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VOL. XLI. NO. 49.
TIONETSA, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1909.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
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BOROUGH OFFICERS.
. Burgess, J. T. Carson,
Justices of the Peace C. A. Randall, D,
W. Clark.
Oouncumen.J. W. Landers, J. T. Dale,
O. R, Robinson, Win. Smearbaugh, E.
W. Bowman, J. W. Jamieson, W. J,
Campbell.
Constable Archie Clark.
Collector W. H. Hood.
School Directors J. O. Scowden, R. M.
Herman, Q Jauileson, J. J. Landers, J,
R. Clark, W. U. Wyman. .
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress N. P.Wheeler.
- Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall.
Assembly A. R. Mechllng.
President Judge Win. E. Rice.
Associate Judges P. X. Kreltler, P.
C. Hill.
Prothonotary , Register & Recorder, dtc.
-J. C. Gelst.
Sheriff H. R. Maxwell.
Treasurer Geo. W. Holeman.
Commissioners Wm. H. Harrison, J.
M. Zuendel, II. H. MoClellan.
District Attorney A. O. Brown.
Jury Commissioners Ernest Slbble,
Lewis Wagner.
Coroner Dr. O Y. Detar.
County Auditors George H. Warden,
A. C. O regit and J. P. Kelly.
County Surveyor D. W. Clark.
County Superintendent ). W. Morri
son. Kecnlar Terns ef Cert.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meetings of County Commis
loners 1st pd 3d Tuesdays of month.
Church aa4 8s.bba.tk Scheel.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a.
m. t M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaohing in M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W. O. Calhoun.
Preaching in the F. M. Churob every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
E. L. Monroe, Pastor.
Preaching in the Presbvterlan church
every Sabbath at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p.
in. Rev. U. A. 11a i ley, Paxtor.
The regular meetings of the W. O. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
m nth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
PI N ESTA LODGE, No. 369, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 M eets every Tuesday evening, In Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORQ E STOW POST. No. 274
O. A, R. Meets 1st and 8d Monday
evening In each month.
GAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Weduesday evening of each month.
R
ITCHEY A CARRIGER.
ATTUKJN a 1 B-AT-LiA W,
Tlonema, fa.
CURTIS M. 8HAWKEY,
ATTORN EY-AT- LA W,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
A C BROWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office in Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Stx., Tionesta. Pa.
FRANK S. HUNTER, D. D. 8
Rooms over Citizens Nat. Bank.
I ION ESTA, PA.
DR. J. C. DUNN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
and DRUGGIST. Office in Dunn 4
Fulton drugstore. Tionesta, Pa. Profess
ional calls promptly responded to at all
hours of day or night. Residence Elm
St., three doors above the store.
D
R. F. J. BOVARD,
Physician surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
D
R J. B. SIGQINS.
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 furnished with all tbe mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with uatural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, eto. The comforts of
guests never neglected.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
GEROW A GEROW Proprietor.
Tionseta, Pa. This Is the mostcentrally
located hotel in the place, and baa all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place fol the traveling public First
class Livery in connection.
piIIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A HHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of oustoin work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and pricea rea
sonable. -
Fred. Grettenborger
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
All work pertaining to Machinery, En
gines, Oil Well Tools, Gas or Water Fit
tings and General Blacksmlthiiigprompt
Ivdone at Low Rates. Repairing Mill
Machinery given special attention, and
satisfaction guaranteed. 1
Shop In rear of and lust west of the
Shaw House, Tidioute, Pa.
Your patronage solicited.
FRED. ORETTENBERGER
JAMES HASLET,
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
OPTICIAN.
Ofljct ) A 7K National Bank Building,
OIL CITY, PA.
Byesjexamiaed free.
Etfdvisfv-elVtopttoah
BIG FLEET HON
Battleships Welcomed by Pres
ident at Hampton Roads.
He Reviews Homecoming Vessels on
. the Mayflower Crowds on Excursion
Boats Greet Sperry and His Men.
Much Powder Burned In Saluting.
