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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
WARSHIPs VOTED DOWN.
HritiA1 Governments Policy Is In
dorsed by Parliament.

dorsed by Parliament.
London, March 30-By a strict party
vote of 353 to 1876 the house of com.
mons refused to express lack of conf.
dence in the governments naval pol.
icy.
The motion on which the notable de
bate hinged was proposed by Arthur
Hamilton Lee, Conservative member
of the house from Hants. 1t set forth
'that, In the opinion Of this house
the declared policy of his majesty's
government respecting the immediate
provision for battleships of the newest
type does not sufficiently secure tht
safety of. the empire"
A. j. Balfour and Mr.. Lee accused
the cabinet of incompetence and de
manded that eight Dreadnoughts bt
laid down Immediately. Premier AS
quith and Sir Edward Grey, secretary
for foreign affairs, reproached theil
opponents for making party question
Of the most vital matter Of the coun
try's foreign relations.
Secretary Grey dwelt on the diplo
matte aspects Of the British-Germal
rivalry and the hopelessness of ex
pecting any cessation of the race fo
ornaments, and he predicted eventua
European bankruptcy If 1t continued.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
ROOSEVELT PERIL
Attack Made Upon Him on
Board the Hamburg.
HIS ASSAILANT PUT IN IRONS
Former President Lands In the
Azores and Is Driven Through
the Chief Town by the
Governor.

London, March 3O.-A dispatch to
the Standard from Horta, in the
Azores, says that when the steamer
Hamburg arrived 1t was learned that
an attempt had been made aboard on
the life Of ex-President Roosevelt, but
that it was frustrated and his would
be assailant placed in irons.
The Hamburg put into Horta only
to leave the mails. The vessel left
after six hours stop for Gibraltar by
way of Porto Delgado.
A. De Freitas, governor of Horta,
went out to the Hamburg and well
coined Mr. Roosevelt, after which the
members of the Roosevelt party were
taken ashore by the governor and
driven through the town.
With the exception Of one or two
days when the sea was little rough
the Hamburg had pleasant weather
from New York.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not discuss politics
with any of his fellow passengers
He would only talk of the forthcom-
ing expedition into Africa. He prom.
enaded the decks every day.
Mr.. Roosevelt attended dance on
board the Hamburg Saturday evening
He did not dance, but his son Kermit
took part in the entertainment and
danced with several young women.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
Market Reports.

WHEAT - Steady; contract grade,
March, sl.25a1.26.
CORN-Dull; March. 711aa72c.
OATS-Steady; No. white, natural,
5S1sa59c.
BUTTER-Steady; receipts, 4,39S pack
ages; creamery, specials, S1aS11sc. Official
31c.); extras, 301ac.; thirds to firsts, 21a
29c.; held, common to special, 20a29c
process, common to special, 17a24c.; west
ern factory, 19a191sc. western imitation
creamery, 20a5Ic.
CHEESE - Firm; receipts. 672 boxes
state, full cream special 16a17c.; small.
fancy, 15s4c.; large, fancy l5Ac.; good to
fine 15hc.; winter made, best, 14Re.
common TO prime, 13a14l4c.; skins, full to
specials, 21aal21Ac.
EGGS - Firm; receipts, 1874 cases;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby, fancy.
selected, white. 24c.; fair to choice, Ha
CSC; brown and mixed, fancy, A1&a22c.
fair to choice, 20a21c.; western, firsts.
19%a2OAc.; seconds, 19a191sc.
/ POTATOES-Stead domestic, old in
bulk, per $50 lbs, $2.5Oa3; per Dbl. or
bag. $2.25a2.S5; European, per 16S lb. bag,
s2a235 Bermuda, per bbl., $5.5Oa6.75
sweet, per basket, 81. .25a1.5O.
LIVE POULTRY-Quiet; outlook I'M
certain; chickens broilers, per lb., 2a3Sc.
fowls, 17a17ISc.; old roosters, 12c.; ducks,
16c. geese, 9a10lac
DRESSED POULTRY - Firm; fowls,
boxes, 151sa16hc.; barrels, 15a16c.; old roos-
ters, 121ac. squads. white, per doz., S.25a
425; frozen turkeys, No. 1, per lb., 23a25c.
broilers, milk fed. fancy, 26a2Sc. corn fed,
fancy. 22a24c.; roasting chickens, milk fed.
2Oa25c.; corn fed, 17a9Oc.; fowls, No. l,
15a15kc.; old roosters, 121hc.; ducks, No. l,
l7a1Sc.; geese, No. l, 12a14c.; capons, Aa
| &c.
HAY AND sTRAW-Quiet; timothy,
per hundred, 60aS5c. shipping, 55a571ec,
| clover, mixed, 55a75c.; clover 50a6Oc. rye
straw, $1.O5a115; small bales, 26c less on
| low grades.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
JUST LIKE SHOOTING cows.
East African Beasts Are Tame, Says
Returned Hunter.

