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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21

''The nag symbolizes our purposes
and our asplr lio.s; 1t represents what
we believe and what we mean to main
tain. and wherever II floats It Is the
nag OF the free. the hope OF '.ie oppress
e. md herever II is assailed. at any
sacrifice it will be carried to a triumph
ant psace."-Presldent Mckinley. Aug
la 1899.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21

SENATOR Billy Mason pleading for
tho Beers Is a big bore himself In Con-
gress pardon fer this new applica-
tion Of worn out pun is requested on
the ground OF It's literal justihcation)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
LACK or EVIDENCE.

Judge Tiilinghast also says: 1T
must AIS be made 20 appear that they
JAILED TO discharge some duty which.
they owed "a the deceased and this ls
not shown in the testimony. Ii Is true
that the plainuu alleges Ia his declara-
ton that the bolt and shafting were
not properly guarded. as required lN
statue. bot the Ony evidence offered
in support Of this allegation was nv
the witness, Luke Quigiey who said In
answer 90 the question Was there anv
protection % that beltg Same ns
there n today But what that was
does not appear. But even asaun,in,.
for the purposes OF the argument thai
the belt and shafting were not proper
~ guarded. and that the defendants
failed IN discharging their duty 10 see
an this regard. IL docs not appear that
the accident happened on this accnuat.
o. that IL would NOT have happened n
The belt had been properly guarded
For. as already indicated D. doos MT
appcar how Il happcned.'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
THE DEATH OF FRANK LEE,


properly guarded. and also that the ac-
cident occurred while the deceased was
cleaning the machine rests upon con-
jectures and not upon testimony
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21

Good Fellowship and Business.
THE Union Trust company Is 10 be
f'-iicitated on tho harpy thought ~ ifs
annual dinner. the flrst Of which n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
THE NEWS
retl.v EUROPEAN HINr.

The News by arrangement with Felix.
Roulf. DOucet, LaFerriere. Paquin and
other famous Partisan costume maxi
ers.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21

Any person desiring The News left at
his residence in any part OF the CITY,
Gan send his order TO this Office.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-06-05

a.: vSaben sic ~unier'n amtsri9ter
9eieben? Der trdst felt GINGER 3eit
etne periide!"
g.: rSd, Der fommt mir bor tpie cine
rodnoelnoe Mpnoftnitsrnib!"
ai6ter: "Shr isio bod ni4t Der
Wieienbauer?"
Bauer: ,Gu,r Der fam net fumme,
er bat ii9 ipplen q &urai9 dntrinten
uno iebert lit er b'ioffe!"
SriB6en: nSeute mar Der Sntele BEL
unS!!"
9eiu9: yWel6er Snfel?"
&arl6en (iiberlegen): yQ9, SriB lit
10 oumm! Der iagt gu jeo:m Sc
ri6tspoaaieber rSntel"!"
n r
Mann: ,Wie, @nna, Su piGit, ih
ioa, Dor benz &onturs iteb:no, nod Elm
grpBeres Diner 9eben?"
Jrau: ga, mir molten penisitens
s6renpoa untergeben!"
* X X
Mamd gum flsinen NlberD: Sc
fern bait Su einem Serrn auf Der
StrdBe Die 3unge seaeigt. 0arte nur
= Oh unartiser Range, Su!"
Steiner gilbert: .Weibt Su, DIANA,
i'd 6a6' ssslaubt, es lei Der Ssrr
Sottor!!"
q y
gbsf: SEA, babsn sic @elo bon
Miiqer erbalten?"
&afenbote: r2eioer nein! Sn benz
!Sauie pobnten mebrere MiiIsr's unb
teiner tpoate uns ettpas i6ulois iein.
ginsr mari mid iosar bic srepps
binuntsr!"
Gbef: y0as mar Der rittigs-9ebsn
Sic nur iofort pieoer gu ibm bin"
* 4
Batter (ber ieinem SGbnfsn am Der.
sangensn Sage BEL Der S6ulurbeit ges
bclfen bait: rNa, mas FAT Der 2sbrer
gs'agt:, ais Su ibm ben QufIab 3eisz
teit?"
Sp6n: S4 piiroe bon Sag gu Sag
bimmer, bat er seiagt!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-06-05
BURLINGTON
Route !

