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of Blanche. Miss Williams often said that
she knew that her chum had met with
foul play. This startling statement reach
ed the ears of several members of the
church and the girl was asked for an
explanation. She positively declined to re-
veal the nature of her information and the
matter was dropped. This led to the theory
that Durrant was responsible for the dis
appearance of Miss Lamont and suspecting
that Miss Williams was in possession of sur
ficient evidence to prove his guilt he con-
cudcd to deCoy her into the church and
silence her forever. The police argued tn 1T
Durrant heard the statement of the girl
and momcntarily feared exposure. AS she
continued to declare that her friend had
been murdered, Durrant concluded to Kill
her.
1t is known that he met her by appoint
ment on Friday night and the police be-
licve that he had already arranged his
plans for putting her out of the way. The
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10
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Lynchinp in WaShin oton

ColfaX, Wash, January S.-AiarshaI Chad
week, the suspected murderer of Young
Hayden. near Pennington. the night of
October 22d. was taken from jail by a mob
this morning and hanged to the west wall
of the courthouse
Yesterday there was a suspicion that
mob was collecting. but the officers made
no preparation to resist it.
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DURRANT DIES AT
END OF ROPE
Murderer Of Blanche Lamont and Minnie
Williams Swung Off.
HE WAS COOL TO THE LAST
Marched to the Gallows Accompanied
by His Father and Priest.
JOINED THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Condemned Was Less Disturbed Than
Those About Him and Spoke
from the Scaffold.

San Quentin. Cal, January 7.-When VIII
liam Henry Theodore Durrlnt died on the
gallows this morning. for the murder OF
Blanche Lament, he gave such an eXhihi-
ton OF GOODNESS and nerve as has seldom
been seen under similar circumstances.
UcDcful almost to the very last minute
that something or some one would inter
vcne to save him. he walked to the seal
fold this morning and made his little speech
protesting his innocence as calmly ana win
as distinct enuucation as If he had pcch
addressing an asst mhlage of friends upon
some ordinary topic of the day, HIS race
was pale, his eyes were rcd but his voice
was firm. and he stood as solidly as roc"
while he proclaimed his innocence and pro-
feesed forgivcuness to those who, he SAID
had hCunded him to death.
There was not a hitch or accident to mar
the plans Of Warden Hale In carrying out
the sentence of the law. The moose was ad-
iusted the trap was sprung, the stout rope
held and Durrants body dangled at the
end The neck was broken by the fall of
five feet ard fifteen minutes later the muir
dero1,s body was cut down and placed IN
the coffin.
Joins Catholic Church.
Consistent to the last, Durrant dleH pro-
Tossing religion. He accepted at the last
moment the comforts of the Cathohc
church instead of those of the Baptist fa1th'
II, which he was reared, Rev. RAIDER
Protestant minister had arranged 70 as
c.nd the sCaffold with Durrant, but the
minister would not say he thought Dur
rant was innocent, and the condemned
man declined to accept his services unless
the reverend gentleman professed behS'
in his innocence. Then 1t was that the
once ardent Baptist turned to the Catho-
lie church for consolation, and called upon
Father Lagan, a priest who had frequently
visited him in prison, 10 attend him Ia
ther Lagan responded promptly and per
formed the last solemn rites of the
church. Durrant remained in close consul
tation with the priest and seemed to be
deeply interested in the impressive cere-
mony.
Durrant's Last Speech.
Permission was given and the doomed
murderer with his feet on the trap, the
cord about his throat, tied fast to the cross
beam on the galIows, the holy water Of his
baptism in the Catholic church on his
head, no said these final ords'
~ desire to say that although I am an
innocent man. Innocent Of every crime tiat
has been charged against me, ! boar no
auimos5ty toward those who have perse-
cut,d ne. not even the press of San Fran
cisco which bounded ME to the grave. IL
any man thinks ] am going to spring a
sensation. / am not. except 1t is a ScuSa-
ton that / am an innocent man brought
To the grave by my prosecutors; But J for
,,-l,l ~
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Kalamazoo. Mich, is famous for celery.
See State Med Inst. ad. on page 8.
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cnnnfRclsL COLLEGE Of grarucKr UNIVERSITY
TIVE ATLANTA BUSINESS COLLEGE.

