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Lace Curtains.

Very fine line ofReai Lace Curtains In all new styles and importatlons too nu. merous to mention-.ln prices ranging up to S450O pair.
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GzNG5aANfAx, 36/ GkoE G.
Quit CInIm Deeds.
Building Permits

Building Permits. Ninrenzo Montanaro, brick building, Hamilton street G Leroy Clark, frame dwelling sherman avenue Godfried Kallert tenement, Henry street.
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Meroerzed Tapestry Porters In solid colornus and very rich effects, desp fringe finish on top. S7.oo values.
 Special $500 pair,
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TWO WOMEN ON TRIAL.
Charge Is killing the Husband of One
of Them

Media. Pa, Dec. 29.-Mrs. NJ. Flor
ence Erh and her sister Mrs. Gather
inc Beisel. were placed on trial in
the Delaware county court here today
Erb's husband, Captain ]. Clayton
Erb. at his country home Red
Cables near Village Green, on the
night of October 6. Captain Erb, who
was secretary to Israel w. Dunham,
the Republican leader of Philadel-
phia, and also a well known national
guardsman, was shot during a quarrel
in which Mrs Erb and Mrs. Beisel
participated. Mrs. Beisel is charged
with having fired the shot that killed
Erb have been Jointly and separately
indicted on a charge of murder.
Mrs. Erb, it is alleged, quarreled
with her husband and summoned to
Mrs. Beisel, though Captain Erb had
served notice on his sister-in-law not
to come to the house. When Mrs.
Beisel entered "Red Cables there
was a wrangle and shortly thereafter
servants heard the crashing of glass
and five revolver shots. Mrs. Erb, who
sent for assistance, after the shooting,
said her sister had shot Captain Erb,
who was found lying dead in the hall
near his bedroom with three bullets
in his body. Mrs Beisel admitted
firing the Shots but declared she did
so in self defense.
Since the shooting Mrs. Beisel has
been in jail, but Mrs. Erb has been
out on bail, having secured her re-
lease on habeaS corpus. Mrs. Erb
was well known to patrons of horse
shows, where she rode and was recog-
nized as a clever horsewoman. Mrs.
BeisePs husband is a trainman on
the Philadelphia & Reading railway.
The Erbs frequently quarreled and
Mrs. Beisel always sided with her sis
ter.
The case will be tried before Judge
Isaac Johnson. The plea of the ac-
cused will be, it is said, self defense.
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MAY SEND TROOPS.
Federal Government Has Watchful
Eye on Kentucky.

washington, Dec. 29.-The alarming
conditions which called out state
troops and United States marshals at
the mining town of StearnS, Whitley
county, Kentucky, is creating some
discussion at the war department over
to call for United States troops to up
hold the power of the United states
courts. Although conditions in the
Kentucky town are only vaguely un-
derstood here, it is assumed that the
local authorities will be able to sup
press disorder and that by the liberal
use of United States marshals in con-
junction with state stroops, the orders
of the court Will be executed. . i.
Should it be found impossible to do
this either through the inability of
the court to secure the services of
enough marshals or for any other rea-
son so that the power of the court
authority for the sending of troops
into Kentucky. A United States statute
provides that in a case of this kind.
where the attitude of the people to-
wards the mandates of the courts as
sumes proportions of a rebellion
against federal authority, troops may
be used to bring about a condition in
which the orders of the court Will be
respected. In the case of any ordinary
disorder, interfering with the move
1nent of the mails or with interstate
commerce, the power of the state for
the enforcement of law and order, be-
ing shown to be inadequate to control
the state The war department has
received no request for troops from
Kentucky and the general opinion pre-
walls III official circles within the de-
partment that conditions will not be
such as to warrant federal interfer-
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HIS DUTY TO KILL
Burdette E. Bell Stays the
Wrecker of His Home.
Z. e. Dury Persuaded Mrs. Bell
to Leave Home.
LIVING TOGETHER.
When the Absent Husband
Heard of 1t
He Lost No Time Avenging
Stain on His Name.
Husband

