Titusville Herald

              VEE TIT^JSVILEE fHERALDi
FOBTY-FIBST YEAR.
TITUSVILLE, PA, JUNE 5, 1903.
VOLUME XLI. NO   313.
RELIEF FI THE KANSAS
CITY FLOOD SUFF RERS.
THAT   IS   A   PRESSING   PROBLEM
NOW.
SPECIAL SESSION OF
LEGISLATURE LIKELY.
Appeal for Outside Aid  Has Brought
Small Response as Yet—Tha
Situation.
TOPEKA, Kan., June 3.—The Kansas
river Is rapidly falling. In a few more
days the work of rehabilitating North
Topeka may begin. The situation tonight may be summarized thus:
At 2 o'clock the river has fallen four
feet
Total number of dead, 22; unidentified dead, flve; reported dead, 66.
Commercial -club will accept all offers of help.
Depth of river is yet 23 feet, which
is soven feet above highest ever known
here previously.
Oovernor Bailey has issued a proclamation calling for help and asking that
contributions be sent to William Sims,
treasurer.
The general' relief fund has passed
514,000.
The Elks' fund has passed $4,000.
Tho fund In tho hands of the governor now amounts to $8,600.
Tbe weather bureau predicts cloudy
tonight and tomorrow with probably
light showers, rising temperature.
It is expected that the water supply
will be resumed sometime tonight..
All who are held ln buildings in
North Topeka are safe and comfortable.
No one in the flooded district Is In
danger. The homeless are being cared
for.
Over 200 deputies are guarding property in North Topeka.
The only railroads operating out of
Topeka are the Missouri Pacific,
Southern and the Santa Fe, west.
ThP governor may call an extra session of the Kansas legislature to provide state relief for all sufferers from
floods ln Kansas.
Governor Bailey hopes his appeal for
help will bring enough money to meet
the emergency. If it fails, he said, he
would probably ask the legislature to
make the necessary appropriations.
THAT PITTSBURG RIOT.
"Sandy" Garrett Died Yesterday.
Thirty-Three Warrants Out.
PITTSBURO, June 3.—"Sandy" Garrett, colored, who was shot during the
riot iu West Liberty ' borough on
Sunday, died today at the South Side
hospital.
William Davis, the colored man who
was almost lynched by the rioters, was
able to leave the hospital and he was
sent to the county- jail by Coroner
McGeary.
Thirty-three warrants charging riot
have been sworn out- against supposed
participants in the riot and others will
probably bo issued tomorrow. District
attorney Haymaker declares no guilty
man, white or black, shall go unpunished. Four arrests nave been
made.
THE  PRE8IDENT  IN   ILLINOIS.
Aurora Greeted Chief Executive With
Great Enthusiasm.
AURORA. Ills., June 3.—At least
50,000 people greeted President Roosevelt at Aurora today. Ho arrived
shortly after noon and was driven to
Senator Hopkins' home where luncheon
was served. Then he was escorted to
Lincoln park, where he made a short
speedy to 15,000 people. The day was
a general holiday here and all business was suspended. After a stay of
two hours he left tor Joliet.
Conference in Mr. Baer's Office.
PHILADELPHIA, June 3.—President Baer, of the Reading company;
Judge Campbell, solicitor of the company, and Counsel Simon P. Wolverton,
held a conference today in Mr. Baer's
oflice. Mr. Baer and both of the other
gentlemen refused to divulge the nature of the conference. The Reading's
president also refused to discuss tho
Strike outlook.
Gen. Greeley to Represent tho U. S.
WASHINGTON, June 3.—Brigadier
A. W. Greeley, chief signal officer of
the army, has been designated a delegate on the part of the United States
to the international preliminary conference to formulate regulations concerning the use of wireless telegraph,
which will tie held in Berlin Aug. 4,
1003. i
Four Lives Lost.
HANNIBAL, Mo., June 3.—Four
persons, three of them children, were
lost in the accident to the steamer Flying Eagle. The cause of the accident
was due to the blowing out of a
cylinder head of the boat's engine, disabling heir and placing tne craft at the
mercy of the swift" 'current'. '
INTERESTING LIBEL SUIT.
