3 a il ia a Saab hl i Cl a a NA Gad a RR 00D WOOD WOOD CT NATIONAL E. E. Reynolds, For sale in Athens, Bayre and Waverly. docaees INSURANCE ELMER A. WILBER, SAYRE, PA. = es Berthe Claiche Case Unveils Police Rascality. UNFORTUSATES TAXED WEEKLY. Girl Convicted of Manslaughter Told District Attorney All Seereis of Agreements Between Officers and Women of Her (lass. NEW YORK, Marh XK — Berthe Clalehe, convicted of manslaughter for the shooting of Emil Gendron, wade a lengthy confession involving four po Heemen formerly stationed In the Ten- derloln precinct to Assistant District Attorney Ely. Withesses have been se cured who will corroborate ber state- ents. Bome corroboration has already been obtained in the shape of testimony given at her trial The girl under oath said It was ber custom snd the custom of all the wo- men of her class fu the Tenderloin pre- cinet to contribute $2 8 week toward a fund for four policemen whom she named. This fund, she said, was divid- ol between them. Her statement is long and circumstantial. She sald that in ber acquaintance were fifty or sixty women who contributed $2 & week to this fund and that undoubtedly there were others whow she did not kuow, The agreement was that this pay- ment was to secure the contributors from sudden arrest. At stated inter- vals they were expected to submit to arrest. The policemen guaranteed to #0 arrange the cases that the fine In the police court would not exceed $5. The arrests went to the credit of the men making them on the station bouse record. Other women uamed by Berthe Olaiche bave promised to testify, giv- ing dates and places of payments to policemen. A big sensation is imml!- aent. Prior to his conference with the Claiche girl Mr. Ely, in company with Abraham Levy, visited headquarters and talked with Commissioner Bing bam. The district attorney and police commissioner are working together to uncover the conditions described by Berthe Claiche. Bo amazing are the disclosures of Berthe Claiche that District Attorney Ely is likely to probe deeper thsu Into the actions of the four policemen di- rectly implicated by the girl. She has beard of other policemen who were grafting and bas given lines by which they may be reached. The result of her coufesslon may be the exposure of the whole system of police graft upon the Tenderioln un- fortunates. Berthe Claiche's story ap- plies only to women who ply thelr trade on the streets. Because of her deep seated convic ton that she would be acquitted by the jury Berthe Clalclie Is uot quite but overtrained enthusiasts and sym- pathisers assured her no jury ou earth would ever convict Ler of murdering Gerdron—that they would set lier free without leaving thelr seats, 56. Louis Has Police Graft, ST, LOUIS, March 8 —The names of the four police officers indicted by the grand jury ou charges of bribery are Sergeant J. J. Connors and Patrol- mes Edward Cantillon, William J. Haberstrob and Theodore Vollmer. Sergeant Connors and Patrolman Can- tillon are under arrest and were imme diately suspended from their official positions. Patrolmen Haberstrol and Vollmer 41d not report for duty, and 8 diligent search for them by police was fruitless. The indictments result ed from the grand jury investigations into charges of grafting Iu the police department. ——————— Ravages of Dogfish and Sharks, WASHINGTON, March 8—The rav- ges of the dogtish and sharks among the fisheries of Massachusetts was dis cussed by the president with the com- mittee appointed by the goveruor of Massachusetts to come here for that purpose. The sharks and dogfish are destroying great numbers of fish, the ravages being 40 extensive as to affect the fishing industry, especially mack- orel aud cod. Distiaguished Chinese at Detroit. DETROIT, Mich, March 8. —Ten dis- tinguished visitors from China, the party headed by Prince Tral Tso which Is fouring the United States on & visit of Inspection, are guests of this city. Mayor George P. Codd and Po- lice Commissioner Fred W. Smith, with a local entertainment committee, took the visitors in automobiles to visit the largest manufacturing plaots of Detroit. ————————— President Had to Decline, WASHINGTON, March 8.—Repre- sentative Lafean of Pennsylvania pre- sented to the president a delegation from York, Pa, which came to Wash- ington to Invite him to attend the an- nual encampment of the Sous of Vet orang to be held In York next June. The president was compelled to de cline the invitation. Sehwal Was Peeling Fine. TORRENCE, N. M, arch 8. Charles M. Bchwab was sitting up when the train passed here, and he de clared that he was “feeling fine.” The railroad officials at the general offices alse report that there ls no apparent Alyn wu the tral ae to Mr. Schwab's nut Chileno Nerned. | B~Fire has de Ming station of the Chi- raliroad at Twenty. Sh litasia. avenue, w— LAKE GEORGE SPECIAL WRECKED Miss Esmond of Gansevoort Killed at . Saratogs, N. Y. SARATOGA, N. X., March 8A rear end collision on the Delaware and Hudson