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visitors To the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-04

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ouEEN OF THE PANTRY.

QUEEN OF TIE FNN WI
You'll find this fine flour at J. A.
Skipworth's. 3o-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-04
BROWN G. 6RIDGMAN.
Funeral Directors and Licensed
Embalmers.

open Day and Night. Phone 2S.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28
THE CITY THREATENED,
Fierce Fire Now Raging in Jol,nstown
Pa, Business Section.

Johnstown, Pa, March 2S.-A fire
which has already caused about 5000 900
loss and which is still burning. started
at 1890 o'clock this morning in the five
story brick building Of the Swank
Hardware Co. at Main and Bedford
streets.
a general alarm has been sent in
calling out the entire fire department Of
the city, vino are trying to get the
blaze under control.
The building of the Johnston Journal
has been consumed. G. II. Santamcur,
telegraph operator for the Publishers
Press Association, is missing and it is
feared he has perished.
The building of the Henderson Fur
niture Co. is almost destroyed while the
Foster building. the d. Il. A. Greer
building is burning. If these buildings
are loss will be in the neighborhood of
$7CO,OOO
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28
MEMORIAL. SERVICES
For the Late Gen. Joseph Wheeler Held
At Atlanta, Ga.

Atlanta, Ga. March 27.-The mem
orial exercises in honor of General
Joseph Wheeler We're held here today
in the Grand Opera house, representa-
tivcs of the veterans of the Civil and
the Spanish-Amercan Wars uniting to
do him honor. Governor Joseph NJ
Terrell made an address of welcome
ard introduced the speakers. John D..
MattoX, representing Whceler's Cav
airy. General Clement A. Evans, rep
rcsenting the United Confederate
Veterans; "Corporal' James Tanner.
commanderin-ch OF the Grand
Arm of the Republic, and Major
Charles r. Miller OF Cleveland, speak-
cr for the Spanish War Veterans.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28
INDICTMENT STANDS.
No Quashing Of Charge Against Wife
Murderer BIonoin.

Boston, March 21.-Judge Lawt"n OF tht
criminal branch of the superior court ol
Fast Cambridge today declined to quasi
an indictment of the MiddicseN county
grand jury returned in 1902 against }. VIII
fred Blondn for murder. The court add
ed that it was the duty of the district
to act in the matter
Blondin, who is now serving a sentence
of life Imprisonment for the murder ol
his wife in Boston several years ago, was
originally indicted by a MiddleseN county
grand jury when it was believed that tho
crime had been committed in Chelmsford
Mass, where his wifc's body WAS found
Later when it WAS learned that Blondin
had killed his wife in Boston, an indict-
mcnt was returned against him for the
murder by the Suffolk county grand jury
Under this indictment the prisoner was
tried and convicted.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

concerned but her interior fittings were
nearly all of wood. elaborately decorat-
ed.
Her length was 367 feet, her width
30 feet ana her depth of hold, II feet.
She was always an easy boat in
seaway and developed remarkably lit
tie vibration while running at full
spo ed.
The Plymouth so far as known here
was valued at nearly $1.0O0.00O and
was practically a total loss.
In her 10 years of service in the
crowded waterway of Long Island
sound and East River she had very
few accidents and was a very popular
boat.
The destruction TO the wharf is esti-
mated at s25,000 by the burning of the
shears, $4,000. while the damage to
tie City of Lowell will reach it is
thought $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28
CHANGES HIS FAITH.
This Episcopal Clergyman Takes Up
With the Baptist Church.

