Punxsutawney Spirit, 1906-12-01

              THE vutm. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 —Snow flurries And colder tonight; ftunday. cloudy and much colder. ity idition LI. No.es. PLOT PREDECESSOR S FATE FOR THE SERVIAN RULER PRICE 2 CENTS PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.. SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1006 jluch Important Business Awaits Attention of Nation's Lawmakers YVETTE Local Nimrods Have Had Un- Passenger Train Was Standing usual Luck in Bagging 0n Siding Waiting lor I Gamc Another GUILBEBT SAILS FOR HOME GBUTORS JUIE GA1RING PHI HUNTERS HIE KILLED FOR SHORT SESStON OT COB HAPPT AT CLOSE III HSU OF OF THE SEASON GRAVEL 111 ™ OF PRESIDENT ♦ I ConspiratorsThreaten Midnight FOR TWENTY YEARS Assa King [WAIT PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Government at a Loss As to How to Deal With Situation [OBt Important Business Will Be Consideration of Left- over Matters I'N Publishers' I'r« SS. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Th<> Government 1h at a loss to know ho v.* to (leal with the conspirators anil the Knatost excitement prevails throughout the city. A military conspiracy h;is been disr"Von«l among tH«• officers of the Payarevetz garrison to dispose <»f King Peter. Tho conspirators planned to raid tin- palace at night and threaten the King with instant d« -nth unless ho signed an instrument ot abdication tor himself and the entire dynasty. 1.—■ ap- proaching such a crisis that the Karagi-orgvichH will probably be forced to retire. Oreat discontent already prevails in the army and an insur#» i - lion is feared. HEI/IUADK. Servia. Dec. Rvents in Servln are rapidly AUTO STRIKES SADDLE HORSE Leslie Jordan Narrowly Escapes Serious Injury From Machine Ilostouia Udl<s' Oivhrotrn. .. ii. . .11 T. g. i). . . u. H. B . L. H. n F. B. . . . l K. . L. T . I.. C,. . C. . . . . . Kramer Wool ridge . Wallace ... Oardon . . . Kosser . . Kragle . .. Forcey Buddinger .... Boyd Fullerton Anderson C. H. S. 0 i all probability the President's proram for rounding out his ontl-eoror.'ition legislation also Will bo withelyl until the Sixtieth Congress. The an to Domingo treaty, the Isle «»f hree months is hardly time enough t which to pass the appropriation Ilia, let alone dispose of legislation of pneral importance. The tariff will i» let alone for the lime being and kg this fact the brief space covered y the coming session which will exire by limitation March 4, precludes Ie probability of much being aeomplished beyond the pasage of the •gular money budgets and the disposal of unfinished business that came ver from the recent leng session. tvaitlng solution at the hands of the itlonal legislators, but notithstand- There are many great problems jAt noon Monday the lawmakers will he up for the last session of the ifty-nlnth Congress. The life of le'Congress is limited to but three lojkths more ait the most. As there Jmuch important business to be disosed of the session undoubtedly will e a busy one. Special Service of The Spirit. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The peri-1 of dullness has ended and official 'ashlngton once more Is awake and repared for "the season." Outwr.rd nd visible signs are abundant that ie opening of Congress Is at hand, he railway stations are thronged, ie streets are crowded, hotel prorletors and boarding-house mistress-9 of the "hash belt" are beaming. The ation's lawmakers are back in town nee more, some of them elated over >elr victory In the recent election, them cast down by defeat. Business Men Hold Enthusiastic Meeting and Discuss Project SHOW FINE FORM TO TALK TO MEN all efforts to secure lere of a shirt factory, in The Spirit yesterday. <vill 1)1' made at once to necessary money and a / of t he business men Ight it was finally de- Prominent Y. M.C. A Worker Speaks Here on Sunday Afternoon Prevent the Strong Clearfield Aggregation Frorti Scoring Tomorrow afternoon at th> Y M. C. A. the usual men's meetings will be PETERSON BOYS The assassin was caught after i desperate encounter. By Publishers- Press. KAZAN, Russia, Deo. 1.