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Third Monday of November. llaarra aaa HabbiUh Kraa.l. Presbyterian Sabi)ath School at 9:46 a. ill. t M. K. Sabbatli School at 10:00 a. in. Preaching In M. E. Church every Sab ' fb evening by Kev. W. O. Calhoun, reaching In the F. M. Church every ,.ulath evening at the usual hour. Rev. K. A. Zahnlser, Pastor. Services In the Presbyterian Church every Sabbath morning and evening, The regular meetings or the W. C. T. U. are held at tlie headquarters on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each ill' nth. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. PI' N EST A LODGE, No. 309, 1.O.O.F. 1 Meet every Tuesday evening, in Odd Fellows' Hall, Partridge building. I) REST LODGE, No. 184, A. O. U. W., I Meets every Friday evening inA.O.U. W. Hall, Tlonesta. CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274 G. A, R. Meets 1st and 3d Monday evening In each mouth, in A. O. U. W. Hall, Tiouesta. CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No. 137, W. R. C, meets first and third Wednesday evening of each month, in A. O. U. W. hall, Tiouesta, Pa. rpiON ESTA TENT, No. 14, K. O. T. 1 M., moels 2nd and 4tli Wednesday evening in each month In A. O. U. W. hall Tiouesta, Pa. F. RITCHKY, 1 . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Tiouesta, Pa. CURTIS M. 811 AWK BY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Warren, Pa. Practice In Forest Co. - - AC .BROWN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. office In Arner Building, Cor. Elm and Bridge Sts., Tlonosta, Pa. J W. MORROW. M. D., Physician, Surgeon A Dentist. Olllce and Uosldonce three doors north of Hotel Agnew, TlonesU. Professional calls promptly raponded to at all hours. u U. K.J. BOVARD, Physician tsurgeon, TIONESTA, PA. DR. J. C. DUNN. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, and DRUGGIST. Ollice over stsre, Tlonesta, Pa. Professional calls prompt ly responded to at all hours or day or night. Residence Kim St., between Grove's grociuy and Gerow's restaurant. D U. J. B. SIUOINS. Physician and .surgeon, ' OIL CITY, PA. H. E. McKINLEY. Hardware, Tinning Plumbing. Tlonesta, Pa J.SKTLHY, O. J US 1 ICE OF THE PEACE, Keeps a complete line or Justice's blanks for sale. Also Blank deeds, mortgages, etc Tionesta, Pa. HOTEL WEAVER, E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor. This hotel, formerly the Lawrence House, has undergone a completechange, and is now furnished with all the mod ern Improvements. Heated and lighted throughout with natural gas, bathrooms, iiot and cold water, etc. The comforts of guests never neglected. CENTRAL HOUSE, GEROW A GEROW Proprietor. Tionseta, Pa. This is the mostcentrally located 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. pHIL. EMERT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm and W alnut streets, Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work from the tinest to the coarsest and guarantees his work to give period satisfaction. Prompt atten tion given to mending, and prices rea sonable. J ORENZO FULTON, Manufacturer of and Dealer lu HARNESS. COLLARS, BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONESTA. PA. 9 CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS fed Best Couch Syrup. Tastes Good. P Usa in lima. Sold by druggists. THE DOMINION ELECTION Laurier Government Sustained by Increased Majority. Anglo-Russian Commission Verdict on North Sea Tragedy Mr. Mor gan's Gift to Italy Ten Miner Killed by Fall of Cage City Beser voir Burst. The Dominion parliamentary elec tions were held Thursday. The re turns point to the re-election of a Laurier government with a majority of 72 In the house of commons, which Is composed of 21 1 members. This is a Liberal gain of about 18. The Conservative leader, R. L. Borden, ,ras defeated In his own constituency. The province of Quebec, Laurler's home, sustained the premier by re turning a large Liberal majority. The campaign was brief and re markably free from political rancor, the principal issuo being the construc tion of the Grand Trunk Pacific rail road with government aid, a project favored by the Liberal government. The Liberals swept Nova Scotia from Cnpe Breton to Cape Sable and won the greatest victory ever achieved in the history cf Canadian politics. They not only defeated Robert L. Borden ol Halifax, leader of the Conservative forces lu Canada, but they elected every one of the other 17 candidates of ihe party in the province. Outside of the defeat of Mr. Borden the principal individual feature of the election was the defeat in Colchester county of Seymour Gourley, the Con servative member who during his