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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-01-04
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
CONDENSED NEWS.


\ number of American crook. AGE now
awaiting trial in Berlin jails.
Herbert Cracker of IIyannis. Mass.
~ years old. attempted suicide by shoot
iny. and will probably die.
Major Lee Hughes. n mcml.r of Gen
rral Joe Shrlby'S famous brigade in the
Confederate army. died at HIS home n
Marshall, Mo.
The Russian plague commission has
declared Egypt. with the exception of
Port Said. and the Sucz canal district. to
br infected territory.
Pat Collins. one of the most widely
known professional divers uSl the gulf
coast, was drowned in rrn:acola bay
by falling from n snall boat.
Henry Navi"r. known al over the
country among horticultrr.':S. and es-
pecially by raiSrrs of GRAPES. died ut
Mount Vernon. NY. lie wI*a Ircnch
man by birth. and - years OF are.
At Il meeting of the directors Of the
IIillsborouyh tN. H. mills. action was
taken look ing to the liquidation of the
entire business of the conn any. The
mills, ii is said. have not been making
any money lately.
William H. Morton of Salmon Falls,
y. H.. has presented Iotwick (Me.)
academy with $1,000. the income of
which is to bc used for II scholarship.
At the New York Yacht club it is
stated that the races between the Con,
stitution and Columbia :,.Dd probably
the independence will ~ held at New
pOi1 on July | and >.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
BARkER'S TESTIMONY.
Contradicts That Given by Keller on
the Witness Stand.

New York. June -. The fate of
Thomas q. Barker will bc left with tn"
jury before today closes, according 10
present prospects. The 'lclrliSr had
practically finished when the court rose
Yesterday. and IL Is not thought Prose
culor Erwin will take long in r',utlal
Th" drl"nSr yesterday pld Barker and
his wife on the stand, ana they told
their story.
Although the record does not show ii,
Mr.. Van Winklo. counsel for Barker.
got som" of The alleged assault mat
ter before the jury in ON" way and an
other. The witnesses answered 50
promptly that Mr. Erwin'S objections
came n shade late. In this way the
outrage" was referred 10 several times
during the day. The state had il Strick
on out each time, hnl the IMPRESSION
went To til" jury. II was quick. sharp
fighting. and til" Witnesses were II little
too much for the prosecutor. The mo-
ment Mr.. Van Winklc or Mr.. Wall asked
Il question ii was answered like Il flash
Judge Blair cautioned the witnesses not
10 answer 50 uuickly. but after an an.
Swcr or 50 they returned Ia he old l,rac
tirr.
An alleged statement of Mrs. Barkcr'S
relative to the alleged outrage was also
given ont and printed. AS the jurors
all read the papers while neNpurgalrd
they obtained the benefit of this state
lncnt. This reading the newspaper re-
nf tl,., i., i,.il. ,l,,, ,t.
iStic of the jury. Every evening as
soon aS they are released from the court
house each jnryman makes Il rush to
get the papers. ON the cars on their
way home the different members of the
jury read the reports and comment
openly.
Barker. on the stand claimed TO have
met Keller, and claimed Keller spoke
to him. This was in direct contradic-
ton of krllcr'S testimony. rs he claimed
not to have met anyone. BARKER
claimed he responded by calling Keller
Il villain, and charged him with out
raging Mrs. Earkrr. Mr.. Keller Sworr
that there was not Il word spoken.
The idea of Tarkcr'S cStinony was to
show that. after having broOdcd for il
period over what his wife had told him,
he was in Il morbid state of mind. and
that when he came face to face with
the minister he was carried away 10y
feeling and BEGAN firing. Suddenly.
Violent and temporary insanity. lasting
hut II moment but long enough to cover
the period of the shooting. was the idea
sought to b" conveyed.
Mis-. Barker was expected to break
down and become hyStrrical on the
StrlI, but Il cooler woman has seldom
occupied the chair.
30 n witnesses were not ut all weak
rnrl Inder ion. Mr.. Kcl-
Ter -st through it nll without brtraying
tho slightest emotion. Great stress
WAS aid upon The fact that Mr.. Keller
had Borrowed money from Mrs. Barker
AMI then counsel sought to show this
was Got the cause of tli" shooting.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
JlNGOES OUT IN FORCE.
Disturbed Proceedings at Bio Pro-
6oer Meeting In London.

