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111 IS JU KliiKUTUN Lmt-iiH l'KKSS AND TIMES: TUUKtjDAY, KKPTKMUHH 21, mil. HILO CLAWED AND BITTEN BY A UON Girl Frightfully Mangled by Huge Beast in Side Fair in DRAWS TIMOR VICTIM TOWARD CAGE Girl Had Climbed under Rope Barrier Lion Claws Her Face while She Screams in Agony Keepers Beat Infuriated Animal Off One Eye Is Torn Out. Syracuse, X. T Sept. IS. flawed nnd bitten a huge linn in n side .show at thu Stnte fair this iifteinoon, Laura Hums, 7 years of ago, of Mnriisvllle, l.s hovering lietwoen life and dentil to-night nt a Syracuse hospital. The girl was frightfully munglud and may not recover. Cages of lions were roped off with clothes line mi that spectators! were not supposed to got nearer than four or llvo feel from the cage. The llttlo Klrl clltntied under the rope hnrrler, Tlio Hon reached out Its paw and fas tened Its claws In her head. He drew the hlld to the cage while her screams rant? through the. tent. With his other paw he clawed at tho child's face and Tied to draw her through the burs. Attendants rushed to tho child's aid nit tho anlninl had her fast In his Srnsp The screams of terror of the child attracted thrones to tho tent. People n wiled through the entrance, and lan med against the cage. Attendants '(it tie Hon with bars and prodded t'o Infuriated animal until tho child w s released. U I on the little girl had been finally fiord It was found that the lion had orn out ono of her eyes, torn off an wir and lacerated her face and the ipptr part of her body. The groat throng an, the shouts id ' e nowd and attendants frightened ' rest nf tho bea t.s confined in tlio c.t Keepers moved anions them Slain Man's Wife Says Husband Had $50 Day before He Was Murdered. M t tpt 'ic-r, Sept. 14. State's Attorney Ward ( ', uver and Dr. li. 11. Stono were m ion to-day to make an autopsy ir t it? Uodv of Janie.s f. Halrd, founil leii 'i. ,,ie the load yesterday morning. Mr H,,r.. (ieorgc- Watson and Kdwnrd cr w.t are still In Jail here. Mr liainl claims that her husband s . 1 a I -r-e fur .V the day before he was Mned Ml tint when he couiil not find It he accused her of taking it. She says he tlreatc-ned to cut her throat and also threatened to hnve lier arrested. Sho ias i he reason she ileil when she saw the olll, ir coming was that she thought thej were going to arre.st her for taking UK mono. She clalmeil sho knew noth ing of her husband's death till told by the oni cr" after she was taken to Walts rield Otmnay says they had six pints of rum and tb.it lialrd and Wat-on had a light Dvcr it He says lie parted them once and then went to the barn to sleep. He bays Hint "liter Watson woke htm and told him l iv would have to get out and that they went to Nelson Fnrrcll's barn and slept morning. He claims to know nothing H ilrd's injuries. a -on says Hint he hud a light with r over tho liquor arid that they i bed about in the yard some time, lie i w-ed only his lists and that Il.ilrd ki 1 to Hie house after the :uvi. Mi Halrd olnlms to have been In the 1 1- In bind tlni house during the Ilght I i tit house and snys she hoard some i - iv t'iey would kill ,11m If he didn't I i 'i,i the rum. She elnlmed the supper slit had at the Jn II was tho llrst she nan riti 'i hi Jl hours. A HI' ititl Malnnl club and bloody linger mark- were found In too barn. The coat li inn -dug to Watson was not found dur loi: 'i,e day nnd n senreli w.is mndo for It tdt Neither man boi o any lilood MPins Tin exact time, place and manner of I al 1- diath Is still n mystery. It is ex pr ted bnweer, Hint the leport of the n tnpsv nnd Hie search made during tile tiny to-ilav mnv result In more definite fnfi for tbeolllcers to work on. About l.V) witnesses have been sum moned before the grand jury nnd will have to be used before the Fayston mat ter I" taken up, allowing plenty of time ir further Investigation. WINDSOR FAIR CLOSES. liners I'lllf.l . flernnon ttldi Nntolt.t Intents lietltecn Units, Woodstock, Sept. 14. The closing day nf tho Windsor county fair hnd perfect we-tther and the attendance was up to the i.erngo of former years. Pacing filled (he afternoon program with severni nov iMv events between heats. Florodora, a Springfield horse, might hnvo taken tho E 1 race In straight heats, hut was sent back In the second for driving across tho ir fk at tho finish. 2 IS class: Florodora, first; Winona C, reoond. Haul Nelson, third; Vic Pointer, fourtl , best tlino. 