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VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 43.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1906.
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Burgess. A. II . Dalo.
Justices of the react S. S. Canfield, S.
J. Setley.
Councumen. J. H. Muse, J. W. Lan
ders, J. T. Dalo, W. 1-' Killmer, C. A.
Lanson, lieo. Iluleinan, O, T. Anderson.
Constable W. H. Hood.
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A. C. Urown, Dr. J. C. Duun.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress Joseph C. Sibley.
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Assembly J. II. Robertson.
President Judge W, M. Lludsey.
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modern Improvements. No pains will
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flEVOLT IS SUPPRESSED
Failure of Russian "Reds" to
Overthrow the Government.
Death of Charles T. Yerkes and Will
lam Purcell Indicted For Rebating
General Bingham Police Commis
sioner Exchange of Railroad Tick
ets Balance From State Fair.
The suppression of revolt at Moscow
nnd the certainty that Blmllar upris
ings elsewhere will be crushed mark
tho collapse of the first attempt of the
"reds" to overthrow the government
and administers a defeat from which
Vt Is not helloved In government cir
cles the revolutionaries can quickly
recover.
. Now that tho smoke of battle Is
clearing away, the utter hopelessness
of the conflict seems to be apparent.
The populace held aloof and not a
single military unit actually Joined
the revolutionaries. Even the general
strike crumbled under their- feet by
their challenging and precipitating a
conflict before the proletariat organ
izations were prepared.
The government secured a compara
tively eany though ruthless victory,
and It Is believed In high offlclal cir
cles that the organizations have been
so demoralized and disrupted by the
blow and by the arrest of their most
able leaders that it will be impossible
for them to attempt the coup planned
for the anniversary of "bloody Sun
day." The country has quieted down and
tho cabinet now hopes that the selec
tions to the douma are assured and
that the government can devote Its
tlmo to the suppression of the revolt
In the Baltic provinces and more es
pecially to the solution of the agrarian
question.
Death of Charles T. Yerkes.
Charles T. Yerkes, the noted railway
financier of Chicago and London,
died on Friday In New York In
his apartments at the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel, where he had been 111 for more
than six weeks. Mr. Yerkes suffered
from a complication of diseases, grow
ing out of a severe cold which he con
tracted In London early In the fall.
Speyer & Co., the New York bank
ing firm, which had much to do with
the local financing of Mr. Yerkes' af
fairs, made the following statement:
"The death of Mr. Yerkes Is particu
larly sad coming at a time when his
great work In connection with the
London underground was rapidly ap
proaching completion and important
portions of it were being put in oper
ation. "Mr. Yerkes'. failing health had
warned him and the bankers associat
ed with the enterprise that arrange
ments should be made for relieving
hltn of a portion of his work, or for
completing and carrying it on In case
his death. These arrangements have
been perfected and will be announced
at the proper time."
Railroad Indicted For Rebating.
Tho federal grand Jury at Chicago
has returned an Indictment against
the Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy
railroad, Darius Miller, first vice pres
ident, and C. G. Burnham, foreign
freight agent, on the charge of grant
ing railroad rebates.
The Indictment charges that the re
bates were all granted to the United
States Steel Products company of
New York, a subsidiary company to
the United States Steel corporation.
All of tho shipments on which the In
dictment alleges rebates were paid
were made from El wood, Ind.; Martins
Ferry, Ohio; Pittsburg, Pa.; New
Castle, Pa.; Cleveland, Ohio, and Joll
et, 111., to Vancouver, B. C. Twenty
six separate offenses are charged.
The greater part of the evidence
upon which the indictment was voted
is said to have been furnished by
T. P. Alder of New York, president of
the United States Steel Products com
pany; J. L. Moore, foreign traffic agent
for the Burlington road; and C. W.
Perry, freight claim agent of the
Great Northern road.
Tangle In Joint Wills.
The wills of Phoebe J. Harlow and
Frederick S.- Harlow, her husband,
who murdered her and then killed him
self at their boarding house In Albany
last week, were offered for probate
and the sequel to the double trag
edy may be a contest over the disposi
tion of tho property left by the un
fortunate couple.
