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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-23

IN open letter TO so0men No. I.
Laurel Ave, San Francisco,
May IS, 1902.
"Dear friend of women:
"When my baby was born,
five years ago, / got up in six
days. Far too soon. Result:
falling of the womb. Ever since
I've been miserable.
"I tried everything doctors,
medicines, apparatus but grew
worse.
"I could hardly stand; and
walking without support was
impossible.
cat last / saw an advertise
ment of Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and de-
cided to try it. The effect was
astonishing. Since / took the
first bottle my womb has not
troubled me, and, thanks only
to you, l am now well. Every
suffering woman @
should knowhow seWSM
reliable your
compound is. 1t T ~
is sure cure" w ~
Mrs. A. Detwiler. eus >trDsa
All druggist. sell n, or sen, t.s3H1\\%1G~kSsx4
BY mail. In form Of Pills or kzIlk<1VFVN
Losensss, on receipt of 81. EAXZ[llV&9N
Correspondents Freely an ~ASN<s.oz&%xy
svsrsd. Addrsn in conf M< r. <<
dence, LYDIA Z. PINK =
HAN MEpioAL Co., LYNN, skS RG[
MASS. Liver Pills, E,c.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
TIE PENSION INVESTIGATION.
Gen. Rmum's CpIni IN OF Two Books Written
by Pension ONCE Employees.

WASHINGTON. March %. Commissioner
Raum Of the Pension Bureau again appeared
before the House Special Pension vestigating
Committee to-day A letter of his to Secretary
Noble in regard to the book. In Office"
written by l. Bogy while an employeesof the
Pension Bureau. was read. After review
ing some portions of tho work. the Commits
sioner concluded his letter BY saying that
the work had not redeeming feature and for
the good Of the service. he recommended
Nc. EHioe asked the GommissiHpe r ithe had
Wouldn't? ?" which was written by IL Mrs.
Smith. now an employee Of the Pension Office.
The commissioner said TINT Mrs. Smith had
presented him copy Of her work. and he had
read two or three chapters. In expressing his
opinion of it, he told her that it was u nice
Mr.. .Enloe-Was It any better in morals than
Bogy's book?
with the Pension Office. but with Congress
men. They can take care. Of themselves"
Tho Commissioner added that Secretary
Noble was cognizant of the existence Of the
1t. as it was really not a vulgar volume. but
simply contained suggestive illusions, and he
would not finish reading the book, unless Or
dered to do SO by the Secretary. that he might
give an opinion upon 1t.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
HNGLdND WiNTS 4 COALIAG STATION
me Has Her Eyes on san QuintIn in Lower
California;.

, eAN fR'Nc'sco, March o3-The threatened
uso9 Ih viii Great Britain over the Behrng
. nea question makes interesting the reyela-
S'"' o. Ear"s f. Anthony. a civil engineer
o., ''''H''y reached San Diego from Lower
."',i"F II. AntlIOny claims to have proof of
p."H ~ ID" lnslish Government to seize the
m'' ro' "i ran luntln, Lower California. for a
s station. and he gives new facts in
. ., To- the scheme. which may yet be car
i'ea ont. He says:
Az the railroad building and irrigation
Ca AN HNnned by the Mexican International
,"p""Y arc simply a blind to cover the
anu. an OF mo English Government to So
~ coaling station In Lower California,
NJ. IN inc event Of the building of the
t, 'o Canal it will be necessary for
whera IN 10 have base OF supplies some
canal Dn'Tyen tho Pacific entrance to the
m" IN ,hr!tlSh Columbia. At the time al
hi, '"u7ltFln. scare two years ago the
we'n m war Sims Pheasant and Wnr Snits
knri, az ~ IAN 9uintin. on the edge OF tho
bar; - y ",.nHE Ipr 4 signal from the heights
1frIy w, mat American illibusters had
srz. ..... u t'al case thCy were to team in,
unir,,. hN' h"r and rdi, tho british l,nE'
spotl. alarm oi he Mrklcan (,"vcrnment
Eneiii ~ illihustorin. hchom" ana the two
I'M ~ Nr'-cls finally sniled nm fla coasi.
has,,hH pan OF securing "A coalinv station
tuni,, snern abandoned. and ON first onnor
"h4 S ,an euintin will be seized.
farca iie work about Ensenada is N mara
"'aino mas several times been warned
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
YES7IGES OF THE AZTECS.
Ruins Of an Ancient CITY Twenty Fee
Below the Desert.


