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The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
DOWlE PARAlYZED.
Founder of Zion City Says He Has
Chosen His Successor.

. Chicago.--John Aieaa nder Dowie.
founder and upbuilder and chief of per
haps the greatest independent religious
movement in recent times, is stricken
with paralysis and last night he was
speeding through Texas on his way 10
the new Zion. in Mexico. s
So serious is his peril that he him
self sa;'s he MAY never return to llli-
nois. rsr. "a .a- ..ss- -lf4s %
Oficials in Zion City Friday 1,ight.
while admitting the gravity OF 'ia' situ-
alton. were hopeful that The tIipiro the
South- would serve TO stay latl ter-
mination Of the Illness.
Though the stroke which nearly
ended the life of this remarkable man
came last Sunday. il was kept jeal-
ously-giiarded secrer'and it.was not Uni
til the official organ. Leaves of Heal
ing, came from the press Saturday.
that the outside world learned OF the
matter. -N :, f's;ar,l- a
4 Dr.. .Dowie has made provision for
his death, in that he has chosen lis
successor as leader of The Zion hosts.
The name of this person. however, is
not revealed. . ..5
Unceasing devotion to the affairs OF
Zion. its church and its varied indus
tries is held to have been The cause of
the collapse and that this is the belief
of rhe leader himself is hinted at in one
of his me ssages in Leaves or Healing,
Dr. Dowie had intended 10 leave
for Mexico with a large party Tuesday
of last week. bnt the stroke which he
suffered Sunday forced Z. a postpone
ment. The unwavering determination
of the man never was better evidenced
than when he gave orders 10 prepare
for. leaving THURSDAY. despite his CON
dition. :
The leave taking was a fearful or
deal for the hundreds who had gath
cred at the N2rthwestern railread s'a-
ton in Zion City at 6 O'Clock ThGrs-
day morning, and who listened 10 what
may prove to be the last words they
will ever hear their leader utter.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
SHOOTING AT iRoNToN.
Husband Find- Man With His Wife
2 ~ and Shoots Him. ~


Denver.-A dispatch from Ouray
Sunday might says: John Lemon and
Chauncey Mills were brought down
from Ironton to-day. Lemon shot at
Mills three times at 1.30 o'clock this
mornings One shot went through
Mills right breast and was cut out of
his back. The second struck his right
shoulder and the third missed him.
The gun used was 32-calibre.
u Lemon says that last night Mrs.
Lemon telephoned to the Treasury tun-
mel. where he is employed as a shift
boss, ,inquiring If he was coming home.
Lemdf says he suspected something
and replied that he was not. but came
down about 1:30 this morning. surpris-
ing Mills, who, Lemon claims. was oc-
cupyins his place in the household.
After Lemon had satisfied himself of
the condition OF affairs he tried TO get
in tho house. His wife let Mills out
the back door and admitted Lemon
through the front door. Lemon got
through the back door in time TO find
Mills standing in the backward. sss !.
Lemon states that 1t was his inten-
tion TO march the couple down the road
TO Ouray. but that Mills attacked him.
whereupon Lemon began shooting.
=. LeW9n has been a resident OF Ouray
for~ri9e last two years, coI.inc here
with his family from Salida. ani al
ways has borne a good reputation. He
has ., family Of -four, children. ranging.
froms five TO fourteen years of age.
They were in another toom- when the
trouble, bcc,irred. 1a-la'iaz
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
Total Eclipse Described.

DR.. c. b. Tinker English instructor
Al Yale and a graduate OF the East
Denver High School, Witnessed The to.
tai eclipse of the sun ut 'sSisneza in
Spain on the 2O'h of last August. In
"a letter to his mother in Denver, Dr.,
Tinker says: 81 -a ~ ~.-.'
About half an hour before The pc
iriod of totality. the sky and the land.
scape began to grow wan, and it he
came perceptibly colder There Was
something nncanny about II twilight
glow with no long shadows. -t
when we arriyed in Siguenza. there
was nothing left of the sun but sickle
shaped crescent, like a new moon.
though inestimaDly more luminous
Fortunately. the clouds had retired to
Il safe distance from the sun. '.Sud-
lenly the black disc of the moon en-
thely covered the sun, and in the
samem instant the glowing halo Of sil-
Ner-white light burst out around It.
All round the horizon glowed with
light; while there was brilliancy. as
of sunrise in the north, and as of sun.
set in the south, with clouds of briglN
orange color TIE basin or valley. ~
which found myself, seemed to be n-
crediMy expanded. Against the dark
sky. the battlemented towers of the
iiear-by cathedral seemed placed. on
distant heights. All nature held Its
breath. The planet Venus Pierced a
mass of vaporous clouds and shons he
low the black sun in the center of tho
heavens H i'rH
Slowly one side OF the corona grew
lighter. and then in a moment n great
bullseye of sunslIine> shot forth and
shattered the corona. The cathedral
bell feralded returning day
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
M. WHITES RECEPTION
Officials and People Honor Successful
III Peace Envoy. ~

