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VOL. XXXIX. NO. 41.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1906.
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II V M I 1 I VA.
BOHOUGH OFFICERS.
Burge.to.-J, T. Carson.
Justices of Urn PeaesC A. Randall; D.
JiurK.
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. FOHEST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress Joseph C. Sibley.
Member of Senate 3, K, P. Hall,
Assembly 3. II. Robertson.
President Judge W. M. Lindsay.
AssoeiaU Judges V. X. Kreitler, P.
C. Hill,
ProtAonotary, Register it Recorder , Se.
J. C. Uelnt.
Sheriff. A. W. Ktroup.
Treasurer W. II. Harrison,
Commxssioners Leonard Agnew, An
drew Wolf, i'hillp Kmert.
District Attorney ti. D. Irwin.
Jury Commissioners J. Ii. Kden, J.
, P. Castuer.
Coroner
County AudtoriV II. Stiles, K. L.
Haugb, 8. T. Carson.
County Surveyor D. W. Clark.
County Superintendent D. W. Morri
son. tegular Terms of Csurl.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meeting of County Commis
sioners 1st and 3d Tuesdays ol montli.
Church Bubbath Nrbool.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. I M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in.
Preaching In M. K. Church every Sab
bath evening by Kev. W. O. Calhoun.
Preaching in the F. M. Church every
'Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
H. D. Call, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourtn Tuesdays of each
month.
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CURTIS M. 8IIAWKEY,
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DR. J. C. DUNN, .
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and DRUGGIST. Offloe over store,
Tlonesta, Pa. Professional calls prompt
ly respouded to at all hours of day or
night. Residence Elm bt., between
Grove's grocery and Uerow's restaurant.
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Practice limited to diseases of the
Lunits and Chest. Olllue hours by ap
pointment onlv.
OIL CITY, PA. No. 116 CENTER ST.
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J. Practice limited to diseases fit the
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atteutiou given to the tlttiug of glasses.
OUlce hours 9-12 a. m., 1-5 p. m., 7-8 p. m.
OIL CITY. PA. No. 110 CENTErl ST.
HOTEL WEAVER,
E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a completechange,
and is now furnished with all the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The ooinl'orts ol
guests never neglected.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
GEKOW A UEROW Proprietor.
Tlonsela, Pa. This 1b the mostcentrully
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern Improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling, public First
olass Livery in coi. nection. f
pHlL. KMERT
' JM.'NCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm
2 id Walnut streets, Is prepared to da all
inds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his worlA, to
trive perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
ion given to mending, and prices rea
inable. .
. To Take EtToct July 1st, 1905.
TH Eastern Time SOUTH
Tj Stations 2 4
iii Leave Arrive p. m.jp.m
00 Nebraska j6 30
20 Ross Run 05
'iti Lamentation 6 00
10 Newtown Mills 6 65
15 Kellettville 12 00 5 45
.5 Buck Mills 11 50,5 35
O Mayburg 11 40 5 25
0 Porkey 11 2015 15
5 Minister 11 15 5 10
1 Welters 11 05,5 05
.0 Hastings 10 55 4 55
, Blue Jav 10 45 4 45
) Henry's Mill 10 80!4 35
5 Barnes 10 10 4 20
0 Sheflield 10 00,4 15
n Arrive Leave a. m.lp.m
' T. D. COLLINS, President.
MEXICO BUYS RAILROADS
Will Take Control of All Lines
In the Republic.
Spelling Order Withdrawn Congress
Adjoruns Thursday Hurled From
Auto Into Lake No Increase For
Congressmen Deficient Coast De
fenseLarge Inheritance Tax.
Details of the railway merger by
which the Mexican government takes
control of all important railroad lines
iu the republic, have become known.
The government procures absolute
control of the Mexican Central, the
National, the International, the Inter
Oceanic and the Hidalgo and North'
eastern railroads, all of which will be
formed Into one great railway system
The government also comes into con-
trol of the Texas-Mexican railroad at
Laredo, Tex., which is owned by the
National The mileage of the system
will aggregate 10,000 miles.
The Tehuantepec National and the
Vera Cruz and Pacific railroads, con'
trolled by the government, will con'
tlnue to be operated as independent
companies.
A Mexican company, a majority of
whose stock will be held by the Mexi
can government, will be organized
with headquarters In Mexico City.
