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The Lamar register., 1897-01-02
TO DEATH.
no An ps~ssn .sts What he
Al Ftrst Desired

usc - t'nle~S the suprem.
tss state of Colorado inter.
.B.r Heuce Dowueu. the self,
q ard rrorntiy convicted mur-
Jsel W. Ashworth, the whole
,st s,l@suan. shot down on the
I Iuus = last. win be executed
ssts pcniientgaFy Some time
4. bird week Of next January.
ag t1r a new trial argued be-
|,gis- Butler ten days ago WIS
the West SIDE court this
to- ID. r,s,soHs appended. and
tssns prisoner promptly srn.
= Ruflrr had s.arse announced
i,a srr Albert = Foo,e. coun-
nsEnen. arusc and announced
IssPisan TO the courts decision
|s,nsss,i sis intention Of taking
essl 10 the supreme court A.
! Dis;rirt Attorney Hayes thers
ssrsd f0g the immediate sen
:, III prisoner, DuNn~n. who
III n ceaTt unshayeu aud weary
liEht OF unrest. listened To
a. Jn,iFr Butter calmly dis
4 ~ szse Prier to announcing
osisi1n A nufics.abie change
Hys ths facr % the convicted
- vbsa 8, t--Samr apparent that
xzs Dot the rruosest possibility
stsaininr a new trial HIS face
~ Jaw drVpIs~d and an expES.-
Z suzEtiesahl. sir5ection Possessed
aross N. one Ia a .lrrzua and
! iattcrr,l fron The prisoners box
~ apparent 5-rr~pAude OF n
Z - sb-n tl- court prunSano-i
49, and asked him TO step for.
VITA bowed bad and dsun-
~ npNnea humbiy fac,-i ths
is ;. was asked n hr had snxh,
; uhy senisB-e Of death -h~uId
, p-osounev-t-
= a few seosnds' hess,atioa he
{ ls in'iis,inet tones whiie his
ssoaS with suppressed excite
I ave nothing 60 say except
an innocrnt Of this nnuri-r.-
, Butler then senisEo-i him 10
isrd
The Lamar register., 1897-01-02
fIn-.n Mes prsuued.

Maiaga, spain, ncc. ~ fishing
suaek. Cui5n. t-elanSinE at Fuengirola.
twenty miles s5uhwrst Of this city. was
wrS.kel Ia The meiitrrrSncan and her
crew q asicen men drowned.
The Lamar register., 1897-01-02
TURKEYS FINANCES.
re~ers Agree Upon Plan for the
snttnu to Follow

'sasian,inople. Dec. 2s.-M. Nelldoff,
lss'an ambassador 10 Turkey, acting
'lcEesman for The concert Of European
i'as, has notified ;he sultan that the
''staent Of the powers upon the ques-
I e the enforcement Of reforms in Tur-
perfecE aud that they demand thst
The Lamar register., 1897-01-02

-Iiose. fsn'f that an unusually large rirct
of mistietoer' well. II Is a tribe big. hci
so many men nowadays are near-sighfed."
The times., 1897-08-28
BOTH RIS LEGS CUT OFF
Brakeman William 0'COnn0r Falls
Under the Wheels.
Removed to Providence Hospital
and Has IL Fighting Chance
for His Life.

William T. O'Connor, a bra kcman on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was run
over by freight train ut Alexandria
Junction, about IL O'Clock last night
II He belongs i'll Baltimore and was on q
passenger coach which runs south over the
Baltimore and Ohio lines.
At Alexandria Junction his train stopped.
and it was necessary to couple some cars
to a freight, which was To proceed wiLa
the passenger train.
0Connor was on his train, and as the
train started was thrown under the moving
freight. Both of his legs We're crushed
by the heavy cars, which passed over
him. be was picked up and placed on
the Owl train 10 Washington The injured
nan was immediately carried to Proyi-
dence Hospital. The physicians examined
0'Counor 5 limbs, and found that il would
pe necessary to aInPutate both OF then
near tie trunk. Drs. Kerr, MarbuTy and
Rambraugh, of the hospital staff, Were
about to begin the operation at 3 o'clocl.
this morning.
The AFFAIR is said to have been purely
accidental 'ConDor was Knocked off by
the conclusion OF the cars and fell under
meath the freight car wheels.
The shock of tie accident and subse
quent arnputat;on. added 10 the severity
of his iuries. leave little hope for hi,
recovery
The do,tors, however, say that he ma
q fighting chance for life.
The times., 1897-08-28
WOODFORD \ LOVER OF PEACE
\ Spanish Correspondents Praises
Him for His "GeDtleness.s

