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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-07
NELLIE KELLY IN JAIL
This Time She Tried to Run the Poo,
Farm.

Farm
Nellie was gathered in Tuesday morn
is better known, is in Jail again as the
result Of an attempt on her part to
clean out the inmates at the poor farm.
Nellie recently returned from the House
Of Correction. where she served term
Of several months duration. Upon her
return to burlington she went to the
poor farm. Things went along smoothly
enough until Nellie got it into her head
that she ought to run the place and en-
deaVored to enforce her ideas with hugo
stick of wood in each hand.
Nellie was gathered in Tuesday morn
ing by Sheriff Horton. Nellie has not
lost her peculiar adeptness in the use Of
the English language and showered upon
Sheriff Horton epithets that are hard to
imagine.
Will Make One OF Her Periodical 30.
journs at House OF Correction.
Get out of the way, you're bughouse."
seems to have been Nellie Kelleys favor
lite expression since she has been at the
poor farm. Nellie was arraigned in city
court yesterday on a charge Of breach of
the peace. She pleaded not guilty but up
on trial was convicted and sentenced to
serve not less than two and one half and
not more than three months in the House
/ OF Correction. Sentence was suspended
upon her promise to behave.
Nellie mas been at the poor farm since
| ner return from the IIouse of Correction
/ some five months ago. She and one OF
| the other inmates became enga ged in u
controversy over a towel and from tna
testimony in the case it appeared that
unprintable words and boards were
| thrown. As a result Nellie was arrested
| During the trial she addressed judge
Hawkins. saying: I've been sent to
Rutland lots of times when ! wasn't
guilty but you never sent me there I'M
less | deserved it,"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-07
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List OF unclaimed letters remaining IN
the postoffice at Burlington for the week
ending May :. 1903:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-07

In buying summer wash dresses that
will have to he Numbered at home. fight
shy of duck and piques, il time and
strength are to be taken into account
While the wearing quality Of thin goods
muslin. madras, dotted swiss and the
like may be less--they wash and iron so
much more easily that they pay for
themselves in that way.
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-07

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The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
OFFICIAL REPORT MADE.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Official infor-
nation regarding the accident to the
Massachusetts reached the Navy De-
partment to-day in two kilograms
from Capt. William H. Emory, COM
handing the battleship Indian, who is
the senior officer present.
The details do not vary from those
already given in press dispatches.
Acting Secretary Darling late this aft
ernoon received from Capt. Emory the
report of the board appointed to inves-
tigate the accident to the Massachu-
sets.
The dispatch says two compartments
are full of water and asks for pumps
to clear them out. There are slight
leaks into several other compartments.
Three strakes are cracked or punctur-
ed. Orders have been sent to the
Brooklyn navy yard to get the dock
there in READINGS for the Massachu-
sets, which is to go there for repairs.
At the department it is realized Chat
the damage to the Massachusetts may
cost a large amount to repair. One
hundred thousand dollars was spent on
the Massachusetts when she grounded
in New York harbor in 1899. The pilot
of the vesesl was suspended for this
accident. -..
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
FIGHTING REPORTED
FROM VARIOUS TOWNS.
Bulgarian Insurgents DepOpuIated
Turkish Village.

Salonica. Aug. 13.-It is reported
that the Bulgarian insurgents have
massacred- the inhabitants of the large
Turkish village of Kenati, near M)1as-
tir. Only twenty escaped.
The civil and military authorities at
Salonica wired to Constantinople, Aug
IL, stating that a general instruction
was expected for Aug. IL, and disclaim-
ing all responsibility unless they were
reinforced. Constantinople replied. or
dering the enrolment Immediately of
1000 exclusively Mussulman gendarmes
for the service in Salonica.
The insurgent. banner was unfurled
Aug. 10 at Konsko. near Giergve1i,
showing that the instruction is spread
ing eastward.
Four thousand troops are lombard
ing Krushevo, which is in the hands OF
the insurgents, and the Bulgarians In
the Krushevo and Reka districts are
suffering severely.
Insurgent bands frequently visit Kas-
toria. A big fight is proceeding at
Diavat near Monastir. Great anxiety
prevails at Monastir, owing to the
threatening attitude of the Turkish SOL
diers. 1t is stated that the French and
Italian consuls are in danger of their
lives.
Fighting is proceeding at Chernareka,
near Gumenje. to which place REIN
forcements have been sent. A great
movement of troops is proceeding at
Milrovitza, Salonica and Sorovitch.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
DEMENTED MAN
SHOT INTO CROWD.
Killed Three Persons and Wounded
Twenty-three More.

