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Calhoun, A. B. -Charles Clark. W.U. H'.mI. tctori. O. Soowden, R. M. t. Jatnleson, J. J, Landers, J. oseph Clark. . ST COUNTY OFFICERS. Member of Oongreat N. P.Wheeler.' Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall. Aniembly W. J. Campbell. Prttident Judge W. I). H inckley. Auocxale Judges P. C, Hill, Samuel Aul. Prothonotary t Register dt Recorder, te. -J. C. Gelst. HherilT ft. Maxwell. Treasurer Geo. W, Holeman. OomvMsionert Wm. H, Harrison, J. M. Kuendel, II. II. MoClellam District Attorney M. A. Carrlnger. Jury Gbmmistioneri Ernest Sibble, Lewis Wagner. Coroner Dr. M. C Kerr. County Auditors-Umkge H. Warden, A. C.UreKK and J. P. Kelly. Oountv fturveyor-D. W. Clark. County Superintendent D. W. Morri son. Keaslar Tcras f Caart. Fourth Monday of February. Third Monday or May. Fourth Monday of September. Third Monday of November. Regular Mtiollngs of County Commis sioners ImI and 8d Tuesdays of month. ('birch m.ui Hakkalh Soanl. Prwbyterlan Sabbath School at 0:46 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; i L. Monroe, Pastor. t Preaching In the Presbyterian chiirob - try Sabbath at 11:00 a. in. and 7:30 p. A Rev. U. A. Bailey, Pastor. The regu4ar meetings of the W. C. T. I. are held at the headquarters on the aoond and fourth Tuesdays of each nonth. ri..NIWTLODUE, No.S89.t.O.O.F. 1 Meets every Tuelav evening, in Odd. in-irf Hall. PartrldgJ building. r,c-nafiv. htoW POST, No. 274 Cn A R. Meets 1st Tuesday after- noon of each month at aoo.oc. Wedueaday evening ofeaohmontb. rrt F. RITCHEY v.iT.IAff. , Tloneata, ra. llf A. CARRINQER, 11 . illArnitV RDU WJUMOO..V. -- , CURTIS M. SHAWKEY, j ATTORN E x -a Warren, Pa. Praouoe m Forest Co. ...nnrif ffloeln Arner Building Cor. Kim and Bridge his., - - nRANK 8. HUNTER, D. D. 8. --v in r nnVARD. VT' ' nfoNK'PA. V.ces Tested' and Glasses I Ittea. t n HTDOINS. V Physician andoSugaoin.y pAi JJOTEL WEAVERkvEEi CENTRAL HOUSE, riMor 1. . t This 1b the most centrally place for the traveling puuwu. DHIL. EMERT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. fthoD over R. L. Haslet's grocery store lion plven to mending, and prices row sonable. ITT 1 11 II Electrlo Oit.-Gu""010'": . a We give "S. & H" Btaps. there May be Men - Whotiink tbey bave a peculiar demanding uuhoi iu - Shoe. ' . The Hanan -Shoe r The nearest approach to an absolt' ly perfect foot covering A Hanan Shoe fit and a auot ful fit 'u nine-tenths of the battle. We carry such a variation of styles and sizes that YOU can be fitted. AU sizes in very beautiful Velvet Boot, The newest shoe for women. Short , vamp, plain toe, with a light. i'-.o.Jy Just the dboe to areas , up in. -Kile we have your sizPi, 14. MMERS TWO AIRMEN KILLED World's Most Daring Aviators Hurled to Their Death. Were Warned Not to Co Up on Ac count of the Treacherous Air Cur rents Molsant Falls 100 Feet at New Orleans, and Hoxsey Over 500 Feet at Los Angeles Othor Current Topics of News of the Week. John B. Moisant and Arch Hoxsey, two of the world's most daring; avia tors, were killed Saturday. Both fell out of treacherous air currents with their machines neither from a great height and Moisant's remaining min utes of life were bo few as to ckmnt as naught, Hoxsey was killed instantly. Molsant met his death, attempting to alight In a field a few miles from New Orleans. Hoxsey was crushed In to a lifeless mass In vlrw of the thous ands who were watching the aviation tournament. Thus the Inst day ot 1910, in bringing tho total number of deaths of aviators to 35, capped the list with two of the moat prominent of those air men who have been writlnpe history of avia tion In the sky oi o continents. Both met death almost the same manner. Each m bine was headed for the earth and uddenly seemed to Ktop, hover In th fair, then "turn over onto Its nose," id dive "headlong to the ground awJto destruction.' MILK TESER ixPLCDES David Hodge, S',te Cfllege Instructor, and Four jltudeitts Injured. The cxploslo I of a centrifugal