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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-17
Wales and the Indian Chief

Wales and the lndian Chiei.
The Prince Of Wales receives many
peculiar, humorous and pathetic letters
OF appeal. One of the Oldest of these ap-
peals came from the Wabigoon Lake In
dian reserve, in Canada, some years ago,
when, the regulations being less strict
than now, party Of white men, regard
less Of treaties, We're poaching upon the
preserves of the Indians.
The red men resented this, and the
chief dispatched the following cable
message:
To the Prince of Wales, London, England:
White men cutting timber on Eagle lake.
Would you kindly come and settle matterf
This was given to US. Please advise.
KAH KIwCAsH, Chief.
Wabigoon Lake.
There is no record of the princes re-
ply to this simple appeal by the red men
to their future sovereign.-Pearson's g
Weekly.
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have carefully examined the foregoing State.
mcnt and find the same to be correct; liabilities
calculated by the Insurance Department
CHARLES A. PRELLER Auditor
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ROBERT A. eaAMMlss Wc=-eszsiO=ar

From the surrus Giyi,.s:.,i WI b: ;?TortiOne
rs usual
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Evidence Tends to Suicide, Though No
Motive for the Deed is Known.
a Lone Masked Robber Forces the
Occupants of a Store at hes-
wick, Shasta County, to the
Rear Of the Building, and Loots
the Safe of Two Thousand Dol
lars.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 81. W..
Fred. aged d years, of Woodland, was
found dead in his room at the New
Western Hotel this morning, under cir
cumstances which tend to the bellef
that he committed suicide by aSpIyAi
ton with illuminating gas.
After he left the hotel yesterday al
ternoon it was discovered that he had
left one of the gas jets open. ana he
was warned upon his return to be more
careful. This morning, as he falleo 10
appear at breakfast, a bell boy was
sent up to his room to AWAKEN Nun
Receiving no response to his frequent
knocks, the boy climbed up to the tran
som and discovered that Fred was
still in bed. The door was then forced
open, and both gas jets were found 10
be turned on, and the room hlled Win
gas. Fred had evidently been dead
for some hours. No cause is known
for the suicide.
When the trunk of the deceased was
opened at the morgue number OF let
tiers from a young lady named KUN
Stevfly at Woodland, 4olo county,
and from a brother at Mexico, MO,
We're found, but as the latter contained
no surname, the 1Qenllty OI tiie SOiIiNN
has not yet been definitely established.
Inquiry at Woodland developed the
fact that no such person aus j. ". Fred
was known there.
WORKED IN SUFFER- COUNTY.
WOODLAND, Dec. 81. w. Fred
who was asphyxiated at the New
Western Hotel in San Francisco, had
been working for a year past for f. j..
Tharp of Sutter County. He was a
native of Missouri, y years old, and
came to California a year ago. HIS
father resides in the East. His mother
is dead, and he leaves no relatives
nearer than Auvasse, Galloway County,
Mo. He quit work for Tharp week
ago, came to Woodland, and stopped
five days with Mrs. Ellen Gray, an old
friend of the family in Missouri. When
he left here Wednesday morning he
said he was going to get work in san
Francisco and seemed bright and
cheerful. He had $50 or $50, and bought
a new suit of clothes here. Mrs. Gray
does not think he committed suicide.
He had had no experience with gas.
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TOOK STRYCHNINE.
An Oaklander, Becoming Despon-
dent. Suicides.

OAKLAND, Dec. 9-From the effects
of a heavy dose of strychnine. taken
with suicidal intent late Tuesday night,
aged George +. Sanford died at his
home, 1909 Santa Clara avenue, early
this morning. Relatives of the suicide
believe that the poison was taken
while respondent, and that that con-
dtion was brought about by the sud
den leaving off of the tobacco habit.
Mr.. Sanford, who was past 10 years
of age, had been in feeble health for
many months. He had been an in
veterate tobacco chewer all his life,
but about two weeks ago he cams 20
the conclusion that the use of the weed
was undermining his once vigorous
constitution. With this idea, the old
man quit using tobacco, and from
that hour became Respondent, morose
and exceedingly irritable. Last Teus-
day he secured some strychnine, and
took a large dose of the poison. He
was discovered some hours later by his
brother, who Immediately called physi-
clans, who worked with the patient all
night, and it was believed up TO a late
hour last night that he was out of
danger. This morning, however, a
change came, and Sanford died in a
few hours.
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SANTA FE ROAD.
The Old Board of Directors Re.
Elected at the Annual Meeting.

