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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
! GIRL ALLEGED EMBEzzLER
Treasurer of Church Society Locked
Up On That Charge.

Bloomington, Ill. Especially Miss
Helen Dixon is an occupant of cell
in the city Jail, awaiting trial on a
charge of ENLIGHTENMENT. She was
leading church worker, looked up
to and respected by all, and intrust-
ed with large sums of money raised
for religious purposes.
Wandering somewhere in the coun-
try in her brother, who by his con-
tinual pleas for money first drew
from her her savings and later the
church funds intrusted to her care.
He will pay them back if they
will give me time" is the girls la
ment. Her faith in him is unshaken,
though others have ceased to be-
lieve that she ever again will see
the money she advanced to him.
Miss Dixon is accused of embeZZl-
ing $1,000 belonging to the Clean
er's Society of the Second Christian
Church, of which she had been treas
urer for two years. The money in
trusted to her care had been raised
during four years of laborious efforts
on the part of the members of the
society. When the church proposed
to purchase new $4,000 pipe organ,
the Cleaners Society agreed to raise
one-half the cost. Since that time
the society has been giving periodi-
cal entertainments. There are 100
members in the society, all young
women, and the money earned has
represented an incalculable effort.
The aggregate secured by these vari-
Gus means was about $1,000.
Recently the organ was installed
and the Cleaners Society was called
upon to pay the agreed portion.
Two weeks ago Miss Dixon was ask
ed to turn over the money, but she
amazed the members by saying that
she did not have a cent in her pos
session. She also was out of en-
ployment. She was coaxed and
threatened, but refused to make any
statement as to the disposition of
the money other than that it was
gone.
After two weeks effort it was de-
cided, as last resort, to place her
under arrest. When arrested Miss
Dixon told of sending the money to
her brother, who never returned it.
Her parents are dead.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
SEVEN BLOWN UP
ON A STEAMER
Auxiliary Boiler On Frultter
ExpIodes.
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT SEA.
Auxiliary
Boiler [
ExplOdes.
Disaster Occurs Without Warning, and
in a Moment the Companionway Is
Clicked Up With Fragments Of the
Seven Victims - The Steamer Was
Shattered and Disabled.

New York Especially The Ham
burg-American Line steamer Valdi-
via, fruit laden from the West Indies,
came into port with her forward
decks shattered, her funnel fiat up
on the deck and the story of boiler
explosion on board, which caused the
instant death of seven members of
the crew and the serious injury of
another. The exploding boiler was
known as the auxiliary and supplied
steam to the various hosting engines,
capstans, steering gear, etc.
Off Hatteras it was decided to turn
steam from the auxiliary boiler into
the main steam pipes to help out in
making the speed necessary to con-
tract requirement and to save the
perishable cargo. All through the
loading ports in the West Indies it
is said the auxiliary boiler had been
working with 80 to 100 pounds of
steam, whereas just before the explo-
sion occurred the steam gauge show
ed pressure of only 35 pounds. This
was being increased by forced draft,
when suddenly there came a puff, .
as it was described, and seven men
lay dead in the companion-way of the
forward tween decks.
Captain Kruger, commanding the
Valdivia, was in the charthouse, for
ward, when the explosion occurred.
He was stunned by the force of 1t,
but amid the crashing of heavy tim
bers and the roar of the falling
smokestack he ruched for the bridge
and seized the engine-room indicator,
or telegraph; but the lines had been
broken, and so Captain Kruger sent
his quartermaster to the engine-room
to have the engines stopped. The
steering gear had also became de-
ranged, and the ship had begun to
swing in a big circle. The first and
second officers of the ship had gone to
their posts of duty, and it is said that
within a very few minutes after the
explosion occurred the Valdivia was
standing to and the injured were be-
ing cared for and the bodies of the
dead being collected for burial. Re-
pairs were soon under way, and when
canvas had been rugged up for draft
purposes in place of the broken stack
the ship was headed for Norfolk, the
idea being to care for the injured
there.
Arriving off the Virginia Capes, the
weather was heavy, and Captain Kru'
ger decided to keep on to New York
When the Valdivia reached her piel
the injured members of the crew,
whose lives are all but despaired OF,
were taken off and conveyed to
hospital. The first officer of the Val
diva also had been hurt by the ex
plosion, but his injuries had been
dressed on board.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
LITTLE WAR is AvERTED.
Nicaragua And Honduras AT Last
Agree To Arbitrate.

