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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
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muscles on the left. The jugular vein
was punctured. In addition, Mrs. wen
Der was padly bruised on the rlsht tenn
ule near the eye. The ends OF her mn
gers were also badly cut, these WOUNDS
having evidently resulted from hep strus-
lie. TO grasp the hands Ct her as.alinnt
Thinking that he killed Mrs. Weooer ana
thus silence1 her forever. the negro leIt
the house, running through the back door
and down trough the garden. where no
leaned over a fence and fled towards the
Southern Railroad. Hts tracks coulo oe
followed a short distance re eHioen.-y
made for the Southern Railroad, Win ths
purpose Of jumping .1relshe a. go
fleeing southwark.
Az soon as sho was left, Mrs, " eooer
got 10 her feet and dragged hersslf to
the front porch, and thence through tno
front gate, along the front fence, 70 t'e
trent gate OF tie yard OF her neisnoot,
Mrs <, B. Wood. Her strength was
gradually being exhausted, for the oloo 3
2 s,.s mourning from her neck in great
go 80 - and despite her efforts she could
no+ after a sound. It was a pitfful suus-
eieNand every step that she took was
rlted by blood, even the fence rams
d1th. sides Of the doors and gates be-
inn, stained with great red blotches.
Mrs Weber managed to reach the
5oor.ten OF Mrs. Woods home, but she
could 20 no further. She fell fainttng
IN one side Of the steps. and a re"
moments afterwards wa. found by Mr.
Charles Hamlet, who was IN inc ne.sn-
Ecrbcod soliciting orders for groceries.
Hamlet at once gave the alarm, anu pro-
curing assistance carried MRS. w ooer
INTO her house and laiT her on tho PED.
READY HELP.
Tn a few minutes. In response 20 s's s.
nhone calls a surgeon and several tram
I'd nurses were working to keep the iits
IN Mrs. Webber's body. but at the pres
emf writing she is exceedingly weak.
When the doctor.reac he'd the place, i MI s.
Webber was also almost pulseless.
Mrs Weber: is a young woman a oout
twenty-fives years of age She has been
married and came here from WHthevllle,
N She was Miss Bertha WinsloW
and is we'll connected. Mr.. Weber
came here year ago from saco.
Maine. They were married a wear 80.
All Of to-day excitement hes been grow
ting There have been no demonstrations.
but feeling is intense and mo stone Will
be left nturneds to bring the fend to
Justice Immediately on 1earninr of the
crime. the notice departnent took eyerv
measure rossi',,e to trace t'e where
.beuts of TIL. frgtti I've and: tn efr e arts
have not beer salteeetb .-ss in svain F. II
rad ntH cials. cs-orerat ins with the
sapthorit TIES had all .sr freight trains
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
NEW ENTERPRISE
IS COMING HERE
Shelton Machine Works to
be Located in
Richmond.

AT the coming session of the LEGISLATURE
there will be Incorporated the Shelton
Water Wheel and Machine Works, which.
III the early spring. are to be removed
to this city from Westchester, Pa. It will
have capital stock OF 100000, employ
two hundred and fifty men and have a
weekly pay roll OF 5000 Negotiations
fer site are now under way. Mr.. James
l. Shelton. of this city. viii be prestden,
OF the new corporation.
The James L. Shelton Works arc A.
present manufacturing the turbine water
wheel, an invention Of Mr. Skeletons. and
general milling machinery of all kinds.
with the removal of the plant to this
City 1t Will be greatly enlarged. some
new men added to the working force
and then the manufacture OF a new pat
IN CT engines also the invention OF
Mr.. Shelton. will be undertaken on an
extensive ccale. 1t is possible that in
this connection some arrangement will
be made with the Locomotive Works
here
This new engine" said Mr. Shelton
yesterday, has no valves. nor eccen-
tries. and in those facts lie It's strength.
The new idea win be applicable to both
locomotives and stationary engines and
will result. il anything. In greater speed.
as there will be less friction and no pos
sibility of an engine going wrong.
have worked on this new engine for i've
years and have met with many failures,
but at last I have completed the design.
and the manufacture OF the engines Will
be undertaken here.
In .peating of the plant and It's re-
moval Mr. Shelton said: I'VE en-
pect to move here about the early
part Of spring. All the facts cam
not be made public at present, as nego-
tiations for site for the plant have not
been completed. The plant will manufac-
ture. in addition to e.waeer wheel and
the engines, all manner OF milling ma
chinery. At the coming session OF tbs
Legislature we will ask to be incorpo-
rated
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
Burglar in Hard Luc x