two terms at Ottawa attained conslderabla fame by Beveral violent attacks on the United Statea Anglo-Russian Commission. Foreign Minister Delcasse of France announced to the council of ministers the details of the approach ing session of the Anglo-Russian com mission In the North sea incident. The sessions of the commission will be held in Paris beginning about Nov. Id or as soon after that time as a full attendance can be secured. The commission will be composed of British, Russian, French and American admirals, one from each country, these four to select a fifth admiral. The sessions will be held at the for eign office, probably In the hall of the ambassadors. M. Delcasse Is arrang ing to give the commission every fa cllity. It Is the understanding thai the commission will hear oral testl mony, chiefly that of the Russian offi cers who were detached from their ships st Vigo, and the principal wit nesses who testified at the Hull In quest. The desire of the authorities there Is to expedite the inquiry, ns it is understood to be the wish of all concerned to reach an early decision. M. Delnsse's statement to the min isters was based upon official advices showing the present status of tho ne gotiations, which continue to he open to modification pending the formal ad hesion of both parties to the conven tion. Verdict on North Sea Tragfdy. "That George Henry Smith and William teggett were, at about 12:30 a. m. on October 22nd, while fish ing with trawls aboard the Brit ish steam trawler Crane, with the board of trade marks exhibited and regulation lights burning, killed by shots fired without warning or provo cation from certain Russian war ves sels at a' distance about a quarter of a mile." This Is the text of the Jury's verdict at tho coroner's Inquest on the fisher men victims of the North sea tragedy. At the request of the British govern ment, represented by the Earl of Pysart, solicitor of the treasury, this conservative award was rendered by the first court of Inquiry preceding the sessions of the International tribunal. Quiet Continues at Mukden. Quiet continues south of Muk den. The Japanese are still working hard entrenching their front, which begins to look like a continuous fort. It is believed they are preparing seri ously to advance, making their front strong, possibly In order that it may be held by a comparatively small force while the heavier force engages In flanking movements. The Japanese have learned by bitter experience not to expect much from a frontal attack. There Is considerable evidence to Indicate that tho Japanese will make every effort to force tho Russians out of Mukden, not only for the moral effect on Europe but upon tho Chinese as welt. Mukden Is ex tremely Important to them as winter quarters. The" Japanese continue to receive re inforcements, and It Is believed by Russian military men that their ad vancing depends only upon accumulat ing sufficient men. Efforts of Besiegers Ceased. Information has been brought to Chefoo by Chinese that the six days of bombardment and despprate eftorts on the part of the besiegers to take the fortress of Port Arthur ceased Thursday. The Japanese took fort No. 3 but were unable to hold It. Tho Japanese losses are reported to he enormous. Japs Capture Wantai Hill. Special dispatches to London from Chefoo and Tien Tsln report that the delenders of Port Arthur have re tired to the Llaotl Hill fort, where they are holding out desperately, entrench ed, and with 10 guns of largo calibre. Many flussin.ns. the correspondents assert, are deserting and surrendering The Japanese, It Is added, are advanc ing with Irresistible energy. More reliable reports do not conflrrr these statements, but the Tokio rc port of tho rapture of Wapal hill, n dominating fort within two miles ot the railwuy terminus, shows that the Japanese are making rapid strides. Mr, Morgan's Present to Italy. The ancle nt ecclesiastical cope stol en from the cathedral of Ascoll, Italy, two years ago, and later purchased by I. Plerpont Morgan, has been presented to the Italian government by Mr. Mor gan through Baron Edmondo den Planches, the Italian ambassador, whe called by appointment on Mr. Morgan In New York. The cope is now In the Victoria and Albert museum at South Kensington, England. The cope was presented by Pope TCichoias IV to Ascoll, his native place It Is a French work of the 13th cen tury and Is one of the finest specimens of Fetial art of that period that have been preserved. It wan In 1902 that the cope was stolen from the cathedral of Ascoll while repairs were being made on the building. Every effort to trace It oi discover the thieves failed until lasl July, when