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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-07-20

coach window, and to turn all the valua-
bles into the highwayman's big pockets.
The plan was done so neatly and trinity
that the last passenger inside the coach
had been searched when the bandits
companion, by prearranged plan,
stepped out from behind a dense growth
OF nanzanita and chaparral and, masked
f.aad Winchester rifle in hand, commanded
the stage driver to STOP At that moment
the robber jumped from inside the coach,
and helped in the coercion Of the unwill-
ing jehu by sending few bullets whiz-
ling dangerously near his head The
money under the drivers box was tt~ov--,
off in a second, the driver was ordered
to go on as fast as possible, and the stage
went creaking away over the desolate
desert on its way toward Fort Yuma, 200
miles away. When the chest had been
smashed and the valuable contents taken,
the robbers mounted their horses, and in
a few minutes disappeared among the
giant cactus and sage brush across the
trackless desert among the mountains,
where no white man ever had gone at that
time
The United States marshal and posse
OF men went here there and everywhere
in the territory searching for the bandits.
The owners of the Billy Mining COM
pany, at Tombstone, offered a reward of
$4,000 for the capture Of the robbers, and
several other rewards of smaller sums
were offered There seemed to be no
clue to the men.
Onerday stableman who was riding in
the coach toward Ell Faso over the route
where a ho1d-up had occurred day or
two before, got out when he reached the
scene of the robbery. and on his hands
and knees tcrawled among the sagebrusf1
and cactus, all the time examining what
remained of marks Of the horses hoofs
in the shifting sands He went back to
Tucson in few days and kept on think.
ing. A week later United States Marshal
Lawson and four deputies came to Tucson
and had a consultation with the stabIe-
man. He said he believed the marks were
those made by a horse ridden by Elkins,
because no other horse in the region had
such a curious step when nervous and
FESTIVE. The, government officers watch
ed EIlsins and Wilbur, and were SATISFIED
that they were the highwaymen they had
been seeking. So one night the marshal
and his deuties made descent upon the
adobe hut that the robbers used as a
home on the extreme outskirts of Tucson.
Elkins or Wilbur must have seen the. of
fcers approaching their habftation in the
moonlight. for no sooner had the men
cautiously dismounted from their horses
and were steadily advancing, pistols in.
hand, toward the door of the house, than
the door flew open and the two robbers
came out Quicker than thought the mar
shall was knocked down unconscious by
an awful blow on the head with the butt
of revolver. and three of his deputies
Continued In Sixth Col.
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Pittsfield. It is believed he was a dis
tant relative of the late John J. Ingalls,
Of Kansas. All the members of the Ell
kins gang kept close mouths about their
origin and their relatives, but Bill How
ard, when he lay dying in Yuma peniten-
tiary a few years ago, told a lot Of facts
that he and his brother bandits had kept
secret. T. '.-+. g.. ~. -
The four outlaws went into the Colora-
do and Idaho mining camps in the sixties
to get rich by mining. They found pro-
specting and gold-digging too slow and
hangers on and then evolved into despera-
does and bad men generally. They were
wonderfully expert shots, cared for no
enc, gambled with perfect abandon, and
they soon had following. Whatever
reputation they had on the plains and in
other mining camps did not follow them
to Tombstone, and for a few months the
four spent a quiet, decent life compared
with that of most men around them.
Bill Howard became the night city mar
shall in Tombstone in the fall of 1875 It
is uncertain whence he derived his au-
thority, as the town was not Incorporated
then and there were no legally con-
stituted powers. It probably was con-
ferred upon him by common consent, or
rather assumed by him in the absence
| of protest But, however acquired, he
welded it with an absolutism and sever
ty that terrorized the evil and good alike
OF medium stature, with an enormous
head, prodigious breadth Of shoulders,
immense muscular development and ex-
traordinarily bowed legs, he was a curl
GUS compromise between Hercules and
a monstrosity. For six or seven months
he conducted himself with tolerabie pro-
priety and had a reputable enough stand
ing, although most men preferred he
should keep at a distance. But, however
harmless he heretofore had been, he had
now entered a school that quickly de-
veloped his innate depravity and ferocity.
He was beginning to imagine himself
'chfef, : an assumption that never yet
went uI1challenged in a frontier town.
+ One night Howard was caught commit-
ting petty highWsN robbery. It was be-
ieved he had been robbing a long time.
but no one deemed it prudent to inves-
tigate. He was not even arrested for the
ofense in which he had been detected. SO
completely were the authorities terror
lied by him. They simply dropped him
from the police force, to which he had
belonged since the Incorporation OF the
town. From that time Howard beca me
utterly reckless and desperate Grim
sWaggering and bloody eyed, people
avoided him as they would rattlesnake
He he lived by terrorizing eating house men.
saloonkeepers and gamblers. He had a,
quarrel one day with a man who sold
coffee and shot him through the shoulder
without seconds thought Two large
reyoIyers and big knife always were
strapped to his person. He would ente- s
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TIE PROCESS

