Punxsutawney Spirit, 1908-09-04

              DIED OF INJURIE; SECOND WIFE KEEPS VIGIL OVER HUSBANO'S GRAVE PRICE TWO CENtS * KILLED HIS WIFE 50 DROWN IN STORM FYarful l,est Wife Number One Will Steal I|«kI.v—Two (iravcs Pre- Cut Body in Pieces arid Burnen Part—Put Limbs in Trunk. • Portugese Steamer Goes Down Within 100 Yards of Shore in Sight of Many NO DETAILS ARE GIVEN rends as follows: F. B. SARGENT DEAD T1IK WEATHl'.ll Leg Crushed Between Car Bumpers Daniel North Dies of Shock. .tniiunJ Reunion of the Floventli Pn, Volunteer Corps. BURIAL SUNDAY MORNING COULD RECOGNIZE VICTIMS SAYS SHESTRLCa HIM FIRST Chief of Piillco Palmer Rwelvos Telegram From Proprietor off Situ Francisco Chronicle. MARRIED THREE TIMfX 1 MISTAKE OD TWO —— .«•— Mis. Mosko No. 2, however, under 1 look 1«» settle the dispute. sin- pulled the driver from the seat, took his place, and wont to tho cemetery she Ijad ohoson. She Is now watching his grave. Mosko wax killed Tuesday, and two wives and two .sets of children claimed the body. Two graven w«-re prepared and when the funeral was held the driver of the hearse did not know which cemetery to go to. SOUTH NORYVALK. Com . Sept. 4 Mrs. rjust2ive Mosko No L' is guard ing her husband's grave today lest Mrs. CJustave Mosko No. I .should come to remove (iusiave's h nly to the grave which has been prepared in another cemetery. By United Pre.ss. C. li. Palmer, Chief of Police of Punxsutawney, till* morning received a telegram from San Francisco which Miss M\r(le Itolijiisoii \|jirrietI I'. I', Warne. ol' IhiBoK—"Courier" Agitated. Mrs. Donahue murdered In Oakland, Cad., last night.. Slal.len name might have been Miss Alice Stewart, of Birmingham. New York, or Punxsutawney, Pa. Uved at the latter jllaee a dozen years ago. Do you know such a person '! Punxsutawney, Pa. San Francisco, Cat., Sept. I Chief of Police, M. H. DE YOUNU. •oticerned. H u n U re (Is flocked to the shore when the vessel was seen to be in distress Anions those on th«» scene were many relatives of the doomed men, but all were helpless as far as going to tin* aid <»f the unfortunate sailors was The Luiza was on her way home from Hrazil, and went on the rocks during a heavy sea. the Portugese Ateame Luiza, wa.-f drowned to.lay in the stranding of thu» vessel off Kiguera de Foz. away. the crew, numbering fifty, of op the shore, but one hundred yards BF7DAJOHK, Portugal, Sept. 4.— Within HiKht of :heir frantic families By I'nlt'-il Press. The tragedy was enacted close enough to the shore for the vlctinl* to be recognized. hath. •s" rough was the sea that no vessel j .1 \ .iilflh!«. could keep afloat any length [of time, and the anguished spectator*, niany of whom tried t• > throw themselves into the sea In an attempt to swim to the vessel, watched the crew drop from the rigging to certain nn Pino St root, Punxsuta wnoy, which h«' ox poo tod to make his future home, a property in Yatesboro, an.I carried about $0,000 life and accident ln«ur- liablo and had already laid up a good c< mpotonco. H(. owned a property The deceased, who was the son of ana County, was a younjf man of strong physique, industrious and re- anres It. North, of Homer Ci'.y, Indi He fore being placed aboard the train at Keho ami enroute to 'he Adrian Hospital, hemorrhages occurred with great frequency, and the loss of blood was the direct cause of ais sudden collapse and subsequent ileath. Daniel <\ North, who yesterday morning got crushed between two freight cars while making: a coupling it Yat'tf.boro, an account of which 41 p•••arocl in yesterday's issue of The Spirit, died of his injuries a; the Adri-1:' 11 "spitill fourteen hours after the accident occurred. W hile The Spirit .v-as receiving the news of the accident ycfrterday, it was though' (hat an operation would he performed at once, hut the young man suddenly dey-el"ped a sinking spMl and died with- i "lit having rallied. Thomas S. Neel, J. P. Lucas, M. (1. Murphy, J. L. McCullough. Kll l'lilllipsll Albert l)auz. John K. Hair, T. II. Wilson, VV". It. Kamsey, W. 1). Knapp, W. II. Hoover, J. \V. Henderson.The following representatives citizens of Hrookvllle are on the recep. Hon committee: The exercises will be held i'i the court house at 2:0 p. m. At 7:110 o'clock in the evening a camp lire and | business meeting will be hei.l In ilie I court room. This meeting will be I by Comrade William Fairman of Punxsutawney, and others. At this meeting tin' rebel