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Watch the advertising columns of the FREE PRESS. If there are any bargains to be had you'll find them there. a I mm our advertisements and market prices. 4t 4 VOL. 51: NO.

227 BURLIXGTOX, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1897. PRICE THREE CENTS. am TT CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. PEACE IN COAL REGION. NOTED STEEPLE JACK HURT GERMANY AND HUNGARY.

OYER 300,000 SOLDIERS The Largest and Handsomest Store in the State. We Invite You To day FELL THIRTY-FIVE FEET AND SPLIT HIS HEAD OPEN. Had Jnst Come Oft From a Steeple 170 Feet High A Batch of Heathen Chinese in Custody-A Resume of Vermont Events. Brattlehoro, Vt Sept 21. Michael Ca-vanaugh, the Vermont steeple jack, was seriously injured to-night ty a fali of SO feet from the roof of the Baptist church.

His hoad was cut open and he was car ried to his home unconscious. He had just To see our showing of New Fall Dress Fabrics. We greet you with the finest display of real novelties ever shown in this city beautiful designs exclusive catterns. We rwiallV invitf vntl to thtn 11 1 Tlie Miners Anxious to Get Work Again Inquest To-day. Haselton, Sept.

21. Peace has been i restored in the anthractic region, and nearly every colliery therein worked to- jday. Included in there were the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre companies, Audenried mines, employing 25o0 men. The struce was Practically inaugurated by them and their return to work yesterday caused a stampede of the other strikers. To-dav however the grievance committee of the Audenried men waited upon Supt.

La-wail and that they are receiving "less than the men at other collieries in the rog-ion. He told them to submit a list of names and figures to him and he "would give it every consideration, ne men are holding a meeting to-night to what to do. More than two thirds of the strikers in the region are now working, but much win depend upon the action taken at this me on.y ooneries still idle are went Co 's rt Silver Brook and the I eh'gh Va! lev's nnd 'i ha 7 Yorktown men have resolved to return to- morrow. An attempt to resume was made at Pardee's Harwood colliery this morning but the whistle brought only a tew strag- glers, the majority of the men learing to return. A squad of cavalry was sent over for protection and about half the workers went back.

Coroner Mcis.ee inquest will begin nere at 2 p. m. to-morrow. LADUE CALLED ON THc PRESIDENT. THEIR EMPERORS PLEDGE ANEW nun -rv to acu nTuco I lVl I I I uiih.ii.

in. William ArhnnwlMlni That There Are Other Great Men Say Their Alliance Will Preserve the Peace of Kuropo. r.urla Test, Sept. 21. At the state banquet given to-day honor of Emperor William of Germany, Emperor Francis Joseph, in coriially proposing his majesty's heaith.

referred to him as "My faith- fur friend, ally, and unwearied fellow-laborer in the great work of peace, to which may we ever devmte our best powers." In conclusion, the Austrian emperor remarked: 'Convinced that a similarity of sentiment guides us in this exalted iniscdon, I empty my glass in your honor." Emperor Wiiiiam, in reply, remarked: "It was with feo'ings of the most profound gratitude that I iistenel to your majesty's most cordial greeting. ThaTiks to your majesty's invitation, I have been enabled to visit thie beautiful city, whose splendid reception has literally overwhelmed me. We, Germans, follow with sympathetic interest the of the Hungar ian p.ople. whose love for their country I nllisnea 'orli on tiie cnurcn siire, mieeij' iumi ui anajon high, and walked out on the roof to eet f. fp-ecial stats in trust for Trustees of a Millionaire's Estate Be- frauding the Heirs.

-ew York, Sept. 21. A summons and complaint filed in the county clerk's office here to-day, asks for the removal of two of the three trustees of the estate of Jason Rogers, the millionaire locomotive builder at Paterson, N. who died at Morris-ania, N. In August, 1S6S, on the ground of misappropriation and embezzlement.

These charges are made at the instance of Mrs. Mary J. Weexerfleld and her sister, Flora E. Rogers, daughters of Rogers and heirs to the estate. The trustees accused are Thomas Rogers, brotrfer of the complainants and also one of the heirs and Wihiam Cauldwell.

The third trustee who is said to be blameless, is William Shilia.ber. jr. The latter it is ttod i williv.g to resign his trusteeihin Trustees Rogers an 1 Cauldwell. the pa- pers state Sepiember, 1893. presented tneir accounts to the nf vvt Chester county.

