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TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1908.
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ICAN.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. J. T. Carson.
Justices of the Peace U. A. Randall, D.
W. Clark.
Cbuneumen. J. W, Landers, J. T. Dale,
O, T. Anderson, Wtn. Smearbaugh, K.
W. Bowman, J. W, Jamloson, W. J.
Campbell.
Constable W. II. Hood.
Collector W. H. Hood.
School DireetonJ. C. Scowden, Dr.
J. C, Dunn, Q Jmnlnson, J. J, Landers,
J, R. Clark, W. U. Wyman. .
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress N. 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 A Recorder, tc.
-J. C. Uelst.
tiheryr.A. W. Stroup.
Treasurer Geo. W. Holniuan.
Commissioners Leonard Agnew, An
drew Wolf, I'liilip Emert.
District Attorney A. C. Brown.
Jury Commissioners J . B. Eden, II.
II . McClellan.
Coroner Or C. Y. Detar.
County Auditors-Ueorno H. Warden,
K. L. Haugb, 8. T. Carson.
Countu Surveyor D. W. Clark.
County Superintendent 1. W. Morri
son. Kesular Terms af Crt.
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.
Church nmi ftahbnth Hrhoal.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. t M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
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 usual hour. Rev.
U.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.
'TW N EST A LOIHJE, No. 369, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 M eetH every Tuesday evening, iu Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
Q. A, R. Meets 1st and 8d Monday
evening in each month.
CAVT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
T-ITTrHRY A flARRINGER.
IV ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Tionesia, Pa.
CURTIS M. SHAWKEY,
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and Bridge Sis., Tionesta, Pa.
iRANK 8. HUNTER, D. D. S.
Rooms over Citizens Nat. Hank.
TIONESTA, PA.
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R. F. J. BOVARD,
Physician 4 burgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. J. C. DUNN.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
and DRUGGIST. OtHoe over Btore.
Tionesta, Pa. Professional calls prompt
ly responded to at all hours of day or
night. Residence Elm St., between
Grove's grocery and Gerow's restaurant.
GEORGE SIGGINS, M. D.,
Physician anil Surgoon,
TIONESTA. PA.
Olllce in rooms over Forest County
National Bank.
Professional calls promptly responded
to at all hours of day or night.
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R. J. B. SIGGINS.
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HOTEL WEAVER,
E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a complete change,
and is now furnished with all the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The comforts of
guests never neglected.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
G EROW A GEROW Proprietor.
Tionseta, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and lias all the
modern Improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public. First
olass Livery in connection.
pHIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery store
on Elm 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
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TIOITESTA, OPl.
Telephone Hio. 20.
Mercantile Appraiser's List
for Forest County, for
Year A. D. 1908.
The Wholesale and Rotail Venders of
Foreign and Doinestio Merchandise,
Eating Houses, Billiard Rooms, Brok
ers, and Opera Houses in Forest coun
ty, Pennsylvania, are as follows, towit:
NAME 11USINKS8 POHTOKFICK
Andrews, Mrs. M., merchant, Kellettville.
Abbott A Co., merchants, East Hickory.
Adams, J. A., butcher, Tionesta.
Arner, C. M. A Son, brokers, Tionesta.
Atlantio Rulinlng Co., oils, Tionesta.
A. Cook Sons Co., merchants, Cooksburg,
Baugbman, G. A., butcher, Marienville.
Huhl, G. W., cigars, Marienville.
Bortznr Bros., merchants, Marienville.
Berg, F. G., merchant, Duhring.
Baxter, J. W., merchant, Gilfoyle.
Berlin, Ell, merchant, Whig Hill.
Kehreus, E. L., merchant, Starr.
Bender, R. P., cigars, West Hickory.
Bowman, T. J., feed, etc., East Hickory.
Bowman, W. W.-, merchant, Pigeon.
Bovard, Dr. F. J., druggist, Tionesta. .
Bromley, James, machinery, Tionesta.
Brock way, II. S., broker, Marienville.
