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THE CITIZEN. PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNESDAY AKD FBIDAT 8T THE CITIZEN PUBUSIilKa COMPANY. Entered as second-class matter, at tbepost ollice, Hunesdale, Pa. SUBSCRIPTION: II JO A YEA It. IN ADVANCE E. B. llARDEXUEIHW. - - PRESIDENT W. W. WOOD. - - MANAOEK AND SECY DinECTOBS: c. ii. DonruNorn. m. d. allen. nENRY WILSUN. E. 11. HARDKXBEBOn. W, W, WOOD. Mr. Takt'8 popular plurality was over 1,000,000 votes. The next Pennsylvania Legislature will be strongly Republican. The Senate will have 29 Republicans and 11 Democrats. The House will have 170 Republicans and 31 Democrats. The Pennsylvania delegation in the next Congress will stand 27 Republicans and 5 Democrats. The present repre sentation is 25 Republicans and 7 Demo crats. The next Legislature in Pennsylvania will stand on joint ballot 233 Republicans and 34 Democrats. The Senate will stand 29 Republican and 11 Democratic, and and the House 176 Republican and 31 Democratic. The Secretary of Agriculture at Wash ington has issued a quarantine order for bidding the interstate movement of cat tle, sheep, swine and goats from Colum bia, Montour, Northumberland and Union counties, in this State, and the interstate movement of such animals into those counties, except shipments by rail for immediate slaughter. Senator-elect Miles C. Rowland's majority over S. W. Hofford in this dis trict is 804 by the official count, and is made up as follows : Hofford. Rowland. Carbon, 4301 .3521 Monroe, 1171 2711 Pike, 584 9G8 Wayne, 2S79 2659 8995 9859 The returning board was as follows : Pike, J. H. VanEtten, editor of the Pike County Press; Monroe.Harry Christ man, farmer, of Kresgeville ; Carbon, E. B. Keener, of Mauch Chunk, pro thonotary of Carbon county; Wayne, Herman Harmes. of Honesdale, District Attorney of Wayne countv. Fatal Boiler Explosion. Narrow Escape of Calvin P. Kimble, Engineer, and Killing or Two of tils Train Crew. On Friday morning last word was re ceived here by telegraph that the engine . of the.D. & H.fast freight, running be tween Wilkes-Barre and Oneonta had blown up, killing part of the crew, and fatally injuring the engineer, Calvin P, Kimble, son oflsaac Kimbleof Blandin, and brother-in-law of Sheriff Wm. B. Roadknight. As no definite information concerning the catastrophe could be ob tained up to the time of the departure of the noon train, Mr. Roadknight and Frank Kimble, brother of the engineer, went to Carbondale, where the latter's family lives, and where they were greet ed with the welcome intelligence that he had escaped with comparatively trifling injuries, and had been able to assist in the work of clearing up the wreck. The evening papers gave detailed ac counts of the explosion, from which it appears that the blow-up occurred half a mile south of East Windsor, N. Y., at 8 o'clock in the morning, while the train was on its return trip to Wilkes-Barre. The train was making its usual speed of thirty miles an hour when the boiler exploded. The noise and concussion brought the people from their houses. Twisted iron and steel wasshowered over the neighborhood and the main part of the boiler was torn from its fastenings and catapulted through the air with terrific force. Carter, the brafceman, and Bradshaw, the fireman got the full force of the ex plosion. The former was struck on tin head and body by flying pieces of the boiler and killed instantly. Bradshaw was pinned against the floor and ter ribly scalded. He had also been struck by parts of the storm of flying pieces of the boiler and cab. On the other side, Engineer Kimble closed the lever and stopped the train as soon as possible, some of the steam scalding him about the head, arms and body, but not seri ously. He was able to aid in the rescue work and to return to his home in Car bondale later in the dav. The crew got Bradshaw out of the wreckage first and hurried him to Sus quehanna, where he was admitted to the Simon Barnes hospital. He died five hours later. The body of Carter after much difficulty, was extricated, and after it naa ncen literally cooked by the escap ing steain. The engine was pulling train No. 50, which was in charge of Conductor Geo. Breese. of Carhonilnlo. Cartor lnwl climbed into the cab lust a few minutes before the explosion and was talking to tne nreman when the accident occurred. Thero was not the slighest warning of the disaster, and the men on the engine had no possible chance of escape. the news of the wreck was telegraph ed to Scranton and Carbondale, and Trainmaster Roscnstock and Dr. Niles took a special train from Carbondale to the scene of the disaster. HAKRISBUKG LETTER. NovKyfixm 14th, 1008. Dr. Leonard Pearson, State Veterinarian, and the State Live Stock Sanitary Board, are somewhat disturbed over the appear ance of the much