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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-18

A bronze statue of Queen Roadicea
Is about to be erected in London This
viii be the third statue of a woman
raised In England within short time,
the other two being those of George
Eliot and Mrs Prowning.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-18
ChamberIailfs Cough Remedy i
Chicago.

Hesgen Bros, the popular South 81
druggist, corner 69th-st. and Wentwort
-av., say: I'VE sell a great deal OF Chan
berlain's cough remedy, and find that
gives the most satisfactory results, espt
cially among children for severe cole
and Group For sale by j. H. McNeel
Colfax: Bush 4 Randolph. Paramount.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-18

To sweeien the breath. brighten tb
eye, Gear the complexion and insure IT,,
natural bloom of health, use DR.. Nj. a
Simmons liver medicine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-18

Mothers trusted friend, Simmons
Sqnaw Vine Wine or Tablets, prepare
the system for confinement. shorten labor
and make childbirth easy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-18
NO. rs.

A sluggish liver causes drowsinrss. leth
argy and feeling Of Apathy. DR.. M. A
Sima1ons liver medicine arouses the liver
and cheerful energy succeeds slugishness.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-18
CZsrI-,

sz-ias. gre-
Rib tim.
The London Dali. re!egrar IN pnbIish-
es dispatch from st. Petersburg,
which says thai this ladies of the Eus-
sian court are grcs v dpsei over the
fast thar the Ga a Las for hidden
eigarette-smoking in her presence.
The dispatch adds that the ladies'
have petition~d her majesty to with.
draw the rro'i"irory ukass. psiniing
out that 'as.ies s7nak4 cigarettes at all
the cou-:s CT ase. (. aid that there
are smokers a:ica 2 the crowned heads
and the prince~sf< Of the royal blood,
including the .,ovarsr czarina. the
empress of Austria the quet Of Rou-
MANN. the queen ~sD. OF Spain and
the queen Of Portugal white. they al
iege. the greatest "Ievotee" of all 10
Princess Henry of Prussia. the sister Of
the czariua.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-18
BIG BIRD-EATINc FROGS.
Species of Huge and voracious Req
tiles Haunt swamps Of
PennsyIvaniA.

spccics Vi OTu-tdtinS frog tnlfStS
the swamps in SusYueLanna county,
Pa. These huge croakers have also
proved destructive TO young chickens,
says the New York Press.
few days since farmer named
Wainwright. of Herr.ck. had his atten-
ton called to the bird-eating propen-
gity Of this species of frog by the cries
Of small bird in q nearby swamp.
Thinking il had been seized by snake,
be FASTENED to the spot. and saw beau
tiful, red and green bird in the mouth
Of large. greenish frog. Only toe
birds head was vis,hie. and its cries be-
coming fainter The frog was killed aud
the bird released. Its feathers were
ell wet and Shiny. and for some days
u could be distinguished in the gar
den by its rufled plumage.
Since then Others Of the same species
of frog have. un several accasiors. been
Killed with " ing el ckens half swal-
lowed. and once duckling was rescued
from the same fate
The frogs make u clucking sound 20
nearly like that Of hen calling her
chickens for food ,ha, whole broods
have been deceived and have rushed
sOward the SWAMI wh,rs hey supposed
the hen T. ts ~ frogs are wary.
End II IS r M 60 ind them except
By the so .H ..ress from their
victims
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judicial advertisements must he paid
* ddra"o. or they viN b. Discontinued
tte first insertion.
The times., 1899-08-26
ARMY OFFICER SEEKS DIVORCE.
He Alleges That His Wife Wiiifuily
Deserted Him.