London. June -. Thousands of p"".
pie began collecting "lll side of queens
hall two hours before the advertised
time of the pro Euer meeting held 'l"r'
last night. When the doors were finally
opened. the pr"Sslir" Of the >llrSing moi
was SO great that many people tainted
There was considerable ediSiurban"" amt
windows We're broken during the ut
trlptS made by many persons without
tickets Ia gain admission. Some "l
these were exp, Tied.
In spite of the vigilance of til" pro,
notes Of the meeting, many "jingorS
gained IN entrance Ia the hall. Murl
huoliny. mingled with cheers. greeted
the delegates upon their arrival. and
during the evening the delivery of
SprrchcS was attended with some diff
ii,llty from the same cause.
Henry I.aboucherc presided at the
meeting. and, beside j. w. Sauer. tN'
commissioner of public works OF Cape
Colony, many prominent pro-BorrS
We're present
During the meeting fully 10000 jim,
queens hall, blocked attic and nccrs-
STATED relays of policemen 10 keep y
scmblancc of order in The crowd. ScN'
rral men mounted the parnpct of the
Ianghnm hotel and proposed rrsolu ions
against the pro-Bocr agitation, which
they declared to have been carried when
the meeting in Queens hall terminated.
The usual speeches We're made and the
usual resolutions were carried. amid
much commolion and excitement. The
resolutions included an amendment in
favor Of the complete Independence OF
the Borr republics proposed by Baron
BattrrSrn, for the Radicals. which did
not meet with the approval of the La
houchrrr party. The meeting ended
with the singing Of The MarS"illeS.
Several collisions occurred between
the crowd outside, the hall and the po'
lice. and the latter had the greatest diff
iiculty in handling the aSSrmhla%r. y"
casualties were reported.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
WOMAN WITH REVOLVER.
Prevents Serious Assault Upon Anoth
err Woman at Lebanon, N. n.


Lebanon. y. H.. June 2O-rlr police
and Il large posse of citizens have
searched the woods for Il man. who. IL
caught. will br charged with assault
upon Miss Frances Finn. Il professional
nurse at the residence of Mrs. Henry
+. Knapp.
Miss Finn was sitting on the house
piazza yesterday afternoon when Il man
stepped in front of The house and spoke
inSultingly to her. She resented what
he said, and he seized her and attempted
to force her into the house. Miss E'inn'S
screams brought Mrs. Knapp from her
upstairs apartments. Mlt the man by
that time had dragged Miss Finn to
the rear of the house.
As Mrs. Knapp appeared at the door
the man ran for he woods nearby. Mrs.
Knapp. however. during the mans run
through the yard. fired five shots ai him
from Il revolver she had brought down
stairs. Mrs. Knapp is sure that ut
least one of the bullets hit the runner.
Witnesses of ,lir affair gave a general
alarm. and men started through the
woods in pursuit of the stranger. At
Il late hour II man was arrested, hut he
appears to tell Il straight story. The
incident created great excitement, and
the search will hr resumed today If tn"
man already detained is not identified
by Miss Finn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
OVER PUBLIC ROAD.
M.s. Blondin's Body May Have Been
Carried to Chelmsford.

