ON, EH E. E. Reynolds, For male in Athens, Bayre and Waverly. Pe ; ~ Exchanged — investments Loans Negotiated . 17 Packer Ave., Yalley Phone R30x, Sayre, Pa. a HELD -, LARCRSY AYD ors THE CHARGE FA. Burnham, President; G. D. Barn ham, Counsel, and UU. Eldridge, Viee President of Great Company, Acemoed by Former Officer. NEW YORK, March 9 Frederick A. Burpham, president; George D. Burnham, counsel, sud George Bid- ridge. vice president of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance company, wee arrested by Detective Sergeant Farley and taken before Judge O'Sul- fivan here and held Ib $12,500 ball each to answer indictinents charging grabd iarceny and forgery The sompiainant (n the case is Jatues D. Wells, a former employee of the Company, — The charges of grand larceny and forgery In the third degree, upon which the iadictments were brought, grew out of transactions covering a period of more than leu years, during which Frederick A. Burnbaia has been presi: dent of the Mutual Reserve, his Lroth- J or George has Leen carried on the roll a8 counsel and George LD. Eldridge has been vice president. Many of the reve lations came during the investigation of the Armstrong committee, but other evidence was developed by the exam- imation of the grand jury itself. When the accused men were brought inte court their counsel, former Assist. ant District Attorney Hand, was await ing them with District Attorney Je rome. The ludictments, five against each man, were banded to the clerk of the court, who read the counts and ssked, “How do you plead, gulity or not gullty * F. A Burnhain was about to answer when Mr. Rand said, “If it please the court, I would like to have the plead- ing of the defendants postponed until 1 can get 2 release from an engage ment which | bave iu the supreme court.” Judge O'Sullivan asked when this would be, aud Mr. Rand sald be hoped to be able to get off by the middle of next wetk. The court theu pamed ueéxt Thurs day as the day for pleadiog The question of ball was brought up by District Attorney Jerome, who ask. ed $3000 bond for each Indictment, $15,000 each. “Oh, that Is certainly excessive,” sald Mr. Rand, The judge made the bail $2,500 on seach count, or $12,500 for the ve. When the formality of fixing ball bad been finlsbed Mr. Rand said: “] want at this time to make a request of the court. The grand jury bas asked for instructions as to the law relative to a number of guestious that they are to decide as to the Insurance charges. ® lhe request Is in no way connected with the present defendants, “I'bese questions are of far reaching import, and I would ask that when you make answer to the grand jurors that you permit me to be present or that you will permit me to file s Lrief” *] have no objection to that” sald the district attorney, “provided Mr. Rand will say whow he representa.” Judge O'Rullivan agreed with Mr. Jerome that the name of Mr. Rand's clients should be revealed, but Mr. Rand sald that rather than tell whom be represented he would withdraw bis request. The Cost of Aymies. LONDON, March 8—I1u Introducing the army eatimates, amounting to nearly $150,000000, in the house of commons War Secretary Haldane an- nounced that the Liberals did pot de- sire to destroy the army, but required greater efficiency at lesa expenditure, The war secretary pointed out that Great Britain was not alone in speud- ing enormous sums for the army, cit- Ing Germany and France and adding: “The United States Is a very efliclent nation and coufiues itself to a regular army of A),000 men. Nevertheless that army costs close to $115,000,000."" Righty Cent Gas Bill Passes. ALBANY, N. Y, March 9.— The Page-Agnew eighty cent gas Lill was passed In the senate, with only a few votes in the negative. Benator Gard- ner defended the state gas commission and intimated that the Stevens bill to repeal the state commission act bad led the commission to a hasty coucia- sion (n fixing the price of gas In New York at 80 cents. He belleved the price was unfair, Cockran Hits at Town Toples. WASHINGTON, March 8. — Repre- sentative Bourke Cockran of New York bas introduced a resolution re questing the postmaster general to re- port to the house whether Town Toples is admitted to the malls, He also asks whetlier the government will continue to assist the publication of Town Top- les In “its sald occupation of extoriing money in blackmail” Fear Ibstoek Has Been Slain, TIFLIS, Caucasia, March #. — An Englishman named Ibstock, who ex- ported wool to America, has mysteri- ously disappeared froth a veighboricyg Tartar village, and it is feared he has beet munlersd. Ibstock had $10,000 oh bis person. The authorities are do- ing everything possible to find the missing wan. Chinese’ Emperor fiL AUTO KILLED A PRINCESS. Queen of Italy Brought Friend's Body te Nome In Her Motor Car, ROME, March 9.