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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-05-22

L. n. LEWIS, EDITOR.
The Bradford opinion got to itself
great credit last week in publishing
a full and complete account of the
Odd Fellows gathering at that
place. 1t was stroke of newspaper
enterprise.
The Vergennes Vermonter was 70
years old last week. We believe
there are but two papers in the state
older than this-the Windsor Journal
and the Rutland Herald. The Yer
monter is vigorous paper notwith-
standing its years.
States Attorney Cheney is making
quite a stir throughout this county
among violators of the prohibition
laws. This is a movement that will
meet the approval of all law-abiding
citizens. "Let no guilty man es-
cape" Thomas.
With the trees in full bloom and
the air laden with their perfume,
ride through the country is one of
the most pleasant and re-creatiye
pastimes. The man whose business
calls him on the road all the time is
to be envied these days.
Farmers are busy these days get
ting in their crops and yet the acre
age throughout Lamoille county is
small compared to what it was 25
or 80 years ago. It's grass and hay
the farmer wants now, and he claims
it is cheaper to buy feed than to raise
it.
Barre granite is again recognized
as 1.-THE best" in being selected for
the mausoleum for the late Vice
President Hobart. While the price
is not made public, it is said that it
will cost at least $4,000. The ex-
cellency as well as the durability OF
Barre granite is known almost every
where.
E. H. Crane of the Ludlow Tribune
is the first editor to TAKEN the PAN
American" Lucky editor, he, to be
able to get away that far from home
He states the exposition is a big
thing and will be we'll worth seeing
but suggests it is much too early yet
to 60, as everything is yet in very
chaotic state.
The present illness of Mrs. McKin
ley is said to be due to a"bone felon'
on one of her fingers. Medical mel
say that it is quite. possible that thu
mere pressure of finger rings by TIL
hearty handshaking may have beer
the initiative cause in Mrs. McKin
ley,s case. Prominence in official lif
has its burdens.
The pessimists in this country
should look at France, paralyzed b,
a government budget of $720, 900,
600. Uncle Sam raised $40, 100000
more, but did it easily because h
has seventy-six million people t.
Frances just half that number. TIL
United States could raise twice tn
budget France does and not feel i
as do the French people.
a
The Vermont Press Association
will probably visit the Pan-America1
exposition sometime in August, per
haps Vermont day. The Association
has in c. S. Forbes, L. P. Thayer an,
E. A. Mute a most excellent execu
tive committee, and we are sure the
will do their best to give the "boys
and their galaxy of friends a tri
that will eclipse any yet had.
-
A bachelor rises to remark: "Bt
fore a man is married he is dude
after marriage he is subdued; befor
married he has no buttons on hi
shirt, after marriage he has no shirt
before marriage he swears he won
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-05-22

enterprise.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08
MR.. ROWLAND A NoBLEMAN.
The Fact Revealed by His Death in 8
Pittsburg Hospital.

By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
Plttsbug. March THE Leader IN
its night edition says: Cecil Shcrbroolie
Beaumont IIOwland Earl Of Wargravs
and knight Of the garter of Rritain'S
court lies dead today in the ALE
gheny general hospital. known rs plain
9. T.. Howland. The dead nobleman
was employed as a superintendent o.
ono of the departments Of the Pressed
steel car company, at Mckee's Rocks.
He boarded at the Saurs Hotel, Fed
elal street, Allegheny. for the past
year, hut had not told any one o'
his position in England, IIo WAS
taken sick two weeks ago with typhoid
fever and was taken to the Allegheny
general hospital. He rapidly grew
worse and yesterday his friends IN
New lor!i were advised Of his crlti-
cal condition. lie began 10 sink rapid
~ and died at a. m, today.
After IIowland'S death. Mr. Saurs
examined his effects To find addresses
az friends. In this way The mans
identity was revealed,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08

