The Weekly Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

2, NO. I3S, I PAGES. I A I A I 19 1 9O4, I ONE CENT. Ooty Faction Is Likely to Be In Evidence at Harrisburg Today in Opposition to.Captain Keenan. THE SLATE WILL CO THROUGH Despite Slight Opposition of a Part of Star of the West's Delegation.

Judge Umbel and Senator Freeland -as National Delegates. Harrisburg, April 19. The Democrats of Pennsylvania at their annual in this city today wiil make no declaration for any the aspirants for president. The OS dei'j- gates to the St. Louis convention will, however, "be bound by the unit rule.

She platform will favor tariff revision; condemn secret treaties between this and other nations, with special reference to the Panama canal, and denounce President Roosevelt's display at the White House," comparing his administration the Jeffersonlaa simplicity of the The platform will also favor a new ballot law and personal registration; endorse labor unions, recognizing thoir necessity and the good they do their acts are within the pro- tte is likely to get the other. In the enango-EIk-Forcst-Warren-Mercer riot Captain William Hassoa of Venan- Is to be one of the delegates and le other is likely bo go to Elk county, he home of State Chairman Hall, nless Forest or Mercer agree on. a lan. The Westmoreland-Butler rict will iprobobly send Lev McQulston Butler and. S.

H. Ackorman of jreensburg. 'Richard of 3-reensburg Is likely to be selected ither for a district elector or for lector-at-large from the western end the State. Tho Stato committee is to meet Wednesday and the selection of dlvts- on chairmen, will then 'be an- lounced. Hall will probably be elected State Chairman by acclimation.

visions of the and criticise th' methods employed by the recent Re publican state convention in the nomination of a candidate for supreme court justice. The nomination of Justice Samuel 'Gnstine Thompson of Philadelphia for supreme court justice to succeed himself for the full term of 21 years conceded. Colonel James M. Guffoy ot Allegheny county, State James K. P.

Hall of Elk county. Robert E. Wright of Lehlgh county an-1 ex-Governor Robert E. Pattlson of Philadelphia will be the delegates at largo. A little friction Is likely to develop Sn this afternoon's convention between tpart ot the Westmoreland delegation and Captain John B.

Keenan, representing the Guffey and Doty factions in the Star of the West- The Pitts Iburg Brewing Company Is also said to Je mixed, up in the fight through Frank -J. Harvey, who Is here- as a delegat in the place of James Ryan. H.ar Tey, who la collector for the Brewing oompany at Latrobe, Is heading fou ot the Westmoreland delegates for J. Kennedy, general agent tor the tore-wing company in Westmoreland, county, for national delegate. Colone slate will go through, but he does not want any friction to crop dn the convention.

Colonel Guffey hns always taken much pride in hli complete control in Westmoreland. It now looks as though tho plan the national delegates by the unl rule, without Instructing them, woul go through. Every influence will "brought to force It through. Judg Parker of New York will get the vote ot the Pennsylvania delegation can he nominated. The only contests in sight are froir (Dauphin county and Philadelphia.

Th latter will be disposed of by the rec osnitipn of the Do-nneliy-Ry-in dele-ga tion, while the Dauphin county figh will be compromised if I fis a factional quarrel between th of Benjamin Myers and ex Mayor Frttchey. Tho honor of serving; as national delegates is causing quite a hitter contest, but wherever possib'o the old line Democrats are given the preference. Former National Chairman Harritr is said ID have abandoned his jiroposed fight against the supremacy of Colonel Guffey on condition that certain of his former followers 'be given such honors as the party can give The slate for delegate-at large Is Colonel J. M. Guffey of Pittsburg, ex- Governor Pattison of Philadelphia, Robert B.

Wright of Allentown and State Chairman Hall of Rid.geway. There was a bitter protect against the selection of Mr. Wright, whose afliliatlon with the party was classed as tloubtful for the eight years when Bryan was in the saddle, but the deter- of Colonel Guffey to heal all the old differences will probably result in his being chosen. While the officers of tho convention were not definitely decided upon last Colonel Fitzimmons is likely tc -De temporary chairman and Senator Arthur G. Dewalt of Leh'gh permanent chairman.

