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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02

THE LATE JOHN CLARK RIDPATH.
eases. He had been a patient in the
hospital since April 26. At the time
of the historians death his wife and
son, S. e. Ridpath, were at the bedside.
John Clark Ridpath, LII. D., the hstor-
ian, was born in Putnam county. Ind, in
April 1871. There was not at that time
a wagon road within three miles of the
log cabin in which he was born. His par
ents were from Christiansburgh, Va. His
mother was Il descendant of Samuel Mat
thews, one of the colonial governors of
Virginia.
He was grauated from Asbury (now De
Pauw) university in 1863 taking first
honors. After serving as principal of an
academy at Thorntown, Ind, and as
superintendent of public schools at Law
renceburg, he was called, In 1863, to the
chair of English literature at De Pauw.
His career as a professor in the univer-
sty was distinguished. He was transfer
red later to the chair of history and po-
litical philosophy He became con-
spicuouS figure in the college world. He
distinguished himself by his ability to
think clearly, speak fiuently and write
masterfully.
In 1875 he published his first book. an
Academic History of the United States"
1t was an immediate success. 1t still
holds its place as a text book in many
schools. In 1876 he published his "Popu-
lar History of the United States"
large octave volume, of which more than
10000 copies have been sold. 1t has been
published also in German. He wrote the
Life Work of Garfield of which S5.-
GOO copies were sold. His "Cyclopaedia
of Universal History" was published in
1885 in four octave volumes 1t is mon
umcnt to the authors power of general
ization and to the breadth and accuracy
of his historical vision. More than 15O-
600 sets of this history have been sold
In 1885 he resigned his professorship in
De Pauw, and the vice presidency of the
university, in order that he might devote
his whole time to the profession of au-
thorship. In 1893 he published his Life
and Work of James G. Blaine" and in
1884 his most comprehensive and phi,o-
Sophical work, entitled Great Races of
Mankind, in four volumes. He was en-
gagged for ten years in preparing the ma
tcrial, and four years in writing this
work. In 1898 he published his Life
and Times of Gladstone" and supple
ment to the History of All Nations" for
Websters Dictionary. He was for a
time editor of the Arena Magazine. of
Boston. His monographs are numerous
In 1896 he consented unwillingly to run
for congress on the Democratic ticket in
his home district in Indiana. Though he
ran ahead Of his ticket, he was defeated
by small ma jority. In recent years he
had been engaged in the preparation of a
complete and elaborate history of the
United States
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02

Herman Marler, aged 45 while
ing in the canal near Nanticoke,
fell into the water and was drown
The Labelle-Jefferson furnace
Steubenville, o., operated by the
tional Steel company, has closed fC
indefinite period.
While repairing a shaft in
Graves paper factory, at Brookly
Y, John Gilgon was caught in a p
and whirled to death.
Former Assemblyman Eben Wi
one of the Oldest newspaper me
New Jersey. died yesterday at his J
in Newark, aged rs.
Declaring that no negroes 81
live in their town, the people of J
van, No. tried to drive out imp
colorGd laborers, and a serious
war is feared.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
Ch.rred with "a Small EmbezzIement n I

Vineland, n. j., July 30.-Capt. e. O..
Stanley, of Philadelphia, was arrested
here last night by detectives from
Norfolk, Va, on a warrant charging
him with the embezzlement of $40.
The charge is preferred by Peter
Hagen. of Philadelphia, who alleges
that Stanley collected the money in
Norfolk as freight charges and failed
to turn it over Stanley was married
two months ago to Mrs. Caroline I.
Graves, widow of the former mayor of
Vineland.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
A Besreged Mothers Determination.

