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VOL. XL. NO. 51.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1908.
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BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. J. T. Carson,
Justice of the Peace V. A. Randall, D.
W. Clark.
Oounct'imen. J.W. Landers, J. T. Dale,
G. T. Anderson, Win. Smoarbaugh, K.
W. Bowman, J. W. Jainieson, W. J.
Campbell.
Countable W. II. Hood.
Collector W. II. Hood.
School Directors J. O. 8cowden, Dr.
J, C. Dunn, Q Jainlnson, J. J. Landers,
J. R. Clark, V. U. Wyman.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress N. P. Wheeler.
Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall.
Assembly W. D. Shields.
'resident Judge W. M. Llndsey.
Associate Judges F. X. Kreitler, P.
C. Hill.
Prothonotary, Register t Recorder, tte.
-J. O. Heist.
Sheriff'. A. W. Stroup.
Treasurer Geo. W. Holeniau.
Commissioners Leonard Agnew, An
drew Wolf, I'hilip Euiert.
District Attorney A. C. Brown.
Jury Commissioners J. B, Eden, H.
H. McClellan.
Coroner Or C. Y. Detar.
Countv Auditors George H. Warden,
K. L. Uaugu, 8. T. Carson.
Countv Surveyor D. W. Clark.
County Superintendent 1. W. Morri
son. Keaular Terms t Ourt.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Kourth M ntnlnv of Hnnteiuber.
Third Monday of November.
Panmlnr NfaAtlntyA ft f Cniintv Commis
sioners 1st and 3d Tuesdays of month.
Charrh an Snbbnlh Hrh.ol.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. : M. B. Sabbath Hohool at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching in M. K. Church every Sab
bath eveuinir by Rev. 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 fourth Tuesdays of each
month.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
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Wednesday evening of each moutjr.
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Tionesta, Pa. Professional calls prompt
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night. Residence Elm St., between
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This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a coinpletechange,
and is now furnished with all the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The comforts of
guests, never neglected.
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located hotel in the place, and 1ms all the
modern improvements. No pains will
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place for the traveling public. First
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ITS CHILDREN KILLED
In Burning Schoolhouse In a
Cleveland Suburb.
Japan Sends an Ultimatum Death of
Senator Proctor Assassin Buried
at Midnight Charges Against Chan
cellor Day Governor Johnson a Can
didate Girl Saved by Truancy.
Death In one of its most terrible
forms claimed 170 school children of
the North Colllnwood school In the
village of Colllnwood, an eastern su
burb of Cleveland, when the school
building, catching flre from a defec
tive furnace in the basement, was
wrecked in the space of half an hour.
The building being inadequately
provided with fire escapes, the chil
dren were unuhle to make their way
to the lower lioors In time to escape
the flames as they shot up from the
basement and cut off egress.
The fire drill was inaugurated at
once and those In the rooms on the
lower floors quickly moved out of the
building. But when the panic-stricken
little ones in the upper rooms at
tempted to make their way to the
stairway, the Jam of uncontrolled and
fear-stricken children grew until but
few were able to extricate them
selves nnd they perished almost with
in reach of safety.
Various and unconfirmed state
ments are made as to the cause of the
fire and also that the doors of the
building had been locked at the front
entrance, while but one door of the
rear entry was unfastened. The Jan
itor, Fritz Herter, himself bereaved of
three children, says the doors were
open, nccordlng to custom. At any
rate, the congestion of fleeing children
In the hallway below effectually
barred the way, and the little ones
went to their death totally unable to
evade the flames.
The school was a two-story and at
tic brick building constructed about
six years ago. It was overcrowded
with pupils and It was found neces
sary to utilize the attic for those of
the ages between C and 8. Nearly all
the children were killed in the mass
at the first floor door, which finally
was opened by men from the Lake
Shore shops, who hurried to the
scene. A wall of flame had formed
across It, however, and most of the
children already were dead by the
time the doors swung.
Approximately U00 children attend
ed the school, which had nine rooms.
Miss Catherine Weiler, one of the
nine teachers In the school, lost her
life In a vain effort to marshal the
pupils of her class and lead them to
safety. She died In the crush at the
rear door. Her room was on the sec
ond floor and when the fire alarm
sounded she marched her pupils out
into the hall, thinking it was only a
fire drill. There the truth dawned
upon both teacher and pupUs and
control was lost The children in
their frenzy plunged Into the strug
gling mass ahead of them.
