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THE RICE MURDER CASE.
THE STATE LINKING ITS CHAIN
AROUND THE DEFENDANT.
TESTIMONY OF JAMES A. BAKER.
As Attorney for Illce lie Visits the
House Where He Finds Patrick-lie
Tells of .Statement Made by the De
fendant Til Autopsy Indicates Use
of Chloroform -Suoi t und Meyer Re
arrested and Their Hall Increased to
Ten Thousand Dollars.
New York. April 10. The taking of
evidence in the commitment proceed
ings in the case of Albert T. Patrick,
the lawyer,, who is accused of having
caused the death of William Marsh
Twice, was resumed today before Jus
tice Jeiome.
Tli? first witness today was Captain
James A. Baker, Jr., a lawyer of Hous
ton, Texas, who was named as an ex
ecutor In the Rice will of 1S36. Captain
Baker in reply to questions by Assis
tant District Attorney Osbornp
that Patrick had never acted as attor
ney for Rice at any time. He also said
he had acted as Mr. Rice's attorney
up to his death in September last. The
first news he received of the death of
the aged millionarie was in a telegram
sent him by Jones, the valet, lie im
mediately telegraphed Jones to confer
with M. S. Melvin to maintain the
status quo until witness arrived in
New York.
"When I met Patrick", said Baker,
"he asked me to step into another
room as he wanted to speak to me
alone." .
Colonel Baker said Patrick explained
to him that he had been trying to effect
a settlement with Mr. Rice in regard to
the litigation over Mrs. Rice's will, and
that he had agreed with Mr. Rice that
Holt was to be paid $250,000 in settle
ment after his (Rice's) death. Patrick
also informed the witness that Mr.
Rice had lost faith in him (Baker) and
that he (Patrick) was then acting as
Mr. Rice's attorney.
"Patrick, told me," said the witness,
"that it was Mr. Rice's wish that I
should look after the estate in Texas,
and that Mr. Rice had made some as
signments of property to him, as Rice
wished to dispose of the property dur
ing life.
On the witness' request Patrick show
ed him the will of 1900, and, after ob
jecting, gave him a copy of the docu
ment, though refusing to endorse it as
a true copy. Patrick also turned over
to the witness the two checks for $65,
000 and $25,000 made payable to Pat
rick and drawn on the banking house
of Swenson & Co., and he invited Baker
to Investigate everything fully.
Witness said he sugggested to Pat
rick that in view of there being two
wills it would be better to have
a temporary administrator appointed.
Patrick replied that he was indifferent
as to whether either will was probated,
but he (Patrick) wanted to see that he
got what was right. Patrick had also
said he did not wish to have hip rela
tions with Rice made known and that
Jones, the valet, was the only person
who had seen him in conversation with
Rice. Patrick told the witness that
"Rice's death was caused by over indul
gence in bananas.
The will of 1896 was introduced, and
the witness declared that the signature
of Mr. Rice was genuine. The signa
tures to the Swenson checks, he said,
were not Rice's.
" Mr. Moore began the cross examina
tion of Colonel Baker. He went along
a line of cross examination by which
he wished to show that the will of
1896 was not made as Mr. Rice's last
will, but was made for the purpose of
creating a change in the public senti
ment, which at that time was not fa
vorable towards Mr. Rice.
Before the recess, Morris Meyer, who,
with Short and Patrick, is accused of
forgery in connection with the will of
1900 and who was admitted to $5,000
ball was re-arrested and his bail raised
to $18,000. Short's bail also was raised
to $10,000.
Dr. Edward J. Donlin, one of the
surgeons of the police department, tes
tified that he performed an autopsy on
the body of Rice. He found the body
in a well preserved state, the lungs
were slightly congested and the other
organs for a man of Rice's age were
normal.
" Mr. Osborne then propounded a very
lengthy hypothetical question to which
Mr. Moore objected, but finally Dr.
Donlin said that the congested condi
tion of the lungs was such as would
have been produced by inhaling an irri
tant gaseous vapor such as chloroform.
There were diseases which might pro
duce this congestion, but no traces of
such diseases were found in the organs.
