Youngstown News, 1902-11-14

              THE YOUNGSTOWN NEWS VOL. XXII. YOUNGSTOWN, N. Y., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 14, 1902. NO. 41. PRESIDENT MASONS' GUEST He Attends the Celebration cf Washington's Initiation! THE ORATOR OF THE OCCASION Xtoosevelt Says the Lesson uf Brotherhood Must Bβ Learned If the Great Industrial and Social Problems of To-clay Are to Be Solved— Returns to Washington— Sagamore House Closed. Philadelphia. — President Roosevelt was the principal guest at the sesquiceatennial anniversary celebration, by the Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient sind Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania of George. Washington's apprenticeship auto the Masonic fraternity. The President was also the orator <>f the occasion. He was met at the station by Grand Master PI A. Tennis and the Reception Committee of the Grand Lodge, and escorted to the Masonic Temple, where the exercises began at noon. President Roosevelt spoke, in part, as follows: "It seems to me that that which tiiis ■country needs more than anything else is not to preach only, but to practice ■tho virtues we try to realize through Masonry and to show to the memory of the greatest Mason that ever lived— Washington—the homage of deeds, not merely words. "Each one of us naturally is interested especially in life as he sees It from his own standpoint. Each one of us that is worth his salt is trying to do his share in working out the problems that are before us all now at the beginning of the twentieth, century. : "And so does any man in public life, 'whatever his position be, if he is interested at heart, he has the desire to do some kind of substantial service for his country. He must understand that the essential prerequisite of success "under our institutions is genuineness in the spirit of brotherhood. Masonry should make and must make each man who conscientiously and understand ingly takes up his obligation the best type of American citizen, because Masonry teaches him his obligations to his fellows in a practical fashion. "The lesson of brotherhood first and 'foremost is to learn that lesson with a full heart in one hand and without a weak head on the other. The lesson of brotherhood—that is the lesson that lias got to be taught and got to he learned and applied to us as a people if we are to solve the great industrial and social problems of to-day. "If we could get wage workers and employers in any given occupation or in any given district in a .lodge together, I guarantee the result. I guarantee what will happen. Is not that true? Do you not think so? (Cries of 'Yes. yes.') Exactly, and I will guarantee it. If that thing could happen we would come alwtiya into the lodge respecting his brother and each waiting to do what was good for his brother; each recognizing that in our Government every man of us has to be his brother's keeper." Washington. D. C—President Roosevelt returned to Washington from Philadelphia, where he stopped on his way from voting at Oyster Bay. Accompanying him were Mrs. Roosevelt rind their two children, Archibald and Queutin; Secretaries Cortelyou and Loeb, Dr. Lung and a number of tho (servants from the Sagamore.Hill home: The President and his family were driven to the White House, where the improvements, have been enough advanced to give accommodations for the Immediate demands of the President's household. The. Sagamore Hill home hns been closed for the winter. LADRONES BEHEAD A PRESIDENTS Wife Murdered and Children Stolen For Friendliness to Americans. 1 Manila.—A portion of a gang of La<Trones, which had been operating on the Island of Blliran, crossed over to the Island of Leyte and entered a small town near Carigara. Here they ibeheaded the presideute of the town, murdered his wife and abducted the presidente's childrn'. The. motive is eaid to have been the presidente's (friendliness witsb the Americans. Ladrones are again active in the provinces of Rizal and Bulacan, Luzon. Native constabulary have engaged .these bandits close to Manila and killed a number of them. Reports received here indicate that the situation on the Island of Samar is better than lias been recently represented. Two Found Dead in Omaha, Neb. 1 The Rev. William G. Rabe, pastor bf the German Baptist Church, at Omaha, Neb., and Miss Augusta Bush, a young woman, were found dead in a .vestibule in the rear of the church auditorium. The two bodies were locked in embrace, and the gas jets .■were turned on, but not burning. The Rev. Mr. Rabe was fifty-four years old and a prominent minister. Miss Bush was about thirty-one years old, and ■was missionary pastor of the church. She went to Omaha five. years ago from a Chicago missionary college, and liad worked with the Rev. Mr. Rabe jever since. Jilted Suitor Kills Himself I Because he had been jilted by the Toung woman whom he had been en'gaged to marry. David Diamond, a (tailor at New York City, committed jeuicide by inhaling illuminating gas through a tube. HEIRESSHUNT THAT FAILED Troubles of a German Baron With a "Marriage Syndicate." Financed His American Trip Blade With the Object of Obtaining; a Kich "Wife —A Prosecution For Blackmail. Berlin, Germany.