TOPEKA (Kan-), Dec. 9-The second
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad was held in Topeka this after
noon. The old directors We're reelected
throughout for different terms. as fol-
lows:
For one year-Edward P. Ripley. AL
ace Walker, William Rotch and Cyrus
X. Holiday.
Two years-H. Rieman DuvaI Thom-
as p. Fowler, Charles S. Gleed and Vic
tor Morawetz.
Three years-Edward j. Berwins. G.
A Nickerson, r. S. Hayes and Thomas
A. Osborn
Four years-G. E. Haven, Edward n.
Gibbs and Benjamin p. Cheney.
The firm of Price. Waterhouse & Co.
of New York was again chosen as Aud
itors of the system.
The Board of Directors this afternoon
reelected all the old officers of the
Santa Fe Company. An incident of the
meeting was the contribution of $3.50
in gold to the Railroad Y NJ. c. A. of
Topeka One of the directors donated
his fee of $50 allowed for attendance
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COAST AND EASTERN RACES.
A GOOD DAY FOR MUD LARKS
AT INGLEsIDE.
Odds On, Don Fu1ano, Fig Leaf,
Souffle and Hermoso First
Under the Wire.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 9-It was q
damp. cloudy day at Ingleside to-day
just right for the mud larks. The at
tendance was fair. Odds On, the IA
vorite, won the first race in g. gallop
Results:
Seven furlongs, Odds On (Thorpe).
to /. won; Prestar &C. WILSON,, to i
second; Flushington PiggotD, II to l
third Time--1: :33 Defiant, Tom Spen-
Ger, Roulette Wheel, Hertha. Dr. Ber-
nays, Mainbar, Gina, FL Puerta, Glen
over and Moringa also ran.
Six furlongs, Don Fulano (Piggott), s
to ), won; Garland Barr (Conley). s tc
5, second; Benamela (Spencer), 10 to l
third. Time-1:17b. Volt. Triumph
Elano, Monitor, Emma D., Our Climate
San Marco, Jack Martin, Elmer F. and
TOrsion also ran.
Six furlongs. Fig Leaf (Conley). Is tc
l. won; Woodland Belle (Thorp). even
second; Charles A. {Jones). 6 to l
third Time-1:19A. D. ]. Tobin. Hy-
man, Soniro. Mulberry, ST. Aignon and
Veragua also ran.
Mile and a sixteenth. Souff1e (Thorpe)
l to 2, won; Bernardillo Oh. Martini
10 to l, second; Lost Girl (McNichols)
10 to /, third. Time-1:5215. Song and
Dance and Miss Prim also ran
Five and a half furlongs. Hermosa
(McIntyre), 40 to 1, won; La Goleta
(Conley),3 to 2, second; Pat Murphy
(Clawson), to l, third. Time-1:1l1b
Daily Racing Form, San Mateo. DR.,
Marks, Floreanna, Uncle True, Castake
Greenback IL, Highland Ball and
Prince Blazes also ran
RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 9.-Weather
fine; track slow. Results:
Six furlongs, Alva won, Ben Waddel]
second, Dr. Work third Tim@1: :211,
Five furlongs. Seaport won, Dunster
second, Laura May third. Time
1:06A.
One mile, High Noon won, Serf Sec
ond Viscount third Time-1: :5O3,
Six furlongs, Bill Arnett won, Cherry
Leaf second, Mace third Time-1:21.
Mile and twenty yards, Fasig won
Dockstader second, Van Brunt third
Time-1:51si.
TROTTERS AT AUCTION.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-The third DAYS
sale of trotting stock by Splan C New
gass was well attended. The quality
of stock was not as good as yesterday
but prices We're fully as strong. Fol
lowing We're the best sales: Fred r.
b. h., foaled 1856. $1,225; Billy Hague
b. g., foaled 1891, winner at the Chi
cago show, record 2:1334, S1.15O: New
castle, b. g., foaled 1890. a grand cir
cult performer of renown, 1850.
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THE PRESIDENTS MOTHER.
She is Still Lingering at the Point
of Death.

