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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22
A NEW DELAWARE TROLLEY.
Line to Go Through the Most Pros
pcrous Part of the state.

BALTIMORE, Md. April Ex-senator
Eenney and James Lord, of Delaware,
fled a bond for 100000 yesterday through
the United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company of this city, with the city coun-
ell of Dover, Del. The Delaware Gener-
al Electric Railway Company proposes to
construct an electric railway system con-
Meeting Milford, Frederica, Magnolia. Ris-
ing Sun. Camden, Dover. Lipsic, Florence,
SMYRNA and Woodland Beach. The route
will be about thirty-five miles long and
will pass through the most prosperous
part of Delaware
The road will be bonded for 81 .000.000 and
these bonds have already been marketed
by the knickerboCker Trust Company, OF
New York. IL is the intention of the pro-
rAoters to use the road for both freight
and passenger service. Woodland Beach.
the northern terminus of the line. is a
well-known Delaware resort, and is large
w patrouiZed during the summer. The di
rectors of the company are Leo Belmont,
Samuel Nixon. Maurice BcrnheiIner, and
William Graham. of Philadelphia; James
ord, of Kent County; Robert c. White,
OF Sussex County, and DIR. f.. w. Cooper,
of Kent County.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22
GLAD TO RETURN HOME.
A Girl Basketball Player Tired OF
the Game.

TRENTON, N. j.. April I.-Emma
Fritz. a sixteen-year-old girl. who was
member OF a female basketball team
which gave exhibition games in this city
last week, was arrested after the game
on Saturday night on the complaint OF
her brother James Fritz, who came here
from Philadelphia in search OF her.
Fritz says his sister. who Is under ms
guardianship, left home some time ago.
When he saw the advertisement OF the
girl basketball team, he suspected that
iis sisters admiration for the sport might
have led her to join the team.
At the police station the girl became
very penitent She said the life of pro-
fessionaI basketball player was not nearly
so attractive as she had pictured it. The
girls mother is dead and her father lives
in New York. She went home with her
brother.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22
THE BANCROFT TO SAIL.
Going TO Boston. Where She VIII BE
Laid Up.

NORFOLK, Va, April 2l.-Thc United
States cruiser Bancroft, which arrived at
Hampton Runds recently from South
America. came mp to Lamberts ) Point this
afternoon. She will coal there. and, un-
less present plans are changed, will sail
on Tuesday next for Boston, where she
VIII go out of commission.
The United States tug Potomac arrived
at the Norfolk Navy Yard today. She
came from san Juan, Porto Rico.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22
GIRL STUDENTS POISONED.
school Became "a Hospital After They
Ate Rhubarb Pie.

ALTOONA, Pa, April 2l.-The Hollidays-
burg Seminary. an exclusive school for
girls. was transformed into a hospital yes
terday shortly after the students had par
taken of the noon luncheon. on the menu
was rhubarb pie, of which twenty-seven
of the girls part0ok. The count was easily
kept, for each who ate of the pie shortly
afterward became violently i'll with symp-
toms of poisoning.
All the physicians in the town were
called to the seminary within half an hour
after luncheon was finished. The physi-
clans. after a short search. found the
poison in the rhubarb and gave the neces-
sary antidotes. AT present all the girls are
considered out of danger. though six were
sent to their homes in Altoona in a pre-
carious condition.
no cInE A COLD In ONE nay
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22

suffering is due to the after effects of La Grippe
such as catarrh catarrhal headache, iniamed nasal
passages. and offensive dropping in the throat.
nr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder is the sworn enemy
to ali head colds. headache and catarrh. 1t
clears the throat and nasal passages and stops the
pain over the eyes in ten minutes. Get it to-
day Ii cures radically. Sold by +. 5. Will
Iiams Ninth and F Streets; Edmonds & Williams,
Third Street ard Pennsylvania Avenue.-l5.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22
DIED.

LEAyELI-On Sunday, April II, 1901, at e:i9
u M at the residence of her son. h. Ashby
Ieayeli I7ls Corcoran Street northwest. LOUISE
MILDRED LEAYELL. widow OF the late John
Minor Leavell, OF Culpeper, Va.
InterInent Tuesday at p m, at Cuipeper.
Va. Culpeper, warrenton. and Fredericksburg
rapers please copy.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22
TO RETIRE FROM THE STAGE.
Miss Marie burroughs to We'd Rob-
ert ID. MncPhersOn.

