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VOL. XLIV. NO. 15.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1911.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
BOROUGH OFFICERS).
Burgeta.i. D. W. Reck.
Jwiticet of the react O. A, Randall, D.
W. Clark.
Cbttitcumen. J. W, Landers, J. T. Dale,
O, It. Koblnaon, Win, Smearbaugh,
R. J. Hopkins, W. O. Calbouu, A. B.
Kelly.
Constable Charles Clark.
Collector W. U. Hood.
School Director J. O. Soowden, R. M.
Herman, Q. Jatnleaon, J. J. Landers, J.
U. Uelit, Joseph Clark.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Oongreu P. M.Rpeer.
Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall.
Assembly W. J. Campbell.
President Judge W. D. U Inckley.
Associate JudgeiP. C. Hill, Samuel
Aul.
Prothonotary, Register t Recorder, do.
-J. O. UeiHt.
Sheriff 8. R. Maxwell.
Treasurer Ooo. W. Holeman.
Commxesionere Wm. H. Harrison, J,
M. Zuendel, H. U. McClellan.
District Attorney M. A. Carrlnger.
Jury Oommissionera Ernest Nibble,
Lewis Wagner.
Coroner Dr. M. C Kerr.
County Auditors-George H. Warden,
A. C. Uregg and J. P. Kelly.
Oountv Surveyor D. W. Clark.
County Superintendent D. W. Morri
son. Hnlr Terns f Vmnrt.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meetings of County Commis
sioners 1st and 3d Tuesdays of month.
C'hareh mui Mabbath Bekaal.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. t M. E. 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.
U. A. Garrett, Pastor.
Preaching in the Presbvlerlan church
every Sabbath at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p.
in. Rev. H. A. Bailey, Pa.tor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarter on the
second and fourth Tuesday of each
month.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TI';NESTA LODGE, No. 869, L O. O. F.
M eeta every Tuesday evening, In Odd
fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
U. A. R. Meets 1st Tuesday after
noon of each month at 3 o'clock.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meet first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
TF. RITCHEY,
. ATTORN EY-AT-L AW,
TloneBta, Pa.
MA. CARRINGER,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
Office over Forest County National
Bank Building, TIONESTA, PA.
CURTIS M. SHAWKEY,
ATTORN K Y-AT-LA W,
Warren, Pa.
Praotioe in Forest Co.
AO BROWN,
ATTORN EY-AT-LA W.
Offloeln Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., Tionesta, Pa.
FRANK S. HUNTER, D. D. S.
Rooms over Citizens Nat. Bank,
HON EST A, PA.
DR. F. J. BOVARD,
Phyalcian A Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted.
D
R, J. B. SIGGINS.
Physlolan and surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
HOTEL WEAVER,
C. F. WEAVER, Proprietor.
Modern and up-to-date in all its ap
pointments. Every convenience and
oomfort provided for the traveling public
CENTRAL HOUSE,
R. A. FULTON, Proprietor,
Tionseta, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it 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 finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. Fred. Grettenbergor
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
AH work pertaining to Machinery, En
gines, Oil Woll Tools, Gas or Water Fit
tings and General Blacksmithiug prompt
ly done at Low Rates. Repairing Mill
Machinery given special attention, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop in rear of and Just west of the
Shaw House, Tidioute, Pa.
Your patronage solicited.
FRED. GRETTENBERGER
WaJl Paper
I have just received Two Thousand
Holla of 1911
WAIA PAPER
Now is the time to get your paper
ing done before the spring rush. Then
it will be almost impossible to get a
EaperhaDger and that will delay your
ousecleaning.
Wall Paper, Window
(Shades, OH Cloth,
Taints, Oil, Varnish, Sewing Machine
Supplies and Notions.
G. F. RODDA,
Next Door to the Fruit Store, Elm
Street, Tionesta, Pa. '
TRIED TO DID LIFE.
Negro Sentenced to Electrocu
tion Slashes His Throat.
Geneseo Courtroom Scene of Desper
ate Attempt, of . Convicted Man to
End His Life Prisoner Draws Ra
zor From Handkerchief Before Dep
uty Sheriffs Could Interfere and
Saws Away at His Throat Other
News Items of General Interert.
