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I \ \.AV » t A - ‘4. t • ■ -v1- i.- •T V . *■ >r , .'t. i »* / <rl*|* L: r . ®hc P e n n p a n tfixpress. Senator Raines*8 Tax B ill • Coral. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 1902. Compulsory arbitration is a grand good thing to settle the troubles of other peo ple. But when applied to ourselves it is intolerable. Senator Depew and his bride arrived in New York on Saturday last on the steam er St. Louis, and immediately departed for Washington, D. C. The Western New York Horticultural Society will hold its forty-seventh annual meeting in Rochester January 22 and 23. Lectures will be given by Professors Rob erts and Craig. Franklin J. Moses, a former Governor of South Carolina, was recently arraigned in a police court in Boston, Mass., on the charge of having given to his tailor, in payment for an overcoat, a check on a bank in which he had no funds. Moses attributes his downfall to the opium habit. During the present year there was con siderable profit sharing with employes of large manufacturing concerns.- There is no better way to prevent strikes, but it is not every company that can afford it. They could if employes were deficiency sharers as well as profit, but it is not likely that many o f the latter would consent to this. In the general hue and cry against Tammany and corruption, it should not be forgotten that such corruption is not altogether exceptional. There have been misrule, corruption, red lights, etc., in other cities. And we fear it is a fact that policemen have been punished in New York for offenses which have been com mitted in other .cities with impunity Last week the Nicaragua canal bill was passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 308 to 2. There is likely to be stronger opposition to the measure in the Senate. The French Panama Canal Company now offer to sell their interest for $40,000,000, and some think it would be wise to accept that offer. It is more than probable, however, that the Nicar agua canal bill will become a law. *—♦ The factional contest in Ohio between the respective friends of Senators Hanna and Foraker over the organization of the legislature resulted in a draw. The form er won in the Assembly, and the latter in the Senate. On joint ballot the former had a majority of one. The return of Senator Foraker to the Senate is conced ed, and was before the contest, and hence the fight appears to have been a senseless one. The Supreme Court of the United States has decided that the Gaynor broth ers, of Syracuse, must stand trial in Georgia for being in complicity with Capt. O. M. Carter in defrauding the gov ernment in the performance of public works at Savanah, Ga. They have per sistently struggled for the past two or three years against being tried in that State. Evidently they are afraid of re ceiving justice. The Census Bureau has issued a state ment showing the population of the United States and outlying territories, as follows: Continental United States, 75 , 994 ,- 575; Philippine islands, 6,961,335; Porto Rico, 945,243 1 Hawaii, 154,001; Alaska, 53,592; Guam, 9,000; American Samoa, 6,1000. The number of persons in mil itary and naval service outside continental United States is 91,240. The total popu lation of the United States is, therefore, 84,233,069. ____ Representative Lovering, of Massachu setts, introduced a bill last Friday pro viding a salary for ex-presidents of the United States, at the rate of $25,000 an nually from the date of retirement from the Presidency. The bill is to apply to any ex-President living at the time the law is enacted. It is to be hoped that this bill will not become a law. Such leg islation does not become a Republic like ours. It has been shown that ex-Presi- dents can take care of themselves without any loss of dignity or self respect. Indeed there is danger that a pensioned ex-Pres- ident would suffer both in self respect and public esteem. William Lloyd Garrison delivered a blistering address against Chinese exclu sion in Boston on Sunday evening. Many of bis statements are convincing and un answerable. He said that some of the characteristics of the Chinese which are now strongly condemned and considered to warrant an exclusian act were once deemed virtues in New England. The' Chinese are especially hated by the lazy and idle for their industry and thrift. Mr. Garrison asserted that It does not re quire a microscope to discern that the en tire question is a political one, and that the game is played for the votes of labor organizations. It is said that early in 1861 the U. S. government took possession and convert ed to its use certain lands in San Francis co, Cal., belonging to Gen. John C. Fre mont. For years the widow, Jessie Ben ton Ftemont, while in destitute circum stances, has endeavored to secure from Congress payment for the property, but without avail. Our government has been disgraced by a good many cases of this character. It is easy for those who have pulls to get more than they are entitled to, but those without them are left out in the cold for a long time. We have knowl edge of cases where parties having just claims against the goverment have died Wm; „;»uggiidg for their rights, their children have gone the same way, and grandchildren are still contending for justice with the same prospect of suc cess. Last week Senator lohu Raines intro duced a new and comprehensive tax bill. It provides for a general stamp tax of one-fifth of one per cent, on every hundred dollars of indebtedness, snch as instruments, agreements, certificates, de bentures, mortgages, notes, shares of stock, or any other evidence of indebted ness on which interest or dividends may accrue, one-fifth of the amount collected to go the State and four-fifths to the coun ties in which the tax is collected, except in Kings, New York, Queens, and Rich mond, which go to New York city. Senator Raines estimates that from such taxation $15,000,000 would be de rived annually, of which $3,000,000 would go to the State and $12,000 to the coun ties. We consider Senator Raines's bill su perior to that of Senator Stranahan's, for the reason that, although the tax rate is lower, it reaches personal property in general, and consequently secures a greater revenue. The present law requires the assess ment of all personal property of every name and