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Structure Cured.

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St, Atlanta, Ga.
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DISCUSSION GROWS VERY WARM.
Friends and Enemies of Civil Service
Law Are Heard From.

Washington. January 6.-The friends ana
enemies OF the civil service law exchanged
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been brought out and shown a new lease
on life.
Miss Lamont disappeared about the first
OF April. 1898. and Miss Williams was found
about the 18th of the same month. MISS
Lamont is supposed to have been killed
April 3 1898. Miss Milinms AnrIl 1901.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
ANXIOUS FOR REAL SERVICE.
Volunteers at Camp Thomas Fear tha'
Peace May Come Before Ihey ha'o
Chance to Go to the Front.

Volunteers at Camp Thomas Fear tha'
Peace May Come Before They Have
Chance to Go to the Front.
Chickamauga, National Military
Park, July 3O.-The regiments at
Camp Thomas are anXiously waiting
to know which of them are next to be
favored with orders to proceed to the
front. There is still hope that the
First corps will go out in it's entirety,
but this is mixed with serious doubts
in the minds of the volunteers, who
seem to think that peace will come
too soon to be to their liking. There
is not a command here that is not
anxious to see actual service, and only
one who has visited the regiments
daily can fully appreciate the dlsap-
pointment that would prevail should
hostilities cease, leaving the soldiers
here to be sent home without having
gone to meet the enemy.
The only regiment that left Camp
Thomas yesterday was the First South
Carolina. The regiment broke camp
at : n. m. and marched to Rossville
| a distance OF nVe HllleS, "hele ~ p0
gan loading. Four hours later anc
the last section had pulled out from
Rossville. The regiment proceeded t
Jacksonville, Fla. No further orders
as to the removal of troops from thi
camp were issued yesterday, but 1t il
expected that the First brigade, Sec
ond division, First corps, will be or
dered out within day or two, unles
peace negotiations should reach sucl
a stage as to result in truce.
The coming week will witness tn
return of the government paymaster
to Camp Thomas. Maj. Almy, adju
tant general on the staff of Gen. Wade
said last evening that the work o
paving the troops for July would be il
progress within a week or ten days
The men of the Fifth Illinois VIII
were so badly demoralized by tn
order returning them to Camp Thoma
after they had made start for tn
front, are in better frame of min
and those who absented themselve
from roll call are returning. The reg
ment is one of the best on the tiel'
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
SAILED FOR PORTO RICO.
Volunteers from Six States Leave Newport
News to Reinforce Gen. Miles.

News to Reinforce Gen. Miles.
Newport News, Va, July 29.-With
the exception of the Fourth Ohio regi-
ment, the Second brigade of the First
army corps, in command of Brig. Gen.
Haines, sailed for Porto Rico Thurs
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Gen.
Haines and his staff and the Fourth
Ohio regiment are on the auxiliary
cruiser st. Paul and this ship will
leave to-day. The transports that got
off are the City of Washington, Massa-
chusetts, Seneca and Roumanian and
the auxiliary cruiser St. Louis. The
expedition was divided as follows:
Massachusetts signal
corps, headquarters corps, Troops "A
and C, New York cvalry, and the City
troop, of Philadelphia, including $40
men, 80 officers, asa horses and 426
mules, besides the wagons.
st. Louis-Thlrd Illinois regiment,
Col. Bennett and staff.
Roumanian-Fou batteries of light
artillery, A, of Missouri; A, OF Illinois;
B, of Pennsylvania, and the Twenty
seventh Indiana battery. On this
transport there are 10 officers, 7OC
men, 319 horses and 72 mules.
CITY of Washington-A detachment
of the Fourth Pennsylvania regiment
of 23 officers and 612 men.
| Seneca-A detachment of the
Fourth Pennsylvania, consisting OF =
officers and Gil men.
Gen. Brooke, commanding the flrs
army corps, and his staff took passag'
on the st. Louis.
Batteries A and C, of Pennsylvania
and two troops of cavalry from tn
same state did not go with this expedl
ton, but expect to sail with Gen. Free
Grants brigade next week.
The First Kentucky regiment, tn
vanguard of the Third brigade, Firs
division, First army corps, in com
mand of Gen. Fred Grant, which l
) TO make up the second Porto Rical
expedition, arrived mere from Chicka
mauga yesterday and is now in camp
Gen. Grant arrived on the last tralr
The Third battalion of the SiXteent
: Pennsylvania arrived late last even
ing and will be followed by the Thir
Kentucky and the One Hundred an
Sixtieth Indiana.
Newport News, Va, July 3O.-Th
/, auxiliary cruiser st. Paul, the last c
: the transports of the first Porto Rica
e expedition from this point, did nc
: get away until daybreak Friday morl
: ing, having been detained over nigf
e in order to receive her full supply
t stores. The Fourth Ohio is aboar
:, the St. Paul, which will soon overtaf
: the other ships.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
CULVER WAS NOT TO BLAME.
War Offiolais Say that the Colonel OF tht
Fifth Illinois Regiment Is Nictim Vi
Misrepresentation.