The company will issue its securities
in exchange for the securities out
standing of the merged companies and
the new company will acquire all the
physical property and concessions held
by the old companies. It is intended
to create a board of 21 directors, to
be divided into a general board of 12
members that will hold forth In Mex
ico and a local board of nine members
with headquarters In New York.
President Withdraws Spelling Order.
President Roosevelt will withdraw
his simplified spelling order to the
public printer and hereafter all docu
ments from the executive departments
will again be printed In the old-fashioned
style.
Representative Landls of the joint
committee on spelling conferred with
the president and the latter said that
he did not wish to have spelling over
shadow matters of great importance
and he was willing to revoke bis or
der for the new spelling in case the
house of representatives went on
record as opposed to the system.
Accordingly lute Thursday Mr. Lau
dis introduced a resolution in the
house to the effect that it was the
sense of the house that hereafter in
printing publications authorized by
law, ordered by either branch of con
gress or emanating from the executive
departments, and independent officers
of the government, the government
printing office "should observe and ad
here to the standard of orthography
prescribed in generally accepted dic
tionaries of the English langauge."
The measure was passed without a
dissenting vote, although Mr. Glllett
of Massachusetts, who has been re
garded as the champion of the presi
dent's attitude, explained that he did
not wish to give the impression that
he had changed his mind. He simply
bowed to the will of the house which
appeared to be overwhelmingly against
the innovation.
Congress Adjourns Thursday.
Both houses of congress will ad
journ next Thursday for the Christ
mas holidays unless the senate should
change the program adopted by the
house, which is not probable.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill which passed the house Saturday,
It Is expected, will receive the sanc
tion of the "rnate before the holiday
adjournment. The provision in the
bill looking to carrying Into effect the
pure food law Is regarded by both the
senate and the house as really urgent.
The Panama message detailing the
president's observations during his re
cent visit to the canal zone and out
lining his recommendations concern
ing the work there was read Monday,
but for the present it will receive no
attention beyond its formal reading.
The same may be said of the four or
he other communications wiiich the
president has promised this week.
Hurled From Auto Into Lake.
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., had a narrow
escape from death. With his chauffeur
he was speeding his GO-horse Power
automobile on the shore of Lake
Success, Long Island, when the front
axle snapped and the car skidded a
zigzag course. A moment later a
wheel became detached, the body of
the car struck the ground and tore
up the road for 15 feet or more. The
jar hurled Mr. Vanderbilt from his
seat over the machine into the lake,
well away from the shore. He Bank
through the thin Ice, but rose imme
diately and swam to shore. The force
with which Mr. Vanderbilt was thrown
from the automobile was such that,
had he met with any obstacle, he must
have been Instantly killed. The
chauffeur clung to his Beat, and was
uot seriously injured.
No Increase For Congressmen.
The house of representatives was
brought face to face on Friday of
last week with a proposal to in
crease the salaries of Its own mem
bers, senators, the vice president, tlv?
speaker of the house and cabinet
members, while the legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriation bill
was under consideration.
While It passed favorably upon the
proposal as applied to other officials,
It refused to make it apply to members
of either house of congress.
The amendment as passed reads:
"On and after March 4, 1937, th
compensation of heads of executive
departments, who are members of the
president's cabinet, shall be at the
rate of $12,000 per annum each."
Deficient Coast Defense.
"Both coast and field artillery are
badly deficient In personnel jind ma
terlal; neither Is In even approximate
ly proper condition for instruction in
time of peace, much less In condition
for reasonably efficient service in war,
and the time necessary to put either
!n the latter condition is not a matter
of days or weeks, but of years."
Brigadier General Arthur Murray,
chief of artillery, thus sums up the
condition of this arm of the service In
his annual report and says If cannot
be too strongly urged that appropriate
legislation be obtained to make good
the deficiency and to correct the de
fects referred to.
Yale Life Made Him a Socialist.
"Control of Yale life by sons of the
wealthy Is much the same as the large
corporations' dominance in civic af
fairs," says Joseph Medlll Patterson,
the young Chicago millionaire social
1st, who has just begun a course in the
Wisconsin Agricultural collegey'The
less opulent students, though" hard
working and worthy, are unable to
make the honorary societies, while the
sons of the 'Morgans' and 'Rockefel
lers' control the elections. This first
example of class discrimination arous
ed my resentment toward wealth anil
modern conditions and gave me my
start toward socialism."
President Declines Big Hunt.
