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BOHOUGH OFFlCKRb.
Jlurge.ix.i?. R. LatiBon.
Coiihci linen. Dr. J. C. Dunn, G. O.
Gaston, J. It. Muse, O. K. Weaver, J. W.
Landers, J. T. Dalo.W. F Klllmer.
Justices of the Peace C. A. Randall, S.
J. Hotley.
Constable S. H. Maxwell.
Collector H. J. Hetley.
.School I Hrcctors li, Fulton. J. O.
Hcowdon, J. E. WonK, K. L. Haslet, K.
W Uowiimn, Geo. lloleman.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress Joseph C. Ribloy.
Member of tSe,natcJ. K. P. Hall.
Assembly C. W. Amslnr.
Resident Judge-W. M. Llndsey.
Associate Julyel. 1. Crawford, W.
11. II. I loiterer.
loihomtary, Register A Recorder, ce.
J. C. Oeist.
Sheriff: lo. W. Nobllt.
Treasurer Krwl. A. Keller.
Onnmissioners O. Hurheim, A. K.
Khlpe, Hnrv Weingard.
District Attorneya. 1). Irwin.
jury Commissioners Ernost bibble,
Lewis Wagner.
Onwer Dr. J. W. Morrow.
County Auditors W. H. Stiles, Geo.
W. lloleiimn, . A. McC'loskey.
County tturvevorV. W. Clark.
County Superintendent E. E. Stitzin-
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Itrgulnr Term f J'ourt.
Kourlh Monday of February.
Third Monday or May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Church and Hnbbcith Hchool.
PieMbvtorian Sabbath School al 9:45 a.
in M E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in.
i'Youchmg in M. K. Hb
bath evening by Kev. O. II. Nieklo
K I" M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Kev.
It. A. ZUinlser. Pastor.
Her flees in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath morning and evening,
Kev.' It. W. Illingworth, P"jor-
The regular meetings of the W. I. I.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
ni'-nth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
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1 Meets every Tuesday evening, In Odd
Fellows' Hall, fartrmge uuuuiug.
nOKEST LODGE, No. 184, A. O. U. W.,
I Meets every Friday evening inA.u.u.
W. Hall, Tlonesta.
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evening in each month, in A. O. U. W.
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and llrldgoSts., l lonesia, ra.
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nf Hotel Airnew. Tionexta. Professional
calls promptly responded to at all hours
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TIONESTA, PA.
DR. J. C DUNN,
I'll Ys I (MAN AND SUKGEON
Btid DUUtlGlVr. Olliee over stare,
Professional calls prompt
ly responded to at all hours of day or
...riii. Kes iienee is, in ni.. iicincou
Grove's grocery and Gerow's restaurant
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U J. B. SIGG1NS,
I'll VJailMtlll sod Sunfeon.
J OIL CITY, PA
It. LANSON.
Hardware, Tinning Plumbing.
Tlonesta, Pi
Q J. SKTLEY, PEACE.
Keeps a complete line of Justice's blanks
lor sale. Also man oeeus, nnin,"h"
etc. Tlonesta, Pa.
l.' a v w. V l.'.R . P ro n rietor,
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, haaundergonoacoiupletechange,
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ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout 'with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot a:id cold water, etc. The comlorts ol
guests never neglected.
muvTiill. linilSTf.
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Tionseta, Pa. This Is the most centrally
located hotel In llie place, auu nn no
iuodorn improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public. I'irst
class Livery in connection.
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FANCY ROOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm
ami W alnut streets, Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work Irom the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion mivun to mending, and prices rea
sonable J OKENZO FULTON.
Manufacturer of and Doaler in
HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
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TIONESTA, PENN
FORTRESS IS ISOLATED.
Japanese Hold Neck of Llao
Tung Peninsula.
Port Arthur Harbor Closed Two Peo-
pie Murdered by Burglars Senator
Quay III A. P. Nord Burned In Hi
Factory Cabinet Members Will
Make Speeches.
JupnncKo troops swarming across
the narrow neck of the Llao Tung
peninsula, the railroad and telegraph
communications cut and Port Arthur,
tho Russian Gibraltar, Isolated anJ
left to its own resources all this tho
Ritsslnns seem to accept with great
stoicism.
