Punxsutawney Spirit, 1907-05-08

              Water Pressure Gives Out- Dynamite Brought Into Use. WILL TAKE EVIDENCE CAPITOL PROBERS ARE GOING TO OLD VIRGINIA FOR MORE SENSATIONS OTHER CASES FOLLOW B. R. & P. LOOKS GOOD Investigators Get Permission to Continue Work and Report to Governor. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 1907 SUNDAY TRAIIIS OF BARNESBORO IS BURNED DOWN PRICE 2 CENTS BUSINESS PART f l^i^v :'i>*v.*«. •»? y ■ ■ lis?" *m IMp#- 7 ik' :t •/-AA" -jjCBKil^K rarmer tonight Ml Thursday. HAYWOOD TRIAL WILL BE OPENED TOMORROW ROOK Through Service on the C.&C. Falls Through—Lack of Support. ON PENNSYLVANIA BEGINNING MAY 26 Official of the Western Federation of Miners Will Have ' Good Backing. Telephone and Telegraph Wires Down—Form Bucket Brigade. NOT MEN MAY PURCHASE TIN PLATE MILL DAMAGE IS $250,000 Necessary Money Fiaised In Very Short Space of Time But the Merchants and Citi- zens Must Work For Improvements. Both Sides Have Secured the Best Counsel Possible at Any Price. All) SOClim MKI'lTINti. MORE MONEY NEEDED Several Thousand Dollars Will Have to be Subscribed By People. Abbey , of Firm That Had Flcor Ccntract Has an Interesting Story. Mr. Abbey married Miss Mary Gertrude Mead In 1S1I0, and they now have a beautiful home lr. Gloucestershire, England. Mr. Abbey was commissioned to paint the coronation scene or King Edward VII. by .that monarch himself, and Is warmly admired by the English Kins. He iias painted many celebrated portraits an;l scenes of battle. Edwin Edwin Austin Abbey, the famous artist, was born In Philadelphia on April 1, ISS:!, and received his early training at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. He made fin oarly success in illustrating and was sent by the Harpers to England as their special artistic representative abroad in 1S78. Dome HEAVY BUSINESS AT THE DOG POUND I " GAME ON FULL BLAST AT EAST END PARK TODAY Perfunctory resolutions or petitions without data are not potent factors in procuring: new railroads or getting Increased shipping: facilities. If the Inauguration of additional train service over the U., R. & P. Railroad depended on data furnished by those who should take such matters up, and keep working at them daily until they get what they should not be without, the lflovepient would result in . failure. It Is hoped that it will be thrust upon them at any rate. The schedule makers did not make any changes on the <\ & <\ road, presumably because t.hcy were furnished with comparatively little data by those who would naturally be most bcnollted by an Increase In the service In that direction. Running on schedule time this will enable the Sunday newspaper exploiters to get their goods Into Punxsutawney at 10:40 o'clock a. m., almost two hours earlier than they now arrive from Pittsburg: and four and a half hours earlier than the Philadelphia anil New York papers get here. The first train under the new schedule will be run Sunday. May 20. (•lock, 11. m.; leave I'ltnxsul twin y .it 3:15 p. in., and arrive in Uellwood at Fi:45 p. in. From those who have seen proofs of the new Pennsylvania Railroad schedules which will go into effect next week, it is learned thrtt the PunxMitawm y-Hellwood Sunday train Is a sure thing. The train will leave Hellwood at eight o'clock a. m., and arrive in Punxsutawney at 10:40 o'- Punx'y Showing Butler the " Finer Points of Baseball. William Green Refuses to Face the Gentler Sex and Resigns. LONGSHOREMEN , OUT ON STRIKE WORK DONE BY BOYS DIAMOND NOTES Former Gov. Samuel W. Pennypacker and other former state official* and employees are yet to bo hpard. . ' The auditor's report is yet to be fnadc and the taking of testimony along other lines will occupy considerable time. It Is thought that the commission will be busy a full month after the adjournment of tae legislature on May 16. The commissioners say that the best part of the investigation is yet to eome. A preliminary and detailed report of the expert builders Is to be made and It 1b expected to be most sensational. The metal and bronze experts, It Is said, will also have somo rare and aplcy testimony to offer. The legislature adopted a resolution granting the extension desired and directed