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VOL. XL. NO. 50,
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1908.
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BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. J. T. Carson.
Justices of the react C. A. Randall, D.
W. Clark.
Qmncumen.J . W. Landers, J. T. Dale,
O. T. Anderson, Win. Smearbaugh, E.
W. Bowman, J, W. Jamleson, W. J.
Campbell.
Constable Vt. If. Hood.
Collector V. H. Hood.
School Directors J. O. Soowden, Dr.
J. C. Dunn, Q Jatninson, J. J. Landers,
J. R. Clark, W. O. Wyman.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress U. P. Wheeler.
Member of Senate 3. K, P. Hall.
Assembly W. D. Shields.
President Judge W. M. Llndsey.
Associate Judges P. X. Kreltler, P.
C. Hill.
Prothonotary , Register t Recorder, de.
J. O. Gelst.
Sheriff'. A. W. Stroup.
treasurer Geo. W. Hotenian.
Oomvnssioners Leonard Agnew, An
drew Wolf, i hlllp Etnert.
District Attorney A. Brown.
Jury Commissioners J. B. Eden, H.
II. M'cClellan.
Coroner Dr C. Y. Detar.
f ounfv Auditors-George H. Warden,
K. L. UaiiRh, S. T. Carson.
County Surveyor D. W. Clark.
County Superintendent O. W. Morri
son. Rssnlar Tens f Cart.'
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 of month.
Ik HebMl.
Presbyterian Sabbath 8ouoolat9:45 a.
ui. t M. E. Sabbath Sohool at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W. O. Calhoun.
Preaching In the K. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
H. D. Call, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
D. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
mi nth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
pi N EST A LODGE, No. 869, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
Ca.PT. GEORGE STOW POST. No. 274
Q. A, R. Meets 1st and 8d Monday
evening in each month.
C APT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meeta first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
RITCHEY A CARRINQER.
ATTORN KYS-AT-LAW,
Tioneata, Pa
CURTIS M. 8HAWKEY,
ATTO RN E Y-AT- LA W,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AC BROWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office In Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Stn., Tinnesta. Pa.
FRANK 8 HUNTER, D. D. 8
Rooms over Citizen Nat. Rank.
IIONESTA, PA.
D
R. F, J. BOVARD,
Physician Nurgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. J. O. DUNN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
and DRUGGI-T. Office over store.
Yionema, Pa. Profeiwlmial calls prompt
ly rex pointed to at all hours of day or
night. Residence Elm St., between
Grove's grocery and Gerow's restaurant.
GEORGE SIGGINS, M. D., .
Physician and Surgeon,
TIONESTA. PA.
Office In rooms over Forest County
National Bank.
Professional calls promptly responded
to al all hours of day or uight.
D
R J. B. SIGGINS.
Physician and burgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
HOTEL WEAVER,
E. A. WEAVER. Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a complete change,
snd is now furnished with all the mod
ern Improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The oomforts ol
guests never neglected.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
GEROW A GEROW Proprietor.
Tiouseta, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place lor the traveling public First
ftlass Livery in connection.
pHIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery (.tore
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
indH of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion yiven to mending, and prices rea
sonable. JAMES HASLET,
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
"A.C.UREY,
LIVERY
Feed & Sale
STABLE.
Pine Turnouts at All Times
at Reasonable Rates.
Hear of Hotel Weaver
TIOITESTA, IF.A-.
Telephone Ho. 20.
AVALANCHE KILLED 13
Hotel at Mouth of Tunnel Works
Demolished.
Silent Firearm Invented Unrest In
Indla-Wu Ting Fang Arrivea-Many
Small Stations to Be Closed Re
publican Senator In Kentucky.
Judge Warns Newspaper.
An avalanche descended Sunday
near the village of Goppenstein, near
Berne, Switzerland. The enormous
atmospheric pressure which accom
panied It demolished a hotel at the
mouth of the Loethchenthal tunnel
works, killing thirteen persons and
Injuring fifteen others. '
The occupants of the hotel, num
bering thirty, were surprised while
seated at the table by sinister rum
blings. Almost Immediately two chil
dren rushed Into the dining room and
screamed "An avalanche, an ava
lanche." There was a rush to escape,
but the building, which was of a tem
porary nature, collapsed without warn
ing. Both of the children were killed
along with many of those they had
sought to save. Among the others
killed was an American engineer,
named Mervert, who was installing
American machinery to be used for
tunnelling.
