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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10
REVOLVER
Used by the Banker
To Emphasize His Re-
marks to His Wife.
The Disposition of the
Late Mrs. Woods.
Laura Richards Case Again
Laura Richards Case Again
Being Considered.
An Action Against AchiIIe Philion---
Courts.

The last witness for the plaintiffs
in the Woods will case was called
Tuesday afternoon.
1t was sought tn prove, by DR.. w.
w. Leonard. that Mr.. Woods was in
sane. He was asked a long hypo-
thetical question, to which the de-
Tense objected. The objection was
sustained.
The first witness for the defense
was George G. Allen. who for many
years acted as attorney for Mr..
Woods. The plaintiffs objected to
his giving testimony, claiming that
all the Information he possessed had
been obtained in professional man
ner.
The deposition of the late Mrs.
Susan Woods, wife of the banker,
was read Tuesday. She alleges that
on one occasion her husband had
struck her with his fist. knocking her
down. This was because she had in
sisted on giving the horse more feed
than he believed proper. Another
time he had fiourished revolver
and threatened TO shoot because the
barn door was not locked. The de-
tails of a family fracas, in which Mr..
Woods had said. ."There will be blood
shed before morning. are told in the
document. Mrs. Woods had taken
the key to wine cellar, believing, she
says. that her husband had had
enough to drink. She said she often
shuttle windows to prevent neigh
bors from hearing the angry words
of Mr.. Woods. An officer had been
called one night when Mr.. Woods
brandisbed revolver.
a fine portrait of the late banker
will he used by the defense in its
c1Sp
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10
TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY
IT SHOULD GO. ETC.

Every boy and girl should be
made to understand that it is an i'm
portant duty to air their bed clothes.
They should be taught to remove the
quilts or spreads, blankets and sheets
one by one, and to shake them out.
hang them out of the window where
possible and expose them freely to
the fresh air and sunshine, the first
thing in the morning.
Children should also be taught
that the Model Bakery is the best
place in Akron to buy bread, cakes,
candies or ice cream. Phone 394.
s. 4. LAFFERTY.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10
DEATHS.

NEAL - Elizur H. Neal, l21
Merriman ST., aged SO years, three
months and II days, died at 9 o'clock
Tuesday evening, May 9, of organic
heart disease and bronchitis. He
had been ill ten days.
Mr.. Neal was an old soldier. hav-
ing served in the Sixth Ohio battery.
He was "a member of Buckley Post,
G. A. r. Funeral at the house Fri
day at O'Clock.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10
NATURAL GAS
Will be Turned on This Afternoon
Pipes Tested.

The gas main between Akron and
Massillion has been blown out. and
the gas will he turned in this city
some time this afternoon.
y 80 foot pipe will be connected
with the main in front of the gov
ernneni building and the gas will
be ignited about o'clock this even
ing and will be kept burning for u
couple OF hours.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10
THE MOHAWK.
Transporter WhichLieu
Conger Returned.
Brought Co. B. Home From Cuba.
1t Has Been RemOdeied.

Lieutenant \. l.. Conger returned
To San Francisco from the Philip
pines on board the Grant on which
he was the ranking officer.
This is the largest vessel that ever
entered the Golden Gate. and is the
finest transport afioat. She was
originally the transport Mohawk, the
one that brought the Eighth Regi-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10
ST. PAUL'S PARISH

Rev, Jas. H. w. Blake, rector-As-
eension Day, Thursday, May IL.
S:30 ii. M. Holy Communion at St.
Andrews chapel.
l0a. IN, Sermon and Holy Com
munion at st. Paul's church.
80 p. IN. Evening prayer and ad-
dress TO the Akron Commandery, No.
%, knights Templar.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10
Marriage Licenses,
Democratic Meeting.

The Akron Democratic club will
have IL meeting tonight ut head
quarters. All members should at
tend. JOHN MCBRIDE.
President.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10
Verdict For the City

The jury called for the purpose of
assessing damages because of the
Johnston st. improvement, consider
ed the George Baker case Tuesday.
The jurors decided that he would not
be damaged.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10
The Richards Case.

