Punxsutawney Spirit, 1908-09-03

              Traeks. iii llrcast. < I.OKKD AFTElt 12:30 1\ M. BASK GOES OUT OF BUSINESS First CtitiiiM' is Clalninl By (hviin- on (iiiMimlM of hilse Imprisonment.Believed to Ik* llic Flftekl or Northern PaclHc C/Oiii|inny*H Passenger i Steamer Kilbiirn. SUAIICHINU TIIK WATERS The Pope said ho was trying to get his own affairs and those of the Church in such shape that his expected (lAtuh would not seriously interrupt the progress of the Church. His Holiness declared that the confinement of the Vatican and the burdens of the Catholic Church, coupled with the unconquerable desire to return to his hold home in Venice, were more than he could bear, and fears that he will soon succumb under their weight. By United Press. UO.V1K, Sept. 3.—Pope Plus X today expressed, in an interview with Hlshop Burke, the fear that he has but a short time to live. EVIDENT GOOD FtElfNG Hands in Cordial Way, •Pudge la it. and Senator l-'oraker <>msp Who Dlitl Monday mill Whs Iturliil In Clrclr Mill <Vnu'lery This \flcr- LEG CRUSHED ON RAILROAD Continued on Page Two. The venerable miner also contends that coal dust will not explode unless mixed with carbonic acid gas. Mr. I Haggerty Is satisfied that If tho exl perls who will gather at Plttstmru I next week, will work along this theory 1 they will arrive at a dellnlle conclu-1 alon a« to the condition* that make \ explosions possible, and that It they 1 ran compel operators to adopt hl» I method of ventilating carbon-ca^rylng In (list-usxing the subject of niino < xplosio us tin- other day, Mr. Haggerty .stated that it would be well for tho investigators who are to meet in Pitts* burg next week to recognise the fact that explosions never occur in mines that are devoid of carbon. He cited statistics which, he claims, show that of 2,000 mines in this and other countries thai have all of the gasses except- Ing carbonic acid gas, not a single explosion has occurred. Among tile local practical coal miners of this section none will follow the proceedings with more interest than will Hugh Haggerty, of this plaec. Mr. Haggerty, who has followed mining in this and foreign countries for years, is the inventor of a system of ventilation which ho believes would be effective in pre* venting at least per cent, of explosions that oiherw:i,M.» will occur in mines that generate carbonic acid gas. explosions. from America and various foreign countries will begin a series of testa for the study of a prentative of mino wln-ie, on Tuesday, mining: experts The eyes of the mining world will be turned toward Pittsburg next week AGED WOMANPASSES AWAY Itlpe Old Age of H*2 Yearn, Mis, l.nxhia McDonald l'.xplrcs at Caught lU'lwwn Hampers of Curs— liOg Aiiiputncd ul tlie Thigh. FBJH UNION COMPLETE (Viifiiry Ohl-lk'qiKMl Willi Miuilflcriil (ilfl I'nun (iii'iK'Kiu Build* Trade School. BOTH M DM When the obstruction has been re- I moved, which will be some time tomorrow, if everything goes riglit, drilling will be resumed and the hole will be put down to a depth of 3,200 feet, if necessary. Owing to the many veins of sand and of water through which !he drill has passed it became necessary to case the holes to a depth of about (J00 feet. Tuesday, when the drillers had about completed .that part of the work, the rope which operates the casing packer broke, and the packer went to the bottom. It therefore became necessary to send to Pittsburg for lishing tackle, which is expected to arrive today. Regardless of the outcome of the 1 well which is now being drilled, holes will bo put down on the K. S. Jordan I farm and the C. T*. Jordan farm, near Ollveburg, as fast as the drillers can sink them, until a thorough test has been made of the Oliveburg field. Mr. Ogden states that the Knoxdalc field Is holding* Its own remarkably well since It took the first slump, and that the gas companies, who have connecting: lines are now drawing their supplies of fuel from it-heir wells in that region. Ollveburg, which is the onplt.il of a thriving farming settlement five miles ' north of Punxstuawney, on the Punxsutawnoy and Brookville pflke, if the I present prospects materially*'. is to be I the scene of consi derable prospecting I for gas, and is expected to rival ltn oxdale before another season is over. During the past year the J. W, Og(len (>il & Gas Company, which is One <>f the firms that assisted in th£ development of tin- Knoxdale field, has been quietly leasing up all of the land in the vicinity of Oliveburg, until they now hold leases on about 7,000 acres, having paid out about $5,000 to the farmers of that section for royalties. Having taken up all of the territory they desired the oomapny rocently erected a derrick on the John Neorr farm near Battle Hollow, and set a drill to work which has now attained a depth of over 700 feet. J. \V. Ogden. who in on the job, sta'es that the <11*111 has passed through some coal