1 V" r r State Library J uly 09 MS "Semi-Weekly Founded! 1908 Weekly Founded, 1844 66th YEAR. HONBSDALE.SWAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1909. NO. 33 Citectt Wayne County Organ I REPUBLICAN PARTY! COV. LILLEY DEAD. Connecticut's Chief Execu tive Unconscious at End. MINISTERS CALLED TOO LATE. lieutenant Governor Frank B. Weeks Becomes Head of Com monwealthBody lies In State at the Capitol. Hartford, Conn., April 22. Governor George Loavonsi Lilley died at the ex ecutive mnnslon here after battling with dlsense fprfour weeks. The end came peacefully, ns the pa tient did not regain consciousness from the coma In which he had Iain for many hours and which was the result of acute nephritis and Its attendant complications. There were at the bedside Mrs. George L. Lilley, the three sons Fred- GEORGE L. LILLEY. crick, John and Theodore Lilley Mrs. John A. Lilley and Dr. Graves and Dr. Beach, attendlug physicians. A few minutes before the end came Executive Secretary Goodwin tele phoned for llev. Francis C. Todd, rec tor of Trinity church, but he could not be reached then, and so Rev. James Goodwin, rector of Christ church and brother to the secretary, was called. Death came so quickly, however, that neither clergyman was able to reach the executive mansion in time to be at the bedside. The body of the governor will lie in state in the rotunda at the state capl tol until the funeral. WEEKS SUCCEEDS LILLEY. Latter's Death Makes Governor of Con necticut's Lieutenant Governor. Hartford, Conn., April 22. By the death of Governor George L. Lilley, governor of Connecticut, Frank B. Weeks, heretofore lieutenant governor, becomes 'governor of the state. Mr. Weeks acted as governor during Mr. Liliey's Illness. In last year's Re publican convention ho was selected as the candidate for lieutenant governor without opposition and was elected by a plurality larger than that received by Mr. Lilley. Ho was a presidential elector in 1004 and a candidate for the nomination for lieutenant governor in 1000. Mr. Weeks is a resident of Middletown, where he has extensive business interests. He was born In Brooklyn in 1854 and removed to Mid dletown with his parents in 1807. He was educated at the Middletown high school and at a college preparatory school In Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Gov ernor Weeks Is a director In the Mid dletown Savings bank, a director of GOVERNOR FRANK B. WEEKS, the Middlesex Mutual Assurance com pany and chairman of the board of trustees and chairman of the finance committee of the Connecticut Hospital For the Insane. Governor George L. Lilley, then con gressman at large from Connecticut, attracted national attention early last year by declaring that manufacturers of submarine boats had used Improper means to Influence legislation. The charges were declared unfounded after congressional Investigation. Mr. Lilley was born In Oxford, Mass., In 1859. He was elected a member of the Con necticut legislature In 1001 and served Iu congress from 1003 until his In auguration as governor in January, no was n dealer In real estate by pro fession and resided In Waterbury. RUSSIA TO MOVE ON PERSIA. Sreat Britain Agrees to Troops Going to Tabriz. St. Petersburg, April 22. Following the sortie by Insurgents at Tabriz, Per sia, in which sixty foreigners were killed, among them H. C. llaskervllle, an American schoolteacher, the Rus sian government, with the assent of Great Britain, will send troops to the scene of hostilities to restore order and to protcc.t Europeans. In spite of the prompt compliance by the shah with Russia's ultimatum that a six day armistice be declared at Ta briz for the purpose of providing food for the foreigners and noncombatants In that city it Is felt that Intervention In Persia cannot be postponed. This armistice will be utilized by Russia in adequate preparation for the military occupation of northern Persia for a considerable period. The foreign office has sent an urgent communica tion to the war office asking that the troops destined for the Invasion be concentrated on the Immediate fron tier without delay, ready to cross at a moment's notice. Cavalry which Is now In readiness at .Tulfa will make a forced march to Tabriz. Great Britain has given Russia a free hand. It Is not expected by the foreign office that- any international complications will follow the killing of Mr. Baskervlilc. The American consul had warned Baskervllle that ho was forfeiting his right to American pro tection by joining the Nationalists. The British consul gave similar warning- to