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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08
DRAMATIC STORY OF THE
DEATH OF MRS. FOSTER
Charged With Murder, Hecht Says the
Woman Insisted on Suicide-He
Tried to Dissuade Her. She Saturated
a Handkerchief With Chloroform and
Both Took Morphine Pills.

Syracuse. N. Y.,-Ernest Hecht who
is on trial here for the murder of Mrs.
Foster. was on the witness stand to-
day, and told a dramatic story of the
affair. which occurred about a year ago.
Mrs Foster was found dead in her
room from morphine poisoning and
chloroform. and Hecht was in a semi
conscious state. His story, when he
recovered, was that Mrs. Foster had
persuaded him to commit suicide with
her, and that he had not completed his
part of the contract through the fail
ure of the drug to have the expected
effect
After relating today a conversation
with Mrs. Foster in which she said she
was facing both disgrace and destitu-
ton, and in which she suggested the
suicide OF both. Hecht said:
She said she would make all ar
engagements for the double suicide. l
tried to dissuade her, but in vain. She
kissed me goodnight and said. Go to
work tomorrow, and keep COOL
Il was miserable. l loved her more
than anyone and life without her would
be miserable. l decided it were better
10 die than live without her.
AT noon l called. She led ME to the
front rom and said This is where we
are going to die
Il said. Why should We de- She
answered. Because it is better So
Il returned later ard asked her to go
to the theater. She answered, Ernest,
/ will never leave these rooms alive
Il went out and bought something
to eat and a red rose. She said, Have
you come to stay?' | said. Yes, and
she kissed me. / told her it was hard
for me TO die. Why must | go?' /
asked.
Because l 60 she answered.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08

the unfortunate woman and her gallant
rescuer. while the crowd was all doub-
led up with laughter. The mortified
woman was placed in a carriage and
taken to her home, more scared and
plagued than burned.
HIS LAST GAME
While playing pin-pool in the Itur-
bide billiard hall in the City of Mex
leo, Edelmiro Frago, a well connected
young Mexican, dropped his cue and
fell dead. He was a familiar figure
around the billiard halls and spent
most of his time playing some of the
games. On the afternoon of his death
he went into the Iturbide and joined
some friends in game. He had shot
few times and was reaching over the
table preparing to make another shot
when the cue fell from his hands. and
throwing his hands to his head he
dropped to the floor and expired. Ply
sicians pronounced his death due to
heart failure.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08
AFTER THE FIGHTERS.
NEW MEXICO.
SUMMER SCHOOL AT cLoUDCRoF1

Rev. c. c. Waller has resigned the
presidency of the Baptist college at
Alamogordo and the principal. T. H.
Shannon has been elected by the
board to succeed aim. Mr.. Waller took
this step in order that he might devote
his time to another matter, though
he will still be connected with the col
lege in an advisory capacity. Mr.. Wal
Ter proposes to establish summer
school at Cloudcroft this season; up
on the Chatauqua plan, and is now
perfecting plans to make it success
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08
TEXAS.
NEW INTERPRETATIONS.