Nicaragua And Honduras At Last
Agree To Arbitrate.
Washington Especially Peace be.
tween Honduras and Nicaragua seems
assured as result of the activity OF
the United States and Mexico. Pres
ident Roosevelt received dispatches
from the Presidents of Nicaragua and
Honduras, both of whom have ex-
pressed willingness to accept the sug-
gestion of this country and to arbi-
trate their differences, which only a
few days ago seemed likely to result
in immediate war.
The statement was made at the
State Department that both the bel
ligerent countries had accepted the
proposition made in the joint note of
the United States, Mexico, Guatema-
la, Salvador and Costa RIGA and had
aged to abitrate their differences.
No one yet knows just what the
trouble has been between the two
little republics, but war was immi-
nent few days ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
SHORTAGE OF HALF MILLION.
Savings Bank Treasurers' Defalcation
Serious.

New Britain, ct. Especially More
than half a million dollars worth of
securities were taken from the vaults
of the Savings Bank of New Britain
by the missing treasurer, William F.
Walker, according to statement is
sued by the board of directors of the
institution, following the collateral
in the bank by State Bank Commits
sioners Kendall and Noble. There IS
left surplus of about $143,000 over
and above the amount due the de-
positors, the actual shortage being
e665,000. The directors believe the
greater part of the securities will oe
recovered.
AS the bank commissioners were
preparing a statement to give to the
directors Mayor George NJ. Ladders
sent a letter to Governor Woodruff
asking that Commissioner Kendall be
removed from Office on the ground of
neglect of duty and incompetency.
He pointed out in this letter that
when Mr.. Kendall began an exami-
nation of the affairs of the bank
last Thursday Treasurer Walker, OIL
q plea of illness, left the bank, ana
Commissioner Kendall did not con-
tinuc his work, but returned home
to await Walkers convenience, know
ing at the time that the latter did
not return home that day.
Bank Suspends Payments.
There was no little excitement in
and about the savings bank building
during the day, owing to the uneasi-
ness of hundreds of depositors, wno
suddenly found that they could not
get their deposits under 80 days, the
bank, upon orders of Attorney Cen
eral Holcomb. having taken advant-
age of the bylaws requiring notice
of withdrawal The examination of
the bank apparently shows that
Walker did not touch any of the
ready cash or the book accounts, and
the shortage is purely an abstraction
of bonds.
The directors statement follows:
1.-THE officers of the Savings Bank
of New Britain, working with the
bank commissioners, have examined
the assets of the Savings Bank OF
New Britain and find that there Is
an apparent shortage of about $685.
600. After charging this amount of
there will be still about $14S,000 Of
a surplus, which makes the amount
due the depositors safe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
LOOKING FOR ROOSEVELT.
Drew Revolver On Captain Of the
Detectives.

Detectives.
Chicago (SpeciaD-A well-dressed
man, evidently of unsound mind, en-
tered the Central Police Station in
the city hall and attempted to shoot
Capt. P. D. O'Brien, of the detective
bureau.
The man placed a revolver close to
Captain O'Brien's head, saying:
You're Roosevelt, amt you?"
Captain O'Brien sprang up. knock,
ed the man down and took the revol.
yer away. He was at once attacked
by the insane man, but after des.
perate fight subdued him. With the
assistance of other officers the man
was placed in cell, where he be.
came extremely violent, it being nee.
essary for several officers to hold him
on the floor to prevent him from
dashing his brains out against the
wall. Later he was removed to the
Hospital for the Detention of the In.
sane. Nothing found on the mar
indicated his identity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
THE COAL MINERS
WAGES ARE RAISED
They Now Make More Than High.
Class Clerks.
REJOICING IN PENNSYLVANIA
Annual Increase of $1,000, 900 in the
Payroll of the H. C. Prick Company
20, 600 Men Are Benefited Already,
and 1t Is Expected That 40, 900 More
Will Have Their Wages Raised.

