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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-06-15

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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-04
WEALTHY MAN NOW PENNILEss
Gave His Property to His Wife ana
Her Relatives Inherited 1t.

Oliver Powe of Derby Conn, was a
comparatively wealthy man up to a
wear ago; now he is penniless at the
age of Y, all through the operations
Of the law. Five years ago Mr.. Powe
made over all his property to his wife,
to save her the bother and expense
of settling his estate should he dle
first. He believed that in the event OF
her death before him he would be her
heir, so that the property would come e
back to him and everything would
work out right. A year ago Mrs.
Powe died, childless. Her relatives
put in claim for the estate, on the
ground that they, and not her hus-
band, we're the heirs under law gov
erning marriages made prior to 1877.
The probate court sustained the con,
tention of the relatives, and the ola
man was left pennileSs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-04

Have you bumped the bumps?"
No. Well just be elected to a city
Office.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-04
Fun of Tragic Meaning

are these lines from J. H. Simmons, OF
Casey Ia. Think what might have re-
suited from his terrible cough if he had
not taken the medicine about which ne
writes: 81 had a fearful cough that dis
turbed my nights rest. J tried every
thing, but nothing would relieve it until
[ took DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs and colds, which
completely cured me-" Instantly re-
lieves and permanently cures all throat
and lung diseases; prevents grip and
pneumonia. At Dawson Drug Co.'S:
guaranteed; SOC and S1.O0. Trial bot
tie free.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-04
SOCIETY FOLK EAT DOG HASH
The Way a Chinaman in Denver Fooled
Them. Disappeared When Found
Out. Did Thriving Business.

The police and detectives are vigor-
ouslv searching for Chinaman
known as All Tu Fling, who, until
! recently, conducted a restaurant on
Twenty street, between Larimer
and Market streets, and in which dog
meat was served in a Chinese dish
called chop suey.
Investigation was made Saturday,
after a complaint had been lodged at
police headquarters by Henry Hertz OF
! Eleventh and Broadway, who claimed
to have purchased a dish of the stuff
and after eating it to have become
deathly sick.
Patrolman Peter Carr Investigated
the place, and he discovered a dog S
head and hide in the small inclosure
in the rear of the place.
All Tu Fling had seen the officer en-
| ter the place, and fearing something
was wrong he disappeared, and has
not been seen since.
Henry Freeman, who conducts a
shooting gallery adjoining the restau-
rant. declares that he has frequently
seen the chinaman kill dogs, skin and
dress them.
/ The chinaman did a thriving bust
ness, and it is seldom that a party
came down from the residence sections
of the city to see the sights of Denver s
Chinatown that they did not stop in
the place and have some of Fling S
chop suey.
Chief Delaney has ordered the China
man, caught and prosecution of the
severest kind is prOmised.-Denver
Post
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-04
HOW PHILADELPHIA GIRL SNAPPED BANDIT
Miss Wilkinson Deceived Highwayman and Had Him
Pose Concealed Money Belonging to Women
So It Could Not Be Found.

After having foiled the highwaymen
of the Yosemite valley, coming away
with a snapshot of a robber in action
in her hand bag, Miss Anna Agnes
Wilkinson of West Philadelphia recent
~ returned to her home ready to take
up the duties of teacher in the Ian
dreth Grammar school, says a Phila-
delphia special dispatch to the New
York Herald. With Miss Wilkinson at
the time were her sister and their
mother.
Miss Wilkinson is the only young
woman in the world with photograph
Of a real stage robber to her credit.
"They said he was a novice" said
Miss Wilkinson in speaking of the rob
Der, "but 1 don't think he was any
tyro. He knew his business all right.
But really he was rather nice young
man. Through the holes in his mask l
could see his eyes. They were fine,
great blue eyes, and he had such a
lovely soft voice
II All HdppeHeu III TIE udS tlLHC anu
on road that is much travelled, the
road from Raymond to the valley, by
way of Wawona. The robber had post
ed himself behind a rock at bend of
the road, so that he had to climb up
a steep grade to get to the point When
our four horses had strained and toiled
up this grade the driver pulled them
up to rest them a bit. 1t was then
that the robber stepped out from be
hind big bowlder and quick as flash
threw up a gun and leveled it at our
heads. He called out sternly, Get
down out of that stage, every man of
you but the driver
I'm our part of the stage were two
men, a German tourist and A. G. Veith,
Austrian consul at Milwaukee. When
the men did not move the rObber shout
ed: Get down! Get down, | tell you!
Get down or III open up!
Better get down in the road the
driver counseied II was then the men
began to get out into the road. We
women got up in the seats. Sit down,
you women the highwayman said very
distinctly. We sat down, you may be
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-04

