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tUX!br.rT jdIj i Wayne County Organ Scml-Weekly Founded 1908 of the I Weekly Founded, 1844 I REPUBLICAN PARTY 65th YEAR. HONESDALB, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1908. NO. 39 Cttaett CRISISJ m Revolutionist Army Arrive at Port an Prince. PANIC REIGNS IN THE CAPITA: Victorious March of Rebel Force i Under General Simon Has Caus ed Consternation Among Of ficials of Black Republic. Port au Prince. Tlnltl, Dee. l.-The. revolutionary army, under General Antoine Simon, 1ms enmped against Tort au Prince, and n feeling of Im pending disaster 1ms taken possession of' the people. The government losses at Anse a Veau on Fridny and the rout of the loval troons have caused consternation! among the officials of the government, with possibly the sole exception of President Nord Alexis. Kvery effort ' to .hare him take himself out of the countrr has proved a failure, and tliej nged president, who has faced many j revolutions before, announces his dc termination to light to the last. It may be that President Alexis feels the confidence he expresses In his abil ity to cheek the advancing army of the revolution, but the residents of Port au Prince eertnlnly are no! of the same mind. Many of them are panic stricken, and the great majority of the natives have closed and shuttered their stores and business houses and have put bars across the doors and windows of their residences. There Is an uneasy feeling nmong the foreigners nof withstanding the presence In the harbor of the war-1 ships of the United States and France, from which forces unquestionably will be landed if the Insurgents succeed in passing the gates of thejcltjv'Vf 'iit 'flic first slfrft of disorder ti'd pillage. Kings of difCorotuXnations nre 'flying from the homes Of many of the for elgn residents,- the markets nre de serted, and the country people, upon whom the city depends for its suste nance, have fled precipitately anil re fuse to return. The situation has become so grave that an official proclamation has been issupd couvokim? the ciinnitici-s in ex traordinary session so that measures may be taken to preserve the govern- ment or at least to effect n compro- raise with the revolutionary leaders There Is great fear that the disaf- fected body of Haitians In this city , may take up arms for the overthrow of the government, -which, however, being forewarned has taken precau-1 tlons against this happening. President Alexis, suspecting the Joy-! alty of General Cameau. the chief of. t,lCf' h"8 8Pnt blm Ut " ""'''''l mission. General Nau. who also Is one of the chief police officials, has been replaced I by General Hyaelnthe for the same' reason. The streets are patrolled by bodies! of troops, -who maintained order, but this -was a simple matter, as many of I the streets -were deserted, the people ' having betaken themselves to their barricaded houses. So far as can he seen all of the officers and soldiers here remain loyal. Three divisions of troops are In trenched at the convergence of three roads, several miles outside the city. The vanguard of the revolution oc cupied Grand Goave, a town of 10,000 Inhabitants about thirty miles west of Port nu Prince, without firing a shot. General Simon has been engaged In previous movements of the same kind In 1002 he declared himself In favni of General Antenor Firniln for tin presidency, nnd the latter pursued sim ilar tactics to those now being fol lowed by General Simon, in u procla mation General Simon stated that he desired to rescue the country from the tyrannical rule of Nord Alexis so that the people would be free to elect a new president. The French training ship Duguiiy Trouln has gone to Petit Goave at the earnest request of the French colony there, wlto fear disorders. The Du guay Trouln will make a general stir-1 vey of the situation nnd net ns 11 1 uuuni vessel. Tiie Haitian gunbont Nord Alexis has left here for the pur-1 pose to bombard one of the ports held by 'the revolutionists. MURDERER'S MOTHER DIES. Daughter of Condemned Man Breaks Down at Funeral. Cleveland, O., Dee. 1. Mrs. Barbara Illlllk, mother of Herman Illlllk, eon. uvmneu 10 uie in. vh engo uec. 11 ror ," u " """y w'"' burled In Harvard Grove cometery, The home of the woman, who died of sorrow nt tbe prospect of the hang ing of her son, was crowded with sym. pathUlng friends. Little Edna Bllllk, daughter of tho Bin condemned to die, broke down at the funeral. BANK CASHIER A SUICIDE. Shoots Himself In Sanitarium, Where He Was a Patient. Kingston, X. Y.. Dee. 1. Jesse C. Joy, formerly cashier of tlio Hamilton bunk. Now