the English correspondent Moore, who is now Satar Khan's prin cipal lieutenant. American Government Warns Shah. Washington, April 22. Supplement ing an official notification to the Per sian government that it will be held responsible for the safety of the lives and property of Americans In that country, the state department has sent Instructions to John B. Jackson, Amer ican minister at Teheran, to' Join his ! diplomatic colleagues In an earnest I representation to the shah asking him to insure adequate protection for Americans. The department has received dis patches from religious organizations setting forth their fears of harm to the missions maintained .by them during the existing serious conditions In Per sia nnd imploring such assistance as the department Is able to afford. BREAKING UP THE ICE JAM. New York State Engineers Use Dyna mite at Niagara. Niagara Falls, N. Y., April 22. With the approval of the war department at Washington nnd of Governor Hughes efforts were made today by New York state employees to dislodge the great ice jam in the Niagara river by the use of dynamite. Engineers from the state department of public works started at Youngs town and aro working up to Lewlston Five hundred pound charges of dyna mite are being used. The ice Jam is twelve miles long and sixty feet high, and it will take the en gineers all day and probably all to morrow to break It up. Residents nnd property owners all along the banks from Queenstown to Lake Ontario are panic stricken, fear lng the sudden breaking of the jam. The ice, which In its slow progress during the past few days has uprooted huge trees and carried away dozens of docks nnd boathouses, would. It is feared, In a sudden rush erase acres of territory along the upper banks of the river. HIS ROGUES' GALLERY PHOTO. T. Jenkins Hains Gets Picture BertiJIon Measurements. tnd New York, April 22. Thornton Jen kins Hains, brother of Captain Peter C. Hnlns, who is now on trial In Flush ing for killing William E. Annls, visit ed Fourth Deputy Commissioner Ar thur Wood nt police headquarters and had fumed over to him his photograph from the "rogues' gallery" and his thumb print and Bcrtillon measure ments, all of which were taken at the time he was arrested along with his brother. ' A week ago Thornton wrote to Mr. Wood, saying that under the law passed two years ago ho had a right to tho return of the plcturo and finger print and Bertlllon measurements. Wsathsr Probabilities. Fair; warmer; diminishing winds. west RETAINS TRIE Sultan Abdul llamid Said to Have Made Terms. ALL HIS CABINET TO RESIGN. He Assures the Young Turks' Com mittee That He Was Not Cul pable In the Recent Vio lent Uprising. San Stefano, Turkey, April 22. It Is reported here oil good authority that Sultan Abdul Hainld has made a defi nite agreement with the committee of union and progress by which he re tains his throne. The sultan agrees to all the demands of the Young Turks party, and the present cabinet will resign. The sultan told tho committee thnt there was no culpability on his part for the recent uprising. He also said that In the event of absolutism being restored he would consider himself the worst of cowards If he deigned to reign two days. Euver Bey and Niazl Bey, who had charge of the transport of re-enforco- mcnts of the Salonlki army, have reached here, where are situated the headquarters of the constitutional array. Ahmed Rlza, ex-presldent of the chamber, also arrived here and was given a great reception. The dep uties carried him on their shoulders to their meeting place. Cabinet In Special Session. Constantinople, April 22. Tho cabi net held a special meeting lasting four hours, giving special attention to the negotiations, which the ministers have taken In hand on behnlf of the sultan with the military members of the Young Turks' committee, among whom nre Husnl Pasha, tho commander of the Third army corps, his division comuiunders- aud Izzet Pasha, chief of the general staff. Tho sultnn's primary demand was to remain ns constitutional sovereign, with nil the spiritual powers of the ealifate, with liberal allowances for his household, while ho also asked minor guarantees which It would not be difficult to grant. The demand of the committee of union nnd progress was that the sultan offer no resistance whatever and submit unconditionally. The Salonlki committee, which is tho backbone of the whole progressive movement by the Young, Turks, is largely military, and its most impor tant civilian members are with the army. Some of the members of the cabinet, Including Rlfant