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VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 44.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1906.
$1.00. PER ANNUM.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
tiurgess. A. II. Dale.
Justices of the react 8. S. Canueld, S.
J. Hetley.
Councumen. J. H. Mime, J. W. Lan
ders, J. T. Dale. W. F Klllmer, C. A.
Lauson, Ueo. Holeinan, G. T. Anderson.
OmMable W. II. Uood.
Collector 8. J. Hetley.
frhool Directors J. O. Seowden, R.
L. Haslet, K. W. Bowman, T. F. Ritobey,
A. C. Brown, Dr. J. C. Dunn.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress Joseph C. Sibley.
Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall.
Assembly J. II. Roborthon.
R esident Judge Vf. M. Lindsay.
Associate Judges V. X. Kreltler, P.
C.Hill..
ProtHonotary ', Register A Recorder, te.
J. (J. Oelst.
Sheriff. A. W. Stroup.
Treasurer W. II. Harrison.
Commissioners Leonard Agnew, An
drew Wolf, I'hilip Einort.
District Attorney-H. D. Irwin.
jury Commissioners. B. Eden, J.
P. Castner.
Coroner ,
County Auditors W. n. StileB, CbaB.
F. Kllnestiver, 8. T. Carson.
CWift Purveyor 1). W. Clirk.
Oountji Superintendent D. W. Morri
son. . .,
lteiular Turin of Court.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Church ana Nnbbnth School.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
in. : M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching In M. E. Church every Sab
bath eveniim by Rev. W. O. Calhoun.
Preaching In the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
K. A. Zahuiser, Pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath 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 fourtu Tuesdays of each
m. nth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
pi- N EST A LOIHJ K, No. 309, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST. No. 274
O. A. R. Meets 1st and 3d Monday
evening iu each month, in A. O. U. W.
Hall Tiouesta.
C APT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. It. C, meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month, in A.
O. U. W. hall, Tiouesta, Pa.
rpioNESTA TENT, No. 164 K. O. T.
1 M., meets 2nd anil 4th Wednesday
evening in each month In A. O. U. V.
ball Tiouesta, Pa.
KARL E. WENK,
DENTIST,
TIONESTA, PA.
All work guaranteed. Rooms over
Forest County National Bank.
RITCHKY A CARRINGER.
ATTORN E YS-AT-LAW,
Tiouesta, Pa
c
URTIS M. SIIAWKEY,
ATTORN KY-AT-LAW.
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AO BROWN,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
OIHceln Arnor Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., Tlimosta, Pa.
u
R. F.J. BOVARD,
Physician nurgeon,
TIONESTA, PA
DR. J. C. DUNN,
pnvuir-uk AND SURGEON
and DRUGGIST. Olllce over store,
Tlonesla, Pa. Professional calls prompt
ly .1.1 i. ut nil liiiiirs of dav or
IT i CT5yn..". . "
night. Residence Kim St., between
Grove's grocery ami uerow s reamurnuu
D
R. J. B. SIGGINS.
Physiciau ami Nurgenn,
J OIL CITY, PA.
-r -m irTIjanU Vfc'P M Tl.
11. praciuw limited to diseasos of the
Lungs and Chest. Office Lours uy ap
1
O LCrrrpT. No. 118 CENTER ST.
7 lUHTflV M. n.
111. Practice limited to diseases of the
Eyes, Ears, Noio and ltiroai. c-pecmi
attention given to ine uimig ui m,
Olllce hours 912 a. m., 15 p. in., 7-8 p. m,
OIL CITY, PA. No. HOCENTEKSr,
H
V. MfiKINLEY.
. Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing.
1 IOI1UMIH, r
SJ. SETLEY, v
. iitm i fnw. OF THE PEACE.
Keeps a complete line of Justice's blanks
for sale. Also maim tieeus, muiw-i
etc. Tiouesta, fa.
v. a wkaVKR. Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, uas undergone a conipieiei'imi'K"
., in iw.,iJlwl with nil the mod'
em improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The comforts of
guests never neglected.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
GEROW A UEROW Proprietor.
