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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-22

and that is that John Sharp Williams would
not be willing to publicly endorse what the
News" has said, nor to make any expert
men1s upon the supposition that Mr. Watson is
the right man to 'kick and cuff on the streets
Of Atlanta, or elsewhere.
Dsmissing this absurd and amazing state
ment with the scorn it deserves, we will come
at once to the matter which is important
towit--the record of John Sharp Williams on
the Rate bill.
Has Watson spoken falsely concerning the
congressional course of Mr.. Williams on that
bill?
If so, Mr.. Williams is the man who should
take Mr.. Watson to task. Let Mr.. Williams
deny what Mr. Watson said-if it isn't true.
AS yet, Mr.. Williams has not denied it, SO
far as we know.
And we venture this prediction: Mr.. Will
liams will not deny it.
Why? BECAUSE HE CANNOT.
Did not Mr.. Williams open his campaign
with statement to the effect that he was the
public benefactor who made the R. F. D. law
mandatory? Did he not tell the people of Mis-
sissippi that Mr.. Watson's amendment to the
P. 0. Appropriation Act of 1893 left it option
aP' with the P. o. Department to use the ap-
preparation? He certainly did.
Did we not produce the original amendment
of Feb. II, 1893, and show that the words
"shall be" were there, just as they are in all
the subsequent acts?
We certainly did.
Therefore, the record itself proves that John
Sharp Williams spoke falsely about the matter.
He was willing to deny his fellow man just
credit and to take to himself what did not
belong to him.
"Shall.be expended" was the wording of Mr..
Watson's Amendment which the House after
voting against it the first time, adopted when
Mr. Watson persevered and tried again
Mr.. Cleveland and his New York P. M. c.
Bissell simply refused to obey mandatory
Act of Congress; and the file of the old Peo-
pies Party Paper will show that Mr. Watson
denounced President Cleveland then, for his
refusal to obey the law.
John Sharp Williams was not even in con-
gress, at the time. It was Postmaster General
William L. Wilson who put the law into eff
feet and Mr.. Williams did not even have the
grace to lay flower of appreciation upon the
grave of this great and pure man, WHOSE
SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY, IN DEM
ONSTRATTNG THE PRACTICAL sue
CESS OF THE r. F. D. SYSTEM DE
SERVES A MONUMENT IN EVERY
STATE OF THE UNION.
But what was it that Mr. Watson said
about the record of Mr.. Williams on the Rate
bill? Let us hunt for these "dirtv lies :" for
while the ANTON RI the editorial =, +I,a Na,,,e
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-22

and that is that John Sharp Williams would
not be willing to publicly endorse what the
News" has said, nor to make any expert
men,s upon the supposition that Mr.. Watson is
the right man to "kick and cuff" on the streets
Of Atlanta, or elsewhere.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-22

But what was it that Mr.. Watson said
about the record of Mr.. Williams on the Rate
bill? Let us hunt for these "dirtv lies; :" for
while the caption to the editorial in the News
is "WATSON'S DIRTY LIE" the editorial
itself ceases to deal with one lie, but lassoes
and corrals quite herd.
What are they?
With a prudence which is noticeable II
not admirable, the polished editor neglects
to catalogue these dirty lies. Didn't want
to soil his snowy hands, you see.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-15
BODY SUSPENDED
FROM A LIVE WIRE
Ernest Miner, a st. Albans Electrician
Who Was Thought at First to Be
Dead is on Road to Recovery.

st. Adams, July 15.--Ernest Miner,
employed as lineman for the Franklin
County Telephone company. was nearly
electrocuted Saturday afternoon, by
coming in contact with live wire,
while working on polie in front of the
st, AIbans house. When he started TO
come down he touched the live wire car
cying the electric light current and fell
across cross-arm like a dead man.
Chief of Police Mahnney saw the ac-
eident aRl telephoned the power house
to shut Oh power, which was immediate.
IN done. "A rope was then placed around
the unfortunate mans body and he was
lowered to the ground He was taken to
the hotel where four doctors gave him
neroic treatment for IS minutes, when
the nearly dead man began to show
signs Of life. He was horribly buhned
as the wires carried a voltage of 2,400.
The Under side Of his right arm was
blackened and the flesh burned off to
the bone for about eight inches. His
left shoulder IS also burned to the bone
and his right leg near the knee. The
physicians hold out hope that he will
recover. Miner is unfortunate, having
only Just recovered from severe shock
by live wire about three weeks ago.
He was taken TO the St. Adams hos.
pital, where he viii be contend for sew.
eral weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-15
BIG CONSOLIDATION
OF NEWS ASSOCIATIONS
Publishers Press, scripps-McRae and
seripPs News Association Com
bine With John vandererook
as President.

