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RATES OFAOVERTISINC2 One Square, one inoh, one week... 1 CI One Square., one inch, one month, 3 0 One So, a are, one inch, 3 months.... 5 00 One Square, one inch, one year 10 00 Two Squares, one year .. 15 00 Quarter Column, one year M 30 00 Half Column, one year .... 50 00 One Column, one year ....... 100 00 Legal advertisements ten cents per linn each insertion. We do fine Job Printing of every de scription at reasonable rates, but it's cash on delivery. Published every Wednesday by J. E. WENK. Office in Smearbaugh & Wenk Building, KLM 8TKKET, TIONBSTA, PA. Republican ORE H Term, 91 MO A Year, Hirlrtlj la Advance. No subscription received for a shorter period than three months. Correspondence solicited, but no notice will be taken of anonymous communica tions. Always give your name. VOL. XXXV. NO. 4'). TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4, 1903. $1.00 PER ANNUM. THE FOREST REPUBLICAN. ST BOROUGH OFFICERS.. fturgess.T, F. Ritehey. CvtiHCttinen. J. T. DhIo.W. F. Blum, Ir. J. C. Dunn, U. 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Third Monday of November. t'hurra and Hnbbnth Hrhael. Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a. m. M.'K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m. Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab bath evening bv Rev. O. H. Nirklo Preaching in the F. M. Church every Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev. McGarvv. Pastor. Services in the Presbyterian Church every Sabbath morning anil eveniiiR, The regular meetings' of the W. C. T. U. are held at the headquarters on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each ui nth. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. iTM-. N EST A LODli E, No. 309, 1. 0. 0. F. A M eots every Tuesday evening, in Odd Hull Pm-triibm buildimc. D.KEST LODO K, No. 18 i, A. O. U. W., Moots every Friday evening iuA.O.U. YV'. Hall, Tiunesta. CAPT. EOKG E STOW POST, No. 271 ti. A, H. MoeU 1st and 3d Monday evening in each month, lu A. O. U. W . Hall, Tionesta.. c APT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No. i7 W. K. !.. meets llrst and third - . . i .i. i.. . Wednesday evening oi eacu iinmiu, m n.. O. U. 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Hardware, Tiuning Jr Plumbing. Tionosta, Pa O J. SETLEY. O. JUSTICE OK THE PEACE. Keeps a complete lino of Justice's blanks tor sale. Also lilank deeds, mortgages, etc. Tionesta, Pa. HOTEL WEAVER, E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor. This hotel, formerly the liawrence House, has undergone a ipletochange, and Is now furnished with all the mod em Improvements. Heated and lighted throughout witli natural gas, bathrooms, hot and cold water, etc. The comforts of guests never neglected. f HCNTRA L HOUSE, V. GEKOW A GEROW Proprietor. Tionsela, Pa. This is the most centrally located hotel in tho place, and has all the modern improvements. No pains will be spared to make it a pleasant stopping place for the traveling public. First cIhss Livery in connection. pilIL. KMKKT . FANCY MOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work Iroin the finest to the coarsest and guarantees his work to give rl'eet satisfaction, prompt atten tion vriveu to mending, and prices rea sonable. J OREN.0 FULTON, . Manufacturer of and Dealer In HARFltSS. COLURS, BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. TIONESTA. PA. ft HASLET k GENERAL MERCHANTS, Furniture Dealers, AND UNDERTAKERS. TIONESTA, PENN URGES SENATE TO ACT. Message From the President on Philippine Situation. Mysterious Buffalo Murder Weekly Trade Review Mandamus Against Railroad Wesley's Bi-Centennlal. Editorial Convention Rough Lodge Initiation Duck Hunter Killed. Tie president has sent the following message to th? senate;: "I have Just received a cable from Governor Talt which runs as follows: " 'Necessity for passage of house tariff bill most urgent. The conditions of productive industry and business considerably worse than n November, trtie date of last report, and growing worse each month. . Soma revival in sugar and tobacco fn'ces due to ex pectation of tariff law. The interesis of Filipinos lu sugar and tobacco ex tensive and failure of bill will be a blow In faco of those interests. Num ber of tobacco factories will have to close, and many sugar haciendas will be put up for sale at a sacrifice if the bill will not pass. Customs receipts have fallen off this month one-third, showing deciease of purchasing power of Islands. General business stagnant. All political parties, including labor unions, most strenuous In petition for tariff bill. Effect of its failure