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VOL. XXXIX. NO. 9.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1906.
LOO. PER ANNUM.
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
Poses
BOKOUGH OFFICERS.
liurgens. J. T. Carson.
Justice of the Peace H. S. Canfleld, S.
J. Hotloy.
Councumen.J . B. Muse, J. W. Lan
ders, C. A. IjKunod, Geo. Huleman, i, T.
Anderson, Win; Smearbaugb, E. W.
Bowman.
Constable W. II. Uood.
Collector W. H. Hood.
eAoo Director J. O. Scowden, R.
L. Haslet, K. W. Bowman, T. K. Kitouey,
A. C. Urown, Dr. J. C. Dunn.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS. .
Member of Congress Joseph C. Sibley.
Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall.
Assembly J. II. Robertson.
President Judge W. M. Llndsey.
Associate Judges V. X. Kreitler, r.
C. Lllll.
Prot honolary , Register it Recorder, se,
-J. O. Goist.
Sheriff. A.. W. Stronp. '
Treasurer V . 11. Harrison.
Commissioners Leonard Agnew, An
drew Wolf, I'hllip Kinort.
District Attorney-S. D. Irwin.
Jury Commissioners. B. Eden, J.
P. Castner.
Coroner ,
County Auditor-W. II. Stiles, Chas.
K. Kllnestlver, 8. T. Carson.
Count v Surveyor D. W. Clrk.
County Superintendent D. W. Morri
son. ltecttlnr Terms ml Caart.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of Septemlier.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meetings of County Commis
sioners 1st and 3d Tuesdays of montb.
Church aa Manama Ncfceal.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
in. : M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching In M. K. Church every Sab
bath evenlnir by Rov. W. O. Calhoun.
Preaching In the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
R. A. Zahnlser, Pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath morning and evening,
Rev.' Dr. Paul J. Slouaker, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
UK'iith.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
i pi .N KSTA LODGE, No. 869, 1. 0. 0. V.
m out ounrv TuhhcIhv evenins. in Odd
bellows' Hail, rarmuge uumuun.
CAPT. U KORO E STOW POST. No. 274
Q. A, R. Meet 1st and 8d Monday
evening In each montb.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, uioets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
KARL E. WENK,
DENTIST,
TIONESTA, PA.
All work guaranteed. Rooms over
Forest County National Bauk.
RITCHEY A CARRINGER.
ATTORN KYS-AT-LAW.
Tionesta, Pa.
CURTIS M. SHAWKEY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AO BROWN, . ,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Olllceln Aruer Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., Tionesta, Pa.
D
R. F. J. BOVARD,
Physician A Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. J. C. DUNN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
and DRUGGIST. Olllce over stoie,
Tionesta, Pa. Professional calls prompt
ly responded to at all hours of day or
night. Residence Elm St., between
Grove's grocery and Uerow'g restaurant.
D
R. J. B. BIGGINS,
Physician ana sturgeon,
OIL CITY, PA,
HE. KIRSCHNKR, M. D.
t Practice limited to diseases of the
Lungs and Chest. Otlice hours by ap-
OIlTiTY?PA: No. 116 CENTER ST.
EW. BOLTON, M. D.
. Practice limited to diseases of the
Eves, Ears, Noe and Throat. Special
attention given to the fitting of glasses.
Olllce hours 9-12 a. m., 15 p. m-, 7-8 p.m.
OIL CITY, PA. No. 116 CENTErt ST.
H
V. MnKINI.EY.
. Hardware, Tinning A Plumbing.
rionesia, r
SJ. SETLEY,
J USTICE'OF THE PEACE,
Keeps a complete line of Justice's blanks
for sale. Also Blank deeds, mortgages,
eto. Tionesta, Pa.
HOTEL WEAVER,
E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a complete change,
and is now furnished with all the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms.
lint
t and cold water, eto. llie
9 oomforts of
guests never neglected.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
I i ni'imnr .t, iiKROW Prnnrlntor.
