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Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
DIED WITH HIS SECRET
Convicted nurderer Expired In the
Kingston, Ont PeniieniiarY.

Quebec, Oct. 3-One Of the most
mysterious murderers of modern
times has just died in the hospital Of
Kingston penitentiary, where he was
serving a life term for the savage
killing of an old couple at Port Credit,
Ontario, in 1893 The deceased was
convicted of the crime and sentenced
to be hanged, his sentence being sub
sequently commuted to Imprisonment
for life.
The convict gave his name as Will
liam Walter McWhirrell, but had fire.
quently admitted that this was fieti-
tious. From his manner and ap-
longed to family of some Importance,
but every effort to solve the enigma of
his identity has proved futile. Even
his counsel. who bad been constantly
indefatigable in his efforts to secure
the release of the deceased, was kept
in complete ignorance of the true
name of his client.
The last of these many attempts to.
procure the liberty of the condemned
man was made about seven months
ago. The minister of justice told the
lawyer who supplicated him in the
matter that the only thing that would
possibly justify the government in
reopening the case, in view of the abb
sence of new evidence, would be the
submission of facts as to the prisoners
parentage and connections. His
counsel strongly urged McWhirrell to
unbosom himself on these points, but
he again positively refused to give
any information whatever in regard
to his family or to disclose his iden-
tity even at the price of a possible
pardon. He declared that he had
made up his mind to serve out his SEN
tence rather than say anything that
would lead to the discovery of his rela-
tives.
The mysterious convict whose secret
has died with him was certainly not
Canadian. By some he is believed to
have been a member of a noble Eng
lish family s4Others think he was an
American. Undoubtedly McWhfrrell's
relatives know nothing of his fate, for
no letter from abroad has reached the
penitentiary for him since he became
its inmate, and in some home, some
where, there is little doubt the author
of the Canadian murder has long been
as dead.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
Returned From the Contest for
The Americas Cup.
THE TIME LIMIT RAN OUT
Enough was Shown Though 10
Leave No Doubt That the ChaI.
Icnger and Defender Were Never
Before So swift and So Evenly
rfatChed.-Under lhe Rules the
Next Race Goes Over Until To-
morrow.

New York, Oct. 3.-As the sun sci
a great ball of fire. behind the Nave
sink hills, and the sparkling stars came
out into the heavens, the biggest crowd
CT sight-seers and yachtsmen whC
ever sailed down to Sandy Hook IL
witness the attempts of foreign mug
hunter to wrest from America the
yachting supremacy of the world. re-
turned to New York crestfallen and
disappointed The winds from the
caves of cid ocean had proved too
light and shifty, and the first Of the
international series of 1899 between
the two greatest racing machines ever
produced by England and America de-
generated into a drifting match and
had to be declared off because neither
could reach the finish line in the time
allotted by the rules.
To avoid just such winds as occurred
today in which luck and not the crew
and yachts win, the rules provide that
if one of the boats does not finish
within five and half hours, the race
is declared off, so at the end of the
time, when the yachts were still four
miles from home, with the Shamrock
leading by something more than a
quarter of a mile, the committee Of
ficially declared that there had been
no race. The yachts were then taken
in tow and brought back TO their
anchorage inside Sandy Hook.
For the first time, this year the gov
ernment took a hand to prevent
repetition CT the unfortunate occur
renee which marred the race when the
excursion boats, in their frenzied
eagerness to let none of the beautiful
spectacle escape, crowded down upon
the racers until their back wash i'm
peded their progress through the water
and caused Lord Dunraven to file his
protest. The government was de-
termined this year that the course
should be protected against unofficial
trespassers. f1otilla of revenue cut
ters and swift torpedo boats. flying
red barred with white flags, guarded
the course, keeping excursion steam
ers, yachts and tugs at a perfectly safe
distance from the canvas clouded
racers
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
THE DAY PROMISED WELL.

