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The Washington times., 1904-11-07
HUSBAND AND WIFE
DEAD IN BURNI. G HOME
He Saved His Three Children and
Father and Mother, and the
Roof Collapsed.

CHAUECEY, N. Y. Nov. After
saving the lives OF MS three children
and his aged father and mother in "a
fire that destroyed his hotel here. Joseph
Capple was burned 20 death while try
ing 20 rescue his wife. Their bodies
were afterward found lying side by side
in the cellar.
All the members Of the family We're
asleep when the fire started The elder
CapFle smeued smoke and aroused his
son, whose first thought was for the
children One by one he carried them
out in their night clothes ana thcn
went back for his father and mother.
both Of whom ne brought safely 70 the
street
BY this time the house was IN flames
and it was discovered that Mrs. MARY
CaTpIe. wife of the hotel keeper was
missing. Capule dashed through the
smoke and climbed the froat stairway.
which was already blazing His wife
was lying seuzaiaz= on the floor Of her
room. tine flames only a few yards a way
from her
As Doe reached the top Of the stai--
way tho roof Of the structure Suddenly
collapsed and Immediately AFTER il the
walls fell I'D. Lau and wife were
caught i'm "a trap and went plunE.aE
down with tie ruins. IL was not until
hours af--rUaTl that they were found
together El the cellar.
, Chamce- - e small hamlet and has
.1 FIRE dUUH-ETr-r. An appeal for a.d
gas sent To- D0aae Ferry and ArISIrv.
-- time tle engines arrived tie little
Hu was lu ashes.
The Washington times., 1904-11-07
EAPOLEOWs HATS.

Seven hats once worn by Napoleon
are i1 existence. That is settled by
Prince Victor Napoleon. who has an
s#ered ana inquiry. One of the seven
was bought for 1900 francs by Gerame.
whose monument VI the Broken EAGLE"
was unveiled at Waterloo Iasr summer.
Three are owned by the EmUress Eu-
genie. Prince Victor Napoleon and
Prince Louis Napoleon. two are at the
IugaIiles. one boo tEe Military Museum
Prince Victor Napoleon owns bills for
hats supplied 10 the great Emperor.
They cost 60 francs lslZJ each Ma
u1lluu sent them back an times 10 the
Hatmazer 10 be done up. Iu the bills
figures tEe item. For repairs. six
francs" isIZ1.. The Ger0me hat NAV
now be seen at the Conde Museum
EaW York World.
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WILL ESTABLISH STEAMERS;
PENSACOLA TO PORTO RICO

MOBILE Ala. Nov. IA steamship
sra golecti1- Pensacola with san JUAN
Porto Rico. is Jne latest move of the
louisville and Nashville Railroad
toward increasing its export and import
business at Pensacola This Information
has been given cuJ by officials oT the
company.
The intention IS 20 compete with the
New York and Porto Rico STEAMSHIP
COMPANY for the business which is now
being handled through Sew York aud
sew Orleans.
According To aEviree the New Tork
company win CHr rates and night the
Louisville Hlf Nashville.
The Washington times., 1904-11-07
Man Hunt in Kentucky
Ends in Triple Death
Two Officers in Pursuit of Desperate Lose
Their Lives in Killing Him--FierCe
Battle in The Mountains