1 write letters to the newspapers deny
! ing the truth of statements she saw in
| print OF course. she could never get
| them published. and finally her hus-
| band refused to write them any more
| maintaining that IL was not q. digni
! fled thing for an American to do.
'Gradually the young man noticed
| that his modest little home was be-
coming the headquarters for a num-
| Der of swarthy men, who came in at
| all times Of the day and night and
! held long conferences with his wife. to
| which hc was not invited. lie met
| these men under various names. and
| although he smoked and talked with
/ them, they never admitted anything
! more than a purely social object in
| their presence.
| But as the conferences became more
frequent and my friend noticed that
| his wife became more insistent in her
| efforts To make him see the Spanish
| side Of the controversy. He had done
som" newspaper writing in his time
and day and night he had TO write ar
| ticles that his wife suggested. These
| articles were taken by her and he
| never knew just what became of them,
! although he suspected that they were
taken by her Spanish friends and used
| as they thought best.
1T gradually dawned upon my friend
| that he was being used by men who
We're practically the enemies of his
| country, and he felt deep humilla-
ton: but already his home life was
changing and in his great love for the
woman he had married he was miser-
| ihn1OhI
ance of her and her wishes at that
time might bring TO a sudden end the
short period of happiness he had en-
| joyed with her.
| ut wasn't until the Spanish cruiser
Niscaya came to this port shortly
after the destruction of the Maine, that
| direct overturcs werc made to my
friend by his wifc. She spoke to him
at great length on the injustice that
her country was suffering over the
Cuban matter. and finally wound up
by saying that her country was going
to need friends in this country before
long and asking him if he would be
one Of them. 1t was as plain as day
to the husband that his wife was the
tool of the swarthy friends who came
so often to see her. but she was will
ing tool, for her love of her country
was great, greater than her love for
her husband, and the idea that that
country was menaced by another coun-
| try was agony TO her.
This once quiet homo became a rem
devious for all the secret agents Of
Spain in New York. officers from the
| Niscaya attended conferences there
and the plotting and scheming went
ON until one fine evening my friend.
who had been drowning his sorrows in
liquor. came home and ordered every
one Of the visitors out.
"Therc was quite scene then. The
Wife protested and the visitors looked
threatening, but out they all went Just
the same. and that was the beginning
Of the end. The next day my friend
was filed with remorse over what he
had done and his pentent attitude re-
suited I'm a renewal of consideration of
him as possible spy in the service Of
Spain, against his own country
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08
Jonas Longs Sons.

ing when he went down to the Office OF
Spain's agents il was with virtuous
indignation written all over his face.
I'm a few choice words he told the
boss Spaniard what he thought of him
and his gang, and before leaving he
announced that he was going straight
to the Federal building to leave infor-
nation there with the United States
marshal. lie did so. but an hour later
when six deputy marshals reached the
place there was not a Spaniard in
sight. and all of their effects had been
removed. There is a piece of news
that never leaked out. yet l know what
I have stated TO be an absolute fact.
"Well. my friend didn't so home un-
ill very late that night. When hs
did go he took a Boston friend, who
had just arrived here and was going
tn stay over night with him. They
got home to find an empty flat. The
wife had made good her threat. She
had taken with her only what be-
longed to her, and she left no word
behind. He has never seen or heard
from her since. although indirectly hs
knows that at the present time she iS
with her people in Barcelona.
For months he was "a broken man,
but gradually he began to realize that
| such n woman was not worth the life's
happiness of a good man, and ultl-
mately ! think he will be n better man
| for the experience. In the meantime
! life comes hard TO him, and I think
| he suffers great deal
Il wasn't until after the civilian had
| left the party and the naval men Were
| laughing over the story that another
man in the crowd who had puffed his
| cigar lazily all through the narrative
and had made no comments at all, re-
! marked:
"You fools. couldn't YOU see that
| that man was telling you the tragedy
! nf his avn life -
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navy who were in the Secret Ser
vice during the war with Spain.
Q had told some interesting stories
of the work assigned to them in
the days Of preparation before tho
actual outbreak Of hostilitics. Then the
civilian in the group spoke ny.
II have no doubt" he said. "that our
secret service in Spain, in fact. in all
the Spanish countries. was very en-
cellcnt. and that our men did some
very brave things In the way of get
ting information that the govcrnmen,
wanted: but in all that | have read I
have never seen anything about the
spy system that was established in this
country by Spain at the time our men
were working on the other side"
Don't believe there was any" re-
marked another civilian. while the otIi-
GERS nodded wisely.
Whether you believe it or not. it is
II Cact," replied the civilian. Il happen
To know something about il myself. I
have a story to tell Of the Spanish Spy
system here during the war. and as
there is a little romance mixed up with
ii it may interest you.
"A friend of mine met abroad some
years ago a young Spanish woman OF
/ great beauty, He is a New York boy
and his Introduction into the home of
the young woman i'm Barcelona was all
that convention demanded. He fell I'm
love with her, but his stay in Spain
was too short TO allow of a properly
conducted courtship. He didn't even
get around to a declaration of love:
but before he went away he knew that
he loved her and hc-. eyes told him
that she understood and that his case
was not quite hopeless. lie left his
New York address with her and she
promised that when she came to this
country she would send her card ia
him and he might call
THAT girls face haunted that young
man for two years. Her father was a
merchant of great wealth and was also
an official Of the Spanish government.
The New Workers. own modest position
in the world deferred him from doing
! what he would have liked to do, sail
for Spain and ask the girl to marry
him. Two years after that meeting the
young woman came to this country
with a Spanish family. She was TO re-
| turn with the same people three months
later. She appriscd my friend of her
| arrival and the result was what YOU
| all suspect by this time. He married
| her. Nobody's consent was asked
| They Just went out and got married
| and brief note To her friends and a
| long letter 20 her parents was all the
| notifying that she did
"In small Nat In Sixth avenue they
| started housekeeping and cverythinp
went along splendidly until relations
! began to be strained between this
country and Spain, Tho young woman
! was loyal to her own country, but no,
a bit more so than her husband was t.
| his Yet so great was the love he had
for her that for a few days he sacri-
feed everything that he held dear
honor and country, TO her whims.
ut came about like this: The wal
talk greatly excited his wife she
| maintained that her country was be-
! ing wronged in the papers here and
| day after day she made her husband
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08
IN MARYLAND SENATE.
Democrats Have Necessary Numbe
to Straighten Things Out.
D. Exelnsiys VIII. from Tie Assoclated Pr

