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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
Divorce Granted Wife No. /.

New York, Dec. 14.-Colonel John f.
Gaynor, who today was held under
heavy bonds. together with a number Of
other contractors in connection with
the Carter frauds, WAS divorced by
his wife today. A few hours before
the decree was handed down by Justice
Giegerich, i'll the Supreme court, Col
onel Gaynor was arrested under Fed
eral Indictment alleging his connection
with the crime that put Captain Carter
in prison.
BY the decree Mrs. Gaynor gets So
600 in cash and alimony of $50 a
month.
1t was Colonel Gaynor who. although
he married Miss Carrie b. Clifford in
this city in 1890, took wife in Rock
vile. Md. ON Junea 30th of this year,
Miss Annie l.. Pitney, a young woman
employed as stenographer in the Shore
ham hotel in Washington, and sailed at
once with her to Europe. Mrs. Gaynor
No. ] then began the proceedings against
him which resulted in the divorce decree
being issued.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
Result of the Derby Race.

Newton. y. c., Dec. 14.-lSpecial. -
The Field Trials are still in progress.
The Derby race resulted in the follow
ing Awards, viz:
First: Geneva, owned by Pierre I,0ril-
lard, Jr and handled by G. Tucker.
Second: Sioux, owned by Ayent and
DaTyea. Third: Count Hunter, owned
By G. ]. Hunter.
The peculiar coincidence in this result
IS that these three dogs were the win
ners in the same order in the Derby
race Of the Eastern Field Trials Club
here on the Doth of last month.
The All Age stake was finished up
yesterday evening. 1t took between IL
and two days in this race. The result
as givera out this morning is as follows.
viz:
First: Colonel r., white and tan set
ter dog. owned by H. r. Edwards, and
handled by Geo. Il. Gray. Second:
Lady's Count Gladstone, black. white
and tam setter dog, owned by g. G. Will
hanson and handled by d. IL. Rose.
Third: Lad Of lingo, liver and white
pointer dog, owned by w. +. Austin and
handled by ID. Il. Rose.
Colonel r. had won the first place in
the asterau Field Trials Clubs All Age
stake last month
There was to be a free-for-aH subscIip-
ton stake race run today, but mot
enough dogs were entered and the race
will not be run. So this closes very
successful series of trials by the Cont
mental Field Trials Club. The members
will begin leaving today and soon the
busy stir of the hunters will be over.
The United States Club win not hold
its trials here this year as before re-
eported.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
Details of the Finch-Hauser Browl

Winston. n. c., Dec H. -Romulus
Finch, former keeper Of the county home,
who was shot six times by Joe Hauser,
about two miles west Of Bethania, at
three O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, was
alive this afternoon, but there is little
hope for his recovery. Hauser's father
married a sister of Mr.. Finch, she being
his second wife. Trouble has been ex-
isting for some time between Mrs. HaJls
er and her husbands children by his
first wife. Yesterday Joe and his step
mother got to quarreling, when the for-
mer slapped the latter in the face. She
then sent for her brother and upon his
arrival upon the scene old mann Hauser
and Finch got into trouble. when Finch
shot off part Of Hauser's ear. Then
followed the tragedy which has already
been detailed. Joe Hauser is still at
large
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
PUBLICATION OF
SAMOAN TREATY
The Full Text Now Given TO
the Public.
ITS MAIN PROVISIONS
TUTUILA AND ITS DEPENDEN-
CIEs COME TO US.
UP0LU AND SAvAll GO 20 GERMANY
All Three Powers to Enjoy Equal Commercial
Privileges in the Ports. Separate Treaty
For the Settlement of Claims
in Samoa.