very discouraging.' "Vice Governor Luke Wright en dorses in the strongest manner all that Governor Taft has said, and states that he has the gravest apprehension as to the damage that may come to the Is lands If there is not a substantial re duction in the tariff kvled against Philippine goods coming Into the United State. I very earnestly ask that this matter receive the immediate attention of congress and that reiki prayed for be granted. "Theodore Roosevelt, "White House, Feb 27, 1903." In conversation w.'th some of his congressional callers the president dwelt with serious emphasis upon the necessity of the enactment of the pending Philippine tariff legislation. Western Pennsylvania Flood. Wi(h" every tributary of theAllegheny and Moncngahehi emptying swirling torrents into the banks of these- two streams, and rushing down to tho point where thoy converge to form the Ohio, Pittsburg' was given a visitation Sun day which forced hundreds of families to olther abandon their homes or seek eseaiie. from the water in the upper stories, while mud and water dispensed destruction and discomfort below. Mills In the low lying levels through out the county, numbering between t0 and CO, were flooded and some 38,000 men are thrown Idle for four or five days, wIMi a loss In wages of more than $325,000. The P.cod was general throughout Western Pennsylvania, the streams everywhere overflowing their banks and causing more or less damage to houses nnd farms. In Allegheny two railroads were temporarily paraly.d, owing to the water which coverpd their tracks. From the territory up the Mononga hela and Allegheny rivers comes re ports that much damage was done by the flooding of the lower floors of houses, mills and factories. From all points above on both rlver9 the- waters are rf ported as either fall ing or stationary, and danger Is averted. Towns below here on the Ohio,, how ever, are still to have their worst ex periences during the present high wa ter today or later. Mysterioi's Murder In Buffalo. Edward L. Burdick, president ol the Buffalo (N. Y.) Envelope company publisher, clubman, church mem ber, and a man of prominence both so cially and in the business world ot Buffalo, was cruelly murdered in his handsome home at 101 Ashland avenue some time Thursday night. His head was crushed to a pulp by repeated blows from some heavy blunt Instrument and whea the deadly work was done, sofa pillows and Turkish rugs w-;re piled upon his body by the murderer. No arrests have been made. The po lice are at sea as to the Identity of th perpetrator of tho terrible crime, and every effort Is being put forth tc throw some light upon the case. . Ilobbery was not the motive. Th numerous detectives who have vlsltec the scene of the tragedy are unanl mous In their opinions on that score Where their suspicions may fall art known only to themselves. TIw weapon with which Mr. Burdick was killed has not yt been found. A golf stick, free from any signs ol blood, was found In one corner of th ror;rr.. It is therefore supposed that !h deadly weapon may have b?en a similai Instrument. Expansion In Retail Trade. Springlike weather conditions hav( enlarged th- jobbing demand for goods at leading markets and favored expan sion In retail trade, except where th breaking up of country reads has op erated to restrict the movent: nt o: grain nnd cotton to market. Building activity has been quite g"n erally resumed with more favoraliU weather. Perhaps the most notabl. feature of the week's develcpnients is the strength of the price situation this not merely with re?ard to pro due and manufacturers' quotations but also as to rates paid by final con Burners. The conviction seems to be growinf that a higher level of quotations bai been rendered necessary and thest irs being accepted with little protest. Wool Is steady, with supplies closely held and mill maoMnery well em ployed. Coke, coal, freights and wages have all advanced, and as expected Iron oro ha3 Joined these constituents with an advance of 25 to 75 cents a ton. Failures for the week ending with Feb. 2G number 185, against 188 last week and 204 in 1902. Mandamus Against Railroad. Justice Dean in the supreme court It Philadelphia has handed down a decision In the case of C. D. Loraine vs. the Pittsburg, Johnstown, Evens berg and Eastern Railroad company, reversing the decision of the common pleas couit of Clearfield county, which was In favor of the defendants, and is suing a writ of mandamus against tho railroad. The plaintiff is a soft coal operator on the line of the railroad which is hl3 only outlet to the market. On Nov. 19 the company notified Mr. Lorain that on the following