Tionsela, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel In the place, and has all the
modern improvement. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public. First
class Livery in connection.
pHIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Wallers building, Cor. Elm
and W alnut streets, Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work Irom the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion Riven to mending, and prices rea
sonable. JAMES HASLET,
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good.
Use In lime. Sold by druggists.
lEPLY OF STANDARD OIL
To President's Message and
Mr. Garfield's Report.
Ban Francisco Relief List Anthracite
Strike Averted 100 Killed In Penn
sylvania Collision Premier Witte
Forced Out New Battleship Ran
Aground Olympic Prizes.
Tho Standard Oil company's reply
to the president's message to congress
md to Mr. Garfield's report Is a flat
lenlal of all charges.
They say they welcomed inquiry as
!o the company's methods, of business
did that Commissioner Garfield and
lis experts were given free access to
111 books. They also claim competl
ilon has not been stifled, as there are
tow at least 125 competitive refineries
ii the United States.
The concluding paragraph of their
itaiement suys:
"The Standard Oil company has been
Investigated over and over again at
the instigation of Us rivals, and it al
ways welcomes such investigation
when conducted in good faith and
talrly. We are engaged In a large and
honorable business. We are conduct
lug It honorably, and we sincerely be
lieve in conformity to law."
Standard Oil and Railroads.
The interstate commerce commls
lion will begin on May 10 one of the
Most thorough inquiries that has ever
been instituted into the relations be
tween the railroads and the Standard
Dll company. Special counsel have
teen engaged and hundreds of sub
poenas Issued.
Relief List Weeded Out.
Curtailment of the relief list at
San Francisco, together with the de
cision of the police to arrest as va
grants all able men without visible
leans of support who refuse to work,
idded to the number of men engaged
In cleaning away debris from the re
tent earthquake and fire.
There Is not yet an adequate flow
of water for use in case of fire. Cook
lug is still carried on in the streets.
All of the banks resumed business
ast week In temporary quarters and
reported that at each place the de
posits exceeded the withdrawals.
City Engineer Woodward submitted
I comprehensive plan for the rebuild
ing of the city. It includes the broad
ining and extension of many streets,
the purpose being to Insure better
protection against the spread of fire.
The action of certain retailers In
idvanclng the price of commodities
jeyond reason was considered by the
eneral committee. Some firms are
low asking for lime $2.50 a barrel
n-hlch they sold before the fire for 70
tents.
Mayor Schmltz directed every mem
ber of the committee to report these
persons. As to owners of buildings
ind lands who are asking Impossible
rentals he said he proposed to request
he assessor to assess these people for
taxation on the valuation they now
placed on their property.
Earthquake Due to Mountain Change.
Geologists who have been searching
ilnce the earthquake of April 16 to
Ind the cause of the seismic disturb
tnce reported that they have found in
Sierra Morena mountains, a few miles
louth of San Francisco, what appears
So be Indisputable evidence of their
theory that the earthquake was due to
1 change in the mountains. At the
in nun it of the Sierra Morena moun
tains, near Stanford university, is an
jnmense crevice in the earth the ap
pearance of which Indicates that the
range split at the top, the side nearer
Ihe ocean falling toward the sea.
Revised List of Earthquake Dead.
Coroner Walsh after revising his list
af victims of fire and earthquake of
three weeks ago in San Francisco in
formed Major General Greeley that
the total number of cases handled by
lis office was 319, of which 134 were
Identified. This report shows 39 fewer
fatalities than given by a previous
:ount.
Anthracite Strike Averted.
A strike of the ' anthracite mine
irorkers has been averted. There
teems to be every assurance that the
tub-scale committee of the orgnnlza
lion, which went to New York for a
jonference with the operators, were
issured that there will be no dls
jrimlnatlon shown in case the men
ire ordered back to work and that
:he term the agreement Is to last will
be readily agreed upon.
