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The herald., 1897-09-16
AWFUL DESTITUTIoN
Caused by the War Between Greece
and Turkey

WASHINGTON, Sept. .15.-As result
of the Turkish occupation of Thessaly,
according to dispatch to the state de-
partment from United States consul at
Athens, there are row over 100, 900 Thes-
salian refugees scattered throughout
Greece, mostly in condition of destitu-
ton. Even should peace be declared to-
morrow and the refugees be allowed to
return to their abandoned homes, sew
eral years would be required to repair
the damage done, and to re-esta blish
life and industry on their former basis.
The Turkish army of occupa ton reaped
ard appropriated all grain, which
amounted to 266, 4O0, 900 pounds of wheat,
53.2SO,0 600 Of Indian corn, and $4,000, 900
barley. All sheep and cattle not driven
away by the fleeing inhabitants went to
feed the Turkish army.
ATHENS, Sept. 15-It is stated that
the powers have accepted Russias pro-
posal that the evacuation of Thessaly
shall begin one month after the treaty Of
peace is sighed.
The herald., 1897-09-16
A DREADFUL DROUGHT
PREVAILS IN MIDDLE WESTERN
STATES
Crops Are Drying Up, Cattle Dying
and the People Are Praying for
Rain

CHICAGO, Sept. 15-Illinois, Indiana
and Iowa are parched. Until last even
ing Kansas was in the same condition,
but rain came. Weather Bureau men
say grateful showers are due in the
other States in few days.
In Southern Illinois the temperature
has averaged 80 degrees for twelve days
past. Northern Illinois and Chicago
reached an Unusually heated period for
so late in the season. Corn is being de-
stroyed In all the Egyptian country. and
no such record has been made in heat
and drouth since September, 1879.
The Sangamon Mackinaw and Ver-
million rivers are nearly dry, and the
cattle on a thousand hills are dying for
want of water.
In Indiana no drop Of moisture has
fallen for two months; the corn is being
burned to death; the pastures are as in
flammable as powder, and prairie fires
are raging. All over Northern and East
ern Indiana prayers for rain are being
offered in all the churches.
Iowa has had an average Of nearly 80
degrees for ten days past. and never
before has there been such suffering in
many towns; workmen are forced to
quit toll and prayers for rain are going
up on every hand
In Ohio also public schools were closed
during yesterday, owing to the extreme
ly hot weather.
Michigan, too. Is scanning the skies
and watching every newspaper and
weather bulletin for the promise of a
downpour. Farmers are anxious, fruit
growers are downcast, and the people
of the cities discouraged.
Two deaths and several prostration
are reported today as the result of the
excessive heat. The humidity is very
high and hot southwest wind is blow
ing
A KANSAS RAIN
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 15.-The
Kansas drought has apparently been
effectively broken. Specials to the Star
from Abilene. Atchison, Great Bend,
Hiawatha and other points, say heavy
rains fell late yesterday and last night,
putting the ground in fine shape for
further seeding and doing inestima BILE
good to wheat.
RAIN IN INDIA
LONDON, Sept. 16.--The correspond
ent of the Tines at Simla says: Splen-
did rains have fallen during the last
few days over wide area especially in
the Punjab. This assures bounteous
harvest. The rain is worth millions of
rupees in the country and a fall of
prices must shortly occur. India should
have surplus of wheat for export
few months hence, the crops being ex-
ceedingly good.
The herald., 1897-09-16
MADE NO RESISTANCE
WHEN THE OFFICERS PUT IN AN
APPEARANCE
The Train Robbers, Williams and
Slagel, Throw Down Their Arms
and Meekly Surrender

