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VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 23.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1905.
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LICAN.
BOKOUGH OFFICERS.
Burgeta. A. II. Dalo.
Justices of the I'eace H, S. Canflold, S.
J. Motley.
Cmmnimm. J. II. Muso, J. W. Lan
ders, J. 'I'. Daln, W. F Kiltmor, C. A.
Lhiihoii, (loo. lloli'iimn, O. T. Anderson.
Countable W. II. Hood.
Collector . J. Sotloy.
School Director--!. C. Hoowden. It.
L. Ilaslot. E. W. Bowman, T. F. Hltcliey,
A. C. Brown, Dr. J. C. Dunn.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress Joseph O. Sibley.
Member of HeuaieJ. 1C. 1 Hair.
Assembly J. II. Robertson.
lesident Judge W. M. Lindsoy.
Associate Judges W. U. II. Dottoror,
F.X. Kreitlor.
Iothonotary , Register & Recorder, te.
J. U. Gelst.
Sheriff. Geo. W. Noblit.
Treasurer W . II. Harrison.
Commissioners C. Burheun, A. K.
Shlpe, Henry Weingard.
District Attorney 8. D. Irwin.
Jury Commissioners Ernest Kibble,
Lewis Wagner. ,
Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
County Auditors W. II. Utiles, Geo.
W. Holiiuian, it. A. MeCloskey.
County tiurvcyorV. W. Clark.
County Superintendent . W. Morri
son. Kmulnr Termi of ('urt.
Fourth Monday of February.
. Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Thir Monday of November.
Church ai Hnbbnlh Nrhool.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a.
ui. ; M. 15. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in.
Preaching in M. K. Church every Sab
bath evening by Kev. W. O. Calhoun.
Preaching in the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Kev.
It. A. Zahniser, Pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian Churoh
every Sslibath morning and evening,
Rev.' Dr. Paul J. Slonaker, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuosdays of each
tin nth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TM'.NESTA LODGE, No. 3G9, 1. 0. 0. F.
A Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
I XKKST LODGE, No. 184, A. O. U. W.,
I Meets every Friday evening inA.O.U.
W. Hall, Tionesta.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST. No. 274
G. A, K. Meets 1st and 3d Monday
evening iu each month, in A. O. U. W.
Hall Tlouesta. '
C APT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets tlrst and third
Weduesday evening of each month, in A.
O. U. W. hall, Tionosta, Pa.
rpiONESTATENT, No. 1(54, K. O. T.
1 M.t meeis 2nd and 4th Wednesday
evening in each month In A. O. U. W.
hall Tionesta, Pa.
KARL E. WENK,
DENTIST.
TIONESTA, PA.
All work guaranteed. Rooms over
Forest County National Itank.
KITCHEY A fJARRINGER.
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW,
Tionesta, Pa.
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URTIS M. S1IAWKEY,
ATTORN EY-AT- LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AO BROWN,
ATTORN EY-ATLAW.
Olllce in Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., Tionesta, Pa.
J,
W. MORROW. M. D.,
Phvslclan. Surireou A Dentist.
Olllce and Residence three doors north
of Hotel Agnew, Tionesta. Professional
calls promptly responded to at all hours.
D
R. F. J. BOVARD,
Physician A Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. J. C. DUNN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
and DRUGGIVf. Otlice over stsre,
Tionesta, Ph. ProfoHHlonal calls prompt
ly responded to at all hours of day or
night. Residence Elm St., between
Grove's grocery and Gerow's rosUurant.
D
R. J. R. SIGGINS.
Physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
H
E. MrKINI.EY.
Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing.
j lonosia, i a
SJ.SETLEY,
J USTICR OF THE PEACE,
Keeps a ooinplete line of Justice's blanks
for sale. Also Blank deeds, mortgages,
etc. Tionesta, Pa.
HOTEL WEAVER,
K. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
This hotel,. forinerJy the Lawrence
House, has undergone a completechange,
and is now furnished with all the mod
em improvements. Hoated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot aud cold water, etc. The comforts of
guests never noglected.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
GEROW A (IE ROW Proprietor.
