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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
In JEALOUS RACE.
A Beautiful Young Woman Is
Killed by Drunken Spouse.
Unpleasant Married Relations OF
Rhode Island Couple Led to Two
Separations and Eventually Cut
minated in Murder and Suicide, He
Turning the Weapon on himself
After Accomplishing His Fell Pur-
pose With One Shot at Wifc--A
Farm Hand Who Went to the
Woman's Assistance Also Shot.

Lincoln, II. l.. May 20. In Il lit of
jealousy, heightened by the Use OF
whisky, William Mnrtncau. aged about
81, shot and instantly killed his wife.
22 years old, and, after attempting to
kill Albert Fairbanks, who sought to
rescue the woman, turned the weapon
ON himself, and completed the double
tragedy.
The unpleasant relations Of their mar.
ricd life. which led to II second Serara'
tiOn on last Tuesday. and the personal
beauty of his youthful Wife, seems 10
have aroused the jealousy of Mnrtinenu,
and he went. armed with Il 44-ralibrr
revolver, to the residence of Mrs. Henry
Harper, where Mrs. Marlincau had
sought refuge, with the intention of har-
ing revenge.
He entered the house and ilOuriShcl
the revolver before Mrs. Harper and her
child, who were dining. and Il few min
utes after they had sought safety in
flight. Il cry for help was heard from
the dining room, and, with one shot, Mrs.
Mnrtlncau lay dead at his feet.
Albert Fairbanks, who heard the cries
of the young woman. hurried to her AS-
sistnnce. but he had no sooner reached
the door of the house than he was greet
cd with bullets. one of which entered
his arm. He then turned. but before
he had gone step another shot had
closed the career of the murderer. whose
body fell only few feet from that of
his wife.
Martineau had been married two
years. His wife's former name was
Victoria De Gonyoun. and her parents
live in Bethel. Vt. She was considered
beautiful. and for this reason Martnrau
to II separation, about Il year ago. Ar
ter Il stay of Il month with her parents,
she decided to return to him, and, not
until last Tuesday, until he proposed
that they separate, did she finally decide
to close permanently their married re-
laliUnS. She went to the IrSi'lrnc" Of
Mrs. Henry Harper, and when th" shoot
ing occurred she was preparing to rr.
turn home.
Martineau was employed at Provi-
dtnce as a lnachnist, but for the past
two or three days he had been idle ana
drank considerably.
The woman was shot in the right sid,
of the head. and the bullet came out
on he left side. The bullet which end
ed Martinpau's life entered his left ear
and crashed through his head.
Medical Examiner Marshall viewed
the remains, which were removed To
pawtuckct. where they await claimants.
Mrs. Mnrtincau was one of six chill
dren. Before she married Marlincau
she had known him only lOlayS.
The scene of the shooting was OH
the l.ollnsuuS>ct turnpike, near th"
Junction of Mitchell road, several miles
from the town.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
Eeats In Counting Money.

"In banking circles says the Phiia-
delphia Record, 'it has been admitted
for some years that the fastest counter
Of banknotes and silver coin in this
neighborhood was not Philadelphian.
but young man of NorristOwn-Ben
jamin Hughes, note clerk of the Peo-
pies Bank. Lately, however, two
young men in the Girard National
Bank, in Third street, below Chestnut,
have developed such a speed in the
counting of cash that the NorristOwn
experts laurels have begun to fade on
his brow. One of the Girard Bank $
young men, e. c. Watt, has the rec
ord of having counted 1000 Bland sill
YER dollars in one and Il half minutes.
The other, Shellay Heller, has counted
in fifty-twO seconds 100 one dollar
bills. By several seconds these two
fe..ts are said to beat the best work Of
Mr.. Hughes. When Mr.. Watt and
Shelley Heller are counting money
during banking hours the movements
of their hands are SO wonderfully
swift and graceful that it is no unus-
ual thing for hurried men Of business
to linger fifteen or twenty minutes
just to watch them"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01

Greenwich, Conn, May % Jacob
Larsen. an engineer, employed as night
foreman of Il gang constructing IL sewer
Il mile east of Greenwich. was muir
'lcrCd last night by four ltnlians whom
hr had discharged. Larsen was stabbed
in the abdomen, being nearly disem-
loWcllrd.
Port Chester, \. V. May %. Sheriff
l'itZ Roy of Greenwich. Conn.,. this
morunG arrested .Iim Antoine. Frank
Carlo. James Columbus and Tony Pas
to at IN Italian lodging house here ON
Il Charge of numbering Jacob Larsen in
Greenwich. Conn. last night. The
men were Identified by the Suprrinten-
dent of the sewer works as the four
discharged by Larsen on Saturday
night. They showed fight when ar
rested
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
ABSENCE OF LIGHTNING RODS.
Observations of IL Stranger In New York
Losses In the Century.

