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MANIAC'S BLOODY WORK.
HIS MURDEROUS ASSAULT WITH PIS
TOL ON FELLOW WORKMEN.
TWO KILLED, TWO WOUNDED
Unprovoked and Without Warning,
the Foreman of a Squad of Men
Working In the Telephone Exchange
at Portland, Me., Draws Ills Revol
ver and Hecrlns Firing He Shoots
Deliberately and with Accurate Aim.
Desperate Strusrcrle with Police Officers.
Portland, Me., April 24. One of the
bloodiest tragedies in the history of
Portland in recent years occurred this
afternoon on the' fourth floor of the
& building: occupied by the New England
Telephone Company.
The principal actor in the affair was
Geo. II. Brainerd. a foreman electri
cian who has been employed by the
company for almost twenty years.
Sfis For some unknown reason, and with
' out the slightest provocation, while
chatting with his fellow workmen, he
whipped out a 3S-calibre revolver and
opened flre on the party around him.
He was evidently an expert marksman
for in a brief space of time he killed
one man outright, fatally wounded an
other and probably fatally wounded
two others. Then he made an attempt
to kill Deputy Marshal W. A. Frith,
when the officer tried to place him un
der arrest.
The man who was killed outright was
L. H. Farnham, of Boston, the electri
cal engineer of the New England Tel
ephone Company.
Earl Buxton, another victim, died in
the hospital tonight.
Elmer Z. Lane, of Mechanic Falls,
J and James Wadsworth, of Lewiston,
are believed to be fatally injured.
The only charitable motive that can
be assigned for the crime is insanity,
yet, neither before nor after the trag
edy did Brainerd exhibit and marked
evidence of mental derangement.
The men in the tragedy were em
ployes of the telephone company and.
excepting Mr. Farnam, were engaged
in installing a new exchange system an
the upper floor of the buidling.
There were fourteen men in the crew
and Brainerd had charge of the work
Mr. Farnam having general oversight.
The entire force, which was attached
to the freneralofflce in Boston, had been
at work for three or four months. Mr.
"Farnham came down from Boston last
night to look over the portion complet
ed. This morning the men went to work
as usual and nothing out of the ordi
nal nary occurred up to noon time. Just
' "before 2 o'clock. Mr. Farnham and Mr.
Bainerd walked over to one corner of
the reom where a carpenter was at
work. Brainerd gave the carpenter a
few instructions and then he and Mr.
Farnham walked away, talking in a
friendly manner. They passed down by
the long switch board to the end,
where they stopped. Then the report
of the revolver rang out. The work
men saw Mr. Farnham fall to the floor
with Brainerd standing over him with
a smoking revolver in his "hand.
Brainerd did not remain inactive for
a moment after shooting Mr. Farnham
but he immediately opened fire on the
other workmen.
A panic followed and every man en
deavored to get under cover to escape
the bullets which were flying in every
direction. Some attempted to escape
through a hole in the floor, but they
were unable to squeeze themselves
through and were then obliged to take
a chance at dodging bullets as they
t ran for the stairway. Some of the
men dodged behind boxes and benches
until tkey had a chance to escape, but
three of them were unable to reach
a place of safety.
When Brainerd shot Mr. Farnham,
Lane and Wadsworth were working
together directly acrdss the room, and
before they could make the slightest
move Brainerd turned his revolver on
them and opened fire. 'Wadsworth
fell to the floor, while Lane was not
hit at this time, made a dash for a
closet in a corner of the room. Bux
ton -was standing at a bench near the
head of the stairs, and Brainerd. tak
ing deliberate aim, sent a bullet
straight through his body. Buxton fell
to the floor but remained partly con
scious. He saw Brainerd come over to
the head of the stairway and reload
the revolver and then start towards
. JLhe closet in which . Lane had taken
Vahelter. Brainerd went to that closet
apparently with the deliberate Inten
tion of killing Lane, and although he
did not kill him instantly he inflicted
-wounds which the physicians believe
-will prove fatal.
Lane made a game light for life,
Tut fell twice wounded, while Buxton
ran down stairs and was cared Cor.
