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November 3d, 1903. 1 -
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Returns of General Election,
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Adams. 70 M 70 28 70 G7 8 t38 51 To i 74 27 Tl iZi fl 2lT
livavtr. 109 15 97 14 107 93 11 13 101 40 112 21 103 30 110 19 1J" 23
Heaver, W. 97 5 90 4 90 86 4 4 93 1(5 98 10 104 0 9'J 11 101 8
CVntre. 97 17 90 1G 97 78 15 9 G4 74 117 15 112 22 110 IS 112 19
liaj.man. 34 34' 32 33 32 18 32 22 31 74 51 50 39 02 39 til 33 05
Franklin. 11(5 3S 101 3i5 ICS 83 30 32 SS 87 113 34 129 45 123 49 121 53
Jark.-im. 5ii 45 48 45 55 39 41 3S 10 95 70 41 GO 50 02 52 51 GO
Mi.l.lltl.urir. 74 19 70 20 73 57 IS 10 53 71 103 IS 84 40 82 38 87 33
.Mi.MlcT.rk. 95 50 88 58 92 81 50 54 53 118 110 5.S 102 07 103 04 90 75
Monro.'. 85 59 79 54 82 GO 55 40 58 115 111 GO 10(5 70 101 75 90 83
i Vim. 12(5 OS 115 01 127 101 04 55 05 173 1(51 02 14o 91 141 85 121 98
IVrry. 78 51 74 52 75 03 5(5 4S 45 10(5 98 49 89 GO -90 00 80 GO
IVrry V. 44 55 40 55 41 40 49 44 41 (59 40 70 51 55 45 59 47 57
.SliiKi..v.'. 175 73 174 70 173 152 OS 57 162 124 200 66 150 l:;u 29 71 189 89
S.rnur. 107 48 99 47 108 87 49 38 97 74 122 44 112 53 110 51 K0 56
Tni'-n. 99 4:: 95 37 97 88 37 41 74 92 117 47 .'. 55 MS 57 MS 54
Va-lmi;;:m. 123 95 107 90 119 96 92 SO 71 177 153 84 132 112 139 103 117 130
T..ta!s 1585 751 1475 720 1552 1389 715 (525 1179 1539 1893 755 1690 979 1761 905 1032 992
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SHIPYARD TRUST AN
ARTISTIC SWINDLE
Report of Receiver Contains Charges
Against Schwab and Others.
MANY SUITS MAY BE BROUGHT
New York, Nov. 2. Sensational al
legation! of wilful misstatement, fal
sification, swindling and fraud in the
organization and flotation of the Unit
ed States Shipbuilding Company, of
Attempts to mislead and deceive the
BnveBtlng public by erroneous pros
pectus statements and of a deliberate
plan to wreck the company by with
holding the earnings of the Bethlehem
Steel Company, are contained In the
report of Receiver James Smith, Jr.,
of the United States Shipbuilding
Company, made public here.
The report concludes with the rec
ommendation that suit should be
brought against all persons who re
ceived stoc k of the company without
pay'lni"'full value. therefor, including
the promoters of the consolidation, the
Tenders of the constituent companies
and C. M. Schwab, to recover from
thorn such amount as necessary to
pay the debts of the company In full.