veins that ought to be worth looking af.er, and that the bit punctured some streams of water that would make the Clover Run lluid look like a tannery sluice in comparison.ruiix'y I'eoplr Attend Social AITalr in Honor of Chicago Couple. Mrs. I.avina McDonald, one of the oldest residents of this place, died at her home on Oakland Avenue, Kant I'ml, this morninu at olie o'clock, after ;i long illness, aged eighty-two years, of senility. I'orn and raised in Westmoreland County, .she moved to this place after (In* death of her husband, who died ; about .seventeen years ago. She is I survived by one ehild. Alexander Me- I Ihmald, a well known carpenter of this place. Two .sisters and one broth-j < r, \v!h> reside in Westmoreland Coun-I f.v, also survive her. 1 On Saturday morning- the body will be taken to the Zbm church near tIi<- Loop, where funeral services will be held. Murial will In made in the Zion (Vmijriy it nine o'clock. Rev. Frampton, of this place, will officiate. KILLED W TRAIN The official dog catcher yesterday cast his first not which marked the beginning of a crusade against th«> canine family in Punxsutawney. The result of the tirst throw was the capture of about a dozen dogs, good, bad and indifferent, as appear- ances go. One dog had scarcely curled up on the ground floor of the pound buck of the lockup, until the owner put in an appearance, and asked for requisition papers on the ground that the dog had been properly enrolled on the books of the Burgess, but that the owner had neglected to decorate the canine with the tag. The owner explained that someone had stAlen the tag off the dog and having procured a duplicate, thought it would not be safe to put it on for f« ar of a repetition. It is remarkable, considering all that has been said and printed recently about the enforecment of tin1 dog ordinance, how many dog owners are still uninformed concerning it.i provisions. To the benighted ones the following may be of interest: Any canine found running at large without a license tag is liable to fall into the dog catcher's net. To redeem the dog the owner will be obliged to pay a license fee of $1.00 (female dogs, $2); dog catcher's fee, 50 cents, and 25 cents for eaeh day or fraction thereof that the dog has been impounded. A dog may be redeemed within 4 8 hours by paying the charges as above enumerated. If the dog is allowed to remain in the pound more than 4 8 hours, it must be killed within the following 24 hours, and If the owner can be located he will stand to pay a fine of from $5 to $10. If a dog is found running at largo without a tag, the owner Is finable at all times, but it has not been customary to collect the fines when the owner shows a disposition to redeem his canine. In some towns it is customary to keep unredeemed dogs a certain length of time, and then put them up at auction. Not infrequently well-bred and useful dogs full into the clutches of tfoe poundmastcr. Either because of the negligence or indifference of its owner they are not redeemed, hut through the instituion of an auction sale, pass into the hands of dog fanciers who will train and keep them in their proper places. At tiie stand Senator Foraker with Senator Charles YV. Dick and Governor A.|F. Harris alighted and joined the line of men passing before Mr. Taft on their way to seats. As the senior Ohio senator approached and the crowd recognized him there was a second's hush, and then a mighty cheer which was taken up in the street and echoed far away in the distance, as the Senator and the former secretary of war shook hands. "Hollow, there," said Mr. Taft, extending his hand as lie saw his fellow-statesman approaching. Both men smiled and the crowd, now fully cognizant that the anticipated reconciliation between the former political foes was now an official fact, increased the volume of their cheers to an extent that made it almost impossible for the two principals i:i the scene to tell what one was saying to the other. The scene of the meeting between the erstwhile political rivals was a fitting one. In the most prominent seat in the reviewing stand stood the Republican nominee, Hanked on either side by the prominent citizens of the city, while below him there marched the veterans of the Civil War saluting and mingling their cheers With the music of many bands. Mr. Taft bowed again and again as th«* carriages passed, and in one of those carriages sat Senator Foraker, himself acknowledging cheers from those who recognized him. TOLEDO. ()., Sept. 3.