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Office ) A 7V National Bank Building, OIL CITY, PA. Eyes examined free. Exclusively optical. linOPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THK CONSTITUTION 8t !1IM 1TTKD TO THK CITIZENS OP' THIS COMMOV WKAI.TH FOR TIII'.IIl APPROVAL. OR RKJKCTION. UY THK GENERAL AS HKMBI.Y OK THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. AND PIIIl I.IRIIEI) BY ORDER OP THK SECRE TARY OF THE COMMON WKAI.TH. IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing amendments to unctions eight nnd twenty-one of article four, sections eleven and twelve of article flve, see. tions two. three, and fourteen of article elKht, section one of article twelve, and sections two and seven of article four teen, of the Constitution of pennsvl vnnln. and providing a schedule for carrying- the amendments Into effect. Section 1. Be It resolved by the Senste nnd Mouse of Representatives of the Commonwealth ft Pennsylvania In Gen eral Assembly met, That tho following nre proposed ns nmendments to the Con rtltutlon of the Commonwenlth of Penn sylvania, In ncrordiines with the prnvl slor.s of th eighteenth article lliereof:- Amendment One To Article Four, Sec tion Elsht Section J. Amend section eight of artlels four of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which rends as follows: "Ho shall nominate nnd, by nnd with the advice nnd consent of two-thirds of all the members of the Senate, appoint Secretary of the Commonwealth and an Attorney Oeneral during pleasure, a Superintendent of Public Instruction for four years, and such other officers of the Commonwealth as he Is or may be Authorized by the Constitution or by law to appoint: he shnll have power to All all vacancies thnt may hnppen, In of fice to which he may appoint, during the recess of the Rennte, by granting commissions which shnll expire at the end of their next season: he shall have power to All any vnenncy that may hap pen, during the rece of the Rennte. In the office of Auditor General,. State Treasurer. Secretary of Internal Affairs or Superintendent of Public Instruction. In n Judicial office, or in nny other elec tive office which he Is or mny be au thorised to till; If the vacancy shnll hap pen rturlng the sesalnn of the Senate, the Governor shnll nominate to the Sen ate, before their (lnnl adjournment, a proper person to till said vacancy; but In any such case of vacancy, In an elec tive office, n person shall be chosen to said offlce at the next general election, aniens the vacancy shall happen within three calendar months Immediately pre ceding such election. In which case the election for said office shall lie held at the aeroml succeeding general election. In uctlng on executive nominations the Senate shnll sit with open doors, nnd. In confirming or rejecting the nominations of the Governor, the vote ahull ie taken by yens nnd nnys, nnd shall he entered on the Journal," so as to read ns follows: He shnll nominate nnd. by and with the ndvlce and consent of two-thirds of all the members of the Rennte. appoint a Secretary of the Commonwealth and an Attorney Genernl during pleasure, a Superintendent of Public Instruction for four years, and such other officers of the Commonwealth ns he Is or mny be au thorised by the Constitution or by law to appoint: he shnll have power to fill til vnennclcs thnt may hnppen. In offices o which he mny appoint, during the re cess of the Senate, by granting commis sions which shall expire at the end of heir next session; he shnll have power to till any vacancy that mny happen, during the recess of the Sennte, In the office of Auditor Oeneral. State Treas urer. Secretary of Internal Affairs or Superintendent of Public Instruction. In a iii.Hi.l.il nfllna n l.i onv A tin. nl.ir.fll' office which he Is or may be authorised I lo nil; ir ine vnenncy snnu nnppcn dur ing the scHslon of the Senate, the Gov ernor shnll nominate to the Senate, be fore their final adjournment, a proper person to fill sold vacancy; but In any such case of vacancy, In nn elective of fice, a person shall be chosen to snld of r.ce on the next election day appropriate to such office, according to the provisions of this Constitution, unless the vacancy shall happen within two calendar months Immediately preceding such election dny. In which case the election for said office shall be held on the second succeeding election day appropriate to such