Titusville Herald (Newspaper) - June 4, 1903, Titusville, Pennsylvania FIRST DAILY PAPER JN THE OIL REGIONS MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL 38 NO 300 PA Till JUNE 4 1903 CENTS BELIEF FOR THE KANSAS CITY FLOOD SUFFERERS THAT IS A PRESSING PROBLEM NOW SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE LIKELY Appeal for Outside Aid Has Brought Small Response as Situation TOPEKA Kan June Kansas river is rapidly falling In a few more clays the work of rehabilitating North Topeka may begin The situation to night may be summarized At 2 oclock the river has fallen four feet Total number of dead 22 fied dead five reported dead 6G Commercial club will accept all of fers of help Depth of river is yet 23 feet which is seven highest ever known here previously Governor Bailey has issued a mation calling for help and asking that contributions be sent to William Sims treasurer The general relief fund has passed 514000 The Elks fund has passed The fund in the hands of the govern or now amounts to 3ffOO The weather bureau predicts cloudy tonight and tomorrow with probably light showers rising temperature It is expected that the water supply will be resumed sometime tonight All who are held in buildings in North Topeka are sae and comfortable No one in the district is in danger The homeless are being cared for Over 200 deputies are guarding prop erty in North Topeka The only railroads operating out of are the Missouri Pacific Southern and the Santa Fe west may call an extra ses sion of the Kansas legislature to pro vide state relief for all sufferers from floods in Kansas Governor Bailey hopes his appeal for help will bring enough money to meet the emergency If it fails he said lie ask tue legislature to make the necessary appropriations THAT RIOT Sandy Garrett Died Yesterday ThirtyThree Warrants Out PITTSBURG June Gar rett colored who was shot during the riot in West Liberty borough on Sunday died today al the South Side hospital William Davis the colored man who was almost lynched by the rioters was able to leave the hospital and he was sent to the county jail by Coroner McGeary Thirtythree warrants charging riot have been sworn out against supposed participants in the riot and others will probably be issued tomorrow District attorney Haymaker declares no guilty man white or black shall go un punished Four arrests Save been made THE PRESIDENT IN ILLINOIS Aurora Greeted Chief Executive With Great Enthusiasm AURORA IHs June least 50000 people greeted President Roose velt at Aurora today He arrived shortly after noon and was driven to Senator Hopkins home where luncheon was served Then he was escorted to Lincoln park where he made a short speech to 15000 people The day was a general holiday here and al busi ness was suspended After a stay of two hours he left for Conference in Mr Baers Office PHILADELPHIA June dent Baer of the Reading company Judge Campbell solicitor of the com pany and Counsel Simon P Wolverton held a conference today in Mr Baers office Mr Baer and both of the other gentlemen refused to divulge the na ture of the conference The Readings president also refused to discuss the strike outlook Gen Greeley to Represent the U S WASHINGTON June A W Greeley chief signal officer of the army has been designated a dele gate on the part of tlie United States to the international preliminary con ference to formulate regulations con the use of wireless telegraph which will be held in Berlin Aug 4 3903 Four Livens Lost HANNIBAL Mo June persons three of them children were lost in the accident to the steamer Fly ing Eagle Tho cause of the accident wus due to the Wowing out of a cylinder head of the boats engine dis abling her and placing the craft at the mercy of tho swift current INTERESTING LIBEL SUIT The Spicy of the Millionaire Defendant SCRANTON Pa Juno the trial of Millionaire W W Scrauton president of the Scranton Gas and Water company on the charge of li belling Select Councilman Wado M inn by referring to him In a letter to the press as a bribe taker the proceedings today were en livened by some spicy answers from the defendant on When asked if he knew Mr Finn per Mr Scranton replied No he was pointed out to mo though as a fellow took bribes and then squealed After denying that he bora any mal ice towards Mr Finn the witness went on to say I simply regard him as I would a skunk in a clump of bushes I felt it my duty to warn the people to keep away from the bushes I bore no malice toward the skunk Mr Scranton created somewhat of a sensation by saying that It was his im pression that E B Sturges told him about Finn squealing I think said Mr Scranton that he told me when