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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
Candidates ARE
LOOMING UP

Candidates for congress and the sew
eral county offices to be filed at the
general election next fall who
will be voted for at the spring prim-
ary to be held on April 18th are mat
erializing very rapidly. Petitions, in
circulation signed by qualified elect
ors, asking that the names of various
candidates for nomination be placed
on the official ballot of the respective
parties, are growing in size daily. A
great deal of interest is manifested
and from appearances there may be
warm contest for nomination as relate
to some of the offices.
The petitions in the case of cand i'd
ates for congress or for State offices
must be filed at least four weeks
prior to the primary with the secret
ary of the commonwealth and in all
other cases shall be filed, at least three
weeks prior to the primary with the
county commissioners. 1t will thus be
seen that candidates have entered the
contest early. The number of signers
required on the petition relating to
congress are two hundred; on the petit
tions relating to offices to be voted for
by the entire county, fifty.
At the spring primary candidates
will be nominated for each of the
following offices congress, member of
the State house of representatives,
county commissioners full board and
county auditors
For congress the petition asking
that the name of John @. McHenry be
placed on the official ballot of the
Democratic party has grown to vol
luminous proportions and Montour
county alone will give Mr.. MoHenry
the two hundred signers required in
the district
Charles W. Cook, at present mem
Der of the board of county commits
sioners. is Republican candidate for
the nomination for member of the
State house of representatives His
petition is growing rapidly.
AS candidate for the nomination for
District Attorney the county commits
sioners will be petitioned to have the
name OF Charles P Gearhart, present
incumbent of the office, placed upon
the official ballot of the Democratic
party. The petition relating to MI
Gearhart has made its appearance
within the last dav or so.
Among the petitions Is one asking
that the name of Michael Breckbill Of
Mahoning township be placed upon
the official ballot of the Democratic
party as candidate for the nomina-
tion for county commissioner.
George R. Sechler as county COM
missioner and J. Harry Woodside as
C ounty auditor will both be candi-
dates again. Each is represented by
a numerously signed petition relating
tt the office sought.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
HOW 1T WORKED
IN ONE CASE

Joe Lesher, of the Selinsgrove Times,
tells of an old Snyder county farmer
who moved to town to give the boys a
chance. He said he wanted them to
go to school and not be compelled to
work as hard as he had done. We ask
ed him how the experiment. had sue.
ceeded and he said the boys had al
ready learned to smoke cigars. swear,
shake dice and make fun of their ia
ther and refer to other retired farmers
as old hayseeds, Reubens, etc. land
from recent indication he had no idea
that they would ever hurt themselves
at work.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
WILL erect BILL
BOARD IN CANAL

George ID. Edmondson on behalf of
the Danville Opera House company
appeared before council Friday night to
ask for tie erection of bill board in
the canal on the west side of the cul-
vert on Mill street, which was brought
up before council at its last meeting
Monday night ana was voted down.
The ground for the bill board. he said.
has been rented OF the d. l.. q w.
Railroad company and paid for at so
much year. He did not wish to an
tagonize council, however, and stated
that he would he willing to comprom-
ise matters by erecting the board at
some distance from the culvert, say
within five feet, of the rear of the
Sperring building.
At this juncture the secretary read
a communication from Borough Solic-
itor E. S. Gearhart in reply to an in
quiry from William Deutsch, which
stated in effect that the attorney was
unable to find any definite law govern
ing the erection and maintenance OF
bill boards in this State
On motion of Mr.. Schstz it was ord
cred that the Danyille Opera House
company be given permission to erect
a bill board in the canal opposite the
point esignated-within five feet Of
the rear of the Sperring building.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
cred that an item of s92 for stone be
stricken out of the bill rendered by
council to the soldiers monument
committee for constructing founda-
tion. The vote stood as follows:
Yeas-Sweisfort, Jacobs, Finnigan,
Meyer, Schatz, Angle.
Nays-Russell, Deutsch, Dietz.
On motion of Mr. Russell it was ord
cred that the D. L. & W. Railroad
company be permitted to temporarily
repair the pavement on Mill street on
the west side of the canal culvert with
plank. The D. L. & W. Railroad COM
pany averred that it would be inadvis-
able to use concrete and attempt to
make permanent repairs this winter.
Next spring the entire sidewalk will
be reconstructed.
On motion of Mr.. Russell it was ord
cred that the borough treasurer be in
structed to sell ten thousand dollars
worth OF. borough bonds
On motion OF Mr.. Russell it was ord
cred that canvass of water takers be
made and a new book formed for the
convenience of the water department,
the canvass to be made by Superin.
tendent of the Water Works P. ].
Keefer and Street Commissioner E. S.
Miller.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
Dietrich Case
AGAIN appealed