Killed Three Persons and Wounded
Twenty-three More.
Winfield. Kan, Aug. 1S.-Gilbert
Twigg, aged 80 years. supposed to be in
sane, appeared on the principal street
of this town tonight with double
barreled shotgun and fired both charges
deliberately into a crowd of 5000 pao-
pie who were listening to a band con-
cert.
He killed three persons. fatally In
jured three, and shot twenty others. of
whom six may die. Trigg was, him
self, killed by policemen.
The dead:
Sterling Rice. a carpenter.
Dawson Tillotson. barber brains
blown out.
d. Bowman. a carpenter. of oxford,
Kan.
Gilbert Twigg.
The injured:
Mrs. John Barnard. shot in the neck.
James Clarkson, shot in the back and
arm.
R. E. Oliver, shot in ahoulder and
hack.
Clyde Reed, shot in hip.
]. B. Story, shot in the chest and
knee.
William wilkins.
Charles Thomas.
Thirteen others were less seriously
wounded.
The band Had just finished playing
waltz. when Twigg stepped out from
an alley a half block distant, and de-
liberately taking aim at the bandstand,
fired two shots. r. E. oliver, a band
man, fell at the first shot. but the
crowd not realizing what had happened,
rushed toward Twigg. believing that
there had been an accidental shooting
of some kind
AS the crowd closed in the crazed
man discharged two more shots at
them, causing a scattering in every di-
rection. With the crowd fleeing, the
man stood firing at random in every
direction. Policeman George Nichols
confronted Twigg and fired a bullet
into his head. Before life was ex-
tinct the demented man drew a re-
volver from his pocket and fired a
shot into his own body
Gilbert Twigg was a miller by trade.
He was commonly referred to as
Crazy Twigg," but no one thought
him dangerous.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
LORD SALISBURY
SERIOUSLY ILL
I'm No Immediate Danger, Though
Condition is Critical.

I'm No Immediate Danger, Though
Condition is Critical.
London, Aug 12.-Iord Salisbury is
seriously indisposed, according to in
formation received direct from his fam
lily at Hatfield house.
It is stated tonight that there is
no immediate danger, although it is
admitted that the condition of the
MARQUIS is critical. He has not been
will for months, and his present ex-
haustion is pronounced.
Lord Salisbury, whose health was
severely shaken by the death of his
wife in November, 1899, was i'll on the
continent during the whole of last win
ter. According to the Medical Press
and Circular, his lordship has suf-
fered for years from intestinal paresis.
He was reported to have much i'm
proved in health on his return to Eng
land, but at the beginning of June he
caught chill which troubled him
considerably. The latest report, how
ever, dated, Aug. Z, said that Lord
Salisbury was preparing an important
work on chemical electrical sciences.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
HEARING CONTINUED
IN TOBACCO CO. CASE.
Charges of TreRchery Made Against
TiIford and Wilson.


Newark, N. j., Aug. 13.-Attorney
General McCarter to-day resumed his
argument at the hearing before Vice
Chancellor Pitney to show cause why
a receiver should not be appointed fsr
the Universal Tobacco Company.
He took up the charges of William H.
Butler, against Frank Tilford and Hen
ry B. Wilson. as to the alleged pur-
chase OF the Henry Clay and Book
Company, while they were agents OF
the Universal Company. He produced
affldavits to show how Tilford and
Wilson, while directors of the Universal
company. bought the Havana Common
wealth Company. the Henry Clay and
Book Company, and the Weisineer
Company as component parts of a new
concern, and then turned ii over to the
American Tobacco Company, clearing
100000 on the deal and throwing the
plant into the trust"
new affidavit made by William Fl
Butler was introduced, setting forth
that after the alleged treachery of Til
ford and Wilson the Havana Tobacco
Company, new concern, was incor-
porated in New Jersey with an author
lied capital of $50, 900 900 and that sub
sequent to this the Havana Common
wealth Company, the Weisnger Com
pany and the Cuban Cigar Company
combined with the Havana Tobacco
Company, stock and bonds being taken
in exchange for the individual assets of
the subsidiary concerns. 1t is alleged
that Tilford and Wilson secured $780,
100000 for the Havana Tobacco Com
pany's securities on all the property.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
AMOUNTING TO 100000
seabonrd to Pay Dividends ON Conn
mon and Preferred stock.

