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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-07-31

the parade in an automobile. In the
afternoon Champlain in his ship the
Don de Dieu sailed once more up the St.
Lawrence, landed again amid the well
come Of the Indians, entered the Abita-
ton, a replica of the house Champlain
himself designed and built, and then
Joined the procession of historical per-
sonages which passed up Mountain hill
and by the Champlain statue before the
Prince of Wales. The procession was
headed by the watchmen or "Archers du
Guet," who used to patrol the streets,
call the hours. and enforce the curfew
law under the old regime. Then follow.
ed Cartier and his crew, the discoveries
Of Quebec, who explored the st. Law
renee as far as the Lachine rapids above
Montreal, seeking for the northwest pas
sage to La Chine-China! Next were
Champlain and the crew Of the Don de
Dieu; La Sale, the pioneer of the Missis-
sippi; Duluth and the cOure,rs des bots;
bands Of Hurons and Iroquois clad In
deerskin; children Of the forest In mantles
Of fur; white-uniformed companies of
the Carignan-Salieres. the first French
regiment sent out to the defense Of
Ancient Canada; Frontenac, greatest Of
the French governors; Nile. de Yer
Ciicfce, OhuRuh IOuItotu-y edI-Olu Joan
of Arc, who with the aid OF two children
and an old man Of eighty years repulsed
an attack of the Eoquois and saved q
settlement; Wolfe and Montcalm at the
head of their regiments; and Guy Garlic
ton and the defenders Of Quebec against
Montgomery and Arnold in the Revolu-
tionary War.
The first speaker was of course the
Prince of Wales, who, to tell the truth,
Is not an orator. His words, read from
manuscript, were inaudible twenty feet
from the speakers stand. Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks made an audible, tact
full and really admirable speech, fairly
sharing the applause of the day with the
Prince, Lord Roberts and Earl Gray
In the evening thousands of colored
electric lights outlined the Chateau From.
tenac, Dufferin terrace and the battleships
in the harbor. A quarter of a million
people saw a gorgeous display of fire.
works on the heights Of Lewis across the
river.
The program of the pageants, again
representing the memorable scenes In
the history of New France is too elabo-
rate for reproduction. Over three thous-
and persons in costume participated.
Other notable events were the dedication
of the Plains of Abraham as a public
park, military and naval review, con-
certs, fetes, dinners and balls.
Whatever may be the comparative ex-
cellence OF our own Champlain tercen-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-07-31
STATE OF OHM. CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ne 10 ssn-
Tor partner OF the firm OF II. j. Cheney a Co.
doing business in the City OF Toledo, County
and State aforesaid. and that said firm viii
pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR6
for each and every case of Catarrh that 0an-
not be cured by the use OF Halls OatArxh
Cure FRANK j. CHENEY.
sworn 10 before me and subscribed In mxf
1885. A. w. GLEASON.
lshAL-l NOTARY PUBLIC
Halls Catarrh Cure lie taken interally, ami
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send for testimonials
free.
y. j. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-07-31

tenary next year, it is safe to say it VII
not be celebrated with that superabund-
ance Of joyousness which has charac-
terized the present celebration. YoE
New Highlander takes his pleasure So
berly and sadly. 1t is not SO among ne
French of Quebec.
REID L. Carr.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
fires IN FORESTS
THREATEN CITIES
Peat Lands of Wisconsin Ignite
and Greatly Increase
the Danger

DETROIT, Sept. 12.-The pail of
smoke blown down from the northern
forest fires which tied up navigation
in the channels between Lake Erie and
Lake Huron last night. lifted after
noon here today sufficiently to permit
steamers which had been tied up at
Port Huron to resume their passage
down.
State Game Warden Pierce has in
structed his deputies throughout the
state to abandon all other duties and
devote themselves to firefghting. Ira
verse City reports fires dangerously
near that place, having already de-
stroyed several buildings in the suburbs
of Bonneville.
RACINE, Sept 12.-One hundred
acres OF peat beds near the town of
Norway are on fire and there is danger
OF barns and farmhouses burning.
Farmers are fighting the flames. Near
F'fanksville many acres of marsh lands
are on fire and fires are prevalent along
the line of the Northwestern and st.
Paul roads.
KAUKANA, Wis, Sept. 12.-Reports
from the Oneida Indian reservation In
Brown and Outagamie counties state
that the forest fires have reached that
locality and the flames are sweeping
over the country near the reservation.
Many farms have suffered and the en-
tire countryside has turned out in an
effort to check the on-coming wall of
fire.
KINGSTON, N. Y, Sept. 12.-With the
forest dry as tinder a fire today swept
over the Belleayre mountain in the vi
cinity of Pien hill. A large force of men
fought the flames, but with little hope
of checking them unless rain falls.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
SHOOTING PUZZLES
PITTSBURG POLICE
Andrew KlOman iii Is Found
Fatally Wounded in
the Head
Relatives Claim the Young Man
Was the Victim OF a
Highwayman

