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Justices of the iVoce O. A. Randall, D. W. Clark. Ouunciimen.J. W. Landers, J. T. Dale, O. It. KnbliiHon, Win. Sinearbaugh, Frank Joyce, W. O. Calhoun, A, It. Kelly. Cbturiobfe Chsrle Clark. Collector W. II. Hood. School Directors J. C. Soowden, R. M. Herman, Q Jaminnon, J. J. Landers, J. K, Clark, V. U. Wyman. FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS. Member of Congress P.Wheeler. Member of lienate J. IC. P, Hall, Assembly A. H. Mechllng. President Jtntge Win. E. Rloe. Associate Judge P. 0. U ill, Samuel Aul. rrothonotary, Register & Recorder, de. -J. C. tlelHt. Meriir-H. R. Maxwell. Treasurer Goo. W. Holetnan. Commissioners Win. li. Harrison, J. M. Zuenilal, II. II. McClellan. District Attorney M. A. Carrlnger. Jury Commissioners Ernest Slbble, Lewis Wagner. Coroner Dr. M. C Kerr. County Auditors George H. Warden, A.C. Gregg and J. P. Kelly. County tturveyorD, W.Cl"rk. County Superintendent D. W. Morri son. Iteaular Terns ef t'aart. Fourth Monday of February. Third Monday or May. Fourth Monday of September. Third Monday of November. Regular Mooting of County Commis sioners lnt and 3d Tuesdays or month. Charcb una Habbalh Hrheel. Prenbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a. m.t M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m. Preaching In M. E. Church every Sab bath even in ir by Kev. W.O. Calhoun. Preaching in the F. M. Church every Sabbath eveuing at the usual hour. Rev. E. L. Monroe, Pastor. Preaching in the Presbytorlan church "everv Sabbath at 11:00 a. in. and 7:30 p. m. Rov. II. A. Bailey, Pastor. The regular meetings of the W. C. T. U. are held at the headquarters on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 'PI'.N ESTA LODGE, No. 869, 1. 0. 0. F. X Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd Fellows' Hall, Partridge building. CAPT. CJKOROKSTOW POST, No. 274 U. A. K. Meets 1st Tuesday after noon of each month at 3 o'clock. CAPT. OEORQE STOW CORPS, No. 137, W. R. C, meets first and third Wednesday evening of each month. m F. RITCHKY, 1. ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, Tionesta, Pa. MA. CARRIXOER. Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law. OuVe over Forest County National .Bank Building, TIONESTA, PA. CURTIS M. 8HAWKEY, ATTORN EY-AT- LA W, Warren, Pa. Practice in Forest Co, AO BROWN, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. Office In Arner Building, Cor. Elm and Bridge Sis., Tlonesta, Pa. I7RANK 8. HUNTER, D. D. 8. 1 Rooms over Citizens Nat. Bank, HON ESTA, PA. DR. F. J. BOVARD, Physician 4 Surgeon, TIONESTA, PA. Eves Tested and Glasses Fitted. D R. J. B. BIGGINS. Physician and Surgeon, OIL CITY, PA. HOTEL WEAVER, O. K. WEAVER, Proprietor. Modern nup-to-dto In all its ap pointments. Every convenience and comfort provided for the traveliug public HKNTRAL HOUSE, W R. A. FULTON, Proprietor, Tionsela, Pa. This Is the mostcentrally 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. pHIL. EMERT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery store on Elm street. Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work from the liiiest to the coarsest and guarantees his work to give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten tion (riven to mending, and prices rea sonable. D Vln.'trln Oil. Guaranteed for Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore f eet, rains, (VO. ais.ii ueairr This Is One of llie many epring styles we are showing. Dressy, without losing its every day purposo, up to the minute in style and full of wear. You can't buy belter shoes. LAMMERS "BP .5- OIL CITY, PA. TO ADJOURN JULY Unless Plans Fail End of Con gress Is In Sight. Many Members Anxious to Return to Their Homes For the Warm Weath er Conference of Senate and House Leaders to Arrange Comprehensive Proflram. The senate and house leaders be lieve that congress will adjourn on or about July 1st, unless some dif ficulties now unforeseen present themselves. With a view to ex pediting business, It 1b the purpose of the leaders soon to hold night ses- slons. With night sessions the advent of hot weather and desire on the part of members to get back with