The hotel had been erected by the
tunnel contractors for the convenience
of the engineers and others engaged
In construction work. There were no
tourists there.
The village postoffice and police
station also were seriously damaged
by the air wave and were keeled over
to an angle of forty-five degrees, mak
ing their occupancy impossible. The
tunnel works were not damaged.
"Silent Firearm" Invented.
Hiram Percy Maxim, son of Sir
Hiram Maxim, who invented the ma
chine gun which bears his name, has
been granted a patent in this country
for a "silent firearm." By the device
of the younger inventor, now formally
announced as fully perfected, the dis
charge of a rifle or revolver is ren
dered practically noiseless.
The escape of the gases following
discharge of the explosive is shut oft
Just as the bullet emerges from the
muzzle. This result is obtained by
means of a piston valve sliding across
the bore of the barrel immediately
after the bullet passes. This valve is
controlled entirely by the pressure of
the gases themselves and Is not oper
ated by any Intricate mechanical de
vice. Preventing the gases from escaping
suddenly and provoking a consequent
loud report, the valve allows them to
issue gradually through a series of
small holes, thus obviating all noise
except a slight hissing sound. The
valve then resumes an open position
and a safety device prevents the fir
ing of another cartridge unless the
valve is in its proper place.
Military experts apprised of the new
Invention assert that It holds the
power to force revolution of modern
methods of warfare.
Unrest In India.
The officers of the German steam
ship Neuenfels, which arrived at
Boston from India and Ceylon, re
port a serious condition of affairs
throughout India. The natives, they
assert, are openly defying the British.
They have boycotted British gool3
and have refused to handle cargoes
shipped by British merchants.
In the interior they are on the verge
of open revolt, and in many p.cxes
they are arming and preparing to com
bat British rule. Agitators are large
ly responsible for the preseit condi
tions. They are inciting 'he imtives
to acts of violence. They bellsve the
Japanese will aid them If they should
engage In war with England and "hey
declare they will be victorious.
In the larger cities the feeling
against the British and foreigners in
general has taken the form of a boy
cott and commerce Is greatly ham
pered. The Neuenfels was delayed
sixty-four days at Calcutta waiting for
her cargo.
The natives refused to work op tho
freighter and it was weeks before a
gang of longshoremen could be got to
gether who would load the ship. Cal
cutta harbor at that time was filled
with British steamers unable to get
cargoes.
Orders For Animals and Eggs Unfilled
Because Chief Justice John W. Goff
c! New York city and the board of
park commissioners of Rochester, N.
Y., did not receive recently guinea
lien eggs, pheasants and pet animals
for which they claim to have sent
money to Geo. M. D. Gardiner of Med
field, Mass., the latter was placed un
der arrest by United States Deputy
Marshal Ruhlon on a charge of using
the mails in pursuance of a scheme
to defraud. It Is alleged that Gard
iner has Ifeen advertising extensively
In poultry and game papers and has
not filled his orders entirely. Judge
Goff Is said to have sent a check for
$)0 for guinea hen eggs and pheasants
for his place, at Millbrook, N. Y.,
while the Rochester park board of
commissioners are said to have or
dered pot animals for the park in
Rochester. The complaint alleged
that Gardiner used the malls by de
positing a letter addressed to G. C.
Lancy of Rochester.
Arrival of Minister Wu Ting Fang.
Wu Ting Fang, for the second time
(appointed Chinese minister to the
United States, arrived at San Fran
cisco on the Pacific mall liner Si
beria, with a large retinue of secre
taries, consuls and attaches, number
ing 70 persons. He brought with him
new consuls for Mexico, Havana, New
York and San Francisco, besides
three nephews, three secretaries and
seven other attaches for the Chinese
legation at Washington and 25 stu
dents, who will enter 'various schools
and colleges in this country.
Minister Wu denied the report that
he was the bearer of an appeal to
Washington asking this country to
assist in preserving the interests of
China In Manchuria and protesting
against the alleged aggrandizement
of Japan in that province. He added:
"The relations between Japan and
China are cordial. There may be
some friction but it Is local. That
may occur in any country. So far as
my knowledge goes, Japan has not
violated the Portsmouth treaty with
reference to the open door policy in
Manchuria"
Judge Warns Newspaper.