Brainerd then -was alone on the fourth
floor with his three victims, but he im
mediately started down to the oper
ating room shouting: "Send for the
poUce." Superintendent J. D. Stanford
at this point ran into the hall and met
Brainerd coming down the stairs re
volver In hand, frantically calling for
the police. Mr. Stanford knew Brain
erd's revolver was loaded, but he bar
red the door to the crowded operating
room and demanded that the man re
turn up stairs. "Go back: we will fix
it with the police," he said; and Brain
erd went back.
A telephone message had brought
Deputy Frith and others from the sta
tion. The deputy at the fourth floor
met Brainerd who, with self-control,
greeted him pleasantly, shook hands
and then turned as if to go up stairs.
The deputy saw the revolver In Braln
erd's hand and determined to over
power him.
As Mr. Frith attempted to seize the
weapon, Brainerd turned and met the
attack with the revolver leveled at the
deputy. A struggle followed and the
revolver was discharged, the bullet
erasing the officer's side. Then an
other officer clubbed Brainerd into
submission and he was taken to the
police station. He appeared excited
and ugly and was kept handcuffed.
His clothing was saturated with blood
and he paced restlessly up and down
the cell.
In the meantime the surgeons had
cared for the wounds. Wadsworth
had bullets through the left arm and
the bowels. Lane was shot in the
throat and Buxton had received a bul
let through he body. The men were
taken to the hospital and tonight Bux
ton died and Lane is barely alive.
The police are making inquiry to de
termine i Brainerd ha? shown signs
of insanity zt any previous time.
CAROLINA AGAIN WINS
University of Georela Defeated In a
Poor Oamo of Ball
(Special to The Messenger.
Chapel Hill, X. C. April 24. Caro
lina had an easy victory over the Uni
versity of Georgia today, defeating the
visitors by a score of 10 to 1. The game
was slow and uninteresting and Car
olina should have scored oftener.
Neither side played any sort of fast
ball. Another game will be played to
morrow between the same teams.
Score R. H. E.
Carolina 10 10 2
Georgia 1 3 6
Struck out by Cunningham, 7; by-
Battle, 7, Gordon 1; stolen bases, Car
olina, 11; Georgia, 2; base on balls off
Cunningham, 2; Battle, 1, Gordon, 3;
Batteries Cunningham, Battle and
Graves. Georgia, Gordon and Monk.
Umpire Meade.
DESPOTISM IN CAPE COLONY
The Hardships and Military Oppres
sion of the People
London, April 24. J. X. Merriman,
the former treasurer of Cape Colony
and who is now a representative of the
Afrikander bund in England, speaking
at a meeting of the League of Liberals
today, against aggression and mili
tarism, said military law, the abnega
tion of all law, was established in Cape
Colony. Respectable people were com
mitted on the evidence of natives alone.
They were brought up and fined for
harmless observations, called seditious,
and the town guards harried them.
These things created greater irritation
and indignation than actual violence.
The press was deliberately stopped and
four editors had been sent to jail. The
fruits of this policy would be bitter,
as the memory of these insults burned
the hearts of the people.
J. W. Sauer, the former commission
er of public works of Cape Colony, said
the camps in which the Boer women
and children were kept were guarded
by sentries with loaded rifles and fixed
bayonets. A majority of the women
had "been placed m them against their
will. Their homes had been burned
and their possessions had been taken.
He Tiad tried to get the military au
thorities, through the government of
Cape. Colony, to permit 200 or 300 wo
men and children camped at Port Eliz
abeth to be liberated, food and shelter
having been promised them by the
town, but the military authorities re
fused the request.
Resolutions opposing annexation and
crown government were adopted.
THE FRESIIET AT CINCINNATI
The River Above Dancer Line and
Still Rlslnsr
Cincinnati. .April 24 At 6 o'clock to
night the stage of the Ohio river here
was 57.5 feet, but since 3 o'clock p. m-
the rate of rising was reduced from
one inch an hour to almost one-half
inch an hour. The stage at 6 o'clock is
7.5 feet above the danger line and the
rate of rising indicated fifty-eight feet
after midnight. Although the rate of
rising is gradually decreasing, the flood
here will exceed the predicted limit of
fifty-eight feet. Estimates on the rise
that is in sight up the river indicate
that the Ohio will net become station
ary until tomorrow afternoon, when it
is not expected to exceed 58.5 feet, or
8.5 feet above the danger line. Since it
became evident that the stage would
exceed 58 feet, there is much stir here
tonight, but ihere is not the usual
anxiety, as it rn evident that the limit
here wlll be reached before tomorrow."
night.
