sus $75,000.00
t repeti
and Sullivan Coal, Hard and
DRAYNAN.
Especial cars and prompt at-
tention given to moving of
Pianos, Housshold Geeds, Bafes
otc.
HILL & BEIBACH
~ CAre
Best of Everything
Lockhart St.
Attorneys and Counselors
at Law.
Specialties.
Diseases of Women sad of the Rectum,
ut a glass such
as Stegmaier’s
Large Crowd Listens to Strong
Arraignment of “The Gang"
at Oak Grove Last Night,
The theatre at Oak Grove was
well filled with an interested and
atteative crowd of voters last even-
ing who gathered to hear the state
issues discussed by mea who are
taking an active interest in the
cause of reform in Pennsylvania,
Dr. C. J. Cummings was chosen
chairman of th: mesting aad Geo.
Bolton secretary.
The first speaker introduced was
William T, Creasy, reform candi-
date for auditor general. He said
the present issue was an issue be:
tween the people of this common-
wealth and “the system ;"- that the
system was composed of the great
corporations; that the system's
agent was the head of the ring
that controlled Pennsylvania poli-
tics, and thatitis this same ring
which is now trying to delude the
people with promises of reform
that they do not mean to carry out,
He said that the system had not
mentioned one of the greatest of
all needed reforms—that of equalis
zation of taxation—and showed
that real estate in the state valued
at three billion dollars paid forty-
seven millions of taxes at a rate of
fifteen mills, while the corporations
with a valuation of five billions
paid only fourteen millions of taxes
and their rate was only four mills
on a dollar,
He stated that the share of the
capitol building steal that fell to
Bradford county was $257,000 and
that the entire cost of the capital
was a sum equal to two-thirds the
essed valuation of Bradford
county.
He spoke of the gross misman-
agement in the building of the
capitol, how $850 was paid for a
flag pole worth only $75, that
desks cost over $500 that were
worth not one tenth that sum, and
that the discovery of these gross
frauds was due tothe fact that last
fall the people were sensible
enough to elect as state treasurer a
man independent of the gang who
tended to the duties of his office
and challenged such exorbitant
charges. He showed the necessity
of placing a man in the auditor
general's chair who would look
into charges made, and determine
their validity before the people's
money was paid out,
The second speaker, Scott Ams
mermaan, of Montour county, spoke
of the neglect of the ring in taking
care of the insane, and their diss
d of many worthy causes
that should receive attention. He
showed that there was a surplus in
the treasury that was never less
than nine millions, and it was this
large surplus that furnished the
great temptation to steal as has
been done on such a vast scale in
the coastruction of the capitol
building,
The next speaker was Colonel
W. M. Fairman of Punxsutawney,
and he was a decided departure
from the usual run of campaign
orators. oh a Sommanding in
pearance, ed and witty,
took the Sr by a He
spoke of the neglect of the state to
provide even a marker for the
grave of Gen. Hancock, while the
gang had reached into the state
treasury and took out thousands of
dollars for the purpose of erecting
a monument to a man who
people te stop following the old
machine thit was long since dead,
*
MOTHER DEFENDS HIM
Aged Mra. Calverley on Stand
In Brouwer's Behalf,
DOCTORS SAY PTOMAISE POISONING
All Testimony Inu Toms River Mure
der Trial Is Now In-Jary May Re-
turn Verdiet Today—Frisoner
Overcome In Court.
TOMS RIVER, N. J, Oct. 17—"My
boy Is Innocent. He never would kill
the mother of his children”
With these worlds ou her lips Mrs.
Althea Calverley, the aged mother of
Dr. Brouwer, who Is on trial chargwl
with the murder of his wife, Carrie,
staggered from the witness stand,
Sbe had appeared ns nu witness in be-
half of her son and had told of the last
{liness of Mrs. Brouwer.
