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VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 5.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1905.
$1.00. PER ANNUM.
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
Republican.
BOROUGH OFFICER.
Ilurgess.A. II. Rale.
Justice of the react C. A. Randall, S.
J. Motley.
CvHHCumcn. J. II. Muse, J. W. Lan
ders, J. T. UhIo, W. F Klllnierf0. A.
Lanson, oo. Ilolninnn, O. T. Anderson.
Constable W. II. Hood.
Collector 8. J. Hotley.
Moot Director L. Fulton. J. 0.
Heowden, R. L. llHslet, B. W Bowman,
T, F. Ritehoy, A. C. Hrown.
FOHKST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress Joseph C. Sibley.
Member of Senate 3. K. i Hall.
Assembly J. II. Robertson.
1'i esident Judge W. M. I.lndsey.
Annocxate Judge W. II. U. Uotterer,
1 X. Kreitler.
lothonotary, Register & Recorder, te.
-J. C. ( Joint.
Sheriff. Ueo. W. Nohlit.
Measurer W. II. Harrison.
OommtnnioneriO. Hurhoun, A. K.
Shlpe, Henry Welngnrd.
District Attorney H. D. Irwin.
Jury Commissioners Ernest Slbble,
Lewis Wagner.
Coroner Ir. J. W. Morrow.
County Auditors V. II. Stiles, Geo.
W. Holeiimn, It. A. MeCloskey.
County tiui-vevor-D. W. Clirk.
County Superintendent E. E. StlUlu-
ger.
(r(ulur Trruia of Court.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
t'byrrk and Mubbulk Mcheol.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
in. : M. H. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in.
Preaching in M. K. Church every Sab
bath evoninir by Rev. W.O. Calhoun.
Preaching In the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
It. A. Kahniser, Pantor.
Service in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath morning and evening,
Rev.' Dr. Paul J. fSlonnker, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are bold at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
mi nth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
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t:7, W. R. C, meets lirst and third
Wednesday evening of each month, in A.
O. U. W. hall, Tionosta, Pa.
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1 M., ineels 2nd and 4lh Wednesday
evening In each month in A. O. U. W.
hall Tioiiesta, Pa.
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URTIS M. SH AWKEY,
ATTO UN K Y-AT- LAW.
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Practice in Forest Co.
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of Hotel Agnow, Tionesta. Professional
calls promptly responded to at all hours.
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ly responded to at all hours of day or
night. Residence Elm St., between
Urovo's grocery and Uorow's restauraut.
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E. MuKINLEY.
Hardware, Tinning Plumbing.
Tionesta, Pa
Si ojfTi KY
. JUSTICE OF TnE PEACE,
Keeps a completo line of Justice's blanks
(or sale. Also Blank deeds, mortgages,
etc. Tionesta, Pa.
HOTEL WEAVER,
E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a complete nliange,
and is now furnished with all the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout witli natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The comlorts of
guests never neglected.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
UEROW A (iEKOW Proprietor.
Tionsela, Pa. This Is the mostcentrally
located hotel in the place, and 1ms 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.
piIIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT & SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm
and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work lrom the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion tfven to mending, and prices rea
sonable. JORENZO FULTON,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TION ESTA. PA.
m CURB WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS
Best UOUtftl iiynip. lasiea uwu.
Use In time. Sold by druggists.
DEATHS BY EARTHQUAKE
470 Soldiers Killed by Collapse
of a Barracks.
Municipal Ownership In Chicago Mu
tualizatlon of Equitable Dodd De
fends Standard Anglo-French Cor
dialityPresident Smith Sustained.
Revenue Bills Go to the Governor.
Four hundred members of the 7th
Gurkhus were killed at the Dharmsala
cantonment, 200 miles from Simla,
British India, by the collapse of a stone
barrack building in consequence of the
recent earthquake.
In mldltlon 20 members of the first
batulllou and 50 members of the sec
ond battulion of the First Gurkhas
were killed, while it is roughly cal
culated that from 20 to 30 per cent of
the native population of the surround
ing villages were killed.
In addition to the Europeans already
reported killed at Dharmsala, seven
children of Europeuns ure said to have
perished.
Tehgraph communication has not
yet been restored and the nnxlety of
the public to learn the details of the
terrible catustrope In outlying dis
tricts Is becoming Intense It being
feared that news of further disasters
will come from the places not yet
heard from.