War Offiolals Say that the Colonel OF the
Fifth Illinois Regiment is Victim OF
Misrepresentation.
Washington, July 29.-The war de-
partment officials declare that Col.
Culver, of the Fifth Illinois volunteer
regiment at Chickamauga is an lnno-
cent victim of Misrepresentation. III
is reported from Chickamauga that
because this regiment was turned
back from the Porto Rican expedition
several members deserted, the morale
of the regiment is destroyed and the
failure to secure active service is
charged up to the secret efforts OF COL
Culver to keep it from going to the
front. 1t is said at the department
that the colonel has done all in his
power to meet the demands of the
regiment in that respect, but he has
been a victim of circumstances over
which he had no control.
After the Fifth Illinois had been or
dered to Porto Rico delegation OF
Indiana people waited on the presl
dent and pointed to the fact that al
though there were three Indiana regl
ments ready for service none had beer
ordered to the front. 1t happened
that of the three Illinois regiments
available two had been sent forward
| in advance of the Fifth, so the depart
ment felt obliged in order to avoit
a charge of discrimination to substl
tute one of the Indiana regiments 10
this Illinois regiment. With this or
der Col Culver had nothing to do.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
PONCE is CAPTURED.
Gen. Miles Expedition Takes Possession oi
an Important Town In Porto Rico After
Defeating Spanish Troops.


Defeating Spanish Troops.
Ponce, Porto Rico, via st. Thomas,
D. w. l., July 30.-Ponce surrendered
to Commander C. H. Davis, of the aux
iliary gunboat Dixie, on Wednesday.
There was no resistance and the Amer
leans were welcomed with enthusiasm.
Mai. Gen. Miles arrived here in the
morning with Gen. Ernsts brigade
and Gen. Wilson's division, on board
transports. Gen. Ernst's brigade i'm
mediately started for the town oil
Ponce, three miles inland, which capt.
ulated in the afternoon.
The American troops are pushing
towards the mountains and will JOIN
Gen. Henry with his brigade at Yauco,
which has been captured by our
troops.
A fight before the latter place on
Tuesday was won by the American
volunteers. The Spaniards ambushed
eight companies of the Sixth Massa-
chusetts and sixth Illinois regiments,
but the enemy was repulsed and
driven back a mile to ridge, where
the Spanish cavalry charged and were
routed by our infantry.
Gen. Garretson led the fight with
the men from Illinois and Massachu-
setts and the enemy retreated to
Yauco, leaving four dead on the field
and several wounded. Not one OF our
men was killed and only four were
slightly wounded.
The Porto Ricans are glad the
American troops have landed and say
they are all Americans and will join
our army.
The roads ale good for military pur
poses. Our troops are healthy anc
Gen. Miles says the campaign will bt
short
Gen Miles has issued proclamation
to the people of Porto Rico in which
he says the American forces hav'
come to occupy the island and tina
the people are released from allegiance
to their former masters, and that th'
largest measure of liberty will o'
given to the inhabitants that is con
sistent with a military occupation
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03

Bellaire, Aug. From present in
dications another strike will be in
augurated at the mines on the Wheel
ing G. Lake Erie railway at Dillonvale.
Some time ago number of miners
were discharged for digging dirty"
coal. The vein of coal at that place is
very bad and the Miners union claims
that the quality dug cannot be helped
by the men. For the past two months
the men have been making only half
time. The matter has been laid be-
fore the executive board and the men
are liable to be called out at any mo-
ment
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03

