E 10 BE FAIR TO PITTMAN Madriz's Generals Heed the Warning Sent to Them. MOTHER'S APPEAL 13 HEARD. Suggcuts That United States Gov. ernmcnt Koine A Candidate For President Of Mcarangua Madrix Claim Insurgents Have Not De feated Mis' Army Ami That His Forces At Bliiefleldi lid Not Take To Flight; But Have Concentrated At Another Point. Cambridge, Mass. (Special). In answer to a heartrending letter sent to President Taft and telegrams wir ed Senator Lodge at Washington by Mrs. Rachel Plttman begging for the life of her son, William P. Pittraan, the American engineer who fell Into the Iian.ln of Madriz's army In Nica ragua, ranie a reply from Huntington Wilson, Assistant Secretary of State. Pltlnuin was caught ulter exploding a mine under the Madrlz soldiers. Mr. Wilson wired that In response to inquiries made in Nicaragua the consul at Manamm hail telegraphed Mm "that Ur. Ma.lrlz had assured me, through (ienentl Toledo, that a court-martial has not been thought of, much less ordered, and further more assured me that Pittman will t'C treated fairly and considerately, snd that telegraphic Instructions to that effect will be Immediately dis patched to Cieneral Irias at Grey town." This bit of good news cheered up the little Pittman household on fpring Street, this city Edwin F. rittman brother of the captured man, in talking said: "1 would not exactly call my brother a soldier of fortune. He had a good trade, that of an en gineer, which he learned while work. Ing his way up the ladder on the Ward Line steamship Havana and while in the employ of the Panama Canal Commission. He left home Feven years ago when he was only 16 years of age. We heard nothing from him for five or six years, when we received worj that ho was act ing as an olTlrer in the steamship company's employ, Later he was em. ployed by the Panama Canal Com mission in Panama and atter hard work obtained a first-class engineer's license. "I have no idea how William got Interested In the cause of the Nlca raguan Insurgency His residence at Panama threw him in with many (people of many countries and his sympathy and aid were undoubtedly unlisted there. Ho was a good friend, 1 understood, to Carlos Cha morro, son of General Chamorno, a leader In the Estrada army, who, re Tort has it, was routed recenty In en engagement with the government forces. We hope to hear something more definite concerning my broth er, but Secretary WilBon's telegram at this time seems most assuring." BARGAIN SALE IX PANAMAS. Government To Auction $112,000 Worth Of Hats Seized For Duty. New York (Special). Possibly in lme for this summer's wear possl- ly not until straw-hat weather is nearly or quite over for tile season the t-r-aUst bargain sala In Pana mas over held Is In prospect, and t'ncle Sam will be the auctioneer, f ccretary MacVeagh, of the Treasury M -partment; Collector Loeb and t'rlted States District Attorney Wise talked over the recent seizure of Pttr.ania hats and derided that pro-.-" intra should be taken In tbo fed eral courts for their forfeiture and roriilen, nation. Tho bats, invoiced s being valued at $65,010, were 'aid by the government to be worth ft 12,000, and, with tho duty added, rould be worth $1C,000. Goods ized In this way by tho government lire sold at auction. TRANSFERS THE SUIT. Wl( kcislium Takes It From Kt. I-ouis To St. I'uul, Minn. ft. Paul. Minn. (Special).--Judge Walter II. Sanborn, presiding Juds3 ft the Klghtb Judicial Circuit Court Teelel a certificate from Attorney f t ral Wickersham transferring to 1!i:s circuit the government suit lict'Sht in the Circuit Court at ft. J ouU to restaln the 25 Western roll V(;tds iroisi carrying into effect pro Voted advances In freight rates. Judges Sanborn, Vandevanter, Hook and Adams finished the regular calendar, but will remain in St. Paul 'or two or three weeks loneer rSo-'l.'. the railroads start anything in the way of proceedings to dissolve i ;o Injunction. Treasury Drops 8.1. Washington, I). C. (Special). Eighty-five employes of the Treasury IVartment received "vacation no tices." which means that they were termanently relloved from duty. Of the 85, 8 or 7 were employed In the service of the Collector of Internal Revenue, 32 In the office of the au ditor of the Postoffice Department rod others were employed In the Is Uue dlvlflon of the department. Their release was a part of the economy program planned gome time ago. Approve Monopolies, Chicago (Sreclal). Emll Eoldcl, focallut mayor of Milwaukee, In a reerli declared that monopolies were labor-saving- devices and ne-eary. Kr. SelJul added that all monopoly, ":over, should b unJer the strl.U st regulations. Mayor Eeldei was the guest of the jDanlsh residents of Chicago1 at their annual celeb Hion commemorating ;tbe signing of ihe new Danish constj. 