—The relations of Baron Burchard von Muenchhausen with the so-called "marriage syndicate,,' which financed his journey io the United States in 1898 to obtain a rich wife, have been made public through a prosecution for blackmail brought by the Baron against Hermann Pincus, Moritz Mendelsohn and Adolf Mendelsohn, three tradesmen, who were members of the .syndicate. The trial has just come to a close, with the acquittal of the defendants. Barqn von Muenchhausen is a member of a famous German family, which dates from 1587. The testimony showed that a former convict named Eissler, living in Stuttgart, telegraphed to Frau von Quitzow, a member of a noble family, living in Berlin, who undertakes to obtain wealthy wives for army officers, asking her to let him know if she had a titled officer on active service for an American fortune of $7,500,000. Frau von Quitzow put Eissler in communication with Baron von Mnenehhausen. who is a Lieutenant in the Prussian Artillery. The Baron, according to statements made in court, agreed to give Eissler Qve per cent, of the money of the heiress he was to wed, in the event of ihe marriage taking place, and he signed conditional bills for .$375,000. On these bills Eissler raised money in Berlin from a group of persons, which included Pincus and the two Mendelsohns, and Baron von Muenchhausen .was provided with the cash with which lie paid the expenses of his journey to the United States. Eissler's partner in this adventure was a lady's maid, who had been formerly in the service of the rich American woman referred to by Eissler. She preceded the Baron to the United States, to negotiate the marriage; but her efforts were not successful. The name of the heiress was not disclosed in court. Baron von Muenchhausen did make the acquaintance while in the United States., of Martha Washington Beckel, a widow Of moderate wealth, whom, according to the German peerage, he married on December 23, 1898. Since his marriage the Baron has been living with his wife on his estate, near Schwohler, Hanover. On his return to Germany Baron von Muenchhausen had to reckon with the holders of his bills. A compromise was negotiated with Pincus and the Mendelsohns, who surrendered his paper on the payment of comparatively small sums. Baron von Muenchhausen afterward accused these men of blackmail, and the matter was thus brought into court. CHILDREN KILL THEIR FATHER. Ho is Shot and His Body Drnsreed to n St,raw Stack, Which is Fired. Columbus, Neb.—Gerhard Borchers, a farmer, living several miles northeast of Humphreys, was killed by his son Herman, fourteen years old. with a shotgun the boy had purchased for that purpose. With the help of two brothers, August, ten, and John, eight years old. Herman dragged the body of his father to a straw stack, to which he set fire. This is the story secured by Sheriff Byrnes from the three children. who are in custody. Each child told practically the saino story, the variance being in the degree of culpability accorded to each. Herman implicates his younger brothers equally with himself, while they put the blame on him. The motive given for the crime is that the father, with whom the children had lived alone since their mother's death, had not treated them kindly. Neighbors of tuo Borchers say that they know of no mistreatment on the part of the father. GOOD ARMY, SAYS MILES. Features of tlie laeufpuanf-Geupral's Annual Report to Secretary Root. Washington, D. C—The report of Lieutenant-General Miles to the Secretary of War for the past year is very brief. The personnel of the Army is commended, and General Miies dedares that the Army is a great credit and honor to the Nation. General Miles calls attention to the incomplete condition of the fortifications, especially on the Pacific Coast, where millions have been expended in engineering and ordnance work. "And yet," he says, "the commands have not been properly supplied with ammunition, electrical plants and other appliances essential to the effective use Of these fortifications. General Miles does not reiww his recommendation of last year against the canteen, and nowhere in the report is there any mention of the subject. He urges the construction of proper Quarters for artillery garrisons. Drowned Student Left a Bride. The case of E. C. Mansfield, the Harvard law student who was drowned in the Charles River, at Cambridge, Mass., is becoming more complicated. It was learned that he was secretly married in East Kingston, N. H., on September 13 to a Miss Canally, of Cambridge. They contemplated going- West next month to live. Mansfield's friends still believe that it was a case of accidental drowning. Mistook Brother For Deer. While deer hunting near Piseco, Hamilton County, N. Y. William A.brams