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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
General weyisr Burned in Eaigv.

KEY WEST Fla, April 14.-In thc
presence of 5000 hooting Americans ana
Cubans a dummy representing Cap ain
General Wcylcr was burned herq Mon. =
night. TO add to the offensivencss OF the
affair viewed from Spanish standpoint
the efllgy was wrapped in the llag OF 'ir in
and the Montgomery guards, u ical ~ IL
tary company composed Of Americans
were participants The guards were n
full uniform, carried United It ,tcs
flag. and were 'comni ndcd by NJ j e
Weatherford and Captain Thompson a
week ago Weylcr was burned in eli ",
but only few took part, and il was de-
termined to repeat the burning,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17

ITEMS " HIGH WILL INTEREST OUR
READERS.

Important Happenings of the Past Few
Days Reported by TeIesrap aud Placed
I'm Type for the Convenience of Our Own
People-stats News Notes.
MUSHROOM, Apr, 1.-The shooting of
w. b. o. Sands TIE millionaire lumber
man, at Pentwater, which occurred Thurs
day night, has been found to have a
terrible sequel. Sands was shot while GO
ing home from his office and hit by four
bullets and will lose an arm and perhaps
his life.
1t developed that the shooting was done
by S. ID. Minchall, lawyer. His home
was visited yesterday morning and it was
found that after shooting sands he had
gone home and shot his two little children
dead in bed. He also killed an older girl
who was just retiring and his wife. Then
he turned the revolver on himself with
fatal effect.
Minchall was Sands attorney and left
letters showing that he had committed
the terrible crime on account of disap-
pointment in business, and for fear of
poverty
Sands died at 1890 last evening 1t had
been found necessary to amputate his
arm on account:.of its wounded condition,
and he was unable to survive the shock.
The coroners inquest was adjourned. A
letter was found in the murderer's pocket
addressed to A. Williams, the Rookery,
Chicago, in which Minchall asks that
MIR. Williams extend some kindness to
the writer's wife and family, provided
they were living when the letter reached
its destination. Minchall' letter declares
that his death would be no misfortune to
his family, rs he had allowed himself to
be elbowed out Of tine Swim and had be-
come detriment to his friends and was
incapable of helping his family.
Minchall referred in detail to the good
qualities of members of his family, and
declared that their home relations were
most happy although he was the victim
of overmastering business troubles and
anxieties He felt, he said, that the reso-
luton which led pauper fathers TO kill
their pauper children was Spartanlike,
and that no one not so situated could re.
alize the situation. Minchall asserts that
Mr. Sands promised him all his insurance
business when he opened an agency in
Pentwater, but afterwards he was re-
quired to allow the Sands 81 Maxwell
Lumber company one-third of his COM
mission as the condition of writing their
business
KALAMAZOO, Mich, April 13.-That S.
B. Minchall. the Pentwatcr murderer and
suicide, was largely influenced in his
awful work by the Richard Klaettke
tragedy in Chicago Feb. 8 last, is shown
by a letter in the possession of II. f. Cor
nell. a local insurance agent who had en-
ployed Minchall, but had dispensed with
his services about Feb. l.
Minchall was in Chicago on the day on
which Klaettke murdered his wife, par.
ents and three children and suicided.
The day after the murders Cornell re-
ceived letter from Minchall in which he
said he had found in Klaettke's crime
true solution of his (Minchall's) troubles;
he believed similar course would be a
wise one for him.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
VOTE ON ElGHT-HoUR DAY.
Question win BE Settled by Northern
Miners Union.

Question VIII BE Settled by Northern
Miners Union.
IsHPEMING, Mich, April lathe ques-
ton of demanding an eight-hour work
day is the paramount issue withthe men,
bers of the Northern Mineral Mine Work
ers' Progressive union. the annual con-
vention of which opened here Tuesday.
Last week the several branches of the or
ganization voted upon the question by
mail, and in the afternoon the envelopes
containing the ballots were opened and
the result will be announced later.
In event of the vote being In favor of the
short day, the convention will adopt a
resolution serving notice to that effect on
every mining company in Minnesota,
Michigan and Wisconsin. This, it is be-
ieved, will be the signal for general
suspension of work, rs the mining COM
panies have already given it out that they
will not grant the request, while the Min
nesota Iron company has for a week had
notices posted to the effect that after May
] it will not retain union men in its en-
ploy
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
HISTORY OF A WEEK.
Thursday. April o.