STOCKTON. Sept. 15.-George Will
liams and George Slagel, who attempted
to rob the Southern Pacific train near
Ripon, California, last week, were cap
tured near Newman this morning.
The train robbers gave Sheriff Cum
ningham and his posse hard chase
through wild country. Early this morn
ing the officers who were following the
trail caught sight of the fugitives, who
started from a strawstack, where they
slept last night. The men disappeared
in dense brush and the hunters were
forced to abandon their horses and go
after them ON foot. The officers closed
In on them after chase Of three miles,
and the robbers. seeing that escape was
impossible, meekly surrendered with
out even an attempt al resistance. They
threw down their weapons, consisting
of a shotgun, rifle and sixshooter. After
the attempted ~hold-up last week the
robbers went to Modesto and from there
started down the west side of the San
Joaquin Valley.
AT Modesto the men obtained papers
stating that they were suspected, and
then took to the wild country along the
San Joaquin, where they managed to
elude the officers for week, The coun-
try is familiar to Williams. who was
reared in that vicinity From the rail-
road station agent at Ripon Cunning
ham found that he had passed close to
the men Sunday night They were then
hiding back of barn, on the way toward
Grayson. They saw the officers, and at
II o'clock, Monday, Williams claims he
again saw the posse Yesterday the
sheriff had buggy and the fugitives saw
them once more. Cunningham, suspect
ing they have seen the buggy, changed
1t for ranch wagon, and the ruse was
successful The robbers did not suspect
until it was too late that the wagon they
saw anproaching contained the pursuerS.
The herald., 1897-09-16
INSURANCE MEN
Hope to Danish the Skeleton in Their
Closet

Closet
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept. 15.-The
ninth annual convention Of the Associa-
ton Of Life Underwriters was called to
order today by President David S. Hen
drick Of Washington, who delivered his
annual address. He said:
1.-The two great problems which de-
mand the earnest and thoughtful con-
sideration Of the insurance world are
the evils Of rebating and state regula-
ton. Through the influence Of this as
sociatiop, rebating is on the wane and
will soon be thing Of the past If each
man will do his duty. 1t only needs sin
cere cooperation to forever Danish this
skeleton in the closet AS for state
versus national regulation, neither the
public nor the agents have as yet real
lied the vastness and Importance of
this question. The subject should be
studied carefully, as it will at no distant
date demand solution. While the offic-
ials of the leading companies have not
committed themselves, they are fully
alive to the Importance Of this problem
When we consider the ineffectiveness of
state supervision and the abuses to
which it is liable, it would seem that
federal regulation is a necessity.
AS we all know, in several instances
state officials have openly and wantonly
abused the power which was entrusted
to them, seeking to advance their own
interests at the cost of the policy hold
ers whom they are elected or appointed
to serve"
Col. CM Ransom, editor Of the Stand
ard of Boston, read paper on Origin
and Growth, Present and Future, of Life
Underwriters"
This paper closed the days session.
The herald., 1897-09-16
The State SYNOD

ORANGE, Cal, Sept. 15.-Rev. Alex
Parker, DID,, of this city, chairman Of
the committee appointed by the Presby-
terry of Los Angeles last April to Canvass
the ministers and session with regard to
dividing the Presbyterian Synod into the
Synods of Northern~and Southern Cali
fornia, received the following express
sions upon the subject: For division
ministers, 13; sessions, a. For making
the Synod representative body-Min-
isters, 3; sessions g. Two sessions voted
for 1t as second choice. Against both
Minister, l. For both-Ministers 8:
session, !. The possible vote is 80. The
matter will be taken up by the Presby-
terry. which meets at Pasadena on Sep
lember 2Sth.
The herald., 1897-09-16
INDEX
OF THE TELEGRAPH NEWS