'tJllon. i If. M. Hnnna Gives $30,000. Cleveland, O. (Special). I'resl. font Thwlng. of Western Reserve Vlifrcrsty II announce tho accept, jrro of a gl't of $250,000 from H. '. Ifactis to te devoted to the mell. i' department of the university, 7e.irlft Ij the first quarter of an cl)i'lnal endowment fund of $l itflA OliO which tt la nronoird In rain Prior to his present Sift Mr. Hannn las endowed chairs of anatomy and microscopy and. In association with trot. Oliver Payne, built and endowed m .laboratory of experimental tnedl- Vine. COUNTERFEITING WAS E IN THIS PRISON Remarkable Ingenuity of a Mis souri l onvict. Pardon To He Granted To Leo J. Jaynes, Who Is Serving A Five Tear Term For Forgery, So That He May Ho Prosecuted For Conn- terfeltlng Done While In The Pen itentiary How He Got Ilia Ma terials Is A Mystery. Jefferson City, Mo. (Special) The government authorities have induced Governor Hadley to announce that he will pardon Lee J. Jaynes, of Jackson County, who Is serving a five-year term In Missouri Peniten tiary for forgery, so he may be pros ecuted for counterfeiting. While serving his sentence Janes haH been making counterfeit dollars and half-dollars. In some mysterious way he obtained babbit metal, a quantity of lead, some bismuth, block tin and other material used by coun terfeiters. He constructed molds of plaster of parls. The articles were found in his cell. The prison authorities got hold of a large number of the spurious coins. Jaynes passed them off on other con victs on holidays, when the inmates are given the freedom of the yards. He also exchanged counterfeit coins for bills with convicts who were about to be releasod. The coins were considered by Mc- Hugh, of the Secret Service, as a fair Imitation of good money. They are well made, the lettering and figures are natural In appearance and would readily pass. The manner In which Jaynes ob tained material for making counter feit money la as mysterious as the methods which a convict In the same prison employed several years ago to distill whisky, or a fluid which read ily performed the function of that intoxicant. An old prison authority said that ho no longer recalled the name of this convict, but recollected perfectly the beautiful "lacs" which that, convict acquired before his "still' was discovered. EASTERN ROADS JOIN THE FIGHT They Also File Notices of creased Freight Rates. In- Practically Every System In The North And Middle West File In creases Hanging From Three To Thirty-One Per Cent. Xo Com plaints Have Ileen Made By Ship pers In The Fast And Middle West It Is Kxpected That More Tariffs Will Re Filed Within The Next Few Days. Washington, D. C. (Special). I'ndaunted by the government's pro. ceedtngs under the Sherman anti trust act, by which a part of the pro. posed Increase of freight rates in the territory west of the Mississippi Riv. er was suspended by injunction, rail roads in the East and in the Middle West filed with the Interstate Com merce Comlmsslon tariffs embodying Increased rates. Attorney General Wickersham de- cllnee to indicate what course he will pursue in behalf of the government, and the Senate, just on the verge of passing the administration Rate Bill, hesitated, and finally postpon ed action until another day. Practically every railroad system In tho North from the Atlantic to the Paclflo had died with the Inter state Commerce Commission the le gal notification of proposed Increases in commodity rales. The increases Bled range from 3 to 31 per cent. WASHINGTON EY TELEGRAPH The International Moral and Social Commission has been incorporated to conduct a worldwide campaign of moral, social and political iet'oi.n. Ono million three hundred thous and acres of land in Wyoming have been withdrawn from coal eiury, pending classification. Republican leaders of the Senate and House had a conference with relerenco to the Railroad BUI. An aerial lighthouse for the guid ance of p.Uy pilots has been erected at Spandau, Germany. Proceedings are to be instituted under the anti-trust law against the so-called Sugar Trust President Taft In an address to the graduating class of the Ohio Uni versity at Ada, O., gave a world of advice to the young men and women and discussed at length the opportunities and limits of the vari ous professions and business pur suits, including the law, the ministry, medicine, teaching, Journalism, farm