It was because ho was convinced
(hat Port Arthur was about to be cut
off that Viceroy Alexleff, accompanied
by his staff and Grand Dulte Korls.
left hastily. On Thursday several
train loads of sick and wounded and
other lneffectives were despatched
northward.
Tho strength of the garrison at Porl
Arthur Is not revealed by tho authori
ties, who will only say that It is ado
nuata for defensive purposes. It Is
not believed that the force there ex
coods 10,000 soldiers. A brger force
is not considered necesRary, as wafc
shown from the recent withdrawal cl
some of the troops who were simply a
drain on the resources of the garrison
The fleet must now take a second
ary position and the sailors will be
used to man the shore guns, ir neces
sary.
Despite the greater number of Japa
nese the general staff believeR theli
formidable fortifications still leave the
defensive superiority with the Itus
sians, whose staying qualities, it it
confident, will Insure their holding oul
as long as necessary.
Port Arthur Harbor Sealed.
Tho London Telegraph's correspond
ent declares that the entrance to Porl
Arthur Is "absolutely sealed," and
adds the Japanese fleet In effecting He
purpose steamed Into the entrance at
full speed and that the naval ofllce,rs
who made the two previous attempts
begged permission to carry out the
next attack by daylight, that helnR
easier, and their request was granted
"So determined were they to sue
ceed." adds the correspondent, "thai
they decided If necessary to lose hall
thoir men. The number of casualties
BiiHtained by the Japanese has not
yet been announced."
In favor of the supposition of Japa
nese success In blocking Port Arthui
It Is pointed out that tho previous nt
tempts had left the channel so nar
row that a couple of vessels mink It
the fairway would probably eiilnce tc
seal up the entrance, while there Is a
noticeable evasion and half hearted
ness In the Russian denials of the
enemy's success.
Japanese Occupy Feng Wang Chenrj,
The Japanese legation at Wash
incton has received the following
official dispatch dated Toklo, May 8:
"General Kurokl, commandant of the
First army corps, reports that on May
C our cavalry detachment dispersed
the enemy at Feng Wang Cheng,
which was immediately occupied by
our Infantry detachment The enemy
burnt ammunition before evacuating
tho stronghold. Refugees of the ene
my who have been hiding In the ad
joining forests and villages continue
to come and surrender.
"Natives say that the number ol
Russians who were carried on litters
through Feng Wang Cheng on May 2
amounted to 800. It Is believed that
tho total casualties of tho enemy -ex
ceeded 3,000.
"Our army which landed on Llao
Tung reports that a detachment after
repulsing a small body of the eneir-
occupied Pulantlen on May 6 and de
stroyed the railway and cut oft tele
graphic communication of Port Ar
thur."
Deaths During Toklo Celebration
During the popular demonstration
at Toklo in honor of victories
achieved by the Japanese forces 21
people were killed and 40 Injured.
The killed and Injured are mostly
boys who were caught agnlnst a closed
gate at an angle in the old palace
walls by the throng and crushed or
drowned In an old moat.
Two People Murdered by Burglars.
The bodies of John Van Gorder and
his half Bister, Miss Farnham, were
found in the sitting room of their
home on a farm in West Almond, Al
legany county, N. Y. They had been
murdered during tho night. The man
ad been shot through the back and
tho woman was stabbed to death with
a stiletto made from a file.
Robbery is supposed to have been
tho motive. A pile of charred papers
was found in the center of the kitchen
floor, evidence that tho murderers
tried to burn the building before they
left. Van Gorder was a bachelor
about 50 years old, and Miss Farn
ham kept house for him. They were
well to do, and were in the habit of
keeping money and jewelry In the
house.
Mr. Van Gorder was a brother of
former State Senator Van Gorder of
Buffalo
Four Italians giving the names of
Antonio George, Joe Wortsalia, Ollv-
tes Pasmiella and Peter Mastella were
arrested In a cheap lodging house on were seated and Hearst delegates
Commercial street, in Bjffulo, chargod ! were selected. The delegates were in.
with the murder at East Almond of strucled to vote as a unit and to stand
John Van Gorder and his sister. ! by Churlc3 Walsh for national com
ity a watch found on Antonio George, mltteeman.
said to have belonged to John Van Gor
der, and othsr Incriminating evidence
the police say they are sure they have
the murderers of Mr. Van Gorder and
his sister, Anna Farnham.
Blood was found on the clothing and
personal effects of the four suspects.
