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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08

The names of the 16 vessels Of
the Japanese Navy. which entertain
ed the American battleships, are ap-
piled in gold around the upper rim
of the cup, while those of the 16
vessels of the United States Atlantic
Fleet are similarly applied around
the base.
Flags Are In C0lors.
The seal Of the United States APP
pears just above the globe, ON which
is etched the map OF Japan, while
gracefully arranged below is a
group of anchors, trident, and flags
of the United States and Japan
enameled in colors.
On the reverse appears the same
inscription In japanese characters.
This was originally transcribed by
His Excelleny. Baron Takahira, Jap
anese ambassador to the United
States. The engraving was repro
duced exactly from a photograph of
the original writing. linden this
inscription Is the seal of the Navy
Department of the United States, and
a second group of anchors, trident
and the official naval ensigns of the
United States and Japan, the two last
enameled in colors. On this hemi-
sphere Of the globe is etched She
map of the United States.
The loving cup rests on a mahog-
any base. to which is applied, in sill
yer, the seal of the United States
and of the Navy Department, en-
circled by wreaths of laurel.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
Misses Wife; Kills Himself.

New York Especially Enraged at
his wife because breakfast was not
ready on time. Edward F. Muller,
special detective in the employ of
the marlborough Rapid Transit Com
pany. shot at her with revolver.
and when he saw her fall, turned the
weapon upon himself and blew out
his brains. His wife was not even
scratched by the bullet. She had
tainted from fright. Muller died al
most instantly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
WASHINGT
By TELEGRAPH

Navy and Army officers who ap-
piled for longevity pay have been
Informed that, instead of being en-
titled to this money, they are in debt
to the government by reason of be-
ing overpaid during the Spanish
American War.
H. M. Lewis, whose acts in con-
nection with the National Trust
Company and other corporations,
caused a government Investigation,
was held in $500 bail for the ac-
ton of the grand jury in Washing
ton.
The principal commercial apple
orchards of the country are destined
to become infested with San Jose
scale, according to a bulletin just
published by the Department of Agri-
culture.
The government does not expect
any International complications over
the OBTAINING of the Norwegian
steamer Varig, at Nome, Alaska, by
the revenue cutter Bear.
The total national bank notes out
standing secured by United States
bonds and lawful money Is $702,-
807,459. against $675,612,327 "a
year ago.
Gen. Eliphalet Whittlesey, for Is
years secretary of the Board of In
dian Commissioners, died in Wash
ington.
Government imports last August
amounted to $117,081,689, while
the exports for the same month were
sos, 61O,237.
The American Red Cross sent an
additional $4,000 to the flood suf-
ferers in the vicinity of Monterey.
Mexico.
Secretary Dickinson finds nothing
to criticise in the action, of General
Grant in taking part in temperance
and law enforcement parade In chi
cago in his uniform.
The court-martial in the case of
First Lieutenant Edward w. Terry
recommended his dismissal
Brigadier General w. S. Edgerly,
commandant of the mounted serv-
ice school at Fort Riley, Kan, was
retired for physical disability.
Distinguished scientists attended a
dinner given by the staff of the
Weather Bureau in honor of DR..
William Napier Shaw, director of the
British meteorological service.
The criticism of w. r. Michaelis
that Gen. Fred d. Grant wore his
full dress army uniform in the Chi
cago prohibition parade is not likely
to be made the subject of official
correspondence between General
Grant and the War Department
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
Bubonic Plague Again.

Sacramento. Cal. Especially 1t
has been reported to the State De-
parment of Health that Manuel Avil-
la, a Portuguese boy living near
Niles, Cal, was discovered to be i'll
with bubonic plague. The report
was made on the case by DIR. Rupert
Blue, of the United States Public
Health and Marine Department
This is the second case of bubonic
plague reported from this locality
within two months. The first was
that of boy named Mendoza, who
died.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
BUSINESS IS NOW
ON THE BOOM
Activity In All Departments Of
industries.
Reports To The Federal Surear OF
Statistics Show A Continued Inn
provement-FaIfing on In August
OF Packing House Products - All
Railroads Now Handling Greater
Number OF Cars.

