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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
LOSES LEG AND HONOR.
Injured Bank Cnshier says srecuIa-
ton Ruined Him.

Injured Rank Cnshier says srecuIa-
tion Ruined Him.
Dover, a. H., June | The bank com
missioners Of New Hampshire have
made the announcement that Albert G.
Mathes. for thirty-hye years treasurer
of the Stratford Five Cent Savings
bank Of this city, Is defaulter to the
amount Of $l5.4J243 The officials OF
the bank have placed the facts IN the
hands Of Attorney General Eastman.
Mr.. AIathes has an accident insurance
policy for $500 which he has turned
over to the bank, and has real estate
valued at $1,000 IN this city. which win
also be placed at the banks disposal
IN addition he was under $4,000 bonds
furnished by d Baltimore company.
Mr. Mathes. who had been In ill
health went to Milton, this state. on
April %. where his mother resided, and
met with an accident. having his leg
cut off By falling under a train. Presi.
dent Elisha Brown first had his atten-
ton called TO the irregularities some
ten days ago when complaints began
to come in from depositors that they
had more money on deposit in the bank
than their pass books gave them credit
for.
MT. Brown went to Milton and asked
the treasurer about these discrepancies.
and the latter admitted to him that he
had taken I'D all S15.400. which was
just the amount that was revealed by
more thorough examination az the de
positors' pass books. Mr.. Mathes said
he first began to take the money in
1890. About that time a gentleman
friend gave him $4,000 with which Ia
speculate, the profits 70 be shared
Jointly. He specialized with It ana lost.
and In order 70 make good bis losses he
took money from the deposits Of eight
or ten personal friends who had depos-
tied money ia the bank ahd had left
their pass books with him for safe
keeping.
For two years he said. he had contin.
ued to speculate ana had never been
successful in his ventures. For the past
eight years, however, he said, lie had
not speculated at all, but had simply
tried to keep his shortages covered up.
Notices We're sent out to depositors
on April ] to bring IN their books for
yerihcation, and the officials made
their examination on April 2S. the day
before Mr.. AIathas started for Milton
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
CORRESPONDENT KILLED.


American Expedition In Africa Loses
one of Its Members.
Alden, Arabia. June Ia message
has been received here from oder
Abyssinia, sent by w N. Macmillan OF
st. Louis, who is leading an expedition
down the Blue Nile, giving details OF
the murder by the natives Of M Dubois
Gle Saulle, the correspondent Of the
Paris Figaro, who was accompanying
the expedition. Mr.. Macmillan was de
termined to ayenge the murder and
sent out Messrs. Brown ana Fairfax
two of his companions, with twenty
armed men. who searched the villages
for the murderers without success. A.
one place they were surrounded bs
spearmen. who threatened them
Messrs Brown and Fairfax retired. be
cause a fight with the villagers wouI0
have raised the country against the ex
petition.
When the murder was reported t.
Mr.. Macmillan he sent messengers tt
the Abyssinian chief Of the region ask
ing him to send a sufficient force to SIC
cure the criminals The expedition i
now at Oder awaiting the arrival OF
the Abyssinians
Mr.. Macmillan left London last Feb
ruary for Ads Abeba, capital Of Abys
sinia. whence with Isidor Morse 81
Boston, he started later on an expedi
ton to explore the whole course Of the
Blue Nile to ascertain its navigability
as q trade route from central Abyssinii
to the Mediterranean. The Anglo eyp
ian authorities are aiding Mr.. MacAIil
Ian, who Is defraying the expenses
Two other Americans Messrs, Brown
and NARROW, and a number Of English
men are accompanying the expedition
which consists of 100 camcis. forty at
PENDANTS and an armed escort Of Abyss
sinians. On arriving at Jibutil, Abys
sinia the expedition was accorded
hearty welcome by Emperor Menelik
It was last reported as arriving at Har
rar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
coIomhlan. 80 10 Treatr.

