The Fulton County news. (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, October 07, 1909, Image 2

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    THE NEWS,
Domestic
A policeman and pity hall guard
were beaten by highwaymen, who
robbed a man In the heart of Phil
adelphia. Three footpads were cap
tured while two others escaped, on
In a passing cab.
l)r. Arinln E. Brunn dlej from I
bullet wound Inflicted by his broth
cr. Constantino F. Brunn, who after
war. a killed hi, sister and himself
Jt the physician's homo at South
Woodstock. Ct.
Henry Whiting Flagg, con ol
Georgo A. Flagg, secretary and
treasurer of the Calumet and Ileclo
Mining Company, was found dead lr
a room above the otlicc of the com.
Iany iu iioston.
John Van Nortwlrk. mlllionalri
paper and pulp manufacturer and
wnor of more water power rlghti
than nny man In Wisconsin, died at
his home iu Appleton, Wis.
Quartermaster Servant James
Caron committed suicide because of
worry over the responsibility of as
sisting Aeronauts Wright and Cur
tlss at Governors Island.
Three passengers were Injured In a
collision between a Niagara Falls
train on the New York Central Hail
road and a through freight near Wil
son. N. Y.
President Taft In his address at
Seattle said he would use every
means In his power to bring about
the restoration of the American mer
chant marine.
Joseph H. Thompson, a close
friend and adviser of President John
son during the famous Impeachment
trial, died at his homo in Shelby
ville, Tenn.
It was learned that a second at
tempt within a few days to wreck a
assenger train on tha New Jersey
Central Railroad was made near
Dunellen, N. J.
The Carnegie Steel Company has
decided on Improvements and new
wills In the vicinity of Youngstown,
O., to the extent of about $10,000,
000. W. E. Marsh, builder of the Og-den-LucIn
cut-off, one of E. H. Har
riman'g achievements In railroad con
struction, died at San Francisco.
Lucius If. Biglow, head of the mu
sic publishing firm of Biglow &
Main, of New York City, died at his
summer home at Uldgeville, Ct.
Gen. Patrick Hayes, of Chelsea,
Me., was reelected commander-in-chief
of the National Command of
Veterans' Union at Auburn, Me. '
Sam Yong Ping, a wealthy Malay
fisherman of the Gulf coast of Louisi
ana, committed suicide by hanging
himself by the feet.
Lewis C. Grover, former president
of the Colt Patent Firearms Manu
facturing Company, died In Hart
lord, Ct.
Foreign
A young woman who had quarrel
ed with her lover, a lion tamer, in
Paris, allowed herself to be seized
by a lion, which tore open her throat
and she died almost Immediately.
In a fight with the Moors the Span
lards met with a severe reverse. Gen
eral Vlcario, three other officers and
14 men being killed and 182 men
were wounded.
Fire In a side show at the Inter
national Aeronautic Exhibition at
Frankfort caused an explosion of
fireworks, In which an electrician was
killed.
Mohammed All Mirza, deposed
shah of Persia, sailed from Angoll
on his way to Kussla, where he goes
Into exile.
The American Waterways Com
missioners aro inspecting the Man
chester Ship Canal and English har
bors. George Washington Moore, found
er of Moore and Burgess minstrels,
died in London.
E. B. Moore, United States com
missioner of patents, who Is visit
ing the various European capitals
to negotla.e patent treaties, has ar
rived at Stockholm on his way to St.
Petersburg.
Another dissolution of the Finnish
Senate Is Imminent as a result of
the conflict with Russia over the
amount of Finland's contribution to
the defense of the empire.
Seventy-five thousand American
families, each with an average capi
tal of $1,000, have entered Canada
from the United States this year to
become homesteaders.
Mrs. Stephen B. E'.klns and her
daughter, Katherlne, sailed from
Cherbourg for New York, and it is
said that at Port Gasklns they saw
the Duke of Abruzzl.
Germany, the United States, Great
Britain, Franc. Italy and Austria
will be represented at tho Interna
tional balloon race the last of this
week at Zurich.
The International Congress of
Maritime Law, at Brussels, complet
ed the draft of an international con
vention covering collisions and sal
vage at sea.
The British government has ar
ranged to take over all the coast
stations of the Marconi wireless sys
tem excepting the long distance sta
tion. The German potash syndicate
completed it organization, and It Is
expected to Immediately begin price
cutting In the American market.
The report of the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company for the
first bIx months of this year shown
net earnings of $1,250,000.
New craters In CoMna volcano,
Mexico, are streaming lava down the
mountain and threatening towns and
plantations.
Fighting In the vicinity of Mount
Guruga, the Moorish stronghold cap
tured by the Spanish, continues.
