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News of Pennsylvania
FARMERS' INSTITVTB.
Plans Kit Educational Campaign
AmonK The Farmers.
Harrlsburg (Special). Fartm ts'
Institutes will be hold by tho State
Department of Agriculture In Penn
sylvania during the season of 1908.
These institutes will be In charge of
Deputy Secretary Martin, who com
pleted his schedule yesterday. Two
days of institute will be held in
very county having not over 1000
farms; three days to each county
having more than 1000 and not over
.500; afterwards, one day for each
1500 farms or fraction thereof, ad
ditional. This insures department
aid to each county In proportion to
its agricultural interests.
The State has been divided by
Deputy Secretary Martin Into five
sections, each of which will be In
charge of one lecturer, with a corps
of assistants. The attaches of the
department will attend as many of
these institutes as it is possible for
them to do. A separate set of lec
turers will be assigned to each sec
tion and in a given county the same
department workers will continue
until all the institutes in that coun
ty have been held.
The amount of money to be dis
tributed to the managers for local
expenses will he according to the
number of days of Institute held.
In order to make the amount ample
for the coming season the sum has
been fixed at $12.50 per day of in
stitute. This provides $2 5 for each
two days of institute.
The following Is a complete list
of Institutes for the season, which
begins In November and continues
until March:
Adams York Springs. December
2-3; Arendtsville, December 4-5;
Hunterstown. December 6-7.
Allegheny Elizabeth. January 6-7;
Imperial. January 8-9; Oakdale, Jan
uary 10-11
Armstrong Leech burg, February
1; Maysville, February 4; Slatellck.
February ." ; Worthlngton, February
6; Tidal, February 7; Kellersburg.
February 8.
BeaverArmstrong School House.
December 16-17; Mt. Pleasant U. P.
Church, December lS-llt; Reformed
Pres. Church. December 20-21.
Bedford Manns Choice, Novem
ber 22-2:1; Scholl.sburg, November
25- 26; New Paris. November 27-2V
Berks Yellow House. January
27; Gclgertown, January 28; Sink
ing Springs, January '9-30; Lces
port, January 31-February 1; Strauss
town. February "-4.
Blair Bald Eagle, February 11
12; Hellwood. February 13; Dun
cansvllle, February 14-15.
Bradford Wllmont. November 22
23: Rome, November 25-26; West
Burlington. November 27-28; Colum
bia X Roads. December 16-17.
Bucks Sprlngtown, February 24
26; Sellersvllle. February 26-27;
Plumsteadville, February 28 - 29;
Plneville, March 2-8.
Butler Conoquenesslng, Februni y
10-11; Prospect, February 12-13;
West Sunbury, February 14-15.
Cambria Carrolltown. February
17-18; Sallx. February 19-20; Scalp
tterl, February 21-22.
Cameron Driftwood. January 17
18; Emporium, January 27-28.
Carbon iludsondale. January 11;
New Mahoning. January 13-14.
Center Center Hall, Fchruat 17
18; Boalsburg. February 19-20;
Hocksprlng. February 21-22.
Chester Cedarvllle. February 7
8; Byers, February 10-11; I'nlon
vlile, February 12-13; Avonoale,
February 14-15.
Clarion Callcnsburg. January 6
7; Leatherwood, January 8-9; Green
ville, January 10-1 1.
Clearfield - Curwensville, Febru
ary 24-25; Kerrmoor, February 26
27; New Washington. February
28-29.
Cinton-- Mackeyville, December 2
3; Wool rich, December 4-5; SwIes
dale, December 4-5.
Columbia Catawissa, January 27
28; Millville, January 29-30; Mifllin
vllle, January 31-February 1.
Crawford - - Hartsiown. February
24- 25; Blooming Valley, February
26- 27; Guys Mills. February 28-29;
Meadville, March 2; Black Ash.
March 3-4.
Cumberland Jacksonville, lie. em
ber 16-17; Newburg, December 18
19; Balfour, December 20; Hogs
town, December 21.
Dauphin Berrysburg. November
27- 28; Matanioras, November 20-30
Delaware Concordville, January
30-31; Newtown Square, .February
1; Media, February 3-4.
Elk St. Mary's, February 28-29;
Kersey, March 2-3.
Erie Weiss Library, February 15;
Northeast. February 17-1S; Green
field, February 19-20; Waterford.
February 21-22.
Fayette Unlontown, November
25- 26; Mill Run. November 27-28;
Pleasant View, November 29-30.
Forest Tionesta, February 24-25;
Kelletville. February 26-27.