It is folt that the readjustment of
working conditions can be made at
;ach colliery in a very short time, pro
riding the men use a little patience
tiiJ also providing that the foremen
make an extra effort to restore peace
ind harmony.
A feeling of deep thankfulness that
Sie threatened anthracite strike has
been averted prevails throughout the
region. Mine workers generally now
Jeclare that they were decidedly op
posed to a strike because they did not
think It was justified by the conditions
md they are loud In their praise of
President Mitchell for averting it
R-hen It seemed so imminent.
Engineer Blamed For Collision.
The official report of the collision
in Friday night near Altoona, Pa., be
tween the eastbouud Chicago mall
train and the westbound Chicago and
St. Louis express on the Petersburg
:ut-otf of tho Pennsylvania railroad,
which caused the death of 10 persons
and the injury of many others, lays
:he blame on Engineer J. T. Dough
erty, who was hauling the westbound
train.
He was given orders to wait at the
end of the double track at Carlim to
permit the eastbound train to pas3,
but he misunderstood them and con
tinued out on the single track. Engi
neer Dougherty, the report Bays, did
not deny that he had made a mistake
when before the officials for examina
tion. The Injured at the Altoona hospital
are doing well and with the exception
of a colored boy, name unknown, who
Vs still in a serious condition, are on
the road to recovery.
New Grand Lodge Officers.
With the Installation of the new
ly elected officers on Thursday the
125th annual communication of the
grand lodge F and A. M., state of
New York, was conluded. The new
officers are: Grand master, Townsend
Scudder, Glenhead; deputy grand
master, S. Nelson Sawyer, Palmyra;
grand senior warden, Charles Smith,
Oneonta; grand Junior warden, Thom
as Penney, Buffalo; grand secretary, E,
M. L. Ehlers, New York city; grand
treasurer, Frederick P. Morris, Flush
ing. These trustees of the Masonic
hall and asylum fund were elected:
William Sherer, Brooklyn, one year;
James Ten Eyck, Albany, two years,
and John Stewart. New York, and Will
lam A. Sutherland, Rochester, three
years.
Recommends Doherty'c Removal.
Justice Sutherland recommends the
removal from office of Police Commis
sioner Doherty of Buffalo on the
ground that he was morally remiss in
his care of the police pension fund.
Justice Sutherland also recommends,
however, that the criminal charges
should be dropped. The Justice was
appointed referee by the appellate di
vision In the action brought against
Doherty by Mayor J. N. Adam of Buf
falo. The referee takes the ground
that the police commissioner was not
guilty of criminal misappropriation of
funds but violated his moral obliga
tion of trusteeship.
Premier Witte Forced Out.
The official announcement that Pre
mier Witte's resignation has been ac
cepted, coupled with the statement
that former Minister of the Interior
Goremykln would succeed him, has
been made at St. Petersburg. M.
Goremykln's elevation to the premier
ship created amazement. He is not
only regarded as a reactionary but the
general opinion is that he is not equal
to the task of facing the coming crisis.
Count Witte's retirement from pub
lic life is complete, as there now is no
question of his appointment as presi
dent of the council of the empire.
Roosevelt on the Map.
The town of Cartaret, N. J., will
hereafter be known as Roosevelt,
in accordance with a law passed by
the legislature. A special election
was held there and when the ballots
were counted it was found that 366
voters were In favor of the new name,
while only one vote was recorded In
favor of the old. When Governor
Stokes signs the returns the town
will assume its new name. 'The town
Is Inhabited principally by employes of
the various steel mills, copper and
smelting works located there.
Father Sherman's Trip Abandoned.
Rev. Father T. Sherman abandoned
his trip over the historic fields which
his father, General W. T. Sherman,
traversed 40 years ago, and with the
escorting party returned to Fort Ogle
thorpe. Father Sherman expressed
regret that his mission should have
been misunderstood. He declared at
first that he would continue the trip
alone but finally decided to return
with the military escort which had
extended him the courtesy of the trip.
Senate Votes on Rate Bill This Week.
