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VOL. XLI. NO. 1.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1908.
$1.00. PER ANNUM.
st
BOROUGH OFFICERS..
Burgess. J. T. Carson.
Justices of the Peace V. A. Randall, D,
W. Clark.
CbuneumeH. J. W. Landers, J. T. Dale,
t. i . Anderson, win. Hmearuaugn, E,
W. Bowman, J. W. Jamleson, W. J,
Campbell.
Constable W. II. Uood.
Collector W. H. Hood.
School Director! J. O. Soowden, Dr,
J. C. Dunn, Q Jamlnson, J. J. Landers,
J. K. Clark, Y. U. wyman.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress tt. P. Wheeler.
Member of Senate 3. K. P, Hall,
AsseviblyVf. D. Shields.
President Judge W. M. Lindsey.
Associate Judges F. X. Kreitler, P
C. Ulll.
Prothonotary, Register tt Recorder, die,
-J. C. GelHt.
0'AetiT. A. W. Stroup.
Treasurer Oeo. W. Uoleuian.
Commissioner Leonard Agnew, An
drew Woir, Philip Euiert.
District Attorney A. O. Brown.
Jury Commissioners J. B. Eden, II.
II. MeClellan.
Coroner Dr C. Y. Detar.
County Auditor George H. Warden,
K. L. Haugb, 8. T. Carsnu.
County fhirveyorD. W. Clark.
County Superintendent D. W. Morri
son. Ksulur Term mt Caurt.
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 Taesdays of montb.
Church an Mabbnlh Mchl.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. t M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. ru.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W. O. Calhoun.
Preaching in the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the unual hour. Rev.
H. D. Call, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
seoond and fourth Tuesdays of each
month.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
'"PI' .N ESTA LODUE, No. 369, 1. 0. 0. F.
X Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge buildiug.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST. No. 274
G. A, K. Meets 1st aud 8d Monday
evening in each month.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Weduesday evening of each month.
RITCHEY A CARRINGER.
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW,
Tionesta, Pa.
CURTIS M. SHAWKEY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Warren,
Practice in Forest Co.
Pa.
AO BROWN, .
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Offlcein Arner Building, Cor. Elm
aud Bridge Sts., Tionesta, Pa.
FRANK 8. HUNTER, D. I). 8.
Rooms over Citizens Nat. Hank.
HON ESTA, PA.
D
R. F.J. BOVARD,
Physician 4 Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. J. O. DUNN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
and DRUGGIVT. OIBce over store.
Tionesta, Pa. Professional calls prompt
ly responded to at all hours of day or
night. Residence Elm St., between
Grove's grocery and Gerow'a restaurant.
GEORGE 8IOGINS, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
TIONESTA. PA.
Office in rooms over Forest County
National Bank.
Professional calls promptly responded
to at all hours of day or night.
D
R. J. B. SIGGINS.
Physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
HOTEL WEAVER,
E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a complete change,
and is now famished with all the mod
ern Improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot aud cold water, etc. The comforts of
guests never neglected.
C1ENTRAL HOUSE,
J GEROW A GEROW Proprietor.
Tionseta, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modem Improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public First
tslass Livery In connection.
pHIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery store
on El in street. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. JAMES HASLET,
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
T.C.UREY,
LIVERY
Feed & Sale
STABLE.
Pine Turnouts at All Times
at Reasonable Rates.
Hear of Hotel Weaver
TIOTESTJL, PA.
Telephone No. 30.
TREASURER'S SALE
-OF-
SEATED AND UNSEATED LANDS,
IN FOREST COUNTY, PA.
BY VIRTUE of Sundry acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of tun Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, relating to the sale of Sealed
and Unseated lands iu the County of Forest,
elo , for taxes due and unpaid, I will offer
st public sale at the Court House, in the
llorough of Tionesta, Pa., on the
Second Monday in June, 1908,
being the Eighth day of June 1908, at 10
o'clock A. M., the following described pie
oes of land or such parts thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy the amount of taxes aod
coals due and unpaid against the same and
continue the same from day to day as the
same may be fouud necessary.
TERMS OF SALE.
The amount of taxes and coats must be
paid when the property Is struck off or the
sale may be avoided and the property put
up aud Resold.
All Tracts nol otherwise marked are
ailverlisml Tor Taxes for 1U06 anal IH07
UNSEATED XjAWD.
Barnett Township.
Wiir.
3100
:vi02
3305 (
8701
Acre.
