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". R. GAINES KILLED IN A WRECK.

resulted In conviction aud life sentence
~ was again taken NJ 10 the higher courts
on February T. 1901, the case went 20
trial before Judge Gordon Russell OF ~
,nsr Who exchanged benches with judi
Rice Maxcy Of Grayson Maxey bclug lis.
qualified he having been prosecuting 1t
torney ~ a former trial The laSi trial
resulted In hung jury aud Judge Russell
was given. aud Gaines was released from
custody on December > the ease was called
Tor the fourth trial. Judge Russell having
COME from Tyler 10 sit ON Il. and a change
OF venue Ia Collin county was asked Tor
ana granted The ease was 10 have come
~ for another trial In a few months
while the ease has been in the courts
Gatnes life has been tragic one. his wife.
about whom the trouble arose on account
of the charge by Koch thnt Gaines had
mlstreated her stood by hor husband In
the FIRST trial. She had Inherited n FOR.
tune from her family shortly before her
brother was killed and much OF this was
spent IN EFFORTS 10 secure an acQuittal aud
she testified ON behalf Of hcr husband in
the trial and was with him through his
darkest hours 10 cheer him. sac went
TO New Albany, Ind. after the conviction
and secured divorce from Gaines Before
the time SET for the trial last February
she came from Indiana and remarked Alm
and has been his companion since his re.
lease on bond. In carrying the case through
through the court of criminal appeals
Gaines has spent fortune. aud nearly all
his means were exhausted and he secured
employment some mouths ago In the Katy
service as fireman. running out Of Denlson
In the trial Of the ease nearly every voter
In Grayson county has at one time or an.
other been served with subpoenas as wilt
neSses or to serve on a special yeairc 10
try the case or has In some way been con
nected with H. aud when an attempt was
made To get n jury when the case was
last called for trial II was found impoSsi-
bile to ind twelve men In Grayson county
who were not so familiar with the matter
that they hnd formed an opinion IN the
case sufficiently strong 10 bar them from
corning % inrnra
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about thirty miles south ~ hero on the
Shreveport and NAtchez branch NJ the
Texas and Pacific railroad, was destroyed
by hrc today. Tho frrichts and records were
saved. The loss Is 5000.
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WERE LOSS FOR GALVESTON.
D. D. SKINNER INFERRED lINnep
MASONIC AUSPICES.
members Of the Cotton Eschano. A.,
TENDED m 6ody--ResoIutions Of
Respect Were Reported

1aiveston, Texas, Deconho. 90
funeral OF Colonel John u sl,aa.. pe
CURED al 1880 o'clock This mo,n,, w
MS late residence 1903 Broa1,yar ', ',l
services at his residence were cona...',
w. NJ Harris OF the First Ran.
VS. enuren' and at the cemetery tho sor.
was IN charge OF HARMONY lodgs n,
m"Sons OF which the deceased was man,
me members OF the cotton exchan,o
nd a. ~ o'clock this morning and oiton1
the honora.,a lh body. In addition 10
han nost today. the following lctire nal,
Wventi.ers were selected from The Ma s6 p"ii
rIs "''ia M, Mann, w. b. Lockhart, j. G. Cur.
ston. s''' anu Nliht VOL
10 Julius Runge. Esq, President Cor.
ton Exchange Galveston. Texas
ralveston, Texas, December is SIR
we your committee. beg to submit, IN.
following: 'Hr
WIN bowed heads and sad hearts We sinh.
NIT to the Divine decree thai has tara,
from our midst the warm friend tho nlc,s
ant companion. the true and upright mn,
mat we all feel we have lost in tho ne,..
son Of Colonel j. y. skinner.
rNer ready to extend a helping hand 70
a, UIY'ner less equipped than he to with.
st,nhu the world hufcting: doing good
alWaNs merely for thu sake Of go9d nn'i
'Nplulng even tho Scmblapce of eyU ~
WIS gwen him to attain a ripe nee 'ond
tntn pelceiplly to Join his fathers, leaving
HausnL nut sorrow and sadness behind him
we eau not but feel that We arc Mi
some What better for having been hroupht
IN daily contact with such n man ns Go
hei skinner. His ifes record WI, ono IN
every way worthy Of emulation As a CON
ipGeIate soldier, battling for tho cause he
INen 70 wei; as q yonnC merchant. struc
gihg for fonthold in the commercial
world as successful business man. ns
an officer and director in the cotton OK
cnange Tor the past ten wears he has had
hui one guide-dufy and how well be has
dene his part all who knew him will les.
II was our privilege to know him we'll
enh' after years NJ daily association with
MIN, his gentle and lovahle character ha1
so grown on ms that the bond uniting us
was something stronger than friendship
and we feel or loss kPcnly.
We beg IN suggest that a page In Tho
record Of the exchange he set aside. on
which this poor tribute to his memory
shall no inscribed. and that a copy he
Furnished TO the press and to the family
Respectfully submitted.
W NJ. stafford
y, p Henderson,
Max Necthe.
John Wells.
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residence Near Mckinney.

