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TIONETSA, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1908.
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BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. J. T. Carson,
Justices of the Peace C. A. Randall, D.
W. Clark.
Oounciimcn. J.W. Landers, J. T. Dale,
O. T. Anderson, Wm. Smearbaugb, K.
VV. Bowman, J. W. Jamieson, W. J.
Campbell.
Constable Archie Clark,
Collector W. H. Hood.
SchooC Directors J. C. Scowden, R. M.
Herman, Q. Jamieson, J. J, Landers, J.
R, Clark, W. O. Wyman.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress P. Wheeler.
Member of Senate 3. K. P. Hall.
Assembly Vf. p. Shields.
ti-edent Judge Vf. M. Llndsey.
Associate Judges V. X. K re I tier, P.
C. Hill.
Prothonotary , Register t Recorder, tc.
-J. O. Gelst.
Sheriff. A. W. Stroup.
Treasurer Geo. W. liolemau.
Commissioners Leonard Agnew, An
drew Wolf, Philip Kinert.
District A HomeyA. O. Brown.
Jury Commissioners J. B. Eden, H.
H. MuClellan.
Coroner Dr C. Y. Detar.
Countv Auditors-George H. Warden,
K. L. Haugb, 8. T. Carson.
Count? Surveyor D. W. Clark.
County Superintendent I). W. Morri
son. llecular Tarn ef Ceart.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
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in. t M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab
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Preaohing in the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
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U. are hold at the headquarters on the
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AMENDMENT TO THR CONSTITU
TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OP
THE COMMONWEALTH OK PENN
SYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OB"
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU
TION. NIIMIIKR ONB.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Constitu
tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania so as to consolidate the courts of
common pleas of Philadelphia and Alle
gheny counties, and to give the General
Assembly power to establish a separate
court in Philadelphia county, with crim
inal and miscellaneous Jurisdiction.
Bectlon 1. Be It resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives In General
Assembly met, That the following amend
ments to the Constitution of Pennsylva
nia be, and the same are hereby, pro
posed In accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof:
That section six of article Ave be amend
ed by striking out the said section and
Inserting In place thereof the following:
Section 6. In the counties of Philadel
phia and Allegheny all the Jurisdiction
and powers now vested In the several
numbered courts of common pleus, shall
be vested In one court of common pleas
n each of said counties, composed of all
the judges In commission In said courts.
Such Jurisdiction and powers shall ex
tend to all proceedings at law and In
equity which shall have been Instituted
In the several numbered courts, and shall
be subject to such changes as may be
made by law, and subject to change of
venue as provided by law. The president
Judge of each of the s;id courts shall be
selected as provided by law. The number
of Judges In each of said courts may be,
by law, Increased from time to time. This
amendment shall take effect on the first
Monday of January succeeding Its adop
tion. Section 2. That article live, section
eight, be amended by making an addition
thereto so that the same shall read as
follows:
Section 8. The snld courts In the coun
ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny re
spectively shall, from time to time, In
turn, detail one or more of their Judges
to hold the courts of oyer and terminer
and the courts of quarter sessions of the
peace of said counties, In such manner as
may be directed by law: Provided, That
In the county of Philadelphia the General
Assembly shall have power to establish
a separate court, consisting of not mora
than four Judges, which shall have ex
clusive Jurisdiction In criminal cases and
in such other matters as may be provid
ed by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU
TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI
ZENS OF THI8 COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU
TION. NUMBER TWO.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti
tution of the Commonwealth, allowing
counties, cities, boroughs, townships,
school districts, or other municipal or
Incorporated districts, to Increase thtlr
Indebtedness.
Be It resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania In General Assembly
met. That section eight, article nine, of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, read
ing as follows:
"Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school district,
or other municipality or incorporated dis
trict, except as herein provided, shall nev
er exceed seven per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein: nor shall any such municipality
or district Incur any new debt or Increase
Its Indebtedness to an amount Exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed valu
ation of property, without the assent of
the electors thereof at a public election.