'.oStOn. June ~. The police are plan
Mig to follow out the theory that Blon-
d. \ carried the body of his murdered
wife in Il trunk all the way over the
,lhlic road from tins city 10 ChrlmS-
ord. 1t is expected that Boston Off
crS will take teams and drive over the
road from Boston to the spot where the
body was discovered and question the
people who live along the route, with
Il view to aSc"rtaining If they can tell
anything which will show that Blondin
passed over the road with Il team dur
ing the II hours from Saturday night
April ~, until Sunday morning. April
~ when his Whereabouts are unac-
counted for.
BlOndinS trunk was opened in New
York yesterday by the Boston police
representatives. Inspector MctauS-
land and Detectives Rhodes and Neal.
Two knives were discovered in the trunk
with blood or rust. no one could tell
which, on them. Besides there were Il
coat, Il vest. Il shirt. II pair of bicycle
trousers and II marriage certificate. The
Boston police retained these articles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
LEGISLATURE Ad diolIrns

Boston. Juno 2O.'Ih hr MnSSnchuScttS
legislature WAS proroGuct at 9:3S
o'clock last night until the second Tues
day in November, when it will meet in
special session to consider the report
of the special committee of ~ appointed
to revise the statutes during the summer
vacation. During the closing hours of
the session there was liltl" business of
sustaining the governors veto of the
Washington street subway Hill.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
Two Men lynched,

Shreveport, La, June 2O.-Frank
Smith and J.. ID. McLand. held at Ben
ton for completely in the murder of
John q. Poster, were taken out by Il
mob last night and strung up to Il tree.
Both negroes made statements before
death denying that they had anything to
do with the killing. Smith. who was mt
the head of the "t hurch of God" move
mcnt in that section, died praying. Me-
Land was silent as he was swung up.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22

RochrStrr, June % The striking la
borerS are not satisfied with the result
of The contra tors conference in which
an agreement was reached to submit tlir
wage question raised 10y the Strikin"
labOrrrS to Il committee of three for ar
hitration. the nfrn to 20 back to work
a. the old prices in the meantime. The
strikers formed Il parade yesterday and
marched to the Andrews street job.
went mp from their ranks and the negro
laborrrS threw down their ShovrlS and
fled, despite the fact that a squad of
policemen was on the spot to protect
lnrN.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
Died In L Cen,eterX.

Waltham, Mass. June -Supcrin-
tcndrnt Mansfield of Mt. Feakr crme-
terry was attracted by II small blaze in
n remote section of the cemetery last
evening. and found the body of Charles
o. \ickcrson, aged about 2G years, who
had been missing from his home in this
city since saturday. and who had evil
IDENTIFY died from exposure. The fire
had passed over the body ana burned
the clothing. while the face was terribly
scorchcd.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
Girls Offended the PrircipaI

New Haven. Jane 10 Mary Williams.
Il member of the senior class at the state
normal school here. was expelled. and
Lulu Flynn. Lulu Denton and Helen
Flynn We're suspended from the school
Yesterday. Miss Williams was accused
hy Principal Morrill, of having mocke'l
him when he conducted drvot ional "V.
crciscS. ami the others Were charged
with whispering during the exercises.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
Badly Beaten for Nothing.

Boston, June 1S.- Because some row
dies wanted some fun Peter BarcoS. II
! Greek petller. is lying nj the Massachu.
sets general hospital in dying condi-
ton. He had been kicked and pounded
in frightful shape, and for no apparent
cause.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
Said He Swallowed Acid.

Portland. Me-. June 20. Frank l..
Roothby. proprietor of Il hsl packing
shop on Long whcrf. rushed from his
office yesterday. saying that he had
swallowed murintic acid in mistake for
water. and then hurried off with the OK.
pressed purpose of going to Il doctor.
Nothing has been seen of the man since.
nor have friends or The police been able
to find clue to his whereabouts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
No Evidence Auainst Them.

