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THE TITUSVILLE HERALD.
FORTY-FIRST YEAR.
TITUSVILLE, PA, SEPTEMBER 92, 1903
VOLUME XL1. NO! 63
REVOLUTIONISTS MASSING THOUSANDS OF MEN
WORK   OF   REPLENISHING  STOCK
OF  BOMBS  AND EXPLOSIVES.
NO      TURKEY-BULGARIAN      WAR.
Failure   of   Agreement   Between   tear
and   Emperor Francis  Joseph
Means  Massacre.
. LONDON, Sept 21.—The Dally
Mall's correspondent at Sofia telegraphs: "One of the revolutionary
chiefs has informed me that the revolutionists are massing thousands of
men at various points on the frontier
and their laboratories are working incessantly to replenish their stock of
bombs and explosives.    They do not
-' count much on war between Turkey
and Bulgaria, but on the day they hear
that the meeting between the czar ahd
Emperor Francis Joseph has not the
desired result for Macedonia, the
world will witness the beginning of
massacres, burnings and destruction
compared with which the Turks' atrocities .will seem child play.
" 'The banner oi revolution' my informant says, 'will be unfurled In all
-the border districts. Every city and
village, whether, the inhabitants are
friends or foes, will be destroyed, and
such a state of anarchy will be caused
that the Turks wili stop voluntarily and
* leave the country to the Macedonian
survivors, who have selected the
frontier districts for the anal operations so that Europe may hear the despairing   cries of   the dying   nation
- which the Turks wish to exterminate.' "
GERMAN   EMPEROR'S INFLUENCE IN BALKAN SITUATION.
Allowing  Sultan   Utmost  Freedom  In
Suppressing   Insurrection.
LONDON, Sept. 21.—The Balkan situation presents few new features this
morning. The German emperor's influence at Vienna is said to have
been thrown in favor of allowing the
saltan the utmost freedom in suppressing tbe insurrection. Both Turks ana
Macedonians claim the victories in the
daily encounters.      g
A report from Sofia states that Bulgaria's military preparations are reaching a stage of perfection and will enable the concentration of 200,000 men
on I he frontier within a week, and tnat
the stocks of provisions, weapons and
.ammunition are rapidly becoming efficient.
According to a dispatch tram Constantinople to the Daily Telegraph, the
sultan is so firmly resolved to" avoid a
war that on the. report that France
was sending a fleet to Turkish waters,
and again when it was stated that Bulgaria was mobilizing, he drafted a decree ' forbidding massacres in Macedonia and conferring more extensive
local administrative privileges than
had been demanded by the insurgents
themselves, but on each occasion when
he found the rumors unfounded, the
decree was rescinded..
The Sofia correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph gives a similar report that
the sultan is ready to concede local
autonomy, but will not grant international control or a Christian government in Macedonia. Instead he would
propose a mixed commission, composed
| of Turks, Macedonians, Bulgarians,
Greeks and Wallachians to administer
the provinces.
. The Servian- newspapers are discussing the probability of a reconciliation
with Bulgaria on the basis of free
trade between Servia and Bulgaria and
a defensive alliance against the Turks.
AUDIENCES WITH SULTAN.
His Belief That Revolution la Drawing
to Close.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept 10.—In
an audience with M. Zinoviijff, the Russian ambassador,. the sultan expressed
his regret at the excesses committed
by, the Turkish troops in the vilayets
of Monastir and Adrianople. He said
tbat orders had been sent to the authorities concerned to prevent their
repetition, and he gave the Russian
ambassador to understand that the
guilty parties would be punished. The
German ambassador, Baron Marschall
Von Bieberstein, also had an audience
with the sultan, who showed himself
much more optimistic. The latter 4a*
clared that-the insurrection was drawing to a close. In fact, It had already
been suppressed in some districts and
the porte would therefore immediately
issue proclamations announcing the resumption of the application of the reform scheme. After the granting of
these audiences an extraordinary council of ministers was held at Yildiz
Kiosk. It is understood that the council drew up fresh instructions to the
valis in the sense of his majesty's declaration.