Observations of IL Stranger In New York
Losses In the Century.
Absence of lightning-rods in this
city is one of the first things to claim
the attention to the stranger from the
country. Said n man from the West
the other day. Il suppose, IN the resi-
dence districts at least, the miles Of
roofs present such II dead level that
one attracts lightning no more than
another, and 50 all escape.
I'm the country lightning rods are
still used, and they are certainly nee
cssary. If the statistics of the Weather
Bureau reports prove anything.
'In four recent years, during which
careful record was kent there We're
1874 lives lost through lightning strokes.
All of these casualties happened be-
tween the 1st of April and the last of
September, and the great majority in
June and July. In the five years at
the same time there were 3516 fires
throughout the United States caused
by lightning. and involving Il loss Of
almost $13O00,000. Accidents from
lightning during the four years COW
cred were five times as frequent in
the country as in the city.
1.-THE Statue of Liberty on BedlOe's
Island Is protected by copper rods.
which are united to the figure and eX-
tend through the pedestal to coppe.
plates buried in wet ground beneath
the foundations
"The modern lightning rod is made
of twisted copper wire with Il solid
copper rod for tip. This kind of rod
has no joints or breaks, which were
the great dangers Of the old-fashloncd
rods.
Zone of the stock references of light
ning-rod agents is the Washington
Monument, TT Washington, which is
ideally situated for attracting the
lightning, rising to lofty altitude in
low, fiat, and well-watered country.
The monument is capped by small
:our-sided pyramid of aluminium con-
nected with the ground by four copper
rods that reach deep into the earth. 1t
has been struck several times, but
without any damage being done save
for a slight crack in one side of the
aluminium cap."-New York Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
A BIG SHIPMENT OVER THE BOS
TON & MAINE.
S Miles Of Harve sting Machines.

At this dawn of the 10th century,
when the business enterprises are as
snming such colossal proportions. L
is not surprising to find that the ship
ments lrom these great industrial es-
adjustments increase proportionately.
Perhaps the greatest single shipment
On rrcorG was made over the Boston
4 Maine railroad, Oh May II. when q
from the Walter A. Wood Moving and
Heap'nG Machine company was shipped
from Hoosic Falls to Chicago. The
d4t,il2 of that shipment are as fol-
lows:
The route was over the Boston &
Maine railroad from Hoosick Falls to
Rotterdam. thence to Buffalo over the
New York Central, and from Buffalo
to Chicago over the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern. So cars of the
last named road were used to contain
the shipment, and were run solid to
Chicago being distributed from there
as follows: z cars to Illinois, to Mis-
souri,. 8 to Nebraska, to Iowa, s to
Minnesota. 8 to South Dakota, to
Wisconsin, l2 to Kansas, to North
Dakota. The run was wholly by day
lEnt, ana the tram was decorated with
flags and bunting rs well as placards
bearing the advertisement of the ship
per. The train was given an enthu-
siastic send off at Hoosick Falls.
Stores Were closed, factories ceased
operations, and whistles bells and can
non announced the departure of the
great freight shipment. One of the
Boston 4 Names most modern freight
locomotives. No. 1855, was used in
hauling the train. which left Hoosick
Falls at 9.27 a. H., and arrived at Rot
terdam at l.2O p. m. The shipment
consisted of 5000 harvesting machines
which. if placed end to end, would eX-
tend over a distance of five miles. The
total way billed weight of the ship
ment was 1915 400 pounds, and the
freight charges amounted to $9692.S2
While the value of the machines is es-
tlmated at about $125,000. The train
occupied about two days in crossing
New York state, and at every place
from starting point to destination
there was great interest manifested.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
A Sad Life Story.