In such manner as shall be provided by
law; but any city, the debt of which now
exceeds seven per centum of such as
sessed valuation, may be authorized by
law to increase the same three per cen
tum, in the aggregate, at any one time,
upon such valuation," be amended, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the eight
eenth article of said Constitution, so that
said section, when amended, shall read
as follows:
Section 8. The debt of any county, city,
borough, township, school district, or
other municipality or Incorporated dis
trict, except as herein provided, shall nev
er exceed ten per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein; nor shall any such municipality
or district Incur any new debt or ln
ciease its Indebtedness to an amount ex
ceeding two per centum upon such as
sessed valuation of property without the
assent of the electors thereof at a public
election, in such manner as shall be pro
vided by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU
TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU
TION. NUMBER THREB.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight
and twenty-one of article four, sections
eleven and twelve of article five, sec
tions two, three, and fourteen of artlclo
eight, section one of article twelve, and
sections two and seven of article four
teen, of the Constitution of Pennsylva
nia, and providing a schedule for carry
ing the amendments Into effect.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met. That the following
are proposed as amendments to the Con
stitution of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, In accordance with the provi
sions of the eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment One To Article Four, Bec
tlon Eight
Section 2. Amend section eight of arti
cle four of the Constitution of Pennsyl
vania, which reads as follows:
"He shull nominate and, by and with
Jie advice and consent of two-thirds of
all the members of the Senate, appoint a
Secretary of the Commonwealth and an
Attorney General during pleasure, a Su
perintendent of Public Instruction for four
years, and such other officers of the Com
monwealth as he Is or may be authorized
by the Constitution or by law to appoint;
he shall have power to till all vacancies
that may happen. In offices to which he
may appoint, during the recess of the
Senate, by granting commissions which
shull expire at the end of their next ses
sion; he shall have power to fill any va
cancy that may happen, during the recess
of the Senate, in the office of Auditor
General, State Treasurer, Secretary of In
ternal Affairs or Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction, In a Judicial office, or In
uny other elective office which he is or
muy be authorized to till; If the vacancy
shall happen during the session of the
Senate, the Governor shall nominate to
the Senate, before their final adjourn
ment, a proper person to fill said vacuncy;
but In any such case of vacancy, In an
elective office, a person shall be chosen
to said office at the next general election,
unless the vacancy shall happen within
three calendar months Immediately pre
ceding Buch election. In which case the
election for said office shall be held at the
second succeeding general election. In
acting on executive nominations the Sen
ate shall sit with open doors, and, in con
firming or rejecting the nominations of
the Governor, the vote shall be taken by
yeas and nays, and shall be entered on
the Journal," so as to read as follows:
He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent of two-thirds of all
the members of the Senate, appoint a
Secretary of the Commonwealth and an
Attorney General during pleasure, a Su
perintendent of Public Instruction for
four years, and such other officers of the
Commonwealth as he Is or may be au
thorized by the Constitution or by law
to appoint; he shall have power to fill all
vacancies that may happen, In offices to
which he may appoint, during the recess
of the Senate, by granting commissions
which shall explro at the end of their
r.ext session; he shall have power to fill
any vacancy that may happen, during the
recess of the Senate, In the office of Audi
tor General, State Treasurer, Secretary of
Internal Affairs or Superintendent of
Public Instruction, In a Judicial office, or
in any other elective office which he Is or
may be authorized to fill; If the vacancy
shall happen during the session of the
Senate, the Governor shall nominate to
the Senate, before their final adjourn
ment, a proper person to 1111 said va
cancy; but In any such case of vacancy.
In an elective office, a person shall be
chosen to said office on the next election
day appropriate to such office, according
to the provisions of this Constitution, un
less the vacancy shall happen within twe
calendnr months Immediately preceding
such election day. In which case the elec
tion for said office shall be held on the
second succeeding election day appro
priate to such office. In acting on ex
ecutive nominations the Senate shall sit
with open doors, and, In confirming or
rejecting the nominations of the Gov
ernor, the vote shall be taken by yeas
and nays, and shall be entered on the
Journal.
Amendment Two To Article Four, Sec
tion Twenty-one.