MINISTERIAL RESIGNATIONS IN  ENGLAND.
LONDON, Sept. 20.—With the resignation of Lord Balfour and Financial
Secretary Elliott, both strong' tree
traders, it is understood that the ministerial resignations are completed, and
apparently the Duke of Devonshire has
decided, to remain in the cabinet. It
is practically certain that Auste.i
Chamberlain, Lord Milner and Mr.
Broderick will take the exchequer,
colonies and India portfolios, respect-
j ively, and the only surprise in the new
'appointments is likely to be the nomination of a strong man to the war office to determine how far the recommendations of the South African war
commission can be carried out. Home
Secretary Akers-Douglass started for
Balmoral tonight and he will probably
.lie Involved in the reconstruction
changes.
TO SUBSCRIBERS OF THE
SEMI-WEEKLY  HERALD.
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are owing a year or more on your sub
seeription to Sept. 1, 1903. As previously announced the names of all such
will be dropped on October 1st unless
paid to Sept. 1, 1902. This means that
all such subscribers have been carried
a year or more and hays had a month's
more time in which to pay. The
amount to each individual is small,
but when aggregating several thousand
dollars it will readily* be seen that a
system involving promptness in making collections is not unreasonable and
should not be considered burdensome
to subscribers.
Yours truly,
8. A. BLOSS, Prop.
REAL MEANING OF BULGARIA'S NOTE TO POWERS.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept 20.—Some apprehension having apparently been created owing to a misunderstanding In
regard to the precise meaning of Bulgaria's last note to the powers, explanations have been given to some
diplomatic agents here that the memorandum was not intended as an ultimatum but was rather In the nature of
an appeal for the intervention of the
great powers before that intervention
should be too late. The Bulgarian
ministry, it was stated, was determined
to maintain its attitude of neutrality
up to- the last moment, but it feels tne
impossibility of standing by indefinitely while the Turks exterminated the
Bulgarian element in Macedonia.
The government's position is rendered increasingly difficult by the at-
t iuido of the Macedonian population in
Bulgaria, Wblch, vigorously backed up
by the revolutionary committee, is persistently endeavoring to force tne
government's hand and provoke hostilities with Turkey.
NO   AGGRE38ION8
AGAIN8T CHRISTIANS.
So   Chekib Bey    Learns by    Dispatoh
Ptom Turkish  Government.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—Chebib
Bey, the Turkish minister, has received a dispatch 'from hist government denying the reports which have
been published in certain newspapers
that the reserves in garrisons at Pris-
tiana, Nov! Bazara, voulchetrin, Sen-
itche and Netrovitza are engaged in
aggressions againt the7 Christian inhabitants in those places and are committing acts of profanity in the
Churches. The minister's adyiees are
that in response to inquiries made hy
the porte of the authorities at those
cities the replv was that the publications referred to' are without any
foundation whatever and that the soldiers always observe the rules of military discipline.
TURKS LOSE HEAVILY.
MELNIK GARRI80N IN PERIL.
SOFIA, Sept, 20.—The united bands
of Monassieff and Michilof have had an
encounter with the troops near Demlr-
Kapu, sixtyrtwo miles to the northwest
of Salonica. The Turks had many
kiiled, including two officers.
A special dispatch from the monastery of Rila, Bulgaria, says the condition of the Turkish garrison of Melnik,
sixty-five miles northeast of Salonica,
ia believed to be critical. It is besieged by hundreds of insurgents under the leadership of Yankoff, Stoyan-
off, Darvinghoff and Sografoff, all of
whom were formerly Bulgarian officers. The insurgents number 1,500,
while' the garrison is believed to consist of only one battalion.
SATISFIED WITH OUR
RELATION8 WITH BULGARIA.
