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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-23
DIED FIGHTING.
Horrible Murder Of Girl at
EImhurst, |. /
Brutality Assaulted and Then
Killed by Human Fiend.
Evidence Of Terrific Struggle Be.
fore Being Overcome.

New York, May 22.-Amelia STAFF
feldt, Is years of age, was assaulted
and murdered on the outskirts OF her
fathers farm in Elmhurst, Long IS
land, this afternoon. The crime was
committed in a lonely spot, where the
girl had wandered III search OF dahde-
lions, and the weapon employed was
the kitchen knife which she had useu
10 sever the crowns from the roots OF
the wild flowers. The girl dlcd hSht-
ing.
The body, when found hy Joseph
Englc, IL farm hand, WAS han StflpPeH
Of clothing and bore the cNidcIcca Of q
revolving assault. Two gaping "ouilh7
in the throat told how the murder was
done. and the blood smearcd knife lay
nearby.
An AUTOPSY held tonight showed that
tn, girl had been criminaliy assaulted
before she had been killed. She had
bcen choxcd and the bruisc marks lett
Nv fingers were found on her throat.
There were also hruise marks upon the
bndy. The injuries which caused
death were the two stab wounds. Both
were on the right side of the neck
one Of them penetrated the mouth
The other was the fatal one.
Tic knife had been driven into the
flesh Of the neck and through the
spinal column and into the brain. Ii
was 4 blow delivered with great force
and the physician who conducted the
autopsy declared the man who welded
The knife to have been more than or
dinarily strong.
The police tonight had little to work
on IN their hunt for the murderer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-23
PLEADS GUILTY.
Catherine Neil Acknowledges Killing
Husband With Nail File.

Bridgeport. CT. May 22Cathcrinc
Neil. the artists model and chorus girl
of New York City, pleaded guilty to the
charge of manslaughter in the killing
of her husband, Joseph Neil black
smith and pugilist, in Greenwich Dec.
IA last, at a special session Of the GRIM
inal superior court late this afternoon.
Judge George w. Wheeler imposed up
on her q sentence of not more than
nine and not less than five years in
state prison, at the conclusion OF
hearing that lasted two hours. Mrs.
Neil was atti1ed in deep mourning ana
showed the effects of her confinement
in the county Jail since last New Years
day. During the hearing she listened
without any sign of emotion. After the
indictment was read she gave her age
as 81 years and offered her plea of
guilty to the charge Of manSlaughter
Mrs. Neil retained her compOsurc I'M
til shortly after : O'Clock this even
ing when Judge Wheeler imposed sem
tcnce after which She collapsed and
had to be carried to q. carriage which
took her back to the county Jail.
Special State Attorney Galen A. Car
ter addressing the court, said that the
state was willing to accept Il plea Of
granddaughter, for the reason chiefly
that until a week ago he had not
learned that the killing of Neil by his
wife was done without reconciliation.
q have no evidence" he said, what
c!er Of sufficient strength to obtain a
conviction in this case on charge of
first degree murder.
Before imposing sentence, Judge
Wheeler said that if the prisoner bad
used an umbrella in the manner de-
scribad she should so free, but n"
could not accept the story by reason Of
the evidence taken at the COronerS i'll
quest. which seemed to show very
clearly that the wound was caused by
a sharp instrument and that only an
instrument such as a nail file could
have inflicted it. Mrs. Neils statement,
the court said had not been SIbStan-
tiatcd. while on the other hand there
was abundant evidence to show that
The nail file caused the fatal wound.
Judge Carl Foster, counsel for Mrs.
Neil. made a plea in which he said the
prisoner declared the fatal wound had
beer given with the point Of an umhrel-
II which She had Snatchcd up to defend
herself during a quarrel with Neil and
that in the Scufflc the point had pcnc-
trated his eye. She could not account
for the presence Of the blood stained
nail file found in the umbrella later
! and which tho state claimed had beer
used to inflct the death wound.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-23
Eoiis and Csrhurciea Cured by
"TLF HOUSEHOLD SURGEON"