—The meeting of Ju Ige Taft and Senator Foraker, In which so much evident good feeling was shown, is causing no end of discussion in Republican circles here today. old mm bus* Town, FAMILY Of FLIMFLAMMERS Williams ventured out into the wild storm which continued to rage in aba- telegraphed to the mainland, and th:? crew of the revenue cutter reached the lighthouse as soon as they could see their way through the storm. Giving up hope at last \Viliams ted fury, in hopes of rescuing some of the survivers who might reach the accident. But not one came, and only a few planks being tossed about by the angry waves, remained to tell the story of the tragedy just enacted. For an hour Williams waited for a cry for help, but never a sound did he hear to tell him that some one had escaped the clutches of the sea. All through the early hours of the morning Williams was busy wiping the moisture from the lens in the lamps, he bent every effort to send their bright shaft of light through the dense curtain of mist. After midnight Williams saw a lone signal rocket streaming through the mist and murk, and ag he strained his eyes, his fears that all was ijot well were confirmed by a dull grinding shock, which for a moment swayed the light house, and the lone watcher then knew that another unfortunate vessel was grinding itself to pieces upon the hidden rocks. The story of the shipwreck, as told by. Captain A. R. Williams, the lighthouse keeper is as thrilling as any in the annals of the sea. advices received here state that no There is a possibility, however that the vessel may be the passenger steamer Kilburn, of the North Pacific Company, which sailed from this port and was due off Point Arena at the time the disaster occurred. Life savers have been dispatched from various revenue cutters, and are diligently searching through the dense fog for any victims, but late trace has been discovered' of the illfated ship or any members of the acrew. The news received here indicates that the wrecked vessel is probably the steam schooner Fifleld, owned by the Fifield Lumber Company, of Bandon, Oregon. By United Press. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.—Smothered in a dense fog, an unknown ship pounded to pieces this morning on the rocks at Point Arena, about one hundred miles north of this city, and It is believed that every soul aboard perished. Julius No\en ki Meets Death Near llos- >jter on \ew York Central FUNERAL OF RICHARD ROOSt Receptions, I trillions and Excursions a Few of Toledo's Features.Chief Palmer the Victim of Father and Son—Watching For the Next. MOTHER COMMITS ID! Soon il'tcr being brought to the hospital an op» ration was performed and the oatl- nr is now resting as comfortable s possible under tin* circumstances, with tin- ebanees for his re i-iivi-ry. minus his right leg. growing brighter hourly. The unfortunate man, who has a wife and one child at N atcsboro, \\:i accompanied to tin- hospital b> l>r. James, William Craig, son of Supt. «'raig. J. C. Koup. chief of polici "I Vatesboro, and Carl •Hell, weigh boss at th< mines. Mr. North for a number of year was tipple boss at tie Kle mora Mine. Daniel North, ot" Yatesboro, son of James K. of Homer ("i y, was brought to the Adrian hospital in this place on the 10:0 o'clock train thte forenoon suffering from crushed leg. which soon after his arrival, was amputated near the thigh. Mr. North, a brakeman on the It., li. & l\ Railroad, had been drafted to act as freight conductor in the absence of Herbert Green, who is ill. ' Thi ; morning- at about six o'clock, while Mr. North was making: a coup- ! ling between two cars a train backed j up jamming- the cars together. .Air. North's right leg got < aught between the bumpers and when rescued he was unconscious. Brought Here For Burial. Killed at Carnegie By Train—Body i;uin Child—Shot Herself Mrs. >1 irin iii OH fell Could Not Hc- Mil ttLMMlH Xovenski, who was 3"» years old, boarded with a l'amliy who live in SiuyerstowM, a small settlement north i«l Uo.-sitcr. il» is not known to have had anj rekitivs in this country. Hi.- right leg wa.s amputated, and he n reived many other external and internal injuri"S. The unfortunate miner, who was .-■omewha; deaf, became bewilederd, owing to the approach of a shifting engine, and stepped onto the passenger track .iust as the engine came along. Julius N«»venski, a Slavish miner employed at Ko.-.dler. Indiana County, while on his way to work a about o'clock this forenoon, and whila walking on the New York Central liailroad I racks, w as run down by the passenger engine and almost instantly killed. (.atliei at ller Home. I rit iuls or Mrs. Thaddeiis iirallius The pavilion presented a very attrative appearance with hangings of white so plentiful, yet tastefully arranged, that the inner side of the roof was hidden. It' was an informal merry-making event, as planned by Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy, who have Mr. Kennedy's brother. F. A. Kennedy, and wife, of Chicago visiting them at present, and who assisted them in receiving their guests of the evening. Another brother, John Kennedy, and wife, of Punxsutawney, were among the attendants from out of town. The service at refreshment lime was in keeping in every detail with the many delightful attentions of the occasion.""About 