There are ma-ny bitter contests for national delegates Prominent among these are the fights in the Washing- ton-Lawreneo-Beiver and tho Indiana- Armstrong-Clarid-n-Jefferson districts. In the former Washington has two candidates, J. C. Dickson oE Washington and Ed. Blllick of Monongahela City.

The lattc-r has been endorsed iiy the Washington County Committee, hut the Lawrence county delegates having no candidate of their own, are said to favor JMckson. County Chair- onan Wilson DC Beaver Is the other ca.nd Idato. In the other district, J. Wood Clark at Indiana, Juflge Reyburn ot Arm- Btrong, A. C.

Smith of Jefffrson and William of Clarion are the contestants. Owing'to the fact that Indiana has "but ono vote, a combination of any tl-n of the other counties wftl count ImKina out. From present indications winners should be Smith and HiMurn. In the Ca-mbria-Blair-BsxHord district, Bauiner of Johnstown and Mayor Hflje-r of Altoona are likely LOVER USED DYNAMITE. Charged With Trying to Blow Up Hig Girl, Somerset, April 19.

Ellsworth Cook, 24 years old, was ArrestPd Sunday morning at Garre-Lt, with ex ploding dynamite inside thp and with- Intent to kill. The infor matlon against him tvas made by Miss lra Kile, 17 years old, a daughter of a well Jcncwn reident of taat place. is alleged that Cook "set off" several sticks of dynamite In front of the Rile residence. The force of the explosion broke every window pane and the table dishes in the Rile house glass in in addf and shattered the window- several residences adjoining tion to tearing away several rods of the Rile front fence. The explosion occurred shortly before 'midnight and fol- owing swiftly upon the clash between the strikers of the Garrett Coal Com- jany and a lot of Italian miners, in which two of the latter were roughly aandled, threw the town Into a turmoil, which continued until morning.

Young Cook was at once suspected of having caused the explosion and a warrant for his arrest was placed in the hands of Sheriff A. J. Coletnan. Ho gave -bail before Justice of the Peace McKenzie for his appearance, It is said that Cook is badly smitten with Miss Rile and that a week or two ago, when ho was given to uader- tand that Ms attentions were no longer welcome, he threatened to injure her in some way. Since then Miss Rile received two or three anonymous letters, one containing threats against her life, and Saturday morning an unsigned letter threatening her was found pinned on the front door of the Rile domicile.

All of the letters, it is alleged, were written by the same hand, and Cook is charged with writ- Ing them. LARGE BAIL ASKED. Officials Held Responsible for Harwlck Mine Disaster Appear in Court. Mine Inspector Flethcher W. Cunningham of Wilklnsburg and former Superintendent Wilfred Sncwden, of the Harwick mine, were released on ball In Quarter Sessions court Monday.

The men surrendered co Coroner Jesse M. McGeary. Both were immediately taken before Judges Frederick H. Collier and Jaoncs R. Maclarlane.

i iGe CONVENTION SiAT RUSH OF FREIGHT ON THE B. 8 0. Four Through Trains a Day From Chicago and New York Are Handled Over the Connellsville Division. JOBS ON THE WABASH. Thousands of Applications Have Been Filed with When the Wabaah railroad Is ready to employ the men that will be needed to fin the various, clerkships and positions of al! kinds, the officials In charge will have a list from which to select containing fully five times as many names as there are places.

There are probably 5,000 applications on file not mention hundreds less formal. The rush for Jobs began three years ago, when Is was first assured that the Wabash was to enter Pittsburg. All comers were told to write a letter to the Pittsburg. Carnegie Western 'Railroad Company in order that the letter might be filed and held for the coming of the time to appoint the men. Positions ot Importance, such as sup- BOOMING A THE YALU.