offlce. In acting on executive nominations the Senate shall sit with open doors, and, In confirming or rejecting the nominations of the Governor, the vote shall be taken by yeas and nnys, and shall be entered on the Journal. Amendment Two To Article Four, Sec- lion Twenty-one. Section 3. Amend section twenty-one of article four, which reads ns follows: The term of the Secretory of Internnl Affairs shnll be four years; of the Audi tor General three years: and of the State Treasurer two years. These officers shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the State at general elections. No person elected to the office of Auditor Genernl or State Treasurer shall be capable of holding the same office for two consecu tive terms," so ns to rend: The terms of the Secretary of Internnl AfTnirs. the Auditor Oeneral. and the State Treasurer shnll each be four years; and they shall he chosen by the qualified electors of the State at general elections; but a State Treasurer, elected In the year one thousand nine hundred and nine, shall serve for three yenrs, nnd his suc cessors shnll be elected at the genernl election In the yenr one thousand nine hundred nnd twelve, nnd In every fourth year thereafter. No person elected to the office of Auditor Oeneral or Stnte Treas urer shnll he capable of holding the snme office for two consecutive terms. Amendment Three To Article Five. Sec tion Eleven. Section 4. Amend section eleven of ar ticle flve, which reads ns follows: Except as otherwise provided In this Constitution, Justices of the pence or al dermen shnll be elected In the severnl wards, districts, boroughs and townships at the time of the election of constables, by the qualified electors thereof, In such manner as shall be directed by law, and shall be commissioned by the Governor for a term of live years. No township, ward, district or borough shnll elect more than two Justices of the pence or alder men without the consent of a majority of the qualified electors within such town ship, ward or borough; no person shnll be elected to such office unless he shall have resided within the township, borough. ward or district for one year next preced ing his election. In cities containing over fifty thousand Inhabitants, not more than one alderman shall be elected In each ward or district." so as to read: Except as otherwise provided In this Constitution. Justices of Ihn peace or aldermen shall be elected In the several wards, districts, boroughs or townships, by the qualified electors thereof, at the municipal election. In such manner ns shall be directed by law, nnd shnll be commissioned by the Governor for a term of six yenrs. No township, ward, district or borough shnll elect more than two Justices of the peace or aldermen without the consent of a majority of the qualified electors within such township, ward or borough: no person shnll he elected to such office unless he shnll have resided within the township, borough, ward or district for one year next pre ceding his election. In cities containing over fifty thousand Inhabitants, not more than one alderman shnll be elected In ench ward or district. Amendment hour To Article Five, Sec tion Twelve. Section 5. Amend section twelve of arti cle five of the Constitutor which rends as follows:-- In Philadelphia there ahull be estab lished, for each thirty thousand Inhabit ants, one court, not of record, of police ana civil cuises, with Jurisdiction no exceeding one hundred dollars; suet courts shall be held by magistrates whos term of office shall bo live years nnd they ahull lie elected on general ticket Dy tne qualified voters at lurge; and Ir ine election of the said magistrates m voter shall vote fur more than two-thlrdi of the number of persons to be elected wnen more thun one arc to be chosen they shall be compensated only by flxei salaries, to be paid by said county; anc shall exercise such Jurisdiction, civil and criminal, except us herein provided, at Is now exercised by aldermen, subject U such changes, not Involving an Increase of civil Jurisdiction or conferring political autlcn, as may be made by law. In Phila- delphla the office of alderman la abol Ished," so as to reod os follows: In Philadelphia there shall be estab llshed, for each thirty thousand Inhabit ants, one court, not of record, of police and civil causes, with Jurisdiction nol exceeding one hundred dollars; auch courts shall be held by magistrates