OWINGSNILLE. Ky, Nov. AFTER a
man hunt extending over the greater
part of the MeHifee county mountains
two officers. whose names could not Zoe
learned, coruered Upton Day. one of the
most desperate outlaws IN the Kentucky
mountains. and "a battle with rifles TOOK
place. Day killed the two officers. but
lost has own life i'm the fight
The battle occurred ON Indian Creek
I'm Neuifce county. The officers had been
chasing Day. and from the appearance
of the mems bodies when found the
three had evidently died almost instant
Iy. Their weapons were lying nea-
them.
Dav had long been a terror i'm that
section of the mountains. A reward on
$500 was offered for his capture for the
killing OF Howard Wilson. United
States marshal. three years ago.
The battle i'm which Wilson was killed
The Washington times., 1904-11-07
SAILOR BOY PAYS Up
MORTGAGE ON HOME
Lad Who Served on the Iowa Uses
His Savings to Clear Away a
Debt.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. with his
savings of four years y. J.. Angelus. a
sailor boy from the nattI6ship lowe,
appeared ut the Oakland Recorder
Office and lifted a mortgage OF $3.50 from
the family home near Ceuueviue. The
money was borrowed 10 employ attoT-
ueys 10 defend him against a charge of
having killed John Sears in defense OF
his sister I'm 1900.
Saares was siXty-tW0 years old and the
father of a family, but he insisted upon
paying court 10 one of AngslJs' Young
sisters. Finally the boy disguised him
self as bis sister and when Searas called
and attempted liberties with him he shot
HIM fatally.
AUEelus was acquitted and Do enlisted
iG Jle navy Ha went aboard the Iowa
determined 10 save enough TO redeem
lis home A few days ago the lad S
term of enlistment was mp, ana when be-
drew his wages He had saved enough
tu pay his debt with interest.
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took place i'm August. 1901. Da, was
wanted for making mooUshine whisky
and Wilson, with posse of officers.
went to- Menifee county after him Day
was with several companions when
found and was ordered to- surrender lie
and his companions opened n~e on the
officers
Howard Wilson and one of Days COM
pauious was Killed. and William stamp
cr, member OF Wilson's posse. shot
Day five times. badly uoundius him.
Day was placed In Jail at Frrnchburs,
from which ne was later rescued by his
followers
Day had been al fugitive, and lived in
a cabin between two high mountains.
He maintained "a lire of guards for sew
eral miles from his moJIufain retreat
ana they Kept strangers from approach
ing. Day wore coat of mail under his
clothing 90 prevent assassination. He
was tWe1ty-eight years OLD and had
killed eight men
The Washington times., 1904-11-07
WOMAN CARRIES ON
WORK OF CONTRACTOR
Husband Suddenly Disappears AID
Vie Makes a Success CT the
Business.

GREENWICH. Nov Mrs. Charley
4. Gg1is-aiI IS winning fame by carry
.uE oa aueea-=54 lsy Che contracting busi-
ness OF Der husband. VINO disappeared
four weeks ago. AIRS. EobIlard thinks
business troubles caused him to 60 away
LuIrladIE.
Ea. took uP fou- large contracts which
h. l-l ...- unfinished, and has carried
them % completion. ana has suUeril-
tended l..-. personally every day.
ET-s. E.rI-aIa sHtd thuI aer baby boy
E.H- ul.lHE assaE IUI his father. and
bar plyzlc.Fl Says .aere ls uo cure CN-
s.rl Lle flasher return.
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INDICATED

War Correspondent Before the war
started SOU said il would be a walk
away fer you.
Russian GeueraI-Aud my most SAN
FuiUe predictions have been exceeded
The Washington times., 1904-11-07
MISS NESBIT WANTS
QUARTER MILLION
Willing for That to Get
Out Of the Way
WORTH FOURTH OF AN EARL
Thaw Family Believes Couple Were
Welded in Paris-She Is Said to
Be COmplaCent.

PITTSECRG Pa Nov For the
sum of s-5g.e1 the Tbaw family OF Pitts
burg can have Harry ThIw back
This is tHC price fixed by Evelyn Mes
Din, according to report which came
direct to- The Thaw circle from New
York
no specification as to the way In
which Miss Nesbit viii clear herself OF
the young man has been furnished but
&c is iuUmated that she viii find the
way.
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Married in Paris.

Additional evidence that she and
Harry Thaw were married i'm Paris mas
been received by the ThaWs here within
the past three OF four days.
one of tine best detectives i'm America
was on his way to- Europe before young
ThaW and the former model reached
New York. He went to work with a
Scotland Yard man ou the case for the
family did rot believe the half-hearted
response which Harry had sent in reply
% am imperative demand To know if the
stories frulf Paris about his midnight
E.-..L-.--- H-.rn tine
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Wedding Confirmed.

The messenger has been heard from.
That Thaw was married To Miss Nesbit
is now the belief of almost everyone
within the THaw circle of friends.
Now come the word from New York
by personal messenger that the girl viii
consent 90 set out OF the famuy's way
for the sum Of s25u.g01. She viii go at
once To Europe ard young Thaw, at thu
expire ton of certain time, can sue
for divorce ou the ground of desertion
The Washington times., 1904-11-07
Fourth Of Price Of an EaTl.

