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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-16

He Questions Shents Aceukees'
washington, Aug. 14-samuel
eOmpers president Of the American
Federation Of Labor. issued state
ment replying to q published inter
view with Theodore P. shonta, chair
man Of the isthmian canal commits
sion, relative 70 the plan to employ
Chinese coolle labor IN the construc'
tion Of the Panama canal The
statement Is an attack on Mr.. shonts'
accuracy concerning facts and his
knowledge Of the law and charges
him with influencing congress 70 an
uuI the eighthour principle a. ap-
Piled to canal work Mr.. oompers
reiterates that Mr.. shonts promised
not 70 use Chinese labor on the 18th
mus.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-16


Fontanst, Ind, Aug. 1.-Two hun
dred kegs Of powder exploded at 4
local powder mill Monday wreekine
the pres mill Of the powder plant and
instantly killed Frank Hamilton. 80
years old Of xenia. Ohio. Hamilton
vas at work repairing q machine IN
the plant and was blown nearly a
hundred feet BY the force Of the explO-
sion, his body being cut to pieces The
powder min IN which the explosion
occurred was blown to the ground
causing q loss Of $4,000.
nlrminfhA... ---.-.. A0s. it.-Omciai-
81 The First National bank Monday
nnnonnc6d that Alexander r. Chic
holm. paying teller OK that bank, -
1900 lhort a bis accomh
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-16
BRYAN Will FIGHT
Re Is Emphatic in His Demand
That Roger Sullivan Retire
from National Committee.
HOLDS BY FORCE AND FRAUD
Says II Fight Must Take Place 10
Purify Party Organization
the sooner 1t Takes
Place the Better.

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MONDAY gave ouI 0'a "Snao.,nu ths
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Illinois aemocratic naI'onT - 1no,vr
teeman' Inc coh.ioVoiey I"S s,',o
out OF MI bryan . ,o..oA C".a1ait
the resignauon Vi N"'ion"l ,"s 40
teeman Roger sullivan :" "A o..,,,,.
mand MI sullivan .e'ulHeu 80. po has
relusai ana slaleu tna' W.. ~ s,tu'
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alton py M T. Duhiap
Mr.. Bryan's rejoinder says that nc
one but himself is responsible lor inc
information in his letter ana tnat ne
had intended to ask Mr.. sullivan 70
resign before he should see Mr. Dun-
lap. Mr. Bryan added;
II entered into this contest De-
cause believed that Roger Sullivan
and John Hopkins had deliberately
robbed the democrats of Illinois OF
their political right and l still De-
lieye 30. To secure political power
by force or by fraud ought to be az
disgraceful in the eyes of the pub
lie as to secure money by force OF
fraud. / cannot conceive of any
plausible defense which Mr.. Sullivan
can make for remaining on the ma
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-15
The Times Daily Short Story.


night ana there were no suitable ac-
cammodatlons for her in the place. he
kissed her and. jumping into buggy,
drove down the road. Ten minutes lat
er Tsosa Jumped into another vehicle
and followed him.
ruthbert after driving awhile, drew
up on the edge Of wood where be
tethered his horse, then wellyed toward
a horse near by in the center OF large
grounds. He did not enter by the gate,
but, circling. climbed a fence in The
rear and proceeded to ciump Of tall
brush. Going directly 10 an opening,
the location Of which he knew exactly,
be entered an open space
4 stranger coming upon such place
might have supposed It TO be the grave
Of an Indian girl child. with her play
things to amuse her in the Indians
heaven There were be1steads. bureau
and enormous dolls: indeed, the place
was furnished as if 1t were little
house. The brush interviewed above
and n ceiling Of straw had been thatch-
ID to turn the rain. In the center Of
the space was q grave. but it was tile
length Of an adult. At its head was a
stone, on which were the letters:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-15
THE PLAYHOUSE
IN THE COPSE
-Lctriglnal. ]

