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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-27
WAS ROY FORDHAM
KIDNAPPED BY GIPSIES !?

Mrs. Jennie Fordham, mother of
Roy Fordham, the lost Child, was in
town yesterday and she talked quite
freely about the matter when seen by
a TELEGRAM man.
Some of her story has already been
published. She is firmly Of the opin,
ion that the child was kidnapped, but
she says she knows OF no person who
has sufficient enmity against her or
any OF her people to commit such a
crime.
According to her story band OF
gypsies who camped between Barre
and East Barre for week or more
came along the road where the child
was last seen on the mor-ing afte 1
and that Mrs. Orrin Fifeld saw two
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-27

Only 2 few caucuses were held last
night, The result was as follows
Enesburgh Falls delegates for Nc.
Cul.ough. The vote was 210 for Nc
Cullough and Proctor 80.
Middietown Springs 2 delegates for
Proctor, Vote Clement ~, Proctor 81.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-27
SAD oR0WNINC ACCIDENT
OF U. Y. N. FRESHMAN

cyet here and Bond was captured by
th, sophcmores. He was in the
custody of Sophomores Ross and Per-
ci1xl in beat when he jumped out TO
sw,a, ashore and was drowned. An
inovest was held. and Ross and fercl'
val we're dismissed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-27
LORD RoSEBERY
Makes a New Bid For
Liberal Leadership
DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH
| Will 30 Made a knight o.
The Garter

London, May 27. - Much interest
has been aroused here by the an.
uouncement that Emperor William
will start his American. built schooner
YACHT Meteor in the race from heli.
xoland to Dover, June IA. for the
ocoronation Cup' Of 800 guineas.
The British schooner yacht Cicily,
owned by Cecil Quentin, designed by
william Fife and expressly built to
challenge the Meteor, was launched
Thursday at Southampton and has
also been entered.
Lord Rosebery delivered a speech at
Continued On Page4.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-27
THE COvERN0RSH|P CON-
TEST GETTING. WARMER

Sherburne for Clement.
The two Dummerston delegates are
Proctor men.
The standing to date is:
J. G. Mccullough 1OS
P. w. Clement IS
F. D. Proctor 38
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-27
HOMER FITTS
SILK WAISTS

price attracts you and silk waists interest you, look
at the bargains offerths week.
LOT 1. Peau de Sole and Taffeta Silk Waists, tucked,
corded and hemstched effects, neatly made and finished
coors red mode light blue receda and black Always sold
for $500, So 90 and $3.50, now $500.
LOT g. Peau de Soie Taffeta and Satin similar styles
and coors above sold for $780, and SIS 50, $685.
LOT B Taffeta Silk Waist in good shades and sizes,
always sold for $4.00 and $3.50 now $29S.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-27

ADVERTISE in the TELE~
GRAM. 1t Will Pay YOU
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
POOL ROOM LOOTED.
At Point of Guns Masked Men Get
Large Sum.

At Point of Guns Masked Men Get
Large Sum.
Kansas City, Jan. 1.-two young
men of slight build, with handker-
chiefs tied across the lower portion of
their faces, entered Harry B. Chick s
pool room in the center of the city
last night ard with drawn revolvers
commanded the proprietor, cashier
and three other employees who were
in the place to lie down on the floor.
A third man, supposed to be a con-
federate, but not masked, guarded the
entrance while the robbery was COM
mitted.
Jimmy Driscoll, an employe, who
did not readily comply with the com
mand to lie down, received a heavy
blow on the head with a revolver from
one of the robbers. DR.. J. A. Frame,
the cashier, also received a slight
blow on the head.
A better time for the robbery co,i1d
not have been chosen. TIE proprie-
tor and his assistants~ were counting
the money that had been received dur
ing the day, and as betting on the
races of the day ceases about $50 p.
M, only the employees remained.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
Lack of Funds Closes Schools

Chicago, Jan. 14-For the first time
in more than 80 years Chicagos night
schools are closed temporarily at least.
1t is also a serious question if the
day schools can be kept open during
the regular ten months. This condi-
tion is the result of low condition of
the city's finances. The average at
tendance at the night schools has been
4,471 and it was estimated that the
attendance this year would have been
4,500 and that 200 teachers would have
been employed in the 20 schools plan
ned to be opened. The cost would be
approximately $4,000
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
scHLEY On rRRA444lAllG.4 AG4.s ) gS5R.
Admiral lndorses Latter's Account Of
SANTIAGO Battle.

