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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
DEATH OF MARSHALL FIELD
Chicago's Greatest Merchant a
Victim of Pneumonia.
WORLDS RICHEST MERCHANT
Foundation of His Wealth Laid Dur
ing Civil War-Passes Through
the Great Fire of 1871.

Marshall Field of Chicago, million
aire merchant and leader in the
drygoods trade of the world, died at
the Holland house, New York after
an illness extending over more than
week beginning with bad cold and
developing quickly into pneumonia
which affected both lungs.
Marshall Field, merchant and fl
nancier was born in Conway, Mass,
August, 1895. He was of Puritan de-
scent, his earliest American ancest-
ors having settled in New England
about 1850. His father was farmer,
and he received the. thorough in
dustrial training of New England
country boy, and with 1t common
school and academic education.
At the age of II he went to Pitts
field, in his native State, as clerk
in drygoods store, and in 1856, soon
after attaining his majority, removed
TO Chicago. Entering the employ OF
Cooley, Wadsworth & Co., one OF
the pioneer mercantile houses of the
young Western city, he rendered such
valuable service to his employers that
in 1860 he was admitted to a partner
ship.
This partnership being subsequent
ly dissolved, the firm of Field, Palmer
& Letter was formed in 1865. Two
years later Mr.. Palmer retired and the
business, which had by that time as
sumed vast proportions, was con-
Quoted until 1881 under the name OF
Field, Letter & Co. At that date Mr.
Field purchased Mr.. Letters interest
and has since continued the business
as Marshall Field & Co
Prior to the Chicago fire in 1871 the
sales of the establishment of which
Mr. Field was the head amounted to
$l2,OO0,OO0 year. Since that time
the sales have steadily increased until
they reached in 1895 S35. .000,000 a
year The Chicago fire destroyed for
Mr. Field and his associates proper
ty valued at s3,5OO,OOO.
Marshall Field was one of the
worlds richest men, his wealth be-
ing estimated at anywhere from $780,
100000 to $200,000O 900.
Mr.. Field was twice married, his
first wife having died several years
ago. Mrs. Field left two children
Ethel, now married, and. living at
bennington, England, and Marshall
Field, Jr., who accidentally shot him
self, November %, 1905, and died five
days later. September 5, 1905, Mr.
Field was married in London to Mrs
Arthur J. Cation of Chicago. Mrs
Field has lost two husbands within
IL months. Just one year ago yester-
day her former husband, Arthur Ca
ton, died at the Waldorf-Astoria in
New York
Marshall Field was the richest mer-
chant in the world. He was also a
great philanthropist, but that fact is
not advertised; rather, it is kept In
the background as much as possible
He gave most literally to deserving
charitable institutions of Chicago
but no definite knowledge of his muui-
ficence can be obtained.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
EIGHTEEN miners KILLED
explosinn Occurs at Noon when
Most Workmen Were Out.
ALL THE BODIES WERE FOUND
Condition of the Bodies Showed
That Death Came from
Suffocatipn.

A terrific explosion occurred about
noon in the Detroit and Kanawha
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
CAPITAL NEWS NOTES

Lieutenant General Chaffee resigned
as chief OF staff, United States Army,
General Chaffee does not go on the re-
tired list until February l, but he de-
sired to have a 15-day leave of alb
sence before retiring. General Bates
now assistant chief, will succeed him
as chief Of staff.
James Brown Scott of California,
professor of law at Columbia Uni
versity, New York. has been appoint
ed solicitor of the State Department to
succeed Judge Penfeld, resigned.
Secretary Bonaparte approved the
sentence of dismissal imposed by
court-martial at Annapolis in the case
OF Midshipman Trenmor Coffin on con-
Viction of hazing and ordered his dis
missal from the academy.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary
agreed to report favorably the nom +
nation of George w. Atkinson of West
Virginia 10 be Judge of the United
States Court of Claims.
The Senate Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds reported fav-
orbly bill appropriating 100000
for new Federal building at Blue
field, w. Va.
The retirement from active service
of Rear Admiral H. N. Manney has
been announced by the Navy De-
partment to take effect next Monday,
when he will be succeeded as Chief
of the Bureau of Equipment by
Captain w. S. Cowles, brother-in-
law of President Roosevelt
Senator Knox favored the imprison-
ment of Poultney Bigelow for defying
the power of the United States SEN
ate in refusing to answer questions.
Henry c. Frick, in an interview
says Pittsburg real estate is booming,
and that general prosperity is every
where, with no indication of a
change in the situation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
REBELS SURRENDER
Give UP Monte cristi and Gunboat
Revolution Ended.