CANTON (O), Dee. 9.-The day has
been almost devoid of incident in the
room of Mrs. Mckinley. who still lin
gers at the point of death. Her rest
during the day seemed a trifle less
peaceful than heretofore. and at times
she experienced trouble in breathing,
the trouble being accompanied by APP
parent distress in the throat, the di-
rect evidence of which was an ominous
rattle.
This evening President Mckinley
thought his mother had failed very
rapidly during the day, and she was
so weak that the end could not much
longer be delayed, and he was prepared
for the dissolution at any moment. He
had been at the bedside nearly all day.
and vii! remain there at least until
midnight. He took but a few hours
sleep this morning, and with his broth
er, Ahner, took a short walk during
the day
The patient has taken no nourish-
nent since Monday, and has not even
taken g sip of water for many hours.
That she retains life so long without
any nourishment is the most surprising
feature of the case
At 1880 O'Clock tonight Mrs. Nc
Kinley was still living, but very weak.
Otherwise there was no change in her
condition when the doctor left her,
probably for the last time, tonight.
He had some hope of her surviving the
night, but said the case had reached
that point where it was impossible to
make any prediction with the Slight
est assurances of certainty.
The family is very apprehensive, and
entertain only slight hopes of the pa
tient surviving the night. They fear a
relapse at any moment, which in the
present condition could scarcely be
survived. The patient lies quietly, and
at times shows scarcely any evidence
of animation.
CANTON (O), Dec. 10.-At > O'Clock
everything was quiet at the Mckinley
residence. The family had evidently
retired for the night.
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THE BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
Great Britain and Venezuela Pre-
pairing Evidence.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The British
and Venezuelan agents are hurrying to
completion their briefs, which must be
presented, with all evidence and argu-
ments, by FEBRUARY 14th next to the
arbitrators in the boundary dispute.
The tribunal, which is considered fully
organized, though its members have
not met each other, will not assemble
to receive the briefs, but it has been
arranged by correspondence to hold
sessions in Paris, beginning next July,
and the hope is expressed of being able
to arrive at a decision before the arbi-
traitors are compelled to adjourn for
their other duties in September.
The members are NJ. F. c. de Maer-
tens, the Russian authority on interna-
tional law, who is President; Chief JUS
tice Fuller and Justice Brewer, for the
United States, and Braon Herschell
and Sir Richard Henry Collin for Great
Britain. On or before February 18th
copies of the briefs and evidence will
be delivered to each of these Judges
and to the agents of both the disputing
Governments, who will then have until
May 14th to submit briefs in rebuttal.
which Will constitute the final docu-
mentS in the case.
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FORT WHIPPLE.
Governor McCord Protests Against
It's Abandonment.

PHOENIX (Ariz.), Dec. Ex-Governor
McCord has telegraphed the Secretary
of War, protesting against the aban-
donment of Fort Whipple, suggested in
the last report Of the War Department.
"Whipple is now the only military
post in Northern Arizona, and is es-
sential," the Governor declares, ito
the protection of half of the Territory S
eXpanse, q district constantly exposed
to deeds of outlawry and embracing
the reservations Of thousands of Indi-
ans, against whose occasional turbu-
lence nothing but military force is ever
effective. Even now there is a serious
and perhaps dangerous irritation
among the Navajos, with or without
cause The National Guard is Of slight
strength in Northern Arizona, and the
abolishment of the fort would be an
error, and a costly one for the Govern
ment, and 1 urge that the suggestion
be withdrawn"
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CENTRAL AMERICAN MISSIONS
TWO REPUBLICS MAY GO
WITHOUT MINISTERS.
Nicaragua Refuses to Receive Cap
tain Merry and Honduras
Against DR.. Hunter.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The De-
partment of State is able to press
to the end the issue that has been
raised between it and the Government
Of Nicaragua. growing out Of the re-
fusal of Nicaragua to receive a United
States Minister in the person of Cap
tain Merry of California. The United
States Legation at Managua, which
has been closed through the absence
of the resident Minister, VIII be per-
mitted to remain closed for the pres
ent, and Captain Merry has been or
dered TO proceed to San Juan, in Costa
Rica, to take up his mission there
Dr. Hunter Of Kentucky, who has
been appointed Minister to Guatemala
and Honduras, was at the State De
partment to-day, and having received
his final instructions, will sail from
New York on the 10th inst. He goes
to Guatemala City, the Capital OF
Guatemala but as his case is in many
respects similar to that of Captain
Merry it is probable that he will be
confined in his Ministry to that coun-
try, and will not be received in Hon
duras, to which country he is also ac-
credited. In that case Honduras will
also be without a United States Lee
CATION
The trouble arises from the fact that
when the Greater Republic was formed
II was agreed among the party nations
that their relations be conducted
through a Diet, and they insisted that
Ministers from other countries should
be accredited to this Diet. Congress
had divided the Mission Of Central
America in such a fashion that each OF
the two Missions includes a country
within and one without the Greater
Republic This fact was repugnant to
the nations in the league.
Owing TO the terms Of our Appropria-
ton Act, the President was obliged to
accredit the Ministers to the countries
named in the Act-Captain Merry to
Nicaragua and Costa Rica. and DR.
Hunter to Guatemala and Honduras
and had no authority to accredit them
TO the Diet. so the persistence that
Nicaragua and Honduras have shown
in their position has resulted in de-
priving of them of the presence of any
United States Minister and threatens
to do the same with the other. In
this case. ii viii be interesting to note
how the diplomatic representation OF
the Greater Republic in Washington
now confined to a Charge d'Affaires
Mr.. Correa, will be affected.
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DURRANT CASE.
Will Come Up Before Judge Bahrs
Again To-Day.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 9.-District
Attorney Barnes viii tomorrow appear
before Judge Bahrs and give notice
that on Monday he will ask the court
TO set a date on which Theodore Dur
rant shall be brought from San Quen-
tin to have the date of his execution
ON a charge of murder fixed.
This is purely an ex parte matter.
but l shall. through courtesy, give no.
fice TO the defendant and his attor-
news" said the District Attorney this
morning i shall base my move on the
records of the court. An affidavit VIII
be filed setting forth the proceedings
that have taken place, and another viii
he produced showing that, notwith-
standing the death sentence by Judge
Murphy of December 6. 1895, the de-
fendant still lives. 1t will be set forth
that Warden Hale has neglected to
execute the Judgment of the court. on
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NAVAL RESERVES.
The State Will Furnish Their Uni
forms.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9-General
John H. Dickinson, Chairman of the
Uniform Board, announced to-day that
the board would soon advertise for bids
for uniforms for the naval reserves,
and that the State would furnish uni
forms of as good quality as those Sc
cured by the National guardsmen. 1t
has been customary for the Govern
ment to supply the reserves with uni
forms, but the placing Of the response
bility in the hands of the Uniform
Board is calculated to cause more salts
faction and insure much better uni
forms All six divisions of the State
will be supplied.
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Dropped Dead.

