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FIRE DESTROYS CR0GHAN, N. Y.
All Tint Remains Of Village II two
Stores, Two shops and Three
Hotels.

Croghan, y. Y, May 1.-The death or
two children and a property loss estimat-
ed as high as 100000. but generally con-
sidered to be between 10000 and S5OO-
OOO, resulted from a fire that devastated
this village last night. Thirty-two build
ings were wiped out and all that remains
OF the business section of the village is
a grocery store. a hardware store. har-
ness shop a millinery shop, and three
hotels.
Mills. factories, business blocks and
residences on the main thoroughfare were
caught In tho grip of the flames and al
though the local fire department had the
assistance of the I.owville companies. the
fire took toll heavily of the property after
the deaths of the children.
The victims of the flames We're Angeline
Grcunert aged three. and Milton Groun-
ert. aged one, children OF Mr.. and Mrs
Clement Grounert In whose business block
the fire started Mrs. Grounert was badly
burned in trying to save her children.
The Farney and Steiner and the Virker
feed and grist mills were destroyed with
all Of their valuable machinery. One Of
the mill men placed his loss at 100000.
Other places burned to the ground were
the clothing store OF J. A. Henry, the
residence OF Mrs c. p. LaPort, in which
was the office OF the Black River Tele-
phone company; the town hall and the
postoffice. Fifty men employed in the
grist mill are thrown out Of work.
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TAFT AGAIN CELEBRATES
ST. PATRICK DAY

Savannah Ga. May For the second
time during the present year President
Taft to-day participated in n celebration
of St Patrick's day. The President came
to Savannah to fulfll an engagement 10
speak at the centennial banquet of the
Hibernian society. Mr. Taft's first cele-
bration was in Boston more than six
weeks ago.
The President was the guest Of the
Hibernan society and Of Savannah for
more than - hours. He motored over
the shell drives addressed the negroes at
the Georgia state Industrial College. re-
ceived the Yale alumni of the city and at
tended the banquet in honor of Ireland :
patron saint Tonight. sitting near Gov
ernor Brown of Georgia and Rourkc
Cochran of New York. All day long "
Taft showed his interest IN the result
of the presidential preference primaries
in Massachusetts. His only comment.
however was that the election there was
satisfactory 70 him. In his speech at the
Hibernian banquet tonight he referred 20
the part Of the Irish have played in the
development of the United States and
once again attacked the recall Of Judges
and decisions.
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ACCEPTS GIFT TO
LAKE CHAMPLA|N
Attorney General Speaks ior
President Taft at Banquet
Given French Delegation.
EUL0GIZES THE DlSC0VERER
Declares That Champlain Was
the First to Advocate a Canal
across the Isthmus
of Panama.
EULOGIzES THE DlSCOYERER

New York. May 1.-The presentation Of
the bust of La France by the sculptor.
Auguste Rodin, as "A gift from the French
people TO the citizens OF the United
States, was made at banquet given to-
night in honor of the French delegation.
headed by Gabriel Hanotaux. former
foreign minister of France. by the Lake
Champlan association and the tercentcn-
AIRY commissions of New York and YER
mont
Nearly 25O persons attended the function
and addresses were delivered by Attor-
ney General Wickersham, Ambassador
Jusserand. Gabriel Hanotaux. Senator
Henry W. Hill. Louis Barthou. former
French minister of public work. Baron
d Estournelles de Constant. Acting Gov
ernor Conway of New York, Governor
Mead of Vermont and Mayor Gaynor.
| The national anthems of France and
the United States We're played before the
speakers were Introduced by President
john II. Finley, who acted as toast
master. Attorney-Genera Wickersham
was the first to rise. In the name OF
| President Taft Mr.. " Wickersham accept
| ed The bronze bust OF ia France
which is to be placed at the base of the
! lighthouse to be dedicated at Crown
| Point on Lake Champlain in June in
| honor of the lakes discover. Samuel de
Champlain. He warmly welcomed the
French ENJOYS, who formally presented
| the bust as a token of the enduring
| friendship Of France for America, and
highly praised the illustrous French
,v1,n
can history.
| CHAMPLAIN AND DE LEsSEPS.
! Mr. Wickersham eulogiZed Champlain
and gave him the credit of being the first
to lay before the world the project of the
! Panama canal. In 1899. the speaker said,
| Champlan called attention to the fact
| that a canal across the Isthmus of Pan
| anna would shorten the distance from
Spain to Peru by 1880 leagues. 1t was
another great Frenchman, De LesSepS.
| the attorney general added. who was the
| first to put the idea into practical appli-
cation and after proving that Its ac-
complishment was only possible If under
| taken by a government. to hand II over
J to the traditional friend of France. its
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I'NIXERSALIST ASSIGNMENTS