Miss Weiler attempted to stem the
rush but went down under it and her
body was found an bour later piled
high with those of her pupils. Mlt-s
Weiler formerly lived In Detroit and
was educated In Toledo. Miss Flsk,
another teacher, was taken out alive
but she died later.
There was but one fire escape and
that was in the rear of the building.
There were two stairways, one lead
ing to a door In front, and the other
to a door in the rear. Both of these
doors opened inward, nnd It is claim
ed the rear was locked as well.
When the flames were discovered
the teachers, who throughout seem to
have acted with courage and self-possession
and to have struggled hero
ically for the safety'of their pupils,
marshaled the little ones into column
for the "fire drill" which they had
often practiced.
When the children reached the foot
of the stairs they found the flames
close upon them ind so swift a rush
was made for the door .that in an In
stant a tightly packed mass was
piled up against It. From that sec
ond none of those who were upon any
portion of the first flight of stairs had
a chance for their lives. The chil
dren at the foot of the stairs attempt
ed to figbt their way back to the floor
above, while those who were coming
down shoved them mercilessly back
Into the flames below. In an instant
there was a frightful panic with 200
of the pupils fighting for their lives.
Most of those who were killed died
here. The greater part of those who
escaped managed to turn back and
reached the fire escape and the win
dows In the rear.
Japan Demands Return of Vessel,
Late In February Chinese warships
seized a Japanese mercantile steamer
the Tatsu Msru In Chinese waters
J.ist outside Macao harbor and escort
ed her to Canton on the charge that
Eiie was rngaged m an attempt to
smuggie arms and ammunition Into
China. To add to the Irritation, the
Chinese commander hauled down the
Japanese flag and ran up the Chinese
dragon ensign in Its stead.
The Japan -e foreign office has
lodged a stiong protest with the Chi
nese fo' elgn bo-lid. demanding the
Immediate tcleaae of the Tatsu Maru
and the punishment of the officials
responsible for her seizure.
There are no developni" its as yet
In connection with the Tatsu af
fair. Meantime Jaimn Is undoubtedly
preparing for eventualities. The en
tire doclsiuu In the case rests with
Premier Salunjl and Foreign Mlnlstei
Hayashl. There has been no indica
tion of the period of time that Japan
will await China's reply.
It was stated at the Japanese for
eign office that It Is presumed that
Yuan Shi Kal will require three ot
perhaps four days for consultation
with the viceroy of Canton In the con
slderatlon of the entire affair. Con
sequently a decision may not ba
reached before March 10 or 11.
Death of Senator Proctor.
tTnlted States Senator Redflold
Proctor of Vermont died in his apart
ments at the Champlain in Washing
ton after a short illness following an
attack of the grip. The senator's son,
(Governor Fletcher Proctor of Ver
mont, who was summoned to the city,
was at the bedside when the senator
passed away. Senator Proctor was
77 years old.
Senator Proctor had been a conspic
uous factor In the political and busi
ness Interests of Vermont for many
years and was reputed to be one of
the wealthiest members of the United
States senate. He was largely In
terested in the marble industry, was
Identified with other commercial pur
iilts, was a Civil war veteran on the
staff of William F. (Baldy) Smith,
was secretary of war during President
Harrison's administration and had
been in the senate since 1891, when he
left the cabinet to succeed George F.
Edmunds. The senator was born in
Proctor, June 1, 1831, and before he
entered into public life in Washington
had served his state as a member of
each house of the legislature In turn
and as governor and lieutenant gov
ernor. Assassin Buried at Midnight.
The body of Lazarus Averbuch, the
young Russian Jew who tried to take
the life of Chicago's chief of police
on Monday, was buried Thursday night
in the potter's field near Chicago.