3.".ri
142
474
WarranUee or Owner
Owen P llrluker ft Becker
Aiken, 8liuer & Barlett
oil and gas '07
Aiken Btiner & Barlett
oil and gas '07
Aiken, Btiner & Barlett
oil and gas '07
Aiken, Stlner & Barlett
oil and gas '07
II. J. Keid oil and gas
B S Sinning oil and gas
J F Rea& Heirs oil St gas
'07
Daniel Btiner '07
Daniel 11 Tabor oil
70 Potter 0 P oil gas
Ain't
65 32
6 67
22 28
3313 118
5 58
3 82
6 02
2 30
1 11
40
82 70
29
65 44
23 12
25 27
18 17
11 75
6 37
2 15
1 80
25 99
1 8'i
3.11
81
C'i
U
100
119.-
3311
5701
-24 of
Creen Township.
154 Peter Myers or Nulpli
VAX O W & J F Proper, land
only
13214 Proper aud Lacy
5500
5.VU
319 3-4 of 308 McCllntock Se Bren
nau '07
3818
3818
8189
6189
3820
f)9 Landers & Wj man
31 An.ly Wolf fl Lacy
f0 T J Bowman oil & gas '06
83 T J Bowman oil & gas '07
313 Maria E Bervoss & Hus
band oil & gas
83 T J Bowman oil ft gas '07
8159
Harmony Township.
162 J S McCalmont '07 18 46
115 J S McCalmont 25 91
Hi2 Mrs 8 F McCalmont '06 31 97
10:1 John S McCalmont 23 19
111) Mrs S F McCalmont 20 12
41 JO Guild 9 25
200 Howarth Heirs '08 37 00
100 T J Bowman ti Connelly 22 50
100 Biggins & Helm I1T&B 22 50
23 Biggins John ti Carson 8 18
40 James M Bell fl W & V
Oil Co 9 00
95 Jno&JBSigginsflP&B 21 40
264 Pittsburg Co., f) Harra 79 07
i of 2 Brennan & Biggins rl
Jones '07 29
U of 135 Brennan Kelly fl Dow
dell Pet Co '07 8 13
U of 12 Biggins & Brennan ft
Stelle '07 46
Hickory Township.
5203 570 WilkiuB,Crocker& Long
'07
J ! of 120 Longwell & Fee
5-16 of 10 Colbert Dr. fl Keed
5232 2 Henry Francis
61!il 75 Jacob Emerling Est.
53 Orion iSiggius ti Biggins
45 Orion BiuKiiiB fl Church
1 Orion Biggins d Middleton
5192 50 Paste &, Bteel
3tif9 350 C Percival & Jas Hay '07 49
51H2 15-H15 of 624 J P Churchill '07 12
5192 10-Hi5if624EminaDiefendorf'07 8
6192 10-168 of 624 F V Morgan 'U7 8
5192 10-ltiS of 624 J W V illiard '07 8
5192 10-165 of 624 V W Marks '07 8
5192 42-165 of 624 Geo Griffith ti Har
bor Creek Oil Co. '07 31
36IH) 178 K K West fl Frazee 37
)6'.m 96 N P Wheeler fl W & B 16
5280 255 L E Harmison fl Wm.
Merkle 69
36fK) 96 W A Grove oil gas 8
3689 300 H M Foreman fi Clapp "06 33
3689 200 H M Foreman ti Clapp '07 25
16 Watson Heirs '07 4
5233 80 D L Patterson '07 4
38 Orion Biggins ti Church 3
Kingsley Township.
5145 222 O W. Proper fl Watson 35 82
5186 390 Wolfe & Co. 67 32
5193 145 J M Clapp fl Gilflllan '06 11 70
5193 145 John 8 Vail '07 12 30
5214 100 Anchor Oil Co fl Schooley 24 00
5187 Uot79 Brennan & Richards '07 4 10
132 50 J N Patterson 15 14
6234 895 Penn Tanning Co fl II H
May 'A land only '07 41 00
32.14 898 O A C ornen oil & gas '06 17 85
187 60 8 Q Wilson fl Wolfe & Co 13 03
5108 1098 Grandin & Corolla gas 44 00
il05 340 Grandin & Co " " 13 60
8109 1630 Grandiu &('o " " 65 22
5110 300 Grandin & Co " " 12 00
8128 1377 Grandin & Co " " 55 17
5129 1010 Grandin & Co " " 42 65
8268 VA S H Hanlett Island at Kel-
lettvllle 1 82
138 Kof324 Whlttekin & Brennan 2 82
5187 JiOf 197 Brennan & Doutt ti Con
ger 15 88
5133 CO John A Stewart fl Jack
son '07 2 05
Tionesta Township.