day, un less he sold his coal to the American Union Coal company, which is con trolled by the president of the railroad company, no cars would be furnished him. He was offered $1.50 a ton by the American company, and he claimed to be able to demand $3 in the open maiket. Editors Met the President. President Roosevelt received mora bcTS of Republican Editorial associa tion at the White House. He gave a cordial greeting and handshake to each one. Strong opposition to the indorse ment of the president's Bo-called "Southern policy" was developed at the session of the executive committee where the real interest of the conven tion centered. It was dcided that the name of the association shall be "The National Republican Editorial associa tion of the United States." The fol lowing officers were elected: President, John A. SU Ieher, New York; vice pres idents, Charles Emory Smith, Pennsyl vania; W. S. Capeller, Ohio; George C. Rankin, Illinois; J. M. Chappie, Mas sachusetts; Stuart E. Reed, West Vir ginia; secretary-treasurer, A. O. Bum mil, New York Wesley's Bi-Centennlal. President Roosevelt was the chief speaker at a great mass meeting in Carnegie hail, New York, held "to do honor to the character and labors of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, scholar, missionary, philan thropist, preacher, gentleman." The meeting was hold under the auspices of the New York Thank Offer ing commission which has had charge of local work of the 20th century thank offering fund of thi $20,000,000 which has been raised by the Methodists throughout the country to celebrate the advent of the 2uth century of the Christian era. Half a Business Square Burned. More than one half of the best square in Cincinnati was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. The square bounded by Vine.Fourth.Walnut and Third streets, was conceded to be the most solidly constructed portion of the city. That half north of Baker alloy, with the exception of the Carlisle building at the southwestern corner of Fourth and Walnut, Is In ruins, while the American Book company's publi cation (house, the Woodrow Printing works, the Zumbrlel Box factory and other concerns on the south side ol the alley are also burned out. Lost an Eye at an Initiation. J. B. Thompson of De Kalb, St. Law rence county, N. Y is at Ogdens burg hospital with an eye shot out and his face filled with powder as the re sult of an accident at a lodge Initiation. Thompson was a candidate for mem bership In the lodge of a secret ordei at Heuvelton and in spirit of fun his friends were preparing to fire a re volver, loaded with blank cartridges, when It accidentally discharged Id Thompson's face. He is in a serious condition. .... Buffalo Man Killed While Hunting. Karl Evans, son of E. T. Evans ol the Anchor line elevator at Buffalo, a wellknown club member, was shot In the back while hunting at Fort Eric and died at the BuffaVo general hos pital a few hours later. William Bry ant, a prominent lawyer, held the gun that kilhd Evans. He Is prostrated with grief. The accident occurred while Evans was placing decoys !n the river and Bryant was reloading his gun. New Cup Defender. The new cup yacht is growing rapidly at Bristol, R. I. The uppet portion of the stem has been fastened in place. The mainmast, which Is now completed in the south shop, shows a length which, will preclude the poss! bility of the gaff being too far oul board as w'as the case at one time with the mast on the Constitution. The mainmast is being fitted with two sets of spreaders. Investors Considered as Partners. On tlie plea that the St. Louif turf co-operative Investment com panies aie simply gambling schemes and that all investors are partners in the business and must have known th nature of the business, the first attach ment suit of the many filed againsl John J. Ryan & Co. was dismissed by Justice Kleiber. The suit was to re cover money invested. Extra Session of Senate. The president Monday signed a proclamation calling on extraordiuarj session of the senate of the 58th con greos to meet March 5. NO CLUE TO MURDERER Police Are No Nearer Detection of Burdick Assassin. Hackman's Mysterious Fare anc Woman Seen by Policeman Neai .Fatal Corner Have Not Been Found Bloodstained Gclf Stick Wife anc Mothcr-ln-Law Interrogated. Buffalo, March 3. From the duet in the Burdick murder mystery the po lice have eliminated the acquaintance cf the victim with Mr. and Mrs. J B. Warren cf Cleveland, and Uiey prac tlcally have laid aside the story of th cabman, Delahunt, who drove a Strang er to an adjacent corner on Thurs day night. They appear more sanguine of twt ether clues, the details