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Domestic
While delegate to the Federation
of Women's Clubs were enjoying a
ride through Newport, R. I., on a
tally-ho the vehicle overturned on
1U occupants. Three women were
seriously hurt.
Fire in the stables of E. H. Har
riman's country place. Arden. N. Y.,
caused the death of one of bis favor
ite horses, Major Gentry, and for a
time threatened destruction of the
mansion.
Congressman Charles E. Llttlofleld,
In attacking the Sherman Anti-Trust
Law, declares that but seven convic
tions have been possible under It.
An attempt will be made to effect
a stronger organization of the United
Mlneworkers in the Pennsylvania an
thracite fields.
B. N. Springer, of California, as
serts I bat the Springer family are
heirs to ,000,000 worth of Wil
mington, Del., real estate.
A coroner'B Jury has divided that
the explosion on the German steamer
Arcadia, at Philadelphia, was caused
by fireworks.
Lawrence Friend, a brakeman on
the Big Four, gave his life to save
the passengers on the Knickerbocker
pedal.
J, Plerpont Morgan, who sailed for
Havre aboard the French liner L.a
Provence, said he had noticed many
Improvements in the financial situ
ation since the time he went abroad
early In the year, and that he was
optimistic over the business outlook
D. O. Ives, general traffic manager
of the Wabash Railroad, announced
that after August 1 he will become
chairman of the official classification
committee of railroad lines east of
St. Louis, with headquarters In New
York
Representative .lames S. Sherman.
Republican vice presidential enndi
late, is making such rapid progress
lo recovery that there is no necessity
Tor an Immediate operation.
Eight persons were injured when
I freight train on the Milwaukee
road struck the circus train of the
Hagenback and Wallace Shows In
St. Paul, Minn.
The new aeroplane June Bug made
t flight of 725 yards in 41 seconds,
maintaining a speed of 36. 2 miles an
hour for the distance.
The abattoir and adjoining beef
warehouse in Southwestern Philadel
phia owned by D. B. Martin & Co.
were destroyed by fire.
Five persons were killed as the
result of an explosion In the plant
Df the Pabst Chemical Company In
Chicago.
A private bank owned by Antonio
Bonnettl, in Cleveland, was closed.
It wa3 patronized exclusively by Ital
ians. Several people were injured and
many shots were fired during a relig
ious riot among negroes at Waco,
Tex.
Immigration authorities declare
that there Is a ring In Los Angeles
which is actively engaged in smug
gling Chinese coolies over the Mexi
can border Into the United States.
Broughton Brandenburg, magazine
writer and student of sociological
subjects, was In a New York police
court charged by Mrs. Valine Bran
denburg with abandonment, and non
support. Edwin S. Marsten. of New York;
Wayne MacVeagh, of Philadelphia,
and .lames M. Beck were elected
trustees of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York.
Prof. William B. Clark, of .Johns
iHopklns University, and Lyman Ab
bott, of New York, received the hon
orary degree of doctor of laws from
Amherst College.
H. D. Everett, a government for
ester; T. R. Wakely, a teacher, and
four Filipinos were murdered in the
Island' of Negros, Philippines, by
tribesmen.
The big rice mills of Louisiana
have formed a combination under the
title of the United Irrigation and Rice
Milling Company.
Foreign
In renewed fighting between the
revolutionists and the reactionaries
lu Tabriz, Persia, the revolutionists
were defeated and the losses on both
sides aggregated 100 men. The pres
ident of Parliament 1b under the pro
tection of the French.
The French Senate, by a vote ol
128 to 125, decided to support the
government and take immediate ac
tion on the proposal to take over and
nationalize the Western Railroad. I
The United States gunboat Marlet-
ta arrived at Wlllemstadt with Jacol
Sleeper, secretary of the American
Legation in Venezuela, and Lieuten
ant Buggies, the military attache.
The French ministry has asked
Parliament to authorize a credit ot
$t0,00() lo meet the expenses of Pres
ident Falliere's forthcoming visit to
Russia and other foreign countries
Paul Marie Pierre Thureau-Dangin
has been elected permanent secretary
of the French Academy lu succession
to the late Louis Gaston Boissler.
Emperor William has transferred
Capt. H. G. Hebbinghaus, German
naval attache at Washington, to
command of the armored cruiser
Yorek.
Mme. Sauvlzon was found stran
gled In ber upartments In Paris, It
being the third mysterious murder
In the French capital in a month.
