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The times., 1898-02-14
Parker, Bridget & Co.,
C!othiers. 3I5 7th st.
DID HE MURDER HARRIS?
"Binraden's" Arrest May Clear Up
a New York Mystery.

"Binfaden's" Arrest May Clear VI
a New York Mystery.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13.-Emil Wolf
who is known to the police of many
cities as "Binfaden,". and who is want
ed by the police of New York city be-
cause Frank Leroy, q prisoner in Iren-
ten, N. j., declared he was one of the
murderers of Matthew c. d. Borden s
butler, Ferdinand Harris. is under ar
rest here. He has just finished a term
for robbery in HolmesburS jail.
Mr. Borden, when the New York po-
lice were making little progress toward
finding the murderers of Harris, Offer
ed a reward of $4,000 for the capture
of each of them. and in the event of
the conviction of "Binfaden, Detect
ives Hamm and Geyer viii claim that
sum.
Wolf breads a return to New York.
and has already begun on n plan OF de-
fense. He is feigning insanity, but the
sham is so apparent that it can have
no effect on a jury.
The detectives say that Wolf has ad-
mitted that he is the man who killed
the colored butler. They say he made
the confession To a keeper in the
Holmesburg prison soon after he learn
ed that he had been accused.
Thomas 2. Adams. former sergeant
of police in New York city, was the
man who started the investigation that
lea to the arrest of "Binfaden" on the
charge of murder. He was told that
the alleged murderer had come to this
city and he paid q. visit to Capt. Miller,
Of the detective bureau. The captain
and the men qf his department had
never known Of "Binfaden," but they
went to work -UTI-tfIe- case.
Detectives Hamm and Geyer were
put in charge Gof it, and they spent
many weeks going through the city,
the Eastern penitenuary and the Moy-
amensing ana Holmesburg prisons.
They had a picture OF "Binfaden" with
them, and this aided them in identi-
flying the man. They notified Detective
Adams. and he came to the city with
Detective Sergeant McCauley, Of New
York. who positively identified the pris-
oner 'Binfaden knew Adams, and
when he saw him in the prison he knew
that they were getting evidence against
him in connection with the murder.
After the detectives left the prison
that day Binfaden remarked to ms
keeper:
Those fellows have got me"
What for?" asked the keeper.
For murder in New York, where
/ shot a niger.
New York, Feb. 1S.-Ferdinand Har-
ris. second butler OF Matthew c. ID.
Borden. q wealthy merchant of this
city and owner Of mills in Fall River,
Mass, was killed early in the after
noon Of May q. 1895, by one OF two
men who forced their way through the
basement door of Mr. Borden's home,
No - West Fifty-siXth street.
The times., 1898-02-14
A CENTENARIAN IN COURT
She Has Her Insane Son Sent to an
Asylum


New York. Feb. 13.-"She is 100 years
old, your honor" said Mrs Esther
Moran to Magistrate Cornell in the West
Side Police Court Yesterday. referring to
Mrs. Mary Clifford, Of No. 752 Tenth
avenue, who had caused the arrest of
Thomas Clifford. her forty-year-old son,
as being mentally incompetent. He is
her son by a second husband Mrs Cliff
ford, though bent with age and almost
deaf. lacks the wrinkled face that comes
with such advanced age.
What did you say?" asked Magis-
trate Cornell of Mrs. Moran.
Il said she was 100 years OF age All
the people in the neiehborhood know she
is that old and she has a Bible which
proves it. 1t contains the births Of the
various members of her family
Magistrate Cornell was very much in
terested when he learned that the com
Dlainant was a centenarian Through
Mrs. Moran he asked the old lady many
historical questions Mrs Clifford said
she was born in the county of Water
ford. Ireland. during the great outbreak
of 1898. She came To this country in
1878. She remembers the events follow
ing the war of 1872. She was present
during the celebration attendant on the
reception to the Marquis de Lafayette in
this country. Her husband was well to
do, but lost a great deal of his property
in the great fire Of 1885. Her husband
died soon after the fire. and she mar
ried again. her second husband dying
forty years ago. She had nine sons five
of whom laid down their lives in de-
fense Of their country during the war Of
the rebellion.
Thomas Clifford, Mrs. Moran said, was
mentally Vpba Ia need He had bacOD1p
not only a nuisance, but a menace TO
the house he lived in. and the neighbOrs
were all glad when they heard of his
arrest. When Magistrate Cornell asked
him what he had to say. Clifford only
simpered something that was unintel-
ligible. Magistrate Cornell committed
him TO Bellevue for examination.
The times., 1898-02-14
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.