Tlonseta, Pa. This is the mostcentrally
located hotel in the place, and lias all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public First
class Llvory in connection.
'pillL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm
and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work trom the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
givo pod'oct satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, anil prices rea
sonable. JORENZO FULTON,
Manufacturer of and Dealor In
HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And nil kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONESTA. PA.
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS
Best Couirh Syrup. Tastes Cood.
Use In time. Sold by druggists.
TERMS STAGGER WITTE
Main Features Are Reimburse
ment and Cession of Sakhalin.
Clergyman and Wife Assaulted Pres
ident's Midsummer Trip Vlvtim of
Yellow Fever The Chinese Boycott.
Investigation of Albany Disaster.
Vote Against Scandinavian Union.
Reimbursement for the expenses bus
tallied In the prosecution of the war
and the cession of the Island of Suk
hnlin constitute the main features of
the peace conditions bunded by Baron
Komura to M. Wltte.
The word "Indemnity" is carefully
avoided, the term employed being "re
imbursement" for the cost of the war.
No sum Is fixed, the amount being
distinctly adjourned for mutual ad
justment between the two countries
after the Japanese expenditure has
been ascertained.
These are the two all-Important con
ditions and those which the Russian
plenipotentiaries find absolutely un
acceptable. Unacceptable as they are,
however, It can be stated that these
two principal conditions did not come
as a surprise to the Russian plenipo
tentiaries. The other terms are substantially
what the world expected and with one
or perhaps' two exceptions, could pro
bably bo entertained as bases of ne
gotiation. They Includo the follow
ing: The cession of the Russian leases
to the Llao Tung peninsula, com
prising Port. Arthur and Dalny; the
evacuation of the entire province of
Manchuria; the retrocession to China
of any privileges Russia may have In
the province, and tho recognition by
Russia of the principle of the "open
door"; the cession to Japan of the
Chinese Eastern railroad below Har
bin, the main line through Northern
Manchuria to Vladivostok to remain
Russian property; the recognition of
the Japanese protectorate over Corea;
the grant of fishing rights o Japan In
the waters of the Siberian Littoral
northward from Vladivostok to the
Behrlng sea; the relinquishment to
Japan of the Russian warships In
terned In neutral ports, and finally a
limitation upon the naval strength of
Russia In Far Eastern waters.
Russia's Reply to Overtures.
Russia's reply, to the Japanese terms
of peace were delivered by M. Wltte to
Baron Komura Saturday morning.
Upon the two crucial points, In
demnity und the cession of the Is
land of Sakhalin, the reply Is absolute
Qon-possmnus. Other points are ac
cepted as bases for discussion, while
still others are accepted condition
illy. The tactics of the Japanese are In
scrutable. They have shown through
out the war this ability to guard their
secrets, military, naval and diplomatic,
and now not the remotest clue conies
from behind their closed doors as to
whether they are prepared to make
substantial concessions. Silence and
secrecy are their watchwords. But if
the conditions as submitted constltuto
their last word, hope of peace may
be regarded as having disappeared,
If the feeling reflected in Russian cir
cles Is a true criterion. And that no
substantial concessions on the main
Issues will be made Is the belief both
In Russian and Japanese circles.
Peace Envoys at Church.
The session of the plenipotentiaries
at Portsmouth which was to have
been held Sunday afternoon was post
poned by imitunl agreement out of rev
erence to the fact that It was the Holy
Sabbath, which Is universally ob
served In Russia as a day of rest.
The Russian envois attended ser
vices at Christ Episcopal church Sun
lay morning and in tho evening Mr.
Takahlra, the Japanese minister, and
Commander Takeshlta, naval attache
of the Japanese legation at Washing
ton, attended services at the Christian
church In KIttery, Me.
Clergyman and Wife Assaulted.
Rev. Bernard Schulte and his wife
Df New York, the latter a sister of
Bishop Nelson, were attacked at Me
chanlcsvllle Saturday night and prob
ably fatally Injured by a negro, who
was Sunday shot and killed In Sara
toga while resisting arrest.
Early Saturday evening William Cur
tis, whose home Is In Saratoga, pre
sented himself at the door of the reo
tory and asked for a drink of water.