PITTSBURG. Pa. Sept. 12--Andrew
Kloman III, aged "a years. grandson
Of Andrew Kloman. a partner OF An
drew Carnegie In the pioneer iron and
steel business. was found shot through
the head and the shoulder on the Grant
boulevard near Center avenue early to-
day.
The young man was hurried TO hos
pital in a critical condition and mem
bers Of his family were summoned 70
his bedside
Relatives of young Kloman, who is
employed by the Carnegie steel COM
pany, claim he was the victim. or a
htghwayman and declare a sum OF
money, his watch and several papers
are missing from his pockets
The police are puzzled over the mys-
terious shooting and are not ready to
accept the theory that KloE-aa was held
up. robbed and shot
The place where Kloman was held up
borders on fashionable residence sec
tfon of the city and the affair has
caused considerable excitement
Kloman died this afternoon. Kloman
held an excellent position with the Car
negie steel company, his financial af-
fairs were in good condition, and next
Tuesdy evening he was to have mar
ried the daughter of a prominent brok-
er OF this city.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

The new building will be f1reproof
throughout The lower floors and base
ment are designed for banking and
other commercial purposes. From the
third to the fourteenth floors inclusive,
the building will be fitted up for Offices
The structure is designed to stand as
one of the lasting monuments to the
energy of one of the city's pioneers.
The Bankers investment company
will erect for the firm of ]. Magnin &
Co., on the southeast corner of Geary
street and Grant avenue. five story
and basement structure according to
plans prepared by and under the su-
pervision of William Mooser. The first
floor will be very high and will allow
for balcony. The building, which Will
be class A, will occupy 100 feet square.
1t will be faced with ornamental iron,
white terra Gotta and plate glass. Fast
passenger, freight and dumb waiter
elevators, pneumatic tubes and other
modern copveniences are to be installed.
1t will be fit for additional stories to
be added later.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
SAYS FRANCE AIDED
VENEZUELAN REBELS
Sensational Charge Is Made by
Caracas Judge in Handing
Down Opinion

CARACAS, Friday, Aug. 2S.-Foliow-
ing close on President Castro's recent
affront to France, when he refused to
recognize the Brazilian minister as in
charge of French interests in Vene-
zuela, comes the accusation from the
Judge OF the civil court of first instance
Of Caracas that high officials of the
French government had instigated the
revolutionary acts of the late French
vice consul, Quievreux, and that as a
consequence the Venezuelan govern
ment reserves the right to bring what
action against the government of
Frence it may deem convenient.
This sensational statement, threat
ening the revelations of new scandals
and which can not but still further
embitter France against Venezuela, was
made by Judge CHIMES in his decision
in the trial of the French cable COM
pany for completely in the Matos revo-
luton and in which he condemns the
company TO pay fine of almost IS, ,O0O,-
600. besides large additional damages
to be assessed by experts. This judg-
ment, rendered on August "a, closes as
follows:
And 1t has been proved by the testi-
mony that Quievereux was most dill
gent agent of the liberation revolution
in Caracas. in spite of his character of
vice consul of France, and that, taking
advantage of the official functions. he
efficaciously contributed to the main
tenance of the liberating revolution.
1t is also proved that this procedure on
the part OF Quievereux was instigated
and approved by high functionaries of
the French republic. This court not
being able to render a decision on the
point regarding the aforesaid COM
plicity and participation. states these
facts and leaves the government Of
Venezuela free to bring what action it
deems best against the French govern
ment in the appropriate way"
This judgment against the cable com
pany is an exact duplicate of that rem
dered last year against the New York
and Bermudez company for supporting
the same revolutions.
President Castro probably has small
expectation OF getting any cash from
the French cable company, but he is
believed to have a very determined idea
to get the coast cables in part payment
for this fine and as chastisement for
the completely IN the revolution. These
cables connect all OF the principal sea-
ports of the country and cost almost
81 900. 900 to lay. They would be OF
great strategic Importance to the ma
tionaI government.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
CRIME IS CHARGED
IN BOOTH FAILURE
Millions of Dollars of Liabilities
Concealed From Creditor
Banks, 'Tis Said
Only $500,000 of Cash to Pay
OFF Short Term Notes Which
Aggregate S5,000,000

