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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-02
Heard Cracking of Flames.


 Wheat escaped a similar death by be- ing awake through illness and the crack ling of the burning timbers warning him in time, he making his escape just the house structure of the boat collapsed pre- cipitatng the occupants Into fiery fur mace below. How the fire originated is not known. Stewart & Butt. by whom the men were employed, and who own the craft, say today that there has been no steam on the craft in three days, and they were at a loss to account for the burning of the vessel.
 According to the terrible news brought here by Sidney Wheat, the nine occupants of the vessel were dumped into a red-hot furnace without warning and roasted alive The pull, or house boat. upon which the men were engaged in getting out of narrow places logs for rafting purposes, is constructed something similar to 8 dredge boat. with a structure for shelter ing the machinery and apartments in which the crew and employees live. In this case those on the vessel occupied the second story of the structure. Saw Vessel Abaze.
 Early this morning Wheat, who is a steward on the craft, asked another work man to get up this morning and cook for the men because he was i'll. While laying in his bunk, he heard the "crack- ling noise made by flames, and getting up saw the house of the vessel below him ablaze flames shooting from every point of view It had evidently been burning some time under them. Wheat says he | rushed in and yelled to the others to get out as fast as they conld as the boat was burning How many heard him he | does not know. but knowing that every minute was sacrifice he leaped from the vessel into the river. He had no sooner struck the icy-cold water than the house l of the vessel collapsed precpitatng his l comrades below, their agonizing yells piercing the midnight air and in a twink | ling the scene was transformed into a living inferno.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
COPPER cAsKEr SEALED.
Will Be Placed in the Monument to Jo-
seph Smith.

South Royalton, Nov. 2s.--An event
of considerable interest, both locally and
abroad, occurred at the South Royalton
House here yesterday, when several peo-
Pile met, at the request of Junius r.
Wells, and witnessed the ensealing Of
the copper casket to be placed in the
monument now being erected to mark
the birthplace Of Joseph Smith, the
founder of the Mormon faith, on Dairy
hill, so-called in Royalton and Sharon.
When the casket has been sealed the
company adjourned to the dining room
Of the hotel by invitation and partook
of refreshments OF coffee and confec-
tions, receiving in few well chosen
words the thanks OF Mr.. Wells for their
presence with him on this occasion.
The casket contained n memorial,
copies OF Mormon books and papers, title
deed OF the farm on which monument
stands, certified testimonies Of its being
the birthplace Of Joseph Smith By
benjamin G. Latham, Harvey Smith
and Maria Griffith, portraits Of the
presidents Of the Mormon church,
and other noted men, town records,
names Of the guests, and those connected
with the construction of the monument
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
WHEN ASKED ABOUT
MARY ROGERS CASE
Attorney Moloney Who Has
Represented the Woman
Gives Up Hope, and There
! Seems No Doubt She win
Be Hanged.

"Will you again reprieve Mary Rog-
ersY7 was asked Governor Charles j.
Bell at Montpelier today.
"All can say" was the reply, aia
that will follow out the course that
! laid down a year ago. The laws Of
Vermont will be executed regarding
Mary Rogers and other matters insofar
as I have the power to execute them
From that it appears that the last
chance of the murderess, codemned to-
be hanged on Friday, December s, han
been lost.
Questioned regarding the witnesses adj
mitted to the execution he replied:
II think the varied interests of tha
state ought to be represented to SEQ
that the will Of the public, as expressed
by the courts, is properly carried out
The press of Vermont ought to be rep
resented, but the out-of-state papers
ought TO be excluded
The news of Gov. Bells attitude in
the matter has caused T. w. MoIoney
Of Rutland, the chief attorney for the
condemned woman, to give up the strug-
Gle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
LOCOMOTIVE USES
FOOTBALL TACTICS
Drove Freight Car Into Defense Of Cen
trail Vermont Depot at Mont
peIier and Made Big