NEW INTERPRETATIONS
The following charters were filed in
the office of the secretary of state at
Austin Monday:
The Rhumas Sulphur company, of
Waco; capital stock, $4,000. Purpose,
to manufacture and sell proprietary
medicines and drugs. incorporated by
w. w. Seeley, P. Behrnes, H. S. Dean,
and others.
Jacksonville Cotton Oil company. of
Jacksonville. Texas; capital stock So
900. Incorporated by T. E. Ripley, c.
Wiley and F. w. Madden.
The Emery-Stradford Oil company,
of Beaumont, Texas; capital stock.
100000. Purpose, to propsect for oil,
and operate oil tanks, cars. and pipe
lines. Incorporated by w. r. J. Strad-
ford. NJ. NJ. Emery and l.. l.. Emery,
all of Beaumont.
An amendment was filed to the char
ter of the Fort Worth Street Railway
company, of Fort Worth, changing it's
name to the Northern Texas Traction
company.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
L. H. billiard, deputy sheriff of Tar
rant county and assistant jailer at FIT.
Worth, was shot and seriously wounded
in an odd accident near FIT. Worth. Mr.
billiard and another deputy named Tom
Wrenn were arresting two negroes
charged with misdemeanors. billiard
had taken hold Of one of the negroes
who resisted and the two were strug-
Cling Wrenn started to run to Dill
1ard's assistance when he fell and his
revolver, a 45-calibre Colts, was acct
dentally discharged. The bullet struck
billiard in the left side just below the
heart, infiicting a bad wound. Wrenn
took the wounded officer home with
him, which was near, and summoned
doctors who pronounced the wound
dangerous. but not necessarily fatal.
The report does not state what became
of the negroes,
REFINERY FOR BEAUMONT.
Dr. C. B. Forward. general manager
of the Forward Reduction company, of
Cleveland o., has stated that his COM
pany will soon commence the erection
OF a large oil refinery in the Beaumont
district Tor the purpose of refining the
crude oil that is being produced there.
About 100000 will he invested in the
enterprise. The company owns about
1000 acres of land near the great Luz
cas- guSher. upon which they Will bore
a number of wells. Dr. Forward says
that after a series of tests of the oil
from the Lucas we'll his company
found it to be much better than they
expected and that it can be refined by
a process which the company operates.
deriving from the product good il
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08

released the prisoner. He was suffering
terrible agony for water and his hands
and feet were SWOLLEN
He was taken to BiSbee and given
medical attention. Thursday he was
out on the street. Search is being
made for his assailants.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08
CHARLES NELSON DEAD.

Charles S. Nelson, the well known
Silver Bell mining man. died sudden
ly Tuesday at the Atlas camp, near
Tucson, where he was located with
his family. Monday afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson took their children for
drive in the mountains to pick wild
flowers and when they arrived back at
the camp he jumped out of the carriage.
When he struck the ground he fell
backward and pressing his hand to his
stomach said that something must have
broken. His wife assisted him into
the house and he suffered great pain
during the night. Early the next
morning he asked to have another pill
low placed under his head and as he
was raised up he threw up his arms
and fell back dead. Deceased was an
old time resident of Arizona and had
been identified with the Silver Bell
district for years. He was superin-
tending the smelling operations at the
Atlas at the time of his death.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08

Reports show a greatly Increased
death rate from the throat and lung
troubles, due to the prevalence of
Group, pneumonia and grippe. We ad.
wise the use of One Minute oCugr Cure
in all of these difficulties 1t is the
only harmless remedy that gives i'm
mediate results. Children like it.
Fred Schaefr, druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08
PRINTING INKS.

a shipment of printing inks from the
celebrated Ault & Wiborg company of
Cincinnati; this office having secured
the agency for Ell Paso and vicinity.
We have in stock:
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08
NEW CORPORATIONS.

The following articles of incorpora-
ton were filed in the Office of the
county recorder at Phoenix, Tuesday:
Point Reyes Oil and Development COM
pany. capital stock 100000; incorpo-
rators. d. S. Edwards, G. A. Hutton.
r. A. Bray, r. Fl. Swayne and l.. A.
Wright.
The Mulberry Oil company. capital
stock 100000; incorporators Ed Bow
man, S. NJ. Snyder. H. G.. Davis. B.
Steven, NJ. b. Ryer, r. Keller and c.
NJ. Depew.
Phoenix Reduction company. capital
stock $25O.0O0: incorporators, w. ].
Kingsbury. D. H. Bean, Peter Kirk. A.
J. Pidgeon, B. N. Pratt, H. NJ. Chap
man, p. p. Parker.
The Hirst company, capital stock
$4,000; incorporators. Charles T. Hirst
Hattie A. Hirst, and James r. Thorpe.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08
Neighb0rhOOd Notes.
luminator, although it is of more val
ue as lubricating OIL

luminator, although it is of more val
lie as lubricating oil.
FARMER DROPPED DEAD.
T. B. Collins, an old resident of Bry-
an, who has been making his home re-
Gently at Old Boonville, dropped dead
in the barnlot at his home in the latter
place. He was apparently enjoying
the best of health and upon getting up
he went out early in the morning to
feed his stock. When breakfast was
ready he had not returned to the house
his family went in search. Of him and
found him dead in the barnlot. He
was IS years old and leaves wife and
several children.
AFTER THE FIGHTERS.
Judge Allen, of the criminal district
court at Galveston, in converting court
for the March term made a special
charge to the grand jury on the law
relating to prize fighting. The petition
for a writ of habeas corpus in the case
of Choynski and Johnson charged with
prize fighting was withdrawn and the
case went before the grand jury. A
large number of witnesses have been
summoned to appear before the grand
jury and testify in the case.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-08