freely and frankly, in stricteSt confd-
ence, telling US all your symptoms and
troubles. We will send free advice
Gin plain sealed enveIope), how to
cure them. Address: Ladies' Advisory
Dept, The Chattanooga Medicine Co.,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-04
GOLD PLATED SEWING MACHINE
The President Is Having One Made
for the Empress of Japan

A special from Elizabeth, N. j.,
says; The Singer Sewing Machine
Company has just completed a sewing
machine for the Empress OF Japan on
the order of President Roosevelt. 1t
is present to the empress by the
president in recognition of the courtesy
extended to his daughter, Miss Alice
Roosevelt, during her recent visit to
The selection of sewing machine
as a gift came about from a converse
ton Miss Roosevelt had with the en-
nress, The latter expressed a desire
to have an American sewing machine,
and Miss Roosevelt communicated
the wish to her father, who imme-
diately gave the order. The machine is
of the V. S. pattern, and is probably
the most costly that has ever been
turned out of any factory. Every part
of it where there is no friction is gold
plated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-04


when the men were standing in the
dust beside the stage the bandit had
them turn with their backs to the stage
and each man with his hands behind
him. Then. while we sat in the stage
waiting, the fellow went through the
pockets Of the men. While he was
searching, the robber drew out a big
revolver and carried 1t in one hand.
He had his gun slung across his chest.
Il didn't learn just what he took out
Of the pockets of the men, but it was
probably all the money and jewelry
they had. That watch isn't worth
much said Mr. Veith to the rObber,
speaking of his own timepiece, and,
besides, it's an heirloom in my family
Take it, then the robber said and he
handed it back.
Meantime we women had been sit
ting watching with all our eyes. While
the robber was going through the peck
cts of the men l hid our purses, my
mothers, my sisters and my own,
dropping them all in my blouse. l left
our small purse with only a few dol
lars in our hand bags for the rObber to
find.
Finally the highwayman stood the
men up in row again, with their
hands behind their backs, their backs
toward the stage He walked over to
us and demanded our valuables. He
talked and bantered with US while do
ing it. When the robber came to me
he said, Well, give me what you've
got 1 said, I'D give you the contents
of gun if had one He only laughed
at this
81 remember the highwayman seemed
disappointed in the small amount Of
money he got from us. One Of the
purses was hard to open, and he just
dropped it in his bag The others he
examined. Then he said: Say, | be-
lieve you women have more money. ]
don't think you would come into the
park with so little We answered, we
heard there were fellows like you, and
that's why we left it. But l thought
he might make another search and slip
ped the three purses out of my blouse
and gave them to the driver on the sly.
The driver dropped them in his pocket.
Sure enough, he did make another
search, but he didn't find the purses.
All of us lost something. The haul al
together might have been $780,
when the robber had finished his
search he told the men to get back in
kle stage and told the driver to go on.
Mr. Veith asked the fellow to return
gold cross he had taken, a keepsake.
They got into an argument about it, the
robber being close beside the stage.
Hot words passed. l was scared more
then than at any other time. | was
fearful the highwayman would get an
CRY and shoot, as he threatened to do.
1t was just when the robber was walk
ing off that the picture idea came to
me. Mr.. Veith did most to get II.
You can let us have your picture. You
can certainly do that much said Mr..
Veith.
81 guess my makeup is all right the
robber said. And he glanced through
the holes in the mask down at the
clothes and old linen buster he wore.
Then he nodded his head toward us
and said, 'Ali right; go ahead This
part of it was a small matter-Sust
pressing a button.
"'Stand STILL was the call
"The robber stood still, posing like
~rro1 eoTIoxv nd SDan ~ all over -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-04
S264,OOO,OOO FOR TOBACCO
WHAT AMERICAN PEOPLE CHEW
ED AND SMOKED LAST YEAR.

