Titusville Herald (Newspaper) - March 6, 1901, Titusville, Pennsylvania MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Continued cold weather cept occasional on the lakes VOL XXXVI NO 223 TITUSVILLE PA WEDNESDAY OUR LAWMAKERS AT HARRISBURG ALL BALLOT REFORM BILLS TO BE REPORTED TUESDAY BUI for the South Carolina Exposition Carries the Sum of 535000 March OA compro mise was reached the advo cates and opponents of ballot reform before the house convened tonight under which it was agreed to bring out of the election committee all ballot reform bills not later than next Tuesday A meeting of the election committee was held this afternoon at which it decided ly a vote of S to I Chair man Orr of Philadelphia in the negative to report the adversely Before the house convened an agree ment was reached between Messrs Orr Bedford and Cooper of Delaware to hold up the committee report and amend the resolution as indi When the house convened Mr Coop er offered the amendment to the reso lution which was accepted by Mr Bed ford and adopted by tbe house The oilier ballot reform bills before the are the Chamber of Commerce measure intro by Mr Van Dyke of Westmore land the introduced by Mr Arnold of Perry requiring candidates to file a sworn statement of their ex penses of election A resolution wan reported from the rules committee which was adopted that afternoon sessions he held here after on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays and that sessions uu Thursdays bo discontinued The order of business of Tuesday af will be bills on third reading and final passage and on Wednesday bills on second reading The calendar was cleared of firat R NEWEST SHADES ALL SILK TAFFETA No No Per Yard The above prices are not for one day only FletcHer reading bills after which the house ad until 10 oclock tomorrow morning Senate Proceedings March sen ate adopted a concurrent resolution presented by Mr of Philadel phia providing for a commission to be known as the Pennsylvania commis sion to the South Carolina interstate and West India exposition The com mission is to consist of four senators eight representatives and eight jens of the state In addition thereto the governor lieutenant governor president pro of the senate and tho speaker of the house he ex members of the commission The commission shall have power to look afier the interests of desiring space for exposition purposes and shall erect a suitable building to represent Pennsylvania Tho expenses of the commission in the erection of the building etc shall not exceed The calendar was cleared of bills on first reading after which the senate adjourned until H a m tomorrow BUSINESS TROUBLES John E Scarles a New York Finan cier Makes an Assignment NEW YORK March E Searles the well known financier and at present in the general corporation and financial business made an as today for the benefit cred to Edward F Dwight MONTREAL March boot and shoe firm of Kia and De Carey of Saint Henri a suburb of Mon treal failed today for and as sets estimated at about The creditors are principally Canadians TELEGRAPHIC TICKS Senor Sapata tho Liberal leader has accepted the task of forming the new Spanish cabinet Captains Evans and Taylor who have been advanced fivo points each for services at Santiago were yester day commissioned rear admirals to date from Feb last Fire slightly damaged the Hotel Arlington at Washington D C yes Senator Morgan yesterday intro a resolution declaring the Clay treaty abrogated It went over until today An attempt is being made to organ ize a combination of the potters of the west with excellent prospects of suc coss A Place for Chandler WASHINGTON March is un that the President has under consideration tbe name of former Sen ator Chandler of Hampshire for the position of chairman of the Spanish claims commission just created by congress Mr Chandlers term as sen ator expired yesterday Wiping Out History March an edict the emperor of China annuls all and reports rendered from June 20 to Aug 14 1900 in order that no of shall bo preserved in history Killed Hit Wife and Three Children Ills March Moser who killed his wife and three children was found guilty today and sentenced to years in the penitenti ary Its Rwre Its Best Home Comfort Rye Whiskey LADIES DOINGS OF THE CITY FATHERS OFFICIAL REPORT OF MONDAY NIGHTS COUNCIL MEETING Large Volume of Business of More or Less Interest Bids for Paving Stated meeting held on the of March 1001 Present in the Common council at roil call Messrs Bremian Hartary Young and President Stephens Mayor McCrum