Senator James K. Jones Calls the
Assembly to Order.
WILLIAMS SOUNDS THE KEYNOTE
Great Applause by Convention Qreett
the Name of Ex-Preeldent
Qrover Cleveland.
J u dire Alton B. Parker was nomi
nated at 6:80 o'clock Saturday morn
trig by the Democratio National con
vention for president.
On the first ballot Parker received
058 votes, and Immediately changes
Were announced to give him the
nomination which was made unani
mous. The Democratic National Convention
was called to order at noon Wednes
day by National Chairman James K.
Jones, of Arkansas.
After the formal opening of the con
vention by Senator Jones, the selection
of John Sharp Williams, leader of the
minority on the floor of the house, for
temporary chairman, was approved
and Mr. Williams took bis station and
began the dellvory of the speech
which is to be the keynote of the
campaign.
Mr. Williams delivered his address
calmly and without gestures. Several
cries of "Louder, louder," Inteirupted
the speaker, his clear, but not power
ful, voice at first falling to reach all
parts of the hall. As Mr. Williams
proceeded his volco increased in vol
ume and the delegates listoned atten
tively. The convention appeared con
siderably amused at Mr. Williams'
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.
Temporary Chairman Democratic
National Convention.
occasionally sarcastic reference to the
mutual admiration society" of Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr. Root, and when he
read an eulogy by the President on Mr,
Root the delegates laughed and ap
plauded, Mr. Williams spoke in an
Ironical tone that caught the fancy -of
the convention and be was interrupt
ed time and again.
There was enthusiastic and prolong
ed cheering which greeted the nama
of Orover Cleveland. While the out
burst which greeted the name of the
former Democratic President before
Its last syllable had fallen from the
lips of the temporary chairman was
noteworthy in itself, 'It was magnified
by contrast with the greetings accord
ed the actual persons of men who
Stood for all that has been opposed to
Mr. Cleveland within the party during
the last eight years.
The National Democratic convention
on Thursday adopted the reports of the
committees on rules, credentials and
permanent organization. The session
opened at 10 o'clock, an hour later
took a recess until 2 p. m., and ad
journed at 6:20 until 10 o'clock Friday.
During the day several speeches were
made, chief of which was William
Jennings Bryan's effort to overthrow
thereport of the credentials commit
tee and seat contesting delegates from
Illinois. The controversy was ended
by the rejection of the minority re
port of the committee by a vote of
647 nays to 299 ayes.
Mr. Bryan's speech and bis appear
RROGRE8S OF THE WAR.
Uapanese Torpedo Boats Destroyed.
. Many Cossacks Drowned.
It la reported that many Cossacks,
While marching through the Tang Chi
gorge, were drowned by floods. Orand
Duke Boris la still in New Chwang. It
la stated that Orand Duke iBorls has
been transferred to Hal Chin on ac
count of unpleasantness with a colonel
at Llao Chang.
The Russian torpedo destroyer,
Ueut. Burukoff, which successfully ran
the blockade at Port Arthur and reach
ed New Chwang, June 29, with advices
for St. Petersburg from the beleaguer
Bd fortress, has returned safely, to
Port Arthur.
Advices have been received that on
last Sunday four Japanese destroyers
made a determined attempt to enter
Port Arthur and attack the Russian
fleet. One of the destroyers was sunk
under Colden hlH, another under
Bliore battery No. 22, and a third one
bad ltB funnel shot away. The fourth
one succeeded in effecting a retreat.
The Latrobe, Blairsvlile & Derry
Btreet Railway has secured the right
pi way through Derry,
Boston. Wool Market
The wool market may be said to be
strong and active, with a firm advance
finder way. Some large sales are no
ted, all the big mills being in the
market. Leading quotations follow:
Ohio and Pennsylvania XX and above,
' 8434M,c; X, 8081c; No. 1, 82(5 33c;
No. 2, 8132c; fine unwashed, 22
S8c; 14, and Mi -blood, unwashed,
17 28c; One unwashed, delaine, 86
BBc; Michigan x ana auove, wqpilc;
No. 1, 29 3(lc ; No. a, 2829c; fine un
washed, 2122c; and -blood,
I cu)
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MEETING PLACE!
nnce on the floor of the convention
was cheered lar beyond any previous
demonstration. The alignment of dele
gates proved the correctness of pre
vious estimates of the division be
tween those who favor the radicals
and those who are supporting the
conservative elements, which is now
in control.
