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VOL. XV. NO 4
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. FRIDAY, MAY 27, J9lO.
EDWARD VII
LAID TO REST
Vine Kings Followed the Body
in Funeral. ..
ROOSEVELT REPRESENTED OS
Royalty of All the World In Great
Cortege That Marched Through
Dense Crowds In London.
London, May 20. The funeral ol
King Edward VII. at Windsor was-'
Due of the most gorgeous and mourn
lul pageants of recent times, and
m many respects surpassed that of
Queen Victoria nine years ago. Ed
tvard VII. now rests near his mother,
Queen Victoria, and his father, who
lied forty years ago.
From Westminster hall, where the
body of the sovereign had lain instate
three days, to Paddington station and
thence through the pleasant Middle
sex country to Windsor, the route of
the funeral procession passed through
rows of somberly clad Englishmen, at
testing by their solemn demeanor the
genuine sorrow they felt for the final
passing of their king. It was a day of
atiicial mourning, to be sure, formally
ordered by the dignitaries of the
realm, but it wun also a day of genuine
heartfelt sorrow among the populace.
In that respect it resembled more the
February day of nine years ago when
the last scene in the long drama of the
life of Victoria the good was acted
than those earlier days, of unhappy
memory for England, when the people
rejoiced almost openly over the death
of some particularly scapegrace roy
alty. As Victoria was mourned, so is
her son. The twenty miles from Lon
don to Windsor seemed to give forth
an almost audible sigh as the train
ronveying Edward's body moved slow
ly to its destination.
Edward's Charger In Procession.
The funeral was headed by a mul
titude of iiA-n prominent in the British
and foreign military and naval ser
vices. Immediately behind the gun
carriage came Prince Louis of Ba.tten
berg. King Edward's charger came
next, led. anj then the royal stand
ard. Behind came a cavalcade of royal
personages, King George leading. The
kaiser rode on his right and the Duke
Df Connaught on his left, a few paces
to the rear.
In ranks of three rode the kings of
Norway. Greece, Spain, Bulgaria, Den
mark, Portugal and Belgium, the Aus
trian heir apparent, the Ottoman heir
apparent. Prince Fushlmi, of Japan;
Urand Duke Michael, representing the
czar; the Duke of Aosta, representing
the king of Italy; Prince Kuprecht, of
Bavaria; the Duke of Sparta, the
crown prince of Roumania, Prince
Henry of the Netherlands, Duke Ak
brecht of Wurtemberg, the crown
prince of Servia, Prince Henry of Rus
sia, the Grand Duke of Hesse, the
Grand Duke of Mecklenberg-Streletz,
the frown prince of Saxony, the Grand
Duke of SaxoCoburg and Gotlia, the
Prince of Waldeck-Pyrniont, Prince
Mohamed Ali of Egypt, Prince Tsal
Tao. uncle of the emperor of China;
Prince Charles of Sweden, Prince Al
bert of Schleswig-Holstein, Prince Ar
thur of Connaught, Prince Christian
of Schleswig-Holstein, the Duke of
Fife, Prince George of Cumberland,
Prince Alexander of Battenberg, the
Duke of Teek, Prince Alexander of
Teck, Prince Francis of Teck, Prince
Maximilian of Baden, Prince Andrew
of Greece, Prince Philip of Saxe-Co
burg and Gotha, Prince Dunllo of Mon
tenegro, Prince Christopher of Greece,
the Due d'Aiencon, Comte d'Ru and
three other Orleans princes, the crown
prince of Siam. Prince Leopold of Co
burg and Prince Wolrad of Waldeck-
P.vrniont.
The crown equerry. General Ewart,
rode along behind this company of
mounted rolayties. Then came a glass
paneled coach and pair, in which the
<.ueen mother, the dowager czarina
and Princess Louise and Princess Vic
toria rode. A similar coach followed.
occupied by Queen Mary, the queen of
Norway, the Duke of Cornwall and his
Bister, Princess Mary. Then there were
four coaches filled with princesses be
longing to or immediately related to
the British royal family, and another
carrying the Chinese prince and the
members of the Chinese mission, all
the foregoing being royal.
Mr. Roosevelt, the special ambassa
dor from the United States, and M.