The four men were traced from Camp
Purk, an Italian settlement near tho
home of the Van Gorders, having left
there about the time of the murder and
walked 12 miles to Swain's station,
where they took a train for Buffalo.
The four Italian suspects were ar
raigned before Justice Mapes in
the Belmont Jail at noon Saturday.
They waived examination and were
remanded to jail until the grand Jury
assembles on June 13 and hears tho
evidence against the.n.
The three knives found on the men
ind a pair of overalls were sent to
(luffalo to have the blood spots ex
amined by an expert. The watch
found on Giorgla was Identified posi
tively as the one owned by Van Gor
der. The other watch found on one
of the suspects has not been positive
ly Identified as MIhb Dunham's
Oliva, tho youngest of the four
prisoners, can neither eat nor sleep and
Is greatly depressed. It Is believed
that he will soon make a confession.
Weekly Trade Review.
Bradstreet's summary of the state
of trade says:
Long expected good weather has at
last materialized and has helped farm
ers and retail trade In seasonable
goods. Crop preparations and planting
have made especially good progress.
Retail and wholesale trade, however,
has not experienced tho stimulation
earlier looked for. The iron trade ia
quieter, with prices distinctly weaker.
Rather less than the usual number
of May day strikes have occurred. The
really serious labor dispute of tho
week Is that Involving lake shipping.
The prospect Is that an already late
season will ho further curtailed be
cause of this.
Much loss or Increased expense will
be caused shippers if the contemplated
abolition by the railroads of "Lake and
Rail" business Is maintained.
Prices are weakening In many lines,
part of which Is seasonal, but some of
which points to a reaction from the
high points previously ruling.
Failures are little more than the
normal In number but, swelled by sus
pensions of financial Institutions and
a few large manufacturers, liabilities
are heavy for this season of the year,
Money is easier, and collections are
on the whole a little better.
Senator Quay's Condition.
Senator Quay is In his home In Wash
Ington and at present has no Intention
of leaving. His physical condition
is such as to cause his friends some
anxiety He is very weak, and while
he occasionally drives about the city
and on one or two occasions has visit
ed the departments on official business
since the adjournment of congress,
he was accompanied Invariably by his
daughter or an attendant. It is re
garded as likely that the appointment
of William F. Wright, for many years
his secretary, as consul general to
Munich, Germany, was for the reason
that Mr. Quay may feel that his work
In congress is nearing an end.
Lost His Life In His Burning Factory
The A. C. Norquist furniture factory
was destroyed by fire on Friday at
Jamestown, N. Y., and A. P. Nord, a
member of the firm, was burned to
death In the building. His remains
were recovered Saturday. When last
seen he was running through the fa5
tory warning the employes to leav
the building. The loss on the. fac
tory, machinery, etc., Is estimated by
Mr. Norquist at $125,000; Insurance,
$75,000. Three dwellings, two of them
belonging to the Norquist company and
the third to Oscar Ekwall, were alio
burned. The houses and contents
were worth SlO.OflO. The insurance
cn them was small.
European Squadron Sails.
A representative fleet of American
warships left Pensacola Thursday fora
cruise across the Atlantic and Into tho
Mediterranean. It Includes four bat
tleships of the North Atlantic fleet
and the newly organized European
squadron. The joint squadrons are
under the command of Rear Admiral
Barker, commanding the North At
lantic lleet. The European squadron
Is commanded by Rear Admiral Theo
dore F. Jewell.
The fleet Is composed of the battle
ships Kearsargo. Iowa, Alabama "nd
Maine, and the cruisers Olympla,
Cleveland and Baltimore.
Cabinet Will Take an Active Part,
While the president does not expect
to deliver political speeches during th
approaching campaign, several mem
bers of the cabinet will take an actlvo
part in the contest. Secretaries Taft,
Shaw, Moody, Wilson and Attorney
General Knox all are expected to de
liver important speeches and some of
them will speak many times. It is
said also that Speaker Cannon will
make an extensive tour of the coun
try, campaigning wherever his ser
vices seem to be needed most.
Hearst Delegates Chosen.
William R. Hearst carried tho Iowa
Democratic convention by a majority
of more than 150 votes. Hearst res'
, lutions were adopted, Hearst delega
, tlons from tho contesting counties
COLLISION ON ELEVATED
Motorman Killed and Five Pas
sengers In'ired.
First Car of Rear Train Crashed Three.
