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.DEFIES ROBBERS.
IS SHOT TO DEATH
Chicago Saloonkeeper Re
fuses to Throw Up
His Hands.

CHICAGO. Feb. 2S-RicHard T. H
Fink, thirty--fve years Old. saloon
keeper. was shot to death by two high
waymeu ut $50 o'clock this morning
while ne was on his way home.
Fink aliEhted from car. when the
two men confronted him at an alley. In
stead OF obeyinG their order to throw
up his hands he reached fer his re-
voIver. and they fired.
One bullet came Close TO his heart.
and he died soon after he reached
county hospital. He told his story to
the police while i'm the ambulance.
Later this morning the police found
william Fitzgerald at his home suffer
ing from a bullet wound. He was
taken TO the Frances Willard Hospital,
where he died. Tho C55ccTs believe he
was one of the men whom Fink shot.
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Apaches TO Seek MercE-

OKLAHOMA CITY FEB. H-Chief
DekIu-ie, Of the ApacLes. successor to
Geronimo, viii personally lead Il dele
CATION OF braves 20 TIE Inauguration of
President Taft in Washington with the
intention OF visiting tho Great White
Father Immediately after the uau.Ur.4-
ton. 10 ask him To forget the past err
rurs or tine Npaches and mcrcifIII.- to
release from Imprisonment TIER broth
eGs.
Many of the braves WHO we're with
Geronimo iu hIs terrible derradations
arc suu confined i'm Fort sill militia
reservation. chief DckluCie beIieyc=
the death Of Geronimo, the leader in
bitter hatred OF the whites should re-
suit Iu the end OF al action over tho
eva of peace and forgiveness.
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Inspect Public Utilities.
First Taft Double

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. "a. A.
Crane vice president of the Northwest
ern National Bank, Is due for AN excIt-
ing time when lac attends the uaugu-
ration at Washington Double b.
Crane Is the first ana original TAFT dUu-
BILE. lie looks SO much like the Pr,si-
0ent-eiect that he sometimes forgets
that he is but a lOWIy bank president
and thinks OF worlds To- conquer.
At Philadelphia d few days ago Mr..
Crane was mistaken for the next Presi-
dent. and given r0usIug reception s
Philadelphia newspaper gave him hall
a column on IT,
He weighs 2CJ pounds, and is I'VE feet
and eight inches iu height. He also has
the famous Taft smile.
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Daneen Starts Tomorrow.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Feb. -s.-GOy.
Charles \ bcucen and his staff Will
leave tomorrow for Washington 10 ali
tend the Inauguration.
Col Frank a. LJwdDu. whose Soua-
torf4I csudTdaev has developed iu OPP
position 90 Senator Hopkins and Con
l,ressmau William Lormar VIII also
attend Many of the Republican BOSSES
are going. and il Is expected that Sen
4ror Hopkins fate may Doe decided BIO
WASHINGTON fg-- week
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First Virginia Ordered to
Come to Washington for
TaftParade.
PIERCE 4 MEMBER OF
STOCK EXCHANGE
Vice President of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank Is Elected to the
Washington Board.
NSr SHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. IA. FEB aN