A sensation was caused In court
in Pittsburg In the Hartjo trial
when Judge MacFarlane read from a
newspaper the headlines on the re
port of the trial and threatened con
tempt proceedings should similar
comment again be made.
The newspaper article and head
lines referred to Hooe's deppsltlon
and were read to the jury. The judge
said:
"I hold In my hand a newspaper
which attracted my attention because
of the headlines, 'Hooe's lies read to
the Jurors.' One of the questions to
be decided by the Jury is whether the
deposition is true or false. It Is a
disgrace to civilization, end If any
thing like that appears again In any
newspaper, I Bhall have the district
attorney direct the county detective
to prosecute the publisher of that
paper."
The matter referred to was the de
position of Clifford Hooe, the negro
coachman, read to the lurv reflecting
on the character of Mrs. Hartje.
Five Children at a Birth.
Five perfectly formed children were
born at Steubenville, O., on Friday
to Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell.
Three of the Infants died within an
hour after their birth. One boy
and girl will live, It Is said. Three
were boys. Mrs. Campbell weighs
less than 100 pounds. The combined
weight of the infants was 23 pounds.
Physicians declare the case to be one
of the most remarkable known. Camp
bell is a mill worker and has four
brothers. To the families of two of
these twins have been born, and each
of the other brothers is father of
triplets. Campbell's first wife died
after becoming the mother of triplets.
Campbell was for twelve years In the
United States navy and fought under
Schley off Santiago. Two of his
brothers are now with Admiral Evans'
fleet in the Pacafic.
No Money to Rebuild Navy.
The project for rebuilding the Rus
sian fleet has received a set-back as
result of the attitude of the ministry
of finance, which sees no possibility,
under the present circumstances, of
the country raising the funds needed
for the construction of a great and
powerful navy. The naval estimates
submitted amounted to $1,000,000,000
for ten years construction. Minister
of Finance Kokovosoff said that this
extended program could not be con
sidered now. The minister of finance
believes that the sums assigned annual
ly for new construction will continue
at about $15,500,100 for several years.
Many Small Stations to Be Closed.
The American railways have made
arrangements to comply with the
"nine-hour law." The operation of
the law will mean the employment by
railroad companies of several thous
and additional operators and the clos
ing of a large number of small sta
tions on the 4th of March. The dis
continuance of railway service at
many points, it Is realized, will in
duce at least temporary inconvenience
to the traveling and shipping public,
but in order to reduce operating ex
penses which now seems necessary
the operating officials believe this Is
the only way they possibly can meet
the situation.
Republican Senator In Kentucky.
Amid scenes of wildest excitement
at Frankfort, Ky., ex-Governor Will
iam O'Connell Bradley, Republican,
was elected to the United States
senate to succeed James B. Mc
Creary. Bradley's term of six years
will begin on March 4, 1909. He re
ceived 64 votes, four of which were
bust by Democrats opposed to ex
Governor Beckham, leading Demo
cratic candidate for senator, who was
indorsed for the office at the state
primaries.
Battleship Fleet Sails North.
The battleship fleet is now on Its
way to Magdalena bay, where Ad
miral Evans' ships will begin a n onth
of target practice and fleet evolutions
before they head northward for the
great reception which awaits them at
Sun Diego, Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
May Be Used as Food Preservatives.
The use In small quantities of ben
zoate of soda and sulphur dioxide as
food preservatives will be permuted,
pending the formal action of l he ref
eree board of consulting scliiirlic fx
pert, according to an order Issueo by
the department of agriculture.
T
While Attempting to Kill Chica
go's Police Chief.
Father Stabbed In the Arm and Po
lice Driver Received Bullet In the
Wrist Attack Believed to Have
Been Result of a Conspiracy' Which
..Included Killing of Mayor Busse.
TJhicago, March 3. Chief of Police
George M. Shippy, his son Harry and
his driver James Foley were wounded
by an anarchist who attempted to as
sassinate the police official in the lat
her's residence, 3122 Lincoln Court.
The desperate struggle, in which Mrs.
Shippy and her daughter Georglota
joined, was terminated when the chief
drew his own revolver and killed bis
assailant. Attempts to Identify the
dead man have thus far resulted in
failure.
