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Church ana Nabuath Hchaal. Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 . in. ( M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in. Preaching In M. K. Church every Sab ..i.w, liv Ruv. U. II. Nickle Preaching In the F. M. Church every Sabbath evening ai lueusuai uuur. nov. It. A. thnlaer, Pastor. Services in the Presbyterian Church every Sabbath morning and evening, Kev.' It. W. Illingworth, Pastor. The regular meetings of the" W. C. T. U. are held at the boadquarters on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each ni' nth. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. pl'.N KSTA LODGE, No.369,LO.O. F. 1 M eots every Tuesday evening, in Odd Fellows' Uall, Partridge building. I.XMtEST LODGE, No. 184, A. O. U. W., I Meets every Friday evening lnA.O.U. W. Hall, Tlonesta. c APT. GEORGE STOW POST. No. 274 ii a u if aoIji lut sml Stl Monday ' VI, nt . . - - - ------ r y evening in each mouth, in A. O. U. W. Hall, Tlonesta. CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No. 137, W. It. C, meets first and third Wednesday evening of each month, In A. O. U. W. ball, Tlonesta, Pa. MMONESTA TENT, No. 164. K. O. T. 1 M., meels 2nd and 4th Wednesday evening in each month In A. O. U. W. hall Tionesta, Pa. p F. RITCIIEY, I . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Tlonesta, Pa c URTIS M. SIIAWKEY, ATTORjl K I - AT-LA w . Warren, Pa. Practice In Forest Co. AC .BROWN, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. Olllce In.Arner Building, Cor. Elm and Bridge Sis., Tlonesta, Pa. J, W. MORROW. M. D., Phvsiclan. Surireon A Dentist. artfnc lice and Residence three doors north of Hotel Agnew, Tlonesta. Professional calls promptly responded to at all hours. D It. F. J. BO YARD, Physician t Surgeon, TIONESTA, PA. DR. J. C. DUNN. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, and DRUGGIST. Ollice over stere, Tionesta, Pa. Professional calls prompt ly responded to at all hours or day or night. Residence Elm St., betwoen Grove's grocery and Gorow's restaurant. D R. J. B. SIGGINS. Physician and surgeon, OIL CITY, PA. Fit. LANSON, Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing. Tlonesta, Pa O J SET LEY, O. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Keeps a complete line of Justice's blanks 4Ttrsale. Also Blank deeds, liiortgsges, eto. Tionesta, Pa. HOTEL WEAVER, E. A. WEAVER. Proprietor. This hotel, formerly the Lawrence 11 ouse, has u ndergono a coin plete change, and Is now furnished with ai; the mod em improvements. Heated and lighted throughout with natural gas, bathrooms, hot and cold water, etc. The comforts ol guests never neglected. C1ENTRAL HOUSE, GKitOW A GEROW Proprietor. Tionsela, Pa. This is the mostcentrally tlocated hotel in the place, and has all the modern improvements. No pains will be spared to make it a pleasant stopping place for the traveling public First class Livery in connection. pilIL. EMEHT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop In Walters building, Cor. Elm and alnut streets,' Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work Iroin the finest to the coarsest and guarantees bis work to give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten tion viveii to mending, and prices rea sonable. JORENZO FULTON, Manufacturer of and Dealer in HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONESTA. PA. roiiTL GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, AND UNDERTAKERS. TIONESTA, PENN JAPS LOSE A WARSHIP. Destroyed by a Russian Mine Near Dalny. Japanese Advance In Manchuria. Death of Explorer Stanley Unfavor. able Crop Reports Wentz Accident ally Shot Judge Gray to Succeed Hanna Bath Canteen to Close. The Japanese torpedo boat No. 48 as destroyed while removing mines Irom Kerr bay, north of Tallenwan (Port Dalny.) Seven men were killed and seven were wounded. This is the first warship Japan has lost in the war. The torpedo boat wan lost during a series of bombardments and survey ing operations at Tallenwan, Deep and Kerr bays by Admiral Kataoka, com mander of the third squadron. First Russian Naval Success. The Russian fleet scored its first dis llnct naval success May 10 by the tor pedoing and crippling, though not tho sinking, of an armored Japanese cruls ei In Tallenwan bay. The attacking force was not a regu lar torpedo boat, but war, only a small naphtha launch in command of a young naval officer, who had with him three Jackles. The launch mounted a small machine gun and carried three tor pedoes. When darkness fell the launch crep out of Port Arthur with .no lights aboard and no glow from the engine? to