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Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
NOPE POSTAL INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury Finds Seven True Bills
Against Six Persons.

Grand Jury Finds Seven True Bills
Against Six Persons.
Washington. Sept. 9.-After deliber-
ating for several weeks over 2 mass of
documents submitted by the pOstofice
inspectors. the federal grand jury has
returned seven indictments in postal
cases. involving six different persons.
All the indictments were kept off the
public record and both the officials of
the district attorneys Office and of the
postofiice department refused to divulge
names or details of the indictments un-
til the parties indicted are arrested. The
indentity of the indicted individuals
thus was left a matter Of conjecture. 1t
is expected that arrests will occur to-
day and that the postOffice department
will have some announcement to make
late this afternoon. The grand jury's
action probably marks the beginning Of
the end of the investigation that has
been in progress since the middle Of
last March.
Leopold Stern the Baltimore contrac-
tor, who disappeared from Baltimore
before he could be arrested on an in
dictment returned July 81 last was To-
Gated at Toronto and the long delayed
surrender OF George W. Beavers, the
former head of the salary and allow
ance division. to the New York authOri-
ties took place. The postal officials
have been searching for Stern ever
since he disappeared and finally receiv-
ed word from the Canadian authorities
that he is in Toronto. They expressed
considerable vexation at the premature
publicity of his whereabouts ON account
Of the problem of extraditiOn thai now
conrrcnts the government and the pos
sibility of his making good his escape
new that the information has become
public in advance of the readiness Of
the authorities to effect his arrest.
Beavers arrest created no surprise, for
the government all along has kept ad-
vised of his whereabouts. despite re-
ports to the contrary.
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to contract miners. The umpire decides
as follows:
1T is therefore decided that contrac-
tors driving rock tunnels, sinking
shafts and other similar work. not be-
ing parties to the submission nor hav-
ing agreed to abide by the awards of
the anthracite coal strike commission,
are not parties under the award and
have no standing before the board of
conciliation, and that their employees
are not among those affected by the
award of the anthracite coal strike
commission"
The board has now disposed of about
80 disputes. Two more questions on
which it is deadlocked will be submit
ted to Umpire Wright They deal with
the nine-hour Saturday on ;he Reading
company's mines and the proper basis
on which to compute the increase in
wages awarded by the commission, the
companies in the Lehigh and Sehuyl-
kill region contending that it should
be on the net earnings, while the men
contend it should be on the gross earn
ings.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
BISHOP CLARK is DEAD
Presiding Bishop Of Episcopal Church
Passes Away.


Newport. R. l., Sept. S.-Right Rev.
Thomas March Clark, bishop of Rhode
Island, and by virtue of his seniority
presiding bishop of the Episcopal
church in this country, as well as the
oldest bishop in the Anglican COM
munion, if Got in the world, died sud-
denly at his home in Middletown.
Bishop Clark was born in Newbury-
port. Mass, July 4, 1912. He grad
uated at Yale in 1881 and studied
theology at Princeton until 1885,
when on completing his course he re-
ceived a license to preach by the pres
bytery of his native place. He was
made deacon of Grace Church in Bos-
ton in 1886 and advanced to the priest
hood in November of that year. He
omciated at Grace Church until 1913,
when he left for Philadelphia, where
he was rector of St Andrews Church
until 1S47 He then returned to Bos-
ton as assistant rector in Trinity
Church, and finally became rector in
the Church of Christ at Hartford,
Conn. He remained there from 1850
until 1854, when he was consecrated
bishop of Rhode Island.
In 1898 he gave up the active duties
of his diocese to Rev. W. NJ. McYicker,
who now becomes bishop Of Rhode
Island. Bishop Clark became"the pre-
siding bishop of the Episcopal church
in this country in 1899
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conqressman's Daughter EIopes.

Knoxville. Tenn. Sept. S.-A spe-
cial from Bristol says Miss Cloyetta
Brownlow, daughter of Congressman
w P. Brownlow. of Jonesboro, Tenn,
eloped with Mark f. Pritchett, liv-
eryman Of Jonesboro. and they were
married at Bristol. The attentions
of Pritchett to Miss Brownlow are
said to have been opposed by the con-
gressman, hence the elopement. The
young lady was a favorite in Wash
ington social circles during the past
season. when she made her debut.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
Niagara Falls Excursions.
I.ow-Rate Vacation Trins ~iaPennsylvania Raj
ros d.