a letter appeared In the Clornale D'ltalla from Signor Rleel. the director of the galleries of Flor ence, saying that the cope was on ex hibition at the South Kensington museum, where It appeared as the property of "a wellknown Americas collector." Advance In Staple Prices. Warm weather, activity In fall farm work and, to a lesser degree, ante election Interest have detracted frotr rctail trade distribution north anc west. For like reasons jobbing saiet are rather smaller In volume. Against this, however, is to be cltec Increased activity In a number of in dustrles, headed by Iron, steel and h'lied line of manufacture. A verj general advance In staple prices, cov ering a wide range of industry, Is an event worthy of note. Stock market speculation nt New York shows a waiting disposition, nat ural In view of the approaching elec lion, but the undertone continues bullish, and prices are steady nftei tallying sharply from depressing ten dencles displayed early In the week on renewed, but unfounded, foreign war rumors and fears of heavy money as a result of gold exportations. Business failures for the week end ing Nov. ?, number 200, against 18C tort week. 210 In the like week In 1903 148 In 1902, 191 in 1901 and Ifil in 1900 Model Village For Mores. Major General Wood returned to Manila after inspection of the island ol Jolo, which he found quiet. He also visited Malangaban Island and Camp Vicars, on Mindanao island, crossing tho island afterward and emerging on ihe coast at Illgan. Captain D. B. Devore of the Twenty third infantry, reports that the Moros art quiet, and that he has established a school and a model village within the reservation. He is also experi menting with American agricultural Implements. Several of the lake chiefs have; asked for similar schools and ofTer to supply buildings for them General Wood regards Patto All who Is now treating for the surrendei of Sales, and who is the only Import r.-it headsman still remaining hostile, as a rebel instead of as an outlaw and hopes to convert him Into an Amerl canlsta, a friend of Americr The constabulary of Cebu have ro celved the surrender of tho Pulajnm' chief, Dlonislo. and 70 bolomen. Beaver For the Adirondacks. The state forest, fish and game commission has Just contracted foi three pairs of beaver undor nppropria tlon of $300 made by the last legisla ture for the purpose of restocking the Adirondacks. The animals will be re celved next month and placed In f small beaver colony among the moun tains, the location of which Is kept a secret. Peavers are 3circe, and the stale had to search for six months be fore obtaining these six specimens The penalty for killing b?aver In this state is $100 for each offense. Cultivating Japanese Plants. The National Plant Introducing gar den near Chlco, Cal., has within the week received from Japan a large ship ment of plants and bulbs consisting ol bamboo, Japanese salad plant, orna mental lily, Japanese paper plant cherry trees and orange trees. The plants will be cared for by the gov ernment with a view of propagating those that prove of value. Ten Men Killed by Drop of Cage. One of the most appalling mine ac cidents In the history of the Wyoming Valley occurred at No. 1 Auchineloss shaft, operated by the Delaware, Lack awanna and Western Coal company al Nantlcoke, Wednesday, through the dropping of the cage, by which 10 men were hurled to instant death and three others seriously injured. Report of Advisory Canal Board. The advisory canal board finds that the enlargement of the canal can be effected well within the $101,000,000. appropriated for it. This finding Is bnsed upon the result of the inquiry in tlx typical sections of the work. In only one section has the board found it necessary to go beyond the estimate of the board of public works. City Reservoir Broke Loose. A reservoir of the Municipal Water works, located near the center ol itiston-Suleni, N. C, broke at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning, causing the I o.s 8 of nine lives ami Die injury of four or five persons ARMY MAN'S ODD PLEA. Captain at Court Martial Ma; Blame Climate. Charge Have to Do With a Filipinc Wife and Duplicating of Pay Vouch er General Funston Say That Such Cases Are Not Unknown te Him. Chicago, Nov. 8. "Philippine for fcotfulncss," or the loss of memory be cause of long and hard service in the devitalizing climate of the Eastern archipelago, may be the defense set up by Captain David B. Mulliken of the Twenty-seventh Infantry stationed at Fort Sheridan, who Is charged with reporting falsely concerning his mar riage to a Filipino woman and with having duplicated his pay account. The young captain