|
St. Petersburg. = NJ Witte. arrived
here at S:25 a. m. yesterday and
was accorded hearty reception
| by large crowd of officials and 9TH
ers. In brief speech, replying 10
welcoming address, NJ. Witte said he
was deeply touched by The welcome
with which he was received. When he
left st. Petersburg in July small dele
CATION of officials accompanied him TO
| the railroad station I'd BID him fare-
well. There was no public demonstra-
| tion whatever. Today there were seven
or eight times as many officials. despite
the very early hour of the trains ar
rival. and an enthusiastic crowd of
500 to 600 people was present.
Among the officials present were
Baron Nolde, general secretary of the
committee of commerce: General Dur
noir, adjutant to the minister of the
interior; NJ. Wyschnegradsky. former
finance minister and now director. of
the international Commercial Bank;
NJ. Kobenko, privy councillor and chair
man of the press reform committee.
and many other prominent officials
whothad been NJ. Whites former col.
leagues or subordinates. sr
The crowd had collected near where
NJ. Witte would descend from the train
and when he appeared they broke out
into long and loud cheers TO which NJ.
Witte bowed Acknowledgements The
spokesman then advanced and read the
address of welcome, all in the mean
time standing bareheaded.
You have ACCOMPLISHED your Diff
cult task and the nation is grateful TO
you. You have given the credit for
your success to Emperor Nicholas,
President Roosevelt, Emperor William
of Germany, and to the press. You
have forgotten only yourself. We, how
your country. The tree you planted
at the Washington homestead at
Mount Vernon will serve as mark of
the token OF the union between he two
nations. You have done much.
For ourselves and for those who
are absent we will once more shout a
hearty hurrah." ~ .fe ys. .r.s d,
] When the cheer had died away. NJ.
Witte, who seemed deeply moved by
the sincerity Of the welcome, advanced
few steps and delivered his reply.
lie said: :
Il was so little prepared for this
kind of reception that | must ask
your pardon for the incohercnce of my
words. II have performed my duty we'll
because | have scrictly obeyed his
majesty's Instructions. because cir.
cumstances favored me, because the
world is weary of this bloody war,
because all classes of American society
from I Resilient, Roosevelt down. were,
In sympathy with'my and Your cause.
because ] was true I'd my country and
her and your interests"
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
: durango Fair Robbed.

Denver.AA Durango special to the
Republican says: The Durango Fair
Association was robbed of $500 SunA
day afternoon at The faff grounds. This
represented, gate receipts for the
day, The ticket seller had given the
money 10 Glen Russell. secretary of
the association, and Russell stepped
out of the. ticket Office for few mos
mants.- IoclSfkg the door after him.
When he relurned the box had, been
broken open and the money was gone. =
p The Irhevds secured entrance by re-
moving. some boards pn the south side
of the ticket office. entering from an.
'oId car barn No one noticed-any' sus,
spiciSus characters leaving. and the au-
thorities are at sea as 10 who the
robbers are. lallr.aaI =, II 4,
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
oreoon conaressman Convicted.

Portland, oregon.LAfter 6eing out
for. less than six hours. the third
fury which has. heprd the Testimony
against Congressman John \. William
son: DIR. Van Gessner. Mr., William
sons partner in the live stock bust
ness. and Marion r., Bisgs, a'Rineville,
Oregon. attorney. at one lime United
States commissioner at hat place, on
Thursday night found all ttrae of the
defendants. guilty of having entercd'
Into conspiracy to suborn perjury by
inducing locators to frauduiently file
on government. land, providing them
with money To do SO undertake agree
ment that these pasops would convey
title to Williamson and Gessner whs n,
patent twas secured from the,sovrrn-.
ment.. - .9' q i-ir-' H. -
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
stratton Inheritance Tax.