The attack is believed to have been
the result of a conspiracy to harm offi
cials who have been active In sup
pressing manifestations of anarchy in
this community. Other city officials
are said to have been threatened and
a police spy who recognized the
corpse of the man who Invaded Shlp
py's home as that of a person who
regularly attended anarchists' meet
ings, asserted that the man was chos
en by lot to do away with not only the
chief of police- but Mayor Busse as
well.
The ramifications of the plot are
said to extend to other cities and to
be closely connected with the recent
killing of Rev. Leo Helnrlchs, a Ro
man Catholic priest, who was shot
down at the altar of bis church in
Denver.
Harry Shippy Fatally Wounded.
Harry Shippy Is the most severely
hurt of those injured 'in the affray.
He was shot through the breast and
was probably fatally wounded. His
father was stabbed in the arm, while
Foley received a bullet In the wrist.
Mrs. Shippy was kicked by the des
perado hut her hurts are slight.
Following the attack squads of po
lice were sent Into the Italian and
Ghetto quarters of the city. Places
known as headquarters of secret so
cieties suspected of anarchistic ten
dencles were raided and a score or
more of arrests were made.
That the attempt to kill Chief
Shippy resulted-In failure was due
largely to the policeman's quickness
In anticipating the purpose of his vl
ltor's presence. The man had twice
called at the house and asked for the
chief Sunday when he was told that
Mr. Shippy was at work, and called
again Monday morning, when a ser
vant Informed him that the chief could
not be seen before 9 o'clock. When
he rang the doorbell at the latter hour
the chief himself answered the call.
"As I opened the door," said Chief
Shippy later, "the man raised his hat
and I allowed him to step into the
hallway. He handed me an envelope.
I glanced at It and then the thought
struck me that the man was up to
some wrong. He looked like an an
archist. I grabbed his arms and call
ed to my wife, who was In another
room. When she ran Into the hall
way, I said: 'Mother, see If this man
has a revolver.' She felt In one of the
pockets and said that he had. I tried
to hold him with one hand and draw
my revolver with the other, but he
jerked away and fell against the door.
I caught him again, and while we were
struggling, my son, who was upstairs,
started to my aid.
"He was only a few steps from tho
bottom of the stairs, when the man
freed one hand, drew his revolver and
fired two shots at Harry. Then Foley,
who had been summoned by my
daughter, stepped Into the hallway
and the man shot him. The anarchist
kicked my wife to one side, and by
this time I had got my own revolver
and both Foley and I opened fire. At
my first shot, which struck him In the
head, he fell. But I fired three more,
one Into his head an two In his body.
Two of Foley's shots also struck the
assassin."
Foley and Harry Shtppy were taken
to a hospital.
The body of the annrchlst was re
moved to a morgue. A Bearch of the
corpse failed to reveal any marks by
which It might be identified.
Attack Result of a Conspiracy.
The police are firm In the belief
that the attack on their chief was due
to an anarchistic plot. Theories that
the man may have bad a personal
grievance against the official because
of an arrest or some similar affair
were given up when detectives of the
department failed to recognize the
corpse as that of any known criminal.
Two members of the force asserted
that they had seen the man at a meet
ing of anarchists about ten days ago.
The testimony of the police spy con
firmed this view of the case.
Boy Saved Father's Life.
Both the chief and Mrs. Shippy as
sert that the former's life was saved
by the appearance of their son. Tho
young man, who Is 18 years old, Is a
student at a military academy In Cul
ver, Ind. He was at home because
of illness, and hastened to his father's
aid when he heard the snuggle In the
hall.
"I might have been shot and killed
If the boy had not come to my assist
ance," raid the chief. "Mother was
too terrified to do anything. She was
helpless as soon as she felt the re
volver In the man's pocket."
ASSASS N
ALLEGED USE OF MONEY.
Assembly Asks Governor for Name of
Gambler Whose Letter Was
Published.
Albany, March 3. The assembly
without a dissenting vote adopted a
resolution asking Governor Hughes
for the hime of the alleged "gambler"
whose letter, addressed to the gov
ernor and Implying that money would
be used in the legislature to defeat
the anti-race track ' gambling bills,
was given out at the executive cham
ber for publication.
The resolution was Introduced by
the acting majority leader, Assembly
man Hammond of Onondaga, who Is
a member of the committee on codes,
which has the principal antl-gambllng
bllfa In charge.
