The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-04
Ell LECTION
In SOUTH
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HOW THINGS ARE DONE IN GlJAs
TAMALA EVERYTHING 81 3
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THRILLING STORY OF GEO. sf.
4 HAMILTON, II A IN ERIC
ENGINEER, ii ED FoRFoR-sss

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GERY SIS
NEW YORK. I'D vteas
from Guatemala tate ftlas tssst slec-
] tion of the Pre- lent of tsi,at tanasa'
lpassed off quietls Every thin was
lprearranged and the number OF yotes
to he cast. WHO was sent To cast them,
where they were to@be% cast, Il YVES
4 #Idecided upon long before the election
took place. NJ Estrade Cabrera was
unanimously reelected It had to he
|so or many heads would have been
#I1opped OFF,
There will be improvement saf the
railroads fof the country, granting of
concessions for new lines. develop
/ ment of the mineral resources OF the
Republic, friendliness with fore
countries. It Is understood that hiIe5
the new Presidential term does not
commence before March To- next, tIat
some slight changes viii be mad IN
the present cabinet. new ninisteIs
for public works an q zsl "a evf II mister
of war
The other positions wi rema I'm
they now are, The case of esseorge 81
Hamilton, an American citizen iii nag
tamala, has been again brough to-
public notice by the acqutttaI ofsIaIn
iIton in the court OF appeals of the
charge of forgery, on WI hfcI he was
convicted in the lower court on fay
18th last, after nearly year I'm
:prisonment in the penite entiary &C thfs
capital.
Hamilton is a locomotive ugfneer.
an American citizen born III Al li5any
4N-apr, more Than I'd inary ssIsic
ton, which has been sharpened by Ilis
experiences in Spanish american
countries.
He Is familiar will the spanish
guage. and has been q sort 81 ssofafer
of fortune IN different States. of CEN
tral America for: years. Ielosf his
left leg in railroad wreck IN u Ieaicos
several years ago. H Is aboilt IL ssssS
years Of age. In ,ly5,sI 9oss.s ami ton
was employed on the tsIat @ IliaIa rai
road as engineer fth another
sineer he was paid of. Both
ceived as part of their wage a check
for some etwenty-seven dollars in gold
They proceeded to go on q proiongedS
spree, during which IIan1il ton
posed of his gold check, and spent
the proceeds. His companion, one
Latin then produced his gold check,
but was too much under Il he Influence
IF liquor to- take 1t to d purchaser. IN
The presence of several Witnesses he
authorized Hamilton to- dispose Of The
gold check for currency 5arnf ton
,ook the gold check to- d dealer u
'ice Levy and negotiated Il, dill
ndorsed the same with Lafhnss s. name
lpd took the proceeds q the saloon
where he. had left "a fii ns IN
snce Of witnesses HamiItoa NED 2
'ver to Latin the money lie had
,eiyed and thereupon LafEln ptrcha ased
watch from the saloon Keeper,
ng the watch to Hamilto ton Tor safa
leeping. He spent the balance of the III:
money.
a renewed spree was the res1i Is and
rhen Hamilton came to hnself he
vas lying in a cheap lodging house
Tithout any watch. ahl ii inlIne
lately accused him Of 81 steaHng
'atch and finally was induced ~
1aurfce Levy to bring I'd e more se
ious charge of forgery against Ham
ton. It was only after ten months 4
IMPRISONMENT and repeated represans
atoms of the United states legation
nat Hamilton was accorded q hearing
i the lower court. Later the case
as taken to the court Of appeals
hich acquitted \ him i and ord erred
scharge. s$s3l
Senator Hoar,s Condition.
WORCESTER Mass. Aug
nited States Senator Hear passed