Madrid, Aug. 27.-In letter from New
York TO La Correspondence de EsPana,
the writer said that he had met Gen.
woodfoTd, the United states minister here,
for whom he has all these uic e words
Gen. woOdfoTd is sincere, loyal, gentle;
he is a lover of peac e, and has strong
character, although affabIe aud conciltat-
ing. In his treatment OF persons he is
polite, tolerant, charming. He speaks flu
entity In conversation he is entertaining
aud discreet. He is int elligent and has a
knowledge OF the world. He is a member
Of the American Peace Society He has
been quoted as saying: I'VE have attained
too high a degree OF Christianity and
civilization TO haye to resort to arms az
q solution { international troubles"
For TINS reason the CORES pOndent is
persuaded that whatever instructions have
been given TO him by President McKfn-
ley, sen woodford's personal interveR-
tion, far from sourins the relations be-
tween the tyvo countries. viii surround the
negotiations with all the elements Of con-
cord to be derived from the courtesy,
moderation and noble sentiments 10 which
he gave expression in the Concurrent
resolution which he introduced In the
Ie Eislature in 1S73 3-4 regarding inter
national arbitration.
The times., 1897-08-28
GIRL STRANGELY MISSING
No Ciew to the Whereabouts Of
Virginia Fritter.
She Knew No One in the City and
Is Thought to Have Been
Lured Away.

Virginia Fritter, u fourteen-y ear old
girl, who came TO Washington about three
weeks ago from her home in Glenbrook,
Fairfax county, Va, has been missing
for over a week, and the police have
been unable TO discover her fate OF
whereabouts.
Her mother died Some time ago, and
the father, being left with several little
children, brought two Of his daughters
to this city to find homes for them. One
daughter was placed in family in
Georgetown, while the other, the missing
Virginia, secured a home i'll the house
hold of ". A. Morton, at No. 009 Massa-
chusetts avenue northeast, The child
appeared to be happy and contented amid
her new surroundings Mr.. Morton rs
conductor ON the Metropolitan Railroad,
and Virginia was sent on the morning
of August 6 to get the basket in which
Mr. Morton had carried his brea kfast
with him. she obtained the basket at the
corner OF East Capitol street, directly back
of the Morton house, but since then she
has not been seen. The basket was brought
to tie house by little newsboy, who
said that Virginia had given it TO him
on Eleventh street 1t was found that
. liit SlTl Hdti I'd hFE HcI DuEsE anu a lew
/ Of her posses sions, and had evidently
intended 20 20 away.
| The ticket agent at tie Baltimore and
/ Ohio depot stated he had sold ticket
! fer Glenbrook to girl about fourteen
| years Of age. lie was not sure, but he
| thought he had sold the ticket to ii col
! ored girl. Virginia has a dark complex
| ion, ana Mrs. Morton thinks it may have
| been her.
! a letter sent to Mr.. FritteT brought the
| reply that Virginia had not arrived home.
| The fail.r came TO Washington and made
| frutlPss search for his daughter. The
clew as to the whereabouts of the girl.
| Virginia was not acquainted with the
city or is people, and until short tine
| ago Ead never been in anylarge community.
| The girl had but small amount of
| money. She was not inclined to he way
ward, but on the contrary modest and
retiring. She was large for her age and
| remarkably Well developed.
When last seen she was dressed in a
| dark SKIRT pink W waist and black sailor
| hat. She has dark complexion, black
| halr and eyes Mr.. Morton thinks Vir-
ginia was lured away by some designing
| person. The child's father has returned
hcme With his other daughter and could
not be seen.
The police are still looking for the girl
The times., 1897-08-28
CAMPAIGN OF THE ORGANIZERS.
No Relaxation of Effort in the Cause
OF the Miners Strike.