Dr. Hamilton Williams who assisted
Dr. Donlin in the autopsy on Mr. Rice's
body, corrroborated Dr. Donlin's testi
mony regarding the condition of the
organs and the condition of both lungs
and he said he found no traces of dis
ease which would bring about such
congestion of the lungs. In his opinion
the congestion was caused by the inha
lation of some irritant or acrid vapor
such as chloroform or ether.
When the examination of Dr. Wil
liams was concluded the court adjourn
ed until tomorrow.
Announcement.
To accommodate those who are par
tial to the use of atomizers In applying
liquids Into the nasal passages for ca
tarrhal troubles, the proprietors pre
pare Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Price,
Including the spraying tube is 75 cents.
Druggists or by mall. The liquid em
bodies the medicinal properties of the
solid preparation. Cream Balm Is
quickly absorbed by the membrane and
does not dry up the secretions but
changes them to a natural and healthy
character. Ely Brothers. 5$ Warren
St., N. Y.
The ball given Wednesday night by
the French ambassador in honor of the
French naval officers and cadets of the
training ship Duquay Trouln, now lv
injr at Baltimore, was one of the most
brilliant social events Washington has,
seen In & long time.
Z ANOTHER FIRE IN RICHMOND
Immense Dry Goods Store of Meyers'
Sons Burned One Kite Lost
Richmond, Va.. April 10. Richmond
had this morning another fire which
produced excitement and consternation
throughout the city. The big dry
goods store of Julius Meyers' Sons,
which occupied almost a quarter of a
block on Broad street, together with
the stock and fixture, was destroyed
completely.
The fire originated or. the third lloor,
among seme mattresses, but from what
cause is a matter of doubt. The fla:ns
spread with great rapidity and when
the fire department reached the scene
it was apparent that all it could be ex
pected to do was to protect surround
ing property.
Until 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, it
T;as not believed that there had been
any casualties, but at that hour a
charred body was discovered in the
ruins, which proved to be the remains
of Mr. R. Emmet Slaughter, manager
of the carpet department. How he be
came entrapped in the burning building
is not even a matter of conjecture, it
is a mystery. There are rumors of
other casualties, but they seem to be
entirely without foundation, as the
rest of the 400 employees are said to be
accounted for.
One lady. Miss Loose was injured by
a pile of trunks falling on her. Several
others fainted and had to be carried
out and some were so bewildered they
had to be forced out. On the whole,
however, there was but little panic,
and the several department managers
kept their heads absolutely.
The fire was witnessed by thousands
of persons. A March gale was prevail
ing and burning embers were scatter
ed for a radius of several blocks around
These ignited the roofs of othei build
ings and while the big fire was in
progress, the department hal to re
spond to five or six other alarm3. The
Insurance is: On stocK. $175,750; on
fixtures, $20,500; on building $i.0,000. The
building was owned by Eroanuyl Raab.
It is regarded as almost l .ir.icilous
that many of the employees dH not
perish and that, coasulering the fierce
wind, the whole block did not go. At
one time it was fearer. i hit sewral
women would jump from no win lews,
but they were forced back i y ;he de
partment managers and firemen and
made to descend the Mai r ways and lire
escapes.
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AUMV 'l llNiIORT SUNK
Flreou the RawilnM-Pitmped Fall of
Water, Which Sinks Her
New York, April 10. The United
States transport Rawlins which was to
sail at 2 o'clock this afternoon for Ha
vana, Matanzas and Cienfuegos, is lv
ing with her saloon deck awash in thir
ty feet of water, to the south of the
army pier at the foot of Pacific street,
Brooklyn.
Fire was discovered aft of her main
engine room early this morning. Two
alarms brought to the pier six engines,
two trucks and three fire boats, and
at 9:30 o'clock so many thousands of
gallons of water had been pumped into
the transport's hold that she keeled
over and. with water rushing ;n
through her open ports, settled slowly
until her keel touched bottom.
The property loss will not pt"""
$50,000. It will cost perhaps ?0 000
more to pump her out and raise her.
The Rawlins was being loaded with a
miscellaneous cargo, consisting for the
most part of horsefeed for army use.
Apparently the blaze had been smould
ering all night, for the first warning
was a puff of black smoke from one of
the after hatchways.
