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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-21
Holiday Presents.

The best and cheapest place to buy your holiday presents is at the Centen- nial American Tea company's store, 363 State street. They have a fine assort- ment of useful and ornamental articles which they sell at bottom prices inde- pendent of the tea and coffee business. Their business in this line is much in advance of all competitors Our special present to every purchaser of one pound of tea or baking powder for the next few weeks will surprise you. Do not fail to see them. Centenpial Amer ican Tea company, 36S State street.
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TSR,L. STEPHENSON DEAD? His Uncle, Dr. Balfour. Thinks It Is Mrs
 Stevenson Who Has Died.

Edinburgh, Dec. 20.-Dr. Balfour, uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson, has written a letter to the Scotsman, in which he says that the relatives of the novelist believe that Robert Louis Stew enson is not dead, but that his wife is. Mrs. Stevenson, Dr. Balfour writes, had been treated for aneurism of the brain while in Scotland. Moreover, she said to relatives in Edinburgh last spring: Do not believe any report about Louis unless I write you" No message has been received from Mrs. Stevenson, although there has been am- pie time since MT. Stevenson was re- ported to have died.
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yrauellers' Guide,
New York, New Haven and
 Hartford K. R.
November 10. 1884.

TRAINS NsLEAvENEw HAVEN AS FOLLOW,
 FOR NEW YoRK-'i:ao. '4:so, to:oo, '1.1,, 'sio, s:ao 's:a5. tioao a. m., .isoo, lso5, .I.Jl parior car hmlted,. 'ia5. I;ls, .sao, 800, '3.so, tt:i5, '6:3o. b:a5, 6:3o, 7;lo, 's,io, uaJ Bridgeport accommodation, 's:lo, aB D. Ii. SUspAYs-'t:5o, '4:60, 500 c. m., t5:00, ts:l3. 'T:i0. 's:io, s:i5, 'e:lop. m.
 FOR WASHINGTON VIA HARLEM RIVER -'l2lo a. m. daily, 'i:lop. m.
 FOR BOSTON VIA sPRINGFIELp-sl;s, 'll:o5 n. m., 'i0J. .S;as p. m. sUsDAYs- lao tnight), '5:hsp. m.
 FOR BOSTON VIA NEW LONDON AND PRovIDENCE-'2is .ss:ao, .il:3s tpsrlor car hmited) a. m., 'is:oS, 's55 't:l5, '<:55 and 'o.N p.m. suHDAys-2la, 's;3o q. m., 4;8 's:55 p.m.
 FOR BOSTON VIA AIR LINE AND N. r. < NE. R. R.-'+:57 p. m. suNpAYs-'i57 D. m.
 FOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD, SPRING. FIELD, Erc.-'i2o tnight). $40. 500, tlolo, '1loo a. m.. R0e, 'O5, 3:i0. 5:O0, '5:52, isi5 to Hartford), s:o5, 1o:Oo p. m. sUNDAYs-'l:2l tnisht). '5:52, s:25 (accomodation) pm. New London Division.
 FOR NEW LONDON, Erc.-.a:1s tnight,, .s3o tnight), 7:5O. n0, '11:3J (parlor car ilm- ited), a. m., 'E;O5, '255, 300, '4:l5, '455, 5ls 6:l5 (Guilford accommodation. 's:U ll:i5 p. m. tGuilford accommodation.) SUNDAYS '2:ls tnight,. '.:aI tuisht,, '4;55. 'S:55 p. m. Air Line Division. r.
 FOR MlDDLET0wN, wILLIMANTIC Ero -s:0o a. m., 13O, '4:57. e:o5 p. m. SUNDAYS Valley Division and at Willimantic with N. Y. f.. N n N N It,. Colchester branch.
 Northampton Division.
 FOR sHELBURNE FALLS, TURNER'S FALLS. WILLIAMSBURG, HOLYoKE AND NEW HARTFORD, and intermediate stations TAB, 1l:04 a. m. and 400 p. m.
 DENOMINATION and points this side At 5:55 p. m.
 Berkshire Division.
 FOR DERBY JUNCTION-4:2s D. m. FOR DERBY JUNCTION. BIRMINGHAM, ANSO- MA, ETo.-70O. $40 a. m., 1900, s:s7, 4ss, 5:D. 7:35, 11:l5 p. m. SUNpAYs-s:1Oa a. m., s3o p. m.
 FOR WATERBURY-7:OO,9 $40 a. m., l.:jJ. 2N, 5:3o. 7:35 p. m. SUNDAYs-s:10a m.
 FOR WINSTED-7O0 9:4O @. m., 2s1, 53o pm SUNDAYs-s:l0a a. m.
 FOR SHELTON, BoTsFoRD, VIEWPOINT, DANBURY, PITTSFIELD. STATE LlNE-s4o a. m.. 4:28 p. m.
 FOR ALBANY, BUFFALO, DETROIT. ClN- CINNA1T, ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO AND THn WEsT-via State Mne-s:4Oa. a. m., 4:ss p. m. FOR LITCHFlELD and points on S., L. & N. R. R.-6:00a. m. tvia Bridgeport and Hawley- villel 4;as ?. m. lvia Hawleyville.l Express Trains. tLocal Express. c. T. HAMPSTEAD, H Gen. Passenger Agt.
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Pitchers Castorla.
 Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
 Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria. -
 Children Cry for
INDIRECT PRAlsn.,