the home folks, no doubt is expressed that the lawmakers will be ready to ((lilt certainly by July 1, and possibly the last week In June. After the railroad bill has been passed by the senate that body will get down to the consideration of ap propriation bills. Up to date not a single administra tion bill of the first importance has been passed by the two houses of congress. The house It Is true has passed the railroad bill but It has taken no action on the postal lavings hanks bill which will however soon be reported. It has also put through the statehood III'.. The anti-Injunction bill will follow the postal savings banks bill in the house. . A conference of house and senate leaders will be held this week In an effort to fix up a comprehensive program under which the various ad ministration bills shall be hastened to conference. As things now stand I be administration Insists upon the passage of only live bills, namely, tho railroad bill; the postal savings bank bill; the antl-lnjunctlon measures; the withdrawal bill and the statehood bill. The belief is general that com promises will come out of conferences on the railroad and postal savings banks, and that the anti-Injunction measure will pass substantially as it has been reported by the bouse com mittee on Judiciary. VAN CLEAVE DEAD Enomy of Unfair List Succumbs to Heart Trouble. S. W. Van Cleave, stove manufac turer, died at his home in St. Louis early Sunday morning of heart dis ease. He had been ailing about three weeks of organic heart trouble. Mr. Van Cleave became prominent ly known to the public at large, when as president of the Bucks Stove and Range company of St. Louis he Join ed forces with I). E. Loewe of Dan bury, and carried through the courts I ho fight to restrain President Sam uel Goinpers of the American Federa tion of Labor, and ex-President John Mitchell and Secretary Frank Morri son from Interfering with the Bucks company and the Danbury Hat Man ufacturing business by carrying on a boycott by publishing a socallcd "un fair list." Mr. Van Cleave was born In Marlon county, Kentucky. July 15, 1849. When tho war broke out he entered the confederate army and served as a colonel under General Morgan. After tho war he began In 1807, the manufacture of ranges in Tennessee, lie later came to St. Louis and form ed a partnership with Mr. Bucks who died some years ago, and has con tinued as head of the firm for many years. The news of the death of Mr. Van Cleave came as a shock to the dele ates of the National Association of Manufacturers who were gathering In New York for their three days convention this week. KILLS DAUGHTER; SUICIDES Mrs. Chapman Was Released From Insane Ward at Hospital Only Two Weeks Ago. After murdering her 15 year-old daughter Hazel, Mrs. Emma Chap man, aged 4" years, wife of Chief of Police Chapman of Baldwlnsville, near Syracuse, at an early hour Sun day morning committed suicide. The tragedy was enacted at the Chapman home at Baldwlnsville, with a revol ver. Until two weeks ago Mrs. Chap man was undor the care of Dr. H. G. Locke, a specialist at the Syracuse hospital for women and children, al most hopelessly insane. While the chief and his sister. Miss Chapman got the revolver and going to her daughter's room, fired a bullet Into the girl's left temple. Then she fired another Into her own right tem ple. She died Instantly, but the daughter, a high school graduate, lived two hours. Coroner George R. Kinne. after his Investigation, said the case was one of hereditary Insanity, having found that some of the woman's relatives were In Insane asylums. Armour Keeos Away From Jersey. J. Ogden Armour and Mrs. Armour, who sailed from New York on llie Mauretanla, took precautions de kiiHa a decision In his favor to keen out of the Jurdictlon of New Jersey. No one here hut intimate menus knew r,t his deiiarture on a train which landed him In New York just before (ailing time. This train did not en r the state of New Jersey. Mr. Ar mour will be abroad until late In the bjmmer. SEATS PRETTY STEEP Ten Americans Pay $1,000 For Good View of Edward's Funeral. Uppermost in the minds of the English people now is the funeral of King Edward