betray her presence. It was late when the launch gained the outer line of the Japanese squadron. She slipped through the torpedo boat pickets and selecting the nearest warship, a big armored cruiser, stole toward her and succeeded in exploding against her side a single torpedo. A deafening roar followed tho explosion which echoed far in shore. Immediately flames enveloped the cruiser, which evidently was badly crippled. The crew of the cruiser was seen to be fighting the fire, which they at last succeeded In extinguishing. A sister ship took the damaged vessel In tow and disappeared to the southeast. The launch escaped the hot fire di rected against her by the Japanese ships, but being unable to return to Port Arthur or to get Into Dalny, shrc was beached not far from Dalny. Port Arthur Impregnable. It is evident from a private letter written by an officer at Tort Arthur da ted April 20 that General Stoessel, th! Russian commander there, was then daily expecting the cutting off of hU communications. The officer reported that everything was ready to withstand a siege and said tho fortress was practically Im pregnable, adding that there was a triple row of forts around the Port Arthur glacis, each position being fronted by a moat with a hedge of barbed wire beyond, with bombproofs behind all the , batteries. The officer further declared that they had plenty of supplies and am munition and that the garrison was in excellent spirits and confident of hold ing out for nine months or a year against any number of the enemy even if .they possessed siege guns. Russia's Sudden Change of Plan. No confirmation has been received of tho rumors of a great battle at Slu Yen and no credence should be giver, to the wild reports of the fall of Port Arthur. ' The Times correspondent on board the Haimun, the dispatch boat of that paper, explains that his long silence Is due to his having been warned not to proceed north of the Chefoo-Chem ulpo line until further notice. He at tributes the fiasco on the Yalu to Rus sia's sudden change of plan, the de cision to hold the river and the fren zied efforts then made at the eleventh hour, to Improve the defective posi tions, with the result that the Japanese caught the Russians in a state of transition. Cavalry Got Behind Japanese. The advance guard of the first Jap anese army appeared on Saturday morning six miles below Lien Cheri Kuan on the road to Liao Yan. It is not making any further advance but is erecting strong fortifications. The Japanese movements were made with the greatest care. A persistent report is current here that a Russian squadron of cavalry succeeded in getting b'jhlnd the Japa nese who were several squadrons strong and in occupying Kuan Dian San. The unexpected appearance of the Russians caused the Japanese to Immediately evacuate tho town and re tire toward the Yalu. The report is helleved to be correcr. Partial Destruction of Dalny. It Is Impossible to identify many of the Russianized Chinese names given In the Russian staff accounts of the Japanese advance in Manchuria. The partial destruction of Dalny is regarded as showing that the Russians anticipate the Japanese will make a determined attempt to capture Port Arthur, while, owing to the moral ef fect the fall of the stronghold woul. have on Russian prestige, an equally determined resistance will be made. Much Fall Sown Wheat Abandoned. Bradstreet's summary of tiio state of trade says: Weather conditions have been fa vorable, crop planting and growth have made fair progress, and retail trade has been benefited, the improvement extending in some lines to re-orders from jobbers. An immense area of full sown wheat has had to be abandoned, but this will probably K" Into other crops Prices sto v a gradual drifting down ward from the high levels of early spring. Money Is easy and collections are expected to be better if the weath er holds. Deposits are increasing In the banks and record-breaking gold shipments are In progress. Stock speculation is dull and weak, but Immense quanti ties of money are seeking investment, as shown by the strong bond market and the heavy over-subscription to foreign loans. Foreign trade In breadstuffs Is at t very low ebb, but exports of high priced cotton swell trade totals. Rail way earnings indicate n 5 per cent da- crease from April, 1903. Explorer Stanley Dead. Sir Henry M. Stanley, the American explorer, died In London. He was at tacked by pleurisy a week ago and his Illness was complicated by chronic heart trouble. Before he died Sir Henry expressed a wish to be buried at his country seat. Furze Hill, Alrbright, Surrey The question, however, is being