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The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
MOTHER OF 80 TWINS
Is DYING IN POVERTY
She Does Not Know Where Her
Children Are, Save One, and
He Ne0leCtS Her.

DENVER. March 29.-Mrs. Mary
Eivlra Gillespie, aged "a years, the
mother OF thirty-seven children, thirty
or which were twins. has been taken IN
the hopital to be under better care
than she could receive at the county
farm, though her only disease is old
age.
Mrs. Gillespie was, married but
once, and all her children were born
within the twenty years preceding the
death OF her husband. Colonel Will
liam Gillespie ofVirginia
Fourteen pairs of twins and the
seven other children besides were
born before the Civil War, and when
William Gillespie enlisted with the
Confederate army. During the war.
and but year before the death of her
husband in the battle of Vicksburg,
the fifteenth pair of twins were born.
How the widow brought up her
enormous family, she does not ex-
plain.
"All but few lived she says. "and
as soon as they were able to care for
themselves. had to let them go and
seek living. | don't know where
they are. | aid know. but my memory
Is not as good as IL was once They
do not know where their mother is,
except one. and he does not come.
Perhaps they will look for her some
day. | do not know"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29

HELENA. Montana, March %. -
x-Fingered-Jess" Edwards. one of
the best known gamblers of the North
west. has been sent as a public charge
TO Chicago. to seek relief from can
Ger. Despite the fact that he has at
dInerent times possessed moderate
sized fortunes. he will die poor man,
though by no means friendless.
Edwards was born in Illinois in 1870
and came overland to Montana in 1852
or before the first discovery of gold,
and at once became prominent by the
of his plays.
He was one of the first men to set
tie and develop Diamond City, placer
camp on the Missouri river near Hell
ena, which at one time was the me-
tropolis of Montana. 1t was at Dia-
mond City that Luwards made his
most phenomenal plays at faro, having
been known to bet producing gold
mine on the turn of card at faro.
Losing, he would shoulder his pick
and prospecting tools, strike out and
locate another mine. and on one oc-
cassion. returning with a sack of gold
dust. won back not only the money
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
VETERAN MONTANA GhMBLER
bus in Hard LUCK and is Sent TO CHICAGO
for Serious Repairs.

man, who busted herself bringing
customers to the fiat. This woman,
IT is said, took good care to learn all
about prospective customer ana
transmit this information to the Mars
deus to guide them in their readings.
The most thriving business was
oone In the discovery OF hidden treas
ures, There is an old tradition ot a
large sum Of money buried close TO the
southern limits of the city. and many
inouiries were erected toward this.
As vet however, the spot has not been
found. A few people who assert that
they know the place perfectly, have as
vet neglected to dig up the treasure,
rhe mediums gave receipts hhe
this: II. orL r
Received for occult Work. |
agree to accomplish the work IN SIX
months or forfeit the money-Minnie
Marsden." ~. ..
Tbey were safe in doing this. In
osmuch as their Kansas City sojourn
was limited to about six weeks. In
addition to the payment OF the nrst
fee. they asked for only ten per cent
OF the treasure.
II is said that the Marsdens nave
vona TO Arizona to sell occult adVice
to the prospectors.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
LETTER III YEARS OLD
FINDS ITS ADDRESS
Written and Posted In California In
1861 1t Arrives at Destination
In PENNSYLVANIA Now.

WASHINGTON. Pa. March 29.---
Alexander Hart just received a letter
written to aim by his brother. the
late Robert a. Hart. on July Z. 1851
and mailed al Jackson California al
most forty one years ago. The en-
yeiope has never been opened. and
the address and postmark ara as
fresh as II watIei but a few days ago.
The letter bore a ten-cent postage
stamp, which had been cancelled with
Ink by two strokes OF pen. Hart
was In the Union army at the time
the letter reached Washington. and
he believes that his brother, the late
George s. Hart. received 1t and placed
1t among some papers in his desk,
to forward 1t, but neglected
to do SO
Judge Hart died In 1899. and few
days ago his sister who lives in East
Bow street. opened his old desk. and
In lcoking over some III papers dis
covered the letter uneaenea, ana "a;
Ii.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
FrOIlC OF School Boys With a
live Wire Result DISaS-
trOuSlu.
YOUNG BOY KILLED
A Slight Electric Shock Was Part
OF Ceremony OF Initiation, But it
Was Tov Much for Candidate.

