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New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
NATIONAL HOSPITALITY FUND.

London MAY 2S.-Replying 10 the deputatcn
which came TO ask tho government for financial
s,ppor- for the Peace Congress, which will assem-
Bile in London in July. David ILoyd-George, Chan-
celIor Of the Exchequer announced last night that
at his suggestion and in view of the importance OF
promoting international fTiendhness the govern
,,,enr has sanctioned setting apart a sum from the
exchaoue- each year the amount not yet being de-
cded to organize the country's international nos
ri,ality on a more regular nasis He further mt
ma, ted that this fund might cover objects suCh
. -bo den,,ta.ion advocated. The Chancellors 5
novel proposal is warmly supported by the London
uapers
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
TEN DEAD IN TORNADOES.
T1relUe Injured and Great Damage
Done IN Oklahoma County.

Wichita, Kan, May 2I.-Ten dead, twelve in
jured hundreds of cattle killed. a vast acreage
of crops destroyed and many buildings wrecked
are the results of series of tornadoes that
visited Alfalfa County. Oklahoma, last night.
The storm seemed to enter Alfalfa County
from the west, north and northeast simultane-
ously Every obstruction was levelled The
Mcdonald family. living Ingersoll. sought
safety in a cyclone cellar. This unroofed
and the occupants We're buried under debris.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
PaTTEN,S CORNER FIRM.
Armow Heory Loser IN Onslaught,
and Corn GOcs to 81.
rBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune ]

Chicago. May 21.-Ja.nes 4 Patten and j.
ogdea Armour c:ashed in q spectacular close IN
May corn today. The price soaring 10 II before
the pit was closed.
Armour rushed into the market in an effort 10
Lreak the Patter .,orner. but despite every at
tack he market y,as held hrn by Patten' VINO
denonst-sted his absolute control Of the sltua-
ton
When corn started up Armour tried to bear
the make, m, selling half-cent under offered
prices The effort was unava lg and is be-
lieyed "a have cost Armour hundreds Of thou
hands Of collars in a few minutes of trading
IN fna! burst Of excitement tiie gram
reached 81 and thea closed az Sc. Both OF these
are record breaking figures.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
mas TABOR SAVES MATCHLEsS MINE.

Icleg -apn 70 Inc IE'b1Ie-I
l,enver May 27.-Ten minutes before the 1850
,,,ortrage held by George Douglas. OF Chicago On
the famous Matches mine, near LeadNlI!e' was
:. Mrs Elizabeth Tabor widow of Sen
-. II " Tabor, regained control by paying
ne claim. She and her daughters have been living
=. - h,,, at the mine ever since the Senator died
,-.,~i,e everybody from the workings
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
TRACE OF ELOPING PRINCESS.

Geneva May 21.-Prtncess Amelie-Louise OF
F'urstenberg and Gustav kozian, an employe Of
an automobile frm. with whom she eoped recently
from Vienna were traced 10 Zurich by detectives.
Learning that they had been discovered. they left
there on Monday last II is said that the princess
had with her many gems. including several valua-
BILE tiaras a description of which has been sem
10 the principal Jewellers of Europe, with warn
ing purchase
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
VICTORY FOR TURRET
THE FLORIDA BOMB4RDED
Ne1c Fighting Mast Not Brought
Dozen by Big Guns Fire.

Old Point Comfort Va, May 27.-The biggest
naval gun, the heaviest projectile and the high
est explosive known, combined with close range
and deadly aim. were allowed to work their full
havoc on the turret plate of the monitor Florida
to-day The result is declared to be victory
for turret construction, and this notwithstanding
the 11-inch hardened steel plate was blackened
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
o,ocees OF FARMAk'S AEROPLANE.

Chen. May 27-Renry Farman. the British aero
"a - -5a,, made two flights Of l.soo metres in his
aeronlane. This is the greatest distance yet ac-
coronlished in straight lire
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
HEARST FLEES SUBPOENA.
Takes Refuge on the Lusitania from
Recount Process iSer1,er.