Below the Desert.
PHOENIX. Ari.. March 23-Yesterday a party
Of Mexican laborers. while digging in the ex-
tension Of the Santa Cruz Canal. came upon
one OF the strangest Of the old Aztec cities
They struck the first ruin in cutting through
the desert. about twenty feet below the sur
face. where it had doubtless been covered up
by sand storms. which are very severe here in
the summer Everything about the old build
ings had cen wonderfully preserved.
The first building consisted OF triangular
structure about :}Uu feet in length and 200 in
width. The roof. which had doubtless heen
matched had cavcd in. hut the Woo, II pieces
by which it WAS held together were sound as
when put in there. hundreds of years ago.
They were pulled out of the old wall and are
on exhibition at Tucson.
The main building was Of stone. and made in
sections. held together with kind Of cement.
There were, eighteen bodies in the build;
ing. nil of them of medium size. and
their flesh was mumpiled; They were
Of tx cGoiia cactus Their attire consisted OF
a mantle AMI leGgings and they had bone
bracelets on their wrists. and near where one
Of them, was lying the, laborers dug out a
beautiful turquoise" handsomely pOlished. and
in another portion they found an idol.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
HAZE THEY LLOPEDp
Dr. Aimeron u. Hoicombe and Mrs. Frank A.
wylie 10th Missing.

DR.. AlmeronJ. Holcombe. q physician in Jer-
sey City. has not boon at his home. $50 Jersey
avenue, since Monday morning. Mrs. Wylic.
the wife OF Frank A. Wylie. superintendent OF
the Greenwood Lake Ice Company. also left
home on Monday morning. and has not re-
turned. 1t is said. on good authority. that the
two missing people went of together. and
that they nrc now on their way to Cali
fornia. DR.. Holcombe Is about 30 years
old. He is q largo man. with flowing Dun
dreary whiskers. He has been in prac-
tice in Jersey City for moro than twenty
years. When no and his wife settled in Jersey
City. about 1870 tho Doctor opened an Of
fee Mt Fourth and Coles streets. and estab-
lished a lucrative practice. The couple had
no children OF their own. but adopted two.
One is Frederick Hanf. who Is now doing n
successful business asa druggist. He always
retained his own name. The other. a girl. took
the name of Lydia Holcombe. and only init
mate friends Of the family knew that she was
an adopted daughter She was married about
n year ago to Mr. b. + Moody. and it is said
About n year and. q half ago DR.. Holcombe
vas called to attend Mrs Wye rr%Issssio,naJIly
Sh then yea in hs Hnry nat
social calls on Mrs; Wylls. She is described as
manners. She was an active church member.
In the beginning of last. July Mrs Wylic gave
up housekeeping. and she and her husband
engaged Hoar in Mrs. Eth Rrabins hopEs" in cr
was too warm to keep house in n fiat in sum-
mcr. and any way she meant to spend Ior
combe visited her Frequently at the boarding
house. always IN the day time. In the ~ Mrs.
nue. i,'o Dr. Dr. Holcomhc continued to cali on h"r
On Monday evening MIR. Wyiie went home to
dinner as usual; and found his wife Wife absent:
!a se s %S"s wha S$nrs s%a ys
make inquiries and he learned from the neigh
bors Of DR. Holcombe'S frequent visits. lte
said last evening that he hqn been married
his wife. He added that the most reliable in
formation about Mrs, Wy!ie and DR., llolcomhe
could probably be obtained at Dr. Holcombe's
There !s q ITO let, sign on DR.. ,Holcombc's
nDd the hastand Of the eel latter r Moody
were at home last evening. Mr.. Moody said
that Dr. Holeombe announsGd his intention
every ye% %' He lei LETT home on Menav me'nn
chat Ms wis Viz had her h"mss the
s1me time. and seemed stu more surprised
Nhsn he pntSr Of and th Mrs %o Bs5
Rstc had SseP S ysit ,s,t M wys
Irenusnuy; ne noIeu ti.. niI :: iioiIfYgi too
very great shock to her. He said Mrs. Hol-
connie had received a letter from her husband
on Monday evening. in which he informed her
that he was going away; He did not say when
he was going. or where he was going, but said
that she might hear from him again. A friend
two tickets for san Francisco and sailed on
the Pacific Mail steamer which left New York
ut o'clock on Monday afternoon. Mrs: Hol
combc has given up her house and will live in
another housc on Jersey avenue. which sho
owns Mr.. Wylie. it is said. will begin pro-
ceedings for divorce at once.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
An ADIRONDACK TRAGEDY
The Trial OF Charles Wright for the MUIR
der OF Mrs. BoedeIla Taylor.

