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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-11-26
g. SCOTLAND (. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER &c. 1903

FD1roEs LEISURE HouRs.
| OBSERVATIONS OF PASSING EVENTS. Il
Agriculture recently posma
protesting against sending through
NJ. ,r -:,:n,, He through postal
ties aw against mailing
reptiles will be rigidly enforced may
rest about the probable through
Patterson to be commended
ing to
Trinity College
called for Tuesday, December southgate
~ the meeting to matters
- " -e latng arcl in The South
tic Quarterly question given
DIR Basse has already
tended saying did
people thought he meant with
Trinity College, many
people outside OF the Methodist denomination think would
the college if Dr. Basett would resign ant
MRS CARRIE NATION thought crazy ap
Washington House to see
c; w., President Upon being told that she
;.r+.. could not him she became violent
had to be of grounds
bobec the Senate galleries. august
by shrieking them
and carried police disorey
She the fine rejoicing
ons to rail at the next assembly she find that
method OF uppessing the liquor traffic Doubtless
ken in the hope OF doing
uness If she had any
following entirely orthodox throughout or
brought wonderful pros
r: n:s,. peity which country enjoys Farming
What has brought from
Europe? that every
legitimate enterprise work borrowed capital
Farming What stimulates Farming
What has caused the present boom railroad building?
dispersed army amps? Farming business if wisely
conducted will return something than Lying
ing business OF con-
necd with crme ec Farming What directly
behind
Farming"
tttt
the minds of the multiplication
+ r; roads and the almost daily fires caused by
onese
est almost Long careful
then ked yards
fires that might from thlckes
setting adjacent scarcity
possible
and if compelling keep
right burned off there ought
tected The COMMONWEALTH has suggested before creation
report
public much the
impossible gist wel
.., well a we al it, is
"A ~ '' " United ten of
territory miles wide
beginning
privilege putting
United things shall be granted Protection In the canal
"The Republic Panama
hn,d hscoe necessary
+t tho canal or the using
WORDS 70 nox1de the necessary
not effectively suaton the Panama government will allow
its
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-21
THE AUGUST PEARSON'S.

The August issue Of Pearson's mag
azine may well be called a fiction
number" for it contains eleven clever
short stories, in addition to a fascinat-
ing serial. The August installment of
Sir Henry Northumberland by
DR.. Cyrus Townsend Brady, brings to.
gether the heroine, Mercedes, her low
err AlvaradO, and Sir Henry Morgan
in a series of adventures which hold
the readers attention breathlessly.
The Ghost of Guadalupe. by General
Charles King, a strongly written story
of the romance of an American vol
unteer in the Philippines; How Don
@. Outwitted Don Luis, by X. and
Hesketh Prichard, revealing another
side of this strangely contradictory
character, Don O., showing how he
dealt with a treacherous enemy;
Uncle Benny's Sedatice, by Elizabeth
A. Moore, a quantity told anecdote of
an irresistible impulse impelling two
old men to repeat a boyish prank;
The Black Hands, by Albert Bigelow
Paine, a remarkably strong story
dealing with one Of the most cOmpli-
Gated social problems of the day
| the position of the negro in this cOun-
| try; Cupid in the Elevator. by Carroll
Watson Rankin, a short story of the
part played in a modern romance by
a disabled elevator; Heroes Both, by
Walter E. GrOgan, an amusing story
of English rural life; Such Stuff as
Dreams Are Made Of" by Gisela Dit
trick Britt, an entertaining little tale
| Of a Southern girl who secs visions
| and dreams dreams;" A Powerful
| Blend, by Claudia Ashton, a story of
an English Darby and JOAN" The
Story of the Retired Car Conductor,
one of the tales of the Piarcons; A
San Francisco Nights Entertainment,
by Gelett Burgess and VIII Irwin ::
The Adventures of the Persian Prince
| by R. E. Venede, story of English
schoolboy life; and the Squire's Ride,
| by E. d. Ross, weird story of-shall
we call it thought transference ?-are
all clever and entertaining short
stories.
There are also four exceptionally
entertaining special articles. An ar
ticle by North Overton Messenger on
the Building of the Panama Canal can
not fail to interest all thoughtful
readers. The story reads like a fairy
tale, with the additional interest of
being a true story Weber & Fields,
LII. D. by John a-Dretmas. is the
| first of series of theatrical articles
which PearsOn'S promises its readers.
If the succeeding numbers are as full
of interest as the first, the series can
not fail to be an attractive feature of
the magazine. How to Improve your
Game of Lawn Tennis, written by a
veteran player, is an article full of
helpful suggestions to those less ex-
pert in the game. Mr.. Robert D.
Wrenn, four times champion Of the
United States, posed especially for
the illustrations. Photographing In
! visible Ripples, by Herbert c. Fyfe.
is story of the wonderful way which
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-21
APPENDICITIS
IN ENGLAND
Is Spreading Rapidly and There Is
Much Concern in Scientific
Circles.