Some Central Vermont railroad em-
ployees tried q mass formation on the
Central depot in Montpelier last night,
driving a freight car, with heavy and
compact interference, into the ladies'
waiting room. The depot's defense was
punctured and the car rammed through
the center for large gain. The often
sive force was not damaged, but the
defensive formation was thoroughly dis
membered and strewn in ruins.
There are two different stories to
account for the accident. Trainmen say
that an engine went after a passenger
coach which was standing on the "legis-
lative siding" (the track where they
place the private ears Of the Vermont
oiiicials1 and that too much force was
used, with tho result that freight
car which stood on the end OF the sid
ing was sent over the end and into
the building. The other story, told by
persons not railroad employees, has it
that freight enginee was shunting a
freight ear and that it got away from
them and collided with the depot with
terrific force.
The depot was not improved by the
contact, and looks for all the world like
a defeated foot ball team, whose aspira-
tions are humbled. The freight car,
which was not loaded, was rammed
through the brick wall and into the
ladies waiting room for distance Of
two or three feet, so that 1t protruded
into the room. The end of the build
ing was badly torn, and the ladies' toilet
room was also wrecked. The damage will
probably amount to several hundred dol
lars. A wrecking crew got to work as
soon as possible and pulled the car out
OF the building.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
MARSHALL FIELD, JR., DEAD.
Was Accidentally Shot on Wednesday
November 20.

Chicago, Nov. 2s- Marshall Field, Jr.,
died at five o'clock last night at Mercy
hospital.
Mr.. Field, who was only son of Mar
shall Field, the millionaire of this
city, was accidentally shot on the after
noon OF Wednesday, November 22. He
was examining new revolver which he
had purchased when it was discharged,
the bullet striking him in the right side,
perforating the liver and spleen and in
juring the spinal cord. He was hurried
to Mercy hospital, where an operation
was at once performed and the bullet re-
moved. The physicians from the first
entertained but slight hopes Of ultimate
recovery, although the patient for two
days seemed to hold his own. AT a. m.
yesterday decided change for the worse
occurred and Mr.. Field grew rapidly
weaker until his death.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
BELL
FOR EXECUTION
OF SENTENCE.
SETTLED IN NEW OFFICES.
Observation-Disclosures Company Now
Doing Business in Barre.

The Office Of the Boutwell,, Milne 4
city last Thursday, at 4SS North Main
street. The company purchased the
brick house at the corner of North Main
and Berlin streets, formerly owned by
the Montpelier and Wells River railroad,
and have had it made over into the
neatest suite of Office rooms in this city.
The Main street entrance opens into
the business office, where the bookkeep-
ers' desks are located. Immediately off
Of this Office is the stenographers' room,
containing two typewriter desks and ma
chimes. The private Office of the pro-
prietors occupies the corner room of the
building looking onto Main and Berlin
streets. 1t opens from the main office.
All the offices are arranged with an
eye to convenience and attractiveness.
The building has been fitted with a
good hot air heating apparatus and
contains every convenience that could
be asked of the most modern office.
Just south of the Office building is
large lot which the company has pur-
chase for stock yard. Two spur
tracks have been built across it and
it is the intention of the company to
erect a seyenty-foot electric derrick and
keep large amount of rough granite
on hand. This will not be completed
for some time, however. In the Office
building there is side entrance from
the stock yard, and room which il
to be the office Of the man who has
charge OF the yard.
1t is altogether an Office befitting the
large business concern OF which it is
the home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
DELEGATE MCCARTHY
BACK FROM CONVENTION
Says That American Federation of Labor
Session at Pittsburg Was One Of
the Most Successful Ever
Held.

