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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
FIENDISH MURDER.
Dynamite Exploded Under Buggy
Kills One Man and Iniurs Another.

Washington, Pa, Sept. 26.-One of
the most fendish and bloodthirsty
murders and robbery in the history
Of Washington county occurred yes
terday afternoon on the Middletown
road, about Is miles from here. Sam
uel T. Ferguson, of the Ferguson Con-
struction Co., of Pittsburg, was in
stantly killed and his secretary,
Charles L. Martin, of Cincinnati was
fatally injured. The two men were
driving along the road in a buggy,
carr ing $3, 500 in cash with which to
pay off some of their men employed
on construction work along the line
of the Wabash railroad, when sudden
ly an explosion of dynamite in the
roadway literally tore the rig to
pieces, killed Ferguson outright and
threw Martin 200 feet and tearing his
left arm almost from the socket.
II has been learned that two men
supposed to be Poles placed the dyna-
mite in the road for the purpose of
killing Paymaster Ferguson and had
arranged to explode it by means of
an electric battery. The satchel con-
tanning the money is missing.
Two suspects are under arrest in
the construction camp near the vii
lage, but detectives believe they have
one of them at bay in an abandoned
coal mine near Middletown.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
MlSAPPROPRIATEO FUNDS
Ftve Wen Indicted b. Grand Jury nt
hetrOii for Tryin: to Dciraud city
OF Large sums of Money,

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 2G Six inflict
ment were returned yesterday after
noon by the grand jury which has
been Investigating municipal affairs
and particularly the department OF
public works, for the last TIVE
months. Five of them were made
public in court late yesterday after.
noon and they name the following
persons: ID. w. II. Moreland, former
commissioner of public works, recent
ly removed from office by the coun.
ell: Herman Wartell and T. j. White,
former employees of the public works
department under Moreland; John
Hook, a former department of works
employees contractor; Henry Meridian
n contractor, and his associate, Robert
Conway. Moreland is named in each
of the five indictments read in court
yesterday afternoon. Two of the in
dictments charge him with conspiracy
TO defraud and the other three with
misappropriating and converting
property of the city to the use of
others.
In the first of the indictments alleg-
ing conspiracy, it is charged that
Moreland, Meridian, Conway. Wartell
and White conspired in March, 1902,
to defraud the city of 1000 through
the payrolls of the department of
works of street sweeping and team
ing, and in the second, that Mr.. More
land with Wartell. White and Hook
conspired in the same month to de-
fraud the city of 1000 through street
sweeping and teaming bills. The
other three indictments charge More
land, under a special statute, with
converting ,735 feet of Meridian curb
stone. valued at $500 to Thomas j.
Kennedy, with converting 1862 cubic
yards of sand worth $500 to Henry
Meridian d. Co. and with converting
400 yards of crushed stone worth $40
to John Archer and John Hook. The
sixth indictment was not read in
court and prosecutor Hunt declined
to state last night whether or not it
named any persons mentioned in the
other five.
Mr. Moreland came into court early
last evening and when asked to plead
stood mute on advice of his attorney.
The Judge accordingly entered plea
of not guilty and fixed Mr.. More
lands bail on all five indictments at
$500. 1t was given. John Hook was
also in court and gave bail in the
sum of 81 500. Warrants for the ar
rest of the other indicted men were
issued and placed in the hands of the
sheriff. At 9 o'clock last night, how
ever, none of them had been arrested.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01

Niagara Falls, y. Y, Sept. 26.-The
Farmers National congress adjourn
ed yesterday after electing Harvie
Jordan, Monticello, Ga, president :;
Col Benehan Cameron, Stagville, y.
c., first vice presidents; Joshua
Strange, Marion Ind. second vice
president; DR.. J. H. Reynolds, Adj
rian, Mich, treasurer; John NJ. Stahl,
Chicago, secretary; {. NJ. Whitaker,
Boston, first assistant secretary; A.
c. Fuller, Doura, Ia, second assistant
secretary; Luther Tucker, Albany
third assistant secretary.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
a Zig Steal Exposed.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 25.-The re-
port of the expert accountants who
have been working on the books of
the city under the direction of Mayor
John V. Starr, has astonished the cit
liens of this city. The period under
Investigation is from January l, 1901,
to March 81 last. The report alleges
that hundreds of receipts for vouch-
ers for warrants issued by the city
are missing, the total amounting to
$22, $50. Paid vouchers for nearly ST.
500 show no approval by the, c3uncili
anti there is no record for contracts
Tor street work /aggregating thou
sands of dollagS.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01

Cynthiana, Ky, Sept. 2G.-Curtis
Jett was brought into court Friday,
when Judge Osborne decreed that he
be hanged "between sunrise and sun
set, December IS. for killing James
Cockrill at Jackson, Ky, July 2l,
1902" Judge Blanton, attorney for
Jett, replied: "Well, judge, there will
be many sunrises and sunsets before
he has been hanged" When Judge
Osborne said he would send the pris-
oner to another Jail .Jett pleaded not
to be returned to Lexington, Ky.
Judge Blanton filed papers giving his
grounds for new trial preparatory
to carrying the case to the court of
appeals.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW.
The Distribu;ian of Gerch2 sidise
JaXes Snirping EMciIiliea.