dreaded foot and mouth disease in Pennsylvania. Word was received by Dr. Pearson on Nov. 7th of the appearance of this pest among a herd near Danville, and that same even ing he was on the ground taking steps to cheik any spread of the plague. As an example of how rapidly it spreads, the Doctor told the writer that a case, unknown and unsuspected, was allowed to mingle with a herd on Saturday. By Monday the whole herd had the disease and had to be killed. Federal and State quarantine has been declared for the counties of Columbia, Montour, North umberland and Union, and will be rig idly enforced. The grave danger in this outbreak of aphthous fever, as it is technically called, may be appreciated when we note that the shipments of live cattle from this country to England alone average 1,000 head a day, and that England imports cattle from this country and Canada only, in the belief that this disease rarely or never gets a foothold here. Another English law provides that all imported cattle shall be slaughtered on the docks within ten days after landing. The foot and mouth disease is confined to cattle, sheep, goats and swine among beasts, but the human family is also subject to its ravages. Two cases are known to exist near Danville at present. Financially, the loss to the farming and grazing community may be very great. An outbreak in Germany a few years ago cost that nation thirty million marks, about $7,500,000. It is difficult to say at this time what the result may be in this State, but the State Live Stock Sanitary Board is doing all that can be done at present, and no expense will be spared to eradicate the disease at the earliest possible moment. Auditor General Young, acting with the Governor, has agreed to allow the entire amount of money appropriated for the use of the Board to be used at once and provision will be made for plenty of funds for the use of the au thorities. While the situation is grave it is believed that the outbreak will be confined to the countries named, and will be soon checked. A shipment of cattle from Buffalo is believed to be re sponsible for the disease in Pennsyl vania. Latest reports from the infected dis trict are to the effect that Dr. Pearson, who is in charge, has the situation well in hand, and that little further spread is anticipated. Infected herds are being killed and buried, and the United States government has agreed to paj two thirds of the cost of the outbreak, Pennsylvania paying the balance. Sev eral children are said po be ill with the disease. Interest in the Speakership fight for the next House of Representatives was somewhat heightened last week by the announcement made by Hon. Frank B. McClain, who presided over the last House, to the effect that he would be a candidate to succeed himself. About the same time it was announced that the large delegations of members from Allegheny and Philadelphia would not be for him. Mr. McClain, after an inter view with Senator Penrose, announced that he was in the fight to the finish. If this condition continues there will be 6ome lively times at the opening of the session, for the Ex-Speaker has a-lot of friends and is a hustler. At the same time it must be conceded that a majority of the members elected to the next House are in favor of the re-election of Senator Penrose to the U. S. Senate. January next will tell the stiry. Saturday brought us the first snow of the season, and we have sleighing. It win not last long hereabouts, for it is too early in the season. From all parts of the State comes word of the low streams and needed rain and much suffer ing and inconvenience will result should winter set in steadily at this time. N. E. Hause. Wreck on the Wyoming Division. A serious wreck occurred at Kirby's, on the Wyoming Division of the Erie, on Saturday morning, when an engine and eight coal cars were derailed. A freight train pulled into a siding to allow a coal train to pass, but the freight did not clear the main track and the engine of the coal train ran into the rear end of the freight cars. The engine was partly turned over, and the eight coal cars were derailed. No one was injured. The Scranton train was unable to pass the wreck and make connections with train 130, from Honesdale, at West Hawlcy, and the passengers had to be transferred around the wreck, which caused a delay of two hours. Scranton's New Lackawanna Depot The formal opening of the new Lack awanna Station, at Scranton, took place last week, when the board of trade of that city served a banquet to the hierarchy of the road, who came up from New York on a special train. The architecture of the structure, which is located at the head of Lackawanna Avenue, is of the type known as French Renaissance, and it was erected at a cost of nearly half a million dollars. Exclusive of train sheds and marquise, or overhang