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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

IL he doesn't rest up bit, and take course
OF the right medicine, that mans fortune
will begin TO Slip through his fingers pc
cause of bad judmert or poor WORK. ne
will steadily grow worse until consumption
or some fatal nervous malady overtakes
him Then will come death and II will MOI
take the administrators long to wipe out the
balance OF his fortune
When a man is out Of sorts, It pays him
70 take DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical DIS
covery. II braces up the nerves II makes
the anpetite keen and hearty, and the di
gestion perfect IL sets the torpid liver 70
work IL fills the arteries with rich, pure
blood and builds firm flesh and strong mus
cles healthy nerve fibers and active Dram
cells II cures % per cent. OF all cases
nj consumption. catarrh. bronchitis and
lingering coughs. Thousands have tesuheo
IN these facts. Honest dealers don't urge
inferior substitutes for greater pioht.
about fifteen years ago" writes J. NJ. NC
Michael Editor OF the Plattsburg lMo) Leader
~ was in very poor health. had no appctte
was sluggish aud so liteless It seemed I'M Pos,io'
Tor me TO do anything that required ehoit
Fvery fsll aud spring this III health seemed &c
oHecf ,nr Dorticliariv friend advised me &c
Inv Or Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
weighed al the time about i2S pounds USE
several bottles aud upon quitting II weighed ~,
pounds Since that time my weight mas '@'ie0
from IFS TO I9S pounds
Constipation and bilious attack go hand
inland DR. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets are
a sure aud speedy cure for constipation ano
torpid liver They are tiny, sugar-eoateo
gyanules. One little Pellet" is a gentle
laxative and two mild cathar'ic Iney
never grippe. Nothing else is Just as good.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

hurry negro. aged about thirty years
schmidt mounted the scalfoid steps
with a. nrm tread and maintained stun
horn attitude throughout the preliminafies
A. tho ,x.cutlon. The drop fell az 900
o'clock. and I'm twelve minutes he was
pronounced dead.
The body was cat down and the sc"l-
fold was again prepared Tor os'et -
I'm tb. latter who had occupied the
carly morning hours iu alternately sing
ing hymns and praying for mercy was
led Gun into the iau yard Tie tremhled
violently and had TO boz supported up the
steps. The trap was sprung at apo"'
1.i0and the execution was succes~tul.
The pair. I'm company with John Schmidt
a cousin Of Peter waylaid % young artist
named Atwater. who was on his way 10
visit his sweetheart. Atwatcr resisted
and WAS shot dead within a short dls-
lance Of his swcethearts door
John Schmidt wil Doe hanged March Nlh
for his share i'm tho crime
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

cfNriNNATI. o.. Feb. ls The COM
p,ereial Tribunc's special from iiaNan"
says ,.-..
detachment from General Ia crete b
army now ln this Province. had I'd oftilr
vim a band OF gueril.ae under MAJOR
Zelasco. and Havana volunteers under
colonel Sanchez The Cubans attacked
a block house tom miles west of ms ciiy'
nor knowing that a large Spanish ioice
was near by. They had partly captured
the fort when the Spanish rcInforcements
cone ND. The Cuhans were caught be
tween the two columns. and for several
hours the Fight wagod fast and furious
Finding that they could not make pro-
ore.s against such odds. the Spiniards
outnumberng them TWO 90 one' the Gu
INNS drew Oft part OF the volunteer corps,
then made a furious aud unexpected on
slaueht on the other part. compelling
the Standards TO retreat and making a
vav through which the Cubaus passed
with loss OF about one hundred men.
The spanish lost over double that num-
Der ~ %.
Notwithstanding their defeat me m
surgents managed 10 dismantie the lo'1
so Thar il had % De destroyed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

PORTSMOUTH. o. Fob. l6.-F Jones
farmer. put big los on the fire in his
old-fashioned fireplace u ie" nights ago
and went TO sleep.
lie was awakened by something IN mo-
ZION I'm the room and saw rattl''nake
that seemed fully FIVE feet long IN the
middle OF the hoor
A boot thrown 40 Il caused the reptile
to hecomc beni.crent. and Jones was glad
~ oscape through the windo" Though
the thermometer stood near TO zero
Returning with club he despatched
tho snake. bur had TO XIII tnree DINERS
one I'm his bed-before ne slept again
The snakes had hibernatea IN the log
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17
WEALTH WAS HIS RUIN.
DIR. QUESTION: EIPfdTES THE MUIR
DER or ms WIFE AND CHILD.
a Fortune spent In the Effort To Clear Him
on the Ground of insaDity-His
First Breakdown.