Washington, d. c. Especially "A
continued Improvement in the indus
trial situation of the country Is in
Dictated by the reports Of leading in
ternal commerce movements received
during the past month by the Bureau
of Statistics Of the Department OF
Commerce and Labon Unusually
large movements of soft coal. coke,
and iron ore. a corresponding heavy
output of pig iron. and large shipments
of lumber to consuming centers are a
few indications of increasing indus
trial activity. The traffic activity of
the railroads, as measured by the
number of cars handled by the prin-
cipal car-service associations and de-
murrage bureaus In various parts of
the country, for the first time shows
larger total than for the correspond
ing month in 1907. The grain re-
ceipts at the leading interior mar
kets were larger than during August
in the two previous years. The
movements of live stock and pro-
visions. also of hard coal. continued
lighter than in former years.
Receipts of live stock during Au-
gust at seven primary markets.
3,039,455 head. while considerably in
excess of the low July figures. were,
however, short of the August 1908
and 1907 figures of 3,232,441 and
3,130,225 head, all the important
packing centers except Omaha show
ing smaller monthly totals than a
year ago. OF the total received. $751;
622 head were cattle, 94,774 calves,
1,093.495 hogs, 962,257 sheep, and
1907 horses and mules.
Loss In Packing House Products.
The largest loss. as compared with
1908 figures, is shown in the receipts
of hogs, while gains appear under
the head of cattle and sheep. The
receipts for the eight months ending
August, 24,809,491 head, were like
wise below the corresponding totals
in the two preceding years, the
losses in the receipts of hogs alone
amounting to IA per cent, as COM
pared with the corresponding 1908
figures. Smaller season receipts are
also shown for cattle, horses and
mules, while the 1909 figures for
calves and sheep show small gains
over the corresponding 1908 totals.
The August shipments of packing
house products from Chicago. 49,
241,313 pounds, likewise fell below
the corresponding 1908 and 1907
shipments of 184,319.378 and 202,-
10000 pounds. Losses are shown
in the case of the principal products
except picked beef, cured meats,
stearin, and tallow The shipments
during the year to August 81, 1873
384,882 pounds, were below the like
shipments for the period since 1908,
the largest losses occurring under
the head of fresh beef and lard. these
losses corresponding more or less to
the decreased exports of these arti-
cles as reported by the bureau. The
eastward trunk-line movement of
provisions from Chicago during the
thirty-four weeks of the year, 607,-
396 tons, shows an analogous de-
crease compared with the correspond
ing 1908 and 1907 figures of 704,-
068 and 764,O42 tons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
EX.MAYOR EBY SENTENCED.
Must Serve 10 Months In Federal
Prison At Atlanta, Ga.

Philadelphia Especially Abraham
c. Eby, formerly mayor Of Burke
Vile, Va, who was convicted recent
" of using the mails to extort money
from the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, was sentenced to 10
months in the government prison at
Atlanta, Ca, and to pay a fine of
81. Sentence was imposed by Judge
Mcpherson, in the United States Dis
trict Court.
Eby, in letters to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, threatened the
destruction of dynamite of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad unless he
was paid $4,000. Eby was lured
to Philadelphia and arrested. At
the trial his counsel pleaded insanity
as a defense.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
BOTH WIVES SUICIDES.
A Clergyman And His Matrimonial
MisfOrtunes.

Sarnia, Ont Especially The Rev.
Evan T. Evans. whose wife commit
ted suicide at Penwyllt, Wales, came
to Sarnia three years ago from
Wales, as rector Of st. Johns Epis-
copal Church.
A year ago his wife returned to
Wales. After her departure Evans
was married to Nellie Davis, 40 years
old, clerk in the registry office and
a member of the church choir. Evans
said he had secured a divorce from
his first wife. A month after her
marriage the second Mrs. Evans was
brought back to Sarnia by her moth
er and committed suicide a few
weeks later.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08