Quarters Length Through Rear Car
of First Train Injured Rescued by
Firemen With Ladders Conductors
and Motorman Arrested.
New York, May 10. A rear-end col
lision between two trains on the Third
avenue elevated between BCth and 57th
etreets yesterday killed Motorman Cor-
nell of the rear train and seriously In
jured five passengers. The motor car
of the rear train was thrown half off
the elevated structure. Fire appar-
Itus was summoned and the firemen
took the injured down on ladders. Tho
accident occurred at one of the busiest
times in the afternoon and traffic on
elevated and surface lines was blocked.
Tho trains were on the southbound
track. The first car of the rear train
smashed Its way three quarters of a
length through the rear car of the
second train and the exposed wiring
set fire to the wreckage. While the
fire was not serious It added to the
panic.
On the tottering edge of tho ele-
vaated structure two cars hung ou:
over the side at an angle of about 45
degrees, but they were propped up by
firemen. The cars could not be drawn
apart and it was necessary to chop
them to pieces.
When the firemen arrived the pas
sengers, many of whom were women,
were running about wildly on the ele
vated structure or were struggling to
get out of the cars. Several were in
jured by leaping from the windows.
Coroner Scholer ordered the arrest
of the conductors of both trains and
tho motorman of the first train.
The first train had been held up by
repairs at 5Gth street and was at a
standstill when the accident occurred.
RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS.
General Kuropatkin Will Soon Have
100,000 More Men at His Disposal.
St. Petersburg, May 10. The rein
forcement8 prepared for General Kur
opatkin are being hurried. The last
stage of the mobilization of the 10th
and 17th army corps has been sig
nalized by the calling out of the re
serves in the Moscow and Kharkoff
provinces. They will go to the front,
thus placing another 100,000 men at
General Kuropatkin's disposal.
The announcement of the mobiliza
tion of four army corps along the Vol
ga Is expected next month. The re
serves of each army corps Involve
about 20,000 men, an army corps in
time of peace numbering 20,000 men
and in war time 50,000. An army
corps on a war footing includes three
Infantry divisions of four regiments
each of threo battalions, a divis
ion of cavalry consisting of three regl
ments of six squadrons each; one Cos-
Back regiment, a brigade of field artil
lery and a brigade of horse artillery
of 120 guns, and also three detach
ments of engineers and sappers.
By the departure of these troops tho
Russian European army will lose six
out of .11 army corps. The previous
drafts of troops from European Russia
had been formed into Siberian rifle
battalions without changing the organ
izatlon of the emperor's forces on this
side of the Urals. The present units
will be transferred speedily to Man
churia, retaining their present officers
and staffs.
Cruiser and Gunboat For Chef 00.
Washington, May 10. The navy de
partment has cabled Admiral Cooper
commander-in-chief of the Asiatic sta
tion. to send a cruiser and a gunboat
to Chefoo. This Is the nearest neu
tral port to Port Arthur, hut Is outside
the none of military operations. The
selection of the vessels Is left to Ad
mlral Cooper.
Food Supply at Port Arthur.
Shan Hal Kwan, May 10. A mer
chant here who Is In a position to have
trustworthy Information has Informed
a correspondent that at Port Arthur
there Is only coal sufficient to last tho
warships for six weeks and that the
food supply there will feed 8,000 men
for three months only.
Archbishop of Canterbury May Come,
London, May 0. The Archbishop of
Canterbury, Dr. Davidson, Informs the
press that while he Is still consider
ing the Invitation to attend the con
ventlon of the Protestant Episcopal
church in the United Stotes in Octo
ber he has not yet decided whether to
nccept. it.
No Official. Exhibit by Russia.
St. Petersburg, May 10. Tho state
ment that Russia Is preparing to make
an elaborate exhibit at St. Louis ia in
correct There will be no official par
ticipation by Russia, but there will be
a Russian art section and some private
exhibits.
Henry M. Stanley Dying.
London, May 10. Sir Henry M.
Stanley, the African explorer. Is re
ported to be dying of pleurisy.
Anti-Trading Stamp Bill Signed.
Albany, May 10. Governor Odell
his signed tho Newcomb anti-trading
stamp bill.
CRITICISED THE EMPEROR.
Herr Bebel Took Exception to His
Speeches and His Message to
the Czar.