Cook, J. T., cigars, Clarington.
Crnasmun, W. A., merchant, Redclyfle.
Cropp, William, merchant, Tionesta.
Carson, F. C, merchant, West Hickory.
Cooper, W. C, cigars, West Hickory.
Cooper, W. C. billiards and pool, West
Hickory.
Crouch, Walter, merchant, East Hickory.
Carson, A., jeweler, Tionesta.
Clark, Chas'., buggies and sleighs, Tio-
Clark, Mrs. J milliner, East Hickory.
Collins A Kreitler, merchants, Nebraska.
Detar A Harkloss, drugtcists, Kellettville.
Detar, William, cigars, Kellettville.
Dunn A Fulton, druggists Tionesta.
Emitiger, G. F., merchant, Truemans.
Fools Creek Store Co., merchants, True
mans. Fehlman, L. A., druggist, West Hickory.
Gildersleeve, I. II., merchant, Brooston.
Gerow it Gerow, cigars, Tionesta,
Harp, U. H cigars, Marienville.
Ilimes, A. E., butcher, Marienville.
Hoyt, O., merchant, Cooper Tract.
Hendricks, W. S butcher, Kellettville.
Haslet, James, iurniture, Tionesta.
Hopkins, L. J., morcbtnt, Tionesta.
Haslet, R. L., merchant, Tionesta.
Herman, R. M., merchant, Tionesta.
Hill, P. C , restaurant, Tionesta.
Hoover, N. F., broker, Marienville.
Ingersoll, J. E merchant, Lynch.
Jones, W. K., merchant, Newtown Mills.
Johnston, II. C, jeweler, Marionville.
Killiuer Bros., merchants, Tionesta.
Kribtis, W. W., merchant, Marienville.
Krlbbs A Ray, buggies and sleighs, Kel
lettville. Krlbbs, V. W., merchant, Kellettville.
Kifer, D. ('., merchant, Marienville.
Kelly, J. W., billiards and pools, Mar
ville Lanson, F. R., merchant, Tionesta.
Lanson Bros., feed, etc., Tionesta,
May burg Supply Co., merchants, May
burg. Mensch, S. C, hardware, Marienville.
Marienville Variety Store, merchants,
Marienville.
Mini.. David, merchant, Marienville.
Mechling, London A Braden, merchants,
Clarington.
Myers, E. L., cigars. Endeavor.
Myers, E L., billiards and pool, En
deavor. Moigan, J. R merchant, Tionesta.
Myers, William, cigars, Nebraska.
Neelv, A. M. A Co., merchants, Marien
ville Nye, Mrs. C. W., merchant, Marienville.
Neill, A. O. it Co., druggists, Marienville.
Reyner, T. J., merchant, Marienville.
Koebrig, Johu, harness maker, Marien
ville. Reyner, John D., cigars, Marienville.
Reyner, John D., restaurant, Marienville.
Russell, Charles, cigars, Kellettville.
Rosen, L. A., merchant, Endeavor.
HoliliiMon, G. W merchant, Tionesta.
Randall, C. A., cigars, Tionesta,
Roe, Jas. T broker, Marienville.
hudy it Shaw, billiards and pool, Kel
lettville. Salmon Creek Lumber Co., merchants,
Kellettville.
Shoup, Wm., merchant, Muzette.
Sil.le, William, jeweler, Kellettville.
Stiles it Evaus, merchants, Endeavor.
Swilzer, Harry, cigars, Endeavor.
Scowden, J. C, hardware, Tionesta.
Sigworlh, S. S., hardware, Tionesta.
Stewart, J. A., cigars, Tionesta.
Stewart, J, A., restauraut, Tionesta.
Stewart, J. A., billiards and pool, Tionesta.
Sandrock, Mrs. J. N., millinery, Tioues-
ta.
Snndgrass, Thos , merchant, Tionesta.
Shipe, 11. A., broker, Marienville.
Turner, J. A., merchant, West Hickory.
Van Horn it Shields, merchants, Clar
ington. Van Horn A. M., merchant, Pigeon.