New York Especially New York
City and State gave Commander Rob-
ert E. Peary welcome such as few
returning heroes can hope to receive.
From the bridge of his Arctic ship
Roosevelt Commander Peary with his
wife by his side, was the most promi-
nent Il ature of the so mile Hudson
Fulton naval parade from New York
to Newburg. All the way land and
water We'd with each other in
hurting their cheers of congratula-
tion through the air to the white
little ship, and the tall, military-look-
ing man smiled back his answer to
their greetings.
Meanwhile Captain Bartlett was
kept at work so incessantly with
the whistle cord answering the sa-
lutes of passing craft that Chief En-
gineer Wariell called up from the
engine room that he would not have
steam enough to move the vessel If
they did not stop the whistle.
Having successfully buffeted the
ice packs of Smith Sound and proved
herself SO stout ship that no sea
or ice foe could turn her back, the
Roosevelt picked out the most tran
gull part of the HUDSON, just below
West Point, this afternoon, as the
scene for an accident to her steering
gear. Unostentatiously and without
warning she parted her port tiller
rope and came to STOP The mishap
was quickly discovered by Comman-
der Peary and anchor was dropped
while the rope was spliced. But
there was delay of nearly an hour
before the boat proceeded toward
Newburgh.
''It has been most gratifying to
have taken part in the PARADE said
Commander Peary tonight, land /
am deeply appreciative of the recep-
ton that has been given the Off
GERS and crew of the Roosevelt and
myself It was magnificent"
Mrs. Peary also was delighted
with the fine welcome given by the
hundreds of marine craft, who show
ed themselves proud of the privi-
lege of greeting her and her husband.
She smiled back her happiness in
response to each salute, whether
from a battleship or from a saucy
launch. Mrs. Peary had been deeply
apprehensive that the Cook contro-
versy might chill the greeting to her
husband, but her fears were dispelled
when the Cetius, the first of the long
line OF crowded excursion steamers
to pass the Roosevelt, threw an echo
ing and re-echoing volley of huzzas
and cries of "Peary! Peary!" across
the water to the bridge where she
and Mr.. Peary stood.
J. Pierpont Morgan. on his big
steam Yacht Corsair, with a party
of friends, gave Commander Peary
and the Roosevelt graceful greet
ing. Commodore Morgan espied the
Roosevelt OF Stony Point and, In
jiffy, the signal quartermaster began
to lower the yacht ensign at the tan
rail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
Suicide By Burning.

Buffalo. N. Y. Especially Mrs.
Lydia Snyder. an inmate Of the
Buffalo State Hospital for the In
sane, died from self-inflicted burns.
While Miss Cooley, a nurse. was
making out report by the light of
a shaded attendants lamp. Mrs. Sny-
der grabbed the lamp. poured the
oil over her clothing and set fire 10
it. Miss Cooley and Miss Scott, an
other nurse. were badly burned in
trying to smother the flames.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
TRAIL LOST ON OILED STREETS.
Bloodhounds Found Useless In
Tracing Fugitives.

Chicago Especially The futility Of
hunting 'fugitives with bloodhounds,
when the trails of those sought lead
across the modern oiled thorough
fares, was demonstrated in Oak Park.
Recently wholesale robberies in the
suburb resulted in two dogs being
brought from Hammond, Indiana.
The dogs were successful except for
the oiled streets.
Fred Grouse, chosen as the fugitive
Or the afternoons try out, started
across the prairie. The dogs fol.
lowed his trial with such rapidity
that they caught up long before he
could circle back to the starting
point.
On second trail he crossed an oil.
ed street and the scent was lost.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
'SPlNARDS MEET
SEVERE REVERSE
A General And Other Officers Killed
By MeoFs.
They Fall Into An Ambush Set By
The Moors And A Bloody Battle
Follows - Spaniards, At Great
Loss. Hold On Until The Arrival
OF Reinforcements, Which Finally
Beat OF The Moors-News Kept
From Spanish People.

Melilla Especially. = A Spanish
force from zeluan. reconnoitering in
the direction of Sokel Jemis, en-
countered the Moors and met with q
serious reverse Gen. Diez vicario,
three other officers and IA men were
killed and 1872 men were wounded.
The Spanish force was under the
command of General Orozco. The
officers who lost their lives were
lieutenant and two captains. The
Spaniards were ambushed by the
Moors
The division under General Tovar.
supported on the left by General
Vicario's brigade and on the right
by two sQuadrons of cavalry and
battery of artillery, had made re-
connaissance into the Beni-Buifrur.
and 1t was on their return in the di-
rection OF Zeluan that the Spaniards
fell into the Moorish ambush and
were attacked furiously. The fight
ing was fierce and bloody. The
Spaniards held their own until the
arrival of reinforcements, consisting
battery of machine guns, with the
6lO VI WAlCA tuCy ouOCCOuCu III OOoS-
ing off the Moors, but at heavy
total in dead and wounded.
Madrid Especially. - The latest
Spanish defeat in Morocco in which
Gen. Diez Vicario lost his life is not
yet known to the people of Madrid.
and the authorities are carefully sup
pressing the details of the activities,
which indicated that the Moors were
resuming the offensive. It is now
known, however. that the Spaniards
retired from the summit of Mount
Guruga because of the sudden APP
pearance of 1000 Moors, whose at
tack was expected momentarily. The
enthusiasm that followed the an
nouncement of the possession of
Mount Guruga is dampened today by
the reports already made public, and
the people will be further dismayed
when they hear Of the reverse OF
yesterday.
Tangier, Morocco Especially
News has come in here from the
interior to the effect that the noun
tain tribes of the Maza region are
hurrying to the support of the Rims,
who are fighting Spain around Melil-
la. It is said that the tribesmen are
acting upon orders from Mulai Hand,
the Sultan of Morocco. but this IS
not credited.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
SCRATCH CAUSES DEATH.
Rabid Dog Slightly Injuries A Four.
Year-OId Child.