Denver, Colo, Dec. 29.-An advertise
ment placed in a local paper for an
actress to accompany him on a vaude-
vile tour was the first step in tragedy
which yesterday resulted in the murder
OF e. Cuvier Dury, or Deury as he
sometimes spelled it, by Burdette Ed
ward Bell. The advertisement attracted
the attention of Mrs. Bell, whose hus-
band was working in Laramie, and she
called On Dury. Dury, prepossessing
and a ready talker. told the young wife
stories of stage life which enchanted
her, and a week ago, she left her
mothers home, taking with her her
baby and went to live with Dury, who
previously had left his consumptive
Wife at an outdoor resort at Engle-
wood
Bell heard of it at Laramie. hurried
back to Denver and for days walked
the streets looking for Dury and his
wife. Finally he located them at a
rooming house on Curtis street. He
went to the house and knocked at their
door. His wife answered the knock.
Pushir" past the screaming woman,
Bell walked up to Dury and asked him
to step into the hall. Mrs. Bell plead
ing for Dury's life, followed them, but
Bell took her by the arm, pushed her
back into the room, and moment
later killed the man who had destroyed
his home. Bell told the police later
added, IT did what 1 thought was my
duty"
Dury and Bell were both graduates of
the Cincinnati college of Music and
had formed an acquaintance some time
before Mrs. Bell became acquainted
with Dury.
Son of Prof. Dury.
Cincinnati, Dec. 29.-Charles Cuvier
Dury Jr., who was shot and killed by
Burdette Bell, in Denver, was the son
of Prof. Charles Dury of this city, an
ornithologist, who has a national repu-
tation. Prof. Dury is taxidermist of the
Smithsonian institution. and Of the Uni
versfty of Cincinnati. and has written
many books on bird lore
Charles Cuvier Dury was 25 years old,
and before leaving this city, was re-
garded as an amateur actor of ability,
He was married four years ago and left
with his wife for Denver two years Ia
ter.
Bell, who is charged with the shoot
ing of Dury, was married in Cincinnati
two years ago. He had a responsible
position with a laundry while in this
city,
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RAILROAD MEN TO BANQUET.
Dinner in Honor of A. e. Sweet to Be
Given This Evening.

The officials of the operating depart
ment of the southwestern district of the
Rock Island will give a banquet tonight
at 7:30 at the Throop hotel in honor of
A. E. Sweet, general superintendent of
the district, who goes to Chicago Fri
day to become assistant second vice
president of the system. All the di-
vision superintendents. trainmasters
and other officials on the general super
intendent's staff will attend and the
banquet will Lc a farewell affair for
Mr. Sweet. Covers will be laid for %.
The guests who will attend the ban
quet are: Office force-A. E. Sweet, gen.
eral superintendent, George B. Hether-
ington, chief clerk, F. A. Bogue, Ross
Tracy. F. A Whitted H. c. Mulroy,
c. A. NordIund, 1. S. Lauck NJ. R. Ba-
con, and j. F. Ressiter; division sup
erintendents-T. H. Beacon, Trenton.
Mo, H. L. Reed. Eldon. Mo-, H. R.
Saunders. Kansas City. No. G.. w.
Rourke, Herington. Kan, and H. P.
Greenough, Dalhart, Tex; trainmasters
A E. Walker, Eldon. Iowa. c. L. Rup-
pert, Trenton. Mo-, NJ. o. Gay. st. JOS
eph, Mo, c. Fowler, Eldon, Mo-, c. 1.
Kerr. Herington. Kan, D. Coughlin,
Herington. Kan. D. Van Hecke, Pratt,
Kan. and H. f. McMullen, Dalhart.
Texas; s w. Mullinix, Horton, Kan,
superintendent OF motive power, and j.
G. Bloom, Topeka, district engineer.
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SET BEDS ON FIRE.
Peculiar Incendiary Blaze in Norris
Avenue Home

Incendiary would be a mild name
for fire that occurred at the home
of James Elliott, 1916 West Norris
avenue at 5:47 this morning. When
the fire company arrived on the scene
every bed in the house was af1ame
and only by quick work on the part of
the firemen was the little home saved.
The beds We're a total loss amounting
to about a SIS loss. The damage to
the house was about SIS caused by
holes burnt in the floor.
Just before Christmas the Elliott
family left for a two weeks vacation
and they locked the house up during
their absence. This morning one of
the neighbors saw flames through the
bedroom window in the house across
the street and hastily going to the
phone he turned in the alarm. When
the firemen broke in the house they
found the three beds in the house in
flames.
Chief Wilmarth said this morning
that the fire was really malicious 1t
was a straight "Set fire" and could
not have happened in any other way.
None of the neighbors knew of the
cause of the fire this morning and
could think of no one who would do
such a deed. 1t is not known that the
Elliott family have any enemies. The
blame can hardly be placed upon
them as they were all out of the city
and carried no insurance upon the
furniture. The owner of the house is
unknown at this time.
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HUBBARD ONLY LAMED
Escapes Injury From Failing Tree
Except for Sprained Ankle.