Daniel Henry Routzaher. a former
tax collector of Frederick county, is
dead He was fifty-seven years old.
DR.. Charles Zimmerman, of Freder-
ick has invented flying machine that
he claims will, when perfected, fly. at
the will of the operator at speed of
from twenty to sixty miles an hour. 1t
is constructed on the. kite principle.
Word has been received that the post
Office at Belair will become included in
the Presidential list after April l. The
President Will then nominate post
master. Mr.. Alexander Norris is post
master now, having been appointed by
Mr.. Cleveland.
The times., 1898-02-14
PERKS OF 4 FISHING CREW.
Driven a Thousand Miles Ont of
Her Course

New York. Feb. G2.-The little fishing
schooner Spinaway sailed from Cadiz for
ST Johns. n. F., seVenty-ive DAYS ago.
About the middle of January. when she
was within three miles Of the New
foundland coast, she got caught in the
ice, and a fierce storm of sleet and snow
made crystal ship of her over night.
Her spars, halyards, shrouds and sheets
were thrice their usual size with ice. and
her decks were plated with foot or
more of ii. Under her frosty burden
she sank nearly two feet below her bal
last water-line. A northwest gale sprung
up and drove her far out to sea again.
Nearly all her sails were carried away
In the blast.
Her skipper, Capt. Richards. had a
vague idea of his position on February
&. when he sighted the Danish oil-carry-
ing steamship Christine, which arrived
here today from Shields The schooner
provisions had given out. and she was
flying a distress signal Capt Larsen.
OF the Christine. lowered boat contain
ing provisions, oil, tobacco medicine and
a patent log, which were taken aboard
the schooner. some OF the crew of which
Were i'm a bad shape.
Capt Richards ascertained that he was
about 800 miles northeast Of the Azores
and nearly 1,300 miles from st. Johns
He said that he thought he would make
for the nearest port He was within
1000 miles Of Cadiz. whence he had
sailed sixty-five days before. He had
covered, in all, about $500 miles.
One thing is forever good: that one
is n "a
The times., 1898-02-14
ABANDONED WITH EIGHT CENTS.
A Son of the Winchester Family
Sued for Divorce.


Denver, Feb 13-Turned into the
streets by her husband, with only S
cents, while he is worth thousands and
is one of the two heirs to the $4,000. 900
of his grandmother, is the sad plaint of
Mrs. Oliver Winchester Dye.
Ten years ago Oliver Winchester Dye,
grandson of Oliver F. Winchester, the
famous gun manufacturer, met the
pretty girl he soon made his bride at
Palatine Bridge, New York State.
Dye was his grandfather's favorite. his
grandmothers pet. On the side of the
,oung man there was almost untold
wealth He had studied law, and gave
promise, if his proclivities for sports did
not take up too much of his time TO
win an enviable place at the bar. In the
young woman's Veins flowed the best
blood of the Colonial Dutch, "a sturdy
race. Both had youth-he was twenty
seven, she with the bloom of twenty-five.
The wedding was a fashionable, pic
turesque occasion. Soon after their re-
turn from long wedding journey the
young couple moved TO Denver One
day Dye, who had been a devoted lover
and a kind husband, was seen in Cripple
Cresk with a petite. blue-eyed brown
haired woman This woman Dye intro
duced as his wife at the Pixies Peak
Hotel.
Then began the troubles which finally
have forced the young wife TO apply
to the courts of Colorado for relief.
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TO SHORTEN THE ROUTE.
Lieut.. Hanus VIII Seek IA New Chan
nPi in Lake NicA rnnun