Secretary P. T. Mccarthy of the Quar-
ry Workers International Union, re-
turned TO Barre last evening from Pitts
burg, where he attended the annual
convention of the American Federation
of Labor, as delegate from his interna-
tionaI union. He Is enthusiastic about
the convention and declares that it was
one of the most successful ever held by
the labor men of the country.
There were 30S delegates present, rep
resenting nearly every section Of the
United States. OF the number SIS rep
resented international unions, "a state
declarations and 40 central and federal
unions. The convention continued two
weeks and the sessions were held in
the old Pittsburg city hall. Secretary
Mccarthy says that james Duncan OF
the stonecutters' union was one of the
strong men OF the convention. He is
also loud in his praise Of President Com
pers. There were two votes in opposi-
tion to the motion making the re.elec-
tion of Gompers unanimous. They were
by Victor Berger OF Milwaukee and
Mahlon Barnes OF Pennsylvania.
There We're some lively contests, that
between the steam filters and the plumb
ers taking a whole day. The plumbers
wanted to prevent the steam-fitters from
securing separate charter, but failed.
Another contest was between the sailors
and longshoremen. Both wanted juris-
diction over the other, and the matter
was referred. The brewery workers and
the brewery engineers also had tilt,
the former wanting to retain jurisdic-
tion over the latter. Finally the brew
cry engineers were permitted TO join
with the engineers union.
tuberculosis was discussed at some
length, and it was decided to appoint
special committees in all sections to
study the conditions and endeayor TO
devise d remedy. The committee from
this section has not yet been chosen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
WAS IN THE WRECK.
But n, T.. Brown Of Burlington Was
Not Injured.

Burlington. Nov. 2s.-R. f. Brown Of
this city was in the wreck on the Fitch
burg division Of the Boston s. Maine
railroad at Lincoln. Mass, Sunday night.
Mr.. Brown went to the smoking COM
partment Of the sleeping car soon after
he boarded the train and began to look
over papers in connection with the Hal
lock case. While deeply interested in
the matter before him, the shock came
and he was thrown across the compart-
ment. He was the only person in the
room and he Immediately rushed to
the door. The car was not derailed and
none Of the occupants was injured.
Mr. Brown watched the work of res
cuing the passengers and says it is his
belief that it i impossible to give an
accurate list OF those killed, as many
were burned to death before they could
be taken from the debris. AS soon as
possible Mr.. Brown boarded another train
for Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
WHAT HE EXPECTED.
Mary Rogers Attorney Says He Still
Thinks Woman Is Unbalanced.

Rutland, Nov. 2s.--F. W. Moloney
counsel for Mrs. Mary Rogers, asked tc
be excused from commenting on the de-
cision Of the United States supreme
court.
That is all there is to it, he said
slowly, when informed Of the news.
Later, when more details were at hand
Mr.. Moloney said:
"It is just as expected. The United
States supreme court did not decide the
case on the questions presented to it
but simply declared that it could not in
terfere. These important questions arc
still in the air, and unless Gov. Bell sees
fit to take some further action, Mrs
Rogers must hang. We have done all
that can be done, we have paid out hun
dreds Of dollars from our own pockets
and the outlook is very discouraging.
believe that what Mrs. Rogers has done
at Windsor prison goes TO show that heI
mind is unbalanced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
NO DEATH WATCH.
There is Doubt as to Custody of Con-
demned Woman.

Windsor, Nov. 2s.--News of the de-
cision of the supreme court of the Unit
ed States in Mary Rogers case was
received here yesterday, but nothing has
been done at the prison about placing
a death watch over Mrs. Rogers, and
Superintendent w. S. Lowell does not
know yet when that will be done. This
uncertainty is the result of a question
as to whether Mary Rogers is at the
present time a federal or state pris-
oner. At the time Mrs, Rogers was TAX
en- before Judge Wheeler at Brattleboro
for q hearing she was removed from
prison by writ Of habcas corpus, which
50 far az Superintendent Lowell knows
has never been dismissed. He supposed
that she was brought back to the prison
as . federal prisoner and placed in the
state prison for safe keeping.
Communication with the United States
marshaPs office at Rutland shows that
there it was not understood that Mrs.
Rogers was federal prisoner Mrs.
Rogers, it was said, was taken to Brat
tleboro in the custody Of United States
Marshal Fl. w. Bailey, who at its close
returned here to the custody OF the state
officers and presented his account to the
government for the expenses of taking
her there and back, which was allowed
and that the governments custody of
her was at an end at that time. She
was not taken on writ of habeas cor
pus but ON q petition for such writ,
which the courts have denied. So there
is no such writ in evidence.
A request has been sent the prison
authorities by an undertaken Of Hoosio
Falls, N. ", that the body Of Mary
Rogers be turned over to him. It Il
supposed he is acting in behalf Of her
family, who will give the body burial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
A HEARST VICTORY IN
NEW YORK CONTEST,
His Application for the Opening of the
Ballot Boxes and Recount of
the Votes Was Granted
Yesterday.