Colonel William F. Cody, who is
in Washington in the interest of irri
gation In Wyoming, was one of Presi
dent Roosevelt's callers. The famous
Bcout sought to Interest the president
in a "big hunt" in the Rockies next
fall. ' President Roosevelt, however,
said he couldn't think of it, as he
would have too many things on his
hands at that time. That the presi
dent should so long In advance per
emptorily decline a hunting trip in the
normally dull off-year season, led gos-
sipers to wonder If an extra session of
the next congress Is being pondered
by the executive.
Head of Coal Combine Guilty.
E. S. Howell, president of the
Omaha Coal Exchange, charged with
the other 79 members with maintain
ing a trust, in violation of the state
law, was convicted last Thursday after
the Jury had deliberated for two days.
The case will be appealed. This is
the first trial under the indictment,
which includes practically every coal
firm In the city. The court has indi
cated the intention of trying each de
fendant separately.
Court Martial of Officers.
On recommendation of the general
staff the secretary of war has ordered
trial by court martial of Major C. W.
Penrose and Captain Edgar A. Mack
lin of Co. C, first battalion, 25th in
fantry, under the 02nd article of war,
for "Conduct to the prejudice of good
order and discipline In falling in their
duty in preventing and suppressing
the riot at Brownsville, Tex., last
August." - '
Cabinet Nominations Confirmed.
The senate confirmed the nomina
tions of W. H. Moody, Massachusetts,
to be an associate justice of the su
preme court of the United States,
Charles J. Bonaparte of Maryland to
be attorney general, Victor H. Metcalf
of California to be secretary , of the
navy,' and Oscar S. Straus of New York
to be secretary of commerce and la
bor. 1 . ,
Residence For Cardinal Richard.
The pope on hearing last week
that Cardinal Richard, archbishop
of Paris, had been compelled to leave
the episcopal residence, telegraphed
immediately placing the palace of the
nunciature In Paris, which is owned
by the Vatican, at his disposal and at
the same time expressing his cordial
sympathy with the venerable prelate.
Phones Sermons to Farmers.
During the revival meetings at Nep
onset, Ill.i one hundred farmers are
nightly reached by the telephones.
Evangelist Hicks preaches into a
huge megaphone at the church, which
is connected with the wires to farm
houses in all the surrounding country.
While the sermon is being delivered
the line Is busy to every one except
the evangelist.
Favors an Inheritance Tax.
Andrew Carnegie, In an address be
fore the National Civic Federation,
said he believed that tho major por
tion of the estates of enormously
wealthy men should go to the state
upon the death of the possessor of the
fortune.. Mr. Carnegie opposed a
graduated Income tax.
Auto Ran Into Station Platform.
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth were occupants of an auto
mobile which ran Into the station
platform at Chevy Chase, a suburb of
Washington, ' on Sunday. Beyond a
severe shaking up the occupants were
uninjured. The machine was slightly
damaged.
Sections of River Tunnel Joined.
The two sections of the tunnel un
der the East river which were started
simultaneously in New York and
Brooklyn, were joined under the river
Friday. The sections Joined practio-
a v perfectly. I
ENGINEER DID HIS DUTY
Was Dug From the Wreckage
Terribly Injured.
Entire Train With Exception of One
Pullman Burned Fast Train Ran
Into a Coal Car and Caboose That
Were Driven In Front of It by An
other Collision.
Rochester, Dec. 18. New York
Central train No. 57, known as the
Buffalo local, a fast train running be
tween New York and Buffalo, was
Vriecked near the pumping station
about a mile east of Palmyra, yester
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, the engi
neer was fatally injured and the en
tire train, with the exception of one
Pullman, was burned to the trucks.
A local freight was taking waterat
the pumping statmn on track No. 3
when suddenly another freight, also a
pick up, and on track No. 3 came in
sight. Before it could be Btopped it
ran into the rear end of the first pick
up, knocking the caboose and a heavy
coal car over on passenger track No. 2.
The crew instantly started to flag
the passenger train, which they knew
to be due, but before they could hard
ly leave the train No. 57 hove In sight
with two monster engines, making up
a little lost time.
Luckily for every one on the passen
ger train, Engineer Harris, who was
on the first engine, had time to put on
the air, thus reducing the speed to
quite an extent when the crash came
and the two engines struck the coal
car and the damaged caboose.
