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The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
AGUINALDO CAPTURED BY GEN. FUNSTON.
Leader of the Philippine Insurgents Now in Manila
Prisoner of the Americans.
DARING SCHEME OF The DASHING KANSAN SUCCESSFUL
His Plan Go Straight Into the Camp Of AgunadO Prisoner and Then
Turn the Tables His Supposed CapOrThe Head and Front Of
the IusurrecOn Is Now Where He viii Do No More Harm
o Iuterests-The Adventure Was a Desperate
Treachery Was Always Possible

chiefs who had taken an oath OF al
egiancc to the United States Later.
Aguinaldo ordered certain insurgcnt
forces in Southern Luzon to join him
at a rendezvous in Isabella Province.
The rebel officer entrusted with these
orders secretly negotiated with the
americans.
On securing necessary information
General Funston planned Aguinado's
capture, and, with General MacArthur's 5
authorization, General Funston pro-
eeded two weeks ago to make the
attempt. General Funston, with Sur
geon Major Harris; Captain Newton, OF
he Thrty-iourth Infantry; Lieutenant
Admire OF the Twenty Infantry;
Lieutenant Mitchell, OF the Fortieth
nfantry; six veteran scouts and COM
bany OF native scouts, all picked men,
Embarked on the gunboat Nicksburs
4 nd were landed on a remote beach
ABOVE Baler.
1t was arranged that Aguinaldo's
emissary, with the native scouts, should
pass themselves off as insurgent troops
who, having captured General Funton
and others, we're taking them as pris-
oners to Aguinaldo. At the right time,
when brought before Aguinaldo Gen
eral Funston was to give a signal, when
the tables were TO be turned and
Aguinaldo was to be seized. Six days
march into the interior were contem.
plated. Treachery was considered pos
sible, but every precaution was taken.
The troops in New Vizcaya and New
Ecija, and the gunboats Vicksburg and
Albany were to operate with General
Funstons force.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
A Life. Saving Plan.

Welch, w. Va. (SpeciaD After six
months steady work the Norfolk and
Western has about completed the big
fan plant that is to furnish pure air for
the deadly East End tunnel at Coaldale
The plant consists of three enormous
fans, with two 2oo-horsepower engines
to run them The plant has cost over
100000 and will have to be kept in oper-
alton night and day constantly. Since
the Norfolk and Western has been in
operation through this section, a little
less than twelve years, seven men have
been asphyxiated in the East End tun-
mel and twice as many more have been
carried out unconscious and within a
Jew minutes OF death,
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30

Manila (By Cable).-General Frcder-
lex Funston's daring project for the
capture of Aguinaldo in his hiding place
in the Province Of Isabella, Island OF
Luzon, has proved completely success
iul.
Aguinaldo was captured there March
20.
The United States gunboat Vicks-
burg, Commander L. B. Barry, with
General Funston and Agunaldo on
board, arrived here Thursday morning.
Several days ago it was announced
that General Frederick Funston had
undertaken daring expedition into
the interior to capture the insurgent
chieftain.
The Americans had received tip as
to Aguinaldos whereabouts and Geu-
era Funston planned scheme by
which he was to be taken prisoner BY
some native scouts, whom Aguinaldo
would suppose to be rebels Then, at
the proper time, the tables we're to be
turned on Aguinaldo and he was to
find himself a prisoner.
AS the leader of the insurrection
against the United States Government,
Aguinado may be tried and executed,
lesser punishment meted to him by
executive clemency, or complete am
nesty extended. While the question OF
punishment rests with the military au-
thorites, it is believed the President
will make the matter one for determine
tion primarily by the authorities here.
In January, from his hiding place in
the Province of Isabella, Aguinaldo
wrote letters matchmaking the sub
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
Newspaper Deal in Chicago.

Chicago (SpeciaD D.-Victor f. Law.
son. owner OF the Daily News and also
the Record for the last thirteen years
has sold the Record to Herman II.
Kohlsaat, who will hereafter issue it in
conjunction with the Chicago Times
Herald, under the title Of the Chicago
Record Herald The Times Herald win
become the Record-H erald. Frank B.
Noyes, publisher OF the Washington
Star aud president of the Associated
Press, has acquired an interest in the
Record Herald and will be its publisher.
H. II. Kohlsaat devoting his entire time
to the editorial eenduct Of the Record
Herald
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
THE CLERK CONFESSES.
A Clever Scheme OF Rascality Thai
Failed at Kansas City.
NAMED HIMSELF TO CARRY CASH.
After Stealing a Lot Of Rings, Young Clerb
In a Kansas City Jewelry Store Sends Illa
Employer a Letter Threatening to Kidnag
the Latter's Son Unless He Sends $1,000 to
Certain Place at Midnight

