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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20
RATLIFFE NOR UILTI.
The Jury In the Jackson Homicide Case
Brings In This Verdict.

JACKSON, MISS. Mar. l9.-The jury
IN the Ratliffe-Jackson killing case
al Kosclusko, brought IN verdict trls
morning that Ratlife Is not guilty.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20
Viii PronerfY DESTROYED.

PHILADELPHIA. PA. Mar. is.-Ffre
this morning destroyed the mill property
owned By Rump & Brothers. manufac-
turers OF table cloths and counierpanes'
fronting on Huntington street, and ex-
tending from Palithorpe 70 Hancock
streets In the heart OF the kensington
mill district Total loss. $4,000. Nearly
four hundred workmen are thrown out OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20
Erench Cabinet Crisis Averted.

PARIS. March l9.-The Senate, by
vote OF 225 20 S2 has approved the crea-
ton OF a ministry OF the colonies, thus
averting a Cabinet crisis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20

Breckinridge was paying her board ne
mad arranged matters so very diScreeuy.
Did Mr.. Rhodes know anything about
ycnr relations with Mr.. Brecklnrdse!
asked Major Butterworth.
indeed he did not" exclaimed MISS
fohard, cor Mr.. Breckinridge would be
dead"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20
consuiafes Wanted by CaroIinians.

IL Is stated that North CarOlinians are
slated for cOnsulates in the following or
der. Mr.. Jernigan, Mr.. King and Mr.. wal
ter Henry Mr.. Jernigan has already been
appointed TO Shanghai Mr.. King. II Is
said, will serve wherever the adminlstra-
ton will send him, SO II may be that My.
Henry. who richly deserves recosntion'
may yet be sent abroad TO represent the
administration he has so faithfully served
at home
A letter received this morning from SEN
ator Vance states that he still continues
Ia improve In health. and expects to re-
sumo his senatorial duties certainly by
the LIST OF April.
Mr.. Joseph Bradneld, formerly OF Win
ston. ". c.. but who has been iiving IN
washington for the past year viii shortly
rs,,,rn 10 Winston and revive the Even
ing World OF which he will be managins
eSitor. The paper will be an admlnlstra-
ton organ, but will strongly oppose the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20

Here Judge Wilson. Of Miss Pollard's
counsel, interferred. and said the 0ues-
Won Deing put was so far remote from
me main question involved that he
I.t called 20 ask a discontinuance Of
uem. and return 10 matters brought
"ut by The examination In chief
nave just one word 10 say" said
Nalor hutterworth. this plaintiff has
+" every possible way put forward the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20

II you do. there Is no better way Of get
ting one than by reading The Encyclopedia
offered 10 THE TIMES readers for one coupon
and ten cents, It's published BY Rand, Nc
kalIy & Co.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-20
THE FArALIsric TURK.
How He braves Death Mt the Holy City
of His Faith.

of His Faith.
The accounts given by the pill
grims OF the way in which cholera
attacked them arc terrible in their
grim fatalism, says the London Spec
tator June "a. 1898. two days
before the Courban Bairam, up
ward OF 100, 900 Mussulmans, Arabs,
Turks and Indians had gathered
on tho sacred mount to hear
the solemn address which IL
delivered to those who wish to be-
come hadji. Many of these people
were in the most wretched condition
and some had not even loaf OF
bread.
1t was here that the disease APP
pears to have struck them, like the
day the onward movement to the
holy city began it was found that the
ground was strewn like battle field
with the dead and dying, and so ter
ribly virulent was the type of infec-
tion thus engendered that it was, says
the account, impossible for any liv-
in G creature to approach the place.
The authorities seem, however. to
have realized that something must
be done, and that the bodies could
not be left to rot. Accordingly a
Turkish regiment was sent to per-
form the work of burial and to re-
move any of the pilgrims who still
lived. Never did troops. in the heat
of battle receive a command more
fraught with peril. The risk, as it
proved was literally greater than
that of facing machine guns, and the
moral effect was far more terrible.
There are ten men who will face death
by bullets to one who will face death
by cholera. Yet these Turkish sol
diers. with the fatalistic courage of
their race, obeyed as they obeyed at
Plevna.
The battalion, when it reached the
mount, was 700 strong. After the
work had been done POO men only
remained to go back to the coast.
Five hundred of the soldiers had
died of cholera. That is, nearly
three-quarters Of the regiment
persisted in the work of burial. No
doubt English troops would have
been upheld by many considerations
by religious feeling and b. the
instinct OF mercy. and they would,
moreover, havo been well fed.
The Turkish troops probably felt
the sense Of pity Very little, and
their officers were almost certainly
men with anything but high sense
of conduct. They acted merely from
the most naked sense of the duty OF
not flinching at command. 1t was
an order given from afar and from
above, and that and fate are to them
all one
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-20
TIE GARFIELD MANSION AT MENTOR.

