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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-31
VI AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

Bryan swung through southwest Conuec-
ticut to New Haven. where New EGG
land welcomed the great co,umouer.
Mr.. Bryan arrived In New Haven
shortly after twelve o'clock.
A band and the waiting delegations
with Mayor Studley and Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff met him.
Mr.. Bryan learned at Bridgeport of
the sudden jeatu Of Edward Rosewater,
editor of the Omaha Bee, at Omaha, last
night. When shown the Publishers
Press dispatch giving the news of Mr..
Rosewater's death, Mr. Bryan became
greatly affected He said: 'This is a
great shock TO me aud feel that have
sustained great personal loss"
Mr.. Bryan then sent telegram co.,
veying his sympathy to Mrs. Rosewster.
The train made brief stop at Stamford
and score or more of people gathered
around the platform of Mr.. Brysn's car.
There was lusiy cheer from the
small crowd when the Nebrsskau step
ped out on the platform and several cries
for speech were heard.
Mr.. Bryan said: ~ have only mo-
ment, and that is not long enough to
enter into any discussion of the issues of
the day. will have to come and see
you again"
About two hundred men and women
greeted Mr.. Bryan when the train reach
ed South Norwalk. The stop was less
than minute, and the Nebrasksn made
no speech, contentiug the crowd with
handwriting. A crowd OF 800 persons
gathered to meet the Bryan train at
Bridgeport.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-31
Threatened Famine in western Ireland,

inrtatcntu II Amiuc Ii WESTERN ArciAnos
Donegal, Aug. 3l.-Psrtisl famine
threatens the western part OF Ireland
through the failure of the crops. Ten
per cent. of the potato crop is practically
worthless and ten per cent. more is
diseased. The present damage to other
crops is slightly lower. The farmers
will be unable to raise this season more
than enough to keep their families sup
piled and there will be no surplus for
the markets or next years seeding. con-
sequently the plight of the poor laborers
is much worse. Many of them, unable
10 6nd employment, are already Verging
on starvation.
At special meeting Of the Sligo
County Council, John o Dowd, member
of parliament, introduced a resolution
calling upon the government 10 open
relief works, as the situation was lacker
than at any time since 1879. The
council unanimously passed the resolu-
ton. Other local councils are contem-
plating similar action. II. A. Law,
member Of parliament for West Donegal,
10 an interview with the correspondent
OF the Publishers Press, today, said:
"Orops everywhere west have been At
iscted by the continuous wet weather,
especially the bog land potatoes and
MOUNTAIN hay. | do not think general
famine at present is to be feared, but
poor families undoubtedly will suffer
severely"
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03

who were at work on a building
across the way. An iron worker who
was riding on suspended beam
yelled and attempted to attract the at.
tention of the mother. but no atten.
ton was raid to his shouts.
Crowds began TO gather In the
street. but they were afraid to shout
for fear they would brighten the child.
Margaret seemed toebe having tho
time a her are. Once she laughed so
loud that her voice attracted her
mother. who turned from Wise, and.
on seeing the danger OF the child.
swooned
Wise. who is stockily built man,
Is anything but athletic but when he
caught sight OF the baby. he jumped
over a table that stood between him
and the window, and was on the ledge
In few seconds, The chlseled stone
cut into his hancs and knees. and I'M
der his great weight every move was
torture lie eventually reached Mar.
garet. and, gathering her up in one
arm. crawled slowly back with her.
As he disappeared through the win
dow with the baby waving her hand
the crowd in the street sent up cheer
after cheer. and refused to move until
policemen ordered them away
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03
Woman Soldiers Epltaph.

The following extraordinary. though
little known epitaph may be seen
on tombstone in Brighton (England)
Old churchyard. on the east side OF
the path leading from the south
porch:
in memory Of Phoebe Hessel, who
was born at Stepney. in the year
1713. She served for many years
as a private soldier in the Fifth regI-
ment OF foot in different parts Of Eu-
rope. and In the year 1745 fought
under the command OF the duke OF
Cumberland at the battle OF Fonte-
noy, where she received a bayonet
wound in her arm. Her long life.
which commenced In the time Of
Queen Anne, extended TO the reign OF
George w., by who lnifcence she
received comfort support in her
lator years. She died at Brighton.
where she had long resided, Decem,
Der II, 1921. aged los years"
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03
HORRIBLE TORTURE
INFLICTED ON BOY.

