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The Washington times., 1906-08-25
MACFARLAND FAYORS
REFORM IN SPELLING

Fonetic spelling Will hereafter be
used in the transmission Of District
governmental correspondence and the
printing OF publications pertaining 70
District matters.
Wishing to harmonize with President
Roosevelts plan 20 bring "a spelling re-
form into general use. District Com
missioner Macfarlaud today recon-
mended to hts two colleagues that the
use Of fonetic words be introduced into
the affairs OF the District government
Although he has had in mind for some
time, he says, plan 10 eliminate cum
bersome word spelling ia connection
with Official District papers, he only
awaited the Presidents announcement
to voice his approval Of the scheme.
The following is Commissioner Mac
farlands Endorsement OF the President's 8
official order which has created varied
comment IN governmental circles:
Personally. ! have always believed
in the reform of our spelling, and have
used, To some extent The reformed
words In my private correspondence
Now that the President has set an
official example. I think 10 should be
followed by the District government
even though IL is separate municipal
corporation and ur part OF the National
Executive Govern mt Besides in our
espOndeuCe with the National EN-
ecutive Government we should have
harmony in spelling Therefore I shall
move that the Commissioners direct the
use Of the reformed spelling IN the
three hundred words as approved by thN
President iu the District correspondence
and publications
number OF the words in the list were
already lu common use
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CHURCH NOTICES.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. Sth and II
sJs NV. Rev Samuel II. Greene. ID pas
tor.-s.3J s-m.. Sunday school. Z. il. Brlstow.
superintendent; public worship. with sermons
hv the Rev. Thomas J, Nillers, ID, Of
Newark n J., u am. and s pm Teachers
Bible Club Thursday. ! pm Church prayer
meeting s p.m- EndeavOr meetings. Tues
day S pm, and Sunday. $3.50 and Gas pm
Ali are cordially invited. II
EPISCOPAL - Open-air service. Cathedral
grounds Mt. st. Alban, nt pm on sunday.
Aug g. Special preacher, the Rev Charles
g. Pierce i. D., chaplain I. :. A Vested
choir led by detachment Of L. :. Marine
Band Take TenleyJ0wu cars. ~
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE-First Church Of
Christ Scientist. 18th and r sts. nw.-Service.
Sunday. II m. Subject, Man sunday
school. II an. Wednesday. pm. Public
cordially invited. All seats free free read
ing rooms IN the Traders National Bank
building,
SECOND CHURCH Of CHRIST. Scientist
nan 1903 St nw.--S ervices, sunday. II ar
Subject Man" Wednesday. 8 p. hean-
ing room. Traders Bank building. 10Th ST ana
Pennsylvania ave. ~
REV -V-M. J. HOUCK Pastor Of Memorial
fsb1lrch viii preach from the Gospel wagon
att ID m. at the bank corner. Market space.
Il
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.CARLISLE'S WARD
STRANGELY MISSING
She Is Married and Social
acknowledgements Is
Feared.

GREENWICH, Conn, Aug. 2J.-Mrs.
Alfred ". PoindeXter, ward OF John G.
Carlisle, and wife Of a prominent New
York insurance broker and real estate
man, has disappeared from her home.
Walter Lockwood. a wealthy young
man, who lived across the street from
the Poiudexter home. IS also missing
from the village Of Mianus
The relatives of the latter are max
ing a search for him. while the husband
OF the missing woman SAYS he is not
particularly interested I'm the disappear
ance of his vile, because she told him
she was going away on a trip for her
health.
A sister Of the missing man has re-
ceiyed the following note from him:
You probably know who I have gone
away with.
Mrs. P0iudeXter recently entertainel
John q. Carlisle and Henry WattersOa
at her home. and Is the leader IN the
social set OF the neighbOThoOd.
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Blind Mans Holiday" by o'Henry
in tomorrow's SUNDAY TINES.