East African Beasts Are Tame, Says
Returned Hunter.
New York, March 30.-"President
Roosevelt will find hunting in East
Africa much like shooting cows" said
Dana Estes, the traveller, who has re-
turned from a trip on which he COW
cred much of the territory which will
be the scene of the ex-president's hunt.
Il saw from the railway trains tens
of thousands of wild animals-ante-
lopes and more than fifty varieties of
similar game, zebras, ostriches, ETC.
all as fearless of the dashing railway
train as the ordinary American herds
of sheep and cattle. They were with
in a few hundred yards of the train,
and most of them did not lift their
heads. A few of the more frisky ami
mails would kick up their heels and
look at the train as American cows
and calves would do. There are, of
course, lions, tigers and other savage
beasts which will fall by Mr.. Roose-
velt's hand"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
PIERS BURN AT HAVANA.
Hamburg American Liner Is Set on
Fire and Her Crew Flee.


Fire and Her Crew Flee.
Havana, March 30.-Two piers Of
the Havana Central railroad were to-
tally destroyed by fire of incendiary
origin. The total damage is estimated
at $1,OOO,O00.
The Hamburg-American line steam
er Altenburg, which was lying at her
pier discharging her cargo, was un-
able to get away. Tugs could not
render her assistance on account of
the dense smoke, and the crew of the
steamer was compelled to abandon her
and take refuge on the adjacent pier.
1t was thought at first that the steam
er would be totally destroyed, but the
fire was controlled after damaging the
vessel to the extent of $4,000.
Both piers, which contained vast
amount of miscellaneous freight were
consumed, practically nothing in the
warehouses being saved.
The crew of the German cruiser
Hamburg, which entered the harbOr
dered much assistance in towing light
ers out of reach of the flames.
A number of lighters were cut loose
and were blown to sea by the strong
southerly gale, threatening destruction
to the steamers and other craft an
chored in the harbor.
Some of the vessels hoisted their an
chors and shifted their position to es-
cape the peril Several blazing barges
drifted to the mouth Of the harbor,
being stranded of Morro castle.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
FLAYs "BIPEDS IN BREECHES'
Lecturer Says $4,000 Women In New
York Support Men.

Chicago, March 30.-John Temple
Graves in lecturing here said:
"Thera are in New York city, by ac-
tual count, $1,000 women who by the
sweat of their brow are earning a live
llhood for those bipeds in breeches
otherwise known as men. In Wash
lngton we see the spectacle Of masters
Of finance and politicians who are
seeking to raise the tariff on articles
of necessity to women. If women had
the right of the ballot would they dare
trespass on those precincts?"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
Miss Baird Tells How She
Saw EIeCtrOCutiOn.
NEVER WILL FORGET THE HORROR
She Says Mrs. Farmer Showed
Amazing Fortitude and New
or Faltered For q Sim
gle Second.