Tionseta, Pa. This is the mostceiitrally
located hotel lu the place, and has all the
modern Improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public. irst
class Livery in connection.
pHIL. KMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop In Waltors building, Cor. Elm
and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do al I
Kinds of custom work Iroin tho llnesl to
the coarsest anil guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to momling, and prices rea
sonable. Wanted-An Idea
Who can thin
of some Rlmple
tlllUK tOI'Ktl'Utf
Prc'ect your Ideai; thoy may lrlnR yu wealth.
WrlW JOHN WKUIJKKUUKM J.. '";r
neyi, Washltmton, 1). c. fr (holr i,f pr to offer
and list ui two liuuUred Uivemlona wauted.
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS
Best Couch Syrup. Tastes Good.
Use In time. Sold by druggists.
TRADE WITH GERMANY.
Our Imports In 1905 Exceeded
Those of Any Previous Year.
Collision of Battleships Rogers Re
fused to Answer Free Express Bus
iness Cut Off Three Trainmen
Killed Patrick Gets New Counsel.
21 Miners Killed.
Trade between the United States
and Germany, whose commercial rela
tions are now the subject of negotia
tions between the two governments,
j-.ggregated In the fiscal year 1905 over
$300,000,000.
The imports from Germany were
1118,000,000 in value and exceeded Im
ports from that country In any earlier
year. The exports to Germany were
$194,000,000 In value and exceeded ex
ports to that country In any earlier
year except 1904, in which the total
was a little over $214,000,000. Im
ports from Germany Increased $37,
000,000 In the period from 1895 to 1905
and exports to that country Increased
$102,000,000 In the same time.
Germany stands second in the order
of magnitude of our trade with for
eign countries, both as to Imports and
exports.
Manufactures are the bulk of the
$118,000,000 worth of merchandise Im
ported from Germany.
Raw cotton Is by far the largest
single Item in our exports to Germany,
amounting In 1905 to $87,000,000 In.
value as compared with exports of
$13,000,000 In vnlue In 1895.
Breadstuff's form . a less Important
factor in our trade with Germany than
formerly, owing to tho great fulling
off In the quantity which the United
States Is now able to spare to the out
side world. Of wheat, for example,
our exports to Germany, which amount
ed to more than 10,000,000 bushels In
1901 and prnctlcnlly 20,000.000 in 1902.
fell to 14,500,000 In 1903, 7,500,000 In
1904 and 100,010 bushels In 1905.
the value In 1905 being but $84,700.
Flour shows also a considerable de
cline, but coin Hhowod a marked In
crease, Its total export to Germany be
ing over $9,000,000 In value.
In manufactures our exports to Ger
many show a steady growth.
Collision of Battleships.
While the battleship squadron, un
der the command of Rear Admiral
R. D. Evans, was proceeding to
sea on Sunday the battleship Kear
aaree and Kentucky ran aground
In the lower New York harbor off the
west bank light. The Alabama and Il
linois were following next In line and
before they could alter their course
the Alabama collided with the Ken
tucky, sulking her a glancing blow.
The Illinois just got clear of tho
tangle nnd proceeded down the bay an
choring outside the bar with the flag
ship Maine. The accident took place
shortly after 1 p. m.
At 2:45 o'clock tho Kearsargo and
Kentucky,both were floated and start
ed for Rea, accompanied by the Ala
bama. The Kentucky, however, was
ordered back, and returned to Tomp
klnsvllle where she anchored late In
the afternoon.
The Malno, Illinois. Alabama and
Kearsurge remained off the bar until
6:25 o:clock, when they weighed an
chor and proceeded to sea.
Henry H. Rogers Declined to Answer.
It developed from the questions
asked In quo warranto by Attorney
General Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri
of Henry H. Rogers, vice president
and director of the Standard Oil com
pany of Now Jersey, that one of Mr.
Hartley's chief purposes in conducting
an examination of ofllrrrs of that com
pnny In New York Is to tlnd out wheth
er that company owns a controlling
Interest In the Standard Oil compnny
of Indiana, tho Wntcrs-PIorce Oil
company of Missouri nnd the Repub
lic Oil company. To most of the Im
portant questions asked by Mr. Had
lev bearlnc directly on the question
of stock ownership Mr. Rogers de
clined to answer on the advice or
counsel," and Mr. Hadley requested
Commissioner Frederick H. Sanborn
to corllfy the questions and Mr. Rog
ers' refusal to the supreme court of
tho state for a determination, as he
knew Mr. Itogers must answer them
or be adjudged In contempt.