The wills were drawn at Saratoga
in 1S07 on the same date and by their
provisions each left all to. the other
and named each other as executors.
Tom letters found In their room after
the tragedy It Is believed that they
bad agreed to die together.
After killing his wife Harlow shot
their pet dog and then put a bullet in
his own brain. lie lived about half
an hour and thus, It is believed, came
into his wife's estate. As he made
no provisions for the disposition of his
property In case his wife did not sur
vive him, Harlow's relatives have ask
ed for letters of administration. It is
understood that Mrs. Harlow's family
will oppose the application when the
matter comes up.
Death of Editor William Purcell.
William Purcell, for many years
editor of the Rochester Union and
Advertiser, died on Wednesday even
ing. He had not been actively en
gaged tp. nwpaper woik since 11100.
Mr Piiroell wus born In Foit Cov
Ingfon, Franklin county, N Y, Aug
15, 1830. His parents removed to tW-
rlty when ne was 3 years of age ami
le itad since made his home here. He
worked as carrier boy for The Dally
Advertiser, and later on went Into the
office and learned the printer's trade.
He was one of the founders of The
Dally Union In 1852 and when it was
consolidated with The Advertiser in
1850 he was made assistant editor. He
became editor-in-chief In ' 1864. He
had held many local offices and bad
been a delegate to three Democratic
national conventions.
General Bingham Succeeds McAdoo.
Mayor McClellan announced his
city appointments to take effect at
the beginning of his new term.
While the mayor has reappointed
several officials prominent in his pres
ent administration, most of the import
ant offices have been filled by the
Resignation of new men.
Probably the most Important of
these is the police commisslonershlp,
which the mayor announced had been
accepted by Brigadier General Theo
dore A. Bingham, U. S. A., retired, who
was at the city hall yesterday to con
sult with Mr. McClellan.
General Bingham, although still a
young man, was retired recently for
disability, having lost a leg by the fall
of a derrick while engaged In govern
ment engineering work at Buffalo. He
succeeds William McAdoo at the head
of the police department.
Letters In Patrick's Behalf.
Governor Hlggins said he had re
ceived a letter from Dr. A. M. Hamil
ton of New York, in which the well
known alienist asked for executive
clemency for Albert T. Patrick, the
New York lawyer who Is now in Sing
Sing awaiting execution for the al
leged murder of William Marsh Rice,
the aged millionaire. "The grounds
on which Dr. Hamilton has ajKed me
to Interfere," said Governor Higglna,
"are first, that he believes there is
no proper evidence that Mr. Rice's
death came from unnatural causes,
and secondly, that no confidence
should be placed In the testimony of
Jones, the valet, owing to his conflict
ing stories." Governor Hlggins said
he had received other letters from peo
ple who were Interesting themselves
In Patrick's behalf.
Drydock Dewey Started on Long Trip.
The gigantic drydock Dewey made
an auspicious start Thursday from An
nanolls. Md.. on Us 14.000-mile trip
to the Philippine islands under the
direction of Commander H. H. Hosley,
U. S. N. The start was made at 2:05
p. m. and at 6 o'clock the lights on the
dock could be seen at a distance of
eight or nine miles below Solomon's
Island. Three vessels In tandem are
towing the Dewey. Next to the dock
Is the collier Brutus, then the collier
Caesar and in front Is the tug Poto
mac. Commander Hosley will have his
quarters on the Glacier, the supply
boat which will accompany the dock
and Its attendants.
Exchange of Railroad Tickets.
The right to sign another man's
name to a railroad ticket which has
been sold by one passenger to another
was affirmed by the suprenle court
last week In New York.. This decis
ion, which Is one of the first of Its
kind, sets a precedent In the exchange
of railroad tickets which affects thous
ands of passjgers.
Justice Leventrltt . held that the
mere sale of the ticket carried with It
the purchaser's right to sign to It the
name of the man from whom be bought
it.
