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Gilpin observer., 1899-02-23
HARRY WILLIAMS.
The Victim of John Lowery's Pistol Sho
Succumbs to the Inevitable.

Tie victim OF John Lowery's Pistol Shot
Succumbs to the Inevitable.
Last Friday afternoon, Harry Williams,
who was shot Monday evening in the sa-
loon of Gus Catani, by John Lowry,
passed away, from the effects of the
wound inflicted by the pistol shot. The
body was removed to the undertaking
establishment of Ed L. Harris, and an
autopsy held Friday night by Drs As
quith and Abe Ashbaugh. In the alb
sence OF Coroner L. l.. Ash baugh from
the state, Thomas Hooper, justice of the
Peace in the third district, impaneled a
jury and an inquest was held at tho dis
trict court room in Central on Satur-
day, the day following. The following
is the
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-23
DR.. oHAs. v. sHooP.
D1N1TI9T
CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO.
Office removed to rooms over the First National
Bank.
Notice TO stockholders.

Notice is hereby given. that tho stockholders
of the Golden Fleece Mining and Milling Com
Thurman in Central City, Colorado, on Tuesday,
March Z, 1879, ut 2 o'clock p. IN. of said day,
for the purpose of electing directors and officers
for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such
ether business may be proper and desirable.
ANDREW g. ELLIOTT, President.
First pub Jan 26, 1s99-last March Q, 1899.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-23
The Mueller Commission Company

Have Just received n ctr OF very fancy
Greeley potatoes, onions, cabbage, etc.
Water being scarce you can get liquors
at wholesale prices.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-23


Attest: THOMAS HOOPER. Justice of
the peace, acting coroner of said county.
Sheriff Mitchell, in order to guard
against repetition of break being
made on the county Jail, similar to the
one made upon the Italians, who were
confined there for killing Alex Goddard
in 1897, on Friday night placed the pris-
oner in a steel cage, and kept the jail
guarded all night. The next morning he
took him TO Denver and committed him
to the Aralahoe county Jail for safe
keeping, until such time as he shall be
arraigned for murder in the district court
of this county.
The remains of Harry Williams were
placed in casket and brought to Rus
sell for interment, the funeral taking
place Sunday afternoon, under the aus
pices of the Star Of the West lodge
Knights of the Golden Eagle, of Nevada
vile. A large number were in attend
ance and followed the remains to the
cemetery in this place.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-23
JURY's VERDICT.

State of Colorado, County of Gilpin, IS.
An inquisition holden at Central City
Gilpin county, state of Colorado, Oh the
18th day of February, 1899, before
Thomas Hooper, justice of the peace,
acting coroner of said county, upon the
body of Harry Williams, there lying
dead, by the jurors whose names are
hereunto subscribed, upon their oaths
do say, that the said Harry Williams, on
the 18th day of February, 1899, came to
his death from the effects of gunshot
wound inflicted upon the body of the
said Harry Williams, on Monday, Feb.
l3, 1899, by certain person, to wit: John
Lowry, and that said John Lowry did
feloniously kill and murder the said Har-
ry Williams. Il. GOLDMAN,
A. w. RICHARDS,
FRANK RULE,
WIN. WILLIAMS,
MARION ROGERS.
WIN. RoTHousE,
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-23
The State Ore Sampling Co.,
DENVER. COLO.

We buy Gold, Silver. Load. Copper, Bismnth
With Modern mills and machinery our facilities
for sampling nre tho best.
our long experience In tho market enables us
Ia my tho highest cash prices for all mar rkotnble
ores. Write for our "ltofercnoe Book" Send
analysis OF your orc for prices and information.
BAIlYA MOMNlC Managers.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-23
summons.

STATE OF COLORADO,
COUNTY OF GILPIS. 90
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-01
The Rabbi, PEST.