The British and Russian consuls
tt Urumlah are interesting them
selves In the fate of the Christian
villagers who have been Bubject to
rapine and pillage by the Kurds.
The Arabs In the French depend
ency of Senegal, Africa, have risen
gainst the French, and In an attack
upon a French force the losses of
the latter were heavy.
Charles M. Schwab Is expected In
Madrid to assist In the organization
of a steel company to supply material
for rebuilding the Spanish Navy.
Robert W. Patterson, ot Chicago,
Is In St. Petersburg to see If his
daughter, the Countess Glzzekl, -an-not
regain possession of her child.
Mexican railroad employes are
planing the formation of a union for
the exclusion of Americans from any
connection with the roaas.
Sight Mde Heart.
Harrlshurg, Pa. (Special). Dur
ing an examination at the State Tu
berculoid Dtspeusury In this city 1
was found that Thomas Cusack, a
mechanic, living at Steelton, has his
ueart on hli right side. Examina
tions were made with great care by
foveral physicians, and the discovery
Was confirmed. It la not a cam of
t earl-shift.
SERIOUS OUTBREAK
UN THE RURUER
Continued Excitement on the Mexi
can Side.
RAID ON THE TOWN OF 1IMINEZ.
Mexicans Continue to Minimize the
Importance of the Outbreak and to
Declare That It Has No Real Politi
cal Significance - Jlmine I Said to Be
a limbed of RevoluH nlsts.
CAUBB OF THE TROUBLE.
; According to Mexican officials,
three agitators, who, it is claim
ed, are in the I'nlted States, np
! pealed to the criminal element
I on the border to raid certain
towns.
In tills way It was hoped by
robbing bankj nnd government
offices to raise funds for a revolu
, Hon.
Concerted attncUs were planned
HPOB Indad Juarez, n border
I town opposite El I'aso. Texas, on
: Cladad Porto Dlaa and Las
! Vaeas, both opposite Texas towns.
The Mexican consul at HI Paso
informed the authorities nnd a
number of the raiders were Jailed.
It is declnred that the Mexican
I government places no political
significance In the raids.
The plan of the raiders are
said, by Mexican officials, to have
i miscarried at all places with the
j exception of Vlesca and Las
I Vacas.
I Other reports tell of the rnp-
ture of the town of Jlminez and
! other places.
El Paso. Tex. I Special ) . -Thorn a f
S. Labrada. leader of the Mexican
junta at Austin has received tele
grams that the revolutions had, In
addition to the assault upon Las Va
cas, captured Jlminez, a town of 12.
000 Inhabitants. In Coahulla, and
that Ciudad Porflrlo Diaz, a small
town bcioss the Rio Grande from
Eagle PasB. Tex., was the objective
of an attack to be made. Labrada
also received advices that several
companies of Mexican soldiers had
gone over to the revolutionists.
Jl mines, the town reported cap
tured, was seized by revolutionists
last year, and Ib generally conceded
to be a hotbed of revolutionary sym
pathizers. Authorities here believe that the
headquarters of the uprising were to
be established In El Paso, and that
by the confiscation of alleged inflam
matory literature, with the arrest of
the men who will be given a hear
ing here, trouble at Juarez has been
averted.
In a statement Mexican Contvul
Lome!! said:
"In view of the fact that Insfuc
Hons I have been awaiting from
Mexico City have not arrived, I do
not think It proper to go Into a de
tailed account of Hie trouble. The
physical facts of the trouble here
are that the men arrested had revo
lutionary literature, and that I have
deemed It advisable to hold them."
R, BRAINERD RETIRES.
PresMeat Of Middiebury College For
2JI Years.
Middiebury, Vt. (Special). Dr.
Bin Bialnerd, for 23 years presi
dent of Middiebury College, retired
!rom the presidency, and his succes
sor, the Rev. Dr. John M. Thomas,
i Orange, N. J., was Inducted Into
lie office with Imposing ceremonies,
i'nited States Senator John W. Stew
m presided.
The keys and the seal of the col
ege were presented to Dr. Thomas
by President Brainerd; the Rev.
Inntna B. Mead, of Troy, N. Y.. and
Prof. Walter E. Howard, of Mlddle
jury College, spoke for the alumni,
ind Dr. Thomas delivered his inaug
lral address.
MISS HELEN TART WINS.
jets fop Honors In lliyn Mnwr
Sc holarship Kxiimiiint ion.
Philadelphia, Pa. (Special). An
nouncement was made that Miss Hel
'n Taft, daughter of the Republican
presidential nominee, has been
awarded a scholarship at Bryn Mawr
College, having won first honors
among the candidates for entrance
to the institution at the matriculation
examinations.