New York, July 15,-The completion
Of an important press association con-
soldation was announced today by
which the Publishers Press, the Scripps.
MeRae, and the Seripps News associa-
iton become one concern under the name
o. the United Press association. The
consolidation controls practically all the
press association bureaus in the United
States, outside Of the Associated Press.
1t starts business with 400 evening
papers and sixty Sunday clients. IL Is
not intended to serve morning papers,
but to concentrate upon evening and
Sunday service.
The officers aree President, John Van.
dereook, formerly general manager of
the Publishers Press; vice. presidents
Max Balthasar, formerly general mana
ger Scripps News, Oliver Hersham of the
Pittsburg Press, and Andrew Mclean OF
the Brooklyn Citizen, chairman Of the
board Of directors, H. b. Clark, formerly
president Of the Publishers Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-15
WHISKEY ROBBERY
I'm GOV. BELLS TOWN
Two Cases Were Taken From Sealed
Freight Cars. One Man Pays $500.
Fine For Furnishing Liquor,

st. Johnsbury, July l5.--Elbridge A
Carpenter, Of Lyndonville, appeared be-
fore the county clerk Saturday and gave
bail for $500 and was released from
county Jail where he has been since July
.i. Mfr. Carpenter confessed on that day
to attempting to negotiate a note Of 5000
at the Merchants National bank Of this
place on which were forged endorse
ments. Mr. Carpenter comes of a good
family and is medical student at Tufts
college.
States Attorney Hill has had d busy
time for the past ten days. The first
ten days OF this month the fines inn
posed by justices Of the peace, In which
he was prosecuting officer amounted To
s415 and the costs in these cases were
$10s. So more.
On the night Of Sunday, July z, q
Hsealed freight car was broken into at
Walden, and two cases of whiskey, each
containing liz bottles, were taken from
the car. The next day Willie Woods Of
Walden, appeared to have, considerable
liquor for his friends and Deputy Sheriff
Garfield arrested him Just as he and Muir
do Smith were going to the place whore
the stolen whiskey was concealed. States
Attorney Hill prosecuted them before
Justice Aleader Of Walden and Woods
pleaded guilty 10 furnishing liquor tc
George Rogers Of Walden. A fine Of 5000
was imposed, which with the costs
amounted to $31S.36. Woods paid the
hne and costs. Smith was arrested at
the same time, but was discharged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-15
ATTEMPT TO KILL
PRES. FALLIERES
Leon MaiIIe, Who Is Said to be Suffer
ing the Mania Of Persecution, Fired
Two Shots, Neither Of Which
Hit His Mark.