nei in Lake Nicaragua.
Managua. Nicaragua. Feb. 13.-Lieut.
Hanus believes that he can shorten the
route Of the canal in Lake Nicaragua to
the Pacific, and the canal commission
looks favorably upon his plans.
Lieut. Hanus. frcm observations thus
far made about and among the islands.
IN Lake Nicaragua. believes it may be
possible to carry the canal route through
some one Of their channels instead Of
to the north as the plan OF the canal
company has il. Should complete sur
Neys and soundirgs develop the feast
bility Of this. and should such a develop
ment be adopted, several miles would be
saved in the journey across the lake.
IL Lieut.. Hanus secures the time and
the facilities he viii make a complete
survey and chart Of the lake. something
that has never been done As ii is. his
chart will show ali that is Material to
the canal route. and on a big scale. The
work on the lake. in common with the
work Of all the other divisions viii be
done with a thoroughness that has no:
been attained before because Of the facts
that there are more men than ever be-
fore on the canal line and that these men
Will spend more time on their work than
was possible for the men Of any prev
lDuS expedition
The shore OF the lake is marsh. II is
most difficult for the surveys Several
flags are flying from sticks that appear
TO be on land. but which are in reality
in four or five feet of water. The COM
mission recommended two pair of stout
boots to every man. but work such as is
being done along the shore of the lake
and along the river and in many of the
swamps between Greytown and Ochoa
fms.
Lieut.. HanuS viii also make survey
Of the river and careful surroundings as
far down from the lake as Ochoa, sixty
nine miles, while f. L. Stuart. work
ing in conjunction, viii with party
make a typographical survey of the
river valley, on both banks. going back
from The river aftar a mile or more.
The times., 1898-02-14
basketball and Bowling Games.

a league game of basketball will be
pla yed tonight in Carroll Institute gym
nasium by the City Postoffice and Interior
Department teams. These teams are the
colts OF the National League, and may
lie expcctedto put up a hotly fought game.
Carroll Institute and Washin gton A AthIetic
Club bowling teams will bowl a set of
three games this evening upon the alleys
OF the Carrolls Friends of the teams, a nd
especially the ladies, are invited to wit
ness the games.
The times., 1898-02-14
Mr.. Quisg's Custom House Plan.

New York, Feb. 13.-Congressman
Quigg has carefully hatched out plan
which promises the first practical step
toward the realiZa ton of the ancient
dream OF New Workers of suitable
custom house. He has prepared his
idea in the form of bill and win intro
duce ii in Congress in short time His
plan is to authorize the Treasury De-
partment to sell the present custom
house building and site for $S,250.0 .00O
which has already been offered for it,
The times., 1898-02-14
Intemperance at Princeton.
tFrom the Oma ha Pee

There has been more incorporate talk n {
Princeton than internperance OF the ether
sort, if President Patton is to be credited,
and if the critics of the university viii
check their incorporate langua &c the
university faculty may be depended ON TO
prevent incompetence among the students.
The times., 1898-02-14
PISTOLS AT A. SOCIAL PARTY
The Host, a Cowboy. aud Il Female
peacemaker Shot.

i
albuquerque, n. NJ, Feb. "a shooting
affray at the little town Of Luna, in
Socorro county, may result in two deaths.
A social party was in progress at H. A.
Rogerss house, when George Edwards. a
cowboy, became involved in a quarrel
with the host.
Mrs. Adair, one of the women present,
counseled peace and tried to reconciliate
the men, but in the argument the lie was
passed, and both men pulled their pistols.
There was All exchange of shots, and
Rogers received d ball through the pistol
arm, while Edwards was seriously wounded
in the groin. The ball that passe d through
Rogers's ann also pierced the womans
shoulder. The wounds of Edwards and
the woman may result seriously.
The times., 1898-02-14

A few months ago Mr.. Byron Every,
of Woodstock, Mich, was badly af-
fiicted with rheumatism. His right leg
was swollen the full length, causing
him great suffering. He was advised
to try Chamberlains Pain Balm. The
first bottle of it helped him considera-
bly, and the second bottle effected a
cure. The 25 and 50-cent sizes are for
sale by Henry Evans, Wholesale and
Retail Druggist, 93S f street and Con-
necticut avenue and S .treet northwest
and 1928 Maryland avenue northeast.
The times., 1898-02-14
A Tumble in
Mems Suits.