LoldOn.-Since the Kings illness
appendicitis has f1ippantly been term
ed a fashionable disease" Its prev
alence, however, has now become
alarming, and medical men are cast
ing about for solutions of the mystery
of it's remarkable increase.
DR.. S. Kellett Smith, in the Lancet
says that the cause, whatever it is
must be one affecting the mass of the
people, rich and poor; it must be COM
mon to all countries of high civiliza-
ton and big towns; it must be coin
cident with the increase in the dis
ease"
During DR.. Smiths studentship
such cases were rare; he does not re-
member one appandicectomy at his
infirmary in the period.
The doctor seeks for the solution in
the present conditions of food supply
and distributions.
"Probably four ifths of the chief
perishable comestibles," he says, "are
frozen or chilled for transmission or
collection before reaching the consul
mer Chilled or frozen meat, fish
poultry, rabbits, game, etc, are nOto-
riOusly prone to rapid decomposition
when removed from cold store; also
they degenerate more rapidly after
cooking than unfrozen articles.
'Following the argument it may be
that the ingestion of chilled or frozen
food especially liable to rapid decom-
position may result in a more septic
state of the intestine than in the pre-
cold days, and this greater septicity
may in it's turn account for the great
er vfrulence of those irritatiOns to
which the caecum and appendix have
always been prone
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-21
NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY GERTRUDE
Miss QuinIan Gives Sir. Thomas Lip
ton a Surprise.

BOStOn.-Sir Thomas Upton, bold.
adventurous man, has met his match.
His first financial success was under
the Stars and Stripes, and now he has
encountered a handsome American
girl born in Boston, with just as
much pluck and daring as himself.
Gertrude Quinlan, whose home is in
Dorchester is recognized as a clever
young woman wherever the Thespian
art is known throughout America She
is in the production Of the Sultan of
Sulu" at the Manhattan Beach theatre.
On Friday evening Sir Thomas Upton,
who was the guest Of the New York
Atlantic Yacht club, with a following
of 400 jolly yachtSmen was the prin-
cipal guest at the theatre. The gal
liant Irishman was receiver like a
prince with bombs and fireworks. and
the auditorium was gay with British
and American flags, while the harp of
Erin held a conspicuous place.
The gallant knight enjoyed the per-
Torrance thoroughly and evidently ap-
preciated the occasion, and after the
show requested to be taken behind the
scenes. Stage Manager Lawrence
called for Three cheers for Sir
Thomas" The visitor acknowledged
the compliment and made neat little
speech, after which the company was
introduced to the guest.
Finally came Miss Gertrude Quin-
Ian. who plays Chiquita the Sultan's
favorite wife With all the graceful
ness that so we'll becomes her, Miss
Quinlan said: Sir Thomas. | am
an Irish girl, and | wish you success.
If you will permit me, | would like
to have the privilege of pinning a
shamrock on your coat
Sir Thomas smiled and declared
that he should feel himself hOnOred
and would recognize the flower as a
mascot.
Sir Thomas was compelled to stOOp
so that Miss Quinlan could reach the
lapel of his coat. Miss Quinlan pinned
on the flower, and then came the real
SURPRISE With all the ardor of an
Irish girl the handsome actress put
her hands on each side of the baronet' s
face and planted three full-fedged
kisses on his face.
Everybody cheered. and to his credi,
be it said. the baronet. who has al
ways defied the fair sex, laughed
| through his bushes and stammered
something intended to be compliment
| tary, while shout went up, Sham
rock III. will surely win now
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-21

a consultation with Sheriff Storey
nothing was done about the matte.
The three prisoners who escaped
had openely declared that they would
never work on the rock pile and the
jailer knew that they were bad men
but no particular significance was at
cached 10 their defiant declaration.
Even after the discovery OF the
sawed bars in the outer window the
prisoners were evidently occupied for
at least three da"s prior to their es-
cape in saving through The bars that
stood in their way. They cut through
the door OF thl.r cell. door III the
corridor and til paddock on the outer
door.
Neither sheriff aor jailer interrupt
ed their work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-21
NEGLIGENCE OF OFFICERS.
Sheriff Had Notice of a Jail Deliver,
in Portland