Proceedings for divorce were instituted
yesterday afternoon by William p. Duyall
against his wife, Rose G. Duvall, alleging
desertion on the part of the latter. The
petitioner has been an officer in the Regular
Army since 1868, and was married TO the
defendant November 80, 1871, the petition
states. at Newport, r. l.. where Duvall
was stationed. 1t is alleged that more than
two years ago, while the petitioner was
stationed at the military post at Fort
Monroe, Va, the respondent willfully de-
serted and abandoned Duvall and that
she has continued such abandonment ever
since Attorneys Birney and Woodward
are solicitors for the petitioner
The petitioner is an Army officer well
known in this city and neighboring States.
He is a captain in the First Artillery In
the Regular Army, and was until recently
stationed at Fort Monroe. AT the beginning
of the war with Spain Captain Duvall
was appointed a lieutenant colonel of voiun-
teers and assigned TO the Twenty sixth
Regiment, which was commanded by Colo
mel Rice. The regiment was stationed at
Plattsburg. and was reviewed by President
Mckinley few days ago. Captain Duyali
and his wife have not lived together for
some time. They have one daughter, who
makes her home with her father.
The times., 1899-08-26
CREEDoN BEATS MORRIS.
The Black Man Puts Up Fierce Bat
tie. But Is Worn Down.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-In fierce battle
while it lasted, Dan Creedon, the Austral-
ian middeweight succeeded in putting an
effective stop to Fred Morris, the BLACK
Cyclone who recently returned from Eng
land, in the sixth round at the Broadway
Athletic Club tonight. Morris was in Sc
rious distress during the last three rounds,
but gamely accepted all his opponent could
hand over. He was not knocked out in the
last round, but was so hopelessly beaten
that the referee interfered for the sake Of
fair play. Creedon was In trouble, too, but
his condition helped him out His left
hand was injured at an early period, which
was given as a reason why he did not do
the trick in the third round, when he had
Morris in Queer Street. Morris started
the fight with a rush, and continued to
mix it up. but Creedon met him with accu-
racy and force. In the third, Creedon
mixed it. throwing in right and left swings.
Morris was foored twice and got up each
time grOggy. Morris kept ON fighting hard,
but in the sixth Creedon rallied and lit
orally punched his man into helpless
state on the ropes. Morris was SO weak
that he could scarcely stand, but he fought
back, instinctively, until he had Creedon's S
face covered with blood. Creedcn fin
ally got the Cyclone with his hands down
in a corner and rained punches on his face
and neck until the latter fell over back
ward from sheer exhaustion. The referee
then decided that Creedon was the winner.
The times., 1899-08-26
WARM PRAISE FOR AN OFFICER.
Lieutenant Edmonds Highly Compfi-
menfed by Secretary Gnge.


The good work done by Lieut. S. p.
Edmonds. of the Revenue Cutter Service
attached to the United States steamer CAL
weston, now stationed at Galveston. Tex,
in rescuing and relieving the sufferers at
the time OF the late Texas food. has at
tracted the attention of Secretary Gage.
Desiring 10 make a special notice of Lieu
tenant Edmond's bravery and 10 publicly
commend his services the Secretary yes
terday addressed hin letter in the care
OF the commanding officer of the Galveston,
which will be read in the presence of Lieu
tenant Edmonds and the crew by the COM
manding officer. This is one Of the very
few times, if not the only time, that such
commendation has been given. The letter
reads as follows:
Your report addressed to Capt II. T. Blake,
commanding the United States steamer Galveston,
under date Of the ilth ultimo, detailing the ope-
rations of yourself and the men under your com
Inand IN The flooded district OF Texas from the
sth 10 the 18th OF July, 1899. showing difficult
and dangerous service, resulting IN saving out
right the lives Of ls9 persons and in relieving
the suffering 10 the number Of ZOO unfortun-
ayes, has been received. The high commendation
bestowed upon you for your abnegation Of self,
for your cool courage, and undaunted rcsolu-
ton by the citizens Of yelasco. Tex, at a
meeting there on July q. $780, and submitted by
the Kelasco relief committee, is exceedingly
gratifying to this department, and in recognition
OF your fine work il extends 10 you its cordial
congratulations and sincere thanks. Respectfully
YOURS. LYMAN ]. GAGE, Secretary.
The times., 1899-08-26

