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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
VENEZUELA AFRAID OF WAR
Opening Of Mail Pouches Was Acct.
dent-similarity Of Seals
Was Cause.

Caracas, Venezuela, March 30.-W.
w. Russell, the American minister TO
Venezuela, In a note dated March 21
advised DR. Jose de Jesus Paul, the
Venezuelan foreign minister, that
three pouches OF official mail that
were brought into La Guaira on March
Is by the steamer Zulia for the Ameri.
can cruiser Tacoma had been opened
in the La Gualra postoffice.
DIR. Paul answered, enclosing a re
port from the La Guaira postmaster
who said the opening OF the pouches
was accidental and was due to sim
ilarity In seals.
The incident, coupled with the re
turn of the cruiser Tacoma to La
Guaira today, has caused the greatest
excitement In Caracas. El Constltu
cional. President Castro's organ, pub.
fishes an editorial entitled What Does
Roosevelt wantY" in which IL declares
that Secretary Root, under the iniiu
ence OF the president and Inspired by
Americans holding claims against Ven
ezuela. Is following a premeditated
plan to create Il conflict with this re-
public
The paper says the United States
purposes to raise the flag OF con.
quest la South America. ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
An Increase Of BUSINESS Noted.

New York, March 3O.-The Finan.
cier will say: There was a wide dis.
crepancy In the report of averages OF
the New York clearing house banks
for the week ending March 2S, and the
report of actual business of the same
institutions at the close of actual bust
ness Saturday, the summary of aver
ages indicating gain OF over $4,000
900 in cash and very moderate ex.
pansion In loans whereas the actual
conditions of banks at the close of the
week showed an expansion of $15 1854,
900 in loans and an Increase of $16,,
S98.5OO In deposits and instead OF a
gain of several million dollars in cash,
an actual loss of S5SO2O0 In this item
The loss In cash Is traceable probably
to the item of government deposits,
which were decreased $4,771,30 dur.
Ing the week by the return of public
funds TO the treasury and also to
changes incident to the opening of the
Knickerbocker Trust Co.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
.LAWSON'S STOCKS
GO WITH A RUSH
RloToUs SCENES ON NEW YORK
CURB MARKET SATURDAY -
MILLIONS CHANGE HANDS.
ADVERTISING HELPED HIM
5000 People Surge About Curb, Where
Ropes Were Of No Avail - Po-
lice Are Swept Aside
In Mad Rush.

New York, March 30.-With the win
dows of 20story skyscrapers serving
as the amphitheater from which an
enormous throng viewed the riotous
scene hatless, coatless and collarless
curb brokers pulled off near riot
Saturday while Thomas w. Lawson
gathered In something like $2,500,00O
of public money in the bargain coun
ter rush for Yukon Gold.
A conservative estimate places the
total sales at $4,000 shares at an av'
erage price of $6 The contest swung
the trading at the figure Never be.
fore has the value and effect of news
paper advertising been more thorough.
ly demonstrated With $3,500,000 of
Yukon In hand Lawson set out to sell
It at one swoop. While $4,000, 600
had been spent In the development of
the property by the Guggenheims no
gold has ever been taken from the
mines. II was a prospect. and the
public that fell over itself stood iden-
tically in the light of combination
that "grubstakes" a prospector for the
people sharing his winnings or bearing
his losses.
With this fully understood, 5000
people surged about the curb where
the ropes that are used 10 hold the
brokers in check were swept aside and
the most riotuu3 scene was enacted
that has ever marked the handling of
single stock.
IL Is the unwritten law of the curb
that no opening shall take place until
10 O'Clock. Fifteen minutes before
that time q broker names Ames Of
fered Yukon at 5h.
Choke him" Put him QUIT"
Wait for the opening,"
All of these shouts came IN bed.
lam from the excited bruk rs. Above
them 20 stories OF solid humanity
packed In the windows Of the high
buildings made q bahblinP, muttering.
MISUNDERSTANDING wall of animated
men. One broker got his raised elbow
under the chin of the offender, nearly
choking him to death So thick was
the assemblage that be could not
strike his assailaut Round and round
ne circlcd with the tall.-stOpplng ell
bow still under his chin. The veins Of
his neck swelled, aud his hat, coat and
collar were lost
At 10 o'clock The fight Opened.
Within 20 minutes 100000 shares had
been sold and more than half a mil
lion of boarded wealth had dumped
itself into the street to be scrambled
for by the eager brokers az newsboys
would scramble fer pennies tossed In
their midst by drunken sailor
II is estibated that lawson sold his
entire offering OF 100000 shares dur
ing the day IN the various markets Of
the world, cleaning up more than $4,-
0O0, 900 ON the total deals.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Police Refuse to interfere.