Portland, Or.-Three days before
the jail break of last Wednesday night
when three of Sheriff Storeys prison
ers, after saving through the bars
and bolts that confined them made
their escape, it was known to the
sheriff and to Jailer D. D. Jackson
that the attempt was to be made.
JaIler Jackson admits that he learn
ed several days before hand that an
escape was to be effected and he even
discovered that the bars Of an outer
window had been sawed, but beyond
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-21
MRS. NULL
POISONED
Much Mercury Found in
Her Stomach
HAS ENOUGH TO KILL A DOZEN
E>rowelI. Her Fiance, in Jail and Bail
Not AlIowed-Baby Also
Poisoned
WAS ENOUGH TO KILL 4 DOZEN

Seattle.--I tell you, | am as limo
cent as new born babe
Young Edgar Crowell, arrested
second time in connection with the
death of Mrs Addie Null and her
daughter Gussie, repeated TINS as
ser1ion several times Saturday nlght
at police headquarters.
Poison was found in the stomach OF
the dead woman. and CroWeu, after
having been released on writ OF
habeas corpus was taken from be-
hind the counter of a Pike street meat
market to spend another night with
The city's prisoners.
The report made to Coroner HOye
by City Chemist G. Z. BOgardus, who
apalyzed the contents Of the stomach
as as follows:
Il have made a careful examination
Of the stomach of Mrs Null and find
a large amount of sulphur and lit
tie mercury
Soon after receiving the report Cor
oner HOye notified the police depart
ment of the result of the analysis, and
Detectives Tenant and Barbee went
so Bush & BroySOn's meat market on
Pike street. where CrOWell, in his
butchers apron, was waiting on Gus
TONERS. AS soon as detective enter
I'D the rlaCe CrOwell knew what was
MP He looked anxiOusly around, put
on his coat with hardly a protest, and
calmly walked out. At the city jai
he at once notified his friends by tel
ephOne of his position.
Il am as innocent as you are" sale
CrOwell at the police station. 1T is
true | was at Mrs. MulIs house dur
ing her sickness, but | was never ou
Of sight of the other occupants. Il
there was any poison given the child
il was put in the medicine, and
know | handled none of the medicine
The only thing | gave Mrs. Null was
some white powder, and | know tina
was harmless, because | took quite
a dose Of that myself.
Offers No Theory.
The whole thing looks peculiar,
know That the mother and child
should both die almost together i.
strange. and here | am arrested with
out a warrant, not even allowed t
give bonds | can give no explana
Iion of the deaths, because | do no
know anything about them. | offe
no theory; | do not care to talk abou
the case: let everything come out a
the inquest"
CrOwell was nervous at the jail. bu
mad control of his speech and actions
When l was first arrested" b.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-21

