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The Washington times., 1903-12-07
GARNEGIE'S NAME
USED FOR FOR FRAUD
Many School Teachers and Others in
Belgium Are Ingeniously
SwindIed.

BRUSSELS. Dec. IAN advertise
ment appeared in most Of the Belgian
papers recently announcing that MIR.
Andrew Carnegie" had decided to send
his SON. to Belgium for his education,
and asking that educationists might
send prospectuses and terms.
Naturally schoolmasters and others
supposing that it was the millionaire
who thus adv artised sent in applications.
To these cane replies from Brighton,
saying Mr.. Carnegie" had been sudden
~ prevented from meeting the appli-
cant. but accepting the terms offered,
and date was fixed for the arrival Of
my son John"
Some few days afterward the so-called
Mr.. Carnegie warned the professors that
he was sending on all the luggage in
advance, and requesting that it might
be paid, in his name Then followed a
letter from a pretended goods agent,
written on properly headed paper. ex-
planning that he was forwarding the lug
gage, bat that as it was the rule to pay
carriage in advance he fncIosed the bill,
which amounted TO about 25s.
In every single case professors, cures
and school teachers FASTENED to send
the money, and are still waiting both
the luggage and my son John" who
mas vanished into space. The victims
nave laid the matter before the Belgian
Justices, who have recommended them
TO address themselves to the English
courts.
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
ITALIAN OFFICER
KILLED BY S0MALlS

ALDEN. Dec. Lieut. Commander
Charles Grahau, an Italian officer COM
handing an armed dhow. landed a par
~ of frienG-y natives at DarbOf SOmali-
land. Africa, and ordered the italian
flag hoisted on the fort. The cOmman.
dant Of the fort refused 10 permit the
order to be carried out unless ii had the
sanction Of the local sultan. Lieuten-
ant Commander Grabau thereupon gave
the commandant two hours in which to
obey the order, and at the expiration or
that time, the commandant not having
compiled, fired upon the fort. The fort
replied with shell, killing Grabau.
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
DICE THROWING HELD
LEGAL BY COURT
Status of Utah Chief of Police Settled
by Turning Three Skies.

SALT LAKE, Utah. Dec. dice
throwing to decide a tie election is legal
under an opinion given by City Attorney
Hentz, to whom was referred the case
Of the chief Of police squabble IN Fill
more. The election for chief was holly
contested and resulted in a tie between
the Republican and Democratic candi-
dates. They threw dice TO decide which
should be chief. Peter Huntsman threw
three skies and his opponent three
deuces.
Huntsman got the job, but became
alarmed as 10 the legality OF dice throw
ing and the case was referred 10 City
Attorney Heatz.
After a search Of the statutes Henta
decided the method applied was lega;.
The Utah statutes provide that the can
didates may draw lots for the office,
while on the other hand they prescribe
heavy penalties for throwing dice for
drinks or money. Huntsman began his
duties as chief today. His first arres,
was made on a gambling charge.
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
RODE ON GOWCATCHER
OF A FREIGHT TRAIN
Farmers Horses Were Killed, But he
Still Thought He Was Div
ing Them Home.

HAMMOND, Ind, Dec. 7.-Charles
Stahlbohm. proprietor OF a road house
near this city. was driving home last
night from Dyer. where he had been
buying stock. He had met too many
friends in Dyer, and as he neared the
Monon Railway, fifteen miles south Of
here. he did not notice a fast freight
train until it was upon him. The train
killed both horses and made kindling
wood OF the wagon.
StahIbOhm escaped mirs c,lously. He
was thrown on the engine pilot. and 50
tightly had ne grasped his reins that he
still held parts Of them, as well as the
whip. when the train pulled into HAM
mond. There he was found by the en-
gineer. who did not know OF the col
Hsion.
Stahlbohm evidently thought he was
still driving. for he was seated up
right, with the blanket around his knees
and the remnants OF the reins still out
stretched in his hands. When Engineer
Bellinger shook him out OF his stupor,
he accused the train men OF stealing his
cap and his horses. and had to DO held
from fighting them. He was uninjured-
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
CHEWED LONG GREEN"
INSTEAD OF TOBACCO
HoOsier Farmer Masticated S. Bill in
Fit of Absent Mi edness.

