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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
MURDERED WITH A RATCHET
A Farmers Wife Beaten to Death
Near Media, Pa.

Media, Pa, Especially Mrs. E.
H. Pavitt, wife of a farmer, was
| beaten to death at her home, in Mar
pie township, near here, with a
| assailant during the absence of her
husband. Her body with the head
crushed almost into pulp was
found lying on the kitchen floor by
her husband upon his retuO from
Chester, where he had gone to dis
pose of a load of farm produce.
When the husband reached his
home, after an absence of three
hours, he found all the windows
closed and the front door locked.
Entering through the kitchen door,
he came upon the body of Mrs. Pavitt
stretched full length upon the floor
in a pool of blood. A Ratchet be-
longing to the farmer was lying near
the body. The blade and handle
were covered with blood and the
walls of the room were spattered.
The woman's teeth had been knock
ed out, her arms were lacerated and
her skull was crushed to an extent
that showed her assailant must have
welded the Ratchet with fearful
force.
A trail of blood leading to the
front window was evidence that the
murder had left the house through
the winodw and pulled the sash down
after him. Pavitt notified his near
est neighbors of the crime In a
short time posse of farmers was
organized, and few hours later Viii
liam Kelson, colored, aged 10 years,
was taken into custody on suspicion.
He denies all knowledge of the
crime. The coroner and district at
torney visited the farmhouse as
soon as they were informed of the
murder.
A negro answering Nelson's de-
scription was seen lettering near
the Pavitt farm about o'clock A NJ.
The negro proved an alibi and was
released. Meantime the authorities
are investigating the movements of
Pavitt, whose statements, they say,
are not entirely borne out by the facts.
Pavitt told the coroner that he eXper-
fenced some difficulty in opening the
kitchen door because his wife's body
was jammed against it. The coroner
measured the distance from the door
to where the body had apparently lain
and said it could not have prevented
the door from opening.
Pavitt said also that his wife
spoke to him when he entered the
room, but the coroner's physician
declares the condition of the body
indicated that the woman had been
dead at least four or five hours.
Pavitt said he left home for Chester
at o'clock. He was seen in Chester
at II o'clock. His wife was in bed,
he said, when he departed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
MISS RoosEvELT's PERIL.
Presidents Daughter Thrown From
VehicIe-Not Badly Hurt.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Especially -
While Miss Ethel Roosevelt was driv-
ing down from Sycamore Hill her
horse became frightened by an auto
mobile said to belong to Bradford
Weeks, and, boiling down the road,
wrecked the light cart. Miss Roose-
welt was thrown out, but escaped
serious injury. The accident occurred
near P. l.. Ferns place, and Miss
Roosevelt, after resting few minutes
at the house, ordered a groom who
had captured the runaway to hitch
him to another carriage, and drove
back to the Hill. Miss Roosevelt's
nerve was, apparently, mistaken by
the accident, for a short time after
ward she drove back to the village.
She bore not the slightest trace of
the accident from which she escaped
so fortunately.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
PALMA HEEDs THE WARNING.
His Final Effort To Restore Peace In
Cuba.

Havana Especially. - The govern
ment Sunday evening is making final
strenuous efforts to restore peace in
Cuba and thus avoid any kind of
American intervention The object
of these endeavors, it is stated, is
that it may be able to say by the
time Secretary of War Taft and Act
ing Assistant Secretary of State Ba-
con arrive that peace has already
been secured, and that, therefore,
there is no need for the American
government Intervention, either to
restore peace or insure permanent
tranquility.
Members of the government say
that they are making the efforts in
accordance with the advice contained
in President Roosevelt's letter; that
they have no objection to the friend
ly assistance of the United States in
the matter if it becomes necessary,
but that they believe they can settle
it between the government and the
revolutionists without the necessity
of any intervention. At least, they
say, they are making an attempt to
accomplish this end unaided, and
with fair prospects of success.
This is the latest phase of a rapidly
changing situation that developed late
Sunday afternoon, when an extra
ordinary gazette was issued contain
ing a decree signed by President
Palma on the recommendation of the
secretary of public works, Montalvo.
Palma's Decree.
Tho decree follows.
"All campaign operations are sus-
pended, and in consequence the gov
eminent forces will act only on the
defensive throughout the republic.
The secretary of the interior will is
sue all the necessary orders for the
execution of this Decree"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
Paris Looks For Annexation.