Festivities Planned For Officers and
Bluejackets.
Our big world-circling fleet Is at
home again. Riding safely at an
chor in (he waters of Hampton Roads
after a welcome such as never before
warmed the hearts of returning sail
ormen are the sixteen "bully" vessels
that have sailed around the world. It
In Impossible to resist the temptation
to say that they look as "fit for a fight
or a frolic" as they did when they
sailed away from here more than four
teen months ago under the command
of Admiral Evans.
When the Mayflower, bearing Presi
dent Roosevelt and guests, Secretary
Newberry, Assistant Secretary Batter
lee and others, sailed down the har
bor the guns of Fort Monroe told the
thousands of visitors to these shores
that the welcome to the fleet would
begin soon.
Saluting the President.
When the Mayflower reached the po
sition selected for her off Thimble
shoal light her anchor was cast and
tho party aboard prepared to await the
coming of Admiral Sperry and his
ships. Word was sent to the admiral
that his commander-in-chief was wait
ing for him. and the Connecticut hoist
ed the signal for the fleet to follow
the flagship In. Steaming at a fair
rate, the Connecticut moved past the
Mayflower, her guns booming out the
presidential salute. The Mayflower
responded, and the great naval review
was on.'
While the fourteen vessels of Sper
ry's fleet that have made the circuit of
the world, covering more than 42.000
mileR since they left here in Decem
ber, 1907. received the greatest amount
of applause, the two battleships which
joined the fleet on the Pacific coast
and the' vessels of Admiral Arnold's
convoying squadron received their due
share of attention. Probably the great
est amount of applause greeted the ap
pearance of the Connecticut, which
was the flagship of the fleet through
out the cruise, and the Nebraska, which
made Its first appearance on the At
lantic senboard.
Twenty-Five Warships In Line.
In reviewing the fleet the Mayflower
occupied almost exactly the same pr
Fition she did when the president bade
godspeed to the sixteen battleships at
tho beginning of the cruise. The fleet
which saluted him Monday, however,
presented a more Imposing appearance
than the outbound armada. Then six
teen warships sailed south; Monday
twenty-five war vessels, Including
twenty battleships, passed In review
before the commander-in-chief.
When the last ship had passed the
Mayflower the presidential yacht
weighed anchor and turned to take up
her position between the Connecticut
and the Louisiana. Hardly had she
cast anchor again when boats were
cleared from the sides of the vessels of
the fleet nnd Admiral Sperry and the
commanders and executive officers of
the ships were rowed to the Mayflower
to pay their respects to the president.
After these official calls were paid and
the naval men had returned to their
cwn vessels the president visited In
turn the flagship of each division and
met and greeted the assembled officers
and the representative enlisted men
sent to pay the respects of the Jackles
to him.
DIRECT NOMINATIONS
Governor Hughes and Chairman Wood
ruff Express Contrary Views.
In a speech before the Young Re
publican club at Brooklyn Governor
Hughes showed that party organiza
tion, instead of being eliminated,
would be strengthened by a Bystem of
direct nominations. Under this sys
tem, however, the governor said, the
people will have something to say
about who is to represent them In the
organization. There will be a state
committee, a county committee and a
district committee just as now.
Even the political boss will remain
with us. Rut he will be a more docile
creature than heretofore. Instead of
hossjng fo" the interest of himself and
his Immediate camp followers, he will
boss for the best interests of the ppo
ple and when he fails to do so, the
people will have the power to choose
another boss.
Timothy L. Woodruff opposed the
reform as such. The governor and
Mr. Woodrrff did not enter into a de
bate on the direct-nominations ques
tion. They were merely the principal
speakers at the Young Republican club
dinner. The governor championed the
Idea, Mr. Woodruff opposed It. The
state chairman held that a system of
direct nominations was not practic
able at the present time.
Open Market In Iron and Steel.
An "open" market in the Iron and
eteel trade was created when Elbert H.