whose term of offlce shall be six years, and they shall be elected on genernl ticket at the municipal election, by the quallfle voters at large; and In the election of the snld magistrates no voter shnll vote for more than two-thirds of the numbei of persons to be elected when more tho one are to be chosen; they shall be com- pensated only by fixed salaries, to be paid by snld county; and shall exercise such Jurisdiction, civil and criminal, ex cept ns herein provided, ns Is now ex erclsed by aldermen, subject to such changes, not Involving nn Increase ol civil Jurisdiction or conferring political duties, as may he mado by law. In Phlla delphla the offlce of alderman Is abol Ished. Amendment Five To Article Eight, Sec tlon Two. Section 8. Amend section two of article eight, which rends ns follows: "The genernl election shnll be held an nunlly on the Tuesday next following the first Mondny of November, but the Gen erul Assembly may by law fix a different day. two-thirds of all the members ot each House consenting thereto," so as to rend: The genernl election shnll be held bl ennlally on the Tuesday next following the first Monday of November In each even-numbered year, but the Genernl As sembly mny by law tlx a different day two-thirds of nil the members of ench House consenting thereto: Provided That .uich election shall always be held In an even-numbered year. Amendment Six To Article Eight, Bee tlon Three. Section 7. Amend section three of article eight, which reads as follows: "All elections for city, ward, borough and township officers, for regular termi of service, shall be held on the third Tuesday of February," so as to read: All Judges elected by the electors of the State nt large may be elected at elthet a general or municipal election, as clr cumstances mny require. All election! for Judges of the courts for the several Judicial districts, and for county, city, word, borough, and township officers foi regular terms of service, shall be held on the municipal election day; namely, the Tuesday next following the first Mon day of November In each odd-numbered year, but the General Assemhly may by law fix a different day, two-thirds of all the members of each House consenting thereto: Provided. That such election shall always be held In an odd-numbered year. Amendment Seven To Article Eight, Sec tion Fourteen. Section 8. Amend section fourteen ol article eight, which reads as follows: "District election boards shall consist ol a Judge and two Inspectors, who shall be chosen annually by the citizens. Kach elector shall have the right to vol for the Judge and one Inspector, and each Inspect or shall appoint one clerk. The first elec tion board for nny new district shall be selected, and vacancies In election boardl filled, ns shall be provided by law. Elec tlon officers shall be privileged from ar rest upon days of election, and while en gaged In making up nnd transmitting re turns, except upon warrant of a court of record or Judge thereof, for an elec tlon fraud, for felony, or for wanton breach of the pence. In cities they may claim exemption from Jury duty during their terms of service, so ns to rend: District election boards shall consist ol a Judge and two Inspectors, who shall be chosen biennially, by the citizens at the municipal election: but the General As sembly may require snld boards to be appointed In such manner ns It may by law provide, ljiws regulating the ap- polntment of said bonrda may be enncted to apply to cities only: Provided. Thai such laws be uniform for cities of the same class. Each elector sholl have lh right to vote for the Judge and one In spector, and each Inspector shall appoint one clerk. The first election board foi any new district shnll be selected, nnd vacancies In election boards filled, ni shall be provided by law. Election off! cers shall be privileged from arrest upon days of election, and while engaged In making up nnd transmitting returns, ex cept upon warrant of n court of record or Judge thereof, for nn election frnud, for felony, or for wnnton brench of the peace. In cities they mny claim exemp- tlon from Jury duty during their terms ot service. Amendment Eight To Article Twelve, Section One. Section 9. Amend section one, article twelve, which reads as follows:- "AU officers, whose selection Is not pro vided for In this Constitution, shall b elected or appointed as may be directed by Inw. so as to read- All