Chicago. July 30.-Mrs. NJ. S. Wood
ward, of Evanston. when she wrote the
last letter received by her husband
from Pekin. was armed with a five
shot revolver 1t was her intention,
according to the letter, if the band in
the legation building were attacked
to use the first three cartridges on
the assailing Chinese. Then, if the
Boxers were not repulsed, she had de-
cided to kill her daughter, lone, with
one of the remaining bullets and shoot
herself with the last, so they would
not fall alive into the hands Of the
Boxers. This piece of news was con-
tanned in the letter written by Mrs.
Woodward on June II last, after she
and her daughter had made a futile
attempt to escape from Pekin.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02

Philadelphia, July 30-The Clyde
line steamer Goldsboro arrived here
yesterday from New York with a por-
tion of her cargo in flames. The fire
started in the fore hold and is sup
posed to have been the result of
spontaneous combustion. When the
Goldsboro arrived opposite her dock
she was towed to the Camden side Of
the river and beached in the mud. The
fire was extinguished late last night
after the hold of the vessel had been
filled with water 1t is thought that
the damage to the ship will be COM
paratively light, but the loss on the
cargo will doubtless be considerable.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
SPIES SENT TO PEkIN.
United StnteS, England and Japan
Dispatched secret Agents.

United stnteS, England and Japan
Dispatched Secret Agents.
Washington, July 30-There is a
growing expectation at the state de-
partment that news of the utmost i'm
portance may be forthcoming at any
moment from Pekin. 1t was even
though that something might be re-
ceived yesterday, but this hope was
doomed to disappointment. The few
cablegrams that were received refer
red to minor matters, and did not
touch at all upon conditions in the Chi
nese capital 1t is believed that the
basis for this expectation is the knowl-
edge on the part Of the officials that
certain machinery heretofore set in
motion may result in the opening up
of communication through some secret
but reliable channels 1t is known
that a second effort has been made
by our own government to get another
message from Mr.. Conger and that
nearly all of the powers also have re-
sorted to private agencies in their
own interest with a like object.
The fact has just developed that one
of the last acts of the late Col. Liscum
before his death at Tien Tsin was to
undertake the dispatch of spy to
Pekin. Gen. Dorward, the British
commanding officer at Tien Tsin, also
sent out two messengers, and it is
believed that the Japanese did the
same. Up to date not one Of these
messengers has returned to Tien Tsin,
nor has there been a single word heard
from any of them. This fact, however
has not caused the abandonment of
hope, and this is true in particular Of
the message expected from Mr.. Con-
ger Minister WI is perhaps the basis
for this hope on our part, and he
maintains an unshaken confidence in
his original assertion that the news,
when it does come, will show that the
legationers are alive.
The message reported to have come
through Missionary Wilder. at Chefoo,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
~ BUFFALO BILL TRAIN WRECKED.
One EmpIoye Killed and Nine In
jured, Two Seriously.


Detroit, July 30.-Section one or the
Buffalo Bill wild west shows train suf-
feed a severe collision near Milwaukee
Junction shortly before daylight yes
teday, resulting in the smashing OF a
show employees sleeping car contain
ing some 40 sleeping inmates. One OF
the latter is dead and nine others are
in Detroit hospitals suffering from
more or less serious injuries. The dead
man Is Edward Sullivan, aged 81, OF
Bridgeport, Conn, porter of the canvas
car, who died from internal hemor-
rhage in the hospital. Among the in
jured are: Henry Eastman (nicknamed
Nash, aged rs, of Rochester, one OF
processes of spine broken Off, spinal
cord as yet unaffected; A. ]. Burkhold-
er, 21, of Bradford, Pa, injured very
seriously internally; Henry Burton, zs,
West Chester, Pa, slight; Joseph Nc
Cam, %, New York, slight; John Gu
sick, Is, of Pittston, Pa, slight
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02

Chicago, July 3O.-Special Commits
sioner William w. Rockhill. appointed
by the government to ascertain the
true situation in China, passed through
Chicago last evening on his way to
the Orient. Mr. Rockhill accompanies
her husband and will remain In
Shanghai while he conducts his in
vestigation. Asked If he would en-
deavor to reach Pekin to treat with
the Chinese government direct he re-
piled: Il think not, unless circum-
stances warrant it and the country Is
quiet enough to render possible the
success of such an expedition"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
Striker Jailed For Defying Injunction

Springfield Ills, July 31.-Thomas
Brennan, big Four" railroad
striker at Litchfield, yesterday plead
ed guilty in the United States circuit
court to violating the injunction of
Judge Allen restraining strikers and
others from interfering with the oper-
ations Of the road last summer, and
was sentenced to 80 days in Jail.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
Frightened to Death by Burglars.