Practically , all the members of the
United States senate agree in pre
dicting that the present week will see
the end of the discussion on the rail
road rate bill. The fact that the com
promise amendment on judicial review
is accepted by the conservative sen
atorial leaders and by the president
on the other hand renders It practical
ly certain that the amendment will
receive most If not all of the votes of
the Republican senators.
Olympic Prizes Distributed.
At the distribution of prizes to the
successful competitors in the Olympic
games at Athens, Sherring, the Cana
dian who won the Marathon road
race, received a beautiful statue of
Minerva. The Americans had all their
own way and won by far the greatest
number of prizes. Their score was
whereas the English scored 39, the
Swedes and Greeks tying for third
place with 28.
Ecclesiastical Court to Reassemble.
The ecclesiastical court which tried
Dr. A. 8. Crapsey of Rochester, N. Y.,
for heresy will reassemble In execu
tive session at Batavia May 9, to ex
amine the evidence and decide on a
verdict. The following day the court
will transmit their findings to Bishop
Walker upon whom rests the responsi
bility of deciding what punishment
If any shall be meted out.
Battleship Rhode Island Released.
The new battleship Rhode Island
was floated at a late hour Sunday
night after having been aground on
the York Spit bar since Saturday
morning. It was due to the efforts of
four powerful naval tugs, (he Uucis,
Wahneta, Hercules and Mohawk.
Lightning struck the barn of Mar
tin Schroder near Swormsville, N. Y.,
and George Gerlash, a stepson of
Schroder, was killed and the barn and
its contents were burned.
THREE YEAR AGREEMENT
Anthracite Miners to Return to
Work on Scale of 1903.
Mr. Mitchell Argued For a Two-Year
Agreement but Operators' First
Proposition Was Finally Accepted.
All Men to Be Re-Employed Except
Those Guilty of Violence.
New York, May 8. After carrying
on negotiations for nearly three
months the sub-committees represent
ing the anthracite mine workers and
operators of Eastern Pennsylvania yes
terday agreed to continue the award
of the strike commission for another
three years, and the men will return
to work as soou as practicable, prob
ably Monday.
All miners who have not committed
tloleuce against persons or property
will be re-employed and no one will be
discriminated against beca'use of any
activity he may have taken la the
strike movement. The agreement is
subject to the ratification of the trl
district convention of mine workers
at Scrauton today, but there is not
the slightest doubt that the delegates
will approve the action of their repre
sentatives. This outcome of a dispute which
threatened to develop Into a long and
bitter struggle and paralyze a great
industry, was looked upon with con
siderable satisfaction by the coal road
presidents, as the agreement entered
into Is their first proposition made,
early In March, In reply to the mine
workers' original demands.
The miners had little to say regard
ing the agreement except that it was
the best they could get. They point
ed out, however, that the agreement
entered into is the first general agree
ment that has ever been signed be
tween the operators and miners, and
they look upon It as a step forward in
their efforts to have regular agree
ments with their employers.
While the compact entered into was
predicted last week, the agreement
was not reached without a final strug
gle on the part of the miners to get
something more. President Mitchell,
In stating to the operators the action
of the Scranton convention, asked
that the proposed agreement be made
for two years.
In arguing for the two-year term he
said the cost of living might increase
considerably in three years and that
other changes in the mining Industry
might come that would make the pres
ent wage scale unfair to the men. The
operators in their reply said they felt
that any contingency that might arise
was covered by the award of the
strike commission and they concluded
by asking that the award be continued
for three years. This was then agreed
to.
In taking up the question of dis
crimination against some of the men
it was the intention of the mine own
ers to take back only such men as
they chose to re-employ, but Presi
dent Mitchell contested this point so
strongly that the operators withdrew
it.
The session was the longest of the
series, lasting nearly two hours.
Every member was present with tho
exception of District Secretary George
Hartleln, who is 111 at his home In
Shamokln, Pa. As the operators en
tered the rooms of the Trunk Line as
sociation, where the meeting was held,
they appeared to be In the best of hu
mor and cracked jokes with the re
porters as they passed by. The min
ers, however, entered the room In
their usual quiet way, having nothing
to Bay.