The port of Monte Cristi, on the
north coast of San Domingo, which re-
Gently had been in the hands of the
revolutionists, capitulated to the
Government forces, the latter guar
anteeing to protect the DTes and
property of the rebels.
The Dominican gunboat Indepencia,
which supported General Morales, the
former President Of Santo Domingo,
also surrendered after her command
er had sought refuge on one of the
American warships. The revolution
Is ended and all Is quiet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
WIRELESS RECORD BROKEN
Dewey Drydock Tow Sends Message
More Than 5000 Miles.

Officials at the Government wire
less telegraph station at Cape Eliza
beth announced that they were in
communication with one of the tugs
accompanying the drydock Dewey.
The drydock was then 1926 miles off
Cape Hatteras and moving four and a
half knots an hour 1t was more than
5000 miles from the local station
officials say this breaks all records
for long-distance wireless telegraphy
in this country, the best previous
showing having been the receipt of
message at Colon, Panama, from a
distance of $500 miles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
meriwether CHARGED With Liazins

Midshipman Minor Meriwether, Jr.,
of Louisiana. who attained much no
toriety by engaging in Est fght
with Midshipman James R. Branch
in which the latter received fatal in
juries, has been placed under arrest
on the charge of hazing. The
charge is supported by six specif-
cations. alleging the hazing of sew.
eral fourth class men by requiring
them to do different physical cxer.
cises.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
TWO KILLED.
Result of Freight Train Collision at
Newton Falls O.

Two men were killed and a third
fatally injured in a rear-end collision
on the Mahoning Valley western
branch of tNe Baltimore & Ohio rail
road at Newton Falls, o. The dead
are Peter Laughlin and Thomas
Blainey, both of Cleveland. Michael
Berry of Kent will die.
The first section of an eastbound
freight train was standing on the main
track when the second, failing to see
the flagman, crashed into the ca
boose. The two men killed were
boilermakers in the caboose. Berry
was the fireman of the second sec
tion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
Suicide Follows Failure.

Judge ]. H. Rotinghaus, for 90
years Justice of the Peace, and 40
years merchant at Laramac, near
Wapakoneta, o., committed suicide.
His body was found in the canal.
Judge Rotinghaus, who was worth
about $4,000, and who was the own
er of an Ohio coal mine, was forced
into an assignment Monday by the
sudden call of a $4,000 loan. This
is supposed to have brought about
mental arrangement.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
Miners May Strike.

Unless the bituminous coal opera
tors grant the miners in the Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Illinois districts an
advance in the wage a gigantic strike
will be declared April l. President
Mitchell will lead the struggle of the
soft coal miners for a wage increase.
This was one of a series of de-
velopments at the first session of
the United Mine Workers convention
in Indianapolis.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
odeIl Company Loses Petition.

The injunction secured some weeks
ago restraining the Western Union
Telegraph company from removing
the stock exchange tickers from the
Offices of W. ]. Odell company, of
Cincinnati, was dissolved by the Cir
cult court, to which the case had
been carried on appeal from the Com
mon Pleas court. An arrest of judg-
ment was asked that the case may
be carried to the Ohio Supreme
court.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
Leads in Railway Mileage.

The United States leads the world
both in the present mileage and the
recent growth of its railways. This
IS shown in a report on "the trans
portation routes and systems of the
world,7 issued by the Bureau of Sta
tistics of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. 1t points out that
of the total railway mileage Of the
world, aggregating in 1904 543, 900
miles, there was 211 ,074 miles in the
United States.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
Two RaiIroaders Killed in Wreck.

