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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
News.in Brief.

Yhesspenial mail service from War
,lner> to Holnm, kandiyohi county, MINI
has been discontinued. The star mai
service from Aspelien ito Norway Lake
has been, discontinued.
In THE distinct court at tCrooHsto1
yesterday, Thos. Thomson was award
led So, 600 for injuries received while
employed as "a section hand on the
Great Northern.
The State Railroad and Warehouse
COMMISSIONERS granted the Minneapo
lis Western Railway Company per-
mission ITO increase its capital stock
from $4,000 to $3.50, 900.
Jack Lawler an escaped lunatic from
st. Reter, was captured in Minneapo-
lis.
Conductor Wyman of the Northwes.
tern road brought into Marshall the
remains of man who threw him.
self under the engine about annie west
of town. The body was terribly
mangled
Theme mene ZEE alarms of fire in st.
Paul last year and 1929. $50 So worth OF
property destroyed
The merchants of Owat0nna have
agreed to close their places of business
at $3.50 O'clock.
To encourage diversified farming in
the West, the Northern Pacific, Great
Northern and the $500 have recently
reduced the rates on vegetables in car
Goad lots, including onions, turnips,
1beets, cabbage, carrots and potatoes.
The reduction is about SO per cent.
Clint Zimmerman, at Duluth was
Instantly killed while making coup
ling between two fat cars loaded with
logs Two logs projected beyond the
ends of the cars and his head was
caught between them and terribly
crushed as the cars drew together. He
was rs years old and leaves a wife to
whom he was married only three
months ago.
Ferdinand Weisser. of st. Cloud,
aged rs, stepped out of the room of DR..
Fulton, of St. Paul onto the balcony to
get some fresh air. The balcony was
coated with ice and he slid off and fell
on the stone pavement below breaking
his skull. He died at the hospital
At the adjourned session of the COR
oner's jury at Morton, in the Otto MUIR
der case, it gave verdict that he come
to his death by reason of two bullet
wounds, one in the right ear and an
other in the abdomen, and by dose Of
suiphate of strychnine, the act of un-
known persons.
Labor Commissioner Powers is in
receipt of a petition from Duluth signed
by 1,50O lnmbermen asking for legisla-
ton to protect them against contracts
under which they receive no pay until
April. They ask for law which will
compel companies to state what they
will pay, give notice of reduction, and
pay monthly.
Judge Moer. at Duluth, has filed a
decision favorable to the defendants in
the somewhat famous suit of the heirs
of John P. Carey VS.. c. H. Davis and
the Mahoning Ore Company, to deter
mine the ownership Of iron lands
valued at $5o0,0O0 which Carey had
obtained by false pretenccs for 5000. !
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
.RonItry Show.

The most successful poultry show
eever held in THE Northwest closed al
Minneapolis the -24th, and the ninth
annual exhibit of the Minnesota Ponl.
try Association was over, In all re.
spects,the. officers ofthe association are
gratifed at.the success they have met.
1The>exhibits were numerous and uni
formly good, the judges gave univer-
sal satisfaction in their markings. the
attendance was excellent throughout
ithe,week, and consequently the imam
ices are in good shape
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

MISTRESS "You broke my Sevres plate.
You are discharged. How did you break
the biscuits you made yesterday on it,
Woonsocket Reporter.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

CHtCttSO, <tt.. WiilS
IN e MT a s ST III ply
wonderful. Since
taking DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Dis
covery in connection
with his Pleasant
Pellets I have gain
ed in every respect,
particularly in flesh
and strength. My
liver was dreadfullv
enlarged and / suf-
fered greatly from
dyspepsia. No ply
stefan could give
relief.
Now, after two
months / am entire
ly relieved of my
disease. My appe-
tite is excellent !:
food we'll digested I;
much improved"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
The MOST PLEASANT Way

and fevers is to use Che liquid laxative rem
edy Syrup Of Figs, whenever the system
needs gentle, yet effective cleansing. To
be benefited one must get the true remedy
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only. For sale by all druggists in soc.
and 81 bottles.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
Rig Rush.

