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The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
FOUND DYING FROM POISON
Mystery Surrounds Sudden Illness
of William Ferguson.
Taken in Unconscious Condition to Emer-
gency Hospitsl-Traces of Opium,
but No Bottle Found-Wife
Reticent i'm the Matter.

Mystery surrounds the case Of William
Ferguson, who was found dying, appar-
emily OF opium poisoning. at his home
5l5 F street northwest, about II o'clock
last night. There were no signs of a bot
tie In which poison could have been car
ried, but the physicians at the Emergency
Hospital state that Ferguson exhibits ev-
cry symptom of a person suffering from
acute opium poisoning, and it is not be-
lieved that he will live more than a few
hours at most. A physician was called
in when Ferguson's condition was first
discovered. but finding his efforts to re-
suscitate the unconscious man unavailing.
the police were notified, and Ferguson
was sent TO the hospital.
For hours Dr. Adams and DR.. WhitsOn
worked on the patient. and every method
of overcoming the narcotic was resorted
to. All proved futile, and his death is ex-
pected
The Fergusons live at 5l5 r street, a
very large house. where Mrs. Ferguson
takes roomers. In the directory Fergu-
son is said to be grocer, but no business
of that kind is carried on at the F street
address, the only one given. The poisoned
man is about forty years old, and much
the senior of his wife.
Wife Heard Fall.
Mrs. Ferguson said that Just before Il
O'clock her husband left her and went
to the bathroom. Ten minutes later she
heard fall in that room. and going there
found her husband lying on the floor in
an unconscious condition. A physician
was summoned and on his arrival sus-
pected poison. He made a search for a
vial or other receptacle for poison. but
could fird none. On the physicians adj
vice the suffering man was then sent to
the Emergency Hospital.
How OF why Ferguson took the drug
which is supposed to have been the cause
of his precarious condition cannot be
learned. Mrs. Ferguson told the few de-
tails of the manner in which her husband
was found dying, but when asked if she
knew If there had been anything in his
recent conduct to explain an attempt on
his part to take his life, said that she had
nothing to say. The Fergusons rent the
house they live in from d. Hannah and
are people of excellent reputation.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
PHIlADELPhlA'S LOAN VALID,
State supreme Cour, Uphoids sII. 200, 900
Loan Voted for CITY improvements

Philadelphia, MAY l5.-The State Su-
preme Court to-day. in an opinion. de-
clGred valid the Sll 200 60 loan agreed 10
by vote OF the people At recent cleo
JiOn. The loan had been previously aG-
thorized by Councils. bat was declared
invalid by the courts. as the city mad al
ready exceeded its borrowing capacity.
The court then maintained that no fur
ther loans could be authorized without
the direct consent OF the people. When
this was reached, litigation again ensued
and the opposition 10 the loan was carried
continuously through the courts until to
days result.
The loan was authorized for general
public Improvements. For Improvement
of the water supply, S,UO,OOO WAS set
aside; 81 .000,000 was for the site and the
erection of a public library, and the re-
mainder was for street paving, new pub
lie parks and other minor improvements
Under the terms by which the people
voted for the bill, none OF the amounts
can be diverted from the specific purposes
for which il is named.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
~"'"d Here f'r Fmbs zzlement.

N'tIoik Va. May l5.-WnIiam Parnes-
Won. wanted In Washington for embez-
A'iN""'. Was arrested by the detectives
hrrr tonight He IS a white man. origf-
- "om Wisconsin. and Is about forty
l-aFs ola. Chief Eizar received a fele-
'." nom Nasnington's Police SuDerIn-
-.'"i sunday asking him 20 arrest
:, -iA's" worth. who was badly wanted IN
'''f. Framework Is also neld fJr
"lna.Hg Norfolk man
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
SCI 600. 600 Tube Camrary.

