Punxsutawney Spirit, 1906-10-23

              - i - ' ... .. ,... ' .' V, -.,. ,wj,, MB PRICE 2 CENTS MAY CLASH WITH TROOPS. Drum-head Convictions Become So Plentiful That Grave Fears are Felt. Frederick D. Grant ''oiiimamling General In r he l.alr Army Mwnoouvor*. MQl'OR DEALERS MEET. Train Strikes Laborer. IT FEW GOODS ARE SAVED Retirement of Secretary Shaw Raises Question of Successor. | One of The Buildings Burned Was Erected Over Half Century Ago CORTELYOU MAY BE NAMED Two Dwellings Are .hT',Hor '"ss, "n a wnicn tncre was no insurance, is es- Ru Flampc Thic timate.1 at about $700. The bulld- UJ rialllCo ■ I Ho Ing, which belonged to the widow of Mnrnirin Uu' lntl' Hamupl Koddtng. now Mrs. J. mummy. i E. nowers, of Klk Hun, was valued at 11,000 and w;is not Insured. Mr. Purcell had household goods valued at $750, none of which were saved and on whleh there wus no Insurance. Owing to Mi's. Pureell's fortunate awakening nil of the Inmates of the buildings had ample time to escape. Both Mr. Purcell and Mr. Capote have large families who are being taken care of by the neighbors. The Redding building was the oldest dwelling In the Walston section, having been erected by William tedding for his brother, Samuel Redding, over half a century ago. HUFFALO, Oct. 23.—When Robert Mantell played King Richard If I, here last night, he began his thirty-flrat year as an actor. In commemoration of the anniversary, a loving cup was presented to Mr. Mantell at the end of his second act. The cup has three panels Inscribed with the names of Mr. Mantell's company, the name of his manager, William A. Brady; Miss Grace George, his manager's wife, and the names of the managerial staff. One of t h«* panels is inscribed with an appropriate verse. It was thirty-one yours ago last night that Mr. Man tell math* his appearance with a stock company at Rochdale, Lancashire, Knglanri. playing the sergeant in Boueieault's Arrah-na-Pogue.COLORADO UNDER BLANKET OF SNOW KING'S AUTO NEARLY KILLS PEDESTRIAN Over Twenty-Five Inches Have Fallen in Last Two Days. Edward Shows Great Concern When His Machine Runs Down Man. THREE LINES PULL AWAY FROM THE NEW RAILROAD asleep upstairs s awakened by » her apartof the building; pon going; down were hvhei <khe men and by M Kcddl o'clocl fire, rendt whicl by a Wi mlleR stairs „ the room occupied by Mrs. Thumb's millinery store Lwaa all ablaze. Neither family had jtime to remove more than their pcr- Ssonal effects as in a few minutes (more the entire building wus enveloped pn flames. Other dwellings in that vicinity al- to caught flro, but with the assistance If many of the neighbors all were * Mrs. Thumb's stock which includod a recent shipment of fall goods was laved excepting the one nearest to the Redding building which was occupied by John Capote, the blacksmith. Mr. Capote succeeded in removing all of his household goods, jut the building, which was valued at J500, fully covered with insurance, vas completely destroyed. ig town, two , on a spur of road, was visited this morning iwellinpH and iinolcss. The about 4:30 old Samuel 1 was occupied millinery store ; Purcell, mine alBton, a ml/h rrom this p#icc, B., H. & P. JnV 43,000 llry early .1 destroyed two ered the families J which Mroke <»u Htaj/ed in tl ng- d\Uolling; whic ,s. Mary Thumb'H the family of Mlk at 6 mine, h /amUies were purcell w, Hin/ke coming: in. *«. / The Inmate? livakened and u liscovered that i VERIFIES SPIRIT'S FORECAST By Publishers Pr<'ss. DENVER, COLO. OCT. 23. The snow fall which commenced on Saturday morning of last week, now aggregate* a depth of over twenty-five inches. Traffic throughout the state is generally interrupted and many train schedules have ocen annulled in consequence of the complete blocking of the tracks. Farmers and cattle rafsers have been hard hit as a result of the storm and cold. The entire state is covered with a blanket of snow which in some places is as deep as five feet. The thermometer is hanging round the zero mark in many places. It is generaly eoneeedd to be the worst storm in the history of Colorado, for such an early date. T?y Publishers' Press. IjUNDON, Oct. 'J3.—An automobile in which King Edward was traveling to New Market, while moving at a high rate of speed today, struck a man near Hyde Park, knocking him from the roadway and inflicting serious injuries. King Edward received a severe shaking up by the sudden stop of the car, but was otherwise unhurt. He jumped from the car and superintended the sending of the man to a hospital In an ambulance. The King showed great concern over the man's Injuries and expressed regret that his motor car should have struck one of Ills subjects. The journey to New Market was continued at a greatly reduced speed. ROOSEVELT TO VISIT ON PORTO RICAN SOIL and a is.- ,10,000 acres near Eldcrsridge which roiu. 