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Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-06

AUGUSTA-The heaviest sentence
in liquor case in this county, and the
second largest in the state, was i'm
posed by Judge Hall in the Kennebec
superior court here on Benoit Arsen-
ault of Augusta. Arsenault filed a de-
murrer to an indictment for maintain
ing common nuisance near the Sol
diers' Home in Togus, and the SEN
tence was a fine of $3.50 and costs. and
in default of payment one year in Jail
Arsenault filed exceptions.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-06

PORTLAND-On complaint of State
Insurance Commissioner Carr. Walter
De c. Moore, who four months age
was appointed general agent for west
ern Maine by the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance company, was bound over
to the grand jury of the superior court
after hearing in the lower court to-
day on the charge of rebating. The
action of the state insurance depart
ment was taken on complaint from the
Maine Life Underwriters association
of which Mr.. Moore was president un-
til recently. The penalty provided for
its violation is Imprisonment for not
more than six months or a fine of not
more than 5000, or both.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-06

MIDDLEBORO-The funeral of Earl
Besse was held from the Central Con-
gregational church. The services were
conducted by the Rev. Norman Nc
Kinnon and delegations from ASA
wampsett lodge, 1. o. o. F. M. u. and
Nemasket tribe, l. o. r. M, escorted
the body to Central cemtery, where
the burial service of the odd Fellows
was used, with William B. Aldrich and
Lewis D. Churbuck in charge.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-06
From Your Home State
MAINE

ELLSWORTH, Me-, May b.-Prop-
erty amounting in value to more than
$4,000 has been stolen from summer
camps and cottages in the vicinity of
Penobscot Bay.
At Green Lake seven summer cot
tages owned by Bangor men were
broken into; at Lower Lake five camps
were rified; at Shady Nook all but one
of the twelve or more cottages were
entered. Some of the cottages at
Green Lake were stripped of every
thing movable, and what was not car
ried away was destroyed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-06

FITCHBURG-John Mullaly fell
while trying to jump a freight train al
Rolistone street grade crossing, and
the wheels of a car ran over his left
leg, which was later amputated al
Burbank hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-06

LITTLETON-A tenement house
owned by the Avery Chemical works,
near the tracks of the Boston & Maine,
was burned and portion of the main
building of the company, which caught
from the sparks. was destroyed. The
loss will probably be $4,000 or $4,000.
which is covered by insurance. Famed
by high wind. the flames swept about
100 cords of wood between the
chemical works and the center of the
town, threatening many residences, but
a force of fully 300 men from this town
and Aver succeeded in saving the
buildings.
The sun., 1908-07-24
REBELS CONTROL MONASTIR.
Threaten 10 Set Up q Parliament if the
Sultan Doesn't Grant Concessions.
Special Cabie Despatch 10

Special Gable Despatch TO THE sun.
vienna, July 23.--It is stated that the
Turkish rebels are in complete control Of
Monastir..
They announce their intention to summon
a Parliament there IL the Sultan refuses to
grant them concessions.
Mehemed ALI the Turkish Ambassador
at Washington, has given out this explana-
ton Of the disorders at Monastir:
The Adjutant Major Niazi Of the Mon
astir garrison has with an evil intent de-
serted his battalion In company with eighty
men whom he has enticed to follow him.
Since they have all banded themselves
together for the purpose Of pmndering the
peaceful peasantry Of the country the
General of Division. Shemsi Pacha, had
been ordered to pursue and capture them.
As this General was on the point Of leav-
ing Monastir he was assassinated by an un-
known. individual who. according to all
probability. u an acolyte Of Niazi. Further
instructions have been given for the dis
covery Of this escaped murderer and the ap-
prehension Of the Niad band. whose capture
Is expected to be speedily accomplished.
THAT section Of the country is perfectly
quiet except for these minor incidents.
and all other sensational accounts which
have appeared In certain foreign channels
are entirely untrue and purposely men,
dacious and misguiding.'
The sun., 1908-07-24
BOY KILLED BY A holt.