Mr. Schulte was in the act of turning
back to get the water when tho negro
drew a piece of lead pipe from beneath
Ids coat and felled tho clergyman with
a terrific blow on tho head, following
this up with u rain of blows until his
victim lay unconscious and apparently
find.
Mrs. Schulte, who was up stairs,
furried down on hearing her husband
f.ill and was met In tho hall by tho
negro, who Instantly struck her down
before she could alter an outcry, and
coul Inned beating her with his heavy
weapon until he had' Inflicted Injuries
fiom which she can hardly recover.
Policeman James Sullivan discov
ered Curtis Sunday In Searing's alley,
a negro colony In Saratoga, and arrest
ed him. The negro, however, broke
away and ran, and after firing one
shot In the air to halt him, Sullivan
fired again, shooting him through the
head and killing hlni instantly.
It Is reported that a motive for
tho attack upon tho coiiplo may bo
found in the fact that Curtis' wife had
been employed In the family of Dr.
Newell, whoso place Rev. Mr. Schulte
was supplying but was not engaged
by the Schultes.
President's Midsummer Trip.
. President Roosevelt, on his return
trip, to Oyster Bay from Chautauqua
Friday, passed through New York,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. At
every station whero a stop was made
he was accorded a greeting as affec
tionate as It was enthusiastic.
During the afternoon Mr. RooBe
velt ninde brief addresses from the
rear platform of his car at Salamanca,
Hornellsville, Elmira and Waverly.
His speech at Salamanca was simp
ly a complimentary address to the peo
ple of a city of which he Is fond and
an appeal to the people to conduct
themselves always with honesty and
decency In private life and relations
with a view thereby of bettering the
government of the state and of the
country. At Hornellsville the presi
dent touched effectively upon the hor
rors of tho yellow fever epidemic now
raging In New Orleans.
At Elmira, where a convention of the
volunteer firemen Is being held, the
president addressed his brief remarks
particularly to thtm.
Victim of Yellow Fever Scourge.
Public Interest In the general yellow
fever situation at New Orleans last
week suffered a temporary eclipse In
the death of Archbishop Chapelle, the
most distinguished victim of the pres
ent scourge. Although the prelate
was a subject of scientific treatment
and attention his physique and fa-
tigucd condition on his return from a
particularly Irksome trip through the
country counted against him.
What Is held remarkable Is that the
archbishop should have contracted the
disease so quickly, whereas he had
spent many years In Cuba and Porto
Rico, where the disease Is endemic,
without having contracted it there.
Among the scientific men there Is
little doubt that the archbishop fell a
victim to a mosquito during a brief
visit he paid to the old archbishopric
on Chartres street, or from in Insect
which found Its way Into his residence,
in Esplanade avenue, which is not far
from the territory within which there
has been Infection.
The Chinese Boycott
Alarm regarding the impending
financial crisis In consequence of the
Chinese boycott of American goods Is
Increasing at Shanghai and Presi
dent Roosevelt has Instructed Minister
Rockhlll to warn the Chinese govern
ment that the United States govern
ment will Insist on the full observance
of article 15 of the Tien Tsin treaty of
1858.
Article 15 of the Tien Tsln treaty
provides that "At each of the ports
open to commerce citizens of the Unit
ed States shall be permitted to Import
from abroad and sell, purchase and
export all -merchandise of which the
importation or exportation ts not pro
blblted by the laws of the empire."
Investigation of Albany Disaster.
Investigation of the collapse of the
Myers building In Albany Is now
under way and the city authori
ties promise that It will be pushed as
rapidly as possible. William A. Cat
tell, the New York civil engineer, and
William F. Hanrahan, the Schenec
tady builder, who with John Magill, a
Troy mason contractor, constitute the
special investigating commission ap
pointed by Mayor Gaus, will soon make
a report.
Miss Ella J. Donahue is the only
one of the 50 Injured who Is not ex
pected to live. Her death would
bring the total number of deaths up
to 14.
Volunteer Firemen's Week.
