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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27

Have you anything to say to the fudge?
Say yes or no"
The prisoner did not reply aud Justice
white, addressing the prisoner, said: In
that behalf. what you have right to say
relates explicitly to the subject In hand
here at this time aud which Nhe law pro.
vides, why sentence should not be now pro.
nounced against you aud is defined by She
statute.
"The first is that you may claim that you
are insane.
"The next is that you have good carze
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27

what manner Of
man is Leon + Cool
gosz, the assassin Of
President Mckinley?
one hears this ques
ton on all sides.
This most universal
~. despised man In
the world sits day
after day in the Erie
county N. " jail, IA
silent, brUoding Great
ure, vainly attempt
ing to feign insanity.
The story Of one day
OF his prison life is
the story OF all.
There win be no
change until ne is
taken before the
throne of stern Jus
tice to answer for
his monstrOus crime.
A careful study Of
Czolgosz reveals GER
tain traits worth not
ing. His daily rou-
tine accentuGtes I'M
presSions ga [ h . + G d
from this study Of
the man himself.
Probably one could
not got a better idea
OF him than by not.
ing these forty facts
that have made them
selves patent to his
.jailers;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27
WOOD is IN A oUANDARY.
The Lucky Man at Lawton Beset by a
Army of Suuatters.

Guthrie, o. T., September Poi. h.
Wood, the man who drew claim Ne. /. ad-
Joining the city of Lawton, is now attempt
ing TO fence his farm on which are located
500 souatters. The squatters refuse 10
move. To fence the north side, one mile
long. Wood must go through an almost
solid row of tents, stores and shacks. re
win appeal to the United States court to
remove the intTuders.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27
FORTY FACTS ABOUT CZOLGOSZ.

His hands are
shapcly, the fingers
being long and taper
ing.
More Hike a wo-
mans hands than a
mans.
Beard rather sparse
and not like that of n
vigorous man.
II Is more like that
of a man weak. both
physically and men.
tally.
Not clearly I'm his
habits. He is opposed
10 soap and water.
Merely duhbles Ia
the basin Of water
brought 10 him by the
jailcrs every day.
He eSchcws soan
entirely
His appetite is raw.
euous, and nc con
sumcS three hig meals
daily.
His breakfast IS
composed Of fried
ham and eggs, fried
potahoes, homemade
bread and butter, cor
fee.
For dinner he has
roast lamb, boiled 20
{ toes, succorgsn,
sliced tomatoes, bread
and butter. coffee.
AZ supper he con
sumcs guodly portions
Of cold lamb. boiled
eggs, fried potatoes,
bread and buster, ten.
No one sees him but
his guards. and they
only speak 30 him
when absolutely nee
cSsOry.
Not o ray Of day
light reaches him.
Ills supply OF ci-
CARS has been cut on.
His bed Is a plank,
nothing more.
He has not seen a
newspaper 4iucc his
arrest.
His one Thought
now seems Ia I've Of
his doom.
He Is ju deadly fear
Of the electric chair.
The spirit or bra
vndo br rvlneed the
FIRST Few DAVIS az bIs
IMPRISONMENT has all
zone.
He lies almost con.
.etout1v oil Inv ana
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27

TO offer either In arrest Of the judgment
about to be pronounced against you or for
q new trial. These are the grounds speci-
hod by the statute In which you have a
right 10 speak at this time and you are at
perfect liberty to do so II you wish"
The prisoner replied: 81 have nothing to
say about that"
The court said: Are you readyf"
Mr. Penny replied: ayes"
Have you anything TO sayT asked jus.
tice White.
Yes" replied the prisoner
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27