York, and a director in that Institution when it closed Its doors during the panic last year, committed suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun In a sanitarium ul Kingston X. Y. " i Following the failure of the Institu tion Mr. Joy became mentally deraug , ed and was sent to the sanitarium ti recuperate. He believed that be wa- uirccu.v icsjiousiuie 101 mu imiiur. He had been eonne'ted with the. bank for many years and was one ot the first to protest against the nielli ods of the K. It. Tlioinas-TIeinze elliue after It gained control of the Inst It u I tlon. NEWBERRY HEADS NAVY. Takes Office Today as Successor to , Secretary Metcalf. Washington. Dec. 1. Beginning to day the navy of the United States has' a new ollicial head. He Is Truman II. j Newberry of Michigan, formerly as-! slstnnt secretary of the navy, who has acted ts secretary since the retiring secretary, Victor Metcalf of California. 1 was incapacitated by Illness. The home of the new secretary is In Detroit, .Mich. He Is very wealthy,! having Inherited a large fortune from SECRETARY NEWBERRY, niK father, and is Interested In many rHr0ads and corporations. He Is a graduate of Vale unlversltv. Mr NPwberrv has been interested in nnval afralrs for many years. He was onu of thp organic of the Michigan stat( nval hl.,eani actlnK as Ianas. man In 1SKi Hn(1 aa neuter and uav. , tor , 18()7.8 He obtalned tt com. mlsgon , tbe Vnltca States navy as 1IOto , ,00s throughout the Spanish-American war 1 on the Yosemlto. Mr. Newberry was appointed assistant secretary of the navy by President Roosevelt In 1905. Herbert Livingston Sattcrlee, son-ln law of J. Plerpont Morgan, has been tendered the position of assistant sec retary of the navy to succeed Mr. Newberry. I Mr. Satterlee is a lawyer and a ! member of the Bar association of New I York He hns been general counsel of I the Navy League of the United States and president of the Nuvnl Reserve I association. During the war with I Spain Mr. Satterlee wns a lieutenant j and served as chief of staff to Captain ! John It. Bnrtlett. 118 BODIES EEC0VERED. Danger of Further Explosion In tht Marianne Mine Is Past. Pittsburg, Dec. 1. One hundred and eighteen bodies have been recovered from the Mnrlanmi mine of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal company and now lie In the Improvised morgue. Of the victims twenty-three have been Iden tified as Americans. The miners worked throughout the night In four hour shifts. All the headings with the exception of two were penetrated. Danger from further explosion Is past Presldent John II. Jones has checked off the uumes of 180 miners In the mlnu nt the time of the explosion, nnd lie does not believe the list of dead will exceed that number, 700 KILLED IN COLLISION. Japanese Steamihlps Sunk Off Chafeo With Great Loss. Cuefoo, China, Dec. 1. Two Jupa npHit HtpnmHlilnH were sunk In collision 1 0g (bis port. jt is reported that 700 persons hare been drowned. Several steamers ut once put out to tho scene of the disaster, nnd furtha-i details nre expected momentarily. While It Is not known how large a percentage of the passenger list vu Japanese, It 1 feared tbe dead may In clude a number of Europeans. KILLED JJ RIOT.! Mob of 800 Strikers Stonest Deserter to Death. , MORE MILITIA TO GO TO KEASBEV Guardsman Shoots Down Man When Troops Are Attacked One Thousand Strike Break ers Arrive. Perth Amboy, N. J.. Dee. 1. One man dead and another mortally wounded Is the toll of pitched battles resulting from the strike of 2,000 em ployees of the National Flreproofing company of Keasbey. The dead man, Etnil Knska, was c striker who was stoned by his com rades when he attempted to return to work, and the -wounded man, Joseph Pnlnskl, was shot In a disturbance that took place in front of the Bnrlton plant of the company when the state guardsmen charged upon the rioters. Further battles between the soldiers and strikers are expected momentari ly. The strikers. Incensed by the shooting of one of their number, are now biding their time to make a con certed attack on the militiamen. Armed with guns, knives and clubs, they are stationed on a big li ill close to the point whore the troops are en camped and are preparing for an open engagement. The situation became so serious that Adjutant General Brlentnll declared that more companies would be brought here. Huge quantities of whisky have been taken to .the camp of the strikers and has so Inflamed them that they are becoming more nnd more violent. Bloodhounds have been brought here by Sheriff Qunekenboss to trace the men who were responsible for the stoning to-deatli of one of