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New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
Engaged Couple Found Dead To-
gether Not Suicides.
JEALOUS WOMAN SUSPECTED
Theory Is She Gave Poisoned
Candy to Miss Elosser and That
Her Fiance Also Ate Of It.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Cumberland, Md, Jan. double
murder, instead of double suicide, is the
theory to-day in the extraordinary case
of Grace Elosser and Charles Edward
Twigg, who were to have been married
to-day but were found dead together
from poison In the parlor of the young
woman's home here yesterday after
noon.
Already attention is being directed to
woman who was suspected Of being
jealous when she learned OF the coming
marriage.
'It is no longer possible for us to say
Il was suicide" declared Coroner Beall,
after having conducted his investigation
all night.
I'VE found no vessel or package of
any kind which might have contained
poison around the parlor or on the
bodies of either. We no longer think
we know-that cyanide was the poison
used. 1t is simply a case of the mystery
getting deeper"
The one theory which is being given
most weight is that Miss Eosser and
Twigg ate poisoned candy which had
been given TO the girl by woman, al
though no candy has been found in the
house.
Twigg recently sold his automobile and
was to have had 1911 touring car de-
livered to him this week for his bride
and himself. Only last Sunday Miss
Elosser Joined the Methodist Church IN
anticipation of her wedding.
Twigg. who was a prosperous mer-
chant and horticulturist of West Keyser
had telephoned to Miss Elosser that he
would reach Cumberland on the noon
train. From ! o'clock to 2 o'clock Mrs
Elosser heard them laughing and chat
ting I'm the parlor. Shortly after o'clock
Miss Elosser was overheard by her
mother talking over the telephone TO a
girl friend about the wedding.
Mrs. Elosser says she went into the
psrlor at 2:45 o'clock and spoke to them
She received no response, and then
found that they were both dead.
Miss Elosser was divorcee and was
twenty eight years old. Twgg, a
widower was thirty-three years old. His
wife died four years ago.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
FOUND WATCH, POLICE SAY
Arrest, They Believe, Will End
Series of Harlem Thefts.

In the arrest Yesterday Of man VINO
gave his name as William Jacobs AZ No
g East 1890 street the detectives OF the mar
lem bureau think they have stopped series
Of burglaries Of furnished room houSeS
which occurred recently in Harlem 'd0oOS
posed as a fish pedler.
Owners Of furnished room houses III mar
lem have made many complaints 10 '"e
police that their dodgers rooms had neeh
forcby entered and valuaoles s'oieh
No clew was obtoined aud the whole ais
irict was in constant state Of worry
A few days ago Mrs Grace Reynolos'
Who has a boarding house AT NO. % NeS,
18th street. reported that her mouse Hau
been entered and the room OF Allan Crai
dali. lodger. robbed CrandaH lost d val
liable gold watch and chain.
The detectives began 10 trail jacobs anu
Yesterday decided they would make New
Years call on the young man. Tney iouiiu
him in his room talking 10 snlah poS
who gave his name as Walter keesah' oi
No ls3 Wills avenue The Bronx. IL was
believed that Jacobs used the boy IN his
stealing operations
search of the prisoner room 'ne oe
tectiyes say. led to the finding OF 'rah-
dalls watch and chain. They also fouho
fully loaded revolver
Jacobs was locked up in the East Ee'h
street station house, charged with oursiaty
and enGangerins the morals Of minor
keesan vas sent TO the Children Soc'e''
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
ARRESTED IN N. Y. A. C..
Alleged Former Member Taken
After Cashing Check.

