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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-25
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFJCERS

Capt. X. F. Taylor, of the Roanoke Ma
chine Works Guards, has appointed the
following non commissioned officers.
FIRST sergeant, w. a. Rudy; second ser
geant, II. G Hogan; third sergeant \
r. Mason; fourth sergeant, F p. Way
land; fifth sergeant, j. b. Conner: first
corporal, j. w Cheatam; second corporal.
II. W. Stiff; third corporal, y. NJ Wade:
fourth corporal, X c. Conner. The com
pany Will have inspection to night. prep
aratory to the Richmond trip. on which
captain Taylor will take two lieutenants,
SIN sergeants, four corporals and thirty
one ,'a prlvates III heavy marching order.
d me! VIII leave here on Monday night, the
18th, and return Friday, July 3rd. 0ivino
the company three whole DAYS i'm Rich,
mond.
1ost-Forrer Co. sell lawn mowers.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-25

We propose to dispose
of these goods 50 as TO
make room for other goods,
and, consequently, they
must go. Come early and
get the Choice.a
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28
At til Opera House.

The presentation Of Fabio Bomani
dramauzed from Marie Correlli's
famous novel Ute Vendetta" Should
have crowded the Carson theatre last
night as it is d strong play, ~pIeserted
by a most excellent compa"y. Alden
Brnedick as Fabio Rnmania and
Olive West as Ma. the false wife were
very good, their strongest scene being
in the tomb, where Fahio lures Mica
IN order to kill her. Respetti, the rag
picker "as excentIy Interpreted by j.
J. Morris and the rest of the company
we're perfectly at homo in Their respect
i've parts. Miss Grace Hunter did
some beautiful dancing between the
second and third acts the finest even
seen in this city.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28
The Poster Show.

The collection Of posters to Re e.
hibited at Armory Hall Tuesday even
ing. December 1st, includes THE
Quest OF the Holy Grail" by Edwin A.
Abbey. 1t is a uovel conception ad-
mirably executed. There are several
French productions Of great m crit,
among them being me by the great
French artist Cheret. Several
sketches by Edward PeIfield, an
artist of Harper's Magazine will at
tract the attention OF every one. The
series of living posters will be both
artistic and amusing. A choice musi
cal program will be rendered Ad-
mission 25 cents: refreshments 2;
cents.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28
Arrested for Arson.

Yesterday Thos. J. Hilderbrandt
was locked up on a charge of arson,
the complaint was filed by Augustus
Cults, school trustee and alledges that
Hilderbrandt set fire to the Central
School building on Nov. 18t. He was
ar.aigned for trial Immediately after
his arrest and plead not guilty to the
charge. His bail was fixed at $1,000
which he failed to furnish. Trial
was set for 10 O'Clock today.
A special detective has been at work
on the case since the fire on Nov. l
this is the result OF his investigations
Hilderbrandt came to Carson about
a year & and has a large family
Last June his wife died and since then
two of the sons have been married.
He is in poor health and not able to
wOr k, hence a motive that would
prom pit him to set the fire is not very
clear and leads many to believe in his
innocence. Who the detective is who
caused the arrest is o stated.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28
infant Siaughter-House.

Chicago, Nov. 27.-The police ale
investigating closely charges against
a maternity hospital conducted toy
MIS-. Benson at Ill Monroe street.
The sworn statement of Miss Alice
Martin, who with her intact is row at
the county hospital, is as follows:
While I was in the house there
were probably twenty-five cases of ma
ternity handled. The children never
had to be cared for. | was witness 70
the cremation of one infant three
weeks ag"."
Miss Grace D0nOGhue Of Michigan,
who is harbored temporarily in the
Young Women's Christian association
home, said: ''The treatment my in
FAINT received brought about its death.
We found two babies in q bath Tub
u day, and | knew Of Il which
was thrown into the furnace"
Mrs. Bensen was called upop by the
police aud closely questioned, but was
not arrested,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28
The Hartley Case.