The common rabbits OF Europe were
originally introduced into Australia for
purposes of sport. They spread over
the country like a scourge. So rapidlv
did they multiply than in 1879 legisla.
tive action for their destruction was
begun in South Australia. and the ev-
ample was soon followed in New sonth
Wales, New Zealand, Queensland ana
Tasmania. At the present time their
range in Australia is probably eouaI'in
area to that Of our three largest states
Texas, California and Montana
Millions Of dollars have been spent for
bounties, for poisons and in various
other methods Of destruction. thou-
sands Of miles of rabbit proof fences
have been built, and hundreds of
schemes for destroying the animals
have been suggested, but nothing has
yet been found that will effectually ex-
terminate the pest. Natural enemies.
such as cats and other carnivorous ami
mails have been introduced, and in GER
tain parts Of New Zealand, at least.
have become almost as much a pest az
the rabbits they We're intended to kill.
In 1887 no less than 191S2,539 rabbits
were destroyed in New South Wales
government and private land owners
| the rabbits seem to be still increasing.
In the meantime a great industry has
grown up in the export of rabbit skins
! For the last five years New Zealand
has been shipping an average Of about
15,000.O00 per annum, and since 1873 has
exported more than 200 100000. Re-
Gently canning rabbit meat for export
| IN ic irrx
larger proportions and gives promise OF
developing into an important industry
In the attempt to check the rabbit
pest in New Zealand, recourse has been
had to the importation Of natural
enemies. such as ferrets, stoats and wea-
sells. In the Wairarapa district some 600
ferrets and 300 staots and weasels and
300 cats had been turned out previous
to 1887. Between January, 1887 and
June, 1883, contracts We're made by the
government for nearly $4,000 ferrets.
and several thousand had previously
been liberated on crown and private
lands. Large numbers Of stoats and
weasels have also been liberated during
the last IS years. This host OF preda-
tory animals speedily brought about a
decrease in the number of rabbits, but
its work was not confined to rabbits,
and soon game birds and other species
We're found to be diminishing. The
stoat and the weasel are much more
bloodthirsty than the ferret and the
widespread destruction is attributed to
them rather than to the latter animal.
Now that some of the native birds are
threatened with determination, it has
been suggested to set aside an island
along the New Zealand coast where the
more interesting Indigenous species can
be kept safe from their enemies and
saved from complete extinction.-Rene
Bache in the Boston Transcript.
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GEN. WOOD DECLINES
Presidency Of Washington Railway and Viii
Return 10 Santiago.

Washington, June 30.-Gcn. Leonard
Wood was in Washington. today. He
came at the request of the officials of
President and secretary of war regard
ing the situation in Cuba and discuss
with them his future plans. Gen.
Wood expects to leave for Santiago, to-
morrow or the day following.
He has declined absolutely the offer
made to become the president of the
Washington Traction and Electric Co
and will remain in the army. The
President and the secretary of war
want him to remain in Santiago. where
he has been so successful. Some time
ago Gen. Wood sought service in the
Philippines but it was then believed, as
it is now. that his services could not
be spared in Cuba.
Gen. Wood in talking of the condi
lions existing in Cuba said that what
the people there needed was good
schools. good sanitation in the cities
and the enforcement of the United
States laws.
Cen Wood stated that his advices
from Santiago We're such as to con-
vince him that there would be no seri-
Gus outbreak of yellow fever. He said
there had always been yellow fever
and in some of the low dives it would
be impossible to prevent infection. but
he thought it would not be serious as
the best of precautions had been taken
by the United States authorities.
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SENT TO AUGUSTA.
Martin Dow. Familiar Sight on Streets. Goes
to Almsh0usc.

Martin Dow, one of the best-known
characters the streets of this city. has
been taken to Augusta. where he is to
be taken care of at the aImshouse. He
was sent to that city a short time ago
but not being satisfied with his life there
returned home. if it can be said that he
had a home in this city
Peculiar in many respects and living
like lily of the field, he was a man who
received as much pity as any man in the
place There was one popularity abou:
him ana that was that he always seemed
to be clean. While his clothes might be-
a little worn. yet they were always well
brushed, and one thing In particular that
caused comment was the fact that he was
seldom if ever seen with a days growth
Of beard on his face.
In many respects he was an object of
charity, but the charity was accepted in
such way that but few knew how he
lived. He had many acquaintance ca
the street, who We're always ready to
assist him. and one of these was a barber
who until a year ago always shaved him,
receiving a thank you in return for his
services. In some respects the charity
was accepted as a matter Of course. and
one instance of this kind is related Al
though he seldom paid for his barbering
he followed up his turn for the chair, re-
gardless of the number of customers who
were in waiting for their turn.
OF late he has proved more OF burden
than his friends wish to bear and he was
taken to Augusta, where he has a pauper
residence. He was not satisfied there
and on returning to this city was placed
in the station that he might be found
when wanted and was taken back to Au-
gusta.
He was at one time in business in Au-
gusta, and while there was said to be
worth considerable money. At that time
it is said, he was more or less intimate
with some of the leading men in the
State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-01