CHICAGO, Sept 12.-Prosecution of
certain persons alleged to have caused
the downfall of the big fish and sea-
food firm OF A. Booth & Co. is
threatened by indignant stockholders,
according to reports current today.
Names were mentioned, but Receiver
Chalmers and others who are overhaul
ing the books of the firm are endeavor-
ing to ascertain who was responsible
for the issuance of misleading state
ments on which heavy loans were OBJ
tanned from the banks. 1t was ascer-
tained today that ten Chicago banks in
stead of four, as at first reported, hold
notes of the Booth company.
Jacob Newman, of counsel for the
banks In the case, said this afternoon
that of the firms liabilities it has been
discovered that s5,0oo,O0o was in short
term notes, due in from three to six
months. As a favorable estimate would
place the concefn's earning power for
half year at 100000, Newman said
the necessity for a complete reorgani-
zation was obvious.
Revelations made public today re-
garding the failure of A. Booth &
Co. the $12,00O,0O0 fish, game and
seafood corporation, show the concerns
books have been juggled for a period
extending back at least three years ac-
cording to charges in a circular sent
out by interested bankers, who also
set forth that in the company's state
ments s1.200,0o0 had been deducted
from the liabilities and the books made
to balance by a similar juggling in the
asset column.
By reason of this manipulation, 1t is
alleged the corporation has been en-
abled to float paper that otherwise might
not have been accepted by the purchas-
ers. So serious are the charges that 1t
is predicted the failure would find an
echo in the criminal courts. Members
of the Booth family, however, are said
to be in no way involved In any ques-
tionable transactions. They are said
to have been the heaviest losers by rea-
son of the mismanagement of others,
in whom they had imposed confidence.
The statement of the bankers bears
the following signatures:
The First national bank of Chicago,
by F. o. Wetmore. vice president.
The Corn Exchange national bank
of Chicago. by Earnest Hamill, presi-
dent.
The Continental bank of Chicago, by
Alexander Elbertson, vice president.
The Commercial national bank of
Chicago. by Joseph t. Talbert, vice
president"
1t was declared by other members OF
the committee that through the mac
curate statements every bank that has
bought Booth & Co.'S notes in
the last year has been misled. There
are not more than one hundred banks
throughout the country that hold the
company's paper.
"A. Booth & Co.," the bankers
statement says. Informed US that the
increased liabilities shown as compared
with the company's previous statements
were caused by the manipulation of
ha N
three or four years ending April 80, 1907,
and that in the statement of the latter
date there had been deducted 81, 200 900
from the liabilities and a similar
amount from the assets to make the
statement balance"
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
THAW IS TAKEN TO
WHITE PLAINS JAIL
New York Supreme Court Judge
Orders Transfer at Request
OF Sheriff
Referee in Bankruptcy Cites the
Prisoner for Contempt for
Failure to Appear

POUGHKEEPSIE. " T., Sept ia
Harry X Thaw will be transferred on
Monday from the Dutchess county jail
10 the jail at White Plains. Westches-
ter county. under an order issued by
Supreme Court Justice Mills at a spe-
cial term in this city today
The White Plains Jail was selected
because Thaw's habeas corpus proceed
tngs, under which he hopes TO obtain
jury trial as TO his sanity. are to be
heard by Justice Mills at White Plains
on September 81. Thaw would have
been transferred to White Plains on
that date and the effect OF Judge Mills
new order is simply to send him there
a week earlier than intended
SHERIFF SECURES TRANSFER
The application was made by Ed
ward Perkins, attorney for Sheriff
Chanler. who has never liked being
custodian OF Thaw, and who took ad-
vantage OF the report OF Secretary Nc
Laughlin OF the state prison commits
sion on conditions in the Poughkeepsie
Jail to ask the court to transfer Thaw.
Charles Morschauser. attorney for
Thaw. made no opposition
THAw CITED FOR CONTEMPT
PITTsBURG. Sept. IA petition
for certificate citing Harry K Thaw
for contempt for his failure TO attend
the second meeting Of his creditors
here yesterday was filed before Referee
in Bankruptcy Blair today by Attorney
Boyd of Poughkeepsie, n. T., repre-
senting a Poughkeepsie hotel keeper
Referee Blair issued the certificate
this afternoon.
In filing the petition Attorney Boyd
stated he wanted to examine Thaw on
the income received from his fathers
estate.
1t is believed that Boyd viii hle the
certificate in the United States court and
ask for rule to force Thaw to come
to Pittsburg and show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt
Roger OMara, trustee for Thaw. re-
turned from Poughkeepsie today He
said Thaw was well. but was not par
ticularly anxious to come to Pittsburg
unless his creditors wanted him TO do
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
"DARROOM" SPEECH
DOODLE DfES' BEST
interrupted Recitation Wins
Most Applause at Hearst
League Convention
Jealousy of Daniel 0'COnnell and
Chairman Mclean Puts End
to Moral Lesson