NEW YORK. April 21.-Miss Marie Bur
roughs, the actress, is to retire perma-
nently from the stage. Matrimony is the
reason and Robert Barclay MACPHERSON,
of New York is the bridegroom-elec
The wedding. which Will take place in
the first week in June. will he followed by
an extended tour abroad. Charles Rich
man. the actor, will probably be best man.
The engagement has been short one.
Miss Burroughs having mHt her lance
only three months ago.
Mr. Macpherson is the New York man
ager for Marshal Field x Co., or Chicago
u.nn, i tho man whose headache Ia gone after
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22
NOT MAJOR ESTERHAZY.
A Nobleman of That Name Registers
mt Boston Hotel

BOSTON, April 2l.-When sharp. nerv-
Gus man wrote Count Nicholas Marie
Esterhazy, Budapest, Hungary" on the
register at Young's Hotel yesterday fore
noon, and secured a suite of three rooms
no particular attention was paid him, but
late last night reporters heard rumor
that the count was the Major Esterhazy
who was prominent in the Dreyfus affair.
1t was another man, however,
The count arrived at the hotel about II
o'clock yesterday morning, accompanied
by valet, who looked out for the nine
pieces of baggage. on each piece of bag
gage was large and freshly painted ''E."
A round robin signed by the reporters,
was sent up to the counts room request
ing an interview, but the bellboy returned
with the answer that the count was not
at home. Today similar requests were
sent to the suite. but in every case the
card was returned and the mystery sur
rounding the counts identification deep
ened.
A man who saw the guest at Young s
last evening and who said he had been at
the Dreyfus trial. was positive that Count
EsteThazy was the man who was mixed
up in the Dreyfus affair, although it was
pointed out to him that the name of the
famous French army officer is Count
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, and not
Count Nicholas.
This afternoon the count started for
New York.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22

The daily business mems luncheons at George
". Drivers. 605 Pa ave, superb creations of
the culinary art. II 80 TO .. 10 G. and Saturday
nights 8 to IL. Patrons invited.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22

There are two Princes Nicholas Ester
haZy de Galantha in the Almarach de
Gotfla, one the present head of the fam
lily, the other his uncle. There is, besides,
Count Maria Nicholas Morite Ester
haZy de Galantha. who is a cousin of the
princes. and owns the estates of Gesztes
and CsalVar in Hungary. 1t is he, prob
ably, who arrived in this country a few
weeks ago and was in Boston. The Drey-
fus Esterhazy, it was shown. soon after
he attained notoriety, was not related to
the Austro-Hungdrian family.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.

MEMBERS of Local Branch No 10. n. A.. are
requested TO attend Il special meeting to be
held at i25 18th ST. NV, at O'Clock tonight
ID. d. CoNDON President MI
OFFICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC
TELEPHONE COMPANY.-A dividend OF 81 per
share will be payable the 29th day of April.
1901. 10 the stockholders OF record at the close
of business the 10Th day Of April. 1901, at
the Office OF the treasurer of the company. CID
Fourteenth Street northwest. Washington ID. c.
The transfer books will be closed from the Both
daJ OF April to the 10Th day OF April, inclusive.
JEREMIAH NJ. WILSON, President
CHARLES G. BEEBE. Treasurer.
Washington, ID. C., April 10. 1901.
SPECIAL NOTICE-A meeting OF the stockhold-
ers OF the Washington Safe Deposit Company
will be held APRIL 26TH. 1901 for election Of
d. ectors. Polls open at II m. close at I
o'clock p. m. SAML CROSS,
Secretary and Treasurer.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22

Happy is the man whose headache is gone after
using Royal Headache Tablets
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-22

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LaxatiTe Bromo-Quinine Tablets. Csc.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
CAPT. RIPLEY ACQUITTED.

jury In Kentucky Finds Him Not
Guilty Of Conspiracy to Kill Will
lam Goebel.
frankfort, KY, April 23.-The jury
IN the case Of Capt. Garrett Ripley,
charged with being in conspiracy
which resulted in the assassination Of
william Goebel, returned a verdict Of
not guilty after being out only short
time. The jury was composed ex-
clusively Of Democrats. The matter OF
q requisition for the return Of ex-Gov.
w. >. Taylor from Indiana for trial is
again theme Of popular speculation,
put Commonwealth Attorney Frank
I'm refuses to discuss it, and up to
the present writing no application for
extradition papers has been filed.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
Charged With Murder.