he came around to have this case compromised Mr Sturges who Is the president of the Municipal League and who de voted many years of Bis life and thous ands of dollars to Inform work in Scranton was highly incensed vipon learning of Mr accusation and at the opening of the afternoons session went on the stand and denied ever went to see Mr Scranton to have the case compro mised or that Se tola him that Finn had taken bribes arm squealed The prosecution was scathingly ar by Joseph OBrien in the clos ing argument for tho defense He laid particular stress upon the fact that Finn did not take stand to make a denial Of any of the charges made against him in laying grounds on which to rest the plea of justification The case will bo submitted to the jury by Judge Edwards tomorrow morning June The township school board met at 10 oclock a m Monday at the town hall and closed up the business of the last year after the new board organized and elected the follow ing officers for the ensuing year Will iam Brown president Squires secretary John Bell treasurer On account of the lateness of the hour when the old board finished settling up their accounts the new board after agreeing on the teachers salaries and tax levy adjourned to meet Saturday June 5 at 1 p m Professor Clark of Geneva for a number of years principal of the Spar tansburg schools but now engaged In selling school supplies was in Tryon ville Wednesday afternoon and night leaving at an early hour In the morning for Meadville Mr and Mrs Fred Dentler and Mr and Mrs came up from Titus ville Saturday evening and were the guests of Mr and Mrs Edson Mrs Henry Tryon left last week for a few days visit at Titusville with her daughter Mrs Dr C E Spicer Mr and Mrs Roy Ross former res idents of but now of Shar on were visitors in town Saturday and Sunday Mrs Charles of Spartansburg Mrs W W and daughter Mrs Mrs Lena Lewis of and Mrs George of Cam bridge Springs all former residents of were here Saturday to as sist in the proper observance of Memor ial Day Mrs Noah Whitney and daughter Miss Maggie of West Hickory are guests of Mr and Mrs John Gilbert Mrs Whitney will remain with her daughter Mrs Gilbert during the sum mer months Odell a veteran of the civil war who with his wife and grand daughter Miss Blanche Odell left here a week ago Sunday for Cambridge Springs where they had secured em ployment at the Hotel Ridor returned homo last week The old gentleman did not take very kindly to the hand ling of old pots and Kettles the part he had to play Mrs William Hunt and cousin Miss Huff of Titusville were visitors Saturday and Sunday STEWART RUN Quarterly meeting was held here on Saturday and Sunday which was very largely attended Miss Belle Range will leave today to spend a two months visit with rela tives in Pittsburg Mr Curtis Christy and family are visiting at the home of Mr R I Cope land Mr and Mrs Jim Hoag of attended quarterly meeting Sunday Mr Wilbur of Titusville called on old friends Saturday and Sunday Decoration Day passed off very quietly here The Misses Bertha Thompson and Isabelle Anderson accompanied by their friends Mr Howard Thompson and Silas Shryver of friends here Sunday Mrs William Thompson and daugh ter Florence called on William Clark and family Sunday Miss Pearl Elliott has been visiting Miss Joe Clark of the past week Mr Charles Anderson of Hick ory called on last week A number of people from here the speech at on Decoration Day given by the Hon Joseph C Sib TITUSVILLE TO APPLY FOR STATE AID UNDER SPROUL ACT FUND OF TO BE RAISED Of Which Has Been Pledged Hydetown and a Road North the Ones John Fertigs Good Work For some time past Hon John Fer tig has boon actively engaged upon a road building project of much interest to tho people of and immed iate vicinity Mr Fertig proposes to take advantage of tho Sproul good roads law passed at the session of the Pennsylvania legislature just closed to build several miles of improved road way leading into tho country in two directions from this city To that end he desires to raise of which subscriptions amounting to have already been secured In conversation with a Herald reporter yesterday Mr Fertig said he felt confident that the remaining would be ing without difficulty In this matter Mr Fertig has not approached the merchants but has appealed to a num ber of our wealthy citizens who with out exception have responded with promptness and liberality The roads it is proposed to improve are the Hydetown road and one of the roads leading north to Thompsons Mills The character of their construction will be determined by the commis of public highways to be ap pointed by Governor Pennypacker un der