We have decided to put the
small lots of some of the real aris-
tocracy of our suit stock into this
S6.25 suit sale It's big tumble
from the old prices down to So. IS
and we hope you'll be able to take
advantage of the immense saving.
These garments are all wool, and
are the products of the best union
workmen-don't confound them
with the miserable half-cotton
truck offered by unscrupulous de-
partment stores at sensational
prices.
Darker Rridpet & Co.
The times., 1898-02-14

| Cali fIP I7gS Burr's oc Bicycle Express.
"|o Parcels and messages de-
livered, 1Uc. Hiring, repairing, cleaning.
etc. An orders called for and delivered
without extra charge.
The times., 1898-02-14

Do you know that you can have
The Morning, Evening and sunday
rimes-.lie o:iIy COMPLETE news.
paper published in sbiDSton-
served to you by carrier for fifty
cents month?
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MI Look to us for any
EfkQ HflEtsf1N thing Bicycles need
1iNo sS0sOS for regaining as
'gooG-aS-new'' condition
JONES 81 FELLOWS. 5lS 9th st.
The times., 1898-02-14
National American Woman
Suffrage Association

Celebration Of the F.stlpih Anniversary OF
the First woman's h.shis Convention.
CclBufia Thes:er,
February 3, / 4. 15. fG. Il. 1919.
Religious service Sunday, Feb. 13. 3 D. IN.
Sermon: Rev. Anna How ard Shaw.
Admissions: silver offering.
Reserved tickets, 25c.
The times., 1898-02-14

One thing is forever good: that one
thing is Heurich's Maerzen beer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-12-01
And Save Endless Suf.
fering which Winter
Brings.

The most offensive of all dis
eases becomes more intense as cold
weather approaches. In fact,
many who have been under treat
ment for SO long, and during the
summer feel little discomfort from
the disease, are almost persuaded
that they have been cured. But
the first chilling blast of winter
proves that the disease is still with
them, and as the winter advances,
their Catarrh grows in severity.
Those who have felt only q slight
touch of Catarrh may be sure that
only cold weather is needed to de-
velop the disease. What appears
to be only a bad cold will prove
more difficult to cure than for
merly, and will return with more
frequency, until before long the
disease is fully developed.
For years l suffered from a severe
case of Catarrh, and took several kinds
of medicines and used various local ap-
plications, but they had no effect what
ever I was induced to try S. S. S.
tSwift's Specific) and after two months
| was perfectly we'll and have never
felt any effects of the disease since.
"B. p. MCALL1sTER,
"Harrod sburg, KY
It is easy to see the Importance
of prompt treatment for Catarrh.
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THE CASE OF MR.. Mates.
Board of Education Finds Him Guilty
of One of the Charges Against Him
Both Sides Appeal.

The case against A. NJ. Mates,
School Supervisor, tried before the
County Board of Education on the
charges brought against him at the
instance of Sam Brame, the colored
ex-school committeeman, as publish
ed in the GOLD LEAF Of Nov. 10th,
has been terminated. The bill of
indictment contained seventeen
charges. The case was long drawn
out and voluminous testimony was
taken down. Mr.. Mates was con-
victed only on one charge, the find
ing of the court" published below
explaining itself. Both sides APP
pealed to the State Board of Educa-
ton, the prosecution because defend
ant was not adiudged guilty of other
charges, and the defendant because
he was found guilty at all.
Messrs. T. NJ. Pittman and r. S.
McCoin were prosecuting attorneys
for Sam Brame, the defense being
represented by Mr.. L. I. Hicks. Fol-
lowing is the judgment of the Board:
HENDERSON, n. c., Nov "a, 1898.
The Board OF Education of Vance
county met on Saturday, Nov. ~, 1898,
as per instructions of e. H. Mebane,
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, to hear charges preferred by Samu-
Ell Brame, Pltff., VS.. A NJ. Mates, Super
visor Of Vance county, Defendant.
We, the Board of Education of Vance
county, have carefully investigated the
Oh lF Z
les, having taken testimony in the case
from Saturday, Nov. 18th, 1898, until
the evening OF the 10Th of November, in
elusive. Both sides agreed that all tes-
timony bearing on the case had been
presented The Board of Education then
adjourned to meet again On Wednesday,
Nov. 23rd, 1898, to hear argument of
counsel on the case, and we are again in
session to day, this oath day of Novem-
Der, 1898, to render our decision which
is as follows, viz:
In charges l to 13 inclusive and
charges 10, 16 and II inclusive we do
not find sufficient evidence tOsustain the
charges made against Mr. A. NJ Mates,
County SUPERVISOR
In the 18th charge there Sc ems to be
neglect on the part of Mr.. A. NJ. Mates,
County Supervisor, in the examination
of James r. Satterwhite which is shown
by letter marked ca, addressed to D. B.
Satterwhite, Committeeman, and LIST
grade certificate issued to James r.
Satterwhte, marked CA p. We don't
see how the mistake on the part of Mr.
A. NJ. Mates, Supervisor, could have &C.
Cured and yet we are not prepared to be-
lieve that it resulted from intentional
wrong. We find in this instance that
Mr.. A. NJ. Mates, Supervisor, did not
properly discharge the duties OF his
Office and it therefore be adjudged that
he be removed from his office.
Signed, b. NJ. HOLDEN, Chairman.
W. H. JENKINS,
WILLIS NJ. HENDERSON,
Members Board of Education.
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Notice of Sale.

TNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE
~ power of sale conferred upon the
undersigned Trustee. and contained in
Deed of Trust executed by James l.. Wig
gins on the End day Of February, 1893: and
recorded in Deed of Trust Book No. /.
Page $50, in the Office Of the Register of
Deeds for Vance county, for the purpose
of securing the payment of the indebted
ness therein mentioned. default having
been made in.the payment of the same. at
the request of the holder of the same, will
sell at the Court House door in Hender-
son, n. g., at Public Auction, to the high
est bidder for cash, Oh
Monday, the 9Th day December, 1898,
the property conveyed by said Deed of
Trust, tO-Wit: Several certain tracts of
land lying and being in Henderson Town
ship, Vance county aforesaid, and more
particularly described and defined as fol-
lows: One lot or tract of Il acres bought
Oct. %, 1891, of l.. A. Virgins and wife.
bounded as follows, viz: Begin at a stone
in &. w. Wright's line and run thence S.
381ao w. $50 to an ash in Lotion Virgins
line; thence IL to a persimmOn tree; thence
E: 3SH; thence n. "a to the beginning.
Also one tract OF acres bought same day
ing the lands of J. l.. Virgins. e. w.
Wright and Francis Virgins bounded as
follows: Begin at a stone in j. l.. Virgins
line and run thence East to q. w.
Wright's line; thence with Wright's line
North to planted stone in his line, thence
West with Wrjght's line to pine tree in
Wright's and }. L. Virgins other line;
thence South with his line to the beginning
Also one undivided u interest in one tract of
q acres decided to j. l. Virgins and Francis
Virgins by Jane Sears about 80 years ago
which deed is recorded in Granville county
and is hereby referred to for boundaries
Also one other adjoining l. R. Fuller and
others bounded as follows: Begin at post
oak in |. 4. Fuller'S line and run East to
n stone in j. l.. Virgins line: thence
North to stone in G. W. Wright's line;
thence West along Wright's line to Fuller's
line and along FulIer'S line to beginning,
containing acres more or less.
A. J. HARRIS, Trustee.
Henderson, n. g., Nov. 3rt, 1898.
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Knows How to HAd.'

Mr.. T. J. Anderson, general passenger
agent of the Seaboard Air Line, some
times goes outside of the newspapers for
little advertising.
Recently while in the Atlantic Hotel,
at Norfolk, Va, he observed a man who
had tainted. LET me pass" cried the
genial rairoader, elbowing his way
through the surrounding crowd, II am a
doctor!' The people fell back and the
self-appointed physician found himself
in front of his patient. His manner was
somewhat heroic, for after pinching and
pounding the man, he took something
from his pocket and stuck it on the
mans forehead, iamming his hat over it
"to keep it from the air." he said,
adding: 1.-The effect OF that plaster will
be simply magical. Take off his hat in
few minutes and he will be completely
well.' With these words, he started for
the Portsmouth boat. The crowd be-
came denser every minute, awaiting the
effect of the wonderful cure.
After several minutes the mans hat
was removed. With surprise the people
gazed at the plaster. 1t was "sticker"
on which was inscribed in large type:
$50 South via the Seaboard Air Line"
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