Siouv City. Iowa, April 49, - Henry
Steffen and William Beaver are in Jail
at LIE Mars, Iowa, charged with muir
der. and Peter Peterson is also under
arrest. charged with being accessory to
the crime. John Jensen was shot and
killed at Steffen's farm. about eight
miles from LIE Mars. The men under
arrest claim self-defense. lessen and
his wife kept house for Stsffec, and
Beaver is hired man. lessen came
home drunk and abused his wife. The
other men interfered, and two shot
guns were used in the melee. Steffen
admitli that he fired the fatal shot,
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
CQsuNlitftN.

A heavy snow storm in Missouri and
Southwestern Kansas caused a suspen-
sion of all kinds of traffic.
Rev. George b. Reeser, pastor of the
Emanuel Reformed church at Hanover,
Pa, yesterday fell from the scaffold of
new church which his congregation is
building, and died in half an hour
A party of four people, while cross
ing the tracks of the Lehigh Valley
railway at South Wikesbarre, Pa,
were run down by the Buffalo express.
Three of the party were killed and one
injured. The dead are: Morris O'Con-
nell, Mrs Morris OConnell, Mrs. Frank
Cranmer. Injured: Frank Cranmer
Hunt Brothers fruit canning plant at
HayWards, Cal, was totally destroyed
by fire. The boarding house and some
eighty-fiVe cottages. seventy-five OF
which were owned by the company. the
plant, fruit warehouse and 1000 cases
of fruit were destroyed. Six fruit cars
were also consumed Many families
were rendered homeless. The loss will
exceed $1o5,OO0
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
Resume Of the neWS.

An iowa bank manager has abscOnd-
ed, leaving shortage and a sick wife.
Alonzo Whiteman, formerly of Min
nesota. convicted of passing a bad
check in New York, has been sentenced
to two and half years Imprisonment.
Judge Foster granted a certificate Of
reasonable doubt for two days.
Robbers burglarized Gaskell & Park
ers drug store, located on a prominent
residence street of Toledo, Ohio. in
broad daylight, and while persons were
passing the store. Two men entered
the store and one of them pointed a re.
Volver IN Mr.. Parker's face, while the
other one stole $50 in money and about
$loO worth of perfumes and drugs
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

Inc rearing of ostriches in the Val
ley OF the Nile is likely to become an
important industry in the near future.
An experimental farm. established
under French auspices, in the vicinity
OF Heliopolis, has successfully demon
strated the suitability of the climate of
the Delta for this purpose, and during
the present season the number of birds
OF all ages has reached the respectable
total OF 1,4OO. The runs are established
by means of cheap rabble, and are
planned out concentrically round a
central Watch-tower which permits of
survey of the whole farm being made
at glance.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

AS the United States pays no civil
pensions neither ex-presidents nor
their widows receive allowances: but
Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Garfield are each
recipients of $4,000 a year as the wild
ows of generals in the army. There
We're surviving last year four widows
of soldiers who fought in the Revolu-
ton of 1875, the youngest of whom was
eighty-four. No doubt some widows
OF civil war pensioners will live to be
centenarians. In that case the open
ing of the twenty-frst century will
witness the pertinacious lady cheer.
fully signing her voucher. Many
young women have married aged pen
sioners, that they may subsequently
receive life pensions as widows. BY
actuarial calculation, it is odds on"
that more than one widow will be
drawing Spanish-American war pen
sion in the year 2O5O.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
BEATS RECORD.
j. j. HIPS Special Train Goes S23
Miles in As Hours and so Minutea