Section 8. Amend section twenty-one of
article four,' which reads as follows:
"The term of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs shall be four years; of the Audi
tor General three years; and of the State
Treasurer two years. These officers shall
be chosen by the qualified electors of the
State at general elections. No person
elected to the office of Auditor General
or State Treasurer shall be capable of
holding the same office for two consecu
tive terms," so as to read:
The terms of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs, the Auditor General, and the
State Treasurer shall each be four years;
and they shall be chosen by the qualified
electors of the Stdte at general elections;
but a State Treasurer, elected In the year
one thousand nine hundred and nine,
shall serve for three years, and his suc
cessors shall be elected at the genernl
election In the year one thousand nine
hundred and twelve, and In every fourth
year thereafter. No person elected to the
office of Auditor General or State Treas
urer shall be capable of holding the same
office for two consecutive terms.
Amendment Three To Article Five, Sec
tion Eleven.
Section 4. Amend section eleven of ar
ticle five, which reads as follows:
"Except as otherwise provided In this
Constitution, Justices of the peace or
aldermen shall be elected In the Beveral
wards, districts, boroughs and townships
at the time of the election of constables,
by the qualified electors thereof, in such
manner as shall be directed by law, and
shall be commissioned by the Governor
for a term of five years. No township,
ward, district pr borough shall elect more
than two Justices of the peace or alder
men without the consent of a majority
of the qualified electors within such
township, ward or borough; no person
shall be elected to such office unless he
shall have resided within the township,
borough, wnrd or district for one year
next preceding his election. In cities con
taining over fifty tho'isand Inhabitants,
not more than one alderman shall be
elected In each ward or district," so as
to read:
Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, Justices of the peace or al
dermen shall be elected in the several
wards, districts, boroughs or townships,
by the qualified electors thereof, at the
municipal election, In such manner as
shall be directed by law, and shall be
commissioned by the Governor for a term
of six years. No township, ward, dis
trict or borough shall elect more than
two Justices of the peace or aldermen
without the consent of a majority of the
qualified electors within such township,
ward or borough; no person shall be
elected to such office unless he shall have
resided within the township, borough,
ward or district for one year next pre
ceding his election. In cities containing
over fifty thousand inhabitants, not more
than one alderman shall be elected In
each ward or district.
Amendment Four To Article Five, Sec
tion Twelve.
Section 5. Amend section twelve of ar
ticle five of the Constitution, which reads
as follows:
"In Philadelphia there shall bo estab
lished, for each thirty thousand Inhabit
ants, one court, not of record, of police
and civil causes, with Jurisdiction not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars; such courts
shall be held by magistrates whose term
of office Bhall be five years, and they
shall be elected on general ticket by the
qualified voters at large; and In the elec
tion of the said magistrates no voter
shall vote for more than two-thirds of
the number of persons to be elected when
more than one are to be chosen: they
shall be compensated only by fixed sala
ries, to be paid by said county; and Bhall
exercise such Jurisdiction, civil and crimi
nal, except as herein provided, as Is now
exercised by aldermen, subject to such
changes, not Involving an Increase of
civil Jurisdiction or conferring political
duties, as may be made by law. In
Philadelphia the office of alderman la
abolished," so as to read as follows:
In Philadelphia there shall be estab
lished, for each thirty thousand Inhab
itants, one court, not of record, of police
Und civil causes, with Jurisdiction not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars; such courts
shall be held by magistrates whose term
of office shall be six years, and they shall
be elected on general ticket at the munic
ipal election, by the qualified voters at
large; and In the election of the said
magistrates no voter shall vote for more
than two-thirds of the number of persons
to be elected when more Hum one are to
be chosen; they shall be compensated
only by fixed salaries, to be paid by said
county; and shall exercise such Jurisdic
tion, civil and criminal, except as herein
provided, as Is now exercised by alder
men, subject to Buch changes, not Involv
ing an Increase of civil Jurisdiction or
conferring political duties, as may be
made by law. In Philadelphia the office
of alderman is abolished.