2 Orion Siggins fl Hepler
1072 Hannah Gilflllan 193
D)i Lanson & Doutt fl Bren
nan '07 1
165 J F Proper fl F Proper 44
2336
3822
10fi4 Woods Heirs
286
45 Fourth Nat'l. Rank
of
Pittsburg & Others
43-V 8 8 Can Held fl D '06
20
4
70
20
K Curtis 195 8 F McCalmont
91 m Ledebur n Ledebur
2 F F Whittekin fl Carson
76 Agnew l'roper& Jamieson 15
100 Brennan & Kelly oil & gas 9
26 lirennan & Kelly '06 2
Jof242 F A Kellar tt Clapp 22
17 Agnew Proper&JamieBon 3
2828 50 Ada C Wniilekinfl Lackey
oil gas 4
3S24 200 A Wolfe fl J T Dale 37
Howe Township.
War. Snl). Acre. Warrant or Owner
Ain't
14 87
4 95
44 22
99 56
37
3197 1 1 1 J Rosenblatt
31117 37 H Rosenblatt
3183 3:S0 J H Mensch
tiiiiS 743 W H Frost fl W & D
Vacant '1)4 W 8 Cole fl Nugent
2977 Jof35 61 W Willink& N Coul
ter -U7
61 E N Lee receiver
50 K N Lee receiver
3 90
8 17
6 70
2977 4om
208
2X08
24
23
50 E N Lee receiver
6 70
2736
51 110 G W Robinson oil A gas 7 37
2-5 1 100 W H Frost fl Stewart 75 68
350 T D Collins 46 90
2878
3195
1031 Grandin & Co H oil
ft gas 34 28
228 Graudin & Co K oil
& gas
7 1)4
50 R J Moorebead fl Fer
tig '06 3 50
50 V, W Atkins fl Moore
head '07 48 00
3799 751 W II FroBt 126 81
3197 37 II Waldneimer 4 95
3184 326 D E Brower executor 43 68
2878 3-5ofll60 O W & J F Proper oil
& gas 46 76
Jenks Township.
55 F It Lanson fl O W P 9
3179
3179
3(171
3665
5129
3174 42
3173
3169 '
3170
3183
3171 10
3169 3169
3642
3322
3642
5141
3663
5141
5110
5129
60
30 F R Lanson fl Proper 15
1171 W H Frost 515
350 W H Frost 69
100 John Cooper 10
106 Wm RobinBondec'd'07 9
47
100 P P Blood
105 8 8 Towler '06
52,' P B Hunt '07
20 A N Montillions
&
Others 3
1 1 160 Ed Bevier fl RIood 50
22 80 Ed llevier fl Blood 16
7 168 Ed Bevier fl Blood 264
7 JoflOO town lots, Proper,
Agnew & Kelly 4
150 G F Wackerman '07 li
60 Mrs Lizzie Berg '07 4
1ii4 Robinson & Bonner 27
ofJ40 W A Grove & Co. fl
W&D 17
127 Knupp& Yates fl Ray
07 10
903 Grandin & Co oil
A gas 37 u2
58 Grandin & Co fl
L.ane yi oil gas z vi
3181 27 114 M C Carringer &
Others fl Good 18 92
3H64 H0.FrankMcNealflZ&B21 10
Vacant 200 F A Keller fl W & 1
oil only 8 30
3561 5.17 W H Frost fl C & F 89 14
3561 537 John ( 'rabtree fl C &F 89 15
3642 50 Mrs Mary Popoff fl
Berg '07 4 30
3190 21 John A Magee 10 47
37! 245 W H Frost 40 67
0141 90 G W Robinson oil &
gas 7 38
3177 31 114 SSTowlerflBunBtein 18 92
3179 :t0 J F Proper oil St gas 1 86
Vacant 132 O W Proper oil gas 8 13
3179 55J O W Proper oil & gas 3 42
6142 11 140 P Boyntou 23 24
3159 303 Wagner and Wilson 50 31
3644 877 Joseph Hartle ti Rouse
07 75 43
3645 932 PennsylvaniaGas Co
fl Hrough '07 80 15
HEATED LANDS,
Barnett Township.
Wm.
1 Wamole. or Owu.r
Ami
5 34
2 75
29 52
39 31
203 79
48 76
672 09
80 92
47
1 13
2 00
14 02
10 00
400
171 Armstrong James
4 Armstrong Charles
150 Grove t Keller
165 Necor David
526 Wagner A Wilson
3159 247
3158 1047 " "
3151 411 " "
2 " "
" 1907
12 " " 1907
2 Gadlev Mrs W B 1907
176 Hall Joseph and F K 1907
77 Reynolds F G 1967
15 Mecbling London A Bra
den 1907
41 Williams Philo 1907
18 Williams C W 1907
Tionesta Borough.
J Blum Chas 1906
4 Range M. L 1906
1 Whiteman C M 1906
Creen Township.