The caboose did not amount to much
in the path of the engines, but the
heavy coal car threw both engines off
the track, and after ploughing through
the mud for quite a distance, they
tipped over on their sides and slipped
down the embankment.
The baggage car was thrown partly
off the rails, but none of the other cars
left the tracks. Every one in the
passenger cars was badly shaken up
but none was injured.
Engineer Harris of Rochester, who
was in the first englne"'and who by
sticking to his post probably saved
many lives, was dug out from under
the wreckage, terribly Injured. Dr. J.
M. Lee, a Rochester surgeon, and Dr.
Canfield, also of Rochester, were on
the train and they made the Injured
man as comfortable as possible. His
wounds were carefully dressed and
he was taken to the city hospital In
Syracuse. The passengers nearly all
took refuge in a farm house.
The caboose took fire when first
struck and set fire to the passenger
train. In a short time every one of
the cars, Including two Pullmans, one
day coach, the smoking car, an ex
press and a baggage car, were In
flames and burned to their trucks.
The last Pullman was saved by an en
gine which came up from the Newark
station and drew it away from the
other cars before it had caught fire.
The passengers were all taken back
to Newark in this car and from there
taken west on an accommodation over
the West Shore. The two passenger
engines were those of the New York
Central's latest type numbered 3,972
and 3,898.
The wrecking crew was Immediately
sent for, but It was several hours be
fore it arrived and in the meantime
several freight cars caught fire and
burned.
The express messenger had a nar
row escape, for when the crash came
he was hurled with several large
boxes of express across the car, but
he and the crew did great work in get
ting everything out of the car before
It took fire.
The east and westbound Empire
State express were sent over the
West Shore road from Lyons to Fair
port, and as track No. 3 was the only
one that could be used all the other
fast trains used the West Shore
tracks up to midnight.
Not one of the passengers lost a
single article of baggage and so far
as could be learned not one was In
jured, although several were In such a
state of excitement that they could
hardly tell anything about themselves.
Steamer on Rocks; Captain a Suicide.
Kingston, Jamaica, Dec. 18. The
Hamburg-American line tourist steamer
Prlnzessln Victoria Lulse went ashore
last night off Port Royal, whereupon
Captain Brulnswlg. her commander,
blew out his brains In his cabin. The
steamer's passengers were all safely
landed here. Tho vessel was on her
return trip to New York, which she
left for this port December 12. She Is
pounding heavily and the seas are
breaking over her, but It Is yet hoped
she can be saved. She is on a rocky
ledge. The German cruiser Bremen
is trying to float her, and the French
training ship Duguay-Trouln is pre
paring to leave port to assist. The
captain's body Is yet aboard his
stranded bin p.
Colonel Mann on Trial For Perjury.
New York, Dec. i 8. Colonel Will-
lam D. Mann, editor of Town Topics,
was put on trial before Recorder (!off
on a charge of perjury during the
hearing last January of a suit for
criminal libel brought by Joseph M,
Deuol, Justice of the court of special
sessions, against Norma u Hapgood of
Colliers. It Is charged that he de
clared that he had never written "O.
K., W. D. M." on n letter written by
Reginald Ward asking to be put on
the regular posting list of Town Topics.
INDIANS NUMBER 284,079.
Have In U. S. Funds $35,3E5,000; Out
aide of Territories Own 51,478,
000 Acres.
Washington, Dec. 18. Considera
tion of the Indian appropriation bill,
carrying $8,203,000, was begun In the
house. Representative Sherman (N.
Y.), chairman of the Indian affairs
committee, explained the measure and
discussed the whole Indian question.
It was shown that the total Indian
population is now 284,079.' and that
the Indian is rapidly assuming citi
zen's dress. Indians who could read
English last year numbered C3.000,
and those who speak the language
numbered 70,000. Of the total Indian
population, 38,000 were members of
regularly established churches.
The Indians have today In United
States funds $35,385,000, upon which
an annual interest of $1,725,000 is
paid. The government pays the In
dians annually under treaty obliga
tions more than $750,000. The lands
owned by the Indians outside of ter
ritories amount to 51,478,000 acres.
Representative Sherman said that
the Indian Is not gradually disappear,
lng, but that statistics show that last
year there were among them 316 more
births than deaths.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS ARE BARRED
Pennsylvania Railway Employes For
bidden to Accept Presents.