Wilkesbarre, July 31.-Edward Myer.
an aged farmer of Fairmount township,
died Tuesday night from scare he
received about a month ago. Three
masked robbers entered his house, and
because she refused to divulge the
whereabouts of his money the robbers
tortured him and his wife. The aged
farmer never recovered from the shock
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
Remarkable Swimming Feat.

st. Louis, Aug. Athlete John c.
Meyers yesterday swan from Alton.
Ills, to st. Louis, distance of 27
miles. in exactly six hours. He was
not greatly fatigued at the finish.
Meyers had wagered that he could
make the distance in five hours. but
lost.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
burned Hi. Little Playmate te Death

Riverside, N. j., July 30.-Four-
year-old Harry Hans and 3hyear-old
Helen Rhodes were playing with
matches Saturday afternoon. Harry
Get the little girls dress atire. and she
was so badly burned that she died In
terrible agony.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
.NOTED HISTORIAN DEAD.
John Clark Ridpath Succumbs to
His Long Illness.
TIE DEATH OF PRINCE ALFRED.
Duke of SaXe-COburg, Second Son of
Queen Victoria, IA Victim of Cancer
at Rosennu CtstIe-Hfs Death Hast

New York, Aug. John Clark Rid
path, the historian, died in the Presby-
terian hospital at 80 o'clock last
evening from complication of dis
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
GOVERNOR STONE
GREATLY PLEASED
Publicly Commends Farmer Cope's
Campaign Against Oleo.
REMARKABLE RECORD OF ARRESTS.
Statement Showing the Prosecutions
Instituted Against Illicit Dealers
I'm limitations of Butter and Other
Adulterations OF Food in Pennsyl-
vania Since the appointment of
the New COmmissioner.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, July Ex-Governor Will
lam A Stone has publicly congratu-
lated Farmer" Cope, whom he recent
ly appointed food and dairy commits
sioner, upon the eminent success which
has followed his efforts in the brief
period that he has been at work in his
department.
A marvellous exhibition of energy,
determination of purpose and practical
methods have been given by Farmer
Cope since he left his Chester county
farm to aid Governor Stone in the en-
forcement of the laws against the adul-
teration of food and the illicit sale or
oleomargarine.
The wisdom of the selection OF
practical farmer and dairyman for this
position has been demonstrated con-
clusively, and the political enemies OF
Governor Stone and the Republican
organization with which he stands
have been disconnected by the aggres-
sive campaign that Farmer Cope has
waged against the violators OF the law.
THE GOVERNORS COMPLIMENT.
This is Governor Stones public tri-
butte to Farmer Cope:
1.-The showing made by Dairy and
Food Commissioner Cope since he
took his Office is the best evidence
in the world that the illegal sale
of oleomargarine is to be stopped.
The cooperation of the district
attorneys Office in Philadelphia,
which Commissioner Cope tells me
he has secured, will enable the
dairy and food departments agents
in that city to begin work with a
degree of certainty as to speedy
trials of the cases they bring that
certainly ought to spur them on,
and | look for the crusade there to
have the effect of driving all of the
bogus butter men out of the busi-
ness The crusade in other parts
Of the state is to be conducted on
the same vigorous lines by the
state dairy and food commissioner
as in Philadelphia, and if the IL
legal dealers in oleomargarine fail
to profit by the events of the past
four or five weeks and quit before
the law reaches them it will be
their own fault. And the law will
reach them speedily, too. Bogus
butter has no place as an article
of food in Pennsylvania, and the
bogus butter men are being made,
and will continue to be rapidly
made to realize it"
Now, as to what Farmer Cope has
done, according to the records of the
dockets of the committing magistrates
before whom the men arrested for al
legged violations of the laws have been
brought by Farmer Cope and his
agents.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
Distinguish the Wall