When the result of the contest was
announced the report of the commit
tee on permanent organization was
made. Representatives Champ Clark,
who was chosen permanent chairms,n,
addressed the convention.
The sub-committee of the committee
on resolutions spent the entire day
until 6 o'clock In perfecting the de
tails of the platform.
After an all night session of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, in which Bryan
and Hill and Senator Daniels and
Bryan had bitter passages, the Ne
braskan forced the reoiganlzers to
withdraw the gold plank reported by
the subcommittee on Platform.
The platform as adopted avoids the
financial issue.
The contention over the platform
continued all day Friday so that the
convention was compelled to adjourn
till 8 p. m.
The platform was adopted at Friday
night's session and the nominating
speeches begn with the plantation
of Judge Alton B. Parker's name by
Martin W. Littleton and Wm. R.
Hearst's by D. M. Delmas. General
Nelson A. Miles was nominated by Da
vld Overmeyer, of Kansas, and Judge
Gray, of Delaware, by L. Irving Handy,
of Delaware.
POINTS OF THE PLATFORM.
Principal Measures Contained In the
Party Declaration.
The pulnclples set forth In the plat
form In the main are:
Large reductions can readily be
made In the annual expenditures of the
government without Impairing the effl-
clency of any branch of the pubUc
service.
The enforcement of honesty in the
public service and to that end
thorough legislative investigation of
those executive departments of the
government already known to teem
with corruption, as well as other de
partments suspected of harboring cor-
ruption, and the punishment of as
certained corruptlonlsts without fear
or favor or regard to persons.
we favor the nomination and elec
tion of a President tiained in the ways
of the Constitution, who shall et his
lace sternly against executive usurpa
tion or legislative and judicial func
tions. The Democratic party has been and
will continue to be the consistent
opponent of that class of tariff legis
lation by which certain Interests have
been permitted, through Congression
al favor to draw a heavy tribute from
the American people.
The money question is declared to be
TWO-THIRD RULE HOLDS.
Proposition for a Majority Rule in Con
vention Is Rejected.
The rules committee of the National
Democratic convention by a vote of 26
to 6 decided not to abrogate the two
thlrdg vote for candidate In the con
vention, and rejected a proposition for
a majority.
The regular delegates were seated In
all Illinois districts except one in the
Twenty-first The Hearst delegates de
dared they would carry the contest
upon the floor of tpe convention, and
fight to the last
By unanimous vote the credentials
bommlttee decided to award six seats
and six votes each to the delegation
from the Philippines aud the Porto
rUcan delegation. So thoroughly had
the colonial delegates canvassed the
members of the committee that the
vote was arrived at without discus
Dion. By the premature explosion of a
llreworks mortar at Glen wood Park,
Ogden, Utah, two. persons were killed
and five injured in the presence of
ubout 8,000 people.
New Ruler for Finland.
.In confirming the appointment of
Prince John Obolensky as governor
general of Finland, the emperor of
(Russia sent an autograph letter to the
prince, relative to the situation there.
This letter, which is in the nature of
an imperial, rescript, was published.
The emperor therein expresses his
conviction that It will be possible to
maintain the local autonomy and the
privilege of legislating for herself en
joyed by Finland since the union with
lauMis,
St. LOUIS COLISEUM.
OF THE DEMOuk.YTIC NATIONAL
,V' M i t-f
ALTON D. PARKER.
Nominated for President by Democratic National Convention.
no longer on Issue.
Trusts and monopolies are con
demned. Maintenance of the Monroe Doctrlns,
more liberal trade with Canada, and
reduction of the army and army ex
penditures are favored.