Kansas City, Mo. (SpeciaD William
Dearduif, 20 years old, a clerk, was ar
rested here, charged with stealing $3Ioo
worth OF diamond rings from his en-
ployers, Edwards & Sloan, wholesale
jewellers. Later, when confronted with
the rings, which had been found hidden
in the basement OF the firms building.
Dearduff broke down and confessed,
Dearduf also confessed to having sent
Mr.. Edwards, the senior member Of the
hrm, letter threatening to kidnap the
jewelers. son if he did not Immediately
produce $1,000 Dearduff said he planned
the robbery by himself, and had taken
no one into his confidence. His idea
was simply steal the tray OF diamonds.
He accomplished this he said during
the afternoon OF March II, and hid the
rings in the basement. 1t then occurred
to him that he could not Immediately
negotiate a sale OF the diamonds, and
the scheme to eXtort money from Mr.
Edwards was conceived. Following is
copy Of the letter sent to Mr.. Ed
wards:
Strive are the men that relieved
you of your diamonds the other day.
Finding that we are short OF funds, we
ask you to oblige us with the sum Of
$1,000 in 2o-dollar bills. Give it to the
clerk, Dearduff, and at the hour OF II
tonight have him meet Us at the cor
ner OF Forty-third and Magee alone.
We ask you to send him, for we know
him when we. see him. Show this to the
police or fail in any way to obey orders
and your son George will pay the pen
atty. We mean business, as you have
learned heretofore.
(Signed) "R b. J. c."
Edwards had his son guarded while
he made up package OF waste paper
and sent it by Dearduff to the place in
dicated in the letter Dearduff reported
that he was met by two men, who took
the package from him. Later he re-
ported finding the empty tray in the
basement and asserted that some one
had stabbed him.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
Threatened a Parent.

Nashville, Tenn. (SpeciaD kid.
nappers and dynamiters" is the sigma.
ture to letter received by Joseph
Schneider, Of this city The contents
informed Mr.. Schneider that unless h,
placed $500 at a certain spot in Cum
berland Park, one of his children would
be kidnapped or his house blown ur
by dynamite. No harm as yet has com,
to the Schneider home, although the
demands we're not complied with
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
The Old Familiar Game.

Greensboro, N, c. (SpeciaD Three
confidence men, Frank Thompson, D.
Hawley, and Gomez Bono, the latter
disguised as an Indian, were arrested
here while attempting to work the gold
brick scheme on Paul Garrett, of Vel
don. Garrett notified the officers OF
the presence of the men and planned
the capture. He and Thompson we're
followed to a spot in the woods near
town. where Bono had two bricks con-
cealed reputed to be worth $4,000
Hawley, who was to assay the gold, was
arrested at a hotel.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
CUT OFF HER OWN EARS.
Woman Also Removes Five Toes and Part Of
Her Nose.

Toledo, Ohio (SpeciaD Mrs. G.
Brunschneder, residing near the city
Limits, occupies a ward at St. Vim
cents Hospital and is in a serious con-
dition as a result OF horrible injuries
seli-inAicted. About S o'clock in the
evening armed with an ordinary pair
Of scissors, she cut off all toes of her
left foot, both her ears close to the
head and about an inch of her nose
She then cut out portion OF her right
cheek, inflicted five gashes in the left
cheek and finally began on her arms
Beginning at her left forearm, she re-
moved every yestige of skin, laying bare
the muscles. She also lacerated the
right arm in horrible manner. Moth
ing was known OF the affair until her
husband, who was absent during the
night, returned home in the morning
and found her in bed in a semi-conscious
condition. A surgeon was called at
once and she was taken to ST. Vincenfs
Hospital. Her recovery is doubtful.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
The Korea Launched.

Newport News, Va. (SpeciaD The
Pacific Mail liner Korea, the largest
vessel ever belt for the American mer-
chant marine service, was launched al
the yard OF the Newport News Ship.
building Company here. A crowd oI
10000 people witnessed the launch
Miss Katherine Winthrop Tweed
daughter of the president OF the Pacific
Mail Company christened the Korea
The Korea will cost when completed
$4,000, ,ooc. She is nearly 600 feet long
and her depth OF hold is equal to the
height Of . iour-storY building.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
A New Jersey Editor Punished.