raliroad here resulted In oue death and severe Injuries to several passengers who were on the train known as the Lake George special. Miss Esmond, aged sixteen years, of Gansevoort, was Instantly killed. Her mother, Mrs. Charles Esmond, received lujuries that are likely to prove fatal Frank Sindecuse of Buffalo, a travel ing salesman, suffered the loss of a leg. Frank Cardes of Albany was In- Jured internally. Nelson M. Varney of Sandy Hill had his right hand-aud arm crushed and received Interval injuries. Miss Gertrude Esmond’'s skull was crushed when the car In which she was A passenger was telescoped by the coach behind. Her mother, Mrs Charles Esmond, forty years of age, received Interns] injuries which, it is said, will prove fatal. George Foster Peabody was ou the wrecked tral on his way to New York from his Lake George home He es- caped Injury and after the accident went to the home of Spencer Trask In this city. All of the passengers injured and the girl who was killed were In the for ward coach of the local train from Glens Falls, which was held up on ac count of an derailed freight train abead. The freight Lad left the truck near the Saratoga depot, completely blocking traffic, The Glens Falls train bad been at & standstill for some time when the Montreal express came into view. The engineer of the express claims that be saw the danger and applied the emer- genay brakes. The rails were slippery, however, and at very little If any di- minished- speed the Montreal tier crashed Into the standing local, tele scoplag It. The Esmond girl was caught between the first coach and the bagguge car. The other passengers were pinned down by wreckage and were rescued with much difficulty aft- er police reserves and fire apparatus Lad Leen called to the scene. That the list of killed and Injured {s so small is attributed to the fact that many persons in the local traln had becowe tired out from the loug walt and had left the tralu to walk to the depot. End of Hooker Charges In Sight. ALBANY, N. Y, March 8 -What Is generally regarded as the end of the effort to secure the removal of Warren B. Hooker of Fredonia from the su. prewe court bench in the Third judi: cial district on the long discussed charges of Improper conduct In con nection with appointments and rental transactions concerniug the postoffices at Fredonls, Duukirk and Fort Plain came when the state assembly hy a vote of 87 pays to 50) yeas defeated a motion of Assemblyman Tompkias, Democrat, of New York to tuke frem the judiciary committee his resolution directing that committee to repeal the Investigation of those charges His Body Lodged In a Tree. PARKERSBURG, W. Ya., March 8 —~When a quantity of ultroglycerin ex. ploded near Williamston, this county, two weeks ago H. D. Kerr was driving the wagon In which it was being car. ried. All that could be found imme- diately after the explosion were a few pleces of flesh, and these were shipped to Ohio for burial npon the supposition that they were all that was left of Kerr. Last evening, Lowever, his body, somewhat lacerated, was found in a tree 700 feet from the scene of the explosion. The body had apparently been thrown through the air and lodg- ed lo the tree, Ens Recelved lato Roman Church, SAN SEBASTIAN, Spaiu, March §. —Princess Ena of Battenberg, King Alfouso's flancee, was formally recely- ed into the Catholle church. The cere ony took place ju the library of the royal palace of Miramax, the apart ment having been truusformed into a temporary chapel. The princess re celved the baptismal name of Victoria, Those preseut at the ceremony Includ- ed Princess Henry of Battenberg, King Alfonso, Dowager Queen Cris tina, Premier Moret and the Duke of Alba. Witness Confesred He Was a Rioter. BPRINGFIELD, O, March S —1u the riot cases Roscoe Ridgway created a sensation by going on the stand and declaring under oath that be was one of the rioters, He picked out several of the defendants as members of the mob and declared that they were with bim. Ridgway is the man who was fined $200 last week for carrying con. cealed weapons, having Leen arrested during the excitement attending the riots. Protecting Our Sponge Industry. WASHINGTON, March 8 ~The sen. ate cominittes on foreign relations has authorized a favorable report on Sena. tor Taliaferro’s Lill to prohibit aliens from taking sponges In waters of the United States. The bill is designed to prevent natives of the West Indies and other groups of islands off the south- east coast from trespassing on an in. dustry that has grown to be one of the most lmportant (u the state of Florida Harbor Facilities For Barge Canal. ~ ALBANY, N. Y., March 8 A confer- ence was held between the members of the board of barge canil advisory en- gineers and Mayor Cutler and the city engineer of Hochester relative to the barbor facilities which that city will have for shipping after the barge canal hits been constricted. Department Stere Burned. BARATOGA, N. Y, March 8-The store of Adalbert Soyder a at