"To have given publication to the
letter," he said, "the governor must
have satisfied himself of Its authenti
city, and the matter ought not to go un
noticed. The legislature Is entitled to
know who wrote the letter, and it is
for that purpose that I Introduce the
resolution." I
Minority Leader Palmer seconded
the remarks of Mr. Hammond and in
doing so attacked the governor for
giving out the letter without the name
of the "writer.
"This Is not the first time," he said,
"that the members of the legislature
have been assailed publicly, and I be
lieve that if we do not resent' this
attack we are only admitting Its truth.
1 am surpriseuhat the governor of
the state should become the medium
through which sucn a charge is giv
en .currency. i
'The courts have held In this state
for over seventy five years that a per
son who knowingly 'circulates a false
statement against another is liable
and must respond as Its author. I
hope that the dignity of this body Is
such that they will ask the person
giving currency to this statement that
the same publicity be given the name
of the one who has slandered a com
mittee of this house as has been giv
en to the article consituttng the slan
der." Mr. Walnwrlght of Westchester
said: "Mr. Speaker, I would like to
ask what is it proposed to do when we
get the letter and get the man's
name?"
Mr. Palmer To find out who has
slandered any member of this body.
1 would like to know, if I am slander
ed by the public press, who Is guilty
of the slander.
Plow Maker Oliver Dead.
South Bend, Ind., March 3. James
H. Oliver, the millionaire plow manu
facturer, died here. He was the in
ventor of the chilled plow. The in
vention made him several millions
He was a native of Lindesdale, Rox
burghshire, Scotland, and was born
Aug. 8, 1823. His father came to
America with his six sons and two
daughters and settled on a farm in
Lagrange county, Ind. In 1837 the
family lived at Mishawaka, Ind., when
the father died and young Oliver left
school and went to work. First a
ditch digger, he became a cooper and
then entered the employ of the St.
Joseph Iron company, and In 1857
moved to South Bend to take charge
of a foundry. He was married In
1844 to the daughter of a fellow work
man. His wife died in 1903. He
leaves two children, Joseph D. Oliver
and Mrs. George Ford.
Settlement of Shrlners' Wreck Claims.
Binghamton, March 3. Claim
agents for the Southern Pacific Rail
way company in this city have mude
a settlement with the executor of the
estates of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cut
ler, -whereby It was agreed to pay
$15,000 for the death of Mr. and Mrs.
Cutler, who were kied In the wreck
of the Shrlners' train in Southern Cal
ifornia last spring. No settlement
was reached with Mrs. Fred W. Grum
mond and Charles McKinney, Bing
hamton people who were injured in
the wreck. From here the claim
agents went to Buffalo, to try ta settle
claims of victims of the wreck from
that city.
Attachment Against French Auto.
Mlchlgnn City, Ind., March 3. Al
leging that the crew of the second
French car In the automobile race
from New York to Paris, which, left
here for Chicago, owed them $(5 for
aiding the cur between New Carlisle,
Ind., and Michigan City, several
teamsters had attachment papers is
sued against the Frenchmen. A con
stable started by railway to try to
head off the car before It should get
outside the state.
Enforcement of State Vaccination Law
Newburgh N. Y., March 3. About
45 per cent of the children of the pub
lic schools of this city are out of
school by reason of the enforcement
of the state law concerning compul
sory vaccination. When the schools
were reopened Monday morning many
unvaccinated children were sent home.
The enforcement of the state law has
provoked a bitter controversy In the
city. One of the principal objectors
to vaccination was the Central Labor
union.
Tall Which One SU It,
Jack London, the well known
novelist, loves children.
In San Francisco there are two twin
sisters, little girls of II years, of whom
Mr. London Is very fond.
On the way to his hunt one morning
Mr. London met one of the twins. He
stooped nnd shook her hand.
"Good morning, my dear." he said.
'And which of the twins are you?"
"I ttin tt one that's, out walkln."
POINTED
PARAGRAPHS
Summary of the Week's News
oMhe World.
Cream of the News Culled From Long
Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape
- For the Hurried Reader Who Is Too
Busy to Read the Longer Reports
and Desires to Keep Posted.
Samuel Gompers declared the re
cent adverse court decisluis are pow
erless to check the growth of labor
uulons.
The secretary of the treasury called
one-fourth of the government money
on depos-lt in national banks the
amount called being $35,000,000.