Senator Kovlosky, a Russian offi
cial of high social standing, com
mitted suicide In St. Petrsburg.
Mexico I.es $'20,(100,000 Crop.
Mexico City (Special). Unpro-
cfdented cold weather to the valleys
In the vicinity of this city has de
stroyed the corn crops. It is esti
mated that the loss will reach $20,
000.000. Two Au'.nlNts Killed.
New York (Special). Parker Nor
ton, owner of the Mineola Press, and
Edward Baker, proprietor of tb
Mineola Garage, were lustantly killed
In an automobile accident neat
Mineola, L. I. The two were return
ing to the village with the balloon
of Leo Pterens, the aeronaut, whlc'j
raJ Ju't descended from a long flight
-ro New York City anj Long
Irlanl.
Rodin's statu If Victor Hugo vn
nvlled la the garden of the Patau
iwyal. la Farl.
FOR COURTESIES
THE FLEET
American Presents To Japanese and
Chinese.
BIG BOWL FOR THE CHINESE.
Nnvy Olllcers Who Made The Voy
ngc Around The World Unite In
Tho Purchnsa Of A MuKnlficcnt
liovlng Cup Ami A Punchbowl
Designs Arc Handsome Specimens
Of The Silversmith's Alt,
Philadelphia (Special). Immedi
ately upon tho return of the United
States Atlantic fleet from its mem
orablo voyage around the world sub
scriptions were made by the olllcers
and enlisted men for tho purpose of
obtaining appropriate presentation
pieces to be given the officers and
crews of the Imperial Japanese and
Chinese navies In recognition of the
courtesies shown by them to our of
ficers and men. A committee of offi
cers was appointed to make a suit
able selection from competitive de
signs submitted by the leading jew
elers of the country, with the result
that contracts for both pieces were
awarded to the Bailey, Banks & Bid
die Co., of this city.
The committee selected for presen
tation to the officers and men of the
Japanese Navy a massive silver lov
ing cup, 34 Inches In hoight, ex
clusive of the base. The body of the
cup consists of a large, round bowl,
supported by a globe, which Is flank
ed on two sides by American eagles
modeled in high relief. Tho han
dles are ornamented with chrysan
themums, the national flower of Ja
pan. The cover is decorated with
nautical motives and is surmounted
by two eagles and shields of the Uni
ted States supporting the Imperial
seal of Japan, which is modeled in
gold.
The following Inscription appears
on the obverse of the loving cup:
"Presented to the Officers and
Men of the Imperial Japanese
Navy by the Olllcers and Men of
tho United States Atlantic Fleet.
In grateful recognition of the
generous courtesies received dur
ing their visit to Japan in Octo
ber, Nineteen Hundred and
Eight."'
The names of the 1G vessels of
the Japanese Navy, which entertain
ed the American battleships, are ap
plied in gold around the upper rim
of the cup, while those of the 16
vessels of the United States Atlantic
Fleet are similarly applied around
the base.
U. S. Atlantic Flee:
Connecticut (Flagship),
Kansas,
Minnesota,
Vermont,
Georgia,
Nebraska,
New Jersey,
Rhode Island,
Louisiana,
Virginia,
Missouri,
Ohio,
Wisconsin,
Illinois,
Kearsarge,
Kentucky.
Imperial Japanese Navy:
Mikasa,
Fuji,
Asahl,
Sagaml,
Azuma,
Yakumo,
Nisshln,
Kasuga,
Katorl,
Kashima,
Tsukuba,
Ikoma,
Soya,
Otowa,
Niitaku,
Tsushima.
Flags Are In Colors,
The seal of the United States ap
pears Just above the globe, on which
Is etched the map of Japan, whllo
gracefully arranged below Is a
group of anchors, trident, and flags
of the United States and Japan
enameled in colors.
On the reverse appears the same
Inscription .In Japanese characters.
This was originally transcribed by
Ills Excelleny, Baron Takahlra, Jap
anese ambassador to tho United
States. The engraving was repro
duced exactly from a photograph of
the original writing. Unden this
Inscription is the seal of the Navy
Department of the United States, and
a second group of anchors, trident
and the otllclal naval ensigns of the
United States and Japan, the two last
enameled In colors. On this hemi
sphere of the globe Is etched the
map of the United States.
The loving cup rests on a mahog
any base, to which U applied, in sil
ver, the seal of the United States
and of the Navy Department, en
circled by wreaths of laurel.
BRYAN HAS KILYF.lt WEDDING.
Lincoln, Neb. (Special). Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Bryan observed their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary at
Falrvlew. the lioiiKe being decorated
with flags and flowers. Messages and
presents from all parts of tho world
were received.
Their thro0 chllren and two grand
children were at home and the form,
er aided In receiving the long lino
of neighbors who called.