dls- cuseed of burying him beside Living stone, In Westminster Abbey. Sir Henry Morton Stanley was born In 1841 In Wales and took the name of Stanley, a benefactor who adopted him. He came to the United States and was a newspaper correspondent in the civil war. When Livingstone was lost In Africa, he was chosen to leaJ the search for the missionary expltcer. and his expeditions to aid Livingstone In 1872, and the relief of Emln Pasha In 1887-9 were leading events of their time, while they were of great value In opening up the heart of Africa. Stanley was made governor of the Congo by King Leopold after his re turn from the Emln Pasha expedition Ho marriad In Westminster Abbey Miss Dorothy Tennant, and for five years sat in the house of commons as a member for the London constituency of Lambeth. He received knighthood in 1S99. Wentz Accidentally Shot. "He came to his death by the acci dental discharge of his own pistol," is the verdict of the coroner's Jury which for two days has been investigat ing the circumstances surrounding tin death of Edward L. Wentz, the young millionaire whose body was dlscov- ered on a spur of Black Mountain last Sunday. negardless of the jury's verdict of accidental killing it is certain U at de tectives will remain in the section In connection with the case. There i.i little doubt that the Wentz family be lieve there was crime In the death. D. B. Wentz expressed himself as of tha opinion that there had been an en counter before his brother was killed. Hanged Himself In Church Belfry. The dead body of a man dangling atthe end of a rope In the belfry of the Emanuel Baptist church on Mich lgan avenue, in. Chicago, was the gruesome sight that met tho eyes of the congregation as they assembled for Sunday morning's service. In one of the pockets of the dead man's coat a memorandum book was found bearing the name and address of William Johnson, Pittsburg. Writ ten on a fly leaf of the book were thr following words: "Well, I see that nothing but my death will satisfy the outraged public. Therefore I will give it, but I will be my own execu tioner." Bath Canteen to Be Closed. At the quarterly meeting of trustees of the State Soldiers' home at Bath a resolution was adopted to close the canteen as soon as the supply of ale and beer now on hand is used up. This action was taken on account of the provision In the bill appropriating $100 for the maintenance for each member by the federal government withholding money from those homes where a canteen is maintained or spir ituous liquors are sold. Judge Gray Federation President. Judge George Gray of Delawara has been chosen by the nomin ating committee of the National Civic Federation to succeed the late Sena tor Marcus A. Hanna as president of the federation. The election of Judge Gray is to be deferred until after the national Democratic convention In St Louis for fear It might seem that tho federation Is aiding in making a pos sible presidential candidate conspicu ous or important. Croker to Settle In Dublin. Richard Croker, once the Tammany leader, is negotiating for the purchase of a homo in Dublin, Ireland. The house Is that vl'hich had been occupied by the late Judge Murphy. Mr. Crok er, who now is a familiar figure on Irish race tracks, has informed per sonal friends that it is his intention to end his days in Dublin. Broke Five-Mile Running Record. On tn Stamford Bridge grotindi In London, Thursday evening Arthu, Schrubb broke the five-mile amateur running record. Time, 21m 33 3-5s. The previous record was 24ni. 53 3-5s., and was made by S. Thomas at Rom ford, England, Sept. 24, 1S92. In Charge of Canal Construction. John F. Wallace of Chicago, gen eral manager of the Illinois Central railroad, has accepted the appointment of chief engineer in charge of con struction of the Panama canal. Mr. Wallace will receive a salary of $23,- 000 a year. Veto of Lockport Power Bill. Governor Odell has vetoed the bill of Assemblyman Thompson extending the time for beginning work by and also enlarging the scope and power I'f the Niagara, Lockpoit aud Ontario Power com nan v DEADLOCK IS UNBROKEN Illinois Republicans Took 29th Ballot For Governor. No Prospect of a Break From Any Candidate Chairman Cannon Re fured to Entertain Resolution With Objectionable Word-Led In Singing Refrain After Song of Glee Club. Springfield, 111., May 17. With the deadlock unbroken and w ith little pros pect of a compromise on a candidate for governor, the Illinois Republican convention took a recess until 10 o'clock this morning, having taken five ballots yesterday. The recess followed the 29th roll call, the result of which Ihowed each