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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
NEW YORR GAY 81 BAi.
Some of the Things Done Daily in the
Metropolis,

Captain Massey and Mate Cramer
of the American schooner William
H. Bailey, who, with the other mem
bers of the crew, were picked up in
an open boat at sea on March g.,
after abandoning their vessel, were
brought here on the steamer Venetia
from the West Indies
The Bailey sailed from Wiggin,
S. c., on March 4, for New York,
with a cargo of lumber. She had
scarcely cleared the land when
stormy northerly gales set in, and
the sea became extremely rough. In
the midst of the storm the steamer
sprung a leak, the pumps became
choked and she began to fill and set
tie so rapidly that every sea swept
her decks. On March Z, when the
Bailey became manageable. the
crew left her to her fate. They were
picked up by the steamer Graecia
after they had been drifting about in
the little boat for 80 hours.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
ON VERGE OF UPRISING.
Seditionary Societies Are Fomenting
A Revolt.

Washington Is p ciaD. - From
Shanghai advices received at the
State Department it appears that the
ruling dynasty in China is seriously
alarmed over the effect of the spread
of famine through the country, and
the opportunity it offers to sedition-
airy societies to enlist converts to the
cause directed against the govern
ment.
The suffering of the people is used
as capital, it is said, in that judicious
assuaging of want places the persons
given assistance under obligations to
the societies. The governments in
ability to relieve suffering, it is said,
has been magnified and the hardships
of the people attributed to lack of
sympathy by the government for the
poor classes.
The information received here in
dicates that a propaganda has been
organized to further the circulation
of stories of the character outlined,
and 1t is said that State Department
officials fear that spread of hysterfa
may engender general uprising. If
such should be the result there is
danger that the government might
not be able to control the situation.
American and other foreign inter-
ests then would be jeopardized So
great is the concern that diplomatic
and consular officials In China have
been instructed to keep Washington
advised in regard to the situation
and every turn taken.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
THE RAILROADS HALT
ON IMPROVEMENTS.
Said To Be The Result Of Adverse
Legislation.
Pennsy to Stop Contemplated Inn
provements Estimated to Cost $685.
600, 600 - Work On the New York
Terminals to Be Continued = The
Two-cent Fare Bill.

Philadelphia, Pa. Especially - In,
view of the fact that the legislature
of Pennsylvania is about to make 1t
unlawful for a railroad to charge
more than two cents per mile for pas
senger traffic in this state, and is also
about to place a tax on anthracite
and bituminous coal, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, it is understood, is
about to follow the example of other
railroads and order several improve
ments now under way to be stopped.
The cost of these improvements and
others in contemplation, which have
been and are to be cancelled, approxi-
mate $25, 100000. The work in New
York is not likely to be halted.
In a statement just issued the
Pennsylvania Railroad prepared the
way for an announcement as to the
holding up of improvements. This
statement, which was issued on its
face as plan against the enactment
of the two-cent per mile law, in de-
tail tells of the heavy increase in ex-
penditure which the Pennsylvania
will have to make as the result of
higher prices for material and the
increase in wages of its employees.
1t is we'll known that the railroad
company has given up all hope of
blocking the passage of the two
cent bill, which has been approved
by the state House of Representa-
tives, and is now up for its third and
final reading before the State Senate.
1t is, therefore, not difficult to
fathom the meaning of the statement.
In his annual report to the stock
holders of the Pennsylvania Railroad
pany about week ago, President
James McRea told of the problems
before the company and suggested
that it would be wise policy on
the part of the company to reduce
Its capital expenditures to a mini
mum, avoid new undertakings and
restrict its expenditures for the pres
emit to such work as was now under
way and must be completed"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
INJURED IN THEATER PANIC.
Explosion OF Natural Gas Terrifies
The Audience.

Greenfield, Ind. Especially TWEEN
ty-four persons were injured in an
explosion and panic in five-cent
theater here. some of them very SER
iously, and several deaths may result.
The theater, which is on the sec
ond floor of the Moore Block, was
crowded to the limit, and the per-
Torrance had just begun, when there
was a heavy explosion underneath
the rear part of the theater and the
walls back of the stage were thrown
in, covering the audience with debris
and filling the room with dust and
smoke. Heavy timbers were carried
toward the audience and partly fell
upon those on the first rows of seats.
Instantly the audience was seized
with panic and men, women and chill
dren trampled on each other in a
rush for the doors. The explosion
was caused by natural gas used to
heat the building. About 200 per-
sons were in the theater at the time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Wants s1Oo, 600 From An. tria.

