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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-24
MONEY COULD NOT SAVE HIM.


Duesttow, the st. Louis millionaire, Pays
the Death Penalty for Numbering His
Wife and Chiid. -.---.,--.
UNION, Mo-, Feb. 17.-0n a scaffold
erected in the Franklin county jail
.~yard-in this village, under a sunny sky,
surrounded by about 100 persons, Ar
thur Duestrow, thei St. Louis million
aire, was legally, executed at 1'p. M
Tuesday for the murder of his wife and
little,son in that city justf three. years,
ago. ln
Ehe condemned man, who has simu-
lated insanity Since the day of the
crime, kept up his role until late Mon.
day evening, when by his question
and, answers it was evident that hr
teenly realized that the end was rear,
and that his own efforts and those OF
his attorneys, aided by an abundance
of wealth, were without avail in tL,
battle for life.
In the morning he arose shortly
after O'clock and then for the first
time in three years he broAe down anl
his usual act of naughty indifference
gave way to one OF despair. lie begT G
the guards to save him from his fatv
and requested thai messages he sent tc
Gov Stephens interceding in his be.
half. To nearly every visitor and at.
tendant Duestrow appealed for assist
ance.
Shortly before 1 o'clock Sheriff
Puchta notified DuestrOw that his last
hour had arrived and in few minutes
the guards announced that all was IN
readiness for the execution. The sheriff
gave the order to proceed and the
march to the scaffo began, the
sheriff leading the way, followed by
Duestrow, with deputy sheriff, on
either side and a crowd of newspaper
men and doctors. When Duestrow
mounted the scatfold he showed no
nervousness. After the ropes had
been placed about his legs the sheriff
asked him if he had anything to say.
He replied Nothing but that a big
mistake is being made"
Then as the rope was being adjusted
abont his neck he asked: May say
few words?" The sheriff gave assent
and Nuestrow spoke in almost whis
per as follows:
II wish o say that big mistake is
icing mad here. am Gen. Branlen-
burg. of the United state, army. am
not the man whom YOU accuse. am
not murderer woman and a child.
now stand before you, bound and
tied, a criminal, but am innocent OF
any crime | go at peace with my
Lord, ! want you to say that thank
my attorney, eX-Gov, johnson, for
what he has done for me"
The condemned man htsitatad. as If
about to talk more. but Sheriff Puchta
raised his hand, the black cap was
placed over Ducstrow's head and the
cord drawn tightly. Luestrow shouted
to one of the deputies "Good-by,
Simon" and the trap was sprung. The
black form fell through the hole and
twisted about two or three tires. His
neck was not broken and in eight min
utes after o'clock he was pronounced
dead,
= TAe body was tNrned over to an I'M
dertaker representa-, Miss lulda Due
strow. of St Louis, sister nf the dead
man. and will bc taken to that city.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17.--rwo men met
death on the gallow> in the Jail yard
at CIovtn, n G., bu,b Of thiS tiiV YES
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-24

The English island of TEanet. form
ing a part of the county Of Kent, is al
most wholly composed of chalk. The
island is 10 miles in length anG about b
il breadth and has more chalk exposed
on its surface than has any other spot
of equal area on the globe, British geol-
ogists say that there are not less than
AZ, 900, 900, 900 tons of chalk sin sight
on Thanet, and that it would take 10, OOC
men and 5000 horses and carts 10000
years to move it, providing 1T were dug
up ready to be carted away. st. Louis
Republic.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-24

Mr.. i. Simon, of 1904 Preston ST.,
Louisville, KY, says; Lightning Hot
Drops relieved me Of rheumatic pains.
| used it as a linament and the effect
was at once apparent" For sale by j.
". HoughtOn.
Mr.. lhOmas G'lham, Of MOrristown,
o., says: 81 had rheumatism and could
not dress, or walk without crutches.
used one bottle of Lightning Bloom Elk
ir, laid my crutchesa side. and am all
right. 1t beats the doctors. For salt
by }. W. HOughton.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-24
onice..cekers Mu.t Sac Away.