Berlin, May 10. During the discus
sion of the budget bill In the reich
stag Herr Bebel, the Socialist leader,
referred to Emperor William's speech'
es at Carlsruho and Mayence, remark
ing that the pointed allusions to
France had caused great surprise, com.
ing so soon after the emperor's return
from Italy, where President Loubel
had been received with hearty ova
tions. The emperor's words, the
spenker added, were enhanced by im
portance through the fact that he tele
graphed to Emperor Nicholas from
Sicily on the occasion of the sinking
of the Russian battleship Petropav
lovsk as follows: "Russia's mourning
Germany's mourning."
Herr Bebel, continuing, said: "I de
ny most emphatically that the em
peror's telegram reflects the senti
ments of the German people. In my
opinion German sympathies are far
more on the side of the Japanese than
on that of Russia."
This statement caused murmurs of
dissent on the Right.
"The land in which such things can
happen as recently occurred In Rus
sia," continued Herr Bebel, "stands
upon such a low level of civilization
that all the rest of Europe has the
most lively Interest in seeing the'Btin
of civilization rise upon it.''
Herr Bebel then referred to tho
splendid reforms inaugurated In Prus
sia after the defeats of 1800 and Aus
tria's defeat of 1806 had brought her
into the ranks of constitutional states
The overthrow of Napoleon made
France a republic, hence it can be as
sumed that the defeat of Russia will
have a similar result.
The Socialist leader read a report
of the Hamburg chamber of commerce
setting forth that if Manchuria passes
Into Russian possession it would be a
severe blow to Germany's trade.
Herr Bebel claimed that Western
Europe has special reasons to rejoice
if Russia loses the war, for "the more
Russia Is weakened by the struggle
the less likely It becomes that Rns
sla will mix In the affairs of Western
Europe."
The speaker referred to the far-
reaching antipathy of all civilized na
tions against Germany, alluding to the
Emperor Frederick monument un
packed in some corner of Washington
and the Goethe monument. In Rome.
but not yet set up."
Chancellor Von Buelow, in his reply,
pointed out that the emperor's tele
gram expressed warm sympathy on ac
count of the great calamity by which
so many brave men had met death In
the discharge of their duty. The chan
cellor added: "I am convinced that
this expression of human sympathy
corresponded with the sentiments of
the majority of this high house and
also with those of the majority of the
people of Germany."
SERVED SUMMONS ON HILL.
Refused to Go Until He Saw Great
Northern President In Person.
St. Paul, May 10. If perseverenca
counts for anything, a young deputy
sheriff in Hennepin county has a bright
future.
The deputy, with a summons of suit
to Berve on the Great Northern rail
way, evidently believed that no one
except President J. J. Hill should be
served. He waited in front of the
magnate's private office from 9 a. m,
until 5 p. m., before finally serving the
summons.
The combined eloquence of Mr. Hill's
entire staff of assistants could not per
suade the officer that Mr. Hill could
be served by proxy.
"I am going to servle this paper ou
Mr. Hill personally If it takes mo a
week to do so," he said.
The matter was finally explained to
Mr. Hill, who laughed heartily and
walked out Into the hall.
"Young man," said he, as he took th'i
summons, "if you stick to all prob
lems of life as you do to serving this
summons you will get nlong all right."
Strike of Merchant Marine Officers
Havre, May 10. in accordance with
the decision of a committee appointed
by the officers of the merchant ma
rine now on strike, tho officers of the
French line steamers St. Simon, Lab
rador, Canada, L'Aquitalne and Ferd!
nand de Lesseps have left those ves
sels. The officers of La Savole will
leave that vessel tomorrow, but the
French line is confident that it will be
able to make arrangements by which
the ship will sail ns usual next Satur
day.
Public Bequests of Solomon Loeb,
New York, May 10. Public bequests
aggregating nearly $100,000 were pro
vided for in the will of the late Sol
omon Loeb, formerly a member of the
banking firm of Knhn, Loeb & Co.
Which was filed for probate today
With few exceptions the beneficiaries
are Hebrew charitable nnd educational
institutions In this city. The residue
of the estate, which Is estimated
several million dollars. Is divided be
tween the testator's three children.
Two Deaths at Railroad Crossings,
Amsterdam, N. Y., May 10. Mls3
Mary Walsh of West Charlton was in
stantly killed while driving across the
tracks nt Hoffman. Tho horse escaped
unharmed.
Rome. N. Y.. May 10 Willard B.
