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TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1910.
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BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. J. D. W. Reck.
Justices of the Peoct C. A. Randall, D.
W. Clark.
(Xmncumen. J. W. Landers, J. T. Dale,
O. It. Hoblnson, Wm. Hmearbaugh, J.
W, Jamienon, W. J. Campbell, A. It.
Kelly.
Constable Charles Clark.
Collector W. II. Ilond.
&;Aoo( Directors J. O. Soowden, K. M.
Herman, Q. Jaininson, J. J. Landers, J.
R. Clark, W. O. Wyman.
' FOREST COUNTT OFFICERS.
Member of Congress N.P. Wheeler.
Member of Senate J. IC. P. Hall,
Assembly A, It. Meobllng.
President Judge Wm. E. Rice.
Associate Judges P. C. Hill, Samuel
Aul.
rrothonoiaty, Register et Recorder, te.
-J. O. Oelnt.
Sheriff S. R. Maxwell. .
Treasurer ilea. W. Holenian.'
Commissioners Wm. H. Harrison, J.
M. Zuendel, 11. II. MoClellsn.
District Attorney M. A. Csrrlnger.
Jury Commissioners Krueit Hlbble,
Lewis Wagner, a
(kroner-Dr. M. C Kerr.
County Auditors George H. Warden,
A. C. Gregg and J. P. Kelly.
County Surveyor D. W. Clark.
County Superintendent D. W. Morri
son, Hecular Terau f Our.
' Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meetings of County Commie
i sloArs 1st and Sd Taosdays of montn.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. t M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
' Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W.O. Calhoun.
Preaching In the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
K. L. Monroe, Pastor.
Preaching In the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at H-.tH) a. iu. and 7:30 p.
in. "Ilev. H. A. Bsiley, Paxtor.
The reeular ninetlnirs of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourtn Tuesdays of each
month.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
'TU' N ESTA LODU E, No. 869, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 M enta every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
G. A, R. Meets 1st Monday evening
in each month. F
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meet first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
rp F. RITCHEY,
1 . ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
Tionesta, Pa.
MA. CARRINGER,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
Office over Forest County National
Bank Buildiug, TIONESTA, PA.
CURTIS M. 8HAWKEY,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Praotioe in Forest Co.
AO BROWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office In Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., Tionesta, Pa.
FRANK 8. HUNTER. D. D. 8.
Rooms over Citizens Nat. Rank.
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. F. J. BOVARD,
Physician A Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
Eyes Tested and Glasses Kilted.
'rvR. J. B. 8IGGINS.
U P
Physician and Surgeon,
I KITKI. WEAVER.
"11 C. F. WEAVE
f Ailarn anil lin-tn.flMtA
IR, Prletor.
in tfits ap-
polntmeiils. Every convenience and
comfort provided for the traveling public.
CENTRAL HOUSE.
GEROW A GEROW Proprietor.
Tionseta, Pa. This is the mostcentrally
located hotel In the place, and has all the
modem improvements. No pains will,
be spared to make It a pleasant stopping
place for the traveliug public. First
olass Livery in connection.
pUIL. EMlfRT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest aud guarantees his work to
?ive perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
ion give) mending, and prices rea
sonable. WAN
Electric Oil. Guaranteed for
Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore
Feet. Pains. Ac. Atalldealers
Shoe
Troubles
Are moat exasperating, because un
necessary Wear our shoes tofiud
DIXIU UUI1UUM, o"v v-. . . -
'faction. There ia never trouble oo
foot for the wearer of our shoes.
-cJiAMMERS
OIL2ITY, PA.
AUDITORS' REPORT TiooeHta Borough
In aooount with J, 0. Scowdan, Trean
urer, for lbs year eDding March 7, 1010 :
mi
Balance last settlement 9 8.77 85
Kent Borough building fig 75
Bale of bonds . 0,000 00
Liquor licenses 240 00
Foreign Insurance 42 02
Fines 20 00
Bale of stone 1 f0
W. H. Hood, 1(108 tax 48 00
liiw tax iwi
" 190H Ui 207 00
" ltHH) tax 2,000 00
Curbing Assessment 8,903 15
1 12,108 32
CR.
Orders redeemed $11,85.') 25
Commission 'iW 10
Balance iu treasury 12 117
912,10.) 32
Financial statement of Tionesta Borough
for the year ending March 7, 1910.
ASSETS.