Amendment Five To Article Eight, Sec-
tlon Two.
Section 6. Amend section two of article
eight, which reads as follows:
"The general election shull be held an
nually on the Tuesday next following th
first Monday of November, but th Gen
eral Assembly may by law fix a different
clay, two-thirds of all the members of each
House consenting thereto," so as tJ
reud:
The general election shall be held bien
nially on the Tuesday next following th
i first Monday of November In each even-
Umbered year, but the General Assembly
may by law fix a different day, two
thirds of all the members of each House
consenting thereto: Provided, That such
election shall always be held in an even
numbered year.
Amendment Six To Article Eight, Sec
tion Three.
Section 1. Amend section three of arti
cle eight, which reads as follows:
"All elections for city, ward, borough
and township officers, for regular terms
of service, shall be hold on the third
Tuesday of February," so as to read:
All judges elected by the electors of the
State at large may be elected at either a
general or municipal election, as circum
stances may require. All elections for
Judges of the courts for the several Judi
cial districts, and for county, city, ward,
borough, and township officers, for regu
lar terms of service, shall be held on the
municipal election day; namely, the Tues
day next following the first Monday ot
November In each odd-numbered year,
but the General Assembly may by law
fix a different day, two-thirds of all the
members of each House consenting there
to: Provided. That such election shall al
ways be held In an odd-numbered year.
Amendment Seven To Article Eight, Sec
tion Fourteen.
Section 8. Amend section fourteen of ar
ticle eight, which reads as follows:
"District election boards shall consist
of a Judge and two inspectors, who shall
be chosen annually by the citizens. Each
elector shall have the right to vote for
lie Judge and one Inspector, and each In
spector shall appoint one clerk. The first
election board for any new district shall
be selected, and vacancies in election
boards filled, as Bhall be provided by law.
Election officers shall be privileged from
arrest upon days of election, and while
engaged In making up and transmitting
returns, except upon warrant of a court
of record or Judgo thereof, for an elec
tion fraud, for felony, or for wanton
breach of the peace. In cities they may
claim exemption from Jury duty during
their terms of service," so as to read:
District election boards shall consist of
a Judge and two Inspectors, who shall be
chosen biennially, by the citizens at the
municipal election; but the General As
sembly may require said boards to be ap
pointed In such manner as it may by law
provide. Laws regulating the appoint
ment of said boards may be enacted to
apply to cities only: Provided, That such
laws be uniform for cities of the same
class. Each elector shall have the right
to vote for the Judge and one Inspector,
and each Inspector shall appoint one
clerk. The first election board for any
new district shall be selected, and vacan
cies in election boards filled, as shall be
provided by law. Election officers shall
be privileged from arrest upon days of
election, and while engaged In making up
and transmitting returns, except upon
warrant of a court of record, or Judge
thereof, for an election fraud, for felony,
or for wanton breach of the pece. In
cities they may claim exemption from
Jury duty during their terms of service.
Amendment Eight To Article Twelve,
Section One.
Section 9. Amend section one, artlole
twelve, which reads as follows:
"All officers, whose selection is not pro
vided for in this Constitution, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law," so as to read:
All officers, whose selection Is not pro
vided for In this Constitution, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law: Provided, That elections of State
officers shall be held on a general election
day, and elections of local officers shall
bo held on a municipal election day, ex
cept when, In either case, special elec
tions may be required to fill unexpired
terms.
Amendment Nine To Article Fourteen,
Section Two.
Section 10. Amend section two of article
fourteen, which reads as follows:
"County officers shall be elected at the
general elections and shall hold their
offices for the term of three years, begin
ning on the first Monday of January
next after their election, and until their
successors shall be duly qualified; all
vacancies not otherwise provided for,
shall be filled In such manner as may be
provided by law," so as to read:
County officers shall be elected at the
municipal elections and shall hold their
offices for the term of four years, begin
ning on the first Monday of January
next after their election, and until their
successors Bhall be duly qunllfied; ell
vacancies not otherwise provided for,
shall be filled In such manner as may bt
provided by law.
Amendment Ten To Article Fourteen,
Section Seven.