Jim Williams, a negro, when sent
enced to death In Livingston county
mipreme court at Geneseo Saturday
night for the murder of Jamos Duffy
of Honeoye Falls leaped from his
chair, drew a razor blade from his
handkerchief, and cut his throat be
fore deputies could Interfere. There
were many women in the courtroom.
Some became hysterical, others faint
ed and pandemonium ensued.
The deputies, upon seeing the lightning-like
move of Williams, Jumped
forward supposing he was reaching
for a heavy inkstand before him with
some murderous purpose.
The negro, however, dodged back
yard, dropped on his hack and sawed
at his throat with the blade. Before
the weapon could be taken from him
he was covered with blood.
The hasty examination which fol
lowed at the jail Bliowed that -ho had
missed the Jugular by but a small mar
gin and he la weak from the loss of
Hood. If he Is in physical condition
for the ordeal he will soon be taken
to Auburn, where his electrocution id
to take place during the week of Juno
17.
Williams' crime Is considered the
most brutal In the hlRtory of Livings
ton county. Ha walked Into the Duffy
home last February, killed his aged
victim with a single blow from a large
club and pounded Mrs. Webb, Duffy's
sister, Into Insensibility.
Williams then seized Verona Duffy,
15 years old, and dragged hur to the
woods nearby. At the edge of the
woods, however she escaped, but only
after her arm was broken and she had
received other Injuries.
LIGHTNING KILLS MAN
Norwalk, O., Visited by a Terrific
Electrical Storm.
One man .was killed and1 three
others Injured at Norwalk, O., by
lightning, small buildings blown from
their foundations, many large trees
uprooted and blown down, together
tolephone and telegraph pole? all ove$
the city for about an hour Sunday
afternoon.
It was the worst and most severe
atorm Norwalk has experienced In
25 years. The rain was accompanied
by hall and a wind of almost hurricane
proportions. The clouds were so low
that they appeared to touch the tops
of the tallest trees when tho storm
broke.
Albert Stanford, with threo others,
took refuge durln gthe storm under
n tree In the ball grounds here. A
stroke of lightning rtruck the tree, in
stantly killing Stanford and knocking
the other unconscious to the ground.
They subsequently recovered.
NEW POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS
Postmaster General Will Increase Sys
tem by 150 Additinoal Offices
Each Week.
It Is the, present intention of the
postofllce department to establish a
postal savings depository In tho
city of New York on Julyl.
On the same date depositories will be
established In other cities of tho first
class.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
decided to increase the system to 150
additional offices a week and by so do
ing he will have 1,000 depositorica In
operation early in the new lUcal year.
Ho has designated SO additional of
fices to begin business at once, among
them Albion, N. Y., and Calais, Me.
Black Hand Firebugs.
Sheriff Gooding of Canandalgua, N.
Y., made a journey to Bristol,
In response to a request from the
town board to conduct an Investiga
tion Into the burning of the Ganyard
Hill school house and the subsequent
writing of Black Hand letters to prom
inent citizens who undertook an in
vestigation. Tho culprits have man
Oged to produce a relgu of terror
amongst the inhabitants. Many have
been warned! that their buildings will
be burned If they make a move. The
School house burned on May 17, and
Since that time the alarm has in
creased until the town board called
the bluff of the culprits ani asked the
sheriff to Investigate. It is positively
known that the school building was
fired.
Has Broken Arm.
Leah Brown, the 9-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James Brown of Dana
ville, N. Y., fell on the sidewalk, which
was of wood and was made slippery
by sprinkling, and broke her collar
bone.
Postoffice Robbers Travel by Auto.
Burglars entered the postoffice at
Lyndonvllle, N. Y., some time during
Thursday night, opened the' safe with
a Jimmy and got away with $197 cash
and a large quantity of stamps. It is
believed the burglars came and went
In an automobile.
JOHN BIGELOW
Famous Author and Diplomat Is
Reported Seriously III.
p - rs
(9 19lt by American Press Association.
NEGRO "MOSES" A PAUPER
Harriet Tubman, Who Piloted Hun
dreds of Slaves to Freedom, Sent
to Home She Founded.