ID was officially announced this morn
ing thar Alexandria viii ne represented
in the inaugural parade on Thursday
next BY the military company recently
organized here The company Will 80
to Washington as part OF the First Nir-
ginia Regiment
Adlutant General Anderson has an
nOunced that Companies d, L, h, and
q. respectively located at Charlottes-
Vile. Farmville, Fredericksburg, and
Alexandria, viii go TO Washington and
lake part in the inauguration
Major James Z. King, OF this city,
nil he in command of the regiment,
Colonel Perry, il is understood oelnS
unable to make the trip.
Thomas Toms, a well-knOwn farmer OF
CovesyiIIe. Va. died at 21j South Fay
cite street this morning Mr. Toms was
nfty-fOur years Of age ana was hSuiy
respected in the community AOout SIX
weeks ago Mr.. Toms was DrouSht 10
this city ana his right Lex was ainpu-
lated above the knee, GangTene haElhS
set in from q slight cut Mr. Toms had
received on his foot. Yesterday ~; d
change for the worse took place. his
remains viii be sent TO CoVeSNllie 10
morrow for burial
The funeral of little Joseph Minetree
Exams. son of Mr.. ana MIS-. George II.
Evans. will be hsId from his parents
home in South St Asaph street toiEor-
row afternoon at . o'clock. The Rev
p. =. Phillips viii conduct the funeral
services and the burial viii be In the
Presbyterian Cemetery
The Rev. W + Watson. pastor of
the First Baptist Church, this morning
delivered an interesting SERMON, taking
tor mis- subject. The True Riches
This evening MI. Watson VIII take Tor
his subject, ''Death-bed Repentance.
Carroll Pierce, vice president of tn
Citizens National Bank OF AleNandria,
has been elected a member OF the
Washington Stock Exchange
The funeral Of Mrs. Ruth Bryan,
brown, wife Of Lieut. Wilson Brown
L. :. y. who died at the Alexandra
Hospital last evening, VIII be held IRON
rhe home OF her father, Capt. Herbert
Bryant. in North Washington street
Tuesday morning, a. II o clock Inc
funeral procession VIII move 20 -
PauTs Protestant Episcopal ChurCH
where services Will be conducted by the
Rev. p P Phillips. The burial VIII Dl
made in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Special I,enten services viii he held. a
st Niary's Church every sunday durlna
Lent at p IN. These services VIII con
sist Of the Way of the Cross, winch WI
be followed by an INSTRUCTION py one .
the resident priests.
An examination for the pOS'LiOn q
deputy collector and clerk viii be hel'
At the pOstOf, e March -.
Man. the Noblest Work of God va
the subject o. an Interesting and in
StructiVe address delivered at the meet
InC for men at the Young People
building this afternoon by the Rev l.
I. REGISTER, presiding elder OF TN
Washington district OF the Methods
Episcopal Church South
At the Second Presbyterian CHUTC
This morning Mrs. IL l. Milligau, %
Greenevilie. Tenn, aunt OF the Rev. j
r X SEWER, the pastor, sang.
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First Companies Of Inaugu-
raj Visitors on Way.
Others to Follow.
WILL VISIT WITH
BALTIMORE BODY
Mayor Hubbard, of Boston, Plans
to Investigate Municipal Mat
tiers While Here.

BOSTON. Feb. 2S.-Thc first com
pauies Of Massachusetts militia started
TOR the inaugural at Washington this
afternoon. The Coast Artillery left at
sos o'clock, and the Fifth Infantry and
others will leave later in the evening.
Col William IL Cakes commander Of
the Fifth, has been chosen brigade COM
mander, but Gov. Eben 5. Draper, as
comma nder-in-Chief Of all the State
forces. will assume command during the
parade.
Col. George Doty. who Will represent
the State at the inaugural ball; Mayor
George A. Hubbard. surveyor of the port;
jeremiah J. Mccarthy, United States
Marshal Guy Murchie. major and in
spector OF the militia. United States
Deputy Marshal Charles Bancroft and
Collector of the Port George Il. Lyman,
viii start tomorrow
viii Visit Baltimore.
The Firth Infantry IS TO stop off 1T
Baltimore TO be the guest of the Mary
land Fifth, a regiment which has in
its Sisfe as great social prestige as the
seventh New : DIRK has in Gotham. This
will be the second time since the civil
war that a Massachusetts regiment has
visited Baltimore.
Ten years after the civil war the
Fifth Maryland came here to be the
guests OF the Massachusetts militia
when the centennial anniversary OF the
battle at Bunker Hill was celebrated,
Lieut.. James D. COady. Company Is,
of the MaSsa chuScttS body, Is the author
OF a marching song composed especially
in honor OF the visit 10 Baltimore, an.
d Will be sung as the troops march
through that city.
Mayer Hibbard. Mrs. HibbaTd. anU
their daughter Adelaide. viii leave to-
morrow tor Washington at I o'clock
They viii he accompanied 10y Reggie
MAR. messenger i'm the mayors office al
city hall
Inspect Public Utilities.
In Washington after the Inaugural
Mayor Hubbard will meet by appoint
meut, Superintendent Guy Emerson. o
the Boston street department. Wit
whom he viii inspect the public lighting
and arrange for the transfer OF In,
quarantine station IN the usrDor her,
from the board OF health 10 the Gov
eminent.
They will return bv way OF Ealtimor,
and New York. where they Will inycsti
gate municipal matters.
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In MemOriam.