Look here" said the burglar, as the
man raised himself TO a sitting posture
IN the bed what do you mean by living
in room that invites strangers and yet
arrords them no reward? haven't you
got any money hid out somewnere?"
No replied the man, "but I'm eN-
pecting some. ! have sent two poems
TO the Scrawl, four sketches to the Scribe,
and six
Say, are you a writer"
Il should say so! Just le, me read
you MY
1ne burglar raised a warning hand.
NO" he said. my times llm.ted. I've
got three more houses ON my list, and
II they pan cut as bad as ...as one /
won't have any breakfast. III read your
stuff when is printed talk all tne
magazines BY the by
ne paused-looked at his watch and
asked:
trlct?'
none
IAN right-I'm off. GOOD night!'
same to you. Please close the window
after you. Atlanta Cons tuition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
CELEBRATE LEES oinlnDAY.
EuHeral Of Mr.. James Lane dreen-The WeeA
.. Prs,er,
Especial pispatcs 10 The Times

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., VA, Jan. IL
Active preparations are beng made Tor
an appropriate celebration OF Gen. Il. T..
Lee's bi. lneay here on January 10th, the
18th falling on Sunday. Mrs. Sue Mason
Maury Halsey. Of Philadelphia, oaush-
ter Of the distinguished General Daone%
II. Maury. viii be here on that day and
a reception viii be rendered her in the
han of the Enterprise building by the
.oa,,ehiers of the Confederacy of this
city. Mrs 1ialsey viii present a very
Handsome heavy silk Confederate lag
To the Fredericksburg Chapter paugh-
tcrs of the Confeaeracy and presentation
and acceptance speeches will be made by
prominent citizens
Notice has been served Oh James t..
Rogers of King George, that molten
Will be made for change of Venue in the
libel case OF $40 600 Of Ninde vs.. Rogers,
on Janua'.t oath, 1902, IN this city. be-
fore Circuit Judge ]. r. Mason II it Is
allowed the case will be tried here be-.
fore Judge A w. Wallace In the Cor
poration Court Of this city.
The week OF prayer services which
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12

searched, and this work was accom-
plished 50 thoroughly and so syste-
n1atically that by night the police were
convinced that the negro had not boarded
a train.
Late tonight three policemen returning
from the chase, report that they followed
tho man to Gamblers Mountains. along
what is called the Mountain road, but
that he finally succeeded in escaping by
leaving the road and taking to the
Gods.
BLOODHOUNDS TO FOLLOW TRAIL
Efforts were made to secure blood
hounds to carry on the chase, and finally
Hurricane Branch, of Suffolk, was COM
municated with. and he at once agreed
to come here and join the pursuit, bring
ing with him his two bloodhounds. These
are the same Digs that traced Nellie
Cropsey to the Pasquotank River. MI.
Brarch has t-legra pied the police to
meet him at the train which will reach
Tvrehhurs at 2:;0 o'clock tomorrow
morning. The pursuit will begin at
cree and the police are confident that
thew will be able by this means to locate
the negro and place him under arrest
CITY TAKES ACTION.
At meeting held a noon to-day the
City Council offered a reward of five hun
bred dollars for the capture and con-
viction OF the negro, and tonight
increase the amount Judge John D.
Her.lev and NJ. T. NJ Terry have headed
the list with 500 each. and Mr.. G.. NJ
Gugsenhemer has followed with s25.
While early this morning 1t was
thought that Mrs. Weber would not
live through the day. she is very much
better tonight and it is now thought
that she will recover.
le.n rad Tig-r.
Especial Dispatch to The T;mcs.)
SUFFOLK. VA, Jan. lin pursuance
Of a telegram from Mayor G. w. Smith.
Of 1.vnchburS, Hurricane Branch.
with bloodhounds John and Tiger. left
for that city tonight to trail the woman's
assailant. His train is due in Lynch
burg at 2:25 o'clock Sunday morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
A Dssgerous Fire.

