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VOL. XXXVII. NO. 1.
TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY. MAY 18. 1901.
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BOKOUGH OFFICERS.
Jurgens. F. K. Sanson.
Councilmen. Dr. J. O. Dunn, O. O,
Gaston, J. B. Muse, O. F. Weaver, J. W
Landers, J. T. Dalo.W. F Killuior.
Jimtlcet vf the Pence C. A. Kamlall, S
J. HeUev.
Countable ti. H. Maxwell.
Collector S. J. Hutley.
ISuhool Director L. Fullon. J. O,
Scowden, J, E. Wenk, R. L. Haslot, E,
W Bowman, Ueo. lloleman.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress Joseph O. Sibloy.
Member oj senate J. iv. r, iian.
Aisembly C. W. Amslor.
... i Tu.tns W M. T.imlHAV.
Aocate Judge R. B. Crawford, W.
II. tl. uouorer.
Prothonotury, Register & Recorder, te
J. C. Cleist.
Sheriff. Geo. W. Nobllt.
'V..,.. liYnl. A. Knllor.
CommiiMioner O. Burhoiiti, A. K.
Shlpe, llmirv wei:igru.
District Altomey-H. I). Irwin.
jury Commistiionera Ernest Sibble,
Lewis Wagner.
Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
County Auditors W. H. (Stiles, Geo.
W. lloleman, li. A. McC'loskey.
County NarvciorV. W. Clark.
County Superintendent E. E. Stltzln-
ger.
ltrgulnr Trraia ( Court.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
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.
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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
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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.
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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.