TWO HANGED IX NASHVILLE.
Nashville, Tenn. (Special). At
Sunrtsa William Mltcholl, a white
man, convicted of the murder of
Squire W. H. Hlndman In Rutherford
County, and Cecil Palmer, colored
sentenced to death for criminally as
Kaulting a woman near Lebanon,
ienn.. pai:i ma penalty for their
crimes on the gallows.
The'e were the first executions
undr the new law which provides
the t all hangings In this State be held
at the State Prison.
Exile Barcelona Revolutionist.
Pari (Special). The "Matin"
publishes a despatch Irom Cerbcre.
o the Spanish frontier, saying that
the authorities of Barceloua are mak
ing use of the most drastic meas
ures to rid the city of suspected revo
lutionists. Hundred of Republican
and anarchist suspects are being ex
iled to the prorinree without a bear
ing. The library or to late prof. Simon
Neweomb was sold to the College of
the city of New Tork for M.600.
BUSINESS IS NOW
ON THE BOOM
Activity in All Departments of
Industries.
Reports To Tho Federal Bureau Of
Statistics Slum- A Continued Im
provement Falling Off In Auguwt
Of PiickiiiK-IIoiise Products All
Railroads Now Handling Greater
Number Of Cars.
Washington, D. C. (Special). A
continued Improvement In the indus
trial situation of the country Is in
dicated by the reports of leading in
ternal commerce movements received
during the pust month by the Bureau
of Statistics of the Department of
Commerce and Labor. Unusually
largo movements of soft coal, coke,
and iron ore, a corresponding heavy
output of pig iron, and large shipments
of lumber to consuming centers area
few Indications of Increasing Indus
trial activity. The traffic activity of
the railroads, as measured by the
number of cars handled by tho prin
cipal car-service associations and de
murrage bureaus In various parts of
the country, for the first time shows
a larger total than for the correspond.
Ing month in 1907. The grain re
ceipts at the leading interior mar
kets were larger than during AugiiBt
In tho two previous years. The
movements of live stock and pro
visions, also of hard coal, continued
lighter than In former years.
Receipts of live stock during Au
gust at seven primary markets,
3,039,455 head, while considerably In
excess of the low July figures, were,
however, short of the AuguBt 1908
and 1907 figures of 3,232,441 and
3,130,225 head, all the Important
packing centers except Omaha show
ing smaller monthly totals than a
year ago. Of the total received, 857,.
622 head wene cattle, 94,774 calves,
1,093,495 hogs, 962,257 sheep, and
31,307 horses and mules.
Loss In I'm king-House Products.
The largest loss, as compared with
1908 figures, Is shown In the receipts
of hogs, while gains appear under
the head of cattle and sheep. The
receipts for the eight months ending
August, 24,oy,491 head, were like
wise below the corresponding totals
In the two preceding years, the
losses In tho receipts of hogs alone
amounting to 14 per cent., as com
pared with the corresponding 1908
figures. Smaller season receipts are
also shown for cattle, horses and
mules, while tho 1909 figures for
calves and sheep show small gains
over the corresponding 1908 totals.
The August shipments of packing
house products from Chicago, 181,
241,313 pounds, likewise fell below
the corresponding 1908 and 1907
shipments of 184,319,378 and 202,
266,960 pounds. Losses are shown
in the case of the principal products
except pickled beef, cured meats,
stearin, and tallow. The shipments
during the year to August 31, 1,378,
384,882 pounds, were below the like
shipments for tho period since 1903,
the largest losses occurring under
the head of fresh beef and lard, these
losses corresponding more or less to
the decreased exports of these arti
cles as reported by the bureau. The
eastward trunk-line movement of
provisions from Chicago during the
thirty-four weeks of the year, 607,
396 tons, shows an analogous de
crease compared with the correspond
ing 1308 and 1907 figures of 704,
068 and 764,042 tons.
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
Navy and Army officers who ap
plied for longevity puy have been
informed that, instead of being en
titled to this money, they are In debt
to the government by reason of be
ing overpaid during the Spanish
American War.
II. M. Lewis, whoso acts in con
nection with the National Trust
Company and other corporations,
caused a government Investigation,
was held in $3,500 bail for the ac
tion of the grand Jury In Washing
ton. The principal commercial apple
orchards of the country are destined
to become Infested' with San Joso
scale, according to a bulletin Just
published by the Department of Agri
culture. The government does not expect
any international complications over
the detaining of the Norwegian
steamer Varlg, at Nome, Alaska, by
the revenue cutter Bear.
The total national bank notes out
standing secured by United States
bonds and lawful money Is $702,
807,459, against $675,612,327 a
year ago.