6 00
3 01
170
2 20
115
3818 55 Flynn Christ Heirs 1906 8 66
3817 64 Hall Wm B Estate 17 06
5505 410 llazekine Stone and Lacy
oil and gas 33 57
5503 1240 Hs.elliue Stone and Lacy
oil and gas 101 55
5504 1124 Hazeltine Stone and Lacy
oil and gas
92 24
58 49
5505 714 Hazeltine Stone and Lacy
oil and gas
5501 1213 Hazeltine Stone and Lacy
oil and gas
5500 1028 Hazeltine Stone and Lacy
99 35
oil and gas
55C0 64 Hazeltine Stone and Lacy
oil and gas
3825 100 Lacy F C oil and gas
H8I9 45 Longstreth Frank
3820 23 Signins Orion
6133 79 Mohnev W J 1907
5184 241 Enterprise Transit Co oil
and gas 1907
5185 6 Anthony Geo 1907
81 19
5 24
356
12 18
6 86
6 22
6 32
130
Harmony Township.
50 Brown Sam 1906 12 71
100 Dalrymple and others, oil
and gas 10 10
100 Dawson Walter 17 83
1 Hutchison DC 2 93
30 Johnes H D fl Grlppen '07 7 31
100 Hunter Farm Oil Co 1900 13 65
20 Mclntyre Mrs N A 8 57
125 Siggins and Helm 29 77
106 " " 1906 16 71
20 " " 6 42
32 Siggins and Barnes 7 24
100 Stewarts Run Oil Co 46 44
40 Siggins John 12 15
4 " " 1 60
12 Siggins and Brennan 1906 1 47
39 Tidal Oil Co 1906 7 90
85 Wood W H 12 36
250 J K Green 1906 28 46
i of 2 Rrennan and Siggins J900 83
150 Webster Huuh A Co 1907 49 55
! of 141 Hopkins A A and others 15 90
6 J K Green 2 21
73 Marsh Chas F 1907 15 84
Hickory Township.
44 Dickens Cbas oil A gas '06
3 07
5190 106 Gunther Geo deceased
5190 106 Kepler J M oil and gas
34 97
9 83
oil
32 12
fl
104 40
340 Little Hickory Oil Co
and gas
5218 800 Lusher and Hastings
Confer 1907
5203 570
3690 96
Island 12
6233 320
6190 28J
98 28
25 48
McCutcheon Clarissa
Scott Mrs G B fl Kinnesr 7 41
Lusher snd Hastings 1907 29 33
Kepler J M fl Barber oil
and gas 1907 92
5190 19 Kepler J M fl Plainer oil
and gas 1907 63
Howe Township.
2808 200 Sub. 25 and 26 Coulter
and Uncapher 28 14
3802 16 Hub. 1 Geist John C 8 91
3801 i Haines Simon 3 96
5102 7-10 of 1218 UareC W 119 58
Jenks Township.
3170 i Blood Parker
3173 1 RIood Cyrus Estate
5106 60 Bowman Wm
3160 54? Rargerstock Rnbt 1900
3322 25 Rostaph Joseph
3160 22 Becker F U II Hulingsoil
and gas
3160 22 Becker F II fl Chat Hill
ings oil and gas
3160 60 Becker F U fl Walter oil
and gas
3160 54 Recker F II fl Bargerstock
oil and ga
3160 359 Becker F II 1907
3173 15 Dnnelson Anna 1906
697
6 97
12 58
3 82
3 46
154
164
3 46
3 79
25 88
55
66 28
2 63
1 39
6 10
6 71
1 39
1 98
3 49
1 63
Vacant 1956 Hall and Gardner 1906
3170 i Lundburg Fritz 1906
3173 I Moriarty D G 1906
3173 I McKibbens Mrs E S l'.K)6
3178 96 Morrison K M 1906
3171 1 Miller Mrs Mary 1906
317:1 1 Potter Ross fl Bell
38(11 1 Rockwood II T 1906
3801 i Shields J W 11 Cameron
5105
5108
Vacant
Vacant
i Strikenberger Mrs Fan
ny 1906 4 35
i Shlck Mrs M F 1906 5 23
3174 47 Scott H H 1906 3 28
3173 i Sutton Mrs M 1906 1 39
3173 20 Smith Chas 1906 3 98
3801 4 Armsgost A P 1907 I 88
3561 i of 3-16 of 1104 Devonian Oil.
and Gas Co 1907 7 60
3646 1146 Erikson James 19t7 ' 104 02
3170 i Huflmau Martin 1907 2 30
3173 i Kerr Miss Agnes 1907 149
3165 400 N IckodemuB W A 1907 37 63
3564 1131 Nickolson John 1907 94 20
3644 877 Pennsylvania Oil and Gas
Co 1907 40 02
3170 80 Roberts W H fl A C 1907 7 30
3801 1 Stiner D fl Shlck 1907 93
3801 i Siggins Orion fl Kendall'07 196
3171 20 Xellers and Patterson fl
McCartney 1907 2 73
3170 4i Forester Mrs Susie 1907 3 74
Kingsley Township.
