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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
HOWARD CLARK
WRITES HOnE

Station Agent w r. Clark of South
Danville has received a couple of in
teresting letters from his son, Howard
r. Clark, who about a month ago
landed on the Isthmus of Panama,
where he has joined one of the en-
gineering corps working on the great
canal which is to connect the two
oceans
Howard is so we'll known here and.
so much curiosity centers in the great
undertaking and the strange and far
off land through which the canal is
being dug that every line which he
writes possesses interest which will
hold every reader. Mr.. Clark, there
fore, has been prevailed upon to allow
the Morning News the use of the two
letters, from which several extracts
are printed.
The GrSr letter was written at Bas
AbispO, June l2th soon after landing.
Howard says:
This is my first Sunday on the
Isthmus aud thus far it has been spent
very quietly. We remained on board
the Yucatan Wednesday night and
were nearly eaten mp with mosquitoes.
On Thursday morning at 8 o'clock we
left Colon on the p. K. r. and came
here
| BaS AbispO is nothing more than a
station on the p. r. K. and the town
is composed of three Chinese stores.
At present we have fine quarters mp i'll
| the mountains far above malaria and
built by the French engineers and one
can easily see where the seventy mil
! lions of dollars of the French Com
pany has gone. This place is equip
ped with a shower bath and a concrete
swimming pool In the house are
stained glass windows and all around
each house is a wide veranda for each
of the two stories.
We have rain every day but it is
warm water and does us no harm. The
days are hot, although in the houses
the thermometers seldom register more
than So The nights are so cool that
blankets are necessary in order to in
sure comfort.
We leave here soon for Albajuelo,
place further up in the mountains and
4 nnrfh pf NJ nhara fhp
health conditions if anything will be
better than here. How long we will
remain there | can not say, but it is
to be survey for a dam and we NAV
build the dam which will be a three
years job. "
The second letter received was also
written at Bas Abispo on June 26.
They had not yet left for Albajuelo
and were hard at work. The letter
states:
Il do not think we will have much
work to do next week, as we are get
ting too far up the Changoes River
with our line and we have too far, to
walk going to and returning from our
work. | have not been affected by the
climate as yet and am feeling fine.
| have been studying Spanish and
am able to do a little talking in that
language.
The fellows have been seeing all
kinds of game such as deer, wild pigs,
and a few alligators.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
REDUCED RATES TO OINOINNATI.:
Via Pennsylvania Railroad Account Grand
Lodge, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks,

For the benefit of those desiring to
attend the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge, Benevolent and Protec-
tive Order of Elks, to be held at On
cinnati, Ohio, the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company will sell round trip
tickets to Cincinnati from all stations
on its lines, July 10. l6, and II, at
rate of single fare for the round trip,
plus $l.00. Tickets will be good re-
turning, leaving Cincinnati not later
than July %, when properly validat-
ed, for which no fee will be required.
By depositing ticket not later than
July %, and payment of fee of fifty
cents, an extension of return limit
may be had to August 1S For specific
information consult ticket agents.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07

at the southwestern corner of said last
mentioned lot, thence in westward
ly direction along said alley twenty
five feet to the southeastern corner of
the other lot of the heirs of James 4.
Deem, deceased, last. hereinbefore de-
scribed, thence along said last men
toned lot in a northwardly direction
one hundred and twenty five feet TO
the northeastern corner of the lot of
the heirs of James +. Deem, deceased, 4,
last hereinbefOre described the place
of beginning, with the appurtenanoes.
LOT NO. ALSO ali that certain
messauge. tenement and tract OF land
situate in the Township OF Valley in
the County OF MontOur and State Of
Pennsylvania, bounded and described
as follows, viz Beginning at a stone
In private road at the corner of land
OF the estate of John s. Snyder, de-
ceased. thence along said private road
and land OF Eli Appleman north six
and one-half degrees west forty nine
perches 10 stone along smother road,
thence along said last mentioned road
north seventy eight degrees east one
perch to stone in the last mentioned
road and in line Of land Of the said Eli
Appleman, thence along said last men
toned land of Eli Appleman north six
and one-half degrees west one hundred
and two perches to stone in line Of
land of Lewis Hort and Thomas DYER.
thence along said last mentioned land
OF Lewis Hort and Thomas Dyer north
sixty one degrees west forty six and
tenth perches to pine at a corner
of land OF Nathaniel Bennett, thence
along said last mentioned land OF
Nathaniel Bennett south five and one
half degrees east one hundred and one
and two-tenth perches to q stone in q
road, thence along said last mention
ed land Of Nathaniel Bennett south
seven and onehalf degrees east thirty
six and one tenth perohes to q stone at
corner Of land of Peter Koch, the nee
along said last mentioned land of
Peter Koch north seventy eight and
three fourth degrees east forty three
and fopr-tenths peIcheS to the said
stone in the said private road. the
place OF beginning, containing thirty
nine acres and seventytWo perches of
land, with the appurtenAnces.
TERMS OF SALE Twenty five
| per cent of the purchase money shall
be paid in cash at the striking down
OF the respective properties and the
balance thereof shall be paid upon the
| confirmation absolute Of such respeu.
tive sales. Deeds therefor shall lie
duly executed ami delivered by the
Sheriff to the lie Ie tive purchasers
thereof upon snch confirmation abso
lutte and the pay ment Of all purchase
money, and tho cots of writing such
deeds shall bo paid by such respective
purchasers.
GEORGE MAIERS, Sheriff.
Edward Sayre Goarhart, Counsel.
SheIiff's Office, DanVille, Pa.
June l4th, 1904.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
Bible Glass Enjoys Outing.