Harriet Tubman, a negro woman
who piloted over 400 slaves to free
dom before tho Civil war and was be
frlonded by Lincoln, Seward, GarrWon,
Wendell Phillips and John Brown, was
Friday taken to the Harriet Tubman
home for the penniless at Auburn.
She devoted nil hor savings to tho
work of establishing thU Institution
for aged negroes and now at an age
which she declares Is "between 93
and one hund-ed years" Is dependent
upon the charity of tho homo she
founded.
SETS FIRE TO GIRL'S DRESS
Boys Appply Torch While She Is
Going to First Communion.
Minnio Butler, 13 years of age, of
Hates street, Hazlewood, Pa., In the
criminal court, related to Judgo John
D. Shatter how Andrew Tomko and
Stephen Misnlc, both of whom are
6 years old, ran up behind her last
Sunday while cn her way to St. Ag
nes' Catholic church to make her
first communion, and appllel a torch
to her veil and dress. The child's
face and head were burned before the
flames were extinguished.
Batavla Diamond Robbery.
Austin & Prescott, Jewelers and dia
mond merchants of Batavla, N. Y.,
were victims of a smooth stranger who
succeeded In getting away with fivo
diamond rings valued at upwards of
?600. Although the theft occurred be
tween 12 and 1 o'clock It was fully two
hours later before the firm's loss was
discovered. I'hony or Imitation dia
mond rings had been substituted for
tho genuine rings on the jewelers'
sales tray. The police wore notified',
but the thief had made good his 03
cape. Dunkirk Excited by Box Kite.
There was considerable excitement
at Dunkirk, N. Y., about midnight Fri
day night over the report that an air
ship had been seen flying through the
clouds over Dunkirk and then sank
In the lake. Tho night express mes
sengers at the Union depot, who were
the first to discover it, got about ev
erybody In town out of bed' to see It.
It developed that it was a box kito
sent up by some campers at Van Bur
en earlier in the evening.
Red Loper Reported Executed.
News from Douglas Ariz., and Can
anea, Mex., unconfirmed, says lied Lo
pez, who led the attack on Agua
Pileta, Sonora, and then deserted his
men, was later convicted by a rebel
court martial and has been executed.
One report says that he was trying
to escape from the guards while be
ing taken from Cananea to Hormo
slllo; another says that he chosa
death to Imprisonment and was exe
cuted on his own request.
Arrest 21 For Treating.
Saloon men from all parts of
the city of Tacoma, Wash., were
bcoked at the police station when sev
en detectives made 21 arrests for al
leged violation of the city's antl
t'raatlng ordinance, which prohibits
treating in saloons.
The constftutionality of tho law will
be attacked by the saloonkeepers.
. Nye Acquitted of Bribery Charge.
The state of Ohio last week Thurs
day lost the first of the legislative
bribery cases when Representative
George B. Nye was acquitted by a
Jury of soliciting a $500 bribe from
Stato Supervisor ot Public Printing
E. A. Crawford April IS. The jury was
out one hour and a half. Dr. Nye
faces three other Indictments.
Fourth Death In Month.
The fourth death from Illuminating
gas in Iiinghatnton wjtliin a month
occurred Saturday when Ob!o Lown,
!0 years old, was found dead, the room
filled with the suffocating gaa. A gas
jet over his bed was found partly turn
ed on. Coroner Hooks gavo a death
certificate of accidental asphyxiation,.
V .' '.
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MINERS' CLOSE CALL.
Two Were Caught Behind a
Fallen Mass of Rock.
For Two Days the Entombeod Men
Labored Desperately to Escape
From Their Living Tomb, and by
Clever Work Succeeded In Reach
ing the Bottom of an Old Cave Hole
and From There to Safety Mine
Officials Believed They Were
Crushed to Death.
Wilkes-Uarre, Pa., June 6. Two
mine workers entonihed in the Bar
lium mine of the Pennsylvania Coal
sorapany at Pittston for the past two
days dug their way out and saved
their lives early this morning after a
desperate struggle.
They are Kohn Welsh and his la
borer, Mike Solid. They were at work
when a mass of rock fell behind them,
cutting oft their way to the main
gangway and the bottom of tho shaft.