) Qenyer.-,In the not distant fu-
ture The state OF Cofoiado viii
become richer by $3GS. 900. the amount
4af ai1s claim on the Winfield Scott
.Strattqn estate through hefniieritante
TAX r'Mr, S,ratton dieds;in October,
-1ae3, leavins an estate. valued at sey-
.eral millions of dollars.
The eatfornity general is starting 70
otiiect The ss,k and is: having prepared
be presented 10 the
County Court of FL Paso couifty The
Mate claims $B6s, 900 as. it's share OF
-she sstais,s OF. lhis $$as.oo9! Is asainst,
the. .MNrop S,ratton Home brque5t.
Tndeer ihef law IN iass rs chaweSd Wisa,
sdSat fepUdses $ sac9gdins 20 the nagt uE.e uE.s
of the beque st. The principal part of
.ha 'esiate wc nj to This b"ns .asrl II
taxed at Sc on each 800. There is
$4,000 exemption.
The inheritance tax belongs in tho
general fund of the state to be used
as may be desmed best by TIE state
officers.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
Deny That oowie Is Parslyzed

FL Paso, Tex.-Elijah bowie and his
party arrived Sunday. morning en- route
to the proposed colony ut Tamaulipas.
Mexico. Members of the party denied
that Dowie had been stricken with par
alysis, but admitted that he is ill.
Dowie was locked in the car .all day,
everybody being denied admission. He
was not even seen. His secretary says
the colony plan includes the establish
ment of a steamer line to New York
and Europe and the founding of II slilf
port near Tampfco.I 1t
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
BABY ONE SOLID SORE.
Could Not. Shut Eyes to sIeep-spent
Ii 500 on Doetors-Baby Grew
. Worse-cured by cutieura
for IS.

"A scab formed on my baby's face.
spreading until. it completely covered
her from head to foot. followed by
boils. having forty on her head at one
time, and more on her body. Then
her skin started TO dry up and it be-
came so bad she could not shut her
eyes to sleep. One months treatment
With Cuticura Soap and Ointment
made a complete cure. Doctors and
medicines had cost over 800, with
baby growing worse. Then We spent
less than 81 for Cuticura and cured
her. tSigned) Mrs. G. II. Tucker, Jr..
3s3s5 Greenfield Ave, Milwaukee, Wis"
Too many glasses today means 4
large pain tomorrow. -....
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
NOTICED 1T.
A Young Lady from New Jersey Put
Her Wits to Work.

Coffee gave me terrible spells oi
Indigestion which, coming on ever,
week or SO, made my life wretched
until some one told ME that the coffee
! drank was to blame. That sesmed
nonsense, bht 4 noticed these attacks
used. TO cone on shortly after eatlnz
and were accompanied by such eN-
cruc!atins pains, in the pit. Of the
steMach that; could only find re-
lief bys loosenins my clothing anu
lying down. - T. -. ..r
scircpnstarces. made It,. impos-
sib'e ,for me 10 lie down spent hours
in. grSst, misery. .'o So
II refused to- really believe 1t was
the coffee until finally ;! thought
trial would at least do no harm. so ]
quit coffee in 1901 and began on fos.
tum. My troibles left entirely az
convinced rae;;of The. cause WI
Postum brought. no discomfort, nor
Gid Indigestion follow its use have
had no retufheof the trouble. since
began o ;drssk Postum. it, ha: bui''
me, up, restored my health and given
me a new interest In fife. II GER
tainiy is a joy - he well sgair
Name given by Postum Co, Bal
Creek, Mich.
Read the li;ile hook. "The RoaH 'oI
"ellrille," in each Pkg.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

in and bloating of the chest. choked
me and threatened the heart. l had
little hope. but to my untold surprise,
-Doan's Kidney Pills brought me relief
and saved my life. l shall never for
get it,
Sold by dealers. 30 cents box
Fostef-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y. =
Misery may love company. but itiis
apt to draw the line at triplets.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
.t - : -
.canyicted of Murder.