kind— horses, cows, sheep, cattle, goats, furniture, mortgages, notes, etc., etc., etc. But it has been already shown that not over one-eleventh of such property is assessed, and that fhe major portion of the one-eleventh is saddled upon those who are the least able to bear the burden—widows, orphans, and people of limited means. Such oppres sion is intolerable to the victims, and the more so because of the low rate of inter est, and there is an overwhelming need of the application of a remedy without any delay. The best thing that can be done is to enact a law which can and will be en forced regardless of the ignorance, cow ardice, or vindictiveness of assessors, or their inclination to be “ pulled ” polit ically, and one that will substantially cover all kinds of personal property, so that all may be served alike. To this end Senator Raines’s bill seems to be direct ed, and we hope it will become a law. A stamp tax is always more or less an noying and troublesome, bnt it should be remembered that the evil to be cured is so great and of such long standing that the people ought to be willing to suffer in order to remove it. As was expected, opposition is devel oping against any reform f#x legislation. It comes chiefly from those who are ben eficiaries under the non-enforcement of the present law, although they seek to conceal their motives. For instance, it is claimed that if mortgages be taxed, the mortgagor will be obliged to pay the tax. This is rot. Bnt if the claim were true, It would be an easy matter to make the penalty of such payment usury. And while tax reform Is in order, there should be some way to compel assessors to assess real estate uniformly, Now, in villages especially, the rate runs from one-third to full value, and the full assess ment is almost invariably on humble homes. It Is certainly rank injustice to assess dwelling houses for all they are worth, while business blocks are listed for less than half their value. AN O TH ER D E S T R U C T IV E F I R E IN FE N N VAN. One L ite Lost. Unjust Comparisons . When the war broke out with Spain onr navy was well prepared for the strug gle. We bad some of the best vessels afloat, all commanded by officers of ex perience, the most of whom had been ed ucated at the Naval Academy at Anap- olis. For years our navy had been up. building at great expense, In order that It might be prepared for any contingency, and at the commencement of the war aforesaid it was greatly superior to that of Spain. With reference to the army, the oppo site conditions existed. The regular army was insignificantly small and widely scat tered over the country. The force we had was well armed and disciplined, bnt it was too weak numerically to furnish even a nucleus for the 200,000 and more of volunteers called into service by Presi dent McKinley on the authority of Con gress. To equip, discipline, and drill snch a force of raw troops was a stu pendous undertaking— an undertaking which would have tried the ability and energy of the best Secretary of War that could have been obtained. That Secre tary of War Alger did the best that was possible under the circumstances, we have never doubted. The unprepared- ness of the War Department for the con test was not his fault, but that of Con gress. And to add to the perplexities of the situation, he had to contend with the mud-slinging harpies of the yellow press, whose onslaughts were also highly de moralizing to the troops as well as to the public generally. Under similar condi tions it is probable that the War of the Rebellion could never have been fought to the preservation of the Union. Bnt notwithstanding these facts, ignor ant, thoughtless, or vindictive scribblers are wont to make comparison between the respective managements of the War and Navy departments during the Span- ish-American war in derogation of Secre * tary Alger. Secretary Long did well and has received credit therefor. Secretary Alger did the best possible under the cir cumstances, but he has been reviled be yond the bounds of decency, justice, and reason, and has been made a scape goat for the sins of others. All things considered, our country has reason to be profoundly grateful for the brilliant successes which attended our arms on land and sea during the Spanish American war, and which led to a re markably speedy and successful conclu sion, and it is a blistering shame that the officers who contributed the most to that end have been as vilely assailed as would have been justifiable had they met with crushing defeats. Penn Yan was visited by another de structive fire on Wednesday evening of last week. About 11 o'clock smoke was seen issuing from the cellar of the Plais- ted block on the north side of Jacob Street under the store of Patrick Dolan, dealer in boots, shoes, etc. The fire alarm was promptly sounded and the de partment responded quickly and in full force. Soon five streams were pouring on the flames, three in front and two in rear. There were no fire walls between Fenner’s grocery store on the west and Hazard’s hotel on the east, and the flames quickly spread each way. The smoke is sued in such dense volumes from all of the cellars that it was extremely difficult for the firemen to do effective service. The flames were not entirely subdued until about 5 a. m., although the fire was under control a few hours earlier. The two stores and the hotel were practically gutted. The fire reached the hotel last, which permitted the removal of consid erable of the furniture. There were some narrow escapes from the burning building. Nate Norcott and hia son Frank, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Northrop and family occupied rooms over Fenner’s store. The two Norcotts and the two Northrop children made their exit in the rear while Mr. and Mrs. Northrop escaped by the front stairway. Several of the oc cupants of the hotel left the building in scanty attire, the smoke having become so suffocating as not to permit of the de lay of dressing. During the progress of the fire several firemen received cuts from broken glass, and Night Watchman William O ’Brien fell through an opening in front of Fen ner's store to the cellar bottom below, sustaining a bad scalp wound, a broken rib, and serious bruises. “ Shorty” Mc- Namee fell into the same hole, but es caped injury. Thursday morning the body of a man was found on the floor of room 4 of the hotel. Coroner