also present In the Select council Messrs Coots Herichy McCarthy and Stinson Mr Herlehy president pro tern Mr Samuel Stinson representative from the First ward who was elected to fil the vacancy caused by the resig nation of Mr J C Harris took the constitutional oath of office which was administered by the Hon Joseph J mayor In the Common council the reading of the minutes of Feb IS was dispensed with by unanimous con sent Bids for Basin The cleric opened and read the fol lowing bids for building a catch basin at the corner of Walnut and Third streets Thomas with con 4100 Charles J with connections Referred to committee on to enter into contract with the lowest re sponsible bidder Select council concur The following claims were received and referred to the auditing commit tee Water Expense Department Kernochan Co packing and solder February 2 9U S S Bryan cylinder oil and grease February 17 ilO Lighting Department Cooperative Electric Mfg Co copper and webbing Fab 2 61 C J McNierney alcohol 75 Oil City Fuel Supply Co gas February 52 G B W Brown turpentine Jan 24 25 Fire Department John Kellogg Sons harness supplies etc to 1 4 00 Courier Pub Co advertising 55 S S Bryan hose 60 Oil City Fuel Supply Co gas February is 13 Street Department Samuel Stinson supplies to March 1 70 Joseph Smith engineering serv ices to March 1 32 00 Kernochan Co supplies Feb 75 City Property and Contingent De E K Thompson Son sup plies to March 1 85 Oil City Fuel Supply Co gas February 28 2G S S Bryan supplies February 2 55 supplies 5S Air Ley of Common pres cnt The following claims were passed under suspension of rules Oil City Fue Supply Co water and light departments gus for water works and light February 1A Labor ending March 2 water department 24 16 Labor ending March 2 street department 31 5S Barnes washing Xo hose house February 4 00 Mrs K Richards washing No 1 hose house Feb 2 50 Edgar Walker special police man 2 00 First Ward election board 16 fO Second election board 1C SS Third ward election board 1G SO Fourth ward election hoard 1G 50 Board tax appeals 72 00 E II and killing dogs 4 00 P shoring up etc i 00 Tho members of board of appeals wore excused from voting on their re claims Communications A was received from We wish to inform you that in connection with our other departments we shall this season add a complete and up todate line of Same will be in charge of a competent from the East who will en deavor to make this new department as successful as we have been in our others WatcH For YORK THE BIG STORE PRICE CENTS Mr John claiming to be the lowest responsible bidder for West Spring street paving and demanding that the contract therefor be awarded to him which was read and on motion of Mr Brennan tabled in Common council Brennan Hartary Ley and Young Stephens Excused from A communication was received from the Oil City Fuel Supply com pany Riving notice that on April 1 1901 the rate for gas furnished at water works will be increased to 12 cents per 1000 cubic feet less 10 per cent On motion of Mr Brennan Common council refer to water and light com to report Select council concur A communication was from the Petroleum Telephone company asking permission to substitute their poles for city electric light poles at points designated such substitute poles to remain the property of the city All cost of wiring removing etc to be borne by said company On motion of Mr referred to water and light committee to re port Select council concur Report of the city treasurer for the month of February 1901 Receipts 994 45 Disbursements 3629 39 Bal as per report for Jan 36193 SS Receipts as per this report 994 4S 36 Disbursed as per this report 3C29 aa Balance 97 Balance consists General revenue funds 9 Sinking funds 20i5 72 Interest funds 247 97 Water funds 20175 04 Franklin St paving funds Pine St paving funds Ferry St paving funds S Wash St funds Church Run St funds East Elm St funds W Spring St sewer W W Spring St sewer E Bicycle path funds 330 91 753 02 44f5 7S 434 27 4S 17 64 140 09 157 60 sr Redemption funds 1GOO 00 relief funds 21 2335S 97 Signed T W Treasurer Referred to finance committee Select council concur Police To the Honorable tbe Mayor and Councils of tho City of Titusville herewith respectfully submit my report as police magis trate for the month of February 1001 as follows No of cases before court for violation of city ordinance 1 No of cases before police court for violation of statutes 1 Total 5 Disposition of Cases No cases for violation of city or 4 No cases wherein money fine was imposed 3 No