There was no confusion. After an
alarm had been turned in the crew set
to work to fight the fire, but they were
handicapped by the fact that one of
the ship's pumps was being repaired. A
stream from the donkey engine pump
was directed against the blaze, but the
decks became so hot that all hands
were driven to the pier. When th fire
men arrived and commenced pouring
water into the hold the crew clfmbed
back and stripped the ship of her
chronometers, sextent, silverware and
other valuable articles.
THE GILMA.N ESTATE
Claimed by Mrs. Hall as Adopted
Daughter of the Deceased
Hartford, Conn.,April 10. Action was
begun in th. United States circuit
here today by Mrs. Helen Potts Hall,
of New York, for the recovery of her
alleged share in the millions of the late
George F. Gilman, of Bridgeport. Mrs.
Hall declares that she is the adopted
daughter of Mr. Gilman and brings her
action through her next friend, her
brother Frank G. Potts.
For several years prior to Mr. Gil
man's death, says the complaint, he
having conceived a strong personal re
gard for Mrs. Hall, adopted her as his
daughter and she became a member of
his household and rendering to him the
obedience of a natural daughter.
On or about November 1, 1900. it is
alledged, Mr. Gilman entered into an
agreement with Mrs. Hall that if she
would continue to live with him as a
daughter until his death she would
then be entitled to all his property,
both real and personal, as fully and to
the same extent as If she -were his nat
ural daughter. The complainant claims
that she has fulfilled her part of her
agreement. She states further that
none of the relatives lived on intimate
terms with Gilman, but on the contrary
they had for many years been estrang
ed from him and some were hostile to
him and that Gilman failed to make a
will and died intestate.
"I have been troubled with Indiges
tion for ten years, have tried many
things and spent much money to no
purpose until I tried Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. I have taken two bottles and
gotten more relief from them than all
other medicines taken. I feel more like
a boy than I have felt In twenty years.
Anderson Rlggs, of Sunny Lane. Tex.
Thousands have testified as did Mr.
Rlggs. R. R- Bellamy. .
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
A COMMISSION TO VISIT WASHINGTON
TO CONSULT M'KINLEY.
ATTITUDE OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
First Preference for Unqualified Ac
ceptance of the Piatt Amendment,
bat the Commission's Visit Preferred
to its Rejection Cubans to be Told
Theyoan Expect no Modification of
this Declaration some ot Its Terms
to be Explained.
Washington, April 10. Information
was received at the war department
today to the effect that the Cuban con
stitutional convention is contemplating
sending a commission here to consult
with the president and secretary of war,
regarding the Piatt amendment and
the relations of the United States with
Cuba.
While it is known that the adminis
tration would much prefer to have the
constitutional convention accept the
Piatt amendment instead of sending
such a commission, it would rather the
commission should visit this country
and discuss the subject than that the
Piatt legislation should be rejected.
Flat rejection would leave matters in
a strained condition.
The commission will visit this coun
try upon its own responsibility, as an
invitation to come might imply a dis
position upon the part of this govern
ment to make concessions.
It has been suggested that some of
the most radical opponents of United
States control be members of the com
m.ssion in order that they may ascer
tain definitely what the situation is in
the United States.
There has been some discussioTr as to
what such a commission can accom
plih by coming to Washington. It is
said, for one thing, that it can obtain
definitely from the president and sec
retary of war a construction of the
Piatt amendment. The third section
relating to intervention is the one
which meets with the greatest objec
tio from the Cubans and it. is believed
that the administration can convince
the delegation that there is nothing but
the best of intentions on the part of
this government toward Cuba. The
requirement that the Cubans shall
adopt "substantially" the terms of the
Piatt amendment also can be constru
ed. The delegation, it is said, will learn
that the Cubans can hope for no modi
fication of the law by congress, and
that nothing can be accomplished by
waiting until another session. It also
will be made plain that the present ad
ministration does not wish any modi
fication, and that the spirit of the Piatt
amendment must be accepted. The
delegation will be informed that thy
can tell the members of the convention
upon their return that until the condi
tions of the Piatt amendment are com
plied with the United States will con
tinue to exercise authority in the is
land under its military power.