milk teHtln machi! I at Ithaca, N. ., In the laboratory If th State College of Agriculture atVI-ornell resulted In th Injury of DavltC Hodge, Jr., instructor, inlury Bn(, four ot b Is students. The Instructar received a gash on the right. wrlll which nearly severed his hand froni h!4 rra. rhi students. Seymour A. Tiorne ot.uia (jnatam; Jo seph R. wuirer of Naples, l loya M. Diioon of ifwego ana ueorge m. Phelps of Vrnon, were bruisod about the body, ill were able to leave the hospital aftr their injuries were dressed. I J ; Hlflh P.e for Whipping Boy. DeForeslremmlng, a farmer resid ing in theMdtern section of the town ot PhelpsR Y , caused the arrest ot Lewis Gasman, au Alloway farmer. for an allied brutal- assault upon El mer Denying, the 7-year-old son of tho eomplaliH. In the complaint it was alleged t Goetzman violently lashed the chi with a horsewhip, striking the boy 'er fl;e head and body after the 1 it 1 fellow had hoppSd upon GoeUm s cutter. Before the case was ca In justice court, Coetzman succeet in effecting a settlement of his dlf I tloaa whereby he paid the Demm: boy $50 to cover the dam ages ft he wounds inflicted by the whip ljdes the' court and attorney s fees, v'h amounted to ?21 more. Trjhlng Machines In Demand. A Jonia. N. Y., dispatch Bays may toers are looking anxiously for the iry tuaw m hopes of getting theirjrbshing done. .Winter set iu g(j J that it has been impossible t,i ,4 the machine from place to thresh. Besides, there is on jj r two threshing rigs to be had, aluli a few years ago there wero f Jf or enterprise cannot be at- t'tfl to tho farmers, as many of Iiay they have tried time and to get a. machine but without LoSjt In Oregon Mountains. vs received from Albany, Ore., Lnced that Thomas Bond, a for- resident of Geneva, N. Y., was i the mountians and that all hope scuing him had been abandoned. Jond, who is 28 years of age, is rried. Ho Is a son of Frederick of the tovh of Hopewell, and a iw of C. S. Bond of the Billsboro Two years ago he went to the ic const for the purpose of seeing ;ountry. He 'spent some time in footl ornia and then went to Oregon. abaca Citizen Drops Dead. torace MacK, who had neen ror -ears an assistant to the treas--f of Cornell university, and one ol Jiica'a oldest citizens, dropped dead FSay morning on the university pus'iEB9s!te age co"eEe annex. ;r. Ma(ras 77 years of age. He J lived In this city for 74 years and been Identified with Cornell for a sjer time than most members of tha ii.l'ty. He was a close friend of An ew D. White. Mr. Mack has con ibuted" poems, to leading magazines Id had. written quite a bit of local 'story. Man Torn to Pieces by Dogs. Bloodhounds caught, a man they .retrallinr ?rry Carrier Mills, 111., Ida and literally tore hira to pieces. k residence A Carrier Mills had La robbw In the absence of thu frilly and o their return they ordered Ifodhounds brought jThe trail vs taken up and so eager ?re the Quarry ci hi 41 MRS. LONGWORTH Gown She Was to Wear at Mrs. Taft's New Year's Reception Stolen. COASTING ACCIDENT Young Girl Badly Hurt When Sled Jumps Over Embankment. , Gertrude W wley, of North Main street, Hcrncll, N. Y., is In a critical condition as the result of a coasting accident on Hartshorn hill. The girl was a member of a merry party of coasters who were enjoying rides on a bin old-fashioned bobsled. The sled got beyond control and all of the riders managed to fall off, ex cept the Woaley girl. She was car ried over a high embankment and h in led with great force inte the fid below. . Her right arm was fractured, her left ieg broken in two places and Bhe sustained numerous cuts and bruises besides Internal Injuries that, it )s feared, will result In her death.. Following closely upon a number of others serious accidents, at least one other of which may prove fatal, has led the city officials to place a ban upon coasting within the city limits. Alienated Love Valued at $1,000. In the care of Thomas Russell against James A. Kester for the alien ation of tho affections