the run of the white house after the
family moved from Mentor in March
of 1851.
The eldest son was at Williams col
lege, at Williamstown, Mass. when
his father was shot, and after gradua-
ton he studied law, andf took his de-
gree at the Columbia rcollege law
school. He does not resemble his
father in any respect, although some
Of the family friends DO not agree TO
this Nor does he resemble his mother:
he has passive, resolute face, but il
lacks the constant smile and genial ex-
preston of his fathers generous good
nature. lie does not care for politics.
but prefers the hard routine of the
law. He is diligent student. and he
gives advice TO clients In u cold. hard.
dictatorial way. very unlike the father.
Both he and James l.. were admitted
70 practice in their native state after
creditable examinations. On Sept. II.
lsSs, he married Miss Belle Mason.
daughter Of James Mason, wealthy
Cleveland lawyer. At the same time
Mollie Garfield was married TOD. Stan.
y
secretary. II was notable social
event.
James Rudolph Garfields personali-
ty Is suggestive of that OF his father.
In Cleveland every one says Jimmie
looks like his father and acts like
him." too. He, is well thought of on
his own account, and great things are
expected of him. Some day he hopes
to represent his fathers old district in
congress.
Irwin Mcdowell Garfield is n bright
faced young man of twenty-three and
Il graduate of Williams college. lie
VIII, when older look much like his
father. He has decided to be lawyer
Just now he is an undergraduate in
the Harvard Law school and has not
yet made up his mind where he will
practice.
Abram Garfield, the youngest son, is
n student at the Boston School of
Technology. He has not developed
his fathers great love for the classics.
but prefers the ever new wonders of
science. He is barely of age and is a
bright, alert youth Of whom all in the
family are proud.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-20

way of the cottage. You pass into the
same hall where Garfield put on his
overcoat that cold day in February and
said farewell forever to "Lawnfield."
In the hall there hangs the sword he
wore when he won n major-generars
commission at Chiclkamauga. There,
too, is painting of him in the uniform
of a brigadier-general, the face wear
ing the warm, kindly expression which
always characterized it.
The reception-room Is especially in
teresting to the visitor, because it con-
tains some of ''Grandma" Garfield's
own furniture, which she had when she
was left widow with four young chill
dren-''young saplings planted here in
the wilderness" as her husband called
them in his dying admonition. An old
photograph in the room represents
Garfield as n rugged farmer boy,
roughly clad, with shocky hair, ILL
coinbed, if combed at ALL Then there
is another picture, made nearly fifty
years ago, when the old-fashioned
daguerreotypes were in vogue.
Relics, pictorial and otherwise, of
Garfeld's life are found in many places
about the house. But by far the most
interesting is the letter he wrote to his
mother one hot August day during his
struggle with death, when he felt
strong enough to sit up in bed.
Propped up with pillows, he wrote
with pencil and pad the now famous
letter to his mother, and insisted on
directing the envelope in his own
handwriting. 1t was the only letter
he wrote during his long illness, and
while she lived, Grandma Garfield val
ued it above all earthly possessions.
She had it framed and hung it on the
wall beside her bed. And there it
hangs to-day, although somewhat yell
low and faded.
There is plainly but neatly fur
nished room adjoining what was the
parlor of the old home, which is
known as "Grandma's" room, because
for many years and until her death the
mother of Garfield lived in it, sur
rounded by the closest and dearest rel
les of her boy "Jimmie''-for thus she
called him even when he was the Pres
ident of the United States. He loved
the name when it was spoken by her
loving lips. Here in this room she sat
in the dark days Of ISL when her
Jimmie was dying. She sat by the
window each day reading the worn
family bible and looking with anxious
eyes for the messenger bearing tele-
grams from the sick room.
When Garfield died ut Elberon IN
September, ISL, his five children were
old enough to realize their great grief.
There was Harry, the eldest, whose
full name was Harry Abram, the mid
die name being for his fathers father.
Then came James Rudolph, having the
family name of his mother. Next in
years was "Mollie," for no one at home
ever called her by her christening
name of Mary. Irwin was next and
then Abram, the baby boy, who had
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-20

and the enjoyment of her beautiful
home, is Mrs. Lucretia Rudolph Gar
field, the widow of the President who
fell martyr to misguided political
strife.
The nation never knew Mrs. Garfield
as it has known the wives of other
Presidents. She never cared for soci-
ETY., and as mistress of the white house
she was little seen. Besides, she was
sufferer from i'll health, and was i'll
and away from Washington when her
husband was shot. lie was about to
go to see her, to try to cheer her into
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-20
FATAL TRAMP,
Death Crowns WON ans Walk Across
the Continent.