Gansevoort has besn burned, % A CRISIS AT PARIS Rouvier Cabinet Is Defeated After Church Riots Debate. DISPUTE 4S TO CARRYING OUT LAWS News Came as Bolt Out of a Bine Sky to Country and May Influence the Result of the Meoroe- can Conference. PARIS, March 8—Like a boit from t clear sky the Rouvier ministry was defeated in the chamber of deputies last night and immediately resigued. The cabluet crisis comes at a most drématic moment, wheu the Franco German contest has reached a decisive stage, and may exert an important adverse influence on the Algeciras con- ference and ou European affairs The defeat of the government came an a comparatively minor debate over the church disorders, The governinent succeeded In Dolding only 234 votes, while the various elements In opposi- tion—Clericals, Socialists and Natlon- alists—united and polled 287 votes, thus placing the ministry in a minority of 33. Premier Rouvier, with all of his col- leagues, lmmediately proceeded to the foreign office, where a jolut letter of resignation was prepared. Later M. Rouvier presented this letter to Pres- ident Fallleres, who accepted the res ignations. The president announced Lis lutention of consulting the prest- deuts of the senate and chamber of deputies today relative to the forma- tion of a new cabinet. The debate lu the chamber of depu- ties was upon the bloody riot yesterday during the inventory of a church In the village of Boeschepe. resulting In the death of a manifestunt. Various orators severely criticised the govern: ment's course, asserting that {t threat- ened to precipitate a religious war- (are. Premier Rouvier responded: “The government has the duty to ap- ply the law. It will apply it without weakuoess, but also with the prudence, tact aud wisdom consistent with pub- Hie tranquillity. 1 ask the adoption of ft resolution approviug these deciara- tious of the governwent.” Tue resolution was thereupon put to a vote and defeated. The result was 1ue to a combination of opposition in tiuences. The vole was more expres sive of personal sntagonism to the ministry thin of opposition to church wventories The decision resulted from a dispar ity of the opinions expressed In the chamber of deputies relative to the method of carrying out the law provid: Ing for the separation of church and state. Had tlié chamber voted a mo- tion of confidence iu the government the cabinet would have been compelled to continue to apply the law; but, the downfall of the winistry having clearly occurred through disapproval of the wethods hitherto adopted, which on one slide were considered as too viru- leat and on the other side as too ludul- gent, M. Houvier and his colleagues thought It better to discontinue the en- forcement of the law Prior to the cabinet crisis the Fran: co-German controversy over Morocean control seemed to be In the balance, with the juclination strongly toward Ao agreement. All depended upon Ber- lin's last word. The foreign office has stated the situation as follows: “The reported German concession bas not yet Leen communicated to us, but one thing can be stated with abso- lute positiveness—namely, If the Ger men concession on the police question is conditioned upon International su. pervision it will not be accepted.” This statement preceded the cabinet crisis, Status of Isle of Planes. WASHINGTON, March 8—Seuators Spooner and Bacon have reached an agreement concerning an amendment to the Isle of Pines treaty intended to protect American Interests. It provides that the Island shall be regarded as a separate province within the meaning of the Cuban constitution. This would give It local self goverument and a representative Iu the Cuban congress wheu its population warrants such rep- resentation. As the Americans are In the majority, it is understood that the proposed amendment will be satisfac tory to them District Attorney Removed. WASHINGTON, March 8.— President Roosevelt removed from office Horace Speed, the United States district at torney for Oklaboma, as a result of charges preferred against him. These charges were to the effect that be had entered Into a contract with a certaln county commissioner to render legal service and that he had paid Iw prop erly to that cominlsslouer certain sums of money in counection with that em- ployent Mitchell Tells Miners to Walt, PITTSBURG, March 8.