Titusville Herald

              THE TITUSVILLE HERALD.
FORTY-FIRST YEAR.
TITUSVILLE, PA, DECEMBER 4, 1903
VOLUME XLI , SO. 84,
DOWIE CALLED FOR
OF ONE MIL
A  GREAT    GATHERING   HELD    IN
ZION  CITY   LA8T   NIGHT.
AFFAIRS
AT
CRISIS.
Next House of Worship Will Be Jerusalem, But That Will Come Later.
Elijah  III   Owes $726,000.
CHICAGO. Dec. 2.—A great gathering of the Dowieites was held in the
tabernacle at Zion City tonight. It was
called by Dowie for the purpose of
starting a fund of $1,000,000 with which
to pay off all the indebtedness that
hangs over Zion City and himself. The
outpouring of his followers was not one
to bring cheer to the heart of tne
general overseer of Zion. The tabernacle seats 6,000 people and usually all
the seats are taken at the special meetings called by Dowie. Tonight the ball
was not over half filled, and the gathering was not as enthusiastic as might
be desired by a man who was'in need
of funds.
Dowie gave to his followers a statement of the financial situation of Zion
City, told them that the assets were
ample, the only trouble being tbat ne
was not able to realize upon them at
once. All he needed was a contribution
of teady money to tide over the present crisis in the affairs of the city,
and this once done, Zion would grow
to greater power than ever before.
"I love this'tabernacle," he said. "I
love all my tabernacles as I love my
people. ' As my people have grown, so
have my temples of worship. Anc
when we prepare to leave this tabernacle for the last time, the next house
of worship will be Jerusalem. Yes,
we will help rebuild Jerusalem. It has
always been my prayer. God has told
me to do it. God tells all et you to do
It   But not now.   That will come later.
"The flesh pots are the cause or oiir
coming here-tonight. They are a Joke
to me. For an hour the dogs have
thought they led me. But, beloved, we
are going to kick them out now. We
will kick them for all eternity.
"Beloved, I would like to take you
Into my confidence. A few minutes ago
I received a communication that has
caused the clouds to lift. They are beginning to part.
"I call upon you to help me crush
them all. My people, I have come to
you for help. I know that you will not
be found wanting. Are you of Zion or
not?"
There was a feeble "yes."
"Those devils, parasites, the reporters, came to me today. They wanted
to know what I would say to you tonight.   Did tfiey learn from me?"
Cries of "No."
"I tell you we will run them out or
Zion. I knew they were coming before
they attempted to pollute Zion. I knew
it by the stench that came ahead of
them."
The collection taken up Is said to
have amounted to less than $1,000.
It Is declared by the receivers   appointed yesterday1 for Zion City tbat
the affairs of Dowie are in a w.prsetsitni
nation than was at first supposed.   Receiver Currier said tonight:
"I believe that Dr. Dowie will be
able to pay off his obligations in Ume.
Just how long this time will be .is,
something that we will not be able to
tell until we have made a thoroughy'n-
vastigation of all his affairs. I understand Dr. Dowie thinks he will be able
to settle all claims against him in the
course of five weeks."
Yesterday it was the opinion that the
• liabilities of Dr. Dowie would not
amount, at the outside, to over $350,-
000. Tonight it is admitted by the receivers and their attorneys that claims
against him for merchandise alone will
aggregate $500,000 and in addition to
this amount that there are mortgages
on his property at -Zion City amounting
to $125,000 which are due the first of
next year. He owes $100,000 to his
brother-in-law, Samuel Stevenson,
making a total of $72S,00C.
Tbe receivers today found one of
Dowie's banks in operation at Twelfth
street and Michigan avenue and they
promptly put an agent In charge and
had the doors closed. Judge Kohlsaat
later ratified the action of the receivers
in shutting down this bank as well as
the institution at Zion City. Experts
have been put to work on the books of
both institutions and in a few days it
Is expected they will Be able to report
the ex-act condition of the two banks to
the receivers.
GENERAL 8TRIKE AGAIN8T
FULLER CONSTRUCTION CO.