ro; d.
September and ls.Oc'o5sr aud Is are the re-
naming dates forthe popular ten-day excursions
TO Niagara Falls from Philadelphia Baltimore,
and Washington, via Pennsylvania Railroad.
The excursions from Philadelphio will be run
hy two routes Those on se-temher and lS'
and October 49, going via Harrisburg and the
picturesque valley Of the Susquehanna, special
train leaving Philadelphia at $40 a. M; eNeur-
sion of October running via Trenton, ,Manunk
Chunk, aud the Delaware Valley, leaving Phila-
de'phia on special train at S 06 a. m.
Excursiou tickets, good for return passage on
any re gular train. exclusive Of limited express
trains, within ten days, will be sold at 5000
from Philadelphia and all points or the elaware
Division: Sll.2j from Atlantic City; $500 from
Lancaster: and nj pr pDJtiouate rates from other
points, including Trenton, Rordentown, Mt
Holly. Cane Nav, Salem. Wilmington West
thester. Reading, ard principal iutermeo late
stations A stop-oHer will be allowed at Buffalo
within the limit Of ticket feturniug
, he special trains Of Pullman parlor cars "nd
day coaches viii be run with each excursion 1uT-
ming through TO Niagara Falls. An extra charge
will be made for parlor-car seats.
An experienced tourist agent and chapfron
will accompany each excursion.
For descriptive pamphlet, time OF connecting
traius and further information apply TO nearest
ticket agent, or address Geo. W. Boyd, General
p tsSeneeriAgent Broad Street Station Phila-
dafrIrfq
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
WASHINGTON NEWS.

uG duAlCl1 NOllNCA lllll 3 liz W ~
fare of Americans in Turkey dur
ing the latter part of last week has
been materially abated by the de-
cidedly belated news that Vice
Counsul Megeleson, at Boirut,
Syria, was not murdered, as at
first reported, but was merely fired
at, the shots failing to take effect,
and that the miscreants have been
apprehended and the officials have
rendered full apologies to the
United States Minister Leischman
at Constantinople. Before the cor
rect version of the affair was re.
ceived, the President ordered the
European squadron to Turkish
waters and the fleet, under the
command of Admiral Cotton, is
now Ell route for Genoa and thence
will sail for Turkish waters. When
informed of the error in the first
report, The President announced
that he would not resciAd his order
to the feet as the situation in Tur-
key appeared to be so acute that
he regarded the presence of Amer
lean war ships in Turkish waters
as essential to the safety of Amer
lean citizens in the Empire
AS soon as the news from Beirut
was received, Secretary Hay hasten
ed to Oyster Bay to confer with
the President and after the confer
ence, which also dealt with the
situation in Colombia and the
prospects Of the Panama canal
treaty, Mr.. Hay determined to come
at once to Washington, thus cur
failing his vacation by several
weeks. Reports from Begota seem
to indicate that the chief obstacle
in the way of the treaty is the pride
of the Colombians and it is by no
means certain that, after a delay
sufficient to satisfy the spirit of the
Legislators, the convention will
not be ratified. This, at least, is
the hope of the administration.
Meanwhile, DIR. Herran, the Colon
bian charge affaires, has been in
structed to subscribe to a press
clipping bureau and to forward to
the Colombian Congressional Ii
brary extracts from all American
newspapers apropos of the treaty.
It is argued here that when the
Colombians see how many news
papers urged the mediate aban-
donment of the Panama Route in
favor of the Nicaraguan-C Costa
Rican route, that too will have a
salutary effect.
Secretary Shaw has greatly re-
lieved the apprehensions entertain
ed by leading financiers, by devils
ing a method whereby he will be
able to deposit in the national
banks fund of not less than $40,
600. 900 if the movement of the
crops this fall is attended by a
money stringency. According to
the Secretary's explanation, he
began last fall to gather the inter
nal revenue receipts into a fund to
meet just such an emergency.
These receipts have been aggrega-
ted so that there has been no in
termixture OF customs receipts and
the Secretary believes, therefore,
that he has all necessary authority
to use the internal receipts to re-
relieve the banks if the occasion
arises. It is, moreover; the in
tention of the Secretary to accept
state and municipal bonds as col
lateral for the deposits of the in
ternal revenue funds, as was done
last year when the stringency in
Wall Street became acute. 1t was
not the intention of Secretary Shaw
however, that this source of relief
should become know at this time,
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Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
EataIIy shot Ry q Roy.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 8. - William
Hooper, of the firm of Hooper Broth
ers, brick manufacturers. was shot
and probably fatally injured in a field
east of his brick yard. For time boys
and men have made a practice Of
hunting rabbits in the field, and the
workmen in the brick yards felt un-
safe Mr.. Hooper started to disperse
a crowd of hunters from the field,
when Joseph Anthony, aged II, de
liberately emptied the contents Of his
gun into Hooper's breast, tearing a
large hole. Physicians say he cannot
recover. Anthony claims that Hooper
threw a stone at him and he fired in
self-defense.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
AT MOTOR CYCLE RACE
Four Men Plunged Over En1bankment
ard Are SeriouslY Injured.

