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New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
UTICA MAN INSANE IN COLORADO
He Slashes His Throat with Pocket Knife
Two Children with Him.

Denver April (SpeciaD-Godfrey Blum, a wealthy
creamery proprietor, of Utica n. Y while on his
way home from California, became insane on train
near Colorado Springs yesterday, and sashed his
throat with a pocket knife. At the springs a
nhvsician was called and dressed the wounds
which are not serious. Blum was brought here to-
day and placed in hospital. where the physicians
fear he will have pneumonia Two children who
were with hn-a girl Of five years and boy aged
three-are being cared for by the police until rel
atives to take them or their father RECEIVERS
his health and reason.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
RESCUED FROM WRECKED VESSEL.

San Francisco. April 1.-THE tug Defiance to-day
succeeded in rescuing eighteen passengers the
captain and all of the OF the steamer Albion
River which is fast the rocks at Bodega Point.
Captain W J, Woodside, of Alameda. part owner
of the Albion River. is inclined TO attribute the
wreck to careessness. He says that the vessel
was eight miles out of her course when she struck
the rocks She win be a total loss.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING LABEL LAW.

John Palmer, the head barkeeper at the Imperial
Hotel in Broadway was arraigned in the JEFF
ferson Market court yesterday on the charge OF
violating the label and trademark law by refillng
bottles bearing genuine labels Of liquors of prom
inent brands He arrested Friday evening,
when 2 court officer made raid on the hotel bar
room and seized some of the bottles which Will
lam F. Strauss an agent of the Wine and Spirit
Traders Society of the United States declared he
had seen refed. Palmer was paroled for hear
fo-mo
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
POST ROAD SAFE FROM TR0LLEYs.
Cunneen Withdraws Opinion Saying that
Electric Roads Can Use It.
rpY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l ]

Albany, April 4.-Attorney General Cuhheeh an
nounced to-day that ne had withdrawn an OPINION
which some in his office. without ms hhoWi-
edge gave to Senator McClelland declaring lhNdIiu
the act passed in 1895 to prevent the Albany Post
Road from being used by trolley lines. senator NC
CIelland was interested in the matter because ne
introduced a bill in the legislature TINS yeaI eA-
empttng the part of the road between fidstIss-
on Hudson and Dobbs Ferry from the pro-
visions OF the act. o,,5 >, 80
u regard the act of 1895 perfectly FaIlg $50
the Attorney General We therefore WlthdreW
the opinion declaring it invalid issued lfoih 'h'
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
INCREASES OF CAPITAL.

Albany April 4.-The American Telephone and
Telegraph Company to-day filed with the Secretary
of State certificate of increase of capital from
$50 900 600 to $4,000 900.
The Lackawanna Steel Company. of West Seneca
filed certificate OF increase capital from $4,000
900 10 SGOO00Oo0. The increase is to be used In
yertine into stock first mortgage per cent
vertibie gold bonds of the company The amount
OF stock actually issued is $50 $4,000
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

CAMBRIDGE-Paui Goetsch, of the Gtrnai German
Legation at Caracas: John d. Oppe OF M0Nd IS'
Col Colonel James j. Hoyt OF Kenoshas Wis., c1n ana
GIlTN m St1debaker Riley. of South Bend. Ind; ;
Captain J. g. II, Wheosk of r46FFMaa-hR BsTmqasa; fnd
SIavor w b. Kirk. of Syracuse and Judge W =.
J Wallace. of Albany. NETHERLANPgITSfth gI1st aI
- = Pettierew of South Dakota, and ttugn NC
Rrney of Chicago. PLAZA-James FISK Hooker'
of BrattIeboro Vt. SAVOY.Judge NJ I; St0Vef'
of Amsterdam n. Y. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ibomas r Wanamaker of Philadelphia
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
ICE TO BE HIGHER THIS SEASON.
The Trust Announces an Increase of 90 Per
Cent

With the wintry blasts yesterday came chilly
notices Trust that the price Of ice will
he 80 cents hundred pounds. instead of % cents.
This 20 per cent increase aroused Indignation in
all quarters
Notices which have been sent TO consumers state
that ice delivered after April ! will be at the ad-
Nanced rates.
No reason for the advance was given at the Of
fees OF the company.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
SHOT BY SONS WIFE, DIES.