VII., which will be held on May 20, and all points of vantage along the route of the procession are being sought eagerly. As a result large prices are being exacted by those who have space to let from which the cortege may be witnessed. Souk of the sums asked seem to be ridiculously high Ten Americans are said to have paid $1,000 for a small balcony. An owner of a house In Pic cadilly is reported to have refused $1, 500 for a single window. As a general rule the prices asked are far abo'e those demanded on the occasion of Queen Victoria's funeral. A good deal of interest centers on Colonel Roosevelt as the special am bassador to the funeril from the United States. Colonel Roosevelt on his arrival went to Dorchester House, Ambassador lteid's residence, where he will remain until after the funeral of King Edward. Colonel Roosevelt will ride with the kings and other notable mourners be hind Klnt George. ?EARY HONORED AT ROME King and Duke of the Abruzzi at His Lecture. The hall ot the Roman college at Rome was decorated with Amer ican and Italian flags for Command er ' Peary's lecture Sunday. The hall was overcrowded. The king and the Duke of the Abruzzi attended. Tho explorer was presented by the president of the geographical society. It was announced that the society had awarded its gold medal to Commander Peary and a silver replica to Captain Uartlctt, the Nova Scotlan who com manded the steamer Roosevelt on the expedition. Commander Peary In acknowledging the honor said he had merely profited by the experience of his predecessors, among whom the Duke of the Abruzzi and Cognl were foremost. Hence his puccess was shared by them. The secretary of the geographical society read an Italian translation of Peary's address. The audience followed the reading with close attention and fre quently Interrupted with applause. FIRST AERIAL AUCTION Effects af Louis Delagrange, Recently Killed, For Sale at Hotel Drouot. The famous auction rooms In Paris known as the Salle Drouot are accus tomed to receive in value from 10 cents to millions of dollars. They have seen belongings owned by em perors, world renowned painters and other notables, but they witnessed for the first time In their annals the sale of the belongings of an aviator. Huge posters announced a sale of the effect? of the late Louis Dela grange, the French aviator, who was killed near Bordeaux on Jan. 4 by the fall of his aeroplane. The poster announced the disposal of bronzes and marble sculptures by the deceased and also four motors, to gether with the aeroplane in which Delagrange met his death, which, it stuted, In a laconic manner "is much damaged." ROWBOAT ACCIDENT Six Girls and Two Boys Drowned While Out For Pleasure. Six girls and two boys, members of the graduating and the junior classes at the Huntington Mills high school, 1") miles from Wilkes Barre, Pa., were drowned last week in a mlllpond ' located near the school and four other boys man aged to reach shore and save them selves. The drowned were all be tween 16 and 18 years old and had been busy during the morning pre paring for the graduation exercises. The pupils come to the school from miles around and carry lunches. Aft er these had been eaten at noon, a party of the older ones, six girls and ulx boys, proposed to go for a row on the old mill pond. They embarked In two boats about 1 o'clock, 13 mln In two boats a few minutes afterward eight of them were dead. $250 TO USE WORD 'SAVINGS A Private Banker of Hancock, N. Y., Afoul of the Statutes. As the result of an action that was brought against him by Attor ney General O'Malley In behalf of the state William Higby Nichols, a private banker of Hancock, has been compelled to pay the state a penalty of $230 for using the word "savings" In his bunking business without legal right. The use of the word Is prohibited by any persons or corporations other than a savings bank or a savings and '.oan association Incorporated under the law of the state. CHINESE STOP BOYCOTT Japanese Steamships Lost Millions by It During Last Two Years. The Chinese boycott on all Japanese chips begun two years ago has been declared off. The Nippon Yuson Kalsha liuei Iwabu Maru, which