liriginal.l
Don't you think. cuthbert, that 1t
would be nice to make eur wedding
trip to your old home In the country
You could show me all those places that
were familiar to you as boy. the
swimming hole, the two beaches you
have so often told me about all cut
over with names, that little copse with
In which you played at housekeeping =
Yes. Rosa. dear; quite approve Of
your plan" Then he sat silent and
thoughtful. With woman's quick eye
she detected a sad memory.
The wedding over. they took a train
for the village in which Cuthhert
Deane had been born and from which
Ave years before he had gone to seek
his fortune in the city. Ills widowed
mother was living on the old place and
being averse TO travel had declined to
be present at the ceremony, saying she
would be at home TO receive the bridal
couple. The first day after 1leir ar
rival they visited every object Cuth-
bert had told his wife about, most OF
them being very much as he had left
them, except that some OF them had
dwindled The distance from win
dow in his room to the ground, which
used to be very great, now seemed so
trifling that he could jump from II
without injury; the swimming hole was
no bigger than a bath tub. AS to the
beeehes, he could reach their lower
branches.
but the little copse," said Rosa, the
inside Of which was fitted up for child's
housekeeping -aren't you going 70 show
ire THAR
Cuthbert looked serious and said
nothing. Had he not changed his ez-
preston she might have forgotten all
about the copse: as Il WAS her curiosity
was excited.
well. is there any reason Why |
6houId not see itT'
.It Is not on this place; It Is ten
miles away"
.can't we drive thercT
1--we could were It not for the rains
#hicli have acftcned the road Besides,
the copse ~ on the grounds OF one
Who He paused.
III may have been cut down." she
taid, seeing that he did not 80 on.
mo, 1t is there still"
.How do you know
hplease. Rosa. don't talk any more
about the copse.'
n The young wife glanced at her nus
band inquiringly, then turned the sub
ject
a few days before their expected de-
|parfure Cuthbert announced That =
Imatter of business be wished to'attend
To while at home would recSsitate nis
hrivinx to the county seat, Rosa asked
II she could not go with him, but ne
keld Der he might be dctuined over
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-15
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-15
MORPHINE
PILLS FOUND
Partly Filled Phial in Bemis
Case
POLICE CHIEF HAS n
The Accused Woman and Her Sister
Deny That Hammond Was Given
Any Mrs. Bernis Tells
of Purchase.

Ware, Mass, May l5.-Chief Of Po-
ice Fitzgerald OF this place has in his
possession small phial containing
about one third Of its original contents
81 100 half,gain morphine tablets about
which thc question of whether Mrs.
Myra a. Bemis ii Barre murdered John
Hammond
Chief Fitzgerald obtained the small
phiaI on Saturday from Mrs. Minnie Sar
gent, a sister Of Mrs Bemis, who Is
lhousekeepcr at the Hampshire House.
Mrs. Sargent got them from MrH. Bcnis.
Mrs. Bemis denies that any If them
were used on John Hammond, however,
and Mrs. Sargent makes the same de-
lniai.
Mrs. Bemis says her sister had a sore
leg, and that the morphine tablets we're
part of tho ingredients Of wash. Mrs.
Sargent refused ID say that The NOR
Iphine was bought for her, and when
conyersing with Herald reporter did
not admit they had been in. her posses
sion. But not one OF thssc pills ever
went into John Hammond, she de-
clared.
II knew my sister bought morphine
lpills," she said. and when ! heard the
suggestions regarding Hammond's death
| ! asked her If She had ever bought
lany other morphine pills. She said she
had not. knew for what purpose these
pills were bought; knew who got
them, and l knew they had no con-
neetion with Hammonds DEATH
Mrs. Sargent refused to be more spe-
lcifc AS TO who received these tablets.
| She first denied that they were bought
for her. and then denied the denial.
When I'm called upon to tell my
story Ill do so, she said. "and not be-
FORE know these pills had moth
ing whatever to do with Hammond s
death. ] won't say anything more just
now
1t IL understood that Chief Fitxger-
ads demand for the bottle Of morphine
tablets was acceded to without hesita-
tion, and that Mrs, Sargent said they
were purchased last September.
The books of The Worcester druggist
who sold Mrs. Benis bottle of 100
half grain morphine tablets show that
sale AZ tits character was made on
/ Novesuler "a.
Deputy Sheriff Rice Of barre Is serv-
ling Summonse~ to witnesses who are
10 appear before the grand jury on
"Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-15
MONEY PUZZLE.
New York Holds a Mont Pelee Fund
of sl,4Oo.

