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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11


couple during the marriage ceremony.
Last Tuesday Kennedy brought suit to
annul his marriage with Miss Prince. He
alleged in mis- petition that he was forced
into the marriage by threats to take
his life if he refused, and that the threats
were made not only by the father and
brother OF the young woman, but by her
also. The petition said that he mad never
lived with her as his wife. The girls
family claims that she and Kennedy were
engaged to be married when he met
another young woman and fell in love
with her. He broke the enga cement w tn
Miss Prince, they say. and the cards
were out announcing his marriage with
the other young woman when the father
and brother of Miss Prince took hand
in the affair Miss Bessie Phillips. the
girl to whom Kennedy was engaged, now
lives in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Kennedy was about thirty years of age
and his wife is twenty and prepossas:ins.
Mrs Kennedy is a sister of Bert Prince,
the professional whistler.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
Halls FROM OTHER TWIN.
Newly Chosen President of National
Commission Merchants.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 1O-At toGay,s ses-
sion of the National League of Commits
elected for the year: President, D. w
Longfellow, Minneapolis; vice president,
H. S. Streight, Omaha; secretary, A.
Noakes. Cleveland. Following the cleo
tion number of papers were read and
discussed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
Mr.. CHANDLER'S FINISH
NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS
SELECT BURNHAM FOR SENATOR.

CONCORD, N. H, Jan. 10. : Judge
Henry E. Burnham, of Manchester, woa
the nomination of the Republican mem
bers of the legislature for United States
senator over w. E. Chandler and other
candidates. Burnham won on the first
ballot. Chandler received AZ votes; Burn
ham, 1893; Congressman Sulloway, 23;
Henry NJ. Baker, 20; Henry B. Quinby,
%; H. W. Blair, 1.
The Democrats of the legislature today
nominated Charles F. Stone, of Laconia,
as their candidate for United States SEN
ator.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
PUBLISHERS FORM TRUST
REPRESENTATIVE OF MANY BIG
HOUSES IN NEW CORPORATION.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 1O.-Arteles of
incorporation of the American Pub ish-
ers association With principal Offices in
New York city, were filed with the se.-
retary of state today. 1t is proposed to
advance the interests of the book pub
Iishing business.
The directors are Charles r. Scribner,
s: B. M. Harvey, Daniel Appleton AMI
Frank ii. Dodd, of New York city;
George H. Mifilin, of Boston: George P.
Brett, of Darien, Conn A. c. McC7iu. o.
of Chicago; Craig Lippincott, of Phila-
delphia, and Frank Fl. Scott, of Orange.
N J.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
INSURED THE DYING AND DEAD
BODIES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN
BOUGHT FROM BELLEVUE
HOSPITAL
TO PROVE DEATH CLAIMS
Four Suspects Have Been Arrested
at the Instance of the COM
pany for Alleged
Completely.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10. The Evening
Journal says warrants have been issued
for the arrest of four persons who are
accused of swindling the Colonial Insur-
ance Company of Jersey City by secur-
ing insurance on the lives of persons
about to die and by other methods. The
four men for whom warrants were issued
include newspaper editor the bene-
ficiary under one policy; a medical ex-
aminer, an undertaken, and d prize fight
er, who acted as agent for the company
The Evening Journal says:
at is said that the Colonial Insurance
company has been swindled out of Large
sums of money secured on bogus policies,
and that there has been a wholesale
traffic in dead bodies between Bellevue
hospital, in this city, and a certain un-
dertaling establishment in Union Hill.
N. J.
Thomas ]. Kelly, of New York, sad
to be an agent of the Colonial Insurance
company, has been arrested and locked
up In the Jersey City Jail.
THE first clew to the methods of the
plotters was discovered shortly after
the death of Thomas Moran, who died
Of consumption in October of last year
Moran had a policy with the Colonial
company for $270, and this sum was paid
to the beneficiary. Moran had been suf-
fering with consumption for months be-
fore his policy was written. Both his
father and mother had died of tubercu-
losis, and there were other deaths in
the family frcm the same cause.
when the insurance people had pad
the amount of Morans policy to the ben
eficiary, a search of the company's books
was made, and it was discovered that
not one or two, but many policies 2ad
been written for persons whose identity
was doubtful, and many times entirely
lacking.
ALWAYS HAD THE BODIES.
'It is true dead bodies had placed in
evidence whenever claims were made.
but it has been discovered that these
bodies were nothing more nor less than
common hospital bodies which had
been brought into Union Hill, many Of
them from Bellevue, for the purpose of
aiding insurance swindlers in obtaining
their plunder-n
An Official of the Colonial Insurance
company says that it was discovered
that Kelly had been writing bad risks.
and he was discharged. In several cases.
it is said, he grossly Inisrepresented the
facts concerning persons whose lives he
insured.
The official interviewed said that three
cases of fraud had come to the knowl-
edge of the company, and it was sus-
pected that many more would be un
earthed. In the three cases referred to
all the persons insured died soon after
the policies on their lives had been is
sued. In addition to Kelly, Eward Jahr
of West Hoboken; Thomas MartiA.
newspaper editor, and William Neckar.
an undertaken, were arrested. Both Mar
tin and Necl1ar live in Union Hill The
former were released in $1,000 bail each.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
ST. PAUL A MEMBER.