that the commission report Its findings to Gov. Stuurt. ■possible to complete the InvestlRatlon [and mako a complete report before 'the adjournment of the legislature on May 16, and asked that the time for making the report be extended and that the legislature Indicate to whom the report shall be made. The investigators will resume the taking of testimony week after next. Charles Wetter of the Payne Company, has asked permission to explain the bills rendered by the subcontractors.i The commission reported to the [legislature yesterday that it Is im- "icrs that If a committee Is Bent to [Norfolk he will tell the whole story. rim on y of Percy H. Wilson, head of « Wilson Manufacturing Company, 1 Washington. The hearing will iibably be held Monody. It. H. iJflmlHon, a representative of the lE'lson Company, testified two weeks ■ >' that his company had an ugree- Bnt with Sanderson and Huston ,n I'nish the parquetry lloorlng for the Kiitol. This agreement was enterf Into long before Sanderson was fven the contract to furnish the kpltol. The negotiations were carpd on between the company and [uston and Sanderson by Percy H. r'ilson. He has Informed the pro- vided to send probers Dewalt, Shields "und Ammerman und Counsel Scarlet: to Norfolk, Va., to take the tes- , HARRISBURG, May 8.—The capr , ltol Investigating commission has dc- MAY EXTEND THE INDIANA BRANCH Th• * telegraph and telephone offices in llarnesboro wore all destroyed. The report of the fire, as Riven herewith, was telephoned to Tho Spirit by friends who reached Pat ton on horseback at about ton o'clock this morning. ('apt. J. 1«\ Robinson. Sergeant Marsh and Privates I'awy, Haas, Kohut, Walsh, Florentine and Hilton, of" Troop 1), State Police, loeated at Punxsutawney. who had remained in Harnosboro, following the raid on a lllack Hand (tang. Sunday night, asilsied In keeping order and flgntlng tin- fire. As a result there was no looting to report, although the streets in the neighborhood of the burned district were piled high with store {oo<Im and household furniture at Jayllgnt this morning. The lire wiped out most of the buildings on Harm shore's main thoroughfare and spread to within a block of the district burned over about u month ago. carry water finally prevailed, and at about fi: 30 o'clock toe flames had been placed under control. Finally as a last resort a largo quantity of dynamite was secured and three buildings in the path of the conflagration were blown to kindling wood. This measure together wUh the heroic efforts of the fire  pany ai e^-.ry Hefore the lire had proceeded far the water supply failed. This condition created a panic and the terrorized citizens became frantic when they found themselves helpless. The Hamcs spread rapidly and within a period of three nours the following buildings had been completely destroyed: Pressor* meat market; cassldy's grocery and dwelling; Pagan's paper and paint store; Prossor's drygoods and millinery store, one of the largest In Northern Cambria County; the Miller Building, flvestoty, occupied by Shaffer's dry goods store; Iiarnesboro Star, newspaper plant and building; Sollom's gents' umlshlngs and dry goods store; Parnell & Powhers Insurance Agency, and Dr. Smith's dentistry, besides several smaller buildings. The lire broke out in Prosser* s meat market, or the barbershop In the same buildin/r, but when discovered ut about 3:30 o'clock, had so far advanced that the place it originated from could n«»t be determined. Harnesboro, a prosperous coal town of about s.OOO inhabitants, located in Northern Cambria County was. early tills morning, visited by a disastrous lire which destroyed almost the entire business portion of the town. The loss is estimated at 1250,000. WOMEN MURDERED WITH BUTCHER KNIFE ght Differences of Opinion as to Which Direction It Will Go. The Spirit tomorrw will contain a complete outline of the proposition and the prospects of operating the mill in Punxsutawney. Tho Punxsutawney men who went in on the deal have showed their faith In the proposition by scouring a plant worth $loa.ooo for about one-fourth that sum and they propose holding it for ten days. In the event of the money being raised in Pun\ntawney an