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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-30
Fell FOur Hundred Feet "a Dcath.

Shamokin. Pa, Aug. 28.-While a
wagon was being lowered in the Mount
Carmel coilcry Sunday night a side
hook broke. causing the wagon to dash
400 feet to The bottom. John Daubert
and George Rusllc who were riding on
the wagon. were instantly killed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-30
Four Years For RObbInG GOuIds.

New York, Aug. 29.-Charles NJ.
Blair, alias Thomas Ashton, who stole
Mis-. Edward Gould's jewelry from her
private safe in her apartments last
May, and who pleaded guilty to an in
dictment for grand larceny in the first
degree on a charge of stealing $1,000
worth of jewelry, was yesterday SEN
fenced to four years and two months
Imprisonment by Judge Mcmahon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-30
Cnited States Volunteer AssocIation.

Chattanooga, Aug. 28.-The United
States Volunteer association, the men,
bership of which is expected to exceed
200, 900, was formed here yesterday
with Col. Richard Henry Savage, of
New York, who commanded the bat
TALON of engineers in the Cuban cam
paign, as president. The objects of
this association are identical with
those of Spanish war orders, except
that all individuals who served in the
regular or volunteer army, navy or
marine corps during the war can be-
come members V Nithout first joining
local camps, as is customary in other
Gpanish societies.
Lord Roberts COmmander-in-Chi
London, Aug 29.-The Daily Mail
this morning claims to have the high
est authority for the assertion that
Lord Roberts has already succeeded
Lord Wolseley as commander-in-ch chief
of the British army.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-30
Temple Burned In Amoy,

Berlin, Aug. 25.-It is announced
from Annoy that many more Ameri-
can and British missions in the neigh
borhood of Annoy have recently been
looted and burned by mobs and that
Thursday night Japanese temple was
burned.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-30

notebook or keys it should be about u
inches In the deepest part and ~
inches across the widest part. Cover
this with blue silk on which is en-
broidered or painted wreath Of flow
ers and monogram with silk of deli
cate shades of pink and green. Line
the back with sateen.
The part which forms the pocket Is
Of velvet lined with silk. 1t is cut to fit
the point Of the back part, but is wild
ened out at the top SO that 1t stands
away from the back little. Sew the
edges to the back; then trim all round
with n frill of the blue silk pinked at
the edges. The bows Of ribbon are of a
medium shade Of blue. OF course any
colors may be used to suit the bed
hangings or the wall paper of the room
in which it is used.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-30

r. s. ZIMMERMAN. Attorney.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-30
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE !!

The undersigned, by virtue of the power
vested in him by the heirs at law OF BENJA-
MIN DIEFFENBACHER, late of! Anthony
Township, county OF Montour and State
of Pennsy sylvania, deceased, will expose at
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-30
OanviIIe. Pa. Aug. 10000
COMMUNICATIONS

All communications sent to the AMERI-
CAN for publication must be signed by
the writer, and communications not SO
signed will be rejected.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-30
AUDITORS NOTICE.

IN THE ORPHANS COURT OF MON
TOUR.
Estate of Joseph R. Phillips, late of the
Borough of Danville, in the County
of Montour and State of Pennsylvania,
Deceased.
Account of Joseph W. Phillips Daniel
n. Dieffenbacher and Catharine Fry
Executors of the said Decedent.
IN PARTITION.
The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the
aforesaid Court to make distribution OF the
balance in the hands OF the said account
will meet all persons interested for the pur-
poses of his said appointment at his Law
OHiceS No. LOG Mill street. Danville, Pennsyl-
vaI.ia. GA Monday. October L, 1900, at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon OF the said day
where aud when all persons having claims
against IT," said fund are requested and re-
quircd To present and prove the same or be
dcbarred from thereafter coming in upon the
"a Il fund.
EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART Auditor.
Danvillc, Pa, Aug. 80. 1900.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-30

n MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
~ PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP
PRONAL OR REJECTION BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, PUB
LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON
STITITIDN
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-30
NOTICE..