officers, whose selection Is not pro vided for In this Constitution, shall be elected or appointed as may be directed by law: Provided, That elections of Statf officers shall be held on a general election dny, and elections ot locnl officers shall be held on a municipal election day, ex cept when. In either ense. speclnl elections mny be required to fill unexpired terms. Amendment Nine To Article Fourteen. Section Two Section 10. Amend section two of article fourteen, which rends ns follows: "County officers shnll be elected at tho general elections and shnll hold theli offices for the terrp of three years, be ginning on the first Monday of January next nfter their election, nnd until thli successors shnll he duly qualified: nil vncnncles not otherwise provided for. shall be filled In such manner os may be provided by law." so os to rend: County officers shall be elected at the municipal elections and shall hold theli offices for the term of four years, be. ginning on the first Monday of January next after their election, and until theli successors shall be duly qualified; all vacancies not otherwise provided for, shall be filled In such mnnner as may be provided by law. Amendment Ten To Article Fourteen. Section Seven. Section 11. Amend section seven, article fourteen, which reads ns follows: "Three county commissioners and three county auditors shall be elected In each county where such officers nre chosen. In the yenr one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five nnd every third year there after; nnd In the election of said officers each qualified elector shall vote for no more than two persons, and the three persons having the highest number of votes shnll he elected: any casual vacancy In the office of county commissioner or county nuditor shnll be filled, by the court of common pleas of the county ir which such vacancy shnll occur, by the appointment of nn elector of the proper county who shall have voted for the commissioner or nuditor whose plnce Is to be filled." so ns to read: Three county commissioners and three county auditors shall Im elected In each county where such officers are -chosen. In the year one thousand nine hundrei and eleven and every fourth year there after; and In the election of said officer, each qualified elector shall vote for n more than two persons, nnd the thre persons having the highest number oi votes shall be elected: any casual vacancy In the office ''f county commlssoner oi county auditor shall lie filled by the court or common pleas of the county in whlcr. such vacancy shall occur, by the appoint ment of an eledtor of the proper count who shall have voted for the commls sloner or auditor whose pluce Is to b mica. Schedule for the Amendments. Section 12. That no Inconvenience mn arise from the' ehnnges In the Constitu tion of the Commonwealth, and In nrd to carry the sam,e 'Into complete opera tlon, It Is hereby declared thnt In the case of officers elected by the people, all terms of office fixed by uct ol Assembly at nn odd number of yean shall ench be lengthened one year, bul the Legislature may change the length of the terra, provided the terms for whict such officers nre elected shall always be for an even number of years. The above extension of official terme shall not affect officers elected at the genernl election of ene thousand nln hundred and eight; nor any city, ward borough, township, or election division officers, whose terms of office, under ex Istlng law, end In the year one thousand nine hundred and ten. In the year one thousand nine hundred 4nd ten the municipal election shall b held on the third Tuesday of February as heretofore; but all officers chosen al 'that election to an office the regular term 'of which Is two years, and also all elec tlon officers and assessors chosen at thai election, shnll serve until the first Mon day of December In the year one thou sand nine hundred and eleven. All ofH cers chosen at that election to offices the term of which Is now four years, or li made four years by the operation of these amendments or this schedule, shnll serve until the first Mondny of Decembei In the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. All Justices of the peace magistrates, and aldermen, chosen at thai I election, shull serve until the first Mon day of December In the year one thou sand nine hundred nnd fifteen. After the year nineteen hundred and ten, and until the Legislature