William r. Hearst, whose lawyers, with the
assistance of the Attorney General, trying
to demonstrate that Mr.. Hearst was elected
Mayor of New York in 1905, went on board the
Lusitanfa at O'Clock yesterday morning, re-
manning in his stateroom from that hour until
O'Clock in the afternoon, when the boat sailed
for Europe To his representative Mr.. Hearst
gave this message few minutes before sail
ing:
You might well go back to the house and
tell that subpoena server who is laying for me
that there is no use hanging around any longer
as am on the high seas, and won't be back for
two months"
In the Supreme Court before Justice Lambert
Eugent Lamb Richards counsel for the Mayor
announced on Tuesday that he wanted Mr.
Hearst as a witness. As Mr.. Hearst had made
MS plans to sail for Europe. the news sent Il
cold chill down the back Of Clarence J. Shearn
and other members of the Hearst happy family
justice Lambert mildly suggested the best way
TO get witness to subpoena him
Mr. Richards acted on the suggestion and OBJ
tanned the supoena- It put into the hands
OF a process server, who posted himself outside
MI Hearsts house at Lexington avenue and
18th street. When The American" appeared
yesterday the following announcement was on
the third page:
NEW PARTY LEADERS
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28

Health Delight cooi depths Of the
Baisara forests of Bretton Woods Hotel represent
atives, 1850 Broadway. Tel i74S Mad.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28

EoeewooO INN, GREENWICH, CONN.
,o,ns to-day Ideal nace Tor Holiday ou'lns.-Sa"s
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28

DEWEYS OLD MADEIRA OR SHERRY.
sherry before dinner. Madeira after
n IT Dewey & Sons Co. l3S Fulton St, New York
-Advt-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
STUBBORN blaze
At DRUG Store

Through the accidental breaking of
a vessel containing collodion at Gosh's
drug store about half past seven o'clock
last evening a fire was started, which
for few minutes seemed to threaten
bad results.
The collodion, with other articles,
was kept on the porch at the rear of
the store. In order to procure quaint
ity of the solution Mr.. Gosh stepped
out on the porch. 1t being quite dark
he held lighted match in his hand
While looking for the collodion an-
other vessel, accidentally dislodged, fell
breaking the receptacle that contained
the solution.
Collodion is composed of soluble
gun cotton, ether and alcohol and is
highly infiammable. Coming in con-
tact with the lighted match in an in
stant there was a fire. Mr.. Gosh was
burned on the hand and the flames
spread rapidly over the porch.
The drug clerk flew to Mr.. Gosh 8
assistance. There was no water very
handy but there was plenty of snow
and the latter the excited men scooped
up by the handful and sprinkled on
the fire. The snow had but little eff.
feet and the fire seemed to spread un-
der the melted snow. After desper-
ate fight, however, during which not
a moment was lost. the flames were
The blaze caused a great
deal Of excitement, but it was only
momentary, as the fire was extinguish-
ed almost as soon as people on the
street learned what had occurred.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
STORn THE CAUSE
OF FIRE ALARr1

An alarm of fire was sounded in
the still night at Exchange that arous-
ed the village and the country side
for half mile around and caused no
end of excitement.
The customary signal for fire in
the village of Exchange is blast
from the whistle on Dildine's mill.
and great was the CONSERVATION on
Tuesday night when the whistle start
ed to blow. In a few minutes people
began pouring into the street looking
for the blaze they expected to see. No
blaze, but still the whistle continued
to blow.
After an effort had been made in
ain to find the fire. it was decided to
interview the man who was blowing
the whistle. And then it was discov-
cred that no fire at all was threaten.
ing the homes OF the people in the
county seat of Anthony township.
The sleet and snow had gathered on
the whistle rope in such quantities as
to render it heavy enough to open the
valve and sound the whistle. There
were about eight pounds of steam in
the boiler, and the whistle had its
own way for about half an hour.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
AGED VETERAN
CLAIMED BY DEATH

John McWilliams Freeze, an old
resident of this city, departed this
life at $3.50 o'clock yesterday morning
after an illness of about three weeks,
death being due to complication of
diseases.
The deceased was seventy-four years
of age. He was born in Limestone
township, May 6, 1888, when that por.
tion of our county was part of Nor
thumberland county. He spent nearly
his entire life in Danville.
He was veteran of the civil war
and served through two enlistments
He was sergeant in Company @, 14th
regiment, p. ", under Captain Oscar
Ephlin. He was enrolled April 27,
1861, and was discharged, August 6th,
OF the same year. He re-enlisted and
served three years in Company d, eth
regiment, cavalry.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, six sons aud one daughter
James. John. Arthur Seth. George
aud Horace Freeze and Miss Sara J
freeze, the latter OF Philadelphia
The surviving sons are all residents OF
Danville with the exception of Hor.
ace, who lives in Brooklyn. N. Y.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
APPROVED By
ATTORNEY GENERAL