left Yokohama for l'ugct sound ports, car ried forty-five Chinese passengers und much Chinese freight. The boycott has Inflicted enormous losses on Japanese steamship lines und diverted commerce to other lines. BEAUTIFULCEREMOMY Body of King Edward Removed to Westminster Hall. After the Casket Came King George and Male Members of Royal Fami lies of Europe, Followed by Queen Mother and Imperial and Royal La dlesBody to Lie In State Until Friday. London, May 17. Amid Impressive ceremony and grandeur, the body of the late King Edward was today re moved from Buckingham palace to Westminster hall, where the body will lie In state until Friday. The procession itself was an awe Inspirlng Kight attended by military splendor seen only on such occasions. Following the casket, drawn on a i;nn carriage, walked King George, the princely guests, together with the members of the late king's household, the lords and grooms in-waiting, court illgnltarles. naval officers and the Queen Mother's household. Following I hem was a procession of nine car riages, with the Queen Mother and all I he imperial and roval ladies When they reached Westminster hall the late king's company of Grena dier Guard?, who had charge of the casket throughout the ceremony, placed the body upon the catafalque for lying in state. All the regalia be ing placed upon the casket, the arch bishop of Canterbury conducted a solemn service In the presence of the roval mourners, after which the pub lic lying in state began. BRYAN TO TALK TEMPERANCE Will Deliver Lecture For Catholic To tal Abstinence Union. Chicago, May 1". A temperance rally under the auspices of the Cath olic Total Abstinence union of Amer ica will be held tomorrow at the Audi torium, when William Jennings Bryan will be the principal speaker and will gl'-e his first platform lecture on temperance. Mr. Bryan is going to attend a mis sionary congress In Edinburgh, Scot land, and will stop over In Chicago to speak at the Auditorium meeting. Various temperance bodies, includ ing parish total abstinence societies, nnlformd temperance cadets. Hibern ian temperance cadets and the Knights of Father Matthew, headed by the cadet drum corps, will meet Mr. Bryan and escort him to the La Salle hotel, where he will be the guest of honor at a dinner given by local temperance workers. FULFILLS AN OLD VOW Gives 2,000 Loaves of Bread to Poor as He Promised 16 Years Ago. Gloucester, Mass., May 17. Fulfill ing a vow made 16 years ago, when a sudden shift of wind saved his storm beaten vessel from driving onto a lee shore off Capo Cod, Captain Joseph Mesquita, one of Gloucester's best known fishermen, gave away to the poor 2.000 loaves of bread. The gift was made at the Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage, after a special mass, attended by the captain and his crew of 16 men. Then,' headed by a band, the ship mates marched In picturesque array from the church to the captain's home, where open house was held ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN Ties Placed on Track to Derail Chi cago Limited Express. Ulica, May 17. An attempt was made near Fort Plain to wreck west bound West Shore train No. 1003, known as the Chicago Limited ex press, one of the fastest trains on .the West Shore division. The attempt nearly succeeded. One mile west of Fort Plain while running at a high rate of speed the engine ploughed Into a great heap of ties that had been piled upon the track. Fnglneman Garvey saw the obstruc tion Just in time to apply the emer gency brakes. There is no clew to the perpetrators. HUNT WOMAN AS MURDERER Police Seek Alleged Slayer of Hus band In Wisconsin Woods, Chippewa Falls, May 17. A hunt for a woman Is In progress east of this city, following the murder of Alsworth J. Sunderland In thla city. The victim's wife, who, the police Kay, admitted the murder, left home early Sunday morning,, obi allied a Vorse and buggy from a fanner and Is now bdlevod to have taken refuge 1:) the timbered section east of this city. She Bliot her husband. It is al lcgcd, after a quarrel over $10 skirl which he bought for her undtr pro test. DUNKARDS IN COMMUNION Delegates From Canada and United States