the strikers. Two hundred additional, deputies have been swpnHn tbiisislst the soldiers. In I the event of nn emergency One thousand strike breakers: loaded 1 tin two li!ir?es and under I hp tninril of E0O nrivate detectives arrived todav at ' "Keasbey. It was planned to take the men to' the plants along the Rarltan and land them Inside the works before dawn. Each of the .'100 detectives carried a rifle. One effect of the strike has been that the strikers have been unable to pay their rents, and Detective R. A. Pol tier of the prosecutor's office has now fifteen dispossess warrants which may be used to eject families of strikers in case the men at Keosbey refuse to re turn to work. The ranks of the strikers have beon augmented by the employees of the Lorillnrd clay plant at Keyport, whers 250 men went out on Saturday. JEWISH WOMEN MEET TOLA'S International Council Assembles In Convention In Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Dec. 1. For ten days, be ginning today, the fifth triennial con ventlon of the International Council of Jewish Women Will be In session In, this city. The convention of the coun-, ' " ",,s ' togetner leiiuing women or t,1L' Jew,H11 rnce rrom Pans 01 the United States, and many problems of interest to the growing Jewish pop ulation of the country will be consid ered. The council Is an outgrowth of the congress of Jewish women held In con nection with the International parlia ment of religions at the Chicago expo sition In 1S0P., The activities of the council are principally along the lines of philanthropy, aid to immigrants, peace, education, reciprocity and co operation. JAPAN TREATY SIGNED. Secretary Root and Ambassador Taka hira Exchange Notes. Washington, Dec. 1, Secretary Root and Ambassador Taknhlra exchanged noteR nt the state department cover ing the treaty of live articles which nre to govern the policy of Japan and the United States lu China and the Pacific. The state department is pleased with the manner In which the intentions of 1 the two governments regarding tbe Pacific and China has beon received. Governor Magoon Leaves Cuba. Wasulneton, Pec. 1. Governor Ma Koon left Cuba today and will arrive In Washington on Dec. It. He comes here to confer with Secretary "Wright regarding the best methods for the I withdrawal of tho troons from Cuba. Rao Riots In Prague. Prague, Uohomlu, Dec. 1. In race riots between Czechs and Germans the police cleared the atreets with swords nnd bayonets, many persons being wounded. B1C FLEET SAILS. American Battleships Start on Voyage For Home. LAST LEG OF LONGEST CRUISE " Admiral Sperry Bids Farewell to Officials at Manila, While Crowds line Harbor and Cheer the Ships. iManiln, Dec. 1. 'With the long home ward bound pennants of the vessels Streaming In the breeze that blew ' aeross Manila harbor Uncle Sum's great fleet of battleships started from here tbday on the last leg of their cruise I h bund the world. They will stop at other ports before seeing the Atlantic coast of the United States rise before 1 their eyes, but the stay at Manila ADMIRAL SPERRY. which ended today was the last long sojourn of the fleet before reaching home. 'l ue last leave taking of the military and clvil ""leers stationed here with tm' men of tlle fleet was a simple cer- emony. Iu the presence of an assem- blage of Americans and well known natires Governor Smith in a short ih speech extended to Admiral Sperry and his men the best wishes of the island- . 11 . , " " "4 ers for a safe and pleasant voyage to ,nB 1,1 Delaware county, that, on the thenomoland. Iu reply the admiral re-; fateful morning set apart by Miller as turned his thunks for the hospitality the day for a display of individual avia shown'to himself and his men and ex-jtion on the part of the faithful believers, pressed their wishes for the continued they arose and neglected to prcpaie prosperity and -peace 'of the Islands un-1 breakfast, saving that thev should not der Governor Smith's administration. , need it( .. more ,mMy foodi As the heavy smoke began to ascend Th , and d j , from the smokestacks of the Connectl- ,. , , . . . . . , , cut, flagship of the fleet, and the kick-, ing ""1 dnnmB on""" Wnary Ing up of the water under her stern sI,hero- But the-v 1ind forgotten tbe proclaimed the fact that her propellers appetite of their children, and the kids, had begun to move for the beginning 1 not understanding the particulars of the of the end of the great cruise tremen prospective aerial flight of their parents, dous cheers and shouts of good wishes 1 clamored so loudly for their breakfast in various tongues arose from the that it was finally