Governor Altgeld has restored the rights
of citizenship to John Miller, OF Kewaunee,
and John Wilson, of Chicago.
John Driski, Is years old, was held to
the criminal court at Chicago on a charge
Of burglary.
George Hall, formerly an instructor of
the Chicago Y. NJ. G. A., was held up and
probably fatally stabbed by two thugs at
Denver.
Hilda the 5-year.old daughter of Charles
johnson, of Creston, H.. tried to climb
into a large box. Shc had her head over
the edge of the box when then lid came
down, catching her head and slowly
strangled her to death.
William Il. Adams (Oliver Optic) has
just returned to Boston from trip around
the world
A. j. Blethen has retired from the man.
agement of the Minneapolis Penny Press
because the composltors refused to work
with him. The employees will form CO.
operative company and run the paper
themselves.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
BISHOP wALDEN'5 RETURN.
A Missionary Trip in Which Fcrty Thou
sand Miles Were Covered.


CINCINNATI, Aptn Il Bishop Walden
of the Nj. K church, returning from his
missionary trip around the world, was -
corded warm reception at ne Metho list
ministers meeting Monday, wher' 10
ministers had gathered. DR.. WalIcn
talked OH Japan. China ana Indii, speak.
ing mostly on Japan Darlnc the past
eleven months he II d travccd 40,OJJ
miles.
Speaking of Japan, he said: Japan is
aggressive. The spirit OF che WIS =; II
world has penetrated that county, bun ir
has not yet had IT'S effect on moral or So
cial conditions. The cduca ,ional sysrom
is good but it has not yet taught mon aud
women to live as husband and wife in
stead Of man and mate. Tho Methodist
church must not attempt toaAmericani ze
the japanese and Chinese, but to cvang'
ize them, and the time is coming Wli'n
there will be n japanese Mothodism from
top to bottom.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
Failure in Pianos.

CLEVELAND, April Ia. Arthur ID. CJc,
one Of the most extensive piano do,lcrs IN
northern Ohio, made an assignment TIA -.
day to Mrs. Antoinettc Muhlhauser. The
assets are estimated at about SIS, 100 and
tho liabilities mt si2o,O00, principally due
muster e. Krocger of New York. Colby 81
Co. of Erie. Pa. Kurzminn 81 Co. If
Buffalo, Brown a. Simpson of Worcester,
Mass, and Steinway a. Sons of New
York,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
Friday, April 10.

The New York Methodist conference
voted down the proposition to admit
women as lay delegates to the general con-
ference.
Herman j. Dicks, Al years old, was
killed by Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul suburban train at Chicago.
Schlatter, the healer, after fasting forty
days on ranch near Sorocco, n. NJ, was
discovered by crowd anxious to be healed
and immediately disappeared, travelling
westward on his white horse
Henrietta Crossman, leading lady for
the Frohmans, has begun suit for divorce
at Youngstown, o., alleging non-support
and drunkenness.
Annie Ross z years old, who lived in
the outskirts of Chicago, was run down
and killed by an engine on the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois.
leila Nicolaus is hunting George Gould
with blood in her eye. She forced her way
into the Missouri Pacific offices at st.
Louis, declaring that he had lied about
her and must make retraction. She
said: 81 wish could lay hands on him.
He would not look nearly as pretty as he
thinks he does"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
Three Men Must Die.

ALBANY, N. Y, April l4.-Sentenccs of
death were affirmed by the court OF appca 5
Tuesday In the cases % three New York
city murderers, namely, Tutf Tuczhe.
WITT. Louis p. Herman, ana Charles pus-
tolka. TuczSowit2 was convicted Of toe
murder of Adolpb Balcnsiefer, his ba.i-
ness partner. Herman shot and killed
his wife in family quarrel. Pustollla
stabbed his wife eleven times bee ,use ne
believed her unfaithful All three IN u
are confined in Sing Sing prison aNni.ing
death
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
State Notes.

The body of Mrs. Samuel Hit, who was
buried at Beaverton, Mich when taken
up to be reinforced in nno her cemetery
was found to be completely pctriied,
though it hal been in thu grave but TWO
years. The features were periccb Wbrn
struck the corpse gave forth, g rim, lng
sound
The senate amendments Co the bill to
erect fog signal ~ tho entrance TO Me-
nominee harbor, Michigan, We're agreed
to in tho house.
Tho leather company OF Munisiny,
Mich, is making arran Gomonts to build
the largest taanory in yhc No.ll, tho main
building TO be 1000 foet lO1g
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17

me Great French Painter Bastien Le-
page Thus Won His.