Business men and manufacturers in
the bottoms wifc suffer more than was
expected and many more families will
be driven out of their homes than were
anticipated in tle earlier preparations.
WH1TSETT SHUT OUT
Oak Bldcre Base Ball Team Wins an
Easy Victory
(Special to the Messenger.)
Oak Ridge, N. C. April 24. Whitsett
Institute met defeat here today at the
hands of the boys in blue and red with
a nice little score of 12 to 0. From th.i
beginning the game was in the hands
of Oak Ridge, and even when three
men filled the bases for Whitsett, the
rooters fell confident that Suggs, the
star twirler for Oak Ridge, would shut
off any hope of home. Watson at third
made a magnificent catch of a long foul
fly. while the work of Cook al short
was something phenomlnal. The bat
tery work of Suggs and Nelson was of
the usual high standard. Benbow's
home run in the first inning was a fine
specimen of stick work. Whitsett wa
clearly outclassed at every point.
The score R. H. E.
Oak Ridge 12 14 4
Whitsett 0 3 6
Batteries; Suggs and Nelson, Black
mon and Foust.
"Last winter I was confined to my
bed with a very bad could on the lungs.
Nothing gave me relief. Finally my
wife bought a bottle of One Minute
Cough Cure that effected a speedy cure.
I cannot speak too highly of that ex
cellent remedy." Mr. T. K. Houseman
Manatawney, Pa. K. R. Bellamy.
A "SNEAK BILL" FOUND
AMONG ACTS OF LAST LEGISLATURE
BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
TIMBER CUTTING RESTRICTED
While Purporting to Prevent Pel line
of Trees in Streams In lieautort
County, tho Act Prohibits any Cor
poration Holding or Cutting Timber
on Over 300 Acres ot Timber Land.
Except for Mills Operated In this
State To Remove Confederate Dead
from Arlington Cemetery.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C. April 24. The sec
retary of state this afternoon showed
your correspondent an act of the last
legislature which is of the class known
as "sneak bills;" that is the title does
not show what the bill is, but disguises
it. It is chapter 745 of the public acts.
It is disguised under the title "Act to
Prohibit Felling of Timber in Certain
Streams in Beaufort Country." Only
the first two sections refer to this lo
cal matter, all the others applying to
the entire state. They say no corpora
tion heretofore chartered or which may
be hereafter chartered by the state or
organized under the state laws, either
public or private acts, will be allowed
to hold directly or indirectly or through
any other person over 300 acres of tim
ber land or standing timber thereon or
to have the right and privilege to cut
timber from over 300 acres, unless such
person has and operates directly or in
directly mills in this state at which
said timber is manufactured, or is en
gaged in cutting or handling timber
and selling it to mills in this state.
The penalty is forfeiture of all such
timber land over 300 acres.
One of the leading members of the
legislature from northeastern North
Carolina declared this bill never pass
ed, but it appears among the ratified
acts.
Miss Lena Demuth and Mr. Wade H.
Anderson, both of Tarboro, were mar
ried this afternoon by Rev. Eugene
Daniel, pastor of the First Presbyte
rian church.
Today the Daughters of the Confed
eracy and the Ladies Confederate Me
morial Association here sent the sec
retary of war a petition, asking that
they be allowed to remove from Ar
lington cemetery to the confederate
cemetery at Raleigh the bodies of 100
North Carolina soldiers. Governor Ay
cock and other state officers, at the per
sonal request of he organizations
above named, joined in the request.
Sixteen years ago 1S5 bodies were thus
transferred from Arlington here.
FILIPINOS SURRENDERING
To Establish a Lepers' Colony The
Commissary Investigation
Manila, April 24. Major Noble, ad
jutant general of te department of
Visayas, has received the surrender of
Quentin Salas r.nd three of hisonicers.
All the insurgents under Salas will
surrender soon. It is claimed .this will
terminate the. insurrection in the is
land of Panay.