PRINCETON. Ind. Dec Occasions
Of persons burning their money through
mistake are not infrequeEt. hut K So
rather unusual for man TO eat rr0ney
accidentally. Such was the luck OF
Frank Kreimer. a farmer, living near
this city.
Mr.. Kreimer started from his home
the other day TO a neighbours to buy
hog, and as he passed out of the
house n picked UP two or three leaves
Of long green tobacco and stuffed them
into his pocket with a ive-doIlar bill
on the way he had TO pass through
woods pasture. and there he espied a
squirrel
Watching the squirrel and with his
mind entirely on IT, Kref7ner reached
into his pocket. crumblcd up leaf Of
the tobacco and bit off a c,,ew Of it. He
thought the tobacco tasted rather
queer, but continued 10 chew e until
he arrived at the neighbours. made the
deal for the hog and started to pay for
II. He made the discovery that only
half the bill was in his pocket; the rest
of IL missing. Then he thought Of that
odd tasting QUid Of tobacco and inves-
tigated. In biting OF the leaf tobacco
he had bitten the bill in two with 1t,
and had been chewing half of IL for
about IN hour.
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
TRACING VENT CLUE
IN NORTHERN TOWN

BRISTOL, Tenn, Dec. 7.-Detectives
who have been working for several
months on the mystery connected with
the disappearance Of r. L. Wentz. the
young Philadelphia millionaire, have
Withdrawn from the mountains. and It
Is believed here that they have gone 10
some point In the North on an impor-
tant mission. The latest move Of the
detectives is accepted here as being in
the nature Of negotiating with shrewd
criminals I'm the North for his release
from captivity. Confidential agents of
the Wentz family give an emphatic de-
Mai to a report which has been in cir
cUlation here that the young man had
been found
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
CARNIVAL OF CRIME
DUE TO THE "YELLOWS'
Ex-Governor Hamilton Scores the Sen
sational Newspapers of Chicago.

CHICAGO. Dec. Socialism, which
is but one step from anarchy, is ram
pant in every section Of Chicago and it
breeds unrest. disorder. and contempt
for the law The city is under a reign
of terrorism and crime"
Former Governor John NJ Hamilton
made this statement in the parlOrs Of
the Hamilton Club, where 100 lawyers
and business men were assembled in me-
mortal session for James A. Fullenwi-
der, attorney and clubman. who was
killed by highWaymen-
I believe the real cause of all the
trouble is corrupt. venaI. yellow Journal
ISM continued Mr.. Hamilton. BY this
! mean those newspapers which issue eX-
ira editions hours before the time they
are supposed TO be published. They
have flaming headlines, magnifying
crime and attempting TO make sensa-
tons out of everything that occurs The
tendency is to excite the public mind and
present thieves. highwaymen and BAN
dts as heroes. and many boys and
weak-minded men are Influenced 70 dis
Re spect law and frOWn upon decency.
These are the real causes for the car
niyal Of crime which is lowering over
our city today. / do not refer 10 the
newspapers, and we have them in Chi
cal go, which are content with publishing
truthful news and working for the NOR
al and physical Improvement Of the city
and its people"
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
NEWS FROM BOYDS.