New York MAY 15.-A Mayor MeClels
Ian, after looking up the law says that
il viii require constitutional amend
ment To permit the city to spend the
money raised to aid the sufferers in
the Mont Pelee disaster. About $i 400
mas sent in. and the, names OF the sub
seribers are lost. There was no need
Of sending money to the devastated
island, a. all the people near Mont Pelee
were killed
The money has been on deposit the
last four years and il drawing interest
at the rate Of 2 per cent.
II am informed BY people in the
finance department said the mayor,
that We are likely to haze TIE Mar.
Unique fund with us Indefinitely
am also informed that esen at . per
cent this fund will double itself every
A wears and that in 1000 years this
modest fund. ii left nndisturbed, will
amount 70 the tidy sum Of si2,0o0,-
O00H'
II has hern suggested that there may
be q possible claimant for The fund in
The person Of the regro convict confined
in tho jail AZ Martinique at the time
81 the disaster. So far as known, this
man was the only human survivor Of
Tie disaster. He joined a cifctis as a
freak the year after the disaster.
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AIAA
ALMA.
Aged "a years and 10 months.

Cuthbert looked about him. with a
curious expression. He was taken
back. TO the time when be aud Alma
used to play house here as children.
Just before he had left for the city he
and his young love-she being then
nearly fiftesn--had pligbted their troth
there, and the little girl had promised
TO one day Keep house for him In re-
atty A month after he left her she
sickened and died. Her parents, who
adored her had placed her In the copse
she loved SO well. leaving It as ii was
when she was emerging from child.
hood
Cuthbert knot for few moments
boslde the grave. then stood looking
down upon 4! There was that perfect
silence which permits one TO live In
past scenes He saw her. tall and
1.-THE, two massive coils OF chestnut
hair, her blue eyes looking into his.
For the moment lie was where he had
been, not where he was. Then tears
began to well up IN his eyes.
He was recalled to the present by a
rustic Of skirts coming through the mar
row opening and, turning, saw his
wife
A glance at the interior, the grave,
her husband. told Rosa a story Of love
in which her husband had been absorb.
cd before she had over seen him. One
fash of the panr Of faalot1av md abr
too had gone back with him 10 his
child love, and his sorrow was her sor-
row. Stepping forward. she placed her
hand IN his and stood looking down
with him on the grave Of the girl whose
place she had taken ~ word Of re.
proof that he had kept this secret. from
her profaned his sorrow Grief IA com.
munlentiye, and there was something
IN the silence, the playshings, The grave,
that told upou her emotion. She wept
ag he wepf. CELIA TRuAX.
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as had felt good many slight shocks
earlier IN the winter, when staying at
their house Coryelps) We got home
about 80 and slept very soundly un-
til we were awakened by the most hor-
rible shaking and twisting Of the bed
and the tottering Of the furniture about
the room, although nothing fell over,
The plaster came down ana the globes
from the chandelier. and / Certainly ex-
pected the roof to come down upon MS.
The shock grew less and less, until we
were congratulating ourselves that ii
was over, when the second one began
and il was much worse than the first.
The horror Of ii all is beyond dcscrip-
ton. The earthquake lasted twenty
eight seconds, but il seemed like four
or five minutes. When It was over We
ran to the window and looked out.s
We were on the fourth floor and
down in the street below all was con.
fusion. Dozens Of people were out in
street in their night gowns. The street
was full OF brick and debris that had
fallen from the buildings next TO US,
and such cloud Of dust came pouring
up that the people below looked like
ghosts. We dressed as quickly as we
could and went out.
There were about twenty fire alarms
turned in at once from buildings that
had collapsed with lamps and stoves
and fires Of different kinds. The earth
quake had broken all the water mains
and in m hour several blocks were burn
ing The smoke poured up in clouds
The sun came UP but seemed TO hang
in one, place, little blood red bail, and
there il stayed through the longest day
/ ever passed in my life. We got our
trunks out Of the hotel before most peo:
pie had realized that the city was
doomed and took them out to Corycll's
because Joe thought we could not get
to the ferry on account Of the fire.
we stayed at Corvell's Wednesday
night, but we had had slight earth.
quskes All day-about twenty in all
and you can imagine that did not
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-15
CHELSEA.