The assassin's sister, Olga Averbuch,
her resources exhausted, gave re
luctant consent to interment by the
county, and In the darkness ot night,
with a dreary rain pouring down, un
accompanied by friends or relative,
the corpse of the unfortunate youth
was taken to Dunning, the Bite of the
county poorfarm, nnd there, by the
light of lanterns, placed In the grave
that had been prepared for It. Fol
lowing her release from custody of
the police, Averbuch's sister made
vain attempts to have her brother's
body given burial according to Jew
ish rites. A number of undertakers
were communlcited with In her be
half, but all declined to take charge
of the body. Appeal was made to
several rabbis with like result
Charges Against Chancellor Day.
Charges have been preferred by Rev.
George Cook, pastor of the Methodist
church in Brandon, Vt., against Rev.
J. E. Day, LL.D., chancellor of Syra
cuse university, on the ground that
Dr. Day defamed the character of
President Roosevelt. The charges
have been presented to Rev. P. M.
Watters, D. D., presiding elder of the
New York conference of the Metho
dist church, to which Chancellor Day
Is ecclesiastically attached.
When interviewed concerning the
allegations, Rev. Mr. Cook said it was
true he had hi ought charges against
Chancellor Day. He said that in a
book entitled "A Raid on Prosperity,"
wiltten by Chancellor Day, President
Roosevelt was severely criticised and
that In his opinion Dr. Day had violat
ed the rules of the Methodist church
in thus assailing the president.
Girl's Truancy Saved Her Life.
Like returning from the dead,
Helen Marks surprised her father
Thursday at Colllnwood, O., by slip
ping up behind him and throwing her
amis p round his neck, while he was
prodding among the ruins of the Lake
View school for her body. The girl
was sent to school Wednesday morn
ing as usual. Instead she played tru
ant and visited an aunt in the country.
They knew nothing of the fire until
returning to her parents, who sup
posed she had perished. Neither
could the father find among the dead
bodies one he could identify as that
of his daughter. In despair he was
prodding about the ruins when the
girl threw her arms about him and
cried: "Guess who I am, Papa." Mr.
Marks was overcome with Joy and
emotion.
Governor Johnson a Candidate.
The Democratic state committee
of Minnesota, after a bitter fight,
at St. Paul adopted a resolution en
dorsing Governor Johnson of Minne
sota for the Democratic presidential
nomination and recommending that
he be named by the national conven
tion at Denver next July.
As the meeting of the committee
was presided over by Frank A. Day,
private secretary of the governor, and
as Mr. Day voted for the Johnson res
olution that they would not be bound
ballot, the action of the committee Is
held by political leaders as placing
the governor formally in the race for
the Democratic presidential nomlna-
Alleged Combination of Paper Men.
Herman Rldder, president of the
American Newspaper Publishers' as
sociation, has sent a letter to Attor
ney General Bonaparte summarizing
the publishers' statement of thealleged
efforts of the American Paper and
Pulp association to stifle competition
and to Increase1 prices. The T-ffect,
Mi. niddordoolared.hasheen to put an
additional bmrien nf $00,00(1,000 per
Milium upon the ii.mi !ng and publish
ing interests o; 'he country without
an? other jif-t'llo,.'. '. hi than the power
of combination.
nH!R BELT TOO LOW
Testimony of Three Witnesses
Before Senate Committee.
Rear Admiral Remey Said a Com
mander Should Have Full Stores
Aboard When Going Into Battle.
Lieut. White Said Ships Had Great
er Drafts Than Designs Called For.
Washington, March 10. Testimony
was adduced before the senate com
mittee on naval affairs, which is in
vestigating the criticisms of battle
ship construction, showing that tha
location of the armor belt of Ameri
can battleships was too low. On the
other hand a letter from Secretary
Metcalf was read declaring it to be
the opinion of the board of construc
tion and Rear Admirals Evans and
Bio wiison that the armor belt lines of
the battleships Delaware and North
Dakota were right. The secretary in
his communication took occasion to
declare that American battleships
were superior to those of any other
uavy.
The witnesses were Lieutenant
Richard D. White, assistant Inspector
of target practice, and Rear Admirals
George C. Remey and C. F. Goodrich.
Lieutenant White was the first to take
the stand. In reference to the loca
tion of the armor bet he said that if
it were possible for a ship to get Into
action at the designed load draft the
preseut location would be about right,
but it was his observation that the
ships had greater drafts than those
designed. He thought the drafts
would be Btlll greater under war con
ditions. Concerning the construction of tur
rets, he preferred the two-stage hoist
and declared that the shutters now In
use In the direct hoist are "most in
efficient." Would Not Sacrifice Safety.