Syracuse. y. Y. May l5--ohicers OF the
Syracuse Tube Company In this city To-
day stated that the National Tube Com
pany. a consolidation Of the principa.
mills In the United States making
wrought iron and steel pipes and tubes,
would probably be effected this week. IL
VIII have an annual tonnage OF l9J0.f99
IONS OF tubular goods. and will be capt.
talized al p50 s3. The local plant VIII
be- purchased outright BY the. new. con-
"A nout as at present
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
SHOT HIMSELF WHILE INSANE.
George ID. Scott, Manager of Rockefeiler's
Tarrytown Estate, n Suicide.

New York, MAY B-George ID. Scott.
for the past two years manager OF the
Tarrytown estate OF John d. Roekefel-
Ter. committed suicide at Tarrytown to-
day. He shot hIa.self over the right ear
with revolver. and the bullet passed
through his head. coming out al the top.
Death was almost instantaneous Sco,s
had been suffering from mental trouble.
and was undoubtedly insane when he
killed himself. He was forty-eight years
OF age. married, and leaves widow but
no children
Scott came 10 take charge OF Mr.. Rock
efeller's estate from Cleveland two years
ago.
-Four years ago Mr.. Scott was injured
about the head by a trolley car in Cleye-
land. For long time past he had been
complaining. Yesterday he was examined
by physician. who informed him that
ne was suffering from irritation of the
brain.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
Stabbed Ia De,per.ts rizh,.

Shamokin. Pa. May l5.-Rsturnlng from
mandolin club festival near Paxinos. a
number OF young farmers from Stoning-
ton and Irish Valley yesterday engaged in
a desperate fight. during which Elmer
Haas. OF stonington. was stabbed six
times by Amos Richie. OF Irish Valley
Richie escaped. Most OF the WOUNDS OF
bis victim are IN the back One OF the
knife thrusts penetrated his lung. and hiS
recovery Is hopeless. Haas Is twenty-five
yesrs old and unmarried
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
Thirt,-eisht Year. for attempt at Murder

Lewiston. Me. May 15.-George ".
Pierce was sentenced to-day 20 thirty
eight years in the State prison Tor at
tempting 10 murder former City Marshal
Teel and Judge a. g. Cornish, Of the Lew
iston Municipal Court. IL was claimed
that Pierce sent poisoned sugar 20 Judge
Cornish and poisoned whisky 10 ex-city
Marshal Teel, designing 10 be reveu2ea
for a previous prosecution The .iefSnse
endeayoTed 70 show that Pierce was in
sane
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
Chicago River set on Pre-.

Chicago. May l5-The stock-yards fork
of the Chicago River was set afire today
The tug o. B. Green had just tOwea the
schooner Ford River to a dock at Thirty
eighth street Either sparks or lighted
match ignited the gases stirred up from
the bottom by the tugs wheel. The flames
burned All the rope Tenders from the sides
OF the schooner and blisteTed the paint on
It's planking When the water became
quiet the FIRE died out.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
Changes in P.nan.. Railroad OnieI.I..

New York, May l5.-Announcement was
made to-day that George WhaIey, Vice
President Of the Panama Railroad Com
pany. has been appointed First Vice Pres
icent. and viii represent the company IN
Paris. while the Secretary. Assistant Gen
srai Manager Edward A. Drake. VIII az
sumo the position of Second Vice Prexl-
dent. a. well as Secretary. with charge o,
the local daiies- Charles Paine viii b.
general manager.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
Railway Herrsr Liberalization.

Reading, Pa, May E--Coroner Rother-
mel tonight announced his Intention OF
beginning the inquiry into the cause OF
TN. wreck on the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway al Exeter on next Monday.
Al but seven OF the injured have been
discharged from the hospitals IN this city.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
Mr.. CLEVELAND GUEST or HONOR.
VIII Attend Cornerstone Laying of Court
Ennse at i,tsri (linf.,, a.

Toledo, May i5.-Ex-Preside Cleveland
who is now on fishing tip at Middle
Bass. will be the guest of honor Al the
formal laying of the cornerstone of Tire
Court House ar Port Clinton on Thurs
day. Mr.. Cleveland will not speaK. but
has consented 10 be present.
He expects 20 be on Lake Erie fishing
at least two more weeks, and viii Dr0L-
ably remain al Middle Bass during the
entire time.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
WIN. ,r.-arfrr nrf-n.slo.snn.