Vail, J. S., merchant, West Hickory.
Wilson A Kliuger, merchants, Marien
ville. Watsou it Co.. merchants, Kellettville.
Wood, Mrs. V., merchant, West HicK
ory. Weaver, Charles, cigars, Tionesta.
Wolf, Andrew, merchant, Johnlown.
Wilson, George, butcher, Tionesta.
Young, J. J., cigars, Marinnviile.
Younders, Mike, merchant, Brookston.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons
concerned that an appeal from the fore
going appraisement will be held at the of
fice of the County Treasurer, in Tionesta,
Pa., Wednesday, April 22, l'.tOS.wheo and
where they mav attend if they Bee proper.
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RESCUER
MET DEATH
Second Explosion at the Hanna
Mine Killed 50 More Men.
Bomb Thrower Mangled The Senate
Passes the Aldrich Bill Refused
Hearing on Free Pulp Franchot's
Death Due to Accident Chester
Gillette Executed.
Between G5 and 70 miners lost their
lives in a series of explosions late on
Saturday night in coal mine No. 1 of
the Union Pacific Coal company at
"Iitnna, Wyo. The explosions were
caused by coal dust and each was fol
lowed by fire.
The first explosion occurred at 3
o'clock In the afternoon, killing eigh
teen miners, including a superinten
dent and three bosses.
The second explosion occurred at
1,0:30 o'clock at night, snuffing out
the lives of from 40 to 50 rescuers, in
cluding State Mine Inspector D. M.
Elie. The names of the men killed In
first explosion are shown in the compa
ny's books, but those of the rescu
ers are not shown, as no record was
kept of those who volunteered for this
dangerous work.
The regular force of men employed
at mines Nos. 2 and 3 were pressed in
to rescue work, which is extremely
difficult.
The bodies of four of the eighteen
men who lost their lives in the first
explosion, were found Saturday night,
but owing to the increased volume of
gas, which threatened to explode at
any moment, no effort was made to
remove them to the surface.
Fire Rtarted in the colliery a week
ago. Since that time attempts at reg
ular Intervals were made to extinguish
the blaze. Saturday it was deemed
unsafe to send miners down into the
workings, and they were told not to
report for duty. Superintendent
Brlggs, with the best and most exper
ienced men in the camp, went into
the mine to fight the fire, but at 2
o'clock the flames were beyond their
control.
At 3 o'clock the fire reached the gas
and a terrific explosion followed. In
a few minutes many men volunteered
to enter the mine and to rescue any
possible survivor. The fire hindered
the rescuers, but they made some
progress. After a long struggle the
volunteers got well Into the mine.
Those on the surface had begun to ex
pect results from the Intrepid daring
of the rescuers, but at 10:30 o'clock
the camp was startled by a second ex
plosion that partly shut off the shaft
of the mine and' most likely killed the
volunteers. The victims are all be
low the tenth level and it Is probable
that the flames have consumed their
bodies.
Bomb Thrower Badly Mangled.
It proved a busy Sunday for the po
lice of New York and the Socialists
who were responsible for Saturday's
demonstration of unemployed that
ended In u bomb explosion.
Sellgman Sllversteln, the youth In
whose hands the bomb exploded as he
was about to hurl It at Captain Miles
O'Reilly and his squad of twenty men.
Is still alive at Bellevue hospital.
Though the explosion tore off his right
hand, temporarily blinded him and
caused frightful bodily Injuries he
may survive. As yet he cannot see,
but the sight of one, eye may be re
stored. Seven 'men arrested after the bomb
explosion were arrai?nod in court.
Of the number six called themselves
Russians. One of them was an Amer
ican. The foreigners were held In
$3,000 bail each for further examina
tion, while the American was held
without bail. They are charged with
taking part in a riot.
The body of Ignatz Hildebrand, the
only person killed by the bomb explo
sion, was given to his wife and taken
to Orange, N. X, for burial. Mrs.