NOTICE is hereby given TO holders Of
BOROUGH OF DANVILLE 4 per cent
BONDS and TO holders of WATER
BONDS of said borough, bearing same
rate Of interest, 10 present the same to
the Danville National Bank, of Danville
PENNSYLVANIA or to the First National
Bank of Danville Pennsylvania, to
wit:-All borough bonds hereinafter
specifically enumerated on or before the
first day of November A. D. 1900.
The BOROUGH BONDS hereby call
ed are the fl lowing numbers, to wit
/, 3, 3, 4, >, 6, Z, s, 8, 10, II, J2, l3, IA.
10, 16, II, Is, 10, 90, 81, %, 23, "a, 20, 26,
| 81, 2S, 90, 30, 81, 30, 80, "a, 35, SO, 81, 3S,
80, 40, al, AZ, 43, A, 45, 46, Al, 4S, 40, so,
81, 80, SO, 81, 81, 56, 81, SO, 50, 60, 81, 62.
63, "a, IS, 66, 81, Gs, SO, 20, II, 70, 73, IA,
10, 76 n, rs, 49, so, 81, 80, SO, S4, S5, Sc,
81, SO, 80, 80, 81, so, 93, "a, 95, 96, g. SO,
80, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, l05, 1O6, 1O7,
10S, 109 10, Ill, 112, 113, ia, 115, 116,
III, 11S, 119, 100, 121, 122. 1913, 124, l25,
1876, 1871, 1913, 129 130, 13l, 132, 1873, 134,
135, 1876, 1877, 1873, 139, 140;
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY
! GIVEN that interest will cease upon
said bonds; to wit:-On BOROUGH
BONDS on the first day of November,
JOHN A. MoYER,
Chief Burgess
Attest: SAM A. Mccoy,
Secty of Borough of Danville
May 18th, 1900.
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Two Story Frame Dwelling
House,

and other buildings with the appurtenances.
also:
LOT OR PURPART NO. 2--All that certain
meSsuage. tenant and tract of land situate in
Mahoning township Montour county and
State OF Pennsylvania, bounded and describ-
ed as follows. viz: Beginning at Il stone ut a
public road leading from Frog Town to
Frosty Valley, a corner of this land. thence
by land of David Roberts and Jacob Wireman
along the said public road, south eighteen
and one-fourth degrees east seventy-three
and one-tenth perches to a stone in said road.
thence by land OF David and Peter Baylor
south eighty nine and one-haf degrees. east
twenty seven perchcs to II stone, thence by
the same south nine and three-fourthS de-
grees east thirteen and two tcnths perchcs
to a stone in the said public road leading
from Danville to Bloomsbury, thence along
said last mentioned public road south eighty
seven and one-fourth degrees east ninety
nine and two-tenths percheS to a stone i'll
said last mentioned public road, thence by
land OF Solomon Rishel north nineteen ana
one-fourth degrees west one hundred and
thirty. two perches to IA stone, thence by lana
OF F.. b. Reynolds 4 Co., south seventy-one
and one fourth degrees west one hundred
and fourteen and four-tenthS perches to the
place OF beginning, containing seventy-slX
acres and twenty-five perches, strict measure,
whereon are erected
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
BATTLE AT THE
POLLS In DENVER

Denver, Colo, Nov. An election
riot occurred yesterday morning at 7:1O
o'clock in precinct 4 of District ii. ut
the corner of Larimer and Twcnty-trst
streets, resulting In, deplorable trag-
cdy. 1t was occasIoned by the bad
blood engendcred by the feud existing
between the shcriff's office and the
city police force. The policemen and
deputy policemen on duty in the pre-
cinct seem to have cndeavored to force
the deputy sherilIs to stand back from
the entrance to the polls, when blows
were struck and pitched battle with
revolvers took place.
The following persons are already
dead:
Charles Allen, colored, deputy sher-
in, of No. 1914 Lnrlmcr street, killed
by Detective Edward Carberry.
Stewart Harvey, special policeman,
shot during the riot and died at
o'cSck yesterday afternoon.
Following Is n list of the wounded:
Charles Carpenter. policeman, shot
In left thigh and right foot by 1lamp.
son Jackson, colorcd deputy sheriff.
1Iampson Jackson, shot in forehead
and skull fractured by blow from n
club. Probably Will die.
Charles Green, special policeman,
shot in the back.
Richard Ilardeman. colored deputy
sheriff, shot twice in left arm.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
ESTIMATE OF CONGRESS-