prepared for them, crowds lining the shores of the bay. and before the children were through It seemed as though all Manila and , wjtn tl)0 lneal tl)C thne gt,t f(ir , fU ,t ia suuuiuB uuu milieu uul iu uiau IUC vessels godspeed. Not even the cnor - mons crronns that llnod thp slinros nf Svdnev harbor and cave our vessels so , r0yai u sendoff at the Australian port 1 Vere more enthusiastic than the Ma - Un crowds. MME. STEINHEIL IN COURT. Her Counsel Retires From Case Be fore Magistrate Andre. Paris, Dec. 1. Mine. Margaret I Stelnhell, 'ccused of the murder by I'otaonliiK and strangulation of bet ltliclmnil mill utinmnf linli ninu inlfim fit husband nnd stepmother, was taken to court today for a further hearing be fore Magistrate Andre. Exeruordiuary precautions were tak en in view of u possible hostile dem oustratlon. Mine. Stelnhell wns brough to the court at an early hour from tht historic Conclorgerle. Mrae. Steinhell's counsel, M. Aubln retired from the case. The reason glv en lor nun is xuui nu iook up mu cum- , .... 1 x . prior to the criminal Indictment, butt tw h. ,, ,,,fp..wi tvn it nvnr 1 to u special assize court udvocnto, ns he Is not versed In that eluss'of, won , PRESIDENT STRUCK BY AUTO. "That Wa. a Pretty Close 8h.v. He Remarks Wushlngtou, Dec. 1. President Roosevelt was struck by an automo bile while be wus out walking here, In crossing the street he turned to wuve bis bund to some children and aid not see un upproacblng car until 11 wns almost upon uim. xno owner, David W. Iteloobl, succeeded In stop ping the automobile, but not In time to prevent the president being tripped by the mud guard. "That was a pretty close shave," re marked Mr. Roosevelt aa be picked nlanlf up. LEST WE FORGET. The "End of the World 1843. . A few years since the writer was can KIC.1IT1I AHTK'l.i:. vast-ing for the paper with which lie was Tew of our readers are old enough to then connected, and came upon a remember the Milicrite Craze of the worthy old resident of Berlin, who was earlv 'forties. Its founder was William ' building stone wall on a farm at Laurel- Miller, who was born in Vittsfield.Mase., inivsl. 1,11(1 1i,(l''i 1W, six years af- ter the date which lie had fixed for the end of the world. He had a large fol- lowing, estimated at 00,000, but the failure of his prediction greatly diniin- ished the number of his disciples. It is , said that the sect still exists, but sol greatly reduced in number as to be of no consequence. In 1.S-IM, however, the date fixed for the judgement day, Mil-1 lerite meetings were being held all over tbe country, and, as many were attract- ed to them by a thorough belief that Miller's predictions would be verified; manybv curiositv, and mnnv as scoffers, lllL.re was wxvr ack ef 'overflowing muliencPS, The wriu.,. was lnd of onh. , ., , , "x j 1 llo,IMdB,e" but well remembers attending a meet- nig 111 me oiu lucwioaisi. cnurcn at mo head of Chapel street, and of listening to a blood-curdling description of the impending doom of all earthly creatures, when "the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll." The startling discourses were eulii need in interest by the use of large charts 011 which the relative posi tions of the sun, moon and stars, with an occasional fiery-tailed comet, were depicted, and so cunningly connected with Bible texts as to thoroughly con vince the weaker 'minded and credulous tl.nt ,1... u,....-wl nf ,1... C....1 4 . ' tiitii ,11,- pw, in,t ir, 1111- juijii imiiiiii Wiir, nigh at hand, when tliey should "all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of nn eye." Honesdale furnished quite a nuin)cr of Miller's deluded followers, who were convinced that upon a designated day the angel Gabriel would make his ap pearance and blow bis trumpet ; and that 'then, they, Ihe.AieJievers, having beforehand given .aj ay, tiieir flour and meat, and prepared arid donned their white robes, would immediately ascend into the air 011 their way to heaven, the precise locality of which blissful abode ! the prophet never clearly defined n order to have a good start, however, it Was said that a few of the more eager to denart hence and bo at ueneo." be- took themselves to the summits of Irving rv.t ,, . ., ,,, , . . 