M1Dj)LEBURG post. President's Secretary H?ad of New Department cf Co:nmcrce. PLACE. POT. J MC3 R. CAnnCLD Son cf L-tc Prsirient Will bs Appoint ed Conceits. oner of Corporation Under New Act Cortelyou Young est of Cabinet Otficers. VaL-LIimmn. l'e!i. IT. The presi dent yt-sterdiy sent to the senate the nomination f George B. Cortelyou. of New York, his oflkial spi rotary, tu be Negotiators Reach Agreement Venezuelan Dispute. ia BLOCK DETO EE RAISED ATONCE I CHARGED WITH MATRICIDE George Nelk, Alleged Philadelphl Murderer, Arrested In Reading. Philadelphia. Feb. 1C George Nelk, of Germnntovn, m suburb, who ia charged with the murder of his moth er. Mrs. Cr.tharln" Nelk, end "''h murderously ssnult!n.T his sister nie. w?8 nrroted yesterdry lu a . .v reputable report at Reading. Pa-, by Chief of Police Whitman, of thattvty. Nelk admiued his Identity when taken into custody and made no attempt to escape. Mrs. Nelk was killed in her home last Wednesday. Her skull had boon crushed with a hatchet. Her daugh ter was found similarly Injured and unconscious. She is now at (be point allies' representatives here a protocol pf jjoalh in a hospital. When thc crime providing for the immediate raising was discovered Nelk had disappeared, j of the Venezuelan blockade and for anJ t was learned that Mrs. Nelk had the reference of the question of prefer- been robbciI of $100. The police sus- cntial treatment or the claims of the pertei the son became of a letter, cvi- allles against Venezuela to The Hague ,ientlv signed and left by him. saying Final Formalities Took Place at Erit ith Embassy All Venezuelan Ves sels Captured By the Allies Are to Be Returned. Washington, Feb. 14. Herbert W. Bowen, Venexuela's representative in the peace negotiations at Washington, last night signed with each of the " - oronnn n. corrrrxTou. ficcretaiy of eoiumene and labor. The nomination was referred to the com mittee af;er the senate went into ex ecutive session, and Hie committee was polled on the II '. Senator Pepew re ported the nomination with a favor able recommendation. He asked for immedhiie action, un 1, ns there was no opposition, Mr. Cortelyou was con firmed. The net creMing the new department nnd the c:iliii''t office was passed ov'y last week. Mr. Cortelyou is the youngest man who has ever held a cabinet office. It was announced at the White ouse. that President Roosevelt would ap point .lames It. Cailield, of Ohio, com missioner of corporations under the act t rem ini; the new department of com merce. Mr. Garfield U a son of the late I're: ii!"til .lames A. Garfield, and is at prcs nt a memlii r of the ciiil service t ommis! ion. For soniee time the pres ident has had him under consideration in connectum with the position of com missioner of corporal ions, w hich Is re garded as second only to the secretary in importance and power in the new department. The Ninth Member,' of theJJablnJ,'-.? CJenr-rn Hl-'J. "'I'V, ... . chief if the executive department of arbitration tribunal. The final formal ities occurred at the British embassy. Herbert Deering, first secretary of the , British embassy, announced that tho British protocol had been signed at 11.30 o'clock. The Italian protocol was signed at 11.50 and the German protocol at 12.10 o'clock, the presence of Baron Sternberg at the White House musicale delaying a final close to the negotiations until after mid night. By the provisions of these prelim inary protocols, which have required more than three weeks of constant ne gotiations, Venezuela makes two dis tinct gains, the Immediate raising of a blockade from which she has been suffering for some weeks and the re turn of all her vessels, war nnd mer chant, which have been captured by the allied fleet. Great Britain, Germany and Italy receive advance payments of .CI. 500 ($27.5011) each, Great Britain receiv