Especial Dispatch TO The Tlmes0
NORFOLK. VA, Jan. n.-Ffre tonight
destroyed a block of frame cook shops
and similar shacks on City Point, Main
Street, Norfolk, near the Bay Line Dock.
The ire although nothing OF consequence,
was one Of the stubboTnest ever seen
here. The wind, blowing a gale scattered
sparks all over the region, and were not
Norfolk a lucky town a big fire would
probably have resulted. since the blaze
had a long start OF the department, who
were dilatory tonight.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12

wise, adjust, reconcile and perfect all tine
various provisions of the Constructor
that may be agreed upon by the conven-
.ion, and report the harmonious Whole
back for final approval by That noos.
The committee Is composed OF aoie'
experienced and industrious mernh' =
whose records for the past seven months
are high testimonials to the wisdom Of
their appointment by the sasacious presi-
dent Hon. John Goode. as far back as
.Iune. 1901. It is composed Of Messrs. w.
a Anderson, Daniel Cameron, r. Wal
Ton Moore. Gregory, Boaz, Green, Clas-
vott 3. Jones, vy.or, Brooke and Davis
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
Away With thc Cane !!

The London Lancet is making war on
the school teachers who use the cane in
Furnishing pupils who are not obedien;.
The good. old-fashioncd birch is heavy
enough il applied by strong hands.-Iowa
State Register.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
Didn't HEN Itself.

Those persons who want to spare the
Navy Department further dissension evil
IDENTIFY overlook the fact that the depart
ment Itself has done nothing to bring
about such desirable situation.-Wash-
ineton Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
Brief Comment.
Bad ADVICE.

When a friend comes up to you and
gays, Now want you to tell me the
truth" prepare to lie, or else say some
thing greeable.-Atchison Globe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
Due 10 Beans and Browning.

The heavy Democratic majority In
Boston indicates that there must have
been something the matter with the lie
publican candidates record on beans and
Browning.-Kansas City Star.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
Alarming Forecasts.

Russia's expansion in Central Asia is
logical and inevitable. Sooner or later
England will have to fight for her hold
on India Persia is esr-marked for Rus
sia.-Berlin Kreuz zeitung.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
CAMBRIDGE. MAss.-Both Democratic

CxASIIa1s11'S e
and non-partisan citizens thronsed CITY
Hall this afternoon to welcome William
Jennings Bryan. The Nebraskan held =
public reception there with the Demo-
cratic Mayor, John n. n McNamee. by.
his side. At the conclusion ot the eere-s
monies Gdr. Bryan was driven TO the
home Of Mayor McNamee, to be the Nag
ors guest at dinners s.;
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
Ths, Obsolete Crime ot 1873.

Tho total circulation Of the country is
now said to be about three times as great
rs in 1873. Isn't it about time. then. that
we were marking the Crime of 1873
off the docket.-Atlanta Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
Good Sailors 60 TO Sen.

Sailors who spend too much time on
land are quite apt to become cnnspira-
tors. The competent sailor goes to sea
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
BET es tn Ahel..

On the whole it is probably best thai
The army. and navy should not be run on.
the town-meeting plan nor governed by
popular vote.-1ndianapolis Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
A Pr.csr'eus Job.

Now that the authorities have spanked
Miles, Dewey and Schley all in a bunch.
any one can see how precarious a thing.
it is 10 be hero.-ChicaGo News.
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Jeans was returning home from a neigh
boris. She fought stubbornly snd lie.
screams brought two of her brothers ia
her rescue. They pursued Mays and sue
ceeded in capturing him after a LONG
chase. The brothers beat the negro So
verely ard were only prevented from
killing him by the arrival OF some farm
ers. who turned the negro over to
constable.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
Good New Year ADVICE.

Don. swear of: Just SAVIOR and be.
In earnest about it.-Nebraska State
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No person on the outside can appre-
cate how awful has been the pressure
on the responsibility of those on the in.
side Members themselves do not yet
fully comprehend how much easier their
future duties will appear, now that
these two most gushing springs of all
other sources of care, and trouble, have
been effectually damned. May a better
fate await those who have wrought so
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12

INV Jul : vi WA L.
Who can longer doubt the almost In
spired sagacity of "a body that selected,
these two articles first to finally dispose
of and send to theJsepulcher Of the Com
mittee on Final Revision. So that the
wicked will cease from troubling and the
The Iola register., 1902-05-23
CHAPTER XIII.

JCH are the facts that, with
an almost incredible talent
for investigation, had been
collected and prepared by the
The Iola register., 1902-05-23
Entertained the Seniors

The senior class of the lola High
School was entertained by the teachers
of the High School and the city super
intendent at the home of Miss Mitchell
from eight to eleven O'Clock last even
ing.
The evening was spent in a especial
examination" the grading the same
and issuing diplomas as reward for
work done. After which refreshments
were served consisting of strawberries,
ice cream and cake. Each senior car
ried home a profile of himself as a
souvenir of the occasion. The SEN
ors returned home seemingly happy,
rejoicing in the thought of "haying
been remembered for what they had
done" and glad that the four years
work in the High School was closing
so agreeably, These occasions are
looked forward to with pleasure by
each succeeding class.
The Iola register., 1902-05-23
ITO be Continued J
A Colorado Summer.