Joins Police Chiefs National Bureau
of Identification.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1o-The National Bu-
reau of Identification today elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President and treasurer, Col. PHI
Deitsch, chief of police of Cincinnati;
superintendent of the national board of
Identification and secretary of board,
George NJ Porteous, Chicago.
The following cities were admitted to
the national bureau: ST. Paul, MINI.
Johnstown, Pa; Peoria, ILL.,; Youngs-
town, o.; Evanston, III.
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COURT NOT SUITED.

Dispatch Published at Shanghai
Claimed to BE From Sian Flu.
SHANGHAI. Jan. TO-. "A dispatch from
Sian Flu (where the Chinese court is To-
cated) to native newspaper says:
Some of the clauses of the conditions
for peace are impossible of acceptance,
consequently the emperor and empress
and the much troubled court have tele-
graphed to Liu Khan Wei, the vfceroy of
Nankin, and Chan Chih Tung, the vice
roy of Hankow, to proceed to Pekin i'm
mediately and confer with the foreign
ministers and Chinese commissioners in
an attempt to secure modification of
the obstructive conditions They have
been instructed. if they are unahle to
proceed to Pekin, to propose a suitable
meeting place for the ministers else
WHERE
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
WI HAS NO NEWS.
Chinese Minister Was Caller at
the State Deir.s rtment.

the State Denxrtme
WASHINGTON, jan 1e.-The Chinese
minister Mr.. WI, called - the state
department today for the first time in
many days. notwithstanding the con-
tinued. critical character of the Chinese
negotiations, Mr.. WI had received no
advices from his government He re-
malned IN conversation with Acting Sec
retary Hill in the diplomatic chamber
for about an hour. Several other for
efgn representatives called during the
conference, but did not remain, as it
was supposed the Chinese question was
being gone over in some detail 1t is
understood, however, that the interview
was devoid of special significance, as
Mr.. WI brought no late information as
to the situation of affairs, nor was
there any announcement of messages
from Mr.. Conger. or further develop
ments in the status of affairs at Pek:n
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
INVITATION WITHDRAWN.

Hays Plan for Washington Confer
ence Met a Frosty Reception.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-As some of
the foreign powers do not look with ia
vor upon the proposition of the United
States recently made as to the with
drawal of certain features of the nego-
tiations from Pekin to Washington or
some other capital, and ether powers
hesitate to decide the question, the presi-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
FAMOUS COMPOSER ILL.
Condition of Edouard Strauss Is Re-
ported Critical.

F CHICAGO, Jan. 1O.--A special to the
Tribune from Albuquerque, N. M, says:
Edeuard Strauss, the musician. who Is
at hotel here, suffering severely fr m
hilary calculus. is worse. The company
went on by the night train to Denver,
and Mr.. Strauss thought he would be
able to follow next morning. but is now
unable to leave his bed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
wINTRY IN EUROPE.

Five Trains snow-BOund for Days
Near Odessa.
ODESSA, Jan. 10.-The police. fire.
men and physicians have rescued 470
passengers from five trains which have
been snowbound for several days, after
enduring the greatest sufferings. a force
Of 1900 workmen is clearing the tracks to
Odessa. Four days mail has been STALL
ed I'D.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
HEIR APPARENT SPANKED.