A Mberal annual increase in the
navy, and the enactment of laws giv
ing capital and labor Impartial tights
are urged.
The ship subsidy bill Is denounced.
The extermination of polygamy Is
demanded.
"We insist that we ought to do for
the Filipinos what we have already
done for the Cubans. And it is our
Intent, as soon as It can be done wisely
and safely for the Filipinos themselves
and after amicable arrangements with
thorn concerning naval stations, coal
ing and trade relations, and upon suit
able guarantees of protection to all
National and international interests, to
set the Filipino people upon their feet,
free and Independent to work out their
own destiny.
TEN GUNS TAKEN.
Japanese Also Capture Fifty Russian
Prisoners.
The Tokyo correspondent of the Lon
don Dally Chronicle, under date of
July 8, says that the Japanese captur
ed over 10 guns and 50 prisoners near
Kalchau.
After severe fighting. General Oku
occupied Kal-Plng Frlda'y.
The Russian war office confirms the
repoits of the Japanese advance to
ward KaJ-Chou, but is inclined to re
gard the movement as a demonstiation
south while changing the disposition of
troops to make an attack elsewhere.
Danger Is considered more likely from
the direction of Ta or Fen-Shul passes,
although there Is no sign of a move
In force thence. Yet the advance upon
Ka'i-Cbou extends over a front of 15
miles and Includes about 30,0(H) men.
The Japanse center is at Tal-Sl-Shan,
on the Choui river, eight miles south
east of Kal-Chou. Constant skirmish
ing with Generals BamsonofF and
Chirikoff is occurring as the Japanese
move forward along the railroad and
fiora the Biu-Yen mountains,
Desperate Hand-to-Hand Fight.
Supplemental dispatches Indicate
that the fight at Motlenling pass July
4 was a desperate hand-to-hand en
counter. A majority of the Japanese
injured were wounded by bayonets.
The Russians surrounded the outposts
of the Japanese, who fought until re
lief came. The Russians left 53 dead
and 40 wounded on the field. The Ja
panese lost 19 killed and 88 wounded.
It Is believed the Russians sustained
greater losses during th pursuit than
in action.
CONVENTION.
'Wffflt v wwt wen
"We favor Statehood for Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory, Statehood for
Arizona, Statehood for New Mexico
and a Territorial government for Porto
Rico.
"We favor the election of United
States Senators by direct vote of the
people.
Thief Lost Pocketbook.
Alert Martin, a farmer, living east
of Greensville, Pa., was well com pen
sated for the loss of 20 chickens which
were stolen from his hen roost. While
hunting lor a clue to the thtof Martin
found a pocketbook near the door of
the roost containing $50. Taking
stand at an upstairs window Martin
was soon rewarded by seeing a neigh
bor approach and took carefully over
the ground In the vicinity of the coop,
With $2.50 Inadvertently paid by the
thief tor each chicken Martin is not
likely to prosecute.
WABASH TRAIN WRECKED.
Nineteen Killed and Many Injured at
Litchfield, ill.
The St Louis Limited express over
the Wabash railroad, which left Chica
go was wrecked near Litchfield. 111.
62 miles from St. Louts, at 6 o'clock
Sunday evening. Nineteen person!
were killed and 38 Injured. The wreck
caught fire and several persons wen
burned to death. Their screams wen
heartrending. Nine cars were burn
ed. Many church people are amonj
the dead and Injured.
The dead are Mrs. Florence Smith,
Mrs. Perkins, Charlos Galalse and
Harry M. Dietrich, all of, Chicago
Miss C. F. Luther, Milwaukee; Isaac R,
Mills, Decatur; Ubald St Pierre, Mon
treal, Canada; Jacob Barder, Park
River, N. D.; L. A. Elchstadt Chicago
James Sanford, engineer, Decatur
Rev. M. M. Mills, Bridgeton, N. Y
Charles Ward, Chicago; H. L. Graves
train dispatcher, Decatur; W. F,
Smith, fireman, Decatur; Richie No-
ack, boy, about 8 years, Chicago; four
unidentified men.
