites, by
which he hopes to solve the problem
of aerial navigation.
Cord Meyer of Queens county was
elected chairman of tho New York
Democratic state committee and Sena
tor McCarren of Kings county chair
man of the executive committee.
Tuesday.
New York leads all the states in the
readiness of its building at the St
Louis fair.
John A. Delaney was arrested In
Philadelphia on a charge of forgery,
committed. It Is said, to support Mi
young wife.
Lyman J. Gage was unanimously
elected an honorary member of the
Bible class of J. 1. Rockefeller, Jr., at
the New York Fifth avenue Baptist
church.
Admiral Dewey nnd 17 other surviv
ing officers of the battle of Manila bay,
will celebrate the anniversary of that
fight by dining together in Washing
ton, D. C.
"DIVORCED WIFE CAN INHERIT.
Will Made In Hep Favor by Her Hu
band Before Divorce Must Stand.
Pittsburg, May 2 Judga J. J. Miller
handed down an opinion In the or
phans' court which decides an Import
ant question affecting the inheritance
of dhweed persons. Under the de
cision Mary Brown Jones, the divorced,
wife of tho late Thomas Mifflin Jones,
nephew of the dead millionaire steel
manufacturer, B. F. Jones, will get
the estate bequeathed. to her under a
will written by her husband before the
granting of a divorce.
Some years ago Mrs. Jones created
a sensation in Pittsburg social circles
by filing proceedings for divorce
against her husband. Her husband
died 20 months after the decree of di
vorce was ob'aincd by his wife and an
other sensation was sprung when his
will was filed and found to direct that
one-third of his entire estate, worth at
most a million dollars, be given t)
Mrs. Jones. When the estate came up
in the orphans' court for distribution
the question wa3 raised: "Can a lega
tee, the former wife of a decedent,
take under his will made when the
marriage relation showed that there
had been a divorce and separation of
the couple."
The court decided that the wife
should get what the will called for.
JOHNSTOWN MORTGAGED.
Validity of Title to Valuable Property
In City's Heart Is Questioned.
Johnstown, May 2. Sheriff Samuel
Lenhart has served Luther Levergooii
with a summons to appear in court at
Ebensburg as tho legal representative
of the Levergood heirs and show cause
why a mortgage that was filed In 18U
in favor of Peter Levergood, one of
the founders of Johnstown, should not
be marked satisfied.
The mortgage Is on the land that is
now occupied by the central portion
of the city and was given by Thomas
Burrell, George Brenzler and the let
ter's son. The Levergoori neirs ininn
that the matter will bear looking into,
as the mortgage was never cancelet
and as it 13 for $10,500, with the inter
est for 91 years, would amount to a
considerable sura
Coxey a Financial Leader.
Cincinnati. O., May 2. Jacob S.
Coxey, who marched Into prominence
at the head of his rag-tag army some
years ago, has made his debut In tne
financial world, representing the Coxey
Steel and Silica Sand company, cox
ey has closed a deal with the Union
Savings Bank and Trust company
whereby the latter guarantees the
$500,000 first mortgage 0 per cent gold
bonds on the plants of the company,
due in 19G4. Out of the $500,000 bond
issue, when sold, Coxey's company
will deposit with the Union Savings
Bank and Trust company $112,050 to
meet the principal of the bonds on ma
turity. Wife's Mistake Causes Trouble.
Waynesburg, Pa., May 2. Silas
Roupe, a young farmer of James sta
tion, is under arrest for felonious
shooting, through a mistake of his
wife. A number of Italian laborers ap
proached the Roupe home to apply for
board and Mrs. Roupe, not knowing
their mission, became frightened and
Btarted to scream. Roupe heard her
and, seizing a revolver, fired several
shots at tho men, several of whom
had narrow escapes. Roupe was held
in $400 bail.
IM-Fated Mine Abandoned.
Greensburg, May 2. The ill-fated
Port Royal mine of the Pittsburg Coal
company, In which throe horrors oc
curred, is now out of commission for
ever. Thursday the mine was disman
tled of all Its Interior fittings, tho
wagons taken out and everything of
value brought to the surface. The
body of John Peebles, who lost his
life in June, 1902, when a score of
miners were killed, still lies some
where in the mine.
Deepest Coal Mine Shaft In the World.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.. May 2. The Le
high and Wilkesbarro Coal company
has completed arrangements to sink
the deepest coal mine shaft in the
world in Hanover township, near
here. It will be 2.C25 feet deep and
will open up a virgin coal field, ono of
the richest In the region. The col
liery will give work to about 2,0t'0
men.
Jealousy Caused Two Deaths.
Philadelphia, May 2 Otto Saladen,
aged 35 years, shot and killed Mr.-..
Maria Albrecht, aged 30 years, and
then committed suicide at Woodsldo
park, a suburb of this city. Mrs. Al
brecht, who had separated from her
husband, had been receiving tho at
tentions of Saladen. and the latter is
lupposed to have killed her because
Bt Jealousy.
Serenader Badly Hurt.
Punxsatawaey, May 2. Death may
be the result of a prank of boys who
fathered outside the residence of Wat
kin Watkins at Smith Clay villi' to ser
enade hint. Watkins rushed out with
i club and Is said to have struck Ja
;ob Fink, 15 years old. son ot J. R.
Fink, on the head. The boy's skull
was fractured.
Ohio Miners Quit Work.
Canton, O., May 2. Miners of the
Tuscarawas district, about 3,000 in
aumber, iuit woik until an Hgreement
Is reached on the scale. The trouble
b over the machine rate which a 10
'ys' conference iu Canton early in
ie month tailed to settle-.