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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10
Horse Stolen.

On Monday last lad about 16 years of
age, from New York, who was working
for Geo. Craner, of Richland. Atlantic
county left for parts unknown taking
with him a horse belonging to Mr..
Craner. On Tuesday morning Marshall
Bullock, of Millville, was serving SUBJ
poenas in the lower part of the town
when he was informed by Mr.. Anderson
that some boys had found buggy and
harness in the woods near by. Later a
horse was also discovered and with the
buggy and harness was taken to Walter
Kates' stables. A strange boy gave the
information that Lew Craner had lost a
horse, and that gentlemen was telegraph
ed to and went to Millville and identified
his property. The boy escaped,
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10

show that letters passed between Duff1eld
and Mrs. Sunfield.
Judge Westcott said that that was all
the evidence that he would present at that
tlfne. This led Mr.. Ware to remark that
that was all there was, but the Judge said
ne thought there would be some sur
prises before the case was at an end.
After argument on both sides, Justice
Pierce held Duffield for his appearance at
court, in the sum of $500 bonds.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10

On thursday morning we met Mr.. A,
}. Ogden, of Cedarvile, brother-in-law
OF John Sunfield, and who seemed inter.
ested in the prosecution of Duffield. We
pointed out to him the enormity of the
charge made against Duffield and Sun
fields wife, and suggested the possibility
OF the inability of Sunfield to prove the
same, and the consequent notoriety and
humiliation to the families interested.
Mr. Ogden seemed convinced that the
charges should be pushed and was pres
ent and witness at the hearing, at which
time we had reporter present, the result
of which hearing is given above.
Friday we received the follow
ing letter from Mr.. Ogden, after our re-
port OF the hearing was in type, too late
to comply with his request. Besides we
are at loss to see how the matter can
now be "closed up satisfactorily" until
Duffield is tried and cleared, or Sunfield
admits his charge unfounded.
CEDARvILLE, Aug. 4, 1882
To Geo. W. McCoqUan:-
For the sake of the II family.
| ask that you do not sound same out
fo1clbly in your paper of to day, as it
may yet be closed up satisfactorily and
may not come to court. Do not mention
any charge arrested Or, and all the fam
lilies will appreciate this.
Respectfully,
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10
Red Hot From Che GUN.

Was that ball that hit g. B. Steadman, of
Newark, Mich, in the Civil War. 1t
caused horrible Ulucers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen's
Arnica Salve cured him. Cures Cuts,
Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons, Corns,
Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth.
Is cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
by H. w, Fithian Druggist. 7mwf.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10
Rufus rrenchard Dead.

A telephone message came to this city
Tuesday about nine o'clock, announcing
the sudden death of Rufus Trenchard, a
we'll known and highly respected resi-
dent of Fairton. Mr.. Trenchard is known
over the county. He was about seventy
years old,
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mfghtiest little thing
that ever was made is DIR. Kings New
life Pills. Every pill is sugar-coated
globule of health, that changes weakness
into strength, listlessness into energy,
brain-fag into mental power. They're
wonderful in building up the health.
Only 25 cents per box. Sold by Fl. w.
Fithian. Druggist. 7mwf.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10
Barn Fired by Lightning.

During the thunder showers Wednes-
day the barn of Henry Shaw, on the road
from Irving avenue to Carlrs Corner,
was struck by lightning. The barn was
fired and soon burned to the ground.
The building was filled with hay, grain
and farming utensils, all of which were
consumed. There had been two showers
before this one, and Mr.. Shaw was in the
barn during both of them. Before the
third and disastrous one came he went in
the house. The loss is pretty heavy on
Mr.. Shaw.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10
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NO.2CHESTNUTSTREET,
PHILA., PA.
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Special Potato Manure,
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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10

@, Il. and Epworth League Cards.
Beautiful designs, lower in price than
elsewhere. VI
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10
Brave Men Fall

Victims of stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel
the results in loss of appetite, poisons
in the blood, backache, nervousness,
headache and tired, listless, rundown
feeling. But there's no need to feel like
that. Listen to J. w. Gardner, Idaville,
Ind. He says: Electric Bitters are just
the thing for man when he is all run
down, and don't care whether he lives or
dies. 1t did more to give me new
strength and good appetite than any
thing could take. can now eat any
thing and have new lease on life"
Only so cents at H. w. Fithian's Drug
Store. Every bottle guaranteed.
7 n1uf
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
This Morning John w.tDayton, of Orange
Street, Attempts To Take his
Own Life.