Minneapolis, March 30 - Charging
that the Minneapolis police refused to
interfere two weeks ago Wien he was
being kidnapped by Canadian oiii'
Ger, Adelard +. LaFond OF Manches'
ter, n. H., called on the police while
on his way to Washington TO appear
personally before the state depart,
ment I.aFOnd declares that though
an American citizen he was thrown
into Jail, indicted on a false charge,
carried across the Canadian border
with the assistance of American po.
lice and there held until he appealed
to the American consul and through
him to the state department Then he
was set free. LaFrond is a French.
Canadian by birth. He came to the
United States in 1890, was naturalized
In 1905, and founded In Tribune Of
Woonsocket, R. /.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30

The first time ! ever swallowed I
tack" caid a carpet layer 81 jumped
to my feet aud tremulously asked thu
way to the hospital.
whats the matter?" my mate, al
old hand, asked.
I've swallowed a tack said /
Good gracious. what will become c
me?
"The old hand sat back on the Gu,
net he was laying and laughed.
Why. kid said he, it's nothing
70 swallow n tack Every profession
al carpetlayer swallows half dozer
or so daily. It's thing that cause
no inconvenience. II 1t did, I'd know
it. / bet I've swallowed hundred
weight of tacks in my life.'
And I'm sure" the carpet-laye!
concluded, my mate was telling tn,
truth, for since then I've swallowed
half hundredwelght myself"
He gulped.
Hang It," he said, there goes one
now"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Declares He Was unhurt.

New York, March Clarlng he
was unhurt although he had a narrow
escape when a huge boa constructor
attempted TO crush him in tI death.
dealing grip. Edward Snyder, keeper
at Bronx zoo. is back on the job II
required ~ men To prevent Snyder
being crushed to death In view OF
many women and children who had
been permitted to witness the feeding
OF the big reptile. The attendants
liad pinioned the boa 70 the Goor,
while half dozen bares were forced
down Its throat, Suddenly The mon
lost hold on the glipRgr body The
tail whipped about Snyder and the
reptile began fastening him tighHy
In Its coils. With pb,cs irons and
spiked instrunlepts the attendants at
taelfed the snake. II finally released
rs hc'd wher burt and Snyder was
carried out OF the cage.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
NEW YORK SCENE
BOMB THROWING
HUNDREDS SINGING THE MAR
seLLAlsE" cLu5eED BY po-
LICE--A WILD MOB.
WOMAN LENDS HER HELP
Dying Man Says He Had Commission
TO XIII Police, but viii Not lmpli.
cate others--seversl Arrests
Are Mare.