ard Are Seriously Injured.
New York, Sept S.-FOur men were
injured seriously during the running
of a five-mile motor cycle handicap at
Manhattan Meach. They plunged over
the track embanl;ment opposite the
grand stand while going at a terrific
pace.
They were Alexander Dufrane, Of
Elizabeth, n. j., who was badly
bruised and is believed to nave sus-
tanned internal injuries; N. T. Bar
nard, of Hartford, Conn. cut and
bruised and shoulder hurt; F. W. Rog-
ers, of Brooklyn. badly bruised and hip
laid open; P. Johnson, of Newark, head
cut and Thought to have been inter
nally injured.
Barnard was the first to fall, going
over the track. Later he claimed that
the rider ahead, whose name cannot
be ascertained. forced him off the
track
Unnerved by Barrard's plunge and
by the shout Of horror which arose
from the crowded grand stands, the
three other riders followed within a
few seconds. They were picked up,
bleeding and unconscious.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
THREATENED PRESIDENT
John Miller, of Syracuse, Locked Up
BV Police.

Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. S.-John MIL
Ter. a German. was arrested at his
home. and is charged with having
threatened to shoot the president dur
ing his stay in this city. Sunday even
ing the police learned that a man
named Miller, living in the southwest
ern part of the city, had said that he
would shoot the president while the
letter carriers parade was being re-
viewed. He denies that he made any
threats against the presidents life
and claims that a woman through
whom the police learned of it is lying
When questioned at police headquar.
ters he was unable to give a clear ex-
PLANTATION of his whereabouts since 6
O'Clock Sunday morning. He is held
pending a more thorough investiga-
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11

as he feared that his ability to re-
lieve the situation might be dis
counted, but the facts leaked out
and now the Secretary will explain
his plans in an address he will de
liver in Chicago this week.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
Seven Bodies Washed Ashore.

Port jefferson, L. l.. Sept. S.-Seven
bodies have been washed ashore be-
tween Port Jefferson and Wading
River. It is supposed that they are
those of sailors who were lost from
a schooner that capsized in the storm
OF August 25.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11

iDaily. sDaily except Sunday
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINs.--
Leave Wilmington 7.5, S2S am, 3O4 am.
5.5s pm. week days. Leave New Castle 8.Sl,
A5S, II o., am, 2,52, B.4l pm. week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington sloan
ana arriving at 6.l0 p. m. week days run
through solid to and from BaltimoTe viz
BRANCH ROADS.
Delaware, Maryland q virginia r. H.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
ltatiOus 10 SO n N. daily and % D. m. week
lays. Returning train leaves Franklin City
100 a. m; week and l.5S am. week days.
Leave franklin city for Chincoteague (via
steamerl 30 and 10 pm, week DAYS Re
turning, leave Chncoteague lG as am. and
$50 p m. weekdays
Leave Harrington for GEORGETOWN and
Rehoboth 10 So am. and 6lO pm. weekdays.
Returning leave Rehoboth 6 38 am. and LIS
pun weekdays
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 10 SO am. and
6l0p m. weekdays. Returning, leave Berlin
So am. and y IS pm. RW eel. days.
Leave Masseys for ChestertoWn and Way
isations 81 a. m. and S3 p m. weekdays.
returning, leave ChesteriownF Is AIN. and
> 50 Run. weekdays.
Queen Anne q Ken R.R.-Leave Towns.
md for Centreville and way stations. 80
:, m. and OF D. m. week days. Returning,
cave Centreville 7 46 a. m. and 3S p. m.
week days.
Del. Chesapeake r. R.-Beave Clayton FOR
oxford and way stations al 9 i3 n. m. and SIT
p. m. week days. Returning, leave oxford
i.b5 a. m. and ! 40 p. m. week days.
Cambridge q Seaford r. R.-Leave Seaford
or Cambridge and intermediate stations az
II Is a. m. and 46 p m. week days Returns
ng train leaves Cambridge at 200 and asa
.. m. week days.
CONNECTION.-At Porter, with Newark 4
Delaware City Railroad. AT Townsend, with
queen Anne's 4 Kent Railroad. At Clay
on, with Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad
md Baltimore * Delaware Bay Railroad. At
Harrin .tOn,with Delaware, Maryland & Virs
sinia Railroad. At SeafOrd, with Cambridge
Z Seaford Railroad. AT Delmar, with New
York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, WycomicO 4
POcomOke, and Peninsula Railroads
j. b. HUTCHINSON, General Manag
r. WOOD, General Passenger Agent.
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Reduced Rates to Baltimore.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad Account Meeting
ofthe Sovereign Grand Lodge Of odd Eel
lows.