2:17 1-2 N'nmed men: Teddy M, first; Aland, Jr. second; Slippery Jim, third; Hetli Mo. f.rtyjr, fourth; best time, 2:113-4. clnss: Woodspark, first; Korlno, n utnl. I.ndy Franklin, third; Sister P., fourth, best time, 2:31 1-2, BID Ai MEN FOUGHT OVER RUM Show at Syracuse, State STRI with loaded weapons fearing they might attempt to escape. A strong guard was placed aboil the show tent after the girl hud been taken to the hospital and the crowd were kept at a distance. FAIR HAVEN'S BIG DAY (irotiiuN Thronged linclng Vn .'o Very I'iinI, 'riitiugli Track WllH (.nod. Fair Haven, Sept. 14 This was n big day nt the Fair Haven fair, the at tendance being the equal of the so ciety's best dny. The grounds were thronged it being n ense of elbow touch In t' el how In every (.pot nn 1 pluce while it was with dlllleulty that one found room upon the grandstand. The races were good but nut especially fnst, al though the track was In tho very pink if condition. The acts in front of tho stnnd filled In the waits with amuse ment nnd every number was a siiooon but the balloon ascension nnd para chute drop. It was supposed up to llvo o'clock that there would lo an ascen sion but Professor Cannon bad trouble with his trench and the ling would not till, much to the disappointment of th people nnd the wrath of the innnngo nient. Professor Gannon got busy o:i a new trench and promises two flight.1 to-mnrrow. The summaries of tli rnces wore as follows 2:1V PACi:, PL'HSi: ?300. Jlos 1 Set's 1 1 i King Loeoninto 2 2 ". Smudge .Morrell 3 3 4 Mat tie H 4 4 ;! Time, 2:21U, 2:111, 2:1SU. ::io TUOT, puitsi: Hello It. Wilkes 1 2 4 11 Kastos 2 1 S 2 2 The Montana 3 fi 1 I :i I. arable (iyi C C 2 " 1 The Princess 1 3 fi dr. John U 5 1 i nr. Time, 2:211-4, 2:21, 2:21.1-1, 2:211-1, 2:101-1. 2::o PAC n, puusi: P.ownet 1 1 1 Hnggle 2 2 2 bottle H 3 3 3 Drndnoiight 1 4 4 Time. 2:211-4, 2:21 1-1, 2:22 1-1. The society offers i trn to the driver be-itlng back record of 20 3-1 and tlZ to driver beating best time In race circuit this fall nt the meet to-morrow when the great $),() free-for-all will be on card. the! FOREST AND STREAM CLUB filledolllit sie liitlon Xtlilrrssetl lij Poet Will fiirletmi mul Can. (icorge llnrey tif llnriit-r's Weekly. St. Johnsbury, Sept. 11. A very success- fill meeting of the Caledonia Forest and Sticim club was held hcie In 11 largo tent near the fair grounds to-day. Nearly 3(Wiho got Morris landed many hard lefts were present and a banouet w-is served j by Caterer Smith at mum. Alexander I Uunnett acted lis tonstmaster, the speak- I erf being Commissioner Tlteomh, Wi.l ' Cnrleton, tlio poet, Curios-: Johnson and j Co!, f.-oigo llnrvey of Harper's Weekly, j Seventy new names were proposed and j accepted ns members. Colonel llnrvey, In behalf of the club, Introduced resolutions j nf sympathy to Fletcher 1. Proctor nnd innuiy on account or ins severe Illness The resolutions were adopted by a rlslns ole. EXPRESS TRAIN HITS AUTO Allen Untiles lliirleil titer :tll I-'ret, lint I.U es . Mitclihio In Cum lilele Wreck, llethel, Sept. 11. -Allen Hattles, 27, tm iniurleil, oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. K111 ery ll.ittles, of Hr.'ilntree, was seriously, though It Is hoped not fntnlly, Injured tills afternoon nt about two o'clock by the wt eckliig of an automobile, which he wns driving nlone, when tlio rear wheel of Ids nuicliliio wns hit by the engine of the southbound C. V It, fast express, duo nt this station some minutes earlier. He was seen driving around tho street corner and through the covered bridge Just before the accident, and It Is snld ho was warned of the coining train, which ho could not see because of the side of the bridge. The fore,, of the contact threw his car without overturning It a distance of 15 feet, breaking it up pretty badly, but lenvlng the motor and Home of the tires Intact. He wns thrown hovoiid where the mnrhlne stopped, fully 25 feet farther In tho sumo direction, and fell upon the partly grass-covered bnnk, sustnlnlng a gash two Inches In length unilm- the chin nnd several small cuts nnd bruises iiround the face nnd bend. He wns pick ed up bleeding and unconscious and ap parently lifeless by a party of flvo Leb anon, N. II , men bound for thu fire men's festival nt Hnndolph, who came up In nn nutomohllo right nfter the acci dent. At Dr. O. H. flreen's office ho soon recoverml consciousness nnd gavo his nnino nnd the niinio of his father, who wns nt once notified nnd enme with other friends by Ole next trnln. The doctor found him with no hones broken and np parontly without Internal Injuries, but In a serious condition from the shock mid the Irijiirlpn iiround the licnd. Mr, Untiles In n machinist In the em ploy of the llrnekrtt, Shaw and Hint company of Somerswortli, N, It., dealers In gasolene engines, lie drove a three pnssrngor iliilck mnrhlne bearing tlio New Hampshire registration number, A Mi. Mn will not lie nlile to lonVr. ti.i. place for n week nr more, the arrange. Inntitu tti l.l ........ 