Hildebrand, said that her husband had
owned several tailor shops In New
York but. recently had been interested
In a grocery at Roseville, N. J. He
had been in this country thirty years,
was a Republican and so far as she
knew always voted that ticket.
The police did not make much pro
gress" with Sllversteln, who although
able to talk, would not discuss his
act. He appeared indifferent to his
fate, and when asked If he would see
his two sisters, who had called at the
hospital, replied only: "I don't want to
pee them and could not If I wanted
to. They can see nie if they wish."
Senate Passed the Aldrich Bill.
The Aldrich currency bill was
passed by the United States senate
by a vote of 42 to 1G, in the
main a party vote. Previous to the
taking of the vote on the Aldrich bill
K vote was taken on the Bailey sub
stitute authorizing the government,
Instead of the national banks, to Is
sue the emergency circulation for
which the bill provides.
The vote on the substitute stood 42
to 12 and this vote was entirely par
tisan, even Senator LiiFolIette cast
ing his vote with the Republicans.
The bill has been before the senate
since Jan. 9.
An interesting feature of the pas
sage of the 1)111 was a reiteration by
Mr. Aldrich of his promise to bring In
a bill for an Investigation of the en
tire banking system of the country
with a view to instituting reforms.
As passed the bill provides for not
more than $500,0(10,000 of emergency
currency to be issued to national
banks upon deposit by them of state,
county and municipal bonds to he ap
proved by the secretary of the treas
ury. The currency is to be Issued
with a view of securing an equitable
distribution of the currency over the
United States and In accordance with
the unimpaired capital and surplus
of banks In each state. Banks are to
pay for this emergency circulation
one-half of 1 per cent a month during
the first four mouths it Is circulated
and afterwards three-quarters of J
per cent a month.
Refused Hearing on Free Pulp.
The effort on the part of the
American Newspaper Publishers' as
sociation to secure legislation by con
gress putting print paper and wood
pulp on the free list has received a
sudden shock because of the absolute
refusal of the ways and means com
mittee to even give them a bearing.
Mr. Rldder, speaking on the sub
ject, said:
"I have seen President Roosevelt
on this subject repeatedly and he gave
me the most positive assurances that
he would send a special message to
congress urging that print paper and
wood pulp be put upon the free list.
On the strength of his statement I
have urged the newspaper publishers
of the United States to support him
In his efforts to do us Justice.
"Apparently the sole obstruction
ists are on the ways and means com
mittee, and I hope the publishers of
the country will take Immediate
steps to bring a majority of that com
mittee to a realilzng sense of their
duty In the matter. Unless prompt
and vigorous action is taken the meas
ure is likely to fail. If It does the
paper combine will maintain the pres
ent high prices, or may even make
It an excuse for . advancing these
prices.
"If we fall to put the manufactured
article on the free list the Canadian
government may impose a prohibitive
export duty on the logs and then the
situation would become most serious.
It would not only prove disastrous to
tbe public interests, but It means
that there would be a still greater de
struction of our forests with all the
attendant evil consequences.'"
Senator's Death Due to an Accident.
Senator S. P. Francnot, who died in
Montreal Tuesday morning following
an operation, received the injuries
which resulted in his death by falling
headlong over the balustrade of a
stairway in his home on Buffalo ave
nue, Niagara Falls. Mr. Franchot
carried a heavy accident Insurance
and it is known that the companies
interested have been Informed of the
manner in which he was injured.
Senator Franchot came home from
Buffalo about 7 o'clock on the night
he received the injuries. Mrs. Fran
chot was at his bedside only a few
minutes before the accident, when he
appeared to be sleeping peacefully.
It Is supposed Senator Franchot start
ed for the bathroom when half awake
and lost his way in the dark hallway.
In the descent his body struck the
lower stairway railing and then tum
bled to the floor. His spine was in
jured, resulting in paralysis of the
lower limbs.
Chester Gillette Executed.