Connellsville, Pa. Especially An
advance in wages that will directly
affect Fl, 200 men and mean the pay
ing out annually in the Connellsville
region of nearly $1,500,000 more
than hitherto, was announced Mon
day by the H. c. Prick Coke Com
pany.
The new scale becomes effective
March /. 1t provides for an increase
of 1914 per cent, for mining, 10 per
cent. for drawing coke and Is cents
a day to drivers, rope riders, cagers
and tracklayers, with a proportion
ate raise for other classes of labor
The notices announcing the ad-
vance were posted throughout the
two coke regions Monday. The
raise came as a surprise, and makes
the coke workers of Western Penn
sylvania the highest paid laborers of
their class in the world.
The advance announced by the
FrIck Company will, it is said, be
followed by every other coke COM
pduS III Tue COuASIlSNlIlC, AO"OA
Conellsville and Greensburg regions,
and over $4,000 workmen will be
benefited.
With the advance no increase has
been made in company rents. The
average house rental is less than IS
month, and the miner and coke
worker is now making more than
the bookkeeper and high-class clerks.
The advance is the first announced
In two years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

Gates is back from trip to the
South and he is said to be bear
for long pull.
The Lackawanna Steel Company
has sold 100000 of 5 per cent.
notes which will run for Two years
Iron and steel exports last year
amounted to $172.000,00O, compared
with $142,O00,0OO in 1905 and
$12S.O00,00O in 1904.
There were rumors that Union
Pacific holding company is to be
formed to take over all the invest
ment securities of that railroad.
The extreme weakness of Missouri
Pacific caused a revival of the Cos
sip about a reduction in that COM
pany's dividend to per cent. Gould
stocks are not popular with the
street.
AS was the case six months ago,
per cent. of the Union Pacific
dividend was declared out of surplus
earnings of the railroad and per
cent. was declared out of income
from investments.
Union Pacific directors declared a
semi-annual dividend and Southern
Pacific directors declared semi-an-
nual of IN per cent. These are the
same amounts as were declared six
months ago.
Shareholders of the Pennsylvania
Salt Manufacturing Company have
approved the plan to issue 10000
shares of new stock at 500 the
share. The stock is $50 par and the
regular dividend is IL per cent.
Payments for the new stock will be
made as follows: SO per cent, on
or before May l. 1907, and so per
cent. ON or before November 1. 1907.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
Foreign.

1t was announced in the British
House of Commons that the Shah
had acceeded to the demands of the
Persian National Assembly and that
the British government would alb
stain from any interference in Per-
sia's internal affairs.
The British Embassy at Washing
ton is now the highest salaried post
in the British diplomatic service, hav-
ing been raised with the appointment
of James Bryce to $4,000 a year.
In the British naval maneuvers to
show the extent of the risk of Brit
ish shipping in the event of war So
per cent. of the merchant ships par
ticipating were lost"
The opposition leaders in the Brit
ish House of Commons accused the
ministers of breaking their election
pledges by endeavoring to give Ire
land an instalment of home rule.
The members of the French Cabi-
net have come to an agreement on
the church leasing question and will
present united front in parliament.
General Picquart, French minister
of war, declared in the Chamber OF
Deputies that if the Germans were
violating the neutral territory of
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
France would meet the situation.
The Rothschilds have refused the
Brazilian government request to
issue loan of $25, 100000 to finance
the coffee valorization scheme.
Formal notice has been given that
a bill to establish an Irish coun-
Gil with extensive administrative
powers but limited rights TO legis-
late will be introduced in the British
Parliament.
German officials are becoming i'm
patient over the delay of the Turkish
officials in Furnishing the chief oil
| the secret police, who seized the
cargo of German ship.
The gigantic scheme of a firm OF
distillers in England to defraud the
revenue has been unearthed.
| The English House of Commons
refused a new writ for the election
of member in place of Mr.. William.
son, Conservative and tariff reformer
who was unseated.
! Fifty-six women suffragists vine
were arrested for disorderly conduct
| in the House of Commons, London
refused to pay the fines imposed and
| were sent to jail.
1t was formally denied that Pre-
mier Clemenceau of France intend:
to resign.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
SCHOOLS OPEN
COOLIES BARRED
Basis Of Settlement Of the lap
Controversy.
THE IMMIGRATION BILL TO PASS
The Senate Decides to Act Upon IT.
at Once, Thus Obviating Necessity
of the President Calling an Extra
Session of Congress : Filibustcring
Tactics to Be Abandonded.