shot and killed his brother • Fred Abrams, aged seventeen, mistaking him for a deer. MINOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK WASTTTNGTON ITTCMS. The Cabinet held its first Meeting since early in the summer in the new executive offices at the White House. The answer of Colorado in the suit brought by Kansas to prevent diversion of the water of the Arkansas River by Colorado was filed ia the United States Supreme Court. Colombia instructed Minister Concbfl to proceed with tho canal treaty negotiations.The course at the Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Md.. will be reduced to three years, beginning with the class of 1905. Richard Cole, a negro porter, twenty years old. was arrested on tho charge of committing the assault on Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis, at her home in Washinton, fen months ago. Mrs. Dennis died from her injuries recently without recovering sufficiently to talk rationally.Adjutant-General Corbin, in his annual report, praises the army canteen, and recommends its restoration. Too much hard work has caused discontent among officers and enlisted men in the navy. A- decrease of fifty per cent, in the hard coal production of the country for nine months of this year was reported from Washington. Captain F. P. Gilmore, U. S. N., was retired as Rear-Admiral. OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. Manila newspapers received at the War Department say that tho ladroncs are making more trouble than ever before in the Philippines. An American bartender was killed in Manila by a native policeman. The accounts of Superintendent of Public Works James H. Boyd, of Hawaii, are under investigation. D. G. Montgomery. Superintendent of Schools in Negros Island. Philippine Islands, was murdered and robbed by ladrones. General Sumner said that he was disposed to give the Bacoiod Moros more time to surrender before destroying their forts and strongholds. The new military post at Manila was named "Fort William McKinley." DOMESTIC. From an assault committed by his son George Bowers, aged seventy-four years, died at Waukesha, Wis. John L. O'Brien was arrested at San Francisco, Cal., on a warrant from Washington, D. C, on a charge of embezzlement. O'Brien was on his wedding journey. Safe crackers dynamited the Bank of Richards, Mo., and secured $1890. jjj Three hundred head of cattle perished in a prairie fire in the Rosebud Indian reservation, in Nebraska. I Composer Mascagni's American tour was cancelled.' His managers say they will lose between $05,000 and $100fOOO. Dr. Lorenz, of Vienna, successfully operated on a case of club feet in San Francisco. The patient was a babyfive months old. Mrs. Sarah M. Jonos. 103 years old, died at Binghamton, N. Y. She was born in Philadelphia in 1799. Burglars stole a safe containing SHOO from the bedroom of Michael Levine, a farmer, near Gloucester, Conn. * Called to the door of his house Detective Thomas Burgess, of Sparta, Tenn., was fatally shot by some person unknown. The President went shooting for wild turkeys at Manassas, Va.j and visited the Bull Run battlefield. The Protector, a new submarine boat, was successfully launched at Bridgeport, Conn. Eleven children from Cuba on their way to Mrs. Katherine Tingley's Theosophist colony at Point Loma, Cal., were held at New York City pending an investigation. Coal shippers believe a famine impends in Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. , As a result of domestic troubles Moses Wilson, a farm hand at Leroy, N. Y., killed his wife and himself. The Grand Jury of Plymouth, Mass., indicted six men for alleged participation in the tar and feathering of Mrs. Clara F. Potter and James McDonald in August. Tom L. Johnson, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, hit with his h'st a city employe who called him a liar. Three men were killed by an explosion of gas in the Lost Run mine, at Straitville, Ohio. After a quarrel Peter Grant, of Coloman, Wis., killed his wife and then fatally shot himself. Drugged liquor is supposed to have caused the death of seven soldiere in the National Home, at Marion, Itid., within two weeks. FOREIGN. The seventieth birthday of Andrew D. White, American Ambassador at Berlin, was the occasion of many congratulations.The steamer Scotia sailed from the Clyde for the Antarctic with a party of scientists under the leadership of William S. Bruce on board. Andrew Carnegie gave $73,000 for a public library at Belfast, Ireland. German manufacturers of earthenware are contemplating an amalgamation to protect their wares. Advices from China report the death of Mrs. J. L. Hess, a missionary, wife of the Rev. Mr. Hess, of Osborne, Ohio, at Wuchow. Chop-Yong-Sin, a pro-Russian, was made Foreign Minister of Korea. The University of Halle, Germany, celebrated its Quadri-centenary. AN IRISH REVOLT FEARED Alarm Caused by the Notice to Manufacturers of Arms. statement Tliat Weapons Are Eeins Scui to Ireland "in Unusual Quantities" Eegardecl as Significant. London.