@ no." lo-k. May Wizard" Jake
:. '-....'''F " Chicago, beat George Slosson.
"'" York. 'he Student" IN an excit-
,' gam" OF t.ghteen-inch baIk-line biz
- '' 1'e Leaox Lyceum here tonight.
.-". score Was GO 10 as IN favor of
=. ~ ahl s.y1 ln stakes. 10 say moth
En-. ~. -athy thousands IN side bets.
--iL'l LaLtz On the result.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
FOURTH IMmUsEs IN NEW YORK
One Death In Col. Psftit's Regiment, In
which Are May Washington de".

New York. Nay b.-Ths United States
transport Dixie arrived lD quarantine a.
II O'Clock tonight from Manzanillo. cuDa.
having on board the Fourth United States
Volunteers. under the con asSna OF Col
James $. Petit This regiment vas re-
crul,sd principally In Virginia and tbs
District Of Columbia.
Corp. Daniel r. Hammond. % COMPANY
q AiA1 % acute intestinal trouble &nt
p~ritOnltis. and wss buried a. sea on u.
Iath OF MAJ
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
Gu, HIS wife,. Throat, Thea III. Own.

Santa Maria, Cal. May I5.-J. l. HanIil-
ton, a painter employed in the sugar fac
tory here. has killed his wife by cutting
her throat, and then killed himself in
the same manner. he is believed 10 have
been insane.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
Railroad Pr. .idsn, sho, Dead.

De Soto. No. May I5.-H. y. Halliday.
President Of the Williamsville, Greenvills
4 81. Louis Railway. vas shot and killed
a. Wuliamsyille to-day by Monroe Jonn-
son. a prominent iumberman.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
Charged with isi. Daughter. uu,s.r

Bentonviile. Ark. May l5.-J. c. Butter
a prominent citizen living eighteen m.les
south OF this place. has been lodged IN
jail here. charged with the murder Of hls
fifteen-year-old daughter. yesterday. The
giTi's head was split open with an az sud
her throat cut
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
TRANSVAAL CONFERENCE.

President Kruger and Gov. Miner to
Discuss the Burning Qaestion.
London. May ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Capetown says that the
negotiations for a meeting between Pres
ident Kruger. of the South African re-
public, and Sir Alfred Miner, Governor
of Cape Colony and British High Com
missioner for South Africa. regarding the
grievances Of the Uitlanders in the
Transvaal, have eliminated finally in an
arrangement for a conference, which will
probably be held in Cape Town.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
Loss of the Enemy.

The number Of cartridges fired ~ each
O. The Jluejackrts averaged thirty. From
What appears TO be reliable authority.
icfty o. the assallants were killed and
MY wounded
The British story of the affair IS told
'i''"s 10y Lieut. q. +. Cave IN an inclosed
report made 10 Capt. Stuart. OF II. NJ ).
'-'e-sa. and contains no information be-
s'-H That set out In the report OF the
Au'i..aH officers. He does say that the
-.-.L-.!es boiling through the British and
american Ane rather broke IL up: that
lieut. Freeman ordered the retreat after
'.' engagement had been in progress
f''Ae ",i." time. because the men were
running short o. ammunition and dark
.', was approaching. He declares "All
'~A"s behaved splendidly."
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
rior.rr Of Cone, I.l.na bead.

New York. May ls.-AnSon 81. 5,ratton.
known as the Pioneer of Consy Island.
died Saturday. aged sixty,iTo years. lie
left a fortune 81 EVoO.V1. acquired ~
early Investments at CSney Island.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
EAUTz SENDS DETAILS
Official Report of British
American Defeat.
goW TWO BRAVE OFFICERS DIED

landing Party withstood Murderous
IRE from Ambnscade Until Colt Gun
Got out uf order and Friendiies BoItsd
Through the LiHes-EusiEn Monaghan's
>rruggle Against a score Of savagss Who
Had surrounded Lieut.. LansdaIe.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
Eagine.r. IN Rou,r for waui,,

New York. May B.-Eighty United
States engineers from the barracks at
Fort Totten, Willet's Point. started for
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
Monaghan's Sacrifice.