Iron Workers in Executive Session at
Chicago   So   Declare.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.—A general strike
against the George A. Fuller Construe
tion company and the sub-contractors
of that company was declared tonight
by the executive board of the Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers' International association, now in session in
■ Chicago. The fight against the company will be centered In New York
city, where the Fuller company Is said
to have assisted in the formation of n
rival union of bridge and structural
iron workers.       \
The Fuller company is said to have
contracts' aggregating more than
$20,000,000 in the following cities;
New York, Kansas City, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Omaha, St. Louis, Boston, Washington and Pittsburg. Nearly 10,000 men are said to be directly
affected by the strike order in these
cities and in the event sympathetic
strikes are called more than 70,000
will be affected.
Mass Meeting of Coal Miners.
SCOFIELD.Utah, Dec 2.—A mass
meeting of striking coal miners was
held this afternoon in the woods two
miles below Scofleld to consider the
the offer of coal officials to grant all
the demands of the man except recognition of the union. Many of the
striking miners are disposed to aocept
the offer and a break in the strikers'
ranks is regarded as probable unless
favorable action is taken toward ending
the strike.
MINERS'  EXECUTIVES
TELEGRAPH ROOSEVELT.
Reputable and Self-Sustaining Citizens
Ordered Out ef Telluride.
DENVER, Col., Dec. 2.—The executive -board of the Western Federation
of Miners has sent the following telegram to President Roosevelt:
"At the present time officers of the
state of Colorado under the guise and
pretext of enforcing the law, hare ordered a large number of reputable and
self-sustaining citizens and residents
to leave Telluride, Col., under penalty'
of being imprisoned or otherwise severely dealt with. The citizens ana
residents are not guilty of any crane
against the laws of the state or United
States. The constitution and laws of
the United States pertaining- to civil
rights are being frequently violated,
and we call on you under the civil
rights statutes and under section 1988
of the revised statutes of the United
States, to investigate conditions prevailing there and give to these persons
who have been so outraged the protection guaranteed to them by the laws or
the land."
POUR CRACKSMEN DYNAMITE
SAFE AT HORNELL8VILLE.
Safe Was Unlocked and It Contained
Only Ten Dollars.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 2.—Four
men entered the grocery store or
Blackmer Bros., Hornellsville, this
morning, dynamited the safe and after
three explosions blew the safe /door
across the store and through the side of
the building. Tbe building was nearly
wrecked. Had the robbers known it,
the safe door was unlocked and only
810 was in it.
The explosions aroused the citizens.
C. J. Couse and J. F. Williams saw the
burglars hastening from the store and
gave chase. The burglars opened fire
on them but without effect. They escaped to the railroad yards. A switch
engine gave chase but failed to catch
them.
TANK OF NAPHTA
EXPLODES ON TRAIN.
TWO DEATH8, SERIOUS INJURIES
AND WHOLESALE WRECKAGE.
A     SPONTANEOUS     COMBU8TION.
Communication   With   Greenwood   Interrupted—Plre,  Following   Explosion, Burns School Building.
DOVER, Del., Dec. 2.—An explosion
of a tank cat* of naphtha in the center
of a freight train on the Delaware division of tbe Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington railroad, caused two
deaths, the Injuring of a number of
persons, tbe wrecking of several buildings and freight cars.
The accident occurred at Greenwood,
twenty-five, miles south ot .this city.
The explosion is thought to nave resulted from spontaneous combustion.
The burning fluid was scattered in all
directions. Fifteen cars were wrecked,
three of which were destroyed by fire,
and several buildings near'the railroad
caught fire.   The known dead are:
EDWARD J. ROACH, brakeman, of
Georgetown; taken from the wreck
dead.
AN INFANT CHILD, died from
shock.
Injured trainmen:
Engineer B. Shepherd, of Wilmington, seriously; inhaled steam.
Conductor Cornelius B. Hall, of Wilmington.
Fireman John Barker, of Wilmington, badly burned.
Towerman Horace Lynch, of Greenwood.
A dozen or more citizens were Injured or suffered seriously from shock.
The condition of Mrs. W. W. Morris is serious.