Buffalo, Dec 29.-Elbert Hubbard,
head of the Roycrofters at East
Aurora is ambling about his preserves
with the assistance of a cane. The
Fra had the misfortune to get on the
wrong side of a falling tree and a
limb of the tree connected with his
ankle He was badly shaken and at
the time fears were entertained that
he was seriously hurt. A sprained
ankle however, was the worst injury
he received and that is now rapidly
healing
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FLEET AHEAD OF time.
1t Is Expected to Arrive at Suez
January 8.

Perrin, Arabia. Dec. 29.-The Amer
ican scout cruiser Yankton arrived
here this morning from Colombo.
She reports that the American bat
tleship fleet under Rear Admiral
Sperry will pass here and enter the
Red sea at noon today and that the
vessels are due at Suez, January 8,
two days ahead of their schedule. All
on board the Yankton are well. The
cruiser is taking on coal. The fleet
experienced perfect weather on it's
return from Colombo.
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Wagon Struck by a Train.

Tulsa. Okla, Dec "a wagon oc-
Hutchings and 16 year old Della
Hutehings was struck by a passenger
train at crossing here today during
a fog. The wagon was demolished and
the occupants badly. but not fatally
hurt.
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FIGHT IN VENEZUELA.
Casualties Number Twenty Killed and
Fifty Wounded.

Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. %
There has been fighting at Macuro, on
the Venezuelan coast, between adher-
ents of former President Castro and
the crew of a gunboat working in the
interests of the new president, Juan
Vicente Gomez. About 20 men were
killed and some so wounded. The
Gomez party was obliged to withdraw
temporarily. but later returned to re-
sumo the engagement.
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Mcpherson X. Q. Club Banquet.

McPherson, Kan. Dec. 29.-The
Mcpherson county club of the Uni
versity of Kansas will hold its annual
holiday banquet in this city on We'd
nesday evening, December 80, in the
banquet rooms of the First Methodist
church: Covers Will be laid for
seventy persons. Past and present
students of K. L. now residing in this
county will be in attendance with the
seniors of the Mcpherson High school
as guests.
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Elect PASSES Aden

Alden, Arabia. Dec. 29.-The 16 battle
ships composing the American Atlantic
battleship fleet under command of Rear
Admiral Sperry which is cruising
around the world, has passed this port
bound for Suez. The fleet left Colombo,
Ceylon, December 20.
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we will stand as a unit for things un-
der the Taft administration. That's
the way the members are now talk
ing, at any rate"
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Teachers Party to Europe.

Summer 1909 combining culture
and recreation. Write the Chautauqua
Tours, Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Weather In1icntions

Chicago, Dec. 29.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair and colder tonight and
Wednesday.
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The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
DEMOCRATIC CALL
Formal Announcement of Con. vention to be Held Here
 April 28 and 2o.

The formal call for the state demo- cratic convention was issued yesterday by Charles W. Comstoek, the chairman or the democratic state central con- mittee, The convention will be held at the New Haven theatre Tuesday and Wednesday, April 2S and 29 It will choose IA delegates to the natlou-, con vention to be held at Denver on July [, and will also elect new state cen- tral committee,
 Tn accordance with the convention rules, the convention win he called to order on April 2S, at D. m,, for the purpose of effecting a temporary or ganization,
 Each town shall be entitled as a town to twice as many delegates as It has representatives in the legisa- ture, and all towns in which the vote east at the last presidential election exceeded 1000 shall be entitled to ono additional delegate for elch additional delegate for each additional LOGO votes then cast, and also each fraction there of exceeding one-half.
 In accordance with that rule all towns which arc entitled to more than four delegates, with the number to which each is entitled, are as follows:
 Hartford, 20; Bristol, five; Manchcs- ter five; New Britain, nine; New Ha- ven, 2; Waterbury E; Ansona, six; Derby. five; Meriden, nine; Naugatuck, five; orange, five; Walingford five; New London, seven; Norwich, eight; stoningtcn, five; Bridgeport, 19 Dam bury, eight; Greenwich, five; Norwalk, seven; Stamford, seven; Windham, five; Winchester, i've Torrington, six; Middletown. six; Vernon, five.
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OBITUARY NOTES
Mrs. Rrldret Quinn NInnnlx.