D. Exclusive Whe from The Associated Press
Annapolis. Md, March 1--Senator
Moore, whose absence caused so much
uneasiness To the Democratic leaders
yesterday, reached here this morning,
giving the Democrats the necessary
number to make a quorum in the sen
ate. After a spirited debate on tech
nlcal points. the congratulations of the
senate ms adopted yesterday were rati-
fled and the tangle Strengthened out,
The Republicans now concede that
the proceedings have been rendered
regulating the new election bill which
is fairly ON its way to final passage or
defeat
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08
COUNCILMEN
CONFESSED
Startling Revelations Regarding
Bribery Made bu W. v. GrItfiths
and Simon Thomas.
BOTH GOT LARGE SUNS

Mr.. Griffiths Said He Received Money
from S. E. Weyland, C. w. McKin-
ney and James Grier-Mr. Thomas
Received Nearly 81 900 in All and
Was on the Regular Pay Roll of
the Old Telephone Company-said
That the Ghost Walked at the St.
Charles Hotel and That 1t Visited
Eleven or Twelve Councilmen.
Another Warrant Issued for the
Arrest of Mckinney.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08
OUR CUBAN RELATIONS.
Constitutional Convention to Discuss
Plat Amendment Today.

b. Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
Havana, March THE Cuban con-
stitutional convention will meet this
afternoon and formally discuss the
Platt amendment,
Political excitement Is lesseninG some
what. Its continuance depends on the
attitude Of the Radical delegates. IL
an impassioned appeal TO the people is
issued, as it is rumored will be the
case, il will cause demonstrations or
protests against the United States. No
uprising is feared.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08
Plasterers Demand Advance.

By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
PttsbuTg, Pa, March The Journeymen plas.
terers OF the Pittsburg district have made de-.
mand ior an advance in wages of forty cents a
day, to take effect on April I, About $50 men
are interested, All are members Of the Operative
Plastcrers International association
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WERE MADE BEFORE.