ing and modern inJuwtrlal condi tions. The House granted an appropria tion of $30,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture with which to conduct experiments In papermaktng. Former Governor W. B. Hoggatt. of Alaska, stated before the Senate Committee on Judiciary that he Is a friend lof the Guggenhelms, J. Pierpont Morgan and George W, Per kins. . President Taft will appoint Colo nel Roosevelt chairman of a peace committee, if Congress acta favorably on a resolution now before It creat ing a commission. Secretary of the Treasury Mac Vpngh has gone to New York to look into (he alleged undervaluation frauds in the importation of Panama bats. Tbe big dfydock Dewey, which re cently sank in Lublg Bay, Philippine Islands, will be raised on June 20. A substitute for the Lodge Oold storage Lit I will be re port od to the Eenaie by tbe Committee on Manu facturers. The House (ranted a pension of $100 a month to tbe widow of Gen. O, O. Howard. MUs Mary Remey, daughter of Rear Admiral Remey, was married to Capt.' John W. Wadleigh, of the Marine Corps. Secretary Knox signed a consular trety with Sweden. 1 SENATE PASSES THEJAILROAD Bill Measure Had Beer. Under Con sideration for Twelve Weeks. IHE FINAL VOTE WAS 50 TO 12. Substitute For House Dill Accepted After Debates Which Lasted Through The Afternoon And Even ing, Final Action Not Being Taken Until 0.IWI o'clock Bill Will Now Go To The Conferees Court Of Commerce Provision Precludes A Unanimous Vote. Washington, D. C. (Special). The Senate passed the Administration Railroad Bill. It had been under consideration for more than twelve weeks and practically no other busi ness except appropriation bills were considered in that long period. Only twelve votee were recorded against the bill. The practical unanimity with which the measure was passed was due to the radical changes made in the measure from the form In which lt was drafted by Attorney General Wickersham, following numerous conferences at the White House on the subject of amending! Interstate Commence laws. All of the "Insurg ents" who opposed many features of the original bill voted for It Debate ceased at 9.60 o'clock when Senator Elkins, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee, moved to take up the bill which was passed by the House, and after strlk lng out the body of that measure, to substitute the matter agreed upon by the Senate. In that form the bill was voted upon with the result that It waa passed by a vote of 60 to 12. Bill's "High Spots." The "high spots" In the railroad bill as It passed the Senate may be described as follows: The bill pro vides for the creation of a new Court of Commerce for the consideration exclusively of appeals from orders of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. The court Is to consist of five Judges, to elt In Washington, their powers are to be co-ordinate with the Judges of the federal Clr-H cult Court, to receive the same pay ana emoluments, and are to be ap pointed In the first Instance by the President for terms respectively of one, two, three, four and five years. tacn as he retires to take up the work of a circuit Judge. Is to be succeeded by a designation from the circuit bench, these and other va canles to be filled by appointment by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. While the offices of the court are to be In Washington, the regular sessions are to be held here, provis ion Is made for sittings anywhere In the I'nlted States. The government, rather than tbe Interstate Commerce Commission, Is made the defendant In all cases coming before the court, but the commission Is permitted to Intervene, as are other Interested parties. The defense Is placed un der the direction of the Atorney Gen rol. but the commission and Inter ested parties are permitted to have counsel and to carry on the suit in case of the failure of the Attorney General to do so. Appeal may be taken tojhe SupreraeCourt. Worth $5,000,000; Get $3,0OO. New York (Special). Frederick T. Parsons, a retired coffee mer chant, reputed to be worth $5,000, 000, was appointed a deputy com missioner of water supply, gas and electricity In Queens borough, at a salary of $3,000 a year. T BRAINS WITH. WORK Hays Says Vacation al School is Solution of Problem. Technical Training Is Needed On Farms To Get Most Out Of The Soil Professor Hays Advocates The Extension Of The Consolidated Rural Schools Idea. Crookston, Minn, (Special). De claring the time Is at hand when American farmers must mis brains and technical training with their work on the farm in order to get the