BO1DS. Nd, Dec. THE remains Of
the late Washington w. White. Al ona
time sheriff OF this county. who died
at his home at Buck Lodge, near .Bovds
Friday evening, were Inferred in Mon.
Ocacy Cemetery at BeaIlsville Yesterday
afternoon At the funeral services held
at his late home oxer 800 persons were
present. The Rev. S. r. White. an aged
minister, widely known IN this county
was 10 have conducted the services. He
began 70 read from the Bible and when
he had read but a Few verses he was
noticed 10 grow weak His voice be-
came inaudible even at a few feet from
him. and he sank into the chair his
head falling 20 one side. He was quickly
taken 10 an adjoining room and put to
bed. and DR.. J. Harris Stonestreet, who
happened to be near. attended him He
- IN a critical condition. having al
ready suffered similar attacks The
Rev. Mr.. White IS secretary and ex-
aminer to the board Of school commits
sioners and has held this position sew
eral times under different boards. He
VIII not be removed 20 his home at
Rockville until ne RECEIVERS.
Presiding Elder DR.. Little. of BaltI-
more. viii be present at the usual quar-
terry conference Of the Montgomery cir
cult Of the Methodist Protestant
churches. 10 be held IN Mount Lebanon
Church, at Damascus. on Tuesday. De
cember u Services will be held at
Bethel and Shiloh churches. near Clarks-
burg. on the Monday preceding the con-
ference. these churches being I'm the
circuit. This circuit was formed last
spring. with the Rev Benjamin a
Bryan as pastor.
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
COUNT TlSZA YIELDS
TO INDEPENDENTS

VIENNA, Dec. 1T IS believed that
the struggle against obstruction I'm the
Hungarian parliament has at last been
terminated Count TisZa, the premier,
announced that, in consideration Of the
pronunciation Of the independence party
OF its policy Of obstruction the plan 10
hold two sittings daily would not be
carried into effect. Some other cOnces-
siOns were also made 10 the opposition,
In some quarters it is feared that Count
Tisza paid too high a price for his vic
tory. but nevertheless there are many
expressions Of satisfaction that one Of
the severest crises in the parliament
since 1867 has been brought 10 a close.
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
RUSHED OVER MOUNTAIN
TO ESCAPE FROM MOB

MORRISTOWN, y. J., Dec. After
a wild ride over the mountains from
ROczaway 10 Morristown, Sheriff Abra-
ham Ryerson landed Frank Vetzar, the
Hibernia murderer. in jail here, and
prevented a threatened lynching Vet
EAR is the Hungarian miner who shot
nine-year-old Elsie Root Saturday night
The child died at O'Clock yesterday
morning without regaining conscious
ness. The shooting occurred about $50
O'Clock. and it was three hours later
that the man was taken by Marshal
DobbIns and landed in the town hall at
Rockaway for safe keeping.
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
ENGLISH SPARROWS
DECIAATED BY INSECTS
Objectionable Bird Is Being Killed by
Thousands by Germs Transmitted
to 1t by Mosquitoes.

NEW YORK, Dec. Through com
preiiensive investigation conducted by
economic ornithologists. the important
discovery has been made that the Eng
fish sparrow has passed it's maximum
limit OF abundance in the United States.
and is now diminishing In numbers.
As is well known. a large part Of the
civilized world long since joined in a
vendetta against this Objectionable bird
But the English sparrow avoided trans
Stunned or survived poison. evaded
hunters and overran' the earth
Now several species of hawks and
owls are accomplishing what was i'm
possible to man. Among the most ac-
tive in the sparrow warfare In the
United States IS the little screen owl.
and in Canada the little saw-whet, or
Acadian owl-birds not much bigger
than the prey they are slaughtering.
The number of English sparrows con
sumed at the banquets OF their rap
torial enemies is enormous
simultaneously with the discovery OF
the beneficial activities Of owls and
hawks in checking the dominion Of this
hitherto conquering bird comes the
unique ANNOUNCEMENT from a medical
scientist in the United States Army
that a species of mosquito is spreading
malaria among the great iocks OF Eng
fish sparrows. Officers Of the British
army medical corps have also made the
discovery that maIarial germ. trans
mitted by mosquitoes. has attacked the
English sparrow. 1t IS not probable
that the malarial parasite in itself
would be sufficiently powerful to deci-
mate the species, but incidentally as a
co-worker with the rapacious birds that
have combined 70 conquer the sparrow
pest in America, the mosquito assumes
new and unique interest.
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
MITcHELL,s VISIT IN VAIN.