j. j. HIPS Special Train Goes .Sc3
Miles i'm AZ Hours and so Minutes.
st. Paul, April 23.-resident Fill and
party arrived in st. Paul Saturday at
1884 o'clock p. M, after a record
breaking run from Seattle. The dis
lance of 1923 miles was made in As
hours and so minutes, which, it is
claimed, is the fastest time ever made
anywhere in the world, for that dis
lance. This run, including stops and
necessary delays, makes a speed OF
80 10 miles per hour for the whole dis
lance. BY bursts of speed the train
also made a record, covering a large
run in Montana at the rate Of 81 miles
per hour. The round trip from St. Paul
to Seattle was made in five days The
party consisted of A. N. French, New
York; James Tuck. Paris; James j.
Hill and Gairus Mailer President
Hill refused to be interviewed by re-
porters, but it is understood that he
will speed at once to New York, where
there are some important matters to
be taken up which was the cause Of
the great speed with which the train
was sent over the rails.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

There has just concluded at Catan-
FARO, Italy. the trial of 23O men belong
ing to criminal association, which
named itself "The Imperishable Tree"
The managing chiefs were the
trunks" fully initiated members were
branches" junior members we're
leaves and the novices the first
flowers" The plumber realized by the
organization was the fruit" This seems
to have been considerable. Without
counting homicides and crimes of yio-
lence, the robberies during the few
months numbered more than 400, and
the various articles stolen total some
thing like half million. AS the pub
lie court was not large enough for such
trial, it had to be held in a church
The sentences amount to six hundred
years.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

Sioux Falls, S. d.. April 23.-During
the past few weeks considerable grain
shipped from Flandrau has been stolen
or lost In transit. One firm lost 10000
pounds of wheat from one car, while
another firm lost 1900 pounds of
barley from two cars. It is believed
that thieves raid the cars while tenn.
porarily in railroad yards after leaving
Flandrau. Litigation will probably re-
suit to determine whether the shippers
or the commission firms to which the
grain was consingned shall bear the
less.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of
Abraham Lincoln, lies in an unmarked
grave that, except perhaps to one or
TWO persons, is also unknown. DR..
george l.. Porter of Bridgeport, Conn,
who saw both the killing of Lincoln
ana the death and burial of Booth,
says that Booths body was hidden in
washington arsenal, in a spot still
Kept secret. After that it was given
TO the family upon condition that no
monument nor even a mound shonlo
mark it's resting place.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
Sins and Sinners.

A Connecticut girl has confessed to
choking her child to death.
John Albert Skoog, alasAlbeht Jen-
sen, the alleged counterfeiter. who shot
himself twice in the head in New York,
is dead.
Martin Ritter. charged with killing
Clara Cheek with a hammer. near
Nashville. ILL.,. has been captured. He
was placed in Jail in an adjoining coun-
ty. for fear of lynching.
The Christian church. four miles
north of Ripley, Okla. was destroyed
by dynamite. No arrests have been
made. The church was a new struc-
lure.
Cashier d. H. Lewis of the Farmers
National Bank of Vergennes, VT, has
been arrested on a charge of misappro-
priating the funds of the bank The
bank did not open for business.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
Attempted Poisoning.

Denver, April 90. - An attempt was
made to poison Joseph Haennelt. a
prisoner In the county Jail, charged
with having assisted in robbing Mrs.
Flora Belts of $1,000 worth of dia-
monds in August last while driving
with her. An apple pie and some
cheese were left at the Jail for Haen-
melt by an old man who is unknown.
After nibbling at the cheese the pris-
oner became sick. An emetic was adj
ministered which saved his life. An
examination disclosed that the pie and
cheese contained a great quantity of
arsenic and other poisons.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
Killed by an Explosion,

Pittsburg, April %. - AS a result of
the explosion of a water heater in the
Hotel Anderson yesterday John Brown.
the engineer, was killed and Abner
Moore, a machinist, was so badly
scalded that he will probably die in a
few hours. No cause is known unless
it is that the sewers in the vicinity
were so clogged by the flood that the
pipe through which the surplus from
the heater should have flowed into the
sewer prevented the usual operation
and the extreme pressure caused the
accident.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

