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VOL. XLII. NO. 12.
TIONETSA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1909.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
ST
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. J. D. W. Keck.
Justices of the recuse C. A. Randall, D,
W. Clark.
Oouncitmen. J. W. Landers. J. T. Dale.
O. It. Robinson, Wm. Smearbaugh, J.
W. Jamlesnn, W. J. Campbell, A. U,
Kelly.
amnlabte Charles Clark.
Collector W. H. Hood.
School Directors J. O. 8oowden, R. M,
Herman, Q Jatnieson, J. J. Landers, J,
R. Clark, V. U. Wyman.
FOREST COUNTT OFFICERS.
Member of Congress N. P. Wheeler.
Member of Senate J. IC. P. Hall.
Assembly A. It. M editing.
rresitlent Juttae Win. K. Rice.
Associate Judges F. X. Kreltler, P.
C. mil.
rrothonotary , Register f Recorder, e,
J. C. Uelst.
Sheriff1 H. R. Maxwell.
'VMurer ileo. W. Iloleinan.
Commissioners Win. H. Harrison, J.
M. .iiendel, II. II. McClelln.
District Attorney A. C. Brown.
ry Commissioners Ernest Sibble
Lewis Wagner.
fTnrnnrr Dr. C Y. Detar. v
County Auditors Unorge H. Warden,
. A. C. Urejtg and J. P. Kelly.
Oountu tlurvevorD. W. Clrk.
Oounty'Superintendent D. W. Morri
son.
Kraalar Tern ml Caart.
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 month.
Charra umi Mabbala Hofcaal.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a.
m. t M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching In M. K. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W. O. Calhoun.
Preaching in the F. M. Cburoh every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
E. L. Monroe, Pastor.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p.
hi. Rev. U. A. liailey, Pa-tor.
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.
'PI'. NEST A LODUE, No. S69, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 Meets every Tuesday evening, In Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
C APT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
G. A, R. Meets 1st Monday evening
in each month.
CAVT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Veduesdayyening of each month.
R1TCHET JT CARRINOER.
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW,
Tlonesta, Pa.
i .
CURTIS M. 8HAWKEY.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Praotice in Forest Co.
A C BROWN,
A ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
OIBoeln Aruer Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., Ttonesta, Pa,
FRANK 8. HUNTER. t. D. S.
Rooms over Citizens Nut. Bank.
HON EST A, PA.
DR. J. C. DUNN.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
and DRUGGIST. Office In Dunn A
Fulton drug store. Tioiieata, 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 s Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
D
R. J. B. BIGGINS.
Physician ana surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA,
HOTEL WEAVER,
E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a oompletechange,
and is now furnished with all the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with uatural gas, bathrooms,
. hot and cold water, etc. The oomforts of
guests, never neglected.
pENTRAL HOUSE,
J GEROW A GEROW Proprietor.
Tlonseta, Pa. This Is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for' the traveling public. First
class Llvert In connection.
piIIL. EMERT
. FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Haslet'a grocery store
on Kim street. Is prepared to do all
id nils 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. -
Fred. Grottenborger
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
All work pertaining to Machinery, En
gines, Oil Well Tools, Gas or Water Fit
tings and General Blaeksm Ithing promnt
lydone at Low Rates. Repairing Mill
Machinery given special attention, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop in rear of andiust west of the
Shaw House, Tidioute, Pa.
Your patronage solicited.
FRED. GRETTENBERGER
JAMES HASLET,
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
. . AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
Pa. & UGUST M QQCK
OPTIOIA1T.
Office ) A 7K National Bank. Building,
OIL CITY, PA.
Eyenxamiaed free.
Exclusively optical.
HOLD
UPNEAROMAHA
Engine Crew Foced to Leave
and Train Stopped.
Eight Clerks on Mail Car Were Forced
to Open Door and Chief Clerk Was
Asked to Point Out the Registered
Mall Robbers Gathered Up 8even
Pouches, Two of Which Were Found
Empty Near Scene of the Robbery.
