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The Washington times., 1904-12-06
LAURA B. CIGAR MAY
MRRY ONCE MORE
r ported She Will Wed
Her First Husband.
BROUGHT TOGETHER BY SON
Aided by Mr.. Mcconnell in Her Legal
Troubles, the Reconciliation
Follows.

CHICAGO. III, Dec. 6.-Miss Laura
Biggar. anactress, who came into promi-
nence last year through litigation over
the will of the late Henry NJ. Bennett, a
Pittsburg millionaire, has become recon-
ciled with James w Mcconnell, her first
husband. a Keuosha, Wis, actor and
VII be married 10 him within a few
days. Miss Biggar's son. Wills, a stu
dent at Yale University. is said 10 have
brought about the reconciliation.
The report of the coming remarriase
is made on the statement Ct frieads II
MT Mcconnell IN kenosha, VINO say
be is their authority FOR the statement
Mr.. Mcconnell and Miss Biggar were
married in 1883. The bridegroom was then
leading man and stage director y5t,h he
William Owens Theatrical Company
which toured the smaller cities and
towns OF the Middle West. They were
married I'm Winnipeg. Manitoba, ana foI
more than five years lived together.
3 Their son Willis was about one year
old when Miss Biggar began divorce pro-
eeedings against her husband, .,legine
non-support. and obtained "a decree.
Four Times Married.
According TO the records. Miss BigelI
has had two other husbands besides Ne
Cornell and Mr.. Bennett When she was
playing IN the West with William A
Brady IN after Dark" she married q
man named Richardson She was dl-
vorced from him and soon married
Burt HGverly. who was playing with he!
Ia "A Trip TO Chinatown"
While she was playing in a produc.
ton ia which her second husband also
bad part Miss Biggar met Mr.. Bennett
lie was assiduOus IN his attentions
theIrby calling Forth objections BY Mr.
Ha%erly. Miss Biggar obtained a Iii
VOrce from Mr.. HaverIy a few month.
later and he sued Mr. Bennett for $40,
600 Tor alternating his wifes affections.
Miss BtggaT became secretary and
companion 10 Mr.. Bennett IN 1897. and
on his death IL was found that he had
made her his chief beneficiary, leaving
her almost his entire estate OF 81 coo 600
A long legal hight followed, in which
Miss Biggar and others were finally
charged with conspiracy to obtain pos
session, OF the estate. She was acquitted
OF thk charge
al = y Mcconnell Witness.
One OF The sensational points OF the
triafwas the appearance OF Mr.. AIcCon-
nell as a witness ia her favor. When
The Washington times., 1904-12-06
SHAFTS ENVOY VISITS
LAMSD0RF OF RUSSIA

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 6.-Mirza
Ria Khan, once Persian minister to
Russia and now ambassador 20 Con-
stantinople. and his suite. constituting
"a deputatiOn from the Shah of Persia.
have arrived in St. Petersburg
Mira Ria Khan visited Foreign Min
lister Lamsdorf yesterday.
The Washington times., 1904-12-06


he and Miss Biggar were divorced she
retained custody Of their child. a short
time before Mr.. Bennett's death Mr..
Mcconnell had visited the Bennett home
IN New Jersey TO try 10 obtain posses
sion Of the boy. and on that visit he
said he was told by Mr.. Bennett that
the latter had married Miss Biggar
When Mr.. Mcconnell heard that his
former wife was in legal trouble he left
his work in Wisconsin and came East
TO give what assistance he could in her
behalf He told what Mr.. Bennett had
said 10 him. and proved an important
factor i'm the defense When the trial
was over he and Miss Biggar and their
son held a family reunion in Freehold.
n J., where IL was Tumored that a
reconciliation had been effected and
that remarriage would Follow, MT.
Mcconnell never married after the di-
vOrce.
A Collateral Suit.
Miss Biggar was defendant in a suit
for 100000 brought after the conclusion
Of her trial by Mrs. Hendrick, wife OF
DR.. c. c. Hendrick, who, with Miss
Biggar. was accused Of conspiracy
Nothing was heard OF the suit after
ward. but Mrs. Hendrick obtained a
divorce from her husband. rE
To the son who. II Is said, has brought
about the reconciliation Miss Biggar had
always been most devoted. During re-
cent years he has been her constant
companion and she told a friend when
she first entered NJ Benefits employ
that she did so because she wished "a
give her son a good position and a good
start in life. He Is now sixteen years
The Washington times., 1904-12-06
ALlM0NY AND DIVORCE
FOR MRS. H. E. LEAGUE

Hannah z. League has been granted. n
divorce from Frank b, League H9le
decree, which is signed by Justice An
derson, awards Mrs League alimOny
at the rate OF $50 a month
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-05-14
Crop Report.