Atlantic City, N J. (SpcciaD For
mer Senator William l. Newell and
Hugh Collins, proprietor and editor, re-
spectiyely, of the Peasantville Press,
were each sentenced to sixty days inn
prisonment for contempt OF court in
publishing a series of articles criticising
the court and the public prosecutor.
To Mr.. Newells sentence was added a
fine of $1,000. Mr.. Collins was also fined
500 and the term OF imprisonment was
temporarily suspended. The articles
were published in connection with the
recent prosecution of a score Of county
residents who were charged with illegal
oyster dredging.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
Five Men Murder Two.

Charleston, W. Va. (SpeciaD Five
men who murdered an inohensive Ital
ian, and an old man who attempted tc
defend him, we're brought here from
Fayette county and placed in the Kan.
awha jail to prevent a threatened lynch.
ing They are c. F. Chamberlain, Johr
Perkins, Perry Christian Robert Walt.
ers and John Lewis At Boomer the
five, while drunk, attacked a harmless
Italian and we're beating him to death
when George w. Dent, aged SO years
interfered They then divided Their
wrath and killed both the Italian and
Dent.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
Died From Eating Teaberrlss.

Hazeton, Pa. (SpeciaD Rose, 4
year-old daughter OF Augustus and
Agnes Billman, OF West Hazleton, died
as result OF eating teaberries, Two
Of her sisters were in the woods on
Saturday afternoon gathering these ber-
ries and when they returned they shared
their berries with Rose, who ate large
number OF them Shortly after the child
was taken with convulsions A physi-
clan was called in, but could not save
the child.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
PRIMACURA...

Try it for Piles, and experience i'm
mediate relief from itching Try it for
Catarrh and Colds, and experience reli eft
that no other remedy offers If you de-
sire to stop all itching Of the scalp and
prevent further falling out of the hair,
you can accomplish this by the use OF a
% cent bottle.
A 20 cent bottle of our remedy sets up
an Institute in family. We have
thousands Of these Institutes in Wash
ington today.
BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
Hounds Trailing Bank Robbers.

Somerset, O. (SpeciaD.-The Sheriff
OF Perry county and a posse, with a
pack OF bloodhounds, are in pursuit Of
a gang OF seven robbers who wrecked
the State Bank OF Somerset, stole $4,000
appropriated two livery rigs, held a
posse OF citizens at bay and escaped in
the face Of a heavy fire. Bonds and
securities to the amount OF $4,000 and
$1,000 in gold coin were overlooked by
the bandits The bank was fully in
sured and its business will not be in
terrupted
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
This Robber Was Polite.

Paterson N. ]. (SpeciaD A robbcr
who entered the residence Of the late
Vice President Hobart Sunday night
and who departed without any booty on
finding the silverwarc marked, lett the
following note in loving cup which
had been given to Mrs. Hobart by the
Old Ladies Home Society for chari-
table work: 81 humbly beg your pardon
| do not want to rob good neonle."
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
slOO,OOO,OOO Added to Capital.

Philadelphia, Pa (SpeciaD D.-By the
largest stock vote ever cast in the his
tory OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
panv the shareholders OF that corpora
ton reelected the old board Of direct
ors and authorized an increase OF $780,
ooo,ooo in the present capital stock The
number OF shares voted was I,7o3,442,
representing soIS per cent, greater
percentage than any previous election.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
A Church Struck BY lightning.

Grand Rapids, Mich, (SpecaD.-St
Andrews Roman Catholic Cathedra.
was destroyed by fire, resulting from a
stroke Of lightning The loss is $5o,ooo
with only $4,000 insurance. The large
pipe organ, valued at $4,000, was ut.
terly ruined The spirc OF the church
was struck by lightning about 1890 P.
NJ but flames were not discovered until
2Is A. M, when they were beyond
control of the Grcmcn.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
Burned Herself to Death.

Murfreesboro, Tenn. (SpeciaD Miss
Eliza Burns, a well-known young
woman in this community, committed
suicide here. She saturated her clothing
with coal oil and set fire to it, She had
been deeply distressed over the loss OF
a position as teacher in a school here
and recently had made two attempts
to end her life
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
Carnegle Llbrary Ia charIntle.

Charlotte, N. c. (SpeciaD.-A. q
meeting Of the Board OF Aldermen il
was decided to accept Andrew Car.
nege's proffered giit OF $4,000 toward
a public library on condition that the
city provide for $25oo annually to sup.
port the library. The Aldermen will
raise half the sum and the School Com
missioners the other hlaf
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
Al Odds with Her COlOred Editor.