Joseph T. Cox was sum moned, and he ordered the remains taken to the Corcoran Bros, undertaking rooms. The body was nude with the exception of a shirt, and was badly burned about the lower extremities. Dr. Harry Tntbill made an examination which showed that the man had been suffocated. The man had registered under the name of William Powell, of Dundee. When the fire broke out, Mr. Hazard, the proprietor of the hotel, went through the corridors of the building notifying the guests of the danger. He said he knocked at Powell's room, received an answer, and urged him to leave at once. For some reason, however, he failed to make his escape. Near the bed Powell had oc cupied, his trousers were found. Over these were a pair of overalls, and in his pockets there were fifty cents. It is ru mored that he was seen to have consider able money the day before, but this has not been verified. Although registered as a resident of Dundee, no one in that village has been discovered who knew the man. During the grape season he worked, for a time, for John Fry, of Cros by, but Mr. Fry has no knowledge as to his residence. The deceased was appar ently about 38 years of age. Coroner Cox will hold an Inquest to-day which may develop information concerning the deceased as well as the origin of the fire. The remains are now in the vault of Lake View Cemetery. As to the origin of the fire nothing is known. The firemen throughout labored with characteristic heroism and effective- Golden Newspaper Anniversary, The Ontario County Times , of Canan daigua, will celebrate this week the fif tieth anniversary of its publication, by issuing a souvenir supplement, contain ing much reminiscential and other inter esting matter, with illustrations. During the entire half century, with the excep tion of a few months, the paper has been under the editorial supervision of its founder, Its now senior proprietor, Nathan J. Milliken. As was quite common fifty years ago, Mr. Milliken upstepped into the editorial chair from the humble posi tion of printer’s devil. The discipline and knowledge derived from practical ex perience were quite essential to editors in those days, and they are not entirely valueless at the present time. Mr. Mil liken has also been old-fashioned in an other respect. His vigorous, fearless pen has ever had the inspiration of duty ralher than of policy and commercialism The Times has been a staunch defender L O C A L CORRESPONDENCE. « Potter, —The Helping Hand Society will meet with Mrs. M. W. Foster on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 16. Dinner will be served at 1 o'clock. All are invited. —The L. O. T. M. of Potter will hold a social in Louusberrv’s Hall, Saturday evening, Jan. 18. All are invited. Crosby. —Preaching services and Sunday School will be held each Sabbath morning in the Baptist church, also Christian Endeavor at 6.30 every Sunday evening. —Mrs. Hattie Rapalee visited at Penn Yan last week. —Mrs. Anna Meeks Allen, of Canisteo, is spend ing some time with her parents, J. D. Marks and wife. Voah. 17. S. Weather Bureau . Keuka College. —Ye old-fashioned spelling bee will be held at the College Saturday night. Fifty valiant spell ers under the leadership of Prof. Jackson will on- pose fifty as doughty spellers led on by Miss Wil cox. Prize to the best, oysters for all, given by the Athletic Association. —The Atheneum Society gave a house warm ing in their new hall Saturday night. It was one o f the moat pleasant occasions of the vear. The society will be addressed by Secretny Knight, of the Republican faith, as well as of „f right principles generally, and in virtue I bel°K one he prepared to thereof its political influence has been powerful and beneficial. Mr. Milliken was boro in Keene, N. H., September 27,1821. In recent years, be cause of his advanced age and failing eyesight, the chief burden of the man agement of the Times has devolved upon his elder son, Charles F., who became a member of the firm of N. J. Milliken & Son in 1890, and has displayed singular abllty both as editor and publisher. The E xpress extends congratulations to N. J. Milliken and the Times. give before the students of Dartmouth College. Mr. Knight should have a good attendance. —Foreign Mission Day will be observed next Sunday. In the morning the new mission field in Africa, just taken by the denomination, will be considered. In the evening, by the young people, missions from Paul to Constantine. Yates County Agricultural Society . ANNUAL MEETING. The aonual meeting of the Yates Coun ty Agricultural Society was held at the Court House on Saturday afternoon last. Upwards of sixty members were present — an unusually large attendance. Offi cers were elected for the ensuing year as follows: ! President, Ira Brundage, of Benton; vice-president,' Henry R. Brown, of Jer usalem ; secretary, James A. Thayer, of M ilo; treasurer, E. G. Coleman, of Jeru salem. Board of Managers—Barrington, Charles E. G u ile; Benton, Thomas N. Davis; Italy, Adelbert T. A n g e l; Jerusa lem, David H. Sisson ; Middlesex, W. Ir ving Jones ; Milo, John A. Fiero ; Potter, Glen L* W h eeler; Starkey, Theodore Spence ; Torrey, Charles H. Gardner. James A. Thayer was elected delegate to the State meeting of connty agricul tural societies, to be held January 16th at Albany. The fair held under the auspices of the society this year will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri day, September 9, 10, 11 and 12. Treasurer Ebb G. Coleman, of Jeru salem, rendered his report of the finan cial condition of the sociey, which was as follows : Cash on hand January 12, 1901, $51.38. The receipts of the fair held last year amounted to $3,127 12, and the ex penses were $2,786.64, which leaves a bal ance of $340.49 on hand. The following is the treasurers’ report in f u ll: r e c e i p t s ! Balance on hand ............................................. $ 5 * 38 Gate receipts.............................................. 877 55 Rent of grounds............................................. 145 98 Rent o f privileges ..................................... 40 5 ° Entries for premiums ................................... 20 50 Annual members . ...................................... 348 00 Entries for races............................................. 105 00 State m o n e y .................................................. 1,50470 Election order ............ 