Next to Miss Taft In honors was
Miss Elizabeth Harlan, of Chicago,
grand-daughter of Justice Harlan, of
the Supreme Court, who was also
awarded a scholarship. Four scholar
ships are awarded by the college each
year.
Bor.vrY ON CATERPILLARS.
Bojl In Newark, N. J., Offered Ten
Cent A Clin For Them.
New York (Special) Boys In New
ark, N. J., were busy gathering cat
erpillars as a result of an offer of
10 cents a can for them by the Es
sex County Shade Tree Commission.
The city 1b fairly alive with the
youngsters gathering the worms, for
which they will be paid every af
ternoon at Military Park.
The pests have Increased so rapid
ly that the commission has been un
able to exterminate them, notwith
standing that they have three ma
chines at work spraying trees.
Berlin RSDOOta Roosevelt.
Berlin (By Cable). Reports ema
nating from local university circles
have crept into the newspapers to
the effect that President Roosevelt
will come to Europe next year. The
purposes of Mr. Roosevelt's coming,
according to these same reports, ure
two: He Is to visit the Kaiser and
take a trip through Germany.
Whether this trip will be taken in
His Imperial Majesty's company or
alone Is not Indicated.
splinter Camas Riath.
Philadelphia (Special). A splin
ter of wood which entered his finger
indirectly caused he death of Charles
W. Walker In the Episcopal Hospital.
The splinter entered Walker's finger
about a week ago while he was at
work. He forgot about it until his fin
ger and hand troubled him. He then
consulted a physician, who found
that tetanus was developing. Upon
advice of, the physician Walker waa
sent to the hospital, where every ef
fort waa made to itay the progress
of the disease, but It fully developed
and caused bt death.
MR. BRYAN'S MAN IS
MADE THE CHAIRMAN
Fight in Subcommittee Does Not
Materialize.
Denver, Col. (Special). Theodore
A. Bell, of California, was chosen
temporary chairmen of the Demo
cratic National Convention by the
Committee on Convention Arrange
ments. No selection was made for the
permanent chairmanship, this matter
colng over until the meeting of the
full committee can be held. The
names most prominently mentioned
in this connection at present ara Rep
resentative Henry D. Clayton, of Ala
baDM, and Juclson Harmon, of Ohio.
Gov. Joseph W. Folk, of Missouri,
and Senator Joseph W. Balloy, of
Texas, are alao strongly favored.
Other appointments made by tho
Committee on Convention Arrange
ments, which will probably be made
permanent, were as follows:
General Secretary Urey Woodson,
of Kentucky.
Assistant General Secretary Ed
win Sefton, of Washington, D. C.
Sergeant-at-Arms John I. Martin,
of Missouri.
Chief Assistant Sergennt-at-Arms
J. C. Fenn, of Indiana.
Chief Doorkeeper Eugene W. Sul
livan, of Illinois.
Parliamentarian N. D. Crtiteh
fleld, of Kentucky.
Chaplain for Opening Day -Right
Rev. James J Keane, archbishop of
Wyoming.
Official Stenographer M. W. Blum
barf, of Washington. D. C.
Those present at the committee
meeting were Chairman Thomas Tag
gart. Secretary Urey Woodson, Rod
ger C. Sullivan, of Illinois; R. M.
Johnson, of Texas; James 0. Dahl
nian. of Nebraska; Norman E. Mack.
Of Ne w York, nnd Gov. John B, Os
borne, of Wyoming.
Two Mont ban Absent.
Two members John T. McGraw.
of West Virginia, and Clark Howell,
of Georgia were absent, the proxy
of the former being held by Mr. Sul
livan, of Illinois, while Urey Wood
son represented Mr Howell.
It was rumored early In the day
that Roger C. Sullivan, of Illinois,
who Is chuirman of tho committee
on convention arrangements, might
head a fight against the selection of
Mr. Bell as chairman. It was said
that while Bell was known to b
favored by William J. Bryan, he was
not ardently desired by Mr. Sullivan
and some of his friends, and the re
port was that six votes out of a total
nine would be cast against him when
his name was mentioned.
The committee then selected Urey
Woodson, secretary of the national
committee, to be secretary of the con
vention, and named Edward Sefton,
Oi Washington, D. C, who is assist
ant general secretary of the national
committee, to be the assistant secre
tary of the convention.