shall otherwise provide. all terms of city, ward, borough, town ship, and election division officers shall begin on the first Monday of Decembei In an odd-numbered year. All city, ward, borough, and townshlf. officers holding office at the date of the approval of these amendments, whose terms of offlce may end In the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven, shal, continue to hold their offices until the first Monday of December of that year. All Judges of the courts for the sev eral Judicial districts, and also all county officers, holding office at the date of the approval of these amendments, whose terms of office may end In the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven, shal. continue to hold their offi-e.l until the first Monday of January, one thousand nine hundred and twelve. A true copy of the Joint Resolution. ROBERT McAFEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth Commissioners' Land Male. By virtue of various Acta of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania made and provided, we, tbe undersigned Commissioners of the County of Forest. will expose to sale by publio vendue or outcry, at tbe Commissioners' Ollice In tbe Court House, in Tlonesta Borough. on ine 7TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1909, at 1 o'clock p. m., the following de- scrinea tracts ot tanas, viz: SEATED LANDS. GREEN T0WNBH1P. War, Acres, Name Assessed In. 3818 33 W. B. Carbaugli. 6185 232 John A. Dale heirs. HICKORY TOWNSHIP. 44 oil and gas. Cbarlea Dickens. 5 oil and gaa. J. T. Brennau. JKNK8 TOWNSHIP. 3173 1 Mrs. M. Sutton. TIONESTA TOWNSHIP. 64 Oil and gas. C. O. Hoffman. 6a oil and gas, H. M. Foreman. 145 oil and gas. Warren Windsor. 884 50 J. O. Hepler. UNSEATED LANDS. HICKORY TOWNSHIP. 5192 50 J. M. Kepler. i of 150 Saxton, Brennan A Dale. HOWE TOWNSHIP. ,W 58 Willink A Cum ml tigs. WW 100 E. N. Lee, Receiver. 2878 3-5ofll60 F. R. Lanson, fl Proper. JENKS TOWNSHIP. 3800 100 Emma J. Curry. Vact. 132 land only. O. W. Proper, now Lanson. 36fi;l 1 of 140 W. A. Orove. 3170 1 Fritz Lundbtirg. KINOSLEY TOWNSHIP. 51ii:l Jot 400 Saxton, Brenuan Jt Dale. 3816 15 J. F. Proper. TIONKSTA TOWNSHIP. 4 of 170 J. T. Dale, fl Dale heira. 3824 200 oil and gas. E. M. Pavne. W. H. Harrison, J. M. 7.UKNUKL, H. H. McClkllan, Commissioners of Forest County. Attest S. M. Henry, Clerk. Tlonesta, Pa., October 11, 1909. PROCLAMATION. Whereas. The Hon. Wm. E. Rice. President Judge of the Court of Common fleas ana quarter Sessions in and for the county of Forest, has Issued his nre- cept for holding a Court of Common Pleas, Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Orphans' Court, Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery, at Tlonesta, for the County of Forest, to commence on the Third Monday of November, being the 15th day of November. 1009. No tice is therefore iriven to the Cor- oner, Justices of the Peace and Con stables of said county, that they be then and there in their proper persons at ten o'clock A. M., ol said day with their records, inquisitions, examination, and other remembrances, to do those things which to their ollice appertain to be done, and to those wboare bound in recognizance to prosecute against the prisoners that are or shall be in the jail or Forest County, that they may be then and there to prosecute againHt them as shall be lust. Given un der my hand and seal this 18th day of vcioDer, a. i. lisni. S. a. MAXWELL, L.8. Sheriff. Executor's Notice. Letters Testamentary on the estate of Dauiel S. Knox, late ol Tlonesta Borough, Forest County. Pa., deceased, bavins been granted to the undersigned, all peraons indebted to said estate are hereby notilied to make payment without delay, and those having claims or demands will pre sent them, duly authenticated, for settle ment, Wm. Smearbauoh, v Tionesta. Pa. 8. D. Irwin, Attorney. ltio-l.) Electric Oil. Guaranteed for Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore Feet, Pains, 4c. Atalldealera DOWNTHEMISSISSIPP Notable Escort Accompanies the President to New Orleans. Vice President 8herman, Two Cabinet Officer and Four Representatives of Foreign Nations Are In the Party. Excursion It Running Under Au spices of Lakes to Gulf Deep Water ways Association President Favors Bond Issue but No "Pork." St. Louis ,Oct. 2C President Taft started his 1,200 mile trip down the Mississippi river to the tooting of whistles and the cheers of