Boston. June ~. Jeremiah Connolly
and his brother. Patrick J. Connolly.
who We're arrested on suspicion Of hay
ing caused the drnlh of George W. Park
of South Quincy. whose body was found
floating in the Nrpon>et river last Sat
urday, were seen by Conductor rOlman
yesterday. ami he wa> positive that
neither of the men was the one he saw
follow Park. Both were immediately
released
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
Explosions WROUGHT Havoc,

New York. June 2O.-I'lIe village of
ShHdySilr. y. j.. was shaken by Sc
lirS of explosions yesterday which took
place at the works of the Barrett Manu-
featuring company, as the result of II
fire. Several of the buildings owned
by the company were blown to atoms.
and most of the houses in the village
nearby were more or less seriously dan-
aged by dying metal and brick. The
explosions were caused by ~ high pres
sure ammonia tanks bursting from the
intense heat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22

Walpolc. Mass. June 20 Annie
N"itHc. II German girl Of ~ years, last
cN cning attempted to Kill Harvey 4.
Blanchard. who had formerly been NJ
tvnlivr to her, then sent II bullet into her
own brain. killing herself instantly.
Blanchard Is suffering from two bullet
wounds, one in the nose and the other
through the breast, but ii is believed he
will recover.
Miss Nritzc lived in that section of
D,dham known rs IslinGion. with her
mother and brother. her thcr being
dead. and she had known blanchard for
more than Il year. the latter being cEl-
plOyrd as Il black smith at East WalpOlc.
About II wear ago Miss Nrilzr came to
East Walpolr, where for Il few weeks
she worked aS Il waitress in Il rrStau-
rant. During that time. and for II
while after she left East Wnlpolr, Blan-
chard paid her much attention. lie dis
continued his attentions to her recently.
and ii is said the girl had since that
zine been exceedingly jealous of him.
Late yesterday afternoon Miss Nritze
came from her hom" in lSlington to
East WAlpOlr on an electric ear, and. as
later events seemed to prove. for the
expressed purpose Of TAXI inr l'lancharfS
life. The latter was IN III" habit of re-
turning from work ol, his bicycle to East
Wnlpolr whore he boarded and lodged
Miss NritZr was we'll acquainted with
this fact. and proceeding down the road
, lln "a al : ~ al
leaving the electric. she awaited his
coming. There are several houses in
the vicinity. the nearest lu he scene OF
the shooting being that occupied by An
drew l'ruuhnrt.
\ few minutes after Il o'clock Blan-
chard mad" his appearance upon his hi
cycle. and as he nrHrrd he spot where
the young woman WAS awaiting him.
she drew Il 22I-calibrr revolver from her
pocket and fired full in his face the bul
let striking him in the nose. He pitched
from his wheel. and Il moment later II
second shot penetrated his breast bone.
| Then. thinking she had accomplished
| what she desired. Miss Y, tZr turned he
weapon upon herself and sent II bullet
crashing through her right temple, dy-
| Ing almost instantly.
There was no witness tO he firing of
| the first shot except the girl ami her
victim, but Mrs. truullart. who had
been startled by the first shot ran to i'll
vrstigntr. and was lust in time to See
the girl as she fired The two succeeding
shots. Mrs. l'ruulnri at once gave the
alarm.
Blanchard is ~ years Old. ana is
known rs n steady. Industrious me
chanc. who has been in The employ of
l.. W. Bird \ SONS for two years past
| 1t Is impossible to get any statement
from him. as in his weak condition his
physicians refuse to allow him to talk
| even If he were disposed to do SO
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22

Boston. June lS.--Evidcnce which has
come to light through the efforts of the
Quincy and Dorchester police to ferret
ont the mystery surrounding the death
of George w. Park of Quincy. found
drowned in the Nrl'onset river on Satur-
day, lead them to believe now that the
man met his death by foul play mt the
hands of a man HON they are now en-
deavoring to locate. a street railway
conductor says lark rode on his car.
and on leaving it started across the
passenger bridge. followed by man Of
suspicious appearance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
A Good Cat story.