the conditions of the law providing for the establishment of such an office The substance of the law printed for the benefit of Herald readers when the idea was first entertained by Mr to the effect that Is appropriated by the state for the building of roads Of this amount but is available this year To be come eligible for a part of this a township must raise a sum of money by taxation or subscription to be used for road building Under the provisions of the law the county through its commissioners must then give an amount equal to that raised by the township When this is commonwealth by the provisions of the Sproul law will give a sum double that voted by both township and coun ty The commissioner of highways will determine from the character of tne country the length of road desired and the amount to be expended the best kind of road to be built Tlie work will be dono by contract and sub ject to the approval of tho state com missioner The subscribed in this city will be turned over to Oil Creek town ship Crawford county will give and the state making a of This amount is calculated to be sufficient to build excellent roads for tho distances mentioned Titus villo will probably be the first com munity in Pennsylvania to take ad vantage of the law George A Chase Esq is looking alter legal matters pertaining to the business and will immediately make application for tho money from the county and the state Tha advantages to Titusville that will accrue from the building of good roads several miles into the country in two directions will be evident to anyone who has considered tho matter closely For a largo part of each year the country roads and the unpaved streets of the city are not in condition to make driving or bicycle riding en if barely With a driveway for several miles from the city driving bicycling and automobile riding will be greatly encouraged As a residence city it will add greatly to the attractiveness of Titusville From a business standpoint thera is not a store or institution of any kind that would not reap a part of the ben Country people arc either snowed in or in for seven months of each year If they knew that for sev eral miles of the distance they have a paved street to travel there would be more encouragement to come to town Property along the roads will be of increased value It will be coun try life with one more city advantage It will bring the people of the city into closer touch with the country ant there are countless advantages to bo enumerated tbr every man professional man or farmer Four cemeteries Woodlawn Green wood St and ines are along the Hydetown road The three named last are at a consid erable distance Nearly all funerals to them are conducted from this city and thero have boon times when it was nearly impossible for carriages to reach the burial grounds because of snow or mud The rural mall carriers Whose routes lead for a distance over projected lines will be greatly benefited and the patrons along those routes will ho served earlier in the day Last but not least the supervisors and of the townships In Eastern Crawford county will be af forded a practical illustration of what can bo done in good road making it the subject is approached with experi ence and system There Is perhaps no subject mor deserving of the atten tion of thoughtful farmers than this good roads If their condition is to be materially improved this is one of the first stops in tho right di rection Tlie outcome of tho matter will ho awaited with the liveliest in t erost COAL MINERS AND OPERATORS No Nearer an From Both Sides Pa June the morning session of the three an hoards of the United Mine Workers there was little tone outside of outlining plans as lo what course was best to pursue This afternoon they met again when they decided to hold a joint convention of miners at on Juno 15 for the purpose of or not a gen eral suspension of work shall be de clared They were in session up to 5 oclock and no statement was made by them outside of the bare announce ment of the decision to hold a joint convention When District President Fahy the chairman of the miners representatives on the board was shown the statement tonight of the operators members on that board he made tlie following statement in person to the Associated Press We raisu no question as to the manner in which the operators select ed their representatives and wo at least hoped for the same treatment at their hands Our understanding Is that miners and operators snail stand on equal footing in every way on tho board of conciliation The following statement was given to the Associated Press at 6 oclock this evening as the operators side