Chester Gillette of Herkimer was
executed In the electric chair on
Monday morning at Auburn prison
for the murder of his sweetheart,
Grace Brown, In Big Moose lake in
the summer of 1906. The news that
Governor Hughes had finally declined
to Interfere and stay the execution
was received late on Sunday after
noon and was communicated to Gil
lette, who heard the words that took
away his only hope for life with that
same stoicism and indifference that
has marked his conduct during and
since his memorable trial at Herki
mer, N. Y. Mrs. Gillette, the mother,
was prostrated when she heard the
news.
Want 20-Foot Channel In Hudson.
Representatives from Albany, Troy,
Watervliet, Rensselaer and various
villages in the vicinity met at Al
bany Thursday and discussed plans
for a twenty-foot channel in the Hud
son river from Troy to Coxsackle, at
an estimated cost, to be paid by the
United States government, of about
$20,000,000. A committee represent
ing the Chambers of Commerce of Al
bany, Troy, Watervliet and Rensse
laer was appointed to present plans
at a subsequent meeting, to bring
about the desired results. It is in
tended to petition congress to make
the proposed improvements.
Project to Raise a Great Buffalo Herd.
Dr. William T. Hornaday, president
of the American Bison society, an
nounced the completion of plans for
the preservation of American bison on
a projected permanent national, bison
range, 12,800 acres In extent, on the
Flathead Indian reservation In North
western Montana. Dr. Hornaday has
been authorized by the society to give
the federal government a herd of
twenty bison, which on the permanent
range are expected to Increase to 1,000
within the lifetime of men now living.
President Roosevelt and Earl Grey
are honorary officers of the American
Bison society.
Emperor William's Change of Front.
Emperor William, having been fully
advised as to the president's attitude
and the feeling of the American pub
lic in regard to the alleged refusnl of
his majesty to receive Dr. David Jayne
Hill as American ambassador to Ger-'
many in succession to Charlemagne
Tower, has withdrawn ail the expres
sions of disapproval he recently sent
to President Roosevelt and would be
pleased to receive Dr. Hill as ambas
sador. The emperor has caused this view
to be communicated to President
Roosevelt
BERKMAN CONNECTED
Indirectly With Union Square
Bomb Thrower.
Magistrate Released Berkman on His
Own Parole If Mangled Bomb
Thrower Recovers He Will Be Tried
For Killing Ignatz Hildebrand, Who
Wat an Innocent Bystander.
New York, March 31. Efforts of the
police to connect Selig Sllversteln,
the Union Square bomb thrower,
'Kith the groups of anarchists have
been successful, but thus far they
have been unable to prove that the
sensational crime of Saturday was
furthered In any way by these asso
ciates. These developments followed the
arrest of Alexander Berkman, the an
archist leader and companion of Em
ma Goldman, who served twelve and
a half years in prison for shooting
Henry C. Frick, the capitalist and
former steel manufacturer of Pitts
burg. The detectives showed, when Berk
man was arraigned In court, that Sll
versteln held a card of membership
In the Anarchists' Federated union, of
which Berkmrji is treasurer, and that
this card was signed by Berkman, but
their attempt to show that Berkman
knew Sllversteln or that he and his
associates had in any direct way in
cited the bomb throwing was for the
time futile.
Magistrate Would Not Hold Him.
The police asked Magistrate Droege,
before whom Berkman was arraigned,
to hold the avowed anarchist for 48
hours as a suspicious person, but in
the absence of any definite charge
the magistrate refused their request.
The magistrate released Berkman on
bis own parole, the latter promising
to appear whenever wanted.
Berkman was taken into custody
while in the office of Mother Earth, an
anarchist newspaper, at No. 210 East
Thirteenth street. Berkman declared
that he had expected arrest and had
given up some lecturing appointments
In anticipation thereof. He willingly
accompanied the detectives to police
headquarters, where he was closely
questioned by Inspector McCafferty.
Afterwards he was lined up with a
crowd of other prisoners so that the
detectives might take a look at him.
"This man admits that he shot
Henry C. Frlck and that he served
twelve years and a half for it," said
the inspector, facing the anarchist.