—While leaving a theatre last night the Chief of Polio.- was shot and almost instantly killed by a revolutionist. BROKEN Statement of work dono on Panama Canal and recommendations for the Development through national subsidy of a great and powerful merchant marines. Increase of the Hovy and necessary changes for Improvemnt of the army.Removal of all duties, save 25 per cent, of the present rate* on sugar and tobacco, on Phlliptpnc products, excepted duties to be removed entirely in 1909. Explanation of the causes which compelled American Intervention in Cuba and an announcement of the unselfish policy the United States will pursue with regard to Cuba. National regulation and supervision of corporations engaged in interstate commerce, either by act of Con- Cress or through a constitutional amendment. [wait the attention of the Senate, lm- ilgration restriction, "the Philippine nrlft bill, the Smoot case and several f the so-called labor bills will be rought up. | The many urgent advocates of the jhip subsidy bill will strive to secure passage before March, and they nay possibly be successful—if the Ipeaker is won over—but neither this ill nor any of the other leading leasures which have strong friends ill be allowed to interfere with the ills the passage of which is deemed bsolutely necessary. Members express a determination fond the usual formalities attending he opening little will be accomplishd on Monday, but by Tuesday or o take up the work of the session igorously at the boignning with the lope of having it well advanced before he holidays. The appropriation bills ire to be given the right of way at >oth ends of the capitol and pressed hrough with all possible haste. He- Wednesday at the latest the House ill plunge into its work. t course, the usual secrecy has been laintained with regard to the mes- Intense interest is manifested in the President's message <»n account of the ;reat importance of the many questions it will have to deal with. While, sage and the customary precautions taken to prevent its publication before the opening of Congress, the »sident has shown the message to so many of the Republican leaders md consulted with them in regard to It that the principal points of the document have become pretty generally known. It is believed the most Important recommendations and subjects the President has made and discussed in his message are the following:A system of progressive taxation on •eat fortunes, so as to prohibit the mcentration of enormous wealth in few hands. races observing tolerance in their relations.National assistance to labor through laws making eight hours a legal day for all government work save on the Panama Canal; also limiting the hours of railroad employes; authorising thorough Investigation of child and woman labor problems. Discussion of tho negro problem ind emphasizing the necessity of both RUSSIAN POLICE CHIEF IS SHOT Jordan was riding horseback and when near the bridge he was met In In*. .1. \. Walters In his automobile. The horse scared and jumped directly In the path of the automobile and when the big machine crashed Into the animal, the rider fell to the ground, only being saved from being run down by the coolness of the driver As it was Jordan felt a little the worse r.ir we; r. but fortunately was not seriously hurt Leslie Jordan ,of ISast End. had a narrow escape from being seriously hurt la*t evening about six o'clock near the