Santiago Battle.
Savannah, Jan. 14.-When Rear Ad-
miral Schley was questioned in ref
erence to the statement of his In
iorsement of the forthcoming book on
'Schley and Santiago" by George Ed
ward Graham, he said:
Il have seen the proofs of Mr.. Gra-
hams book. 1t is the authors book
and was written at his own pleasure.
My connection with it had to do only
with reading over, at Graham's re-
quest, whatever in the book had ref
erence to statements of fact. AS re-
CARDS the Santiago fight no one was
better prepared to write the history of
that battle than Mr.. Graham. He was
there in the thick of it. So far as
reading the book was concerned, l
passed only on it's statements of fact.
These statements are true. They make
up the story of the fight as it occur
red.
LAS to Mr.. Graham's object in writ
ing the book, as to his championship
of me and as to his criticisms, had
nothing 20 do or say" -~~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
Mexican
Mustang. Lininent'
PACIFIC CABLE HEARING
Question conSideS-~ by Senate Com
mittee on Naval Affairs.

Question ConSideS-@ by Senate Com.
mittee on Naval Affairs.
Washington, Jan. 14.-The senate
committee on naval affairs today gave
hearing to representatives of the
Pacific Commercial Gable company
George &. Ward, of New York, presi-
dent of the company; William M.
Cook, general counsel, were present.
Mr.. Hale, the chairman, explained the
efforts that previously had been made
to secure legislation authorizing the
construction of cable to the Hawaii
an islands. He also impressed upon
the company the Importance of early
action in the matter if anything was
hoped to be accomplished.
Speaking for his company, Mr..
Ward said that for great many years
Mr.. John w. Mackay has had a great
desire to see a Pacific cable laid be-
cause of his being identified largely
with the Pacific coast. The speaker
then went over the ground covered in
the hearing before the house commit
tee.
In opposing the proposition to have
the government lay the cable, Mr..
Ward asked if it was fair or. just-for
the government to lay cable in com
petition with private enterprises and
was it good business policy for the
United States to spend probably $15,-
600, 900 when it could get everything it
desired from private cable without
the outlay of a dollar.
Senator Perkins remarked that the
| construction of this cable was a mat
ter of national pride with Mr.. Mac
| kay.
Mr.. McCook declared that his COM
pany wanted no subsidy, no grant;
all it did ask was that congress pass
no bill at all.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
TO BUILD SHAMROCK III.
William Fife, of Fairlie, Will Construct
New Challenger.

London, Jan. 14.-William Fife, of
Fairlie, on the Clyde, is to build Sir
Thomas Lipton's next challenger for
the Americas cup. At a conference
just held between Sir Thomas and his
advisers definite arrangements were
made for the construction of Sham
rock III, and an order for the new
yacht was given to and accepted by
Mr.. Fife. George L. Watson has prom
ised to assist Mr.. Fife in every way
by handing over to him the details of
the construction of the Shamrock II,
a1S all the calculations and details of
tn itank experiments made at the Den
nys yard.
Mr.. Fife is already collecting mate
rial and will commence designing the
Shamrock III so soon as the boats now
on hand for the next British yacht
ing season are fairly started, which
probably will be at the end of this
month. The Shamrock III is to be
ready early in the spring Of 1902.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
TEXAS BANKER IN TROUBLE.
Arrested on Charge of Forging $4,000
Worth of Notes

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. III. P.
Withers, president of the American
National bank of Beaumont, Tex, un-
til recently, is at the Midland hotel
in the custody of a United States
marshal, who placed him under arrest
last Saturday upon charge of forgery
of about $4,000 worth of notes and
$4,000 worth of stock Of the First Ma
tional bank at Howe.
His arrest here was upon a warrant
issued by the United States commits
sioner in Beaumont. The arrnst mas
been kept secret -hecGuse Withers has
been trying to adjust matters at Beau
mont by telegraph. Marshal Durham
left town Immediately after Withers'
arrest for Joplin, where federal court
is in session, his deputies taking the
responsibility for keeping the arrest
secret.
Mr. Withers is registered at the ho-
tel as John P. Withers and one"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
DRIF TED FOR II DAYS
ON A CAPSIzED BOAT
Awful Experience of Captain
Olsen and a Companion.
WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD OR DRINK
On the Fourteenth Day WaTIace's
Strength Gave Out and He Sank
Beneath the Waves-OIsen Was
Finally Picked Up.

