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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
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Attorneys in Barker Trial Have
 Many Tits.

Attorneys for State Want the Judge to
 Take Notice of It and Act Accord
 ingly-The Judge Replied That He
 Would at the Proper Time, and That
 His Investigation of the Reprehensi-
 ble Act Would be Thorough.
 New York, June 2O-In the Hudson county court house in Jersey City this morning when County Prosecutor Erwin opened the proceedings ill the Barker trial, upon the arrival at 10:1O of Judge Blair, the room was crowded to it's utmost capacity by a crowd among which were many women. Bar ker and his wife were closely scrutin- iZed as they took their usual places fac ing the jury Mrs Barker showed little trace of the ordeal through which she had passed yesterday, while on the witness stand Rev MT Keller occu- pied his accustomed place and calmly waited for the proceedings to begin.
 Mir Erwin, addressing the court, said the published story of Mrs Barker had been brought to his attention and he hoped the court would take appropri- ate action in the matter. He said to make public such statement at such a time was a violation of the line of conduct laid down by the court in this case.
 MT Van Wrinkle replied that so far as any contempt was concerned the press might be disciplined as the court pleased. Mrs Barker, he said, had many friends. She was not ons trial and her friends had the right to pub fish anything they saw fit.
 Personally, he and his partner, MT Wall, and MT Barker had nothing to do with the publication The court had power to do with the matter in it's charge to the jury as it saw fit.
 Judge Blair said he would talk to the jury when the proper time came. He continued: "There can be no doubt of the motive of the publication at this time. The court will make a rigid in- yestigation of this reprehensible act at the proper time and it will be thor ough.'
 Mrs Louisa Germond, with whom Mrs Barker has been living ever since the shooting, was the first witness call S0 IO-odg.
 Mrs Germond said she had seen Bar ker every day for two weeks before the shooting and that he appeared much worried.
 After two witnesses had sworn to the good character of the accused the de- fense closed the case without attempt ing to put in Mrs Barker,s story of fhe Alleged assault
 Rev Mir Keller in rebuttal said he did not meet Barker on the street in Ar lington the morning of the shooting and that Barker did not say to him, you damned william, you have outraged my wife"
 Did you ever outrage Mrs Barker or attempt itY' was asked by the prose cution and it was objected to by the defense and the objection was sustain ed by the court.
 Did you ever borrow $S3 from Mrs Barker?"
 T did not" was the reply
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
DENIES THE REPORTS.
Says No Political Prisoners are confn-
 ed at the Present Time.

Sstt5S NO GouLIcdi GflSOnefS are OOnuu-
 ed at the Present Time.
 New York, June 2O.-The Tribune says:
 A man who has just arrived here from Columbia, and whose business keeps him in close touch yith the gov ernment at Bogota. denies the report sent out from Kingston, Jamaica, three days ago, that the rebels had refused to surrender their arms because of cru city to the political prisoners. ''As a matter of fact" he said. 'the political prisoners were released long ago, and the only persons confined in the prisons of the present time are those who have been arrested for offenses not arising from the revolution.
 Since 1 arrived in New York, I have been kept advised on the develop ments in Columbia, and my latest de- spatches are to the effect that the con- ditions are in every way encouraging The banks of Bogota and Medellin have offered the government large loan to put a st5p to taa7e tepue of paper mon- ey, and the Medellin banks have offer ed the local government all the funds that may be required to complete tue railroad from Porto Berrio to Medellin. as the present government subsidy is deemed inadequate. This railroad, which will connect the capital of de- pertinent of AntioQuia, with the Mag dalen river will help to develop one of the richest. mining regions in South America"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
TRAFFIC MANAGER.
Economic Administration Will Be At
 tended By Greater Profits.