'ns fur development. Will Continue as Before. Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg The only as.1 -latlon of the Pittsburg. Hinghamton & Eastern with the Huffalo & Susquehanna fs trackage «»f traffic arrangements over ceru 'n lines and the three roads are now uniting to come into Pittsburg to come Into Pittsburg over any new line. E. H. Gay was in Pittsburg recently, but no negotiations were undertaken with the Pittsburg & Northeastern, the explanation being that the Binghamton people wTTT have nothing to do with the Pittsburg & Northeastern. THE POLICEMEN AND INDIANS ARE AT IT Must Not Stir Things Up Too Much When Speaking in Indiana BiffAH DBBFRFU TO UnlfflV VHULIILU III PRAISE PRESIDENT the East End Park Gridiron. Are Trying For Honors on Will Take in the Island When He Makes Pana- Trip. GREENSBURG CONSTABLE DIES OF BULLET WOUND Arrest of New Florence Police Chief Follows on Extortion Charge The Troop ••|V* football tram and the Reynoldsville Indians are contesting for Gridiron honors at East Parw this afternoon. The Indian team is composed of seasoned and experienced pig-skin chasers with plenty of beef and muscle on their line. The Policemen eleven, although a new organization, has boon making great headway in football manipulation and Coach Robinson has every confidence that they will give a good account of themselves this afternoon.The Y. M. C. A. and the High School teams will play a practice game at East End park tomorrow afternoon. He will then be on Porto Rlcan soil just t<venty-four hours. Governor Winthrop has made an urgent request upon the President for the visit and believes the presence of the Chief Executive will inspire In the hearts of the natives an increased confidence and loyalty. Py Publishers' Press. WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.—President Roosevelt has decided to visit Porto Rico next month when he makes his trip to the Canal Zone. According to tiie present plans he will go to San Juan Immediately after he completes a three day's inspection of the great work In the Isthmus. FAIRBANKS IN INDIAN TV. TO GET LARGE SUM INTO CIRCULATION They are the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg. which will continue to come into Pittsburg under its trackage agreement with the Baltimore A Ohio; the Pittsburg, Binghamton AL* Eastern, which has a definite trackage arrangement with the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg from Clearfield to Du- Bois, and thence to Pittsburg, reports to the contrary notwlthsandlng; the Buffalo & Susqucuhanna, which has located a line from Sagamore to Unity, where it will Join the Bessemer and Lake lOrie and thus gain an entrance to the large industries of Pittsburg. What the Rrie and Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern roads will do remains to be determined although no arrangement has been made with either of them to use the Pittsburg Aj Northeastern tracks. M. <'. Watson, of Indiana, Pa., counsel for the Goodyears, has been In Pittsburg several days on business connected with the Buffalo Susquehanna's coal lands. The company has 17.00ft acres ait Sagamore, In which there are now eight openings, rji iflui nu, * a., i h i. i.i.——inrce of the five railroads reported to be desirous of entering Pittsburg over the projected Pittsburg Northeastern tracks from South Hend, Armstrong County, will have nothing to do with the local lines. PARIS, Oct. 23.—The thin! Intenational congress for the aupression of traffic In women began Its business sessions today, with former Premier Rourgeols presiding. Considerable regret Is expressed that the United States Is not officially represented at the congress, as It la recognized that the co-operation of all the civilized world is necessary if the measures for the supression of the "white slave'* traffic are to be made effective. AMERICA NOT REPRESENTED. lillEKN'SHUHO, Pa.. Oct. 23.—Con- Constable George S. Anderson died at the Westmoreland Hospital yesterday afternoon from a bullet wound, said to have been inflicted by eto Venakovitch, a Croatian, during a raid on speakeasies at New Florence. Friday afternoon. District Attorney Jesse K. Cunningham preferred a charge of murder against Venakovitch this afternoon. A sensational development with the case was the arrest, a half hour after Anderson died. of Chief of Poller- 1) .J. (Irubbs, of New Florence, on an information charging extortion, preferred by Frank Cingrje, one of the men arrested Friday. Cingrje alleged that Chief CJrubbs had collected money from the proprietor of each speakeasy. It Is now learned that plot was originally planned for October 1, the rlny onlpko. who wan one of the leaders of the peasant party In the former parliament, was condemned to deportation and the Ions of all his civil rights for participation In the