The Duluth land Office had the big
.gest rush in several months One hum
dred and fifty men and two wom-
en- participatediin it and the policeEhad
their hands full keeping them in order.
The township opened for settlement
was t6S-19, whose northerly border is
about two miles south of Lake Name
kon,, through which boats on the gold
field run. The Ash river runs through
the town, (which lis well .timbered in
parts. It was on account of this tim
Der, that the rush:was made, but only
35,were; able.to get what they want.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

I COULD not get along without Piso's Cure
G. MoULroN, Noedham, Mass, Oct ", 's4.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
GOLDEN
MEDICAL.
DISCOVERY

Many years ago DR.. r. v. Pierce, chief
consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y, COM
pounded this medicine of vegetable ingredi-
ents which had an especial effect upon the
stomach and liver, rousing the organs to
healthf,1l activity as well as purifying and
enriching the blood. By such means the
stomach and the nerves are supplied with
pure blood they will not do duty without it
any more than a locomotive can run with
out coal You can not get a lasting cure of
Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, by taking arti-
fcially digested foods or pepsin-the storn-
ach must do its own work in its own way.
Do not put your nerves to sleep with So
called celery mixtures, it is better to so to
the seat of the difficulty and feed the nerve
cells on the food they require. Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Biliousness and Nervous At
fections, such as sleeplessness and weak,
nervous feelings are completely cured by
the Discovery" It puts on healthy flesh,
brings refreshing sleep and invigorates the
whole system.
Mrs. K HENKE of No. 300 North Haisted ST..
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

IT was at the club. Waiter Cat IL p. n.y. -
s'There is a lady outside who says her hus-
band promised to be home early tonight"
All (rising) -"Excuse me moment."-
Chips.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

A LIFE without a trouble would be as I'M
endurable as summer without cloud.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

Miss GoTHAM-"Have you any papa and
mamma, little boy?" Newsboy-"No, mum
me fam'ly's abroad. Truth.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
catalogue

No MATTER how good the deacon is, he
will always look wise and pleased if anybody
suggests that he was pretty lively young
fellow when he was boy.-Someryille
.Tnurna1
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
Prison Labor.

Representatives of the shoe manu-
facturers and members of the Shoe
makers unions of the Twin Cities met
at st. Paul and discussed with several
membersof the legislature the proposed
measure for the adjustment of con-
tract labor at the state prison. The
measure provides that no new contracts
shall be made after the expiration of
those now in force and that the products
made by prisoners on state account
shall be used las far as possible insstate
institutions, the remainder. to be sold
in open market. Ut further provides
that the mum ber,of prisoners to be, en-
sployed in the manufacture of any pro-
duct-shall not exceed one-twentieth,o of
the number, employed as free labor in
the. manufacture ,of the same product
in; the state.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

PLEASANT, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs
is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pike Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

The Queen & Crescent Route is the best
equipped and shortest line to Florida. Solid
vestibuled trains and through sleepers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

HIS LITTLE JOKE. = First Cannibal :
sThese missionaries give me pain" Sec
ond Cannibal-"I think you eat too fast."-
Puck
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

-"Fraulein Dora, your lips are like
ripe cherries.' She-"Are you fond of
cherries ?n-Humo ristische Blaetter.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Rngarding Prison Labor.


The committee from the Trades and
Labor Federation have formulated q
measure dealing with the subject OF
prison labor. The principal object OF
the bill is the abrogation of the present
labor contract now held by shoe
manufacturing firm of st. Paul, and i'm
this the measure has the Endorsement
OF other manufacturers, who are i'm
jured by it, as well as the labor advo-
Gates The bill will provide that ALL
conxicts in amy penal Institution what
soeyer who are employed while i'm
prisoned, shall SO far as practicable, be
made to do their work by hand, and
thus be enabled to learn thoroughly
some suitable trade. It will provide
"a greater diversity of work and less
men in each department., thereby les
sening to great extent the present
conflict with free labor must be labeled
appropriately and distinctly.
The bill in no manner conflicts with
the manufacture of binding Irvine as
at present carriedson at Saltwater.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

To NEW ORLEANS the Queen & Crescent
Route is the direct line; 90 miles shortest
from Cincinnati. Solid vestibuled trains.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

s'To ME, her face lacks something
ssWell, when I saw her last it had about a
it could nd."-Brooklyn Life.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

