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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
YOU CANNOT HURT A BOY MUCH

New York, Aug. 9.-After falling $50
feet and lying nearly two days uncon-
scious, Robert Scott, 13 years old, OF
the doctors attending him say that not
bone In his body is broken, and that,
although he is somewhat bruised and is
suffering from shock, he is not seriously
hurt. Scott was walking along the edge
of the cliff near Gloster Tuesday night,
and, going out to the edge of a jutting
rock, slipped off and plunged down the
sheer side, distance of $50 feet. When
about 100 feet from the top he caught a
stunted tree that grew out OF the side
Of the cliff. For moment he hung, then
his clothes tore, and he resumed his
journey to the rocks below.
Instead of striking on the hard rock
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

and being crushed, he plunged head fore
most into a thick bush By the time he
reached the bush he was unconscious.
He lay half asleep, half conscious in the
bush all Wednesday afternoon and the
whole Of the next day, and would prob
ably have perished from exhaustion had
not boys who were wandering along the
base of the cliff on Thursday, found him
In few moments they had the appar-
emily lifeless body on level ground and
one took word to Coroner Robinson.
How long has he been dead?" the cor
oner asked one of the boys. .-...
Dunno; found him just now," the boy
answered.
II amt dead,' whined feeble voice
and the whole party started.
II amt dead,'' the voice continued in
a feeble moan; "take me home"
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

roads, which is true enough, and If the
same connection could be made in some
other way it would be better. Still, an
elevated railroad along the water front
would not be much Of a nuisance, while
the benefits it would confer would be
measureless. Bridge Commissioner Lin
denthal says that the Mayors plan to
build an elevated railroad on West street
as soon as possible, without waiting for
some private corporation to take the in
itiative, is admirable and business-like
If the city should build this railroad
while the outlay would. be considerable
it would be warranted by the great re-
turn in the future. The revenues would
all fall to the municipality, whereas 9th
erwise the city would have little beyond
| a supervisory right. It will be recalled
| that such an elevated railroad as this
was one of the projects of the promoters
Of the proposed North river bridge.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

London, Aug. 9.-The last shot of the
Boer war was fired on June 8, three days
after the signing of peace, and recent
letter from Pretoria gives full informa-
tion as to how it happened The affair
would never have occurred but for the
light hearted manner, apparently as char
acteristic of the colonial as of the Eng
lishman, in which two young officers OF
the Ninth New Zealand contingent,
throwing all precautions to the winds,
once peace was signed, rode some ten
miles out of Verreeniging with their
sporting rifles to a Roer laager, which
they found deserted, as the occupants had
gone to Heidelberg to surrender. These
two officers, Lieutenants McKeech and
Raine, were held up on their way back
to camp by three Cape rebels, whom they
had allowed to approach them, thinking
that all the reprisals had ceased. '2~
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

New York, Aug. 9.-Mrs. Bridget
French, who died in Rochester this week,
had a great record. She held thirty-six
patents on inventions. She was born in
Queens county, Ireland, settling In
Rochester In 1850.
The most remarkable feature Of Mrs.
French's inventions is that she spent less
than two hours on any of them. Scien-
lists tried for sixty years to discover the
principle involved in her plumbago oil,
which consists of heavy powdered plum
bago in perfect graduated suspension in
q Nmpid oil. Since this discovery in 1872,
Mrs. French invented ten improvements
for Iubricating oils, securing patents on
all Of them. ra
Among other inventions nv Mrs French
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

public men; my various trips about the
country and everything. 1t will be a
good-sized book have not started to
write it yet, but shall, never fear, and
the people Of the United States will like
to read it. shall say many very, very
nice things about them.
"Of coursezI am glad to see New York
again." he said, but when will you ever
stop digging mines in your streets?.
never saw such big holes as you make in
your beautiful city. When / drove to the
hotel I heard roars which sounded like
all the artillery In the United States.
They told. me it was blasting
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
TWO WOMEN SLAIN
William Bartholin of Chicago Su,
pected of the Crime.