Notwithstanding that he has begun
his long term of fifteen years impris-
onment for causing the death of
"Corky" Jones. Peter Dietrich has
not abandoned hope of final acquittal.
His attorneys, Hon. Grant Herring and
William Kase West. are preparing to
take the case to the supreme court for
the second time.
The history of this hard fought case
is we'll known to our readers. Jones
was killed by pistol shot fred by
Peter Dietrich in the hotel of the lat
ter Oh the night of February 18th.
1906. The plea of the defense is that
the shooting was wholly accidental.
Dietrich has already had three
trials. At the first trial, June, 1906,
the jury disagreed. With the consent
of the defendant a juror was with
drawn and the case continued. At the
second trial he was found guilty of
murder in the second degree.
Errors were alleged in the charge to
the jury and the case was carried to
the supreme court, which body re-
versed the lower court and ordered a
new trial.
The next, or third trial, took place
last June and resulted in verdict of
second degree murder. The defense at
once took such steps as were necessary
in order to carry the case to the sup
RENE court. alleging errors. Judge
Evans sentenced Dietrich to ffte en-
years Imprisonment and in a few
days time he was removed to the
Eastern penitentiary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
SPORTSnEN
WANT LAW CHANGED

The meeting held by the sportsmen
of Berks county, who desire the game
laws changed. was largely attended.
Dr. Kalbfus, of Harrisburg, secretary
of the Pennsylvania State game com
mission, and Emerson Decter, The re-
Gently appointed deputy game COM
missioner, addressed the session. They
urged permanent organization and
that the sportsmen press their claims
through their representatives in the
legislature The petition now oirculat-
ed for change of the laws is signed
by 8. coo persons and is in the hands OF
Martin Larkin. secretary of the In
dependent Gun club.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
Death of an Infant.

Lester William, the six weeks old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. ID. MINER, of
Sunbury, died Tuesday. The funeral
will take place this afternoon at 2
O'Clock from the home of J. NJ. Ritter,
Bloom road.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09

On Monday morning when Mrs. G.
A. Fissel. of Dillsburg. York county,
awoke she attempted to awaken her
husband, who lay beside her, when she
was shocked to find him dead of ap-
oplexy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09

While Samuel Craley. of Red Lion
York county was showing some frioudS
a finely decorated Christmas trea o'
Saturday evening the tree cauf q"
and Crsley was horribly burned, 4~k-
ing his recovery doubtful.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09

~ sHULTZ, NJ.
425 MILL ST., DANvGLLE, PA.
Diseases of the Stomach and lntestnes
Specially
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
EDMisTEN FoRFEiTs BOND
Former Populist Leader Fails to An
sWer in Court,

Omaha. Feb. 25.--James II, Edmis.
ten OF Lincoln, former chairman of the
Populist state committee and state
oil inspector under the last Populist
regime In Nebraska. failed to appear
in the United States district court in
answer to indictments charging him
with frauds in several land transac.
lions. and Judge W. II. Munger de.
clsred his bonds of $4,000 forfeited.
These were two bonds of S 1000 each
on which John A. Edmisten, brother,
signed his name as surety.
The whereabouts OF Edmisten is a
matter of conjecture. That Is the
reason for the forfeiture of his bond.
Last week q rumor was circulated that
he had left for Mexico after having
disposed of all his property, amount.
ing to some $780, 900. Friends of Ed.
misten denied this rumor and said he
was in North Platte, near which place
he was arranging to engage extensive.
iy in the ranch business.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
TRAIN HITS COACH; SIX KILLED
Vehicle Caught Between Crossing
Gates With No Chance to Escape.

