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+ U i \_ to recover tor back taxes on two vi- - Westbrook, Hugh Williym Bos- ' in Wondelville Cemetery, | < dog a fine view of the Niagara Fruit . - Valley, § for tickets and all information, § THE LOCKPORT JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1901. MYSTERY ISREGALLED .. Legal Action Brings it Back to Memory of Residents. t WHERE I8 WM, LONGTOFT ? Question Has Been frovived by Action Fox Foreclomtro for Unpaid Taxes-DIs- nppearoed Seven Years Ago With Other People's Money in His Keooping. * igo incldents which have recently occurred recall an intereating romance of the past. \Whore is Willliam Long»; toft, a one-time resident of Lockport, | and what has been his fate? Seven yours ago ho disappeared from this city and It is said that consider- able money which lam not bfgtong to ire Ainsrocgred wite rongiuft i Racfintlry Mrs. Longto't, wife of the pissing rman. raturnat to this city trom hor home in Indliuna for a vislt, and -s yesterday's Jow nal appernred fogal notleo which moars that the City of Loikpgort wilt sell -for city taxes the proporty In 'Wost Avenue awned by the snid Willlam Longtoft unless the buck taxes are paid, . Tho legat notice reads in part as follows: \The City of Lockport, Plain= tiff, against | Willlam | Longtoft, and Longtoft his wife, John Ubin- gos, Haward Hancy, and Martin W1 Lohr, as Prugtoos of the Class Bottle Blowars Asgociation of United States and Canada and Dennis A. Eiayes as Prestdent and as a member of sald (Glass Bottle Blowers Associition of the Tmited States and Cansda, and The United States and Ganada, James H. Murphy, Wilam B. McGomb, as Ra- | geolyor of tho property of Patrick FL Willtam W,. Brim, and Wil- Ham Woodburn, defondants.\ In order to understand why the City of Lockport Includes In this action the Glags Bottle Blowers' Association and goveral woll known cltizons it Is only necessary to know a fow of the facts as stated to a Journal reporter by City | Attorney Vicary this | morning, It scoms that the defendants enumerated in tho notice of action brought by the city have or had a lien on the prop- | orty of Longtoft, which they obtained to secure them fer money in the possession of the sald Longtoft when ho disappoared,. It has thus became necessary for the clty to include the above named defendants inm its action cant lots in West Avenues owned by Willtam Longtoft or his heirs. On Saturday last the Longtoft home on \Wost Avenue was sold by Referee Southworth on mortgage foreclosure proceedings, and was bought in by Attorney W. G. Creen, acting for Mrs. Tongtoft. It is algo probable that the city's action for the recovery of back | taxas will bo settled by Mrs. Longtoft fnd het attorney avranging to pay the amount dues.. * Mr. Longtoft was trensuror of the local branch of the (Hlass Bottle Blow- efs' Assoclation of America, and had in his possession funds of the order amounting to several thousand dollars, It is sald. . Slightly over seven years; ago ho loft this city ostensibly to at« tond in convention of the associatton in Atlantle but never appenred mt the convention. Since that time notther his wife nor any member of the association has heard from or seen | him. It Is satd that he has since been soon In England, from which country ho originally came, but he has never been definitely located. _, Longtoft's disappearance is one of | tho strangest allaivrs of the kind in: the history of this city, and specula- | tion rogarding It has been revived by | tho recent Incidents related nbove. He is believed to be still alive, but all efforts to locate him have apparently | been glven up. OBITUARY. wmune Elizabeth Haps, Daughter of John and Margaret Raps, died yesterday morning at their home at Wendelvilio, N.Y., R The funcratseryvices will be held Tuesday afternoon, August 18, at R o'clock. Burial Katto Raps, sister of Elltabeth, dled on Enturday. Hor funorat will be held at the stume time and place as that of her sister, Myron L. Bursell, 'The funeral of Myron L. Burrell took place on Saturday, August 10th, from the Bast Avonue Congregational Church, Rov., Gloorge A. Brock officiating. 