Section 11. Amend section seven, arti
cle fourteen, which reads as follows:
"Three county commissioners and Hires
county auditors shall be elected In each
county where such officers are chosen,
In the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-five and every third year
thereafter; and In the election of Bald
officers each qualified elector shall vot"
for no more than two persons, and thi
three persons having the highest numbf
of votes shall be elected; any casual va
cancy In the office of county commis
sioner or county auditor shall be filled,
by the court of common pleas of the
county In which such vacancy shall oc
cur, by the appointment of an elector ol
the proper county who shall have voted
for the commissioner or auditor whose
place Is to bo filled," so as to read:
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected In euch
county where such officers are chosen, In
the year one thousand nine hundred and
eleven and every fourth year thereafter;
and In the election of said officers each
qualified elector shall vote for no more
than two persons, and the three persone
having the highest number of votes shall
be elected; any casual vacancy In the
office of county commissioner or county
auditor shall be filled, by the court of
common pleas of the county In which
such vacancy shall occur, by the ap
pointment of an elector of the proper
county who shall have voted for the
commissioner or auditor whose place ll
to be filled.
Schedule for the Amendments.
Section 12. That no Inconvenience may
arise from the changes In the Constitu
tion of the Commonwealth, and In order
to carry the same Into complete opera
tion, It Is hereby declared, that
In the case of officers elected by the
people, all terms of office fixed by act of '
Assembly at an odd number of yean
shall each be lengthened one year, bul
the Legislature may change the length ol
the term, provided the terms for which
such officers are elected shull always be
for an even number of years.
The above extension of official termi
shall not affect officers elected at the gen
et al election of one thousand nine hun
dred and eight; nor any city, wnrd, bor
ough, township, or election division offi
cers, whose terms of office, under exist
ing law, end In the year ono thousand
nine hundred and ten.
In the year one thousand nine hundred
and ten the municipal election shall be
held on the third Tuesday of February,
as heretofore; but all officers chosen al
that election to an office the rcgulur term
of which is two years, and also all elec
tion officers and assessors chosen at thai
election, shall serve until the first Mon
day of December In the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven. All offi
cers chosen at that election to offices the
term of which Is now four years, or ll
made four years by the operation ot thcKe
amendments or this schedule, shall serve
until the first Monday of December In
the year one thousand nine hundred and
thirteen. All Justices ot the peace, mag
istrates, and aldermen, chosen at thai
election, shall serve until the first Mon
day of December In the year one thou
sand nine hundrsd and fifteen. After the
rear nineteen hundred and ten, and until
the Legislature shall otherwise provide,
ill terms of city, ward, borough, town
hip, and election division officers shall
begin on the first Monday of December
in an odd-numbered year.
All city, ward, borough, and township
Jfllcers holding office at the date of the
tpproval of these amendments, whose
terms of office may end In the year one
thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall
continue to hold their offices until the
first Monday of December of that year.
All Judges of the courts for the several
ludlclal districts, and also all county offl
ters, holding office at the date of the ap
proval of these amendments, whose terms
f office may end In the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven, shall oon
tlnue to hold their offices until the first
Monday of January, one thousand nine
hundred and twelve.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No, I,
ROBERT MoAS-EK),
Oocrotary of the Commonwealth,
ESCAPE DEATH BY GAS.
Leaking Pipe Asphyxiates Family and
Two Boarders.
Pittsburg, Oct. 6. Discovered juBt
In time lo save them from death by
asphyxiation Peter Povero, his wife
and two-month-old baby, and two
boarders, John Fostore and Bernard
Ranplno, were taken from their home
In the rear of 1206 Penn avenue at
noon Sunday and it was more than
two hours before they regained con
sciousness. That an explosion did
not take place Is miraculous, because
a light was burning In the room when
the unconscious family was found.
Povero, aged 22, and his wife, 17,
with the bnby, live in a rear room on
the second floor. Several days ago
Fovero used soap to patch a leak In
the gas pipe just below the Jet. Be
lieving that If he left the jet burning
the pressure would not force open the
leak he retired Saturday night leaving
the gas lighted.