New York, Oct. 3.-The day prom
smirched with few dirty clouds. but
clear enough to permit thousands of
spectators who lined the Jersey shore
to see almost every foot of the course.
The waves were crested with white
caps here and there, and fairly fresh
breeze blew out of north, northeast,
but after the Columbia and Sham
rock had crossed the line. the wind
turned fukey and the race was fizzle
almost from the start But the f1uke
gave the yachting sharps and spec
tators much to think about-and some
surprises.
The Columbia is undoubtedly
the pretuest boat She is tall,
stately, with graceful lines and
towering masts. The Irish boat, with
her broader beam and longer base
liL.e, looked slower and heavier. Per-
haps her green color makes her look
cIumsier, as if she were forced through
the water, while the slim Columbia
pierces it like rapier. Though indie
cisive in every respect as to the abil-
tiles of the great rival single stickers,
today's race indicates that the Irish
beat. with her English skipper and her
Scotch crew, is the ablest sloop ever
sent across the Atlantic in the hope OF
lifting the one hundred guinea cup
which the America brought back forty
eight years ago, and which has since
been successfully defended against the
world. The Columbia had the better
of the shifting wind on the run down
to the mark and beat the Shamrock
two minutes and four seconds, while
on the beat home increasing her lead
to over mile at one time. The Sham
rock overhauled the Yankee and was
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
FLIGHT FROM BOERS
Those Who Have Not Escaped Are
Cut Off.

London, Oct. 3.-There are no new
tion.
The latest news received from Jo-
hannesburg indicates that the last
rush Of Europeans to leave town has
occurred. They crowded the trains like
sardines occupying every possible inch
on the trucks. There is considerable
anxiety with regard to the few who
remain behind, as communication
seems tc be cut off.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
EARTH rs SINKING.
Seismic Disturbances in Peru Alarm
the People

Lima, Peru, via Galveston, Tex,
Oct S-The inhabitants of Canderave
and Poclata, about $50 miles southeast
of Arequipa, Peru, have been kept in
almost constant alarm since August Is
by seismic disturbances in that dis
trict In a territory about league in
circumference the crust of the earth
is sinking. At many points there are
wide cracks, and it is feared that the
hill on the side of which Candarave is
situated will collapse.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04

a quarter of mile ahead when the
time allowance expired. A feature of
the race which pleased everybody was
the perfectly clear field which was
maintained. The clean limbed
racers had sailed out this morning
fresh for the battle. but the sea had
refused them a field of conflict I'm
der the rules the first race is now
postponed until Thursday.
During the five and a half hours
sail the Shamrock was thrice ahead,
and twice the Yankee boat showed the
way. For the first ten minutes the
Shamrock led, then for five the
Columbia's graceful bow showed ahead
of the green boat, for forty-five min
utes the Shamrock, then for three
hours the Columbia, and for the last
hour and a half it was the Shamrock
that led the way. The breeze blew as
high as twelve knots an hour and as
low as three, anG shifted about
eight points of the compass.
Each in turn beat the other running
before the wind and was in turn beat
en-, beating against the wind at vari
Gus stages of the race, so that many
of the experts who saw the two boats
sail today are disinclined to believe
that there is a pin to choose between
them, but when the race is closely
analyzed it is absolutely proved that
the Columbia showed superiority at
every point of sailing, running, reach
ing and beating.
The Columbia was admirably han
lied throughout the race Though the
Shamrock was the first across the line
by forty-three seconds, the Columb bia' g
crew of Yankees were so much han
1ier than their Scotch rivals that they
1ad the Columbia's spinnaker and
balloon jib set first by three minutes
The spectators marveled at the clouds
If canvas the leviathans carried.
Straight up into the air the slender
Tards carried the points of the pyra-
nids of canvas IT'S feet. 1t is hard to
ealize that this means the height CT
IN ordinary twelve-story building.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
UNLUCKY BRIDGE.
Jonah Burned Up on the Union
Pacific

Laramie, Wyo., Oct 3.-The wooden
bridge on Hill at Wilcox, fifty-eight
miles west of Laramie. 'Wyo., which
was dynamited last June by train rob-
bers, burned out last night, being set
on fire by sparks from an engine draw
ing the Wyoming soldier special
"A fast freight, eastbound, ran onto
the burning bridge, the crew jumping
and escaping, but the bridge held up
until the train passed.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
PROGRESS oF THE DRIFT.

