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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
ACCUSED GRAFTERS FLEE.
Six Municipal Officials Of Pittsburg
Afraid to Meet Charges.

Pittsburg, Dec. 23.-Slx municipal Of.
ficials implicated with those already
arrested on charges Of graft, bribery
and conspiracy in regard to the voting
Of franchises have fed the city, fear.
Ing to face the charges.
The people Of Pittsburg are amazed
beyond description, not to say stunned,
by the sudden revelation Of scandal
affecting the city council.
1t Is intimated that even more star
tling developments will soon follow
the arrest of seven councilmen and
two bankers on charges Of conspiracy,
corrupt solicitations and bribery.
These charges are mad& in connec-
ton with municipal legislation and
particularly with the selection OF de-
positories of the city's funds.
According to the best information
obtainable it is possible the municipal
scandal of San Francisco will be in
significant when compared to the
grating here.
Attorney A. Leo We'll, president of
the Voters league, said: "This is the
beginning. The end is not yet"
Rumors are heard that men interest
cd in traction companies in this city
and Philadelphia are implicated in the
bribery scandal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
The Indian Athlete.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a
wreath won on the athletic field. There
is no feat possible for any man that
some other man will not risk his life
to excel. Hayes won the Olympic
Marathon by narrow margin, and
the next best man that day, Dorando,
outran him on another trial. But Do
rando had to yield few days later to
LongbDat, an Indian runner who owes
the very best that Is in him to the
game. The Indian went into the inter-
national Marathon last summer with a
record that called for better fortune
than his pitiful collapse in the twen-
tieth mile.
Longboat comes of race noted for
swift and hardy footmen. To run
like an Indian" was enough to make
white athlete famous in the early
American settlements. The trick was
not altogether a matter of high speed
but Of covering long distances across
country and coming out as fresh as
Longboat showed himself to be from
his twenty-sixth mile at Madison
Square Garden, when his competitor
lay in a collapse. The whites long age
set themselves up as schoolmasters fol
the red men. Mr.. Savage must be civ
ilized. Perhaps his time has come tC
teach the overcivilized whites some
things which, after all, ennobled his
savage simple life.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
Yacht Club Members Help
Prosecutions S Case.
THREATENED ALL ON THE DOCK
Accused Man Criticises the Evi.
dence Given and Declares That
Nothing Has Been Yet
Proved Against Him.

Flushing, n. V, Dec. 23.--Following
W the advantage gained by the testi-
yilOny of the victims widow, the pros
acution in the trial of Thornton Jen-
Kins Hams for completely in the killing
by his brother. Captain Peter G. Hams,
Jr.. of William Il. Annis brought for
ward additional evidence to prove the
defendant was a principal in the Bay
side Yacht club murder. The follow
ing points were testified to by MOrrell
l.. Downs and John c. Stevens. men,
bers Of the Bayside Yacht club:
That Thornton Hams went to the
scene of the murder prepared to shoot
anybody who interfered with his broth
er and that he said so openly.
That Thornton Hams, revolver in
hand. shouted stand back!' to the
crowd on the yacht club float after his
brother had fred two shots at his vic
tim and while the brother was firing
four more.
after the shooting declared that he
himself was Captain Hams.
That the time that elapsed between
the firing of the first and last of the
six shots was of sufficient length to
have permitted Thornton Hains tc
threaten all on the dock and to have
taken steps he is said to have taken
and to have pushed his revolver into
1.-THE faces Of the many frightened by
) ISLANDERS.
"When you know all the facts you
will think differently" he cried. 81
came down to protect my brother and
would have shot anybody who inter
fered"
Thornton Hains gave out the follow
ing statement:
During the examination of witness
es I have been careful to note every
point made for or against me.
"All in all. have every reason to
feel satisfied. The trial so far as it
has now progressed has, TO my mind,
contained nothing but contradictions
on the part of the states witnesses.
"For instance. John G. Stevens testi-
fed under cross examination that he
did not see me press my gun against
the back Of any woman.
'FUrtncF Vnan tlldl, lie was ODllSeu
to admit to Mr.. Mcintyre that he did
net see me point pistol at any one.
"As a matter of fact, his testimony
was that he did not even see Mrs. An
mis- on the float. as she claimed on the
stand that she was.
"The best he could give was that he
had seen six or seven persons moving
about on the float.
"Again when questioned whether or
not he had heard Mrs. Annis call out
MS her husband approached in his boat,
'Hurrah. my sweetheart has won" he,
the witness. stated that he had not.
"This witness alone cOrroborates
against his desire the contention made
by my lawyers that none Of these
things occurred on that tragic day.
7 "MOrrell l.. Downs also greatly aid
ed me when he gave evidence that
had used the words, Stand back; this
is job for the police and that had
made use of this expression twice, for
that is just what did say.
"yThis witness, Downs, also proved a
boomerang to the states side when he
declared, L saw no woman on the
pier as this nullifies Mrs. Annis' tes-
timony that she was there"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
The Uplift In the Mountains.