Train robbers Williams and Slagel
meekly surrender without an attempt
at resistance.
State fair sports draw great crowd;
base ball games; bicycle records brok-
en- in Springfield.
Ex-Postmaster General Wilson in
stalled as president of Washington
and Lee university.
Bids for the San Pedro harbor will
soon be ready and work will begin be-
fore the year is out.
Very severe drought prevails in the
middle western states and the people
are praying for rain.
All is quiet in the mining regions,
but it is feared that it is the calm
which precedes a storm.
Testimony strongly tending to
show the guilt of the defendant given
in the Luetgert murder trial at Chi
cago.
Judge Wallace Of San Francisco
incontinently fred out Of Office all the
members Of the board Of supervisors;
interminable litigation will result.
Usually law abiding citizens Of In
diana, enraged by long series of
burglaries and 'robberies catch five
members Of the gang and murder
them.
Two steamers arrive from Alaska
with eighty passengers and one mill
ion in gold. All the miners agree that
there will be hunger and death in the
diggings this winter.
Yellow fever in Mississippi as
sumes the aspect of genuine epi-
demic; two-thirds Of the population
has deserted the capital, and the most
rigid quarantine is in force; many
new cases are reported in adjoining
states.
The herald., 1897-09-16
DEADLY DUEL
Prominent Citizens Of Texas Kill Each
Other

DALLAS, Tex. Sept. 15.-Dr. T. B.
Carter Of Kaufman and Chas. P. Russell
Of Abbott, two of the most prominent
men Of that section, who had hitherto
been friends and business associates
shot and killed each other at o'clock
this afternoon at Abbott.
They met yesterday afternoon to dis
pose Of some business relative to a
land transaction. The settlement end
ed in a quarrel and an agreement to
meet this afternoon at the depot at Alb
bott for settlement
AT the appointed hour both arrived at
the depot and drew pistols, exchanging
a number of shots. Both fell and died
within few minutes of each other.
Owing to the prominence of the men
a high state of excitement prevails
throughout the community.
The herald., 1897-09-16
LABOR ANDLAW
Bryan Talks Hard Sense to a Missouri
Crowd

SEDALIA, Mo-, Sept. 15-Wm. J.
Bryan spoke to nearly $4,000 people at
the fair grounds today. Mr.. Bryan said
among other things:
Those who have suggested the burn
ing of property or the destruction of
life as aRneans of settling the labor dis
putes do(not unders4 pd the genius of
our institutions The american people
are lawkabiding pe3 le. When laws
are bad thy " will chant the laws. Lin
coin was r hit when he i'd that no one
forcemert II the laws =" those who
toll. w.
The injunction has been called il. 10
aid the suppression of strikes, and since
the strike is a present the only weapon
Of employees, the injunction becomes
the most useful means by which the
employers can force their own terms on
employees. Legislation, and legislation
alone. can remedy this evil"
The herald., 1897-09-16
TA,1r Famine

LONDON, Sept. 15.-Mr Harold
Frederic, the London correspondent of
the New York Times, has an article in
the Daily Chronicle describing the
prospects of famine in the county of
Cork and testifying to the universal
alarm" at the famine of 1S47 being re-
peated
The herald., 1897-09-16

A. Clinton, James H. Denham, F. w.
Dohrmann.
1t is expected these officials will be
installed at once, in order to make the
new tax levy, but serious legal compli-
cations are expected to result from the
action Of the governor ard mayor.
The herald., 1897-09-16
Bura Rrs Bombarded

CHICAGO, ept. 15.-Policeman Geo.
Grafton, at an farly hour this morning,
shot and fata wounded Geo. Wood
ward, as he, W three others, were en-
deavoring to ef ft a1 entrance into the
residence of ]. Lee on West Monroe
street. A secon burglar was wounded,
but his associat rallied to his assist
ance, and the tn managed to escape
The herald., 1897-09-16
Postmasters Appointed

WASHINGTON, Sept Is. The Pres
ident has appointed Frank E. Jordan
postmaster at Jerome, Ariz.
Flagstaff, Thomas ]. Coalter. Califor-
nia-Arcata, Austin Wiley; Hanford,
Frank Hickman; Soldiers Home, Fran
els I. Gardiner.
The herald., 1897-09-16
ADJUSTMENTS
Los Angeles Society Vaudeville Theater