Washington, Dee. 1.-THE full text of
the treaty negotiated between, the United
States, Germany and Great Britain for
the adjustment of the questions between
the three Governments ian respect to the
Samoan Islands was made public today.
The treaty bears date at Washington,
December Ind, 1899, and after reciting
its purpose to be to adjust amicably ques-
fions between the three powers in respect
10 the Samoan group and to avoid flu
sure misunderstanding roceeds textual-
~ as follows:
Article I. The general act concluded
and signed by the aforesaid powers at
Berlin on the 14th day of June, A. ID.
1888, and all previous treaties conyeIl-
tioDs and agreements relating to Samoa
are anmulled
Article 2. Germany renounces in favor
of the United States of America all her
rights and claims over and in respect to
the Island of Tutuila and all other is
lands Of the Samoan group east of longi-
tnde III degrees west of Greenwich.
Great Britain in like manner renounces
in favor of the United States of America
all her rights and claims over and in
respect to the Island of Tutuila and all
other islands of the Samoan group east
of longitude Ill degrees west of Green
witch.
Reciprocally, the United States of Ann
erica renounces in favor of Germany all
their rights and claims over and in re-
Spect to the islands of Upolu and Sayaii
and all other islands of the Samoan group
west of longitude III degrees west Of
Greenwich.
Article 3. 1t is understood and agreed
that each of the three signatory powers
shall continue to enjoy in respect to their
commerce and commercial vessels in all
the islands of the Samoan group privil-
eges and conditions equal to those enjoy
ed by the sovereign power, in all ports
(which may be open to the commerce of
either of them.
Article 4. The present convention shall
be ratified as soon as possible ard shall
come into force Immediately after the ex-
change of ratifications.
In faith whereof, etc.
(Signed)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
Dull Day in the Molineux Trial.

New York, Dec 14.-4Today's proceed
ings in the trial of Roland b. Molineux
for the murder of Mrs. Katherine j..
Adams were largely devoted 10 hearing
of the Testimony of William J. Kinsley
the handwriting expert.
Mr. Kinsley in answer to interroga-
tories by Mr. Weeks, insisted that a
man could not throw off his individuals
ty in his handwriting at will; that a
handwriting expert asked to form con-
clusions and draw differences from a
single sample letter of the alphabet
taken out Of one word could do nothing,
ii being impossible TO form conclusions
ON the characteristics of one letter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15

The condition of Lieutenant Brumby
continues very critical. Last night it
was stated that he was somewhat
weaker.
At Macon Ga. last night UIiah May
nard, a cattle dealer cut his throat after
been saved yesterday morning from a
suicidal dose of morphine. Business wor-
nv is thought to have been the cause OF
the rash act
At Moultrie, Ga. local capitalists have
subscribed SOL, 200 towards the erection
Of q $4,000 cotton mill. Outside money
to the amount of $4,000 has been
pledged contingent ON the raising of a
similar amount there. The balance re-
orired is practically in sight and tue
preliminary work on the mill will begin
very soon.
The Mississippi State Board of Health
in its biennial report to the Legislature
states that smallpox is generally pre-
valent over Mississippi and recommends
that n law be passed making vaccination
compulsory. The report says that the
occupation of the West Indies by the
United States is a grave danger to the
health Of the States bordering ON the
Mexican gulf.
Captain James G. Sanford, who has
been on duty in Washington for several
months past as an assistant TO General
Wilson, chief of engineers, has been
ordered to relieve Major Ernest II.
Ruffner, corps Of engineers in charge of
the defensive works on the coast Of
South Carolina and Of the improvements
of the harbors of Charleston and Winyah
Bay. S. c.. and other Government works
in that vicinity. Major Ruffner has
been granted leave of absence for four
months.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
The National League Goes Slow.

New York, Dec. 14.-At the rate at
which the National League is doing
the work. it viii not be completed for
several days to come. From present
appearances it is scarcely probable that
the annual winter meeting will have
been completed by Saturday and it may
run into next week. Nothing was done
today that could be made public.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
Tar Heel Postmasters

Washington, Dec. 14.-The Senate to-
day confirmed the following nominations
of postmasters:
North Carolina-M. G.. Darby, Whining
ton: e. w. Pagan, Plymouth; p. H.
Lybrook, Winston-Salem.
yirginia-W G. Ellett, Blacksburg; Il.
p. Gay, Smithfield.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
Killed in a Smuggling Match.

St. Louis, Mo-. Dec II. Henry Neise,
of this city, was killed by a right hand
swing to the head. delivered by Fred
Bellerson, Of Utah. in the sixth round of
Il boxing bout at fhe st. Louis Athletic
Club tonight Tim Hurst and Man
ager Charles W. Whitney were imme-
diately taken into custody Bellerson
escaped, but his seconds We're put under
arrest. The physicians verdict was to
the effect thar Neise died from concus-
sion of the brain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
A Schooner Stranded.