v ia EEnIi.NlNHNla ANAllt0au sAGcnunN NA1StAhs
ofthe Sovereign Grand Lodge Of odd Eel
lows.
For the benefit of those desiring to attend
the annual session Of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge Of 1. O. o. F., at Baltimore. Nd, Sep
tember q to 26, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell round trip tickets to Bal
timore from all stations on its lines, except
Woodberry, ,Harrisburg,and Intermediate sta
tians, Columbia, Frederick and intermediate
stations on the Northern Central Railway ;
Lancaster. Harrisburg, and intermediate eta-
tions. and stations on the Philadelphia. Baiti-
more and Washington Railroad, exclusive
OF stations sauth of Townsend. Dell, on Sep
tamber l0 20 and q, good for ruturn passage
until September %, inclusive, at rate of sim
gle fare tor the round trip, Plus one dollar.
For conditions. and stop-over at Philadel-
phia on tickets reading through that point.
consult ticket agents.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
Postmaster's RemovaI Mac Hlm IIl.

Randolph. Mass. Sept. S.-When tho
local postofice opened it was found
that Postmaster NJ. Wales Baker was
not at his post, and subsequent in
quiry developed the fact that he had
not only been removed on account OF
an alleged shortage of $500, but that
the sudden action of one of the de-
partment inspectors had brought on q
paralytic stroke His bondsmen are
now in charge of the Office while
Baker lies at his home in a crit ,al
condition.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
sewed Up Mans Heart.

Chicago, Sept. S.-An operation on
the heart of Matthew Plowman, who
was stabbed in a fight with James Cor
meet Saturday, may save the mans
life. At the Mercy hospital, where he
was taken. physicians took out his
heart and sewed it up. Then oxygen
was administered continuously. and it
Is said he has a possible chance for
recovery. Plowman was stabbed with
a bread knife in the left breast. The
wound almost cut his heart in two.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
Was EMPLOYED BY Webster.

Madison, Wis. Sept 9.-HenTy G. De-
lano of Marchheld, Mass. died Of pa
resis here while visiting his grand
daughter, Mrs. NJ. w. Keeley. For 80
years he was employed by Daniel
Webster and was the last to look on
the great stateman's face, closing the
lid on the -of1n.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
100000 Blaze in Pittsburq.

Pittsburg, Sept 8. - Fire, which
broke out in the large stables OF the
Allegheny Transfer Company. result
ed in loss of at least 100000. The
blaze originated from the oyerturn-
ing of a lantern setting fire to some
hay. There were 1913 horses in the
stable. and fully 100 of them were
either burned to death or so badly
hurt that they will have to be killed.
Between so and 60 wagons and other
property in the building were destroy
ed and the property is complete loss.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
P. w. &B. RAILROAD

nrI.Aw,RE DIVISION
on and aner Jan. l, 1903, trains viii Ieave
a. follows:
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d. IN. 81 ". Branch.
Going North.
South.
Going south read down
North read up.
North.
sonth.

At Georgetown trains connect with trains
to and from Franklin City.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11
SEPTEMBER.

VIII leave Fredertea, Webb's and Bowers
for PhiladelphIa as follows during
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11

Returning Steamer will leave PhlladelphiR
from Pier s. South Wharves First Pier above
Chestnut street, as follows;.
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
A GIRLS PIGGERY

Six years ago q daughter OF Dr.. ".
I Seward Webb, in order 10 show her bust
ness ability and TO obtain a little addi-
tional pocket money. took a little flyer
IL stock breeding on Shelburne Farms.
DR.. Webs county seat on Lake Cham
plain. She invested $50 in a brood SOW.
and with her fathers permission made
arrangements with the shepherd TO care
for the SOW and the pigs. AS there was
an abundance OF skim milk. this was
given her without cost, but all the grain
fed was charged for at market prices.
From this single investment she cleared
$50 the first year, $500 The second. and
$500 the third. BY this time the stock
had 50 increased In number as TO out
grow its quarters, and was proving so
profitable that Dr. Webb thought fl ad-
visable 10 buy her out
So at the end of the fourth year ma
took over the stock az market prices. and
gave her check for 500. which repre-
scented the years profits. From this
start the present piggcry has been de,
velOped. which IS the most profitable de-
partmcnt OF the place. Last year 2Gt
pigs were sold. averaging from $50 TO 200
pounds In weight. and bringing Uue-haIr
cent per pound more than the ruin.
market price because Of the superior
conditions under which they are kent
building is in keeping with the others on
the place in exterior style, and the in
terror is finished with hard pine. cement
floors. and iron trOughs with fixtures
Country Life in America.
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
SLEEPING ON A KONG.