John I. Martin, of Missouri, who
has for years been sergeant-at-arms
of the Democratic National Conven
tion, was again selected for that po
sition, and J. C. Fenn, of Indiana,
was chosen as his chief assistant. Eu
gene W. Sullivan, of Illinois, a broth
er of Roger C. Sullivan, was made
chief doorkeeper.
CLERK'S STRANGE STORY.
( barged With Theft, He Declares
That Hi- Was Robbed.
Pittsburg (Special). Frank T.
McCabe, superintendent of the money-order
department of the Pittsburg
Post office, was arrested by the United
States authorities, charged with em
bezzling $7,851. McCabe had been
in the money-order department for
the past 12 years.
He tells a strange story of how
the postoffice was mysteriously rob
bed four years ago of a tin box con
taining $10,000 when he acciden
tally left the door to his office open,
and says that since that time he has
been trying to make the shortage
good, having paid back more than
$2,000 in the four years. The au
thorities are Investigating the story.
Weight Reduced MO Pounds
Mount Clemens, Mich. (Special).
Col. William F. Tucker, assistant
paymaster in the United States Army,
Department of the Lakes, underwent
a Berious surgical operation here.
Colonel Tucker, who Is a heavy man.
was relieved of about 80 pounds of
weight by the operation, w'-ich the
doctors say was "to equalize the por
tal circulation through the liver."
His condition Is reported as favor
able. Colonel Tucker Is a son-ln-llaw
of the late Gen. John A. Logan.
WASHINGTON
The Milwaukee Chamber ot Com
merce filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission a complaint charg
ing live railroads with discriminat
ing in favor of Chicago In grain rates
A motion for a new trial was made
In the cases of Frederick A. Hyde
and Joost 11. Schneider, convicted of
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment. Lieutenant Commander Retzmann
has been appointed to succeed Cap
tain Hebbinghaus as German military
attache at Washington.
The Progressive Advertising and
Distribution Company, of St. Paul,
Minn., was debarred from the malls
as a fraudulent business.
Proposals for furnishing 2,090,-
000 pounds of dynamite for us.?
on the IsthmuB of Panama have been
.Invited by tho Isthmian Canal Com
mission. Wages of employes of the Southern
Railway, which were reduced, have
been raised to the former level.
The wife of Minister Wu, her son
and his wile and a granddaughter
arrived at the Chinese Legation.
Arguments for and against the
Agricultural Department's rule re
(jutrlng a meat Ins t's mark on
1 leimargarlne weiv I .ultted to the
Secretary of Agriculture.
I'rt.mlnary orders have been IB
sued for the second cruise of the
battleship fleet, on Its way around
tne world.
'ihe New York Shipbuilding Com
pany was the lowest bidder for the
construction of four mine-planting
vessels, at $7 64,777 each.
The cruller Tacoma arrived at
Colon with 80 marines, bringing the
total number on tne Isthmus up to
1,250.
The Oakland (Cal.) Transconti
nental Telegraph and Power Com
pany was debarred from the use of
tha mail.
GROVER CLEVELAND
DIES AT PRINCETON
One of the Country's Greatest
Citizens.
LAST OF THE EX PRESIDENTS.
U P.11.. -- m T..t I I
monary Thrombosis and Oedema,
the Immediate Came of Death
Announcement of His Death a Shock !
lo the Country.
Princeton, N. J. ( Special ) .-G ro
ver Cleveland, twice president of the
United States, died at 8.40 o'clock
Wednesday morning at his home,
Westland, In the quiet college town,
where he had lived since his retire
ment as the nation's chief executive,
nlmost 12 years ago. Mr. Cleveland
waa 71 years old March 18 last. Ho
and Mrs. Cleveland celebrated the
twenty-second anniversary of their
wedding here on June I, The affair
wns very quiet because of Mr. Cleve
land's Illness. A largo wedding cake
containing 22 candles was sent to
them by some of their neighbors.
When death came, which was sud
den, there were In the death chamber,
on the second floor of the Cleve
land residence, Mrs. Cleveland, other
members of the family, Dr. Joseph
D. Bryant, of New York. Mr. Cleve
land's family physician and personal
friend: Dr. Ceorge R. I.ockwood, also
of New York, and Dr. John M. Car
nochan, of Princeton.
An official statement given out nnd
signed by the three physicians says:
"Mr. Cleveland for many years
had suffered from repeated attacks
of gnstro-iptestlnnl origin. Also he
hnd long-standing organic disease of
the heart and kidneys. Heart fail
ure, complicated with pulmonary
thrombosis nnd oedema, was the Im
mediate cause of his death."