Rear Admiral George C. Remey, re
tired, told the committee he would lo
cate the armor belt with refurence to
the proper load waterllne when the
ship is equipped to go Into battle. He
thought it the duty of a commander
of a battleship to have full stores on
board, If possible. In going into bat
tle. Though unfamiliar with the
hoists now used he said he had no
hesitancy in endorsing the inter
rupted hoist. He opposed sacrificing
safety for rapidity of fire.
Rear Admiral C. F. Goodrich, com
mandant of the New York navy yard,
asserted that he believed the Ameri
can ships to be good, and that they
could be made hetter. He was asked by
Mr. Hale If he would subscribe to Mr.
Tteuterdahl's statement that If our
ships went Into action they would be
no better off than the Russian ships
when they met the Japanese.
"Oh, no sir," he replied, his posi
tive manner indicating that he
thought that there could be no com
parison. "Have you made reports to the de
partment criticising any matter of
construction?" asked Mr. Tillman.
"I have," replied the admiral, nnd
answering other questions said he had
criticized the location of the armor
belt.
Waterline Should Divide Armor Belt.
The witness said he thought the ar
mor belt too low. He thought the
waterline should approximately divide
the armor belt with half above and
half below the waterline. It was sug
gested by Chairman Hale that a
chance would have to be taken as to
the condition of sea at the time the
ship went Into action.
"The whole naval life, Mr. Senator,
Is a chance," the witness remarked. .
Mr. Tillman returned to the charge
that officers had been discouraged
from making suggestions or criti
cisms and demanded Admiral Good
rich's experience, who said:
"I .have made several suggestions
which have not borne fruit."
Admiral Goodrich said that In 1902
he had recommended the abolition of
the military masts with their fighting
tops. He said these masts were heavy
and he knew of no Instance where
they were of value. The ships now
being designed, the admiral said, do
not have these fighting tops.
"Then the suggestion did not fall
on barren ground?" said Mr. Tillman.
"I cannot flatter myself that my let
ter had anything to do with the de
cision to do away with this feature,"
said the admiral.
Schmitz Unlawfully Convicted,'
San Francisco, March 10. That
former Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz was
unlawfully convicted of extortion nnd
sentenced to five years in prison was
reaffirmed by the state supreme court.
1ie decision also applies to Abraham
Ruef. It Is believed that Schmitz and
Ruef will Immediately apply for re
lease from the county jail on ball.
The prosecution purposes at once to
bring to trial some of the many other
charges preferred against them.
Will Reach Magdalena Bay Thursday.
Washington, March 10. It was cal
culated at the navy department that
Admiral Evans' battleship fleet which
has niaile such splendid progress from
Callao, will reach Magdalena bay by
March 12. It was said at the depart
ment Uat the question of the fleet's
stopping at a Japanese port In case
that It came home by way of the
Suez canal was not even under con
sideration by the navy department.
CROP STATISTICS.
About 23.3 Per Cent of Last Year!
Crop of Wheat Still In the
Farmers' Hands.
Washington, March 10. The crop
report from the board of the depart
ment of agriculture places the quanti
ty of wheat In farmers' hands on
March 1, 908, at about 23.5 per oent,
equivalent to 118,721,000 bushels, of
last year's crop, as compared with
28.1, 206,644,000 bushels, of the 1906
crop on hand March 1, 1907, and 24.G
per cent, 155,208,000 bushels, the
average for the past, ten years of the
quantity of the crop on hand on
March 1.
It Is estimated that about 58.0 per
cent of the crop will be shipped out of
the counties where grown, as compar
ed with 58.1 per cpnt of the 1900 crop
and 55.9 per cent the average for the
past ten years so shipped out.
The quantity of corn In farmers'
hands on March 1, 1908, Is estimated
as 37.1 per cent, equivalent to 902,
429,010 bushels, of last year's crop, as
compared with 44.3 per cent, 1,298,
000,000 bushels, of the 190C crop on
hand March 1, 1900, and 39.4 per cent,
882,707,000 bushels the average for
the past ten years of the quantity of
the crop on hand March 1.