Ell Paso Steam Laundry, Phone AZ.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-08-22

The railroad company is prepar-
ing to tunnel the Sierra Nevada
mountains and cut out the snow
sheds. They already have sup
plies on hand and surveyors will
commence work in few days.
The plan is to start from Cold
Stream and come out at Soda
Springs. The distance would be
about FIVE miles. Such a tunnel
would shorten the road, do away
with the sheds and lessen the grade,
but on the other hand it would
cost about $5,0O0,000 besides dis
advantages on account of pure air
in running through such long
tunnels.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-08-22

All Sadieville, KY, was curious to
learn the cause of the vast improve
ment in the health of Mrs. S. p. Whit
taker, who had for long time, en-
dured untold suffering from a chronic
bronchial trouble. cts all due to
DIR. Kings New Discovery" writes her
husband. at completely cured her
and also cured our little grand-daugh-
ter of severe attack of Whooping
Cough 1t positively cures Coughs
Colds, La Grippe, Bronchitis, all
Throat and Lung Troubles. Guaran-
teed bottles 5Oc and Sl.O0. Trial bot
ties free at A. d. Lemaire q Sons.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-08-22
Suowsheds on Fire.

A terrible fire is raging in the
snow sheds this side of the summit
The Lakeview station has been
burned and at last accounts 2,50l
feet of snow sheds were destroyed
and the fire is yet uncontrolled.
The fire trains from Summit and
Truckee are trying to check its
progress, but a strong wind is
blowing and all efforts have been
In vain. Limited No. l, west
bound is at Tunnel 13.
Trainloads of rails, ties and Sec
ton men will be sent out to repair
the track as soon as the flames are
subdued.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-08-22

The Carson News suggests that the
only way of breaking up the practice of
selling liquor to Indians is to administer
punishment to the Indians also. Every
Indian by this time knows as well as
every white man that he has no more
right to take than the white man has to
give. So, knowing the Indian to accept,
knowing full well the punishment he is
bringing on the white mans head, makes
himself as great coward and criminal
as the white man, and he ould like
wise be punished. II every Indian who ac-
cepts whisky was given year in States
prison along with his white brother. this
business would soon cease. he Indian
is niger in the woodpile.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-08-22

their blood braced by good cold winters
With these matters properly looked after
by Providence, a people can face all kinds
of set backs and still recuperate. In
spite of the kicks and buffetings which
We receive from California and other
states, we continue thriving and happy
people and cannot be downed. Whatever
may be our failings or short comings
and we are willing to plead guilty to
many of them--we are not lazy, do bit
little kicking when there is room for a
good deal, are willing to fight the bat
ties of trade at any odds. and hypocrisy
is not one Of our failings.
A week or SO ago we had carnival at
Carson, and on the last night thousands
Of people thronged the streets masked.
In the gathering were plenty of what
come people would call the "tough class,
and the masking gave room for consider
able freedom and license. etthere was
not single disturbance nor was there a
single case of woman or girl insulted.
Can you beat that IN any State in the
Union?
At the Worlds Fair in Chicago we
exhibited thirty-six articles and We man.
aged to take just thirty-six premiums.
It arose from the fact that everything
we produce here is chemically better
than anything produced elsewhere. The
moment we submit our competitors TO a
chemical analysis Of their exhibits, we
have them beaten.
We can raise sugar-beets here that
run up to % per cent, and better. The
average in California is about II per
cent. The land can be had here for
beet culture for less than half what it
cost in your State. The first sugar-beet
man in California who investigates these
conditions will come here and get rich.
Each year we are paying more atten
tion to water storage. All the land here
is productive with water.
Excellent tobacco is raised in Washoe
County, and lines and oranges in
Southern Nye, which is on the same
isothermal line as Los Angeles,
I really believe that if the wator was
squeezed out OF the Trust stocks it would
irrigate the entire ard West.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-08-22
rime CARD.


