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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-29

TO CURE a COLD m ONE DAY
Take Laxative BFomo Qpinine Tab
lets, AN druggists refuni the money
81 st fails 10 cure. E. W Groves sig.
nature Is en- each boz csc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-29

We incline to the belief that Sir
Iohn Hay has something "just as
good" as Russian diplomacy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-29

Maybe the hens aren't laying be-
cause they have become strong-minded
and emanclpated new hens"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-29

The shah of Persia has recognized
the republic of Panama. Now let King
Menelik make It unanimous.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-29

Talk about theatrical frost! Was
there ever a colder proposition than
Chicago?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-29

Maybe ii knocked France on the
Christmas tree to discover that Ger.
many is the friend of Russia's secret
bosom.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-29

The Hanna hunch to national con
yention delegates is mo instruction" !"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-29

The Chicago wheat pit is hungering
for another Easy Joe Letter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-29

Wen ,ssd you sample isss appa request
scorT a BowNE. ~ Ps.a ss.sss s,- ysEs
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
CHAPTER XXI.
AT NEWPORT.

Uncle Sam rapidly became worse af-
ter he returned home, and soon his con-
dition excited the utmost alarm. Two
renowned physicians exerted their
skill for the benefit Of the patient. who
was never left without the attendance
of one or other of them. He was said
to be suffering from phrenitic meningi-
tbs, induced by too prolonged tension
Of the faculties-ar inflated way Of de;
scribing the simple fact that his mind
had temporarily succumbed under the
anxiety and grief to which 1t had been
subjected.
For many weeks aunt Gertrude
nursed her husband with untiring de-
vction, and in her anxiety that nothing
should be neglected or Ill done she did
much work that might we'll have been
left to other hands. Ny marriage with
Constance was indefinitely postponed.
and no thought given to any matter
but the present condition Of the patient,
for whom even his physicians acknowl-
edged they feared the worst.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
To be continued.
Bere 10 tho Real Thing.

A prominent colonial planter, well
bred (3S), affectionate, excellent char.
acter, healthy, good, tall, fine looking.
broad instruction. honorifc grades,
highest European standing, owning un-
developed properties Of immepse worth,
wishes speedy marriage with wealthy.
independent young lady or widow, low.
ing and ambitious, willing to become
millionaire by investing moderate
starting capital in her husbands 60.
tates; strictly confidential; state paric-
ulars-New York Herald.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
CHAPTER xxx.


CHAPTER xxx.
Continued.
"Ha. and how are you OF for
rscney? Got none, l suppose"
"Oh, not quite so bad is that! have
the four thousand two hundred dol
lars you gave me this morning Intact.
and the greater part Of the tho4sand
dollars which you gave me just before
I went to England"
"You are no spendthrift, I am glad
to ind; but the sums you mention are
Qa:te useless to a man to take q wife,
for although in your case the wife
VIII be wealthy. there will be many
th:ngs which must, If only for de-
cency's sake. be paid for by you and
by 40 other, OF course you win want
to travel for two or three months be-
fore you make your final plans for
se:Gsment, and during that time you
VIII appear to better advantage If you
refrain from drawing upon your wife's
estate, so I will place sum of money
to your credit at Dre1el's, and provide
you with cheque-book. You may re-
gard it as q loan and return 1t to me
later, if you will; or you may accept
ia as a gift-just which you prefer"
With these words my uncle rose
from his seat and cast away the end
of his cigar, paying not the least at
tention to the thanks with which l
greeted his extraordinary offer. II
must really smoke less tobacco" he
said; "that makes my eighth cigar to-
day, and 1t is not three o'clock. have
annexed more this week than 1 gener-
ally smoke in a month"; suppose be-
cause Of the worry I've been subject
to. BY the Powers. wish I knew
shat that girl was safe"
AS my uncle turned to accompany
me downstairs 1 noticed that the ex-
preston Of his face betrayed consid-
erable anxiety, and that his general
demeanor lacked much Of its accus-
toned buoyancy.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
To be continued.
Tho Water Power of France.