Lincoln university, for the support
of which money will be solicited In
connection with the Lincoln cente-
nary, Is not merely another education
al fad nor is 1t useless competitor
with other institutions. 1t is main
tained for the practical training of
mountaineers who but for its open
doors will live without half chance
in case they stay in the mountains and
fight against enormous odds If they
leave the hills for crowded marts. In
it's ambition the university may be
called an experiment. But the mission
proclaimed is not farfetched. There is
need of uplft work in those very
mountains.
Farther south In the mountains Of
Georgia a young society woman of
ST. Louis established pioneer "settle.
ment' few years ago which has
proved that the idea of carrying culture
to the poorest soil is worth while. Be-
ginning with five boys In 1902. she now
conducts an establishment comprising
laundry, truck farm, school and
library and dairy. the work being done
by pupils. some of whom pay their
way by labor However ignorant and
ragged at the start, the material of the
wild hills is good. Not alone native
ruggedness, but native honesty, is the
heritage Of those children, whose for,
bears were in the main Scotch-Irish
immigrants.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
MINERS STRIKE ENDED.

Operators Agree to Work Only Union
Men In Their Mines.
Charleston, w. Va, Dec. 23.-Two
thousand striking miners in the Paint
creek coal mining section returned to
work today.
The strikers conceded the "long
run" and the operators agreed to the
old scale. the "check OFF, and the elm
nation of discrimination" clause.
This means that in the future opera
tors may work only union men in their
mines
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
COUNCILMEN INDICTED.
Seven Pittsburs City Legislators Are
Accused of Bribery.

Pittsburg, Dec. 22.-Seven council
men, members Of the finance commit
tee Of common and select councils Of
this city, have been indicted for brib-
cry and receiving bribes and also for
the alleged corruption Of other men,
bers Of the council in the passage Of
various kinds of legislation during the
past two years.
The charges were preferred by the
Civic Voters league of this city.
The men were released ON bonds
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
BIGGEST CHRISTMAS MAIL.

Chicago Postoffiee Authorities Arrange
to Handle Eight Hundred Tons.
Chicago, Dec. 22.-More than 1000
600 Christmas letters and parcels ag-
gregating in weight $50 tons passed
through the Chicago postoffice today.
The officials have arranged to handle
about 800 tons within the next three
days.
The business Is largely In excess of
any previous years holiday rush.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25

The government expects to put $13,-
100000 in collecting and printing the
next census. If We were in dead ear
nest about retrenching, we would all
chip in the necessary data and save
the treasury about $10000,0O0 of that
money
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
PRESIDENTS COUSIN SAFE.

Turns Up All Right After He Was
Supposed to Be Lost.
Berkeley, Cal, Dec. 23.-Dr. Fred
erlck d. Taft, third cousin Of the
president elect, who was supposed to
be lost with his cousin, Walter ]. Wat
son, turned up safely today.
They went to Bouldin island to hunt
ducks, intending to return the next
day, hut were obliged to camp out.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
RUSSIAN woMEN's CONGRESS

Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper of New York
One of the Speakers.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 23.-The wO-
mems congress, composed Of 400 dele
gates from various parts Of Russia, be-
gan its session here today.
Nine. Anna Philosopher, the mother
Of the noted writer, Dmitri Philosop-
hoff, was warmly greeted as the
pioneer in the movement
Foreign speakers are here also, in
Guiding Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper of
New York.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
PRESIDENT ENJOYS BUNYAN.
Says Great Heart In "Pilsrim's Prog
ress" Is His Favorite.