It is estimated that about 18.0 per
cent of the crop will be shipped out
of counties where grown, as com
pared with 23.2 per cent of the 1906
crop, and 19.7 per cent the average
for the past ten years so shipped out.
The proportion of the total crop which
Is merchantable is estimated as 77.7
per cent of the 1907 crop, 89.1 per
cent of the 1900 crop, and 84.2 as the
average of the past ten years.
The quantity of oats In farmers'
hands on March 1, 1908, Is estimated
at 35.5 per cent, equivalent to 267,
476:000 bushels of last year's crop, as
compared with 39.8 per cent, 384,
461,000 bushels, of the 190G crop on
hand March 1. 1J07. and 37.3 per
cent, 311,625,000 bushels, the averago
of the past ten years of the quantity
of the crop on hand March 1. It Is
estimated that about 28.0 per cent of
the crop will be shipped out of the
counties where grown, as compared
with 27.6 per cent of the 1906 crop,
and 27.4 per cent the average for the
past ten years shipped out.
Manslaughter In First Degree.
Gloversville, N. Y., March 10. The
Jury In the case of John Clncotta, the
Amsterdam Italian charged with the
murder of William E. McLachlan at
Crane's Hollow, near Amsterdam,
July 23 last, which has been on trial
at Fonda the past week, returned a
verdict of manslaughter In the first
degree at 8:25 last night. Justice
Kellogg Immediately sentenced Cln
cotta to Dannemora prison for an in
determinate period not to exceed
nineteen years nnd six months and
not to be less than sixteen years and
six months. The trial of Joseph Ger
vaslo, an alleged accomplice of Cln
cotta, will begin March 27.
Wireless Message Relayed But Once.
New York, March 10. In its long
flight from the fleet in the Pacific the
wireless message was relayed only
once. The message was picked up
by the Southern Pacific steamship
Creole, bound from this port to New
Orleans, while off Pensacola, Fla., and
was repeated to this city. The mes
sage had traveled 2,000 miles when
the Creole received It, nccordlng to
the officers of the wireless station,
who stated that while this was an un
usual distance for wireless messages
to travel, the season of the year was
favorable to long distance wireless
transmission.
St. Chaffray Waits For Repairs.
Omaha, March 10. The Italian car
In the New York to Paris automobile
race reached Central City, Neb., 135
miles west of Omaha, at 8 o'clock last
night. It made a night run for Grand
Island, 156 miles west of Omaha.
French car No. 1 In the race, which
is near Marshalltown, la., broken
down, will be unable to go faster than
a walk for two weeks while awaiting
repairs for which Paris has been ca
bled. The broken shaft cannot bo
replaced In this country, says St.
ChafTrny, the driver, who was in
Omaha making an effort to get his
car repaired.
Dynamite Explosion Killed Four Men.
Kenora, Out., March 10. In a dy
namite explosion at Gordon Brothers'
camp, Grand Trunk Pacific construc
tion works, north of Kalsar, Out., four
men lost their lives and three sus
tained what may be fata! Injuries.
The killed are: Herbert Dunn, an
Englishman; Nicholas Kok, an Aus
trian; N. Tochqunan, Philip Vlsdar,
an Italian. J. Kohy, foreman, who Is
among the injured, was drilling a hole
at the time of the explosion, which
occurred before a warning was given.
Confirmation of the President's Policy
Buenos Ayres, March 1'. The
elections came to an end today and
the final results show that the gov
ernment has triumphed throughout
the entire republic. A working ma
jority In both houses of tho federal
legislature assures confirmation of
the presidential policy. The general
public is pleased with the outcome
and the future Is promising. There
Is complete tranquility in the country.
Governor's Pet Bill Recommitted.
Trenton, N. J., March 10. Tim
house by a vote of 37 to 19 recommit
ted Governor Fort's pet bill for direct
primaries for the selection of dele
gates to national conventions.
THE NEWSSUMMftRY
Short Items From Various Parts
of the World.
Record of Many Happenings Condensed
nd Put In Small Space and Ar
ranged With Special Regard For the
Convenience of the Reader Who Hat
Little Time to Spare.
George Dawkins, Brooklyn's burglar
policeman, was sentenced to eight
years in Sing Sing by Judge Dike.