Gary, chairman of tho directorate of
the United States Steel corporation,
made an official announcement that
the "leading manufacturers of Iron
nnd Bteel have determined to protect
their customers, and for the present
sell at sui-h modified prices as may be
necessary with respect to different
commodities. In order to retain ttall
Tatf'sVW of toe" busta-cSS.
MANY VILLAGES DESTROYED
Devastation by Earthquake In Rernot
Mountainous Regions.
The governor of Burujurd, a little
town In Southwestern Persia, has
eent out agents to Investigate the
damage wrought by the earthquake
of Jan. 23. This waa the disturbance
that vas registered by seismographs
around tho world, but the exact loca
tion of which was determined only
Wednesday of last week.
Tho meagre reports that have reach
ed Teheran Indicate that the devas
tation was particularly severe In the
mountainous region between Burujurd
and Lurfstan province.
Fifteen villages are known to have
been wholly or partially destroyed
and It Is estimated that the total num
ber will undoubtedly be over 50.
8ome villages disappeared com
pletely and no trace can be found of
the hamlets of Bahrem and Leben. It
Appears that not a single soul belong
ing to these communities waB left
alive, and only the rivers, mountains
and broken valleys remain to tell the
tale of this fearful convulsion of na
ture. The fact that there were no foreign
consuls anywhere In the neighbor
hood accounts for the delay of nearly
a month in the receipt of the news.
GERONIMO'S FUNERAL
Old War Chief Lies In Apache Burying
Ground Near Army Post.
Geronlnio, the old Indian war chief,
was burled on Thursday In the
Apache burying ground northeast of
the army post at Lawton, Okla. The
Rev. L. L. Legters, the Indian mission
ary, conducted the services, which
were as similar to the Apache system
of burial as the clergyman thought
proper. All the Apache prisoners of
war In Fcrt Sill and the 200 warriors
Joined In the slow precession that car
ried the body of their old leader to the
grave.
Geronlnio died In the old faith, the
religion of his forefathers which knew
no white man's god. The sun was his
conception of deity. Four years ago,
when he feared that the injuries re
ceived In a fill from his horse would
prove fatal, he joined the Reformed
church, but he was suspended from
the church two years later because of
excessive drinking, gambling and oth
er Infractions of church rules.
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
Usual Honors Paid to Memory of Fa
ther of His Country.
Although the celebration of the cen
tennial of the birth of Lincoln haa
overshadowed this year tho birthday
of George Washington, the usual hon
ors were paid Monday to the mem
ory of the Father of His Country. As
a legal holiday it was far more wide
ly observed than Lincoln day, since
the adoption of the latter day as a
holiday has not become general In the
greater part of the states. Washing
ton's birthday is a legal holiday In
every state except Mississippi. There,
as elsewhere, the day was observed
with exercises In the public schools.
Mr. Taft delivered an address at
the University of Pennsylvania, In
Philadelphia, Governor Fort of New
Jeisey spoke at the annual celebration
of the Uiilon League club of Chicago,
and Governor Hughes of New York
was the principal speaker at the win
ter convocation of George Washington
university In the notional capital.
PLOT FOR GARDEN SCHOOL
Mrs. Sage's Benevolent Plan to Help
Poor Children.
Mrs. Russell Sage has purchased
a tract of land, 445 by 500 feet, on
the outskirts of the city of Yonk
ers, N. Y to be used as a garden
school, where the children of the poor
can cultivate vegetables and flowers
and either Bell them or take them to
their homes. A smaller plot adjoin
ing it Is used for the same purpose
now. The place formerly -as the
home of General Thomas Ewlng of
civil war lame. The old house on the
premises will be turned into a gym
nasium. The price paid by Mrs. Sage
for the plot is said to have been
130,000.
Editors Indicted For Libel.
Bench warrants were issued In
Washington for the arrest of Joseph
Pulitzer, Caleb M. AranHamm and
Robert H. Lyman of New York, pro
prietor and editors of the New York
World, and for Delevan Smith and
Fharles R. Williams, owners of the
Indianapolis News, for criminal libel,
In connection with the publication In
those newspapers of charges of Irreg
ularities In the purchase by the Unit
ed States government of the Panama
ransl from the French owners.