China is a land without mattresses OF
counterpanes- A bed. or kong. is merely
a broad wall OF brick built across the
side Of the room. on first acquaintance
il seems absolutely impossible for ar
anglo Saxon. but a man in the interior
OF China must either sleep on a kong
or not sleep at all. l determined thai
if the bricks would cot yield 10 me ]
must yield 10 them. and as a means Of
yielding gracefully, 1 studied the sleep
ing methods Of my Chinese companions
I found that their practice was TO climb
inside OF quilted sacks, called pookas.
which they tied and folded around them
selves, until a row OF men on a kong
looked not unlike sealed envelopes.
Whenever they rolled or turned over IN
their sleep, their pookas rolled with
them. in whatever position they hap
pened 10 lie on the brick pile. they could
not escape the ameliorating effect Of
their pOokas. Obviously I. toe must
have a pool0a. From dealer in leather
in a town through which we passed.
bought two goat skins. ] had them sewn
together with the hair side in. / devised
q system OF strings by which I could tie
myself in my appliance. and in this way
7 succeeded in sleeping in China--Out-
ing
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
THE CHILp,s MISTAKE.

The teacher had been explaining to
the class in etymOlogy the meaning OF
the word "gamy' as an ending in com
pounds. and had taken as illustrations
the three words "polyKamy." ''bigamy.' -
and 'mOnOgamy." 'PolyRamy. chill
dren," she explained. lis the condition
OF having several wives. bigamy the
condition OF having two wives. and
monogamy that Of having only one
wife"
After discussing various other roots
and words, she reverted TO those she had
first explained and put questions TO test
the knowledge Of her pupils. Now.
children" she said, when a man has
many wives. or 2 woman has many hus-
bands, what do we call it,"
''Polygamy.' was the response.
And what is IL when there are two
wives OF two husbands ~
"BiRamy'
Very good. But if the right state Of
affairs exists, and a man has only one
wife and a woman only one husband
what is 80 Them
''Monotony." - Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
POTOMAC DEPARTMENT
INSTALLS OFFICERS
Like Ceremony for Woman's
Relief Corps.

The annual installation of officers of
the Departments Of the Potomac. Grand
Army Of the. Republic. and Womau's Re
lief Corps took place last evening at
Grand Army Hall under the most au-
spicious circumstances. The hall.
which was handsomely decorated for tie
occasion. was comfortably filled with
enthusiastic members Of the organia-
ton and their friends.
The early part of the evening was oc-
cupicd with the installation Of the Off
GERS Of the Woman's Relief Corp, as fol-
lows. Rosa r. Meacham, president; He'-
en- Durfee, senior vice president; Maria
L. Jordan junior vice president. Mar
garet Walker. treasurer; Mrs Strick-
land chaplain; Matte f. Mcclure. sec
rotary; LYDIA A Oldroyd. counselor. E.
p. Watson. l. and I. officer; Julia Rob
erts. inspector; Emma s. Ellis. patriotic
instructor. The executive committee
is composed Of Mrs. Cusick. chair
man. Mrs. Brandt. Mrs Woodsun.
Mrs. Wyman. and Mrs. Fannie E Pratt
Mrs. Anna s. Hamilton, past department
commander, acted as installing officer.
An original poem, That Little Bronze
buttcn," by Dr. Thomas Calver. and sew
erai selections by the Peyton String
Quartette preceded the installation Of
the officers Of the G. A r. by Past De-
partment Commander Thomas S Hop
Sins.
Those assuming the duties OF the sew
eral Offices were Judge Ivory G. Kim
ball, commander: Abraham Hart, senior
vice commander; Hiram Buckingham.
junior vice commander; II. S stevens.
chaplain. Thomas Calver. medical di-
rector; 3. F. Chase, assistant adjutant
general. and A. p. Tasker. assistant
quartermaster general.
4 solo. Angels Serenade." by Eliza
beth Wahly. with violin obligato by Ar
thur Tasker. and several readings by
Major John TweedaIe. L. 8. A.. com
pleted the program, which was followed
by refreshments