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The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
WHEN LINCOLN WAS SHOT.
Mrs. surratt's Waiter Boy Tells What He
Knows.

Knows.
Nathaniel Simms, who In the early
sixties was Mrs. Mary E. Surratt's col
ored waiter boy, lives north of Oxford
Pa. He is a native of Prince Georges
county, Md Simms says when four
teen years of age he was bound out 70
Mrs. Surratt, there being seven other
colored boys on the place. He tells. IN
the Philadelphia Inquirer, the foilo"ins
respecting his mistress:
The missis lived at Surrattsville,
about seven miles from washington
and, being lady Of wealth, owned con-
siderable of the village. She possessed
fine features and a temperament tnat
was excitable. Her favorite hobby was
riding horseback. I have seen her put
one hand on the saddle pommel and
vault up into the seat without assist
ance. Mrs. Surratt was fond OF wine.
She could WELD a rawhide with vigor,
and 1t always came upon the backs OF
us boys so unexpectedly.
"She entertained frequently. John
Wilkes Booth was frequent visitor at
the house, he being very intimate with
my mistress son, John Surratt. Booth,
a kind of a helpless fellow, required
good deal of waiting on, and from him
1 received my first money 1 could say
was mine About two months before
the taking off of President Lincoln
Booth was at the Surratt mansion
steady A few days before the shooting
of the President, Mrs. Surratt and L
went into Washington, and she bought
nine or twelve pistols at a gunsmfth's.
They were put in little coffin, which
the undertaken hauled in his hearse
across the eastern branch bridge. The
guards supposed 1t was a funeral, and
made no attempt at searching. Mrs.
Surratt, after reaching home, hung the
pistols around on the walls Of her room.
ION the night of the assassination
Booth and John Surratt ate supper to-
gether and left the house. About mid
night Booth returned, and heard Mrs.
Surratt clap her hands and exclaim,
I'm glad the old rebel Is dead'-meaning
our noble Lincoln. That same night
helped Booth into the saddle, and he
shot down the pike as If demons were
after him. On opening the house next
morning I was surprised to see the
piazza and yard full Of soldiers. One Of
them asked If Booth had been at the
house during the night, and I replied
that he had. In a short time my mis-
tress and all hands about the place were
taken into Washington."-Was
Star.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
Saved From a Duckihg.

Elizabeth. n j., Nov. 4.-Miss Esther
F. Jacques, of Westfield. was arraigned
before Judge Mccormick Saturday as q
common scold. Under the old blue laws
of the State a person who pleaded gull
ty to being a common scold was ducke5
in a pond. Some of the spectators
thought that the Judge would sentence
Esther jacques to be ducked, but judge
Mccormick announced. after a consul
tation with her mother. that he had
decided to suspend sentence in the case
Of Miss Jacques. He then released her
on her own recognizance. and said that
if another complaint was made against
her he would be forced to sentence he's
to some punishment.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
William ID. Moranre q w.r

William ID. Morange, a want
lawyer and author Of ALBANY fa,I o"i
stories down an elevator shaft '"res
Albany Argus building, and was t,rI as
He was nearly seventy years Of aaa
Henry G. Leyerzaf, a barber q, =,
Haven, Conn, Is about to go tn So
He has received a Communicate
the effect that he is heir to a. bi, o..-
in that country. Leyerzafs fa+bor 70"
an admiral in the French nav, "ae
married a Spanish noblewomap '
The Berlin Vossische Zeituns
that Col Won Hannekin, the Ga-~ass''
officer who took a prominent nar+ :
the side Of China in the Chinese To,,. V
csc war, has arrived in this citv -
special mission. He is, the paper sara
empowered to arrange for the reorgansS
zation of the Chinese army on the Bna
sian, French or German model
A. j. Sewell. assistant cashier q, -.
First National Bank of McGregor IT,
has been arrested, charged with 49,
robbery Of the bank SeweU Left tSS
vault door open, as it had a time Iooi'
The steel safe inside was also uplocE'
I'D by him by means of the combine.
ton. Fifteen thousand dollars in go1t
and currency was taken out. and dvno
mite then placed inside The door mo,
then closed. so that the bolts proiect.
ing from the sides rested against N.
outer sides Of the safe. The explosio,
followed. Frank Henry, a blacksmith
has also been arrested for complicitv
Sewell is twenty-one years old and hi,
family is prominent.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
Planned to Escape.