battle llag captured by Comrade William Means will be exhibited and a history of iis capture given. The people of the town will be cordially welcomed to the sessions of the regimental association. Tiie program of events includes an address of welcome by Judge John W. Heed, response by Rev. It. II. Carroll,. the annual address by Frank Jaekfon, and Incidental music and addresses by comrades and others. Next Thursday, Sept. 10. will occur at Rrookville ;he annual reunion of the Eleventh Pennsylvania Ke! .verve Volunteer Corps, and the good | people of the County Seat are making elaborate preparations to entertain I Lhe veteran*?. ARGUMENT FOR MARRIAGE 1ST END K00D0ED Oldest lilviiig Twins—Bachelor's Haeo Is Almost Hun—Married Brother Bettor Physically. lly the Score of It* to O. lEcynohlsvillo Defeated Marge's Hunch "Her clothing, a butcher knife and a razor were beside her. My shir4 was there also. "Then 1 was arrested." "I then went to sleep. "After packing the pieces into a trunk in the morning 1 left an order for an expressman to get the trunk and take it to the south station. "I began to dismember her hotly, putting part Into one set of tubs and the limbs into another. 1 cut the hair from her head and then ptr the head into he furnace, and then built a lire, and burned some entrails. "I don't remember anything more except that I went to bed. I woke in the morn I# and though* about what had happened, but had no recollection of it. I went out into trie kitchen and there saw my wife lying on the floor naked. "She made a remark I did not like. She was standing at tie head of the '•airs leading to the lower tenement, and I struck her with my fist, and she went down through a side door 1 went home Tuesday and foun< hi the kitchen. \\V w. i. married four years afo. She was get ting supper, and had a knife in hei land. He made the following confession A great crowd jammed '.he court •« "in, but apparently made no im res«do i mi Jordan. he Somervilie puller station, at the piellminary heargln. Hy United Press HOSTON, Mass. Sept. 4 -Chester S. Jordan, accused of murdering his • ife. and then attempting to throw the dismembered body into the ocean, today stoieally answered the qeuatlona put to him by Judge VVentworth in wn m v » SYRIAN ORCHESTRA II TROUBLE- The Courier** in poor I grace, as in the same column in which they appeared was printed also an apology for having the day before ■ reported the death of a former citizen, of PunxMUtawney, who at this writing is still alive. In printing tho notice of the marriage ot Miss Myrtle Robinson, of this place, the otherday, The Spirit, through no error of it.s own, spelled the name of her husband Warner instead of Warno and gave the home of the bridegroom as the place whole his marriage took place instead of DuBoi-. which is his business headquarters. The DuHols Courier, feeling aggrieved because Mr. \Ver*ie was not credited to the Clearfield Coun'y town, took umbrage at the statement and harshly critcised this paper for what it evidently regards as an attempt to further reduce the popj ulation of DuBois. Stale Police Oil the lvookout For Offrmji'is—Tlio (iamc Season— cs|MH'l Trcs|Mis.s Notices. I'ji Srru|). Six MrmlieiN ArresU'd For Disturbing (lie I'enee—Wife ol' One l*iils The program of the United States Revolver Association comprises four great matches. The first is the championship match for any revolver, which carries with it the revolver championship of the United States, ■together with the championship cup. The second Is the any pistol championship match, also for a silver cup and the pistol championship. The third Is the military revolver championship match, which carries the title of champion, and tile fourth is the military revolver record match, with unlimited entries. All of these matches are regarded as very difficult, as they require as many as fifty shots, at at fifty yards' distance. The matches of the New York State llllle Association are headed by the company team match at 20(1, r.00 and (100 yards, open to teams of four. Another leading event will be tie Thurston match, at SOU and 900 yards, open to everybody. .''"he most Important match will lie thi> contest for tile Dryden trophy, a magnificent piece of bronze, presented by ex-Senator Dryden, to |>,. competer for by teams of eight from the same branches of the militarj service eligible to the National Trophy match. It is shot at 200, 600 and 1.000 yards. The