Paris (By Cable) Lively interest
is manifested here over President
Roosevelt's decision to send Taft
and Bacon to Cuba, and many of the
newspapers jump to the conclusion
that this will sound the knell of
Cuban independence. In responsible
circles, however, the right of the
United States to restore order is re-
cogniEed, but there is no disposition
to impute to Washington a desire to
seize the occasion to annex the island.
Nevertheless, it is thought by some
persons that, even if the wise coun-
sci of President Roosevelt is follow
ed, and the rival factions Temperate
ly bury the Ratchet, there will be an
early recurrence of the instruction,
which will compel ultimate annexa-
ton
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
AMBASSADOR sLIGHTED.
Mr.. Francis Not Invited To An Event
At Budapest.

Vienna, (By Cable) -Accordin
to a report published in the Budapest
newspaper Anap, the State Depart
ment at Washington has advised
Consul General Chester not to at
tend the unwilling of the Washington
statue at Budapest, because the COM
mittee in charge of the ceremonies
omitted to invite Ambassador Charles
S. Francis.
Mr.. Chester, however, could only
attend in his private capacity, not
being entitled to perform any official
function at the ceremony. At the
American Embassy here it was stated
that nothing was known regarding
the matter, except the fact that AM
bassador Francis has not been in
vited
The Hungarian government will
be represented at the unwilling by
Premier Wekerle, minister of COM
merce; Francis Kossuth and Minis
ter of Worship Apponyi.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
ing measure of peace and prosperity
to the beautiful Queen of the Antilles.
As To Intervention.

ing measure of peace and prosperity
to the beautiful Queen of the Antilles.
As To Intervention.
| Our intervention in Cuban affairs
will only come if Cuba herself shows
| that she has fallen into the insur-
rectionary habit; that she lacks the
self-restraint necessary to peaceful
self-government, and that her con-
tending factions have plunged the
country into anarchy.
I solemnly adjure all Cuban pa
triots to band toSAher to sink all
differences and personal ambitions,
and to remember that the only way
| that they can preserve the independ-
ence of the republic is to prevent the
necessity of outside interference by
| rescuing it from the anarchy of civil
war. l earnestly hope that this word
of adjuration of mine, given in the
name of the American people, the
stanchest friends and well-wishers
of Cuba that there are in all the
world, will be taken as it is meant,
will be seriously considered, and will
be acted upon, and If SO acted upon
Cuba's permanent independence, her
permanent success as republic, are
assured.
The Presidents Duty.
Under the treaty with the United
States government l as President of
the United States have duty in this
matter which I cannot shirk. The
third article of that treaty explicitly
confers upon the United States the
right to intervene for the mainte-
nance in Cuba of a government ade-
quate for the protection of life, pro-
perty and individual liberty. The
treaty comforting this right is the
supreme law of the land, and fur
nishes me with the right and the
means of fulfilling the obligation that
am under to protect American in
terests
The information at hand shows
that the social bonds throughout the
island have been SO relaxed that life,
property and individual liberty are
no longer safe. 1 have received au-
thentic information of injury to and
destruction of American property. 1t
is, in my judgment, imperative for
the sake of Cuba that there shall be
an immediate cessation of hostilities
and some arrangement which will Sc
cure the permanent pacification of
the island
l am sending to Havana the Sec.
rotary of war, Mr.. Taft, and the as
sistant secretary of state, Mr.. Bacon,
as the special representatives of this
government, who will render such aid
as is possible toward these ends. l
had hoped that Mr. Root, the Sec
rotary of state, could have stopped
in Havana on his return from South
America, but the seeming imminence
of the crisis forbids further delay.
Through you l desire in this way
to communicate with the Cuban gov
eminent and with the Cuban people,
and, accordingly, am sending you
copy of this letter to be presented
to President Palma, and have also
directed it's immediate publication.
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Senior Don Gonzale de Quesada, the
Cuban Minister.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
TAKE UP SPELLING REFORM.
Indiana Newspapers Adopt 1870
Words OF The 800.