CANTON Feb. 19.-Maj Mckinley con-
tinues to improve but ne has by no
means recovered his former robust
health. The contemplated trip to
Cleveland has been abandoned and il
is not likely he will leave here until
March !, when he starts for Washing
ton. The public reception to have been
rendered Mr.. Mckinley next Monday
afternoon, under the auspices Of the
business Mems association, has been
abandoned. The rush Of politicians to
Canton is at an end Maj Mckinley
will receive no more callers in Canton,
save the few who come by appoint
ment. -.----..--
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-24
CONSU MPTION
CAN Be CURED.
T. a. SLOCUM, NJ, c., THE GREAT
CHEMIST, WILL SEND FREE,
TO THE AFFLICTED, THREE
BOTTLES OF HIS NEWLY
DISCOVERED REMEDIES
TO CURE CONSUMPTION
AND ALL LUNG
TROUBLES.
TROUBLES.

TROUBLES.
Nothing could be fairer, more phil
anthropc or carry more joy to the af-
tiicted, than the offer of T. A. Slocum,
NJ. c., of New York City.
Confident that he has discovered a
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases,
general decline and weakness, loss of
flesh and conditions of wasting, and
to make its great merits known, he
win send, free, three bottles to any
reader of The Enterprise who may be
suffering.
Already this "new scientific course
Of medicine" has permanently cured
thousands of apparently hopeless
eases.
The Doctor considers it his relig-
ions duty-a duty which he owes to
humanity-to donate his infallible
cure.
He has proved the dreaded consump-
ton TO be a curable disease beyond
any doubt, and has on file in his
American and European laboratories
testimonials of experience from those
benefited and cured, in all parts of
the world.
Don't delay until it is too late. Con-
sumption, uninterrupted, means
speedy and certain death. Address L.
4. Slocum, NJ. c., 90 Pine street, New
York, and when writing the Doctor
rive express and postofIice address,
and please mention reading this arti-
Gle in the Enterprise.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-24

, ATHENS, Feb, %. Korakas. Greek
at the head OF 5000 Cretans. has IL
vested the town Herak ion. He mas
cut the water supp and Summoned
the place TO surrender, promis ng pro
lection to those who do Eight han
dred Turkish troops will leave fol
Hcraklion and C,.ned J..ay The
transport conveying them win be con
voyeu by British and lta ian cruisers
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-24
DEATH In ERE.
-Four Lives Went Out in mn EARLY Morning
Blaze in u Nils ,buri Town.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, FEB. 23.-Four per
sons lost their lives in fire which de
stroyed the dry goods store of NJ. NJ
Marks at o'clock Monday morning
The rooms above the store were occu
pied by the Marks family and nun
Der of dodgers The Aames had gained
considerable headway when scoverec
and the occupants Of the rooms on the
second and third doors made wilc
rush for safety. Those who ESCAPED
were obliged to leave behind all wear
ing apparel AMI personal effects, Ir
the ruins were found the frightfully J
burned bod ,es of Proprietor Marks ant
his two sons, Irving and Harold, anc
that of William Reed. IA barlleeper, whC
roomed on the second floor. Reed los
his life by returning for his clothing
after he had escaped from the building
Fire loss St0,0j0.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-24
Is ne,d for Thls Sessinn.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 23--The cabinet
commission bill to settle the indebted
ness of all the bond-aided railways to
the government, except the Union Fa
cifc road tainst which force osure
proceedings have already been insti.
tutrd, is dead for this session. 1t will
not be given jaw - use.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-24
In Mid-Ocean.

Passenger-Say, captain, how far are
we still from land?
Captain-About two nautical miles.
"But we cannot see land anywhere.
In what direction does it lie?"
Straight below us!"-Dan Wippchen.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-24

CHICAGO, Feb 23. The peoples party
in consention yesterday nominated
CT rter II. Harrison, son of Chicago'i
mu cred mayor, for the same Office
which is to be filled next April. Mr..
J. is lso ae leading candidate
Of the free silver democrat ior mayor.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-24