Balance in bands of treasurer 9 12 97
W. 11. Hood, 11KMI tax 2 45
1107 tax i 4
1908 tax 38 13
t 1909 tax 800 67
L. L. Zuver, rent 18 00
B. J. Betley, 1904 tax 1 60
Presbyterian cuurch 10 00
Muuloipal Liens 4-4 75
Curbing claims, unsecured ftiio 60
tloiHls unsold Z.60U 00
Due from County 1171
v
LIABILITIBS
Order No. 9I ootsUnding ... 9 3,120 90
M M " IS W
m " 1,188 81
" 919 "
" 9:'0 "
" 9A" "
m
titi ss
5 75
45 7:
61 40
3,000 00
7,500 00
Bonds, 1st series, 1-4
Bonds, 2ud series, 1-15 ..
914,9!2 54
.910,503 02
9 102 05
405 00
267 25
174 30
.. 5,600 OH
.. 2,385 96
30 (J3
38 20
126 24
16 00
531 41
60 00
29 SO
. 2.1K9 71
10 00
Liabilities over assets
EXFENDITUBES.
Bidewalks ,
Interest
Gas and water
Borough engineer
Curbing aud pavsg
Paymeut orders outstanding....
State tax ,
Incidentals
ltoaW of health
Prininig -.
Street and light -
Secretary and solicitor ,
Insurance ..
Bute Highway assessment
Auditors
911.835 25
We the undoraigned Auditors of Tionesta
Borough hereby certify that we have audit
ed tbn forgoing accounts and find tbem to
be correct. J. U. Jamikhon,
K, L. Haslet,
J. N. Bankhead,
Auditors.
Attest : 51. A. Carrinoeb, Clerk.
March 14, 1910.
Admlulstrator's Notice.
Letters of Administration on the etate
of Sarah Walters, late of Tionesta Bor
ough, Forest County, Pa., deceased, hav
ing been granted to the undersigned, an
persons Indebted to said estate are hereby
notified to make payment without delay.
and those having claims or demands will
present them, duly authenticated, for
settlement. W. H. Hood. Adm'r,
Tionesta, Pa.
T. F. Ritchbv, Attorney.
Save the expense of that
BAND
NIAGARA BAND ORGANS are
equul to the best human bands
SPECIAL DESIGNS FOR
Skating Rinks, Moving Picture
Shows and all Amusement
Purposes.
Catsbg mmd print ta rrf,l
NIAGARA MUS. INST. MFG. CO.
' 199 Thompson St., N. Tonawamla, N. Y.
las. M. E&vErt
PRACTICAL
BOILER MAKER.
Repairs Boilers, Stills
Tanks, Agitators. Buys
and Sells Second - hand
Boilers, Etc.
Wire or letter orders promptly at
leDded to. End of Suspension Bririge,
Third ward, Oil CITIf, IA.
Popular Music.
Latest Songs Latest Waltzes
Latest Instrumental,
Just received, and will be sold at
25o per copy. .New ruusio
Received Each Week.
Also McKioley' Celebrated lOo
Musio iu stock. For sale at the
Zuvcr News Room.
JAMES HASLET,
' GENERAL MERCHANTS.
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA. PENN
Pa tXucusr Mqqck
OFTICIA1T.
Office ) 7X National Bank Building,
OIL CITY, PA.
Ryes examined free.
Exclusively optical.
Chamberlain's
Never fails. Buy it now- it ay v
E
Police Kept Immense Crowd
From Reaching City Hall.
Street by Street the Details of Police
Hammered the Crowds Off the
Highway Mounted Men Drove the
People Against the Sides of Build
ings Throughout All the Clubbing
Not a Shot Was Fired by the Strlk
ers or Their Friends.
The police in Philadelphia fought
and whipped 2",000 strikers and their
sympathizers in the heart of the city.
Ilroad street, from the Philadelphia
National League park to the City hall,
v-as a battle ground for two hours.
The great thoroughfare waa choked
with men and women who struggled to
break down the police barricades and
surround the city hall. Hundreds of
them were pounded to the street
stones, trampled by men and horses,
Kicked and cuffed and whirled head
long to aide streets, it is impossible
to say how many were hurt. The po
lice troubled to make few arrests, but
utter the mob was split and broken
and Its parts were driven helter skel
ter Into the side streets, you saw
scores of men, now and then a wo
man, whose heads had been cut open
by savage blows of a club, whose
fnces were bloody, or who were nurs
ing an arm paralyzed by the smash
ing impact of the policeman's mace.
