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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15
Mrs. Mary Mabel Rogers Suffers
the Penalty for a DiaboI-
ical Murder.
GOVERNOR REFUSES RETRIEVE
Then Hope Being Fled She Walks
Calmly to the Scaffold.
Her Death Is Instantaneous, Her Neck
Being Broken by the Fall
Heartless Crime She
Committed.

Windsor, VT, Dec 9. = Without a
tremor and without word Mrs. Mary
Mabel Rogers marched to her death on
the gallows at the state prison here
and paid the penalty of numbering her
husband Marcus Rogers, at Benning-
ton on Aug. Is. 1902. 70 all appear
snces Mrs. Rogers was the calmest
person in the chamber Of death She
faced her end with the same stoical
Indifference that had marked her de-
meanOr ever since her arrest more
than three years ago.
Was Dead in an Instant.
Although the woman was not off,
cially pronounced dead until IA min
uteS and 80 seconds after the trap
was sprung she evidently suffered no
pain. Her neck was broken at the
second cervical vertebra and she lost
consciousness instantly the drop fell.
A few feeble cOnvulsive movements of
her piniOned hands We're the only evil
dences that vitality had survived the
first shock. The drop fell at 1:13 p.
M, and Mrs. Rogers was pronounced
dead by the attendant physician at
1:27h. The woman's feet barely
touched the floor for an instant, but
the deputies on the platform of the
scaffold Immediately frightened the rope
and raised the unconscious form a
couple of inches.
She Hoped Until the Last.
Up to within three hours of her
death the woman consoled herself with
the hope that she would not be ex-
ecuted. 1t was shortly after 10 a. m.
when she was informed that Governor
Bell had denied her a third reprieve,
the final effort for which had just been
made by Mrs. Rogers attorneys. The
hour set for the fall of the drop was
between 1 and 2 O'Clock, and soon after
1 o'clock two deputies were dispatched
to Mrs. Rogers cell to escort her to
the death chamber. The guards found
Mrs. Rogers receiving spiritual consola-
ton from Father Delaney, her confess
sor, who On Thursday had admins
tered the sacrament Of holy commun-
ion to her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
riRRiED Al
EXPOSITION

NaThAND. Orr. June ie.-An
<ss,al wedding on the Trail was
4. Il the features Of the expoEi.
ma ne otheg evezalnE. Corinne. =
.srAir- koochie dancer. aud Henry
shaser. curnetist OF lines band
nv weddei in true Asxyrtan man
NJ There vas a PROCESSION OF the
rial party en- thc backs OF cam.
: - b. the bride dressed In
sssasal costume OF fiimy EauHy
sxeizl through which = glimpse
ahw fAseinating physique could b
Exhs. followed b. the groom and
IL best man on drumedAry. the for.
|ux clad in his band uniform and
Il later la a business suit. hoth
rkisr rather cheap. Aftcr them
zn@ the witnesses and Invited
nr<tx on half = dozen camela.
nsd. seFeeehing music Was fur.
nh-d By The coontrymen OF TIE
mls which Vas Incredibly drowned
ID fnnes band and Mfhde4saohn !
xAing march.
e1rinne and Henry appaared OF
n sage outside the Oriental thea
~ hand ia hand. while a dozer
Gznsants threw rice and old shoe.
xth<u. Then a man with a Sanfl
Az braFd came forward. rubbeE
b keads % the contracting pariie.
gxher. ehauted from a pink co...
fsa book. swung an incense LAM
~ pronounced Henry and Corlnns
ns1 ard wife
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
HAS MANY
VISITORS

FeN vessels visiting Puget sound
have attracted 20 many visitors or
80 mech curious Interest AZ the
Italian cruiser umbFia. whch rides
at anchor Va the bay. Hundreds Of
p~cple thronK the launches that
make trtns % the foreign fighter
anc take great interest In the con
str,lction ana discipline Of the vsH-
sef
During the hours ~ which the
finhtnr Il open 70 viniior1 she is
Crowded Nith people vho have never
t.efnte reen u foreign aea defender.
Aany base never seen = cruiser %
shelr own ma " and take great tn
tsfeat In every detail 81 the visitor
captain Commander coFpi IL
afr~eahly surprised At the interest
ia vessel has aroused and takes de-
iight IN showing people about be
ahlra Ha expresses pleasure ~ the
etssllAiity % the welcome accorded
In his countrymen iu the city, as
sci a. thr citizens.
Receptions and private dinners
fss4e been planned for the officers
LAD crew by Italians tn the city and
ssfsyuher. may BE- ssen local sons
II ssnuny italy creorting ono Of bis
eggutfgmen about the streets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