This is true story, and has never
before been printed The cat belonged
in New England farmhouse. years long
gone by, and was Il great pet of the
master. Tom did many wonderful
things He did not lift the knocker,
but he opened the door and did it as
readily as one of the children. He
accomplished the feat by springing up
and bringing his paw down heavily
upon the catch, when the door never
failed to open. How he learned to
do this was never known. but it must
have been by observation, US he was
never taught. Tom always knew the
hour for meals and practically could
not be barred out, as he had the key
to the situation. no matter how siren
uously the family slammed the door be-
hind them. When all were seated 1T
table, there would be a little click of
the latch and in would walk Tom.
seating himself beside the master. II
his presence was ignored he would
reach up and pat the masters arm,
then, sitting back. would quietly wait,
for Tom had learned that any great
demonstration on his part, such us
mew, meant his immediate dismissal
from the dining room. Here was Il
curious thing-he knew, or seemed to
know, that his only safety lay in es-
Gaping the attention of the mistress.
who strongly objected to the "munch-
ing of cat" while her family we're at
table. So he was content with small
favors, for the master was chnry Of
calling forth any caustic remarks by
the dealing out of bone Tom was
never known to steal. although plenty
of opportunities offered, in the way of
kitchen table loaded with savory
things and wide-open pantry d 'or,
where cream stood deliciously inviting
He lived to be II years old, which was
considered remarkable age for a cat
Los Angeles Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
Death of Actor Aidrich.

k,nncbunkport. Me-. June lS.-l.onis
Aldrich, best known in his stage char
actrriZItiunS in My Partner. ana FOR
some wears since his retirement from
stage life president of the actors fund
# AmrriCa. died here last night. The
iirrct cauS" of death was apoplrNN. al
ihough he had been III f.: some time
lie was ~ wears old
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
Walthour Wins Hour Race.

Revere. Mass, June lS.-"'hr event ct
the bicycle races here yesterday. the
ollc-hour motOr-paced race between
Walthour. Moran and Nat Butler. was
won by Walthonr In ruck of accidents.
At first il was very close between Moran
and Walthour. Butler fell behind nj
most from the start.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
A Precautionary Measure.

Clinton, MuSs.. June OH" board of
health has issued an order for every
one in town to i" vaccinntrn immr-
dat"ly. not for the reason that there are
any eases of smallpox here. but ON ac-
count of there being >O many Italians
at work on the reservoir. and the pr"va
lrncp of the di.en 81 in nearby towns.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
Ste amer Ulanda Overdue.

81. Johns. June -. Steamer l'lnnda.
which left Liverpool June I for st.
Johns and Halifax. is overdue. The
steamer should have made the l,aSSagr
in eight days. and il is feared that Solil,
accident has brfallrn her The rate ut
N:incrd.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
Woman Convicted Of Murder

OneOnta, y. V. June 20. Mrs. ClAriSSa
ItillSingrr was yesterday found guilty
of murder i'm the second degree. and sen.
fenced by Judge Lyon to imprisonment
for life AT hard labor in Auburn prison.
Her crime was the murder Of Anna
White. II young woman whom she
brought into the family to do houscwork
and later accused of being too intimate
with Mr. liillSingrr.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
PASSENGERS Exposed to SMALLPOX

New York. June Is. .-Stcaler Talla
haSscr. from savannah June II. arrived
here yesterday. After the passengers
landed William Stanton. II colpr,d pas
Scngcr. complained of being sick. He
went to Bellevue hospital where 1t was
discovered he was suffering from small
box.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
Ejuhteen Hundred at Work

Dayton. o.. June 2O.-Afler several
weeks suspension, owing to Il strike,
work was resumed yesterday at the
cash register plant here. Eighteen
hundred men were given employment,
and all departments were filled. except
the moulders, carpenters and machin-
ISIS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-22
Placed Under Heavy Bail.

R0Ston. June 20. In the tharlrSlown
district court yesterday SHv"nO DrrHgO
and Nicola Oltavio were charged with
assault with intent to kill Bryan Kelley
and Putrolman Jeremiah O'Rricn. They
pleaded not guilty. and waived the read
iny of the complaint. Drrago was held
in $4,000 bonds. Otiavio was held in
$500 rs Il witness.