EL1zABETHrowS. March 23.-The little Adj
rondack village of Elizabethtown. Essex
county. is crowded to-day with lawyers. wit
Noses. and Adirondack mountalneers attend
ing the trial of Charles Wright, charged with
tho murder OF Mrs. Boedeia Taylor In the
town OF Westport. on Aug 80. 1880. The owl
dence against Wright is wholly circumstan-
tial. Tho case was opened yesterday by tho
examination of thirty-three jurors before the
panel was filled. The chief witness to-day
was Mrs. Stockwell. who testified that Wright
came to the house OF her son. John Baker. and
said that he wanted some one to 90 with
him to tho house Of Mrs. Taylor: that in
heard cries for help and. voices in what
sounded to him like foreign Language.
side Of Wright's, face. He kent his hand over
them for some time. and. when he saw that
they had attracted attention. said that he re-
ceived them that afternoon while picking
blackberries.
The condition of the body Of the murdered
woman when found was brought out in the tes-
timony. Five Of the ribs were fractured and
there were several bruises on the body and
head, The defence are trying to- prove that
the OLE lady might possibly have inflicted the
injuries herself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
ANITA'S NEW TOaK LOVER.
Lucky baldwin Threatened to FIJI Him Fun
OF Lead IT HIS Wooings Didn't Cemse.

San Francisco. March 23.-The elopement
OF Millionaire Lucky" Baldwin's daughter
has brought out an amusing story Of pretty
Anitas love affair with Edward Marshuts.
New York youth to whom she became engaged
two years ago while on visit to the metrop-
oils. Mr.. Baldwin went with his wife. her
sister. and Anita to 2GO West Twenty third
street. There Anita met Marshuts, and in ten
days they were engaged. Anita wanted to be
married Mt once. Marshuts said. but while he
was considering some one warned Mr.. Bald
win and the latter made Marshuts surrender
the love letters Anita had sent him. Baldwin
also warned him to keep away from tho girl or
hc would Ill him full vi lead. Marshuts wasn't
discouraged. but followed the Baldwin party
to San Francisco. obtained employment. and
then began TO make efforts to see Anita and to
send her letters.
Baldwin tried to got Mnrshuts to return to
New York. and gave him money for the pur-
pose. but the fellow remained. and last Janu-
ary sent a long and pathetic appeal to Anita.
which she turned over to her father. The re-
suit was that Baldwin wrote personal note to
Marshuts warning him not to write to or annoy
his daughter. This vigorous personal note Is
all the young New Yorker has to remind him
how near he came to marrying the million
aires daughter.
Anita and her husband are said to be in Sis
kiyon. q mountain resort. They will return
next week and face tho music.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
MILLHOLLAND MEN PROTEST.
THEY COMPLAIN OF THE POLICEMEN
At TUESDAY NIGHTS MEETING.
Amdavits of Good and True Men Sent IN to
the Commissioners-Col. Bliss's Charges
Forwarded to Milhoiiand's Chic.