indianapolis Especially - The In
dianapolis, the Terre Haute and the
Muncie Star newspapers announced
that the Star in the three cities will
put into effect in its news and edi-
torial columns the spelling of 1879
of the 800 words recommended by
the Carnegie Spelling Board as in
dorsed by President Roosevelt.
In the use of the remaining Ill
words the Star will adhere to the
old forms for the present. The an
nouncement concludes as follows:
"And yet no reform can be pushed
ahead more rapidly than it can carry
public sentiment and popular usage
behind it. Therefore the Star will
not adopt those of the Carnegie
forms which seem too revolutionary
or offensive to the cultivated eye. "
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
WAS THE TARGET
OF A TERRORIST
Gen. DOrszewsk Shot and Dangerous
" Wounded.
AN EXODUS OF GRAND DUKES.
He Was President of the Court
martial Which Tried Number of
RevOlutionists- Attempted Assassi-
nation a ,Fulfilment of Threat to
Attack All Officers.

Warsaw, Poland Especial AN at
tempt was made to assassinate Cen
eral Dorszemski, president of the
court martial board before which ter
rorists have been tried under the
new plan of the government of trying
all persons accused of revolutionary
activity before military tribunals.
Dorszewski was dangerously, If not
fatally, wounded. Incidentally the
attack on the president of the court
martial is the answer of the terrier
lists to the condemnation of several
victims in various parts of the en-
pire, who were sentenced to death.
In trying to assassinate Dorszewski
the terrorists were only carrying out
a threat that they would kill any
officer who dared to serve on one of
the military courts which had con-
demned terrorists.
The attack on Dorszewski occurred
at IL o'clock in the morning, while
he was driving through the Alexan-
der Square in his carriage. An I'M
known man fired at him, the bullet
going true. The would be assassin
made his escape without difficulty.
A general exodus of Russian grand
dukes from this city has set in, fol-
of General Trepoff, who had been the
virtual dictator of Russia for months,
owing to the belief existing generally
that fresh troubles are now bound
to occur in Russia since the strongest
man in the empire has been removed.
A special express train left here
at midnight carrying 10 grand dukes
bound for the west. They are deter
mined to remain abroad until the
present crisis in Russia is over. All
fear that Trepoff's death will be fol-
lowed with violent outbreaks on the
part of terrorists and revolutionists,
and believe that their lives would be
in constant danger in st. Petersburg.
Other reactionaries are expected
to follow the example set by the
grand dukes, and European capitals
will probably be flooded soon with
Russian exiles who have fled their
country to insure their personal safe
ty.
Trepoff, by the very terror of his
name, coupled at is was with SO many
cruelties inflicted upon the people,
was able to maintain order where
weaker men had failed. The quiet
ness of st. Petersburg recently has
been due largely to the awful lessons
he taught it's citizens of their help
lessness in the face of military at
tack.
Terrorists are openly claiming that
they caused Trepoff's death, and
L. 1,se 1,N
lief prevails While the official cause
of death is given as angina pectoris,
there are few people who do not
credit his talking off to the dose of
poison administered several weeks
ago to Trepoff by his cook. He had
been i'll since that time, and the pub
lie generally connects the poison in
cident with his death.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
"OH LOVED HIM."
Dying Words OF A Girl Who Believed
She Had Been Tilted.

New York Especially. -"I loved
him; oh, I loved him!" These were
the dying words of Title Shout, a
pretty 19-year-old girl, who, fearing
that her fiance had Tilted her, swal-
lowed large quantity of carbolic
acid at her home, 100 Monticello
Avenue, Jersey City.
She was found lying on the floor Of
her room by her mother, who was
attracted by her sobs. Near her was
an empty vial, which has contained
the poison.
The girl was hastily taken to the
City Hospital, and as the doctors
were carrying her through the portals
she moaned her motive, gave sigh
and closed her eyes in death.
The police are trying to find the
young man. The parents of the girl
say they do not know of any love af-
fair of their daughter that would
have inspired such an act.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
Thirty Dollar Club.

Boston, Mass. Especially A num-
Der of most attractive girls in the
suburb of Maiden who believe that
spinsterhood is preferable to marri-
age and poverty have organized a
''thirty-dollar club" The members
are pledged to refuse all offers of
marriage which come from young
men earning less than $3.50 week.
At its next meeting the club will act
upon applications of admission of 10
candidates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
Lynched For Cutting Man.