Our designs rank with Frescoes in
their grace and art. You should buy
them because you get only what is
beautiful and correct here.
We keep no halfway papers, they
all come up to a certain standard, at
prices astonishingly low, notwithstand-
ing the advance in price of all raw
materials. Prices range from 3. cents
to IS cents per piece.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
HE SIUH IN FITURES.
This table tells its own story:

O-O-O-O-O-O-O- O-O-C
| Date of State Food and Dairy
9 Commissioner Copes appoint 9
ment Observation-Disclosures. l9
2 Days in office. including yester- .
terndy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
: Arrests for violation of oleomar- =
garne and pure food laws in
2 Philadelphia in AZ davs......... 30 2
! Arrested persons held by magis- !
I trates in bail for court .......... q :
! Cases yet to be disposed off,. 8
Arrests In Pittsburg and Allie I
I gheny since June 19.............. Is :
Pittsburg and Allegheny Offend
4 ers held for trial in court. Is :
I Additional prosecutions ordered IL I
Q Arrests made in other towns of 9
| state OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~ |
Q Arrested persons held for trial in 9
| COuIl .-....-.s..s.s. o |
Q Total prosecutions instituted In
| AZ days ........................... 66 |
100 -O-O-O-O-O-O-O O-O-O-O-C
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-02
Death of Ex-Congressman Meredith

Manassas, Va, July S0.-EX-Con-
gresham E. E Meredith died at his
home here yesterday afternoon from
an acute obstruction of the bowels.
DIR. j. Ford Thompson, of Washing
ton, and DR.. O'Brien, of Alexandria.
were summoned here to perform an
operation, but death ensued while they
were making preparations for the
operatiOn
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23

New Lines of LADIES' and MISSES
SHIRT WAISTS. If you desire to see
High Novelties, please call. Only one of
each size.
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BOOKS

By the most popular authors, are at
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" w. c. A. Social Thursday.

The Young women's Christian AS
ISOLATION have their first social at the
home of Mrs. osborne on THURSDAY
evening. All those who have signed TO
become members and all those VINO
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The News and
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Police Items.

The following arrests were made up
to 1 o'clock his morning; Z. NJ Far,
wright. malicious injury; All Tong anu
All chal. investigation; odgi. Assault
and battery on Nakamura; Moke La
hulu. assault and battery on Hoosa ~ q;
Pawiki. assault and battery on ~" tev
(w): Lee Chuck, profanity; an Tin
Lee Yam, 10y Hong, An Iuck, ~"
and An See. opium in possession
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Choice selection of LADIES DRESS
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Next fall a new commercial cIutSe
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higher commercial pursuits. iOr ORR pas %
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socIal settiements. and for pubic aa.
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New line of LADIES' WASH DRESS
SKIRTS.
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The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-04

Chicago, oct. 3.-Cattlc-RcceiptS 21 900,
including 1909 westerns and LOO Texans;
general cattle market, choice steady, others
weak to Zoe lower, including butchers
stock natives, best on sale today, one car
load, M $500; good to prime steers S5.45n
600: poor to medium, SI.4O05.iO; selected
feeders, weak, S3.15Mi.5O; mixed stockerH,
Zoe lower s.. 50di3 60; cows, S2.756r4.2O: hcif-
ers, S25Ou+.75: Gamers. S2.OOQt2. 65; bulls,
S2.5OnI.35; calves, Si.OOMGOO; Texans, re-
coipts LOO: best on sale today, IA car.
loads, at S345; Texas fed steers. S4.10d4 81
Texas grass steers, S3.25GIl.OO: Texas BULLS,
S2.IOdl325. Hogs-Receipts today, 10000;
tomorrow, 10000, estimated; left over g.
600; opened 5c higher; closed weak advance
lost: top, 500; mixed and butchers, S3.05dL
5,52ia; good to choice heavy, S5.0565.52l,;
rough heavy, S4.ooNi5.00; light, S5l0l5.55
bulk Of sales, S52O6i5.45. Sheep Receipts,
22,OOO; sheep 5@lOc lower; lambs about
steady: good to choice wethers, S3S56I4 .05
fair to choice mixed. S3.4Od3S0: western
sheep, 81. .S5MI05: Texas sheep, S25Od3.50;
native lambs, S425@5,20; western lambs,
"a 5O6IJ.OO
The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-04
Fusion Rally at Lincoln.