Highland, N. Y, Oct. 3.-The start
! yachts Shamrock and Columbia was
| fired at HIP. The Shamrock appar-
emily crossed the line at 11:15:30, the
Columbia at 11:15:55. The course is
fifteen miles to leeward and turn down
the Jersey shore. At 11:21 a. m. the
Shamrock led the Columbia by about
200 yards. At 1892 the Columbia
crawled up until almost on even terms
with the Shamrock. At 11:45 the Co
lumbia was almost becalmed by excur-
sion boats The Shamrock pulled rap
idly away from the Columbia, either
through a favorable shift wind or be-
cause her rig was better.
The Columbia seemed to be dead
while the Shamrock was a revelation
to those who thought her slow in light
air. At IL: 50 the Shamrock led by over
quarter of a mile. At 1908 the
Shamrock led by half a mile.
At 1888 the positions had changed
and the Columbia led the Shamrock
three minutes past a given point.
The Columbia turned the stake at
1:38 p. m. The Shamrock turned the
stake at 1:40 p. m.
At 1:52 the Columbia had gained
about half minute since the stake
boat was rounded.
At 2:15 the wind had decreased to-
five miles per hour and the Shamrock
appeared to have passed the Columbia
When she went on the port tack at
2:25 the Shamrock appeared to have a
good lead.
The positions changed again at 2:39
and the Columbia had a slight lead.
Both were on the port tack and the
Shamrock was giving the Columbia a
hard race. Both were making short
tacks and jockeying. When they were
about a third of the way back the Co
iumfbia still had slight lead
At 2:56 the Columbia was losing
ground. The Shamrock struck a fresh
er breeze off the short on the port
The Columbia rwas almost becalmed.
while the Shamrock was going ahead.
At 3:03 the Shamrock was leading
the Columbia, which was still in a |
calm. At 3:O6 the Columbia struck a |
slight breeze. The Shamrock's sails |
were all drawing
At 1925 the Columbia had pulled up !
on the Shamrock, but the latter still |
led. The wind was very light at $3.50 |
Seven minutes later both got a favor
able slant of wind and the Shamrock t
seemed to gain about so yards more
lead
At 3:35 the yachts had five miles to
sail and less than an hour to finish.
The Columbia got a favorable shift of
wind, but could not hold it long. The
exciting feature now was the Sham
rocks race against time for wire. She
was not making four miles an hour.
At APP the yachts struck a fair
breeze and the Columbia picked up on
the Shamrock
At 4:27 the Columbia had reduced
the distance between the yachts to
scarcely 200 yards
At 4:38 both boats were again be-
calmed and it was practically certain
that neither would finish in the time
limit.
The time limit of five and one half
hours expired at 4:45. Both boats were
hen three miles from the finish line.
The Shamrock was ahead. At 4:47
or tugs.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
CAUGHT IN SANTIAGO.

Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 3.-Confirma-
tion has been received of the report of
the arrest, on the application of the
United States legation, of Fred T.
Moore, the fugitive assistant teller of
the National Bank of Commerce of
Boston, Mass, whose defalcation is said
to have been over 0,O0O.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04

ton with a general cargo, is ashore
near Cape Race and will likely prove a
total wreck. The crew and passengers
are adrift in boats which are lost in
the fog One boat has reached Cape
Fuller.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
BASE BALL.
Where Games Were Won and Lost
Yesterday

AT Baltimcre-Baltimore. 10; Phila-
delphia, 5.
At st. Louis-Pittsburg 8; st.
Louis, 6.
At Chicago Louisville, 10; Chi
cago, 2.
At Washington Brooklyn. II;
Washington, 8. Second game, Wash
ington, 3; Brooklyn, 2.
At Boston-Bcston, 13; New York, A.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
VENEZUELAN CASE
The frontier Changed TO EneIand's
Disadvantage.