City Ticket ONCE, GIL Main street.
Telephone 46O.
Passenger Depot, Foot OF Second St.
Telephone 4Os.
Time Table in Effect Feb. 25th,
1900.
Leaves for Arrive from
La Crosse, Winona, St. Paul, Min
neapolis and Northwest.
l1:50 pm ........ Daily ........ 3:42 am
4:43 am Daily, except Sunday 1859 pm
La Crosse and intermediate points
1:50 pm Daily except Sunday 1910 pm
Chicago and Eastern Connections.
500 am ........ Daily ........12:37 am
1924 pm Daily, except Sunday 5:17 am
Clinton. Moline, Rock Island, Dav-
export. st. Louis. Southern and
Western Connections.
4:20 pm Daily. except Sunday 11:45 am
1902 pm ......., Daily ........12.s7 am
The Fast Express for La Crosse and
intermediate stations, leaves Dubuque
1850 pm daily except Sunday. Ar
rives La Crosse 500 p m: leaves La
Crosse 700 p m; arrives Dubuque 10:4O
p m.
The st. Louis Express leaves at ago
p m, carries through reclining chair
ears from Dubuque to st. Louis, Pull
man Sleeper Barstow TO ST. Louis. This
train connects at Galesburg with fast
through trains to Omaha, Denver,
Kansas City and the Pacific coast. This
Is the fastest train run between Du-
buaue and Kansas City.
The st. Paul Vestibuled Limited,
leaving at 1850 p m carries Free Re-
clining Chair Cars. Pullman Standard
and Compartment Sleepers. and reach
as st. Paul at 7:45 a m.
For information about rates, tickets
through car arrangements. baggage
ETC., call on or address
]. DEPENDENCIES,
General Agent.
- rTTLEy.
Yris-S~r w t---
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-06-05
I'LL. Central II. II.

Time Table effective April 10, 1900.
TRAINS WEST.
Passenger leaves daily. ..... .4:45 am
Passenger leaves eX. Sunday 800 am
Passenger leaves eX. Sunday .4:25 pm
Passenger leaves daily .....10:l7 pm
FROM WEST.
Passenger arrives daily 49,. .5:23 am
Passenger arrives eX. Sunday 1850 am
Passenger arrives eX. Sunday $50 pm
Passenger arrives daily ....11:3O pm
TRAINS EAST.
Passenger leaves daily .5:23 am
Passenger leaves ex. Sunday 500 am
Passenger leaves eX. Sunday .1:15 pm
Passenger leaves daily .....1l:i5 pm
FROM EAST.
Passenger arrives daily 49,. .i:30 am
Passenger arrives eX. Sunday $40 an
Passenger arrives ex. Sunday 4:O5 pm
Passenger arrives daily -. 1907 pm
Passenger arrives daily ..... $50 pm
Passenger arrives eX. sunday $3.50 pun
The omaha Palace train leaves Chi
cago ut 5:l5 D. m, arrives ut Dubuque
ut 1907 p. IN. ana Omaha at S:15 next
morning.
The morning "Flyer" for Chicago
leaves Dubuque ut 5:33 a. H., The
finest train OH earth"
"Parlor Car" on lilo trslu to Chi
cago. Free reclining chair car 500
a. IN. train for Chicago.
Special Pullman Sleeper for Du-
buque passengers OH night train for
Chicago. open for occupancy ut y
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-06-05

y6err 0irettor, i6 bin BON ssz
iammten PerIonal beauftragt, Sic gu
bitten, oaB Der Weier teine Rple mebr
erbdlt, in Der er auf Der Siibne itirbt!"
,Nber pdrum Denn?"
,Gr friBt uns INNER ais 2ei9e
idmmtli6e Qepfel tpes!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-06-05

Ra6 Gem Sobe zines rei6en 9dns
tiers piscutiren bic ans &rdntenlager
berufenen orei ger5te nod i'm Hebens
simmer iiber ben 9erlauf ibrer Siagz
noisn uno Yrognoien.
9iener (oer an Der Sbiir gsbprft):
rSeBt pil's pieoer aeiner Sspeien
Iein!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-06-05

I'm ii6er unb raid bon Nsuralgie
6efreit gu peroen, gtebt es ni6ts BEL
Ieres ME Die anpen0ung BON Ct. So
tobs Sel. Gs lit dGsemsin betunnt
als Elm ii9eres uno poltommenes Sell
mittel.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