The Conductor's Experience.
Although the police nnd the sheriff
have had large forces of men scour
Ing the country around the scene of
Saturday's hold-up of a Union Pacific
passenger train three miles west of
Oni.iha, liltle progress has been made
toward tracing the escaped robbers.
Two of the seven mail pouches be.
lieved to have been taken from the
train were found some distance from
the point where the robbery occurred.
They hud been cut open and their con
tents removed, the outlaws overlook
Ing only one package.
That the robbers had laid their plans
well la apparent. Two of the men
climbed onto the engine with drawn
revolvers and forced the engineer to
stop the train. The engine crew was
ordered from the cab and two of the
robbers sluod guard while the other
two escorted the engineer and fire
men to the rear. The quartet were
apparently well acquainted with the
ground, as they forced the train to
Btop in a deep cut.
There were eight clerks on the
mall car and they were forced to open
the door. The chief clerk was singled
out and asked to point out the reg
istered nin'l. This he did and the rob
bers gatht-red up seven pouches. The
leader then remarked: "This Is all we
can get Into our automobiles."
A continuous fusillade of shooting
was kept up during the robbery, evi
dently to intimidate passengers and
crew. A flagman who went to the rear
narrowly escaped being shot. Several
passengers who had not retired start
ed to get out of the vestibules, but
in no uncertain tones the robbers or
dered them back into the cars.
The spot where the holdup occurred
is only two blocks from where Eddie
Cudahy was kept a prisoner after be
ing kidnapped several years ago.
Conductor Wallace said: "I got out
of the rear sleeping car when I heard
shooting and the robbers promptly
began using my lantern as a target.
I walked forward to the next car and
ono of the robbers yelled at me, 'Get
inside there, before you get your head
shot off.' It did not take me long to
obey. I went forward Inside the train.
When I got to the dining car. Just be
hind the baggage car, the robbers had
about finished their Job."
LOOSE STEERS CAUSED PANIC
Broke Away From Bunch Being Un
loaded From Boat.
Five steers broke away from a
bunch of 200 being unloaded from
a cattle boat In the North river Sun
day night and created a panic on the
West side In the , vicinity of Sixty
ninth street, New York. Four of the
animals leaped Into the river and
started swimming for the Jersey
shore, while the fifth ran wild for
many blocks knocking down pedestri-
ns nnd spreading terror in Its path
until brought down by a bullet fired
by a policeman. More than 50 shots
were tired bofore the animal was killed.
Of the other runaways, two swam
across the river and were captured at
lloboken. The third was killed in
midstream after being Injured and the
fourth was caught after swimming a
quarter of a mile along the water
front.
SUSPECTED HOUSEBREAKER
Hitherto Respected Citizen Shot by
Police Watching a House.
Philip A. Swackhanier, a hitherto re
spected citizen of Syracuse, was prob
ably fatally shot there by detectives
who were watching a honso they be
lieved was about to be robbed. Swack
hanier dining ihe day followed Sum
ner A. Gillette, it is Raid, from a gro
cery store where the latter had a
large check cashed to his home. Gil
lette grew suspiclou3 and asked the
police to watch his hous,. At night
rviille hiding in the bushes they
caught sight of the man. He saw
them and started to run. Several
shots were fired at him, two taking
effect.
Sentenced For Selling Bad Eggs.
Two men have been sentenced in
New York city to sixty days impris
onment one for selling bad eggs, the
other for using them in making pastry.
This announcement was made by the
board of health last night. They are
the first cases on record In New York
whore a prison sentence has been im
posed for the offense. This drastic
action was taken to break up the prac
tice which the repeated imposition of
lines failed to check.
Caxton Book Brought $13,000.