cases settled by parties upon payment of costs i Total 4 No cases for violation of city or 4 No cases Jn which fine was paid j Xo cases settled by parties upon payment of costs i Total 4 Amount of fine 00 Amount of Gne imposed and collected 1 Total Amount fines imposed and collected Amount paid city treasurer and receipt therefore af fixed 00 59 0 Total 0 9 00 Respectfully submitted B TARR Police Magistrate March 2 1901 To the Honorable the Mayor and Councils of the City of I herewith submit a report of the polici ment for the month of as follows Number of statutes Classified as follows Rape arrests for violating cily Total No of arrests for ordinances Classified as follows Disorderly conduct Intoxication Interfering with fireman ir dis charge of duties Posting hills on telegraph and other poles Continued on Second Pago LISTENED TO HIS DEATH WARRANT SHERIFF SCOTT READ DOCUMENT TO FRANK MAJOR YESTERDAY Condemned Man Heard His Fate With out Moving a the Privacy of His Ceil March The official death warrant fixing date of the execution of Frank Major alias Joseph Kennedy alias Daniel J Kohoe for Tuesday April 1C was to the condemned mail shortly after 1 p in today There were present the Rev James J Dunn Majors spiritual advisor two representatives of the press and two citizens Sheriff D N Scott prefaced his reading of the war rant with the remark addressed to Major I have an unpleasant duty to perform Major stood in an easy position during the reading listening attentively without changing a muscle of his face During the reading the light was poor and noticing this Major reached ovor to the lamp on the small table at tho head of his couch mvl turned up the wick A moment later he noticed it was smoking and turned it down At its conclusion the clergyman as a special favor of Scott that Major be granted the pri vacy of his ceil from this time on un til tbe execution that curious spectat ors be kept away and no person ad mitted save by request of the prisoner Major was asked if this was his wish and he nodded in the affirmative say ing in a low tone of voice Ves This request is not intended to exclude per sonal friends of Major Major was dressed in a neat suit of black white shirt and collar and black necktie and looked the picture of robust health save for the slight pallor which overspread his features during tbe reading of the death warrant C W Benedict of this city one of the counsel for the prosecution In the Frank Major murder case was served notice yesterday morning that Majors counsel H J Humes would make ap plication to the board of pardons sit ting at Harrisburg March 20 for a commutation of the sentence Mr Benedict with the other attorneys will appear before the board on that date to argue against the motion that will be made It is thought that Ma jors attorneys will ask for a life sen tence for their client This application however will be vigorously fought by tho attorneys for tho prosecution OF AN ACTRESS Its All Over Now She Said as She Swallowed the Poisonous Dose HERTFORD Conn March Grady a native of Simsbury wife of John G Grady of ton and a vaudeville actress noted for her beauty committed suicide at her boarding hotise street early tody by taking strychnine She was known at the boarding house as Mrs Smith and was living with a man who also went under tho of Smith The woman went home late last night and was upbraided by the man for keeping late hours A quarrel en sued and the woman took poison ex claiming Well it is all over now She died For Over Fifty Years Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup has been 7ised for children teething It soothes the child softens the al lays ail pain cures wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhoea cents a bottle Emma Ward Jack wife of the lato Sam T Jack of Oil City has re a fortune of to marry R W Winters a When Mr Jack hd he his wife the above named amount subject to the provision that she should marry his brother James Jack The sug did not meet with the approval of Mrs Jack for two years re mained a widow Two months ago sbo met Winters and preferring a of her own to one of husbands selection with thrown in married him The are now in York we make HO not cheap Steam Oatmeal PROJECT ABANDONED Company Will Not a Tube Mill at Conneaut PITTSBURG MarcE 5The Leader says It was learned today from a source that is thoroughly the Carnegie Steel company ss finally definitely abandoned the project for the establishment of a 120000l0 tube plane at Conneaut 0 on the shores of Lake Erie The work on the plans was stopped by