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TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1910.
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REP
BOROUGH UFFICERb.
oat. 3 . D. W. Reck
ices of the Peace C. A. Randall, D.
irk.
eumcn. J.W, Landers, J. T. Dale,
Robloson, Win. Smearbaugh,
a Joyce, W. 0. Calbouo, A. if.
Mable Charles Clark.
lector W. H. Hood.
ool Directors J. O. Hcowden, R. M
lan, Q. Jainlraon, J. J. Landers, J
tut, Joseph Clark.
REST COUNTT OFFICERS.
amm
' mber of Congress N. P.Wheeler,
mbcrof HemtleS. IC. P. Hall,
embly A. K. Mecbling.
esident Judge Win. K. Rloe.
vsociate JuilgesP. O. Hill, Samuel
rot honotafy, Register Recorder, de,
. C. Oelst
heritr-H.,n. Maxwell.
recuurer Geo. VV. Hnlenian.
hmmtssioners Wm. H. Harrison, J,
Zuendel, U. U. McClellan.
district Ai(ortnv-M, A. Carrlngsr.
ury Oirtmtjjiotter j Ernest Hibble,
-la Wagner.
broner Dr. M. C Kerr.
msl.v ituditoft George H. Warden,
U. uregg and J. I'. Kelly.
ounty HurveyorD. W. Clark.
ounty Superintendent D. W. Morrl
i. ltclar Tarma mt ('aurt.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May,
: Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meeting of County Com u) Is
oners lat and 3d Tuesdays of month.
Chareh and Habbmh 8ehnl.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
t M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
('reaching In M. K. Church every Sab
:h evening by Rev. W.O. Calhoun.
Preaching In the F. M. Church every
bbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
. L. Monroe, Pastor.
Preaching In the Presbyterian church
very Sabhatb at 11:00 a. in. and 7:30 p.
. Rev. U. A. Bailey, Factor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
. are held at the headquarters on the
ond and fourth Tuesdays of each
nth.
1USINESS DIRECTORY.
I . N EST A LODU E, No. 869, 1. 0. 0. F.
.. M eeta every Tuesday evening, In Odd
ollows' Hall, Partridge building.
'lAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
J O. A. R. Meets 1st Tuesday after
toon of each month at 3 o'clock.
CAVT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
1 F. RITCHEY,
. . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tlonesta, Pa.
f A. CARRINOER,
j-J Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
OlBce over Forest County National
iank Building, TIONESTA, PA.
CURTIS M. SHAWKEY.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AO BROWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office In Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., Tlonesta, Pa.
FRANK 8. HUNTER, D. D. 8.
Rooms over Citizens Nat. Rank,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. F. J. BOVARD,
Physician t Burgeon.
TIONESTA, PA.
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted.
D
R. J. B. BIGGINS,
Physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
HOTEL WEAVER,
O. F. WEAVER, Proprietor.
Modern and tip to date in all its ap
pointments. Every convenience and
ooiufort provided for the traveling public
CENTRAL HOUSE,
I R. A. FULTON, Proprietor,
Tlonsela, 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 SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
inds of custom work from the finest to
the ooarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satis faction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. 0
Electric Oil. Guaranteed for
Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore
Feet, Pains. Ao. Atalldealsr
Strong and
Garfield,
the
Best
Waterproof
Shoe
marie for men.
"We are sole agent.
LAMMERS
OIL CITY, PA.
SALESMAN
VANISHED
Also $15,000 Belonging to Inter
national Harvester Company.
Preliminary Examination of Edward
L. Cobb's Books, Whose "Headquar
ters Were In Auburn, Showed a
Big Shortage Was a Wcllknown
Salesman, Whose Territory Included
Cayuga and Tompkins Counties.
Was Last Seen In, Ithaca.
Edward L. Cobb of King Forry, n
block salesman In the employ of tho
International Harvester company of
Amprlca, with headquarters In Auburn,
N. Y.. Is missing and a preliminary ex
amination that, has been made of his
books shows that there Is a shortage.
Tho exact amount of tin! Is not
known, but It Is believed that It. will
reach clone to $15,000.
II. H. Hannan, general agmt, under
whom the missing man worked, di
rectly admitted that Cobb was miss
Ing, that lie had been gone for several
days and that he was being Fought.