25 00 Balance First National Bank ........................ a 52 Total.......................................................$3,127 13 EX P E N D I T U R E S . interest..................................................... 36000 Interest on note............................................. 8 10 Improvements................................................ 52 50 Labor .......................................................... 1x9*51 Benton Center. —As was announced Sunday, a surprise awaits everyone who attends the donation to be given Kev. Mr. Putnam on Thursday evening, January 16th, —The oldest inhabitants say \the finest run of sleighing in years.” Let the good work con tinue. —Anyone wishing anything in the line of gar den seeds will do well to place their order in the hands of our reliable agent, Mr. Charles H, Havens. Mr. H. is a young man that is O. K. in all his dealings. —Mrs. Mary Barber, or Bennington, Vt., is vis iting her niece, Mrs. James Coons. —According to the promise of your correspond ent recently to give a little history of our town officers singly, it is with pleasure that I present for this issue the name ofW. W. Becker, justice of the peace. Some twenty years ago Mr. Becker was honored by bis fellow townsmen in bis selec tion to the above named office. He has served his people with honesty and integrity, much to the satisfaction of all concerned. He served his country faithfully for three years dur ing the Civil War. He was in the seven days’ battle in front of Petersburg; also at Drury's Blufl, Fair Oak, Cold Harbor, and others. So as an officer and citizen he is thoughtful o f the feel ings of his townsmen, and ever ready to aid them in any honorable way. In conclusion, we wish to say that be may live many years in peace and comfort, to which we fully believe he is entitled. Material Feed............... Postage ........ Water ........... Insurance.... Telegraphing A bill has been introduced in the As sembly providing for free text books in the public schools. The title of the bill is a misnomer. The text bcoks will have to be paid for by taxpayers, instead of by the parents of the pupils. In other words some taxpayers will have to contribute to the payment who send no children to school. The bill should not become a law. There is altogether too much gov ernmental paternalism now, and the ef fect is more demoralizing than beneficial. As a rule things that are free are not rightly valued. The discipline of an ef fort and sacrifice to secure advancement in anything proves to be of great import ance in after life. Even free schools, so called, are not all that is claimed for them; for when tuition is paid for direct ly both parents and children arc more in clined to get the worth of their money through hard work. The easy toads sel dom lead to fame and greatness, while difficulties and obstacles overcome or sur mounted generally contribute to that end. There would, however, be less ob jection to making things “ free,” if all people were equitably taxed, as they are not. And it is a significant fact that those who are the strongest advocates of an extension of the free list figure very lightly on tax rolls. In other words they would be generous and phtlanthropical at other people’s expense. A frightful rear-end collision occurred in the Park Avenue tunnel of the New York Central Railroad, in New York, on Wednesday morning last, in which fifteen people*were killed and forty wounded more or less seriously. The authorities are making a searching investigation as to the responsibility for the wreck. One of the conductors has testified that he could not see the signals on account of the smoke. According to the Railway Age there are now 200,000 miles of railroed in the United States. About 5,000 miles of track were added last year and 142.514 cars were built in this country, all of them for home use except 4,359, which were sold abroad. ness. The losses by the fire and the insurance carried were substantially as follows: John Plaisted, loss on block, two stores, occupied by Thomas Hazard as a Raines law hotel, and Patrick Dolan as a boot and shoe store, $3,500; insurance, $2,000. Patrick Dolan, loss by fire and water on stock of goods, $4,500; insurance, $2,000. Thomas Hazard, loss on hotel stock and fixtures, $3,500; insurance, $2,500. Lord Brothers, loss by smoke to building, $50; covered by insurance. F. C. Phillips, stock of restaurant goods, loss being by smoke and water, $125; coveted by insur ance. Charles Kelley, estimated loss by smoke to the side of store building, $25 ; covered by insurance. B. Frank Fenner, loss on block, $4 400; insurance, $1,500; loss on stock, $5,000; insurance, $2,000. Mr. Fenner had about $4,000 worth of beans in a stone building in rear of the grocery, but fortunately neither the building nor the contents were injured. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Northrop sustained a loss of $150, with no insurance. The Messrs. Norcott sustained a lesi of $60, with no insurance. The losses of the last two named were on household goods. “Just think of it I In three short hours I had been carried from New York, the greatest commercial city on the Western Continent, to Albany, the oldest historic town in the States, for Jamestown Is dead; through the heart of the most suggestive ly romantic country. One would be a very clod not to have the imagination stirred and feel the heart respond with a glow of patriotic fervor. Albany recalls so much. So many memories of the feudal sway of the old Dutch patroons cluster about i t ; and it is hard in these days, when one sees it the great Capital of the Empire State, to think of it as the pitiful little settlement of Fort Orange harassed by French with Indian allies; fighting against English supremacy,.; struggling for the fur trade and domi nance in the new land .