U. $. Department of Agricul- ture, Climate and Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, Arizona Section, for the week ending Monday, May 10. 1904.
 APACHE COUNTY.
 Eagar-Past week has been unusually cold for this time of year, but it is beginning to get warmer and cloudy; one inch of snow fell on the morning of 2d; five inches on mountains; begin ming to plant gardens; crops not doing well owing to cold and wind. .-C. s. Dewitt.
 Houck- rain continued from May 2d until morning of 4th; grass growing on range; weather warm; stock doing well. -J. w. Bennett.
 PintO-Beginning of week cold; heavy frosts nights; Monday snow; Tuesday good rain; balance of week fair with high winds; grass starting; cattle in fair cOndition.-A. E. Henning.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-05-14

The union machinists all along the line of the Santa Fe railroad are out on a strike for higher wages. The company has been guarding their property and get ting out injunctions against the union men to restrain them from interfering with the non- union men. From the reports sent out it looks as though the
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-05-14
Forest Fire Precautions.

Commissioner w. A. Richards of the General Land Office, has isSued circulars warning the public against careleSsneSS, in- asmuch as many fires start from neglected camp fires, and makes the following requests:
 l. Do not build d larger fire than you need.
 2. Do not build your fires in dense masses of pine leaves, duff and other combustible material, where the fire is sure to spread.
 3. Do not build your fire againsts large logs, especially rotten logs, where it requires much more work and time to put the fire out than you are willing to expend, and where you are rarely quite certain that the fire is really and completely extin- guished.
 A. In windy weather and in dangerous places dig a hole and clear off a place to secure your fire. You will save wood and trouble.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-05-14
The Funn Side of Railroading

The strenuous life of a rail- road man is occasionally relieved by funny situations. The most comical are those where a joke is not intented. For example:
 The Santa Fe published very interesting book by pr. Dorsey of the Field Columbian Museum, entitled Indians of the South west" The other day request was received from Washington, D. C., for a copy of Engines of the Southwest" evidently from man who was of practical turn of mind. Our brother in red has often been termed an NIniun." and we may
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-05-14

Santa Fe decOrates some of it's city offices with displays of Indian handicraft. One of these exhibits was attacked bv rats and partly destroyed. The agent, in reporting the fact, made list of the injuries. Among the items appeared the following unique line. "One gods nose broken"
 Perhaps the queerest of them all is a letter received from a Minnesota man who had heard that the Santa Fe will give free ride to the Worlds Fair and pay expenses for ten days to those presenting silver dollars of the mintage of 1904. He asserts that several neighbOrs have already begun collecting dollars bearing date of the year named. The Santa Fe will undoubtedly make good if passenger presents enough ol these dollars. but the man who expects hundred dol- lar vacation for one dollar will get left, as usual. Republican.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-05-14

5. Every camp fire should be completely put out before leav- ing the camp
 0. Do not build fires to clear off land or for other similar pur- poses without informing the nearest ranger or the supervisor so that he may assist you. Stock man.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-05-14
HOLBROOK HINTS.
Interesting and Ncwsy Items Clipped from
 the Argus"

Riley Greer came down from St. Johns today.
 A foot of snow was reported at Cooley's ranch Monday mor- ming.
 G. w. Hennesy came down from Adamana Friday with a small herd of fat cattle, which he sold to K. D. Greer.
 k. D. Greer has received word, from ConchO, O. the arrival of brand new girl in his family. Mother and babe doing nicely.
 Forest Supervisor MOulter, ac- companied by Mrs. MOulter stOp- ped over here Thursday, on their return to NutriosO from Prescott, where MT. Moulter had been as a witness in some sheep trespass cases, on trial before the U. s. Court, in session there.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-05-14

will be the highest grade paraf- fine oil, which is worth about eight times as much in the market as the ordinary fuel oil with an asphaltum base. Flor ence Blade.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
The Dangerous Handshake.