Colon, Colombia. June 1At re
cent meeting Of the municipal council
Of Cartagena, Senior Navarro in an
eloquent address invited the council ID
adopt a resolution approving The ratifi.
cation Of the Panama canal treaty as
being the most Beneficial to the nation
The resolution was not carried, the
vote standing four IN favor Of tile mo.
ton and four against il The newspa.
pers are receiving letters from promi-
nent Colombians and others urging
the ratification Of the treaty
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01

swept away IN the current before my
eyes.
The fire was started by a live wire
Two blocks OF buildings between Nor
ris ana Gordon streets. on the west side
Of Kansas avenue, including the Fitz.
patrick block, four story building oc.
cupied BY the Adams House and the
Union Pacific station. the Citizens
bank. Arnold's wholesale drug store
and other large stores. were the first to
go and the FIRE later spread to the resi-
denee district The buildings were sur
rounded By water, aud there was no
way Of fighting the flames The food
water rose In a warehouse in which
lime was stored. causing the lime to
slake and set fire to the building Not
withstanding the heavy rain the flames
spread rapidly Burning houses foated
about, setting FIRE to others The lower
stories Of the burning buildings con.
tanned ten feet Of water The current
was 50 strong that no boat could APP
proach any Of the burning buildings.
People gathered on the tops Of houses
and met death either by fire or drown
ing The cries for help could be dis
tinctly heard a mile away The whole
city was wildly excited because no aid
could be extended to the sufferers. The
river at North Topeka is five miles
wide No possible estimate Of the flnan-
cial loss IS obtainable, but it can be
stated that it Will reach into the mil
lions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
TORRENTS AWFUL RUIN.
Lives Lost and Homes and Property
Destroyed by Raging water.

Destroyed by Raging water.
Kansas City, No, June -Unprece-
dented foods are raging in central and
eastern Kansas, northwestern AIissou-
ii, eastern Nebraska and southwestern
Iowa, the result Of ten days Of almost
continuous rainfall. The general situa-
ton is considered most grave, with no
immediate relief in sight. Many lives
have been lost and it is estimated that
no less than 25,000 persons have been
driven from their homes, many Of
which were washed away, and that the
property loss viii run well up into the
millions Of dollars.
The greatest damage has been be-
tween Kansas City and Ellsworth,
Kan, 200 miles west. AT Kansas City,
Kan, and In the suburban towns Of
Armourdale and Argentine and at Har-
lem and Sheffield Mo-, near Kansas
city Mo-, an aggregate Of 10000 per-
sons have been forced to leave their
homes. and 5000 employees Of the nu-
merous packing houses and railroad
shops in the bottoms are out Of em-
ployment
The situation summarized follows
Homeless Kansas: North Topeka.
1000; near Emporia, GOO; salina and
vicinity sou; Lawrence, 500; Kansas
City, Armourdale and Argentine. TO-
600. Missouri. Harlem and Sheffield,
700. Iowa Dies AIoines, 6,000 0ttum-
wa, 200. Nebraska Lincoln, 200; Bea-
trice 200,
Financial Losses Kansas. North To-
peka, $1,000,000; Lawrence, 100000.
Concordia, 100000; Abilene and vicin.
ity, $500 600; Salina and vicinity $3.50.
600; solomon, Chapman. Detroit and
Woodbine and intervening country.
100000 Iowa Des Moines. 100000.
The principal damage 50 far sus-
tanned in this locality is on the Kaw
river at Kansas City. KAN and at AR.
mourdale and Argentine. suburbs Of
that city, 1t is estimated that $500
persons have been driven from their
homes within five miles Of the mouth
Of the Kaw river. Perhaps 1000 Of this
number are at Armourdale. The streets
in the greater part Of Armourdale are
from two to three feet under water
The citizens. aided by police ana FIRE,
men, were busy for many hours remov
Ing household effects, rescuing women
and children and providing shelter fol
the homeless.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01

New Haven, Conn, June Charlie.
Anderson. seventeen years old, q team
ster employed by contractors upon the
electric railroad in the town Of Orange
il under arrest charged with shooting
Arthur West, colored, forty-five year:
old. wood chopper IN the northern
part Of the town of Orange. West, who
is in the New Haven hospital, viii
probably recover Anderson claim.
that West met him and called hin
hard names An alteration fol
lowed in which Anderson claims he
shot West In self defense.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
AMBULANCE BELLS.
Reasons Of Too Frequent Calls
Explained.
Ricktrt & Wells Say the Collapse is
Due to Stomach.