Street Littered With Damaged Hats.
Broad street was a curious spec
tacle after the battle had roared it
celf away and none were left but the
flies of policemen on guard. For
unnares the asphalt was littered with
hats, men's hats and women's, head
coverings that had been crushed and
swept away In the driving rushes of
the policemen. A truck load of dam
aged mllinery might have been gath
ered up. There were shoes that had
been torn off by their owners and
thrown at the police, and many of
them were women's.
The unions had obtained, as they
paid, permission from President Hor
ace Fogol of the Baseball club to use
the park. Their final word was that
the meeting would be held despite
Clay or anybody else. It was a
straight out defiance to the city au
thorities, an Invitation to trouble.
Suddenly the crowd realized that
Pratt and Murphy with members of
the committee' of ten had arrived in
un automobile and were demanding
admittance to the park. There were
words between the union chiefs and
the lieutenant on duty at the main
gate of the park. J. Burwood Daly, a
lawyer, insisted that President Fogel
had promised the use of the park.
The lieutenant said Impassively that
ho was not taking orders from Fogel.
March to City Hall.
When Pratt's machine swept out
Into the open somebody started the
cry that the union chiefs were lead
ing a march to the City hall. There
was a yell raised, "On to the City
hall." It was taken up thunderous
ly all around the park. From all
Fides the stampede started. The po
licemen on duty at the park stayed
where they were, except for a com
pany of troopers who split the crowd
and galloped on down Broad street.
The multitude swept on without re
sistance for several blocks.
Then the van understood that Tay
lor was blocking the way. For a dis
tance of two miles from the baseball
grounds to Spring Garden street he
hod posted at short Intervals more
than 1,000 policemen, while troops of
police cavalry trotted up and down
the sides of Broad street held in re
serve. Taylor commanded In per
son. Street by street the details of po
lice directed by Taylor hammered the
crowds off the public highways. The
women displayed more spunk than the
men. They were seen to claw at the
feces of the bluecoals, and hurl shoes
n1 Taylor's men. When they refused
to be driven they were knocked down.
It was not at all uncommon to see a
woman pick herself up clutching at
her head.
STARTLING RISE IN PRICES
As Shown In Bids Submitted to Pur
chasing Steward of State Hospitals.
Some startling figures are report
ed by Mho New York state lunacy
commission as shown in prices of
certain staples in bids Just opened by
the commission and the purchasing
stewards of state hospitals for pur
chases of provisions for the six
dionths beginning Auril 1.
Smoked meats, smoked fish, hams
and shoulders were found to have ad
vanced about 40 per cent, while the
price of fresh beef had advanced con
siderably but not in as great propor
tion. The commission decided to re
I'ucc the amount of hams and smoked
meats to about one-half the usual
quantity for this period and substi
tute in their places milk and eggs in
such proportion as to furnish an
equivalent amount of nourishment.
An Interesting feature of the cal
culation necessary lies In the fact that
fresh mrat suffers about 40 per cent
shrinkage during cooking while hams
Buffer abo'it 30 per cent shrinkage. In
the substitution of eggs eight are con
sidered an equivalent to a pound of
meat.
The flags on state buildings were
ordered at half staff by Governor
lluulies as a mark of respect to the
memory of former United States Sena
tor Thomas C. Piatt.
BRLKEUP
TWO FLIGHTS BY PAULHAN
Wilbur Wright, Who Wat Present,
8aid Frenchman Used His Devices.
Loula Paulhan, the French aviator,
made two flights over the Jamaica
race course, which were witnessed by
several hundred Invited guests who
had gono out on a special train. In
the first flight he made two complete
circuits of the course and on the sec
ond trip bettered this slightly by mak
ing a lap of a quarter on a third round.
It was estimated by Wilbur Wright,
who was present, that Paulhan had
averaged a height of from 40 to 90
feet. It was impossible to keep the
crowd in check and the aviator was
constantly flying over the heads of
the spectators who sent up a cheer
er.ch time he Rwept the course.
After the machine had been rolled
back to its shed Clarence J. Shearn
extended an invitation to Wilbur
Wright and his counsel to come In
and examine the flier. For the first
time the two aviators met and shook
hands. Through an interpreter Paul
han explained the parte to Mr. Wright,
who did not seem convinced that
tho machine was so very different
from his own. He said afterwards
that in making the flight Paulhan had
made use of all devices claimed as in
fringement and had not restrained the
use of any part of the apparatus.