''St'iJ iNfNOd ~ Hs
Santa Barbara, Cal, Jan. IA
Adrift on a capsized boat in the Pa.
cIfic ocean II days without food or
drink was the terrible experience of
Captain Harry Olsen and Pete Wal
lace, two crab fishermen, and but one
lives to tell the story of their terrible
sufferings. Olsen was picked up by
Arthur Valdez, fisherman, just be-
yond the Kelp off Goleta. He was
more dead than alive, but was able to
tell Of the wreck of his boat, the Belle,
a staunch gasoline schooner, which
he and Wallace used in cruising about
the fishing grounds.
Olsen and Wallace were residents of
San Pedro and left the port II days
ago. While cruising several miles
south Of Santa. Cruz island a heavy
sea rose and capsized their craft.
Clinging to the capsized boat, without
food or water, they drifted, suffering
tOrtures. On the fourteenth day Wal
lace's strength gave out, and crazed and
starving, he slid off the boat and dis
appeared under the waters. For three
days longer Olsen held on and was
finally rescued, half dead from exhaus-
tion, by Valdez. 1t is thought that he
will recover from the effects of his
terrible experience.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
REDCoATs DoGGlNG DeWET.
Lord Kitchener Hopes Soon to Sur
round Boer Commander.

Lord Kitchener Hopes Soon to Sur
round Boer Commander.
London, Jan. 14.-Perhaps the most
important point in Lord Kitchener's
weekly report, dated Johannesburg
Monday, Jan. 13, is the omission of all
mention of General DeWet, from which
it is deduced that the British COM
mander-in-chief is mere than usually
hopeful of effective results from his
present effort to surround DeWet.
Since the disaster at Zeefontein strong
British columns have been persistent
ly dogging DeWet's force, while ar
mOred trains have prevented him from
crossing the railroad line and have
forced him nOrthward. Lord Kitch<
ener is supplying DeWet's pursuers
with relays and remounts.
Lord Kitchener reports that since
Jan. 20 Beers have been killed, 8
wounded and % captured, and that 95
have surrendered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
HEADLESS BODIES
ARE FOUND ON BEACH
Three Mysterious Murders
Near Port Townsend.
PEOPLE ARE GREATLY EXCITED

During the Past Week Two Bodies
With the Heads Severed and Cloth
ing Removed Have Been Discovered
at Fort Casey.
Port Townsend, Wash, Jan. 14-The
people Of WILDLY island are in a high
state of excitement over the finding
OF another headless body on the beach
near Fort Casey.
Last week body was found with
the head and hands cut off and the
clothing removed, and Sunday another
body was found there with the head
severed.
The authorities are of the opinion
that murders have been committed at
some point up the sound The same
party found both headless bodies, and
says that he found one some ten days
ago, but before he could notify the
authorities it disappeared.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
DEBATE ON PENeIoN BILL.
House Resumes Consideration of the
Measure.

Measure.
Washington, Jan. 14.-Before the
house resumed the debate on the pen
sion appropriation bill today the speak
er announced the appointment of Mr..
Stewart, of New York, and Mr.. Liv-
ingston, of Georgia. as directors of the
Columbia hospital for women, and Mr..
Russell, of Connecticut, and Mr.. Ian
ham, of Texas, as directors of the Co
lumbian institution for the instruction
of deaf and dumb. Both institutions
are in the District of Columbia.
The house then went into commit
tee of the whole and resumed the con
sideration of the pension appropria
bill.
Mr.. Gardner, of Michigan, rev
to the speech of Mr. Rixey yestS
in favor of opening the doors of
tional soldiers homes to ex-confs
crates, said he approved the sugget
ton. AS an ex-union soldier, he sym
pathized with the spirit that sought
to take care of our own, and predict
ed that the time would come, and al
| no distant day, when the homes fol
| disabled veterans, built and maintain
ed by the common government, would
be opened alike to needy soldiers
| whether of the union or confederate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
Rotha,s Narrow Escape.