+ vs. ARoLD FILLMORE, are you
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asking ne 20 be your wife,?
IL st think what have bee
~ saying to scu is fairly ope
K to that inter probation, Mau
~ " Wintergreen. Didn't so
~ right?''
She tapped her foot on tn
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-07-20
lTHB -FOUR YANKEES WHO TBRR0RIZBD ARIZONA
Iveuy Ago The Name the Eins Gang Has
Rough Southwest =..

IN BERNARDINO, Cal. -.,, 81.
The digging up of all that
was left of Bob Wilcox's body
from its lonely grave among
the sunbaked foothills and all
kali canyons Of Yuma county
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
Drunkenness in Cities.

Before the Society for the Study Of In
ebriety in London, few days ago, an
English physician took the view that be-
cause the reported arrests for drunken
ness in q year in London Chicago and
New York were, respectively, seven, thlr-
teen and twenty-three a thousand, there
fore there was n|lch more intoNicauon
in Chicago, in proportion to population,
than in London, and much more in New
York than in either Of the other two
cities. This is a preposterous Inference,
and it is amazing that a medical man
supposed to be intelligent should draw
such a conclusion
In some cities the police are extremely
lax in making arrests for drunkenness
when the drunkar6s are not guilty of
serious breaches of the peace. In other
cities they are rigorous and energetic in
making such arrests. The suggestion
that New York is almost twice as bad
as Chicago in alcoholic excuses and more
than three times as bad as London is
too absurd to merit discussion.-Nies1
York Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
PrcDerty Transfers.

Richmond: John II. Aston and wife to
city OF Richmond, 50 feet on south side
Hague Street west Of Williamsburg Ave
nue., s165.
r. II. Harwood and wife to R. c. and
n. f. Houchings, % feet on west side
Twenty-ffth Street, IS feet south of
Church Hill Avenue, $1,000.
John T. J. Melton and wife to T. TT.
Peace, 81 9-12 feet on south side Marshall
Street, 10 G-12 feet east Of Thirty-fourth
Street. $3.50.
DR.. r. e. Jones to Rev. w. T. Johnson,
% feet on north side Leigh Street, ZIG feet
west Of Second Street, subject to deed Of
trust for So. AGO. $780,
Edward P. Vial to F. NJ. Boxley inter
est in lots Nos. ia and 716 South Laurel
Street, lot No % Maiden Lane, lots NOS.
500 and GIL South Howard Street, lots Nos.
6. s, 10 and u Holly Street, lot No. Holly
Street, and any interest he may have in
any other property Of which his grand
mother, Jenlima Edwards, died seized and
possessed, So.
Henrico: Granite Building Company to
Thomas Williams, 80 feet on Thirty-third
Street southwest corner Street, $3.50
Jane E. Kirby to Ella Henley, 80 feet
on north side Graham Street, so feet cast
of Marshall Street. $3.50
Luke +. Whitehurst and wife to Lee &
Fannie NJ Orange, Az acres near Glen
Allen.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
WELL-KNOWN CELEBRITIES
TO APPEAR IN RICHMOND.

The four other events of the series are:
Madame Katharine Tiske, the famous
eratoro and recital cont1alto who has
sung with success in nearly every city
OF Importance except Richmond. Her
recital will be the first in the series,
the date being November 18th. The IA
nous Peabody Faculty Company will be
the next attraction. The company is
recognized as the centre piece in the art
circle Of Baltimore. The soloists this year
will be Miss Clara Ascherfeld, pianiste;
Miss Margaret May Cummins, soprano;
Charles Rabold. baritone; and Abram
Moses, violinist The date for this con-
cert will be November 18th.
Eduard Zeldenrust, who is regarded as
one of the four really great virtuosi in
the world, and whose playing has at
tracted the attention of critics all over
the world. will make Richmond one of
the few cities in his tour this season.
The pianist is from Holland and is to
Holland what the wonderful violinist
Ysaye. is to Belgium. He is credited
with possessing the most dazzling bril-
IianGy, and yet with great emotionap
force. He will rlay here on December
2n6.
Madame Nordica viii have the fourth
in the series Of the concerts, her date
being December Goth.
THE IIIGHLANDERS
The last concert promises a very in
teresting and unusual musical treat be-
ing furnished BY the 4Sth Hiehlanders
Band The Kilties.'' IT is n full Killed
ragimental band. famous in England and
Canada. has forty musicians and is ac-
companied by a male choir of sixteen
voices, two bag pipers. six sword-dancers
and h'l"le and drum. chor,s Pa,-r,is-
sion fer this tour was secured, from Pres
56ent Mckinley and king Edward lust
before the death of the former
The s17hserp:tion tickets will be placed
On sale next week at The Academy OF
Music and at the music stores
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
FINED MR.. N1IGiTTMAN.
Called Man Fool and Was Assessed Ten
Dollars Lindsay 10 Court.