The Great Adolphi Trio, Worlds Greatest Bar Per-
formers; Smith and Camp bell, Tlklng Comedians;
Califorias First Daughters, Lillian Leslie and Don
Nichols Sisters Burnt Cork lmpersonators; John
iotis. Female sandow; Prof. Leonidas and his Won
[ANGING. Evening-Reserved seats o0c and 25c:
=, Saturday and Sunday ...... Telephone Main 1447
The herald., 1897-09-16

sailed from here this evening for Alaska
4. 'cts, were eighty passengers sixty Of
whom were bound for the Klondike. vis
Dyea and Skaguay.
Among the passengers is one whose
story partakes of romance, illicit love
and suddenly acquired wealth. The
passenger referred to is full bloode1
Indian girl named Achedah. OF the cnfle
The herald., 1897-09-16

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 16.-Gov.
Bu6Ai and Mayor Phelan held corfer-
ence at the Palace hotel tonight COM
tinuing until nearly 3 a. m. today, when
the names of the following gentlemen
were agreed on as members of the board
of supervisors, to replace those dis
missed by Judge Wallace
Charles Ashton, Joseph Britton, James
H. Barry Washington Dodge, John
Lackmann, William Dresbach, H. D.
Fortmann, w. J. Biggy, A. Rotanxi. c.
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PIAINEIEI-D
Rev. Mr.. Merrill oI st. Johnsbury
was in town last week.


Rev. Mr. Merrill OF St. Johnsbury
was in town last week.
O. J. StCyr has moved from the Da-
Wis house to A. j. Batchelder's.
Frederick Rice has moved from
School street into a tenement in the
Gale block.
Alonzo and A. A. Batchelder and
Arch Hill are serving as jurors on the
Marsh case.
The school board organized Satur-
day by the election of G.. p. Kellogg
chairman and c. E. Woodward, Jr.,
clerk.
Rev. E. O. Grisbrook has been en-
gagged to preach the coming year for
the Congregational society.
Smith and Dufur of West Topsham
were in town a few days last week rep
resenting the New York Mutual Life
Insurance Co.
W. S. Martin, Jr., of Manchester,
representing the Connecticut General
Life Insurance Co., visited his father
last week.
Rev. j. Newton Perrin of Berlin Wis
tied at A. n. Greeley's the first of the
week.
Mrs. Frank Bartlett of Boston, who
has been visiting at Truman Bartlett's.
returned home last week.
Francis Batchelder & Co. paid the
patrons of their creamery 21 1-2 cents
for February butter.
At the post office caucus Saturday j.
A. Foss had a majority of all votes
cast.
Mrs. w. F. Lazelle is slowly recOv-
ering from an attack of the grip.
Dr. Goodale of Montpelier was in
town last week.
The Cooperation Creamery Associa-
ton have let the contract to build the
new creamery building to Chester
Wood of Marshtield.
The entertainments of the past week
were whist parties at II. r. Martins,
Ezekiel SINNERS, Nat Dustin's and
d. w. Moses, and party at Joseph
Bartlett's.
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Prof. C. H. COOK.
EYE SPECIALIST.

Begs leave to inform his patrons and citizens of
this vicinity that he will be at Room Hotel Low
10 and 20; Sawyer House, Newbury, Monday and
Tuesday, March ~ and a; Hotel Merrill, Haver-
where he can be seen and consulted bv those hay
ing weak and defective vision, and those requir-
ing the of glasses and it may be said that the
general effect Of eve troubles is only beginning to
be understood. Head and nervous troubles that
are occasioned by the eve cannot exist under the
influence of his prescription spectacles, and in
mos every cas-" perfect and comfortable vision
can be had. Don't be discouraged because YOU
have failed 10 get good results in the past He
guaranteed perl, Ct satisfaction no charge. The
Professor has been visiting this and other sur
rounding cities for number of years and has Civ
en- greater satisfaction 20 all who have had occa
sion to MAKE of his service and has established
a reputation second to none in his protest. n
Consultation Free. Will be at above named
places on dates given. Office hours am. to pm.
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BRADFORD.