Hast Knd bridge UPON RETURN TO 'FRISCO YVKTTE QTJILI'.ERT IN CHAIUCTEK. vere injured in the attack. Pablos -• ..avy >. made no dcfen>e « r hmii.:. but con vas anions the wounded. The leader clu.nie, committed suicide l»y haiw- Hind himself to d'-nouncing kudolpl \scaped but h\i% wife and daughter i in«y in a shed adjoining; the plant of spreekles. the pr< - of San Frame were made prisoners. Mackintosh. Hemphill and Company. eo, the Grand .Jury. and their attacl; It is believed that Pablos will soon i engine builders, on Twelfth Street on the Mayor during bis absent. H be captured. early today. urged fair play arid attributed the at *•* Yo»tcrda> he seeur. d employment , tack on Mayor Sehmilx's a dm inlst r;i - UETIHKMKNT OF COL. M.\('KI<IN at the plant and was assigned to a Hon to an effor; to disrupi t li«■ labor WASHINGTON ,D. ('.. l>eo. 1.—Af- responsible position. He was among organizations of this i it\. ter forty-three years of active serv- the lirst workmen to arrive this morn- "I can bard lyexpi said Mayor lee in the army Col. James JO. Maeklin. ing. but he soon disappeared. The Schmitz in reply, " bow grateful I feel Fourth Infantry, goes on the retired j body was dieovered by laborers and In receiving- such a reception after list today at his own request. Col | was removed to the morgue. being so maligned by the worst, set Maeklin Is a native of New York and Letters found on the dead man indi- ; of newspapers that ever cursed a eit>. during the civil war served in the J cate that domestic troubles were the It has been said that 1 lied from my ranks in the Sixteenth Infantry. [cause of his act. city, but here I am to face my tra % By Publishers' Press. MANILA. Dec. 1.—Chief Pablo*' band of Pulajoncs on the Island of Samar, has been broken up by tin constabulary under the command of Major Murphy. At daybreak yesterday Murphy's force came upon Pablos' camp. Eleven of the band wen* killed and ninin' I in the attack. Pablos' so! ho Southwest .. innlp.-g, Can.; Phil- throw a fence mil at them. . idolphin, Pittsburg. am others. All, Th,,„ Jllr, ,,hllsinl „ ill(mlld the tree I r' 1'>>t»liPr, -ss. '!?!'. declared, wore very enthusiastic r,„. jltJ ,,„ur ,„ul K„, t,ecaUJ.e ho' • >.. l>cc_ J_ .lanns - + iiirt cordTftl. winked a little too niton at him, no -N'lcholx. lit!}, and ticnJnMtn So.ill. «i.r . 11 j r„ ' due rs. This "nWlvTR. which w.-o "And now it sail over, and I am on h„ Hhot oft his head and fot'ly-clifht. wore tlto principals in a AllflOuyll 1/(1061 AllcST tX" m. . i w ,!..>« after I I.-ft Now m.v way homo, she added. And I brought the tail homo for a I'UK double tragedy at Mlddlchnurno. i M/ir-ml./ 1 " "'"Iis. mo am sorry—indeed I am." Ur, W. F .Beyer, Bvra Qourley, Quornoy County, last night. LCtlllVc IS VVdl(l Ily -I physical coward, nor am ■' Edward Murray and Hoary Snyder ro- Seoit v, an shot by Nichols who th.n Wnifnmor! ' mora I o.n.i nl I am h< r to 1110 R l/l IB f) fil&nn turned tills morning from L.uur.1 drank la-bolic arid and < 1 i o. I. Ni. VV tlCUmt.U Ira lu. .t -ml to an> IfllllK INI UAIIII crook, Cloartieiil County, -vhero they ol also ti r.>, I throe shots al Mis. , hring .-matnsi it'.. I iVIIIllllllll linllll h"Vl' " ,l'"'r '"""'"K P«*l i. h,,: ; h'- cwiip,..! injury. ,, .,nar|.t ami 1 -diall ui..- .... TI UIII1IIVU llflllU weeks. With thom th. j brought two Two months ago .Mrs. Scott secured n.wj ,-r- ,r. . pnMQPIRAPV doer. a divorce from Nichols on chars..s of oAYo I I lo A UUNorHIAuT -Tliis attack is .gainst union la- TA nrniinr linil Dr' ,K'>'r1' «**«* Geary Snyder wore cruelty. Within tin.. weeks she tnat Hi. v mac disrupt and . rush III YH IIkL MLMJ the lucky ones, Geary KettliiK a two- was married to Scott. — Ho- 1 organization and adinlnlit-1 || airialinr lllH l""n*''d hwk and Dr. Uoy.