Rutland, May 1.-The Rev. q. f. Fortier
OF this city, who is superintendent of the
Universalist Churches in Vermont, has an
nounced the annual summer field assign
ments OF the clergy as follows: For June
at Barnard, Prof. G. f, Huntley of Can
ton n Y, for July and August. the Rev.
f l.. Masseck of Arlington, Mass, at
North Tunbridge. the Rev f. II. Cole
of Derby Line: at West Derby and Glover
the Rev. Mr.. Fortier at Calais and East
Calais, Byron Mcintyre of St Lawrence
University. at Harland Four Corners, T..
W Barney of Lynn. Mass; at lac ksor-
vile and West Halifax the Rev f. j.
staples of Waterbury, Conn at Williams
town, the Rev. Alvin f. Smith, who Is to
return IN the summer from the Pacific
coast: at Shrewsbury Center. Mr. rortier
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at-large lUd the full vote been count
ed, besides securing delegates in some
of the more closely contested districts.
ROOSEVELT TO THE DELEGATES.
oyster Bay, n. Y, May 1--Coonel
Roosevelt renounced his claim to-day to
the eight dclegates-at-large to the republ-
in Massachusetts Yesterday. He tele-
graphed them that he would expect them
to vote for President Taft. taking this
action he said because of the fact that
President Taft carried the State on the
presidential preferential vote. Colonel
Roosevelt announced his decision in a
statement, copies Of which he telegraphed
to each of the eight delegates al LA rye
elected yesterday. The statement fol-
lows
In Massachusetts the ballot contained
the names of eight candidates for dele
the words. pledged to vote for Theodore
| in which the voter was to express his
preference as to whether or Mr. Taft
, should be nominated for president. II
| would seem unlikely that a majority of
! the voters would both vote for the dele
gates pledged to me and at the same time
| express a preference for Mr. Taft, but ap-
parently this Is what has happened. Such
i being the case. and on the assumption
that the preferential vote is for Mr. Taft
| l hereby announce that I shall expect
these delegates -at-larEe to disregard the
pledge to support me- and support Mr..
| Taft; and II any one Of them hesitates
so to do I shall Immediately write him
and urge him with all the emphasis and
| inslstencc in my power to take the course
Indicated and support MIR. Taft in the
| convention.
| I'm this fight 7 am standing for GER
tain great principles which / regard
as vital to the present and future well
! CONTINUED OH page ~
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PENROSE LIFTED
FROM HIS THRONE
Republican State Convention url-
der Leadership Of Boss Finn
Makes Clean Sweep.
EVERYTHING PROGRESSIVE
Platform Quotes Lincoln and
Roosevelt Pledges Party Sup
port to Colonel and
IIis Policies.
EVERYTHING Is PROGRESSIVE

Ifalrirbu;g, Pa, May Tine republican
state convention. under the leadership of
ex-State Senator William Finn Of Pitts
burg. wrestled control of the party ma
chinery to-day from United States Scra-
tor Boise Penrose. who has led the regu-
lar organization In the state since tho
death Of Matthew Stanley Quay. chose
T. deegates-at-large and !2 alternates In
structod to vote for Theodore Roosevelt
for the republican presidential nomina-
ton: nominated all the progressive can
didatcs picked In caucus by the Roose-
Welt delegates. selected new state
chairman to succeed former Speaker
Henry Y. Walton. and adopted n new
set of rules for governing the party in
the State. In fact. the Roosevelt faction
made clean sweep.
Senator Penrose although delegate
did not attend the convention but his
chief lieutenant, State Senator James +.
McNichol the Philadelphia leader. re-
manned throughout the six hours the con-
vention was In session and saw his wing
of the party shorn of power. The conNen-
tion placed I'm the field the following
ticket
Auditor-general- Senator y. w.
Powell, pittsburg.
State treasurer-Rohert Young, TioSo
county.
Congresamen-at-l t-larGc-F. T. Lewis.
Allertown; ]. NJ Morin. Pittsburc. \. T..
Rupev. Carlisle and 4. H. Walters.
Johnstown.
Presidential electors-at-largc and ma
tional delcgatcs-at-iargc were also de-
sianated.
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ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