Albany, April 4.-Because OF the death tonight
OF Sas Fator in the Albany Hospital his daugh-
ter-ln-aw viii be held the charge OF killing
him She says that she shot him in sef-defence
when he attempted TO assault her She and her
father-in-aw had been together for several hours
Thursday night prior the shooting while her
husband absent from home. In a scuffie she
drew pistol and shot Fator through the abdomen.
She is twenty-one years old. Fator had served a
term in prison for bigamy.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
OBJECTIONABLE VILLAGE MOVING.

BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
Long Branch. y. J.. April (SpeciaD.-GaIilee. the
fishing settlement between fashionable Monmouth
Beach and North Long Branch. is on wheels to-
day The fishing shanties, which have been eye
the cottagers and travelling public for more
than q quarter Of a century. being removed
from the alongside of the railroad
track The property on which the huts are located
belongs to the Ga.ilee Fishing Association. For
years they have been landing their boats either
side of their property on lands belonging TO E. A.
Walton. of New-York The latter some time ago
1l.d halt
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
ILLNESS OF JOHN D. WASHsURN.

Worcester Mass. April 4.-John d. Washburn,
former United States Minister to Switzerland and
well known in the insurance world. is dying al his
home this city. He has been i'll week and
the physicians say he may not live twenty-four
hours longer.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05

PUSH YOUR BUSINESS.
If business needs a push try ad-
vcrtiSement among the Little Ads. of the
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATTRE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sunrise 5 10 Sunset 62S Moon sets 1:20 Moons
HIGH WATER.
U Sandy Hook 12:52i Gov Island BIB
33'M Sandy Hook 1:27 Gov. Island 80
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
TRY AGAIN.

Maybe what yOu wanted last Sunday you
did not find n the Little Ads. of the Peo-
nIev Try again to-day. 1t may be there.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
MONDAY. APRIL 6.

MONDAY, APRIL s.
Vessel
Vessel For Line. Mails close sails
Algonquin Charleston. clyde. .......... 300 m
Hamilton. Norfolk. Old Dominion. 300
Pretoria Bermuda. Quebec f;uO m 6:VO y m
TUESDAY APRIL :.
X W der Crosse y G Lloyd $50 a 1000
1'irts Napol La NeOce. 500 100
III pio Galveston Morgan. ........... 300 m
jefferson Norfolk Old Dominion. 300
WEDNESDAY. APRIL s
Oceanic Liverpool. White II 30 300
ATen<rnfrea London Trans. 900
Roterdam Rotterdam. Hol lam. I30 a 1000
Hindoo Hull Wilson ...-.--.--
81 Nicholas. Antwerp. Phoenix x--....-.
~ Monte New Orleans. Morgan....--. 300 p IN
Alamo Galveston Mallory. 800
Charleston Clyde
New-York tribune., 1903-04-05

'Brings mail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
ooLoRApo - gIaIBgeR
AdIutant General sherman Nay Cau
On So. .-.l-.I-.

AdIutnnt General sherman May Call
Ont State 1di.tia.
Victor Colo. SEPT 9. Two men were
assaulted ana injured one probabiy
fatally, as result. it IS believed. 81
the strike Of miners The first assault
occurred al Anaconda, The victim being
John Hawkins. justice Of the peace.
Hawkins believes The assault was con-
neeted with the trial some days ago Of
two guards at The III Paso mine charg
ed with carrying concealed weapons.
The second outrage happened when
Thomas 81 Stewart, a carpenter en-
ployed in building a fence around the
Golden Cycle property. was taken from
bis home at Independence. beaten aud
shot through the body he VIII prob
ably die. His assailants were i've IN
number and wore masks.
A dispatch from Denver says Adj
iutant General sherman Bell is quoted
as saying that orders have been issued
for the state troops to hold themselves
in readiness 10 turn out at moments
notice should the strike situation ID
the Cripple Greek district demand their
presence,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
CAMPAIGN OPgNs IN oHln.
w. ,. Bryan Enthusiastic IN rndor.
satf0n of Democratic Ticket