The water power now running to
waste in the rivers Of France is cal.
culated by a French engineer named
Tarernier to be between 3,OOO.ON
horse power and 100000 horse power.
and only 100000 horse power Of this
enormous total has yet been utilized
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
CHAPTER xxx.
UNCLE SAM DOWN.

UNCLE SAM DOWN.
About three weeks after the events re-
lated In the last chapter l sat writing
10 a beautiful room which My uncle
had ordered to be specially arranged
and set apart for my use for so long
as I remained his guest. when Con-
stance Unexpectedly entered and smil-
ingly handed me a letter. Having ac-
cepted the missive and paid its fair car
rier with that which among lovers is
accounted coin, l moved from the table
to a settee near the window; for no
one could have too much light who at
tempted to decipher the caligraphy Of
the Rev. Mr.. Price. which consisted Of
q series of hastily scrawled symbols
without the remotest resemblance to
any known letter-in brief, that kind
of writing which breeds errors, blinds
compositors, maddens proof-readers,
and moves the irritable to profanity.
1t took me at the least ten minutes
to acquaint myself with the writer's
meaning, and while was so engaged
my faithful Connie sat on the floor at
my feet and toyed with three sequins
which had recently been attached to
my watchchain-the Identical coins al
legged to have been found in the room
which my uncle occupied the last time
he stayed at Holdenhurst Hall.
"Can you make it all out?" asked
Connie. looking up.
"All but few words, dear" l ans
wered; and then proceeded to read the
following letter aloud:
>. n. -, East Fifty-ninth Street.
New York City. October 81, 49,.
Dear Miss Marsh:-This day, the
eve of my departure for England. l
have received from the worthy rector
Of Holdenhurst Major, the Rev. Mr..
Silas Fuller. my esteemed friend and
former colleague. intelligence Of a
grave nature that my Christian con-
science will not permit me to conceal
from you. though in acquainting you
herewith incur risk Of being cred
tied with low and personal motives.
The Rev. Mr. Fuller informs me that
on the - uit.. an old man. who had
been for many years in the service of
Mr.. Robert Truman, died very sud-
denly, from some unexplained cause.
during an alteration with Mr.. Ernest
Truman. The alteration. which was
in part overheard by another servant,
is supposed to have related to money.
Circumstances attending the burial of
the old butler are no less suspicious
that the manner of his death, inter
ment having taken place by virtue of
a certificate given by the local doctor.
a personal friend of the Trumans. A
few Of the more intelligent among the
inhabitants of Holdenhurst are ask
Ing (not unreasonably. think why
an inquest was not held, and are haz-
arding various guesses as to what cir
cumstances the Truman family desired
to conceal in avoiding so rightful
course
Though to my lasting regret there
may never be any love between US. l
trust that my respect for your honor
and happiness is undiminished; and l
earnestly hope you may see fit to as
sure yourself, ere it be too late, of the
character Of the man you have en-
gagged to marry. as l am unable to
contemplate without the most painful
feelings your alliance with man upon
whom rests the suspicion Of man
slaughter or worse. Believe me. dear
Miss Marsh, always your faithful
friend, EVAN PRICE.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08

North America was first discovered
by Sebastian Cabot, Venetian, in the
service Of England. in 1897.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11

Association Building in New Decatur is almost completed. It is one of the fin- est buildings of the kind in the State
 It was built by. funds furnished by the citizens and by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company. Several of the store rooms in the new Casa Granda block in New Decatur have been completed and are now oc- cupied. The remainder of the block will be finished within a few days and will be occupied as soon as finished. This block was burned u few months ago at a loss eB fully s1OO,oOO. The
 new bloek Is much better than the old one.
 The City Councils of both Decatur and New Decatur have passed ordi- nances requiring the citizens of both cities to number their residences and places of business, and John D. Adams
 has been given the contract, The
 names of the streets will also be put up.
 As soon as this work Is done parties from Cullman will issue city direc- tory of both the Decaturs. Heretofore
 the Decaturs have never had a city di- rectory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11

Business Mems league.