At the annual meeting of MI calvary
Commandery. No |, X. T.. the following
officers were elected and installed:
Eminent commander Sir Frederick W.
Briggs; generalissimo. Sir \. J. Blackmer'
captain general. Sir William II. Kingsley
prelate, Sir Albert w. Dickens. senior
warden, Sir Edward ID. Blackwell; junior
warden. Sir Fred G. Brooklns; treasurer.
Sir Thad NJ. Chapman, +. q. c. recorder
Sir William II. Brewster: l.. T. G.. stand-
ard bearer, Sir IIoratio w. Spooner; ma
tional color bearer, Sir Edward y. Field;
sword bearer. Sir Ransom r. O Bryan;
warden, Sir Burke Il. Brown: third guard
Sir Frank NJ. Stearns: second guard, Sir
John l.. Slater: first guard. Sir George
w. Rose; sentinel. Sir Winfield 5.
Huntey; organist Sir Charles !. ;.
Pierce, armorer Sir Charles j. Bullock
Nho four nights bazaar given by the ladies
of st. Stephens parish camo to close
Saturday night. Except on the opening
night the ladies had line weather for their
entertainments and in the four nights
they cleaned mp neat sum for their
organization Frank Mavncu Of Cornwall II
and son, benjamin. were summoned to
BURLINGTON Friday night in consequence of
the serious illness Of Mr., MaYhcu's grand
daughter. Laura. the nine year-od dauEh-
ter of Peter DuffanY OF Cornwall who
was operated upon for appendicitis at the
Mary Fletcher hospital Friday morning.
She died at ten o'clock Friday night MIR.
Mayhem returned with the remains Sntur-
day noon and the funeral was held a:
ST. Marys Church ut nine O'Clock Monday
morning A u. Wright and family. who
have occupied the o. =, Moore house on
South Pleasant street during the winter.
have moved back to their farm in Wey-
bridgc,-Lake Dunmore Lodge. No H.
/. q. q. T., worked the third degree
Wednesday eVenlng,-frof. 4. T.. Lambert
has returned from Brandon, where he
preached at the Conversational Church
Sunday.-Mrs. J. Story has returned from
Nergennes, where she went to visit her
sister, Mrs, Charles Miller who is slow
~ recovering from a severe illness
Charles N. Powers OF Bennington returned
to that city Saturday after visiting his
aunt, Miss Lucy Tenney. Mr. and Mrs
fhiIlip u. 'loycs, who have spent most
or the winter IN Los Angeles and other
parts OF California. have returned. -
Robert l.eegett has bought what is known
AS the Hamilton Foote cottage and ex-
poets to move there May Mrs. Del
Pratt of Salisbury Is visiting at the home
,'f her sister, Mrs. James McGlinchey.-
There are letters at the local postoffce
addressed to: Mrs, A, Gilmore Day John
Baker Bert II, Betz, Edward Iolcomh
] MaNam and Richard Il. Shaw.
Harrison r. Holden. 'aged n years. dtet
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Majority Of 100 Bodies from +
tanic Wreck Not Claimed
by Relatives.
GENERAL FUNERAL FRIDAY
Body Of Ismay's Secretary Not :
Be Taken Home-That Of As
Tor on Way 10 Rhinecii!s
--Ismay Free to Sail.

Halifax, Nay 1.---rhc work VI iden
tifyin2 the Titanics unnamed dad IL
proving almost as difficult as thSir
recovery from the Titanic. Tho name
OF not a single passenger who pc-ish
ed had been added 10 tha Est os re-
claimed tonight Thomas Hoffman.
announced az identiied to-day, vas
found to have appeared previously In
drafts os the Identified SO that With
the exception of three members OF the
crew, the nameless are as much Of an
enigma as when brought TO shore.
Trinkets and belts give clues Of the
names OF others. most of whom were
Of the ships company.
Since nearly all OF the bodies for
which relatives came here have been
turned over to them, It seems likely
that a majority Of the 100 brought In
by the Mackay- Bennett. many of them
identified. will be buried in Halifax. II
had been proposed that the dead be
kept a fortnight, but conditions are
such that prompt interment will be
imperative. and 1t is planned 10 have
a general funeral on Friday next. In
order that relatives may have assur-
ance that their dead were cherished
as long possible photographs OF
bodies were taken to-day. together
with physical m eesurements and de-
scriptlon of clothing and trinkets.
w II. Harrison. Bruce Ismay's sec
retary. was buried in Halifax to-day.
His home was near Liverpool.
Relatives continued removing their dead
from the city to-day. Colonel Astors
body. which left at nine O'Clock this
but via Albany to Rhineclff- on the Hud-
son.
Isldor Strauss body Is due to reach
New York tomorrow afternoon.
ISAIAY FREE TO LEAVE.
New York. May ii. Bruce Ismay and
others. whose testimony is desired In
the first suit for damages brought by a
Titanic survivor. are free to sail for
Europe at any time they care to-. so far
as concerns the litigation in question. II
was announced to-day by counsel for
Mrs. Louise Robins, widow Of Colonel
Astors valet, who lost his life in the dis
aster.
| This statement by Attorney George s.
Graham set at rest reports that drastic
legal measures might be taken to secure
the evidence desired and followed an
nouncement OF the appointment Of a com
missioner to hear the testimony OF Mr.
IsInay and surviving officers Of the II
tanic in advance of filing of papers I'm
the suit.
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HAPPENINGS In VERMONT,
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES

at his home a mile and a half south
Of this village at four o'clock Monday
morning after an Illness of several
months with IA complication of diseases,
principal of which was the disease Of the
heart. Mr.. Holden was a lifelong resi-
dent of Middlebury and a well-known and
prosperous farmer. He formerly was an
extensive sheep raiser and sheep dealer
and in the boom time of the merino sheep
took many carloads of that breed to the
West. For many years he was a member
of Lake Dunmore Lodge, No, II. l. Q. O.
f., and was the oldest member both IN
years and length of membership Of the
lodge in which he had held many oHlces.
Mr. Holden was twice married lie is
survived by a widow and one son, Frank
Holden Of Clinton. Mass,-'Fhe Rev.
Richard b. Estsn of the Memorial
Baptist Church 10 to deliver the Memo
rial day address In Middlebury this year.
The discourse on the preceding sunday
will be by the Rev. John Evans Bold,
rector OF st. Stephens Episcopal Church.
DIR. William II. Sheldon and daughter.
Margaret. have gone to New York city
for short stay.-M.ss Ada Smith has re-
turned to Proctor after a weeks visit at
her home here.--frark Haven, SUI
perintendont of construction on the new
gymnasium at the college. returned to
town Monday after a visit AT his home
at Saranac Lake. n. Y.-Volnoy c. Kel-
scy and son OF Whiting. who buy furs
he1o will ship from this town this week
to New York city 1000 muskrat pelts
eatd to be tho largest shipment
OF the kind In years from this
plnce.-Monday. market day, eggs
brought Is cents and butter. vi to 81
The Addison County Cow Testing asso-
ton will continue work for another
year In spite OF the prediction OF soma
farmers that It would not run more than
one year The membership is now more
than complete and more want TO sign thah
can he handled conveniently. Dana E
Jones OF Ira has been engaged to do the
testing for the coming year and the old
members expect to derive more beneft
this year than last.-Joscph Marseills has
returned from the Mary Fletcher hospi-
tai at Burlington, where he has been for
tho mast two weeks He is much i'm
proved. Joseph Stapleton, who has been
in town for the past two months visiting
his sister. Mrs. NJ. A. Hahar OF Court
street. has returned to New York city.-A
lighted cigarette thrown back Of radia-
tor at the town hall about eleven o'clock
Saturday night caused small fire which
was soon extinguished, The damage was
small and is covered by insurance Tho
bazaar of St stephens Church was In
progress in the auditorium OF the hall and
there were about 800 present. They wero
not aware of the fire until they started
TO leave the building when they noticed
lCoatiuusd ON page :,
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VERMONT NOTES.