of glass, it is 240 feet long and 68 feet wide. The train shed extends 600 feet on the west side of the building, and on tho east side as far as the Spruce street bridge. The build ing is luxuriously furnished and the grounds around it are beautified in keep ing with the structure. LEST WE FORGET. Two Very Remarkable Suicides. , SIXTH ARTICLE. It is a singular coincidence, that the method of suicide chosen by Mrs. Helen Davis on Monday of last week, was al most precisely the same as that adopted by another Mt. Pleasant woman, over thirty years ago, while many of the de tails of the self-destruction of both are wonderfully similar. There was a wide ! difference in the ages of the victims, however, as well as in the motives which led to their tragical ends. It appears that Mrs. Davis, who had reached the scriptural limit ol three score and ten, lived by herself in a small dwelling on land adjoining the Perham farm at Niagara. She was an educated woman, and in her earlier life had been in comfortable circumstances. Though living alone for several years in Mount Pleasant township, she had an unmarried daughter in Connecticut, who, it is fair to presume, was not in a pecuniary condition to assist her finan cially, as the old lady had long been to some degree a town charge, eking out her existence in the winter seasons by doing such house work as she was able to perform when emergencies afforded an opportunity in the families of the neighborhood. Unfortunately some time ago she became afflicted with eczema, or a skin disease which caused her hands to scale to a considerable ex tent, and, to her sensitive mind at least, rendered her assistance less welcome among those who had previously em ployed her. It was doubtless to this ailment that she referred in the pathetic note she left in explanation of her des perate act. Early on Monday morning, the 9th instant, lights were seen burning in the house, but as noon approached it was remarked by the neighbors that Mrs. Davis had not been seen about the pre mises as usual, and an investigation re vealed the fact that the doors were lock ed, while no response was made to re peated knocking. Poormaster G. E. Peck was notified, and on his arrival the lock was forced. The reason for the strange silence was at once apparent. The poor old woman had put an end to her unhappy life, the condition of the remains leaving no question as to the means employed. It was evident that while still in bed, she had attempted suicide by opening an artery in her left arm above the el bow. The wound bled profusely, satu rating the bed-clothes, but the loss of the vital fluid failed to render her un conscious. She still retained sufficient strength of body and purpose to creep from her bed, and after securing a thick woollen shawl and, a box of matches, seat herself in a rocking chair. She then bound the shawl about her head, Dyidentlyi'to protect her face, and set fire to her night dress. It seems, prob able that she used kerosene to facilitate the burning, as not only were her lower limbs and body literally roasted to a crisp, but the flames were communicat ed to the chair and floor, the latter be ing burned through and the rocker so nearly consumed as to collapse, permit ting the suicide to fall forward across a partially destroyed floor joist. One limb was completely burned off at the knee, and the body was frightfully char red as high as the shoulders. When the shawl was removed from Mrs. Davis's head, it was found that her face and hair had escaped entirely unharmed. The sealed letter which she left, ad dressed to her daughter, is exceedingly touching. Who can imagine the mental agony of the poor woman while it was being penned ? She wrote as follows: "No loneer.'able to care for mvaelf. and not fit that another should care for me, I take myself out of the world. I go trusting in the blood of the Saviour that cleanseth from all sin. God bless the good people I love. "Mrs. Davis." The case alluded to at the beginning of this article, strikingly parallel in many of its features with the tragic fate of Mrs. Davis, was that of Miss Chrissie Hacker, a young lady of twenty six, also a resident of Mount Pleasant township. Her father, tho late William Hacker, was a respected farmer living at White's Valley. The daughter, who lived with him, was a young lady of very prepossessing appearance, but for the six years preceding her death suffer ing from a clouded mind. Her raanir. was of a religious character, the delu sion having been fastened upon her, that pardon of her imaginary sins could only be secured through purification by fire. For some years her burnt offer ings were confined to household articles, furniture, etc., which she threw into the fire-place as opportunity offered, and so she was constantly watched in order that destruction of property through