London, Jan. 14.-Lord Kitchener,
in a dispatch from johannesburg
dated Monday, Jan. 13, reports the mar
row escape of General Botha from cap
ture by General Bruce Hamilton. Hear
ing of a concentration of Beers at
Knapdar, Bruce Hamilton went to the
spot, but only to find the Beers had
been given the alarm and that 400 OF
them were trekking three miles distant
with Colonel Botha in a Cape cart
leading. Bruce Hamilton chased the
Beers for seven miles, until his horses
gave out, and captured 80 Beers and
quantities of ammunition and stock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
GORMAN WINS THE
SENATORIAL TOGA
Reelected by Maryland Leg
islature Over Jackson.
SUCCEEDS C. L. WELLINGTON
German Received the Full Democratic
Vote, Seventeen In the Senate and
Fifty-Eight In the House-WeIIing-
tons Term Expires In 1908.

= Annapolis, Md, Jan. 14-Arthur P.
German was today elected United
States senator to succeed George l..
Wellington. The total vote was: Cor
man (Dem.), 68; Jackson (Rep), so.
Senator George L. Wellington's
term will expire in March, 1903 No
other name than that of Mr. German
was even thought of in this connection
and not a single Democrat in either
branch voted against him.
1t was thought at one time that the
six Democrates who joined Isaac Lobe
Strauss and the Republicans the other
day in voting to abruptly adjourn the
house of delegates might possibly go
further and take some steps to delay
the election of Mr.. Gorman but such
was not the case, and there was no
hitch in the election so far as the SEN
atOrship was concerned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
CALIFORNIA; ORANGE CROP.
1t viii Fall Short of Last Years 1000

Cars.
Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 14.-The fol-
lowing summary of the orange crop is
made by The Express:
Southern California will ship a to-
tai of 10000 cars of citrus fruit during
the present season. The new crop is
expected to fall short more than 1000
cars of the output last year. The esti-
mated shipment of vegetables will ag-
gregate 1000 cars. Frost has not dam
aged oranges up to this time, but the
new crop of summer lemons will be
short. Oranges this year are smaller
in size, a fact to which nearly all of
the shortage is stated to be due. Ship
ments of the new crop to Saturday ag-
gregated 3,233 cars, as against 3,299
cars for the same time last year The
new crop is Of a superior quality and
the acreage this year is the largest
in the history of the industry in this
section
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
After the Mountain Dew Makers.

Blairsville, Ca, Jan. 14.-Deputy
Collector A. j. Spence and Deputy Mar
5hals w. L. Bowling and J. B. John
son are destroying the Christmas stills
in this section. A few days ago they
found and destroyed two large distil-
le1les near this place. Five men es-
capped from one and four from the 9th
er. The officers are now looking after
the distillers in Towns and Rabun. Col
lec tor Spence is a terror to the men
WHO make the mountain dew.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
One Thousand On His Head,

Casper, Wyo., Jan. 14.-Deputy
Sheriff John Grieves, in pursuit OF
the outlaws who killed Sheriff Kicker
ten days ago, came upon Charles
Woodard early yesterday between Mid
die Casper and Powder river, and
Woodard shot three times at Grieves
Grieves shot Woodard's horse from
under him, but he escaped. The re-
ward will be increased to $1,000. A
new posse started for the scene of the
shooting today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
PASSED CENTURY MARK.
Peter Lee Dying In New Jersey at
Ace of 1O7 Years.

age OF lOI ears
New York, Jan. 14-Peter Lee, who
has been in the employ of the Stevens
family, of Castle Point, Hoboken, N.
j., upward of 100 years, is dying at
Castle Point.
The date of his birth is somewhat
uncertain, but it was probably in 1895
or 1896. He was born in Hoboken, of
slave parents, the property of Colonel
John Stevens. He became free in the
course of years, but only once was he
separated from the Stevens family. He
declares he remembers the general
mourning for the death of George
Washington, in December, 1899. He
can recall the days preceding steam
navigation, when horse boats furnish
ed the most advanced method of trans.
portation across the Hudson river.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15

New York, Jan. IA pneumatic
tool combination in opposition to the
recently formed Chicago Pneumatic
Tool company is organizing in this
city. A meeting will be held today,
at which the details will probably be
decided upon. The preferred capitali-
zation on the new combine will be on
the basis of the real valuation of it's
stock and equipment and the common
stock will be guaranteed II per cent
dividend. No bonds are to be issued.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
SHOT WIFE THROUGH HEART.
Brooklyn Policeman Does Murderous
Work With Pistol.


