davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
LEFT MYTHICAL MILLIONS.
John Huff's Creditors Awoke to Find
His Fortune Was MoOnshine.

Jersey City, n j., May 15-When John
Huff died two years ago he left a So
OOO, 900 castle in the air Now many Of
his tOwnsmen in Railway are besieging
Lawyer Robert Carey with inquiriesTegard-
ing their prospects of securing some re
turn for Investments in the castle. They
had learned that the lawyer had matters
i'll hand and was expecting an adjustment.
The situation is presented by romantic
story Of how Huff awoke one morning TO
find himself sole heir to $4,000, 900 left
him by young Californian, Charles B.
EaSthoff, who had formed deep attach
ment for him while visiting the Centen-
NAL Exposition i'll Philadelphia in 1916.
Huifs townsmen, when they learned Of
his windfalI, tumbled over one another
in their efforts TO get into his good graces,
Unhappiiy for those persons who allowed
Huff TO become their debtor, all he ever
received Of the $4,000 900 estate up to
the time Of his death two years ago was
q diamond collar button, a gold watch
and some clothing, the personal property
Of his supposed benefaCtor. The case
is tied up in the courts, an uncle of East
hoff having contested the will
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
Americans and Their Money.

A late issue Of the Farmers Union has an
editorial upon Coffee and it's effects on
health and public interests. The paper
strongly urges upon the notice Of its
readers the fact that A merica Is drained
OF millions OF dollars annually to send to
foreign countries for product that is enc
of the prime causes of the increase In
nervous diseases in America today and
states that a weIIinformed physician on
stomach and nerve ailments has, after a
years experiment, produced a delicious
beverage from American cereals, wheat,
etc, which has the exact color OF nigh
grade Java coffee and turns to the rich
golden brown of Mocha when cream is
added.
1t is said to he less acrid a nd bitter than
the lower grades OF coffee, but has much
the mellow piquancy of the more expensi'e
grades of lava nd the Arabian berry
This grain beverage never produces the
unpleasant effect on heart or stomach end
liver that is all too frequently the case
with imported coffee, and while il looks
and tastes like coffee, the originator nx-
presses the wish that it he known IS
Postum Cereal, food drink, and not as an
imitation of any other beverage, coffee,
tea, chocolate, etc. This beverage is said
TO become very popular with those VITO
find it hard to digest coffee. and the
children can be served with 1t as a
liquid food, pure and nourishing, while to
them it appears like berry coffee. Postum,
it seems, will go about three times as
far as SOC coffee, and it is interesting TO
know that the company at Battle Creek,
Mich, is workingup quantities of wheatand
other A ICerican cereals 10 it's production,
and that the money thus expended goes
irectiy to the support Of our American
farmers 1t is said to have found great
favor with the wealthy classes for It's
ability to "make red blood" and with
those who count the cost of food because
of the economy and a marked improve
ment in general health when used. The
gain TO America by it's general adoption
should be great
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
GANG OF BURGLARS FOUND.
\ Colored Man Employed IA Gang of
TWENTY-FIVE Men to Steal.

Knoxville, Tenn, May 5. Sheriff Groner
and deputies, who Thursday night arrested
a woman and seven men. charged with bur-
glary and COnCealing stolen goods, has
ulearthed the greatest sensation this city
has known for months.
A year past rUbberies have occurred in
and around this city, and thousands of dol
lras' worth of goods and jewelTy we've never
recovered.
ALI Easley and his wife, cOloIcd. are the
principals arrested They own "a three
story brick house, wherein more than S10,-
900 worth of iewelTy and goods were re-
covered by the officers. They had twenty
men on salary paid to steal for them.
Fifty-five gold watches were found in che
sack. When the officers entered Easley
she wed fight, and when 0verpOwereti three
fine pistols were taken off his person.
The officers caught on by aTresting one
of the thieves, vino squealed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
An Editor Dies Suddenly.