New York, in which they c. aimed to have a balance on hand of tha nrlnci.vai a M'y J. vv evTertielTl, and Flora F. si is for Since the entry" of the last decree the piamtifis have learned that at the time the decree was entered the defendant, Wil- Thcmas RSw did not in tact have the same or anyth'ng like the amount they claimed to have in their possession but on the contrary a very coiisiderable part of the assets and amounts wherewith they were charged as nucu trustees prior to January had been withdrawn, and misappropriated by them. in and prior to January.

and that Thomas Rogers have at.orODriated and an- to their own use in violation of their duties as trustees and of their duty to plaintiff ENGLAND GAINS A POINT. Ha Made a Treaty With the Mahdi N. More opposition tUe Kgypiian Exp. djMon P- Figaro this morning announces mat a treaty nas been con opzciai atienaon is cauea to our display ot plain fabrics Lansdowns Moscoviettas Poplins Bengalines Ladies Cloths and a host of others. MEN AND WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR.

Our new fall lines are now ready for your buying. It's time to get ready for the cold days We show the Ypsilanti Cartwright Warner's and the celebrated Bennington brands for your choosing A fine line of the popular combination suits sold by us last year before the tariff prices. HOSIERY beautiful ones silk-lisle, cotton and wool Others may show as good none better. Your criticism is asked for. Lookers as welcome as purchasers.

Will be 3000 People With- rTlon t0 the city evening, who are there was then a delicit of $213,40.95 which Havana, Sept. 21 The local press com-. to have violated the exclusion sum the said Wiiiiam Cauldwell and ments in the most favorable terms upon Alaska ill in Winter. 3 t) tT) PjefiADSON ttm has become a proverb and who, in their McKinley to-day. He nas presented by struggles have not hesitated to sacrifice Secretary Alger.

Mr. McKinley discussed their blood ami goods defence of the the situation with Mr. Ladue and appear- cro-is. Names like Zrinyi and Szigoth to i1' deeply interested in his suggestions for this day make the heart of every Ger- the relief of b'ne Xh.ndikers. man la I beat faster with sympathetic ad-: yjr lva lue estimates that there are al out Hal-fnhlVHhnVe people in the Klondike and that there tion of the thousar.d th birthday of the loyal Hungarians, arrayed in dazzling are provisions for only about 3uK).

He he-splendor about their beloved kiv.g, their lieves that all Who have not sufficient pro-ma je tic monuments testify to their artis- visions and who can return ta St. Michaels tic whi'e the bursting of the fetters before the river freezes should do so. He laid by the iron gates or. commerce and says that navigation will not close for a intercourse opened new paths and brought month and aovifis that a courier be de-Hungary into the rank, and cm an equal spatehed immediately across the Chilkoot footing, with the greatest civilized na- Pass to Klondike to urge all who can to eluded between Slatin Pasha, representing Jingoes and the American sensational Great Britain, and Sobein Pasha, repre- PreKS- Kl the organ of the auton-sentlmr th-'M-h. -hh mist party says: ilk Finish Window That Will Not Fade.

4l, wlJ not OPPOSE the advance of the Anglo- Egyptian expedition as far as Khartoum and Osman Dig-na's forces wiil remain at tb( so (Tt BHta1n Jll 80 l0n 88 Teat Bntam desires. Tlie following are said to be the conditions upon which the treaty was signed: "The Mahdi remains king of Khartoum and Zol.fin Pasha continues to exercise the functions of governor of D'arfur, un- der the protection of Great Britain. Finally, the Figaro asserts that the mission of Jpmes Uennell rtodd to the haiij? rf Abyssinia obtained a promise of neu trality upon the part of Kink Menelek by SENT BY SPAIN TO CUBA AND PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Official Statement of the Immense Force Spain Has Raised Sensational Papers Not Well Received in Havana No Ultimatum to Spain. Madrid, Sept.

21. An offHal statement has been issued showing the numbers of men and the quantities of munitions .1 Oil war sent to Cuba and the Philippine Isl- amis during the insurrection now in prog ress in those quarters. Between November, 1S55, and May, 1897, ni rs.v i.nou soldiers, 62ol officers, of whom forty were generals, 212,542 riiles, S0.4f3 kilo- rams OI Pwar "12 swords, 81 cannons. 12 mitralleuses and 29.500 shells. Since the outbreak of the present rebellion in the Philippines the co, sent 27,, GO soldiers, 881 offi- cers of v'aom nine we re generals, 43.100 ri- ties, 24 cannons, 24.910 kilograms of pow- der, 21.720,5n5 cartridges and 30,604 sijells.