In the Police Court yesterday morning
Mr.. E. G.. Wightman, superintendent OF
the Clay-Street line, was fined $40 on
the charge Of cursing and abusing Mt.
l.. W. Hamlett. motorman on tue
Traction line. The evidence showed that
Mr. Hamlett,s car lost it's current at
Eighth and Main Streets. as it was ABOUT
TO- go around the curve, and that MT.
sWightrnan, who was on an eastbouno
car of the Passenger and Power Com
pary. suggested that he transfer his
trolley to the Passenger and Power wires
and move his car out of the way OF
traffic on Main Street. Mr.. Hamlet re-
fused, when Mr.. Wightman called him
some sort Of a fool. There was con-
.flict Of testimony as to the kind of fool,
witnesses giving it at blamed, =. dad
blasted" 'confounded,' = stuffed" damn
ed. and various other kinds. Mr.. Wight
man said he might have called him the
latter, but he felt that a man who would
not take advantage Of good offer to-
clear track and avoid delay and dam
ger was a. fool of the first water:
The gentlemen came near getting to-
gether In q ght t, hut Mr.. Frank Bates
WhnsfWas alsosa PASSENGER, got between
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

With the opening of the gay season
in society, the amusement season at the
theatres and the musical season at all
of the studios and in all Of the musical
clubs it will be an interesting announce
ment to all of these three classes IN
Riohmond life that Madame Nordica Is
to be heard here this winter.
Madame Nor6ica will make a short
{ tour of the large cities Of the country
this season, singing no more than three
times a week, and numbering Richmond
as one of the places to be favored with
a recital.
Henry Mac Iachlan will have charge
of her tour and. with Madame Noru.ca,
VIII bring to Richmond d series of musi-
cal events. each of which will doubtless
be hailed with pleasure by the music
lovers and the lovers of art
Five concerts will be given at the
Academy of music under Mr.. Mac Lach-
ANS direction and they will be given
py subscription and the subscribers limit
ID. Each subscriber will be entitled to
wo reserved seats for each of the five
concerts, Including, Of course, the Nordi-
"a concert and the subscription price
kill be ten dollars. The hundred and
fifty subscribers will be taken in Rich
nond. The rest Of the seating capacity
If the Academy Will be sold on the first
,ome- fi,,st-served plan. As The price of
,eats TO TIE Nor5ica concert Will be ad-
'anced to So each. the subscribers WILL
therefore. be given this advantage over
the others that his Nordca chairs cost
only 81 each
NoRDICA AT HER ZENITH
Madame Nordica. it is said. viii be at
her zenith this season. She has brought
her voice to its perfection, and IS taking
good care OF it, travelling in her private
car. and with her household of attend
ants. This seasons recitals promise to
he the most brilliant in the brilliant ca
reer of the noted artistic.
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them and prevented a row. lie sald IN
his testimony that he thought the car IN
dangerous position and should nave
been moved along.
Mr. Wightman was represented py MI
Samuel L. Kelley and Mr.. Harry Glenn,
and Mr.. Eanlctt had the counSel OF Nr.
Harry NJ. Smith.
After an argument of some length, JUS
tice Crutchfiel6 said it was a clear case
against Mr.. Nightman and fined him $40
An appeal was Immediately taken
Lewis Lindsay, the well known old
negro newsman, was UP on the charse
of drunkenness. He was humble in his
demearor, and bowed low before the
court. He carried q. bundle of old papers
and an umbrella under his arm.
you're too old to send to Jail. said
Justice John. You helped frame the
Underwood Constitution, and did what
those fellows told you to do all right.
You were a faithful servant to them,
and Tn going to let you go.
Lewis thanked the court and bowed
himself out.
Besides having been member OF the
Constitutional Convention Of 1869. Lind.
say was noted for having been a member
of the jury that sat in the trial Of Pres1-
dent Jefferson Davis, and was an active
Republican for q number OF years
In the case of the six Fulton boys who
tain c. and O. cars, five Of them were
sent on to the grand jury. while the sixth,
Willie Williams proved that he had noth-
ing to, do with the matter and was re-
leased.
The case of George Wormley, charged
with beating his wife and assaulting Eli
"a Stewart was laid over to the I'D.
Howard Rosser and Henry Fife were
each fined $3.50 for fighting in the street.
julius Oliver. for beating Charles Welsh
on the street, was fined S..
Frank Williams and Mike O'Ferrall were
arrested as suspicious characters but they
showed that they were here looking for
work, and were allowed to go.
Wilbur Goddin had nothing 10 say In
answer to the charge of being drunk and
was went down for six months
P. H. Harvey (colore60 was charged
with taking an umbrella belonging to
William Young. His case went over to
next Wednesday for witnesses.
Tolliver Smith (coloreD was turned over
to the Henrico county officers en- the
charge Of theft.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
MECKLENBURG CENCUS.
Tie New sanitarium to Be az Immense
Structure.

