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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-20
Realizing Their Task.

The determination of the British
Cabinet to send Gems. Roberts and Kit
chener to South Africa and tocall so, 900
more troops into service shows that 1t
Is at last thoroughly aroused to the
needs of the situation. The two gem
erals possess the highest confidence Of
the British people and the decision to
send them with many additional
troops to the front is undoubtedly a
wise one. This action of the Cabinet
will tend very much to relieve the de-
preston and dissatisfaction caused by
the numerous reverses to the British
arms and will undoubtedly have an
important influence in promoting vol
unteering 1t must be confessed that
the British people generally are show
ing an admirable spirit under the most
trying circumstances. The unexpected
set-backs received by their armies in
South Afraca appear to have imbued
them with greater determination to
win in the end. The situation is very
much like it was in the North after the
battle of Bull Run. Before that event
II was generally expected that the
force Of $4,000 men called out for three
months would be ample to suppress
the followers of the Confederacy. The
experience of the National troops in
this affair and at Big Bethel, Vienna
and Balls Buff very speedily opened
the eyes Of the people and the govern
ment to the magnitude of the task and
they rose to its requirements in a man
ner which the British people seem
about to initiate.
The conduct of some of the Irish
home rule leaders in Dublin in seizing
the occasion of Bribain's distress and
Chamberlain visit to make violent
pro-Boer demonstrations is only like
ly to still further inspire the great
mass of the British Nation to stand by
their government. Such conduct, like
that of the "CopJerheads" of the Civil
war and the "Aunties" of the present
day, will not give any practical help
10 the enemies of the government,
while it will at the same time really
injure the cause of home rule. British
citizens who were adverse to the war
win rally to the support of their gov
ernment when they witness or read
Of such scenes as those reported from
Dublin, the carrying of Boer flags and
the open declaration in favor of the
enemies of their country -Pittsburg
Times
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-20
Burial of Maine Victims.

Washington, Dec. 16--Tt will be a
great disappointment to the relatives
and friends of those victims of the
Maine explc5icn whose remains were
to be inse.red privately ait their late
homes. to learn that the Comptroller
CT the Treasury has decided that there
is 10 authority under the law for the
government to pay Tho expenses of
such interment where it takes place
outside of Arlington.
All that the government can do is to
transport the remains TO the point des-
ignated by the relatives, leaving them
TO bear the expenses of a funeral.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-20

In all probability there has not been
enough Importance attached TO the
capture ct Mabfni, who was the Prime
Minister of Agunaldo, and who is re-
pute1 to be the brains of the insurrec-
ton" In the minds of the members
of the Philippine Commission, he was
hooked upon as the man upon whom
Aguinaldo was compelled to depend.
He is described as an old Tan, pos
sessed of great shrewdness. He is a
paralytic, yet the paralysis never ex-
tended to the gray matter of his brain.
He was a man of wealth and COM
manded ready money from many
sources. In fact, he was not only the
brains of the trouble, but the Treas
ury Department as WELL and now that
ne is a captive, it looks as though the
difficulties in Luzon are near an end,
The next news will be the escape of
Aguinaldo or his capture, and it may
be expected at any hcur.-Cin. Com.
Trib.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-20
Rivals $4,000 Carnation.

It is about a year ago that Thomas
N. Dawton of Boston, surprised flow
er-growers and the public in general
by giving 100000 for carnation that
at the time was said to be the most
beautiful ever produced SO confident
was he that it could never be surpassed
that he offerd $4,000 to any one who
could grow better or handsomer
flower.
Fleischman accepted the challenge
and yesterday at his Broadway estab-
lishmenlt, exhibited the result Of his
labOrs, huge bowl of magnificent
carnations. The new flower is white,
striped with cerlse, and has a diameter
of three and a half inches. The stalk
is Thicker and stronger than is usu-
ally the case, and it possesses an en-
tirely new kind of foliage.
Another peculiarlty it possesses is
that it remains open for ten days.
Judges pronounce the flower far super
ior to the Dawton carnatlon.-New
York World.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-20
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inhamed
condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
inflamed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when 1t is en-
tirely closed, Deafness is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever, nine cases out Of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is moth
ing but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of deafness (caused by
Catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Hall Catarrh Cure. Send for our
circulars; free.
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 25 cents.
Hairs Family Pills are the best.
Leave your orders by the 10th for
what Allegretti & Rubels Chocolate
Creams you may want
CORNER DRUG STORE,
Sole Agents.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-20
WEDNESDAY. DEC. 20, 1899.