druggists n fund money If br;. iOK-
TFR'S A%TISEPTIC IEhl.l%[i OIL.
fails. PC.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-23
ON OUR SHELVES

and counters you will find only the
best of canned and package goods
and the best Of every kind. What
ever you want In fine groceries you
will find here, and you will find
our prices right on teas, coffees
canned goods and everything In
groceries. We pride ourselves on the
courtesy and efficiency Of our store
service.
a. w. PeasEee, Caroline,
1ss Water St. Next door to Drug ssor.
Tel. s-11.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-06
That Beautiful Gloss

comes from the varnish in Devoe's
Varnish Floor Paint; costs 5 cents
more aquart though. Sold by
FRONTIER LUMBER Co.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-06
PERSONALS.

Fred Neale went to the Point
yesterday.
L. Cobolini returned from Rock
port yesterday.
T. ]. Jones and wife of Harlin-
gen are in the city.
Miss Armstrong returned from
the Point last night.
a. McSweeney arrived here last
night from San Antonio.
w. NJ. Doughty came down from
Raymondvil1e last night.
OIL. Oldham arrived in Browns
vile last night from Dallas.
L. K. Morris has returned home
after a visit to Port Lavaca.
DR.. P. J. shafer, of FL PasO,
Texas, is here on business mis-
sion.
Miss Kennedy and Miss M. Scan
Ian went down to Point Isabel yes
terday.
Charles Champion and J Kowal-
ski returned from Point Isabel yes
terday.
Roy L. Shaw of Blackwell, Okla
homa. arrived in the city last night
and is registered at the Miller.
Messrs. Charles Hanson and
brother and G. Laroche and wife
returned from the Point last night
William Somers. representing
the Devoe Paint Manufacturing
Company, was in the city yester-
day.
P. N. Harris, of Galveston, a
former member of the legislature
and a great orator, is registered at
the Miller.
H. Josey, the well known Okla
homa banker, returned from San
Antonio last night after a brief
business trip.
Alba Haywood and W. H. Stem
ger came down from San Benito
this morning to transact business
for the San Benito Land and Water
Company.
Miss Anita Vesseron who has
been attending the Normal school
at San Marcos returned to Browns
vile last night, being accompanied
by Miss Isabel Chapman, who will
be her guest for several weeks.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-06
Southwest Texas is Great.

Judge J. c. Beasley, the able
Beeville jurist, was in the city yes
terday. In discussing the prospects
of the section known as Southwest
Texas, the. judge said that over
large part of the country the farm
ers had promising stands of cotton,
and in the Victoria country the
cotton growers will make good
money with the price around IA
cents per pound. Take the South
west as a whole and it is a land of
promise with no equal as farm
er's paradise This is the coming
country.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-06
A Pleasant Sail.

At the invitation OF Messrs. John
Box and James Kowalski, at Point
Isabel Sunday afternoon, a small
party enjoyed a pleasant sail across
the bay to Padre Island, where a
delightful dip in the waters of the
gulf was taken. The chaperons of
the party were Mrs. Fromme and
Mrs. Neale. The other partici-
pants were Misses Elsie Neale,
Gladys Rentfro, Edith Hall, Box,
Maggie Hanson, Matilda Hanson
and Jennie Armstrong and Mrs.
City Rentfro.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-06
TheY Zee GOOd Potatoes.

There is liable to be trouble at
the Miller Hotel. One or two of
the chambermaids and the cook are
liable to get mixed up with Mana
ger Moore and one of his guests if
the mystery attending the disap-
pearance of a bunch of mammoth
sweet potatoes is not explained to
the satisfaction of the guest.
It appears that ]. w. Holt went
out the other they to visit his
friend Henry Keller and while
locking over the magnificent crop
of sweet potatoes induced Mr..
Keller to pull hill of them so
that he might bring them into the
city to show to visitors from
Northern points just what kind of
sweet potatoes are grown here.
The hill pulled showed q cluster of
four sweet potatoes, just as pretty
as any ever grown for shape and
size. The four potatoes weighed
IS pounds.
Mr.. Holt kept the potatoes in his
room at the hotel, and Saturday
he missed them. A thorough search
failed to disclose the show potatoes
and Mr.. Holt is going to be pretty
hard to pacify.
A HERALD reporter learned this
morning that the chambermaid
found the potatoes and thought
they would be just the thing for
the cook, and yesterday they were
served to the guests at the hotel,
Mr.. Holt himself enjoying the
repast. Manager Moore has already
threatened the chambermaid and
cook with near-death, but is at a
loss how TO break the news 10
Holt.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-06