THE older man is when he gets married
the sooner he commences taking his lunch
at noon down toWn.-Atchison Globe.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

TAKE the Queen & Crescent Route to
Knoxville and Asheville. Only through car
line Cincinnati to Asheville.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30
M. de Oilers, Russia's Foreign Minister
Lis Dead.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 30. - M. de
Eiers, Russian minister of foreign af-
fairs, is dead. M. de Giers was married
to Princess Kantakuzene, who was the
niece of Prince Gortschakoff. M. de
Giers has for years suffered from a
sluggish liver and consequent rheu-
matte affection.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS PLEASE
state that you saw the Advertisement in this
paper.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-01-30

Mrs. K. HENKE. of No. 500 North Halsted ST.,
Chicago. III. writes: II regard my improve
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27


about from point to point in Chicago
until December Is, 1898. when he left
together with Minnie Williams and
benjamin f. Pitzel. Minnie was never
seen after December IS. Holmes after
ward visited indianapolis where
be secured the release from jail of
Pitzel. his alleged accomplice. At the
same time he had the Minnie Williams
property Ia Fort Worth transferred TO
Pitzel under the name Of Benton T.
LYMAN. He then went to Franklin,
Ind. and there married Miss Georgiana
Yoke. On January IL, 1894, Holmes is
reported to have appeared in Fort
Worth, under the name of o. c. Pratt.
After beginning the erection of build
ing on one of the Williams lots, Holmes
and Pitzel left for st. Louis and
planned the Insurance swindle which
led to his arrest.
In July, 1894, u life insurance policy
for $40, 900 was Issued by Philadelphia
company in favor of Benjamin F. PHI
eel. The scheme evolved by Holmes to
secure this sum was as follows: Holmes
and Pitzel were to get possession of a
corpse resembling Pitzel, burn it
slightly to prevent Identification, forge
proofs OF Pitzels death, and share the
money. AS means TO this end, Holmes
was duly appointed guardian for the
Pitzel children, Alice, Howard and
Nellie. InSeptember, 1894, the charred
remains ola man were found in de-
serted house at No. 1915 Callowhill
street, Philadelphia. Holmes and Alice
Pitzel went to Philadelphia and identi-
fed the remains as those of benjamin
f. Pitzel. The insurance money was
paid to j. B. Howe, St Louis lawyer
1t is stated that Lawyer Howe received
$4,000, Mrs. Pitzel $500, and Holmes the
rest of the $4,000. Alice did not re-
turn to ST. Louis with Holmes who said
that he had left her in good hands. On
the pretext that he wished to put them
in good school, Holmes also took
Nellie and Howard from their mother.
He took Alice and Nellie to Cincinnati,
Detroit and other places, and finally to
Toronto, Canada, where, at No. 16 st.
Vincent street, it is claimed, he killed
the girls and buried them in the cellar.
The boy, Howard, it is stated, was
murdered at Indianapolis. On July Is,
1895, Detective Frank Geyer, of Phila-
delphia, discovered the bodies of the
two girls in the cellar of the Toronto
cottage. They were promptly identi-
fed by their mother
On November IL, 1894, Holmes was
arrested in Boston charged with con.
spiracy to defraud the Philad elphia In
tsurance company. The work of the
detectives causeda belief that the body
found in the Callowhill street house
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27