mutiny. The plot wan abandoned on account of the comparatively light punishment meted out to Onlpko and the expectation lhat the death sentences on the sailors would be commuted was then revived. The authorities were nghast at the 1 possibilities for success of the plot. They felt the judges had had a narrow esciM ; i**"! that no person was immune from ttic *,,,sourcefullness of the military which was able, as has now bocfi ascertained, to have the soldier Vlasofi, who vol* ; wnteered to throw the bomb, detail; ed both on October 1 and October 16, | to guard the Judges In their consultation room. Here the bomb could have been thrown without involving the accused or the witnesses In the fate of the Judges. By Publishers' PrcM. WARSAW. Oct. 1!3.—The most serious trouble Is expected here tomorrow as a consequence of the sudden calling of a strike as a protest against the execution of a number of Socialists who have been sentenced to death. A drum-head courtmartlal had condemned fourteen socialists to death and arrangements were at once made for railing out all the workmen In the city. There Is great excitement here, it being feared that a clash with the police and troops will follow an attempt to inaugurate a strike. ST PETKRSBUFtC), Oct. 23.—The police are searching for a man named Voronln. a brother-in-law of M. Onlpko, convinced that he was a ringleader In the conspiracy to blow up the building where the court martial trying the Cronstadt mutineers was sitting, in revenge for the execution of mutineers. In spite of the apparent quiet St. Petersburg is teemjvfx with conspiracy. There are almost dally arrests and domiciliary searches, and the capture of bombs and arms goes on apparently without end. The police have ascertained the Identity of two of the leaders of th« inmost circle of the nodal democrats, which is financing and directing the revolutionary actllvty. One of the men has been arrested. Delinite announcement of the extent of the Peterhof conspiracy is still withheld and there have been no arrests recently in this connection. STATE POLICE GET NEW EQUIPMENT VJNITA, Ind. Ty., Oct. 23.—Fol- Following his whirlwind tour in Oklahoma yesterday Vice President Fairbanks is booked for a strenuous day in Indian Territory today. The day begins with a speech at Ooojgate this morning and ends in Vlnita tonight, with South McAlester, Muscogee, Tulsa and other cities and towns sandwiched in between. INDIANAPOLIS, In«l.. Oct. 23.— fter a hustling speech-making tour y trolley car through the gas belt William J. Bryan comes to Indian- Ip polls tonight to deliver the principal Enddrcss of the Democratic campaign Hn Indiana this fall. There will be mo street demonstration because of the short time that Mr. Bryan will be in the city. He will be met by a reception committee and escorted to the ball park, where his address jvill be delivered from a platform facing the grandstand. It is understood that in deference to the wishes of the Indiana campaign managers Mr. Bryan will touch but lightly upon the subject of government ownership. The jiidvlce he has been given is to praise ■•resident Roosevelt for his efforts to i>reak up trusts and curb the railroads, iind to condemn Congress for not bepng more ready to obey the Presi- Idcnt's behests. This, it is believed, will do more to help out the Democrats in their congressional campaign than could be accomplished by attacking the President. UNDERWRITERS MAY BALK AT NEW LAW Saddles and Bridals Arrive for the Local Troop of Constabulary krty f Hold Annual Convention in St. Louis With Good RepresentationIf this transfer is made It Is believed that Secretary Metealf, of the Department of Commerce and Labor, will be transferred to the Navy portfolio and the vacancy thus created may be filled by the promotion of Commissioner of Corporations Garfield, who halls from Ohio, or Assistant-Secretary Murray, who comes from New York. Mr. Garfield is, however, the choice of the wise ones who are posted, unless the President should decide to give the .vacancy to Ambassador Myers at Home, who Is a Massachusetts man, and who is anxious for a Cabinet portfolio.Owing to the fact that Attorney- General Moody insists on returning to the practice of law. there is considerable gossip here about his successor. and It is claimed that his retirement will be followed by a number of transfers of portfolios. That Solicitor-General Hoyt of Pennsylvania, can have the portfolio is adVnltted, and his promotion Is likely If he does not decline it. It is understood, however, that Mr. Hoyt prefers to retain his present position, as the salary is within $500 of the amount paid to a Cabinet otlleer and the expenses of the position are decidedly less. If he declines the promotion, it i.s believed that Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte, of Maryland, will be transferred to the Department of Justice, as he ranks as a great lawyer and is well fitted for the place. WASHINGTON. Oct. L'3.