Wilmington, Del, May 15--Henry l..
Hynson, editor and proprietor of the Mil
ford News and Advertiser, died suddenly
at his home, in Milford, yesterday morning
from apopIexy. Thursday he was visited
at his home by a mum Der of friends, and was
apparently as wen as ever. short time
after midnight he was stricken. and he
died about 500 O'Clock MI Hynson was
born In Milford Hundred, Kent county.
in s55 He was prominent in Republican
politics; had been clerk of the State house
of representatives, and had held a posi-
tiGn in the Navy Department at Washing
ton.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
DEAD IN EACH OTHERS ARMs.
Two Young Women Suffocated While
Asleep.

Atlantic City, May 15-FoIded in each
others arms, fiftcen-year-old GUSsie Staiger
and her ten-year-old cousin, Ray Lafferty,
were found cold i'll death in bed YESTERDAY
An open Sas-burner, from which the deadly
vapor had evidently been pouring all night,
told the story OF the calamity. Gussie was
tine daughter of William staiger, a wealthy
real estate owner of this city Ray was
the daughter Of Edward Lafferty, ticket
agent at Kaighn avenue ferry, Camden.
who lives on Hudson street. Gloucester
City, and had been visiting her relatives
Mr.. Staiger and Mr.. Lafferty are brothers
in-Iaw.
The cousins. when they went 10 bed
in GuSsie's room Thursday night, were
happy as laTks.
Yesterday morning, as usual, Mr. Staiger
rose very early, and when he entered the
hall from his bedroom he detected a strong
odor OF gas At first he believed the fix
lures were out of order but ne could dis
cover no leak When breakfast was ready
he sent to his daughters room, but no re-
Spouse was made to repeated knocking.
The father, thoroughly alarmed, went
himself to inquire the reason His calls
were unanswered and he burst open the
door He was thrown back by the over
PIONEERING volume Of gas Which issued from
the room. Rushing in, he threw the win
dows wide open Then, turning around, he
was almost Frustrated to see the lifeIess
forms Of his daughter and his niece
wrapped in each others arms Mrs.
Staiger collapsed when the truth was made
known TO her.
When discovered Miss Staippr Law npyt
the wall, with her little cousin on the out
side, and this position Of the two bodies
leads TO the belief that when they Were
about to lie down for what proved to be
their last sleep, GusSie had requested Ray
to turn out the light. The latter, being
uHaCquainted with the working Of the
thUmbscrew, had turned the gas on again
after she had extinguishcd the flame
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
EXPEL TWO STUDENTS.
The Cornell Faculty's Efforts to
Raise the Standard of Morals.

H11Se the standard OF Morals.
Ithaca, n. Y, May 15-At meeting Of
the Cornell faculty two students were eX-
PEELED for frequenting house ofill-repute
in this city. The house in question is the
same one in which Freshman Campbell
chose bride recently, which action caused
sucE scandal. "A number Ofprofessors are
prominent members of the Society for the
Prevention of Crime This society has q
detective in it's employ and it therefore
became very easy matter for frequenters
of the mouse to be spotted. The two young
men we've called before a full meeting
OF the faculty and they confessed their guilt
One weii-known professor, in casting bis
vote against the suspension, said
Il am well aware OF the fact that my
sentiments in this matter are in a minority,
but would state frankly my opinion that
it Some thing with which wehave nothing
10 do; in fact, it is none of our business
The students object to the action of the
faculty on the ground that Cornell is not
Antergarden or seminary, but uni
verSity, and that a student is responsible
to the university as q student only, not as
a private individual
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
Max Maretzek Dead.

Max MaretZek, the well-known operatic
manager, died at his home at Pleasant
Plains, s. l., yesterday, in the seventy
sixth year of his age Max Maretzek was
born at Brunn, Moravia, June %, 1921.
He produced his opera, Hamlet" at the
age of eighteen, and afterward confessed
that he had felt ashamed of the work,
though he conducted it in four cities AS
young man he had the honor of becoming
acquainted with Meyerbeer, Periioz, Che
pin, List and Hene.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
KODAK FIENDS, BEWARE!
The Taker of Snap shots Ruled Out
by Ocean Grove Authorities.