The annual convention of the Vol
unteer Firemen of the State Is being
held at Glens Falls. Every business
place and , hundreds of private resi
dences have been decorated for the oc
casion. The delegates will enjoy a moon
light excursion through Lake Georgo.
Thursday will be tournament day
with hand engine contests, hose races,
prize drills, etc. On Friday the con
vention will conclude with a parade.
Ferry Boats and Depot Burned.
Inside of an hour Monday night Are
swept away the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad company's term
inal in Hoboken, seized two ferry
boats and practically ruined them and
for half an hour thteatened a confla
gration of the entire water front In the
vloinlty, Including the big Hamburg
American and North German Lloyd
steamship docks, at which several big
ships were lying.
Passengers Thrown Into Mud Hole.
At Utlea on Sunday evening a car on
the Cemetery branch of the Utica und
Mohawk Valley railroad jumped tho
track at a curve, on Highland t'venuo
at tho foot of a short hill and about
a thousand feet from Genesee street.
The car was thrown on Its side and
the pnssengers thrown into a mud hole.
There were 28 peoplo on the car, of
whom only four worn seriously hurt
and all of these will recover.
Unanimous Vote Against Union.
The Norwegian people In n referen
dum taken Sunday pronounced for
dissolution of the union with Sweden
with remarkable, though not unex
pected, unanimity. Of 450,000 voters,
820,000 cast ballots, only about one
person In 3,000 voting adversely.
lusurance Committee's Lawyers.
The New York slate legislative
Insurance Investigating committee, has
invited Charles E. Hughes and James
McKeen to act as counsel In the forth
coming inqitiry. Joseph H. Choate
Iao has been Invited to act in a a ad
visory capacity. Mr. McKeen Jjas al
;eady accepted.
AUTO STRUCK BY TRAIN.
Harry P. LIndsley and Miss
Willing Instantly Killed.
Accident Occurred as Auto Was Climb
Ing Up a Steep Grade Leading Ovel
Railroad Crossing Locomotive Ten
der" Struck Rear Seat of Automobile
Which Was Smashed to Pieces.
Rutland, Vt., Aug. 15. Harris P
LIndsley, deputy police commlssionei
of New York, city, and Miss Evelyr
P. Willing of Chicago were almost in
stantly killed ct Pikes Crossing neai
Bennington, Vt., yesterday afternoon
when the automobile In which thej
were traveling from Manchester, Vt.
to Wllllamstown, Mass., was struct
by a train on the branch division o.
the Rutland railroad from North Ben
nlngton.
Ambrose Cramer of Chicago, th
young nephew of Miss Willing, and J
Adamson, the chauffeur, were thrown
out and badly cut and bruised, bul
otherwise uninjured.
The locomotive and one car wert
running backward to meet the flyei
from Burlington at the Bennington sta
tlon and they were thrown from tht
rails, the englue -being overturned anc
rolling a distance of 10 or 15 feet from
the rails, which were torn up for nearl)
100 feet.
Engineer William Sibley and Fire
man William Mangan jumped from tht
cab and were unhurt, while 15 passen
gers also escaped Injury. The automo
bile was smashed to pieces and after
wards was destroyed by fire.
The dead: Miss Evelyn P. Willing
of Chicago, aged about 48 years.
Harris P. LIndsley of New York city,
aged about 35 years.
The Injured were removed to the
hospital at the Soldiers' home and
were resting comfortably.
The accident occurred Bhortly aftei
4 o'clock as the the party were travel
ing up a steep grade leading over the
crossing. Mr. LIndsley and Miss Will
lng occupied the back seat of the car
a big touring machine, registered 1041.
City of Chicago. The boy and tht
chauffeur were in front.
There Is a curve near the crossing
and Adamson states that he did not
see the train until It was on them
Engineer Sibley and Fireman Mangan
make the same statement.
The locomotive tender struck the
rear seat of the automobile, which was
thrown about 60 feet and reduced tc
kindling wood. The locomotive left
the rails and ploughed over the sleep
ers for nearly 100 feet, ripping out the
rails, then was overturned. Sibley
and Mangan sprang out and escaped
with a severe shaking up. The cat
soon came to a stop.