large number of ladies from the
Skowhegan Womans Club, Sorosis and
Town Improvement Societies left. Fri
day afternoon on the 4 o'clock Electric
car for South Norrdgewock where
they were met by a delegation of la
dies frbm the Norridgewock Village
Improv cement Society, who escorted
them tb the Quinnebasset, where they
held their meeting. The programme
consisted of literary and musical num-
bers bl members of the Norridgewock
Club Landlord Conant served the
party With an excellent supper at &
clock The evening was pissed very
pleasantly in a social manner, and the
ladies returned home, early in the
evening, on the Electrics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-01
A HOPEFUL VIEW.
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis Just
from the Philippines,
Says that With $4,000 Troops Next
Season Will End Revolt.
F,lipinos Incapable Of Seli.Government
America Must Provide II.

Chicago, June 30.-General Harrison
Gray Otis of Los Angeles, Cal, who
was with the sth Army Corps at Ma
Mia. and who saw nearly year 5
fighting around that city, arrived in
ington. Gen. Otis discussed the situa-
ton in the Philippines and took the
hopeful view that with the additional
troop to be furnished the war would
be terminated before the next rainy
season sets in.
With $4,000 troops all told-30. 600 for
the fighting columns and 10000 for gar
rison duty" he said. Major Gen. Otis
can suppress the revolt before the next
rainy season and restore peace.
In the present state | do not be-
lieve the Filipinos are capable of self
government. If the restraint and con-
troll of this government We're With
drawn from them now l believe they
would be at each others threats in Il
very short time and make farce of
Self-government.
The conclusion from this promise,
therefore. is that it viii be necessary
for the United States to maintain Il
considerable force in the islands for an
indefinite period. Such a course will,
in my judgment. be unavoidable if We
are to hold the possessions.
This country owes much to itself
and it owes the distinct obligation of
providing a sound. adequate and just
government to the natives of the Phil
ippine group.
Moreover. ii owes something to the
world in this regard, for it would be 1
shame and a reproach to an enlighten-
ed nation to conquer and possess 4
half-civilized land and then abandon
it without adequate protection and in
ternal security
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-01
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT
Renounces Throne Of Coburg in Favor
of Duke of Albany.

Coburg. June 30.-It was officially an
nounced. today, that Duke Of Con-
naught. brother of the reigninc duke
of Sax Coburg and Gotha and the son
Of the Duke of Connaught, Prince
Arthur. have renounced their claims
to the Coburg succession in favor Of
the Duke of Albany. son of the late
Prince Leopold of England.
The Duke of Albany. who was born
in 1854 and whose mother was Princess
Helena Of Waldeck. will be heir to the
throne of Coburg. under the guardian
ship of Prince HohenlOhe Langen-
burg.
The Duke of Connaught'S son re
served the right to the succession in
the event Of the death of the Duke Of
Albany or the extinction of the latter's
male line. The Duke of Albany will
Immediately come to Coburg and re
ceive German education previous to
entering the German army.
The minister of State-in- chief, c. F.
Won Stronger, Informed the Diet that
The Duke of COnnaught's reason for the
Pronunciation of the succession was his
unwillingnesS to part from his only son
and because he could not abandon his
responsibility for the care and educa-
ton Of his son, while Prince Arthur of
Connaught. was compelled to reside in
England, and he, the Duke. recognized
that the heir to the throne of Coburg
required a German education. The
Queen and the royal family. he added,
all had the most tender love for Co
burg. to which they We're Joined
through the prince consort.
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Making Firecrackers.