Burglar Killed Police Captain.
Police Captain Timothy Hassett
was shot dead early on Sunday at
Olean, N. Y., by Nelson Dessler of
Berlin, Ont. Dessler was detected by
the officer in the act of burglarizing
an office in the Masonic building. In
a pistol duel which followed Ilassett
received his death wound and Dessler
w?s shot four times. He escaped but
was found In the afternoon In a room at
the Olean House In a dying condition.
Bryan Scores Carnegie Pensions.
Before the Joint session of the Ne
braska legislature at Lincoln, Will
lam Jennings Bryan delivered an ad
dress condemning the Carnegie pen
sion fund for professors, declaring "it
!vas the most insidious poison ever in
vrd fafc4 'th'rf body noUaa.''
STANDARD OIL TRIAL
Rehearing of Famous"Big Fine"
Case Begun In Chicago.
Legal Lights Representing Government
and Defense In Retrial of Suit In
Which Judge Landis Imposed Fine of
$29,240,000 Scorea of Subpoenas la
sued For Witnesses, Among Them
Officials of Company.
Chicago, Feb. 2.1. The retrial of the
Vimous Standard Oil "big fine case"
f.egan today before Judge Albert B.
Andersou of Indiana in the United
States circuit court In this city.
The present proceedings constitute
rehearing of the case In which the
Standard Oil company of Indiana, a
subsidiary company of the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey (the par
ent of all the Standard Oil companies)
was fined $29,240,000 by Judge Landis
for rebating. The famous fine was
Imposed Aug. 3. 1007, and on July 22,
1908, the United States circuit court
of appeals reversed the decision. On
motion of the government the supreme
court ordered a rehearing of the case.
A brilliant galaxy of legal luminaries
represent the two sides In the famous
case. The government's Interests are
In the hands of District Attorney Sims
of Chicago, acting as special counsel,
assisted by J. H. Wllkerson. Morltz
Rosenthal, the head of the Standard's
legal forces, who Is frequently referred
to as the "highest priced lawyer in the
United States," and John S. Miller,
with numerous assistants, have charge
of the oil company's side of the mat
ter. Many Witnesses In Case.
Scores of subpoenas have been is
sued to witnesses In the case. One
subpoena was Issued for President
Moffatt of the Standard Oil company
of Indiana. Other Standard Oil of
ficers who have been served are G. W.
Stahl, treasurer; John C. McDonald,
auditor, and Edgar Bogardus, traffic
manager.
Other witnesses who are to appear
are George Robert and C. Crossland,
expert rate clerks for the Interstate
commerce commission; Secretary Kil
Patrick of the railroad and warehouse
commission ; F. S. Holland, rate clerk
for the Chicago and Alton railroad,
and J. S. Howard, formerly auditor of
the Chicago and Alton railroad. Bo
gardus, Hollands and Howard were
witnesses nt the previous trial.
Each Shipment an Offense.
The new hearing will differ from the
old In one respect only the govern
ment will not contend that each carlot
constituted a violation of tho law. The
government legal batteries will bo
trained In an endeavor to convince
the Judge and Jury that each thlpment
perhaps a carlot, perhaps a train
load was an offense. If successful In
this line of argument, the Judge may
fine the defendant a maximum of $10,
000.000, or a minimum of $500,000.
The defense on the other hand will,
It is said, claim that the settlements of
freight charges constitute the alleged
offenses. Of these, the" government
alleges there were 36. on which fines
of from $3(1,000 to $720,000 may be in
flicted. CADET WOUNDED
By Shot From Revolver That Dropped
From Another's Pocket.
Highland Falls. N. Y., Feb. 23. A
young North Dakota candidate for ad
mission to West Point, named Peale,
who came here this week to take his
entrance examinations, was accident
ally shot today by the discharge of a
revolver which dropped out of the
pocket of another would-be cadet and
was discharged. The ball entered
Penle's leg. The wound, while not
dangerous, will prevent his completing
his examinations at present.