150 of Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy's friends, several of them from Punxsutawney, were received by tlym before 10 o'clock, by which time light feet were gleefully tripping over the dance lloor, 10 music furnished by ■ the St. C lair-Jelly, Orchestra, of Pittsburg. A line reception and dance was giv- en in the DuBois Driving Park pavilion last night by Mr. and Mrs. T. \\ . Kennedy, of that place, in honor of their guests, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Kennedy, of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kennedy, of this place, F. A Kennedy being the same golfarian who won the Punxsutawney Country Club tournament last week Of the function the DuBois Courier this morning said, In part: WIDOW OF M. FIELD MA Hit USD By 1'nlted Press. PARIS, Se.it. 3.- In a lit of despondency, said to be due to marital troubles. Mrs. Miriam F. Colfelt, wife of T. 10. Colfelt, a wealthy New Yorker, at- impted suckle at her hotel here last ight, and is believed to be dying. Her husband left the hotel July 0. last, taking their little son with him, and the woman confided to her maid that she was unhappy and trying t<» regain possession of her hoy. Yesterday she was particularly despondent. At midnight the woman arose, g«> a revolver, and gtarth'd the guests of the fashionable hotel by firing three shots in rapid succession. One of the bullets passed entirely | through hot* chest. Rev. J. Gartield Jenkins, of West Entl, officiated. The funeral services were conducted from the home of Mrs. Lloyd, the Punxsutawney Eagles, who claimed the deceased as in honored member attending in a body. The remains of Richard Roose, 24 years old, of Carnegie, son of Benjamin Roose, of Eleanora. and nephew of Mrs. William Lloyd, Sr., of West End, Punxsutavvney, who was accidentally run down apd killed while walking on the railroad track at Carnegie last Saturday, yesterday were brought to this place and interred in the West End Cemetery. The deceased was one of a family of six children, three boys and threa girls, all of the others surviving. The family for many years lived at Walston, but recently Mr. Roose moved to Eleanora, where he was employed In the mines. Young Roose had been working In the mines at Carnegie the past three years. TOLEDO, O., Sept. 3.—The continuous round of receptions, reunions, excursions, parades and other features of entertainment that (the veterans of the (.rand Army and their friends have enjoyed since the first if the week gave way this morning to a season of work. Promptly at ten o'clock the business sessions of the forty-second' annual encampment opened in the Valentine Theatre. The auditorium had been elaborately decorated for the occasion by the ladies OP Toledo.Commander-in-Chief Burton called the gathering to order and delivered his annual address. The session was devoted chiefly to ;he annuil repores of the several officers and standing committees, including those of Attorney-General Jere T. Dew, Senior Vice- Commander L. F. Griffith, Inspector- General C. D. R. Stowits, and Judge Advocate General L. \V. Collins. New officers for the year, Including a commander-in-chief, will be chosen at the concluding session tomorrow. The Women's Relief Corps, Ladles of the G. A. R., Daughters of Veterans and other auxiliary bodies held business sessions today at which reports for the year were presented and discussed. Four campflres are scheduled for various parts of the city tonight, Including a monster eampfire of Commander-in-Chief Burton, at the Valentine Theatre; at which several of the Past Commanders-in-chief are to speak. By United Press. LONDON. Sept. 3.—Mrs. Marshall I Field, widof of the late Marshall Field, of Chicago, was married at the Registry Office this morning, to Maidwin A. Drummond, the second son of the late Edgar A. Drummond, of Cadland.Special to The Spirit. HuSTON. Mass., Sept. 3. — When .Vnjaniin Franklin died he  Hi est of 15.000 with ? ho provision that ho fund, "if accepted by the Inhabit,nts of the Town of Boston," be managed under the direction of the ,4SeiMtnien. united with the Minister «>f !.• oldest Fpiscopa Man. <'onsTegatlon- onsTegatlon;in«I Presbyterian Churches In that " who wi'ie to make loans under certain conditions, to "young married artificers under the age of twenty-live years.The fund was not to be available under 100 years after Franklin's death. \Vh«-n the great philosopher-statesman made Ills bequest, lie calculated that tin fund would Increase in 100 years to $f>55.000. of tills he provided that $500,000 be then devoted to pub'le uses, and the remaining $15 5,000 be allowed to accumulate. At the end of 200 years, as he figured, the sum would reach over $20,000,000, of which $15,000,000 was to go to tho State and the remainder to the City of Boston. At tli. end of 100 years the fund amounted ;<» $391,168.68, which was apportioned pro rata In