—The announcement that Postmaster-General Oortelyou has been slated by President Roosevelt to succeed Leslie M. Shaw as Secretary of the Treasury in January next is not fully correct. While It Is not known that Mr .Oortelyou desires this transfer, It Is known that the President desires to thus transfer him, but Is held back by the protests from the financial interests i«» the effect that they do not wish a man placed a the head of this important branch of the Government who has no financial training. While they are not opposed to Mr. Cortelyou personallly, they do feel, and have so Informed the President, that his keeper of the cash should be a man who has some knowledge of (inaclal methods and therefore Is equipped to deal with any financial problem that may arise. Owing to this opposition the President is hesitating, and. it is said, is hoping that the opposition may be wthdrawn. ,, , 111 the event that Mr. Cortelyou Is not transferred, It is said that the present assistant secretary of the treasury, Charles H. Keep, of Huffalo, stands an excellent chance of receiving the promotion. He is said to be an expert on financial problems and well qualified to hold the portfolio. So far as Secretary Shaw Is concerned he Is retiring voluntarily so that he can return to business pursuits and incidentally look after his Presidential chances. The Secretary 1 only desired to complete a term of four years In the department, but when that period expired ho remained longer at the express of the President. That Mr. Shaw has scored a number of notable successes is admitted even by those who are personality opposed to him. and he received the congratu- j Intlons of all on his recent masterly handling of the Panama ('anal bond issue. CHARLOTTE KELLY MAY AMEND CONSTITUTION li s am] l»rldl< s for th« Ponnyl- Force, 250 «»f .shipped and yoscnt of 57 arrivod for Troop "I)." iueil to tho trooper* Judge Carr Refuses to Grant Writ of Habeas Corpus. By Publishers' Press. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.—Acting Secretary of the Treasury Department Keep, announced toflay that alll applications for Increase in National Bank circulation under Secretary Shaw's $18,000,000 offer of yesterday, will be acted upon favorably in the order in which they are received. If bunks should apply, however, for an Increase of two or three million dolllars, or even less, In the interest of the smaller hanks, it might ho necessary for the department to grant only a part asked for. The object of the* department is to serve as many banks as possible In order to secure a general distribution of circulation. WILL BET AFTER STEEL CORPORATION Recent Legislation in New York Will be Discussed at Length. SHE SEEMS TO HAVE A CLUE. Tin* cavalry sad v hlch Won- order**' ania State PoMf each, have all 1» 1ST STAND TRIAL The saddles are made of handsome black leather and conform In material and design to those used by the United States Cavalrymen. The bridles were also made after a I*. S. cavalry pattern with curved bit and nickle mountings. Troop "D" now has its full complement of trappings and uniforms. The lid saddles and bridles which The Aid saddles to the department by the government will be shipped back to Harrlsburg tomorrow. By Publishers' Press. COLUMBUS, O.. Oct. 23.—The Uttlted States Steel corporation, th<- biggest of all the trusts is slated for the next attack by Attorney General Bliss. The first attack, it was announced this afternoon would be upon the Sewer Pipe branch. EIGHT DUEL SVER WOMAN the most important In the association's history. This Is due to the almost revolutionary changes which have overtaken life Insurance during the ' present year as a result of fh* eastern Investigations and the passage <ff the Armstrong law In New York. The association is virtually facing a crisis In Its history. It is believed that the membership is almost unanimously against some of the main features of the recent New York legislation, btit just which form the opposition will take is problematical. Section 97 of the New York law will likely receive much consideration. This limits the commissions to be paid agents and Its enforcement means a reduction on the first years commission of 90 per cent, of all agents in the country. Another move forecasted is an effort to amend the constitution, making it Impossible for anyone connected with a company in an official capacity to hold offices in the association. Supporters of this step argue that as the association Is composed of active field men It is neither fair to them nor to the companies to have any but active agents In official capacities.TO DEDICATE GREAT CATHEDRAL By Publishers' Press. Harry K. Homers, who was also under a similar charge was released but may be re-arrested as an accessory to the crime,after the fact. . PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 23.