-r a large ,|asl M dark Ni.-hol,-: tnpp. .1 oil the „ . x yvckc.i I... 1 . \l ... this I \\) ULUUIIL IlLII :!"•'■ *»"• °f whleh w*re «h°« la8< front .lo..,- a, I-, Ice, Scott Rugene KSchmUz! who was arrested that the harm the papers are doing ;«aturon>. -ned (he and was promptly „ Trncl his a... horn- from and ha\. don will lake j.-ar.- lo sol nilinT rinTnnil * Sh.'t ao«n. Nichols Hire.' K„r„p, of extortion right. Talking of vigilmie. commlt- V UIU I LAI I IIUV nini AAI niim '"h"U at his former wire ami supposed , ThankSKiving Don r., ivim; t w- will i ■ rha, - have vet oriiiiini H. n dad nc da kid > ".Mm, n.- . ..t. ,,..1 vllllll I nUIUIII run A nil II11 5 "t"r' e.,m. -...I will olm..M cnHiir • ar, ,c I ..1 the Ma-, I nilLUU UnilU what _ he had done and drained a hot- Mml Muyor |„. . ption won- in Hi. bands of .. tie of acid. , i llent spirits. committee of 10U merchants, liusilin ■■■Hnuii ~ Mayor Schmll/. was w artnlj Wol- men. and labor |, a.l.l .1 which III U/n D if lil LII nun lid When bo arriv.-d In San Fran I 're. I I. Maih.ls was the Chairman. Ul W11II n fVI I II I IIV11 else. lie was 111. t at the ferry h> l-'r-.m s.-\. :i in Hi. evening un- IIUIIIllllL.il I "I" momlnrs ..I' a r. • pt ■ n . inimltt . "I ;"..r mi.lnlghl lit., an.lien,., in - nilininrin n/l nil In a lie. I l>> Tal w a r.l M. ■ I' .. a in.l I' 11 1 ''11 m . 1! .tacit. crow,lei lh.- 1. . Villi 11II- V UIIIIV Aid •arthj. President .-f ih Rulldlm; vlli.ai i.. it; full. ; capaciiy. (lut- OuIUIUL U DIIUI Trades Council 'id. more than ' .'100 pi.- who Toe party was driven at once to , 1 ould not gain entrance the huiht- lire,-unkind Pavilion. at Post and I lu« stood tot several hours in I lie !»> Publishers' Press. , stein.-;* Slreeis, where a. crowd of -'reel to got a glimpse .if the May- PITTSI.I'KC. Hoc. 1.— W. F. Aus- 4,000 persons awaited them May .enbriako, aged thirty-live, whose or SchniHss was cheered lor t'ully tour _______ ionic is in Washington, I). (.'., whole minutes. vfrP' fftPV L A V 111- was formorlj employed lo the 11. \ relet- c. Yorks, In a speoeh. gNT|j|B] ufl J f 111 c.nvornment nav yard as master me- o- 1".-- • i .-' hnilt In WLWIIHIIII I I f 11 nlmrods who wont out for the son- Special Prom Publishers' Press. son'* la»t hunt yesterday an.l need- VKI«iKNNKS. VI.. IK .. I.—Mm i' t"I"'11,1 •" people Hi'ii' killed mid thirty were Inoulred to bring the hunters and game J.J,, as |h(. r<.s|||( „„ \v. M. Scott. Harrv Gohngen and ,{n',r""<l tw,lv'- John IVnnian took their dogs out on »'"« "«>«'»• Little Shm.1v and cvidentlv put ev- V »«'•»"•> "•«>» "«* landing on a .•rythlng out of commission that made "i.HInsr for another train to lis home on that stream Twenty- >",ss " ""s r"" ,1,,° 1,v " K'avcl throe cotton tails woiv routed ami and ditched. twenty-three cotton-tails were shot. Thr ia,'s hre «"<! *»«"> They ;iIso planted dlv.-rs numbers ,,u' victims who were ouuffhl in the of Shot in nine different pheasants. , wrw-kMRe were humeri and scorched. Without stopping to make an exact Throe of the rien<l bodies that have '•.ctIniHte .John Penman figures out that heen recovered were burned to a j one hundred and fifty rabbits and crisp and l»eyond recognition. The | about forty-five pheasants would come orb's of the wounded made the respretty near covering Ills share of game cuers work like mad and it v as o-d> for this season. after almost superhuman effort that NEW TOItK. Dit I.—Mm.- Vveti ■ "'harlte lvnmi.n and Penn Ik-Cart- any <>i II"- lives were saved. , '"'t went to Hamilton yesterday to sl\ bodies are still In the wreckage lUllbert sailed tor home yesterday K|Vc an exhibition as to how far a man and are known to be dead. All ef'n l.n l rovenee alter louring •■.