accordance with tin original terms. The Franklin heirs at that time instituted a suit seeking ;<» restrain the proposed dis- I position of the fund, which after two i years was decided against them. For twenty-live years thereafter. Boston's "Selectmen"—now Aldermen —wrangled over the uses to whleh the fund should be put. It was finally decided to use the money for the j erection, equipment and maintenance of one of the finest trades school* In Pour years ago, when America. Franklin's modest $5,000 had grown to $408,396.48, Andrew Carnegie added another $408.31*6.48. Today there was thrown open for the Inspection of visitors a handsome four-story building just completed at the corner of Berkeley and Appleton streets. It is known as the Franklin Union, the $850,000 trades school which has been added to Boston's ducational facilities through the to*- ' quest of Benjamin Franklin moffa than a century ago and Hi* l«l*r 'M nlflcejice of Mr. Carn*#l*. The purpose o fth* n0* '""V ®  is, to afford an op port**'** i n Mill"' practical  The friends of Mrs. Thadius Graflino to the number ft!' twenty lust niKht gathered Ml her home to c-oli-- hrate the lifiy-third anniversary ol Mrs. Graflius' birth, Games, music, and a dainty luncheon server at eleven o'clock, made the evening a most enjoyable one. Those present were: Mrs. Fred Hodgers, Charles Holts and wife, A. J. Heese and wife. Mrs. Amanda Carter. Mrs. Charlie lleese, Mrs. James Brady, Mrs. David Sink. Mrs. Ella Heese, Mrs. B. J. Craft, Mrs. Howard Bn!r. Misses Wlllard Bnlr. Massif • Beck. Marie  Gladys Grartlus, Guy OnlDw »"« wife. , Monday, September 7, is Labor Day and a legal holiday. The Postofflcc j will be closed after 12:30 o'clock to general delivery patrons. No money orders will be Issued or stamps sold, although the lob.-y will be open ami i box office patrons may lift their mail. I Outgoing malls will be changed as usual. By United Press. WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 3.—The comptroller of Currency today announced the closing of the First Nu- Monal Bank of Nlles. Ohio, by order of the Board of Directors and the applntment of R. TUllnghast as receiver. The resources and liabilities of the bank at the <late of the last statement of condition to the Comptroller, were $1,384,625 each. TrtE WEATHER WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 3.— The weather Indications are: Fair and continued coot tonight. Friday, fair and warmer. that the next son of a certain Cattaraugus county official who applies to him for a loan will probabfy be referred to the official dog catcher. A few days ago well dressed, ollytongued young man. who claimed to have been hornswogglcd out of his money by some Bradford poker sharps, and who alleged that he was on his way from Cattaraugus County. Nr. Y.. to Pittsburg, to'visit a sick wife, dropped Into town and struck the Chief for a loan sufficient to see him through. When the stranger gave the same name as that given by the former sheriff of Cattaraugus County the chief became suspicious, and a little questioning developed the faet that the young man was the son of the former New York official. The stranger put up suc h a strenuous plea for aid and promised so faithfully to pay the Punx'y official that a loan was negotiated with a watch as security. Chief Palmer therefore will realize what he can from the sale of the time piece, and it is more than likely Thu time has not only expired for the watch to be redeemed but Inquiries sent to the address left by ithe young man are returned marked "no such person can be found at the above address." Chief of Police C. E. Palmer, of this place, does not object to being (limflammed occasionally by the gentry who frequqently ask him for a loan in order to see them through to Pittsburg or some other seaport, but does strenuously object to being taken in by more than one generation. About fifteen years ago Chief Palmer engineered 4he capture of an important criminal for the Sheriff of a Southern New York county, incurring an expense of $3fi. A bill was duly rendered but never paid, and the account has long since been on file as "no good." ilu PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1906 POPE FEARS HE HAS BUT A SHORT TIME TO LIVE DRILLING FOR GAS IN THE VICINITY OF OLIVEBURG im* PRICE TWO CENTS 1 re vim VOL II—NO. 301 TO PREVENT EXPLOSIONS IN MINES ENTIRE CREW OF STEAM SCHOONER PERISH IN WILD STORM OFF PACIFIC COAST r — • ,■  MjmL gpS «L jL H rs* JBrtv jh^L ' 4 -i .1. W. Oplni Oil & (ills Company Have I 7,000 Acres Near Hope. Kviirrwril lU'lli-f (u Hlsliop llurkr •Hint lit- Ulll l>U> 111 (lie Mriir Fill 11 rv. Light House Keeper Helpless ca Vessel Crashes on Rocks. DOG CATCHER CORRALS A DOZEN FOR A STARTER Test to be Made in Pittsburg Tuesday—Experts from Other Countries. ALL PERISHED IDEAS OF LOCAL MINER By United Press. \SQ|'ll\K JOHN C. CI.AWSON noon at Three O'clock 1 _ _