Japanese agents are In New York
City trying to buy 10,000 small sized
horses for cavalry purposes.
Receiver for Detroit Southern.
Samuel Hunt, of Cincinnati was ap
pointed in the United States Courts
receiver of the Detroit Southern rail
way, upon petition of the bondholders,
represented by Judge Judson Harmon
The road extends from Detroit, Mien,
to Iron ton, Ohio, 381 miles.
Largest Vessel Sails.
The Baltic, the new steamer of the
White Star Line, and the largest ves
sel afloat, sailed from Queenstowa for
New xors. on ner maiaeu inp. . 1
Steamer Goes Down With Nearly
All on Board.
SMALL, HOPE FOR THE OTHERS.
Survivors Were Picked Up After Drift
ing on Stormy Set in Life
boat for Hours.
Out of nearly 8no souls on board the
Danish steamer Norge, which left Co
penhagen June 22, only 128 are known
to be alive and for the rest little hope
held out. When last seen the
Norge was sinking where she struck
on the Islet of Rockal, whose Isolated
peak raises itself from a deadly At
lantic reef some 290 miles of! the west
coast of Scotland.
Three lifeboats were picked up by
vessels 27 In one boat, taken Into
Grimsby, England, by the trawler
Bylvltt; seventy landed at Stornoway,
Sweden, by the German steamer Ener
gle, and 32 picked up by the steam'
in tervona, also landed at Storno
way. me survivors were hair-clad, in
pitiful condition. They say that al
together four of the Norge's boats got
safely away from the sinking vessel.
One boat, therefore. Is unaccounted
for. Captain Gundell of the Norge was
among those saved by the Energle.
ine norge bad no first-class pas
sengerg on board, and only nine on
her second cabin list These includ
ed three Americans Elizabeth and
Anna Buckley and Hllma Flolschman,
of Chicago. There were on board 694
steerage passengers. Of these 79 were
Danes, 68 Swedes, 296 Norwegians, 15
Finns and 236 Russians. The Norge
carried a crew of 71. She was the
oldest Danish transatlantic steamer
running.
For the missing 640 persons small
hopes are entertained. The horrors
of the wreck Itself grow with each sur-
vivors account, Captain annual's
statement, which reads like an affi
davit from the dead. Vessels are
searching in the vicinity of Rockall for
bodies. The chief hope lies in Cap
tain Gundel'B statement that seven
boatloads got safely away.
Another boat containing 17 surviv
ors of the Ill-fated Danish steamer
Norge, which foundered oft Rockall
reef, '290 miles from the Scottish
mainland on June 28, was landed at
Aberdeen, Scotland .by the steamer
Trawler Large Bay. Six hundred and
twenty-seven persons are still missing.
DEPRESSION 13 DISCUSSED.
Cotton Factors Agree That Something
Must Be Done.
The depression in the cotton manu
facturing Industry was considered at
length at a meeting of Fall River treas
urers, representing 1.500,000 spindles
Jut of a total of nearly 3,000,000, and
it the conclusion of the discussion a
rommittee was appointed to consider
the best method of meeting the situa
tion. As recent attempts to act in unison
have not met with success, It Is
thought that a reorganization of the
manufacturers' association will be tin
lertaken. Six weeks ago a plan to de
crease the cost of production by cut
ting wages was defeated through tho
inability to ngiee.
Few of the mills are In operation
ind the production for three months
has not been much above two-thirds
f the normal.
SILVER IS PLENTIFUL.
Philippine Government Has No Occas
ion for More Purchases.
A cablegram received by the bureau
of Insular affairs announces that the
Philippine government has no occas
ion for purchasing more silver.
The silver purchased last year pro
duced substantially 2,000,000 more
pesos than all the Mexicans exported
since January 1, 1902. The recolnage
of Spanish-Filipino coins, which Is be
ing actively prosecuted In the San
Francisco mint fully supplies the
vacuum created by their withdrawal
from circulation.
