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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
r ror ever finy yes-.

MRS WINsLOW"s SOOTHING sYRt'r
h8s boon used FOR over nfty ycnrs by
millions uf mothers FOR their children
while ferthlng, With perfect success i,
southcs the child. softens the gums. al.
Laws ali pain. curcr wind collie and is the
ufst remedy for Dlarrhoca IN will ro.
UaVo tho poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sold hF Drfrgiats ir every part ~ The
world Twenty t-fiNp cents bottle Ge
fIrO au1 a1k for Mrs. Minslow = gooth.
mg syrup" and takc no other Kind.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
TRIAL OF llGEe SUIT DELAYED
BY The DEFENDANTS ILLNESS.

The case Of +. J.. Logee, trustee.
against John j. Taft a former book
keeper. was 20 have been tried tn Judge
Rogers court. to-day. bui owing 10 the
sickness Of the defendant II went over.
Logee, some Time ago. got judgment FOR
god sized sum against TAFT. bat tho
latter had IN the meanwhile transferred
his property to his wife The present
action is 90 SGT aside the cOnyCyanCcF
20 the Hife a. fraudulent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
PEIlIlOs II [ANERuPIcY.

Asa n. Farnum. manufacturer of
saddle pads. this city. To-Day filed i'm
the office OF Clerk Cross Of the United
States district court his voluntary petit
tiOn in bankruptcy The liabilities are
placed AT S753.li, and the assets at
Si0l50 The pCt.aoner was adjudged a
bankrupt and Gle case was sent to Ma
than w. Littlefied. Esq. referee in
bankruptcy. for further action.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
SAW SMITH ASSAULTED.

Mrs. Thornton said Rounds pounded
and kicked Smith until she told Rounds
she did not want a fight in her rooms
and she went into her bed room as she
felt faint after the trouble hai well
started. She saw Smith the evening of
this trouble at her house a1i his face
looked bad and he complained OF a
pain in his side
The attorney general asked witness
in cross examine ton If she was ever
mNrried 10 Mr.. Thornton. She said yes.
but admitted no marriage ceremony
had been performed. The attorney gem
eral dropped the witness mere but Mr..
McGuinness was ready 10 take her up
and the witness promptly said Mr..
Thornton agreed to be her husband AMI
she agreed to be his vile ard to prove
their acknowledgment Of these rela-
tions 20 the world a deed was produced.
All OF the witnesses for the defence
except one had been examined when
the court adjourned for dinner.
DIR. j. j. Lace was the last witness
called and his testimony was TO the ef-
feet that the wounds on Smith as well
as the broken ribs were due to sharp
article like the toe OF boot. The doctor
examined Smith in November.
Several witnesses were called by the
state in rebuttal and at 2:30 o'clock Mr..
McGuinness began his closing argu-
ment for the defence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
Financial Notes.

New York Clearings-Exchanges sos :
COZ, ,966 Balances, SI0,122127. The Sub
treasury had debit balance today OF
S9S6,3l0.
Money on call steady at 4 per cent
Prime mercantile paper. 4asd5is per
cent.
Sterling exchange firm at 4.S5s. for de-
mand, and at 4.s2i+gis for 40 days.
Posted rates i.S3Gt q and T. 6ik6I1.
Commercial bills 4Slm2
Silver certificates 604nli..
Bar silver 597t.
Mexican dollars 47s4
Goyrnment bonds irregular.
Railroad bonds steady.
Boston clearngs-Exchanges sl76l7,-
Soi. Balances, sl,546,3oa. Money, 4 per
cent.
Steamers Bovac. from Liverpool, Spar
andam. from Rotterdam and Friedrich
der Crosse. from bremen. have arrival ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27

was 81 years old, and that Jarvis Smith
came to Foster because she had sent
for him during the last illness Of his
uncle her husband, 10 take care OF him.
She said she was not on speaking terms
with Brinton Rounds.
ON the Friday before the killing.
Smith came into her tenement about IL
O'Clock. and sat down in a chair. She
denied that Smith ever said he'd stick
a knife into Brinton Rounds. or object
ed TO Rounds hanging round after her.
Witness said very emphatically that
She didn't know Rounds was hanging
after her"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
FINANCIAL NEWS
New York Stocks.