A man who said he was Byron Traver,
a lawyer, Of No. 200 West 18th street.
was arrested at the New York Athletic
Club last night and locked up in the East
5lst street station. The complainant
against the prisoner was Frederick
Busche, cashier at the club who said
Traver had given him a check for s29,
which he (Busche) believed was worth
less. =.
According to Busche. Traver was
member of the club up to nine years ago,
but continued a frequent visitor to the
clubhouse. Last night, Busche said
Traver asked him to cash a check.
Busche did not remember Traver's name.
but recalled his face and agreed to cash
the check. The cashier says that Traver
then produced a number of blank checks
on the Metropolitan Trust Company and
made one out for s29, signing the name
of Stanley e. Ellsworth
After Traver had taken the money
Busche said, some one told him that the
man was not named Ellsworth. The
cashier ran after Traver and demanded
the money. Traver said he had power
OF attorney from Ellsworth, but gave
Busche back S26 %. having spent the rest
Of the money At the station TraVer
asked the lieutenant to telephone to
Frank Renlsen, at the Melrose apartment
house, 10Sth street and Central Park
West After some conversation over the
ELL he said that REM
sen told him Traver was connected with
the law firm of Willard Brown. of No 2
Rector street. who died last Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
JEW TO AID Y. M. c. A. MAY Be DOUBLE MURDER
Will Give S25, 900 to Every City
Raising $4,000 for Negroes.
FIRST OFFER TO CHICAGO
julius Rosenwald Thinks Cities
with Large Numbers of Ne
groes Should Have Club.

Chicago, Jan. IA move to extend
the scope OF the Young Mems Christian
Association to negroes was begun to-
day with an offer by julius Rosenwald,
a merchant and prominent Jew, 70
give $4,000 to every city that shall
raise $4,000 to be spent for a Young
Mems Christian Association building for
negroes. The offer is good for five years
and the only stipulation is that the en-
tire sum must be spent for land, build
ing and furnishings.
The offer was made at a meeting az
ing a Young Mems Christian Association
building for Chicago negroes. Mr.. Rosen-
wald gave $4,000 for the Chicago build
ing, which is, according 10 Young Mems
Christian Association officers. the first
move Of the association TO aid In a solu-
tion of the race problem.
at seems to me that both in the in
terests of the negroes and of the coun-
try. 1t is essential that there should be
in every community having large num-
DeTS OF negroes IL pilliIdAl ny i'i
men and boys" said Mr.. Rosenwald
They have not yet in their own ranks
a sufficient number of persons whose
means would enable them TO establish
and equip such a building, and 1t is, in
my judgment, the duty of the white
people to aid in supplying this need.
L. w. Messer, general secretary of the
Chicago association. is placed in charge
of awards, and he is empowered to de-
liver the $4,000 TO any city as soon as
$4,000 of the necessary $4,000 is
pledged.
n. W. Harris, head of the banking
house, also contributed $4,000 for the
negro association building in Chicago.
An organization Of go negroes was
formed, which will begin tomorrow the
task of raising at least $4,000 to be
added to the sum to be spent in the erec-
ton of a building in the negro quarter
of Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
DEAD IN GAS-FILLED ROOM
Aged Woman Beyond Help
Daughter in Critical Condition.

After they had finished the New Years
dinner with several friends yesterday af-
ternoon, Mrs. Christina Hillman. eighty
years old, and her daughter, Wilhelmina,
forty years old, OF No. 96 Maujer street,
Williamsburg, lay down for nap Five
hours later the elderly woman was found
dead in bed from gas poisoning. Her
daughter was taken 10 st. GATHERINGS s
Hospital i'm a critical condition.
When the women were discovered a
gas stove in the room was turned on full
and a window directly alongside of It
was partly open. 1t is believed that the
flame was extinguished by a strong wind
which sprang up about o'clock. allow
ing the gas TO escape.
At o'clock last evening a neighbor
detected q strong odor of gas. and called
Patrolman Smith, OF the Stagg street
station. The door was battered down
and the two women were found lying on
the bed DR.. Rector, OF ST. GATHERINGS
Hospital. pronounced Mrs. Hillman dead
and hurried her daughter to the hos
pital
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
QUEEN INJURIES HER ARM
Fell as She Went to Give Royal
Children New Years Kiss.

Rome. Jan. during the reception of
the Senator's and Deputies by King Vic
tor Emmanuel and queen Helena at the
Quirnal to-day. il was noticed that the
Queen appeared to be suffering consider
able pain Her majesty explained that
she had had an accident Just before
midnight. not wishing the New Year to
begin without kissing the children. she
was making her way to their rooms
when she stumbled on the staircase and
fell. injuring her left arm.
The King rushed to the assistance of
the Queen. who assured him that it was
nothing serious. but added: Il am sorry
that New Years begins badly To TINS
the King retorted: Just the contrary
the old year finishes badly with your
fall; the new year begins we'll because
you are not hurt"
physician was called in ana placed
the arm in splints.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
MAN CUT IN TAXICAB CRASH
BROKERS' Neck Filled with Glass in
Rear-End Collision.