dthe pUint being secured for certain by tho syndicate if not it can be sold, no doubt, at u good prolit elsewhere As the matter now st»|uls it is up to the people o fPunxsutawnoy to raise tho balance of the money necessary to move the plant to Punxsutawney, buy additonal machinery, erect the buildings and provide a working capital. The local people who went In on the deal are S. A. ltinn. H. <1. Powers, J. A. Weber, II. M. (Mark and Dr. W. S. Mlalsdell. A paper was passed around and in a couple of hours $50,000 had been subscribed. A committee was then appointed t<» continue the work today. and this forenoon $50,000 more went down on paper. Everybody I connected with the raising of the money felt that given reasonable time tho entire J 105,000 could be raised, but as the sale was to be made at one o'clock, sonuthlng had to bo done. Accordingly n syndicate was formed, composed largely of Washington, Pa., people, who arranged to buy the plant and hold it for the people of Punxautawney. It. M. Clark. Esq., E. C. McKlbbon. secretary of tho Chamber of Commerce. K. NY. Robinson and A. V. Hewitt, who have made' special trips to learn about the merits of tho proposition, gave excellent reports, after which the parties with whom the Chamber of Commerce have been dealing, explained the proposition In detail; The visitor stated that the property would be sold today by receivers and that whatever should be done In the matter must bo done quickly. The citizens' meeting called by the Chamber of Commerce In Municipal Hall was attended by a fair representation of citizens last night and a good start was made toward raising the funds necessary to secure the location In i'unxsutaw ney of a tin plate and tin sheet steel mill. The meeting was called to order by S. A. Kinn, president of the Chamber of Commerce, who outlined the object of the calling the citizens together.This financial losses cuused by the strike already aggregate an enormous sum. A serious clash occurred at Williamsburg this morning and a ri«»t whs narrowly averted. • i Freight in enormous quantities is accumulating on the docks and tin little work done towards handling it is under police protection. the still Hy Publishers' Presw* NFOW YORK. May 8.—With eleven thousand longshoremen hanging out and no prospect for a settlement in sight, the situation along the water front become more serious today. FRENCH IHURI . ON THE HS Husband U n der Arrest— Claims He Was Cut in Fight. The Ladles' Aid Society of the First Presbyterian Church mot last night at the homo of Mrs. John \\ II row n and elected ollleers for tin ensuing year. President. Mrs. Park lb.yd; Vice President. Mrs. Frank Bowman; Treasurer. Mrs. ('. A. Clark; Secretary, Mrs. George Sink. After business had been completed a delightful luncheon was served to the twenty-throe members present. The next meeting will bo at the home of Mrs. L. C. McGaw. At a later hour in the day the boys "were leading a dog up the street with a rope when the owner of the dog, a boy, slipped up behind and severed the rope, at the same time ealling the dog, and the two capered away together. The owner's elation was not long lived, for shortly afterwards the youthful dog catchers had the same canine again. The untagged ones which have had ti£ bad luck to be captured4will be shot If not claimed and paid for within sevcnly-two hours. A great deal of trouble was experienced in the catching of the clogs. In one pluce the boys seized a dog which had no tag on and were leading it away when the owner succeeded in releasing it. The bdys, undaunted, waited for Another ehunee, and about fifteen minutes later, they grabbed the canine and ran. The dog pound is speedily coining into its own, four dogs having found their way to that place yesterday. William Greene, the man who was employed as pound master, has refused to serve and the work of yesterday was done by boys. Green was told by a friend that he knew of several women who were waiting to land on him with a Wrick, if he tried lo get any dogs from their section, and Greene, who is a brave man among men, but a little sn> among the fairer sex, decided to throw up his job. * i ♦ AUK ST1I.1, ♦ + DOINU T1IF ♦ + CAPITAL KKillTS ♦ The