WeLh, a clever miner, saw thero
was no hope of escaping through the
rock, but thought there was a chance
by digging from the face of the tun
nel to reach t..e bottom of an old cave
hole, which he knew existed there.
From the tlmo ho decided until they
escaped, the men dug steadily with
tho exception of a short period, when,
being exhausted, they took a rest.
There was lltllo food and cold tea
In their dinner buckets and this they
stretched out us far as it would go.
When they get cut they bad1 to be car
ried home, so weak 'were they.
The officials of the mines believed
they had been crushed1 to death, by
the rock falling upon them.
JOHN BIGELOW ILL
Aged Author and Diplomat Is Stricken
With Intestinal Trouble.
Highland Falls, N. Y., June 6. John
BIgelow, the author and diplomat, now
In his 94th year, was stricken with
intestinal trouble last Wednesday
night and his doctor says that his re
covery, of which he has little hopes,
depends entirely upon the vitality of
the patient, which at present is very
low .
All his relatives are now at his bed1
Bide. Mr. Bigelow is now in his 94th
year. His health, reinforced by his
recent trip to Europe, has been sur
prisingly good up until last Wednes
day. It is thought that he overtaxed his
strength, when In addition to receiv
ing the keys from Mayor Gaynor he
mide a speech lasting 15 or 20 min
utes. Those at the houso with Mr. Blgo
low are the two sons, Poultney Bige
low and Major John Bigelow; the
daughters, Miss Bigelow and Mrs.
Annie Bigelow Harding, and Miss
Harding,
On Decoration day, the day pre
ceding Mr. Bigelow's ill turn, there
was a family party at the Highland
Falls house and Mr. Bigelow, It is
said, appeared in his usual health.
POLICE ARREST SUSPECT
Thought to Be "Peter, the Painter,"
Who Killed Several Police
men In London.
Manila, Juno 6, A man who ar
rived here from Singapore on the
steamship Protesllaus and who Is sus
pected of being "Peter, the Painter,"
tho leader of murderers who killed
several policemen in London, Is being
detained.
The British consul Is making nn In
vestigation and cable messages are
being exchanged with tho authorities
In London,
The other members of his gang, It
will be recalled, were surrounded' by
the police and troops and wero burn
ed to death.
ALASKAN GOLD STRIKE
Miners Stampeding From Fairbanks
to Indian Creek.
Fairbanks, Alaska, June 6. A gold
strike Is reported to have been madd
on Indian creek, a tributary of the
Koyokuk river, three hundred miles
up the stream. Pay earth has been
struck in two places. Minora are
Mampeding from here.
Gold has also been struck on Long
creek, on the Bouth side of the Yukon,
opposite Mnlosl. The earth yields 5
to 15 cents to the pan.
JOHN D. MAY COMPLAIN
His Assessment of Property In Tar.
rytown Has Been Raised $50,000.
Tarrytown, N". Y., June 6. Today Is
grievance day in North Tarrytown and
It Is possible that John D. Rockefeller
may enter a complaint as his assess
ment has been raised $r0,000. The
roll tills year amounts to $4,000,000
an increase of TlflO.OOO over last year.
Mr. Rockefeller may allege that his
holding are not now as valuable as li'nt
year, as he is ripping the roof off the
mansion to alter tho upper story.
Midshipmen Off on Summer Cruise.
Annapolis, June 6. The battleships
Iowa, Indiana and Massachusetts-,
forming the squadron which will car
ry the midshipmen on their practice
cruise this summer, started on the
first leg of its seven thousand mile
trip yesterday morning.
DRUNKEN (MAN KILLED
6taggered In Front of Auto nd Was
Run Down One Occupant Hurt.
Paris, June 6. Mr. andr Mrs. R. Liv
ingston Beerkman of New York met
with n auto accident whlli motoring
near Chartercs yesterday. They were
driving a 60-hoi-scpower car when the
chaufeur suddenly saw a drunken
man stagger across the road.
The chauffeur sounded his horn vig
orously, but the man staggered right
In front of the machine and was killed
on the spot
The chauffeur had tried to swerve
the machine out of the man's way and
It wa-s thrown Into a ditch.