Eastpor;, Me-. March 27.-Thc with
drawal of Rev. Samuel l.. Mitchell,
formerly rector Of Christ church, here,
from the Episcopal church and his ad-
mission to the Baptist denomination is
announced. He will become pastor of
the First Baptist church of Duluth.
Mimi.
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell is a graduate of
Wyckiiffe College, Toronto, Ont. He
was ordained by Bishop Bond of Mon
treal in 1897 and soon afterwards came
to Eastport.
OF late he had been rector of ST.
Martins church, Chicago. Mr.. Mitchell
was an adherent of the extreme Low
Church school of Anglican communion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

FRANK Coro and Wilfred Lanslois an
ptared before Judge Shaw Tuesday
morning 10 answer each to a charge
OF search and seizure. which was made
Dy enforcement Deputies Stacknole
ai'o Iowne' assisted by the Augusta
deputy, frank Page. The former was
oischarsed. Coro was found guilty and
vas sentenced to pay a fine Of 800 and
cos.s ana 70 serve 50 days in Jail. He
appealeo and will be Represented bv
~, non. ?. ?. Brown at the next term Of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28
TO SUSPEND WORK.
District No. 2 Notifies Miners to Stor
on March 81.

Dubois, Pa, March 27.-Patrick Gill
ua!, president of District No. Of the
Chited Mine Workers tonight issued
instructions 70 the secretaries Of the
suo-districts composing the district
y notify their various local unions
tiat after March 81 there should he mn
more mining done until after the die.
field April 8.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28
ReucI Williams.

Civil War, died suddenly at about 11SO
last night. at his residence at the "Old
Fort" on Bowman street. His age was
about sc years and he belonged in Sid
ney. A widow and three children sur
vive.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

1t IS reported that c. Alfred Bushcy.
the famous Watervlle pitcher, has
signed with the Worcester team for the
coming baseball season. Mr.. Bushey
VIII report for professional work in
Worcester April 10. 1t is also stated on
good authority that Jack Phelan of
this city will play with the Nashuas
this summer. occupying the same posi-
ton which he held on that team last
year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

The liquor agency has again become
a reality in Waterville Mr.. Murphy,
the agent, was able to satisfy the needs
of his customers all day Tuesday and
there were many handshakes of good
fellowship and congratulation in the
vicinity of Bridge street Tuesday after
noon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

IN The House of Commons the taking
~ vote is done by having the mem.
pers walk through AYE" and mo
iopbles and having their names re.
corded. This consumes twenty min.
utes. Premier Campbell -Rannar,,an
method. @iie
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

John Ware, Jr., of this city has re-
Gently purchased the fine bay gelding
Frank Hanks, by Ralph Wilkes, dam
by Nelson's Wilkes. TIE purchase was
made this week of w. L. Mitchell of
Fairfield.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

f. w. Clair Of this city returned
Tuesday from a short business trip to
Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

Miss Ethel Winters of this city re-
turned to her studies at Kent's Hill
Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28
WATERVILLE.

William league has returned from a
short visit in Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

Fred ]. Arnold returned Tuesday
| from short business trip to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

Weadal w. Washburn of China was
calling in Watcrville Tuesday for a
short time.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

The public carriage drivers have
| found it necessary to return to wheels.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

Mrs. a. II. Mitchell of this city went
to Thorndike Tuesday for short visit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

Mics Bertha Kennison was in Angus
Ia Tuesday for short visit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28

February u, 1904.
| took Il. F." Bitters for Consfita-
lion and Dyspepsia, and it entirely
cured me.
Yours truly,
MRS. RILLA FARLEY,
The Forks, Nc
The True 81. F." Atwood's Btters
restore the liver to normal healthy ac-
ton and prevent more serious ills that
follow neglect.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

1t was announced at Pittsburg Tuesday
that Andrew Carnegie had given 5000 OOC
in addition to previous gifts for the main
tenancc of the Carnegie technical schools.
The remains of Engineer Joseph Thomp-
son, who was lost with two other mem
bers of the crew of the tug Willard,
which sank off Rockport the first of this
month, were recovered Tuesday by one of
the men attached to the Rockport life
saving station. They were sent to Port
land and will be buried at Cumberland
Forcside, where Thompson lived.
Edinburgh has adopted a scheme for
collecting for charity through central
office on the lines of the Liverpool sys-
tenn.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-16
MOB NEGROS
AT SPRINGFIELD