<><"» eould walk and not gel tired, but the; fori to remove them lulled and II Is ?nJw ... n ? «i!?» V .,! !l3l": m"stb I'ool.'d even themselves and brought believed Ibat the> ean be re... '' hmiic lilteen rabbits ami sl\ plieas- moved mil 11 the lire burns ((sell out. ixstlre \ oil verv instructive " id ' •'lv;',vs l'>»" The Injured Mere sent to liurlliwtoi. issnr. >ou V. I > msttu Im, ...ild was a g I shot and was only having bo. ultuls on -i siuhIiiI li-nio iladamc "and If I had it all to .lo over r„n of bard luck lin .pirnls oil ,i >|><ilnl limn. "fain 1 wouldn't mind—"kick" I be- Hon,, ..her, in (lie wll.ls of ffeffor- niinATft TMIA Tliril leva you Americans call it. s„n ,-ountj. Joe Lorenzo and Frank , VLJIlllTv TMlfl TUtll „ ,vul'er■ 1 our tour Money derived .i few pheasants and |J (I U U I U I IT Ul I flCll WASH IM ITi'X. I > .<' IV . I Th- Th. I'.' i.|. :it will |.r..bablv pre.. I n roronto, and ended it fn New York. , i, Von i ibhlrs ..r tiu-h ,vir..ni« v.%* v ww w between those two cities we visited f..n!;ly. and Prank said that Joe was TkUHl 11111(1011 ' ' ,m<1 " V' wl,h 1 just thirty-throe oitiej and flew ' „VlM, thoughtless enough to shoot a IAKr\ rlllVlllU ,nnrrou celebrate Heir i • t • • 11' r.joni. tv.< thai h.' l • • u hit on ihrough on the trains, ot course at baby bunny* IflllLu I UluUll wcririln.-; anniversary with a small «v< r- pr- • it t •: i vinv. t»i-< asion for tinleast a smany of the States of this p..nti»n Me\fei» iimi IokotiI. if.a.i., ,.nfi nit, llf- ,1 111 11 .>u \rc( ana Joseph llobiri- family fathcnm; •'! the White lime. i. I l.u \. i country, and not a few of tin eastern son brought live rabbits, three pheas-  provinces ot Canada. j ants and a gray squirrel back after —:—:  She talked enthusiastically of the {l twenty-three mile walk yesterday. James Nichols Kills Man, r,nTT,omr, various pla. es she had visited—Mon- They went out for the walk and ha.I . */r j r MAYOR SCPIMITZ GREETED treat, Toronto. Quebec, New York intention whatever of going out of | Then Attempts Murder Of W-LN. OV_/X i. 1VXi. i VJ J .XjIj 1 Oetroit, Indianapolis, .'hit-ago, SI. ilieir way of game, nor did thev ex- \A7it« Louis. New Orlc»iMM| places in ,.ept when one frisky voung gray PC,mer Wile * V" " - : Hh" - .. ......  The trains would hardly h<»l<l tho The factory will locate some place in this vicinity and should it locate in Punxsutawney it means another live industry, which will go far toward booming the town. Jiust how much money will bo needed to secure the factory could not be learned but It is thought that the people of »the town will take to tho idea, and the promoters of the project do not anticipate any trouble whatsoever. At a meetini of town last elded to ma! the locating as described/ and efforts secure the site, WILL SECURE THE SITE GILLETTE TRIAL IS NEAR THE END Verdict of "Guilty" Expected By All Families With Case Matter of Checkweighman Is Gone Into Very Thoroughly sists of Bli F. Connor, of Cresson; Richard Gilbert ,of Clearfield; James Purcell,* of Tioga County, and B. M. Clark ,of Punxsutawney. PURCELL IS GIVEN PLACE The lineup P. B. C. 0 Jones  Dock  Richardson. . I >a vis  Gray  Campbell. . . . Cricks  Blosc  Oberlin  Curry  Doran  Prof. Etzler of the business college, has extended his hearty thanks to the members of the Clearfield team for the treatment of his men during their stay there. The Peterson baek field did some exceptionally tine work. Especially is this so of oberlin, who was badly injured ai the close of the game. The Peterson Business College football team put up a line game of football at Clearfield Thanksgiving;, the store at the vnd of the game beiriK 0 to 0. Remember the first concert of the popular lecturo course takes place on Thursday next at the First Baptist Church. The Dostonla Ladles* Orchestra. Twenty performers. Never before appeared in this city-—It Pew believe that the verdict can be anything but "guilty." . The case will probably go to the jury on Monday.The prisoner seemed crushed by the weight of evidence against, him, and is dejected and despairing. When the case was adjourned today ho seemed to be on the point of collapse.HERKIMER, N. Y., Dec. 1.