ing her payment on the signature of the protocol, ami Germany and Italy within 30 and flu days from tlate. Ger many In addition will receive five monthly payments until the full amount paid her in advance aggre gates $3in,iMm. As a guaranty for tho ("11 faction of their claims, Mr. Bowen pledges the allies a share with the oile r creditor nations In 30 per cent, of the ru-toms receipts of the two I ports of l.a Guaira ami I'orto Cabello. j This percentage will he set aside he I pinning March 1 and retained in the I Vcno.'iebip. treasury until The Hague tribunal shall decide whether It shall be distributed without preference ! among the claimant nations or wheth 1 t?r the allied powers of Great Britain, Uoiinanv and Italy shall receive prefer ential i : incuts. Ti-: JLOCKADE RAISED La G block a- 1 , omnia., r 1 . ibilUU, if.B Ollijr commerce and labor, whs" born in " York on inly 2, 1S02. He was t,t ' ated from the Hempstead, i Jam). Institute in iSIO, and in... the Ktatii Normal School nt . West d;ld, Mass., in 1.2. He attended the old Moravian school (it Nazareth, I'a. He reeeiv d the il '-it" of 1,1,. B. from Georgetown 1 - iversity in IS','5. and that o! II.. M. from Columbian I'niversity in iNM. He mar ried in lii.SS the daughter of Dr. Hinds, i.rc-idci'.t of 11 tupstead Institute. Mr. Cortelyou was a general law and ver batim r porter in New York 1SN3-JO, and principal of preparatory schools, II entered the public service in ISSIt, x".i . "icd as private secretary to vari ous olPu ials. ini lulling the posloirice In spector and surveyor of the port of New York, and the fourth assistant post muster-general He was appointed stenographer to I'resident Cleveland in November, lvii; executive clerk in February, lhSti; assistant secretary to I'resident McKlniey on July 1, 1S9S, nnd secretary to succeed John Addison 1'orter on April 13, llioo. After the death of Mr. M Kinley Mr. Cortelyou remained in the same capacity with I'resident Roosevelt. Allies' .a.Thips Sail Away From Ven-e-'uelan Ports. Venezuela, Feb. 16. The been officially raised. Tho of the British cruiser wa rviiKi- lit 1 .i officer ashore yesterday witlr the announcement thac . . Tribune would leave for Trinidad. TL populace la wild with joy. The government was puzzled until 11 o'clock, when the news reached Ca- : racas that the captain of the Tribune i had notified the authorities at La Guaira that the blockade was raised. At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the , Tribune left for Trinldnd. Tho news received from all tho i Venezuelan ports, except Com and ; Higtierto, Is that the foreign warships ' sailed away yesterday. The govern- ment immediately on receiving the news that the blockade had beea raised took military measures and I sent troops In all directions to crush j the revolution without giving the rob ! o'.s a moment's respite. he had killed his mother and Intended having a good time, after which he would end his life. When arrested Nelk declined to dis cuss the crime, but spoke freely re garding his movements. He said he went to Reading on Wednesday, and from there to Allentown, returning to Reading Friday. He had but 10 cents in his pock 1 1 when arrested. When Chief Whitman made known his errand, Nelk said : "It is all up with me, I suppose. 