New York, SEPT. 2G.-R. &. Dun x
Co.'S Weekly Review Of Trade says:
Notwithstanding several unsatiS-
factory features the volume of trade
continues large and the distribution
OF merchandise taxes shipping facil-
ties. Announcement of a concerted
effort to restrict production of pig
IRON Indicates that supplies have be
gun to accumulate. Railway earnings
continue to show gains. Traffic
blockadeS occur to some extent, al
though the movement of farm pro-
ducts is still unseasonably small. New
labor controversies have begun, but
number of serious troubles have
been averted, and on the whole the
number of men idle voluntarily has
diminished.
Enforced idlenesS in the iron and
steel industry is more than offset by
resumption of spindles at cotton
mills, and there is great activity at
footwear factories, although the mar
gin of profit is narrow. Lower prices
for the leading agricultural staples
indicate a general belief in improved
crop prospects. Jobbing trade is still
making good comparisons with pre-
vious years. and, while the zenith has
been passed in fall dry goods, it is
still satisfactory season At many
important points the weather has
been more propietious for retail
trade, and collections are fairly
prompt considering the tightness of
the money market.
Failures this week numbered 232 in
the United States. against 2O7 last
year, and 10 in Canada, compared
with 80 a year ago.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01

toward the latter properly discharged Three
ants the coacman and maids have been with o
respectively therefore that the
personally binds together Feeling that
this is their home well mine they do refuse
whenever IS needed.
Club life responsible for the desire part
from housekeeping and drudgery
The breakdown OF to-day due largely
excitement and Sunday Entertaining
the city to the The children left
OF servants They receive moral training The must have
guidance and training however scientific compete with that given
by loving and conscientious mother.
AS for manners There enough to-day
and doubt II will the of the young
again. Neither docs the school supply this training The intel
e is ted and there time left for teaching Colleges
poweress accomplish anything this line The girls go
work and take with them certain maturity in manners ac
quired at home.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
Creditors, Fight Settled.

Ogdensburg, Y. y, Sept. 26.-The
long fight of the creditors of the
RrockyiIle, Westport and Saulte Ste.
Marie railroad has been ended and
the title of the New York syndicate
who purchased the road confirmed by
an act Incorporating the BrockvilIe,
Nestport q Northwestern Railway
Co. to operate road from the Thou
sand Islands to the upper lake, with
bridge over the st. Lawrence river
to Broollville. Construction and la
Dor creditors of the old company
whose claims amount to about $780,
600, will receive % per cent of their
original claims, when the unearned
subsidy is reyoted and earned by the
now rOmDanX.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
VIII Resume Operations.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 26.-After a
shut down of exactly four weeks the
Clarion plant of the Crucible Steel
Co. will resume operations in all de-
partments Sunday night The plant
will run both day and night turns and
all the open hearth furnaces, bloom
ing and billet mills will be running to
their capacity. About 1000 men will
be put to work
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
K. Off. Endorse Roosevelt.

Washington, Sept. 25.-At a special
meeting of the executive board of the
knights of Labor held in this city
on Thursday resolutions were adopt
ed in which it was declared that Pres
ident Roosevelt is the best friend
that organized labor ever had in the
White House. All the members of
the organization were urged to sup
port President Roosevelt
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01

Newark, n. j., Sept, 26.-The en-
ployes of the North Jersey Street
Railway Co., who went out OH strike
Thursday night, returned to work
Friday morning. The company sign
ed no agreement, but promised to
consider changing the present objec-
tionable "spit run" system.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
Report Adopted.

Baltimore, Sept. 26.-At the session
81 the sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows yesterday the report of the
finance committee on the proposed
$1,O0O,OOO memorial building of Wash.
ington lodge, of this city, was adopt
ed
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01

Lander, Wyo., Sept" 26.-James
Keffer, the murderer Of William War
ren, was hanged in the jail yard here
yesterday. The Z condemned man
spent large part of his last night
on earth in singing, dancing and tell
ing stories 30 the death watch.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 26.-The Domin.
ion government has received reports
from Lake Erie saying there is a
great deal of Illegal fishing going on.
Between Saturday and last Tuesday
night the revenue boat Petrol seized
50 American nets in Canadian waters,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
Overcome by Gas i'm n Cesspoo,.

