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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

Vew York and Return one Dollar
July 4th
Saturday, July ath, 1908. the Erie
win afford the people of Milford and
vicinity an opportunity 20 take in
the sights of Greater New York at
the popular rate Of one dollar for
the round trip. Special tram leav-
ing Port Jervis at a. m, arriving
New York at 10 a. m allowing over
nine hours In the city, as the special
train returning leaves West sSrd
street at 7.25 p. m, Chambers street
OF z As p. m, and Jersey City at sp.
m. Remember the date. July Ath.
and rate only 81 for the round trip.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

The summer exodus has begun IN
Washington. Several members OF
the cabinet are already out of the city
and on June q the President and
Mrs Roosevelt will go TO Oyster
Bay for the summer, to which point
the Roosevelt children have already
preceded them. Many members Of
the diplomatic corps have left Wash.
ington, some going abroad and
others establishing their embassies
or legations at various side
resorts. Society people have gene
rally left the city and the summer
quiet already makes itself evident iu
the Washington streets.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

The most erievOus offrnse of the
Postmater General was. however.
what appeared to be an attempt to
drag in the name IF President Nc
Kinley He said in the statement
which accompanied the Bristow re-
port, THE charge of Mr.. Tulloch is
in ITS essence against President Nc
Kinley and Postmaster General
Smith. This statement, which
was construed in many quarters as
a mean revenge on the late. lamented
president because he had refused to
accept Payne as a member of his
cabinet, has aroused the ire of so
many republicans that il is still a
matter of grave doubt if the presi
dent can protect PAYNE and retain
him in the cabinet longer. Mr.
Roosevelt, while sorely annoyed at
the many blunders made by his cab
met officer in handling the postal
scandal, feels that they are largely
attributable to Mr. Payne's i'll
health Moreover, the construction
put upon Payne's reference to Presi.
dent Mckinley. Mr. Roosevelt
knows to be erroneous. Mr.. Payne
so described the Tulloch charges
with the intention of excusing his
reluctance TO make the Bristow re-
ply public and was as much sur
prissd as anyone when he saw that
his meaning had been misconstrued.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

Wanted TO purchase a fresh mich
cow JOHN b. Cook. Frenchtown
road, Dingman township. #
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

An interesting situation has arisen
with regard to the cruiser Galveston.
Tho company which has been con.
structing the vessel went into the
hands of a receiver when It was 90
per cent completed and now the
local courts-the vessel is in \ ship
ward at Richmond, Va.,-have en-
joined the launching of the cruiser
at the behest Of creditors Of the
contractors. Attorney General Knox
has decided that the vessel ~ gov
ernment property, and therefore,
cannot be attached nor the launch
ing enjoined. Consequently a force
Of naval officers, marines and sea-
men will go to Richmond and launch
the vessel today, despite the injun-
ton. When the vessel is launched
it Will be towed to government
navy yard and completed. If the
attempt to launch the cruiser meets
with resistance a gunboat will be
called into requisition and force
used if necessary.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

Aside from the publication of the
Bristow reply. there have been few
important developments during the
past week. Elk Representative
briggs, Of New York, has admitted
that he received Sl2.5OO from CON-
cern which sold automatic cashiers
to the postoface department during
his term in congress and his indict
ment for this grave violation Of the
statutes ia regarded as certain by
the postal officials. Charles Hedges,
superintendent of free delivery, and
practically the assistant of Machen,
has been brought within the tolls
Of the investigation for his part in
lobbying the claim of one J. W. Par
rish through congress, in which en-
terprise Il. 81. Rand, MIR. Payne's
confidential clerk, was also impli.
Gated. Evidence has been presented
to the g and jury on which it is ex-
pocted that an indictment Of Machon
for forgery will be secured and the
indictments Of George E. Lorenz and
bis wife are expected Monday.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

seriously opposed by the friends Of
General Miles, is felt by the army
gerernlly TO have been we'll deserv.
ed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
MABiNI TAKES OATH.
Former Philippine President is Return
cd to Manila from Guam.