London Graphic.
 The French journals have recently given publicity to a scientific discovery which may have a considerable influence upon one of the most ordinary usages of social intercourse. One M. Crouzel, a chemist at Bordeaux has discovered that the hu- man hand is largely occupied in sowing the seeds of all sorts of diseases. The hand he says is not only the most dirty but the most dangerous portion oN oul anatomy. It contains on the average s3, 45o 900 bacilli Hence. he argues. peo- pie should never shake hands. We know already that it is dangerous tu kiss; but now, as French paper puts it, science Is no less hostile to friendship than to love. All men. however, are not equal in this matter. You must not shaKe hands with a physician, surgeon, hair dresser or butcher-especially a pork butcher. Workers in metal are however, less dangerous. because the minute metal lie particles form, under the influence of the hands warmth, an antiseptic OK ide. It is possible, M Crouzel says, to protect yourself, if you must shake hands, by using soap and a nail brush for five minutes. plunging your hand In a warm alkaline solution, rinsing it with steril- ized water. drying 1t on a sterilized rough towel and finally washing 1t again in a solution of alcohol and ether. We com- mend this precaution to public men In general and to the President of the United States in particular.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
The southerner's Problem.

In the March number of McClure's Magazine Thomas Nelson Page takes up the discussion of 'The Negro as The Southerner's Problem in the first of d series of three papers to be published from ms pen on the subject. In this opening article MT. Page refers to the aroused and widespread public interest in the problem and briefly and effective ly states the case, emphasizing the need of fuller and clearer understanding of 1t as a prerequisite to solution. Mir. Page gives condensed historical sketch of the responsibility for the inception of the institution jointly upon North and South and attributes its growth in the South and failure in the North solely to eco- homie reasons. Indeed, after the institu- tion itself became obsolete in the North 1t was many years before there was any perceptible growth of anti-slaVery senti- ment there. Two interesting facts illus trating the seemingly anomalous posi- tiOns of the two localities are cited, when in 1892, Virginia came within one vote of abolishing slavery within her borders, and when, in 1885, William Lloyd Giarri- son was mobbed in the streets of Boston for his anti-slavery utterances.
 Then came Uncle Toms Cabin" which. MT. Page states, did more than any one thing to precipitate the war. I" It aroused and crystallized the feeling against the South and slavery through out the world. and, Mir. Page believes, un- justly and inaccurately. Conditions fol- lowing during the days of civil strife and immediately thereafter are described in most interesting manner, and the close relationship, somewhat feudal or possl- ply clannish. existing between the two races is defined. MT. Pages succeeding articles on this subject especially his conclusions, will be awaited with inter est.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
BOOM FOR BAILEY.
southern Congressmen Said to Favor
 Nomination of Texas Senator.

Dallas Special to St. Louis Republic.
 During the last two days friends or united States Senator J. W. Bailey Tn Dalias. Fort Worth and elsewhere nave tecetved news from Washington and New York that a tangible movement has been yet on foot to press the name or MT. Saiiey before the Democrats of the coun- ux as candidate for President.
 The movement would meet with enthu- siastie indorsement by the Democracy ot Texas. Home friends of MT. Bailey oo not feel justified in taking positive steps to present him as the choice. of Iexas until they have heard directly from nm. They are discussing him earnestly, however. as the proper man for the nom Many of them assert that he can poll the full Bryan strength throughout the country, because of his unswerving loy- ally to the party action. both in the cam naign of lS96 and 1900, and declare that he Can poll as many votes In the East as can another Eastern man.
 1T MT. Briley does not give his assent to sne use of his name as candidate, hls trends will almost certainly see that the state Convention. which will be held eith- CT In May or June, sends delegates unin- structed to St. Louis, who are his per- sonat political friends.
 ,r The reports from Washington and New fork state that members of Congress of many States and others in Washington say that the present circumstances war rant the Democrats of the South in urg- ing one of its own statesmen to seek the Ieadership of the party, and that there Is MT. Bailey.
 Congressman Clayton of Alabama and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Struggle Between Murphy and David
 B. Hill.