LIndsley had been killed Instantly
and Miss Willing lived but a few min
utes. The bodies were taken to a Ben
nlngton undertaking shop. Young
Cramer and Adamson were removed to
the hospital at Bennington.
It developed last night that Miss
Willing and Mr. LIndsley were to have
been married next week. The formei
is a granddaughter of former Governoi
Mark Skinner of this state, and the
daughter of Mrs. Willing who gave the
Mark Skinner library to the town ol
Manchester.
A wrecking train was sent from this
city but It Is believed traffic on the
branch road cannot be resumed before
tonight.
DAUGHTER OF H. J. WILLING.
Who Was a Partner In Chicago Firm
of Marshall Field & Co.
Chicago, Aug. 15. Miss Evelyn P
Willing, who was killed near Benning
ton, Vt., was a daughter of the late
Henry J. Willing, who was a partnot
of Marshall Field -and Co., for many
years. Both Mr. Willing and his wife
died some years ago and Miss Willing
and a brother, Mark S. Willing, lived
in the family mansion In Rush street
Miss. Willing, who was prominent In
society, spent most of last winter and
the early part of this year in New
York, returning to Chicago early In
July.
The announcement of her engage
ment to Harris LIndsley of New York
was a surprise to the fashionable set
In Chicago. Miss Willing loft Chicago
for New York on July 29 to make a
motor tour of the East with Mr. LInd
sley and some friends.
Appointed Commissioner In 1904.
New York, Aug. 15. Mr. LIndsley
was appointed third deputy police com
missioner In 11)04. Ho was a meiubei
of the Strollers and Princeton clubs
of this city and tho Metropolitan cluli
of Washington. Ho graduated from
Princeton In 1893 and was a lawyer In
practice before being appointed to the
deputy comniissionershlp.
Permission to Abandon Station.
Albany, Aug. 15. The state railway
commission 1ms granted the applica
tion of tho Now York Central railroad
to abandon the station on the mnln lino
at Cranes Village, three miles east ol
Amsterdam. The company showed
that since tho installation of trolley
service through the Mohawk valley the
Station had not returned over $4 a
hionth. Six trains a day stopped there.
Quarantined on Account of Rabies.
Albany, Aug. 15. The stale agricul
tural depart meat bus uotllled the
towns of Addison, Ruthbone, Wood
hull, Tuscarora, Llndley and Cuton In
Steuben county thut beginning Aug
1G they will be quarantined to preveul
the spread of rabies. .
NO INDEMNITY GOLDWIN SMITH.
He Declares That Japan Should Re
ceive No Money From Russia.
Toronto, Aug. 15. In the simple
manner tht characterizes the man,
Gold win Smith celebrated his 82nd
birthday at his residence, the Grange,
yesterday. The event was marked only
by the presence at the dinner table of
a few relatives and intimate friends.
Goldwln Smith is following with the
keenest Interest the progress of the
Russo-Japanese peace conference at
Portsmouth. The game of war and the
fame of peace are both familiar to
Mm. In conversation Goldwln Smith
said that in his opinion Japan was not
entitled to a cent of Indemnity from
Russia, and that the czar should not
pay It.
"It was Japan who started hostili
ties without-a formal declaration of
war. Japan has spent enormous
sums, of course, but so has Russia,
and the latter has lost territory. If the
mikado attempts to enforce his al
leges demand for $1,000,000,000 indem
nity, or any large part of It, the czar
will be enabled to appeal to the patriot
Ism of his people, disorganized though
the nation is, to resist the demands.
And if Japan were to succeed in ob
taining recognition of her money
claim, she could not collect It. Ger
many collected from France because
she had conquered France, but Japan
will have absolutely no means of mak
ing Russia pay.
"Russia has lost territory and
should not have to pay enormous
money claims In addition. If she gives
up Manchuria, recedes from the Pa
cific coast, being allowed to retain a
port there, along with some of the
other territorial stipulations alleged
to be set forth In Japan's proposals,
that is all that can reasonably be ex
pected of her."
Mr. Sniita did not seem to be of the
opinion that this conference would re
sult in peace. He seemed more pes
simistic over the result.