SOFIA, Sept. 20.—.Prince Ferdinand
last evening gave a' dinner party at the
palace In honor of J. B. Jackson, who
in the afternoon had presented his credentials as the first American diplomatic agent to Bulgaria. The guests
Included F. E. P. Elliott, tbe British diplomatic agent, and the Bulgarian
ministers and high officials.
Great satisfaction is expressed not
only in official, but also commercial
circles, at America's action in establishing diplomatic relations with Bulgaria. The belief prevails that a great
opportunity exists for developing a
profitable export and import trade with
the United States.
DEATH PROM EFFECTS
OF BLOW OF POLO BALL.
High heels are to be   banished,   according to the word from Paris.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—Nathan Swift,
son of Louis Swiff, the packer, died today from the effects of a blow on the
temple with a polo ball at Onwentsia
field during a game. The accident was
at first thought trifling. The accident
which resulted in Mr. Swift's demise
occurred yesterday afternoon. During
the night an operation was performer
to relieve a ruptured blood vessel near
the brain. The operation, which was
performed at the country home of tne
Swift family, "Westleigh," in La;ce
county, seemed to give relief, but ths
effect was only temporary. Thre:
physicians worked over, him constantly
until the end. Nathan Swift was horn
in Chicago in 1861. Ho was an enthusiastic athlete, being especially devoted to football and polo.
The Path of the Yellow Fever.
MONTEREY, Mex., Sept. 20.—Dr.
Roy Martin, quarantine inspector for
the government, who recently 'returned
from Linares, declares that the city is
dead commerciaJly;.and partly deserted
on account of the prevalence of yellow
fever. Although- there are less tnan
200 cases in Linares there are fully
2,000 people sick, with various ailments.
Latest advices from Victoria state that
hut twelve cases of yellow fever now
exist in that city. The municipal authorities of Victoria now feel that tiiey
will shortly have stamped out the
fever.
SAMUEL PARKS ARRIVES
I ATJCMSAS Cf.
RENEWED   ACTIVITY   AMONG   AS
SEMBLED   DELEGATES.
LIVELY     FIGHT     18     PREDICTED
At Today's Convention of International
Bridge and   Structural   Iron
Workers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 20.—Samuel Parks of New York arrived in this
city tonight to attend the convention
of the International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, which will meet
here tomorrow. His arrival aroused
renewed activity among the delegates
already here, who'predict a iiVely fight
when the committee on credentials
shall report in the convention in t>e
morning.
Parks is a member of local union
No, 2, Which was suspended by President Buchanan after Parks' recent imprisonment, and another local union
No. 2 was established. The txeeutivej
committee of the organization did not
ratify the action of President Buchanan, and Parks and his partisans assert
that the action of the president is
therefore null and void. The local
union of which Parks was or is a member in New York has sent a delegation
of which Parks is a member to the
convention, and tha local union which
was organized after Parks and his
local union were suspended also sent
a delegation. Tbe strength bf the
Parks and anti-Parks factions In tbe
convention will be decided when one
of these contesting delegations shall
be seated.
President Frank Buchanan of Chicago, who is an anti-Parka man, is a
candidate for re-election. II. F. Don-.'
neay of Albany, N. Y., Parks' support-,
er, is also a candidate for president.
9,000 WORD LETTER
PREPARED POR PRESIDENT.
HUNT FOR "KID" CURRY.
Armed   Posse   Scouring   Vicinity   of
Bear Paw Mountains.
CHINOOK, Mont, Sept. 20.—Posses
are scouring every -section of the
country in the vicinity of Bear Paw
Mountains after "Kid" Curry, the leader of the gang which held up two Great
Northern express trains in July, 1901,
and who escaped from 'Knoxville,
Tenn., while awaiting transportation
to the Ohio penitentiary to serve out a
twenty years' sentence for forging signatures to the stolen bank bills obtained in the robbery.