Pichon, the French foreign minister,
rode side by side In the eighth car
riage of twelve near the end of the
procession. Lord Stratheona, Sir G.
Reid and Mr. Hall-Jones, representing
Canada, Australia and New Zealand
respectively, rode together In the ninth
carriage. Other carriages were filled
with members of the royal suites.
After these came detachments of
English, Scottish and Irish police as
delegations from those forces, follow
ed by a detachment of the London fire
brigade.
The arrival of the funeral train at
Windsor was announced by the firing
of minute guns. The roadway from
the railroad station to St. George's
chapel was lined with soldiers, who
presented arms as the body of the
king passed on its gun carriage. With
solemn dirges the procession moved
up the road, accompanied and follow
ed by the officials whose hereditary
and personal right it is to attend at
the very last honors to be paid to a
deceased British sovereign. There
were the kings at arms, the heralds
and the pursuivants, the lords in wait
ing, the lord chamberlain and the lord
steward and a host of others.
The last touch of mediaevalism camp
when Sir Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty. as
Garter king of arms and therefore
chief heraldic officer of Great Britain,
under the earl marshal, announced In
solemn ringing tones that the last
earthly scene dealing with "his most
excellent majesty Edward VII,, by the
grace of God of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland and of
the British dominions beyond the seas
king, defender of the faith, c-mperor
of India," was closed.
RECOVERS HIS VOICE
Speech Restored by Violent Attack of
Coughing.
Wilkes-Barre. Pa., May 25.—Nelson
Keillor, a hotelkeeper of this city who,
after being speechless for the past
three weeks, went to Philadelphia on
Monday to consult a specialist, recov
ered his voice in a peculiar manner
before he saw tile physician. He had
just alighted from the train at the
Reading Terminal when he had $ se
vere attack of coughing, and when it
ended he found he had recovered his
voiee and that it was as strong anil
clear as ever. It was so good that he
went to the base ball game and yelled
for llughey Jennings' Tigers and re
turned home Tuesday.
LIGHTNING KILLS TWO MEN
Dozen Others Stunned as They Come
Out of Mine.
Mount Carmol, Pa., May 25. —A bolt
of lightning struck and killed two
men. William Bednarski and Josepli
Schlaminskie. A dozen men had just
reached tht surface from tne Sioux
mines on their way home from work
when the bolt fell. All were severely
shocked.
Two of the men lay unconscious on
the ground, and tiie other men hur
ried for physicians. Two doctors re
sponded. and found that both men had
been killed. Bednarski's body showed
no marks whatever, but Schlatninskie's
legs were burned to a crisp.
GREAT DRYDOCK SINKS
The Dewey Reported to Have Gone
Down In Manila Harbor.
Washington May 25. —A report was
received here from Manila. Philippine
Islands, that the floating dry dock
Dewey, which was towed from the At
lantic seaboard to Manila, a wonderful
feat, was sunk there in seventy feeL
of water.
According to the account the valves
had been opened and for some unac
countable reason could not be closed,
in time to prevent the mammoth dry
dock from sinking.
It Is believed that the Dewey can
be raised, but that her intricate ma
chinery may be ruined.
Senator Has Whooping Cough.
Washington, May 25.—Senator John
Walter Smith, of Maryland, returned
to Washington for the first time in
more than a month. He had been ab
sent on account of Mrs. Smith's death
and his own illness. The senator has
the whooping cough. He contracted it
a few days ago and thinks he caught
it from some of his grandchildren.
Washerwomen Organize Union.
East Orange, N. J.. May 25. —A un
ion of washerwomen. Just formed here,
has raised the rate of pay from $1.25
to 91.75 and $2 a clay, and cut down the
hours from nine to eight, beginning
June 1.
Huge Mob Witnessed Executions.
Paris. Mfl.v 25.—Three men were
guillotined in France and at Algeria
Huge mobs witnessed the exhibitions,
and as each head was held aloft it
was greeted with cheers.
MYSTERIOUS OAS
. KILLS RANKER
Lethal Fumes, Following Chem
ical Explosion, Fatal.
TWO OTHERS OVERCOME
Nature of Experiment a Secret and
Action of Noxious Vapors Puzzle
Best Medical Skill.