ECOQ0m1C AQm1Q1SCrdI1OQ w III De At
 tended By Greater Profits.
 San Francisco, June 20.-J. C.. Stubbs, ce-president of the Southern Pacific, whose appointment as traffic manager of the vast system of rail- roads controlled by the Hartman in- terests was announced from Chicago, has arrived in this city. In speaking of the innovation to be introduced in railroad methods by the creation Of the position to which he has just been appointed, MT Stubbs explained the matter by saying that MT Hartman had been considering for some time the feasibility and practicability of divorc- ing the traffic of the lines he is inter ested in from the other affairs of the roads and had evolved a plan which, in MT Harriman's opinion, ought to ac- complish the heretofore impossible task of harmonizing the interests of the several Hartman roads. AS Mir Stuhbs puts it, it is a plan to bring about a unifcation of interests with a reduction of friction and the elimina- ton of uncertain competition without connecting the properties under one management. Under this plan one man is to have entire charge of the traffice of the several corporations, and
 
 traffic of the other affairs of the road, this official will report directly to the board. This position of power and re- .spOnsibility, eempara ble to no other in the history lof railroading Fwas offered to Mir Stubbs and he accepted.
 Mir Stubbs said:-~fI am to be placed in entire charge of the traffic of the Southern Pacific. the Union Pacific, the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Go and the Oregon Short Line, and will report to the boards of directors of the several companies. That means that am to report direct to MT Harri- man.
 .'The other Hartman roads, such as the Illinois Central and the Chicago and Alton, are not included in this ar engagement
 "I am relied upon to show NIT Harri- man and his assistants that a system atic readjustment of traffic methods of the several roads in harmonious lines and an economic administration of the affairs of the traffic departments will be attended by greater profits"
 Mir Stubbs said that when he left Chicago a plan was being perfected to place the traffic of the Northern Pa cif1c, the Great Northern and the Bur Hngton in the hands of Darius Miller, at present second yice-president of the Great Northern, and that there would, in all probability, be brought about a centralization of the management of the Gould lines, including the Missouri Pacific, Texas and Rio Grande lines Mir Stubbs will leave here early in July for. Chicago to enter upon the duties of his new position.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20

Varnelli Convicted By the Jury After
 an Hours Deliberation-Jury Made
 Plea for Mercy-Judge Elmer Sem
 tenced Him to Three Years in State
 Prison.
 Judge Elmer handed down two de cisions to-day. The first, Thomas Kelly vs the city, suit for $30,000 damages for injury to plaintiffs prop erty on Bank street, Brooklyn, judg ment was given to recover $12,000. The decision was not accompanied by memorandum. A change of grade caused by lowering the street opposite plaintiffs property caused the alleged injury. Kellogg for the city and Bron son and Miner and Root for the plain tiff.
 In the second suit, Anson l.. Hamm vs the Waterbury Manufacturing O., only nominal damages of $50 was all lowed. Hamm alleged the loss of a hand while employed on machine, the property of the defen 9lnt. He claimed machine was out of order and on that account the accident occurred He sued for $20,0OO. The court in his memorandum said the evidence showed
  on the machine in question: that the machine was in perfect working order on the day the accident occurred, and therefore the defendant was not re- sponSible.
 T1e case of the state vs John Var nelli for shooting with intent to kill Joseph Etruski, was continued before Judge Wheeler and a jury in the su- perior court today The arguments occupied the entire morning session and part of the afternoon. The de fense, which was conducted by Senator Kennedy; was self-defense. This at titude was based on the testimony showing that words between complain ant and accused followed the latter's entering the formers saloon the night of the alleged crime. The word thief was used on each side, and recrimina- tions followed fast and furiously be- tween the men. At length complains ant seized a club, about the size of small base ball bat, and struck accused on the left shoulder, knocking him all most to the floor. This was the start ing of a great commOtion. Those who were drinking at the bar forsook their glasses and left the place, or sought corner of safety, while those who were intimately acquainted with the men SdtAClCu tuSl1. lnCIe Wtc conflicting testimony as to where conn plainant stood when he struck accused with the stick. Some said he was ir- side the bar and reached over it; others that he was outside the bar. The evil dence showed finally that he was out side the bar.
 After blows were struck and the friends of the men gathered round thenl,1 accused fired his revolver, not blindly and by accident, but at conn plainant.
 The court spoke to the jury nearly an hour, and the jury returned at 2 o'clock. s
 The jury in the case of Varnelli was out one hour when it brought in yer dict of guilty with a recommendation for clemencz-. Senator Kennedy made an able plea for the prisoner but the court decided that the accused had been influenced by malice and accord ingly sentenced him to three years in state prison.
 The case agaInst Dominica Labello forsassault on Francis Moore, stabbing him with a knife several weeks ago, was continued to the next term of the court. Also the cases against Henry and Etta Kaufman for obtaining goods under false pretences.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
STUDLEY UPHELD.
Superior Court Endorses His
 Action in Removal Cases.
VICTORY FOR ANTI-DRIscoLLs.