Lewes. Del, Dec. 1.-THE Hog Is
land Saving Station reports that the
schooner Rillie $. Derby. from Jackson
vile, via Savannah. for Philadelphia,
stranded today on Hog Island shoal.
The s.aiicn also reports that the vessel
has bilged. ind is full Of water, and that
the schooner and cargo Of lumber viii
probably be total loss.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
Bills by Mr.. Kitchin.

Washington. Dec 14.-IAmong the
House measures introduced today was
one by Mr.. Kitchin, IN. CO reducing the
tax om snuff and tobacco from Il to z
cents per pound, and compelling tele-
graph companies to pay the revenue
stamp tax ON dispatches.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
January Interest on Bonds.

Washington. Dec. 14.-Secretary Gage
has decided to anticipate the January m
terest on Uited States bonds outstand-
ing. This interest will amount to about
So. 100000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
Bishop of Havana Installed.

London. Dec. ia special dispatch
from Rome says that at a consstory to-
day the Pope installed the Bishop of
Havana.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
Buffers Bill For a Pacific Cable.

Washington, Dec. 14-Senator Butler
today introduced a bill for cable TO
Hawaii aud the Philippine Islands.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
JOHN Hay.
HOLIEBEN.
PAJTTNCEFOTiE.

A separate treaty was negotiated to
cover the provisions for the settlement Of
the claims in Samoa The King of
Sweden and Norway is made arbitrator.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
The Maher- Mccoy Fight.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE Maher-
Mccoy fight will take place at the
Coney Island Athletic Club, new years
afternoon at O'Clock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-15
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

The condition of Lieutenant Brumby
continues very critical. Last night it
was stated that he was somewhat
weaker.
The silver lance., 1899-10-20
FIFTY CENTS FOR NOTHING.

What will the inventive brain OF
man do next? This is question some
one asks almost daily. There is one.
though. who leads all others. who for
q quarter of century has been making
fine laundry starch. and to-day is Of
fering the pubic the finest starch ever
placed on the market
Ask yolr grocer for coupon book
which will enable you to get the first
two packages of this new starch, RED
CROSS" Grade mark brand). also two
children's Shakespeare pictures, paint
ed in twelve beautiful colors, natural as
life. or the Twentieth Century Girl Call
endar, all absolutely free. All gro
GERS are authorized to give ten large
packages of RED CROSS STARCH"
with twenty of the Shakespeare pic
lures of ten of the Twentieth Century
Girl Calendars to the first five purchas-
ers of the "ENDLESS CHAIN
STARCH BOOK" This is one of the
greatest offers ever Laade to introduce
RED CROSS" laundry starch, j. C.
Hubinger's latest invention.
The silver lance., 1899-10-20
LIMA'S QUEER HOME.
AN INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN.
They May Seek Refuge There From Cruel
Husbands and Men May Use 1t As u
Prison for Refractory Wives.

There is a curious institution in Lima
which you can see from the street cars
on the way to the American legation
1t is a gloomy looking old building.
with high walls that are painted a
bright blue, and is known as the Refu-
gio de San Jose. Here a married wom-
an may find refuge from a cruel and
wicked husband, and here a husband
may place a wayward or an incompatl-
bic wife, with the approval of the
priest, for discipline and religious
training to improve her temper and
her morals. Divorce is unknown, eX-
cept on the rarest occasions, when n
dispensation must be obtained from
the Vatican at Rome; but an unfaithful
wife can be sentenced to perpetual I'M
prisonment in the Refugio de San
Jose, by the archbishop, where the ev
idence of her infidelity is made clear
to him. The husband, however. is re-
quired to pay a certain sum monthly or
quarterly to the sisters in charge of
the convent for her support.
During her Imprisonment woman
is not allowed to communicate with
people outside. or leave her cell with
out permission from the mother super
ior, and is required to perform relig-
ious duties several hours a day. If
she shows signs of repentance and the
husband is willing to take her back, or
her parents agree to take charge of
her, she may be released and return
to her home, with the approval of the
archbishop. There are a good many
stories about women who have been
improperly imprisoned in this institu-
ton by jealous husbands.
There is no such institution for the
discipline of husbands who have been
unfaithful to their wives. That goes
without saying. The woman has al
ways been wrong. ever since that af-
fair of the apple.-Chicago Record.
The silver lance., 1899-10-20
Remarkable Drowning Incident.