'The musical selections wore many and, Temitiful. Members of the Niagirn County Bar at- tended the funeral in a body. _The bearers wore Abmer 'C. Hopkins, BRdward (t Parker, Artemus A. Bradley, Charles M, Southworth, Willace Dempsey and Washington T. Ransom. 'The interment was in Cold Springs Cemetery. , James The funeral services of James O'Hara wore held yesterday morning, August 12, atk o'clock, from St. Patwick's Church, Rev, Monsignor Cannon officiating. 'The wore James Lavers, Frank ton, James Kelly and Dennis Lurey, The flowors were many, showlug the high estcen dir which he was. held. Among them was a pillow from the International | Brotherhood of Electric Workers, and a crogs from the Home Telephone Linemen, t Buslial was made in St. Patrick's Come- CHS c Richard Hodge of Buffalo, Misses B. and Jully Hodge of Oswego, N. Y.. and Miss RMizaheth O'Hara of Chleago attended tho funeral The decensed was a member of TLinemen's Union No. 4b of Buifalo. 'The members attended in i body. resim Plonesrs Excursion to Olcott. On August Zist, the great Ploneers plente will be held at Olcott Park, on Lake Ontario. The Now York Central will run & special train to Newfane, leaving Lock- port it $120 a. m, fare for the round trip only 7G cents; roturning this train Avill leave Nowfrne at 7:00 p. m. Spoctal train will run via. Suspension | Bridgo and Lowiston Mountain, giv- Bee Now York Central ticket agents noserrat. sontace- * / WHY FAGANDESERTED Not Enough Money Available for the Pro-} posed New Building. \What has become of the city hospital! project!\ is a question which has been heard frequently during the last two weeks. | In order to gain some light on the situation and present an intelligent answer to the query a Journal representa- tive questioned some of the aldermen last evening. R 'Here are the facts: Early last spring the State Legislature passed an amendment to the city charter outhori¢ing the city of Lockport to raise $5,000 by bond issue for the purpose of establishing a modern icty hospital in place of the Flagler Hospital. which is inadequate to the needs of the city. It was understood at the time that certain physicians and public spirited women would ba,able to raise by subscrip* tion un equal amount and that the city would have $10,000 with which to build und equip a modern hospital of sufficient capacity, On this understanding the Common Council not only donated a site on East Aventis, appropriating city property there- for, but became s party to the construc- tlon of a sewer extension in the avenue which will cost the city about $800 as its ghave. This was done in full knowledge of tho fick that the city must use the Flagler Hospital site for hospital purposes or loss - title thereto. | The | site of the present hospital was considered too small for the proposed new institution,and the city donated over five acres of valua- ble land fronting on East Avenue fora site, It will thus be seen that the city has done its part, but, unfortunately, the lib eral minded, public spirited citizens who promised to raise $5,000 in addition to the city's appropriation for hospital purposes | huve fuiled. Although one man bad; promised $1,500, the committee has nop 'been able to secure subscriptions for only $1,800, ' The Common Council realizes that it will not have enough money to build and equip a modern and suituble hospital, and the aldermen are ina quandary what to do. Only $6,800 altogether is available for hos\ pituble purposes, and from this must be deducted $800 to pay for the sewer exten- sion. - It will take $10,000 to build a suita- ble and theoutlook is that there will be no general city hospital unless public subscriptions brigging the total up to the amount numed are promptly forth coming. Story of Hardship and Abandon- ment in the Philippines. TOLD BY LOCKPORT SOLDIER Tarned Traitor, to Home and country, Joining Forces of Its Enemies Because Left to Die by His Superior Offi- cer and Saved by Insu- gent Band. It is s-id that never'before has the true story of the desertion of certain United S ate soldiers in the Philinpines and their alllance with