William Bartholin of Chicago Sus-
pected of the Crime.
Chicago, Aug. 9.-The body of young
woman found In the vacant lot at the cor
ner Of Seventy-fourth and State streets, has
been identified as that of Miss Minnie
Mitchell of 604 Forty fourth street, and the
police are looking for William Bartholin
who was with her at the time of her dis
appearance.
The police are firmly of the opinion that
the girl was murdered by Bartholin and that
he also murdered his mother, Mrs. Anna
Bartholin, who mysteriously disappeared
three weeks ago.
Bartholin is % years old, and has been en-
ployed as a mechanic in wagon shop at
Auburn Park. He has not been seen by his
employers for more than two weeks, and
they have received no word from him. There
lis no known motive for the murder.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
WASHERIES BURN
Two Incendiary Fires in the Coal
Regions.

Two Incendiary Fires in the Coal
Regions.
Scranton, Pa, Aug. 9.-The Capouse wash
cry for the Scranton Coal company branch
Of the Ontario & Western coal department.
was destroyed by fire of unexplainable
origin.
The fact that a washery fire was unknown
until the Bellevue washery burned, week
ago, tends to lend color to the suspicion that
the flames were not of accidental origin
The washery was employing sixty men. The
plant was completely destroyed, entailing a
loss of s35, ,000.
The Dodge colliery Of the Delaware, Lack
awanna & Western company, located at the
southern boundary of the city, has resumed
work with 200 men. Half of these are old
employees of the coliery working underground.
The other half are~recruits from among the
foreign element. This makes four collieres
in operation in this city.
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal company
began operations at Anchor washery, in the
Hecksherville valley, near Pottsville Nom
union men We're employed, having been taken
to the workings by a special train under an
armed guard The men will sleep on the
train, protected by che deputies
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

New York, Aug. 9.-Wu Ting-fang, Chi
nese minister, who is here with several
attaches Of the Chinese legation to meet
Prince Chen, special envoy to the coro-
nation Of King Edward, who will arrive
on the st. Paul to-day, said: II am too
modest to do so now, but when I go back
to China am going to write book and
say all the things I want to about the
United States. I shall write how you take
nicely paved street and dig it up, then
recover it and then dig it up again.
''Oh, my book will deal with everything;
my life in Washington; what think OF
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

are burglar proof lock, an automatic car
coupler, the first perfect steam sterilizer
and cooking apparatus, and, stove pipe
damper with vent. This last simple de-
vice has saved thousands of lives. It per-
mitted the fire in the stove to be shut off,
at the same time allowing the gas to es-
cape up the pipe. Another invention is
a funnel with an air exhaust for the fill
ing of bottles. Mrs. French was also
widely known in the manufacture OF
medicines. r. .a .-a. 81. -'--- ~
Mrs. French led an extremely active
life, her inventive genius remaining with
her in her last years. Her latest inven-
tion was portable chimney that could be
attached to the roof. It was made out Of
rough flbrous material and was fire.
nroOf .--#[7
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
THE LAST SHOT OF THE, BOER WAR

This want of caution cost the lives OF
one of the Beers and of McKreech; anoth-
er of the Beers was wounded, as was
Raine, who was responsible for the death
and manning of the two rebels, he nav
ing drawn and fired his revolver whilst
covered by the rifle of one of the latter.
The third Boer who escaped after firing
the last shot of the war, brought down
both the New Zealanders, killing Nc
Keech. 1t is a lamentable and singular
fact that this should have happened SO
close to Vereeniging of all places; and
the incident reminds one Of the irony OF
fate by which the great French painter,
Henri Regnault, then in the full pleni-
tude of his marvellous artistic powers
and who had come posthaste from Algiers
to assist in the defense of his country,
was the first victim Of the very last shot
fired outside of Paris at Buzenval, in the
Eranca-Garrnan
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
HARD TIMES FOR "HoDeE" ON THE OLD PLACE

mutton Of labor continues slowly. Pasture
land now approaches 2S,500,000 acres,
against 19,500 900 acres arabic. Surrey,
Sussex and Monmouth were the counties
most affected.
The area under wheat in Great Britain
fell nearly 8 per cent, thus approaching
the lowest area on record. But the yield
was 30.S4 bushels per acre. which is near
ten years. The average price of 26s Cd
however, was I'd below the year before.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

London, Aug. 9.-Those who have the
welfare of the British farmer at heart will
find matter neither for jubilation nor
despondency in the returns for 1901 just
issued by the board of agriculture. The
area under crops and grass goes on de-
creasing, though slowly. Last years de-
cline was 20 900 acres, nearly one-third of
this being in Hampshire, where the land
was acquired for military purposes and
for building. Again. the conversion OF,
arabic to pasture and the resultant dimi-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