The sum of 13,000 was paid by a
private collector in Ixmdon for a Cax
ton volume, sold at auction. Five small
works were included In the original
oak binding. The volume was dis
covered by chance recently in the li
brary of an old manor house in the
north of England. A defective copy
of Caxton's "Royal Book" was knock
ed down for $1,500; in spite of the fact
that, another copy of this work brought
til, 000 In 1902.
EDUCATOR OF HELEN KELLER
Rogers Long Kept Secret His Aid For
the Unfortunate Girl.
One of the least known and most
touching of Mr. Henry Huddleston
Rogers' many charitable deeds was
his care of Helen Keller, the deaf,
dumb and blind girl, whose prodigies
of learning have aRtonlshed the world.
Mr. Rogers had his attention called
to .Miss Keller when the girl had
hardly reached her teens. Her case,
a pitiful one, at once touched his
heart. Secretly and through agents
he Interested himself in the girl and
provided funds for the early attempts
to bring knowledge to the then dark
ened mind.
Miss Kellar showed such aptitude
for learning that Mr. Rogers continued
his benefactions and saw that the
r.;ost experienced and skillful tench
ers In the land were provided. As
she advanced beyond the scope of the
average Instructors of those afflicted
as she was, Mr Rogers searched
about and found mentors for the girl
who have been able to make her, with
out doubt, one of the brightest and
most charming personalities in the
world today, even when pitted against
persons whose faculties are In no way
Impaired.
For more than a quarter of a cent
ury Mr. Rogers, as with all his deeds
of charity, kept the secret of his in
terest in Helen Keller. The fact that
one of the wealthiest men in the world
had made himself practically the
girl's foster fa'her was not even
known to many who were Helen Kel
ler's associates.
The story did not come out until
Mark Twain, long one of Mr. Rogers'
most intimate friends, revealed it
when the Virginia railway was opened
a short time ago. On that occasion
.Mark Twain, In an address at Norfolk,
Va related the then unknown story
of Mr. Rogers' benefactions to the
girl, who, through an attack of scar
let fever, had been deprived of sight,
speech and hearing
COLOR LINE IN COURT
Negro Cannot Recover as Much Dam
age at a White Man.
A negro nnd a white man do not
suffer equal humiliation in the eyes
of the law for false arrest, according
to the appellate division of the su
preme court In New York, which sus
tained a order of Justice Drugo of
the supreme court reducing the
amount of damages awarded to George
Grlflln, a Pullman porter, from $2,500
to $300.
The negro was arrested in Montre
al, charged with stealing a pocket
book, but the charge was not sub
stantiated and he was released. He
brought suit against Daniel H. Brady,
a New York manufacturer who caused
his arrest, nnd obtained the $2,500 ver
dict, which was set aside and the or
der upheld.
In his decision Justice Drugo said:
"While in some senses the negro
uiajer the law !s Just as good a man
as the president of the United States,
It would be a bsd argument to say
he Is Just MB good in all respects. The
damages In a case of this kind depend
upon a man's standing In society. He
is colored and ihut fact should be con
sidered. If you were to take the
mayor of this city and arrest him, he
would suffer far more humiliation
than this porter. If the mayor were
a colored man, he might not feel as
much humiliation and Fhame."
ROOSEVELT ADMINISTRATION
Commemorated In a Window In Met
ropolitan Temple.
Oscar S. Straus, former secretary
of commerce and labor, anpolnted am
bassador to Turkey, was the principal
speaker Sunday night at the dedication
of a window in honor of the Roosevelt
administration at. the Metropolitan
Temple In New York. Mr. Straus'
speech was principally a review of
the administration and the achieve
ments of Theodore Roosevelt. The
service began in the morning nnd will
be held every night this week, culmin
ating in the dedicating of the Lincoln
memorial window on Sunday next.
GAS FROM PEAT
Colonel John Jacob Astor Has Applied
For a Patent.
Colonel John Jacob Astor of New
York city has applied for a patent
for a machine which It is hoped will
make possible the utilization of peat
deposits a" fuel for power. Colonel
Astor Intends to present It to the pub
lic in the hope that it may be of gen
eral use.
