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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-12-02

women soft-hearted," said Cousin Sarah.
II remember him,-tall, and smooth-f fac
ed, with straight black hair, and melt
ing black eye,-he'd have done for q hero
OF one OF your favorite novels, Miry. He
was taking; there's no denying that.
Yes,-it was pity,-I say poor fellow,
too"
''It seems hard, -but I suppose she's
forgotten all about him." said Mrs Shep-
herd.
"Well, guess So" said the indignant
Miss Cairnes.
It was dark when Mary Purcell went
swiftly down the road to her little house,
and no one could have seen the tears
pouring over her face. 81 suppose am
q fooil'' she said, 40 she unlocked her
door. "But, oh, dear,-I can't help
thinking-Poor fellow |" and she looked
over at the house across the garden that
held the French gentleman and his wife,
and felt as ii the probable happiness
there were a fresh wrong to Henry
Waterman, and cried some more, and
had an hour or two OF sort of malan-
choly enjoyment.
But all that was good while ago.
And as years passed on, il there were not
in that house all the happiness that Mary
Purcell pictured, there was a very sufi.
Gent content there. Mrs Derlar knew
that she was not the fine lady who would
have suited her husband COM
pletely had he been at home in
France; but that, If her misfortune,
was not his fault. She knew, too that he
was person above and beyond herself,
not merely In accident Of birth and sta
sion, and she gave him an absolute rev.
erence, and very satisfactory and suffi.
Client harmony existed between them.
Mr Derlar went to meeting with his wife
every Sunday; and he entertained the
minister at their house as she never
would have been athletic do herself, filling
her with pride and pleasure After the
time that he went down to the CITY, a
long days journey, he brought home q
book of sermons In his own tongue from
which he read aloud to her, translating
aa he read, on Sunday evenings; and,
Catholic or Protestant, she knew only
that their atmosphere was that OF heay-
emily peace. He had a daily paper from
the city, items from which he repeated to
her In some part Of every morning. In.
the evenings he read to her again from
books OF travel or exploration, or some
novel OF historical flavor. He talked no
gossip to her; and it came to pass pre-
sently that no one else talked any gossip
in that house either He taught her nm.
known things about her plants and dow
ers, and many q secret Of wood-lore, too.
But sometimes Mrs Delar felt a
little starved for news Of her neigh.
oors, and at such times Mary Pur-
cell, who had come to live in ths little
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-12-02
Bridgeport Weekly News Of Good Clothes.
Good Overcoats.

Good Overcoats.
Hyou'yesbought a suit or a
hat or furnishing s from us and
found them satisfactory, why
not try us on overcoats. ~
:For1nstance, "a black Kersey
Italian lining, sleeves silk lin
ed, a thoroughly good coat at
the medium price Of SI5.zA
other will buy a better gar
ment, blue or brown Kersey,
plain or. serged lined, sleeves
silk lined, velvet collared,, and
cut fairly full. ~ So = "
Wevealready toldyou about
our $40 covert, and our 5S12
Jersey, that looks the SIS
worth it is. But whatwe can't
tell you, about you may see
Business Suits
For4$1o there's nothing bet
ter than our Peace. Dale wor-
sted suits, of blue worsted,pure
wool, single-breasted sack
coats. AT SIS there'snothing
more stylish Or better than our
blue diagonal worsteds, double
breasted, coats, silk faced, or
single breasted coats, all Ital-
ian lined. At$I5 nothing bet
ter than our fancy cashmere
/ and WorSted suits.
Suits for Dress
Getaways, in black claywor-
sted, $40, so, 1900, 1900.
Frock coat and double breast
.' ed vest, of soft, rich fabric,
-,--S22. So. Oddtrousers for dress,
properly cut and shaped, 800
to 700. Fancy vests, in vi
cunas and Ihibets, in plaids,
and silk and worsted figured
with silk, $50 to6oo.
Fleece-lined underwear for
all sizes OF men, from Soc O
- 800 a garment.
Boys Clothes
There a reason why you should clothe your boy
here. First, make our boys suits ssrieht -
then we make them pretty. For this we charge as
little as such work will allow; but in price we do
not pretend to compete with the Cheap clothing
dealers--we don't want to.
Tor Little Boys
At lower prices than ours, no one can compete
with us. Nor in the strength of our lines More
than score of kinds of two-piece suits for little
fellows at co.; many more at 2. so, at 800,
at $50, at 400. and 90.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-12-02
FOSTER, BESSIE & CO.
Winter Clothing Sale!
THE GOOD TIME COMING Is NOW HE]

The People the call
which
Clothing
tm an Mems un~asm
o.
Men Mems ovrabm
Mems ovmot ,mauhdme rsp.$o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
1T FLOATS OVER HAVANA.
Russ Harrison Was Too Previous but
the Banner Still Waves.