Much Is being done for the upbuild- ing of the city by the Business Mems League which was just organized q few weeks ago. They are now arranging for free steamboat excursion on the Tennessee River from points above this city to Decatur This is done for-,the purpose of drawing the farm trade to Decatur.
 The League is also making arrange ments to establish free wagon yard here for the use of farmers who come to the city. barn with stalls will also, be built for farmers use When this Is done q Horse Traders Associa- tion will be formed and regular day will be set aside for the meetings of the association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11

c. E. Winter of Leesburg. Fla, being first duly sworn, makes oath and says. as follows:
 T was one of the guards placed over Frank Duncan. alias Jim Ward, at the Tavares jail, and was present on Sat- urday, the 1st instant. when he was told that the officers of Alabama were coming for him. It was the only time I have known Frank Duncan to lose his nerve. He told the other guard and me that he was going to hang for crime which he had never commit ted, and he said 1t in such a manner that anybody hearing him would have believed him. I told him next morn- ing that I believed his statement. He said. MT. Winter. you ask Detective Bodeker; he knows. he will tell you saw and asked the detective If he thought Frank Duncan was guilty of the killing for which he was sentenced. Detective Bodeker answered, No, I do not believe that he did do the killing. But. he added. he deserves to be hung; he is a baS man.. also asked Chief of Police Weir of Birmingham, whether Frank was guilty of the kill ing and he said he had doubts in his mind.
 "Bodeker was the detective who caught Duncan and brought him to trial on the charge of murder at Bir- minsham Ala, on which he was sem fenced to be hung.
 The statement made to me by Frank Duncan was that shortly after break ing the safe of the Standard oil Com pany he and two others entered a sa- loon. The others stopped to take a drink but he went on, and was up stairs somewhere when the shooting happened. He then got away but was arrested by Bodeker. He never saw one of the policemen shot, either dead or alive. The other he saw when dy- ing, being taken before him to be iden- tified. He seems to have been brought in alone, and the dying man said, You are the man that killed me- Duncan replied, Don't say that, you are dying. But the dying policeman repeated it. On that evidence he was convicted"
 The affidavit was sworn to before T. J. Ivey, Notary, at Leesburg, October 6.
 The letter and the affidavit were filed fin the Governors office. without its having made any especial impression on the mind of the acting Governor. He would not say further than with any murder case the showing of inno- cence must be made very conclusive to get him to interfere with the courts either by reprieve or communication.
 It is we'll assured that there Is not much idea in the office of the Alaba ha executive that Duncan deserves lem iency, and he will, as the matter now stands have little show to secure any stay of action from the Governor with any of the evidence yet filed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11
MERCY FOR DUNCAN
FLORIDA BANKER WRITES TO THE
 GOVERNOR.
H. g. Budd Doubts Ills Guilt Because the Safe Blower and Condemned Murderer Has Declared He is
 Yuu0reuf.

4 letter was received yesterday at the State Executive Department from H. S. Budd. one of the owners of the bank at Leesburg, Fla, which was robbed bs Frank Duncan. the notorious criminal now in jail in Birmingham un- der sentence of death, in which Mir. Budd expresses doubts as to the guilt of Duncan of the crime for which he is to pay the death penalty.
 Duncan, it will be remembered. was convicted for the murder of two Bir- mingham policemen. He subsequently escaped from the Jefferson County jail while awaiting execution.
 Mir. Budd says that he Is one of the owners of the bank entered by Duncan and his partner. for which crime they were convicted before leaving Florida.
 The letter from Mir. Budd is from his office in Leesburg, and is addressed
 While there is no doubt Frank Dun can is a bad man." says Mir. Budd. yet he may not have merited the death penalty" which he had been told would be executed upon the prisoner on his return to Alabama. His conviction may possibly have been due" contin- ued the letter. ito an excess of zeal on the part of those engaged in the prose- cution. As 1t will rest with you WHctHcE tHe stHltHCt IS tAcCutcu IL IS right to lay before you these facts and considerations. which it is desired you will have investigated and to which doubtless you will give their due weight"
 The information referred to by Mir Budd consists of an affidavit, made by G. E. Winter, who discovered the burglars in the Leesburg bank and was instrumental in bringing them to arr rest; and who guarded the jail after the arrests were made. MT. Winter says the story of the nitro-glycerine threat was a fake and that the stun in the bottle which Duncan made his bluff with was water colored by molasses in a bottle which had contained Japanese oil given a negro prisoner few days ago to ease a cut place made by fall- ing. For bothering the Governor with these details MT. BJdd apologixes, say ing that he thought 1t proper to give the explanation as the story was like iy to create prejudice unwarranted by the facts" -
 The affidavit is as follows, a copy of which was sent to the Governors pf- flee:
 "State of Florida, County of Lake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11
TROUBLE.
Mir. W. F. WaterhOuse Cured ny Ninoi After Everything Else hau
 Failed.