DR.. J. Goldberger and Or. S. w.
Mccoy, sent here by the Federal
Government to make an investiga-
ton of the cause of the late
epidemic of dengue fever, are max
ing a series of experiments to de-
termine the truth of the theory
that the mosquito is responsible
for the spread of the disease. A
number of healthy young men
have been engaged by the doctors,
to submit to the innoculation OF
fever germs by mosquitoes.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-06
South Texas Gardeners.

On the 10Th of August the truck
growers of the Gulf Coast will
meet at The South Texas Garden,
Fort Brown, Brownsville to hold
two-days' session of the South
Texas Gardeners Association, the
association recently organized at
the convention held at Corpus
Christi a month ago. The Browns
vile road is making very low
rate to all who wish to attend the
meeting, and it is probable that
there will be very large atten-
dance.
The citizens of Brownsville
should make some preparations to
entertain NE farmers when they
reach this city. 1t is customary
for the citizens of convention towns
to mark the gathering together OF
large number of delegates such
as will be here next week by pay
ing them especial attention and
showing them overy courtesy.
Arrangements should he made
at once.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-06

Arbor Day has become one Of
most popular as it certainly is the
most useful of all our holidays. Its
encouragement and the teaching
of the children the value of trees
may go far toward averting that
impending national calamity, the
practical destruction of our forests
Unless new trees are planted to
take fireplace of those destroyed,
it is clear that in time we shall
reach the woeful condition of a
treeless country. There are some
things ennobling in planting tree
or flower and watching it grow
to maturity. Any one who takes
an interest in such things can new
er be wholly bad. Whittier, the
gentle Quaker poet, expresses the
sentiment with his usual grace:
Give fools THAR gol6 and knaves their
power;
Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall;
Who sows a field or trains flower
or plants a tree IS more than al.
American Farmer.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-06
Experimenting With Densue.

country
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-06
Notice.

I am now ready to pay Cameron
county warrants of the jury fund
up to registered number 10,0S7,
and ali of the fourth class.
EDGAR L. HICKS,
County Treasurer, Cameron Co.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-21
TRUE TO THE OTHER WOMAN.
Actor Won't Stay With His Wife
While lnamorata Lives.

True to his love for 4 woman who
had no legal claim upon him, Herbert
W. Paris, an actor, according to the
charges brought against him in divorce
proceedings just filed in New York city
by Mrs. Louise J. Paris. has refused to
live with his lawful wife till such time
as his inamorata should die OF marry.
This remarkable code Of honor, says
Mrs. Paris, was carried out with the
most punctilious courtesy to herself, a
fact which has apparently aggravated
the sting, her husband making her IN
allowance Of $15 weekly and sending
with each installment some kindly in
quily for her we'll being.
Paris, who is known on the stage as
Herbert Percy, holds considerable
position in the theatrical world. He
filled the part of DR.. Watson in Will
liam Gillette's "Sherlock Holmes and
figured as John Hudson in Hilda
Spong's starring venture as John
Hudson's Wife"
The drama which Mr.. Paris arranged
for himself III real lie seems, now
ever, to discount any stage effort in
piquancy Of situation, and Mrs. Paris
evident submission to the state Of af-
fairs which, she alleges, existed for
three years is not the least remarkable
phase of the case.
Paris and his wife were both on the
Stage when he married her in England
in 1902
The other woman, who is not named
in the complaint, made her entrance on
the scene some time after they came
to this country and from the first mo-
ment appears to have assumed the
dominating role. Paris, his wife de-
clares, made no secret Of his infatua-
ton, but plainly confessed to Mrs. Par
is he could not be false to the other
woman by continuing as her husband.
She says expostulation proved in vain.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-21
The Dispensary Situation.