1..... I. i .... I .... in-, .mi. luiviiiK neon mniie ny J. Keofo of St. Albans, roailmnster, C. V. It., who Was hero nt the time of the ncel ilcnt. 7,000 AT CALEDONIA FAIR fiilcdiinln Hum Largo Attrnilnticc .11 nk ok llcninrkiihle Flights, Ascending i,nnn i-'cet. F.ly SI. .lohnsbury, Sept. II, There wero iiboiit ",0i people on faledonla fair grounds to-day. Hly, the bird-man, mndo thiee flights, ull fine, the Inst one being the best ever Pfeti In Vermont. He circled the grounds icveriil times nt a height of li.'il'i feet. This concludes Ills engagement heii. A featuie nf tho Inst two days has been Hie gicat showing of 3s yoke match ed cattle by W. A. Illckor, largest ever shown In Now Hnglnnd. The races; 2:r;0 ST A K II, PIMtSM J.V0. Ker.i Hnll. h. m., W. Mcpherson, Kemptvllie, out 2 I 1 1 Hnitmoiith, hr. g N. P. Wheeler. Wnlte lilver Junction 1 2 3 3 Lntly Hall, l.r. m., M. II. Ingrn- hiini, Sherlirookc C C 2 2 Hel.n C, ch m., Newport Stock l'arm i j 4 Oralo, hr. in., H. It. Mcl.ollnn, St. Johns, N. H. 3 4 C Tho l!iild,.r, hi. h II. F. Pierce, Stnnstoad 55 Time, 2:17i; 2:l?'.i: 2:1014;" ZM'A. dt nip and The Jiullilcr behind money. 2:17 STAKK, PI'HSK J.Vrn. Tlio Kid, eh. g., Ntwport Stock Farms 2 111 VI?., b. g., K. s. Mennow, Mnlone, V 3 2 3 2 King Urgent, M fhldsoy, M'nl- lliiiford 1 3 4i Hen Ilur, ch. g j, j.j. Mnrstnn. PlttsMeld, N. II 4 1 2 3 Time, 2:171.,; 2:ISi4; 2.22H; 2:t. TRANSPORTING LEPER. Hot Cur In Wlile, Mo Me. It 01 .tourney Is niirnotl. Seattle, Sept. 14.--Aclete Paleby, tho Filipino leper whom the health authori ties of the city of Washington held In Isolation for six months, arrived hero to day in a bocar, which was binned as soon ns he left It. Paleliy wdl pail for Mnnlla to-morrow In the I'. S. iransport , i;i.Mi.i. on uio Heels of which n cnbln j has been built for hnn. This, like the box car, will be burned at the end of the voyage. ir tiiii iMm ii? crrriM. Ti'r.Tii He sure aim use Hint old and well-tried remedy, Mis. Wlnslow's Sootlilne Sv- rup, for children teething. It soothej the child, softens the gums, nllavs all I pain, cm es wind col'.- and Is tlio best remedy for Dlarrho w. Twenty-five cents a bottle. FLYNN MASTER OF OKLAHOMA GIANT Pueblo Firemrn Proves Carl Mor- ns a Failure as Possible White Man's Hone. Mni'lson Sipinrf Harden, New York, Sept. IT. Jim Flynn. the Pueblo fireman, fought n wlnnln; bout of top hot rounds Willi Carl Morris, the big heavy-weight of Oklahoma, at Madison Square flirdm to-night. At the end tile Oklahoma's fine was hriillv bnttereil. whereas Flvnn wns num. irked save for a lump over the left eye. As a possible "white hope" for cham pionship class recognition Morris Is a failure. He hnd the advantage of near ly ,'i0 pounds in weight and five Inches In height but he fnll-d to dale Flynn at any stage. Ho really had one round, the third, and In all tlio others Flynn wns his master In ring work. In all th? Infighting Flvnn's left hooks and jjnbs set tho blood Hying and at all times ho was willing to tnke punish ment In order to send bnck worso than and rights In every round but Flynn seemed Impervious to them. It was tbo bloodiest fl.Tht ever seen In till . cltv. nnd many of the spectators wero nstnnished at the stamina of both men land tho wonderfully fnst pace thev j maintained through the half ncoro of rounds. Thero wns no denying the opinion of tie onlookers ns to who had wop, for 1 Flwin wns cheered vociferously ns hr. followed his seconds to the dressing loom nfter the bout. Aiming the spectators In the ringside ! Poxes wero M iintnr i-raw ley and a party of friends. In the seventh round he shouted "Stop It! Stop it! to Iteferee Chin Icy White, but the latter either did not or would not hear tho man who Is responsible for the bill which has revived fluhtlng In this Stnte. The preliminary bouts were com pleted nt 10:30 and five minutes later the big man from Oklahoma entered tho ring clad In a while wrapper. Ills chief sc'-unils were Con Hellly nnd Joe Jenniiette. Flvnn followed two minutes Inter, snciinilcil by Abe Attell and Dnnnv Onoilwln. The weight announced for Moirls wn . 