Own Life.
John w. Dayton, living on Orange ST.,
went up stairs this morning, and called
down stairs to his family, "Good bye,
Pm going away for good" An instant
later a report of revolver was heard,
and the affrighted folks rushed up the
stairs to find Dayton lying PROSTATE up
on the bed, with the blood flowing from
a ghastly looking wound in his forehead.
AS soon as reason held sway among the
family, physicians were summoned, and
County Phosician Diament and DR.. j. r.
G. Thompson hurriedly visited the house.
They found that Dayton had shot HIM
self with a thlrty-two calibre revolver,
the ball entering the forehead, just over
the left eye. Striking the heavy skull
bone the bullet f1attened out, and did not
enter the brain. After some probing the
the flattened piece of metal was extracted,
and there is little danger of fatal results,
although the wound is an ugly one. and
the would be suicide is very weak from
the loss of blood.
1t is said by members of the family
that Dayton has been drinking, and that
this morning he was far from being him.
self. He was very low spirited, but there
was no thought that he would attempt
violence to himself. He did not eat
much, and had little intercourse with the
members of the household. When he
went up stairs it was thought that be had
gone to lie down, and sleep off the effects
of the liquor.
1t was not even known that Dayton had
a revolver. When the fellow regained
consciousness he was sobered up, and
and it is not likely that he will repeat the
experiment.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10
A Gentle Reminder,

In the midst of summer we are remind
ed of autumn by the display of warm
weather fabrics, millinery parasols, with
attached price tickets which invite pur-
chase at greatly reduced figures. The
stores set their calendars ahead, and with
the aforehan6ed activity characteristic of
the progressive mercantile establishment
plans for the fall season are being prefect-
ed ere yet July's middle mark has hardly
been reached. Even while matrons
promenade in linen gown, and man dis
ports in negligee shirt and straw hat, the
widewake store which never allows its
faculties to slumber, nor its activities to
sleep, is taking thought in summer pre-.
sent, of autumn future.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10
"You May Bend the sapl,ng, But Not tn.

"You May Bend the Sapling, But Not the
Tree"
When disease has become chronic and deep
seated, 1t is often difficult to cure it. That is the
reason why it is best to take Hoods Sarsaparila
when disease first shows itself-in pmples, head
aches. indigestion. other troubles which tell of
poor blood. weak stomach or disordered liver or
Kidneys This great medicine regulates the whole
system. 1t never disappoints.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-08-10

Hoods Pills are the favorite family cathartic.
TSo
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
POLICEMAN SHOOTS
And Wounds Coal Thief in the Heel
Too Free With His Revolver.

Patrolman Charles Smith, coIored,
caught Chuck Shields, colored, steal
ing coal from the Rock Island yards
last night about midnight.
The officer arrested Shields and on
the way to the station Shields broke
away from the officer and ran Smith
drew, his revolver and shot him. The
bullet struck Shields in the right heel
and he stopped running. He was
taken to the station and the wound
dressed. 1t is not considered dangerous.
The shooting of escaping prisoners by
policemen, particularly if they are only
petty criminals, is something that pub
lie sentiment in Topeka has always dis
couraged. Officer Smith ought to be
reprimanded.
Shields was arrested at one time by
Sergeant Donovan for stealing hitch
ing weights from wagons and buggies.
The sergeant arrested him with a
weight in his possession and started
him, with the weight on his shoulder
toward the police station. There was a
long strap on the weight and Shields
suddenly dropped the weight from his
shoulder and started to swing it around
his head, holding one end of the strap
he let it go and it wound itself about
the sergeant's legs. almost crippIing
him.
Although Shields is a bad negro police
ofncers do not have authority to shoot
at him. The law provides that the DO
lice department shall only capture Grim
1nalS, not attempt to kill them
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
HOT TALK FOLLOWS.
The Manila Situation ArOuses
the United State Senators.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Senator Allen Of
Nebraska made a speech in the senate,
denying published statements that he
would attack Senator German for using
the peace treaty as a means to defeat
Bryan. He said he did not keep Mr..
Bryan's conscience and he paid a warm
tribute to that leader. He (Allen) was
opposed to expansion, but our duty now
was to ratify the treaty. There was
weeping in Nebraska today and he con-
demned the Filipinos as bloodthirsty
savages who had precipitated an attack
upon US.
Mr.. German spoke, replying particu-
1arly to Mr.. Wolcott's speech, saying
that it was such an attack as he did not
expect He said that at three elections
he had obtained the height of his am
bition. He repudiated the idea that he
had taken a position for personal ad-
vantage. If such had been the case,
he could have secured more from his
party when thrift would follow fawn-
ing" He said he believed that the bat
tie in Manila was but the beginning and
follow for years, costing lives and mill
lions upon millions in money.
Mr.. German referred to what had
been done in China regarding immigra-
tion to those islands and said how eight
years later we take islands which will
be but a stepping stone for the Chinese
to the United States. He predicted that
sent the action. He said in connection
with the Philippines it was proposed
to increase the army to 100000. He pro-
tested against it.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
RESERVES IN GALLERY.
Every Seat Gone to the Opera, and
Gallery Seats Reserved.