The Philippine government has In
circulation In the islands, In transit
and in process of recolnage 16,000,000
more silver coins than were In the
Islands January 1, 1904, and 2,000,000
more than were in the islands Janu
ary 1, 1903, when there was a great
surplus of currency.
NEWS NOTES.
Rabbl A. G. Lesser, of Clnnclnnatl,
was chosen president by the Orthodox
Rabbis, In session In New York.
The box factory of W. D. Good at
Jamestown, Pa., was destroyed by fire.
The loss is $12,000, with small lnsur-
ince.
James Hal grove, the negro murder
ir of Joe Murdock, also colored, of
Jrafton, W. Va., has been given a re-
iplre by the Pardon Board.
The city of Toledo, with more than
160,000 inhabitants, enjoyed a unique
Fourth of July without tho use of fire
works or explosives,
At New Castle, Pa., the Shenango
Valley steel plant, employing over
1,000 men, and the Greer tin plant.
with a force of over 1,600, have re
turned work after a few days. Idleness
The Pennsylvania engineering plant,
imploylng 600 men, will resume opera,
tlons In 10 days.
The working time of the employes
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad In
the mechanical department at Con
nellsvllle, Pa., was reduced from 10 to
seven hours a day
A committee report to the confer-
ence of American Rabbis, In session
at Louisville, Ky., recommended the
formation of a Jewish synod for the
government of the church,
Professor C. C. Kohl has resigned
from the chair of history at Ht
Union College to accept the super-
1 jntendency of the Mocnanlesburg (O.)
'POPULISTS NAME CANDIDATES.
Thomas E. Watson and Thomas M.
Tibbies Head the Tloket. .
At their convention In Springfield,
111., Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia,
for President, and Thomas H. Tibbies,
of Nebraska, for Vice President, was
the ticket nominated to-day by the
PopullBt National convention. The
names of William V. Allen, of Nebras
ka, and Samuel W. Williams, of In
diana, were also placed before the
convention for President but before
the list of States had been completed
In the roll call their names were with
drawn and Watson was nominated by
acclamation.
The platform In part says: "We
demand that all money shall be Issued
by the goverment In such quantities
as shall maintain stability in prices,
every dollar to be a full legal tender,
none of which shall be a debt redeem
able In other money.
"As to those trust and monopolies
which are not public utilities or nat
ural monopolies, we demand that
those special privileges which they
now enjoy, and which alone enable
them to exist, should be Immediately
withdrawn. Corporations being the
creatures of government, should be
subjected to such governmental regu
lations and control as will adequately
protect the public. We demand the
taxation of monopoly privileges while
they remain In private hands to the
extent of the value of the priv
ileges granted. We demand that
Congress shall enact a general law
uniformly regulating the power and
duties of all incorporate companies
doing interstate business."
ACHINE6E SLAUGHTERED.
Expedition to North Achln and Meets
Severe Reverses.
(A dispatch from Ilatavla, capital of
the Dutch Indias, says that Uie com
mader of the expedition to North
Achln (Northern Sumatra) attacked
Llkat on June 20. The Achlnese losses
were 432 killed, including 281 women
and 88 children, and 64 wounded. Sev
enteen prisoners were taken. The
Dutch casualties Included the com
mander, a lieutenant, two sergeants
and 13 soldiers wounded.
On June1 23 the Dutch troops attack
ed Langatbars, when the Achlnese
losses were 654 killed. Including 186
women and 120 children, and 49
wounded. Twenty-eight prisoners
were taken. The Dutch losses were
a captain, 22 soldiers and six coolies
wounded.
TOGO 8INKS GUARD SHIP.
Japanese Also Demolish Russian Tor
pedo Destroyer in Fight.
A belated report from Admiral Togo
records a desperate and successful tor
pedo attack at the entrnnce of Port
Arthur Monday night, June 27, in
which a Russian guardboat and a Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyer were sunk.