Chicago. Nov. Cat 11:l5 o'clock to-
night Chairman Babcock of the Repub-
lican congressional committee said that
reports received up to that time point
ed to an increase of his estimate of
1877 Republican members of the House.
Dispatches from the country districts
had not come in to any extent, he said,
but those returns showed gains. The
returns thus far received follow:
Nebras ska.
Omaha. Neb.. Nov. G.-Little is heard
from congressional districts, excepting
the First. where Burkctt, Rep. Is
elected. and the Second district. where
Mercer Rep, is probably elected.
New York.
New York, Nov. 6.-Rcturns from the
state show the reelection to Congress
of Littaucr. Rep, from the Twenty-sec-
ond district: Emerson. Rep, from the
Twenty-third; Driscoll, Rep, from the
Twenty-scvcnth: Serene T.. Payne,
Rep. from the Twenty eighth. and Ed
ward Il. Nreclund. Rep, from the Thlr-
ty-fourth.
In the Wall street district which in
cludes the borough OF Richmond. stat
en- Island, Nicholas Muller, Dem. Is
probably elected. Republicans conccde
the election of William SulZcr. Dem,
in the Eleventh district, ana Democrats
that John =. Hin has been beaten by
William II. Douglas, Rep. In the dis
trlct now represented by william As
tor Chenler. Dem.
Amos j. Cummings and George Il.
Mcclellan, both Democratic members
of the present House. have undoubtcd-
ly been reelected. Interest centcrs in
the canvass of q. II. Il. Belmont In the
Thirteenth district. and at II o'clock
he was several hundred votes ahead of
his rival. William II. Wilcox.
Blnghampton, y. y, Nov. G.-Gcorgc
w. Ray, Rep. has been reelected to
Congress In the 1wentysixth district.
Buffalo. y. V, Nov. G,-'rhe Thirty
second congressional district gives Ma
han, Rep, 1T,732; Ryan. Dem, 1S,0Si.
Poughkeepsie, Nov. G.-John II.
Ketchnm. Rep. is elected TO Congress
| in the Twentieth district.
Albany. y. V, Nov. 6,-Gcorge y.
Southwick. Rep. Is elected to Congress
| In the Twentieth district.
Buffalo. y. y. Nov. G.-ln the Third
| congressional district, Alexander, Rep,
| Is elected.
New Hampshire.
Concord. n. H.. Nov. G,-lioturns
| from the two congressional districts in
] this state show that Cyrus A. Sullo-
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

Nearly two months have passed
rnce the hurricane which reduced
Galveston to ruins, but the need of the
Iurvivors has not yet passed out of
mind, nor have contributions to the
relief fund ceased. The promptness,
iberality and diverse character OF
these contributions make one of the
most impressive incidents of modern
times. Money, food. clothing, tents,
medicines and disinfectants poured in
ipon the stricken city. Even before
The bridges were restored whole train
Dads of provisions were waiting close
1t hand. and locomotives, which had
hurried their charitable burden half
,cross the continent, We're fretting at
he delay, almost within sight OF the
mfferers.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