The best number on the program at
Polito hall last evening when Daniel
OConnelTs fragment of the indepen-
dence league met to select a legislative
ticket was the interrupted recitation
entitled The Face on the Barroom
Floor" J. Keefe, one Of the embryo
history makers. was getting away with
this touching Grafton amid storms OF
applause when OConnell and Chairman
Mclean got Jealous. and after most
strenuous efforts brought the meeting
back to the business Of putting through
the formers slate.
Keefe got the floor on a motion TO
take a recess for FIVE minutes so that
he could entertain the delegates with
his recitation. Th motion carried, but
the future Daniel Webster had only got
a good start when O'ConnelI jumped on
parliamentary law and broke up the
party with the exclamation:
This is enough of this ID nom
sense. I have important business here.
His chairman requested Keef TO retire.
There was assembled 49 dauntless
political pioneers, and no one was
overlooked when it came to deal
ing out official positions Those who
did not get on the legislative ticket
We're given places on the county com
mittee The crowd was not quite large
enough TO use up all of the offices, so
three vacancies were left in the sena-
torial list, nominations being made only
in the seventeenth and twents-hfth
senatorial districts.
The new county committee was Sc
lected in a most orderly manner, the
chairman of each district delegation
having a nice little slip from which
he read his piece. Who dealt out the
slips could not be proved. but some one
said II was O'COnnell The following
legislative ticket was nominated; For
the assembly in the twenty eighth dis
trict, James Rowe; twenty-ninth. F. j.
Mayne; thirtieth, George Black; thirty
first, J. z. Hopkins; thirty-third, 7. A.
Casserly: thirty-fourth, Ernest Duden;
tslirty-fifth. A 5. Lille; thirtysixth, A.
r Cedarbloom: thirty seventh +. ].
Butler; thirty-eighth. John Robinson;
thirty ninth, w. ". Willetts; fortieth,
C. w. Clifton; forty-first. J. c. Chase;
forty-second, T. n. Gaines; forty-t third.
r. O'Hea; forty-fourth, l.. G. Lauray;
forty fifth, A Cogliandre-
For the senate C. G. Freund and c.
L. Mclean We're nominated in the
seventeenth and twenty fifth districts
respectively.
After the selection of the ticket had
been made the chairman obeyed sig
nal and called on O'Connell for a few
words" The gentleman responded
most generously; in fact, he went into
a detailed analysis of everything in
history from the revolutionary war to
the present day.
After the convention adjourned it
was rumored that there would be an
insurreetion I'm the party because of
O'Connelfs arbitrary manner in deal
ing with Keefe, and doing al Of the
talking himself.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
SUICIDE WILL CAUSE
REARREST OF ABE RUEF
ErSkine Richardson Was on
Bond of Arch CRATER for
$4,000

AS direct result OF the suicide OF
Erskine Richardson. Abraham Ruef,
arch CRATER. will be rearrested- Rich
ardson was on Ruefs bail bond for
1000. His death invalidates the bond
and until another surety can be found.
the fallen boss must again be held in
custody.
1t will be remembered that after
Richardson had offered himself as
surety for Ruef he, with a number OF
Others. was grilled by Langdon. The
district attorney objected that Rich
ardsOn and others had offered their
property for bonding purposes at
value far in excess OF the figure for
which it was assessed. After the pro-
ceedings over the bond had been con-
cluded the assessment of Richardson
and other sureties was raised
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
FIRE IN PICKENS CANYON