—The striking miners held a weetivg last evening to recelve a reply from President John Mitchell for advice und relief. He was told that a number of men were dis- charged for jolulng the union, My Mitchell replied that he could do noth. Ing until after the Indianapolis meet lng, and it was agreed to walt until that time before any action was taken Sehofield Lica Near (o Sheridan, WASHINGTON, March 8 General Schofield’s body was laid to rest In the Natloual cemetery at Arlington In a beautiful spot on the castern slope se- lected by General Schofield more than fifteen yoars axe as he stood there one afternoon with a member of bis fam. ily. Near by lies of General Phil Sheridan, and to the westward rises the Temple of Fame, ~ PUBLIC LOST TEN THOUSAND. — Form Flayers Received Big Bamp at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Murch 8. — The foriu players received thelr usual bump from the Looks when Perfect, the favorite, was badly beaten by a 13 to 1 shot iu the three-year-old maid- 0 race, The general public last about $10, 000 on the race, and the “wise” mouey played Oriflamme down from Sto 1 to to 1. This oue was even more Lad- Iy beaten, and about $5,000 went up on him. E. W. Lagerroth’s Philador, which was unplayed, at 13 to 1, won the race. Van Ness and James Reddick prov- td the only winning first choices A light rain fell all day, and the track was muddy. Summaries: First Race —Phllador, first: erine R., second; Qualat, third. Becond Race.—Our Own, first; Big Store, second; Gold Circle, third. Third Race. —Van Ness, first: Deux. temps, second; Mohave, third Fourth Race.—James Reddick, first; Raluland, secoud; Macy, Jr., third. Fifth Race.—R. F. Willams, first; Sonoma Belle, second; Judge Himes, third. Bixth Race.—Arabo, first; Eurvarite, second; Celebration, third Cath- . Juok Young at Hot Springs. HOT BPRINGS, Ark, March 8 ~The Owners’ handicap at a mile and seven- ty yards, the feature of the card at Osklawn, was won in easy fashion by Jack Young The track was heavy, aod Jack Young reveled in the gong. Lubin defeated Barbaros, the favorite, for the place. Jockey Cherry ‘carried off the riding houors of the day by winning with Excitement, Jack Young and Broomhandle. Broombandle won his race without contention, as Aaron J., the favorite, was left at the post. Soufriere Won a Thousand, SAN FRANCISCO, March 8.—A 81.- 000 Laudicap, the feature event at Oakland, was won by Soufriere. At the head of the stretch A. Muskoday came [lke a flash and got the place from Nealon. The opening race af- forded a close contest between EM. Brattain and Sad Sam, the former win- ulug at 10 to 1. Another surprise was Christine A, which woo the second eventatd to | Zinda Oaly Winaiag Favorite, NEW ORLEANS, March 8 —-Zinda, which far outclassed ber fleld. was the only winning favorite at City park track, though Boserrian sud Tom Do lan were equal chiolces (no the first race. Pursuiug their investigation into the druggiog of the horse Grenade, the stewards ruled off Abe Robertson. a rubber iu the mwoploy of J. H. McCor- wick, owner of the horse. Strike Breakers Fled For Safety. LEBANON, Pa, March S.-Despite an attempt to operate the Cornwall ore mines with a working force of sixty Imported laborers the workings are still idle aud a shutdown wennces the furuace plants at Cornwall, Colebrook and North Lebanon, which plants re ceive thelr supply of ore from the Corn: wall mines The sixty laborers sent here Ly the Pecusylvanla Steel com pany started work, but an hour later, on the approach of a large body of strikers, they ded frow the place, de- sertiug their picks and shovels and run ning to the other side of the deep cuts In the mines for safety Japanese Officers Court Mariinled. TOKYO, March 8. Lieutenant Com. mander Mizoguchi and other officers of the transport Klushin, sunk by the Russian Vladivostok squadron at the beginning of the war, are undergoing trial by court martial here for alleged cowardice In surrendering to the ene my. Extended accounts were given In Japanese newspapers of how Lieu. tenaut Commander Mizoguchi and oth er officers committed hara kirl, but the officers returned among the prison. ers from Russia, WAR ON MONOPOLIES President's Message Regard- ing Coal and Oil Ratea. COMMISSION MUST HAVE FULL POWER Joint Resolution Instructing Inter. Siste Commerce Board Doea Not Ge Far Enough and Needs Far- ther Enaciment of Laws. WASHINGTON, March 8.- The pres ident sent the following wessage to Congress: “l bave signed the joint resolution ‘instructing the loterslate commerce commission to make examinations in- to the subject of railroad discrimina- tions and monopolies in cual and oll and report ou the same from time to time’ “I have signed it with hesitation. be cause in the form In which It was passed it achieves very little and may achileve nothing, and It is highly unde sirable that a resolution of this kind shall become law In such form as to give the lmpression of insincerity — that is, of pretending to do something which really Is uot done. But after much hesitation I concluded to sign the resolution because its defects can be remedied by legislation which [ bereby ask for, and it must be under- stood that unless this subsequent legis- lation is granted the present resolution must be mainly and may be entirely inoperative. “Before specifying what this Jegisla- tion is I wish to call attention to one or two preliminary facts. A part of the [Investigation requested by the house of representatives In the resolu tion adopted on Feb. 15, 1905, relating to the oll industry and a further part having to do with the anthracite coal industry have been for some time