is not now at tho north shore fort, but is resting at hlj borne In a New Hampshire village on a 30 days' leave of absence, which ex pires the 15th of this month. General Fred Funston, at the head of the department of the lakes, said he had not determined on the personnel of the military trial board, but would do so within a few days. Ho believed the court martial would sit at Fort Sheridan. Captain Mulliken Is declared to have made a splendid record In the Philip pines, although only 28 years old, and Is already a captain In the regular ser vice. He was appointed from civil life to the army in 1898 and rose rapidly. "The information concerning the captain's alleged marriage to a na tive Filipino woman came to tho war department only recently," said Gen eral Funston. "Apparently, from this evidence, he was married to a native woman two years ago. In the annual efficiency reports which an officer for wards to the department each year he Is called on to say whether he Is mar ried or single, and In his last two re ports the captain declared he was sin gle, despite the Information we have to the contrary." General Funston was asked if It were not true that officers who had served In the Philippines frequently had attacks of loss of memory which prevented them recalling names, dates, or even events of the recent past, and ho answered In the affirmative. LIEUT. RICHARDS GETS OFF. Acquitted of Falsifying a Pay Account Plea of Insanity Accepted. San Francisco, Nov. 8. First Lieu tenant George Richards, Jr., of the Twenty-third infantry, has been saved by court martial from the penally of falsifying his accounts by a verdict of insanity. Richards' father is a mer chant of Syracuse, N. Y., and his uncle Is Chancellor Day of Syracuse univers ity. The charge against him was that he depllcated a pay account for $127.50. while he was serving In tho Philippines. He received this amount from San Francisco after he had al ready drawn pay from the govern ment. Several officers who served with Richards in 'he Philippines testified that he was unbalanced and irrespons ible. Lieutenant W. T. Merry gave In stances of Richards' barricading his room door with books In dread of an attack by Moros. Those who knew the young officer intimately agreed he was insane, but casual acquaintances swore that he seemed In his right mind. The court martial decided to accept tho testimony of his close friends and acquitted him on the ground of W sanity. TO DEVELOP PHILIPPINE TRADE. Government Urged to Enter Into Con tract With Coastwise Shipping Lines. Manila, Nov. 8. The committee ap pointed by the government to Inves tigate the coastwise shipping question ha3 recommended that the govern ment, for the purpose of encouraging commercial lines, enter Into contracts with companies for the carrying of mails, passengers and freight. It Is also recommended Hint the companies securing contracts be re quired to extend the same rates to the public tnat are extended to the government; that the use of govern ment ships bo discontinued wherever au adequate public service at reason able rates Is established; that the gov ernment exercise a permanent super vision over the routes and service In compliance with an agreed standard, and that the secretary of commerce be authorized to enter Into contracts and adopt means for their enforce ment. Shippers co-operated In tho Investi agtlon, welcoming the government's ef forts to stimulate the coastwlso trade. Dowie a Foe to Free Trade. Chicago, Nov. 8. In his sermon at Zion City Sunday John Alexander Dowie declared that if the Democrats should win It would be the ruin of t ho illon Industries. "Our Industries," ho Bi'ld, "are of such a nature that they need protection, our lace Industry especially. Free trade would ruin this, for as yet we cannot sell lace at the same price which the English could. If 1 had not seen the prospects of many years of uninterrupted pro tective tariff I would never have spent the millions which have been neces sary to establish the lace factories In Zion." THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION. President Sets Apart Thursday, Nov. 24, to Be Observed by All the People. By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. It has pleasad Almighty God to bring the American people In safety and honor through another year, and In ac cordance with the long unbroken cus tom handed down to us by our forefath ers, the time has come when a special day shall be set apart in which to thank him who holds all nations In :he hollow of his hand for the mercies thus vouchsafed to us. During the century and a quarter of our national 1'fe we as a people have been blessed