Unless some student Of the occult
can discover a means OF removing
deathly hOOdOO that ia lowering
over tho United States revenue cut
ter Grant. she will have 10 be dis
mantled and toWed away 10 the
bonsyard at Eagle Hafbor.
The trim little government vessel
IL nov lying At the Rosiyn coal
buukers, but as the Iandamau
watches the blue waves patter
against her clean. white sides and
the cool sea breeze ruffle the folds
into her brilliant flags and bunting
he feels that the Grant IL the last
vessel on tho seas that would be
haunted BY that horror OF tho deep
tho hoOdoo.
And yet Uncle Sans swift police
boat IL I'm reality az helpless az a
mudscow. She hasn't an engineer
and cannot get one. The hoodoo has
apparently picked out the engineers
OF tho Grant as It's Victims Death
II In store for any man who at
temps 20 take charge Of her fine en-
gines. Wise old seadOgs shake
their heads.
"Itll be to the boneyard with the
Grant" they say, unless the hoodoo
can be beaten.
A. a means Of shaking the hoodo
Il has been suggested mat the yes
% DO sak9n around Cape Horn and
given a patrol on the Atlantic coast.
Such a trip has been known 10 dis
courage the hoodoo In many cases.
declare sailors. This course may be
taken BY the government
But the authorities on sea lore
ancient waterdoRa 80 redolent Of
tar that II seems 10 oOze out through
their Gkin-theee men say the case
OF tho Grant n hopeless
take the WArsted old tub out in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
RAILROADS
WILL FIGHT

KANSAS cry. Mo. June le-
Eighteen railroads today asked the
federal court for an injunction Sc
stralnIng the board Of railway com
misaloners from putting int effect
the maximum freight rate law.
which goes into force today The
railroads contend that the law is
ennflscatory The reductions or
dered average about 20 per cent
Temporary lniunctluns will prob
ably be granted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

pie coming 10 this country over the
Northern Pacific. innocent ~
names viii be inVeigled Into call
Ing the mountain by itn wrong
name II they come ia Seattle they
will have To be taught all over
again.
The action Of the Northern Pa.
cine ia the NEST important step
yet taken by the city 81 Destiny
TO libel the grand old mountain.
Seattle must devise some means
OF hloekine TueomB.B campaign Ut
usufpatiun
What shall she do7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

the bay and sink her That's the
only way TO pat those white llvcred
ghosts out Of commission. Why.
shiver my tlmbera. II something
isn't done pretty soon. every enRi-
neer on the coast viii take a trir
10 Davy Jones locker. Is what they
say.
Captain Kilgore. the handsome
young commander OF the Grant.
simply laughs when you speak OF
hOodoo 20 him. Hut perhaps u was
aomethlng more than mere orders
from the treasury department that
prompted Captain Tozler, her griz-
zled old commander, to leave her
several months ago.
f. t. Owen Is now serving tenn
porarily as chief engineer. but II Is
said that he will leave next week
lie wa pressed into service In order
that the Grant might take the con.
Eressional party 10 the Puget Sound
navy yard when II was here some
days ago. Owen also deprecatea the
hoodoo theory. but he Ia going to
leave just the same.
Chief Engineer Robinson was the
first victim lie died at the marine
hospital at Port Townsend Just five
months ago. Ills successor. Chief
Engineer Broadyent. WAS taken
sick. TO the same hospital n short
time before Robinson expired. and
he also died. a man named Cutchia
then hrnYed tho hoodoo. He lasted
two weeks. BY that time the hoo
doc had 50 pailcd on him thai he
fled In terror.
No successor could be found on
this coast, and 10. r. Weber WAS
brought here from Portland, Me
Webber soon became dangerously
III with ptomaine poisoning lie
was taken TO Providence hospital N
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
N. P. WILL AID TACOMA
TO LIBEL MT. RAINIER

Mt Rainier, Seattle. the United
states government have been out
RACED hy the Northern Pacific rail.
road
That corporation regardless of
history. OF pfecegeut established hy
the federal government. and even
common usage, has begun an edu-
eational campaign Ia call Mt Rain.
Ter Tacoma"
At u recent meeting of officials
Il was decided TO hereafter deaig
nate the peak sraeoma" ON all
maps published BY the company
fhla means thaf thousands uf pnl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
FARMERS sGlGcTEp