\—From \The Ro* mance of Reality,\ by Jane W. Guthrie^ in The Four Track News for January . Methodists are congratulating them selves on ending this calendar year with a round $15,000,000 of their $20,000,000 thank offering fund. Mass meetings, de signed to insure the raising of the re maining $5,000,000, are to begin in Janu ary, and are to be held In New York, Bos ton, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Chicago. In Pittsburg and other large cities no meetings aie to be held, for the reason that in them the task has already been accomplished, and the cities selected are intended to be National, Speakers at all of them are to be Gover nors and United States Senators. All the millions thus far raised will be used for strengthening existing enterprises. Richard Croker has retired from the position of Treasurer of Tammany, and has been succeeded by Lewis Nixon. Nixon was graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis In 1882 at the head of his class, and was sent abroad by this country for farther instruction at the Royal Naval Academy at Greenwich, England. He is a shipbuilder, and de signed the famous Oregon and her sister battleships. 60 or 50 84 15 80 3 35 co 4 18 2 10 U. S. Collector ........................................... 8 33 Printing..................................................... no 30 219 25 15 00 40 00 5 70 50 00 32 50 18 00 41 20 3 50 Attractions ................................................. Delegate..................................................... Band ................... . ...................................... Supplies ......................................... ............ Secretary .................................................... Office help............................... .................. Police.......................................................... Judges ......................................................... Helpers................................................ . Race Purses. .............................................. 51500 P r e m i u m s . ..................... 1,015 co Balance on hand ........................................ 340 49 Total ............................................... ..$3,127 13 ♦ Suicide at Pnlteney . Mies Clara Gibball, of Pnlteney, com mitted suicide on Saturday last by hang ing herself In a barn. A Bath dispatch to the Rochester Uniou and Advertiser says: She had complained for several days previous to her death of not feeling well, and the fact that she had for some time suffered with a nervous affection which seemed to partly unbalance her mind, caused the family to keep her under con stant surveillance. However, about noon Satnrday she turned up missing, and al though search was made in every place where it was thought she would be liable to be, she was unable to be found. About 3 o'clock one o f the farm hands went to the upper story of the barn to secure feed the for the stock, and was horrified to see lifeless body of Miss Gibball suspended by a small manilla rope about her neck from one of the rafters of the building. She had been dead but a short time when found, and had evidently hidden herself for some time before suiciding. She was 27 years of age, well educated, and quite prominent in society of her village. Cor oner Hasson returned a verdict of suicide. The Chinese exclusion bill requires that every Chinaman in thla country shall be registered and also be identified by photograph. China would be justified in inflicting the same humiliation on Amer ican subjects in that country. Labor unions have boycotted the St. Louie Fair because the directors have re fused to allow the unions to control in the work of construction. The Fair will probably be held just the same. Potatoes of foreign exportation contin ue to arrive in New York City in large quantities. It is reported that our government has been made to understand that if the Chi nese exclusion law be re-enacted, China will retaliate in a commercial way which will be severely felt. This changes the situation materially, and is very embar rassing to those who are little moved by the spirit of justice. The way to reach the American heart jnst now is to aim at the pocket-book. Commercialism rules. A Sensible Man Would use Kemp’s Balsam for the Throat and Lungs. It Is curing more coughs, Colds, Asthma. Bronchitis, Croup, and all Throat and Lung Trou bles, than any other medicine. The proprietor has authorized any druggist to give you a Sample Bottle Frte to convince you of the merit of tola great remedy. Price, 25c. and 50c. Vital Statistics, During the year 1901 there were filed with the registrar of vital statistics for Penn Yan records of 42 births, 20 of which were males and 22 females, 45 marriages, and 97 deaths. The ages of the deceased were as follows : Over 90 years ........................... . .................... a Between 80 and 90 years .............................. 12 Between 75 and 80 years................................ 7 Between 65 and 75 years ................................ 19 Between 50 and 65 years .................. . ............ 21 Between 40 and 50 years ............................... 4 Between 25 and 40 years ................................ 13 Between 5 and 35 years ................................... 5 Under 5 years..................................................14 The two whose ages were over ninety years were Mrs. Caroline Martin and Ros well B. Jones. Since May 21, 1890, there have been recorded 1117 deaths, two of them being persons over one hundred years old, viz: Mary Crittenden, Nov. 14, 1891, 101 years, n months, and 27 days, and John Thomas, Jan. 12, 1899, 105 years. Y. M. v . A. Auxiliary, At the January meeting of the Auxil iary $100 was voted to pay for gymnasium apparatus in full. More than $80 was netted on the “ Rummage Sale,” and the remainder taken from membership fees of the Woman’s Auxiliary. Among other matters of business this society voted another “ Rummage Sale,” to be held in the near future. A Y . M. C. A. benefit being something to which all citizens are willing to give liberally, it may easily be seen that another organization with fewer members, and less extended interests cannot make as large profits, or as suc cessfully conduct a sale or entertainment for the advantage and gain of the whole public. S bc ’ y . Emperor William has sent a personal telegram to President Roosevelt, in Eng lish, expressing his pleasure in the fact that Miss Roosevelt will christen his yacht, and saying that the imperial yacht H >henzollern will cross to this country to present at the launch, and that Prince i Henry, his brother, will come aa the Em peror’s personal representative. Rushville, —On Satnrday, in A. O U. W. hall, about fifty farmers ot the towns o f Potter, Middlesex, and Gorham met and organized The Rushville Farm* ers’ Club, with the following officers: President—H. M. Boardman. Vice-Presidents— A. Mapes, Gorham; W. R. Fitch, Potter; C.G. Button, Middlesex. Secretary—W. H. Savage. Treasurer—George Fitch. The next meeting will be held January 25, 1902. Subject for discussion, \What crops sh a l l | W e raise the coming Summer lor profit? Any farmer in Yates County can join by paying the fee of fifty cents. —Rev. and Mrs. Van Tuyi attended the wed ding of their niece at Bluff Point onWeduesday last. —Rev. Hazeltine and family have arrived, and are settling in their new home. —A celebrity social will be held at the M. E. parsonage on Friday evening, Jan. 17. Supper for ten cents. —Charles Wood attends the law examination at Rochester this week. —A large number o f the male residents of this place are in Penn Yan this week at County Court. —The A. O. U. W. officers were installed and treated to an oyster supper on Friday night. —Tuesday night of last week a number of Masons visited Potter Center, and on Wednesday about twenty Odd Fellows and wives attended the installation of officers at Middlesex. Keuka Park, —Mr. and Mrs. Botsford, of Wayne are spend ing some time here with their children, who are attending school here. —Mrs. John Peck, of Fairport, made a buslnes trip here last week, returning Saturday. —Mr. Benge spent a few days in Bath, return ing last Friday. —The Myers brothers, of Middlesex, called on friends here last Thursday. —The Ladies’ Current Event Club will meet with Mrs. H. Larrabee on Friday afternoon at half past two o’clock. —Mrs Ethel Wright Sheppard, of Skaneateles, is here doing some work in the Art department. —The Sunday School elected officers for the year last Sunday. Prof. R. M. Barrus, who has served us so efficiently, was re-elected Superin tendent. —Miss Frankie Griffin entertained some of her girl friends last Tuesday, it being the anniver sary o f her birthday. —The Atheneum Society have just raken pos session 01 their new rooms, and Saturday even ing they gave a reception to the students and Park people, it being of the nature of a house warming. A pleasant time was enjoyed. —The following persons attended the Quarter ly Meeting held at Elmira Heights: Dr. Ball, Rev. T. A. Stevens, Rev. Z. A. Space, Mrs. Bessie Bry ant, Miss Elsie Space, and Miss Lora Marsh. Pulteney, —Mr. Ed Robbins, of Geneva, Is In town visit ing many friends, also his mother, Mrs. R. F. Horton. —Miss Lockway, of Penn., Is visiting R. F. Horton and family for a few days. —Leon Gibson, while sliding down Gibson bill on the 7lh Inst., ran against a tree, breaking his leg six inches above the knee. Dr. H. B. Nichols reduced the fracture. Gibson is getting along finely. —Mr. Mulchalr Wegener, aged 84, is suffering from a paralytic stroke 00 his right side. At this writing he is quite easy. —Miss Clara Getta, aged 21, hung herfelf in her stepfather’s barn, Lathrop Drew’s, Friday night or Saturday morning. Poor health and melon- choly caused it. —Oyster Supper at South Pulteney Baptist Church Friday evening. —Installation of the officers of H. C. Lyon Post, G. A. R., last week Tuesday evening. Open installation and supper following. A very social time. —Installation of the officers of Odd Fellows Friday evening, after which supper was served. Some twenty visitors from Prattsburg were pres ent. —George M. Miller and wife are in Horuells- ville visiting their daughter, Mrs, Doty, for a few days. —Married, at the home o f the groom last week, by the Rev. Gardner, Mr. Theron Drew and Mrs. Miller. The groom ia 87 years of age and the bride 84. Bellona. —Mrs. John Andrews died on Sunday, Jan. i», about xi o'clock,after a few hours’ illness ,cf neu ralgia of the stomach. Mrs. Andrews had not been very rugged of late, but her sudden death was a great shock to her friends. Besides her husband she leaves one sister and two brothers, —Miss Mary Day is under the doctor’s care these days, —A very sad death occurred at the Geneva hos pital last Friday morning, when Mrs. Julia Jen sen died, after an illness of over three months. About the first of October Mrs. Jensen was taken violently sick, caused, It is said, from something she had eaten. She was taken to Geneva for treatment, where she underwent three operations under the care of the best physicians, but of no avail. Mrs. Jensen was married a little over four years ago, and since that time has lived on the Stewart L. Purdy farm. She was a bright, amia ble woman, and highly esteemed by all who knew her. Besides her greatly bereaved husband she leaves two small children, the youngest a tew months old. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon from their late residence, conducted by Rev, E. B. McGhee. —A social will be held Friday evening of this week at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. D Eddy Barnes, under the auspices ot Class 5 of the Mem' orial Presbyterian Sunday School. Sleighs will leave W. A. Scoon’s store at 7 o'clock. —Miss Mary Haines has been engaged as as sistant teacher in the Bellona public school. —Miss Boyd, of Middlesex, is teaching in the district north of Bellona. —Mr. Jones, of Syracuse, teaches in the Purdy district, where Mr. Rector taught last year. —Mr. Robins and family, of North Urbaua, have moved into the house on the C. E. Coleman farm. He will work the farm this year. —The recent social held by the Junior Y. P. S. C. E. and the Pearl Seekers Mission Baud was very enjoyable. Owing to the stormy night many did not attend. The entertainment by the Juniors was very pleasing. P P N N YAN M A R K E T S . WHOLESALE PRICES. Butter, pertb .... Rggs, per doz. - Apples, per bushel Potatoes, per bushel, .50 Turnips, per bushel - Cabbage, per ton Onions, per bushel . . . Chickens, per lb, spring . • . Fowls, ..... Turkeys, per lb - Ducks, - - - - Pork, per hundred, dressed, 06% (a) Beef, alive, . . . @ Beef, dressed, - . • .05# Spring Lambs, . . . Yearling Lambs, - • 3# Calves, alive, . . . S h e e p , ................................... 