the natives been told a Lockport soldier who has but recently returned from Manila tells an interesting account. The story of Fagin as told by the Lockport soldier, who sshs that his name be withheld, while it in no man- ner makes him appear less a traitor to country, places him in a dirfgrent light in his relation to the Filipinos. The tale follows in the words of the narrator: That the insurrection in the Philip- pines has been successfully suppressed every American citizen who has kept acknowledges. The latest informaion which comes from the islands offers convincing proof. More than half the provinces of the archipeligo have al- ready come under civil government. About sixteen more are ready, but as yet the commission has set no time for putting such government in force in them. That General Malvar, the only insurgent general in the field with 400 proclamation denouncing General Cail- les and others as trators and proclaim- ing himself distator and successor to Aguinaldo, was - anticipated by the authorities. It was no more | than might be expectd and is what nearly every insurgnt general has been do- ing ever since the surrender of Aguin- aldo. - It is only a matter of days when Malvar, following the example of his former chiefs, will be only too glad to surrender to General Chaffee. No further trouble is expected from Mal- yar or any other Filippino leader. They find it far more advisable to remain in their mountain stronghold from which they may issue to the peasantry and pose as brave and patriotic leaders, than to attack the Americans, The very fact that nearly ali of the few at- tacks on our garrisons since last Janu- ary have been under the leadership and direction of American deserters; Fagan, Howard, Eberhardt and others, proves the statement. That the only dangerous leaders the Filpinos now possess are Americans is a sad fact. Only so recently as on August $rd the garrison of Calaban, Southern Cam- marines, was attacked by about 100 insurgents and their leader was the renegade Howard. There are cowards in every army, but why a man of .the American army, who knows what he is fighting for, who submits himself voluntarily to discipline, and who is supposed to have inlisted in the ser- vice, not for the purpose of gaining a livelihood, but for love of country or glory, should desert the cause which he believes to be right and the princi- ples for which he set out to fight to throw in his lot with a lost cause from which he can esjpect no recompense except a life of shame and continual remorse for every after seems hard for the average American to under- stand. ~ There must be something and some- body at fault. It is impossible to ques- CONDUCTOR SHOT BOY. She xT Spalding Witnessed a Sad Tragedy & ut La Salle Yesterday. Fheopr{ff Spalding witnessed a sad trage. dy at Lin Salle yesterday. A dispatch from that village describes the affair. Fred (Gruenwald, a fourtecn-year-old boy living wt La Salle, was accidentally shot and al- most instantly killed shortly after noon, Tony Spiszer, the young man who did the shooting, is grlef-stricken over the affair» Gruonwald, Spitzer and a number of boys ranging from 14 to 23 years old wereshoot- ing with a 22-caltber rifle. They took turns at shooting at a hat thrown into the air by one of the crowd. When it came Spitzer's turn to shoot he raised the rifle and it was dischiurged pre- maturely, Young Gruenwald was seen t) roel and fall to the ground. The bullet passed through the right lung and he lived but a few minutes. * Sherif? Spalding wis passing on a Buf- fulo & Magara Falls car when theaccident happened, The shorlff alighted and took charge of the body until the arrival of Cor- oner Jacob Helwig of North Tonawands Dr. Helwig beld an autopsy and an inves- tigation will be held on Thursday after- noon. Spitzer, who fired the fatal shot, is about 28 years old and is employed as a motorman on the Buftalo & Niagara Falls trolley line. He was not taken into cus tody on his promise to remain where he could be found until after the investiga- tlon. men. It may be intresting to observe | the causes which have led up to the desrtion of