CHASE CITY, VA, October 1.-THE
Census Bulletin No. 96, just received,
gives Mecklenburg a populuon OF lo,4l1
whites and 1G,19S coored. The whites
have increased since 1890 in numbers 1,0G1
and the colored 16S. The white females
exceed the males 1o7, anu the coored
females exceed the males So. Between
1880 and 1890 the negro population OF
the county decreased 35S: but 1t lacks
now 1876 OF coming up to the population
OF 1880.
The total increase of population in the
last decade of the county has been ,2229.
Excavations for the sanltarlum ar
nearly complete. and the contractors eX-
pect to get the building rooted in by
Christmas. 1t will be an immense
structure, and the hotel and appurte-
nances will cost nearly 100000
Sales of leaf tobacco have been very
large recently on this market and prices
high and satisfactory to farmers.
The corn crop will be q splendid yield.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

the coal, and coal is everywha..e
II would be CT the greatest pelcIt to
the people of the country TO visit this
Flat Top coalGeld. They would under
stand what Mercer ana Mcdowell couu-
ties are and what this development
means. Their respect for the men who
are building towns and fortunes wenld
be increased and some IDEAS OF vast pos
slbiliteS OF the future could be secured.
SWEET SIXTEEN.
1t has only been sixteen years since Mr..
John Cooper, from the New Ei>,er coal
country, came, over into Mercer couny
and made the first coal opening III tbs
section of West Virginia. His plant lies
on the railroad just at the eastern IN
trance to the first long tunnel on the
Norfolk and Western, and this tunnel
was drilled through a Wien of coal. Now
there are thirty-siX plants on the West
Virginia side of the field.
Five million tons of coal and three mil
lion tons of coke are shipped annually.
Fifteen thousand men find enlcloyn,ent,
and mountain wilderness has been
transformed into collection of villages
eighteen miles long.
The smoke of toil!ng locomotives cloud
the mountain air during the day, and the
glare OF thousands CT coke owe Is crrl-
Soit Sue Shy at fhSIlt Dry figures, though,
and glowing comparisons can convey but
feeble idea Of the great activity of this
region.
Blueiield is the largest town in the
field. 1t is the eastern entrance to sec
ton and is named .'the gateway to the
coalield. Twelve years ago the site
OF the town was a couple of farms and
one house. To-day it is business little
city of some seven thousand people 1t
has three banks, with a deposit of near
~ million dollars; daily newspaper;
free postal delivery; water works eight
churches; good school buildings; two h
tells. crowded night and day; and one
OF the largest and mos. Remarkable
freight yards IN the world.
A TIP-TOP PLACE,
These yards are right at the top OF the
mountain, twenty-three hundred feet
above sea-level. and rars are shifted en-
each side OF the we.sh.scales by era
Trains from the East are madn up on
the eastern side. and the same Is true
on the west. Coal trains are made up
by bralsenen alone. and the saving to
the retlroad company Is very large. The
scales are automatio, and hundreds OF
cars weigh themselves every day.
One OF the oldest sights In these Yards.
though. is the herd OF yard cows. There
are half a dozen animals In this herd,
and they fssse q ra,s,sd he tracks, wander.
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ing at will in and out among tna cars l1s
This city is very proud OF. these. and g, 70
your guide will tell you with some ,de5
gree of pride that, while men are k las'.
nearly every week, not one of these an nj
mails has ever been injuder. 'Sa s: one
seems to know when and where to steE,
and the train-men pay no attentlon 70
them knowing that they can care 1or
themselves.
A NEIGHBOR.
WEIGH, which is the western end OF
field and the northern entrance to the
5undeveloped coal lands of the Tug river,
is q cosy little village nestled among the
mountains eight hundred feet below the
Bluefieid level. IT is the county seat
Of Mcdowell county, and has one ofstne
handsomest court-houses in the southern
portion Of this State. WEIGH suffered
by the flood has lost some of it's real
estate and one of its bridges. Its peo-
pie are not one whit Gismayed. They
are building water-works, a new bridgc.
and are talking of paving their streets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
Y1GoioU; iU ;HlNG