The Grand Jury met Wednesday in
the County Commissioners office,
court room No. 2being used by Judge
Anderson. The Laura Richards
case was again considered, numerous
witnesses being examined.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10

y speciality at the American Laundry.
Every possible device is used and precau-
tion taken To obtain thoroughly high-class
laundering, such that is ut once delight to
the eye and IL satisfaction to the wearer. If
you are particular about your cuffs, collars
and shirts. let us have your bundle.
Phone 72l, 405 East ENchangexst.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10
Another Rubber Company.

Another rubber company, backed
by local capital. is being formed in
this city. A new plant will be
erected.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10
AchIlle Philion Sued.

Charles NJ. Oberlin. the plumber,
has filed an action in Common Pleas
court asking judgment against
Achille Philion for $4,000 for work
in the defendants residence.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10

If your pump needs repairing call
up.Cahow Pump Co. Phone 495.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-Good family horse and buggy.
Enquire Geo. Brodt. SIS E. Market st. l7-l7
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-10

If in need of a pump of any kind
see Cahow Pump CO., l4S n. Howard.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-19
| feU to her side.

myself until l saw the photo, because I
could not understand why-1 mean l
could not reconcile father secret dis
appearance with his character as ]
know and love it, but now I am con-
vinced in spite of myself. "
1.-The face looks coarser and more
weather beaten and haggard through
the magnifying glass. said mother
"See for yourselfr'
looked and at once I understood
what mother meant. There were lines
Of care or hard living, or what not.
The temples looked balder than fathers
and the stubby beard he wore appeared
strangely vulgar after fathers carefully
shaven chin. I said guardedly that
this was 80.
"But. added, "in spite Of all that,
mother, darling. think it must be ia
ther. Who else can it bef 1t is not as
though he had twin brother. or any
brother. so like as to be mistaken for
him.
To my horror mothers face suddenly
grew white. and she sat down quickly
in the nearest armchair. She placed her
hand to her heart. / flew to her side.
"What is it. mother. what is p |
cried.
"Oh. Boris, l forgot, she murmur-
ed. II had never thought Of it tiA this
moment-I forgot-he bade me forget It,
and did, for it was 80 great shame
and sorrow to him that he dared not
hear it mentioned. Yes. foolish woman
that have been and am. it must be he,
and have believed him thousands Of
miles away. and so did my Vladimir
"Who. mother. whof" said in des.
peration. "Of whom are you speaking ?
What shame and sorrow can there be in
connection with my dear fatherf Tell
me all. mother. am your own son. Do
not be afraid to confde in me-
II am not afraid" said poor mother.
Your father would have told you him
self in good time, maybe. but it is diff
ferent now, and I will tell you. My
dear husband, good and true man as he
is, and the soul of all honor, has or had
brother, of whom you have never
heard. who is his very opposite, as
wrong is of right. This man fell into
criminal ways while still almost a
youth, and-I will tell you the details
another time-was sent to Siberia, life
sentence. He may have escaped. We
know nothing of him; as l say, both
your father and I have striven to forget
his very existence.
II see" I said, 81 see. But did he so
resemble father that one might be mis-
taken for the other p
II never saw him. said mother,
"but they are said to have been very
much alike as boys.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-19

coat had dropped, and succeeded in
getting it,. believe it was still float
ing when he got there.
"When he came back he was order
ed in chains for disobedience. After
the battle he was tried by courtmar-
tial for disobedience and found guilty.
Commodore Dewey became interested
in the case, for he could not under
stand why the boy had risked his life
and disobeyed orders for coat. The
lad had never told what his motives
were. But when the commodore talk
ed to him in a kindly way, and asked
him why he had done such strange
things for an old coat, he broke into
tears and told the commodore that his
mothers picture was in the coat.
"Commodore Dewey's eyes filled
with tears as he listened to the story.
Then he picked the boy up in his arms
and embraced him. He ordered the
little fellow to be instantly released
and pardoned. Boys who love their
mothers enough to risk their lives for
their pictures, cannot be kept in irons
on this fleet he said."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-19
MOUNTAIN RATS IN COLORADO.