- ~Hent Hroncn faintor Bastien LIZ
page Thus Won His.
The French painter, Bastien Lepage.
who died recently, was pursued by un-
merciful disaster through his youth in
MS efforts to study art, says an ex-
change. His mother worked in the field
to keep that sickly boy at school. At
10 he went to Paris alone, starved for
seven years, painted without success,
but still painted. He had just finished
picture to send to the salon when
Paris was besieged and he rushed with
his comrades to the trenches. On the
first day shell fell into his studio and
destroyed his picture and another shell
fell at his feet, wounding him. He was
carried home and lay Ill and idle for
two years. Then he returned to Paris
and. reduced to absolute want, painted
cheap fans in order to earn for himself
a living. One day manufacturer OF
some patent medicines ordered pic
ture from him to illustrate it's virtues.
Lepage, who was sincere, gave his best
work to the advertisement. He painted
a landscape in the April sunlight, the
leaves of tender green quivered in the
breeze; a group of beautiful girls gath
cred round the fountain from which the
elixir of youth sprang in bubbling
steam. Lepage believed there was real
merit in it.
LET me offer 1t to the salon." he said
to his patron.
The manufacturer was delighted.
'But first paint rainbow arching over
the fountain" he said, with the name
of my medicine upon It," Lepage re-
fused. Then will not pay you sou
for the picturew The price Of his pic
turo meant bread for months and the
painter lad long needed bread. The
chance Of admission to the salon was
small. He hesitated. Then he silenced
his hunger and carried the canvas to
the salon. 1t was admitted. It's great
success insured Lepage a place in pub
lie recognition and his later work
place among the greatest living artists.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
petrolt Fireman BADLY suflocated.

DETROIT, April 13.-Fire damaged the
flve-story storage warehouse owned by the
Riverside Storage company to the extent
of $1,000 and destroyed and damaged the
contents upwards of $50, COO Twelve fire.
men who had entered from the front were
taken out overcome by smoke. One,
Charles Drlscoll pipeman, is considered
in a critical condition.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
Pi,rree.s Cnmpa,en.

DETROIT, April 10 The interest which
Mayor Pingrcs's tour in the northern
part of the state seems to have aroused
has made its effect felt here, and Albert
Pack Is now ready to take his coat off
and manage Pingree's campaign all over
the state He will be assisted in his
fight by Land Commissioner William
A. French, formerly one Of Senator Nc
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
ASSASSIN LOOSE IN MICHIGAN.
Makes a villainous Attempt ON the Life of
w. u. q. Sands.

AIakes ViIIainous Attempt on The Lie OF
w. u. o. Sands.
MUsKEGoN, April 10-Word is received
here from Pentwater of q bold attempt by
some unknown man on the life of Will
lam Il. o. Sands, president of the Sands
& Maxwell Lumber company. Sands was
on his way home about o:3O when man
jumped from behind the corner of street
and commenced firing ut him with a gun.
Sand started on run across the street to
his home.' The would-bc assassin fol-
lowed, still keeping up the fire. Sands
ran into his yard and around his house,
and still tho villain followed. Five shots
were fired in ALL three finding resting
places in his right arm and one in the leg.
The arm is badly shattered and will have
TO be amputated.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
We're sent Before lie Prayed, Though.

DECATUR, Mich, April 10 The Rev.
w. II. Moore, pastor of the Methodist
church at Stevensvllle, is now firm be-
lever in the efficacy of prayer. Needing q
new suit of clothes he made an earnest
duplication to the Almighty and re-
ceiyed next day present from Dakota
friend OF q fine Prince Albert suit.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
Auother Good Man TO Hang.

KALAMAZOO, April 13.-Mrs. Cornelius
Mnehan received four probably fatal stabs
in the back from a knife in the hands of
her brother-in-law, Dan Linehan. Her
husband is also badly injured. Dan, who
is an all-round tough nearly pounded his
mother to death several months ago. He
ia still at LARGE.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
Hiram Wait Seen at Chicago.

Port HURON, Mich, April l0.-A report
that Hiram a. Wait, Port Huron's city
comptroller, who mysteriously dis ip-
peared ten days ago, had been seen ut
Chicago recently seems corroborared by
further evidences TO that effect Wait 5
description has been forwarded so Tho
Chicago police.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17

Millan's strongest and craftiest hench-
men. The open announcement by Mr..
Pack that he would now be able to de-
vote his time to the mayors interest has
caused a stir, as he has hitherto held back
from such an expression. With Pack
and French in control Plngree's cam
paign will receive boom.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
Fire in Detroit Packing Houses.