The following table gives the arrival and
departure Of passenger trains at Battle
Mountain
wEsTDOUED
ARplvEs DEPARTS
Mol I 30, p. m. 4:35. p. m
Ho.x 10 90, D. m. 10;14, p. m.
EAsTBOUND
No. Asa, a. m. 4:59, a, m.
No. A:3O. y. m. :35. D. m.
The Nevada Central arrives from Austin at
I 80 on Mondays, Wednesdays aud Fridays,
and leaves for Austin on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, at 20 A. M
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-07-05

How many women feel equal to a
dive below the watery deep? How
many of them have the nerve for 1t
Very few.
Almost every woman suffers from
a weakened condition OF the mu-
cous membrane that lines her body
and this saps her vitality and energy.
She is filed with nervous terrors
and does not find life worth living.
She is told she has dyspepsia OF
female weakness" when in reality
nothing ails her but catarrh or In
flammation of the delicate lining oI
her organs.
She needs Pe-ru-na and nothing
else. 1t is the only medicine nee
eSsary to restore her strength
What's the use of dragging through
life half alive when Pe-ru-na VII
bring back all its pleasuTeF This
medicine is a tonic for the whol'
body, and there is no doubt at al
but that YOU need 1t. for it IS th'
one real cure for all troubles
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-07-05
THE OFFICIAL ROUTES
For the Rural Delivery Service in
Maury County.

To the Editor of the Columbia
Herald There have been some errors
and inaccuracies in the publications
heretofore of the rural delivery mail
routes. | hand you herewith the official
routes:
Route No. I. Columbia to Ridley
Station, thence north TO Canaan
Church, thence east to W. Y. Thomp-
son $ place, thence west along the
same road to Canaan Church, thence
north to the Frierson place, thence IN
an easterly direction by Loin Church
and q W. Gates place and Mt Pleas
ant pike to Columbia.
Route No. =. Columbia and Hamp-
shire pike to Webster store, thence
nortn by the Sowell place and Tom
linson to Wllliamsport pike, thence to
Columbia.
Route No. B. Columbia and Santa
Fe pike to Snow Creek, thence east by
Mrs, lite place 10 Theta pike near
Roland GoOCn, thence the meta pike
to Columbia.
Route NO. A. Maury Central pike to
GreenlaW lane, thence east to the ked-
ron pike thence south by the Ruther-
ford Creek bridge to ). A. Sellars
place, thence souUhwesterly by Green S
Mill, Double branches road to DR.
Brown place, thence eastwadly by
the j. trauk Evans place to the Bear
Creek pike, thence to Columbia.
Route NO. % The Iron Bridge pike
to the Osborne place, thence northward-
ly by the Davis Ford road to the Bear
Creek IA j. ). Alien thence east along
said pike to the Smyrna Church road
thence south to Rock Springs, thence
the SOWell NJ Ill pike to Columbia
Route No. d Mooresville pike to
the County Asylum, thence by the E.
o. Daniel road by Mrs. Westmoreland s
to the Lewisburg road at the Hight
place, thence TO Columbia.
Route No Z Campbellsville pike to
Greenwood Church, thence east to the
Pulaski pike, thence north along the
pike to Columbia
T. he two Mt. Pleasant routes are as
follows:
ROute No. |. Mt. Pleasant to Rid.
ley, thence i'll southerly direction
via Pulliam and Ettaton to schoo
house near Morrow place, thence north
west via Enterprise to the Orr place,
thence south to the Dry Fork Church,
thence west to Sandy Hook, thence to
Mt. Pleasant.
Route No. 3. Mt. Pleasant along
the Perryville road to Strange; thence
via Allen $ store to the Camp Branch,
thence via Rails store to the top Of
Pisgah ridge thence in southeast
erly direction to Bigby Creek neal
Allen store, north to the Bendermal
place; thence west to the Hampshire
pike, thence east to Cross Bridges
thence south along monument road via
the M. l.. Stockard place to Mt.
Pleasant
All persons along these several routes
are requested, at as early a date al
practicable, to leave their order with
the postmaster at Columbia and Mt
Pleasant for a mail box.
Very truly,
L. P. PADGETT.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-07-05
RURAL DELIVERY.
Congressman Padgett Wide Awake
Working Representative.