UNION, Mo. Feb. lon scafold
erected Ga the Franklin county jail In this
village. under a clear and sunny sky, sur
rCuIGvd by about one hundred persons.
the majority being physicians newspaper
men or deputy sheriffs. Arthur Duestrow.
OF st. Louis. was legally executed to-day
for the murder OF his wife and little son.
In that city three years ago
The condemned man. who has simulated
insanity since the day of the crime. kept
his role until late last evening. when. by
his questions and answers II was evil
dent that he keenly realized that the
end was near and that his own efforts
and those OF his attorneys, aided Dy an
abundance Of wealth. were without avail
in tuc battle for life.
PCfCre he lay down TO sleep last night
Duestrow asked one OF the guards what
hour was fixed for the execution. out
the latter expressed ignorance. whereupon
Duestrow smiled significantly and turno /
away. Later in the evening Sheriff PGchia
asked Duestrow If he wished TO see
a minister or priest. The murderer
turned away with the sneering reply:
If have no use for them"
lie then lay down on his cot and was
soon asleep. He slept almost without
interruption until nearly o'clock this
morning. He did not arise however
until about o'clock but tossed restless
~ from side TO side as he consumed Gig
arettcs one after another.
BROKE DOWN.
He arose shortly after o'clock. and
then. for the first time in three years. h'
broke down and his usual air Of naughty
indifference gave way e. ono Of despair
He begged the guards TO save him from
his fate. and requested that messages b.
sent 10 Governor Stephens intercoding d.
his behalf
TO nearly every visitor AMI attendan
Ducstrow appealed for assistance. an,
asked that the following telegram be- sen
20 Ex-Governor Johnson. his counsel 20
ST Louis.
II ann in 1redicamcnt. intcrccde Will
Governor Stephens for mo Immediately
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

Personally I did not. but 7 have no
doubt that was taken into consideration
by the committee appointed for the pur-
pose by the I-grd Of Directors of the
United States Rubber Company
And the system under which the com
pany is 10 justify the original system Of
prospective earning CAPACITY.
THE policy OF the company has been 10
earn as mUcn as We can lawfully for
our six thousand shareholders. There are
three thousand preferred stockholders and
three thousand common stockholders, the
original number of them being three hum
dred
Witness said the companics absorbed
by the rubber company Boy purchase since
the original formation were comp ing
companies. that the basis of valuation
was fixed by o. board of appraisers. ana
that the amount paid was determined ny
VARYING conditions He o. uld not Ten
whether twenty millions OF the common
stock had been issued exclusively Tor
what is known a- good Will Neither
could he tell for what class or proper 5
the referred stock was issued. lhI'e
crmpYuics had been closed down pcIil'-
nenflv since the formation of tine runner
ronpauv about per cent. of the capacity
Of the prOporty acquired.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

MELTON Died. az the RESIDENCE UT
NJ Butler Glen Allen. Va. ,,-f
18Th. al y T.. NJ. Mr.. PARSONS %. 'i'''''
T,ner7l service. at Glen Allen cAur.n
February 18th. at +. VI.
MADISON. Died. az the residence oI ui7
mother No S23 north T"enit --rtg .ilt
street February d. 1850. ut D. o,ie>h
T.. NJ. Mr.. r. SANFoHh MNi .''.''
I'm the twenty-ninth year ,l t. ".,.-.b
TiiIIi'RsDAY. February hth at 10y"
o'clock \. NJ.
February, i6 iN," at D,'
home No D. west JACKSON 1lt.'t'
cHARI,Es H. LUCAS. in tue thhty
eighth year OF his age. d.. t,i, fr,,,
,,h lhe ,u.'' pap,lst church ON THURS
b r5S'9'1 Febr1sr 18th a, o'clock =. VI ,,
Friend. and acquaintance are ihNl,.a
without further notice
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

NORFOLK. VA. Feb. l6.-special. The
Joint committee on placing telegraph ana
telephone wires under ground met To-
night and formulated "A report I, tne
C6,,rcfl recommending that all wires eX-
cent trolley ana electric-iight wires In the
business parts Of the city be put under,
ground ana an cross arms be placed
not less than thirty feet above the ground
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

Her Phenomenal success and Great popu-
IuritN.