The Spicy Answers of the Millionaire
Defendant
SCRANTON, Pa., June 3.—In the
trial of Millionaire W. W. Scranton,
president of the Scranton Gas and
Water company, on the charge of libelling Select Council-man Wade M.
Finn by referring to htm tn a letter to
the press as a self-confessed bribetaker, the proceedings today were enlivened by some spicy answers from
the defendant on cross-examination.
When asked if he knew Mr. Finn personally, Mr. Scranton replied:
"No; he was pointed out to #me
though as a fellow who took bribes
and tben squealed."
After denying that he bore any malice towards Mr. Finn the witness went
on to say:
"I simply regard him as -I would a
skunk in a clump of bushes. I felt It
my duty to warn the people to keep
away from the bushes. I bore no malice
toward the skunk."
Mr. Scranton created somewhat of a
sensation by saying that it was his Impression that E. B. Sturges told him
about Finn "squealing."
"I think," said Mr. Soranton, "that
he told me when he came around to
have this case compromised."
Mr. Sturges, wh& is the president of
the Municipal League, and who devoted many years of his life and thousands of dollars to reform work in
Scranton. was highly Incensed upon
learning of Mr. Scranton's accusation,
and at the opening of the afternoon's
session went on the stand and denied
emphatically that he ever went to see
Mr. Scranton to have the case compromised or that he told him that Finn
had taken bribes and squealed.
The prosecution was scathingly arraigned by Joseph O'Brien in the closing argument fpr tho defense. He laid
particular stress npon the fact that
Finn did not take the stand to make
a dental of any of the charges made
against him in laying grounds on which
to rest the pica, of justification.
. The case will be submitted to the
jury by Judge Edwards tomorrow
morning.
TRYONVILLE.
June 3.
The Steuben township school board
met at 10 o'clock a. m. Monday, at the
town hall and closed up the business of
the last year, atter wheth the new
board organized and elected the following officers for-the ensiling year: William Brown, president; Ottls Squires,
secretary; - John Bell, treasurer. On
account of the lateness of the hour
when the old board finished settling up
their accounts, the new hoard, after
acreeing on tho teachers' salaries and
tax levy, adjourned to meet Saturday,
June 6, at l p. m.
Professor Clark, of Geneva, for a
number of years principal of the Spartansburg schools, but now engaged in
selling school supplies, was in Tryonville Wednesday afternoon and night,
leaving at an early hour in the morning
for Meadville.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dentler and Mr.
and Mrs. Merker came up from Titusville Saturday evening and were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edson Irvin.
Mrs. Henry Tryon left last week for a
few days' visit at Titusville, with her
daughter, Mrs. Dr. C. E. Spieer.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robs, former residents of Tryonville, but now of Sharon, were visitors in town Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Lillie. of Spartansburg;
Mrs. W. W. ArmflpTd a.nn daughter,
Mrs. Mrs. Lena Lewis, of Titusville,
and Mrs. George Goodwill, of Cambridge Springs, all former residents of
Tryonville, were here Saturday, to assist ih the proper observance of Memorial Day.
Mrs. Noah Whitney and daughter,
Miss Maggie, of West Hickory, are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert.
Mrs. Whitney will remain with her
daughter, Mrs. Gilbert, during the summer months.
Al verbis Odell, a veteran of the civil
war, who with his wife and granddaughter, Miss Blanche Odell, left here
a week ago Snnday for Cambridge
Springs, where they had secured employment at the Hotel Rider, returned
home last week. The old gentleman
did not take very kindly to the handling of old pots and kettles, the part he
had to play.
Mrs. William Hunt and cousin, Miss
Huff, of Titusville, were Tryonville
visitors Saturday and Sunday.
Boys'   and   Gentlemen's   Tailor-Made
Suite.
Almost any style you want at almost
any price you want to pay.    Popular
patterns, unsurpassed In quality and
unequaled ln price, $12 to $36.
TULLOCH & SON.
MOHAWK.
June 3.
Mrs. Ada Wallace, of Erie, spent last
week here visiting friends, and on Friday ber daughter, Miss Mae, came and
Sunday evening they left for their
home on the 6 o'clock trolley.