The first Intimation that an agree
ment had been reached came from Mr.
Baer, who loft the room to have
copies made of the agreement. In re
ply to a question he smiled and said:
"Everything Is lovely and tho goose
hangs high." After the meeting ad
journed Mr. Baer handed a copy of
the agreement to a representative of
the operators, who read It to the wait
ing newspaper men.
The district presidents and hecre
tarles left for Scranton during the
evening, as President Mitchell Is to
preside over the convention In that
city. No date has been officially set
for the resumption of work. It was
thought that Thursday would be se
lected, but as some of the mines are
not In good condition for an Immedi
ate resumption the beginning of opera
tions may bo delayed until Monday.
This Is the sixth week of the suspen
sion and represents a loss in produc
tion of about 5,000,000 tons.
Indicted Man Drawn on Jury.
New York, May 8. In the panel
from which the grand Jury was drawn
was George D. Eldrldge, vice presi
dent of the Mutual Reserve Life Insur
ance company, who Is now under In
dictment on n charge of grand larceny
and forgery connected with handling
the funds of the Mutual Reserve. Ho
Is under ball awaiting trial. At Dis
trict Attorney Jerome's request Mr.
Eldridge was excused from serving as
a juror.
Largest Gas Engine In the World.
Pittsburg, May 8. The Carnegie
Steel company is now Installing a 4,
000 horse-power Wostlnghouso double
acting, horizontal gas engine for the
operation of the steel rail manufac
turing machinery at the Edgar Thom
son Steel works at Kraddock. This
gas engliM Is the largest In the world.
It is 85 Net long, 88 feet wide and
runs at a ipeed of 80 revolutions per
minute.
FEELING OF THANKFULNESS.
Many Mine Workers Say They Always
Opposed a Strike.
Wilkes-Barre, May 7. A feeling ot
deep thankfulness that the threatened
anthracite strike has been averted
prevails throughout the region. Mine
workers generally now declare that
they were decidedly opposed to a
strike because they did not think it
was justified by thecondltlons and they
are loud In their praise of President
Mitchell for averting It when It seem
ed so imminent.
They say that Mitchell will gain
greater strength with the union and
with the public than If he had ordered
a strike and after a bitter struggle of
eight or 10 months tho union had man
aged to win an increase in wages.
Operators Bay that Mitchell stood for
peace because he realized that a
strike would result in the defeat of
the union, and that defeat meant the
death of the organization In this re
gion and the loss of all his power
,here.
They also say that with the strikes
In the soft coal region It would have
been utterly Impossible for the union
to sustain a strike hare for any
length of time and that an anthracite
strike threatened the sweeping defeat
of the union throughout the entire
country. They anticipate that the
membership of the union will now de
crease rapidly and that the men will
not build It up again until the sum
mer and fall of 1908.
DELMONT BANK WAS WRECKED.
Missing President Is Sought to Tell
Who Was Responsible.
Pittsburg, May 7. The affairs of the
Delmont National bank at Delmont,
which failed last week, are In very
bad shape. A partial examination of
the books reveals the fact that the
bank has been looted and wrecked and
arrests and sensational disclosures
are expected.
It Is said that Joseph R. McQualde,
the missing president of the bank, is
not wanted for having wrecked the In
stitution, but that If he Is found he
will be asked to explain who did the
looting, as it is believed that he
knows. A complete examination of
the books will be made within a week
and submitted to Washington.
There Is no Intimation as to the
Identity of the guilty parties, but Mc
Qualde'B friends declare that he is not.
guilty. They admit that they do not
know his present whereabouts, which
is causing them a great deal of con
cern. His son declared that none of
the members of the family has the
slightest idea where he is. It Is, be
lieved that he Is hiding, trying to
cover up the crookedness of other per
sons. A permanent receiver for the
bank will be named within a few
days.