Sen Wen Pao Gets Forty Strokes
for Lese M.,jeste.
SHANGHAI, Jan 10-Liu Kun Vi,
viceroy of Nankin,i has memorialized
Emperor Kwang Su to abolish the dis
tinction between Manchus and Chinese
Sen Wen Pao. the heir apparent. was
given forty bamboo strokes for not pay
Ing due respect to the emperor
The empress dowager acquiesced in
the punishment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
LAW TO TAKE ITS COURSE.
Talk of Lynchtng Walter WeinstOclE
Is Now at an End.

rs 4NON III 3hHI A1HANH'
MCONNELLSVILLE, o., Jan. 10.-The
grand jury tonight indicted Walter Vein
stock for criminal assault and horribly
mutilating Nellie Morris at Hackney
last week Miss Morris is recovering and
now that there is no doubt about
speedy trial there is no talk whatever
of lynching or any resort to violence.
Weinstoclx is held in Jail here without
bail, and the father of the girl has in
sisted on the law taking its course and
advised all of his neighbors against any
efforts at lynching.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
MRS. M'K1NLEY's NEPHEW.

Body of Lieut.. Barber Reaches Cam
ton Accompanied by His Widow.
CANTON, O., IAN. 1O.-The body of
Lieut.. James Barber. nephew of Mrs.
Mckinley, reached Canton today, accom-
panied by the young widow, who made
funeral services and inte1ment will be
held tomorrow morning President and
Mrs. Mckinley sent a beautiful floral
tribute from the White house conserva-
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dent has deemed it advisable to with
draw the proposition and has directed the
diplomatic representatives of the United
States and abroad to SO inform the differ
ent governments.
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Wilson News Notes
lCOrreSnOrdence of The MaSSens