Hospital and Residence Struck In Jersey
Cty-Ferry Passengers Scared.
Lightning killed boy, set one house
on fire, struck hospital and knocked a
fagpole from the Pennsylvania Railroad
terminal in Jersey City yesterday after
noon. The boy who was struck down was
Samuel Gerson. IA years old, OF 3ss Ocean
avenue, who was hurrying home to escape
the storm. As he reached Stevens and
Rutgers avenues there was binding fash
followed by a crash and the boy WAS seen
to fall to the ground.
In the first storm that swept over the city,
soon after 1 O'Clock, bolt Of lightning
hit a fagpole on the roof of the super
structure over one Of the Pennsylvania
ferry slips just as the Cortandt street ferry
boat Washington was gliding into the slip
with a crowd OF passengers. The same
bolt knocked out the electric lights and
fans in the railroad station and the big
office building and burned out fuses in
other places in the vicinity.
The walks OF the various neighborhood
parks in the city were Uttered with young
sparrows, some dead and some alive, that
had been swept out OF trees by the rain
As soon as the first shower ceased scores
OF cats pounced upon the birds.
The sun., 1908-07-24
5 CENT Line TO CONEY REBELS
MUST CHARGE 10 GENTS ON
ALL DAYS, TT DECLARES.

Public Service Board Points Out That the
Law Prevents an Increase Except on
Thirty Days Netiee and VIII Look
Into the Reasenableness Thereof.
The Public Service Commission received
yesterday from President s. w. Huf OF the
Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Com
pany a letter informing the board that 1t
was the intention Of the company. beginning
with next Monday, to charge ten cent fare
on Its lines to Coney Island on all days.
Three lines to Coney Island are operated by
the company, the Smith street. De Kalb ave-
| nue. and Franklin avenue. From Prospect
Park the three lines run over the same route.
Hitherto the company has charged only five
cent fare to the island except on Saturdays.
Sundays and holidays. The Franklin ave-
nue. cars cross the Williamsburg Bridge
and the Smith street cars cross the Brooklyn
Bridge. Mr.. HUFF says in his letter that the
company cannot earn a profit in carrying
passengers between Manhattan and Coney
Island for a Ave cent fare and that there
has been such an increase In traffic to the
, island that no room is left for short haul
passengers. Mr. Huff explains:
his company was chartered to serve the
people Of Rrooklyn. The ive cent fare fills
| the ca rs at the Park row and Delaney street
termini with passengers bound for Coney
Island end the result is that the people OF
Brooklyn riding short distances. from whom
alone the company derives any profit. are
deprived Of adequate service In cars filed
| with passengers from the bridge termini. 1t
il impossible for the company to add further
service because this would add to the deficit
and make shorter the term during which the
company can be operated at loss. IL Is not
fatr t<f fha N n m Mamie Hf00k-
lyn whom il Is specially chartered to serve.
that 1t should carry holiday passengers at a
loss and put the burden OF the loss upon the
short ira vel In Brooklyn.
am further instructed to say that the COM
pany will welcome an examination OF It's books
by the commission to the end that the financial
result OF this five cent fare operation may be
verified and the position taken by the COM
pany justified to the commission and the
public.
Counsel to the commission was directed
to inform the company Immediately that
the board would not sanction the raising
Of the fares on next Monday. The atten-
ton of the company was called to the fact
that under the public service act no in
crease in fares can be made by the local
railroad companies until after at least thirty
days notice to the commission. 1t Is the
purpose Of the commission to ascertain
at once whether the contention Of the COM
pany that 1t loses money on the i've cent
fare Is well founded and the officials have
been summoned to appear before the board
with their books and other records at II
O'Clock this morning The commission will
give several hearings. and unless the COM
pany can show that the proposed increase
OF fare is reasonable 1t will not be allowed.
The sun., 1908-07-24
aWON'T HEAR CALEB POWERS.
ChautauGua Managers Heed Protests and
Cancel His Engag enient.

MADISON, Ind, July 2s.-The expected
appearance Of Caleb Powers, recently par
donei by Gov. Wilson Of Kentucky, at the
Madison Chautauqua, where he was billed
to speak on Right Upon the Scaffold and
Wrong Upon the Throne will not take
place this season.
When it was announced that Powers
would be one Of the speakers protests began
to come in to the board Of trustees and
every mail brought dozens OF letters. Men
Of prominence both in Kentucky and In
diana added their voices to the general
protest and the board finally asked Powers
to withdraw from the Chautauqua card.
1t is said that he refused to do 30. and
then the board cancelled the engagement.
The protests against Powers were based
partly on belief in his guilt, but more gen.
orally on the impropriety OF a review Of
his case by himself before an audierce
many OF whom would not be in sympathy
with him.
The sun., 1908-07-24
MRS. STETSON WEDS COUNT.
Detectives and Armed Servants Guard
Estate During Ceremony.