senbonrd to Pay Dividends ON Conn
mon and Preferred stock.
Richmond, Va, Aug. 13.-Concernine
the recent Seaboard Air Line deal. IL
was stated to-day at the banking
house of John L. Williams & Sons. of
which John Shelton williams, presi-
dent of the Seaboard Air Line. is a
member, that the transaction would
give the Seaboard about $4,000. 900 of
additional business annually, and that
this practically insures dividends on
both the preferred and common stocks
of the road. Last year the Seaboard
earned per cent. dividend on its
common stock.
Through freight service to and be-
yond Richmond from the West and
Far Southwest will be esta blished soon
and very probably through passenger
train service, thus making Richmond a
much more important railway center
and increasing Its commercial impor-
lance greatly.
The great advantage to the Seaboard
Air Line as a result of the arrange
ments just effected will be in the di-
version of freights from the St. Louis
and San Francisco and the Rock Is
land systems to the Seaboard Air Line.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
ANTITRUST PEOPLE
HOLD BIG MEETING.
Talk of Meeting Next Year and
Nominating Hearst for President.

VI NC&A EaN ana
Nominating Hearst for President
Washington, Aug. 13.--An antitrust
meeting which packed the New Ma
tional Theater to the doors was held
here tonight. The speakers included
Henry George, Representatives F. r..
Shober of New York and c. D. Van
Duser Of Nevada and Robert S. Tharin,
counsel of the Antitrust League
Attorney General Knox and Presi-
dent Roosevelt were arraigned for al
legged failure vigorously to enforce the
Sherman antitrust law. Represen-
tative Shober spoke of William r..
Hearst as the man best equipped to
lead the people in the battle against
the trusts.
Resolutions were adopted urging
national convention in this city in
June, 1904, to adopt a declaration of
first principles on the trust question
and If expedient to nominate a candi-
date for President, and declaring that
William r. Hearst, by reason of his at
titude toward the trusts, is man pre-
eminently worthy to be the peoples
choice as President of the United
States.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
MISTRIAL EXPECTED
IN JETT-WHITE CASE.

Cynthiana, Ky. Aug. BIN the case
of Jett and White, Judge l.. p Fryer,
commonwealth attorney, to-day made
the closing argument. The case went
to the jury at 1916 o'clock this morn
ing.
Late in the afternoon Judge Osborne
directed Sheriff Leach to call the fury
from the room. Judge Osborne asked
them If they had reached their verdict.
Foreman McCauley said they had not.
The court then put them again In
charge of the sheriff and told them that
after supper they might discuss the
case among themselves. and then retire
for the night. They are to report to-
morrow morning.
Judge Osborne stated that he intend
ed keeping them over Sunday II they
did not sooner render "A verdict. II is
the opinion of all that a mistrial will
be the result.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
SAVING FOR STATE.
MAY RESULT FROM LABORS OF
HALLS SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
TO START WORK IN FALL.
HAS FORTY DAYS TO INVESTIGATE
ALL DEPARTMENTS.

More General Bills of Wide Inn
pOrtnnce Passed by This LegislH-
ture Than Was Done in Previous
Ten HeOrs-Three Candidates for
Secretary of Next senate Make
AnnOuncements--MO Members or
Next Senate Expected to Come
from Present HOuse-Mnny Men
Mentioned as Possible Speakers
of Next House.
Atlanta, Aug. 13.-Though the Legis-
lature adjourned for the session early
last night, many members remained
in the city to-day, some for pleasure
and rest and others on business.
The enrolment committees of both
houses are busy winding up their
work. These committees are required
to read each bill twice and to see that
it is correctly copied. In spite of the
precaution taken, many errors have
been found in the bills passed at the
session just closed, though none of
grave Importance; they are mostly
grammatical or typographical errors.
The special committee appointed I'M
der the resolution of Mr. Hall of Bib
to investigate the books and the con-
ditions prevailing in all departments
of the state government had a meet
ing and elected MIR. Hall chairman and
Senator Comaa secretary.
This committee will begin it's work
in the fall, and has forty days alto
gether in which to complete it. 1t has
the authority also. to employ an ex-
pert accountant, whose time is not
limited to that period. Mr.. Hall was
placed on the committee despite pro-
test, that being the only basis on
which the Senate part of the Confer
ence Committee would agree.
There is a belief in many quarters
that the report to be made by this
committee at the next session will
probably result M saving the state
much money through improvement of
the systems now in use.
Many Important Measures.
The present Legislature passed, per-
haps, more general bills of wide I'M
portance than any Legislature for the
last ten years or more. The end did
not come without several announce
ments of candidates.. Clarence VIII
son of Clay, has announced that ne
will be a candidate for secretary of
the next Senate. D. f. McClathev
reading clerk of the present House, says
he also win be in the race. The in
cumbent, Hon. Chas. S. Northen, will
of course, make the race again.
Most of the members of the next
Senate. it is said. will come from the
present House. Among those most
prominently mentioned in connection
with the speakership of the next House,
are Messrs. j. j. Flynt of Spalding, T.
S. Fielder of Bibb. J. d. Howard of
Baldwin,, and John M Slaton of Full
ton.
For the presidency of the next SEN
ate are mentioned Messrs. w. S. West
of Lowndes, Westead of Taylor, Muir
ply and Gambler of DeKalb. all MEM
bers of the present House. and A. O..
Blalock of Fayette, who expects to come
to the next Senate from his district,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
DRIFTED FROM CUBA
TO GEORGIA COAST.
Naked and Nearly Dead Small hoy
Was Rescued