Poltou sailed from Marseilles for this port on April 6. One hundrod passengers and members of the crew are said to havo perished with the wrecked steamer. I'.UIONOS AYHKS, May S — The French transport Meritlnes and the steamer Poltou have been wreckod Iiff lhe coast of Uraguay, according to a dispatch received here today from Montevideo. Ry Publishers' Press. WHITE PLAINS. N. Y. — For the third time John Johnson, sluyer of his wife In Yonkcru two years ago, heard the death sentence passed upon him. SAN FRANCISCO — The illness of Abraham Huef caused a postponement of his trial for one week. JANUARY IS GRANTED PARDON John Baptlstc Veto, the husband of the younger woman, In under arrest, charged with the commission of the doublo crime. Veto declares that he encountered two men In his home who had killed the women, and exhibits a cut on his hand, which he says he received tn iroppUif With them. With the tlendlshness of a "Jack the Tltpper" the murderer, after killing Mrs. Veto, had slashed her body open, only ceasing the work of mu, illation when the blade of his knifo broke Uftalnst her breast bone. In the room adjoining the one tn which Mrs. Veto was found, was the dead body of Mrs. Maria Brlgonll the young woman's mother, with her throat similarly slashed. Hy Publishers' Press. NHW Yt IKK, May 8. — With her throat slashed from car to car and her body horribly mutilated, Mr*. Mary Veto, a young Itallai\ woman was found today by the pollco In her Christie Street homo. MDHflXNflL mm ♦ A postal cnrd received this ♦ + morning from Prof. A. M. ♦ ♦ Hammers, who is conducting ♦ ♦ the Washington excursion In- ♦ ♦ dlctttOH that everything Is go- ♦ ♦ ing along about right and the ♦ ♦ excursionists will have the • ♦ time of their lives. The train ♦ ♦ arrived Monday evening at ♦ ♦ 4:30 (TcVock, the scheduled ♦ ♦ time, with everybody well and ♦ ♦ in good spirits. The great- ♦ ♦ er part of the party is lodged ♦ ♦ at the Fredonla Hotel while ♦ ♦ the remainder are at the Els- ♦ ♦ mere, which Is but half a ♦ ♦ block away. ♦ ♦ The Itinerary for today is ♦ ♦ as follows: ♦ ♦ Visit Washington Monu- ♦ ♦ ment. Bureau of Printing and ♦ ♦ Engraving, Smtthlionlan Instl- • ♦ tutlon. National Museum, and • + United States Fish Commit- ♦ tslon, leaving hotel at 8:30 a. • m. Luncheon at 12. At 1:45 J + p. m.. take steamer "Charles J + Macaleater" from foot of 8ev- » 4. eath Street, for aide tHp to w « Mount Vernon. f 2!! ,!S,!2r MKIto of 1 wN0k on th. BoSon * Albany Railroad, Mar Palmer to**. Shortly after he took the matter up, President Roosevelt approved the recommendation of Attorney General Bonaparte, pardoning William January from Leavenworth Penitentiary, the tame to take effect July 19. No dlfllcutly In obtaining a pardon Is anticipated and prompt actlfin will probably be had from the President. WASHINGTON, May 8.—At eleven o'clock today Pardon Attorney Gordon, of the Department of Justlifv called at the While House with Attorney General Bonaparte's recommendation for the release of William January, the Missouri Jean Val- Jean. * ■ t By Publishers' Preaa. The confession of Orchard was fol- Contlnued on Pace Three. (Jov. Steunenberg was blamed by the miners for their defent. Threats were hurled at him at all the miners' meetings, and he was frequently warnd by his thai his Hie was In 'lunger. After Mulshing his second term as governor lie retired from office, and returned to live at ills home at Caldwell. Several years passed and the Coeur d'Alene troubles apparently were forgotten. Then came the shocking news that Gov. Steunenberg had been assassinated — literally blown to pieces by an Infernal machine as lie was .entering the yard of ills home. Immediate stops were taken to catch thi' assassin or assassins. Rewards. public and private, aggregating thousands of dollars were offered. Suspicion pointed to a man who had been In the town for sine weeks and who was known as Harry Orchard. He was arrested and incriminating evidence against him was found In his room. Orchard, it was a/ertaled, belonged to the Western Federation of Miners, and had been Implicated In several disturbances and In a train wreck in Colorado. The evidence foud in Orchard's room, consisting of