He will erect a 150-horsc power
plant and attach it to a stonecrusher.
If the peat gas succeeds in running
this an Interesting engineering ad
vance will have been achieved.
Hard on Widows and Bachelors.
In the relchiath at Vienna the Aus
trian finance minister, In 1a speech deal
ing with the budget, announced a plan
for new taxes, including a supplement
ary Income tax on bachelors, widows
and childless married couples and also
on matches and increment on land
values. Under the new taxes, he Bald,
$13,000,000 would be realized.
Lawyer Gets 16 Years.
John Sykes, the Trenton lawyer
who was convicted a few weeks ago of
charges of forgery and embezzlement.
was senteuced by Judge Rellstab in
the Mercer county court to serve six
teen yeam In the New Jersey state
prison.
AGAINSTFREELUMBER
Senator McCumber's Axend
ment Lost by Over Two-Thirds.
Dolllver Votes Against Free Lumber
but Said Industry Would Not Suf
fer From Reduction From Dingley
Rates Senator Heyburn Spoke ol
Mistakes of Republican Platform
and Senator Bailey Repudiated the
Denver Platform.
Washington, May 25. The lumber
schedule of the tariff bill was undei
consideration almost the entire day
with Senators Root, Heyburn, Borah
and Dolllver contending on the one
hand for a protection for the Indus
try and Senators Clapp, Burkett and
McCumber arguing as strenuously
against that policy. The day closed
with a more .than two-thirds vate
against Senator McCumber's free lum
ber amendment, the ballot showing 23
for and 56 against.
The surprise of the day was the at
titude of Senator Dolliver, who here
tofore has stood with the progres
slves, throughout the present fight
He took position against the radical
demard for free lumber, but express
ed the opinion that the industry would
not suffer, from a reduction of the
Dingley rates.
Senator Root opened the proceed
ings with a close argument in favor
of a differential on dressed lumber.
Senators Borah and Heyburn of Idaho
contended for the highest duty on
lumber and Mr. Borah entered upon
an argument to show that the policy
of protection Is a "system" and cannot
be maintained if there are to be con
stant exceptions to It as Is desired In
the Interest of free lumber.
On the other hand Senators Clapp
and Burkett argued that lumber can
be produced as cheaply in the United
States as In Canada, and contended
that the lumber Industry of this coun
try would not be endangered by the
free admission of the Canadian pro
duct. Incidentally Senator Clapp paid
a glowing tribute to the Canadian gov
eminent, saying that It was equal
to the best.
During the day Senator Heyburn
spoke of the Republican platform
of the lust campaign In a way
that brought down some criti
cism on his head, and .Senate
Bailey declared that he did not
propose to he bound by the tariff plank
of the platform adopted by the Demo
crats at Denver, which favored free
lumber.
Mr. Bailey made a speech of some
length towards the close of the ses
sion In which he expressed the opin
ion that the enactment of the pending
tariff bill would see the disintegration
of the Republican party.
Of the 25 affirmative votes 15 were
cast by Republican senators and 10
by Democratic senators. The Repub
licans were ss fellows: Beverldge.
Brlstow, Brown, Burkett, Burton,
Clapp, Crawford, Cummins, Curtis,
Dupont, Gambie. Johnston, LnFollette,
McCumber and Nelson, and Demo
srat.s. Clay, Culberson, Frazler. Gore,
Hughes, Newlnnds, Paynter, Rayner,
Shlvely and Stone.
SALEOF EXAMINATIONPAPERS
Transaction Stopped by Two Police
men Concealed In a Closet.
Cambridge, Mass., May 25. A little
financial transaction In a Harvard
student's room concerning the sale in
advunce of alleged examination pa
pers, was about to be consummated
when two policemen stepped from a
closet and arrested F. H. Steele of
Charlestown, who had offered to pro
cure the papers.