POOL SHOOTS AT BURGLAR.
Aged Farmer, Recently Tortured, Pre
pared Fcr Second Visitation.
Connellsvllle, Pa., May 7. William
Pool, the aged farmer residing near
Pennsville, who was tortured and
robbed three weeks ago, was again
awakened Friday night by the noise
of footsteps and the glare of a dark
lantern.
This time Mr. Pool was prepared,
and as soon as the robber In his room
had his back turned Pool fired with a
38-caIibre revolver. The shots went
wild, but the burglar beat a hasty re
treat, with three more bullets whiz
zing past his head.
At a habeas corpus hearing before
Justice Reppert on behalf of Edward
and George Greenwalt, two of the
three men charged with torturing and
robbing Mr. and Mrs. Pool three weeks
ago, Allen Brown, the third prisoner,
turned state'B evidence and acknowl
edged that he and the two Greenwalts
were the persons who committed the
deed. The ball for the Greenwalts was
fixed at $700 each. They have so far
failed to secure It.
Improved Roads Popular.
Harrlsburg, May 7. The state high
way department has received so many
applications from most of the coun
ties for Improved roads that It will be
impossible to build all the roads ap
plied for In the next two or three
years. The total number of applica
tions for road construction represent
1,500 miles. Of this, the highway
commissioner expects to build 200
miles this year, In addition to the 200
miles already constructed or now in
course of construction.
Red Cloud Takes Wedding Suite.
Cleveland, May 7. The wedding
suite at the Hollenden has been en
gaged for Red Cloud, the Indian brave,
who will arrive May 15. Red Cloud
is 97 years old, but was married a few
days ago. A telegram was received
from him Thursday saying he had
taken a new squaw and requesting
that the bridal suite be reserved for
him. He was a widower only a few
mouths. Red Cloud has money and
he wants to spend It.
Newspaper Man Dead.
Pittsburg, May 7. James Mills, for
more than 30 years an editorial writer
on the Pittsburg Post and prominent
ly identified with tho press of this
city for half a century, died at Wash
ington, Pa., Saturday of paralysis of
the brain.
Memorial Hall or Monument.
Klttannlng, Pa., May 7. The Grand
Army posts of Armstrong county have
united In a movement to have the
county build a memorial hall or erect
a monument to commemorate the
deeds of Union soldiers in the Civil
war.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Summary of the Week's New?
of the World.
5ream 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.
The Marathon race at Athens was
won yesterday by William Sherring,
of Hamilton, Ont.
Following congressional probing, the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has sold
its control of the Consolidated Coal
Company for $5,000,000.
Owing to a surplus In the revenues
of Great Britain, the export duty on
coal is removed and the Import tax
on tobacco and tea is materially re
duced. Strike that will paralyze lake com
merce is begun when the union pilots,
firemen, water tenders and oilers go
out In response to orders. The strug
gle, which promises to be bitter, la
over the question of recognition.
Thursday.
It has been shown that through care
lessness 82 men have been killed by
blasting In Manhattan since July 1,
1905.
The resignation of Count Witte as
premier has been accepted. He will
be succeeded by M. Goremykln, for
mer minister of the Interior.
Great Britain has chartered a
steamship to convey troops to Egypt
in view of Turkey's claim to the Sinai
peninsula.
A document purporting to have been
Issued by the revolutionary workmen's
tribunal claims that Father Gapon was
executed as a spy, after having admit
ted his built.
Otto Kelsey of Geneseo, hitherto
comptroller of the state of New
York, was appointed by Governor Hlg
glns to be superintendent of Insurance
In place of Francis Hendricks of
Syracuse, whose term has expired.
Friday.
The 129th session of tho New York
legislature adjourned without day yes
terday afternoon, in the 18th week of
the session.
Order has been completely restored
in Paris, three-fourths of the strikers
have returned to work and the pub
lic Is calm.