Was Rescued
New York. Aug. 13.-The Morgan
line steamer Eldorado. which arrived
here to-day from Galveston, had on
board a 12-year-old boy who was found
adrift in an open boat about 100 miles
off the coast of Georgia on Aug. 10.
He was naked and almost dead from
exposure.
After the lad had been revived some
what he told Capt. Prescott that with
two other boys he was fishing outside
the harbor of Havana when the boat
broke adrift and they were unable to
row ashore.
Two of the lads seeing the land rap
idly reeedlng, plunged into the water
and swan for shore. The other boy
was unable to swim so far. and re-
NAMED in the boat without food or
water until picked up by the Eldorado.
He says he was adrift for five days
Capt. Prescott thinks the boat could
not have drifted $50 miles from Havana
to the point where it was sighted in
loss than six days, and possibly longer.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
BRIDE OF TWO HOURS
DIED IN HUSBANDS ARMS.

Charleston, S. c., Aug. 13.-Last
night Miss Anna S. Malone was mar
red to Mr.. Charles Calhoun Tylee at
s o'clock Two hours later the bride
died in the arms of her grief distracted
ed husband.
The young people had been engaged
for months. Miss Malone was an in
valid, suffering from consumption.
Lately, however, her health had great
ly improved, and Wednesday night Mr..
Tylee and herself determined to wait
no longer.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. A. E. Cornish of
st John Homestead in the persence of
few friends. The newly married cou-
pie held a brief reception at the home
of the brides aunt, and then repaired
to the home which the groom had pre-
Pared at SO Nassau street.
AS they crossed the threshold the
bride tainted, a stream of blood pour
ing from her mouth. She was pro-
nounced dead within an hour. Both of
The young people were well known
and popular in the city.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
INJURY TO BATTLESHIP
PROVES SERIOUS.
Massachusetts, Seeks Shallow Water
In Case She Should Sink.

In Case She Should Sink.
Bar Harbor, Me-, Aug. 13.lThe in
juries to the battleship Massachusetts
caused by striking on Egg Rock Shoal
yesterday are more serious than the
first examination indicated. Not only
are the forward compartments full Of
water, but the ship is leaking farther
aft, and divers have been at work all
day trying to locate the defective part.
The collier Lebanon and a govern
ment tug have been alongside all day,
and have taken on board all the am
munition, anchors and heavy stores,
in order to tighten the ship forward.
She now floats in a natural position,
but is drawing about ten inches more
water than usual
The Indiana, the Massachusetts,
Lebanon and Hartford came down to
the lower harbor and anchored. The
Massa chusetts anchored near Bald Por-
cupine 1t is said that the object in
changing was to get into more shall
low water, where in case the water
tight bulkheads gave way or the leak
become more serious, the ship would
not sink in deep water.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
BY RUNAWAY TRAIN
ENGINEER AVERILL OF AsHEVILLE
WAS KILLED.
FIREMAN ALSO A VICTIM.
ENGINE AND THIRTEEN CARS
WRECKED NEAR MELROsE, n. &.