Congressman Padgett Wide Awake,
Working Representative.
Thanks to the energetic and prompt
efforts of Congressman Padgett, rural
free delivery is a certainty for Will
hanson County and will be in opera
tion in about thirty days. The federal
government having decided to make
an extension of the system he i'm
mediately sought to secure the benefits
for his district, and though from every
direction came demands upon the ap-
preparation by Congress his persistency
has been quickly rewarded. Some
weeks ago it will be recalled he gave
notice to the several counties of the
district of the steps which were being
taken in the matter suggesting that
localities desiring the system prepare
petitions and attend to other requisite
preliminaries with the assurance of
his hearty cooperation. In this county
five routes were arranged and the
authorities notified. Mr.. Padgett came
here in person with the government
inspector and travelled over the entire
territory, paying his own expen 3es, and
travelling nearly fifty miles day, in
furtherance of his purpose to secure, if
possible for the people all of the routes
which they had asked IF the Postoffice
Department at Washington. In this
he was eminently successful, nor. ii
may be added, has public appreciation
of his zeal for the interest of his consti-
tuents been lacking Indeed, it has
been accepted as happy augury fol
the career of Mr.. Padgett that he be
gins it with demonstration of hi:
ability to transact the public business
with dispatch and intelligence, anC
| takes a direct interest in the every.
pay, practical affairs of his people
Mr.. Padgett evidently proposes to be
a wideawake, working Representative,
in close touch with the needs and de
sires of the district. Franklin Review
Appeal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-07-05
MISTRIAL IN
MASSEY CASE.
Six Stood for ACquttal and Six for
Conviction.
Judge Holding Fixes the Bond of the
Defendant at $4,000.

The jury in the case of the State
against Sam Massey, charged with mur-
der in the first degree for killing Consta-
BILE Vaughan, reported Friday morning
that they could not agree, and ere dis
charged. Six of the jurors-M essrs.
Foster, Anderson, Baker, Mullins, Har-
bison and Harris-were in favor of ac-
quitting the defendant, and the other
-Messr5. Gardner, Butler, Letsinger,
KIM r, Nesbit and Fddy-were for con .
viction, but differed in the degree of
punishment, two being for murder in
the first degree and the others for lesser
grades.
Judge Holding fixed the bond of the
defendant at So 600, and at this writing
it had not been made
Jim Bryant, colored, charged in two
cases with hous breaking and larceny,
was given three years in the pcuiten-
airy in each case. bryant broke into
a commissary store at Mt. Pleasant.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-07-05
A MEAT THIEF.
Will Brown, Colored. Went in on {
Wholesale Scale.


Will Brown. colored, was arrested
Monday on the charge of larceny, for
stealing a large quantity of meat from
Mr.. &. w. Nichols. Brown went
into the business on wholesale scale
and Mr.. Nichols has lost heavily.
The negro committed his thefts in
the daytime; the meat was III the
rear part of the store, and he would
watch for his opportunity, waiting
until he saw that everyone was in the
front part of the store, when he would
steal in, take several pieces of meat,
nut them in sack, and then make
away. Most of this meat he would
sell TO merchants around town, and
on one occasion he sold one merchant
$40 worth. Mr.. Nichols kent missing
the meat, but he could not account fol-
its disappearance. Yesterday morn
ing, however, after counting over the
pieces of meat. il was discovered that
three shoulders had been taken and,
upon investigation. it was learned
that the meat had been sold to Jas.
Harmon by Brown. The officers To-
Gated Brown, and he was arrested mp
ON his return from the baseball game
at South Side Park, where he had
been squandering the proceeds of his
transactions
Brown confessed to his guilt and
was placed in the county Jail. Hi;
, home Is in "Elam Row, ON Fifth
street Mr.. Nichols has missed about
forty shoulders and a large number oI
hams and sides. He took ont fOui
States warrants against Brown befOr'
. Esq. Hayes