Op6 AspecA of tho Substitution
 Questi6 i6fNof Troublesome
 . N AspsS.
 1he q 1tution qua sAtion, which is worlds at fe present t,pS has one as- peot that l,Se been oVerloAk& Whena grocer tells you tRat1n aSssefe is "just ss good" it L6Ts1 1haDle f<cognizes tho reputation ofN,s bAt is unvill. ing to pay for tf6 better 9yad( of goods, pFeferrinR more profit Vi
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 MIDDLE-AGED MEN Troubled with too frequent evacuations of the bladder, often accompanied by slight smarting or burning sensation, and weaken ing of the system in a manner the patient cannot account for, the doctor will guarantee a perfect cure in all such cases, and healthy restoration of the genito-urinary organs.
 Blood Poison, and Syphilis perma- nently cured. Piles, Rheumatism, Shin Diseases and Sores of all kinds cured so thev stay cured. T..
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Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
The Character of the Wound.

One look at the ghastly little hole in Secrest's temple removed the possibil- ity of his recovery from the field of conjecture. Dr. Purman probed the wound to depth of five inches and lost trace of the course of the ball, but no man could live with such a canal cut through his head and the doctor was surprised that he was not already dead.
 The outward appearance of his vic- tim's wounds indicated g ossibility that she might live. One ball had en- tered about the center of the breast and had not necessarily touched vital spot. The other, fired after she had turned to flee, had struck her Tn the lower part and on the right side of her back. If it had passed through the pelvic bone it must almost necessarily CauSo uer uedlu. UT. Qtlm GIdCeU IL with his finger to the bone, then by probe through the bone. It had en- tered the abdominal cavity, if it had not found Judgement in the back.
 Dr. Martin discovered that the bullet in the breast had cut the esophagus and was producing frighttul hemorrhage. The presence of two wounds either one of which was fatal, without the inter- vention of miracle, was thus shown. A sinking pulse further showed that there would be no miracle in that house. The woman was as good as dead the doctors said.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
The House of Death.

The woman groaned piteously and the murderer in the next room groaned insensibly. Those who stood and watched him felt much the same awe and compunction with which they would look upon the expiring agony of dog. "Why didn't the fool make that hole in his temple before he made the one in his wife's breast?" was asked. The physicians chatted gaily; there was nothing more they could do and the sense of responsibility they felt in the beginning was removed. They pltied the woman but she would soon be at rest and better of than living in this world the wife of fend. Their ghosts would go out together into the shades but his ghost could not hurt hers.
 A morbid crowd filled the parlor, the bed room. the dining room, the hall- way and the kitchen. A part of it clamored at the rear door and part of it elamored at the front door. The faces of more of it peered in at the east window trying to see the face of the suicide.
 The woman lay in the dining room. Within an arms reach of her was the table at which she had eaten her SUD- per less than an hour ago. The butter had turned to yellow oil in the heat generated by the crowd of visitors. There were two sections of pie and slice of dried beef from which piece had been bitten. She might have bit ten it just before she went out to the gate to meet her loving husband for the last time. There were broken pieces of bread, metal castor, crumbs and un- washed dishes, all left just as woman would leave them to go out and get breath of fresh air before tidying things up bit.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
The Murder.