222 pounds nn, Flynn 17K Mnnnger Hilly Hoche. who wns ill the ringside, snld that Al Kaufman would challenge the winner. When the men threw off their robes Morris towered over his opponent who looked like a middleweight beside tho big fellow. A (irt-nt Aih tinliige 10 Working Men, J. A. Maple, IK S. 7th St., Steubenvllle, O., says: "For years I suffered from weak kidneys and 11 severe bladder trouble. I learned of Foh Kidney Pills and their wonderful cures so I began tnking them nnd sure enough I hnd ns good results ns nny I heard about. My bnrknohc left 1110 nnd to one of my business, express mnn, that u'.nnti Is n grent advantage. My kidneys acted free nnd normal, nnd that saved me a lot of misery. It Is now a pleasure to work where It used to be n misery. Foley Kinney Pills have enrol me and have mv highest praise." J. W. O'Sulltvnn. 21 Church Street. The best renl estate Investment thnt will be made In this etty this week will bo mndo by nn ad rcadorl TAFT SHIS Oi HIS LONG SWING Mayor Fitzgerald Leads Cheering by Several Hundred Gather ed to Bid Godspeed. SYRACUSE THE FIRST STOP Special Train Drawn by 300,000 Pound Locomotive and Is Electrically Lighted Throughout. Ho.ston, Sept. 15. President Tnft left Hoston nt 7:2."i to-nlghl on his long .'ponklng tour of 13,000 miles, which Is to embrace. 24 States and Is to Inst until November 1. His ilipaiture In the special train prepared for his party wan signalized by nn enthusiastic demonstration from Hovornl hundred persons gathered nt the South Station to hid him (lodspeed. .Mayor John F. Fitzgerald led the 1 heerlng. A few minutes earlier on behnlf of the l'nlted fhnrita'.ile lrl.111 Societies of Huston, tho mayor I, nd In vited the President to nddie"s that body on lis ITiOth unnlvorsnry on March 17 novt. The President snld ho could not make any appointments so fnr ahead, but would keep the mat ter In mind. A dilzzlo of rain fell during tin President's motor trip from his sum mer homo, Parratnattn, lit Heverly, to this city. Midway on the innd he was forced, with other occupants of hl automobile, to nllght and get Into the automobile of the rocret .'erlce men owing to a slight accident to his own machine. Tile train sperlnl Is drawn bv n 3'l0jl pound locomotive nnd consists ot a ling cage car. n conch, the Pullman prlvnto enr, Ideal, to be occupied by the Prosl- dent nnd his Immediate part v. the Pull man compartment cars, Toxn and Flori da, nnd n dining car. The 1 oacli Is to cover the ent're trip as It wns found on previous trips so ninny cinunitteo dele, gallon have boarded the tram that there hns not been room In the sleeping cn-s propei ly to enro for them Tho train Is eloetrlcallv lighted throughout. From the beginning ttj the end of the trip the train "III tally uperlntondents, tralnmns.ers and ctlier operating offli lal-t nn the various lines over which the train moves, and It Is estimated that between 4i.t)o nnd . railroad nun will bo dl lertly ctmcei ned nnd enang'-d In trans porting .he presidential pint v. President Tnft will deliver bis first so: address at Syracuse, N. V., to-niorrow nfteino.in. He lias prepared a second whit h lie will deliver nt Hrle Pa., to morrow night. LIKES, DOG BITES. (MHolnl "rntelit"!;" itns llecrlei 2.O011 Mps and I1ii.Io.ih 'lint. Denver, Colo, Sept. 1 1. lit rmiin '".irn. official dog catcher of the Cltv of Den ver, announced yesterday that ho had recelvi d his two thousandth dog bite. Following his custom, lie nnnointed the wound with carbolic acid and pursued ills woi k. "Dog bites nie nothing." ho remarked, "I would a good do.il rather have ihem than niosinilto bites. There's nothing to this hyilrophobl business I've been bit ten by thoroughbred bull dogs, French poodles and mangy yellow curs and I'm still hero." Only or.ee, Cnrn says, did n dog serious ly Inconvenience mm. Tl.at was when .11 pup sunk his f.nias- in hi- noe. He plck.Stnie Fair grounds hero at :.:3n o'clock upon nn avoinge P'.o'n does n year. WARNS AGAINST PAPERS. ttiiitpellrr County Juror Cautioned, Presumably nbtiiit rn.vMon liirtler. Montpolier, Sept. 11. In county court yesterdnv Judge W. II. Taylor cautioned the members of the petit Jury against rending the papers or discussing the Double In the county, presumably referring to the Fayston care. The case of Wllcov against Sowdon nnd Lyons was continued . and argr inonts weie taken up nfter dinner. The dispute arises over certain dlscouiui which were to lie allowed for Imper fect fruit nnd amounts to los than J10. A verdict will probably bo ren-iloli-il befnie night. In the divorce ense of I.ouln Perrv of Nurthlleld against Margaret Perry, now of Mnlone. N. V., the If helium was ordered to pay the court for the bene ft nf the llbollee the sum of S'10 fifteen ilnvs before the rvr Is called for trial. The court house Is thronged with witnesses called to appear before the grand Jury and It Is apparent many of