Peale is said to be the stepson of an
army oflicer.
FARMEl'WEEKXflTHACA
President Schurman Opened Exercises
at State College With Address
of Welcome.
Ithaca. Feb. 2". President Schur
man of Cornell university opened the
farmers' week ceremonies at the State
College of Agriculture here with an
address of welcome. Fully 1,000 farm
ers, agriculturalists, scientists and ed
ucators are in the city for the week's
events.
Among the speakers were Margaret
J. Mitchell of Drexel Institute, Phil
adelphia: John Robinson, editor of
7arm and Poultry, Boston; J. D. Jac
quins of Watervllet; D. J. Lambert
of Long Island and W. C. Denny of
Rochester.
President Will Visit African Missions.
Chicago, Feb. 23 While in Africa
President Roosevelt will not only visit
a number of missions but will make
addresses giving his observations
when he returns to this country. This
statement was made here at the Meth
odist ministers' weekly meeting by
Bishop Joseph G. Hartzell, who has
charge of the Methodist African mis
sions and who recently visited the
president at tho White House.
10,000 Cases of Cholera.
St. Petersburg. Feb. 23. The chol
era, which has now been epidemic
here for KiO days, today reached the
10,000 mark. There have been 3,926
deaths from this disease in St. Peters
burg, t!ie highest number of new cases
in one day Iwdust 444 and the lowest
SCHOOLS OF JOURNALISM
One of the Subjects Discussed In Last
Bromley Lecture.
New Haven, Feb. 23. Schools of
tournalism, qualifications for newspa
per work and newspaper Independence
were discussed by Hart Lyman in the
second and final of the Bromley lec
tures at Yale.
"Much," he said, "has been said for
and against schools of journalism In
recent years. Some may exist al
ready and be useful. One with a large
endowment and an ambitious design
Is destined, I suppose, to come into
existence In the not distant future. 1
am not one of those who think that
ull the necessary training can best be
obtained in the office of a newspaper.
If there Is an occupation in which, more
than In any other, largo knowledge of
a great variety of subjects can be con
stantly utilized to good advantage, it is
journalism; and the more the novice
knows the less he will have to acquire
as he goes on.
"But T do not believe that the prac
tical work of a newspaper on the edi
torial as distinguished from the me
chanical side, that Is to say the pro
duction, revision and effective arrange
ment of Its contents under heads, can
be practised to advantage anywhere
except In the office of a newspaper."
He said there never was a better
time perhaps than now to beRln work
on a newspaper. We have been living
for a good many years In the age of
quantity. In the near future a higher
value may be put on quality. He was,
If not convinced, at least hopeful that
the next notable change In the news
paper world will be a return to small
er papei-B. in which, however, every
element entering Into their composi
tion may cost more than it does now,
excepting the paper on which they are
printed, which will, cost less because
less of It will be used.
There would come also, he thought,
a clearer perception of what Is Intrin
sically worth printing. If the country
Is not getting tired of the "Journal
istic scoop net" It ought to be.
SUMMERS GIVEN DECISION
Englishman Had Somewhat Better of
Britt After Tenth Round.
London. Feb. 23 Johnny Summers,
the Engl'sh ptigilist. last night received
the decision over Jimmy Britt of Cali
fornia in a 20-round bout. The fight
was held before the National Sport
ing club and a big corwd was present,
there being great Interest in the bout
owing to the lively fight these two men
had put up last November. On that
ocasion the go was a ten-round affair
and Britt was the victor. Last night
Summers got the decision on points.
During the early stages Britt did
most of the leading, apparently Pt.irt
Ing out with a view to securing a
knockout. He made the mistake,
however, of holding In clinches more
than is usual In England, and came in
for much adverse criticism and several
warnings from Eugene Corrl, who offi
ciated as referee. Britt also had the
misfortune to slip twice to the floor
when engaged In lively mlxups, and
these falls were almost as effective in
taking the speed out of him ns though
they had resulted from a right or left
swing.