her insane freaks might be as far as possible prevented. On the 6th of January, 1875, Mr. Hacker, having occasion to drive to Waymart for a load of coal, engaged a man to stay at the house and see. that the daughter came to no harm. The man spent his time until noon chopping wood in the yard, while tho young lady remained in the house, apparently con tent and quiet, except that she was once heard breaking up some wood in the kitchen. At noon the watcher went to his dinner. At two o'clock the father ! returned from Waymart, and on enter ing the house was horrified to find that the daughter had sacrificed herself as a burnt offering in atonement for her pro fessed eini, She had made on altar on the hearth in front of the fireplace of quilting frames, and other articles, piling them together, and covering them with several folds of carpet, with a roll of carpet for a pillow. She had then wrapped a quilt about her, and lying down upon the pyre in front of the blazing fire, with her check resting upon her right hand, had evidently burned to death without having moved a muscle or changed her position in the slightest. Both of her limbs were burned to a crisp to the knees, the arms were most ly consumed, and the whole body well nigh reduced to a cinder. She, too, left a letter, which was found in the family Bible. It stated that for sins committed she must atone to the offend ed law by offering her own body as a burnt sacrifice to her Emmanuel ; that they would find her ashes in the east end of the building, and that she desir ed them to deposit her remains near the northwest corner of the house in her Emmanuel's land. A further investi gation developed the fact that she had staked out a space near the northwest corner as the spot for her burial. HYMENEAL. Married, in St. Mnrv Maedalena's church, Honesdale, Nov. 16, 1908, at :.) A. m., by the Rev. William Dassel. Miss Mary Artman to Andrew Hessling, both of Honesdale. They were attended by Miss Frances Artman and William Artman, the cousin and brother of the bride. They left by the 6:55 a. m. Del. & Hud. train for a short bridal tour, which included Scranton and other points in the Valley. The groom is an employee of the Honesdale silk mill. Miss Anna Ruth Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, of Brook lyn, N. Y., and Percy Lambert Atkinson, of New York city, were married Nov. 7, 1908. Mr. Atkinson formerlv resided in Hawley, and is a son of the late John Atkinson. He 'is now employed with F. A. Munsey Co., publishers of Mun sey's magazine, and several other neri- odicals. HawUy Times. A KNIGHT FOR A DAY." The big musical gaiety, "A Knight for a Day," came to New York direct from its phenomenal success of 003 perform ances in Chicago. It continued at Wal lace's for six months to capacity busi ness, where it took rank as one of the most delightful musical pieces of the past decade. It went from Wallack's to the Tremont in Boston, and continued there for the entire summer, and, up to September these three cities were the only ones afforded an opportunity of witnessing it. It is credited with ex celling in perfectness of scenic equip ment, electric, novelties and richness of. Costumes' any production seen for years. The ensembles, dances, and chorus evo lutions have been devised by Gus Sohlke, whose cleverness in his particular line has won for him the name of the "Wiz ard." He is said to have given this, his latest effort, several novelties which will be a surprise to even those who are thor oughly familiar with his work. "A Knight for a Day" will be seen at the Lyric, on Monday evening, Nov. 23d. Infants'.-Children's and Misses' win ter Cloaks at Mennf.r&Co.'s. New in styles, best in goods. 22eitf New Portieres. Rues. Curtains and Carpets at Mexner & Co's. 22eitf FRANK DESHON and As "Jonathan and Tilly" in "A Knight Death of Lorenzo D. Tyler. Lorenzo D. Tyler, known more fa miliarly to his friends, as "Dow" Tyler, died at his home at Tyler Hill on Sun day, November 8th, 190H, after some years of failing health, complicated to ward the end with mental disturbance. His direct ancestors were active partici pants in the war of the Revolution, one of the family, Hezaleel, having been kill ed at the battle of Minnisink, opposite Lackawaxcn, July 22, 1779. Israel Tyler, a nephew of Captain Hezaleel, and son of William, was born in Da mascus township, this county, Feb. 20, 1800, his parents having removed to this side of the river from Sullivan county, N. Y., where the family had long been established. He grew to manhood in Damascus, and became one of the prominent men of his day. He found ed the FCttlement of Tyler Hill, at which point he built two sa nills and a grist mill, and greatly prospered in his busi ness undertakings. Most of his life was spent in lumbering on a large scale, and marketing the product of his