PARSONS, Kan. March 2s.-Lee
Watson, the only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. l.. Watson. was killed by a live
wire last night on the outskirts of the
city. The wire was part OF broken,
unused guy wire, which had seen tenn
porarly used to make splice or con-
nection from the electric light plant to
the Ice plant.
The boys of the town knew OF the
leakage through this old guy. and had
tried 1t in the day time. but felt very
little effect from it. Last night, a
candidate was to be initiated into a
high school society OF which all the
boys are members. and part Of the
initiation was to have been the ap-
plication OF this wire to the blind
folded subject
Young Watson took hold OF 1t as the
candidate was brought near. and ex-
claimed Boys.' once or twice. He was
dragged from the wire, placed In q
buggy and hurried TO doctor. but he
was dead when they arrived at the
DOCTORS Office. Watson was fourteen
years old. and was with eight or ten
his playmates In the high school
Pli o: similar age. He was a bright
SEcpuiar little fellow.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
INDIHNh SALOON
CHARGED WITH POWDER
II the Temperance Folk Interfere
the Owner viii Touch il OF
hnd-

FLORA. Ind, March 29-George
Black. proprietor of the famous Blue
Goose" saloon at Darlington, Is NOV
Ing the builing from ne sic on
when it came into repute to a vacant
lot next to the store of A. M. Ever
man & son.
A few days ago Black was defeated
by the temperance element in his at
tempt to get a license, and he was
compelled to close his doors, his old
license having expired. To square
matters with Everman, who is said
to have been instrumental in defeat
Ing him. Black has decided to move
;:,e Blue Goose next to Evermans 8
store and open quart shop"
Not only that, but be will guard
against raiders by p':cing enough
dynamite under his plac. OF business
to blow up that end of the town
should any one attack his place The
saloons has been dynamited on three
different occasions. Everman de-
clares that he will remove the large
store from its present location.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
THE FORTUNE TELLER
TOLD OF SISTER
md a Woman In Ohio Wrote and
Learned that She Had a Sister
LIVING.

|DENN ER Marca 29.--Mrs Sarah
|ing of Berkeley, is rejoicing ut the
Eospect OF freeing her sister. after
separation OF nearly forty years,
bring which period neither of the
Rters knew OF the whereabouts or
Sen the existence of the other.
4 Mrs King was he'd to search for her
Fter Y fortune teller. who told her
at she mad a sister somewhere. and
|ald he able to find her. That was
fall. Mrs, King wrote to the post
ster at Botkins, O.. the town OF
birth. asking for information
put any relatives she might have
re. and especially II she had a sis
"a in that town.
he received a reply that Mrs. Mary
hIn, living near Botkins was
sister from whom she was separ-
when they were little chimren.
Cochin In childhood was adopt
rs by p w. Speekes of Middleport.
while Sarah King was taken into
iaw'y o. Abrahm jenkins OF
ton. o.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
WIFE'S SACRIFICE
REVEALED AT D5hTf
When Husband and Sister Fell In
Love She Got a Divorce that
Theu Might We'd.

DETROIT. Mich. March 29-The
death Of Mary A. Dwelken at the home
of Hirman Dwelken, farmer living
near Exeter Mich. has revealed a
story of heroic devotion and self
sacrifice Dwelken married Mary
Vordstorm in 4farshall twenty-five
years ago. His father-in-law and sis
r-in-law, Lorla vordtsorm, made
their home with the couple.
Loria was beautiful and when Mrs.
Dwelken's health failed she soon saw
that her husband and sister were In
love. She forgave them both and offer
ed to get divorce. but Dwelken,
broken with contrition, refused.
The family moved to this place,
where Lorla was known as the wife
and Mary as the maiden sister. II ~
pears that several years ago Hrs.
Dvelken became very Ill. She fh0l1ght
she was dying and made her husband
and Loria promise to marry. she ra-
covered. however. then cot Q dtycrcf
and her husband and sister were das
ed, -.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
The Selfish Girls
Want Closed Carriages

CHICAGO. March g. girls of.
the Chicago University have had -
signed to them separate athletic
field block from the woman's gym
nasium, but tney refuse to walk to the
field In their gymnasium togsss and
have petitioned President Harper fors
closed bus or an underground pas
sage. Many Of the girls wear kniEker~
bockers WITHOUT stockings. usit with
short socks turned down over laced
shoes
The university officials say they
selected ne most retired field they
could mad. A high fence will screen
the girls from all onlookers except
small boys that climb trees and tele-
graph poles. n y
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
But He Was a White Man and Worried Until
ti6 Committed Suicide.
His Mother, Some Months Before
His Birth, Was Abused by Ne
grOeS and Left Impression OF
Fear on Her Child.