candidate with approxl mately the same strength he had when he entered the convention. The proceedings were comparative ly tame and at only one time during the session was there any great dem onstratlon. This occurred when a glee club was Invited to the platform to sing "Illinois. Chairman Joseph G. Cannon asked the audience to join In the chorus and he led the refrain from his place on the platform, beating time with a re versed gavel. He looke.: like an old time singing master at a country school house as he swayed his body In unison with the music and meas ured the time with the Improvised baton. The grent audience sang with a will and when the echoes of the chorus died away a wave of enthusiasm swept over the armory hall. During the demonstration Daniel J Healey of Chicago sent to Speaker Cannon a resolution providing that after the following ballot the candi date receiving the lowest vote be dropped on each succeeding ballot un til a selection had been made. The resolution recited that "after numerous roll calls and a hard and tedious struggle the bosses have failed to select a nominee from among the candidates." Cannon flushed when he read this and promptly declared that unless the objectionable phrase was eliminated he would not permit thu resolution to be read. "Bosses" was then changed to "delegates" and Cannon said he would permit the resolution to be la troduced as soon as the ballot had been announced. Healy, however, failed to ask for recognition. A number of conferences were In progress last night. It Is said federal Influences attempted to secure an agreement on Congressman Vespasian Warner, but they could not get enoug'i votes and the threat of Hamlin and Sherman to nominate Yates if War ner became a formidable candidate de terred them. The official vote on the 29th ballot stood Yates 481, Lowden 404. Deneen 382. Hamlin 115. Warner 37, Sherman 57, Pierce 22. Russians Attacked Bandits. St. Petersburg, May 17. The general staff has received the following dis patch from Lieutenant General Salt haroff. General Kuropatkin's chief of staff, dated May 15: "On May 14 I was informed that Chi nese bandits had appeared In villages 16 kilometers west of Liao Yang and I sent out detachments of riflemen, mounted and on foot, and a company of infantry. No bandits were found In the villages, the inhabitants of which answered evasively. "As the force was returning from the village of Shantaldtza, 12 kilome tres west of Liao Yang, considerable numbers of bandits wera discovered at a spot where they had been concealed by the villagers. The riflemen attack ed the bandits, who occupied the out skirts of the village, from which they were dislodged. They left 20 dead and a number of rifles and many cartridges. Our loss was two soldiers killed and three wounded. "The Japanese have reocenpied Koundian Slan." No Challenge From Sir Thomas. London, May 17. George L. Watson says there is no truth in the report that Sir Thomas Llpton has commis sioned him and William Fife to design a Shamrock IV. Mr. Watson says no such proposal has been made; that h': knows nothing about Sir Thomas Llp ton having decided to build another challenger for the America's cup and that he believes matters are still ex actly as they were when Sir Thomas wrote to the New York Yacht club anent the change In measurement. Death of Henry T. Martin. Albany, May 17. Henry T. Martin, a member of one of Albany's most dis tinguished families and brother to Bradley Martin, died here of pleurisy. Mrs. Martin died on May 3 of last. year. . Mr. Martin was born in Albany about C7 years ago. He leaves the following children: William L. Mar tin of Toronto, Mrs. B. B. McAlpin of New York, Mrs. Edward Murphy, Jr., of Troy, Henry T. Martin, Jr., of Al bany and Mrs. Frank Seeley of Albany. Remains of Editor Hubbard. St. Johns. N. F., May 17. The seal- ing steamer Aurora will arrive hero tonight from the Labrador coast bringing the body of Leouidas Hub bard, Jr., assistant editor of Outlu? who perished in the interior of Labra dor lust October while on an explor Ing expedition. The Aurora also brought Hubbard's companions, Dillon Wallace, a lawyer of New York, an l Fnirk Elson. a half breed uulde. PENNSY RETRENCHES. About 2,000 Men to Be Laid Off In Philadelphia Freight Yards. Philadelphia, May 1C By June 1 It Is expected that nearly 2,000 men will be laid off temporarily In the Pennsyl vania freight yards in and around Philadelphia. Most of these men aro extras, having been put on to aid In breaking the freight congestion. Tho Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburg are cleared of Congestion now, and this fact, In con nection with a decrease in genera1 freight business, necessitates a tem porary reduction of the force. The use of the West Philadelphia elevated to Greenwich Point works to the advantage of the company In the number of men employed. Besides reducing the force of the freight de partment, a large number of men will also be taken away from construction and maintenance crews. This reduction In forces Is along the old retrenchment lines of the Pennsyl tanla. A director of the company laid that retrenchments are and will rontinue to be made in all depart ments. HELD BY A TURTLE. fioy's Finger Released by a Black smith With a File. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Ma 1C The ag onizing screams of 10-year-old William Lusch attracted a crowd from a radius of several blocks to the front of a lo cal restaurant, where the lad had fool ishly thrust his finger into the beak of a big snapping turtle. An old lnhabl tant solemnly abjured the boy to be patient, for the turtle would never let go till It thundered. Tho lad's screams were immediately redoubled, but the turtle held on, Finally a blacksmith, who was In the crowd, declared he could deal with the situation, if the boy and turtle would wait a few minutes. Going to his shop, which was near by, he got two pair of tongs and a heavy file. Two men caught the tur tle's head with the tongs while the 'smith proceeded to file off the top of the reptile's beak. The boy was taken to a doctor's office, where his lacerated finger was amputated. LEFT $1,000,000 TO FIANCEE. Sweetheart of E. L. Wentz, Who Died In Virginia, Going to Philadelphia. Philadelphia, May 1C. Accompanied by her mother, Miss Cornelia Brook mire, fiancee of Edward L. Wentz, the wealthy young Philadelphlan, whose body was found In the mountains near Big Stone Gap, Va., Is on her way to this city from St. Louis. Miss Brook- mire was named as a beneficiary of the young man's estate, her legacy be ing reported as $1,000,000. While Miss Brookmire may be com ing here to look after her portion o the estate It Is generally believed that the principal object of her visit is to Insist upon a further investigation ol the mysterious circumstances connect ed with Mr. Wentz' tragic death. Miss Brokmire'8 father was a mem ber of the St. Louis board of trade foi many years. Pittsburg Man In Riot. St Louis, May 1C Perry Brown, aged 28, of Pittsburg one of 40 Jeffer son guards at the world's fair dis charged for refusing to comply with Captain Sheldon's order that they eat at a certain restaurant was the wors' Injured participant in a riot started by the discharged men after they had ap plied In vain for money. Brown's eye? were blackened and the Index finger of his left hand was nearly bitten off by a fellow guard, Alexander Freeds. Brown was afterward arrested for dis turbing the peace. Menace to Navigation. Erie, Pa., May 10. serious ob struction to navigation Is reported at about seven miles northwest of Presque Isle light. It Is described as the boomhouse and probably the ma chinery of a fueling scow lying in sev en fathoms of water. About five feet of the boom is visible above the sur face. Protection For Timber Owners. Oil City, Pa., May 10. Producers an ' owners of timber lands are agitating the formation of an association to pro- tect themselves against the careless ness of trespassers, who, they claim, are responsible for the loss of thous ands of dollars worth of property by fires. Run Down by a Motor Car. New Castle, Pa., May 1G. Miss Mae McGraw, a niece of Dr. J. C. Hoye, was riding a l-'ycle, when she was run down by a motor car driven by William L. Gardner. Her cioihins caught In the motor machinery and she was severely Injured. Second Time Successful. Corry, Pa., May 14. Albert Hitcome, 15 years old, of North Clynier, was found hanging to a tree in a swamp In the rear of his house. Hitcome at tempted suicide three weeks ago by cutting the arteries of his wrists. Pleaded Guilty to Robbery. Greensburg, May 11. Arthur Stiv ers, Jacob Karnaugh and Bert Miller of Greensburg pleaded guilty to hav ing robbed William Henry' Madison last October and were sentenced to the Huntingdon reformatory. New Castle, Pa. A May tnusicnl festival will be held fo.- three night. the last of May, under the auspices ol the Mikado club, and Professor Paul Brown Patterson, leader of the Firs' Presbyleiian church choir. "The Me3iah' will be given Ly 250 voices. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS. Pointed Paragraphs Chronic ling the Week's Doings. Long Dispatches From Various Paiti of the World Shorn of Their Padding and Only Facts Given in at Few Words as Possible For the Benefit of ti.e Hurried Reader. Wednesday. Viceroy AlexiefT has telegraphed tho emperor from Mukden that railroad communication with Port Arthur was resumed the night of May 9-10. An important battle has been fought between Brazilian forces and the Peru vians near the River Chandles and the Peruvians were completely routed. Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of the treasury, handed to J. P. Morgan A Co. a warrant for $10,000,000 in pay ment for the Panama canal property. Advices from Chefoo say the Rus sians are abandoning New Chwang and that 3,000 bandits are ready to en ter the town as soon as the last Rus sian soldier leaves. Among the recipients of the degree of bachelor of divinity at the 92d com mencement of Princeton theological seminary Monday were two Boers from Cape Colony, John Albertyn and Henrlck Rust. Thursday. Six men were killed and 20 seriously Injured in a mine explosion at Herrin 111. The 35th international convention of the Y. M. C. A. of North America opened in the Central Presbyterian church at Buffalo. An unofficial dispatch has been re ceived at Chee Foo to the effect that the Russians have destroyed their fleet at Port Arthur. Two officers and 15 men of the 17th TJ. S, infantry were killed In an am buscade May 8 by Moros on the cast shore of Lake Liguasan, Mindanao. Rear Admiral Cooper of the Asiatic squadron has received orders to send a cruiser and a gunboat to Chee Foo, the nearest neutral port to New Chwang. Friday. Judge Gaynor, In an address in Bos ton, declared that freight favoritism by the railroads was the greatest. crime of the day. A coroner's jury In the case of Ed ward L. Wenzt returned a verdict that he came to his death by the accidental discharge of his own pistol. A dispatch from London says Dr. Livingstone's family have requested that Stanley's body bo Interred beside him in Westminster Abbey. Sidney Ash, a salesman for a jewel ry, firm in New York, accusing a ne gro of gem robbery, was sent to the Tombs on a charge of perjury. Viceroy AlexiefT telegraphed tho czar that the Russians have blown up the docks and piers at Port Da!ny, pre sumably to render more difficult a Jap. anese landing. Saturday. Indiana Democrats declared for Judge Alton B. Parker for president and utterly routed the Hearst forces. A dispatch from St. Petersburg says railroad and telegraph communication with Port Arthur has been again cut off. Cramped Into a chimney of a houso adjoining her home thj lifeless bodv of Josephine McCahlll. 7 years old, who had been missing since May 2, was found in New York. Judge George Gray has been se lected by the nominating committee of the National Civic Federation to succeed the late Senator Hanna as president of the organization. The president has signed the procla mation opening the Rosebud (S. D.) Indian reservation to settlement. The reservation contains 410,000 acres and will be opened at 9 a. m. Aug. 8. Monday. Bishops Andrews, Foss, Walden, Mallalieu and Vincent are to be re tired by the Methodist general con ference. Russians aro reported to have suf fered defeat in a battle with Kurokl's forces at Hslu Yen, with a loss of 1, 500 killed and wounded. Cunard steamship Campania arrive' at New York having been In constant touch with the land by wireless tele graph during the entlro voyage. National Red Cross society's execu tive committee in Washington accepU the resignation of Miss Clara Barton and Mrs. John A. Logan succeeds her. Eileen Burns, 6 years old, trying to scale the Palisades, near Fort Lee fell, and catching on a crag, hung there while her mother watched 2U0 feet be low until a neighbor rescued the little girl. Tuesday. M. Santos-Dumont's colossal airship that Is coining to St. Louis had a trial trip Sunday and proved a success. Another Japanese loat was destroy ed In Kerr bay by striking a submerge I mine. There were eight casualties. Friends of Judge Alton B. Parker assorted that he would be nominated for the presidency on the first ballot. The Paris Matin's London corres pondent begins publication of a trea son revelation which bids fair to ex ceed in importance the Dreyfus affair. Jesse Lewisohn refused to testify as to knowledge of gambling in the Canfleld case and ho was committed for contempt. An application for habeas corpus was made to test con Blitutlonallty of tho new law. NATIONAL CHAIRMAN. Name of Secretary Cortelyou Received With Favor by Prominent Re publicans. Washington, May 17. George B. Cortelyou, secretary of the department cf commerce and labor, may be select ed as chairman of the Republican na tional committee. While in no sense endeavoring to an ticipate the action of the