Miss Eesbit. according To her intimate
friends here has taken the ground that
she is worth probably one-fourth as
much as the Ear. of Yarmouth
That $1,000 900 was paid To the Earl be-
fore he became part Of tine Thaw family
has been discussed ever since tLe wed
ding of alice TLaW- Miss EesbiJ is said
here 10 be OF the decided opinion that "a
family that VIII pay Sl-HJL000 TO get one
person IU the family can pay $3.50 HJJ JC
get another out of the family.
The Washington times., 1904-11-07

Flow TO WIN
$1,000
How many votes VIII be cast -OF
The Republican and Democratic
-andidates for President IN 40
vcmaer nexte To those who cal
answer this question the nearest
correctly The Times viii give $50
n cash. divided into forty prizes
as enumerated in the accompany
Ing list Of awards. In addition 20
he rrizes for the nearest correct
estimates a special prize is oIefei
for submitting the best estimate
earIy. its value depending upon tbs
month such estimate is received
should &c be found that the bes.
estimate was received iu May. tna
winner of the first prize VIII re-
cetve SI.I0g. 10 June. SI.os5; IN july.
q 90. and so on until November.
wseu there win be no special prize
~ addition 10 lHe arsJ prize %
400
This contest also has It's mascot.
Gn English Bull Terrier. Bully,
which viii De awarded 10 the con-
testaut sending IN the thirteeala
nearest correct estimate.
Estimates are 90 be made on ths
combined popular vote OF the can
cidates o. the Democratic and Re
publican parties only To asset
contestants with Lei- estimates
The Times gives the popular vote
for the candidates OF tne two lead
tng rarties I'm the last six eIec-
tlcns. To make these statistics in
terestlng The Times has given ths
vote Of each candidate separately
before totsIziug the two, but ia
submitting estimates contestants
must give only what "a their judg-
mert viii be the total CO combined,
vote for both candidates The nrzs
prize Of 81 900 viii be awarded Ger
the nearest correct estimate. thu
second prize for the next nearest
and so on. All estimates must &c
submitted on che blanks provIde1
tn this advertisement OF special
blanks which The Times w.I fur
nIsh on request All estimates
must be written with ink, and
without erasure OF any kind II q
Is necessary 20 make any aitera-
don iu an estimate use another
blank
A positive guarantee Is given TIA.
this contest is not associated with
any syndicate Offering prizes
through a large number OF papers
or with any other paper. IL IS an
independent contest being con
Quoted wholly by The Times and
for the benefit OF readers Of TIA
Times solely.
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All amounts paid by contestants
snto this contest viii apply on sub
scription 20 The Evening or Sun
day Times. or both. Residents y
Washington city or out-of-toWn
points. where The Times is served
BY newsboys or news agents. via
Be given subscription coupons in
an amount equal 20 what they pas.
These coupons - an ackn0WIsdg-
nent OF the receipt OF the estimates
and are 70 be paid the same IS
cash 70 boys or agents as they
collect from tire to time for pa
pers served. When the paper u TO
be sent by mail the actress labsI
On the paper win be dated ahead
IN accordance with the amount
paid, and this date win indicate
that the money has been received
and the estimate recorded NO
LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR OR
TWO ESTIMATES WILL BE RE-
CETyED Al ONE TINE.
Contestants desiring certified
comics OF their estimates can have
them II, when sending In their ss-
Inmates. they viii forward a dupli-
cate blank filled out the same -
the original and Ilcloss a two-csnt
stamp for its return Write 'dupH-
cate" across the face OF the blank
and incIoss IL with the original
The Times viii certify 70 II and re-
turn It. These certified duplicates
viii only be returned when they
are sent with the original blank.
They must also be hued In with
ink without erasurs or alteration.
and must be an exact copy q the
original
The contest win close on the
night before tAs November cleo
zion. and all estimates must be
either left at The Times once bs-
fore midnight that DlEEt or bear
the post-mark OF that date. Tbs
awards viii be announced imme-
diateIy after the Official vote has
been compiled and declared. Re.
member. estimates are to be made
only on the combined Republican
ana Democratic vote independent
OF all votes cast for the candi-
dates or miscellaneous parties.
The Washington times., 1904-11-07

AIr Callahan despised war, c11se-
QcentIy he ser aside $1,000 Co b- used
iE prou1ctiuE international peace This
is t1 BE- spent by the American Peace
Society of Boston
In Des M1iue- Le mad established
negro church The eEu-ca was =r-lUg
90 enthusiasm bur weak as 90 finances
1Ir. Callahan provided for the payment
0I the church debt. put 5000 iu the
treasury and gave the pastor. the Eer
Mr I.Omack $1,000. To lEa other
negro preachers be save $1,000 each
Several Ueul=WS WAC are T-rrar- H=-4 g
with amounts exceeding $1,000 each
would forfeit their cL#l.rs E ElaE should
become iuramEeTara. similar provisions
aye made iu practically all OF his =Hal
donations LGreUZe Kelley. his nla-l-
maa, gets S1al a year for life under these
conditions Jcla A. LaWla== IBIS Erl-
waite secretary. receives $4,000 under The
same terms. ana dozens OF ola employees
are thus reLE-lD erea.
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Requirements
for Entry