them are from Wobstorville and Hast Hiiire, the scene of the McAnley mur der i:x-.sslstnnt Judge I,. H. Wells of Middlesex has been appointed foreman ot tbo grand Jury ENDS AUSPICIOUSLY Hints' Ilntightirs llilng llli Aninuil Com cut lin MieccMSfiil Ctm- cIiinIom Officers Hleeleil. St. Albnns. Sept. II. -The King's Daugh ters of Vermont to-day brought their isth annual convention to a close, nfter a profitable session uf two .lays. The convention voted to meet next year In Montpellcr. nnd elected officers for the coming vrnr ns follows: President, Mrs. F.iumn K- H. Tobin of Swnnton; sooiotiiry, Mrs. Florence (lutes of Swun tlin; recoidln secietary, Mrs, C. K. Noursc of Itutlnnd; ttea.snrer, Mrs. I.ucy J. H, Hurt of Pennington; auditor, Mrs. Ailelili'e- J lUlcom of Ilutland. County secretniles were chosen ns follows: Mrs. Helen It- nrownsun of Leicester, for Addison county; M'H- Hmma I,. Harwood of Pennington, for Hennlimton; Mrs. Knto S. Towers of ltlchinoird, for Chittenden; Mrs. Helen M. Hublee of St. Albiins, for Franklin. Miss Annie M. llolcomh of St. Albans, assistant for Frnnklln; Mrs, Irene Iv. Phllllpx nf Urnlntree, for Oratigo; Mrs. Jennie llrnley of Huthiiul, for Htit lnnd; Mrs. W- Staples of Hprlnglleld, for Windsor, Mrs. S. S. Hallnrd of Mont pellcr, for WashluRton; mid Mls.t Flor ence K. Clark of Ilrnttlehoro, for Wind-bam. neportH from the fctitral Council were given by Mrs. 12, M, Denny of Mont peller and front tho Mary Noo Circle of Htitlnnd by Mrs, William Fillmore, from the floldfa Tltile Circle of SprlnKfleld bv Mrs. ii. 1). llowcii and tho Swnnton Cir cle by Mrs. A. J Cross. Tho Kev. F. A. Kimball of Ulchinond spoke for tho Sil ver Cross, while Mrs. t.lnnio Thresher nf Hralntrec rend .1 message from 11 king's son. The report of the president was ac cepted nnd the convention voted Its sub stantial support to tho Kuril llnttln Jlorne nt Westminster. Al the afternoon meeting, tho report of tho recording secretary was rend nnd ntlopted, and n conecrntlon service, led iy Mrs. ! .1. Miinslleld, State secretary of lown, brought the convention to a. J Close. FIRE SWEEPS WHITEHALL ."HO.OIIO 1. 01 In Plrr Thnt Tlircnlcnrd for Three Hours in Ilestroy Ihlflro Vlllnge. I I Htitlnnd. Sept. If., The Hutland flro j department was called upon to-day to render nsslntniico to tho vlllnge of Whitehall, N. Y., 23 miles away, which 1 was threatened with destruction for three hoiirn this morning. Chief Orrln H. Pncknid nnd a corps of firemen In response, to a telephone message, load- oil tin- steamer on to a flat car nnd 1 stnrted by spuelal train for tho scene. I Hecelvlng word when they reached . Castlcton that a heavy rnln had assist- 1 ed the Now York State dromon In con- I trolling the flumes they turned back. Tlio los'i to Whitehall Is J 10.000 nnd tho burned buildings Incluilo tho throe- story brick Young Men's Chrlstlnn as sociation building the residence of P. J. Cnssldy. undertaker, storehouses of II. H. Martin, merchant, and a throc stmy tenement bouse belonging to John MeCaffe. The llrr. st irted In tho stiirehouse from an unknown cause. FIRE LOSS $3,000. I'Vnn ttulldlngs nf 1). W. Illlv. of in-ll'fl Destroj ed. Hoth'I, Sept. 1,'. The outlnilldlugs on D.inlel W. Hllss's farm were burned b'rl d.iy inornlng by a fire, which he dis covi red In his straw shed, when ho went out to milk nt about six o'clock. Tlio house, though very near, wns suwl by n tavmable wind, hand extinguishers and the use of water bv neighbors Tlio fire Is supposed to have Petri set by unlnvltol lodgers In the straw shed. The Ihe stock. evctpt two cows, wns saved, but tiie loss must hnve reached J.i.wi on buildings, crops nnd fanning tools, with only Jl.nfio Insfrnnro In tlio Vermont Mutual. Anxiety Is felt for Mrs. Hllss and her mother, who are In poor health. Mr. Hllss suffered bums on fni e nnd hands. pni.nv Ktn.vr.v pii.i.h. Will leach your Individual case, If you have nny form of kidney nnd bladder trouble or urinary Irregularities. Try them. J. W. OSulIhnn, 21 Church Street. IE KILLED B PLUNGING AUTO Racing Car Jumps from Circular Track at Syracuse Crashes into the Crowd. Syracuso, X v., Sept. 17. Nine per sons are dead and nine others are suf fering from serious injuries n tlio re sult of ono of the worst accidents In 'he history of automobile rncln;; In this oiintry. Tho accident occurred nt the i-aturday aftrrnnon, when a Knox nicer, driven by l.eo oldileld. Jumped from tbo circular track nnd, plunging through a rail fenco, crashed Into the "lowil. Six persons were klllnl out right, two others died on tlio way to tho liospltnl, nnd another died soon nfter nls arrival nt the hospital. l.ce oldllold, drlvor nf the automo bile. Is In a serious condition with a fractured rib and Internal Injuries. Mo Is expected to recover. THIS DICAD. Following Is a revised list of the dead: Claude Ilanill, Hammond, N. Y. Frederick II. Arnold, Syracuse. Harold Arnold, son of hitter. Ilnrry Urodloy, FianUlIn, N. Y. Charles Italkuityne. 