struggle 0eEWeen 0uIpny ana 4aVI0
 B. Hill.
 Washington Special.
 TammanY Leader Murphy. 1t is said, will make fight in tie State Convention to prevent delegates being instructed for Judge Parker. It Is said that David E. Hill feels confident he can have adopted a resolution bf instruction for Parker. Both MT. Murphy and MT. Hill are claiming the support of Senator McCar- ren. Tammany men say that if 1t comes to light in the convention Senator Me- Carren will relinquish his attitude in fa- vor of an instructed delegation and take sides with the leader of Tammany. Mr. McCarren, however, will not give, up his advocacy of Judge Parker. but hs will not assist Mir. Hill to defeat MT. Murphy In the Convention. :. The proposition to instruct the delegates will be discussed when the State Com mittee meets in Albany next Saturday Neither the Hill nor Murphy men have yet endeavored to forecast their strength in the convention. but it has been ifiti. mated ja Tammany Hah that Mir. Muf- phy has received pledges of support from several counties up the State, notably Erie County. in the event of fight over the question of instructing the delegates.
 With Erie County, MT. Murphy would have 240 delegates, or within twenty of the number necessary to control the con vention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
Iniustica to Mr. Matteson.

"1he publication Of tine recent circular letter from Dodd, Mead x Co.,. in regard to certain persons purporting to repfe- sent them taking orders for books not issued by that well known publishi lS house. does an injustice to MT. George N Matteson of Montgomery" said a gentleman yesterday. MT. Matteson fl&s been soliciting orders for the new h. terhational Encyclopedia, from the pup lishlng house ot DoGd Mead x Co, wol k ing under Frank P. Starry, manager ol the Atlanta branch O: the suoscrlp,lgn department of Dodd, Mead & Co. It ls evident that persons in other cities hay taken advantage of the knowledge ol MT. Aattsson's correction with the con- pany, and have used his name to oDta,n orders for books not published by Do!u' Mead & Co: have seen letters to MT: MT: Matteson dated within tine past WesN from MT: Starry and MT. Ross, or tns m New York office, showing that they ha. z talth that he has not lent hlmseli 10 ..Ds ane alleged sWindling scheme. and also ,, s. ing strong evidence that he has the oOh- Idence of his employers l"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
Juggler Who is Also a Strong Man

It is remarkable that most of the lead. Ing tugglers have first gained fame as athletes or strong men. Cinquevalli tray. eled with circus. performing athletic feats and gymnastie turn until a faiI from the swing made 1t necessary that he take up some other branch of work and Paul Spadoni, who now ranks with CinquevalH. also originally sought publI. favor as a muscular marvel This erlaT.es him to accomplish many feats which the lesser jugglers are unable to initiate such, for instance, as employing cannon balls in place of the light tennis balls usually adopted. Among his more ambi. tious feats. which he shows at Proctor Twenty-third Street Thc2tre, is the hal ancing of dogcart upon his chin. The wheels are removed from the axles and spun upon the shafts. one shaft being ex. tended above the other. and the entire vehicle is then raised and balanced onls by light mattel shield He also make: use of an automobile runabout in some ol his tricks. He scored his first success In London about four years ago and wal brought to America by F. F. Proctor fal his circuit of theatres
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
GOOD FOR GOVERNOR vARDA-
 MAN.

Since the day of his inauguration Coy crnor Jelks has exercised all the mower lodged in his hands to prevent lynch ings. This was nothing more, however, than was to be expected of any man called by the people of this State to the Executive Chair. It has been to the credit of the State that very few of these disgraceful outbreaks have taken place in the last three years, and these only because Of circumstances that could not be controlled. We hope that no more iynchings will stand to the dis credit of our State.
 Across the line in Mississippi there was an election for Governor last year and one of the candidates w,s somewhat picturesque charac- ter and was made more so be- cause Of the advanced positions he took against negro education and progress His election was held by Northern crit lcs of everything Southern to mean deA th and destruction to the negro race and utter disregard of the rights of that class of people. His utteranccs when he took the oath of office were very conservative and within the past few days he has placed himself at the head of troops to prevent the lynch ing of a negro and succeeded. The Jackson News pays this deserved coin- plimeEt to M!sslssipprs Governor:
 governor Nardaman has spared the
 Stdse tn W ano'ner horror, and for this he IS 10 De commended by the entire popuI5 | ton or Mississippi. Saturday afterno.In | there was printed in The News am Ae-
 soelated Press dispatch from Clarksfi[4 e conveying the hrst inttmation that there l was on IoOt plot to burn a negro \
 soon as the Governor was advised If
 what was going on he got busy. Ie l communicated with the Sheriff of Pano;a
 County the hrst thing and told him tC protect his prisoner at all hazards. Sai
 urday night the Governor ordered o,t | the Greenwood military company a1f he and Adjutant General Fridge w,n- to Greenwood on a special train, whitf | left Jackson about II o'clock, and accnuo | panied the Greenwood company to Rates l vile. where the negro was secured ln, brought to this city for safe Keeping The negro is now iE jail in this city. am, will be kept here as long as there is an, ] danger.
 The News cannot too highly commeu l the action of the Governor. He was con l fronted by grave condition, and on
 which, if he had not met promptly, wou. l have brought disgrace on Mississippi Il l view of what the Governor said on tn | stump in regard to lyncnings, some Dec l pie probably labored under the impres sion that he would. to say the least, | lukewarm in the protection of prisoner
 who were in danger; but the GoverEo | showed no luke warmness on Saturda | night From the very moment when l was advised what was going on be Wa all activity and was soon in commuul cation with the Sheriff of Panola Coun ty, the Commanders of military compa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
Tree Twenty Centuries Old