la LOic Fuller. the greatest living
inventor and producer Of marvellous
dances. will give one Of her remarkable
performances here one night next week
and then leave for the North and sail
for Van Couver. for China. and Japan,
where royal welcome awaits her. This
little woman. who few years ago was
joyed 10 get chance 10 play Che minor
parts OF tho Uslatc in Rider H1grard's
She" and played IL we'll has achieved
success she little dreamed of by her
own Cleverness and invention. and she
has achieved "a success no one else dream-
ed Of as well. Her home is now Boo Paris
and her friends include tho great ones
~ the world OF art and letters. Sarah
Bernhardt came 10 her drcfsing-rOou
with a congratuatory kiss of her SUCCESS.
and Dumas had her picture taken with
her. Artists sketch and paint her, and
royalty the world over has presented her
with marvellous jewels And still she
is "a hard-headed. practical and sensible
American girl. but an artist and genius
besides. She will be az the Academy on
Friday night and at matinee ou Sat
urdaV.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17
oBlrt AIRY.


rprv-E VA. Feb ~ SnD.
Narv r. Bradshaw mother
,",,t.in Jt-p,r W.ll- of fnI- town '''
s,l.d.,y nieif. tne lffn r-f.uf
t,,,f.I yesterday lfipruo'n II i.'
,.r,,f.r, 40 Rl,e- Prince iIhH.
Nr- Bradshaw dIft n'
L..f,r reached h.I .Irni
,.nl,I'l ca. nl.ri H.th loving tr'N
conveyed bar hody to Dos Hn't
place. - mara t.It ODD f..
crave conducted hy l.'
4eeietrd ht Rove Dr.
49, Hutton
Ar y Sanford Ns1i.0 died no Io
O'Clock LAST night at oboe rn dfne' ~
lis nothor 80. s23 north Twenty seventh
street. after 900 illness of use weeks. '-' '
twcuty-nine years
Nfr Madison was born boz King William
county. bur moved tO Richmond 90 number
M wears ago and for some time pf
has been employed as builder 900 tnU ltIrN-
,noud Chemical Works. De- loIfD-
mother. two brothers. and three sisters
The funeral viii take place ai
O'Clock tomorrow morning from the Ets.-
End Baptist church
Rev. John v nurdock.
CLIFTON SPRINGS y. " Fcn
The Rev. John y Murdoch. =. ID. li..H-
honorary secretary of the Americ i'in-
list Missionary Union. died Deere ''i'
morning
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

HAVANA. Feb. 15-It is reported that
General Gomez was wounded in the same
leg and I'm nearly the same place IN which
he WAS wounded last year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

- =
man not only OF
his life, but all
too frequently
OF the remnant
of his fortune,
that i'll health
has left him
When a man
gets out Of sorts,
he is united
for work or bus
mess When a
III ans vef
doesn't W or k
right, neither
will his brain OF
h an d 5 work
right He FUN
bles both with
his hands and
with his brain.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

FRANKFORT. KY. Feb. lC-Govornor
BRADLEY. has fixed Saturday. March -0ih.
as the date for the execution OF Jackson
and Walllng.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

ST. LOUIS MO. Feb. 1.-Two men met
death on the gallows In the jail at Clay
TON a suburb OF this city. shortly after
o'clock this morning. The first TO pay
,,o death penalty was Peter Schmidt,
raIe-faccd eighteen-year-old lad. and
che other was Samuel Foster. a bis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-05
IGNORANT AND MALICIOUS

Whitelaw Reid, the responsible head
Of the New York Tribune, founded bv
Horace Greeley and alleged to have
been "foundered" by his successor. is
down in Phoenix, Arizona, lodging
catarrh and asthma. and his young
men are running the old craft reckless
ly by rule of two, roast the Democrats
and praise the Republicans. 1t can
only be ignorance or partisan malice
that will account for the very remark
able assertion of the Tribune that the
order of Postmaster General Gary, al
lowing fOurth-Class pOstmasters to re-
main undisturbed for a term Of four
years, is "a new departure" "One of
the first acts of the Mckinley admins
tration," says this unveracious paper.
bearing upon the civil service, al
though briefly recorded in an obscure
news item, is really one of the most
important and significant ever taken"
1t then refers to the action of the pre-
ceding administration in extending
the civil list, but the only considerable
| class left out were the fourth-class
postmasters." These were left to the
spokesman. Mr.. Cleveland did not VEN
ture to attempt to restrain his success
or from making these offices spoils Of
victory. But his successor is a truer
reformer than was the Consecrated
One" THE first order Of the new post
master general retains postmasters
now in Office, whether Democrats or
Republicans, in good faith until the
/ end Of the four years term for which
| they were appointed" And it calls
| this order "a striking new departure"
! This is a mixed case Of malice and
| ignorance. The ignorance shows in the
| concluding assertion about the reten-
| ton Of these postmasters until the end
| Of the four years term for which they
were appointed" No fourth-class post
/ master ever was or is now appointed
| for a term Of four or any number OF
| years. He is a tenant at will, remov-
! able at any time at the pleasure Of the
! postmaster general, or rather, of his
| fourth assistant. It's malice is shown
| in the assertion that this is new" de-
| parture, and that Mr.. Cleveland did
! not venture to restrain his successor in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-05
MONTANA LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The Breezy Legislators of the west
Are Glass Unto Themselves.