Free Express Business Cut off.
Tho express companies of the
country have decided to Join with
the railroads in refusing to Issue
passes for tho carrying of business free
of charge. Announcement, to this ef
fect was made at tho otlice of the
AduniH Exuicss company in the fol
lowing statement: "Tho action of tho
railroads in cutting off freo business
has made it practically necessary for
Hie exuress companies to do likewise
Accordingly all the leading expresses
have Issued orders that on and after
Jan. 15 Ihev will not carry any busi
ness free of charge as a personal
courtesy to merchants or other patrons
or for nnv other reasons. They will
continue to exchange annual passes
wlih each other and with railroad
liues."
Killed by Folding Bed.
Thomas Tinker of Chicago and
his wife wero caught while asleep
lu the ponderous mechanism of a
combined cunboard and folding bed
and Tinker was killed. His neck was
broken and spine dislocated. In the
night some part of the contrivance
eave wnv nnd the heavv tinner portion
of tho bed fell forward, shutting the
Bleepers In. Mrs. Tinker, after strng
gllng vloiently, succeeded la sxtrtcat.
Ing herself, bruised and almost faint
leg. She called for help and the col
lapsed bed was lifted from the form of
her husband who was found dead.
Three Trainmen Killed.
In a head-on collision Saturday be
tween fast passenger train No. 4 of
the Philadelphia and Erie railroad and
a freight engine moving light, three
trainmen were killed and 20 passeng
ers were more or less seriously in
jured. The accident happened during
a severe snowstorm at the Horn a Sid
ing, 10 miles east of Corry.
To an emrlneman's failure to remem
ber orders is attributed the disastrous
wreck.
Retaliation and Colonial Preference.
The Morning Post of London in
a long article discussing the fiscal
question, points out that retaliation
alone will be a practically useless
weapon against the United States and
other protectionist countries. To be
effective, the paper says, retaliation
must be combined with colonial pref
erence. It adds that with the help of
Canada a 50 cent duty on foreign
wheat would turn every wheat grower
In the Western part of the United
States Into an opponent of the Dlngley
tariff.
Patrick Gets New Counsel.
Gov. Hlgglns was asked to grant a
respite to Albert T. Patrick, who is
under sentence to be executed during
the week of Jan. 22 for the murder of
the aged millionaire, William M. Rice
of New York city. The request was
made by former United States Sena
tor William Lindsay and A. C. Shea
stone, who have been retained to rep
resent Patrick, owing to the Illness
of former Senator David B. Hill. The
respite Is desired by the attorneys
to give them sufficient time to examine
the record In the case for the purpose
of perfecting an appeal to the United
States supreme court. Governor Hlg
glns declined the reprieve.
Twenty-One Miners Killed.
Twenty-one miners were killed in
an explosion of mine gas in the shaft
of the Cooper Mine Co. at Coaldale, W.
Va., Thursday. Onely one body has
been recovered. Immediately follow
ing the explosion, which was heard for
several miles, rescue parties set to
work to explore the wrecked Bbaft,
The bodies of all of the 21 miners
killed In the gas explosion In the
Cooper coal mine at Coaldale, W. Va.,
Thursday, have been recovered.
Yerkes' Public Bequests.
In his will the late Charles T.
Yerkes, traction magnnte, makes many
public bequests. Provisions are made
for the disposal of his New York
home, after the death of his wife, to a
corporation organized for the main
tenance of his art gallery, the sum of
$750,000 to De given this project upon
Mrs. Yerkes' death. Mr. Yerkes also
provided for a hospital to be erected
In New York. His widow, son and
other? are provided for.
Lieutenant Reduced For Snobbery.
For requesting an enlisted man
of his company to change his seat at
a theater, First Lieutenant Roy I.
Taylor of the coast artillery, Is re
duced In rank 12 numbers. Ho was
tried by court martial last week and
the verdict was announced Friday. The
offense was committed at a theater In
New London, Conn., where a sergeant
of Taylor's own company, who was In
uniform, vacated a seat at the request
of Lieutenant Taylor.
Conrled's Chorus Returns to Work.