Gen. Ellphalet Whittlesey, for 25
years secretary of the Board of In
dian Commissioners, died In Wash
ington. Government imports last August
amounted to $117,081,689. while
the exports for the same month were
$109,610,237.
The American Bed Cross sent an
additional $2,000 to the flood suf
ferers In the vicinity of Monterey,
Mexico.
Secretary Dirklnson finds nothing
to criticise In tho action of General
Grant In taking part in a temperance
and law enforcement parade In Chi
cago In his uniform.
The court-martial in the case of
First Lieutenant Edward W. Terry
recommended his dismissal.
Brigadier General W. 8. Edgerly,
coramatdant of the mounted serv
ice school at Fort Riley, Kan., was
retired for physical disability.
Distinguished scientist! attended a
dinner given by the staff of the
Weather Bureau in honor of Dr.
William Napier. Shaw, director of the
British meteorological service.
The criticism of W. R. Mtcbaells
that Gen. Fred D. Grant wore his
full dress army uniform In the Chi
cago prohibition parade I not likely
to be maJe the subject Of official
correspondence between General
Grant and the War Department.
Evidence was produced before
United States Commissioner Taylor
agalnit II. M. Lewis, accused of us
ing the malls with Intent to defraud.
In his report as commanding offi
cer of the Department of the Lakes
Gen. Fred D. Grant scorces court
martial for their apathy.
gold life-saving medal was pre
sented to Secretary of War Dickin
son for rescuing from drowning
James J. Joy, a Detroit lawyer.
It has been arranged that the "El
Chaniiial" region shall be a neutral
tone during the meeting of Presi
dent Taft and Dlai.
A GREAT WELCOME
E 10 PEARY
Naval
Parade Proves
His Ship.
Ovation to
WHISTLED ALL THE STEAM AWAY.
Ocean Of Sound From Lnnd And
Sen Greets The Roosevelt, With
Teuiy On Th0 Bridge, In The Hudson-Fulton
Parade Mrs. Peary
Stands By Her Husband Most Of
B:ie Way And Is Delighted At The
Housing Reception.
New York (Special). New York
City and State gave Commander Rob.
ert E, Peary a welcome such as few
returning heroes can hope to receive.
From the bridge of his Arctic ship
Roosevelt Commander Peary with his
wife by his aide, was the most promi
nent feature of the 60 mile Hudson
Fulton naval parade from New York
to Newburg. All tho way land and
water vied with each other In
hurling their cheers of congratula
tion through the air to tho white
little ship, and the tall, military-looking
man Bmlled back his answer to
their greetings.
Meanwhile Captain Bartlett was
kept at work so incessantly with
the whistle cord answering the sa
lutes of passing craft that Chief En
gineer Warden called up from the
engine room that he would not have
steam enough to move the vesHol if
they did not stop the whistle.
Having successfully buffeted the
Ice packs of Smith Sound and proved
herself so stout a Bhip that no sea
or Ice floe could turn her back, the
Roosevelt picked out the most tran
quil part of the Hudwn, Just below
West Point, this afternoon, as the
scene for an accident to her steering
gear. Unostentatiously and without
warning she parted her port tiller
rope and came to a stop. The mishap
was quickly discovered by Comman
der Peary and anchor was dropped
while the rope was spliced. But
there wai a delay of nearly an hour
before the boat, proceeded toward
Newburgh.
"It has been most gratifying to
have taken part In tho parade," said
Commander Peary tonight, "and I
am deeply appreciative of the recep
tion that has been given the offi
cers and crew of the Roosevelt and
myself. It was magnificent."
Mrs. Peary also was delighted
with the fine welcome given by the
hundreds of marine craft, who show
ed themselves proud of the privi
lege of greeting her and her husband.
She smiled back her happiness in
response to each salute, whether
from a battleship or from a saucy
launch. Mrs. Peary had been deeply
apprehensive that the Cook contro
versy might chill the greeting to her
husband, but her fears were dispelled
when the Cetlus, the first of the long
line of crowded excursion steamers
to pass the Roosevelt, threw an echo
ing and re-echoing volley of huzzas
and cries of "Peary! Peary!" across
the water to the bridge where she
and Mr. Peary stood.
J. Plerpont Morgan, on his big
steam yacht Corsair, with a party
of friends, gave Commander Peary
and the Roosevelt a graceful greet
ing. Commodore Morgan eBpted the
Roosevelt off Stony Point and, in a
Jiffy, the signal quartermaster began
to lower the yacht ensign at the taff
rall. EX-MAYOR KBY SENTENCED.
Must Serve 18 Months In Federal
Prison At Atlanta, Gu.