Mckinney. Texas December 1.-THE
residence Of Lon Cruise. farmer near
here burned last night. Tho loss is $500,
with no insurance,
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Double Weddlna At Mckinney.

Mckinney. Texas, December IA doubls
wedding took place at Celina this evening.
The contracting parties were Dr. X o..
Butts OF Pilot Point and Miss Mary
Hughes, and j. r Kerr Of Amarillo and
Miss Willie Butts.
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Some Figures on Values.

Austin, Texas, December lS-rhe comp
troller's department has compiled some fg'
ures, the assessed values In three big conn
ties In the State. of moneys In bank, IN
the hands Of brokers and Invested In stock
shares. The totals nre as follows No.
Harris county ...,......,....,,. ~ o36' so
Dnllps county .......... 9.I36. 2S5
BeNar county Observation-Disclosures. J,Jl5ivlO
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laundry DESTROYED Al smithvilIe.

smiihyilie Texas. December ~ Al 1870
this morning IRE completely dcstroyfd The
Royal steam laundry. IAs laundIy lad
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Brgader W n write
number of
such good results safely sufferers like
disorders. BRIGADER GENERAL. GEORGE COOK
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now GAlNrs Nrr nnAru

sherman, Texas. December is William
r. Gaines, q Missouri. Kansas and Texas
Checotah. T., last night Tho engine
was taking water and Gaines was thrown
from the tender by string Of cars which
had broken loose running luto the front
section Of the train He struck tho rail-
on the back ~ his neck ana death was
instantaneous His body was taken to
Denison this afternoon His wife who
is IN Lexington, Ky, on visit, was
wired
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Tc1arkpna, Texas, DecemheE<1S sta
tion and telegraph office at Blue Cut. La,
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Mupdep had been stabbed. opened FIRE.
Walker ran Il few feet and fell, dying In
ehort time
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12

Everybody has noticed that in ex-
trcmc old age people grow rapidly
shorter, So that a person formerly of
average height grows down" into
quite n diminutivc man or woman. A
German contemporary points out that
this decrease of height begins as early
as the age Of - years At 30, we are
told. the human body has reached its
full height which is retained for few
years, after which the growing down
process begins At first and for many
years the process is 50 slow rs to be
almost impcrccptiblc, but at the age Of
about 60 It begins to be noticeable, and
after 20. even though veteran does
not stoop at all, the fact that he IS
growing down" becomes apparent TO
one and All.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12

A new automobile has just been fin
ished in the United States. and the
maker claims much for the machine.
The automobile, according to the New
York Tribune, Is Of the gasoline sort,
Of % horsepower, and the manufac-
turer says that he Will be able to drive
1t over smooth or macadamiZed roads
at the rate OF about 45 miles an hour.
The machine will be given a practical
test in a few days. and IL n suitable
stretch of road can be found he Is con
fident that the trial will be more than
successful. The automobile Is built
upon the lines Of most Of the speed
autos" already brought to the United
States from France and Germany. The
machine will seat three passengers be-
sides the driver
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12
GAMBLING IN HAVANA.
Cubans Make Government an Unwfll-
ing Helper In New Lottery Scheme.