There were seven commitments TO the
house of correction during April. a.
against three In the preceding month. To
the Rutland county all, there were ~
commitments.
4 forest fire that had crept dangerously
close TO several houses IN the vicinity OF
Pine hill in Rutland was fought with
hrooms by the .iremen. 1t took an hour
to get the blaze under control.
Edward Yust. a farm hand employed
recently by Duane Wood Of Barre Is 10
spend - days in the county jail at Mont
reiicr for striking h.s employer as ne cui;
the farm
During April the National Life Insrr-
ance company Of Montpelier wrote new
insurance amounting to s3,lo7.s0. This Is
an increase over last April Of $3.50 40. and
the largest April business in the history
of the company by s2l"o
Simon Flibotte of Rutland is alleged 10
have bitten Ola the left ear OF his brother
iu-law. Isaac Mayo. az Il farm IN Center
Rutland April 2l He is to be tried thi,
morning In Rutland county court
A State brunch OF tho National Con-
gress of Mothers and Parent Teacher
associations" will be formed in the SEN
ate chamber of the State House 1t Mont
pelior FTiaay and e. turday, May - ana
Is. Mis. Frederic Scroff of Philadelphia,
president of the national congress. Will
be present and coinoc;e the organization.
On Friday evening May a. tl.e conven-
ton will meet In the c,,y hall when notct
speakers and members of the nntiona
board VIII addrcs 'hs meeting. Nrs
Henry A. Harmon OF RUTLAND Ia tha
State organiser.
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successor IN th" ownership of the great
territory Of Louisiana.
The nttorncy-seneral continued: TO
n,aht. in the name and on behalf OF the
President of the United States, I welcome
the embassy from the French people that
brinps to the American people a token of
the perpetnal friendship which an inds-.
soluble union in the past makes sure of
continuance IN the future.
"No more distinguished or reprcscn-
tative embassy has ever come bearing
the greetings Of ono people to another
GlancIng over the names of those that
comprise It. one secs those of the most
DISTINGUISHED opponents of all that is
best In French national life History.
literature art, journalism. the cause
Of international peace and arms, which
insure it's continuance, Industry. COM
merce. and sport. all these are repre-
sented To one and al of you. Amer
lea extends a welcome.
And in the name. and on behalf of
the President Of the United states
accept this bronze relief Of France,
which will he erected on tho light
house at crown Point as perpetual
| reminder Of the good viii of that peo-
pie who are united with us by the
memory Of many evidences or d!slnter-
csted friendship in the past and of a
common dcvotl'n 80 rcpublican prin-
ciples IN the present"
CONWAY PRAISES HEROISM
| Acting Governor Conway of New
York said ;hht for tho memory ana
| bor q LAT
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NEWS TOLD in BRIEF

Titanic relief funds In the United States
nd England have now reached total
If Sl5oo,ooo and will probably touch S.
'oo.Vo
The Panama exposition commission
Iof which John Hays Hammond Is chair
man has arrived in London. 1t will
seek to interest European nations in
the exposition.
The blind workers in the Bristol,
England, asylum for the blind. have
struck for minimum wage The
women earn s175 to $500 week and
the men $3.50 to s2.75 a week
The public service commission has d.
rected New York Central and Delaware
& Hudson to prepare Immediately for in
stallation Of oil-burning engines through
the Adirondack forest preserves for pro-
lection against fire.
Postoffice service OF England has made
arrangements with the Marconi Wireless
company to transmit messages between
England and America. The full rate to
New York and Montreal will be l6 cents
word. as against the cable rate of 70
cents word
, Spurned ny Miss Edna Baier. solist in
church choir at Atlantic City. Howard
Fisher of Perryville, Md, suicided by in
haling gas at Atlantic city. Two wears
ago Miss Baer suddenly broke orr
ler engagement TO Clarence Albertson
|
According to John Barrett. 1irector-
general of the Pan American Union
Coionei Goethals, In charge of con-
stru't'on or Panama canal. may resign
rather than open the canal without a
trained administrative force.
Chicago capitalists have organize
the Middle West Utilities company 10
operate the traction. lighting and
power properties in Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa. Missouri, Vermont and New
Hampshire London capital has 25
per cent. interest
The government has four calendar
months In which to take and file ties
timony In the United Shoe case and
the respondents have IA similar length
OF time to filo their answer. Two ad-
1itional months are give to the gov
ernment to take ana hle testimony In
rebuttal This gives the examiner
about 10 months In all to take and hie
the testimony In the suit
Fur the purpose Of eNpeditins govern
ment business. senator Crane mas IN
troduced IA bill providing for Installation
OF n pneumatic tube service In washing
ton which will connect all the executive
departments with the White House and
with the postofI'ce- The bin calls for ap-
lproprtatiop Of t10Q0.0o0.
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STEAMER MAKES PORT, 13
FEET OF WATER IN HOLD

San Juan, Porto Rico, May The In
sular line steamer Julia Luckenbach. with
her cargo OF sugar badly damaged. re-
turned to port to-day under own steam
The Luckenbach. with $500 bags OF
sugar aboard. sailed on April q for Phil
adelphia from Arecioo. about 20 miles
from San Juan. She sprans a leak Sun
day night and sent out wireless call for
assistance. The United States revenue
cutter Algonquin. which was of the coast
of Santa Domingo. responded. reaching
the Luckenbach Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile the Luckenbach vas pro-
ceeding. and she succeeded in making
port with l3 feet OF water In her hold
Twelve thousand bags OF sugar are prac-
t!oally destroyed the loss being estimated
at $4,000. There were no passengers
at I'd