Philadelphia ( Special ) . Abraham
C. Eby, formerly mayor of Burke,
vllle, Va., who was convicted recent
ly of using the mails to extort money
from tho Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, was sentenced to 18
months in the government prison at
Atlanta, Ga., and to pay a fine of
$1. Sentence was Imposed by Judge
McPherson, in the United States Dis
trict Court.
Eby, In letters to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Compnny, threatened the
destruction of dynamite of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad unless be
was paid $45,000. Eby was lured
to Philadelphia and arretted. At
the trial his counsel pleaded insanity
as a defense.
SCRATCH CAUSES DEATH.
Rabid Dog Slightly Injure A Four-Year-Old
Child.
Waverly. N. Y. (Special). A one
Inch scratch from the paw of a rabid
dog was responsible for the death
of George Murray, the four-year-old
child of a local merchant. The boy
was playing near his house one after
noon, three week ago, with two old
er boys, when they were suddenly at
tacked by a strange dog. The other
two were bitten and were sent to the
Pasteur Institute for treatment as
soon as it became known that the
dog was mad. Tho Murray child'
injury was so superficial, however,
that no alarm was felt. He develop
ed unmistakable symptoms of rabies
and died in great agony.
Business Mun A Suicide.
Cleveland, O., (Special). Sylvan
us Bourne, aged 62, president and
treasurer of the Bourne & Knowles
Manufacturing Company, makers of
Iron specialties, committed suicide In
his office at the plant by shooting
hinifelf In the head. It Is thought
worry over the illness of a son
prompted the act.
Resume Night Riding.
Paris, Ky. (Special). There ha
been a fresh outbreak of night rid
ing In the Bluegrasg country, accord
ing to Judge J. J. Osborne, of Cyn
tblana. A tenant on the farm of
T. J. McDowell, wbo had steadfastly
refused to Join the pool of tobacco
growers, was taken from his. home,
stripped to the waist and given thir
ty lashes. Ho wa then ordered to
be in Brooksvllle the next day and
sign over his tobacco or suffer more
severely. He complied with the re
quest. . Bubonic Flugue Again.
Sacramento, Cal. (Special). It
ba been reported to the State De
parment of Health that Manuel Avil
la, a Portuguese boy living near
Nile, Cel., wa discovered to be 111
with bubonic plague. The - report
was made on the case by Dr. Rupert
Blue, of the United States Pubiln
Health and Marine Department.
Tbl I the second case of bubonic
plague reported from this locality
within two month. The first wa
that of a boy named Mendoza, who
died.
SPJHNEDS MEET
SEVERE REVERSE
A General And Other Officers Killed
By Moors.
They Fall Into An Ambush Set Hy
The Moor And A Bloody Battle
Follow Spaniards, At Groat
loss, Hold -On Until Tho Arrival
Of Reinforcements, Which Finally
Heat Off The Moors New Kept
From Spanish People.
Melllla (Special). A Spanish
force from Zeluan, reconnolterlng in
the direction of Sokel Jemls, en
countered the Moors and met with a
serious reverse. Gen. Diez Vicarlo,
three other officers and 14 men were
killed and 182 men were wounded.
The Spanish force was under the
command of General Orozco. The
officers who IobI their lives were
a lieutenant and two captains. The
Spaniards were ambushed by the
Moors.
The division under General Tovar,
supported on the left by General
Vlcario's brigade and on the right
by two squadrons of cavalry and a
battery of artillery, had made a re
connaissance Into the Benl-Bulfrur,
and it was on their return in the di
rection of Zeluan that the Spaniards
fell into the Moorish ambush and
were attacked furiously. The fight
ing was fierce and bloody. The
Spaniards held their own until the
arrival of reinforcements, consisting
of two companies of infantry and a
battery of machine guns, with the
aid of which they succeeded In beat
ing off the Moors, but at a heavy
total in dead and wounded.
Madrid (Special). The latest
Spanish defeat in Morocco in which
Gen. Diez Vicarlo lost his life is not
yet known to the people of Madrid,
and the authorities are carefully sup
pressing the details of the activities,
which indicated that the Moors were
resuming the offensive. It Is now
known, however, that the Spaniards
retired from tho summit of Mount
Guruga because of the sudden ap
pearance of 4,000 Moors, whose at
tack was expected momentarily. The
enthusiasm that followed the an
nouncement of the possession of
Mount Guruga Is dampened today by
the reports already made public, and
the people will be further dismayed
when they hear of the reverse of
yesterday.
Tangier, Morocco (Special).
News has come in here from the
interior to the effect that the moun
tain tribes of the Maza region are
hurrying to the support of the Riffs,
who are fighting Spain around Melll
la. It is said that the tribesmen are
acting upon orders from Mulal Hand,
the Sultan of Morocco, but this is
not credited.