The argument in the Hartley ease
took place yesterday. Attorney Den
mis- argued for Ghe plaintiff till II 10.
He was followed ty W, E. f. Deal.
Deal scored the plairtjf in slfof
words. During the ar1umeut Mrs
II ley appeared considerably touched
and 1esortrd frequently to a b title OF
smelling sails.
He first alluded To the discrepancies
in her testimony and showed the vari-
ati'n hetw"en the testimony and thar
given at the trial in Reno and then
appealed 10 the jury to protect the
home circle. IF woman after hav-
ing slain her paramour may come
into court and swear that ief0re his
death h. maize Il" acknowledgment,
then the foundation Of society il
broken and any adventures may slav
an innocent man aud obtain a portion
Of his estate"
He further said that the conception
Was volunt.Iy ami not the result Of
A'LkCt ~ Il H4A joy 1DIN lNlC4s OCtt-
Ceuced, appealed the case and the
Board Of PHrdons had taken no ac
ton. eli any OF these hat thought
she h d been unju9tly treated she
would have been given her liberty
long ago"
Attorney Mayanbaum followed. His
tr-umeUt was exceedingly dramatic
and LASTED nearly two hOurs. He SAID
that cut two questions were for the
jury to decide one is, rs this Foley'5
cbild?' and the other, Did Foley
make an acknowledgements To the
first he asked, eff II is not FOley's
child whose child is it?" To the sec
ond he entered into a long argument
showing the feeling OF Foley when he
found the chiId vas lis and his liza
biiity to acknowledge and shield it.
After legal instructions from the
Judge the case went to the jury at 8
o'clock.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28

The exhibition Of $1,000 on the street
in Carson yesterday caused consider
able excitement. 1t was thought it
was a foreruuner for McKiDley's pros
perity boom. 1t was discovered that
it belonged to the show %people-It
did not remain here,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28
FAIR AND TIE APPEAL.
shy lie Thought tie Editor Was
a Cog.


letters which Senator FAIR wrote j.
rome Caldwell In t.,Os~ letters he
call his FOES some pet names, such as
ours, dirty dogs aud scrubs. He pays
his respects to the editor OF the APPEAL
in these terms.
The APPEAL deems it but proper to
tell the ,ublic why the Senator dis
liked the APPEAL and thought its edi-
tor a dog. During Tht political cam
paign he SEN 81 1000 to the APPEAL to
purchase it, silence. The APPEAL was
never %sllence'i and Fair accused the
paper with receiving he money u
continuing to assail him. An inves-
tigatiof revealed the fact that the
money and the mission had skipped
to Oregon. So much for that He
then sent a second emi"sary to the
! APPEAL who stated that il the APPEAL
continued to oppose his political ambi-
tions Fair would start a paper in Gar
son, take all the press dispatches and
run the APPEAL out of town.
The writer sem word back TO Fair
that any time he wanted a newspaper
controversy he would welcome him to
the limited field Of Carson Journalism,
but promised him that we would pub
lish a full history Of the Fed Smith
case and call On the Graud Jury of
Storey county to indict him for the
murder of Fred Smith. The message
was returned to Fair and he concluded
not to start he paper
In 1875 Fair hired a man named
John Kosser to kill Fred Smith. Kos
ser was a prize fighter and Smith a
very small man. He broke the
frontal boGes of Smiths skull ia by a
blow on the nose aud Smith died OF
his injuries within the year.
Kosser blackmailcd Fair for years
because Of this, until Fair sent him
on a trip to Mazatland on some pre-
tense and he was thrown overheard in
the night.
Fair offered Prentiss $1,000 to kill
Smith by clubbing him in the dark
and pitching him down a shaft
Prentiss declined to commit such &
:, cowardlv murder and kosser was
hired.
The APPEAL has in its possession I
copy Of krsser's statement that he
WAS hired ty FAN To do the Jon. The
, original document in KOsser's owl
handwriting and signed by him cat
b. produced in As hours.
The APPEAL also has an affidavit
cOr1obOratirg kOsser's statement
, The affidavit is by the late Bishop
t Patrick Monugue If Sacramento anc
i, acknowledged before a notary.
, 1t was ii knowledge Of these facts
that made Fair hate the APPEAL ant
} its editor. 1t was the murder of pool
I Fred Smith that haunted Fair to hi;
Y dying day and drove him to bis
: grave, and Smith was not the only
q man who perished under the hand 81
Fairs hired assassins.
Caldwell had a position in the min
under Major Dernis aud after he lief
the mint he was in the NURSERY bust
ness. TIE Fair letters he cked in {
t tin box and conlided to the care O
George MCLAUGHLIN, saying he feared
=. that he woild be robuei.
e They were lying in the Mint fo'
over Il year in Mr.. McLaukhliu'
keeping who merely took charge O.
t the box, not knowing anything of The
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28

PoStponeinenT

Owing to two attractions na he eve
ming IF Nov.27th the youu- tuies Of
the Altar Guild OF IT," Episcopal
Chulch have been asked 10 postpone
the Poster Show until Dec. /.
Armory Hall, Admission % cents.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28