Auburn, n. Y, March 30.-Miss Ag
nes Baird, one of the five women wit
nesses at the electrocution of Mrs
Mary Farmer, gives the following de
scription of the scene in the deatL
chamber in the prison here:
"As soon as we entered the deatL
chamber Captain Patterson went tc
the condemned row door, tapped fou
times with his stick, and the doo1
opened.
Heading the death march to the
chair were Father Hickey and his as
sistant Preceding Mrs. Farmer were
Mrs. Dunnigan and Miss German. A
ghostlike color overspread Mrs. Farm
er's face. She had chosen a neat fit.
ting black dress for her death. Be.
low the right knee was slit which
made easy the applications of the leg
electrodes.
"Her eyes were closed. Her lip.
moved constantly in prayer, her voice
subdued. but the supplication Jesus,
Mary and Joseph" being plainly audi.
BILE
"Her arms were strapped, electrodes
were snapped to the leg, arm and head
in seconds, the women witnesses in
stinctively shielding the murderess
from the gaze of the male witnesses
as the electrodes were adjusted.
"Warden Benham gave a signal. and
the full voltage was sent through Mrs
farmers body. The figure started
forward, tightening the straps, and
then shot upward several inches.
"As the thunderbolt of volts entered
the body an unearthly gasp escaped
her lips. 1 shall never forget the
sound. 1t was unlike anything evel
heard. 1t lasted only a second or two
but never wish to hear it again.
"A deep flush overspread her face
and her neck began to swell percepti
bly,. A livid whiteness then set in. II
was the final shade of death.
"The fingers of both hands snapped
toward the palms after the shock anG
remained that way. The lever releas
cd. Executioner Davis stepped from
hiS cage and placed his right hand or
the muscles of the neck. Slight fiut
terings were found.
THE stethoscopes of Drs. Germ ant
Spitzka quickly found other evidences
of life, and both stepped back again
again the shrouded figure bolted up
ward The second shock lasted only
five seconds. Again the doctors placed
their stethoscopes to her heart, ant
again the hand of Electrician Davi:
pressed the neck.
again the full current was driver
into the body There was no sound
The body again became rigid and re
laXed. The triple shock quickly de
Stroyed nll signs of life.
Mrs. Farmer showed the mos
amazing fortitude. She never faltere(
second. She walked deliberately
with closed eyes, into eternity. thinl
she proved the bravest woman / eve
heard Of"
In her last hours Mrs. Farmer wrot,
and signed the following statement eX
onerating her husband, who is alst
under sentence of death for the mur
der of Mrs. Brennan:
"My husband, James d. Farmer
never had any hand in Sarah Bren
mans death nor never knew anythin;
about it till the trunk was opened
never told him anything what had hap
pened. 1 feel he has been terribl!
wronged.
James d. Farmer was not at hom,
the day the affair happened; neithe
did James d. Farmer ever put hanC
on Sarah Brennan after her DEATH"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
N. Y. CENTRAL GUILTY.
Railroad Made to Pay Fine of $4,000
For Rebatnq.

New York, March 30.-In accordance
with the United States supreme courts
decision overruling demurrers inter
posed to indictments charging the
New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad company with giving rebates
in connection with the transportation
of cooperage supplies the company en-
tered a plea of guilty to ten of the
twelve counts in the indictment before
Judge Holt in the United States cir
cult court.
A fine of $1,000 on each count, or
$4,000 in all, was imposed and paid.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
NEW AIRSHIP RECORD.
Count Zeppelin Takes His DirisibIe to
Height of 5000 Feet.

Frledrichshafen. March 80. - Count
Zeppelin's dirjgibe airship, the largest
in the world, established a new record
by rising to height Of 5000 feet. Not
an accident marred the remarkable
flight, the huge craft rising and de-
scending like a bird.
The airship is 445 feet long, with a
diameter of forty-nine and one-half
feet. 1t has three motors, each of 145
horsepower IT'S speed is as high as
fifty-five miles an hour. The airship is
fitted with wireless and has powerful
searchlights.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
MILLIONAIRE GOES INSANE.

Son of Swift, the Packer, ls Sent to a
Sanitarium.
Chicago, March 80. = Herbert L..
Swift, millionaire son of the late Gus
tavus f. Swift, founder Of the great
packing firm Of Swift G. Co., was ad-
judged insane by a commission Of ply
sicians and sent to the Kenilworth
sanitarium.
The petition was filed by Robert @.
McManus, a lawyer for Swift a. Co.
Judge William l.. Bond, accompanied
by DR.. j. X. Houston and DR.. Hugh
T. Patrick, went to the Swift home,
where the hearing was held. Louis F.
Swift, brother, testified that Herbert
Swift had threatened TO kill himself
and members of the family.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
OPERATORS NEW PLAN.
They Will Insist on Miners Going Back
to Scale of 1900.

They Will Insist on Miners Going Back
to Scale Of 1900.
Shamokin, Pa, March 30-From an.
thracite operators in close touch with
President Baer of the Reading railway
and Morris Williams of the Pennsyl-
vania Coal company it is learned that
unless officials of the United Mine
Workers of the three anthracite dis
tricts sign another three years agree
ment, the same as the one now in
force, the coal companies will insist
on all conditions reverting back to
1900.
This will mean the abolition Of the
sliding scale and a reduction Of 20
per cent.
President Lewis will have a confer
ence with the operators at Philadel-
nhia next week.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31

Rome, March 30.-Among the Ameri-
cans who will meet Theodore Roose-
welt when he arrives at Naples on Sun
day are Lloyd G. Griscom, American
ambassador to Italy; Mrs. Rushforth,
Mr.. Roosevelt's cousin; Miss Carew,
Mrs. Roosevelt's sister, and Francis B.
Keene, the American consul at Gene
va. who was classmate of Mr.. Roose-
welt at Harvard.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
Election Against Government.