Movement For Football Reform. ,
A movement towards reforming the
game of football In the colleges and
universities, of America was begun
when the representatives of some 08
Institutions of learning agreed to act
together in securing the ifdoption of
rules, and an enforcement of them,
which will materially lassen the dan
ger to players, will do away with mass
formations and secure permanent offi
cials for Intercollegiate contests.
Hamilton Makes No Accounting.
Andrew Hamlltoi the legislative
agent for the New York Life Insur
ance company, now in Paris, who ac
cording to testimony has been entrust
ed with hundreds of thousands of dol
lars by that company and has not ac
counted for $235,000, has been heard
from by the legislative committee but
has declined to make an accounting.
Low Salaries In Postoffices.
In his report First Assistant Post
master General Hitchcock says the low
salaries paid clerks In first and second-class
postoffices Is decreasing the
standard of efficiency. It is impos
sible he says to Induce efficient men to
enter this branch of the service with
the salary to begin with but $600 a
year, with no certaluty of promotion
for perhaps several years.
Balance of $28,000 From State Fair.
The New York state fair commis
sion has cleared up tho business of thtv
year. The commission reports the fair
Alls year paid all running expenses
and a balance of about $28,000 will be
turned over to the state treasurer.
The state fair will probably be held
next y?ar lu the week beginning Sept
10th.
Improvements In State Hospitals.
The state lunacy commission of New
York state has 'approved plans for Im
provements in tho Institutions at
PoughUeepsle, Rochester, Wlllard and
Gowanda Involving an expenditure of
about $40,000. Of this amount about
$17,000 will be used at the latter Institution.
BUNKER PALMER GUILTY
Funds of American Exchange
Bank of Syracuse Looted.
Remanded to Custody of U. 8. Marshal
Pending Appeal Jury Was Out Ovaj
14 Hours Twelve Weeks Were
Consumed In the Trial Bank'i
Worthless Assets.
Auburn, N. Y., Jan. 2. At 10:18
yesterday morning the Jury In the
case of Manning C. Palmer, charged
with misappropriating funds of the
American Exchange National bank ol
Byracuse, returned a verdict of guilty.
The Jury was out since 8 o'clock Sat
urday night.
Mr. Palmer was tried on 70 countt
and was found guilty on all but 10.
Mr. Palmer was sentenced to five
years In Auburn prison and was re
manded to the custody of the United
States marshal pending an appeal of
the case.
Manning C. Palmer, who Is 75
years of age, was president of the
American Exchange National bank of
Syracuse, which was taken In charge
by National Bank ExamlnerJoslah Van
Vranken Feb. 10, 1904. The bank,
which was organized In 1897 as a state
bank and was chartered as a national
bank In 1900, had a capital df $200,000
and its liabilities to individual depos
itors and other banks at the time ot
closing amounted to about $300,000.
Since the falre 75 per cent has been
paid to depositors, but only after an
assessment of 67 per cent on the stock
holders. '
The worthless assets were found to
consist mainly of paper In which the
president of the bank was Interested
and which hadj accrued from the time
theMiank was organized. Palmer
brothers, Mr. Palmer personally and
relatives, and the Adamant Manufac
turing company of which the president
of the bank was treasurer, were the
heaviest debtors. In the case of the
Adamant expensive overdrafts had
been allowed and have been concealed
on three different occasion "dum
my" notes made by empIoyW-bf the
Adamant.
President Palmer was Indicted In
December, 1904, by a federal grand
Jury at Utlca for misapplication ol
the funds of the bank and false reports
to the comptroller. This Indictment
was demurred to and aVew one found
before a decision was made on the
demurrer. The trial began Oct. 9 last
at Auburn before Judge George W.
Ray.
United States District Attorney
GeorgeB. Curtlss of Blnghamton and
W. A. Matteson of Utlca appeared
for the government, and Ceylon H.
Lewis of Syracuse with former United
States Senator Frank Hlscock as
counsel for the defendant. Twelve
weeks, with 55 days of actual sessions,
were consumed In the trial. The Jury
retired at 7:45 o'clock Saturday night.