The telephone and telegraph wires
were broken and communication with
other towns was impossible. As soon
as possible a locomotive was sent bacK
to Seaford and returned with a special
car carrying physicians from Harrington. While the physicians were looking after the injured citizens and trainmen, a party of rescuers was at work
around the wrecked train and another
party directed its efforts to the burning buildings. Despite hard work of
the fire fighters, the residence of Dr.
H. C. Johnson and the public school
building were consumed and a dozeii
other houses were rendered uninhabitable.
NEBRASKA  P08TOFPICE
CONSPIRACY HEARING8
Resumed Before Federal Grand Jury.
Nothing Sensational.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 2.—The federal
grand jury today resumed the investigation of alleged conspiracy and bribery In connection with. Nebraska post-
office appointments. The cases under
consideration are those of Alma and
Orleans, in which it is sought to establish before the grand jury that Senatot
Dietrich informed all applicants that
appointment would be made on the
recommendation of Elliott Low, a
member of the legislature from Harlan
county, and that Lowe asked for and
received* money for his recommendations. The testimony of two bank
cashiers of Alma showed that Postmaster Mitchell borrowed $1,000 about
the time of his appointment as postmaster at Alma.
Dreyfus Case Again.
PARIS, Dec. 2.—Only incidental mention was made of the Dreyfus case at
the weekly sitting of- the revision commission today when before the end of
the proceedings General Mercler, the
senior member, excused himself on the
ground that he had to examine the
Dreyfus documents transmitted by the
minister of Justice. General Mercier
added that he would make his report
as soon as possible but that he did not
believe he could do so before the lapse
I of ten days.
OTTAWA UNIVERSITY
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
LOS8     ESTIMATED     AT     $500,000.
$200,000 INSURANCE.
GOVERNOR DIREC
FOR $2,(
•-ITS
Wa
JUMPING
PROM
WINDOWS.
Narrow    Escapes    Among    Students.
Several   Priests   Injured,   Father
Boyon   Fatally.
OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 2.—The Ottawa
University in this city was totally destroyed by fire early today. All that
remains of the magnificent stone building, which was one of the sights of the
eastern part of the dty, are portions
of the walls. The loss is estimated
at $500,000, with $200,000 Insurance
While.the students were at .breakfast
in the refectory, about 7 o'clock, some
of them saw smoke escaping trottn*
around the pipes. In half an Hour tne
fire made its appearance and soon afterward the whole building was in a
blase. The students and others who I
bad risen early escaped easily. A number ^vho were still abed had to takel
the fire escapes in their night shirts
or jump from the building- into blankets held out by the fireman below.
The fire escapes were all on one side
of the structure and those who slept on
the other side could not reach them.
They had to jump, some of them from
the fourth and fifth stories. It was in
jumping that the accidents occurred.
All of the students, however, escaped
with very slight injuries, no one being seriously hurt.
Two of the priests were seriously injured, and one, Father Boyon, is not expected to live. He was in the fifth
story. He could not reach the fire escapes and had to Jump. He fell on a
veranda below, landing on his shoulder
and afterwards rolling to the ground,
striking on his head.
Father Fnlham Was on the fourth
floor. He leaped into a blanket held
out for him and sustained some injuries to his side, but will recover.
Father McGurty was burned on the
head and arms but not seriously injured.
An old woman servant jumped from
the fifth story and was badly hurt. S.
Harvey, a student from Brunswick,
Me., awoke, only when his bed was on
fire. He sprang to the window in his
night shirt and throwing his body outside, hung to the sill for fifteen minutes when he was taken down safely
by the firemen.
A student named Cullen jumped from
the fourth story with his glasses on
and had his face cut badly. A domestic, Miss Dupuis, Was badly injured.
The students' lost all their effects. It
is expected that all will recover except Father Boyon.
The fire is supposed to have resulted
from a burning cigarette, which was
thrown away after the play, given last
night in the Academy hall.
Later information is to the effect that
Father Fulham is more seriously injured than at first stated.
A library of 30,000 volumes was destroyed.
It will be .two' years before the *uni-
verslty hall can be rebuilt, and meantime it will be impossible to get a
place suitable tb carry on the work of
the Institution. There were '450 students at the university, which was a
Roman Catholic institution and was
carried on under the charge of the
clergy. Of the student about 360 were
boarders and the remainder day scholars. Nearly all of tbe boarders were
from the United States, principally
from the New England states.