Mrs. Hattie Brock and Miss Lutte
Carlton are quite sick.
Miss Howes, teacher in the primary
school, is quite i'll.
Miss Ruth Craig has been confined
to the house for several days.
Charles Grow of Barton spent Sun
day with his father, Samuel II. Grow.
Mrs. George jenkins is very sick
with bad case of tonsilitis.
George Clough was in town last
week.
w. F. Cummings and family left for
their future home in Barre on Tuesday.
Miss Maggie Bagley has gone to work
for her aunt, Mrs. +. p. Libbey of
Piermont, n. H.
Willie Hotchkiss of Montpelier is
stopping with his mother, Mrs. b.
COwdrey.
Do not forget the auction sale of the
Isabella Allison farm, in Newbury,
and all the stock and farming tools
thereon. The sale will begin prompt
ly at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon on Sat
urday, March 9th, 1897. For further
particulars inquire of j. II. Watson,
agent, Bradford.
Miss Edith J. Chamberlain returns
to Hollis. n. H., Saturday, after two
weeks visit at her home.
We understand that Ernest B. Nc
Duffee has bought the DR.. A. A. Doty
house on Main street.
Mrs. Blanche Renfrew came here
from LittletOn sick, last week, but has
recovered sufficiently to return.
Mrs. Mary A. Walker of Baldwins-
vile, Mass, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Robie.
Mrs. E. C. Lovewell of Burlington
is in town for few days, she will re-
turn with Mr.. Newton to Providence,
R. l.
Miss Bertha Bagley of Lebanon, n.
H., has been the guest of her uncle, G..
G. Bagley, the last week, returning
home Saturday.
Lyman j. Brown has qualified as
justice of the peace, having recently
been appointed to that position by
Gov. GrOut.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. d. Avery are
visiting for a week or two with their
children in Laconia, n. H., and East
Hardwick.
Major F. w. Sault of Randolph
mustered a Sons of Veterans Camp
here last week Thursday evening.
The camp was named Col. Dudley X.
Andross Camp, No. PA, S. of V. and
starts out with very flourishing pros
poets. Following are the officers elect
ed for the ensuing year: E. J. Bagley,
captain; Walter Wright, 1st Lieut.; c.
l.. Crosby, I'd Lieut.; Walter G. An
dross, quartermaster; G.. W. Cole, A.
p. Haselton. Ernest Batchelder, camp
counsel.
The Chautauqua club will meet with
Mrs. Prichard next Thursday at ,
o'clock. Roll call, the response to be
an item of important news. Lesson.
Survey of Greek Civilization, twenty
questions. A talk, The Science of the
Morning Fast and Nutrition. The
question table in the February Chau-
tauqUan.
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/ E. w. Robie and family have taken
possession of the Deacon John H.
Sawyer farm recently purchased by
them, and |. w. Morey has moved to
Mr.. Robes old place.
The Rebekahs gave a supper at their
pleasant banquet hall Wednesday
evening that was well patronized and
thoroughly enjoyed. They will give a
new sugar. supper as soon as the genu-
inc '97 article can be secured.
VIM. B. Eastman, aged rs years, died
at Littleton, Mass, Sunday morning,
after a weeks illness with pneumonia.
Mrs. Hattie Berkley, sister of Mrs
Eastman, and Mrs. Ada E. Shaw, at
tended the funeral Wednesday,
Capt. H. T. johnson will give des-
criptiOn of his trip to and from Wash
ington and the Inauguration of Pres
ident Mckinley, at the armory to-mor-
row evening. Any one wishing to
hear the same is cordially invited.
Miss Metella Paine, teacher in the
intermediate department of the Woods
school, was called to her home in Jay,
Monday, by the serious illness of her
mother. Miss Mary Ellen Jones takes
her place in the school for the remain
ing two weeks of the term.
The members of the SOrosis of the
B. H. S. will give public meeting next
Friday night, March 26th, in the hall
of the Woods school building for the
benefit of the piano fund. Refresh
ments will be served, Admission 10
cents. Everyone invited.
Co. G's military ball will be given in
their armOry next Tuesday evening,
March 23rd. Music will be furnished
by Lyndonville Orchestra. Supper
will be served at Hotel Low, and fine
time is assured all who attend. Full
bill $500 per couple. Everybody cor
daily invited.
The fourth quarterly conference will
be held at Grace church Saturday
evening of next week. This is the
closing business meeting of the con-
ference year and always an important
occasion. All members and friends of
the church are cordially invited to be
present.
Rev. f. w. Lewis preached at West
Bradford at two o'clock and at Brad
ford Center at four last Sunday after
noon. The road past the cemetery to
the South COrinth road was drifted
considerably and there was no track.
but he got through without difficulty
and on time.
The Rev. 5. p. Fairbanks of Olcott,
who preached at Grace church on ex-
change recently, buried his wife on
Tuesday of this week, Presiding Ell
der Beeman conducting the funeral
services. Mr.. Fairbanks will have the
sympathy of many here who were
privileged to hear him.
The report of the committee on the
lecture course shows a deficiency of
S3.77. Considering the high standard
of the entertainments and the low
price of the season tickets. the COM
mittee feel that this slight shortage
should not be discouraging to an at
tempt to continue the course another
season.
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F~it&. Wins