The strike of the chorus of the
Metropolitan Opera Hqjise In New
York was ended on Saturday. The
chorus returned to the stage, Blnglng
In thematlneeperformnnceof Gounod's
Faust. Direct Helnrlch Conrled agreed
to pay the memhers of the chorus $20
a week Instead of the $15 wnges paid
them formerly, and they relinquished
their demand for the recognition of
their union.
President Cannot Intervene.
President Roosevelt has recently re
ceived a petition from the Susan
B. Anthony club of Cincinnati,
O., urging him to Intervene In behalf
of Antoinette Tolla, the woman who
was convicted at Hackensack, N. J.,
of murder and sentenced to be hanged
on the 12th inst. President Roosevelt
has no authority to Intervene in the
woman's behnlf, and accordingly will
take no action regarding the matter.
Cornell Oarsmen Practice on Inlet.
For the first time In the history of
local aquatics at Ithaca, tho Cor
nell oarsmen are enjoying practice
on the water In January. With a tem
perature of 47 nnd a warm south wind,
Conch Courtney took advantage of the
spring like weather and had tho can
didates for the crows rowing nearly
two hours on Cayuga Inlet. This prac
tice will bo continued us long as the
weather permits.
Rojestvensky's Wild Statement.
Referring to tho statement of Ad
miral Rnjestvensky that the llritlsh
fleet In Far Eastern waters intended to
crush tho Russian fleet if the Japanese
failed to do so at the battle of the
Sea of Japan, the London Times points
out that the British fleet at the time of
tho battle was at Hong Kong nnd that
there wore only one cruiser and a dis
patch boat at Wei Hal-Wei.
Large Donation to Conscience Fund.
The largest donation to the "Con
science Fund" ever received In Phil
adelphia was handed to City Treasurer
Schoch on Friday by a messcngt r
boy. The package contained $1,295.50,
and tho unknown sender In a mile
stated that It was an overcharge for
city work.
ON TRAIL OF STANDARD
Mr. Rogers Said He Did Not
Know Location of Offices.
Declined to Answer Whether Standard
Oil Company Controlled Stock of
Companies Alleged to Have Stifled.
Competition In Missouri Thomas
W. Lawson Volunteers Advice.
New York, Jan. 9. Henry H. Rogers,
the vice president of the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey and a di
rector of the Standard Oil company
of Indiana, which Attorney General
Herbert S. Hadley Is trying to oust
from Missouri, was on the witness
stand on quo warranto proceedings
brought by Mr. Hadley. Mr. Hadley
took up with him only two points:
Whether the Standard Oil company of
Indiana, has an office at 26 Broadway,
this city, where the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey has Its offices,
and whether the Standard Oil company
of New Jersey owns or controls a ma
jority of the stock of tho Indiana com
pany, the Waters-Pierce Oil company
of Missouri and the Republic Oil com
pany of New York.
Mr. Rogers said that he did not
know that the Indiana company has
offices at 2C Broadway, that he sup
posed Its affairs are In Indiana and
that he imagined that James A. Mof
fet, president of the Standard Oil
company of Indiana, has an office at
2G Broadway but that he (Rogers) was
never In It. "
Mr. Rogers declined to answer the
question whether the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey owns the
stock of the other companies which
Mr. Hadley alleges had combined to
stifle competition in Missouri. Mr.
Hadley pressed the questions with
much Insistence and demanded an
swers without evasions.
"Do you mean to say to the supreme
court of Missouri that you do not
know where the offices of the company
In which you are a director are lo
cated?" demanded Mr. Hadley.
"It Is Immaterial to me what the su
preme court of Missouri expects me
to say," replied Mr. Rogers.
When Mr. Rogers went on the stand
a zealous photographer temporarily
broke up the proceedings and drove
him out of the room by burning a
flashlight to get a picture of him. It
filled the room with smoke and Mr.
Rogers was excused until a later hour.
H. D. Hardcastle, who formerly was
employed In the Albany agency of the
Standard Oil company, was Mr. Had
ley's chief witness.
