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The weekly examiner., 1901-08-31

n REVOLUTIONS in Central and
 N South America are of such ire
 quent occurrence that they at tract very little attention in Europe or the United States, unless interna- tional interests or property are jeopardized. Just at present the two little South American states of Co., lombia and Venezuela happen to be in state bordering both on warfare and rebellion, and the government at Washington has dispatched several war vessels to the scene of the threat hened conflict for the purpose of pro- ffcting the Panama railway and pre- venting any interruption of traffic. The United States is bound to per
 form police duty of this sort by the treaty of 1848, which not only pro- vides protection of the railway, but also protection of the sovereignty of Colombia and neutrality of the isthmus. The Panama railway con
The weekly examiner., 1901-08-31
scrubbinx for Pleasure.

A school of domestic economy at Bethnal Green, London, is said to carry off the palm for enthusiasm among it's pupils. The school is built and finished in imitation of an Eng lish working mans cottage, and the poor little girls of the district are taken in and trained to be capable housewives. The school has been great success and is always crowded to it's full capacity, but either the or dinary routine must be dull or the pupils zeal monumental, for the rec ords show that scrubbing and stone cleaning are dealt out as rewards to deserving little women. When a pupil has been extraordinarily good she is allowed to scrub a floor or blacllen stove, for treat.-Youth's Con panion.
The weekly examiner., 1901-08-31
RAILWAY TO LINK TWO OCEANS Runs Along Route Selected by Cortes Hundred Years Ago--Cortro11ed by British Capital
 and Mexican Government

HOO miles via Panama; New York to Manila 1,61s miles, via Suez; and 1,039 miles via Panama.
 Hitherto the road has been too un- reliable physically to stand the strain of heavy traffic; but from now on it's capacity can hardly be oyertaxed. Financiers in London and elsewhere consider the rejuvenated line one ot the most reliable money-makers in the world.
 It might be mentioned, incidental. ly, that the late MT. Eads, builder of the St. Louis bridge across the Mississippi river and originator of other stupendous engineering enter prises, considered the Tehuantepec route the most feasible for connect ing the two oceans. At the time of his death he was endeavoring to in-
The weekly examiner., 1901-08-31

"A EXICANS, as a rule, are not WI jealous of the United States.
 You hear very little said against the proposed Nicaragua canal by the officials of the sister republic, although the Washington government has declared itself formally in favor of that enterprise. The people of Mexico seem to think that an inter- oceanic canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific would not injure their commercial and industrial interests.
 Nevertheless they have determined to meet any proposed competition, and in order to make their position more secure the government, in 1892, turned over the National Railroad of Tehuan- tepec, which runs from Coatzacoalcos on the Atlantic to Salina Cruz on the Pacific, to s. Pearson & Son, British
The weekly examiner., 1901-08-31
THE condition of affairs in and
 around the large towns of the

'IE COuullIOu O1 d1Id1IS III anu
 around the large towns of the
 island of Luzon, which are un- der the protection" of American guns, is better now than it has been for several years. There is a little work for the native and the harvesting of crops is no longer i'm possible.
 The political situation on the is land, however, is not as satisfactory as it might be. Gov. Taft, who has been sent here to administer civil affairs, is very popular man. The leaders of the natives believe that he is actuated by the highest ideals and that the welfare of the Filipino people is as dear to him as that of his own nation. His efforts toward harmony are neutralized, however, by the arrogance of some of the pet
The Washington times., 1901-11-17