Mrs. Calverley corroborated the story
told by her son as to the extraor.
dinary meal eaten by Lis wife,
With tear bedimmed eye and falter
ing voice, which yet rang true with
the conviction of the Innocence of her
son, Mrs. Calverley told her-story. The
old mother swore that after dinner the
night Mrs. Brouwer was taken 111 Flor-
ence Vincent, the colored servant, who
bad partaken of the same fool, grew
very lll with symptoms much the same
as those shown later by Mrs. Brouwer.
The old wowan then told of the
scene at the deathbed of Ler son's
pretty wife.
“Did she say anything to you that
night?’ she wis asked,
“Yes,” sald the old woman. “She
sald: “I am going to die. I want you
to make this your home aud love and
care for my children”
Then as she rose to step down and
with the cry on her lips the hged wo-
man tottered forward
Judge, jury, lawyers and spectators
all started up
Dr. Brouwer reached out his arms to
ber and started to biz feet. It was
Prosecutor Brown, who has been so
bitter Ju his attacks on the accused,
who caught her and led her tenderly
to a seat.
With the testimony of Mrs. Calverley
the defense closed its case, and lm-
mediately the prosecutor called Mrs
Trevepeau Hyer in rebuttal
Dr. J. H. Hauce of Lakewood, fam-
ily physician of George J. Gould, testi
flied that Mrs. Brouwers death had
been caused Ly ptomalue poisoning.
Mr. Gould's plysician was called by
the defense. He testified that he never
hid seen a fatal case of strychnine
poisoning, but that he had observed
many cases of ptomaine poisoning
“How do you account for the pres.
ence of arsenic in the body, witness”
was asked upon cross examination.
“1 den’t account for It,” was the an-
swer.
That ground glass Is not Larmful
and that as much as a teaspoonful of
it may be taken with impunity was the
astounding statement of Dr. D. Me-
Leane Formau. -
Dr. Forman, for the defense, sald
that there was not a sipgle symptom
In Mrs. Brouwer's case that could not
be ascribed to ptomaine poisoning. Dr.
Forman sald that the conditions being
as described he would say that pto-
maine polsoning had been the cause of
death.
All the testimony Is now In, and it
only remains for counsel to sum up
and the judge to deliver his charge
before the case will go to the Jury
Judge Hendrickson sald be thought
that two bours for each side would be
sufficient time for the summing up and
arguments of counsel.
It Is thought that the case will go to
the jury not later than 4 o'clock today.
Gypsy Murdered For Mis Money.
NORRISTOWN, Pa, Oct. 17.—Frank
Smith, thirty-eight years old, a wember
of the Wells band of gypsies, in camp
near here, was shot and killed by
masked robbers. His body was found
at daylight lying beside a fence. Jo
seph Walls, chief of the band, was held
up by the robbers, and Smith went to
his rescue. One of the masked men
shot him In the neck, and be ran from
the camp, the robbers disappearing at
the same time. When Smith did not re
turn a search was wade, resulting In
the finding of his body. His wife says
he had $200 or $300 In his kets,
This meney was missidg when the
body was found.
Suspect Murder at Utica.
UTICA, N. Y, Oct, 17—A week ago
& mau and woman appeared at a cheap
boarding house In this city and took a
room. They stated they were from Syr-
acuse, and the mau gave tle name of
Joka White, The woman has not ap-
peared at her meals since the first day,
but White took articles of food to the
room, saying she was ill. They were
heard to quarrel frequently. White
was seen leaviug the house, and, the
room being opened, the woman was
found dead.
RE ———————————.
Covielyou Bars STR Machines,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 —Postmas
ter General Cortelyou Lays issued a gen
eral order directing that “postuasters
will hereafter perwit uo persou to leave
or install in postoMces or upon postof
fice premises for test, approval or oth
er purposes any machine, invention or
device on any pretext whatever with
out first obtaining specific written au-
thority from this department”
Shot Himself In Y. M, C, A. Hooms.
ASHEVILLE, N. C., Oct. 17-0. W.