SUIT AGAINST LEISHMAN
French Attorney Wants Balance on
Matrimonial -Account.
Pittsburg was treated to a sensation
when It became known that United
States Ambassador to Rome John C.
A. Lelshman, former president of the
Carnegie Steel company of Pittsburg
and one of Andrew Carnegie's form
er partners and advisers, has been
sued by a prominent French attorney
tor the balance of a bill peculiar.
The legal firm of Dalzell, Fisher &
Hawkins of Pittsburg representing
Maitre O. B. Bedington, a counsellor
of Paris, has issued a writ of foreign
Attachment, against the personal bank
account of Ambassador Lelshman in
America, most of which is supposed
to be carried In the Union Trust com
pany of Pittsburg.
Tho French attorney claims that
the Pittsburg millionaire has not yet
paid him in full for services rendered
preliminary to securing a titled hus
band for his daughter, Martha, who
for the past three years has been
Countess De Contaut Blron of Paris.
Ambassador Lelshman has paid htm
in part, the French attorney -admits,
hut there Is yet J5.000 coming to him,
he says, and failing to collect It in
cither Italy or Paris, he has Invaded
America. He sets forth that he went
to great trouble in making a settle
ment of a portion of the Pittsburger's
fortune on the French count, before
the latter married the Pittsburg
beauty, and that he wants his pay.
FIERCE FIRE IN JAMESTOWN
Nearly Million Dollar Loss In Heart of
Business District.
Beginning Saturday night and end
ing Monday morning, Jamestown was
visited by a series of fires resulting In
a total loss of $S00,0u0, the death of
one man and the serious injury of
three others.
The dead: John Hanson, captain of
fire police, crushed by falling wall.
The injured: Alfred Shoesmith,
skull fractured, will die; George King,
Loth legs brnkec; Joel Obert, back
hurt, internally Injured.
Buildings destroyed: The Gokey
factory building, the Gokey business
block, the New Sherman House, the
Fenton Hall block, the J. F. Brlggs
Mock.
The original fire broke out Saturday
night in the Gokey factory building
and the flames were believed to have
been completely extinguished.
At 2 o'clock Monday morning they
broke out afreRh and communicated
with the Gokey business block, the
largest office and business block in
the city.
Within an hour the flames had con
sumed the Gokey building, the Sher
man House and had exhausted them
selves In the Hall and Brlggs blocks.
The fire also communicated with
the Wellman block on Cherry street to
the Sham block and Prendergast
block on Main street, but was extin
guished without serious damage to
these.
RATES ON MILK CARRIAGE
Recent Advance by Railroads to Buf
falo Declared Unreasonable.
Holding milk is a food article of
dally use, properly regarded as a ne
cessity of life in all households, and as
s""h must be deemed to come within
the class of commodities which the
whole public interest requires shall be
transported by public carriers to con
suming localities at low rates, the up
s'ate public service commission. Sec
ond district, has decided that the ad
vance of cent per gallon In the
rates on milk to Buffalo for distances
tip to 75 miles from Buffalo and of 1
cent per gallon In rates on cream to
Buffalo from the same distance, made
by the sleam railroads entering that
city. Is unreasonable and unjust, and
that the rate 3hotild not exceed 1 cent
per gallon In eight or ten gallons of
milk and 2 'A cents per gallon on
cream In five to ten gallon cans.
The commission wholly sustains
the complaints made by the Western
New York Milk Producers' associa
tion and the Association of Milk
Dealers of the city of Buffalo against
tho Delaware, Lackawanna and West
cm, New1 York Central and Hi'dson
River, Pennsylvania, Buffalo, Roches
ter and Pittsburg, Erie and Buffalo &
Susquehanna Railroad companies.
RErn. ViuFTHELORDS
Boseberv Would Have Second
Ci.: i)v Purge Itself.
Doing "'ith the Hereditary
Right!; i J Vote Recommended
by Tho;i LcrJships' Own Commit
tee A;-,cil-.er Necessary Principle
Was Election to Their Membership
From the Outside Impending Dan
ger of Single Irresponsible Chamber.