ernment relies upon no surprises to Sc
cure this conviction, and that the story
of the tragedy has already been told IN
its minutest details. He will be assisted
BY Assistant District Attorney Hugh Tag
gett conducted the case before the
grand jury and is familiar with all its
phases.
Mrs. Bonines chief counsel Is Mr..
Charles A. Douglas of the firm of Doug
las & Douglas; short stout, and jovial;
man OF great shrewdness and much eN-
perience in the conduct Of criminal cases.
He will have the help of Mr.. Creed NJ.
Fulton Of the firm of LecSie & Fulton
a gentleman who locks sufficiently like
Mr. w Jennings Bryan to be frequently
mistaken for him-aDd Mr.. c. b. Keen,
smooth-faced, light haired, the chief of
the division Of presidential postmasters
in the Postoffice Department, and who
has taken this post because of his old
friendship with Mrs. Bonine.
The attorneys for the defence have the
greatest confidence In their client. They
expect an acquittal So confident are they
of the truth Of her story that they viii
allow Mrs. Bonine to take the stand.
They have no fear of results. They
believe that Mrs. Bonine Is telling the
truth, and that ii is Impossible for her 10
deyiate from the original story.
The prosecution viii call sixty witness
es which is fewer by sixteen than the
number that appeared before the grand
Jury The lawyers for the defence say
they will meet witness for witness but i'll
putting on witnesses they Will depend en-
Iircly upon what the Government shall at
tempt to show.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
CHRONOLOGY OF THE CASE.
The Progress of Events Since the
Death of Ayres.

There are few events in the history of
the Bonine case, but the progress of the
case is interesting II follows:
May 10, l901-Finding of the body of
James Seymour Ayres. jr., In his room at
the Kenmore. Testimony showing that a
woman left his room via the fire-escape
after the detonation Of the shots.
May l6-Suspicion directed against Mrs.
Lola Ida Henry Bonine.
May I7-Arrival of the murd red mans
father and expressions of sympathy to
him by Mrs. Bonine.
May IS-Boginning of the coroner's in
quest. Testimony strengthens suspicion
against Mrs. BOnine.
May l9-Mrs. BE- lines admission to De
tectiye Horne that she knows more than
tshe has told
May 2O-Mrs. Bonine's confession.
May g-Mrs. Bonine held to answer by
cOroners jury.
May 22-Mrs. Bonine committed to jail.
June 3O-Mrs. Bonine indicted by the
grand jury.
November Cease called aud postponed
until November -.
November 13-Case postponed until No
Vembcr lg
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MRS. BONNIE MAY TESTIFY.
Her Lawyers VIII Put Her on the
stand III IL IL Deemed Necessary

The scene OF the trial will be Criminal
Court No. !, in the City Hall. y new
floor is being laid In the rear part of the
room to bring 1t to a level with the re-
mainder Of the court room. Judge Bar
nard will preside. A venerable 1urist, he
possesses the confidence of both defence
and prosecution. The defendant. her rel
atives and counsel have reserved to them
FIVE rows OF chairs, each row comprising
FIVE chairs. Immediately behind these
rows will be the chairs reserved for the
press The room is small and admission
TO the general public will be by card
District Attorney Ashley NJ. Gould will
lead for the prosecution. He is a man of
striking appearance and forcefui oratory.
In his arguments he Is convincing: in his
reasonable, logical. He is hopeful of con-
yiction. although he admits that the Gov
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Hun2Ors