Work With Pistol
New York, Jan. 14.-William P En-
mis-, Brooklyn policeman, Shot and
killed his wife and her mother, Mrs.
Magee, at Mrs. Magees home early to-
day. Ennis escaped.
The policeman had separated from
his wife and had refused to support
her. and she had him arrested recent
ly. He went to the house today and
when admittance was refused him he
drew his revolver and putting his
shoulder to the door burst it in. He
ran up stairs to his wife's bedroom
and fired one shot at her, which pierc-
ed her heart. Her mother, who had
heard the uproar, ran to Mrs. Ennis
room Ennis fired ore shot at her and
mortally wounded her. He then left
the house, declaring that he would kill
himself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
TO ATTEND CORONATION.
Names of Persons Who Will Represent
United States,

Washington, Jan. 14.-The secretary
of state today announced the names
of the following persons who are to
be special representatives of the Unit
ed States government at the corona
tion of King Edward:
Special Ambassador, Whitelaw Reid,
of New York.
Representative of the United States
army, General ]. H. Wilson, of Della
ware.
Representative of the United States
navy, Captain Charles E. Clark, COM
mander of the battleship Oregon dur
ing the Spanish-American war and
now governor of the naval home at
Philadelphia.
There are to be three secretaries,
as follows: j. P. Morgan, Jr., son of
J. Pierpont Morgan, of New York; Ed
mund Lincoln Baylies, barrister OF
New York, and William Wetmore, son
of Senator Wetmore, of Rhode island
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
$4,000 FIRE AT ALBANY.
Two Factories and Much Valuable
Property DESTROYED.


Albany, Ga, Jan. 14.-Fire destroy
ed the large frame building just be-
yOnd the northern limits of the city
last night, which contained the valua-
BILE machinery of the Albany bucket
factory and the Albany canning fac
tory.
The machinery for the manufacture
Of buckets had not been in use for sew
cral years and the building was leased
ny Morris Weslosky, who had fitted 1t
ZIP with a modern canning outfit. All
the machinery in the building was de-
stroyed, together with a large stock
of canned fruits and vegetables.
The building and bucket machinery
ves the property of the Commercial
bank. The loss on machinery, stock
and building will reach $4,000 to $14,-
600. 1t is covered by insurance dis
tributed among local agencies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
Roosevelt Invited to Dedication.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Governor Dur
bin, of Indiana; Senator Fairbanks,
Attorney General Taylor and State
Auditor Hart called at the White
House today and invited the president
to attend the dedication of the sol
diers monument at Indianapolis on
May Is. The president said he would
give the invitation consideration and
would accept if he found it possible TO
do so. The members of the cabinet
will also be invited.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
McCreary Formally Elected Senator.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. Thames B.
McCreary was formally elected sena-
tor by the two houses of the legisla-
ture today in separate session. The
vote will be ratified in joint session
tomorrow. The vote in the house
stood: McCreary, IA; Deboe, "a. In
the senate, McCreary, %; Deboe, II.
Senator w. H. Cox, Republican, voted
for Ex-Governor w. o. Bradley.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
Eour Amhushed on HIGHWAY,

Raleigh, Jan. 14.---George Caboon
Icaeph M. Clees, Seaton Norman and
]. A. Hayman were ambushed in Tyr
rcll county while going in buggies
along a highway to visit some ladies
A number of men were concealed
alongside the road, and these poured
a yolley of shot and bullets into the
four. All we're hit. but not dangerous
lv wounded
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15

Berlin, Jan 1.-THE Prussian syn
dicate which negotiated the previous
government loans has concluded the
new 8 per cent loans of 300 600 900
marks, of which Prussia issues 1885,
100000 and the empire 115,0O0,0OO
marks. The syndicate takes the loans
at $3.50 per cent and issues them at
1880.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
Fourteen Buried in a Mine.

Hartshorn, l. t., Jan. IA fire
broke out in the new slope of No. Z
at Dow, one of the principal tributa-
ries of the Choctaw coal system, yes
terday afternoon. At 8 o'clock last
night four bodies had been brought to
the surface. Probably ten more men
are in the mine. Relief has been sent
from this place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-15
Omen Deals With Phillips Closed.

Chicago, Jan. 14.-A notice was post
ed at the opening of the board of trade
today calling for the closing of all
open deals with George H. Phillips,
the former corn king"