The guardshlp is described as having
two masts and three funnels. She
was either a battleship or a cruiser
nnd she was torpedoed and destroyed
The torpedo boat destroyer was struck
and then blew up and sank. Admiral
Toko reports the loss of one ofilcer
and 13 men killed and one officer and
two men wounded. He makes no men-
ti.'n of damage, to his fleet
POLITICAL ANNIVERSARY.
Fiftieth Anniversary of Republican
. Party Celebrated.
Nearly 10,000 people assembled In
Loomls park, Jackson, Mich., to cele
brate the lirtleth anniversary of the
birth of the Republican party "Under
the Oaks" In that city July 6, 1854. It
was here on that date that the first
State convention acting under the
name "Republican" was held. Sec-
retarv of State John Hay, who was pit
vate secretary to Abraham Lincoln, the
first Republican President, was the or
ator of the day. Other guests present
were Speaker Joseph G. Cannon of the
House, of Representatives; united
States Senator C. W. Fairbanks, of
Indiana, Republican candidate for Vice
President and United States Senators
R. A. Alger and J. C. Burrows, of Mich
igan. Thomas J. O'Brien, of Grand
Rapids, who was Introduced as one
of the participants in the original
"Under the Oaks" convention in 1854,
delivered a historical address.
LIGHTNING CAU8ES FIRE.
Grain Elevator and Steamship Burned
In Boston Harbor.
A bolt of lightning struck the Wil
son steamship line freight shed on
Mystic wharf, Charlestown, Mass.,
during tTle thunderstorm, passed along
the ridge of the two Immense freight
sheds, occupied by the Allan and Hamburg-American
lint, to a large Boston
& Maine railroad grain elevator, and
started a fire, which caused the de
struction of nearly $1,000,000 worth
of property, the loss of two lives and
the injury of between 20 and 30 per
sons. So quickly did the flames spread
that most of the crew of the Allan line
steamer Austrian, which was lying
near the elevator, had to jump into
tho harbor to save their lives. Others
who were Injured, including Capt
August J. Peters, had to remain on
board the Austrian until they were res
cued by the crew of the tug Metropoli
tan. The Austrian, ablaze from stem to
stern, was towed into the stream,
where, after her upper works had been
dstroyed, flreboats succeeded la ex
tinguishing the flames.
Russians Driven Back.
Heavy fighting Is reported to have
occurred near Port Arthur June !
resulting In the Russians withdrawing
from Guinsanshan after severe losses
on both sides.
Steel Hoop Cuts Wages.
The American Steel Hoop Company
has made a bold step In notifying their
men at Youngstown, O., of a cut In
wages and practically ignoring
the
KEYSTONE STATE CULLIIiCS
BANK EMPLOYE IN TROUBLE
Wtll-Known Resident of Tarentum I
Said tq Have Been Short In
His Accounts.
James H. Ekas, one of the best
known residents of Tarentum, and
bookkeeper of the National Bank of
Tarentum, was placed under arrest,
charged with having embezzled sever
al thousand dollars 'belonging to the)
financial institution by which he was
employed. The arrest cf Ekas caused
a sensation in that place. The small
depositors crowded about the Institu
tion during the day, and many of the
accounts were withdrawn. The In
formation against the bookkeeper was
made by J. W. Hemphill, president of
the hank. When taken in custody ho
is ssid to have made a confession ot
his peculations, whlca cover a period
of over eight years.
' A short distance from ETirenTeld
station, at the same place where an
engine exploded two months ago, kill
ing four, engine No. 177, drawing an
eastbound freight train on the Penn
sylvania railroad, exploded killing
three men almost Instantly, probably
fatally Injuring two and sUghtJy in
juring several others. The dead are:
John Wesslnger, englneman, of Cone
maugh, 45 yais old; Daniel C. Crouch,
fireman, of Conemaugh, 28 years old;
Charles Roes, flagman, of East Tay
lor township, 21 years old. Seriously
Injured: J. B. Smith, flagman, of Cone
maugh; H. C. Boyle, conductor, of
Conemaugh. In addition to the fore
going, five others received slight In
juries. In a letter to district president T. D.