announced, the repu can senators
commenced to change to Kyle. This
was the signal for Senator McManus,
who has been one of the chief leuten-
ants of Kyle, to spring to his feet and
say impressively: I've been fighting
republicans all my life and when see
them take up my candidate ! must be
true to my record and | hereby change
my vote to Goodykoontz. Then pan
demonium broke loose and for an hour
there was a continual change of votes.
In an interview last night Senator
Kyle denied the report that he had
made deal with the republicans. He
declares that he is a populist still, has
not changed his principles and that
the republicans. came to, him solidly be-
cause they thought Senator Pettigrew
was against him and they wished to
humiliate Pettigrew.
Notwithstanding Kyle's public de-
nial that he has any understanding
with the republicans, the latter gcner-
ally be ieye the story that he has com
mitted himself to support all repu bic
an measures aside from free silver.
SLAUGHTERED BY HUNDREDS.
VIENNA, Feb. 19.-The Neue Freie
Pressc says that 1000 Moslems have
been massacred at Sitia, town in the
eastern extremity of Crete. OF all the
Moham edan residents of the place
only 2S escaped. The paper adds that
the Greek forces are surrounding eight
MosIem villages on the island. The
foregoing is officially announced in
yonstantinople, where the intelligence
has create much excitement.
ATHENS, Feb. 10.--lt was rumored
here last night that the Greek troops
had occupied the town of Sitia, but ur
to late hour no confirmation Of the
rumor could be obtained.
CANEA. Feb. 19-Rum0rs of a whole
sale massacre of Mussulmans at Sitia
have reached here. some of the reports
placing the number of killed at 1000
which includes almost the entire Mos
lem population of the town. 1t is sale
that men, women and children were
killed indiscriminately by the Chris
tians 1t is impossible to confirm the
report. but the rumors have created
the deepest anxiety here. Gen. Bor
who is in command of the gendarme'
at Canea. has sent two Italian Officers
to Sitia to inquire into the truth of thu
reports.
The rort at voucoulis, which is gar
risone3 by $40 Turkish troops, has beer
besleged for several days by larg'
force ot well armed insurgents. Wed
nesday the commander of the besiegin!
force called upon the Turkish com
mander to surrender and promised saf
conduct to any of the garrison VIII,
chose to accept it. The Turks refused
to surrender on any terms. 1t is state,
the garrison has provisions enough t.
last for 20 days, and plentiful suppl!
of ammunition
LoEpoN, Feb. 19.--All reports re
ceived here concur in the opinion tina
the proposal made by Germany, tha
the great powers blockade the Piraeu
in order to compel Greece to heed tn
representations made to her concern
ing her action in Crete, is not likely
be adopted, owing to the position {
Great Britain and Italy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
+. MAKING BEET SUGAR.
Description of the Process from the
Field to the Granulated Product.

Description of the Process from the
Field to the Granulated Product.
First the beets are brought in by the
farmers, says the Manufacturer, and
deposited In large sheds with V-shaped
bottoms, which are connected with the
factory by means of channels, through
which moderate flow Of water carries
the beets into the first washing ma
chine. BY means of a spiral the beets
are tumbled about, washed and carried
on until they drop into an elevator,
which carries them to the top OF the
building. where they pass through an
automatic weigher and are sliced In
such a manner as to open up the pores
Of the beet as far as possible. The SUI
gar beet Is very similar to the honey
comb. and in its little cells is secreted
the sweet matter, SO that In slicing IT Is
desirable to open up as many OF these
little cells as possible. Hence the ne
cessity Of having the knives sharp, so
that the cells may not be ruptured, but
clean cut. AS these slices come from un-
der the cutter they are put in what Is
known as a diffusion battery. In this
battery the sugar Is extracted by soak
ing the sliced beets In water. Warm
water is turned into the contents Of a
large jar holding several tons Of sliced
beets. The water circulates through
the mass of cossettes (the name given
to the slices of beets) and passes out
through the bottom by means Of pipe
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
BEET SUGAR WORKS, NORFOLK, NEB.

the color Of vinegar. This liquid is now
taken to n measuring tank near by,
from which 1t goes to mixer, where 1t
is mixed with lime, and all foreign mat
ter II contains is rendered insoluble by
means OF carbonic acid gas forced
through the bottom of the carbonation
tank. Then the mixture comes through
the filter pressroom, where, by means
Of an elaborate series of frames, 1t Is
filtered, and becomes transparent. The
process of mixing, carbonating and fl
tering Is then repeated for the second
time This finished, the syrup is treat
ed with sulphur fumes and then passes
into the quadruple effect, which Is four
large boilers in which the water con-
tanned in the syrup is evaporated, when
we have what Is called "thlck juice"
This syrup Is now damp, like wet snow,
and by means of granulator 1t is
dried. and through different sieves is
separated into the finer or coarser
grained sugar, ready for the market.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