trophy carries with i't cash prizes of from $r»0 to $150. The Interstate regimental match for the lirlggs trophy, presented by Senator Hllggs. of New Jersey, will be shot at the same distances by teams of six. With this 'trophy goes a medal to each man on the winning team, with cash prizes to the second, third anil fourth teams. Many of the teams that recently camped at Camp Perry are here to take |litrt in the various matches. Cuba and the Philippine*, in addition to nearly all the States, are represented.: CHUT, N. J., Sept 4,—Of scarcely less importance to the military world than the great national matches recently held at Camp Perry, are those which begin on the Sea (Jirt ranges today and will continue through the whole of nexxt week. In addition to the annual matches of the New Jersey 1C i 11« * Association, those of the New York Uille Association and those of the t'nited States Revolver Association are to he held at tlie same time. Besides his wife and one little daughter and parents, ho is survived by two brother* and three sisters. Maurice, art employe of the Jefferson ' Traction Company, of this place, William, of BJmest, Mrs. Harry Swart/., of Cowansville, and Misses Catherine and Anna, at homo. The funeral will be held Sunday at 10 o'clock a. in., from tho bom • of Mrs. Jennie Smith, of Torroaeo Street, sister of Mrs. North. Interment will be made in Circle Hill Cemetery, Rev. H. G. Teagarden official- Ing. 1B» was also a member, in good standing, of the K. of P. Lodge. a nco. Tho deceased was a deacon in the Presbyterian Church of Yatesboro and a' zealous worker in the cause. lie was a member of the school board and took an active part in the affairs of tho district. DOG CATCHER CAUGHT THIEVES GET BUSY Chief and Ills Assistant Had Their Troubles—One in the l<oek- W>. Yeggmen Steel Horse and Wagon then Load Postjffice Safe and Drive off. Carney for 'the pitched gilt edged ball, allowing the locals but four hits, while his backing was superb. Reynoldsville will appear here the latter part of next week. Although McGee walked several men and hit one or two, no pitcher could have won a game with such work in the field. Behind the bat Smith had an off day, having three errors. Warren h.ul two at short, Mattis another at third. Madden one In the central garden, and Kelley three at second, a total of ten muffs McGee started off for the locals and In the first 'two innings the fjist bunch from the other end of the trolley line scored ten runs. Bullock went in in the third and the squad kept right on going, scoring three in the third. Then Bullock 'tightened up and struck seven men out in succession. From that time 011 neither side had a good look at the fourth sack. Such a walloping as the West Knd baseball tea mreceived yesterday afternoon at ReynobLsville only comes to a team about -once a season and Thursday must have been the Marge aggregation's day. In three long Innings the Reynoldsville bunch scored thirteen runs, then the hoodoo worked both ways, neither the Reynoldsville or locals scoring in the remaining six Innings. STAR Mill ROUTES 11:iliim before his time; the lack «>i ;t woman's i an* lias ma lt- him old when h«* sh<»uM bo yt»img. "Y«- . " said Wvln, "William shoul.t have marrit-il- ho Lord made woman for man, and man for woman; but William inner would marry." in (Sir reason for thi.«. and ho will t•• 11 you that tin- bachelorhood of William I in lh«- rare <»f lift-, living in tho samo manner from tho moment of their birth, today NVvin is 10 years ycungor :han hi. brother. Ask Sev- and hearty. Their star has passed (hi- zenith, anil tight-drawn skin over the brittle hones, the old teeth worn to the gums hy constant use, show 'hat the race is nearly run and that hey soon w ill tfo to their just deserts. The difference between the two I lirothers is almost a conclusive ar#linn nt in favor of the marriage of jnnn. Although horn within three minutes of each other, being' given tin- same start Worihlngton, Armstrong County, boasts of the oldest living twins In tho i world. In the persona of Nevln and William Kerr. Notwlthstandln gthelr 03 years and :<(> days, Nevln and William Kerr are in full possession of all their faculties,, each endeavoring and willing to do i man's work each day. ready '.o labor in their corn field on fair days and i hating when bad weather forces them to remain indoors. I Hut the twins cannot be called halo CAMPAIGN I» OPEN