-It is estimated that there itre 25,000
lepers in the Philippines and it is
planned to isolate all of them on one
island. Major Maus, tbe medical in
spector; Captain Ahern of the Ninth
infantry, and Captain Hocton, com
prising a. board of officers appointed to
select a suitable island for the purpose,
.have visited Busanga, Cuillon, Coga
yan, de .Jelo and other islands, and
have made a report, but it has not yet
been acted upon.
One hundred 'and fifteen officers and
12,157 bolomen have surrendered and
sworn allegiance to the United States
at Narvacan. Province of South Ilocos.
The Americans are active throughout
the archipelago, accelerating sur
renders. The commissary investigation is
progressing. Several Important wit
nesses in the Reed case have left Ma
nila. Barry Baldwin. Thomas Harris,
Fred Macondry and H. Schindler,
prominent merchants who are supposed
to possess information concerning
money paid to commissary officers, are
detained as witnesses under :$2,500 bail.
Other arrests will be made. The trial
tjf Captai James C. Reed has -been tem
porarily postponed.
AR5IT OFFICERS APPOINTED
The Names of 588 Captains end LIeu
tenants Made Public
Washington, April 24. The secretary
of war today made public tbe names of
5SS men selected for first and second
lieutenants In the regular army un
der the army reorganization bill. All
of these men have had service either
in the state or national volunteers or
in the regular army. They have been
ordered for examination and should
they pass, will be appointed.
The number following the state
shows the allotment to each state. The
list includes the folowing: Florida 2,
Georgia 12. Virginia 11.
North Carolina 10 John W. Gu
lick. Edward Hill, Robert O. Pat
terson, William D. Pritchard. Wil
liam R. Beavers, Walter Mcin
tosh, Dickson A. Everett, John A.
Wagner, Bradley J. Wootten, John S.
E. Young.
South Carolina 8 Thaddeus B. Siegle,
Lawrence S. Carson. Clarence S. Net
tles. Joseph S. Hardin. Edmund R.
Tompkins, William P. Crawford.
"I had piles so bad I could get no rest
nor find a cure until I tried DeWitfs
Witch Hazel Salve. After using it once,
I forgot I had anything like piles." E.
C. Boice, Somers Point, N. Y. Lookout
for Imitations. Be sure you ask for
DeWitfs. R. R. Bellamy.
STATE UUARD MATTERS
Late Paymaster Ly brook Indebted to
the State-To be Regimental En
campmentNew Rifles and Uniforms
to be Issned.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C, April 24. It Is found
that the estate of the late Paymaster
General P. H. Lybrook. of the state
guard, is indebted to the state $1,600.
The attention of his administrator is
called to this and he v. Ill no doubt send
the money at once. Lybrook's bond
cannot be found here. It is a good bond,
Charles A Reynolds being one of secur
ities. The quartermaster general says it is
not yet decided where the encampment
of the state guard will be held, but
that it will be regimental, giving ten
days to each regiment.
It Is decided to issue 2,000 khaki uni
form to the guard for summer wear.
Two thousand new rifles, probably
Krag-Jorgensen, will be issued In ex
change for the rifles now in the hands
of the troops. It is also decided to tear
down the present state arsenal on the
capitol square. A building la secured
for use as an arsenal for two years.
The military stores are ordered re
moved there at once. It is also ordered
that the three bands of the guard be
completely equipped and that band in
struments of the best pattern be issued
to each.
CUBAN COMMISSIONERS
RECEIVED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE GOVERNMENT.
THEIR ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON
Met at Depot by Assistant Secretaries
of State Tand War -Taken to Shore
ham Hotel Calls Paid by Depart
ment Officials-To Visit Secretary
Hay and the President Today They
Decline to Discuss Their Mission.
Gen. Wood In Conference with Secre
tary Root.
Washington, April 24. The commis
sion of five delegates to the Cuban con
stitutional convention, consisting of
Domingo Mendez Capote, Pedro E.
Betancourt, Rafael M. Portuondo, Diego
Tamayo and Pedro Gonzales Llorente,
who were sent to Washington to confer
with the- president regarding the Cu
ban relations with this country, arriv
ed here this morning, together with an
interpreter and representatives of the
Havana press. They were met at the
station oy Assistant Secretary of State
Hill, Assistant Secretary of War San
ger, Captain Sawtelle and Lieutenant
Overton, of the United States army,
detailed for that purpose, and escorted
to the Shoreham. The delegates con
versed with the reception committee
through an interpreter, though most
of theiu speak English very "well. It
was stated that arrangements for their
visit o the president would be made
through the war department.