H. P. Ufford, writing in The Centu.
ry of "Out of Doors in Colorado" de.
scribes the mountain rats as the only
plague worse than the Canadian jay,
popularity known as the "camp rob-
ber." Of the rat he says:
This fierce rodent is nearly twice the
size of the Norway species, and is al.
ways ready for fight. Besides his
bellicose propensities, be is an arrant
thief. The miners have a saying that
he will steal anything but redhot
stove. He does not steal to satisfy
hunger alone; he appears to be
kleptomaniac. Provoked by the dep
relations of one old graybeard who
haunted our cabin, I one day assisted
in harrying his castle, where / found
the following articles: Four candles,
one partly burned, three intact; two
spoons, one knife, two forks, 81 nails,
all sizes; one box pills, one coffee pot
lid and one tin cup, two pairs Of socks,
three handkerchiefs, one bottle of ink,
three empty phials, one stick OF giant
powder with 10 feet of fuse. beans, rice
and dried apples galore. His spirit OF
mischief is as strong as his passion for
stealing, and the honest miner solemn
Iy AYERS that if you leave open bag
of beans and one of rice, he will not
rest till he has made a clean transfer
of all the beans to the rice bag and
vice versa. I know that more than
once he has, during the night, filled
one of my boots with the cones of the
spruce tree. I heard, also, of vera
ciious prospector who, returning from
d trip without coffee pot, frying pan
and bakeoven, accounted for their
absence by declaring that the noun,
tain rats had carried them off, and
emphasized his assertion by shooting
through the leg a skeptic who was so
ipiudicious as to doubt the fact.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-19
aaliseellaneous 8eadins.
The CARTER SCANDAL.
It Is as Serious Reproach as Is the Drey-
fus Affair.


The New York Tribune, the ablest
and most influential Republican jour-
nal in the country, for months past has
been appealing to the president to re.
lieve his administration of the scandal
of delay in this case. The Tribune
seems to have lost patience, and m a
leading editorial few days ago it said :
"Captain Oberlin M. Carter was on
May 12, 1898, convicted by court
martial, presided over by General El-
we'll S. Otis, of frauds in connection
with the improvement of Savannah
harbor, and sentenced to be dismissed
from the army, to be imprisoned for
five years and to. pay fine of $4,000,
and the publication of his crime and
sentence in the newspaper of his home
town for one year was ordered. Ever
since May 12, 1898, that sentence has
been suspended, while one sort of re-
view or another was being taken by
some person or other. Meanwhile
Captain Carter wears his uniform, and
the contractors who defrauded the
government enjoy immunity, and, it
is charged, are hoping that the case OF
Captain Carter will be so prolonged
that nobody will begin proceedings
against them before the statute of limi-
tations leaves them safe in the posses
sion of their illgotten gains. The
record of the trial was placed in the
hands of the judge advocate general
on May 10, 1898, and forwarded to
Secretary Alger on June 26, 1898.
Then the usual course was taken of
sending the case for review to an out
side lawyer, because the testimony was
too 7oluminous for the presidents per-
sonal attention. Ex-senator Edmunds
was chosen for this task, and he finish.
ed it in July, 1898. After that the at.
torney general took up the papers,
and he is now waiting till Wayne Mac
Veagh, Captain Carter's counsel, who
is in Europe, can come home and
make another plea for his client.
The latest estimate is that a decision
may be reached in perhaps two months,
or about a year and half after the
finding of the court martial.
"If Captain Carter has been wrong
ed, it ought to be possible for him to
show it without the delay of year
and half. If he is guilty, he should
he punished before the memory of his
crime fades away and the example of
his sentence is lost. And above all +,
the government should be saved from
even the shadow of reproach that its
Justice can be influenced or its decis-
ions postponed in a matter involving
he honor of the army by any political
or business power"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-19