most out of the toll, Assistant Secre tary of Agriculture Wlllet M. Hays advanced the vocational farmers' school as the solution of the problem at a meeting of the Northern Minne sota Development Association here. "The world la looking on," said Professor Hays, "while we farmers plod along In our unorganized, un systematic, half-hearted way. The world believes that were our people broader and better trained we could produce much better yields than we do, and we are forced to believe that the world is right. Whether our ac tivity be religious, social, political or economical, we are on tbe 16 bushel basis, with a 2 5 -bushel op portunity." Professor Hays declared that the agricultural high school at Crooks ton was the nucleus of the cure for these troubles. He advocated the extension throughout Minnesota of the consolidated rural schools Idea, the institutions where farming is taught in addition to the three R's. BUILT CHCROII IN 10 HOURS. Started In Morning And Services Held At Night. ' Peoria. 111. (Special). Services were held In the chapel of Central Christian Church, built In 10 hours by 190 members of the congregation. The church was perfect In Its com pletlons, electrically lighted and with an electric sign above the entrance. The building Is 64 feet long, 24 feet wide and 12 feet high Inside. Under the supervision of D. C. Chaf fee, who planned the structure, 190 men started work at 8 o'clock A. M. At 6 o'clock P. M. chimes on the va rious other churches throughout tho city were rung to announce the com pletion of the mushroom structure. Material for the church was given by various concerns in this and other cities. A PLASTER WORTH $50. Half Century Bill Stuck To Business Side Of Plaster. Middletown, N. Y. (Special) The Treasury Department of Washington will receive a porous plaster .for which they will bo asked to Issue a $50 bill. It is brobably the most valuable porous plaster in existence, for stuck fast to the business side of It Is a $60 bill. A week ago a merchant of this city on going to bed left some bills on top of a dresser. He had a lame back and asked his wife te prepare a porous plaster. She did so, but after heating It accidentally dropped it on the dress er. In picking It up she did not notice the $50 bill clinging to it and applied it to her husband's back. The bill was missed and servants were suspected of having stolen It. The whole household worried over the matter until the merchant re moved his porous plaster and tbe bill was found. DEATH THREAT BY CHINESE , AGAINST ALL ALIENS American Consulate at Nanking Denied Another Boxer Uprising Fear ed By Authorities. Peking (Special). The consuls at Nanking report that native disturb ers In that city have assumed open ly an insulting attitude toward for eigners, and have defiled the walls of the American Consulate In a dis gusting manner. Placards have been posted in the streets calling upon the people to rise and slaughter the foreigners and destroy their property. The authorities at Nanking have removed the bolts from the rifles of the soldiers. The situation Is con sidered to depend entirely upon the attitude of the military in the city, which up to the present has not manifested symptoms of disloyalty. The United States cruisor New Or leans and the German and Japanese men-of-war are lying off the town, and It 1b believed that these vessel will be adequate to protect all for eigners In the event of an outbreak. Commander Roger Wells of f e New Orleans has conferred with tht commanders of the other warships and they have agreed upon a plan for concerted action if necessary. All the diplomats at Peking think that an outbreak in tbe provinces south of the Yangtse Klang River Is likely to occur. They believe, how ever, that It Is extremely Improbable tbat the trouble will reach this city. Alarming Heports In Washington Received From Minister Calhoun. Washington, D. C. (Special). Alarming reports bave been received by the State Department from Min ister Calhoun concerning the condi tions in several of the provinces in China. In the city of Nanking, ac cording to the cablegram received, placards have been posted Inciting the natives to kill all foreigners and destroy their property. All through tbat portion of China lying south of the Yangtze River the authorities are very much worked up over the feeling against aliens ! which is dally exhibiting Itself. That an outbreak is likely at any time I is almost certain, and in consequence i great nervousness Is felt. Minister Calhoun Is prepared, with other representatives of foreign gov ernments, for