Mr. Cobb's territory Includes Ca
yuga and Tonipklna counties. He ."
an exceptionally good salesman and
handled In tie past large amounts of
money. During hlb time In Auburn
h made his headquarters at the Os
borne hotel. When on the last settle
ment day he did not make his appear
ance there was pome surprise. When
bis absence qamtinued, there was an
In vest ign! Ion s'nrted and this has been
continued.
It was faid that Cobb was last seen
at the Clinton House In Ithaca a week
ago, but a later report placed him In
Washington. It was also eald that
Cobb had forwarded to the firm from
Washington $ 1 ,000.
When It was believed certain that
Cobb had disappeared, an investiga
tion was made of Ms books. Book
keepers were p.it to work checking un.
An examination of the territory where
C'ohb worked will also be made at
once. It seems certain that the dis
crepancy In tl.e books will reach close
to $15,000.
TOOMEY FOUND GUILTY
Sentenced to Auburn For Seven Years
For Killing His Father.
After being out for 40 hours, the
jury In th case against John Toomey,
accused of the murder of his aged
father at Seneca Castle last June, re
turned to court nt Canandaigua at
10:20 Thursday morning with a verdict
of guilty of manslaughter In the first
degree.
Half an hour later, after a contest
between the attorney for the defense,
the district attorney and the Judge,
Toomey was sentenced to a term In
Auburn prison not to exceed seven
years nor less than four years and six
months.
Toomey requested that he be allowed
to remain in the Ontario county Jail
for a few days In order to have time
to say goodbye to his relatives and
friends and his request was granted
by the Judge.
Toomey received the verdict with
surprise, as he had expressed himself
as confidently expecting acquittal. Ho
received the sentence with the same
stoical aipearanc9 that he has main
tained throughout the trial. None of
Ms family were In the room when sent
ence was pronounced.
AUBURN GIRL SUICIDES
Mabel P. Spearet Takes Carbollo Acid
While Suffering From Melar.chplla,
Mabel B. Speares, 23 years old, tho
daughter of former Fire Commlstoner
Speares of Auburn, N. Y., committed
suicide by drinking carbolic ecid at the
home of Spencer Ikmit in the town of
Spencer.
Death followed In a few few minutes
after the girl had taken the poison
in her room, where Mrs. Boak, at
tracted by the girl's moans, at onco
discovered her. Coroner E. C. Smith
of Fleming i.-sued a death certificate
that Miss Speares had committed sui
cide by taking carbolic acid, with mel
ancholia as the cause.
For several months paHt Miss
fc'peares has appeared Indisposed. In
the evening she seemed In good spirits
and retired at it: 30 o'clock. She Is stir,
vived by her mother and a sister, Mrs,
W. B. Clark of Aurellus,
Livingston County Poultry Show.
At a meetlug of the Livingston Poul
try association held at the Wadsworth
Library building, Geneseo, N. Y., It
was decided to hold the second annual
poultry show of the association 'In
(ieneseo Jan. 17, 18 and 19. Lewis G
Stapley was elected secretary of the
association Jn place of James Colt,
who has removed from Geneseo.
The show will be open not only to
the residents of Livingston county, but
to any one in the state who may wish
to exhibit poultry, and entry blanks
or any Information can be obtained of
Mr. Stapley. It Is expected that the
cming show will be one of the larg
est ever held In this section of the
state.
Mr Pean Indicted For Mgrder.
The grand Jury at Little Valley, N,
Y. reported an Indictment of murder
in the first degree against Dean of
Olcan, N. Y., who It Is alleged, killed
her sister. Hastings & LarMn weie
assigned to defend her and when ar
raigned she pleaded not guilty.
PO.iTER CHARLTON
; American Will Be Extradlt
eJ to Italy For Wife Murder.
CHAFLTON TO RETURN
Young American Who Murdered His
Wife In Icaiy to Be Extradlcted.
Porter Charlton, the youthful pris
oner who has confessed that h;
murdered his wife, Mary Scott Cas
tle Charlton, last June, through stick
ing her body into a trunk and sinking
It Into Lake Como, Italy, and who is
now locked up In Hobnken, N..J., will
be extradlcted to Italy for trial.