correspondence OF The M~eSSenger.)
Wilson. N. c., March 6.
There has been introduced into the
graded schools here a new feature. that
of a moot court. The principal, Nh.
King, and the superintendent, Mr..
Mangum, have taken up this idea with
zeal and hope to make of it a success
full venture. On Wednesday afternoon
the first trial was held. and it YVES
quite a The awyerS of Wilson
are taking a great interest in the
movement. They attended the Wednes-
day trial in a body and were very much
pleased with the proceedings. The
charge at his trial was larceny. The
entire trial was conducted by the grad
ed school children Of the eighth grade.
Mr.. King has decided to hold ONE trial
each week.
The Wilson and Carolina Telephone
Company is making improvements in
it's system. The wires are being taken
from the old poles n an entirely new
set of cypress poles are being used in
their stead.
The Business Mems Association has
just gotten out a leaflet giving some
points about Wilson and the surround
ing country. The business people Of the
town have realized the necessity OF get
ting more capital here and have organ
lied themselves into an ration for
the purpose of putting before the world
the advantages of the place.
The Embroidery Club met on Wed
nesday afternoon with Miss CoZart at
the residence of her brother on Nash
street. This Is an organization pecu-
liar to Wilson ladies. 1t is here we
learn the latest society gossip and
jokes.
Captain J. T. Virgins and his wife
left last night for Florida. where they
will SnQn6 the month of March Their
first stop will be Miami. They intend
during their stay to visit Cuba.
Mrs C. c. Daniels left yesterday for
Raleigh, where she will Join her hus-
band who is there attending to legal
business.
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THE FAYETTEVILLE PYTHIANS
First and Third Rank C~onferred-A
Complete summersault on the LIQUOR
Question Small Fres-Personal Par
aRraphs.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, March Z.
The business and social meeting OF
Cumberland lodge, No. 5, knights of
Pythias. Chancellor Commander E. w.
Motley presiding. offered to the mem
bers and visitors a very %enjoyabI.
evening. The teams. in attractive and
impressive cememony. conferred th=
first rang on Mr.. Noah E Bunting, ana
the third rank on Mr.. w. j. Edwards,
refreshments were served, and Rems-
burg's orchestra gave delightful musi-
cal entertainment. This lodge is very
strong. one of the most prominent in
the state, and is constantly receiving
accessions to its rolls, though, great
care is exercised in the selection of
material for membership. Mr.. J. II
Culbreth was chosen representative to
the grand lodge.
1t looks now as if the Cumberland
people will have more than they bar
gained for on the liquor question, as
the house has passed absolute prohibi
ion for the county. including Fayette-
VILE; and. from the recent action of the
senate. it is probable that the bill will
pass that body. 1t remains to be seen
how SO drastic a legislative m%easur
will turn out. Certainly the opponents
of the dispensary have taken the bull
by the horns with remarkable boldnes
and ~shrewdness. and Representative
Mcclellan vindicates his position OF
advocacy for out and out prohibition
from the start.
Last evening the dwelling house of
Menas Murphy, colored, who was an
officer in the North Carolina negro reg
iment which went to Cuba, was de-
stroyed by fire. and this morning two
alarms brought out the whole depart
ment-one for the blazing roof of Aid
erman r. G. Haigh's residence on Gil
lespie street. n the other for a burn.
ing building adjoining the bucket fac
tory. Both fires were readily eXtin-
guished with little damage to the prop
erty.
Mr.. Isaac Duker. Of this city, was
married On Tuesday to Miss Efie Lar
kins in the Presbyterian church at
Point Caswell. Rev. D.. P. McGeachey
performing the The Fay
etteville Observer notes that 1t was the
first marriage solemniZed in the church
building, and that it attracted the
wealth n fashion of that whole Sec
ton.
Mrs. Paul r. Slocomb, with her in
FAINT son. has gone to Dothan, Ala.
where her husband is engaged in bust
ness.
Mrs. John H. Skies will make ne1
home hereafter in Greensboro, residing
with her sons. Messes. Archibald, John
and Eugene, prosperous business men
of that city.
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to h Iron horse as it speeds forth
with Its splendidly equipped train of
cars for the mountain retsort Of
Wayne where those waters of wanders
OF wonderful curative power bubble
forth from the bosom OF mother earth.
Success to the enterprise.
The county board Of elections met
here today and appointed the following
registrars and DOLL holders for the spe-
cial election to be held in April on the
question of bonds for h city graded
schools: Registrar precinct No. 1, d.
J.. Broadhurst; precinct No. 2, w. D.
Cruch. Poll holders precinct No. 1,
Geodrge c. Royal and J.. C. Borden:
precinct No. 2. w. H. Collins and w.
III. Suggs.
An early morning fire destroyed the
roof of a kitchen the property of Mr..
W. c. Munroe. The promptness of the
fire department doubtless saved not
only h kitchen but the residence
properly.
The volume of business done by the
railways at this point is an evidence
Of the Importance of Goldsboro as a
shipping point. The receipts al the
Southern depot alone for the month
of February was about 500, 900.
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One o. the most interesting asphalt
beds Is h pitch lake IN ~theetaosoouo
beds In the world is the pitch lake In
the state OF Bermudez. Venezuela This
aluable deposit was unknown to Amer
lea capitalists until isss. when an
American engineer. Ambrose Howard
Garner. recefed a <itie 20 the property
from the Venezuelan government. This
he sold TO the New York and Bermudex
Company, which Is closely allied TO the
so-called Asphalt Trust OF which Gen
eral F. v. Greene Is president The