Receiver Smith also recommends the
ale of the Crescent ship yard plant
In New Jersey and tlio Harlan & Hoi
llngsworth plant at Wilmington. Del.,
subsidiary plants not now In operation,
to avoid further loss by depreciation,
and the enforcement of a receiver for
the Rcthlehem Steel Company to en
sure the payment of dividends in the
Bethlehem stock held by the United
States SliiiilniililinK Company. In the
'words of tlu report, the organization
of the company is characterized as an
"artistic swindle," Receiver Smith
stating that t.he value of the plants,
their earnings and working capital,
given in alleged thorough reports of
Xpert accountants, vary so much from
actual figures "as to Impel the belief
that the figures were wilfully mis
stated;" that it is extremely doubtful
if such accountants'' reports were sub
mitted at the organization of the com'
pany; that the organization was et-
Jetted by "dummy" stockholders, di
rectors and officers; th.it statements
In the prospectus Issued June 14
asiu, were incorrect; that-for prop
erty worth 12.441,51C the Shlpbulld
ing Company paid in stock and bonds
167,997,000; that "the accommodating
directors of the United States Ship
building Company in acquiring these
companies dullberately gave away
many million dollars In the stock and
bonds of their company" "wholesale
plunder" the receiver terms it to a
Jew persons, and that, so far as the
Bethlehem Steel Company ia con
cerned, "Its earnings have been with
held In a deliberate attempt to wreck
the United States Shipbuilding Com
pany." The report deals fully with the name
of Charles M. Schwab, and the nature
of tho transaction, says Mr. Smith, is
such as "to justify him (Mr. Schwab)
in saying that he did not sell the Ueth
leheni Steel Company, hut took over
the United States Shipbuilding Com
pany, the directors of that company
giving him $:io,nnn,ooo In stock and
bonds for taking It off their hands.
Tho recommendations of the re
ceiver In full are as follows:
"1 That In order to avoid depre
ciation by disuse, and because of the
existence of controversies as to tho
validity of the encumbrances upon
the premises, the Crescent ship yard
be sold free and clear of all such en
cumbrances as soon as the work now
tfn contemplation is completed.
"2 That similar action be taken
"with reference to the plant of the Har
lan & Holllngsworth Company, Wll
anlngton, Del
"3 That as soon as the debts ot
the company shall have been ascer
tained suit shall be instituted against
All persons who received the stock of
ibis company without paying full
76 1
value therefor, to recover irom tnem
such an amount as shall be necessary
to pay said debts in full, under section
21 of an act of the legislature of the
state of New Jersey, entitled An act
concerning corporations (revision of
U96).
"4 That suit be instituted against
the Bethlehem Steel Company to pro
cure the appointment of a receiver
and to -compel the appropriation of the
earnings of thnt company by way of
dividends cm the stock."
. ,Goelet Wedding November 10.
. New. York. Nov. 3. The wedding of
Miss Goelet and the Duke of Rox
buiighii Is to be celebrated in St.
Thomas church on Tuesday, Novem
ber 10. Robert Ooclct, the bride's
brother, will give her away. The
bride's attendants will bt Miss Mar
tha Johnston, Miss Therese Iselin,
Miss Beatrice Mills, Miss Alice Bab
cock, Miss Nina Thayer, of Boston;
Lady Isabel Innes Ker and Miss Paul
ine Whlftier. The Hon. Reginald Ward
will be best man. The number of
guests asked to the church Is about
200, and to the house only about 40
hare been invited. It ig the purpose
Ui " nlWke . tt n'-'fcaeV i,tlgapfk,;n1pfc -jtd
possible. . ' (
; Pennty Declares Dividend.
Philadelphia. Nov. 3. At a meeting
of the board of directors of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company a semi
annual dividend of 3 per cent was de
clared, payable on and after November
30. 1903, to stockholders of record at
close of business November S, 1903.
The dividend declared will bo paid
oh $2S8,642.sr,0, and will, therefore, bo
a disbursement of J8.059.2SJ. as
against S(i.l31,42S. tho amount of the
dividend of 3 per cent, on about $204,
380,900 of stock declared lnMay las-
BIG BLAit AT THE VATICAN
Great Damage Done By Fire That Be
gan In Apartment Over Library.