London, Aug. 9.-Among the Americans
here this summer there are several we'll
known book-lovers and book-buyers. They
have been making some interesting pur-
chases from our second hand booksellers
for their Libraries. The fact is, nova
days, that If literary treasure comes
on the market it stands good chance
of going to America. London booksellers
have standing orders to buy for Amer
lean customers, and high prices are not
grudged 1.-The effect of this demand
from America said well-known book
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
AMERICANS BUYING VALUABLE BOOKS

dealer the other day, 'is that America
is becoming the great depository of Eng
lish literary treasures. OF course, we
have old books and manuscripts IN our
public collections of which the like could
not be bought for money. What l am
speaking about is the drain that America
is continually making upon our privately
owned literary treasures Asked wheth-
er any of our English collectors competed
in the American salesrooms, he said, mot
often. Let a rare book or unique man
uscript once cross the Atlantic, and We
are not likely to see it again"
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
IN PlTTSBURG NEXT YEAR
Dubuque Meeting of Catholic AT
stinence Union AdiOurned

Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 9.-The Catholic Total
Abstinence Union adjourned yesterday to meet
next year in Pittsburg, Aug. 5, and Z,
All the old officers were reelected, save that
Rev. j.. w. Stanley, Hartford, Conn.,, was
chosen president. cablegram was received
from Rome imparting the apostolic blessing,
The resolutions urge the use of every inf1u-
ence to enforce the laws against the LIQUOR
traffic and particularly those against the Sun
day saloon. .-. ..s..... ...#
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
TEALL FOR PRESIDENT
New Officers of the American Oste-
opathic Association.

Milwaukee, Aug. 9.-The American Osteo-
pathic association came to close last even
ing with the election Of the following off,
GERS: President, DR.. c. c. Teall, Brooklyn,
N. Y; first vice president, c. B. Kerr, Cleve-
land, Ohio; second vice president, Mrs. Ella
D. Still, Des Moines; secretary, Miss Irene
Harwood, Kansas City; assistant secretary
Miss Hezzie Carter Purdom, Kansas City;
treasurer M. F. Hullet. Columbus.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
GEN. MEYER DEAD
Heart Disease Carries Off the Orange
Free State LENDER

Free State Leader.
Brussels, Aug. 9.-The Petit Bleu announces
the sudden death of General Lucas Never
commander of the Orange Free State forces
of heart disease. General Meyer was at
tackled several times with this illness during
the war in South Africa.
General Meyer, accompanied by his wife,
left London few days ago for. Dresden
This step was taken upon the advice Of his
physicians: On his way to Germany he
stopped in Holland to see Former President
kruger
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

Durango, Col.-Extreme heat and drought
have ruined ranges and starved stock so that
the Navajo Indians are subsisting on horse
flesh and but little of that. and government
assistance will be necessary to carry them
through the winter.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
MIDDLEMAN MUST GO.
How He Being Squeezed Out of Business by the New
Economic Conditions Senator Beveridge Already Run
ming for Presidency in 1oo8-Mr. Morgan's Troubles
With the Custom House, .~~.

New York, Aug. 9.-This is hard era
for the middleman. Everywhere he is be-
ing squeezed out of business by the new
economic conditions of the times. Here
are the retail liquor dealers organizing
an association to purchase supplies direct
from the producers and manufacturers,
and thus get rid of the middlemen, at
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

whose mercy they have heretofore been.
Here, also, has been incorporated a
commission company, with capital Of
$3.50, 900, which proposes to do an entire
ly novel business for a company. 1t will
loan on merchandise, act as fiscal agent
for mills and generally assist manufac-
middlemen.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

Manila-Dulitan, Mohammedan priest,
who has been leader in the Island of Min
danao, has surrendered and peace is assured
with the Moros Of the Lake Lanao district
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
WI ON THE RIPPING OPEN OF STREETS

her inventions by Mrs. French proof.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-16
MEMORIAL
In Ohio Legislature in Honor Of
Mckinley, Jan. 20.