Up to the sixth or eighth round Britt
had the lettr of the bout, but from
that time Summers improved and hon
ors were even at. the close of the tenth.
After that, although strong, the Eng
lishman had somewhat the best of
him and the decision In Summers' fa
vor was a popular one.
PATROLMAN SUSPENDED
Mayor Accuses Him of Cowardice In
Falling to Arrest Murderoua Burglar.
Olean, N. Y., Feb. 23. Nelson Dess
les of Berlin, Out., who shot dead To
lice Captain Hassett Sunday when
surprised at a burglary and who was
wounded by the officer, took a turn for
the worse. A police bulletin Issued at
9 o'clock said he probably would die
within a few hours.
Acting Mayor Hlckey last night bus
pended Patrolman Moses, who encoun
tered Dossier on the street after the
killing of Captain Hassett and failed
to capture him. Moses Is charged
with cowardice.
DEATH OF WILLIAM T. BULL
Was One of the Best Known Surgeons
In New York.
New York, Feb. 23. Dr. William T.
Bull, who died at Savannah, Ga., yos
terday, was one of the best known sur
geons in New York and had performed
Important and skilful operations which
placed his reputation high in the med
ical and surgical fraternity. Ho was
a native of Newport, R. I., and In 1393
married Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr.
He was taken 111 In this city last sum
mer and after several operations and a
long period of lllneas, In which he dis
played remarkable courage, he . was
taken to Georgia In the hope of receiv
ing benefit from the warmer climate.
Collision of Excursion Trains.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 23. A rear-end
collision between two excursion trains
filled with passengers bound to Cape
Henry to see the homecoming fleet, oc
cured yesterday on tbe Cape Henry di
vision of the Norfolk and Southern
railroad and eight passengers were
badly Injured.
Salesman Killed by Train.
Lyons, N. Y., Feb. 23. James ISar
ker, a traveling salesman from James
town, N. Y., was struck by an express
train last night at a grade crossing at
lipeva rtr'c'et and aiuiutt lnatautfy'
killed.
the mmm
Short Items From Various Parts
of the World.
Record of Many Happenings Condensed
and Put In Small Space and Ar
ranged With Special Regard For the
Convenience of the Reader Who Hat
Little Tims to Spare.
Wednesday.
Trenton's three daily newspapers
raised their price from one cent to
two cent.
Governor Hughes named Robert Earl
f Herkimer as the Democratic mem
ber of the state highway commission.
Henry Ylgnaud, secretary of the
American embassy in Paris, has re
signed after 34 years of continuous ser
vice. Americans and Cubans in Havana
Joined in a ceremony of commemora
tion of the destruction of the .Maine,
eleven years ago.
President-elect Taft on his way from
Cincinnati to Washington refused to
miike speeches to small crowds stand
ing at stations in the rain..
Captain Henry J. Howes, who ran
his Bhlp, the Sea Witch, through the
British blockade of Delagoa Hay In
1!I0 with a cargo of flour for the
Boers, tiled in Rest on.
Thursday.
Mrs. E. W. Carmack, the first per
son called to testify at tho trial of
the alleged slayers of her husband,
collapsed on the witness stand at
Nashville.
Adrift upon an Ice doe in the llousa
tonlc river near Cornwall, Conn..
Miss Anna K. Wllmberg pluckily
saved the life of John Hilllardson, her
unconscious escort.
The grand lodc.e of Masons of Mis
sissippi voted - to sever all affiliation
with the grand lodge of New Jersey
on account of the hitter's recognition
of negroes as Masons.
William H. Ilotchkiss of Buffalo was
confirmed at Albany as superintendent
of insurance, nnd Robert Enrl of Her
kimer as Democratic member of the
highway commission.
Friday.
Washington dispatches stated it had
been decided to have the special ses
sion of congress begin on March 1.1.
The Yankton, tiny tender to the At
lantic fleet, arrived at Hampton Roads,
completing her voyage around the
world.