New York, March 3O--Anarchy red
hated and red handed Saturday night
hurled the bomb of death into the very
center OF New York.
A bomb, intended to annlhilate the
police squad that had been sent to
prevent an unlawful gathering of agt
tators, masquerade under the title
of the "unemploypU .illed Sclig Sill
verstein, the man who hurled Il. 1t
also killed his companion, so far un
identified. Fifty people. dubbed to
the earth by the attacking police, were
added to the list of injured.
Ten thousand people, lammed and
packed in the confnU If Union
square, furnished the auG ace.
Behind the actor ui the leading role
In this tragedy of great city there
stood woman. She watched the
bomb thrower take a brass cylinder
from his pocket She even smiled as
he took match, struck It and lighted
the fuse She moved back n few feet
TO allow him room 10 swing his muir.
derous arm. She stood unabashed as
the engine of death and destruction
blew to bits the companion of the mur.
derer and then, captured by the police,
Historically refused to say who she
was or whence she came.
Union square, the scene Of this ter.
rorism, is in the center or downtown
New York. To the south Fourteenth
street, with its penuy-.u.lhe-slot ar.
cades. its theaters, its fakirs and its
giddy throng, furnishes the boundary
To the east. Fourth avenue slants
along with only .gmuU tabled d'hote
restaurant to give ii distinction. To
the west in Broadway !5 q long line
of solid business houses.
For week the meeting of the "ul
employed" had been scheduled to take
place In this square. The police had
refused permits for the meeting Agi.
tators, aking advantage Of The bust.
ness and political conditions iu the
country, had picked the 4ay HU. he
spot to make socililSt!- capital in
the early afternoon !, rllu6d. The
meeting was DELAYED. The sun came
TO push away The clouds and the lead.
ers took their hosts to the square a
little knots. Red hats, red cards iu-
cendiary mottogs and all Of the letter
and spirit that leles organized socie.
ty under whatever name appeared on
the scene.
The police had learned something
from the reds, and mall squads com
ing from the reserves of many sta.
tions marched on the scene from many
sides. At the head OF this array, now
formidable because Of the aggregation
from many stations, Inspector
Schmittberger took his place.
They have brought many carts in.
to the square to serve as speaking
stands" reported a policeman.
Drive them away; use your clubs
# necessary" replied the inspector.
A man from the crowd, hearing the
command, advanced pulled a paper
from his pocket and tapped 1t with
his fingers
THAT" he said, rs the strongest
thing in America II is the constitu'
tion of the United States. It says
that the people have right to peace.
ably assemblage."
This is the strongest thing in Un'
ion square replied the inspector,
holding aloft his club.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Threat Made Good.

Angola, n. Y, March 30.-MalIing
good their threat that If $4,000 was
not forthcoming they would blow up
his home, members of the Black Hand
placed a heavy charge of dynamite
under the house Of Sebastian Logras,
so, about a mile west of Brant Center,
and lgnited It. The explosion did con.
siderable damage TO the house and the
force of the concugsion threw sew.
eral members OF tho family from their
beds. Fortunately hlweyer, none OF
th occupants of the building We're in.
1ured.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Charged with Attempted BIackmaiI

Detroit, March 3O,--A young man
giving the name Of Roland Lewis, said
TO have been formerly employed by
the Columbia Guaranty Co. Of Wash.
ington, was arrested here Sunday
charged with attempted blackmail
The arrest was made at Wilcox street
Mrs. Lulu Butler under the direction
OF police In response to threatening
letters demanding $40 on penalty Of
death A decoy package containing
one dollar was placed in the selected
hiding place and the arrest was made
by watching detectives when the
young man went TO the place at the
hour selected, The police say the man
admitted having sent threatening let
ters also to two business men.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
A ne.Handed Loeksmlth.a

In a little shop over on Prospect
avenue, not far from the Colonial Ar.
cade. is an old locksmith whose ia.
cility at turning out keys OF difficult
design and doing the other work that
comes to locksmith Is a marvel to
those who have seen him. The old
man has only one arm. The other
II off at the shoulder. BY the use
OF wise which he operates with his
knee he is able to hold the rough
pattern OF the key while he works
on 1t with his file. 1t Is said that
no task that can be performed by
any locksmith with both OF his hands
Is too much for him.-Cleyelan Plain
Dealer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Naming Boys.

'Whatever you do, never name .
boy after yourself" was a saying OF
Uncle Laie Hume of Columbia. aud
1t is wise conclusion for more rea
sons than one.
In after years the father and son
are referred to as big John" or
Ragged John" Little John So and
SO" or "Old Tom and Young Tom,
and big Dick" Little Peel Head
and the like, In the family the young
ster Is generally called brother.
babe" "buss," Dock Cud" OF
"Maunch." and the like, while the old
gentleman is dubbed "the old man. =
or dad" pap" or paw" Just as
well give your boy nickname at the
start as to name him after yourself
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Refuses Public Library.

Buoyrus. o.. March 3O.--The village
OF Caledonia turned down Mrs. Anna
Hardness offer of public library
building for the village, saying they
could not maintain 1t properly Now
Mrs. Hardness has offered to build a
$4,000 memorial NJ. Il. church there
In memory of her mother Mrs. Martha
Underwood. Caledonia has accepted.
Abram Garfield of Cleveland is the
architect. Mrs. Harkness is wealthy
New York woman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Women in Public Lite.

