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The times., 1897-05-07
WOODWARD
manaLOTHROP, and
10th, 11th and F SIS. N. w.
Fridays
Our
Remnant
Day!
Our Special Bargain Day.

Less than perfect goods or com-
plete assortments have no place in
this store. We cannot avoid hav-
Ing refnnaDts-odds and ends, ETC.,
of desirable merchandise, selling
such large quantities as we do. We
can, however, avoid their accunula-
ton, and do avoid it by having
each depa rtment, once a week, ON
Friday, gather together it's refn-
nants and mark them at prices
that viii create demand and
assure their Immediate disposition.
While these remnant sales include
articles that are soiied, scratched
and otherwise not strictly perfect,
they also include short ends, odd
sizes, broken lots and the like
highly desirable styles of the sea-
sons newest goods for personal and
home gses-marked at such low
prices as make them rare ba rgains.
To give additional interest to our
Bargain Day, we purchase especial
Iy for the occasion, and offer for
less than usual prices, such goods
as we deem worth your buying.
number of bargain lots for today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25
THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEGUN
Sol Edel and Mrs. Hughes on Preliminary Trial as
Conspirators in Kidnapping Case.
TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES PUT ON THE s
Also Charged Abcg NurderNn New Development Yet
Brought OutMessrs Camp Dunu Ellison and Helm Eamned
Mystery About the Hughes Pistol.

o the
Investigation conducted bers justice the
investigated at 10 ook
crowd
o
concluded
the dors
OF the idle naturally nerca Sol Ei
be {
\
Hughes locked by Mi ~ Sin
UvA
j
{, O o
it Nj FeTymn also waived the right his
bcnor
proceeded
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25

up My impression is that he said Hughes
had then suggested Dunn's child. IL was
simply change o. victims and not a
change OF plot My first impression was to
tell my wife. but ! had about abandoned
the idea, but on going back to my family.
from my manner they suspected that some
thing was wrong ana pressed me for an
EXPLANATION, When told them OF the
plot my wife Went ira conYulsions and
came near dying. Feel did not tell me
mat Hem wanted him TO divide the reward
with him never saw Edel again TN /
saw him ia the court room today | got
message that he wanted TO see me but /
declined 10 see him got no letter from
him. Tho police having kept this thing
from me tor two weeks | decided to en-
ploy private detectives and / telephoned to
McCane. but found he was not IN town.
( then reflected thar by employing private
detectives they might shoot the officers
VINO might be shaduwing the men. tried
10 fiul sheriff Erickson but he was out Of
Town ] sent for Archie AnGerson and he
suggested Deputy Parker as a good man.
He then said he would come down himself
Before Anderson got there. however. Eli
son came and ioli me- M.At the officers
were doing in the matter and that there
was no danger and that ] needed no fur
Their protection. When Anderson came |
told him that everything was all right and
r"~h .4A'A A1- htrHl NAfN- / Ga not tell
Anderson Of the plot as related 10 me by
Edel Ellison said they kept the men
fuliy shaduWed and In their sight day and
night. lie said they would stop them when
they attempted 20 20 the work and that as
huEhea Was a DESPERATE man they ex-
~'rted 70 have 70 Kill him. bu, would try
ana capture BIN II possible. Helm told me
that he was doing everything he could 10
proiecr ME and citizens generally When
Edsi first t0i1 ne he told me that Frank
Dunn I'D not knoE g. and | 'phoned 10
Dunn ihag lay ana got him about : o. m.
mo sans daT heard Il; Wnen I told
Dunn ne said he mad alst heard II from
The Officers Mr. Dunn came to my house
af'eruari and 80 talked over the matter
in running conversation He said he
was having his house watched on the
following Friday afrer the pio, had been
unfcldei 10 me J left the city with my
family J was not 10 the city when the
killing occurred
on cross exsmlnatlon--I had my pistol
with ne when Edel related the plot TO me
! DO not remember giving Edel the look
upon the street that ne described and
which he said aroused his suspicion. am
not positive that Edel told me the plot had
been Matching for two months. This Is my
Impression. ] do not remember ever hav-
ing seen Edel before the time he came to
my house.
BY co,rnsel for Mrs. Hushes-Edsl SAID
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25