| mink he should be permitted to make
a statement In exaulpation OF thb act, IL
the court pleases,' said Judge Titus.
The court replied: "That will DEPEND
! upon what his statement is. Have YOU
speaking to Judge Titus anything TO say
in behalf Of the prisoner at this timer
II have nothing TO say within the den-
milton of what your honor read" replied
the attorney, hut II seems 70 me- In order
that the innocent should not suffer by this
defendants crime, that the court should
permit him TO excupate at least his
| father, brother and sisters"
From the court: Certainly: IL that Is
the object Of any statement he wishes to
make, proceed"
The prisoner then said: "There was no
one blse but me. No one else told me to
do It, nud no one paid me to do it,
Judge Titus repeated It as follows. owing
TO the prisoners feeble voice: "He says
no one had anything to do with the COM
mission OF his crime but himself; that his
father aud mother and no one else had
anything to 90 with and knew nothing
! about It,"
The prisoner continued: 81 was not
told anything about the crime and |
never thought about the murder until
couple of days before committed
the crime"
Judge Titus again repeated as follows:
ale never told any one about the crime
and never Intended TO commit Il until
couple Of days before it's commission"
Then Justice White passed sentence as
follows: "tu taking tho life of our be-
loved president you committed crime
which shocked and outraged the moral
sense Of the civilized world. You have
confessed that guilt. and, after learning
all that at this time can he learned from
the facts aud circumstances of the case.
twelve good jurors have pronounced you
guilty, and have found you guilty of muir
der In the first degree. You have said,
according 20 the testimony OF credible wit
nesses and yourself, that no other person
aided or abetted you In the commission OF
this terrible act. God grant st be so. The
penalty for the crime for which you stand
convicted is fixed by the statute, and it
now becomes my duty to pronounce this
! Judgment against you.
"The sentence Of the court is that
in the week beginning on October %,
1901, the place and manner of means
prescribed by law, you suffer the pun
iShment of death.
"Remove the prisoner"
The crowd slowly nled out OF the room
and the court adjourned Mt 2;26 p m.
The death warrant signed by Justice
White Is addressed to the agent and war
den OF Auburn state prison and directs
him to execute the sentence of the court,
within the walls OF the prison, on some
day during the week beginning OctGS''r -,
ncNt by causing Ito pass through the
body OF the said Leon +. Czolgosz n cur
rent Of electricity sufficient to cause death,
and that the application Of the said cur
rent Of electricity be continued until he,.
the said Leon F. Czolgosz, be dead"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

applications In person and suits in the
law courts for fees greater than are now
allowed by the pension bureau under the
Interpretation placed on the statutes by the
law officers Of the hurelu
AS the chief business Of the pension hu-
rcau now Is 10 consider applications for in
creaScs Of PENSIONS there are millions in
yolyed IN the suit begun.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27
After More EnaIieh Faetorles.

New York, September 28.-Accordng 10
the London correspondent OK the World
the American Tobacco company wants Eve
factories in Great Britain and having ac.
Qured Ogdens, Il Is now after Gallaher S
and Players, two of the largest tobacco
manufacturers IN the WORD.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

BuTaio. N. Y. September 90
sheriff Caldwell and sixteen mon
loft at 1895 o'clock this evening
with CSogosz In special car at
tachcd TO the rear Of the second sec.
ton OF the $3.50 train on the New
York Central. The train is due In
Auburn at 2:l2 tomorrow morning,
but being half an hour late may not
reach there until later.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27

talnty Of placing the goods once he had
acquired possession os'them. TO prevent
n break in the market ne has made this
announcement. hoping that II would
strengthen 1t. or course it has, hut for
how long not even Borden himself can
tell 1t viii cost him $4,000 a year to
enforce this new Increase. Borden can
afford 10 do this many of his competitors
can not The natural consequence viii be
that should Fan River employees strike for
an Increase similar 10 that vouchsafed by
Borden other mills viii close, not being In
a position 10 grant the request
When Borden began purchasing gray
cloths they were selling below cost: an
nOuncement was even made that because
Of this wages would have 10 De cut.
At cents, the price today. there Is a
legitimate profit hut nothing very gener-
Gus even then. If Borden can sell what
be has purchased at "a cents az the price
created by him, he Will make fortune.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27
ALABAMA PIG IRON.
Makers Advance the Price Fifty Cents
Per Ton.
Especial to Tho Post

Birmingham. Ala, September 26.-The
southern makers OF pig iron have advanced
the price OF pig iron so cents per ton, max
ing the basis S11 per ton for No. foundry.
The advance was more than warranted by
the big sales of Iron that have been made
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14
PLANS FAST lIA-L SERVIC~. .
Rabbi SiEmund Frey Claims lie Has
Car That VIII Travel Over zoo
Miles nm Hour.