Havana, Dec. 22.-It now appears that
the raising of the stars and stripes over
Fort Atares yesterday by Major Russell
United States and Spanish military COM
missioners The American commission
ers had agreed that no American flags
Harrison did not know this, and when
told to occupy the fort with a detachment
of the First North Carolina regiment he
promptly raised the flag: Nevertheless.
though it flies in full sight of the harbor
and city. the Spaniards have not COM
planned that it has not been ordered down
nor of the city of Havana, arrived from
the United States today and has had a
long conference with General Greene.
The United States and Spanish military
commissioners will meet on Friday to ar
range the details of the final taking over
of the city on January l.
The Spanish troops withdrew last night
from the strip of Havana that lies west
of ChaVeS creek, the American guards be-
ing. Immediately moved up. The sentries
OF both forces are now on the bridge, but
amtcable relations are maintained.
Tomorrow morning Major Harrison Will
breakfast with the Spanish colonel who
is in command of that portion of the city.
lie gave orders that efflgy of General
Weyler that had caused a good deal OF
disturbance in that locality should be
taken down and thousands gathered to
witness the carrying out of the order.
A spanish paper manufacturer COM
planned to General Lee that the Cuban
general. Julio Sanguilly, had called upon
him and ordered him to display Cuban
penalty Of death for refusal General
Lee Immediately had guards stationed at
the factory.
Last night several shots were fired frcm
a cigar factory in Cerro at houses Of Gu
bans nearby. The proprietor, believing
they were fired by Spanfdrds, complained
70 4adJoI harrison, VINO announced that
If the firing were repeated the factory
would be closed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
No lights For salina-

Salina, Dec. 22-The city council at
its last meeting took the following ac-
ton: Your committee on corporations
and franchises to whom was referred a
proposed contract for lighting the
streets has had the same under consid-
Grafton and recommend that the con-
tract be not accepted for the following
reasons:
The city had a contract with this
company for ten years and the service
was very poor. the light being of a
poor quality and often out on stormy
nights when most needed, and the
lights on the outskirts being out about
one-fourth of the time.
The proposed contract is for a term
of five years. obligating the city to pay
the sum of SIS, 500 at the rate of SO 100,
per annum, which is greatly in excess
of the levy of taxes made by the coun-
Gil for street lighting and a larger sum
by $1,000 per annum than heretofore
paid for this service.
The proposed contract is on the all
night moonlight schedule, 1900 hours
per annum, at the annual rate of $35100,
per annun, making one-haf of this sum
1850 the sum of, lighting the streets
after midnight, which we consider an
unnecessary expense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
MARCHIONESS A PAUPER.
Her Title PowerIess to Save Her
From the Workhouse.

London, Dec. 22-The Warehouses of
Donegal will eat her Christmas dinner in
a London workhouse. Ill. miserably clad
and apparently in restitution, she applied
yesterday for admittance to the Great
Northern hospital. from which place she
was removed to the; Islington workhouse
homeless and not willing to communicate
with her wealthy friends with her huS-
band, who is suffering from pneumonia.
The story of the life of the marchioness
is painful. She left her husband in 1873,
and in 1889 instituted separation proceed
ings, with which counter charges of mis-
conduct were made.
Unsavory details of their cOniugal life
were also banded about. The marchion-
ess failed to obtain alimony, and has since
received assistance from her friends. She
was last heard of in May of this year.
when she brok her leg in a hotel elevator
and was taken to a hospital.
The marquis has had a troubled finan-
cial career. He was declared a bankrupt
in 1889. with liabilities estimated a &519.-
900. He then said he considered he was
justified in raising half million of money,
in view of the fact that he had prospects
of succeeding to an estate of 85O,O00
year. But owing to the entail, he only
succeeded to $50 a year. He was mixed
up in a financial floatation this year,
when he lent his name to a company pros
Pectus. which caused the Star to, criticise
him "a peer with record of dis
gracing the order to which he belonged"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
Pratt County Has a Second Gil
lett on a Small Scale.
o. c. Weber, a Prominent Mer-
chant of Sawyer,
DUPES HIS CREDITORS
Is Missing With Several ThOus'
and Dollars.
Sold Goods Below Cost, Often
Refunding Purchase Price.