beyond all others, and for this we owe humble and heartfelt thanks to the author of all blessings. The year that .has closed has been one of peace within our borders as well as between us and all other na tions. The harvests have been abund ant, and those who work, whether with hand or brain, are prospering greatly. Reward has waited upon honest effort. Wc have been enabled to do our duty to ourselves and to others. Never has there been a time when religious and charitable effort has been more evi dent. Much has been given to us and much will be expected from us. We speak of what has been done by this nation in no spirit of boastfulness or vainglory, but with full and rever ent realization that our strength is as nothing unless we are helped from above. Hitherto we have been given the heart and the strength to do the tasks allotted to us as they severally arose. We are thankful for all that has been done for us In the past, nnd we pray that In the future we may be strengthened in the unending struggle to do our duty fearlessly and honestly, v.lth charity and good will, with re spect for oui solves and love towards our fellow men. In this great republic the effort to combine national strength with per sonal freedom Is being tried on a scale more gigantic than ever before In the world's history. Our success will mean much not only for ourselves, but for the future of all mankind; and every man or woman In our land should feel the grave responsibility resting upon him or her, for In ths laat analysis this success must depend tpen the h!p;h average of our Individ ual citizenship, upon Ihe way In which each of us does his duty by himself nnd his neighbor. Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roose velt, president of the United State, do hereby apprlnt and set apart Thurs day, the twenty-fourth of this Novem ber, to be observed as a day of festival nnd thanksgiving by nil the peopie of the United States at home or abroad, and do recommend that on that day they cease from their ordinary occu pations and gather In their several plnces of worship or In their homes, devoutly to give thanks unto Almighty Cod for the benefits He lias conferred upon ns as Individuals and as a na tion, and to beseech Him that In the future His divine favor may be con tinued to us. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hnnd and caused the seal of 'he United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this first day of November In the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred end twenty-ninth. Theodore Roosevelt. LEFT FORTUNE TO COACHMAN. Wealthy Woman Hired Him When He Was In Rags and Bequeathed Him $150,000, Indianapolib, Nov. 8. The will ol Mrs. Eleanoia Chambers, daughter ol the late General Thomas A. MorrU, was receivtd here from California, and it was discovered that she had left her fortune of $150,000 to Harry Graves, her coachman, who came to her home as a tramp, and who waj befriended by her and afterwards made her coachman. Mrs. Chambers owned good horses and Graves drove them well. Mrs. Chambers lived in Indianapolis most of her life Her father left, her A large fortune. When she went lo California to live she took her coachman with her, and when It was discovered that she had left all of hot large fortune lo Graves there was no end of talk In local so cImI circles. Thomas nnd Milton Morris, the next blood relatives, and heirs had not Craves been left the fortune, will fight the provisions of the si range will. The eslate consists largely of Indian apolis real "state. Many Mines to Open. Chicago, Nov. 8. Reports from tho fartous centers of the stale received last night Indicate that about one-third of the mines resumed operation yes terday and more than half of the lemainder will open afier flection. The reports indicate that siillkient en gineers have been engaged to oprn the principal shafts, nnd point to the dissolution of tho Urotherhonil of Coal Hoisting Engineers. The r ports re celved at the state headquarters of the r.'lne workers' union are to the effect that a large per cent of the engineers frill report at the mines today and ask to be reinstated. Bodies of Buffalo Boys Recovered. Ottawa, Nov. 8. The bodies of tho two Buffalo boys, Frank Kitchen nnd Donald McLean, drowned last week in Lake Pyllionga, have boon found. For several days a puny of friends and n lativis of (he drowned lads had been iearrhlng for the remains. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Summary o" the Week's News of Ue World. Cream of the New Culled From Long Dispatches and Put In Proper Shaps For the Hurried Reader Who is Too Buty to Read the Longer Report and Desire to Keep Posted. Christopher Frawley, killed at tho Fourteenth street station, was the first victim of the New York subway. Strike of 800 hoisting engineers in 240 Illinois coal mines goes Into effect, nnd both aides express confidence in winning the victory. Ixmdon has been bewildered by alarming reports Indicating a renewal nf the Anglo-Russian crisis and allow ing that the utmost activity Is prevail ing at Gibraltar. The president has issued the Thanksgiving day proclamation, Bet ting aside Thursday, Nov. 24. "to be observed as a day of festival and thanksgiving by all the people of the United States, at home and abroa.l." Thursday. Secretary Hay and Ambassador Jus serand signed a new arbitration treaty between the United States and France. Ten miners were killed by the cag falling 1,000 feet at the Auchineloss shaft of the D., L. and W. company at Nantlcoke, Pa. Seventeen persons are known to bo dead and many more ate missing ns result of bursting of a reservoir at Winston-Salem, N. C. In Milton W. Hazslton, 78 years old, of Oneonta, N. Y., who said he saw "Caesar" Young fire the fatal Bhot, a new witness appeared for "Nan" Pat terson. The estimates of the war depart ment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 190G, aggrcgale $10.1,080,780. Thl3 is $22,242,012 lens than the war de partment estimaies submitted a year ago. Friday. Forty persona were Injured and $50, 000 worth of damage was done by a dynamite explosion in Mount Vernon, N. Y. Tho czar, says a St. Petersburg dis patch, has made Rojestvensky his aide do camp and he has been promoted to the full rank of vice admiral. Tort Arthur Is doomed, says a Che foo dispatch. The last assault has gained for the Japanese positions wh'ch Insure their ability to enter the main east forts whenever they are ready. Baldwin's airship, the Arrow, made an unsuccessful flight at St. Louis, owing to two minor accidents to tho motor and then escaped from the aero naut's assistants as It was being towed back to the world's fair concourse Saturday. St. Petersburg with anxiety awaits news from Port Arthur, the fnll of which, according to a cable dispatch, Russians fear Is Imminent. J. Plerpont. Morgan presents to the Italian government the cope ' stolen from the cathedral of Ascoll, which ho purchased end loaned to the South Kensington museum In London. Henry Kellerhoiise of Snydervillo and Jacob Dunz of Ellzaville, Columbia county, blew out the gas In their room In tho Harmony hotel, Cohoes, nnd were found dead in the morning After a spirited debate the Vermont house of representatives by the close vote of 99 to 97 has refused a third reading to the bill granting municipal suffrage to women who arc taxpayers. The Liberal party In Canada, which has been In power for tho past eight years, on Thursday gained one of the most complete victories In Canadian history, gaining 15 seats over their fjrnier majority of 54. Monday. Iowa farmers form an elevalor asso ciation for the purpose of controlling the grain trade In tho state. Canada gains an army of Immi grants, Great Britain and the United States furnishing tens of thousands. Employe of Hudson Canal company at Morris Canal, N. J., Is burled under ton tons of coal and Is kept alive by Irnling air thiough a gas pipe. Former Mayor McCune of Char lottesville, Va., is found guilty of mur dering his wife. Both were members of wellknown families of tho Old Do minion. Report Is current In St. Petersburg Mint Russia will undertake to prove that an attack against the Baltic fleet was organized by the Japanese minis ter at Tho Hague. Tuesday. Cornelius Vanderbllt invents a new type of loconiotivo tender, built of steel and cylindrical In shape. In the Italian general election the extremists meet with defeat from tho Conservatives, nlded by tho clerical vole. Fleet of five airships, for the first limn In the history of tho world, be gan to make trial flights nt Urn world's fair for a prize of $100,000. Salvage company buys the hulk of the battleship Maine in Havana har bor, and will tow it to Coney Island, where It will be placed on exhibition. Russian garrison at Port Arthur has been driven from the forls defending tho city nnd has taken a last stand In tho Llaotl Hill fortifications, accord ing to reports from Chefoo and Tien tsin. It is said many Russians are surrendering. TO FORM NEW DIOCESE. Convention at Lancaster to Arrani Details of Organization. Lancaster, Pa., Nov. 7. A call hai been issued for a convention of Hit Protestant Episcopal church, to bt held In this city on Nov. 29, for the organization of tho new diocese thai was created at the last meeting of the diocese of Central Pennsylvania. The action of