the work Of making the et,src,,.
cess WIZ CHARACTERISTIC vim ma ~
Inc meeting at the league ~.
ciuded among those present larrs n,
OF the leading business men d -
men who are always found IN a. n
Ia IN any movement looking IA 4, ,
Vancement Of the city. and they M.
10 the remarks Of the old white.bsIr1: }. r
ernor with marked attention. fr.orsi
showing enthusiastic approval.
Governor Saunders began by ,t,,,., \
the exposition was intended to be ~
exhibiting place for the twenty -four n,
and Territories west Of the NlssiuIad /,
be for that section what the WorIds n
at chicago had been for the wbols inn
states. The city Of Omaha, he uid n
already subscribed over 100000. ~
part of which was paid In, md IN p
scriptions were expected 10 reach t5NN |
The State government had sporuur,a
100000 and the National soyerruxi
100000 for the exposition. while vuip1I
States had appropriated ranging iruu h.
900 TO $4,000 to secure proper rpssat
ton.
He claimed that Texas. next to Hsb,,h
was the State most interested IN the m
| sition. He dwelt on the strong desn n
the people OF the Northvest to th II
shorter route for shipping their NH
Deep water on the Texas coAat BE- ~
offered such route. Teau porti N
pointed out, We're 500 miles nearer 10 iAA|
grain producing region than Nev ypfk
and Baltimore. which receivsd " esat1F
part OF the Western grain Hsustra. Mn
deep water is obtained. viii h my nlla
nearer the grain Shipper q he West thaa
any other Texas port Ae1s Houston
should be particularly interested " bang
advertised in the great frtin EeSicn.
He said one OF the principal dhleulua
heretofore had been the lark y dfst
railway connection from 0mahi, but "
construction OF the Kansas City, Pitleus
and Gulf road from Omaha to Ransas CIV
would soon bridge the gulf and give dfsa
connection 10 South Texas.
He referred 10 the fact that 10 ne vars9
deep water conventions which Dad
held in Texas the States Of the West ~
been we'll represented. and 10 repl!
uutsitIu lTOlu Sttlctdiy ASA ss'>~-
the Business league he stated tnat u q
Texas manifested any interest 10 me 81
ing exposition that DO could assure ~
tendance of a strong delegation ifon ~
braska at any convention or meeting W
might be called to consider the p'sa I
representation for the State.
The governors remarks wen y
ceived with enthusiasm and G. II. y.
and others assured him that Texas ~.
be represented at the exposition. ana
Houston would not be behind any @
sister cities when 1t came to MAKING
exhibit.
The meeting YESTERDAY was en.''sv
formal and no decisive steps were -.
but it will no doubt result In some pI0u.
action being taken BY the Business eass
10 secure proper representation for tns y
and state at the Trans-Misslssippi ~
sition
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25

Deputy Sheriff Parker testified 10 ,x.
uactlns the bullets from the weather.
boarding in the Dunn residence. Thess
enileis had gone through two weather
posras These bullets were We ghed: one
weighed 80. the other 9s,. grains. MT
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25

Detective Cliff Ellison was then placed
on the stand. know Edel, Chief Helm
Was the first TO tell me OF the plot. We had
conference with Edei At the Hutch'ns
house. He tcld us that Hughes had come
to him and asked him 70 be a party 10 the
plot. lie told us of the plan to deposit
the ransom and to get the child. either
when II was coming from school or 20 steal
II at night He told OF the first plan 10
steal Mr.. Camps child. but that Hughes
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25
MUCH INTEREST,"
REPRESENTATIVES,.
MISSISSIPPI naros1n,,'
Meeting at the Roo.. :, !. i
ton Cuisines. Lear.. I, ~ :.
Governor saund.,, ~.

pu An informal 'rna meeting q 4 |.
ro ea'sSs q, League s.as eva. was held Il ~
Tor the purpose Of hcar,n. 's y
lions of ex-Governor A,,,s ". M
ana International espo,i,,a. .'a''a'sl
Omaha in 1895. '0s''ioh to kl
tine dhe venerable ex-sovcrr,.
.to oi,.,d by Mr.. R. b. e gr,Ss, w =
a aiming figure and comm vv VA y I
s snea AN, and he has a direct , ,osNiy \
I In his which carries con ,ijs,sls !
soe,m ms mar a century Of ' n"s''s \
T msdn TO- 10 nave lost none Of X, Su0 y: Y
maui, IN MN a conspicuous ls, .ae vllt ,
IN carrier days. He Ia yice . S y vi
''0'' company and Ia, 49,!
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25

C. d. Isam testified that he knew
Hughes by sight. Witness runs a livery
stable About February II Hughes and
Edel came to his place and hired two sad
die horses. saying they were going hunting
Edel paid for the horses.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25
D., T.,nte transfers.