1t is said that Gen. Otis has found
letters in the Philippine archives
showing that Aguinaldo had the active
support of some of the "Aunties" in
this country. II so it is TO be hoped
that there will be no delay in making
fittlng examples of the traitors
Pittsburg Times.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-20
Noelce of Appointment

Estate of Charles. A. Cook, deceased
The undersigned has been appointed
and qualified as Executor OF the Will
Of charles A. Cook. late of Washington
county, Ohio, deceased.
Dated this Sth day OF December, A.
D., 1892 VIM. II. LEEPER.
Ellenwood, Smith & Leeper. Atty
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-20

Estate of Edwin Crewson, deceased.
The undersigned has been appointed
and qualified as Administrative of the
estate Of Edwin Crewson, late Of Wash
ington county, Ohio, deceased
Dated this Sth day OF December, A.
D. 1899. HARRIET CREWSON.
Ellenwood, Smith & Leepr. Attys.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-20
Apples For Queen Victoria.

Every year two barrels of pippin ap-
Piles uaised in the famous Albemarle
County apple region in Virginia, are
sent across the water to Queen Victor
ia. who has a standing order for Them
with one Of the largest growers in the
country.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-20

70 Cure Constipation Forever
Take Cascarets Candy CathaFtle 1Oc or $50,
n Q. q. O. fail 70 cure. druggists refund money
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-20

Use DIR Bulls Cough syrup mt once
for bronchitis and grippe IL has stood the
test and is positively a reliable remedy Life
Is too sh 1T TO experiment with new sO-called
sure cures Bulls Tough syrup costs but
Is cents IN
The times., 1899-12-24
OBITUARY NOTES.
Dorman b. Eaton .

Dorman Bridgman Eaton, after four
weeks suffering from acute nervous pros
traton, died Saturday morning at his hone
East Twenty ninth Street, New York
Mr.. Eaton was born in Hardwick VT. on
June y. 1929. was graduated from the Uni
versity Of Vermont in 1913, and from the
Harvard Law School TWO years later; wls
admitted to the New York bar in 1850, and
shortly afterward served as chairman Of
the committee on political reform OF the
Union League Club. Under President
Grants Administration Mr. Eaton served
sion while it lasted. In 1877 he yisitei
England 10 investigate the British civil
service system, and from 1889 to 1883
served as chairman OF the Civil Service
Commission, renewed under President Ar
,hur, and held like position from Novem-
Der, 1856, until April of the following year
i'm President Cleyeiands Administration.
He published the.foIlOWing works. The
Independent Movement In New York in
1850; Civil Service in Great Britain in
1880. and Government of Municipalities "
which he completed last June. re was a
member of the Century Club the Union
League. and the American Unitarian AssO-
citation. and was vice president Of the
Unitarian National Conference His wife.
Annie Foster Eaton, survives him. The
funeral Will be conducted by the Rev.
Thomas r. SIicer. assisted by tde Rev.
Robert Collyer and the burial viii be at
NCntpeliCr
The times., 1899-12-24
A VERDICT OF MANsLAUGHTER.
Mrs. FIngerhutb Convicted for XIII
ing Paul ROehricht.

SOMERVILLE. y. J., Dec. 23.-Mrs Hzn-
ristta Fingerhuth was today convicted OF
manssughter for killing Paul Roehricht, at
Somerset Park on September y. The jury
which lad listened to her trial for five days
deIibersted on the evidence twenty-one
hours. and appeared before Chief Justice
Magic in the Somerset Court al 10 o'clock
this morning with the verdict Mrs, Fin
gerhuth and her husband and son we're
brought into court. Mrs. FingaIhuth, who
is an aged woman with white hair, ac-
cepted the verdict calmly
The jury informed the court that it ac-
quilted Theodore ard Oscar Flng5rhuth
who had been tried as accessories to the
crime. and Mrs FiEgerhuth smiled at tbs
good news. Prosecutor Nelson Y. DUNCAN
moved for the sentence of Mrs FiEgerhuth
Alvah A. Clark counsel for the defence
asked for a delay in order that he might
prepare a plea for mercy fer the prisoner.
The jury, in rendering the verdict made
strong recommendation for mercy to the
court Justice Magic said that it was cass
TO which he need give much thought before
imposing the sentence, and set Tuesday De-
cembeT 26 as the day for the sentence
The verdict OF manslaughter meets with
general disappIoyal at the county seat, as
Mrs Fingerhuth had the universal sym
pathy OF the community as her trial pro-
grsssed and there was a strong sentiment
for her aC0uittal.
The times., 1899-12-24
DEATH BY AsPHYxIATIoN.
A Mother and Child SuRocntcd by
Coal Gas.