The Carey-Cothran bill, provid-
ing for county dispensaries or pro-
hibition, was passed by the legisla-
ture, a number of amendments being
made during the closing days Of the
session. Under the act Bamberg
county will have dispensaries, unless
they are voted out by the people,
and even should they wish to do so,
no election on the question can be
held until next fall some time or
later. We have not the bill before
US and cannot be sure of the date,
but we are sure no election can be
held to vote dispensaries out of this
county for some time to come. SO
this means we will have county dis
pensaries. The new law went into
effect Monday, as Governor Ansel
signed the act as soon as it was pass
ed.
This closed every dispensary in the
State, and we now have prohibition
all over South Carolina. The dis
pensary in Bamberg was closed Mon
day afternoon, orders to this effect
being received from Governor Ansel.
The dispensaries in this county
will no doubt be reopened as soon as
a new county board of control can be
appointed and take charge OF affairs.
There will be three members OF this
board, one of whom is to be appoint
ed by the legislative delegation, one
by the mayors of the towns in the
county, and one by the county board
of education. The profits are to be
divided as follows: two-fifths to the
towns, two-ffths to the county, and
one-ffth to the schools.
The delegation will act in a day or
two, and it is likely that the new
board of control will be appointed
this week. A good board will be
appointed and the new system will
be given fair trial in this county.
It. ought to be much more satisfac-
tory than the former system, if pro-
perly managed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-21
WOOED HER WITH A BRICK.
Ardent Lover Hurled Ballasted Billet
Doux Throuah Girls Window.

Ardent Lover Hurled Ballasted Billet
Doux Through Girls Window.
II adore your shrieked Henri Boden
of New York, hurling a coarse red
Haverstraw brick wrapped in a two
dollar bill and love letter through
the window at which Miss Adele Rig
ney sat embroidering true lovers knots
in blue on a linen dolly.
"Cease, hot headed youth" said po-
liceman, Juggling him off to the Jefer-
son Market police court, where Magis-
trate Finelite put him under $500
bonds to keep the peace.
With many shrugs and deprecatory
little gestures Miss Rlgney said that
she could conceive Of no reason why
.Boden should love her. Dispassionate-
ly regarding Miss Rigney, the average
man would be unable to discern a rea-
son why Boden should not.
Miss Rigney is twenty-five and as
pretty as any girl ought to be. Boden
is forty-five and bachelor. The win
dow through which he SHE'D the brick
freighted with the So was in the house
of NJ. Maurice Rigney, the father Of
Miss Rigney, who is a dealer in French
wines at West Thirteenth street.
The note that accompanied the brick
said:
'I want what want when want it.
Awfully sorry to do this. Next time
it may be a bomb. The money will
pay for the window"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-21
Panama Canal-Erie Canal.

Machinery is digging the Panama cana!
thousand times quicker than the shovel
dug the Erie. Machinery produces the
l.. s NJ. paint at so times less cost for
labor, than if made by hand. The L. &
M. gives the best job in the world, be-
cause L. & M. zinc hardens L. s. N. white
lead and makes L. & NJ. paint wear like
iron for 10 to 15 years. It only requires
4 gallons of this celebrated paint and 8
gallons of linseed oil at 60 cents per
gallon, to paint moderate sized house.
If any defect exists in L. s. NJ. paint will
repaint house for nothing. Sold by 81.
F.Hoover, Bamberg, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-21
Meeting for r1en Only.

Mems, meeting at opera house
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Rev. Thos. H. Leitch will preach to
men. Special music led by Mr.. Fred
A. Marshall, assisted by local sing
ers. All men invited.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-21
New Advertisements.