There is little doubt that when the
complete extent of the disaster is
known the death roll will reach Into
the thousands.
As an indication of the tremendous
force of the shock the exceptionally
solid new court house at Dharmsala
was destroyed. Refugees from Dharm
sala have arrived at Lahore In a con
dition of mental collapse and are
unable to give any coherent story.
The road to Dharmsala, a mere cut
or shelf on the mountain slope, has
crumbled away and one of the bridges
over the river has collapsed, hence
tlis difficulty of restoring commun
ication. According to one report about 200
Gurkhas were extricated alive from
the ruins of the barracks, but many
were so terribly crushed that there
Is little hope that they can survive.
Mulualization of Equitable.
Out of the 50 members of the board
of directors of the Equitable Lifo As
surance society 38 assembled in the
compnny's board room and after an
hour and ;I0 minutes of discussion,- in
the course of which It Is understood
the whole Equitable controversy was
gone over, announcement was made
that there present unanimously hnd
decided to adopt the two years mutual
Izailon plan announced several days
ago.
The plan for mutunllzatlon briefly
provides that the terms of directors
expiring Dec. 31 1005, and Dec. 31,
1 900. shall expire on the last day of
December this year, their successors
to be elected first Wednesday In De
cember 1905; the terms expiring on
the last day of December, 1907 and
1908, shall terminate Dec. 31, 190G.
and their successors shall be elected
the first Wednesday in December,
150(1.
There will be four clnsses of di
rectors those elected successors
In the so-called 1905 class- to
serve three years, those In the 1906
class to hold olllce four yenrs, those In
the 1907 class to serve four years and
the 1908 class to hold office Ave years.
There will be 13 directors In each
class, six to he filled by stockholders
and seven by policy holders.
Temporary Seat of Government
In a suite of rooms on the parlor
floor of the Hotel Worth at Fort
Worth, Texas, the executive seat of
the United States government has
been temporarily established. Official
mall, Intended for the eyes of Presi
dent Roosevelt. Is directed to this
apartment and, In the absence bf Pres
ident Roosevelt, who is hunting coy
otes and jack rabbits over the Kiowa
and Comanche reservation In. Oklaho
ma, such mail is given attention by
Secretary Loeb. , . .
The president is accompanied on his
expedition by General S. H. M. Young,
Colonel Cecil Lyon, Captain Burke
Burnett, an ex-Confederate, and Sloan
Simpson, a member of Roosevelt's
Rough Riders regiment; Lieutenant
(J. R. Fortesque, Dr. Alexander Lam
bert of New York, J. R. Abernethy, a
wolf catcher; Captain Patrick Doollng
and Capt. William McDonald, guides.
Anglo-French Cordiality.
The arrival of King Edward In Paris
lust Thursday was the occasion for
a notable manifestation of Anglo
French cordiality, which is being ln
erpreted as a conspicuous response to
Germany's attitude regarding Morocco,
Although the king remained but a
short time.
He was met outside the city by Pres
ident Loubet, who held a private con
versation with his majesty, lasting
nearly an hour. A semi-official out
giving recites that the meeting Hid
far less reserve than that between
Kins Edward and President Loubet
last year and that it was marked by
the freedom of the confidences ex
changed. Dodd Defends Standard.
Mr. F. T. C. Dodd of New York
chief solicitor of the Standard O'l
company, gave out a statement wt'.h
reference to the recent discussion as
to the acceptance of a gift of $100,000
offered by John D. Rockefeller for
missionary work. Mr. Dodd declares
that the statement .that Mr. Rockefei
ler made his money dishonestly 'If
false, Is vile and being made by minis
ters In the pretended Interest of mor
ality is doubly vllo."
Mr. Dodd then says that the Stand
ard Oil company does not own a share
of stock of any railroad company, does
not control any railroad company an!
that since the enactment of the Inter
state commerce law has not received
lower rates than other shippers by re
bates, arrangements, devices or plai;
of any character.
President Smith Sustained.
At Salt Lake City Joseph F. Smith
was sustained as prophet, seer
and revelntor of the Mormon church
by unanimous vote of the members at
the opening session of the 75th annual
conference. When a vote was taken
to sustain the 12 apostles, two bands
were raised In dissent.
One of the dissenters rose to explain
his yote, but was not permitted to
speak. President Smith merely saving
that he could present his objection to
the proper authorities. The lncldjnt
created excitement. The members
who dissented afterwards said that
they desired to protest against sus
taining such officers of the church as
live In polygamy.