-The Marchioness of Corsini, formerly Princess Barbe- rinl, was killed last night Ly the ever turning of an automobile in which she was riding with her husband, whe is Kipg Victor Emmanuel's . master of horse. The marchiloness, who was six- ty-two years of age, was driving the sutomoblle, ber husband, aged sixty- nine years, sitting beside ber. While crossing a bridge in the sub urbe, seeing u cart approaching, the marchioness essayed to turn out fo give the cart safe roadway, Lut ran the automobile into the parapet of the bridge with such violence that the par- spel gave way, and the auntomubile was thrown from the bridge Into the ditch, fifteen feet Lelow, turning coin- pletely over as It fell The marquis and the chauffeur escapad without a scratch, Lut the warchioness was grushed to death The news of the accident was tale phoned to Rome, where it came to the ears of Queen Helens. Her majesty immediately ordered her own automo: bile and hastened to the scene of the tragedy, where she found the mar- quis, almost crazed with grief, beside the corpse of his wife. The queen took the marquis and the dead body of the marchioness into her pwn automobile and carried them to the Quirinal, where they still remain. The funeral of the marthioness will tike place from the palace, HIS FOUR WIDOWS CLAIM IT. Late Gilbert F. Roche Apparently a Much Married Man. WESTERLY, R. I, March 9-The pension bureau at Washington Las re selved fonfogrmation that four women claim to be widows of Gilbert F. Roche, a veteran of the civil war, who dled in this city, Special Pension Examiuer C. B. Mec- Sooly of Providence came here and be- Zan an Investigation to determine who was entitled to a pension which Roche recelval, Two months after the death of Roche the nawe of his widow here, Mrs. Rho da Roche, was placed on the pension rolls. Sevéral months later the depart: ment received an application from Mrs. Gilbert F. Roche of Taunton, Mass, and recently a third claimant appenred Iu a Mrs. Hoche of Albany, N.Y. Within the past few days it de veloped that there is a fourth Mrs. Roche living In another part of New York state, 80 far as the pension examiner can fearn, the women living ontaide of Hfiode Island have vever been granted t divorce Roche served as a member of Cowm- pany B of the Niuth Rbode Island ip- fautry. Wheeler Memorial Gathering. ATLANTA, Ga, M%rch 9.—The re port made by Colonel Thompson H. Joues, chairman of the committee hav- ing lu charge the arraugewments for the memorial to General Joseph Wheeler, which will be held In Atlanta March 27, lndicated a widespread and general interest lu the event lo all parts of the country. The occasion already prom- ises to Le one of the wost representa tive If not the largest gatheriug of veterans fromi north and south since the civil war. A programme is plan- ued including as speakers General Ben- oett J. Young, commander of the Ken. tucky division United Confederate vet: erans, as orator of the day and “Cor- poral” James Tanner, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Repub- ile. May Be Escaped Conviet Winder. PHILADELPHIA, March 9A pe go who gave his name as Thomas Harrison was arrested Lere on sus plelon of being Isaac Winder, who on Monday escaped from the county jall at Towson, vear Baltimore, Winder was convicted of murdering and rob bing a tolignte keeper sud was to bave been hauged this month, Harrison Is sald to resemble a telegraphic descrip tion of Winder. He was arrested at the lustance of two other negroes, who said they followed him here from Bal timore, Bridge Company Guards Their Men. NEWCASTLE, Pa, March 9.-Be cause of renewed efforts on the part of union bridge builders to induce the construction gangs to quit work the American Bridge company has adopt. ed the same method In Shenango town ship as In other places where like con ditivus prevall, and guards were post- od over the crews at several bridges belug bLullt along the Western Alle gheny raliroad. It ls now Impossible for strangers to approach the work. Mine Ofeials Blamed For Deaths. CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 9. The special grand jury lmpaneled to fix the responsibility for the explosion at the Detroit mines of the Detroit and Kanawha Conl company, In which eighteen lives were lost, has returned indictments for Involuntary wan: slaughter agajust Mine Superintendent J. F. Minér, Mine Boss R. F, Town- send and the Detroit and Kanawha Fuel company. Jasob Schiff Of For Orient, SAN FRANCISCO, March 9 Among the passdugers on the Pacific Mall line steamer Manchuria, which sailed for the orient, were Jacob Schiff and his party of seven, Mrs. J. C, Havemeyer apd Dr, H. 8. Cominlug, the last to assume charge of the quarantine sts- Hon ot Yokohama. FOR KONGO REFORM Boston Mafs Meeting