Miss Ella Fullerton, of Cambridge
Springs, visited over Sunday at B. A.
Anderson's.
Mrs. Bettye Mallory. of Erie, visited
her sisters here a few days last week.
The E. 3. C. will meet at Charles
Thomas' near Woodcock, next Saturday
evening.
Miss Myrtle Douglass and cousin,
Miss Bessie Douglass, of near Woodcock, spent one day at Charles Douglass', at Mohawk.
Mrs. Harriet Thomas and daughter,
Luetic, were at Clarence Chapin's Sunday.
Anna Chamberlain visited at Fayette
Turner's last week.
Mrs. F. H. Turner is visiting at
Meadville a few. days.
14,000 SUBSCRIBED FOR
T
TITUSVILLE      TO      APPLY      FOF
STATE AID UNDER SPROUL
ACT.
FUND   OF   $5,000  TO   BE   RAISED.
Of   Which $4,000 Has    Been Pledged.
Hydetown and a  Road North the
Ones     Selected—Hon.     John
Fertig's  Good Work.
For some time past Hon. John Fertig has been actively engaged upon a
road building project of much Interest
to the people of TitusviUe and Immediate vicinity. Mr. Fertig proposes to
take advantage of the Sproul good
roads law, passed at the session of the
Pennsylvania legislature just closed, to
build several mites of improved roadway leading into .the country in two
directibns from this city. To that end
he desires to raise $5,000, cf which
subscriptions amounting to $4,000 have
already been secured. In conversation
with a Herald reporter yesterday, Mr.
Fertig said he felt confident that the
remaining $1,000 would be forthcoming without difficulty. In this matter
Mr. Fertig has not approached the
merchants, but has appealed to a mini
ber of our wealthy citizens, who without exception have responded with
promptness and liberality. The roads
which it ls proposed to improve are
the Hydetown road and ono of the
roads leading north to Thompson's
Mills.
The character of their construction
will be determined by the commissioner of public highways to bo appointed by Governor Pennypacker, under the conditions of the law providing
for the establishment of such an office.
The substance of tho law, printed
for tho benefit of Herald readers when
the idea was flrst entertained by Mr.
Fertig, is to the effect that $6,500,000
is appropriated by the state for the
building of roads. Of this amount but
$500,000 is available this year. To become eligible for a part of this appro
priation, a township must raise a sum
of money, by taxation or subscription,
to be used for road building. Under
the provisions of the law tho county,
through Its commissioners, must then
give an amount equal to that raised by
the township. When this is done, tlu?
commonwealth, by the provisions of
the Sproul law, will give a sum double
that voted by both township and county. The commissioner of highways
will determine from the character of
tne country, the length of road desired
and the amount to bo expended, the,
best kind of road to he built The
work will be done by contract and subject to the approval of the state commissioner.
Tho $5,000 subscribed in this city
will bo turned over to Oil Creek township. Crawford county will give $5,000
and the stato $20,000, making a total
of $30,000. This amount is calculated
to bo sufficient to build excellent roads
for the distances* mentioned. Titus-
vill© will probably be the flrst community in Pennsylvania to tako advantage of tho law.
George A. Chase, Esq., Is looking
aitor legal matters pertaining to the
business and will immediately make
application for tho money from the
county and the state.
The advantages to Titusville that
will accrue from tho building of good
roads several miles into the country
ln two directions, will be evident to
anyone who has considered the matter
closoly. For a large part of each year
the country roads and the unpaved
streets of the city are not in condition
to make driving or bicycle ridtng enjoyable, If barely possible. With a
driveway for several miles from the
city, driving, bicycling and automobile
riding will be greatly encouraged. As
a residence city it will add greatly to
the attractiveness of Titusville.
From a business standpoint there is
not a store or institution of any kind
that would not raap a part of tho benefit Country people arc either snowed
in or mudded in for seven months of
each year. If they knew that for several miles of the distance they would
have a paved street to travel there
would be more oncouragement to como
to town. Property along the'roads will
be of increased value. It will be country life with one more city advantage.
It will bring the people of the city Into
closer touch with the country and
there are countless advantages to be
enumerated for every business man,
professional man or farmer.