William whitman and whe. s,.5
Whitman. to George II, sSoS ~ Al.
acres in Whitman tract . '" =
len survey ...., -, pi;v,heth
S. p. Christian and wife. h !. slock
A. to T. ". Harrai. lot o Wv"
50 Noble addition 80, .., 40
w !. Baird 10 Edwin Noone! .h,sr.
acres. section 6, block =, , m, =.
ton County Railway colllpa .r ,rur.
Green Hogan and David pr ,,0oo., s
tees Mutual Benevolen. ass p,na *
NJ Harrisburg. to "Loyins t y In.
Hone . lot 5, block 80 town u
risburg $50. 49, Con-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25

MIR. Heidet, a lock and gunsmith. had .x.
amined the pistol with Mr.. Erickson. 7,
was 10 ealiber pistol and it-eartriagas
The pistol had not been fired for a month
or two, Had the pistol been fired on
Marrh II 1t would have shown evidence OF
the barrel. The pistol we examined rn,,is
not have been fired on March II. '''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25
MARRIAGES..

At s o'clock Tuesday evening y
residence Of the BRIDES uncle NJ. = I
-derwood. 1906 Liberty avenue, A's' ~ y,
lie Jones. daughter Of S. G. Jones y 4
cogdoches, Texas, was narr'e" e M
j. Donnohoe OF this city. Rev. W. = -"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-15
In HONOR OF LOGAN.
ST. GAu0ENS' BRONZE MASTERPIECE
TO BE UNVEILED IN CHICAGO.

President Mckinley, the Governors of
Twenty states and Many Prominent Peo-
pie Expected to BE Present--Illinois
state Troops TO BE Mobilized.
The name and fame of John A. Logan
need no material monument to insure
their perpetuity in the minds of men,
and yet the people of his native state
have not been content with this fact,
for they are now about ready to dedi.
cate to his memory a noble work Of art
the splendid statue of the great sol
dier which for the past ten years has
been growing in symmetry and grandeur
under the master hand of the sculptor
st. Gaudens.
On July 20, in Chicago, thousands of
veterans and younger soldiers, civilians
of all stations, government and state
officials from far and near will gather
to do homage to the third Of Illinois
great heroes
Preparations for this notable event
have been of extraordinary character
President Mckinley has promised to
lend his presence to the occasion, and
large numbers of Grand Army men
from all over the United States have
signified their intention to take part in
the ceremonials The orator of the day,
George r. Peck, companion in arms
and close friend of General Logan, was
chosen some time ago, and promptly
notified the monument committee of his
acceptance Of the duty and his appre-
citation of the high honor accorded him.
One of the most important features
of the occasion will he the mobilization
Of the Illinois militia. Governor Tan
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-15

birthplace. His mother was Sarah
Smell, granddaughter Of John Alden
and Priscilla Mullins, whose story was
made familiar to the world in Longfel-
lows "Courtship Of Miles Standish.
When he was "a years of age, the row.
ing spirit entered John, and ne resigned
his position as teacher of school at
Plainfeld, Mass, gave up his salary Of
Sl4 a month and travelled toward the
west.
At the end Of five weeks ne found
himself in Jacksonville, Ills, whore he
remained for a twelvomonth, after
which he proceeded to the little Hamp-
shire colony mt Princeton, Ills. Here he
settled upon the spot now occupied by
the spacious mansion with which he re.
placed the log cabin which was his orig
inal abode. This cabin was in ante
bellum days a place of refuge for many
q fleeing slave who, by the mysterious
"undergound railway" was steering
for the land of freedom, for this house
was one of the stations along that pc
culiar line Of travel,
The old man is something of a poet,
and his intimates claim that his verse
is little inferior to that of his gifted
brother. He is singularlJ hale, consider
ing his great age. His eye is bright and
his mind is clear, and it is hard to real
ize that he has outlived the Biblical life
time by full score of years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-15
Miss HELEN An FONG.