Rabbi Sigmund Frey, OF Wabash,
Ind, who has proposed to the post
master general to transmit postal
matter to Europe in two days, was
invited to explain his invention, but
beyond few hints declined to 20
into details until he received aGvices
from Washington.
II have" he said, "made the offer,
but supposed that my attorney alone
knew of it. 1t would interfere with
my plans were I to state just how
I purpose to achieve the results, but
my scheme is feasible.
IT have been in conference with a
celebrated electrician, working out
my ideas, and have progressed to
a point where I may put it to prac.
tical test. Electricity will be the
motive power and the vehicle will be
a car, which, with safety, may travel
over sea and land at speed Of from
200 to 300 miles an hour.
"If the government sees fit to make
a conditional contract with me cx.
pect to demonstrate the success of
my invention ut IN early date.
II nm irritated that the matter has
gotten into the newspapers, but I
hope to take the work up in earnest
with the post Office department. Ca-
til the contract is made I must refuse
to particularize."
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14
GENERATIONS OF DIPLOMATS.
the Consular Service-Located
Mt Falmouth, Eng.

The family with the longest record
in diplomatic service is the Fox fam
lily. Four successive generations the
Fox family have held the post of con-
sui at Falmouth, England, since May
80, 1894, when President Washington
appointed as representative of this
government to that place Robert w.
Fox. On his death his son was ap-
pointed to the. place, to be succeed
ed by the grandson, Howard Fox,
who is the present consul, and whose
son is the vice consul. The latter, it
is likely. will be appointed to sue
ceed his father on the latter's ze..-e-
ment or death.
There have been many demands
made on each change of administra-
ton to oust the Fox family, who are
English people, but the state depart
ment, largely for sentimental rea-
sons. has made no change in the Of
fee. I........ .......
1t has been generally supposed that
Consul Sprague at Gibraltar and his
family had been longest in the diplo-
smatic service. but the Fox's have
held office under the state department
for Q much longer period.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14
BATTLE WITH A TURTLE.
One Weighing One Hundred Pounds
seiEcs Restaurant IN"
irons Legs.

Phillip Emmons, of Garwood, had q
battle the other day in William Wus-
sler's restaurant, on Broad street,
Elizabeth, N. j., with a huge sea
snapper turtle weighing 100 pounds.
The turtle was permitted to crawl
around the floor, and Emmons
kicked 1t on the head. Suddenly the
snapper made a dart at its tormentor
and closed it's jaws in his calf. En-
mons howled with pain and danced
around the floor, but was unable to
shake off the turtle. Sticks and
canes were vainly brought into use
by the excited diners, who thought
they could beat off the snapper from
his victim. The blood streamed from
Emmons' leg as he jumped around
and the turtle hung on with the
tenacity of bulldog.
Proprietor Wussler at last seized
an ice pick and plunged it into the
snapper's neck, which caused it to re-
lax its grip. Emmons was badly bit
ten and hardly able to stand. He
was taken-A- a nearby surgeon. who
dressed the wound and sent him to
hospital. The snapper was de-
capitated shortly after the incident
Emmons threatens to sue for dam
ages.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14
SCIENTIFIC BREvITIES.

The American quail has been sue
cessfully acclimatized in Sweden.
One inch of rain equals 100 tons to
the acre.
Etymologists declare that the sugar
cane has 227 varieties of insect enc
mics.
Dew falls on yellow surface more
readily than on green. On red and
black it will not usually form.
On September :, 1896, the astrono-
mer Wolf made record by discovering
seven planetoids in one evening.
The silkworm thread is one five
thousandth of an inch in diameter,
that of the spider one thirty-thou-
sandth.
The suns light is equal to 5,5G3 wax
candles at one foot from the eye. 1t
would take 100000 full mons to equal
cloudless sunshine.
Vaccination is very strictly enforced
in Germany, and very loosely in France.
Germany's loss by smallpox is only ITO
a year; that of France $4,000.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14
MOTHER FIGHTS EAGLE.
Miles and Receivers Infant
After Hard Battle.