—Judge Carr in Quarter Sessions Court today refused refused a writ of habeas corpus so far as it related to Miss Charlotte Kelly, charged with the murder of Mrs. Maurice K. Lewis. Miss Kelly was remanded to Jail for trial. Among Iff* Insurance men It has been n foregone conclusion for months that the present convention would be ST. LOUIS. Mo., Oct. L'3.—More than four hundred delegates and alternates. representing nearly all the states, met In the Olympic Theater today at the opening of the seventeenth annual convention of the National Association of IJfe Underwriters. Very little business was transacted on this, the opening day. the time being consumed with addresses of welcome and routine business. Owing to the exceptional conditions «exlstlng the life Insurance business at the present time there are weighty questions to be discussed by the underwriters, and befor the convention closes Thursday much that is now being thought will be expressed and determined. NEWARK. N. J., Oot. 23.—The fourteenth annual convention of the National Liquor League of the United States began in Newark today and will continue until Friday. Question* of legislation and other maters affedttn* the liquor Interests are to be considered and acted upon. Mr. and Mm. James Burgess, of 27 Charlotte Avenue. Bradford, arrived Aln Punxsutawnt y on the morning ™lyer which they hope will lead to the discovery of the remains of Mrs. Bur- Bess' brother, Henry Dlnehart, who they believe wis run down and killed by a B., R. A P. passenger train near the Punxsutawney Iron Works some time In February, 1905. The local undertakers were visited and the records carefully searched this forenoon, but as yet nothing has come to light which gives promise t>f crowning tholr minion with success. The undertakers and some of the citizens appealed to for assistance remember of a man having been killed on the B„ R. & P. tracks at abbut jthe time specified but what became-of Ihe body no one III this place seems ■> have known or remembered. ■ Mrs. Burge« learned of the accl- Bnt by which sh* believed her broth- By Publishers' Press. STUTQART, Germany, Oct. 23.— A quarrel over a woman led to a deul being fought with pistols here today between Baron Butlltz and Ferdinand Piper, a well known author.The men exchanged shots at fifteen paces and Piper was seriously wounded.TRIES TO CLEAR MYSTERY OF BROTHER'S DEATH Mrs. James Burgess Here Seek-? Sii-TitS, mSS. EE . . r , u 'nerly of Punxsutnwney, apeaklnR of ing intormation ot Her , railroad accidents told of seeing a man n . , j being run clown and killed in this Relative. place. His description of the unfortunate man led Mrs. Burgess to believe that her brother was the victim.When Mr. Austin wan shown a picture of Mrs. Burgess* brother he did not hesitate to express the opinion that Dlnehart wus the man. At the time of the accident Mr. Austin who was employed as a machinist at the Novelty Iron Works, was on his way to take dinner at his home on Pine Street. , Mr. and Mrs. Burgess began to correspond with persons In Punxsutawney soon after having had the conversation with Austin and their Inquiries by that method proving fruitless they decided to come to Punxsutawney and muke a personal investigation.The last time Mrs. Burgess  from her brother was on February 8, 1905, when she received a letter from him In which he stated that he would soon return to Bradford. In view of these facts Mrs. Burgess believes that the man who was killed here about that time was her brother, but what became of his body Is still shrouded in mystery. PITTSBURG, Pa.. Oct. 28.—High prelates of the Roman Catholic Church are gathering In Pittsburg to take part In the ceremonies tomorrow accompanying the dedication of the new St. Paul's Cathedral. The cathedral Is one of the most maniflcent church edifices in America. The dedication will be accompanied p'i the pomp and ceremony customury to the occasion. His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons, five archbishops and many bishops of the church will take part. An Italian laborer was struck by an extra train, running from Earnest at Indiana Junction this morning. His head and face were badly cut but he was not seriously injured. General Strike is Ordered in Warsaw as Protest Against Government. WORKMEN REVOLT AT COURTMARTIAL'S FINDINGS • PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.. TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1906. CABINET CHANGES COMING MANTELL CELEBRATES AN ANNIVERSARY Noted Actor Has Been on the Stage for Thirty-One Years. 6ity Edition 5 EARLT MORMIIG FIRE RENDERS ' lALSTOH FAMUESHOM VOL I. No. 32. ■ :a- '