TWO BANDS WILL APPEAR.
Added Attraction to the Haley Case
in Police Court

The trial OF Band Leader William A.
Haley on the charge of creating disturb
ance at the Marine Band concert at the
east front of the Capitol on Wednesday aft
ernoon did not take place yesterday morn
ing Leader Santelmann was present, with
a number OF ais musicians, in the Police
Court, ready TO testify. but, as Leader Haley
concluded he would not go on trial without
some OF the members OF his band as wit
nessas, he asked for a continuance, and
two bands instead of one may appear in
court when the case is called at o'clock
this morning. Acting Prosecuting Attorney
Sinclair had the trial set for an hour earlier
than the usual time for opening court so
as to give the musicians plenty of time to
state their cases.
Il acquiesced in the continuance said
sdr Sinclair yesterday, because ! am
free to admit that ! am not posi-
tive how great noise it would
require TO disturb the musicians OF
the Marine Band Now al some of the sum-
mer gardens and on boat excursions / have
seen the bands play all the harder when
there was free fight going on and in fact
am told that the bands at Coney Island
cannot play al all unless beer glasses are
flying and everybody yelling their loudest,
but the Marine Band is Of course different
sparrow might disconcert it when it was
rendering a @ minor. With Mr.. Haley's
witnesses 10 tell exactly how sensitive the
nerves Of first-elass musicians are the judge
and / will be aided in determining to an
exact degree If Mr.. Haley's conduct was a
breach of the peace. On ordinary occa-
sions ] think ] am capable Of sitting the
grain from the chaff OF the witnesses tes-
timony, but this Is no ordinary occasion,
and all the assistance l can get will be
appreciated"
Il do not care TO discuss the case any
further Leader Haley said TO a Times
reporter. only ] committed no wrong
at the concert, and want the pub
lie to hear my story in court. / will
be on hand tomorrow morning and am con-
hdent that | viii be fully exonerated. l
do not want a mol. pros, but desire that the
facts be told that the court and the pub
lie may Judge whether | am right or not
The times., 1899-08-26
FLAWS N FUNK's STORY.
Lnborer Arrested at His Suggestion
Released by the Police

Released by the Police.
Detectives Weedon and Hartigan yegter-
day arrested Frank Mayhem. a colored
chimney builder. in connection with the
murder OF William H. Brooks The arrest
was due to the fact that Funk made a
statement the day he arrived here from
Columbia. No. in which he claimed that
Sophie Brown and colored laborer were
in the Brooks home on the evening OF June
%. when Funk called there Funk, il will
be remembered. said that If the colored man
and Sophie Brown were mol guilty OF the
murder, they knew more or il than he did.
or than they had been willing to reveal
The arrest OF Mayhem yesterday was for the
purpose of satisfying the police that there
was no truth In Funks story, as they had
maintained.
Mayhew was questioned concerning the
building OF q chimney ct the Brooks home,
and stated that be had been employed there
on such work during April. 1898, two
months before the murder In reply TO q
question Mayhew said ne did not know
Frank Funk. but stated that a carpenter
used 10 frequent the house. Mayhem said.
however, that he did not know the man.
He was Of the opinion that the carpenter
called TO see one OF Brooks daughters, but
which one he did not know. Mayhem s
story was told in q Straightforward manner,
and he was released. The release OF May
hew does not mean that the work of the
police is completed. or that they are sat
isied with the evidence they have before
them. Inspector Boardman realizes that
Punk il q shrewd criminal, and, though
capable 90 concocting any story concerning
the affair there is still probability that
there is something behind the murder which
has not been brought out as yet. At all
events the police viii not pass unnoticed
any reasonable theory which is presented
10 them. even IL the source Of the informa-
tion Is the man whom they believe is guilty
Of the crime.
The times., 1899-08-26
wa1Iace,s Eauestriennes.