IH OHIO Out ol' This City. Changes III l'llln't Soon—New Hoille YoungMown Prepared for Iiiidh'IIhc Crowd—(iovcrnor Hughes There. M. H. De Young, who addressed the •telegram to Chief of Police Palmer this morning, is the editor and proprietor of the San Francisco Chronicle, which is recognized as one of the leading newspapers west of Chicago.Mrs. Donahue has relatives on her father's side living in DuBois, Keynoldsville and Tyrone. William Stewart, a brother, father of 15 children, lives, or did live, in DuBois, where he conducted a cobbler's shop. Mrs. Donahue took great interest in her brother's children, and while she was a resident of Punxsutawney frequently obtained employment for them. She said that they were living happily, and that she accompanied her husband on all of his trips across the ocean. She made inquiry about her step-daughter, Mrs. James Curry, of this place, formerly Miss Stonebreaker.The last letter was received about eight weeks ago. Tn that communication she stated that she was married to a sea captain by the name of Donahue, whose home was in Oakland, Cal. In 1895 Officer Palmer received a letter from her, which was dated Paris, France. Two years later he received a letter from her which indicated that she had returned to America, and since 1897 he has been receiving letters from her every two years, but none frpm the same town. Mrs. Henry then sold her property and left Punxsutawney, requesting Chief of Police Pftlnwp to look after »ome interests which she still retained In Walston. About a year after the death of her first husband she married August Henry, of Cleveland, Olillo, whom* she left about a year later and returned to Punxsutawney. She was married to John Stonebreaker, a carpenter, who died at Walston In 1890, and was burled In the Old Cemetery iit "this place. Mrs. Donahue's maiden name was Miss Alice •tewart, daughter of J. K. Stewart, of near Tyrone, Pa. The woman who was murdered In Oakland last night was well known to Chief Palmer, having lived as ills neighbor in Walston for live or sixyears. No details of the murder were given In the telegram. YOITNOSTOWN, O.. Sept. 4.— n imtnen.se crowd tomorrow on the Vouiinown is preparing to entertain ENCAMPMENT CLOSES TODAY After searching for an hour the safe was found in the woods, having been blown open with nitroglycerine, and stamps, valued at $400, removed. When Postmaster King arrived at his ofliee today tin- safe was missing. After searching tin- building he ('(.Deluded the postoftlce had been visited by burglars, and notiiied the po- Uee. Upon arriving: at the post ofliee they hacked the wagon up to the front door, rolled the safe onto the wagon and drove away, freight train at Hreekenridge, near here early today and borrowing a horse stud buggy fro ma farmer without !he owner's consent drove to the post ofliee. By United Press, PITTSBURG. Sept. 4.—Several en [erprlsing yeggmen dropped off FUNERALS HELD YESTERDAY Remains of .1, (\ Clawson and Allen lliillilieu Interred in t'irrlc llill (Vnietery. The men were this morning given a hearing before Squire Rodgers, of West Knd, and each one was lined $•'» and costs, amounting in all to $11.53 apiece. The tines were paid and the men released with the promise that a repetition meant a term in the county jail. e'o to put her husband in the cell. Screaming at the top of her voice she hung around the man's neifk with such tenacity that it required two troopers to remove her. Finally she was led away by the two men who had placed the forfeit. In short order the six were under arrest and cnroute for the lockup, one of the men having put up a bit of resistance by using his linger nails on Kohut's eyebrows. At the lockup two placed a fori'eft of $2.r» apiece, and tie others were locked up for the night, not, however without a good bit of trouble. The young girl who, ;i few months ago was kicked by her husband when about ty give birth to a child, the kicking killing the child, put up a hard scrap when they eiideavor- The entire orchestra of six. with several women, live near the old bottling: works. Last night they started i*i shortly after six o'clock and kept a row going until one of the neighbors telephoned for the folate Police. Kohut, llays and Gray were sent to the scene of the disturbance, which was In full blast when the troopers arrived. The Syrian orchestra, which has been giving the local police a good deal of trouble the past year, were last night taken into the tolls again on a charge of being drunk and dis- . orderly and disturbing the peace. JOKE ON THE FAMILY It Is the general opinion that Salt Lake City will be selected, although •there is some opposition to this place expected. TOLEDO, O., Sept. 4.