the Continent.
After walk of $500 miles from
San Francisco to Montreal, Nine
Lcda Lavalle lies in a cot in the
Notre Dame hospital, in the latter
city, dying from the hardships
suffered during her unprecedented
tramp. She reached Montreal after
having been several months on the
road, and was picked UP on the wharf
in an unconscious condition. She
was worn to shaaow and so weak
that she could not raise her wasted
arm from the coverlet of her bed in
the hospital.
Twelve years ago she emigrated
from Montreal to san Francisco with
her husband, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer. They had three children,
and managed 10 exc out bare liv-
ing. a year ago her husband died.
and then her three children were
carried off by smallpox. Friendless
and without money, she determined
to return to Montreal. where she was
born, if only to die there. With
horse and buggy she started out, de-
pending on the charity OF the people
she met for food.
After travelling 100 miles her horse
gave out and she had to sell it for
$50. She then started bravely out
on foot, tramping from town TO town.
She suffered greatly from hunger.
cold and weakness. Sometimes for
day she would be without food. Her
boots were worn out and she had to
tie strips of her dress around her
feet, but still she tramped on.
Once in while friendly man
would give her lift, and several
times train hands permitted her to
ride on freight trains. Some few lit.
tie trinkets she had were sold to buy
food, but generally she begged from
door to door Often she slept by tho
roadside when night came on and
there was no farm house near.
She reached Detroit almost dead
and rested several days in an insti-
tuition there, after which she resumed
her weary tramp Next night she
slept at Paquette's hotel, a few miles
out of Montreal, but insisted upon
starting again in the morning, say
ing she had pilgrimage to perform.
lie bon Dicu favors me-" said
she. wearily in the hospital. "since
he permits me TO die among my
friends.
Nine. Lavelle is probably the only
woman to have ever crossed the
continent on foot under such pecu-
liarly pathetic circumstances.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-20

and newspaper pictures it was famil-
lar sight. Here was the scene of that
historic meeting between Garfield and
Conkling. and in the little office build
ing that stood in the yard Grant and
Blaine and other republican chieftains
have met, to smoke and talk over
questions of party eXpediency. Here
it was that Garfield received the news
OF his election, standing among the
crowd CT his loyal townspeople. But
now the little office building is gone
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-20

and the cottage itself is joined to n
great stone mansion that looms up be-
fore the visitor like some grand
chateau. IT is the finest dwelling in
all the nciglfborhood.
With its modern furnishings and
luxurious appointments, the interior
of the new Garfield home is in strange
contrast with the old. Mrs. Gar
field would not destroy the Old
house her husband lad built.
She merely added to it. and in
sists that the new part is only an addi-
ton and the old house the main part
of the establishment. And this idea Is
the more impressive from the fact that
you enter through the original hall
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-20

health, when the bullet of Guitcau cut
short the journey at the threshold of
the railway station. Millions watched
with her in spirit at her husband
bedside, wept with her at his grave,
and then, when the tomb had covered
all that was dear to her, Mrs. Garfield
passed from the public gaze
In the exciting days of the cam
paign of 1850 the plain country cot
tage of the republican candidate was
filed with politicians from all the
states of the Union. In photogra phs
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-20
The cats " hiskers.

What are called the cats whiskcrs
are feelers, which enable the animal
in its wild state to find or rather feel
its way through woods and forests
in its nocturnal expedition in search
OF prey. They a-e popularity termed
..smellers." which is an error, for
they bear no relation to the nasal
organ.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-20
GARFIELD'S WIDOW,
LEADING A QUIET LIFE AT FAR
: FAMED MENTOR.
Some Fen Pictures OF the Place Toward
Which n Nation Once Looked With
Pride-Tho Children OF the Martyred
President are Doing Well

n HOURS RIDE
fro m Cleveland
along the shore of
Lake Erie brings
the traveller to
Mentor, the old
home of Garfield,
and once the most
famous village in
America. Living
there to-day in re-
tirement, in wealth
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-20
How 10 You pronounoe ..rcrmudae"

How 40 You Pronounce "Ecrmuda?"
Doubtless three-fourths of tho
Americans who visit the Bermudas
pronounce the Second syllable Of the
name as II it were spelled ''mew."
although Shakespeare in The Tenn
pest" has indicated for all time the
original pronunciation OF that sylla-
BILE by calling the islands "the still
vcxed Bermoothes.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23