8LASHED YOUNG WOMAN
ACROS8 FACE WITH RAZOR.
Then   Thomas   McCabe   Suicided   by
Drinking Carbolic Acid.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 2.—In a
fit of jealous rage over the continued
rejections of his attentions, Thomas
McCabe forced his way into the kitchen
of a private house on Crown street today and severely slashed Miss Hattle
Gilmore across the face with a razor.
McCabe then committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid. He attempted
to cut Miss Oil more's throat, but she
broke away after he slashed ber face,
falling Into the arms of Mrs. Zeigler,
the owner of the house. McCabe then
Went into a closet off the sitting room,
drank the add and nearly severed the
left wrist with a razor. He died before a physician arrived.
Miss (Jilmore, who was taken to the
New Haven hospital, is veiry weak
from loss of blood, but is in no immediate danger of death. She is probably
disfigured for life. She says the trouble
was due to an old love affair.
WHOLE8ALE   REDUCTION
OF MINERS' WAGE8.
Vioe President Thomas Lewis Knows
Nothing  of That  Report.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 2.—Vice
President Thomas Lewis, of tbe United
Mine Workers, said today tn regard to
a Chicago report that a wholesale reduction of miners' wages was contemplated in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
western Pennsylvania, that he had
heard nothing of it.
"When we meet the operators in
joint conference," he said, "we expect
that the representatives of our organization will be prepared to meet every
argument presented by the operators
at that time. I am not looking for
trouble, and In my opinion the operators will hesitate before they attempt
to enforce any drastic measures."
Chicago Has Corner on Pears.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.—A million and a
Quarter of pears, said to be practically
the world's present supply bf the fruit,
are stored In a,warehouse in Chicago.
A firm of South Water street fruit
merchants are the owners of the pears
and are supposed to have a corner on
the market. New York still has a few
carloads of pears, but they will be exhausted within thirty days and then
the world must call on Chicago or do
' without pears.
Dr. Lee Reports th< ■
aW"    >rtS»TfNot i\
HARRISBURG,   t> .jr.   Ben
jamin Lee, secretary i ,e state board
of health, who was detailed by Governor Pennypaeker to Investigate the typhoid fever epidemic at Butler, ' submitted a report to the governor, who
immediately directed Auditor General
Hardenberg to draw a warrant for $2,-
000 from the state emergency fund for
the relief of the sufferers.
This money will be used to employ a
tried Quarantine officer of the board, to
whom the local board will report dally
every new case and every death, and
tbe conditions prevailing In the houses
In which the disease exists.
A quarantine officer will also be
sent from a neighboring county to Investigate the water system and detect,
if possible, any additional sources of
pollution, and to place the information
at the disposal of the local authorities.
Dr. Lee says the epidemic bears all
the mark's of a water-borne and not c.
milk-b.ome outbreak, and that it is Impossible to ascertain the number of
cases. A rough estimate, however, «rt»
tained by| communicating with. physicians over the telephone, developed
'the fact that a little more than half of
them were treating 685 cases.
Dr. Lee found the town completely
demoralized, and the first thing to be
done to prevent a further spread of the
disease was to notify all persons to boll
their drinking water.
He says so great was the demand for
medical aid for the past two weeks the
physicians bad scarcely visited their
homes, being occupied day and night
with attendance upon the sick. A very
considerable number of physicians and
the health officer of the town were ill,
while the time of tbe president of the
board of health was, to a considerable
extent, occupied In caring for sick
members of his own family.
FOUR DEATHS AND
FOURTEEN NEW CASES.
Such the Fever Record at Butler Up
to 8 P. M.
BUTLER, Pa., Dec. 2.—Tho typhoid
fever record for the day up to 8 p. m
is four deaths and fourteen new case*
Twenty-five nurses, in charge of Dr.
French, city physician of Philadelphia,
arrived from that city and the nurses
are being sent out to places where
their services are needed most as fast
as possible.
Dr. Wilbur S* Chapman, the state
health and quarantine officer, and Dr.