Milford. o.. May % Colonel James
Miner an assistant secretary of the
Confederate navy during the Civil war.
died in poverty here yesterday, aged
81 years. Colonel Miner was n grad
uate of Edinburg university, and Il na-
tive of New England. Before the war
lie was one Of the owners of the famous
Trrdegar Iron Works of Richmond.
The Civil war swept away his fortune,
and since then lr has been battling un-
successfully in the effort to build up Il
new fortune. Ina frank he had 81 ,O0O.-
900 of Confederate bonds and money.
Three weeks ago, his wife, who had
hruvrly shared his i'll forum" with him,
died. aged 50. and Il Mrs. Spencer gave
her burial, and took the broken hearted
old man to her home. Manufacturers
will see to his burial.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01

No player has yet made a fortune
out of chess, and many OF the great
masters find it difficult to make even
a mere living from the game. This
makes it all the more remarkable that
such a large percentage of the most
famous players are Jews. Among
present-day players may be mem.
toned L.asker. Janowski. Marocsy,
Tschigorin, Tarrasch. and Marco, all
of whom are Jews. and in the past
generation Stein!tz. Zukertort. Lowen-
thai, Rosenthal, kolisch. Harwitz and
Horwitz One of the Rothschild fam.
lily. though he never takes part in
tournaments, is known to be a first
class amateur and his interest in the
game is SO great that he has found
positions in his bank in Vienna for
many struggling professional chess
player.-London News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
NO NEW EVIDENCE.
Lambert Held on Charge Of Numbering
the Allen Family.

FoXcroft, Me-. May N.-llenry Lam
bert, who is charged with the murder
of j. Wesley Allen. his wife and dangh-
ter, at shirley. was yesterday held by
Judge Smith to await the action of the
grand jury ut the September term. No
new evidence was brought out. yet IL
witnesses were examined for the state.
No witnesses were put on the stand by
Lamlcrl's counsel. Ii is claimed that
there Is considerable evidence not yet
made public in the hands of the state
attorney, to he used before the grand
jury later. Lambert was removed To
Jail to await the action of the higher
tribunal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
Thirty Oays for Gamblers,

New York, May - Thirty days in
the city prison is the first sentence i'm
posed as Il result OF the committee oI
lis gambling raids. The first tire,
men called for trial before Judge Eos
ter yesterday for keeping a gambling
house were Sidney Munich. Walter Ash.
ley and Thomas J. Daniels The men
were willing to pay any tine the court
might impose. but District Attorney
Fhilln refused to acuulrSrc in the I'M
position of Il fine. lie WAS satisfied.
however. with the imposition Of n Jail
S"ntrnc" of ~ days judge Foster ne.
corlin"ly sentenced the trio to ~ days
each in til" city Jail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
TRAPPING ON THE EASTERN SHORE.
Hunters Make Their Living from skinA
of otter, Muskrnt and Mink.

Hunters Make Their Living from SkinA
of otter. Muskrnt and Mink.
State Senator William +. Apple
garth of Dorchester county. arrived
in Baltimore Oh Sunday on the steamer
Tired Avon win $4,000 otter mink and
muskrat skins. valued at about $4,000.
which he had collected from the trap.
pers of his county. The senator said
Much of the southern part OF Dor
chester is composed of low-lying.
marShy land cut up into small islands
and peninsulas, about whose shores
the fresh water streams of the Black
water and lionga rivers thread their
way. 1t Is the ideal home of aquatic
fur r-Dearing animals. Ever since the
hides of the muskrats have begun to
be utilized the trappers of Dorchester
have done thriving trade in the cap.
ture of them, and they are practically
as plentiful now as ten years ago
"The offers have not held up against
their prosecutors so successfully. and
have now become very rare. There are
yet many minks in some favored Sec
tions, and in my Immediate neghbor.
hood about 200 were captured during
the last season. In Lakes district.
where | operate. there are about 100
trappers, but Of that number about ten
procured the majority of the $4,000
skins which have Just brought to the
city.
"The successful trappcrs depend al
most entirely upon the product of their
marshes as n means OF support. and
through the proceeds coming from fish.
animals and wild duck during the win.
ter season are enabled to live very
comfortably. Cabins or shanties are
erected upon or near the marshes, and
during the trapping season, which
lasts from January to March 81, they
live practically upon the marshes.
Some of the most successful own theiI
marshes, and many others rent either
on fur shares or money rent from
the owners. A hundred acres are con-
sidered large range for one man 20
hunt over and usually, upon good
marsh, 25 acres worked thoroughly
will produce as many pelts as larger
area covered insufliciently.
"The trappers are hardy fellows.
who can stand any amount of expos.
ure Most of them have been raised
from boyhOOd upon the marshes and
the traits necessary for Il good trapper
are instilled into their youthful minds
from the start. The men frequently
work several hundred steeltraps. Very
little shooting is done but sticking rats
with gigs which pierce through their
houses when the tide covers the
marshes is yet extensively pursued.
AS many as hundred rats are some-
times speared by one man during q
days hunt.
women haev also been known to
prove successful trappers. and l have
seen them attired in mems clothing
and hong rubber boots plunging about
the marshes spearing rats or tending
the traps"
The prices this season are but little
different from those of last. Rat skins
sell in Baltimore at wholesale at IL
cents for brown and % cents for black.
Mink skins bring from 81 to 81 EACH.
Baltimore Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
Millior aires in Law Suit