Samuel Schaier, who works in an
East Side crockery store, wants
100000 from the Austrian Govern
ment. His lawyers say they will pre-
sent the claim at Vienna, and should
the Austrian Government ignore 1t
they will take the matter up With the
State Department at Washington.
Schaier claims that, although he was
naturalized in this country and had
American passports. he was arrested
and made to serve in the Austrian
army.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Twenty Years For kidnapping.

Elizabeth City, N. G. Especially -
Joshua Harrison, who was convicted
of the kidnapping and murder of Ken
meth Beasley, a son of State Senator
Beasley, two years ago, was SEN
fenced to 20 years imprisonment af-
ter motion in arrest of judgment had
been denied. Notice of appeal was
given and 60 days were allowed in
which to bring the case before the
Supreme Court, Harrison being ad-
United to bail in $4,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
sANDERsoN ACQUITTED.
A Parallel To The Thaw Case In
Missouri.

Carthage, Mo. Especially Arthur
Eanderson was acquitted of the MUIR
der of DR.. Solomon D. Meredith in
Carthage on January last.
Mrs. Sanderson testified that DIR.
Meredith, the family physician, had
made love to her when she went to
his office to consult him. She had
detailed her experiences with the doc
tor to Sanderson, who Immediately
left the house and soon returned with
DR.. Meredith. Before Mrs. Sander
soh, the husband accused the ply
stefan of running his home and shot
and killed the doctor.
In the arguments of counsel for
the defense, parallel with the Thaw
ease was drawn. Attorney Shannon
baid there was evidence of an exag-
gerated ego, in that the defendant
thought himself 'providentially call
ed on to avenge the ravishment of his
wife"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

American Locomotive declared its
regular dividends IN both classes of
stock
C. 1. Hudson says the short inter
est in the market amounts TO 1,000,-
900 shares and he predicts a great
bear panic within ten days.
Edward B. Smith & Company have
paid for Philadelphia & Erie SOS a
share. 1t may be that this firm is
acquiring as much of the untraded
2 per cent. of the stock as possible
with a view of turning it over to
tho Pennsylvania.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Mrs. Sage Gives 100000.

New York Especially Announce
ment of a gift of $4,000 by Mrs.
Russell Sage to aid in the erection of
the new sailors home and institute
was made at luncheon given by the
trustees of the American seamen S
Friend Society. The building will be
erected at West and Jane Streets, this
city. Mrs. Sage also made a gift of
SIS, 900 to the Syrian Protestant Col
lege, of Beirut, Syria.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Ierrorists stiIl Active.

Warsaw (By Cable) In spite of
the apparent calm in this city there has
been no decrease in terrorist activity.
During the past three days three
stations on the Vistula Railroad have
been attacked and robbed and several
policemen killed. Brigandage is on
the increase, and it is unsafe to travel
on the highways or to live in country
houses, especially near the city. The
authorities seem unable to cope with
the situation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Saved BY Bulldogs.

George Keller was before the. JET
ferson Market bar to answer a COM
plant brought by gas inspector
that he (Kellar) kept two bulldogs
chained so close to the gas meter in
his cellar that the inspector couldn't
approach it. "a man takes his life
in his hands going in that cellar,
Your Honor" explained the gas in
spector. Them dogs is fed on raw
meat every day and gifts dead rats
to shake to keep them savage.
Sometimes they gifts old pairs of
pants instead. The last time l went
in they were tearing a pair apart
between them, and the growls of
them was something blood-curdling,
Your Honor, there's over 500 due
for gas
How do you know if you haven't
seen the meter?" demanded Kellar
my dogs they makes that cellar
their happy little home. Personally,
l have no objection to the inspector
walking right in, but the rights of
my dogs is paramount" you'll
have to let the inspector see his
Neter," the Court told Kellar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Cancer Cured.

Remarkable effects upon rlalig-
nant cancer in woman have been
achieved at the General Memorial
Hospital, in this city, by hypodermic
injections of the mixed toxins of cry
sipelas and bacillus prodigiosus. The
patient, the wife of a lieutenant in
the United States Army, was hurried
to New York from the Philippines
that she might see her parents before
she died. DR.. William B. Coley gave
her AZ injections of the mixed toxins
in combination with the X-ray, after
which the cancerous growth was re-
moved surgically, and the patient ap-
parently entirely recovered. Exami-
nation of the growth showed it had
degenerated very much under the
toxin treatment, and it is said if the
woman had been stronger the entire
growth might have been absorbed
without recourse to surgery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Big Blaze At Pottsville.

Pottsville. Pa. Especially Fire of
unknown origin destroyed the brew
ery of the Union Brewing Company
and the tenement houses of Thomas
Wigmore, William Jones, George
Reese and w. K. Shissler, at Miners
Vile, entailing loss of $1O0, 900.
The fire threatened to destroy the
town and assistance was sent from
This city. The loss is partly covered
by insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Admiral Tilley Dead.