The entire proposition relating to
the filling mp of the bed of the abandon
ed Pennsylvania canal in and through
the grounds of the hospital for the in
sane has been approved by the attorney
general. Plans furnished by the d.
l.. & W. railroad company have been
received by the hospital authorities
and early next spring the work of fill
ing up the old water way will begin.
The proposition involves an inter-
change of concessions between the hos
pital trustees and the d. L. 81 w.
railroad company. The d. L. & w.
company agrees to convey a title in
fee simple in the land occupied by the
canal bed to the trustees and the trus-
tees, in turn ooneede to the rail
road company the right of removing
its tracks some fifteen feet further
southwark for the purpose of avoid
ing the grade crossings at the hospital
it at any time desire to do so. Thus
not only does the hospital acquire ad-
ditional ground and get rid of an eye.
sore and a menace to the public health,
but the railroad company also at such
time as it is ready to make the change
will find no obstacle in the way OF
carrying out it's we'll defined policy of
reducing the number of grade cross
ings. The removal of the track to
avoid the crossings, of course, implies
relocation of the public highway
for a short distance
The proposition relating to the in
terchauge of concessions has been un-
der consideration for some time. The
appropriation made by the last legis-
lsture contained an item of twenty five
thousand dollars, for filling in the bed
of the old canal, which having been
approved by the governor and attorney
general is now available. The work
will be done by the hospital.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
SLEPT IN BARN
NEAR DANVILLE

Peter Cook and David Jacobs, two
runaway boys from the Carlisle Indian
school, were taken through South Dau-
vile on Saturday morning from
Bloomsbury, where they were captur-
ed by Special officer Freeze.
The boys said that on New Years
day they were taking a walk out be-
yond the school campus in company
with Rance, Lewis and James Pouko,
when Rance induced them to run
away from the school. They all start
ed together, but at Harrisburg the 9TH
er three left them. saying they were
going back to the school. Cook and
Jacobs Kept on, Friday night they say
they slept in barn. near Danville.
Both of these boys are full-blooded
Mohawk Indians. their home being in
New York Both work in the wood
shops in the Carlisle school.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
OFFICERS WERE
INSTALLED

An interesting and largely attended
session of Montour castle. No 1856,
Knights of the Golden Eagle, was
held Monday evening at which the in
stallation of officers took place. The
installing officer was Frank NJ. Her
rington. district grand chief, assisted
by grand castle officers.
The officers installed were as fol-
lows Past chief, John Foulk; noble
chief, Herbert Hendricks, vice chief,
Harry Meyer; high priest, Charles
Wagneri venerable hermit, B. +.
Foulk sir herald. Clark Rishel clerk
of exchequer, John G Vastine; keep
er of exchequeI, f. NJ. Harrington /;
master of records, l.. S. Foust; en-
sign, Harry NJ Yeager; esquire,
George w. Robinson; first guard. Roy
VanGuilder; second guard, George
Gulliver; worthy chamberlin, John
Henning; worthy bard, Dallas Hum
mer; trustee for IS months. Walter
Gaskins trustee for ~ months, Ed
ward Bell.
Dallas Hummer was chosen repre-
sentative to the grand castle with +.
Nj. Herrington as alternate. Also dur
ing the evening a class was initiated
into the Pilgrims degree.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
ODD FELLOWS
ANNUAL nEET

An event that local Odd Fellows are
beginning to look forward to, although
it is yet a few months distant, is the
annual meeting of the Pennsylvania
Odd Fellows Anniversary association.
The officers are all Williamsport
men-William H. Kiess, president H.
b. Eberly. secretary, A. A. Myers,
treasurer. Shamokin is the place chos-
en- for the next gathering, the date of
which probably will be Monday, April
27. The date on which the gathering
usually is held, April 26, this year
falls on Sunday. General arrange
ments for the affair will shortly be
gotten under way and it is understood
that Shamokin Odd Fellows will do
their utmost to make the celebration
to be held in their town record
breaker.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
THE COUNTY
STATEMENT