Pittsburg, Dec. 18. Minor officials
and prominent employes of the Penn
sylvania Railroad company were given
a most unpleasant surprise when a no
tice was posted that no official or em
ploye would be permitted to accept a
Christmas present this year from any
person doing business with the rail
road. Heretofore the Christmas presents
have been looked forward to with great
pleasure. These presents came from
the large manufacturers and other
shippers, and consisted of almost
everything from a box of cigars to
checks amounting to as . high as a
thousand dollars, according to the im
portance of the person to whom tho
present was made and the amount of
good that they would be able to do the
person or firm that made the present,
The activity of the Interstate com
merce commission sent a cold chill
down the backs of the officials of the
railroad, and the order was Issued that
presents must not be accepted In tho
future.
Charged With Contempt of Court.
Herkimer, N. Y., eDc. 18. Henry E.
Carey, publisher and W. B. Masterson,
special writer of the New York Morn
ing Telegraph, were called to Herki
mer to plead to indictments charging
them with violating section 143 of the
penal code In printing unfair comment
in the Gillette trial. William E. Lew
is, editor of the paper, Is also under In
dictment but was detained in New
York by illness. When the party
reached the court house papers in an
other action for contempt were served
on them. This action Is brought by
Judge Devendorf. Clarence J. Shearn,
their attorney, said: 'We will claim
that comment on a court trial pub
lished after a trial closes cannot be
in contempt."
Will Not Further Oppose Raines.
Canandaigua, Dec. 18. ev. Howard
H. Russell, superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of New York
state, announced that the league will
not try further to defeat State Sena
tor John Raines for present pro tem
of the senate. The league's action fol
lows a point debate held here between
Senator Raines and Rev. Mr. Russell.
MARK'T REPORT.
New York Provision Market.
New York, Dec. 17.
WHEAT No. 2 red. 81c f. o. b.
afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, 84 V4c
c. 1. f. Buffalo.
CORN No. 2 corn, GIVic f. o. b.
afloat; No. 2 yellow, 63Vc.
OATS Mixed oats, 26 to 32 lbs.,
39&39M.C; clipped white, 3G to 40 lbs.,
391fcffl44c.
l'ORK Mess, $17.5018.C0; family,
$18.5019.00.
HAY Shipping, 7075c; good to
choice, $1.051.15.
BUTTER Creamery, extra, 32H
33c; common to extra, 2332c; stale
dairy; common to fancy, 2030c.
CHEESE State full cream, fancy,
14V4C.
EOGS State and Pennsylvania, 40c
POTATOES State and Western,
$1.2501.43.
Buffalo Provision Market.
Buffalo, Dec. 17.
WHEAT No. 1 northern carloads,
87c; No. 2 red, 79c.
CORN No. 2 corn, 40i47c f. o. b.
afloat; No. 2 yellow, 47e.
OATS No. 2 white, 39',.c f. o. b.
afloat; No. 3 white, 38!,ic.
FLOUR Fancy blended patent,
per bbl... $4.75(&5.50; winter family,
patent, $ 1.15 4.90.
BUTTER Creamery, western ex
tra, tubs, 32c; state and Pennsyl
vania creamery, 31c; dairy, choice
to fancy, 27 28c.
CHEESE Fancy full cream, 14c;
good to choice, 13 13 Vic.
EGGS Selected white, 30c.
1'OTATOICS Homo grown, fancy,
per bu., 4510e; fair to good, 40 42c.
East Buffalo Live Stock Market.
CATTLE-Choice export steers, $6.00
ti.35; good to choice butcher steers,
$1.255.35; medium half-fat steers,
$:!.G.'4.00; fair to good heifers. $3.50
.4.25; good to choice hellers $4 50
4.90; good butcher bulls, $3.504.00;
choice veals, $8.759.00; fair to good,
$7.50 8.50.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Choice
lambs, $7.65 7.73; choice year
lines, $6.00"6.60; cull sheep, $3.50
4.25.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Summary of the Week's News
of the World.
Cream of the News Culled From Long
Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape
s For the Hurried Reader Who It Too
Busy to Read the Longer Reports
and Desires to Keep Posted.
Rev. Dr. Crapsey has announced that
he will deliver lectures attacking
gome of the doctrines of the church.
Recent railway accidents have
caused renewed interest in bills to
make use of the block signal system
compulsory.
Secretary Metcalf's report on the
Japanese trouble showB Japan's com
plaint was prompted by maltreatment
of her subjects by labor unions on the
Pacific coast.