CHRONOLOGY OF CURVE
LAND'S LIFE.
March 18, 1 837 Born In Cald
well, Essex County, N. J.
1855 Entered law office In
Buffalo as clerk.
lltl- Admitted to the bar.
1863-66 - Assistant District At
torney of Erie County.
1 870-73 Sheriff of Erie C un-
ty.
1S73-81 In lucrative pract'.cc
of profession a Buffalo.
1SS 1-82 - Mayor of Buffalo; es
tablished reputation for economy
and executive ability.
1 882-84 Governor of New
York: constantly attracting na
tional attention.
1 884-88 President of Ihe
United States, after defeating
Jnim O. Blaine, Republican, by
majority of 37 electoral votes.
June 2, 1886 Married at 'he
White House, Miss Frances I" 1
Kom, daughter of his former w
partner.
1888 Defeated for Preside ey
by Benjamin Harrison, Repi. ill
can. 1888-18112 Prncllslng law In
New York City.
1892-1 8(16 Agnln Presld-nt
of the United States, after defeat
ing Harrison, through nn I er
whelming reversal of popular ran
tlment. Clashed with party In
Senate and quarreled with Sena
tor Gorman on tariff. Demanded
British consent to arbitration of
boundary dispute with Venezneln.
1896 Refused support to Wil
liam J. Bryan. Democratic candi
date for Presidency, and ticket
upon which Bryan ran. Retired
to Princeton, N. J., and took up
quiet life there.
1897 Honored by Princeton
with degree of LL. D.
June 10. 1 90', --Elected trus
tee of Equitable Life Assurance
Society.
June 24, 1908 Died at Prince
ton home.
Former Frencem GroiVr Cleveland.
While Mr. Cleveland had been In
poor health for the last two years
and had lost a hundred pounds of
weight, his death came unexpectedly.
Some three weeks ago he was
brought home from Lakewood, where
his condition for a time was such
Hint the hotel at which he was stay
ing was kept open after its regular
season because he was too 111 to be
moved. But when Mr. Cleveland wns
brought back to Princeton he showed
signB of improvement and actually
gained five pounds in weight.
Although confined to his room con
tinuously after his return to Prince
ton, it wbb not until Tuesday that
Mr. Cleveland's condition aroused
uneasiness on the part of Mrs. Cleve
land. Undoubtedly affected by the
heat, Mr. Cleveland showed signs of
failure, and Mrs. Cleveland telegraph
ed to Dr. Bryant, who came over
from New York. Dr. Lockwood fol
lowed Dr. Bryant, and when they
reached here Dr. Carnochan, who had
been Mr. Cleveland's local physician
since the former president came to
Princeton, was also called in. During
the evening Mr. Cleveland seemed to
rally and MrB. Cleveland, who always
has been optimistic about her hus
band's health, felt assured that it was
merely another of the many attacks
Mr. Cleveland had suffered, and Bhe
Informed those who inquired that his
condition was not serious.
The End Peaceful.
Mr Cleveland became worse during
the night and Mrs. Cleveland was
called to the bedside of her husband.
The dltlnt?nlslied patient sank Into
ii n ortu ur-tn imni.au frnm urh1r,h Via ro.
! covered nt time.-! onlv to suffer re
lapse. This continued throughout
the night and early morning. The
last time he became contjciouB waB
Drowned In Stone Quarry.
York, Pa. (Special). David A.
Ktaub, 18 years old, was drowned in
a stone quarry near Hanover. After
a game of ball young Staub and his
companions went to the quarry pond
to take a plunge and cool off. "Here
I go!" he exclaimed as he plunged
Into the water. It la supposed his
overheated condition caused cramps
and he was unablo to swim. Twice
he arose to the surface and then
sunk out of sight. The llfeleiB body
was recovered hy Paul Dubs.
luic li Will Maker Dead.
Media, Pa. (Special). The pro
bating of the wills of an aged hua
bund and wife was a pathetic Incident
at the register's office here. The tes
tamenta were those of James Mc
Gulgan and hts wife, Eliza, late of
Glenolden Borough. Both were ill
at the same time and died within n
few days of each other. The hub
band bequeathed his estate to hi
wife, who in torn bequeathed It to
their son. Daniel.
A nice thing about marriage Is be
fore you get into It.
about two hours before he died.