Franklin Dry Run, November 19
20; Marion. January 6-7; Fayette
vllle, January 8-9.
Fulton Warfordsburg, Novem
ber 18-19; Buck Valley, November
20-21.
Greene Spraggtown, Jovemlier
19-20; Bethlehem, November 21;
Jefferson, November 22-28.
Huntingdon-- Petersburg, January
15-16; Warriors Mark, January 17
18. Indiana West Ubancn. Decem
ber 16-J7: Creek Side, December 18
19; Kellyshurg, December 20-21;
"silicus. December 23-24.
J.Jerson Klrkman, January 13
14; Ollveburg, January 15-16.
Juniata Richfield, January 6-7;
ttpruce Hill. January 8-9.
Lackawanna Dalevllle. November
19; Madlsonvllle, November 20;
Tompkinsville, November 21; Fleet
vllle, November 22, Bald Mount,
November 23; Daliou, November 25.
Lancaster Quarry ville, February
17-18; Lampeter, February 19-20;
NeBsvllle, February 21-22; Ephrula.
February 24-25.
Bummer Institutes Black Barren
Springs. September 10-11; Rutland
Park, September 12.
Lawrence--Enon Valley, January
13-14; New Bedford. January 15-16;
East Brook, January 17-18.
Lebauon Jonestown. January 7
i; Bchaefferatown, January 9-10;
Campbelltown, January 11.
Lehigh Neffs, February 17-18;
Macungle, February 19-20; Allen
tnwu. February 21-22.
Luzerne Lehman. January 6-7;
Orange. January 8-9; White Haven.
January 10.
Lycoming Hughes vlllc. December
2- 3; Warrensvllle. December 4-5;
Anthony. December 6; Cogan House.
December 7.
McKean - - Eldred. February 4;
Ceres, February 5-6; Rlxford, Feb
ruary 7-8.
Mercer Leesburg. February 17
18; Jackson Center, February 19-20;
Sheaklevllie, February 21-22.
Mifflin Mllroy. January 10-11;
McVeytown, January 13-14.
Monroe Tannersvllle, February
3- 4; Brodheadvllle, February 6-6;
Kunkletown, February 7.
Montgomery King of Prussia,
January 13-14: Centre Point. Janu
ary 15-16; Harleysvllle, January 17
1S; East Greenville, January 27-28.
ItOtttOUr Mandsvllle. February 3;
Wasbingtonvllle, February 4-6.
Northampton Moorestown. Feb
ruary 10-11; Tatamy. February 12
13: Lower Saucon, February 14-15.
Northumberland Dalmntia, Jan
nary 27.-28; Pottsgrove. January 29
30; Paradise, January 31-February
1.
Perry Elllottsburg. November 21
22; Duncannon. November 23; Mll
lerstown. November 25-26.
Philadelphia Bust leton. January
29; Somerton, February 5-4.
Pike Paupack, December 20-21;
Greentown, December 23-24.
Potter Oden, January 29-30;
Germnnla, January 31-February 1;
Gold, February 3.
Schuylkill McKeansburg. Janu
ary 15-16; Heglns, Jan. 17-18.
Washington Centrevllle, Decem
ber 2-3: Buffalo. December 1-5; Mid
way, December 6-7.
Wayne Waymart. December 4:
Bethany, December 5-6; Hamilton,
December 16-17; South Canaan, De
cember 18-19.
Westmoreland -Smlthton, January
27-28; Scottdale, January 29-30;
Leechburg. January 31-February 1;
Greensburg, February 3.
Wyoming West Nicholson. No
vember 18-19; Mehoopany, Novem
ber 20-21.
York Hanover, December 23-24 ;
Manchester. January 10-11; Fawn
Grove. January 13-14; Loganvllle.
January 15-16; Red Lion. January
17-1S; Rossville. January 20-21.
BI LLETS FOR Al'TOMOItl LIST.
When lead Would Not Stop Ma
chine. Log Was Effective.
Washington (Special).' While
Speeding his automobile through the
village of Khedive. Green County,
John Morgan, of Carmlchael. was
fired upon by one of the residents
of the village, a bullet Imbedding It
self in the machine, and almost hit
ting Mr. Morgan.
Further up the road Morgan ran
hia machine Into a log which had
been placed across the road, at a
short turn In the highway. The au
tomobile was overturned and Mr.
Morgun and two ladies who accom
panied him. thrown out. None wan
seriously hurt, and the automobile
repaired and the journey continued.
The people of the Khedive region
are greatly incensed over tha action
of the owners of autos whb race
their machines through the town
without regard to the speed limit
HL'GS COST TEN DOLLARS.