\ spits N orr 4 snce tines -
still threat ten Tho country NTH |:
SSstill. in Meet. thrsAtsn toS educ4s n "
y stats Eof silver NOR allisns NJ
Sof Itself not only SyMlc Client Sfpund 1Se |ths
Republicans. hut Tor III othSr fr1A1 ~ Nf
GOOD govsrnnaent to innict ~
The Democratic party ivan lis0sS ~
splets than m ls00. The ghost of An sRil-
yer should III buried beyond IN hop III
resurrection. III sy sS53s
3 a. Al that the Repuhl ican party pro = wi
M accomplishi for the country "a III
u has been Instrumental ii. bringing n SoSt
\ ma accomplishing The LAM lishing iIs-
{ dustriss 4 havs \ BEEN revived, nonsyl NJ
become ah0ndant III low atea ~ syaf
and tn quality can not nov hs a. slon-
sd rospsrity M all directions a. III
sslls in u full 8 measure VI Es hopsd ana
predicted md graspsd fors a lsDe: Ihs essf-
rent % our scondsnic 4and ndnstfial ME
N Iaovipg my and ately ohvsasdfa ma
upward on 8 safe.y sound bAsis ana II III
e rate ana volume the wonder ana envy
Sof the other nations Of the world. what
other country on. the face III Tia u arth
n bisssed with ~ good = SovssnInsntsa and
such q high degree sof progrsss ana sptos-
perity ~ ours Z a ssasi
IN addition % the Important dutiSs ma
vast resp nsibili ties s sseen N atsd ~
ssumsd BIZ the Republi lean party ~ 1850 6u-
ties ana responsibilitie Of m lnfo rssse n,
grave. new and $far-reachins character
have been sentailed upon the adIninistra-
ton Aof President 1GcElinley No&prsSi.
dent. save Waahington and Lincoln. Shas
had ~ greater task or gravers dutissS tkan
President Mckinley. IN 1896 ~ civil vi Ss5 :.
War Was Pendinx N Guba II
The Cubans were then. and had been sor,
years. struggling for independence from,
the wretched and tyrannicals government;
5of Spain. The Repub licans party synapar
.thized with the! Cubens% ana was disposed9
to second their efforts /. ~ n pea ceable
!. means Y, and hence our platform az 1sDg
declared that, &,
& !" We believe that the government of the
United States should actively use I'll IN
fiuence and good omces to restore pslce
and give Independence to the island.
8 In pursuance Of this policy, President
Mckinley, ~ soon 40 he was settled il
the White House, proceeded. through
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

diplomatic channels. TO theoretically in-H
tervene In behalf of Cuba, with good re-
suits. And II have no 4 doubt would 9in
due time have succeeded, backed by the
great moral ana ma erial momentum Of
our country, IN securing the Independence
of Cnba BY peaceful means. But while
diplomacy was making It's slow and
steady progress q catastrophe occurred
which at once put an end.gt peaceful
methods on the night Sof Feb. Is, 1905,
the sbattleship Maine, on . peaceful mis-
sion and lying at anchor III Havana Shar.s5
Dor, was sunk and destroyed BY an e1-5
EplosfOn from the outside, resulting In the
death OF $50 Of our gallant seanen. This
made the nation eager for war. so eager
that Democrats. Populists and Republic
ans alike were all equally swift IN rush
Ing us into q war with Spain. ] remefn-
Der very well, how Populists and Demo
Gratis IN congress chided ana criticised
the president and the Republican party
for being less eager for war than they
themselves were. Congressman n Champ
Clark from Missouri, one Of the leading
Democrats Of the house. in: q debate,
among other things said 4, sss
S ~ 4: ~ gu ttnlk like you brought On this
war. This II not d Republi can war, ( but
an American 81 war. /. Ny Republican
friends we took you by the scrun Of the
neck and dragged you into Il. and that
will be- the verdict OF history. We start
ed the fire among the people. and they
heated you so hot that at last you had
to 90 into i Or 60 out ~ business ss
| Ss.. ca. 4 1t ID trne that II was q war Eof3
the American people, but 1t was carried
on and conducted gloriously and to 4
most successful issue under the direc-j
ton Of President McKinley and his adls3
Eministration. Though 70 strong Il and
wealthy nation. We were wholly unpre-
pared for war Our navy was neither
fully manned nor fully EQUIPPED, and our
small regular army, less than 25,O00 and
scattered II small detachrhents over the
country VS. q mere skeleton. In = few
days after Il became evident that war
would come, our Meet, thanks to tn
great energy OF our secretary 4 Of the|
navy and his hrst assistant, our noble
guest and unanimous nominee for the
vice spresid ency, was fully manned and
equipped and ready for action. ON April
ri, 1903, Sampson sailed for Cuba; on the
LIST Or May II ,5s
sS 8 Devyey Entered Manila Bay. 9sEsS
destroyed the Spanish feet and avenged
tho destruction: Of the Maine, ana on the
.3d day OF July sampson and schleyi de-
stroyed the great feet OF Cervera ;near's
Tn shores o. Santiago. II the spaceWofs
1ixty-fos days the American navy ana.
stss efficiency became the marvel Of an
sast6nished Old World.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31