the Commi ssiOners-Co1. B1iss'a Charges
Forwarded TO Miihoi,and's Chief
Echoes OF the Republican uproar in the
Eleventh district on Tuesday evening were
heard all over the town yesterday. and new
developments were fresh every hour. The
friends Of the machine. led by Col George
Bliss Charles A. Peabody. and Assemblyman
Hoag. wero without doubt much ratified by
the onslaught on their works made by John
+. Milholand and his friends. The Mil
holland forces claimed n complete VIC
tory. and they emphatcaly said that they
would EN- phasze it at the primaries on April
Is. Meantime tho forces led by Mr.. Milhol-
land will open headquarters Of their own in
the district. They declared that this was
necessary because tho organization as led
by Col. Bliss and his friends had been such
close affair that even the lease OF tho head
quarters ut Broadway and Thirty-fourth street
had been taken out in the name Of two of
Col. Blisss friends. instead Of in tho name OF
the Republican organization OF tho district. as
has been customary in other districts.
Tho Milholland forces had a gathering late
in the afternoon. and drew up long petition.
which was forwarded to tho Board OF Police
Commissioners last night. This petition pro-
tests in strong language against the conduct
Of the police officers who were brought into
everything was peaceful and harmonious
until these policemen. by tho direction
OF Col. Bliss and his friends. slugCcd and
Inthcd those present with their night sticks.
Attached to the petition IRE the atldavits Of
Samue! Moran. Morris Mayors. and benjamin
+. Morris. members Of tho rgan2atiOn in
good standing. who declared that they had
been hrutally .clubhcd and their clothes torn
from their backs in the mtice The petition Is
signed 10y 100 Republicans of the district. and
further a!lldavits will be forwarded to tho Po-
lice tomms siOncrs.
had ii SrSa as sH %SI!S H" %S
to Secretary Foster. The Secretary yesterday
forwarded to Mr.. Milholanh a copy, Of the
holland has used his Federal place in the In
capture the Eleventh district. Mr.. Miihol-
cd to the Secretary in Il pleasant strain. say
ing that his preliminary answer would be
found in yesterdays New York morning news.
papers.
Al the time the Mlholland people were
getting ont their thunder the Colonel and his
friends We're by no means idle. Mr. Peabody.
Mr. HoaG. and Col Cruger insisted that Mr..
Milholand and his friends had been real rude
at the meeting on Tuesday evening. Col
Bliss. ma .a Of sterner stuff. after conference
with his friends. has determined that Mr.. Mil
holland shall be arrested on a charge that he
unwirrantably disturbed the meeting.
The Milholland people declare that they
We're brutally treated, but that they can stand
it. because they were trium phant. Col Bliss
and his friends. on the other hand. say that
they wera badly treated by the Milholand
forces. The primaries will settle this dispute.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
7RThD TO DROBN HERSELF.
A eO.yenr.eld Typewriter Fer
Passntc River.