In the event of the state depart
ment having refused the requisition
of the Italian government, Charlton,
although a self-confessed murderer,
would have walked out a free man be
cause the United Slates courts have
no Jurisdiction to try the case.
It is practically certain, however,
that counsel for Charlton will take
ndvantage of their legal opportunities
to opposo the extradition.
MRS. WHITE'S FATHER DEAD
Governor's Father-ln-Law Dies In Syra
cuse From Neuralgia of Heart.
Thomas Kline, the father of Mrs
Horace White, wife of the governoi
e! New York state, was stricken with
neuralgia of the heart and died sud
denly in a chair at his residence In
Syracuse Sunday afternoon. He had
been ailing for 10 days. He was born
at Delph on March 4, 1837.
Mrs. White announced that sh
would cancel all social engagements In
Albany for tho rest of the sea:;on.
The funeral was held Tuesday aft
ernoon.
Watertown Man Suicides.
John Meyer?, nn old employe of the
New York Aii Brake company at Wat
ertown. N. Y., was found Just at the
point of death In his room at the Brit
ton boarding house, 446 Mill street
that place, groaning In ageny anc
with his lmnd.s and Hps smeared with
what wap evidenll carbolic acid
small crystals of which were roattereil
over the bed on which he lay, and
more found in the bottom o( a glass
in the room. Dr. B. C. Cheeseman
who was hurriedly summoned, found
the old man Just breathing his laa
when ho arrived. Coroner H. L
Smith, who was notified and made an
Investigation, decided an Inquest to b
unnecessary, giving as the cause ol
death carbolic acid taken with sul
cidal intent.
Fruit Growers Meet.
The Ontario County Fruit Growers
association held Its annual meeting
the attendance overflowing the United
States court room at Canandaigua, N
Y., and indicated the growing interest
In fruit. Experts from Cornell unl
versify and the Geneva stntion gav
addresses. Practical local men alsr.
spoke. These olhcers were elected
President, A. B. Katkamler, Farming
ton; vice president, John A. Page
Seneca; secretary, Frank E. Rupert
Seneca; treasurer, C. R. White, Ionia;
executive committee. W C. Buell, East
Bloomfteld; Frank Sa'lsbury, Phelps;
E. E. Calmnn, Hopewell.
Editor Mcintosh Dead.
William Mcintosh, editor of the Buf
falo Evening News, since thefoundatloi:
of that paper 30 years ago, died sud
denly Sunday right at 11:30 o'clock
at his home In Alden. Mr. Mclntost
bad been ill since last Wednesday, ano
death was due to a stroke of apoplexy
acompanled hy Infernal heminorrhage
Air. Mcintosh was r.! years old. H.
was born in Tew York city on Aprl
2o, lS.r)2, ami began newspaper work a
a reporter when he was 19 years old
Mr. Mcintosh is sui vived by his wife
three children, two sons, Walter T
and Cromwell, and a daughter, Rosa
mond
Aged Farmer Froien to Peath.
Alexander Brown, aged 83 years, anc
who lived at. Peoria N. Y., was founc
frozen to death in a field, a short dis
tanee from his hor.e. He had beet
to attend a pmyer meeting the nigh;
lefore and returning home, took th
wrong road. Di.-coverlns his mlstul.t
he had apparently undertaken to crost
a field, and b;canie entangled In i
barbed wire fence. On account of hli
advanced asc he was easily exhausted
and s-auk. Mr. Brown resided alone.
LORIIRJpilTED
Sub-Committee Reports Charges
Have Not Been Si stained.
The Action cf the Subcommittee Is
Generally Accepted at the Capitol a
an Indication That the Illinois Sen
ator Will Bo Finally Vindicated by
a Vte of the Senate Was Charged
With Bribery and Corruption In
Gaining Seat In the United States
Senate.
Washington, Dec. 13. Senator Lori
Iner of Illinois, who was clyirged with
Laving obtained his elfctlon to the
United Sta es senate as the result of
oribery and corruption Is to be acquit
ted by his colleagues.
This result was practlcallv mad
ertaln yesterday when the snbeomm't
tee from tho senate committee on
privileges -and elections voted unani
mously tha the charges preferred
rgainst Senator Lorimer, involving
members of the Illinois legislature
have not been sustained.