Pell, one of the Forsherg Gear com
pany of this city, was Instantly killed
by a New York Centrnl light engine
at James street crossing.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Summary or the Week's News
of tje World.
Cream of the Newt 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.
Dr. Greth made a six mile flight In
his airship from San Francisco and
traveled against the wind until a valve
Cave way, requiring a descent.
It is reported from Seoul that after
Ihe fighting on the Yalu Sunday the
Japanese pursued the enemy through
(he mountains, Inflicting heavy losses.
Former President Grover Cleveland
delivered the Stafford Little lecture a.
Princeton on "The Government's Con
nection wnth the Chicago Strike of
1894."
Admiral Togo made another attempt
to block the harbor of Port Arthur
Monday night, but failed. A section
ol the Rus.dan fleet met the attack
and sank eight fircshlps and two tor
pedo boats.
Thursday.
General Tyner's trial on a charge of
conspiracy to defraud the government
began in Washington.
The 31st general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church opened at
Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles Cal.
Speaker Cannon announced his final
determination not to be a candidate
for vice president on the Republican
ticket.
John Van Gorder, a farmer, and hU
half sister, Anna Farnham, were mur
dered in their farm house near Angel
ica, Allegany county, N. Y.
Overturned in his automobile, H. S.
Rlngl of Chicago was crushed into the
mire of a ditch and drowned while his
fiancee struggled In vain to rescue
him.
Friday.
Sam Parks, former labor leader, died
in Sing Sing prison from consumption.
A powder mill three miles from
Newnort. Ind.. was blown up. Four
men were killed and two Injured.
The Erie. Champlain, Oswego and
Cayuga and Seneca canals were offi
cially opened to navigation at noon
Thursday.
The postofflce at Dunkirk, N. Y., is
to remain in Its present quarters at
the original contract rate of $1.30
per annum, Instead of $2,000 as later
fixed by George W. Beavers.
The Panama Canal company's prop
erty on the Isthmus was formally
turned over to the United States, but.
It wus stated that a legal embargo on
two buildings would prevent passing
of title to them.
Saturday.
The Japanese have landed troops on
tho east, and west sides of the narrow
est part of the Llao Tung peninsula,
about 75 miles above Port Arthur.
Four Italians were arested in Buffalo
on suspicion of being connected with
the murder of John Van Gorder and
his sister, Miss Farnham, near Angel
ica.
Plans for the payment of the $40,
000.000 for the Panama canal were
perfected at a conference between
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw and
bankers of New York.
Heavy cannonading was heard oft
Won Son, and the Vladivostok fleet is
reported to be engaged In battle there
Hon. Seymour Doxter, a dlstln
guished lawyer and banker of Elmlra,
died at his home of Bright's disease.
Monday.
At a Christies auction In London a
Gainsborough portrait was sold for
$14,750.
James J. Hill and his wife gave $1
500.000 for the proposed Catholic
cathedral In St. Paul, Minn.
Episcopalian commission on tho
church's proposed eha!j-e of name fa
vors the retention of the present title,
Dispatches from St. Petersburg con
firmed the report that Feng Wang
Cheng had been abandoned by the
Russians.
Fire In the ixicust Gap mines, a
Shamokin, Pa., entombed four men,
whose escape was cut off and .ho can
not be rescued.
Bishop Stephen Mason Merrill of
Chicago, senior prelate of the Metho
dist Episcopal church, resigns before
the general conference of the church
at Los Angeles
Tuesday.
The original Indictments of Aaron
Burr for treason and misdemeanor
were found In an old book In Rich
mond, Va.
Dispatches from New Chwang stated
that the Russians are dismantling the
forts there and are evidently preparing
to evacuate the town
Toklo dispatches declared that tho
Russian casualties at Chin Tien Cheng
snd Feng Wang Cheng were very
great. Those In the latter place were
about 3,000
Fourteen leading denominations of
Christian churches have united In an
appeal to the public to maintain higher
Ideals of marriage and refrain from th3
divorce courts.
British dispatches from the camp at
Karo Pass. Thibet, said that a fight t
drive tho Thibetans from their posi
tion below the pass lusted six hours.
th Thibetans losing nearly 200 befort
they wers eipeiled.
CITIZENS BURN PESTHOUSE.
Was Located Near Reservoir Which
Supplies Town With Water.