—With their officers for the coming year elected, the work of the G. A. R.. now holding their encampment here, will close today, whei\ the city in which next year's encampment will be held has been selected. By United Press. Beginning October 1st mail to Brockwayvill© will be* carried by 1'., S. & N. trains, and this service will include Allen's Mills, Warsaw, Sugar Hill and northern points. A new route to Kirkman only will be established, one mail each way daily, and the postofflee department is now advertising for bids for the carrying of this mail. A route, will be established out from Punxsutawney. on September 2X, to Cool Spring and return, taking in intermediate stations now served by the Brookville-Punxsutawney route. Stnntrn will be serVed by Pittsburg. Sljawmut & Northern train at' er the 28th. The Star Route mail carriers and the postmasters have been notified «»r ptVeral changes that will .soon be made in this county. ttl. HIS 10 DMOEflGO OPERATION PnrmerH throughout thlsn sect I o arc not raising turkeys to the extent they (li»l a few years ago because the great American bird tramps down and destroys too much grain. K. ('. fjourley, of Frostburg. knows I of a pet quaii which for two seasons lias hatched out a nest of young quail not six feet distant from where a turkey hen hatched her brood. According to reports game will be abundant this season. The county will pay a bounty of $1 for wild cats, $2 for foxrs and $1 for mink or weasel. There is a tine of $10 for trespassing. A nonresident must pay a In ensp of $10. You arc not allowed t«» hunt on Sunday, nor are you privileged to sell certain game birds and animals, you must respect trespass notices. Wild birds, rabbits and wild animals may be killed at any tithe for destroying certain property or endangering the person. The number that may he taken of each is as follows: Pheasant f» per day, 20 per week, fit) per season; woodcock, 1per day. 20 per w.-ek, r.O per season; quail, 10 per day, 40 per week, 7T» per season; wild turkey, t per day, I per season; squirrel »; per day; deer, 1 per season; all other game unlimited. Pheasants, woodcock and squirrel, from October l to December I; wild turkey and rabbit. Oct. I", to l>e« i; bear, Oct. IH to Mar. !; quail, Nov. 1 t • Dec. 1; deer, Nov. 15 to Dec. 1. The open season and conditions upon which other wild game may be taken are as follows; Nlmrods should remember that it is now the open season only for wild duck, doves, frogs and bla< kbirds, any of which may be killed in unlimited numbers. I The State Police have been requested to look into »the doings, and it will therefore be running some risk for hunters to be caught with the goods. Although it is not yet the open [ season for much game it is reported from the vicinities of Walston and Frostburg that there Is more or less hunting going i»n in the early morn- I Ing. Up until three o'clock Whiteaell had not put in an appearance, and about the time Warden Ferry was wondering what had happened to the assistant, word came to Mm that Henry was lying in a heap on a pile of boards In the borough barn. Ferry immediately shut up shop and a few minutes later, Henry, like the dogs he had caught, was lying in the coop, awaiting the appearance of someone who likes his points enough to pay his redemption fine. He is still there. During the afternoon Mike had *m nabbed a yellow cur and holding it at arm's length, described n circular course to the lockup. Once arrived at the pound he deposited the dog upon the tloor in order to unlock the door of the dog prison, 1»u' before he succeeded in getting the key from his pocket the yellow purp had darted between his capturr's legs, upsetting that individual. Michael, feeling slightly blue over the day's setbacks, quit for the day. About six o'clock Mike spied a canine hitched to a buggy which was being driven down Water Stive:. He couldn't see a tag and regarding the purp as legitimate prey, he seized the cord and -broke it, taking the dog in his arms. About that time tin- ownen of the captured canine became aware of the proceedings and jumping from the buggy grabbed the dog, gave Mike a shove, jumped in his buggy and drove off, telling the discomfited official what would happen next time. little fire water would help materially. Today they are of a different opinion. The job of dog catching is not, at its best, tile most delectable of occupations, and the officials were yesterday morning under the impression that a The dog catchers, as well as the dogs, sometimes have their troubles. Such was the case yesterday when Mike Singlebeck, the chief canine coraller and his assistant, Henry NVhltesell, absorbed a mite too much of man killer. national laauaa. 