PHILApRLPMA. July 2s.-with twenty
four private detectives on hand and more
than one hundred armed servants guard
ing the frontier Of her Idro estate. Mrs.
John B. Stetson. widow Of the hat maker.
this morning became the bride Of Aleixo de
:(uirios Ribeiro de Sot o-Nlaior D'Almei-
daN Vasconcellos, Count Of Santa Eulaiia.
They left for New York at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Mgr. Turner and Father Morrissa Of the
Archiepiscopal residence performed the
ceremony.
Relna and Seaor Miguel Alvarez, re-
splendent in the uniform Of Portuguese
Chevaliers and covered with gold braid
and medals, attended the ceremony as
Representatives OF the Portuguese Com
sulate In Chicago OF which Count Eulalia
Is tho held. Mrs. Potter Palmer and John
b. Stevens attended the wedding Mr.
and Mrs, Theodore Van Steuphyn OF New
York we're nlso present.
At 4 O'Clock the brid i party drove away
In closed automobi-,. They sail from
New York on the Carmania on Saturday
morning.
The sun., 1908-07-24
LOST 10 RINGS AT ONCE.
Jew eIIer Upset in Park Row Finds Himself
Bereft.

Charles Guterman. an importer and
dealer in diamonds at 5s West lIsth street, had
just bought newspaper at the Manhattan
entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge yester-
day and stepped into the street to board
a car when a man pushing hand truck
knocked him down. The diamond dealer
picked himself up and caught his car
but returned in few minutes and told
a policeman that he had lost a small wooden
box containing nineteen rings. worth Si 800:
from an inside coat pocket.
He could not say whether he had lost
the box when he was knocked down in
Park row or whether it had been taken
from his pocket in the car. He gave this
description OF the rings: One containing
a ~ karat stone worth $500, six rings set
with diamonds worth $50 apiece. six set
with stones worth from SIS to 40 each
and six plain gold signet rings valued
at $500 These. he said. were wholesale
appraisements.
The sun., 1908-07-24
CONVICT CAMP HORRORS.
Georgia Legislators Tell OF Outrases Per.
petrated on Negro Prisoners.

petrated on Negro Prisoners.
ATLANTA, July 2s.-Pick head shackles
riveted on the ankles Of negro convicts. a
cursing warden venting his spleen upon
negro convict in the presence Of two legis-
lators. a negro convict in the last stages OF
consumption lying helpless and unat-
tended upon the floor Of a shed where
mules were kept. another negro convict
beaten every day and sometimes two or
three times In one day with only one whip
ping set down against his name on the
whipping record; a warden's admission
that he was receiving compensation for a
lessee in addition to his pay from the State,
and another warden's tale Of the sub-leas-
ing OF convicts under his charge at a net
profit Of s25 per month on each convict,
were some of the details developed by the
Legisla lures investigation Of the convict
lease system.
This official evidence is worse in many
respects than the stories printed from time
to time of the horrors Of Georgia's convict
system which for eight years have been
denounced as false.
At a camp near Rome Representative
Massengale found convicts at night chained
prostrate to their hunks. The convicts told
him. he said, that they were chained down
that II they came in wet at night they were
compelled to sleep in their wet working
clothes chained to their hunks. Two women
oonvicts in last stages Of a contagious
disease were chained to hunks along with
healthy women convicts
At Lookout Mountain Coal Companys
camp a convict with a broken arm was
found at work. When a convict tried tp
appeal to the legislators he was cursed
by the guards. These are just few of
the tales Of barbarity told by the committee.
A. 8. Cochran. a prominent contractor
OF Atlanta, who was once life convict
but was pardoned. tonight told the in
vestigating committee OF a negro being
beaten to death at the State farm at MILF
edgeville for no offence except that he was
sick and could not work. At the Chatta-
hoochee Brick Company's camp near At
lanta, he said, men we're treated with un-
merciful severity. were given tasks beyond
their powers and were whipped when they
sank under the strain.
The most horrible case Of cruelty was
told Of by R. H. Keith. who said that i8
year old white boy named Winp who YVES
serving time for stealing two case3 Of
potted ham. was beaten to death at the
Durham Company's camp.
The sun., 1908-07-24
CROWD SAW GIRL BEHEADED.
All the Men in Evening Dress at Execution
OF q Young Murtieress IN Freiburs.