Manila, Feb. 27.-Mabini, former
president of the Filipino supreme court
and at one time minister of foreign af-
fairs in the Filipino government. who
had previously persistently refused to
take the oath of allegiance, took the
necessary oath yesterday on board the
transport Thomas on his arrival from
the island of Guam, to which place he
was deported after his surrender in De-
cember, 1899, and was permitted to
land. AT the requst of Mabini the hour
of the landing was not announced, so as
to prevent demonstrations. Ricerte, the
former Filipino general who had also
been a prisoner in the island of Guam,
arrived here with Mabin but as Ricerte
refused to take the oath of allegiance
he was placed on board the steamer
Gaelic and sent to Hong Kong. Ricerte
said he wanted to confer with his
friends. and added that he might take
the oath of allegiance before the United
States consul at Hong Kong. General
San Miguel has evidently made good his
retreat to the Morong mountains, as the
securing parties have failed to locate
him. The ladrones abandoned Bosoboso
when reinforcements reached the gov
ernment troops.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
KNAPP,s STRANGE CASE.
Declares He Is Seized With Murder
Mania in His Sleep.

Hamilton, o., Feb. Mrs. Sadie
Wensell, who came here last night to
see her brother, Alfred Knapp, the self
confessed multi-murderer, today had a
long talk with the prisoner in the pres
ence of Sheriff Bisdorff. During this
conversation Knapp was asked
Had you not been arrested, would
You have killed your present wife, An.
ma May Gamble, at Indianapolis 2"
That's hard to tell" replied Knapp.
Il know she woke up several times
since we were married and found my
hands on her neck, when I was asleep,
too. She would wake when I grabbed
her. and wake me and ask me what I
meant by taking hold of her neck that
way, and I could not tell her why, be-.
cause I was asleep and did not know
had done it. just last week she woke
up just in time or she might never
have woke UP at all. I grabbed her 50
tight and was choking her so she was
nearly gone when she came to and
woke me up. I can't seew hat makes me
do that"
Knapp said he had not seen a well
moment since his arrest. II suffer all
the time he said, with pain in my
head. 1t is there now and hardly know
what I am doing"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
A THRILLING TRIP
Party of Travellers Reach St. Johns, N.
B., After Long Journey Over the Ice
FIoes-Was Led BY Two Brave
Young Women.

ST. Johns, n. B.. Feb. PA party of
travellers has just just reached here,
after a thrilling experience on the ice.
The party was led over thirteen miles
of ice foes from an imprisoned steam
er to Picton island, thence to the main
land, by two young Boston women. The
steamer Mimic, which runs from Nova
Scotia to Prince Edward Island, became
ice bound Monday Among the forty
passengers on board were two young
women named Dent, who had received
word that their parents were dying in
Boston. When they realized the stun
ton of the Mimic they expressed a de-
termination to start out for the main
land on foot. Another young woman
and four young men also We're willing
to join in the undertaking. The party
left the steamer shortly before noon
Monday. The suns rays on the ice
proved almost binding, and after the
party had struggled along for some
miles one of the young men sank down
from exhaustion. The remainder of the
distance, howeeyr, was finally covered,
altho the young women were obliged
constantly to assist the exhausted
man. They reached Picton island about
Q o'clock in the evening. After passing
the night on the island the remainder
of the journey was made to the main
land Tuesday where the Boston women
caught a train. Members of the party
belonging in st. John reached here to-
day, greatly exhausted. After remain
ing on the ice for forty eight hours. the
Mimic managed TO work herself free
and has arrived at Georgetown. p E. l.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
ANOTHER FIRE HORROR
Burbank Block in Lowell, Mass,
Burns and Several Lives
are Lost
FAMOUS WOMAN a VICTIM
Sarah r. kittredse Burned to Death
and Four Others arc Missins-Loss
$12aooo-Murderer Knapp Tells Of
His Uncomfortable Desire to Choke
People to Death. |,

Lowell, Mass, Feb. 27-Mrs. Sarah
F. Kittredge, correspondent of the La
dies Home Journal, Saturday Evening
Post and other periodicals., and pos
sibly others were burned to death In q
fire which destroyed the Burbans
block, used for business lodging houses
and social purposes, early today. There
We're seventy-fve lodgers in the house.
and number of them had narrow es-
capesseveral people sustaining burns
and other injuries. 1t is reported four
persons are missing. The financial
loss is $125,O00.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
MINNESOTA CONTRIBUTES.
State Legislature Votes $4,000 I
Swedes' Famine Fund.