Xavier Mess. broker, Of No ll8 West
ss,b street. was on his way home I'm a
,a,icab early yesterday morning, when at
s-+h street and Fifth avenue another TAXI
oah going in the same direction. crashed
$50 the rear Of the machine In which he
- rtding The glass in Niess's taxicab
.ta,t.rad and he was painfully cut
sbout the face and head
~ Ntess is a member Of the New York
..,,a,,o cIub and he was taken there. Or.
,ta,s vas called from Flower Hospital.
u. succeeded in stopping the now OF niood
and then took Mr.. Mess 10 Bellevue Hos
pital, where bits Of glass were eh'rac'ed
and the broker was hHed up III suen shape
that he was able TO 90 nome
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
CHOSE HUSBAND FOR GIFT
George Rogovoy Gave Himself as
Christmas Present.
Try TELEGRAPH to The Tribune.

Philadelphia, Jan. Miss Florita Lo-
lit9 Waldman. daughter of wealthy
merchant of this city. to-day announced
her engagement to George Rogovoy, a
Russian 'cellist The marriage will take
place at the Bellevue -Stratford Hotel
here on January 10.
In announcing the coming wedding.
Miss Waldman declared she had done
the wooing and proposing. Rogovoy
scme time ago asked the young woman
what she would like for Christmas, and
she very promptly answered:
You. and nothing else"
He Immediately requested her to name
the day upon which she would be will
ing TO change her name.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
THREE WORDS CONVEY
GENUINE HAPPINESS
Little Victor Waldron Says
"Happy New Year." After
II Weeks of Silence.
VICTIM OF AUTO ACCIDENT
Rejoicing at Home of Yonkers
Physician, Whose Seven Year
Old Son Was Hurt While
at Play.

Happy New Year" In the home OF
DR. Louis V Waldron. No. 81 East Rad
tord street. Yonkers. those three small
words meant more perhaps yesterday
morning than in any other home for
MANY miles around. Though they were
spoken haltingly. though they were
snoken hardly above a whisper, they
were spoken. nevertheless. That was
the main fact: for they were the first
words that had passed little Victor Wal
dron's lips for eleven weary weeks.
on October 16 little Victor. hardly
more than seven years of age. was play
ing in South Broadway, Yonkers. near
his home. a ceaseless stream OF auto
mobiles was bearing their occupants
home to the waiting dinner. Victor and
another lad on the sidewalk were the
pr0u6 posSessorS of a whole big, bright
fye-cent piece.
II looked like a great deal to them,
but. as men will, they were using It
recklessly. 1t fell from their hands and
rolled into the street. Thoughtless Of
all else. Victor dashed otter the prize.
Al that instant the automobile Of George
l. Rives, former Corporation Counsel OF
this city. was among those passing by.
II struck the boy. That night his life
vas despaired Of.
The hospital to which the boy was
rushed after the accident was ST. Johns,
with which his father is connected.
II was found that besides a broken
leg and serious internal injuries. his
skull had been fractured at the base.
Specialist Called In.
DR.. Peter Irving. a New York special
ist. was sent for in the hope that an
operation might save his life, but the
operation was declared impossible and
for five weeks the little fellow lay in the
hospital paralyzed. unconscious, but
alive.
Then little by little he began to mend,
little by little a movement here and
there gave his anxious parents ground
for hope
After a week more in the hospital he
was taken home, where signs Of return
ing consciousness became gradually ap-
parent Four weeks ago it was seen
that he understood what was going on
about him. But still the power Of speech
was wholly absent
Christmas Day he was able 10 sit up
in bed and show pleasure at the sight
OF the tree and toys that frightened his
room.
During the last week he has been sit
ting up at times Ia a Morris chair, and
on one occasion even walked for a short
distance, supported by the nurse. But
though it was apparent that he under
stood what was said to him. his lips
gave forth no sound in all that time.
Yesterday morning his nurse, enter
ing the room as usual. greeted him with
the salutation of the day. She expected
no answer other than a smile, a CHEEKY
nod of the head. Happy New Year,
said little Victor.
Though it will he several months, no
doubt before a complete recovery can
be looked for his happy parents felt
last night that the boy himself had
spoken the answer TO the prayers that
have been going up for him in many
Yonkers churches since the time of his
stcident. two months and half ago.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
SPAIN'S CABINET CHANGES
King Alfonso Renews His Conf
dence in the Ministry.