With the assistance of the prison
inspector a convict in a Geiiiriu Jul
made and put Into cireulado:i large
numbers of counterfeit ' live mark
pieces.
Otto Kelsey, state super! l'en "ent
of Insurance, submltt-jd to the senate
a statement In which he detil's cate
gorically the charges mad) against
him In the Fleming report.
Thursday.
William H. Truesdale, president of
the Lackawanna .railroad, in his annu
al report predicted a gloomy year for
the railroads.
In a dispatch from Lisbon it is an
nounced that a French insurance com
pany has paid a $2i!0,000 policy on
Kiug Carlos' life to the Hank of Port
ugal. Dispatches from Lima recounted
the entertainment of the American
battleship fleet by the Peruvians and
said ' the Yankton would be sent to
rescue an American sailor in the Gal-
apagqs Islands. .
Ity a vote almost duplicating that
of last year, the senate refused for the
second time to concur in the renewed
recommendation of Governor Hughes
that Insurance Commissioner Otto
Kelsey be removed.
Friday.
Through the National Society cf
Equity, which is spreading lo evtty
state, farmers expect to be utile to
control the price of their pnl'ics.
Queen Wllhehnina and the prince
consort had a narrow escape from s;
rions injury at ThevHague through
their carriage being run ln'o b a
motor car.
W. S. Capps, chief of the navy cofr
struction bureau, told a senate com'
mlttee that two of the new battleships
are equal or superior to the EnglKt
Dreadnutight.
New Jersey commuters gave the
new tunnel under the Hudson river a
severe test, under which It showed It
self equal to the demand of ctrrymg
12,000 passengers from Hoboken to
New York In two hours.
Saturday.
According to a Shanghai dispatch
Japan claims that all the islands In
the Yalu from Wyu to Chuhencheng
are Corenn territory.
Cable dispatches from Cullao tell
of the safe return to the American
fleet of the officers caught In a land
slide on the Oroga railroad .
Minority stockholders of the Metro
politan Street Railway company called
on Governor Hughes to remove Dis
trict Attorney Jerome from office.
Thirty-seven railroads sent represen
tatives before the Interstate commerce
commission urging that the applica
tion of the "nine hour law" to teleg
raphers be delayed.
A London dispatch tells that the
British troops operating against the
rebel tribesmen on the Indian frontier
have developed American methods of
warfare.
Edward R. Thomas and Orlando T.
Thomas, financiers, were indicted by
the special grand jury on charges
growing out of their management of
funds of Provident Savings Life.
Monday.
The American battleship fleet left
Callao, Peru, for Magdalena bay, in
Lower California.
Japanese manufacturers, aided by
their government, nre preparing to
corner the Chinese market, Bay a dis
patch from Shanghai.
Plans of the Russian government
for the rebuilding of Ihe imperial navy
at a cost of a billion have been vetoed
by the minister of finance, M. K-ikovt-
soft.
William J. Bryan warned the Demo
crats In Mississippi that "predatory
Interests" were using money to seleet
delegates unfriendly to his nomina
tion in the national convention.
Tuesday.
Governor Hughes will have 146
Totes on the first ballot In the Chi
cago convention, his friends In Al
bany declare.
Eastern Interests have urged con
gress to provide udoqiiute protection
for the Atlantic coast in the absence
of the battleships.
Railroads generaly showed a dls-
poslllon to accept the nine hour law
for telegraph operators, which goes
Into effect March 4.
The state health department re
ported that ice Is being cut from fields
dangerously near sewer outlets In
the Hudson and Mohawk rivers.
The cashier of the Canadian bank
of Commerce at Wlunepeg, confronted
by masked robbers, returned their
fire and wounded both In a running
fight.
GERRY-HARRIMAN.
Cornelia, Daughter of E. H. Harrlman,
and Robert Livingston Gerry Mar
ried at Noon Today.
New York, March 3. The marriage
of Miss Corneila Harrlman, daughter
of E. H. Harrlman, -to Robert Living
ston Gerry, son of Elbrldge T. Gerry,
took place in Grace church at noon
today. The wedding ceremony was
'performed by Rev. W. R. Huntington,
pa si or of Grace church, who was as
sisted by Bishop William C. Doane of
Albany and Rev. J. H. McGulnness,
rector of St. John's church of Arden,
N. Y., which the Harrlman family at
tend while at their summer home.