Death was peaceful. Just before he
died Mr. Cleveland sought to say
Howuuali uui ins words were In
audible. Many of the Intimate friends of
the family and manv nthem m
I clone were unable to see 'Mrs. Cleve
land and all of them left cards. The
; visitors, newspaper men, photograph
ers and others became so numerous
that the police authorities placed a
I policeman on guard at the Cleveland
i home, and no one but intimate
friends and those In charge of the
funeral arrangements were permitted
! to approach the house.
I
i The Cleveland residence stands In
g beautiful spot at Bayardj lano and
i Hodges Avenue, on the northwestern
outskirts of Princeton. The house,
n ... r I..UI. I 1.1 . . .
a luuuui lauiij luuKiug iwo-anu-a-lialt
story strucure of colonial architec
ture, Is well back from the two thor
oughfares. It Is painted white, and
almost hidden bv stntelv nlno
I Here 1b wbb Mr. Cleveland I wont to
roam and enjoy the life of retire
ment .
Message From President.
It was not until late In the day
that messages of condolence began
to come In from all parts of the world
to Mrs. Cleveland. One of the first
waB from President Roosevelt, who
will attend the funeral, which will
be held on Friday afternoon and
which, in deference to Mrs. Cleve
land's wishes, will be as private as
possible. Mr. Cleveland s body will
be buried in Princeton Cemetery in
the family plot, where He tho re
mains of Ruth, the eldest of tho
Cleveland children, whose deah was
a sad blow to the father.
MB. CLEVELAND AT REST
Euneral Services Simple as
of Humb est C.tlzen.
Those
FINANCIAL
No change in the Bank of Eng
land's discount rale of 2 per cent.
National banl'8 still have $1K3,
r00,000 or United States Government
deposits.
Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania de
clared Its UBual quarterly dividend of
1 V4 per cent.
Dividend and Interest disburse
ments this month will reach nearly
or quite $200,000,000.
The Westlnghouse Company's af
,'alrs are looking up.
New York, Ontario & Western di
rectors have declared the regular an
nual dividend of 2 per cent.
It Is reported that P. A. B. Wldo
ner will shortly retire as a director of
tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
i any.
American Locomotive directors
iurprised the atreet and declared the
regular dividends on both common
and preferred ahare.
The estimated output of pig Iron
in the first half of 1908 was 6,850,
)00 tons, against 13,223,000 In the
same period laat year.
Princeton, N. J. ( Special ). Oro
ver Clevelend'n body lies burled In
tho Cleveland plot In Princeton Ceme
tery. At 6 o'clock. Just as the sun
was sinking in the West, a distin
guished company silently watched as
the body wns lowered Into the grave.
Then the Bimple burial service of the
Presbyterian Church was read nnd
before the last of the carriages in
the cortage had driven up to the
pnth leading to the burial place, the
benediction had been pronounced nnd
the members of the ramlly. Pr( blent
Itoosevoit and others who had gather
ed about the grave, were leaving the
cemetery. Many of the personal
friends of the dead statesman linger
ed about the spot which was to I 'ark
his last resting place, and ear'i In
turn was permitted to cast a s ovcl
full of earth Into the grave.
Agreeable to the wishes of .! '.
Cleveland the services both nt Hit
house and at the cemetery were of
the simplest character. An invoca
tion. Bcrlptural reading, a br'- 1
prayer and the reading of a WIT ,i
Wordsworth poem. "Character r i'e
Happy Warrior," constituted thr m -ices
nt the house, while the r cling
of the brulal service at the- grave
was brief and impressive.
Although the funetal was of a
strictly private nature, those In at
tendance numbered many distinguish
ed citizens, Including President Roose
velt; Governor Fort, of New Jersey:
Governor Hughes, of New York; Gov.
Hoke Smith, of Georgia; former mem
bers of President Cleveland's cabi
net, officials of the Equitable Life As
surance Society, members of the
Princeton University (acuity and
friends and neighbors.
Mr. Cleveland was hurled as a
private citizen rather than as the
former chief executive of the nation.
There was nothing that savored ol
the official and military element in
jected solely as a measure of pre
caution In protecting President
Roosevelt.
The President arrived at 4.38 P.
M . and was met at the station by
Governor Fort. The President, Gov
ernor Fort and Secretary Loeb were
driven at once to Westland. Upon
his arrival at the bouse the Presi
dent went to Mrs. Cleveland, offering
his sympathy and expressing keen re
gret at Mr: Cleveland's death.
The President then returned to the
reception room, where the body had
been removed In the afternoon from
the room on the second floor, In
which Mr. Cleveland died.