Houston, Texas Especially - One
hundred formers hanged Mitchell
Frazier, a negro, at Rosebud, be-
cause he pushed Frank Hess. white
farmer, from walk. Hess struck
the negro and the latter used a knife
on Hess. The mob stormed the town
prison. Mayor Slipping tried to stop
them. They pushed him aside, and,
breaking in the door, took the negro
to a scaffolding supporting tank and
hanged him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
MUST BE ROAST BEEF.
Packers Make An Unsuccessful APP
peal To The President.

peal To The President.
Washington Especially. = Roast
beef will continue to be called
roast beef" on the tables under the
new Meat Inspection Law, with the
provision that Immediately after the
name there is placed description
of how the meat is prepared, whether
actually roasted, or parboiled and
steamed This decision was reached
at a conference which the Chicago
packers, represented by James E..
Wilson, had with Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson. Senator Hopkins, of
Illinois, was also present. The pack
ers desired to have the designation
roast beef remain on the label I'M
qualified, and when this privilege
was denied them by the department,
they took the matter to Oyster Bay.
The President referred them back to
the Secretary of Agriculture.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21

Oyster Bay, N. Y, (SpeciaD Al
ter protracted conference with Sec
rotary of War Taft, Acting Secretary
of State Bacon and Secretary of the
Navy Bonaparte, President Roose-
welt addressed an important commu-
nication to Cuba and arranged to
send Secretaries Taft and Bacon to
that island on Sunday to make a
thorough investigation of the condi-
lions there and lend their influence
to restore peace.
The communication is addressed
to the Cuban Minister to the United
States, Senator Quesada. 1t is an
impassioned plea to Cuba to realize
her responsibility as self-governing
republic and to restore peace in the
island. Her attention is called in no
uncertain language to the RESPONSE
bility which the United States bears
to the island, and the certainty that
such responsibility will necessarily
be exercised should peace not be pre-
served.
The President says he has certain
information that the peace of the
island is now menaced, and that
American property has been de-
stroyed.
The Presidents Letter.
The Presidents letter to Senior
Quesada follows:
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. IA, 1906
My Dear Quesada:
In this crisis in the affairs of the
Republic of Cuba l write you, not
merely because you are the min
lister of Cuba accredited to this gov
eminent, but because you and / were
intimately drawn together at the
time when the United States inter-
vened in the affairs of Cuba with
the result of making her an indie
pendent nation. You know how sin
cere my affection and admiration and
regard for Cuba are.
You know that I never have done
and never shall do anything in refer
ence to Cuba save with such sincere
regard for her welfare. You also
know the pride I felt because it came
to me as President to withdraw the
American troops from the Island of
Cuba and officially to proclaim her
independence and to wish her god
1 desire now through you to say
word of solemn warning to your
people, whose earnest well wisher /
am. For seven years Cuba has been
in condition of profound peace and
of steadily growing prosperity. For
four years this peace and prosperity
have obtained under her own indie
pendent government.
Her peace, prosperity and indie
all possible evils that can befall Cuba
the worst is the evil of anarchy into
which civil war and revolutionary
disturbances will assuredly throw
her. Whoever is responsible for
armed revolution and outrages, who
ever is responsible in any way for
the condition of the affairs that now
obtains, is an enemy of Cuba, and
doubly heavy is the responsibility of
the man who, affecting to be the es-
pecial champion of Cuban independ-
ence, takes any step which will jeo-
pardiZe that independence. For there
is just one way in which Cuban in
dependence can be secured, and that
is for the Cuban people to show their
ability to continue in their path of
peaceful and orderly progress.
This nation asks nothing of Cuba
save that 1t shall continue to develop
as it has developed during the past
seven years; that it shall know and
practice the orderly liberty which
| will assuredly bring an ever-increas-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
PRESIDENT SENDS A
WARMING TO CUBA
Cabinet Conference Decides Upon
Vigorous Measures.
STRONG LETTER TO SENIOR QUESADA.
Cuban Congress Empowers Presl-
dent Palma to Prosecute War
Against the Rebels by Tripping
Government Forces arships For
Cuba on Way.
IMPORTANT MOVES.