| vancouver, Wash, April 23.-Charles
| brown and e. L. Candy, president and
| cashier respectively of the First Ma
llonaI Bank Of Vancouver, which was
closed Saturday by the controller of the
| currency, committed suicide Saturday
night two miles from this city by
shooting themselves with a revolver.
Inelr tod1es were found yesterday
morning lying together in a small
ciump OF bushes about one-half mile
north OF the Columbia school, which is
situated on the outskirth of the town.
They both used the same weapon. and
CANDY evidently died first as the revolt
yer was found in Browns hand. It is
evident that Candy put the muzzle of
the revolver in his mouth and the ton
OF his head was blown off. Brown then
TOOK 1t and shot himself exactly the
tame way, falling over Canby's body.
The fact that Browns bicycle and an
umbrella belonging to Candy were
found short distance out of town Sat-
urday night led to the belief. that the
two tank officials had taken their lives.
Early yesterday morning a searching
party started out and after severed
hours hunt the bodies were found in
the clump of bushes.
fTluay evening Candy, upon being
told by Bank Examiner ]. w. Max
well that the bank would not be per-
mitted to open Saturday, went out in
the yard behind the bank and attempt
ed to shoot himself. His revolver failed
to explode, although all five chambers
were loaded. After failing to shoot
himself Candy came back into the bank
and he and President Brown left to,
gether later, taking his revolver. When
Examiner Maxwell confronted the bank
officials with the shortage of $S1,0
which he had discovered, both men adj
mitted their guilt. It is said that both
Brown and Candy had been specializing
In stocks. Beside Browns body there
was found package containing $2b
and note saying that the money be-
tonged to his daughter. Upon Canby's
body the following brief note was
found:
my Dear Wife: feel what / am
about to do is for the best. Forgive me
If you can and try to live for our dear
children. God bless you all. Goodbye.
Med. April 49,
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
Peuule Talked Ah0uf

Gen. Gras, inventor of the rifle which
bears his name, died in France Of apo
DleXy.
Prof. Henry A.Rowland. of the Johns
Hopkins university, died suddenly at
his home in Baltimore.
The proceeds of the benefit given for
Nine. Janaushek at Wallack's theater,
New York city, amounted to $4,000.
PEineas E. Blodgett. whose father
was a member of Washingtons army,
died recently in Chicago. He was born
in 1909 at Groton, N. Y. He had voted
for eighteen presidents.
Count Wircenz Won Rola Macielinski,
once a we'll known MUSICIAN, is dead in
Kansas City. He was a Polish noble
man. and went to Kansas City ten
years ago. He had a fine musical edu-
:ation in Vienna.
Maj. Joseph Smith Brice. the oldest
graduate of West Point, died in New
York City. aged ninety three. He was
born in Georgetown, d. c.. Sept. q,
1908. and was graduated at West Point
with distinction in 1929.
Mrs. Irene G. Shear. the divorced wife
of Byron f. Shear, the millionaire lum-
herman of Denver, has married Ell
wood Bonfield, liver stable keeper Of
New York. Mrs. Bonfield was divorced
rom her first husband last October
Finley Peter Dunno, Mr.. Do0ley."
arrived in London recently from Rome.
after a tWO-months' stay in Italy for
the benefit of his health. He states
that he has fully recovered both his
health and strength, and will sail for
the United States. ready for work.
Daniel c. French. the designer of
death and the sculptor" a great work
in bronze, shown at the worlds fair,
and of other monuments. will receive a
commission from the Lawton Monu-
ment association to construct a memo
rial to the Indiana general who died in
the Philippines.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
NEW RAILROAD RUMOR.
Hill May Extend His interests I
Southern California;

Hill May Extend His Interests to
Southern California.
Salt Lakt, Utah, April 23.-The Trjb.
une says that the present activity in
rallroad building in Southwestern Utah
and southeastern Nevada by interests
representing Senator William A. Clark
OF Montana and the pushing of the
burlington surveyors toward Salt Lake
involve the practical cooperation of
Senator Clark and President Hill of
the Great Northern system in scheme
to extend President Hills great inter-
ests to the Pacific coast in Southern
California, thus introducing formid-
able rival to the Hartman interests in
that region.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

The private letter books Of Robert
Morris, the financier of the revolu-
ton, which were lost for several gen
crations, We're brought to light in
Washington recently, and have been
deposited in the congressional library.
Another acquisition by the library is
the original manuscript setting forth
the various DEGREES by which the titles
were conferred on Columbus by the
pope for the discovery of America.