At o'clock last night James Dunn and
Frank Bishop OF Kearney were passing down
Passaic avenue. near the Soldiers Homo.
when they saw young woman throw herself
into the river
They got boat as quickly as possible. and
succeeded in rescuing her in an exhausted
and almost senseless condition. After rolling
her OH n barrel they took her to the Harrison
police station. where she was clad in dry
clothes and subsequently sent to St Michaels
Hospital in Newark.
She was a beautiful girl OF 20. with graceful
figure. dark eyes and hair, and fine teeth. Sho
had on u red silk dress. and in the pocket were
knife. lead pencil. and some typowritcrs
papers,
She positively refused to tell her name and
was reluctant to say anything. but finally adj
mitted that sho lived In Newark and was u
stenographer and typewriter. She, said she
was discouraged because she could not got
work and she wanted to die. She would not
tell where her relatives could be found or give
any clue 10 her identity.
II is said she is Clara Henvcr. 20 years Of
age, Of Iiuntcrdon street. Newark. A physi.
CLAN Of Harrison. who saw her after her rescue
last night. said she was threatened with pneu-
monu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
NO VERDICT FOR RAMSEY OF R4MsET's.
The Jury Unable to a gree rs to the Shoot
Ing OF His Wife. and Is Locked Up.

Lawyer Elliot summed up for the defence
yesterday in tho trial OF Ramsey Of Ramsey's
upon tlie charge Of shooting his wife in the
throat on May DO. 1890. Lawyer Elliot said
that Ramsey was q prosperous and happy man
until he married Mrs. Ramsey. Three years
ago Mrs. Eamsey left her husband and lured
Coachman Brown from his wife and four chill
dren. Ramsey heard. on the night of May y.
1890. from Il private detective whom he had
stationed in Mrs. Ramscy's house. that she was
then in compromising position in her house
with Brown. Ramsey took two witnesses and
went to his wife's house to surprise her. In
forcing his way into his wife's bedroom. where
he believed he would find Brown. holding a
cooked pistol in his hand to be ready to en-,
counter Brown. the pistol was discharged and
Mrs. Ramsey was wounded.
In his summing up for tho people Assistant
District Attorney Townsend said that there
was no possibility OF escaping tho conclusion
that Ramsey had sought his wife's house with
the intention of taking her life. II he did not
procure the evidence against her that he
needed for a divorce suit.
The jury retired after Judge Marines
charge. ut 5:30. At 1880 Judge MARITIME sent
them to dinner.
The majority. 1t is understood. was in favor
OF acQuitting Ramsey. At 1918 the foreman
sent word to Judge MARITIME that the jury.
could not agree. and Judge MARITIME ordered
them locked up for the night,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
IKE A CONVICT CAMP
II the Strange Stories Adirondack Railroad
Laborers Tell Are True.

Laborers Tell Are True.
SpR1SGr1ELD, Mass, March 23.-Five railroad
laborers. who have Just left camp in the Adj
rondacks. arrived In this city to-day. footsore
and half famished.
They said they had walked tho entire dis
lance. 200 miles. Their names are Patrick
Dunn. William Campbell Horace johnson.
Hans BentaGcr. and John Justinson. They
were hired at 10 Greenwich street, New York.
about two months ago to work on the
now railroad that DR.. webb and the Wander
hilts are constructing through tho Adirondack
to accommodate patrons Of the summer re-
sorts In that region. They told q story Of Ill
treatment and starvation prices for labor: The
81 '"v as'sa'Sn r'',sn tsnn
only Si.25 for days labor and was required
died from cold md their dead bodies we're
kept tho stores. and these boots which we
nye IN our ,or s that may e bSurHt in
cdmmon e"tcn Shirt we vi had at" my saso Fer
be- anySher reg Tor er 5S cens
They charged SO much for things TINT at The the
teen days. When We arrived at the nearest
depot to the scene OF work. the contractors
conNy,eyS ~ us t. the place in teams and charged
THE contractors had picket lines out all the
time. and ii u man undertook to escape he was
in danger of being shot. Two or three men
did attempt TO escape. and as We never saw
any more OF them. We have reason to believe
they may have been killed. There was
over five feet Of snow in the mountains Mt all
times. and the suffering among the men was
something awful Sick men were forced to
work. and if they did not arise on. time in the
guards and held at tho point of a weapon until
they began operations on the road"
The men are bouni for Hartford. where
they hope to secure employment on the water
works.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
A Mothers Degradation OF Her Daughter.