There are, II is estimated, something
like 1000 women on various publicly
elected bodies in England and Wales
at the present time, aud of this mum.
ber about ,2p0 are members of boards
Of guardianS OF the GA unions In
England and Wales i07 now have
women guardians, the proportion Of
women 10 men being one In every q
or 20, In London there are 120 wom.
en- guardians distributed among 81
unions, The new qualification bill
will opea mp Az more public bodies To
gomen- namely, 326 town councils. 90
county councils and 2S London bor-
ough councils.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Two Dozen Men Held.

Cleveland, March 30 --Twenty.elght
men are held at centra. police station
In connection with the mysterious
murder of GULL Salvatore, whose body,
bearing nine knife wounds, was found
In Andes alley s. Il. Salvatore was
}5 and lived in tenement at 436 Il.
Ninth street Cola Salvatore, 436 Or
ange avenue S. e, brother of the dead
man, is one of the prisoners. Money
was found in the dead mans pockets.
Robbery was not the motive.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Fast Enallah Trains.

The quickest run in England is the
Northeastern's from Darlington "a
York, 44A miles, at speed of GIT
miles per hour, but this can scarcely
be ranked above the Great Western
run from Paddington to Bristol via
Bath. 11SA miles. at speed of 592
miles per hour. The longest run is
the Great Westerns from Paddington
to Plymouth, 225& miles, at a speed
OF 54.S miles per hour. though the
Midland has one nearly as good from
Leeds to st. Panerasi 1907 miles, at
55.3 miles per hour.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Woman Sleeps s. Days.

Los Angeles, March 30.--Mrs. Beu
lah Hawkins has surpassed all rec
ords for long sleeps In this state, ac.
rording to the authorities at the coun
y hospital here Sunday was the
lfty-second day of the woman's sleep
February she was removed to the
hospital and has spoken but two words
since, A score of attempts made to
awaken her have been In vain.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
WIN Moet In Conference.

Columbus, o.. March 3O.--On next
Tuesday the coal operators OF the
Hooking Valley and the miners OF
that district will meet In Columbus
for a conference in regard TO the wage
scale which will expire next Wednes-
day After Tuesday there will be no
wage agreement between the miners
and operators of Ohio and q suspen4
sion OF work will take place untii tho
new scale Is arranged.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
SALE OF BONDS

! Sealed proposals will be received at
1.-THE office OF the auditor of the city
of Marion, State of Ohio, until ~
O'clock noon OF Tuesday, April 7.
l19OS. for the purchase of two issues
OF bonds OF the said city. The bonds.
are described as follows:
One Issue of $500 to pay part OF
the cost and expense OF constructing
storm water sewer from Center
shall be dated January /, 1908. shall
be of the denomination of $500 and
shall bear interest at the rate OF four
land one-half per cent. per annum,
payable semi-annually at the office
of the city treasurer Marion, Ohio.
THE bonds will mature as follows:
Zone bond September /. 1903, and one
bond on March / and September l OF
each year from 1910 to 1916, both In
lclusive. These bonds are issued un-
| der the authority OF an act OF the
General Assembly OF Ohio, entitled
l"An Act to Amend Sections 1926.
1886 and 2S37 and to repeal Section
2S37A of the Revised Statutes au-
lthorizing the issue of bonds by cities.
villages, hamlets and townshLps,"
passed April 20, 1902 COS Ohio Laws,
pages 3lS to 1927, and all amendments
thereto. and in accordance with an
Ordinance passed by the city council
lof Marion, Ohio, December g, 1aGi.
Bonds will be payable at the office
OF the city treasurer. Marion. Ohio.
Each bid must be marked "Bld for
storm water sewer bonds" and as
guarantee of good faith. must be ac-
icompanied by cash deposit OF 5000
or certified check for that amount
on Marion, Ohio. bank.
One issue of $3.O50 TO pay the cIty's
portion OF the cost and expense OF
constructing certain street improve
ments. Said bonds shall bear the
date of December l. 1907, and shall
be of the denomination of $500, ex-
cept the last, which shall be bond
of $50. Said bonds shall bear in
terest at the rate of four per cent.
per annum, payable semi-annually
at the office of the city treasurer,
Marion, Ohio, and will mature as
follows: One bond of $500 on March
IA and September 1 of each year from
1909 to 1911, both inclusive and one
bond of $50 on September 1. 1912.
IAll bonds will be payable at the Of
flee OF the city treasurer, Marion.
IOhio These bonds are issued under
the authority OF an act of the Gen.
eral Assembly OF Ohio, cited above.
land in accordance with an ordinance
passed by the. city ouncll OF Marion.
Ohio. Otober 7. 1907 Each bid must
be marked. bid for city's portion
bonds" and as guarantee OF good
faith must be accompanied by q cash
deposit OF 800 or a certified check
for that amount on a Marion, Ohio,
bank.
Zach issue will be sold to the high
est and best bidder for not less than
par and accrued interest.
HARRY s. ELLIOTT.
City Auditor.
Marion. Ohio. March z. 1908.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
True Irish VIII.