The Thomas Beaver Boys Bible
Glass, some one hundred strong, pic
nicked at DeWitt's Park yesterday
Accompanied by General Secretary W.
d. Laumaster. MI Carpenter. W. V.
Oglesby, Esq. and committee of Wo-
mans Auxiliary the boys went to the
park about 10 O'Clock yesterday fore
noon, returning home about dark.
The little fellows had fine time,
playing ball and indulging in pastimes
of other sorts provided in the park.
The heavy shower toward evening
caused an interruption in the games,
but there was ample shelter and no
one got wet
At one O'Clock dinner provided by
the ladies was served to the boys At
3 80 O'Clock ice cream and cake were
served
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
POISONED BY
ICE CREAM

A dispatch from Lykens, Dauphin
county, says Members of two hun
dred and fifty families who ate ice
cream at Fourth of July picnics at
Gratz Grove, in this place, and Mid
way Park, three miles from here, were
attacked with violent cases of illness
and writhed on the ground in agony.
All the doctors of the northern part of
the county were summoend to render
assistance.
The scenes in the parks were most
remarkable. Thoroughly siCkened, the
prostrate forms of the sufferers were
scattered over the grass by the score.
The plcnickers we're present from
Elizabethvillc, Wiconisco, Williams
town and this and other smaller places
The ice cream, it is alleged, was fur
nished by Mrs. W. d. Frank, who CON
ducts a large ice cream manutaCtury
gagged in the business for eight years
and has never before experienced any
trouble of this kind, and the general
impression is that she is not to blame
A prominent local physician who
administered antidotes to scores of the
poisoned people declared tonight that
the ice cream, in all probability, CON
tanned formaldehyde, and il is believ-
ed that this substance had been placed
in the pnre cream by farmers before II
was sold to Mrs Frank so as 70 keep
it from souring over the Fourth of
July.
When Mrs. Frank was advised of the
havoc her ice cream was creating she
telephoned to all retail dealers to
whom she had sold 1t, not to use any
more of it. Several wagon loads of
the adulterated refreshments were tax
en- back and accepted at Mrs Frank S
establishment today.
There were no fatalities among the
picnickers who were taken sick. Sam
Ilta VI lllb lIt NltdlL iidNt btCI S'llt "
the State Pure Food Department at
Harrisburg for analysis and prosecu-
tions may ensue.
DR.. William Lehr. of Lykens, in an
interview yesterday, stated that he
thought the people were affected by
ptomaine poisoning, caused by freez-
ing, thawing and refreezing and re-
thawing of the milk and cream used
to make the ice cream, or possibly it
may have been caused by poisoning
from the receptacle.
When it became known among the
inhabitants of the valley that so many
people had partaken of the tainted ice
cream the inhabitants of the entire
district were panic:stricken until news
was spread that physicians were saving
the victims, some of whom had mar.
row escapes from death. In many
cases whole families were prostrated
and their lives were saved by resorting
TO home made emetics.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
JAPS TRYING TO
CAPTURE LIAOYANG