Columbus, o., Jan. 16.-The Senate
committee on Mckinley memorial, of
which Senator Hosea, of Hamilton, Is
chairman, presented its report, which
was approved by rising vote, yester
day. Memorial services will be held in
the hall of the House of Representa-
tives at 2:30 o'clock on the afternoon
of Wednesday, Jan. %, the fifty-ninth
anniversary Of William Mcliinley's
birth. The Ohio Senators, the Con-
gressmen, the Governor, and other
leading men will be invited to partic-
ipate in these exercises, which will
be under the charge of a joint commit
tee from Senate and House.
Appropriate resolutions drawn by the
committee were adopted by the Senate
this morning.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-16
IN "FAST
COMPANY"
Ex-Prosecutor W ana.
maker on Program
With Senator J. B. Foraker and
Congressman R. W. Taylor.

prosecutor r. NJ. Wanamaker
has been invited to deliver an address
before the Foraker club, at Youngs-
town, on the evening of Feb. II,
Lincolns birthday. He could do
nothing else but accept, because he
was notified that he was ON to
speak," and that yes" was the only
answer that would be accepted. Ma
honing Is exProsecutor Wanamaker's
native county. 1t may also be said
that at this function, the Akron at
torney will be in fast company"
Senator ]. h. Foraker will talk on
~ he Republican Party" and Con-
gressman r. w. Taylor, of the Eigh-
teenth district, will deliver an ad-
cress on Lincoln" Mr.. Wanamaker
S allowed to select his own subject.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-16
TWIN TROUBLES.
: They are Often Together In These
Days-Thsy Work Havoc all Over
The Country and In Akron,

Weak, nervous, the digestion out of
order-that is what ails a host of peo-
ple. 1t comes about in this way:
First from overwork or other causes,
the nerves are burdened beyond en-
durance, nerve waste is not replaced,
nerve force Is weakened, then the
stomach loses its nerve controlling
power and Indigestion follows with
failing strength. When first DR.. A. w.
Chase's Nerve Pills came to Akron
people could hardly be convinced that
this great medicine would remove
these troubles. Now 1t is an accepted
fact because of their cure of very
stubborn cases no other medicine
would influence.
Mrs. B. Hogan of No. 101 Hickory
st., Akron, o., says: eve have used
DR.. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills we got
at Lamparter's drug store on South
Howard ST., with great success where
the stomach was weak-the food
would not digest and caused headaches.
In case of this kind in our family
the results were fine-the stomach and
digestion are now all right and the
headaches thing Of the past. This
we think is good proof of their value"
DIR. A. w. Ohase's Nerve Pills are
sold at Soc box at dealers, or DR.. A,
w Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
See that portrait and signature Of A.
w. Chase, NJ. D., are on every pack,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-16
PRETTY WIFE
Slain by Husband Made Insane by
jealousy.

Muncie, Ind, Jan. 16-After going
to war in order to win pretty Dora
Cox, Charles Pittser, 90, handsome
and stalwart, sent two bullets through
her heart yesterday, killing her in
stcntly. They had been married but
a few weeks. The tragedy took place
at the home of William Cavanaugh. a
brother-in-law of the murdered woman.
Miss Lizzie Cox, a sister Of the vic
tim, was barely missed by one of the
bullets. Jealousy prompted the deed.
After firing five shots, two of which
took effect in his wife's heart, the
frenzied husband ran into another room
and prepared dose of strychnine,
which he intended to swallow, but
was prevented by the action of rela-
tives Of the dead girl. Young Pittser
was captured by the police and brought
to the police station a raving maniac.
He cried to be killed so that he could
follow his wife into eternity. Physi-
clans found that he had not swallow
ed sufficient poison to badly injure him.
Last night he made confession stat
ing that he knew his wife had received
attentions from other men.
Pittser is the only son of Henry Pitt
ser. a farmer residing at Yorktown.
His bride was the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Cox, an influential fam
lily at Middletown.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-16
QUARTERS
In Charge Of a
Good Worker.
Democratic Committee
Will Consider Plan
To Keep Headquarters Open the
Year Round.
Especial Correspondence