of Russell's wife, the Jury at Corning, N. Y., re turned a verdict of $1,000 in the su preme court last Thursday. A mo tion for a new trial was denied but the case probably will be appealed. At the conclusion of this case court, which has been in session for five weeks, adjourned without day. Harry S. Duncan Acquitted. Decision was rendered Thursday by Justice F. E. Brown at Newark, N. Y., In the case of Harry S. Duncan, th? Wellington apple buyer, who was charged by a Detroit firm with de frauding It out of $1,500 by reporting the prices paid for api'S bought on commission fpr them higher than the actual figures which he paid. Mr. Brown discharged the defendant be cause of. lack cf evidence. Former Ithaca Teacher Killed. Miss lren Van Kleek, 30 years of age, ot Ithaca, N. Y., one of ' the best-known educators in the state of Montana, was thrown by a fractious horse she was riding at Lewlston, and died almost Instantly. Miss Van Kleeck.was a graduate of Cornell and formerly secretary to Andrew D. White, former prctldent ot Cornell and ambassador to Germany. She was at the head cf the commercial depart ment of the Lewiston High School. To Appoint County Bacteriologist. The appointment cf a bacteriologist fur Ontario county to succeed Dr. Clive Hallenleck, whose resignation was accepted hy the supervisors last month, was considered at a meeting of the board of supervisors In Canan d.Tigua, It is prohable that a graduate of Johns . Hopkins university, who was recommended by Dr. H. I. Davenport of Auburn, a former county bacterio logist, will receive the appointment. Farmer Cuts His Throat. H. J. Dunnewold, a farmer living iu I he town of Clymer, near Jamestown. N. Y., committed suicide SaturJiy jlsht by cutting his throat with a pocketknife. ' Neighbors found his body in tho bnrn. He had left the house a few minute before to do some work. No causo for his act Is known. He was 50 years old and leaves a family. Body Brought to Rushville. The remains of Abner Dwelle, a former resident of Rushville, N. Y., were brought here for burial, in the village cemetery. His dtath occurred in Nina, Nevada. He leaves one broth er, Emmett Dwelle of Penn Van, and one sister, Mrs. Heese of Avoca, both of whom accompanied the body to its final resting pi ice. He was 70 years cf age. ' . Murdered Man's Mother Remembered. Fovty-seven of Ihe business men and others of Dundee, N. Y., hava presept ed to Mrs. George Close, a writing desk a Christinas present; that gift be '' ,nj)i her,. Bqn,.Ja.v-D. '.'Jose had lected for her on the evening of th-j sbt on which he was murdered c I La; j COPVHIGMX 9Q9 BY HAKItl96HII IS INAUGURATED First Democra ic Governor In 16 Years. Great Crowd Assembled In the Cham ber to Witness the Proceedings Gov. ernor Made Several Telling Points In His Inaugural Address Favors Return to a Direct State Tax Pub- lio Reception Held After Inaugural Ceremonies. ' Albany, Jan. 3. Governor John A! den Dix rode in the Inaugural parade from the executive mangon to the Capitol yesterday In a closed auto mobile. There were 30,000 people jammed on both sides of the street all along the route of mtrch. Gover nor Dix was accompanied by retiiing Governor White. - The weather was disagreeable. It rained three or four times during (he morning and the sky was overcast all day. It was in fear of the rain which eiirac dribbling along later that the first governor tho Democrats have in augurated in IS years had to make bis inaugural ride in the big closed automobile-. . , -Ceremonies Rather Long. Exercises in tho assembly chambet where Governor Dix was ofliclally de clared the state's cbief executive were rather longer then have been custom ary in recent years, owing to the facl that the introductory address of retir ing Governor White taking a longei lime for delivery. There was a great crowd assembled in the chamber before the arrival of the gubernatorial party.' The first to take their seats on the platform buill out over the speaker's rostrum and the desk of the assembly