8y recuse. Nicholas Coin, Alexandria Hay. Cornelius W. Ilalpln, Lakeland, N, V. John W. P.ilne, Cortland. Seth Smith, Syracuse. One unidentified man. 2."i years old, six feet tall, very nd nder. Ho wore a bl.tek salt with high patent leather button hoe, brown sticks, blue tie nnd hail black hair. Harry MncLaughlln, chemist of the Solvny proves company, Is reported ns In ,;rnvo condition to-ulght nnd not expect ed to survive, others whoso Injuries are se 1 Inns Include Lawrence llcttomer of Canton and the following from Syracuse: William Slim key. Peter I.ovardes, Wil liam Miner, Charles Donley, J. A. Myers, William ltoss, Miss Anna Youl.er and Pcgluald J. Verreth. Tho accident occurred during tho f.O mlle race. The cars were speeding nrenind the truck nt .1 high rate and the great crowd was worked up to an extreme pitch of excitement. Oidfleld in his big Knox was circling the Hack at n speed so terrific that Ills miichlnn looked llkn n shadow ns ho sped by the I'hoerlng crowds A fraction of a set onil before tho nrelilent Oldilold seemed to have the car under perfect control. Tho pooplc behind tho fence wero Jammed together eight anil ton deep. Suddonly It wns seen that Old Hold's enr was out of his control, and 11 second later the sputtering, smoking thing shot llkj a rocket Into the fence. The fence gave way like so much pa per, nnd the ninchlne hurled Itself Into tho shrieking crowd. Tho scene was one of the most horrible ever witnessed. So quick was tho tragedy enacted thnt those In the path of the on riishlug mnchluit hnrdly had time to move an Inch before It was upon them. The six who were klllnl outright were hurled In all directions, their bodies ter ribly mangled. Tho three otners who tiled, two on the way to the hospital, and a third soon utter arriving thero, were terribly hurt The scrcniiut of tho Injured nnd the cries of the terrified people who escaped were heiirtreiidlng. Doctors from all parts of the grent crowd, which wns estimated nt C0,(Xi, the laruest thnt over paid Its way CANADIAN WHEAT CROP IS 19.14 BUSHELS PER ACRE Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 14. The Cntui- , year. The totnl whont yield Is ostl dlnn ci op nnd statistics department ' '"ated nt 204,631,000 bushels of which estimates tho average yield of spring j whent In Cannda nt 19.1.1 bushels per acre, seven bushels more thnn lust Into a Syracuse fair, hurried to the scene to render nld to the Injured. Thero was Plenty of wc.rlt for fill to tlo. Tho Injured wero taken In hand nnd as fnst ns ambu lances arrived were hurried to the emer gency hospital on the fnlr grounds. The dead wero also taken there, llcla- tlves nnd friend of the victims, dond and i living, rushed to tho hospital wiin others. who sought to lenrn whether or not this or thnt relative or friend wns among j tho dead or Injured. Kverywhere women wero In hysterics nnd children wore I fcrcnmlng out In lerror, so great was the panic that followed tho accident. oidfleld. the driver of the machine, Is j m0MK t,r, injured. He Is In the hospi- ln w-th a fractured rlli nnd severe Inter- I Injuries, but hns a chnnce to recover, j The accident hnppcned during the 47th mile of the M-mllo rneo, which wns the j feature of the day. Thero wero nlno con- tcstnrit. nnd beside- Oidfleld there wop; two other drivers, Itnlpli do Pa I ma and Hob Htirinnn, two of tho most noted rac-1 !ng nutomoblll-tM In this country. The j track wns 11. .1 In tho best of condition, a fuct Hiot I , d 1 eon noted by Hie drivers A remarkable font tiro of the tragedy Is thnt while s.-oics of women were In the 'TO-..l Into which the automobile plunged, nnd that many of them worn Locked down rnd trampled upon, only 'lie. Mis Youker. wns Injured. nner a wngon lonti or me hooks vas tie- I'or.n.ti (lerge p. Kliine nnd 1:1s ns- Hvered nt the postofilco by tho oommis slstants and the State fair commission Klon for transportation to sociollilst, scl conductrtl Independent Investigations ' cntlsts, physicians and public ofllr lnls in of tlio tragedy last night and to-day. ' thr cities. Postmaster Dsnlel Cum'.