Rome, Nov. 2. Fire broke out in
that portion of the Vatican containing
the hall of Inscriptions, where the
pope gives his audiences and which is
adjacent to the famous Pinacoteca, or
gallery of pictures. Strenuous efforts
were made to control the flames, and
the firemen of Rome were called to
lend their help. No lives were lost. No
idea of the damage can yet be 'ob
tained. The pope came to the scene
In person and remained until the ar
rangements to fight the fire were com
pleted. - The entire museum of Inscriptions,
tho rooms of Father Ehrle, part of th
library and the printing houses were
entirely flooded with water.. It Is tm
possible to reach even an approximate
Idea of the extent of the damage. Many
articles were saved, including some an
cient and very valuable arms, which
were recently moved to the library
from the Borgia apartment in order
to make room for the new residence
of the papal secretary of state. Many
things that escaped the flames were
injured by water, especially the pre
cious private library of Pope Leo,
which Father Ehrlo had been rear
ranging in accordance with the last
wish of tho late pontiff.
Parks Guilty of Extortion.
New York, Oct. 31. For the second
time within two months. Samuel J.
Parks, walking delegate of the House
smiths and Brldgemen's Union, local
No. 2, was convicted of the crime of
extortion In the court of general ses
sions. It took the Jury Just 12 min
utes, during which time they took two
ballots, to agree on the guilt of Parks
in extorting $500 from the Tiffany Stu
dios, a firm of contractors, under
threat of keeping them from continu
ing work on buildings last January.
- Seven Car Loads of Stock Killed,
i St. Louis. Nov. 3. While running at
a high rate of speed an inbound Wa
bash freight .crashed Into a frotvhf
ahead in a dense fog. Injuring seven
men, to of .whom may die, and kill
ing avn car loads of stock. .Th .
boos ot tha train ahead . was spilt
opca ana seven stockmen were burled
Urrougk the debris. ,
17
MURDERED HIS
TWOJROTHERS
Fratricide Then Locked Himself Jn
Barn and Defied Officers.
SLAYER IS PROBABLY INSANE
Pottsvllle, Pa.. Nov. 8. Worked
into a frenzy as a result of an alterca
tion with his brother, Benjamin Frank
lin Welsslnger, living on a farm sev
eral miles from this city, shot and
killed his two brothers, attempted to
kill his sister and a sister-in-law, and
held a large posse of policemen at
bay nine hours before he was cap
tured. The tragedy occurred on the
farm of the father of the men. The
dead nen are: Louis Weissinger,
aged 27 years, single, and Frederick,
aged 25, who leaves a widow. . The
fratricide la 46 years old.
Benjamin and Frederick had a Quar
rel over the cleaning of a horse. Fred-,
i Ick. wanted tc, a horse out wltfe.
out cleaning him, to which Benjamin
objected. During the altercation Ben
jamin fired four shots at Fred without
any oi them taking effect Frederick
fled to the attic of the house and was
followed into the house by the en
raged brother. The latter secured a
Winchester repeating rifle, and as he
was leaving the house he encountered
his other brother, Ixmis, at the kitch
en door. Without a word of warning
Henmln fired at Louis, the bullet
striking him In the side. The victim
fell uocoGy':lpi? hJJl tu
hour without uttering a word.
I he murderer tiien walked down a
path and caught a glimpse of Fred
erick, who was looking out of the at
tic window. Benjamin quickly raised
his rifle and fired. The bullet entered
Frederick's cheek and penetrated the
brain. He fell dead across the window
sill. His wife, who bad gone to the
attic with him, attempted to drag the
body into the room. She succeeded
in this but not before Benjamin had
fired several shots at her without ef
fect. The double murderer's attention
was then attracted to his sister, Mary,
who had come out of the house to per
suade him from doing any more shoot
ing. She persisted so strbngly that he
turned his rifle upon her and fired
twice, but his aim was bad. The young
woman escaped Into the bouse.
Having realized what he had done
and fearing arrest Benjamin decided
to barricade himself la the barn. He
went into the houae, secured a shot
gun, several revolvers and ammuni
tion and then took up his position In
the barn. The women of the house no
tified neighbors who In turn summoned
police assistance from this city. Every
attempt the authorities made to ap
proach the barn was met with several
shots from Weissinger, and reinforce
ments were sent for. Towards even
ing, after a parley with the murderer,
he permitted David Wertz and Sam
uel Loveft. farm hands, to enter the
barn and feed the horses and cattle,
Weissinger in the meantime kept the
men covered with his firearms.