SWedes Famine funo.
st. Paul, Mimi. Feb. 27.-The house
Wednesday passed under suspension OF
the rules the bill by Representative p
C. Dening, of Minneapolis, appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the, relief of famine suf-
ferers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Finland.
The rules were suspended on motion
of Mr.. Deming Immediately after the
introduction of the bill. who made a
plea for the bill, speaking of the need
for aid and the action or other states
Representative Ole Peterson, of Brigh-
ton, also spoke in favor of the bill. and
exhibited small quantity of the barley
meal on which people We're living in the
famine-stricken countries.
The meal is made out of green bar
ley that had been frozen while in the
milk, and is ground with the husks of
the barley, rendering it scarcely more
nutritious than bran Mr.. Peterson said
that his cousin had written him that
there were only six cows left in the two
townships near which he lived.
Representative NJ. j. OLaughlin, OF
Wabasha county, who Introduced a bill
appropriating s2,50o for The relief of the
famine sufferers a few days ago. also
spoke in favor of the measure. The bill
was passed by vote of 81 yeas to
nay.
The bill went to the senate immedi-
ately. and Senator George p. Wilson
endeavored to secure its passage under
suspension of the rules. Objection was
Inade, however, and thA measure Went
to the finance committee. of which SEN
etor Ripley B. Brewer, of ST. Cloud. is
chairman.
The senate committee on finance
Wednesday decided to recommend for
passage Representative p. c. Deming's IS
bill appropriating $4,000 for the relief
OF famine-stricken Norway, Sweden
and Finland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
Gar of Russia Personally In
tervenes in Behalf of the
Famine Sufferers
PUBLIC WORKS ARE STARTED
Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
Will be Expended in the Con-
struction of Railroads to Furnish
Employment-Bank Established to
loan Funds to Firms.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-The czar has
personally interviewed in behalf of the
famine stricken Films and has ordered
extensive relief works to be started
without delay. Besides the immediate
construction of the proposed Idensalmi-
Kayana railroad, which viii cost $780,
GOO, he has sanctioned the expenditure
of 100000 on the uieaborg-Tornea
line; the raising of S2.5o0.oo0 loan for
ether railroad construction; the estab-
lishment of a bank with capital OF
ss,oO0,00O, which sum is to be used in
making loans to peasant farmers, and
has approved an appropriation of sl4O,-
600 for public works. The Firms at
tribute the cZar's action to the steps
taken in America to relieve the distress
existing in Finland and TO Ambassador
McCormicks inquiries en- the subject.
Louis Klopsch, of New York Will be-
gin tour of the famine district shortly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
HEARST AFTER WADE
He Wants to Secure the lowan's Assist
ance in His Campaign for the Demo.
cratic Presidential Nomination.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Repressnta-
tive-elect Martin ]. Wade. of Iowa City
successor to the late Captain Rumple
OF the Second district, is expected to
arrive in Washington today
1t became known yesterday that w
r. Hearst, editor of the New York
Journal, had given instructions to his
correspondents here that Mr.. Wade was
to be interviewed Immediately upon his
arrival. They were ordered to haunt
| the railroad stations with a view oi
bringing him into the presence of Mr.
Hearst, who is an avowed presidential
candidate on the democratic ticket
1t seems rather peculiar that Judge
Wade, who is known 70 be sound
money democrat, should be assiduously
sought by the representative of the free
silver wing of the democratic party. 1t
would appear. however, from the inter-
est that they have shown in Mr. Wade
that the free silveriaes expect to secure
Mr.. Wade's assistance for Mr. Hearst,
or in any event ask him not to pledge
himself in favor of any particular can
didate until later.
The statue of Speaker Henderson
which Ex-Governor Larrabee, of Iowa,
purposes to donate to the town of Cler-
mont and which is to be erected in the
public park of that town. is about COM
pleted. A statuette of the statue has
been completed by j. Massey Rhind,
the celebrated sculptor, and he has sent
the statuette to Mrs. Henderson. A pri-
vate view of the statuettte has been
granted to a number of the speakers
friends, and they are enthusiastic in
their encomiumS over the work of Mr..
Rhind.
The statuette is in bronze, and rep
resents the speaker standing with the
gavel in his right hand, raised as If
in the act of calling the house to order,
and under his left arm is a crutch
This latter was given Larrabees
idea, as he desired to typify the cid
soldier as well as the statesman. The
sculptor has caught every expression
of the speakers face, every line is
present, even to the wound under the
jaw.
The statuette is about four feet higt,
just IlIlI lIlS uelSuL Ol TIE llGEOlc ISuTe
which is to adorn the public park in
Clermont, and weighs about 200
pounds.
The speaker and Mrs. Henderson are
both exceedingly we'll pleased with the
work of Mr.. Rhind.
The statue and pedestal which will be
donated by eX-Gov. Larrabee to the
town of Clermont will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000, and it is given
to Clermont because in that vicinity
Speaker Henderson spent his boyhood
days.
There is persistent rlmor in cir
culation in Iowa political circles that
Director of the Mint Roberts desires
to dispose of the Register and Leader,
and as Judge Prouty, of the Des
Moines district, has announced him
self as a candidate to succeed Capt.
Hull it is intimated that Mr.. Roberts
may dispose of the Register and Leader
to the Prouty interests.
Capt. Hull, when asked about this
matter today, stated that he had no
knowledge whatever, but he said he
wanted it perfectly understood that he
would be a candidate to succeed him
self. and that he would remain in the
race until the nomination was m. de.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
ORE PRICES ADVANCED.
Producers Make Material Change in
the Fioures.