continued IF | had been taken from
the chapel while the singing and fune-
raj services was going on, | don't be-
lieve | could have stood it. When |
was first brought here | did not be-
lieve | would be made TO stay. | call
it an outrage to the city Of Seattle"
That enough mercury to kill was
taken by Mrs. Hull is believed by
both Coroner Hoye and City Chemist
Bogardus.
Il think that CrCwell knows more
about this case than he has told said
Dr.. Hoye There is no doubt that
poison killed Mrs Null. In the post
norton examination Of her body, evil
dence Of a strong irritant poison was
found on the lips and in the stomach
One grain Of mercury is enough to
kill The usual dose is ne-twentieth
Of a grain. Mercury generally acts
quickly. and absorbs itself into the
whole system. | know Of one case
where a child 212 years old was given
a grain Of mercury, and died five hours
afterwards
Was a Strong Dose.
The amount of mercury found in
gardus. shows that she had taken a
strong dose. 1t must be remembered
that to the showing of mercury found
in the stomach should be added the
quantity which has disappeared, for
instance. by vomiting"
No traces Of acOnite, which poison
was found in Mrs. Mulls room. were
discovered in the wOman's body, &C
cOrding to Mr.. Bogardus A bottle of
acOnite and a quantity of acOnte pills
were in the room.
So far only the stomach Of Mrs.
Null has been examined. That Of the
dead child is now being subjected to
an anOlysis. and the result, Mr.. Be-
garduS says, will not be ready for an
nOuncement before Tuesday.
The theory which seems to be gain
ing ground among those working on
the case is that Mrs Null committed
suicide, and that her daughter, in
answer to the mothers repeated re-
quest that she die with her, was put
out Of the way. Many other theories
are foated none of them based on any
tangible grounds beyond the fact that
| poison was taken.
III j. hIcuter, WHO ATTENDED ultle
Gussie Null just prior to her death
declined to discuss the case when
seen. He stated, however. that the
sickness of the child looked suspicious
| to him.
An inquest will be held this week
Coroner HOye has not yet set the day
for one, pending the investigation OF
the contents Of the child's stomach
He will hold the inquest over mother
and child at the same time.
Late last night CrOwell's attorney
visited him at the city Jail and made
unavailing efforts to have him re
| leased on bonds. Prosecuting Attor-
ney Scott was called up by telephone
but he declined TO take any steps to-
wards the release Of the prisoner.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-21

you say you favor divorce?'
We'll" answered the theatrical man
ager. Il don't exactly say l favor it,
but if there were no such thing as di-
vOrCe, what would we do for herOines
in society dramas or for actresses to
play the parts?"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-21

modern science has made it possible
to photograph invisible objects by the
help of the electric spark. No one
who is fond of bright, clever fiction,
and we'll written. entertaining articles
on topics of present interest. can af-
ford to miss reading the August Pear
sons
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-21

Your paw ever whip you?" asked
Muggsy. Sure" replied Swipsey
but | don't mind it" why not?'
He amt never said: my son, this
hurts me more than it does you
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-21

Society Item-The Duke of Borrow
and-HOlde is expected in this country
within a week. If his friends can
keep him sober long enough, it is
hoped that another American girl
may be made happy.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-24
DR.. VILE WAS PLEASED

The Danbury, Conn. News Of Feb.
ruary 90 publishes the following let.
ter from DR.. W G. VILE, who recently
visited Honolulu:
am sitting in our cottage with the
window and doors all open. in my
shirt sleeves, writing this line to you.
Wouldn't that jar you, or even the
Man in the Street"
Strawberries, luscious in flavor ripe
and red. for breakfast each morning
Strawberries that have a taste, size
and color, such as to make us think of
those that come to our tables at home
from Danbury's most favored gardens
in June.
From the porch Of the Royal Ha.
waiian Hotel, which, by the by, is one
OF the best kept ever visited and Is u
dream of beauty amidst its glorious
yerdure and beautiful flowers, | can
see COCOanuts hagning on the trees, al.
most ready to drop; bananas almost
ready to pick; figs and Chinese or.
anges, ripe and green.
Inc oleahuer trees, Tor they are
r'aliy trees mere Hibiscus single and
double as DIG as t"apIate lust think
o. w. hogahNeila' Il magnificent thorn
Tree s'ahdlhS thlriy rect hfBh, Just
one mass Of color and hundreds of
"thor xmas al IN grand bloom and
'ree Tor US |" pick. Pm'apples' such
P'"'aPpi's as / never sa" before mo
H'S u'"' ! can lh"m) all we want and
at nominal price,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-24
go back

go back
Senator Crahbo said It must stay up
for at least a few minutes and to meet
one OF Senator Baldwin's objections,
he wO.ld move that the license fee be
raised to $500.
Senator Achi held the bill was in
conflict with another bill now pending,
which required that no license could
be held by corporation whose stock
holders were not citizens of the United
States.
Senator McCandless moved an
amendment to the amendment, to make
the fee $1,000. The grocers would have
an advantage over jobbers in liquor.
from having the privilege Of selling by
the bottle. Carried.
Senator McCandless moved another
amendment to strike out the limita-
ton of licenses to Honolulu and Hilo
and maze them open to the Territory
Of Hawaii.
Senator c. Brown said there was a
bill before the Senate to regulate the
sale of liquors. which, II It passed,
would repeal this and any other bill
previously enacted.
Senator lsenberg moved an amend.
ment to strike out the restriction to
establishments doing not less than
100000 business annually. Lost.
! The bill passed second reading. to be
considered on third reading with Sem
ate Bill No 81
I Recess was taken at o'clock iii
1870 p. m.
Evening Session.
The Senate held its first evening ses-
sion last night. for the third reading
of the County Bill. This had passed
second reading on the adoption of The
special committees report. The amend.
ments were made in the clerks copy
and the bill read as amended so far as
the reading went.
Only one change other than verha
corrections was made last night. This
was To elect new members throughout
to the Board of Supervisors every two
years, the movers being McCandless
and Achi
The section providing pay Of $50 &
month to each Supervisor passed with
out debate.
Two or three sessions like last
nights will complete third reading il
the Senate.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-24
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II Il
falls to cure. Z. w. Groves signature
" on each box: 25 cents
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-24
SENATE.
Twenty.nirth Day.