of whioh leaked out eaily Sunday morning. One these is the ditcovery of stains on s golf stick which hung oh the wall ol the smoking rcom in which Burdicl was beaten to death. Burdick ownec a putter and two brasseys, and it li the putter which the police hope U show was the weapon used. They wil not admit or deny that the stains are blood. The second clue is the story tolc by th? patrolman who had the beai on Ashland avenue on the night of lh murder. Ho was standing at the north east corner of Bryant and Ashlanc avenue at 10 minutes past 1 o'clocli on Friday morning, only half a block from the big colonial house in whlct Burdick at that moment undoubte-llj lay d;ad. He saw a weman walking along the east side of Ashland avenue toward Bryant street. Her way led her front or past the Burdick home. As sh neared the corner where she coulc see the policeman standing sin turned out from the sidewalk into the middle of Ashland avenue and con tin tied to walk up the avttnie in the mid die of the street. She was still walk Ing In the street and had reached Hodge avenue, when it- lost sight oi her and for the time forgot her. Investigation Widening. While the police hold to the theorj that the murder was committed by i a oman, their investigation yesterdaj afternccn took a new form. It ex panded and now Includes the whole city, instead of the vicinity of the Bur dick home, and many women instead of only those In the Burdick socia circle. It Is arguel that while Burdick tin dcubtedly had a woman visitor on tht fateful night, it is more probable tha' she came from less exclusive circle! than iave hitherto been imagined The scandals that circle around hli murder case have been Investigated by the authorities. The district attor ney says that he has learned all thai he cares to know about them. He said: "The person who committed the crime, I am satisfied, either was deep ly interested in stopping the divorce proceedings or else deeply interested in one of such Interested persons. A fight was on In certain circles. It wat to be a fight to the finish. Disclosure! were feared. The murder was coin mitted and put an end to the divorce proceedings. Th death prevented the disclosures that must have attendee those proceedings." Another corespondent besides Mrs Warren wa3 named in tho divorce sui: brought by Mrs. Burdick. She li known In the papers as Jane Doe, ant ahe was questioned as late as las! night and seems to have establlsh-w an alibi eatlsfaetcry to the? police. Thli completes the round of coresixindentt and it Is evident that the polleo mui look beyond them. Wife and Mother-ln-Law Examined. Mrs. Jamas D. Hull, mother-In-la. of the murdered man, and h: r daugi'vt er, Mrs. Burdick, were subjected to I long examination in the office of Cap tain Kilroy at tho Niagara street sta ticn The women returned from Can astota, where they had attended the burial of Mr. Burdick, at 1:40 Monda: morning. Shortly afterward they wer taken to the police station. It was said by the officials after thi examination of Mrs. Hull, that she hat thrown practically no light upon tin situation. When Mrs. Hull finished giving he information, about 1:15 In the morn Ing, Mrs. Burdick went Into Captaii Kilroy's office and made anther state meat. The- first statement she gave was at her heme Saturday morning shortly after she arrived from Atlantb City. It Is presumed something reach ed the ears of the authoritires suggest Ing another line of questioning, fo; Mrs. Burdick was under fire for abou an hour. The district attorney and Mr. Ous ack said at the conclusion of Mrs. B'.ir dick's examination that they ha learned nothing of Importance fron her. "We examined Mrs. Hull and Mrs Burdick," said Mr. Coatsworth, Vti complete the thorough examination' o all these who were in thr house on t n night of the murder and to learn, I possible from Mrs. Burdick whetho any suspicions had come to her aft a further consideration of the circum stances of the trapedy." It Is the theory of the police that i woman murdered Edwin L. Burdicl at his home at 101 Ashland avenue las Thursday nlpht, or that at least a wu man was accessory to the murder. After a few days of Invesligatioi the only thing that the police and th district attorney regaid as in any de gree conclusively established Is tha Mr. Biirelick had some woman as hi riuut in his den and that hls'doath re suited from a quarrel with her or con cernlng her. The sketch; which the authorities have pieced together from the frag ments of circumstantial evidence picked up in connection with the crimo, is that of Mr. Burdick meeting by appointment some woman in his den after his household had retired. He was