several square miles which are includ-
ed In the concession obtained have. In
improved The company has cleared
the Maturin river { nagigation. 50 that
deep sea craft from all quarters Of b
globe can run in from the Caribbean
ca, past the British possession Of
Trinidad island. and inland to the
docks of the company at Guanoco.
The town OF Guanoco Is the rier ter
minus OF the Bermudez company's rail-
road Here are hundreds or native
Venezuelans. working under the eye OF
an American superintendent. The raw
asphalt Is brought from the lake, Ave
miles distant, on a cars. and SHOW
elled into the holds OF h vessels. At
Guanoco this operation Is much sim
pier tina at Trinidad. where lighters
are utNSSSdTy pSSduSt III Tie iDLk,
shelving beach OF the harbor. The rail-
road follows an old Indian trail which
led from the river to the shores Of the
pitch lake. Tie surface OF the lake L.
50 hard that for some distance from the
shore it supports the wight OF = loaded
train. As n o Ger the surface
OF this great deposit he OF first sees
nothing OF a striking Dr. unusua nature.
ell Jews only a black plain. resem-
bling anthracite coal. or flint. upon
which are group Of naties working
with picks and shoels. Closer exami-
nation, oweer. shows hat portions OF
the surface are soft like tar. where this
ashalt is sticky n bubbling. Asphalt
is distinguished from anthracite net
only by its form. but becnuse tt Is So
luble in bisulphide or carbon and ben
zole. These pitch POOLS resemble some
what the hos. springs OF the Yellowstone
region. They slowly cool. and become
hardened, after many years. As n
Trinidad, they airy in depth. Some Of
them ave never been fully sounded.
and are thought by the natives to ex-
lei into the bowels OF the earth.
The asphalt which is mined at Ber-
mudeZ Lake is more or less hardened,
and is obtained with some difficulty, as
n retains the sun heat to a trying de-
gree.-Augusta Chronicle.
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tensions to it can be made by adding
additional machines n without dis
turbing those already installed.
THE SYSTEM SPREADING.
So successful and economical rs the
system proved-only n attendant
being required for the entire New.
Bedford central, and even he is not
present all the time-and conversation
being possible with distant points "a
distinctly as with manual contact con
nections. that an extension Of the New
Bedford system { outlying territory
is already contemplated. With the
elimination of the labor OF connecting
calls" Ii IS possible to offer unlimited
service at very low rates. Those pre-
waiting in New Bedford are 50 per
year for residence phones. n SO per
year in business houses. Under the old
system the charges ranged from sss
10 SEQ for the same service. At Fall
River n corporation q been formed
{ o install a similar system. and sever
al other New England towns are taxi
ing steps in the same direction.
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FoR PUBLIC
The Legislature to Make Extra Appro-
priation-An Interesting Case In h
Supreme Court Reply OF the Inn.
peached Justices.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, n. c.. March g..
1t appears reasonably sure that the
legislature will appropriate $4,000
more annually to public schools; this
in addition to the 800. 900 appropriated
at the last session, which is a continu-
Gus appropriation.
In the supreme court today an inter-
est.ng and important case was argued.
in which the owner Of the burned Ben
bow hotel at Greensboro sues the
Greensboro Water Company for dam
Of insufficient water supply and pres
sure. The lower u awarded $25, 900
damages. The question now is wheth-
er the judgment ought to be in tort or
contract. If the former, then there
will be a lien which proceeds the claims
of the h~ondholders.
Legislators say this session a
made very clear h fact that states
business cannot be disposed of in six
ty days. The uncertainty as to when
the session will end continues. There
will probably be a few days service
without pay. The most important bills
have not as yet passed. There is real
ly two or three weeks work in hand
now. Many members are restless n
say llCs wan ~ oSk Nht III NhANN
more days the sixty days for which
there is pay Will end.
The reply of Judges Furches and
Douglas to the articles of Impeachment
was made at noon today to the senate.
Again there were the formalities-the
entry of the house, proceeded by its
board of seven managers; the entry
of the counsel for defence; the read
ing of the reply, ten newspaper col
umns in length. Now the house man
ayers have three days in which to
max replication. The trial proper be-
gin on the 18th.
The senate is working much closer
than the house and is keeping its cal
endar well cleared.
The rush of ~dispensary bills contin-
ues. There is a strong sentiment in
favor of the general ~dispensary bill,
which will ave the legislature the time
and trouble of enacting local laws.
1t seems certain now that the sixteen
judicial district law will stand. The
fourteen district bill was ~unfavorably
reported.
The libel bill will pass the house, it
is now said.
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A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of
Annie e. Springer. OF 1125, Howard St.
Philadelphia, Pa, when she found that
DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption had completely cured her Of
a hacking cough that for many years
had made life a burden. All other
remedies and doctors could give hen
no help, but she says Of this Royal
Cure: sit oon removed b pain II,
my chest and I can now sleep soundly,
something I can scarcely remember
doing before. I feel like sounding its
praises throughout the universe" So
will everyone who tries DR.. King's New
Discovery for I'M trouble OF the
Throat Chest, or Lungs. Price 60c and
s1.00. Trial bottles free at R.. R Bel
lamy's drug store; every bottle guar
anteed.