New York, May 25. —A lethal gas,
emanating from the mixture of chemi
cals that exploded In a laboratory in
Scranton, Pa., and which caused a
congestion of the lungs, as in pneu
monia, caused the death here of
Charles Coulter Dickinson, founder of
the Carnegie Trust company, and one
of the most prominent figures in New
York'B financial world.
Mr. Dickinson Inhaled the noxious
and deudly fumes last Monday. Much
mystery still surrounds the cause of
the explosion of the chemicals. Imme
diately after the accident Mr. Dickin
son was brought here, but he grew
steadily worse. Physicians were mys
tified by the action of the noxious
vapor, and their work to overcome the
congestion that followed the inhala
tion of the gas was futile.
The chemical experiment that Mr.
Dickinson went to Scranton to witness
had to do with an investment he in
tended making. Its nature is still be
ing kept a secret.
Brother Tells of Accident.
S. C. Dickinson, a brother, said that
some time ago he and his brother
were invited togo to Scranton to wit
ness an experiment with a new chemi
cal. They left New York on Monday
of last week and went to the labora
tory of their friend. There they met
the chemist who was to perform the
experiment.
"I lingered in the main room of the
laboratory." he said, "after my brother
and our friend went into the small
room where the chemicals were being
prepared. The chemist called out for
me to come, as they were ready. I
started for the other room, and just
then there was an explosion.
"I rushed in and found all three- men
gasping for breath and almost uncon
scious. The room was filled with a
strange, stifling gas. My brother was
taken to a hospital and Kept there
over night. As he did not improve he
was brought to a hospital in this city
the next day.
Baffled the Physicians.
"The case was a strange one. My
brother's lungs became congested Just
as though he were suffering from
pneumouia. and his condition baffled
every treatment which the physicians
could devise.
"Dr. James K. English, my brother's
physician, found himself helpless and
he called Into consultation Drs. Jane
way and Del a fie Id, who were com
pletely puzzled by the features of the
case. We even sent to the chemist
who performed the experiment, and
who had suffered only slightly, In the
hope that he could suggest an anti
dote, but he could do nothing.
"My brother grew steadily worse un
til he died."
Mr. Dickinson said that he attributed
his own esc ape to the fact that he
was in the main room of the labora
tory, which was only partly filled witn
the gas. He said that the condition of
the man who had accompanied them
was serious. His reuson for conceal
ing his name is that he fears some
blame will nttach to him for having
induced them togo to Scranton.
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PRODUCE QUOTATIONS. j
The Latest Closing Prices For Product
and Live Stock.
PHILADELPHIA FLOUR dull;
winter low grades, $3.50® 3.70; winter
clear, $4.40<a<4.75; city mills, fancy,
$5.75(fi>6. , . , '
RYE FLOUR steady; per barrel,
$4 25<ff 4 40.
WHEAT quiet; No. 2 red, sl.o7®'
1.10.
CORN quiet; No. 2 yellow, local,
"69 (fi 70c.
OATS steady; No._ 2 white, -is
48V»e.; lower grades. 47c.
POULTRY: Live steady; hens, 18<f?
lSVfcc.; old roosters, 14c. Dressed
firm; choice fowls, 18c.; old roosters.
14 lfuTTER quiet; extra creamery,'
29 l Ac. ner lb.
EGGS steady; selected. 25 @> 27c.;
nearbv, 22c.; western, 22c.
POTATOES quiet, at 28©30 c. bush.
Live Stock Markets.
PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yards)
CATTI.E firm; choice, sßijjS.lo; prime,
*7.750 8. t
SHEEP steady; prime wether*. Jj.lO
(fi.5.75; culls and common. $2 504: '
lambs, $4.50® 8.50; veal calves, $8.50
(fi 9.
HOGS steady; prime heavies, me
diums and heavy Yorkers. $9.85; light
Yorkers and pigs, $U.85©9.90; rough 3,
98(j<ti-75.
75C PER YEAR
TAFT AS SPEAKER
He Will Attend Five College Com
mencements.