Would Blot Out Reproach. PLEA TO ROOSEVELT AND CONGRESS United States, Being First Fower to MNecognise Flag of Free State, Should Be Foremost te Ald Helpless Inhabitants. BOSTON, March 9. — With a view to stirring np American sentiment sgainst the reported conditions jn the Kongo Free Binte, of which King Leopold of Belgium is the pomninal ruler, a public meeting was held in Tremont temple fast night under the auspices of the Kongo Reform association. The meeting adopted resolutions call. ing upon the president aud congress to deal! with the situation In that coun try. President G. Stanley Hall of Clark university presided. The speak ers Included Rev. John H. Harris, for mauy years a missionary iu the Kongo Free State; Rev. Herbert 8S. Johnson all Rev. Everelt D. Burr, D. D,, pas- tors of Boston churches. The speakers outliped the deplorable conditions sald to exist In the African state aud appealed to the meeting for support of agy action which might be found expedient by the United States government. In connection with a discussion on the powers of the American govern ment in the matter the following tele graphic correspondence to Elihu Root, secretary of state, and signed by a rep- resentative of the Kongo Reform asso- ciation, was read “Am I right in saying that your po- sition is that our government does not share supervisory powers of Beriln signatories and is wot competent to make Investigation, but that you do not wish to be understood as holding that the came is closed or as declining to consider further information as to facts or suggestions of action along other lines? Meeting tonight. Wish to be strictly accurate. Will use above unless corrected by you.” The followilug reply of Secretary Root wag read: “Your nopderstandiug stated in your telegram Is quite correct. | aw much obliged to you.” The meeting adopted the following resolutions: “Resolved, That as the United States was the first power to recognize the flag of the independent Kougo Free State it Is fitting that it should Le fore most in efforts to ameliorate the ter rible lot of its helpless native inhabit. ants. “Resolved, That we respectfully urge upon the prgsident and upou congress to take all possible steps, either by remuonstrances, by diplomatic corre spondence or otherwise, to end condl- tions. which are a reproach to the civilization of the twentieth century and repugnant alike to religion, Justice and howanity.” Indian Bill Carries $7,785,888. WASHINGTON, March 9 The house has passed the Indian appropria- tion bill, carrying $7,755,028. _It then proceeded to tangle Itself up over the bill to abolish the grade of lieutenant general in the army. The result was an adjournment for Jack of a quorum after members had been locked In the hall for half an hour and the assistant sergeant at arms had been scurrylug to the various hotels In sear~h of mem- bers. The vote to consider the bill showed an overwhelming seutiment in its favor. Sent “Black Hand” Letters. HONESDALE, Pa., March 0.- Julius Moll, a tallor and a local leader of So- cialists, was arrested by Deputy Unit. ed States marshals charged with send ing “Black Hand" blackmailing letters to busluess men aud women demand. ing woney. He was suspected of beiug the gullty party and was detected by marked postage stamps sold bim at the Honesdale postoffice, He was taken to Scranton and held under $5,000 ball, which be was uvable to furuish He ls about thirty-five years of ange. Increase of the British Empire. LONDON, March 9.—As the outcome of a suggestion by Joseph Chamber. lain when he held the post of colonial secretary a unique blue book has just been published recording forty years' growth of the British empire. The blue book shows that since 1561 the area of the empire bos Increased from 80600. 000 to nearly 12000000 square miles apd the population from 230,000,000 to 400,000,000, of which only 54.000,000 are whites und SB O00), Christians. Meridian Needs More Rellef Money. MERIDIAN, Miss, March 0 — The finance committee of relief has Issued a statement saylug that subscriptions to the tornado sufferers had reached $21,000, which Inclndes $5,000 contrib uted by the state. The committee says that the needs are great. The commit tee is of the oplulon that the amount s0 far contributed is inadequate OMeolal Arrested For Praud. CASPER, Wyo, March 0. —W., A Brother, goveruisent disbursing ngent for the Pathfinder reservolr project, with headquarters at Casper, has been arrested here ou n charge of embezzle ment of government funds to the amount of £5000 Former Consul Davis Dead. MEADVILLE, 'a. March 8 Hiram Davis, former consul at Collingwood, Ont, dled at lis home in Raégertown. He was sixty-four years oid. During President Cleveland's first admliuistra. tion he was American consul at Col Hngwoed, Out GOLF AT PINEHURST. Charles