some of these men. Per- haps their stories may shed a light upon this turning upon home and country. Let us take the case of Fagan. When the 24th Infantry, colored, reached Manila, Fagan was its regimental sergeant major. That he was an able and capable man is cer- tain, else he could never have attained this position of responsibility and trust., That he was a man of good moral character is confirmed by the men of his own regiment who knew him. * R Soon after the regiment reached Manila it was ordered on one of those long, tedius and exhausing expeditions, full of such hardships as only a soldier can have any conception of. For days these mn had marcher through mud these men had marched through mud and slush and water, over rocky trails and through deep ravines, over moun- tains and through valleys, every sense strained to high tension, alert and ready for every alarm for every mo- mant of the day and the night until | exhaustion came. After many days of uch \hiking\ Sergeant Major Fagan fell ill and was obliged to fall to the rear. No material assistance could be given him by the medical depart- ment at such a time. 'The surgeon had only such medicines as were most nec- | essary in cases of emergency, and only in such quantities as could be con- veniently carried. For two days Fagan struggled along behind the column when he finally fell in the road abso- lutely helpless. His comrades at once came to his assistance and made pre- parations to carry him along until they could reach a garrison, or tran- sportation. They were prevented from doing this by an officer who rode up and ordered that Fagan be left be- hind. It is said that Fagan and this | officer had quarreled and now the lat- ter took his revenge. Here then, in the country of the enemy, surrounded by treacherous natives, Fagan was left to 'despair and death He was found by a roving band of Ladrones whose intention it was to burn him at the stake.A company of insurgents came to his assistance. As soon as the insur- gents were seen the Ladrones took flight leaving Fagan bound to a tree. His rescuers carried him into the mountains and nursed him back to life and health. He was then offered safe conduct to his regiment. This courtesy Fagan refused and offered to remain with those who had befriended him. His offer was accepted. In a letter to his former rgiment Fagan hotly denounced the conduct of the officer who had ordered his abandon- ment and stated that he would remain with the insurgent forces, attacking the American forces whenever possi- State Fair at Syracuse The State Fair for 1901, September 9th to September 14th, is to be the best and most complete fair ever pro- duced in the Empire State. The great horses from every part of the country will gladden the hearts of lovers of horses. The largest purses ever offered by a fair in New York! will bring out the fastest horses of the time. The agricultural exhibition will make New York Grangers prouder than ever of their state. Live stock will be another feature of the 1901 fair, and the managers promise something worth seeing in this always interesting department. Neither time nor money has been spared by the management of the New York State Fair for 1901, to make it a success In every department, and it is believed that the attendance will | surpass that of any previous year. The New York Central has arranged for reduced rates from all points on its lHne to the Staite Fair, and every effort will be made to take the best possible care of the people. 12-d-10t-Sw-6t Benutifal Views of the Yosemite. 'There is perhaps no more grandly benu- tiful spot in this country or esewhere than the territory of mountain and valley in- cluded in the Yosemite National Park. California,. The Southern Pacific Railway Company, \The Hunset Route,\ has issued a handsome book of views which is worth a place in every home. Send ten cents to 't'. I. Goodman, General Passenger Agent, Han Francisco, and receive & copy. _ dxcursionist$ Was Injured. Miss Rost Sinith of Toronto, Ont., came to Olcott with the big excursion on the steamer Argyle Sunday, Herouting was spoiled in the afternoon. She was walk- ing on the trolley line ties near the east pier when she slipped and fell, breaking three ribs on the right side. She was con- veyed to the Argyle and attended by a physician, Annual Election of Officers. 