s0O0 wae actpa lsaid M arld ~ ~
Ebainncs 4. paid Sshel, ls:srsain CON IA
| ditions Wers coinplie ithss hea sDlseysy
sentersd Aataila NY yMin IA 30 nd his
/ cniefs SMNrssa ainga lytag ons snd
quia1rfslinr oxsFs the "a of a. price
tgasy ma ootaeinedS from ths$ Srantsh kov,
IsefnmEent for ontng " tlses rebsil
there 80 then ne Ta gal vsrnmsnt nor
sysnS ~ insIlar ensl gplna lt1o
haa w seontsac ahd Tor % lfic9 I'D
lated sss q 9sf ",
.sl.s XII eas sf slaash n.
IN ls coui e =. ssas ~
~ IN q Nj Nj eoncusss.
n,oasa ~ tnat me al
~ u rde sd0ly
sonns me- py tns treaty ofs ~
81 sin LOO and Ry snss
ssvn 4 DR.
sc an ary oS has rol.
4 4peaAne tnss ~.
Nnsn - inaiix ~
M TOOK 's'l unnpras % pe e
20 NJ ~ arny Were nots permit
~ ~ no 1907 sne Say. -
sn. aoapt Deca ' me
- adsa q seIting ups III sovern-s
ne ~ ~
So ,a.ls'n Dys An O.
~ $500 sa.ae ~ ana t ase
and hns psoples tnefein Pc
g we aatnority ois our "
Y
s g We
III. .s's ssne 81
81 ~ N M nave rs
al - ouE l PEI it the peoplle
s. 81 oul -! possessl g
Z. g lss III
e
= koNes ~
W..nous me sxpless perHass,on $olSs son.
q ~
w - 81 sc 's
= = M 1oS con-
q Sp u..1. 3. 4. ~, I, I,
'oss - Au h1s mean g
sor contend that thai We should have relin-
auassned aour possession ana srlgnt IN the
#1siands 20 IL ghinaido and the gais -
soon e. Stne treaty Of Paris was ratlned:
Sfiad We done go absolutely the Islands
! Wonid az once have been seized 3Dy some
q me treat powers 81 re, 81, s1I NOT
SO seel1ed, YOU'D nave fallen INTO aisln-
Stegration, anarchy ana cha %. afor even
~ me Iasais could, fterSa gov
ern themselves, they would be WholiysN
equai TO the TASK yalA AZ the Is
lands, with SO many savag and semi.
owned tribes es as are there found
4 5ot ~ - said We should allow D. ne
5EIagals sto set up q government % their
own. ana then z exercise e ~ protectorAte
overS tnena.S 10 exercise q proper protec-
sitorate we would have TO be responsible
lor their peace and good behavior, both at
nome and abroad, and this would require
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Summarizes il u Telling Manner Records 81 re-
publican and Democ ratio Parties Shows
HSs S How and Why People Placed Con
saa fldence il the Cand idaey of
VILLAIN M llinley s.'s.s
.l1D THEY Will b FOR McklNlEr AND RoosfVElI
m LIGHT on PHILIPPINE AnD TRUST PROBLEMS,