Minneapolis. Nov. 4.-Harry Hay
ward, convicted Of the murder of Cath
crime Cling. planned a wholesale deliY-
cry of the prisoners in Hennepin Coun-
ty Jail, to take place last night ,
woman who visits a relative in Jail was
to take in a dozen revolvers. At sig.
nal the men were to start a sham fgn'
in the corridor, and when the jailer aP
peared he was to be oyerpOwered ah'
the escape made. The men were u
fight their way out il resistance Wer.
offered. A coil of rope was discovers
in one Of the cells when a search wa
made.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
JUSr WANTED TO FIGhT.
A Kentucky Moonshiner's Story OF an En-
counter in the Highway.

counter in the Highway.
Alvin Partin. a Bell county moon
sinner, has a bad scar on his left side
near the hip. He tells remarkahle
story of how he came by 1t. and ms
friends. including Attorney John b.
O'Neal, of Covington, corroborate Wnat
he says.
IT got tibet scar las winter" he said
one day last week Il got nuther one
on my head tibet 1 got at the same
time" he continued, showing a large
furrow that reached from his forehead
almost to the crown of his Uranium.
Me an three other fellers had fight
one day on the road. They was drunk
an bad fellers. / met them, an one
of them says to me, I'm goin' to shoot
you. / told him I reckon not but ne
says, Yes; / am, an right now, too.
So / says. Blaze away He mao
double barreled shotgun loaded with
buckshot. He pinted it at me an
tried to knock il away, but L missed
the bari by about a inch. By the time
/ had hit at il again 1t was goin OIL,
though / knocked it a little to one sic@.
II had on belt filled with seventeen
No a. Winchester cartridges. nc
whole load of buckshot went among
them cartridges. 'splodin' leVen Oh
them. Two weeks after that the doc
tor picked some of the prass Shells
outen my side. A piece Of my hip was
shot off. When I was first shot L dld
not think / was hit hard. / shot my
pistol at the Teller an he grabbed the
muzzle of it, The ball went up his
sleeve and through his arm. The other
fellers then came on for me an L pokeu
the pistol in one of their mouths. Jes
as l pulled the trigger the other teller
knocked my pistol to one side an the
bullet cut furrer in the side or ms
head. Jes' then the other Teller hit me
over the head with his gun bari, and L
didn't know nothin' for three hours all
was home. In about four months /
was all right"
What did they attack you for?" ask
ed one.
"Oh, nothin', 1 guess. They was
drinkin' an carousin'. We had never
had any rukeses. They jes' wanted a
fight.
L seen the Teller what shot me las
week down in Bell county," Partin
said, and bis eyes twinkled. Il YVES
diggin' taters when he passed along
the road. 1 didn't have my gun near
me, an 1 didn't say nothin'. Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
OIL and Gas Stoves I'm Sleeping Rooms

OIL stoves and gas stoves should
never be kept burning in a sleeping
room, for, having no connection with a
chimney fiue, they throw poisonous
carbonic oxide into the air of the apart
ment and make 1t unfit for respira don
An oil lamp. left burning all night, is
bad enough, but an oil stove Is worse
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
In the AlDG,

On reaching certain spot the driver
turned around on his seat and observ-
ed to the passengers:
From this point the road is only az
cesslble to mules and donkeys; 1 mus:
therefore ask the gentlemen to get out
and proceed On foot."-Feuilie davis
de Vevey.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
MURDER BY WHOLESALE.
Brother and Sister Charged With Series
of Crimes in Germany