PORTLAND. ore. june tt
In the panel from which jurors Niil
be- selected to tty Senator J ~
Mitchell there are n farmers end
q score 81 fruit growers and gardf 4
efa. which iud,ctsH that men 90 -
class win predominate among thorf
selected 90 try QfeFou'a senior sen-
ator and his defendants in the
hand fraud cases fhe ilHi IL taken
from names selected five years ago.
before the land frauds were COM
mltted. 30 that there can be 40 auu-
pician 81 unfairnerH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
He HAD PLENTi
or READY CASH

W. u. Ward. an American sea
man. was picked up In the Black
chapel district. south Of the tender'
loln. NJ 7.a5 O'Clock Friday morning
hopsleesly intoxicated. His pockets
were EorFcd with gold and green
backs and when the officers Al the
police station counted It. the sum
footed ft20.
The police are puzzled 20 know
how Ward escaped drunk rollers
who Infeat the saloons in that dis
trirt and prey upon men In Ward :
condition patrolman Martin sent
Ward In on charge of drunken
ness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
THEY SKIPPED

PHILADELPHIA. June 1.-THE
federal grand jury found = true bill
charging conspiracy against Prank
O. Marian. alias Frank Stone. DIV
~ Quinian. alias Stewart Storey
Stanley Frances. alias Arthur q
Boster. WAiter d Riggs. allAA "
Ksaeh Richmond. and Esteiie Ora.
ham. alias sophie Bsck The IN
dicted peruous were formerly con.
nected with tho Storey Cotton COM
pAnY. Ket-rieh quick concern.
Nhlch wAs closed - the govern
ment All except Francis are fugi.
lives from Justice
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

A marriage license Was issued
Thursday morning for Walter Ham.
iiton Harris and Miss Monlta May
nard Mdkle. daughter OF James b
Meikie. secretary OF the Seattle
Chamber Of Commerce The we'd
ding will take place quietly at the
home Of the brides parents. ~
East Denny way. on Saturday even.
inc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

PANAMA. June ie-Chief Engi.
neer Wallace leaves Panama today
10 confer with Secretary Taft on
canal matters regarding 10 the puf.
chase Of materials. Including 1000,
600 vitrlfied brick. rock crushers
and rollers for the use In paving In
Panama
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

PORTLAND. ore. June 10 -
United States Boiler Inspectors Ed
wards and Fuller have suspended
the licenses Of Captain Z. " Spen'
COZ and sgd scanlou as masters OF
steamboats, until November 10, ~
the result Of collision between ths
steamers Spencer aud DallsH city
near Liuntou. about two Seekh aEo
Both captains are dissatisfied and
will appeal for q reheRrlnE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

Guards smith and Clark Of the
Walls Wulla pcnitsntiary took five
prisoners 60 the state prison Thurs
day night. The prisoners were 4
Davis. 10 years, burglary. Robert
Iuaner. Is months. grand larceny.
John Raison. 8 years. burglary. Ar
thur 81 Denis. years. burglary
and Robert Ruffncr. ! year, burg
harry
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
RECORD ATTENDANCE

PORTLAND. ore June ia
Many ATTRACTIONS &c the Worlds
Pair grounds brought another record
attendance today. Delegates frsan
the national convention Of the
knights 81 eolumbus arrived on a
special train this morning from lbs
Aureles and were welcomed with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
EDITOR IN TROUBLE

NEW ORLEANS. Ia. June Ia
p8nlnick G. oMailey. owner aud
editor OF the New Orleans Daily
Item. was arrested this morning on
the charge OF importing thieves into
New Orleans In conEpirnE to anes.s'
ssnaia the newly elected chief Of DO
lice y II whitaker.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

appropriate exercises ~ the audi
toriam Tbe Ladies' of she Eastern
star entertained at Fraternal tenn
pir. while thc state University and
the litIaeua of Eugene ana Albany
hold forth at The oregon hulidluk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

PORTLAND. June iG.-Today is
knights Of Columbus day at the cx-
position. Delegates from the re-
cent national convention held al Los
Angeles viii hold forth. This IL the
order OF Eastern star day, also.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

4 EVERETT. June Is Fen I
. wick u. Stewart. a pfomlnent
q citizen. died at a hospital here
. last evening after his leg had I
= beon badly crushed IN a log
. logging camp We believed In !
b Christian science and refused I
= % allow the amputation Of his I
q leg. which would have saved !
= his life. physicians believe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
Persian Nerve Essence