powder, wires and fuses, and other material for making bombs, was strong; but the officers felt that 14 confession was necessary. They believed Orchard guilty, but were of the opinion that he was the tool and hired assassin of others. Orchard was brought to the penitentiary here. All efforts to secure admissions from him failed. Finally Jarnes MeParland, a Pinkerton detective who had broken up the Molly Magulres In Pennsylvania, was called In. After several weeks of careful work the methods of the master detective prevailed and Orchard broke down and confessed. In his confession Orchard directly charged President Moyer. Secretary Haywood and G. A. Pettibone of tho Western Federation of Miners' of having plotted Steunenberg's murdef and with having furnished the money needed. The Steunenberg murder was but one of a long sorles of crimes that Orchard charged against the Federation officials. With startling minuteness he told of the attempts made. on the llvo» of eX-Qovernof Peabody, of Colorado, Chief Justice Oabbert, of the Colorado Supremo Court, D. H. Moffat and other prominent men. Tile assassination of ex-Governor Steunenberg occurred on the night of Dec. :il), 1U06. The alleged motive for the crime was revenge for the linn attitude Gov. Steunenberg had taken to suppress the riots and outrages during the miners' strike in the t'oeur d'Alene district. The calling out of the militia and other drastic measures employed by tile authorities had resulted In a victory for tiie mine owners, aiul the miners were forced to admit defeat. A tense feeling of suspicion and bit! lerness Is plainly lu evidence ill Uoise today. Strangers arriving In the city are "shadowed" anil called upon to account for their presence. While the authorities do not fear 1111 outbreak. much less an attempt to rescue the prisoners, they have nevertheless taken every precaution to prevent a demonstration or any public disorder. Boise is already crowded with those Interested in the defense or the prosecution of the men. The brilliant array of counsel secured by both sides and the unlimited funds at hand presage one of the most bitterly fought criminal cases In the history of the country. The prosecution claims It will prove beyond the shadow of a doubt the guilt of the leaders of the Western Federation of Miners, known as the "inner circle," of crimes extending over a period of five years and including arson, train wrecking and murder. The miners, | on the other hand declare the prosecution is only an attempt to break' their organization and that the detectives have manufactured the evidence against their men. They say they will spend a million dollars if necessary, and will carry the case lo thd United States Supreme Court In order to prove their innocence. it Is estimated that $100,000 already has j been spent In preparing for the defense.FU)IS13, Ida'ho, May X.—The ease of William D. Haywood, secreturytreasurer of the Western Federation of Miners, who is under Indictment jointly with*Charles 11. Moyer, president of the Federation, and George A. Pettibone, former member m the executive committee, for the murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg, is to be called for trial here tomorrow. The defendants are to be tried separately, the case against l iny wood being the llrst called. Speelal Service of The Spirit. Continued on Second Pace- Brie lost to Holy Ghost College Saturday In a fifteen Innlg game by a score of 10 to 5. In the tenth Inning Captain O'Hara withdrew from the game, donned his street clothes and a half an hour later was speeding away from the city for parts unknown In quest of some badly needed base ball players.—DuBols pourle?.The Punx'y> are called Monte's Mustangs. They'll bo Monte's Mutts when the Bradford* get through with f hem.