There is no question hut that the
statements made yesterday by both
Messrs. Grifiths and Thomas We're
made privately before to the Munich
pal League authorities. Both Messrs
Sturges and Newcomb. during the en-
tire examination had big folios OF
transcribed testimony in their hands
and in framing the questions contiu-
ually consulted them. II the witness
became q little vague or cvasivc. he
would be brought back again at once
by question which plainly showed
that the prosecutors had previous
knowledge of what the witnesses were
going to say.
Yesterday morning a warrant was
issued for the arrest of Carl W. Nc
Kinney, on the charge of bribery. The
information sets forth that he paid
500 TO Simon Thomas and 800 tn Mr.
Grilfiths, to procure their votes. IN
attempt was made 10 serve the war
rant by Agent Robert Wilson. but Nrr
Mckinney was suddenly taken i'll and
was unable to leave his bed, Il was
said. lie is already under Indictment
on the charge of bribery.
II was rumored throughout the city
during the afternoon that General
Manager Wcyland, of the Lackawanna
Telephone company. would he arrested
on the charge Of bribery. \ Tribune
man sought ont T.. u. Sturges and
asked him If Il was So. Nj. Sturgcs
replied:
I'VE are not prepared to say just
get as TO whether Nh. Wcyland will
be arrested. I will say, however. that
as soon as we get sufficient evidence
against The men who nave given the
brides, or the big fish as they have
been called. they will be arrested
without fear or favor and prosecuted
10 the bitter end. II would not be
right or proper Tor MS to prosecute only
the men who have taken the bribcs
and leave the other and worse Of
tenders go unpunished.
WILL BE PROSECUTED.
I'VE are through with the council
men. now, who resigned their places,
hut we will prosecute vigorously those
whose cases are now on trial.
II am pleased that Mr.. Grlhths
and Mr.. Thomas had the courage and
the manhood 10 go on the stand today
ana tell all they knew. There are
sorae men who didn't do this. Perjury
is three times as great a crime as
bribery. and they'll fnd that out be-
fore they're through. You ask me lf
the men who have confessed will not
be prosecuted. As far as am con.
cerned. they will not. 7 woud rather
go 10 jai! myself than see Mr.. Grinlths
sent there, after the honorable way
in which he acted this morning"
1t is not definitely known as yot
when the next hearing will be held,
but it will probably be sometime DUR
ing the carly part of next week.
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terests of the electric iieht company.
Mr. Newcomb asked him several times
If the amount he received from McKin-
ney had not been $500 instead OF $50
but he persisted in saying that the lat
ter figure was the correct one.
He had never received any money
from the Scranton Nitrined Brick COM
pany, but had received some from De
tective Harris at the Hotel Rudolph
last spring. Harris was supposed to
represent the Scranton Railway COM
pany, he said. and the money received
from him was understood to be to en-
list his support against the license
tax measure then pending.
"Mr. Thomas" said Mr.. Newcomb,
II want to ask you Just one moro
question. How many select councimen
comprised this organioa ton which met
at the St. Charles hotel and talked
about the ghost walking"
ELEVEN or twelve. I think"
This concluded Mr. Thomas tcstl-
mony. Select Councilman John
schneider, of the Eleventh ward, was
present, and he wanted to know how
his name came to be mixed up in the
proceedings of Wednesday. NJ. H..
Dale had testified, he said, that hc
had contributed towards his election.
1f this had been done. IL was news
to him. lie didn't know anything
about 1t.
DALE PUT MONEY IN.
81 thought you'd be alarmed. John"
said Mr. Newcomb. we expected you
around" Mr. Dale. who was present.
said that he had put money into the
municipal election in favor of Mr..
SCHNEIDER, but that he hadn't told the
latter anything about IT, Mr.. O'BIien
| suggested that IL might be wise TO
call the judges over in order that they
might purge themselves, Mr. Dale hav-
ing stated that he had put up money
TO help elect some of the iurists now
on the bench.
Mr. Dale was sworn and asked %
| answer the questions which he had re-
fused to answer Oh Wednesday. re-
yarding his connections with Select
Councilman J. u NcAndrew. lie re-
Piled that he had no knowledge of
Mr.. McAndrew ever having received
any money and that he had learned
that he tMcAndreW) was not in conn
ellis when he had given the sl.20o 20
Paul Dunn to defeat the Mulberry
street paving ordinance.
w. w. Davis had beer sent for to
| explain his connection with the envel-
ope containing 5000. which he had
| taken from Carl Mckinney and had
| given to W. V. GriillthS. lie said that
| Mckinney had met him on the street
/ and had handed him the envelope say
ing it was a note for Mr.. GrifIiths lie
had taken il and had tossed it to
| one of the boys in the office. who had
| in turn given il to Mr.. Gri6iths. lie
| knew nothing about its contents until
| he was told afterwards by Mr.. Grif-
| fiths.
Attorney George :. Horn was called
| Mr.. Horn was treasurer of the origi-
| nal 1.ackawanna Telephone company
| and the prosecution sought To prove
that he had knowledge that the sum
of $3.50, which was paid to W. =. Boil
and was To be used in bribnE certain
councilmen. He admitted paying the
| money TO Mr.. Boland but said most
emphatically that he had no knoWlcdE>
| or intimation that Il was to be ille-
Sally use.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08