Governor Hughes will have 146
votes on the first ballot in the Chi
cago convention, his friends In Al
bany declare.
Atlantic coast defence plans of the
navy department Include establishing
a torpedo boat depot at the navy yard
at Charleston, S. C.
Commander William S. Sims, before
the senate naval committee, criticised
the methods of the navy and hinted at
a scandal in the service.
The assembly asked Governor
Hughes for the name of the alleged
gambler whose letter implying that
money would be used in the legisla
ture to defeat the anti-race track gam
bling bills was given out at the execu
tive chamber. The governor refused
to give the author's name.
Thursday.
A dispatch from Caracas, Venezuela,
says that thp American minister has
presented another note on the subject
of admitting the American claims to
arbitration.
Anarchist agitation reveals the fact
that police have been informed of al
leged plots against the lives of Arch
bishop Farley and other prominent
New York men.
Leaders in congress declared labor
bills nnd the measures for campaign
publicity and exclusion of Orientals
are included in the legislation that is
doomed to failure during the present
session.
Hundreds of persons sought free
hypnotic treatment at the Calvary
Episcopal church parish house in New
York, where Mrs. J. J. Higgins con
ducted a clinic for victims of drink
or nervous disorders.
Friday.
The fourth elephant ever born In
this country appeared in the Barn urn
& Bailey quarters in Bridgeport, Conn.
Nathan Vidaver, special deputy
state attorney general, was arrested
In Newk York on a charge of attempt
ed extortion.
William II. Taft was pledged Ohio's
auppoit In the Republican state con
vent ion at Columbus and President
Roosevelt's policies were endorsed.
Only one county In the state an
nounced its support of the anti-race
track betting bills at the second hear
ing on the measures In Albany.
Administration senators may seek
to conciliate Southern negroes by of
fering a bill permitting soldiers dis
charged for the Brownsville affair to
re-enllst on proving their Innocence.
Saturday.
Census bureau reports given out at
Washington show a gratifying de
crease in tuberculosis deaths.
The Seneca, the first vessel built
by the government to destroy dere
licts, will be launched on March 18.
Germany will energetically support
Servia's demand for an Adrla-tic rail
road concession, says n dispatch from
St. Petersburg.
A dispatch from Brnsssels says the
Congo treaty Is now regarded ae ccr
tain to be ratified and that the An er
Ican concessions will be resujo'.nl.
Three rear admirals and twelve
other naval olllcers expressed their
readiness to endorse the views of Com
mnnder Sims given before the senate
committee.
Monday.
Rumors that the White Star lino In
tends to build a steamship larger than
the Mauretanla were confirmed by nn
official.
A dispatch from Iindon says that
English brewers have decided to raise
a campaign fund of $500,000 to fight
the Licencing hill.
In a pitched battle with a posse of
farmers near Camden, N. J., two
postofllce robbers were shot and one
was fatally wounded.
Bishop .McKall of Trenton Issued a
pastoral lelter in which he con
demned race suicide, lax Sunday ob
servance and "yellow journalism."
Japan's consul at Canton, refusing
the Chinese proposal, demanded the
unconditional release of the steam
ship Tatsu Maru and her cargo, with
an apology and Indemnity.
Tuesday.
Lirbor leaders urge the passage of
the Aldrich 'currency bill.
Great precautions have been taken
to safeguard the life of King Alphonso
on his visit to Barcelona, as threats
have been made against him.
The men on the battleship fleet have
asked permission for open ammunition
hoists In l be coming target trials at
Magdalena bay.
The dispute between Japan and Chi
na, says a dispatch from I'ekin, has
not been settled, but Japan Is consid
ering certain proposals of China on
the subject.
The surgeon of the Nebraska state
penitentiary reported that scores of
Inmates have become slaves of the
morphine habit through wholesale
smuggling of the drug Into the prison.
LEVELAND CLOSES SCHOOLS
Will See That They Are Made 8afe
Before Being Opened Again.
Cleveland, March 10. "From what
we find as a result of the investiga
tions we have made," says Director
Orr, "none of us was willing to as
sume the responsibility of permitting
the schools to remain open longer un
til certain changes that we have in
mind shall be effected."