Springfield, Ohio, Feb. 2S.-Since
8 O'Clock Tuesday night this city has
been theEscene Of. mob disorder, the out
come of feeling over the probable fatal
shooting Monday morning of Railroad
Brakeman M. M. Davis by Preston
Ladd and Edward Dean, negroes, both
Of whom had been placed under arrest
here, and because Of their threatened
lynching, hurried under cover of dark
LESS by the authorities to Dayton,
where they r now safety lodged in
Jail.
When the mob learned that the pris.
oners had been taken from the city il
went to that part of the town known
as.the "Jungles," inhabited by color
ed people, and began to burn and loot
dwelling houses and saloons. At least
six dwellings were burned and the CON-
tents Of the saloon looted.
A force of 70 members of the militia
companies are guarding the scene
where the mob holds sway.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-16
THE KENYON ACADEMY FIRE.
Sleeping Boys Overcome by Flames
and Smoke.

Gambler, Ohio.-Three are dead ana
nine seriously injured and several
others more or less hurt as a result
of a fire which destroyed Miner hail.
Kenyon military academy, Delano and
North halls and north n Inc
fire broke out at 4 a. m, while the
students and college authorities were
asleep, and quickly spread through the
buildings named, which were destroy
ed. The search for the missing boys
the bodies Of whom it is now certain
are in the ruins, kept up till late. The
dead and injured are all students OF
the military academy and old Kenyon.
Parents, sisters and brothers OF the
dead and injured students arrive on
every train. The news Of the nre
spread quickly all over the state, and
kilograms were sent at once by the
college authorities to the parents OF
the boys injured.
The property loss by the destruction
of the buildings is estimated at $780,
900, with so per cent insurance.
The missing are:
Winfred Kunkle, Ashtabula, Ohio,
returned to the building for some pur-
pose and was not seen afterwards.
James ]. Fuller, Warren, Ohio
j. Edward Henderson, Indiana.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-16
FIGHT DUEL OVER A GIRL.
San Francisco Youths in a Fatal
Battle.

San Francisco Youths in a Fatal
Battle.
A San Francisco dispatch says that
a pistol duel with all the regulation
accessories, and having for It's motive
a dispute yer the affections of a girl.
was fought OF the marshes of South
San Francisco and the body of one of
the participants is now lying an the
morgue.
Neither Of the participants was over
FL years old. They were BENJAMIN
Meyers and Ernest Bergillion, resi-
dents Of the Potrero district. The
young men quarreled over the affec-
lions OF a girl friend and decided to
hight out their dispute with pistols.
According to agreement they met
shortly after dark in a marshy sec.
ton of their neighborhood and after
paying attention to some of the GUS
tomary preliminaries began firing at
one another.
1t is said that several shots we're
exchanged before Bergillion fell. He
never moved, for a bullet had entered
his right eye and pierced his brain.
Meyers at once fed from the scene
and escaped.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-16
M. wITrE is DENOUNCED.
Russian Premier and Cabinet Meet
Much Opposition.


The recent condemnation Of the min.
istry by the convention at Moscow,
Russia, Of the organization known as
the League of October go" Or "Oc-
toberists," which arraigned the admin
istration for it's extreme ~procrastina-
ton and evident reluctance to carry
out the principles Of the reform mani
festo, and the severe structures of the
premier, voiced by NJ. Guchkoff and
Shipoff and other former supporters
of the premier, have added new zeal to
the campaign against Count Witte and
his cabinet, who are denounced with
ever growing violence by the press.
Practically all the parties are now ar
rayed against the premier, whose po-
sitiOn is becoming increasingly more
difficult. The reactiOnary organiza-
are openly working for his down
fall, but there is reason to believe
hat the main cause for the complaint
Of the liberals will soon be removed
by the announcement of the date for
he ~convocation of the national as
The date previously selected
S May 10, which is inside the limit
Jet by the convention, but the cabinet
5 awaiting further news from the IN
erior before definitely proclaiming
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-16
PRESIDENT Helps
settle STRIKE