Special Cable Dsspateh 10 TEE SuE.
BERLIN, July 2s-There Ia great in
dignation here over the show that was
made this morning Of the execution Of
the unfortunate young girl, Greta Beier.
the eighteen-year- daughter Of the
Mayor Of Freiburg. who was bsheaded
for the murder Of young man to whom
she was betrothed. The girl behaved
calmly. and repeated the responses az
the chaplain recited the prayers for the
dying.
As she finished repeating -Father, into
Thy hands / commend my spirit the
Ruillotine knife fell and her head was
severed from her body
There was a most unseemly rush OF peo-
pie who we're desirous Of witnessing the
execution Two hundred out Of thou
sands of eager applicants were admitted.
All passes bore instructions FOR their re-
cipients to wear evening dress and high
hats. This peculiar order was scrupu-
lously complied with.
The spectacular side Of the execution
is strongly condemned in Berlin. In
Prussia the public attendance at exc
cutions islimited to twelve persons.
The sun., 1908-07-24
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Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is
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The sun., 1908-07-24
MUSTN'T CORNER BRITISH BEEF.
Churchill TO start an Inquiry Re-
gardlnE Alleged Meat Trust.

Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN
LONDON. July 2s.-ln the House Of Com
mons to-day Winston Churchill. President
Of the Board Of Trade. replying to n ques-
ton by the Hon. Godfrey William Howard.
Liberal member from Cumberland. said
that he was about to appoint departmental
committee to inquire how far and in what
manner the general supply. distribution
and price OF meat in the United Kingdom
were controlled or affected by any COM
bination Of firms
The sun., 1908-07-24
PERJURY IN DIVORCE CASE.
False witness for Mrs. Murtaugh Cause
Another Mans Arrest.

Herman A. Harrowitz OF Trenton was
arrested in this city yesterday for the
Albany police. The arrest grows out Of
the action for divorce from her husband,
Richard Murtaugh, brought by Mp.
Murtaugh, both formerly OF Albany. In
court an affidavit sworn to by Jacob Stim-
mel, a clerk in the Columbia Hotel, was
presented TO the effect that on a certain
day Richard Murtaugh was in Albany
with q woman, registered at the hotel with
her and remained over night Several
affidavits were presented by the attorney
for the defendant Murtaugh, John II. Glea-
son OF Albany showing that on that day
Murtaugh was at a game Of baseball at the
Polo Grounds in New York and that he
passed the night at the Park Avenue Hotel
In this city. Gleason got warrant at
Albany for Stimmel. charging him with
perjury. Stimmel was arrested and de-
ella red that his affidavit was false and that
Harrowitz had induced him to make it
The sun., 1908-07-24
The weather.

Tnunderstorms were general along the middle
Atlantic and New England coasts yesterday and
were accompanied at few points py neavy rainfall
There was no storm In sight, the entire country
eas, of the Rocky Mountains being covered by
a high pressure central over the Lake regions
There were a few showers In the Lake regions
and Far West. Elsewhere the weather was gen
orally fair.
The temperatures were higher In New England
and eastern New York as well as In Ohio, the
middle Gulf region and eastern Montana In
western Montana, washington and south into
Utah II was cooler.
In this city the morning was fair and warmer:
tbundershovers and cooler In the afternoon and
evening: wind, light 70 fresh northwest, becoming
brisk southeast during the showers; average
humidity, 70 per cent: barometer. corrected 70
read to sea level. AT A. NJ. ao1o: p M ne'
Tbe tempersture Yesterday. as recorded by the
of,clal thermometer Is shown In the annexed table:
The sun., 1908-07-24
Cholera MOrbuS and
Powell Complaints

"Over o5 cases in every hundred
of summer complaints could be
avoided" says leading specialist,
if every one was careful to keep
his system toned up with Duffy's
Pure Malt Whiskey. It's the most
effective germ destroyer known to
the medical profession"
The sun., 1908-07-24
SAID HE WAS GOING 10 KILL.
Awning Maker, Armed, 10 Arrested Before
He Makes o Call In Brooklyn.


He Makes . Call In Brooklyn.
Michel Drisooll. an awning maker. told
his brother-in-law. Joseph Cordova. at 1877
East lO4th street. yesterday that he was
going to Brooklyn to kill Mrs. Catherine
Merritt, who. he said. had estranged him
from his wife. Cordovs telephoned to
Police Headquarters and the police Of the
Snyder avenue station. next door TO where
Mrs. Merritt lives. were notified. Drisooll
was stopped as he was going into the house
soon after O'Clock. He was armed with
a revolver fully loaded and had six other
cartridges In his socks. Drisool gave up
only after a fight.
According to Cordova. Driscoll formerly
had an awning store on the ground hoor
of the apartment where Mrs. Merritt lives.
His family, consisting Of his wife and SIX
year-old daughter. lived upstairs. Driscoll
Il is alleged, started to drinking and his
wife after advising with Mrs, Merritt took
the child and went to Germany. where she
s now
The sun., 1908-07-24
TILTED MAN DOES MURDER.
Wounds His Former Sweetheart and Kills
Man VINO Married Her.