thousands. Fifteen big Mississippi river steam boats, bearing a notable escort, swung out behind the United States light hoime tender Oleander, on which the president is quartered. Included In the escort arf the vice president of the United States, two cabinet mem lers, 20 United States senators, four representatives of foreign nations, the fcpeaker of the house of representa tives, with 176 of his fellow congress man, and hundreds of prominent busi ness men of the .Middle West. It is the greatest show that was ever pulled off In an effort to push legisla tion through congress. The excur sion is running under the auspices of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Water ways association and Is to end at the annual convention of the association in New Orleans. Bond Issue For Waterways. The promoters of the excursion ex pected to have a general round-up this winter of the deep waterways Interests In aa efTort to obtain from congress a rlvpr and harbor bill that shall pro vide for a bond Issue large enough to put the building of a deep waterway rrom the lakes to the gulf on as sub stantial a basis as the construction of the Panama canal. Mr. Taft made It plain here again that as a general proposition he is in favor of having bonds Issued to pay for the deepening of the country's wa terways. At the same time he de clared with almost brutal frankness that there was to be no "pork barrel politics In the Improvements. The president Is scheduled to make eight speeches on the trip down the river, but he will have to spare his voice if he expects to speak above a whisper on the last lap of his trip. His throat Is in bad shape. The presi dent's boat, which is the flagship of the fleet, is being guided by one of the oiaest pilots on the river. The nllots or an me otner boats have the strict est orders. There will be no racing as there was when President Roose velt went down the river, and any en gineer who blows his whistle more than once will be guilty of high trea son. Some idea of the size of this excur sion may he guessed from the stuff that has been packed In the fleet's larders before It left. There were 26.- 000 pounds of fresh meat. 280 dozen chickens, 1,800 turkeys, 125 gallons of oysters, 2,300 pounds of fish, 380 bush eis of potatoes, 1,920 dozen of eggs, 2.400 pounds of butter, n.'i.OOO cigars and wines and liquors unestimnted. On the boats carrying the governors from the Mississippi valley states aid the congressmen were a few peculiar looking tables with green cloth covers. One of the St. Louis papers said they are poker tables with niches for chips, stands for bottles and a depres hlon In the center for the kitty. Whei. one or two of the Mississippi valley governors were nsked about the dis covery, they snld "What Is a 'kitty?'" Uncle Joe Cannon, who was assigned to one of the bonis that had a table or two, was shocked when somebody sug gested that thev might be poker ta bles, nnd the committee on transporta tion also was grieved at the asper sions. Four Days' Run Down the River. It will be a four days run down the river nnd time may hang heavy on the hands of some of the statesmen. This is Uncle Joe's first trip down the river since he was a boy of 13 years. He made the trip then on a flat boat, carrying a lond of pork to .New Orleans. When he got there they sold not only the pork but the flat boat. Somebody wanted to know of Uncle Joe before he sailed what he thought of the fit;ht the insurgents were mak ing against him. (let out your pencil nnd write this down," said he, which was done as fnl. lows: "Old Paul, you will recollect. If you refer to his Journey, finally struck an attitude and said: 'I have been Im prisoned, punished with stripes, met with robbers on land and have been shipwrecked, and have fought with beasts at Ephesus, but none of all th-Re could discourage me.' That Is all." The president, mid Uncle Joe met first at breakfast, at tile St. Louis club soon after the president hnd arrived. CONGO HORRORS REVEALED Officer of Rubber Company Tells of Many Atrocities Committed. Ilrussels. Oct. 26. New atrocities in the Congo Ind"peiident State lnve been revealed by an officer of a rub ber company. He charges th.it be-twi-cn J!Ml7 and 11100 a number or the company's agents tortured and killed many natives, ssted armed sentries, chained and Imprisoned natives to force them to work and burned vil lages. Tlve minister of the colonies has