The members 'of the subcommittee
who give the accused Illinois senator
a clen bill of herlth are Burrows of
Mictufean, chairman of the privileges
and elections committee; Bulkley of
Connecticut, Heyburn of Idaho, Gam
ble of South Dakota, Paynter of Ken
tucky. Frazler of Tennessee and Johns
ton of Alabama.
The fact that the action of the com
mittee was unanimous and that tho
subcommittee consisted of a majority
of the full committee on privileges and
elections was generally accepted as an
Indication that Senator Lorimer would
be finally vindicated by vote of the
senate.
LOOKING INTO GRIEVANCES
Conciliation Eoard Enters Colliery to
View Workirg Conditions of Miners
Wilkes-Barre, Fa., Dec. 13. For the
first time since the conciliation board
has been In existence the members
of the board entered a colliery to se
cure evidence at first hand from tho
miners at their work; to view the con
ditions under which they labor.
They went into No. 9 colliery of the
Krle company at Plltston, where the
men have been complaining for some
time of what they declare are unfair
conditions of work, and low wages
for different kinds of work. During
the past six months, there has been
a great dal of trouble between th
men employe at the Erie company coll
leries and the officials and several
hard fought strikes have resulted.
As the conciliation board could not
make much progress toward a perma
nent settlement of the grievances by
hearing the evidence the members
decided to view the work themselves
and took their evidence in that man
ner during their visit.
TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
Montgomery County Has Decided to
Build Such an Institution.
New York, Dec. 13. The first dozen
ot counties' to vote to establish tuber
culosis hospitals under the provisions
of the Hamilton-Whitney law, passed
last, year, was completed yesterday
wnen Montgomery county decided to
build such an Institution,
According to tho State Charities Aid
ossoclnticn of this city, whL-h Is co
operating with the slate department of
health In conducting the campaign
for the establishment of these county
hospitals, this makes the third county
within a week to decide this ques
tion favorably. The association pre
dicts that ten mere counties will vote
favorably within the next two weeks.
GIRL BESTS SOLDIERS
Lass of 21 Outwalks Navy and Army
Officers In Test.
Cleveland, Dec. 13. Uncle Sam's
army and navy olbcers have been put
to shame by a mere girl of 21, wh.T
boasts only 102 pounds of weight.
Miss Annabel Sharp, society report
er on the Cleveland Leader, walked
the 50 miles required of army and navy
ollcers In two days, Instend of three
days given the eflicers of the two
services, and she did It In only a few
minutes more time than did the two
otflcera attached to the naval recruit
ing station here.
Miss Sharp ended her walk at tho
otllce of her paper and sat down and
wrote a 4,000-word story.
K LLS NEGRO, COW AND DOG
Chapter of Accidents When Train
Hita "Bossy."
Mobile, Ala., Dec. 13. When a Louis
ville & Nashville passenger train
struck and killed a cow near Klrkland
late last night the result were as un
usual and unexpected as they were
fatal.
The cow was hurled to one side,
striking a negro watching the train
go by. The negro was knocked into q
puddle of wati'r and killed. Ir falling
jie struck a dog, and the life of the
canine was crushed out,
Two Skaters Drowned,
Manchester, N. H., Dec. 13. Thin
ice claimed Its first victims of the
bkatlng se: son in New Hampshire lr
night at Lake Massabeslc, when Ar
thur K. Hatch, 2." years old. and Will
lam Wbldoen. 25. were drowned.
S'JGAR TRUST WORSTED
Supreme Ccurt Decides It Can B
Prosecuted For Violating Sherman
Anti-Trust Law.
Washington, Dec. 13. Through a de
cision of the United States su
preme courc, which was handed
down yesterday, the prosecution of
Juhn E. Parsons and live other direc
tors of the sugar trust under the crim
inal section of the Sherman anti-trust
law Is made possible.
The prosecution will be under In
dictments already returned against the
seven directors, charging them violat
ing the Sherman law in the acquisi
tion and suppression of the Pennsyl
vania Sugar Refining company of Phil
adelphia, the controllng Interest In
which was held by Adolph Segel.