5213
5186
5213
6268
5 Dean J I, J of land 5 42
75 Collins T D, timber only 13 65
316 Heard A B. j of land
42 43
120 Heard A B fl Koseozwig,
tt or land
5214 290 Heard A B fl Rosenzwlg,
it of land
5217 1247 Heard A B fl Rosenzwlg,
37 12
31 32
i ot land
5268 95 Hood Wm and others, oil
and gas
5186 35 Lawrence A Smearbaugh
5217 1241 Lamb A, 1 oil and gas
51865187 1 90 Starrow Cbas
5186 60 Starrow Cbas
69 69
10 05
8 29
28 II
86 73
909
204 00
5135 1159 WBtson and Freeman
6130 170 " "
38 02
6268 i Welsh Mrs James ft Tobey 2 29
5186 3 Hughes Cal raon fl Proper '07 83
5155 32 Matba J H fl Bowman 1907 4 85
5212 366 Schooley J C, 1 of land '07 5 78
5187 60 Richards and others 1907 5 81
Tionesta Township.
106 Agnew Proper and Jam-
ieson
26 25
3692
57 Arbuckle Chas Trustee oil
and gas
22 Arbuckle Cbas Trustee oil
and gas
70 Arbuckle Cbas Trustee oil
and gas
70 Arbuckle Chas Trustee oil
and gss
40 Arbuckle Chas Trustee oil
and gas
46 Arbuckle Cbas Trustee oil
and sas
40 Arbuckle Chas Trustee oil
aod gas
100 Agnew L1907
115 Dale J T
633
209
663
6 63
3 79
4 33
3 79
9 03
22 83
64 Hoffman CG oil and gas '06 4 21
62 Foreman II M oil A gas '06 2 42
65 Kepler J M oil and gas '06 2 52
75 " " " " " 2 94
300 Proper J F 1900 34 56
19 Tionesta Water Supply
Co 1906 6 00
155 Sidney J C oil and gas 13 08
145 Windsor Warren oil and
gas 1906 8 20
60 Walters Henry fl Fahne-
stock 1906 4 66
60 Dawson J A 1907 4 15
54 Fleming E E 1907 5 65
10 Lehburger Mrs Mary 1907 6 79
15 Lawrence A Smearbaugh
oil and gas 1907 53
13 Robinson G W Trustee '07 1 18
44 " " " "3 96
75 Moore Mrs A E 1907 6 93
By virtue of an Act of Assembly enti
tled "An Act to regulate the collection of
taxes on unseated lands," approved tne
6th day of June, 1887, Interest will be
ohargedon 1906 taxes from January 1,
1907. to date of payment, and on 1907
taxes from January 1, 1908, to date of
payment, at the rate of six per cent, per
annum. Five per cent will be added on
all taxes on seated lands.
CEO. W. HOLEMAN, Treasurer.
Tionesta, Forest Co., Pa., March 12, 1908.
TO DEP0R1 UuUJfi rfABLES.
Immigration Inspector to Investigati
Conditions In PittsOurg.
Pittsburg, March 24. Scores ol
Pittsburg's "undesirable citizens'"
will probably be deported by the fed
eta! government within a short time
John T. Harper. Inspector-at-large foi
the bureau of immigration, has arrived
in Pittsburg mid will begin an inves
tigation today, securing statistics for
the government officials concerning
the condition of foreigners who have
been in this country less than three
years.
The Municipal hospital, the City
Home at Marshalsea, all hospitals
handling charity cases, and the police
stations will be visited to ascertain
the number of foreigners who have
become charges on the public since
their arrival here. Those who have
been convicted of crimes also come
under the ban recently Issued, and
will also be deported.
Recent activity of anarchists, Black
Handera and criminals of all classes
among the foreigners has spurred the
department Into active work to rid
the country of all such characters.
Inspector Harper expects to make a
Thorough Investigation of the records
at police stations and In charitable in
stitutions, and all foreigners who have
not yet been In this country three
years who iave transgressed the crim
inal laws or have become publlo
charges will he returned to the old
country. The Pittsburg district, It Is
believed, will prove r fruitful field for
the activities of the immigration de
partment. It (s also said that the Immigration
officials will be much more strict than
.formerly In the admission of foreign
ers to this country. It Is probable
that In the future foreigners will be
required to bring documentary evi
dence to the effect that they have
never been convicted of crime In their
native land before being granted ad
mission. The great majority of foreigners
now coming to this country Is alleged
to be from the lower classes. Many
leave their home countries because of
Icrlmes conmltted there, and It Is the
purpose of the government officials
to prevent this country from becom
ing a haven for criminals.