GOVERNOR'S VACATION.
Sails Friday For England He and
Mrs. Hlgglns Will Be Gone Four
Wteks.
Albany, Aug. 15. Governor Hlgglns
will spend nearly all his vacation on
the ocean. Upon returning from Olean
he said that on Friday he and Mrs.
Hlgglns would sail for England. They
will take the White Star liner Cedrl'c
and be gone In all four weeks.
"The trip," said the governor, "is
undertaken mainly on account of Mrs.
Higgins' hay fever, which experience
has shown Is best relieved by a sea
voyage. I shall not fill the vacancy In
the state railway commission until I
return."
Since Lieutenant Governor Bruce,
who Is representing the state at the
Lewis and Clark exposition, will not
return until Sept. 1, the acting gover
nor during the first part of Governor
Hlgglns' absence will be President pro
tern. Raines of the senate.
Governor Hlgglns expects to go to
New York today to attend to private
business before sailing.
Canadian Pacific's Dividends.
Montreal, Aug. 15. At a meeting of
the directors of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad company yesterday a divi
dend of 2 per cent on the preferred
stock and of 3 per cent on the common
stock for the half year ended June 30
was declared. The gross earnings for
the flscnl year ended June 30 were
150,481,882. The working expenses
were $35,000,794, leaving net earnings
of $15,475,088. The total net Income
from all sources was $17,059,752. The
net revenue available for dividends
after payment of fixed charges and of
the amount applied against ocean
steamships and pension fund, was $8,
875.68C. The surplus for the year
after payment of dividends was $1,
784,553. Elks' Home Nearly Ready.
Pittsburg, Aug. 15. Tho handsome
new club house nnd lodge building of
McKeesport lodge No. 130, B. P. O. E.,
which is being erected at a cost of
$140,000, Is Hearing completion, and
the members are planning for three of
the greatest days In the Tube City's
history when the building will be ded
icated In November. On account of
Mayor Falkenstein's promlnenco In the
national organization many of the
most prominent Elks In the country
will attend the ceremonies.
Wyoming Is Looking Up.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 15. For the
frst time In Its history Wyoming now
has more than one inhabitant for each
square mile of Its territory. The cen
sus of 19U5 gives the state a popula
tion of 101,819, and the area of tliu
state is 97,890 square miles. In 1880
there were nearly two miles of terri
tory for each inhabitant und In 1890
one und one-half miles. In 1900 each
Inhabitant could have had more than
a square mllo of country In which to
move nbont.
Somnambulist Walks to Death.
New York, Aug. 10. James O'Con
nor, 37 years old, of 2129 Eighth live
nuo, an employe of the Edison Electric
Light company, a somnambulist, walk
ed out of a window of his bedroom
that opened into an alrshaft. Ho foil
flvo stories to tho bottom of the well
and was killed Instantly. The peoplo
with whom ho lodged say he often
walked In his sleep, and they were
sure ho was doing so when he was
killed.
Russian Soldiers Self Mutilated.
Harbin, Aug. 13. Among the sol
dVrs medically treated here 1,200
were found to bo self mutilated on the
list finger of the right hand.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Summary of the Week's News
of the WorW.
Cream of the News Culled From Long
Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape
For the Hurried Reader Who Is Too
Busy to Read the Longer Report!
and Desires to Keep Posted.
Wednesday.
F. W. Vanderbllt gave a new million
dollar dormitory to the Sheffield
Scientific school of Yale.
The Russian and Japanese peace
plenipotentiaries arrived at Ports
mouth and were officially welcomed to
New Hampshire by Governor McLane.
St. Thomas' Episcopal church, at
Fifth avenue and 53rd street, New
York, one of the most rlchly-furnl3hed
religious edifices in America, was
wrecked by fire.
The federal court In Venezuela has
confirmed the Judgment of the lower
court against the New York and Bor
mudez Asphalt company, annulling the
Hamilton concession.
New York court In dismissing a man
slaughter charge ngalnst three Chris
tian Scientists, under whose care a
young girl died of diphtheria, holds
that a child may be treated by healers.
Thursday.