The delegates remained at their ho
tel most of the morning, as they were
fatiyoied by the long railroad trip from
Florida. Quite a number -f officials
called, including Assistant Secretary
Hill, of the state department, and As
sistant Secretary Sanger, of the war
department, who left cards individual
ly ifor each member of tho delegation.
When inquiry was made of Mr. Diego
Tamayo, one of the delegates as to the
plans of the party, "he answered
through the interpreter, Mr. Entenza,
that the delegation felt.it would be dis
ccurteous to enter upon -a. discussion of
their business before they called on the
secretary of war.
Arrangements have been made at the
war department by which the -secretary
of war will receive the delegation
at 11 o'clock tomorrow 'morning nd
probably will escort them to the White
house about that time.
General Wood, military governor of
Cuba, arrived this morning with his
lamily and took apartments at the
Richmond. He came to the war de
partment, and had a. conference with
Assistant Secretary 'Sanger. He sent
"his secretary to call 'on the Cuban del
egation, to ascertain their desires for
the day in order that he might be able
to act as their escort, either to the
White house or the war department.
General Wood has had no direct in
formation from General Whitside re
garding the reported troubles at San
tiago, but before he left Cuba, he had
been advised by General Whitside that
party strife was making some trouble
in that municipality and that disor
ders might be anticipated during the
spring elections in other sections of the
island. After that, however, it is ex
pected that the usual tranquility of
the island will be resumed.
General Wood reached the war de
partment shortly after 3 o'clock. The
secretary's door was closed to all call
ers as soon as General Wood, Senator
Piatt and Admiral Bradford joined him
in his office. It was understood that
General Wood entered at once into a
thorough exposition of the complicated
Cuban situation. He was perfectly in
formed as to the" desires of the visiting
commission and apprised Secretary
Root of the nature of their errand.
It is gathered that next to the sub
jects of coaling stations and the right
of the United States to intervene In
Cuba in the interests of peace and or
der, the Cubans attach most impor
tance to the subject of sugar duties.
The commission Is trying to secure a
remission of the United States duty
on Cuban sugar.
The president cannot grant this re
quest, as it involves a change in the
tariff laws and therefore application
must be had to congress. Tobacco too
Is another subject which the secretary
of war will be obliged to discuss with
the commissioners and on that point
he wanted advice. The Cubans are ex
tremely desirous of securing a consid
erable abatement In favor of their own
tobacco, of the extremely high tariff
imposed by the Dingley act upon all
imported tobaccos. '
RICHMOND VS. WILMINGTON
THE GIANTS WON OVER RAIN'S GRAYS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
The Home Team Beat tho Visitors by a
Score or lO to 9 TheSerie of Three
Games Ended and Richmond Leave
for Norfolk.
In a game marked by heavy hitting
on the part of the locals, the "Giants'
turned the tables on the "Grays" by
defeating them by a score of 10 to 2.
yesterday afternoon at Hilton park.
Bass was in the box for the visitors
and the way the home team hammer
ed his curves all over the field demon
strated, to the six hundred people
present, the fact that we have a team
of "sluggers". "Tacks" Allen did the
twirling for our boys and kept the vis
itors' six- hits well scattered. Wil
mington fielded well, making only one
error a fumble by Warren which did
not cost us anything, while the field
ing of Kain's men was not up to their
usual standing. Catches of Clayton
and Stafford and the catching of
Thackera deserve especial mention.
The latter, with Stafford and Allen,
led with the stick. Bigbie robbed Staf
ford of a three base hit in the eighth
inning by making a sensational catch
of a long fly. It was a pretty piece of
fielding and merited all the applause
it received.
' WILMINGTON.
A.B. R II P.O. A E
Cranston rf 6 1 1 1 0 0
Crockett 2b 6 0 1 1 1 0
McGinnis cf 5 1 1 1 o o
Stafford lb 5 2 3 15 0 0
Thackera c 2 2 2 5 0 0
LeLaney If 5 0 1 2 0 0
Warren 3b 4 1 0 0 2 1
Clayton ss 5 2 113 0
Allen p 5 1 3 1 7 0
Total 43 10 13 27 13 1
RICHMOND.