Engineer w. S. Taylor and Brake
man Edward E. Rockman are dead,
and T. J. Eden, fireman, is missing
as the result of head on collision
between northbound through freight
and switch engine on the Seaboard
Air Line railroad near Nina, Ga. w.
F. Head, switchman, was fatally
scalded. The accident is said to have
been caused by alleged carelessness
of the crew of the switch engine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
President Appoints Vernon.

President Roosevelt has announced
the appointment of w. T. Vernon,
principal of the Quindaro institute at
Quindaro, Kan, to be register of
the Treasury in succession TO Judson
w. Lyons. Charges were pending
against Vernon, but they were not
sustained by the investigation made
by direction of the President.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
Another Battle Fouuht.

A dispatch from Cape Haitien,
Haiti, Jan. IA says: ga sanguinary
and what probably will prove to be
the final battle has taken place near
Guayubin between the troops of Gen.
Caceres, the temporary president of
Santo Domingo, and the insurgents.
The former was victorious. Several
generals on both sides were killed
or wounded"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
Philippine Tariff Bill Passed.

The Philippine tariff bill was pass
ed by the House substantially as it
came from the Ways and Means COM
mittee. The vote was 25S to Il. Rice
was made subject to the same tariff
as sugar and tobacco, 25 per cent. of
the Dingley rates. and one or two
changes were made as 10 language.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
Fixes Day of PRAYER.

The general assembly of the Pres
byterian church in the United States
has appointed January 20 as the day
of prayer for schools and colleges
throughout the country. Special
prayer will also be offered for an in
crease in the number of candidates
for the ministry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
Three Officers Killed.

At Riga, Livonia, band of revolu-
tionaries attacked three lieutenants
of police and killed them with revol-
vers. The assassins escaped. The
lieutenants were returning from a
conference at the palace of the gov
ernor general.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
Want Discrimination Prohibited.

The report of the committee on
interstate commerce law of the Ma
tional Board of Trade, in session at
WASHINGTON. made its report 1t
calls upon Congress to enact such
legislation as will prevent abuses in
transportation methods, and that the
system of rebating by railroads be
prohibited. The report was adopted
by the convention.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
SAYS GARFIELD BROKE FAITH
Commissioner Criticised for Course
He is Alleged to Have Pursued.

Attorneys for the indicted Chicago
meat packers arraigned the Govern
ment sharply for the policy they de-
clared it had, through Commissioner
of Corporations Garfield, pursued in
the investigation of charges made
against the packers.
Attorney John B. Miller, who made
the opening statement for the pack
ers, declared that Commissioner Gar
field had declared in the presence Of
witnesses that if he was allowed to
obtain evidence from the books of
the packers he would consider the
evidence so gained to be the same as
If it had been developed before him
in a formal hearing. He declared
that he would prove this by Com
missioner Garfield himself, if the Com
missioner would take the stand
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
GOVERNOR WHIPS CONVICT
Affair to Be Investigated by Missssip-
pi Legislature.

pI LegIsIatuTe.
Governor Vardaman, in a recent
message to the Mississippi Legisla-
ture, charged that body to make a
thorough investigation of the State
convict system. Governor Vardaman
recently thrashed a convict at the
executive mansion for making an i'm
pudent remark while backing his
shoes. according to an interview he
gave.
The governor said he kicked the
convict, then, taking a broom, gave
him a sound thrashing. This act. is
to be Investigated by the legislative
committee which was appointed on
the governors recommendation
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
Pittsburq's Old City Hall Burned.