a few years ago all the firecrackers
with which American boys and girls
celebrated the Fourth of July were
brought over from China. But Yam
kee ingenuity soon found way to
make its own frecrackers, and now
the Chinese actually celebrate with the
fireworks of the finer kind sent over
from America.
The Chinese probably made fire.
crackers thousands of years ago. They
We're the first to discover gunpowder.
and the very old books tell how the
Chinese had q curious art of making
"devouring fire" and causing the earth
IN'to thunder right terribly" The dis
covery of powder was due to the pres
ence of vast beds Of saltpeter in the
plains of China and India. Some
Chinaman was camping, perhaps. near
these beds and left some charcoal from
his camp fire. In some way the salt
peter and the charcoal became mixed,
and the next camper who built his fire
in that spot was no doubt startled by
seeing the rocks blaze up furlously. II
was only a step then to the addition of
sulphur to this flashing powder, and
presently to the production of fire
works.
Firecrackers are made by hand in
China, but the Yankee has invented a
few simple but effective devices by
means of which an American girl can
make as many crackers in one day az
10 or 20 Chinamen-and make them
better, too.
The firecracker tubes are made by
rolling sheets of strawboard over a
steel roll. forming a tube just the size
OF the intended firecracker The fuse
is of spun cotton soaked in a mixture
of starch and fine gunpowder and Is
fastened into the tube by means Of a
packing of clay, which hardens into a
gum plug.
The explosive mixture. which is OF
charcoal. biciromate of potash and
chlorate of potash. is put into the
crackers 100 at a time. and the bottom
is then plugged with a bit Of cork.
which is rammed down hard on the
powder. After being dried for time
the crackers are by girls coated with
red and green and yellow paper. and
then braided into punches and packed
away to await the Fourth Of July.
Chinese firecrackers may still be had
in the market. but they are generally
regarded as less excellent in quality
than those made in this country. But
they will all pOp-and that is all any
boy wants.-Chicago Record.
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. MANY INJURED.
Brussels Riots Continue Un-
til Early Friday.
Gendarmes Charge Mobs, Wounding
Over 100, Eight Seriously.
Premier in Chamber Expresses Desire for Con.
ciIIiation and Meets Approval.

BRUSSELS, June 30.-The rioting here
was continued until A. NJ, at vari-
Gus points. The gendarmes charged
fiercely- several times on the Boule-
ward Auspaceh and used ball cart
ridges on the Grande Place. One riot
er was bayonetted and two reporters
were seriously injured. Saucepans and
other domestic implements were
thrown from windows at the troops
during the night.
The Gazette says that over 100 per-
sons have been injured during the riot
ing and of this number eight were seri-
ously wounded.
At the opening of the Chamber of
Deputies. today, motion was intro
duced amending the rules so as to al
low the expulsion of any deputy caus-
ing a disturbance.
The Socialists vigorously protested
and violently mathematical the NOV
-ers. NJ. de Lantsheere. Rightist, de-
Tended the proposal and delivered a
caustic indictment of the Socialists,
who interrupted him by whistling,
hooting and banging their desks.
When quiet was restored the Social
lists referred to the victims of the re-
preston lying wounded in the hospitals
and demanded to know who was re-
sponsible for such unjustifiable hor-
rorS.
The premier replied: 1T is | who
caused the strength of the gendarmes
to be increased, on legal acquisitions
made before the repression COM
menced."
A storm of invectives and Socialist
cries of Murderer followed Suisse
quently the premier expressed the
strongest desire for Cancellation
and said he was prepared Il
seek means leading thereto. The
statement was greeted with alp
plause in the midst of which the SEES
sion was ended.
NJ. Van der Weld. by permission of the
police. addressed the crowd outside, in
forming them Of the minister's state
ment and exhorting the people to calm
ness. The Socialist deputies Were
warmly cheered by the crowd. 1t is
believed the premers declaration will
appease the public.
During the night bricks We're hurle 4
at the windows of the premier's resi-
Il
was smeared on the pavement in front
of the house.
At meeting, this evening. convened
by NJ. Van Der Velde, the Able Daens,
Christian Democrat. congratulated the
Socialists on the success they had
achieved and predicted the advent of
universal suffrage. Two thousand per-
sons accompanied the speaker to the
train singing the "Marseillaise."
In view of the pacific declarations in
the Chamber that public meetings are
now permitted. the Liberal and So
cialist newspapers declare that the
government has capitulated.
About 10 this evening. a great social
procession. headed by the Socialist
deputies. paraded the streets. singing
and shouting. When the Grande pal
ace was reached the demonstrators
cheered Burgomaster Bulls. who eX-
horted them to remain orderly. No eX-
ceSses We're committed.
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Curious Condensati