A remarkable incident has come tc
light in connection with a recen
drowning case at Rothesay. One of the
occupants Of the boat, q boy of eigh'
years, whose swimming master had
told him in an emergency to lie upor
his back in the water, did so. Two lit
tie girls belonging to the party held o.
to his legs, and a smaller boy restet
his head on the youths breast. The
four thus fioated for some minutes
and were picked up by men who had
row nearly a mile to their rescue
Three adults-two sisters and a sweet
heart-were drowned.
The silver lance., 1899-10-20
Commotion Caused by Alleged Ghosts

In several districts of Greenock. Scot
land, of late much commotion has been
caused by the appearance of alleged
ghosts" The Well Park was said
to be haunted" for some time, and
crowds gathered nightly to get view
of the "spooks." But the ghosts
like mundane inhabitants, fed at the
march of the police. only, however, to
appear in other quarters. few
nights ago, a girl while washing the
stair in a South street tenement, was
considerably alarmed to see bending
over her huge white object with out
stretched arms. She ran into the
house shrieking. and returned with
her father. The father waited for some
time, but no ghosts" making their
appearance, he entered the house. but
had scarcely done so when he heard
his daughter again shouting for him
On the disappearance of the father the
figure in white had again appeared
but the girl, with great presence OF
mind, was ready for him, and tenac-
iously clung on to the sheet. The
.'spopk." who appeared to be a young
man, only escaped by leaving the sheet
in the girls grasp.
The silver lance., 1899-10-20
Ian Maciaren ON The Church.

1t has been known for sine time that
Ian Maclaren has been critically study
ing modern church methods. and the
results are now to be made public in
The Ladies' Home Journal. His first
article is called The Candy-Pull Sys-
TEN in the Church." and in this he
frankly states what many have felt
but have scarcely ventured to publicly
assert with regard to socia! tendencies
of the church. The great English
author will then handle 'The Mutt
neer III the Church" and after that an
swer the somewhat startling question,
should the Minister Be Shot?"
The silver lance., 1899-10-20
A MAMMOTH INSTITUTION.

To those who are accustomed to
sending away from home for their
goods 1t is of the greatest importance
to know the character and reliability
of the establishments selling goods to
families from catalogues. The great
emporium of the John NJ. Smyth Co,
located at $50 to 166 West Madison
street, Chicago, has been established
for third Of century, and has fur
nished over a half a million homes in
Chicago and vicinity alone. This firm
enjoys the confidence of the public by
its many years of fair dealing. 1t is
sues an immense illustrated catalogue
that should be in every family, as it
describes and gives the price of every
article required for household use. A
sample of the extraordinary values Of
fered by this firm is shown in the illus
tration of the lady's ulster in another
column of this paper. These garments
are indeed wonderful values, and yet
hey are but a sample of the thousand
md one useful articles illustrated and
described in the beautiful catalogue of
he John III. Smyth Company.
The silver lance., 1899-10-20
No success without Love of Work.

ITO win success in any vocation, the
present day, requires hard persistent,
conscientious work. the best equipment
that is possible, and the employment
of every resource that can be com
manded," writes Barton Cheyney, in a
valuable article on The Young Man
and the Professions" in the Septem.
Der Ladies' Home Journal. Even the
young mans manner. his personality
is n factor that makes itself felt in
his work. while executive ability, and
good. hard common sense are elements
of genius that should never be lacking
The young man should clearly under
stand in advance that if he does moi
have the capacity or love for work
there IL no profession in which lie can
win success. But. having this, he viii
find great opportunities to make o
name for himself and earn larger pc.
cuniary rewards than men have ever
before been able to coin out of their
brains"
The silver lance., 1899-10-20

The improvements that are being
made to the Baltimore and Ohio
South Western railroad between Park
ersburg and East st. Louis are being
pushed rapidly to completion. Sew
enteen thousand tons of 85 pound
steel rails have been placed in the
track, and there are still 25,G00 tons to
come, delivery being delayed on ac-
count of rush of orders at the mills.
The company has also put in 125 miles
of gravel ballast and expects to get
out 200 miles more during the season,
and it is hoped by Fall that the track
will rank as the best in the west. A
great many grade reductions and
changes in line are also being made
between Cincinnati and St. Louis. The
purpose is to make uniform one-half
of one per cent grade between Cincin-
natl and st. Louis, as well as to elimi-
nate large amount of Objectionable
curvature. At one point, for instance,
the line is to be shortened a mile and
half, $50 degrees of curvature elimi-
mated and seven bridges abandoned.
The silver lance., 1899-10-20
:,oody Fight in q Railroad Tower.