Daniel S. Lamont left $3,300,000 be
queathed principally to his family, and
remembering his relatives.
A federal subpoena was served on
Mrs. Sarah H. Peckham requiring hei
presence In Washington to testify in
the cotton leak scandals.
Speaker Nixon was nominated for
the ICth successive term as member ol
the state assembly at the Republican
convention In Mayville, N. Y.
Cretans having opposed the landing
of a boat party sent to take over the
custom house of Castelll, a Russian
gunboat bombarded and destroyed the
town.
Barney Oldfleld has a narrow es
cape from death In a smash-up on the
race track at Detroit, and Is taken to
a hospital. He says he will not quit
racing.
Friday.
Archbishop Placlde Louis Chapelle
succumbs to the yellow fever epidemic
In New Orleans.
Big clipper ship Dlrlgo drifts 14,00fl
miles, from Honolulu to Philadelphia,
without encountering a breeze, the
voyage taking 15G days.
At the state department It is said
that the government's only Interest In
the Hankow railway In China Is to see
that no injustice Is done to Americans.
The peace envoys of Russia and Ja
pan had a satisfactory first meeting
and adopted the French and English
languages for use during the confer
ence. Mr. Wu Ting Fang in an Interview
In Pekln says that the Chinese exclus
ion act should be modified and that
the anti-American boycott is thorough
ly organized.
Saturday.
According to the government crop
report, a bumper corn crop Is in pros
pect, while the Indicated wheat yield
Is promising.
President Roosevelt delivered a
speech Thursday at Wilkeburre to
miners and temperance men and an
other at Chautauqua Friday morning.
German banks are participating in
a loan to the Sultan of Morocco which
Is expected to Increase the empire's
influence In Tangier and Fez and In
regard to which much Indignation Is
expressed In France.
The Arctic ship America was crush
ed In the Ice at Franz-Joseph Land In
tho wlnte- of 1903. but the members
of the Zlogiei expedition who went out
In her wcr.e rescued by the Terra Nova
and have just arrived In Norway.
Monday.
According to a cable dlspalch the
site of an ancient Roman city has been
unearthed In Hampshire, England.
Government reports show another
great Increuso In the volume and val
ues of exports of farm products and
mineral oils.
The commercial value of railroad
property In the United States has been
estimated by tho census bureau at
$11,244,852,000.
An elevator In the Chamber of Com
merce building at Buffalo fell from the
sixth Iloor Saturday und five persons
were seriously hurt.
Battleship Kansas, largest war ves
sel ever built In tho East, successfully
launched at Camden, pure spring wa
ter bolng used In tho christening.
Tuesday.
The Temeraine won the second race
for t ho Canada cup on Lake (inlarlo,
beating her adversary, 111" Iroquois,
by over a mile.
With four Inquiries under way, the
Equitable society, It was believed, will
bo the most Investigated corporation
In the country.
In a prize light on board the United
States cruiser Yankee on July G, It
was learned a coal passer received In
juries from which he died.
Having signed a contract with a
firm In Creusot, France, the Venezue
lan government will liuvo 12 new bat
teries of campaign und mountain gnus,
worth $1,000,000.
Quest ton of Indemnity Is believed to
be tho chief obstacle In the Portsmouth
peace negotiations. Tho future of
Sakhalin, Coiea, port Arthur ami Man
churia was settled by the war.
BATTLESHIP KANSAS.
Is the Largest Ever Launched at an
Eastern Yard.
Philadelphia, Aug. 14. The battle
ship Kansas, biggest warship evei
built at an Eastern yard, was launched
Saturday and spring water was used
for the christening by Miss Anna
Hoch, daughter of the governor of
Kansas. Governor Hoch was present
with his staff.
The suggestion that water from a
spring at Camden, N. J., bo used by
tho sponsor for the vessel was made
by Governor Hoch and the navy offi
cials and officers of the New York
Shipbuilding company, which built the
ship, acquiesced.
The Kansas is a sister of the Ver
mont, now being built at the yards of
the Fore River Ship and Engine Build
ing company, Quincy, Mass. She wilJ
have the same armament as the bat
tleship Minnesota, launched several
months ago.