London, March 15. The house of
fords was crowded when Lord RoBe
bery arose to Initiate the momentous
debate on the reform of the house of
lords. The former prime minister
moved the following three resolu
tions: 1. That a strong and efficient sec
ond chamber Is not merely an integral
part of the British constitution but
is necessary to the well being of the
state and the balance of parliament.
2. That a second chamber can best
be obtained by reforming and recon
stituting the house of lords.
3. That a necessary preliminary to
such reform and reconstruction Is
the acceptance of the principle that
possession of a peerage shall no lon
ger in itself give the right to sit and
ote in the house of lords.
Integral Part of the Constitution.
At the outset of his argument Lord
Rosebery declared that the house of
lords had attracted to It what is most
eminent in public life Its antiquity.
As such it was a descendant of the
Wltenagemot. It was an Integral
part of the constitution. Its abolition,
accorldng to Freeman, who was a
great historian as well as a great
Radical, Lord Rosebery said, would
be the greatest of revolutions.
He appealed to the greatest sove
reign who reigned without the name
of king Oliver Cromwell who said
he would not govern without a second
house. Then sketching the govern
ment's proposals he pointed to the
f;allery of the commons and asked:
"H they do as they have threatened,
of whom will this house be composed?
What seli-respecting person would sit
here if he could find a seat in any or
dinary vestry? Who would sit in a
house composed of puppets and crip
ples? The whole country and Its in
terests would be at the mercy of a
chance majority. Any sudden Impulse
or ebullition of momentary wrath such
as swept the country In 1900."
They were told that condemnation
of the lords was the voice of the
country. No one had a greater re
spect for the voice of the people than
he, but a redistribution would make
the voice more effective. He Instanced
the city of Kilkenny's 1,742 votes as
contrasted with the 53,000 cast In
South Essex. Each relumed one man
but "the-voice of the people as coining
from Kilkenny was quite as loud as
from South Essex."
He said that revolutions as a rule
were not carried out by the voice of
the people, but by a small and deter
mined minority. The very house of
commons that carried the resolution
at the time of diaries I. was a mere
rump, a fragment, of the original
house. The execution of that unhap
py monarch was carried out by a very
small minority of the British people.
In France the execution of Louis XVI.
was not carried out either by France
or by Paris, but by a comparatively
small minority of the cabinet. Speak
ing for himself, Lord Rosebery said
that It was not the voice of the people
that he dreaded, so far as revolution
ary movements were concerned, but
the voice of a small, determined and
intrepid minority.
Hereditary Right Cannot Be Defended.
"There are two vital principles at
slake," said his lordship, "ho vital
that without their adoption It Is use
less to touch the question of reform
at all. The first question Is that of
heredity the hereditary right to sit
in this house and the doing away
with which was the unanimous and
spontaneous recommendation of your
lordships' own committee.
"The hereditary principle was not
Inserted in the constitution until the
Reformation. Until that time a ma
jority of the peers did not sit by her
editary right at all, but It is now a
part of the constitution the most ob
jectionable to the country, the most
resented by the people at large. It
Is the easiest principle to attack, the
most difficult to defend. It Is Insuffi
cient to point out the eminence of the
house of lords. It has given us a
great many more peers than are
wanted."
The second principle which he ask
ed them to adopt, and which was es
sential to any reform, was election to
their membership from the outside.
Nothing else, he contended, would give
life and strength to the chamber,
nothing else would give It that contact
with national life and thought which
was necessary to the strength of any
chamber exe.clslng the functions
wherewith they were endowed.
The hereditary principle had not
given, and coi'ld not give, the strength
that was desired. He had not pro
posed to add to the lords by popular
election. That would only, make them
a feeble understudy of the commons
und moreover multiply the horrors of
general elections. But the house of
loids would derive new strength, new
grace, new dignity, by association
with the corporations, the county
councils formed Into elective bodies
all over the country. He urged their
lordships to rerognlze and adopt
these principles.
INCREASED COST OF LIVING
Brooms and Lemons Went Up on Ac
count of Tariff, Says Sonnehlll.
Washington, March 15. The in
creased cost of brooms Is due direct
ly to the tariff of two cents a pound
on broom corn, imposed by the Payne
Aldrich law, according to the testi
mony of H. Sonnehlll, a Baltimore
grocer, given before the senate com
mittee that Is Investigating the high
cost of livine. As Mr. Sonnehlll fig
ures It, retailers pay 60 cents more
I'tr dozen for brooms and the consum
ers 10 cents more per broom as a result
df the new tariff.