Alice Nielsen, the most talked of light
opera prirna donna on the stage at the
present time, is in town today. Her
company is with her and the city is full
of principals, chorus girls and musi-
clans.
The company arrived from Kansas
City in a special train of seven cars
shortly after noon. 1t includes an or
chestra of IA pieces.
Little Miss Nielsen can't stand dissi-
patton. She was entertained by the
press of Kansas City last night, and
was up until 4 o'clock this morning.
Consequently the first thing she did
when she reached the hotel here was to
go to bed. Before she retired her maid
gave her an alcohol bath, and provided
her with a cup of beef tea.
e Besides the maid who looks after her
in the day time she has another whose
duty it is to watch over her at night,
and see especially that she doesn't
throw the covers off in such a way as
to expose her throat and render her Ii
able to a cold
At noon today every seat in the par
quet and balcony was sold for the per-
formance of THE Fortune Teller to-
night. Reservations are being made in
the first three rows in the gallery this
afternoon. The audience tonight Will
be one of the largest that the Craw-
ford theater has held.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
STATE MINERS.
Men Who Dig the Coal Meet in Con-
vention in the State House.

vention in the State House.
The first annual convention of the
Kansas State Association of Mines as
noon.
Labor Commissioner Johnson called
the convention to order.
Harry Bousfield OF Mineral was chosen
temporary chairman. r. L. Williamson,
Fleming, secretary.
The committee on credentials is COM
posed Of Joseph Forsythe, Frontenac,
Robert Gilmore, Scranton, John T.
Pratt, LeaVenwOrth.
This meeting was addressed by G. C.
Clemens, Senator Ryan, J. Fogle and
Mine Inspector McGrath.
Permanent organization will be
effected tomorrow
The delegates to the state miners
convention are:
E. c. Overman, Coal Valley.
Robert Gilmore, Scammon.
Thomas Siddele, Weir City.
Henry Bousfield, Mineral.
James McGeehan, Midway.
John Halliday, Pittsburg.
Joseph Forsyth, Frontenac.
Edward Keegan, Chicopee.
w. NJ. McClusky, Yale.
l. J. Love, Pittsburg.
John T. Pratt, LeaVenworth.
P. ]. O'Boyle, Miners of the Leaven-
worth Coal Company association, Leav
enworth.
Thomas Herzog, Isaiah Jones, Albert
Robert Sennett, Usage City Miners as
sociation.
Louis Matignon of Scranton.
Daniel FL. Williamson, I.eavenworth.
J. J. Sullivan, Nelson.
R. T. Williamson, Fleming.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
Arrested for Embezzlement.