There Is a desire upon the part of
the Cubans to have some information
as to what may be meant by coaling
stations. It is understood that the
delegates have been given an intima
tion that the selections are not likely
to be made within any of the cities
Cuba, but at points which the United
States regards as convenient for war
ships. Probably the delegation may
desire additional assurances from the
president upon this point when it comes
to the United States.
GEORGIA'S MONEY TROUBLES
Funds In the Treasury, but Mnst Bor
row to Pay School Teachers
Atlanta, Ga., April 10. Governor
Candler left tonight for New York to
borrow $200,000 on account of the state,
to pay school teachers of Georgia their
second months salary of the present
year. The governor is permitted to do
this under the constitution, but back
of it all is a controversy between the
state officials, which involves the pub
lic property fund of $432,000 now in the
state treasury and the legal right of
the officials to use it temporarily.
This matter is to be tested in the
courts for the purpose of future guid
ance. There is only $96,000 in the state
treasury now which is available fo.
paying the teachers. When that is ex
hausted as it will soon be, State Treas
urer Park will, it is said, refuse to hon
or the governor's warrants on tha
ground that he has no funds with
which to continue the payments. School
Commissioner Glenn will then bring
mandamus proceedings against the
state treasurer, seeking to compel him
to make the payments by borrowing
temporarily from the public property
fund, as has been done heretofore. The
case will go from there to the supreme
court.
The coming law suit grew out of the
fight over the Atlanta depot question
in the last legislature. The public
property fund was used last year to pay
the teachers and has been so used for
several years past. The constitution
prescribes that this money can be used
only for the purpose of paying off
bonds.
When the legislature wanted to ap
propriate this money to build a depot
on the state's property In Atlanta this
constitutional provision stood in the
way. it was at that time the teachers
made such a hard fight against the At
lanta depot because they thought if this
fund was removed they would have to
wait eight or ten months before getting
their money. '
T had piles so bad I could get no rest
nor find a cure until I tried De Witt's
Witch Hazel Salve. After using it once,
I forgot I had anything like piles." 12.
O. Bolce.. Somen Point. N. Y. Lookout
for imitations. Be sure you ask for
De Witt's. R. R. Bellamy.
A MULE AND FORTY ACRES
A Southern Necro Thinks this Would
Have Been a Better Gift to His Race
Than the Ballot.
Washington, April 10. Major R. JL
Wright, a colored man and president
of the Industrial college located near
Savannah, Ga., appeared before the In
dustrial commission today. He advo
cated national aid In the matter of the
education of the colored race, saying
that this is necessary to their advance
ment. He did not consider the south
ern states financially able to give the
necessary assistance. "It Is Impossi
ble", he said, "for northern men to re
alize the condition of ignorance among
the colored people of the south. the
difficulties under which they labor in
trying to secure information."
He would also have the government
agricutural experiment stations dupli
cated because of the difficulties in the
way of making the existing stations
available for the benefit of the colored
race. Despite the natural difficulties
he contended that the colored people
are advancing and he asserted that the
charge that the colored man is a bur
den to his white neighbors is not true.
He showed that there are now over 1,
000,000 acres of farm land owned by ne
groes in Georgia and said that, includ
ing this land, the negroes of the state
pay taxes upon $14,000,000 worth of
property. He said that as. a rule the
successful negroes were not ex-slaves,
and he expressed the opinion that if
the government had given the colored
man a mule and forty acres pf land in
stead of conferring up6n him the ballot,
it would have been for the benefit of
all.
Asked for his opinion concerning the
effect of the disfranchisement of the
negro upon his - future prospects,
Wright replied that individually he
thought it a mistake to take the ballot
from any one at this late day, but he
added that he did not believe that the
ballot had been of any special benefit
to the colored man.
In reply to Mr. Kennedy Wright said
that the requirement of an educational
qualification for voting would be a
stimulus to secure this qualification.
"Very few colored people in the south"
he said, "take any interest in politics,
and except in the cities they have come
to the conclusion that they have no
business with politics. '
ON THE DI MOND
Raleigh Gets a Bad Drubbing at the
Hands of Brooklyn
Charlotte, N. C, April 10. Manager
Hanlon left Charlotte tonight with his
Brooklyn team, after a practice of two
week on the Charlotte grounds. The
team had daily morning and afternoon
practice and got itself into fine shape.