clerks, were Mrs. Dix- and Mrs. White, wives of the gov ernors, the ladies of the official party and relatives of the governor and state officers-elect. Scrgent-at-arms Char ley Ht.taling of the state senate es corted the official guests to the plat form. In presenting . Governor Dix, Sec retary of State La?ansky announci icjjd that Governor Dix had taken the c; stltutional oath of olUce' at his to house here on Saturday night. Thia ofilcial announcement to the people that the new governor had formally assumed otlice was a signal for the playing of, "The Star Spangled Ban ner," and enthusiastic cheers iron: the assemblage. -. . . Before the vast audience arose Ser vant John Erennan of Company C. 10th Infantry, Albany, who' had been detailed as the governor's jrderly, rap partly up the steps leading to the plat form and gave a signal which was transmitted from the assembly cham ber to watching guardsmen In th street below and the detachment ol the First Battary, field artillery frou New York city, began. booming awy tho 19 guns salute to the new gover nor. Governor Frequently Applauded. ; Then Governor Dix delivered his in augural address which vas closely fol lowed - and ' frequently applauded When the governor declared that he would -endeavor to give to the public dollar the same purchasing power a; he would give the private dollar, the ansemblage appeared lo be especially enthusiastic. Another telling point which met with particular favor was that if It came to pass that it was necessary tc return to a direct state tax, that Ihe governor proposed to tell the people frankly all the facts and to indicate to them who was responsible for such a return. Right Rev. Thomas M. A. Burke, Catholic bishop of Albany, gave the benediction. Following the ceremonies in the assembly chamber, the governor and his stafT proceeded to the executive chambff where Governor Dix held a public reception lasting for an hour. A continuous throng of people passed in one door and out the other during lhe reception and oach shook the hand of the new governor and extend ed good wishes. Most of the partj friends and old time Democrats whe passed along tho line spoke to the governor about having "waited It years" for the opportunity there pre sented of shaking the hand of a Dera ocratlc executive. Bryan Returned From Hunting Trip .Kingsvllle, Tex., Jan. 3. William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic po lit leal leader who is now farming neat Mission, Tex., and B. F. Yoakum, chair man of the Frisco railroad executive committee, have been companions ot a deer-hun'tTrtg-fend duck-shooting ex pedition to the 1,aurelos ranch during tin; last three- days. They returned tc Kingsvllle bringing several deer and n ,big bag of ducks as trophies ot thcii outing. The Parthenon. The destruction of that famous building the Parthenon took place in ,1087 during tho siege of Athens by the Venetians. The Turks held the 'ty, ai'l the Parthenon was used for c''I.Mndor magazine. One day during 6 ;'' orjlllct a Venetian bombshell drop 'Vlrilo the building, and' the explo tf 'i followed which badly shattered th'i structure, sl'roin that date the re nowned building has stood roofless and exposed to all the Inclemencies of the weather.' Fur more than 2.CHK) years tlie temple stood entire, aud Iu its i- us Is the nrcblti'cltvul vomier or I . . ... .... jlo worm. iew iui nmuiuu. NEW OFFICIALS APPOINTED Heads of State Departments Announce Their Several Selections. Albany, Jan. 8. Attorney General Cermody announced that he had re tained the services of the retiring at torney' general. Edward R. O'Malley, who will bave charge of the Saranac land and lumber trespass cases and the legislative reapportionment litiga tion. The attorney general also announced these new appointments: Frank W. Biown of Warsaw, Wyoming county, salary $4,500; James A. Parsons of Hornell, deputy nttorneyl general, sal ary 4.000; J. F. Buckley of Benton Center, Yates county, confidential clerk, $1,510, .md Joseph D. Edelson of Now