Charleston, W. Va, Aug. 27 The strike
organizers are doing their best to call out
the miners In the New River and KanawhA
River coal fields.
Organizer Evans is here today from
the New River field. II e reports that he
had been at the mines at Central, Conrad
and South Capcrton, and that at these
mines every man is out. He also ga Us
that between Thurmond and Prince there
are seven mines where only part of the
men are working
Organizer Lloyd and Dilker held meet
inGs at Prince yesterda and viii work down
the river. Mr.. Weber win work at Thur
mond and Mr. Turner from Powellton up
They will gather as many men around
them as possible and then meet for a large
demonstration on New River.
In the Kama wha field there no change
OF Importance. At Campbell's Creek there
were hou -c-to-house meetings, bIt it is
certain that the greater number oi the
men there vii. continue To WORK. 1t is
said b. some that every mine i'll the New
River district VIII eventually shut down.
The times., 1897-08-28
GONZAGA COLLEGE.

Three scholarships, awarded eacn year to
successful competitors, are open for the
year 1897 9S. Examinations on Septem-
Der ], z anu 3
The examination for entrance viii en-
brace tie rudiuents or Epghsh grammar,
arithmetic, United States history, and
United States geography The eNaifIna
ton Tor any particular class viii embrace
the matter OF the preceding class Students
from the city and vicinity are eligible, and
tie successful candidates will receive a
free scholarship in the classical depart
nIerIt or the college. Thisis an offer winch
young men should appreciate, as the op-
portunity is afforded to secure a FIR ST class
education free of all expense.
nave a monthly average OF firty marks: il
ne fall below this two months in success
sion the scholarship viii be withdrawn.
aul5-2W
The times., 1897-08-28
The BACILLUS SEASON DUE
1t Will Soon Open at the Dis
tPict Jail.
Precautions Taken to Keep Malaria
Ont of the Building g-Guards AZ
fected More Than Prisoners.

The time is approaching for the malaria
OF the Eastern flats to rise up and fill
the Jail and Washington hospitals with
patients. Last year, although the fact did
not appear officially, there was a great
deal Of sickness in that neighborhood. 1t
is not tie kind of sickness that keeps the
patients abed. a jail bird can 20 around
with his system as full of malaria as a
sachet bag is full OF perfume, and yet be
able TO be about, wor X. eat and sleep well.
Some years ago everything in the Jail
and the vicinity Of the Jail used TO be
attacked about the Istof September, whicG
is q sort of anniversary of the malaria.
bacillus This bacillus cQines up In niyriads
in fCgs that rise from the flats in the
mornings, or the mists of the evenings,
which overspreal the whole Eastern Branch
section like pail
About this time they begin to dose the
/ inmates Of the jail, workhouse and aims.
house with quinine. This is regarded as
the only specific. Some of them fairly
eat the bitter stuff: Others take it in
capsules and some take it in whisky, a
dose OF which, well quininized, lis said to
be as good as q months gold cure treat
ment.
In a talk with Capt. Ross at the jail
last night he expressed an opinion some
what different from that held by most
people about the prevalence of malaria
at the jail The danger, he says is from
exposure en- the east, and there is great
care taken TO keep the east windows closed
Oh that side. This prevents the entrance
OF even the insinuating bacterium or
bacillus, and So the inmates are kept free
frcm the fatal fogs.
1t is the guards. said Captaiu Ross, who
The times., 1897-08-28
A BANKER swINDLED.
The GoIG-Brick Game Played Upon
Fiuancier.

Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 27.-Inoidental
to the Rlondike gold fever comes a story
that the manager of Calgary branch Of
the Nelson Bank was taken in by the gold
brick swin,lle. which for moment threat.
ered to excite the world still further by
false reports that immense finds of gold
had been discovered in the Northwest
One day a plausible and to all appear
anceS a responsible gentleman registered
at one Of the hotels in Calgary and an
nounced himself as United States Gov
ernment assayer from Montana He was
we'll received blythe best people in the place
About ten days afterwards a miner came
to 70 wn and applying atthe bank of W hich
Mr.. McGregor W as manager asked to see
the latter, and when admitted confided TO
him that he had made big strike and had
found an immensely rich mine He then
uufolded an old blanket and brought out a
gold brick which he valued at about S15,-
600, and which he wanted to realize upor.
SO as to obtain sufficient money to work
the mine. He did not mind letting one or
two gentlemen into the deal.
The manager thought he had "a good
chance to make some money there, and
bethinking himself of the expert, sent for
the latter, and some of the gold out of the
center Of the brick was taken and assayeu
| and found to come up to expectations Mr.,
McGregcr then bought the brick for a good
round sum, said to be S12 200, and as
| soon as the money was paid the miner and
| his accomplice escaped. Shortly after il
was found that there was very little gold
| in the brick, the remainder being brass
alloy
| Mr. MeGtegor has resigned his position
The times., 1897-08-28
DR.. Walker
i4ll Penna. Ave. adj. willard's Hotel,
Recognized as Americas Most Sue
cessfuI Specialist.

THE CAUSE or so many men becoming
physically and mentally unable TO perform
their functions is to be found In nervous
debility, resulting from abuse OF nature )
laws.
The EFFECT Is apparent and easily rec
ogniled in these poor miserable creatures
living wrecks OF manhood seourees 10
themselves and family dairy reeSiug in the
throes or bodily pain and mental distress
Unfit for mental or physical vocation, they
become norose, sullen, and melancholy.
there Is no enjoyment for them; their mind
becomes disc eased, con JuTing up visions and
hallucinations.
THE CURE.-No physician on earth has
mad more experience or more success ~ the
core of wrecked manhood than Dr. walker.
His record OF permanent cures, his coH-
tributions To medical science and bis dis-
coyeries or scientific treatments. which have
cured thousands, have placed him far in ad-
vance OF any practitioner or today. and
secured for him the reputation he SO
proudly maintains.
The times., 1897-08-28
SPECIAL. NOTICES.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
The DIS hIICT OF COLUMBIA, WASH
inston, d. e., August 13, 1897. Notice Is
ntfsD} gwen tnaJ the Commissioners Of he
District of Columbia intend to make the
ioiiO"inS improvements, Which are, in their
JuQSInent, necessary for the public healt Tia.
sdIeIy and comfort Assessments for one
half the cost of the same will be made as
provided for in public act No. III. ap-
proved August Z, 1884 Parties who ara
Interested ia the proposed Work are hereby
notified that the Commissioners of tue
District of Columbia viii give IA hearing at
the District building on the LIST day Of
september, 1887, at IL O'clock a. m 10
any and all persons who may desire 20
object to said Improvements being made
reset curb and la y cement siGaW ak on
the south side of Pennsylvania avenue,
between 4th and 10Th sts- NV, front OF
lots ID, K and l., squa re 226; estimated
cost, S125. JOHN W. ROSS JOHN D.
WIGHT, WILLIAM II. BLACK. Corn1lis-
slOneIS ID. G.. au27-2t
The times., 1897-08-28
Late Local Hanpenings,

a horse attached to one of the wagons
of the Blue Line Transfer Company fell
On the railroad crossing at Fifth and Z
streets yesterday afternoon and obstructed
the crossing for about ten minutes~
The officers at the detective bureau and al
police headquarters We're presented
with generous supply of grapes by Capt
Austin from his vineyardin Fairfax county,
and the police enjoyed a sumptuous feast
of the delicious fruit
Dangerous holes in the sidewalks Oh
II street. between Connecticut avenue and
Seventeenth street, and near the oorner
Of Connecticut avenue and @ street, were
reported yesterday.
The times., 1897-08-28
spencerian Business College.