Mr. Palmer started In business In
Syracuse as a wholesale clothier 55
years ago. Until the opening of f4
American Exchange bank he wasi
some time president of the Bany ot
Syracuse.
Denial of McCall's Resignation.
New York, Jan. 2. A report that
John A. McCall resigned as president
of the New York Life Insurance com
pany at a meeting of the trustees of
the company last Saturday was denied
by Augustus G. Paine, a member of
the committee recently appointed to
go over the company's affairs. Mr.
Paine stated that thareport was ab
solutely untrue aniflded that the
trustees did not meet on Saturday.
It has been said thntfhe meeting was
a secret one and thajjf the trustees had
pledged themselves to keep the mattei
of the resignation secret until the ann
ual report of the company came out
today.
' The President's Reception.
Washington, Jan. 2. The New
Year's reception at the White House
ended at 2:44 p. m. By actual count
9,052 people shook the president's hand
Last jjear 7,115 were received. Mrs.
RooBevelt remained until the end ol
the reception. A feature of the pub
lic reception was the large number of
children who passed the receiving
line.
Miss Roosevelt and Mr. Longworth
mingled with the guests In the east
room. Mlsl Roosevelt wore a gown
of Blate blue chiffon over pink silk,
cut low. She also wore a diamond
necklace and pendant and a huge
bunch of orchids.
Assassination of Former Governor.
Denver, Jan. 2. "An Inquiry Into
the assassination of former Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho, will be conduc
ted by the Western Federation ol
Miners," said President Charles H.
Moyer of that organization. "We will
do this not only to prepare ourselves
against any charges that may be
brought against the federation, but In
order to ascertain, if possible, wheth
er or not a member of our organiza
tion committed the crime. Tho affaii
is to be lamented. No one Is more
sorry for its perpetration than are
the officers of the federation." ,
Policeman Killed by Trajn.
Detroit, Jan. 2. A Lake Shore pas
senger train struck the rear of a 14th
street line trolley Saturday night at
the 14th avenue railroad crossing anil
Patrolman William H. Thatcher, who
was standing on the rear platform of
the trolley car, was killed. The plat
form was cut off clean by the collision
and Thatcher's , body was thrown some
tilstance. j
8CRIPTURE VERSUS PASSES.
P. R. R. Sends Facetious Cards to
Those Formerly Favored.
Philadelphia, Deo. 30. Instead of
their annual passes on the Pennsyl
vania railroad, those who have long
enjoyed those favors have received
white cards with the following script
ural quotations printed in plain black
type:
Thou sbalt not pass Numbers
xx:18.
Suffer not a man to pass Judges
111:28.
The wicked shall no more pass
Nahum 1:15.
Though they roar, yet can they not
pass Jeremiah v:22.
He paid the fare and went Jonah
1:3.
A politician who is a trifle provoked
over the anti-pass order, suggested
that the Pennsylvania's New Year
cards be returned with this Indorse
ment: "It will be remembered that Shy
lock draws upon Holy Writ to make a
point in 'The Merchant of Venice,' and
that Bassanlo retorts that 'The Devil
can quote scripture to his purpose.' "
OPERATORS CONCILIATORY.
Willingness to Hear Miners May Avoid
Anthracite Strike.
Wllkes-Barre, Dec. 30. Confidence
that a coal strike will be avoided was
greatly increased here by the state
ment of a local operator that the con
ference sought by the United Mine
Workers will be granted. He said:
"There will be no objection on the
part of President Baer of the Reading
or any other coal operator to a confer
ence with -mine workers' representa
tives. We mot Mitchell three years
ago, and there Is no reason we should
refuse now, for we believe In concilia
tion. I believe that President Baer
and other operators are now preparing
a letter, saying they will be glad to
meet the miners' representatives, but
It doesn't mean that we are willing to
grant any proposition that might be
made."
Vaccination Law Stops School.
Connellsvllle, Dec. 30. A peculiar
dilemma exists in the Stouffer school
In Bullskln township. The teacher, J.