CHEZTM-FeI asleep in Jesus. on Friday.
august .. 1905, al : O'Clock p. ne. az his
residence. 1925 Fourth street northeast.
JAMES Z. CHEZCM. beloved husband Il
Elizabeth chezum tnee Lizzie FurseD and
father Gf Harry Purse ChgZum-
Funeral Monday. August 2. al .. m
Er the Church II the tiJud Shepherd Sixth
and I streets northeast. InteuneEt private.
auZ5-2t
CTTRCH-Cu Friday. august q 1906
FRANK LEE youngest son II q. B. anI
the late Matilda : Church
He was native % Washington and had
been an invalid since his birth lie was
th.rtv-fsur years old and IS survived by
his father. four sisters. and two brothers.
DOWNS-On Friday, August q. 1870 al Chill
dren's Hos slital EDNA IRENE DOWNS,
only daughter Of Albert O.. AMI sarah K
Downs.
PERKINs-Ou Friday. August 2i 1876. AT
T-35 a. m. at Providence Hospital. Dr. Ed
WARD d. PERKINS. in IFS forty-trst
year.
The Times.
THORNE-Ou Friday. August - 1906 az
llls a M, at the residence r her parents,
Fails Church. Va RUTH ANITA THORNE,
youngest daughter Of Nr. and Mrs. Jacob
81 ThoTue. aged eighteen years eleven
months and seven days.
PERRY-At Dresden. Germany. on August
D 1908 MARION STUART widow OF Com
mauder Edward Perry. l.. s y
The ruucrul viii take place at ST. Anne's
Church. Annapolis. No, al II a m. Mon
day August Z7- 10
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EMANsLPASHUN PRoKLAMAsHUN

by powr and for the purpus aforsad
order and dar that all held slaves within deseg
parts of forer sha
e the extiv of the United States
kidding military rezonze
freedom of said persons and
repres persons any they
hereby the pepul
be and vione
necessary sefdeense; cases. when allowed TO
faithfully f. wages
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REBELS DISAPPEAR:
ALARM In HAVANA

lion. Rabrs name it is felt will be a
source of strength to the government In
brin ging 20 the cOlOrs men who have
fought and keeping down the enlistment
20 tle rebel cause.
A rumor was current today that the
government had consented To open ne-
gOuatiOns with RinO Guerra. This is
however, empEatically uen;ed. President
Palma is in constant conference with
his advisers. the most prominent OF
whom are Montalyo. Font Sterling, and
Freye Andrade. They are all said 10 be
confident OF their ability 20 control the
situation and believe that within a week
or twO they will crush Guerra This
confidence IL may be said is not generally
shared
Senator Norma Campos Marduet, IIber-
al, who has Joined the revolutiOnists. SAYS
IN an Interview Ia the TELEGRAPH, that
ne has no doubt that the rebel chiefs
have fully formed plan which they
VIII gradually work out He SAYS that
honest elections must be granted by the
government. The rebels are fighting for
cause and not for one man. They
are willing 20 accept any president who
Is legally elected. even Estrada Palma.
The senator Is willing to add his name
70 the list OF two hundred Cuban busi-
ness men In New York who purpose TO
ask President Roosevelt 20 send a COM
mission 20 see that an honest election
Is held and that the man elected IS
seated. He believes that the rebels viii
HOOHe-
welt agrees to send non-partisan COM
mission 10 investigate the situation.
American Flag Protection.
The American flag is much in evi-
dence in the zone Of hOstilities. Every
tobacco planter in tho Vuelta Abato
and sugar planter in Santa Clara, who
has the slightest claim TO the right. and
many who have noue, fly "OId Glory, &"
and up 20 this tins IL has been re-
spected.
II Is said the steamer Mexico. which
leaves New York today brings a number
OF rapid fire guns. 100000 rounds OF
ammunition and ~. 900 rifles.
The work OF enlistment is going stead
fly forward and a better class or men is
being secured.
Americans are rather enjoying an in
cident OF which the New York contrac-
tor Col. Michael J. Dady was the hero
or victim. Colonel Dady was arrested
by the government forces at Cardenas
and after being detained for several
hours was released.
Mr. Dddy was accompanied By an Of
hcial OF the department OF public works
and was making cerain tests on his
dredging contract In Cardenas bay. The
government troops thought the Dady
party were nilibusteTs, and arrested
them with great show of force.
President Palma, against whom the
rebels are chiefly yOlCiug their griev-
ances, is virtually a prisoner IN his
official palace at Havana The recent
attack upon Governor NuneZ has alarm
ed the President for 10 Is known that
the feeling against him among the mall
contents is even stronger than against
NuneZ and is such that they would not
stop short OF assassination should the
opportunity present itself For this
reason ne is keeping within doors.
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LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT
OF SAGE ATTACHED