Benjamin, aged thirty, formerly of
Wellsboro, Pa.. cashier of the Ashe
ville branch of the Armour Packing
company, shot h f throngh the
BeARE INE ight in The T. 26 o
ftory. He had been
A MYSTERY STILL.
—
Welghtman's Confidential Man Talks
of Seervel Document.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 17. — The
fight for old William Weightman's mil
lions is off,
His daughter, Mrs. Anne Weightman
Walker, will retain possession of his
great fortune, estimated at Letween
$40,000,000 and $60,000,000.
Mrs. Jones Wister, his daughter in.
law, who brought sult to break the will
and obtain, ou belinlf of her minor
child, Martha, a share of the Immense
fortune, suddenly willirew Ler con
test, after the production of a secret
document signed by the dead willion
aire,
Much Interest has been aroused as to
the nature of the mysterious paper
which halted the Weightman $60,000 -
000 will contest. Edward T. Davis,
the confidential secretary of the late
William Weightman, sald:
“Before going lulo court 1 remarked
to my wife: ‘The will contest will not
last n= long as some people think—in
fact, it will end with wy own test
mony If a certain paper written by Mr.
Weightman, to which I was the only
witness, is still in existence and in the
possession of Mrs. Walker. This pa-
per, If called for and produced, will ex-
plalu why Mr. Weightman made his
daughter, Mre. Walker, Lis sole lega-
tee In his will of 18085 and so conclu-
sively =atisfy the attorneys of Mrs.
Wister that no codicil exists that they
would most likely abandon the case’
This proves to be the result.”
When asked what was written on the
paper Mr. Davis sald;
“Having served Mr. Weightman for
more than twenty-five years [ see no
reason why [ should violate his coufl
dence now because he 1s dead.”
The attorueys In the ease declined
positively to discuss the paper
Mrs. Jones-Wister, who was the wife
of Willlam Welghtiuan, a son of the
milliovaire chemist, but who remar-
ried after the death of the younger Mr,
Welghtan, Instituled the suit to set
aside the will of Mr. Weightman on
behalf of her minor daughter, Martha
Weightman, Uinler the terms of the
will as probated the entire estate was
bequeathad to Mr. Weighitman's only
surviviog child, Mrs. Walker
A MILITARY FAKIR.
Unique and Daring Hobbery at Coo-
penfek, Near Berlin.
BERLIN, Oct. 17. A unique and dar-
Ing robbery was committed at Coe-
penick, a small town near Berlin, by
a robber In the uniform of a captain
of the guards, who met a Yletachment
of twelve men on a street In Berlin
as they were returning from target
practice.
He produced a forged cabloet order
authorizing him to take command. The
men recognized his authority, and he
then ordered them to march to Coe
penick. Upon arrival there they pro
ceeded to the town hall, arrested the
burgomaster and the treasurer aud
took possession of the cash, $1.00
The robber detached several of his men
to conduct the prisoners to Leadguar-
ters (iu Berlin aud ordered the remain-
der to hold possession of the town hall
for baif an hour. He then rode off
alone In the direction of Berlin with
the money
The burgomaster and the treasurer
were greatly mystified at the meaning
of their arrest, Upou thelr arrival in
custody at beadgoarters in Berlin they
learned that the ostensible captain was
a fraud and were lmwedlately «dis
charged. The bogus captain has not
been heard from, and the police and
military authorities are without apy
clew whatever as to his Identity.
PRESIDENT REGRETS.
fuguisitive Ex-Assemblyman Asks Mis
Upinion of Contest In New York.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1\7.~In reply
to a letter written to Mivsident Roose:
velt by R. C. Dale of Kern county, a
former assemblyman, asking If the
president Intonded to declare his futer
est or preference {u the state guberna-
torial campaign the followhug letter
has been received from Ralph Foster,
acting secretary to the president:
“The president has received your let-
ter and directs me to express his regret
that it Is got possible for hin to do as
you desire. He has been asked to In
terfere in the local contests fu almost
every state In the union, but has de
clined to do so In each case. The presi
deat Is sorry he cannot do as you wish,
but he Is sure you will understand how
Impossible It would be for him to re
spond In one case and not In others.”