Waverly, N. Y. Especially A one
inch scratch from the paw of rabid
dog was responsible for the death
of George Murray, the four-year-old
child Of local merchant. The boy
was playing near his house one after
noon, three weeks ago, with two old
er boys, when they were suddenly at
tackled by strange dog. The other
two were bitten and were sent to the
Pasteur Institute for treatment as
soon as 1t became known that the
dog was mad. The Murray child's
injury was so superficial. however,
that no alarm was felt. He develop
ed unmistakable symptoms of rabies
and died in great agony.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
Resume Night Riding.

Paris. KY. Especially There has
been a fresh outbreak of night rid
ing in the Bluegrass country, accord
ing to Judge ]. ]. Osborne, of Gym
thiana. A tenant on the farm of
T. j. Mcdowell, who had steadfastly
refused to join the pool of tobacco
growers, was taken from his home,
stripped to the waist and given thir-
ty lashes. He was then ordered to
be in Brooksville the next day and
sign over his tobacco or suffer more
severely. He complied with the re-
quest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
WILBUR WRIGHT
SCARS OVER WARsH|PS
chesred By crsws Of Fighting Ships
Of Four Nations.
FLIGHT WAS up THE HUDSON
Aviatoras Spectacular Feat Crown.
ing Event OF The Hudson-Fulton
Goes 20 Miles In A
Little Over % Minutes - Crowds
Line Shores And Pack Roofs or
Buildings - Harbor Craft Greet
Craft Overhead-Accident To Mo-
tor Prevents Second Flight.


New York Especially An aero
plane flashed past the white dome
OF Grants Tomb Monday. then, turn
ing gracefully In midair over the wa
tiers OF the Hudson, shot like falcon
back to Governors Island, 10 miles
away. Wilbur Wright. of Dayton,
o.. thus placed his name in the rank
with Hudson and Fulton in one of
the most spectacular feats in the his
tory of aeronautics. Over the masts
or warships, from whose decks the
hoarse cheers of the sailors were
borne up to him in his elevated seat,
he flew for 20 miles-10 miles up
and 10 miles back-remaining In
the air for 33 minutes and 33 Sec
onds and alighting at the aerodrome
without mishap.
During the fight business was
practically suspended in all that
part of Manhattan from which a
view Of his remarkable performance
was available. Harbor craft Shrek
ed their applause, cheer after cheer
swept up from the banks of the Hud-
son and the lower bay, for the Day.
ton aviator had made good"
browning the aviation program of
the Hudson-Fulton celebration with a
record.
Wright started on his flight up the
Hudson at $50 A. M. and finished
exactly at 10.29.33. He had intend
ed to improve upon his achievement
of the morning by making long
or and more hazardous flight at sun
set. but the crippling of his motor
just as he was about to start on the
evening attempt dashed his hopes,
as well as those of the thousands
who had assembled on Governors Is
land and along the waterfront to
cheer him on. The flight was made
under conditions only moderately
favorable.
When Wright reached Governors
Island shortly after 8 o'clock the
wind was blowing about 10 miles
an hour, while an overcast sky added
to the uncertainty of the weather.
In the face of these conditions
Wright called for volunteers among
the newspaper men assembled to
tow his machine to the starting rail,
while he superintendent the laying of
the starting way in the direction of
the wind.
Everything ready. his mechanician
gave the propeller a twist which
started the motor, and amid the clat-
ter of the machines exhaust, which
sounded like musketry fire, Wright
climbed to his seat in his aeroplane.
With the sameimperturbable demean-
or which has characterized all of his
flights, the aviator pulled his cap
over his eyes and reached for the
starting lever. In moment the ma
chine was off.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
KILLS BROTHER AND SISTER.
Then Brunn Commits Suicide BY
Shooting Himself.