ST. PETERSBURG, July 6.-SeveT
al correspondents at Liaoyang tele.
graph that Japanese force is now
enroute to Mukden The RussIans are
reported to have occupied Talien Pass,
one of three passes takon by the Jap
anese last week The Japanese are re-
PORTED in operation south of this pass,
their object being TO capture Liaoyang
during the absence of General kuro-
patkin. 1t is also reported that the
Japanese have enveloped Port Arthur
aud Newchang. \ correspondent at
the latter place has telegraphed to
France appealing to France to send
warships there, rs he fears the Eng
lish have designs on the town.
Liaoyang, July Ga persistent ru-
NOR is current here that the Russian
VIadivostok squadron today encount-
cred the japanese squadron to the
north of Gensan, Koria, and that a
hot engagement ensued which result
ed IN victory for the Russians.
ST. PETERSBURG, July G.-Over
200 Russians were killed or wounded
in sharp battle near Molten Pass,
about thirty miles east of LiaOyang,
on Monday. The Russians delivered
an attack intended to check the Jap
anese advance, but were obliged to re-
tire, owing to Japanese tlunking opera
tions. The fighting was witnessed by
Lieutenant General SakaIotf, chief of
staff to General Kuropatkin, who
makes the report to the general staff
here. The fact that he was present
indicates that he is in command of the
forces at Liaoyang, which include the
army corps of Count Keller. The fight
ing was of a desperate character, the
Russians by bayonet charges repeated
ly driving the japanese from their
trenches
TOXIC, July &. G.-General Kurok i
reports that two battaliOns of Russians
attacked the Japanese outposts at Mao
tien Pass at dawn Monday under GOV.
er of a dense fog. The Russians were
repulsed, but they returned and charg
ed three times before they were final
ly driven Off. The japanese pursued
them for three miles to the westward
of Maotien Pass. The Russians left
thirty dead and fifty wounded on tine
field. The Japanese lost fifteen killed
and thirty wounded.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
CAPTURED CONVOY
OF JAP FOOD

LAO YANG, July According to
a trustworthy report, Major General
Mistenchko on July ) captured large
convoy of Japanese provisions, prin-
cipally of rice. In the convoy were
fifty head of cattle.
In view of the extreme heat most OF
the moving of troops is done at night
Special sanitary measures are enforc-
ed with rigor in all the camps and an
abundant supply of boiled drinking
water is furnished the soldiers. Up
to the present time the health of the
Russian troops remains good.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
TWO-StOry Frame Dwelling House
with the usual out buildings.

Wlln tHe USUAL Out UulluluRs.
LOT NO. g. Beginning at the North
east corner of Brick Dwelling House
fronting on Mulberry street about 81
feet and s inches from the corner of
Mulberry street and an alley, thence
Westward along Mulberry street 80
feet and 4 inches more or less to lot of
Andrew CTomo. thence Southwark
along said lot of Andrew Cromo 81
feet to lot No. 2, thence Eastward
along lots No. 2 and 80 feet and 4
inches more or less TO lot No 4, thence
Northwa d along lot No. 81 feet to
Mulberry street, the place of begin
ming, whereupon is erected
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
Little Sickness.

Health Officer b. b. Brown states
that the town is remarkably free from
contagious diseases OF all sorts There
has not been a single house placarded
where scarlet fever, diphtheria or the
like existed since sometime in May.
Our doctors, hard enough worked
during certain seasons of the year. are
not complaining just now of being too
busy. This seems to be the off season
with the medical fraternity and they
are laying back for "A little rest and
recreation.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
REDUCED RATES TO ST. PAUL OR
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account
Triennial Convention Ladies' Catholic
Benevolent Association.
On account of the Triennal Conven
tion of the Ladies' Catholic Benevol-
ent Association, at St Paul, MINI.
July 10 to 30, the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company will sell round trip
tickets to st. Paul or Minneapolis
from all stations on its lines July Il
to lG, inclusive, good to return until
August ,, at reduced rates For rates
and conditions of tickets consult ticket
agents.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Wowk of Lightning Fatal to Three.

BOSTON, July 5.-The fire which,
following a bolt of lightning last night
cost three lives and destroyed the Bos-
ton and Maine railroads grain hlevat-
OF, docks and freight sheds, and the
A llan Line steamer Austrian. was still
burning today though little remained
for it to feed upon save the wreokage
resulting from the earlier force OF the
flames.
Today's careful estimates Of the
Losses place the aggregate at about e1,-
900. 600, nearly covered by insurance.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
TEO-StOrH Brick Dwelling HOuSG
with the usual out buildings.