A LIFE CRUSHED OUT At Rockwood Early Monday Morning on the B. O. Railroad. BRAKEMAN KIPP THE VICTIM. Raffs on a Car He Was Coupling Shifted and Caught His Head and Shoulders--Leaves a Wffe and Family at Rockwood.

John Kipp. a Baltimore Ohio -all- road brakeraan, was instantly killed while at work on the SomerM Cam- branch at Rockwood early Monday morning. K.i]p was employed on WILKEY LITIGATION i i of A i Carr's Report Has Not Settled It. The litigation in the eM-te of Wilkey, late ot Dnnbar township, did not close wilh the filing of the auditor's repot as many supposed It would. Mrs.

Maggie Wilkey, through Attorney D. M. Hertzog, has taken exceptions to the finding of Auditor Wooda N. Car' 1 and thus the matter is again open-! cd up. She s.i3's that Carr erred In finding that the signature the deceased had been sufficiently proven in some of the papers which gavp rise to a series of suits, which hive extended through several years.

Si.e further says that the testimony of the expert witnesses was so contradicted that tha a i erretl in not disregarding It altogether and finding liiat there was not sufficient testlraony or proof A RELIGIOUS REVIVAL At Mt. Braddock by Rev. Mlnerd Stirs Great Interest. WOMAN IN CHURDH ON A COT. GOAL AND COKE SHIPMENTS.

Pittsburg Division Sending the Former East and the Connellsville Division Is Shipping Much Coke to Pittsburfl and the West. Business on the Baltimore railroad has not been brisker In years than it is at present. The regular crews have not been able to follow their engines and trains. Most of them, especially over the Connellsville Division, have doubled out frequently this month. Two engineers to whom a reporter for The Courier talked this morning have made 5100 so far this mouth, des-pite the fact that they have erlntendent and large traffic offices laid off seven and eight days pach.

They hive many applicants and from counting on pays ot $150 or J17i other railroad in this section men have for the month. The class of freight applying who are already holding that is being handled gives the men good positions, but wish to go to work for the new Pittsburg line. Perhaps the greatest number of applicants are opportunity to make good time. It Is flrst class and Is given a good schedule over tha division. for positions IK.

the train service, such For the past two weeks or ten days as conductors, engineers, brakemen. four trains of through freight, much of flagmen, switchmen, etc. AH tha posi- it dressed meat from Chicago, have tlons that will be created the opening of the big new station havp been applied for a florzen times over. The letters are on file, 'but it is safe 'been handled 'between and Cumberland. The through business west has been just as heavy.

With a train ot high class freight a crew to say that In the great majority ot make their d.ay between Connellsville the cases their disposition will be a and Cumberland in from six to nine quick matter. The letters asking for hours. The former is often made wlti operating places will be submitted to a train of stock and sometimes the rum the superintendent, who is still un- is made in 'better figures. Extra men appointed. The general policy of the who did not have much to do during Wabash Is to give good positions as'the winter months are now setting bm they are created or made vacant only good time.

This is not only true over to men who have already done good the Connellsville Division, but service in that company's employ.jover the Pittsburg Division and be- tne new superintendent willjtween here and New Castle and over follow this rule closely remains to be the Fairmont Division. seen. He is expected to be named in a few weeks, as the road will probably be In operation before the end of May. Though Suffering From Effects of Serious Operation Mrs. Adams Was Car- pied to the Meeting and Gave Her Testimony--Many Converted, LOCATED IN ITALY.

Peter Shoemaker's Slayer Is In Italian Regular Army. Grant Shoemaker of South End received word thlg morning that Orlando Battlsta, tho slayer of -brother, I Peter II. Shoemaker, has been located in the regular army of Italy. Shoemaker was shot to death 'by Battlsta at Wellsburg. Somerset county, December 2i, 1903.