1 . r ', .,, 1"', "- " " !'; .1 cuiunuuior iu me iorin .tmcn- cmi snys tllnt ll,st summer a very aged '" iicconqmiiieu u iariy ui sigm-seers 1 to a point on the banks of the Susqiu I'anna river, some distance below Ilar risburg, and there pointed out to his guests a high, rocky island in the river. Here, he said, when he was a vouth, one summer morning thoMilleri'tioflifroin the surrounding country came; their, objec tive point being this island, from the top of which they were to make their , Tliey w.'re rowed across in tin flat-bottomed bouts common in that sec tion; tliey climbed to the summit of the rock, and there, all day, clothed in their white ascension robes, they knelt fuc- ing the east, praying and waiting for the angelic summons. There wnsjust a suggestion of tiie ancient snn-worsliip iu t. orjp,ltatinn of the crowd on the r(,kHi in 11(,(,di(.SH , Hav ,iin, , ... , ,,. , .,..,1 .i,:, 111 gel dd not cone, and the white h. ,1 cetiBion garments did not make their ns- garmuutudid not make their np- I pearnnce in Heoven. When night came j on the dupescamedown tnerocKssoi , what wisur and considurablv sadder in ' "T. L . Z f ZZ III 11 UUIIIT1 111 inu niiiim FI ItM I ,,xI,0l,"''(,r Testament history, those devotees had given awny their household goods, their cattle, their crops, and other property, to their Icrs credulous neighbors, and they in turn would not give back the voluntary gifts from the deluded victims of Miller; and BOi tho old man said, they afterwards . HUffured keui nly from want, alumni for the necessaries of life, , lu Philadelphia there lived an old French ink-maker, nt Third and Ger man streets, lie, ton, was infected with the craze, and giving uway his business he mounted to the roof of bis house, robed in white, prepared to., go upon signal. Overcome by nervous dread he collapsed and did not recnvcrconscioua Crazc in ness until long after the appointed time for the ascension. In- On apprising him of our errand lie very kindly expressed his appreciation f the paper, and said that he would very gladly subscribe, lint as the world was coming to en end on the loth of the next month, it would hardly be worth while. "Nut why," we then urged." is it worth while for you to put up this stone wall, if it is so soon to be dest roved?" "It isn't," he replied promptly, "but thc'tinie must be put in in someway, and I might as well be doing this as any thing else, or nothing at all. It w ill be all the same after the loth." The old gentleman lived for some years after the date he had fixed for the final catastrophe; but his belief that the end was very near at hand was never shaken. "Only a trifling mistake as to dates," he would insist, "but it's coming, and coining soon !" Bostonia Ladies' Orchestra. MISS SILIAN CHANDLER, Solo Violinist. Tiie Bostonia Ladies' Orchestra and Mart King, story teller, will give our people a rare treat at the Lyric Theatre on Monday evening, Dec. 7th. Tbe fol lowing artists will render instrumental solos: Belle Yeaton Renfrew, Conductor, Trombone ; Florence Connor, Violin ; Alice McLaughlin, Flute ; S. Ella Morse, Cornet ; Grace Bullock, 'Cello, and -the Famous Brass Quartet. Mart King will entertain with some of li is new stories. This company of artists are not new to Honesdale lovers of music and humorous entertainments, and the mere announce ment of rbeir coming means a large at tendance at the Lyric, on the date on which they will appear here. MART KING. Mart King, who will appear at the Lyric, on Monday evening, Dec. 7th, witli the Bostonia Ladies' Orchestra, is not an elocutionist, neither is he a rea der, because his niannerand his methods are altogether different from those of the ordinary lyceum entertainer. Mr. King is essentially a story teller. Some of his tales are culled from books, and some from real life. They all have the saving grace -if humor, and are all laid before liis audiences iu a way that shows famil iarity witli the characters with which be deals. The Irish philosophy of Mr. Donley, the simple guile and quaint ex pressions of the Southern negro nnd his more sophisticated brother of the North, the business sense and the dialectic dif ficulties of the Hebrew, are brought be fore his bearers as they appear in the living examples of the types which he portrays. rDeath of William Gll ney. William Gilmey died nt his home on Forest street, on Thursday, Nov, 2C, BIOS, after an illness of some duration commencing with a paralytic stroke', lie was a son of Patrick Gibney, for ninny years a resident of Honesdale and Texas township, but now living in Scrnnton. William woh f2 years of ago, and most of his life was spent iu lloiiesdalo. He is survived by his wife and four chil dren, Kathryn, Mary, William nnd Am brose, The funeral was held on Satur day morning, with interment in St. John's It. C. cemetery. A number of out of town relatives were in attendance. ltobling & Schroiber, of Scrnnton, nre compiling a new business directory of Honesdale nnd Hawley. K vBBBBBBBBBBB ' .'-mK fLLBBBBBLB ni