The amount Involved was ?750.
which the student agreed to ct.ileet
from 75 other students In order to ob
tain copies of the examination papers
in an economic course.
Steele will be given a hearing in the
local court.
REGISTRATION FRAUDS
Former Tammany District Worker Be
gins Serving Sentence.
New York, May 25. Frank Duffy,
a former Tammany district worker,
convicted of registration frauds In the
election of 1007, surrendered himself
today and will begin serving In Sing
Sing the prison term of from three and
one-half to four and one-half years to
which he was sentenced nearly two
years ago. Duffy's case has since
been pending on appeal and he has
been at liberty on bail. Last week
the appellate division of the supreme
court confirmed the conviction.
CARDINAL LOGUE'S LETTER
Says That He Has No Desire to Inter
fere In Affair, of the A. O. H.
Bo'toe, May 25. A letter from
Cardinal Lngue of Ireland stating thnt
he has "not the remotest intention of
Interfering" in the affairs of the An
cient Order of Hibernians was made
public in this city. The letter was
written to Patrick Logue of Phila
delphia In response to the hitter's
query as to tho correctness of state
ments alleged to have been attributed
to the cardinal by Matthew Cum
mlngs, national president of the Hi
bernians of America, to effect thai
the cardlnni did not favor the support
of the national movement by the An
cient Order of Hibernians.
FALL ONJWOURNEflS.
Guests Drop Through Celling and Em
Funeral Feast.
Hamburg, Pa.. May 25. Three wo
men and n boy plunged through thi
floor of a second-story room In thi
home of William Kauffman In Cente
township and fell on the dlnlng-roon
table below at t'me when the tnbli
was surrounded by guests. One a
the diners. Mrs. Ellas Balthaser, wal
bending over the table at the time an
one of the women fell on her neck
caurlng probably fatal Injuries.
Kauffmnn's little daughter had Jus'
been burled and the funeral party re
turned to his house for dinner. Pas
tor D. P. l)f rbeili-h and a dozen otheti
were gathered around the table. A
number of women mourners were as
sembled upstaiis.
There was an old trapdoor In th
dining room celling, and the weight ol
Jome of the portly mourners caused
It to give way. Those who feli
through were little Injured. The table
ware they broke filled two lnrg
clothes baskets.
BASEBALL FAMILIES
Teams Composed of Relatives to Play
Unique Series.
Pittsburg. May 25. William Ha
lett, representing a baseball team that
Includes his seven sons and a cousin,
has accepted a challenge from the
Olive family of Beaver avenue, North
Ride, consisting of nine sons, to play
a series of three games to decide the
supremacy on the diamond of the two
families and for the benefit of de
pendents of the men who recently
were drowned in the Ohio river ferry
disaster.
All of the members of both families
are good players, and lively games
are expected. The time and places
for the games have not yet been de
cided upon. Robert Simpson of Ver
ona, father of Beven sons, may chal
lenge the winner of the series for the
same benefit.
FINALLY ENDS HIS LIFE
Family Troubles Drive Dr. Fisher to
Suicide.
Lebanon, Pa., May 25. Dr. A. M.
Fisher of McAlisterville, Pa., committed
suicide by swallowing prussic acid as
he sat on the porch at the home of
his wife's father, John Fox.
Dr. and Mrs. Fisher parted two
years ago. Shortly thereafter she
brought suit for divorce for "cruel and
barbarous treatment." He tried to ef
fect a reconciliation and. falling In
this, he attmpted suicide but was pre
vented by his brother-in-law, Luther
Fox. who knocked a phial of acid
from his hand ns he was about to
drain IU contents. Sunday night,
however, he was successful In his
second attempt.
BRAKEMEN HEAD LIST
Furnished Most of Killed and Injured
In Pennsylvania.