The ceremony of giving the bride
away usual In the Episcopal church
wedding service was performed by E,
H. Harrlman. The bride was attend
ed by her sister, Miss Mary Harrlman,
and her bridesmaids were Miss Carol
Harrlman, a younger sister, Mies
Ruth Averlll, Miss Marion A. Clark.
Miss Margaret Dix. Miss Elsie Haw
land snd Miss Anita Peabody.
Peter Goelet Gerry, brother of th
groom, was best man and the U6hers
Included Robert W. Goelet, Bradlsh
Johnson, William Stackpole, Frsdart
Ick Kernochan. Monson Morris and
William Averlll Ha,rrdman of Nejl
York and Aaron Davis and John 9.
Ames of Boston.
Following the wedding marty of th
guests attended a breakfast and re
ception at Mr. Harriman's home at
871 Fifth avenue. Among the wed
ding guests were a party of about
sixty employes of Mr. Harriman's es
tate at Arden. wit whom the brida
Is n great favorite.
BRITAIN'S NAVAL STRENGTH.
Government Announces Its Intention
to Maintain Present Two-Power
Standard.
London, March 3. The Radical
members cf the house of commons
who ate agitating for a broad meas
ure of disarmament receivod scant
support from ths cabinet In the house
when they Introduced a resolution In
viting the government to take action
in support of their views.
Herbert H. Asquith, chancellor of
the xchequer, was the spokesman for
(he government. He maintained that
If Great Britain was to retain com
mand cf the sea. this position must ba
safeginided against all contingency.
The government believed It to be its
duty to maintain the present two-power
standard in ,the matter of naval
strength.
Alluding to numerous references re
garding the naval activity of Ger
many, Mr. Asquith recalled that the
goU'inmi nt d;d not witness with ap
prehenslnn a naval expansion which
corresponded to the economic and ad
vancing needs of that country. He
added that there was the best reason
to hope that the two peoples were ad
vancing nearer and nearer to a com
plete mutual understanding. Mr. As
quith insisted that the naval policy
of Great Britain was purely defensive.
Policeman Sentenced For Burglary.
New York, March 3. George Daw
kins, a Brooklyn policeman, was sent
enced to serve eight years in prison.
He had been convicted of burglary
nnd grand larceny when a member of
the police force.
Mermaids and Mermen.
Not many generations ago mermaids
ami mermen were believed In Implicit
ly. Says the Alien! en Almanac of
New Prognostications For the Year
KISS: "To conclude for this year 1G88.
Near the. place where tho famous Dee
payeth his tribute to tho German
ocean. If curious observers of wonder
ful things in nature will bo pleased
thither to resort the 1, 13 and 29 of
May nnd In divers other times in the
ensuing summer, ns also In tho harvest
time, to the 7 and 14 October, they
will undoubtedly see a pretty company
of mar maids, creatures of admirablo
beauty and likewise hear their charm
lug sweet melodious voices
"In well tun'd measures and harmonious
ln.vs,
Extol tl.i' lr maker mill li I s bounty prntie.
Tlint portly honest mm, In everything-,
In quiet pence may live, God uve the
king!"
Old Time Mountebanks.
Coryat, describing the mountebanks
lie saw nt Venice In the seventeenth
century, who were adepts in the art of
advertising, speaks of the "oration to
the audience of half an hour long,
wherein ho doth most hyperbollcally
extol the virtues of his drugs and con
fections, though ninny of them are
very counterfeit and false." And the
nuthor of n "Tour Through England"
(ITiTi writes of n mountebank be saw
In Winchester: "lie cures all diseases
and seljs his packets for sixpence
apiece. It is a prodigy how so
wise n people us the English are
gulled by such pickpockets."
Doglikt.
As usual, ho complained that the bis
cuits were heavy, the coffee weak, the
bacon burned, ami so forth.
Ills wife in the end looked up calmly
from her letters.
"Iioti't growl so over your break
fast." she said, smiliug. "Nobody is
g'ilug t,o take it away from you."-In-cinnatl
Enquirer. '
lie was n sandy linlrod and badly
fieckh'd youth, but he had matrimoni
al Hspiratolns Just the same, so be pro
psed lo the maid of his choice.
"No. John, there's nothing doln',"
hhe replied. "I'm willing to marry,
all right, but I want a man that's all
one color."
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