A bill to establish a national lottery
for the purpose of Increasing the na
tional revenues was Introduced In the
Cuban congress.
President Roosevelt In transmitting
the report of tho engineers who visited
Panama to congress asserted that to
chnnge the canal plan would bo "inex
cusable folly."
Saturday.
The Btute tax board reduced the as
sessment of tho Consolidated Gas com
pany in Now York by more than $23,
000,000. Secret service men were trying to
locate the source of a flood of counter
felt quarters and dimes in circulation
lu New York city.
Commissioner of Corporations Her
bert Knox Smith, In a report to the
president, gave the early history of
tho so-called "Tobacco Combination."
That a bill will be introduced in the
Cuban congress preventing the hold
ing of property on the Island by for
eigners was announced in a dispatch
from Havana.
Monday.
Governor (iillett of California has
signed the anti-rccctrack gambling bill,
which is similar to the New York law.
Secret service limitation, which
roused President Roosevelt, Is re
peated in sundry civil appropriation
bill.
Carroll D. WrU-ht, G9 years old, pres
ident of Clark college, died at Worces
ter, Mass., of diabetes, from which he
had been a sufferer over two years.
Mrs. lleity Green puts Matthew As
tor Wilks, her prospective son-in-law,
through a severe courso of questions
on banking, real estate und coupon
cutting.
Congressional committee after thor
ough Investigation of the print paper
business, recommends a reduction of
the tii lilt from $' to $2 a ton and the
placing of ground wood on the I roe list.
Tuesday.
According to a dispatch from Rome
the Vatican Is seeking aid In the re
vision of Ihe Vulgate.
Severe earthquake shocks in the
cities of Alicante province, Southern
Spain, caused panic among the people.
Seven men were killed In. a head-on
collision between an express train and
two locomotives on the Delaware di
vision of the Pennsylvania railroad at
Delmar.
Dispatches from St. Petersburg gio
details of the meeting between Czar
Ferdinand of Bulgaria and the Czar
of RussIe at the fuueral of ihe Grand
Duke Vladimir.
New York busias,s and professional
nien indorsed the proposal of the Hud
son and Manhattan company fur an
extension of tho Hudson tunnel to the
Grand Central station.
Abraham Lincoln's head is to ap
pear on new one-cent pieces which
will appear in about a mouth. Presi
dent Roosevelt approved the plan,
which was presented to Ului by Ulreo-
t'if Lc'itli bl tli'fJ mint.
CARMACK MURDER TRIAL
John D. Sharp, Co-Defendant. Contra
dicted Himself cn Minor Details.
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 23. Court ad
journed In the midst of the cross-examination
of John D. Sharp, co-defendant
with Colonel Duncan Cooper
und Robin Cooper, now on trial for
slaying ot former United States Sena
tor Edward W. Carmack.
Robin Cooper, under a bitter cross
examination of nearly four hours, held
his own.
The only other witness of the day
was Sharp, who told his story under
direct examination. Then he was
turned over to Attorney General Gar
nerl whose cross-examination Is of
the rapid fire variety. He contradict
ed himself on many minor details but
never on the more Important particu
lars. Once he got on dangerous ground.
On direct examination Sharp swore
that he saw the killing and that "Car
mack fell after Robin Cooper had fired
three limes," One of the bullet
wounds, a necessarily fatal one,
pierced the senator's neck within one
sixteenth of an inch of the spinal
cord and came out under the tongue.
As Sharp swore that Carmack was fac
ing young Cooper, aiming a revolver
at him, this wound would Ih impos
sible to reconcile with the statement.
On cross-examination Sharp jald, how
over, that Carniack turned his head
Just as the second shot was ilred.
FOUND DEATH
AT ICE BRIDGE
Tragedy Believed to Be a Case
of Suicide, Not Accident.
Niagara Falls, N. Y., Feb. 23. R.