Versailles, O.. Sept. 3. The Ohio
Democratic state campaign was formal
" opened here with large and enfl,u
siastic meeting Excursion trains Were
run from the surrounding country ana
brought thousands to the meeting ana
chief speakers were w. ]. Bryan Tor
L. Johnson, mayor Of Cleveland and
the Democratic candidate for governor
and John H. Clarke. candidate "a,
United States senator to succeed san
ator Hanna.
Bryan in his speech spoke enthusias.
tically Of the ticket nominated ~ fhc
democratic state convention and pre-.
dlcted victory for the ticket. ne also
indorsed Clarke for United states SEN.
ator MT, Bryan had been billed 81
Iensively for the opening week Of tbe
democratic campaign in Ohio. but 4
pressure Of business prevented hinr
from filing his engagements.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
MURDERER LEFT NOTE
Rural Mail Carrier Found II and
Discovered Bodies OF Aged Pair.

Rural Mail carrier Found II and
Discovered bodies Of Aged PATS.
Warrenton, Mo. Sept 3-Mr. and
Mrs. Yeater, aged respectively sixty
and ffty-one, were found murdered at
their home on a farm a few miles out
by officers and neighbors who went to
the house.
Information Of the murder was found
by the rural mail carrier in an anony
nous letter left in box in front Of the
house. The carrier at first thought the
letter a hoax and did not investigate at
once. The bodies when found were
badly mutilated and Indicated that
there had been a fearful struggle be-
tween the aged couple and their assas.
sin.
Suspicion is directed against William
r. Church, an adopted son Of the muir
dered couple, who has disappeared, and
the most diligent search has failed to
disclose any trace of him. All his per
sonal effects had been removed from
the house The handwriting on the
anonymous note is believed to be his.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
sl.nnn,n I.ern IN STRIKE.

Salem Mass. Sept 3Fifty work
men employed at the y. D. lie Favior
shoe company's factory III this city in
the capacity Of pullers over went on
strike because they objected to the In.
PRODUCTION Of machinery into their de.
partment The strikers are Greeks
Armenians and Poles The factory has
a large number Of orders on hand at
the present moment. ana If the con-
Germ is unable to secure workmen to
fill the places Of the strikers the fac
tory may be crippled
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
Closing prices


NJ Ny7p I. New York, Sept Q
s.i,i - g.,R-steadier ii tone, but san very
SUI; minnesota patents s476a4 ss. winter
st n SS65a9sO; winter extras n a5a
20 e, r winter patents, sSg0a4so
!, Y dEAT-Fairly active and generally
liner q firm cables, sharp northwest
q 5000 slieH , ana covering; December s7laa
o s-l5e' May g s-lsassAo.
~, = /, E.--FiFm; state ana jersey. soasgo
4S - Z western, elhc, T. .. b. afioat
C0hN-Aeted dull ana featureless hare
w was strong west on q scare ~ shorts.
, aATs sa ne and fears Of cooler weather.
az oA ~ =, track, white. state. 4oa
o 81 srsek whits western, g0a45c.
Sl759a1175 e'ao'-oi tailils'
s.65c. Pii't'e western steam
!. sG9 3eR,Raw firm; fair renninr. $50.
c craa.sa " y test sBc. refined hrm;
op asgls S5oc powdered, 510c
1 hgttt hNTINE-Firm at s5a55ibo
s mSl ss, Is Firm New Orleans. siaa2o.
country, cease 49, Hoali'"'
AAK-Dull; shipping. 7oa75c
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
CIairton Steel yx.eI-. So,