Plotted Against Mexican Government
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. 17.—Unit
ed States marshals have arrested at
Del Rio, Tex, Pedro ®onzales, De
mentria Castro, Cresconce Marquez and
T. Garein, charged with fomenting w
revoluticu and supplylug aris for rev
olutionists who recently captured the
officers of Jiminez, Mexico, nud held
the city until driven out by troops.
Documents captared show thew to be
at the head of a plot to overthrow the
Mexican government.
Women From All Over the World.
BOSTON, Oct, 17.—The National and
World's Woman's Christian Temper
ance unions’ convention opened here
today, Thousands of prominent mem
bers of the organization from all parts
of the world were present when the
presiding officer, Mrs. Lillian M. N
Bteveus of Portland, Me, ealled the
assembly to order,
uy ——
» Police Capture Masurkin.
ODESSA, Russia, Oct. 17. The “An
archist Communist” party has lost its
most prominent partisan, Masurkin,
who was enptured Ly the police here,
together with several other lenders of
be party. Thay will be tried by cotrt
DEATH OF MRS. DAVIS
Widow of President of South-
ern Confederacy Succumbs.
DIES OF PNEUMONIA AT NEW YORK
Had Contracted Severe Cold After
Her Hetura From Adirondacks.
Historie Figure of the Civil
War Gone From Us.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17. —Mrs. Jeffer-
son Davis, widow of the president of
the Confederacy, who had been Ill for
8 week at the Hotel Majestic in this
city, died at 10.25 o'clock last night
Death was due to pneumonia induced
by n severe cold, which Mrs. Davia
contracted upon her return here from
the Adirondacks, where she had spent
the summer months
Although grave fears were felt from
the first, Mrs. Davis’ wonderful vital
ity, which brought her safely through
a similar attack a year ago, gave hope
of ultimate recovery until Monday
night, when a decided thange for the
worse was evident, and the attending
physicians announced that the end was
near. It was then believed that Mrs
Davis could not survive the night, but
she rallied slightly during the early
hours yesterday. Shortly after 7 o'clock
she had a similar spell, and Rev, Na
than A. Beagle, rector of St. Stephen's
Protestant Episcopal church, was hur
riedly summoned jp give religious com-
fort to the patient lu her last moments
of consciousness. The clergyman re
malned some time, and an hour later it
was announced that Mrs. Davis had
lapsed {ato a state of coma. The pe
riod of unconsciousness continued to
the eud.
At the bedside when death came
were Mrs. J. Addison Hayes of New-
ark, N. J. the only surviving daughter
of Mrs. Davis; Jefferson Davis Hayes,
a grandson, who Is a student at Prince-
ton university; Mrs. Charles E. Bate
sou, a nlece; Dr. and Mrs Gustave
Webb, the latter u granddaughter, and
Dr. Robert H Wylie, who, with Dr
Webb, had cared for Mrs. Davis
throughout her Illness
J. Addison Hayes, husband of Mrs
Davis’ only living child, had been sum
moned from Colorado Springs and was
hurrylug across the continent when a
message announcing Mrs, Davis® death
intercepted him. Mrs. Davis had for
some years made ler home in this city,
where she had a wide circle of friends
Throughout Lier illness solicitous fugu
ries regarding hier condition were con
tinually mude at her apartments
Mrs. Varina Howell Davis was born
In Natchez, Miss, May 7, 1820. Her
father was Williams Burr Howell and
her grandfather Governor Rickard
Howell of New Jersey. In 1845 she
wns married to Jefferson Davis and
went to live at the Jefferson howe on
the Brierfield plantation. When Mr
Davis was elected United States sen
ator Mrs. Davis accompanied him to
Washington, where she took a prowl
neut position lu soclety at the uatioual
capital from 1847 to 1801
When Jefferson Davis became presi
dent of the southern Confederacy, Mrs.