1 Advices have been received which Indicate a large attendance of visitors from every nook and corner of the State. Marching bands and clubs are coming from Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo and other cities. The prominence of the speakers Is expected to draw a large crowd from all the country that can be reached . by the InUrurban lines, and this com* prises nearly the whole of northeril ;1 and eastern portions of Ohio. ill The orators of the day will be ernor Andrew L. Harris, who candidate for rejection; Charles F. Hughe# of Now .Senator Albert fr. : dlana. Governor on Slate S and Senator BeWWP wim The rally will lie more than a mere State adalr. It will practically mark the opening of tin- Hi-publican campaign for the whole country, and ithe speech of uvcrnor Hughes of New York, which will he the principal feature, has been 1 written with that fact In view. ican State campaign, occasion of the opening of the Uepub- DRANK < AUnOMC ACID. PITTSBURG, Sept. 4.—Shouting "amen" at the top of his voice, a man supposed to be Arnold Robert®, of Mount Clair, N. J., sat on the steps of the Denny Methodist Church here today. and, after biting the neck from I a bottle containing carbolic acid, drank its content sand died five minutes later. A colonist's ticket from, Jersey City, N. J., to Los Angetea was J found In his clothing. j Mr. Ernst was uaware that his absence had caused such a commotion among the people of Wnislow Town- I ship and Reynoldsvllle until he re| turned to the Reynolds home, and 1 looks upon the incident as a little joke on the family. Mr. Ernst states that, having found himself in a community with which he was well acquainted years ago, he went on the hunt of some former acquaintances without having announced his* intentions to anyone. Henry Ernst, eighty years old, 't' this place, who was reported to have been lost for several hours after attending a funeral in the Paradise Settlement, states that the report was not correct as far as he is concerned. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sep*. 4 — Frank P. Sargent, United States Commissioner General of Immigration, died here this morning as the result of a fail and a subsequent paralytic stroke, which he suffered about two months ago. Commissioner Sargent was at erne time the head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Funeral services over the remains of Allen Hullihen, were held at the hom<\ in East End at two o'clock, bur- ] ial being made in Circle Hill Cemetery The funeral was an exceptionally large one, the electric light plant, | togethef with the Freas' and Rowan's i» ycleries being closed down as a mark of respect and to allaw the employes j to attend the services. Rev. U. O. |H. ICerschner officiated. The Masonic Order, of this place, had charge of the funeral. Burial was made in Circle Hill Cemetery. The esteem in which Squire J. < Clawson was held was manifested yesctrday by the large number of people who attended the funeral services afc the home on Torrence Street, many of whom followed the funeral cortege to the grave. General Otis is now at the John." WASHINGTON, D. f.\, Sopt. 4.— Hopkins Hospital, where the opera- The Weather indications are:  tion will he performed in a day or showers tonight or Saturday; wanner two by Dr. Hugh II. Young. | tonight. By United Press. BALTIMOFyS, Sept. 4.—Gen. Harrls#h Gray Otis, publisher of the Loa Angeles Times, and a veteran of two wars, the Civil and the Spanish-American, is in Baltimore today for the purpose of undergoing an operation. w * . . 1 ,> j*, V » V Ten 111* From All Over United Stales Entered—Will I.iisi AH Week. SOLDIERS JIT BflOOKVILLE Place Killed. Mra. Donahue Formerly Mrs. John Stonebrefiker of this VOL li-NO. 302 FORMER PUNXS'Y WOMAN MURDERED BIG SHOOT BEGINS TODAY AT SEA GIBT PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1906