To clean asphalt pavements in Utica
last year cost about two cents a running
foot
buckingham Palace has a scent foun-
tain, which on state occasions is Led with
eau de cologne.
The forest area of all the British pos
sessions in America Is estimated at about
500. 600 acres
Rhodesia gold output for April was 5755
ounces and for the first four months OF
the year 25,0OO ounces.
large trust is being formed at st.
johns for the DEVELOPMENT of the iron.
coal and steel industries OF Newfound-
land
German government mine surveyor
mas entered the service of the Sultan IN
order to conduct coal explorations In Asia
Minor.
Mahogany is said to have been brought
TO England by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1885,
put not to have come into general use till
1920.
Newfoundland dog made n determined
ana successful attempt at suicide the
other day in the lake i'm front OF Lincoln
Park, Chicago.
The population Of the South African
Republic consists of 81. 600 Beers, s7,OOO
other white. called Citlanders, and GOV, W.
Kafrs and Zulus.
The heart of a vegetarian beats on an
average OF 81 TO the minute: That OF the
meat eater IS. This represents differ
ence Of 10000 beats in "a hours
An English Und) clergyman refuses 10
pay poll tax on the ground that he Is
church property the property of the con-
gregation as much as is the pastoral res
idence. and that. as such, he is exemSs
from taxation, the same as the parson-
age. r-s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-01

The school of instruction for the 10th
district of the knights of Pythias was
held. Thursday evening. with Skowhe-
gan Lodge. A large number of Knights
was present and odd Fellows hall in
the Ordway block was used for the oc-
casiOn. Forty Knights from Madison
and NOrrdgewock, 10 from Pittsfield.
]. NJ. Arnold of Augusta. and Grand
Commander John w. Maxfield Of Liver
more Falls. and Grand Keeper Of Rec
ords ard Seals Wesley G. Smith of
Portland were also present. The rank
of Knight was conferred on one candi-
date by the degree team from the
SEowhcgan Lodge for State honors.
After the business Of the evening was
completed the knights adjourned to
the Knights of Pythias hall where the
ladies of the Cniversilist Sewing Cir
Gle served a fine supper
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AT LAST SUCCEEDS.
VIM. A. +. Kelley Of Lowell,
Murders His Wife.
Fires Two Shots Into Head and One
Into PROSTATE Body.
Had Once Before Tried to Murder Her-He
Is Arrested.

Lowell. Mass. June GOWN. A. F..
Kelley. bill poster. shot and killed his
wife, Theresa r. Kelley, on Fayette
street. early this morning.
The murder grew out of domestic
troubles. and was n second attempt.
Kelley having cut her throat on March
y. 1895. for which he served five
months in Jail. The couple had not
lived together for some time, owing to
the intemperance of the husband The
wife had been working as a dish wash
er in an all-night restaurant.
Kelley had called at the restaurant
several times of late demanding that
his wife return to live with him, and
upon her refusal to go with him. he
threatened to shoot her and carried out
his threat, this morning, as the woman
was returning from work, having lain
in wait for her.
Kelley fired two shots into his wife's
head as she stood beside him and she
died in a few minutes both bullets tax
ing effect
AS the murderer fired. Abraham Ber-
ry. in front of whose house the tragedy
occurred. cried out from his chamber
window to Kelley to stop. whereupon
the latter pointed the revolver at him
saying: Mind your own business OF
I'll shoot you"
After firing two shots at his wife.
Kelley deliberately fired third at her
PROSTATE form and coolly walked VI
Fayette street to Chestnut, through
which he disappeared. He was cap
| tured in LawI ence. about II o'clock,
by Irspectorst Latlammc and Allen Of
| The Lowell police force.
In 1895, while Kelley and the woman
| lived together as husband and wife. he
made the attempt upon her life by cut
| ting her throat with a jack knife
| Upon his release from Jail she took VI
| with him again and married him and
| the attention of the police has fire.
! quently been called to their domestic
| troubles.
Kelley has served several sentences
| for drunkenness and during the bliz-
zard Of last February was found in a
snow bank drunk and badly frozen
| The couple had one daughter
| Kelley will be arraigned. tomorrow
morning.
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Miss Gertrude kidder. one of the teach
ers at the North Grammar school, has re-
signed her position TO accept a school in
Everett, Mass. Miss kidder had been a
teacher in the Waterville public schools
for or 10 years and is considered one Of
the most efficient teachers in the city
Since she has been teaching she has won
the love and respect not only Of her pn-
pills but also of a large number of people
in the city. She is graduate of the w :
terville High school In her letter of
resignation she states that the only rea-
son why she resigns her position is be
cause the new position pays better
salary than that she received in this city