Ocean Grove, n. J., May 15.-The con-
scienceleSs kodak fiend aud the people who
walk TO their cottages in bathing robes
durin the summer months must make them
selves scarce hereafter. Atthe annual meet
ing OF the Camp-meetiRg association Thurs
day night an ordinance was passed regu-
lating the wearing of bathing suits in the
streets.
The eXhibitionsof dripping men and wom-
en-, which so annoyed the thousands who
cuugregatec in the camp grounds last sum
mer. is prohibited in tine future The taker
OF snap shots must hereafter pay 81 fine
and costs for the indiscriminate use Of the
kodak within the camp grounds
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
ADMITTED HIS GUILT.
A Colored Man Confesses That He
Assaulted an Estimable Lady.

Laurel, Nd, May "a colored man an
sweriHg the description Of Schofield, want
ed by the authorities of Kent county on the
charge of criminal assault on Mrs. Goodwin
near Fairlee, was arrested near here on
Thursday by Henry House, Allen Scaggs
and BENJAMIN Merson. He was captured in
an empty house in The act of changing his
clothes. His revolver was resting on the
mantel.
When Mr.. House drew a shotgun on him
and told him to hold up his hands he said
he was guilty. but did not say what Of He
was seen in town, and his actions aroused
suspicion. He purchased something to eat
aud also a cap, throwing away his hat
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15

Heart Disease on the Increase
Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart is the
discovery Of an up-tO-date student of medi
cal science. IL is the safest, sUrest, and
quickest remedy known for this dreaded
disease, and never fails to relieve Shortness
Of Breath, Smothering Spells, Pain In the
Side, Palpitauon, and other symptoms of
Heart Disorder in 80 minutes, and effect
permanent cure. Sold by F. ;. Will
liams & Co., 9th and SITS Edrnonds &
Williams, Sd ST. and Penna. ave.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
eft Is the Best on Earth -

That is what Edwards & Parker, mer-
chants, of Plains, Ga, say of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. for rheumatism. lame
back, deep seated and muscular pains.
Sold by Henry Evans, Wholesale and Re-
tail Druggist, 93s ST., and Conn. ave.
and st. NV.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
AerOnautS Probably Lost.

New York, May 15--The balloon which
Pilot FIurFie sa W sink in the sea is believed
to be the one in which Leo Stevens. known
as an aeronaut under the name of Don Car
los; Frank, his brother, and Charles L.
Strange, made an ascension from Jersey
City last Tuesday. They are probably
InEt
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
ACCUSED OF COUTERFEITING.
Al Septuagenaria Is Charged With
the Crime.

Wheeling, W. Va, May Is George W
williams, who lives across the river from
MoundsvilIe, on Pipe Greek, was arrested
vest erday, charged with making and pass
ing counterfeit money Williams is sew
enty years old, and has stood well in the
community.
He was arrested on warrant issued at
the instance of Robert Mason, who was
arrested for the same offenSe in Bellaire a
few weeks ago, and who is now in the
Steubenville Jail. 1t is alleged that there
are other important witnesses against Will
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
Importing Mexican Cattle.

San Antonio, Tex, May 5.-The depleted
stock ranches in southwestT exasare rapidly
being stocked with thousands Of Mexican
cattle, which are being rushed into this
country by train loads
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15

llaHs. Mason has also made an affidavit
that George Defenbaugh, who was ar
rested with hun, is innocent, although
there is apparently conclusive evidence
against HIM
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15

Furniture stored, 81 to IS per month,
with B. & o. Storage Co, 10 to- 6 E st.
ne. Telephone 112.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15

There is but one genuine original Postum
Cerea. cOffee. with multitude OF imita-
lions offered as 'just as good"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
For SALE BY

HENRY EVANS, Wholesale and
Retail Druggist,
03S F st. NV. and Conn. Ave and
ST. NV, Washington, ID. G..
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15

nrowsiness is dispelled by Beechams
piIlS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
So a Month
To BE Cured
of Any Disease.
The Great Offer of
Dr.. Walker
I4lI Pennn Aue. Adj. Wizards Hotel