New York, Feb. 30. - President
Roosevelt has again interviewed as q
peaecmaker between the coal miners
and operators, and as a result of a LET.
ter addressed by him to John Mitchel
president of the United Mineworkars
of America, a national convention of
the United Mlneworkers will be beld
at Indianapolis March 10 to try to reach
IN agreement with the soft coal oper.
ators in the hope of averting the
threatened strike of April in the hi
luminous coal fields.
The presidents letter and the an.
nouncement that the national conven.
tion would be called were made public
by Nh. Mitchell after a long confer.
ence with Francis L. Robbins. presi.
dent of the Pittsburg Coal COMPANY
and chairman of the bituminous opera.
tors. Also present at this conference
were w. G. Perry of the Southwestern
Coal association and b. f. Bush, repre-
senting the soft coal interests allied
with the Gould lines.
The presidents letter to Mr.. Mitchell
is as follows:
II note with very great concern the
failure of your late convention on the
joint interstate agreement to come to a
basis of settlement of the bituminous
mining scale of wages. You in this
business have enjoyed great industrial
peace fol many years, thanks 10 the
joint trade agreement that has resulted
in the action of your successive conven
tions.
"a strike such as is threatened on
April l is a menace to the peace and
general welfare of the country. | urge
you to make a further effort to avoid
such a calamity.
q" You and Mr.. Robbins are Joint
chairmen of the trade agreement COM
mittee of the National Civic Fedora.
ton, and it seems to me that this i'm.
poses additional duty upon you both
and gives an additional reason why
each of you should join in making a
further effort. Very respectfully,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-16
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Chief of Police Michael Delany of
Denver, says that Gec.ge Mitchell,
who was arrested there, had confess
ed that he cleared more than $40. 900
by the thef of a mail pouch at Hazen
junction, New, the offense with which
he is charged.
Mr.. Washington, son of the Chilean
charge d'affaires at Brussels. Satur.
day shot Secretary of the Consulate
Balmaceda, killing him instantly.
Charles Coleman, the negro cbare-
ed with having assaulted and rur-
dered Miss Margaret Lear, was con
Victed / n the district court at Shreya-
port. La, after a trial lasting three
hours. Governor Blanchard. who at.
tended the trial. signed the death SEN
tence.
Charles H. Kilgour, one Of the most
prominent men in Cincinnati Obio
died recently of heart failure. aged "a
years. He was president of the Frank.
lin bank for 40 years, and is said to
have been the first man to Introduce
telephones and street cars in Cincin.
natl.
A trunk containing $4,000 worth of
diamonds belonging to a jewelry com
pany Of Cincinnati is either lost or
William Pleuger, represent.
ing the company, checked the trunk
to Vincennes, Ind, but the trunk that
arrived was not his. The police be-
Pleuger's trunk was stolen from
V~incennes depot, and one similar in :
appearance substituted.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-16
TIDAL wave
TOOK THOUSANDS

A Buena Ventura, Columbia, dis.
patch says: An earthquake occurred
on the morning of the 21st, lasting
about seven minutes, the movement
being from north to the south.
The town was considerably shaken.
The damage. however, was small,
but the people were thrown into a pan
ic, kneeling, weeping and praying in
the streets. All the clocks in the town
were stopped, while the cables were
broken in many places.
Following the earthquake there was
a tidal wave, which was of no ocnse-
quence here; but the reports from the
coast, including an area of so leagues
to the south, state that 1000 were kill
ed by falling houses or drowned by the
wave, whole families having been lost.
Sailing vessels report having encoun
tered hundreds of corpses and quanti-
ties of dead fish and many small settle
Q completely swept away.
The damage done by the earthquake
and tidal wave at Tumaco was greater
than here, and a few lives were lost.
The shock was felt in the interior, and
live people were killed at Tuuuerre.
sin.
at Popayan the people resorted to
tents, and thanksgiving services were
held on February 81 and 20.
Twelve distinct shocks were felt.
ous 1t is believed that all danger is over
now.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-16

As a people, the Moors are already
Wen inclined to anything that gilds
lie. A writer says: Nothing delights
them more, as a means of agreeabIv
spending an hour or two, than SQUAT
ing on their heels in the streets or
on some doorstoop, gazing at the pas
sersby' exchanging compliments with
thelr acquaintances. Native 'swells'
consequently promenade with a piece
OF felt under their arms. on which TO
SIT when they wish, in addition to its
doing duty as a carpet for PRAYER.
The most public places, nd usually
the cool Of the afternoon, are pre.
ferred for this pastime.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-16
VANDERBILTs HELD BY MOB.
Their Automobile Run Over a Child ! In
Italy.