The passion for gambling in the lot
teries which exists among all Latins
prevails among the CubanS. Under the
old Spanish regime every one, rich and
poor alike, patroniZed the lottery,
which had the governments sanction.
When the Americans came, of course
the lotteries were knocked out by mill
tary order, and for a time there was
much sorrow among those whose pr1n-
cipal pleasure in life was dreaming OF
winning a capital prize. Then new
form Of gambling was devised, says
the New York Sun.
Ever since Colonel Bliss took hold Of
the Havana custom house he has made
1t a practice to print daily the receipts
from imports. 1t was one of his ways
Of showing the Cubans how to check
corruption, He took the public into his
confidence so that they might know
exactly how much money the principal
port on the island was raising for the
governments expenses.
The newspapers got into the habit OF
printing the figures daily, and great
many people read them as an index to
the commercial growth Of the island.
BY and by 1t was noticed that the re-
ceipts were being printed in quite large
type by the little afternoon sheets,
which never have any news In them
and very rarely an idea. 1t was also
noticed that a lot of persons bought
fY1r nnI 10 on
which were printed the customs re-
ceipts and then with CALCULATIONS Of
sorrow or joy cast the paper aside.
An investigation showed that the re-
ceipts were being used for lottery pur-
poses. 1t was found that tickets were
being sold all over the city and that
the newspapers were adding largely TO
their circulation by catering to the
craze Colonel Bliss reputation for
honesty in Havana Is such that every
one Is sure that there can be no tam
pering with the daily totals. And so,
after all, the Havanese have lottery
with government drawings daily.
The government has been very anX-
ious to find out who IS back OF the in
genious scheme which makes IL an ac-
complice in the crime in spite of itself,
but 1t has as yet been unable to do so.
Some of the more reputable papers Of
the city have printed long stories about
the scheme, explaining It's workings
and demanding that steps be taken to
stop the evil, but so far nothing has
been accomplished. The daily totals
from the custom house are still being
printed, and the little sheets called by
courtesy newspapers are still selling
for 8 cents a copy, and the gamblers
behind the scheme are still coming
money, while the poor OF Havana are
losing their pesetas with great regu'
larity.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12
THE WRITER'S.

s. R. Crockett the novelist, has q
great collection of indexed scrapbooks
from which to draw his material.
William Dean Howells does his writ
ing ot a bu-inessliLo desk which &c n
miracle OF neatness. He cannot work,
he says, among any sort of disorder.
Robert Barr, the novelist, was for.
merly a schoolteacher in Canada. He
gathered in the Dominion much Of the
material for his story "In the Midst Of
Alarms"
Jesse Lynch Williams, the short sto-
ry writer, was once n reporter on n
newspaper the literary editor OF which
gave him one OF his own (WilliGms)
books to review.
George Moore, who some years ago
announced that he was about to shake
the dust Of England from his feet anu
TO dwell In France and write only In
French, has now decided to live hence.
forth In Dublin.
George Meredith IS reputed to be the
best dressed and best groomed literary
man In England. He is much in de-
mand socially, especially at dinner Ia
bles, where his clever extempore ora
tory distinguishes him.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12

Rafael JOseffy. the world renowned
pianist, has OF lutc years become "a
confirmed recluse, seldom leaving his
home, above Tarrytown, for any length
OF time. IF Joseffy would make "A
concert tour each year to the larger
cities Of the country, he would clear at
least $4,000" said n member Of a well
known piano firm the other day. but
1t is almost impossible to get Josefry to
play in public The reason for this is
that for days and sometimes weeks be-
fore concert he ~ seized with such fits
OF nervousness that rather than 20
through this period Of anxiety he alto
gether refrains from playing in public
New York Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12
The Insect is a Oicada-Killer.

A villainous looking specimen Of the
insect kingdom, about four times the
size of a wasp and from appearances a
third or fourth cousin of that species
has been quite a curiosity at Leniger's s
drug store for week past. The ugly
thing could bend itself in more ways
than ntortionist and hal Il stiuger
that made it more formidable than a
rattlesnake.
In order to learn something of the in
sect and its habits it was chloroformed
and sent to the department of agricul-
ture The specimen was returned yes
terday with note from Benjamin f.
MacCartney, State Zoologist, stating
that the insect is "the cicada-killer
(sphecius speciosus) family Bembecidae
of the order hymenuptera." Untortuna-
tely the learned terms mployed in the
description are as much of an enigma to
the most of those interested as the in.
sect is itself
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12
MATRON AND MAID.