Pittsburg Magistrate Places New
Value On Affectionate Embraces.
Pittsburg (Special). Police Mag
istrate J. D. Walker placed a new
value on hugs, particularly hugs de
livered in public.
"Ten dollars or ten days In Jail,"
was his decree when Haul Carr. of
Mellon Street, was arraigned before
him.
"I caught him hugging a girl at
Park and Frankstown Avenues and
It was after 9 o'clock P. M.," testi
fied the unromnntic policeman who
arrested him.
"I didn't," declared Carr. "1
merely put my arms around her to
protect myself. She wanted to hit."
He paid the fine. "There is too
much spooning in public." declared
tho magistrate.
MUZZLING DAN CUPID.
School Hoard Trying To Protect
Teachers From His Wiles.
Mabanoy City i Special). When
the half hundred public school
teachers of this city presented them
selves at the superintendent's office
for assignment, they were obliged to
affix their signature to a contrnct
which binds them to teach the entire
term of nine months.
During last season so many resig
nations due to cupld's pranks broke
up the term In the various schools
that the school board elected to
muzzle the little god during the
teaching term. Only one teacher re
fused to tign.
Knew Sullivan; That Was Enough.
Altoona (Special). Arrested as
a t)aplCiOUI character, Jack MeCarty
told the police magistrate that he
was the first man to meet John L.
Sullivan in the prize ring and he
was liberated, but told to get out of
town.
1 rarer Spreads At Ridgway.
Harrlsburg I Special) . Late re
ports received at the State Depart
f Wealth were to the effect
.,. t,.ntv-flv new cases of typhoid
fs..r hiH niiiieared a Ridgway Bince
last Thursday, making the number
in the town about 12"- An emer
gency hospital will be established and
nurses tent to the place, it Is pret
ty definitely established that the In
fection ri me from one spring, and
others. W.ilch do not show up well
are being disinfected.
' hi lil Drowned lu A Well.
Clifton Heights (Special). Jo
seph, the 2-year-old son of Michael
Gavaghan. of Oak Hill, near this
borough, met death by drowning In
a well In the cellar of his parents'
home.
Furniture Factory Burned.
Sellngsgrove ( Special ) Fire orig
inating In the boiler loom complete
ly destroyed No. 1 factory of Union
Furniture Company, at McClure,
Snyder County. The loss is $30,000,
and insurance very small.
MAN IS III NG TWICE,
Bungling Execution Of Carmine
Iteno, at Indiana.
Indiana (Special). The execution
of Carmine Renzo here was such a
bungling operation that the few at
tendants and spectators In the death
chamber shuddered with horror and
some of them nearly fainted. Renso
weighed 175 pounds, and his weight
and the drop of five feet proved too
much for the strength of the rope,
which snapped when the trap wns
sprung, allowing the condemned man
to drop to the ground.
The jail attendants hurriedly
loosened the rope around his neck,
while others adjusted a new rope
to the scaffold, and the man, already
half dead, was carried to the plat
form and the lever again sprung.
This time the execution was success
ful. The crime which Renzo expiated
was the murder of his sweetheart.
Marian Hearno. aged 15 years, at
her home In Ernest, two years ago.
It had been agreed that Renzo, who
was 4 5 years old should marry the
girl, provided he paid the passage
of herself and pnrents to this coun
try. He did this and when the girl
refused to wed him. he shot her.
TAXES FALLING OFF.
State's Receipts 1800,000 Behind
l.i-t Year.
Harrlsburg ( Special ). State
Treasurer Berry announced that he
is calling In a portion of the publh
funds held by banks and trust com
panies in order to pay school war
rants, public nnd private charities
and the other expenses of govern
ment, the heavy falling off In the
Treasury receipts compelling him to
do this, the past, thirty days show
ing a decided reduction of revenues
Altogether sixty-two finnnclal In
stitutions holding State funds have
been notified that they will be ex
pected to hand over some of the
State cash. The collection of tuxes
for the current year are $800,000
short of what, they were at this
period last yenr. The payments this
month will exceed $1,000,000 and
already $4.ono,000 of the $5,500.
000 for the schools has been paid by
Mr. Berry.
Not more than $10,000 will be
Withdrawn from any one institution
BRIDGE COLLAPSES; 84 LOST
Ten Escape and Six Expected to Die of
Their Injuries-Spanned St. Lawrence
River and Cost $10,000,000.
NfARLY ALL OF 1 ME VICTIMS WERE AMERICANS.
Was In Many Respects The Most Remarkab'e Viaduct
In The World Phoenix Iron Works of
Phoenix, Pa., Had The Contract.