Trenton, \. j., Sept. 25.-Three
men employed by the John \. Roeb-
ling's Sons Co., while digging in a
cesspool about 35 feet below the sur
face, were overcome by gas yesterday
and two of them died before they
reached the hospital. The third man
is also expected to die.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
Wore Paw for 5000 ueo.

Chicago, Sept. 26.-An increase in
wages to 5000 employees of the 20 car
and locomotive repair shops of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad has
oeen granted. The increase means an
additional expense of 100000 a year
to the company.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01

Marquette, Mich, Sept. 26.-Orders
were received at Ishpeming yester-
day, reducing the working forces of
400 men in the iron mines. Section
16 mine will be closed. Similar in
structions are said to have been sent
to nearly all the trust mines in the
Lake Superior region.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
An UnweIcome Surnri.c

WiIkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 24.-Notices
have been posted at all the colleries
of the Delaware and Hudson Canal &;
Coal Co. that the miners will here
after work five hours each day until
further notice, instead of nine hours
as heretofore. The order came as a
surprise to the thousands of en-
nlnunc
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
The Passing Of the Home
By MRS. RUSSELL SAGE.

Are we becoming a nation without homes
Apartment life, which is really the solution of
a knotty problem, brought about by the topo-
graphical formation of Our metropolis and the
enormous increase in the population has come
to be an accepted fact. 1t is, nevertheless,
detrimental to the family life and makes real
home life almost impossible.
There is certainly a growing desire on
the part of women to free themselves from
ali household cares Hotel life offers to MANY
the easiest solution of the domestic question,
and lazy women are really to blame for their
trouble with servants, as the duties of the mis-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
Fanny billiard Earns the Title of
Queen of PAGERS by Going IA Vile I'm

1908 3-1.
Columbus, O., Sept. 23.-Fanny Dill
lard, of the w. l.. Snow stable, on
Tuesday became champion of pacing
mares, when in the 2:O6 pace she
went the mile in 2:O3%, half a second
better than the best efforts of Lady
Of the Manor, Niazette and Darrell.
The race which Fanny billiard won
and in which she became the pacing
queen was bitterly fought. Major c.
was the 10 to favorite and was laid
up in the first heat, Joe Pointer win
ming in a drive from Fanny Dillard.
Major c. shot to the front in the sec
cond heat and was carried to the half
by Captain Sphinx in 1:O1R. Here
both horses gave it up and Fanny Dill
lard set sail for what proved to be
the record. The time by quarters:
80, 1:O1R. 1:321a, 2:O3A. The mare
had no trouble in beating Joe Pointer
home in the last heat.
John Taylor won the 1923 trot
easily. He was a - to favorite.
Victory came to Billy Buck in the
2:17 trot and the horse acted as if
the three heats were nothing more
than workouts.
John NJ. was sold at even money
with the field in the 2:15 pace. He
was never in danger of losing.
Columbus. o., Sept. 24.-Ten thou
sand people witnessed the grand cir
cult races at the Columbus Driving
park yesterday. The special attrac-
ton was Dan Patch's race against
time to beat his record of 1859. The
track was fast and weather condi-
tions were almost perfect, but the
best the PAGER could do was 1:59%.
The 2:OS pace was won by Nervolo.
Mckinley, to 4 fayorite. won the
2:11 trot. Bessie Brown won the
2:2l trot The record field of the
season was furnished when 20 horses
started in the 2:17 pace. Black Pet,
the favorite, won easily.
Columbus, o., Sept 25.-1The con-
test between The Questor and Norrie
in the 2:15 trot, was the feature at
the grand circuit meeting yesterday.
The time was not startling, but the
contenders, showed that they were
able to keep going at about the same
speed all day. The Questor won.
Star Hal was a prohibitive favorite
for the 2:15 pace and distanced three
Gem won the 2:10 trot. Five to one
were the odds on Harold H. for the
2:O4 pace and he won easily.
Found n Sunken Treasure Ship.
Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 25.-Rumors
of the finding of a treasure ship off
Miami were confirmed yesterday
when Capt. Jennings and three of the
crew of the wrecking schooner Osceo
filed libel against the cargo of "A
sunken ship in the United States
court here. With the assistance of
a chart in his possession Capt. Jen-
nings has been searching for this
vessel from time to time for many
years. 1t is supposed to have gone
ashore in 1885, loaded with ore from
the Mexican mines. It's cargo, which
has only been partly examined, has
beeD found tO consist of silver
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01

elevated line employees the road operators
Illinois alone railroad woren More than 10000
these have headquarters Chicago In the nation the number
times the number OF lawyers three times the
miners wods the number of domestic servants equal e
bookkeepers and clerks all other trades and INDUSTRIES so
the merchants and hokeepe and three
times number of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The number OF railway employees constantly increasing 10 keep
this standing army trusted high of efficiency IS
the duty devovng the immediate superior officers
We might expect that this day of automatic appliances and adj
vanced ideas railway accidents especially collisions would be reduced to
But, the contrary, steadily increasing During
period of three months advised OF than I4oo col
lisons, 81 of which were between passenger trains
The interstate that the increase OF ac-
and appalling loss of life is due the heavy increase traffic
which requires the employment of many This report while IN
correct, is hardly far-reacllng enough.
There question that the volume of traffic greater than
but when considered that locomotive to-day handles
three the number that three times the size of those OF
creased
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01
Future Of tie Ra1I70ay Employees
Bv P. E. CONLEY,
prssiaen, R,iwax EmpIoyes Twentieth Century Club.