"The very best. as I sincerely be:
level said Percy, pressing my hand
very hard. ~ found the man, as tele'
graphed, and know where he lives
and"-
"Oh, is it fathera" blurted, sort
of black mist seeming to form before my
eyes for very intensity of excitement.
Dear old Boris, I firmly believe it
is" said Percy. ~ cannot say for GER
tain, but there could hardly be another
so like him that I could be mistaken
about. He bas no twin brother, has her
"Oh, mol" I murmured. 81 think it
must be he But why. why / did
not finish my sentence. 1 believe /
burst into tears and was hurried into
the carriage by Percy and Borofsky
There were not very many people
about, the train having been nearly
empty. I hope there were few witnesses
to my weakness.
Borofsky took up the conversation in
the carriage. $50 you think it is really
the counts" he began "Tell me, did
you get snap shot3''
II got three" said Percy with pride,
land was not caught at it. Twice. !
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-19
DEWEY PARDONED HIM.

One of the brave jackies who "was
with Dewey" at the battle of Manila
bay, tells a new anecdote of the great
admiral. The teller is sailor of the
cruiser Boston, and his story is this:
"The most affecting incident which
occurred, and which all the sailors
will remember through their lives, was
the action of a powder boy. These
BOYS act as aids to captains and lieu
tenants in carrying messages and doing
errands. When the order was given
to strip for action, one of the boys tore
his coat off hurriedly, and it fell from
his hands and went over the rail, down
into the bay. A few moments before
he had been gazing on his mothers
photograph, and just before he took
his coat off he had kissed the picture
and put it in his inside pocket. When
the coat fell overheard he turned to
the captain and asked permission to
lump overheard and get it. Naturally
the request was refused. The boy
then went to the other side of the ship
and climbed down the ladder. He
swan around to the place where the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-19
THE MYSTERY OF
COUNT LANDR|N0F
By FRED WHISHAW.
Copyright lsss by the American Press Association.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers Of The En-
oU1RER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand it
lust the same as though they had read it
all from the beginning, we here give a
SYNOPSIS of that portion Of it which has
already been published:
Count Boris Landrinof, young Rus
sian student at Oxford, receives a tele-
gram from his mother that his father,
Count Vladimer Landrinof, is miss
ing and asking him to return to Rus
sia at once. Before starting for home
Boris meets his friend Percy Morris, who
tells him that he saw his father that very
day in London. Boris, on arriving in
Russia, finds that his father had gone TO
the railway station, but bad not taken a
train. Here the trail was lost. Boris
learns from a peasant that he had driven
three men to post station. Percy ar
riyes in Russia, and he and Boris inter.
view the master of the post station and
are told that the postmater drove the
party referred to to st. Petersburg. Percy
and Boris direct him to drive them to
where he left the party, and he drives
them to the Landrinof residence. Bo-
rofsky, detective, is employed, and it is
decided that Percy shall return to London
and endeavor to obtain photograph OF
the man resembling the missing count.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-19
traced him. and Borotsky naa Iosr the

traced him. and Borofsky nad LOST the
scent.
"Never fear, mother. dearest, as
sured her. "Borofsky is on his mettle.
His reputation is at stake; he will take
good care to strike the scene somewhere
and somehow"
II don't know. l have feeling Of
depression. said mother. II do not
feel so sanguine as I did that the man
Percy found is really and truly my own
Vladimir. your dear father. The photo
graph is very like him, I admit, though
when one examines it through mag
nifying glass, it appears less 80 than
with the eye alone. It would be go
dreadful now that our hopes have been
raised. if he should prove to be some
one else-some one with strange,
though a very strong and undoubted re-
sem blance to father.
"But, dearest, said, "if this photo
80 resembles father that both you and
I, the two people on earth who know
and love him best, instantly agreed that
this must be he and no other, how un-
likely it is that any one else can posi-
bly, be 80 like him as to take Us both in.
1t must be father. did not believe it
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-19
: MAN-EATlNG LIONS
Further Facts About Their Ravages Among
Railroad Builders In East Africa.