Harrlsburg, May 25. The state rail
road commission's investigations Into
the causen of numerous accidents to
employes of railroads during the first
quarter of this year show that brake
men, section hands and firemen fur
nished most of the killed and injured
In order named.
The total number of fatalities for
the quarter waj 74, of which 21 were
brakemen and 20 section hands. Most,
of the brakemen were killed by fall
ing or jumping from trains. The num
ber of brakemen hurt reaches 423 In
a total of l,3fi!l persons Injured.
LOSES ONE CHILD BY FIRE
Williams Rescues Seven of Family
From Burning Home.
Columbia, O.. May 25 Mabel Will
lams. 3-year-old daughter of A. F. Will
iams, wns fatr.lly burned In a tire
which destroyed the family home, fol
lowing a gasoline explosion.
The child's father rescued five chil
dren and his wife and mother, but
when he rushed upstairs to get Ma
bel he found the bed In flames. The
child was carried downstairs a mo
ment before the floor fell but soon
died. Both tho parents were severe
ly burned.
STABBED OVER PENNY
Attack Probahly Fatal When Victim
Decides Winner.
Philadelphia, May 25. During a
fight over a penny 15-year-old Abe
Danzig was probably fatally stabbed
by Herman Brown, aged 13. Danzig
nnd Joseph Fllegelman, it Is said,
were pitching pennies and called up
on young Prown to decide the winner.
He decided against Danzig, who then
attacked him.
Brown, according to the police,
drew a knife from his pocket and
stabbed Danzig in the abdomen.
His Jaw Broken by Mule's Kick.
Waynesbnrg. pn., May 25. William
Cowen of Jefferson township was
brought to the hospital suffering from
a broken jaw and other injuries In
flicted by a muie.
Washington, Pa. William Kline of
Independence nnd Clark Gilchrist of
Steubenvllle, ac ting for Cyrus Fergu
son of West Virginia, have taken
leases on over 2,000 acres of land In
Independence township, this county,
and will thoroughly exploit the terrl
toiy for oil and gas.
E
Pithy Paragraphs ThatChronicIo
the Week's Doings.
Long Dispatches From Various Parts
of the World Shorn of Their Padding
and Only Facts Given In as Few
Words as Possible For the Benefit
of the Hurried Reader.
Jacob M. Schlff, the New York bank
er, Is at the head of a movement for
colonizing Jews In Mesopotamia.
The New York state educational de
partment uncovered what was thought
to be a flourishing traffic in state re
gents' certificates.
Many wealthy German corporations,
Including that of Krupp of Essen, are
in the new Wright Aeroplane Con
struction company of Berlin.
" A total of 30" American houses have
been erected at Messina for the use
of the earthquake survivors. The first
babe to be born in one of these houses
was named Theodore Roosevelt.
Thursday.
William Williams of New York was
reappointed commissioner of immi
gration to succeed Robert Watchorn.
Judge Denis O'Brien, long a mem
ber of the state court of appeals, died
at Watertown, at the age of r.eventy
two years.
Eight men and 1.500 to 2,000 head of
livestock were killed by. hailstones
weighing six and seven pounds that
fell in a Texas storm.
German, English and French bank
ers have undertaken to float $27,500,
000 bonds of the Canton-Han-Kau-Ching
Tu railway lit China.
Henry H. Rogers, vice president of
Standard Oil and a great power in
finance, died suddenly of apoplexy In
his home In New York city.
Friday.
Opium found on Captain Peter C.
Hains led to the belief that he con
templated suicide.
Secretary of War Dickinson left
Havana suddenly on the Mayflower
for Washington, owing to Illness.
President Taft won the plaudits of
Confederate veterans by his speech at
the Petersburg, Va., monument dedi
cation.
Mr. Bailey of Texas assailed Gov
ernor Johnson of Minnesota In the
senate for his criticism of the Demo
cratic attitude on the Aldrich tariff
bill.
According to a Sydney cable des
patch Mine. Melb?. has received an of
fer to sing In the palaces of the ruling
princes of India and will fulfill the
contract.