Old Mining Scale Signed.
After a lengthy conference at Al
toona, Pa., of the wage-scale com
mittee representing the operators
and miners of the Central Pennsyl
vania bituminous coal fields the former
signed last year's scale under protest.
The Bealo Is based upon 62 cents a ton
for pick mining. The operators claim
that conditions in the competitive coal
fields do not Justify the payment of
the old ipalo. The miners, howevei,
refused to recede from their demands
for last year's scale and the operators
state that rather than assume the re
sponsibility of bringing on a strike
they submitted to the miners' dc
mnnds Municipal Ownership In Chicago.
Fresh from his success In the re
cent municipal election, Mayor-elect
Edward F. Dunne of Chicago In New
York addressed n large meeting in
Cooper Union under the auspices of
the Municipal Ownership league of
New York.
He told his hearers how he expect
ed to carry out his pledges made In
his recent campaign In Chicago to at
tain municipal ownership, of the ben
efits, as he conceived them, of city con
trol of public utilities, and he closed
with congratulations to the loqal
league on being pioneers in the move
ment In New York.
Prospect of Naval Battle.
There is reason to believe Admiral
Itojestvensky's entrance Into the
China sea has been followed by orders
for the cruisers Oromobol, Rossla and
Roga'yr, which have been ready for
some time at Vladivostok, to put to
sea.
Some naval officers express the opin
ion that Rojestvensky, having now
safely navigated the straits, Instead of
sailing north to meet the Japanese can
afford to calmly await Vice Admiral
Nebogaloff with his division of the
squadron, who could arrive there In
about three weeks.
Japanese Advancing In a Crescent.
The correspondent at St. Peters
burg of the London Dally Times
telegraphs: The latest official Infor
mation leads to the belief that the
Japanese ore advancing In cresent
formation, Oku on the left, Nodzu on
the center and Kurokl and Kawamura
on the right, and with a total strength
of 475,000. It Is feared that Line
vitch will be compelled to withdraw.
Carnegie Medal For Woman.
A Carnegie medal for heroism
has been awarded to Miss Lavlna
Steele, rece-My appointed assistant
state librarian at Des Moines, la.
Miss Steele rescued George Hill, a
young man who, while skating, broke
through the Ice and would have
drowned had not Miss Steelo, after a
desperate struggle, in which her own
lite was in peril, dragged him to
safety.
Revenue Bills Go to Governor.
The New York assembly after
an all day continuous debate passed
practically by party vote the stoc!
transfer tax and mortgage tax bills,
with the penal code amendment pre
scribing penalties for forging or coun
terfeiting the stock tax revenue
stamps. The bills passed the senate
last Monday evening and go now to
Governor Higglns for signature.
Bloody Riot Over Woman's Arrest.
Three men were shot, one fatally, and
one woman was Injured In a riot at
Schoenvillo, near McKees Rocks, Sun
day. The rioting was the result of a
clash between 15 detectives and about
1,500 foreign residents of Schoenvllle.
Pa., caused by tho arrest of a woman
for taking coal from the Lake Erie
railroad.
New Reservoir Collapsed.
An exact estimate of the casualties
caused by collapse of reservoir at
Madrid Is still Impossible. It Is stated
that there were 23G men In the lower
part of the reservoir, all of whom were
killed.
Togo's Fleet Sighted.
A special to the Dally News of
Chicago from Batavla, Java, says;
"Togo's fleet was sighted this mo-'
lng south of the island of Mlndanxi,
the southernmost of the Philippine
group."
Russian Losses at Mukden.
Complete returns received at head
quarters at Harbin give the total
Russian losses in killed, wounded
and prisoners at the battle of Mukden
u.s 107,000.
GOING BY SUNDA STRAIT
Heaviest Part of Russian Fleet
Detached.
TO AVOID JAP TORPEDO BOATS
Some Naval Officers Think the Foul
Battleships Are Hanging Back tc
Effect a Junction With Nebakotoff'i
Division Rumors of an Engagement
Japanese Naval Base.
St. Petersburg, April 11. Russia'!
Information regarding Rojestvensky's
fleet, its location, destination and In
tentions, is based solely on foreign
dispatches which are all too meagre
to prevent a quick-ripening crop ol
rumors, according to one of which the
adverse fleets have . already joined
battle.