Topeka, Kan. (Special) Mrs. Carrie
Nation has dissolved partnership with
Nick Chiles, her colored publisher. She
will hereafter endeayor to edit and have
printed her paper, The Smasher's Mai"
without his assistance The trouble
crew out OF the suppression by Chiles Of
an editorial written by Mrs. Nation scor.
inc ; District Judge Hazen, before whom
she has appeared a number of times The
temperance agitation started in this city
Inv Mrs. Nation has resulted in bringing
out the heaviest registration for the
spring election in the history of the city.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
instantly Killed.

Bristol, Tenn. (SpecaD Henry c.
Holley, Of Mendoza, Va, was instantly
killed in alighting from a train. A sud
den jerk threw him from the platform
under the cars and a wheel passed over
his head. He was 81 years OF age. He
left a family.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
Lensus bnI Is sIgned.

Annapolis peciaD.-Governor Smith
signed the census enumeration bill.
Three bills have now been passed and
signed >by the Governor; namely, the
disfranchising BILL the enumeration bill
and the legislative appropriation bill.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-30
TRACT sOCIETYs WORK.
Reports Read at the Annual Meeting helt
In Washington.


Washington (SpeciaD THE Wash
ington annual meeting OF the American
Tract Society was held here in the
Gunton Temple Memorial Church. The
Rev Judson Swift, field secretary OF
New York, presented brief report OF
the society's work, and General o. o..
Howard, president OF the society, de-
liyered an earnest address, setting forth
the object and needs Of the society. The
secretary's report said that the society
hos issued between 100000 and
14.ooo, ,ooo distinct publications at home
and in the foreign field During fifty
nine years OF colportage over 5000, 600
family visits have been made, while
10. 100000 pages OF Christian reading
have been left in their homes. The So
ciety has been able to publish the Cos
pei through I53 languages or dialects
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-03-23
CAPT. FRENCH'S NEW BOAT.

Mr.. j. r. Drackett was a pleas.
ant caller on Monday and informs us
that bis FIRST boat building at his
new shipyard at Morgan City will
be an enormous showboat for Capt.
A. b. French, to take tue place of
the Sensation Showboa that burned
1t the head Of the AtchafalAya last
winter, Ii is the determination of
Capt. Fr.och 20 make this new boat
superior 20 any Of his former ones,
both in capacity and strength. l,
will be fitted with all the modern ap-
plianccs for the comfort Of the pat.
rops and for the performers. Elec.
trio lights only will be used. Mr.,
Drackctt has been busy all the week
looking after the building material
and says that Capt. French shall have
a. strong q boat as he. can make it.
That will be strong enough and Mr..
Drackett knows how to do it and dc
it we'll, We believe the finish is tc
be in white and gold. Capt. French
will be over shortly and we can then
say more about it.-Rural Topics.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-03-23

Mckinley has declared this to be
. time Of profound peace and yet We
notice that one of the most enor.
nous items Of expenditure have
been for military purposes. 1t has
cost more to carry on this campaign
of criminal aggression against these
hostile islanders seven thousand
miles away, than has been expended
al over our own broad national do
main for internal improvements.
And what have the people to show
for all this money which they have
paid into the national treasury? A
large standing army, which will con.
tinually call for further appsopria.
tions, . parcel Of islands which pos
sess possibilities OF endless contro'
VERSES both at home and abroad and
: pension list which bids fair Ia
stretch away to the crack of DOOM
Do the voters Of this country think
the game is worth the ammunition
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-03-23

For unadulerated and monumen-
tai gall the proposition TO take up.
wards of $3.50, voc, 600, out OF the
United States treasury Tor the sole
benefit OF two dozen ship owners,
when it 10 still necessary TO keep
revenue stamps on checks, medi.
cinss and many necessities Of life,
takes the cake over anything lately
suggested even by the party which
10 owned sosl and body BY the trusts.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-03-23

Frank G. Carpenter, the we'll
known correspondent is now 10 the
South Pacific. 1slsnds : Our igno.
rance 10 % dense Of that section oe
the world that it will be . matter of
snrpsise 10 many of our readers
when he says Of New Zealand, III
saw . piece Of the Canterbury
plains which good authority told
me produced ninety bushels Of
wheat to the acre, and l have trave.
led through sections where thirty,
forty ard afty bushels are not I'm.
common. Some Of them produces
a hundred bushels Of oats to the acre.
1t has millions of acres sown with
English grasses, and it is, on the
whole, - near garden - any tenn.
perate country south Of the factor
les and the Shops which are more OF
less successfal." Less some adven.
turoas American should be fred
With . dssire to emigrste to New
Zealand, Caspester adds, 1.-THE coun.
try 10 pretty we'll 6lled up and there
are few opportunities for outsider. "
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-03-23