DETROIT, April 10 Fire broke out elrly
this morning in the large packing houses
of the Michigan Beef and Provision COM
pany, situated at tho Michigan Central
railroad stock yards, near the Dix avenue
crossing. The fire progressed very rapidly.
ami the buildings were practically de-,
stroyed
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
michigan Miners and Eight Hours.

IsHPEMING, April 15.-rhe miners meet
ing adjourned last evening until totay
without having taken action on the eight
hour question. Radical differences of
opinion on the subject are apparent.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17

ION, tell me tale to cheer me-"
She cried in accents sad,
ne opeyed the call of the weeping maid,
AND read her bargain ad.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
ATTENTION FARMERS:
INSURE YOUR FARM PROPERTY
IN THE
PREFERRED FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE CO., OF HOLLY, MICH,
THE BEST
FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COM
PANY IN THE STATE.

% This company insures only the very
best class of farm risks, where build
ings are well built and taken care of
and the moral and physical hazard of
the risk is A No. /.
If you have a first-class risk, insure it
in company that insures only first
/, class risks and not in company that
Ensures everything, good bad and in
different, and puts them all in together,
making the good risks pay for the bad
zones
All risks inspected when insured and
ut least once in every six years there
after. No heavily incumbered proper
ty Insured. No building insured for
more than threefourths actual cash
value.
See the agent and get policy in this
company and save your money.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17

FITS.-All Fits stopped free by DR.. Kline s
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first days
use. Marvellous cures. Treatice and 81 90 trial
bottle free to Fit cases. Send to DR.. Kline,
1893 Arch ST, Philadelphia Pa.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17

H>NSn tsPEcIAL TO OUR LADY READERs]
OF the thousands of letters received
from women all over the world by Mrs.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
NO SEGREl
In THIS WOMAN's CASE.

Mrs. Campbell Wishes Her letter Pub
lished so that the Truth HAY Be
Aown.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17

cen Mrs.
Pinkhann
and her
army of
PATIENTS;
and she
freely so
licits a let
ter from
any wo-
man. rich
or poor,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-08-13
Letter From kittrelI.

kITTRELL, n. u, Aug. IL, 30
EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-Mr. Luther
Barnes, of Henderson, was in klttrell
last week.
Mr.. Ear Fuller, of Richmond, has been
here for the last few days on q visit to
his aunt, Mrs. Edua Bagley.
DR.. G. w. Blacknall, of Raleigh, the
original and only" was here last week to
visit his aged mother, Mrs. Caroline
Blacknall.
Miss Mona Harris, who has been visit
ing relatives here, returned to Franklin
ton Saturday.
Misses Meta Cannady and Caddie Will
liams have gone to Stovali to attend the
Flat River Baptist Association.
Mrs. Jane Gill went to Raleigh Monday
to visit Mrs James C. Thompson.
Last Spring the Allen building, one OF
the structures belonging to the ColOred
Normal and Industrial School at this
place, was burned down. Pres. Jno. X.
Hawkins is now having built in its stead
though not on the same site. a $o,OoO
edifice. The main part is to be used as
dormitory for girls. The annex is to
have a chapel with seating capacity Tor
1000 people.
The Vance and Franklin county COM
mittees, appointed to take action in re-
gard to the rebuilding of Tar River
bridge, met last Thursday. The con
tract was awarded to Mr.. A. B. White
of Franklin county.
We had q nice rain Monday afternoon
1t is to be hoped that it was only fore
taste of what the future holds for US
L.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-08-13
Temperance Department.