The decision of the supreme court
yesterday was a reversal of that of
Judge Holt of the circuit court for tho
Southern district of New York In the
caes of Gustav E. Kissel nnd Thomas
rt. Hamed, two agents of the trust.
Kissel and Hamed were Indicted
with Mr. Parsons and the other di
rectors on July 1, 1910. They Inter
posed a plea In bar to the indictment
reciting that a conspiracy such as
charged In the indictment was not con
tinuous and that the statute of limita
tions had Intervened to prevent prose
cution. Judge Holt sustained this plea.
The supreme court held that the con
spiracy was continuous and the stat
ute of limitations could not be pleaded
In bar. The five directors Indicted
made no plea but the prosecution of
their cases have been held up pending
the outcome of the appeal to the su
preme court by Kissel and Harned.
At the department of Justice last
night. Attorney General Wlckersham
r.nd United States District Attorney
Wise of New York both of whom
were In court when the decision wao
rendered said that this decision
meant the prosecution not only of Kls
foI and Harned. but of Mr. Parsons
:-nd the other directors.
M. PLEHVt'S ASSASSIN
DIESINSIBERIANPRISON
Not Clear Whether Death Was
Rasult of Floipg or Suicide.
St, Petersburg, Dec. 13. The Retch
announces that Sazonoff, the assassin
of M. Plehve, the minister of the In
terior, some four years ago, has died
In the Zarantus prison. It is not
known whether his death was the re
milt of flogging or suicide.
A member of the donma from Si
beria has received a dispatch stating
that there hive been numerous sui
cides In the Zarantus prison as thi
result of corporal punishment.
COALITION HAS 1 NET GAIN
Up to thrf Present Unionists Have 227
Seats While Government Controls 289.
London. Pec 13. Twenty-six con
stituencies returning 2fi members of
parliament polled yesterday. They re
turned to the las-, parliament 13 Union
ists, 7 Radicals, 3 Laborlte-Soclalists,
2 O'Prlenltes and 1 Redmondite.
Seven results declared last night, all
In England, show no change. In them
the aggregate Liberal-Labor vote last
January was 02,143; yesterday, 57,187;
Unionist poll last January, 50,750;
yesterday, 47,495.
With the Liberal gain in Cricklade.
which polled Saturday, the govern
ment has one net gain. The state of
the partlei is now: Unionists, 229;
Liberals, 192; Laborltes, 34; National
ists, 57 and Independent Nationalists,
G.
BRAZILIAN MUTIW FNDED
Government Troopg Are Now Occupy
ing Cobras Island.
Rio Janeiro. Dec. 13. The hot ton:
has apparently dropped out of tho
mutiny of the naval garrison on Co
bras Island. Many of those- who hud
been arrested, attempted to escape
but were recaptured.
Government troops now occupy Ch
imin Island. few mutineers were
found In the fort. They surrendered
without making any resistance.
The cltv Is tigain resuming Its nor
mal condition.
Only One Bombardment.
London. Dc. 13. It nonpars tlmr
the bombardment of Rio a.lnoiro wa-
confined to one day Saturday. The
censor held up the dispatch of Sunday
night, which was dated Sunday and
made It appear as if thre had been
a second hornhnrdmcnt. The dihpatch
was nied on Saturday and referred to
the events of that day.
Collieries on Full Time.
Reading, Pa Pec. 13. The Phila
delphia & Reading collieries will work
full time again thU week. The cold
Mitp has caused a big demand at the
mines and has caused a boom In tho
shipments of anthracite. The Read
ing company has been averaging 1,
COO cars of coal a day for three weeks.
Drighan Young'a Wife Dead.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 13.
Amelia Folsom Young, widow of the
famous Mormon prophet and leader,
Iiilghani- Youne, died at her home
here Sunday. She whs 72 vears old.
Her death was caused by paralysis.
NEW
PARAGRAPHS
Summary of the Week's News
of the World.
Happenings From All Partt of th
Globe Put Into Shape For Easy
Reading What All the World Is
Talking About Crtam of the Newt
Culled From Long Dispatches.
Wednesday.
During a fisticuff between Dr. Nick
olson. a dentist, and Hugh Foster, an
13-year-old youth, at. Grand Prairie,
Texaa, Nlckolson was felled by a blow
find In falling his neck was broken
and he died within an hour.