—Bradford Star. The word "Mutt" not being in our dictionary, we cannot give its meaning, but if the standing of the teams at the close of last season is Investigated. ''Mutts" The schedule for the Punx'y IntcJrstUtc team the balance of the week follows: Today, Butler at Ea.st End Park; tomorrow and Friday, Indiana State Normal at East End Park; Saturday, Punx'y Interstate at Indiana. Until furthor notice all games at East End Park will begin promptly at 3:30 o'clook. It Is more than likely that the Indiana Normal team will remain In Punx'y Friday night and accompany Milt's Mustangs to Indiana Saturday. After almost a week in the hay on account of wet weather the prospects to day are that Montgomery's Mustangs will get back Into the harness. The Butler Independents are here and as we go to press there is something doing at East End Park. With the members of the Punx'y team back where they started ten days ago the boys will naturally not show the form that, they would have shown had the weather conditions been favorable. TirrelPs release to Bradford cam? as the result of another deal. Manager Montgomery was after Bill Daily, for two yours with the fast Braddock team. Daily had been signed by the Toronto Eastern League team at a time when Hit Englishmen believed they had tost one of their standbys. Dally was snapped up to (ill the vacancy which, however, never materialized. Through Don Mc- Kim manager of the Braddocks, and a staunch friend of Montgomery, the latter learned of the situation, and went after the famous catcher hammer and tongs. The result Is that Daily will don a Punnx'y uniform Monday. The list of candidate* for positions on the Punx'y Interstate team yesterday was reduced from twenty-live to twenty-one by the elimination of Pitcher Seanor, Catcher Tlrrell, Third Baseman Ambrose and Outfielder Holben. Tirroll was released to Bradford am7, the contracts of the other men wore returned to them. That the line will be extended to conect with the Allegheny Valley Division or to connect with the Franklin & Clearfield branch of the Lake ?(hore, near Clearfield, Is generally beieved. In case either of these connections Is mnde the Pittsburg district would be relieved of considerable freight traffic. The fact that tho Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg and tho Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad Company have built numerous extensions In that district, resulting in considerable new coal land being developed, and new Industries being planned, Indicates that additional railroad facilities are needed. The Vanderbllt interests are also building extensions In that section and It Is generally conceded that tt|e Vanderbllt lines will have some connection ,wlth the Pennsylvania" quarters to at least make tho preliminary surveys writer is mistaken as to the point of conjunction and that Instead the line will some day be built to pass ' through or near Punxsutawney. Readers of The Spirit will remember reading In this paper about a year ago an account of a party of surveyors who arrived here over the B., B. & P. Railroad In a Lake Shoro | oar and surveyed a line extending toward Brookville on the north, and L Indiana on the south. It was tho U general opinion then that the Lake J Shore, which is bGlldlng the Franklin * Clearfield, and which Is also supposed to be closely allied to the Pennsylvania Railroad, was prospecting for a route through this section. The Poat article reads in part as follows: "The company Is now engaged in the building of a. new freight and paasenger terminal at Indiana, which at present Is tho northern terminus , of that branch of the old West Pern, bow caled tho Conemaugh Division, i It was said yesterday that the traf- I, Ac oil that line doea not demand Im( tNfM facilities at preaent, but ■ larger terminals will be necessary KM!** the extension la built. For l|Ut time there has been talk of exf UfuHng the West Penn Division be- I md, Indiana, and the fact that rep■ 'ttsihtatires of the engineering dehave spent considerable I Upas in that district during the paat [ jMonth indicates that authority has (4Im» given from the general head- There is good reason to believe the The Pittsburg Post Sunday conv tained an-article referring to the pos} Bible extension of the Indiana and lBiairsville branch of the Pensylvania /Railroad in a northerly direction, to | the new Franklin & Clearfield road " or with some point on the Allegheny Valley branch. The writer of the article suggests that in case of a connection being made with the Franklin & Clearfield branch, Clearfield would probably be selected for the Junction. HgH