Washington (SpeciaD. - A settle
ment of the controversy in the Paci-
flc Coast States arising over the ex-
clusion of japanese pupils from pub
lie schools has been reached.
Mayor Schmitz and the members
of the San Francisco school board
gave assurance to the President that
If the amended bill becomes law
they will abolish the oriental schools
in San Francisco and will admit ia
panese pupils to the white schools.
These agreements were arrived at
after conferences between the Presi-
dent and his friends in the Senate
regarding the immigration Bill, and
after two conferences between Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root
on one side and Mayor Schmitz and
other visitors from San Francisco
; on the other After a conference
with the President Mayor SchmitS
gave out this statement:
I'VE have come to satisfactory
understanding upon the assumption
that Congress will pass the amend
ment to the immigration Bill intro.
duced February 10"
The filibustering tactics on the I'M
migration Bill in the Senate were
brought to a close by assurances
from the White House that there
would be no ruling on the practice
inauguarated by South Carolina, Of
states importing foreign labor. Sew
eral Southern senators believed that
the new bill would prohibit further
importations of foreign labor by
states. Both Messrs. Bacon and Till
man disclaimed any intention to con-
duct filibuster and many Other
Democratic senators stated that even
if the Georgia Senator and the South
Caolina Senator did entertain such
a purpose theywould not follow them
During the debate on the immigra-
ton Bill in the Senate member 81
the Cabinet, who was on the floor
told senators that the subject of state
immigration had received the atten,
ton of the Cabinet at its meeting
and that there had been q general
conclusion that the terms of the bill
would not require a new ruling in
the South Carolina case.
Instead of the Senate discussing
that clause of the bill which relates
to the Japanese situation, and which
is really the only reason why the I'M
migration Bill has been reSurrected,
the entire day was devoted to
clause in the bill which some of the
Southern senators believed will make
it impossible for state to bring i'm
migrants from Europe. The debate
degenerated simply into wrangle
between Senator Lodge, representing
the cotton-mill owners of Massachu-
sets, and Senator Tillman, represent
ing the cotton-mill owners of South
Carolina.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
WOULD NOT SELL TO JAPs.
Hartman Said To Have Refused Of
fer For Steamer Lines.

San Francisco, Especially The
Examiner says that President Harri-
man, of the Pacific Mail Company,
has refused all offers of the officials
of the Toyen Kisen Kaisha, the Japa-
nese company operating steamers be-
tween this port and the Orient, to
sell out to them his line of steamers
in part or in whole.
The Pacific Mail Company, it is
said, is now considering PROPOSE
ton from Mexico by which the Pa
cific Mail is to abandon the Panama
route and run It's steamers in connec-
ton with the Tehauntepec Isthmian
Line, or else divide its steamer SER
vice between the two Isthmian roads.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
New Theater For Danville.

Danville, Va. Especially The ne
gotiations which have been pending
for sometime for the erection of a
new theater in Danville came to
close when S. A. Schloss signed a
contract with the board of directors
of the Commercial Association to
erect a playhouse at a cost of over
$4,000. Work will begin before
April 1, and the building will be
completed next fall.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
$4,000 For Bit OF Brains.

Cleveland Especially For the loss
of a spoonful of brains and other
injuries, which he claims he sus-
tanned when long-handled adze fell
from an upper story of the Central
High School annex, May 6, 1904,
George o. Bevans wants $4,000
damages. Bevans says the brains he
lost were the best he had, and that
he priced them highly. The adze was
accidentally dropped, he claims, by
an employ of George A. Cook, of
Stevens & Co., and that Skeel Bros.
were negligent in not keeping a tenn
porary flooring down above where
he was working.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