He testified to instances In which he
was transferred from the Standard Oil
company's employ to that of the Re
public Oil company at Cleveland, O
and of the Atlantic Refining company
at Philadelphia. These transfers, he
said, were made by officers or em
ployes of the Standard Oil company
and one of them told him he must not
be known In Cleveland as having been
employed by the Standard Oil com
pany. Witness had some letters, ho
said, from Standard Oil men, which
he was Induced to surrender to Walter
Jennings of the Standard Oil company
In the hope of getting a better position,
but he received a ticket for Europe
without a return coupon.
Mr. Rogers was testifying when the
bearing adjourned.
After the adjournment Attorney
General Hadley's attention was called
to some published advice to him con
cerning the proceedings from Thomas
W. Lawson of Boston and he was
asked:
"Do you want Mr. Lawson to come
down here and testify In this case?"
"Certainly. If Mr. Lawson knows
anything I should like to have him
come down," saldMr. Hadley.
Hearing on Horner Shooting.
Northport, L. I., Jan. 9. At the hear
ing of Dr. James W. Simpson, the den
tist, accused of wilfully shooting and
killing his father-in-law, Bartley Hor
ner, Mrs. Horner was a witness. Horn
er was wealthy. Dr. Simpson, whllo
cleaning a gun a few feet away from
his father-in-law, discharged both
barrels and claims that the shooting
was an accident. During her testi
mony Mrs. Horner said: "On the night
my husband was killed, Simpson said
he did not care If Horner was carried
Into the house a corpse." She said
that her husband and Dr. Simpson had
frequent quarrels, Mr. Horner charging
the dentist with gambling. A year
ago ho ordered Simpson to leave the
houso, she said. The dentist went
away but was afterwards Invited to re
turn. Isolated Attacks on Troops.
Moscow, Jan. 9. The relaxation of
the curfew regulations has been mark
ed by tho renewal of Isolated attacks
on the police and the troops. A ser
geant major of the Moscow Dragoons
was caught alono at midnight and cut
down with his own sword. A patrol
killed two and captured one of the as
sailants of the sergeant major. An
other band raided the Presna district,
the scene of the last open resistance
of the revolutionaries. They were
fired on by the sentinels nt the Gorba
toff and Presna bridges and decamped
after wounding one policemen. Con
ditions In general are steadily Improv
ing. Industrial Home School Burned.
Toronto. Out., Jan. 9. The school
building nt tho Industrial Homo for
Boys at Mlnilco was destroyed by lire
last evening. All the boys escaped.
The loss will be $25,000.
ISTHMIAN CANAL EMPLOYMENT.
Civil Service Rules Will Not Apply to
What Are Called Outside Men.
Washington, Jan. 9. Civil service
rules and regulations will not here
after apply, so far as the Isthmian
canal commission Is concerned, to the
employment of what is termed in a
general way "outside men" that Is,
track layers, skilled laborers, foremen,
etc. To other classes of employes,
stenographers, clerks, bookkeepers
and other "Inside men" the civil ser
vice rules will continue to apply.
This determination was reached at
a conference at the White House In
which, besides the president, Seora
tary Taft, Chairman Shonts of the
Isthmian canal commission, John F.
Stevens, chief engineer of the canal,
and Civil Service Comlssioner Cooley
were the participants. t
For a year there has be;n friction
between the canal commission and the
civil service commission as to the ap
plication of the civil service laws and
regulations to employes on the canal
construction work. Both Chairman
Shonts and Chief Engineer Stevens
maintained that they ought to have
authority to employ men whom they
needed without reference to the civil
service rules. In, a measure they
have exercised that authority notwith
standing the protests of the civil ser
vice commission.
Last week a direct difference arose
between the two commissions that ap
peared to be likely to result In an em
barrassing condition of affairs. The
conference was by direction of the
president. Secretary Taft announced
the conclusions reached and added that
they were quite satisfactory to Com
missioner Cooley as well as to the
canal officials.
Head of Graduating Class Arrested.
Annapolis, Md., Jan. 9. Midshipman
John P. Miller of Lancaster, Ky., who
has been expected to graduate at the
head of his class next month, was put
under arrest yesterday on charges of
hazing Henry O. Cooper, Jr., of Ox
ford, N. C, and Max B. Demott of
Niles, Mich., members of the fourth
class. Cooper Is the midshipman who
was stricken with paralysis while In
a class room about a month ago. Mil
ler la a cadet lieutenant In command
of the 12th company.