With Dixie Nerve and Bone Liniment
will cure Rheumatism, as thousands will
testify who have used it. It cures stiff
Joints. muscles and sinews and is the best
all round family Liniment known. For
animals it has no superior and every
horse owner ought to Keep a bottle handy.
price for a large bottle 25c. everywhere.
OWENS & MINOR DRUG co.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
Bubbles.
sail water fall-tears

A salt water fall-tears
The proper place for the Leaning Tower
was in Tipperary.
a foregone conclusion-the dogs tail
when he runs backward.
The poets fancies even extend to the
fancying of a good square meal.
The copper isn't put down as counter
felt just because he looks queer.
tOher animals are alsa bright. but we
hear the most about monkey shines.
The breezy man may not have the
means Of making a draft on a bank.
a man should tip his hat sometimes
but there is no reason why HE should tip
his halter.
When a man is in the soup. of course
he gets hot. It's enough to make his blood
boil.
The girl of The period may not put a
stop to u Irritation till the young man
comes to the question point
Back from the shore they are coming,
Back from the mountains and hills;
Back from the lakes and the valleys
And the ripping, rallying rills
Home from their summer vacations,
Once rnoreto the old home nest,
To settle down for a season,
And get a little rest
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
BLUEFIELD IS A
MODERN WONDER
A Big Town Where Pines Only Grew
a Few Years Ago.
COAL HAS RIGHT OF WAY,
The Black Diamonds OF Commerce Override
Every Other Interest, asd Passenger
Trains Side Tracked to Let
ii Rol! TO the sea.
COAL HAS RIGHT OF WAY,
Especial Dispatch to The T,ne..)

Bi4EEFlELp, w. VA. OCTOBER 10
On this road coal is king. ana freight
has the right CT way. Passenger trains
nne switched of on siding TO permit
n freight to rash thandering by The
freight conductors and brakem 81 are Ia
vored erspc.yes, and were 1t not Tor TIE
sust inseparably connected nitn coal
ear. they would be decked in blue with
so1a uniforms ar goger than those woru
bin the passenger run. The fre.ghts HAUL
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

Following is a comparative statement
of gross earnings of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company for the second
week of October: 1901, s34,e32SO; 1907.
1923 9ss 1t: increase, 20.O96Gt For two
weeks of October: 1901 SECS, 2s21e; 1900,
S647,S72.32; increase, s20,4O9.S7.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
ATLANTIC COAST LINE r. II. co
Confederate Grand Encampment
Petersburg, Va, October 23rd to

For the above occasion, the Atlantic
Coast Line will sell round-trip tick,,1s
from all stations in Virginia to Petor.
hnrg Va, at one fare. Tickets on g, p
october 2lst to 24th inclusive final LIN, it
october 2S, 1901. -ti'
rate from Richmond Coo. for round tr;n
For further information apply to Rinb
mond Transfer Co., any agents of tha
Company or at No. s2s East Main Strsat
G. S. CAMPBELL, -
Division Passenger A cent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
FOR NORFOLK.
The allan

The. Atlantic Limited" Via ca Q.
Route.
.The Atlantic Limited with parlor car.
leaves Richmond at 4:tJ 2. NJ. except
Sunday; arrives Norfolk at 40 P. AZ. and
Old Point at GAS p NJ. Stops only at
WiliiaTssburg and Newport News. Ad-
ditional trains for Norfolk and Old Point
Leave Richmond ats A. NJ. and 3:45 F.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
New Pleasure Pool at Hot sprfngs-Ra Railroad

Fcllowit1. is statement Of the esti-
mated gross earnings o. the Norfolk and
Western system for second week Of Octo-
ber: $357,471; increase. s29,27S; total for
month to date, $685. 15S; increase, s603s2.
July list, 1901. to latest date, $i,S16,3S4; in
crease, 500, O07.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

sIOK HEADA ,HE CURED
Permanently with Dr.. David s. Liver Pills.
#.Best on Earth for Constipation. Bill
business and all Stomach and Liver Trou-5
sbles. They cure Dysnepsia. Indigestion
and II ga IT hns'n. rice sc a boxYe every
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
Unreasonlabie pana.

Papa-Now. Betty, put your dolls away,
come to the table Hike a good girl. take