Vaudeville Father Dies.
Buffalo, March 24. John Ware
Whlston, aged 81, one of the old-time
actor-managers, died here Sunday. He
was one of the first variety perform
ers in America and by some he was
called the firther of vaudeville. He
was wld(dy known as the original fa
cial caricaturist, and was called the
man of many firces. For many years
he was a manager of several of the
Jacobs theaters.
FLEET TO VISIT JAPAN.
Secretary Root Accepts the Mi
kado's Cordial Invitation.
New York Delegates Uninstructed.
Boiler Explosion Kills Three Men.
Girl's Slayer He,ld For Murder.
Senate Passes Ship Subsidy Bill.
Congressman Littlefield Resigns.
The American battleship fleet Is to
visit Japan. The desire of the em
peror of the Island Kingdom to play
host to the "big sixteen" was laid be
fore Secretary Root Thursday by
Caron Takahlra, the Japanese ambas
sador. The invitation, which was couched
in most cordial terms, was made the
subject of extended consideration by
President Roosevelt and his entire
cabinet. Secretary Root was direct
ed to accept the iuvitatlon and the
acceptance was laid before the Japa
nese ambassador.
It Is regarded iu official circles
here us more than likely that China
will next bid for a look at the fleet,
and that should this be the case the
invitation would be accepted.
Secretary Metcalf and Admiral
Pillsbm-y, chief of navigation, are ar
ranging the details of the new Itin
erary. With the exception of China,
It Is believed to have been determined
that all other Invitations, should any
be received, will be declined, for at
best the fleet will now not be able to
reach the Atlantic seaboard before
the 1st of next March.
New York Delegates Uninstructed.
The Democratic state committee
voted almost solidly in favor of an un
instructed delegation to the national
convention.
But one voice was raised In opposi
tion, that of Charles P. Williams of
Lyons who subsequently explained
that. h stood for William J. Bryan,
and If Mr. Williams could have had
his way the birthday gifts to the Ne
hraskuii would have Included the
promise (if united support by the
Democracy of New York state.
The prevailing sentiment was ex
pressed in a resolution which, after
setting forth that the Intorests of the
country and party demand the selec
tion t. pivs'ilentlsi candidate of the
nm'.i who at the time and plnre of the
national gathering Rhall appeal most
strongly to the Intelllcenev and Judg
ment of the wbo'e body, rails upon
the Democratic electors of the state
to choose as delegates the strongest
and ablest men in their ranks and
send them to the national convention
"unfettered by conditions nnd un
pledged and uninstructed as to candi
dates." Boiler Explosion Killed Three Men.
The boiler of a Delaware and Hudson
freight locomotive was blown out
while the engine was taking water nt
Schenevus, about midnight Saturday,
instantly killing two men and fatally
Injuring a third. The boiler was
cleanly blown from the engine and
thrown about 400 feet. Engineer Louis
Hendrlckson and Bralieman A. Kor
lage, both of Albany, were instantly
killed by the explosion nnd Fireman
S. O. Smith, also of Albany, was so
badly Injured that he died at. noon
Sunday. The cause of the explosion
Is not known, but the railroad offi
cials are Investigating.
Burning coals from the locomotive
set fire to the station and the storage
building of Stoddard & Jenkins ad
joining, nnd the latter was destroyed.
The boiler landed square across both
main tracks.
The night passenger train south
bound came along ten minutes after
the explosion and it narrowly escaped
running Into the wrecked boiler.
Girl's Slayer Held For Murder.
Chloe Hancock, 18 years of nge,
who was shot at her home In Olean,
fi. Y., on last Wednesday, died on
Saturday night. Feeling against
Dacy Hill, her alleged slayer, was so
Intense that the authorities decided
to remove him to the county Jail at
Little Valley. A special session of
court was held Saturday night. Hill
was arraigned on a charge of murder
n the first degree. He pleaded not
guilty, waived examination and was
held for the grand Jury. Hill is a
cousin of the dead girl. He had been
a visitor at the Hancock home for
several weeks, and was very atten
tive to pretty Chloe Hancock. On
the day of the shooting the two had a
quarrel over a trivial affair. Hill, It
Is alleged, flew into a jealous rage,
drew a revolver and began firing at
the defenseless girl. Two bullets
took effect, a wound In the left breaBt
being the cause of denth.
Buffalo, Rochester and Eastern.
After giving testimony as to Its
financial resources the Buffalo,
Rochester and Eastern Railroad com
pany has concluded Its case before
the public service commission In
the Second district, on its applica
tion for authority to construct a
double-trai ked strum nnd from Buf
falo to Troy. The hearing was ad
journed until Apnl 27. when the op
position of exis'ing steam railroads'
will be presented.