A balloon which ascended from
Munich was driven by a furious ga'o
toward the British Isles and during a
wild flight across the North sea one of
the aeronauts in the basket was swept
from It by a huge wave, as It struck
the water, and lost.
A strike of the drivers of delivery
wagons for department stores spread
In Chicago.
Forty persons were seriously and
some of them fatally Injured In a col
lision between railroad trains near
Ixindon.
H. A. Franklin, the male uffragist
who otterpted to assault Winston
Spencer Churchill, was sentenced in
London to six weeks In Jail.
Thursday.
Eleven new cases of cholera and
two deaths from the disease were re
ported in Italy.
Judge J. R. Thornton of Alexan
tlria was elected United States sen
ator from Louisiana, at Baton Rouge,
to succeed the late Senator McKnery.
A dispatch from Copenhagen says
that the inhabitants of the Danish
West Indies have petitioned the gov
ernment to begin negotiations for the
sale of the Islands to the United
States.
Rear Admiral Vreeland. commander
of the second division of the United
States Atlantic fleet, exchanged fare
well visits with Admiral Klesel, marl
time prefect at Cherbourg.
Friday.
The customs authorities took Jewel
ry worth ?20,000 from Mrs. Theodore
P. Shonts, who contended the articles
were not dutiable because they were
merely exchanged abroad.
All grades of refined sugar were ad
vanced 20 cents a hundred pounds.
From 12 to 15 new cases of cholera
anpear nt Funrhal, Madeira, daily;
40 Ver cent of these prove fatal.
It was announced at Roston that the
grave of Mrs. Mary linker G. Eddy
would be guarded constantly after tl
funeral, un'il the erection of a mar
leum In Mount Auburn cemetary, Cam
bridge. Walter Hall, who robbed the Green
wich bank of $44,000 while Its payl- ;
teller, surrendered to the district
torney of Nev. York city, restored $15,
000 and pleaded guilty to the indict
ment against him.
Saturday.
The annual reports of the secre
tary of the treasury and the secretary
of the Interior were made public.
The city of Bogota made Its final
payment of $375,000 on the purchase
of the Bogota City railway from Its
American owners,
A dispatch from Funrhal, Maderia,
says from twelve to fifteen new cases
of cholera are reported there daily,
and 40 per cent of these prove fatal.
A dispatch from Pekln says China
probably will become a constitutional
empire after the Chinese New Year, In
January, 1911, the throne, It is stated,
having acceded to the imperial sen
ate's petition for the creation of a
constitutional cabinet.
Monday.
Several persons were killed and
many Injured in a religious riot nt
Calcutta.
Heavy floods were reported from
various parts of Italy, and a landslide
caused by them nearly buried a vil
lage. Nlnety-flve per cent of the engineer
on all railways west, north and soinli
of Chicago have voted to strike un
less their demands are granted.
The census bureau announced th?
population of continental United
Stntes as 91,072,266; including Insular
possessions, the total will exceed 101,-
000,000.
It was announced at Saratoga
Springs, N. V., that Mrs. Spencer
Trask had given the village $24,500
and Bethcnda Episcopal church theri;
$7,500, her share of the money paid
by the New York Central Railroad
company for the death of her husband.
Tuesday,
There have been 13 deaths due to
bunting In Pennsylvania so far this
reason; eighteen deaths have been re
ported In New England.
A cablegram from Funchal, Madeira.
slates that, cholera Is raging there.
and that the health authorises have
pressed every physician Into service.
Four hundred Mexican troops with
field piece) reached Chihuahua to re
inforce General Navarro, who is re
ported to be within 20 miles of the
rebels.
cablegram from Rio Janeiro stat
ed that the mutiny of the Brazllien
troopg at Cobra island had ended, wiik
a heavy rle-nth list; martial law has
been declared lor 30 davs.
.f GIFT OF $10,030,000
Rumored In Boston That CarnegU tt
to Give It to Some International
Organization,
Boston, Dec. 13. It was rumored!
here that Andrew Carnegie Is about
to announce the gift of $10,000,000 to.
some international organization.
At 5Jr; Carnegie's house last night
the representative of Mr. Carnegie re
fused either to aflirm or deny this re
port. .He advised patience.