Davis took up her residence at the ex-
ecutive mansion at Richmond, Va,
where she remained until the close of
the war
During the second year of Ler hus
band's imprisonment at Fortress Mon
roe, Mrs. Davis obtalued permission to
be with him and upon bis release ac
companied him abroad
TWO DAYS HANDSHAKING.
Charles X. Hughes Ends Tour of Long
Island at Garden Clty,
NEW YOR'L, Oct. 17. After a two
days’ tour of speechmaking and baud
shaking io Long Island, Charles E
Hughes, the Republican candidate for
governor, has returned to New York
Rod kept up his brisk pace by waking
addresses at five meetings here, most
of them being ou the great east side of
New York. Mr. Hughes made ten
speeclies during the day along the
north shore of Long Island, starting at
Greenport and concluding at Garden
Clty .
The speeches lo Loug Island were
very ULrief, the candidate occupying
most of the time he spent at the vari-
ous places ln shaking hands with all
those who crowded about the rear plat
formy of his private car. The meetings
were attended by an unusually large
number of wouen and children. Just
before returning to New York, Mr
Hughes commented upon this fact
“Il have been deeply impressed Ly the
large number of women and children
in the audiences,” he declared. “It has
a significance which | am sure will be
felt In no uncertain way at the polls ou
election day.”
Leaving Greenport,
spoke at Mattituck, Riverhead, Hicks
ville, Huntington, Mineola, Glen Cove,
Roslyn aud Hewpstead
May Indict thers In Thaw Case.
NEW YORK, «xt. 17. There wus a
revival of luterest ln the case of Hurry
K. Thaw, charged with the munler of
Stanford White, when In court District
Attorney Jeroiue intimated that there
might be other Indictments In the case
The statement Ly the district attorney
was made in the course of an argu
ment before Reconler Gor
the bearing Clifford W
Thaw's counsel, called upon the pris
oner at the Tombs, After his visit the
lawyer explained that Thaw had read
the papers feared that his wife
aud other members of the family
might be Indicted In the case
Chieago Rroker Dies Suddenly,
NEW YORK, Oct. 17. — George F.
Kimball, sixty five years old. a retired
stockbroker of Chicago, died suddenly
from apoplexy bere in his room in the
Ay Hughes
Following
pind
ROSEBEN'S NEW RECORD.
Fasteat Time Ever Made In Amerien
at Belmont ark.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17-1). . John
soli's Hosels carrying 129 pounds,
created 0 pew ofl for seven
furlongs for Listh circular and straight
away courses when he the fifth
race at Beluouf pork
He stepped the distance in the fastest
time ever made on an Awerlean race
cotirse—. 122 When be finished and
the phenomenal time was hung out by
the official timer the biz crowd arose
and gave the great sprinter a rousing
cheer, which contingal for several min
Utes in spite of the fact that he was
quoted at 1 to Sin the hetting
they were unable to bet on him
Jolinson and Frank Farrell are re
ported to have won over $25.000 on Lis
Victory, mas they bet that the sou of
Ben Strome—HRose Leaf would run
faster than 1:25. FPownrtecn horses were
ainled to go in this event, but they
were all scratched except Beauclare
and it was after the withdrawals that
it was decided to send bin agalust
time,
Roseben broke very quickly at the
barrier and ran the first furlong in 12
seconds. He kept up a fast clip and
passed the quarter pole In 23 43 sec
onds and going very easily. Shaw kept
the horse close to the rall all the way,
und Roseben ran the three-¢ighths of
a mile in 35 135 seconds. Around the
loug upper turn the favorite continned
lu faultless style and flashed by the
half mile pole lu 48 4.5 seconds
When be turned into the streteh the
high wind was behind Limi, and he
came to the three quarter mark In
1.10 85 IIe was vow beginning to
show sizus of tiring, and Shaw took
uo chances with him and rode {oseben
out to flash under the wire a winner
in 122 The best previous time was
24 45, Leld by Halifax, around the
turns, and stralghtawny record
was established by Bella B. of 1.254,
made oll Monmouth park
collrse in INF) Now thit Roseben is
In such good form be will probably be
sent Frida galnst the record
which Is hall Lv Salvator of 1.3515,
made steal btaway
Tourenu 12 to 1 shai
Rancho Dl Pass 1 I
tes wou Fore Kw I. Harris, ©
Bewell sud T' lark were
for the the
the startes .