Los ANGELES, Dec. 9.-Frank r.
Nicholson was this morning convicted
of contempt in Superior Judge Smiths
court, and sentenced to pay fine of
500 or spend go days in jail. He at
tempted to bribe Juror Longfellow in
the Compton forgery case before Judge
Smith last week
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BOLD ROBBERY.
"A Masked Man Holds Up the Oc-
cnpants of a Store.

REDDING. Dec. 9. - Mccormick,
Scatter & Co.'S branch store at Kes-
wick was entered by q masked robber
about 9 O'Clock tonight. The occu-
pants OF the store were forced 10 the
rear of the building at the muzzle of a
pistol. The safe was rified of about
s., coo. and after locking the doors be-
hind him the robber took the key and
Vanished into the night.
Sheriff Houston and posse are
guarding all roads leading from kes-
wick. 1t is believed that the robber
can be identified, and that he will be
npprehended.
Keswick is the smelling city Of Shasta
County, where 1,2o0 men will receive
their pay on the morrow.
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Death of a Humboldt Pioneer.

EUREKA, Dec. 9.-John p Warren,
a pioneer of this county, GA years old,
died suddenly to-day of heart disease
at his home at Warren Greek. The de-
ceased had gone into field near his
home, and not returning when expect
ed, his wife searched for him, and was
Mortified to find him lying dead on the
ground
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Electricity for Yuba County.

YUBA CITY, Dec. 9.-The Board of
Supervisors of this county yesterday
granted to John Martin a franchise to
erect poles ard wires throughout this
county by which to conduct electricity
for lighting and power purposes. The
power is to be generated by the big
plant on the Yuba River.
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Death Preferable to Prison.

LEBANON Pa.), Dec. 81. l.. Mil
Ter. a prominent business man of My
erstown, committed suicide last night
He was about to be arrested for hav-
ing forged the name of H. II. Loose to
a note for $50.
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that being shown and the affidavits
being fled, the court will proceed to fix
the date of the carrying out Of the
death penalty. While it has not been
definitely determined, it is likely that
arrangements will be made setting the
day of execution for the last Friday of
this month or the first Friday of the
year of 1898"
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Sewer Gas Exploded.

LONDON, Dec. 9.-An explosion OF
sewer gas, which tore up the street
and shattered windows and damaged
a house ajoining that of the United
States Embassdor, Colonel John Hay,
caused much excitement among the in
habitants of Carlton House Terrace to-
day
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Federation Carries.

PEORIA QIl), Dec. 9.-The vote Of
the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Fire
men and Railroad Trainmen on the
proposition of the federation of the or
ders is coming in, and is practically
unanimous in favor of it. Other orders,
except the engineers, have already de-
cided for it
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All Quiet at Port Au Prince.

PORT AU PRINCE, Dec. 8. The
night passed very quietly, and this
morning all the stores reopened, and
there is no excitement apparent among
the people. A French cruiser and an
American vessel came to port this
morning.
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Accident to a Hunter.