Pasha, the foreign minister, are active constitu tionalists. The grand vizier and his cabinet are quite prepared to resign at once. In raer, tnoy nave only ueen neiu in ot flce by tho feeling that they may be able to avert a civil war or prevent acts of violence, which would bring about unwelcome intervention by the powers. The members of the Young Turks' committee nre divided among them selves. The radical faction insists that there shall be no compromise, that the sultan must be deposed and that Yusuf Izzcdln be named as his successor, that the whole administra tion should be cleansed, that no prom ise of Abdul Hamid's can be trusted and that to re-establish the system of ten days ago would bo to settle nothing. The conservatives urge that the deposition of the sultan would only be possible after severe fighting, that it is uncertain whether the troops under the control of the committee would uphold such an act with their bayo nets, that the wavering soldiers of the First array corps, to tbe number of 25,000 or 30,000, now garrisoning the city would be inflamed and revolt. GYMNASTIG CHAMPIONSHIPS. Some of the Country's Best Men In Amateur Contests In New York. ' New York, April 22. Colleges, uni versities, Young Men's Christian asso ciations, turnverolns and other organ izations of young men of agility and muscle will be well represented to night nt the National Amateur Ath letic union gymnastic championships, to bo bold In the gymnasium of the Young Men's Hebrew association. Among tho events which will attract the greatest amount of attention will be the rope climbing contest and the all around contest. Among the entries in the latter event is F. Steffens, tbe present national champion gymnast Banker George C. Thomas Dead. Philadolhpla, April 22. George O Thomas, the multimillionaire banker and art collector, died here from a blood clot on tbe heart, aged seventy years. He was once tbe head of tbe Drpxel banking house and was con nected with J. P. Morgan & Co. SEVELT L ExPresident Has First Siaht of Africa In Rain. CROWDS WITNESS HIS LANDING British Governor of the Protectorate Entertains the Distinguished Visitor and His Party at Mombasa. Mombasa. British East Africa, April 22. Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt arrived here on board tbe steamer Admiral in the best of health, as mre all the members of his parly. The Admiral entered Killndinl har bor flying the American flag at her fore and main masts. She dipped the German ensign while passing the Brit ish cruiser Pandora, whose rails and masts were manned by cheering sail ors. The Pandora saluted the ex presldeut, who was on the bridge watching with Interest the coming into port. The people of Mombasa were in a great state of expectancy, and the first word of the sighting of the ship brought them hi crowds to vantage points where they might catch a glimpse of the distinguished visitor. The Admiral, however, came slowly up to tho harbor, and it was dark when the ex-president, accompanied by his son Kermlt and the captain, mado a landing. They were brought ashore In the commandant's surf boat and carried to a place of shelter In chairs on na tives' shoulders. There was a perfect deluge of rain, but in reply to the expressions of re- STREET RAILROAD IN MOMBASA, gret at the weather Mr. Roosevelt said he was glad to get ashore in any weather. He added that he was in splendid health. The governor's aid boarded the Ad miral and extended u welcome to Mr, Roosevelt, who received another cor dial greeting on shore from the provin cial commissioner, who conducted blm to tho government house. R. F. Cun Inghame, the hunter and field natural ist, who Is to have charge of the expe dition, also was on hand at the pier. The former president seemed highly pleased when he observed the military guard drawn up. He reptted to the guard's salute by doffing his hat and smiling broadly.. The crowds on shore pressed eagerly forward to see the noted American. It had been the intention of the party to remain In Mombasa for two days, but the floods havo been heavy, and It was deemed advisable to change this plan. The special train which will carry Mr. Roosevelt and his party to Sir Alfred Pense's ranch on the Athl river will leave here this afternoon. The governor of the protectorate, Frederick J. Jackson, entertained the ex-president at dinner, and later they proceeded to one of the clubs. Then the Roosevelt party were taken in car riages about the town, and as far as it Is possible the governor and his as sociates will meet the special instruc tions from King Edward