tSpCClHl COIItspunuthct.)
Columbus, o., Jan. 16.--Members Of
the Democratic State Central commit
tee are arriving in the city to attend
the meeting of the organization to
be held at The Neal this afternoon.
This meeting will be one Of the most
important ever held by the committee
as the proposition that will come be-
fore it, If carried out will mark new
era in Democratic politics in Ohio.
Briefly it Is to create a headquarters
which shall be in charge Of a salaried
secretary, whose duty it will be to per-
feet the organization and keep sharp
eye on every move of the Legislature.
He will also have to be in close touch
with the various County committees
all the time and in the fullest sense be
a Democratic information bureau.
The Democrats have never had a
State organization worthy of the
name, and every State campaign has
found them disorganized and unpre-
pared for an aggressive and effective
fight The Republicans, on the other
hand, have had continuous organ
ization to which fact 1t has, perhaps,
owed much of its success.
Republican politicians see danger in
this move on the part Of the enemy"
and are whiting their collars rushing
about trying to stir up a row and dis
rupt the plans. Several of the men,
bers who have come to attend the
meeting are bit dubious. They say
they rather like the idea of a perma-
'nent organization, but they have been
told that it is a grating scheme"
which information has been traced to
Republican sources without any diff
Guilty. Charles p. Salen, as the prin-
cipal representative from the biggest
Democratic county in the State, will
urge the carrying out of the plans,
SO he says, and the outlook for its
success is more than bright. In addi-
ton to members of the committee
nearly all the prominent Democrats
of the State and the Democratic men,
bers Of the House and Senate have
been invited to attend the meeting,
though final action rests with the
committee, as a matter of course.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-16
WAITING
The Appointment
Of Committees.
Those In the Senate Are
Ready.
Hamilton County Given Principal
Plums.
Especial Correspondence.)

NSpeCldlf COTTespUuueuCe.)
Columbus, O., Jan. 16.--Now that all
the formalities connected with the or
ganzation of the Legislature and the
election of Senator Joseph b. Foraker
have been observed, all that remains
to be done before the, House and
Senate gets down to business, Is the ap-
pointment of committees. That there
is considerable work to be done In this
connection was evidenced by the fact
that when both branches of the AS
sembly adjourned yesterday, the ad-
journment was until next Monday at
4:3O p. m. BY that time it is expected
that the committee inutters will be set
tied.
The Senate committees have been
practically decided on, and could be
appointed tomorrow but in the House
it is different.
According to the present slate, Ham
ilton county will fare better than any
other county in the matter of chair
manships Of the Senate committees.
Eckert, of Hamilton, will probably be
chairman of the Municipal Corpora
ton committee No. 1; Longworth, of
Hamilton, chairman of the Taxation
committee. The other more import
ant chairmanships are said to be di-
vided as follows: Burnham, of Mont
gomery, Municipal Corporation, No. .;
Wilhelm, of Stark, or Writ, of Mahon-.
ing, Railroads and Telegraphs; Moore,
Of Athens, Finance; Harding, of Mar
ion, Insurance; Harris, of Ashtabula,
Temperance; and Roger, Democrat, of
Seneca, Elections. 1t is probable that
the Democratic Senators will also get
several of the smaller chairmanships.
There have been all sorts of rumors
about the House committees but little
that Is definite is known. Denman, of
Lucas, will probably get the chair
manship of Municipal Corporation No.
1; Cole, of Hancock, Taxation, and
Painter, of Wood, Judiciary.
X. ]. MURDOCH.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-16
Officers Elected.

The Summit City Machine company,
whose factory is on Sweitzer ave-,
has just elected the following officers
and directors: Directors, w. H. Sny-
der, Chas. p. Frain, Charles Smith,
j. NJ. Hay and Chas. Goss; president,
Chas. Smith; vice president, j. NJ.
Hay; secretary, Oliver Sorrlck; treas
urer Mr.. Frain; manager VIM. H.
Snyder. The company did very
prosperous business last year, with
prospects better than ever for 1902.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-16
The Secret Of Long Life

Consists in keeping all the main or
gans of the body in healthy, regular
action, and in quickly destroying dead-
ly disease germs. Electric Bitters reg
ulate stomach, Liver and Kidneys,
purify the blood, and give splendid
appetite. They work wonders In cur
ing Kidney trouble, Female Complaints,
Nervous Diseases, Constipation, Dys-
pepsia, and Malaria. Vigorous health
and strength always follow their use
Only soc, guaranteed by @. B. Har-
per & Co., druggists.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-16
UNIQUE
Portraits Secured by Chief Durkin
at Columbus.

Chief Durkin has a number of pro-
file silhouette portraits of himself and
other officials who We're at the Colum-
bus meeting Tuesday. These pictures,
which were cut out rapidly by tramp
who was at the hotel where the off,
GERS stopped, are almost startlingly
lifelike, and are regarded by all who
have seen them as among the best spe-
cimens of that kind of work which
they have ever seen. The silhouettes,
which are on black paper, are mount
ed OH portrait cards, and are curiosi-
ties, from the fact that they approach
nature SO closely.