03 @ .3# Grain Market, No. 1 Long Red Wheat - - - <$ .90 No. t White Wheat, • - - - @ .90 No. 1 Red Wheat, • - • - @ .90 —Preaching In the M. E. church next Sunday, Jan. 19th, at 2 o’clock. —The second quarterly meeting of the Benton and Voak charge!will occur on Sunday, Jan. 20th, at Benton Center. New conference on Monday evening, Jan. 27th. PBNN T A N STATION . [Received too late for insertion last week.] Friend . —Farmers are behind with their fall work, owing to a scarcity of help. Some have not cut their corn yet. —Mrs. Lois Scutt, of Crosby, Is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. B. N. Botsford. —Mr. Albert Madison and family, of Crystal Springs, have been visiting his mother the past week. —The tax list, which usually takes about a year and.a half to collect, and is always too large for some of the taxpayers, who seem to think they are still living in those good old days o f sim plicity when they could get a teacher for a dol lar a week and board around the deestrict, is in the hands o f the collector. —Friend Camp, No. 9395, Modem Woodman of America, held an open debate at their rooms Fri day evening, Oct. 19. —Charles L. Iugraham has reopened bis black smith shop, and is now ready to do all kinda of blacksmitniug and wood work. Week ending Jan. 14, 1992, Mean temperature . ........................... 23° Highest temperature, Jan. 9 and 10 ........ 38’ Lowest temperature, Jan. 12 and 14 ........ io° I f Mean daily range temperature ................ ia° Greatest range temperature, Jan. 14.... 20° Least range temperature. Jan. xo and 13. 6° Rainfall and melted snow in inches .... 013 Prevailing w ind........................S. and N. W. Clear d a y s ................................................... o Partly cloudy days ..................................... 2 Cloudy days ................................................ 5 Highest observed barometer, Jan. 14 ...... 29.10 Lowest observed barometer, Jan. ix ........ 28.43 Mean relative humidity .............. 71 percent. S P E C I A L N O T E S . —Solar halo, January 14. RALPH L. EASTMAN. Observer. LAST DAYS Farmers* Club. Real Estate Transfers, The following deeds were entered of record in the Yatee County Clerk’s Office since our last report: George S. Weaver to Mary J. McDermott, prem ises in Jerusalem—$225. Keuka College to Sarah W. Wood, premises in Jerusalem—$225. James A. Belknap to Gtennis B. Cole, premises in Jerusalem—$250. Oriu R. Baldwin to Peter D. Culver, premises in Jerusaletn—$450. John E. Watkins to Malnard Pulver, premises in Jerusalem—$4,000. Daniel Lanning to Jerry Burt, premises in Jer usalem—$800. Maggie Carey to Frank Gilbert, premises in Penn Yan—$1,050. Eugene E. Lewis to Frank Maring, premises in Penn Yan—$1,650. John W. Collins to Sadie J. Collins, premises in Penn Yan— $1. Lettie Salsbury to A. P. Wortman, premises in Barrington—$x. Close leaders of newspapers for a few years back will recall that at one time there was in this country a strong senti ment against the Russian government because of the treatment of political con victs in the mines of Siberia. In diplo matic relations the United States and Russia have always been allies to a cer tain extent, and it looked at that time as though the repugnance of a large section of our people for the penal system of the Czar would operate to produce a rupture of the entente then existing between the two countries. The feeling of dislike for Russia was fostered by the revelations of Wellman and Kennan, the lecturers. Nobody has forgotten the scenes they de scribed, and a play that deals with such a subject ought to prove of unusual inter est. Such a one is “ For Her Sake,” the four-act melodrama which will be seen at the Lyceum on Monday evening, Jan. 20 FLORIDA. PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED TOUR VIA PENN SYLVANIA RAILROAD. The first Jacksonville tour of the season via the Pennsylvania Railroad, allowing two weeks in Florida, leaves New York, Philadelphia, and Washington by special train February 4. Excursion tickets, in cluding railway transportation, Pullman accommodations (one birth), and meals en route in both directions while travel ing on the special train, will be sold at the following rates: New York, $50.00; Buffalo, $54 25; Rochester, $54,00; Erie, $54 85.; Williamsport, $50.00; Wilkes- barre, $50.35; and at proportionate rates from other points. For tickets, itineraries, and full infor mation, apply to ticket agents, or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passen ger Agent, Broad Street Station, Phila delphia. The last meeting of the club was un usually interesting, and it was voted to hold the next meeting on Friday, the 17th inst., at the same place, Y , M. C. A. hall, at 2 p. m. At this writing it is expected that Mr. J. E. Wing, of Ohio, a stock breeder o f wide reputation, will speak be fore the club on January 27th. At the meeting on Friday, Mr. Minor Taylor will discuss “ Foul Weeds,” and Hon. C. J. Huson will present the legal side of the question. The assembly ways and means commit tee, after conferring with the governor, has decided to increase the appropriation for the support of the common schools by $250,000. The scheme of distribution of the gross appropriation of $3,750,000 will be that the weak districts, whose assessed valuation is $40,000, or under, are to re ceive $150 per district instead of$ico, as heretofore. There are upwards of 4,000 of such districts in the state. Every district in the rural section of the state raised for the maintenance o f its schools last year over five mills on the dollar, or $5 upon each $1,000 of assessed valuation. In a great number o f the school districts, whose as sessed valuation was $40,000, or under, the tax was between $10 and $20 upon each $1,000 o f assessed valuation. To Attend the Coronation.. It is announced that President Roose velt has selected the following named persons to attend the coronation of King Edward VII, next Sum m er: Special Ambassador—Whitelaw Reid, of New York. To represent the army of the United States—General James H. Wilsen, U. S. A ., formerly of Delaware. To represent the Navy—Capt. Charles E. Clark, formerly of Vermont, and com mander of the battleship Oregon in the Santiago battle. To be secretaries of the special em bassy—J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., son of J. Pierpont Morgan, of New York; Edmund Lincoln Baylies, a lawyer of New York, and William Wetmore, the son of Sena tor Wetmore, of Rhode Island. It is understood that the appointment as special ambassador was offered to ex- President Grover Cleveland, and that he declined, owing to ill health. If you desire to Save Money, to get the Greatest Values for the money spent, do not miss the unmatchable bargains we shall offer. You will be surprised to find how much you can buy, for a little money, at this Sr * HALF PRICE SALE which we wish to make the Greatest Special Sale we have ever held and which will close on Saturday Night, ■ McFARRM ■ AdmtniatratoPs Sale . A. Flag Robson, as administrator, &c., of the (state of Benjamin Kinyoun, deceased, will of fer at public auction, at his late residence on Bluff Point, on Thursday, Jan. 16 , 1902 , at 10 o'clock, a.m., a large amount of farm property, consisting of horses, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, grain, hay, straw, wagons, sleighs, and nearly all kinds of farm tools ments. and L o o k a t P r ices. Men's Outing Flannel Night Shirts reduced from 50 c. to 39 c. Men's 60 c. Heavy Fleece Underwear at 37 c. Ladies’ Heavy Fleece Underwear, the 60 c. kind, at 89 c. Apron Gingham, the 7 c. kind at 5 c. Ladies* Flannel Waists, the $ 1.50 kind go at 98 c. 2 doz. Fine Black Mercerized Under-Shirts ; price, $ 1 . 