York, as second deputy, In charge of the New York office, at a salary of $4,500. Comptroller Sohmer announced the appointment of Thomas E. Rush . of Manhattan as transfer tax attorney for w York countv, In place of Edward il. Fallows. There is no salary at tached to this office. Comptroller Sohmer can make the salary any amount he desires. Comp troller Sohmer also may abolish tho salary If he deems it wise to restore the office as a fee office, which It al ways was until two years ago, when It was worth from $65,000 to $85,000 a year to the Incumbent. George W. Batten of Lockport has been appointed deputy state treasurer, a position he held under ex-State Treasurer Julius Hauser. The salary Is $4,500. Joseph T. McNally, the city editor of the Albany Argus, has been appoint ed secretary to Lieutenant Governor Conway. The compensation ia $2,000.' Secretary of State Lazansky appoint ed a1? bis private secretary James J. ,Neville of Syracuse, who acted in a similar capacity under Secretaries John S. Whalen (Dem.) of Rochester and Samuel S. Kcenig (llep.) of New York. REVOLUTION IS WELL UNDER WAY HonduranSoIdiers Desert toBon . iila In Large Numbers. Tegucigalpa, Jan. 3. With the ar rival yesterday of General Lee Christ mas and ex-President Manuel Bonilln, near Puerto Cortcz, the revolution against President Davilla of Honduras is well under way. Ex-President BoniUa ent a largo force against the garrison of Puerto Cortez yesterday and the place is now practically in the hands of the revolu tionists. The soldiers of the existing government desevted In large numbers to Bonllla. . ' A part of tho force arriving with ex Trseldent Boni'la and General Christ mas has been sent on towards tho capital, as a reserve force to the mair. army, which Is expected to. reach here Inside a week. The army is ad vancing Tit easy stages, putting- to rout all opposition. . , That President Cabrera of Guate mala has broken its treaty with Wash ington and all neutrality laws is indi cated by the fact that ex-President Bonllla and General Christmas have recruited most of their forces on Guat emalan soil. President Cabrera's at titude is partly inspired by hatred for President Davilla, who is a protege ot Zelaya. That ex-President Bonllla will win Is almost assured. There is little blood shed In prospect STORM SWEEPS THE WEST Temperature Drops 50 Degrees In Eight Hours In Kansas City,. Mo. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 3. With a temperature of 6 degrees below zero, Kansas City is facing a famine in natural gas,- which is greatly used in heating and lighting, and coal dealers are swamped with orders. The temperature pll 50 degrees In eight hours Sunday and at li o'clock yesterday morning, tho temperature was 5 degrees below zero on the street thermometers. In the cattle country northwest of Salina, a strong bitter wind from the north blew the Enow in to drifts. There is much suffering among the cattle on the ranges. The temperature there fell to 10 below Kero. - Blizzard Impedes Railroad Traffic Chicago, Jan, 3. The first blizzard of the winter which has been sweeping the Wet-t and Northwest has reached Chicago. A heavy mowfall has been piled into drifts in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska and traffic on electric and steam railroads 13 Impeded. Wire service is also handicapped. Five be low zero was recorded at Omaha and Broken Bow. I, n ramie, Wyo., was the coldest spot in the country, a tempera ture of 17 degrees below zero .being reached there. Fchiff's Would Be Assailant Suicides. New York, Jan. 3. Anna Voliuskv, the woman, who was committed to thu Manhattan state hospital on Ward' Island aboirt a moiiih ago,' after she hud threatened to take the life of Jacob II. Schlff, was 'found hanging by a rope from a hook In the v-lnthea room at the hospitnl late yesterday after noon. . Jaoob Schiff, when toljvpf tho tuicidc, expressed deep regret. N THE NEWSSUMMARY Short Items From Various Parts of the World. Record of Many Happenings Condensed and