un- der investigation by the department of commerce and labor. These investiga- tions, I am Informed, are approaching completion. and before congress ad- journs [ shall submit to you the pre- liminary jreports of these Investiga- tions, “Until these reports are completed the Interstate commerce cominission could not endeavor to carry out so much of the resolution of congress as refers to the ground it already covers without running the risk of seeing the two Investigations conflict and there fore render each oue more or less nu gatory. “1 recommend to cougress the seri ous consideration of just what they wish the commission to do and how far they wish it to go, baviug In view the possible incompatibility of conducting an luvestigation like this and of also proceeding criminally In a court of law and furthermore that a sufficient sum, say $530,000, be nt once added to the current appropriation for the com- wlsslon so as to enable them to do the work indicated in a thorough and com- plete manver, while at the sane time the power 1s explicitly conferred upon them to administer oaths aud compel the attendance of witnesses In making the luvestigation in question, which covers work quite apart from their usual duties “It seems unwise to require an In vestigation by the commission and not to furnish either the full power or the money, both of which are necessary to render the Investigation effective.” The reading of the president's mes- sage to congress aunouncing his signa ture to the Tillman Gillespie resolu- tion, lo which Le referred to the lnac tion of cougress, was received with merriment In the senate. It suggested the days when President Cleveland was iu the White House and occasion ally pointed out in his messages where In congress had failed to meet Lis ox- pectations ———— Kentucky Looking After Insurance. FRANKFORT, Ky. March S.—The Kentucky house of representatives by unanimous vote passed a bill providing for an annual accounting and distribu. tion Ly all life Insurance companies doing business in the state of Ken- tucky. The blll provides that an ac- counting of profit or surplus shall be 8ST. PAUL, Minn, March 8.—Govern- or John A. Johnson announced that he will recommend to the next Minnesota legislature the waglug of an aggres. sive fight against the so called cordage trust. The twine plant at the state prison, which supplies 13,000,000 pounds of twine to Minnesota farmers yearly at practically cost, Is threatened with extinction by the combination which is putting In an plant at St. Paul to man- ufacture fax twine by a new process Ordered to Kill Roosevels, NEW ORLEANS, March 8.—Declar- fng that her lite will be taken unless she assassinates President Roosevelt, as ordered by a guug of anarchists, & woman who gave Ler name as Mrs W. B. Lewaller of Philadelphia upplied at central police headquarters for pro- tection. She spoke rationally on all general subjects, but the police and coroner decided to detain ber for an examination Miles Will Review Cadets. URBANA, lls. March 8. -—Lieuten- ant General Nelson A. Miles, U. 8 A, retired, will take part in the special features of wllitary apd Decoration day at the Univggity of Illinois. He will review the university cadet regl- ment and make an address before the student body on “The Tralnlng of the Citizen Boldier." Elevator Acoldent at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N. Y, March 8&- George Ehrman was Instantly killed and two other men were serfously lujured when a freight elovator In the plant of the Dold Packing company fell ; third anniversary of the policy and ap- portionment and distribution anuually after that time during the life of the policy. Move to Save Charles L. Tucker. BOSTON, March S.—Particular (n- terest attached to the stateliouse hear Ing on the question of abolishing capl- tal punishment because of the pending execution of Charles I. Tucker, con- victed of the murder of Mabel Page The movement fu favor of the aboll- tion of the death penalty was led by Representative Thomas I. Davis of Salem, assisted by Mm Florence Spooner, Rabbi Charles Fleischer and Herbert I.. Baker An Antipase and Franking Bill, WASHINGTON, March 5 — The Raunsdell autipass bill was reported Iu awended form to the entire house com mittee on judiclary by a subcommittee and was made a special order for to- morrow morning, when the full com- mittee will consider it. The bill pre- veuts all federal officers from accept Ing milway or Pullman car passes and Also forbids thelr aceeptance of franks from telegraph, telephone or express colnpanies Navahoe Still Hard and Fast, WILMINGTON, N., OC, March 8 The Clyde steamer Navahoe, ashore at the mouth of the Cape Fear river, hae slightly shifted ber position during high tide, but she 1s still hart and rast, and work continues on lighteriug the Cargo, For Mexlean War Veterans. WASHINGTON, March X-—Senator Stone has introduced a bill increasing He from $13 to $30 per month. 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