of the caused by the refusal of the operators representatives of the United Mine Workers Referring to the official announce ment of the United Mine Workers of America as given in mornings papers the contention of the operators representatives elected to the board of conciliation is that fho recognition of the United Mine Workers of America was riot one of the questions submitted to the commission for decision Mr Mitchell admitted this by appear ing before the commission as a representative of anthracite mine workers that the award of the com mission specifically asserted that the recognition of the United Mine Work ers of America as constituted was In advisable that award No 4 providing the board of conciliation lays down certain rules for the appointment of mem hers of said board The representatives of the operat ors have been appointed strictly witli in the terms of said award and there is no objection on part to cor accept Messrs Nichols and Fahy as Uic representatives of the miners provided they are elected by a majority of the mine workers as speci fied award of the commission The objection is solely against their appearing as the official representa tives of the United Mine Workers of America appointed by an executive committee without authority appointment The operators feel that it is highly important that the formation of tho board of conciliation be accepted by interested parties as strictly in accordance with the award of the commission m order that its rulings may bo received without question and not be open to the cism of having been made by a board not fully qualified to act JOHN HENRYS CASE RE TURNED TO PARDON BOARD Crawford County Protested and Ita Action May Be Revoked HARRISBURG June case of John Henry convicted in Crawford county for and sent to the penitentiary for eight years and rec for pardon by the board of pardons recently has been sent back to the board by Governor Pennypacker for further consideration The Craw ford county authorities made a vigor ous protest and it is thought the will revoke its action at the next meet ing GRESHAM June 3 IMde Mars and wife of Youngstown 0 are visitors both hero and at There will be preaching in the United Presbyterian church Sunday June 7 both morning and evening Mr and Mrs Robert Mars are rejoic ing over the arrival of a daughter at their home Mr Mr and Mrs TA Mars and their Mother Mrs Mara of Titusville were tho or Ed Mara this week DEATH LISI PASSES SITUATION AT GAINESVILLE GA NOT EXAGGERATED CROWDS OF STARVING PEOPLE Fed at the Public Commissary the Supply of Which Will Soon Be Exhausted GAINESVILLE Oil Juno death list from Mondays tornado has passed the 100 mark Tho situation has at no time been exaggerated At tho temporary commissary great crowds of starving people were gath ered at daybreak this morning They held orders signed by ou relief who bad been through the desolated district To caci one was issued provisions according to his needs In nearly every instance the order was for rations tor one person for ono week As some OH the families have several members this Issue will last for ono day The supply at the commissary unless replenished will soon be exhausted PURCHASED BY GOULD ET Rumored Change in Control of the Erie Railroad PHILADELPHIA June of the Pennsylvania railroad say that they know absolutely nothing oC the purchase of the Brie by tho Gould Harriman anil Rockefeller interests They say similar rumors have been current for some time but they have no knowledge of such a combination The Report Denied NEW YORK Juno these reports a member of the firm of J Morgan Co said today Control of the Erie has not changed and we feel sure that nothing of that sort is contemplated The statement was made in the pres ence of Norman B Ream of Chicago who is said to be a large holder of Erie slock Bankers who represent both the Goulds and in their various schemes were equally emphatic in de nying the reports A leading member of the ler Interests characterized the reports as absurd finally Chairman Miller of tbn Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul road vouchsafed a denial of the slory that of new St Paul stock hae been Issued much less sold to purchase Erie stock or for any other purpose HIS FRIENDS IN CONTROL OF PARTY MACHINERY MINOR CANDIDATES GIVEN FREE FIELD Democrats Warned to Keep Hands Off in the Temporary Chairmans Keynote Speech COLUMBUS 0 June open ing session as well as tho preliminary meetings of tho Republican state con vention today showed that the claims about Senator Mannas influence witli the Ohio are well founded H is conceded that his friends controlled almost all of the twentyone congres