London. March 30.-While the house
Of commons was debating the naval
question the voters of Croydon elected
to parliament Sir R. T. Hermon-Hodge.
Conservative, who advocated the build.
ing of eight warships. The vote was:
Sir r. T. Hermon-H Hodge, 1889; j.
E. Raphael. Liberal, S,041; Frank
Smith, Laborite, SS6.
The Conservative majority is regard
ed as a protest against the naval pol
icy of the government.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
SPRINGFIELD, O., GOES "DRY."

Temperance Forces Win by Eleven
Votes Out Of 1881.
Springfield, o., March 30-With the
heaviest vote in local history, Clark
county voted dry" by eleven majority
In the local option election. The total
vote cast in the county was 1881.
The election affects ninety-seven sa-
looms in the county and three brew
aries.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
Joe Cans Has consumption.

Denver March 30.-Joe Cans, former
worlds champion lightweight pugilist,
has developed tuberculosis of the lungs
and may never again be seen in the
rinO
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
certsIyou Begins New Work.

New York, March 80. George B.
Cortelyou, former secretary OF the
treasury, took up his new duties as
president of the Consolidated Gas
company of this city.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
THIRTY DROWNED BY FLOODS
Fifteen Villages Submerged Near Ra-
dom, Russian Poland.

st. Petersburg, March 80. - Thirty
persons were drowned at Radon, Rus
sian Poland, by the sudden rising Of
the river Vistula, which has reached
the highest point since 1852. Fifteen
villages in the vicinity of Radon are
submerged.
foundations in southern Russia have
been greatly increased by the continu-
ance of high temperature, and the
melting snow and ice threaten further
great damage. Railroad traffic is de-
moralized.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
Gibraltar Will Welcome Roosevelt.


Gibraltar, March 30.-The coming of
Theodore Roosevelt to Gibraltar on
Saturday has aroused great interest
here.
Richard L. Spragte, the American
consul, will entertain the former presi-
dent, and General Sir Frederick Fores-
tier Walker, governor and commander
general of Gibraltar. and the principal
civil, naval and military authorities
have been invited to meet him.
The German East African Steamship
company has been asked to have the
steamship Admiral, on which Mr.
Roosevelt will travel from Naples to
Mombasa, stop at Messina for three
hours in order to permit Mr.. Roose-
welt to visit the earthquake ruins.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31
FINANCIAL AE1 COMMERCIAL
Closing Stock Quotations.

New York March 29.
Money on call was 2 per cent; time
money and mercantile paper unchanged
in rates. Closing prices of stocks were:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-28
DEAD HAS NO GRAVE.
Remarkable Embalm1ng Process
Preserves body Of George
LNsce1le0.

Remarkable Embalming Process
Preserves BODY Of George
LRscelles.
A process Of embalming body so
that It will be preserved In as good
condition as were the mummies Of the
ancient Egyptians has been discovered
by an undertaken of this city. who
more than three years ago prepared
the body of George Lascelles. known
as Lord Walter Charles Beresford. for
shipment to England, In the belief
that he was of the famous Beresford
family. a dispatch to the New York
Herald from Asheviile. N. c., says:
The body never was buried and Is
standing In the rear room OF the un.
dertaker's place of business. q grim
reminder OF his skill.
Lascelles, who was the son Of
gamekeeper on the estates Of the duke
of Devonshire. had a checkered career
In this country as we'll az In Europe.
lie assumed the Beresford name and
title and had no more dificulty in
Uuooih6 h'"SVit VIZ 40 ssSsCu sSuo'
lishman In New York and Newport
than he did In the small southern
cities where he lived for consider
able time.
He met Miss Maude Lillienthal
daughter of wealthy tobacco manu-
factMrerin London and. following her
to this country. married her In spit Of
the protest of her mother. He later
married Miss Pelky. daughter OF a
wealthy lumberman of Georgia. and
afterward served term In prison.
On his release he assumed the title
but he had contracted consumption
and came to this city to seek relief.
No one doubted that he was membe,
of the Beresford family and when he
died the people of Asheville spared nc
expense In preparing his body fo'
shipment to England. for all believed
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-28