= santa lrs;;<'seyasIrSieoos:Iohn Con
;say of Red RiSs!lTaos. county. 'f5i.-
mtrly Of Dsn,ehsCprdrai1 Wa yesttr-
day found sailts OF murder in the frs
degree ;n- the 'l,Hl:ns of Charles
Pur.iy. aged sossnty ySar. e,+ J,,re-
Reddinr. aged nineteen, a; the Qua La
loupe l'iacors, n Januar5 ic 1905
Conley took tue verdict calmly and
his attorneys have given notice of n
motion for a new trial. which viii ne
Heard ON Saturday,. :. --.-..-
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

How would you like to be Mr.. C. 7.
Crocller only son of the late Califor.
mia millionaire, who reached his 2Ist
birthday last week. and now comes
into his Inheritance of $1,000, 600?
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

The press of Montenegro enthusiasts.
tically receives rthe announcement of
the prince that he will grant. friss,sua;
jects popular assembly tEhe iafore-
said press consists of one paper edited
and written by the PRINCE Let us
hope the czar will not discover here a
solution of his own press problem.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

a New York theatrical manager ha /
signed a contract with young lady
in California, who. he believes. will
,iurn out to be another May Irwin. He:
picture, however. shows that at pres
ent she doesn't weish-more. than l2o
pounds. ~ -
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Despite the fact that peace has been
declared, Godzyadani, Manchuria. is
dying hard Godzyadani looks so
tough, despite familiarity. that we
shall feel lucky if it is finally killed
at all. HHH a H.H r.r
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Prof Williston of the university of
chicago Is much more pleased at find
ing the remains of that dinosaur out in
Wyoming than he would have been if
the dinosauIs had found him when it
was alive.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

According to DIR. Carpenter, a Penn
sylvania surgical expert, the rnsh and
hurry of living-the pursuit of the al
mighty dollar-+is .the most plainly, de
ducible cause for the existence of ap-
pendicitis. Go little slower after
this.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Young man, when your father SAYS.
When | was your age | never had
half as easy a time as you have" he
is usually repeating what he heard
when lie was your age.-Chicago Tri-
Bune. =. ,'-r..
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

The number OF cigars manufactured
in this country last year is given as
1853 3S1 .2o7. We are glad those last
seven@were included. for we think We
know where they went to. >.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Life. according to John Oliver
Hobbies. is becoming hard and serious.
and we need humor as a relief Yes.
and something in the wayfof comfort
TO enable us TO enjoy humor.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Professors may require measure
ments to determine who is beautiful.
but most people can do the measuring
with their eyes.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

A London cable dispatch says the
prices of sables have been nearly dou-
bled, bus unless there is an upward
movement in limitation seal" most OF
us will not worry.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Mr.. James Edward Britt. represent
ing the United States, and Mr.. Mat.
thew Oscar Nelson. representing Den.
mark, settled another international
dispute in method somewhat out OF
-tlie recent order of things.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Blame the earthquake on the sun,
spots. II it is any consolation to YOU.
But have you stopped 10 think the
sunspots may be caused by the earth
qualtos? -
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

when I began
u s In G D o a ms
Kidney Pills /
was SO weak |
could hardly drag
myself across the
ro o m. | was
wretched an d
nervous, and had
backache, b e a r.
ing-down a j IL.
headache. dizzi-
ness and weak
eyes. : Dropsy set
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

1t is explained that the New York
woman settlement worker who danced
in blue pajamas for the gentlemen is
60 years Old Sic certainly acted. like
sixty. lfEfa sftasse &
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Some srocers say they don't keep
Defiance Starch, This is because they
have stock on hand OF other brands
containing. only IL oz in package,
which they wont be able to sell first.
because Defiance contains 1s OF. for
the same money.
Do you want l6 OF. instead of ia OF.
for same money? Then buy Defiance
Starch. Requires no cooking.
Only The rich can afford to be
stinry ...
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

The announcement that the pet ho!,.
by of the queen regent of Spain is the
collecting of playing cards will excite
a feeling of scorn in those prosaic and
practical people who don't believe IN
collecting anything but dollar bills.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