Thomas W. McKee of Kittanning, Pa.,
reached here today. They will remain
until the scourge is over. Contributions of money are still coming in.
FEDERAL CASE AGAINST
upton and McGregor.
Testimony of    Mary    Moodye—C.    E.
afnith Recounts Conspiracy.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2.—In the United
States district court, Judge Morris pre--
siding, the case of tbe government
against C. E. Upton and Thomas W.
McGregor, clerks in tbe postoffice department, indicted for the perpetration
of. postal frauds in securing exorbitant
prices for 'mail pouches, was resumed
today, t.'
■i Miss Mary IF .Moodye, a clerk in the
postoffice department, a witness for the
government, identified the fraudulent
bills for mail pouches, testifying that
she had handed them to McGregor in
person.
C. E. Smith, who furnished the
pouches, was again placed upon the
stand and continued his testimony relating how he had entered into a conspiracy with Upton and McGregor to
furnish pouches at 9"0 cents which only
cost 85 certs.
Daniel Myers on Trial.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—Daniel Myers,
a member of the firm of Benton, Myers
& Co., of Cleveland, Q., and formei
president of the Manhattan Fire Insurance company, which went into the
hands of a receiver in the early part ot
1901, was today placed on trial before
Recorder Goff for grand larceny In the
first degree. Myers was indicted with
Wm. M. Hahn, a former insurance
commissioner of Ohio, ex-chairman of
the Ohio Republican state committee
and ex-president of the State bank of
Mansfield, O., who has restated extradition and whose case is now in the
Ohio circuit court. Six jurymen were
selected.
Arrest of Gabriel Hoosza.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—A man who
says he is Gabriel Hoosza, 21 years
old, a banker living in this city, was
arrested tonight by detectives on a
warrant issued by Governor Peony-
packer, of Pennsylvania, charging him
with embezzlement. It is alleged in
the complaint that he is a fugitive from
justice and tfie crime is alleged to have
been committed in Sharon, Pa. Hoosza
was arrested a month ago and was
paroled in the custody ot his counsel.
According to the police he failed to appear In court when his case was called.
He will be held to await -the action bf
the Pennsylvania authorities.
Sensational    Unconfirmed    Report.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2.—The
Russion armored cruiser Bayana and
the battleship Tsarevitch arrived at
Port Arthur today. Dispatcnes Nov.
30 said a report had been received in
St. Petersburg by a semi-official Russian agency from Tokio to the effect
that Japanese warships had been dispatched to prevent the Bayana and
Tsarevitch reaching Port Arthur to
join the Russian squadron there. This
alarming report could not be confirmed.
Will Bring Fifteen Suits.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 2.—Precipes in
fifteen suits against the Ellsworth
Coal company of this oity were en
te'red today hy United States District
Attorney James S. Young, alleging violation of the alien contract labor law
in bringing to this country Welsh miners to work in the company's mines at
Ellsworth, Pa. The district attorney's
office is now at work pn the formal
complaints in the cases and will probably file them within a few days.
FIVE BRIBE-TAKERS
it WILL PLEAD GOILTY.
THEIR     PUNISHMENT     WILL     BE
MERELY A FINE.
THE    GRAND    RAPIDS    SCANDAL.
rney
rate
llgh-
Lant   K.  Saisbury   Unable  to  Testify
Yesterday—More   Warranto   May
Be  Issued Today.
GRAND R,, *
torriey   John \
ment that he ex
ents to plead gu}
court, wa" the/
In the water b
five men ref<
appeared befov
and waived exa H	
er court.
It is generally understood that those
wbo plead guilty of accepting bribes
will he punished by fines and no imprisonment, and thai they will be used
as witnesses by the prosecution In the
cases of those accused city officials who
insist on having, trials.
The five men who waived examination .today are: Ex-Alderman John
Donovan,. Clark E. Slocum, John Mc-
Lachlan, Reyner Stonehause and Corey
P.. Bissell, a former member of the
board of works. Ex-Alderman Lozier,
It is said, will-waive examination tomorrow, but Alderman Johnson, of tne
Seventh ward, will insist upon an examination in the lower court.