Spring Valley, N. Y, Feb. IA
~tCam-specke1 pair of horses that tore
through the streets. dragging between
Item a splintered wagon pole, brought
TO the village the first news OF a craze
crossing accident, in which nine mem.
Ders or its most prominent families
were either killed outright or fright.
FULLY injured.
The runaways brought up at the liv.
cry stable OF George Young. from
whom they had been hired the night
before TO take a party of men and
girls to a basketball game at Nyack.
Returning in the early hours of the
day, the wagon load Of merrymakers
was run down at West Nyack cross.
ing by an Ontario and Western eX.
press train. Four of the party were
instantly killed. two died while being
removed to the Hudson county hos.
pital at Hoboken and the other three
lie in a serious condition at that in.
stitution.
The dead: George Reith, assistant
superintendent of the telephone Office
n manager of the Spring Valley
basketball team; Nelson May, who
drove the team; Bertha Singer. Edith
Singer, George Shinn, a basketball
player. and jeanette Palmer.
The responsibility for the accident
is in dispute. The survivors cannot
be questioned as yet. and the only
other witness was the crossing gate
tender. He claims that the team was
driven through the lowered gates.
The gate on the side of approach was
broken down, but the opposite gate
was intact and. If previously lowered.
must have been hurdled by the fright
ened horses after the wagon had been
struck and torn from its pole. The
animals were uninjured,
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
STOESSEL is GUILTY
sREsulT OF coURT.MARTiAL FOR
SURRENDER OF PORT ARTHUR.
Court Recommends That Death Sen
ienee Upon General stoessei Be
Commuted to Ten Years lmprison.
ment-SmirnoH and Reiss Acquitted.

st. Petersburg. Feb. 21.-General
Stoessel has been concerned to death,
General Fock has been reprimanded,
and Generals Smirnoff and Reiss have
been acquitted. The court recon.
mends that the death sentence upon
General Stoessel be committed to ten
years Imprisonment in a fortress and
that be be excluded from the service.
General Vodar, president of the
court. read the sentences amid a tense
silence, BY a great effort of self-con.
troll, General Stoessel maintained a
rigid soldicr.llke impassivity. General
Smirnotf also was seemingly I'M
moved, but there were tears in the
eyes Of General Reiss.
The sentence of death was pro.
nouuCed upon General Stoessel 'for
surreGdering the fortress before all
The g of defense had been ex.
hausted: for failing to enforce his au-
,hority. and for military misdemean-
ors.'
Communication of the sentence was
asked ON the ground that Port Ar
tuui DCbct ny over HelIlllnp lOTCSS,
defended itself under General Stoes-
sells leadership with unexampled
stubbornness and filed the world with
establishment at the heroic courage OF
its garrison; that several assaults had
been ~repulsec with tremendous losses
ON the part OF the enemy; that Gen.
cral Stoessel, throughout the siege,
had maintained the heroic courage Of
the defenders, and, finally, that he
had taken energetic part in three cam.
paigns."
The passing of the death sentence
upon Lieutenant General Stoessel Is a
harsh and tragic ending of the career
of this Russian commander who, three
years ago, was acclaimed around the
world as the Hero OF Port Arthur"
The general. who was decorated by
Emperor William of Germany and hon.
Ored by the Russian army for his gal
liant defense of the Port Arthur fort.
ress. has now been tried and found
wanting in courage and capability by
his own people and sentenced to give
up his life to the fetish Of army pres
tige, Even Stoessel's former enemies,
the Japanese. have come forward to
say that he does not deserve this
treatment at the hands OF his country.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
PLOT FoILED BY POLICE
ST. Petersburg Authorities Round up
Band Of Terrorists.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 22.-The frus.
tratiou in this city of a terrorist plot
and the arrest on the streets of no
less than fifty men and women for al
legged completely was followed by the
capture In suburban towns of several
other persons implicated in the abor.
tive attempt at assassination, who
were gathered in Just as they were
trying to escape. The police believe
they have made the most important
and telling move against the terror.
lists that has been engineered in sew.
erai years.
The plot came very much nearer
maturity than did the last unsuccess-
full conspiracy against the emperor,
the participants In which were tried
and condemned last July. According
10 the police, the band that started out
Thursday to do murder had two VIC
tins In view, Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholaieyitch and NJ. Chtcheglovitoff,
the minister Of justice. Both the
grand duke and the minister we're to
have been assasslnated between their
ttsiuSuNeo anu Tue TdliIOdu StdtlOn
for Tsarskoe Seb, where they were
going to see the emperor. Two dis.
tinct revolutionary organizations were
concerned, The first had its head
quarters In Finland and the second
was the so-called Northern Flying col
umn. recruited in the vicinity of Mos.
Cow.
Alarmed at the recent arrests OF
sgitators at Viborg and Helsingfors
and the prospective closing of Finnish
territory as "a shelter from which to
conduct their operations, the first or
g%anization decided TO put its plans
into immediate execution. The Mos.
COW allies were notified end joined
the group from Finland In st. Peters
burg. The police. however, had been
informed OF what was in the air, and
took steps accordingly. They decided
to spring the trap, and as a result al
most all the men and women implicat'
ed are now in prison. The entire force
OF the secret service was employed,
Some were detailed to follow the sus'
poets from the time they arrived In
ST. Petersburg, while others p~atrolled
the streets in the vicinity OF the resi-
dences OF the grand duke and NJ.
Chtchegloyitof. which are only a few
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
ROAD sAchs Pa SSHolcERs.
Union Pacific Tells Them to Stand Pat
Against Nebraska Law.