The bill granting a franchise to W.
W Dimund and associates for the man
ufacture and distribution Of gas for
fuel and lighting came first on the
order of the day for third reading. One
year Is given from the date Of the acts
approva, Tor beginning active opera
lions. The company Is to pay into the
treasury 2ia per cent Of its gross re-
gcipts.
Senator MCCandless. on the CUnclu-
sion of the reading, moved to insert
Il new section to provide for the sale
of the franchise at public auction. at
an upset price OF $4,000, before its be-
ing granted TO the incOrporators named
in the bill. The amendment also pro.
vided that the franchise should be held
under contract to be entered into be-
tween those to whom IL Is granted and
the Superintendent of Public Works.
Senator Dickey, introducer of the
original bill, seconded the amendment.
Senators McCandless. Dickey, Wilcox
and Baldwin voted for the amendment,
while six votes against II sealed its
fate.
Senator Baldwin, on the call Of ayes
and noes, explained his vote. He did
not think it was right to grant fran
chise to one party without competition
when another party was an applicant
for the same thing.
President Crabbe stated that II was
contrary to the rules fur "A member to
explain his vote
The bill passed third reading by the
following vote:
Aycs-Achi Brown, c.. Brown, J. r.,
Crabbe, Dickey. Isenberg. Kalauoka-
lani KaOhi. Kaiuo, Paris, Wilcox and
Woods-l2.
Noes Baldwin. MCCandlcss-2.
The bill repeating the law providing
trial by referees passed third reading
A long string of House Bills. iden-
ucal with Senate Bills already ad-
vancod, were formally passed on first
reading. They are in the revision of
statutes category.
Local Option Bill.
Senator Dickeys bill TO regulate the
liquor traffic by means 81 local option
came mn on second reading. with the re-
mort thoreon of tho Committee IN Mis-
rclIoneous petitinns Senator Isenberg
of tho committee doclined IN concur In
the rcport
The first section provides for Il spec
ial election to be ordered by the Gov
ernor whom renu.stod bv % nor cont
n, tho regie,ered vo,ers of 81 nracinct
upnn tba ouestion nj oIIoN,Inp Iinuor IN
ne snId In sucb nrecinct
Senator NcCondIass movad an
amendment I'm tho eectiop IN exemnt
bona fda hotels from tho onerotion M
tho not In answer IN senator Dickev,s
inflammation that tho commi,tea had
considered hotels in another part of
the Dill the speaker said the commit
tee ruled bars out Of hotels and this
was going too Tar. The community
was catering to tourist travel and while
all tourists were not drinkers some OF
them took an occasional drink.
Senator Dickey stated as the author
of the bill. that he was not opposed to
ferSoiial iloer'! p"' W So'"""s' i1o.eiS
were s'"h'eu i"'' P''''''seS VI serN'"s
i'l"o'H W 'ne', s"eS'S
'o""''' avn i'o'e' Il" "",'"ui','nt :.
,n"' an 'Np'nses VI SUI" ''''''on S'"i'
We p"i" ny 'ie pe''''o"''S pe'o'c ~
on"'' pe '"''eu' ne ,'o"S"' Tue ui''
We" ''''iI'! Wv "'U'" '"" INV '''"'
Wy s"""iu h'' p' "'""h upon W pay
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-24
FOUND.

chain bracelet in Ka-
piolani Park Saturday afternoon.
owner can obtain same by applying
at this office, describing property
and paying for this advertisement.
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-24

FouND-TnsuranCe against the break
age OF plate glass at The Honolulu
Investment Co. 205l.tf