A few minutes later the four cler
gymen who officiated came down the
stairs to the hall leading to the recep
tion room, followed by Mrs. Cleveland
and the children, Esther and Plhard.
As they appeared upon the landing,
accompanied by Dr. Joseph D. Rryant,
the whole company rose and re
mained standing throughout the serv
ices. Mrs. Cleveland was gowned in
black and wore a becoming hat with
a short drooping veil. Esther was
also In black, while Richard wore a
white suit and black tie.
Wordsworth's Poem Read.
The services began with an Invo
cation by Rev. Sylvester W. Beach,
of the First Presbyterian Church, of
Princeton, which was followed by
Scriptural rending by Rev. Maltland
V. Bartlett, of the West Farms Pres
byterian Church, of New York, a
former pastor of Mr. Cleveland, who
read from the fourteenth chapter of
the Book of John and a number of
passages from the fourth and twenty
second chapter of the Thessalonlans.
"And they shall see His face,"
read Dr. Bartlett In closing, "and His
name shall be In their foreheads;
they shall hunger nor thirst anymore;
neither shall the sun light upon them
nor any heat, for the land which is In
the inlflst of the throne shall feed
them and shall lead them unto living
fountains of water and God Bhall
wipe all tearB from their eyes."
Df. Henry Van Dyke said that, "ac
cording to the request of one whose
slightest wish nt this moment we
all respect, there will be no address
or sermon, but there wag a poem,
written more than u hundred years
ago by William Wordsworth, which It
expressive of his character."
He then read the poem "Character
of tho Happy Warrior."
This followed by readings from
tho Presbyterian Book of Common
Worship, the services at the house
concluding with a prayer.
RODE IN ENGINE TANK.
REIGN OF GRIME
J PHILADELPHIA
Six Women Killed or Wounded in
One Day.
SAO END OF LOVE
AFFAIRS.
Old Beau of Mrt. Annie Cnmer Kills Her
Bride of Leas 1 han three Months
Fatally Stabbed Young Woman Stab,
bed Through Heart. It la Alleged, br
Man With va him She Eloped.
Philadelphia, Pa. (Special). Six
women figured In a wave of crime
that swept over Philadelphia. In
furiated by the refusal of the girl to
whom he had been engaged beforo
she married his rival to return to
her husband. Robert E. Brown, 20
years pld, murdered Mrs. Ant.le Cas
ner, aged 21 years.
A bride of Iobs than three months
was probably futally Blashed with a
razor wielded by her husband because
the had refused to have anything
more to do with htm.
The finding of the body of a mid-dle-nged
woman In a Wood Street
lodging-house furnished the police
with a third tragedy. Her husband
wns committed to prison pending the
outcome of the Investigation that is
being made of the peculiar circum
stances of her death.
Lured from her home, at 210
Adam Street, Mrs. Annie Casner, aged
21 years, was stabbed through the
heart by Robert E. Brown, her Junior
by one year, who lived at 102 4 Rus
sell Street. A butcher by trade, he
had armed himself with a long knife
with n keen edge. Young Brown
killed, the police assert, the girl to
whom he was affianced for more than
two years before she became the
bride of George W. Casner, Jr., nine
months ago.
"Annie, 1 want you to return to
your husband," he told her while
with her on the street. According
to confession, the police say he after
ward made, "I am to blame for you
having separated from him. Go back
to George Casner and be a good and
faithful wife."
Mrs. Casner's refusal to accede to
Brown's request angered him and
finally a quarrel ensued. Brown drew
the knife, which he had concealed
under his coat, and struck at her
with It. Her arm was slashed by the
sharp edge and finally a well-directed
blow by Brown drove the knife .
through her heart. As she fell life
less to the sidewalk he fled to the
home of his sister, where he was
arrested.
Equally tragic was the attempted
muraea of pretty 17-yenr-old Mrs.
Matthew Hazel at her home by her
husband, the police allege. April 1
the couple eloped to Camden and
were married secretly. The girl's
parents had objected to Hazel, who Is
22 years old. After their marrlag"
the two lived together for a month
and then went to Baltimore for a
few days. Returnltg to this city they
lived for two weeks at a buarding
house, and from there the girl went
lo her parents. Wednesday night
Inst Hazel appeared nt his young
wife's home.
Ho attacked her nnd broke her
right jaw. Then he left, knocking
her father down as he fled. Again
appearing at the house shortly after
G o clock A. M., he went to I1I3 wife's
room; found her in bed with her
sister. He told her he hnd come af
ter some clothing he had left In Ihe
hoiiBe and she gave it lo him. when
he promised to go away and not
return. He grasped his wife by the
hnlr, drew her head back and, it is
alleged, slashed her throat with a
razor, inflicting a deep wound that
will probably cost her life. He then
escaped.