IFINES-Iu sad and loving IsueurTal.. uI
mr dear mother JULIA a. HINES. SOD
departed this Ufe ono year ago today
F~bruarg. IS. 1906
Iu the graveyard safely -isepIur.
Where the flowers gent, wave.
Lies "a, one ] lrE. go dearly
Iu her lonely. silent grave.
Farewell IDEAS mother mas Ea.I -I-aHg.
BE ar gentle as your lYEe.
And when cod E.III uaU ur Enu.aard
MAJ 800 meet Zoo heaven above.
By Her Devoted DaupEf.r-
-ts Katie r. Hurdle
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numerous other facts concerning his
ancestry. He viii Immediately take
steps TO investigate all the details OF
his Legacy.
Johnson is forty-eight years old and
for the past three years has Deen en-
ployed in the Body House as fireman
at so per month. He viii not quit his
lob
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MANY DO NOT GRADUATE.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 2S.-Abouc
one-fourth OF the men who have entered
Yale University failed TO graduate.
This Is shown by the records obtained
for a nOn-ErGduaUe catalogue which has
been in preparation for several years
and which is soon to be published.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

yNIATEURS ATTENTION.
When YOU think OF printing and Develop
iuE. Jhiul ~
THE RATIONAL PHOTO. co.
Phone NJ G455 Al 18th ST. n "
Commercial work specially
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..ured al the Nendome Hotel. Governor
Harmon viii he AT the New Willard.
and his staff at the Army and Navy
club
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Civic Division.

Marshal Thomas =. Morgan viii or
ganize the civic grand division into three
subdivisions W. T. GallihCT viii. be
chief OF the staff 10 the marshal of the
grand division and the staff Will also
include J.. 5. Brown, adjutant general
Walter Elopfer, assistant adjutaut gen
craI. Alan O. ClephaLc. judge advocate.
Charles r. Johnston, inspector general
James I. Marshall qUartermaster gen
vl1l. and William = Guide, commissary
general
The first division VIII be Commando
by John J.. O'NcH with Frank o ROaCf
as a6jutaUt. the second division Will ht
under the direction of William II
NCIiE,s. with Bernard T. Jauney as ad-
lUtauJ. and F. d. WilIiSton VIII comman,
the third division. with Thed B. Sargen
adjutdut general.
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Journey 20 Washington in special trains.
u ne start VIII be made from Cincinnati
Wednesday night.
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philadelphia Oyster and Chop House,
-IG TIlu So Mss Phone NJ -1=u- Specialists
FOB Sea Foods. T-. our Famous single Fried
oysters. ralf-ytr
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DENY. at Annapolis and the Norfolk
navy yard.
District Militia.
The national guard of the District Of
Columbia. under the command of Bits
Gen. George ii. Harries, will bring up
the rear of the division of regular
troops the District mihUamcn being
ALWAYS Classed with the regular army IN
formation of this character.
The second division Of the military
grand division will include the militia
of tie various states with MdSSd-
chuSettS i'm the lead. The militia viii Ice
in line i'm accordance with the ranking
of the States by The time Of their al
mission to the I-uiOn. In the case of at
least twenty States the militia repre-
srutativcS will be led by their com
mandeT-in-Chicf. the governor.
Some Of the famous militia orSanIza
/ tons Of the United States VIII DE IN
line Virginia viii send the wcil-known
4 Richmond Light Infantry Blues an
organization that ante-dates the regular
army by almost half a century and has
taken part not only in every war IN
which the United States has been en-
gagged. but had part in the French and
I Indian war as well. Some OF its mem
! beTS claim il 10 be the survivor Of the
militia companies of Virginia that ac-
! Companied General BTaddOck under the
/ command of Col. George Washington.
New York Regiment
I The Seventh New Yor- Regiment
well known throughout the country. Wa
/ follow Governor Hughes i'm the process
-sion. This is the first time the Seventh
has attended an Inauguration for many
/ years. Maryland will have a brigade I'd
! line that VIII include the famous Fifth
! Regiment. an organization as wei
known through the South as Is the Sev-
! enth New York in the Middle States.
/ Pennsylvania Will be rcprest nted by Z
/ brigade also, as VIII Massachusetts,
! Augusta, Ca. viii send her crack ca
aIrv troop. the Richmond hUssaTs. u
/ t~ip inaugurate Mr.. Taft and troops
I will come from South Carolina, NOrLs
/ Carolina. Florida and other States
! The last brigade of the second divlS 81
will be made up Of youthful soldiers, -u'
! cadets Of the military schools and col
/ leEcS throughout the country Tht
/ Washington High School Cadet Req
! meut. headed 10y the Philippine Con
/ stabuIary Band. viii lead this brigade
| To be followed by the cadet corps bal
| calions. and companies from representa-
tive schools and universities throughOU
/ the United States.
Civic Division.
| Marshal Thomas =. Morgan viii or
game the civic grand division into thre
subdivisions W. T. GaIihcr will. b
chief OF the staff 10 the marshal of tn
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District Militia.

denny. at Annapolis. and the Norfolk
navy yard.
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An examination for the position OF
deputy collector and clerk VIII be held
at TIE nostof, e March ~.
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Need No Attention
Live Entirely on Air