his back until the flesh was cut and
he tainted, but he remained steadfast
in his last statement. He was allowed
to recover and was fed well. Again he
was examined" Men wearing large
Texas spurs Jumped upon his PROSTATE
and bleeding body. He screamed In
pain. and begged for mercy. He said
he had told all he knew. He prayed
aloud in his CELL asking God TO assist
the officers In their search for the
guilty persons. In order that he might
be cleared. The authorities did not be-
lieve his story lie was tortured again.
This time a moose was prepared and
he was strung mp until his eyes bulged
from their sockets so horribly that
even the hardened officers of Texas
Justice turned away. The boys tongue
protruded from between his swollen
hrs and he lost consciousness. and
when he recovered. still steadfast. he
lay near death for weeks
Gov Lanham then ordered Texas
rangers. under Capt. Mcdonald. to
save the boy from further torture
Ohcers and guards had started with
the boy across country TO escape
iynchlng. and the boy escaped He
was retaken by a squad of rangers
and Capt Mcdonald reached the con
cluslon that the boy was innocent
Monk Gibson was indicted on the
transferred to San Antonio. His neck
was saved by the fact that the bloody
imprint OF hand on a board OF the
Conditt farmhouse did not correspond
to the imprint of his hand
Capt, Mcdonald, veteran Texas
ranger. was sent by Gov Lanham to
investigate the murder. The minute
he set eyes ON Felix Powell and his
crooked little finger, misshapen by a
felon, Mcdonald asked for his arrest.
The ranger found bloody shirt hid.
den under culvert. II was too large
for Monk Gibson and he had blood on
the shirt he was wearing when ar
rested. When Mcdonald produced the
shirt. tied in bundle, Powell said:
THAT amt my shirt"
How did you know Il was a shirt p
asked the ranger Didn't your moth
er sew on these buttons?"
The negro looked askance and re.
piled; Maybe she did. Did she say
SOL"
The plans were laid to take an i'm.
preston of Powells hand, and II was
through an adroit arrangement that
the imprint was secured Camphor.
smoked paper was spread on table
at the window. and then Capt Nc
Donald asked: Who is that coon.
Fellx?" pointing out the window. IL
was necessary for the prisoner TO lean
over the table to see in the direction
Indicated and in doing this his hand
was so placed as to secure the desired
imprint. II corresponded exactly with
the bloody imprint on the Conditt
house.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03
Man Shot by a Moodohuok.

New Haven, Conn.-George Adams.
of Waterbury, lies fatally wounded at
the home OF CLIFFORD Barnum In Mid.
dlebury. Adams was shot by wood.
chuck. He went to Middlebury few
days ago on business. The other night
with two farmhands and his wife he
went In pursuit OF woodchuck which
was In burrow In a lot a quarter OF
a mile from the Barnum home. The
men poured bucket after bucket of
water into the woOdchuck hole and
soon had the animal gasping to keep
his head above water at the mouth OF
the hole. Adams tried to push the
woodchuok under the water with the
butt Of his rife, AS he did so the wood
chuck. Adams says. selling the rife
trigger with It's claws. discharged the
rife.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03
RISKS LIFE ON NARROW
LEDGE TO SAVE BABY.
Chicago Court Clerk Reseues Child
Who Had Found New Place to
Play-crowds Cheer Act.

Chicago. -Seventy-fiye feet In the
air, above the confusing whlrl OF traf.
fic in the street below. Margaret Kee-
sey, two years old. whose father and
mother are about TO fight for her Gus.
tody In the divorce courts. was res.
cued from a ledge less than a foot
wide. on which she sat, by George
Wise, custodian OF the chancery files
OF the circuit court. on the fouth floor
of the Monadnock building.
AS she sat there. clapping her
hands in babyish glee. and laughing
at the sights that we're strange to her.
wholly unconscious OF her peril. great
crowds gathered In the street below.
fascinated by her danger Women
who were passing ran from the scene.
and many of them, not wishing TO wit
ness her death, took refuge In nearby
stores. fearing the child would fall.
When Wise came through the win.
dow and crawled on his hands and
knees To where the child sat they
stood with bated breath, powerless to
assist, and keenly watching his every
move. IL seemed hours before the
space between the child aud the win
dow was covered by the man and
when he finally reached her great
sigh of relief was heard
Wise could not turn around To at
tempt II meant certain death for him
self and the baby Steadying himself
as best he could on the narrow ledge
he took Margaret firmly about the
waist and painfully worked his way
back to the open window
The baby. unconscious OF her dan
ger. laughed In her delight over the
novelty OF the situation. She pulled
Wises hair and made several at.
tempts to stick her finger In his eye.
The window, which 10 ON a level
with the platform. was open. and Mar
garet crawled through II and out onto
the ledge When out a little way she
sat up and waved her hand to the men
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03