any emergency, and, while hoping for the best, Is some what of the opinion tbat another Boxer uprising is possible. Hanker Fined $3,000. Trenton. N. J. (Special). Judge Rellstab, In the United States Cuurt, Imposed a One of $5,000 on Hiram A. Lyon, a prominent banker of Minneapolis, on the charge of smug gling. Lyon was detected In the act of attempting to smuggle two pearl necklaces through tbe port at Ho boken, N. J. When arraigned before Judge Rellstab Lyon entered a plea of non vult and the court immediate ly fixed tbe sentence. Police Besieged By Troops. Cheyenne, Wyo. (Special). Sol diers from Fort D. A. Kussell and a squad of police fought a pitched bat. tie in tbe streets In which three soldiers are said to have been wound ed by tbe bullets of the police. The police were forced to retreat to the tatlon-house, where they were be sieged by the soldiers until relieved by a detail of colored troops from the fort. The trouble grew oat of the death of Private Frank Carroll, Second Artillery, who, It Is alleged, was clubbed te death by a policeman while under arrest. , , "Mother" Jones Seriously 111. Cincinnati, O. (Special). "Moth, er" Jones, who has appeared promi nently In many labor Btrlkes of the last decade, Is ill at a hotel. She suffered a nervous breakdown a few days since, and it was declared that she is seriously 111. Hottest Day In Seven Years. Hobart. Okla. (Special) Tber- mometers registered 109 degrees bere, marking the hottest day in the last seven years. Killed By Divorced Wife. ' ' Seattle, Wash. (Special). While riding in a train Reese Prosser, an automobile salesman, of Seattle, for. merly of Cleveland, was shot and killed by his divorced wife, Vera. Tbe shooting occurred at Libby, Mont Ex-Congresnnan Knowlea Dead. Deadkood, S. D. (Special). Ex. Congressman Freeman Knowles died her of pneumonia, aged C4 years, For Z0 years he had edited newspa pers here. He was widely known as a Socialist. . FLY OVER CHANNEL AND BACK AGAIN The Latest Daring Achievement in Aviation. CHARLES S. ROLLS, THE PERFORMER. Capt. Charles 'Stewart Rolls, Driving A Wright Biplane, Eclipses The Feats Of Blerlot And De Lesseps ' Pace Of The Aeroplane Was Too Swift For The Torpedo Boats That Tried To Keep UD With Him Rolls Has Made Many World's Records As A Motorist. Dover, England (Special). The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls, captain in the London section of the Army Motor Reserve, driving a Wright bi plane, vindicated Anglo-Saxon aero nautics by crossing the English Chan nel twice without alighting. He made the round trip between Dover and Calais in 90 minutes. While tvo Franchmen Louis Blen lot and Count De Lesseps, have crossed the channel Ir. an aeroplane, It remained for an Englishman In an American machine to perform the double feat. The distance across between the two points named Is 21 miles, so that his over-water flight of 4 2 miles without a stop estab lished a new record. Captain Rolls left Dover at 6.30 o'clock. The atmospheric conditions were excellent. He lost no time in maneuvers, but after describing a circle headed towards the coast of France. In anticipation of the flight torpedo boats steamed at full speed across the straits, but the pace of the aeroplane was swifter. Captain Rolls sent his machine to a height of 800 feet, and at that alti tude he skimmed through the air like a great bird. The motor worked perfectly. The crowd that watched the start confidently awaited the re turn, and It was not long before the speck, which those who had tele scopes saw disappear on the French coast, reappeared, ' growing larger with every minute. Home Again. When finallv the aviator became visible to the naked eye cheer after cheer arose from the enthusiastic spectators, and as he gracefully soar-, ed toward the landing place madej famous by Blerlot he was given an; ovation. He alighted at 8 o'clock at almost the same spot at Blerlot,' showing little signs of the strain' of his magnificent flight. As he was passing over Sangatte' the aviator dropped a paper tied with tri-colored ribbons containing the following message: "Greeting to the Aero Club of France, droped from a Wright aero plane crossing from England to France. Vive l'Entente!" Captain Rolls was overwhelmed with congratulations as he dismount ed, but these be received modestly. He said that much of the credit waa due to the biplane,, which ran perfectly throughout the whole flight, not missing sparking once. Mr. Rolls' machine was built by Short Brothers, a British firm, un der the Wright patent, with a rear plane Invented by