Ex-City- Attorney Saisbury was confined to his bed at his home all day
suffering from nervous prostration and
in consequence the examination in the
case of Alderman Ellen, charged with
accepting a bribe of $350 in the water
deal,-"mis-postponed in court until tomorrow morning. Inquiry by telephone
at Salsbury's residence thfs evening
elicited the information that he
thought he would be able to go to court
tomorrow morning and resume his testimony In regard to his claim that he
handed Alderman Ellen a bribe of $360
to assist in putting the water contract
through the council in 1900.
It was reported this afternoon that
if Saisbury does not take the witness
stand tomorrow warrants will be issued
for the arrest of some of those implicated by Saisbury in the conspiracy
part of the deal, and it was partly confirmed by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Ward, Who has the case in hand.
When asked concerning the issuance of
more warrants' Mr. Ward said if the
examination is not resumed tomorrow
morning one or two may be issued,
and stated positively that in any event
the number of warrants will be much
smaller than the first installment. It
is expected that other.arrests will be
made, one or two at a time.
COLLISION ON CHICAGO
ELEVATED RAILROAD.
Cable Trains at 31st Street Also Col
lide at About Same  Moment.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.—In a collision between two north-bound, trains on the
South Side elevated road today at1 the
Fifty-first street station, Harry Cottell,
a motorman, was fatally hurt and several of the passengers seriously injured. The fog and frost on the rails
were responsible for the accident. Almost the same moment several persons
were Injured in a collision between two
Cottage Grove avenue cable trains at
Thirty-first street.
While the guards on the elevated
train were holding the gates shut, In
order to prevent the passengers from
jumping to the tracks and possibly being electrocuted, the wires in one of
the coaches became crossed, starting a
fire in the crowded car.
The cry of "fire" caused a panic.
Windows were smashed and a rush was
made for the doors. Charles F. Redman, one of the passengers, more collected than' the others, caught a fire
extinguisher and broke the bottle aver
the fire. His example was quickly followed by others. In the fight to extinguish the flames, one of the extinguishers struck Redman on the
head, causing an ugly scalp wound.
ARREST OF ALLEGED
RICH   MINE OWNER.
Stats      Senator     John      McLaughlin
Charges Him With Grand Larceny.
NEW YORK,,Dec. 2.—Frank C.
Helm, 'tl years old, who is said to be
the owner of valuable mining property
in Alaska, was arraigned in court today on a charge of grand larceny. The
complainant against him is State Senator John Laughlln, of Buffalo, and
the specific charge is that he sold $1,000
worth of stock to Senator Laughlln,
which, it is alleged, was not his property.
Mr. Helm returned from Valdes, Alaska, last nigbt. He was turned over
to a Buffalo officer who will take Helm
to Buffalo at once.
"Grafting" Charged In Omaha.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 2.—Mayor
Frank Moore today announced his intention of investigating "grafting" by
certain city officials which he says has
been going on for some time. He be
gan by calling before bim City Pound-
master McLaughlin, whom he openly
charged with receiving money for duties never performed. He also announced his Intention of investigating
bills presented by the city garbage
haulers and others, which he says are
excessive and which have been paid
without proper authority. ■
Women Cannot Qualify as Lawyers.
LONDON, Dec. 2.—The house of
lords has finally decided that women
are debarred by their sex from becoming qualified lawyers in this country.
The question arose on the appeal of a
Londoner, Miss Bertha Cavo, against
tbe decision of the Benchers of Grays
Inn not to admit her as a student for
the purpose of being called to the bar.
The court decided that there was no
| precedent and no reason to create a
precedent.
ASSISTANT P08TMA8TER
GENERAL BRISTOW'8 REPORT.
Recommendations of Appropriation In
His Department.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—The annual report of Fourth Assistant Post*
master General Bristow for the fiscal
year ended June 30 last, makes the following recommendations:
An appropriation to construct Inspectors' lookouts In postofflces wherever necessary in the opinion of the
postmaster general; that tbe Inter
state commerce law be amended so as
to prohibit common carriers from aiding and abetting in the green goods,
lottery or any other scheme, carried
a partly by mail and partly by com-
'   in carrier, in violation of the postal
ra;   that special agents and route
.specters be hereafter designated as
■ral agents; that the provision that
l'ural carriers shall not be prohibited
from doing an express business be repealed; that the maximum salary of a
rural carrier be increased to $750 per
annum for a route of twenty-five miles-
or more in length, and the enactment
of a law requiring assistant postmasters, cashiers and other employes to
give bonds to postmasters direct and
holding postmasters responsible-under
their own bonds.