This afternoon the Brooklyn team tried
ita hand on the Raleigh team and ran
up a score of 33 to Raleigh's 13. The
Brooklyns will play Portsmouth at
Portsmouth, Va., tomorrow and the
Norfolks at Norfolk Friday and Satur
day, after which they will go direct to
Brooklyn.
Washington, April 10. A fortunate
bunching of hits by the Georgetown
club in the first and second innings of
the game won the contest from the
University of Pennsylvania today. The
score was Georgetown 6, Pennsylva
nia 2.
New York, April 10. The Yale uni
versity base ball club defeated the New
York National League team, 5 to 4.
Macon, Ga., April 10. Cornell uni
versity team beat Mercer here today by
a score of 5 to 3.
Richmond, Va., April 10. At Char
lottesville today, Princeton beat tf
University of Virginia 9 to 5, winning
principally by heavy batting.
At Norfolk: Norfolk 4, Boston 8.
At Philadelphia: Philadelphia a,
Rochester 5.
At Cincinnati: Cincinnati 3, Dayton 2.
STILL A MYSTERY
No Clue to Robbery of Specie Room of
the Kaiser Wllhelu der Grosse
New York. April 10. The robbery at
sea of the specie room of the North
German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm
der Grosse seems a mysterious crime.
Apparently there has been complete
failure to locate either the missing gold
bullion or the men who took it, al
though the search of passengers and
ship at Bremen again this'morning may
furnish material for investigation.
Three bars of gold, aggregating in
velue $22,750. shipped by the National
City bank of New Yora. were stolen
from cask No.- 4 of the specie room
somewhere between this port nad Cher
bourg. The advices to Oelrichs & Co., agents
for the company came in German and
on the point as whether the specie
room was broken open or entered by
beating the lock admit of translation
either way. The specie room of the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse is iron
bound and almost as strong as vault.
Its door was secured by a patent lock
for which there were but two keys.
One of the keys was keot by the chief
officer, the other by the purser.
The bars of gold were packed in oak
casks bound with iron hoops. Thous
ands of dollars in gold were within
the reach of the man who forced his
way into the strong room, but only
the sum named was tak .
Remains of Mr J. 8. Daggett
The remains of the lamented Mr.
James S. Daggett, who was killed by
an electric wire at Bluefields, W. Va..
on Monday nighty arrived here last
evening at 6 o'clock. They were met hi
the train by relatives and friends, the
pallbearers being Messrs. George
Chadbourn. Ed P. Dudley, Junius
Davis, jr.. W. H. Stone, Jr., James G.
Cotchett. chauncey Southerland, Oscar
Peck and Dr. R. E. Zachary.
The funeral will take place this mora
ine at 10:30 o'clock at the lodge at Oak
dale cemetery.
You cannot enjoy perfect he&lth,
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes if your
liver Is sluggish and your bowels clogg
ed. DeWItt's Little Risers cleanse the
-whole system. They never gripe. R.
R. Bellamy.
GOEBEL'S.ASSASSINATION
Trial of captain garhett d. ripley
IN PROGRESS.
SOME . SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE.
Ex-Governor W. O. Bradley, Counsel
lor Ex-Goyernor Taylor In the Guber
natorial Contest Before the Legisla
ture, Testifies to Conversations with
the Defendant, Which Connect the
Latter and Governor Taylor with the
Conspiracy to Kill Goebel.
Frankfort, Ky., April 10. A jury was
secured today to hear the cas; of Gar
nett Ripley, accused of compi.city in
the shooting of Governor Goebel.
The defendant entered a plea of not
guilty. In the opening of the case for
the prosecution Judge Williams de
clared there was a conspiracy to kill
Goebel; that Ripley was connected will,
it throughout: that he left Frankfurt
the evening before the assassination
with information that it was to take
place the next day, and that he contrib
uted to It by going home ani equip
ping his company to bring it to Frank
fort when Goebel had been killed.