States navy, and Miss Helen All Fong,
who has ratified the matrimonial propo-
sition submitted 10y the young San Fran
cisco lawyer aforesaid.
BY the way, the story Of the Whiting
All FOng campaign and alliance is
worth a short rehearsal. Commander
Whiting was handsome and jovial, but
as bluff q sailor man as ever trod the
bridge. Moreover, he was, if not a wo-
man hater, at least a scoffer at love, and
as calm in his certainty of perpetual
bachelurhood as if no such dangerous
craft as the All Fong were ever to cross
his bows
But the reader will guess the rest, for
this true tale runs like an old time ro-
nance.
Yes, the hearty old sea dog, with all
his 80 years of experience in reserve,
went down without firing a shot as
soon as he came in range of the All
Fong battery Of beaming eyes and
cleaning white teeth. He was in com.
mand of the Alliance at the time, and
was invited to rich old All Fong's
splendid mansion. He had heard Of
these Ah Fongs before, for tales of the
rare beauty Of the l3 had floated far,
but he was utterly uDprepared for the
vision of bewildering loveliness that
was revealed to him. Realizing that he
had been swamped even at the first
light touch of this social collision, and
utterly unable to make a choice Of such
delectable damsels, he merely centered
his interest in the one to whom chance
threw him closest, and her he wooed
and later wed after the fashion of hon.
est seamen.
And that wedding was something to
remember. All the swell people of Hon.
olulu were present All the officers Of
the Philadelphia, Adams and Cham
pion, then lying in the offing, were on
hand, brilliant with all the gold and
glitter of full dress, and representatives.
of all the foreign warships then in port
came also and added more brilliancy to
the scene.
Old All Fong was most liberal. He
ransacked the length and breadth Of
China in search of rich presents for the
married pair. Miss Helen All Fong,
who is now to be married, and her sis
ters Carrie, Bessie and Marie acted as
bridesmaids, and Captain Baker Of the
philadelphia was best man. The recep-
tion at the All Fong mansion was a
grand affair The spacious grounds, gay
with decorations and rife with the joy
ous sounds of music and merriment,
were filled with the cream Of Honolulu
society, and by many it was declared to
be the greatest day the society folk Of
that city had ever seen.
All this is expected to be repeated
when the lovely Helen is led to the al
tar, and it is not improbable that the
fond old father will shower the same
magnificent attentions upon each of the
III remaining sisters at such times as the
little beauties will signify that eligible
bachelors have found favor in their
sight. q. j, BowDEN.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-15
WITH A STAR GAZER.
HOW AN ASTRONOMER OPERATES A
BIG TELESCOPE.

He Does Not Sweep the Heavens at Ran
dom, but Locates y star with Mechan-
ical Exactness-Ho the Planets Appear
to Him.
Taking an observation through one of
ihe big telescopes of the present day Is
something more than merely squirting
through an eye piece. 1t is matter in
volying calculation, accuracy of Judgment,
steadiness of hand and nicely Of mechan
ical adjustment. The public has but
hazy idea of the processes whereby our
astronomers obtain their ia for the solu-
tion of the problems of the planets, and,
although the public is wild to have look
out through the void toward the homes Of
our faraway neighbors, only few are 40
corded opportunities for such rare glimpses.
This Is not because our great astrono-
mers are unduly socretive or jealous, of
their discoveries, but for the reason that
It is impractlcable, from the very nature
of things, to bring the myrind beauties of
the heavens to the view of the millions of
the curious folk of Garth. There are too
few telescopes and the periods wherein
successful observations may be taken are
too short.
But the visitor, the favored one, who by
means Of special favor secures admission
to an observatory on working night, may
tell what he secs and hears and that will
bo next TO seeing and hearing for our
selves.
In tho first place, in order to moro fully
understand all that occurs at such time,
the one who goes 60 take notes should give
some attention Co the many attachments
of the great, long burrClcd machine. He
will find this instrument very different
from the one that spent ninC.tonths of its
existence i'm black leather case and used
to be so carefully hidden away by his
grandfather and brought out on rare occa-
sions on clear days, when the old gentle
man would declare that by its aid he could
read the sign Of tho Travellers Rest
that swung in front of tho old tavern miles
away on the hill crest. No indeed; moth
ing like that. This modern affair is huge,
expensive and intricate. Even the dome
like structure built for its operation and
the solid, deep laid foundation for the
pivotal mechanism upon which 1t swings
are things of great cost and wonderfully
skillful construction, and the telescope it
self is a thing to marvel upon for hours
and study for weeks before essay is made
to describe it.
And then there are so many attachments
to the main instrument, all Of which play
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-15