The men were not In sufficient num-
beis 10 hold out any longer, and they
were forced along by a fire which it was
impossible 10 withstand. But Ensign
monaghan did stand. He stood steadfast
uy his wounded superior and friend. one
''Ae against many, one brave man against
score OF sayages. He knew he was
SOoinrd. He could not yield. He died in
"rivi' performance Of duty.
FH'ate Henry l.. Hubert, L. s. VI. c.,
Hloims me that he saw both Lieut.. Lans-
o"'e and Ensign Monaghan after they
were Killed, that he had been near them
-v" minutes before. and that he had as
1>'rl Ia covering their retreat He is
mentioned by Lieut.. Perkins for bravery
AAd good conduct.
James Butler (coXswain) was killed in
isAl! while standing and firing against
liz yLrmy.
nave 10 commend the steadiness of
Z. u. FISHER In charge OF the Colt auto
It~u. gun, Tor Coolness and steadiness in
'"'.r 4lsmOunting and Overhauling the
Gun under fire. J. 5, Ranlet tordinary sea
mani assisted Ensign Monaghan In bind
."s ap Lieut.. LansGale's leg with hand
s7i'a'ei belonging to b. Callaghan. black
smith and assisted In carrying him when
nTst Wounded"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
Again the Farm.

Recent articles on abandoned
farms, West as we'll as East, have
stirred up both practical men and
theorists to a rene wed discussion of
the question, Does Farming PAY?
and the kindred problem, If Not,
Why Not?
If the political economists could be
brought into touch with the practi-
cal farmers, or, better still, if some
arrangement could be eff .cted by
which the political economists could
exchange places for time with the
practical farmers, giving the farmers
chance to theorize bit, and then
both could be brought together for a
comparison of notes, it would I'm.
doubtedIy be to the advantage of
both. As this is consummatio
hardly to be hoped tor however de-
voutly wished we seem doomed to
the slower methods of newspa per and
grange discussions aud practical de
monstrations in the corn and hay
fields.
One writer is so hopeful of results
from conscientious work in our agri
cultural colleges, that he declares
that he has yet to find a single in
stance where a farmer has failed
after he has spent four years of faith
tul study OF natures laws at an
agricultural college" We are very
much afraid that facts wont
warrant so optimistic a conclusion
but it is undoubtedly true that the
agricultural colleges in New Eng.
land are doing good work in helping
to solve the problem that confronts
us. We believe it also to be true. as
one writer maintains, that when our
boys enter the profession of agricul
ture for the same reason that they
enter other professions, and will
train themselves in similar manner,
then we shall have larger number
OF farms successfully lied. II boy
have genuine love for agricultural
pursuits aud receives the proper
training, he is as sure of success as
are those who enter other profes.
sions under like circumstances. We
unhesitatingly declare our belief that
the failures among those who take
up the business Of farming will not,
and for that matter do not. exceed
in number the failures among those
who engage in mercantile pursuits.
which, we are assured, average fully
30 per cent OF all those who enter
the mercantile business instead of
the corn field. Have any of our
readers statistics that will bear on
this point?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
Our Colonies.

From all the discussion, now so
lively, about our colonial perils, a
stranger might deem it something
new. But we have been colonizing
for hundred years and have thriven
on it, only we have chosen to call
our colonies territories. In fact, be-
fore we became a nation, we were
colonies ourselves and had a little
difference with the home government
about the proper way to govern
colonies. We were the game and
learned something by it; and Eng
land also was indicted into better
methods of colonial management,
and has kept very properly her other
colonial undertakings. We have got
on very well in the colonial business
since we began governing on our own
account First beyond the ALE.
ghanies, then in Louisiana, Florida,
and later on in Texas, New Mexico,
California and Oregon, and in all
these lands we have had to deal with
nearly all types OF humanity from
savages to Spaniards. We have had
in addition to take care of and assm
ilate about 100000 of colonists
from about every country in Europe,
and from other lands; and we have
got on with them with little friction
because we opened to them the
and let them have a
voice in deciding what should or
should not be done. The opposition
says yes to all this, but adds they are
not Malays. Very true, but the
will have to base its
argument upon frmer ground than
social d ference to upset sturdy
Anglo Saxon faith in the betterment
If this world. 1t is too much like
he Russian statesman view of the
It. Petersburg coachmen. He didn't
are to see them better and more
manly clothed, because now in their
ags they seemed so picturesque.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
An Opinion Worth Having.

