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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-12-03
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When ne found this bud, TO graft her
Upon his family Tree.
Detroit Free Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-12-03

her false? Had he purposely delayed
the checking of her trunk, or had the
train really started without him? His
appearance was certainly against
him; but, of course. as knew moth
ing whatever OF their circumstances
or relationship, IL was hard for me
to come 10 ans conclusions. However,
am afraid | did not give Charlie"
the benefit of the doubt.
The poor little blonde held the
handkerchief Ia her eyes with shalS-
ing fingers until the conductor came
in. His cry of "Tickctsl" caused her
to take il down, and she looked up at
him with the most woe-bcgone coun-
tenance have ever beheld.
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fechngly, as he stopped over her.
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trunk checked, and the tram started
without HIM"
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CLOSING OUT SALE.

We are Closing Out a Large Stock of General Mer-
chandse, for Cash produco at and below cost at the
Il. K. Gift Staud, PaXtonville.
No Bargain Days, but everything sold at Bargain All
Calicoes 60 at D. Lancaster Gmghams at &C. Every
thing else cheap in proportion. full line of Groceries
which we sell cheap Our prices for produce are Bnter
PER buShcl Come and examine our stock
Yours for Bargains,
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-12-03

Bess-What maIcsyou so subdued and
queer?
Tom guess you'd be subdued, too II
you had a mother and father, four sia-
ters, Two granGHOJhlrs and two grand
fathers TO boss you.-Dctroit Free Press.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
CAR And LOCOMOTIVE
BUILDING IN PAST YEAR
For New Engines Alone the Rail
ways Expended About $62,-
100000 in 1903.

NEW YORK, Dec. A.-The Railroad Ga
zette gives the following statistics of car
and locomotive building during the past
year: Official returns from practically all
the car-building plants in the United States
show that 154,SOS cars have been built dur
ing the year 1903. OF this total figure. APP
proximately 152, sol are freight cars and 2,OO7
passenger coaches; 153, 1876 for domestic and
1913 for export. Last year the total num-
Der of cars built was 164.547. During the
year 5152 locomotives were built at the
various locomotive works in the country
as against 400 last year. The number in
cludes eighty-eight electric locomotives
The increase over 1902 Is the largest Of any
one year and possibly is due to the fact
that the locomotive works in the country
had such a volume of orders placed during
1902 that they were unable to make imme-
date deliveries, and many of the orders
were held until 1903. At an average
cost per locomotive of $4,000, the total
amount spent by the railroads for motive
power would be approximately s62. 900 00O
This figure does not include the locomotives
which are built yearly by railroad compan-
les at their own shops"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
STATEMENTS MADE BY
RAILWAY OFFICIALS

PI1TSBURG, Dec. 24-when seen to-day
Dawson accident, William c. Loree, general
superintendent of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, said: while the accident was
deplorable in the extreme, yet it is a conso-
lation to me, speaking as an official of the
company, to know that ii cannot be attrib-
uted to negligence of any of our employees.
A wreck of this character is liable to hap
pen on any railroad having a double track.
While 1T was lumber that fell from a west
bound freight train that caused the acct
dent, yet any obstruction of a similar char
acter would have produced the same terri
BILE results"
Superintendent b. w. Duer. of the Pitts
burg division, said: 1.-The sixty persons who
lost their lives last night were scalded to
death by escaping steam. If the dome on
the engine had not broken probably not
been killed. The damage to the railroad
property was comparatively slight, consid-
ering the great loss of life"
Superintendent Duer had a haggard look
and was almost exhausted having been on
duty for more than twenty-four hours. The
railroad company did everything possible to
relieve the sufferings of the injured and no
effort was made to repair the damage to the
tracks until every dead and injured person
had been taken from the wreck
Engine No. l465, which pulled the Inflated
train, is one of a number of new locomotives
of the Atlantic type recently placed on the
Pittsburg division 1t was the largest type
of passenger engine in service on the road
and capable of hauling heavy train at
great speed. 1t has been in use only about
two months, during which time old Baiti-
more q Ohio railroad engineers pronounced
ii q wonder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
CHRISTMAS WAS DAY
SET FOR HIS WEDDING