Lincoln, Oct. 4.-Following the
Roosevelt demonstration Tuesday the
fusionists of Nebraska held counter
rally yesterday, with Senator yelling
ton Of Maryland and Ex-Governor
HOgg Of Texas as speakers. The
crowd in the city was very large.
Marching clubs escorted the speakers
to the state capitol grounds. Governor
Hogg confined himself to an answer
of Governor Roosevelt. Ex-senator
Wellington spoke for nearly two hours
He said he was still a Republican and
differed with Mr.. Bryan on the tariff
and money questions, but was support
ing him because imperialism was the is
sue of all others and on that they Were
agreed. Senator Wellington accused
the president Of inducing him by false
pretenses to vote to ratify the treaty
OF Paris.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-04
TElEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Commander William II. Emery has
been ordered to temporary duty in
command OF the naval station at Key
West, Fla.
Perry Belmont was nominated for
congress by the Democratic conven-
ton of the First New York district
Tuesday.
Fifteen hundred plumbers employed
by II firms in Pttsburg struck
Wednesday for uniform wages and a
unitication OF rules governing the
trade
While temporarily insane Tuesday,
Ferdinand Brobst, glass worker,
killed his wife with shotgun and
then blew on his own head at his
home, in Carnegie, Pa,
The American Tin Plate company
and the Tin Workers union reached
an agreement Wednesday on wages
for the ensuing year. The rate paid
will be practically the same as last
year.
Charles NJ Polk, who was arrested
on the charge OF being implicated in
the last big train robbery that oc-
CURED in Jackson county, Missouri,
tiled a suit at Kansas City for $loo,-
900 damages against the Pinkerton de
tective agency.
The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-04
OPINIONS ON kAIsER's NOTE
London Times Hopes Powers VIII Act on
I.inrs of Emperor'a Message.

London Times Hopes Powers VIII Act on
Lines of Emperor's Message.
London. Oct. 4.--Dr. Morrison, wir-
ing to the Times from Peking, under
date of Sept 26. says:
"If the negotiations for the settle
ment are carried on at Tien Tsin, LII
Hung Chang, being the viceroy resi-.
dent there, cannot be plenipotentiary
unless the foreign ministers are pre-
pared to appear before him as sup
plants for peace and not as dictators,
for thus their action would be inter
preted throughout the empire"
Commenting upon Emperor Will
iam's letter to Emperor Kwang Su, the
Times says: I'VE sincerely trust that
the other powers will act on the lines
of the German cmperors message.
Action OF no other kind will secure to
the numerous American citizens en-
gagged in commerce and missionary
work in China that protection which
Secretary Hays note attirms desire
to give them"
The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-04
BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
Mount Baicr Having u Quarrel.
Exodus of Miners.

at Mt Baker over the boundary line
dispute has almost reached an inter.
national crisis. Yesterday pack train
of goods on the way from ChilliwaCk
TO Mt. Baker for Amcrican.owncd
claims was seized by the American
the goods had gone across the boun.
dary line into the states. Dcane, the
provincial surveyor, who is fixing the
boundary line, says that Canada will
derive n stretch of new land two miles
wide by the moving of the line back
where IL was originally and should
now be located. Several American
mines are included In this strip.