Sheriff Evans, from Clarke county
Mississippi arrived in Topeka yester-
day looking for two men wanted for
enbezzlement. Sergeant Donovan,
Chief Strauss and Sergeant Owens as
sisted the sheriff in locating his men.
Their names were S. F. Miller Sr., and
S. F. Miller, Jr. They lived on a farm
a mile and half west of Washburn COL
lege. The sheriff went to Wichita yes
terday to have Governor Stanley sign
the requisition papers and at O'Clock
this morning Sheriff Cook, Chief Strauss
and Sheriff Evans went to the Miller
house and arrested the two men. They
pleaded that they be allowed a habeas
corpus trial here but Sheriff Evans
said he had all the papers properly
made out and he marched his men to
the Santa Fe train at 7:30 and started
for Mississippi.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
Clyde Has a SensatiOn-POSsi-
BILE Grave Robbery.
A Young Doctor in Possession
of a Headless Corpse.
WHERE DID HE GETIT?
1t is at Present a Mystery and
an Exciting One.
The Case Will Be Investigated
by the Officials.

Clyde. Feb. 6.-This town came very
near having a sensation, and may yet
when the particulars become further
known A young man living here who
desires cleaning all the knowledge he can
in the science of medicine and the forma-
ton of the human body, came into possess
sion of a corpse, or a portion or one,
through some means not yet known to the
public. He had it concealed in bag in
an ustairs room over one of our business
houses, and different ones who have seen
it said 1t was a part of a human body,
headless and with flesh on 1t.
The odor became unbearable, and the
young man not giving out any of the par
ticulars, the public insisted on Notifying
the county attorney and coroner, VINO are
expected to unravel the mystery As soon
as it was found out, the young man in
whose possession the corpse was found
Immediately had the same spirited away
and the matter rests for the time
Those who live in Clyde and who have
seen the corpse demand thorough in
vestigation in the case and If possible get
the facts as to where the. corpse came
from. Grave robbing is limited at by
some.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06

Philadelphia Record: The pulp and
paper trust, which was organized a
year ago, has had such signal success.
under cover of tariff discrimination, in
maintaining high prices for news paper
that another trust has been projected
to similarly put up the prices of writ
ing paper. The tribute exacted by
these combinations is an especially
odious form of taxation to which the
federal government is an accessory be-
fore the fact without material benefit
to the federal treasury. The highland.
ed attempt of the pulp and paper trust
to dictate the terms of proposed re-
ciprocity between this country and
Canada IL 1t shall serve to arouse a
suitable Indignation may in the end
effect a good result. The duties on pulp
and paper can not be too soon repealed.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Assemblies in the Adjutant Generals
Office Today.

Twenty-Five people assembled in one
of the rooms of the adjutant generals
office in the state house this morning
for the opening of the Commonwealth
institute, which is to continue all week.
Edwin Taylor, who was on the pro-
gramme for a paper on "Plan of College
Citizenship" failed to reach Topeka,
and Mrs. Annie Diggs talked to the
small group of progressive thinkers.
Mrs. Diggs said at the start of her
remarks that the Commonwealth move
ment would never be a success if tied
to any one political party. She said
that the State Temperance union was
unsuccessful simply because 1t was re-
garded, very unjustly, as a side issue
of the Republican party. To get away
from this she advised the selection of
persons of different political beliefs for
officers.
In his paper Mr.. Taylor is expected to
offer a plan under which the Common
wealth movement will be advanced
Arrangements for active work will be
made before the institute closes next
SATURDAY.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
D. r. ANTHONY SUES.
Leavenworth Times Brings Action for
Alleged Libel Against the
Standard.

Leavenworth, Feb. 6.-The filing of
libel suit for 1000 damages against the
Standard Publishing company by Col
d. r. Anthony in the district court
Saturday evening, caused a cOmmot1on
in local newspaper and political circles.
Col. Anthony bases his suit on an ar
ticle that appeared in the Standard Oc-
tober 10, asking him to explain about
his receiving $25 from the late Charles
Sherman, a well known policy gambler
of LeaVenworth and Kansas City. The
article is insinuating, and does not
make the charge direct. Col. Anthony
states that he never received a dollar
from a gambler in his life, that the ar
ticle is an insinuation and false, ma
HciouS and libelOuS.
EX-United States Marshal S. F. Neely
is said to have the management of the
Standard, and a warm suit is prom
iSed.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
AGAINST ROBERTS.
Topeka Ministers Adopt Resolutions
Against Polygamy.