Mrs. Beerkman, who before her
marriage was Eleanor N. Tornas, was
thrown over tho chauffeur's head, but
had a miraculous escape.
Mr. Beerkman sustained a com
pound fracture of the arm and was
injured about the head. The chauf
feur was not Injured.
A passing automohillst took the
party to Charteres, whore Mr. Beerk
man passed a had night. He was
brought to the American hospital in
Parks.
ELECTRICAL STORMS
SWEEP OVER INDIANA
Fwo People Killed and Several
Others Badly Injured.
Indianapolis, June 6. Rain, hall and
electrical storms swept Indiana yes
terday, doing great damage to out
houses and crops. John IC. Power, a
wealthy farmer of this county, was
killed by lightning..
At Lyons, Mrs. Oscar Keller was In
stantly killed by lightning while feed
ing chickens in her yard. Mrs. W. W.
Shryer of Fort Wayne had a hymn book
struck from her hand and her hand
blackened by a bolt that struck Trin
ity church.
At Anderson nearly a hundred per
sons were shocked In buildings of
steel construction, the lightning seem
ingly scattering and affecting several
such buildings. In some sections
whole orchards were robbed of fruit
and leaves by hall.
HEARINGS ARE CLOSED
Preliminary Vote on Reciprocity Bill
Will Take Place Tomorrow.
Washington, June 6. The hearings
before the senate finance committee
on Canadian reciprocity formally
closed yesterday afternoon, prelimi
nary to a vote tomorrow. This morn
ing Secretary of State Knox was in
vited to take tho stand and point out
Informally to the committee whether
the bill, as It passed the house, ac
curately embodies the terms of the
agreement negotiated between Presi
dent Taft and Minister of Finance
Fielding of Canada.
The last, day's hearing on the bill
was replete with Interest and fre
quently punctuated with txciting
colloquies between members of the
committee and senators and wit
nesses. At one point Herman RIdder of
New York, president of the American
Publisher?' association, charged that a
representative of the International
Paper company had perjured himself
and characterized the men whom he
charged with conducting the paper
trust as "a gang of thieves."
WANTED TO REBUKE TAFT
Demented Young Man Decided to
Reprimand Him For Causing
Mexican War.
TTt!ea, June 6. A young man, In a
rather excited mood, hurried Into the
Western Union office here and an
nounced that he wanted to send a
message to President Taft.
He said he wante.l to rebuke the
president for causing tho recent re
bellion in Mexico and he had decided
to reprimand Win by wire. The po
lice wero summoned.
The man, who had neirly ?200 lu
his pockets, gave his name as Henry
Cronkhlte, aged 20, a knitter. It was
apparent that his mind was oppressed
with delusions and he was sent to the
general hospital, where he became vio
lent. Moving Picture Factory Burned.
Now York, Juno 6. A fire destroyed
the studio and factory of tho Powers
Moving Picturo company In the Bronx.
The flames spiead to two houses be
fore the fire department succeeded in
extinguishing t'.o flames. Ono of tho
girl employes who was polishing nega
tives on the second floor of tho faotory
was slightly burned, hut no one else
was hurt. Thn damage wasi estimat
ed at more than $1.10.000.
One Better.
First Suburbanite We're got a baby
grand In our house. Second Ditto
We can go you one better. We've got a
grand baby In ours. Baltimore Amer
ican. Promoted.
"They're beginning to put on airs."
"Is that ro?"
"Yes: their washwoman is now a
laundress." Detroit Freo Tress.
Tatlence Is bitter, but Its fruit la
weet. RouBseau.
SHORTERNEWS HEMS
Pithy Paragraphs that Chronicle
the Week's Doing..
Long Dispatches From Various Parte
of the World Shorn of Their Padding
nd Only Facts Given In as Few
Words as Possible For the Benefit
of the Hurried Reader.
Wednesday.
It was announced at Fall River,
Hubs., that President Taft would visit
that city the third week In June.
The house ot lords passed the sec
end reading of the veto bill, which
will not reappear until after the cor
onation. Wall Btreet, while surprised at the
terms of the tobacco decision, gave
no Indication of alarm; the market
had been dull all day.
Nine persons lost their lives and a
score were Injured In a headon col
lision between two fast trains of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
road, near McCook, Neb.