Tim" Healy, the Irish member OF
parliament, is quick at repartee. A
voter once informed him that he
would Sooner vote for the deYll than
COR Healy," But possibly your friend
nay not turn up" said Tim, adding
a q tone of mild inquiry Perhaps
yOa would support me then?"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Could Not aa Aroused.

Berea. o., March 30.--A we'll dressed
man with broken leg and a scalp
wound was found unconscious In a
ditch alongside the Lake Shore rail-
road tracks two miles south of Berea
by train crew Saturday night. The
man was able to gasp out the name
Barnes. lie could not be aroused TO
tell how he was hurt or to give his
address. Railroad men think he eth
er fell or was pushed from passenger
train.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
t,yracred for week,s waoea

New York, March 3O.-Lilllan THE.
~, aged To- was found dead in lot
near Glendale, Il. l., and the police
declare the girl was murdered for the
$3.50 she carried her weeks wages
as factory employe. They lay the
crime to tramps, but have no ciew.
Shs was found by passing train crew
with her skull crushed. Although she
recovered sufficiently to speak, she
could give no account Of the attack.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Catholic Prlest honored.

New York, March 3O.-Father w. |.
'eamey of the Catholic church In the
""V card and Chaplain with
Admiral Dewey In Manila, was to.
night elected exalted ruler OF the New
York lodge OF Elks. after warmly
.~.-n s,.etiUn. Father Reamey
Eas formerly from Detroit.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Tampered With U. s. Mail.

Washington, March 3O.-The state
department has instructed United
States Minister Russell at Caracas tC
investigate thoroughly the charge that
the Venezuelan authorities have tam
pered with the mail OF the United
States cruiser Tacoma.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Preparing for eubonlc Plague.

Guayaquil, March 3O.--The sanitary
commission has prepared ample ac.
commodations for large number of
cases of bubonlc plague.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
LETT for South Coast Of cuba.

Washington, March 30. "A cable.
gram was recsiVed at the navy de,
Nwtup to-day from Commander +.
a. Potts of the cruiser Des Moines,
now at Port an Prince. Hayti, stating
that the gunboat Eagle had left that
place for the south coast OF Cuba,
where she will resume survey work.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
wfe's lIlnees Calls Him Home.

London, March 30-Tommy Burns
the American heavyweight pugili.t, ex
poets to leave England for the United
States April 4. His early departure
from this country is due to the illness
of his wife.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
senator's Condition Favorable.

Philadelphia, March 30.--The condi
tion OF United States Senator Penrose
who is III at his home here, continues
favorable and his recovery Is now
hoped for
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
To Resume Business.

Dayton, o., March 3O.--The Nationa
Casn Register Co., which has beei
smut down for over a month, has II
sued notice that It VIII resume opera
tions next Monday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
Korean Government Remembers Him.

Toxic, March 80 The Korean cab
met has decided to give 10000 yen to
the family of Durham W. Stevens, who
was assassinated in San Francisco by
a Korean
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-09-04
EXPLOSION OF KEROSENE
BURNS TWO

+. w. Grant was terribly burned on
Tuesday by an explosion of kerosene at
his home on Lupfer avenue, and Mrs.
Grant was also quite painfully burned at
the same time, although not quite so
seriously as her husband. Mr.. Grant was
pouring kerosene from five-gallon can
into the stove when the explosion occur
cd, and he was at once wrapped in flames.
The fire department was called out and
soon extinguisled the flames, so that the
house was not seriously damaged.
MIR. and Mrs. Grant were at once re-
moved to the hospital to receive treat
ment for their injuries. Mrs. Grant was
burned on the hands and arms, bWt will
probably soon recover. Mr.. Grant, how
ever, is in a serious condition, his entire
body being mass of burns.
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