Charlton steel Works shut Down.
Pittsburg, Sept. 3 With the excep-
ton Of the blast furnaces the Clarion
Steel plant has closed down for four
weeks for annual repairs. tile taking 81
stock and scarcity of orders. Approx
mately 1000 men are idle for the first
time since the big works began oper-
ating The blast furnaces viii CON
time running, as they have an they
can do The officials hold a most pro
nouneed optimistic view Of the iron
market. The slowness Of the pig iron
trade at this time is not regarded as
anything permanent and d Frightening
Of the trade is looked for by the time
the entire works resume. The plant Il
jointly owned by the Crucible Steel
company and the United States Steel
corporation
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
de MOCRATS
TN SESSION
Proceedings Of the Pennsylvania State
Convention at Harrisburg.
PLANKS IN THE PLATFORM.
The Grady-saIUs Libel Bn Denoune.
ed-Present system Of Taxation
0pposed-AttItude to La
bor-BulIot Reform.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept 3.The Demo
cratic state convention was called TO
order by State Chairman Hall. Fol
lowing the reading Of the formal call
for the convention Chairman Hall am
nounced that William ]. Brennan Of
Pittsburg had been selected temporary
chairman By the executive committee.
Mr. Brennan accepted the position in
a brief speech.
After the contests in Luzerne and
Westmoreland counties had been re-
ferred to the credentials committee tic
standing committees were announced.
The convention then took recess I'd
allow the committees on permanent
organizations credentials and platform
TO dispose Of the business referred Ia
them.
After recess the following platform
was adopted:
The organized Democracy Of Pennsyl.
wanna, addressing Pennsglvanians Of an
political parties. again calls upon them
to unite with it ia q supreme EFFORT IA
rid our commonwealth of that selfish cor
rupt extravagant and debasing rule which
still controls its affairs. We repeat tho
charges elaborated In the platform 81
our last state convention and reaf1rT
that to the pledges and to the candidates
Of the Democratic party alone can the
people OF our state turn for deliverance
from the evils under which they suffer.
Not one pledge made BY the Republican
| machine as a condition Of its continuance
in power has been kept. Today We MI.
ness tile astonishing 1narfaet, ~ .t,,s5.3
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
MISS MAY GOBLET 70 WE'D.
Her Enga cement to an English Mo-
bleman Is Announced.

bleman II Announced.
London, Sept 3. The engagement ID
announced Of Miss May Goelet to the
Duke Of Roxburghe. The Duke Of Roy-
burghe is now the guest Of Mrs. Ogden
Goelet, mother Of Miss May Goelet, at
Newport, RI r
Miss Goelet is one Of the youngest of
American heiresses and is possessed OF
a large fortune in her own right ana
viii inherit several million dollars upon
the death Of her mother and will be a
beneficiary under the wills Of several
other members Of the wealthy Goelet
family.
Ogden Goelet, her father, died while
cruising on his yacht, the Mayaower.
in September, 1897, eff Cowes. He left
an immense estate.
Miss Goelet has been one Of the most
sought after heiresses OF the past few
years. One story was that Prince Hugo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
Fire az NashviIIe. Tcnn

Nashville, Tenn Sept 81 Fire in the
business district caused a loss est.
mated at $4,000 Timothy Bros are
the heaviest losers. They carried a dry
goods stock valued at 100000. and
that not consumed Is badly damaged by
water The other sufferers are Hin Il
Co, Frankland IS Co, IT. Metz & CO.
and Keith Simmons & CO. The losses
are covered by insurance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03