Mrs. Laura H. Allen of Celeron,
convicted of arson, was sentenced In
county court at Mayvllle to nine years
and 10 months at Auburn.
James W. Wadsworth, H. K. Knapp
and James Sanford were named by
Governor Higglns as the new state
racing commission, the last named
being the only one reappointed.
The third day of the longshoremen's
strike on the great lakes finds both
sides playing a waiting game with lake
commerce practically suspended. But
few boats are moving anywhere on the
great lakes.
Saturday.
A bomb exploded accidentally In thi
forest of Vlncenes while two Russians
were carrying It, killing one Instantly
and maiming the other.
The British ambassador at Constan
tinople, Sir Nicholas R. O'Connor,
presented a note to Turkey demanding
the prompt withdrawal of the Turkish
troops from Egyptian territory.
The legislature closed with an at
tack on Governor Higglns in the as
sembly, the defeat of the local option
bill and the passage of the bill to save
Hook mountain from quarrymen.
President Roosevelt has transmit
ted to congress the report of Commis
sioner Garfield of the bureau of cor
porations of his Investigation of
freight rates and transportation In oil
Industry.
Monday.
New gold fields of the Hudson bay
region will surpass the Yukon and
Cobalt, prospectors declare.
Belated advices from cities In the
Interior of California tell of more se
rious damage done by the earthquake.
The Traders' Fire Insurance com
pany of Chicago was placed In the
hands of a receiver following the San
Francisco disaster.
Gifts worth more than $5,000,000
were presented to Mrs. Nannie Lang
home Shaw on her marriage to Wal
dorf Astor In London by hor father-in-law.
Union miners lu convention at
Scranton, Pa., vote against a strike In
the anthracite coal fields, deciding to
accept the scale of l'.Hi:! If all the men
now Idle are given their places.
Tuesday,
Speaker Cannon, on his 70th birth
day, says ho has been too busy to no
tice the flight of time.
Cost of suspension of the anthracite
miners of Pennsylvania Is estimated
at $8,120,000. Scale committee may
yet clash with operators.
According to a dispatch from Paris
the strength of the respective parties
In the French chamber will be only
slightly changed by tho elections.
President Roosevelt telegraphs the
Pennsylvania state grange that pro
gress on the rate bill Is satisfactory
and that In agreeing to certain amend
ments in the senate he Is not retreat
ing. James W. Lee of Pittsburg, one of
the leading Independent oil men of
the country, is encouraged by the pres
ident's message to believe that the
day of a square dual la the oil indus
try Is at hand.
CAN MAN FORGE HIS OWN NAME?
Pittsburg Courts May Deolde Dispute
Between Prominent Men.
Pittsburg, May 8. The local courts
may bo compelled to decide whether
or not a man can forge his own name?
The dispute grew out of a pool game
at the Duquesne club between Bryan
Robertson, a wellknown iron broker,
and Kennedy Ewing, who Is wealthy,
for $1,000 a side. Ewlng lost and
wrote a check for the amount, payable
at the Second National bank.
Robertson deposited the check and
the next day was told that It was a
forgery. Robertson declared that h9
had seen Ewing sign It. The cashier,
however, produced his book of signa
tures and proved that the name on
the check was not Ewlng's legal sig
nature. Ewlng Is alleged to have
treated the matter as a joke, and Rob
ertson consnlted with John McCleave,
an attorney, who now has the case In
his hands. Both Robertson and Ew
lng refuse to discuss the case.
Public Bug-Killing Day.
Harrlsburg, Pa., May 8. State Econ
omic Zoologist Surface has issued an
invitation to the park commissioners
or other authorities In charge of the
parks of all the cities In Pennsylvania
to attend a public demonstration of
bug-killing in Capitol park next Tues
day. The exhibition will consist ol
spraying for the elm tree leaf beetle,
caterpillars and "other chewing In
sects," which, according to Zoologist
Surface, "are Increasing so alarmingly
on the trees and shrubbery In parks
and elsewhere" as to render heroic
measures necessary.