KILLS BROTHER AND SISTER.
Then Brunn Commits Suicide By
Shooting Himself.
South Woodstock, Ct. (Special).
Dr. Armln E. Brunn, who was shot
by his brother, Constantino F. Brunn,
died from the bullet wound, and his
death made the third one in the
tragedy enacted in the country resi
dence of the Doctor. Constantino
lirunn, after shooting the Doctor,
killed his sister Frelda, and then,
going into another room, ended his
own life with the same pistol.
Constantino Brunn was a retired
New York business man. He leaves
a wife and two eons Armond and
Ewart. The sl3ter, Miss Frelda. liv
ed in Broklyn and had been visiting
here during the summer.
BOTH WIVES SUICIDES.
A Clergyman And His Mutrimoniul
Misfortunes.
Sarnla, Ont. (Special). The Rev.
Evan T. Evans, whose wife commit
ted eulclde at Penwyllt, Wales, came
to Sarnla three years ago from
Wales, as rector of St. John's Epis
copal Church.
A year ago bis wife returned to
Wales. After her departure Evans
was married to Nellie. Davis, 40 years
old, a clerk In the registry office and
a member of tho church choir, Evans
said he had secured a dlvorco from
bis first wife. A month after her
marriage the second Mrs. Evans was
brought back to Sarnla by her moth
er and committed suicide a few
weeks later.
SUICIDE IN SIGHT OF BIG CROWD.
Man Jump From Viaduct Before
Naval Parade Spectators.
New York (Special). In sight of
several thousand persons assembled
to view the Hudson-Fulton naval
parade, John H. Bell killed himself
by leaping from the top of the River
side Drive viaduct, 100 feet high.
Bell was 45 year old. A short
time ago nervous trouble caused him
to resign his place as a manager of
a local dairy compnny.
PLEAD8 GUILTY OF REBATING.
Southern Pacific Railroad Fined
$ 1,000 In Lo Angeles.
Los Angeles, Cal. (Special) The
Southern Pacific Railroad pleaded
guilty In the United States District
Court to rebating and was fined
$1,000 by Judge Wellborn.
Through Attorney C. M. Durbrow,
of San Francisco, the company enter
ed a plea of technical and uninten
tional guilt. The maximum penalty
woud have been $20,000.
Suicide By ' Burning.
Buffalo, N. Y. (Special). Mr.
Lydla Snyder, an Inmate of the
Buffalo State Hospital for the In
sane, died from self-inflicted burn.
While Ml Cooley, a nurse, was
making out a report by the light of
a shaded attendant' lamp, Mr. Sny
der grabbed the lamp, poured the
oil over her clothing and set Ore to
It. Mis Cooley and Mia Scott, an
other nurse, were badly burned in
trying to smother the flame.
Children Witness Murder.
Pottstown, Pa. (Special) After
a quarrel with bl wife at the sup
per table, Samuel Trpxwell, aged
85 years, of Oley Line, near Boyer
town, went upstair, secured a pistol
and returned to the kitchen of his
home, where he shot and instantly
killed his wife. He then turned the
weapon on himself, Inflicting a
wound from wbch be died In a few
minute. Two small children of the
couple witnessed the double tragedy.
Troxwell, who was a farmer, ha bad
frequent quarrel with, J mitt recently.
HURLED OUT OF A
FLYING AUTOMOBILE
One Man is Killed and Another
Badiy Hurt
THE CAR SUDDENLY OVERTURNED.
James Bates Lost His Life And
Herbert Lytic, Ttie Well-known
Racing Driver, Was Hurt While
Traveling At Rate Of 05 Mile An
Hour In Long Island Derby
Every Existing American Record
For Speeding Broken.
Rlverhead, L. 1. (Special). The
smashing of every existing American
record for automobile racing on the
open road and a spill which cost the
life of Mechanician James Bates and
serious Injuries to another, Herbert
Lytle, a well-known racing driver,
marked the running of tho Long
Island Automobile Derby. The event
was a stock car sweep-stake and
was run over 22 miles of hitherto un
tried road at the eastern extremity
of Long Island, between Rlverhead
and Mattltuck.
The casualties were caused by th
skidding of the Apperson car, driven
by Lytlo, as it neared an easy bend
in the road, two miles west of Mat
tltuck. Lytle and Mechanician Bate
had completed less than two-thlrde
of the first lap when the 60-horse-power
engine, tearing down a slight
declivity at a rate of 65 miles an
hour, suddenly lurched to one side
Into deep sand and overturned.