Paris, July l5.The national fete yes
terday was marred by an attempt on the
| life of President Failieries by Leon
Maille, naval reservist of Havre, who,
lit IL believed, ii suffering from the mania
Of persecution. Maille fred two shots at
the President but did not hit him. He
was at once placed under arrest.
An account Of the activity OF the anti
Imilitarists, who tried to organize a dem.
onstration against the army throughout
France today, exceptional precautions
were taken to safeguard the President.
The attempt on his life occurred on Ave-
nue. Des Champs Elysees, while the
President was returning to the palace
from Long Champs, where he had re-
fviewed the garrison Of Paris in the pres
ence Of 100000 enthusiastic people,
Premier Clemenceau and nj. Lanes, the
! Presidents secretary, were with the
President in his landau, which was es.
corted by a squadron of cuirassiers. The
carriage had safely emerged from the
Bots de Boulogne, and the president was
descending the broad Champs Elysees
amid the acclamations of the crowds
lthronging the sidewalks, who We're
shouting "Viye Fallieres," yive LAT
NEE, when Maille, from the curb at the
corner Of Lesner street, fired two shots
point blank at the president in quick
succession
| AS By miracle, no one was hit,
President Fallieres was cool and collected
when the corteee stopped The diplo-
mats who were following the Presidents
landau alighted from their carriages and
hurried to his SIDE Finding that no
body had been injured, the President or
dered the cortege to move on. In the
meantime two policemen seized Maille,
who made no resistance But the police
with difficulty prevented the irate crowds
| from lynching the prisoner, until cor.
don Of reserves came up and conducted
! him to the station. There Maille re.
fused to give any reasons for his act
saying;
"The revelations have are so grave
and serious that | will only make them
before magistrate for transmission to
the chief of state. 1t Is matter be-
tween the government and me. ! am
the victim Of many yillainies."
Some of the witnesses of the shooting
said that Maille fired in the air. II i
! lbclieved that the man participated III
the recent seamens' strike and that his
mind has been unhinged by faneied
grievances. II il believed also, that he
aided in the revolutionary agitation OF
the general federation of labor and the
anti. militarists. There Is no reason te
suspect a plot as Maille only arrived
here from Rouen last night.
| Maille appeared before an examining
magistrate last night but the authori-
ties succeeded only in extracting from
him a rambling statement about family
persecution directed against him. 1t was
in order to draw public attention to BIZ
grievances he said, that he fired the
shots The prisoner terminated the ex.
amination BY announcing his intention
to give no further explanations, as he
believed that the magistrate would dc
nothing to remedy his wrongs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-15
John CIarihew Lost Life in
Abandoned Quarry
WHILE HE WAS IN BATHING
Body Recovered In Fifteen Minutes From
Bottom Of Deep Pool. Had Recently
Came From His Home In
Canada.

One Of those treacherous pools in the
abandoned granite quarries claimed q
Victim yesterday afternoon, when John
Clafihew, young man who couldn't
swim, lost his life. The drowning oc-
CURED in the old stillman White quarry.
near the Il. r. Smith a Co quarry. The
body was recovered within quarter of
an hour
With several boys, young clarihew
went In bathing IN the pool, among the
number being John Webster, Archie Me-
Donald and two Trney boys, Ernest
and Emory Knowing that Clarihew
couldn't swim his companions warned
him that it wasn't safe to go into the
deep pool Not needing the warning the
young man went in and soon got beyond
bis depth. The other boys say that he
did not rise to the surface after going
down the first time.
They gave the alarm, and assistance
soon arrived. The rescuerers tried to
dive for the body, but were unsuccess-
inl In locating IT. They then dragged the
bottom and Norman Mcdonald located
the body at the bottom of the pool,
bringing II to the surface by means Of
hook. These unused quarry holes are
quite deep, and the water In some places
reaches 4 depth OF ten to thirty feet
The pools are caused by the collection OF
rain water and drainage.
The deceased was 20 years Of age and
was living with ihs sister, Mrs Herman
Bulls, having come from his home in
Canada about a year ago. His parents
reside in Canada. The young man was
employed as quarryman at the f. L.
Smith & Co. quarry. He was formerly
ia the employ Of Milne, Boutwell, and
Varnum.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-15
SIX WERE KILLED
IN TRAIN erase
Twenty Others Were Injured When
Switch Engine cOllided With Passen-
ger Train on Southern Railway
at Johnson City, Tenn.

Knoxville, Tenn, July ia long
distance telephone message last night to
the Journal and Tribune from johnson
City, Tenn, says:
Six persons met instant death and
twenty were injured when eastbound
yestibuled No. AZ on the Southern rail.
way eollided with switch engine one
mile west Of johnson City at 7.3O o'clock
to night.
The switch engine was in charge Of a
hoster who, when he saw the fast pas.
senger train coming toward him re-
versed bis engine and jumped to safety.
Scarcely had he done so before the pas
senger crashed into the light engine with
fearful force. The engine OF the passen-
ger baggage car, mail car and second
class coach were derailed and overturned
but the switch engine was not lifted
from the rails and with full head Of
steam started on a wild run which was
not ended until a switch was thrown for
it and It was ditched at Carnegie.
The lives Of the mail clerks were
saved because Of the fact that their car
was Of heavy steel construction, but the
light second class coach behind was en-.
tirely telescoped. Il was occupied BY
George Moore, white, labor agent for
the Virginia & Southwestern railroad,
who was conducting a party Of twenty
negroes from Alabama to North Caro-.
lima. Moore was perhaps fatally hurt
and Of the negroes SIX were killed out
right and all the others manned and in.
iured. Relief trains were sent to the
wreck from both Knoxville and Bristol.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-15
MADE DOUBLE SURE
THAT HE WOULD DIE
Freeman M. Crosby, Proprietor of
School Street Restaurant in Bos-
ton Ended His Life Yesterday.