Paris, Oct 3.-By direction of the
Anglo-Venezuelan arbitration commits
sion some of Great Britain's claims as
to the interior and on the coast are
disallowed. Her frontier will start at
the Waini river. The award was
unanimous
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
WILHELM, PEACEMAKER

Berlin, Oct. 3.-As result 'cf EN-
of ,Strasburg will receive the Catholic
faculty, thus ending a long and bitter
controversy
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
EAST INDIAN FAMINE.

Simla, Oct. Sit is estimated that
the Indian government must spend
5,500,000 rupees to relieve the famine
in the central provinces and that the
local chiefs must expend at least one
third of that amount in addition.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
WAR EXPECTED YESTERDAY.

London, Oct. 3.-A dispatch from
Durham, Natal announces that the
Beers are expected to take the aggres-
sive today. The most alarming rumors
are afloat respecting their intentions.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
TWO MORE ANGLICIzED.

London, Oct. S.-The Gazette an
nounces this evening that Hiram Max
i'm and John c., Maiggs of the United
States have taken out certificates of
naturalization.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
THE WARREN ASHORE.

st. John, N F., Oct 3.-The Warren
line steamer Bay State. Captain Wal
ter, from Liverpool Sept 25 for Bos-
Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION.

The Sixth Annual Convention
-sorDntS.--------
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-13
THE HOUSE SESSION.
Soldiers Home InvcstigatiOn-W ife-
heaters Bills Passed.

owing 10 the absence from the city Of
Speaker Saunders. who went 10 Washing
ton. the House was called 10 order by
EN-Speaker Ryan. Prayer was offered by
Rev. j. Sidney Peters.
4 few minutes after the opening, q
communication was received from the
Senate. advising of the passage of con-
current resolution providing for com
mittec Of three senators and five dele
gates 10 investigate the Soldiers Home.
The House agreed 20 the resolution.
MIR McAlli-ter offered resolution.
which bore the approval of the Commit
tee OF Propositions ana Grievances, pro
yiding that Rule 10 Of the House OF Dele
gates be amended by striking out after
"4th" the words propositions and Griev-
ances." and inserting In lieu thereof, the
words General Laws The resolution.
under the rules. lies over I'VE days.
Mr. Whitehead. OF Norfolk. introduced
his blll providing for the punishment Of
v'ife-hentefs TIE bill pres,ribes taai
rny man who shall whip on beat h.
Wife shall be guilty Of misdsmcanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by stripes TO be laid on the bare
back by the sheriff. constable or sergeant
provided that not more than 20 stripes
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-13

and the evidence against Raines was
principally associative There was sufh-
cient doubt Of the actual larceny Of the
goods 90 admit of doubt which added TO
lhe youth of the boys, caused the Great
Dispenser 10 dismiss the case with the
understanding that the boys parents
would punish them.
b. r. Turner Benjamin Scott and John
Clinton. Jr. were tried on The charge Of
selling liquor without license. These were
cases Of c0lorcd clubs and counsel for the
negroes agreed TO accept without tria.
thc fine imposed i'm a similar case last
week Of $50 and that the clubs would dis
band
THE Court consented and Turner and
Scott paid the fines. but Clinton de-
INJURED. and his case will be regularly
tried as soon as the witnesses can be
summoned
The case Of Albert Grundy alias Albert
Coleman charged with the murder Of
officer Robert d. Austin was continued
90 Thursday. at the request Of his counsel
Mr. George d. Wise.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-13
HOrsE EIILs TAssED.