Reported by sullivan & Sullivan.
Banigan building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
EYE DLACK. EAR cur.

Frank Hamilton. the owner OF the
house ln which smith lived. saw the
prisoner on Saturday. October 2ist Ills
eve vas black. HE ear was cut and
sores were on his head. Smith was
sober and the car looked NJ NJ II had
been kicked. Smith had diffcmtv IN
getting un from bis chair t0 so flr the
mail
Patience ~. Thornton testified she
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
ees2>

james g, Ambrose, lately married u
an oS'imahlr North Side young lady, Is
one Of the most popular ana efficient
clerks in the employ of Circuit Clerk
elect John \, Cooke and should DE re-
tanned in his position Of assistant CHIEF
clerk, in which he has given great salts
faction.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17

Hon. Robert Is. Sloan, of the sixth
Ward, Is being urged by Democrats TO
run for city Clerk but his many warm
admirers in the sixth Ward prefer that
he he the regular Democratic candidate
for Alderman next spring, Mr., Sloan
has secured many improvements for his
people aS n private citizen, which fact
proves rhar # elected to the City Couu-
eli hr would prove the best Alderman
ever elected from the Sixth Ward
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17

Mr.. Will II. Ebbert II recognized as
the leader Of the Industrious band OF
Insurance men who seek for business
In the I.a Sale street Insurance world.
VIII Ebbcrt Is popular In commercial
circles and perfectly competent to keep
the old reliable firm Of Munger. Ebbert
Il Co. easily In the lead Oh La Sale
street for the year 1000 up to date.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17

Ex-Judge william Prentiss Is one Of
the best lawyers in the United States.
The voters Of Cook County will some
day elect william frentlss to either the
Superior or Circuit bench Of Cook
County. Mr.. Prentiss has n most luc-
rative practice. ana is popular with the
masses.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17

and stenographer, sss.33. Total sal.
aries, $4S,77O.
John L. McGoorty--Every position
under the county should be classified
and the employees held strictly to the
merit law. This is authorized by law
and the commission should act under
Ii.
John w. Ella, member of the city Civ
II Service Commission and one of the
trainers of the county civil service law
Originally the county civil service
law was framed as an amendment to
bill relating to the Board of Cook Coun-
ty Commissioners. 1t was brought up
just after the passage of the city civil
service law. but too late in the session
to have 1t applicable to all counties
AS 1t reads all the employees of the
county are to be placed under the com.
mission.
Sheriff Magerstadt-The employees of
this Office and of the custodian of the
Court House and Criminal Court Build
ings are In no wise under the jurisdic-
tiOn of the Civil Service Commission.
Seven years ago the Supreme Court
ruled that the County Board had no au-
thority to make appointments to fill
places in this department, and the civil
service law covers only those places
formerly filed by that board.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17

John II. ROney is one Of the most sue.
cessful merchants on the South Side.
He has recently opened two more new
stores on the South Side and another on
the West Side. Mr.. ItOney believes In
the old ndage that "NOthlng succeeds
like success"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11

Pennsylvania is a great manuHac'
turing state and also II state that
went for Mckinley four yenres ago
by majority beyond the dreams OF
the most avaricious politician And
yet in Pennsylvania to-day hundred
thousand men are OUT on a strike fol-
wages that will give them, not II full
dinner pail, but enough to enable
them to live, You would, perhaps
be surprised to learn that wages in
that state are lower under Mckinley
than they were under Cleveland; and
yet that fact is plainly presented in
the report of its department of inter
nal affairs, whose agents are all
republicans. From the report ii APP
pears that The average daily wages IN
00l establishments, representing lOl
Industries, in 1896, was Sl,jl per day
an. in 1898, Sl,3S. SO, in that year II
cost every nottingham 10 cents day
to busk in the sunshine Of Mckinley
prosperity,-Kunsns Popullst.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11
MYSTERY ABOUT HER DEATH.