B. Witt, received a personal notice
from State Commissioner of Health
Samuel G. Dixon to enforce the vac
cination law. Witt ordered that all
pupils that had not been vaccinated
go home. Not one of the 38 pupils
remained. 'They appeared without
vaccination marks the next morning
and were again sent home. The same
performance was repeated next day.
Residents of the district are opposed
to vaccination.
Three Miners Blown to Pieces.
Johnstown, Pa., Dec. 30. A prema
ture explosion of a dynamite charge in
the Kantner mine at Stoyestown
Thursday night resulted In the death
of three men. The. explosion occurred
Just as the men were getting ready to
quit work for the night. They had
prepared a big shot of dynamite and
were about to place it In the'ole when
It was prematurely discharged. All
three of the mlner.s were literally
blown to pieces. The mine In which
the accident occurred Is a new one and
the drift has been run only 25 feet.
Trying to Pay State Debt
Harrisburg, Dec. 30. The state
board of sinking fund commissioners
is working systematically in its ef
fort to wipe out the state debt. The
board recently obtained a list of all
'the holders of state 4 per cent bonds,
which fall due in 1912. Yesterday an
offer was mailed to each of these hold
ers to purchase the bonds at 106 and
Interest. The board already has
bought in 'several hundred thousand
dollars' worth of these bonds at the
price named.
Soon Time to Pay Auto Tax.
Harrisburg, Dec. 30. The state
highway department has begun Issu
ing the automobile licenses required
by the new act of assembly, which Is
to go into effect with the beginning
of the new year. The licenses cost $3,
and are accompanied by two numbered
tags, good for one year. Every oper
ator of an automobile In Pennsylvania
is required to have such a license,
and to display the state tags on the
front and rear of his machine, and no
other tags.
Three Killed In Collision.
Mahanoy City, Dec. 30. Three per
sons were killed Thursday In a collis
ion between a Lehigh Valley freight
train and a Schuylkill railway trolley
car on a grade crossing at Glrards
vllle, Pa., near here. Two of the "lead
were Arabian women peddlers Irom
Shenandoah, and Michael Winkle '
Ashland, was the third. Several
other persons were slightly Injured.
Firemen Rewarded.
Uniontown. Dec. 30. The National
bank of Fayette county has given the
fire department $300 for protecting tho
bank bulldliiK during the fire at the
Exchange hotel Tuesday morning. The
firemen also received $150 from At
torney J. C. Work and $50 from George
G. Gans for similar services.
Effort to Arbitrate Fails.
Philadelphia. Dec. :!(). Efforts to
have the printers' eight-hour day de
mand la till.- city arbitrated have fail
ed. The arbitration committee of th
Civic Federation was suggested as the
arbitrator. The Typographical union
accepted, but no answer was received
from the employes.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Summary of the Week's News
of the World.
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 Reports
; and Desires to Keep Posted.
Wednesday. .
At "an unguarded grade crossing at
Atlantic and Wyckoff avenues, Brook
lyn, two men, driving to la Christmas
gathering, were killed.
Cook for Jacob H. Schiff, the New
York banker, receives $5,000 from her
employer and valuable Christmas gifts
from other members of the family.
With $20,000 in election bets in his
hands as stakeholder, a New York res
taurant keeper disappears, and the
angry bettors storm his place of busi
ness, demanding their money.
Three persons are killed and a num
ber of others are Injured in the cele
bration of Christmas at Houston, Tex.
One man Impersonating Santa Claus
meets death and another is badly
burned.
Thursday.
Article on Franklin, by John Hay,
written for delivery before the Mer
chants' club of Chicago and never read,
appears In a magazine.
Army lieutenant, a former Michigan
man, who Is said to have snubbed an
enlisted man In a theater, Is to be
court martlaled for his snobbishness.
Charles G. Dawes of Chicago Is re
ported in Washington to have assumed
charge of Vice President Fairbanks'
campaign for delegates in the West
for the next national convention.
Santo Domingo is swept by revolu
tion, the president is forced to flee
from his capital and heavy fighting Is
Imminent. Ofllclals of tho United
States display a disposition to stand
aloof.