The keel plates of the Kansas were
laid on February, 10, 1904. She Is
known as a 450-foot battleship and her
contract calls for a maintenance of 18
knots speed for four consecutive hours.
Her length over all Is 45G feet 4 Inches
and her extreme beam 7G feet, 5
Inches. Her trial displacement will be
16,000 tons and when she goes on her
speed tea' -tie will carry 900 tons of
coal, although her bunker capacity is
2,200.
Her armament will be: Main bat
tery, four 12-inch guns, eight 8-Inch,
12 7-luch breech-loading rifles, 20 14
pounder rapid-fire guns, 12 3-pounder
semi-automatic guns, six 1-pounder
automatics, two 3-Inch field pieces, two
machine guns of .30 calibre and six
automatic guns of .30 calibre.
PENNSY PAYS IN CASH.
Will No Longer Use the Check System
and All Employes Will Get Money.
Philadelphia, Aug. 14. The Pennsyl
vania Is perfecting arrangements for
the paying of its employes In cash In
stead of as now by check. On some
of the divisions the new system has
been tried and found to work admir
ably. There are employed on the
Pennsylvania nearly 20,000 persons.
For the last 35 years the employes
have been paid by check.
It was found that the payment by
check caused the men to absent them
selves from their work for a long
time and, besides, in many Instances
It was very inconvenient to get the
checks cashed.
There was another reason why
there is a desire to have the employes
paid In cash. It Is that many of tho
men had their checks cashed in places
that are not prescribed as a deposi
tory of the railroad. And, beside, It Is
understood that In many cases the
men were compelled to pay from 5
cents up for having their checks
cashed.
To make this change will mean a
revolution In the system of hondllng
the monthly payrolls. It will seem
like old times to see the pay car com
ing around. For years this was tho
method pursued und It Is understood
that It Is the best system.
Mr. Schwab's Plans.
New York, Aug. 14. Charles M.
Schwab is preparing to go to Europe
for a three-months' study of continen
tal shipbuilding Industries with a view
on his return to America of putting
Into operation a system of shipbuild
ing plants along the entire Atlantic
coast. Each plant Is to have such an
identical mechanical equipment that
a vessel built In any onoof th.o yards
and In need of repairs to regular
types of machinery can put in at the
nearest yard and there be refitted as
promptly as would be possible at the
yard which built the vessel. Mr.
Schwab's study will be made In the
interosts of the Bethlehem Steel com
pany. Sheet Metal Workers.
Washington, Aug. 14. The conven
tion of the Amalgamated Sheet Metal
Workers Alliance adjourned after
electing officers and fixing upon At
lantic City, N. J., as the place for hold
ing the next meeting In . July, 1907.
M. O'Sulllvan, Pittsburg, was elected
president; J. V. Ryan, Buffalo, N. Y.,
fifth vice president, and P. J. Downey,
Albany, N. V., general organizer. A
resolution was passed giving the cop
per workers representation In tho al
liance, but this action must be ratified
by the coppersmiths before It becomes
effective.
Lessened Demand For Horses.
Cleveland, Aug. 14. As a direct re
sult of tho agitation against pool sell
ing in Ohio, creating a dearth of de
mand for horses, tho famous two-min-uto
stock farm, Including Star Pointer,
1:594, and many other wcl'lknrwn
horses, will be sold at public sale or in
private this fall. This announcement
1 1 made by Will 11. Whlto, manager of
the farm.
Favorable to Uniform Divorce Laws.
HairlsliuiK, I'n., Aug. 11. Governoi
Pennypacker has made public tho re
plies from tho governors of all the
states In the Union on his suggestion
that each Ftate send delegates to n na
tional congress to draft uniform di
vorce IreNhiilrn to l" presented !n all
the legislatures. All the replies re
ceived wore favorable.
Miners Killed by a Fall of Coal.
Williesbarre, l'u., Aug. 14. Thonr.fi
Wat Kins, a miner, and two Hungarian
laborers were killed and John l.oveit,
another miner, was crushed Saturday
by a fall of coal In the Truesdalo col
liery of thu Lackawanna.