The posses are composed of men well
acquainted with the..country in which
Curry is traveling and who are equally]
as quick on the trigger as he or any ott,
his gang.  T^H
It is many miles 'from where the
search Is being prdsecuted to the
nearest telepraph point and it mav ha
days after an encounter before anything is known of what, happened.
Curry has many' 'friends ln,;:the
country through which he is passing.
and they will aid Sim to reach the
rendezvous of his gang, where he will
be safe in the fastness of the Bear
Paw Mountains from pursuit or capture.
When last heard from on Saturday
he was only ten miles from his destination and well mounted. As the posses only got started this noon, the
chances are all in Curry's favor.
PANAMA CANAL SITUATION.
Probability of   Maintenance of   Negotiations After Expiration of Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—Interest
in the Panama canal situation now
centres in the communication which
Dr. Herran, the Colombian charge, recently submitted to the state department from his government. Just what
the nature of this is Dr. Herran and
the state department officials decline
to say, on the ground that it is of a
confidential character, but it is Understood that it is in the nature of a prop*
osition which will keep alive the canal
negotiations with the Colombian government after the expiration of Sept.
22, at which time the existing treaty
expires by limitation. Unless there
should be a considerable revulsion of
feeling in • the Colombian administration .in favor of the Hay-Herran agreement, that Is believed to be dead by
Minister Beaupre at Bogota and by
South American diplomats* in Washington.
President Butler at Sagamore Hill.
OYSTER BAY, Sept. 20.—President
Roosevelt passed a quiet day at Sagamore Hill with his guest, President
Nicholas Murray Butler, of Columbia
university. Mrs. Roosevelt and the
young children attended services this
morning at Christ Episcopal church*
but the President and Dr. Butler remained at home. No visitors were received at Sagamore- Hill during the
day.
.Coffee Man Meet at Porto Rico.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Sept. 20 —
The coffee men of Porto Rico met here
today and organized themselves for
trade purposes. The meeting, the first
coffee convention in the history of the
island, brought together 200 men interested in the industry, every bank being
represented, which all pledged themselves to aid the movement to bring
about better conditions.
Sealed Verdict in Slander Suit.
BEAVER, Pa.. Sept. 20.—The jury
in the Robinson-Wanamaker slander
case returned a sealed verdict this
morning. Judge J. Sharp Wilson de*,
dined to break the established rule of
his court, and the seals will not be
broken and the verdict read until 18
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Labor's  Criticism  of His  Attitude on
Open Shops.
CHICAGO, Ilia, Sept. 20*.—President
Roosevelt today was voted by the
Chicago Federation of Labor a 9,000-
word letter of advice in which fault te
found with the President's attitude on
the question of open shops.
The letter was prompted by the decision of President "Roosevelt in the
Miller case in which the President said
that Miller or any other man must not
be discharged from the government
printing office on account of the non-
membership in a union.
"Deliriously unaware of the hy-
pocracy of the world of finance," "honest and humane but uninformed." were
some of the clauses used to describe
the President in the long letter of tne
open shop committee.
Its opening paragraph contains a
definite disclaimer of any wish to attack Mr. ■ Roosevelt, the blame for tne
chief executive's attitude in the Miller
affair being placed on a "coterie of well
known interests' which -are constantly
on guard' around 'the White House."
The President was told that lie fell
into error in "his view of the question
"because of that impetuosity for whlca
we love you." '
A copy of the communication will be
forwarded to Oyster Bay at once, under
date of Labor Day, Sept. 7.
The reading of the letter before the
Federation meeting today occupied an
hour and excited applause from tbe
crowd of delegates.
GAME WARDEN SHOOTS PROWLER
Foreigner   Resists   Officer,   With   Perhaps Fatal   Results.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa„ Sept. 20.—E.
W. Campbell, af west Pittston, one of
the game wardens of Luzerne county,
shot a man near Campbell's Ledge, two
miles "from Pittston.._. His name is
Roman Dalos, aged 35 years. Campbell went to Pittston and gave himself
up to the authorities.   .