Railroad Builders In East Africa.
Some further facts have been re-
ceived about the mau-eating lions
which made such panic among 1000
Indian coolies working on the Uganda
railroad few months ago. 1t appears
that the first time the laborers knew
anything about lions that make bus
mess of killing men to eat, was one day
when one of the brutes, in broad day
light, as the laborers were strung along
the line with shovels in hand, sudden
ly sprang in among them, crushing one
poor fellows skull with terrible blow
of his paw and MANNED another 80
badly that he could not get away. OF
course, all the Mortified workmen took
to their heels and raised the alarm at
the camp a mile away. The district
engineer and his assistant at once went
to the spot; but the lion had disap-
peared, leaving all of the two bodies
he could not eat at one meal.
After that an armed guard was kept
along the line of work but it made
little difference to the animals that
were determined to have men to eat.
They would spring like flash out of
the jungle, seize man and bear him
off beyond pursuit. Two days after
the first man was killed another man
was taken, and the next day another
disappeared, and within a fortnight
II men had been seized, all from one
camp. The third week brought the
list of victims up to Is. The sixteenth
victim was one of. the coolie over
seers, huge man, standing over six
feet and weighing more than 200
pounds. He was the first man to
reach the work line in the morning,
and just as he was giving some in
structions lion sprang upon him and
dealt him terrible blow on the head,
crushing the skull. Then he coolly
began to eat his prey, while the shiv-
ering Indians stood about 300 feet
away feeling that they were safe now
that the lion had got bis man. Some
how it didn't occur to them to shoot
til. the brute had half finished his
meal, and then they blazed away in a
terrific volley apd ended the animals
career then and there.
1t was not till % coolies had been
killed that the large force of workmen
went on strike. They declined TO do
another bit of work till all the man
eaters had been cleared out of the sur
rounding country. Work was sus.
pended till a party of hunters had laid
low the last of these formidable foes of
man, and since then no further casual
ties of the sort have been reported.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-19

AN ANTIDoTE For CARBoL1C ACID.
Although poisoning by carbolic acid is
one of the most painful methods of
of self.destruction, statistics show it is
more used in our day than any other.
The reason for this use of poison
which causes so much suffering are
that it is cheap, comparatively easy to
obtain, and its effects are almost imme-
diate, says an exchange. Legally, its
sale is restrained within certain limits
but anyone who wants to buy poison
can always obtain it. furthermore,
the popularity of carbolic acid is large
ly due to the propensity of morbid
persons to initiate each other. Thus,
if woman reads in newspaper that
one or two persons have killed them
selves by carbolic acid, she is apt, II
bent on suicide, to select that poison.
A simple antidote for carbolic acid
poisoning, internal or external, is al
cohol. Although it has been used by
a physician of New York in his prac-
tice for several years, the discovery of
its property of checking the action OF
carbolic acid does not seem to have at
tracted the attention of the majority
of the physicians.
To Seneca D. Powell, of New York,
belongs the credit of being the first
physician to use alcohol as an anti
dote in carbolic acid poisoning. At a
recent meeting of the medical society
of the county of New York, he dem
onstrated that 95 per cent. solution
of carbolic acid could be rubbed freely
on the hands and allowed to remain
a few seconds without unpleasant ef-
fects if the hands were then rinsed
with alcohol. He said, according to
The Medical Record, that he knew OF
three cases of carbolic acid poisoning
in which alcohol had been used sue
cessfully internally.-Farmers' Advo-
cate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-19
TO BE CONTINUED.

STAND Up TO FIT A SHoE.-"People
would have less difficulty with ready
made Shoes" said the experienced
eff they would stand up to
fit them on, instead of sitting down.
Nine persons out Of ten, particularly
women, want a comfortable chair while
they are fitting shoe, and it is with
the greatest difficulty you can get them
to stand for few minutes even after
the shoe is fitted. Then when they
begin to walk about, they wonder why
the shoes are not so comfortable as they
were at first trial. A woman's foot is
considerably smaller when she sits in
a chair than when she walks about.
Exercise brings larger quantity of
blood into the feet, and they swell ap-
preciably. The muscles also require
certain space. In buying shoes this
fact should be borne in mind.