When Sheriff Smith appeared on the
sceaa a ruse was planned to capture
the man. Another parIey was held
with the murderer and he agreed to
let the two farm hands bring him his
supper. The men were Instructed to
watch their opportunity, seize him by
the arms and yell which would fie the
signal for the deputies to rush In,
This they did and a terrible struggle
took place. The murderer is a very
powerful man, but the force of num-j
bers was too much for him and he
was tied hand and foot before he could
further use his weapons. HeNwaa
brought to this city, and will be given
a hearing after the funeral of his
brothers.
Weissinger is believed to be insane.
His mind Is said to have been failing
for some time. He bad nothing to any
regarding the tragedy except that ha
oxnlalmed: "I am bewitched."
360 1 138
040
BECHTEL MURDER
MYSTERY SOLVED
Accused Brother Commits Suicide in
Allentown JaiL
POLICE TELL STORY OF CRIME
Allentown, Pa., Oct 30. Thomas
Been tel. who was held awaiting Inves
tigation of the murder of his sister,
Mabel H. Bochtel, at their home a
few days ago, committed filicide In
bis cell In the Central Police station.
The police consider this act as a prac
tical acknowledgment of Becbtel's
gdilt. r.echtel was In cell No. 2 on
! the rlgrt side of the corridor. Several
relaatlves and friends were admitted
to see blm. After they left he railed
across the corridor to Alois 12el..-.t
Miss Bochtel's affianced lover, is
also held pending the coroner ? la
quest: "Hello Al, are you t;;c-rc-I"
"Yes," answered Eckstein.
" 'Bechtel responded: "I v.;l v---
were here with me now that we n.i
die together."
Thes were the last 1: ;
from Bechtel. A short thi.o . -i t V.
j Ftein ca'led Bechtel am' p i i. . ,
pwer, bu' ho thought he h r ,
1 usual ,;urgle. House So:- : W :
G. Roth had been thrr i-; ; .
j only a rhort time li: ;.!.
ialer In entered the coit!.: i. . ,.
I ed both in. 'ii. (Setting no i.:. !: ..
Bechtel he looked a:t-.i . i. .
was appalled to see a Ftre.i.:i u; ',.','.
running ever the cell lloor. -. .: ,
had laid himself on the Ir-neli in hu
fell and cut his throat wU'.i a kniie.
He was dead when found. The knife
lay near him on the floor.
The suicide of Thomas Bechtel has
been followed by the police officials
telling the story of the murder of Miss
Bechtel as gathered by them. It starts
with last Thursday, when Eckstein
accompanied Miss Bechtel to Philadel
phia. He leXt her there and returned
home. Welsenberg met her in Phila
delphia and accompanied her to Al
lentown, leaving there Sunday at 4 P.
M. and reaching here four hours later.
Tier vest to a certain place together,
where they remained until midnight
Thomas Bechtel heard of this and,
being slienuously opposed to Welsen
berg. he upbraided her in her room
upon her return home. He struck her a
powerful blow on the cheek, causing
her to fall heavily against a bureau,
dean. Members of the family held a
coum il and decided upon the story
n t O- ;til;i.' on Tuesday and upon the
(U.- ,i ;nor. of the body and clothing as
. u.ii. '.'iinrles Bechtel's slaters'
I'.'u' .n ; v: s uffd In striking a blow on
tl.ti hr-d t r the dcHd girl to give sem
blance of I'w assault.
TIiIf hRr:ond Immediately after
mldniiriM. The body was concealed
In the home until Monday nipht, when
It was pheed in the areaway, where It
was found Tuesday morning. Eck
stein kne w nothing of the murder, the
police say.