Lytle shot clear of the car and
landed 20 feet away on his back
Bates, however, clung to the machine
and was crushed under it a it turn
ed turtle. Both men were uncon
scious when picked up, and it wa
thought at flrBt that neither had s
chance for life. Bates never regained
consciousness and died an hour later,
but Lytle was unable to recognize his
wife and baby, who were hurried to
his bedside at the hospital Immedi
ately after the accident, and there Is
hope of his eventful recovery.
Tho racing thoughout was tha
fastest ever witnessed In open-road
contests in this country. In the class
for cars selling at $1,250 to $2,500,
five lap, 113.75 miles. Louis Chev
rolet in a Bulck won in 1 hour and
37 minutes, 36 3-10 seconds, break
ing all records of the class. Hi speed
averaged slightly in excess of 70
miles an hour. Finishing second to
Chevrolet in this class, Robert Bur
man, also driving a Bulck, covered
the distance In 1 hour 46 minutes tV
Reconds, or at a rate of 64 miles an
hour.
AEROPLANES WIN
BALLOONS LOSE
Wilbur
Wright Circles the Statue
of Liberty.
Both Cutting and Wright Make Suc
cessful Flights, The Latter Flying
Tlirc Times In The Presence Of
A Vast Throng The Dirigible
Start The $10,000 Race To Albany,
But The Aeronauts Come Down
Boats Tow Baldwin From Hudson.
New York (Special). Wilbur
Wright circled the great Statue of
Liberty at the entrance of New York
Harbor in his aeroplane, while in
the upper part of the city two huge
dirigible balloons failed lnglorlousiy
in their task.
Both Wright and Glenn H. CurtiBs
soared successfully from the Aero
drome of Governors Island in their
motor-propelled biplanes; both great
dirigibles, manned respectively by
Capt. Thomas Baldwin and George L.
Tomllnson and entered in the New
York World's $10,000 New York to
Albany race, were forced to descend
because of mechanical difficulties
before they were well under way.
Wilbur Wright made three sensa
tional flights and Curtiss made one
brief though successful test spin of
30 seconds duration. Baldwin with
hlj dirigible landed in the Hudson
River less than an hour after the
start, while Tomllnson, after remain
ing In the air from 11.36 A. M. until
J. 30 P. M., came to earth near White
Plains, N. Y., 22 miles from his
starting point. Neither of the dir
igible pilots was Injured, nor wa
either craft seriously damaged.
Mrs. Depew In Auto Smash.
Paris (Special). Mrs. Chauncey
M. Depew met with a painful acci
dent while riding in an automobile
on the Champs Elysees. A public
taxlcab collided with her automobile
and Mrs. Depew was cut on the fore
head by broken glass. It was at
flrBt feared she might lose the sight
of an eye, but this danger Is now
past, and, with the Senator, she will
sail for New York Saturday. ,
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
Patten la again predicting lower
prices for wheat, indicating he U
short of the market.
It Is roportod that United State
Steel will spend $10,000,000 on its
plant near Youngstown, O.
The Rock Island system in August
gained $1,273,820 in gross earnings
and $510,627 in net profits.
It I estimated that $1,000,000,
000 worth of electrification work haa
been outlined for the coming year in
tho United States.
Union Pacific In August gained
$973,143 in gross and $711,551 in
net earnings. Southern Pacific gained
$1,479,108 In gross and $1,067,068
la net.
"General ' business condition
throughout the St. Paul' territory
could hardly be much better," say
Chairman Miller of that company.
Philadelphia bank clearings in
September were $600,177,000, oi
an Increase of $112,723,000 ovei
that month 1S08. Big stock mar
ket business helped to swell the bank
clearings, but activity In . genera1
trade also helped decidedly.
Westinghouse Electric and Manu
facturing paid off 8 accumulated
dividend and restored the company'!
preferred etock to a 7 per cent. bads.
President Thomas said In hi an
nual report, which wa approved by
the director, that $3,000,000 Le
high Valley general 4 per cent, bond
had been sold during the year. .
Gross earning of the railroads In
the first week of September were 7
per cent, greater than In the first
week of August. Thus show thai
the gain 1 very rapid compared with
the post Summer.
TWO MILLION SEE
THE GREAT PARADE
Hudson River's History Depicted in
Big Pageant.
Mnrvelou Float,, 54 ln xumb
With Their Escorts Of VuHa
Societies, Move Along X,.w y0rk,
Streets Between Human Wail.
Five And One-lmlf Mile, Lo,llt
The Building. Are Ablu,.0 With
Bunting poli(.0
Trouble With Crowd.
New York (Special ) . Through
li? . WUh bUnUng and "J
with the greatest crowd ever gather
ed in New York thoroughfares a pa
rade of 20,000 men and 54 floats
passed before the envoys of 2 na.
tions participating ln th0 HudsSn
Fulton celebration. And in it
ing, which occupied two hours' time
the epoch-making scenes of three
centuries, representing gigantic !
urea of wood, plaster, paint and
tinsel were reviewed.