IRVINGTON, Dec. 9.-John Blacow
had his left arm shot off by the acci-
dental discharge Of a gun while he was
hunting on the San Joaquin River. The
limb was amputated just above the ell
bow, and telegram received tonight
announces that he is doing well, but is
not yet out of danger.
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Shot Himself Through the Head.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 9.-Granville
Loud. senior member of the firm OF
Loud Clark & Co., ship chambers, COM
mitted suicide to-day by shooting him.
self through the head. Business anxi-
cites are assigned as the cause. Mr.
Loud was about 90 years of age, and
leaves a. widow and two children.
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Admiral Green Dead.

BROOKLINE (Mass.), Dec 9.-Rear
Admiral Joseph F. Green. United
States Navy, retired, died at his home
here early tonight from a complica-
tion of diseases.
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saken by the God of Justice in our sa-

saken by the God of Justice in our sa-
cred undertaking.
Let the world at large be aware
that this is our una1terable purpose;
our only and constant aspiration; ouI
supreme ideal. to which We have con-
secrated our lives, our property, pres
ent welfare, and, in short, our all. Let
the world know our full determination
to carry on the struggle day after day
while the Spanish flag floats over our
beloved country Let everybody know
that our watchword is independence OF
and independent"
TREASON OF AN OFFICER
HAVANA, Dec. g. - 1t was officially
announced to-day from Spanish head
quarters that a group of rebels has en-
tered Caimanera, near Guantanamo
favored by the treason of an officer.
Caimanera is the port of Guanatan-
amo and is situated fifteen miles by rail
from the latter. Caimanera is on the
bay of Guantanamo, otherwise Qua
berland Harbor.
The insurgents from the official re-
port, consisted of forty guerrillas, vol
unteers and natives of Cuba They are
known to have plundered a store and
to have carried off the sum OF $50, 600
which was on a wharf, and which had
recently arrived at Caimenara from
Havana
1t is also said that the insurgents
killed the police inspectors and two
gendarmes on duty and wounded a
Spanish Paymaster named Jose Vigil.
More Spanish guerrillas, the official an
nouncement concludes, have joined the
insurgents.
Captain General Blanco has ordered
the distribution of rations among the
concentradoes to be stopped, 100000
having been given out among them IN
lieu of rations.
Insurgent Brigadier-G General Limo
Pierrez, who was captured by the Span
ish troops on the nights of Banoa. has
been released
The Spanish troops at Roqua, in the
district Of Sancti Spiritus, province of
Santa Clara, according to official an
nouncement, have been engaged with
a number of insurgents, some of whom
We're killed The troops, it is added.
also captured seventeen insurgents and
a quantity of arms and ammunition.
While the insurgent Colonel Santi and
an insurgent Major afterward sur
rendered to the Government forces.
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at the annual meeting, and all the other
ten present did the same thing the
money being dropped in pile on the
directors table
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MEASURES TO COME
BEFORE CONGRESS.
House Leaders Said to Have Come
to an Understanding
As to the Course Which They win Pursue
in the Near Future.

Appropriation Bills Will be Dis
posed of as Fast as They Are
Ready-The Bankruptcy Bill
viii be Reported Before the
Holiday Recess, and When
Congress Reoonvenes Will be
Accorded Advantage in the
Way OF Securing Early Time
for Debate.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-15
The Stranger Caught.

New York, May 13.-The police Of
this city consider that they have made
today one of the best captures accom-
pllshed for some time past. A mys-
terious man who gave the name Of
James Finnerty was caught after he
la tried in vain to ch~loroform and
strangle Fanny Vogel. The screams
OF the N attracted the people in
the house, who held Finnertv until
the police came.
While the captured man does not
say very much he has given out init
nations that this is not the first Of
Tense of that kind which be has COM
mltted- For some time past an un-
KNOWN man has been attempting to
strangle women, but has always man
aged to escape before his identity was
established.
mere ls a great feeling Of relief
1elt by the women at the capture Of
the strangler."
Inc police are confident that the
man S name is not Ftnnerty and they
believe that he is a European crimi-
nal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-15
Bicycle Sufgery.

Acute and chronic cases treated
with assurance and success. Languiu
tlres Restored to health and vigor
Tres blown up without pain. Wind
lite NO cure, 10 pay asked. We
understand the anatomy, physiology
ana hygiene OF wheels, and home
opathic and allopathic treatment as
me individual wheels may require.
sure cure guaranteed. If YOUR wheel
SHOWS signs OF that tired feeling
bllng 1t to US and we will do the r.st
Bells Cyclery,
T. II. GORDON, M. D.
Surgeon in Charge.