The Coroner's Inquest.
The inquest on Mabel Bechtel's
death began In the mayor's court room
last evening. Coroner Schierer's Jury
comprised E. J. Crader, C. M. Bealer,
V. M. Frey, W. A. Nunslcker, Charles
Kramer and W. W. Rledy. The en
tire Bechtel family was present. At
the opening of the Inquest they did not
know of Tom's suicide. Tho first wit
ness called was Dr. W. W. Ashbach,
Who assisted at the post-onrtem ex
amination ot Miss Bechtel. Hi ascribed
the cause of death to the fractured
skull and hemorrhage the result there
from.
Weisenberg'e Story
David Welsenberg was called, and
when questioned, his attoiney, Mr.
Klina objected, because his answers
night become incriminating and asked
that the witness be permitted to exer
cise his privilege. Welsenberg testified
that he was with Mabel on Sunday
Toning from 8 to 11 o'clock and then
left her at the door of her owa borne;
iv ; u v . ;.
856
Calicoes n at 5x Lancaster Ginghams. at 6c, Every,
thing else as cheap in proportion. A lull line of Groceri
which we pell cheap. Our price for proJoce are Batter
20 rents, Kjrjis, 2(5 t.K,01iicken cts., Onions, 90 cent
per hushel. Come and examine out stock.
Yours fi.r liargains,
I did not see 1A r after thj t, and made no
nttemp to do so. Me sent a note to her
by messenger at 9 o'clock Monday
morning. The note read: "If you are
at home I would like to see you." The
boy returned with the answer that
Mabel was not at home. The subse
quent movements of the witness until
his arrival here Wednesday afternoon
from New York were detailed as have
already been published. The witness
never spoke to Eckstein. Tho latter
stopped Miss Bechtel twice on the
street when witness was with her and
wanted to speak to her, but she re
fused each time; Eckstein walked away
without saying anytnfng; witness never
promised Mabel $5. Never heard Eck
stein make threats.
Mrs. Bechtel, Miss Bechtel, Mrs.
Brobst, a married daughter; John and
Charles Bechtel and Eckstein were
separately called before the Jury. Each
refused to aiswer any questions what
soever, stating that they might say
something that would tend to Incrimi
nate themselves. It was while Mrs.
Bechtel was in the court room that
he learned that Thomas was dead.
Her attorney, Mr. Schaadt, asked Chief
Eastman: "Where Is Thomas now?"
The chief hesitated and said: "I guess
at the morgue. He committed suicide
in his cell." With this Mrs. Bechtel
broke down completely, weeping vio
lently. Dr. Eshback was quickly at
her side, and she was led from the
room In a state of collapse.
Dr. John Lear, biologist of Muhlen
berg College, testified that stains on
hatchet, wall paper, bed sheet and
overalls were blood.
Verdict of Jury.
The Jury then rendered the follow
ing verdict:
"We believe that Mabel Bechtel came
to her death at 627 Cedar street (her
home) between Sunday evening; "Octo
ber 25, and Tuesday morning, Octo
ber 27, and that death was due to a
fractured skull from a blow inflicted
by some person In the house unknown
to the Jury. We believe that the In
mates of the house, Mrs. Catharine
Bechtel, Myrtha Bechtel, John Bech
tel, Charles Rechtel and Alois Eck
stein are accessories after the fact of
the crime."
Warrants of arrest were served upon
Mrs. Bechtel and the members of her
family and Eckstein. They were taken
before Mayor Lewis, who accepted ball
for Mrs. Bechtel In flOOO, Myrtha
Bechtel in $400 and Eckstein In $500.
John and Charles Bechtel were com
mitted to Jail. Application for a writ
of habeas corpus will be rcade.