Si-nee that time there has been a diligent search for him. At one time It was thought that be was located in the west. Tho County Commissioners of Somerset county offered a reward of $200 'or the arrest of Battista. The father ot the dead man offered the same amount. The officers have been active in hunting the Italian murderer down.

He was traced to the wharves of New York, where It was 'thought he em The great improvements which hare been made on both the ConnellsviHe and Pittsburg Divisions of the Baltimore Ohio have done woaders for the easy and safe movement of freight. The yards at Connellsville have obrl- ated the long delays formerly occasioned by blockades. The Connellsville Division is double track now except for a very short stretch at Indian Creek. A sreat religious revival is being of the a i i of Wilkey okl Brtuldock. The Tneetings to establish the genuineness of It t.e-; 1ro not sootir Tllcy a a yoml a duuht.

Mrs. furtl n' Christians, or rather to Chris- contends that the auditor erred In Lns I)f alL lov Mmerd, the the commonwealth. The latter not combat the application for ball, but Insisted that it be made high. T.he court fixed Cunningham's bail al $10,000 and Snowmen's at $15,000. Supt.

Snowdc-n was released immediately. Justices of the Peace Robert 3. Stuart of Cheswick going on the bond. Tho jar of the coupling shifted the hco-vy rails ard thuy slid along onto bhow that the estate jf Will ey was the c.ir to the being made. Klpp ei- to b-u coupling last did not is thv i Saturday nights are i and orderly as a cross-roads vil- ICishty pecple have professed rellg- ry work at the junction of fndfa and the Youghiogheny river.

PROHIBS' CONVENTION. barked for Italy. An official search among the regular army rcrults discovered him. It Is not known definit ly whether he can be returned until the expiration of bis time In tie army, although an effort -will be made to get him. A PRACTICE MARCH.

have Lime to i a from his pen- the obtato entitled tlu not a i i to a On A ril 2 Inspector Cunningham had miade ar dead when released by the other mom- rangeinents to have James Bllck, Ions jiosilion. The rails raugh: his between ami five hundred head and the upper portion of i i whloh I ho a i found a left body, terribly crushing them. He was for distribution among the heirs. persons wore baptized and there are Cornier inspector, go his bond, but Buck has bean ill and not appear court. In the day John S.

Mclntosh, a merchant of 2844 Perrys- villc avenue, Allegheny, appeared in court and went on Cunningham's bond. Mr. Cunningham is already under $5,000 bail ab a mine inspector. Work in Commissioners' Office. J.

B. Crow, who was elected to succeed William B. Risbeck as clerk in the office of the County Commissioners has entered upon his duties. They are now preparing and sending out notices to those who had mortgages and judgments reeoide-d since the assessors-made their returns, Each person receiving such a statement is expected to reply 'by a sworn statement in case- they are incorrectly charged. Taken to Huntingdon.

Mont. McCormlck, who pleaded guilty to assisting In robbing James Hubbs or Vanderbllt, at Connellsville some time ago, was taken to the Huntingdon Reformatory, Monday, by Deputy Sheriff John Crawford. He seemed perfectly satisfied with his sentence, but still denies boing more than an accessory to the crime. bers of the crew. Kipp was about 27 yeats old.

He leaves a wife nrid three or four children at lie had been employed on the road fcir two or three years and was very popular with em- ployGs of the road at Rockwood. Kipp came to Rockwood from Hyadman. A I ninny more waiting lor be tcr wcath- the water will not ho so cold immersion After the meetln Company Will Have an Outing Next Sunday Afternoon. An order was issued today by Cap- taJu John L. Gins of Company providing for a practice march next Sunday Tlr.s is a detail of the preparation for the inspection by Col.

J. Barnett on the evening of May 3. The company will assemble at the tale amounted to from 5,000 s.nd I 1C wh ch w) probably be $20000 the outset, a gre-it ot i has hsen t.pent in cmtroverfcj. ACTION IN ASSUMPSIT Based on the Old Note That Has Been Transferred. Samuel B.