to show ev ery consideration to the distinguished traveler. F. C. Selous, tbe noted English hunt er, was also a guest at the dinner. He will accompany Mr. Roosevelt on his first shooting expeditions at the Pease ranch. The area of the earth is 109,712,000 square miles, of which only 65,000,000 are land. The average altitude of all the land above sea level Is 2,411 feet hence, if all the land above sea level 25,000,000 cubic miles was spread uni formly over the globe, it would form a shell 000 feet thick. , "Mlggs is running ,for office this year, isn't he?" "Running? He's absolutely grovel lng for it." Chicago Tribune. mil! ANDS DEADLY TORNADO IN OHIO. Five Persons Killed and More Than $1,000,000 Damage Done. Cleveland, O., April 22. Five per- lons'werc killed, six fatally hurt and st least fifty injured and property val ued at more than ?1,000,000 was de stroyed by a tornado which swept through Cleveland and northern Ohio. The largest single dnmngc was done to St. Stanislaus church, which was al most demolished. The loss is estimat ed at $125,000. The Wellmnn-Scavcr-Morgan engi neering plant was crushed when the roof of the Standard Tool company factory was blown over It. Fifteen workmen were Injured by flying de bris. Tho molders' department of the Co-operative Stove company was crushed by tho wind. The roof of the City Tuberculosis sanitarium and the framework of the new exposition building were carried awny. Another Killed at Ashtabula. Ashtabulu, O., April 22.-R. T. Wood- worth of Plymouth, O., was killed, n dozen persons were Injured nnd heavy property damage was caused by the tornado when it struck Ashtabula. St. Matthew's Episcopal church, Plymouth, was destroyed, the plant of the Ashtabula Foundry company was wrecked nnd the roof was blown from the Lyceum theater. AUTO MOUNTAIN CLIMB. Drivers to Guide Machines Up Steep Slope of Historic Lookout Mountain. Chattanooga, Tonn., April 22. Up the steep slope of Lookout mountain, where Union and Confederate soldiers struggled for mastery back In the six ties, automobile drivers will contest for prizes today, tomorrow and the next day. The conditions of the con tests call for drives to tho top of the mountain, 2,000 feet above sea level, along a path five miles in length nnd abounding in sharp turns. It Is not at all a hill climb, but n genuine moun tain climb calculated to test the nerve and skill of the most experienced driv ers. The road is a stone pike in fine condition. While the climb Is difficult, arrange- mouts have been made to have govern ment troops guard the course, and It Is certain that both contestants and spectators will bo protected. The events have been sanctioned by the American Automobile association. They aro held under the auspices of the Lookout Mountain Automobile club of this city. Tliprp will ho rt&M pvpnts. sis for automobiles nnd two for motor cycles. I The first will be a free for all contest I for automobiles, without restriction as to make, weight or construction. i Y. W. C. A.'S CONVENTION. Hundreds of Young Women Delegates at Gathering In St. Paul. St. Paul, Minn., April 22. Several hundred young women from all parts of the United States, delegates to the second biennial convention of tho Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States, assembled today In the Central Presbyterian church of this city for the opening of the con vention. The convention will lost un til next Tuesday morning. The program of the convention pro vides for n general address on the association movement by Miss Mary E. Woolcy, president of Mount Holyoke college; Professor Rauschenbusch of tho Baptist Theological seminary, Rochester, N. Y., will speak on the social teachings' of Jesus, and the Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Zwemer of the student volunteer movement will deliver an address on missions. The speaker on the church will be the Rev. Dr. Fran cis J. McConnell, president of De Pauw university, Indiana. The Rev. John Douglas Adam, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at East Orange, N. J., will deliver three addresses. CONVENTION OF WISE MEN. America's Oldest and Most Famous Learned Society Holds Meeting. Philadelphia, April 22. America's oldest and most famous learned asso ciation, the American Philosophical so ciety, founded by Benjamin Franklin in this city in 1743 for the purpose of promoting useful knowledge, began today its regular annual meeting in the ball of tbe society on Independ ence square. The meeting, which will last three days, Is attended by men eminent In scholarship and scientific