Hazlcton, Pa., May 9. Enraged at
the action of the McAdoo health author
ities in building a pesthoitse in prox
imity to the reservoir which supplies
them with water, the people of Silver
Brook sot fire to it and it was burned
to the ground. The pesthouse had
been hurriedly built for the reception
of William Mack, a smallpox patient,
man who had been immured in a
Bhanty at the colliery of the Lehigh
nnd Wllkesbarre Coal company, and
who was about to be transferred to the
temporary hospital when the Silver
Brook citizens caused its destruction.
In the excitement Mowing the dii-
covery of the fire, tho guard who had
been detailed to kesp surveillance
over the quarantined smallpox victim.
neglected his charge for a few mo
ments and Mack made his escape to
the woods.
This is the second time Mack has
eluded the authorities. He came here
from Shenandoah and confessed that
he had been exposed to the disease.
A physician examined him and he was
ordered placed in quarantine.
Mack objected to being confined In
a pesthouse and evaded capture. Ho
was finally run down and taken.
While at liberty Mack came in con
tact with many people and it Is
feared that an epidemic of smallpox
will result In McAdoo and Chine
townships.
CONSOLIDATION COMING.
Indications Point to a Merger of the
Large Coal Companies.
Philadelphia. May 9. In speaking
of the report that the New Haven Is
endeavoring to secure control of the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation company,
an official of the Reading railway said:
"There Is little danger of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford secur
Ine Lehieh Navigation. The stock of
the latter company is too closely held
by old Philadelphia families interested
In the Reading company to make such
a thing probable.
"I may mention the Clarks, the lie
Keans and the Bories In this connec
tion. It would be possible for a for
eign company like the New Haven to
secure control through tho settling of
an estate that owned a majority of tho
stock, but there Is no such estate.
"The signs point to a consolidation
of all the large anthracite companies.
Lehigh Navigation would play an im
portant part In such a scheme. In the
meantime, if it's to be acquired by
some other company, that company
can only be the Reading or tho Jersey
Central."
SAVED FROM DEATH.
Woman and Child Rescued From Fall
ing Into Cave-In.
Hazelton, Pa., May 9. After remain
ing an hour In momentary danger of
suffocation, Mrs. Albert Gusher and
her 2-year-old daughter were extri
cated from a mine cave-in by neigh
bors. The Gushers live in Highland, near
the Markle collieries. Friday after
noon the rear of the Gusher house
dropped Into a mine hole. Mrs. Gush
er tried to escape when she felt It sink
ing, but was too late. Clasping her
child she prayed to bo saved. The
building dropped about 15 feet
Mrs. Gusher's cries were answered
by the whole town, and a rescuo party
was organized. Although the earth
was still sinking, half a dozen men
descended, and, cutting a hole througU
the roof, extricated the woman and
her child.
Forest Fires Near York.
York, Pa., May 9 A forest fire that
is reducing extensive tracts of valu
able timber broko out near Cooktown
in the upper end of York county and
is now sweeping the Dlllsburg valley.
The flames have already laid waste to
about $20,000 worth of the finest tim
ber In the county. Volunteer fire fight
ers from surrounding villages who
have been combatting the flames have
failed to check them. It is thought
that a spark from a locomotive started
the fire.
A Confidential Employe.
Philadelphia, May 9 Charles S.
Reber, formerly a bookkeeper for Mc
Neely company, manufacturers of kli',
was committed to prison In dofault of
$G,000 ball, charged with forgeries ag
gregating $23,000. Reber for many
years was a confidential employe of
McNeely's, and had charge of the In
surance account of the firm.
No Help For Entombed Miners.
Shamokin, Pa., May 9. Several at
tempts were made to enter the Locust
Gap slope In search of tho four min
ers who are entombed, but failed owing
to the denso smoke and gus. There is
little hope of rescuing the men.
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
Butler Citizens of Harmony, Zel
ienople and Evans City are contem
plating the erection of a light and
power house at Eldeneau station, mid
way between tho three towns.
Irwin, Pa. Tho Methodist Episco
pal congregation, which recently erect
ed a fine church, wus presented with
a bell for tho tower fiom Congress
man T. Huff of Greonsburg.
Greensburg. i'a. Samuel Bonltson,
28 years old, wus killed on tho haulago
way at the Mammoth plant of the H.
C. Frlck Coke company. Ho leaves.
wife and several children.