RICHMOND. Ind, March 29.-The
suicide yesterday of Lafayette Painter,
who 'ut his throat from ear to ear,
reveals that he was not a colored,
man. and also brings to light a very
strange but true story.
Painter was thirty-year years of
age. and had lived In Richmond for
many years. Though very light In
color he had had the characteristic
features of a negro. and was generally
taken to be such. although he stoutly
denied that any African blood flowed
in his veins. His father. who still re-
sides near New Hope, Ohio. and other
relatives came here yesterday after
noon to take charge of the body, and
II was then that the story of Painters
life was told.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29

NNSAS CITY, March %, On a
nat here is posted this notice;
|ne Marsdens have moved to un-
IN parts"
|ce last Monday people have been
|ag to look at this legend scrawl-
a piece of yellow paper, and
gone away. No doubt a good
OF them wished they had the
\ they paid the clairvoyants,
We're to 'discover hidden treas
h'te those that had drifted apart
other wonderful things.
Marsdens openly boasted that
,oOld develop good mediums In
lhree to six months. This pros
a'eemed pleasing to those VINO
hidden treasures to discover.
tney took in several thousand
Is borne out by q man who had
portunity to see their account
me amounts. this man states,
rom 81 to $3.50.
le In the flats where they lived
S'' besides Marsden and Mrs.
Marsden, there was . ar.
W who posed ms her father.
"srsden was a small. fraii wo-
uo seemed to be "ail soul.
the Marsdens, themselves.
vas at least one agent, q wo-
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
The Worm Turned and the
ShdrDerS We're Prettu
Thoroughly FleeCcd.
INNOCENT FARMER
Visited bu a Couple Of Confidence
Workers, But theu Wont BrdQ
Much OF their Mission.

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y, March 90
Farmer Thomas j. Nearn. of Shawnn-
gunk. got the better of a pair Of
buneo men today.
The first one, representing himself
as a New York business man In want
Eof country place, called on Nearn
and offered such a liberal price for
his farm that a deal was soon made.
The two were cooking about the
farm and the purchaser was telling of
improvements he proposed to make.
when Bunco Man No. put In an ap-
pearanee. He was roughly dressed and
professed to be drover anxious to buy
stock. He acted as III half drunk. and
soon began Dragging Of his new game.
he had learned In New York last week.
Then. producing some cards, he began
throwing them ciumsily and Offering
to bet that no one could pick out the
Joker.
The farm buyer made several wa9ers
and won easily. and then found III
easy TO persuade the farmer 10 Try his
luck. The manipulation Of the cards
suddenly grew skilfuY and very soon
the proceeds of Farmer Nearn's last
milk check. about $50 was In the
drovers pockets.
With the loss OF his money came
the realization that he had been VIC
timiZed
I've got some more money Ia the
house said Hearn. and I'll get, II aud
try my luck again. That dog gastad
joker can't fool me allus.
He made quick trip TO the house.
and on his return pulled out. not i
roll but revolver which he Ieveiled
at the buneo men and told tham ko
throw up their hands.
They saw determination ! ntho ol8
mans eyes. and up went their handss
His first care was to relieve them NJ
their revolvers. This done, he said:
Now hand over my money and all
the otner cash you've got about your
measly carcasses."
They handed 1t over.
Then he told them TO 'git" and they
got"
Doing hunco men pays q burned
sight better and is a heap more ex-
citin than farmin"' he remarked to his
neighbors later.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
THE WASTE Writer'S DESTROY
Town OF Hartman, Tenn., Partially Wiped Out
and Loss OF Lie Reported.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. March 2s.--
A special to the News from Harri-
man, Tenn. says that Hartman has
been partially destroyed by foods on
account of an overflow OF the Emery
River
The damage is estimated at quar-
tee af a million. 1t lis reported that two
lives were lost and many more are
supposed to have been drowned
1t IL estimated that from forty 10
fifty houses al Oakdaie and Hartman
were washed way.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29


While his mother was enciente and
five months prior to the birth of this
son, she became involved In some diff
fieulty with colored neighbors. which
left her In state Of fright and ner-
vous prostratfon. a NE trouoie SO prey
ed upon the 'Soman's mind that she
never recovered. and when the child
was born 1t possessed the true features
of the African.
The mother became so prostrated
that her mind gave way. and a few
years later was taken 10 an insane
hospital She partially recovered, how
ever and was returned to her home.
There was recurrence of the mental
touble. however, and she committed
suicide by drowning herself In a bar
rel OF water.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
Lep6rS Located y
Bu the Government

WASHING ION. March 90 3urxeoflI
General Wyman, OF the Mafine tioe-
pital service, today trAnsnii itted to
Congress the report os comnsiasions
appointed to Investigate. which 40
clares that leprosy exists III twenty
one States aud Terr.snries SavoA
cases were found Ia the stnte Cf New
York. The commisslon beiiGre th3xel
are many more cases thnn were an
covered by their Inquiry
The commission iocated 27S
Only 70 were found 70 I'M isolated m n
case Is in Maryland. uok fnr xru II
capital In LouslanA thers ~
cases. ss E}s
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
The Long and Short
Joined Together.