Hyannis, Mass, July 15.--The body
Of Freeman NJ. Crosby, the well known
proprietor Of a restaurant on School
street, Boston, and summe resident
OF the village OF Centeryille, was found
yesterday in Lake Waquaquet, while his
boat was anchored near the spot.
The body which was found lying on
the sandy bottom Of the lake,s was fully
dressed with the exception Of the coat,
which had been rolled up and placed in
the bottom Of the boat. Beside the
coat were cup and empty bottle.
Whether or not The bottle contained
poison is question that has not yet
been determined
That freeman N, Crosby deliberately
committed suicide was evidenced by the
finding OF a rope tied TO the body, one
end Of which was fastened to the boat,
which III turn was anchored presumably
that there should be no difficulty Ia
finding the body
The medical examiner upon examining
the bottle found ii the boat, declared it
his belief that the bottle had contained
poison, which the dead man had drained
before jumping into the water.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-15
A Peculiar Accident at Mont.
peIler Yesterday
DRIVER DRAGGEDBY HORSE
MIS-. r. A. Standish and Dexter Grover
Were Driving and Met Automobile
and Stage, Latter Having Led
Horse which Was Frightened.

From the unusual tangle of human
beings, horses, wagon and automobiles
on lower State street in Montpelier Sat
urday afternoon, Mrs. II A. Standish
was taken with both bones Of the left
leg broken, and Dexter Grover who had
been dragged by runaway was found to
.be badly bruised all over the body.
Mrs Standish and Mr. Grover were
driving colt belonging to John II. Sem
ter when the Waterbury stage, with a
led horse on behind, and the automobile
of Lawson G. Cummings came along. The
three vehicles met just below the ceme-
terry, The led horse, which Is said to he
the property of John O'Brien Of Water
bury was frightened at the automobile,
and the man leading the animal, got off
to better control him. When he jumped
of, the horse, frightened still more,
whirled around and backed into the team
driven BY Mr. Grover and Mrs. Standish,
The collision caused the carriage Of the
laatter to be upset The vehicle went
completely over, pinning both the occu-
pants underneath. IL then took another
turn, which released the box from the
wheels The frightened horse started to
run, and Mr. Grover. caught by one foot,
was dragged along the road for consid.
erable distance until released BY chance
circumstance. The stage people drove
along then without any further ado over
the matter, apparently considering their
part OF the incident closed.
DR.. G. Il. Chandler was summoned, and
the injured people We're taken by his au-
tomobile and by DR.. Clcayes' TO their re-
spective homes in Montpelier. 1t was
found that Mr., Grover had no broken
bones, but that he was bruised, especially
about the back, shoulders and hips. IL is
expected that be win be able TO be out
in few days, Mrs. Standish's injuries
will confine her for some time, the two
fractures being most serious.
No one seems to have been particu-
larly at fault over the accident. Mr..
Grover, who was driving, reined his
horse 10 one side of the road as much as
possible, TO give the stage and the dane
Ing horse the full road. His buggy was
almost completely smashed BY being
overturned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-15
AMERICANS HAVE coNFIDENcE.
That Some Good Will Result at The
Hague Conference.

The Hague, July 15.--Notwithstand-
ing the pessimistie views held in some
quarters concerning the peace con-
ference and its work, the members of
tile American delegation feel confident
that some good result will be reached
from the exchanges Of opinion among
the plenipotentiaries Of the countries
represented.
1t now appears that all the American
propositions viii be satisfactorily re-
ceived The question of immunity Of
private property at sea, although bit
tcrly opposed, viii have considerable
majority in the vote this week, and this
will be a further step toward the adop-
iton Of this principle in another con-
ference. The rules regarding the bonn
bardment of unfortifed towns, villages,
etc, originally presented by America,
viii be substantially adopted, with the
approval of the proposal drawn up by
the different views on this subject. The
American suggestion regarding the col.
lection of pecuniary contractural debts
without the use Of force win be support
cd by all the great powers, and the pro.
posals concerning the establishment Of a
permanent court Of arbitration and the
prohibition of the use Of unnecessarily
cruel bullets have been fayorably fe-
ceived
Finally in plenary sitting the United
States will present q plan for the per-
maneney Of the conference as an insti-
tuition, the holding Of periodic meetings
and the organization Of program.
The Dutch peace league is Organiz-
ing an imposing demonstration on the
occasion of the Inauguration Of Andrew
Carnegie's palace Of peace. The pro-
gram will includes an allegorical pro-
cession representing ali the peoples OF
the world passing before the altar of
peace and renouncing their enmities.
About 800 persons viii take part in
the procession, and il is expected that
$4,000 spectators will be present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-15
Maine Man Killed His Wife,
Injured His Brother
AND THEN SHOT HIMSELF
Jesse Searles Was Jealous When He
Found His Wife Walking in the
Woods With His Brother Ed
ward, and Fled on Them.