Peoples Bank-Safety Deposit
Boxes.
Folks Opera House-Faust.
T. J. Counts, Referee in Bank
Euptcy~>Notice to Creditors.
L. C. Price -Strayed.
H. NJ. Graham Real Estate.
Breon l lumber Co.-Wanted.
w. A. KLAUBER.
See Klauber's half page advertise
ment. He has received his spring
goods, and will have an opening sale
for three days, commencing next
Monday. Read the ad. and note the
prices quoted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-21

SHE THREW HERSELF ON THE BULLS BACK.
human effort threw herself upon the
back of the bull. The beast tried hard
to throw her, but she was reared on
the prairie and had ridden wild horses
from the time she was child, and
she made shift to keep her seat.
Finding that she could not be un-
seated. the maddened beast started to
run at the top of his speed, and he ran
thus, with the girl clinging to his back,
until he finally fell to the ground, with
blood streaming from his mouth and
nose and utterly exhausted. The bull
died soon afterward. The girl was un-
injured by her wild ride, but was pain
fully hurt before she got astrfde the
bulls back.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-21
RIDES MAD BULL. TO DEATH.
Girl Attacked by Animal Jumps on His
Back to Save Herself.

GIFT VttaCK6O Dy NHITnd JUHI5S OH IIIS
Back to Save Herself.
Miss Maude Derroe, a young woman
living on the prairie west of Midlands,
S. D., threw herself upon the back Of
all enraged bull and rode the beast un-
til he became exhausted and died.
The bull made vicious attack upon
Miss Derroe when she was walking
across the prairie alone and unarmed.
The young woman, unable to make her
escape, stood her ground and offered
the enraged beast battle. After brief
and desperate struggle by which she
was cruelty punished and we'll nigh
killed Miss Derroe by an almost super
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-02-07

AUTHORITY
Said That Hartman Authority
Is Being Extended Over
Illinois Central,
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Chicago Feb 1.-The Record
herald says today:
"Edwasd II. Hartman has begun
to extend tho jurisdiction Of the
Hartman system of officers over the
Illinois Central An official clrcu-
lar has been issued announcing the
appointment of II, p. Thrall, super
intendent OF mails for the Illinois
Central. Thrall has been superln-
tendont OF mails for the Union Pa
ctlic, southern Pacific, oregon Rail-
road & Navigation Co. and Oregon
short line for about two years.
Whether other changes are eontem-
plated 1t Is Impossible to learn but
IL Is reported that j. c. Stubs and
julius KruttsGhnltt may have au-
thority over the traffic and opera
ton and maintenance respectively.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-02-07
BIG BANQUET
TO F. X. LANE
San Francisco Chamber Of Com.
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-02-07
ARE AFTER
HEARST PAPERS
Said That RearSt'S Attack on
Legislature Not Sent
From AUSTIN

Austin, Feb, chairman IIamil-
ton of the house committee to inycs-
tigato the Hearst newspaper report
anont the dobauchory of the Texas
legislature to secure Baley's re-
election, today wired the New York
American stating that telegraph
managers swore tho report was not
sent from Austin and asking who
wrote It, whore written and wit
ness to sbustantiato the truthful
ness. The senate was in session ten
minutes this morning and adjourned
until Monday to allow time for COM
mittco work. Tho house committee
reported favorable tho senate bill
and the nepotlsm bill will pass with
stringent measures.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-02-07
New Life Insurance Company.
Special to Daily Panhandle.

Special to Daily Panhandle.
New York, Feb. Tho North
American Life Insurance ompany,
incorporated under the laws OF New
jersey today began business in
many eastern cities. The promoters
state that the company will shortly
open offices in all the states ami
territories of the union with the OK
ception of New York, The Offices
of the new concern are closely idon-
tified with the New York Life and
it is believed to be a scheme to
eyade the provisions Of the Arm
strong law. The president of the
North American Life is John r.
Boone, formerly of the inspection
department Of the New York life.
1t is stated that tn new concern
will write only non-participating pol
icies and will pay no dividend to
policy holders, but will have small.
or premium rate than is possible
when the policy holders are allowed
to participate in the profits.