The House adopted the conference
report on the immigration bill, in
Guiding the Japanese coolie exclusion
amendment, by record vote of 1877
to 101.
The congressional commission APP
pointed to consider abuses in the
Government Printing Office reported
that $1,5O0,000 had been saved dur
ing the year.
Judge Henry w. Harter. of Can
ton, o., has been appointed a MEM
Der of the board of trustees of the
citation.
Captain Battle, U. S. A., who took
tentage to Jamaica, reports having
been courteously received by Cover
nor Swettenham.
A bill prepared by the general
staff providing for volunteer army
was introduced In the House and Sen
ate.
A white soldier, testifying about
the Brownsville affair, contradicted
the stories told by negro troops.
BY vote of to the House
Committee ON Ways and Means de-
feated the Williams bill providing for
reciprocal free trade in coal between
Canada and the United States.
The trade of the United St;tes
with it's noncontiguous territories
in the year 1906 was $l31 100000,
an increase of $31, 100000 over tho
trade two years before.
Brigadler General Thomas IL.
Barry, assistant chief of staff. has
been assigned to command the troops
in Cuba, vice Brigadier General
Theodore Whit, recalled.
The members OF the House Com
mittee on Public Lands yielded to
the demands of the President that
public lands be leased.
The House agreed to the confer
ence report on the Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation Bill.
Secretary Straus inauSurated a de-
parture by holding a conference with
the chiefs of the bureaus of his de-
partment with reference to the con-
duct of business.
The Department of Justice has
ordered the prosecution of a number
of railroad companies for violating
lew elating to the shipment of cattle.
There was All army of temperance
people at the Capitol to attend the
hearing on the Webber bill, which
provides for prohibition in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The Senate passed bill to provide
for an investigation of the water re-
sources of the United States by the
Geological Survey.
The Postofice Appropriation Bill
provides increased salaries for all
employees in the postal service.
The American National Red Cross
cabled an additional $1,000 to SEang'
hal for the famine snResers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
Burned In Their Home.

South Orange, N. ]. Especially -
William c. De Lancey and Mrs. De
Lancey were badly burned in fire
which totally destroyed their resi-
dence, on Forest Drive. in the fash
ionable section of Short Hills. They
!, are now in the private hospital of DR..
Mefford Runyon, on South Prospect
Street, South Orange. Their two
children were saved by nurse. The
fire was discov cred about s O'Clock
by some of the servants, who saw a
blaze in the conservatory at the rear
of the house, where Mr.. De Lancey
had a collection of costly plants.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
Mrs. Bradley Indicted.

Washington Especially Mrs. An
ME M. Bradley was indicted for MUIR
der in the first degree for the shoot
ing of former Senator Arthur NJ
Brown, of Utah, at the Raleigh Hotel,
in this city. on the Sth of last De-
cember, causing his death on De-
cember 10. Mrs. Bradley probably
will be arraigned under the indict-
ment sometime this week. Her
trial will not take place for, per-
haps, two months. She is at pres
ent. confined in the district jail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
Row Averted Bad Wreck.

Birmingham, Ala. Especially. =
Madison Jones, ~ years old, discov-
ering that a portion of a 600-foot
trestle had been burned near Sparks
Gan. on the Southern Railway, 20
miles from Birmingham, left his
wagon In the road, and taking off his
red sweater, tagged an approaching
passenger train from Birmingham.
The train came to a halt, and the
passengers upon discovering the
situation made up a purse for the
how
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
Another Collision.

Naples (By Cable).-The White
Star Line steamship Republic, Cap.
tain McAuley, from Boston February
2 and Genoa February IA for Naples.
while entering the harbor here col
lided with the Italian steamer Centre
America, from st. Thomas January
IT. Nobody was injured, but a great
panic ensued. Both steamers were
considerably damaged.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
First Trolley Sleeper.

st. Louis Especially THE first
trolley sleeper ever run in Illinois
left East st. Louis for Decatur, ILL.,,
by way of Springfield, and another
departed at 10 P. NJ. from Decatur
for this city. The cars are equipped
with 10 sections and the usual smok-
ing and dressing rooms.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22

Raleigh, N. c., Especially BY a
vote of SO to 2S the lower branch
of the General Assembly passed a
2-cent passenger rate applicable to
the Southern Railway and tho At
lantic Coast Line, exempting other
lines. The Senate is considering a
2 H cent rate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
b. Kuppenheilner Suicide.

Chicago Especially B. Kuppen-.
heimer, manager of the firm of B.
Kuppenheimer & Co., was found I'M
conscious in his residence in Prairie
Avenue with bullet wound in his
side. A revolver lay beside him.
He died before a physician arrived.
The coroner's jury returned vedict
of suicide while Respondent because
of i'll health.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-22
Tbawed Dynamite In Stove.

Annville, Pa. Especially An explo-
sion of dynamite, put in the kitchen
oven to thaw for the use of her hus-
band, a Quarryman, killed Mrs. John
Zellers and seriously injured her
two children. Lydia and Mary. The
house was demolished.