Several foreigners of late have been
violating thb game' laws', especially on
Sunday. Campbell, with other officers,
found five men today prowling around
tbe woods wjth guns. He notified them
to leave, which they refused to do. An
attempt was made to put Dalos under
arrest when the latter raised his gun
to shoot. As he did, .Campbell grabbed
the weapon. It was discharged in the
scuffle, the contents tearing Campbell's
clothing in shreds."' Both men fell to
the ground. Dalos being a larger man;
made an attempt to re-charge the gun.
On 'doing so, Campbell pulled his revolver and m a second struggle Dalos
was shot, tlie ball striking him in the
back. The prisoner, ajtter being shot,
'grappled again with the officer and
showed fight until he was overpowered
Hy the other officers'* who .came to
Campbell's relief.
The injured man's condition is serious jand: may- prove fatal.
.Campbell gaye. bail for a further
hearing ,on i Tuesday morning. The
other hunters, all foreigners, are under
arrest.
WYOMING ROCK MINERS.
Organization   to   Be   Affiliated   With
American  Federation of Labor.
WILKES-BARRE. Pa., Sept. 20.—
The rock miners of the Wyoming region were in session,here today, taking up the entire afternoon. A new
organisation was formed known as the
Rookmen's Union. All present gave
their names as members and anotner
meeting will be held on Sunday next,
when the charter will be open for all
those who wish to join. Some of tne
miners talked of appointing a committee and going before the conciliation
board at the meeting to be held in
|Wilkes-Barre the coming week, aad
asking that the case of the rock miners'
grievances be re-opened, but no action
was taken and this matter will be
dropped for the present. None of tne
district officers attended the meeting
and, there was some disappointment at
the: absence of District President
Nicholls, of Scranton.
It was stated during the meeting that
the new Rockmen's union would not
be opposed to the miners" organization,
but rather affiliated with them througn
the American Federation of Labor. The
rockmen of Scranton have a union witu
over 1,600 members.
BUFFALO TRAGEDY.
James Mears Suicides Afte • Shooting
Son-in-Law.
BUFFALO, Sept. 20.—James Mears
today shot and fatally wounded his
son-in-law, Michael Crotty, 33 years of
age, and then sent a Bullet through his
own brain.
Family quarrels were tha cause of
the crime. A year ago Mears deefiec
some property to his daughter {Catherine, stipulating that she should not
marry and that she should provide for
him until his death. Kathertna was
married to Crotty three months ago.
Recently affairs in the household had
not been running smoothly. Last Wednesday their domestic affairs were
aired in the police court. Crotty, who
had been arrested on a warrant secured by the old man for assault, was
discharged.
Today, while Crotty and his wire
were in the dining room, Mears came
Into the room and the quarrel was renewed. Crotty was standing at the
window when Mears stepped up behind him and began shooting with' a
revolver. He fired twice, both bullets
entering Crotty's back. Mrs. Crotty
attempted to disarm her father, but ne
brushed her aside .and shot himself. He
.lied instantly. Crotty will probably
die before morning.
Wall street, won't be happy without
a "bogy." Frost will do just at pres-
enL
Eugenie Fougere Murdered.
PARIS, Sept. 20.—Eugenie Fougere,
a well known music hall singer, was
murdered during Friday night in her
villa at Aix-Les-Bains. A female servant was also murdered and another
was so mutilated that she has lost her
reason. Robbery was the motive for
the crime.
New $50,000  Bull  Ring  Opened.
EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 20.—The new
$50,000 bull ring at Juarez,' on the Mex
lean border, was formally opened here'
today, te the presence of 10 000 people,
chiefly Americans.
Six bulls were tortured and put to
death and several horses were slate by
the bulls. Ceverea, the famous Span
jsh bull fighter, ia at the head of the
troupe.
UNITED IRISH SOCIETIES
I   MEEM CHICAGO
HUNDREDTH    ANNIVERSARY    OF
EXECUTION OP ROBT. EMMETT.