TWO YOUNG lieutcnants in the
navy who were in the Secret Ser
n vice during the war with Spain.
n had told some interesting stories
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08
Rockers, S1,70

After YOU have gone the rounds purchased all you
including the rag carpet take the elevator the fourth
floor and look at those Solid Oak Rockers golden finish
closely Spnded and thoroughly constructed Shaped front
seats in tobher design and bronze effects. Reg IN
ular value S.. 3 Friday afternoon. lazy
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08
Boys Shoes, $l.33

Boys Satin Calf Shoes. made for service, fit
perfectly and are FULLY guaranteed. The boy
will expect YOU to take pair of these home
with YOU on Friday; regular valuc
80. Friday afternoon, Second d, >,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08

800 in all. Sizes 1926: weight y pounds.
Filled with clean feathers. Treated by the new
cold air process, giving them a sanitary and
sweet wholesome odor--fancy Amoskeg
ticking. At o'clock Friday after IN
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08
Laces, &c

YOU here Tor the other specials you'll surely
for this item The lot includes Point de Paris Vaencennes
Imitation Duchess and Oriental LaceS in cream an
white, Widths ranging from to inches. Friday q
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"Who wry the ghoSt"'
II Understood that the ghost was T..
j. Maloncy."
Mr.. NeWComb wanted to know if the
general understanding was that
the councilmen interested We're to rc-
ceive a regular monthly wage of $75
and whether there was not complaint
ing when only $50 was received. Wit
ness wouldn't admit this altogether.
The payments We're not always month
ly, he said. Sometimes five or six
weeks would intervene between each,
He didn't know of complaints about
$50 being too little,
The payments from the old company
ceased, witness said, when the fran
chise was granted to the Lackawanna
company. He had received no money
from the other side except the $500 re-
ceived from Batton. Il. Il. Brooks and
Charles Robinson had asked him to
favor the new company but had made
no offer of money nor had they even
intmatcd such thing. Witness had
promised them that if they could get
ten votes he would make the eleventh,
THOUGHT IT HIS DUTY.
Now, Mr. Thomas, you voted against
the new ordinance for a long time,
didn't you because YOU thought 1t to
be your duty to support the old COM
pany ON account Of the liberal pay
ments they had been making you?"
"Yes, sir. that's it,"
Mr., Thomas testified that he had
never received any money from the
Barber Asphalt company. He said
that last April when the ordinance pro-
viding for ten-year contract with
the electric light company was pending
in councils, Carl Mckinney had given
him $50 in an onvelope-MoKnney
was at that time looking after the ir-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08
SeerSuckers, 6hc

About 1000 yards OF striped, checked
plain Scersucker. Regular 1Oc valucs
Friday afternoon
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08

This Ocloclt special comes from our carpet depart
ment 700 yards Of extra heavy Rag Carpet tightly wove
in pretty designs. This is considered good value ~
at all times Tor 49, Friday afternoon. <%
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-15

lating to the repeal of certain obsolete
laws, was called. Kaniho as usual
wanted information. Robertson re-
ferred him to the committee report on
the matter and further stated they
were out of date and absolutely use
less. The ayes and noes Were called,
resulting in a unanimous vote of the
twenty-siX members present
Motion to adjourn lost
House Bill "a. relating TO the great
seal of the Territory, was read for the
third time. The bill was amended by
the addition of the words ''of Hawaii
after the words THE Territory in the
title of the BILL and was made the or
der of the day for the afternoon.
Recess until 1870 p. m.
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Edna Wallace. the actress, may 'as o
Miss Richie, another actress, on e.
New York speedway. Both are
horsewomen.