James Jackson, farmer of Linn
tounty. Kas., has placed a signboard
1t his gate on the road. On this board
Is painted his E.ame, the name of his
larm, jackson Farm" and the direc-
lion and distance to Chantilly, his
postoffice. Below this he has a black
board on which he may write what he
has for sale. He says that he has sold
one horse and two cows and calves
since the erection of his signboard,
and he thinks the quick sales were the
results Of this advertising.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
RETURNS

tion from this state will stand ten Re-
publicans and three Democrats.
North Carolina.
Wilmington, n. c., Nov. 6.-Bellamy:
DEM, reelected to Congress in The
Sixth district by overwhelming major
ity. Bryans majority in state esti-
mated at 250O0.
Seven Democratic congressman arc
elected, with two in doubt, the Eighth
and Ninth districts.
1t is almost certain that the Repub-
licans have carried the Ninth.
In Democratic primary for United
States senator, Simms defeats Carr by
large majority.
Other states.
Cleveland Ohio. Nov. 6.-Congress.
Ohio, Twenty first Theodore II. Bur
ton, Rep, elected.
Congress, Ohio, Nineteenth ..strict,
Charles Dick, Rep. elected.
Bloomington, ILL.,, Nov. 6.-COngress, -
Thirteenth congressional district, War
ner, Rep, elected.
Camden, n. j., Nov. 6.-Harry c.
Laudenlager, Republican candidate for
Congress, defeated George Pfeiffer,
Democrat.
Frankfort, Ky. Nov. 6-CongresS.
Kentucky. Seventh district, South
Tremble Dem, elected.
Providence. II. l.. Nov. 6.-Congress-
men Bull and Adlin B. Capron, Re
publicans. reelected.
West Superior, Wis. Nov. Coon
gress, Wisconsin. Tenth district, John
J. jenkins. Republican. elected.
st. Joseph. Mo-. Nov. 6.-Congress:
Missouri. Fourth district, c. +. Coch-
ran, Dem, reelected.
Little Rock, Ark. Nov. 6.-The Dem
ocrats elected all congressman.
Columbia. $. c.. Nov 6-The Dem
ocrats elected all congressman in South
Carolina.
Richmond, Va. Nov. G.-Democratic
congressman are elected in the First
Third. Fourth. Fifth. Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth districts.
Galveston. Tex. Nov. 6.-All Demo
cratic congressman are elected except
in the Tenth district, where the result
is in doubt
San Francisco. Nov. G-Fourth dis
trict. Julius Kahn. Rep, reelected.
Reno, New, Nov. 6.-Francis New
lands, Fusion. elected.
San Francisco. Nov. 6.-Seventh dis
trict. j. C. Needham. Rep, elected;
Sixth district. James McLachlan, Rep.
elected; Third district. Victor ii. Met
calf, Rep, elected.
Topeka. Kan. Nov. G.-In the First
district Charles Curtis, Rep. is elected
TO congress: in the Fifth district, w. A.
Calderhead. Rep. elected.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
President Mckinley Reelected By An
Overwhelming Majority
Mr.. Bryan and the Fusion Ticket Carry Colorado
By About 10000 Majority

New MdnighIt early this
Bryan plurality
Republican
plurality
Republican
delayed little indication of the opinion
o'clock
10
The whole The Republican ticket
96 greatly
ha to
Il follows
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

The old Avalon College at Trenton.
Mo-. has changed its name, and hence
iorth will be known as Ruskin Col
ege. 1t will be conducted on the plan
sf Ruskin Hall at Oxford, England,
which was organized by Walter Vroo-
nan, formerly of st. Louis. The Rus
kin Hall movement was started in
England for the benefit of workingmen
Ind succeeded from the first. The
scheme does not stop with the estab-
ashment of the college at Trenton,
NO., but contemplates the opening of
,ther colleges in different cities of the
country and the organization of clubs
'or home study.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

The last official report gives 141 pub
lie schools in Hawaii, employing 344
teachers and having 11,436 pupils
These are supplemented by large and
excellent private schools-4S in num-
oer, employing 200 teachers, with A.
b54 pupils enrolled. OF these, $4,000
and more students, about 5000 are Ha-
waiians and nearly 5000 fractional
Hawaiians. The Portuguese come
next. with nearly 1000, and then the
Chinese and Japanese, with over 200
zach. Then come the American chill
aren, 600 strong. Nine nationalities
are tabulated, and the stragglers from
Ill corners of the world are placed un-
Ger the heading "other foreigners"
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

IL highly
working majority
The followed national
Il elected II New York and va ties n
1870
5 plurality Mckinley and
easily
exceed
slightly
DEM
plurality will
oura cong
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
Republicans Control Congress.