1t was a Montana legislator who. when
some corrections in spelling and grammar in
MS Dill were called to his attention by the
committee, said: why, you fellows have mn
cilated it!' says the Boyerman Chronicle.
1t was the same statesman who said in ad-
dressing committee Of which he was a mem
Der: The muddy slough of politics was the
boulder upon which the law was sDlit in
twain and fell in a thousand pieces from the
pedro of justice. Let us, then, gear up our
lions, that we can go forth with a clear
head"
Upon addressing the chair this same orator
delivered himself as follows II feel that for
a plain man like myself to address a body
composed Of so many law attorneys as this
is, is indeed casting pearls before swine; or
In other words, to make my meaning palmer
the honor that | feel at the present time over
comes me as Goliath was overcome, when, like
David, l come before you armed with only
the-the-or, as the Good Book says, let US
not ride a hobby in this legislature, lest it
turn upon us as did Balaam's ass, and in a
loud voice proclaim, L am he. "
"Ah! l see" said the good man who was
arguing with a legislator regarding the in
itiative and referendum. You cannot bisect
or dissect the wool Of carping misanthropy
from the web Of immsdicable pessimism.
You're liar interrupted the legislator;
I'm a Populist."
Some of the legislators are being criticised
for leaving their families at home We see
nothing wrong in this. Some one must stay
at home to milk the with the brindle
tail, split the kindng, shovel snow. feed the
chickens and carry SOP to the pigs. Who
can do this better than the good housewife?
Hired help is at all times erratiC, and more
especially during the dancing season. Be
cause a man is forced to go to the legislature
to manage the affairs of state, play Niger
billiards. eat hotel grub and give the ranch
the high sign, is it required that the wife
be wrested from the farm? No; thousand
times
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-05
FOUND A FRIEND.
Willing to Do IA SisterIy Kindness
but Would Go No Further.

A Michigan lawyer whose success has been
an established fact for years tells one Incl
dent in his life from which he dates the be
ginning Of his prosperity, says the Detroit
Free Press.
Il had gone from a farm up in New Hamp-
shire to Boston. In worldly matters l was
deplorably ignorant, but in book lore l must
have been something Of a phenomenon, for
so much that had read literature such
as occupied the thoughts of the sch0larAa
century or so ago. l had said farewell to the
folks at home and positively assured them
that when l came back I would be lawyer.
Il had my whole campaign mapped out
and you can infer l was q novicec from my
line of procedure: In my mind the mayor
of a great city exercised a sort of patri-
archal sovereignty. From what l had read
in my old books he was the father of his
people So I went to the mayor Of Boston;
not to his Office, but to his house in the
evening and without invitation. He was
the central figure in some sort Of q social
function, and | was practically paralyzed
when ushered into his august presence. The
fine ladies about him put the finishing
touches on my tmidity. As l look back [
can recall that l would speak first, then think
and finally suffer indescribable horrors. I
But it was one Of those same fine ladies that
came to my rescue. With a tact that would
have won her fame as a cross-examiner, she
drew me out was delighted with the quaint
mayor in spite of himself, and he actually
put me into his Office where l was self-sus
tanning from the start.
when admitted to the bar I found an
opening to come West, and have always
been satisfied that it was the mayor who
found it for me. l tried to induce that fine
young lady to come with me, but she wa
lust as tactful in refusing my proposal as she
1t is her fault that I'm a lawyer, and know
it is her fault that I'm a bachelor
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-05
TO UNCLE SAM.