last seem by Margaret Mur ray, one of the servants, going to tlu cellar to fix the furnace, clad in his undershirt and trousers. The rest of fr.Is clothes was up stairs in his room. When he was found dead In the morn ing he wore only an undershirt and the rest of his clothes with the exception of ills vest, were found in the den. His vest was up stairs. The woman came and he spread out a light lunch for h'iT. With the lunch was a small bottle containing Martini cocktails Only a small portion of the lunch was eaten but the bottle was nearly emp tied. After the lunch there was a quarrel. The woman turned upon Bur dick and attacked him with some bluut weapon, beating him upon the head with a maniacal fury. No arrests have yet been made, although the po lice .have several alleged clues. Within a few feet of the room In which he was brutally murdered Thursday night, the body of Edwin L. Burdick lay in a coffin at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon while Rev. L. M, Powers of ths Church of the Messiah performed a simple funeral service. In view of the tragic manner In which Mr. Burdick met death, it was deemed best not to have any funeral sermon. Mr. Powers read briefly from Scripture and offered a prayer. It was all over quickly. There was no music. The body lay In the housei where the murder occurred all Saturday night. Sunday It was sent to Cana- stota, Madison county, N. Y., for burial. ' DEADLOCK BROKEN. Allee and Bail Elected United States Senators In Delaware. Dover, Del., March 3. The 30th. and final ballot resulted as follows: Long term Allee, 30; Saulsbury, 17; J. H. Hughes, Dem., 1; Woodburn Mar tin, Dem., 1; A. E. Sanborn, 1; E. W. Tunnel, Dem., 1. Short term Ball, 31; Kenney, Dem., 19; B. A. Hazell, Dem., t; E. R. Coch ran, Jr., Dem., 1. There was much shouting and gen eral rejoicing In the chamber when the result was announced. "I am very happy," said Mr. Ad dicks. "It gratifies me to make-one of my best friends, Allee, United States senator. Me deserves the place from a party viewpoint and greatly strength ens the Union Republicans and myself In making the fight to carry the state In 1904 for the president. I propose to help elect a majority of th? legislature of 1904 favorable to my candidacy for the United States senate ." Colonel Dick of the Republican ra tional committee Is said to .have come here under instructions from Chairman Hanna to urge tha regular Republi cans to accept the proposition agreed upon by Mr. Addicks and his adherents on Saturday. James Frank Allee was born In Do ver 46 years ago. In 1889 he became associated with the Addicks wing ol the Republican party. He was elect ed to the state senate on the Union Republican ticket in 1898 and 1902, each time overcoming the opposition of Democratic nnd Regular Republican candidates. He Is president of the Bay State Gas company of Delaware and the Staten Island Brick company. Mr. Addicks began his long strug gle for a seat In the senate In 1 8 S 3, when the term of Eli Saulsbury was about to expire. Although unknown to the politicians of Delaware- he ob tained some backing, but when the Republican legislature met in Jan uary, 1889, the caucus nomination went to Anthony Higgins. In 1892 Mr. Addicks again entered the senatorial field, but the Democrats carrl. d the state and George Gray was elected. In 1894 when Mr. Higgins' term was about to expire, Addicks made his third essay for the senatorship. From that time dates the split of thi party Into factions styled Union and Regu lar Republicans. Addicks returned to the charge In 1898, when there was another deadlock, lasting until ad journment In 1899. Last year the two Republican fac tions united on a stat ticket, which was elected. When the balloting be gan on Jan. 20 of this year, Addicks again turned up as a candidate foi both terms, receiving 21 votes for th long term and 19 for the short term. The lines remained practically unbrok en until yesterday. Court of Appeals Calendar. Albany, March 3. Calendar foi court of ape-pals: Nos. 106, 127, H6 116, 149, 151, 156, 158. Japnurae Natural Vornlah. The Rhus corinrin. or varnish tree, grows in many parts of what may le termed the Mediterranean district, and Its Juice Is known for lis deleterious or Injurious proixrties and has conse quently becu hit iilonc. The Japanese, however, seem to understand It, and it Is certain they nuiku n beautiful lnc- eiuer or varnish from the Juice of their tnts, but they keep the processes se cret. A Synonym. "What? Fifty -ent n box for those pills:" cried the customer. "Why, it's foblicry." "I wouldn't say tliat," returned the druggist coolly. 