Lincoln, Feb. 25.-Passholders, re.
ceiving their transportation through
the Union Pacific, will have the rail
road behind them If they resist the
state in its prosecutions under the
anti.pass law. This is the informa.
ton that has come to the railroad com
mission from Platte county. where the
county attorney is now determined to
begin criminal action under the new
law at-once. County Attorney Hensley
delayed for a time, having received in.
timations that the passes would be re.
turned. During the negotiations that
took place the attitude of the railroad
was made known. Where passes have
been held prosecutions will at once be
begun. "a
Attorney Edison Rich of Omaha, rep.
resenting the Union Pacific. sent Il
letter to the railroad commissioners
in which he made further explanations
Of the pass situation. In this he says
tho transportation given surgeons In
Nebraska by the Union Pacific is In
accordance with continuing contracts
entered with them in 1906 and under
which the passes are renewed each
year. The contracts were made before
the enactment of the anti-pass law.
hence the claim the trans ortat!on is
unaffected.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28

Nelson. Neb., Feb. 24.-Careful and
systematic searching In all the large
cities Of the west has failed to solve
the mystery OF the disappearance Of
Myrtle Martin. fourteen years old.
The girl was abducted from her home
near here by an unidentified man in
an automobile. She was tho star wit.
ness in an important criminal trial.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Market Street Bank Closes at Frisco.

San Francisco, Feb 22.-The Mar.
ket Street bank did not open its doors
It's financial condition Is being investi.
gated by the bank commissioners. The
bank has deposits amounting to ST..
1872. 206. The officials Of the institu.
ton claim that 1t is solvent. but state
they are pressed for money to meet
demands
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28

There Is Il politician now serving his
state in congress who Is well known
for his dlsinclination to admit that he
IL Ill, as well as for his circumlocutory
method OF expression.
One day a friend asked after the
great mans health.
Thomas" said the representative
cautiously, 81 am not well, but ! am
better than | was when | was worse
than ! now am ~Lippincott's.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28

doors apart. ihsn. q; q gwen sigma
the police descended on their pre-,
and the fighting and arrests followed
Most Of the prisoners are young, be.
tween seventeen and twenty.one years.
well dressed. and we'll supplied with
money.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
His Life Saved by Faithful Doc

Louisville. Neb.. Feb. 24.--lmpris.
oned in an empty well for two nights
and almost three days without food or
drink, Byron McNealy was saved from
a terrible death when his dog led a
party of searchers to the abandoned
well into which he had fallen while
hunting. He was taken out half dead
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Cannot Pass on Right Way to AIisht.

Lincoln, Feb. 24.-The supreme
court says that 1t is mi of its province
TO penalize a woman who descends
from a street car backwards. The case
is n in which Mrs. Emma Hoskovec
sued the Omaha Street Railway com.
pany for damages as a result Of in
juries received while alighting from a
street car. The defense OF the com.
pany was that Mrs. Hoskovec violated
the plainly printed rules by alighting
from the a backwards. The supreme
court says it cannot take cognizance
OF what is tho right way to alight from
a car, and must accept the evidence.
The trial court is reversed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Bryan Back in Lincoln.

Lincoln, Feb. 25,-After a month OF
speechmaling in the south and east.
w. j. Bryan returned to his Lincoln
home for a stay of two days. when he
will go direct to Mississippi, Mr..
Bryan came from Kansas City es-
pecially to address tomorrow night the
Nebraska Editorial association, which
began its annual meeting last evening
with a talk by T.. w. Howe. editor OF
the Atchison Globe, After his trip to
Mississippi. which will be brief. Mr.
Bryan will return to Nebraska for a
stay OF several days. His present plan
is TO attend the Democratic state con
vention at Omaha March 8
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
Illinois Mayor Disappears.