Pratt, Dee. 22.-Pratt county is inter
ested in a Gillett case on a smaller scale
than that Of the noted cattle king.
o. c. Weber, a prominent young
merchant and well known in Odd Eel
lows circles over the state, is missing
and creditors are here looking after
their interests.
Mr.. Weber run a general store at
Sawyer. a small town south Of Pratt.
He was popular and had a large BUSH
ness. He sold several thousands of
dollars worth of farm implements the
past season, and was stocking up his
store very heavily for a town of the size
of Sawyer. For some time it was sus-
pected that he was using more opium
and other drugs than was good for
him, and he soon became noted for the
way he threw money around loose. He
sold goods at far below cost, and aften
when his clerks would sell an article he
would refund a part of the purchase
money to the customer. A short time
ago he disappeared with three or four
thousand dollars, and no trace Of him
has since been found.
In order to protect his property from
creditors, a suit was brought in the
probate court to pass upon the young
mans sanity, and as a result the jury
found a verdict of guilty and Web
ber's father was appointed guardian
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
FAST MAIL ENDS.
Santa Fe Refuses to Renew For
the Coming Year.

Tt is understood that the Fast Mail
the Santa Fe has not been renewed for
the coming year and that the early
morning mail train will be discontinued.
If any train on the Santa Fe was to
be dubbed the unlucky one it would GER
tainly be the Fast Mail.
The Lang wreck was between the
Fast Mail and No. and no wreck in
the history of railroading was so dis
astrous to the lives of the train crew
as that. Engineer Orrin Smith ran into
a freight at Emporia with the mail one
life on the same train.
While no railroad man will openly
admit that he is afraid to run on any
train still there are those in Topeka
who would quit the service of the road
before they would go out on the mail
train.
The mail train has certainly been an
expensive one for special engines have
been constructed for use on the fast
run and the amount of passenger bust
ness has been fairly good but not enough
to warrant such a train were it not for
the high price paid by the government
for the running of the Fast Mail.
Lately engine No. 252 was built eSpec-
tally for fast service. 1t is built after
the pattern of the ten wheel Brooks
engines but has eight wheels. 1t is a
Player high pressure engine, carrying
80 inches and the cylinders Is by "a
The engine has been running east and
west of Topeka and has proven herself
capable of a high rate Of speed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
LOST POCKETBOOK
Brings About the Arrest of George
Charowhas for Theft.

"a warrant was sworn out yesterday
for the arrest of George CharoW has,
charging him with stealing 1927 from
Lewis Clearinghouse, the son of H. L.
Clearinghouse, a prominent farmer 4lV-
ing south OF town.
Young Clearinghouse says he went in
to the store kept by Charowhas, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth on Kansas a.v-
enue to buy some candy. He had a
pOcketbook containing 1927 of his faith
er's money and he laid that on the
counter while he reached into his pock-
ct for some change of his own. He made
a purchase and went out. He had gone
but a short distance when he discov-
cred that he had left the pocketbook on
the counter and went back after it.
Where is that pocketbOokP" he ask
ed of CharoWhas.
ST don't know" replied the proprie-
tor. "a little colored boy was In
here. I guess he got it."
Clearinghouse and the proprietor of
the place went out to the sidewalk and
Charowhas pointed out a small colored
boy and said he was the one CARING
house got a. policeman and the boy was
taken to the police station but he prov
ed that he had not even been in the
candy store.
Charowhas was then arrested on a
warrant sworn out in Justice Chesney' $
court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
LOCAL MENTION.