Like human beings, they live on air-un-
Ike human beings, they require no other
nomiShment Can be hung anywhere-per-
pemally attractive in shape and color.
Bearers of COUPONS are advised to call
early, in order to avoid disappointment as
the great demand may quickly exhaust this
limited STOCK
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Stables. 2Ifp street se
Ic-S-4tF
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SpcciaI Ienten services viii he held al
~ Afarv's Church every Sunday during
Lent at p. IN. These services Will con
sist of the Way of the Cross, which VIII
be followed by an instruction by one ol
the resident priests.
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Man. the Noblest Work of Cod was
the subject o. an Interesting and in
structive aGdress delivered at the meet
ms for men at the Young Peoples
building this afternoon by the Rev l.
I. Register, presiding elder OF the
washington district OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South
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The funeral of little Joseph Minetree
Exams, son OF Mr. ana MIS-. George II:
Evans. will be hsId from his parents
nome in South St Asaph street, toEor-
row afternoon at O'Clock. The Rev.
2. +. Phillips viii conduct the funeral
services and tn. burial viii be in the
PRESBYTERIAN Cemetery
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
Will He Come Back Alive :

Professor Frederick Starr OF the Chi
cago university, himself an Africa
traveller of some note, has been report
ed as saying that Roosevelt viii neyei
return from the dark continent alive
not that the beasts will get him. bu
the fevers. Ex-senator Thomas &
Plat, who admits that he made Roose
welt governor and vice president. say
the same thing, and, while Platt Is ne.
an authority on Africa, he should be Il
expert on death--at least of the POI
ical variety On the other hand, Ga
Akely, the taxidermist of the Field mt
scum, who has been over practically til
same ground that Roosevelt VIII ira,
erse, says the ex-presiderS will be q
safe In Africa as he would be in Oyslf
Bay and safer than ia Chicago. Whe,
doctors thus disagree | suppose the res
of us are entitled TO form our own 60
illusions. At any rate, ! am going
form mine, and here 1t Is: Neither Pro
fessor Starr nor Senator Plat nor a.
the pessimists combined can kill O.
Theodore Roosevelt In Africa In spit
of fevers, mosquitoes, tsetse file
-leepiug sickness and beasts Of the Jun
gle, tie viii come forth unscathed. Ha
he not braved Hartman and the an
mails OF Wall street? Has Africa an
terrors for him after that?
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
ROBERT I. LINCOLN
STRICKEN BY HEAT
Quickly Recovered When Taken
to His Private Gar.

Hodgenville, KY. June 1.--Robcxt
r. Lincoln. son Of President Abraham
Lincoln. was slightly stricken by heal
towards the close of the ceremonies
OF unwilling his fathers statue at Hon-
genville Mr.. Lincoln is sixty-six years
old. and the fierce rays OF the snss
heating on the canvas over his head
the emotion incident to the memorials
and the fatigue of his journey almost
unnerved him.
He leaned heavily upon the arm Of
Henry Watterson, who spoke at the
exercises. and later accompanied MI
Lincoln TO his private car Mr.. Linz
coin soon was completely restoren-
His chief regret was that his illness
prevented his taking the three-malt'
ride from Hodgenville to SEQ the cabiu
wherein his father was born.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
JUNGLE JOE" SPARS
WITH JACK O'BRIEN
Speaker and PugiIist Square
Off in Road.