When the neighbors detected the
odor of gas about noon Sunday they
broke In the door of Povero's room.
All five persons were unconscious.
They were carried out into the rear
yard and two physicians summoned.
For more than two hours the doctors
worked before the trio were out of
danger. The physicians stated that
had the dlscoverey been delayed ten
minutes all would have been beyond
medical aid.
SCORES FIGHTING
FOREST FIRES.
Flames Are Raging on Both
Sides of Laurel Ridge,
Greensburg, Pa., Oct. 6. Two forest
fires are raging on either side of the
Laurel Ridge and are being fought
by half a hundred men. One fire
started at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon
nenr Kingston, on the Llgonler Val
ley railroad, midway between Ligonler
and Latrohe. Forty acres of wood
land have already been burned over
and the fire threatens to enter the
town of Bradenvllle. It Is thought
the Pennsylvania Brick company, near
the burning woods, will be consumed.
Shortly after the fire started, from
an unknown cause, 25 men were sent
from Latrohe to fight the flames.
Starting in Kelley's hollow the fire
swept up the side of the ridge and
beaded toward the northeast, towards
Johnstown, 22 miles away, and con
nected the entire distance by forests.
At Laurelville, on the other side of
the ridge, fire started in twenty acres
of forest at 5:30, and is being fought
by a large force of men and boys.
Both sides of Loyalhnnna creek for
several miles are in flames.
1909 Auto Tags White.
Harrisburg, Oct. 6. State automo
bile tags lor laou will be white with
black letters. Each year the color is
changed, so that no cars can be oper
ated under licenses that have expired.
Bids for the new tags will be opened
at the automobile bureau of the state
highway department today. The new
tags are to be ready by Dec. 15, and
the applications for licenses will be
filled In . the order received. Thus
far this year 24,000 automobile li
censes have been issued. The $70,000
Income derived from this source has
been employed for road engineering
and experiments with duBt-laylng de
vices. Explosion Causes Death.
Dayton, O., Oct. 6. One person is
dead, two are dying and two others
are seriously injured as the result of
an explosion of gas In the rooming
house conducted by Mrs. Eliza Wag
ner. Jlav llarshnian, three years old,
was killed. Mrs. Wagner and her 12-year-old'
daughter, Viola, were fatally
hurt and Edward Milliard and Mrs.
Delia Harshman were severely Injur
ed. A leak In the gas pipe caused the
explosion when a match was struck.
The building was badly wrecked.
Railroads Kill Three Per Day.
Harrisburg, Ort. 6. The railroads
of Pennsylvania killed 92 persons dur
ing the month ot August and Injured
1.101, milking a total of accldcnU to
1,193 persons. In other words the
deaths were almost three a day and
the Injuries about 35 a day. These
facts are set out In the monthly bul
letin of the state railroad commission
for August, the first of these bulle
tins to be issued.
Washington, Pa. The petition of
108 young Vmerlcans and foreigners
of Charlercl for the establishing of a
night school has bpen granted by the
Charleroi school board. At least one
extra teacher will be required.
FREATY IS TORN UP,
Bulgaria Independent; Austria
Annexes Balkan States.
Prince Ferdinand's Course Almost
Certain to Precipitate a War With
Turkey Bulgarians Have Faith In
Their Army, Which Has Reached
High State of Efficiency.
Events which threaten to change
the political face of Europe are crys
tnlizlng with lightning rapidity. Al
most over night the horizon of the
Near East, which seemed gradually to
tie assuming a peaceful appearance,
has become crowded with war clouds.
News reaches London from Beveral
sources that two definite strokes are
Impending which cannot fall to bring
matters to a crisis, and perhaps force
an immediate war. One Is the proc
lamation by Prince Ferdinand of the
Independence of Bulgaria, which will
include Rumella, taking for himself
the title of "czar of the Bulgars."
The other Is an announcement by
Austria-Hungary of the practical an
nexation of the provinces of Bosnia
and Herzegovina as appanages of the
Austro-Hungarian crown.