Saturday.
Celestluo Castro, brother of ihe do
posed president of Venezuela, was
served with a notice of his expulsion
from the Island of Curacao.
A decree of absolute divorce was
granted to Mrs. Frank J. Gould, with
the custody of her children from De
cember to April of each vear.
The Allan line steamer Mongolian
freed herself from the Ice pack off the
entrance ot St. John's harbor. In
which she had been imprisoned for
three day.i.
In an action brought against the
United States Express company by
John I.. Dudley Judge Gildersleeve
has granted an order to show cause
why a revolver should not be ap
pointed. Monday.
Leaders of the insurgent-Democratic
faction In the senate gave up hope
of passing the Income tax amend
ments. Six cents damages were awarded
photographer in a suit with Town
Topics In New York over a picture of
Theodore Roosevelt.
Pennsylvania rellroad's lines west
of Pittsburg rut expenses more than
$10,000,000 in IPOS, and net earnings
from operation were $12,772,159.
Illinois legislature refuses to limit
plze of women's hats, orders long bed
sheets nnd knotted rope fire escapes
in. hotels and refuses to put ban on
spectacle fakers.
Sultan Mehmed V. signed the death
warrants of tiilrty-flve men condemn
ed for tnking part in the massacre of
Christians at Adaiia, says a dispatch
from Constantinople.
The platform of the Lake Mohonk
peace conference declares that the
United Stales should take the Initi
ative toward an agreement for the
limitation of armaments.
Tuesday.
Governor Hughes has reduced t'e
state's appropriations feom more
than $38,000,000 to less than $31,000,.
000.
Pastors in many New York churches
discussed the city budget In sermons
and urged taxpayers to take more In
terest in municipal finance.
Immense crowds attracted to Coney
Island by the threat of the police to
"regulate" amusements there found
It "open," with (he exception of a few
minor details.
Arbitration to settle the Georgia
railroad strike was proposed by Go-l
ernor Hoke Smith. The governor
suggested a commission of six, nil
to be residents of Georgia.
K. Cotter of Toronto won the Mara
thon race from Ilrantfoid to Hamilton
He will be entered In the Olympla
Marathon next year and will be sent
to Athens by the Hamilton Spectator.
SHORTER
WSITEMS
AMERICAN WON
Knocked Out English Heavyweight
Champion In Fourth Round.
Lo.idon, May 25. Sam Langord,
the colored heavyweight of Boston,
knocked out Ian Hague, the heavy
weight champion of England, In the
fourth round nt the National Sport
ing club here last night. The fight,
which was for a purse of $9,000, was
schedgled to go twenty rounds.
Langford was at a disadvantage as
regards weight, height and reach, but
his superior knowledge of ring tactics
and his qulci'v .. s overcame this, andj
what was expected to be a long con
test proved to be a very brief one.
In the first round Hague was slow
to start. Langford had a Rhade the
better of it until the end of the round
when Hague reached him with a hook
to the jaw. This seemed to encourage
the Britisher, nnd although no damage
was done in the second round he
showed more cleverness than the
colored man.
Langford opened the third round
with a hard left to the face and he
ustd this blow effectively several
times before the gong sounded. Hague,
however, partially closed the Ameri
can's eye with a hard right wing.
The men came together In a fast
mix-up at the opening of the fourth
and Langford put a terrific right on
the Yorkshlreman's chin which ended
the contest.
A record crowd saw the fight, and
the American was a warm favorite,
considerable money being bet at 2 to
1 and 5 to 2 on him to win.
COLLISION IN HARBOR
Tug Princeton Sunk by Passenger
Steamer Western States; Three
Men Drowned.
Buffalo, Mav 25. Raymond Nor
bury, 21 years old, was on the dock
yesterday morning when the tug
Princeton of the Great Lakes Towing
company's line prepared to cast off
to tow the big sidewheeler lake pas
senger steamer Western States, In
bound from Detroit, to her dock In
Buffalo harbor.