Hays has brought an action in asEiimpsit agalast A B. D. Fulton, alias TSlwood D. Fulton, i week, since everyone In Mt Braddock has been to the fol 1, stops will likely be takf-n to pur- the union cluirch at Mt. Braddock and the congregation will form i I some deno-minarion.

Rev. ilinerd is a Methodist Protestant minister. At Monday night's meeting a Mrs To Be Held at Uniontown Next Monday. The locaj Prohibitionists have all arrangements complete for the countj- convention which Is to he held in the opera house at Unlontown. Monday, April 25.

The committees the various townships will meet at 9.30 A. M. to organize and elect committees for the ensuing year. Aa hour later T. Scott Dunn, the county chairman, will formally open the meeting.

The ad- dress of welcome will be made bj" il Attorney H. L. Robinson and the response by Rev. Charles of the McClellandtowTi Presbyterian Church. The enrollment of delegates be followed by the election ot officers and tbe appointment of committees.

At 1.30 o'clock in the afternoon the report of the financial committee will be heard, to be followed by suggestions and plans for raisins funds for carrying on the work durln.c the coming campaign. A great many of the leading speakers of the county are expected tffl make some remarks along these cr other lines. At the evening session a'rmorv and march to Greenwood, New Dr EaLon Allegheny will deliver an address. George H. Vlbberl where drill in close and extended order Especial attention will be given to guard duty.

It is also proposed to take an outiig some time between the Inspection and the regular annual enranriment at Gettysburg. Mount Braddock farm boon suggested for this outing, which will probably be held on Sunday, in order that all members of the com- be gone through. ct Massachusetts, who has been at work in ihe county for some time, will be prominent in the convention. BIG A LEASE. Adams who Is recovering from a scri- 1 as an opening for the A Fro'gtowrt Character Js Once More Free to Roam.

"Doc" Edwards, the eld colored man from Frogtown, was convicted of receiving stolen goods at September court, 19J3, and sentenced to a fine of $25 and Fix months to jail, was formally released Filday by order of the court. He had served his time hut couid not raise- the costs and had no property. Edwards -was arrested as an accessory to Maria Brown, whose house in the east end of Unlontown was found almost lull ct dry goods and other articles which she had swiped from the stores and offices about town in which she was employed as janitress. Ing Mrs. Ailams has been a very John Kepliart's Big Trout.

John Ke.phart, son of H. M. Kophart, brought the first big trout to town. John 'made his bis catch in the Yough river at Confluence. The speckled beauty measured 1-1 inches.

Trout are not often caught even in the headwaters of the Yough. Harriman Loses. St Paul. April to be selected. In the Somerset-Fay- motion of B.

H. Harrlmau and W. S. ette-Greene d'Jutrict Senator Freeland Pierce to inte-vene in sottle-ment of the Waynesburg will get one of the Northern Securities Company's affairs placoa and Judge H. B.

Umbel of Fay-'was this moratag denied. of Ur-iortown. to collect SnftO i in- operation, was carried into the torost from February 1904. May on a cot alu it gave her 1903, Fulton executed an-1 delivered testimony to a much Interested meet- his promissory note to G. A.

Doyle for the amount claimed. It was mads payable months, but before maturity was endorsed and transferred to D. Jones, who then assigned to Hays The latter claims that demand for payment has been made, but that payment has been refused and fo'- that reason brings suit. Attorney Daniel Sturgeon represents the plaintiff. ipunlng of tue P.

McK. Co. railway; near that place. Moru definite this will be later. Studying Guard Duty.

Company Tenth Infantry, is now devoting an extra evening each week to the study of guard duty. This is In preparation for tho inspection by Col. J. E. Barnett the evening of May 3.

Captain Cans expects to have the Company in excellent shape by that Both Were Fined. Before Justice of the Pes.ce Frank Miller, Monday, John Cochlc and Mike Redos were fined S10 each for disorderly conduct on a Unlontowr. division car of the Pitts-burg, McKeesport Connellsville The arrests were made by Inspector Charles Ganler. Uniontown Hospital Cases. Cad CacbJni, employed hv Contractors Kelley Crossan at Brownsville was brought to the hospital at Uniontown, Monday.