Either action will be equivalent to
the tearing up of the treaty of Berlin,
while Prince Ferdinand's course
seems almost certain to precipitate a
war between Bulgaria and Turkey.
Before these possibilities, the quarrel
over the East Rumelian Bection of the
Orient railway sinks into Insignifi
cance. Both armies are reported to
be quietly and swiftly mobllzlng near
the borders. Bulgaria is said to be
buying up munitions and horses on an
extensive scale.
The Bulgarians have faith In their
army, which has reached a high state
of efficiency, nit hough it Is perhaps
lacking in olllcers, and the war, for
which Bulgaria has long been suspect
ed of preparing, could be fought with
more advantage for her now than
when the new Turkish government
had time to reorganize Its forces,
which have become enervated by the
corruption and neglect of the old
regime.
The Emperor of Austria, It Is un
derstood, has dispatched a letter to the
president of France, setting forth his
Intentions regarding Bosnia and Her
zegovina, although the contents of the
letter are kept secret, and he is send
ing similar notes to the other powers.
While Austria's action with regard
to the two provinces may not tech
nically be called annexation, It Is be
lieved It will amount, to that, whatever
It may he called. Apparently the em
peror is determined that the destiny
of these provinces shall be Austrian,
not Turkish. For thirty years they
have been administered by Austria
Hungary, but they have always re
mained theoretically Turkish territory
and Austria pledged that her adminis
tration should not derogate Turkish
rights.
THOUSANDS DROWNED.
City of Hyderabad In India Over
whelmed by Flood.
The catastrophe that overwhelmed
Hyderabad, the capital of the Nizam's
dominions, and left in its trail thous
ands of dead, was one of the most
sudden and appalling of many visita
tions on India. In the Nizam's do
minions are many tanks or lakes, the
largest of which communicates with
the River Musi. Tremendous rains
caused the lake to overflow, which in
turn burst its banks.
A flood of water sixty feet high
swept down upon the city, carrying
everything before It, and completely
devastating several quarters of the
city. Thousands of tons of water
crashed In a dense mass against the
houses, burying under the ruins the
natives to a number 1hat cannot be
even estimated.
After the flood subsided, a vast qung-
mlre of black mini, out of which arises
a poisonous stench, murks the spot
where thousands of people lived.
Bands of natives are now searching
thlB pool for the bodies of their rela
tives and the scenes are sickening.
Many of the bodies have been re
covered and nil of them are badly
mangled. Many more are buried in
the debris of masonry and twisted
iron. The flood actually wiped out a
district of a mile long and a half mile
wide. . .
Two Big Commercial Conventions.
Two big conventions are to b
opened within the next few days, that
are fraught with importance for the
commercial interests of the country.
The first is the "Lakes to the Gulf"
or "Deep waterway congress" at Chi
cago. This congress is made up of
delegates from all states bordering on
the Great Lakes and the Mississippi
river. The slogan Is "Fourteen feet
through the valley" and they are de
manding that a 14 -foot channel be pro
vided by the government from Chi
cago to New Orleans by the Illinois
and the Mississippi rivers.
The oilier convention Is the Trans
MisHissippI congress at Sun Francisco,
the purpose of which is to discuss and
adopt such measures as will tend to
Improve commercial conditions.
Court Reinstates a Veteran.
In a decision handed down at Roch
ester, N. Y., the appellate division
of the supremo court, Fourth de
partment, affirms the order of the trial
court order to reinstate Peter Arnold,
a veteran, who was discharged from
the canal service at Medina by State
Engineer Skene.
FOUNDERS' WEEK.
Philadelphia Celebrates 225th Artnl.
versary of Its History.."
From out the historic old belfry
of Independence Hall in Philadelphia
there came on Sunday the peala of
a bell to signal the opening of the
most unique celebration the country
has ever witnessed, the advent of
Founders' week, the 225th anniversary,
of the founding of the city by William
Penn.
Profound services of praise and
thanksgiving held In the churches Sun
day will be followed throughout all of
the coming week by a succession of
pageants which promise to eclipse
anything of the kind heretofore at
tempted. Not since the famous Cen
tennial celebration of 1876 have the
citizens of Philadelphia been raised
to such a pitch of enthusiasm.