'The annual election of officers of the W. C. 'T. U. of this city will take place at the regular meeting this afternoon in the lec- tureroom of the English Lutheran Church, at 8 o,clock. Other business of importance will be ‘kflid‘vflt-SWWC. ble until he had achieved his revenge transacted. Refreshmemts will be gerved.| and killed the officer in question; that abreast the daily newspapers gladly men, should have recently issued a, tion the sincerity of most of these { 'he would then surrender himself and 'take the consequences. He has kept his promise thus far. He has harrassed the garrisons in Northern Luzon time and time again, {'and no doubt will continue to do so as long as he can find a few followers. Eberhardt, a deserter from the 27th Infantry, U. S. A., was shot early last May, near Montalban, Province of Manila, by a sergeant of the Hocano scouts who had been a former friend of his and a non commissioned officer of the same regiment,. 'The Hocanos stationed at San Mateo learned that Eberhardt often called upon one of the dusky queens of that place and so kept a sharp lookout, He dared once too often. About the tenth of May the garrison learned of his presence. The town was reached but Eberhardt had made his escape toward Mantalban and the mountains. 'The Hocano and American scouts at once set out in pursuit. They had the advantage of being mounted. At Montalbin they learned that their man had been seen running in the rear of the town only a short time before their arrival. They continued heir pursuit from this place on in squads. As many squads were made as there were trails into the mountains. Only about a mile beyond the town, in the foothills, one of the squads caught sight of Eberhardt just as he was. entering a trail. The ser- geant in command fired and a volley from the Iocanos following. 'The vol- ley proved unnecessary for the first bullet had found and killed him. EIN THE REALM OF SPORT. American League. At Boston-Boston, 6; Philadelphia, 0. 2 Second game-Boston, 1; Philadelphia, T. , At Detroit-Detroit, 4; Milwaukee, 17. At Cleveland-Cleveland, 2; Chicago, I7. 2 National League, At St. Louis-St. Louis, 8; Cincinnati, Et Eastern League, At Toronto-Toronto, 0; Hartford, 2. Second game-Woronto, 4; Hartford, 6. At Montreal -Montreal, 4; Brockton, 3. Second game-Montreal, 8; Brockton, 2. ‘ At Rochester-Rochester, 9; Provi- dence, 6. - At Baffalo-Buffalo, 5; Worcester, S. State League. At Waverly-Waverly, 4; Tlion, 8. At Utica-Utica, 11; Troy, 8. At Rome-Rome, 5; Albany 2. At Binghamton-Binghamton, 4; Sche- rectady, 2. » MARKET REPORT. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 12. Money on call, 2@2% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4%4@5 cent. Sterling exchange: Actual business in bankers' at $4.87%@4.987T% for demand and $4.85%@4.85% for sixty days. Post- ed rates, $4.86@4.89. Commercial bills, $4.$4%@4.95%4. Bar silver, 5§8¥c. _ per New York Pro‘vision Market. FLOUR-Winter patents, $3.60@3.90; winter straights, $8.40@3.55; winter ex- tras, $2.50@2.80; winter low grades. $2.30@2.40 Minnesota patents, $3.90G 4.20; Minnesota bakers', $2.85@3.15. CORNMEAL-Yellow western, $1.23; city, $1.22; brandywine, $8.30@3.50. RYE-No. 2 western, Ole f.o.b. affoat; state rye, 53@5Ge. - WHEAT-No. 2 red, 80%e-f.0.b. afloat; No. 1 northern, 82e f.o.b. afloat. CORN-No. 2 corn, 60¥e £.0.b. afloat. OATS-No. 2, 40¢; No. 2 white, 48¥e; track mixed western, 30%@4le; track white, 42@50c. - HAXY-Shipping, T2%4@i15e; good to choice, 90@05c. . BUTWE-OCregmery extras, 20%c; iactory, 15c; imitation creamery, 16@ Tc. CHEESE-Fancy small white, 9%4@0%e. EGGS-State, and Penssylvania, 19c. large white, O¥%e; Buffalo Provision Market. BUFFALO, Aug. 12. WHEAT-No. 1 northern, 82e; win- ter wheat, No. 2 red, T5e. COIIN-No. 2 corn, 62e; No. 8 corn, 61%c.