LOUISVILLE, July 2s.-Beeouse the girl
he loved was the wife Of another man and
would not discard her husband Philip
Hans, Jr.. this morning lay In wait for
Arthur W. Kraft. an opticisn. and his wife,
Pearl, and fred upon them. Kraft was
instantly killed and Mrs. Kraft is expected
10 die.
Hans. il Is alleged. was q sweetheart OF
Mrs. Kraft before she was married and had
given Kraft warning that he was going to
kill him.
Kraft was 20 years old and his wife ia 20.
They had one daughter 2. years old. Hans
escaped
The sun., 1908-07-24
ANOTHER HITCHCOCK COUNCIL
VIII Meet Committeeman OF Middle West
In chicago Saturday.

MILWAUKEE, July 2s.-Chairman Hitch
cock Of the Republican committee has de-
cided to hold a conference in Chicago similar
to the one recently held in Colorado Springs
"a sort Of council OF war.
Saturday, according to notification re-
ceived to-day by Postmaster Owen. The
instructions to MIR. Owen say that Wisconsin
Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan. Iowa, Mis-
souri, and Kentucky will be represented,
The men representing the various States
will get their instructions and will be asked
for detailed reports OF conditions.
The sun., 1908-07-24
MACEDONIAN PLANS HELD UP.
Str Edward Grey Tells Parliament the
Povers Are Slow TO Act.

Special Caob Dsspa,eA to TIE sun.
LONDON. July 2s.-In the House Of Com
mons to-day Foreign Secretary Sir Edward
Grey stated in reply to q question that
some proposals agreed upon between
Great Britain and Russia for reform in
Macedonia had been submitted to the Con-
tinentai Powers. but that no replies had
been received.
Sir Edward was also asked whether the
Government had invited or proposed to invite
The Sultan to organize mobile columns for
the suppression Of the Macedonian bands.
he replied that proposals as to that were
under consideration by the Powers. but
that it would be premature to make state
ment
The sun., 1908-07-24
He also confessed other crimes.

When a train from Rome for Ancona
arrived at Foligno on December 20 last
man was found dead in one Of the carriages.
He had been stabbed through the heart,
and a stiletto had transfxed his forehead
and come out Of one Of his eyes, II was
thought that he had been stabbed while
asleep, and the crime was believed to have
been the consequence OF a vendetta.
The sun., 1908-07-24
Ex-senator Villas n Little Better

MADISON, Wis, July 2s.-The condition Of
former United States Senator William +
Villas is slightly improved tonight and at
tending ply sioians are able 10 give some en-
courag ,nent. DR.. Charles II. Villas OF
New York city arrived tonight and took
The sun., 1908-07-24
Highest temperature. 30. at p, NJ

WARRINGTON FORECAST FoR TO DAT AND TO MORROW.
For eastern Neg York. ne District Of coiumofn,
eastern PsnnspIeanfa, Ner Jersey, Dfiordre. 1orT'
lana ana VIRGINIA local rains 10 day ana 10 -Dorrou
fresh east 10 souihsasf tctnds.
For New England, fair In northern an d showers
In southern portion today and to-morr ow fresh
easteriy winds. t
For western New York. fair to-day; showers TO-
morrow; fresh essterly winds
For western Iennsylvsnla, shower to-day and
to-morrow; fresh easteriy winds.
The sun., 1908-07-24
BIG ALIMONY FOR MRS. CHILDS.

Sued for Separation, She Gets 81 900 q
Month and 8S 900 Counsel Fee.
Justice Scudder in the Supreme Court.
Brooklyn. yesterday awarded Gertrude E.
Childs. who is being sued by her husband.
Irving ". Childs, for separation on the
ground Of abandonment, $1,000 a month
anmony and q. 900 counsel fee
The plaintiff In the son OF the late William
H. Childs and the defendant. who is still
under age, Is the daughter Of A. s. Westfall.
a wholesale fruit merchant. The couple
were secretly married on March &c. 1905,
and have a daughter. They have been
separated for a year