The estimated expenditure for both
city and rural free delivery service
during the fiscal year beginning July
1 next will aggregate about $47,000,000.
CONFIRMED  REPORT OF
CREW KILLED BY SAVAGES.
Searching   Parties  Pound  Unmistakable Evidence of Such Apprehension.
VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 2.—The
steamer Iro Maru, which arrived today
from the Orient, brought Captain and
Mrs. Hoestadt of the wrecked American ship Benjamin A. Sewall. Captain Hoestadt confirms the report that
ten of the crew were killed by savages
off Tobago Island, off the Formosan
coast. Searching parties found two of
the men belonging to the mate's boat, -
which had fallen into the bands of the
natives. These men, Wm. Reinwald
and Julian Calco, who had been kept
alive to carry wood, when found were
naked, their bodies sore and blistered*.
The clothing belonging to the others,
and Identified by Captain Hoestadt,
was found in a savage village, where
all had been killed. What disposition
was made of their bodies it was impossible to learn. Those who were
killed were Jos. Morris, third mate,
Thomas Pickle and his wife, a Japanese woman; the Chinese carpenter
and the cook; Henry Adams, an American negro; Peter Johnson, a Chilean;
and three Japanese seamen. Since
tho wreck the United States consul at
Shanghai has received advices from
the United States that the dead officer
had been left'heir to $28,000.
FAMOUS LITTLE RAILROAD SOLD.
B., B. & K. Bid in by the Bondholders.
Grover  Cleveland   a   Stockholder.
BRADFORD, Dec. 2.—The B., B. &
K. railroad. Which during the early
oil excitementi in tho Bradford fleld
was a veritable gold inirie fbr the owners, was sold at public auction at 1
o'clock yesterday afternoon, the present bondholders of the concern bidding
it in at $67,000. The sale was conducted by Attorney D. H. Jack, and
the bondholders were represented by
Q. L. Roberts of Pittsburg, J. B. Mo-
George and H. K. Pomeroy of. New
York. There is an indebtedness against
the road aggregating $276,000, which
includes a mortgage for $249,000 held
by the Metropolitan Trust company of
New York, at whose instance the narrow gauge line was sold. Ex-President
Cleveland is tbe owner of about $8,000
worth of the capital stock, purchased
while the line was a money maker for
the bondholders. The remainder of
tbe stock is in the hands of New York
capitalists.
The line will be conducted as at
present and under the same management pending a settled arrangement
as to the future bf tfie famous 'little
road.
Earthquake in Illinois.
EFFINGHAM,     Ills.,    Dec.    2.—An
earthquake shock lasting several seconds was distinctly felt here this afternoon.
Pale and Sickly Children
Grow   strong and   well after   using
Thompson's Sweet Worm Powder, 25a
LOTS MORE LIKE IT.
Plenty More Proof Like This, and All
From Titusville People.
No chance for argument here.
No better proof can be had.
What a Titusville -man says
Is the evidence for Titusville people.
Read this case.
We have lots more like it.
M. Lefford, farmer of Diamond, Pa.,
says:
"I was a long time annoyed wtth
kidney secretions, suffered with lameness and aching across the loins, and
depression hanging about me contin-*-
ually; could hardly bend, and to lift
anything caused sharp twinges to pass
through me. If I stooped and tried to
rise quickly I was compelled to reach
out and steady myself. I read about
Doan's Kidney Pills and got them at
Phillips' drug store in Titusville. They
gave me prompt relief; removed the
lameness and regulated the kidney se*.
cretions so that I could sleep well at
j night without being disturbed. I used
other remedies but nothing ever did,
me tbe permanent good Doan's Kidney
Pills did."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50c.
a box. Foster-MIlburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y., sole agents tor the United
States.
Remember the name—Doan's—and
i take no substitute.