- .Many witnesses wtro questioned. The coroner made n minute examination of tile innrlilno with especial reference to tho wheel from which the shoe wns thiown. The coroner has not yet set 11 date for th'- inquest. LUKE M 'HENRY DEAD. Wns Clerk tif Ihe J.e VorU Stale Assembly. Clifton Spring--. N. V., Sept. 17. -Luke Me Henry, clerk of the New York Stato Assembly, dbd t tho sanitarium In this village to-d.iv He lint been hire nhout a month nnd -.lined to Improve lor a time but there wns recently a change for the worse in hK condition. Ills wife nnd son have been with him during his Illness. The bodv will ' o t.iken to Chlttenango on Monday. i Mr. Mclionry wns 9 years old. Ills' homo was In Chit tenanco." where he edited n weeklv newspaper for several yenrs. In .Intni.arv last be w-i.. elected clerk of the Assembly. DR. SOULE MISSING. Trurtee Is '. iipolnted for Cue I'.stnte of lilcttford Iloftor. , St. Albans .'hi,'. 17. Herbert C Com- ngs of H'.-hfeird has been appointed bv the probate court as trustee f tho es tate of Dr. N. I. Soule of Hlchford, who inysterlnuslv dlsappenied on Julv 10, and who hn not been seen clnco tho nlgl t of W" departure; nt that time he was i.i re i.nirant in Newport, but left ns soon as be was 1 ecognlzeil. TAFT HAS QUIET DAY. . , , , ,, .... ., , i-,..... , quence of his heroism nnd n third is mls .petiils iibb.-.th ri l.ueM of I-rlenils nt 1 lug, as the result of a tire, probably of In Uric shocked nt teehlelit. ,.,nd!-irv nilirln which broke out hero F.rie. Pa. S. pt. 17 -President Tnft sport n .pit. t Srnd.iv b re to-day. With Secretary miles and Ma'or Putt ho was Mo guest overnight nt the home of chcrlos II. String He hnd l-re.ikfnst, lunch and dinner at th.. Strong homo, attended church this morning, took nn automobile ride through the city and suluiri s this nftorno .n and after a quiet evening with Ids hosts boarded his prl- ate car slinrtiy t.etore 11 n emeu, no loft for Detroit after midnight with two hard days of speaking in Michigan boforo him. News of the nutomohllo disaster .11 ine Syracuse fn'r after he left the grounds yesterday reached the President to-day and shocked him. NORWICH'S SCHEDULE. riinlhiil! Dnten Include I'liHcrMty of Vermont on s,utoinbrr -I. Northtield, Sept. 17 -The Norwich X""'- ver.dty football schedule for lfdl hns been Issued bv Mnnnger Harold L. Dean. '12. of Northtield, nnd Is ns follows Pntcrdav. Sept. 21- open. Wednesdnv, Sept. -7 Dartmouth at Hanover. Saturday, Oct. 7 Mlddlebury nt Mont polier. Fnturdnv, Oct. 14 'thode Island State College nt Kingston. It I. Saturday, net. 21 Howdoln nt Hruns- wlck, Maine. Siituiday, Oct. Amherst. .das. Saturday. Nov. I Vermont at Hurling ton. COOK-STAFFORD. Miss Hemic- stnffiirtl of lliitlnnd the llrr.le of A. . Conk. Kutkind, Sept 17 One of the largest home weddings of the season in this city took place Saturday evening nt S o'clock at the home of Mr. Fre.l W. Stafford on North Main street, this rlty, when her daughter, Mln Pernlce Stnfford, w.is united In mnrrl.ige by tho Kev. W. II. Spcnee. pastor of the Congi egatlonnl '"huroh. to Arthur A. Cook of Tticoma, Wash. The groom Is a son of Mr. nnd Mrs. A. W. 1 '00k of Mount Holly, and Is In the eiiiplov of the Veiniont Marble cnmp.tnv in Washington The biide taught In tho klndergai ten school of f he halls. Wash., last year. Tho color scheme In the decorations of the house was pink and white. The ceremony took place undrr nn arch of white clematis and bride's roses, pink and white chrysanthemums were used to carry out tho color scheme elsewhere. The mnld of honor wns Miss Dorothy A Stnfford, sister of the bride, and tho bridesmaids were Miss Hthel H. Pdlnn of Chathnm, N. V., Miss Nina L. Krause of Hethelhem, Pa., and Misses Mary I. Hustedt and F.dlth H. Hntoa of Rutland. Hobert S, Mnnsell of this cltv was best man. The ushers were Frederick W. Staf ford, brother of the bride, nnd Or H. II. Varrlngton of this rlty. The bridesmaids formed nn aisle with ropes of stnllax, through which tho hrldo nnd her other attendants paused In entering the pnrlor. where the ceremony took place. The bride , tered on tho nrm of her brother. Fred ei!'; and was given nwnv by her mother. 'Ihe gown of tho bride was of whlto di'.chcsse satin with trimmings of rtucheese Ince and pearl. Sho wore a tulle bonnet veil, caught nt the side with orange blos soms, Mian Dorothy Stufford woru pink '"'""MO bushels Is spring whom Tho yield of oats Is given nti 303, MS, 000 bushels, an Increase over last yaar of S4.9O4.000 bushels. silk voile, veiled with pink chiffon, nnd tho bridesmaids woro gowned In green silk veiled with green chiffon. Among tho guests from out of town were Mr. nnd Mrs. A. V. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Alien, Mr. and Mrs. N W, Cook, Mr. nnd Mrs. N. P. Cook, Wyntt 1 oriK, Jr., r;. J. Cook, Mls-es Hoatrlee nnd Kllr.