the family would ask that It b sent
at once.
An undertaken here has prepared an
embalming fluid which he had de.
clared was In every way as efiicacious
a. that used to preserve the mummies
Of Egypt. As the body was to 90. ~
he supposed. q long distance. he EN-.
balmed It with special care and . fine
metallic CONN was provided. Then
the cablegram was sent to the Beres.
ford family in England. but no reply
came. This was believed at first to
be an oversight. but as the time passed
the people Of this city began TO be-
lieve the stories that came to them Of
the man being an impostof. The un.
dertaker did not remove rhe body
from the CONN. however, and II was
kept In q rear room.
A short time ago man was look.
Ing for a CONN Of o particular kind
and this undertaken did not have any
that suited. Finally he was shown
the one which had held the body Of
Lascelles for three years. and he said
It was exactly what he was looking
for. The undertaken was thoroughly
convinced by this time that the body
Of Lascelles would never be claimed
and rather than lose the sale Of the
conn dispossessed It from its home
for three years.
When the body was removed II was
found to be In a perfect state OF
preservation. the skin like leather
and resembling In that respect the old
Egyptian mummies. The body was
placed in an erect position In corner
Of the room and has been visited by
many persons who knew Lascelles In
his lifetime and who have commented
ON the way his body has been pre-
served.
The body Is said to be q perfect
barometer. In warm and sunny
weather the skin becomes clear and
more lifelike in appearance. while In
cloudy and stormy weather II assumes
notified appearance. and those who
have watched It carefully declare that
at these times It has the look OF an
amy man.
The undertaken has been offered
| $4,000 for the body by showmen. who
wish to place It on exhibition. There
Is a state law which makes II crime
punishable by imprisonment for per-
son to exhibit dead body or be a
party to such exhibition for pay.
Hundreds Of persons have visited the
undertaking room and It Is the inten'
ton Of the undertaken to keep the
body indefinitely.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-28

the most comical.dressed couple. me
and Annie got them! The prizes were
. pair Of umbrellas. Charlie and Jim
got the prizes for the most uniquest.
dressed couple"
"who got the other prises:" queried
Mabel.
"Oh. the Judges didn't show much
taste the way they give the other
prizes. The girl that got the prize
for the most artistic.dressed couple
had on kind Of iong.trailin' white
dress. with lot Of spangles on II,
and she had star In her hair. She
called herself Aurora. don't know
what for. unless Aurora was her homo
town. The fellow that was with her
had on tights and a kind Of cape thing
and q cap. They was all black and
he had spangles sewed on him and
half moons and things. He looked
kind Of swell, but the girl was sloppy.
His prize was a brush and comb In
a case and hers was diamond (may.
be) terrier like the duchesses wear In
their hair. Say. you'd ought to seen
that stuck.up thing goin' round after.
ward! nearly died laughin' and
Charlie said II that was the way the
girls In Aurora looked he guessed he'd
stay right In Chicago.
"Come up to the house some evenin'
and ~ show You my prize. And say,
Charlie calls me his pickaninny now"
Chicago Daily News.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-28
THIEVES AND MELONS.

LAYTON T. ZIMMERMAN, an employe Of
an express company, stole $4,000, then
confessed to his crime, and will doubtless.
In due course Of Justice, receive . sentence
HYEX2 commensurate with his act. He Is . thief.
E1SJ and II is for the good Of society that he Il
made to suffer the penalty. But the mat
tor has another phase. Zimmerman handled. approx-
mately, million . day. He worked eleven hours. 365
days in the For this time and responsibility hs
received the monumental salary Of SIS . month.
The corporation for which he worked Ii one Of the
wsathiest with Q capitalization Of S12.000000 Il has
paid regular dividends Of from to 8 per cent There
have been numerous extra dividends during the last
twelve years. and among these extra dividends there
have been what is known In the vernacular Of Wall
have taken the form Of bonds issued grautously TO
stockholders. The bonds are secured BY deposit Of
securities with a trustee, the securities having been
purchased with the Of earnings over dividends
In 1898 32000000 Of these bonds issued TO stock
holders and this satisfactory that the company
gave an In 1907 to the tune Of @24000000. In
other words. In addition to regular dividends and
small extra dividends this company In nine years. d.
vided 336.000.000 among its stockholders
These facts offer violent contrast-the difference
between SIS month and t3e00o0o0 IN nine years. 10
there any relation between the two? Did the corpora
tion acquire this vast amount by putting premium
dishonesty in the form Of inadequate salaries? From
moral viewpoint honesty cannot be bought, but In
economic sense II IL a commodity just as much IN
article Of merchandise. Zimmerman was paid to be
honest and possibly he rendered services in proportion
to his wage II the stockholders had been content with
few thousands less and the corporation had paid It's
servant little more out NJ the millions he handled.
II might still have faithful employee. instead Of losing
q man, with the brand Of crime on his brow. Il IL
the old battle between greed and morals-Cincinnat
Post.