An echo of the failure of NJ. J. Sage
& Co, brokers" OF New York, on
Wednesday last, was heard in Washing
ton yesterday when Benjamin =. Sny-
der & Co.. the local correspondents.
hIed proceedings IN the local court
against them TO secure $1.S00. To ac-
complish this purpose. through its
counsel, Archer a. smith. Snl der d Co
caused an attachment 20 issue against
the National Metropolitan Bank OF this
city. where. it is believed. Sage & Co.
ltve an account, with assets sufficient
10 meet the demand OF the plaintiff,
IL is contended by the plaintiff that
the amount named is due il by Gage
q CO. for money advanced between Au-
gust % 1915. and the 2JJn inst.
Under the law the National A1etTopOlt-
tan Bank has ten days ia which TO an
swer ;he attachment issued against it,
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NGOullnuCu rom i AISl EaEN4J
the towns abandoned by Guerra. This
has weakened the force at PiEar Del
Rio and made fl more open TO attack.
The lay OF the land is such that by a
roundabout march Guerra, after short
advance toward Guanes could return
and approach within two miles or Pinar
Del Rio without being discovered.
Eight hours would suffice for him 10
make this march
GueTTa's Forces Augmented.
With a part Of the small defending
force lured away from Pinar Del Rio.
Guerra's occupation OF the place would
be made easier. Moreover, If he really
has gone TO Quanes. Guerra will be
the gamer. as his forces are constantly
augmented by the recruiting OF men
the further he marches. II Pinar Del
Rio city Is to be attacked by the insur-
gents, the next twelve hours viii prob
ably tell the story.
The only lighting reported this morn
ing is a slurmish At Guines between a
squad of Destrampes' men and rebel
force under Colonel Asbert. The gov
ernment troops were ambushed and lost
seven men killed and several wounded
The fact that the night was near Guints
gave rise 10 a report that a battle was
fought with Guerra's force at Gulnes.
Rebels Flee From Havana Province.
Havana province is almost cleared Of
insurgents. The killing OF General Ban
deras has caused most Of the revolu-
tionists TO fee. and they are returning
to their homes. The work OF clearing
this province was advanced yesterday
when a detachment OF rurales defeated
a band of insurgents near san Antonio
de los Banos. killing two Of the latter
and scattering the band.
Whether the government viii profit
in the end through Banderas death Is
doubtful. The report has been IN
dustTiOusly circulated among the
negroes that ne was not killed In battle,
but after being captured was disposed
of IN a small hut 10 which he was
taken. AS a result many negroes have
left here 10 Join the insurgent forces,
In Santa clara province the first en-
gagemeut has resulted In a victory Tor
the loyalIsts. Rural guards encounter
ed the forces Of Manuel Gonzales, near
Colon. and scattered them some arms
and ammunition were captured
There are several rebel bands OF from
100 10 500 men operating In the province.
One Of them under Col Eduardo GuZ-
OF Palmira, near Cieufuegos, and is gain
ing many recruits.
encouraging News From Rabi.
The government has been encouraged
by the receipt Of a message from Gen.
Jesus Rabi one Of the most daring
fighters IA the war on independence.
stating that he was ready 70 start from
Santiago with 1900 veterans 20 aid the
government IN putting down the rebel
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CHILD DEAD FROM POISON
BY EATING FLYPAPER