Richmond: Walter Christian. clerk. 10
Joseph =. Glenn. % feet ON east side
Twenty-seyenth street between Broad
and Marshall streets. in name OF andre"
&. Stevenson for taxes. $40.
Same 10 same, So feet ON Hickory street
northeast corner Webster, I'm name OF
William L. Gordon for taxes, $3.50.
Mabel v Berry To- Lille j. smith. ~
feet ON east side Cherry street between
Main and Cary streets. sl.5H.
Josephine Gassers heirs 90 Mrs. Maya
leno Suerisen. ~ feet ON Fifth street.
northwest corner Duval street $3.50.
Joseph T.. Glenn and wife 10 Lavinia
hurley. 2s feet on Thirty-hrst street, 40
feet from y street 500.
NJ. ~. Rider trustee 10 Charles j. Hum
tor. Hi. feet ON north side Main street
between Locust alley and Fifteenth street.
$40.
l.. g. Tucker and wife 10 IT, y. Chalk
icy. T. ms. on west side OF Twenty-third
street. 80.
George 4. Dietrich from Boy. r. Crump
trustee. 81 g-lO feet ON west side twenty
eighth street between and s. $3.50.
Alfred Won y. Ro-enegk from y. w.
Fowe. trustee JOS cl2 feet ON cary street.
southwest corner Folshee street $i,o5t'3.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-13

The Treasury Department has issued
the following notice loo reference 20 the
cancellation of revenue stamps
In AID ca-.s where ID Documentary stamp
Of the denomination OF Ten cents or any
larger denomination shall Doe used for de-
noting aav t4N imposed hy the act Of juno
i3 lsss. the person using or sfhxine tbs
same SHALL in addition 10 writing or
s-amping thereon. with ink. the initials OK
hls nam and the date when affixed mutt.
late said stamp by cutting three parallel
incls ors lsngthw.sc through the stamp.
beginning NOT more than ore fourth OF an
inch from ore end thereof and extending
90 within one-fourth OF am inch OF tho
other md.
Where such stamp is Cancelled by cut
ting or perf1rat.ng boz any manner author
lied by existing regulations as aforesaid,
The muulation herein provided Will not ba
required
This provision shall take effect and bs
On force on and after December IS 1899.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-13
me HEALTH HABIT,
rst a. Easy to Form a. Any other

just a. Easy to Form as Any other
We DO not deliberately form our pet
habits. but they are unconsciously ac-
quifcd and grow as we grow. and Iy the
time we learn they are hurting MS we
and them TOO strong to be easily broken.
Then why not form 4 good habit.
hdni, which will counteract the many bad
ones boz other words. contract the I'M
fashionable habit OF being always well
The hes, health habit 10 get into is 10
have and keep a vigorous stomach; If you
have a healthy digestion YOU can drink
Your Beloved cohee. smoke your favorte
brand of tobacco. with little or no harm:
the mischief begins when these things
aIe forced upon the faithful stomach
without any assistance.
Form the habit OF taking after meals
some harmless but efficient digestive
which Will relieve the stomach of So much
extra work
Nature furnishes ms with such digestiyes
and when they are combined I'm such q
pleasant preparation as Stuart's Dyspep-
STA Tablets. they give the overworked
stomach just the necessary assistance TO
secure perfect digestion without any OF
the harmful effects OF cathartics and SINH
lar drugs
The habit or taking Stuart's dyspepsia
Tables AFTER meals Is as necessary TO the
weak stomach as food itself and indeed
20 g., The bere1' from food eaten nothing
better ana certainly nothing safer can be
used.
Many families consider Stuarts Tablets
as essential in the house as knives and
forks
They consist entirely Of natural dges-
tive principles without the effect or char
acterls,ics OF drugs: they have 10 cathar-
tic action. but simply 20 to work on the
food eaten and digest II.
Take into a cunt your bad habits and
the expense they entail and then invest
fifty cents in "a box OF S,uor's Dyspepsia
Tables ard see &, your digestion FOR The
neNt month Is not vastly improved.
ask the clerk in any drug store the
name OF the most successful and popular
stomach remedy and he Will LAY
''Stuarts."
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-13
Military Notes.