Secretary of War Taft and
Assistant Secretary of State
Bacon sailed for Havana Sun
day to investigate the situation
and probably act as peacemaK-
ers.
In a letter to Senior Quesada,
the Cuban minister, Pesident
Roosevelt warns the Cuban
people that the United States
will intervene if they acquire
the insurrectionary habit"
The Cuban Congress, in ex-
ira session, empowered Presi-
dent Palma to use all public
funds needed to prosecute the
war against the rebels.
The governments forces will
be tripled, providing the men
can be secured.
More warships are being
hurried to Cuban waters with
large forces of marines and
rapid-fire guns.
The destruction by the reb-
els of a number OF large Ameri-
can tobacco and sugar planta-
lions, including the Homiguero
Central Company's Constancia
plantation, near Cienfuegos,
has quickened the desire for
American intervention.
Alfredo Zayas, Liberal lead
er, wired the rebel commander
to cease fighting pending nego-
tiations for surrender to the
American naval commander.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21

New York, (SpeciaD .-Tams, Lee
moin & Crane, yacht brokers, an
nounced that Edwin Gould's steam
yacht Aileen had been sold to the Gu
ban government. This was later cor
firmed by A. C. Zayas. the Cuban
consul in this city. The latter stated
that the AiIeen was lying at South
Brooklyn, where she was taking on
stores sufficient for trip to Havana.
1t is expected that she will clear for
Cuba Immediately.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
Wife Promised Support.

Philadelphia (SpeciaD. = White
and bent with age. Victor Albis.
nearly 80 years of age, weepingly
told the court when arraigned on
charges of failing to support his wife
that his wife promised to support
him when she proposed marriage,
two months ago. He deceived me
as to the property he owned" de-
clared Mrs. Albis, who appeared only
slightly younger than her husband.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
FINANCIAL WORLD.

United States Steel, it is an
nounced, has secured large contract
from Japan for steel rails at $1,000
a ton.
The Bank of Paris has officially de-
MED that it intends to let $4,000
600 of its gold hoard come to the
United States.
The S1,0O0,O0O of Presbyterian
Assembly securities have been with
drawn from the Real Estate Trust and
deposited with the Philadelphia Trust
C0--a-y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
WILL NOT MAKE PEACE.
Rebel Leaders Turn Down President
Palma's Offer.

Havana Especially. = Senior Hevia,
the director of the State Department
of Cuba, has resigned, and his resig-
nation has been accepted. Pedro
Diago, the director of the Department
of Justice, has been appointed to
succeed Mr.. Hevia.
1t is believed that it grows out of
dissension between President Palma
and Mr.. Diago over the forthcoming
investigation of the situation by Sec
rotary Taft and Assistant Secretary
of State Bacon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
Foreign Crop Report.

" ashington Especially The for
eign crop report of the Agricultural
Department for the past month says:
me European cereal harvest, which,
excepting in the most northern lati-
tudes, is now nearing completion, is
in many countries apparently giving
qualitative results larger than ex-
pected.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

The Navy Department has decided
to change the date for the examina-
ton of the midshipment graduates
of the Naval Academy class of 1906
from November 1 to November Is.
The Department of Agriculture is
conducting experiments with a view
to the profitable manufacture of al
cohol from cornstalks and corncobs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
Object To Sunday Mail.

Hackensack, N. J. Especially The
Hackensack postoffice was recently
placed in the first class, and Postmas-
ter William LETTERS established Sun
day collection by carriers. The new or
der, while meeting the commentator
of business men, is criticized by some
of the more strict subbatarians as an
unnecessary infringement upon the
daV
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
Foreign.

EOTGlSus
A bogus message of sympathy to
the widow of General Min, in st.
Petersburg, purporting to have been
sent by King Edward, has caused a
stir among diplomatic circles.
A movement has been started to
supplement the Anglo-French entente
and the Franco-Russian and the An
glo-Japanese alliances by Franco
Japanese agreement.
1t has been determined to reopen
the Russian universities and end the
paralysis in the educational system
which has lasted two years.
Former Premier White of Russia
will have to undergo dangerous sur
gical operation.
Earthquake shocks in several parts
of Sicily have caused panic among
the people.
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