Guests of Erie Chamber of Commerce.
Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 9. Sir Wilfrid
Laurler has accepted an Invitation to
be the guest of the Erie, Pa., Cham
ber of Commerce at Its next annual
banquet. The Invitation was extend
ed to Sir Wilfrid by a committee of
three from Erie. Vice President Fair
banks and Senators Penrose and Knox
will be guests at the banquet
Strong's Bank to Close Up.
Blnghamton, Jan. 9. The private
bank of Strong & Co. of this city,
which was entirely owned by Cyrus
Strong, who died on Friday night, will
pass into liquidation just as soon as
the executors of the estate can quali
fy. The heirs of the estate do not
desire to continue the business.
MARKET REPORT.
New York Provision Market.
New York, Jan. 8.
WHEAT No. 2 red, 94 o f. o.
b. afloat; No. 1 northern Dululh
94c f. o. b. afloat.
CORN No. 2 corn, old, 50c f. 0.
b. afloat; No. 2 yellow, 50c.
OATS Mlxel oats, 26 to S3 lbs,
3637c; clipped white, 36 to 40
lbs., 4041c.
PORK Mess, $14.S014.75; fam
ily, per bhl., $15.60.
HAY Shipping, 5055c; good to
choice, 8085c.
BUTTER Creamery, extra, 27c;
common to extra, 1827c; state
dairy, common to extra, 1624c.
CHEESE -- State, full cream, small
choice, 13c.
EGGS State and Pennsylvania,
S334c.
POTATOES State and Western,
per 180 lbs., $1.75'2.12.
Buffalo Provision Market
Buffalo, Jan. 8.
WHEAT No. 1 northern, new, spot,
93 c; No. 2 hard winter, 87 c.
CORN No. 2 corn, 484c f. o. b.
afloat; No. 2 yellow, 48 c.
OATS No. 2 white, 3Gc f. o.
b. aflont; No. 3 white, 35V4c.
FLOUR Fnncy blended patent
per bbl., $5.i56.00; winter family
patent, $4.405.15.
BUTTER Creamery western, er
tra, 2G27c; state and Pennsylvania,
creamery, 25c; dairy, cholco to
fancy, 21c.
CHEESE Fancy full cream, 13
14c; good to choice, 13(ffl3Hc.
EGGS Selected fancy, 28c.
POTATOES Western, fancy, pe
bu., C5c; home grown, per bu., C5
70c.
East Buffalo Live Stock Market
CATTLE Choice export steers, $5.50
Iff 5.85; good to choice butcher steers,
$l.G5ffT(.40; medium half-fat steers.
$3. 25UM-25; common to fair heifers,
$2.G.riff()3.G5; good to choice heifers.
$4.755.00; good butcher bulls, $3.75
4.25; choice to extra veals, $9.25
9.75; fair to good, $8. 50 St 9.25.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Choice
native lambs, $8.0()fft 8.13; yearlings,
choice, $G.85Sr7.23; handy wethers.
$5.85G.15; mixed Khoop, $3.(i0fi 5.9U.
HOGS Best Yorkers, $5.G0ff 5.G5;
medium and heavy hogs, $.").G05.U5;
pigs, light, $'i.G5.Ti5.70.
Buffalo Hay Market.
HAY-Cliolee timothy, $12.00 1 2.50:
No. 1, $11.00 11.50; No. 2, $9.00
1000; No. 1 rye straw. $9.0010.00.
SUMMARY OFTHE NEWS.
Short Items From Various
Parts of the World.
Record of Many Happenings Condensed
nd Put In Small Space and Ar
ranged With Special Regard For the
Convenience of the Reader Who Has
Little Time to Spare.
Printers' fight for the eight-hour day
becomes general throughout the Unit
ed States.
Governor Herrick of Ohio advocated
the abolition of the legislative lobby
In his last annual message.
Notice has been served by United
States warships on the Dominican
gunboat Independence that she will
hot be allowed to bombard Puerto
Plata.
According to a dispatch from St. Pe
tersburg the severest measures of re
pression have been decided upon, In
cluding the banging of all leaders of
the revolt.