* OATS-No. 89c. . FLOUR-Spring wheat, best patent, perobbl., $4.25@1.30; low grades, $2.25@ 8.00. \ v BUTTER-Creamery, western, extras, 21¢; state and Pennsylvania creamery, fair to good, 15@10c. CHEESE-Fancy full. cream, 10c; good to choice, 944@0%e; common to fair, 7@Sc. EGGS-Western 17c. POTATOES-New, fancy, $4.75; old, per bbl., $3.00@3.50. 2 white, 48¢; No. 8 mixed, and state fancy: per bbl, Fast Buffalo Live Stock Market. CATTLE-Extra export steers, $5.6 @5.15; good to choice shipping steers, ; $5.50@5.00; coarse, rough, but fat steers, | $4.00@4.40; choice to smooth, fat heifers, | $5.00@5.25; common to good cows, $3.50 @4.50; good butcher bulls, $3.80@4.10. SHEEP AND LAMES-Spring lamls choice fancy, $5.60@5.75; fair to good, $5.253@5.50; wether sheep, $4.15@4.40. HOGS-Mixed packers' grades, $6.10 $6.15; heavy hogs, $6.15@6.20; choice heavy and upwards, $6.15@06.20. Bufalo Hay Market. HAY-Old timothy, loose, $15.00@G 16.00; No. 1 timothy, baled, $13.00. Little Falls Cheese Market. LITTLE FALLS, Aug. 12. On the dairy board of trade today the sales of cheese were:. Large colored, G lots of 615 boxes at Oc; small white. 18 lots of 1,115 boxes at small white, 9 lots of 804 boxes at Oc; small colored, 20 lots of 1,410 boxes at 9¥4c; small colored, 5 lots of 323 boxes at Oc; twins, colored, 9 lots of 608 boxes at 9¥%ec; twins, white, 11 lots of 558 boxes at twins, white, 4 lots of 250 boxes at Oc. Butter-Light sales of butter were made at 1§@20%e, mostly dairy made. Some small pails brought 21ec. Utica Cheese Market. - UTICGA, Aug. 12. At the Utica dairy board of trade to- day the offerings of cheese were 109 lots of 8,060 boxes, Ruling price was Oe for large and Ol4c for small. A few lots of large white sold at 8¥ke and small white at O4%c. Creamery butter sold at 20%@ 21 for tubs and 21@22 for prints. POTATOES-New York, $8.00@4.00. A Big Summer Sac __ ~ {W At waLrses | BOSTON sTOR AAP aP ¢ The Big Sale and Its Meanin? --ommanay This Summer Clearance Saie is the one event 613 the season when every de- partmem‘f is thoroughly gone through; when lines of wanted merchandise are shorn of profit. It is an event that must needs appeal to your Economy. We prepare for it in an open-eyed, business-like mafiner. Mark the goods. with a full knowledge of the loss to be sustain’ed, fully believing, and, in fact knowing from experience that a liberél price reduction at this time means the turning into money much that might otherwise be. carried to another season. These goods you want NOW. You can buy them now at lowei: prices—much lower prices than at the beginning of the season. Need we emphasize the wisdom, the economy, of taking advantage of such an opportunity by attending this sale and buying as liberally as your pocket book will stand. R - Not to investigate the valueé offered during this sale is to miss a buying chance of the greatest importance. Sale Begins Tuesday Morning, August 13th. M, G. Walsh,90 &92 Main z Watch Bargains Would you like to buy a Watch? If so call at D. A. Hixson & Co's, sean ne ue And see what they bave ir the way of attractive Watch Bar- - gains. They are ready to show you the late productions in new. - Jewelry, Silverware and Silver Toilet: Goods, -suitable for bridal gifts or personal use. «They have just opened up the |, latest in Cot Glase, bmlli>ntand beautiful. Cali and get prices* before buying. They have a buyer st headquarters,. Quality considered they will not be undersold. rol. D. A. HIXSON & CO.| Mahogany, Birch, Bird's Eye and Oak Chamber Suits, at very - low prices. We have some great bargains in Dining-room Furni- ture. Our assortment is com- plete. Come and see us. I Pee ___ M , ‘E 7 , ; 4, Of Ladies are A - 11016 Tr 001) wearing our ox- ford ties, We have in stock all the swell- things in all the new leathers. Black, Rus- sia Calf, Patent Calf, the new Patent Kid in extension or light soles. Prices to suit yyuce. Chas. P.Rignall nvest In Missouri Moes They will net you 5 per cent. per annum. Two million dollars successfully loaned and not &a doss or defaulted. loan. References, by permission, to Lockport and other inves- tors, furnished. Write: for full particulars. CVV HE. SOMMjfififil Financial Corresponden Corpell University» + 30 R01and St\ maCOfl‘, Hissouri.