"The Bhootlng of Frick was a per
sonal matter," said Berkman. "The
true anarchist does not believe In vio
lence. He, believes In working by
peaceful ' means."
After admitting that he hnd signed
the anarchistic membership card
found in Sllversteln's possession Berk
man was taken to the hospital to con
front Silversteln, but there was noth
ing In the meeting to indicate that the
two anarchists had ever met before.
Berkman said that he had never seen
Silversteln and the latter, who lay
blindfolded on his cot because of in
juries to his eyes, said, after he heard
Berkman's voice in conversation, that
he did not know the man.
"I am the secretary of the union,"
Berkman said In court referring to
the card and letters that were Intro
duced, "and my name was used in
the letters that were sent out. in the
letters were only appeals for funds.
We are always soliciting money. We
need money for the families or the
men who were killed In Philadelphia
and the men who are to be tried here.
I remained at my house so that the
police could arrest me, for I wanted
to have this thing cleared up at once
and have a chance to provo my inno
cence." Bomb Thrower Likely to Survive.
Selig Silversteln, the homo thrower,
though he is said to lie a sufferer
from organic disease of the heart, Is
likely to survive the terrible injuries
he suffered In the explosion. If he
recovers he will be placed on trial for
murder in the first degree for killing
Ignatz Hildebrand, who, It now ap
pears, was an innocent bystander at
tracted to Union Square park only
through curiosity.
The alertness of the police to sup
press anarchistic and socialistic
manifestations was evidenced when
they took Into custody Michael Du
mas, said to be a formor Paterson,
N. J., silk weaver, for pasting Social
istic propaganda on letter boxes. Du
mas, In court, denied that he was an
inarchist and said he was opposed to
violence In every form. He was held
nevertheless In $500 for further ex
amination. Stevens' Family Gets $100,000.
Tokio, March 31. The emperor has
bestowed upon the late Durham
White Stevens, who was assassinated
in San Francisco by a Corean, the
decoration of the Grand Rising Sun,
the highest order In Japan. The Jap
anese government will give 150,000
yen (about $75,000) to the family of
tho murdered diplomat and tho Cor
ean government will give them CO.Oflfl
yen, in all about $l0n,000.
Winnipeg to Buy
Winnipeg, Man.,
learned that the
Electric Railway.
March 31. It was
Winnipeg Electric
Railway company I
s about to close ne-
gotlations for the
plant here to tho
street railway, e
power plant. The
million dollars.
sale of its entire
city, Including tho
lectrlc light and
deal involves many
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.
House of Commons Adopts Redmond's
Amended Resolution.
London, March 31. The house of
commons last night, after a lengthy
debate on the question of home rule
for Ireland, adopted by a vote of 313
to 157 a resolution moved by John
E. Redmond, the Nationalist leader,
that "in the opinion of this house
a solution of this question can only
be attained by giving the Irish people
legislative and executive control of all
purely Irish affairs," after it had been
amended by adding the words "all
subject to the supreme authority of
the imperial parliament."
It was known beforehand that the
debate could not have but an academ
ic Interest, because the government
already had pledged itself that there
would be no deal in the matter of home
rule until it had been given a mandate
at the general election. But the de
bate was made notable enough
through the strong declaration of
Chancellor Asquith, which was all the
weightier because made at the mo
ment Mr. Asquith was actually assum
ing the premiership.
Mr. Balfour In a brief speech had
accused his opponents of speaking
with two meanings, a Radical mean
ing and a Nationalist meaning. He
asked how It was conceivably possible
to carry out great Irish reforms with
British money, except by a British
parliament, and Ironically challenged
Mr. Asquith to clear" up this ambig
uity. Amid ironical Unionist laughter, Mr.
Asquith rose and said that never in
his life had he felt less embarrassed.
For over twenty years he himself and
his colleagues had steadily and con
sistently advocated self-government
for Ireland's purely local affairs. He
held that opinion now as strongly as
ever. He could not, however, support
Mr. Redmond's motion in Its present
iform, because he found in it no explicit
recognition of imperial supremacy,
and, further, because no parliament
would be justified in embarking such
a task unless the matter first had been
submitted to the electorate.