Philadelphia, May 29.-Before an
most prominent men in the United
States, Joseph G. Cannon, speaker OF
the national house of representatives,
and Jack O'Brien, pugilist, had a. brief
spafring match in the road in front or
the King of Prussia inn. Uncle Joe"
showed that he was not cruel man
by letting his opponent escape I'M
harmed.
The incident occurred in the middle
of day of sight seeing and receptions
for the speaker and his colleagues,
who are accompanying him on his tour
of this vicinity. The party, escorted
by nearly hundred of the leading
men OF the community, in score OF
automobiles, had left Norristown,
where the visitors received rousing
ovation; passed through Valley Forge,
stopping at the various places of in
terest Whereabouts, and was headed for
the Merton Cricket club, where lunch
con was held.
When the King of Prussia inn was
reached the procession halted and
"Uncle Joe" went inside and had sew
eral glasses of punch. O'Brien, who
last week fought six rounds with Jack
johnson, heavyweight champion of the
world, was introduced to the speaker.
and the latter was asked how he would
like to have a Ego" with O'Brien.
We'll" replied the speaker. Il am
not johnson, but might have try"
Accordingly the oddly matched pair
stepped out into the roadway, and
.OBrien showed the speaker how to
hold his hands and some OF the sim
pier movements of attack and defense.
A few light and playful blows were
exchanged, the congressman urging
Uncle Joe" to sail In and knock
,O'Brien out"
Uncle Joe" smiled and called to
his opponent: BE careful of me, Mr..
,O'prian -
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of the prisoners were charged with
nothing more serious than calling
names at the working mot0rmen and
conductors Considering the number OF
men on strike and the popular feeling
against the company there have been
remarkably few acts Of violence.
One of the chief demonstrations was
made at one of the West Philadelphia
barns when the strike-breakers, under
heavy police guard, began taking out
cars. A squad of mounted police had
to charge the crowd repeatedly before
1t dispersed Finally the cars were
started, but most of them ran almost
empty the length of the route, while
spectators along the sidewalks made
scoffing remarks.
Mayor Reyburn stated that he would
swear in 10000 extra policemen, II
necessary, and keep the cars running
for the convenience of the public. The
public will be accommodated, the
mayor said, If the "city has to take
over the Transit company's lines and
run them itself with the firemen, the
pOilce anu the cAtTd poHNt.
At meeting Of the strikers, John
]. Murphy, president of the Central
Labor union, pledged the support OF
the Central Labor union to the trolley.
men. IF the Rapid Transit company
don't come to time by Thursday" he
said, there will be general strike
declared by Friday We will parade
Broad street on Saturday and show
them our strength.
"The. elevated and subway men, as
well as the power house men are abou'
ready to join us, and as for my own
union, the Metal Workers. ! can say
that If they don't get in line ] will let
the lights go out
A crowd of strike sympathlzers at
tackled Leslie Snow, a motorman, OF
the Sixteenth and Snyder avenue
barn. Snow drew a revolver and fired
Ave bullets into the crowd but no one
was seriously injured. The police res
cued the motorman in time to save
him from serious injury.
All saloons and liquor stores in the
city are closed at night by order OF
the police.
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WOMEN FAINT WHEN
DEAD MAN SITS UP
Coffin JOIted From Hearse and
Lid Flies Open.

Shinglehouse, Pa, May 29.--Whiie
the funeral cortege of the late Ira
Bixby, OF Sharon Center, was on It's
way to the cemetery. the doors OF the
hearse flew suddenly open, and the
coffin fell out, one end striking the
ground. The lid opened and the body
Of Mr. Bixby arose to a sitting posi-
ton. Many of the spectators fed IN
fright at the unusual sight and 9
number of women tainted.
The directors of the Shinglehouse
bank were acting as pallbearers. The
accident occurred when the hearse
dropped into a deep hole In the road
the steel safety bar in the door not
being securely fastened.
After the excitement subsidized the
body was replaced in the coffin and
the burial rites contaminated.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
HAIL RUINS CROPS

Wheat Fields Laid Flat and Frui1
Trees Denuded by Storm.
York, Pa. May 70. Reports irons
the rural districts say that the sever
est hail storm ever experienced In this
section occurred Thursday evening
Wheat fields in all directions have
been laid fiat by the storm, trees have
been denuded of fruit and foliage, @
farm house and barn were blown 81
their foundations and numerous build
ings unroofed At Thomasviile hail
stone 2i5 inches In diameter fell The
hardware dealers In this city received
large orders from the county for win
dow glass 10 repair damage caused tss
the hail.
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Miss Wharton to Wed Roger Knox

Pittsburg, June Announcement
is made here of the engagement OF
Miss Mary Ormsby Wharton, of Eas-
ton. Md, and Roger Knox, OF Pitts.
burg, cousin of Secretary of State
Knox. Miss Wharton will inherit mil
lions. She is a niece OF James Laugh
lin. the wealthy steel man, and sister
OF Adam II. Wharton, fourth vice pres
ident of the Crucible Steel Company
Of America.
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Fatally Injured by Needle.

Laurel, Del, May 29.-Elihu Hast
ings, aged eighty-one years, a retired
farmer, is dangerously Ill as the re-
suit of stepping on a needle. Three
weeks ago he went to the cooler for a
drink of water when he stepped on the
needle. Little attention was paid to
the puncture until last week, when 1t
began to pain him. He grew rapidly
worse and now his life is despaired Of
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Armed Men Hold Up Cashier and Es-
cane With Over $4,000.

Benbow City. H.. May 29.-Robbers
armed with shotguns held up the cash
Ter of the Peoples bank here and es-
capped with over $4,000.
The money consisted of shipment
of $2500 which Cashier Moore had
just received and was counting, and
$500 in bills and coins from the cash
drawers. The men were out of town
before Moore could summon assist
ance.