Others of these despatches are at
tempting to locate variously the bat
tleship division of the squadron. The
admiralty steadfastly professes Its in
ability to impart any light or clarify
the situation.
The 'admiralty said that the report
received yesterday was from the cap
tain of a merchant ship who had en
countered the fleet and reported to
the Russian consulate at Singapore.
Some naval officers oonjecture the
four battleships are delaying In order
to effect a junction with Vice Admiral
Nehogatolf's division, but generally
credence Is given to the report that
the battleships are tajdng a southern
route through 'the Sunda straits, the
selection of the Singapore route being
regarded as in the nature of a feint
and to minimize the danger of a tor
pedo boat attack on the mainstays
of the fleet.
Meanwhile events In Manchuria
have come to pause, and at home
the main attention Is. being given to
the work of the Boullgan commission,
which Is charged with formulating the
plan for the representative assembly
promised by the Imperial rescript ol
March 3.
The summnry closure of the law
yers' congress In St. Petersburg yes
terday In the midst of the opening
session of what promised to be a
repetition of the Moscow conference
of doctors, manifests the firm hand
with which Governor General Trepofl
Is managing the difficult situation.
BASE OF JAPANESE FLEET.
Reinforced by Vessels Withdrawn
From the Blockade Squadron.
Victoria, H. C, April 11. The Pes
cadores, a group of islands off For
mosa, Is the base of the Japanese
fleets under Togo, according to ad
vices received here by the steamer
Athenian. The Jaimnese fleets with
a base at the Pescadores have recent
ly been reinforced by a squadron com
posed of vessels withdrawn from the
blockade squadron which watched the
northern approaches to Vladlvostock
until mid-March.
Vice Admiral Katacka was given
command of this fleet, called the third
squadron. He sailed for the southern
rendezvous on March 22. The work
of watching for blockade runners has
been entrusted to old coast defense
vessels and converted transports.
The Athenian brought from Yoko
hama the crews of the steamers Ve
nus, Aphrodite Vlga and Mercedes,
blockade runners captured by the Jap
ancse. Captain E. H. Schwaner, a
successful blockade runner, was an
other passenger on tho Athenian. He
ran the blockade twice, the second
time bringing the steamer Casslus tc
Kobe and selling her to the Japanese
government.
There are four Russian cruisers, 12
torpedo craft and eight submarines
ready to place In the battle line
at Vladivostok, according to the
blockade runners. Repairs on the
Gromobol have been completed. The
garrison is a strong one. There Is a
good supply of provisions In store,
hut the coal supply is short.
Disasters to junks and mrger vessels
from mines In the Yellow sea are caus
ing agitation among the shipping In
terests on the China coast. The steam
er Kaishlng recently struck a contact
mine. Her bow was blown off but
she succeeded in reaching port. A
junk was blown up oil Wel-Hel-Wel,
tour of her crew being killed.
Advices from Seoul state tho Amer
lean church at Chusan, Cores, has
been broken Into by bandits. One mis
sionary was wounded. The culprits
were arrested by Japanese police.
Common Use of Tunnel.
Detroit, April 11. President Eu
gene Zimmerman and Vice President
and General Manager Russell Hnrdlng
of the Pere Marquette and Cincinnati.
Hamilton and Dayton railroads, had a
conference here. Doth officials denied
that the Pere Marquette interests were
considering building a tunnel undei
the Detroit river, saying that all ol
the Interested roads expect that the
Michigan Central would glvo other
roads access to their tunnel, plans foi
which are already under way.
Storm of Ashes In the Punjab.
Calcutta, April 11. No news about
tho earthquake from the regions north
of Cashmere has been received, but
two days before tho shock was felt In
India It was reported from the Punjab
that storms had occurred there bear
ing dust and ashes. This lends coloi
to the view that a new volcano has ap
pt-ared somewhere in Central Asia.
GOVERNMENT TAKES REBATES.
Mr. Tracewell Criticises Proposed Ac
tion of Secretary Hitchcock.
Washington, April 11. The contrdl
ler of the treasury has rendered a de
cision in which he criticises the pro
posed action of the secretary of the
Interior in accepting rebates from the
Southern Pacific railroad on freight
of contractors engaged in work In the
West under the Irrigation and recla
mation act. In a communication to
tho comptroller on March 20 last, the
secretary of the Interior says:
"On Oct. 13, 1904, the department
approved a contract with the Southern
Pacific company providing for certain
concessions to contractors under the
reclamation act In the freight rates
on their plant and materials shipped
to and from the work In projects.