One OF the greatest difficulties that the mana
gers OF the great modern circuses have TO con-
tend with is the dearth OF acrobatie equestriennes
Not one girl out of a thousand who essays the
art ever achieves success, and not one out OF
hundred of those who succeed ever attain emf
nence. In all the world there is probably not
more than half dozen who considered truly
great At the head OF this little coterie OF eel
ebrites stands beautiful Blanche Reed. this sea-
son under engagement to The Great Wallace
Shows.
In point OF poise. grace, dash, and daring
agility her riding simply deies all description.
Nothing she does looks difficult nor appears in
deed to require effort She is secure and as
much at home in her unstable position on the
heaying bounding back of galloping horse as
is A society belle ON ball room floor
Her routine or repertoire of feats and evolu-
lions is so varied that she can completely change
her act at every performance for days at a
time. In all she does there is naught that
that is commonplace She the ord-
nary and abhors the conventional. In the
vernacuiar she begins where the Others leave
off. and ends in an unapproachable achievement
of acrobatie agility that is at once paradoxcally
unattainabe and past belief unless seen with
ones own eyes.
She is with The Great Wallace Shows at Wash
ington, on Monday and Tuesday, September
and 5.
The times., 1899-08-26
AUCTION SALES. /.
G. c. SLOAN & CO. Auctioneers, 14O7 c st. NV.

Under deed of trust dated September 10, 1896.
recorded in Liber 2l5S, folio I73, ct seq, Of
the land records for the District Of Columbia and
at the request Of the party holding the note
secured thereby We will sell at public auction,
within the auction rooms Of C. G. Sioan & Co.,
on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER o. 1859, AT 2
of Washington. in the District OF Columbia: !:
twenty-eight (2s). forty {40), forty-one (4D.
to forty-nine (49) inclusive, ffty-three (53) TO
fity-eight (5S) inclusive, sixty-four CO. sixty
nine (69) to seventy nine (79) inclusive, eighty
one fsD to eighty-four (s4) inclusive, eighty
six (S6) to ninetyfive (95) inclusive ninety-eight
(9s) to one hundred and eleven Gid inclusive,
one hundred and fourteen (l14) hundred and
sixteen C15), one hundred and eighteen (l1S),
hundred and nineteen (ll9), one hundred
and twenty three (123), hundred and twenty
six Q26), one hundred and forty-four (l44), one
hundred and fifty-one (l51} one hundred and fifty
two 052}, and cne kundr d and ffty-seven $50 oil
a subdivision called Douglass as per plat
recorded in the office of the Recorder Of Deeds
for the District OF Columbia, Liber Is45 ct folio
43s The above lots being a part of a tract OF
land formerly called part OF Fife enlarged
Terms. cash: Sold entirety subject to
a prior trust duly recorded. Deposit Of one thou
sand dollars will be required on day of sale.
Purchase TO be eonsummated within ten days.
otherwise resale at cost OF defaulting purchaser
All cost of conyeyancing 10 be paid by pur-
chaser.
ANTHONY NJ CLEGG,
W. ii. WELLS,
The times., 1899-08-26
A TERRIBLE DOUBLE TRAGEDY
Edward Trenkaus Attempts to An
initiate His Brothers. Family.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Aug. 25-Mrs.
Karl Trenkaus, OF Milford. is dead. Her
husband lies in the hospital with bullet
wound In his breast and several in his
arms. The man who murderously attacked
them Is also dead by his own hand with
a bullet in the temple. Karl Trenkaus
ran a small bakery. About 10 O'Clock last
night when he and his wife were preparing
TO close the store, Edward Trenkaus his
brother entered and drew from his pocket
a revoi.er He fired at Mrs. Trenkaus
and she fell dead. The murderer then
turned on the husband and sent three balls
into his body Thinking that he had taken
both their lives he fed from the shop, say
ing he was going to his brothers house to
kill his brothers children. Karl Trenk-
aus recovered from the shock he had re-
ceived in time 10 give the alarm. A man
named Henry and Dennis cronig set after
the murderer. At Bridge Street the pur-
sued man turned about. placed the revolver
10 his temple. and fired. When Henry and
Cronig reached him he was dead
The times., 1899-08-26
BATHING BEACHAQUATICS
Eleven Events Are Decided Upon
by the Committee.
Details of the Coming Tournament
Yesterday Afternoon-DivinE, Long
Distance and Fancy swimming
Labor Day May BE the Date.