L-ON'T KNOW A FIR I CAN SENTIMENT. the assurances "icon bv Mr. Alexander Orr, president of the New York chamoer of commerce to the vice-president of the Havana chamber of comme-rce during the latter recent visit to New York, when Mr. Orr urged him to make it plain to the people o' t'he island of Cvfb. that they ought not to interpret the sentiments of the sensational American press as exactly representing the sentiments and tendeu-ey of the people of the United States at le Havana papers also attactc ine ie Ainfirii OTiuuiuu ls without conscience, Is largely responsi- ble for the immense misfortune that has he'alien the Island of Cuha through the encouragement it has given rebels on and outside the island, but the chagrin of re- ne will UOIPIUI nnei! lliev bic convinced that the Washington government will not intervene directly in their PALACE DESTROYED P.Y DYNAMITE Madrid.

Sept. 23 According to te'egram? from tren.o, capital of 'the province of the same r.r.me on the River Minho, the pa of the Marquis ot leis has been destroyed bv a dynamite bomb. The out- who has incurred tV.e bishops dls-pleasu ly t.i'ting possession, it is alleged of tne tr' '--y of a church in his diocese. Tiie memorandum will be presented personally to His Holiness through Mgr. Merry Del Yal.

DID NOT GIVE AN ULTIMATUM. A French Newspaper Made a Mistake in Reporting Weodford. Washington, Sept. 21. The Paris Temps yesterday had a dispatch from San Sebastian, Spain, purporting to give the particulars of an interview between United States Minister Woodford and the Spanish minister for foreign afTaJrs, the Duke cf Teluan, in which Gen.

Woodford was rep resented as having insisted courteously but firmly upon the necessitj- to terminate the war, declaring that if it was not termin- bv the end cf October the Uniled States would feel justified in taking meas- t0 secnre the independence of Cuba. Jt can be confidently stated that there has been a misapprehension on the part of Uie Xemps correspondent on several im- Dortants ooin'ts. notabiv rnsnect to nn ultimatum and the settling of a time limit fr the conclusion of the war. instead of fixing the end of Octoher next as the date for the termination of the war that particular date was mentioned as the time when the Sraanish court would return consequently, it might be" la order to re- to Madrid irom San ancl waen turn an answer to the latest re.presenta- tions of the United States government through Gen. Woodford.

jt js declared at the state department a Jt tne original adea of his instructions set a Apn the T'nitod States had out the deep interest the United States had in witnessing a cessation of the deplorable conflict in Cuba, he did not deliver him- self of an ultimatum, but simply made a statement of our deep interest in a settle. of the Cuban war as a reasonab'e i We have just added to our stock a line of silk finish shades that we guarantee will not fade by exposure to sunlight, all colors, size 3x6 feet only, SI 5 CCE2l. SPECIAL A good felt shade, 3x6 feet complete, usually sold for 15c or J8c only, 1 Elt. W. G.

REYNOLDS. guaranteeing the western frontier of Ary-jrajre was perpetrated during tlie r. rser.ee r-inl in the name of both Great Britain and I 0f the family 'and no ofie was injured. Uhe Mahdi. WILL SEND MEMORANDUM TO POPE Madrid.

Sept. 21. The government has LONDON BANKERS TO MEET. 'decide! to send a memorandum to the P.i.e on the subject cf the eseomm Effort to Have Them Protest ARaint Uan of thf BUhol of Major of Senor Silver Will be Made. Reverter, the Spanish minister of finance, THURSDAY.

SEPT. 23 Haly Whitney's SAN FRANCISCO til Hilary Band AND SUPERB ORCHESTRA OF SOLO flUSIClANS A Host of New Novelties. 8 REALLY FUNNY CO MEDIANS 8 10 CULTl'RED SINGERS 10 14 SENSATIONAL SPECIALTIES 14 25 MATCHLESS MUSICIANS 25 A GREAT COMPANY! A GREAT SHOW! AN IMPOSING PARADE takes its way from the thwitre at 11:30 a. m. each day Orand free musical concert.

Watch for it! "Wait for it! Price: Orchestra. i ar.d 75x; parquet, drers circle, ijaliery, Seat; now on sale at the box olliee. DOFJ'T DELAY TO TAKE OUT Accident Insurance until the accident occurs. Protect yourself against contingencies by a poiicy in the EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED of England. riAX L.