New York. Feb. 27.--Ore producers OF
the United States have decided to
make material advance in prices
Some of the new figures are: Mes
aba Bessemer ores, 81 a ton; Mesaba
non Bessemer ores $500 a ton; old
range Bessemer ores. $4.70 a ton: and
old range non-Bessemer ores. $3.50 a
ton. These prices are all delivered
at lower lake ports
The ore association made up state
ment showing the estimated production
of all kinds of ore this year to be
34,000,000 tons, an increase of at least
100000 tons over last year. The
United States Steel Corporation will
mine this year very close to Is per
cent Of the total ore and this week the
steel corporation is expected to close
up for the purchase of all the ore hold
ings of Mr.. Hill in the Mesaba old range
districts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
THE ISTHMIAN WAR
Honduras and Salvador at War With
Each Other While RevoIutionists are
Fighting Against Both.

Panama, Feb. 27.-The news has
been received that the forces under the
command of Gen. Mica sio Vasques, sent
by President Zelaya of Nicaragua to
help President Sierra, of Honduras,
cope with the revolution begun by
Senior Bonilla, who was elected pres
ident of Honduras, but whose election
afterwards was disputed by Sierra,
have occupied Choluteca City, sixty
eight miles south Of Honduras capital,
Tegucigalpa, while Gen. Anastasio Or
tiz. with assistance given by Regalado,
retiring president of Salvador, has in
vaded Honduras by way of Sesuntepre,
to assist Bonilla. Bonilla himself, after
landing arms at Elaceituno, small
port in the Gulf of Fonseca. has oc-
cupied the town of Ocotopec, fifty
miles nSr'th of San Salvador and is
now advancing towards San Antonio
Delnorte, to attack the Honduran de-
partments of Comayagua and Lapaza,
leaving his rear guard protected by
forces that Regalado has placed ON the
frontier OF Salvador and Honduras.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
in the line of manual training

in the line of manual training II $ lc
schools i'll Iowa City and in ca, IN
the former city about 200 pupils Ire IN
the manual training cl.sses, and the
schools are we'll equipped with mate
rails and have a special instructor. IN
Carroll the work has been so promis-
ing that recently an exhibit of this
work was made by the schools and IT
attracted great attention from the pat
rons. The exhibit was so fine that the
Carroll people have arranged to show
n to the teachers of the Central Iowa
Teachers Association, who will gather
thsre soon for their annual convention.
the program for which is now being
arranged.
The dispatches from Washington to
the effect that runors persist there of
q probable sale of the Des Moines Reg
lister and Leader caused no special in
terest here. These runlors are quite
common here. Nobody seems to know
whence they emanate. Judge Prouty,
whose name has been connected with
the deal, declares positively that none
of his money is going into any news
paper deal. Persons connected with
the Register. and Leader state that
there is no truth in the rumors. The
story started some time ago when there
appeared in an eastern journal devoted
to newspaper work an advertisement
Of a newspaper for sale. morning news
paper in n capital city OF western
state. republican In politics, price $780,
600. Some newspaper men tried to fig
ure 1t out. but could not determine
what newspaper was for sale. How
ever it remains a fact tfat there is no
newspaper property in Des Moines. but
that could be bought If some one would
offer enough.
The state auditor will saon issue from
his office in printed fern the recent
decisions of the attorney general on ex-
emptions for soldiers ana their wives in
the matter of assessments. Many in
auiries come to the state officers from
county officials as to these exemptions
and they are giving trouble to many of
the assessors and boards of review.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
MUNICIPAL RAILROADS.
Mr.. Yerlses Says the Cities Can't D