ties believe is positive evidence of the
other negro's guilt
Monk Gibson worked for Conditt.
and when the family was murdered he
rushed breathlessly to the house of a
white neighbor and said he had seen
a negro chasing Mrs. Conditt about
the yard. When neighbors reached
the house they found the entire fam.
fly had been murdered most brutally.
Blood on Glbson's clothes at once
cast suspicion on him.
Gibson said the murderers. who he
said he did not know. had dragged
him into the house, compelled him to
witness the murders. and after wiping
blood upon his clothing, had set him
free
The boy was tortured. Stripped and
bound TO the floor. the lash fell across
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03
The Earth's Composition.

Is the earth made up of three con.
centric spheres? A physicist says
that such is the case The solid nu-
cleus he supposes to be between 5000
and 1000 miles in diameter, and this
is surrounded by llquld substratum.
outside OF which is the crust. vari.
ously estimated at 70 TO 200 miles in
thickness. More than two centuries
ago a similar theory including the
slow rotation Of the inner solid sphere
on different Gsis from that OF the
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03
BRUTAL TREATMENT OF NEGRO
TO OBTAIN CONFESSION.
CHOKED TILL EYES BULGE
Texas Officers Perform Outrageous
Acts IN Their Anxiety to Make
Him Admit MUrder-Finally
Rescued by Rangers.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Tortures as dia-
bolical as religious fanatics ever Wis
tied upon a hereto having failed to
make Monk Gibson. a negro boy
confess the slaughter OF Mrs. J. f.
Conditt and her four children last
September. the crime has been laid
now upon Felix Powell another and
older negro Only G.bsons survival
of the tortures inflicted upon him led
to the discovery of what the authori-
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03
SPECIAL NOTICE..

II this paragraph is marked with a
-ed cross II indicates tnat yvb, saS.
scriptiop 10 this paper has been set.
tied for three months from that date.
II marked with black cross II has
only two weeks to run. but unless
otherwise notified we shall continue
TO forward the paper.
Very respectfully,
THE PUBLISHERS.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03

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The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03
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The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03

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The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02

the first ten rounds. with Nelson a
/ to favorite TO win after that dis
lance.
Specify Your Bets.
In speaking OF the betting. it is to be
hoped that sporting writer's, referees,
boxers. and others will not be bother
ed after this bout by foolish people who
failed 20 specify what they meant when
they put up their money. II you bet,
for instance. that Cans viii be knocked
out. have il specified whether the stop
ping Of the fight by the referee 70 save
him from further punishment or the
throwing up of the sponge. is to be
considered knockout. IN my opinion
il is. but lot of fans insist that in
such case a man is stopped" but not
Knocked out. and make a roar when
asked to pay.
T. YOU make a bet that Cans will beat
Nelson" have it understood what IS TO
be done with the money II the night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02

beat his man. and, therefore. his hacker
lost
Avoid Complications.
Should Referee Siler declare all bets
OF, have it understood when you deposit
your coin whether your bet goes irres-
pective Of what he says or whether Il
Is to be controlled by his decision.
These are only a few Of the many COM
plieatiOns which, follow nearly every big
fight, and they can all be avoided by
the use of a little human intelligence,
and the exercise OF some sporting in
stinct.
Kid Sullivan. who has fought Nelson
and gained a decision over him in six
rounds In Baltimore. although the
referee was not allowed to give It to
him. and has been Cans sparring
partner. picks the negro TO win. and
win early. HIS reasons are, sound and
are as follows;
Cans can make any man carry the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02
CANS SHOULD WIN
IN EARLY ROUNDS
BY HIS SCIENCE
Figures to Be Clever
Enough to Knock Out
Rushing Nelson.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