Mgr. Montagninl, secretary of the
papal nunciature at Paris since the re
call of the nuncio, was arrested upon
an order expelling him from France
and was conducted to the frontier.
Thursday.
Senator Burrows attacked the right
of Senator Reed Smoot; as a member
of the Mormon hierarchy, to a seat in
the senate.
By the capsizing of a ferry boat on
the Nervion river in Spain 16 persons
were drowned. Seven bodies have
been recovered.
King Leopold is about to cede terri
tory in the Congo Free State to the
BrltUh authorities to enable the Capo-to-Calro
railway to pass.
It was decided by the official can
vass that the plurality of Hughes over
Hearst in the state was 57,973, and
that of Chanler over Bruce 5,442.
Chester E. Gillette, who was sent
enced to be electrocuted during the
week beginning Jan. 28 for the mur
der of Grace Brown, was taken to Au
burn prison yesterday.
Friday.
The divorce suit brought against
Mrs. August Hartje of Pittsburg by
her husband was decided in favor of
the defendant.
Referring to recent occurrences in
California, Secretary Root, In a
speech, pleaded for a more complete
federal control of the states.
Senator Rayner of Maryland, in a
speech before the senate, took issue
with the president on the treaty righls
of Japan regarding California schools.
Emperor William has authorized the
chancellor to dissolve the relchstag if
it refuses to pass the appropriation
for the Southwestern African war, on
which the retention of the colony de
pends. The case of Albert T. Patrick, con
victed of the murder of Wlllam Marsh
Rice and under sentence of death,
against the state of New York was
dismissed In the supreme court of the
United States on motion of his coun
sel. Saturday.
Governor-elect Hughes warned all
public service corporations In a
speech at Rochester to give better
service.
Defeated by 10 votes on the question
of the German Southwest Africa budg
et, Chancellor von D'li'low dissolved
the relchstag.
Senator Dubois of Idaho declared
President Roosevelt had lost the re
spect of ten million American women
by upholding Mormonlsm and Reed
Smoot of Utah.
Chronicling the utter absence of
disorders predicted by extremists In
connection with the separation law,
a Paris dispatch says the reactionaries
will be disappointed.
, Clifford Hooe, negro coachm:ri far
Augustus Hartje, was taken to the
penitentiary for perjury In the Hartje
divorce case, while a mob clamored
for his life In Pittsburg.
Monday.
Count of votes In New York Life
nnd Mutual Life elections for directors
Is to be made. Tuesday.
Governor-elect Hughes repeated his
pledge to Investigate all departments
In Albany, including that of banking.
Mr. mid Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr.,
sail from New York for the purpose of
endeavoring to reunite the Duke and
Duchess of Marlborough.
European diplomats regard war be
tween the United Spates and Japan as
the matter of only a few years and pre
dict titanic struggle over Philippines.
Sufferers from tho fuel famine In
the Northwest appeal lo Washington
that the army be used In forcing and
assisting the railroads to haul coal
to relieve their distress.
Tuesday.
W. F. Bywaters was shot and killed
by the brothers of tho brldo he had
Just married as he was attempting to
escape from her house at Culpepper,
Va.
Friend of Albert . T. Patrick, the
lawyer condemned to death In New
Yurk, hear that the governor will com
mute his sentence to life Imprison
ment. Ixiiig Bridge, crossing the Potomac,
and over which the retreating Union
army fled into Washington after the
battle of null Run, has been ordered
destroyed by the government.
George Hiirnham, Jr., general coun
sel for the Mutual Reserve Uf3 Insur
ntie company, who recently was con
victed of grand larceny In using $7,."iiMi
of I lie company's funds for his own
purposes, was sentenced to serve two
ye" - In state prison.
PISTOL FIGHT WITH BURGLARS.
One Young Man Wit Fatally Wound
ed, Another Arretted.
Pittsburg, Dec. 17. In a fight wltb
burglars Saturday night, in the notion
store of Mrs. Mary Neenou at New
Kensington, Pa., 30 miles east of here,
Officer James J. Lemon shot and fa
tally wounded Elmer Kuhn and ar
rested Albert Romlg, young men well
known in Kensington.
There are peculiar clrcumstancea
connected with the robbery. Early
Saturday evening Romlg notified the
police and Mrs. Neenon that an at
tempt would be made to rob the store.