It would be a gross and inexcusable
violation of their promises to do so
In lifetime of the present parliament.
As far as the present parliament was
concerned, he said, they had expressed
their powers In regard to the problem
of Irish government In the Irish coun
cils bill last year.
Timothy Healy closed the debate,
declaring that Mr. Asquith was mis
taken If he supposed he would com
mend himself to the Irish nation by
his speech.
Earl Percy, on behalf of the Union
ists, moved an amendment declaring
the house unalterably opposed to the
creation of an Irish parliament with
a responsible executive, but the
amendment was rejected.
Suicide Wanted Body Cremated.
Bay City, Mich., March 31. Melvin
A. Root, who .shot himself in Buffalo
after arranging to have his body cre
mated, was a prominent real estate
dealer and owner of an estate esti
mated to lie worth $50,0110. After his
wife's death, Root Induced Jared M.
Snyder to move here from Washing
ton with his family, deeding to Sny
der a part of his property. In return,
they were to give him a home for life.
Later Rout brought n suit to eject
them from the house and to annul
the deed he had given them. His be
lief played a prominent part In the
suit, Root declaring that the presence
of the Snyder family In his home was
objectionable to his wife's spirit, and
that she had told him that they must
leave. Root lost his suit.
Bryan and Harmon at Dollar Banquet.
Kansas City, Mo., Marcli 31. Dem
ocrats from all parts of Missouri to
the number of 2.0MO attended a dol
lar banquet In Convention hall last
night under the auspices of tho Young
Men's Democratic club of Missouri.
William J. Bryan and Judson Harmon
were the guests of honor and princi
pal speakers. Some 15,000 persons
thronged the hall as auditors and
cheered the speakers. The meeting
was essentially a Bryan affair, spon
taneous enthusiasm marking every
mention of his candidacy for the
presidency. The reception accorded
Mr. Harmon was no less cordial, and
suggestions promising him high hon
ors from his party were enthusiastic
ally received.
Captain Indicted For Cruelty.
San Juan. P. R., March 31 The fed
eral grand jury has returned nn in
dictment against Captain George Wor
ley, master of the United States col
lier Aberanda, charging him with in
human treatment of Ills men at sea In
violation of the federal statutes. The
Indictment Is the result of the grand
jury's Investigation of the murder of
Waller Welchert. chief officer of tho
collier, who was killed at San Juan
by Carpenter Alexander Dickson on
Feb." 20 last. A large number of tho
Aberanda's crew are held here as wit
nesses in the case.
Two Men Killed by Dynamite.
Marquette, Mich., Marcli 31. Albert
Gren, aged 21, and Rubin Dawe, aged
28, were Instantly killed at the Aus
tin mines at Swansea, when four
sticks of dynamite which a worker
was holding exploded. A fellow minor
six feet distant escaped without a
scratch.
Swiss Mountain Tunnel Completed.
Berne, Switzerland, March 31. The
federal railroad tunnel through the
Rlcken mountains, near Lake Zurich,
Was completed today. Construction
on the tunnel, which Is nearly five
miles long, was begun four years ago.
THIEVES PURLOIN RECORDS.
Mysterious Theft of Narthslde Delin
quent Tax Books.
Pittsburg, March 31. Two large
and important books containing a rec
ord of the delinquent taxes collected
In Allegheny In 1902 and 1903 have
been stolen and as a consequence
matters are in complicated shape In
the office of the delinquent tax collec
tor. Several city detectives are mak
ing every endeavor to recover the
books.
The books were stolen from North
side City hall two weeks ago, when
the accounts of the old delinquent tax
collector's office of Allegheny were
being removed to the office of Delin
quent Tax Collector L. R. Goshorn, In
(he Smithfield street Municipal build
ing. The thief's object in stealing the
books is a mystery and the means he
used to spirit them away from City
hall without being detected is also
puzzling Collector Goshorn and the
detectives who have been working on
the case for several days.