Mir. Warehouse says: T suffered so long with indigestion and stomach trou, , ble that I lost 71 pounds in weight ba,Sused all kinds of remedies without hain TinoI was recommended. and l decided p to tot try 1t. soon commenced to SeeI bEtter. my stomach trouble disap- peared and l can eat heartily without the slightest distress. My eXpe[i'ehIce pa'aIr', Ieads me to believe that no medicine equals VinoI for stomach troubles and indigestion It tones up the, stomach. increases the appetite and creates
 E G Fowler. our local druggist. says: "It is no wonder VlnOl cures such cases as that of MT Warehouse when you
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11
Improvements in Decaturs.

Work is progressing rapidly on the new $2O.OO0 public school house. Some day this week the corner stone will be laid with appropriate ceremonies. Act ing Governor Cunningham will be pres ent and will make a speech on the oc- easion as will also Mayor Henry A Skeggs and several others.
 The $1O.00O Carnegie Library is al most completed and will soon be thrown open to the public.
 James L.. Echols' new three story office and business block on the cor ner of Bank and Vine Streets Is almost completed. It will be one of the most substantial blocks in the city. It is built on the lots where the EchoIs Opera House recently burned.
 The $sO,oO0 Young Mems Christian
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11
WIFE IN BIRMINGHAM.
Mrs. Duncan Will Exhaust Every Rem.
 edy at Law.

Mrs. Duncan Will Exhaust Every Renh-
 edy at Law.
 Birmingham, Oct. 10.-(Special.)- )- Mrytle Haas, better known as Mrs. Frank Duncan, wife of the condewned murderer and safe blower, arrived in Birmingham at an early hour this morning and after a few hours sleep started on her work looking to the res cue of her husband.
 She went to the office of Roland T. Shugart, attorney, and there had a talk in regard to legal assistance for her condemned husband.
 She declined to be interviewed. When asked If she had advised her husband to kill himself before he should be hanged she said that she told him that Knowing him to be innocent of the kill ing of Policemen Kirkley or Adams, that she preferred self destruction. She refuses to disclose any of her plans proceedings will be instituted and the State made to show that the man they have under arrest Is Frank Duncan Then an appeal will be taken on the tains the lower court then the United States Court will be appealed to. In this manner there will be delay.
 There Is considerable sympathy Tor Duncan as far as the sentence of death goes for the murder. but that he Is q dangerous man to society is not denied.
 There was a large crowd of people in the court room today anticipating sentenced. Judge Greene will take his time, believing it would be no more than right to give Duncan every chance he could ask for in seeking le- gal help.
 Already two attorneys have been to see him, but Colonel J. J. Altman. who called on him this morning. stated. af- ter the conference. that he had not been employed on the case. The case is being closely watched by the people
 There is no possible way for. Duncan to escape, a guard being stationed at the door of his cell at all times
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11
Alabama Negro to Speak In Ohio.

It is learned by your correspondent that H. V. Cashin, receiver of public monies in the Government Land Office at Huntsville, has been asked by the National Republican Campaign Com mittee to go to Ohio and stump that State for the Republican national ticket and 1t is said that he has accepted and that he will go within the next few days. It is said that he will make his first speech in Cincinnati.
 Cashin is regarded as one of the best educated and one of the shrewdest ne- gro politicians in the South. His home Is in Decatur. where he has lived for many years, but for the past eight years he has been the receiver of public monies in the Government Land Office at Huntsville. He was appointed by President Mckinley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11

T had an experience yesterday. that Is given to very few men," said w. N. Flames, a we'll known. citizen of Mont somery. T assisted my father in the celebration of his s1st birthday at West Point, Ga, and l don't suppose that there are many men who can say that"
 MT. flames Is himself Confederate veteran. He is one the shady side of SO.
 "Yes, with my brother H. c, Flames of Montgomery I went to West Point to take dinner with our father. II. S.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11
WILL BORE FOR OIL
FRENCH COMPANY TO INVADE
 NORTH ALABAMA FIELDS.
Corporation is Said to Have Unlimited Capital-Dccaturs Show Much PFogress--H. V. Cashin to
 Make Speeches.