Berlin, Nov. Sat Prenzlow TO-DAY
Herman Springstein, store keeper.
and his married sister, Augusta Book.
were tried on the charge of poisoning
Springstein's wife last March, and alsG
of having committed a series of muir
ders between 1883 and 1892.
In that period, Springstein's parents
Augusta Books husband, her son and
another woman, are said to have been
poisoned, with the view of obtaining
the money for which their lives were in.
Sured.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
sALISBURY's FALSE POSITION
London Daily News Suggests that He With.
draw the Trinidad Claim.

draw the Trinidad Claim.
London. Nov. 5.-The Daily News IN.
day says: "a perusal Of the report =,
the Ministry of Telegraphs shows tina,
the Brazilian Government has special
reasons for attaching importance IN
Trinidad. If the rock is Brazilian Tor.
ritory, it cannot be utilized for cahIo
purposes in opposition to the existino
systems, the Government having given
a guarantee against such competition.
Careful consideration of the report
may assist Lord Salisbury to withdraw
from what appears to be a false posi-.
ton, doubtless assumed under the mis-.
apprehension Of some Of the facts in.
Yolved."
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
Trying to Burn an Infants H4ms.

Cleveland, Nov. 5.-Seven attempts VIZ
made on Saturday and Sunday TO get -.
to the Speed Home for Infants, IN VII i.
twenty-six waits are supported by chai. 80
Servants and police are patrolling tn1
premises. but have not yet caught the III
cendiary.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16

Fire In the Palmer Paper Factory
Corinth, Nov. 1.-The Hudson Fi',l
Pulp and Paper Company WorAS a.
Palmer were badly damaged oy =
last night. The estimated dam@s
81. coo. The insurance is ample Il
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
ALL DUE TO THE Able.
He Wanted to Get the Marquise De Nayyes


ne WHHIeu 10 Get the Marqu1se De Nayve'l
Fortune.
Bourges, Nov. 5.-The trial of the Mar
quis de Nayve, charged with the murder
of his stepson, was continued here TO-
day. A former governess to the prs.
oner's daughter testified that all the
misery in .-4e family was due to the sin
lister influence of the Able Rousselot
who wanted to break up the household
and thus get the wife's fortune
The court will sit tomorrow until tha
case is finished.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
INSURGENTS HANG NEGROES.

IHty AIsO DeKasIA . AFssIn Dy tne sc OF
Dynamite Bomb.
Havana, Nov. Sit is announced tina!
the insurgents have hanged six negroes
to trees in the Plateabos, District Of
Cabarian, province of Santa Clara.
Near Guasimal, not far from SAINT
Espiritus, also in the province of Santa
Clara, the insurgents have derailed a
train by the use of a dynamite bomb.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
Warrant for DIR. Sherman.

Panama, n. z. Nov.
Cross, of this village, has
rant for the arrest Of T.
lass for COMP
murder. DR..
Charles Dour
rest.
Arizona republican., 1895-07-26
NOtice.

In the Probate Court of the County of Maricopa,
 Territory of Arizona, In the matter of the
 estate of William Harvey, deceased. Notice
 of hearing petition.
 Notice is hereby given that Hugh Mackay has filed in this court his petition praying that the last will of William Harvey be admitted to probate and that letters testamentary thereon be issued to him, and that the same will be heard on Friday, the 26th day of July, A. D. 1895, at 10 o'clock on the forenoon of said day, at the courtroom of said court, in Phoenix, County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona, and all persons interested in said estate are noti- fled then and there to appear and show cause if any they have, why the prayer of said peti- tioner should not be granted.
 Dated July 15th 1895
 By J. F. PEARCE, CIV. GROUSE.
 Deputy Clerk. Clerk. [Date of first publication July Is. 1S95]
Arizona republican., 1895-07-26