s$ s AZ III sss -..---..-.
X. IA Il issss.:s
sen .tor en,,.a ps.,.o,, u HS,rr n.
dressed the opening session of Tie M lll.,
Es 4ional convention az Republican LEAGUE
n clubs He rave 8 n,asterly review 81 the
n events since the last presidential cam
4 paign and presented II clear I ana concise
y comparison Of the records ana aims OF
& the Republican and Democratic parties
n during. those troublous times. / He said: !
IL u IN 1902 the American people. III the
Il midst Of prosperity and good times. under
the promise and with the expccta ton 81
II still greater prosperity and sttll better
times, saw at to take the ,administrnti lion
II of national affairs from the hands !. 8.
4 The Republican party and place Il IL me
hands OF. the Democratic party 3s5 81 y 5ss
ION March. 4. 1893; the Democratic partv
Y mad, for the first time since 1881 nm
control OF the government both through
1 tho executive and the leRisla i've depart
ments. The reforms and measures 81 re-
Il lief promised BY the Democratic Marty
Il I'm 1892 were, IN performance, confined
/ chiefly to two schemes: The enactment
Ssof the Wilson's German tariff law and re-
placing all Republican $ohiciab with Dem
SSocrats and fastening the latter on the
j public service permanently BY y, an ex-'
tended application Of the civil service
g law s$ N NJ Gt psi
IA the wake Of the Democratic admin
4 istration-speed aggravated and swollen
~ tt-came the Industrial and financial
panic and stagnation OF 1893 and the three
4 following years. Neither the change Of
& ON eholders nor the Wilson'S German law.
Il furnished relief nor proved a palliative.
4 T me Law. instead Of relieving. measur-
I'D ply intensided and prolonged the In
d dustriel sstagnat ton. and by failing to fur
h nlsh ssuficte Of revenue was largely
Sinst in hytna about sAhs great;
II eold withdraw rom 4 the treasury hi
~ 50. Rh ich led to the great financial
panic and congestion during that period
ena forced President Cleveland for the
pdfpose Qf maintaining the integrity Of
our currency and OF securing the neces-
5sary revenue for the wants Of the gov
\ eminent. to increase our bonded indebted
\ ness to the extent &of 1852 OOO. 900. The
only Legislative palliative afforded to stay
\ the panic ana uphold the credit Of the
4 government vas The Law rersaIins tho
Silver Eaf chssiNE CLAUSE st me- act -o4
1890, and the passa 4 81 Ithi. 1aw waa a.
3Icomplished through tie efforts Of 4 united
Republican party and q few Democrats.
VINO arose 10 the occasion u: and were
4 greater than the main body Of their
4 party With this law and abundant
feveauea there would, In all likelihood,
/ have been no occasion to make such ex--,
!tensive loans. but with d deficiency Of rev
\ snue loans We're inevitable and neces-j
sssity5& Tor the vitality Of our currency.
" And 1t was only becau az tire exiaf Ancaa
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

Z. n I.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

\ AT Who live So nlnnder. Ana nrotec..
tior.sn ina rainv sea .onS. ana foni,iv.5 Shona
for Democra RI ~ 800. ],
nm t,,a,s q ma 49, ~ 4, ], Z. q
- naara m, ,,,rn,
Me ! ~ Hnnronertv ana a.+ah,,.,,,,., iocs1
civil pnvarnnnent. M a, NJ
az IL ahia r.s.,,tlv
~ tis
time the .Ses9 ~ Mover, nav Mi s.rn,n.,
{the inanrraet,on v,,I II nr,x 3.
ara relic a. h,ator I'M = u Ana oraar
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

U ss ~ III
nm 4. IisnS
ssvoIIti ons,rs,y tssl. Civil
SS s M threx RTeslS
in sS,,T W ~ lsvs sv Y
AT nv NJ sthS ~ thS ~
iii W NV WI sSn{l ~ thira 81 fen6S
its atinsS rs an III cliin sS 6ii6 Iistauk
peoptea. s. ThS Rsydi tionsrv ~ had FitsIS
sGeorrs ashinKt on. ,thS Ciyil M nv
itnccin. ina the o. ~ u, r. IA & Mc.
kinney. ThS tasiI & dfS WI 4 nr esis ~ ha II
hesn MI rct,ls "a. but IN t,ss n Quite hirp.
gsslf W thS an.s 81 N NJ lianf ~ 11l,S liz
foreinoSts Stat essnes /, of tts y1rid H Nv
acouitted himself WI III ~ i,,e II, - I
Shirt oY our rre Il republic ma ID becas ~
NJ forss,ost citizen. al Theirs nssIIs'
ltAAt WsrsI hliud N ana 4 could not IA II
SkhS - days sof S3Sorg u VashinKta III an6 Y
sAbrsham Linlc.oln, az there ares &,
hit Tn necord \ ~ vyilI Stand Tor 49,
essnt as fSr thS I'LL in,par ishabsss
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-04
BALTIMORE woMAN's WILL.
Catholic University to Receive n Re-
quest of 100000.