Put 'fn Small Space and "Ar- ranged With Special Regard For the Convenience of the Reader Who Has Little Time to Spare. Wednesday, Evidence given at the Inquest Into the wreck of the Scotch express at Kirby-Stepnen, England, on Saturday, indicated that 20 persons were killed Instead of 7, as at first reported. . It was announced at Glens Falls, N. Y., that Joseph Kellogg had accept ed the appointment of .first assistant deputy attorney general from Mr. Car mody, newly elected attorney general of New York. It was learned In Washington that President Taft and ex-President Roos evelt were carrying on an active cor respondence, that the president had solicited and received the advice of his predecessor and that they had ex changed Christmas felicitations of a cordial nature. Thursday. Major General Duvall, commander ol the Philippines, caused military agenU to search Japanese houses In Manila. Frank Worthing, a well known actoi and leading man for Grace George died suddenly on the stage at Detroit "A'cable dispatch from Rome stated that a large majority of 90,000 rail road employes in Italy have voted in favor of a strike. The state authorities closed-the Northern bank of New York, with nine branches in the upper part of the city, and deposits agregating nearly $7,000, 000, alleging a long list of Irregular lt.es. The civil and domestl ' ' the Beef Trust was dlsmii. federal circuit court in Chicago request of the government, in oru clear the way for trial ot the packer on criminal charges, . ; ' Friday. Senator Grady would not be elected president pro tem. of the New York senate, It was stated at Tammanj Hall. f In commemo' nlversary of V.w Sicily, service's wn and Reggio. - the second an earthquake lr Id iu Messlnt Joseph Bnicker of Berlin, who has announced his intention of attempting to cross the Atlantic in an airship gave details of his plans. - Christian Scientists, looking for a physical resurrection of Mary Bakei Eddy, protested against the placing ol guards at the receiving vault. The leaders f the railway emplo in Italy say that their unions include 146,000, and they are now ready tc Inaugurate a strike for an Increase ol wages. Saturday. ' A violent earthquake was reported lr the province of Elis, Greece. News from Lisbon received in Parii says the political situation in Portug'a is threatening. Joseph G. Robin, the banker, waf indicted, bail was fixed at JS5.000, one ho was placed under close guard It his sister's home. Arch Hoxsey, holder of the world'i aeroplance record, made at Los An geles this week, soared over 10,000 feet in flying over Mcunt Wilson, Califor nia. ' ' It was announCed in Washingtor that Attorney General Wickersbarr would reject pleas for clemency to bt made by members of the "bathtut trust" and would Insist on Jail sen tences tor those found guilty. Monday. The total number of alleged vote sellers Indicted In Adams county, Qhlo rach 1.2.T8. ' . A 'dispatch from Etampes, France flays Henry Farman failed to beat the year's record for distance of 362.61 miles, made by Maurice Tabuteau. It was announced at Berlin that An drew Carnegie had given $1,2',0,000 t( ostabllsh a hero fund for Germany. The agreement for an Internationa.' railway commission to regulate ratei between the United States and Canada was made public at the stale depart inent. The condition of the federal trcas ury showed marked Improvement lr tho year Just ended, the deficit froir ordinary operations being reduced U $6,000,000. ; Tuesday. President Taft authorized forma' recognition of the new constitutional government of Nicaragua, The cupola of the mausolem of Sul tan OrUham Ghazl and several house at Brusa, Asia Minor, were damaged by au earthquake shock. It was stated at Albany that Gov ernor Dix Intended to appoint Thomaf Mott Osborne of Auburn state forest fish and game commissioner. A cable from Madrid stated thai King Alfonso renewed his confidence In the ministry and that Premier Ca nalejas had reorganized the cabinet. Directors of tho closed Northern bank of New York city were repor,ti to bo planning a new Institution U take its place; Joseph Q. Robin waf said to be improving rapidly In Bulle vuc JAPANESE SPIES ACTIVE Attorney General of Philippine! 