Lemon was detailed on the case and
secreted himself in the store. Romlg
pointed a revolver at Mrs. Neenon
while Kuhn held up the young lady
clerk. Lemon commanded both men to
surrender.
Kuhn tried to strike him with a
black jack and Lemon fired three bul
lets into Kuhn. Romlg did not resist
arrest. Romlg says he notified the
police because Kuhn threatened to kill
him unless he assisted in the robbery.
The Pittsburg authorities were noti
fied and will investigate as the New
Kensington police believe the men
were implicated In the murder ol
Henry Smith, who was recently killed
here by burglars.
NO DEPOSITS WITHDRAWN.
Closing of Waynesburg Bank Hat No
Effect on Other Institutions.
Waynesburg, Dec. 15. A feature
which is regarded as remarkable in
financial circles here In connection
with the closing of the Farmers &
Drovers National bank is the fact that
not a dollar was drawn out of any
other Waynesburg bank on account
of the embarrassment of the Farmers
& Drovers. All other banks gained in
their deposits.
Bank Examiner J. B. Cunningham
of Pittsburg, who was appointed re
ceiver of the Farmers & Drovers bank,
is not ready to make any statement in
regard to the condition of the bank or
the probable date of reopening.
Under Its recent management the
earnings of the bank were $85,000 per
annum on $200,000 capital stock. The
shares, par value $50, have sold as
high as $310.
Harrlsburg, Dec. 15. State Treas
urer Berry sent a personal letter with
Bond Clerk Greer to each of the 14
londsmen of the Farmers & Drovers
National bank of Waynesburg asking
them to meet Treasury Cashier Measy
In Pittsburg next Wednesday to pay
the $75,000 state deposit in the insti
tution. The treasurer took this ac
tion to save the bondsmen being com
pelled to pay $3,800 In attorney's fees
In addition to the amount of the state
funds.
Millionaire Murdered.
Washington, Pa., Dec. 15. Word
was received In Washington of u
double murder at Del Rio, Tex., last
Friday, one of the victims being
Blake M. Cauthorn, a wealthy ranch
man, who, with his wife, formerly
lived In Washington. The other vic
tim was J. W. Ralston, also a ranch
man. A. R. Sibley, the alleged mur
derer, was shot and killed by a sheriff.
The men were Rhot from ambush. The
murderer secured about $4,000 from
Cauthorn and about $1,000 from Ral
ston. Caiithorn's wealth is estimated
ut $1,000,000. His wife, formerly Miss
Edith Hamilton of this place, a daugh
ter of James R. Hamilton, is sole
heir.
Woman Raced; Verdict Cut.
Greeiisburg, Dec. 15. Because she.
was entered In a fut women's race at1
the annual picnic of the miners of
the Keystone Coal & Coke company
Mrs. Nellie B. Stnpleton of Greeiisburg
was denied big damages for personal
Injuries by a Jury in Common Pleas
court. Mrs. Stapleton sued the
Greensburg Southern Electric Street
Railway company for $8,000 on account
of injuries nlleged to have been sus
tained In alighting from a car. It was
brought out In testimony that she had
taken part in the race and she was
allowed only $601.50.
Farmers' Week at State College.
State College, Dec. 15. The Trunk
Line association has granted an open
rate of one fare for the round trip
from all stations In Pennsylvania to
State College, on account of Farmers'
week, Due. 27 to Jan. 2. The sched
ule, giving the names of 18 lecturers
and the subjects of over 40 lectures
and demonstrations in practical agri
culture, may be secured from Profes
sor II. E. Van Norman, State College,
Pa.
Humane Society Quits.
Beaver Falls, Dec. 15. At a meet
ing of the directors of the Beaver
County Humane Society Rev. T. J.
Allen, who had been canvassing the
county for several months for sub
scriptions in aid of the society, re-'
ported that although he had worked
faithfully he had raised only about
$."()0. The directors decided to disband
the society.
Ex-Convict Killed as Bandit.
Mnnslleld. O., Due. 17. Herbert
Ilollingsworth, recently released from
the penitentiary, broke into a hard
ware store here Friday night, ttule
eight revolvers, held up and robbed
several persons on tho streets and
was finally shot and Instantly killed by
Police Captain Marks.
Brookville, Pa. Caught by a passen
ger liitin on a railway bridge at
Puckerty, James Dobbins a miner,
leaped Inlo the Red Hank creek, 4ft
feet bep'w. He was rescued unhurt
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