"Where are you going?" yelled Nor
bury to Captain .lames Sullivan of the
Princeton.
"After the States; come and take a
ride," called back the captain, who
knew Newbury well and liked him, as
all the waterfront people did.
"Yes, come along," shouted Frank
Trnuffler, fireman of the' Princeton.
And when William McClure, derk
hand of the tug. added his Invitation,
Norbury Jumped aboard and the tug
put off.
Ten minutes later Trauffler, Nor
bury and McClure were dead. The
Princeton had been run down by the
Western States, and only Captain Sul
livan and Thomas McMnhon had man
aged to escape.
Another Shock at Messina.
Messina, May 25. One of the se
verest shocks since the great earth
quake occurred here yesterday after
noon. The movement was both verti
cally and horizontally nnd lasted ten
seconds. The populace fled panic
stricken and the walls of the ruins In
various places collapsed.
MARKET REPORT
New York Provision Market.
New York, .May 24.
WHEAT No. 2 red, $1.45 f. o. b.
afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, $1.304j
CORN No. 2 corn, 81 M,c f. o. b.
afloat; S5c elevator.
OATS Mixed oats, 2(5 to 32 lbs.,
63r; clipped white, 34 to 42 lbs. 6fr
70c.
l'ORK Mess, $18.75ff 1-.1.25; family,
$l!l.2r1fi 20.00.
HAY Good to choice, 00fi!)5c.
BUTTER Creamery specials, 26
(fi27c; extra, 2iir; process, 17 ft1
23V4c; western factory, 20c.
CHEESE State, full cream, fancy,
13fff13e.
EGGS Plate nnd Pennsylvania,
2fi(!t24e.
POTATOES Maine, per 180 lbs.,
$2.751 $3.00; state. $2.fi2ii 2.87.
Buffalo Provision Market.
Buffalo, May 24.
WHEAT No. 1 i.ortliern, carloads,
$l.3(!ii; No. 2 red, no offering.
CORN No. 2 yellow, 8P4c f. o. b.
afloat ; No. 3 yellow, SO-yc.
OATS No. 2 white, li.'.fi f5fcc f. o.
b. nflont; No. 3 white, fi4fi414c.
FLOUR Fancy blended patent,
pc bbl., $7.i)0(i7.75; winter family,
patent, $(i.50i7.2r
CHEESE Choice to fancy, full
cream, lie; fair to good. 12ffi3e.
EGGS-Selected, white, 23c.
POTATOES White fancy, per bu.,
SSr; fair to good, S2fj 85c.
East Buffalo Live Stock Market.
CATTLE -Prinie-exnort steers, $6.75
if7.15: good to choice butcher steers.
$5.40fi (S.75; choice cows. $5.2511 5.75;
choice heifers, $3.75iti. '.".; common
to fair heifers, $4.50(fi 5.50; common to
fair bulls. $:i.25f 1.25; choice veal,
$S.25ftS.50; fair to good, $7.75118.00.
SHEEP AM) LAMBS Choice
clipped lambs, $!t.()0'(i 9.25; yearlings.
$i'i.7"'i 7.50; mixed sheep. $5.50'(i ii.25.
HOGS Light Yorkers, $7.30d7.50;
medium and Ivavv hogs, $7.7511 7. NO;
pigs. $7.20117.25.
Buffalo Hay Ma.ket.
Timothy, No. 1 on track. H.OOli
11.50; No. 2 timothy, $1:1.001? 13.50
wheat and oat straws, $10.0011 1J. 00.
Utlca Dairy Market.
Utlca, May 24. On the Utlca dairy
Ixiaid of trade todav sales of cheese
were reported as follows: 40 lots of
3.(')Si boxes, all selling at 11 V'.
Hl'TTKR KM'y two tubs sold at
2fiV and 120 tubs at 27c.