According 10 ali the dope Cans should
win from Nelson and turn the trick In
less than ten rounds If he does not do
it in that time the prospects are that he
will lose.
Odds on the fight are not justified.
especially such odds as 10 10 6 on Cans.
The betting proposition is: VIII Cans
be able 10 get i'm one of his deadly
short punches and put the Dane TO
sleep before the work i'm the ring wears
down the little real stamina left after
years OF dissipation? Those who know
say that Cans can hit as hard today as
he ever could. II this is the case a
rushing fighter, who Will always be
coming at him and is not especially
scientific. stands very little show. for
In his prime / know that he could de-
liver a blow that would put out
heavyweight. saw him hit Billy
Moore. the ST Louis welterweight. so
hard that Moores head reached the
floor before his feet and il was fifteen
minutes before he knew what had hap
pened. That was In 1901
Cans Must Win Early.
From 1900 to 1906 Cans knocked out
twenty-five men. OF these knockouts
only three were after ten rounds. show
ing that Cans must get quick action or
none. This year he has put TO sleep
Mike Sullivan on two occasions. An
the rest Of Cans fights this year should
be thrown out They are clearly stalls
20 Land the match with Nelson. and the
Dane and his two-spot manager seem to
have fallen into the trap in a most
childlike manner
The necessity for Cans 10 win early
or not at all. coupled with the well prov
ed ability Of the other man 20 take pun
Lshment and the almost certainty that
She Dane viii win if the scrap goes
aften ten rounds. should make the AFFAIR
an even money betting proposition for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02

Tex Rickard Nelson.
3JOe Cans. 4OIe Elliott wealthy secretary light
Billy Nolan, left; Nelson Tex
Clifford preliminary
Donald, Cans Clifford preliminary
peculiar crouch l0LO0A out! This 1GanS
defensive 12NelsOn's
Nelson position.
left to body VIII beat Cans hook
field Athletic Clubs Top rowJ McKeWn
D. Myers, Danne Sullivan. Middle Parkinson
O'FarreI LothrOp.
L. Woodward, l. NJ Sullivan Ole Richard,
don, J. P Sweeney, and John
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should be called a draw This scrap is
scheduled to go TO a finish. but might
result in draw through the action of
the authorities. the starting of a general
rough house. the utter exhaustion Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02

both men. or some other suc5. unSore-
seen but not impossible incident. In this
case the bet should be off. but 4 lot Of
Ing would claim that Cans failed to
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Continued on Third Page)
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-05

to serve as a settling chamber In the
sides of the funnel are openings COW
cred by screens or strainers. while an-
other screen extends across the top Of
the funnel.
In use the milk received in the fun
mel will pass through the upper funnel
screen into the interior of the strainer
and then into the settling chamber.
The heavier particles Of foreign matter
will gravitate into and remain in the
settling chamber, while the lighter par
ticles will be caught by the strainers
rs the milk falls out of the funnel into
the pail. This attachment can also be
used as ventlsting cover for n milk
can by inverting it and placing it on
the can. the screen openings permitting
free passage of air.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-05
Oldest Dwellings in Europe.

One OF the very earliest human set
Elements In Europe is Roche GORDON,
on the banks Of the Loire, seven miles
above Tours. Here limestone ellis
stretch for miles and are pigeonholed
with caves. which are on different lev
els and open onto terraces. When the
rest of the country was nothing but
forest land Roche Corhon was II thriN-
ing settlement inhabited by VIII
skin-clad predecessors of the present
cave dwellcrS. These terraces and
caves were formed 10y the action OF
mighty rivers. and during the glacial
period when the climate of that por-
ton of France was very severe, man
drove out the bears and hycnas ana
took refuge in these natural Shelters
which faced south. and 50 became hui
man settlements OF primitive sort
Near at hand were the rivers anu
great forests full of fish and game.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-05

buttons and is stitched with bedding
silk, but IL is adapted To all the sea
sons suitingS. while. again. Comhina-
tionS can be used IL preferred. The
vest of one material and the coat of
another always are effective while the
rcverS can be faced for their entire
lcugth instead of being made with the
trimming portions. If better liked. The
sleeves are absolutely novel and cX-
cCtdincly smart the flare CulfS rem
doriug them exceptionally becoming.
The Eton is made with the fronts.
he back and the vest. The back is full
jcngth and the fronts are cut off above
The waist line and the vest is cN-
tended slightly below at the front.
The fitting Is accomplished 10y means
of shoulder and under-arm >ramS aud
the closing is made 10y buttouing the
vest over i'm double breasted style. The
neck is finished with flat collar and
the fronts with the preusy shaped
revCrS. The sleeves ,arr made with
TIN full upper portions ana plain deep
cuffs. that are finished with the roll
over ones of contrasting material.
The quantity Of material required