A resident of the fiat house at 40 West
Thirty-third street wrote q letter to Acting
Captain Sheldon OF the tenderloin precinct on
Monday complaining that Mrs. E. Weigelt.
midwife. who lives In a fiat on the ground
floor. was using her 11-year-old daughter for
immora purposes.
night and saw the girl execute a high kicking
dance in nude condition. for which dance the
mother received compensation from specta-
tors
Detective Gilon secured warrant for the
arrest OF tho mother from Justice Grady at
locke up In the Thirtieth street station last
night and the 11-year-old. whose name is
Martha. was turned over to Agent Schultes OF
the Gerry society.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
4 LETLL-HEADED DEMOCRAT
He Says tho Nominee Of tho Chicago Con-
ventlon Must be Able to Carry New York.


ventlon Must be Able to Carry New York.
WASHINGTON. March 23.-John G. Priest. for
mer National Democratic Com mittecman from
Missouri. was in conference with Senator Hill
Mt tho Arlington this evening. Mr.. Priest said
to THE Sun reporter:
I'm spite OF this silver issue. the prospects
Of Democratic revolution. rivalling that
which brought jefferson into power in 1900.
were never brighter. I predict that tho
Democratic National Convention will effect
fair and Just compromise on the sill
Yer question. as has already been effected
on the other great issue OF the tariff. AS to
the candidate to be named ny that Convention.
| have but one Thought to ofrer. and it is the
conviction Of thousands of true Democrats in
my state and elsewhere in the West tits
that the nominee must be able to carry tho
best do that, all other things being .eq44al; will
tor Hill had done nothing else than to win the
New York Legislature to the Democracy he
woull be deserving Of the homage of true
Democrats everywhere
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
MR. KELLY'S GOLD CURE.
He AnnIyzed the Keeley Mixture sad 81
In for IIImseIf-In .Jail for Drunke nness.

He AnnIyzed the Kelley Mixture sad Set
Up for HImseIC-In Jail for Drunkenness.
Troy. March 23.-Two months ago a b.
chloride OF gold cure association organized
here under the laws OF New Jersey
with capital OF 100000. The Vice.
President is John II. Kelly. a tea
ex pert. employed by IA Wall street tea house.
He lives on Perrepont street, Brooklyn. He
is a graduate OF tho Kelley Institute In White
Plains. and according to his own statement he
managed while there to , secure p9sssesSsisn OF
alyzed and the secret properties were learned.
Kelly is now in the Jail here. having been ar
He appears to be Of unsound mind. He de-
that While hsnlr sj.tsd from Brs stt
iyn drug store and took sedative.
one OF the principal ingredients Of
which was, alcohol. Az a result he went on
spree. Kelly Is wealthy. and until recently
was in business in. Albany. Ho is married.
but he and his wife have separated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
HIS FRONTAL BONE CRUSHED IN
Mr.. Mullins Attempt to Drive Away NoIsy
and Proiaue Young Men.

William Num- and Thomas Farley. living in
the Tenth ward OF Newark. were arrested and
committed to Jail yesterday for an assault
upon Frank Mullin OF 1913 Railroad avenue.
who is In a critical condition. as his frontal
bone was crushed by stone which Farley Is
accused OF throwing. Mullins story is that
several young men were noisy and profane
in front OF his house on Tuesday night. and
that he went out to demonstrate with them
and asked them to be quiet for the sake of his
dying child.
They had been drinking and. they jeered at
MulliD. who became angry and tried to drive
tho gang away single-hundcd. He succeeded
apparently. but AS he turned and was about to
retntcr the house. II Is all legged. Farley threw u
heavy stone vt lin and struck him on the
forehead. knocking him, senselcss. Other
missiles were thrown. and Multi was struck
in several places. He was taken to Police
Headquarters in an ambulance. and Drs Col
Inns and Clark said that his recovery WAS
struck him with the stone and Num- as one Of
his companions. Farley is III and Mum is IL