1 am George Nelk, and I know 1 am wanted in Philadel phia for murder." GAVE LIFE TO SAVE COMRADE Moses Keller Asphyxiated in Oil Tank Trying to Rescue Companion. Lancaster, I'a., Feb. 17. Moses Kel ler, aged 40 years, gave up bis life yes terday afternoon in a brave attempt to save a companion from asphyxiation In an oil tank. David Lindeman bad en tered the tank, which he was emptying to sweep out oil that had failed to run off. Ordinarily this was a safe pro cedure, but yesterday the heavy atmos phere con lined the poisonous gases whiih usually evaporated. Lindeman was overcome nnd fell unconscious. Seeing Lindeman's predicament, Keller bravely dropped through the manhole of the tank to the rescue, refusing to take the precaution urged upon him of tying a rope about himself, shouting there was no time to be lost. Keller, too, was overcome. Several fellow workmen were rendered unconscious by the fumes that escaped through the manhole In attempting to reach the men in the tank. By means of hooks both were finally dragged out, but Kel ler waa dead. Lindeman soon recov ered. McKINLEY MEMORIAL FUND Over $500,000 Collected, But $100,009 Wanted at Once. Cleveland, Feb. 10. The McKlniey National Memorial Association has is sued a statement to the effect that It has collected more than $300,000, dur- tnt tho flrt VPflT Of ttR (irputllZAHf in. jft iu rf - . - -- " - iteaii'iiur'fJl'intIon announces that It will imi. Ik-, jeessary to collect something $l00,ooo additional before any thing will be done toward building the monument. The trustees have decided to under take the collection of this additional sum through the postoffices and de partment stores of the country by placing in their hands a supply of the souvenir certificates to be given to all contributors of $1 or more. These certificates will ultimately go to all the contributors. A' WEEK'S JEWS CONDENSED. Wednesday, February 11. " Samuel W. Glenn, the veteran actor, died yesterday at Baltimore, Hi, aged 75 year Fire ycsterl y completely destroyed the plant o t' ? Ontario Malting Com pany, at Oswego, N. Y. Loss, $150,000. - One person was killed and two oth ers fatally injured in a boiler explo sion In a foundry at Milwaukee, Wis., yesterday. The total resources of New York savings banks on January 1 were $1, 191,327.573. and increase during tho year of $59,762,949. Gennaro Rublno. the anarchist, who attempted to kill King Leopold, of Bel gium, last November, was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment. Thursday, February 12. George Gelss was Instantly killed at Wllkesberre, Pa., yesterday by stepping in front of an express train. Ansgar College, at Hutchison, Minn., was destroyed by fire yesterday. Over 200 students lost all their belongings. I By a collision of freight trains at Tort Clinton, I'a., on the Reading Railway, yesterday Fireman H. H. Yohe was instantly kiued. The state convention of Pennsylva nia school superintendents convened In Hnrrisburg yesterday and selected Nor I rU'iown as the next place of meeting. ' The Kansas senate adopted a resolu tion asking congress to call a consti tutional convention to amend the con stitution so that United States sena tors may bp elected by popular vole. Friday, February 13. ! A class of 47 was graduated yester day at the 15th annual commencement , of the Carlisle (I'a.) Industrial School ! for Indians. I The sheet metal workers of Wilkes barre, Pa., have made a demand for an Increase of wages and an clght- j hour workday. I While answering a telephone call ' Theodore Dixon, of Wilmington, Del., received an electric shock which ren- tiered him senseless. I The I'tah legislature held memorial ' services yesterday In honor of Presi dents Lincoln and McKinley. All the ; members wore carnations. j The home of James Lyons, at Lin coln, Neb., was burned and his 5-year-old boy and baby perished in the i flames. They had been left alone in I the house. j Saturday, February 14. I The Hotel Lawrence, at Washing j ton. D. C, was damaged by fire yes i terday to the extent of $3,000. j One man was murdered nnd three I others seriously hurt in a stabbing af fray yesterday among Italians at New Castle. I'a. The Howard County Bank, at Nash ville, Ark., suspended payment yester day, and Us officers ask that a re ceiver be appointed. King Kdward, of Great Britain, yes terday received William Marconi, In ventor of wireless telegraphy, at