Nen ( apitoi in Stationery,
Harrlsburg (Special). The new
capltol is now printed on official sta
tionery of a number of State do
partments. For years the State cont
of arms formed the heading until
former Auditor General Snydet
changed things by placing on hi;:
official paper the new building. This
has been followed by other departments.
Qileboe. Que. (Special). -The Im
mense new $10,000,000 steel bridge,
which was In course of construction
across the St. Lawrence River at
Levis, two miles above the city of
Quebec, collapsed, carrying down
nearly 100 workmen mostly steel
workers and rlverters.
Now the vast mass of steel work
lies a tangled wreck across the St.
Lawrence channel. A careful esti
mate places tho loss of life at 84
The accident was so terrible in Its
effectiveness in wiping out the Uvea
of the men employed that very little
is known as to the cause of the dis
aster. The bridge was about a mile and
a half in length, and half of It. from
the south shore to midstream, crump
led up and dropped into the water.
Ninety men were at work on this
section of the structure, and the
whistle had Just blown at 5.30 for
the men to quit work for the day,
when there enme a grinding sound
from the bridge midstream. The
men turned to see what had happen
ed and an Instant later tlie cry
went up "The bridge Is falling."
The men. made a rush shoreward,
but the distance was too great for
them to escape. The fallen section
of the bridge dragged others after
It. the snapping girders and cables
booming like a crash of artillery,
lust Missed Sleambont.
Terror lent fleet ness to the feet
of the frightened workmen as they
sped shoreward, but only a few of
them reached safety before the last
piece of Iron work on the south ihora
was drggead Into the river.
Nenr the shore the wreckage of
the bridge did not go below the sur
face of the water, and eight work
men who remained above water were
rescued and taken to the hospitals
at Levis. t
The steamer Glenmont had just
cleared the bridge when the first sec
tion fell. The water thrown up by
the debris came dear over the
bridge of the steamer. The captain
at once lowered boats. The small
boats plied backward and forward
over the sunken wreckage for half
an hour, but there was no sign of
life.
The twisted Iron and fteel had Its
victims In a terrible death grip. A
few floating timbers and the broken
strands of the bridge toward the
north shore were the only signs that
anything unusual had happened.
There wns not a ripple on the
smooth surface of the S.t Lawrence
as It swept along toward the Uulf.
Structure Overloaded.
The collapse, thought to be due
to the overloading of the superstruc
ture with bridge materials, occurred
at an hour when the workmen were
all In their places, preliminary to
finishing the work for the day.
When the fall of the giant struc
ture came the big steel structural
work with which it was being built
prevented many of the workmen
from drowning ui tho St. Lawrence
River. Those who were not stunned
by the terrible tumble from the sup
erstructure seized the big steel gird
ers which were carried to the river
bottom, and were thus saved from
drowning.
All the men drowned were em
ployes of the Phoenlxvllle Bridge
Company and subcontractors of Que
bec and Montreal.
At 10 o'clock P. M. 16 bodies had
been picked up, and of the eight, men
In the Levis Hospital, two of them
are not expected to live throughout
the night.
Hoar Like Bail liiiiuke.
The southern extension of the
bridge, which collapsed, was rapidly
nearlng the zenith of the Immense
seel arch which was to span the riv
er. For 800 feet from the shore
the massive steel structure reached
an arch with no support save the
piers from the shore and one pier in
the river, about 150 feet from the
shore, while the outward extermity
was ISO feet ubove the water.
The end of the half arch bent
down a trifle, and a moment later
the whole enormous fabric began to
give wny, slowly at first, then with
n terrific cash, which was plainly
heard in Quebec, and which shook
the whole (ounlryslde so that the
residents rushed out of their houses,
thinking thnt an earthquake occurred.
Will ( rcKs Continent To Wed.
West Chester (Special). Mi.-t
Elizabeth Bailey will leave here Sep
tember 8 and cross the continent
to Riverside, Cal., where she will
be married to William Sager. former
ly of this place. Mr. Sager left here ,
two years ago and went to California
for liis health, and Is now running
a large orange grove there.
Handsome Pearl Pound in Clam,
Allentown (Special) -While open- i
Ing clums In her husband's restaur- i
ant, Mrs. Israel Schlffert found a
pearl weighing five carats. The gem I
is pear shape and of beautiful color. I
It Is ns large as the tip of a little
finger and n local jeweler has offered
$200 for It. j
NEWS IN short ORDER.
John Lee, a colored driver for the
Victoria Flush Mills. Media, was in
stantly killed by being crushed by
i loaded four-horse dray he was
driving, upsetting as he turned out .
of the trolley track.