Other contracts of similar character
since have been negotiated with the
principal roads. These concessions In
rates are brought to the attention of
all bidders on the wr ik of the reclama
tion service In ord r that they may
make due allowance for such conces
sions In their bids."
The communication states that
Sherer & Co., contractors on the Salt
river project, sought to obtain the
benefit of concessions on some ship
ments soon to oe made by them, but
that as "these contractors made their
bids before any concessions had been
arranged with the Southern Pacific
company, so that their bids do not
provide for any benefit to the United
States, this office has decided that the
contractor is not entitled to such ben
efits." The communication goes on to state
that the railroad company, however,
is willing to make the conce-islon In
case the benefits may be taken by he
government and credited to the pro
ject. The comptroller In his 'eoly, says:
"If, I may be permitted to ezp-usi an
opinion as to the legality of such
transactions, when considered In rela
tion to sections 2 and 22 of the Inter
state commerce acts of Feb. 4, 1387,
and 1889, I would say that It Is ex
tremely doubtful If either can 1
maintained.
"The government, above all others,
should not bo a party to a violation of
either the letter or spirit of the Inter
state commerce act as regards the
question of rebates. It should not en
gage In questionable transactions In
order fliat a saving of a few dollars
may be had, especially when this sav
ing results In the tearing down of
law which experience proves very
difficult, If not. absolutely impossible,
to enforce."
The Interior department replied, In
sisting on the legality of Its proposed
action and stating that the rebates In
question probably would amount to a
million dollars In the next seven
years. The comptroller In response
says that the amount of these rebates
being large is a cogent reason why
the government should make no mis
take by being a party to or a benefic
iary of the violation of the law prohib
iting the giving of discriminating re
bates. "The carriage, storing or handling
of property free or at reduced rates
for tho United States Is allowable un
der section 22 of the amended Inter
state commerce act," said the con
troller, adding: "Nothing short of car
rying property under a contract with
the United States for Its carriage, in
any event, in my judgment, can be con
sidered as a carrying of property for
the United States.
"I advise that before you take re
hates from the railroads on the car
riage of property belonging to the
government contractors shipped by
them, and paid by them at the regu
lar rates, that you lay nil the facts be
fore tho attorney general and procure
bis opinion as to the legality of such
transaction. Let mo repeat I attach
no special significance to the willing
ness of the railroads to grant the re
bates In question."
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
Average Condition of Winter Wheat on
April 1 Was 91.6.
Washington, April 11. The monthly
report of the chief of the bureau of
statistics of the department of agri
culture will show tho average condi
tion of winter wheat on April 1 to
have been 91. C against 76.5 on April 1,
1904; 97.3 at the corresponding date
In 1903, and 83.3, the mean of the
April averages of the last 10 years.
The average condition of winter
rye on April 1 was 92.1, against 82.3
on April 1, 1904; 97 9 at the corres
ponding date In 1903 . and 87.9 the
mean of tho April averages of the last
10 years.
A . tabular statement showing the
condition of farm animals on April 1
and 'the percentage of deaths from dis
ease and exposure during tho lust 12
months will be published In tho April
number of tho Crop Reporter.
Gaynor-Greene Case.
Montreal, Que., April 11. Mr. Mac
Master announced the case for the
prosecution was closed. Judge La
fontalne stated that he was not now
prepared to proceed further, as he
could not put the accused on their de
fense unless he was satisfied a prima
facie case had been established. Ho
suggested th;;t counsel for both sides
sum up the case and fixed this after
noon for that purpose.
No Assault on Admiral Goodrich.
Los Angeles, Cal., April 11. Rear
Admiral Goodrich, commanding the I'u
clfic squadron, now at Long Reach,
denies the published story of an nl
h ged attempt by Richard Starr, a sail
or on the cruiser Chicago, to assault
hlui.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
Short Items From Various
Parts of the World.
Record of Many Happenings Condensed
and Put In 8mll Space and Ar
ranged With Special Regard For the
Convenience of the Reader Who hat
Little Time to Spar.
Wednesday.
A heavy turning movement by the
Japanese on the Russian flanks Is re
ported from Gunshu.
Frank J. Bell, a lawyer of Dallas,
Tex., Is shot by Robert R. Parker, as
sistant district clerk, during a quarrel
In the Dallas court house and dies.