There goes that ambulance again,
said member Of the firm Of Rickert &
Wells to a reporter who had dropped Ia at
his store to make some inquiries.
Yes, / see it go by pretty often myself
in my business, said the newspaper man.
8 It seems as If more people need look
ing after every day. But It Is entirely
their own fault responded the druggist.
suppose you mean said the re-
porter, that men and women are more
careful about walking under buildings in
construction, lodging electric ears and
such like +
Not at all, said the druggist g re-
fer to the cause Of most cases Of collapse
which keeps an ambulance on the jump all
day long Any number OF people are daily
brought into our store who have lost con-
sciousness on the street women who have
tainted, men who are suddenly attacked
by vertigo and become helpless, and the
pity Of 1t all IS that these troubles can be
avoided BY such little care.
1t Is this way said member Of the
firm of Rickert & Wells. People neg
lect their stomaehs. They 20 about suf-
fering from dizziness and susceptibility to
faintiHg, and all kinds Of mean feelings,
often without realizing the reason, simple
indigestion or dyspepsia tits not neces-
sary for man to suffer from genuine
stomach-ache to be sure he has some
stomach trouble. symptoms Of disurdered
stomaehs are often found elsewhere, in
such conditions as have described.
" II people, besides using ordinary dis
erection In what they eat, and the manner
they live, would understand the merits Of
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets, such ills as /
have mentioned, as wen as hundreds Of
0shefs, would cease to exist.
The stomach Is responsible for ninety
per cent Of the Ills to which flesh is heir,
and there is nothing in this world that
can keep the stomach healthy and strong,
enable It to digest the food which Is taken
into il, and get the benefit Of that food,
like Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets.
know what | am talking about when
! get on this subject and | cannot help be-
ing enthusiastic. These tablets are sci.
entidcally prepared, and from a prescrip-
tion that ! do not believe has an equal as
a stomach regulator and strengthener as
well as a digestive promoter. So positive
am | Of the good that can be done BY this
remedy that we are stalking our reputation
on what 1t will do. and wa will gladly re-
fund the cost Of the remedy to anyone
who is not satisfied with the results OBJ
talned by the use Of Rexall Dyspepsia
Tablets.
We sell them for rs cents a box, and
know that every time we sell box we
have made a friend, both for ourselves
I'd Rexall, for life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
FATAL WRECK Ar NEWARK.
Fast Freight Crashes Into Derailed
Train.

Train.
Newark, May 30 Two men were
killed, a third fatally hurt and six
Others seriously hurt by fast freight
which ran into another freight train
on the Pennsylvania railroad that had
been derailed. The dead are Rito
Delnio and Frank Loprete.
The injured are Frank Topsey, Peter
ALBANIA, Anthony Frank, Joseph Ham
tlton Vincento Demetdo. G. A. Thur.
Der, engineer Of the fast freight, and
Frederick Cain. fireman The latter
two are scalded aud bruised Topsey
Is the most seriously hurt and viii
likely die He is In st. Michaers hos
pital
TO save him from being scalded to
death in the wreckage. where he was
pinned down by the debris, his rescu-
ers had to cut his right arm Off with a
railroad ak.
Most Of the victims were members OF
the wreeking crew which was at work
on the derailed train when a mis-
placed switch sent the fast freight
down on them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
POPE LBO'g BLESSING



American institutions.
Rome June lat the audience Of
Chaplain Edward J Vattmann Of the
Twenty-ninth United States infantry,
who presented his report Of the situa-
ton Of the Roman Catholic church 10
the Philippine Islands. the pope in
quired after Governor Tafts health
and said he was delighted to learn
that he had improved. His holiness
sent his greetings to Governor Taft,
in which he recalled their pleasant in
tercourse last year
In audiences with Cardinal Rampol-
Ia and Cardinal Satolli, Chaplain Watt.
mann made a thorough report on the
state Of eeelesiastic affairs in the Phil
ippines, and his reports and proposals
were approved, He IS the bearer OF 4
special message from Pope Leo to
President Roosevelt.
The pope also received in private
audience Mgr Kennedy. rector OF the
American college, and Congressman
Edward Morrell Of Philadelphia and
Mrs. Morrell. Mgr. Kennedy, IN the
name Of Archbishop Ryan, gave the
pontiff $lo,500 the offering Of the
archdiocese Of Philadelphia.
The pope in answering Mgr. Kenne-
dy's remarks in presenting the Phila.
delphia offering said he was deeply
gratified at the manifestation on the
part Of Archbishop Ryan and the
Catholics Of Philadelphia. "The Amer
leans the pontir added, "are very
loyal to me- and love them" The
pope then gave his blessing and sent
his heartfelt thanks to Archbishop
Ryan, the faithful and the clergy Of
the arehbishopric and also compli-
mented Mgr Kennedy on the work
OF the American college.
Mrs. Morrell asked for the pontif'
blessing. which the pope willingly
granted, for the Holy Providence
House Of Cornwell, Pa. devoted d
the education Of colored children. and
also for the st. Francis Industrial
School For Boys Of Eddington, Pa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01