. Friday.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and
their children went to their Virginia
country home to spend a five days'
outing.
State Engineer Van Alstyne in his
annual report will ask the legislature
to appropriate $40,000,000 for next
year's work on the new barge canal.
Joy Morton, brother of Paul Morton,
was injured at Nebraska City In at
tempting to jump a high hurdle on
horseback. He is unconscious and will
probably dlo.
The body of Henry McElwee, Sr.,
was found In the canal at the foot of
Main street, Medina. It is thought
that he was walking along the tow
path and missed his footing.
The guests of three hotels at Nl
agra Falls escaped In their night
clothes from a conflagration which
started from an explosion In the baae
ment of the old Porter hotel.
Saturday.
r.vld B. Hill, asked to appear be
fore the Armstrong committee, Is too
ill to be a witness.
The state commissioner of health
decided to take a state census of con
sumptives in an effort to check the
ravages of the disease.
Assemblyman James W. Wadsworth
arrived In Albany and began consid
ering committee appointments, believ
ing his speakership contest won.
Washington advices said the terms
of a tariff agreement between the
United States and Germany have been
reached, thus averting the danger of
a tariff war.
Fire totally destroyed St. Helwlg's
Roman Catholic church at Dunkirk.
It originated in the sacristy, where
school sessions are held and was prob
ably caused by defective wiring.
Monday.
Walter Wellman and M. Santos Du
mont have begun preparations for an
expedition in search of the North
Pole In an airship.
The court of Inquiry investigating
the subject of hn.lng at the Annapolis
naval academy Is said to have obtained
data Incriminating 120 midshipmen.
Troops in Moscow with artillery
batter down a factory building in
which revolutionists are holding a
meeting and hundreds are burled In
the ruins.
Five thousand structural Iron work
ers in New York were ordered to go
on strike on Tuesday and a strike of
tho book and Job printers on tho same
day is expected.
By raising $200,000 this year tho
Brooklyn Young Men's Christian as
sociation obtained $100,000 from John
D. Rockefeller and brought Its build
ing fund up to $800,000.
Tuesday.
Mayor McClellan selects General
Theodore A. Bingham, U. S. A., retired,
to succeed McAdoo as pollco commis
sioner of New York city.
Members of the legislative Insurance
Investigating committee separated to
meet in Albany on Wednesday to draw
up a report to the legislature.
The Duke of Devonshire lias dealt
a blow at Mr. Balfour's election tac
tics by advising free trade Unionists
to support Liberal candidates.
White Hags Hying in the disaffected
districts of Moseow bear silent wit
ness to the end of the December re
bellion as the New Year enters.
France Is ready for emergencies
possibly following the Morocco confer
ence, and there is feverish activity at
Toulon, where the Mediterranean
squadron Is being overhauled.
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Senate Organized by the Democrats
and. House by the Republicans.
Columbus, Jan. 2. The 77th general
assembly of Ohio convened yesterday,
the house being organized by the Re
publicans, who have. 62 votes against
59 for the Democrats, and the senate
being organized by the Democrats,
who have 19 votes, counting one In
dependent who voted with them,
Sgainst 18 for tho Republicans.
Lieutenant Governor Harding pre
sided in the senate. He will be suc
ceeded on January 8 as president of
the senate by Andrew L. Harris, Re
publican, lieutenant governor elect.
All the Democrats caucus nomin
ations in the senate and all the Re
publican caucus nominations In the
house were ratified. Several attempts
were made to organize bolts, but all
tailed.
C. A. Thompson of Lawrence county
was elected speaker of the house.
The sentiment of the speeches made
In both branches was that partisanship
should be avoided in legislation, that
economy should be practiced in public
expenditures, and that all forms of
graft and corruption should be elimin
ated. Father Announces No Engagement.
St. Louis, Jan. 2. The announce
ment last Friday following the frus
trated elopement of Miss Wllhelmina
Busch, daughter of Adolphus Busch,
with Lieutenant Eduard Scharrer of
Stuttgart, Germany, that they would
be married nt the Busch mansion yes
terday was not carried out. Instead
Miss Busch has gone to her brother's
farm to spend some time and her fath-c-
has asserted that there Is no en
gagement between his daughter and
tho lieutenant. Scharrer, when seen
at his hotel apartments, declined to
discuss the matter. Adolphus Busch
said he had nothing to make public.