Ex-Governor W. O. Bradley, chief
counsel lor ex-Governor W. S. Taylor
in the gubernatorial contest Derore th
legislature last 'year, gave sensational
testimony in the trial of Captain Gar
net D. Ripley. He detailed a conver
sation which, he said, he had with Cap
tain Ripley while the latter was in
charge of his military company during
the occupancy of the state capitol by
the Taylor troops last spring, in which
Ripley told him of frequent conferences
with Governor Taylor prior to the as
sassination. The witness said Ripley told him he
was in the executive office the day be
fore the shooting and complained .o
Taylor because he had not called out
his (Ripley's) company, and asked him
when he should have the company
ready. Taylor replied: "My God,
haven't you brought them yet? Goebel
will not live twenty-four hours, or can
not live twenty-four hours. I have for
gotten which," he said, declared the
witness.
Judge W. H. Yost, associate counsel
with Bradley in the contest case, ac
cording to the witness, was present, and
heard the conversation.
In response to a question as to
whether he. the witness, heard of any
conspiracy to kill Mr. Goebel, the wit
ness stated that on January 25th the
day the train load of mountaineers ar
rived, some one. he could not now re
call who. told him that parties in the
crowd were waiting in front of the state
house to kill Goeoel. "I said," con
tinued the witness, "it shall be stopped.
I will go in the senate chamber and
come out with Goebel and see that he
is not hurt or insuited. I looked up
and saw Wharton Golden and told him
to eret Finley. Culton and others and
send hem to nfe. He said: 'Goebel If!
not eroing. to be hurt. Culton and Fin
ley told me it was a fake and that there
was nothiner in it: they condemned vio
lence as I did."
MUST PAY GAMBLING DEBT
Verdict In New York Court on a Not
for Losses at Roulette
New York, April 10. A Jury before
Justice Fitzsimmons In the city court
today decided that Henry Ivision, a
broker, would have to pay notes for
$1,000, which he gave to John Bradley,
of St. Augustine. Fla. The defendant
went on the stand today. In answer to
questions he said that he was the mak
er of the notes, but he pleaded that
they were given in payment of money
lost by him to the plaintiff at roulette.
Asked whether he would have taken
Bradley's money If he had won, Ivison
replied that he thought he would. In
his charge to the jury Justice Fitzsim
mons called attention to the fact of
Ivison's admission that he would have
retained the monejy If he had von and
also that he offered to settle the mat
ter in a letter. In the letter. Justice
Fitzsimmons said, no claim was made
that the money was due on gambling
transactions.
DeWET IRRESPONSIBLE
Botha to Treat for snrrender of Entire
Boer Forco
Cape Town, April 10. It Is understood
here, that, although General deWet, at
his recent interview with General
Botha, refused to surrender, General
Botha, regarding him as irresponsible
undertakes to negotiate in behalf of the
entire Boer forces. The British au
thorities here consider that if General
Botha surrenders deWet's following
can be easily taken.
It is explained here that this action
was determined in Dart by General
Botha's discovery at a recent meeting
that General deWet's intellect bad
weakened and that his Influence with
his followers was diminishing, and that
a continuance of the campaign. In view
of General deWet's Irresponsibility,
rested with General Botha alone.
Barr Elected Vice President of the
Sv board
New York. April 10. James M. Ban
was elected first vice president and gen
eral manager of the Seaboard Air Line
railway at a meeting of the directors
In this city today. The pool of the
company's first mortgage bonds was
dissolved and It was decided to retire
$2.4S3.000 5 per cent, bonds of the Geor
gia and Alabama railway on July 1st,
at 105 and accrued Interest.
Those famous little pills. DeWlt's Lit
tle Early Risers will remove all Impuri
ties from system. cleanse your bowels,
make them regular. R. R. Bellamy.
ARRINGTON-CLEGnOBN TRAGEDY
A Note from tbe Yonnc Lady l"ond
tier Murder Anticipated
Summerville. Ga.. April 10. The kill
ing of Miss Minnie Cleghorne by J. J.
Arrington yesterday afternoon and the
tragic end of the murderer has stirred
every portion of Georgia, the younjr
people being well known and poular.
Members of both families wno were not
at home came to Summerville on spe
cial trains last night. The body of Mr.