Three Hundred Thousand Tons of
Tobacco Burned, and Twenty-One
Million Pounds Used as Snuff.
Tobacco Leaf reports the manufac-
ture in this country during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1905, OF 7, $3.50, 337,
POI cigars, an increase of 1856, 020, 437
over the output of the preceding year.
Our export trade in these goods is
quite insignificant, and compared with
this enormous total our import trade
in fOreign-made cigars is little more
than an inconsiderable incident. Our
population of males who may be re-
garded as at edgar age" is probably
little less than "a, 900, 900. Our do
nestle output was sufficient to supply
each Que of these with about 320
smokes during the year. AS the cen
sus returns do not include statistics of
smokers and non-smOkers it is i'm
possible to carry the calculation be-
yOnd that point.
The cigarette crop for the year was
2,368, 2I2, 740, an increase of 141, $50, 479
over 1904. We produced p, 13l, SCI
pounds of snuff, an increase of 947 PSI
pounds. The output of smoking and
chewing tobacco increased only about
two per cent, from 528 $50, 10 pounds
to 434, 400, ITO pounds. The total value
of all this is not given, but the figures
of the smaller output of that year are
given by the census of 1900 as follows:
Tobacco, chewing, smoking
and snuff. .SlO3, lo4, 362
Tobacco, cigars and cigar
cites. ......... 100, 223, l52
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 1868, 977, 514
The development Of this industry is
indicated by the census figures, which
show the value of the product for 1880
as S116, 772,6 31: for 1890 as 1895, $780,
1862, and for 1900 as 1868, 977, 514. The
increase for last year will certainly
bring the figures to more than $780,
900, 000 which is very pretty sum to
spend for this form of combustibies.
Compared with the domestic trade
our foreign commerce in the weed
amounts to little. Our total impOrta-
ton last year of tobacco in all its
forms amounted to S22, 145, 846 and our
expectation to $37, 123,51
Estimating our consumption by
weight it appears that we burned at
the shrine of Lady Nicotine some
thing like 300, 900 tons of tobacco last
year.
Have you bumped the bumps?"
No! Well, just be elected to city
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-04
A HIGH MOUNTAIN SPLITS.
People of AjeH, Italy, Fleeing From
Danger of Being Buried.

A Rome dispatch to the New York
Herald says that a mountain near
Ajell three hundred meters high split
in two Yesterday, owing to earthquake
shocks. and threatens to bury the
town. All the inhabitants have fed.
A terrible cyclone visited Sharanis,
Providence of Casar. All trees and
telegraph poles were uproOted, houses
damaged and several persons killed
and injured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-04
White Wife ofNegro Gets Ten Years.

At Magnolia, Miss, white woman
has been sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary for marrying and living
with a negro man named Robert
Brown. The marriage occurred in
Louisiana but the couple lived in
Magnolia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-04

When young man begins to Spout
hot air it's up to the wise girl to turn
on cold wave.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20
WATERFOWL JOTTINCs

. .
 John Bassette is working for F. \. Barton.
 The Watertowns were defeated in Southington Saturday by the score of 3 to ? in ten innings.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Buckingham have returned from their wedding trip.
 Mrs William Fox who has been in disposed for the past week is some what improved.
 Mrs Mary A. Merriman has return cd from New York.
 Mir and Mrs William Haskings of New York are visiting friends in town. Mir Haskings. who has been i'll. comes to Watertown to recuperate and expects to spend the summer here
 James Griffin has improved the ap- pearance of his property by having cement walks laid around his houses.
 Pearl Skilton and wife who have been visiting at Julius Skilton's. have returned to their home in Waterbury.
 Mrs Robert White is entertaining her daughter. Mrs Darah. from New York.
 Business in the Greenville factory is improving.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20
NATERVILLE.