Attempting to cross a trip of load- .
ed cars, John Conners. of Pottsville,
aged 23 years, fell between the ;
bumpers and was frightfully crush-
ed. His death occurred Instantly.
William Echoff, a Coatesvllle cab
driver. Is In the hospital In a precar- ,
ious condition with a fractured skull,
the result of being struck on the
head with a brick, thrown by Leroy j
Si nit. a colored man, whom Echoff
was teasing
Jacob Bullock, of Trenton, Schuyl-
kill County, was killed by being
struck by a passenger train at Lofty
while walking the trucks.
While Mrs. Adolph Fleishman, of :
Pottstown, lay stunned and helpleBS
from the effects of a fall from her
porch, thieves entered the house and
made off with two gold watches and
about $50 in money.
Enraged because Jacob Reese, s i
Lancaster huckster, had thrown a j
watermellon at his head, Robert
Burgess plunged a knife Into the ,
former's side, inflicting a seriou
wound. After the stabbing Burgesf
effected his escape.
Domirk Rovlta. of Shamokin, shot
ten robins and was fined $110 by a
justice. It was on Rovlta's evidence
last week that several men were Im
prisoned. Rovlta alleging they plot
ted to kill him because he refused to
Join the Black Hand Society.
All the drivers and door boys In the
No. 2 Susquehanna Coal Company
colliery went on strike with the re
sult that 300 men have been thrown
out of work. The boys are angry
because the company has given pre
cedence to the men hoisting them
out of the mine.
By a falling boulder at the Lytic
Colliery Michael Douch, of Pottsville
was fatally hurt. His spine was frac
tured. Michael Stock, employed at
the Kaska Wll'lam Colliery, a close
friend, by a strange coincidence, met
with the same character of accident
at the tame time.
Walking on a bucket elevator, un
known to the foreman, John ftema
ley, aged 46 years, of Siegfried, was
caught and Instantly killed, hts head
being crushed In the machinery.
David Walters, of Pine Grove, has
corn st!ks measuring over fourteen
feet high and tomatoes in the yard
of ex-County Commissioner H. F.
Reber weigh nineteen and one-half
ouaces.
The military enrollment of Le
high County, as shown on the rec
ords of the assessors, is IB, 799, of
which number 7223 are in Allen-town.
MISSING GIRL'S BQOY
FOUND IN LAKE
Death of a Pretty Schoolteacher a
Mys'.ery.
BELIEF SHE JUMPED INTO LAKE.
Had Keen Left in Buggy v hile Escort
Went a Short Distance to Get Valise
Upon His Return to Vehicle Hie
Was Gone Body Found in Waters of
a Lake Used by Campers
Dover, N. J. (Special). In tho
clear waters of Lake Hopatcong the
body of Miss Agnes Maguire, a pret
ty young school teacher of No. 26
Second Place. Brooklyn, was found
after a search lasting from Saturday
night, when she mysteriously disap
peared from a buggy, while her cous
in, Charles Maguire, had left her
only a few minutes to go Into a cot
tage at Nolans Point, on the shore
of the lake.
The death of the young woman Is
attended with peculiar circumstances,
and the Morris County authorities
nre bewildered in their effort to solve
the case. Of the many theories pre
sented, the supposition that the
young woman may have been mur
dered, has led to the surveillance by
detectives of a man, who, it is said,
would be arrested should he attempt
to leave the point.
On tho other hand, there is a
theory that the young woman com
mitted suicide, although this Is
scouted by her relatives. She had
been in ill health recently, It Is said,
but never showed any signs of mel
ancholia. A circumstance which led to this
belief on the part of tho coroner and
others who view the body is the ab
sence of the silk shirt which the
girl wore. The indication are that
she removed thlB before going Into
the lake. A careful examination
made by the coroner convinced him
that the girl must have removed this
outside skirt herself. The rest of
the clothing was In perfect order,
disproving entirely the theory' that
she had been wuylaid by anyone.
Some credence Is attarhed to the
presumption that the young woman's
death was due to an accident. Her
Mends say lightning always terri
fied her greatly, and that she prob
ably became nervous and alarmed on
uccount of a fierce storm that wns
raging at the time, so that, leaving
the buggy In unreasoning" fear, she
ran toward the lake and fell In.
Whatever the manner of the young
woman's death, the account of her
cousin renders the case particularly
unusual, because he asserts he was
gone from her side less than five
minutes. When he returned from
the cottage to find that she was gone
he at once alarmed the neighborhood.