The investigation directly followed
the horror at Colllnwood, in which 176
children of tender years were burned
to death in the sight of the frantic
and helpless parents. The schools
will be closed for two weeks and
$800,000 will be spent In repairs and
Improvements. The spring vacation
will begin on Tuesday Instead of two
weeks later, as usual, and during the
Interval the time taken will be given
to altering doorways and erecting
fire escapes where they are needed.
It was found that more than 60 per
cent of the school buildings were
what the fire chiefs call inflammable.
Fire Marshal Brockman and his as
sistants found Fritz Herter, the Jani
tor of the Ill-fated school. Ha had
hern hiding in the home of a rela
tive, fearing that violence might be
done him.
Herter declared positively that ho
was In the building at the time the
Lakeview school caught fire. He also
says that one of the rear doors, in
front of which 159 pupils perished,
was not open. Ho asserted that he
saw a teacher living to open it so the
children could net out, and that he
opened it for her.
In telMng of standing by and see
ing h'ls own children die In the
flames, the janitor broke down.
WOMAN JUMPS OFF BRIDGE.
Young and Pretty Stranger Declares
She's Tired of Life.
Pittsburg. .March 10. "I am tired of
living," declared a well-dressed young
woman Sunday night on the Smith
field street bridge, within the hear
ing of Mrs. C. Walters of the South
side, who was crossing the bridge to
her home. As she said this she took
hold of the railing of the bridge and
leaped over Into the swollen waters of
the Mnnnngahela river.
Mrs. Walters gave a startled cry
and caught at the woman's dress, but
was unable to save her. She called
to a couple a short distance ahead
of her who had not witnessed the ac
cident. They looked out upon the
swift current of the river but not a
ripple even where the body had fal
len could be seen In the darkness.
Patrolman Samuel Smith was noti
fied and Lieutenant John J. Ford, with
a number of officers, hurried to the
scene. Skiffs were brought Into use
hut It was found Impossible to drag
the river owing to the high water and
swift current.
The wonnn Is unknown and It Is
probable the body will not be recov
ered until the river falls.
Mrs. Walters declared the woman,
appeared young and pretty, was well
dressed, wore a fascinator on her
head, was ralher heavy set and nbout
five feet tall. She did not notice her
Tare, but when within a few feet of
her heard her make the remark about
being tired of living.
Diamond Monopoly Broken.
London, March 10 There Is a prob
ability, according to the Dally Mall,
that the diamond monopoly will bo
broken up through the non renewal of
the contract, which expires this
month, between the Premier Diamond
Mining company and the diamond
syndicate which hitherto has tnken
the output of both the Premier nnd
the PeBeers company. In case tho
contract is not renewed, war will bo'
declared' by the Premier company
against the Delleers.
Traction Conductor Killed.
Toledo, O., March 10. Frank Tay
lor of Sylvanla, conductor on the To
ledo & Western traction road, was
thrown from a boxcar and killed at
Franklin Junction. Taylor was on a
boxcar which was being shunted
nlong a sidetrack by a traction car,
when the former left the rails. Tho
Jolt threw Taylor from the car and
his skull was fractured by striking a
rail. One truck also passed over his
body.
Not a Grave; Only a Pipe Line.
Washington. Pa.. March 10. Mayor
Richard L. Klwood of Monongahela
and a patty ot friends whllo coon
hunting recently found a mound of
fresh earth which aroused suspicion
of n murder and Hidden body. They
returned the next morning accom
panied by two detectives and several
'friends. Investigation showed "the
grave'' had been left by workmen re
pairing a pipe line leak.
Survived by 98-Year-Old Mother.
Washington, Pa., March 10. Sixty
eight years old and a great-grandmother,
Mrs. Mary Crick died yes
terday at the homo of her daughter,
Mrs. William Mclntyre, at Taylors
town. Mrs. Crick's mother. !'S years
old. Is still living at Taylorstown. Be
sides Mrs. Mclntyre Mrs. Crick leaves
a sou, Frank, II grand-children, and
four great-grandchildren.
Farmer Cuts His Throat With Razor.
Cadiz, O., March 10 George Galla
gher, 47 years old, a respected farmer
living near Tippecanoe, committed su
icide at his homo by cutting his throat
Willi a razor, lie Is the third Harri
son county man to commit suicide in
six weekti.