Japan and Russia expressod willing
ness to share In the $50,000,000 loan
to China, now apportioned equally to
America, England, France and Ger
many; a diplomatic clash is consid
ered possible.
Thursday.
Four persons were killed In a hotel
fire at Sllverton, B. C.
An American fishing schooner was
confiscated to the British government
by the Canadian court for fishing with
in the Canadian limit.
A statement by William J. Bryan,
criticising their attitude on revision
of the wool schedule, created great In
dignation among Democratic leaders
In the house.
London subscriptions for the $12,
000,000 bond' ljsue of the Oregon
Washington Railroad and Navigation
company were closed within an hour,
with 1 per cent premium offered.
Operating o:ficlals of the tobacco
trust's large factories at Richmond
and other tobacco men viewed the su
preme court decision with little con
cern as far as its effect on business
was concerned.
Friday.
The Novoe Vremya of St. Peters
burg scored Russian diplomacy as hav
ing been backward for decades.
Seven person were killed and a
score Injured by a terrific stcrm that
swept over Cleveland and vicinity.
The coroner's Jury ruled that Sir V.
S. Gilbert died of syncope while try
ing to rescue a woman bather who
had gone beyond her depth,
Allen and Graham, representatives
of the National Grange, told the sen
ate finance committee of their work
against the Canadian reciprocity
agreement.
The senate at Albany passed the
Jackson bill providing for a manda
tory three-platoon police system In
first and second class cities of the
state; the bill now goes to the gov
ernor. Saturday.
Tho National Liberal club gave a
dinner to Andrew Carnegie In London,
lu recognition of his peace crusade.
The rebellious Arabs In Assyr cap
tured Abba, the capital, and made
prisoners of 3,000 troops composing
the garrison.
Ono hundred and twenty soldiers
were killed or woundedi by nn ex
plosion In Fortress La Loma, Manag
ua, Nicaragua.
Ex-Judge E. II. Gary, testifying be
fore the houso steel Investigating com
mittee, denied that he was planning a
worldwide combination of steel in
terests. The wool bill prepared by the ways
and means committee was presented1
to the house Democratic caucua and
led to a bitter fight; it makes reduc
tions of from one-half to two-thtrds
in all wool duties.
Monday.
Pumps which lowered water in the
cofferdam fifteen Inches revealed part
cf the wreck of the Maine.
Judg Gary must again apppear bo
fore the house steel committee
this time In New York city, members
decide.
Many persons of prominence strick
en from list of persons Invited to
lieet. King Georgo.
Eight tliousr.nd insurgent troops
are mobilized in the Mexican capital
to protect General Madero.
Almost all of $200,000,000 received
from the sale of church property In
V'rnnce. and which was expected to
accrue to stato, has vanished.
Tuesday.
A woman was killed and her sister
fatally Injured In an automobile acci
dent near Worcester, Mass.
John Hays Hammondi special Amer
ican ambassador to King George for
tho coronation, arrived In London.
Equestrian statue and memorial
monument to Victor Emmanuel II.,
nesting $20,000,000, was dedicated iu
Rome.
It Is reported from Pekln that China
is desirous of modifying tho pro
visions of tho 20-year treaty with Rus
sia of 1SS1; this may affect Japanese
interests.
Vedrlno, winner of the Paris-Madrid
aeroplane race, announced himself a
btartcr in tho Paiis-RoineTiirin con
tost; be expects to reach Rome from
Paris la one day.
WRII3UF EKRUR GRANTED
Convicted Wireless Telegraph Offlolalt
Will Now Appeal to U. 3. Cir
cuit Court.
New York, Juno 6. Writs of error
for appeal to the United States cir
cuit court on behalf of Colonel Christ
opher C. Wilson and the other offi
cials of the United Wireless Tele
company, who were convicted recent. -ly
of misuse of the malls in connec
tion with the sale of wireless stock
v e:e allowed by Judge Lacombe of.
the circuit court.
Arthur M. King, attorney for Colo
nel Wilson, will apply today In the
circuit court of appeals on behalf of
the defendants for their release on
ball pending the appeal,
cause the heat was unbearable."