NEW AND BEAUTIFUL HALLS
In Academy OF Music buiidins,
Ninth street. corner NV. Entrance iO3
Ninth st. Thirty third scholastic year be-
gins Monday, August go Day and evening
sessions The leading business men OT
Washington We're trained III TINS college,
aud send theiTsons and dauehJerSa nj tindI-
dates for employment here for training
Rapid writing, English, rapid cal
Cula tons. bookkeeping, laws and ethics or
business science of wealth, science OF
citizenship, vocal and physical culture, art
of expression Delsarte method, shorthand
and typewuung.
Terms reasonable, but no competition
with cheap schools.
%, every business day and night through
out the year
Call or send for new announcement, 81
'gS, containing full particulars, also adj
dress or Hon. Lyman j. Gage at college
commencement, and names, s,occupatlOIs,siu "a ii
addresses of sos graduates OF ;. b. G.
MRS. SA RIA A SPENCER,
au2I-lm-em Principal and Prop.
The times., 1897-08-28
END OF THE ENcAMPMENT.
The Veterans Complete Their Busi-
ness and Adjourn.

Buffalo, n y, Aug. 27.-Tbe G. A. p.
encampment closed its business today by
tie election OF these officers:
Senior vice commander, Alfred Lyth, Of
Buffalo; junior vice commander, +. B.
Aiken, OF New Hartford, Conn chaplain,
Frank c. Brunner, Of the First NJ. f.
Church, Chicago; surgeon general, David
Mckay, Dallas, Tex
Mrs ; j Martin, OF Missouri, was elected
national president Of the Women's Relief
Cops, defeating Mrs Flora J. Miller Of
Illinois Mrs. y. F. Atkins Of Buffalo, was
elected senior vice commander
Gen. =. d. Swain. OF Chicago, was elected
president OF the Fourth Army Corps
Although the people have been getting out
OF town as RAPIDLY as possible since tbeclose
OF the parads Wednesday, the crowd is stnl
great Eighty thousand people departed
today.
The times., 1897-08-28

are most exposed. They are obliged often
to be ot.t In tile open air, and the chances
are very largely that the shepherds VIII
be affected. while the goats escape
Captain Ross does not, OF course, com
plain OF conditions that Will always ce
the same while the Jail is on the Eastern
Branch. 1. i s stated to be a fact never
theless that the guards and the prisoners
aliEe dread the approach OF the malariai
season. Not only for the fever, which
is not always very bad, but for the
quininc, which is worse.
The times., 1897-08-28
Arrest of Counterfeiters.

Chief Hazen, Of the secret service, re
ports the arrestof three more counterfeiters
as follows: Jacob Bennett, at Sycamore.
H., who Lad counterfeit helf-dOllars in
mis- possession; Sanford Collins, OF Terra
Alta, W Va, charged with making bogus
gold coins. and jess n. Cooper, of Riverton,
Ky. The specific charge against Cooper
was hot made public by Chief Hazen.
The times., 1897-08-28
ST. MARY,s ACADE,IY

Boarding and day school for youn 2 ladies
and children, will reopen Monday, Sept
8. For particulars address SISTER SU-
PERlOR. au1 Oh mo
ID ETHEL MILITARY ACADEMY, VIR-
ID GINIA.-V alue, 100000; located %
miles from Washington in Northern ViT-
ginia; prepares for advanced study and
for business: charges extremely low;
illustrated catalogue, &. a MCINTYRE,
near Warrenton, Va le25-26t-eod
The times., 1897-08-28
Extending the Postal Wires.