New York, Feb. 27.-A feature of the
first session of the convention on mu-
nicipal ownership of franchises was d
paper by Charles I. Yerkes, the trac-
ton magnate, who said:
There are several reasons why / am
sure that municipal control should
rarely exist. First of all business ven
lures should be taken hold of intelli
gently and with due consideration for
ECONOMY.
How ridiculous to think that a mu-
nicipality could run railroad eco
nomically or wisely.
"The people who are connected with
our railroads are with few exceptions
men who have been brought up at the
business; many of them having large
interests in the companies.
"The little details are understood and
everything done to the end that the
roads may be profitable. Economics
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
are practiced, extensions are we'll con-
sidered, improvements are carefully
looked into and the business is carried
on in u profitable and economical

Sldered, improvements are cafetuily
looked into and the business is carried
on in Il profitable and economical
Way.
Can we for moment imagine one of
our railroads being managed by our
city council or the state legislature :
The results would be really amusing
If they We're not so serious.
And now l ask the question. Who
owns our railroads." and l answer,
The people"
Il may safely say that millions of the
population of our country have In
terests in our railroads thruout the
land. They are, however that class
of people generally who have earned
the right to that ownership.
/ fail to see any attempt at munici-
pal ownership. in Europe particularly,
but is failure as considered with
what it might be with private owner
ship
We look thru Europe and find rail-
road lines operated by the government
and where such is the case we can rest
assured that the operation is not only
most expensive, but extremely poor.
Who would have the hardihood to
think that If we had municipal control
in this country for the last twenty
years we would have had this great
system of railroads that now exist? 1t
is fact that every state by its laws
promotes the growth of railroads and
encourages private ownership that
makes our country teem with the rails
and its accompaniments.
That this private ownership can be
abused there is no doubt but what
cannot be? No matter what the
abuses have been relative to the coun-
try it is far ahead of anything like
municipal control.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27
Republican Members of the
House Find a Way to Over
come Obstructionists
TWO IRoNcLAD RULES MADE
BY Their Adoption Democratic Fill
clustering to Prevent Legislation
Will be Reduced to a Minimum in
Etfect-senate Passes the Naval Bill
Turns Down Littlefeld Bill.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The house
committee on rules this morning or
dered a favorable report on two spe
cial rules. prepared yesterday, by which
the M. ority ability to obstruct legis-
lation is to be reduced to minimum.
The orders follow:
Resolved That Immediately upon
the adoption of this rule, and at any
time thereafter during the remainder
Of this session, 1t shall be in order
to take from the speakers table any
general appropriation bill returned with
senate amendments and such amend
ments having been read q vote shall be
at once taken without debate or inter-
yening motion on the following ques-
ton. will the house disagree to said
amendments enbloc and ask confer
ence with the senate" and If this mo-
ton shall be decided in the affirmative.
the speaker shall at once appoint con-
ferees, without the intervention of any
motion. If the house shall decide said
motion in the negative. the effect of
said vote shall be to agree to said
amendments"
The second rule, which is designer
to continue the legislative day of yes
terday until March 4, follows: Re
solved, That for the remainder of this
session motion to take recess shall
be q privileged motion and take pre- :
cedence of motion to adjourn"
The senate also passed the military
academy appropriation bill. Blackburn
announced he would object to all re-
quests for unanimous consent until the
senate had an opportunity to say
whether or not it wants to consider the
Littlefield anti-trust bill.
Blackburn's motion to take up the
Little1ield bill was defeated 12S to 3s.