tho diocesan conven tion has Just been sanctioned by the general convention ot the church ai Boston, and Bishop Talbot has an nounced hjs Intention of continuing al the head of the old diocese, which em braces the arch-deaconries of Reading and Scranton. The new diocese to be organized here will have a communicant mem bership exceeding 7,000, embraced It 05 parishes and missions, and In the number of members will be nearly 3, 000 stronger than was tho diocese ol Central Pennsylvania when It was or ganized 33 years ago. The two important matters that will be acted upon by tho convention will be the election of bishop and the se lection of a name for the diocese. At to the latter, It is suggested that the diocese be called either Wllllamsport or Harrisburg. The latter has the preference, because it Is the chief city In the diocese. The counties Includ ed In the new diocese are Lancaster. Dauphin, Cumberland, York, Adams Franklin, Fulton. Huntingdon, Bed ford, Blair, Juniata, Perry. Mifflin. Union. Snyder. Northumberland, Con tre, Clinton, Montour, Columbia. Ly coming, Sullivan, Potter and Tioga. AN UNDESIRED OFFICE. Hard Work to Secure Incumbent ot Position of Tax Collector. Pottsville, Pa., Nov. 7. Because there Is believed to be a hoodoo con nected with the office of tax collector ot Mount, Carbon, a neighboring bor ough of Pottsville, no one could be in duced to take the office. A strange fatality seems to at tend the position and after the death of Collector John Hill last year, tho borough was In such straits that tho bondsmen of the last oilicial, Joseph Haussler and William Schmidt, were unable to secure a collector, and had to collect this year's taxes. Frank Dailey has now been persuad ed to take tho office. Hs is not su perstitious, he says, nnd scouts tho hoodoo idea. The court, however, will be asked to appoint him beforo he has a chance to change his mind.. The county commissioners ap proached a dozen persons with a view to having them take this tax collec lorshlp. but all to vain, until Dailey consented. Battle Flag Restored to Capitol. Columbus, O., Nov. 7 More than a quarter of a century ago the Third Ohio Volunteer Veteran cavalry held a reunion at Oak Harbor, O.. and tho flag of tho regiment was borrowed from the statehouso for the occasion. Instead of reluming the Hag tho vet erans held II and carried it with them to each recurring union. The Hag wan returned Saturday by O. Schlmansgy of Sandusky, O., a member of the reg iment. In accordance with a resolution adopted at the last reunion of the reg iment. Th? Hag was accompanied by a poem descriptive of the regiment's service in the civil war. The Third Ohlo cavalry participated In 40 bat tles. The Hug was presented to the regiment by women of Norwalk, O., In 1S01. Roused Her Neighbors. Butler, Pa., Nov. 7. A megaphono was used to frighten burglars at Chi cora one night. Miss Katharine I loch was aroused In the night by a noise down stairs. Miss Hoch, who lives alone, had no weapons and for a few minutes was terror stricken. Then she thought of tho megaphone. Sho seized it, and rushing to a window be gan to shout through the big horn for help. In a few minutes half the male population was hastening toward tho Hoch residence. The marauders had flc-d. Citizens of Chicora are excited by the continued depredations. Window Glass Association. Pittsburg. Nov. 7. The executive board of the newly organized Manu facturers' and Jobbers' Window Glass association met and fixed tho selling price of window glass for the next 00 days. The price so arranged is the minimum nnd can bo sold higher It tho members so desire. The rate was fixed at a discount from tho manu facturers' list of !)0 20 2',i for the first three brackets; clean 90 10 2'. for sizes not included in the first three brackets. Headquarters for the new association have boon established here. New Sheet Steel Company. Marietta, 0 Nov. 7. Creditors of Ihe Marietta Sheet and Tinplato com pany have signeil an agreement lo nc rpt a settlement of 20 per cent on their claims, and within a few weeks '.t. is said the big plant will again be in operation. A syndicate has been formed by Pittsburg men under the tlame of the United Slates Slfeel Steel end Tinplato company, and ihe Mariet ta plant, with u number of other throughout the country, will be taken over. Giant Pipe to Cost $7,000,000. New York, Nov. 7. A representa tive f a prominent sleel manufactur ing concern said lliat if the Standard Oil carried out ils plan to pipe oil from the wcMcru oil territory ! Chi cago, more than Jiin.omt tons of pipe, costing $7irtil0,i00, will be required.
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