He was struck on the Jegs last week by which injured him is una'ble to walk. piece of wood, badly that he John Foster of Connellsville and William Girard of Uniontown, two medical ward cases, were discharged, Monday, as they have almost entirely recovered. They had typhoid fever. Married Themselves. Matthew Wilson and Miss Maud Speico, both of Ronco, Washington county, came to Uniontown, Monday, took out a license aad then proceeded to tie the ntiptial knot before leaving the court house.

BetijomiE Cooper and Miss Lizzie Hall came over from Mt. Pleasant, Monday, and were granted a. license to wed. earnest worker In the meetings and she insisted on belig present during the close of the revival. Rev.

Yeuell Called to London. RLV Herbert Yeuell, of the Central Christian Church of received a cableg am, Monday, announcing the serious illness of his mother, Mrs. Thomas W. C. Yeuell, at her home ID ast London, near the Crys- il Palace.

He left the same evening for New York and will sail on. the steamship Cedric, Wednesday, for the bediide of his Sailor Tobln'a Body Home. The body of R. C. Tobin, the Belle Vcrnon bailor killed in the turret explosion on the Missouri off Pensacola last week, arrived home Monday afternoon and will be interred this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

Some Old Time Weather. Alex. Mack of Masontowr. says that snow fell to tho depth of one foot 50 years ago last Saturday. Almost a score of years later, he says, the mercury fell on the 17th day of April from temperate to 16 degrees below freezing 12 hours, and still no one ever saw ich weather as at present.

John A. Guiler to Get Beds on Plttff- burg Coal Co. Farms. John A. Guiler, the local sand magnate, has secured a lease for all sharp and moulding sand on the of the Pittsburg Coal Company bis- Conuellsville and Pittsourg.

On some of these farms there are beds ol Guiler as fast as there Is a demand for it during the coming summer. In the Pittsburg district, there to always a heavy demand for good of sand. It is a business that has developed rapid'y within the past few years, especially In this part of Pennsylvania. Strike Riot at Garrett. Tho labor silualic-n in Ihe Meyersdale coal region Is critical.

The strike Bequeathed Estate to Clerk. Mrs. Laura Parker of Cumberland has bequeathed her estate worth 500,000 to W. J. Shea, woo managed her drag business.

Mrs. Parker's nearest relatives are nieces and nephews. Cement Company Buys Site. The Pittsburg Cement Company has bought 330 acres ot land near Cumberland and will erect a big plant there. Miss Ashman's Funeral.

The funeral of Miss Kate Ashmam will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at her late home, First street, New Haven. Services will be conducted by Rev. Dr. T. S.

Cartwright, rec- has bsen on since last December. Sat-1 tor of Trinity Church. In- urday evening there was a riot 3t Gar- torment private later In the Epls-copal rett In which, several Italians were Cemetery. Will Move Out West. W.

R. Reynolds has sold nls WaUir street restaurant to David Bier, who has been conducting a stare in New clubbed and one of them was dragged 100 feet with a rope around his neck. Getting Slow. Things are getting slow In police circles. There was no hearing this morn- Haven.

This afternoon MT. Reynolds Ing, as only one common drunk was and his family will start for Boulder, arrested by the officers over night. where Mr. Reynolds ex-pects Most of the arrests mado these days start -jp In the restaurant business are old "regulars," who are not strangers at the local bar of justice. Appointed Secretary.

John C. Shaw of Connelisvllle has again. Girl i a Fox. Miss Nettie Williams of Millwood. Westmoreland county, on Monday kttl- beer, secretary and treasurer ot ed.

a gray fox which had been com- the Colonial Savings Company of i depredations In that part ct tta eylvania's Connellsville branch. country..