Arising from Indiscretion, Excess, or In
dulgenCe, producing some OF the following
eIfects: Nervousness, Debility, Dimness Of
Sight, Self Distrust, Defective Memory,
IImpleS on the Face, Aversion to Society
Loss of Ambition, Lack of Confidence,
Gloominess, Dependency, Barrenness, I'm
fitness to Marry, Melancholy, Dyspepsia,
Lost Manhood, PainsInthe Ba OK, VarfcoceIe,
&c, treated with Success, Safely, Private
ly, and Permanently.
Blood and Skin Diseases,
All forms, affecting Body, Nose, Throat,
Skin, and Bones, Blotches, Eruptlons, Acne,
EcZe ma, Old Sores, Ulcers, z ainfuI Sw eIlfngs.
from W hateyer cause, treated by means of
safe, time-tried remedies
Kidney and Urinary Complaints,
Painful, Difficult, Too FREQUENT, Milky.
or Bloody Urine positively cured.
DIR. Walker is in attendance PER.
SONALLY and can be consulted
FREE.
Daily office hours, 10 TO 5; Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, Til
p. m; Sundays, 10 TO II.
CONSULTATION FREE.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
CATARRH AND DEAFNESS

sT DR.. HeiSer is in PERSONAL at
tendance and can be CONSULTED FREE
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30
THREATS Or LYNCAERS
Law Promoters" Send one to
eil! Jones.

Matters were very quiet In Genoa
yesterday as ii sort II reaction from
the shake up -ivrn the town by Judge
Mack. None of tue men who we're.
mixed up IL the ltnching from the
East side # the valley were in tow
aud the lobbyists from tia sec ion
were not IN evidence. 1t has come
out that Bill Jones, who worked for
John McCur. one Of the iufympn,
received a threatening letter dated
Dc. 18th. L warned him to leave
the valley and thrra1tied him with
the fate If Ubrr if lie did not 1t wa-
signed Law Promoters" He was
iGvitea TO leave by the crd If list
week or Suffer lyncbi0g. He didn't
leav" and no attempt has teen made
10 ynch HIM.
1t Is not likely that an Otfrr # SO
600 would Induce any OF the old mob
To join another necktie party as they
are ali badly scared.
The relatives of Uber are cores
bonding with parties in Genoa and
with All ChartZ.
From the temper OF the people and
the Grand jay it is regarded thal
there Will be indictments and pro-
ceedings looking TO the removal o.
Douglas officials who showed so little
action during and after the l~yucbing
l. also transpires that the last Grand
Jury recommended better appliances
to ecu the jail, but DO attention
was peid 10 their report.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30
The Good old Times

The Reno papers complain that the
good old days when editors were pre-
sented with gifts have passed.
Not d solitary remembrance came
from a single subscriber to Allen
Bragg, nary Il thing TO brother Kelly.
Nixon CT the Silver State got a box Of
candy and nearly tainted when it ar
rived, 1t Was not expected. Is the
same way in Carson. All the APPEAL
got on Christmas Was four bot ties of
wine from BTysOn & CJhn's. 1t used
to be the custom for dead head sub
scrlberS TO remember the editors on
Christmas. but this is no longer done
and the quill driver has to go out 10
the market and buy what he watts
like the balance Of mankind.
Bragg thinks that when a man has
been booming the town for a year
that the town should remember him
on Christmas, but it don't, If a Reno
editor keeps out Of Jail during the
year he should certainly feel satisfied.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30
WHY DON'T YOU ~ADVESTISE?

TRIB, said VIM. Spence, a we'll
known citizen of Carson last week.
Il had a little accident that threaten
ed to be serious-very serious indeed
and never heard of Trib till alter
Id spent money for another article
which did no good. bought a bottle
of the good lini1nent Trib for half the
money previously invested, ard it
helped me out of the trouble. If
you'd beeu advertising, I wouldn' t
have lost so much time and cash
would have bought Trib first. Why
don't you advertise it?'
All right, here goes:-Trib cures
bruises and sprains.
e or. 90 cen,s. Sold by Druggists in Ne
vada.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30
A. o. u. w. Officers.

Ormsby Lodge No. 4, A. O. Z. W.,
elected the following officers on
Tuesday evening:
Master Workman, T. j. Heiden-
reich; Foreman, W. Z. Notewale
O~rerseer, G. NJ. Cavenaugh; Recorder,
W. L. Taylor; Financier, J. CLAM
man Receiver, H. Olcovich Trustee.
VIM, Kinney. the other officers will
be appointed later.
A public installation Of officers will
be held on the 11th day Of January
and the Grand Master Workman will
preside.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30
Artistic Trimmin0.