High License Costly to City.
Cartervllle, 111., May 8. Tho city ol
Cartervlllo Is without funds on ac
count of the action of the city coun
cil recently in Increasing the saloon li
cense from $500 to $1,000. None of
the saloons have applied for a license
at the higher rate, and after today all
will be closed. The city will make a
special tax levy to meet current ex
penses. MARKET REPORT.
New York Provision Market.
New York, May 7.
WHEAT No. 2 red, 93c f. O.
b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth,
90c.
CORN No. 2 corn, GGc f. o. b.
afloat; No. 2 yellow, 57V.sC.
OATS Mixed oats, 26 to 82 lbs.,
37,438c; clipped white, 38 to 40 lbs.,
3941c.
PORK Mess. $17.25017.75; fam
ily, per bbl., $18.50.
HAY Shipping, C005c; good
to choice, 9095c.
BUTTER Creamery, extra, 20
20MSC; common to extra, 1320c; west
em factory, common to firsts, 11 J
15c.
CHEESE State, full cream, small
choice, old, 14 Vic.
EGGS State ' and Pennsylvania,
19Vc.
POTATOES State and western,
per bbl., $2.00(f2.25.
Buffalo Provision Market
Buffalo, May 7.
WHEAT No. 1 northern, carloads,
in store, 88c; No. 2 red, 93c.
CORN No. 2 com, 54V4c f. o. b,
afloat; No, 2 yellow, 55c.
OATS No. 2 white, 36c f. o. b,
afloat; No. 3 white, 3tic.
FLOUR Fancy blended patent,
per bb!., $4.755.50; winter family,
patent, $3.904.65.
BUTTER Creamery western, ex
tra, tubs. 22c; state and Pennsyl
vania creamery, 22c; dairy, choice
to fancy, 20c.
CHEESE Fancy full cream, 10V46?
11c; good to choice, 9510c.
EGGS Selected white, 17V4C.
POTATOES Western, fancy, per
bu 75c; home grown, per bu, 80c.
East Buffalo Live Stock Market.
CATTLE t'hoico export steers,$5.fi(
5.85; good to choice butcher steers,
$4.5005.25; medium half-fat steers,
$4.00(4.25; fair to good helfors,
$4.254.50; good to choice heifers,
$4.755.00; good butcher bulls, $3.72
4.15; choice to prime veals, $(i.00
6.25; fair to good, $5.50(5.75.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Choice
wool lambs, $7.G0((('7.75; handy weth
ers, $0.00(0 G. 50; mixed sheep, $5.25
5.50.
HOGS Best Yorkers, $G.0?i fl.GS;
medium and heavy hogs, $G.0ij 6.G5;
pigs, light, $(i.G5.
Buffalo Hay Market.
Choice timothy on track, $15.50;
No. 1, $14.75; No. 2, $12.0013.00; No
1 rye straw, $7.50.
Utica Dairy Market.
rtlca, May 7. Sales on the Utlca
dairy market today were:
Large white, 2 lots of 120 boxes at
9c; large colored, 7 lots of 4GG boxes
at 9e; small white, 4 lots of 350 boxes
at 9c; small colored, 20 lots of 1,838
boxes at ...
BUTTER Creamery, IS packages
sold at 20c; 20 packages at 20Vic and
20 crates of prints at 21c.
Little Falls Cheese Market.
Utlca, May 7. Sales of cheese oil
the Little Kalis dairy market today
were:
Larue colored, 3 lots of 199 boxes ut
9Vic; small colored, 5 lots of 300 boxes
at 9',4C; small colored, 8 lots of 477
boxes at 9c; small white, 4 lots of 275
boxes at it'c; small white, 13 lots of
65.'! boxes at 9c; twins colored, 6 lots
of 225 boxes ut 9'4c; twins colored, I
lot of GO boxes at !)c; twins white, 9
lots of 3511 boxes ul 9'ic: twins white,
12 lots of 5.S4 boxes ut lie.