Washington, May 25. President
Taft was graduated from Yale thirty
two years ago. hut he is to be one of
the leading commencement orators this
summer. Already Mr. Taft has accept
ed invitations to attend commence
ments at live institutions of learning
outside of the District of Columbia,
and it is possible that he will also be
asked to participate in several of the
local affairs, in addition to one he has
accepted to date.
The first commencement on the
presidential schedule is that of Bryn
Mawr, where Miss Helen Taft goes to
school. On June 3 the president will be
at Ada, 0., where the exercises o!
Ohio Northern university are to be
held. On June 18 the president will
attend two commencements, one at
Villa Nova, where he is to be made a
doctor of jurisprudence, and the* other
at Lincoln college, a negro institution.
These two colleges are in eastern
Pennsylvania, not far apart, and the
president ca« easily make the dis
tance between them, going possibly
by automobile.
On June 22 the president will go
back to Yale to hear his son Robert
orate at the commencement exercises.
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Friday, May 20.
Councilman F. S. Fernstrom startled
the Salt Lake, Utah, city council by as
serting that he had been offered a
bribe, and charging Mayor J. S Bians
ford with collusion with a contractor
In changing the terms of a sewer pipe
contract.
Complete returns from Tuesday's
election in Denver. Colo., show that
Miss Ellis Meredith, a well known club
woman, has been chosen election com
missioner, her total of 20,997 exceed
ing the combined vote of her seven
men competitors. She is the first wo
man elected to office in Denver.
Saturday, May 21.
Trade between the United States and
Panama in the fiscal year ending next
month will exceed $22,000,000.
With the jail guarded by three com
panies of state militia, Howard Harris,
a negro, convicted of assaulting a
white woman, was hanged at Thomas
ville, Oa.
After unsuccessful efforts to take
her life with a razor and an axe. Mrs.
J. H. Deal, twenty-seven years old, of
Maiden, N. C., saturated her clothes
with oil and set Are to herself. She
leaves two young children.
Traveling alone one-third the way
around the world, ten-year-old Lois
Heed McClure arrived at New Castle,
Pa., from Bombay, India. The girl is a
daughter of the late Rev. Reed Mc-
Clure. of New Wilmington, Pa., a
United Presbyterian missionary, who
died two years ago.
Monday, May 23.
As the result of a fall against an
Iron bed during a scuffle at his board
ing house in Berwick, Pa., Steven Bar
shun has died.
While Mrs. W. H. French, of Craley
ville, was preparing cQal oil to apply
to an injured hog she was burned al
most to death.
Grieving over the dedath of her son
from ptomaine poisoning, Mrs. John
Holland died at Tiffiu, 0., and was
buried with her boy.
Previous smoking records were
smashed by Walter W. Soergel, at Chi
cago, who smoked an ordinary cigar
for 115 niinutes and thirty seconds
without relighting.
Tuesday, May 24.
A Are destroyed the dwelling of
James Alexander, in Hazleton. Pa.,
and one of the inmates, Mrs. Kate In
cern, was burned to death.
Canaries constituted 80 per cent of
the birds imported into the United
States during the past year, nearly
375,000 of these pets singing their
way Into American ports in 1909.
The department of justice is investi
gating the subject of the price of
lumber in the United States to deter
mine whether or not the lumber trust
may be reached by the Sherman anti
trust law.
Porter, a twenty-six-year-old horse,
has been given recognition by the Chi
cago commissioners, who have for
mally passed resolutions congratulat
ing htm on his sixteen years of service
and retired him, pensioned for life, to
spend the remainder of his days in
luxury.
Wednesday. May 25.
Two thousand coal miners in St.
Clair county. 111., returned to work,
having been out for two months. The
miners got 3 cents a ton increase.
Governor Sanders, of Louisiana, has
signed a constitutional amendment
submitting the proposal of a $4,000,000
ta xin support of the proposed World's
Panama exposition at New Orleans In
1915.
A resolution requesting the authori
ties to prohibit railroads from using
wooden mall cars was passed by the
eighteenth annual convention of the
Railway Mall Clerks Association of
: America at Kansas City, Mo.
The Grand Army post at Bethel. Mo.,
having dwindled from 100 members to
ten, sold its property, consisting of
muskets, cartridge belts, swords, flags,
fife and drum, at auction, terminating
the existence of a body organized over
thirty years ago, .. .