That the person who took the books
Intended to cover up something or to
leprive the city of facts concerning
delinquent property Mr. Goshorn said
yesterday there Is no question. De
tectives Kelly, Leff and Lally for sev
?ral days have been making efforts
to find some trace of the books or a
clew concerning the robbery, but
without avail.
Northside detectives have also Join
ed in the search, but all they have
learned Is that the books were seen in
the old delinquent tax collector's of
fice on the second floor of the North
aide City hall on the day that the ac
counts and fixtures of the officers
were removed to Pittsburg. The
books which have disappeared are
known as the condensed duplicates of
Iflfl'S and 1003. They contained a con
densed record of nil the business
transacted in the Allegheny collector's
nffice for the year, also a list of all de
linquent properties and properties
against which liens have been filed.
Until the hooks have been recov
ered affairs will be In serious shape
In the delinquent tax collector's office.
The absence of the accounts for the
two years will complicate mntters, for
the records which were stolen were
tbe only ones for the years 1902 and
19U3 that were preserved.
BURGLAR DRUGS WOMAN.
Bloodhound Used to Track Suspect
and Capture Made.
Washington. Vs., March 31.
Charged with the theft of $1,500 worth
sf jewelry from the home of Mrs.
lames E. Duncan In East Wheeling
3treet, after drugging Mrs. Duncan
so she was unconscious seven hours,
Charles Coinelta,. an Italian, is In
Jail, while Ralph Mario, a fellow coun
tryman. Is held as an accomplice.
None of the loot was recovered.
Miss Amy Duncan was awakened In
the ni.ght anil saw a man standing be
fore her dresser. She stirred and the
man lied. Hastening to her mother's
room .Miss Duncan found the elder
woman unconscious. A doctor was
summoned and he finally resuscitated
Mrs. Duncan.
Officers sent to Moimdsvlllo for a
bloodhound, which shortly after its
arrival ran to a house in Houston
street, where Ralph Mario Is the al
leged proprietor of a speakeasy.
Coinelta. who was drinking, took
fright at the don and eight officers and
fled through a rear window. Twelve
shots were fired before tho man was
captured.
Although considerable money wis
found on him Cornetta had no Jewelry
and none could be found in Mario's
place. A week ago telephone wires
to the Duncan residence were cut, tut
robbers who attempted an entrance
were frlghlened away.
Capitol Cases Drag,
nnrrishiiig, March 31. The attor
neys for the men convicted in the re
cent Capitol contract conspiracy case
will take the fullest advantage of the
thirty-day time limit In filing their
reason for a new trial and the argu
ment on the motion may not he heard
until the latter part of next month.
The preliminary papers for the first
of the civil actions ill bo tiled by
the end of May, possibly durlns the
progress of the next cases to he taken
up by court and jury.
Bride From Damascus.
Groenslmrg, March 31. From an
cient Damascus to Greenville pretty
Mary llamiil Agorri Journeyed tj wed
John Cullle, touching three continents
ami crossing two seas. Several years
ago Cullle came to this country, afcr
promising to send for the girl. Wtif-n
the brido-clert reached here last Fri
day Cullle had the trousseau reidy,
anil yesterday morning they were
married In St. Michael's chuiv'n.
Wrestling Bout Proves Fatal.
Philadelphia, Much 31. Albert
Harrison, aged 18 years, died In a
hospital here from Injuries received
in a friendly wrestling bout In the
northeastern section of the city. A
companion with whom be was wrest
ling threw li I in over his shoulder.
Harrison fell upon his head, breaking
his neck.
Thirteen of Bark's Crew Drowned.
Mnndal, Norwav, March 31. Tbo
Norwegian bark lnglewood, recently
from New York for Stockholm, and
arriving here on the 2'Mh, caught fire
Saturday, llhewas loaded with naph
tha and subsequently blew up, slnk
ing in forty feet of water. Thirteen
of the crew were drowned.