DENVER. Col, Dec. President
John Mitchell and Governor Peabody
had a conference yesterday. and today
the settlement OF the strike is far dis
tant as ever Mr.. Mitchell informed
the governor that the strike would con-
tinue TO the bitter end, and the gov
e~nor lust as positively informed the
strike leader that he would tolerate
no violence but would order out the
troops at the first provocation.
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
DESPERATE BURGLAR
GIVES HARD BATTLE

BUFFALO. MY, Dec. AFTER serf-
ously injuring two men an unknown
burglar yesterday succeeded in making
his escape. Emil Herig. an engineer,
discovered the burglar breaking into
cash drawer in Stoddart's drug store
He attempted TO grapple with the in
trIder and was knocked down by
blow in the face with a hammer. Patrol
man Casey chased the burglar into the
New York Central Railroad shed While
attempting TO arrest the man he was
bit over the head with an iron bar.
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
GIRL OPERATOR SHOOTS
HER W0ULD-BE HUGGER

WILLIAMSON, W. Va. Dec -
William Howardson. who worked in the
lumber camps near Thacker. this
county, was shot and mortally wounded
early yesterday morning by Katie
Roubough. less than twenty years old,
who is employed as telegraph operator
for the Norfolk and Western Railway
ar Thacker. HOwardson entered the
tower where the girl was at work alone
and attempted TO embrace her, but the
girl had a revolver. Four shots were
fired. two of which penetrated Howard
sons chest. He win die
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
MAKE cAMPFoR CHFAP.

DIES MONIES. Iowa, Dec Prof
Charles F. Kinney. OF Drake University.
and two advanced students OF chemistry
in that institution-D. ". WinshiD and
Edward Burroughs-have discovered a
method of manufacturing camphoT
which viii reduce the price from 6
cents to Is cents a pound. The process
consists of the distillation Of turpentiae
and oxalic acid.
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
WOMAN JEEYLL-HYDE
LAYS BLAME ON OPIUM
Wrote Self-Accusing Let
tiers to Churchmen.
WAS LOST IN MANY SPELLS
Physician Believes Her Strange Story.
Handwriting Experts Made
the Discovery.

UTICA, N. Y, Dec. 7.-Unsurpassed
i'm fiction is the remarkable case OF Mrs.
Martha Owens, Of IFS Mary Street. this
city, who is now, after six months in
vestigation, convinced that she is I'M
consciously leading a double life. Is it
possible. by the occasional use of opium,
TO transform ones self into a different
person.
Mrs. Owens has been dropped from
the Tabernacle Baptist Church. in
which she was worker, because it has
Just been revealed that she was the
author of letters received by herself,
her pastor, and other churchmen, at
lacking her character
Some of the members, including the
Rev. w. B. Wallace, the pastor, scout
the theory that the woman was insensi-
BILE of her deeds. and say there is suf-
ficient evidence to prove that the wo-
man is not addicted to the use of mar
cotics and that she simply enters such
a plea TO shield herself from shamc.
Physician Believes Woman.
DR.. Ira D Hopkins, Uuca's oldest
physician, church clerk. and eldest Of
the Tabernacle deacons, differs with
the pastor. He says that the physical
and mental conditions of Mrs. Owens
give evidence OF the use OF opium, ana
contends that the woman wrote the self
accusing letters while suffering the tenn
porary alteration Of mind resultant
from excessive use of the drug.
The letters in question were turned
over to handwriting experts, who de-
clared without hesitation that Mrs.
Owens wrote them herself. Mrs. Owens
said she had sometimes taken opium,
and il she wrote them she was uncOn-
scious of 1t. She stood before her
friends as a sort of female Jekyll-
Hyde.
Lost Herself in Spell.
After taking the opium. Mrs Owens
apparently lost herself in a spell, dur
ing which she imagined she was some
one else, a bitter enemy Of the natural
Martha Owens. While thus deranged
she wrote numerous letters attacking
her own character, and demanding her
removal from the church. Mrs. Owens
was indignant at the insinuations
which the letters contained. Some let
tiers mentioned a certain man whose
wife demanded an inquiry. Mrs Owens
Joined in the request.
When the handwriting experts con
cluded that Mrs. Owens wrote the let
tiers to herself. the woman confided 20
the deacons the fact that occasionally
she had taken opium. and was reluc-
family willing to believe that she wrote
the letters in fits Of alteration.
The Washington times., 1903-12-07
INTERNAL COMMERCE
CONDITIONS IN j. S.
Big Loss in Live Stock Mar
ket in Ten Months.
THE SHIPMENTS OF GRAIN
Trade Shows Tendency to Recover Lost
Ground of the Preced-
inc Year.