Advices were received at San Ber-
nardino, Cal, the other night of a
fierce encounter between woman
and two eagles on mountain be-
tween Victor and Rose Mine. about
so miles north of San pernardino.
Mrs. Golding is the wife o. the
stagekeeper of Box s., stage sta
ton. The other afternoon she was
sitting outside of the house beside
a cradle, in which lay her six-months-
old infant. Suddenly dark shadow
swooped down and Mrs. Golding saw
q large eagle rise up into the air
holding in its ta.cns her infant.
The mother rushed to where a mule
was tethered, and, pulling up the
stake-pin. jumped on its back, and
was soon following after the huge
bird, which found flight difficult with
its heavy burden.
The chase was continued for sew
eral miles, the eagle resting at in
tervals. When it alighted on its nest
high up in the mountains, Mrs. Gold
ing dDoNt Sllt luu seen
the eagle alight, tied one end of the
stake rope about tree trunk and let
herself over the cliff. She landed on
ledge and found the eagle. Selling
a club she fought the angry bird, sue
ceeding in killing 1t.
Before she could escape to the
ground the eagles mate appeared,
and the mother had another encoun-
ter, but drove the bird away. Mrs.
Golding reached home late at night
in a pitiable condition. The infant
escaped injury.
The story was telephoned to San
Bernardino by Superintendent Sparge,
of the Gold Mountain Mining COM
pany, who vouchcd for its accuracy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14

Col. Stowe points ou> that the consul
of Spain there gets $1,000 more than
the salary of the American consul gen.
eral, the Dutch consul 81 900 more, the
French, $4,000 more, and the German,
$1,000 more, and this in the face of the
fact that American trade interests in
Cape Colony are more extensive and
important than those of any other
country. In addition to their salaries,
some foreign consular officers at Cape
Town are furnished with residences,
rent free, while the American consul
general pays his own rent.
Col. Stowe remdins that it, cost him
nearly a years salary, travelling ex-
penses not being allowed to the United
States consular officers, to bring his
family of three from the United States
to Cape Town and back to the United
States. When he came home recent
!y on leave of absence he was obliged to,
leave his family here, because it cost
TOO much to take them back.
Col. Stoves legal residence is Kan
sas City, Mo. He has been consul gem
eral at Cape Town since January TO-,
1895
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14

thoroughly discussed by. officers at
the war department, and while no
one seemed to have any direct infor-
nation concerning his intentions the
statement that he would leave the
army was generally accepted as true.
People in Washington who know
Funston say that he is not by nature
adapted to the routine of military
part in times of peace and that his
spirit of daring and enterprise will
lead him into other fields.
Officers who have returned within
the past few days said he did not ex-
pect the promotion that resulted
from his capture Of Aguinaldo and
that when he was shown the cable
gram from the war department an
nouncing his appointment as briga-
der general he expressed astonish-
ment that his exploit should have led
the president to accord him such
recognition. At that time, it is said,
he was making arrangements to get
out of the army, his intention then
being to accept a proposition of q
large business concern to represent
it in the Philippines. The promotion
for the time being, Of course, divert
ed his attention from such plans.
The offer is said to have been re-
newed since, and as it would bring
him q much larger salary than that
of brigadier it is understood he has
almost decided to accept it.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14
CAN'T SECURE CHEAP POSTAGE
ny New Ruling of Post Office Re-
turned Copies Of n Paper ARC
Shut Out from Pound I,ates.