woman Suspected Of Being IN Plot 10
DcfrLud Insurance Companies.
Chicago, H., 0cN S.-With insurance
upon her life amounting to $4,000,
Marie Defenbach, aged 30, died August
IS in boarding house on La Sale
avenue, under conditions which the
police believe Indicate "a plot to swim
die nm insurance company and two in
surance scc,OlicS, II they do not point
TO murder, Upon bench warrants Is
sued by Judge Gibbons, two persons
said to be implicated in the c1se-Dr.
August NJ. unger and Frank II. Smi-
dey defective, have been arrested.
AGh!!""1I iI,2@rrsonl who is alleged to DO
connected with the traul and for
whom warrant has been issued, IN
mot yet Under arrest. 1T is said he is
out Of the city. When Miss Defenbach
died there were three policies on her
aife aggregating $4,000, all Of recent
date, as follows; New York Life In
surance Company $4,000; Canadian
Order Of Foresters, $1,000; knights
and Ladies Of Honor, $4,000.
Last April Miss Defenbach applied
to the New York Life Insurance Com
pauy for $4,000 policy, This was
ATefused by the company as was also an
application for an $4,000 policy, on the
ground that she was not the possessor
Of sufficient property interests to war
rant o large n r!sk, although she was
examined and declared to be in per-
feet health. In July Miss Deienb0ch
succeeded in obtaining from the New
York company policy for $1,000, and
this formed part OF the estate she left.
About the middle OF August Miss
Defenbach also secured insurance in
the Canadian 0rler OF Foresters TO the
amount of $4,000, About the same
thine she took out policy in the
knights and Ladies of Honor for ST.
900. Two weeks latter she was dead,
ueaNlnS II WIN WulVn uIrccteu INV
part of the policies should be paid to
Frank IL. Smiley her "atlianced hus-
band" and that her Cody be cremated.
Her death, All the boarding house on
La Sale avenue, was attended by dhe
Imost horrible agony Doctors Leonard
and Schroeder, the latter representing
lthc knights and Ladies' Of Honor, were
called Thcy refused to issue cer-
,tifcaye of death, but the coroner's
Jury later, and after the body had
been cmbalmed, found verdict from
dysenlery. The next day the body
was cremated and the ashes were scat.
;tered to the winds.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11

The Standard Oil company recent
ly attempted TO carry things with rs
high hand in RussiP ~ II is doing
here. The ear did not do thing &c
the oil trust except appoint an audi
tor of its accounts with instructions
to allow the trust u "fair profit" on
its products and turn the balance in
to the public treasury. But we are
so brilliant in America that we have
Just contributed S23,000,000 as quar-
terly dividend. In the great German
empire, where the government owns
and controls the railways, the poorest
man in Germany can ship barrel OF
oil from one end Of Germany to the
other just as cheap as the Standard
Oil company can.-Tri-City Unionist
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11
Ants A. strategIsts.

From q military stand point the
methods employed by the ants to pro-
vide food for an ant colony are almost
perfect. Their foroglng parties are
f0u.:lesa, both In CLAIMING and eXccu-
ton, and are almost uniformly success.
ful. A resident of this city who WIS.,
tied sodth Africa gives this descrlp.
ton o. foray Of an army of ants,
The army which he estimates to
have numbered about $4,000 ants,
started from it's home In the mud
walls Of hut and marched In the d..
Tectlon OF u small mound Of fresh
earth but few yard distant The
hend Of the column halted on renchlng
the foot OF the mound and waited for
the rest of the force to arrive at the
place OF operations, which evidently
was to be the mound Of fresh earth.
When the remainder had arrived and
halted so that the entire army WINS Ns,
semhed, number Of Nnts detached
themselves from the main body and
began to nshcend 10 the top Of the
mound Of earth, while the others be-
moving 80 rs 10 encrClc the base Of
the mound.
Soon number OF the detachment
which had assembled the mound, evil.
IDENTIFY the attacking party, entered the
loose earth and speedily returned, each
benring Il small cricket or young
grOsshopper, dead, which he deposited
upon the ground and the returned for
fresh loOd, Those who had remained
on the outside of the mound took up
the crlckets and grasshoppers us they
were brought out and bore do to
owners, and il is seldom that these
fresh load Soon the contents Of the
mound seemed exhausted, and then
the whole fsrce returned home, each
carrying his burden Of food for the
community,
HshSbcaring Y NC, i,acnaethhi
Here, then, was the regular forOy,
planned and executed with military
precision, the country surveyed, the
depot Of provisions accurately known
before the march was made and ut the
mound prudential division Of labor
and cure taken that none Of the vic
Tins escape,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11
HOUTSEY'S ON TRIAL
Second Famous Goebel Assasslna-
ton Trial Begun.
The JURYMEN ARE ALL DEMOCRATS
All Efforts Of the Attorneys for tho De-
fence TO Discharge Jury and dee
lay Trial were Promptly
OVerruled by Judge,