Pay 81 az 0ns tlme AID submit
Two estimates
Pay 500 at one time and submit
ave eBumates-
Pay $50 at one time ana zubmIt
eight estimates
Pay S40o at one time and submit
twelve estimates.
Pay 500 at one time ana submit
6fteeG estimates,
The Washington times., 1904-11-07
IONAN B-QUEATHS
MILLIONS QUEERLY
Money for Babies Named
After Him.
A BIG SUM FOR TUSKEGEE
$4,000 for a Home for Wives OF
Drunkards-Negro Church a
Beneficiary.
A BIG SUM FOR TUSKEGEE

DIES MONIES, Nov lit was not the
size of Jhe gifts of James Callahan
which made his viii remarkable. but the
manner in which he made his requests
Other men with fortunes of more than
s., 000C01 have disposed of their goods
with much less trouble than did AIR.
Callahan. Few have disposed of their
property I'm a way that reflected the
characteristic OF the man 20 such a
degree.
Ar Callahan came 10 Iowa half a
century ago with moderate means. He
obtained possession of swamp lands
which were afteTWard improved by
legislation, thus bringing laTe profits
Callanan's Investments.
He Immediately invested in mines
eventually buying Durango Mountain.
Mexico, which contains rich iron ore
The rest OF his money was invested i'm
farms and Government bonds.
All of this had been accomplished
when Mr.. Callahan was less than sixty
continuing 10 devote much time 10 ouSl-
ness that Mr. Callahan took up chart
table work.
He gave spariugly- but often He made
no dOuariO without Investigation. II
the project seemed plausible he took
charge of the matter as one OF mis- per
soual affairs, seeing IL TO the finish lie
established colleges FOR negroes and
homes for the fTieUdfH=S
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An Unusual VIII.

When he died. Two weeks ago. the pub
lie expected something unusual i'm his
viii. and they were not disappointed
Not person or organization receives
a cent that is not conditioned. He de-
mauds 0bservauces OF the principles
which he followed.
Just before his death Mr. Callahan
lamenred the fact that not boy In the
family possessed the name James. lie
guarded against future CyeTsIEErs OF
this nature by pEoVidiEg THAI all babies
born in the Callahan family within O.
year however distant the blood who
receive The name James shall receive
$50 each
The Washington times., 1904-11-07

been impaired by a lon
strength and vigor TO the
and tones mp the nerves.
rid Ct an old sore or ulcer
m
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-08-08
An Up-to-Date Studio.

Finding that Roswell appreciates
high class Photographic work, Mr..
Walton, successor to Frosts Studio
has secured and added to his already
efficient force l.. Gray Williams from
Denver, thereby enabling him to get
out work more promptly than ever.
Having the best equipped studio
in the Pecos Valley. combined with
skilled and careful workmen. he feels
confident that he can please and sat
isfy the most fastidious. High class
portraiture is his speciality. but copy:
ing and enlarging, amateur work,
photo supplies, in fact everything in
the Photographic line can be had at
his studio, at 2O6 West Fourth street.
Phone 1862.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-08-08
FLOODS AND SNOW.