COATESVILLE, Pa. Aug. @5.-Nor-
bert, the fOuT-year-Old son OF Michael
Kelly. who was poisoned by eating the
poisoncI coating of fy paper. given IL
by a sixteen-year-old nurse. several
weeks ago, is dead.
Esther Hass, the nurse. left the Kelley
home, but the family refused 10 prose
cute her, and she was sent 10 the House
Of Good Shepherd instead The child 5
death was due TO a heavy cold. con-
tracted after being i'll from the poison
inc
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in the CloremIIyn cabinet. was selected
10 ill his place
Threats against his life began 10 come
from the hour of his appOiE tment-
NVitte, the idol Of the people who want
ed peace. had been depOsed and this IN
itself was sufficient 10 arouse the Ire Of
thousands
Every step the new premier took had
20 be qua arded and the Gar himself ted
no more unhappy existence.
Known 10 Very Few
Stolypin himself came up To his high
position in a very quiet manner, and
few outside of his own country knew
much about him before his entering the
Goremkyn cabinet. He was regarded
by politicians as a reasonably safe man.
and far less reactionary than his pTedc-
cessOr DurnOvo, In the Witte cabinet
II was only a few days ago that
StOlypin had conference with the
Gar, which lasted several hours. The
object of this conference was never
made known. and created a great deal
Of dissatisfaction.
IL is possible that this secrecy on the
part OF the new premier had much 10
do with his attempted assassiT-at ation-
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.HEAD-ON COLLISION
KILLS TWO FIREHEN
Accident Occurred on the Pittsburg,
Bessemer and Lake ETie-En-
ginemen Jumped.

PITTSBURG. Pa, Aug "a fatal
head-on collision occurred on the Pitts
burg, Besserner and Lake Erie railroad
at Midtown, near Unity. at 1:40 this
morning. Two fremen We're lluIed, but
the engineers saved themselves by Jump
ing.
The dead re; a. A. Beemer fireman,
of Albion; Brady Cole. fireman. Of
Grove City. The injured: Engineer Nor
ris Engineer Walls.
AT the office of the general manager
no information is To be had as 70 how
the trains got on the same track had
been received at II o'clock and no de-
tails were known.
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AGED FATHER PLEADS
FOR MAYNARD SON
Young Man Who Robbed Telephone
Booth a Slave to
Cocaine.

Nathan T. Sim. twenty-five years of
age, who stalked boldly into the Penn
sylvanian Station several nights ago,
and gained an entrance TO the telephone
toll office. rifling the cash drawer Of
nearly SO, was sent down for a term
of sixty days by Judge Mills. in Police
Court this morning
Judge. / have tried to raise this boy
right" said Sims father 10 his honor,
but he is a bad egg. He's a cocaine
nend, and has INDUCED in the habit for
several years. We can't stop him. He'll
do anything. He's been down IA the iail
for two different offeuses which he com
mitted while under the influence OF the
drug"
The old grizzled veteran made a tear
fuI appeal for his WayWard son, and
asked that he be forgiven and granted
a bit of mercy by the court.
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able their users 70 avoid mistakes and
know their exact meaning.
The English. though OF slow and
gradual growth. is by reason OF its
virtues, spreading most rapidly over the
entire world. and TO a man who under
glands fully the power and force OF its
words, nothing could be more revclting
than the so-called reform. which. lead
Ing to other innovations. would lose the
mother tongue IN the idioms OF the bar
baTians.
r. W. FARRELLY.
Washington. August q
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Kurfu TOLS the Mel