The death occurred yesterday after noon at Si Nash street of Bridget Quinn wife of Robert B, ManniX, Dc- ceased had been sick for quito a long time. She was well known, having lived in this city for upwards of half a century Funeral will take place from her late residence tomorrow at S;3O and from St, Joseph's church at o'clock, where a solemn requiem high mass will be ccl- ebrated Interment will be in St. Lawrence c<Metery SlslS Bros, will be in charge of the arrangements.
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IN PROBATE COURT.
Clarence Andrew Administrator of
 I'nihcr's Estate.

Robert r. OBren, administrator of the estate of the late John Mullen, yes terday reported to the probate court that he believed the estate to he in. rolvent Charles Klciner and Mich3al Herbert were named as commissioners by thp court to bass upon claims
 William II FoN was named as exec utur of the will of George Fox in tho probate court yesterday His bond was set at S2,00O. The estate is valued at S2i.0O0 George & Mcclaren and G r. Thompson were named as appraisers.
 Tn the estate of tho late Frank s. Andrew, president of the civil sert Ica board his son Clarence f,, Andrew, was appointed administrator in the probate court, j R Fischer and James r. Man ming were appointed appraisers The administrator was placed under a bond of StO0O0, The estate is valued at about $30oOo
 James & Kelly was appointed admu- istratcr of the estate of Michael Null Ney
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THEY GROW
Good Humor and Checrfulncss from
 Right Food.

Cheerfulness Is like sunlight. It dispels the clouds from the mind as sunlight chases away the shadows of night.
 The good humored man can pick up and carry off load that the man with a grouch wouldn't attempt to lift
 Anything that interferes with good health is apt to keep cheerfulness and good humor in the background. A Washington lady found that letting coffee alone made things bright for her She writes.
 -Four years ago | was practically given up by my doctor and was not expected to live long, My nervous system was in bad condition.
 But l was young and did not want to die so 1 began to look about for the cause of my chronic trouble. I used to have nervous spells which would exhaust mo, and after each spell 1t would take me days before I could sit up in a chair
 'I became convinced my trouble was caused by coffee. decided to 
 "The first cup, which made ac- cordng to directions, had a soothing effect on my nerves and I liked the taste. For q time l nearly lived on Postum and ate little food besides I am to-day a healthy woman
 My family and relatives wonder If I am the same person 1 was four years ago when I could do no work on account of nervousness Now I am doing / own housework take care of tro babss-one twenty, the other two months old, l am so busy that I hardly get time to write a lot- ter. yet do 1t all with tho cheerful ness and good humor that comes from enjoying good health.
 ''I tell my friends it is to Postum | owe my life to-day
 Name given hy Postum Co, Battle Creek. Mich Read "The Road to wcnvllle," in pkgs There's Rea- Aon."
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GENERALS ORDERS.

Hartford. March 8t Special orders have been issued from the office of tho adiutant general announcing that Flrst Sergeant Charles A. Craniek, of Come pany A. First Infantry of Hartford Is made socoud lieutenant with rank from March l2. l0oS vice Claffey resigned, and also. that First Sergeant George T. Maurice, Company E, First infantry of Hartford is made second lieutenant With rank from March l2, l9oS,
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WxAN~Ax
PAYING BACK TAXES.
Yesterday Was Last Day for Getting
 Them In

All who have neglected to pay their 1906 taxes by yesterday will have tax lien put on each piece of prop rty taxable, to the amount of 7j cents on each piece, as yesterday was the last day for payment
 According to Tax Collector Anthony the payment of taxes for this year has been good and there arc not many whose property will be taxed the ex- tra 75 cents.
 A large sum was collected ycster- day, a total of SiiO0O coming in of which considerable was back taxes.
 Taxes for 1907 are due to-day and are payable before August l. The in- tcrest on all tax bills which are not paid by August 1 will dnto from Ap- Til | The swearing in of taxes, it will bc well for taxpayers to remem- Der. is in June this year instead of october, as was formerly the law
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MUST PAY FOR OLD COLLISION.

Portland, Maine. March 3t.-A ver- dict against the government was an- nounced to-day by Judge Hale of the United States district court in the suit for s10,00O for the loss of the hrigantine Olive f'rapcis, in collision with the United States gunboat Winooski, 42 years ago, forty miles off the coast of Nova Scotia. This case was before congress many ycass and finally spc- cial act was passed. giving the right to test tho responsibility in the courts, Mrs. Sarah NJ. Pennell, of Machias is one of the claimants
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HARLAN GETS 2 YEARS.
Silk Hat Burglar Sentenced to Long
 Term in New Rochelle.