Attend Annual Meeting. Wabash, Ind., May 17. With an at tendance of over 3,000 the Dunkarda began their annual meeting with dele gates from all over the United States and Canada. Communion was observed In the afternoon, all but members being ex cluded. Feet washing is part of this ceremony. WIFE "RUNS AWAY" AT 74 "Wouldn't Stay Where I Wasn't Lik ed," Explains Aged Woman After "Flyup" With Husband. Pittsburg, May 17. "My husband said he didn't like me any more, and I ran away. Wouldn't stay where I wasn't liked," said Mrs. Jane Car, a little white hsired woman, 74 years old, of Trenton. N. J who was found wandering about the Union station. Only after a night In the care of a police station matron would she tell her name. She had a ' flyup," as she termed It, with her husband, who Is two years her senior, and came as far west as her money would take her. When found he did not know she tias In Pittsburg. W ord was Immedi ately sent to her husband, and he cinne to Pittsburg to reclaim his aged mouse. ADMINISTRATION . FORGES WIN Senate Accepts Interstate Com merce Court Provision. Washington, May 17. -1 ne state commerce court provision in the administration hill was accepted by the senate. The administration forces twice demonstrated hat they were In control of the situation. The first vote was taken on r.n amendment offered by Senator Cum mins of Iowa, to strike from the bill the authorization for the court. Thirty-seven republicans voted against the amendment and 29 Dem ocrats and insurgents for it. The second roll call also came on an amendment by Mr. Cummins to limit the number of Judges of the court to three, five being the number provided in the administration bill and to reduce their term of service from 5 to 3 years. Thirty-four Republicans and one Democrat. Senator McEnery of Ixnilsi ana, voted against this amendment and the combined Democratic and Re publican Insurgent strength In favor of it was 25. After disposing of the three amend ments the senate took up the pro vision of the bill which confers upon the attorney general of the United States the power to conduct the de fense in courts of all orders made by the interstate commerce commission when such ordpr is resisted by the railways. Senator Cummins offered an amendment to this provision which would practically re-enact the exist lng law. It Is expected the vote on Senator Cummins' amendment will be a very close vote. TIip regular Republicans and the Democrat? were predicting that the final vote on the bill and on all pend lng amendments would probably be reached before the end of this week. STATUE OF CARNEGIE Mrs. Burns, Seventh Daughter of a Seventh Daughter, Passed Aw-iy. Salem, Ohio, May 17. The death of Mrs. Louise Burns, aged 70 years, of this city, closes a unique career. Mrs. Burns was said to have been the sev enth daughter of a seventh daughter and the mysterious power by which she claimed to be governed was at tributed to this. Many were her re puted cures of disenses that had baf fled skilled physicians. She had patients throughout East ern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. She was the widow of Peter Burns and previously had been married to John Velgle. Seven children were born by the first marriage. ADMIRAL MELVILLE'S WIFE Her Death Occurred Yesterday After Several Weeks' Illness. Philadelphia, May 17. Mrs. Kstella Polls Melville, the wife of Rear Ad miral George W. Melville, IT. S. N., retired, died yesterday at her home on North 18th street. She had been 111 several weeks. Mrs. Melville was the daughter of the late George S. Polls. She was married to Admiral Melville only three years ago and was 20 years his Junior. Inauguration Resolution Defeated. Washington, May 17. One-third of a vote was sufficient to defeat in tho house the Henry resolution calling for a change of the inauguration of fu ture presidents of the I nlted States from the fourth of March to the last Thursday In April. It require a wothirds majority to pass bills culled up on suspension day mid as l.l'i nieiii Vers voted Uf thp Henry resolution and To agaimd It the parliamentary sharpes figured out that llie message had been benttn by a fraction of a vole. Baron RoRen's Eyes Better. Washington, May 17. Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador, Is rapidly regaining his health after several months of severe trouble with his eycB. Through the effort 8 of special ists the ambassador can now read without difficulty, and each day takes tn outing or a carriage or motor ride. II wa,; feared at one time that lie might lose his sight. NEWS! PARAGRAPHS Summary of the Week's News of the World. Happenings From All Parts of tht Globe Put Into Shape For Easy Reading What All the World Is Talking About Cream of the News Culled From Long Dispatches. Wednesday. More than 1,000 dead are taken from the earthquake ruins of Cartago, says cible advices. President Taft opens the Actors' Fund Fair and later makes a speech at a dinner in Passaic, N. J. Knrlco Caruso tells in court In Brooklyn of attempt made to extort $ 15.000 from him by Black Hand threat. It is stated that the Duke of Con naught In aeordance with the desire of King Kdward. will succeed Earl Grey as governor general of Canada. The Hindoo butler and the aged housekeeper of a Harlem physician are i, lain and the house robbed in the daylight. Thursday. According to a cable dispatch from Paris, t lie comet's tail has doubled in length in three days, and cyanogen gas has reappeared In its atmosphere. Mayor Whltloek of Toledo In a re markable letter to church federation points out why unpopular laws can not be enforced. Physicians deny the Wltlee-Mlller bill Is aimed at Christian Scientists and propose amendments satisfactory to the leaders. By 1IM to 110 the Massachusetts house adopted the Riley resolution for the election of United States sen ators by a direct vote of the people. Four habitues of New York's China town are arrested In a raid and a white girl rescued from what is al leged to have been a plot to sell her Into white slavery. Forest (Ires In jortheastern Minne sota peril several small towns und threaten to cause tremendous I03S. Friday. The British parliament adopts ad dresses of sympathy with the royal family and loyalty to ing George, says a cale dispatch from London. Mr. Roosevelt reviews German troops, according to Berlin cable ad vices. The state machine kills the gover nor'sdirect primary bill altera hot fight in the New York assembly. Paris lawyer sues J. G. A. Lelshman, ambassador to Italy, for legal advice at the time Miss Martha Irishman's mar riage to the Count de Gontaus Biron. Five distinguished citizens of Japan visit Mayor Gaynor of New York and lin-.pected city departments. . New Spanish minister, en route to Washington, Bays his county is very prosperous. Saturday. American merchants at Canton ask the press inPuence to prevent need less harassment of the Chinese at San Francisco, says a cable dispatch. Mr. Roosevelt lectured before the students of the University of Berlin on "The World Movement" and re ceived from the institution the hon orary degree of Doctor of Philosophy. By an explosion in the Wellington coal mine, at Whitehaven, Kngland, 131 miners are entombed and hope of their rescue is abandoned. Representative Sereno E. Payne of New York, defending the tariff law which bears his name, blames the in creased output of gold for hlgu prices. Representative Smith of Iowa Intro duced a bill in congress to forbid the transmission of prize fight news. M.maay. Six eouncilmcn get prison sent ences for PittF.burg graft. The London Dally News blames the Anglo-Japanese alliance for Ja pan's altitude toward Corea, says a cable dispatch. The German emperor presents a vase from the royal porcelain matin luctory to Mr. Roosevelt, accoridng to Berlin advices. Mrs. Frank W. Rollins, wife, of the Boston banker. Is held In $2,000 bail on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the government. New York warehouse reports show Itiat eggs are going Into storage In large quantities, and market experts 3ay they will be held and sold at high prices in the fall and winter. Tuesday. Dr. Hyde is found guilty of murder of Colonel Thomas II. Swopo and sentenced to life Imprisonment. Extra work may keep the New York legislature In session until June, with tho prospect of a special