B. Fownes, Jr, Wen Gold Medal In Tournament Event. PINEIHIURST, N. C., March 0-— There were thirty starters in the third annual club championship tournament open only to season members, which has here with a thirty-six bole qualification round. A pretty contest for the gold medal offered was the feature of the day. Charles B. Fownes, Jr, of the Oak- mont club, Pittsburg, won by & single stroke, with a grand total of 173, John M. Ward of Montclair, N. J. and A} Ian Lard of Columbia scored second in 174, Willlam C. Freeman third In 15], W. C. Fownes of Oakmont snd CL Begker of Woodland tied for fourth at 152 and J. D. Foot of Apawam!s Afth ia 153. Among those who have qualified are I. D. Pierce, Woodland; IL. E. Ward: well, Camden, Me; J OO. H. Denny, Oakmont; H. C. Fownpes, Oakmont; R. KR. Perkins, New York: C. B. Price, Balem; A. P. Thowpson, Honesdale, Pa.; C HH. Rosefeld New York; T. J. Royce, Rutland Country club, Ver- mont. Expedient Won Gelang Away. SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.-The long distance events at Oakland, the third and the fourth races, were won by favorites, Expedient and Preserva- tor. Expedient was last at the half mile pole in the third race, but when Graham urged him he passed the fleld one by one and captured the event going away. Major Tenuy made a strong effort In the fourth event, but Jockey Williams easily passed him on Preservator. . A Fameus Jockey Relnsiated. NEW YORK, March 0.-—-The stew. ards of the Jockey club last night re- instated Jockey Eugene Hildebrand, whose license was revoked last year becnuse of alleged unsatisfactory wark in the saddle. A liceuse was ordered granted to Hildebrand, and W. A. Devrees, who had raced on outlaw tracks, was also reinstated Oaly Twe Favorites Beaten. NEW ORLEANS, March 9-—Favor- ites were in wuch better form at the Falr grounds, and ouly two were beat. en, Schroeder's Midway and Lady Heurlettn. rence Brady delayed the start in the second race by uuseating her rider at the post. Three First Cholees Won, HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 9.—-At Oaklawn Staud Pat, Tres Joli and George Vivian were the winnlug fa. vorites. Mordella broke down when shie Lad the fourth race at her mercy. A Seclety Engagement, RICHMOND, Va, March 0.—1It Is an- nounced here by one of Ler family that Mrs. Robert Shaw, gee Langhorne, sis- ter of Mrs Charles Dana Gibson, Is engaged to be married to Wiltam Wal dorf Astor, sou of William Waldorf Astor of London. Nanule Langhorne Shaw, as she has signed her name since she divorced Robert Gould Shaw 2d three years ago, lk about twenty eight years old, beautiful, witty and n type of the Awerican outdoor woman of soclety. One of Tier sisters Is mar ried to Hexiunld Brooks, another to Charles Dana Gibson aud still avother to Moncure Perkius of Richmond, Va She Is sald to be the original Gibson girl of Dana's pictures aud has had a multitude of suitors. She has been re- ported as engaged to Robert Goelet, whose fortune is estimated at $40, 000,000, aud to Lord Revelstoke Editor Murdered at Colfax, La. SHREVEPORT, La, March 9 -—L Stuckey, editor of the People's De- wands, was shot nnd killed at Colfax, La, by M. Goodwin, editor of the Col: fax Chronicle. The cause of the trage- dy was the publication of au article by Stuckey which, It is alleged, was a re- flection on the character of Goodwin, The shooting occurred on the depot platform. Goodwin fired three shots, all of which took effect, killing Stuckey alwost instautly Held For Oleomargarine Fraud. DETROIT, Mich, March 9 —Auother arrest has Leen made Ly federal om. cers here lu connection with the ex- tensive colored olecuargarine frauds unearthed In this city, Willlam C. Ten Eycke, a grocer, was arraigned before United States Cowmulssloner Davison ou the charge of manufactur ing colored oleomargarine Open Switch (Caused One Death. LAKE CHARLES, La, March 9 ~In a head on collislon between a Kansas City Southern passenger and a freight traln at Bou Am! Flremasn Wardell was Instantly killed and Euglueers Watson und Smith were probably fa tally injured. An open switch caused the collision Susan BH. Anthony No Better, ROCHESTER, N. Y., March 9. Re ports from the bedside of Susan B Anthony, who is (Il from pneumonia, are not quite so encouraging. She Is extreinely weak, nnd this wenkness is the one unfavorable symptom about her condition that causes her friends anxlely Sinndard Ol Men With Roosevelt, WASHINGTON, March 8. —-H H Rogers add Johu DD. Archbold of New York, vice president of the Standard ull company, were in conference with President Roosevelt at the White House last night Neither of them would discnss the nature of thelr call. Treeps Sent to Honea Path, §, C, COLUMBIA, 8 ©, March 8.