New York, Nov. 2s.--Supreme Court
Justice Amend yesterday afternoon
granted the application of w. r. Hearst
municipal ownership candidate for mayor
at the recent election, to open five bal
lot boxes and recount the votes found
therein. That an appeal will be taken
from Justice Amends decision was de.
termined at conference held last night
at the Office Of Judge Parker.
Charles II. Knox, chairman of the
Iammany hall law committee, when he
left the conference said that appeal
would in all probability be taken to.
day
In view of this action there is little
hope that the ballot boxes will be opened
Wednesday as at the best appellate di-
vision of the supreme court cannot sit
ON the case or reach a decision before
Friday. Still further delay is expected
in the selection of justice to preside
at the recount.
Justice Giegerich inthe supreme court
yesterday handed down an opinion on
the question of counting ballots cast at
the last election which have marks in
the circle of the Republican ticket and
the circle over the name of William
Travers Jerome, independent candidate
for district attorney, and also in the
voting space before the name of w. r.
Hearst, municipal ownership candidate
for mayor, and in the voting space be.
fore Mr.. Jerome's name, the question
being whether the additional mark in
the circle above JeFome's name affects
the ballot.
Justice Giegerich decided that it did
not, the intention Of the voter being
clearly shown to vote for Hearst for
mayor, for Jerome for district attorney
and for the Republican candidate for all
other offices, unless it appeared that the
marking was made for the purpose of
identifying the ballot.
Justice Giegerich further decided that
all the ballots in dispute should be
counted for Jerome for the district at
torneyship and for the candidates for
other offices as mentioned in his opin-
ion,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
VICTORY FOR c. o. F.
Defeated Red Mems cribbage Players,
Five to Three.

The c. o. f. team defeated the Red
Mems team in the cribbage league last
evening at FIVE tables to three. The
result by tables was al follows; Fren-
Ter and Loranger, G. 0. r., defeated
Wright and sangster, r. NJ; Nelson and
Leclair, G. o. r, defeated Cormack and
Wright r. NJ; Carroll and Goneo, G.
o. F., defeated McKinzie and Duncan,
r. NJ; McNulty and White, c. 0. F.
defeated Brown and Webster, r, NJ;
Connolly and Branlt, G. 0. f., defeated
Laxon and Brown, r. NJ; Booth and
Quinlin, RI NJ defeated Tierney and Mel
son, G. o. r.. Robertson and Long, r.
NJ, defeated Leheay and Moore g. O..
III; Mcdonald and Brew, r. NJ, do
feated McNulty and O'Leagy, @ 0. f.
The M. u. and I. o. o. +. teams are
requested to take notice that the game
for Wednesday night has been postponed
until Friday evening, Dec. 1st. The
standing of the cribbage league to date:
pIavad Won nat Pct
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
ON WRIT OF ATTACHMENT.
Store Of Segel q Brady at Present in
Hands of Sheriff Slayton.

A writ Of attachment was served on the
Segel & Brady store in the Bolster block
last night by Deputy Sheriff H. J. Slay-
ton, and the store was not opened this
morning, being still in charge of the Of
ficer, It is not known whether the
closing is simply temporary or not
Harry A. Segel, a member of the firm
stated this forenoon that the trouble arose
|over disputed bill, and that the store
will be closed until the matter is adj
jrsted. 1t il understood that the bill, fol
which the attachment was made, is fol
Ian amount less than $500.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
A LITTLE SKIRMISH :.ss,.ss sss.ss
In THEATRICAL WAR
Manager Lapoint Places Attachment on
Manhattan Stock Co.'s Receipts
at Barre Opera House, Claiming
Breach of Contract.