—A short paragraph in ilio Times has created one of those periodical scares in regard to the supposed intention of the Irish "Physical Force" party to renew its activity. The paragraph was headed "Arms and Ammunition for Ireland."' and stated that, in consequence of the consignment, "in unusual quantities," of arms and ammunition to Ireland, the Chief Constable of Birmingham, which is the centre of the English arms industry, had deemed it necessary to issue a circular to the local manufacturers, calling their attention to the necessity for the observation of the terms of the Peace Preservation act of 18S1. The circular stated: "In order to prevent arms and ammunition falling iuto the hands of unauthorized persons in Ireland who may use them criminally, it has become necessary to draw the attention of manufacturers and sellers of arms and ammunition in Birmingham to the fact that the Peace Preservation act (Ireland), ISSI, is in force in various proclaimed districts in Ireland, which forbids any persons having, carrying or selling arms or ammunition in these districts without having a license under that act." The Chief Constable then went on to enumerate, the "proclaimed" districts, and further pointed out that no arms or ammunition could lawfuly be consigned to any one in such a district-unless the person in question was licensed to sell the articles so consigned or Io carry the same. The manufacturers were directed that all shipments of arms and ammunition for Ireland must be distinctly labelled with the name and address of the consignee and with the word "arms', or "ammunition," as the case might be. Before the consignment was Rent written notice of it must be given to the Collector or other principal Customs official at the place of consignment. The last few lines in the statement tvere perhaps the most significant of all. They were to the effect that ammunition for sporting purposes, con| signed to licensed persons, was except» front the provisions of the Peace solvation act. If the arms and ammunition which are being sent to Ireland in "unusual quantities" are not for sporting pur-> poses, for what purpose are the consignments being made? This question has naturally been asked by a large number of Englishmen, who have become quite alarmed at this symptom of Irish unrest. The Times described the notice of the Chief Constable of Birmingham as "significant and rather alarming," and said it wns tolerably clear that the arms which had been consigned to Ireland were military rifles, not sporting guns, for which there could bo no sudden demand. , Nationalist speakers and writers have recently been freely making threats of physical force, and have been declaring that if the "Parliamentary Party" fails to accomplish anything other means of destroying the rule of the hated Saxon will be employed.Altogether, it-locks as though this scare has rather more back of it than other recent alarms in regard to "Irish rebellion." HUSBAND AND CHOUL DIVIDE. the Latter Tells of Stealing a Woman's Body by Permission. Indiaiiapolfs, Ind.—Rufus Cantrell nnd John, McEudree, leaders of the gangs of ghouls, pointed out to detectives between thirty and forty graves, which they said were robbed by them. The ghouls were taken to the Ebeiiezer and Anderson cemeteries for the purpose. The detectives wanted the names of other bodies stolen in order that other warrants might be sworn out. At the Anderson Cemetery the sexton told the detectives that about forty graves in the place were empty. In the Anderson Cemetery Caritrell pointed out the graves of a woman and her daughter as among those he had robbed. Cantrell said he stole the body of the woman by agreement with her husband, and paid him half of the 830 which a prominent local physician paid for the body. The daughter died a short time afterward, and Cantrell said he was at the grave the night after the funeral and stole the body. LOVERS' DOUBLE TRAGEDY. Toting Man Sljoojh Olrl of Seventeen Tainlly, Then Commits Suicide. Buffalo, Ni I'.—Christopher Willis, of Bath, shot his sweetheart, Mary Ferguson, also of Bath, through the head, then put three bullets' into his own body. He died instantly, and she survived only half an hour, dying in a hospital Without recovering consciousness. The tragedy was the outcome of a lovers' quarrel. Both were students a<; the State Normal School at Gettcsee. Killed Her Husband in Self-Defense. Mrs. Enoch Hink shot and killed her husband at their home near Port Dickinson, N. Y. The act was done in selfdefense. Hink at the time being engaged in a murderous assault on his wife with an open claspknife. While intoxicated Hink quarreled with his wife about a nephew of whom he was? .jealous. The assault followed. It is not thought that Mrs. Hink will be arrested. The Coroner says he looks on the killing as justifiable homicide. PROMINENT PEOPLE. Premier Balfonr sleeps at least twelve hours a day. Lord Roberts*has accepted