They take possession of the body, anc
are Lords OF Misrule.
They are attended by pimples, boIls, the
Itching letter, salt rheum, and other Gu
taneous eruptions; by feelings Of weakness,
languor, general debility and what not.
They cause more suffering than anything
else.
Health, Strength, Peace and Pleasure
require their expulsion, and this is posi-
lively effected, according to thousands OF
grateful testimonials, by
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The loyalty Of the brother of Mrs. Bo-
nine, Ulysses S. Grant Henry, is as strik-
ing as that Of the other members of the
family. He came on to Washington from
his Texas home some time after the mys-
terry Of young Ayres' death had been
cleared. or partly cleared by Mrs. Bo-
mines confession. That incident of his
own life. back in 1853, came strikingy to
his mind. lie remembered the shot and
the scream, out on the farm at Hamil-
ton. Mo. He remembered the terror that
seemed TO stop his heartbeats: how he
vushed to the side OF his stricken. dying
rather as he lay there on the meadow, the
life-biood oozing from the bullet wound
in his torn breast; the suspicion that was
directed toward him. the boy. for no other
reason than that the real assassin had
disappeared; the arrest; the crcss-ex-
Awnings; the agony and the horror Of it
all, and, finally. his release. He knew
how the innocent suffer, and. believing his
sister Innocent, his heart went out to her
the more.
u am not possessed OF great means"
he said discussing the unhappy case with
Bcnine. his brother-in-law; but what
have is at my sisters disposal"
He called later on Charles A. Douglass.
who had been chosen as Mrs. Bonne's
chief counsel. Spare no expense" he
said to him. 81 have enough for all i'm
mediate needs. To make payment in full
for all that Is done for my sister l shall
devote the remainder Of my life"
But most touchingly loyal of all is Jo-
seph c. Bonine. the sadly stricken husband.
! Whtn the first stories of scandal reached
him, when the name of his wife was free
lrra x-ff of
were openly charged that reflected on her
integrity and faithfulness, he took his
boys on his knees and. with an arm about
EACH he bowed his head and wept. Then
he led them away, out into the night
away from the Kenmore. away from the
scene thai had blighted his life. The next
day friends found him. What will you
do?" they asked.
Il will do my duty" he answered. His
drawn features bore the traces of the
fight he had fought. Il will do my duty
by her" he repeated she may have
killed Ayres. But she is innocent. innu-
cent as Il woman, as L wife and as a
mother"
His confidence has remained unshaken
when she feared that l would lose my
eyesight. Loyal little woman that she is
she endeayored to obtain employment in
order that my future might be free from
care" he said. she stood by me then
| stand by her now"
He has visited her always at the TAIL.
when his business permitted him. Every
dollar Of his is at her disposal Every
thing that his loving aid can secure has
been secured Mrs. Bonine goes to her
trial loved and trusted by every relative
she has, by every being who has ever
come into close personal contact with
her.
Can she have a better recommendation?
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
Movements of Naval vessels.

The monitor Moradnock has arrived at
Hongkong; the collier Hannibal. at Bos-
ton, and the torpedo boat Stockton, at
Port Royal 5. G. The collier Sterling has
sailed from Boston for lambert $ Point
Va, and the training ship Mohican from
san Francisco for MagdeIena Bay, Mex
leo. The t<pedo boat Cushing has been
placed in reserved at the Norfolk Navy
yard
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
nspector of Asphnlt Paving Yard.

A. f.. Dow. Inspector Of Asphalt Pave
ments. has asked the appointment Of p
new inspector at the asphalt paving
yard. He reports to the Commission, II
that Clarence A. Proctor is his choice for
the position. vice j. A T. Moroney de
ceased. He asks that the appOintmen mt
take effect November l6. and that the
new appointee receive 50 per diem.
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Hoods Jars0D0riil0

Which radically and permanently drivtz
them out and builds up the whole system.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH, L st. between 10th
and 18th sts NV, at IL a. IN. Preaching by
Pastor, Rev. j. A. Taylor. ID. D. Az 1880 p. m.
shiloh Lyceum will be addressed by Mrs. Julia
Mason Layton. AT 7 20 p. M, preaching by pas
tor. The public are invited. MI
The Washington times., 1901-11-17

THE Childrcn's Hospital has deed OF trust on
It for twenty thousand dollars which II Ia
paying interest Help to pay it.
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EDUCATIONAL.

SAINT CECILIAs ACADEMY. COL East Capitol
a.: boarding and day school for girls and young
ladies'; primary commercial, and college pre-,
paratory courses; music and art; classes resumed
Monday September l6 1901; for further paftiea-
lars, address SISTER NJ. AUGUSTA, superior.
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Loyalty of Her brother.

cent, ana / will prove it. May God for
gii-e those who judge me cruelty in ad-
vance"
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DIED.