Von liannar, 29 years old, who claimed
o be u German of noble birth, es
tranged from his family because he
married against their wishes two years
ago, met death on the Ice bridge below
Niagara Falls yesterday.
Von Biinnar came here last Saturday
and wns taken care of by John L. Har
per, chief engineer of the Niagara
Falls Hydraulic Power company. Von
Bannar told Mr. Harper that his wife
had been burned to death In a fire
which destroyed their homo in Chicago
recently and since then he had been
traveling about the country seeking
to forget her tragi? end.
At noon yesterday Mr. Harper re
ceived a letter from Von Bannar In
which the German said he had seen an
other vision of his wife Saturday night
and that he had decided to follow her.
Early in the afternoon a man walk
ing on the Ice bridge nenr the Ameri
can side suddenly disappeared In a
crc vice. It was thought that a visitor
had accidentally slipped and fallen
Into the water. Park employes rushed
to the rescue. Percy Page was low
ered Into the crevice by ropes and
found the body. Tt was Identified later
by Mr. Harper as that of Von Bannar.
No Idea of Reducing Wages.
New York, Feb. 23. E. II. Gary,
chairman of the United States Steel
corporal ion, when asked for confirma
tion or denial of tho published an
nouncement that there would be a re
duction in the wages of steel and Iron
workmen before May 1, said: "The
statements are inaccurate. The United
States Steel corporation has never con
sidered such a thing."
MARKET REPORT
New York Provision Market.
Now York, Feb. 22.
WHKAT No. 2 red. $1.21 f. o. b.
afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, $1.2.1.
CO UN No. 2 corn, new, 72c f. o.
b. afloat; Tie elevator.
OATS Mixed oats, 2(i to 32 lbs..
r.'lMjfi 57 VI. c; clipped white, 34 to 42
lbs." r.SIr C;te-.
PORK Mess, $17.r018.00; family.
$l.fi(Kfl'l!l.50.
HAY Good to choice, SOfrHoe.
Ul'TTEK -Creamery specials, 31(?
.llV&c; extra, 3ni3uV4r; process, 18(?l)
c; western factory, 2Hi( 21V,C.
KGGS State and Pennsylvania, 33o.
CHEESE Slate, full cream, fancy,
Lift ICVic.
POTATOES .Maine, per 180 lbs.,
$2..riilfj2.()r; state, $2.252.37.
Buffalo Provision Market.
Buffalo, Feb. 22.
WHICAT-No. 1 northern, carloads,
$1.20', ; No. 2 red, $1.22.
COIIS No. 2 yellow, fi!)V4c f. o. b.
nll'Kit; No. 3 yellow, (illic
OATS No. 2 white. KSVie f o.
li. afloat; No. 3 white, R7V4c.
FLOI'R Fancy blended patent
per bb!.. $0.257.00; whiter family
patent. $5.firl?:8.40.
1IUTTEM -Creamery, prints, fancy,
31 f 32c; state and Penn. cream
ery, 2Hc; dairy, choice to fancy, 27
2Sc.
CHEESE Choice to fancy, full
cream. 14'.'i K.c; fair to good, 13fM4e.
EGGS Selected white, 29c.
POTATOES White fancy, per bu.,
SOStlc; fair to good, 75(ii78c.
East Buffalo Live Stock Market.
CATTLEPrinte export steers. $6.25
tfJC.75; good to choice butchwr steers,
$5.00ifG.O0; choice cows, $4.7o5.00:
choice heifers, l.l.oOfT 5.75; common
to fair heifers. $4.2"fi 3.25; common to
fair bulls. $:.2"''i l.0; choice veals.
$il.7.".'ii J1 .ti: lair lo good, $10.00 rj'
in.r.o.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Choice
spring Iambs. $7.s. Tt S.Ot); choice
earlings. $ii.2.Vi ti.T."; mixed sheep,
j" Du n .1.1(1.
IIOCS-l.iulK Yorkers. $6.50fi' S.tiO;
medium und heavy hogs, $6.71'ii 6.80;
I'lirt!, $i;.iiKicr,n.