 Decision is Considered an Important One and is the First of Its Kind Judge Ralph Wheeler Handed Down the Decision.
 New Haven, Conn, June 2o.-Judge Ralph Wheeler to-day handed down decision sustaining Mayor Studley in the removal from office of Police Com missioners Landers, Clarke, Shanna- han and Avery.
 This decision is of more than local interest in that it is said to be the first instance in which the superior court has acted on the provision of mSlni- cipal charter giving the mayor the power of removal from office
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
VOLUNTEERS CoMING HoME.

San Francisco, June 20.-It is ex- pected that all the volunteers, number ing 7,500 men. will arrive from Manila before June 26. The Thomas, with part of the 3Sth and 18th regiments, and all of the filth, is expected nez.r Saturday. The Ohio, with the And. should get in Sunday The Buford according to her captains calculations, should arrive with the fist infantry on June 24.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
CHINESE GRANTED PERMISSION.

Tfen Tsin, June 20.-Chinese troops with the permission of the allied forces. are occupying several small places in the neighborhood of Yang Tsun. recently vacated by the foreign troops Geenral Lorne Campbell says the deliuquents in the recent difficult ties between soldiers of the allies will be severely punished Similar trou- bIes are not likely to occur again. General yeyron. the French comman- der. has heartily co-operated with the British commander and is determined, so far as the French are concerned, that order shall ha pnaiatainAd
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
CRoM,s NEsr RAILWAY.

Victoria, B. C.. June 20.-The Crows Nest Southern Railway company have signed an agreement with the provin- cial government to build, under the terms of the act passed at the last ses- sion of the legislature the section of the railway in British Columbia of the line which is to connect the Crows Nest coalmine with the Great North ern railway at Jennings. Mont. The road will be completed by October 1. navf
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
QUIET AFTER LYNCHING.

New Orleans, June 20.-Quiet pre- vails to-day at Shreveport, where two negroes, Prophet" Smith and F. B. McAlland, were lynched last night 1t is the belief here that Prince Edward, accused of killing Foster, will never be found Smith confessed before he was lynched that he had loaded the gun which killed Foster.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ROBBED.

New York, June 20.-Palmer J. Jones. principal of the Port Washing ton. L. l.. school, reported to-day that while riding his bicycle to his home at Munhasset late last night he was set upon by two highwaymen. beaten into jnsensjbilitv and robbed of $1T2.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
BoER PECULIARITIEs.
Lose Their Homes and Yet Make No
 Comment!

LOSe InelF HOmeS anu Yet MaKe NO
 Comment.
 Washington, June 2O.-The division of military information of the war de- partment is preparing for publication reports of different officers who recent ly have had an opportunity to observe military events and campaigns. One of these is Captain Carl Reichman, Seventeenth infantry, who went from the Philippines to South Africa, and for seven months observed the operations of the Boer army.
 When he arrived in the Transvaal lie met President Kruger, who asked him if he had come ito see the fight of one against fye.'
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
pEGREEs FoR AMERIcANs.

London. June 20-At the convoca- tion held at Oxford university this morning the honorary degree of doc tor of laws was conferred upon Dr @ A. Briggs and Dr Francis Brown New York
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
AMERICAN BRIDGE co.

New York, June 2O-The directors of the American Bridge Go will meet in this city to-day and they will likely consider the building of new plant in the Pittsburg district, to cost $1,- O00,000 This may mean the closing down of some other plants
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
MAY GET A FORTUNE.
Waterbury Man Receives Good News
 From His Attorney To-day.