Former Governor Fiank S. Black, ap
pearing for the new company, asked
that the testimony regarding the
financial condition of the company lie
tskn In nerut,ivi session, but the
comnilsr inn ruled that the fundamen
tal keynote of the commission was
publicity.
Chairman Stevens called attention
lo the fact that the road had an au
thorized capital stock of $3,50C;0OC
and contemplated to build a line est!
matea to cost $85,000,000. it was
stated that the company intended tc
increase the capital stock.
Death of Senator Bryan.
United States Senator William
James Bryan of Florida died at the
Providence hospital In Washington
early on Sunday from typhoid fev
er. It was only seventy-three days
since he took his seat as the successor
of the late Senator Stephen R. Mai
lory, who died on Dec. 23, and thirty
three days of that time was spent in
his fight against disease.
In Mr. Bryan the senate loses the
seventh member by death since the
adjournment of the 89th congress on
March 4 a year ago. They were the
two late senators from Alabama, Mr.
Morgan and Mr. Pettus, Mr. Mallory
of Florida, Mr. Latimer of South Car
olina, Mr. Proctor of Vermont, Mr,
Whyte of Maryland and Mr. Bryan.
Curiously, the last two were the old
est and the youngest member of the
body. Mr. Whyte was 84 years old
and Mr. Bryan less than 32.
Congressman Littlefield Resigns.
A sensation was caused In political
circles In Rockland, Me., on Mon
day by the receipt by Governor
Cobb of a letter from Congressman
Charles E. Littlefield, tendering his
resignation as a member of congress,
to take effect on Sept. 30 next. In the
same mall was a communication to
the chairman of the Second district
Republican congressional committee
from Mr. Littlefield, in which the lat
ter gave as the reason for his resig
nation his desire to resume his law
practice, which in a large degree he
has been compelled to abandon be
cause of his congressional duties. The
resignation came as a great surprise
to Governor Cobb nnd to the congress
man's friends in the district and was
received with much regret.
Pension Bill Carrie $150,869,000.
Following several speeches for the
proposition to abolish seventeen pen
sion agencies throughout the country
and have Instead one general agency,
to be located In Washington, the
house of representatives consideied
the pension appropriation hill for
amendments. An aiii-n.iii:tnr. by Mr.
Taylor-(Ohio) to rns-jio ihe reunion
agencies which the bl'l drops aroused
considerable discussion. After sev
eral speeches for and against the
amendment, amid great confusion and
loud cries of "vote," "vote," fusther
debate was cut off and the ballot re
sulted In the loss of Mr. Taylor's
amendment, 86 to 139. The bill then
passed. It carries an appropriation of
$isn,869,000, the largest sum ever au
thorized by that measure.
Derelict Destroyer Launched.
The United States steel derelict
destroyer Seneca was launched at
the yards of the Newport News Ship
Building and Drydock company. Miss
Edith Hepburn, granddaughter of
Congressman W. P. Hepburn of Iowa,
christened the vessel. The Seneca Is
the first craft of her type ever con
structed and was especially designed
by the engineers of the revenue cutter
service. She will he completed In
July and her mission will he to patrol
the North Atlantic coast and destroy
d'"il!cts nnd other wreckage. To
tb'it end fhe will he pqulpped with
maeainesfor carrying high explosive
to be used In blowing up wrecks
Order For 136 Locomotives.
The New York Central and liudson
River Railroad company has placed
orders for 136 new locomotives and
also for 21.000 tons of steel rails. The
order for locomotives Is onp of the
largest which has been received by the
hulldeis slpep unseltled business con
ditions began. The new locomotives
and lis are for thp ivmrany's lines
east ot Buffalo. They are to be of
various types aud the money for the
purchase, accoiding lo an official of
the company, Is piovlded for in the
rt-cent Issue of $o0,000,000 equipment
trust notes.
Mount Marcy Purchased by State.
Mount Marcy, the highest moun
tain in the state of New York,
whose forests have for some time
been threatened with destruction by
the operations of a lumber company,
has been purchased by the state for
est preserve hoard, at $8 an acre The
mountain Is part of a tract, of 2,300
acres, which the board has just ac
qiiol nnd wh'eh Includes Mounts
Skylight, 2.920 feet Inch; Alien, 4.345
fi-et, and Hedlleid 4.666 feet. II. Is the
Intention of the board eventually to
secure the wooded slopes of the en.
tire range to which these peaks be
long. Died at Result of Prize Fight.
"U-ek" Allen, a local prizefight
er, died in St. Joseph, Mo., from
Injuries received Tuesday night
in a boxing match with Kiltz Kutzen
berger, professionally known as
"Young Rhodes," also of St. Joseph.