Pullman sleeping car service nightly between Phenlx and Maricopa. Sleeping Car coupong sold to all points on the Southern Pacific and connecting lines, A~ ,o Iraln No; connects with Southern Pacific l9, passing Maricopa st Il :50 D. m. Train No 2 connects with Southern Pacific 20, passing Marlcopa at 10 % 8. m. Connection made af Iempe with stages for Goldfeld. Connection made at Phoenix for Congress, Prescott and all points in northern Arizona via the s. F..P.& r., k. R Trains stop on signal
 G. H. HONSHELL
 General Superin tendent
Arizona republican., 1895-07-26
Notice to Creditors.
Estate of Daniel McAndrew, deceased

Estate Of Daniel McAndrew, deceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, administrator of the estate of Daniel McAn- drew, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said de- ceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice to the said admins trator at the law office of Street & Frazier, Fleming block, Phoenix, Ariz, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate, in said County of Maricopa.
 J. L. CANT, Administrator of the estate of Daniel McAn- drew, deceased.
 Dated this 29th day of June, 1895. [Date of first publication June 30, IS95l
Arizona republican., 1895-07-26
A. c. SHELDON, President.
 A. H. LINTON, Vice.President, J. K. DooLITTLE. Secretary. FRANK L. CoNKEY, Treasurer.
The Rio Verde Canal Co.
 No. I4 N. Second Av.


 
 
 
  perace ne Asoa fia The above Resolution Committee of e Brd Of the RIO Verde Canal made hereunder Choice Uneneed Lands Selections
Arizona republican., 1895-07-26
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

Are lost every year in risky and foolish investments. Put your money in lots in Churchill Addition and make 25 per cent.
 No risk. Easy terms.
 CLARK CHURCHILL, Office Commercial Hotel Block.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-18

Muchos, muchos faroles casa-
inssetOS Sc necesitan-ofgalo La
Dsmocyaeta. aunque lie pese- en-
el campo autonomista.
Son tantos y tantisimos los
eacnios que en- el pululan
No nos molesta, no, ell chiste
sin gracia, y tambien de cercado
ajeno, a que va aludimos el chs
e "de que en- ell BoLETIN toda Ia
ia tiene su asiento' -.
Para atronar con cencerradas
al autonomismo, y dejarle sin
tfmpanos, eonfedo.
Para otros obietivos. nego.
Sobra por ahf con las mono
tomas Y soporiferas kaias de efec
tismo cursi con que nos da e
6pio, cuotidianamente, la prenss
autonomista.
En- resumen
Que aviados estan ustedes. ca
balleros, 81 Sc prometen esPtgar
nj por casualidad rarisima, un;
sola raz6n, un solo argumento
un solo concepto de valer y logi
ca en- la fraseologia eternament
esteril Y hueca de esos aurono
mos voceros
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-18
LOS SUCESOS DE CUBA.
Brillantss 6atidas.
Lajas, Septiembre 1896.

Dice un colega habanero re6ri6n-
dose 4 las operaciones del Departa-
mento oriental:
ala cabido 4 la columna que man
da el veterano Coronel Canella la sa-
tisfaccion de Sealizar una gloriosisima
accion. Al frente de una columna,
fuerte de $50 hombres, atac6 el 81
del pasado las partidas de Maceo,
compuestas de $500 hombres. toman
doles el campamento de Sac del In
dio, con viveres, municiones y CORES
pondencia. Ocho horas duro el fue.
go, y al declararse en- fuga los insu
rrectos. pudieron llevarse mas de SC
heridos, pero no SO muertos. que que
deron sobre el campo. Esta derrots
del enemigo, en- que tan brillante.
lauros alcanzaron nuestras fuerzas
nos ha costado la muerte de un te.
niente y once soldados, teniendo ade'
ms que lamentar la confusion qu.
sufrio el jefe de la columna, senior Ca
nella, y las heridas que recibieror
cuatro capitanes, cuatro tenientes )
| SO soldados.
va antes de esa acci6n, la propi;
columna habla sostenido el ? del pa
sado nutrido fuego con numeroso.
grupos de insunectos, al mando de
cabecilia CartagsEs. consiguiendo un;
completa victoria sobre el enemigo Il
veces supecior en- n1mero, y que ocu
paba muy buenas posiciones dentrc
de la manfgua, y al que Sc lie hicieror
7 muertos vistos y IL heridos. entire
ellos el titulado capitan Pombo."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-18
De Mansantzza.