As the railway employe any hope for the future
Is merit in a workman noticed and rewarded? ?
What is going to become OF the rapidly ageinS arm
Of "raroaders,' an army which will be mustered
out long before it has been worked out, and which
will be left without pension, trade or prospect?
This is a new and dark for the railroad
cmploye and what is dark for him must be dark Tor
the whole country as we'll The size of the army OF
railroaders makes it So And this applies as well
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-01

The question responsibility for present conditions Will come
the surface long and become turn backward and
adopt few of the which have been relegad to the rear by the
generation of railway officials In opinion would require
place the service high standard that attained 1895
In writing the leading conditions prompted by
personal malicious motives and references do
be understood referring every company because there
Neither shall particular company Exceptions
be taken but the be specifically subanad
if required
impractical heads departments directly of lowering
number of disasters Concerning the limit and the physical
ures the applicant for position in service to be than %
years age and the other that he be of certain height weight and
nearly, if not quite, physically perfect
Not years filing all these requirements could rarely
position. The railroad with the silver locks and the
missing fingers given the preference Experience
demand.
OF the railway mpoye of the past but little need be said His call
his pride He enjoyed the confidence Of his and sell
advantage of such familiarity He little thought that
future day the knowledge and experience that he storing would
be of no value.
The enpoye of the present has much with He
paid be but the duties quite arduous in the past al
though they quite different But after ALL only
tive 0 d faithful performance OF duty is the salary
The future of the cmpoy should give him much
rounded by all these conditions he od improve every opportunity
make ready engage other pursuit when his present
service shall expire unless conditions change
of whose professions will be vauess before long many
them have accumulated sufficient enable them They
will be compelled to fields of labor
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-08-20
?. 0. s. OF A. FLAG
PRESENTATION

The presentation of flags TO the
schools of South Danville and River
side by Camp 567, p O. S. of A.,
which took place Saturday evening
was an exceedingly pleasing event and
was attended by a large crowd of peO-
pie
The flag presentation was held in
connection with a festival on vacant
lot adjoining the public school ground
in Riverside borough.
The flags 10 feet by 10 feet, were
procured jointly by Camp No. 561 p.
Q. S. of A., and the citizens of South
Danville aud Riverside. The presenta-
tion took place at O'Clock, Rev. X.
!. \ Hen, pastor of St Peter NJ. +.
church, making the address. Rev. Al
lens remarks were thoroughly ap-
propriate to the occasion and full of
patriotism and religious ferVOr. He
eulogized the flag as the symbol of our
liberties and as belonging to the great
He associated the flag and the Bible
together as it is only by following the
teachings of the latter that a nation
can become humane, great and strong.
He made an eloquent plea for the
Bible, which along with the flag he
said, should have place in the pub
lie schools.
Clarence Yeager on behalf of South
Danville and Elmer Fowler on behalf
of Riverside borough accepted the
flags. Immediately following the pre-
sentation Stoes' band played THE
Star Spangled Banner, which was
rendered with exceptionally good
effect.
The festival held in connection with
the event netted the Camp nice lit
tie sum, which will be applied to the
erection of the new hall The hand
some cushion chanced off was drawn
by ticket No. 22G, which was held by
Mrs William Mutchler.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-08-20
Splinter Was Fatal.

Death came as sweet relief to Mrs.
Emanuel Reed, of Trevortou, the other
day, as during the past thre" years her
sutferings must have been very severe.
Three years ago the woman ran SOW
eral small splinters of wood into the
ring finger Of her right hand 4
physician removed the slivcr7 and the
wounds seemed to heal.
However, a black speck appeared on
the finger and began to pain Mrs
Reed. 1t WAS also cut out When an
other speck appeared an examination
revealed the presence of gangrenc or
blood poisoning. The digit was am-
putated at the second joint
The amputation was too late, how
ever. for the poison had reached the
system and WAS gnawing at the wu-
mans vitaIs. Gangrcne set in the
right foot the ravagc- of the awful
disease causing the woman'S toes To
drop off The limb also hccame dis
cased and mortified from the knee
down
1t spread over the entire body, even
attacking the tongue. Mrs Reed -ut-
fored untold agunics for three long
years and deaths icy hand WAS wei
coined hy the stoicaI sufferer.
L l.