Pennington, Me-. July i5.-Jesse
searles, q farmer, about rs years Of age
shot and killed his wife and also shot
his brother, Edward Searles, when he
found the two strolling together in the
woods yesterday, short distance from
the village Of North Chesterfield, where
they lived.
Returning to the village, Searles went
to the house Of a physician and directed
him TO the scene of the tragedy, after
which he walked up the road for d short
distance and then shot himself in the
head. He is not expected to recover Ed
ward Searles has bullet wound through
the jaw. His condition is serious but ii
Is thought that the wound will not prove
fatal.
Jealousy is ascribed as the probable
reason for the shooting. Since last win
ter Jesse SearIes and His wife have lived
apart, but both remained in the village
being employed on different farms. Ed
ward Searles was also employed in the
town. The family came to Nofthchester-
vile from Rangeley about two years ago
IN addition 10 working as farm hands
both the brothers had served occasionally
/ as guides for sportsmen in the Rangeley
Eegion and they were well known
throughout that district.
The shooting occurred about o'clock
On the afternoon. It is supposed that
I Jesse Searles followed his wife and
brother to the woods and that a quarrel
took place there. Searles was armed with
a 32.calibre revolver. He fired appar-
emily only two shots in his victims, but
his Workmanship was excellent, one shot
piercing his wife's brain and killed heI
instantly probably, while the other
struck Edward at one side Of his jaw
lodging ON his other side.
When Searles appeared at the house oi
the physician, about a mile from the
scene OF the shooting, he still carried the
revolver and appeared greatly excited
and out of breath He did not at first
talk very coherently but made the physi.
clan understand that his services were
needed for some injured persons.
Following the mans hastily given di.
Tections, the physician went to the woods
and found the body Of Mrs. Searles
while nearby Edward lay unconscious
and covered with blood from wound in
the face The injured man was removed
to the house Of friends not far away and
his injury attended to by the physician
Jesse Searles after notifying the doc.
tor, went to a part of the town called
"slab Village a settlement Of few
houses and there shot himself in the head
with the revolver which he had used in
Is attack upon his wife and brother.
Coroner Fred p. Adams of Farming
ton, who went to North Chesterville last
night, said that Jesse Searles was ap
parently in dying condition. He was
Unconscious so that no statement could
be obtained from him, and the injury Of
Edward Searles made it impossible fol
him to talk.
People Of the village say that boti
the Searles brothers and Mrs. SesrIes hat
borne good regulations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-15
ELDERLY WOMAN
WAS KNOCKED DOWN
Mrs. Betsy LaJoy Of Hartford, Conn,
Hurt in Burlington Last Night
When Struck BY Team.

Burlington, July. 15.--AIrs. Betsy
LaJoy Of Hartford, Conn, was the vic.
tim of painful accident last evening,
when she was knocked down by span
Of horses from Joseph Agel's livery
stable Mrs. LaJoy With her sister
and little niece had been out for ride
and in getting of the electric ear in
front Of the City hall the party became
separated As Mrs, LaJoy with the lit.
tie igrl was hurrying across the street
10 Join her sister, She was struck by
the horses and knocked down breaking
q finger Of her left hand and spraining
her right and wrenching her back. For
tunateIy the child was not hurt beyond
"a few bruises.
The case is very pathetic one. Mrs
IaJoy was called to this city few
weeks ago by the sickness Of her sister,
Mrs Edward Leroe, of 81 South Battery
street. She had hoped to earn money
for the return trip by washing, but as
a result Of this accident she will prob
ably be unable to work for several
weeks.