It is very active, restless, roaming
little creature; not hidden away in a
cave, but going about with its house on
its back.
Often the hermit seems to select a
shell on account of its prettiness; some
times it takes shell that Is too big for
it, There is hermit crab now at the
New York aquarium that moved
awhile ago from natica shell into a
periwinkle shell that was obviously too
big; the crab could hardly stagger with
it, and it moved back into the natica
But soon it moved once more, back into
the periwinkle again, and it has been
there ever since, not yet grown up to it,
but apparently pleased with its big
house. There is another hermit crab
at the aquarium that Is housed in a
periwinkle shell, a small white peri
Wrinkle that is busted with patches of
fine, bright, velvety green, some sort of
delicate marine growth-a lovely little
shell This shell fits its owner, who
gets about with it gayly; and small as
it is, it is conspicuous among the rest
on account of its beauty.
There is left In the hermit's tank at
the aquarium number of spare shells,
for the convenience and comfort OF
crabs that may desire to change their
quarters, and these may serve also to
accommodate strangers. There was
brought TO the aquarium the other day
for instance, from Gravesend bay, along
with a lot of killies, hermit crab
This crab was in a worn and broken
natica shell; the shell had a hole
through It's top, and half its lip was
gone; a pretty dilapidated sort of 6
house for hermit crab to live in. Il
would seem as though it might have
found in the sea a better shell thar
that, but it hadn't, and the crab wa
lively and in good condition, too. Blu
within an hour after it was placed ii
the tank it had left the old shell ant
taken one of the spare shells for it
own. The new shell is natica, lik
the one Ii left, and little smaller.
is cleaner and brighter, but clearly thi
change was made for the sake of utility
rather than of appearance, for the ben
efits to be derived from the new SHELF:
tight roof and projecting hood.
The hermits are not very much giver
to fighting. but occasionally they dc
fight Two hermits that met in this
tank the other day, face to face, crap,
pied and struggled with each other at
great rate. They were pretty evenly
matched in size, but one was stronger
than the other, and the stronger one
shook the weaker until the shell on its
back ratified against the glass side of
the tank like one of those electrical
contrivances that are sometimes at
tacned to window panes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27

was really that of Pitzel and that he
had been killed by Holmes.
The discovery of the bodies of the
Pitzel children In the Toronto cellar
led to thorough examination of the
Holmes castle at Chicago. The po-
lice department concluded to search
the premises from cellar to attic, and
CHASTITY discoveries followed each other
in quick succession. On July % blood
stained garments were found in the
cellar; on July "a parts of a child's
skeleton, supposed to be that of Pearl
Conner, were unearthed; on July 81
one NJ. G. lChappen, a somewhat dissi-
pated mechanic, stated to the police
that he had articulated four skeletons
for Holmes, two of which he produced
few days later. On July 20 detectives
discovered "a secret vat in the basement
of the castle. This vat is buried FIVE
feet under ground and Is twelve feet in
length. 1t was probably used for quick
lining the bodies. A vault large enough
to hold two persons and supplied with
gaspipes is another startling featnreof
the castle The police theory is that
Holmes persuaded his girl victims to
enter the vault, which Is absolutely
sound-proof He would then close the
door, turn on the gas and asphyxiate
them. After they were dead he would
place the bodies In a chemical solution
so as to prevent Identification, and
finally have the skeletons articulated.
Since Holmes has been found guilty
of the murder of Alice Pitzel by cor
oners' jury in Toronto, he is reported
to have made several statements ex-
planning how he came In possession of
the skeletons articulated for him by
Chappen. He said be procured the
dead bodies for the sole purpose of sell
ing them to physicians, a business
which, he claims, never fails to re-
turn a good profit. Police officers at
Chicago and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is
now in Jail at the latter place-ridicule
his explanation.
Should evidence continue to aceumu-
late, the states attorney soon hopes to
be in position to prove that Holmes
murdered in cold blood Mrs. Julia Con-
ner and her daughter, Pearl; Miss
Emeline Cigrand; Minnie and Mamie
Williams; Benjamin L. Pitzel and his
three children, Howard, Alice and
Nellie. To these must be added Miss
Emily Van Tassel, who was employed
in candy store on Milwaukee avenue,
Chicago, where man, supposed to be
Holmes, made her acquaintance. After
he had visited her few times, she, too,
disappeared, and has been seen no
more. Other victims are spoken OF,
but the ten persons mentioned are
probably all whose mysterious disap-
pearance can be established. 1t is
singular fact that all of Holmes alleged
girl victims were decidedly pretty and
possessed OF more than ordinary intel
ligence.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27

visited Denver, and there met Minnie
r. Williams, an elocutionist, at the Fiji
teenth Street theater. Early in 1898
Miss Williams capeto Chicago and was
installed as Holmes private secretary.
She was possessed of property at Fort
Worth, Tex, valued at $50, 900, part of
which Holmes afterwards secured,
either throuhh forged deeds or undue
influence. Soon after her arrival at
: Chicago, Minnie sent for her sister
Mamie TO make her visit Mamie
left her home hurriedly with instruc-
lions that if she did not return at a
certain time her trunk should be sent
after her. Her trunk was shipped to
Chicago. but was never taken'ou of the
cxpresskfffice. Holmes is said to have
stated Mat Mamie became attached to
him. which aroused Minnie's jealousy
and led her to kill her sister Mamie
Williams disappeared in July, 1898. One
night soon after Nannie's murder the
castle, which had been insured for $780,
900. was burned out. The insurance
companies, suspecting arson, refused to
pay the loss, and for three months tried
70 get hold Of Holmes, who lodged
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27