Mr. Sonnehlll also averred that
lemons have gone up $1 a box as a re
sult of the new tariff.
It was announced that on Thursday
and Friday the committee will hear
representatives of the independent
meat packers. No steps have been
Jaken to summon representatives of
the packers Identified with the bo
called beef trust because of the pro
ceedings that, have been Instituted
against them by the department of
Justice. The committee fears they
iiiltrht claim immunity because of their
testimony.
Captain .lames F. Oyster, a Wash
ington dealer In butter and eggs, ad
mitted that it is due to the Elgin
board that uniformity of prices of but
ter Is maintained In the butter market
and that otherwise prices would be
fixed In every community by local
condition.
Packers Ordered to Produce Books.
Trenton, N. J.. March 15. Justice
Sflayze Informed Prosecutor Garven
of Hudson countv that he would sign
an ordor compelling the National
Packing company, Armour & Co.,
Morria & Co.. and Swift & Co., to pro
duce their books of minutes of stock
holders end directors before the Hud
son grand jury, which hao been in
vestlgating the cold storage plants In
the coun'y with a view to determining
whether an illegal conspiracy exists
to keep up the prices of food pro
ducts. DISPUTED WORKING RULES
Managers of Western Railroad Sys
tems Will Not Submit Them to
Arbitration.
Chleafeo, March 13. General man
agers representing Western rail sys-
thems whose locomotive firemen have
threatened to strike unless their de
mands for arbitration of increased
wages and changes in certain working
conditions are granted, reiterated
their refusal to submit disputed work
ing rules to the offices of federal ar
bitrators. At the same time they
agnln agreed to arbitrate the wage
question. Arbitration of the working
rules Is refused on account of an
agreement with the engineers' labor
organizailon which would conflict, it
Is said, if (he firemen's proposed
changes were adopted.
Question of a strike which would
affect 250,000 employes of 50 roads Is
now up to the representatives of the
workers, who went into session at
their headquarters In the Lexington
hotel on the receipt of the communi
cation from the road officials. Offi
cials of the union refused to discuss
the managers' dictum.
FORFEITURE OF GRANTS
Attorney General Expects That 3,000,
000 Acres Can Be Reclaimed.
Washington, March 15. The sen
ate adjourned early. The most Im
portant of tho reports received was
that from Attorney General Wickers
ham in reply to a senate resolution of
Jan. 24 .calling on the attorney gen
eral for Information an to what had
been done by la-v officers In the courts
to bring about forfeiture of land
grants to the Oregon and California
railroad, one of the Harrlmnn lines,
because of violations of tho condi
tions. The attorney general stated
that suits had been begun against the
toads and Its grantees, and expressed
tho opinion that a forfeiture to the
government of approximately 3,000,000
acres could be accomplished.
LIQUOR LAW DECISION
Proprietary Medicines Containing
Much Alcohol Cannot Be Sold Un
der Druggist's License.
Albany, March 15. Proprietary
medicines which contain sufficient al
cohol may be rated as liquors under
tho liquor tax law, in accordance with
decision jut.t handed down by the
appellate division of the supreme
court, fourth department.
The decision of tho court sustains
a finding of a Jurj that a patent med
icine containing l.irge quantities ol
alcohol may not bo sold for medical
purposes, but as a beverage, and rules
that medicines of the character de
scribed may not be sold under color
of so-called druggists' liquor tax cer
tificates but that sellers must first
procure certificates authorizing sales
of Honor without a prescription- to
be drunk off the premises.
Death of General Luther P. Bradley.
Washington, March 15. The ailju
lanl general of the army has been ad
vised of the death from heart disease
nf Brigadier General Luther P. Brad
ley, retired, at Taeotna, Wash., March
13, 191. Genera! Bradley was born
In Connecticut Dec. 8, 1S22. General
Bradley as brevet ted colonel March
21, lSiii, for gallant and meritorious
services In the battle of Chlckatinuga
and brigadier general from the same
di'.:e for gallant and meritorious ser
viiL-e in tho battle of Resaca. Ga.
DOCTOR'S RACE WITH DEATH
6tranger Staggers to Hotel Desk but
Dies Before Oxygen Arrives.