LOS ANGELES, Sept 12.-All night
long residents of Pasadena, Highland
Park. Alhambra and other foothill local
tiles watched the forest fire, that has
been raging in the vicinity of La Cres-
centa for two days. The bright flames,
blazing high up. swept up the canyons
and over the ridges and this morning
are still burning in Pickens canyon.
north of La Crescenta, endangering
again the water supply. OF that place
and of La Canada. A big force of fire
fighters is still at work. A camp has
been established, where the men come
for food and rest.
About 20 or 25 square miles of land
have been devastated. but most of 1t
has been brush and small timber. On
the canyons as through chimneys, very
little headway is being made in check
ing the fire.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
BOSTON BANKS CAUGHT
New England Greatly Surprised
by the Booth Failure

BOSTON, Sept. 12.-"I am more sur
prised at the discovery of the condition
of A Booth & Co than l am at the
size of the failure" remarked a promi-
nent Boston banker today, when shown
the report from Chicago. The Booth
paper" he said, has been accepted by
New England bankers without question
for several years, and while there is
probably $500. 600 of it in New England
the notes are so widely distributed
that no one institution will feel the
effects of the failure to any extent"
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
STRUCTURE TO BE
MADE FIREPROOf
Work on New Building at Sixth
and Market Streets Resumed
and Will Be Rushed
|. Magnin 6 Co. to Build at
Geary Street and Grant Ave-
nue. In Near Future

Work has been resumed on the erec-
tion of the David Hewes building at
Sixth and Market streets, and will go
on steadily until its completion. When
the great fire swept away the struc-
ture which Hewes had built 40 years
ago and had improved from time to
time to keep pace with the city's
growth, he decided to erect in its place
a structure in keeping with his optim-
istic vews of San Francisco's future
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
FISHER CHOSEN PRESIDENT

DENVER, Sept. 12.=The national as
sociation of stationary engineers con-
cluded it's convention here last night
next meeting place and electing the
following officers: President, Fred
Fisher. Los Angeles; vice president,
William j. Reynolds, Hoboken, N. J.;
secretary, T. w. Raven, Chicago; treas
urer. S. B. Force, Pittsburg. The Ia
dies auxiliary elected Mrs. Dora
Weaver, Of Columbus, president.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
AN APPoINTEE For MICHIcAN

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. Sept. IL
Judge Knapp. in the United States dis
trict court for western Michigan to-
day appointed William @. Chalmers of
Chicago and c. Everett Ainsworth of
Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, receivers for
A. Booth & Co, in this district.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
noRsrr BIG WOODS BtrRN

GREENvILLE. Pa, Sept. 12-What
is known as the Dorset big woods,
large tract of forest land, across the
Crawford county line in Ohio, is be-
ing swept by fire, and farmers in that
section are making desperate efforts to
check the flames. The fire is now re-
garded as beyond control. The grass
and shrubbery are dry and are burn
ing like tinder. All the men in the
zone are fighting to save their homes
and buildings. Already much valuable
timber has been burned.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
wooDMAN HAVE A SOCIAL

The social evening OF Golden Gate
camp Of the Woodmen of the World in
New Era hall last Friday night was
attended by a large number of the
neighbors Of the camp and neighbors
OF other camps. The social COMMITTEES
offered a program OF the vaudeville
order, the features OF which were two
professions John Max. German come
dian, and Frederick Ward, vocalist.
The camp has adopted a new emblem
attic button. which on its face has the
stump OF the order with the Golden
Gate as a background.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
PENsIoNER sLAYs HIMSELF

CROUCH. once wealthy, but who for
many years is said to have lived on a
pension provided by James r. Keene,
the broker and horseman, with whom
he once was allied in business; killed
himself at the Hoffman house today
He had been in i'll health for some
time and was despondent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
CONFERENCE WILL BE IMPORTANT

BERLIN, Sept. 12.-Professor Rich
ard Eickhoff. chairman of the reich
stag delegation to the Interparlia-
mentary union. which is to convene
here Sept. IT. anticipates a successful
and brilliant conference Nineteen
civilized nations win take part in the
congress, and the conference probably
will include every subject that is likely
to come up for discussion at the third
Hague peace conference.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

ure of A Booth & Co. has caused con-
sternation in western Canada There
are extensive fisheries on Lake Winni-
peg, Manitoba, Lake Superior and Lake
of the Woods, where thousands of men
are employed winter and summer. and
fleets of hundreds of boats. These peo-
pie depend on fisheries for a living,
being foreigners, half breeds and In
dians The immense warehouses are
stored with fish at various points in
western Canada
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

manding. Will have z5 men in camp at
Atascadero About % women of the
city named are organizing an auxiliary
TO this company. 1t proposes to assist
the company in any social function 1t
may give.