Mr. Rolls. When Mr. Rolls landed he had enough petrol left to fly 12 or 16 miles further. It was the excellence of the motor and the abundance of tho fuel carried that decided Mr. Rolls not to land immediately on his re. turn to Dover, but to circle round the castle. The machlno was alto gether In perfect tune, and alight ed with' the accuracy of a bird. Mr. Rolls says he new at nu averago height of a thousand feet until ho reach Sangatte, whet he dropped to 800 feet. Then he rose a r'n to 1,000 feet on his return. The weath. er on the trip to France s very clear, but was somewha hazy on tbe return. Mr. Rolls baa n mnke his course by the sun, ad te Lessups did on May 21. Alttoiig:) it was calm 1 below, Mr. Rolls found tt strong wind above, which cued him to deviate from a stralrnt course. He covered 50 miles. He carried four large bags of comprosje.l air In case of his falling into tl:o sea. GIRL'S PERILOUS ni(E. Found Crouching On Bumpers Of A Boston And Muine Train. Lowell, Mass. (Special). Crouch ed down on the bumpers of a pit senger coach attached to a north bound train on the Boston and i Maine Railroad, a boy and girl ve c discovered when the train ret' lied this city. They gave the names of i Thomas Reed, 13 years old, and hi sister, Lena Peed, 10 years old, an J j said they lived In Cambridge. "We were going to see grandma,' they explained, saying that their grandmother lived in Goffstown, N. H. ' Neither seemed to realize tbe per. 11 of the mode of travel they had chosen. Sergeant Of Marines Kills Himself. San Frauclaco (Special). Pre ferring death to disgrace and proba ble prison sentence from pending court martial proceedings, G. C. Reeves, a first sergeant In the Uni ted States Marines, stationed on Goat Island here,- snatched a priv ate's revolver from Its holster and deliberately blew out bis brains. Reeves was accused of drawing up a false report to bis suprelor regard ing a fight In which he engaged. Roosevelt As World's Arbitrator. Minneapolis, Minn. (8pocIal) Ad dressing the G. A. R. posts bere In observation of Memorial Day, Prof Maria Sanford, professor emerltuu of tbe University of Minnesota, urged tbe veterans of the late war to work for world peace as being the one great object now before tbe Grand Army ' of the Republic. She said Theodore Roosevelt was one man who could do this work and urged her hearers to commission hlra at their representative. Russian Concension To Jews. , St. Petersburg (Special). Conces sions to tbe Jews in tbe Caucasus were announced. Those actually In need of medical baths in tbat dis trict will be allowed to go to the health resort this summer In spit" of tbe general expulsion, Raa Over Boy Homicide Charged. New York (Special) A man giv ing tbe name of Milton Flory, of Bangor, Pa., white motoring to Coney Island, ran over and killed a 7-yesr old boy, Emll Anderson, on Fifty second Street, Brooklyn. ? MCl'te nC DCMMCVI If A Ml A l.tWO Ur I biMI.O I kVHIUIH 4 9 Chester Nurses Graduate. , Chester. The ahual commence ment of tbe Nurses' Training School of the Chester Hospital, took place in the ; Family Theatre. Diplomas were presented to MIbs Sophie M. Cunningham, Miss Mary B. Verdler, Miss Edith M. Blaok, Mrs. Kathryn A. Worthlngton, Mise Lena S. Smith and MIbs Margaret Peters. The ad dress to the graduates was made by Dr. D. J. MoCarthy, a neurologist of Phlpps' Institute and the University of Pennsylvania. Man Cut In Two By Train. Reading. John Fix, a lifelong resident of Reading) and for four years following farming at Vlne mont, this county, waa cut In two by a fast freight on the Reading and Columbia division of the Reading Railway. He was on his way home from Frltztown when he was taken with a dizzy spell and fell across the railroad track. Brumbaugh Commencement Orator. Conshohocken. Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, superintendent of schools in Philadelphia, has been se lected to give the address to the class of 1910, of the Conshohocken , High School, at the coming com mencement. Twenty-nine students, tbe largest class In the history of the Bchool, will be awarded dlplo- ' mas. Strikers Tie Up Meter Plant. Royersford. Because the Mitchell Van Meter Company, of Llnfleld, re fused to grant the request of a com mittee of their men for the restora tion of a ten per cent, cut in wages, made in January. 