written for the GIobe.)
l think it's mighty selfish
In We, Uncle Sam-I do
T. ignor' tn claims O. Cuby.
As t pears We mean ter do;
An I think Wen We was fghtin'
Fer yer freedom long ago
Ye'd ha thunk it very slightin
Eff yed been treated so.
An thet's jes' why / think it's mean
Now ct yer greet an grand
To never tempt t. intervene;
Ner lend a helpin hand;
T neighbors in the self-same fix
Who're fghtin' jes' tn same
Ez We ft-long in rs,
To break tn tyrant5s chain.
Wen ragged, hungry. col an wet
Yer troops complain 'd-'twas then
Thet gen'rous France sent Lafayette,
With money, stores nd men;
An he'd tn Frenchman-loyal brave
Refused L lend a helpin' hand,
Ye might hev stayd a tyrant's slave
An this a darken'd land.
Nd thet's a reason, pears ter me,
wy, now t yer greet an grand
Ye'd ought'er hev tn decency
T. lend a helpin' hand
Ter Gomezs brave followers,
Who're figihtin manfully
Against a tyrant's myrmidons,
Their lov'd isle fer t free.
The asst We not fer men er arms;
No golden aid the seek
Sweet liberty fer them hez charms
The simply want We. Uncl Sam. t speak.
Acrost tn land; beyCll tn wave;
Speak! an frum tn Spanish hound
Our little sister, Cuby, save.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-05
Did TheN PAY tie DutYs

At the dinner which he gave to the cabinet
last week the president brought out q box
of cigars that were fully eight inches long
and an inch and a half in diameter, says the
Washington correspondent of the Chicago
Record. Several of the guests who arc
tough cd smokers, like Mr.. Gage and Mr.
Bliss, Mr., Hanna and Col Herrick, Of Cleve-
and, undertook to smoke them and say
that their flavor was very fine, the finest
they had ever tasted in a cigar, but one
would last whole evening and they did not
have time to smoke more than half way up
before they were called to rejoin the ladies
These cigars were received last week by tn.
president from a manufacturer in Havana
and were part of an invoice made to order
for the emperor Of Austria, who likes his
cigars long, fat and strong, and pays $50 for
a box containing only ten cigars. or 81 a cigar
The tobacco is of the finest quality to be
obtained in Cuba. The cigars are made with
unusual care, and there is just as much to-
bacco in ten of them as in a box containing
100 ordinaryszed cigars. The president re-
ceived these through a friend who happened
to have been visiting in Cuba, and was asked
by the manufacturer to bring them to him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-05
LATEST KANSAS SCHEME.
congress Will Be Asked to Put a Tax
on Large Fortunes


TOPEKA, Kan, April 4-Ex-Lieut. Gov
nercy Danfort has succeeded in interesting
nus OF the leading Democratic Populist
sEt@tes1nen OF Kansas in an organization, tia
ooseCI OF winch is to operate bureau or
10 49, Iiiatloh concerning his scheme To t9v
1i1oI ulnaIe wealth and ultimately to secure an
tNIlIenuInent to the federal constitution giving
congress the power to levy such tax The
names OF those who belong to the associa-
ton follow Frank Doster. CHIEF iustica NJ
the supreme court; S. II. Allen, associate
JuSuce or the supreme court; David Over
meyer democratic leader; j. NJ Ieedv gov
ernor; William Strycker Superintendent of
pubic instruction; A. Nj. Harvey. lieutenant
6oNeThof; William Campbell railroad commits
Sloher; John Martin, ex-United States senator:
u. - Boyle, attorney general; ID. H. HefeI-
DOW state treasurer; W. E. Bush secre-
taIy OF state; w. p. billiard commissioner.
D. - BOtkln, congressman elect: jerry Simn-
son, congressman-elect w. A. PETER ey-
united States senator. The organization il
Iom "oThlhg on plan to arouse public in
ISreSt all over the country on this subject
me Kansas legislature took I'D the QUESTION
az us recent session. and adopted a reS0-
iutlon asking congress to submit proposition
10 amend the federal constitution providing
1or tax on inordnate wealth to a vote Of
me people. The legislatures of all other
states Will be asked to adopt similar resOIu-
lions. The promoters of the idea do not en-
Pect TO accomplish the object sought imme-
dlateIy, but believe that by proper manage
ment the people might get a chance at such
a proposition in 1900.
The correspondence throughout various sec
uOnS OF the country is already enormous
The promoters Of this scheme look for local
organizations to spring up throughout the
Hdtlon ana make q national organization that
VIII sweep the country the Farmers AlIi-
ance ala the West few years ago.