Mr. Carnegie Is president of the New
York. Peace society and has always
been interested In all the Internation
al peace movements at The Hague.
During the past few months five or
six leaders In the field of International
law In this country have been the re
cipients of a somewhat elaborate cor
respondence setting forth a project
that originated in Holland and has for
Its purpose the foundation of a great
Institute of Internationalism. This in
stitute, according to its backers, two
Hollanders, tho Messrs Eljkman and
Paul Horrlcks, would support a school
of international law at The Hague.
For the erection of the Palace of
Peace at The Hague for the Interna
tional court of arbitration Mr. Carno
gle gave $1,750,000.
Mr. Carnegie Is expected to be pres
ent on Thursday at the International
conference to be held In Washington
of the American Society for the Ju
dicial Settlement or International Dig-putes.
BOILER EXPLOSION
KILLS TWO MEN
Silk ill Wrecked and Private
Dwellings Are Damaged.
Hnzletbn, Pa., Dec. 11 An explod
ing boiler In the silk mill of Reed .
Lovatt at Weatherly, 12 miles from
here, killed two men, wrecked tha
plant and damaged a number of pri
vate dwellings last evening.
The dead are Robert Beers, chief
engineer, and Michael Mooney, night
fireman. The explosion occurred
shortly after the sounding of the whis
tle at 6 o'clock and the 500 girls had
filed out of the mill.
Had e explosion occurred a few
minutes earlier the loss of life would
have been great.
Commission Meets In New York.
Albany. Dec. 13. A meeting of the
state civil service commission will bt
held In New York city on Thursday
when applications from a number of
state department heads to preserve
the political Jobs of subordinates af
fected by the change In administra
tion on Jan. I will be acted upon.
Barrows President of Eastern League,
.New York, Dec. 13. Kdward G. Bar
rows of Toronto was elected president
of the Fastern League of Professional
r.asehall Club at the annual fall meet
ing, which began at the Hotel Victoria
yesterday. The vote stood 5 to 1
against P. T. Powers, who seut in a
letter of resignation.
MARKET REPORT
New York Provision Market.
New York, Deo. 12.
WHEAT No. 2 red, f. o .b., 97c;
No. 1 northern, spring, $1.17i.
CORN No. 2 western, 55c.
OATS Standards. 38V4C
PORK Mess, $19.5020.50.
HUTTF.R Creamery ppeclals,
31 He; do, extras, SOffrSOic; stat
dairy, good to prime, 26fi23; faotorj
firsts, 2324c.
CHEESK State specials, Sept,
15-?H7Uc.
F.GGS State and Pennsylvania,
55c.
POTATOES Long Island. $1.50
1.90; state, per bag, $1.30 1.50.
; Buffalo Provision Market.
Buffalo, Dec. U.
WHEAT No. 1 northern, carloads,
$1.12: No. 2 red, l)7c.
CORN No. 2 yellow, 59 'dc, f. o. f
afloat ; No. 3 yellow, 52c.
OATS No. 2 white, 3GUo, f. o. b.;
afloat; No. 3 white S5c.
FLOUR Fancy blended patent,
per bbl., $.0O1j)6.75; winter family,
patent, $5.25ft 6.00.
BUTTER Creamery, western tubs.
30f?30Hc; state creamery, fair to good,
27-(i28c.
CHEESE Good to choiot, 15fl?
15M;C.
1CGGS State, selected white, te,
POTATOES White, cholco to faa
cy per bu., 55c.
East Buffalo Livestock Market.
CATTLE Prime steers, $6.50
G.?5; good to choice butcher ateers,
$.").50(0'6.7.;' choice cows, $4.755.00;
choice heifers, $5.50 ft 5.75; common to
fair heifers, $4.005.00; common to
fair bulls, $3.25H.0O; choice veals,
$I'T2510,50; fair to good, $.00j?
9.73.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Clipped
yearlings, $4.75!fr5.00; clipped mlxodi
sheep. $J.75(S 4.00.
HOGS Light Yorkers, $8.15k!
heavy hogs, S.108.15; pigs. $M5J
8.3R.
Buffalo, hay Market
Timothy, No. 1, -new. c:
$1.6019.00; No. 2 tl" -
17.00; straw, wheat ar