When BaDy was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28

Persons wishing to ecuTe first class
pasturage for horses and cattle Can
find it by applying at Doc. Benton's
Livery Stable. If.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28

Dick Kirman discounted all the
good shots in Carson. Thursday by
killing four turkeys out OF twenty
shots. The remainder of the crack
shots got one apiece.
Miss Mary Stevens was among last
evenings arrivals.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28
7QNiGHT'S THEAI R!~ALS
The Amateur Play at Cenerel
CIagke's Residence

there will he = great tim ut GIN
eral EIark-'S h,lsp this evening. His
grandson, Bpbfie Rountrer, who is
under twelve years o. age, is about
the most pr-cociuus y,ung-ter on tho
coast. He has written u four act
comedy which is to he produced this
evening with sever people in the
cast.
Roundtree is author, stage manager
scene shifter and about everything
else in the play, nlaying two parts.
He has al-o drilled people in the "a
aud taught them the r~udimentary
| steps in thu dramatic art.
The old folks aIe not ailo we'd about
when the actors are being drilled,
but scraps of the dialogue float in
1t j. something like this:
"Here Casey yon come 10 here and
when yoa come in look tough, so, not
like that, but Ike this, and you step
like a roHDder on a jag. You want
to talk 10 a rough voice like there
was a frog ia your throat, and when
you hug a girl put life into it, same
as this See, (grabs nearest girl and
illustratra.)
"Now Ierington when you III in
don't look SO sick, but brace up and
put ginger into your work, and hust-
lie around lively, and when it comes
to the fight brace mp aud look like
you could lick the town.
Here Mary, (Meaning Mary Cowan,
you want to play the part of the Prin-
cess with considerable dig and strut
about like you was visiting some his
people on Mob Hill at the Bay. Don
fall all owe your train, but swish anC
swing it about like it was worth
thousand dollars"
The members Of the juvenile com
pany get a good Seeding when the.
5 don't do everything just so.
The play is C sled The Virtues o
: Love" a comedy by Robert R%oundtree
] The following is the cast and syno.
sis Of scenes
l Billy, The Fool. Robert Rountre
. 2 Sarah. The Chamberlain .........
.......... ...... Ltl'tt ol'h
: 3 Bridgei............. Ethel RulisO
4 Uncle Abe, A Farmer..........
a ...... ........ Marvin YaIincto
e 5 King James........M Maggie Wyli
e s Tracey Shreves. -. Robt RouGtre
Z Robert Richards. ..... Frank Case
. s Princess Martinas.
Miss Mary Cowa
SYNOPSIS.
Act l. Scene in King James hous
? The infOrmati0n-ROw.
Act II. Scene in M~artina's house
Tie arrival-The uneXpected-Gte-t
5 inT-PlOt.
Act III. Scene in back room
Challenge - Acceptance - Fight an
; interruption.
: Act ". Pleading ~Story-Joyf;
) Ending.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-28
To Cure A Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bronze Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
it fails to cure. 25c. G %.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15

Nutter she secured the poison. 1t was
his belief at the time that the drug
would only stupefy for II few hours, and
not kill. Otherwise, he said, he would
not have consented to be a party to the
act. 1t was his impression gathered
from conversation with Nutter, that the
weighmaSter was separated from his
wife and had a family, one of whom
was grown daughter.
A letter was received at the police
department this morning for 7. Emer-
son Nutter, Of 20jS Monmouth street,
Philadelphia, enclosing a tin type of Il
brother. Edward Nutter. who had been
absent from home fer nearly years
and who was believed to be located in
the sction of the country in which the
poisoning took place. The description
does not tally with that of the dead
man.
Chief Weston today received letter
from s.. f. Johnston, a county detec-
tive at Chambersburg, in which he
says
'Erb once lived here in Chambersburg
and was married. His wife died under
peculiar circumstances several years
ago and at the time of her death and
since it was generally believed by per-
sons who knew Erb that he was the
cause of it. | have in my possession a
statement made by him since the death
of his wife that Is suspicion and GRIM
mating. l do not know what became
of the child"
Erb denied having anything to do
with his wile's death and said she died
from criminal operation performed
by herself.
Mrs. Mary T.. Hesser, of Camden. n.
j., Is fearful that the dead man may
have been her son. Edward Nutter. hut
Erh said tonight that the man he pos-
oned was q weighmaster and u native
of Arkansas.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
FIRE AT ALTOONA.
RumOrs Are Current That Several Hav,
Perished-Estimate OF Losses
as Far as Obtainabie.