Within a stone's throw there, were
some 20 campers living, and search
ing parties were started out Imme
diately, but despite their quick
work no clue to tho pretty school
teacher's whereabouts appeared.
Miss Maguire and her cousin, who
lives at Dover, had driven to a camp
at the lake and were preparing to
return home where she was visiting
when the storm broke. Maguire ran
into the cottage to get a suit case,
and when he returned the girl was
gone.
The drowning theory is discredit
ed by several, however. It was
pointed out by one expert swimmer
that the- water along the banks was
scarcely deep enough for a person to
drown In accidentally.
Burns Money; Kills Himself.
Webster City, Iowa (Special). In
sight of an astonished crowd, Carl
Preesly, an actor, made a bonfire In
the street of his paper money, threw
his Jewelry In the sewer, and then
announced to a group of friends that
he was going to kill himself. He
drew a revolver from his pocket,
walked across the street, and calling
to a number of persons in the vi
cinity to watcli him die, fired a bullet
in IiIb brain.
Loses Finger, Kills Himself.
Terre Haute, Ind. (Special). Geo.
N. ArthinV a prominent musician,
aged forty-seven years, shot himself
and died soon after. He had suf
fered for months as the result of in
juries received from an X-ray ex
amination to find a piece of wire in
his finger. The finger was burned
so badly It had to be amputated, thus
destroying his usefulness as a musician.
Shark Bit OfT His ,eg.
Boston (Special). A shark bit off
one of the legs of John Johnson, a
membei of the crow of the United
States gunboat Scorpion on the trip
from the West Indies to Boston, and
the next day the monster, a manotiter
nearly 1 2 feet long, was captured
after u terrific struggle and killed
upon the ship's deck.
England Is preparing for a com
plete overhauling of hor forces In
the East.
Thousands Are Starving.
Tokyo (By Cable). Thousands
of peasants are destitute and starv
ing in consequence of the disastrous
floods that have visited the central
provinces of Japan during the last
few days. The price of rice is high
er than ever before, and the rice
famine Is wide-spread.
The American delegation to the
Peace Conference has drawn up a
new proposition with respect to the
allotment of judges for the interna
tional High Court of Justice.
To Colonize Porto Itlcans.
San Juan, Porto Rico (By ('able).
Governor Post has inaugurated a
plan for colonizing poorer classes
of the population in small settle
ments throughout the Island. The
colonies will bo provided with em
ployment building roads, thus en
abling them to purchase their own
homes. The object of the movement
is to relieve the congested condition
of the cities of Porto Rico, to pro
vide employment for those out of
work.
Long-Lit id Fuinily.
Ithaca, N. Y (Special). Two Bis
ters and a brother whose ages ag
gregate 281 years met for the first
time In twenty-flve years when the
Marshall family held a reunion at
Wernwlck Park. The old people
were Mrs. Caroline Mills, of Lansing,
N. V., aged 68 years; Mrs. Emily
lialleck, of Spencer, aged 76 yearn,
and James II. Marshal), of St Louis,
aged 88 years. All of the old peo
ple were In excellent health, and were
very gi" 1 to be able to attend the
family gathering.
The News
Domestic
United States Judge Kohlsaat Is
sued a temporary injunction against
14 Western railroads and five ex
press companies restraining them
from making new rates on croam and
butter.
A landslide In Port Nue, a suburb
of Pittsburg, caused houses to crack
and partly collapse and hundreds of
foreign residents to flee In terror.
Mrs. Chadwlck, wife of Rear Ad
miral Chadwick, was decorated as
an officer d'academle by the Presi
dent of France.
Mrs. Byron Hendricks, her grand
daughter nnd the driver of their car
riage wore killed by a train near Al
liance, O.
Edward Phillips, clerk in a New
York brokerage office, was arrested
on tho charge of the larceny of
$9,000.
Henry Relss, suspected of being
the last of the famous Chicago car
barn bandits, Is under arrest In New
York.
The postofflc- at Belleport, L. I.,
was rohi'i ,i by thieves who used dy
namtta to gain an entrance.
The Nnvy Department has ordered
125,000 tons of coal for the battle
ships going out to the Pacific.
The Cox Building, In Rochester,
wns damaged to the exl?nt of $100,
000 by fire.
Dr. Augustus Coe Van Duyn, a
former army surgeon, died In Kansas
City.
A windstorm caused $100,000
damage at the Iowa State Fair
Grounds.
Mr. George Whltelock. of Balti
more, created a sensation at the
convention of the American Bar As
sociation In persisting in offering a
resolution attacking President Roose
velt for criticising Judge Humphrey's
decision in the Beef Trust case.