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. Dec. 24-Possi-
bly, the saddest feature connected with the
many sorrowful happenings following the
wreck is the death of Robert Davidson. He
was to have been married tomorrow and
was on his way to meet his bride when the
unforeseen accident caused his death His
last words were written In a dictated note
to his fiancee.
Davidson was thirty-one years old and
lived in Philadelphia. He was a travelling
salesman, and had been on q visit TO his
brother, Samuel Davidson. of Lyman post
once, ana on leaving Pfttsburg Wednesday
evening had telegraphed ...s expected ar
rival in Philadelphia this morning David
son was fatally injured In the wreck but
retained consciousness. Knowing that his
life was but a matter Of a short time, he
told his pitiful story to the surgeon as the
relief train was bearing him tn this place
Christmas was to have been my wedding
day." he said between spasms of pain. al
was to marry Hannah Weitman. a stenog-
rapher In Philadelphia. The wedding was
TO have taken place at the residence of
Samuel Bailit. at Second and CaIlowhill
streets. Write to her, doctor Tell her /
am dying My last words were OF her II
is awful to die thus. but tell her / was
brave. The last words, uttered while lying
on a cot in the hospital. was the saddest
incident of any of the narrowing scenes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
LONG STEP TOWARD AN
INTERNATIONAL PEACE
Franco-Italian Treaty of Arbitra-
ton Which Is to Be Signed at
Paris in Few Days.
NEW TRIPLE ENTENTE

PARIS. Dec. A-The treaty of arbitration
between France and Italy. which is to be
signed here in a few days. Is considered in
official quarters as having an important
bearing on the relations OF a number OF the
European powers. The treaty is brief and
its terms are almost identical with those
Of the Anglo-French treaty.
The main significance OF the document is
its being between France and one of the
parties to the Triple Alliance Hitherto
France has considered the members of the
Triple Alliance as being leagued against her
In case OF another Franco-German rupture,
but the new Franco-Italian treaty is con-
strued giving an assurance of Italy $
neutrality as between France and Germany.
1t Is also expected that the treaty will obvf-
ate differences in case OF an Italian occupa-
ton OF TripoH.
Both the Anglo-French and the Franco
Italian treaties grew out of the exchange of
visits between King Edward and President
Loubet and King Victor Emmanuel and the
French President. and 10 is generally ex-
pected that the movement Will ultimately
embrace Great Britain, France and Italy in
pacific understanding having the same
general lines as the treaties already made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
STEAMER WRECKED IN
LONG ISLAND SOUND
Erastus Corning Sinks Soon After
Striking a Rock, and Passengers
Escape with Difficulty.
LOST HER WAY IN FOG

SOUTH NORWALK. Conn, Dec. 2.-In
thick fog early to-day the steamer Erastus
Corning, Of the Starin line. bound from New
Haven for New York with thirty passengers
and heavy cargo of freight, struck on the
rocks Of Cops island. just outside Norwalk
harbor. hole two feet square was stove
in the side of the steamer and within five
minutes she sank in fifteen feet of water.
The shock of the collision and the cries
OF the crew aroused the passengers, who
rushed on deck In e panic. Most of them
were thinly clad. One woman jumped over
board, but was rescued by a member of the
crew. During the confusion six of the pas
sengers cleared away a small boat and left
the steamer. The boat contained two men
and four women.
Aside from the missing party all the pas
sengers and crew reached here safely on
board a tug and the passengers soon after
LETT by train for New York. Some or them
had no outer wraps and all were without
baggage, the vessel having filled with wa
ter so quickly that they had barely time
To seize clothing and rush to the deck.
The Erastus Corning left New Haven at
10:5O last night She encountered thick
weather In the sound and was proceeding
slowly, when at 2:10 she suddenly went on
rocks on Cops island, about a mile off her
usual course. The launch with some of the
crew was sent to this city for assistance and
a tug was sent TO the stranded steamer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
FIRST NOTE OF SPRING
WILL CALL FOR WORK
Civic Improvement Associations
Plans for Beautifying the
Whole City.
VIEWS OF MR.. HOOVER