Meridrn. Conn.,. May -. Many writs
were served here yesterday in Il suit
brought by Walter II. BRADLEY of this
city against his cousin. Peter II. Brad.
ley of Ilinglam, Mass. for damages
of Sl0,Wn. for alleged failure to deliver
to the plaintiff Il block of us shares of
stock OF the Bradley Salt company of
New York. which has since been ah-
Sorbcd by the National salt company.
R0th parties to the suit are millipnaircS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01

Andovcr. Me-. May -9..-TwO men,
who entered the pOStoi'icc here early
yesterday morning, wrecked the safe
and building, and carried away money
and postage stamps to the amount OF
$1,000, were arrested in the woods at
RoXbury Notch yesterday afternoon,
after they had been surrounded by II
posse of citizens. headed Ivy tw" dep
uty shcriifs. and The plumber recovered.
When the robbers found themselves
surrounded in the woods they refused 10
surrender. and several shots were fired
before they gave themselves up. Final
| ly. however they saw ii would bc Use
less to resist. and consented to 20 quietly
to the lookup at ltumford. after tlirning
over to IN officer Il @rip containing The
stolen money and stamps.
Th" burglars gained cn,rAnc" to The
poStoiicc by forcing II Midow with tools
stolen from II blacksmith shop.
In blowing the safe either nitrogly-
rrrinr or dynamite WAS used, and the job
was done in Il very thorough mAnncr
rhr safe was literally blown to pieces
and the interior of the puSt"llcr build.
ing was allucSt conn l"tcly wrecked.
Everything Of value that the safe con.
tanned was taken. but The letters in tlir
Jliicc were not disturbed.
Although the robbers made good their
escape before anyhody arrived on the
scene, there w.lS little doubt that they
were two in number. rs indicated 10y
tracks which We're found leading in the
direction of RoXbury Notch.
The building in which the poStotlicc is
located is Il small urr-siory structure,
situated within l. feet of the residence
of Postmaster 1holnns. In connection
with the poStolicr. Mr.. Thomas con
lllctrd Il fruit and confectionery bust,
ness.
Although the sound of the explosion
was heard by residents of other sec
tionS of til, town, Mr.. Thomas and hi,
family were not awakened. ana knew
nothing of the occurrence until aroused
by the excited voices of their neigh
borS. \ haSty examination of the p, s..
office WAS then made, and Il posse NUM-.
bcring - men WAS ilnnn, lnlcly organ
iHcd ami started in pursuit of The rob
brrs. whose tracks. leading in the di-
rcction of Rumiord, could lr easily fol
lowed.
The robbers kept to he road. and til"
citizens had no trouble in following the
trail until NoNhury Notch was reached
but at This point lh" tracks led into the
woods and there til" trail WAS lest.
After securing about the country for
several hours the posse hr"kr up. ana
all. with the exception Of Frank l..
Thomas and Fernando NJ. Thomas. ry-
turned to their homes These nrn con,
tinued the search alone. and about noon
were successful in locating the men for
whom they were looking. As they were,
unarmcd aud tho IugiliycS appeared to
he rather dangerous Individuals. they
decided To 20 for assistance. and tn
officers at Rumiorl Falls were notified
Deputy SlmrilrS Elliott and Porter and
II posse of citizens at once started for the
scene. and the capture of the men fol,
lowed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01

When there Is market for the wares
of business man or for the services
Of a professional man or agent, or
when it is practicable to create mar
ket, all that is needed to gain custom
is to offer reasonable terms and COM
municate the facts to the people. 1t il
the experience of vast majority Of
successful men that the best and the
cheapest way to reach the people is
through a newspaper which is read by
q majority of the residents of the com.
munity. Indeed. it Is essential to ad-
vertise in such a newspaper.-Phla-
delphla Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
Mrs. Mckinley Gaining Strength.