Bristol, Tenn., Nov. 3. Hearted by
John Fox, Jr., the noted author, the
most thorough search yet made for
the missing millonalre, E. L. Wentz,
Is being instituted In the mountains
between Big Stone Gap and the Ken
tucky line, with the latest Improved
electrical devices as a means of ex
ploring all caves and caverns. Thou
sands of feet In caves in the moun
tains have been made as plain as day
by the light from the electrical con
trivances. D. B. Went, elder brother
of the missing man; J. F. Bullitt, gen
eral counsel for the Virginia Coal and
Iron Company, of which young Wentz
was land agent, and Author John
Fox, Jr., are making the new search.
There are no new clues, though rumors
are thick and unreliable. As to the
report of the missing man being held
for ransom and an offer being made
the family for his release, reports
from Big Stone Gap say there is no
truth In It
Dowle'a Host Leaves New York.
New York, Nov. 2. The closing day
of the visitation of Dowle's restoration
host to this city was celebrated with
almost contiguous services at Madison
Square Garden, 39 men and 41 women
and girls receiving the triune baptism,
about 200 receiving the right hand of
fellowship fnto the Christian Catholic
Church of Zion, and something like
4 WO persons receiving the holy sacra
ment. The services were but sparsely
attended. The host left today over
various railroads for Chicago, but Dr.
Dowlu and some of his elders remain
for the Carnegie Hall meetings during
the coming week.
Eig Find of Coal.
Wllkeebarre, Pa., Nov. 3. A large
outcrop of coal has been discovered on
the KoonsvlISe farm, along the line of
the Lehigh Valley railroad, three
miles from Meehopany, In Wyoming
county, and the farmers there are
greatly interested over the vast And.
Coal experts have been on the ground
for the past week investigating the
outcrop. The apechnans taken from
the land are pure anthracite coal. An
old resident of 'Meehopany aaya that
as far back as 60 years ago he dug
and burned coal from this extensive
farm.
KNEPP & MYERS
We Sell
A-tl our k.hhIm on n guaiant.i--If
not as represented bring it lu,-k
ami we will make it right.
.ilote you
Wash Basins, 8c.
l'ot or Pan Sent pern 10c.
Nickle Trayx, 10c.
Hair Pins, 1 oz , 1 cenL
(Juai t Tins, 6c.
Fry Pans, 5c.
Htove Pokers, he.
Fire Hiovels, 10c.
We have many other bargnini
but space will not allow us to
iiiote more. Come in and limb
over our 5 Ct. COUNTER.
You will he surprised at the
many bargain on it. Our (In.
eeries are fresh and our line ij
full.
Kutter and Kfrps iu exchange,
THE RACKET.
Yours for Business,
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Watch our advertisements.
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MMlMHf
25 PERISH IN NEW YORK FlM
Dead Bodies Chekad Exits to Flra b
capes In Tenement Heuifc
New Tork, Not. 2 Twenty-one it
three women and ft 10-months-old
were burned to death or suffocate
a Are which started In the Houm
All Nations, a five-story tenen
bouse at 42( Eleventh avenue,
which the police and coroner bellf
to have baen of Incendiary orls
Some of the peculiar features of
disaster, In addition to the itartW
loss of life, are that the fire wii
tlcally extinguished In 20 minu:
that the police could learn of but ,
nerson helnar Iniured. other than IS
who lost their lives, and that
nrnnnrtv Inc. ni nnlv 17000. "'!
dead are mostly Italians.
At the windows, front and rrt-'
V1 aa rf man an A vrnmPIl
lammed, shnwlnar that a despe1
struggle to get free resulted la
complete choking up of these ei"
the fire escapes and had been
cause of a number of the Inmate
ing suffocated. Lying on a bed aloj
side a window at the rear of the '""j
floor the firemen found the bodl
ft va man ' IPanti ka1 olnth all Hit
next to Aim In aa endeavor to Pf
him away In order to get to the
escape outsld. The feature! "")
men were distorted, aoma wits
others with agony, and la to 'l
stances the men pad grippea n
other so hard that blood ha ""j
drawn and had nin over their a4