Their Automobile Run Over a Child In
Italy.
A Florence, Italy, dispatch says:
The incident at Pontedera recently,
which involved the detention there
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr,
and their chauffeur, turns out to have
been much nor serious that at first
reported.
The Vanderbilt automobile, 1t ap-
pears, was not going at excessive
speed, but when turning a sharp cor
ner in Pontedera It ran down a child,
a boy about 5 years old, and injured
him about the head. Though the boy
was not seriously hurt, his face was
covered with blood.
Matters reached q very critical stage
and Mr.. Vanderbilt, believing that the
lives of the party were in danger,
drew a revolver.
Before he could use the weapon,
however. several men jumped into the
automobile, disarmed Mr.. Vanderbilt
and kicked and cuffed him.
By this time the police had become
aware that something unusua was
happening and a party of gendarmes
hurried to the scene to protect the au-
tomobilists, Owing to the fury of the
people, the officers took the Vanderbilt
party into a n%eighboring shop for
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-16
CROWD OUT OUR SHIPS.
British and German Vessels Get
Chiie's Trade.

British n German Vessels Get
chiie's Trade.
Consul Mansfield, at VALPARAISO. in q
report to the state department saw
mat out Of a total of 1900. 900 annual
tonnage OF vessels entering Chilean
ports those flying the American flag
represented only $4,000 tons. Great
Britain's flag covered 5000, 900 tons
and German ships aggregated 5000 600
tons. The trade of the United States
fell back from $11, OO0, 900 in 1903 to
S~lO,OOO'OO0 in 1904, Notwithstanding
chile greatly increased her purchases
Chilean government, the consul
says Is planning many new railroads
n extensions. The transandine "a
way when completed, will shorten the
ume between Chile and Europe 10 or
IL days. Consul Leroy, at Durango
writes that Mexico will 0 have to
import wheat.
Consul General Thackerav at por.
lin' reports that the United States MIR.
chased nearly SIS, OOO, 900 more mer.
from the empire last wear
than in 1904. mostly manufactnred
goods, but that the sales of American
manufactured goods to Germany aside
from lard and petroleum, in 1905. did
not equal $4,000. 900.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-16
CHILDREN IN WILD PANIC.
Terror Stricken at Cry of Fire, 400
Rush to Exits.

An Alton, Ill, special says: Four
hundred children, who were being en-
tertained Sunday afternoon with a
moving picture show in st. Mary's
school hall, were thrown into panic by
The accidental ignition of a roll OF cell
luloid films about 500 feet in length.
which filled the hall with suffocating
smoke.
John Scherrer Of Chicago, who gives
exhibitions of views of the Passion
Play at Oberammergau. was in charge.
He did not see the fire in the film roll
until some n screamed fire" and in
an instant the whole assembly of chill
dren was in a panic. 1t is estimated
that 90 were hurt by being trampled.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-16
COMPLAINS OF BRUTALITY.

Young Girl Who Shot Russian Chief Of
Police.
Great wrath has been arouse in lib.
eral circles at st. Petersburg by the
publication of a letter from Mile Spiri-
donovo, the IL rear old girl who shot
M. LuzhenStfsky, chief of the secret
police at Tamboff, in which she de-
scribes the indignities and brutalities
10 which she was subjected. On ac-
count of her youth and her self sacri-
nee in executing the sentence against
M Luzhenonsy, who was detested on
account Of his cruelty in s~uppressing
peasant disorders, she had been
made one of the heroines of the v
luton and is called a second Charlotte