All that he would say was: "Lieuten
ant Scharrer and I are still very good
friends."
Woodbury Succeeds Lester F. Stearns.
Albany, Jan. 2. Governor Hlggins
yesterday appointed Egbert E. Wood
bury of Jamestown, hitherto surrogate
of Chautauqua county, to be a mem
ber of the state board of tax commis
sioners In place of Lester F. Stearns
of Dunkirk, term expired. The other
members of the commission are Will
iam Halpln, lato president of the New
York county Republican organization,
and Ceylon H. Lewis of Syracuse. The
salary of the state tax commissioner
is $3,000, the term of office three
years.
Printers Get Eight-Hour Day.
Columbus, O., Jan. 2. Twenty-one
union Job printing offices In Columbus
granted tho eight-hour day, nine hours
having been tho limit up to yesterday.
No trouble was experienced by the
printers In securing the eight-hour
day here. About 125 printers are af
fected. The union printers of Col
umbus voted to aid the printers in
New York and elsewhere In their ef
fort to secure the eight-hour day.
MARKET REPORT.
New York Provision Market
New York, Dec. 30.
WHEAT No. 2 red, 94c f. o.
n afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth
94c f. o. b. afloat.
CORN No. 2 corn, old, 50e f. o.
b. afloat; No. 2 yellow, 50c.
OATS Mixel oats, 26 to 32 lbs,
36 fit 37c; clipped white, 36 to 40
lbs., 40(541VjC.
PORK Mess, $14.5014 75; fam
ily, per bbl., $15.50.
HAY Shipping, E055c; good to
choice, 80(T85c.
BUTTER Creamery, extra,. 25
2Gc; common to extra, ICiS1 25c ; state
dairy, common to extra, 16 23c.
CHEESE State, full cixam, small
choice, 14c.
EGGS State and Pennsylvania,
36c.
POTATOES Stato and Wetfern,
per 180 lbs, $1.75-5 2.00.
Buffalo Provision Market
Buffalo, Doc. 30.
WHEAT No. 1 northern, new, spot,
94c; No. 2 red, 88c.
CORN No. 2 corn, 480 f. o. b
afloat; No. 2 yellow, 49c.
OATS No. 2 white, 36 it t. o.
b. afloat; No. 3 white, 35o5c.
FLOUit Fancy blended patent
per bbl., $5.i5 00.00; winter family,
patent, $4.40(35.15.
BUTTER Creamery western, er
tra, 26c; stato and Pennsylvania
creamery, 25'jc; dairy, cholc to
fancy, 22ffT23c.
CHEESE Fancy full cream, 139i
14c; good to choice, 13f?13V4c
EGGS Selected fancy, 30c.
POTATOES Wi-steru, fancy, pel
bu., C570c; home grown, per bu., 65
72c.
East Buffalo Live Stock Market
CATTLE Choice export steers, $3.50
(if 5.73; H0,"l ,0 choice butcher steers,
$4.7541 5.25; medium half-fat steers,
$3,251(1 3.85; common to fair heifers,
$2.75((t 3.25; good to choice heifers,
$4. 35-34. 85; good butcher bulls, $3.50
(J4.00; choice to extra veals, $9.25
9.50; fair to good, $8.5009.00.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Choice
native lambs, $7.5(fi 7.73; yearlings
choice, $y.r0-Vi ti.75; handy wethers,
$3.5tKt5.85; mixed sheep, $5,401( 5.60.
HOGS Best Yorkers, $5.30-$ 5.35;
medium and heavy hogs, $3.50&'5-55;
pigs, light, $5.50.
Buffalo Hay Market.
HAY-Cholco timothy. $12.004112.50;
No. 1. $11.00(f( 1150; No. 2. $9,000
10.00; No. 1 rye straw, $9.00310.08.