Mayor McClellan's message states
the city of New York is within $60,
000.000 of the debt limit, and detailed
plans for relief from $33,000,000 uncol
lectible taxes.
Thursday.
More than one million American wo
men will petition the United States
senate t oexpel Reed Smoot, the Mor
mon senator from Utah.
New Jersey's state road commis
sioner In annual report recommended
a heavy tax on automobiles In inter
est of protection of highways.
Grover Cleveland has accepted the
post at $12,000 a year of arbiter and
rebate referee to the three great In
surance companies the Equitable, the
Mutual and the New York Life.
The remarkable allegation Is made
by Admiral Rojestvensky that the
British fleet was held In readiness at
Wei-Hal-Wel to destroy tho Russian
fleet if the battle of the Sea of Japan
had gone In the Russians' favor.
Friday.
Governor Hlgglns' message to the
legislature called for radical insurance
legislation.
Court martial at New York reduces
First Lieutenant Roy I. Taylor 12
nubers for tnubblng a sergeant.
General Rodriguez attacked Puerto
Plata and there was fighting In the
street, 25 persons being killed and
many wounded on both sides.
Charles A. Edwards, wellknown In
Wall Btreet, New York, was myster
iously slain In the home of his late
mother-in-law, Mrs. Hiller, In New
Haven.
The publishing house of Harper &
Brothers, New York, acceded to the de
mands of their striking printers for
the 48-hour week and the closed shop.
More than 100 printers employed by
the house will return to work at once.
8aturday.
Emperor Nicholas has sent $50,000
to Governor General Doubassoft for the
relief of the needy sufferers of the re
volt at Moscow.
Frank White, an Albany lawyer,
charged gross irregularities In the as
sessment of the franchise tax in the
state controller's office, whereby the
state lost thousands of dollars.
Reprieve was denied to Albert T.
Patrick by Governor Hlgglns, but
friends who will present a petition for
commutation of his sentence to Ufa
Imprisonment believe their request
will be granted.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
announced that the wedding of Miss
Alice Roosevelt to Representative
Longwonth of Cincinnati will take
place on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 12
o'clock noon, In the East room of the
White House.
Monday.
Express companies follow the rail
roads and will refuse to lssuo passes
for the free transportation of goods.
II. H. Rogers defies the officials of
Missouri when called to tho witness
stand In the New York hearing in the
Missouri ouster suits.
Campaign In England for the gen
eral election Is the most, severe of any
In the last 20 years, contests being
made In almost every district.
Timothy L. Woodruff, former lieu
tenant governor, entered with zeal
upon his new career as head of the
Provident Savings Life Assurauce so
ciety. Midshipman Stephen Decatur, Jr.,
Is acquitted by the court martial at
Annapolis for the charge of hazing, but
rumor says dismissal will be the pen
alty for Midshipman Trensnor Cof
fin, Jr.
Tuesday.
Westlnghouso Electric company
gets contract to equip Sarnla Tunnel
railway with electricity.
One man was killed and several
persons nnrrowly escaped death when
a New York Central ear crashed Into
tho wall of the Grand Central station.
Negotiations for the settlement of
the case of tho New York and Her
mndez Asphalt company In Venezuela
have failed, according to a Caracas
dispatch.
Count Witte declared that the re
ports that Germany will resort to nn
aggressive policy In the Morocco con
ference are disseminated for Hie pur
pose of Influencing the bourses.
Elliot Dnnforlh, btato treasurer from
1889 to 1893, former elinlnnan of th)
Democratic state cominlilee ami Dem
ocratic nominee for lieutenant gover
nor in 1898, died at his homo in Now
York.
PRIVATE COINAGE.
At One Time It Warn Unite Conmoa
In Till Connlrr.
The history of the Issue of coins In
this country by private Individuals and
companies would make a very Interest
ing book. When gold wns struck In
North Carolina a man named Bechtler
started a mint of his own there, which
was abolished by law In 1S40. Half
eagles, quarter eagles and one dollar
pieces Issued by blin were largely cir
culated lu the south and west. Al
though of honest gold, they were about
per cent under value on an average.