L. H. Carter, a student at the
University of Illionls, and a son of
Brigadier General W. H. Carter, was
killed by taking hold of a chande
lier charged with electricity at the
university.
Dr. George Waldron, of Rochester,
and three women were instantly kill
ed when a Rochester and Eastern
car struck their automobile east of
Cannndalgua, N. Y.
Miss Lillian Blrchard. who was
lost in the snow on top of Mount Rn
nler all night, was saved by a rescue
party led by a St. Bernard dog.
Professor and Mrs. A. E. Vesting,
tho former of Yale, on their honey
moon, have been stricken with ty
phoid fever.
George Heinklnschloss, once an ar
tist of merit, was found In a Bowery
gutter with his skull crushed.
Lord Strathcona says Canada is to
rival the 1'nlted States in population.
Mrs. Anna A. Hucke was badly
bitten and torn by a lion which es
caped from its cage at Luna Park,
Pittsburg.
Secretary Taft was a passenger
aboard a St. Louis and San Francis
co train derailed by an open switch.
The American Tobacco Company
has closed its plant in Cincinnati, O.
Judge Alton B. Parker, In address
ing the American Bar Association,
advocated a federal incorporation law
to supervise issues of stocks and
bonds.
A man living a hermit's life in
Connecticut claims to be the famous
tlghtwlre walker Blondon, who
crossed Niagara and was supposed to
be dead.
The Consolidated Stock Exchange
of New York has moved into a new
building the Bite of which cost $870,
000. Louis Higgins. accused of the mur
der of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Coffee, was
lynched by a Nebraska mob.
Foreign.
A forma) announcement of Vie
signature of the Anglo-Russian con
vention will soon be made by the
two governments, but the exact terms
of the agreement will not be publish
ed for the present.
The court-martial that tried 18
persons on charges of plotting against
Emperor Nicholas and the Russian
government has found three of them
guilty and sentenced them to death.
The French authorities may decide
to use the guillotine In executing the
sentence of death upon the man Sole
lllant, convicted of the atrocious
murder of a child.
The arrest of a German army of
ficer on a charge of high treason it
is feared may bring to light, to con
spiracy of German officers to betray
military secrets.
United States officers designated
to attend the autumn maneuvers of
the German Army as gueBtB of Em
peror William arrived in Berlin.
Several members of the Portuguese
Cabinet announce that they are weary
of the dictatorship of Premier Fran
co. Count Wltte, once tho most power
ful man In Russia, has accepted the
directorship of the Bank of Russia.
After an official Investigation of
the disaster at Toulon, by which the
bnttleship Iena was destroyed, the
French Navy Is severely criticised
because of its irresponsibility, gen
eral Indifference and lack of har
mony. Mr. McKenna, the Irish) National
ist candidate for Parliament and 17
of his supporters were arrested at
Longford for "participating in an in
lawful assembly likely to cause a
riot."
Andrew Carnegie pays a warm trib
ute to Kaiser William in an article
written by him for the German Mag
azine Morgen, which will appear to
day. Emperor William was thrown from
his horse at a review of veterans at
Hanover.
Over 1.000 persons have lost their
lives in Japan because of floods.
A strong earthquake Knock was
felt on the Island of Martinique.
The strike of dock laborers in An
twerp has ended.
King Victor Emmanuel received
Vice Admiral Sir Gero Ijuin and the
other officers of the visiting Japa
nese squadron. The officers were
warmly cheered by the crowds gath
ered at the landinc-place.
British . War becretary Ilaldane
announced In the House of Commons
that he Intended buying army stores
in America when he could get them
there equally as good or better than
elsewhere.
The recent conference between
Julea Cambon, tbe French ambassa
dor to Germany, and Prince Von
Buelow, the German chancellor, haa
caused much political speculation.
Rioting and maltreatment of
women and girls were incidental tp
(he election In the Belenys constitu
ency of Hungary, In which the Rou
manian candidate was victorious.
BLAMES THE BANK
THEFT ON WOMAN
Runyon Declares She Got $15,000
and Then Betrayed Him.
PACKED $96,000 IN SUIT CASF.
Tells How He Robbed the Windsor
Trust Company For, He Says, Mrs.
Laura M. Carter. Whom He Met on
the Streets Took Suit Case Full of
Notes to Her Apartment.
New York (Special). Chester B.
Runyan, the former paying teller who
stole nearly $100,000 in cash from
the Windsor Trust Company last
June, told In the Court, of General
Sessions the story of his downfall.