Madrid, Jan. king Alfonso to-day
renewed his confidence I'm the Ministry.
and indorsed the programme submitted
by Premier Canalejas. The Premier
later reorganized the Cabinet by appoint
ing Senor Gasset. Minister OF Public
Works, Alfonto Castillo, Minister Of the
Interior, and Amos Salvador, Minister of
Public Instruction.
The King, accompanied by the Premier
and the Ministers Of War and Marine,
will 20 for a weeks visit TO the Melilla
region on January ..
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
FIRE IN COLUMBIA LIBRARY.

There was much excitement around CO.
Iuubia University yesterday morning. when
smoke was seen issuing from the basement
OF the library building in llsth street. be-
tween Broadway and Amsterdam avenue
the fire was discovered by James McGov-
e,n the telephone operator on duty In the
library. The attendants in the library had
~. nre under control by the use of fire
e,tinguishers when the hremen arrived. No
books are kept IN the basement, and the
damage was trifihg
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
PANAMA HARD UP
Public Works Stopped-Extrs
Session of Assembly Called.

Panama. Jan. IAN extraordinary
session of the Assembly has been called
by the Executive. All public works and
proposed improvements in the republic
have been suspended for lack OF funds.
President Arosemena recommends an in
ternal loan to the Assembly. There is
a big deficit, the result. IL is said, of
unnecessary government employees and
costly diplomatic and consular services.
The government announces an increase
I'm import duties.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
BIG BALLOON MISSING
Assembled on Thursday with Four
Persons Aboard.

Berlin, Jan. 1.-The spherical balloon
Hidebrandt, which has been missing
since Thursday last. ascended at
Schmargendorf with a steersman, a
lawyer DR.. Roehrs and one other pas
senger aboard. The balloon took the di-
rection OF the Baltic and it was the in
tention to remain in the air for forty
eight hours.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02

day.
William John BentinCk, fifth Duke OF
Portland died in 1879, his immense estate.
valued at S1c00o,O00, descending in two
lines. to William John Cavendish- Bentinck
and 10 Lord Howard De Walden.
Fifteen years prior to this funeral services
were held in Highgate Cemetery, London,
over Thomas Charles Druce, a merchant,
who left a large family. In a suit insti-
tuted some years after the death of the
Duke of Portland by Mrs. Anna Maria
Druce. daughter-in-law of Thomas I.
Druce. an attempt was made TO prove that
the coffin alleged to have contained the
body Of Thomas &. DruCe was filled with
lead. that he was alive at the time, ana
was none other than William John Ben
tinck fifth Duke Of Portland.
George Holanby Druce, the grandson or
Drljce and son of Mrs. Anna Maria Druce,
in 1905 set up claim for the Duke OF
Portland's title and estates. Robert T.
Caldwell. of New York. made an aff1daNt
i'm 1907 i'm support of Druce but later was
arrested, was found to be incompetent ana
placed in an institution for the insane.
Druce's suit for a share in the Duke or
Portland's estate finally was dismissed by
q London court.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
PORTUGAL NEARING CRISIS
Life of Government Hangs by
Thread" Says Correspondent.

London Jan. 2.-The special correspon-
dent of THE Chronicle at Lisbon says
that he hears from a trustworthy source
that the life of the provisional govern
ment hangs by a thread.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
ANNA MARIA DRUCE DEAD
Original Claimant for Duke of
Portland Estate.

London. Jan. 1.-Mrs. Anna Maria
Druce. the original claimant in the no.
torious case in connection with the es-
tates of the Duke Of Portland, died to-
day.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-30
WILL WONDERS
NEVER CEASE
1t Is Creating Great Sensation in
Many Localities.