About the same time Templeton Reld
coined gold in Georgia. He moved to
California iu 1S4!) nud minted eagles
und twenty-five dollar pieces on a con
siderable scale. Many companies and
refineries in California and elsewhere
made u business of striking gold coins
during the name period. Naturally
there was a great temptation to make
these coins under weight aud of In
ferior fineness. The Mormons In Utah
issued eagles, half eagles and double
eagles which bore ou the obverse an
eye, with the legend, "Holiness to the
Lord."
Quantities of twenty-five cent and
fifty cent gold pieces were llktwls
manufactured at San Francisco, tha
former containing only nbout si cents'
worth of the metal nnd the latter
twelve cents' worth. Years ago a lot
of these were taken over to Germany
and circulated there, which elicited a
formal diplomatic protest from that
government. The private lulutlug busi
ness was dually stopped.
A FISH THAT FIGHTS.
The ARitrt-NKl ve nnil Iridescent Fla
kat of Slnm.
So aggressive Is the plakat a little
fish from Slain, that the entertainment
It affords has become n national pas
time. The fishes are trained to go
through regular battles nud are reared
artificially for the purpose, while Uie
license to exhibit them to the general
public Is fanned out and brings a large
amount of money Into the royal cofTers.
They nre kept In aquariums built for
the purpose and fed npou the larvae of
mosquitoes and every possible care
taken of them. When the fish Is In a
quiet state, with the fins at rest the
dull colors are not nt all remarkable.
But If two nre brought together or
within sight of each other, or even If
one sees its own Image In a looking
glass, the little creature becomes sud
denly excited. '
The fins nre raised, and the whola
body shines with metallic luster and
colors of dazzling beauty, while the
protecting gill membrane, waving like
a black frill round the throat, makes
grotesque the general appearance. In
thla state of irritation It makes repeat
ed darts at Its real or reflected antago
nist. If two nre placed together In
a tank they rush at each other with the
utmost fiyy. The battle Is kept on un
til one Is killed or put to flight, but not
until they are entirely separated does
the victor shut his gaudy fins, that, like
flags of war, are never lowered until
peace has been declared.
ToleN nnl ItonalnnB.
Hugo Gaiiz hi his book on Russia
writes as follows of the relations exist
ing between the Itussinn officials and
the Toles: "They remain separate, like
oil and water. The Russian, even
though he Is the master. Is of uo conse
quence here. It Is only necessary to ob
serve for the space of nn hour from
some corner of the elegant dining room
of the hotel the behavior of the Polish
society and the complete Isolation of
the Russian otllcers or officials. It la
only necessary to be able to distinguish
the groups from one nuother the Bal
tic nobility with their almost bourgeois
families, merchants from all the prin
cipal countries, Russian functionaries
and Polish society nud It will at onco
become clear who Is at home here,
firmly rooted to the soil, so that all oth
ers become strangers aud Intruders. It
Is tho Poles, nnd tho Poles alone."
Convenient.
There was once In a North Carolina
court a case that bus gone down as
history In the Judicial annals of the
state. It appears that n debtor named
Jenkins, when solicited to close an old
opeu account by note, agreed to do so
provided he should be allowed to draft
the Instrument. This wns granted him,
whereupon he presented the creditor
with the following:
"I, Samuel Jenkins, agree to pay
John Ilugglns $'J(K) whenever conven
ient, but It Is understood that said Jen
kins Is not to be pushed. Witness my
hand nnd seal this day of .
Samuel Jenkins." Harper's Weekly.
netter Than III Own.
They wero discussing the factors
which make for success In the world
when the knowing young man said:
"There's nothing like force of char
acter. Now, (hero's Jouust Sure to
uake his way In the world, lls'a a
will of his own, you know."
"Hut Hi-own has something bettw In
his favor."
"What's that?"
"A will of his uucle's."
Down iti Hla Lack.
"Oh, John," she exclaimed as she
observed him getting luto his over
coat, "I hope you're not going to be
out again tonight!"
"I hope not." he replied abscntinlnd
edly, "but It's quite likely. The cards
have been running very badly for me
lately. "- Philadelphia Ledger.
Tin- Menu Way II Works.
"I( you refuse to marry me," said
ihe wealthy old man, "1 shall pine
away mid die."
"(if course," responded the gtrl blt
terl.v. "And If 1 would marry you you
would hang to life like a luillil;. But
that's tho way It goes." Detroit Trtb
line.