PROFESSOR keller AT THE LICK TELESCOPE.
q more or less important part In fixing the
focus of the great glass and regulating the
movements Of the instrument in the course
of the observations.
In the first place, the visitor notices that
there are one or more very small telescopes
mounted on the principal tube and point
ing in exactly the same direction. BY
looking into one of these he discovers that
there is visible much larger area of sky
than he could see If he looked through the
main glass. He thus learns what "A great
convenience to the practical astronomer is
this little glass, by which he can locate
any particular celestial object with great
convenience.
Another thing this chance observer no.
tices is that the astronomer does not al
ways find the star he seeks by sweeping
the sky in it's general neighborhood, but
takes his aim by means of the "circles." "
These are two arcs set at right angles to
each other. They are very carefully gradu-
ated and so set as to indicate latitude and
longitude. The latitude arc Is placed YER
tically and affixed to the axis of the tele
scope so as to move up and down, or north
and south, to speak astronomically, and
the other sweeps from east to west. One
Is the "declination" arc and tho other the
"right ascension" arc. The accommodate
ing operator explains to the visitor that all
he has to- do to find u star, comet or nebula
is to refer TO one of his official directories
of the heavens, look up the residence of
the celestial spark he wishes to interview,
set the machine accordingly, look through
his instrument and-there you are, or
rather there 1t is, just where he wanted it.,
without use Of the little finder at all.
However, this in only the least bit of the
vast fund of information that the ardent
Investigator lays up. There are 80 many
wheels, rods and gearings connected with
the great cylinder that questions are gen
Grated at a marvellous rate. He finds that
there Is mechanism that enables one to
move the instrument in several directions
without leaving the eyepiece. Besides the
apparatus for quick shifting there is slow
motion screw wherewith the astronomer
effects more delicate adjustment, and
| dozen other convenient devices unknown
to the star gazer Of ancient days.
As the layman gets his first glimpse OF
the heavens through one of the great mod
ern instruments, like Professor Keeler's
ut the Lick observatory or Professor Pick
ering's at Harvard, he is startled by the
increased brilliancy of the big stars and
the astonishing multiplicity of the little
ones that are vague or invisible to the un
aided eye. But perhaps the thing that
strikes him most forcibly is the discovery
that the planets are not magnifed as ht
expected to find them. TO be sure Saturr
displays his rings and Jupiter his satel
lites, but there Is no great burst of bignes'
and broad distinctness which he had hoped
to see. The average individual who hard
ly hopes for chance at the instrument
may therefore be oonsoled, for In thil
world of disappointments ho shall have ont
the less CHARLES WARNER.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-15

Brooke. In April of last year he was
again promoted, this time to be first
lieutenant in the Third cavalry.
His last promotion has been the sub
jeCt Of much criticism, it being claimed
that young Quay was passed over the
heads Of 1873 lieutenants of cavalry who
were ahead of him in line of promotion.
There were also in the infantry arm Of
the service 7S first lieutenants who We're
commissioned before Mr., Quay outgrow
his Cadetship at the Military academy.
Over all these the fortunate fellow was
lifted into the position he now occupies.
This young scion Of the Quay stock
is the pride of the family, who for
many years has been pushed along to-
ward prospective fame by his proud and
ambitious father Whoever has stood in
the way Of this boys advancement has
harvested the cnmity Of Senator Quay.
His zeal in behalf of his boy is said to
have so far governed him as to cause
him to make that bittor fight against
the denomination of Mr.. Harrison, be-
cause that gentleman, while president,
refused his son the appointment which
he has now received at the hands Of
President Mckinley.
The post now occupied by Captain
Quay is quite desirable, not alone be-.
cause it affords him excellent opportu-
mites for pleasant trips about the ooun-
try, but by reason of the fact that in
this branch of the service promotions
are far more rapid than they are in the
limo