Arrington was taken to Rome, wbeve
the funeral was held this afternoon
Miss Cleghorne will be buried here to
morrow, she tcld several people here,
in Atlanta and In Quitman that Ar
rington had theratened to kill her. This
evening the following note was foun-1
In Miss Cleghorne's writing desk:
"2:30 p. m. If anything should Lap
pen to me, I have gone to meet Jim a.
for the last time: he will be responsi
ble for what occurs.
"MINNIE C LEGHORN K."
COUNTERFEITED RAIDED
Chief Uazen Makes One ot the Grtatt
Hauls on Rortl
New York, April 10. One of the big
gest raids in the history of the secret
service was made tonight by Chief
Hazen, as a result of the arrest of John
Albert Skoog for passing counterfeit
Swedish notes. Chief Hazen. after talk
ing with Skoog today and following a
clue which he got from papers In
Skoog's pocket, went to a building in
Grand avenue. Brooklyn, and arrested
Emjl Mobert, a Swede.
One of the most complete counterfeit
ing plants ever found was discovered
in the house. Lonir sought ni.it a frT
50 kroner notes of the Bank of Sweden
and 100 kroner notes of the Bank of
Copenhagen were among those found.
i ney were buried away with other
plates for the making of a 20 note of
the Bank of Scotland which It is said
the secret service of Great Britain has
been trying to run down for years.
Skoog is said to be one of the most ex
pert counterfeiters alive.
SUICIDE OF A UROKER
Because of Suspension by the Naw
York Consolidated Exchange
New York. April 10. Benjamin Forst,
a broker, and member of the consoli
dated exchange, committed suicide to
day in the Hoffman house. After a
night of meditation, spent, no one
seems to know where, he went to the
hotel at 5 o'clock this morning and was
found dying three hours later. Before
medical aid arrived-he expired. A bell
boy discovered the body. A letter ad
dressed to Mrs. B. Forst, a number of
shares of stock, some promisory notes,
$67 in cash and a bottle which had con
tained carbolic acid were round In th
room.
Light was thrown on the sl.' Ide
when his suspension was announce., " t
the opening of business on the cons- -dated
exchange today. It is a rule "
the exchange that if a member cam.,!
show a clean sheet at the end of t .
day's transactions or if he had : y
debts outstanding to members of uie
exchange he Is suspended for twenty
four hours, with the Drivilege of rein
statement, as soon as he settles the dif
ferences, it was learned today that Mr
Forst had outstanding debts amounting
to $100 at the close of business yester
day and this Is believed to have been
the cause of his suicide.
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES
Insurgent Treasure Captured- What
Ateulnaldo Mut Pay Tor Liberty
Manila. April 10. Lieutenant Mapes.
of the Twenty-third infantry, hns cap
tured $40,000 of Insurgent funds and ha
taken prisoner three officers belonging
to General Cailles' staff near Manila.
Under the old regulations cock pits
will be re-established In Manila, the
privilege of conducting them bIng
granted to the widow of Captain Lara,
who commanded the native police of
the city. Formerly the municipal reve
nue derived from cock fighting amount
ed to $60,000 annually.
It Is stated that before Agulnaldo I
liberated he will be required to obtain
the surrender of General Tinlo. the In
surgent leader.
JAPAN AND RUSSIA
No Truth In Reports of Probable Rup
ture Between These Powers
Washington, April 10. The Japanese
minister. Mr. Takahlra. today received
official advices from the foreign office
at Toklo entirely dispelling the alarm
ing reports as to a Russo-Japanese
rupture and showing that the Japanese
government accepted the latest declar
ation of Russia on Manchuria with the
same sense of satisfaction that it had
been received in the United States. Mr.
Takahlra called at the state department
and Informed Secretary Hay of the
gratifying turn of events. The posi
tion of Japan, as now defined in the
highest official Quarter, is practically
the same as that of the United States.
As the other powers already have In
dicated their acceptance of tbe Russian
declaration, the course of 'Japan re
moved the last possibility of division,
and appears to restore the harmonious
concert which has thus far proceeded
in dealing with China.
"Last winter I was confined to my
bed with a very bad cold on the lungs.
Nothing gave me relief. Finally my
wife bought bottle of One Minute
Cough Cure that effected a spedy cure.
I cannot speak- too highly of that ex
cellent remedy." Mr. T. K. Houseman,
Manatawneypa. R. R. Bellamy.