..AfW tt ,day ?nd a nlht of rain
the sklej cleared,' the sun came out
and, with Just enough crlspnes In
the air to add zest to the crowd the
most spectacular land feature of' the
celebration was held without an un
toward incident.
From One Hundred and Tenti
Street, alone Central Park west Flf
ty-nlnth Street and down Fifth' Ave
pue to Washington Square, in the
lower part of the city, the route of
the parade and a distance of over
five miles, it is estimated that more
than two million people gathered
On roofs, towers, poies, at windows
and from grandstands erected for al
most the entire length of the route
the more fortunate viewed the spec
tacle, while an enormous crowd surg
ed against the police lines drawn at
the curb.
As a parade It was as democratic
as it was historic; as cosmopolitan as
it was democratic. Mayor George
B. McClellan and Herman RiJder,
vice president of the Hudson-Fulton
Celebration Commission, headed the
line and covered the entire distance
afoot. There was no military show,
no distinguished personages In ve
hicles; all, with the exception of the
piantoons of police mounted on
shiny-coated bay horses, were afoot.
. A bit of confusion at the start of
the parade put a number of the
floats out of their order, so that Id
some Instances the historical sequent!
was considerably upset, but th
good-natured crowd did not mlnJ
this. A number of the patriots
scenes were wildly cheered. Among
them were: "Pulling Down the Statu
of George III.." "Publishing the Con.
atitutlon," "Storming of Stony
Point," "Capture of Andre" and
"Washington Taking Oath of Office."
TRAIL LOST ON OILED STREETS.
Bloodhounds Found Useless In
Tracing Fugitives.
Chicago (Special). The futility ol
hunting fugitives with bloodhounds
when the trails of those sought lead
across the modern oiled thorough
fares, was demonstraed In Oak Park.
Recently wholesale robberies In the
suburb resulted in two dogs being
brought from Hammond, Indiana
The dogs wen successful except lot
the oiled streets.
Fred Crouse, chosen as the fugitive
for tho afternoon's try out, started
across the prairie. The dogs fol
lowed his trial with such rapidity
that they caught up long before he
;ould circle back to the starting
point.
On a second trail he crossed an oil
ed etneet and the scent was lost.
Shooting Accldentul, Ho Says.
Lexington, Ky. (Special). Han
nibal Hurst, who shot and probably
fatally wounded his brother, Judge
C. J. C. Hurst, in Breathitt County,
Issued a statement, which he caused
to be nailed to the front door of
the Courthouse ln Jackson. In this
statement he says that the shooting
was accidental and that he was care
lessly handling a plsol when It was
discharged. The wounded man also
declared the shooting was accidental.
Girl Found Dying In Wilds.
Sante Fe, N. M. (Special). Mis
Gertrude Montgomery, who came
here from Shreveport, La., where she
taught ln college for five years, died
in this city, having been attacked
andV shot on the outskirts of the
town. Three convicts at work on
the highway ln the vicinity have
been accused.
Bank Robbed Of $10,000.
Glenwood Springs, Colo. (Spec
111). Two men entered the Citizens'
National Bank here and, after hold
ing up two clerks, robbed the safe
and escaped on horseback with $10.
000. The men entered as though
they were customers. While one
man covered the clerks the other
looted the safe and the cash drawer.
Get $300 Pearl With Oyster.
Plalnfleld, N. J. (Special). While
opening oysters at his oyster shop
here Garret Van Name found a pearl,
the size of a hazel nut. Local jew
eler placed a value .of $500 on It
and Van Name refused $300. Last
season he frequently found pearl In
oyster. One ho oald be sold for
$200.
May Use English In Church.
Burlington, Iowa (Special). Ac
tion which may lead to the use of
English ln the church service in
stead of Oerman was taken by th
general conference of the Germao
Evangelical Synod of North America.
A resolution was passed permitting
the language best understood in the
community to be used in the young
people's societies
The jiostmar-ks of Belgium adver
tise the International Exposition ol
1910.
To Prison For Life.
Hinesville, Ga. (Special). Charle
A. Oordon was convicted of the mm
dor o'r Wm.'Faulllng. Jr., and sen
tenced to life lmprleoument. The
sensational testimony of Mr. Faul
ting that Gordon had confessed Jo
her that he killed Faulting brought
the cae to an unexpected close.
One of tho most fantastlo baloon.
Ing porject of the pat wa that of
an Antratn who uKgested, nearly)
a century ago, that baloon might bej
guided, In any desired direction wiu
the aid of trained eagle.