Santiago de Cuba, July SO.-Gen
Wood, military governor, has estab
lished an officers patrol for the city
Any officer found in the city without
a hermit from Gen. Wood will nave TO
report to headquarters. Gen. Wood
has taken this precaution owing to
the fact that Spanish officer made
himself very Objectionable at club
here, insulting, while An liquor, sew
eral American officers. None of the
Americans paid any attention to him.
but later the Spaniard got into trouble
with some American soldiers and wai
locked up for As hours.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
Mlre Drnwers, strIke Threatened.

Cleveland, Aug. "A big strike OF
wire drawers is threatened IN CleVe-
land. Monday afternoon it looked as
though the three mills in this city OF
the big wire trust would be closed
tightly within "a hours. These three
mills were formerly the HIP Nall
American and Consolidated works. Re
Gently the wire trust gave notice OF a
readiustment of wages in all its shops
This readjustment went into effect re-
Gently and the men claim that II
meant a so per cent. cut in thir wages.
Between 5000 and 1000 men will be
affected by the strike.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
A Narrow Escape.

Lima, Aug. 2.-Westbound passen-
ger train No. on the Lake Erie &c
Western had miraculous escape
from being wrecked yesterday. The
train was running at 5O-mile clip
when the rear trucks of the tender
broke loose. Fortunately, they left
the track completely and the link and
pin connecting the tender and mail
car held the former up until the train
was brought to a standstill.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
rmhez,led the RegIment's Food.

San Francisco, July 29.-Quarter-
masters Sergeant James Young, OF
the Twentieth Kansas regiment, has
been ordered under arrest by Col.
Funston, charged with embezzling
government property. He is alleged
to have sold stores issued as food for
the regiment. Young admits his guilt
and gives the excuse that he was do
ing only what every other commits
sary of Camp Merritt has been doing
all along. The regimental command
ers deny that such state of things
exists. but the matter will be inves
tigated
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
Two Wnman SnlOide.

Toledo, July 2S.-Mrs. Barbara
Dearth and Mrs. Kate Dillinghurst, OF
1912 Dorm street, committed suicide
Wednesday morning by taking some
deadly drug. One story says the drug
was taken by mistake, but others con-
meet the double tragedy with the
death of Perry Dearth on May 10. At
that time a letter was found on his
body showing that he had quarreled
with the women. Dearth's death was
said to be due to fit.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03

Huron, July 3O.-About II o'clock
Thursday night watchman named
John Swartz, in the employ of the
Huron Dock Co., while crossing one of
the main tracks was struck by a
loaded car. run over and instantly
killed. The deceased leaves a wife
and three children. He had been in
the employ of the Huron Dock Co. for
spvernl vparS
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
Woman Shoots Herself.

Newark. July 3O.-Mrs. William Nc
Gully, wife of former carriage manu-
facturer of this place, now travelling
for a Cleveland firm, sent bullet into
her forehead Friday morning. She may
recover. She was very nervous wo-
man and her mind was undoubtedly
lin Ia lancnl ALRe
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
OHIONEWS ITEMS
Gathered by Telegraph From A.
Parts Of the State.
We're hurled Side BY Side.

Sandusky, Aug. 2.-Betrothed In
life, united in death, the remains OF
Howard Fish and Miss Ada Clemens
of Monroeville, were laid away yes
terday side by side in the same grave
in the little burying ground near that
village. The two young people were
drowned Friday of Cedar Point, in 4o
feet of water and on Sunday their
bodies were brought to the surface by
the whirling current in the wake OF a
propeller and picked up by those VINO
had been searching since the accident
occurred. The wedding was to have
taken place a week hence.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03

Mansfield, July 29.-For some time
band of thieves has been operating
successfully in Richland county.
Through the efforts of Prosecutor
Bowers the gang ha~ at last been
brok -. Several members have been
arrested and are awaiting trial. The
gang confined its attention entirely
to farmers, who have lost all kinds of
articles, from a sack VI grain to a
horse
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
A Freak OIL Well.