ELKTON Nd. Dec 23.-An accident re-
sultiug in the death by asphyxiation Of q
mother and child took place in the village
of LewisvilIe. nine miles north of Elkton,
this morning. At the usual hour last night
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence James retired. and,
before doing so, had fixed their fire. for
the night. The stove was in the dining
room. en- the second floor At O'Clock this
morning Mr. James assistant at the shop
.callad at the house and, finding it all closed
thought that the family had oversight them
selves and waited an hour, wher he mada
an attempt to get into the house. Being
unsuccessful he called upon several neigh
bors. The doors were broken down
The neghb9rs rushed to the room oc-
cupied by the family. They found Mr..
James lying on the floor near the door, in
an exhausted condition. They at once car
ried him to another room, and going back
in the bedroom again, discovered Mrs.
James and her four months -old child O. -ad
The infant had been dead for some hours.
while its mother had expired only a few
minutes before The room was filled with
coal gas from the dining-room stove.
Mrs. James was seventeen years old. ana
had been married about a year. She was a
daughter of Mr. Reese Mahan a farmer. A
physician was summoned 10 attend TO James.
and it is thought he Will recover.
The times., 1899-12-24
BEARS ON BROOKLYN RAPID.
4 Conspiracy to Dcpreciate the STOCK
Suspected.


NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-To show what the
sequel has been to the action of the board
OF directors Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company in Offering a reward of S25,O00
for Information that VIII lead to the dis
covery and conviction OF any person who
has been guilty of making false statements
about the financial condition Of the com
pany, William F. Sheehan. Of counsel for
the company. gave out the following state
ment today:
Talbot J. Taylor. broker and son-in-
law Of Mr. Keene was today served with
subpoena 10 appear before the grand jury
on Wednesday next, presumably in con-
nection with the false rumors in circulation
about the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany.
Mr. Taylor was evidently surprised at
being served, and exclaimed TO MI Cole,
who served the subpoena:
Why. 1 have pull in the District At
torney's S Office / had Mr. Gray one of the
Assistant District Attorneys appointed
This IS very annoying"
Mr.. Cole is a clerk in the law Office Of
Sheehan 6 Coffin. When asked about the
subpoena at his home tonight Mr. Taylor
said that il was all nonsense. and that he
had not the slightest idea of the meaning
"a Ats -NSltA-aA isttS IA HadLaksl. MI
Jones. know Anything about it," added Nr
Taylor
What Jones Is that2'' was asked
Why. Edward d. Jones Taylor replied
They accuse him Of having said Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Was sciHg into the hands of a
receiver, Hes sol a subpoena Jco.
NanaEcr Jones said a the office OF Talbot
7. TAYLOR q co. that ne had heard some
thing about the subpoenas. but did rot
Know VINO had got them OF who they we're
for. James r. Keene said the same thing
After giving out the above statement
ShSehan declined 10 discuss the matter
and he did noJ mention Mir. Jones as having
been served with a subpoena, Mr. Sheehan
did say thaJ he thought the persons who
lnstigated the recent strike were the same
who were now circulating false reports
about the company. Relative to the at
utude of his firm on the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit stock. Mr. Taylor said.
we have been heavily short on the
-tock and have made lots of money. We
have been bearing il ali the way down
from ll5 and advising our customers 10
sell"
Did you begin to take a special interest
IN II about the time of the strke?' was
asked.
Yes about then; perhaps little before.
All the way down from l15. II was away
above where il belonged. and was a great
stock TO sell But We are practically out
Of il now. covered my last POO shares
yesterday. l don't believe that we are 500
short in my whole Office. We covered
about 1900 shares four or five days ago.
and that practically wound us up. Jones
is not short. 1 don't believe he Is short
a share. so you see neither he nor any
enc else in the Office would have any OBJ
ject in circulating the story. Mr.. Keene IS
not short
The times., 1899-12-24
A FIRsr INcoME MoRTeAeE.
bonds Secured by Property of the
Cotton Duck Company.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. 23.-The first in
come mortgage of the Mount Vernon
Woodberry Cotton Duck Company TO the
International Trust Company of Maryland
was recorded today The mortgage is to
secure the first income mortgage ) per cent
gold bonds of the company, to the amount
OF $4,000, 600. The bonds will be Of 81 600
each.
All the property Of the Mount Vernon
Company, of every kind, is conveyed, sub
jecJ, however, to the operation of mort
gage deed Of trust by the company TO the
Continental Trust Company to secure an
issue Of first mortgage . per cent ffty-year
gold bonds, aggregating 5000 0C0.
The property Of the company conveyed
by the mortg gage includes the Laurel Mills,
in Prince George and Howard counties;
the Mount Vernon Druid and Phoenix
Mills, in Baltimore city and county, OF
which there are made over 1914 shares of
a total issue Of 1896 shares, the mills OF
the WoodberTy Manufacturing Company
comprising the Woodberry, Clipper,
Meadow, Mount Washington, and Park
Mills.
The times., 1899-12-24
DIED.