A.B. R II P.O. A E
Bigbie cf 5 0 1 3 0 0
Filman ss 4 0 1 0 4 3
Trager cf 3 0 1 0 0 2
Soffle 2b 4 0 0 3 6 0
Kain rf 4 0 1 2 0 1
Thomas lb 4 0 1 13 0 0
Warner 3b 4 0 0 0 2 0
Manners c 3 1 0 6 0 0
Bass p 3 110 4 0
Total 34 2 6 27 16 6
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Wilmington 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 3 010
Richmond 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 02
SUMMARY.
Struck out, by Allen 5, Bass 5. Two
base hits, Thackera 2, Allen and Fil
man. Three base hits,--Trager.' "
Bases on balls, off Allen, Manners
and Trager, off Bass, Thackera,
Hit by pitched ball, Thackera (2).
Warren, Filman and Bass. Umpire
Mr. Clark. Time of game 1:30. At
tendance 600.
OTHER GAMES.
Norfolk. ADril 24 In Norfolk's de
feat of Newport News-Hampton 4oday
she wins her seventh game.
The score R. H. E.
Norfolk 3 0000100 x 4 5 2
2. News 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 02 2 1
Batteries: Rapp and Nelson; Slagle
and Foster.
Raleitrh. Anril 24. Portsmouth came
;J near shutting the home team out today.
ivaieign Deing Dianitea until me nintn
inning.
The score R. H. E.
Raleigh 0 0000000 12 3 4
Portsmouth ..0 0300020 16 11 0
Batteries: Leonard and Legrande;
Voltz and Westlake.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Won. Lost. P.C
Norfolk 7 0 1.000
Wilmington 4 4 .500
Richmond 3 4 .429
Raleigh 3 5 .375
N. N.-Hampton 3 5 .375
Portsmouth 3 5 .2
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Cincinnati. O.. ADril 24. Althntieh
the outfield was flooded, Cincinnati
was determined to play with Chicago
today. Very limited eround ruls wr
established, but the splashing was so
bad that the game for tomorrow was
declared off and the Chicagos returned
home tonight. The water was auit
close to the third base. The locals
were more familiar with the wet con
ditions and excelled in the acquatic
fielding by which they won easily.
The score r h r.
Cincinnati ...2 60001 00 110 13 0
Chicago 0 024 1002 09 12 i
Batteries: McFadden, Phillipps and
h'eitz: 'layior and Kling. Attendance
iw. 'lime 1:55. Umpire Emslie.
St. Louis, April 24. It was a great
game until Jones weakened in the
ninth and let Beaumont hit him for a
home run after two were out. At-
lenaance. 3,200.
The score R. h. E.
St. Tini n 1 ill ft n ft n a ft i
Pittsburg ...0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 25 12 1
Batteries: Jones and Nichols; Tan
nehill. phillipe and O'Connor. Time
1:55. Umpire Dwyer.
New York-Brooklyn, postponed, rain.
Philadelphia-Boston, postponed, rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.
Chicago. April 24. The American
League season was formally opened
here today with decorations, music and
the hoisting of the championship pen
nant. Attendance 8,000.
The score R. h. E.
Chicago 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 8 7 1
Cleveland 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 02 7 2
Batteries: Patterson and Sullivan;
Hoffer and Wood. Time 1:30. Umpire
Connolly.
Philadelphia-Washington, postponed,
rain.
Baltimore-Boston, postponed, rain.
Detroit-Milwaukee, postponed rain.
You cannot enjoy perfect health, rosy
cheeks and sparkling eyes If your liv
er is sluggish and your bowels clogg
ed. DeWitfs Little Early Risers cleanse
the whole system. They never gripe.
R. R. Bellamy.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
SUMMARY
The Mosquito fleet has arrived at i a-
vlte.
The Galveston Post issues a report
on the Texas cotton acreage.
in the canro of a
steamship loading cotton at Pensacola.
There are 25.000 lepers In the Philip
pines. They are to be isolated on one
Island.
University of North Carolina defeats-
University of Georgia In an uninterest
ing game of ball.
It is thoucht the men who robbed the
express train near Memphis will won
be captured.
W. 11 Christian is appointed a.Ut&nt
general passenger agent of the iea-
board Air Line.