South Woodstock, ct. (Specia) -
DIR. Armin h. Brunn, who was shot
by his brother, Constantine F. Brunn,
died from the bullet wound, and his
death made the third one in the
tragedy enacted in the country resi-
dence OF the Doctor. Constantine
Brunn, after shooting the Doctor,
killed his sister Freida, and then,
going into another room, ended his
own life with the same pistol.
Constantine Brunn was a retired
New York business man. He leaves
a wife and two sons-Armond and
Ewart. The sister. Miss Freida, liv-
ed in Brooklyn and had been visiting
here during the summer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
HURLED OUT OF A
FLYING AUTOMOBILE
One Man IS Killed and Another
Badly Hurt
James Bates Lost His Life And
Herbert Lyle, The Well-known
Racing Driver, Was Hurt While
Travelling At Rate or 65 Miles An
Hour In Long Island Derby
Every Existing American Record
For Speeding Broken.

Riverhead, L. l. Especially The
smashing of every existing American
record for automobile racing on the
open road and spill which cost the
life of Mechanician James Bates and
serious injuries to another, Herbert
Lytle, a well-known racing driver,
marked the running of the Long
Island Automobile Derby. The event
was a stock car sweepstakes and
was run over % miles of hitherto un-
tried road at the eastern extremity
of Long Island, between Riverhead
and Mattituck.
The casualties were caused by the
skidding of the Apperson car, driven
by Lyle, as it neared an easy bend
in the road, two miles west of Mat
tituck. Lyle and Mechanician Bates
had completed less than two-thirds
of the first lap when the 60-horse-
power engine, tearing down slight
declivity at rate of IS miles an
hour, suddenly lurched to one side
into deep sand and overturned.
Lyle shot clear of the car and
landed 20 feet away on his back.
Bates, however, chung to the machine
and was crushed under it as it turn
ed turtle. Both men were uncon-
scious when picked up. and it was
thought at first that neither had a
chance for life. Bates never regained
consciousness and died an hour later,
but Lytle was unable to recognize his
wife and baby, who were hurried to
his bedside at the hospital immedi-
ately after the accident, and there is
hope of his eventful recovery.
The racing Throughout was the
fastest ever witnessed in open-road
contests in this country. In the class
for cars selling at $1,250 to $4,000,
five laps, 1875 miles. Louis Chew
rolet in a Buick won in hour and
81 minutes. SO $40 seconds. break
ing all records OF the class. His speed
averaged slightly in excess of 10
miles an hour. Finishing second to
Chevrolet in this class, Robert Bur
man, also driving a Buick, covered
the distance in hour 46 minutes IN
seconds, or at a rate Of 81 miles an
hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
TORN TO PIECES BY LIONS.
Woman Suicides In Novel Way After
Quarrel With Lover.

Paris Especially A young woman,
having had a quarrel with hen lover.
who is lion tanner in a theatre in
which three lions are introduced in
the course of melodrama, went be-
rind the scenes and thrust her arm
into the cage.
The animals were in a rage AMI
with few blows of their claws they
tore her head and breast to pieces.
The woman's screams and the
roars of the animals caused a panic
among the audience, and the fire.
proof curtain had to be lowered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
BRYAN HAS SILVER WEDDING.
Receives NeighbOrs; Gets Many
Messages And Presents.

Lincoln, Neb. Especially Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ]. Bryan observed their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary at
Fairview, the house being decorated
with flags and flowers. Messages and
presents from all parts of the world
were received.
Their three children and two grand
children were at home and the form
or aided in receiving the long line
of neighbors who called.
Mr.. Bryan dropped all business
and devoted himself to his family
and the visitors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
Claims speediest Airship.

Mexico City Especially Professor
Stampa. the son of a Mexican mill
lionaire and member of the facul-
ty of the School of Mines, has invent
ed an airship which, he asserts, will
exceed all others in speed. Six sue
cessful flights were made with the
model. Orders have been placed in
Paris for the building of two large
machines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
Drowned Posing For Photo.

Amesbury, Mass. Especially While
posing in canoe to have their pic
lures taken Joseph -Manahan, aged
"a years, and his brother Frederick,
~ years old, capsizej and drowned
In Lake Gardner in full view of Miss
Bella Bailey, young woman friend,
who was about to snapshot them from
the shore. The young men could not
swim.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08
Bank Robbed OF $4,000.

Glenwood Springs. Colo. (Spec-
iaD Two men entered the Citizens
National Bank here and, after hold
ing up two clerks, robbed the safe
and escaped on horseback with $1O,-
900. The men entered as though
they were customers. While one
man covered the clerks the other
looted the safe and the cash drawer.