Fred Meachem has returned from a visit to his home in Rockville.
 William Robinson has returned from a visit to Plainville. l MT and Mrs Hubert Olcott have re turned from visit to Bristol
 Frank Monroe has purchased a fine l new horse. Gus Palmer has resigned his posi- | tion in the Pin Co and returned to his | home in Cheshire. Mrs Edward Wallace is visiting her parents in Middlebury. Court Pine Hollow. A. 0. of F. will | meet tonight at o'clock at Good Will hall. The Waterville business men defeat. cd the North End business men yester- day 15 to 3.
 MT and Mrs George Burritt have re- turned from trip in the eastern part of the state.
 Jesse Scarrirt employed in the Cor. bin Lock Co, New Britain is home on the sick list. casper Davis has accepted position at the Pin Co.
 Mrs James Scanlon and tennis Kel- ker have returned from a visit to Aouth. ington.
 There will be a school meeting Fri day evening.
 NJ. Tuscatte has moved to Spring street
 Mrs r. Ingraham of Springfield, Massachusetts, is visiting her son. Jean lngraham, on Main street.
 The firemen and Pin shop teams will play tonight on the Pin shop diamond at 5:30
 The different managers of the shop league teams held a meeting last even- ing in Backman's pool room and made out schedule and rules for the lea que. There are five teams in the lea que. The B and R team will play the Cutlery at i o'clock Saturday and the Bremen will play the Business men at 2:30. The Pin shop team will play the following week.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

Mir and Mrs William Clark were wis iting at Mrs Yale's on Newton Heights yesterday.
 The Ladies' Aid society meet at the home of Mrs A. H. Atwood of Falls avenue on Thursday afternoon at 2:30. and the gentlemen are cordially in vited to tea.
 NIT and Mrs Charles Weaver of Wa terville are calling on friends in the vile.
 Mir and Mrs William Andrews. who have been visiting at W. s. Capewelrs on Davis street. have returned to their home In AnsOnia.
 Mrs Hine and Mrs Brague of Falls avenue were visiting relatives in Meri- den yesterday.
 The east side school will hold their picnic Thursday.
 The Sunshine society meet at the home of Mrs C. B. Smith on wednes- day afternoon.
 Mir and Mrs A. L. Camp. who have been spending a few days visiting relatives at Torrington- returned home to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.

The funeral of Miss Ethel Russell the young woman whose dead body was found near the golf links Sunday evening, took place yesterday after, noon at four o'clock from Mccarthy undertaking rooms. The Rev j. H. Lockwood Officiated. The remains were inferred in Grove cemetery.
 Edward Bergen X Sons of Wa, terbury have been given the contract to build the foundation for Patrick Dooling's new house on Meadow street.
 The town clerks office is to be newly painted and papered. The office will be closed to the public while the work is being completed.
 At St Francis church tomorrow morning at S:30 o'clock. A solemn requiem high mass will be celebrated for the repose of the soul of the late Rev B. o. R. Sheridan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20

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 BOYS LAWN DRESSES. Extra fine quality of lawn, tucked back and front, collar and cuffs finished with featherstitch braid. sizes 2 to 4 years. S1.49 each
 INFANTS SLIPS. In the plain cambric or of fine lawn and nainsook, trimmed with embroidery and insertion or Val edging and insertion, price
 25c, soc, 75c, S9c and 9sc each
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20
coNNoR MAKING GOOD.

Exhibiting reinvigorated form. the Nevsrks won in gsllop from Mon treal yesterday afternoon at wiedeu. mayer's park by to score. Ths shake-up of the locals brought about by the substitution. of Mahling and connor for Wagner and Shea and the placing of these two players first and second in the batting orsier. work ed well in the first game. and brought about the desired result Nahling played well at second. accepting six out of sere1 chances and pulling of the spectacular stunt of the game This was a zrouBd-hIt hall that he gathered in on the far side of second and nailed his man at first Connor showed ID well behind the hat while 10th men shoHe brilliantly at the bat Out of fsur times up Nahiing got hit and a sacrifice Connor faced the pitcher similar number of times. got hit <scrifce and drew q bese on balls He siso fsIIjei one ef the Sailors runs and beiped Psrv1ee along on th> IsfferTs journey to the pTsfe !n ffe eiEhfh- vfth ( f1Deiy snash 1s 1<A& nE44s 5.... :.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20
BASE BALL
HOLY CROSS WON.