Chicago con vention or thr.t of the national com mittee to be chosen, President Rooso velt and leaders of the Republican party generally have canvassed for months the subject of the national chairmanship. Sometime ago the name of Secre tary Cortelyou was suggested. It met Instant favor. He is regarded as be ing admirably equipped for the posi tion, possessing fine executive ability and a thorough knowledge of men an 1 affairs. For several years he has been Intimately Identified with political management, scarcely any man sus taining more confidential relation:) with President McKinley, Senator Hanna and President Roosevelt than he. If he should be elected national chairman he would resign his position in the cabinet and devote his entire time to the work of the campaign. It is asserted with emphasis that no absolute decision yet has been reached but prominent men in the councils of the Republican party have impressed on the president the desirability of Secretary Cortelyou's selection. Cornelius N. Bliss of New York, for many years treasurer of the national committee, probably will again fill that position. GIRL RURAL MAIL CARRIER. Miss Lane, Aged 19, Takes a Job That Two Men Have Given Up. New Bedford, Mass, May 17. After two men had resigned because of th'j rigors of the placo, Miss Ruth Lane, 19 years old, a graduate of Tabor acad emy and educated for a teacher, has been appointed rural mall carrier. In the recent civil service examination for candidates Miss Lane was the only woman to enter. She stood third. The first two applicants had a trial at the work during the winter and re signed. One of the requirements is to cover twice daily a route of 20 miles. In winter the route is full of difficul ties, In many places being practically Impassable. In the last four years none of the men cared to carry Uncle Sam's mail again after a year. Miss Lane, who is a Western girl born and bred, a crack rifle shot and a fine horsewoman, says she is con fident she can do the work. Rochester Millers Affected. Rochester, May 17. The strike of the masters and pilots on tho Great Lakes for higher wages may prove a serious matter for the millers of this city. Representatives of important local milling interests declared that li the strike was of long duration the mills of the city will probably shut down rather than accept the alterna tive of bringing their wheat by rail. The railroad rates for this class of freight Is about double the canal rates. Very little grain has been received here since the canal opened 10 days ago. Suicide Supposed to Be E. K. Sills. New York, May 17. Edward K. Sills, who is now supposed to have been the man who committed suicide by jumping from a Cleveland and Buf falo steamer last Thursday night, was for a number of years a member of the wholesale grocery firm of Sills & Co., but retired some time ago. Ha was considered wealthy. Henry J. Sills, Edward's nephew, said his uncle disappeared from his home May 4. He has not been seen or heard of since by his family. He Bald that his unclo had at times threatened suicide. Broom Trust to Absorb Other Plants. Amsterdam, N. Y., May 17. In Chi cago tho National Broom company, tho recently organized broom trust, will, it is expected, take over the plants of the different broom manufacturing com panies in the country on which tho trust has options. Representative.! of Mohawk Valley factories on whic.i the National Broom company has op tions aro in Chicago to close up tho deal. The capitalization of the broom trust is $13,000,000. Protest of Union Musicians. Washington, May 7. As a result of the protest of the local union of mu sicians against the acceptance by mem bers of the United States Marine band of positions in the orchestra of a lo cal theater, President Roosevelt has ordered that no member of the band shall take the placo of any civilian dismissed on account of a labor dis pute. Women Want Curfew Law. Rochester. .May 17. The local Coun cil of Women, which is composed of representatives of all the woman's clubs in the city, decided by practical ly unanimous vote to endeavor to ob tain a curfew law here. They " ill un dertake a campaign to create a senti ment in Its favor and will present an ordinance to the common council which they will endeavor to have passed. Alleged Sale of Military Plans. Paris, May 17. The French embas sy In London not having reported tho alleged efforts made in Loudon to sell the plans of the fortifications at Tou lon. France, to foreign agents, as re ported by the .Matin, officials hero do not attach seriousness to the alleged revelations.
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