Philadelphia Especially Rear Ad-
miral Benjamin +. Tilley, command
ant at League Island Navy Yard, died
after brief illness of double pneu-
monia. Admiral Tilley was made
oommandant at the navy yard on
February %, having been assigned
to succeed Admiral Craig, who was
retired.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Preacher Joins Union.

new York Especially The Rev.
William Carter, pastor of the Madi-
son Avenue Dutch Reformed Church,
at Fifty-seventh Street and Madison
Avenue, was admitted as delegate
to the Central Federation Union. Mr..
Carter said he represented a union
of over 100 clergymen, who desired
to aid Organized labor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Angry Wife Halls Show.

Interest in the prosecutions OF
"Nellie the Beautiful Cloak Model"
at theatre Thursday Jagged for a
time, and the applause went out to
Mrs. Dora Seeley, who had traced
had alleged delinquent husband and
another woman to the theatre and
had then caused Seeley's arrest.
Mrs. Seeley declares that several
months ago her husband, whose
name is Harry, and whose present
home is on Staten Island, deserted
her, and has since not contributed
to her support. Thursday she saw
him and the other woman and fol-
lowed them to the theatre. She
watched him purchase two seats and
then hurried to police headquarters
and swore out a warrant for his ar.
rest. Then she led the police to
the seat where her husband was sit
ting with the other woman and cried:
"Chief, there he is! There is the
man who has deserted me! Lock
him up!" Mrs. Seeley's words were
heard throughout the house, and the
women all applauded her.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
"sufrragcttes" Go To Prison.

London (By Cable) .-Seventy-six
"suffragettes" who were arrested for
brawling within the precincts of Par
lament were sentenced to from SIS
or fortnight in prison to $40 or
a months Imprisonment. They all
elected to go to jail, and were taken
away in the prison vans amidst the
mingled cheers and jeers of the
crowds outside the Police Court.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Leopold Was Stricken.

Brussels (By Cable). Notwith-
standing the official denials, private
inquiries confirm the report that
King Leopold, who is visiting the
Riviera, had a cerebral attack a
few days since, after which he was
unconscious for some time. 1t is
now announced that he will come
home much earlier than expected,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Almost Died For New Suit.

With a red ring around his neck
where one-inch rope had chafed it,
Joseph Cohen appeared before Magis-
trate Baker to explain that he did
not intend to commit suicide by
hanging himself from clothes pole
on the roof of his home on Tues
day night, but to frighten his father
into giving him new suit of clothes.
"I went up on the root after dark
with another boy" he said, land
after fixing the moose sent the boy
to my father with note telling him
he would find his sons body on the
roof" To make the rope tighten
and have the attempt look more
realistic, Cohen fell to his knees.
The rope frightened so much that he
could not breathe, but, fortunately
for him, he made such noise on
the tin roof kicking around trying
to release himself that the people on
the top floor heard him and cut him
loose in time to save his life. Magis-
trate Baker, after hearing the story.
said he thought Cohen, who is Is
years old had been punished enough,
and discharged him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Conscience In Gotham's Young.

Secretary Palmer of the Board of
Education got letter inclosing 20
cents in postage stamps from pupil
in the public schools. The sender
wrote that he had mischievously
damaged a piece of the school furui-
ture and wanted to pay fer the dam
age he had done to the city's proper
ty. The letter was signed Reginald
Smith. There was no address.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
Foreign.

Unless the famine conditions in
China are promptly relieved and the
Chinese government aided. in its
work, there is grave danger of the
seditionary societies fomenting an
uprising that will imperil American
and other foreign interests.
The assassination of DR.. Mauehamp
at Morocco City, Morocco, was fol-
lowed by a general attack upon Euro
peans, and the British consular agent
was forced to fire upon the mob.
The Conservative cabinet of Rou-
mania has resigned and Liberal
ministry has been formed which may
be able to deal with the troubles
among the peasants.
The North German Lloyd and the
Hamburg-American Steamship Com
panies have founded a new steam
ship line, to run between Fiume and
New York.
Nicaragua reports that its forces
have captured Choluteca, Honduras,
and that President Bonilla has fed.
VThe Earl of Selbourne, British
High Commissioner of South Africa,
in a speech at the opening of the first
parliament of the Transvaal colony,
said the employment of Chinese
would cease at the earliest possible
| moment.
The Pope has consented to act as
godfather to the expected child of
the Queen of Spain.
The German gunboat Panther has
gone to Port au Prince, Hayti, to
support the demands of the German
Minister In connection with the treat
ment of certain German subject.
Hundreds of the Roumanian army
reserves before responding to the call
to the colors took part in the riot
ing and plundering in Moldavian
| towns.
Tribesmen fighting with the troops
of the Sultan of Morocco have been
defeated by the Ben Ismala tribes
men under the leadership of the brig
and Valiente.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-24
AMUSEMENT