Buck ingham Palace. London. Samuel Alcorn, a retired farmer, near Wilmington, Del., committed sui cide yesterday by cutting his throat with a razor. He was afflicted with melancholia. Monday, February 16. Falling Into a tub of hot water at Shamokin, Pa., Frank Stankawlcz, 3 years old, was scalded to death. Extreme cold during tho past 15 days Is reported from Dawson, the thermometer being reported as low as 60 below zero. A WORD ABOUT PAINT ! UKTime is Coining when you iiettl l'uiiit for your Spring Painting Don't ..iak mistake lv Luvinj c iti j jnint. Wo sell tlie Slnrwin Willis urn P.ii'it. It is gnaran'oetl to wv.r willi while lea.! uml oil. A WORD ABOUT Wl RE! ire is Mire to we luii;lit several tons nt the oltl price m: Ni!l give our customers the lienelit of same while this h,t lasts. Come early aii'l take advant age of this offer, ns it will go very ra piii ly. Girl Dies From Shock. ' Plaintield. N. J , Feb 17.- Miss Delia Haley, '.t years old. daughter of Dan iel HaUy. a resid 'tit of Pennsylvania, is anoth'-r victim of th recent railroad wreck on the Central road at Grace land On th night of the collision Miss Haley was visiting here nnd hap pened to go down to the railroad sta tion when the il-'ad and injured brought in from the wreck. She re- j reived su h a shock from the sight tha' Kilo became KTiously ill r.nd continued to grow worse until yes er lay. when j she died. H'T d ath was at'nb'itd to fho k to her ii' ivo'h sys'em U. OF P. TO CONFER DEGREES Provost Harrison Announces Names of Those to be Honored. Philadelphia, Feb. 17. Honorary de grees will be conferred at the Univer sity of Pennsylvania exercises on Sat urday next. Provost Harrison yester day announced the names of the men who will be honored. They are: President Alexander Cromblo Hum phreys, president of Stevens' Insti tute. Hobokcn, N. J., tho degree of doctor of science; President Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton Univer sity, the degree of doctor of laws: President William Peterson, principal of McGill University, Montreal, the degree of doctor of laws; John Singer Sargent, the artist, the degree of doc tor ol laws; Brigadier General Leon ard Wood, U. S, A., the-degree of doc tor ot laws. Dencunced Southern Negroes. Schenectady. N V., Feb. Di In a sermon last night before the local post of the G. A. 11., the Rev. Fri-d. Winslow Adams, pastor of the S'a'e Street. Methodist Church, deno meed the southern negroes, saying- "They are low. bestial, degraded, ignorant and diseased. You may think these are ftron? words for a miniver, but if you were to go sou'h and see them y.vi would us" stronger lang iage." The fermon was 'i;el to by over l.OQi) people. Mail C.":rr;rs' Narrow Escape. Rivertmi. N -I . F"b. 17. George W. Tucker, who drives the lural fre de livery wr.'jon ttt P.'.verton, N. .1.. had a miraculous -.:; from doath at Taylors Lsme y sttrday while on hi. loute. After the w stbound train had passed lie attempted u cross the tracks when the riistbound train struck the horse, inning him in two and coni- Fine for Passing Mexican Money. Ro' h"-t"r. N. Y., Feb. 17. In spite (if the opinion expressed by Secret Ser ice g nt Gammon that no conviction umld result In prosecution for passing Mexican money, Helen Zaza Robinson yesterday was fined $50 by a police I justice. Her husband paid the tine in American money. The couple were ar rest"il alter Hooding Rochester with Mexhan dollars worth 37Vj cents each. They said they had made $5,000 in the last few months, nnd are working cast from San Francisco. They have a scrap book filled with newspaper Ktork'S of arrests in other cities on the Fame charge, but have never been fined before, because they do not repre sent Mexican money to be United States money, and as It is genuine money they lannot be held for passing counterfeits. WOULD SNUB