Many people are now going to
Curtin Drug Co. S store to learn all
they can of the new remedy that t..
creating so much talk and newspa-
per comment. Scores of people
throughout the state have been cured
by the remedy within the past few
months, and testimonials continue
to be received from every direction
in rapid succession. Here in Wax
ahachie and vicinity a number of
people are taking the remedy and
many of them are praising it very
highly, although they have been us
ing it but short while. While the
demonstrations were being conduct
ed at Greensburg, Ind, j w. Boyle,
of lie East Washington street, said:
My wife has been using Root Juice
and it is doing wonders for her. Be
| fore taking the remedy she had a
very bad stomach. The lightest
| food would sour on her stomach and
cause it to burn and pain her very
much; in fact, she said she felt like
it was raw from top to bottom. Re
| Gently her trouble was aggravated
| by an attcak of lagrippe. Her APP
| petite was very poor. but after TAX
ing the juice a few days her APP
petite returned and she noW&digests
everything she eats without the
| least pain or inconvenience. She is
no longer weak and nervous, but
seems like a new woman. The rem
to her. In fact, so many people
are talking about the new remedy
and telling of SO much wonderful
| good it is doing that people are go
ing to Curtin Drug Co.'S store in
numbers to get some of the wonder
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-30
A COSTLY CIRCUS GIRL.
She Cost Becker $4,000 and NIfe'
Pretty Acrobat Now His Wire.

Belleville, H., Jan. 30,-Otto
Becker, who laid aside a BelleVille
| policeman's uniform for the toys or
society when he inherited fortune
from his fathers estate in Austria
| several years ago, has returned to
| Illinois with a trapeze performer
who cost him $4,000 and a wire.
The pretty circus acrobat, who is
| lust IS, has quit the realm of ropes
and sawdust and will preside over
Becker's home as Mrs. Becker NO. z,
in lieu of his first wife, who divor-
ced him.
Becker and his bride are residing
temporarily at the limo hotel IN
East st. Louis, but the former hopo
chaser saws he is tired OF the rowing
life and would like to settle down I'D
Belleville.
Mrs. Becker arrived in Austria, 10
find her husband infatuated with the
circus girl. He attended circus per-
formances habitually and spent his
leisure time whistling THE Circus
Lady" waltz. She divorced him and
the Judge granted her $4,000 ali
mony for heart balm.
AS soon as Mrs. Becker's decree
was granted Becker married the
charming trapeze thriller and start
ed for America.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-30
PISTOL Is WEDDING GIFT
Army bridegroom Finds it Belong
ed to General Polk.

Burlington, Ia, Jan. 30.-An in
teresting incident in connection with
the recent wedding of Miss Esther
Fleming and Lieutenant Harding
Polk. of the government service
here at Burlington, has just been re-
vealed Among the wedding pres
ents was an army revolver of the
make of a hundred years ago.
1t developed young woman
friend of Miss Fleming while visit
ing in Baltimore last summer, visit
ed an auction room and bought the
revolver on a banter.
On the ancient fircarm she dis
covered the name of Leonidas POLK.
# proved to have been the property
of Maior-General Leonidas Polk, a
southern bishop, 'the fighting oish-
Cd of the south" and a cousin OF
President James K Polk.
She presented the weapon as
wedding gift. and Lieutenant POLK
recognized it as family heirloom
long lost and vainly sought. Lieuten-
ant Polk is a distant cousin OF Presl-
dent Polk and the fighting bishop
was his great uncle.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-30
AVOID HARSH DRUGS


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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-30
A Coming Sheriff.

Armon Yates of Waxahachie was
for the sheriff's department, but
when questioned closely and specif-
ically he closed up like a clam and
was as reticent as a Hardsheil Bap-
list preacher on the subject of for
eign missions Armon Yates was
known to the writer when he wore
dresses. He doesn't look now like he
was ever so small, for he is fine
looking young man and large enough
to handle two men like the writer
and has the appearance of sheriff,
and some day he may be sheriff of
Ellis county, the best county in the
world Italy News-Herald.