session. Ottawa reports Hint Sir Wilfred Laurler. Canadian premier, will dis cuss the pulpwnnd situation with the provincial premier of Quebec. President Taft sends a letter to Sen ator .Nelson explaining his position In the HiillliiK'T-I'lncliot controversy. Despondent over lack of work, John D. Cohan, a paper mill striker, drowns himself in a creek near Palmer Falls, M. Y. He was for thirty years an em ploye In the ptipcr mills there. Parents and two young daughters, forgotten by fellow tenants, perish in a fire in Brooklyn SUGAR WEIGHING FRAUDS Jury Is Being Selected to Try Charles R. Heike. t V- V w "ifo iattfffihirfr 1 urn YrVnw HEIKE TRIAL Jury Being Selected to Try Man In dicted For Sugar Frauds. New York, May 17. Charles R. Heike, who haa been secretary for the American Sugar Refining company for many years and was the close friend and confidential employe of the lato II. O. Havemeycr, sat In the United States circuit court all day yesterday while a Jury was being picked before which he Is to be tried for conspiracy in cheating the government out of duties in connection with the sugar weighing frauds Eighteen provisional Jurymen had Leen obtained when the court ad journed and from these the 12 to fill the Jury box will be selected. War Preparations Continue. Lima. Peru, May 16. The transport Lima left Callao with a regiment of artillery, a hospital staff and war ma terial for the Ecuador frontier. Tele grains from Ayavaca on Peruvian bor der state that Ecuadorian forces have been seen in that neighborhood. The feeling between the two countries over the border dispute Is Intense and troops of the two governments aro not far apart. Rubbish Gives New York $234,000. Ithaca, Mav 17. From the rubbish that was collected In New York city last year $231,000 was realized, ac cording to Professor II. N. Ogden, sanitary expert of the state depart pient of health. Old bottles brought $10,000 and grease $25,000. For use In flooring concrete walks and In building one million cubic ards of ashhes were ued. The average city must dispose of two pounds of ashes a week for each Individual. Food Strike at Insane Asylum. Trenton, N J., Mav 17. Dr. Henry A. Cotton, medionl director, and Sam uel T. Ati-hley, warden, have a "food strike" to deal with at the New Jer sey state hospital for the Insane. The attendants declare that they are get ling too much cereal and not enough meat. Many have left and others threaten to. MARKET REPORT New York Provision Market. New York, May 16. WHEAT No. 2 red, $1.17: fu tures closed lower; July, $1.12; Sept., $1.08. CORN No. 2 whlto in elevator, new, 4ti(ff4Sc; clipped white, 34 to May, C9c; July. 71c. OATS Natural white, 26 to 32 lbs., new, 4tiifi48Vjc; clipped white, 34 to 42 lbs., 47fJ52c. HAY rrlnie, $1.20. PORK Mess, $24.0024..r)0; family, l2H.04Kff28.50. BUTTER Creamery specials, 2!c; extra, 2S'ic; lale dairy, 26ff28c; factory, 22'&?r24e. EGOS State and Pennsylvania, 2lfi2tic. CHEESE State full cream, spe cials. I4iffirc. POTATOES Bermuda, new, per Mil., $3.oW4.00; old state, $1.00 1.23 per 180 lbs. Buffalo Provision Market. Buffalo, May 16. WHEAT No. 1 northern carloads. $1.14; No. 2 red, $1.10. CORN No. 2 yellow, 684c f. o ,b. float; No. 3 yellow. 67c. OATS No. 2 white, .'i3 1. o. b. afloat ; No. 3 white, 46c. FLOUR Fancy blended patent, per bbl.. $6.2:. 7.00; winter family, patent. $..fiOf?5.25. BUTTER Creamery, western prints, 3':c; state creamery, 29c; dairy, choice to fancy, 27fr28c. CHEESE Choice to fancy, old. 17c; fair to good, 16d?l6c. EGGS Slate selected white, 23c. POTATOES White, fancy, perbu 2S30c; choice, 2'(f2fic. East Buffalo Livestock Market. CATTLE Prime export steers, $7.75 tf'h.lS; good to choice butcher steers, (fti.7r0 7.75 ; choice cows. $6,1106.25; choice heifers, $7.00f(i7.40; common to fair heif-rs, $.".25fi,.75; common to lair bull. $3.00fri3.50; choice veals, tS.2r.fi S..)0; fair to good, $7.7r.if8.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS Choice wool lambs, $'.l."r.W9.yo; clipped year lings. $7.2"fft7.riO; wool mixed sheep, 7.2."ff8.i0. HOGS Light Yorkers. $9.90; heavy hogs, $'J.909.9-.; pigs, $10.00.
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