The contlnuod heat has damaged
crops and flowers. Farmers all over
Illinois and Missouri are praying for
rain, but they fear that It Is too late
to save the small fruits.
At Council Bluffs, la., the heat warp
ed street car rails out of shape.
BELASCO'S DAUGHTER DIES
Death Was Caused by Tuberculosis of
the Bowels.
Colorado Springs, Colo., June 6.
Mrs. William Elliot, formerly Miss
Augusta, only daughter ot David and
Mrs. Belasco, the former playwright
and author of New York, died here
of tuberculosis of the bowels.
She was married in New York laat
January.
Two nion'lhs ago she left Now York
tor North Carolina on advice of her
physician. She grew worse and left
for Colorado Springs, where she ar
rived two weeks ago, accompanied by
her husband ani father. The relatives
will leave for Interment in New York.
HEAT CAUSES TWO
DEATHSJfUT LOUIS
High School Pupils Go on a
Hot Weather Strike.
St. Louis, Juno G. Two deaths oc
curred here yesterday from the heat,
which reached 05, two degree3 lower
than Sunday, which was the highest
ever recorded here so early In the
summer.
Sigmund Holme, 56, died at tho city
hospital lifter being prostrated at his
home.
An Italian laborer, while at work
on the terminal tracks at Channlng
avenue at noon, fel' dead. Several
other people wore overcome.
Two hundred East St. Louis high
school pupils went on a hot weather
s'.rike. Miss Louise Vlckers, daughter
cf Alon.o Vickers, chief Justice of ths
supreme court, was one of the teach
ers. Miss Vlckers said: "We do not
blrike in a spirit of malice, but be-
LATHAM'S NARROW ESCAPE
While Making ? Sharp Turn His Ma
chine Tipped Over and
Wai Wrecked.
London, June 6. Hubert Latham,
aviator, had a narrow escape from a
serious accident while giving an ex
hiblton on the Brooklands grounds
yesterday. He undertook to mako a
sharp tun?, but did It took quickly and
the machine turned and fell rapidly.
Latham succeeded In extricating
himself from the mnchlno and dropped
on the roof ot a shedi unharmed. Tho
machine crashed to the ground and
was completely wrecked.
MARKET REPORT
Msw York Provision Market.
New York, June 4.
WHEAT No. 2 red, 99V.sC, elevator.
CORN No. 2, f. o. b., 6lc.
OATS Standard, 41c.
PORK Mess, $17.73(318.23.
BUTTER Creamery specials,
22!4fi23e do, extras, 2U422c;
factory stock, ciirrent mako, 17V4e.
CHICES14 State, fancy, special,
10c.
EGGS Stato and Pennsylvania 19
Q 2;!c.
POTATOES Bermuda, new, No. 1,
per bbl.. $5.00.7)3.30; stato, in bulk,
$1.75412.12.
Buffalo Provision Market
Buffalo, June L
WHEAT No. 1 northern, carloads,
$1.05; No. 2 red, 97c.
CORN -No. 2 yellow, 594c, f. 0. b.,
afloat; No. 3 yellow, 58rjic.
OATS No. 2 white, 41V4o, f. o. b,
afloat; No. 3 white, 40c.
FLOl'R Fancy blended patent,
per till., $5.r,0flti25; winter family,
patent. $4.75fi 5.50.
BUTTER -Creamery, western tubs,
cvtra, 21c; creamety, state, fair -to
good, 211 22c.
FGGS State, selected' white, 19c.
CHEESE Good to choice, new, 'i
1'c.
POTATOES White, choice to fan
cy, per liu., (c.
East Buffalo Livestock Market.
CATTLE Prlmo steers, $6.30
6.45; 1, 2ii0 to 1,400 lb. steers $5. 50
3.!ii; choice fat cows, $j.005.S5;
choice heifer, $fi.0OCf 6.10; common
hulls, $3.751 4.35 : choice veals, $8.25
8.50; 'fair to good. $7.50S.O0.
HOGS Light Yorkers, $6.2a!(j)6.;t3;
licivy hogs, $6.20'tf6.5; pigs, $tf.23a
CIO
SHEEP AND LAMBS Clipped
choice lambs, $6.5037.00; mlxe4
H'eep. $3.'JU4.25.