1908, the men went out on strike and completely tied ur the plant throwing 125 men out of employment. Brakeman Killed By Engine. ' Freeland. Charles Repath, 19 years, a brakeman of a coal crew at the Markle No. 6 colliery, near this place, was Instantly killed. The lo comotive jumped the track and he was caught and pinned to death be neath the wreck. The other mem bers of the crew escaped by jumping. ' Philadelphia Charters Granted. The following Philadelphia chart ers were approved by Governor Stu art: Tbe Consolidated Construction Co., capital $5,000; Mutual Buyers' Association, capital $10,000; W. L. Craven Building and Loan Associa tion, capital $1,000,000. 'Heading Man Dies In Rome. Reading. A despatch received by relatives announced that Max Step pacher, a wealthy cigar manufactur er of this city, who left for Europe three weeks ago, died suddenly In St. Peter's, Rome. Attacked By Crazed Man. Bristol. With a terrible snrlek an Italian suddenly threw the news paper he was reading Into the air at Bath and Otter Streets, gesticulat ed savagely, striking Walter William son, of Langhorne, In , the breast, then drew a pair of shears from his clothes, and rushed down Mill Street in pursuit of Preston Smith, of Flushing. Two police officers, Frank Bloodgood and Junian McLaughlin, followed In hot pursuit. Smith crossed the railroad tracks with the madman at his heels, emit ting piercing cries and brandishing the weapon. The young man burst into a bar room on Mill Street, spreading consternation among the customers. Officer Bloodgood went In the front dopr and Officer Mc Laughlin prevented the escape of the lunatic from the back door. As Bloodgood seized the men be recetv d a stab in his left arm, but man aged to give his assailant a blow. McLaughlin came to his assistance and was bitten In the left forearm After much 'clubbing tbe madman was subdued. He gave -his name as Francesco Antonia, of 1302 Bancroft Street, Philadelphia. He was taken to the Doylestown Jail. ' Woman Injured In Anto Collision. : Mosetem. While passing through this village In her automobile, Mrs Leonard Peokett, of Catasauqua, w thrown from the car in a collision with another automobile. Her cas turned turtle, throwing the occupants out. The chauffeur escaped witu scarcely a scratch, but Mrs. Pecketi landed under the glass wind Bbielj and was cut and bruised and bus) tatned an Injured kneecap. The aa tomoblle wah badly damaged. Arrested For Robber. Taraaqua. Chief of Police TTahs arrested Forest Chaney and Jacoj MaluBky on suspicion tbat they arj the ringleaders of the gang ImpliJ cated In the many petty robberies which have occured in town latelyJ A search of the homes of the me revealed considerable booty. Justictj Beard committed them to jail to await trial. Among the places rolj bed were Kelley's general store. Gatens' cigar store, Thomas' frull store and Weteraus' barber shop. ' Dublin Postoffice Robbed. Doylestown. Burglars forced aa entrance Into the Dublin PoBtoffice. stole a dozen pairs of shoes, fivd watches and a tray of rings and had the safe all "soaped" and loaded with nltro-glycerlne when they weri frightened away. The loot then carried away in a mall bag. This If the third robbery In three years. 1 Food Law Fines Swell Treasury. The receipts of the 'Dairy and Food Division of the State DeJ partment of Agriculture have ag gregated $86,436.66 since the first of the year, the May ln come being $4,526.94, one of th largest knpwn for May. The lm come Included many fines for, viola tlon of food laws. Bank's Assets Onions And $1. Pittsburg. Tbe receiver of the Mancuso Bank, which closed its doom some months ago, made his return to court. He stated that the assett of the bank consisted of one dollai and' one box of onions.. Mancusc was convicted some time ago of em. bezzling the balance of the assets tc about $12,000. BnKcr Lost $12,000 Savings. Harrlsburg. Frederick Laustarj the man who Is reported to have lost $12,000 through wire-tappers, live at 1628 Derry Street, this city and until recent years was a baker. Ha; Inherited some money two years ago and since then has been acting as a real estate agent. About a monthi ago he drew out his savings from si bank In this city and told his friends; he . was going to Invest It In New, York. 1 Kid Lightning" Must Hang, Harrlsburg. Governor Stuart is sued a death warrant for Harry Johnson, alias "Kid Lightning." Ha will be hanged here August 26 for. the murder of his employer in De cember. Johnson killed the man to get his money. He Is the second murderer In the Dauphin County prison awaiting execution. Commits Suicide. Easton. Dudley Wllhelm, agea 22 years, committed suicide here by shooting himself In the head with a revolver, at his home. A constable had Just served a war. rant on him on a charge preferred by a young woman of this