BALTIMORE. July THE Will OF the
late Mrs. Rebecca Reyburn. admitted to
probate in the Orphans Court yesterday,
bequeaths to Institutions of the Catholic
Church large part of her estate. valued
at about 500, 900. The will, which was ex-
ecuted May 81. 1897. has annexed two codi-
ellis, executed respectively, November IL,
1897 and April rs. 1900. The following
specific legacies are contained in the will
and codicils:
Twenty thousand dollars to the Catholic
University OF America at Washington. d.
c.: sic, GOO to st. Mary's Seminary, North
Psca Street. Baltimore; $4,000 and the
large hall clock in Mrs Reyburn's room
at the Hotel Rennert to the Parkersburg
Female Academy. an institution Of the
Catholic Church at Parkersburg W. Va;
$4,000 tc Elizabeth Gregory. who is also
known as Sister Mary FIdelis, an outside
Sister Of the Visitation Convent OF the
Parkershurg Female Academy.
All the family portraits and all Mrs.
Reyburn's =Irniture, not specifically de
vised to Mrs. America Small, widow OF
Mrs Reyburns brother William II. Small;
$1,000 and round brass chair TO Miss
Gibson. Of Baltimore, as a mementO Of
Mrs. Reyburn's regard: $1,000 two ward
robes, a dressing case, and chinonier, and
all Mrs. Reyburn's clothing TO her maid
and attendant, HOno:a Grady; s. 600 and a
large rug 10 William II. Emory for his
faithful attention 10 Mrs Reybr:rn's bust
ness affairs; 81 600 FOR life to Mrs Sarah
Hoffman. widow of George Peter Hoffman
Of Baltimore. the principal at her death to
- .,g II 81 t.
$4,000 each 10 DR.. John Norris and Octa-
yius Norris. Of Philadelhia, cousins OF Mrs.
Reyburn.
Sarah Hoffman. to whom the legacy was
to revert. died after the execution OF the
will. The bequest OF 81. 600 TO 90 to Sister
Mary Fidelis and Of the hall clock TO the
Parkersburg Female Academy are also
contained in the first codiciL
The requests o. $50 0G0 10 the Catholic
University and OF $1,000 TO ST. Mary's
Seminary are contained IN the second codi-
ell Il is provided IN this codicil thai be
fore any payment is made on the legecles
IN II the legacies in the viii and first cod
icil shall be paid in full.
Letters on the estate were granted to the
Sale Deposit ana Trust Company Of Bal
tiu,Ore, which was named as executor The
I bond was for $25 600 double the estimated
value Of Mrs. Reyburn's personal property.
An envelope containing another viii Of
Mrs. Reyburn was taken 10 court with the
viii admitted 10 probate. The envelope
was found in Mrs. Reyburn's safe deposit
box. but was not opened II is endorsed
! VIII Of Rebecca ReybUrn. Deposited by
/ her in her box al the Safe Deposit Com
paHy Saturday morning December L. 1881.
Dated November g. 1881"
Mrs Reyburn died last Friday at the
I Hotel Rennert. which she had made her
home for some years. She had no near
relatives Her estate il is said. consists
principally OF ground rents
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-04
SUICIDE IN A CEMETERY.
Despondent Woman Dies Beneath a
FGVorite Tree.

FGvorite Tree.
PHILADELPHIA. July Miss Mary e
Ashton was found dead yesterday beneath
lilac tree in the North Cedar Hill Gem
etery She bled TO death. having severed
the arteries Of both her arms. She died
under a tree which she admired and loved
She lived at Sap frankfort Avenue. which
is only a short distance from the Gene
terry Miss Ashton was almost a daily Wis
itor 20 the burial ground. and every time
she went there she always devoted part OF
the time to her fayorite tree. which she
could see from Der bedroom window.
Miss Ashton was II and melancholy.
She was fifty years old and lived with her
brother and his wife. She frequently
threatened 10 commit suicide. but every
time she spoke OF death she said It was
her desire 10 die beneath the tree in the
cemetery Tired and weary from her
struggle with poor health. she steaIthily
made her way out OF the house about 4
O'Clock yesterday morning. She was at
tired merely in he. night clothes She
took her brothers razor with her and went
to a secluded spot in the cemetery. where
she siashed her left arm aud right wrist
She then threw the razor away. and
with blood flowing from the arteries in
both her arms she ,aIked over 20 the lilac
tree and sat down 90 wait Tor death. Il
is not known how long she lived.
Her absence from home was not noticed
until after : O'Clock and then d general
search was made for her by the police
and the members of the family. Her body
was discovered " her sister and Mrs
Amanda Stevens. who lives next door TO
the family. Miss Ashton suffered from
nervousness. Her health became i'm
paired through the constant attention She
devoted 10 her sister Josephine while the
latter was sick.