From His Attorney To-day.
 Through an advertisement in the Boston Pilot, Peter F. Collier, popu- lar resident of this town, has come into information regarding property left by an aunt, Mary Collier, who died twen- ty-fye years ago in Germany, leaving considerable real estate in Boston and other places. An attorney at Omaha, Neb, has charge of the estate and will have a conference with MT Collier in Boston next Monday. Mary Collier was born near Pike eRushall, Queens county, Ireland, and came to this coun- try years ago and accumulated a vast amount of money. MT Collier was given letters of identification at the mayors office this afternoon. He has a host of friends in Waterbury who will be pleased to hear of his. good for tune
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
BAKER KELLY GIVEN s|2, 900.
Decision in His Suit Against
 the City To-Day,

Varnelli Convicted By the Jury After an Hours Deliberation- Jury Made a Plea for Mercy Judge Elmer Sem tenced Him to Three Years in State Prison.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-08

Robert Tarter, of Wittens Mills,
Que of our best men. was in town
on business today.
Capt. A. T. Ward, one of the best
men IN the county, paid our Office
pleasant call yesterday. The
Capt. renews his youth as the
years go by.
Attorneys Chapman aud GILES
pie and A. s. HiggInbotham have
returned from attendance upon
the Marshall Day Celebration, at
Richmond.
Get your valentines at Jackson's.
If yOC have been getting and
reading paper for year or more
and have not paid for it, it ISM.
exactly the square thing to order
it stopped without paying for it,.
You should have ordered it stopped
at the beginniI e, OF notified the
editor that you did not intend to
pay for iU. He would have stopped
it at once and no harm would have
been done.
j. b. Painter, of Five Oaks, paid
us a very pleasant visit yesterday.
1t was rumOred sometime ago that
Mr.. Painter was about to sell his
farm and move away. AS we have
heard nothing of 1t recently we hope
there is nothing in the report. His
removal would be a loss to the
county.
Mrs. Ballard McFarland,o of Ceres,
Va, sister of VIM. l.. Spracher and
Mrs. Julia Ann Hall, of BuIke's
Garden, was buried last Wednes-
day, at Ceres, Va. Mrs. Mcfarland
was a daughter of the late Peter
and Margaret Spracher, of Burke's
Garden. We have no particulars
of the sickness and death OF this
excellent lady.
Mr.. Henry Peck, of U naka, called
In the office TO see us on yesterday.
He reports his wife very much
trou bled with rheumatism In her
left arm. Miss Jennie Burton and
Mrs. Thomas II. Gillespie are also
on the sick list. We are glad to
report that none of these good
people are seriously ill.
One of the incest pieces of ware
we have seen for some time Is a
show case made by Heldretn &
Sons for j. L. Hopkins store. The
case was put i'll yesterday and is a
very nice one. BY the way, Hop
kiRs is not making much fuss about
it but it remains a fact that he is
selling a large lot of goods.
Pepsin preparation often fail to
relieve indigestion because they can
only digest albuminous foods. There
is one preparation that digests all
classes of food, and that is Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. 1t cures the worst
cases of indigestion and gives instant
relief, for 1t digests what you eat.
no. +. Jackson.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-08
FARMS

5 adjoining farms on N. & W.
Ry., 20 miles east of Roanoke,
level AMI smooth with fine
improvements, good orchards. This
land is fine for grain and espe-
cially adopted to fruit growing and
belong to an estate that must be set
tied up. Can be sold on long time,
10 years If desired, at from $500 to
$1,000 per acre, in any size tract de-
sired.
40 acre farm, 3 miles from Bedford
City, good improvements, fine water and
fruit, a bargain at $4,000 on easy pay
ments
275 acre blue grass farm, 20 acres
river bottom, IS acres timber, balance
in blue grass; fruit of all kinds; good
improvements; on N. & w. railroad.
a great bargain at $4,000. Long pay
ments.
Blue grass farm of 215 acres; good
improvement, water and fruits, ad-
joining a thriving young city on N &
w. railroad; $50 per acre.
10 acre fruit farm, /, 400 bearing trees,
five miles from Roanoke, brick DWELL
ing, $3.50.
Bargain in pippin apple farm; 40
acres rich land all adapted to pippin
apples, Four-room house and barn. 10
miles from Roanoke with 900 ten-year-
old foil bearing pippin apple trees, $1,000
$50 acres truck farm in sight of city.
land in high state of cultivation, fair
improvements, $45 per acre. Water
forced into 10000 gallon tank, supply
ing the house and barn lot with pipes
laid for irrigating truck gardens.
40 acres, first class land, half bottom;
1900 full bearing fruit trees good inn
proyements; convenient to city. 800
per acre; including 65 acres of wheat
With grass Nothing better can be had.
% acres good land, near city; fine
orchard; fair improvements; two fine
horses, wagon and harness, COW and
hogs; all crops and farming implements
81, o0e.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-08
It's Just
This Way,