Providence, June 2O.-O'Rourke's excellent pitching together with per rect support proved too much for Brown on Andrews field yesterday af. ternoon, and Holy Cross won, 3 to O, llrts wild pitch in the sixth with the Dases full, followed by Higginss poor throw, let in two of the visitors runs, while two hits and sacrifice in the ninth was responsible for the third score. ORourke struck out twelve men and lift nine. The score:
 Holy Cross o % % ? 0 0 1-3 5 0 Brown ..... o o % O 0 0 0 co 2
 Batteries-O'Rourke and Loftus; ilft and Higgins; umpire, Clarkson; tune, In 45m; attendance, 600.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20
B..utifur Mrs. sp.ea No More.

NEW YORK. June 20.-Mrs. Emma Stutz Daily-Speed. who was recently welded to and separated from John Gilmer Speed. magazine writer. died at the German hospital here in circum- stances which are bringing to this city a brother. who will insist on thor ough investigation of all the facts sur rounding the case. Mrs. Speed was once known as one of the most beauti- fui women in America.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20
HELD UP ROOSEVELT
President and His Son Cap
 tured In Fast Motor Gar.
POLICEMEN WEAKEN AT THE NAME
Touring Car Permitted to Proceed When Occupants Were Recognized. No Report Made or sum-
 mons Issued.

WASHINGTON, June 2O.-Two bicy. cle policemen were given the surprise of their lives when they found that one of the occupants of an automobile which they had halted for fast driving was the president of the United States When they learned the identity of the person in the vehicle they nearly col lapsed, and the driver was allowed to proceed.
 No report was made of the incident, and it would probably never have be. come known had it not been for the fact that bicyclist riding along wit. messed the incident
 cSPresidsnt Roosevelt rented a larae automobile at local garage and with his son Theodore and two of the lat ter's school friends started for Great Falls, about fifteen miles up the Poto- mac river. When they reached the out. skirts of the city the chauffeur put on high speed. and they were soon skim- ming along at twenty-five miles an hour. much to the enjoyment of the entire party.
 Major Richard Sylvester, chief of po- lice, had just sent several of his most efficient bicycle policemen out in this road to prevent violations of the speed law. When two of these policemen saw the large machine approaching in a cloud of dust they yelled at the driver to stop. but no attention was paid to them.
 After hot chase of about half a mile the automobile was overtaken and halted. One of the policemen told the driver he would have to appear in the police court in the morning and asked his name.
 Then President Roosevelt informed the policeman who he was, and the machine was allowed to proceed.
 The chauffeur had noticed the unu. sual number of police along the road. but thinking they had been stationed there to keep clear road for the president he put on extra speed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20
B.rmuai.n crscketer. Beaten.

NEW YORK, June 20. = The New York leagues cricket team administer ed crushing defeat to the Hamilton Cricket club of Bermuda at Living ston, \. Y.. by an inning and 164 runs. Curran and Laurie. who were both not out on Saturday. carried the New York score to 352 before the former was bowled for 115. Laurie having at this time registered 10s.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20
The GREAT |. & P. TEA CO.,, 29 E. Main St Phone 177.5
COULD NOT AGREE.

Independents and Manager Cronan o! the Company c team, with severa other representatives. met in the Dem ocrat office last night and tried to ar range match game of base ball fol next Saturday. Manager Curley stated that the Independents would play the military boys on any grounds in the city on next Saturday and let the win. ner take all the profits. Manager Gro. nan wanted the division of the gate receipts to be on the basis of 50 and 40 per cent. As neither side would give in the conference broke up without coming to any agreement.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20

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 THE DESIGNER. "A Magazine of Real Use to Woman" The July number now ready. Con- tains:
 Fourth of July Tableaux." Gospel of Outdoor Beauty" Italian Housekeeping. "The House-to- House Milliner." "Making a Fitted Bodice" 'New Bathing Suits" Novelties in Irish Crochet "A Hat of Eyelet Embroidery Plenty of Patriotic Verse and Short Stories, and additional chapters of Miss Ginter of Ginteryille.'''