The kurfu tolls the mel of parting da.
The loing hurd winds slowly Ger
the il,
The plowman hOmward pIods his very
wa
And Ieves the world to darkness and
III me.
Full meny a gem OF purest ia screen
The dark untathOmed kaves OF Oshen
bare.
Ful menV a hOWr IS born to blush unCeen
And vast its sweetness on the desert
AFR
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COUPLE REPORTED DROWNED
ARE MARO0NED ON ISLAND

NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-DIspatches
have been received here stating that
George Il Dewitt and his bride who
were supposed 10 have been drowned
during n storm while cruising in
motor boat in the ST Lawrence river
are safe on GallOup island. II IS ex-
pected .sey will reach St Vincent to-
day. II has developed that the engine
Of their boat gave out during the storm
and they landed on GaIlOup island late
at night. where they were cared for by
a farmer.
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YOUNG MAN DROWNED
IN NIAGARA RAPIDS

NIAGARA FALLS, y, Y, Aug. 25-
Martin Kane. twenty-four years old. lost
his life by being swept through the
whirlpool rapids today. He was swim
ming just above ,he rapids and was
caught by the current.
Harold McGraw, "a companion, escaped
only after a heroic struggle
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SPELLING REFORM ORDER
CAME LIKE THUNDERB0LT
CONTINUED From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
Il viii cut no figure with the Civil Serv-
ice Commission in the matter OF ex-
aminations IN the matter OF spelling
ana definition Of words. II was stated
at the Civil Service Commission today
applicants VIII be graded IN Fpellilg
according TO the standard dictionaries,
and not according TO the rules OF the
spelling refoTmers.
The new spelling has no standing with
the officials Of the Civil Service Com
mission. This does not mean, however,
that n the President orders that official
papers be written IN phoneucs the
order will be dlsreRarded. for the COM
mission wiz do whatever the President
says. but the commission IL was said.
cannot ignore the standard dictionaries
IN grading the papers Of applicants who
take the examination for appointment
In the public service.
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AMERICAN FORGER CAUGHT
BY POLICE OF PARIS

PARIS. Aug. 25.-Joseph Baum. a citi-
zen OF Cincinnati. was arrested here
yesterday on the charge of trying TO
pass a check 10 which he had forged
the signature of his former employer
At the police station where he is now
held Baum made a confession. The
amount Of the check was Sc.
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DEKLARASHUN OF LNDEPENDNS

of human it
ppu Dissolve the political bands which hav
the ert separate
opnyuns
they deare the which mpes the eper
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NEGRO RACE MUST
WORK FOR ITSELF
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Continued From First Page)
common sympathy and a common as
piration."
Continuing. Mr.. Fairbanks said the
Importance OF the work I'm which the
negroes are engaged can be better ap-
preCiated when va recall tie fact that
the black race constitutes more Than 10
per cent OF the entire population OF the
United States. The colored man IS "a
permanent part Of the great body OF
with the destiny Of the white race.
Whatever tends 70 improve his c0ndi-
ton, 10 lift him up. 10 make him "a
self-reliant. intelligent. useful member
OF society Is a matter which directly
concerns all who constitute q part OF
that society. said the Vice President
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PENNSYLVANIA LAWYER
DEAD At ADVANCED AGE

READING Pa, Aug. 2j.-Jac0b s. I.iv-
iugOOd. the oldest member OF the Berks
county bar. died here today at the age
OF eighty-ssyen years. He leaves "a
large estate
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The story OF the woman who sees
more Of the seamY side Of life than any
other member OF her sex in Washington
viii be told in TOMORROW 5 SUNDAY
TINES.
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Prejudice in the way.

since the emancipation proclamation
YOU have made progress" he said.
"One OF your greatest difficulties has
been prejudice. II there are those who
think your progress has not been rapid
enough, they should not forget the fast
that you have been but a comparatively
short time in the enjoyment Of freedom
with It's duties and esponsibilittes-
a broad opportunity lies before the
cOlOred race. What IL viii become will
depend on what IL does. In the fnaI
analysis people advance only by the
virtue Of their own efforts, The ono
who becomes a good citizen In all thai
Is implied thereby viii soon largely
overcome the traditional prejudice
which exists against his color. IL is not
only a good thing 10 have liberty. but
Ii is essential that each and all should
know how 10 enjoy It,"
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BatteH in Boycott Trouble.