Sousa's captivating and melodious
music. Harry Smiths genuinely funny
book and a cast and chorus seldom
equaled IN light opera combined TO make
The Free Lance" the biggest musical
attraction or the current season at the
Academy.
The Free Lance" is n welcome re-
turn TO the Old comic opera. and IS as
welcome a relief from the frothy moth
lngness that has been served mp 60 the
public IN the numerous musical come
dies that have flooded the stage for the
last three or four years. Joseph cav
thorn. "a comedian who was ~Wcll-known
about ten years ago, when he supported
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-24
MILITARY MATTERS.

TIE Richmond HoWitzers. Battery s.
First Battalion az ARTILLERY. will. on next
tuesday night at their amory hold their.
annual meeting on this occasion certain
civic officers provided FOR in tho charter
and bylaws viii De- chosen aud tre o.ca-
sion VIII attract a large attendance 10
tl- crack command
The How1tsers will begin their ye7r
with exceptionally bright prospects having
"a large and enthusidstic membership and
an admirably equipped armory. With gym
rasium end other features attached If
IS now engaged in an effort 10 aud O.,
rs complete quarters q swimming pool
on TIC ground floor Of The old cavalry
armory on Seventh Street. its ~ n4naelum
being on the floor above. This swim
m.ng pool IS being constructed thus Gar
1s the noney raised by members or the
battery 40 limitations. dues. etc. and
acrymuiated Tor some years. Ths pool
Las already cost about son and via
cost probably as much more. D. v4I
be about thirty by siNty-two feet ana Will
range in depth from three 10 about uint
feet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-24

was on n former occasion. IN an ad-
dress delivered in Chicago IN 1902, he
said.
Was Robert Z. Lee a traitor? Tech
uically. I hln ne WAS indisputably a
traitor 10 the United states; for a tmi-
tor. as ] understsnd Il technically. IS one
guilty Of the crime CT treason, or, as tho
Century Dictionary puts 81. violating hts
allegiance TO the chief authority az the
State; while treason against the United
states IS specifically defined IN the Con-
sutuuon as levying war against IT, or
tiflng tAcir cuctnics 4d anc comfort
That Robert F. Leo did levy war against
the United States can. 7 suppose. no more
be denied than that he gave aid and
comfort to is enemies. This techni-
coly. but in history. there is treason
end reason. as there are traitors and
traitors. And. furthermore. II Robert r.
Lee was a traitor. - also. and indis-
putably. We're George W~ashingt0n, oliver
Cromwell. john Hampden. and William OF
Orange. The Est might be extended in
definitely. but these Will suffice. There
can be- no question that every one OF
those named violated his allegiance. and
gave aid and comfort 30 the enemies OF
his sovereign. washington furnishes a
precedent AT every point. A N4rg1nian.
like Leo. De was also n British subject:
nc had ought under the British flag. as
Leo had fought under that o. the United
Stites, when. n 1776. Virginia seeded
fom the British empire. he went with
his state Just as Leo went with it
cirhty-uve years later; subsequently
Washington commanded armies IN tie
Ted designated by those opposed To
them as rebels and whose desccn-
dants now Elorify them as Tho rebels
Of 90 much 20 Ice later commanded.
and at last surrendered. much larger
armies. also designated rebels by those
they confronted. Except Ia their put
alike; and logic IS logic II consequently
appears 20 follow that. n Lee was "a
traitor. Washington was also"
The moral question Is not involved. and
Mr. Adams was not Discussing #. for
he said in his Lexington speech that IN
tho same situation he would have done
exactly as Lee did. Our only fault with
the argument Ok Mr.. Adams IS that he
did mot 90 far enough. We shall never
agree tha6 General Lee was a traitor
even in "a technical sense. The mis-
which Mr.. Adams makes is IN pre-
Stunning that General Lee was a citizen
Of tho Unted States: that the United
States was primarily his country. and that
allegiance was primarily 20 the Fed
eral government The fact Is that Cen
eral Lee was born a citizen Of Virginia.
and Dee had no other citizenship in law.
Tho law prescribed how a citizen Of
Virginia might give up his citizenship
iu this state. but General Lee had never
done such q thing. Notwithstanding he
am officer in the United States Army.
he was a citizen OF Virginia Virginia
was "his country and he owed his al
i@esiance 10 Virginia When Virginia
from the Union. he was IN
bound 10 40 with her: and techni-
-aliy, as well as morally. he would have
been a traitor TO his State If ne had
violated his allegiance" and deserted
IN order 20 attain "a position
y prominence and emolument in the
nited states Army.