'Nr "No. Since pills are under discus lion, I'd try to be humorous nnd call it pillage.' "- Philadelphia Press. BRIEF NEWS ITEM'S. Pointed Paragraphs Chronic ling the Week's Doings. Long Dispatches From Various Parts of theWorld Shorn of Their Padding and Only Facts Given In as Few Words as Possible For the Benefit of the Hurried Reader. Wednesday. The seuate has confirmed William R. Day to be associate justice of tho supreme court. Fourteen steamers of Elder, Demp ster & Co. have been purchased by the Canadian Pacific railroad. Geimany has delivered to the Vene zuelan government the warship Res taurador, which was seized at the be ginning of the blockade. As result of a head-on collision be tween a westbound passenger train and an eastbound freight train, a mile or two east of Borea, O., cn the Big Four railroad, four mail cl- rks were burned to death and several trainmen were more or less seriously -hurt. Thursday. General E. S. Bragg is consured by Wisconsin supreme court for speech. made to Jury. Senator Davis' bill to give the mayor of Buffalo pewer to veto city budget Items, or reduce same, has passed the senate, 26 aye3 to 22 noes Investigation in Paris fully estab lishes the substitution there of in Ipnor articles for thj Russian sable garments belonging to Mrs. Fair. Fire partly destroyed the new brlfU rar barn at the winter quarters of the Barnum & Bailey clrcu3 at Bridge port, Conn., and burned a number of cars. Eight miners were killed and 1 wounded two fatally and one tijro deputy martini was shtt to dea i in a pitched battle at Wright's coal works, Raleigh county, W. Va. Three officers were wounded. Friday. King Edward has announced that ho will send to the St. l.ouls exposition Queen Victoria's collection of Jubileo presents. The office building and smoke houses of the Beechnut Packing company at Canajoharie, N. Y., were burned. Loss, $60,000; Insurance, J33.0U0. Mrs. Cornelia Cole. Fairbanks of In diana was unanimously re-elected pres ident-general of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Washington An explosion cf mine dust which re sulted In t'he death of thre-.- miners oc curred in the An burn and Alton com pany's mine, 20 miles southwest of Springfield, III. Five murders, the victims of which were all women and three of them his wives is Km revolting record of Albert A. Knapp, given in a sworn con fession before Mayor Bosch of Hamil ton, O. Saturday. At a bicentennial celebration of the birth, of Wesley President Rocs- vclt made an address extolling the pioneer work of the preachers of the Methodist church. Edward L. Burdick, a prominent bus iness man of P.uffalo and publisher of the Milling World, was mysteriously murdered Thursday night at his resi dence on Ashland avenue. Hubbard's private bank at Cedti Springs, Mich., was burglarized. Near ly $j,noo Is said to have been taken. The robbers enttied the building with keys and blew open the vaults with two charges of dynamite. In a scene of wild confusion Speak er pro tern. Dalzell ruled that after a quorum had once appeared in the house no new call for a quorum could be made, and under this ruling Repre sentative Butler cf Missouri was un seated and Mr. Wagoner sworn in in his stead. Monday. President Roosevelt has sent a spec ial ni.sf.ago to the senate urging tho passage of the Philippine tariff bill. More delay on the franchise tax question will follow the recess which Is about to be taken by the court uf appeals. Mystery In the murder of E. L. Bur dick of Buffalo deepens, but the police are working on many clews that prom ise to throw light on th- tragedy. Three railroad men were killed and three severely Injured at the East Sy racuse yards of Hie N w York Central by a westbound train running Into a caboose which had been detached. James Francis ,McEvoy of IllihS, N. Y., died of typhoid at the Cornell In firmary, and Paul G. Wanke, a graduate student of Cornell, died In New York, making 18 Cornell students who have died during the typhoid epld mic. Tuesday. The president has called an er.tra ii'Hsion of the senate to convene on March ." at noon. The village of Adamsville. near Snho r.ectady, is n ported to have !nvn swept away by floods in the Mu'.iawk river. Governor Odell bepan the hearing ol charges aiinst Sheriff Kaiser of Erie county, sworn to by Hev. Dr. Gifford ol Buffalo. William Rudolph, known as the "Missouri Kid." and Geo! pe Collins, nc cuHSd of robbing a bank at I'liion, Mo., 5f SlO.l'OO in securities ami J1 1.' in -.