RYNEX-Ou Friday. December % 1899, in
Tarcton Pa, CLARiCE NJ. beloved wife Of Rich
ard ) RyEeN. lt
CLARK-On Saturday, December o. 1893.
FRANCIS O. CLARK, OF Des yoines, Iowa, aged
stveEty-oEe years
FuneTal seryiccsto today, sunday. at { p. m-- from
200 East Capitol StFeet Remains % be placed
temporarily in Rock Greek Cemetery. Il
MYLAN-On Wednesday night December 20.
1s93, MISS SUSIE MYLAN, daughter OF the late
Mrs. Eliza Cooke
Funeral sunday, December p, az . p. m In
torment private. Baltimore, Md, aud Charles
ton, :. c., papers please copy. II
YOCNC-On Friday December %. 1900, at 9:18
p. m. at his home. II4G Eighteenth street..
FRANCS YOUNG of the County Cavan, Ireland
Funeral private, this afternoon at 1870 O'Clock
from his late residence. lt
CORRELI-Gn Friday, December 26. DANIEL
j.. beloved husband Of Mary T. Corren, in the
tweuty-eigEth year Of his age.
Funeral from Trinity Church, Georgetown,
Tuesday, Dee 26, az 10 o. m. Relatives and
friends invited to attend. Item
The times., 1899-12-24
THE W. NJ. RAILROAD SALE:
correspondence Between Mr.. Hayes
and the New York Syndicate

and the New York Syndicate.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 2S.-Mayor HAYES re
ceived a letter this morning from James
Kitchen, who has been acting as the agent
fer the New York syndicate which was TO
be one Of the bidders in case The Western
Maryland Railroad is sold. He asks for
further news from the mayor. and COM
mented upon the change in the direeto
Of the railroad which he hoped might e
suit in the city's seeing its way Gear 10
sell.
Mr. Kitchen also wrote of the pans Of
the syndicate as il they had already been
matured He said that from investisst ons
already made by experts ii would require
the expenditure Of about $1,000 coo to put
the Western Maryland Railroad. as it ex-
isis at present, into shape TO handle in
creased business.
Mr. Kitchen also expressed the fear of the
members Of the syndicate that tL- city
would not be able TO give a clear title TO
/ the read. inasmuch as the contracts with
the lateral branches would constitute liens
en- the main line. Mayor Hayes said Mr..
Kitchen was all wrong, since foreclosure
under the prior mortgage would wipe out
all these liens. The floating indebtedness,
Mr Kitchen wrote. would form another
lien To this Mayor Hayes replied that
there would be moral obligation upon the
part cf the syndicate 10 take up this in
debtedness. but not legal one, and that it
would be The duty Of the city to see that
. the floating indebtedness was protected be-
fore the road is sold.
Tne new mortgage covering the sSI3000
worth of city stock TO be issued next week.
10 refund the third mortgage bonds of the
Western Maryland Railroad. Will be signed
on Tuesday probably.
The monthly meeting Of the directors viii
be held next wednesday. A partial report
from Stephen Little. the expert, who is in
vestigating the books and accounts OF the
road and the value Of property. viii be laid
before the directors in case Mr.. Little is
! l.rahLo Ln nnnnrLata HI. raunr- ~ that Liuna
The times., 1899-12-24
AS SEEN BY MR.. MARBURY.
The Baltimore Lawyer Talks Of the
Ryan Injunction Case.