POWELL, Agent. IN THE Connecticut Mutual Life Bns. Dividends are declared annr-while under tontine or 2j year distribution policies, ail surplus accrued wi'hin the Si-year period, within which death or lapse may occur, is lost. That form of insurance which provides fur an ANNUAL cash distribution of dividends, is in all resneets, the most desirable. The results of tontine are always disappointing.

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We have 'The Rest Iiisnrano-? IN THE WOULD," NATIONAL Life Insurance Company, Slontpelier, Vermont. Assets over S13, OOO.OOO.OO. T. S. PECK, General Agent, 152 College Burlington.

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For furtheir information address W. R. PRIME, M. Proprietor. Oar.

Pearl and Union stxetts, Burlington. tiers. "Hut, what has male the deepest impression upon me during my stay in Hun- gary is the enthusiastic devotio Hungarians to your majesty's an of the st per- son. rope Not alone here, however, but in F.u- and ai-ove all, with my own people trie same iervery: enthusiasm prevails for your majesty, a feeling in which also. iook upon your majesty as being myi friend, venture to claim a share.

"Thanks to the wisdom of your majesty, alliance concluded in the past, by our 'es, stands firm and indissoluble. It has secured peace to Europe for a long time and wlil do so still longer. "The impassioned dev-vion to your majesty, of th.is I am certain, burns to this day in t.he hearts of the sons of Arfad. as it did the day when they cried aloud to 1 your majesty's great anct stress 'Moriamur pro rege nostro. "In giving expression to these sentiments, we wish, one and to combine all we think, feel, desire for your majesty in the cry which every Hungarian echoes to his last breath 'Ebjen a The speech otf Emperor William caused tremendous enthusiasm, especially when he ailudd to Count Zrinyi's defense of the fortress of Pzigoth in l.Ti?.

wnen he blew up the citadels rather than capitulate to the Turks. AfTer the banquet Emperor William and Emperor Francis Joseph attended a gila. performance at the opera, following" which they inspected the street Illuminations. Then they drove to the railway station, where the Oerman emperor bade farewell to his imperial host and took his after mutual kissing amid loud ERA GO IXDICTED FOR I OA MY. Chester, Sept.

21. The grand jury of Rutland county has! fecund a b.ll against onf Frank fornirrly a resilient of Proctorsville, on the charge of bigamy, and on Saturday n'erhr last was arrested by Lv-puty Sheriffs Ktarps and Flimpton at the of (Jerrge Daniels in Andover and taken to Rutland to answer said indictment. ota isyes Ben. Relieves There out Food in Washington. Sept.

21. Joseph Ladue, the Alaskan pioneer, called on President the Alaskan pioneer. embark on the lr.st outgoing steamer. Tais suggestion will probably be adopted. In addition he advises the establishment of stations along Chilkoot Pass with dog trains for conveying relief supplies.

He- fore leaving tlie White House Mr. Ladue presented to Mrs. McKinley a half ounoe nugget Of Vi in gold. UNITARIAN CONFERENCE Meet i Kof National Alliance of I'nitarian other hi istinn Woihpii. Saratoga, N.

Sept. 21. The meeting of the Rational Alliance of Unitarian and Othtr Christian Women" was held this afternoon. The alliance is for the quiclt- ag of rei'gious life in churches ar.d i for the spread of Unitarian faith general-: l.v- It Limbers inVO members and Mvvj year. The report of the was raised last recording secreta Mrs.

Fifieid of Boston end the corresponding secretary, Mrs Pa- vis of New York, raised enthusiasm. Ad dresses were made by Key. Florence Buck of Cleveland. Key. Clay cf Japan and Hew Lr.

lavage of New York. Rev. Edward A. i presiiient of the I'nitarian Sunday S' ty, pres'd-d at this evening's meeting, ih- Topic s-cussion being "(Our Young The orening adilr-ss was made bv President Horton. Rev.

W. I'enn of Chicago pnoke of the reiigious life as the only complete iiie. Addr.ssf-s were also mid by Itev. Dr. John M.

Puliman of Lynn. Miss Lucy Whceiook and iUv. ihomas Van Ness of Btiston. OLD IRONSIDES IN BOSTON. Boston, Sept.

21. The old frigate Con-Ftituthm, which left the Portsmouth nary yni yesterday afternoon. arrived off navy yarei a minutes bc-fe o'clock this morning. The passage was made in much quicker time than e-pivted, as the navy yard officials did not the old vessel before this aiter-n on or ev-niag. Wind anil tide, however, were both favorable until early this morn-itiE- and remarkaijly good time w.is The tug Leyden towed the Constitution.