ress" ls His Favorite.
Chicago, Dec. 23.-Great Heart,
character in Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Prog.
ress," Is President Roosevelt's favorite
character in allegorical literature.
The president considers "Pilgrims
Progress one of the greatest books
ever written, and Abraham Lincoln
he deems the ideal Great Heart Of
public life.
This is revealed by the Rev. Duncan
C. Milner, n retired Presbyterian min
lister, who received letter from the
president, as follows:
Great Heart is my favorite character In
allegory (Which is, of course, branch OF
fiction, as you say, just as Bunyan's
Pilgrims Progress" Is to my mind one
Of the greatest books that ever was writ
ten, and think that Abraham Lincoln is
the ideal Great Heart of public life.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25

Londoners have the big head be-
cause plants have been put In their
subway. Some of our subways have
been planted and replanted and not
few sane people are kicking to nave
them transplnnted.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
Plot to AssassInste Belle.

Willemstad, Curacao, Dec. 22.-Let
ters received here tell Of the discovery
of a plot to assassinate General Bello,
commander of Fort San Carlos, at
Maracaibo. The censpirators were
eAptured and shot.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
And 10 ForuIvs, Divine,

your rhonor-sr-er-this cas0-er-er," /" the
stammering lawyer spoke.
What makes you err 20 muchf' his
honor cried.
The lawyer thought he saw q chance to
perpetrAto q Joke
And. ITO err is only human. sir" re-
piled.
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
AFRAID OF NIGHT RIDERS.
Woman Witness at Trial Insists o.
Having Armed Escort.

Woman Witness at Trial lnsists o.
Having Armed Escort.
Union City, Tenn, Dec. 23.-WL
Mrs, Emma Jackson, one of the state
witnesses in the Night Riders trial,
was excused from the stand she turn
ed to Judge Jones and said:
II will not leave the courtroom with
out armed protection. know these
men,
She was promised an escort of sol
dlers.
Mrs. Jackson told vivid story of
several visits of the Night Riders, cor.
roborated Fred Fehringer's testimony
and identified by name at least TWEEN
ty-seven members of the band.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
MORTGAGE TAX LAW UPHELD
United States Supreme Court Declares
II Constitutional.

Washington, Dec. 22.-The constitu-
tionality of the mortgage tax law Of
New Ysrk state is upheld In deci-
sion rendered by the supreme court Of
the United States in the case Of t. ID.
Padell against the city of New York.
Justice Holmes holds that the four
teenth amendment to the constitution
does not prohibit a state from impoS'
ing a tax on lands to cover all inter-
ests involved. His decision sustains
the supreme court Of New York.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
POLICEMAN IN SING SING,
Sent There For Nine Years For At
tack Upon a Girl,

Sing Sing, N. Y, Dec. 22-Policeman
William e. Hughes, convicted of an
attack on Louise Maurer. aged eleven,
was brought here today to serve SEN
tence of nine years.
Hughes ran Off to Ireland after the
attack on the girl in Prospect park.
He came back two weeks ago and was
caught. He pleaded guilty. Hughes
had been a policeman for fifteen years
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
Liltad hIa comnanx.

Liked His Company.
''Now, don't be a fool"
"Why notT
"Why should your"
because I aM fond Of vou."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
BRYAN OPPOSES RAISE.

Says President Of United States Gets
Enough Salary Now.
Uniontown. Pa, Dec. 22.-William J.
Bryan, who spoke here today. was
asked his opinion of the bill which has
been introduced in congress making
the salary Of the president of the
United States 100000.
He said: "No, no. He gets enough
now, or least / think so. wouldn't
be in faver of any such bill"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
Stacks of Mahoasnx Burned.

Boston, Dec. 22.-Tire destroyed i'm
mense stacks of mahogany in the ex-
tensive lumber yards of the George d.
Emery company, importers of mahog.
any, at Chelsea.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25

The hopes of the Dutch people for
an heir to the throne of Holland have
twice before been disappointed.
The queen is twenty-eight years old.
Her husband is Prince Henry Of
Mecklenburg-S
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
QUEEN WILHELNIINA.

I'VE rejoice to be able to state that
all signs are in consOnance with an alb
solutely perfect state Of health"
The event is expected early in the
spring.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
TREE CRUSHEs HUBBARD.
Author Nearly Killed When Trunk
Falls on Him In Woods.