Decatur, Oct. 10.-(Special)-1t Is expected that within the next few days a party of French capitalists will ar rive here direct from Paris, France, for the purpose of investigating the OH fields of North Alabama with view to organizing a large oil company for the purpose of drilling for oil in this locall- ty. It is said that the company, II formed will have almost unlimited capi- tai and that it will test the fields here to the fullest extent regardless of cost.
 The party will bring with them an expert oil man from the fields of Penn sylvania and thorough test of the fields will be made and if the report of this expert is satisfactory there Is no doubt but that the company will be formed and that the work of drilling will be pushed.
 In the past years several oil com panies have been formed in this sec ton and some oil has been found In various places, but the companies thus formed had not sufficient money to carry the project far enough to give true test of the fields. By some 1t is thought that some of the drillers were brought of by the Standard oil Com pany or their agents. oil in small quantities has been found near this city, at Hartselle, Falkville. Moulton and Huntsville. Gas has been found at numerous places in the county.
 According to the United States geolo- gical survey this section of Alabama lies in the oil belt which extends from Pennsylvania, to the great fields of Texas. This section has been examined at various times by such experts as Captain Lucas and others and all Of them have given as their opinion that oil in paying quantities could be found in this locality and they farther say that it Is of a superior grade to the oil of Pennsylvania.
 It is firmly believed that this com pany of French capitalists will be form ed and that the formation of the com pany will mean much for the Decaturs.
 Tennessee Valley Doctors.
 The Tennessee Valley Medical Asso- citation will meet here tomorrow and next day and q large attendance is ex pected.
 Numerous papers will be read and q number of interesting talks will be made banquet will probably be given to the visiting doctors during the session.
 The Tennessee Valley Medical Asso- citation has become to he one of the most popular medical organizations in the State.
 An Approaching Carnival,
 Numerous prizes for live stock and farm products have been offered by the Business Mems League to the farmers of Morgan, Limestone, Cullman and Lawrence Counties at the carnival which Is to be held here all next week.
 voting contest Is now on to de- eide what young lady is to be the queen of the carnival. Miss Ella Hester is leading the race. She has so far about 2,O0O votes with Miss Myrtle Finn not far behind in the race.
 The Midway will be located on West Bank Street
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11
AT 91, H. ,. HAMES GAVE BIRTHDAY PARTY
 TO HIS SON, A CONFED ERATE VETERAN

Flames, on his 91st birthday. The old gentleman Is living at the same place to which he moved over sixty years ago."
 "Is your father in the full poAsession of his faculties?" he was asked.
 Well" he replied. T wouldn't like to be the man who would hint to the old gentleman that single one of his faculties was impaired. I rather think there would be trouble. Why today when we went to leave he went to the lot, hitched up the buggy himself and drove us to the depot"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-11
Young Actor Who Played Last Summer
 at Casino.

HI NusInOs
 Chauncey l.. Southern. the versatile young actor with the Mabel Paige Com pany, who made such a favorable inn pression at the Casino Theatre last summer. was in Montgomery renewing acquaintances with his many friends.
 MT Southern was accompanied by w. O. Shiplor. co-manager of the Mabel Paige Company. and they were on their way to Knoxville, Tenn, where MT. Southern Is to be featured with the Paige Comedy Company. now rehears- ing in that city. MT Southern, in this company. will appear at the Bijou The atre the last week in January, playing q high class of plays /
 It will be of interest to his admirers in Montgomery that Mr. Southern yes terday signed a contract for twelve weeks engagement next summer at the Pickett Springs Casino.
 The two gentlemen left last night for their destination. They stopped off at Montgomery to arrange for she trans portation of some of the cOmpany's scenery which has been stored here.