" lJt lilt usual Out DulluluBS.
LOT NO. 4. Beginning at the cor
ner of Mulberry street and the alley
leading from Mulberry street to the
ID. l.. & W. K. K. Passenger Station,
thence Westward 81 feet and 8 inches
more or less to the TwO-Story Brick
Dwelling House on Lot No. 3, thence
Southward along line of Brick Dwell
ing House 81 feet to lot No. /. thence
along lot No. | Eastward 32 feet and
s inches more or less to an alley,
thence along said alley 81 feet to Null
berry street, the place of beginning
An unusual opportunity is here off
cred to purchase valuable Hotel
stand, adjoining the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western Railroad station
This place has been licensed for more
than twenty years past, and has always
been very valuable money making
place 1t is we'll located with a valu-
able trade.
Terms of sale 10 per cent. of the
purchase money shall be paid in cash
at the striking down of the respective
properties 30 per cent, shall be paid
at the time of the delivery of the deed
and the remaining 60 per cent. shall
be paid in one year from the date of
the confirmation cf sale, to be secured
by bond and mortgage OH the premises
with interest from that date. All writ
ing to be paid for by this purchaser.
CAROLINE RIECK,
Executrix of Friedericks p Rieck,
deceased.
VIM. J. BALDY, Atty.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
THE WAR OFFICE DE-
MES BATTLE RUMOR

ST. PETERSBURG, July - :03
p. IN. The War Office denies that a
battle is in progress, as reported by the
Liao Yang correspondent of the London
Daily Telegraph who in a despatch
under today's date said severe battle
was proceeding twenty miles from
there and that numbers of wounded
were being brought in from the noun
tains
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
ADJOURNED
Orphans Court Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE!
Estate of Friederika P. Rieck
late Of the Borough of Dan
vile, Montour county, decd

BY virtue of All order of the Orph-
ans Court of Montour County granted
to her for such purpose, the undersign-
ed, EXecutriX of the above named de
cedent will expose to public sale upon
the respective premises situated in the
Third Ward of the Borough of Dan
vile, in the County of Montour and
State of Pennsylvania on
Wednesday, August 3rd, 'o4
beginning at ten O'Clock i'll the fore
noon Of the said day the four follow
ing described messauges, tenements
and town lots of land of the said de-
cedent, to wit:
LOT NO. l. Beginning at the cor
ner of ID. l.. q w. Avenue and an al
ley, thence along d. l.. & W. avenue
Westward fifty four feet to lot No. g,
thence Northward ninety three feet to
lot No. 3. thence Eastward fifty four
feet to an alley, thence Southwark
along said alley ninety three feet to
the place of beginning. Whereupon is
erected
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
Necessary to Ampntate Finger.

The doctors yesterday found it neces-
sary to amputate the little finger Of
David Ruckel's left hand. which was
badly mangled by being caught in the
cog wheel of an ice cream freezer on
July 18th. The operation was perform
ed by Drs. Stock and Curry.
Mr. Ruckel suffers intense pain as
the result of his injury
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
TIMBERS CAPTURED
AT COLU1BIA

COLUMBIA, Pa, July Aaron
Timbers, ring leader of the four negroes
who made the fiendish assault on Mrs.
Biddle, of Burlington, n. J. and Jonas
Sims, his sixteen year old partner in
crime, were captured here early this
morning. Both admitted their identity
and confessed to the crime They are
in Jail awaiting extraditiou. They
told a story of the outrage with such
detail and so fiendish that their hear
ers could hardly restrain themselves
from keeping hands off them.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
Large Two Story Brick Hotel

together with the usual outbuildings
LOT NO. 2. Beginning at a point
on ID. l.. &5 w Avenue 81 feet from a
certain 16 foot alley leading from Mul-
berry street to the ID. l.. q W. L. r.
passenger station, thence Westward "a
feet more or less to lot formerly of l.
w. Salmon, now owned by Andrew
Cromo, thence Northward along said
Andrew Cromo's lot 80 feet to lot No
B. thence Eastward along lot No. 3 "a
feet more or less to Lot No /, thence
Southwark along lot No. l SO feet to
D. l.. & W. avenue, the place of be-
ginning Whereupon is erected a
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
Married.