In a poorly furnished room Mrs.
Catharine Skifflngton, aged 40 years.
was found dead by the police. Scat
tered about the room were evidences
of a prolonged carouse, the police
assert, including nearly 50 empty bot
tles of whiskey. Mrs. Skifflngton was
awardfrd $1,000 as a result of n dam
age suit she instituted against the
city last winter, and since then Bhe
and her husband have been drinking
heavily. Her hiiBband, Patrick Skif
flngton, was unable to give a satis
factory explanation of the woman's
death, and was locked up.
Swish Of Water Neurly Drowned Man
Who Was Up To His Neck.
Wllkes-Barre, Pa. (Special). Af
ter riding from Buffalo to This city,
260 miles, in the tank of a Lehigh
Valley Railroad passenger locomo
tive, a feat which trainmen consid
ered impossible, William Bahmille.r,
of Mauch Chunk, was arrested. He
had been in the tank over six hours,
up to the neck in water most ot the
lime and having great difficulty when
the train was going fast and swing
ing around curves from being drown
ed by the water which dashed over
him. He aUo had a narrow escape
when the firemen refilled the tank,
but he managed to escape until thU
city was reached, when the firemuu
carelessly let the tank overflow, and
Bahmlller had to pop out his head to
get air. When Mayor Knlffeu heard
his story he was released with $1
fine.
Roosevelt's African Trip.
1 .11 mi. wi (By Cable). The Edin
burgh Scotsman states that President
Roosevelt has asked Frederick Cour-
teney Selous, tho famous elephant
hunter and author, to make prelim
inary arrangements for a hunting
trip In Africa and fishing trip In Brit
Ish East Africa. A caravan will be
organized at Mombasa. The trip will
probably last eight months. Mr.
Roosevelt will visit England on his
return
Two Autolsta Killed.
Indianapolis (Special). A big
touring car containing four young
men and four young women was
struck by a Torre Haute and Eastern
Traction car at South Belmont Ave
nue about midnight. Two men In the
automobile wero killed and five oth
ers were injured. A- J- Yawger, own
er of the automobile, met instant
death, and Earl Gardner, the chauf
feur, died on the way to a hospital.
Maggie Shaw waa the only one of the
others who was badly hurt. She may
die.
ADOPTS OSLER THEORY.
Old Man Ends His Life With Ohio
1 id,' of Zinc.
New York (Special). -Alexander
Purdy, a retired business man, who
had often admitted a belief In the
Osier theory, committed suicide at
Ills home, 122 New Main Street,
Yonkers. He swallowed a bottle of
chloride of zinc nnd was found dy
ing by hlB dnugbter-iri-law, Mrs.
James Purdy.
When asked wba' was tb" matter.
Purdy pointed to the bottle be6ide
him and died the next minute. He
had been despondent of late and felt,
as he expressed It, that "this world
1b no place for an old man,"
Outbreak Of Rubies.
Albany, N. Y. (Spoclal). Stute
Agricultural Commissioner Raymond
A. Pearson sayB that 30 towns In thi?
State are under quarantine for rabies,
or hydrophobia. "Officials of the de
partment," says Commissioner Pear
son, "have never konwu of such a
suriouu outbreak of rabies as at pres
ent. Similar conditions exist in other
parts of the country."
Kindly Turn Kills Him.
Norrlstown, Pa. (Special). Doing
a brakeman's turn Bhiftlng cars load
ed with pig Iron In the yard at the
Heckscher Furnace, at Swedeland.
John Megllllgcn, the yardmastei',
aged 35 years, was Instantly killed.
"I'll lake this car to' the other end
of the yard," said Megllligan to the
regular trainman, as' he Jumped ou
the car. Ho had not ridden far when
he slipped off and four wheels passed
over his body, cutting him In halves.
The "Iron Age" says: "There i
a slightly more cheerful tone In the
steel Industry, due to the fact that
booking In some branches are a 1"'
tie larger and that specifications are
coming in u little moro freely. Tbs
Improvement, however, is not mark
ed; nor Is it general."
The late A. J. Cnssatt waa tha
leading capitalist in the building
the New York, Philadelphia & Nnr-i
folk Railroad. Hla estate and J.
Cassatt, Sailer tt Stevenson and Ru"
dulph Ellis are among the largest,
shareholders.
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