He charged that Laura A. Carter,
now on trial, charged with receiving
some money which she knew to be
stolen, was the tempter who led him
astray. Runyan testified that he
met Mrs. Carter on the street by
chnnce and visited her at her home
several times. During these visits
he told her that he had stolen several
thousand dollars from the bank
where he wbb employed. One even
ing, he said, when they were talking
about hlB case, Mrs. Carter Baid:
"You're In bad now; why don't
you take some more and have enough
for yourself?"
A few days later he crammed near
ly $100,000 Into a suitcase and fled.
He was delivered over to the police
a week later by Mrs. Carter. He had
spent all the time between his disap
pearance from the bank and hlB ar
reBt at her home. Mrs. Carter Is
charged with having received several
thousand dollars of the money Run
yan stole from the trust company.
About $25,000 of the money has nev
er been found; the rest has been re
stored to the company.
When Runyan went on the witness
stand he appeared to he little trou
bled by his predicament. He an
swered all questions readily. Run
yan said he was a drug clerk in
Rochester up to a few years ago.
Then he came to New York and was
employed as a messenger by the
Traders' National Bank. Later he
went to the United States Steel Cor
poration, and three years ago became
an employe of the Windsor Trust.
Company. He never violated the
trust imposed in him until last May,
he said, when he took $100 to specu
late In stocks and lost. Between that
time an the June day when he pack
ed nearly $100,000 in n suit case and
fled, he stole between $1 4,000 and
$15,000. Runyan told of meeting
Mrs. Carter one evening while stroll
ing down Columbus Avenue. They
went to a restaurant, and later to
her home. According to his story,
he told her that one of his friends
had embezzled several thousand dol
lars and wanted someone to keep him
in hiding until the trouble blew over.
The friend would be willing to pay
$5,000, he told her. 8he replied.
Runyan said, that it would be un
necessary for him to look further
that Bhe would do it. Two or three
days later Runyan told Mrs. Carter
that he was the man. and she Imme
diately began arranging a retreat for
him In Harlem. Then she began to
press him for tbe money.
"You're In bad now," Runyan de
clared she Bald to him; "why don't
you take some more and have enough
for yourself?"
A little later he filled the suitcase
from the bank vaults and Btarted for
the apartment which Mrs. Carter had
rented in Harlem. He visited sever
al saloons and during the afternoon
checked the suitcase at the Grand
Central Station and left It there un
til 11 o'clock that night. At, that
hour he redeemed it and drove to
Harlem In a cab. Mrs. Carter met
him at. the door and, he said, her
first words tohim were:
"Have you gothe money?"
He replied that he had. They
spent some time drinking and dis
cussing the possibility of his being
followed. The next morning they
emptied the sultcaB and counted the
banknotes. There was $79,500. He
gave her $5,000, he declared, and
Bhe went out and deposited it in a
safe deposit vault. Runyan said Mrs.
Carter asked him for money con
stantly and that on several occasions
he gave her sums amounting to sever
al hundred dollars.
Runyan Bald Mrs. Carter continued
to aBk for money and finally said:
"I'm not being half paid for the
risk I am taking for you. I must
have $10,000 or there will be some
thing doing."
"I gave her the $10,000," said
Runyan, "and got up and dressed for
the first time in a week. Then the
police came and arrested me."
To Label All Tonac 'o.
Lexington, Ky. (Special). The
American Society of Equity has set
on foot a movement to have passed
by the Legislatures of Kentucky,
Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia,
compelling all tobacco companies to
label all their wares, showing the
percentage of licorice and other Ingredients.
One Killed And Seven Hurt.
Charleston, 111. (Special). One
man was killed nnd seven passengers
dangerously injured in the wreck
of a Clover Leaf passenger train at
Bowman, twelve miles north of here.
Two cars jumped a switch and crush
ed into a box car.
Two Shot By. Robbers.
Corning, N. Y. (Special). Gulsep
pe Perilla wbb murdered and Gulsep
pe Qloffredo was mortally wounded
at their home in this city. Three
Btrange Italians came to the door of
the house and demanded $50 apiece.
The men said in reply to the demand
that they had no maney Without
further purley the Intruders drew re
volvers and commenced shooting.
Perilla was shot In the mouth and in
stantly killed.
Trouble On War Ship.
Honolulu (By Cable). The offi
cers and men of the United States
cruiser Raleigh complain of having
hi d no shore leave for the past two
months, as a result of which there,
has been almost a mutiny on board
and the coaling of the cruiser has
been delayed.
Quarantined Agalust 'nln.
San Jose, Costa. Rica (By Cable).
A quarantine against all vessels
oomlng from Cuba has been declared
and is being enforced at all Chilean
seaports.