With the first note of spring, the Indian
apols Civic Improvement Association.
which has just been founded in the city,
will begin definite work toward making the
lawns. alleys. back yards and bare places
of the city more attractive. The move
ment in Indianapolis is a new one, but one
that gives promise of doing much good in
making the city more beautiful in a natural
enthusiastic over the field of work open
to them. Many other cities Of the coun-
try have societies of a similar kind and
their results show that great amount of
good can be done for the city.
Although definite plans of operation have
not yet been mapped out, the association
expects to carry on one branch of its
work through the children of the public
schools of the city. AS soon as spring
sets in flower seeds will be sent to all the
schools and institutions of the city to be
planted by the children i'm the SCHOOLGIRLS
and at their own homes. Through Lewis
Hoover, secretary of the Commercial Club
who was instrumental in the organiza sion
of the Civic Improvement Association, this
kind of work was done last spring to some
extent. The results were even beyond the
expectations or those VINO distributed the
seeds. One day was set aside at the schools
on which the children brought great bou-
quetS of flowers which they had raised from
the seeds sent them. Visits to the homes
of the children showed that their yards
had been made much more attractive and
inviting by mere package "a flower seeds
THE planting of flowers is infectious, il
has been found said Mr.. Hoover. Have
you ever noticed that when one person in
the square begins to have flowers in his
yard. the other residents of that square fol-
low and soon the whole square is abloon
with hundreds of different-colored flowers:
The mere presence of flowers, too, is ele-
waiting and goes far to make the home bet
ter and sweeter. The society has great
work before it and 1t is bound to succeed
We mean to improve the city in every way
we can-in fact TO bring about trans
formation in the unsightly parts of the
city. We hope in time to make Indianapolis
be called justly, Beautiful Indianapolis.
That is motto and we believe we car
fulfill it,"
Realizing that the society cannot pro.
coed with its work until. some money Is
secured, the officers will first seek to swell
the membership and thus create FUND
from the dues. Application blanks are tc
&c printed in all the newspapers of the
city TO be cut out and sent to the secre-
tary by those who wish to help in the
work.
A special line of correspondence is to be
carried on with other Improvement So
cieties of the United States and in thai
way the Indianapolis association hopes Il
become as modern and broad as any in the
country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
PANAMA REPUBLIC
RECOGNIZED BY BRITAIN

PANAMA. Dec. &C. Mallet, the British
consul, has officially informed the junta that
he has received cablegram from the Brit
ish Foreign Office to the effect that Great
Britain formally recognizes the Republic of
Panama
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-M. Bunau-Va-
rilla. the minister of Panama to the United
States, who is in this city, said tonight
that he had received no official notification
of the recognition of the Republic of Pam
anna by the British government. The alb
sence of such notification. however, NJ
Bunau-Varilla said. was without special
significance and in no way discredited the
statement cabed from Panama. He was
confident. he said. that recognition would
long be accorded by Great Britain. M
Bunau-Varilla said that he had received
from Havana dispatch announcing the
recognition of the Republic OF Panama by
the Cuban government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
SUDDEN DEATH OF THE
Wife OF SENATOR HOAR
Had Long Been in Poor Health,
but Her End Was Shock
to Friends.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Ruth Miller
Hoar, wife of Senator Hoar. of Massa-
chusetts, died suddenly tonight at her
home in this city of angina pectoris.
Senator Hoar. the family physician and
Miss Patterson, a friend, were with her
when she died.
Mrs. Hoar had been in poor health for
some time, but an Improvement in her con-
dition had been noted recently. and her
sudden demise caused great shock to her
family and friends. The body will be taken
to Worcester tomorrow for burial No
funeral service will be held in this city.
Mrs. Ruth Miller Hoar was a daughter
of the late Henry w. Miller, of Worcester.
Mass, one of the city's leading merchants
fifty years ago. She was the senator's Sec
ond wife and was married to him forty-one
years ago. When Congress opened this
year Mrs. Hoar was not well enough to
accompany the senator to Washington, as
was her usual custom. She was at the
time suffering from acute neuralgia. She
improved. however. and came here with a
maid early this week, intending to remain
in Washington during the winter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
DEATH ENDS CHEcKERED
LIFE OF MOODY MERRILL
Once Leading Financier Was Ar
rested for Embezzlement, but
Escaped from Boston Police.
AMBITION TO BE MAYOR