the order or C M Schwab Last 1000 of the 5000000 under option was conveyed to the Carnegie Steel company and the remainder will likely be taken and turned over to the United States Steel corporation to be used as a site for some vast Industry at somo THE PRESIDENTS CABINET Without Exception and Confirmed WASHINGTON March Presi dent today sent tle following tions to the senate John Hay of the District of Colum bia to be secretary of state J Gage of Illinois to bo secretary of the treasury Elihu Root of New York to le secretary of wru John W Griggs of New to be attorney general Charles Emory Smith of Pennsylvania to be postmaster general John D of Massachusetts to be secretary of the navy Echan A Hitchcock of Missouri to bo secretary of the inter ior James Wilson of Iowa to bo sec of agriculture The senate confirmed the nomina tions For a British Duty on Sugar LONDON March 5 chancel lor of the exchequer Sir Michael said a prominent mem ber of the house of commons to a rep of the Press to night will probably introduce a duty on sugar in fho forthcoming budget and will perhaps also add a duty OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS CUBA GEN WOODS REPORTED DECLARA TION GIVEN NO CREDENCE Cuban Constitutional Convention Ex to Accept the Terms Laid Down by Congress Which Are Final WASHINGTON March era dence is given here in official circles to the report from Havana that General Wood had informed members of the Cuban constitutional convention that the declaration of congress as con in the Plait amendment to the army appropriation is merely a basis for further negotiations as to the relations between tho United States and Cuba and that the rejection of the amendment by the convention would be followed by the reconvening of the American congress in special session There is authority for the statement that the remarks attributed to General Wood ire contrary to the view of the matter held by the principal officers of the administration Briefly stated the expectation in is that the Cuban convention will accept tho ccn ditions laid down by the Am erican congress eventually if not in the immediato future and that the Cuban delegates will bo given to understand that the action of congress was final having been taken after thorough consideration of the subject and that such action is not likely to be modified or amended by that body even if called together again expressly for that purpose ex cept in the event of the development of a radical and unlooked for changa in the situation American Glass Company Dissolves X J March were filed with the secretary ot state today dissolving the American Glass company The papers weri signed by J A Chambers of president of the company New X Y March John D Rockefeller has given 110000 to Vassar college for a new dormitory Ernest Hecht Acquitted SYRACUSE N Y March Hecht accused of murdering Mn Louisa Foster was tonight acquitted by tho jury The case has been on trial for eight days The defense was taken that Mrs Foster committed sui cide Hecht was found in the room with the body and was alleged to haye killed the woman after she bad tried to commit suicide and failed Killed by Her Jealous Lover NEW YORK March 16year old actress whose stage name was Ma mie Cirelli was shot and killed today by her jealous lover Antonio Triolio 20 years old Triolio was ar rested I ar j New Spring Wash Fabrics J The announcement a few days ago of New Spring J Wash Fabrics has without doubt met with the popular demand of our numerous patrons who certainly did and now have another opportunity to select from the J choicest assortment ever shown in Titusville at prices astonishingly low quality an old J piece in the lot Note a partial list and quotations styles must be seen to le appreciated in endless variety JA greatest product m uptodate styles at j JJQ BATES of the world for quality and styles at DOTTED all the uptodate IT color combinations at LINEN all the new stylish colored dots value 25c at Imported Wash Goods IMPORTED and En glish best make beautiful assortment at LIXEN blue and pink mixtures 36 inches wide at MERCERIZED CREPE DE LYONS SILK FINISH CREPE DE PARIS CACHEMIRE The newest and swellest wash fabrics ever shown at the price perfect substitutes of the highest price and most exclusive Parisian styles selling at 75c to SI 00 OUR SPECIALS at 25c 25C 25ci These are but a partial list of what awaits you Every day will see new Our aim is to have an endless variety exclusive styles and no duplicates no two pieces alike Will it meet your approval We feel that it does
