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MURDEROUS PLOT IS
COMMIT.
Jim Howard Boasted That Governor
Would Be Killed and Told How
To Shoot in Order To Hit
a Man Who Was
Walking.
Frankfort. Ky., April 13.—Counsel for
James Howard, on trial for the third
crrr,« for the murder of William Goebel,
filed on the opening of court today a
written motion demanding a copy of the
“confession and evidence,” given before
the grand jury by Henry Youtsey, who is
serving a life, sentence as accessory. At
torney Franklin, for the commonwealth,
denied that Youtsey had ever made a
“confession” to him and refused to give
his notes of the grand jury proceedings.
The court overruled the motion.
Six witnesses, all of whom have testi
fied in former trials of Howard, were ex
amined. The defense made no cross
. xarnination except when the name of
Howard was brought in. Witness Harry
G. Tandy, former assistant secretary of
state, mentioned the name of Leander
Guff, y as being on the steps of the execu
tive building immediately following the
shooting, but in cross examination he was
not positive of it.
Ten witnesses were called to the stand
by the commonwealth at the afternoon
session of court. Ail had been on the
stand at the former trials of this case.
One of the number, Charles Howard, of
Marion county, was dismissed before tes
tifying because of information Hied by
the defense that he had once been con
fined in a lunatic asylum. Howard, who
is no relation of the defendant, has testi
fied in all the former trials without this
fact being learned.
The fcttiosweys fo r the commonwealth
say they will close their case Thursday
afternoon next. The star witness, Henry
Youtsey. n ill not go on the stand before
the morning of that day. The case will
not get to the jury before the latter
part of next week.
New Light on Death of Goebel.
Frankfort, Ky . April 13.—Colonel Jack
Chinn and W. H. Culton. were among
those who testified at today’s hearing of
the Jim Howard case. On cross examina
tion Colonel Chinn said that he was one
of oGebel s body guards.
I bad been told that Goebel would
:.d that I would be killed,” ’
said Colonel Chinn, “and 1 yvent with
Goebel to protect him. if possible.”
In answ r to a question Colonel Chinn
.1 th it h . as well as Lillard and Goe
bel. were armed. Colonel Chinn said lie
was warned by Bill Lillard, of Living
ston, that lie and Goebel were to be killed.
W. H. Culton was asked if he knew of
<■ inferences held with a view of prevent
ing Goebel from taking his scat. The wit
ness said he took part in several confer
ences. At one, in Powers' office, Culton
raid Powers r-comm, tided him as chair
man at a m . ling in the agricultural of
fi. . Culton said Caleb I'pwers warned
the men that they wore entering upon a
dangerous undertaking, as they might be
indicted for conspiracy it any one was
killed
Plan To Murder Democrats.
Culton said a plan was made to settle
the B. rry-Van Meter contest by shutting
Campbell (’rmtrill. South Trimble and
other leaders in the house so that a re
publican majority could be left. Culton
said Taylor Finlay and himself and others
agreed that some member of the house
was to “start the trouble” that was to in
augurate the slaughter. Culton saw Jim
Howard at the agricultural building on
the day Goebel was kill' d.
"I was surprised to meet Howard,” said
'’uh.m, “for I had no idea that he was
in Frankfort.”
Culton said Howard point'd out to him
s gap in the fence around Capitol square.
Howard did not explain what h?
meant. Howard showed me pistol bul
lets and rille balls and said that h- hid
been to the hotel and that Goebel would
“Howard also pointed to a tree in the
yard and said:
” These guys down here don’t know
how to shoot.’ ”
How To Hit Moving- Man.
Culton also qu > ■ d Howard as follows:
“The way to hit the mark is to aim
at an unmovable object and shoot when
the passing object darkens the sights;
pull the trigger.”
Culton -a.id Howard told how Jack
Chinn ran when the shot was tired and on
being asked how he knew about it said:
“Don’t ask fool questions “
Culton said that Youtsey told him he
had the "slickest scheme yet” to kill
G 'el.el and -•aid that the scheme was to
raise a window in Power's office and shoot
him as h.- wnt lo the senate Culton
..iso told of talking tn a Dr. Johnson, who
proposed to explod uitro-glveerine and
kill Goebel.