Very had charge of the frigate- and there were 20 men on board in charge; of i'oats-wain Haley. The ship was taken eiireotly to the yard, where fVimnanilfir Very reported the arriving of the Constitution to Commander Harris. She was tied up to Shear's wharf, whore she will remain until the ceremonies in October when the centennial of the wiil be duly celebrated. In the mean PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. Washington, Sept.

21. The president to- "wae lne louowing apioiniments: William K. Herseog of Illinois, consul at Zitlau, Germany; Francis H. Wilson, post-i ina-ster at tsrcoKiyn, cienjamin PartloU, collector of internal re-venue for' tne district of Maryland; Albert M. United States attorney for the northern! disti iv-t of Mississippi; Frederick VY.

Col- lir.s. United States marshal fcr the south-i era district of I FATA WRECK OF FREIGHT TRAINS Titu-sville, Sept. 21. A collision of freight trains occur ml yesterday on the Brie and ntts'mirg railroad near the Block 1 Bridge at Newcastle. The dead are Chris Kazmier, fireman, Erie, injured.

Ma-: rion Palmer, engineer, badly scalded and leg broken, may die; James Grover, broken leg, badly cut and burned; unknown tramp, teiribly out about head, i will die. The trains were going at lull speed and te-n cars were demolished. The ponsibility for the accident has not been L-rni'ined. "My boy came nome from school one day with his hand badly lacerated and bleeding, and suffering great pain," says Mr. E.

J. Schall. with Meyer Drug St. Louis, Mo. "I dressed the wound, and applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm free! v.

1 1 1 Uefnro ccfr. I WWVSJ.W 111V LUlfclll IS UlUtVCil. 1. 1 A rnittv DEPARTMENT STORES hades MILDER TYPE OF FEYEK. Hie Scare Over Yellow Jack ia New Orleans Abating Ooctors Say the Sanation is Improving.

New Orleans, Sept. 21. There were nins eases of yellow fever reported to tha boar of health up to 6 p. nt to-day. There were, however, no deaths recorded, and the doctors all agreed this evening that the situation was steadily improving.

tThe fever at present, instead of developrr. into a malignant type, is as mild, if not 'milder, than when it first appeared. To-night the inspectors of the board re ported that most of the casee that hal come under their observation were progressing favorably. There are only two cases which give the attending physicians any reasons for alarm. Some new places of Infection are in- uucu 111 lJle cases, to ine present lime there nas hwn little HmaH th.

fever. A numBer of casefi were discharged yesterday and to-day, and the total num ber of cases receiving strict attention does not exceed 10. Half a dozen towns to-day by telegraph and telephone notified tha authorities here that they had concluded to withdraw their restrictions against tha receipt of freight from New Orleans, ST. LOUIS HAD A SCARE. St.

Louis, Sept. 2L This city had a yellow fever scare to-day, but there seems to have been but little foundation for it. Health Commissioner Starkloff made aa examination of the suspected and declared, that it showed not a single sympton of the dread disease. The suspect is William; "Z.0'. who reac1 Va had a high fver which "turned out to ba intermittent fever.

ti'idt vvawv vraiciiv nnn deal. Nya-K, N. fcept. 21. Prof.

Grenvill D. Wilson, the best known musician in this part of the State, died suddenly at his riomp" in Sionth X'vaelr Ist niirht rf npiiralD-ia tha Hp hm-ri in Plymouth, January 26, V03. Ha serye-d a an Inclriidlfti- In Via Lqo- 7 Boston, and was instructor of Madame Albani at Saratov. He was the composer of some three hun- dired pieces. He is survived by his wile, 1 PREPARING FOR THE PRESIDENT.

Vnrtli A it i a Rimt 91 Piunoro. tion. for the retention and entertainment arrive to-morrow. are quietly progresslns and little rhansre has been madt in lhi outlined Many of the business houses, hotels and private residences are being decorated to- dai- the bad weather of vesterdav having Slaved thin work Royal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious. '0m Absolutely Puro ROVAl DAK) MO POWDER NEW VOI.

a. hat which his assistant had dropped and the Bmau wire which supported him gave way and he rol ed off the roof. His ex- P'oits in climbing chimneys and church steeples had attracted much attention and he never met with an accident before this one. CHINAMKN HAD A HEARING. (Special to the Free Press, i Montpelier, Sept.

21. Chinese Inspector Col. C. S. Forbes brought eight China- law, and they were placed in the county a preliminary hearing was he-'d this afternoon in the federal building.