Under the old regulations it was
back unsold copies of sccond-class
paper to another newsletter at tho
pound rate. This privilege was not
extended to the Office of publications,
as the regulations were drafted, and
it was supposed to have been made
in the interest of the large news
companies, which in that way could
control considerable circulation of
the newspapers because they could
receive back unsold copies from their
agents at the pound rate, while the
publishers would have TO pay four
times cS much.
There has been n feeling in con-
C-css that this application of pound
rates to the return of unsold copies,
either to news agents or to publish
ers, was perversion of the original
law, which was intended to keep
down the price to actual subscribers
and was not meant to reduce the eX-
penses of the Office of publication.
The order issued by the postmaster
general recently prevents the return
of unsold copies at the rate of one
per cent. per pound. They will have
to Fay the regular rate of one cent
for four ounces, the same as ordi.
nary newspapers and periodicals
mailed by individuals. This proh;bi-
tion as to the unsold copies applies
both to the news agents and the pIb-
liShers
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14

A Chicago man thus advertised, and
with success, for domestic: WANTED
Girl for general housework; union
or nonunion; any old kind; family of
three adults and three children, with
nurse; nice, large, airy room. with
southwest breeze, for girl; no wash.
ing nor much of anything else to do;
one girl quit because we invited some
relatives to help us celebrate the
Fourth; next Fourth, II girl demands
II, we will disown our relatives and re.
nounce our country" And yet that
household is without girl.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14
FUNSTON TO RESIGN.
Man Who Captured AGuinalds VIII
Cult the Army for Profitable
Commercial Work,

Army officers returning from the
Philippines report that Gen. Fred
Funston expects to tender his resig.
nation as brigadier general in the
regular establishment and engage in
private business. He is quoted as
having said as soon as all active mill
tary operations in the islands cease
he will give up his place in the army
and will represent a large CONNER
cial concern which has made him a
handsome offer for his services. His
resignation is expected to be forth
coming before October. The report
that the Kansan would resign was
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14
ASLEEP AMID FLAMES.

Breaking into blazing home.
some fremen lately dragged the
sleeping inmates from death. Fanci.
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that wav when you neglect coughs
and colds. Don't do it. DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption
gives perfect protection against all
Throat, Chest and Lung Troubles
Keep 1t near, and avoid suffering,
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less and nice tasting, it's guaranteed
to satisfy by the Middleburg Drug
Co.. Graybill. Garman & Co., Rich
field, Pa, and DR.. J. w. Sampsel
Peonscreek, Pa.
Price SOC and $1.O0 Trial bottler.
free.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14
WRITER
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14

II have used Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera an d Diarrhoea Remedy
and find it to be a great medicine" "
cas- Mr.. f. S. Phipps, of POtear,
Ark ut cured ne of bloody tlux.
I cannot speak too highly of it. D."
This remedy always wins the good
opinion, of not praise. of those who
use it. The quick cures which it
effects even in the most severe cases
make it a favorite everywhere. For
sale by Middleburg Drug Store.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14
COL. STOWE RESIGNS.
Town Unable to Live ON the
Salary Allowed.

The resignation of James G. Stowe
from the office of consul general Of the
United States at Capt Town, Cape Col
ony, has been received at the state de-
partment. Col. Stowe says the salary
or $4,000 is not sufficient for his ex-
penses, and he is, therefore, compelled
TO leave the consular service.
Cape Town, he explains, is the most
expensive place in the world, but the
salary is not as large as that Of some
consuls at posts where living is cheap.
Other governments recognize this, and
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14

TO remove a troublesome corn or
b union: First soak the corn or
bunion in " arm water to soften it.,
then pare it down as closely as pos
sible without rawing blood aud ap
ply Ch amberlain's Pain Balm twice
daily; rubbing vigorously for FIVE
minutes at each application. A corn
plaster should be worn for q few
days. to protect it from the shoe.
As q general liniment for spralns,
bruises. lameness and rheumat ism,
Pam Balm is unequaled. For sale
by Middleburg Drug Store.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-11-14

,By sending 13 miles VIM. Shirey,
OF Walton Furnace, w.. got o box of
Bncklen's Arnica Salve. that wholly
cured a horrible Fever Sore on his
leg. Nothing else could. Positively
cures Bruises, Felons, Ulcers, Erup-
ti0ns. BOils, Burns, Corns aud Piles.
Only 25c. Guar nteed by the Mid
dleburg Dru, Store, Graybill, Gar
man Il Co., Richfield, Pa, and DR..
j. w. Sanpsell. PeDnscreek, Pa.