New York superintendent of Insur
ance begins an Investigation of tho
Equitable and a legislative inquiry
may be ordered. Alexander gives out
a sharp answer to statements by
Hyde. .
Seventy-fcr men are killed and a
big store of ammunition destroyed oy
a bomb which is thrown in the artil
lery depot In Harbin-. Rojestvensky,
In a letter to his wife, says the Baltic
fleet Is on Its way to Vladivostok.
Thursday.
Three men were killed and many
women Injured by an explosion In the
Union Metallic Cartridge company's
works In Bridgeport, Conn.
Harry K. Thaw, son of a former mil
lionaire business man, and Miss Eve
lyn Florence Nesblt, sometime a chor
us girl, are married In Pittsburg.
It was asserted In Washington that
Independent oil men, through alleged
invalid contracts they had signed were
completely at the mercy of Standard
Oil.
Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong
announces that he and his wife, known
on the stage as May Yohe, have signed
a contract to appear together In a so
ciety sketch.
Friday.
Mayor-elect Dunne of Chicago will
have behind him a council willing to
support his plan for immediate mu
nicipal ownership.
Coroner's Jury finds that disaster
at Zlegler, 111., by which 43 lives were
lost, was due to an explosion of blast
ing powder caused by persons un
known. Congress of Russian doctors in Mos
cow adopts resolutions declaring that
radical political reforms must come or
the nation will suffer an epidemic of
cholera.
Dispatches from Lahore nnd Cal
cutta report that the devastation re
sulting from the recent earthquakes
In India are far greater than at first
believed.
Germany Is sounding various powers
as to the possibility of culling an In
ternational conference on the Morocco
question, antagonizing tho Idea of ex
clusive French control.
Saturday.
Two Mormons voted against sus
taining the first presidency at the con
ference In Salt Lake, Utah the first
open revolt against the authorities in
a generation.
Lady Curzon had a narrow escape
from death during the earthquake at
Simla, a chimney falling through the
roof of the building in which she was
sleeping.
Four hundred and seventy men of
Gurkha regiments were burled alive ns
a result of the earthquake at the hill
station of Dharmsala (95 miles north
west of Simla, India.)
Announcement of the combination
of New York Central, Northwestern
nnd Union Pacific railroads Into the
first real trans-continental lino Is ex
pected In a short time.
Monday.
Andrew Carnegie offers to give the
lost $1,000,000 of a fund of $25,000,000
for superannuated preachers.
More than 400 workmen are killed
or Injured by the collapse of a new
water reservoir in Madrid, Spain.
Admiral Rojestvensky's Baltic fleet
of 47 vessels passed Singapore steam
ing northeast; Japanese scouting ves
sols were reported 30 miles away.
A bill moved by Premier Bond In the
Newfoundland legislature cuts off the
privilege of American fishermen to
buy bait off the coast of the colony.
British fleet at Hong Kong prepares
to put to sea Immediately after re
ceiving the reports from Singapore
that a sea battle is expected at once.
Tho Issue of the conflict may decide
tho war
Tuesday,
New York Hebrew congregations
plan to celebrate tho 250th anniversary
of tho arrival of tho first Jewish col
onist In that city.
Reports are current In St. Petois
burg that the Vladivostok squadron
has beon ordered to sea to take part
in the coming battle.
Four powerful battleships are ab
sent from the portion of tho Baltic
fleot which has passed Singapore, giv
ing Togo a chance to fight In sections.
Mayor-elect Dunne of Chicngo said
Bird S. Coler would lead a municipal
ownership ticket In New York If either
of the old parties or both neglected the
Issue.
Fifth Avenue Baptist church of New
York, of which John D. Rockefeller
Is a member, may investigate the
churges against the oil king. The sug
gestion is made that It is the congre
gation's duty to bring accused mem
bers to' trial. Mr. Rockefeller may de
mand un luuulry.
TRAFFIC INCREASING.
Coal, Coke and Ore Shipments Are
Approaching a New Record.
Pittsburg, April 10. The movement
of freight last week by Pittsburg rail
roads was the greatest In the history
ol local roads. Coal shipments to
lakes are particularly heavy, and a
good supply of cars Is on hand.
Railroads In the district between
Pittsburg and the lower lake ports
are enjoying an Increase in freight
traffic which promises to become "phe
nomenal before the end of the year.