-urreiicy, were captuicd in Hartford, Jonn., and are locked in Jail there. FIGHTING WITH LADRONES. Band Routed Near Manila Strong hold In Mountains Captured. Manila, March 2. A detachment of scouts under the command of Lieu tenant Nickeesou attacked and defeat ed a body of lcdrones near the village of Marlquina, Luzon, seven miles from Manila, Sunday. Lieutenant Nicker so n located the enemy and delivered his attack before daylig.ht. After an hour's fighting the ladrones ere scattered and 19 weri killed and many wounded. There were no casual tics on the side of tho sccuts. It is unknown if the enemy formed a part of General San Miguel's fore. The constabulary last Wednesday surprised and captured the stronghold cf the ladrcnes In the mountains of Al bay, Luzon, whero a force of ladrones attacked a small detachment of con stabulary on Feb. 20. Th constai'iu lary on Wednesday met with some re sistance on the part of the ladrones who were defeated with a loss cf 10 killed and four captured. The ladrones' stronghold and supplies wfire burned. Brigadier General Sumner, com manding the department of Mindanao, telegraphs th.vt he expects trouble along the military road north of Lake Lanao, Misamls. He says that the datos of the Sultan of Mindanao atv friendly and anx'ous for peace but are unable to control sections cf their un ruly followers. General Sumner has warned the soldiers to avoid any con flict and to carefully guard against surprises. Decrease In Public Debt. Washington, March 3. Tho monthly statement cf the public debt shows that at the close of business Feb. 28, 1903, the debt, less cash in the treas ury amounted to $937,972,898 which Is a decrease as compared with Jan. 31 cf $3,969,665. The cash In the treasury Is classified as follows: Gold reserve, $150,000,000; trust funds, $884,725,069; general fund, $158,799,046; In national banks and doiosltories, $150,552,651; total, $1,341,077,366, against w.hich there? are demand liabilities outstand ing amounting to $969,533,896, which leaves a cash balance on hand of $374,543,470. Alaskan Boundary Commission. Washington, March 3. Exchanges are In pro.?res between I .on don mil the Canadian authorities regarding the personnel uf th-1- three commissioners Which Great Britain will appoint as her representatives on the American British commission that Is to arbi trate tho Alaskan boundary question. No informal icn has yet been received here as tO'tthom King Edward will ap point. It is the understanding among officials here that the exchange u rati fications will cccur at Washington and that at least one Canadian will servo on the commission. Rebellious Jackies. Washington, March 3. Animated by reports of grave disorders among the crew of the i.ew battleship Maine, at Newport News, the navigation bu reau telegraphed to Cnptain Ieut.e, commander of the ship. The captain replied that 18 men were absent with out leave, having loft the ship while in dock. He said no cne has been Blurt or shot at. MARKET REPORT. New York Provision Market New York, March 2. WHEAT No. 2 red, 82c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern, Djluth, 89 c. CORN No. 2 corn, 56'ic f. o. b. afloat OATS No. 2 oats, 43Vic; No. 2 white, 41Uc; No. 3 white, 43:c. PORK Mess, $17.7518.25; family, $18.50019.00. HAY Shipping, 55(S"0c; good to choice, 90ci& $1.(10. BUTTEIt Creamery, extras, 28;-; factory, 16c; Imitation creamoiy. western fancy, 20c. CHEESE Fancy largo white, 13-c; small white. 14 V4c EGGS State and Pennsylvania, 19c. POTATOES New York, per 183 lbs., $1.602.00. Buffalo Provision Market. Buffalo. March 2. WHEAT No. 1 northern, 86?8c; winter wheat. No. 2 red, 80c. CORN No. 2. yellow, 52c. f. o. b. b. afloat; No. 3 yellow, 52Uc OATS No. 2 white, 41-jc f. o. b. afloat; No. 3 white, 41c. FLOUR Spring wheat, best patent per bbl., $4.2504.50; low grades, $2.75 3.00. BUTTER Creamery western ex tra tubs, 29c; state and Penn sylvania cream ry, 27ff?28v, dairy fair to good, 18!f 20c. CHEES12 Fancy full cream, 15c; good to choice, 14 14 '4c; com Dion to fair, 12ft 13c. EGGS State, fresh fancy, 17c. POTATOES Per bushel. 6265c. East Buffalo Live Stock Market. CAT'll-K Best deers on sale, $"i.3"i (Q 5.40; good to choice chipping steers. $4.90fi5.10; fair to good steers, $ 4 . Tt : tf4.C."; common to fair h. ifers, $3.a0 j 3.75; choice to extra fat heifers. $4.2."G 4.C0; good butcher bulls, $2.7i 4i3.13; choice to prime veals, $7.r.o'f 8.00; hnndy fat calves, $3.754.0O. cuirtrp AVH 1.AMH3 Ion naliva lambs $7.ooffi :7.K; fair to geed $6.-M; 6.75; culU to common. j.:i"u 1 ..t .irlmu u-..thn?-l i.'l Till .. HOGS Mixed packers' grade, $7.20 Ti 7.35; medium hi-.s. $7.-t"'f 7.50; pigs, good to choice. $6.73iy6.80. Buffalo Hay Market HAY Timothy, per ton, loose, $15.noit 16.50; buy; prime on track, per ton. $16.501 17.00; No.l do, do, $15.0(J 1516.00; No. 2, do, do, $12.0014.00.