The Postal Telegraph Company has just
completed its new lines from Albuquerque,
n Al, TO Ell PaSo, Tex, where connection
is III ade with the wires of the Mexican
government By this arrangement it is
possible To send a message direct froIc
Washington TO the City of Mexico. The
new wires viii! greatly facilitate
the handling of messages for South
America and the West Indies
The times., 1897-08-28
Claims Against China Settled.

The claims OF the China and Japan
Trading Company have been paid The
Claim Of the former was settled upon the
basis of l 200 taels, Tor damages on ac-
count OF the seizure and detention of the
steamship Pathan. during the war between
China and Japan. The other claim was
FOR 675 taels, on account OF the same
matter. The settlement was effected by
the United States consul general at
Shanghai.
The times., 1897-08-28
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
italian Arrested for Crime Com
United Year Ago.

Wilmington, Aug. 27.-Louis Tong, an
Italian, was arrested at Wooddale yester-
day on informa tion alleged TO connect
him with the supposed murder Of Abner
HolIingsworth, a young farmer OF Wood
dale, June l 5, 1896. Hollingsworth' body
was found in field with several wounds
on the head. and two Italians with whom
he had quarreled were arrested. The cor
oner's jury which investigated the case
exoneratcJ the two men. A detective has
been following the case. a nd from informa-
ton received he arrested Tong The lat
ter viii be given a preliminary hearing
Monday.
The times., 1897-08-28
DENoUNCE MINISTER BUCK.
A Conference Called of Disgruntied
Georgia Repuhiicaus.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. PA State confer
ence OF discou tented Republicans, black and
white, has served a call on State Chair
man johnson 10 call convention OF the
party within sixty DAYS, for the purpose
of reorganization Leadersclaim that Buck,
now minister To Japan, has sold out the
int erests of the party for the office he
holds, and that the giving Of fourth-class
pustmasterships TO Populists has smashed
Republicanism in Georgia. Speeches made
at the meeting we're all of fiery nature.
The times., 1897-08-28
DIED.

DOWLING-0n August 2T, S97, al
$50, at his late residence, 1910 B street
northeast, JAMES BOWLING, beloved hus
band or Maggie Costello bowling, and son
of Cornelius DOwlilg.
Notice or funeral hereafter. II
core ORAN On Friday, August 27,
1897 at 2 a.tn-, RICHARD J. c CORCORAN.
at his residence, Fifteenth and l. streets
northwest.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. Item
The times., 1897-08-28

Our store is too full Of
bargains just now to adVer-
tise 'em all.
Best way is 20 spend a
few minutes with us today.
But you can get an idea
OF how we're slashing prices
from the few items below:
IS for Mems Suits that have heen
$40 Sl2 and 81 up TO now Eroken
lOts-but your size very likely.
&c. Tor genuine Madras AeEligee
Shirts bhAt We're Sl-oo, Sl-Z0 anu
81 Oc. Collars and cuffs attached -
real Comfort shirts
35c u I.air-3 tor 81 .0o-for bike"
hose ts5at are regularly 15c
Il OF CuilGrcn's " ash suits
l-3 Off Mems Crash Suits and all
WOOL suits aud trol!s ers-
The times., 1897-08-28
AUCTION SALES
THos. BOWLING & CO., Auctloneer

AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE BONDS.
On Tuesday, August 81 1897, AT =
O'Clock p m, viii sell at our auction
rooms. 612 St NV, W Washington. D. c.,
the following bonds. Ten (101 one thou
sand Sl,0UGJ dollar first mortgage. thirty
year, . Fer cent, Coupon GOLD bOnds, Jf
the virginia, fredericksburg and " esfern
kahToad Company principal due III 1921
- De sold 10 the highest bidd eT for Cash
ri ~ LING Il CO., AuctiOnceTs-
The times., 1897-08-28
woodford,s Journey 10 snoin

Gen. wOodrord, United States minister
% SPAIN has informed the Department of
State that he VIII leave Paris August
81 for San Sebastian. He Will be pre-
sonted to the Queen Regent Immediately
after ms arrival there.