In its issue OF Dec. 20 the Bradford
Opinion had a fine editorial endorse
ment OF Judge Henry c. Idc OF St.
Johnsbury for Senator Morrll's sue
cessor and the article was widely
and deservedly COPIED. In its next
weeks issue the Opinion endorsed ex.
Gov. Dillingham;, saying this APP
pointment would please a vast M
jority OF the citizens OF the state.
We await this weeks Opinion with
much interest to see whether it will
come out Tor Gen. Grout or c. A.
Prouty.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
know, begrudge me the satisfaction OF

know. begrudge me the satisfaction OF
joining you in another
Hip, Hip, Hooray for America
But am ashamed to admit that find
it bit difficult to keep step with the
other fellows in the front rank of the
procession. In spite OF my desire to keep
pace with the times and to whoop-' erup
Tor expansion and extension and exalta.
ton and exaggeration and exhileration,
to say nothing of final explosion and ex-
termination, sometimts in moments of
weakness think of the uncomfortable
suggestion set forth in recent cartoon
in Life. In the picture Uncle Sam is re-
presented as balancing with one foot on
the edge OF precipice, while the other is
poised in mid-air as he is blindly stepping
off into space; in one hand is a horse
pistol and in the other the Stars and
stripes, while the enthusiastic old gentle
man shouts,
Hooray for Expansion"
| rejoice to say, however, that the
attacks referred 10 are only occasional
and are always the result of a momen
tary weakness Immediately following
period Of serious thought. | am deter
mined not to think any more, but only
to shout,
Hooray for America
Yours for Progress,
E. H. WALcoTT.
Wellesley, Mass, January 6, 1899.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11

Under important events OF 1898"
the Boston Evening Transcript in
cludes Vermont's reduced vote in the
'9S elections, and adds that the prin-
cipal measure before the '9S lepisla.
ture was bill prepared upon the
recommendation of Governor Smith,
to the fleet that an amendment be
made to the corporation tax law,
allowing any nonresident who
should become d resident to enter
INTO contract for period of thirty
years, whereby his taxes should be
fixed at certain sum. This was in.
tended to attract wealthy men from
other states and induce them to
make their homes in Vermont, but it
was defeated on the ground that it
was class legislation, We opine
that Vermont legislators will take
exceptions to the statement that
this was the principal measure"
before the legislature of '0S. This
whole business was greatly magni-
fed by papers outside the state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11

a man who has ever been in touch
with the people, or who cared to be.
The Governor announced before the
appointment was made that he
would nor select either of the four
leading candidates, D bingham,
Grout, lde or Prouty, and this fact
gave much encouragement to the
belief that he would come to ST.
Johnsbury and take Lieut.. Gov
Bates. But this would be rising
above himself and taking a man who
is near the people and this is more
than Gov. Smith could do.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
A WEAK BROTHER.
Who Finds 1t Difficult to Keep up with the
Procession.
NV Dear CALIFORNIAN.

NV Dear CALIFORNIAN,
When read IN your columns last week
that the stock in the Havana street rail.
way company jumped from 500 per share
to $3.50 per share more" which would
make its value $242 per share since the
transfer of the stock to American hands,
| wondered if it was merely a typo.
graphical error or il it was stated as
sober fact When, however, read in the
same columns the plea Tor ship building
with its enthusiastic declaration that
ours are the forces to win in great
games the assurance of good times at
hand, the attack on the "wretched and
imbeclle idea of the pessimists who
would stay the nations hands in "aiding
the betterment of so many millions, "
and, finally, the cry of Long live the
Americans" accepted the astonishing
advance in Havana railway stock as
SIMPLY another evidence OF tie tremen-
dous expansion In everything American
that is now in progress. You will not,