A preliminary meeting of the committee
recently appointed to arrange for the an
nual aquatic tournament at the public
bathing beach was held at the District
Building yesterday afternoon. The full
committee was present, its members be-
ing W. X. Stevens. Superintendent Of the
beach; DR.. Frederick W. Grenfell, of this
city formerly champion swimmer of Eng
land; Robert w. Dutton, Eugene B. VIII
kins, and Hal H. Smith. The principal
topics for consideration were the selection
of day on which to hold the tournament,
the establishment OF prizes and medals, and
the preparation of schedule of events. AL
though it is more than probable that the
affair will take place on Labor Day, Mon
day, September 4, it was decided to defer
final action in this respect until O'Clock
this afternoon, when second meeting
will be held
!. Eleven events were decided upon, of the
kind best calculated to please the public
The first event will be a fifty-yard swim
ming race for boys under fourteen years
of age, to be followed by a seventy-fv
yard race for boys under sixteen years of
age. There VIII be a 250 yard race open
10 all, amateurs, for the Walsh medal
which was captured last year by Philip
Tindall There will also be a one-quarter
mile handicap swimming race, open TO ALL
Two interesting events will be the clothes
race for distance of sixty yards, in which
the contestants viii be required to wear
shoes and clothing, and life-saving con-
test In the latter dummy weighing as
much as man will be tossed into the wa
ter at a distance of fifty feet from the
judges float and the contestants will be
required TO rescue the lay figure. The per-
son bringing the dummy to the float in the
quickest time will be awarded the prize.
There will also be a diving contest, div
ing under water. fancy, plain, and deep
water diving, and a consolation race in
which all who fail to win in other events
will be permitted to enter One of the
features will be race for a handsome
medal for the championship of the police
and fire departments. The distance win
be 100 yards. The eleventh race will be
hundred-yard dash, open to all. A num-
ber of merchants are interesting them
selves in the contests and promise to do
nate priZeS
The times., 1899-08-26
ToDAY's FUTURITY.
ChacOrnac Looked Upon as the Prob
able Winner.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The opening of the
Coney Island Jockey Clubs fall meeting
at picturesque Sheepshead Bay tomorrow
afternoon will be signalized by the running
of the Futurity, the most classic, if not the
richest, juvenile event on the American
racing schedule. The monetary value at
stake this year may not compare favor
ably with the seasons when Potomac and
His Highness won over $50, 600 but as
speculative medium tomorrows event
eclipses anything in Futurity history
There are over twenty possible starters
named on the official list, and the candi-
dates have been tried out with such equal
results that few of the shrewdest horse
men viii venture to select winner The
prevailing tendency, however, seems to sup
port the chances of Chacornac, the son of
Juvenal-L -Laetitia, who graduated out of the
maiden class at Saratoga in such brilliant
style last week. Chaeornac will run un-
der the colors of James j. Keene, who has
two others in the race-Nirginia Earle and
Doublet-and the combination will prob
ably catch the public fancy.
The times., 1899-08-26
WOULD SEVER MARRIAGE TIES.
The Wife of DIR. w. j. DiIIenbaclS
Sues for Divorce.