MRS. ROOSEVELT Ti.as Legislature Asked to Plead With Angry Dallas Women, Austin, Tex., Feb. 16. Many mem bers of the legislature are anxious to prevent the women of Dallas from sending back to Mrs. Roosevelt a cot ton handkerchief which Bhe contrib uted to their charity bazar, and a reso lution asking them to reconsider their determination was Introduced In the house Saturday. The resolution also asks that the handkerchief be made part of the Texas exhibit at the St. Louis Fair, and that It be thereafter kept by the state. Mrs. Roosevelt is thanked for her delicate compliment In sending a handkerchief made of the southern staple. Rev. Dr. Curry's Funeral. Richmond, Va., Feb. 16. The funer al of the Rev. Dr. J. L. M. Curry, cx minlstcr to Spain, and general agent of the Peabody and Slater funds, took place yesterday afternoon from Rich mond College chapel. The Rev. Dr. ! C. A. Bitting, of Mount Morris, N. J., ! a former Richmond pastor, conducted the services, which were very simple, j The Interment took place in Holly wood cemetery. Among those present were Plerpont Morgan, President Cas satt of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Mr. Ogdcn, who Is prominent In the South ern educational movement, and several trustees of the two funds. GELNETT BROS., M1DDLEBURG, PA. "-- ' " "j " First National Hi Very Cleverly Pot. Patience When I was young' I had at least 50 offers for my hand. Practice Those are what you might coll jour palmy days, I suppose. Yonkers Statesman. of Aiddleburg, Pa. I ALMOST AS INSI.M ATIO. School Teacher Killed By Fall. Cumberland, Md., Feb. 14. Miss Ora Montgomery, 23 years old, a rchool teacher In Westernport, slipped and fell yesterday while running after . recalcitrant pupil. Her neck was pleteiy demolishing the wagon. Tucker broken In her fall down tho stairway. escaped with a few bruises. She died almost instantly. He Gilded Five-Cent Pieces. Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 17. Elmer Wei kert, aged 30 years, who Is thought to have operated extensively in Phil adelphia and this city, was arrested hero yesterday by Secret Service De tective Matthew F. Griffin on the charge of gilding and milling five-cent pieces and passing them as five-dollar gold coins. Several of the counterfeits were found in Ills boarding house. United States Commissioner O. P. Pricker remanded Wcikert for a hear ing. School Girl Injured by Expert, renting. Trenton. N. J., Feb. 17. Kat Cur ran, aged lfi years, o pupil of tho T 'en ton High School, was badly Inju?d yesterday while experimenting In tr.B Bchool laboratory. The retort, i which was sulphuric acid, exploded. Sh was badly burned about the fto and will probably be dlsflsured. So in 11 mm It Ilrinira It. College Idiot That takes the cuke! Kind Friend What dues? College idiot Oh, the baker'i Miss Alice Roosevelt nnd Miss Root, wagon, I suppose. Columbus Jester, daughter of Secretary Root, left Wash-! ington last night for New Orleans to inrre.niilr. attend the Mardl Gras festivities. Seme girls sr very stupid are. Rev. Dr. Francis Clark Is In Denver, J" ,nose Fu,'m know ln-',sl- ... ... , r, ' They ennnot think of aught to uny. V.UI.J.. unaiiKiiifi iui inu i. i . a. Li. , Kvcn when they're pluying whist. cenvcntlon in July, hoping to have a J'uck. i lnruer attendance Ihnn in ISflS nt Una.' - i ton, Mass. ! Tuesday, February 17. Postmaster General Payne s confined to his apartments by an attack of gout, j President Pal ma, of Cuba, yesterday signed the naval coaling station agree-' ment. William J. Bryan yesterday delivered an address before the Women's Demo-! cratlc Club, of Brooklyn, N. Y. William R. Trigg, president of the Richmond Shipbuilding Company, died at his home at Richmond, Va., last ' night, aged 54 years. Stepping out of the way of a west bound freight Charles Haight nnd wife, of Stroudsburg, Pa., were struck by a fast east-bound freight on the Lacka wanna railroad and fatally injured. Capital, Surplus, 0,000, 30,000. O. ALFRKD Sciiocif, Pres. V. W. Wittexmyfi:, Vice P Jas. G. Thompson, Ca.