Nlcbolts, of the Unlfed Mine Workers,
Umpire Carroll D. Wright to-day sus
tained the contention of the miners
that it is incumbent on the companies
to collect from the miners the wages
of the checkwelghmen or docking
bosses. The Scranton Cool Company,
the Pennsylvania Coal Company and
the Temple company, employing 200,-
000 men, refused, to collect -for check
welghmen and docking bosses' front
the wages of such miners as refused to
make written assignments authoris
ing the deductions.
Harry M. Short. 31 years old, an at
torney of Coal port, Clearfield county,
was murdered by Romey Loymeir
while attempting to collect a bill for
legal service. Early yesteruay Shoff
defended Loymeir In an assault and
battery case, and while on his way
home at midnight stopped at Loy
melr's to collect his bill of $5. An ar
gument and flght followed and young
Loymeir crushed Short's skull, ine
murderer gave himself up a short time
after the killing.
Rev. Harry E. Kaufman, a graduate
of the Western Theological Seminary
and of Grove City College, has beon
Installed as pastor of the Presbyterian
churches at Harrlsville and New Hope,
Butler county. Rev. E. R. Worrell, of
Butler preached the installation ser
mon. President Isaac Ketler, of
Urove City J01iege, prenciieu uiw
charge to the people, and Rev. C. F.
Moore, of Slippery Rock, the charge,
to the pastor.
At Butler, Judge Galbreath granted
tavern licenses to Captain Herman
Llebnld of the Hotel Arlington, Earl
D. Clinton of the Standard, Charles
Gels of the Lyndora, Ralph Gregg of
the Park, Simeon and Brown Nixon ot
the Nixon, Daniel F. McCrea of the?
Butler, Alfred Klein of the Wlllard
and George I la worth of the Bowman.
The application of C. H. and H. B.
Kemp for the Hotel Lawry was re
fused. The satchel of Walter Scott, said to
have contained $12,000 in gold dust,
taken from a Pennsylvania train near
Philadelphia, was found yesterday
morning by Foreman John Foresha,
of Supervisor Hlppey's division near
New Florence. It bad the appearance
of having been'roughly torn open and
was lying on a pile of ties, and
empty. Inscribed on the satchel was
"Scott A Oearhard, 234 Fifth avenue.
New York."
John Lepka, Christ Boflnger and
John Combusb, miners of Adraln, each
lost a leg by being struck with the
haulage rope as they were walking
along the track in the mines. The
rope caught in the guard rail and
when the signal to atop was given It
slipped oft, cutting them down.
By order of the Venango county
court the verdict of $41,200 damages
received by Stuart Simpson, of Oil
City against the Pennsylvania railroad
company, has been reduced to $22,000.
The plaintiff Is given 15 days to ac
cept or refuse.
The following fourth-class Pennsyl
vania postmasters were appointed:
Haysvllle, Allegheny county, Samuel
J. Fair; Laraartlne, Clarion county,
James T. Laughner; Polk, Venango
county, William W. McClelland.
After a steady run of 18 months tha
two tin mills at New CaBtle closed for
an indefinite period. The employes
are satisfied with the settlement of
the wage question at Pittsburg last
night
The entire plant of the American
Tin Plate company, at South Sharon,
has closed for repairs. ' In view of
the scale being signed It is expected
that the plant will be Idle for a short
er period this year than usual.
Pennsylvania food inspectors pur
chased samples of 82 dairymen at
Johnstown, but were unable to find
any traces of adulterations. Nineteen
dairymen were arrested In a raid a
year ago.
Charles E. Plnkerton, of Ellwood
City, a Baltimore and Ohio railroad
brakeman, was caught between two
cars and crushed so badly that his re
covery Is doubtful.
Thomas Troutman, of Sheakleyvllle,
Mercer county. Is suffering from te
tanus, the result of being burned
while shooting a toy pistol. It Is
thought he cannot recover.
Over 600 miners went on a strike
at Rosslter as the result of a disa
greement between the company and
the drivers in mint No. I over two
hour's wages.
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