Robert C. Ogden
and his party of
Randolph-Maor
northerners visit
woman's college.
piiiv Smith. vhf has been unconsci
ous since knocked out in a prixe nirht
Monday, died yesterday.
rvr Cfcnoooo shares of Union Pacific
stock were sold yesterday on the New
York stock exchange.
Mrs. Carrie Nation and four other
women are sent to Jail In W icnita.
Kans., in default of bond.
A match between Cresceus and The
Abbot at Brighton Beach some tlm in
August has been arranged.
Th. fWnsed wife's sister bill I'MWd
its second reading In the British houe
of commons by a vott of 279 to 122.
Tho KPrrptarv of state finds among
the acts of the leglslture a "sneak bill"
regarding the cutting of timber in this
state.
The commissary investigation at Ma
nila is progressing. Several prominent
merchants are under heavy tond as
witnesses.
a Tendon firm is buying up the bonds
which the southern states issued dur
ing reconstruction days and afterward
repudiated.
Tho room in Windsor castle in which
John Brown died and which has been
closed ever since is to be turned into a
billiard room.
"Black Jack" Ketchum was to hang
at Clayton. N. M.. tomorrow for a
daring hold up of a Colorado tram in.
August 1S99 but was reprieved yes
terday. !
Tho i.ato Paymaster General Lybrook.
of the state guard is found to be in
debted to the state $1,600. His bond
cannot be found.
The secretary of war gives out tHt
names of 5SS men appointed captains
and lieutenants in the regular arr
Ten are from this state.
Two thousand rifles and khaki uni
forms will be issued to the state guar.
The three bands will be equipped and
furnished new instruments.
Ladies of the Raleigh confederate
associations petition the secretary of
war for permission to remove from Ar
lington cemetery the remains of 100
confederate soldiers burled there.
All boats passing up and down the
Ohio river are fired on by people Drlng
along the shore, who claim the waves
during the high water Injure their
houses. One boatman has been killed.
The Cuban commissioners reach
Washington and are met and escorted
to their hotel by representatives -f the
state and war departments and oi the
army. They will call on Secretary 1 ay -and
the president today.
In jKrtland. Me., the foreman of a
sqad of men working on a telphone x
change, without warning and with ut
any provocation, draws his pistol ..nd
begins firing. Two of the men are lead
and two fatally wounded. The man
showed no signs of instanity.
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 Riggs, of Sunny Lane. Tex.
Thousands have testified as did Mr. .
Riggs. R. R. Bellamy.
CRESCEUS AND THE AUUO I
To Trot Acrtalnnt Each Other at itrlh
ton Beach In Anurust
New York. April 24. Secretary C. A.,
McCully, of the New York TrotUng
Assoclation, has Just returned from. To
ledo. Ohio, after securing the signa
ture of George H. Ketcham, the owner -of
the trotting horse Cresceus, to an
agreement for a match between The
Abbot and Cresceus, to take plac at
Brighton Beach during the week be
ginning August 12th.
The condition of the race are beet
three out of five one mile heats lor a
purse of 112,000, the winner to receive
$,000 and the remainder of the puree
to go to the loser. The owners have
agreed to bring their horses to the
post in good condition and have also
agreed that the said horses snail not
be raced against each other in a match
or special contest prior to the filing off
their Brighton Beach engagement mil
der the auspices of the New York Trot
ting Association, the date of which win
probably by Thursday. August 15th.
The consideration of Mr. KetchamTr
withdrawing the entry of Cresceus In
the H0.000 free for all trot, which, next,
to the match race, is the principle fea
ture on the programme, the New York
Trotting Association has guaranteed
him $5,000 in any event for the appear
ance of Cresceus at the Brighton Beach
track.
Caujrht a Dreadful Cold.
Marion Kooke, manager for T. UL
Thompson, a large Importer of fine mil
linery at 1S58 Milwaukee avenue, Chica
go, says: "During the late severe
weather I caught a dreadful cold which '
kept me awake at night and made me
unfit to attend my work during: the
day. One of my milliners was taking "
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a se
vere cold at that time, which seemed"
to relieve her so quickly that I bought
some for myself. It acted like magic
and I began to improve at once. I am -now
entirely well and feel very pleased
to acknowledge its merits.'' For sale
by R. it. BcUaay.
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