United States Commissioner W. A. Lord appear- ing for the prosecution and T. J. Boynton for the Chinamen.

It was decided to place! the Celestials in the etist.dv of United. States District irshal Kelley until Sat-j unlay, when 'he hearing will be continued, at which time Mr. a ton expects to sat-! tvtnt ii clients are; native born. TI1K STOWE SUICIDE. (Special to the Free Press.) Slowe, VL, Rept.

21. Dan Moody, whe shot himself Monday afternoon dini dar- ing the night and the funeral will be hell aj'Vj'! to-morrow afternoon. It is learned tht Mr. Moody ha 1 been attending to his h'jsin! usual during the day. About o'clock Mr Mr.odv went into the 11 rom and sat down on fae bed M-oly ne-Iua in the sitting room Almcst he shot himself just back of the right ear witn a can r-re revuver.

l'rs. Barrows and Janes were at once sum.rr ed but no efforts availed to save Mr. Moody's life and death occurred at about 9 Monday evening. He never regained and nothing fur-tier than was stated in yesterday's isyue can be learned as to the cause of the deed. BAPTISTS AT CHESTER- Openeil Stnt Convention AVitlt Good At tendance 'esterdi.

Chester, Sept. 21. The Baptist church convention for the State met here at 2 oYio'k this afternoon in the auditorium of the Baptist church. Toe Woman M.s-Fionary association occupied the afternoon period. Mrs.

D. D. Owen, State secretary, presiding. The report of the Woman's Home Mission was delivered by Mrs. J.

B. Safford, State vice-president. This was fo'liKved by reports of the Junior State Missions and State foreign work showing the work of the yea r. Mrs. I'e ham cf address on the Chinese." Tne final Boston dei.vered an sionary among the address was made by Miss Clara Converse of Japan "Mission work amon ese." the Japan-1 At the eveninirs-ssion a paiso service was cordoned by Rev.

G. W. of Mount Holly. An adnrss e.f welcome wes deli vet od by Rev. J.

M. Ash ton of Chester. BarlinRton. Ad-ii esses were delivered hy M.ss ii ia or stoston. pal Ellery of Vermont Academy on "E'lu- its I and an address by Rev.

R. r. Seymour of Philadelphia on "Systematic Beneiicence. Tne convention is weh attend! from ail parts of the State and the delegates are enthusiastic. The trustors' meeting transacted" routine business ouiy.

SLIGHT RAILROAD ACCIDENT. (Special to the Free Press.) Randolph, Sept. 21. There was a slight railroad wreck in th yard just below- the Abbott mill early this morning. No 11 freight train northward bound ran over i eiiei tracK wrucn was ipmpw arily when one of the old rails broke front a flaw.

Tlie engine and three cars had passed when the fourth car went over, causing eight more to tie derailed. Four of them are badly demolished, but they were mostly empty. The ace i lent occurred about 3:30 and a wreck train from the Junction reached here at 6 o'clock. In two hours time the side track was cleared enough to allcv trains to pas. This delayed the Ottawa excursion train about two and a half hours.

None of the trainmen were injured. LAMOILLE COUNTY FAIR. The Morrtsville Hall Team Won a Close Game Good Ilxhibits. (Special to the Free Press.) Morrisviiie, Sept. 21.

The 23th an-imial Lamoiiie count' fair opened here today on the Morrisvillc- grounds. The day was cold bat clear. A fine exhibition will be inaugurated complete to-morrow. There is an excellent show of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. The feature of this ai'terneon was the hard fought ball game, which resulte 1 in the following score: orris vllle 5, Plainfield Austin, the Jlorris'viiie pitcher, struvk out 19 rrun.

There will be three races each day, Wednesday and Thursday, and balloon ascensions. The weather is promising and large; crowds are assured. CN THE TARIFF. Attorney-General McHenna Decides in Favor of the Canadian Koads. Washington, Sept.

21. Attorney General MoKenna to-day announced his opinion in of 10 per cent; also holds that foreign goods sihipped from countries other than British possessions in British vessels are not subject to the discriminating duty. "'two questions were asked the attorney general, the first of which was in effect, whether the discriminating- duty of 10 per cent provideel for in section 22, should be assessed against an invoice of tea from China, whicii had arrived at Vancouver in British vessels and thence shipped through Canada to Chicago. The second question was whether the discriminating duty should be assessed against a cargo of manganese ore from Chili which recently arrived in a British ship at Philadelphia. Both the questions the attornW" general answered in the negative.