Commissioners Clerk Horace Q.
Blue has practically completed the
annual statement of the county. which
will be published next month. From
the classified account of expenses,
items are CLEANED, which reveal the
various channels of expenditure and
throw some light on the cost of main
tanning the various departments OF
affairs.
The courts expenses and common
wealth's costs foot up $4l92. .2S I'm
der this head the item of traverse
Jurors alone amounted to $l40l. 50 /;
grand jurors, to s342 so The court
stenographer received 1899 SO. The
justices fees, compared with the same
in some other counties, are an insig-
nificant item of $73. 80.
William Guilford's case in commits
isons, &c. cost 800. 3d.
The sheriff of the county received a
total of $l27S. 48. Under the latter
head the following items are noted !:
Boarding prisoners. 1891. 90; convey
ing prisoners to Eastern penitentiary
S131. 06; removing William Guilford
from county Jail to the State hospita |
for the insane at Warren, $74.77. The
latter item relating to wild Bill. :"
along with the commissions in his
case quoted above, shows that he cost
the county a total of $l65.12.
The election expenses amounted to
1852 So Assessors pay was S9S4.25
Noxious animals cost 1924. Two
foxes at 50 a pelt were paid for; 303
weasels at $l00; and II minks at
81, 90.
Bridge and road expenses amounted
to $2054 70,
On the river bridge were expended
Sl45. so for cleaning, painting railing,
limestone for the approach, etc.
The county teachers institute cost
$l24 Sc the school directors associa-
tion. $54. 90,
Support of convicts in the Eastern
penitentisry cost the county 1914 IA
in the House of Refuge, Sl09 AZ.
Inmates at the State hospital cost
$55l %. The burial OF soldiers and
markers for the same represent an
item of 1890 90.
The court touse expenditures, in
cluding gas, coal. telephone service,
insurance, repairs, &c, foot up s1l45.
o.
Jail expenditures for coal, gas, wat
er, clothing, bedding, medical at
tendance and the like amount TO
S617.6 81.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
OFFICIALS WHOSE
TERMS EXPIRE

Spring election will be held on Feb
ruary 18th. 1t will not be long, there
fore, until the party leaders will give
some thought to nominations for ward
and borough offices In this connec-
tion it might be interesting to note
what vacancies will occur in council,
school board. etc.
In council the terms of members
will expire as follows: First ward, DR.
Jno. Sweisfort; second ward, Jacob
Dietz; third ward, George B. Jacobs
fourth ward, John r. Hughes.
In the school board terms will ex-
pire as follows: First ward, DR.. Bar
ber second ward. W. J. Burns; third
ward, Jacob Fischer; fourth ward,
Augustus Heiss and Leonard Foulk,
the former serving three years term
and the latter, who succeeded j. Aust
Lutz, completing one year.
OF the overseers of the poor of the
Danville and Mahoning district Henry
Wireman's term of office expires this
year.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
ATTERBURY GOES
OVER SUNBURY DIV.

The higher officials of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company have been in
this section quite frequently recently,
and on Tuesday morning another trip
was made over the local division by
General Manager W. W. Atterbury
and party of Philadelphia.
Upon the arrival of the train i'll
Sunbury the general manager was met
by General superintendent w. Hey
ward Myers, of Williamsport, and ac-
companied by the officers of the Sun
bury division the entire party started
on a tour of inspection over the divis'
ion.
Upon the arrival of General Man
ager Atterbury at Wilkes-Barre, he
continued his trip over the Delaware
and Hudson railroad to Cauandaigua,
New York, and returned over the
Northern Central Railroad by the way
of Williamsport and Sunbury on his
way back to Philadelphia.
The exact purpose or object of the
inspection trip of the general manag-
er. as usual. has not been given out
for publication.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
SHERIFF MARTINS
DYING STATEMENT

Sheriff James Martin, of Lattimer
fame, who was.charged with giving
the order to the deputies under him to
fire upon.the parading strikers at Lat
timer during the strike of 1897, who
was tried and acquitted on the charge
and who died a week ago Friday, is
reported to have again asserted his in
nocence, just a few minutes before he
died. 1t is said, just a few minutes
before he died, he said to his friends,
who were assembled around his bed :
l know that l have but n few min
utes to live, that death is waiting to
take me hence, and l now want to state
at this, the supreme moment OF my
life, that never gave the command to
shoot those poor fellows who fell at
Lattimer. Ten minutes later he had
breathed his last.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
RAISING STANDARD
OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS

The executive committee of the
Montour County Sunday School associ
alton is planning to inaugurate at once
a vigorous campaign to increase the
efficiency of the Sunday schools in
this vicinity.
With this end in view meeting of
the committee has been called for
Thursday, January 18th, the place to
be announced later. which will be fol
lowed by Rally in the evening, at
which time practical plans for the
work of the Sunday schools will be
suggested.
The State Sunday School association
has adopted standard OF excellence
for the counties consisting of ten
points. Seven of these are largely in
the hands of the county committee,
which will see that they are attained.
The remaining three require: first,
that fifty per cent. of the schools in
the county shall have cradle rolls;
thirty per cent. home departments and
twenty per cent teachers training
classes Counties attaining five points
in the standard are counted banner
counties, those reaching eight points,
star counties aud those attaining the
entire ten points are front line noun-
ties. This county has but five cradle
rolls reported and four home depart
ments. Only two or three teachers
training classes are reported. 1t is the
hope of the committee that in short
time Montour county will be lifted
out of the banner class into one of the
higher classes.
Miss Martha E. Robinson, of Blooms
burg, field worker in this district, will |
assist the local committee in the work
of infusing new life into the Sunday
school work in Montour county.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
A FIRE COMPANY
ON SIDLER HILL

The residents of Slider hill are now
nished by body of men living right
in that vicinity. The residents of
that part of town met on Friday even
ing in the old red school house and
formed a company that numbered
thirty -four members and selected as
the name, 1.-The Rescue Fire Com
pany."
A fire company on the hill has long
been a necessity as there are there
about forty houses without adequate
fire protection. For the present the
company will use buckets and ladde RS
but in the near future the members
hope to procure chemical engine
Water can not be depended on to fight
any fires that may occur on Slider
hill. as the borough supply does not
extend there and in the summer many
of the wells and cisterns are dry.
At the meeting Friday evening the
following officers were elected Presi-
dent, Fred Becker; secretary. Fred
Smidley treasurer, Edward Welliyer; /;
foreman, Charles Lake; first assistant
foreman, Daniel Paugh; second as
sistsnt, Gardner Rose. The members
of the company are william Becker,
Frank Becker, A. G. Mellon, John
Brady, James Brady, William and Ar
thur Owens, Charles Mong. Edward
Karns, o D. Ackley, Nelson Ackley,
Jacob. William aud Richard Kessler.
John Shoop, Charles Wolf, Sr., Charles
Wolf, Jr., Herman Wolf, John Kilfoil,
Harry and Edward Tovey. Lewis
Walker, Chester Hopewell, Richard
Butler, Edward Mellin, Charles Hur-
ley, William, James and John Lake,
Daniel Adams, John and James Burns.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-09
SUMMONS
IN TRESPASS

Horace NJ Baker, who lost val
liable horse last spring through the
latter ing its leg on Northum.
berland street, has brought suit against
the borough of Danville for damage es.
Summons in trespass were issued on
Monday returnable on January l7th.
The accident occurred on the after
noon of March Both, 1907 Mr.. Bak-
er, tenant on the farm of Thomas
G. Vincent, Cooper township. was
taking two horses down Northumber-
land street. riding one and leading the
other. A switch engine frightened
the horses and while they were pranc-
ing about one OF them, it is alleged,
fell over truck belonging to one Of
the small cars used at the Reading
iron works, which, along with several
others of the same kind, occupied the
side of the street in front of the car
penter shop. The horse in falling
broke one of his legs and had to be
killed
@. @. DYER VS. MAHONING TWP.
Summons in trespass have also been
issued in the case of @. o. Dyer VS..
Mahoning township.
On Tuesday morning, December 12,
1906, Mr.. Dyer's loaded milk wagon
went down over the embankment on
the State highway just north of the
borough. The driver was imprisoned
in the wagon, which went down over
an eight-foot embankment and landed
upside down on the railroad. The
wagon was badly wrecked and the
milk bottles were broken 1t is alleg-
ed that the township was negligent
in not having the embankment at that
particular spot securely protected by a
guard rail.
On Monday summons in trespass
were issued alsl in the case of Ada
NJ Hileman and Charles S. Hileman,
her husband, in right of said Ada NJ
Hileman VS.. George d. Vognetz and
William Latimere Whipple.