Nashville. ILL.,, Feb. 22.-Jacob
Cehring, mayor Of Alhambra, has dis
appeared and all efforts to locate him
have proved futile. He disappeared
last week.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
v. p. Lays on Three Trains.

Columbus, Neb,, Feb. 25,-Retrench.
ment in freight service OF its branch
lines was inaugurated by the Union
Pacific when three trains were laid of
on the Columbus division. The Grand
Island local freight was discontinued
and traffic will be handled by the
through freight. The Norfolk branch
train made its last III yesterday, aud
the local TO Spalding will be continued
today.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28
CONVICTED OF MANsLAUGHTER
Jury Takes Forty Hours to Arrive at
Frank Verdict.

Pawnee City, Neb., Feb. 24.-The
jury in the Frank murder trial. after
being out about forty hours, returned
a verdict Of ma~nslaughter. On the
first ballot the jury stood six for con.
viction and six for acquittal, and prac.
tically remained SO for siXty.eight bal
lots.
Ernest Frank, a wealthy farmer.
was indicted two months ago, charged
with killing his young wife, The
crime was committed last April, but
it was thought at the time the girl
had committed suicide. The body
was found in the farm home. The
couple had been married but a short
time before the killing. The convicted
ma is well connected.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-03

home OF Capt William o. ALDEN
who, in 1919, commanded the bark
bearing his name on her maiden voy-
age from Belfast to San Francisco,
around the Horn, with a large party
of god hunters and a valuable cargo
on board Forty persons, including
the captain, his two mates and the
steward each had $500 invested in
the vessel and cargo. The common
sailors worked their passages, for the
sake of getting to the land Of promise
or the fifty persons who made the
voyage but three now survive, VIII
liam W. West. of Boston; Henry ].
Woods. of Newton. Mass, and 10
reno G.. Coombs, of Globe, Ariz.
Captain Alden died in Belfast. Me-,
April IS, 1890. at the age Of SO. A
short tine beforel his death he had
he house "clapbdarded with slate, .
as he expressed 1t, as a protection
against FIRE.
The bark Suliote, Captain Simpson,
which made the voyage a short time
before the Alden, with fifty passen-
gers and a cargo OF lumber. made a
most profitable trip. The lumber was
bought in Belfast for $40 per thou
sand feet and sold in San Francisco
for $500 per thousand But when
the Alden arrived the gold fever was
At such a height that nobody could
be induced to engage in so prosy a
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Aftcr All He Was There.

J. A. Peasc, the chief Liberal
whip. related at the dinner given to
him by the Eighty club that during
an all-night sitting of the House of
Commons a certain member was. as
he thought. absent. The gentleman
was really present at every division,
but he was snatching sleep at inter-
walls in one of the recesses Of the
House.
Mr.. Pease. however. not having
noticed him in the division lobby.
sent telegram to his home at Z
O'Clock in the morning. saying,
Come down az once aud relieve the
guard aud those at work al night
The member turned up at his own
house at o'clock in the morning and
expected 10 find a warm welcome
from his wife and family and good
deal of sympathy for having been In
the House all night.
But his wife's greeting was:
"Where have you been?" He replied.
II have been at the house at an all
might sitting"
"Now, It's no use You telling me
lies" said the good lady. and she
produced from under her pillow Mr..
Pease's telegram Evening
Standard
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sctiic.Co,niIIaud Wedding.

The marriage Of Miss Anna Rad.
ford Settle and Mr.. Louis VI. Cornil-
laud, took place last Sunday after.
noon al o'c.ock at the home OF the
bride on North Fifth street. by the
Rev w =. Cave The house was
beautifully decorated with potted
plants ard goldenfod.
Before the ceremony Mrs. GRAY
sang Melody Of hive" ana 'Bs-
cause" Miss Courtie Puryear, played
Lohengrin's wedding march as the
bridal party entered and during thr
ceremony the "Venltlan Love Song
was played softly.
The bride were a beautiful. dark
blue travelling suit. with hat ana
Z, cyes to match.
The couple left Sunday evening
for Dyersburg, Tenn. where they vii
reside.