Four cemeteries, Woodlawn, Green
'wood, St. Walburga's and St Catherine's, arc along the Hydetown road.
The three named last aro at a cons id
erable distance. Nearly all funerals
to them are conducted from this city
and there have been times when it was
nearly impossible for carriages to
reach the burial grounds because of
snow or mud.
The rural mail carriers whose routes
lead for a distance over the projected
lines will be greatly benefited and the
pal' ons  along  those   routes   will  be
ser -I earlier ln the day.
-ust, but not least, the supervisors
..nd   residents of   the townships   in
Crawford county will be af
a practical illustration of what
be done in good road making, if
e subject is approached with cxperi-
.'.d system.   There is perhaps no
t more deserving of the atten
'.nughtful farmers than this
. „.,oil roads.   If their condition
. be materially Improved, this is
of > the flrst steps ln the right (Ilion.    The outcome of the matter
wlK be awaited with the liveliest in
terest
COAL   MINERS    AND   OPERATORS
No Nearer an Agreement—Statements
From Both Sides.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa,, June 3.—At
the morning session of the three -anthracite boards of the United Mine
Workers, thero was little done outside
of outlining plans as to what course
was best to pursue. Tbis afternoon
j tbey met again, when they decided to
hold a joint convention of miners at
tottsville on Juno 16, for the purpose
of determining whether or not a general suspension of work shall be declared. They were ln session up to 5
o'clock and. no statement was made by
them outside of the bare announcement of the decision to hold a joint
convention.
When District President Fahy, the
chairman of the miners' representatives
on the conscillatlon board, was shown
the statement tonight of the operators'
members on that board, he made the
following statement in person to the
Associated Press:
"We raise no question as to the
manner in which the operators selected their representatives and we at least
hoped for tbe same treatment at their
hands. Our understanding ls that
miners and operators snail stand on
equal footing tn every way on the board
of conciliation."
The following statement wae given to
lhe Assocated Press at 6 o'clock this
evening as the operators' side of the
controversy caused by the refusal of
the aneTf ' .representatives of the
Uni vvorkers:
ring to the official announce-
mes jf the United Mine Workers of
An.ofica aB given in this morning's
papers, the contention of the operators'
representatives elected to the board of
[conciliation is that fhe recognition of
the United Mine Workers of America
was not one of the questions submitted
to tho commission for decision; that
Mr. Mitchell admitted this by appearing before the commission simply as a
representative of tfie anthracite mine
workers; that the award of tho commission' specifically asserted that the
recognition of tho United Mine Workers of America, as constituted, was inadvisable; that award No. 4, providing
for the board of conciliation lays down
certain rules for the appointment of
members of said board.
"The representatives of the operators have been appointed strictly within the terms of said award, and there
is'no objection on their part to cordially accept Messrs. Nichols, Dettrey
and Fahy as the representatives of the
miners, provided they are elected' by a
majority of the mine workers, as specified in tho award of the commission.
Tho objection is solely against their
appearing as the official representatives of tho United Mine Workers of
America, appointed by an executive
committee without authority for such
appointment
"The operators' representatives feel
that it is highly important that the
formation of the board of conciliation
be accepted by both interested parties
as stricUy in accordance with the
award of the commission m order that
its rulings may be received without
question and not be open to the criticism of having been made by a board
not fully qualified to act."
JOHN HENRY'S CASE RETURNED TO PARDON BOARD.
Crawford County Protested and Its
Action May Be Revoked.
HARRISBURG, June. 3.—The case
of John Henry, convicted in Crawford
county for lobbery. and sent to tho
penitentiary for eight years and recommended for pardon by the board of
pardons recently, has been sent back
to the board by Governor Pennypacker
fqr further consideration. The Crawford county authorities made a vigorous protest and it is thought the boar J
will revoke its action at tho next mooting.
GRE8HAM.
June 3.
Bride Mars and wife, of Youngstown,
O., are visitors both here and at Titusville.
There will be preaching in tho United
Presbyterian church  Sunday, June 7,
l both morning and evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mars are rejoicing over the arrival of a daughter at
' their home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gilson, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Mars and their Mother, Mrs.