Altoona. Pa, Dec. 1.-THE most de-
structive fire that has visited this city
in number of years started in the
large dry goods store of Frank NJ. Nor
row, at Eleventh avenue and Twelfth
street. at 1.3O this evening. and was
not gotten under control until after 10
o'clock.
The fire was caused by an exploding
lamp and at time when the store
was crowded with customers. Rumors
are current that several lives were lost,
but up to this writing nothing to con-
firm the reports has been learned From
the large Morrow building. which was
completely destroyed, the flames COM
municated to the wholesale drug store
of Turner & kantner, on the south.
This building was wholly destroyed;
from 1t the flames attacked the large
three-stOry brick owned by the Wolf
heirs and occupied by Charles A. Car
penter, wholesale tobacconist. This
building was gutted and the fire then
spread to the postotice building. which
is owned by the Odd Fellows and oc-
Cupied by them on the second and ",rd
stories for lodge meetings.
On the east the flames gutted the
top floors of the Blumenthal building,
which is occupied by the Temple Cloth
ing company, and the large stock was
ruined. Opposite the Morrow building
the First National bank, II. Johnson's
shoe palace, George Fresh's sporting
goods store. NJ. Mayer. milliner; the
Altoona Candy company, and George
Streits' shoe store were damaged by
fire and water.
The losses are, as far as obtainable
tonight: Frank NJ. Morrow. $3S, 600 on
stock. $1,000 on building: Wolf heirs,
slO,COO on building; c. a. Carpenter, to-
baccOnist. $1,000; Turner & Kantner
druggists. $1,000: Keystone Social club.
Sl200; odd Fellows association. $4,000:
Blumenthal building, $4,000; Temple
Clothing company. $4,000; II. Johnson.
$1,000: Altoona Candy company, $780,
NJ. Mayer. $500; First National bank,
$780,
Other individual losses will run the
total up several thousand more. The
Insurance will cover about two-thirds
of the losses. The fire was the worst
that the paid department has ever been
called upon to fight. The Western
Union Telegraph company and the
Long Distance Telephone company
services were paralyzed for a time
but the Western Union now have a
few wires working.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Mr.. M'KINLEl'S CALLERS.
The President. Elect Has Little Time
for Reelection These Days.

Canton, Ohio. Dec. 14.-When Major
Mckinley came into his study this
morning he found it crowded with call
ers. The president-elect has very lit
tie time to himself these days.
Events have occurred which have
caused Major Mckinley to alter his
frequently expressed desire not to
leave Canton and his present purpose
is to depart for Chicago on Thursday
or Friday evening next. Major Nc
kinley wants to go to Chicago for two
reasons, first, to accompany his wife
back to Canton: second. to get few
days of rest and change of air aud
scene.
He will doubtless remain in Chicago
until Monday or Tuesday night of next
week.
Major Mckinley is not going to Chi
cago to accept invitations to formal
social functions or to make speeches.
but To rest quietly among his personal
friends and relatives. He will not ex-
pect to meet all of his political sup
porters during the short time he is in
Chicago and feels that his desire for
rest and quiet will be respected.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
TELECRApHIC TICKS.

a skillfu,ly executed a-lC,lar gold coin
is being circulated in St. Louis. Mo.
The famous "TomOoy" gold mine near
Telluride, ca, has been sold to the Roths-
chlls for $2.G00VUO.
Joseph II. Choatc, the eminent New
York lawyer has announced his candidac!
for the United States senate.
\ proposition 10 reorganize forty cCun-
ties in Western Kansas into four large
ones il being asitated in that state.
The trial trip Of the revenue cutter
Gresham. from Cleveland. o.. was Il com
rlete success the speed averaging seven
teen knots an hour.
Miss Ethel Hover, the school teacher
who won her fight over the commissioners
of Rhinebeck, n. Y. Is besieged by offers
of marriage.
George Ross. thc>fugitive clerl; of the
Pacific ana Unir6d States Express com
from the Kansas Jfty. Mo-. office, hd,
been arrested at Baton Rouge, La.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15

disturbing the peace by continually
praying around the Catholic churches.
Their time having expired, they We're
liberated on Saturday last and re-
turned to their home, where they bru-
tally attacked their father and drove
him away from the house. He re-
turned today. and upon entering the
house was thrown into the cellar.
where he was again attacked by his
three sons. He managed to break from
his captors and fled across the fields,
closely pursued by Antonio. who over
took him about one hundred yards
from the house and hit him over the
head with cord wood stick. telling
him to the ground and killing him in
stantly.
The only cause for the crime is that
Antonio, being crazed with grief over
the loss of his brother. committed the
horrible murder as sacrifice, as he
claimed such Q sacrifice would restore
the lost relative. He admits to the kill
ing. An inquest will be held on the
old mans body tomorrow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
SUFFRAGE CARRIES IN IDAHO.
Supreme COurt Sustains the Victory
Won by the Women.