ago young woman heard the familiar
danger whistle of an engine. and lean
ing out Of the window saw n laborer
upon the track. He leaped quickly to
the inner track at the sound of the
whistle, looking rather dazed and not
seing the express, which was thunder
ing along so close behind him that ev-
erybody was dumb and motionless ex-
cept the alert little woman at the win
dow, who cried, Help! Help! Helpv'
at the top of her voice, at the same time
reckoning the man to come to her. AS
she foresaw, the mans instincts made
him start toward the window, and the
quick movement to save a woman in
distress saved his life.
The express rushed past; the man
stood still in bewilderment; the woman
waved her hand in token Of her safety,
and as 1t slowly dawned upon the poor
fellow that she had saved his life, he
dropped his dinner pail, pulled of his
cap and saluted her, after which he
crossed himself. picked up his tin pail
and proceeded homeward as far from
the railroad track as he could get.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
A Wonderful Sign.

Prussia fifty years ago had a State
lottery, and in every town, large or
small, was collector, appointed to sell
the tickets. One day a servant girl
came to the collector in Hagan, and
asked IL she could buy No. %.
He did not have it in his possession,
but as the girl seemed very much in
earnest and refused to be put Off with
any other number, he tried to obtain II
from some Of the other collectors in
town and finally succeeded.
The drawing took place and Hagan
rose to a state of feverish excitement
when 1t was known that this girl had
become a winner of a large sum of
money. She found herself, for time,
the chief object of interest in the town.
She was, Of course, asked how she
came to fix upon No. %. Thereupon she
gave this simple and lucid explanation:
81 dreamed one night No. z, and a sec.
ond night dreamed No. Z, and third
night again. SO thought, Three times
seven makes twenty-three,' and i
bought that numberv'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

green they touched. A commission to
examine into the matters was appoint
ed by Governor Bracket. Its first es-
innate Of the infested district was a
tract about mile square, and S25, 1000
was appropriated. In May 1t reported
that the district was sixteen times as
large as 1t had supposed. and received
$25, 900 more.
Eighty-nine men were employed on
the trees, and special police were APP
pointed to patrol the roads and disin-
spread the pest to other points. The
matter was finally placed In the hands
Of the State Board Of Agriculture, In
1891, and laws were made governing
the action Sf citizens in infected dis
tricts, and $4,000 more was appropriate
ed. This was followed in 1892 by an
appropriation OF $4,000.
The moth was not discovered in any
new towns in 1892, and there was no
alarming outbreak. This was encour-
aging, but 1t was clear that the only
way to exterminate 1t was to put an
army Of men in the field for several
years. The board asked for $165, 900,
and was given 100000, and 100000
more was asked from Congress. This
sum was advanced in 1894 and $50, 900
in 1895, and up to the present time al
most 100000 has been used. This year
for the first time sees a decided de-
crease in the amount Of money re-
qHired.
Prof. G. III. Fernald, Of the State
Board Of Agriculture, says the territory
covered by the gypsy moth Is about 200
square miles. They are in about twenty
towns in eastern Massachusetts, and
this territory has been attacked from
the outside till about half the area has
been cleared. The cost of extermina-
ton, as estimated by Prof. Fernald,
would be 100000 each year for five
years; 100000 yearly for another five
years; and about $4,000 yearly for the
third five years.
The moth eats everything that grows,
except the tobacco leaves. Prof. How
ard is to investigate the matter further
this summer for the National Secretary
Of Agriculture, and If his report is sat
isfactory the burden of the work may
be taken up by the national Govern
ment.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