Van Vert, Aug. Eight years ago
an oil well was drilled between Con-
voy and Payne and was pronounced a
failure and abandoned. A few days
ago the well commenced to flow and
soon 100 barrels had been emptied out,
when the flow ceased. The we'll
stands full of oil.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
n1nls and Factorlea Rnanmo.

Youngstown, Aug. ALI the mills
and factories resumed operations yes
terday. The mills report plenty of big
orders. The machine shops and
bridge works are active and there Is
work here for all who desire u
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
snulrrel Hunter Shoots Himself

Van Vert, July 3O.-While out hunt
ing squirrels Varley Vance, lad IA
years old, accidentally discharged his
gun. the load of shot almost tearing
his arm off. Amputation was neces-
sary. He is unable to account for the
accident
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03

Stryker, Aug. 2.-The Stryker Man
ufacturing Co. has completed 7,437
sets of tent poles and 13S,OOO tent
stakes for the government. 1t re-
quires IA cars to transport them.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
Prnttx nId and stIll Hot.

Lord Kelvin puts the age of the sun
at 1OO,OOO,0OO years. At it's present
rate of combustion the sun will last
from 100000 to 100000 of years be.
fore burning out.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
Well Known Circus Man Dies.

Columbus, Aug. 2.-Ephraim W.
Sells, the elder of the Sells brothers,
well-known circus men, died here
Monday of Bright's disease, after an
illness of several months.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
Toledo Gets the Next Meeting.

Columbus, Aug, 2. - The Swiss
American Saengerbund, in session
here, has selected Toledo as the place
of meeting in 1901.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
Great Heat.

The heat has been so great in Mel
bourne, Australia, lately that the as
phalt tracks and streets have been
melted and completely ruined, and
cycling has been out of the question.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-03
Ice Plant Burns.

Chillicothe, Aug. 2.-The Chillicothe
Artificial Ice and Cold Storage Co.'s
plant burned to the ground yesterday.
Loss SIC, 900; insurance $4,000.
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is;ration. This. indeed. is the view taken
by the majority of the Populists and is to
large extent Endorsed by the Democratic
workers. Some OF the latter. however are
inclined to blame Wayism and the initia-
tive and referendum pianks In the Eliens-
burg platform and the generally bad record
made by the fusionists In the last leg!sla-
ture.
A member Of the fusion county commit
tee a PopuIist by the way and one who
has been closely associated with the man
agement of the fusion county campaign.
came out into the corridor In front OF fu-
sion headquarters yesterday afternoon and
delivered himself before a large crowd Of
fussonists Of his opinions on the situation:
after this he said. so that those around
him might hear II am either straight
Populist or a Republican. I'm through
with fusion from this time on. II don't
believe the Popul.st party can carry out
It's ideas. then I'm going back TO the Re-
publican party, and I don't care who
knows It. either"
The Opinion of . Democrat.
A Democrat. who is known everywhere
throughout the state. but who would not
with published expression OF his views,
passed this comment upon the election:
"It the very best thing that could have
happened TO the Democracy Of Washington.
This defeat has cleared the atmosphere.
The Democracy Of this state will now ally
itself with the national party. We will be
Democrats hereafter. There will be but
one convention In 1900. mark you that II
will be Democratic convention, too. and
~f.r1 yr3I ~ 49, IL
been Democrats or Populists but who will
then subscribe themselves to the regula-
ton Jeffersonian statement OF Democratic
principles"
A Populist candidate on the fusion county
ticket was equally confident that there
would be but one convention in 1900 but he
declared with emphasis born OF conviction
that it would be Popust convention pure
and simple.
The overwhelming defeat OF the single
tax amendment Is cited by the Democrats
as proof OF their contention that II was
too much Way that allied the fusion party
on election day. Two OF the most proIn-
nent Of the Democratic managers were dis
cussing the situation yesterday afternoon.
Said one: over in Eastern Washington
our speakers were rounded up from morn
ing till night by the farmers Of that sec
ton on this question Of the single tax. We
told them that II did not mean anything
and that the amendment would be defeat
60 and the Idea dropped after the election.
This did not satisfy them. They were or
gained against the single tax from the be-
ginning and on no other theory can you ac-
count for the landslide against US IN the
counties OF the Big Bend and Palouse dis
tr.cts"