AS result of q tip given to the po- lice of New Rochelle by Mrs Helen Atwood, wife of William Hooker At wood, president of tho New Haven Carriage company, James Harlan. the silk hat burglar has 27-ycar term in Sing Sing to serve. The sentence Is the heaviest imposed on bur glar in Westchestcr county, and cov- cred 13 robberles
 Harlan's real name is William r. Hanna, and he was born and reared at Exeter, x. H. He says he attended Phillips Exeter academy His accom- plice, Ralph Taylor, was remanded un- til Thursday for sentence.
 Harlan broke into the home of Mrs. Atwood in New Rochelle on Jan. ,.
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Mrs. Catherine II. Mckenzie.

The funeral of Mrs Catherine IT. Mckenzie, aged scventy-fvc years, who died Sunday night will take place this morning at o'clock from the residence 2S2 orchard street X solemn requiem mass will be sung at St. Mary's church at 9:3O a. m.
 Mrs. Mckenzie was the widow of James Mckenzie and leaves ono son James II, Mckenzie and three daugh- tets, Mrs. Edward M Foley, Mrs. James T Moran and Mrs Annie ]. Mckenzie.
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Giuseppe Capcllo. youthful stow away on the Italian line steamer Brasile. which arrived in New York yesterday, had an unhappy experience in desperate attempt to escape. The vessel had reached her dock and Cap clio. eluding his guards, began to work his way through a narrow port hole. He managed to work his head and shoulders through when his hips prevented further progress. He wrig- glcd and twisted but could make no progress either way. The ships ft- cers worked for two hours before freeing him.
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Mrs. Mary F. Barnes,

The funeral services will he held at o'clock this afternoon for Mrs. Mary F. Barnes, widow of Linus Barnes, who died at her home in Montowese Monday at the age of sevcnty-six years Mrs. Barnes leaves four sons, George l.. Barnes of this city, F. W. Barnes of Clinton and Linus and Will lis Barnes of Montowese The burial will be in that pkg.
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Mnrrcn Knight.

Warren Knight one of the oldest carpenters in the city, diedat the res ldence of his daughter, Mrs c, [, Bailey 9S Pine street yesterday aft ernoon He had only been sick for a few days Funeral services will he held from 9S Pine street to-morrow afternoon at 23o o'clock, lnterm"nt will be in WestvIlle cemetery, Slsk Bros arc in charge.
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ALL QUIET AT ALASKAN MINES.

Washington. March 3l, The immin- cnce of violence by tho striking miners at the Trcadwoll Alaska, mines seems to have been averted by the arrival of the troops ordered there last week The War department to-day received dis patch from Capt James Bayes, com mandng Company r of the Tenth ln- rantry, reporting his arrival with his men, and adding that everything was uutpt.
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ODDITIES IN THE NEWS

A serious complaint has reached the Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War Department relating to the class iflcation by the Cuban customs onic- ials of sea turtles. The point at issue is whether these monster turtles should pay duty as animals not oth- erwise classified, or come in as "rcp- tiles, free of duty That a turtle Is q reptile is toneciously held by those interested in the industry which flourishcs on the south side of the island,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01

Sateen in cretonne effects is being used for bedroom decotatIone, and for dividing curtains or screens in a large room, The patterns are very large, the colors bright, vet the pieces are beautifully blended,
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Mrs. James J. Bvovn,

Mrs. Mary Brown, wife of James l. Brown, died at the New Haven hos pltal of pneumonia, The funeral will take place Wednesday morning at SSo from her residence, 6S st. John street. Requiem high mass will be solemniaed in St. Patrick's church at 9 o'clock lntcrment will be in St Lawrence cemetery.
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For painting the words. Built A. D. 1881" over the door of Forty second street crosstown car. Felix Murtha, twenty years old, who said he was Princeton student paid a fine of 90 cents.
 They must have a course of car ago guessing at Princeton" said Mag guesser for instructor, I think your estimate was probably right, but I fine you half dollar"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01

Haven Chautauqua union on Wcdnes- day evening, April s, in tho parlors Of the Calvary Baptist church. All ChautauQuans arc cordially invited to be present. This will be the mdwin- ter social gathering,