The Wife of DIR. w. j. DiIlenbacls
Sues for Divorce.
Through Attorney John Ridout, Mary w.
Diilenback yesterday afternoon filed pc
tition for divorce from DR.. William j. Dill
lenback, a practicing physician, whose Of
fee is at 1910 R Street northwest. The in
terested parties were married October q,
1891. and are parents of one child, a daugh-
ter 1t is alleged by Mrs. Dillenback that
the defendant has been guilty of infidelity
at his Office, and she names correspond
ent The petition states that the COM
plainant has just discovered the commits
sion of these acts and feels 1t to be due to
her self-respect to withdraw herself from
the defendants residence, and she cannot,
of course, return"
The complainant claims the right to re-
cover, through an order of the court, GER
tain wearing apparel, wedding presents.
and other articles. She also asks the court
to grant her alimony and custody of the
child
The times., 1899-08-26
au25-d&ds
DIED.

NALLY-On August "a, $780, at 7:15 p M,
ESTHER c., only and beloved child of Josephine
c. and George T. Nally, aged nine months and
twenty-five days
Funeral from parents residence, 1856 Street
southeast, at p, m, Saturday, August 26 1t
MGRATH-on August 25, 1890, at 80 p m.
HANNAH, wife of the late Thomas McGrath.
Funeral from the residence OF her son-in-iaw,
Mr. James Frazier 1901 Maryland Avenue north
east, Monday, August %, at 10 a. 1t
KEARoN--on Friday. August %. at 6:3o p. M,
at her late residence. 6i4 VI Street northwest
MARY wife OF Robert Kearon.
Funeral viii take place on Monday morning,
August 2s, at O'Clock, from the Church of the
immaculate Conception. Interment private. 1t
R0DGERS-0n Friday evening, August 25
1892 at HIS O'Clock, at his residence, 1910 Six
teenth Street, CAPT. JOHN +. RODGERS U. s.
A. (retired), in the SEVENTEEN year of his age
The times., 1899-08-26
GREAT FALLS CYCLE PATH.

The L.. A. w. Good Roads Committee
Anxious to Complete 1t.
The good roads committee of the L. A.
W. held a meeting in the parlors of the
Y. M. C. A. last night, in the interest of
the Great Falls cycle path, which is being
constructed from the Angers' clubhouse. on
the Conduit Road, to the Falls Fifteen
members of the committee in charge of
the work were present. The treasurer re-
ported that the finances of the committee
were low, and that active measures must
be taken to make 1t possible for the work
obe continued Harry Towers, Clarence
corson. DR.. Robert Scott Lamb, Charles E.
Wood. and ]. D. Torrey each contributed
$40, the money 10 be used to- pay the
iaborers who have been employed en the
path during the past week.
The path was reported TO have been COM
pleted as far as the stop lock, which is the
end of the roadway as originally intended.
foot path is now being cut to lock 13,
which brings the end of the road within
400 feet of the Falls. Next winter, when
the canal is dry, it is the intention of the
committee to widen this part by blasting,
which is now impossible. A force of men
will be employed next week clearing the
nafh as far as completed. The committee
l. still in debt $3.50. which it hopes to
raise by an appeal to the wheelmen of
This city. The next meeting will be held
next Friday night at Wizards.
Not n trace OF anything deeterious to health
r.rt,9z
The times., 1899-08-26
De-ertIns Mountain Engines

ALTOONA. Ps-. Aug. 25.-The tendency OF the
FfrnsylTania Railroad Company 10 build heavier
srrigaE engines each yelr Tor Inc mountain
division i likely 10 be checked by the difficulty
encountered in getting men 20 IRE the big To-
ragn1sises- Onc of these engines does the work
a two CT tAree q tile I'D type. and this prscti-
caiiv doulirs ~ trebles the work Of the fremcn.
who declare dies are being worked 20 death. and
will demand relief. The company J. losing its
id-timp fregnen ~ the dozen. Eighteen mon
"a the Derry rrIn aasle are nov working out their
notices II quit As none but expert iFeInen can
keep thr Zig engines hot on the mountain run,
the situation j. very perplexing, in view Of the
fact that freight traffic II heavier row thsn ever
before. and IL Increasing every Gay