HEHTOVEH VITALITY FIuVc CURED
thousands OF cases ~ Nervous De
hility Insomnia aud Atrophy They
clear tn brain, strengthen the ClrS
pulatlon, make digestion perfect ana
impurt magnetic ViRur 20 the whole
being All trouble stopped permanent
~. fioO per box boxes Euarantced
To cure or refund money 400. Mailed
sealed Rock free, Persian Med. Co
ald Arch street. Philadelphia. Sold III
Seattle only by Quaker Drug Co. 1913
latA First Ava tsLaha Block
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

. DECATUR. Ala. June t6- I
= The train from Birmingham. ,
= bearing Harvey Smith. John I
q Collier and VIII Jackson. three ,
> negro murdercrs who were sen I
4 fenced TO hang here today. waa !
= wrecked at BOYLE, just outside !
= Of Birmingham. A. a result
= there will be a delay In the I
= hanging. which may not take Z
= place today.
4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

81 81 greatly reduced round "trip
nnrsson tickets 70 81 Paul. Sioux
-. kanzas cry, ST Louis. chi
al. Milwaukee and other ltnpof =
81 Eastern cities on June ~. L.
J ~ ~ limited 20 ninety days
fsrparafy tieket office First aua
lsaleE. -.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

y Ssftheru Pacific has Arranged
Y Specially low rates 10 81. Paul
1isasn. etc. Tickets on sale June
~ g f7th Inclusive. caii ~ =. r.
rsast offier Seattle, and arrange
= pour tsip. 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

Funeral services for Benjamin L.
Roberts. 50, father-in-law of the
late ex-Mayor Thomas J Humes.
we're held from the residence on
Twenty-third avenue south. Friday
afternom lanocrtB was veteran
OF Tie tvIl spu.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
HOODOO ON GRANT IS
CAUSE OF ALARM

this city and after a narrow escape
from death recovered sufficiently 70
that be could return several days
ago to Portland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
Mccarthy Dry Goods Co sec and Madison ST.
Queen Of the Highway

caIef and waldron. the to-iiners
az the star. are proving splendid
drawing cards al the popular httle
vaudeville house There are seven
other good acts or the bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
AT the THEATERS

4 q . - q
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT. =
. QUEEN OF THE HIGHWAY =
Third Avenue. n
4 POLITE YAuDEVfLLE-StRr. =
S<4@ x343 sx44x
Owing 20 the fact that Barney
Bernard and his company missed
proper train connections. the open
inR performance Of his production
OF The Ffuancier" has been post
poned until Saturday night. Bsr-
nafd was 10 open his engagement
Friday night. but does net reach Sc
attic tiii 10 o'clock At night. and the
Grand opera house management de-
eleda 20 cancel the performance.
bernard VIII appear only Saturday
evening
Following Bernard. Sunday night
and continuing through the week.
come those inimItahle German Ian
guaxe Fnashers KoIb and Dill
whose names have been likened 10 %
h~ad of Dutch cabbage and a long
green pickle. They appear IN T.
.. L. Their cast comprises fifty
people.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

Judging from the thronEs az the
Third Avenue thenter this week.
Queen Of the Highway Is an emil
nent success
Next week Mr.. TAYLOR viii stage
bis realistic railroad play. The
Girl Engineer" and Il VIII be played
BY the same company now playing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

MIA c. w. Miller haa just re-
turnsH daxm \ six months visit with
her husband. who ia now located in
Valdez, Alaska.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

LIVERPOOL. June is.- Sir John
Archibald Wilcox proprietor Of the
Liverpool Courier and a large to-
baceo manufacturer, died today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

REVENUE VESSEL CANNOT PROCURE CHIEF EHoinEeR-Two
HAVE DIED. ONE IS POISONED ANOTHER HAS FLEo-euT.
TER CANNOT LEAVE PORT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
Everybody Plays
wDERN PIANO THAT
MAKES MUSICIANS
OF us ALL