Benjamin Mars, of Titusville, were the
guests of Ed. Mars this week.
DEATH LIST PASSES
ONE HUNDRED MARK.
SITUATION AT GAINESVILLE, GA,
NOT EXAGGERATED.
CROWDS   OF   8TARV1NG    PEOPLE
Fed    at the    Public Commissary, the
Supply of Which Will Soon Be
Exhausted.
GAINESVILLE, Ga., June 3.—The
death list from Monday's tornado has
passed the 100 mark. The situation has
at no time been exaggerated.
At the temporary commissary great
crowds of starving people were gathered at daybreak tbis morning. They
held orders signed by sua-committees
on relief who had been through the
desolated district To each one was
issued provisions according to his
needs. In nearly every instance the
order was for rations for one person
for one week. As some of the families
have several members this issue will
last for one day. The supply at the
commissary, unless replenished, will
Boon be exhausted.
PURCHASED   BY  GOULD   ET   AL.?
Rumored Change In Control of the
Erie Railroad.
PHILADELPHIA, June 3.—Officials
of the Pennsylvania railroad say that
they know absolutely nothing of the
purchase of the Erie by the Gould,
Harriman and Rockefeller Interests
They say similar rumors have been
current for some time, but they have
no knowledge of such a combination
The Report Denied.
NEW YORK, June 3.—Regarding
these reports a member of the firm of J.
P. Morgan & Co. said today:
"Control of the Erie has not changed
and we feel sure that nothing ef that
sort is contemplated."
The statement was made in the presence of Norman B. Ream, of Chicago,
who ls sold to be a large holder of Erie
stock.
Bankers who represent both the
Goulds and Harrlmans In their vtuious
schemes wero equally emphatic in denying tho reports.
A leading member of the Rockefeller Interests characterized the reports
as absurd. Finally Chairman Miller,
of the Chisago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul road, vouchsafed a denial of the
story that $25,000,000 cf new St. Paul
stock has been issued, much less sold
to purchase Erlo stock or for any other
purpose.
HIS    FRIENDS    IN    CONTROL    OF
PARTY   MACHINERY.
MINOR  CANDIDATES
GIVEN  FREE FIELD.
Democrats  Warned  to  "Keep   Hands
Off" in the Temporary Chairman's
Keynote   Speech.
COLUMBUS, O., June 3.—The opening session as well as the preliminary,
meetings of tho Republican state convention today showed that the claims
about Senator Hanna's influence with
tho party of Ohio are well founded. It
is conceded that his friends controlled
almost all of the twenty-one congressional districts.
While Senator Hanna's friends centered their efforts for certain candidates up to a late hour tonight, they
were unable to get Senator Hanna "to
gtve the word" even for Boothman for
lieutenant governor, the place of
closest contest and the ono on which
the lines wero more distinctly drawn.
It is said his tribute to soldiers in his
speech was intended by Senator Han
na as a cue for the delegates to vote
for- Veteran Boothman, but the delegates want something more direct or
definite.
A feature of the convention was the
keynote speech of Senator Hanna. The
opening event tomorrow will be tho
speech of Senator Foraker.
In former campaigns Senator Hanna
has given terms for campaigns and
mottos such as "We know our business," "Let well enough alone," "Stand
pat" etc. Those opposed to the slate
tonight quoted from his speech ln
which he pictured the prosperity under
Republican rule and warned the opposition to "keep hands off," and urged
the Republicans to "keep on letting
well enough alone."
It Is generally known that Herrick,
who will be nominated for governor
wltbout opposition, joins Hanna ln the
desire not to dictate the nominations
for'all the stato offices and at the same
time no fighting is wanted on the floor
of the convention. If possible the conference that will continue through the
night will result in a settlement of all
differences, but there.-is no assurance
yet of such a situation;.
I Haviland China
In odd piece* and sets ta
great variety.
A full line of English Porcelains, guaranteed not to craze.
A fine lead blown Tumbler,
etched, fer $1.00 a dosen.
NUSE'S CHINA STORE.
We rent China and Glass.
M W. Spring St
Entrance through jewelry atore.