Mrs. Secrest was standing at the gate. Her husband approached, but betrayed no excitement which might have dis closed the deadly purpose in his heart. So far as the witnesses know, there was no conversation. The first they heard was @ pistol shot. The woman screamed and turned to run to the house; another shot rang out and Secrest, apparently satisfied that his bloody errand had been accomplished, turned and went diagon- ally across the street toward the corner of First. He then turned the pistol upon himself and fired twice. Only one shot took effect.
 In the meantime MT. Alexander ran toward the screaming woman, and as he came up she exclaimed, My hus- band shot mel
 She was carried into the house and placed upon cot, and almost at the
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22

The bloodiest tragedy in the records of Phoenix occurred last night. Thomas N. Secrest murdered his wife Anna M. Secrest and an instant later committed suicide by shooting himself in the right temple. Death did not follow im- mediately in either case. Secrest fingered until quarter past eight o'clock and exactly an hour later his wife was dead.
 The killing took place on Adams street near the corner of Second shortly before half past six o'clock. Am ong the witnesses were J. L. B. Alexander, who was sitting in front of his house next door on the east, Capt. Logsdon and Cadet Thomas, of the Salvation Army, who were standing on the porch of their residence on the west. and Chas. Stevens.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
The Boys Story.

Barry Secrest, the 13-year-old son of the dead, was seen at the room of Jesse Maycloud in the Gregory Block. From him was learned all that has been re- lated of the family.
 "Was your father kind to his family p he was asked. After slight hesitation he replied, "he was." He said that when his father came home yesterday he appeared friendly and when he left the house to go down town he was in a pleasant humor.
 In reply to an inquiry, he said his fathers mind had been affected and that for some time he had been afflicted by strange absence of memory. The only relatives he had living were hls brother and sister in Oregon and his grandparents, on his fathers side, liv- ing in Ohio.
 Secrest leaves no property as far as known, except a month's wages due him from the Mammoth Mining company. The furniture of the house is meager and consists only oi what could not have been dispensed with. The floors were uncarpeted and the walls were bare, but such belongings as it contained were neatly arranged The boy sent a telegram to his sister in Oregon telling her of their orphanage. but no reply was received last night.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
"l Am Going to Die.'

The doctors said that the crowd must be gotten out of the house, and the off, cers finally forced it out. At last the front door was opened and several peo- came in before it could be closed again. Among them was a little boy with closely cropped hair and bright face. "She wants to see hlm," some- one whispered, and he was led to the side of the cot. He kneeled down be- side her. The dying woman knew him, and laying her had upon his arm she moaned. "Oh, Barry. Pm going to die. :"
 The brave little fellows eyes were red, but dry he had wept all he could
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
The Husbands Return.

When one of the south side stages stopped at the corner of Washington and Second street yesterday afternoon two men got out. Both wore long linen dusters. They started up Second street. One was Secrest going to see his wife according To his promise in the letter. He remained at the house an hour but what was done and what was said nobody, not even their son knows. There was nothing in his manner or language that the boy saw or heard to indicate that he was soon to be father less aud motherless.
 He finally went down town. It is suspected that he heard something that
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
Attempted to Abduct His Son.

LIMA, Ohio, Sept. 2l-A sensational abduction case occurred here this morn ing. The ten-year-old adopted son of B. Lomison was playing about the grounds of the Elizabeth street school building, when stranger drove up in buggy, grabbed the boy, tied his hands, hustled him into the rig and drove away rapidly. The abductor proved to be the boys father, Wm. Hurbusb, commis- sion merchant of Chicago, who was di- vorced from his wife some time ago. The police pursued father and son and caught up with them at Delphos. Hur- bush surrendered the boy and returned to Lima, where he intends fighting for possession of his son in the courts. The boy is bright little fellow and was turned over to Lomison by his mother when the divorce was granted.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22

same time the husband was brought in and laid in an adjoining room upon the only bed in the house.
 A dense and excited crowd by this time had filled the street, the yard and the sidewalk and was pouring into the house. Officers who had arrived in the meantime, with great difficulty cleared 8 passage for Drs. Purman, Helm and Martin. who had been summoned.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22

changed him from father and husband
 into fiend that the tale of slanderer or unwise friend prepared his heart for
 murder. It may have been that the
 murder was resolved upon when he left the house after hls wife's refusal to go back to Goldfield. and that his errand down town was to buy the weapon with which it was afterward committed, and that the coolness with which he went was only mask. If the coroner's in- quest cannot develop the motive today, it will likely lie forever hid.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
The Coroner Comes In.