8iya They Are Familiar With Fortifications. Washington, Jan. 3. Japanese erple have been active in the last few months In the Philippines, according to a statement made here by Ignacto Villamor, who is the attorney general for the Philippines. Senor Villamor and Ponclano Reyes, prose cuting attorney for the bureau of Jus tice, came to Washington to give testi mony in the congressional Inquiry Into the sale of friar lands in the PhAip Tines. ' Senor Villamor said there is no doubt that the Japanese government la fa miliar with tho details of the fortifica tions of the Island. "On my way to this country I stop ped in Japan and wlwje there Ulked with a number of Japaise army offl cera. One of them told i he had no doubt that Japan could take the Phil ippines at any time. He added, how ever, that Jn a war with the United States Japan would come off worslo the long run., because -Japan i 'waa al- ready, heavily 1n debt and the ra-' cources ol the United States are so vast" , , GREEK AND LATIN CHURCHES Pope Hopea For Union of the two Branches. Rome, Jan. 3. The Observatore to days prints conspicuously a pontifical letter, which is addressed to the East-' f ern cnurcnes wnrca-are at present united, with the Roman hierachy,. In this communication the pope recalls the efforts of himself and his prede cessors towards accomplishing a .union of the Greek and, Latin churches. At the same- time he' expresses fooling of a. deep sorrow, due'rr- the printing recently of an artlcJ Prince Maximilian, of . Sax'' which Catholic doctrines c have been perverted fror' view . - pope exhort believt for un' chuty New Co. Manila, Ja Franklin Bell, tu tho American armyTv. has arrived here and Plininuer of wa".IU greeted. He will fake .eotvr the army on Jan. 13. Br' eral Pershing, who b -. 1 commander for s- tia that position until the date ir Famous Sculptor Dead. Berlin, Jan. 3. Professor Joseph Uphues, the sculptor, Is dead. Ho modelled thf statue of Frederick the Croat, now in the War College grounds at Washington, D. C. He was born In 1S50. ) i Big Plant Destroyed by Fire, Ogdensburg, N. Y., Jan. 3. The Floa Shade Roller company's plant. In this city was completely destroyed by fire early in the morning. The loss wil probable reach $100,000. MARKET REPORT New York Provision Mar" New York, Jan. WHEAT No. 2 red, f. o. b., 9S'ic; No. 1 northern, Rprlng, $1.19. OATS Standard, 38 c. CORN No. , f. o. b., 52Vto. PORK-Mess, $21.75lfJ22.00. BUTTER, Creamery, speclaJs, S0a3tc; do, extras, 2929c; stw dairy, good to prime, 2623; factory firsts, 23c. CHEESI3 State special. Sept, KGGS State and Pennsylvania, 46048c. POTATOES Long Island, $1.50 2.00; state,' In bulk, $1.301.BO. !. Buffalo Provision Mark'. ' '-a r.-iSalo, Tan. 1. -' WHEATNo. 1 northern, carloada, $1.13; No. 2 red, 95c. .CORN No. 2 yellow, SOMiC, t. o. b., afloat; No. 3 yellow, 49c. . . OATS No. 2 white, 3$c, f. o. b., afloat; No. 3 white,' 354c. FLOUR Fancy Vblendod patent, per bbl $6.0036.75; wlnter family, patent, $5.2506.00. BUTTER Creamery, wtstern tubs, , SI; Btate creamery, fair" to good, 2728c. CHEESE Good to chok v 140 15o. . - KGGS State, selected white, 40 42c. POTATOES White, choice to fan cy, per bu., 54iQ,55c. East Buffalo Livestock Market CATTLE Prime steers, $6.50 C.75; good to choice butcher steers, $5.256.1'0; choice cows, $4.755.7i, choice heifers, $5.506.00; common to fair heifers, $4.005.00; common to fair, bulls, $3.2504.00; choice veals, $10.60(8,10.75; fair to good, $9.75 10.25. SHEEP AND LAMBS Clipped yearlliiKs, $4.75 5.00; clipped mixed sheep, $3.60tfT3.S5. HOGS Light Yorkers, .058.10; heavy hogs, $3.008.05; pigs, $8.15 to. Buffalo Hay Market Timothy, No. 1, new, on track, $18.00; No. 2 timothy, $16.50ft 17.00; straw, wheat and oat, $7.60 1.00. 1 4 ft i
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