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BASE BALL
Another Shut-Out.
"PITTSBURG, June 3.—McGinnlty's
good support saved many hits and the
work behind Leever was brilliant New
York got beyond flrst base only three
times during the game. Attendance,
4,100.    Score: R. H. E.
Pittsburg  '.. 6   9   1
New York ,,1  0   6   1
Batteries: Leever and Phelps; Mo-
Ginnity and. Warner.
At Chicago: R. H. E.
Chicago  • 11 13   %
Brooklyn  3   8   5
Batteries: Wicker and Kling; Gar-
vn and Ritter.
At Cincinnati: R. II. E.
Cincinnati   0   4   5
Boston   6 10   0
Batteries: Harper and Pcitz; Willis and Kittredgc.
At St. Louis: R. H. E.
St. Louis  4   7   0
Philadelphia   3   9   0
Batteries: Rhodes and O'Neil; Dug-
gleby and Roth.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pc.
Chicago   30 11 .732
NewYork   26 13 .667
Pittsburg  27 17 .614
Brooklyn    20 20 .500
Boston   17 20 .459'
Cincinnati   18 22 .450
St. Louis  12 30 .286
Philadelphia   11 28 .282
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American League.
At Washington: R. H. E.
V ashington   2   9   4
Philadelphia   5 12   1
Batteries: Wilson and Clarke;
Plank and Powers.
At New York: It. 11. E.
Boston   9 14   2
New York  3   6   1
Batteries: Young and Criger; Griffith and O'COnnor.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pc.
Boston     22 15 .595
Philadelphia  22 16 .579
St. Louis  19 14 .576
Chicago   20 15 .571
Cleveland    17 16 .515
Detroit    17 .19 .472
New York   15 21 .416
Washington     10 26 .278
Eastern League.
Toronto 6, Providence 5.
Jersey City 20, Rochester 4.
Newark 6, Baltimore 5.
Buffalo 15, Worcester *.
American Association.
Milwaukee 5, Columbus 4.
St. Paul 2, Indianapolis 0.
Louisville 3, Minneapolis 2.
ADDITIONAL BflEVITIES.
—Rev. J. D. Bristow, of Garland, be?
sides filling his regular appointments
next Sunday, June 7, af Pittsfield af.
10:30 a. <m. and Garland at 7:46 p. m.,'
will address the Y. M. C. A. at Corry at.
4 p ru.'., in an open meeting to which all
are invited.
—Mr. George Matthews, of Gresham;
was a caller at this offlce Tuesday, and
took the Herald as a medium through-
which to thank his many friends for
the liberal support which the voters of
Eastern Crawford extended to him in
the recent election for jury commissioner. While not nominated to the |
offlce to wbich he aspired, Mr. Mathews
realizes that it was not due in any
measure to a lack of support In his own
vicinity.
TROY CENTRE.
.June 3.
Epworth League services next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Miss Myrn*
Beebe leader. Everybody invited to
attend.
The proceeds of the ice cream social
a week ago Friday night amounted to'
$10.::0. So much of the burden of debt
has been lifted, hoping ere long 16
have ever cent of last year's debt paid
off.
Troy Centre was well represented at
the dedication of the now M. E. Church
In TitusvUle Sunday. The enjoyment
of the good tilings in store for them
there, and above all the flne music, the
solos by Mrs Darr, Mrs. Powell and W.
E. Prather with all the otber music,
cannot be had in our country churches.
Milton and Lulu Sugarts and father,
nfter spending a week with friends here
returned to their home in Titusville
Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Minckley was the guest
of her son, Amos Minckley last week.
Mrs. B.' M. Prather and son, Ernest,
drove over to Venangoboro Saturday to
visit her sisters, Mrs. Waid and Mrs.
Arma ghost.
Whooping cough, measles' and
mumps are still prevalent with us here.
When these contagious diseases will die
out is a queery.
W. H. Markley returned home from
Buffalo last week, after an absence of
two months receiving treatment for
rheumatism.
J. R. Looker and family were visitors
at the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Will Cochran, of Enterprise on Sunday.
A. B. Conover; willi,go ;to> Meadville
this week to work fpr the electric railr.
way company.