Alien collapsed In the firth ioiitid and
was taken out unconscious. Rhodes
was arrested and the coioii' r will hold
an Ir.quei't. Officers ,f the Eagles'
lodge, before whom the light took
place, may he arrested.
Senate Passes Ship Subsidy Bill.
The ship subsidy bill was passed
without division by the senate. It
pays to 16-knot vessels plying be
tween this country and South Amer
ica, the Philippines, Japan, China and
Australia $i per mile, the amount
awarded by the act of 1891 to vessels
of 20 knots only.
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PARAGRAPHS
Summary of tne Week's News
of the World.
Cream of the New Culled From Long
Dispatches and Put In Propsr Shape
For the Hurried Reader Who I Too
Busy to Read the Longer Report
and Desire to Keep Potted.
One of the new automatic stamp
vending machines went astray In Its
works In the New York postoffioe and
office boys profited.
Judge O. W. Buchanan, of Wlnns
boro, S. C, was shot and seriously
wounded while on a railroad train en
route to Augusta, Ga.
Washington dispatches quoted Pres
ident Roosevelt as declaring Secre
tary Taft would have 5031 votes on the
first ballot In the Republican conten
tion. Members of the special grand jury
In New York voted to dismiss the
complaints against the American Ice
company and Its president, Wesley M.
Oler.
Thursday.
"Tommy" Burns, an American fight
er, knocked out "Jem" Roche, of Ire
land. In the first round at Dublin.
The will of James Oliver, wealthy
plow manufacturer, offered for pro
bate, disposed of an estate of $60,fWO,.
000.
The senate committee on finance an
nounced that the railroad bond securi
ty feature has been dropped from the
Aldrlch currency bill.
Mayor McClellan la to be the first
man to cross the $20,000,000 Black
well's Island bridge, whose super
structure was completed yesterday.
In a dispatch from Port au Prince
It Is announced that the Hnytian gov
ernment has surrendered before the
Joint action of the powers and that all
the religees will be permitted to leave
the country.
Friday.
Orover Cleveland, on his 71st birth
day, urged the promotion of Rear Ad
miral Robley D. Evans to the rank of
admiral.
Leaders of the house expressed
the bdlef that the elimination of the
railroad bond clause meant the pas
sage of the Aldrlch emergency cur
rency hill.
Senator Saxe offered In the senate
at Albany a resolution asking for the
appointment of a Joint committee to
Investigate the office of Attorney Gen
eral Jackson.
Harry Orchard was sentenced to
death for the murder of Governor
Stctinet'berg, but the court recom
mended that the sentence be com
muted to life imprisonment.
Abraham 8. Hummel, the lawyer,
who was sentenced to serve a year
in the penitentiary for conspiracy In
the Dodge-Morse divorce case, was
released from prison yesterday.
Saturday.
A report wiie presented to parlia
ment showing that the recent finan
cial depression here tinned the tide
of British emigration in Canada.
Members of the Democratic state
committee decided by a practically
unanimous vote to have the New York
delegation to the national convention
go instructed.
Amendments were offered In the
New York state senate and assembly
to Include telegraph, telephone, stage
and ferry lines within the scope of
the public utilities law.
A Berlin dispatch, repeating a St.
Petersburg report, announces that
Admliiil Nebogatoff has challenged
General Stcessel to a duel In the yards
of the prison fortress of S3. Peter and
Paul.
Monday,
According to n dispatch from IiOn
don, there Is a possibility of establish
ing penny postage between Greut Brit
ain and the United States.
Taft opponents In Washington de
clared n.'iO the highest number of dele
gates the -secretary can have in the
Republican national convention.
The Duke of the Abruzzi left New
York on the Lusltunlu, travelling In
cognito, and refused to verify the
slory of his engagement to Mis El
kins. Abraham H. Hummel departed on
the Lusltanla for Europe, with the In
tention of living in lyomlon until the
coining fall and then returning to
New York.
General Klrniln and fifty-seven oth
er refugees In the consulates at Con
nives left Hnytl for St. Thomas on
a French cruiser, says a dispatch from
Port uu Prince.
Tuesday.
Representative Charles E. Little-
field of Maine resigned from congress
to take effect on Sept. !!0.
Terrorized by the raids of night
ciders, Kentucky farmers destroyed
their tobacco plants, nnd an exodus
from the state Is feared.
"Pay as you enter'' street cars car
ried more than 100.0UO passengers in
a successful test 011 the Madison aud
Fourth avenue line. New York.
Charles Ilullani Keep has been
(shosen president of the Knickerbock
er Trust company and the hoard of
directors is reduced from 31 to 15.
Benjamin B. Odell's activity In or
ganizing the ucgro voters Is regarded
as part of a plnn to prevent, If po
ilMe, the nomination of an adminis
tration candidate.