Miss Louise Woodbury. is still con-
hned to the house through illness, but
Miss Simmons, of the Butler-Shulz Mil
iinery parlors Of San Francisco, a person.
al friend of Miss Woodbury., has volun-
teered to come up and do the trimming
IN MISS W~oodburry's establishment
sntll after the Holidays. She is one of
the leading trimmers of San Francisco
and her visit will insure excellent work
I" the patrons of the establishment. If
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30
Oastardly Work.

The Virginia Report states that
about six years ago the same gang
that lynched Uber, got a young man
drunk and placed a bottle Of whisky
in his pocket. They then put him 10
front OF a saloon and hired ap Indian
to take the whisky and leave four
bits in its place. They then got him
indicted for selling whisky TO an H.
dian, and the poor fellow died from
the Disgrace.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30

Eastern advertising Agent "20-234 Tenn
pie Court Building, New York City, L.
kIa,G. agent.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30
Hurrah For Santa CIauce!

He arrived in a box ear with half a
carload OF beautiful rocking chairs,
tables and lounges for Xmas presents,
make happy the children, and please
fathers, mothers. sisters, brothers,
cousins, uncles and aunts and remember
a good f END, a fine lot of useful things
10 pick from at prices that will down all
sompetion, if you call at Geo. w. Kitz-
meyers furniture store in Carson. He
will tax special pains to have every
customer satisfied. If
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30
The Asylum Board.

There was a meeting Of the Asylum
Board yesterday in the Office of the
State Treasurer. The Board went over
the typewriter testimony taken In the
case Of the charges made by book
keeper Wood against Superintendent
Bergstein There was quite an ami
mated discussion aud the Board ad-
lOurned to meet at 10 o'clock this
morning in the Treasurer's office.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30
F~lizsimmon3 20 Enter the Ring

Fuzsimmon3 20 En1er the R!ny
Chicago, Dec, 2S.-Martin Julian
to-day, on b-hn.f OF r pet +. 45iin-
mons, made The following sigunI
statement:
''Fitz-tmmons will defend his ri-ht
to the title of cham ion. Mrs. Fitz-
simmons has Ielpas q him from his
promise of rttitameHt.'
Referring TO the cuuditious OF FitZ-
simmons fight with Orurtt and Nc
Coy. Julian SAYS: "rhey are as fl
lows: Let C0rbett best a man like
Maher and Choynski and establish
his right as a member OF his class :
let Mccoy beat his way up to a com
manding position and come along with
his challenge aftprward. But first
Mccoy must tigh t d fair opponent at
ne miadle-weiRht limit and DOT 1T
catch weights.
The statement concludes as follows :
Il am uot going to allow Mr.. Fiiz-
simmons 20 accept offers from inferior
men. When the proper time comes.
FitZSim mons viii! meet them one after
another 10 she same ring, if needs be.
(Slgned) Martin Juliao.
"Mana0er f Bot Fuz-immons.
Wolld's Champion Middle and
heavyweight"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30
Di D.

Mrs. Francis Thresa, wife OF James
McCallnm died at l 80 a. %. Wednes-
day moroing Dec. 29th, aged AZ years
and six mouths and a native Of the
State OF New York. The funeral will
take place at 3 p. N. to-day from the
Episcopal Church.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30
A Queer Deduction.

To the Associated Press account Of
the Genoa lynchiDg recently printed
IN a Michigan paper. a preixed the
following heading: "Iynched Him
Naked. Deed of Sava.ery Done in
the State Represented by Senator
Stewart.'
The above is a fair sample of the
style of criticism INDUCED in by East
eTn papers at the eXpense of Nevada.
The only wonder is that he paper did
not charge Stewart with having a
hand 10 the %lynching,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-30
The Ice Crop.

The ice men are rehping a rich
harvest. This year they have stored
away hundreds Of tons early in the
season while last year they didn't get
their harvest in until February
They expect TO cut two crops this year
and have mOr ice on hand than dur
ing any previous season.