OF course NJ Whites courtesy 10 his
Jewish'kisitors was not tempered by
the fact that most of them were bank
ers .- -.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Some Englishman thinks there are
too many Americans in London There
is. however. no complaint of a super
abundance of American money there.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Small waists, according to the fash
ion authorities, are to be "thes rage"
Plump sister. lace up with the fashion
authorities.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Astronomers all agree that the moon
has become thoroughly dried since it
was scooped out of the place wherc
the Pacific ocean pow is.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

We all know what kind of time
the sailors on the steamship Alonirose
had when 200 monkeys and forty par
rots broke loose from their cages.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

The New York World suggests that
we be kind to burglars. If they can
find anything valuable in our. house
we are willing 10 share II with them.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Philadelphia may vote its dead men,
buts there is ample evidence that II
does not put them on its baseball
teams.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

Wait till the football hero comes on
the scene and then see how much ice
the star pitcher and the ring athlete"
will cut.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

The Harvard professors discovery
puts one vexed question forever at
rest. The moon is not made of Green
cheese.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

TO the curiosity of Che common herd
they shouldn't keep a Harry Lehr
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

The sublime porte is exposing itself
TO the danger of having its sublime
nose knocked out of shape.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

The long skirt is the rage. II you
want TO see the rage, step on the
skirt ea+zIS
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

The poetry OF motion is all right,
but the poetry of emotion sells better
to the magazines. ..1,.--.i,r,7is,- --.,s,
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

The new $50 gold certificate is said
TO be extremely hard to counterfeit.
Unfortunately it is also hard to get.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
Morton Menument.r'

.N'e1bfisEta '1 Gityt.s SdB!&T4fe yA.ees.
: Day 4Mtafioriai Association: has. decided.
stslstEtQlser 14lh; r.. The aay for ,!he un
yelling o. the holumenf bs Mfg erected
TO the''i,smory:::sf a. S,erlihs. N ort9p.
esdretaFy of agrEpltgre during the las,
Cleveland administration and fouhtIaf
OF Arbor Day. th;' ,-''tt's :. D..
An elabo.ate program has been ar
ranged for the unvailing. and the prin-
cipal speaker. Will be former President
Grover Cleveland. Several others who
have been promincn nj both in national
and state politics will deliver ad-
dresses.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

. Do you think you know
all there is in those three
letters, tea?
Never judge the wait of young
widow by her sighs.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

The soul is let loose by
tea; it wanders far and for
gets It's prison.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
Insist on 6et.ina Il.

II pays betterto find fault with your-
self than with the weather.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04

A powder. It rests the feet. Cures Swollen,
Sores Hot, Gallons. Aching, Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Atall Druggists and
Shoe stores, 25 cents. Accept no substitute.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen ).
Olmsted, LeIioy, N. Y. ~
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
A pEsPAlRiNe WOMAN.
Weak, Nervous and Wretched from
Wasting Kidney Troubles.

Mrs. Henry A. Reamer, Main and
Carst sts.. South Bend. Ind, says:
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
Ask Your Dealer for Allen. Foot.E.ss

Too many glasses today means 4
large pain tomorrow. -...a.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-04
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

N.nety-onc carloadG OF cantaloupes
were shipped from Las Animas this
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-30
X g q D "a 7NH:Y
Capital, $50,000.0O.
Under State Control and Supervision
Corner Second and Market SITS.

the principals in a verv interesting
wedding here Wednesday evening. The
wedding ceremony was performed by
Elder T. F. Paris, of the Christian
church. A supper was served by the
brides mother, Mrs. Laura Downey.
The young couple will go to house,
keeping on a farm west of here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Norman, r
F. D. No. 1, We're host and hostess of
a gathering of the Norman rela-
tives yesterday. C. A.. Norman
of Hazelton, North Dakota, was the
guests of honor.
Mrs. Gillyeard treated her Sun
day school class to an oyster supper
last night. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Glass, of
Winfield are guests at the Gillyeart
home.
The meetings closed at the Metho-
dist Episcopal church last night. Rev.
and Mrs. Orcutt went today for a
short visit with their parents.
j. s. Longberry is quite sick.
While preparing kindling yesterday
morning, Claude Hinshaw had a f1n-
ger badly hurt by splinter being
forced into it. 1t took a surgeons
skill to extricate the splinter.