-liitr. -DMKOTOK GENERAL MARKETS Philadelphia. Pa.. Feb. 16. was steady; winter superllne. $2 70f) 2. SO; Pennsylvania roller, clear, $:.io fii3.25; city mills, extra, $2.93fr3.10. Rye flour was quiet, at $3.15fp 3.20 per barrel. Wheat was firm; No. 2 Penn sylvania, red. new, 78M-C Corn was firm; No. 2 yellow, local, 52Vic. Oats were quiet; No. 2 white, clipped. 44c; lower grades, 42Vv.. Hay was stendy; No. 1 timothy. $19 for large bales. Beef Was steady; beef hams, $l!Ki20. Pork Was firm; family. $20. Live poultry, 13c. for hens, and 9fi9ViC. for old roosters. Dressed poultry, 13Vic. for choice fowls, and 10c. for old roosters. Butter was steady; creamery, 28c. per pound. Eggs were steady; New York and Pennsylvania, 17c. per dozen. Po tatoes were steady; choice, (jS'g.TOc. per bushel. Live Stock Markets. East Liberty, Pa., Feb. 16. Cattle were steady; choice, t5.151i5 2!; prime. $4.90ci5.10; good. $4.61:4 85. Hogs were active; prime heavy. $7.75fp me diums, $7 307.35; heavy Yorkers, $7.23 ?t'7.30; light Yorkers. $7.10fr7.15; pigs. $7tt7.05; roughs, $3.50'g.6.&0. Sheep were higher; best wethers. $5.10lg5.23; culls and common, $2fj3; choice lambs, $6.5051)6.65; veal calves, $8.509. East Buffalo, N. Y.. Feb. 16. Cattle steady; prime steers. $55.25; cows, $2.75-8:4; heifers, $3.254.50; bulls. $3 (4.25; fresh cows, good, $35fr45 per head. Veals higher; tops, $9.5010; common to good, $5.509.25. Hogs ac tive, higher; heavy, $7.36fff7.40; me dium, $f.307.35; Yorkers, $7.3007.35; pigs, $7.4007.45; roughs, $6.256.50; stags, $5.255.75. Sheep strong; tops, $4.75(35; culls, $2.50(3)4.65. Lambs higher; tops. $6.80if 6.90; culls, $4.25 6.75; yearlings, $5.25Q5.75. He Ah, good morning, Miss Bright Flour ly, will you go skating with me? She No, thank you, 1 ve been sitting down all the morning. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. jour The li-4o-lnlr lliinirnt le. "Does jour cook ever wear wife's clothes?" "I guess noL Why, my wife hasn't anything the cook would be seen wear ing." Philadelphia Bulletin. How FoolLb. Penelope Were you surprised when he proposed? Beatrice Dear me, yes! lie began" by saying he wanted to talk seriously about something. Puck. llenefMa of SnelAl ltah. Mrs. Benu-Monde How do j'ou get on so well with your cook? Mrs. Chic Oh, I don't stay at home long enough to fall out with her. Brooklyn Life. M All Depend. Husband Have you much shopping to do to-day? Wife I don't know. How much money have you got? X. Y. Journal. Fiuot Colora. Algernon What a lovely complex ion you hnve, just like j our sister's. Bessie Yes, only mine doesn't rub off. Chicago American. 0. Alfred Schwh, W. V. Ym W. Witteninver.. A. Kiw J. N. Thompson, M.Mii. ns, G. Thompoii. Accounts of Indivitlnals, Firm; Corporations Solicited". Central State Norn! school of Lock HaVeN. PA J. It. Flickingkk, A. M., So. U Principal. Spring term opens April titli, K' Offers free tuition to prefN teachers. This institution is one o foremost Normal H -liools of the !" Has the liaiidsonici- I most ui" buildings, a well cil cuteil faculty a beautiful location. 1 1 also otlVrs cellent courses in Music, Kim"! Shorthand, and Iimm nn excellent letre Prpnnrntorv Deimrttiieilt. E! --n- - - ' " " -i scs absolutely lower than In any institution of eoual rank. Address, for illustrated catiiloOT 1-20-lt. The Princii' Our annual sale on She Queens ware, Feb. 11 to ! date. (2-t.) Mark 20 per cent. Ito1 (iitods, - on Pt1 li't forget V. A. Art"'' St.. Selinsgrow will! beit a l dV. 2WDiJ el Fewer Gallot s ; Wears W Fewer Call. : Wears Ix! CASTOFW For Infants and ChiUrtJ The Kind You Have AlwajJ Bears the T jSItl Signature of StC7L