-iboth Cook and Miss Hutchinson of Mo.int Holly, Mr. and Mrs. f. C Alio 1. Miss Allen nnd Miss Allco Sloano of I!r,:. t"n, Mis May Northrup of Kast T.ynna, Mass., Mrs. Hnbert S. Mnnsell and Mr i. Margaret Nichols of Trenton, N. J, Mr. Mrs. M. f . Itngers. Mrs. II. O. Hog. "T" a"1' Mls ntTtrtido Rogers of South Vv'.i'llt.gfonl. MAY otIPPRESt REPORT. ridlng l Vlee-eonimNslo.. Not Fit .inltrr for the Mnll. C'lilegjo. Sept. 17. One thousand copies "f tlm report of the f hleaio vice-com- rnismn nave i.en foized bv tho postal nu- thorllles pending .1 decision from Wash ington whether the much discussed vol ume Is nt rnntter to be carried through the mall. The order barring th roport of tin commission from tho malls on the ground 'thnt It is ob'-cene was isfiied yesterday bell last night gave out this statement "Tho looks were bnrrtxl from the mai't because the law requires that they ghou I be barred. The report, of course, wp.t made by high grade men and would be f great value If placed In th proper hands, but the law does not allow us take Into consideration either tho author ship or tho purpose of a book of Mi i kind." BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT. estimates of ( nnnilliin I'lcetlun Itc ntilts Show Wide Hlffercnces, Ottawa, Ont., Sept Semi-official est -mates of Canadian election results ha1 o been obtained from both parties and they show the greatest possible differed n expected results. Liberals ore -e.nr dent that the government will be re tinned nnd after careful tnnulrv mt 1 the situation In ench province nn l e er constituency claim that tho Hnurler at'. ministration will have a clear ma., rit of 0.1. Tho estimate of the ciinserv at vt s hns been made with orpin! cine and tliev declare thnt the election on Thur-dav next will give opposition Header Pordon i clear majority of 29 seat' IN HOTEL BLAZE Colfax, Cal.. Sept. 17 One man is dead, another Is seriously Injured as a -onse- ,.,,rly t)-dav on tho third floor of tit Mountain View Hotel nnd consumed a considerable part of the town before It nnal ly burned itself out. The loss l-i about S20.. Tjlr hlnze wns finally conquered bv volunteers composed of practically th" f.ntro population. In the front ranks wn)1 Av)ntor Robert Fowler, who ,,. propnrin(. to scale tho Slerrns to- h, transcontinental trip. John W. Hugger, n guest of the. ho tel, failed to awaken nnd was burned to death. Henry Hurst may bo fatal- . v lnjllrer, An unidentified man Is mSKnp. ' .' ,.sl,,,i int0 tt,e hotel nnd nulled guests out of bed on the Focond and third floors. Trapped by the flames he Jumped to the sidewalk and was picked up with both legs broken. Aviator Fowler wns awakened bv hl-t mother In his room at tho hotel, shortlv after the fire broke out nnd dressing j lmstlly Joined the fighters, (illllAT .ICKNM1. Most of America's famous men havet had some nicknames whereby they wero nlinust ns well known ns by tl.elr n cognomens, says the Chicago Journa' George Wnshlngton's title, "Father tf H'-t Country," was given him by his euem Aaron Hurr. Lincoln's nlckunnic O' 1 Abe," was given him by his pnUt' 1 foe. Stephen A. Douglas ("The 1 't AV ATOR FOWLER Amherst College nt!(junt"H Andrew Jackson's -o'r 1 ie' "Old Hickory," wns bestowed In a No Hainpshlif Democrat, Isaac FIT. lkr.3 are the nicknames of n few of '.e n . tlon's other great men: Andrew Johnson, "Old Andv." S. S. Cox. "Sunset Cox " 11. F. Itutler, "Old Hen Hutler ' Daniel Webster, The Page ef Mm h tleld." Henry Clny, "The Mlllboy of t in Slushes." Si. D. Coodrlch. "Peter PiUlo " Carl Schurs. "Snnrlevynw." John MorrlsHcy, "The Prlzehgluer Congressman." liencral Thomas. 'Pop Thoina (le11er.1l Hosekrnnz. "Old Rosoy ' liencral Sherltldll. "Little Phil.' Celieral Hunker. "Fighting Joe " Colonel Moody, "The Fighting Par son." C.eiieral Hancock, "Tho Superb." fieneral McClellnn. "Utile Mac." lirperal Scott. "Fuss and Feathers, Ilefore you reach the I, hull of physical endurance nnd while your oin dltlun Is still curable, take Foley Kidney Pills. Their quick nction and posifvu results will delight you. For backache, nervousness, rheumatism, and nil kid ney, bladder and urlnsry troubles, J. W, O'SuIllvnn, 24 Church Street. cmu-m. "Does your wife often grlevo becaust sho threw over a wealthy mnn In order to marry you?" "She started to once, but 1 cured her t started right In to grieving with her And I grieved harder and longer thnn sh did." Houston Pont. "Thnt South Sen Islnnder Is consider ably like the prophets of old." "How Is that7" "She hnsn't much on hec In her own country." Upplncott's.