tower men in the Long Island railroad
tower, fought an ugly battle the other
day. Clifford says he drew his pocket
knife and every time Hopkins kicked
at him he slashed his assailant in the
leg. The fight ragged for several min
utes, when Hopkins finally became
weakened by the less of blood and
Clifford came out of the tower. While
staunching the blood from his wounds
Hopkins directed the depot man in the
manipulation of the levers until a re-
lief tower man arrived. Clifford was
arrested as he was stepping on a troll
ley car leaving the village.
The silver lance., 1899-10-20
MYSTERY OF NELLIE KNOX.

Alfred G. Ellis. a prisoner in this
st. Louis city Jail on two charges
obtaining money under false pretensea
and bigamy-is accused. in a letter
sent to Sheriff Pohlmann by Mrs. NJ. e.
Knox of No. 1900 Twentieth street, Den
yer. Col. Of knowing more than has
ever become public OF her stepdaugh-
ter's disappearance ELS adrhits that
he left his father-in-,aw's home with
this girl. who was Is years eld, on the
night when she disappeared. She was
his wife's sister. He claims that he re-
members nothing OF what occurred.
He says he does not know where he
left her, what he did or where he wac
from Z O'Clock at night until o'clock
the next morning Two years ago the
girls skeleton was found in what was
at the time she disappeared. country
lane. 1t was identified by her father
Major Knox. by means of a ring. ELS
has served term in the Animosa, Ia.
penitentiary for biSamy and has been
sent to the workhouse in St Louis for
minor offenses. He has been married
four times. and according to the stories
his wives tell, only one of them was
legally united to him. Here is para
The silver lance., 1899-10-20

graph from Mrs. Knoxs letter to Sher-
iff Pohlman:
But there Is another matter OF
which l wish to write. That is the
disappearance of my step
him (Ells) one night and never return
ed. We hunted many days and nights
and my heart has been broken ever
since. for loved her. Mr.. E. C. Ellis,
the prisoners uncle. told me in the
presence of others that while we were
looking for her, her body was hidden
in a shed. Someone, who was afraid
she would tell something. saw that she
never left the place alive after she en-
tered it,
Here is an extract from a pathetic
letter sent Mrs. Knox by her husband
who was in Carthage. ILL.,:
Now, my dear. will send you with
this paper telling that ELS is locked
up in ST. Louis. And l ask you. for
the sake of justice, to write the sheriff
and tell him just what kind of fellow
he Is. Tell him to put him in the
sweat box and make him tell what he
knows about my poor Nellie and how
she disappeared"
Ellis has had life full OF eventful In
cidents. Born in the East, he has been
a circus man, a sailor, ranchman, a
cowboy, an artist. and has married -four
women. He has been in the peniten-
tiary and in irons for disobedience on
the high seas Yet today he does moi
appear to be more than 30 years old
insists, although he is in jail, on hay
ing a shave every day. and curls hia
mustache with as much care as If he
were walking down Broadway.
The silver lance., 1899-10-20
On the safe Side.

City Editor-Mr. Strong has been il
today. and he had murder in his eye
How in time did you come to speak O
Mrs. Strong's alleged husband" in tina
paragraph about her accident? j
Fresh-''I did it to steer clear of a libe
suit. You know you tod me always t
say alleged thief" alleged murderer
and that sort of thing.-Boston Trans
cript.
The silver lance., 1899-10-20
How's IhisT

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The silver lance., 1899-10-20
An Average Neighbor.

Miss Skinpenny--This ere cheap
butter amt fit to eat. Mrs. S.-No, it
amt. Run into Mrs. GoodsouPs and
borrow a pound. She always has good
butter-the highest priced in market
Tell her well pay her back tomorrow
Miss S.-Goin' to git butter tomorrow?
Mrs. S.-We'll pay her with this.-The
Rival.