ADOPTION
OP       RESOLUTIONS.
It Is Vigorously Urged to Take Up the
Movement to Secure Legislative
Independence.
CHICAGO, Sept. - 20.—At the First
Regiment armory tonight a huge meeting under the auspices of the United
Irish societies of Chicago adopted resolutions declaring that no settlement
of the Irish question short of national
independence will satisfy the aspirations of the Irish people. The occasion
for the gathering was the 100th anniversary of the execution of Robert
Emmett. and the resolutions were emphatic that no Ireland will satisfy men
of Irish blood but the Ireland for whicb
Emmett died—Ireland, a nation free
and independent, making her own
laws, floating her own flag, shaping her
own fortunes, acknowledging allegiance to no power outside the limits
with which nature has bounded the
island.
The resolutions: "While we recognize tha land bill, which has recently
become law, as a substantial concession to the just demands of the Irish
people, we do not regard it as either a
settlement or a compromise of the
Irish .question. We urge the leaders
of the United Irish League to take up
with vigor and increased activity the
movement to secure legislative independence, which we hold to be of
greater importance than the settlement
of tbe land questions."
The speakers at the meeting included General Nelson A. Miles, Rabbi
Hirsch. Judge Marcus" Kavanaugh and
Hon. John F. Finerty.
ROBERT EMMETT CENTENNIAL AT COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS. 0., Sept 20.—The Robt.
Emmett continental celebration held
here .today, was participated in t>y
irishmen from all parts of Ohio. It was
estimated that 25,000 excursionists
were brought into the city. The principal speakers were James F. Dolan, of
Syracuse, N. Y.; National President A.
O. H. and John T. Keating, of Columbus, former president of the order.
Tonight a mass meeting held at the
Board of Trade auditorium under the
auspices of the ladies auxiliary of the
A. O.EL, -was: addressed by the Rev.
Mulhane. Resolutions were adopted
favoring the establishment of an Irish
republic.
CLAN-NA-GAEL CENTENNIAL
MEETING AT NEW YORK.
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CH1NAWARE.
Unusual Value for Dull Months.
At $7.50—worth $12.
English Porcelain Dirmer Sets ol 100
pieces, complete tor 12 persons, wider-
glaze decorations.
At $5.75—worth $8.50.
English Porcelain Decorated Dinner
Set, of 100 pleces-
At $4.00—worth $6.00.
A SB piece Dinner Set, complete for 9
persons.
Two American Perceluin $25.00 D*"~* ,
Sets, of 116 pieces each, with soup tureens,'
all Hisses of plates and tea and coffee cups,
all half the regular price.   Tbe sets are
slightly erased and will not be duplicated
—now $12.08.
NUSE'S CHINA STORE.
WE RENT CHINA AND GLASS.
20 West Spring Street.
4S"Entrance through Jewelry Store.
CA8T UP BY THE WAVES.
Three Bodies Found by Surfmen Near
Lewes, Del.
LEWES, Del., Sept. 20.—Three
drowned men were found at the three
life saving stations near here this
morning by surfmen, one near Lewes
station, one near Henlopen station and
one near Rehoboth station. The man
found near Rehoboth has been identified as Henry Joyce of Cape Breton, N,
S., by his son Harry, who is one of the
crew of a fishing steamer now at the
breakwater. He has taken charge oil
his father's body aad will have him
buried here. Joyce was one of the;
crew of the wrecked schooner Hattio
A. Marsh, as the others are supposed
to.be. The bodies are very much muti-*
lated' and nearly denuded. They were
put in charge of an undertaker and;
coroners' inquests held this evening.;
The bodies will be interred in the!
Methodist Episcopal cemetery here.