an invitation of Generals Corbin, Young and Wood to visit America next year. Sir Ernest Cassell. whom Lord Salisbury refused to raise to the peerage, despite King Edward's request, began life as a clerk. Cornelius Vanderbilt has placed an order with the Herreshoffs for a racing schooner yacht in which he will compete at Kiel next year. The conferring of the rank of hereditary nobility on the Asiatic explorer Sven Hedin has evoked a violent controversy in the Swedish press. James Stokes, banker and philanthropist, of New York City, was decorated with the Cross of the Legion of Honor by President Loubet of France. Herbert Spencer has again declared that he. is broken by the burden of years, and has laid his pen down forever j> s far as any large work is concerned.Princess Theresa of Bavaria has been elected by the Munich Geographical Society an honorary member for her achievements in the line of exploration and travel. Professor Hirth, who teaches Chinese at Columbia, says the language is eas-y to learn, but that pupils need not hope to talk freely with laundrymen at the end of a few weeks. Viscount Kitchener's new peerage is granted with a very unusual remainder. It goes first to his male children, next to his female children, and in default of both to his two brothers in succession. Of all the Goulds George and his family get the most out of life. He and his boys play polo for keeps, and from yachting to swimming their recreations are really hardening forms of healthful exercise. Of all the Vanderbilts it is George again, who, with his scholarly tastes, reaps most joy in the quiet of his splendid North Carolina palace. Biltmore. SPORTING BREVITIES. Robert L. Rose has been reinstated by the French Jockey Club. Prince Alert paced a mile in 2.001/4. at Memphis, Tenn. Dan Patch paced in 2.00%. New York cricketers have proposed the formation of a National cricket association.On a Parisian track Contenet rode more than forty-eight miles in an hour, beating all records. The entries of W. H. Moore, of New York, took most of the honors at the Chicago Horse Show. Boston beat New York by 31 holes to 18 in the golf team match for the Griscom cup, at Baltusrol. William C. Whitney's English bred filly Ballantrae won the Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket, England."Danny" Maher, the American jockey, has ridden his hundredth winner of the season at Newmarket, England, the total winnings of his mounts being $295,000. The American jockeys, Milton Henry and J. Reiff, whose licenses were recently revoked by the French Jockey Club, have engaged counsel to sue that body for damages. On the gridiron Yale and West Point made a tie score of G—6; University of Pennsylvania defeated Columbia, 17—0; Princeton downed Cornell, 10—0, and Harvard beat Carlisle, 23—0. Cresceus, 2.02%. the trotting champion, shattered the two-mile trotting record of 4.27 2-5 all to pieces at Memphis, Tenn. The famous stallion trotted the two miles in 4.17 flat, clipping 10 2-5 seconds of the world's record.It has been decided to hold an international tournament of Olympian games in 1904 in connection with* the Archeological Congress to be held at Athens, Greece, in celebration of the completion of the restoration of the Stadium. LABOR WORLD. Laundry workers at Denver, Col., have organized. Mill workers at West Duluth, Minn., will form a union. In Japan niflety-three per cent, ot silk sniuners are women. Employes of ladies' custom tailors of Boston, Mass., have organized. Public school teachers at Toledo, 0., have asked for an increase in salaries. Stave makers at Memphis. Tenn., have demanded an increase from $3 to $3.50 per 100. Prospect of higher wages is causing Belgium glassworkers to emigrate t<? this country. A movement for a nine-hour day will be inaugurated by the machinists at Richmond, Va. The Russian Finance Minister, Witte has recommended that strikes should be legalized in Russia. There will be no strike of copper miners at Globe, Ariz., all differences having recently been satisfactorily adjusted.The dispute of miners at Pendlebury, England, has been settled, so that the notices to cease work have been withdrawn.In the silk factories of Italy the usual working hours are from 4 in the morning till 8 at night, and the wages ten cents a day. The longest strike of recent times was that of the Sunderland (England) engineers, which lasted two and a half years—from 1883 to 1885. A new scale calling for $2 a day, instead of $40 and $50 a month, will b" presented by the Hack, Cab and Coupe Drivers' Union at Chicago. STATE NEWS. Age Limit at Cornell. The trustees of Cornell University have decided to retire all professor? "\vlio have reached the age of seventy years. The professors retired at the age of seventy will receive employment for five years after their retirement. The first year the professor ■will receive his full salary, and will be designated a special lecturer in Ins particular field. During the following four years hf> will receive a salary ot .