Denver. Colo. Nov. T.-tChicago Spe-
cial to the News.)-The Republicans
will have Il majority in both houses Of
the Fifty-seventh Congress. The Sen
ate will stand as follows: Republicans
~. Democrats 81. other parties q,
doubtful 6 total 30.
The House of Representatives Will
consist of Republicans 1S1, Democrats
157, fusion 8; Republican majority ID.
Following is the political makeup of
the next House of Representatives:
Statn-- Ron Ilnm EIlS
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

Lack of tact, or imagination, is a
handicap even to people of the best
Intentions. One cannot help feeling
little sorry for the company of kind
hearted young folks who visited a
Boston hospital the other day for the
purpose of cheering the poor patients
with little music, and chose for their
6rst selection:
Break the news to mother,
I'm not coming home"
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

way. Rep, is reelected in the Fifth
district and Frank ID. Currier, Rep, is
elected in the Second district.
Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia. Nov. 6.-ConGress:
Pennsylvania, mt large, Galusha A..
Grow, Rep, elected and Robert II.
Foerderer, Rep, elected.
First district. Bingham, Rep. elect
ed; Second, Adams. Rep, elected (;
Fourth. Young, II e,.epltR;u-a(e. :fecetd
Fourth. Young, Rep, elected; Fifth,
Morrell Rep, elected; Sixth, Butler,
Rep, elected: Ninth. Green, Dem.
elected; Tenth. Brosius. Rep, elected
Fourteenth. Olmstead. Rep. elected
Fifteenth. Wright, Rep. elected; Six
teenth. Dcemer. Rep, elected: Seven
teenth. Polk, Dem, elected: Eighteenth.
Mahon. Rep. elected; Twenty first.
Jack. Rep. elected; Twcnty-second,
Dalzell, Rep, elected; Twenty-third,
Graham, Rep, elected Twenty
Acheson Rep, elected; Twenty-fifth,
Showalter, Rep. elected; Twenty
eighth, Hall, Dem, elected.
York, Pa, Nov. G.-Rcturns up to 10
O'Clock indicate that Lewis, Rep, has
been elected to Congress over Git,
Dem, in the Nineteenth district. The
district is mt present represented by
Iicgler. Dem, and has been Democrat
lc for II number of years.
Philadelphia. Nov. G.-Thc indica-
tions are that William McAlecr, Dem,
was defeated for reelection in the
Third congressional district by Henry
Burk, Rep. one of the iicrcest congress
sionnl fights in the county WIS wagcl
in this district.
Indiana.
indianapolis. Ind. Nov. G.-Congrcss.
1ndlana-Sccond district. Myers, Dem.
elected; Third, Scnor Dem, elected
Sixth, Watson, Rep, elected: Eighth,
Cromer, Rep, elected; Tenth, Crum-
packer Rep. elected: Eleventh. Steel,
Rep. elected; Thirteenth, Brick, Rep,
elected.
Massachusetts.
Boston. Nov. G.-from returns re-
ccived at u o'clock the following Mas
| sachusctts congressman have probably
been reelected: First, George T.. Law
renee. Rep: Second. Gillett. Rep.
Fourth. Terrell, Rep; Eighth. Mccall,
| Rep: Ninth. Concy. Dem; Eleventh.
Powers, Rep; Twelfth. Lowering, Rep.
Thirteenth. Green, Rep.
Boston. Nov. Z. 2:i5 n. m.-Complcin
| returns from the close congressional
districts. the Third and the fcnth.
have just been received, and show that
| Thaycr. Democrat. has been elected in
the former and Naphcn. Democrat, In
the latter. The congressional delega-
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

Emperor William of Germany has
taken to himself an automobile. He
has always been noted for nimbleness
Of movement, although no monarch
ever stood more stoutlly on his dig
atty.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

MANI a woman is loved without
moving it. and many a woman thinks
abe is loved when she is not. The lat
ter discover their mistake a few weeks
after marriage.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

Sixteen st. Louis mothers agreed to
decide by ballot which of them had the
handsomest baby. Each baby got one
vote.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
Iowa.