—After 'the examination of a few witnesses in the Gillette-Brown murder case District Attorney Ward rested his ease today. The defense reserved the right to call witness on Monday and the case was adjourned until Monday morning. By Publishers' Press. At two o'clock the fellowship meeting", conducted bv the General BOARD OF ARBITRATION HH £ . _,k viva! meetings. HOLDS ANOTHER MEETING close at four o'clock C. L. Fay State i Secretary in charge of 'the Bituminous Region. will speak. The Y. M. <' authorizing a deduction of cool from ,\. orchestra will play, and if tin* their seml-momhiy tonnug. , puymrnt m«nl»'ra el' the «!.-.■ club onn muster to made to til.- chock wolghmun. r.ie no-.-ssurj sand to do bo tlioy will After hearing a large number of sing. A good, live meeting: in aw- Two cases were heard yesterday. w*tnesses a question of jurisdletlbn sured. and 11 men are Invited. The first one was presented by the raised and the Hoard ot Arbitra- ••• employes of the Beech Creek Coal & *,on deciding the question u\<;i-:it IMilNTS or KNIJSTKI) Coke Company. They alleged that the wis. t«» call upon the ofcompany had refused to recognise i u'8 the 1 nited Mine \\ orkers and certain assignments made to the check t,u' Bituminous Operators' Associa- I WASHINGTON. l>ec 1.—The Nawelghnian authorizing a deduction of lion to sign a paper agreeing to give v\ Department has directed that, becoal to be made for the chockweigh- ! tho ,)oard th« necessary jurisdiction of glnnig wtih (his date, an identiflcaman's fund- After hearing the evi- the controversy and that their decis- tion record, consisting of linger prints dence the board decided that the as- 'on or that of an umpire should be and personal description shall be signments were properly executed and ,ina'- | made and forwarded to the bureau of directed the Beech Creek Coal Com- Such a paper was prepared and was navigation In tin- case of every man pany to accept and recognize them. forwarded to the above named officials enlisting or re-enlisting in the navy. Evidence wad also heard on another | and upon its return, which will likely The system of linger prints and percase presented by the miners against some time next week, the Hoard *>onal description, shall be made and the Beech Creek Coal & Coke Com- win rf*»"nie the hearing. forwarded 'to the bureau of navigapany alleging that the company was Several officials of both associations ,,on in the case of every man enlistchurglng without authority a commis- were present at the meeting, among in# <,r •re-enlisting In the navy. The sion of flvo per cent, on all moneys others being Patrick Gllday. who ex- .system of finger prints will be pracdue the c.heckwelghman fund created pressed himself as being highly pleas- tically the saine as that already emby written orders given by the miners ed with the work of the Board. ployed In the army. 4 The Board of Arbit ration now eon«- William MePherson, one of the mcmberH of the Hoard who was selected by the United Mlno Workers handed in his resignation which was accepted and Patrick Gilday, President of District No. 2 named James Purcell, of Tioga County to fill the vacancy.The Hoard of Arbitration appointed by the Scale Agreement Committee of District No. 2 met at Clearfield yesterday.■ '■•W^jjBiiiiaW " y | iP&lMra v % wH 1;  ''' Vk ' > .,y * • ■ m •: • v S3ME BIG STORIES TOLD MANy B0D|ES ARE BURNED IS ORDERED TO ABDICATE Copoyriyht J 3chlo st /V r i« m * a 14