OVerruled by Judge.
Georgetown, Ky, Oct. S.--A jury
was secured In the Youtsey case today
and another Goebel assassination trial
was put in nOilon, Before the trial
began, Colonel Crawford, for the de-
Tense, moved to discharge the jury on
the ground, first, that the jury is not
composed Of bysiandars, but SUM
moned from remote parts OF The
country; second that the lulymen are
nll democrats, and, as the crime
chraged nyohrg politics to n largo eX-
tent, the defendant cannot expect a
lair and impartial trial from such n
jury Youtsey filed two allldnyits In
support Of thc melton.
Judge Cantrll sad "Thc main
question Is whether the vCnlrc sum
moned was from the main body OF
Lhe county There were forty-slx
jurors drawn from the wheel, who
lived in, or near, Georgetown, and
from only two precincts were there no
Jurors summoned,
''The complexion Of the jury polit.
ically has nothing to do with this de-
PENDANT, as he is indicted for murder
and not for any political olIense. 1
must overrule the motion
Crawford filed another motion to re-
qulre the commonwealth 10 elect
whether NJ would try Youtsey for nc
tually firing the shot or FOR aiding
aud abettng the man who fired the
shot. The court replied that was a
matter over which he had no control
and the attorneys could confer con-
corning 1t, Mr., Franklin said the COM
monweath simply wished to try
Youtscy under the indictment and let
The jury say whether he fired the shot.
The jury was brought in and Craw.
ford fled " demurrer ~ the indlct-
ment On the ground that 1t named no
ono as firing the shot and that 1T did
mot sufficiently describe the oirense
charged against Ioutsey.
Judge Cnnrill oyerruled the demur-
rer. The commonwealth attorney
said he preferred the defense would
not make its statement till after the
prosecution concluded its direct testl-
m0ny, and il was so ordered.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11

Don't cough your head off when you
can stop it for CSC See the Midlant
Drug Co. Theyhaye the remedy.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11
no GROW COTTON,
Germany wants 10 Rc Indepondonl
of America

w hS
OF America
Washington, d. c., Oct, s.--"If, for
some reason, Germany should be cut
tofr for one year from her cotton sup
lply, there would be a crisis OF meal
!culable consequences" says United
Estates Consul Winter at Annaberg, in
"a report 10 the state department upon
ahe cotton consumption in that coun-
TRY. In order to guard against any
possible cXigcncy, the colonial associa-
hiou, says Consul Winter, recently sent
ia petition to the imperial chancellor
requesting than every means be used
ITO induce cotton growing into the DIFF
fercnt German colonies where climate
and SOL favor. With the exception Of
about $1,000 worth Of cotton grown in
one little colony, Germany is entirely
dcpcn3ont upon the United States and
Eng,aul for this commodity, and she
consumes more Of it than any nation
ON the continent.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11
Trusts benefit neither the lahore

Trusts benefit neither the laborer
who produces goods, the merchant
who sells them nor the customer who
consumes them. Everybody is held
up for the benefit Of the few capital
lists who get dividends. A vote for the
party that has developed, fostered and
protected the trusts is vote to rob
yourself that few mIIionaircs may
be nrichcd.--Kansas Populist.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11
Kansas cay ana Return se.Sy

The most Extensive and finest display
KaBsas City has ever had one fair for
the round trip. Good for return until
October Sth via the Santa Fe Route.
Tue Santa Fe has four daily trains to.
Kansas City leaving Hutchinson 1855 IA
m. $50 a. IN. II :25 a. m. and $40 p. m.
arriving in Kansas City 400 p. m. 5:l5
p. IN. GAO p. m. and G:40 Il. m. All
through trains carrying through chair
cars and Sleepers For futher particn-
lars call on q, A. WalKeragent,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11