Ell primer Teniente del blzaFrc Ba.
talon de Colon, don Jose Urrutia,
manifesto que en- la mafiana del go dc
Agosto, al salir del pueblo del "Can-
to con toda la fuerza de su escolta
en- cl vapor Pedro Pablo" como &
las 8 y 10 minutes pr6ximamenfe, en-
el punto de dicho rio llamado "Corra-
Ito" el enemigo, oculto tras de espe-
SOS farallones, ,rompio el fuego con nu-
tridas descargas sobre el citado bar
co. FL alferez de navfo don Sebas-
tan Naval rompio tambien y dirigi6
el fuego de la ametralIadora de
bordo, y el que suscribe Sc encarg6
de Ia msrineria y tropa, que desde
luego contesto con sus descargas &
las del enemigo. el que en- todos lcs
recodos donde habia manglar ha hos.
t.liIado tenazmente las embafcacio.
mes, siendo de elogiar la decisi6a y
serenidad con que la tropa ha secun-
dado las ordenes, mereciendo espe-
cial mencion el Condestable don Jesus
Gonzalez Saavedra y el moreno Fran
cisco Gonzilez, que desde los pri-
meros momentos estuvieron hacien
do fuego a cuerpo descubierto. "a
Ia ida tambien fu hostilizado el
barco. teniendo pcr nucstra parte un
soldado herido y dos pasajeros muer-
tos. Sc desconoce 81 al enemigo Sc
le han. hecho bajas; nosotros no te-
nem0S afortunadamente que lamentar
mas que algunas averfas en- el barco,
tanto en- el blindaje como en- u arbo-
ladura. toldos y casilla del timonel."
I'm detalle:
Sc ha notado que los insurrectos
han arrojado sobre el vapor toda cls-
Sc de proyectiles; desde el MaIser,
que perfor6 algunas planchas, hasta
perdigones."
FL distinguido Official haee noble
mencion de nuestros soldadcs. Va Sc
ha dicho antes: en- esta guerra cruel
contra un china mortiiero y un ene--
migo traidof y rastrero, s6lo el solda-
do espafiol puede veneer; cuando tras
Ia ruda fatiga y elrecuerdo de los ca
rifiosos sercs dejados ala en- el queri--
do rincon de Il aldea. vienen el des-
aliento y la duda, una sola Erase basta
para que el leon despierte y ruja mar
chando Ia pelea:
Viva Espafal
Y despues. borrese del dicrionario
Ia pa,abra impossible.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-18
I'm ineesntE.

FL General Munoz habia mandado
a Niquero al senior Rivero, Official de
Estado Mayor, en- averiguacion de 10
que pudiera haber de verdad sobre Ia
supuesta venta entrega del po5lado
de Niquero por el captain de la que
rrilla local, sefior Reytor. FL resulta-
do de la indagacion vino ser como
Sc prevail este es, que ha sido sor
prendida la buena fe del Comandante
de armas de aquel punto, por ser nue.
vo en- el pals y desconocedor por tan
to de las intrigas de que ell euemigo Sc
vale, sin duda de acuerdo con carac-
teres dfscolos y que jamas estan con-
formes con 10 que disponen las auto.
ridades.
Resultado: que el captain Reytor
es inocente, y que carecian de funda
mento todos los gravisimos cargos
que Sc lie han querido inculpar y que
ha probado ser un buen patricia y
estar dispuesto a servir la causa de la
patria y del orden como 10 hizo su
ito, del mismo apellido, en- la pasada
guerra.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-18
DE LAJAS.