mills at Philadelphia and other points on the Delaware river. He was also engaged in general merchandising and farming on an extensive scale. He married Miss Lavinia, a daughter of Judge Moses Tyler, who, like hiniu'If, was prominent in Democratic politics in the earlier days of the county. The subject of this notice was the second sun of Israel Tyler, and was born at Tyler Hill, Jan. 15, 1835. He received a good business education, after which he assisted his father in the conduct of his extensive business, and later on continued it in connection with his brother Moses, until the death of the latter in 1892. After that date, up to the time of his failure in health, he de voted his entire time to mercantile pur suits, in which he was eminently success ful. Oct. 13, 1855, Mr. Tyler was united in marriage to Miss Cynthia New comb, of Middletow n, N. Y., who died in 1883, respected and beloved by all who knew I her, and leaving a daughter, Lillian, j who became the wifeof N.J. Thompson, a merchant of hlmira, N. Y. Jan. 29, 1890, Mr. Tyler took for hissecoml wife, Imelda Mapes, of White Lake, N. Y., who with two giaudsons and a great grandson, survives him. Though an earnest and active Democrat Mr. Tyler steadily refused political preferment, notwithstanding the fact that his pop ularity extended far beyond partisan lines. He was a member of Delaware Lodge, No. 501, F and A. M. of Cochec ton, now transferred to Callicoon, N. Y. A neighbor sums up his character by saying that "he gave largely and freely of his love and unselfish devotion to his family, receiving in return their deepest affection, and many friends hear willing witness to the kind good neighbor and honorable, upright man that he was." The funeral services were held at his home on Wednesday, Nov. llth, Rev. Mr. Bell officiating. ANNOUNCEMENTS. An OYSTER SUPPER will be held in the basement of the Galilee M. E. church, on Thanksgiving evening, Nov. 2(ith. The Ladies' Aid Society, at the same time and place, will offer for sale" many fancy and useful articles. A general in vitation is extended to all. -t- Avisit to Mrx xeu & Co's Cloak and Suit denartment will convince lmvpra of th; style and cloth qualit'es of their season s suits. 22eiti Advertise in The Citizen. JEWELS DARRELX, for a Day." Lyrlo Theitre, Nov. 2Jrd. , LYRIC THEATRE ! BEKJ.H.DimiCH. - - .LESSEE UDIIMOI! MONDAY EVENING NOV. 2ft The Musical Event of the Season B. C. Whitney presents THE BIG MUSICAL HA! HA! N I 05- II T1 lot I A Y WITH FRANK DESHON AND B. a. Whitney's Merry fluBlcal6o The Show of 1,000 Laughs, 12 Big Song Hits and 10 Surprise Beauty Choruses. Prices: 35, 50, 75, $U$I.50 WDIocram opens at the box office at 9 a. m., Saturday, Nov. 21. fN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE 1 UNITED STATES, l'Oll T1IK MIDDLE IHSTRICTOF PENNSYLVANIA. Bankrupt. No. 1293. In the matter of PETKK HETTINGER, In Bankruptcy. TV. tli.t t ... D.I.. TT.III v . ... ...v- uiiuio VI ICWl uciiiuKer, 111 wc county of Wayne and district aforesaid, a liu tt lr mint of November, AD. Jims, thejjald Peter Het tjmrcr. was duly adjudged a. bankrupt: and flint (hn five- frmnt.. 1.1 - n t a. I. held nt theodicy of the referee tnthe borough upon Monday, the.'ttth day of November, UKBc at ten o clock In the forenoon, at which time appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupted tPnilDII'it Dunk ntlw. l...t 7 ....... u: uuaiucsa us may proper ly conic before such meetlne. WM. II. LEE. Honesdale. Nov. II, HKW. 35 IN THE SHOW WINDOW OF Q. P. SOMMER'S are DamtyMKbUlUWllCHtS One will be given to the MOST POPULAR SCHOOL TEACH ER, either lady or gentleman, in Wayne county, on CHRIST MAS DAV. December 25,1008. KaT Every purchaser will be entitled to HATT?. If ATI? J? even- Dollar's yj-ii t vr-LJUl Worth of Goods pur chased in SOMMER'S STORE, com mencing Nov. 9th to Dec. 24th. BALLOTS to be deposited in sealed box, and counted Christmas eve by a committee to be appointed by County u.iiwiiui:iiui-iii, u. u. ivieiiier. ARTISTIC HONESDALE. P 1036 MAIN STREET. Tooth Savers Wo have the sort of tooth brushes that are , mndu to thoroughly cleanse and save the ll'l'Wl. , They lire tho kind that clean teeth without I leaving your niouiu mil oi urisues. 1 Wo recommend those costing 25 cents or more, ixh wo ran cuarantco them and will re ,.plaro, free, any that show defects of manu- laciuro wiiiun inrcc mourns. O. T. CHAHBER5, PHARflACIST, Opp.D. & II. Station, IIONBSDALB, PA. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. Kftato of Albert Whitmore, lata of Iloiiosdalo bomuch, deceased. All penons 1 nilelitoil to Mild estate are notified to mattr Immeillalo payment to tho undernlened ; aild I tliow haviiiL' claims oealnst said eitato r not tiled toprcttnt them, duly attested, fori I settlement1 . HKtillY WILSON, " MARTIN CAUFIELD 1H1EH1 1 WORK Auiuiuuirmurci.