The program, which will not be con
eluded until next Saturday morning, Is
crowded with interesting and spectac
ular events. The attractions are of
the widest possible scope, but all have
been arranged with the central idea
of showing the progress of the city
from its founding to the present day.
TEDDY," JR., FINDS JOB HARD.
Gets Backache, but Hopes to Become
Used to It After a While.
"That's enough to break your little
bnck when you aren't used to it," -marked
"Teddy" Roosevelt, Jr.. when
at the sound ot the noon whistle he
emerged dirty and grimy, but smiling,
from the mills of the Hartford Car
pet company at Thompsonvllle after
his first effort at real work. Then as
suring the correspondent that he
would not mind it after a while he
hustled along to eat lunch with Avln
H. Hlgglns, vice president and general
manager of the company.
Teddy was up at 6 o'clock In the
morning and at five minutes to 7 was
wending his way with 3,200 other mill
hands to his new Job. After bowing
his acknowledgments to a dozen type
writer girls In the office, he covered
up his rheap shoddy work suit with
overalls and went along with William
Lyford. general superintendent, to the
uninviting wool department. For
ten and a hnlf hours each day he will
sort dirty wool according to grades,
then wash, blench and Bpln it, all for
the stupendous stipend of $5 a week.
FLYING MACHINES FOR TRADE
One of the Wright Brothers Says They
Can be Built at $4,000 Each.
Lorln Wright, brother of the airship
inventors, said at Dayton, O.:
"If fifty aeroplanes are to be man
ufactured for French use they will be
made in France by the syndicate form
ed to purchase the patent for that
country. The aeroplnne cannot be'
made to sell for $2,000 and leave a
margin of profit. It will probably sell
for about $4,000."
Before going to Washington Orvllle
Wright Bald he and his brother ex
pected to engnge In the manufacture
of filers for the market. Their pres
ent small plant was once used as a bi
cycle factory by the Wright brothers.
There is not in the place a room big
enough to contain an aeroplane com
plete. In the shop now are all the
parts except the motors for six ma
chines. President Cannot Visit Australia.
It was slated that the message from
Premier Deaklu thanking President
Roonevelt for the visit of the Ameri
can battleship fleet to Australian wa
ters, and inviting the president to
make a visit to Australia on his way
to Africa for a hunting trip next April,
did not reach the president until Tues
day last, when It was delivered by
Counselor Esmo Howard of the Brit
ish embassy. The president's secre
tary states that the president replied
to the message verbally through the
embassy counselor thanking Premier
Deakin for the Invitation and saying
it would be Impossible for him to ac
cept it, although he would like very
much to visit Australia.
Shot His Son; Kiled Himself.
Ilecau.se his son Richard refused
to give money which he demanded,
John Burkhniilt, aged Cfi, at Union
Hill, N. J., shot and seriously wound
ed the younger man, then drank car
bolic acid and jumped from a window
of his home in an effort to end his
life. While father and son were being
rushed to a hospital in an ambulanoe
the old irmn sprung upon the wounded
boy and attempted to strangle him.
He fell hack dead Just as the ambu
lance reached the hospital. Young
Bvrkhnrdt will recover.
C. P. R. Strike Settled.
The settlement of the C. P. R. strike
was announced through the Con
servative government in Manitoba.
Robert Rogers has been In Montreal
for some days with a view to bringing
the contending parties together and
succeeded. The terms are those
brought in by the board of concilia
tion under the Lemleux act for set
iling labor disputes. The men re
turn to work unconditionally. All
ni'iirled men and all first-class me
chanics who have been on strike re
turned to work Monday.
Dr. Mann Bishop of Washington.
' Dr. Alexander Mann of Trinity Epis
copal church, Boston, was elected
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal di
ocese or Washington on the seventh
ballot. Bishop lirent -of the Philip
pines had twice declined the honor
after being elected. The vacancy was
caused by the death of Bishop Henry
V Satterlee.