Won Hohenlohe Of Germany made an
effort through a former military aft
tache Of the German embassy in Lon
don to have a proposal Of marriage laid
before Mrs. ogden Goelet The offer,
il ever presented, was ignored by Miss
GoeIet's mother
The Duke Of Roxburghe Is twenty
seven years old. Ills title was created
in 1907, He succeeded his father I'M
1892. He was educated at Eton. He
is large landowner holding 60.500
acres. all unineumbered The rental
annually amounts to 100000. His
London residence is ! Chesterfield Car
dens West and he has country homes
at Floors castle, near KeIso, In Ilox-
burghshire ana at Broxmouth He
served during the South African wan
as an officer Of tho Household Cavalry
Composite regiment in the field.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03

Dover, England, Sept 8 Montagu
Holbein, the English swimmer, who
left the South Foreland in his fourth
attempt to swim the English channel
has failed again. He left the water
eight miles from Calais, France. after
swimming seventeen hours and twenty
minutes, Holbein was within four
miles of the French coast when the
tide turned and gradually swept tile
swimmer toward Dover; hence the
abandonment Of his attempt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
ISnIsht rempIars Instam oaesrs

Buffalo, Sept. 3 Installation of the
officers elected occupied the time Of
the members Of the grand command
cry Of the Knights Templars at the
session. and with that formal cere-
mony the business Of the conclave OF
1903 was brought to an end The ofIi-
GERS were installed by retiring Grand
Commander William 7 Maxwell, as
sisted by Past Grand Master Charles
A. Armitage in the capacity OF grand
marshal During the session several
committees made reports upon routine
matters
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
THE TRIAL
AT NEWARK
Minute Books Of the Street Car Corn.
pany Admitted n Evidence.
SOME EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Question d the utiiity Of uerniIina
switches I8rouaht Up-Eviaence Of
Former Chief Engineer OF the
D., L. and W. Railroad.


Newark, N. ~ Sept 8. III the trial 81
the officials Of the North Jersey street
Railway company accused Of man
slaughter in connection with the Cliff
ion avenue grade crossing accident the
first witness Of the day was Frederick
Helmer the repair man at the Clifton
avenue car sheds, whose testimony was
a technical description Of the cars ana
brakes
Frederick Evans, former secretary Of
Vice President Hobart and now secre-
tary Of the Public Service corporation.
was then called upon to produce the
books containing the bylaws Of the
North Jersey Street Railway company.
From this the prosecutor read selected
sections on the duties Of directors and
officials, showing how the various du.
ties are delegated from one 70 another
but they all 7re responsible for the ear.
rying out Of the rules Of the company.
After Prosecutor Riker had finished
reading extracts from the bylaws OF
tile company he told the witness Mr.
Evans, to refer to the company's books
for the year preceding the date of tie
accident and tell who We're present at
the several meetings OF the executive
committee Of the board of directors
An investigation Of the books showed
that the members Of tile committee un-
der Indictment were at nearly all the
meetings.
Mr., Riker then offered Tie minute
books Of the executive committee in ev-
idenee. He said that there were por-
tons Of the minutes that he wished to
read later, but that he would have to
have time TO 80 carefully through the
minutes, The books were admitted in
evidence, no opposition being offered.
The calling Of witnesses was resumed.
further testimony MS to the accident
being presented.
w. H. AIcFarlane, former CHIEF en-
gineef Of the Delaware Lackawanna
and Western railroad, was called to tell
what he knew about contracts made
between the Morris and Essex railroad
and the North Jersey Street Railway
company for the placing Of derailng
switches The witness admitted that
ne had objected to the placing OF de-
railing switch at the Clifton avenue
crossing because il would have been i'm
terloched with the signal system OF his
railroad and would have held MP trains
whenever a trolley car crossed the
tracks
AIr Itiker asked whetnor tho derailine
switch was device that was readily
obtainable and whether ID was useful
for the prevention Of accidents, una
the witness answered both questions In
the Affirmative Further questions on
this point were objected to and were
ruled out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
wrecI. 81 the nurlineton -

Hastings Ia, Sept 8. Passenger
train No 3 on the Burlington road was
wrecked here in a head end collision
with q freight engine and three cars
The passengers were thrown from their
seats, and about forty were injured
but none, SO far as reported. sustained
serious injury. The train did not leave
the track although both engines were
badly wrecked
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03