Fire which broke out about 1920
O'Clock in the morning in a pile of
baskets lying beside Wilson's restaur-
ant, at 430 Market street, completely
destroyed the old market house
building on Market street, Pittsburg,
containing historic Old City hall, in
which many notable gatherings have
been held in recent years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24

Held up on dark street and COM
PEELED to accept dollar, was the
experience of ID. ID. Rogers, a mer-
chant tailor of Franklin. The high
wayman had revolver and the SER
iousness with which he did the job at
once dispelled Mr.. Rogers thought
that his Masonic friends were playing
a joke ON him. After thrusting the
dollar into his victim's hand, the man
fed. Mr.. Rogers thinks It Is "con-
science" money.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24

Aurelio Herrera, of Bakersfield.
CAL, knocked out Young Corbet. of
Denver, in the fifth round Of fight at
the Pacific Athletic club pavilion at
Los Angeles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24

The Erie directors authorized the
double-tracking of the road between
Carrollton and Cuba, N. Y, dis
tance of % miles. When this is COM
pleted the Erie will have a double
track line Ala miles long from Sala-
manca to Jersey City.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24

The Southern railway has awarded
a contract for the Johnson City rail-
way, an extension of the Southern to
run from Embreeville, Tenn, to Mar
ion, N. c., distance of about 80
miles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24

At Piedmont, w. Va, James Did
diwicks. 40 years old. a miner was
killed by a fall of rock.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24

At Uniontown, Pa. Alexander
Koski was arrested on charge of
horse stealing at Fairmont, w. Va.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24

The Altoona glass works, started
10 years ago by popular subscriptions
to stock, was burned The flames
spread rapidly and the only part saw
ed was the stock room, which con-
tains $4,000 worth Of glass ready
for market The plant was. valued at
100000, with $4,000 insurance. The
fire is believed TO have been incendi-
airy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24

June has been fixed as the date
for the mnveiling of the Center coun-
ty soldiers monument and Curtin
memorial, which are nearly complet-
ed. Col. Thomas j. Stewart, Nation
al Commander A. w. Tanner Of the
G. A. r., and Col A. X. Mcclure will
be invited TO make the principal al-
dresses. The governor and his staff
and Major General Charles Miller and
his staff, with the three brigadier-
generals of the National Guard, will
be invited to attend the ceremonies.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-13
MUNICIPAL COURT.

Ia the Municipal Court, this morn
inc, Robert Pierce was charged by his
sister, Fannie Pierce, with acting In o
disorderly manner. Pierce was lined
$40, with costs.
Johanna Donahoe, who was az.
raiqned yesterday on the charge Of
committing an assault and battery ON
Young man. was fined s3, with costs.
The woman denied striking the young
man with brick, but said che used
her fist. The testimony, however, was
that the victim had been rendered
unconscious for several hours BY the
blow,
Reese Little, charged with assault
and battery, will have a hearing next
Tuesday morning.
Effel Johnson, aged 10 years, charged
with being incoiriRihle, was com
mitted to the Girls Industrial School,
or the motion Of Special Agent Frank
Stout of the s. p. q. q.
I Peter Fortin, charged with acting
in o disi rdeTly manner on the street.
/ was lind g.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-13
OAUSEwAY IMPROVEMENT.

New Bids Are 20 he Asked for and the
street aud sewer Departments WIN SUB
init Proposal.
The Levy Court and Street and
Sewer Directors held "a conference, at
the Court House, this morning, on the
matter OF building q macadam road
ON the oauseway. After the confer
euce the Lsvy Court went into seH-
sion and on motion Of Mr. Logue the
hid of Stewart & Dcnahue, for build
ing the road was rejected and the cum
mittee was instructed TO advertise Tor
new bids under revised plans and
specifications.
Wnen bids we're advertised for several
weexs ago the bid Of Stewart a Dona-
hue, which was for about -, 500, was
the only one received. This was more
than the two bodies thought the road
should Gust, and the Levy Court
would agree to give only g., 600 towards
building the road. AZ the oolierenco
today il was decided to make the road
eight inches deep instead Of twelve
inches, en- the south side OF the first
railfoad which will lessen the cost Of
constructing IL. This IL practically
the only change from the original plans.
| from Market street bridge 20 the rail
road tracks the road is to be thirty
feet vide and twelve feet deep, and on
the south side Of the railroad it will
be sixteen fset wide and eight feet
deep.
The Street and Sewer Department
thinks that il can do the work cheaper
than Eauyone else from the fact tina
il would not have TO pay ioI the stonl
and has its own crusher. The depart
ment will be one Of the bidders unde
the revised specifications.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-13
A..oelnlea IIe.. pl.paleh 0y snl.IaI ~.