The Baltimore Lawyer Talks OF the
Ryan Injunction Case.
BALTIMORE. Dec 23.-Referriug to the
interview with Judge z. J. D. Cross in
regard to the suit instituted by Mr.. Thomas
r. Ryan against the Seaboard and Roanoke
Railway Company in the United States
Court al Richmond, Va, for an injunction
10 restrain the proposed consolidation OF
the Seaboard company with the Florida
Central Georgia and Alabama, and other
roads controlled by Mr.. Williams, the
President Of the Seaboard, and his asso-
ciates in the various syndicates formed for
that purpose Mr. William J.. MarbuTy Of
counsel for Mr.. Ryan, said today:
The judges statement Of the situation
Of the case is right enough so far as il
goes but, as the late Joseph Thompson
would have expressed il, he is a tTific
economical with the facts. Il is true that
on Wednesday evening last Judge Wad-
dill, after hearing argument pro and con
for some six hours, did not actually issue
the usual restraining order, but he did dis
tiHciIy say 10 counsel for the defendants
that Hr Ryan was entitled TO such an order
upon the case stated. and that he would
refrain from passing the order so far as
the proposed consolidation was concerned.
only upon the conditions that counsel
would give the court the assurance that
no steps should be taken by the Seaboard
company or its officers looking 10 the said
consolidation until the application for in
junction could be heard in due course.
This pledge was accordingly given AID
thereupoE the court st the hearing on the
application for the injuEction on December
2S This arrangement was, OF course, SAT
isfactory 10 Mr.. Ryan's counsel. as they
thereby secure what is in effect an iuiunc-
tiou without the usual hCrl. Thzre can be
no Consolidation Of the seaboerd and Roam
oke with the other companies until this
question has been heard and determined" d"
The times., 1899-12-24
MURDER OR SUICIDE.
August Hirth's BODY Found in
Lonely ThiCISet.

Lonely ThicLet.
NEW YORK. Dec 23.-Patrick Brady.
of the Eighteenth Avenue and White
Plains road Williams Bridge. while walk
ing through the woods between Martha
and Katonah Avenues and 240th and 241st
Streets this afternoon found the dead body
of a young man lying in the bushes.
There was a bullsc hole in the right tenn
pie The police were unable to find the
pistol. and they believe that the young
mau. after shooting himself, threw the
revolver far from him. and that IL was
found and picked up by some passerby.
who did not see the body.
The body was taken TO the Fordham
morgue. where the clothing was searchec.
Several poci- tbcoks containing in the ag-
gr5gs-c S9.S2 a bunch of keys. a god watch
and chain. a college emblem marked M.
II. 5. 'gS." were found in his poeke,s-
There was also found receipt stating thar
August c. HirJh. Of 129 West SiEty-iirst
Sta-et rad paid $-0C fer tuition TO the Co.
Iumbia College School of Mines.
Late this afternoon S. b Marks who is
a student in the school called at the
mcrgue, and identified the body as that Of
his roommate August c. Hirth. He said
that HIrth and he rO0meQ together az l-f
West Sixty first Street. and were the best
Of friends He added that lately Hirth had
been acting In strange way, and he be-
lieyed that Hirth had shot himself while
temporarily insane. He said that Hirth
came from Hartford. Conn. and that he
was twe1ty-one years ola. He was unable
to tell anything about Hirth'5 family. and
said that Hirth had only entered the school
last term.
HARTFORD. Conn. Dac. a3.-August c.
Hirth was the son OF JCs5pl Hirth, we'll
tc-do merchant of this city. He was grad
uated frcm the high school with horors
three years ago. entered Yale, but was COM
pelIed 10 leave on account OF i'll health,
and went abroad Upon his return last
September he entered the Columbia Col
lags SghCoI of Mines. III health and lack
of progress in his studies gave rise TO
dcspordencv which is supposed 20 have
.o--rI. his suicide His family had been
awaItirg his arrival for Christmas He was
twenty one years old.
The times., 1899-12-24
Ellen G. Ho,rnrth.

Mrs Ellen Clemcntine Howarth, a poet,
who had lived to be almost forgotten died
iu Trenton yesterday IN the seysnty-third
year OF her age, A generation ago her
poems were well known. The one that is
most familiar is d" Tis Only a Little Faded
Flower" She also wrote The Wind
Harp" TWO or more editions Of her col
lected poems have been published one with
an introduction by Richard Watson Glider,
who was her friend. Mr.. and Mrs Glider
and Mrs Grover Cleveland visited her Oh
her last birthday. She was born in Coop
erstown, y. \.
The times., 1899-12-24
cH1LcooT INDIANS HOSTILE.
White Settlers Nenr LaIIe Lake
Threatened and Attacked.

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 2&-Settlers Iiy-
ing around Lalle Lake, in Chilcoot, B. c..
have been attacked by Indians, who object
to white settlers. few weeks ago they
surrounded a man named Franklin and his
neighbors and threatened to murder them ii
they did net leave the country
In a fight which followed several In
dams were wounded. Becoming alarmed
eight families started for Alexis Creek but
when three miles from home they were sur,
rounded and captured, and it was feared
that they would be shot
They were saved through the intervention
of friendly Indians who pointed out that
the tribe would be aanihilated if they in
jured the settlers. Officers are after the
Indian Iiugieaders.