Washington Letter in New York Tribune.
 Senator Platt of Connecticut has pre- sented to Congress a remarkable docu- tree recently cut up for lumber which had been successively attacked by forest fires exactly 1859, 4s3. 3A and 204 years ago, these dates being more accurately furv. Prof. Dudley in 1900 visited the mountain lumber camps to study the trees, and obtained the data by counting the concentric rings of growth on the cross sections of the felled trunks. The oldest so examined had begun its exist Ienre 52S B. C.. and. although Prof. Dud- ley was satisfied that extended scrutiny would bring to light a few older trees,
 he does not expect to find any over 3COo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
FAR-REAcH1Na DECISION.
The House of Representatives De
 clinaa to M11lli4rr thn IaurS

The House of Representatives De-
 clines to Nullify the Laws.
 Washington Special to Charleston News
 and Courier.
 Representative Lever Is to retain his seat in the House of Representatives. in which Dantzler, a colored Republican, Is the contestant has been drawn by Representative Mann, of Ohio, chairman of Elections Committee No. 1. The re- port of the committee, which is unani- nous, Is based upon the contention of the contestant that the South Carolina cleo tion laws arc unconstitution. The com mittee declines to pass upon the subject and reters the contestant to the Supreme Court of the United States The report in substance is as foiIows:
 There Is nothing in the record or in the case to sustain any part of a claim ed. It is indisputable that if an election were held at all in the district the con testee, Lever, was fairly elected.
 IT the House should unseat the con testee on the ground that no valid cleo tion was held. or could be held. in the district, under the present Constitution and election laws of South Carolina, a similar construction would require the all the members from South Carolina and from most Of the other Southern States, and that new elections could not he held to m the vacancies until the respective hnan changed so as to comply with the Re construction Acts.
 The question. therefore. is one of far reaching importance. It involves in its outcome the right of a very large num- Der or members of the House to their seats. '0 'Aeii
 But the decision would have no bind ing effect upon South Carolina. excent in this d, partieuIsr rte case legislative body IS not tne Ideal body to pass judicialIy upon enactments of other bodies
 We have in this country a proper form for the decision of constitntiopo poI and other questions Any citizen of So,,tn S.UIiI nry SarTna fo aepryed LsdTed of h right to vote and on up to the Supreme Court of '1[t, tbc
 "A decision of this Court wo.Id ho binding but a decision of the Wn,,1 pe would not be considered binding or in arS way establish a precedent. 'i' any
 The committee recommends the adon- tion of the following resolution. "uop-
 Resolved, That Alexander D. Dart,,oz was not elected q member of the FiftvI eighth Congress from the Seventh Cox gressional District of South Caroline nS sIs : is not entitled to s seat therein. v anu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02

A prominent Northern man declares that there were too many Democrats of his section in the Union army for them to support Southern Democrat for President. If that is true they are much more unforgivins than our people are, for Southern Democrats voted loyaiIy for Hancock. who was one of the most effective fighters we had against US, so say nothing of the other Northern can didates we have all supported. How ever, we do not apprehend that our Northern brethren will have their mag nanimity put to the test.