KINGWOOD, w. Va, March 29.-
The tal;"st esd perhaps the heaviest
woman in West Virginia has mar
ried comparative midget The bride
was Miss Mary Craig, who pulls down
the scales at 2S5 pounds and stands s
feet s inches In her bare feet Har
husband Is Eliza Winfield Thomas,
whose head barely reaches his wife's
shoulders, and who weighs 115 pounds.
The bride, who Is familiarly known
In this community as Miss Dot. is 3o
year her senior.
The two were sweethear's when
scarcely out of their Teens, out differ
enees arose Recently thy become
reconciled.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
BLOODED HORSES
BURNED TO DEATH
Fire Edrlu this Morning Wiped Out
Stable OF a Well Known Trainer
In Detroit, Mich.

Detroit, Mich, March 29.-Seven-
teen racers ana promising colts were
burned to dealt, early today in a fire
which destroyed the training stables
of Frank H. Colby. the we'll known
driver and trainer. in Highland Park.
The fire started just before day
break from some unknown cause.
Total loss $4,000.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
CUBHN RECIPROCITY
LOOKS FhV0RhBL T
Meeting oil Wdus and Means Com
mittee to Consider the Bill:
Called.

WASHINGTON, March 29--Chair-
man Payne, of the Ways and Means
Committee of the House. has called a
meeting of the full committee for
Monday morning at 1880 O'Clock to
consider his bin for reciprocity with
Cuba.
This announcement is interpreted as
assurance on the part of the Ways anu
Means leaders that victory for reci-
procity has been won in the commit
tee.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
HOW HMERIChNS GET THERE
1n EnOllsh Paper Makes Some Sad But Inter-
6stln0 Observations.

LOsDON. March 29.--The tobacco
war here has created a degree of ma
tional interest far greater than that
usually associated with a trade dis
pnte.
The Spectator draws a curious COM
parison of the rival methods. English
capitalists" says this paper. will risk
millions In trade war with the
create pluck. but Ameri-
can capitalists will actually sacrifice
them rather than be beaten. Such wars
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29

The destruction is wide spread and
terrible. Y
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. March ga
special to the Sentinel from Coal
creek In the mining district says that
the town is partially flooded oy high
waters In the creeks
,..ganS peopaess had 40 leave. their
homes in which .Ae water was rising.
Three bridges were damaged SO that
coal mines were damaged so that
trains cannot pass over them. Much
damages Is done
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29

ara an enjoyment to their otherwise
rather duh and overworked life. They
WA feel disgraced IL they do not win
and will stake their last dollar on ex-
changes which to them are fields of
glory or humiliation. What else have
they to live for? Pontics offer no
career. They cannot found families. in
the English sense. and as for luxury.
they enjoy 1t like Roman mobiles. while
they have it, or do without In serene
content"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
Miles Correspondence
Laid Before Congress

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The
President today sent to the House OF
Representatives the correspondence
and papers bearing on the request of
Lieut.. Gen. Miles to be assigned to
duty in the Philippines.
The papers were sent 10 the House in
response to a resolution introduced by
Burleson. of Texas. and passed by that
body.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
Strike hp6ft6d
The q TllI \

TERRE Haut6 h; =
Thirty ave of Nr I &|k 8 n -
girls marched tnsl
streets todny tp y n
distant, q conn III
debt Asl3ex4 IN. r. H.
fay0ritisai ln 6ofna ~ a
The 6xcitennent N6o II
10 the sirla md nh4 II
which hroke sp ths n
TheY threakened a
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
Slaughter OF Chinese
Reported bu Officials

PEktNG, March Chinese officials
say that thousands of people nave been
killed In riots at Ia Ming Flu in the
southern most prefecture of the pro-
vince OF Chi Ii.
This is. perhaps. an exaggeration,
but the loss OF life is undoubtedly
Great.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
Good Easter Offering
OF the Manufacturers

PROVIDENCE. r, l., March 90
Notices of 10 per cent advance in
wages of operatives were posted today
/ nthe cotton mills In Rhode Island and
Massachusetts,, operated BY Goddard
and Che Knight interests.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29
Ten Men Drowned
Bu 6dDSlz6d Boat

NEW ORLEANS, March 2s.--It is
reported tnat boat containing thirty
one men going to the British trans
port anchored in the river opposite
the city VISA capsized, drowning ten
or more men
The Republican journal., 1902-08-07
Verona Park Campmeeting.