Dubuque, Iowa. Nov. CD. II. Hen.
dcrson, speaker of the House of Rep
rcscntativcs, reelected from Third dis
trict.
Sioux City. Iowa. Nov. 6.-Congrcss
Iowa. Eleventh district, Thomas, Rep.
reelected.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

Wise is the man who does not allow
success to throw him off his guard
against reverse of fortune.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

Somehow the correspondents have
neglected to say whether or not Pres
hent Paul Kruger is letting his beard
grow out again.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
Governors Who Are Elected.


Chicago, Sept. G.-In twenty-siX
states of the Union governors Were
chosen to-day. The successful candi-
dates. their parties and pluralities ap-
pear in the following table:
Plurality.
Colorado-Orman, ID. ......... 10000
Connecticut-McLean, II. ...... $4,000
Deleware-Ford D......... .....
Florida-Jennings, D......... 25.OOO
Idaho-Hunt. ID. D............1O 100000
Indana-Durbin. X. R............ 5000
kansas-Stanley. P............ ......
assachusetts-Crane, Il. ...... 10000
Michigan-Bliss, X. R............. 10000
MinnesOta-Vansant, Il. ........ 10000
Missouri-DOckery. ID. D.......... $1,000
New Hampshire-.Iordan, Il. ... 10000
New YOrk-Odell X. R........... 10000
North Dakota-White. II. ..... 800
South Carolina-McSween ID. 10000
South Dakota-Lein. P......... ......
Tennessee-McNIillin. ID. . 21,OO0
TeXas-Sayers. d. 225 600
utah-Wells, R....... ......
observation-disclosures. Il. ....,.
West Nirginia-Frank, X. ..... 1900
Wisconsin-La Toilette, II. ..... G0,000'
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

Bishop Coleman, OF the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Delaware. takes
his annual vacation in n peculiar man
ner. In order to get entirely out Of
reach of the engagements of very
busy life, he puts on rough clothes for
two weeks in the autumn of each year,
md with n stan of heavy wood and a
change OF outfit strapped in n KNAPP
sack. trnmps through the mountains
of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
His journeys are full Of i0'oresting ex-
periences. although q I've what
most Yacltlonist1 ard us
hard work"
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

Spanish public men assert that the
loss of its colonial possessions has
contributed to the prosperity and
strength of Spain. Since peace was
declared and friendly relations have
Seen re-established with the United
States the material progress of Spain
has been remarkable. Not only have
the larger cities experienced change
Tor the better. but places of less i'm
portance throughout the kingdom have
,hown wonderful increase in manufac-
turing Industries. Commerce in gen.
fral has been making rapid progress
and that between Spain and the United
States during the past year has been
greater than at any time since 1884.
From which 1t appears that national
talamities may be transmitted into ma
uonal blessings, If that spirit in men
Or nations which rises superior to de-
spair be not absent.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
STATE MAJORITIES
ON NATIONAL TICKET

New York, Nov. I, 2 n. m.-Tht fol-
lowing pluralities have been received
at this hour. They are largely esu-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-21
HE INHALED GAS.
Man Who Registered as E. B.
White Tried Suicide in a
Hotel at Boston.

Boston April PA man who regis
tered at the vossier House last night as
"E. II. White. Lynn. Mass" was found
unconscious from having inhaled illu-
minating gas in his room this morning.
From message written on several
cards. found in the room it is appar-
ent that the man intended TO commit
suicide. He wrote: II won't beg and
can't steal. What is the prospect? My
family will suffer, but | cannot live to
see that. As for me, oh! that's nothing.
He'll has no terror. had friends when
had money to spend-plenty OF them
but when I came to borrow. we'll that's
different-another story. They say God
is good. If so. in the future life. / will
be treated only as l deserve. L am not
afraid"
The man was taken to the hospital. II
is thought he will recover. Nothing was
found on his person or in the room to
show his identity Of bear out the evil
dence of the hotel register that he is Il.
B. White of Lynn.