districts While Senator Hannas friends cen their efforts for certain candi dates up to a late hour tonight they were unable to gel Senator Hanna to give tho word even for Boothman for lieutenant governor the place of closest contest and the ono on which the lines were more distinctly drawn It is said his tribute to soldiers in his speech was intended by Senator Han na as a cue for the delegates to vots for Veteran Boothman but the dele gates want something more direct or definite A feature of the convention was the keynote speech of Senator Hanna The opening event tomorrow will be the speech of Senator Foraker In former campaigns Senator Hanna has given terms for campaigns and mottos such as Wo know our busi ness Let well enough alone Stand pat etc Those opposed to the slate tonight quoted from his speech in which he pictured the prosperity under Republican rule and warned the oppo sition to keep hands off and urged the Republicans to keep on letting well enough alone It is generally known that Herrick who will be nominated lor governor without opposition joins Hanna in the desire not to dictate tho nominations for all the state offices and at the same time no wanted on the floor of lie convention If possible the con ference that will continue through the night will result In a settlement of all differences but there Is no assurance yet of such a situation BASE BALL Another ShutOut Juno good support saved many lilts and the work behind Leever was brilliant New York got beyond base only three during the game Attendance 4 Score Tl IT E 5 91 Now York 0 G 1 and Mc and Warner At Chicago R H E Chicago 11 13 2 3 8 5 Wicker and Kling Gar vu and Kilter A I Cincinnati R II E Cincinnati 0 4 5 Boston 0 Harper and Peltz WII lis and At St Louis R H E St Louis 4 7 0 Philadelphia 3 90 Batteries Rhodes and ONeil Dug cleby and Roth Standing of the Clubs W L PC Chicago 30 U 732 New York 2fi 13 27 17 614 Brooklyn 20 20 500 Boston 17 20 459 Cincinnati 18 22 450 Si Louis 12 30 285 Philadelphia 11 28 282 Todays Schedule Boston at i Brooklyn at St Louis New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati American League At Washington R H E Washington 2 94 Philadelphia 5 12 1 Batteries and Clarke Plank and Powers At New York R H E Boston 9 14 2 New York 3 i 1 Batteries Young and Grif fith and OConnor Standing of the Clubs W L PC Boston 22 15 595 Philadelphia 22 16 579 St 39 14 576 Chicago 20 15 571 Cleveland 17 1C 515 Detroit 17 19 472 New York 15 21 416 Washington 10 2C 278 Todays Schedule Detroit at Philadelphia j i Chicago at Boston St Washington Cleveland at New York Eastern Toronto fi Providence 5 Jersey City 0 Rochester 4 Newark 0 Baltimore fi Buffalo 15 Worcester American Association Milwaukee i 4 St Paul 2 Indianapolis 0 Louisville Minneapolis 2 ADDITIONAL J D Bristow of Garland be sides tilling his regular appointments next Sunday June 7 at Pittsfield at a m and Garland at p m will address the Y OT C A at Corry at p m in an open meeting to which all are invited Wed and Sullinger were united Jn mar riage at tlie home of the bride at East Hickory Pa on May 30 1901 by the Rev I H Bradley Tho guests were tlie Immediate friends of the bride and groom Matthews of Gresham was a caller at this Tuesday and took the Herald as a medium through which to thank his many friends for the liberal support which the voters of Eastern Crawford extended to him In the recent election for jury commis While not nominated to the office to which he aspired Mr Mathews realizes that it was not due in any measure to a lack of support in his own vicinity If a man is satisfied with himself he is usually disappointed in other peo ple A GREAT RECORD Hard to Duplicate It In Titusville Scores of representative citizens ot are testifying on the follow ing subject Such a record of endorse ment is in times This public statement made by a citi zen is but one of the many which has preceded it and the hundreds that will follow it Read it Mrs Nathan Durham of 21 First street says i In 1S96 I used Doans Kidney Pills procuring them from J E Phillips drug store Up to the present time I have been quite free from tjie pain in my back and the lameness in my loins that had clung to me m spite of my efforts to get rid of When I gave my statement in 1896 to a repre sentative I allowed it to be published in newspapers I consider Doans Kidney Pills today be the best preparation on the market for kid ney troubles and I have only to add that during all tho time which has elapsed I have not observed a single symptom of my old complaint For sale by all dealers price GO n box Co Buffalo 14 Y sole agents for the United States Remember the take no other ljlj