The annual sprtualist camp-meetng at
Verona Park opened last Sunday with il
large gathering. Meetings We're held in
the pavilion both forenoon and afternoon
and at night in the hotel parlor, and the at
tendance was fully equal, if not larger
than on former opening days. The meetings
will continue during the present month
The speaker Sunday was Miss Blanche
Brainard of Lowell, Mass, who will address
the meetings during the week and on next
Sunday. Miss Brainard is an eloquent
talker and her hearers We're loud in thei1
praise on sunday. At the close of the
afternoon service she gave number OF
tests, all of which were satisfactory to he1
audience. The music was excellent, and
this will be made a feature of the camp,
meeting.
The Republican journal., 1902-08-07

! "Old Jed Prouty'' Will be preseiled il,
the Belfast Opera House Friday, Aug. 18th.
and the Jerry McAuliff Co., will play three
iights the week following
| thomas Lotus of Bangor began yester-
oay relaying the curbing and levellng tlN
concrete walk on Main street from Masonic
temple to Geo. T. Reads machine shop.
! Ihe Grand Lodge of Maine. A. .. W. {.
| Will make no assessment during the month
Vi August. The condition of the treasury is
such that all probable claims will be me.
without an assessment
Rev. Henry S. Fisher c. s B. and Mrs
Fisher, both Christian Science practitioners,
nave moved temporarily into the house on
Northport avenue formerly occupied by MIR.
f. +. Hanson. They have come to take
cha SSe OF the Christian Science Society, and
1or the present regular services will be held
at their home at eleven o'clock Sunday
morning. To these services all are cordial
ly welcome.
Albert c. Burgess, hardware dealer, of
this city, has made an assignment in favor
Swan. statement of his finances shows
the liabilities to be S3S,S7l11, and assets
S15,S2S.S2. Mr.. Burgess has issued circu-
lar letter to his creditors in which he ex-
presses the hope that within few days he
Will be able to submit an offer of settlement
by compromise which will meet their ap-
proval. The business will be continued as
usual during the settlement
|. M. Cottrell has closed a contract with
the city to put in the sewer outlet. The pipe
| will be IA inches in diameter of iron special
ly made for service under salt water. 1t will
extend from the manhole at the foot of Com
mercial street, diagonally across the East
ern Steamship Co.'S property and iuto the
Bay 5r0 feet. The outlet will be about 100
feet south of the steamboat wharf, in the
channel. The pipe will be protected by rows
of granite blocks Ii inches square, on each
side of the pipe, on all below extreme low
| water mark. That across the flats will be
| laid from foot to three feet under ground
and above high water ) feet. MI. Cottrel
will do the diving work himself. He has
| ordered his pipe, and will do the work under
water first, while the water is warm.
INDIA. Rev Father Younan, the Pau
list Missionary who is conducting Il non
Catholic Mission in the church of st.
Francis, Will give his fa'nous stereopticGu
lecture ON India in the Opera House SatlIr-
day evening August l4th. Fr ounan is Of
purely Sl .lan parents, was born III talcut-
ta and spent 10 years of his life in India.
He is eminently fitted to Lecture on its so
million. speaking oyer POO languages and to
describe their religions, clstoms, ways Of
living, modes of conveyance, etc Its
mountain sceneries are the grandest, the
mightest They carry us from earth to
heaven Sunrise on the Lima ayan range,
IA storm $1,000 feet below the observer, will
be eloquently portrayed. The lecture has
always been considered 'real treat in IA
life time, and none should miss it, One
hundred beautiful slides will throw on the
canvas scenes of a mystic LAND claiming
its civilization 900 years before Christ,
which will charm the audience.
The Republican journal., 1902-08-07

There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to.
gether, and until the last few years was sup-
posed to be incurable. For great MANY
years doctors pronounced it a local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by CON
stantly failing to cure with local treatment
pronounced it incurable. Science has prov.
Ell catarrh to be constitutional disease
and, therefore, requiring constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac.
tured by F. }. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, Ohio
is the only constitutional cure on the mar
ket. 1t is taken internally in doses from 1C
drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly or
the blood and mucus surfaces of the system
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure Send for circulars ana
testimonials Address,
4w % f. }. CHENEY X Co., Toledo, O.
B<gs Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle
Halls Family Pills are the best.