Geo. f. Root, music composer, Of
Chicago is dead.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27

II he married Clara A. Lowering, a
New Hampshire girl In 1879, while
clerling In store at East Concord, N.
H., he began the study of medicine,
and, year later, entered the medical
department of the University of
Michigan at Ann Arbor. Soon after
his arrival in the Michigan city he in
sured his life heavily, and with the as
sistance Of fellow student succeeded
in passing body in the dissecting
room as his own. The conspirators
collected the insurance and separated,
Holmes returning to the east where he
continued his studies. On 1887 he left
his wife, telling her he was going to
Chicago, and from that time until No
vember, 1894, she knew nothing about
his dnings.
Some time in 1887 Holmes arrived in
Chicago and became clerk in drug
store ut No. TOO Sixty-third street In
1888 he bought the store, as well as the
property at the corner of Sixty-third
and Wallace streets, on which he erect
ed the Hiding which has since become
known es the castle" or 'charnel
house" In the same year he married
Miss Myrtle Belknap, of Wilmette, a
suburb of Chicago.
In the month OF September, 1889, L
L.. Conner was employed by Holmes to
flake charge of the jewelry branch OF
his business; and Mr.. and Mrs. Conner
and their daughter Pearl were per
suaded b& occupy apartments in the
mysterioug cattle. In 1891 Conner
bought the store of Holmes, but soon
afterward had trouble with the latter
over his wife. In March the couple
separated, and Mrs Conner was made
bookkeeper by Holmes, who had re-
,sumed management of the store. On
the evening of December 24,l1S91, Mrs.
Julia Conner and little Pearl disap.
peared and have not since been seen
alive. Shortly afterward, in May,
1899, Miss IEmeline Cigrand, hand
some young lady from Indiana, accept
ed position as stenographer il the
castle. In December she informed her
friends that she was to be married to a
Mr.. Phelps, whom she represented as a
rich man. Then she dropped out of
sight completely, not even calling for
her wedding outfit, which remained in
the hands of the. dressmaker.
About this time Holmes, who had as
sumed the name of Harry Gordon,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27
WILL RULE AUSTRIA.

Archduke Charles Louis and His Wife
Have Charmed the English.
The heirs to the throne of Austria
recently visited Queen Victoria and
charmed the English population, for a
wonder.
Archduke Charles Lonis is the eldest
brother of the Austrian emperor and is
an ideal gentleman-dignified and be-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27
TRIrp FoR YEARS,

Mr.. Johh r. Tarver, Dalton, Ca,
says: June 5th, '95 This is to GER
ify that / have used Royal Germe-
tuer in my family for the last five
years for various complaints, viz;
Indigestion, bowel troubles and gen
eral debility, and find it all that il
claims to be. In fact / would not be
without it in my house."
If you would know the value of this
great remedy in the family, send to
the Atlanta Chemical Co., Atlanta,
Ga, for As page book, free. New
package, large bottle, 10S doses, 81
For sale by r. G. Hardwick.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27
SENT In TO Hrs MOTHER IN GERMANY.

SENT II 10 HIS MOTHER IN GERMANY.
Mr.. Jacob Esbensen, who is in the
employ of the Chicago Lumber Co.,
at Des MONIES, Iowa, says: II have
just sent some medicine back to my
mother in the old country, that !
know from personal use To be the best
in the world for rheumatism, having
used it in my family for several years
1t is called Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
1t always does the work" so cent
bottles for sole by R. G. Hardwick,
druggist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27

Homeric laughter" is classical name
for unquenchable mirth. 1t is the
sort of laughing which those persons
indulge in who have taken Ramon's
Tonic Liver Pills, and changed a sal,
low complexion, bright eyes and rosy
cheeks. Ask all, your druggist, for a
free sample dose. For sale by R. G
Hardwick.