There Is still d widow Of Waterloo.
She is Frau Itta Won Ilten, whose hus-
band was a captain at the famous bat
tie. She was 100 years old on the 18th
of June, this year.
Mrs. Harriet S. Bailey, who died the
other day, was one Of the pioneers of
the modern city Of Buffalo and its old
est citizen. She was 90 years old and
went to Buffalo in 1888.
The bride of William A. Clark, Jr.,
the son of Senator w. A. Clark, the
copper king, has a dress in her trous-
Beau made Of hairlike copper wire that
was created in Paris especially for her.
The effect is said to be unique.
Mrs. L. G. Chatfield Of Owego, n. Y,
is an authority on the art of angling
and is as enthusiastic over it as Izaak
Walton ever was two centuries ago.
She has been the inventor, too, of net
and a contrivance for fly fishing.
Mrs. Hetty Green has had the name
of Dewey put on her door instead of
her own. The name IS that Of her pet
dog, she explains, and as it is a good
one she uses 1t to escape calls from
thousands Of people who want mon
ey."
Mrs. William J. Bryan has erected q
handsome monument to the memory of
her father, John Baird, who died re-
Gently. The stone is of granite from
Massachusetts and has been set up In
the family lot In Wyuka cemetery,
near Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. F. II. Briggs Of Auburn, Me-, a
daughter Of Senator Frye, is the owner
of the box which was used to carry the
electoral votes for President Mckinley
and Vice President Roosevelt from the
senate to the house. The box is a ma
hogany one, feet long by 8 inches
deep, bound with brass.
Sarah Bernhardt carries about with
her a beautifully chased gold box In
crusted with precious stones and no
larger than an ordinary cigarette case.
This she calls her "boite de beaute,'
and in 1t are a powder puff, an infini-
teslmal mirror and one or two adjuncts
70 the toilet, such as lip salVe, rouge,
etc
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12
A D!scDN,.rgr.

Bobby burst into the house In n state
OF high excitement. His hands and
clothing were smearcd with n liberal
amount Of some sticky substance, and
his face wore glow Of triumphant
satisfaction.
II say, mamma, those new people
across the way don't know much" he
exclaimed. They've got n sign on
their front door that says Wet
palntr"
and you are covered with It! You
ought to be ashamed o. yourselfH said
his mother severely. THAT sign was
put up TO warn people to keep away
from It,"
yes, mamma" persisted Bobby,
with the enthusiasm OF IA richly re-
warded scientific Investigator, but It
wasn't paint, and | knew 1t. 1t was
yarnishr-London King.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12
HORSE TALK.

Metellas has shown a quarter in 3Ola
seconds recently.
Senator Tim Sullivan won $500 on
May Worth at Saratoga the other day.
Bonnie Directs 2:054 is the record
for pacing StaIlinns 60 far this Saa son
Egozen, 2:OG4, sprained a tendon
in the 2:0G pace at Columbus, O., and
Will be unable to race again in 1901.
The new PAGER Master Roy, 2.22H, is
a brother Of Harold II, 20S, the Cana
dian PAGER who is thus far unbeaten
on the grand circuit.
Bullman has been engaged to ride for
Mr. August Belmont, and 1t is said
that Mr.. Clarence II. Mackay will have
second call for his services.
Richard \, b. e, 2:1OK, pacing. who
has won several races this year, is
named after his owner, Richard A.
Clover Of PunXsutawney. Pa.
The mare Solo, 2:23, by Mckinney,
dam by Stamboul, owned by Ho Vow,
Chinese consul general at San Fran
cisco, won a half mile heat trotting
race at Sacramento recently in 1:10,
1OGR and 1903.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12
AS TO CLOSING
THE Y. M. G. A.
A Communication From The Standpoint Of
The Ladies' Auxiliary.

Editor MoNToUR AMERICAN: What are
we doing in Danville? Is the world to
write failure across the face of our work?
| refer now to a most urgent need OF the
y. NJ. G. A., with its clean, healthy,
pure atmosphere-its refining, educating
Christianizing influence surrounding
our boys. 1t is for these boys-your
boy-my boy, that cry goes out for
this organization. No gain in contribu-
tions-the treasury empty-SalarleS un-
paid. Apathy and disntere>tednes has
become a maladv and thee are grave
marks of contagIOn about 1t and what Is
most unfortunate It has assumed
chronic form. crisis is upon us, but
it is no time to lose heart and say we
can not keep pace with the work. The
world has no use for religion which
fails at the point Of supreme need. The
call is for action. Christianity Is not
simply condition of peace and happl-
ness. 1t is actiOn-actlon perSonIlled.
United effort and hearty cooperation
along all lines of religious work would
soon solve this problem and avert the
calamity dire calamity to the com
munity-should the doors of the Y. NJ.
G. A. be closed.
The ladies of the auxiliary of the y.
NJ. G. A. have bravely and determined
ly overcome many obstacles and diff
culties (oftimes without recognition)
conscIentiously to meet the demands
for which they were pledged in this
work with an ear ever attuned to the
message: "Whatsoever thy hands find
to do, do with thy might The treasur-
er's report talks.
From September l90O-l90l, 1868,
have been received by membership fees,
gifts. entertainments, sc; $500 paid all
remaining bills for repairs and returnish-
ing; $500 were given to the board of
directors; balance in the treasury, sos.
At a recent meeting the following oftic
erS were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. J. +. Moore; Vice pres
idents, Mrs. Harrington, Mrs. Laumast-
er, Mrs Shindel; Secretary, Miss Ger
trude Sechler; Treasurer, Mrs. John
Yorgy. At this meeting vigorous means
were planned for aggressive work for
the incoming year. The President gave
some helpful remarks emphasizing pray
er as important with works. No great
work was ever accomplished, or ever
can be, except through the instrument
of prayer, if we wish final success.
AUXILIARY.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12
ONE CERTAINTY.