Denver. Colo, Aug. S.-Specials 8.
from points in southern Colorado tefl
of the heaviest rain and wind storm
that has swept over that part of the
state in years. The foods caused con-
siderable damage to property in all
directions and seriously interfered
with the running of trains Nearly all
the lines leading into the southern
part of the state experienced wash
outs. From Colorado Springs as far
south as the New Mexico line and
west to Salida the storm held sway.
Only meager details of the damage
done reached here because Of the de-
moralized condition of the telephone
and telegraph wires. On the continen-
tai divide near Ruena Vista snow fell
and the weather turned cold. Two
rock slides are reported to have oc-.
CURED between Durango and Silver
ton on the Rio Grande.
CONTINUED ON Page Fo0r)
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and will remain so until September
10, when the period for filing claims
to the Rosebud lands will expire. Sew
eral troops of state militia are here.
Their duty is to keep close guard Ov-
er the land Office where thousands of
dollars will be deposited daily dur
ing the filing period, and to see In
general that order is maintained in
the town. Special care will be taken
to prevent the lawless element from
gaining entrance to the town, the or
ders issued to the troops requiring
them to meet each arriving train and
to see that no passenger is permitted
to alight unless he can prove that he
comes on legitimate business.
Beginning today one hundred
names will be drawn each day until
the reservation lands are entirely ap-
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Denver; Messenger Thomas H. Reese
of Denver.
There were probably from Is to
80 passengers. The following is the
list of those saved so far as can be
ascertained: j. NJ. Killen, Pueblo; =
Gilbert, Pueblo; Fireman Mayfield,
Pueblo Fisher, C. c. Marson. Ft.
Scott, Kansas; S. C. Wilson. Coffey-
vile, Kansas; Peter r. Braun, NAL
den, Mass. H. H. Dorm, Cleveland,
O.: Miss Jessie Deerson, Salt Lake;
H. c. Cribbe, Salt Lake; Mr. and
Mrs. Dinazzie and daughter, Texar-
kama, Ark; Mrs. Frasie, Goodrich
vile, Tenn; Mrs. Ed Zeerlais. Jones'
Vile, Ca; Edward Anderson, Pueblo
C. S. Galbraith, Durango; Mrs. and
Miss Bell, Denver; ]. o. Vincent, din,
ing car conductor and crew of six
men, and J. NJ. Killen a hardware
merchant of Pueblo.
When Division Superintendent Bow
rem reached the scene of the wreck
the missing cars had not been located
and the passengers and train hands
who accompanied him organized scar
ching parties to follow the course OF
the river Three cars were found
close to the shore in Fountain creek
of which Dry creek is a tributary,
and which in turn flows into the Ar
kansas river. Most of the dead in the
cars were buried under debris. The
bodies of three young women were
washed upon the bank of the river
three-quarters of a mile below the
scene of the wreck J. NJ. Killen. the
Pueblo hardware merchant mention
ed above. was swept down the sterea
mile below the bridge He was so bad
ly injured and so exhausted from the
struggle in the water that he was un
able TO talk coherently.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-08-08
DEVELOPMENTS Today.

Harold Hurd, who was elected fire
chief by the Council Saturday might,
has put in the hands of Mayor Hin
kle a letter in which he refuses to
accept the position offered him, and
giving the reasons which lead him
to make this decision.
Engineer Bost has also refused to
accept the position of engineer to
which he was elected.
In view of this emergency, Mayor
Hinkle has made temporary arrange
ments, SO that in case of fire today
the city will be protected, and he has
called special meeting of the City
Council to meet tonight at 7:30
o'clock to take the action that it may
deem necessary under the circum-
stances.
The members of the fire company
have been called to meet at four
O'Clock this afternoon.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-08-08
NEW MEXICO MILITARY IN.
STITUTE.
Roswell, New Mexico,

Roswell, New Mexico,
August 8, 1904.
Sealed proposals will be re.
:ceived by the Board of Regents,
New Mexico Military Institute.
at the office of the Superinten.
dent, until 10 q. m. Saturday
the 10th day of August 1904, for
the furnishing and delivery at
the Institute of cOmmissary
supplies, meat and drugs, for
the first hall session.
List of supplies needed, and
blank proposals, will be furnish
ed by the Superintendent on
application; bids otherwise made
will not be entertained. By
order of the Regents,
JAMES w. WILSON,
Superintendent.
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Universal Craftsmen.

Rochester, N. Y, Aug. S.-The Sec
ond annual convention of the Uniyer-
sal Craftsman's Council of Engineers
opened in Rochester today for four
days session. AS the members of the
council are all Master Masons the
convention is being held in the Mas
onic Temple. The council, which was
formed last year in Cleveland, is COM
posed of seven lodges in Boston. New
York. Chicago. Buffalo. Detroit, Ro-
chester and Cleveland.
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Garden City Roping Contest.

There was rOping contest at Gar
den City last Monday Kirby Mutt
took first prize in SO seconds, Joe
Gardner second in 37H seconds, Clay
McGonagill third in 81 seconds.
McGonagill had bad luck with his
steer, breaking its leg, and he was
compelled to turn the animal over
before making his tie.
The occasion was also made the
more interesting by ball game be-
tween Stiles and Garden City, result
ing in victory for the latter-Mid-
land Livestock Reporter.