SILVER FOR EUROPE. T-tt Sept. 21. The steamship St. Louis saJling tor Jrope to-morrow will taka out 46LO0O ounces i i IIP GAVE SHOW!) A MOTIVE, PROSECUTION HAVE MADE A STRONG POINT AGAINST LUETGERT.

Two Old Hmployes Testify That Lnetgert Was Foud of Other Women Mrs. Johnson Saw Him Chase His Wife With a Revolver State Rests. Se.pt. 2L The direct evidence Chicago, lii the Luetgert case is in and the State has rested. Shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon the last witness of the prosecution was heard.

This witness was Mrs. Louise Miller Johnson. She testified that upon one occasion she saw Luetgert in a rage chase Mrs. Luetgert out of the house. The eausage maker was armed with a He called his wife names and threatened to shoot, but did not.

When she left the stand State's Attorney Deneer. said: "If the court pleases the State rests." Ex-Judge Vincent arose and male a mo- tion that the case be taken from the jury on tne ground that the State had failed to b'uu" 1 "le na lallea make out a ease. Judge TuthUl promptly overruled this motion without argument, Then ex-Judee Vincent stated, that to the lateness of the hour, he would like tion of the evidence of the Droseoutinn I Ex-Judge Viireent said to-night the i fence would present its side of the as in iitr Vinlf t-vo, i in vJl ju. uiui in ire MIU1 I ailU Ul- rectiy to the point." he said. "We denv the murdor iha uni-nnc i hrn i' fact cannot be assume 1 nor inferred from such testimony as has been presented here." The prosecution scored an imiportant point this morning.

Judge Tuthiil ruled that the evidence of witnesses Bialk and Oronofski, formerly Luetgert's employes, is was the matter taken under advise- rilPnl S. fl 1 1 Tr1 1 Tili V. oiiiuiitri nig, uueiseus servant, to tne lac- torv. the Slate's theorv is that Luet- pert's alleg'ed attentions to other women "1 uomesuc trouoie and that in order to pursue his course un-, aisturrea l.uetgert conceived lhe idea of ne. Prank Bialk, the aged watchman at the sausage factory, was the first witness this morning to show motive.

It is said Mary- Mmmenng otten visited Luetgert in the latter's office in the factory at night. Luetgert had a room off the office and slept there. The witness told of visits the i time she will be fitted up for the occasion. The arrival of the old craft was ac-. by many of the steamers and When you buy Groceries you other vessels in the harbor.

explanation for intervention in any man- to postpone opening address to the ner at this time. 'jirry until to-morrow. There was no ob- Mr. Woodford's telegram regarding his'jection to this and an adjournment was conference with the Duke of Tetuan is new taken. before President McKinley.

1 It required just 20 days for the presenta- London, Sept. 21. The Evening Stand- ard this afternoon made the following announcement: "So profoundly moved is the city about the extraordinary letter of the governor of the Bank of England a meeting the rcp-s ntativ of all the bank in the clearing 'a juse has been called for to-morrow to discuss the situation. When the bankers ee; it is to be hoped they will enter an emphatic protest against further efforts to please the uimrtallists at the expense Af the nl ion's Numerous reports are circulation in- clu iir.K a statement that the har.K a.re?.ar p.j.5esses sonie millions in silver. Th financial of the Standard contends the governor of the baric for taking at is characterized an utterly gro- that how- tesque pioniUon whk-h indi ever exr.c-rt a business mss ma ne is acquainted with the bank act.

rj-rn iitiom NICARAGUA REVOLUTION Still Active and Fightinn is Reported at i onus. Managua, T-xas, Sept. Nicaragua, via Galveston, nar is nuiet here hut the revolutionary movement continues in other parts of the country. There were outb. mks ia5t nient at Granada and Jino- tepe and communication between Man- an(j the cab station at San Juan i-ei sur was cut on.

The fighting Granada lasted until 10 o'clock in the morning, but only a few men were killed, although several were in in O-V, if ic netl.i. 1 1 wVr; defeated avd driven from sia.ea, were ae.eatea av.a a.iven iroqj Granada by the government troops com- inanded by Gen. Aurelio Estrada. Oen. Taiz and a forre of revolutionists are reported to be near Brito or Astei- iero.

two small places on tne ratine coast, Me is sam to oe awaiting tne arrival ot a sieainer n-aying on uoani aj ar.u ammunition i-itended for the revolutionists. The friends of President Zelaya say he is. erergetic in his direction of his forces in the various disturbed parts of the country. INTERNATIONAL CHEFS. Berlin, Sept.