loans negotiated on vendor lien notes
and other securities
Mr.. w II. Sanner. the senior member
Of the firm. Is a broad gauge business
man OF comprehensive Views, ana ne
has thoroughly Identified himself with
the progress OF Fort Worth during MS
business career here, which dates back
TO March 18th, 1873. Previous TO en-
gaging in his present occupation he was
engaged In the cotton, hide and wool
business. He has large mining inter-
eats in Bernard and Mason counties.
The firms Office Is headquarters for
real estate Investors OF Fort Worth
and a hearty welcome Is extended here
TO all strangers and investigators Of
the advantages Of this city, and all IN
quirlcs will be answered ana informa-
tion furnished 10 visitors. The hrm So
licits correspondence from capitalists,
Investors and those seeking profitable
and advantageous location for house
or an Industry, and to such is offered
the full benefit OF the sagucity, knowl-
edge and real experience OF this reliable
firm. A large and successful business
Is conducted and every energy and
qualification possessed by Mr.. Sanner
Is devoted to the successful issues Of
the business. THUS has II prosnered
and increased until It has reached It's
present excellent standing Those re-
siding at n distance viii be furnished
with information by VIZ ting. Prompt
ness is one OF the leading features Of
the business and reliability the basis
Of It's success.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23

business buildings that are well To-
cutod In substantial towns In good
agricultural counties, paying out the
money as tho building IS erected.
The buyers Of lands consisting OF
Improved farms. large or small, or of
lands for pasturage. or OF Improved
agricultural lands suitable for sub
dividing into small tracts for colon!sts
Will nnd a well selected lie. " prop
critics ia the best counties IN the state;
the titles OF these lands have been
carefully examined and approved by
attorneys that are experts In land law
and complete abstracts OF title are
ready: Mr.. suliman offers these lands
for sale az very low prices and In
many Instances for a small money pay
ment at time Of sale, balance ON long
time or In yearly nstallments as pur-
chaser desires. ana at reasonable rates
OF interest.
Special and large enterprises also re-
coive Mr. SillimAn's attention such as
the sale OF large tracts OF land. He
has also for the past two years sue
cessfuly filled the position Of thu pres-
dent OF the Fort Worth Chamber OF
Commerce and has been larg " in
strumental In bringing this institution
20 the front with membership now
Increased to over 100, aud has thereby
accomplished much good for our city.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23

Founded his real estate agency in 1858
and Ia today doing large and succesa-
fui business, with headquarters at ?os
Main street He handles city and SUI
burbun property and does a loan and
Investment business Locates CONNER
cial Trims. Investigates titles. pays
tnxes and Intends to all business mat
tcrs promptly.
Mr. Fry is a native of Marion county
Missouri. In the spring Of 1877 he came
to Fort Worth and has roaidod IN our
midst since that time. and has ever
been Identified with the onward prog
ross OF his adopted city. He was elect
ed a member OF the city council from
the first ward In 1856 aud was made
mayor pro tom, In 1888 he was again
elected member from the Ninth ward
and is the present mayor pro tenn OF
tho city. Mr. Fry is chairman OF the
nuunce committee ana a bomber OF
the waterworks aud also the street ana
alley committees, To this gentleman
Fort Worth owes the change OF the nre
department from volunteer To- the
present excellent paid department He
takes a great interest In all matters
pertaining 20 the welfare OF the city,
and In connection with Judge II. II.
Beckhum. Col J. Z. Smith aud Dr Z.
NJ. Peak. deceased. helped organize the
public schools OF the city ana served
two terms as n member OK the school
board
MIR. Fry also helped organize the first
building and loan association Of Fort
Worth, and has been connected with
these institutions either as president
or a director ever since.
During his aldormanic career he has
advocated the advancement Of Fort
Worth, aud has been Instrumental
In pushing u number OF improvements
to the front In conclusion let us say
OF this estimablc gentleman that his
career has been one that our youth
might emulate, and above all his enter
prise and progreaslvenesa have lef,
their stamp upon many living witnesses
--ho has been for Fort Worth FIRST,
| last and all the time. MIR. Fry WIS re-
Gently appointed a member OF the peni-
tsutiary board by Govcrnor-elect Gull
\ bcrson.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23
a LARGE AND SUCCESSFUL DUsI-
NESS BEING DONE.
Lands for snic--Buaincsr Offices Lo-
Gated on the second Floor of the
Chamber of oommercc-A pescrip-
ton OF the business.

No man in the city Is better known
than this subject OF this article. Mr..
Siliman moved to Fort worth IN 1883
from Austin, whore he mad alreaay
built up an extensive ana proii able
business. For four years he had OIL
fees Ia the Land Title block and last
year moved to more cOmmodi3us quar-
ters and now occupies n suite OF fous
rooms on the second floor Of the Board
OF Trade building. 1Aough he lends
a great deal OF money In large and
small amounts, yet 1t is only the for
tun1le owner OF, or holder of pur-
chnse money note on good farm, pas
ture or town building that can get
any OF his cash. \ large part Of his
operations conaist ia taking up, carry
ing and extending the time OF pay
ment Of q part " the purchase money
on farm homcsteads; this aftords safe
place for the use Of money and is als1
a great benefit to such farmers who
cannot pay the principal Of the bal
ance OF the purchase money. but can
pay the interest. To parties already
owning the ground Mr. S.lliman ad-
vances money for the erection Of brick