internal commerce conditions of the
United States for the month IF October
are summarized by the Department Of
Commerce and Labor, through its Blu
reau of Statistics, partly as follows:
The Western live stock movement,
comprising receipts at five principal
markets. amounted to 3245 499 head in
october, compared with 8,1S4,61O head
In September. and Pa, 599 head in Au-
gust. The corresponding figures last
year were as follows: October. 3,547.
IA; September. 3,044. 259 head, and Au-
gust, 2.56S,005 head. Receipts of all
kinds for ten months ending with Oc-
tober, 1908, were 26,91s.415. compared
with 26,SS5.966 head in 1902. and q, 724, 7ol
head in 1901
The Five Markets.
The relative Importance of the FIVE
markets concerned is seen in the state
ment that Chicago is credited with H.
664, S29 head. Kansas City with 4.3T1. 375
head. Omaha with 4,265. los head. St
Louis with $685. 352 head. and St Jo-
sepr with 2,52l, Jos head. Receipts at st.
Paul were !, 427, 162, and at Sioux City
1,152 o67 head. Exports of live stock
amounted To g., 421 head during October.
and imports to $500 head. the net re-
suits Of imports and exports being
gain of 1s.OS1 head. For the ten months
ending with October there was a loss
of 40. 400 head.
Receipts of wheat at eight principal
markets for the current crop year to
November / were Sc, 7S2. 179 bushels, com
pared with 113 931 AZ bushels in 1902 and
Jos. 2O3, 333 bushels in 1901. The current
years shortage is partly due to back
wardness of season and also TO slow
adjustment of price levels in the home
and foreign markets. The trunk-line
movement of flour during forty-four
weeks ending with October 81, from
Chicago and Chicago points eastward,
was 3,565.040 barrels. compared with
,3ls in 1902 and 5,559,s16 in 1901
Grain Shipments.
In grain shipments 10 the seaboard
trunk-line trade amounted to 6S, 900
bushels to the end Of October, 1903, com
pared with 9s6S.OOO in 1902 and SO, ass 600
in 1901. indicating a tendency to recover
the lost ground of the preceding year.
In provision traffic the trunk lines have
had a fairly constant record for three
years, 1,159.O1 tons being carried TO DC
tober 81. 1903, compared with LIZ. Do
tons in 1902 and L1O2,247 tons in 1901.
Shipments of zinc and spelter at St.
Louis FOR ten months amounted 70
2,I41 COS slabs, compared with 21j4.35O
slabs in 1902.
Lead shipments were 1,6S4, OPS pigs in
1903 and 1.13i156 pigs in 1902 Receipts
OF pig iron at Cincinnati show q de-
crease from 47.515 tons IN October 1868.
10 64.025 tons in October, 1902. For ten
months receipts were s96,904 tons in
1903 and sos, 500 tons in 1902. Shipments
Of grain by rail from Buffalo ex lake
trade to the seaboard, were. 10 Oc-
tober 81, this year. 5.297.SOO bushels
compared with 2.707.127 in the CORE
spending months of 1902. and 75. 5000
bushels in 1901.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-15
Forty Years or Wife Beating.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 29.-Chris
Ahrens, 20 years cid. was fined SO
and COTS and placed under q peace
bond jim ustice Court at Linooln I'll.
for wife beating this afternoon. All
rens was arrested on complaint of his
wife, who charged that he had beaten
her frequently and systematically for
forty years. The chastisement began,
she declared, in Germany, shortly af-.
ter their marriage. The two. reared a
family of several children, and while
the youngsters were growing, mrs.
Ahrens says, her husband oxerois ed
himself upon them, but since their
maturity he had resumed his opera
tions upon her.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-15
Marvellous Escape from
Death F!
PAiNE'S CELERY
COMPOUND
Does a Wondrous Work for a Lady
Who Was Almost Crazed with
Pain and Suffering.