21. Before resumption Of play in the international chess i i ie.uiii.i- ment in pi ogress in this city, it was an- I.ouncod this morning that Zinki and Caro so nth. unDni9iV- if. seventh round jesterday. Albin lost to Marco and and the Charousek vs.

Schlechter game was drawn. Marco to- day. at the close of the eight round with a score of led Blackburn, Janowski and Walbrodt w5io had 5 each and Caro and Melger with five games eacih. SHOT AT A RAT AND KILLED A GIRL. Buffalo, N.

Sept. 21. Stanislaus So-kolik last night fired a rifle at a rat which ran across his yari. The bullet from the ride struck his 14 year old step-daughter, Anna Kosmider, in the neck. 'The girl this afternoon.

The coroner investigated the case and decided that the killing of the girl was purely accidentah oies mi our Ksai What does that mean Suppose you are taking in money all day, and drop it into a pocket with holes you will Hud yourself a loser instead of a gaiuer by the day's business. Same with your health. You eat and drink and sleep, yet lose instead of gain strength. There's a hole in your health. Some blood, disease, probably, sapping your vitality.

You can't begin, too soon, to take the great blood purifier, Ayer's SarsaparHJa. should go into it with eyes open. ivi 1 utu vc icu ywu the most Complete and moderate priced stock in the city, we do it to open your eyes. Then if you presist in going somewhere else its not our fault, but your own misfortune. E.

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HANNIS TAILOR WON'T TALK. London, Sept. 21. Ha nn is Taylor, the former 1'niTpd States minister to -cninf and called at tne united States embassy to-uoy. in an intervie Mr.

Tiavlor said: "The grave neo-iatinns nendintr hrtween the United St-ates and SlyAln t0 the war in are now entirely in the hands of Gen. Woodford, who has had fruitful experience both jn peace and war and will be equal to tne occasion, whatever it may be." NEGOTIATING LOAN FOR NEW NA- VAL WORKS. IJlUUOIl, CejIU liA. uu.mil ll froTn Madrid says the Spanish government nmoseS of new nvl works. uuta EARTHQliAkh ln Home, sept, it two sugnt eartnquajte shocks were felt here at 2 p.

m. The sub- terraneous disturbances were also fell at Rimiti, ermor, ttecanau, roiogna, oi- gagiia. Fabriano, Clasii. Florence and Ancona. At most places the people were panic stricken and at Ancona a few old houses fell.

WON'T ACCEPT PEACE Ail pain ceased and in a remarkably short the matter of section 22 of the new tariff time it heaied without leaving a scar. For law. He holds in effect that goods oom-wountis. sprains, swellings and rheuma-jing directly into the United States from tism, I know of no medicine or proserin- foreign countries through Canadian ports tion equal to it. I consider it a household are not subject to the discriminating duty necessitj'." The 25 and 50 cents sizes for sale by City Lrug Store.

P.eaupre Low- ry, crystal Pharmacy, W. P. Hall, Prop. THE PRICE OF THE Greek Tress Very Hitter Toward the Pro- servant paid Luetgert on an average tnr'ee posed Treaty. times a week.

This had been going on Athens. Sept. political situation 'JtOUr befre May thi? Attorney incent cross-qtiestionied arising out of the conditions of the peace The witness admitted that he convention is serious. M. Deiyannis, for- had lived with a detective sine a month mer premier and leader of the dominant before the trial opened, tout when Vinr-ent party numerically in the Boule, has as- asked him if he was telling- a story pre-sertei that if the proposed schenie of for-i Pared by the prosecution, the old man eign control should ptove to imply any shook his head slowly, replying: "No, I interference with the sovereign rights of 'am telling God's truth." the state, he would not hisitate to advise! Odorofski told substantially the same the chamber to reject the treaty.

story. The of the preiss continues indig- riant. The Asty ar.d the AUropoiis declare MOROCCO MUST SETTLE, it "the most iniquitous document of mod-j ern times." Many are preparing to dem- Tangier, Morocco, Sept. 21. The United onstrate against the treaty.

'States cruiser San Francisco, flagship of I the European squadron, has arrived hero THE ULTAN APPROVES OF IT. ln order to investigate and obtain redress Constantinople. Sept. 21. The prelimin-iif necessary for the reported flogsringr of ary treaty of peace between Turkey and American citizens at Mogador and aiso to Greere, which was signed on Saturday by enforce the promised settlement of former the representatives of the sultan and of claims of the United States against Mor-the powers, has been ratified by the sultan, occo.

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