The Boston Daily Journal of yester
day says:
''Robert Fitzsimmons, the Austria
lian, won over James j. Corbett, il
the championship fight, in IA rounds
at Carson. New. Fitzsimmons won on
his strength and endurance, and Cor.
bett lost, in a measure, through his
hotheadedness. The contest was the
fastest ever fought by heavyweights.
| COrbett's fighting was very fast, and
Fitz showed that he was thoroughly
game and a glutton for punishment.
The fight was fairly won, and, though
the last blow was the left punch over
the heart, the Knockout was delivered
by Fitz, when he swung his right
heavily on Corbett's jaw, and made
The PompadOr' groggy. In the first
five rounds COrbett had all the better
of the contest, and in the sixth round
almost literally beat tattoo on Fitz,
sending the latter down on one knee.
Corbett got ratified just as he did when
he fought Mitchell, but instead of
fouling, as he did the Englishman, at
Jacksonville, he lost his head and
swung his arms wildly. Fitz bled
from his nose in the fifth round and
continued to bleed all through the rest
of the contest. But it did not 90 him
much harm.
Corbett displayed marvellous skill
and science, but no generalship. Fitz
fought warily and was evidently will
ling to take a lot of punishment to
score one heavy right on the jaw He
swung his right great deal, but missed
so very much he must have looked
awkward.
From the seventh round on the men
fought slower, but it was from fatigue
not from inclination.
The fourteenth round was fast one,
but COrbett can blame himself for los
ing. He should have known that he
was not strong enough to mix, it-up
with Fitz, still he persisted in leading.
Had he made Fitz do the leading he
could have cOuntered effectively. FitZ
showed that he was much the harder
hitter, for that cross-counter in the
eleventh round almost stopped Cor
bett.
The fight will long be remembered. |
There was no fddling or dancing, but
boxing and fighting from the introduc-
ion to the decision.
1t was contest between a clever |
DOXer and a clever fighter The fight |
II won.
Ana it is Champion Fitzsimmons. II
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The Waverly Magazine comes every
week and seems to be rapidly growing
i'm popularity. Glancing over a recent
issue. il is not hard to see why its pub
fishers expect to reach the 100000
mark i'm 1897. Each week you get ten
or more complete stories of Love, Mys-
terry, and Adventure by popular auth
ors. besides many other interesting
things to please each member of a fam
ily. The Waverly can be procured of
your news agent, or from the Waverly
Publishing Co, Station G, Boston, for
ten cents.
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NeWbury Center Fiity-One Years Ago.

| taught school at Newbury Center IN
the winter of 1896. 1t was then called
Scotch Hollow No open public highway
through the valley then but the country
ferson hill. The school house was little
south of Gilman Barnett's house on the
west side of the road. The prudential
committee were James Peach, Gilman
Barnett and David Webster. My wages
were $1,000 per month for % days for each
month and | boarded around with the
sent.