 When the sterterous breathing of the dying man ceased and he was shaken by convulsive movement, a physician felt for the pulse and found none. He notified Justice Kincaid, who had ar- rived soon after the shooting, that the next office for the dead belonged to him. He hastily impaneled a coroner's jury made up of A. J. Darnell, c. D. Pratt, G. L. Hampton, John Meehan. H. L. Parker, T. c. Howard, W. Evans and R. c. Lowell. The body of dead man was carried out into a front room and laid on the floor. The still living form of the woman was removed from the cot to the bed where her husband had lain. The jury formally viewed the body and began a search in drawers and trunks for papers which might throw some light upon the cause of the tragedy. A bundle of let ters was discovered, but only one, whose contents have already been de- scribed, seemed to have any relation to it. These were put into the hands of a member of the jury, and the inquest was adjourned until this morning. But there was more work to be done the same night. Some one came in and said "she was dead" The same jury was called to the room where "she" lay and looked at the body. That was all the coroner could do then, and he was sue ceeded by the undertaken.
 Some women washed and dressed the body of the dead woman, and after while the dead wagon was drawn up and the corpses of husband and wife were put into it and driven away. The coal oil lamps were blown out, the door of the house was locked and noth- ing remained in 1t but great dark red spots on the floor and bloody bed clothing. It may here be said that all this tragedy was wrought with 3S- caliber revolver of the American Bull Dog pattern, an instrument of a pe- culiar variety, intellectual for defense and used only by murderers and sui cides.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
But the Title Belonged
 to the Government.
A Very Pretty Fraud Worked
 With Success.
Forged Abstracts of Title Used to Sell Land Belonging to the U. s. to
 Unsuspecting Persons.

By the Associated Press.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Tbe interior department has just passed on case in which peculiar fraud is being prsc- ticed. Some time ago @ resident of Tennessee wrote to the attorney general stating that last May he saw an adyer- tisement In 8 Chicago paper offering for sale 160 acres of land in Goor county, Kas. The real estate agent lived at Lathrop, Mo-, and through him the land was purchased by the man from Tennessee. It was found that the government owned the land, although there was an abstract of title.
 Since then the same tract has been advertised by the same agent. Itis held by the interior Apartment that as the rights of the government are in DO wgy affected there is nothing for the inter- for department to do in the premises. It is suggested that the attention of the proper authorities be called to the fraud with view of saving innocent parties who did not take the trouble to make 8 thorough investigation of the land titles.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
In the MOrQua.

The bodies of husband and wife lay side by side at Randall & Davis last night. The blood was washed away and the ghastly bullet holes looked ghastlier than ever. There was no trace of suffering in either face though the life of both had gone out with groans of agony. When the under taker had done all he could do he turned the gas low and left them to- gether.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
Why Did He Do It2


 The precise motive for this awful and double crime, if suicide after murder is crime, has not been satisfactorily es- tablished. Some say Secrest was in- sane. His boy Barry said, My father was crazy" It way have been jealousy. It probably was because she refused to live with him any longer at Goldfeld. A short time before death Mrs. Secrest made statement in which she said: ''He shot me because I would not go back to the mining camp"
 Among the papers and letters found by the coroner's jury was letter dated at Goldfeld two days ago in which &c., crest said he was coming down to Phe- nix to see her. If she returned to him all would be right, but if not, there was hint that all would be wrong. It is also said the dead woman had a gay disposition and since her return has formed acquaintances which may have brought about her murder. It is said that she had taken carriage rides after night and that man frequently called at her house and had, in fact, been there yesterday afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
Who the Secrests Were.