KING EDWARD UNVEIL8
MEMORIAL TO LATE QUEEN.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-rAt the Parish;
church of Crathie, three-quarters of a>
mile from Balmoral castle, which was
attended by Queen Victoria, King Edward, in tha presence of the Prince'
and   Princess of   Wales, Prince   and-
Princess Charles of Denmark, Premier
Balfour,   Lord Lansdowne   and other
ministers and a distinguished congre-,
gation, this  morning unveiled a memorial bust of the late Queen Victoria,
by the sculptor, Emil Fuchs, and two
mural tablets in memory of the lata!
Duke of Edinburgh and Empress Fred*',
erick of Germany.   The three memor-"
ials were erected at the expense of the
king.
TWO EMPLOYE8 ARRESTED
FOR TRANSFER CHECK FRAUDS.
,TNEW YORK, Sept. 20.—The Academy of Music was filled to overflowing
tonight by a meeting held under the
auspices of the Clan-Na-Gael, to commemorate the centenniary of the martyrdom of Robert Emmett. The auditorium was draped with American and
Irish flags and the Irish national spirit
found expression In continuous applause as the speakers dwelt upon Ireland's wrongs and the hopes of Ireland's sons. State Senator Victor H.
Dowling presided. Resolutions were
passed declaring the only proper settlement-of the differences between Ireland and England to be tbe abolition
of English rule in Ireland and pledging
the Clan-Na-Gael to work for the establishment of an Irish republic. The
orator of the evening was former
■•d States Senator .Charles A.
Towne of Minnesota.
Six thousand persons also gathered
In Carnegie hall tonight to do honor
to the' memory of Robert Emmett, under the auspices of the United Irish
League. Great enthusiasm was displayed throughout the evening.
LEVEE IN WISCONSIN RIVER
BURST8 AT PORTAGE.
PORTAGE, Wis., Sept. 20.—The Wisconsin river reached a stage 12.2 feet at
the government dock at noon today
when the city levee on the west aide
of the river broke' and tbe entire district on tbe west side of the bridge and
the Baraboo river, covering a space of
six miles, is one sea of water. Seven
hundred feet of newly built city levee
were washed away. Farm residences
in the district are entirely surrounded.
Hundreds of acres of potatoes, eorn and
millet are ruined.
LYNN, Mass., Sept. 20.—Two employes of the Boston and. Northern
Street railway were arrested in this
city today in connection with the extensive frauds perpetrated on that
company by means of bogus transfer
checks, which were exposed in Boston
yesterday. The men are Herbert E.
Shawman, janitor at the Central
Square station of the company, and F.
Morris, a conductor on the Lynn and
Boston division. . Shawman admitted
having purchased about $4,000 worth
of the transfer checks at various times,
while Morris, at the time of his arrest
had 400 of tbe bogus checks In his
pockets. The two men' will be arraigned in the' Lynn district court tomorrow on the charge of larceny.
TWO MEN KILLED IN MONON-
GAHELA   RAILROAD  WRECK.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa.. Sept. 20.—Two*
men were instantly killed m a freight
wreck on the Monongahela railroad at
Bridgeport today.   They are':*'"
SAMUEL E. MILLER, flagman, qf
Tlniontown, crushed in caboose.
WM. W. GATELY, brakeman, of Ma-
honlngtown, caught in caboose and
crushed.
Both men, it is supposed, were
asleep in the caboose while their engine was taking water. Tho blame for
the accident probably rests with them*,
as no flagman was ont to warn other
trains.
$60,000 Fire in New York.
NEW; YORK, Sept 30.—A building
formerly used as a parafflne factory;
containing machinery and. belonging to
the Standard Oil company, at Cavea
Point, Jersey City, caught lire froin
some unknown cause today and was totally destroyed.   The loss is $60,000.   '
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THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME
when a bank could  meet the  requirements of the public so successfully
as at the present day.
SECOND NATIONAL BANK
A wide-awake courteous Bank for
...PROGRESSIVE  PEOPLE...
Safe Deposit Vaults.
Latest and   most   approved   construction.
Vault Boxes rented at Three   Dollars
per.year and upwards.
tvo