First Race 3
King, second
Have
torts nes
Woy
a ud
'
the
over the
nile
won the
1 favor
nine,
led
meting by
RHE
renalngde of
Nun i
iv lor frst
reuce, thing
Bouwid Bro ik,
second; Adams, thing
Race —~Zambesi
man, second; Glenhaw, thind
Fourth Race —Tourenne, first;
ander, second; Sewell, third.
Fifth Race Hoseben, frst;
clare, second
Sixth Race — Sallor Boy, first; Angler,
second; Orly II, third
Gypsy
Nevoned
Caller
Third
first;
first;
Lands
Phil
Beau-
W. J. Travis In Finals.
HAMILTON, Mass, Oct. 17.—Waell
contested matches in the Invitation
golf tournament at the Myopia Hunt
club brought the event almost to the
finals, with Walter J. Travis of Garden
Clty as ove of the survivors. Darkness
stopped an exciting match between
Eben M. Byers of Pittsburg, the ua
tional champlon, and W. P. Smith of
Philadelphia at the nineteenth hole.
The winner will play Travis a thirty-
six hole match for the trophy
Lipton at Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 17.—Sir Thomas
Lipton, on a visit here, was given a
lenrty reception at the chamber of
comnerce. In a short speech he sald
he was just as fall of zest as ever
over the America’s cup and that he
hoped to Le able to do something to
ward arranging another yacht race Le
fore he goes back to Eugland
Miss Syracuse at Albany,
ALBANY, N.Y, Oct. 17.—1n the rac
lng at Woodlawn park Miss Syracuse's
winning of the 2:11 pace was a fea-
ture, her best time, 2.113, equaling the
track record, held by Mystar. Little
Stranger, owned by Tom Sharkey, wou
the 2:10 trot In straight heats
Intercollegiate Golf.
GARDEN CITY, N. Y, Oct. 17.—In
the Intercollegiate golf championship
match here Yale beat Cornell and
Princeton downed Harvard, Templeton
Briggs being the only player of the
crimson team to win a match
National League leaders Banqueted,
CHICAGO, Oct. 17. —The wembers of
the Chicago National league baseball
feam were guests of the Chicago board
of tralle at the Auditorium hotel last
night. Five hondred of the teams’ ad
mirers attended the dinner
Meadow Breese Took Handicap.
LOUISVILLE, Ky Oct, 17 Mead
ow Breeze, heavily played, won the
free handicap, tying the track record
for six furlongs. Three favorites won
Standard Ol Trial Draws to lose.
FINDLAY, oO. Oct. 17.-That the
case of the Standard Ol company of
Ohio for couspiragy ngainst
trade. will be la the hands of the Jury
today is coulldently predicted by attor
neys for both sides
in
four hours
on trial
The evidence Is all
aud argument has progressed for
aft and Bacon Arrive
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Of
fhe battleship Louisiana. with
tary Taft and party ard, a
nied by the battles Virginia
New Jersey, en route home from Cuba
17
Sere
1h vila
hilps and
reached Hampton Roads this morulog
Wil Gather Tases With Bayouets.
TANGIER, Morocco, Oct 17. A mil
tary expedition of considerable strength
In at present being organized in Fes for
the purpose of gathering taxes, which
for four years have remained uopaid,
from the turbulent tribes In the south
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