WELLS-On Friday, November Is. 1901, at 4
p. m. PHILLIP WELLS, aged i2 years
Funeral from residence Of his brother. l223Is
Street southeast, Monday, November IS, at
p. m. Friends and rc,atives invited.
wALLACE-At s.30 p. m. November 10. 1901.
MRS EMMA Z. WALLACE. .,s
Funeral services from the residence Of Ms.
VI d. Mitchell 1904 Street. Monday morning
9:S0 a. IN. Final nteFment at Lock Haven.
Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-08-22

ent incumbent of this important
Office is a gentleman by the name of
NJ. Courtol, who, judging from the
statement that he kills an average of
1,5C0 vipers a year, and one year
killed 2,502, must be pretty expert in
the business. He receives five cents
a head for all he destroys and makes
a tolerably comfortab BILE living out OF
his employment.
NJ. Courtol says the viper when at
rest is not easily seen, according to
the Philadelphia Times, as it assumes
the color of the ground or rocks of
the locality, becoming blush black
upon basaltic rocks and reddish upon
volcanic scoriae. In addition to this.
according to him, the viper chooses
it's bed before retiring by seeking
ground of the same color as its skin.
NJ. .Courtol has utilized 1900 skins
of these snakes in making himself
two suits of clothes. One of them,
which he is seen wearing in the pic
ture, consists of a pointed cap, jack
ct, waistcoat and trousers; the other
Is in the style of Louis XIV.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-08-22
BY William Mcleod Raine.
.ATE DALTON found her friend

NATE DALTON found her friend
n Jessie Cochrane's lovers an inter-
esting study. 1t is to be presumed she
fell to comparisons, and that in the
process a certain stalwart young man
of her own far away in the east did not
suffer. She was convinced that ulti-
mate victory would rest with either
Lieut.. Horace Mansfield or Mr.. James
Warren, and the long odds were all
in favor of the army officer who was
fresh from the laurels of a Santiago
campaign. 1t did not hurt the case
of Mansfield that he had accidentally
come into collision with Mauser bull
let while he was on his way up the
hill to the Spanish intrenchments on
that fatal day when so many blue
coated lads went to their death. In
fact, unless Miss Danton guessed
wrong, it lent to him a romantic
glamour which was seriously lacking
in the person of that unromantic
business civilian Warren. Probably the
lieutenant was quite unconscious of
playing the hero, even though he had
a good deal to say about Cuba, but
Jessie Cochrane in her imagination
dressed him for the part and set him
on a pedestal whether he would or
not.
When the four of them started on
the cog road for the summit of Bears
peak one morning the smiles were for
the gentleman with gold buttons, and
James Warren vas quick to recognize
that fact. He was a prosaic man who
faced the facts of life, and the one
that stood out to hurt him now was
the certainty that the scales were
dipping in favor of his rival. Yet
though he was not enjoying life that
morning he showed a wooden, upper
turbed face, and forced himself to
take part in the gay chat.
After time they fell to telling
stories, and Warren offered as his
contribution the well-worn anecdote
of the old lady who was riding on
the cog road and grew nervous for
fear of an accident. She stopped the
conductor to ask him what would
happen if the coupling pin should
break. That official treasured her by
explaining about the air brake. And
if the air brake gave way? In that
case there were other emergency
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-08-22
THE AMERICAN MAN.
Som ething About His Physical CondI-
ton ns Compared with That
of Europeans.