The local theatrical war, which has
been on since Fox & Eaton secured the
lease of the Barre opera house and the
former manager OF the house, wv. w.
LaPoint, started the Hale theatre in OPP
position, witnessed another skirmish last
night, when Mr.. LaPoint attached the
receipts of the Manhattan Stock COM
pany on the first night of its engagement
at the Barre opera house, claiming breach
of contract. Papers we're served on Sal
linger & Branson, managers of the COM
pany, by Deputy Sheriff II. J. Slay-
ton.
The Manhattan Stock company was
originally booked to show at the Hale
theatre, but the advance man on coming
to Barre, after considerable conversation
with Manager LaPoint, decided to change
the booking to the Barre opera house.
Manager LaPoint protested against the
action, but the company persisted, and
went ahead with its advertising. Last
night it presented the first number in
its repertoire to good-sized house.
It is understood that the ground which
the Manhattan company will take il
that the Hale theatre was not in Teadi-
ness for them and was not suitable.
They have secured NJ. N. Gordon as
their lawyer. The company advertises
to show at the Barre opera house under
Local Manager Hoban during the week,
barring nights on which other companies
have bookings.
Manager LaPoint says that he has
sure case against the Manhattan COM
pany, while the company is keeping
quiet, although apparently sure Of their
ground. The company's advance man,
&c. e. Eyles, went to Burlington this
morning to prepare for the company's
appearance at The Strong theatre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
WILL PAY R0UNDLY
FOR VIOLATING LAW
Both AttiIio BrignoIa and Wife Retract
Their Plea Of Not Guilty in Liquor
Cases and Admit Their Guilt.

Mr.. and Mrs. Attic Brignola, arraign-
ed in city court yesterday morning and
who pleaded not guilty to the charges
of keeping and selling liquor and whose
cases were continued until Dec. 6, came
into court this morning and each pleaded
guilty to one offense Of selling. The
court continued the case until Friday
for sentence. The liquor which was seized
at their house Sunday was condemned
and ordered destroyed Costs of $20.26
for the seizure were imposed, which they
paid. The fine for such violation is $500
in each case. States Attorney jackson
prosecuted the case
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
ASSAULTED THE GOVERNOR.
Then the Governor Of Arkansas Gained
His Antagonist.

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 2s.Charles
jacobson, private secretary to Governor
Davis. has given out statement here
III the effect that Governor Davis had
wired him from Fayetteville, stating
that former Congressman Hugh Dins-
more and Jack Walker assaulted him
Sunday night in his room at hotel
with drawn revolvers and that he (the
oavernorl, was struck over the head
With q revolver. he governor in turn
according to the statement, struck Dins.
more over the head with q large cane
Other reports about the affair are cur
rent IN Little Rock. 1t is said the gov
srnor had made soem remarks which
D;nsmore resented. The latter is regard
N q supporter of United States sena-
\ tor ~ Berry, who is candidate for re-
siat;on and for which Office Governor
Dayis IS also a candidate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
DELIGHTED TO WORK
WITH ROOSEVELT
Kaiser Said So in Opening the German
Legislative Assembly Today--Ger-
many's position Is All Right,
He Also Said.

Berlin, Nov. 2s.-The kaiser opened
he Reichstag today. In his address he
said~that it afforded him unbounded sat
isfaction that he was able to support
President Roosevelt's successful efforts
to arrange peace between Russia and
Japan. He referred to the relations ex-
isting between Germany and the other
nations of the world, and said Ger.
many's attitude toward the powers il
all right. He emphasized the necessity
for maintaining the triple alliance and
increasing Germany's armament. He an
nouneed that bills would be introduced
fixing new rates on beer and tobacco.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-28
THE WRECK VICTIMS.
Now Definitely Decided That Seventeen
Lost Their Lives.

Lincoln, Mass, Nov 2S.--After day
spent in clearing away the remaining
traces Of Sunday nights disaster at
Bakers Bridge station, on the Fitehburg
division OF the Boston and Maine rail-
road, and an investigation by the rail-
road officials, state authorities and the
newspapers, it was practically settled
last night that seventeen persons lost
their lives; twelve were seriously wound
ed and score more or less injured, as
the result Of the terrible rear end col
lision.
Investigation by the railroad officials
began Immediately after the accident
Yesterday inspectors of the railroad
commissioners made separate examin-
alton, and on Wednesday, Judge John S.
Keyes OF Concord, will hold an inquest.
President Tuttle Of the road blames II.
w. Lyons, engineer Of the leading loco
motive.