Guthrie, O. r.. May 30-Otiicial re-
ports from Anadarko 70 territorial Of
ficials place the food losses at three
times that of any former year. There
viii be no trains over the Frisco, Choc-
taw Enid and Anadarko and Rock
Island railroads in that vicinity for
ten or more days From Hobart the
estimate of losses is placed at 100000
All telephone and telegraph lines are
down and thiry-two miles Of the Rock
Island tracks are out between Hobart
and Anadarko The Rock island loss
at Hobart is S250.000 and the I'riseos
$4,000 The wheat aud oat crops III
that vicinity are total failures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
PRINCETON Get. a Laree neane.t

New York, June ~. By the discoy-
cry of valuable securities il is found
that the estate Of Mrs Mary ] Win.
throp, who died last fall, amounted to
S2,307 .63S. OF this amount Princeton
Theological seminary under residu-
airy bequest will receive little more
than $2.000000. The relatives, who
were left $4,000, agreed some time
ago to probate the WILL believing the
widows property was much smaller
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
HARRY ELKES
WAS KILLED
Well Known Cyclist Meets Terrible
Death on the Track.
CAUSED BY TIRE EXPLOSION
Was breaking Many Records When
the accident occhrred--one OF
Americans Best Known
Cycle Racers.

Cambridge. Mass, June Harry
Elkes Of Glens Falls, n Y, the pre-
mier motor pace follower of the Unit
ed States, has been killed and VIII
Stinson, a well known rider. and r, A.
Gately, a motor steersman, were seri-
ously injured in an accident at the
initial bicycle meeting on the new
Charles River park track.
The accident occurred in the first lap
of the sixteenth mile Of motor paced
race and was due to the bursting Of
the rear tire on Elkes' wheel at
point where the track bank is at an
angle of about thirty-three degrees.
Bikes tried to stop bis machine and in
doing so was thrown over the handle
bars, turning a complete, somersault,
with his wheel sliding down the steep
embankment directly in front Of sim
sons motor which was manned by
Gately. The heavy motor struck
Elkes, throwing Gately and the ma
chine completely over him, while Stin-
son, who was following, fell in the
bunch. at the time of the accident
Elkes was we'll la the lead, having
made new worlds records for the five
ten and fifteen miles. The injured
men We're picked up ana sent to the
hospital, Eikes dying on the way.
other Accidents In The Race.
The track is a five lap one, and the
principal attraction was twenty mile
paced race between Fixes, Stinson,
Walthour and Moran. The men start
ed with Moran on the pole, Stinson
second, Elkes IN third place and Walt
hour on the outside The first three
were following single motors, and Mo
ran was paced 10y a tandem, Stinson
took the lead at the beginning Of the
race, Walthour second and Elkes inI
third place, Moran being out Of il
from the start and following rapidly
behind Ia the fifth mile Stnson's
tire burst, Walthours motor went
wrong, and Elkes went TO the front
His time for the FIVE miles was en-
81 Los, beating the worlds record.
In the seventh mile Sdnson broke a
chain Of his machine, losing a mile be-
fore lie could again get into the race.
Fixes was well in the lead his time
for ten miles being 12m. so 3-5s,, still
well ahead Of the worlds record At
fifteen miles Elkes' time was Ism. g..
another worlds record. In the first
of the sixteenth mile Elkes' rear tire
exploded, and the mix up which cost
him his life occurred.
The track attendants rushed to-
Fixes and found him unconscious, with
terrible cash in his head; Stinson was
cut severely about the head and face
while Gatelys foot was split open by
contact with the motor, the bic toe OF
the right foot being nearly amputated
The men were removed from the track
ana placed In ambulances 10 be sent
to the Cambridge hospital, but Elkes
was dead before tile vehicle was out
Of the grounds
The race was continued by Walth0ur
and Moran, the former winning, com
plotting the twenty miles in 26m.
70 Dos.
Harry D. EllSes, the victim had been
prominent in bicycle racing for years,
having raced both IN America and
abroad He returned from Europe but
few weeks ago and was entered inI
the circuit races, representing the
track at Philadelphia
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01