- y. 5. Johnston Co. IL having
- large sale Of the Kroll Auto
90 Plano
", ~ instrument Is equipped with
ssf inside the plano case. and
y played either Ia the usual
o 81 means Of perforated
~ rolls. The last veallge OF
,.sies against mechanically op-
~ pianos has been swept away
W. wonderful invention.
s..he home Il N a constant source
ea.urs. and without a doubt Il
Dsas entertainer ever invent
49, can be bought on easy pay
hke an ordinary piano. On
s.alos VIII be taken In ex-
9 ~ fair valuation.
s,.1y large numbsr OF seattisa
t ~. people have already
~ ms instrument Names will
@l'ahed 70 visitors on appliea-
'JIL IN rIsrrvs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
Us. JOHNSTON co.

leading Plano HOUSE.
SECOND AVE.
1nrke Building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

price bargains by
delivered Out of filled
received Saturday night C. D.
filled dealers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-23
THE TOPEKA

W. you are rollin' in diamonds
-. l know who to be thankful to-
--She sun came up hot and red next
morning, and as soon as it burned up
the mist the bees were heard from.
Each swarm was willing to occupy the
new hive, but each wanted it all for
itself. 1t didn't take long to start a
scrap, and three minutes after it start
ed it took in all the insects. After a
beautiful old row they suddenly made
up their minds that 1.-THE man higher
up was responsible for the whole
thing, and they went after him. Incl
dentally they jabbed Aunt Hammer
about a dozen times. Incidentally also
they went for the neighbors on either
side, and then continued on into town,
and the number of victims finally tall
lied up about $50. There was mourn
ing and lamentation galore, and when
the mob finally reached the Perkins
house to wreak vengeance they found
the hens trying to take possession of
the big hive and Pa Perkins so
swathed in bandages that he could not
even see an eyelash as he feebly ex-
planned:
Them bees ought to have gone in
there and behaved themselves, but
they wouldn't do it, and here I've lost
as good as three days, and them
squashes won't amount to shucks.''-
| Copyright, 1905, by Henry Sprague.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-23

sneered and. scofed at me and went his
way, but what happened to him? He fell
in with a lightinin -rod man, made a
partnership, and the very first town
they opened in there was a riot which
destroyed all their property and sent
panoramy showed Togo knocking out
twenty-five Russian ships. This was
too many for about half the audience,
and not enough for the other half, and
they combined and knocked out the two
fakirs.
If you would be happy
First-Get firm hold on the coat
tails of Integrity.
Second-Keep my Pilgrim Pain AL
leviater in the house and take 1t ac-
cordin' to directions.
Third-Aim to give everybody a
square deal and be satisfied with hun
dred per cent proft-(Copyright 1905,
by C. II. Sutcliffe.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-23
A Fonr-Stnrv Stnrr

Uncle Jim Perkins, who lived on the
edge of the town of RoSSville and made
a living for himself and wife by selling
eggs and vegetables and berries, and
now and then doing days work, had
lived to be 80 years old before he got
an idea in his head. That is, a great
big idea-one to be talked about all over
the United States and lift him head
and shoulders above the common herd.
He was killing up his hills of sQuashes
one day when he got the idea. 1t came
to him all at once, instead of fooling
around for a week and taking up his
valuable time. After he had gasped for
breath a few times he dropped his hoe
and walked to the kitchen door. His
wife was rolling out the crust of a
rhubarb pie, and as she looked up she
noticed that his eyes were shining and
his mouth working.
Pa Perkins, have you gone and got a
sunstroke, or hit your foot a whack
with the hoe"' she exclaimed
'N-no!' he gasped.
Then it's fit, and you get to bed
as soon as you can and let me put a
strong mustard poultice on your feet" "
It's no fit, Hammer. Say, I've got an
Good 1ands!'' -
Yes. I have. It's the 'hlamest big
gest idea that any living man ever
had!"
"shoo! Now, Pa Perkins. don't you
go to foolin' with them squashes and
II y Ia " AAlct1AC I'll VI Jul
of them. When people want squashes
they don't want anything else.'
"Squashes be hanged!" he Indignantly
shouted. Il tell you I've got an idea
that will make us rich as John Jacob
Aston within two years! It's goin' to
upset the hull -worldr'
La mel Sit down on the steps and
tell me about it while 1 finish this pie
and get it into the oven. If you've got
an idea it's something new and I hope
it won't strike in and make you sick.
Now then. what is it?''
you've seen a beehive, of course %
Il wasn't born blind"
You know that a swarm of bees
swarns every year ?"
of course"
But why do they swarm?"
Why does a bull go around PAWN
the earth and bellering? He does it be-
cause it's his nature. It's the nature of
bees to swarm every spring, and what
are. you or any other man goin' to do
about it %