While many Americans differed
from President Harrison on many
topics, no one, so far as we know,
ever questioned his integrity of pur.
pose nor bis unhinching honesty.
The whole country nourns his death,
especially at this time, when his
voice was raised in rebuke for the
"grave departure from right princi'
Piles" OF which the administration
had been guilty.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-03-23

Admiral SIMPSONS father,was an
illiterate Irish wood sawyer AMI
the wood sawyer's son who was
educated in an American school
aud by the American people, ac.
tually has the gall to deny to a
man better born than himself the
right to try for a commission in
the navy. 1t is enough to make
Satan shed his horns, for lack OF
tears, over human depravity
greater than his own.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-03-23

Now it seems that, despite all the
hullabollo over Secretary Hays
"splendid diplomacy" in forcing the
Sultan to settle up the missionary
claim under guise OF paying for .
cruiser, no aouey has been paid nor
even cooaracted to bs paid. We
knew that hsy was grass, but w
thought it had gotten over its green.
ness on doning to maturity. 1t seems
that We we're mistaken.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-03-23
Referring to an article published


elsewhere in to.day's issue, which
answers q communication from au
enquirer from South C..'''ins. ask
ing for information as to the induce
meuts that car people can offer to
desirable settlers from South Csro-
lima. Mr.. w. A. Patterson is par.
ticularly iuquisitive ~ to tue school
facilities, whether there are oppor.
tunities for hunting and fishing and
last but most important, what VEL
come will the citisens OF St. Mary
give to the new corners.
Answering the last question first,
We have open doors and open arms
for immigrant settlers who desire to
locate in this parish and cultivate
the sugar lands which are undoubt-
edly the richest in the State. Lands
can be leased or bought and the
sugar mills are 80 located that they
are in easy proximity to every acre
of land that shall be put in cane in
this Parish or the adjoining ones.
Food supplies are bountiful and at
easy rate of purchase. As for the
climate and healthfulness OF the
Parish the official report of the coro-
ner and the practicing physicians
| show that it takes all that the char
liable associations can scare up to
keep the un''ertakers and grave dig
ger from starving to death. With a
| sky that is bluer than Sspho's, a
Temperature that will allow the ius.
cious dg, the orange and even the
tropical banana to grow eide by side,
with the greatest sugar producing
cane on earth, the wants OF material
man are provided for if he will hump
himself to the present American
methods Of work and hustle.
There is no New South, there
never was, only the quickened blood
of the South Of past time is pulsat'
ling through tue veins OF her younger
people. We want men here who
will work-mcp who will uphold tie
law and St. Mary Parish welcomes
| all such who come to her III good
| fsith aud with good intentions.
1 Az for the educational facilitie:
Is review Of the work done in tue
past year is sufficient showing o.
what thi. queen Of tue parishes does
to educate and enlighten her children
both OF the Write and negro races
There are 1923 white children
[befng taught this year with y nln'
months ,-rm, besides tue negroes
Our sclno! houses oro the best ant
the instructors the best that money
can bring to US. No white man Cal
say that his children has not tb'
right to learn 10 read, write and be
come qualified voter and o cit'z""
and our schools speak for themselves
snd their work show Tor itself VIVA
ISt. Mary Parish does for the educa
ton OF her natural dependents.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-03-23

Mr.. Clark, the accredited elected
Senator from Montana will have q
harder row to hoe this time than
when he tried to get into the Senate
before. The Populist leader from
Montans, who was with him before
has now turned against him and is
prepared to swear that Clark per.
sonally spent 600, 900 in bribery to
secure his election. There may
be nothing spelling about the Clark
election, but from the eduvia that is
arising it smells pretty load to the
average nostril.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-03-23
A GOOD COUGH MEDICINE FOR
CHILDREN.

Il have no hesitancy in recommending
Chamberlain Cough Remedy says +.
Z. Moran, Il we'll known and popuIsr
baker, of Petersburg, Va. Owe have
given il to our children when troubled
with bad coughs also whooping cough,
and it has always given perfect satisfaC.
tian. 1t was recommended TO me by o
druggist as the best cough medicine for
children us it confined no opium or
other harmful drug" Sold by A. j. De.
lahoussayc. Franklin, A. Bauer, Palter'
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