The funeral of John Schmidt, the 16-
months~old child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Schmidt, took place yesterday af-
ternoOn from the residence of the fam
lily on East Curtis street
Sergeant Tim Donovan returned from
Cottonwood Falls last night with Harry
Morton who is wanted here for bur
glarizing the bicycle store of L. B.
Wyman on West Eighth street. Morton
was turned over to the state for trial
The store was robbed of a shotgun and
a dozen cyelometers last week. The
burglar broke in through a back win
dow. Morton was found at Cottonwood
Falls with the stolen articles in his
possession.
Mr.. P /. Bonebrake said today: 1.-The
impression has gotten out that only
invited persons shall attend the in
augural ceremonies. This Is not so for
everybody in Kansas and their mothers.
cousins, sisters and aunts are invited
to attend, but a few invitations will be
sent to parties living out OF the stats-''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
DUNNING GETS HIS way
Mrs. BOtkin's Attorney With
draws Objectionable Questions.

San Francisco. Dec. 22.-The prosecution
in the case of Mrs. Cordelia BOtlzin, charg-
ed with the murder of Mrs. John P. Dun
ming and her sister, SSrs. Deane, closed
it's case today. John p Dunning, who
has been in charge of the sheriff for two
ed questions put to him by the defenSe.
was released from custody, the attorney
for the defense Withdrawing the oD1ec-
tiOnable questions.
Mr.. Dunning was the principal witness
today. He was hauled over the Goals by
the attorneys for the DEFENSE VINO per
sisted in trying to introduce every dis
gushing detail of the case in spite of the
protests of the witness, who cIothed ms
language as VOL as circums tances would
its meaning; nevertheless, the Botkin at
torneys persisted in asking pointed queS-
tons and insisted on the answers being
given in absolutely unmistakable IAN
ming emortS TO save the ears OF ms AsteIl-
erS met with the appreciation of the more
respectable of those in the court room.
Carl Eisenschtmmel, writing expert,
was the first witness His testimony was
necessarily Of an expert nature and show
ed almost cOncluSlVeIy tnaI MIS-. BOIhln
was the writer of the anonymous letters.
the addresser of the candy box and and
the writer of the note sent with the candy.
Cummings testimony referred to the let
tiers he had received and written frcn
and two Mrs Botkin after he left San
Francisco for Cuba. where he was a news
paper man in the field.
He explained that his hostility towards
Mrs. BOtkin commenced on his receipt of
the news of the means used in causing his
wife's death He said that Mrs. Botkin
was the first person he thought Of who
would have committed the crime. His
other testimony referred to his relations
Corbeilly and Mrs. Calimberg OF any
wrOngdOing in the case and told of their
friendly acts to him and his family.
TheO. Kytka, another writing expert,
was called and gave practically the same
testimony as his fellows AmeS and Eisen-
schimmel. The prosecution then closed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
WHY is THIS DONE?
Door Opened to Smallpox by Revoking
of Compulsory Vaccination.

City Physician Mitchell is keeping a
careful watch for smallpox. The disease
has appeared at several different places in
Kansas and Topeka. is not free from dan
ger for there are few localities in Kansas
whose people do not drift into Topeka.
There is more travel to the capital city
than to any city in Kansas, and that is
why the city board of health is somewhat
exercised.
To add to the fear felt by medical men
the city board of education has revoked
the rule requiring the vaccination OF the
school children Why this was done DR..
Mitchell says he does not know. but it
done without consulting the city
health officers.
Soon after the schools opened City Ply
of the schools that he was ready to be-
gin the work of vaccination. He was
then informed that the rule had been re-
voked by the board. He was powerless
to do anything and the matter was at
Il am Keeping a close watch" said DE-
Mitchell, land I hope that we may be
spared any cases of smallpox, but if it
should appear we would do our best to
prevent It's spread. I think that the
vOking the order for compulsory vaccina-
ton, for no one knows at what time the
disease may appear in our city. 1 am
ready to vaccinate the children of the
they shall not be, and that settles it.
There are no cases of smallpox nearer
than Marion, but there are many cases
of the disease all over the western por-
ton of the state, and Atchison has had
one case of smallpox, news of which was
suppressed by the local papers there. The
case has recovered, however, and it IS
stated the city is now free from it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS

At the Grand Opera House tonight
Frank Daniels and his opera company will
be seen in Harry B. Smith and Victor Her
berts latest work, 1.-THE IDOLS Eye" This
is said to be even a bigger success than
THE Wizard of the Nile,' with which
Daniels visited Topeka two years ago.
Daniels contends that the success of a
comic opera depends on its having sew
eral 'whiStlerS'' in it. By ''WhiStlers"
he means tunes which the audience can
remember and whistle after the opera is
over. He declares that he would not
take a comic opera which did not have at
tiers he says, with other things wen
done, insure success. He has nine "whis-
tiers in The IDOLS Eye" That the
opera has proved a big success is, there
fore, according to his rule, not at all sur
prising.
"a Trip to Coontown," a musical farce
comedy presented by company of col
Ored people, which is said to contain a
large amount of entertaining ability, will
be the attraction at the Crawford theater
next Tuesday evening. It is headed by
Cole and johnson, clever vaudeville
team, who originated and staged THE
Bla ckville Patti Troubadors." The prices
will be IS, 90, % and IS cents.
"Gaiety Girls will be the attraction at
the Crawford theater next Wednesday
evening. On the same evening Tim Muir
ply in 1.-THE Carpetbagger' will be the
attraction at the Grand Opera House. On
Thursday evening Darkest Russia comes
to the Crawford theater. "A Boy Wanted
Friday evening and Murray & Mack Sat
urday evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
OVER CoALING ENGINES.
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen OF
Wellington Have a Grievance.

G. B. Searless and Cheat Gleason of
Wellington were in Topeka yesterday
as representatives. of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen's lodge of We'll
lingtOn to lay the grievances of the
lodge before the Santa Fe officials here
The trouble occurred on the Panhan-
die division extension running to Amar-
lilo The line has been extended to
Amarillo and no coal chutes have been
put in on the extension. The brakemen
are compelled to coal the engines. The
claim Of the grievance committee is
that the brakemen have a contract that
the company shall build and maintain
coaling chutes and that the company
has not built any chutes and that they
do not intend to build any and that
they refuse to employ coal beavers to
coal the engines.
Last week a. brakeman refused to coal
an engine and was discharged The B.
of r. T. took the matter before Train
master Austin of wellington and Di-
vision Superintendent Dolan of Wichi-
ia and not receiving the answers they
wished took the matter up to the higher
officials. The case may go to Chicago
before it is settled in a manner agree
able to the committee.
The Santa Fe allows brakemen ten
miles for coaling an engine. When
some local train crews make up two
days work in one the extra pay for
coaIing engines is not allowed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Cost Fifteen Dollars to Canvass One
Vote From Honolulu.

Washington, Dec. 22-It cost Wash
ington county taxpayers about SIS for
the commissioners to canvass the lone
vote polled at Honolulu by a Wash
ington county boy serving in the army
there. His vote was cast for the Popu-
list state ticket except on Governor,
which was for Stanley. He failed to
vote the county ticket.
Immediately after his term of office
expires A. J. Freedom, for the last four
years superintendent of schools of
Washington county, will attend law
school at Ann Arbor.
The B. & M. Railroad company, who
operate about SO miles In washington
county, have sent to Treasurer. Foster
the full amount of the taxes of the road,
amounting to $5,362.26, for which they
get the rebate of $135.72.
The Missouri Pacific, who operate 43
miles in Washington county, are taxed
$8,577.8S. This company sends a. draft
for the first half.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
NEW GRAIN ROUTE
To Europe Projected Which VIII Save
500 Miles.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Consu1 Dickson
at Gaspe Basin, Que, has made a re-
port to the state department in regard
to the formation of a new Transatlantic
Steamship company to have it's western
terminus at Paspebiac on Gaspe Basin
with railroad connection with the Lake
Superior district. The consul says that
one of the objects of the enterprise is
to secure the output of western grain
by an all Canadian route.
Paspebiac is well situated for the pur-
pose, the consul says, being much near
er Europe than the inland ports of Que
bee and Montreal and because 1t will be
open at the east two months longer in
the winter and much earlier in the
spring than the St Lawrence cities, be-
sides cutting off about 500 miles of diff
ficuIt navigation. He adds that this adj
vantage will admit of the shipment of
larger quantity of western grain and
also allow the western farmers a longer
season in which to market their har-
vests. The proposed steamship line is
between Paspebiac and Milford Haven.
Wales