Boise. Ida. Dec. 1i.-Woman suffrage
is an accomplished fact in Idaho.
The state supreme court today hand
ed down q decision in effect that when
any proposed amendment to tha con-
stitution received a majority of votes
cast on proposition, whether or not
it was majority of all the votes cast
at that election, said amendment was
carried.
In this case the woman suffrage
amendm mt received COCO votes more
than those east against it. though not
a majority of the votes cast at the
election.
Prominent women at Boise who have
boen working for the amendment. are
jubilant. 1T will be sanctioned by the
legislature at the coming session by
appropriate legislation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
BIMETALLIC AGITATION.
Republican Senators Are in Favor OF
International Agreement.

Washington. Dec. 14.-Discussing the
work of the caucus committee. of which
he Is chairman. Senator Wolcott this
afternoon said
The Republican senate caucus COM
mittee to report Legislation in further
ance Of an internationl bimetalic con-
ference. had full meeting today and
the question was discussed at some
length. The subject was chiefly con-
sidered with a view to securing the
widest possible latitude to 4 commits
sion and so framing legislation that the
incoming president would be at liberty
to act Immediately uDon his inaugura-
tion. and without waiting for further
legislative action.
so far as l can observe, the sent
ment is practically unanimous among
Republican senator's in favor of an
earnest and stecdfast effort towards
international agreement, and as far as
! can learn there is no opposition on
the part of either Democrats or Popu-
lists tn some such legislation as has
been outlined
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
SENTIMENT IN TEXAS.
WILL RESERVE NEUTRALITY.
The Government Officials Are Anx.
ions Over Cuban Developments.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE feeling that
has been aroused throughout the coun-
try Ivy the reported assassination of
General Maceo. the Cuban insurgent.
is causing the government officials here
no little anxiety and they are watch
ing developments closely. One thing
that can be positively asserted is that
the United States will exhaust all eff
forts to preserve its neutrality engage
ments and thus stop any claim for
damages by Spain on account of vio-
lation of neutrality laws.
1t is with this object in view. that
the war vessels Newark and Raleigh
left Key West today. They have gone
to sea to intercept if possible the Three
Friends. which is reported to have left
Fernandina bound. II is alleged, on a
filibu3tering expedition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
WATER MYSTERICUSLY MOVED.
Strange Phenomenon Which rs Both
erin. Traycrse civ Cjt,ycus

Traverse City. Dec. 14.-Half way be-
tween the clubhouse and the Grand
Rapids and Indiana depot there is an
area of water about 100 feet square
which is frequently raised by some
mysterious power to a height of three
or four feet. looking like a mixture Of
frOth and sawdust.
The water is only six feet deep ma
turally, and as the theory of Il slbtcr-
ranean opening is discredited, no one
can explain the phenomenon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
THE HODGSON WILL,
Bulk OfPrOperty Lett to the Widow
of the DccPnspJ,

Buffalo. y. Y. Dec. 1.-THE will of
the late Thomas Hodgson, for number
of years general sales agent of the
Pennsylvania Coal company was admit
ted to probate today. The will pro-
vides for a bequest of $500 per year to
he paid to Mary a. Hodeson, of Brook
lyn, sister of Mr.. Hodgson. The
balance of the estate. consisting of per-
sonal property valued at $50, 900. is left
to his widow, Mrs. Emma HodgsOn,
whose residence is given as the West
minister Hotel, New York city.
Mrs. HudGson and Clarence y. Simp-
son, of Scranton, are named as eXecu-
tors.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today:
Fair; Followed by Showers.

/ Anxious to Fight for Cuba.
American Federation of Labor in Ses-
sion.
Destructive Altoona Fire.
DoinEs of Our National Lawmakers.
Wall Street Review and Markets.
Man.
Argument Court Proceedings.
Editorial.
Casual Mention.
Uocan-School Board Has Another
Lively Time.
Austin Heights Mystery.
uocaD-Trial List for Special Term of
Court.
Suburban Happenings.
News u and Down the Valley.