-A tele- gram from Holea Path, in Anderson conuty, fo Governor Heyward an: rs dn following the kil named GREEN NOT GUILTY Ex-State Senator Acquitted of Fraud at Washington. WAS CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT Indicted In Connection With Sale of Time Recorders to Postal Depart- ment, For Which Beavers Is Is Prison. WASHINGTON, March 9. —The jury in the case of ex-Stale Benator George E. Green of Binghamton, N. Y., on trial for couspiracy to defraud the govern: ment In the sale of time recording clocks to the postoffice department, brought In a verdict of not guilty, When the verdict was nnoounced there was a great demonstration in the courtrovis, which was promptly suppressed. After the jury bad Leen discharged the court, on wotiou of Mr Green's counsel, reduced his ball (u the other cases to $5,000 Several wembers of the jury ap proached Mr. Green and congratulated him. Mr Green sald that the thought uppermost in his mind was to greet his wife and give her the gind news The members of the jury refused to discuss what had occurred In the jury room or how many ballots Lad been taken Mr Green was charged with having entered into a conspiracy with George W. Beavers, superintendent of the divi sion of salaries and allowances in the postoffice department, to defraud the government, the indictment alleging that Green agreed with Beavers, in be half of the concern of which he was president, that upon every time record ing device ordered from his company through the procurement and influence of Beavers the company woukl pay Beavers a commission of 10 per cent of the purchase price Green was brought to trial on two indictoents in connection with the sale of time recorders to the postoflice de partment. Ouae charged a couspiracy to defraud the government aud anoth- er charged a conspiracy to commit a crime At the conclusion of the sub mission of testimoby the goveruwent elected to go to the jury oun the indict ment charging couspiracy to defraud the government M. POINCARE FOR PREMIER. Strong Reaction In Favor of M, Hou vier at Paris. PARIS, March 9.—President Falil- ere’'s efforts to liduce one or other of the several statesmen with whom he conferred to undertake the task of forming-a cabluet bave not yet borne results. M. Rarricu bas declined either the premiership or a portfolio It is understood M. Poincare will be called to the Elysee today, and the lo- dications are that a cabinet under his lenderslip will be acceptable to the advanced Republican groups A stroug reaction has =et lu lo favor of M Rouvier. The nawspapers se- verely criticise the auction of the cham ber of deputies iu defeating him when be was performing a patriotic duty which promised to prodoce the most uotable diplomatic success of recent years. It has pow become quite evi dent that France will not waver la ber policy ln the conference at Algeciras A. 0. U. W. In Convention, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, March 9.— The state Ancient Order of United Workmen in couvention here consid- ered a resolution last night to create an emergency fund by assessing mem bers over fifty years of age $1 per month who wow carry a $2000 fosor ance; also a fifty cent assessment on members under fifty years of age who carry $2,000, while those under fifty years carrying $1,000 policies will be taxed 25 cents per mouth. The or gantzation Lopes to raise $0,000 by this miecaus. Nanchang Rioters Confess, SHANGHAI March 9—The Protes- tant missionaries at Suchau, provivece of Klangsl, have been escorted to Kiu- kiang. The Catholic missionaries at Suchan refused to leave the place, and the governor Is sending another escort for them. The Chinese concerned in the recent rioting at Nauchang, prov. Ince of Klangsl, have confessed their gull, but maintain that they were justiied lu attacking the Catholles, as the latter had stabbed the magistrate. Money Orders Barred In Foland. WARSAW, Russian Polaud, March 8.-0Owing to continual robberies of pustotfices the central government has ordered the suspension until further notice of the transmission of money orders in Poland. The authorities have set sentinels over the electoral lists, which the terrorists have threatened to destroy. ‘Two detectives thus detailed have been killed To Combat the White Flagwe. WASHINGTON, March 0--A cru sade against the spread of tuberculosis among the employees of the govern ment service In Washington Is belug directed by President Roosevelt, who has Issued an order to the heads of all departments giving them explicit in structions as to thelr duties in com bating the disease C. W. Dorsett For Gavernor. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, March 8 Mionesota Probibitionists nominated C. W. Domett of Minneapolis for gov ernor and Professor Ole Lockensgaan! of Madison for lieutenant governor. 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