ability in all parts of the United States. ' The papers to be read boforo the so ciety cover the widest possible range of scientific research, Including, among other matters, subjects so widely di verse as geology, Biblical investiga tion, physics and anthropology. Fri day evening's session will be devoted to a commemoration of tbe centenary of tbe birth of Charles Darwin. Tho president of the society Is Dr. William W. Keen, the famous surgeon of this city. Candidates for member ship are balloted for at the annual meeting, and the proceedings close with the annual dinner of tbe society. SEIZED jnMDA Alleged Yankee Poacher Taken by Cruiser. GASHED BY MACHINE GUN FIRE Canadian Warship Kestrel Swoops Down on American Schooner Charles Levi Woodbury Near Vancouver Island". Vancouver, B. C, April 22. The Do minion government cruiser Kestrel ar rived In port here, having In charge the American halibut fishing schooner Charles Levi Woodbury, which she captured after firing five rounds from her machine guns and threatening to sink the alleged poaching vessel unless she surrendered. The action took place In northern waters alleged to be contiguous to Canada. Bullets tore through the air In the direction of the Woodbury each time the machine gun wns fired as the ves sel headed at full speed from the west coast of Vancouver island and pointed toward tho middle of the Pacific. The last scries of shots caused the American to lose his nerve. Tho gun was pointed at the flsh boat, which was then at a distance of about 200 yards and still making for the open sea as rapidly us possible. The bullets ripped tbe mainsail of the schooner, and one or two knocked splinters off the mainmast. Captain Sinclair feared that he would be sunk right there If he did not stop. At the same moment the second gun of the Kestrel was swung across her deck to get; into range of the fishing boat. Tho Woodbury's engines were then stopped and her sails, gashed by the British bullets, hauled, down. But even then the American captain would not willingly surrender. He de clined to fasten d hawser about Ills vessel, but a few minutes (ater1 an ujjj oor and three men front Itlie Kestrel boarded the .Woodbury and took charge. Captain Newcombe of the Kestrel declares he has u clear case against the American vessel. He says that whon he first sighted her she was within n mile of Seal island. Captain Sinclair of the Woodbury apparently did not notice the arrival of the Kestrel on the scene until the government vessel was within nbout three miles. Then the American ran along picking up his five dories, the fishermen cutting their gear without wasting time to pull a fathom of It in. The cruiser gradually overhauled the American schooner, and by the time they were four and a quarter miles off shore the Kestrel was alongside and the captains of the two vessels were conversing. The first round of tho machine gun wns fired when the race had been well begun. When Captain Newcombe got abreast of the American he opened communication through a speaking trumpet. "Stop or I will put a hole through you," called Newcombe. "I don't think so," said, Sinclair in a reply that came plainly over the wa ter. Then the gun went off, and a little section of the Woodbury's sail was In shreds. When the second gun of the Kestrel had been unswiveled and trained on the Woodbury, Captain Sin clair realized that further flight was useless and surrendered. PANIC REIGNS IN SYRIA. Turkish Fanatics Threaten Marash. Further Massacres Feared. Beirut, Syria, April 22. The situa tion ut Alexandretta Is critical. Panic everywhere prevails. Thousands of refugees aro crowding into the city, which Is being patrolled by marines from the British cruiser Diana. The British battleship Triumph has gone up the coast to Ayas to relieve that place, If possible. At Bellan Pass, above Alexandretta, conditions are desperate. Had j in is threatened, but Is holding out Turk ish fanatics are also threatening Ma rash, where there are many Christians. Conditions at Merslna, Tarsus and Adana aro still critical, and further massacres are feared. Northern Syria and Asia Minor are on the brink of a. volcano. The report of tho sailing of two American cruisers for Turkish waters has been recolved here. They can come none too quickly. A little boy was asked by his teach er to define the fluid known to chem ists as H20. Almost without hesitation the bright little chap answorod, "Water is a col orless liquid which becomes black when you wash your bands in It" Lipnlncott's.
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