00 , go at 69 c. each. Ladies’ Capes, 25 per cent, discount. Millinery at greatly reduced prices. Separate Skirts, 10 per cent, discount. regular Hon. Arthur P. Gorman, of Maryland, was yesterday elected U. S. Senator from that State. Is not a necessity. Will not make hens lay without warm quarters and good care. If you take pride in the care of poultry, B U T , German metalic wreaths at Jenkins’ keep their color. Call and see them. CLARK—VAN GELDER— In Penn Yan. Januaty 9,1902, L. W. Clark and Miss Ida Louise Van- Geider, both o f Penn Yan. KUNEY—ROLF.—In Benton, January 9, 1902, George Kuney and Miss Mattie Rolf. Mack's Device for Feeding and Watering will give every-day pleasure. The saving of food, otherwise wasted, soon pays for outfit. Drinking water always clean and, with warm ing-box, any desired temperature. S h e r m a n ’ s F a ir Store JENKINS. —In Penn Yan, January 8,1903, A'den Jenkins, aged 67years. The Sm e ll of the Back That Is where some people feel weak all the time. They are likely to be despondent and it is not unusual to find them borrowing trouble as if they hadn’t enough already. The fact is their kidneys are weak, either naturally or because of sickness, exposure, worry or other Influences. ROYAL POUND, U ii « 1-2 POUND, U Sold by Egg Buyer, F. M. RAYMOND, Penn Yan, or write, E. H. MACK, Keuka Park, N. Y. 66 66 66 POUND, 1-2 POUND, 42c. 21c. 42c. 21c. Y a t e s Lyceum H. E. BELL, Manager. D. E. Lester <& Co.’s \I am thankful to say,\ writes J. L. Camp bell. of Sycamore. III., \that Hood's Sarsapa rilla has cured me. For many years I was troubled with backache. At times I was so bad I h a d to be helped from the bed or chair. I am now well and strong and free from pain.” What t h i s great medicine did for him it has done for others. Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises to cure and keeps the promise. Begin treatment with Hood’s today. S 3 p 5 'y 00 CL O 66 -'em o 3 © m a) 5 ■ s®* «a So® 20 M of Best H ated Sugar for $100 We will not guarantee to sell sugar at the above price only for a few days. Pearl Tapioca, per l b .................... 5o. Java Rice, per lb ............................ 5o. Beat Carolina Head R ice ............. 10c. Eagle Brand Condensed M ilk .. . 16c. Milkmaid Condensed M i l k ......... Prepared Mustard, per ja r ........... 15c. 10c. A. & P. Washing Powder, per lb, 5o. A. <fe P. Ball Blue, per box......... 8o. A. & P. Corn Starch, per l b ___ 6a A. & P. Seeded Raisins, per l b . . 10a A. & P. Cleaned Currants, per lb. 10c. A. <fc P . Condensed Milk, per can, lOo. A thrilling story of Far-away Russia, Presented by a Company of Uniform Excellence. Mounted with Scenic equip ment of Rare Magnificence and Beauty. Thea-lTectar, Pure Chinese Tea, per lb. 60c. O o l o n g ................ 30, 40, 50, and 60c. Eng. Breakfast.. 30, 40, 50, and 60c. M ix e d ................. 30, 40, 50, and 60o. Gunpowder ......... 30, 40, 50, and 60c. J a p a n ..................... 30, 40, 50, and B. F. Japan .... 30, 40, 50, and Ceylon ..................... 40, 50, 60, and Young Hyson ..3 0 , 40, 50, and 60o. 60c. 70a 60o. What more appropriate for CHRISMAS Presente, for either adults or chil dren, than B O O KS. We have them. All the new, pop ular Books and Juveniles, Bibles and Prayer Books, Calendars and Christmas Cards, besides a great variety of other presents, consisting in part of Papeteries, Pocket Books, PaperWeights, Perfumery, Ink Stands, Fountain Pens, and all the accessories o f a Writing Desk, Albums, Toilet Sets, Music Rolls, Games, and Books, Pictures and Framing. 1 9 0 2 = Diaries = 1 9 0 2 All the Daily Papers and Magazines. Now is the time to make everybody happy during the Glad Christmas time by making them a nice present bought at G UTH RIB'S, ki U p -S tairs” Departm ent J Our Teas and Coffees have a National Reputation for being the freshest and cheapest on the market. Special Sale RIO, - Santos, Maricaibo, La Guayra, - 9, 12, 15c 18c - 20c • 20c Java, - Mocha, 25, 30, and 35c 25, 30, and 35c 22c 8 O’clock Breakfast, - El Ryad Arabian Coffee, 35c. Nickel Plated Lamps Fancy Blend Mocha and Java, 25c. GOODS DELIVERED to Any Part of the City. lain St., Penn Yan. Telephone 52 B. $2.98. MAIN ST. t JOHN MULH0LLAND e GOLD BONDS Pay investors 6 per cent, interest and $100 on Hollowell&Wise -S tairs” Departm ent. N OTICE TO CREDITORS.—Pursuant to an order of the Hon. John T. Knox, Snrro. gate of Yates County, all persons having claims Hyatt, late ot jY f * “ * * * - - - _ Milo, in said county, deceased, are required Barley, 2 rowed • • @ *6° instance of default in payment of interest *or I WA thereof. Barley, 6 rowed - - - - @ ,6o sinking fund. I underaigiied> Adminiatrator of, Ac., oi $100 and upwards can be invested at any time. lr^ e$?ftve<3* ?fLren15e3£» For particulars write to , T«Era‘ « * *' on or \e*ore *he 80 h day ot July* next. Dated, Jan. 8 , 1902 . Oats, White, Oats, Mixed, - Buckwheat • No. i Yellow Corn • at Greatly Reduced Prices, at Our Clos ing Out Sale. A FULL LINE OF *W aXeVves^ CW vm , \ R V x v g s , J t t v a c e X e X * ' * B v o o e X v t , s >C X o c k % , C V o c k s , SvWevvo-ave, EAc. An 8 Day Clock, only - $3 25 Alarm Clock, best made, - 85 £ doz. Rogers best qualty Knives and Forks, only - 1 50 £ doz. Sterling Silver Teaspoons heavy, $ 4.25 to - 4 75 The same low prices on everything in the store. We are selling Watches, cheaper than you can buy them else where. Get our prices. K W. WHEELER, 46 Hamilton St., Penn Yan. FRANK W. HYAT'i’, One of the Administrate! h . r