The Santa Fe has issued new edi-
tion for 1902 OF its book entitled "A
Colorado Summer" a big edition
has been printed for Eastern circula-
tion. Besides description OF Colo
RADIOS principal resorts, there are
chapters devoted to camping out fish
ing and hunting, also an article on
Salt Lake City-all profusely illus
uated.
The summer service of the Santa Fe
to Colorado will be better than ever
this season. In addition to standard
and observation Pullmans and COM
modious chair cars, the Colorado
trains will be equipped with new day
coaches, each seating eighty persons,
and furnished in luxurious style.
The Santa Fe will have in effect
about the same low rate arrangements
to Colorado and Utah as last year,
except that there will be no rate high
er than one fare plus 50, and on GER
tain days the fare will be even lower,
These cheap rates and fine service will
attract thousands to the Rockies when
hot weather sets in.
The Iola register., 1902-05-23
The Most Common AiIment.

More people suffer from rheumatism
than from any other aiment. This is
wholly unnecessary, too, for cure
may be effected at Il very small cost.
G. w. Wescott, Of Meadowdale, n
Y, says: IL have been afflicted with
rheumatism for some time, and it has
caused me much suffering. con-
cluded to try Chamberlain Pain
Balm and am pleased to say that ii
has cured me-" For sale by w. l..
Crabb & Co. and Campbell & Burrell.
The Iola register., 1902-05-23

opened the drawer of the chilionier
where she kept her jewels. The boxes
containing superb sets of iewelry
which he had presented to her were
gone! The anonymous letter had told
the truth!
Perhaps Valentine had put her dla-
monds in Madeleine's room,
without stopping to consider the In
delicacy of what he was about to do he
hurried into the young girls room and
pulled open one drawer after another.
He did not find Nine. Fauvels dia-
monds, but Madelene's seven or eight
boxes. also empty.
Was she. too. an accomplice2 This
blow broke down his courage.
M. Fauvel well knew that the fact Of
the diamonds being stolen was not suf-
ficient ground upon which to bring an
accusation against the accompiices.
Happily he could procure other proof.
He began by calling his valet and OIL
dering him to bring him every letter
that should come to the house. He
then wrote to a notary at st. Remy
to send him telegram containing au-
thentic information about the Lagors
family and especially about Raoul.
The reply was as follows:
The Lagors are very poor and no one knows
any member Of the family named Raoul Nine.
Lagors had no son. only two daughters.
The next day, among the letters
which his valet brought him. was one
bearing the postnark of Vcsinet. He
opened the envelope with great care
and read
Dear Aunt-It is indispensable that I see you
today. Come to me. | will explain why | give
you this trouble instead Of calling on you.
RAouL.
81 have them now" cried NJ. Fauvel
trembling with satisfaction at the neal
prospect of vengeance.
Eager to lose no time, he opened O
drawer, took out revolver and exam
ined the hammer to see if it was in or
der. He imagined himself alone, but Q
vigilant eye was watching his move
ments. Gipsy. under strict instructions
from NJ. Verduret, stationed herself a.
the keyhole of the study door and saw
all that occurred. NJ. Fauvel laid the
| DlblOl Oll lue LuunlClplcCt anu Iestuiti
the letter which he then placed wher,
the letters were usually left, not wish
ing his wife to know that it had passeC
through his hands. He was only alb
sent but two minutes; but, inspired b!
the imminence of the danger, Gips!
darted into the study, rushed to tn,
mantel and rapidly extracted the ball
from the revolver.
"Therer' she murmured. This peri
is. for the present, averted, and NJ
Verduret, whom l shall warn through
Cavaillon, will now perhaps have tim
to prevent a murder"
She descended to the bank and sen
the clerk with a message, telling hin
to leave it with Nine. Alexandra 70
NJ. verduret. An hour later Nine. Eau
vel ordered her carriage and went out
NJ. Fauvel took a hackney coach ant
followed her.
"Great heavensT cried Nina to her
self. IF NJ. Verduret does not reacl
there in time, Nine. Fauvel and Raou
are lostr'
The Iola register., 1902-05-23
First Published May %, 1902.
Ordinance No. 466