Entire los pueblos de la Isla gu,
parecen yacen silenciosos en- el olvi
do, sin que nadie les tienda esa pro
tectora mano que es indispensable
para ell desvalido, hay uno. este de
Laias, digno de algun apoyo, y sir
embargo desatendido por quienes de-
bieran atenderlo, impeliendole por Ia
via del fomento y la prosperidad,
Tenemos entendido que en- ell ac
tual presupuesto general en- ejercicio
esta consignada una cantidad para
llevar tGrmino las obras de construc-
cion, hace tempo empezadas y para
lizadas, de la iglesia parroquial del
Lajas; mas no obstante solicitar que
Sc respondiera & satisfacer esta ur-
gente necesidad, NADIA Sc pudo conse-
guir a1n, avanzando el afio econo
mico sin trazas de que Sc disponga
nada tendente cumplimentar la JUS
IA peticion del pueblo de Lajas, inte
resado en- que su iglesia sc acabe de
construir, no solo por recIamarlo asi
las conveniencias del quito religio.
so, sino por raz6n de ornate p1hlico
y de utilidad social,
Encontrsndose en- estado ruinoso
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-18

ton de enardecidos leones, disparaba
sus armas contra el adversario. Las
municiones principiaron 4 escasear,
los insurrectos, que momentos antes
Sc hallaban escondidos entire la hierba
Il ocultos detrts de los srboles, i'm
pucstos por el valor temerario de
aquellos pocos defensores de Espafia,
Sc fueron rehaciendo, ell teniente Co
bos comprendio ell peligro en- que Sc
encontraba y procuio rctirarse hscia
el ingenio. defendiendose con descar
gas cerradas, que contenian los impe
tus del enemigo, envalentonado por
la superioridad del ntimero.
-i Rendios vociferabln los in.
surrecctos. m;entras ejecutaban un
movimiento envoivente.
- FL espahol muere. pero no Sc
rinde !-respondfa ell teniente Cobos.
a la vez que haefa fuego contra el
contrario, que sc le echaba encima.
| De pronto sintio fuego por reta
guardia: le habian cortado Ia retira-
da FL circulo tornado por el enc
migo Sc estrechaba r'pidamente, 10:
insurrectos avanzaban machete er
mano, y a la fuerza del teniente Co
bos Sc lie habian conclude va los car
tuchos Venitidos hombres contra
doscientos no pueJen luchar euerpo
cuerpo.
i A morir por nuestra Espafa!
dicen que gri.6 el teniente, y el, pri
nero que todos, con Ia espada en- un
mano y el revolver en- la otra, s
afrej6 encfma del enemigo.
Un rebelde, Ell que mas cerca esta
ba, levanto el arma y lie dio un terri
bic machetazo, que partiendole el la
= bio superior lie abrio el cuello y |
, hoja Sc inferno en- ell pecho. Ca:
1 moribundo, y en- el mismo instantt
ell teniente Cobos disparo su rewol
yer, y ell adversario que lie habia he
rido cayo al sueIo con el crineo des
trozado.
Dios 10 quiso, y sucedio que d
aquellos 22 heroes. 10 quedaron ten
didos sobre el campo de la aecior
Y uno prisionero y S heridos lograro
romper las filas enemigas, y tras durs
r penalidades regresaron al ingenio Ma
n cGgHa.
FL teniente Cobos, el glorioso mill
tar, fuG el primero en- morir; su nom
d bre 10 ha escrito con Ia sangre del 50
crifcio en- ese libro de orc de los maj
: tires espaholes.' y
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-18
CONDOLENCLA.

No han estado nj estan solos
en- la affection inmensa que les
agobia, por la eterna perdida de
su idolatrado Arturo, nuestro
querido amigo ell limo. Sr. Don
Sebastian Muhoz Rivera y su
respectable familia.
Muchos, muchisimos corazo.
nes les han acompanado en- ST
pena y participan de su angus.
tia.
Tantos son los telegramas y
cartas de pesame llegados de di
versos puntos de la Isla al hogar
del Sr Muhoz, que este, viendc
que le era materialmente imposi
bic contestar de su puho y letr;
q todos csos homenajes de afec
to y simpatfa, ha tenido que We
rihcarlo por medic de taDeta:
impresas en- que hace merito d.
So gratitud profunda.