Some Danville people fully realize it now.
When the back aches from kidney
ills,
When urinary troubles annoy you,
There a certain way to find relief
A sure way to be cured.
Doans Kidney Pills will do it,
Danville people endorse this claim.
Mr. Josiah Williams Of 30 Ash street,
barber says: i did not have to use Il
whole box of Doan's Kidney Pills before
they cured my back of depressin
aching and removed the lamenes
which had made every move painful.
The lameness centered right over my
kidneys, and STOPPING or lifting sent a
sharp twinge through me. When on
my feet dull gnawing pain took all
the vim out of me. gave some TO Mr..
G. II. Stoes of PIT +. Mahoning Street,
az had no further use for them and he
was as well pleased a. | with the results
obtained.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12
Jury List for September Term
GRAND JURORS.


Anthony township Danlel Albeck.
Cooper tOwnshlp-Peter Cashner. A. d.
Wintersteen: DanylIe lst Ward
George Hendricks, Wesley Holabaugh,
Stephen a. Johnston, w II. Latrmere,
William Reed, Thomas ". Reifsnyder
Danville, 2nd. Ward-WllIlam Camp
Frank w Fisher, DAVID II, Reed. Ed
ward ritter. DahEilIe, fth. ward
PatrlGk keddnS Derry toWn9hlP" 80.
d. Pollock. Limestone township sam
uel Muiiiey MahonIng township
Oh Becker, Martin Bloom, John owen,
Fred Smedley. Washingtonville ii.
E. Cotner, George Halaron. Valley
township William Lawrence.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Anthony township Jacob Conrad.
Thomas Denuen. ]. r. McVickcrs.
Cooper township Philip Boyer. Noah
Krum, Edward Rishel Derry township
Isaac L. Acor. Jeremiah DiehI. w. ii.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12
COIOred Cotton.
COIOred Cotton.
Cotton of L different Colors grows In


In late years men have made fortunes
out of the tailings of gold mines. Tbs
mills i'll which the ore formerly was
crushed and the crude processes then i'll
use allowed "A large percentage of the
precious metal TO escape, and that loss
amounted in some cases to a fortune.
The stomach is just like a stamp mill in
this respect that when it is not in per
feet order it allows the escape and waste
of much of the precious nutriment con
tanned in the food. That loss when
continuous means the loss of man 5
greatest fortune, health Science
offers Il remedy for this condition in DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. 1t
corrects the weakness ~ of the stomach
prevents vast and loss Of nourishment,
and puts the stomach and organs Of di-
gestion and nutrition into condition
of health which enables them to save
and assimilate all the nutriment con
tanned in the food which is eaten. In all
cases of constipation the use of DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets will speedily
and permanently cure the disease.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12

A religious enthusiast, whose hobby
was anti Catholicism, went 20 the great
evangelist one day and put the direct
question: "Mr. Moody, do You ever in
tend to do any preaching against the
Catholics|
Eyes, | may some time
"Whcn will that be-
"AftCr the Protestauts are con
ycrtCd."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-12
Our presIdenta

The president Of the United States
Is the highest position to which an
American can attain. Twenty four
men have reached this exalted office.
and during more than half of the life
OF the country college facilities were
very difficult indeed. Yet - OF these
chief executives have been college men
and only three quite without what we
call academic training, while all, save
two, Of the nongraduates We're mem.
bers Of a learned profession. The col.
lege education does not appear to have
interfered with men seeking the high
est political distinction, but to have
helped In way that is self evident