II. X. Darling came home Saturday
forcnoon returning 70 Concord Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Grace &. Bacon was at home
from her school work in Williamstown
over Sunday
George Colby and Wesley Seaver of
lWilsiamstown were in town Friday on
business.
The Dickinson auction was well at
tended Saturday afternoon and fairly
good prices were realized.
Mrs. George tsYiifcn Of Canada was in
town Of late being called here by illness
and death Of her mother, Mrs. George
Thomas.
Hale Mattoon was in Bradford recent
" the guest of friends
Helen Rogers. who is working IN town,
Is visiting at her home in yrrshire.
Wallace Sanborn i working for Will.
lam Edwng. who recently came with
his family and took possession Of th>
Austin Skinner farm near the Solth
Washington meeting house.
Mrs. John n. Spragne returned 70 her
home in East Brookheld Sunday after
spending week at the home of her son.
/ W. II. Sprague.
Frank II. keneson was al home from
bis work in Waterbury to spend Sunday
with his family.
Ninton A. Corwin of Boston came Sat
mdsy to visit his old home relatives,
and is the guest OF his brother, E. A.
and father. 7. A. r.. Corwin
The funeral Of James Cosgrove was
held from his late residence on the west
Hill, Friday afternoon, at = o'clock, the
Rev. Geo 4. Lake officiating, the inter.
lment being in Highland cemetery. The
bearers were Elgin d. Barnes. brother
in.law. his son. Charles Cosgrove OF Bur
lington, and his two sons in-law. Will
lam Bacon Of this town and Fred Eaten
Of Randolph Center.
Everett AMI Gertrude Edison OF Ran
dolpl Center easne Friday to attend the
commencement exercises 81 the hign and
grammar schools and were guests at
Erdix n. Bacoais Saturday and Sunday
II. G. Woodruff. wife and daughter,
Margaret, OF Barre were in town over
sunday, guests at J. A r. Corwin's. Mr..
/ Woodruff gave an interesting talk 20
tic congregational Sabbath school on
the work of the Christian Enaeavor.
George Thomas. who lives on the Per-
EeN Heath farm. ami VINO recently buried
Ids wife, adveitiscs to sell at his resi-
dence on Saturday, May 10th, ut 10
o'clock q. M. his household property.
Charles u. Godfrey auctionecr.
Fred A. Ordwav returned from Aber.
deem, North Carolina, Friday evening,
having spent the winter in The South,
and has joined his family at their sum
mer residence north Of the village on
the Washington road
Mr.. Slocm Of Washington and dep
uiy sheriff Homer Camp OF Barre City
wrre in town oil business ono day re-
Gently.
Wallace Sapb0rn. Who WAS recently
tic proud owner Of about SIXTY nice
early chickens that lic had got we'll
started for the bfoilcr market, had the
misfortune last wck 70 lose forty OF
item. The Source ot destruction being
1neighboring eats. which, however, met
tue same fate. a the chickens, when
Wallace discovered liiA shortage, aud got
Ibis gum trained on tie Visiting isIines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-15
A CHINESE PUZZLE, THIS.
Registration Papers Burned in San Fran.
Thousands Affected.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 15.The Cali,
fornia Chinese are to make an effort
before the highest authorities for com,
pie re-registration Of their people
The contention Of leading Chinese Il
that more than $4,000 certificates Of
registration great part Of which are
not duplicated in Washington, we're de-
stroyed in the san Francisco fire. 1t
Is stated thai there are only $4,000
Chinese in California.
Many Of the Chinese are bordering
on panic. for they realize that should
their right 20 be in the United states
BE- questioned, they have nothing ID
show their lcgal residence For months
to come any Chinese who has a possible
knowledge Of English and American
customs will claim on arrest that his
certificate was destroyed in San Fran.
cisco. The problems that now confront
the immigration officials ave practically
endless.
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sleep very we'll MI. Frame sai in 4