Associaied lrcss Dispatch ny Special Wires
Now York March l8. Mrs. Margaret
Seidle. pretty, well dressed and - years
of age who says she is The vito OF q
wealthy real estate broker of philadcl-
phia. aud that she olopcd from him with
a travelling salesman, who took her 20
Germany. two months ago, and there de-
serted her, was today permitted TO land
from Ellis Island by the immigration
authorities. She returned from Germany
Yesterday. on the Hamburg American
liner Main. being sent back here By the
American consul-gcnCrm In Berlin, TO
whom sho appealed when her companion
deserted her. She made the passage in
the stceago with several hundred inn
migrants.
INST after New Years. Why. she refused
10 saw. and She also refused 20 give his
irst name and address. She said her
parcnts live at 726 North touy-second
street West Philadelphia, and that she
had been married two years, She also
refused 90 give the name OF the travel
ing salesman with whom she said she lied
To Europe on January 4th. They had
been IN Berlin only short time, She SAID
/ Nleh her companion 5 treatment OF hef
| shattered what remained of her affection
for him. Soon after that he deserted
/ her. and. penniess and hungry, she ap-
| peaked 10 the American oonsul-general
who paid her passage back TO New YORK
! in the steeIage.
Mrs. Seidle says she intends to return
az once to her parents She went t'
| Philadelphia today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-13
n1nnr KNow AILEE wAs HERE.
Addieks Said His visit Had no Politica
Significance

J Edward Addicks who dropped INTO
town TODAY. was located by a reporter OF
Evpr Evening. lie and senator Alice
botb being here 10 was thought there
might be some new move in Union Repub-
lican circles.
Mr.. Addicks declared that there was
40 political significance i'm the iact that
senator Alice was in town at the same
time he was here.
~ did not know that Senator Alice was
in town. he said His path ana mine
lie in different directions.
"Then your visit in wilmington ihls
morning was not made in the interest OF
harmony p" he was asked
~ think that this talk about harmony
Eis all bv-play." be said 4 do not think
fhet they want harmony in New castle
eonntv In Kent and Sussex there IS
nl,ie need for harmony as there are pu'
d Isl RI rnhr Republicans there.
7ff Addirlls left for fmiadeipma
shortly before o'clock.
lTfn asked 10 express an opinioh el'ql
fha letter sent by Chairman hai, OF lh'
Rroalsr Republican State 1ommittee, e
/ senator Alice he seemed surprised 5iA, ~
/ Dr Ball had written letter, ana s''io %
| had not read 10.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-13
AN ABSOLUTE DIVORCE

Also the Custody Of the children, Is Now
Countess Casteliane's Contention.
Associated Press Dispatcn BY spsnai Wires
Paris, France, March l3. -Oountess
Boni dc Castellane formerly Miss
Anna Could accompanied 10y Edmond
Kelly, her lawyer, today appeared be-
fore Judge Ditte, and asked for Eer-
mission to amend the proceedings 10
her application for a separation from
her husband, so that the decree will
give her an absolute divorce. The
application asked for a separate domi-
cile and custody Of the children pend
/ ing the legal procedure.
Judge Ditte complied with the
usual formality of requiring the hus
band and wife TO appear together ioi
the purpose Of interrogating then
concerning the possibility Of recon
/ ciliation, but this Is not expected u
yield favorable results, ss the paItie
are fully determined to terminate thei
/ union.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-13

maria0t Charm
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-13
AScLo-spASIsH ALLIANCE.

Madrid. Spain. March l3.-slgnor Nlila-
neuva. who was Minister of Marine in tho
late Moutero Rios cabinet, says he M
tends publicly 60 denouncc in farlm-
meni the action Of signor Nonicm Rios
In making q secret treaty with France,
whereby Spain assisted France in vie
questions OF the Moroccan hank nnd Che
police of Morocco.
The diplomats heu ronsaer f.mt nc
exchange Of visits hr' 'Rpcn hing Edward
and King Nionsn i0rcshadoNs general
Anglo spanish alliance.