ordered an inquiry. OFFICER KILLS HIMSELF Vlf of Policeman Robert Stewart Hears Shot That Ends His Life. Pittsburg, Oct. 20. "I believe I'll tiit the police force," remarked Rob ert Stewart, aged 33, a patrolman In he First ward, Homestead, to a friend it 11:15 o'clock Sunday nlnht. He ,hen went to his home, 308 West itree.t, and shot himself In the right emple, dying almost Instantly. Mrs. Stewart ran out In the street to call 'or help when she saw her husband jlacing the revolver to his temple. :he had reached the corner of West it reel when she heard the shot that muffed out his life. The woman fell unconscious In th'j ttieet. Pedestrians, nearly thirty Hinutes later, found her unconscious 'orm. They recognized her and start d lo search for her hiisbnnd on his jeat In the First ward to notify him :hat his wife was seriously ill. People accustomed to meeting Stew irl on his rounds Informed the search rs they bad not seen the pollcemnn 'or an hour. They then returned to he Stewart house, where In the dark :hey nearly fell over the body of the lead policeman. Mrs. Stewart Is In a serious condl ;ion and cannot be consoled. Stewart was one of the best known lolicemen in the borough. He re wrted for duty as usual Sunday night ind the chief did not know of his ah lence from his beat until apprised of lis death. It is thought he killed him ielf while temporarily insar.e. KILLS RIVAL FOR HAND OF GIRL Sicilian Maiden, Pledged to Two Alleged Cause of Murder. Pittsburg. Oct. 2fi. Both Intensely ?namored of a comely Sicilian maid, :wo Italians came together In a fatal lash in Carnegie, (itilwnnn Rossi of rch street, that borough, was Iropped with a bullet through his vi tals and died before he could be tak- Jn to a hospital. John Helmere and ;wo companions who were with him at ;he time the fatal shot was fired dls appeared. County Detective Robert McMillan ind Chief of Police Jacob Streltenber er of Carnegie later arrested Phillip Mi-.ursces and Clnney Slnnnatte, who Aeie with Helmere when he shot Rossi. All connected with the tragedy are (talbins. The dead man nnd Bel- Here are said to have been in love A ll!) the same girl. It is also stated hat she promised to wed both of them. When Rossi and his rival, who was accompanied by two Italian com panions, met il is stated that Rossi made a movement toward his hip IKicket. Quick as a (lush Helmere Irew a revolver and fired. The dying man was taken to Ross- yn station and placed on a train for his city, but died on the way. The body was takeii lo .McDermolt's nnder- aklng rooms In Carnegie. A revolver wns found In his pocket by Chief of Police Strcltenberger of Carnegie, who ilso discovered a box of cartridges of he same calibre that killed Rossi In the room of Belmeie. Rossi was a 1 1 Iron (1 employe and so far as known, has no relatives lu this country. SUES JAMES P.WHITLA False Arrest Is Charged In Sharon Kidnaping Case. Youngstown, O., Oct. 2ti. As an echo of the Willie Whlilu kidnaping case, James P. Whitla, father of Willie, was Sunday served with a summons In a $10,000 damage case brought iiEalnst him by Joseph Wess. Wess was detained by the twlice here at he time of the kidnaping because his description was believed to closely answer that of the kidnaper. He Is suing for alleged false arrest. Service was obtained while Mr. Wliltln was here attending a meeting at Trinity Methodist church. Wess has already brought suit for heavy damages against the Perkins dotec- Ive agency. Houses Wrecked by Mine Cave-In. Wllkes-llarre, Pa Oct. 2fi. Ed- watdsvllle, a mining town, was the scene of a cave-In at No. 1 mine, op erated by the Kingston Coal company. Several houses were damaged, among them being one occupied by the chief of police of the borough, whose loss lone Is said to be over $ 1,000. The surface again shows signs of sinking nd many persons are seeking safety. Tetanus Caused by a Sore Tooth. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 2li. Nicholas N. Smith, a former resident of Mont clalr, N. J., died here Inst night from tetanus caused from a sore tooth. The deceased was a mechanical engi neer and leaves a widow and his mother. The disease attacked him after picking his teeth and grew grad ually worse until he died in convul sions. Engine Explodes, Killing Two Men. Hamilton, O.. Oct. 2fi. Illown fifty feet In the air, Oscar I'ease nnd Charles Wykoff, engineers, were killed Sunday when a firebox on a Cleve land, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis frelnlit locomotive blew out nt Sharon. Three other members of tho trin crew were scalded and one of them may die. SHORTER NEWS ITEMS Pithy ParagraphsThatChronicIe the Week's Doings. Long Dispatches From Various Parts of the World Shorn of Their Padding and Only Facts Given In ai Few Words as Possible For the Benefit 'if the Hurried Reader. Wednesday. . II. Gordon Seltridge arrives in New York and tells of the innovations that have made his London store a suc cess. San Francisco has made prelimin ary plans to hold a world's fair in com memoration of the completion of the Panama canal. Death caused 48,313 names to bo dropped from the pension rolls of the United States lest year. Of this num er 32,831 were survivors of the civil war. Comte de Lambert In an aeroplane flew from Juvlsy lo Paris, encircling the Eiffel tower, and returned to his starting point, making the distance of 31 miles in less than 30 minutes. The town of Gary, Ind., Incorporated as a city yesterday, celebrated its ar rival at maturity by holding a pri mary at which two men were stabbed after the entire police department had responded to a riot call. Thursday. Seventy-five hero medals of the vol unteer life saving corps were present ed nt ceremonies in the City hall, New York. The coinage of the new Lincoln pen nies since the end of June at the Philadelphia mint has totalled 70, 000,0110 pennies. The Panama canal commission has ordered 10 tons of a new explosive which it is said will revolutionize work of blasting on the canal. Washington treasury officials have no confirmation of the report that France purposes to impose maximum tariff rates on American imports. Four new notes aggregating J3Q.000 were presented to the town olllclals of Framlngham, Mass., and It was said that the forgeries might reach $325, 000. Friday. General Elwell S. Otis, V .S. A., re tired, died yesterday nt his home In the town of Gates, Just outside of Rochester. The University of Copenhagen de clined to waive Its privilege of mak ing the first examination of Dr. Cook's North Polar records. Because they were back In their studies, nine men on the Ithaca high school eleven were told by Vice Prin cipal J. S. Dulsols to get out of foot ball. Henry Fnrnnn made the best aero plane flight ever seen In England at niackpool, covering nearly 48 miles In !I2 minutes, nearly equalling the world's record. The Rank of England yesterday raised its minimum rate of discount another full point to five per cent, the highest it has stood Bince the Amer ican flurry of 1D07. Saturday. The Detroit nasebnll club will net a profit of $200,000 on the season Just closed. Robert S. Lovett was elected presi dent of the Union Pacific to succeed K. H. Harriman. The annual reKrt showed an excellent year. In an article In the British Navy League, a dispatch from London says M. Satorl Kato declares that Japan's aim is tins mastery of the Pacific. lames J. Jeffries hns come back from his European trip ready and fit tn fight Jack Johnson for the heavy weight championship of the world. The American lee company, on trial In the supreme court on a charge of conducting a monopoly In restraint of trade, was ordered to produce its books In court. Monday. Emperor Nicholas arrived at Rac- conlgl nnd was warmly greeted by King Victor Emmanuel and cheered by thousands of Italians. "Tay Pay" O'Connor arrives in New York to tell of Ireland's opportunity in the present parliamentary crisis In Great Britain and says the budget will win. Jewelry and clothing worth thous ands of dollars were found In Stam ford In tho trunk of a laundress who had been employed by wealthy fami lies. As President Taft was leaving the Dallas, Tex., fair grounds Peter Rlchensteln, a spectator, was fatally wounded by a bayonet wielded by a national guardsman. Tuesday. Dentists In Greenwich, Conn., agreed to fill the teeth of Kor rhll Ircn at specified times for 10 cents nch. Rev. Dr. Limn, pastor of the First Reformed church of Schenectady, N, Y., resigned on account of opposition to his socialistic views. John Gavron, a recluse, was found murdered lu a dump of bushes at West Egg Harbor, N. J., and a friend of Ms has disappeared. The family of live lost on the Im perial county desert in California reached the Robert dales homestead on the dge of the dt serf lu an ex hausted condition.
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