In Philadelphia on the 9Th inst. in
st. Marks Evangelical Lutheran
church, bv the Rev. Samuel Laird,
ID. D., the Rev. J. r. Croft of Lyk-
ems, Pa, and Miss Mary E. Haubert
of Doylestown, Pa. The Rev. Mr.
Croft was formerly pastor of st John 5
Lutheran church. this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
Our Industries,

As is usual about the Fourth of July
the Reading Iron Works has closed
down week for midsummer repairs.
The Stove Works are also idle this
week for the same purpose The 9th
or industries about town are moving
along as usual, although all found
time to put in fall observance of In
Day
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07

All accounts agree that the St Louis
fair is the most wonderful show this
nation has ever seen, aud that means
great deal, for no other nation has
ever succeeded in giving a fair com
parable with that held at Chicago
eleven years ago. Great a. the Chica-
90 fair was, the st. Louis worlds fair
surpasses it i'll magnitude as we'll as
in beauty and varied interest 1t is a
larger investment and more edifying
birdseye of modern progress "as she
is. " But along with this unanimity of
testimony as to the magnificent COM
prehensiveness of the show, there is a
no less marked unanimity of opinion
that the fair will not pay. owing to the
enormous outlay involved, and that its
financial failure will be an inSuper-
able obstacle to any more worlds fair
projects for at least a generation.
Special exhibitions we may have, but
that another exhibition on anything
like the scale of the ST Louis one will
be attempted i most improbable. This
is a reason why everyone who has the
opportunity should avail himself of it
and visit st. Louis between now and
December
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
A Victim Of Tetanus.

Boyd Ellis, the l2-year old son of
William Ellis, of near Exchange, who
sustained lockjaw as the result of
treading upon a rusty nail a couple OF
weeks ago, died yesterday morning
after most excruciating suffering.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07

The free ferry at Catawissa Is hung
up high and dry owing to low water
The fiat rests upon mud-bank IN the
channel and is being used by the troll
ley company as landing place Tor
their steamer. 1t will take raise of
several feet in the river before the
boat can be run.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
EXEOUTRIX'S NOTICE.

ESTATE OF BONHAM r. GEAR
HART, LATE OF DANVlLLE, Pa,
DECEASED.
Notice isthereby.Riven that letter
Testamentsry upon the estate .of said
b. X. Gearhart have been granted to
the undersigned. All persons indebt-
ed to said estate ale requested to make
aud those having claims or
demands against the same will make
them known without delay to
MARY LOUISA GEARHART,
E4ecutrix, Danville Pa
or to Robert i. Gearhart mt First Ma
tional Bank. Danville. Pm.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
Saturday, July 23rd, 1904,

beginning at two O'Clock in the after
noon of the said day, all of the fol-
lowing described premises, respective
ly, being all of the real estate in the
said Partition proceedings mentioned,
to wit:
LOT NO. All that certain mess
auge, tenement and town lot of land
situate in the First Ward of the Bor-
ough of Danville, in the County of
MontOur and State of PENNSYLVANIA
bounded and described as folloWs,viZ:
Beginning at the northeastern inter
section of Church and Water streets,
thence in a nOrthwardly direction
along the eastern side of said Church
street one hundred aud sixty We feet
to an alley. thence along said alley in
al eastwardly direction fifty feet and
three inches to the northwestern cor
ner of another lot of the heirs of James
+. Deem deceased, thence along the
said last mentioned lot in south
wardly direction one hundred and
sixty-one feet to the southwestern
corner of the said last mentioned lot
on the northern side of Water street
aforesaid thence in westWardly di-
rectiou along the northern side of said
Water street, fifty feet to the said
northeastern intersection of Church
and Water streets, the place of begin
ming. with the appurtenances, and
Whereupon are erected
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
Not Yet Recovered.

Jesse Knorr of Valley township, who
was injured in runaway last Mon
day, still remaius in a preCarious CON
dition. Internal injuries of serious
nature are feared
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07

The double tracking of the Reading
road between I.ewisburg and New.
berry was completed last week and the
road is now prepared to handle much
more through freight than ever before.
1t Is said that strong bid 10 to be
made for the Wabash freight.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07
New Paint,

The handsome dwelling of W. w.
Gulick, South Danville, has been Civ
en- new coat of paint. The work was
done by George Tillson. The dwell
ing shows up very nicely.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-07

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney. liver
and bladder remedy.
II is the great medi-
caltriumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years OF
scientific research by
Or. Kilmer, the emi-
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist. and is