According to labor statistics COM
piled by Carroll d. Wright, the work.
ingmen in this country receive as
their "sharc" n little over II per cent.
of the wealth they produce. This Is
the result Of republican rule and class
legislation. 4.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11

A substituted forc6nger was shown
by Koenlgsberg doctor AT n Surgical
Congress In Berlin, lie had cut cIl
the patients toe and sewed 1t to the
stump Of the missing finger, primary
union followed and the new finger
could not be moved by Is owner.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11
Abont IbIntnK Cars,

The verdict given by the general public that
the GrOat,Rook Island Route has the beet din
Ing car service In the W ORD, will not be dii
puted by patrons who have used this Inc
Thousands OF letters teslifyto this fact. A bet
ter meal cannot be secured in any hotel or res
taurant In the cities Of New York or Chicago
than 10 served In the Rock leland dining cars,
a Ia carte on all care; Pplt ndd lunch teryet
on Colorado tIains for 30 cents.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11
E1~I,i,rstO q'a,s rro tnesou,h

xCuIittTh 2taut bEo thesOnI n
Are yon contemplating trip south
southeast or southwest DO you know
that the Mo. Pac., in connection with
G. h, |. +. Ry. al Wichita and dlryerg-
ing lines at TT, Worth is the best,
shortest and most pleasant route to
above mentioned territory Close
connections at all points, tho splendid
equipment and good sery &c afforded
by their route make ~ TO your interest
to investigate facilities offered by our
lines before starting on your journey
Call on or address. P,J ,LlEMBACH,
Agt. Mo. Pac. Ry.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11

The Great Rock Island Route is plac-
ing interchangeable mileage books on
sale at all coupon offices west OF Mis-
souri, River. These books are good on
81 different railroads and will be u
great advantage to commercial men
and travellers. The net rate is 216c
per mile in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Ok homa and Indian TerNtory.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11

The city OF Troy is one of the oldest
cities inn New York, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
porated in 1916; the only other incor'
porated cities in the state were New
York, Albany, Hudson and Science
An1u
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-08-04
A Minister'S Good work.

81 had severe attack OF bilious collie
got bottle of Cham berlain's Collie, Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, took two
doses and was entirely cured, says Rev
\. A. Power, of Emporia, Kan. any
neighbOr across the street was sick
over week, had two or three bottles OF
medicine from the doctor. He use
them for three or four days without re-
lief, then called in another doctor who
treated him for some days and gave
him no relief, so discharged him.
went over to see him next morning. II.
said his bowels were in terrible fix
that they had been running off so Iona
that it was almost bloody fux. asked
him if he had tried Cham berlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Re medy and h.
s9id, No / went home and brough,
him my bottle and gave him one dose
told him to take another dose in fifteen
or twenty minutes if he did not find re
lief, but he took no more and was en-
tirely cured' For sale by any druggis.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-08-04
A New Lodge Organized.

Last saturday evening court Of
Foresters of America. to be known as
Court Idaho, No. 10, was organized here
with a charter membership ofS9. Mem
bers of the order were down from Har,
rison to assist in the organization of
the new court and the installation OF
officers. The cerem onieS took place in
Fraternity hall. and during the evening
an elaborate banquet was served in the
reception room. 1t was an evening OF
pleasure, and marked the beginning OF
what promises to be a successful and
prosperous lodge of Foresters. The fol-
lowing officers were elected and in.
stalled:
II. NJ. Thamke, chief ranger; Armand
Perrenoud, J. p. c. r.; C. L. Rover, 5
c. R.; y. 5 Paul, treasurer; W. T. Da
Wis, financial secretary; ]. B. Frederic
recording secretary; F. X. Kearns, sen
ior woodward: G. C. Searles, junior
wOOdward; Fred Johnson, senior beadle
L. II. Hubbard, junior beadle; Theo
dore Link, captain of guard: ID. F. Ma
son, d. G. C. r.; John Sabin, physician
John Donovan, J. A. Larson and Georg,
! Pfaff, trustees.