Buffalo, Dec 23.-Elbert Hubbard.
the Roycrofter and author, was nearly
killed by Il falling tree in the woods
near his East Aurora colony.
Miscalculating the direction in whick
one of the trees was going to fall, he
got IN the way and was badly crushed.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25

81 understand you are a lawyer"
II was once"
mot practicing nowT"
"No; just trying to live 1t down,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25

That pugillst who has "gone into lit
erature" is probably getting ready
against the inevitable to give Editor
Roosevelt a choice of weapons.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25

So marvellous IL our climate that one
may step from summer into winter
and not be aware of doing stretch.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
POPE RECEIVES IRELAND.

Greatly PIeased WITH HTchbIshoPd .
Report Of His Diocese.
Rome, Dec. 23.-The pope received
Archbishop Ireland in private audi
ence today.
Mgr. Ireland talked with his holiness
about his diocese, building a new ca
thedral In st. Paul and a pro-cathedral
In Minneapolis.
The pontiff was greatly pleased with
this news and expressed a deSire to
zee the archbishop again before he
goes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
HOLLAND EXPECTS HEIR.

Official Announcement In Chamber Of
Deputies Received With Cheers.
The Hague, Dec. 23.-1t was officially
announcedsin the chamber of deputies
that Queen Wflhelmina was in an in
teresting condition, and the statement
was greeted with joyful "bravos."
Her majesty's physicians conclude
their announcement with these words,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-25
THE CORN EXPOSITION.
The King Of All GrainS and His Reign
at Omaha,

The success of the second annual
corn exposition at Omaha from Dec.
9 to 10 proves once again that corn is
still king. The monarch Of the grains,
holding sway in the Omaha Auditori-
um and annex, seems to have had no
difficulty in maintaining supremacy
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-20
NAME JOHNSON TO
SUCCEED HIMSELF
Minnesota Democrats RenOm-
mate incumbent Despite
His Defamation
State Convention Is Stampeded
by Mention of Executive Who
WithhOIds Decision

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug 19-Governor
5ohn A Johnson was renominated for
governor by the democratic state con-
Nenuon today Following the mention
OF his name by Mayor Lawler of st.
Faul the convention stampeded for
Johnson. A wild demonstration ensued
and continued 81 minutes Standards
were waved and the delegates, headed
bN brass band. marched through the
haIL A messenger was sent to notify
the governor by telephone. The conven-
lion persisted in ignoring Johnson S
declaration that he would not run
again
Owing 10 the unsettled condition Of
the minds Of the delegates at the open
ing Of the convention regarding the en-
TIRE ticket IL was decided that a COM
mlttee TO be composed of one member
from each judicial district make recon-
mendations for the filling OF all places
on the ticket except that of governor.
The following recommendations We're
made by this committee and adopted
by the convention: Lieutenant COVER
nor, Julius J. Reiter Of Rochester; sec
retary of state. Richard T. Lamb of
Clayton; state treasurer, Henry p. Mel
son Of Hibbing: attorney general M. G.
Matthews of Marshall; railway and
warehouse commissioners-Hans 2.
Bjorge of Ottertail county; Robert Nee
Of Rice county.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 19.-When asked to-
night if he would accept the nominna-
ton, Governor Johnson said: I have
not been officially notified of my nom
ination, so I have nothing TO say"
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-20
TAFT TO TALK ON TRUSTS
Speech to Virginia Republicans
Will Expound Policy

HOT SPRINGS. Va. Aug. 19.-Judge
Taft has put the finishing touches on
his speech to the Virginia republicans,
after devoting practically the whole
day 70 the work. The speech, accord
ing TO a statement By Arthur l.
NOrys. is not reply to Bryans no.
tification utterances but rather an eX-
position Of the records of the repub-
lican and democratic parties in their
practical work toward control OF trusts
and monopolies abuses. From this COM
parison, said Norys, Taft draws the
conclusion that southern republicans
have a very effective slogan with which
10 90 after the Independent vote Of the
south The speech, which contains ap-
proxfmately 5000 words, viii be de-
livered Friday afternoon to several
trainloads of eXcursionists.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-20
ART ASSOCIATION
GETS COLLECTION
Court Awards Treasures of Late
Emanuel Walter to Legal
Institution