The Bessemer and Lake Erie of the
Steel Corporation Is getting as much
traffic as it can handle rapidly now
and other roads report similar condi
tions. The coal and coke shipments
from the Pittsburg district are abnorm
ally heavy.
With the opening of tho lake ore
season, now a question of days only,
the roads hauling coal and coke one
way will have to subordinate that
traffic to the heavy rush of ore ship
ments to tho furnaces. The roads will
be hard pressed to accommodate tha
business with their equipment, al
though all of them have been ordering
freely the last four months.
HIS 8KULL FRACTURED.
Attorney Von Storch of Scranton In
jured by the Overturning of a Cab.
Scranton, Pa., April 10. By the
overturning of a cab on North Main
avenue early Saturday morning Attor
ney T. Cramer Von Storch, who re
tired from the practice of law to de
vote his time to the management of
his coal properties and who is said
to be" worth over $1,000,000, sustained
a bad fracture of tho skull and Ilea
In a critical condition at the Scranton
private hospital.
The cab was going at fair speed
when the wheel got caught In the
street railway track. The driver
sought to get out of It and In so do
ing the wheel was wrenched from the
cab. Mr. Von Storch was thrown out
and landed on his head, being ren
dered unconscious. There is a chance
of his recovery.
Extradition of Smith and Wife.
Columbus, O. April 10. Governor
Herrlck has Issued a new warrant for
the extradition of J. Morgan Smith
and wife now undor arrest in Cin
cinnati on an Indictment returned In
New York charging them with con
spiracy in the Nan Patterson case.
The warrant was Issued at the request
of Assistant District Attorney Garvan
of New York, who came from Cincin
nati. Governor Herrlck maintains
the original warrant Is valid. The
governor deferred, however, to the re
quest of Attorney Garvan, who said
this was the only point on which there
could be any co:,rention, and he wished
to be fully fortified from a legal point
of view.
Risk Lives to Save Boy.
Pittsburg, April 10. Martin Conlcy,
aged 13, of 3100 Ridge street, while
playing on the banks of a pond, at Cen
ter and Melwood avenues, fell in.
John and Morris Lynch, boys, of 2000
Grant boulevard, attempted to pull
Conlcy out, when they, too, fell la.
Although the pond, which Is on pri
vate property, Is seven feet deep, the
boys managed to keep their heads
above water. John Lynch got ashore
and with help rescued his companions
They were taken to their homes In a
patrol wagon.
Fire In a Tenement House.
Pittsburg, April 10. During a fie
In a tenement house on the east sldo
of Sixth avenue i.ear Webster avenuo
Sunday m -rIng, four men nn 1 one
woman Jumped from a Kecond-sto:-.
window and two of them WM-e prohibly
fatally InJureJ. The fire was due l
an attempt of l!.e woman to kladlo a
fire In her kit stove by the use of
coal oil.
Killed by a Roast of Meat.
St. Louis, April 10. Paul Kaloova, a
hotel cook, died at the hospital from
the effects of being struck on the head
with a roast of meat in a quarrel with
Nicholas Papenjlck, another cook, on
March 25. Kaleeva did not regain con
sciousness nfter being struck. His
skull was fractured. Papenjlck Is In
Jail.
Disaster Charged to Operators.
Birmingham, Ala., April 10. The
coroner's Jury Investigating the Vir
ginia mine disaster of Feb. 20, In
which 111 persons lost their lives, re
turned a verdict charging four mine
operators with wilful and criminal neg
ligence: Everett T. Schulor, George H.
Schuler, Amos W. Reed and Samuel
Hartly.
Body of Missing Man Found.
Beaver, Pa., April 10. Tho mystery
surrounding the disappearance of
Charles Thompson, a carpenter of Bea
ver, who disappeared last January, was
cleared when Attorney Georgo Wilson
Identified the body found In the Ohio
river at Steubenvlllo, O., as that of
Thompson.
Hanna Secures an Auditor.
New Castle, Pa., April 10. Chester
L. White, auditor of tho Sharon Steel
conpany, has been secured by ex
City Treasurer A. C. Hanna to audit
his accounts for the last three years
to determine whether an alleged
shortago exists.
Ill 1 1, iln Mouid I mm.
"Do you think," said Willie, "that It
actually hurts a man to be hit with
one of Cupid's arrows?"
"No," replied Hell. "As a rule, he
merely hvcouics senseless for u time."