rocking chair In our room all night.
Ours was the only room that the fire
could be seen from and as it was only
about three blocks away, we expected
Ito have to move before morning.
Across TIM street was Catholic
school with n large yard enclosed with
IA high board fence, and the whole length
Of the fence ON the sidewalk was lined
with people who were sleeping some
kwho We're afraid to 70 into their houses
aud more who had no houses to 90 into.
About six in the morning the boys came
in ard told us To get ready TO move
out to the park. BY good luck we
got a team BIT take our things and We
Joined the thousands fleeing from the
| fire. Wagons of eyerv description
laundry wagons. butcher carts, Chinese
Vegetable wagons. carriages, garbage
wagons, everything on wheels down to
board on roller skates-all were load
ed to their utmost capacity and hauled
any oldway. even AN old iron bedstead
being used as Il vehicle to carry hlan-
kets and wearing apparel; also trunks
I were wheeled until the castors broke 0fT,
! tttSH if1ft NfttH NIX NWlttfr fUfltNs .NIAA
them no farther, and 81 TIE While the
/ flames We're roaring and leaping nearer.
Great clouds Of black smoke rolled mp.
ashes and cinders fell like rain two miles
and a half from the fire. and do not
know how much farther ! might so
on and not give You an adequate acs
count Of the pandemoHism.
y sOn Friday Mrs Corvell and I went
with Mr. Frame to see the ruins. The
fire had heeu stopned less than third
Of block from Mrs. Corvell's house,
but all the danger from FIRE was not
over, and so we stayetr IN the park until
Saturday morning. srain we were for
tnnatp enough TO ret q team tn take
orr things {thcre were njnr in the party
all friends of nursN back "a Mrs.
fnrycIl's house, and We went on down
to the ferry through the burned district
The whole city VAS N ruins. excepi 4
small portion Of tle residence district.
On The vaY down We passed burned
body that joe said he had scpn lsinn
there three DAYS before. audat thc ferry
2 dray wagon wiss standing With q riece
Of canvas over Il AMI gram under the
edge Of the canvas a burned foot was
seen.
sWe went to Oakland to the home
Of some friends 1.-THE rockyersl- and a
few DAYS later IN to Aliens ard STAYED
there about week and came on.
"Rut the peculiar thing about il is
this: ] feel earthquakes inside Of me
all the time. Now. while am sitting
here. am sure csn feel thc build
ing shake. wish to goodness ! was
in Vermont"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-15
BRITISH VICTORY COMPLETE
Anglo Turkish Difficulty Nov Fully Set
tied.

) London, May 1.-THE Anglo Turkish
difficulty has been settled to the salts
faction Of Great Britain, the Turkish
government having yielded on al points
Internationally.
Foreign Secretary Gray announced IN
the Honse Of Commons yesterday that
a satisfactory note had been received
from the Turkish government acceding
to the British demands that n joint
commission be appointed 10 delminate
the Sinai peninsula frontier.
Constantinople. May 1.-THE Turk
ish government in reply to Ambassador
0'Connors last communication object
ing 10 the terms Of the previous Turk.
ish note has notified The ambassador
Of its full acceptance OF The British de-
mands
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-15
CUPID IN HOME FOR AGED.
Authorities Forced to Insist That Love
Making Must Cease.

Milwaukee, May s5,--A riot has been
threatened among the inmates Of the
Protestant Home for the Aged an in
stintion where persons over sixty years
of age can secure life residence by in
vestment Of 3 small sum because it
has been found necessary to forbid eli
love making in the place.
The authorities Of the home We're dis
mayed 10 find that several Of the old
women were falling in love, and they
have found it necessary to announce
that henceforth all entertaining must be
done in the public parlors.