Train Ran Away on Saluda Noun
tain-Engineer and Fireman
stuck to Their Posts Making Eff
forts to Check Speed-BOth Are
Dead Under Wrecknge and Have
Not Yet Been FOund-BraIxeman
Had both Legs Cut Off-AverilIs
Parents, His Wife and Children
3 Miles from Scene of Accident.
Charlotte. N. c.. Aug. ia special
from Tryon to the Observer says:
Through freight train No. 81, third
section, from Asheville to Spartanburg
ran away on Saluda mountain at 2:15
o'clock this afternoon. The engine and
thirteen coal cars were wrecked near
Melrose, the exact place where En-
gineer TunstalIs train was wrecked
several years ago. The engine and
eleven cars are total wreck, piled up
and demolished in the cut.
Engineer ]. H. Averill, Jr., of Ashe-
vile, and Fireman Hair, of Asheville,
were killed and are under the wreck
age and cannot be found until the
wreck is cleared. Brakeman w. B.
Sheriff. of Swannoa, N. c., has both
legs cut off.
Relatives Near By.
Engineer Averill was bright young
man, % years of age, a son of Col. j.
H. AverilI of Charleston. His father,
mother, sister, wife and two little chill
dren, brother and sisters, are spending
the summer at Saluda, three miles
from. where he met his untimely death.
He stayed on his engine with the
faithful fireman, doing all he could to
check the speed of the train, until
the engine buried him. AS the runaway
train passed Melrose, the operator, j..
w. Heatherally, ran out, and Fireman
Hair threw up his hands and smiled.
The operator tainted Conductor HOWE
and his fiagmen. Bishop and Ward,
were unhurt.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
WILLIAMS PLEASED
WITH SEAB0ARD DEAL
Denies That Southern Railroad Is
Interested In seabonrd.

Denjes That Southern Railroad Is
Interested In seabOnrd.
New York, Aug. 1s.-Presldent John
Shelton Williams of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway made the following state
ment to-day:
The report that Southern Railway
interests have acquired an interest IN
the Seaboard Air Line system is in
correct
AS is well known Messrs. Pierce and
Yoakum are closely identified with the
st, Louis and San Francisco Rock Is
land system, and it is reasonable to
suppose that this latter system and
the Seaboard line system will hereafter
be operated in through harmony, and
to their mutual advantage.
Through this association the Rock
Island system will be furnished with
direct outlets at seven seaports on the
Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Next
co. including Baltimore, Norfolk, Will
mington. Savannah, Fernandina, jack
sonville and Tampa
The situation is eminently satjsfac-
tory to me and the ARRANGEMENTS nv
which these new interests have been
brought into the property have been
carried through be Ladenburg, Thai
mann & Co., with my cordial co-opera-
tion."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
WHEAT PIT NAPOLEAN
Is A BANKR UPT.
E. l.. Dwyer Has Liabilities of
$374,S55 and Assets of $3.50.


$374,S55 and Assets of $3.50.
New York, Aug. Backward L.
Dwyer to-day filed petition in bank
ruptcy with the clerk of the United
States District Court. The liabilities
are fixed at $S74.S55 and assets, $780,
Most of the liabilities are secured.
The history of Edward L. Dryer
reads like a romance. He was born in
Connecticut forty-three years ago, and
at the age of rs went to Mexico, where
he realized a million dollars through
the development of land and the con-
struction of a railroad
Then he went to Chicago and entered
into wheat speculation and for some
time was known as the Napoleon of
the wheat pit" In his wheat specula-
ton, it is said, he made several million
dollars, but finally lost all.
In 1893 he met and married the
Duchess DeCastelluchia, a New York
woman, who many years previously
had been married to an italian noble
man. The Duchess possessed many
acres of orange groves in Florida. She
was 70 years of age and Dwyer 33. Not
long after the marriage, Mrs. Dryer
died, leaving an estate of over $3,000,-
900. She bequeathed $40 of this amount
to Dwyer The will was fought for
six years, but finally was admitted to
probate by the surrogate of New York
city.
After the death of his aged wife,
Dwyer went all over the West organ
izing mining and land companies, many
of which are said to have returned
vast sums of money to the investors, of
which he says he has received little or
nothing.
In 1900 Dwyer enlisted in the Marine
Corps in the Brooklyn navy yard for
term of three years, and was sent TO
Manila where he was known as the
millionaire marine" After one years
service, on the application of friends he
received an honorable discharge.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
CHARITY Is ASKED
FOR JAMAICA'S PEOPLE.

Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 1S.-The
restitution in the hurricane stricken
districts is appalling. Thousands of
persons, homeless, starving and ill clad,
are hurrying to the towns to obtain
shelter and supplies, but as all the
churches and public buildings have
been demolished the misery is intense.
A meeting held at Port Antonio to-day
appealed. with the Governors approval
to the generosity of the American peo-
pie. Foodstuffs and lumber are urE-
entity needed and assistance was i'm
plored.
The Norwegian steamer Ethelwold en-
countered the hurricane on her voyage
from New York to Jamaica, and passed
through a terrible experience. Her ma
chinery became deranged and the cylin-
der cover was blown Off. THE steamers
Alfred Dumols aud the Salvatore Di
Giorgi are still ashore. The other
steamers which went ashore have been
foated.