An ordinance further providing for
the sanitary conditions Of the City Of
lola, Kansas,
BE il ordained by the Mayor and
councilmeu OF the CITY OF lola, Allen
County, Kansas.
Section That the owner. tenant
or user of every priyy within the
limits OF said City shall aJ all times
keep u sufficient quantity of lime in
said priyy for the purposes herein
specified. That every such person shall
once each day scatter the lime afore-
said in such manner as to destroy
and prevent any odor from said
privy. That whenever the box or
vault or the privy shall leak or allow
its contents to fall or run from it, so
aS to create stencil, said parties
above mentioned and each of them
shall scatter lime so as to prevent
further stencil therefrom. Any person
convicted of violating any of the pro-
visions of this section shall upon
conviction thereof be fined in any sum
not more than $500, IL is hereby
made the duty of the Marshal and
policemen of said City to see that this
ordinance is enforced.
Section 2. That this ordinance
shall take effect and be in force from
and after its publication once in the
DAILY lola REGISTER, the official
paper of said City.
Adopted May Is, 1902.
Approved May 10, 1902,
(sEAL) ATTEST; A. II. CAM PBELL,
w. M. KNAPP, Mayor.
City Clerk.
The Iola register., 1902-05-23
LOCAL N VIEWS

A recent issue of the Mail & Bree re
printed picture of the cement brige
and DR.. Wyatt's cement coffin and
commenced the write up as follows:
"Iola is getting to the front in more
ways than one. 1t has kept up a dizzy
pace for years and shows no signs of
getting fatigued. When her Portland
cement works were started, the town
felt pardonable pride, but the field
having taken broader scope, the
community cannot be blamed if it
bursts all the clothes in the ward
robe. "
The lola citizens are on the war;
path against peddlers, and for new
reason. Some wandering advertiser
of patent pills left a package at each
of their houses, handing them to their
little girls with the assurance that
they we're good to eat. The little girls
believed, ate and are just recovering
from the effects. 1t was criminal
thing to do and is likely to happen
when packages of medicine are tossed
iudiscriminately into houses where
children are playing about. There
ought to be law against it.
Exchange: The Chinese never pun,
ish an animal; hence mule that in
the han Is of foreigner would no
only be useless but dangerous to every
one about it, becomes in the possession
of Chinaman as quiet as lamb ant
as tractable as a dog. We never be
held runaway, jibbing or vicious
mule or pony in China, but found the
same rattling, cheerful pace maintain
ed over heavy or light roads, by {
"tur-r" or "clock-k," " the beast turn
ing to the right or left and stoppin,
with but a hint from the reins. Thi
treatment is extended to all the ami
mails they press into their service
Often have | admired tho tact exhibit
ed in getting large drove of sheer
through narrow, crowded streets ant
alleys, by merely having little DO!
to lead one of the quietest of the Hocl
in front. The others steadily follow
ed. Cattle, pigs and birds are equal
ly we'll cared for
For SALE: Go to Peister's for cab
bage and tomato plants, 25 cents pc
hundred. Also have pansys at Il
cents per dozen. S35 East street.
The Iola register., 1902-05-23
Won't Follow Advice After Paying
for L.

In a recent article promi ent ply
sician says, "lt is next to impossible
for the physician to gets his patients
to carry out any prescribed course o.
hygiene or diet to the smallest extent:
he has but one resort left, namely, the
drug treatment" When medicines
are used for chronic constipation, the
most mild and gentle obtainable, such
as Chamberlain Stomach a. Liver
Tablets, should be employed. Their
use is not followed by constipation as
they leave the bowels in natural and
healthy condition. For sale by w.
L. Crabb & Co. and Campbell 81 Bur
The Iola register., 1902-05-23

Ief5SsTI for investigation, had been
lszs1oJ collected and prepared by the
fat man with the jovial face who had
taken Prosper under his protection, NJ.
Verduret.
Reaching Paris at o'clock in the
evening, not by the Lyons route, as he
had said, but by the Orleans train, M.
Verduret hurried to the Archangel,
where he found Prosper impatiently
expecting him.
u "You are about to hear some rich de-
velopments," he said to Prosper, "and
see how far back into the past one has
to seek for the primary cause of n
crime. All things are linked together
In this world Of ours. II CASTOR de
Clameran had not taken q cup OF cof-
fee in little cafe at Tarascon twenty
years ago, your money safe would not
have been robbed three weeks ago.
valentine de la Verberie is punished
In 1866 for the murder committed for
love OF her in 1910. Nothing is neg
lected OF forgotten. listen"
And he related all that he had dis
covered, referring to voluminous
manuscript which he had prepared,
with many notes and authenticated
proofs attached.