Very little is known of the suicide and his victim. Secrest was brought here about fourteen months ago by Hall & Sullivan from Aspen, Colo, where he had worked for them a long time. He has since been employed at the Mammoth mine as engineer and he was competent mechanic. He had no bad habits, was not a drinking man, did not gamble, had the respect of his associates and the confidence of his en- ployers. A miner from Gold6eld said last night that Secrest was the last man in the world he would have expected to do such thing. Steve Bailey, of the Palace, knew him well and regarded him as an honest hardworking man. Before going to Aspen he lived at La Grange, Ore., where he left his family. The family consisted beside his wife, of the boy Barry aged 13, a con Wanda, aged 20 and married daughter, Mrs. Madeline Gardiner, aged IS. The latter two are now living at La Grange.
 About nine months ago Mrs. Secrest and her two sons joined her husband at Goldield. They lived together until early last June. Sine became dissatis- fed with the mining camp. and left. Some say there was trouble and sepa- ration. She went to Denver, but for what purpose no one knows, as she had neither relatives nor friends there. A man who worked with Secrest said that he sent her money and said that it was for payment on property she had purchased. The elder son returned to Oregon and the younger re- nained with his father at Goldield. About & month ago she came back to Phoenix and took lodgings at the Greg ory house where she remained two weeks. Two weeks ago she rented from J. l.. B. Alexander the cottage where she dled. When she went to keeping house Secrest again came down to see her and that was his last visit until last night. The boy Barry, cane to live with her and go to school and the elder son was preparing to re- turn to Phoenix.
 Secrest was about 45 years old and his wife about 38. She was a woman of rather attractive appearance of face and figure, and he was a handsome man.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
GALL FOR ROBINSON.
A Tempting Offer to a PrOmi-
 nent Railroad Man.
An Offer of Sixty Thousand a Year to Become Manager of the
 Santa Fe.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 TOPEKA, Kas., Sept. 21.-A great deal of interest is being manifested in the approaching October meeting of direct ors and stockholders Of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, to be held in Topeka. The protection committee is in correspondence with the local stockholders and claims to be already in possession of sufficient proxies to represent majority of the stock in the company.
 It was reported here today that an effort is being made to induce A. A. Robinson to return from the Mexican Central and take charge of the affairs of the Santa Fe system and that the tempting offer of $6O, ,OOO year has been held out to him.
 The bids for the construction of the new Santa Fe hospital building in To- peka were opened today and the con tract awarded to the firm of Cox & Jack of Lawrence at $5S,0OO. There were eight other bids, the highest being $78,- GOO. The building is to be completed by the 1st of next June.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22

weep: "Oh, mother, you won't," he cried encouragingly. Kind hearted strangers, to whom this sight was pain ful, took him away, and he never looked toward the room where his father lay.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-22
Coin and Bullion.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 21.-silver bars per oz 6S1a@635s; Mexican dollars 5S @531s.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-15

tral. sqss; Lake Shore I2ls.; Michisan
central, ~. Missouri Pacific. 2Os. !.
Norfolk and Western preferred. 10;
Northern Pacific. !; do. preferred, Is,
Nortawestern. @9S.; do. preferred. 1881. /:
New York Central, VIZ; New YORK
and New England. lli. Pacific Mail,
lax; Peoria, Decatur and Evansville, 81,
Pittsourg. las; Pullman Palace. l6i !:
Reading, iSN; Rock Island, 49,, ST Louis
and SAn Francisco nrst preferred, -; 81.
Paul 51Ss do. preferred. liz: Tennessee
Coal ana Iron, 1874 Texas Pacific, -;
Union Pacific, lSA; United States Tx
press, %, Western Union, SIs.: Wheel
lng and Lake Erie. l2is; do preferred.
~.
Mining Stocks-Band b, -; Cholor, 20;
Grown Point, So; Consolidated California
and Virginia, $50; Deaawood 20: Gould
and Curry. 80; Hale and NorcrosS, 80,
Homcstake, S25; Independence. -: Mex
lean, 30; North Star, -: Ontario, 200;
Opeir, lto; Plymouth. 25. Sierra Nevada
50; Standard. las; Union Con, 81; Vel
low Jacket, 80; Iron Silver. -; Quick
Silver -; do preferred. 1000; Bulwer 10.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-15
DRY GOODS

NV TOEK. January 49, Favorable
weather conditions, The further advance
in raw cotton and The rather more cheer
fol outlook as 20 the wool trade. jed %
more cheerful talk in the dry goods dis.
trict. Quite fair representation OF our
out-oftowu buyers and substantial local
interest are features or the market. prices
az a general rule are fairly sustained
There is n fair inquiry for staple cotton
goods az former prices. Tue demand for
prints is quiet, rin0hams and woven wash
goods hold their own as 20 spring and
summer styles but show some irrcguarity
as 20 dark patterns.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-15
IETROt.EU N

NEW YORK. January 13.-PetroIeum.
dull; Pennsylvania oil spot sales, none
February option sales, none; closed AZ 100
bid; Lima oil sales, none.