city, and after telling the officer that he de sired to change his clothes he went up to his room took a revolver from a drawer and ended his life. He was a well-known foot ball player and was a popular young man. Bankers Join Jail Colony. Pittsburg. After having pleaded no defense to charges of conspiracy and bribery In connection with the recent municipal corruption expos ures two bankers were sent to jail and One In criminal courts recently. E. H. Jennings, president of tbe Columbia National Bank, and F. A., Griffen, cashier of the same institu tion, appeared befor five judges, the former receiving a fine of $50 and a sentence of two months in the Alle gheny County Jail, and the latter receiving a fine of $50 and a sen tence of four months in the same i county Institution. The two bankers were immediate ly taken to jail to begin their term of sentence. Jennings and Griffen confessed to the court sometime ago that they had contributed their share of a pool with which to Influence legislation in city councils looking towardB ths selection of their bank as one of five city depositories. Killed For Laughing. Shamokln. Henry- Lelchleitner, the American, who was stabbed Here by Antonio Rlzzl, an alleged member of tbe Black Hand society, died aa a result of his wounds. Rlzzl was brought here under a heav- guard of State police and was formally charged with murdering Lelchleitner. The prisoner was very nervous, fearing he would be mobbed. He was relieved after he was safely locked up In Jail again following a hearing) before a Justice. The au torifles will bring his case before a jury as rapidly as possible. - - County Detective John Glass ask ed the Italian why he stabbed Lelch leitner, Rlzzl replied: "Because he laughed at me for two years.' Falls From Barge When Stricken. Chester. Seized with an attack of apoplexy while walking along the side of the sand barge 'Warner No. 4, moored 'at the Kesytone Plaster Company's Wharf, Captain Charles Hickman, who waa In charge of the boat, plunged headlong Into the river. He was brought to the shore by . Frank Cassell and John Bell. Physicians found life was extinct. His borne was . in Wilmington, Del., where he Is survived by a widow. He was about 50 years old. Man Drops Dead On Visit. Lancaster. While on a visit to his daughter in this city, Reuben Reldenbacb, of Providence Town ship, dropped over dead. He was 70 years old, and a veteran of the .Cavil War. Pottatown Seeks Sane "Fourth.1 Pottstown. Pottstown's Commer cial league has taken steps looking to a Fourth of July celebration and pearly alt the secret societies of the borough will Join In making It a uwess. II. Had Premonition Of His 0eam. Chester. Frank D. Marshall, of Lin wood, who was killed by the ex plosion of an automobile tire had a premonition of his death. A couple of hours before the fatality occured, he told William Ward, a neighbor, that he felt that he was not going to live long. ' Two Injured By Premature Blast. . Eenandoah. By a premature blast at Maple Hill Cplllery, John Morrell, aged 36, and Frank Cornatorlcb, aged 37, were seriously, if not fatal ly, injured. Both are well known United Mine Workers and members of a number of fraternal societies. Kept Wedding Secret A Year. Darby. After keeping It a secret for over a year, it has Just leaked out that Miss Florence Goldbeck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Goldbeck, of Darby, and Ralph Mor gan, also of tbe same borough, have been married since May 15, 1909. ,-' Celebrate Golden Wedding. Emaus. Mr. and Mrs. John Leh man celebrated their golden wed ding anniversary. Both are 73 years old and in good health. The ooupJ were married fifty years ago by tbe late Rev. Wllllan N. Rath. A year, later Mr. Lehman left for the front) and became a- soldier of the One! Hundred and . Seventy-sixth Regl-j meat, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Ad-j dresses were delivered by Rev. M.l O. Rath and Rev. J. B. Stoddt. Two) hundred guests were present. Weds To Win Gas Range. Pottstown. That she might win the gas range offered to the float June bride, Mies B. Anne Engle and Harry Wltmyen, both of Pottstown, were married at two minutes after twelve. The ceremony waa performed Vy Squire Ellas H. Gilbert, whom tbey routed out of bed to have the nuptial knot tied. It waa Squire Gilbert's first wed ding. ' He was until recently the rep resentative of the Fourth Legisla tive District of Montgomery County.' and resigned to assume the duties of Justice of the peace, his term having nearly iplrd. -
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