Cedar Rapids. Ia. May 29.-rhc trip
eastward yesterday across the state of
Iowa. was made over the Chicago and
Northwestern. and. TO avoid the crowds
at the stations. the engines and train
crews were changed Il few miles from
the end of each division. Mrs. McILin-
iry'S condition has continued to show
steady improvement since she left San
Francisco She is gaining some
strength. She has not vet left her
couch. however. but sits up in bed most
of the day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
A Girls Stranue Suicide.

Sycamorr Ind. May 29.-AgGir Long,
II years old, was Il member of thu Meth
odiS church choir. and yesterday she
went to the church alone for organ prac-
ticr. She took Il revolver with her. and
later she was found dead on the floor
of tn" pulpit. with II bullet through her
heart. On the organ was found let
ter naming her palb"arrrS, telling how
she should br clothed Tor the funeral
AMI also selecting the choir. or"aniSt
and minister to oiiicatr nj the obSeuuieS
No cause Is known for The decd
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
CONDENSED NEWS.

FormC" Senator Towne Of Duluth will
remove to New York the latter part of
June, and will make that city his fu-
ture home. Politics. it Is said. will he
secondary consideration with Mr..
Towne for the next few years.
The body Of man found in Quincy
bay has been identified as that of Err
nest Bowman. an insane patient of Long
island, in Boston harbor. He had been
missing since Maya.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
Confederates Convene.

Memphis. May 29.-MOrc than 23OC
members of the United Confederate Vet
Grams met in Confederate hall yesterday
for their 11th annual reunion. Al
though the convention. in point of ora
tory. enthusiasm and all other respect.
was a most brilliant success. the wealth
or put n damper on the floral parade
which was postponed until today. TN,
exercises were almost entirely confined
to the welcoming addresses. the compile
zion of permanent organization and the
appointment of the committees Oh reso
lutionS and credentials.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
No Evidence of Poisoninu,

Marlboro, Mass, May %. OZais
l'ranrrgard was arrested here yester-
day and arraigncd in court, charged
with attempting to poison his wife. 1t
was claimed that Brn,lrcgarl placed poi
son in some cocoa which the woman
drank. l.. Stevens testified that Mrs.
'rauregald had been hy>tcrirnlan, that
the white powdered substance produced
in court was alum. Branrcgard testi-
fled that he had purchased some alum
for his wife. The presiding justice de-
cidcd there was not sufficient evidence to
hold BeaurrSard. and he was dis,
charged.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
Beers Want to Arbitrate.

Berlin, May 29.-Special dispatches
from st. Petersburg assert that Dr.
Muller and DR.. LcydS. representing the
Bocr republics. have appealed formally
to The Hague arbitration court. promis.
ing to abide by the decision of the tri,
bunal regarding the issues involved in
the South African war The Herlin pa.
pers express the opinion that 1t IL quite
possible Great Britain would now sub.
nit the issues to tic decision Of the
court
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
Decapitated by Machinery.

Watcrtown, Mass. May 2S.-Th'
mechanism OF boring machine in the
United States arsenal which Daniel
Curley operated. was arranged so that
at intervals. in uhScrl ing the progress
of the work, the maj, could put his head
inside. The machinery was supposed
to be stopped for this proceeding. In
some way, however. while Curlcy was
looking mt the work. yesterday. the ma
chnery started. and he was decaptated
the head falling on the opposite side
from the body, which remained seated
on stool.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01

New York, May -. Three hundred
girl strikers at the .irhesol, lIardcrn
\ CO.'S mills at l'aSsaic. y. j., last night
attacked the girl workers, who had
taken their places. Eggs and stones
were thrown. and when the police ar
rived several members of The force were
struck. No one was seriously injured.
-Four girls were arrested and fined 50
each for diSorl"rly conduct.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
Helped Defeat Blaine,

New York. May 29. Barney Rourke,
local Republican politician, died yes
tcrday. after II protrlctcd Illness. AT
ter the election of 1881 Rourkc was
credited with having accomplished the
defeat of the late James G. Blaine. He
waS one of II group of independent Re
publicanS which supported former Pres
idcnt Cleveland. After the campaign
Of lSSS Hourkr was expelled from the
Republican county committee, and final
ly driftcd into Talnmany Hail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-01
Police Had to Interfere.

Newark, y. j.. May 20. Harvey Par
krr and NJ. J. Dwyrr wrcsllrd for two
hours and 10 minutes. "cntcll-as-catch-
can" here last night toa draw. Charles
Lconhardt, Il Newark wrestler, nngge,l
Parker. and til" latter. becoming angry.
dared him to come on the stage. Leon
hurt rushed at Parker, but the police
cleared the ring.