Charlton, Mass June l. Ten per
sons were injured, two Of them proba.
bly, so seriously that they viii die, in
rear end collision between the elec
tric cars on the Worcester and South.
bridge Street railway near the cal
barn here The accident was caused by
the alleged failure Of a motorman to
control his car as 1t ran down a grade
Both cars were heavily loaded with
passengers, and the fact that no great
er number was injured is considered
remarkable
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01

Monticello, N. II. June i, Mrs
Kate Taylor, who was tried for muir
dering her husband, has been convict
ed. Her crime was unusually brutal.
After shooting her husband she cut
Off bis head with an ak, burned bis
body and fed the charred bones aud
ashes to her chickens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
TRY THIS TEST.
And see if your Kidneys
are Diseased.

Avery ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS whether
your kidneys or bladder are diseased is 70
put some Of your urine in a glass tumbler
and let it stand "a hours if it has a sedi-
ment or a cloudy, ropy or stringy appear
ance. il tits pale or discolored, you do not
need a physician to tell you that you are
in a dangerous condition. Or. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy speedily
cures such serious symptoms as pain in
back inability to hold urine, a burning
scald.ng pain in passing it, frequent de-
sire to urinate, especially at night, and
the staining Of linen by your urine.
The Rev. Aaron Coons, I'D, pastorof
Them E. Church Of Rhinecliff, NY says;
II most sincerely believe that Dr..
David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
Il The best kidney. liver and blood
medicine made. and urgently recon-
mend it, for know by experience It
viii do all that is claimed for It.
aFavorite Remedy" Is a vegetable help
10 the stomach and bowels in performing
their duties properly. 1t oyercomes and
permanently cures dyspepsia indigestion
biliousness and rheumatism. II IS abso-
lutely harmless and purely vegetable It
contains no narcotics or minerals IN any
form, no dangerous stirnulants, no ner-
curv or poisons. and IS the only kidney
medicine that does not constipate.
It is for sale by all druggists IN the
New so Cent Size and the regular
Sf.00 size bottles-less than cent a dose.
.Sambze 6otfls- enough fer trial FREE b. 0tsK
Or. David Kennedy Corporation, Rondout y, n.
nr. David Eenneay's Magic Eye salve for ~
Atgaaqea ~ d determinations on the Eye. a5c
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01

Rome, May 30. Thomas ST. John
Gaffney Of New York has had several
long interviews with prominent cardi-
mails including Rampolla and satolH
Father Whitmee, rector Of San Sill.
yesTo, the English church, accompa-
MED him. Cardinal Rampolla arranged
that Mr. Ganney shall be received in
private audience by the pope.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
pioneers, aIonnment Unveiled

Kingston, NJ ". June 1.-The monu..
ment erected by the citizens Of Ellen.
vile to the memory Of the victims Of
the Fantinekill massacre on Maya, 1850
has been unveiled there with imposing
ceremonies. Addresses were made by
former Public Printer Thomas r. Bene-
diet of Napanoch and former State
Senator John J. Linson of Kingston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01

New Haven Conn June /. Lemap.
G. Atwood Of West Haven was in.
stantly killed here by an express train
on the New York division Of the con.
solicited railroad. Atwood was over
seventy years Of age and was deaf
tie was on his way to a cemetery ia
decorate the grave Of bis wife with
flowers when the train struck him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01

Americas, Ga, June Information
has reached Americas Of the capture
and lynching of Benjamin German
colored, for the murder Of Shelly Kent
young farmer residing near Church
HILL IN Webster county. The murder
occurred when Kent and German were
in the field at work and it is alleged
was without provocation
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
rnrnnhn IL reraa

Dallas, Tex, June Two ranches
near Albany, shaekelford county have
been destroyed by a tornado. Wires
are badly crippled in that section. The
town Of Haskell was struck by a tor
nado and twelve or fifteen residences
and as many barns were blown down
aud d number Of people seriously in
inred
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01

Penn YAM n Y, June Rowland
J. Gardner, sr farmer eighty-two
years old, who lives near this city,
was gored to death by a bull which
had broken its rope.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01

Memphis, Tenn, June 1.-Two fami
lies Of cotton plantation hands six
teen negroes iii all, have been drowned
in the Mississippi river near Pecan
point, forty miles north Of this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-01
Emperor william Confers orders.

Berlin, June 1.-Emperor William
has conferred the Louisa order on the
empress Of Japan and the Red Cross
and medal on Princess Konatsu.