The most important, because the
corning the quality of the American
man concerns his physical condition
as compared with that of his kindred
beyond the sea. AS to this point the
evidence is so clear that it needs lit
tie discussion, says the international
Monthly. 1t is evident that the
American Indians, race evidently
on the ground for many thousand
years before the coming of the Euro
peans, had found the land hospita BILE.
For sava9es they were remarkably
well developed, and, though untitled
for steady labor, their bodies We've
well made and enduring. Taking
their place, the north Europeans,
representing wide range of local
varieties, English. Irish, Highland
Scotch, Germans, Scandinavians, Nor
mans, French and many other groups
of old world peoples, have, since
their implantation 100 years or more
ago, shown that the area of the con-
tinent from the Rio Grande to the
far north is as suited to our kind as
is any part of the earth.
This is sufficiently proved by the
statistics of American>soldiers gath
cred during the civil war; the Amer
lean white man of families longest in
this country is, on the average,
larger than his European kinsman,
the increase being mainly in the size
of head and chest. 1t is further in
Dictated by the endurance of these
men in the trials of the soldiers life
and by the remarkable percentage
of recoveries from VIZ nds. This en-
durance of wounds was regarded by
the late DR.. Brown-Sequard as a fea-
ture common to all the mammals of
this continent, being, as he claimed,
on the basis of an extensive expert
ence, as characteristic of American
rabbits as of American men. More
over, the statistics of Ife-insurance
companies doing business in this
country appear to indicate that the
expectation of life is greater here
than in the old world.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-08-22

ILL.,, from which he graduated in 1873.
He entered business as a dealer in
grain, and then in hardware. While
! there he foresaw the possibilities of
the wire business, and finally estab-
lished the firm of j. w. Gates & Co.
to deal in wire products. He organ
lied in 1881 the Southern Wire COM
pany, and became its president.
Three years later he formed the Bad
dock Wire company, of Pittsburgh,
and with his associates became inter-
ested in the Iowa Barbed Wire COM
pany, of Allentown, Pa, the st. Louis
wire mill, and the Baker Wire COM
pany, of Lockport, Ill. These COM
panies were combined in December,
1892, into the Consolidated Steel and
Wire company, with a capital of
$4,000, GOO.
Mr.. Gates resigned as president of
the Consolidated Steel and Wire COM
pany in 1895, and in that year he be-
came president of the Illinois Steel
company. He held that position until
September, 1898, when the company
was taken into the Federal Steel COM
pany. In the meantime the Consoli-
dated Steel and Wire company con-
tinued to grow, and in April, 1898, it
was combined with other companies
into the American Steel and Wire
company, and Mr.. Gates was elected
chairman of the board of directors.
Mr.. Gates remained in that Office for
some time after the absorption of the
company by the United States Steel
corporation this year.
Mr.. Gates is travelling abroad now,
but has large business interests in
Chicago. He and his friends bought
the control of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company recently at an average
price of about so for the stock. He
is largely interested in Port Arthur,
Tex.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-08-22
HAD FUN WITH THE PARsON.
Incidentally That Functfonary
Worked or n LittIe JOLLY on the
Cowboy.

SO"OOJs
A clerical friend of mine told me a
capital story of a Yale man who was
the stroke ore of his crew, and the
chief athlete on the football field,
sayc a writer in the New York Times.
He entered the ministry and spent
years in missionary labor in the far
west. Walking one day through a
frontier town, a cowboy stepped up
to him and said:
PEARSON, you don't have enough
fun. Take a drink"
The minister declined.
''Parson," said the cowboy, you'll
die if you don't have some fun
And he knocked the parsons hat
off his head and hit him a whack on
the ear.
The old athletes spirit rose; the
science which he had learned in the
college gymnasium and forgotten for
quarter of century was aroused,
a blow landed on the jaw of that
cowboy that sent him sprawling in
the street.
The parson walked over him as if
he had been door rug, picked him
up and busted the side of the house
with him and then mopped up the
sidewalk with his form.
AS the ambulance was carrying the
cowboy off he raised his head feebly
and said:
''Parson, what did you fool me for?
You are chock full of fun"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-08-22

WESTERN IRON KING.
John w. Gates, of Chicago, One of the
Important Factors i'm American
Business Life.

John w. Gates stands in the fore
most rank of iron and steel manufac-
turers in the country. Business asso-
ciates say that they have never
known him to be wrong on the iron
and steel market, and his ability and
judgment have placed him at the
head of some of the most important
enterprises in that industry in the
United States.
Mr.. Gates was born in Du Page
county, ILL.,, on May IS, 1855, and was
educated at the public schools and
at Northwestern college, Napievville