1t is we'll known that terrible rheumatism,
seiaiica, and neuralgia cause more helpless
Ness, acute suffering, and agony, than any of
the other diseases that alllict humanity. The
great medicinal virtues Of painc's Celery Com
pound make it the only trustworthy specific
Tor the cure of all fo,ms of rheumatism and
neuralgia Thousands of strong testimonial
letters iiom the most prominent people of the
iand, prove that raine's Celery Compound
mas banlshcd these terribly fatal troubles when
all other treatment has failed. Mrs Mar.
garet Bethel, of l'raincrd, Mimi, after thirty
years OF agonizng to,u,cs had desire 10 end
her lie, IT ii was the will of Heaven; she al.
most prayed Tor the time to lay it down
Heaven directed, She made use OF pa,nc's
Celery Compound, and is enjoying true life
once more. She says:.-
For thirty yca,s have been n great SUI.
icrcr from neuralgia in the head, and also
win rheumatism in the whole body. began
taking Painc's Celery Compound and soo.,
found '.s :::::c!: better. before taking the
Compound, my life was such burden that
almost prayed TO lay it down. was l,c.liast
every two weeks will, horrible pain in the
head, back, and neck, until was almost
crazeI. am able to do harder work and
more of it today than for twenty-five years. I
am really enjoying life again, thanks to
palne's Celery Compound. am satisfied
that my life has been prolonged many years
by its usc.''
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-15
Cotton Culture In Africa.

Washington, April German tex
tile makers are meeting with success
IN their efforts to develop the cotton
growing industry in German East AT
RIGA, according to report to the State
department from Consul General
Hughes at Coburg. Ee says that the
Bremen Cotton Exchange has just
tested quantity Of cotton gro wn in
the Kilwa district, which was shown
to be nearly as good in staple, color
and other qualities as the highly valu-
ed Egyptian cotton, from the seeds Of
which it was grown. THE German
cotton sells from IL 20 II cents per
pound. To promote its growth tie
colonial economical committee has
promised premiums for properly cared
for cotton fields and will furnish seed, /,
gins and bal,ng presses free Of charge.
The Egyptian Government has
written to the United States depart.
ment of agriculture to obtain the SER
vices of cotton expert and chemist.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-15
Married Seven Times.

Buchanan, Mich, March la.-Wil-
liam Hulbest, Of this place, is claim
ing the record in the matter of CON
tracing marriages, and up to this time
there has been found none to contest
the claim. Hulbett been married sew
en- times and he is not yet 80 years old.
He got four wives out Of two families,
having married two sisters in the Mad
non family and two in the Murphy
family. Death claimed three of HUI
belts wives, and three were divorced.
he is stone mason and works at his
trade in the City.
In the matter of romance the seventh
or last episode is said to have eclipsed
all OF the others. He advertised in q
New York paper for wife, and as q
result woman of the Empire State
now presides over his home. .-Balti.
more American.