Edited by the Superintendent of Pres 5
Work. Henderson W. c. 4. L.
We are working in faith, because We
believe the power of the eternal God
| stands back of us and will finally give us
the victory.
Wine is mocker-Prov. chap. verse.
The W. c. 7. L. makes an earnest ap-
peal to ladies to discard wine from their
tables. The light wines as they are
called are the a. b. c's. Of strong drink
and no one, who is fond OF wine will long
be content with wine, but will soon de-
sire something stronger. Now my sister
let US reason together and God help us
to realize our responsibility. You tell
me you have wine on your table every
day and your children often don't touch
it, that sometimes they will take glass
OF new kind. My dear sister. some day
the peculiar kind will meet the peculiar
taste and hell itself will marshal oil it's
forces for that soul, and some if not all
of the angels OF your household, who
once gathered around one parents knee
| will only be in harmony with the devil
and his angels. Oh! could tongue de-
scribe or artist paint the awful RESPONSE
bility of that woman who gives one drop
OF intoxicating beverage to human
soul; that very act may far surpass the
bounds of time and embrace eternity in
its wide spread arms. Oh! will you break
the correspondence that Heaven itself
created, for should you make drunk
ard, you put that soul out of cOrrespOn-
dence with its God and all His creation.
trembie as think OF the possibilities
of the finite. We are oil "architects of
Co. 20 III >f% TINA - no
we preparing to enjoy all that the Infin
lite can supply? Oh! the magnitude of the
great hereafter. | think of worlds as
grains of sand on the ocean beach OF
eternity l think of their Creator, in
whose presence there is fullness of Joy
and at whose right hand there are pleas
ures forever more, then my thoughts re-
vert to the folly and madness of the dan
ger that woman is risking, who will sane
ton that which is worse than fatal
poison. What does the drunkard reap
but delirium tremens in time and in eter-
nifty, though he exists in sight of Heaven
as Dives did, he lives in eternal death.
Ladies of Henderson we ask you in the
name OF the w. c. Il. u. not to use wine
| as beverage. "Avoid the very appear
ance of evil" And when we gather
around our Fathers throne, may the
joyful acclaim go forth "Here am and
the children thou hast given me-"
The following paragraphs are taken
from the last issue of the White Ribbon,
published at High Point:
Mrs. Beckwith and Miss Sallie Stevens
organized Union at Smithfield since the
convention Mrs. Beckwith is president.
Miss Stevens, president OF fourth district;
Mrs. Rosa F. Harrell, president of third
district; and Mrs. Beckwith, president OF
fifth district, are pressing organization
within their respective districts.
The w. C. Z. U. is only twenty-five
years old but has branches in fifty coun-
tries.
Jno. b. Cough said that the Won ans
Christian Temperance Union was doing
| more to advance the cause of temperance
than all other agencies combined.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-08-13
THE HENDERSON GOLD LEAF-THURsDAY, AUGUST b. 1896.
LASSlTER-FAUCETTE.
Two we'll Known and Popular Young
Peopie of Henderson United in Mat.

Two We'll Known and Popular Young
PEOPLE of Henderson United in Mat.
rimony.
"A marriage around which unusual
interest centred because of the wide
acquaintanee and popularity of the
young couple was solemnized in Hen
oerson Tuesday night. The principals
were MISS Ellen Daniel, only daugh-
Ter OF Mrs. Willie Faucette. and Mr..
James d. Lassiter. The ceremony
look place at the home of the bride.
rev: Junius NJ. Horner, of Oxford.
o,ihclating. The house was brilliantly
Illuminated and appropriately decora-
leo ior the occasion, and there were
assembled large company of specially
invited guests, immediate friends and
connections of the families, from home
and abroad.
DIR: Thomas Homer, of Henderson.
was Best Man, and Miss Mabel Zolli-
coner, OF Weldon, was Maid of Honor.
Inc bride was exquisitely attired and
never seemed more radiantly beautiful
IN person or fascinating in manner;
"hile the groom appeared at his best
ana looked the happy man that he was
IN winning the heart and hand of so
lovely maiden.
Ata seasonable hour the guests were
invited into the dining room to partake
OF an elegant supper. This was elabo-
rate In detail and pleasing in effect, re-
Meeting the highest credit upon the ex-
4uisite taste and ingenius skill of the
ladies having it in charge.
The bride is young lady of rare vir-
tues and accomplishments, as lovely in
character as she is beautiful in person,
ana Is exceedingly popular and greatly
ADMIRED. The groom is we'll known
and prominent young business man
highly esteemed and popularity regarded
among his associates. He is a grand
son OF Mr.. James H. Lassiter, one of
our Oldest, best known and most esti-
mable citizens, and is a member of the
large and successful mercantile firm of
j. H. Lassiter & Co.
The bridal presents were both nu-
merous and cosby, embracing the USE
1ul and ornamental in character, and
attested the high regard and warm es-
TEEN in which the fair and charming
young bride is held by her friends the
donors.
In entering upon their marriage re-
lations Mr.. and Mrs. Lassiter have the
sincere congratulations and hearty good
wishes of host of friends for a long
life of happiness and prosperity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lassiter left on the
North bound Atlanta Special for visit
to Old Point, New York and Boston
They will be away about ten days.