There was n very large attendance OF
members OF Company Il al their quar-
ters I'm M. regimeu,a armory last night
The following schedule of drills has been
arranged bv the c.mmandiue officer.
platoon drill. extended order drill. guard
mount drill and bar0ue. eNerci0e: drill 10
take place ON each regular drill night Of
tho connanv in res 0ectiye order.
As soon - the other companies are IN
.b,oa a battalion driI viii boz arranged
company u. Old Dominion Guards. cap
tain 4. JEFF vaughan commanding. also
had very large and enthusiast c meeting.
and the bows were put through quite an
extensive drill conducted 10y the captain.
who takes great interest in the o"pahy'
personally drilling each squad. rms latier
company now has iuu membership anu
expects To- boz mustered in soon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-13

shall he given al any one time. nor more
than thirty for the same offence.
The House adjourned al 1890. after dis
posing OF various bills az follows:
HOUSE BILLS.
BY Mr.. Newberne-To authorize the
United States Government 10 acquire title
and jurisdiction 10 tract Of land in the
county Of Norfolk. on the southern branch
Of Tho Elizabeth river
By Mr. Grayely- Bills for the relief Of
Thos. B. Trent Josiah DOIaOn. Marcus ".
Bcal, Middleton W. l<oyncr Stephen
Thomas and George ". Collins an con-
federate soldiers. OF Pittsylvania.
By Mr. PowcIl-To relieve tho over
crowded condition Of the ponitcntiary. APP
propridtng $50 900 for the construction OF
additional cells.
By Mn. Parks-To amend section 52i OF
the Code I'm relation 90 transfer Zee "
commissioners Of the revenue. making
the fee hfty cents
BY slme-To amend section 5.5 Of the
Code boo relation Co how such fees are TO
he collected.
by samc-To amend section $50 Of the
Code - provide for assessment Of stock
Of goods and fixtures Of merchants for
local taxation
by Mr.. pilcher-To provide for the re-
az 80. ff-,-tf-.- ..r Qualification, ~, tho
o., i,ue ~ ,.irrt,i, .rto tiu ,rovides
(,~ ne ,r1oi',,,s'.,. 80 .,.,,,,,i,,ce ~
nv. t,r H.. M. ,,'c,' ,,c tn
ro,,or, 80 ,tl -, 60 ,..c-,,hl,
Ia. NJ tIor.l',. no rr,,o.. and advance
o~riculturc b, ,ce,,l.f,no Tho e,lo and
puritv of commcrciIl or.ilizers
by Mr.. Fitzpatrick For the relief OF K.
s. Giles. an aged Confederate soldier
By Mr.. Embroy- to the sign-
ing Of certain obligations Of surety
hy s'mc-Io amend section -.-' OF me
code 90 prevent the lapsinS Of lcracies
by Mr.. +. VI. Jones For the reIief of
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BILLS on Illb CALENDAR.
by Mr. Cowan-For the relief Of the
personal representatives. ana de'esaics of
james 4. haynes lile treasurer vi MUM
scmey county
Iy Mr. Hume-To empower me trustees
OF the Ecll Home to receive Iaud Tor me
use OF the said Home. ODD the county OF
Nestmotel'nd.
by Mr. Worihcn-Io authorize me s'noo'
toard oi pin"lddle county '' COIN 'i'''''
MS school trustee.
hH Mr. M'ois'h 'in,"u anu f,o,
enact q" "'l "ili"''i ..' 49,, .'. 60, ~
enllttI dh ''l ,' prov que i'o'., -. -
port M'sis'eri'i district '" '"' '''''''' VI