Nobody expects that his house
is going to burn down. He
hopes it wont, but he don't
know.
1t never yet has burned.
Perhaps it never will. IF it
never burns he will never
need insurance. If it does
he will need it badly.
He has got to carry insurance
if he. wants to be sure. That's
just as plain as the nose on his
face.
We merely state these facts
to let you know that we sell
the best. insurance in the most
solid companies on earth.
The ]. F. Hurt
Insurance
Agency.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-08
CITY PROPERTY.

4-room cottage, nice corner LOT witb
shade 5000. SO cash and S10per month
Large residence on Jefferson street
good boarding house or Investment: at
$3,25O
Nice S-room residence in Southwest
Roanoke, at $4,000. Terms. 800 cosb
and $50 per month.
7-room cottage. large corner lot. new
ly painted and papered. at $1,000. 500
cash and $40 per month. Renting SO
per month.
Lovely 1O~roon brick reside, zee in best
part OF Roanoke City. = acres of ground.
beautiful shade, quantity Of finest fruit
3-room cottage i'll rear, with stable
carriage house, etc. for 81, 500. Easy
payments.
Business property-Splendid 3 story
orlck building, 3 store rooms on first
floor, 16 rooms second and third floors
renting Tor 800 month; $4,000. This
is genuine bargain.
Good store house with full stock of
goods, two small houses 8 acres of
splendid land at village near Roanoke.
Va. For sale at a bargain. Death of
one partner necessitates the sale.
2ft acres beautiful land on street car
line; new slx-room dwelling; fine water:
young fruit; is bargain at $500.
s-room residence convenient for a
railroad man, 81 $50; $50 cash and 81 2
per month. Renting for S1O.75 per
month.
Flne brick business property in CEN
Ter of city, SO, 900; 81 900 per year. Now
renting Tor 5000.
Groom house with bath, large lot,
slaDIe ana lrult, IN southwest Roanoke,
near railroad, 1875 Very easy pay
ments.
New brick business house. $1,000:
now renting for $1S per month.
room residence. near the Shoos.
S95O;$l10 cash and $40 per month. Now
renting for ten dollars per month.
Lovely 10-room residence in South
west; large corner lot: $3.50 cash.
,25OOO acres of fine coalland, carving
the Pocahontas veins; s miles from n.
q w. Il. at $500 per acre. A great
investment.
HOTEL PROPERTY.
Fine hotel property, No. / solid brick
building OF 62 rooms. Heated by steam
lighted by electricity, every room nicely
furnished. large, well furnished dining
room. House in good repair and every-
thing in fine condition. Beautiful loca-
ton, the only hotel in lively town of
4, 1000 people on n. & w. r. r., RENTING,
for 81 200 Price $4,000. $4,000 cash
and 81 900 per year. including furniture.
This is rare opportunity for a hotel
man. Original cost of tliis property
S33 900. besides the cost of furniture.
Has fine custom, and possession can be
given at once.
COAL AND TIMBER LAND,
$4,000 acres No i timber land. on
river, 25 miles above railroad. $50, 0OO.-
GOO feet timber-hemlock baIsam, pine
poplar, maple, cherry and oak, in Tenn
essee, 50 per acre. This is the finest
bargain east of the Mississippi river.
Speak quick if you want this
5000 acres timber and coal land in
West Virginia; on N. q w. railroad.
Big investment at IS per acre.
A beautiful valley of very fine TIM
Der land, original growth; $4,000 acres
sc 50 per acre. Nothing can be better
than this
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-08
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WHEN DEATH COMES?

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