SANTA FE, N NJ Dec. A-Moody Mer-
rill of Boston, alias c. f. Grayson, of Sill
yer City, died suddenly to-day at Silver CITY
from pneumonia Merrill had held very
high positions in Boston when he suddenly
disappeared and was supposed TO be dead
until short time ago political enemies re-
vealed his whereabouts and he was arrested
in New York city on serious financial
charges. In New Mexico he had made
new fortune, represented the Cohens, of
New York, in the Southwest and had been
president of the Silver City National Bank
BOSTON, Dec PA telegram announcing
the death of Moody Merrill. formerly
prominent financier of Boston, at Silver
City, n. NJ, was received in this city to-
day. For a number of years Merrill had
been in the banking business in New Mex
leo, having gone West on account of al
legged difficulties arising from the unfortu-
nate investment of money given MIN Dy
others. He was under Indictment mere on a
charge of embeZzement. based on some OF
these alleged transactions, carried on ABOUT
ten years ago. He was arrested on TINS
charge in New York few months ago and
brought here, but he disappeared before MS
case was called for trial.
The telegram announcing his death was
the first intimatlon of Merrill's Whereabouts
since he failed to answer to the indictment
found against him. The police had been eX-
erting In vain every effort to find the man.
Merrill made and lost several fortunes In
1868 to 1871 he was member OF the Massa-
chusetts House of Representatives, and the
following two years he served in the state
Senate. His ambition to be mayor of
Boston. In the fall of 1890 he succeeded In
defeating Thomas N Hart for a renomina-
ton by the Republicans, but he lost at the
polls to Nathan Matthews, jr., the Demo-
cratic nominee.
In New Mexico under the name of Col.
Charles F. Grayson, Merrill carried on eX-
tensive and profitable business ventures.
When Merrill was arrested In New York he
made a determined fight against extradition
to this State, but the application for his re-
moval was finally signed by Governor Odell.
When the case was reached in October Mer-
rill failed to appear. While under arrest In
New York he insisted that he had sent
money to Boston, which he had been given
to understand had been applied to the liqui-
dation of many of the claims Of those whose
money he had invested.
Boston police officials said to-day that,
while the indictments against Merrill did
not name large sum as having been mis-
appropriate, the police had complaints from
a multitude of people involving the alleged
conversion of nearly $780, 900. The principal
| Indictment against Merrill charged the lar
ceny of $4,000 from Mrs. Sarah Cohen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
CUBAN TARIFF TO BE
TEMPORARILY RAISED

HAVANA, Dec. 2a.-The Senate to-day
directed the finance committee to report
next Monday a bill increasing by 25 per
cent. the present tariff on all imports ex-
cept In the case Of raw material, the duties
on which are to be calculated in such n
manner as Will not be prejudicial to Cuban
industries. In the enactment of this meas
ure the intention is to protect the treasury
against the lower receipts which will re-
suit from the operation of the reciprocity
treaty between Cuba and the United States.
This measure will obtain, until the new
Congress. which will meet next April
passes permanent tariff law.
A secret discussion of the amendments
to the loan law was continued by the Sem
ate to-day. the members of the House
finance committee participating.
The House passed a bill remitting the
internal revenue stamp tax on liquors which
may be reported
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
IN ABUSE OF POWER.
Pope's View of Austria's Veto
Against Rampolla.

ROME, Dec. A-The Osservatore Ro-
mano, the Vatican organ, contains an arti-
Gle tonight answering that part of the
speech of Count Goluchowski. the Austrian
minister of foreign affairs, delivered Dec.
16. which referred to the veto of Austria
against Cardinal Rampolla at the last con-
clave.
The paper maintains that the veto is not
right, but an abuse of power, and that no
Pontif has ever accepted 1t. Even the sa-
cred college sometimes opposed it, but
when 1t did accept it it was only for the
purpose of avoiding worse evils.
The Osservatore Romano concludes that
the veto is an arbitrary interference and
offensive to the liberty of the church.
The article is much commented on, as Ii
is known to have been inspired by the Pope,
who read and corrected the proofsheets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
MANY CHRISTMAS EYE
FISH DINNERS At ROME

ROME, Dec. 24.-Christmas eve in Rome
was spent in the gayest manner The whole
town was given up to the most sumptuous
OF fish dinners, the fish consumed aggregat-
ing 100000 pounds. The Pope received fifty
pounds of fish from Venice as a present
from his former parishioners.
At the Quirinal everybody was busy pre-
pairing the many presents which the King
and Queen. the Queen mother and the royal
princes sent TO the little princesses Yolande
and Nafalda. the larger part of these pres
ents consisting of dolls
After glorious weather during the past
week the midnight rain interfered with the
attendance at the midnight Christmas mass.