NEW YORK. Aug. 19.-By decision
handed down. in the supreme court by
Justice Bischoff the Emanuel Waller
art collection is awarded to the San
Francisco art association, affiliated
with the Mark Hopkins institute of art,
the claim of the complainants in the
case, the Golden Gate park museum, to
the collection being disallow
The suit was over the construction
of the will of Mr.. Walter, who died in
1905, leaving his valuable collection OF
paintings, worries, bric-a-brac, ETC.,
to the art museum of San Francisco.
There is no institution of that particu-
lar name in San Francisco, and two
claimants to the collection appeared
the institutions above named.
Walter left the Pacific coast in 1904.
At that time, it appears, the Golden
Gate park museum was not in exist
ence, and Judge Bischoff in his opinion
held that there was no evidence to
show that Walter ever knew of the
founding of that institution. 1t is held,
therefore, that the bequest was in
tended for the Mark Hopkins institute.
with which, it was established, the tes-
tator was well acquainted.
A clause in the Walter will forming
a so year trust fund from his resid-
uary estate is held invalid.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-20
FORAKER READY TO HELP
President to Discuss Campaign
With Republican Leaders

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Several men
prominent in national Republican poll
tics viii gather in oyster Bay tomor-
row as the guests at luncheon of
President Roosevelt They will include
Chairman Frank H Hitchcock OF the
national committee and James 5 Sher-
man. candidate for vice president They
viii consider important issues TO be
discussed during the campaign
Al Republican headquarters Chair
man Hitchcock, Charles +. BrOoker Of
Connecticut and William l. Ward Of
New York members of the executive
comittee; George r Sheldon, the trea-
surer. and Governor J. Franklin Fort
Of New Jersey, talked over the ques-
tion of finances.
An effort was made by Hitchcock to-
day 10 communicate with Senator For
aker Of Ohio, but he had gone to
Washington. Before leaving the city
the senator indicated that he felt hu-
inflated at not having been invited to
speak at Youngstown on September 5
II the opening of the Ohio campaign
He said. that regardless of the differ
ences he had with the Roosevelt ad-
ministration concerning certain ques-
tiOns of policy. he stood ready TO do
whatever he could TO advance the in
terests Of the national ticket
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-20
NEGROES QUAIL
AS TROOPS LEAVE
Withdrawal of Springfield Regi-
ments Brings New Exodus
OF Blacks
Threatening Anonymous Letters
Menace Lives of Officials
and Merchants

SPRINGFIELD, H., Aug. 19.--Only
two regiments of state troops will be
left in Springfield tomorrow night. At
a conference in the governors office to-
night it was decided to release the Sec
ond infantry from riot duty In addition
to the Third and Fifth regiments, whose
departure has been scheduled to follow
the release of the First and Fourth
regiments today. The troops which will
remain on guard here will be the Sew
enth infantry and eight troops of the
First cavalry.
Fear and terror prevailed in the
homes of the negroes tonight. The de-
parture of the soldiers caused conster-
nation among the colored residents.
The mob viii be here sure if those
soldiers go away" they said, and dele
cations were hastily organized and sent
to the state, county and city officials to
protest against a relaxation of the mill
tary regime The authorities efforts to
quiet this fear were only partially sue
cessful, and in many humble home
there was no sleep before dawn.
Scores of the terror stricken blacks
sought refuge in the arsenal. Early in
the evening almost twice as many ap-
plicauOns for shelter had been received
there as on previous nights and about
500 negroes curled up in the corners of
the balcony, sleeping on the floor or
curled up in chairs.
The exodus of negroes, which had be-
gun TO abate, was renewed.
Threatening anonymous letters which
began TO arrive at the offices of officials
as soon as the repressive measures be-
gan increased in number today. No at
tention has been paid to these missives
but several merchants who have re-
ceived similar communications are be-
ginning to feel alarmed.
The finding of the jury impaneled by
Coroner William Woodruff to investi-
gate the death of Scott Burton, the ne
gro victim of last Friday nights mob
fails to point the finger of guilt at any
single person or persons
Plans were also completed tonight for
the delivery to the civil authorities of
Joseph B. Klein, the Chicago private OF
Company A, First infantry, who stabbed
Earl Nelson with bayonet at Kanka-
kee while the regiment was en- route to
Springfield.