BatteIl was one Of the bottlers arrest
ed last May on a charge Of conspiracy
and boycott against the breweries and
bottIng establishments employing non
union men. Sixteen others were arrest
ed at the time. and all of them were
held for the action Of the grand jury
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ST, JOHNS COLLEGE

Vermont Avenue near Thomas Circle
Conducted by the HT05ilers OF the Chrtstl=z
Schools
A SELECT DAY COLLEGE FOR YOUNG
MEN AND BOYS.
COLLEGIATE. COMMERCIAL, ACADEMIC
AND PRIMARY DEPARTMENTS
school Opens September 10.
Catalogue sent on application.
auIT-20t BROTHER GERMANUS. Pres-
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Little Hope for Recovery.

Shortly past o'clock this morning
Battel walked By Mrs Curtzs house
on II street and looked through tho win
dow 10 see II his wife was still there.
At o'clock this afternoon the sur
geons at the Emergency Hospital said
that BatteIls condition was serious and
that there was little hope for his re-
COVeTy
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ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
WITH A REVOLVER
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'-11IIII-9I TONI 7 FIIsL Eage-I
ton, Of the same place, and came 20
this city TO live. For a time they lived
together over barber shop on II street
northeast, but subsequently separated.
Mrs BatteH going 10 live with her
mother, Mrs. /. M Baton, at 80 II
street northeast. II was 10 this address
that BattelI directed the letter 70 his
wife. but about two days ago Mrs. Bat
tell moved with her mother 10 the corner
of Seventh and L streets southwest
Mrs. BatteH was out when a reporter
for The Times called this morning, but
her mother. Mrs. Baton. readily talked
Of the circumstances that led up to the
separation She said.
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FUNERAL DESIGNS

o. every description-moderat priced
GUIDE,
IaI4 p st. Northwest. Phone IL 427s.
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Accused OF Bigamy.

E.
separation She said.
Accused Of Bigamy.
My daughter lived with Batteu until
She could stand 10 no longer. He would
come home drunk and beat her uumer-
cifully. About three months ago my
daughter got wind of a rumOr that her
husband had a wife living IN Richmond.
Va. She communicated with the au-
thorites at that place and received in
formation stating that II was true that
Eattell had a wife living there.
My daughter then confronted him
with the Information He did not deny
the charge, but stated that he had only
married the woman for her money. He
told my daughter that he got a good
slice Of her money and skipped ont.
Prior 70 his marriage 10 the woman at
Richmond he married another woman
IN Virginia. but from her he obtained a
divorce.
The primary reason why Mrs. Batten
left him was that he was continually
drunk lie would come home at night
and beat her.
Wrote Letter to Wife Yesterday.
'On one occasion he came home and
tried to murder her He threw her
across the bed and pulled a razor across
her throat. telling her that he was gO-
ing to put her out OF his life. Ny
daughter told me that she told him 10
cut her throat II he wanted TO. that she
T'as tired living and would gladly give
up her life even 20 get rid Of him.
Two days ago she came 20 live with
me, Then We decided 10 move and not
let him know where we had located.
Yesterday Mrs Battell received q special
delivery letter from him stating that
he had consulted a fortune teller and
that she had Informed him that unless
he uuburdened his heart and told her
a terrible secret that weighed urOn his
soul he would never be happy. The let
ter was brought 20 US by Mrs Amelia
Curtz al whose house we occupied
rooms up until Thursday
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-10-25

Nskt saf4dlf viii ~ rails dal -
ffs fraetegalla lanal church ani ex.
tsnays preparations are beine made
fotA hla dAy TIE chafci, SUNDAY
.sieol ata christian EnaeaFef VII al
t.aFf niles