$l5OO and will be assigned certain* duties by President Schurman. While the plan provides remuneration for five years only. President Schurman says that no professor who has served Cornell faithfully will be permitted to live in want in his old age. Mystarions Acis Thrower in Buffalo. .Tacob F. Diehl, aged twenty years, a nephew of ex-Mayor Conrad F. Diehl and sun of Henry Diehl. a millionaire malster of Buffalo, was the victim of a vitriol thrower. A few nights before Miss Gertrude Axmacher. nineteen years old and beautiful, was assailed in a like manner at a point near where young- Diehl was attacked. The young woman will probably lose the sight of both eyes, while her face is terribly disfigured. Young Diehl's eyes will not be affected, but his nose, mouth and chin are terribly burned. Neither of the acid thrower's victims is known to have any enemies. Shot Sister and Two Others. At Saranac Lake -Tobn Mooney snot two women, one of them his sister, and John. McLillen. One of the women, Bisette by name, is dead, and the other two persons were fatally injured. Moouey suspected that his sister had gone to a house of unsavory reputation, and after watching for a time became impatient and forced an entrance. In a room on the upper floor he found the three together. He pulled a revolver and shot the three, emptying his weapon in his efforts to kill them. Mooney has* been arrested. Charles Merrill is also under arrest a<s an accomplice.Gave Away 1000 Rulers. Charles L. Petree, capitalist, politician and philanthropist, has given 1000 rulers to the children of the public ,and parochial schools in Little Falls. Upon the rulers is printed the following quotation from George W. Perkins, partner of J. Pierpont Morgan: "Too many young men in this country don't want to work hard. They prefer to take things easy, stay up late at night and lie abed too long in the morning. They never can get ahead that way. Time and conditions may change, but the old rule remains the same, that there is nc success without keeping everlastingly at it"" Died Under the Faith Cure. David Thompson, a wealthy farmer, of Perry City, near Ithaca, died of pneumonia, without having called in a physician. He relied entirely on the exhortations of a sect called the "Church of the Living. God." or "The Holy Ghost and Us Society." His son. also, is a believer in the doctrines of the "Holy Ghost and Us Society." He was treated by healers from Ithaca, who refused his wife admittance-to his room. His daughter and sister were shut out, too. Coroner Terry, of Trumansburg, will investigate the case Killed by Fall From Roof. "Lanson Stevens, a carpenter employed in placing a new roof ontho Brie roundhouse at Salamanca, lost his footing and fell to the ground, a distance of about thirty feet, and received fatal injuries. A bundle oi' building paper, slid off the roof and struck Stevens on the chest, crushing him. He was removed to the hospital and died within an hour. He was a resident of Canisteo. where he has a wife and children. The remains were shipped to his home. Killed in a Peculiar Way. Giorgio Calve, sixteen years old, nnrt Giorgio Fuda. seventeen, employes of the Hudson River Water Power Company at Spier Falls, have been killed. They, with five others, were crossing the Hudson River in a bucket run on a wire when the bucket hit against the dam. Calve fell ten feet and broke his neck. Fuda fell forty feet into a pit, breaking both legs and arms and fracturing his skull. He lived but a few hours. They came from Italy about a year ago. Victim of Shocking Accident. Fred Smith, the fifteen-year-old son of William Smith, of Allegany, Cat taraugus County, Avas the victim of a shocking accident. He went hunting. but. stopped to rest on a log. The log rolled over, and young Smith's gun was discharged. The sight of his left eye was destroyed, and his left arm was so badly shattered that it had to be amputated. Attacked by Dog Loses Eyesight. Recently Mrs. Allen Pelton, of Alexander, Genesee County, was attacked by a dog, which bit a piece of flesh out of her face and ate it. She was sent to the Pasteur Institute at New York City for treatment. Her husband has received word that Mrs. Pelton has lost the sight of both eyes. Boy Charged With Arson. Frank Merrill, nine years old. or Hammondsport, is an inmate of Steuben County's jail. He is charged witli arson. The building burned was a grape house. There are some doubts as to whether the fire was started wilfully. The lad is likely to escape severe punishment. Eye Destroyed by a Fork Tine. Just as little Lon Flagg, of Spencerporr, was passing his father's barn door someone inside threw out a forkful of stable chaff. A tine of the fork penetrated the lad's right eyeball and the si£bt of the ey»- was destroyed. JAn Independent Re-J t publican Paper. * tG. OLIYER FRICK,. Editor, i ? The Brightest and Best J J County Paper. f $1.00 Per Year in Adiance.  A Advertising Kates on Application, k