Against Polygamy.
The Topeka Ministerial union met
TINS morning in the parlorS Of the Y
NJ. G. A. and after hearing a paper on
How disease Comes by Rev. A. NJ.
Reynolds, the resolution was offered
that "the Topeka Ministerial union. as
the representatives of 1000 people liv-
ing in Topeka, sign a petition against
resubmftting the prohibitory amend
ment to the people and that copies of
the resolution be sent to the governor
and the Shawnee representatives and
senator's"
The following resolution was also
adopted and copies ordered sent to all
the Kansas congressman at Washing
ton:
Whereas B. H. Roberts, an avow-
ed ana practical polygamfst has been
elected to congress by and with the
sanction of the Mormons; and
Whereas, The state was admitted in
to the Union with the public and posi-
tive avowal of said church authorities
that polygamy was forever abandoned
in compliance with the United States
law; and
licly professed, admitted and labor
iously defended his polygamous rela-
tions and life; and
Whereas, President Lorenzo Snow.
prophet, seer and revelator of said
church, speaking for the whole body of
Mormons not only in Utah but the
whole world, does openly and defantly
defend said Roberts in his aVowed po-
lygamous life; therefore,
Resolved, That we, members of the
Ministerial Union of Topeka, memorial
iZe and petition the senators and rep
resentatives from Kansas to oppose
seating of said Roberts, as a member
of congress, and so to arrange for the
seats in the halls of the congress of the
United StateS.'
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
BREECH WIDER THAN EVER
Mrs. Sloane to Receive a Money Al
lowance in Return for the Sur
render of Her Daughters.

New York, Feb. 6.-Those friends of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Sloane who had
hoped that the recent painful differ
ences would be quietly settled, were
amazed to learn today that the breach
had been widened by the removal of the
Misses Sloane from their mothers care.
Further inquiry has served to reveal
the fact that both Mr.. Sloane and his
daughters are at present the guests of
Mrs Sloanes sister, Mrs. Edmund
Coffin.
1t is understood that the Misses
Sloane will remain for some time under
their aunt's care and that Mrs. Coffin
and Mr.. Sloane will confer in regard
to the important questions Of their ed
ucation and social training.
Mrs. Sloane will not be permanently
separated from her daughters, but will
see them occasionally. 1t is rumored
that the settlement includes a consider
able money allowance to Mrs. Sloane.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
COURT HOUSE FOR MITCHELL
Glen Elder Citizens Offer a Unique
Proposition to Beloit.

BeIoit, Feb. 6.-Mitchell is about the
only county in the state without a court
house. Neither has the county a nor
NAL school.
A representative body of citizens of
Glen Elder met a like committee Of Be
lott people, and made ap ropoSition that
if BelOit would work to secure for Glen
Elder a normal her people in return
Beloit. So far the county officers of
Mitchell county can be found located
in six separate buildings in Beloit and il
a stranger should come to town to see
all of them it would take a good days
work to walk around and hunt them
up. 1t is said the Glen Elder proposition
found but little sympathy among the
BeIoit people.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
DEAD IN HIS STORE.
Pittsburg Man Thought to Have
Taken His Own Life.

Pittsburg, Feb. 6.-Emil J. Israel, the
senior partner of the firm of Israel
Bros, dry goods department store of
this city, was found dead in his store
Sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock, under
circumstances which would indicate
that he had taken his own life.
He left his residence about 10 o'clock
in the morning for the purpose of visit
ing his violin instructor and taking a
violin lesson. Not having returned at
dinner time his wife became uneasy and
at o'clock she got her brOther-in-law
Sam Israel, the Junior partner of the
firm, to go in search of him. On going
to the store he was Mortified to find his
in the clothing department, with a re-
volver lying near him.
The police were called and took
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06

charge of the store, and excluded every<
one until a coroner's jury was gathered.
is it lay and after ascertaining the facts
IN the case adjourned until tomorrow
at 10 o'clock
The evidence gathered from the posi-
ton of the body and revolver indicate
that ne had stood before a mirror and
shot himself, bullet wound being
found in his right temple. The revolver
was hVe-chamber thirty-two caliber,
one chamber being empty. The cause
OF the suicide is not accounted for, the
affairs of the firm being in good condi-
ton