Mccarthy 20 Join Chicago Nationals.
Chicago, Sept. 8. Jack Mccarthy.
who was released by the Cleveland
American league team recently. has
signed with the Chicago National
league club lie win be played ia left
Gaid
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03

Columbus, o., Sept b The Repnb-
lican campaign in Ohio win be opened
az Chillicothe on Sept 10. Governor
Nash will preside, and addresses Will
be made by Senators Foraker and Ham
ma, Myrop II Herrlck and Warren g.
Harding. This was decided hy the
state committee, which met here
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03

indianapolis, Ind Sept g. Fourteen
girls employed by the Cones Garment
company were In the elevator going to
an upper floor to work when the cable
by which the car Is suspended broke,
and the elevator fell a distance Of fifty
feet TO the basement. All were more
or less injured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
Altered Train Robber ! p.t..,,,.

Hayre, Mont, Sept 3.-sherin Cos.
ner has IN custody prisoner who il
supposed 70 be one Of tile gang ~ 81.
ieged train robbers who planned 10
noia ~ the Great Northern "fierp at
.lalta sunday morning. The prisoners
nat Ils Il Rathbonei and he was arrested
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03

Denver, Sept 8 Adjutant General
sherman Bell IS quoted as saying that
orders have been issued for the state
troops to bold themselves in readiness
to turn out at q moments notice should
the strike situation in the Cripple
Greek district demand their presence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
COIima voIonno wor. -,

Clty Of Mexico, Sept 3 The Collmo
volcano continues internationally more
actiFe- Monday there was a terrific re.
port and the people in Tuxpan rushed
out OF doors in a panic. Scientists he
lieYe me mountain will radically
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03

The Hague, Sept 8A report of the
unofficial session Of the Venezuelan ar.
bitration court has been drawn up by
Secretary General Ruyssenaers and
viii be forwarded to the powers inter
ested. 1t IS hoped 1t viii hasten action
so ais 70 permit q definite opening of the
case about Oct II
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
gHEREFFs FIGHT WITH BURGLAR
He shoots one Robber ana Fatally
wounds Another.


wounds Another.
Baldwins, N u, sept 8.In a DIES
perate battle with four men who were
looting an unoccupied cottage Of III
lead pipe Deputy Sheriff Louis j Coos
killed one, mortally wounded another
and caught the other two. The mel
under arrest refuse to reveal the name
Of their dead companion. and the mar
who was MORALLY wounded is unable
to speak
For months the country about Bald
wins has suffered from the depreda
tions Of thieves Plumbing has beer
ripped out of houses and carried away
places left furnished have been looted
and the houses that were unfinished
have been ruined by the gang.
The coroner WIS notified Of the kill
ing, and the wounded man was taken
to hospital
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
snilnr I1nlIa - Ia IsIIlnd.

New York sept ~ George Struber
a sailor twenty years old, living on
ATLANTIC avenue, died at the Norwe-
gian hospital from fan that he re-
ceived while working on the ship Bel
lagio, which IS lying at the foot Of
Twenty street, Brooklyn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-03
worismen FIND HUMAN skeletons.

fVorigmen Find Human skeletons.
Glens Falls, N. Al, Sept 3 Three
human skeletons were found By work
men engaged IN building 4 road at
Fort George. within i hundred yards
Of the Lake George battle monument,
which is to be unveiled on Tuesday
next IN commenoration OF the battle
Of Lake George by the Society Of CO.
lonial Wars. The skeletons, which
were Of men Of large stature lay q
couple Of feet under the surface Dc the
ground and were close together They
were IN q fairly good state Of preserva-
ton. From the position IN which they
were found il Is supposed that they
were combatantstin the battle Of Lake
George, which was fought between the
French and the English and colonial
forces under Sir William johnson.
Sept 8, 1875.