Pittsburg, March 15. A tall and
haggard man with staring eyes walk
ed softly down the stairs of the Mer
chants' hotel, on Water street, a few
hours before daybreak. He made his
way to the desk, and tapping the night
clerk lightly on the shoulder brought
1.1m out of a gentle doze. He told the
startled clerk he was about to die
and needed a physician.
Gasping for breath he turned from
the clerk and dragged himself pain
fully across the room, where he felt
on a couch, exhausted. The night
ilerk at once sent for Dr. B. F. Mul
lin. When the physician arrived the
man on the couch was unable to apeak
and the end was seemingly near.
Restoratives were applied, but to no
avail.
Seeing that his patient did not re
spond the doctor determined on heroic
measurese.
On tho chance that the man would
be alive on his return he rushed to
tho nearest drug store for a tank of
oxygen. He returned in a few mo
ments to find that all signs of life had
fled.
Signs of dissolution were already
apparent. Oxygen was administered,
but the doctor's race with death waa
lost. Organic heart trouble, Dr. Mul
lin said, killed him.
Practically nothing is known of the
stranger. He had been registered for
seme time at the hotel under the
name W. H. Smith. He was about 3
years old.
Among his possessions were found
a marine engineer's license, Issued in
Cairo, III. Telegrams were sent there
and to other parts of the country by
the coroner's office, but no trace of his
former residence has yet been found.
The body lies at the morgue un
claimed. ALTOONA RAILROAD SCHOOL
College Professors Will Instruct Ap
prentices In the Shops.
Altoona, March 15. Unique among
railroad schools Is that which has
Ji'st been established at. Altoona by
the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
the management of which has ar
ranged with the Pennsylvania State
college to send professors to Altoona
two days, a week to give instruction
to apprentices employed in the rail
road shops. Special quarters have
been constructed for the school rooms.
The course of instruction, while not
definitely determined upon, will. In a
general way, consist of the various
elementary principles of mechanics,
mechanism and materials, and sim
ple computations based upon these
subjects. The school was opened on
March 1, and will continue In session
until the first of June. Sessions will
be held on Tuesdays and Fridays, two
hours each day, from 1 o'clock to 3
o'clock.
ICY BATHFORCONVERT
Unique Baptismal Ceremony In Freez
ing Water.
Cleveland, March 15. A unique
baptismal ceremony was carried out
here Sunday when W. B. Granpy, a
convert to the "Church of the Living
God," a Hungarian sect, was led to
tho lake shore and, a hole having
been broken in the Ice, was immersed'
In the freezing water.
About 3.000 enthusiasts stood on the
shore and prayed and sang as the
convert, accompanied by a church
elder, stepped out on the Ire, and,
in company with his sponsor, plunged
Into the water. The weather was
blUerly cold and a piercing gale of
wind was blowing, but the religion
nrles paid no attention to physical
discomfort.
John D. Rockefeller Gives $50,000.
Augusta, Ga., March 15. It was an
nounced today that John D. Rocke
feller, who Is spending the winter
here, had given $."i(),imo to the Georgia
School of Technology located In At
lanta. There are no conditions at
tached to the gift, but It Is under
stood that Mr. Rockefeller would like
the $50,0ii0 to be used In constructing
a building for tho Technology Y. M.
('. A. It Is said that an Atlanta capi
talist will add $25,000 to tho Rocke
feller gift.
Women to Walk About State.
Indiana. Pa., March" 15. Indiana so
ciety women have formed a walking
cbib with Mrs. M. H. Wilson as cap
tain. The first jaunts will be short,
Liter trips to PiinxKiitawney and
oilier towns will bo mado. Notlco
has been given that if photographers
trv to take pictures of the members
at exercise their cameras will be con
fiscated. Twenty women have Joined.
Operate on Pommering.
Steubenvllle, O., March 15. An op
eration was performed on Charles
Ponimoring, chief clerk of the Dexter
Coal company, one of the victims of
highwaymen, who escaped with near
ly Jfll.OiW, the coal company's pay
roll, last Thi.rsday. The operation
was performed to remove a blood clot
from the brain. Pommering did not
regain consciousness and It Is said his
condition Is sm'Ioiis.
Fifty Girls on Strike.
Ravenna. O., March 15. Demand
ing time and a half for overtime. 50
girls walked out of the Red Kern
plant of the Cleveland Worsted Mills
company here. The officials say they
do not compel the girls to work over
time, but permit them to do so If they
wish.