Beggars. can't see a beggak
through bargain counter.-Rev. John
b. Wooley, Evangelist, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Endeayor--Life Is springtime, and
the gathering years are lengthening
days, calling to constant endeayor.-
Rev. w. ID. Williams, Presbyterian.
San Francisco, Cad.
Opportumity-The miserable wrecks
Of manhood and womanhood one meets
every day once had a chance almost
equal to the best-Bishop Potter. Epis-
copalian, New York City.
Handshaking. There is often more
power in the warm grasp of the hand
than In the thunders Of eloquence and
the arguments of logic.-Rev. II. Nelan-
der, Lutheran. San Francisco, Cal.
Emotion.-Emotion is power when Il
is caught in the cylinder and does not
escape in the whistle. Wasted emotion
Is spiritual ntemperance.-Rev WILL
lam RAIDER, Congregationalist, San
Francisco, Cal. a K
Moral Heroes.-There have been men
who were physical towards and yet
moral heroes. They repressed their
fears and made them subservient to
duty.-Rev. A. G. Dixon, Evangelist,
New York City.
Observation-Disclosures are the things
which give complexion to your life,
| just as certain insects are colored by
| the leaf on which they feed.--Rev. III.
e. Cobb, Collegiate Church, New York
City.
Love.-The element that enters most
largely and conspicuously into the
structure of a character in which sim
ners can confide is the element of love.
Rev. ]. G. Walker, Baptist, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Courage.-Did you ever know a cour-
ageous man who wasn't a sympathetic
man, or a leader of children ?-Balhng-
ton Booth, at Bethany Church, Phiia-
delphia, Pa.
Fatal Sin.-As poisonous ingredients
destroyed the whole vessel Of pottage,
so am otherwise good character may be
undermined by one fatally besetting
sin.-Rev. III. S. Hoffman, Episcopalian,
Philadelphia, Pa.
REIMBURSEMENT needs to be nd
justed to the old eternal rhythm of the
universe. We need to be quiet. serene,
expectant, and look at the divine side
Of life-the healthfrl side-and so come
into sympathetic vibrations with the
harmonies of nature.-Rev. A. j. Wells,
Unitarian, San Francisco, Cal.
Authority.-The state exists for the
good of the individual, the family or
the institution, but 1t is the creature
of the people, to which they owe ODE
dience simply because it is the higher
power.-Tather Henry Brann, Catho-
lie, New York City.
| Cuba.-Cuba has as much reason for
rebelling as we had hundred years
ago. Have not the unhappy Cubans as
much reason to expect us to go 100
miles to help them as we had to expect
Lafayette tocome 3, 900 miles to help usr
Rev. j. o. Wilson, Methodist, New
York City.
Happiness.-Toom much time Is taken
up in contemplation of the species Of
others enjoyment. If this time was
taken up i'm developing the means OF
enjoyment within the reach Of adj
there would be more happiness and
contentment In the world.-Rev Chas.
III. Parkhurst, Presbyterian, New York
| City.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Rare In a wild state.

There are a number of our best
known and most valuable cultivated
plants which are already extinct in q
wild state, or fast becoming so. OF
plants of this mlass the following may
be mentioned: Bean, chick-pea, lentil
tobacco. wheat, Indian corn and prob
ably sweet potato. Some of these never
have been seen In a wild state, while
others have become so exceedingly
rare that apparently II is only ques.
ton Of a comparatively short time
when they will have disappeared alb.
solutely. They have been so long In
cultivation. and are so profoundly modi.
fed, that they have not the faculty OF
sowing themselves and propagating In.
definitely outside OF cultivated ground
so that IL they should cease to be cult.
waited they would soon disappear from
the face OF the earth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

Interesting Relic Presented the Chi
cago Historicsl society.
or the many treasures Of the Chicago
Historical Society the society prizes
none higher than the saddle and bride
which Gen. u. 3. Grant used during
the civil war.
The saddle and bride is the gift of
ex-Mayor Hampstead Washbtlrne, OF
Chicago 1t was handed down to him
through his father from his grandfath-
err, Israel Washburne, of Maine, who
was great admirer of the General and
his prowess In war. At the close Of the
war Elihu b. Washburne. father Of
Hampstead Washburne, was warm
personal friend of Gen. Grant. This
bond of friendship grew out of Elihu
Washburne's efforts In Congress, of
which he was a member in 1864, in
behalf of Grant. 1t was bill intro
duced by Washburne In the National
Legislature and afterward passed that
created the rank Of lieutenant general.
and Grant was appointed to command
the entire army. This was done to
relieve the General of the strings" at
Washington, which had hampered him
In his progress. In return Grant when
President, prompted by his friendship
for Elihu Washburne as well as his
fitness. appointed him Minister to
France in 1870.
AS a mark of esteem and apprccia-
ton for the father, Israel Washburne,