The witne-s told of Governor Bradley
objecting t . the plans of tin.- consipratoi .-
to murder Goebel,
Culton said he remonstrated with Yout
sey after talking to Bradley and that
A oiii-sej’’ said:
“Well, if everybody objects, we will Jet
fl go. or I wiil h t it g..
On cross-examination Cultou said:
■There is a dift’-rence 1..-tw mi hooting
s man from a window and shooting him
in a general wav.
Cecil's Sensational Story.
Frantfort. Ky.. April 15.—Frank Cecil.
!he first new witness at the present trial
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of Howard, and who is himself under
indictment for complicity in the Goebel
murder, was called to the stand by Com
monwealth’s Attorney Franklin this
morning. Cecil only recently surrender
ed himself to the commonwealth, after
being a fugitive for a year in California
and Honolulu. He is now under bond
Cecil told a. story substantially the
same as the testimony of Culton, Golden
and Broughton, witnesses of yesterday,
who detailed the alleged plot to bring
about the death of Goebel. Cecil says
Caleb Powers adopted the suggestion of
Henry Broughton that he (Cecil!) might
be contracted with to commit the crime,
and asked him to do it. Powers, in the
conversation relative to the killing of
Goebel, told the witness that other ar
rangements had been made to bring
about his death, and that Cecil was
wanted In the event that this arrange
ment miscarried. This c mversation took
place, ho testified, in the public office
of the secretary of state about dark on
the afternoon of January 18. Continuing
Cecil said:
"On January 30. I was in Taylor's
office and Taylor said;
"Goebel has to be killed or I’ll be
robbed. I have $2,500 of the cam
paign fund and I’ll give that and a
free pardon to the man who will kill
him.”
“I told Taylor 1 was not. in that busi
ness.” said Cecil. Cecil said he went
into the agricultural office after the
shooting and was there until the soldiers
came. He saw Harlan Whittaker ar
rested and proposed to help take Whit
taker away from the man who had him.
Made Murder an Easy Job.
Frankfort, Ky.. April 17.—The Franklin
county circuit court room was packed
again to the door with the crowd in at
tendance at. the Howard trial. Henry E.
Youts.-y was still upon tin stand for
cross-examination.
Youtsey told of making an arrangement
with -Mason Hoekersmith, colored, Jo
kill Goebel Hoekersmith wanted to in
terview Governor Taylor about doing the
shooting and witness went to see Taylor
to arrange for the interview. Taylor told
witness he could not afford to risk a ne
gro and witness returned and told Hock
ersmith what he said. Johnson, who also
had been selected to do the killing, left
here January 25. Asked to substance
of the letter witness claimed to have
written to Howard January 2'. at Gov
ernor Taylor’s dictation, witness said it
merely said to Howard to come io Frank
fort at once. aS Taylor was about to be
robbed of hts office. Howard, he said,
knew when he arrived here that he had
been selected to do the killing.
Arranged for Shooting.
Youtsey said he sat alone in his office
on January 30 waiting for Howard.
“When Howard rapped on the doo: I
went out ami he asked if that was Yout
sey. I said il was and shook hands.
“I asked if be wanted tn see Taylor.
He -aid he did not, as Taylor knew he
was in town 1 left Howard al the glass
door of Bowers’ private office and went
around tile ante-room and let him in
through the glass door. I then pulled
down the window blind and arranged for
the shooting, showing him the rifle.
”1 told him that I had arranged so
that no one saw him enter the office.’
Youtsey contradicted Golden as to Pow
ers having locked the door of his office
leading to the ank-room before he left
for Louisville on January 30.
"Did you come out of the office before,
as ynu say. Howard fired the shot?”
’ l.iidn’t’ you state to Tom Campbell,
. after your trial, that either Jake lan-
Dibiier, Berry Howard, ’Tallow Dick’ or
Jim Howard, you did not know which,
fired the shot?”
i “Probably I did. bat i; was false,” said
Youtsey.
“Why did you want to Implicate these
men if your statement was false and
you knew the men were innocent?’
“My best recollection is that this was
rather a suggestion for Arthur Goebel,
and as he had lost his ‘brother and was
i in trouble 1 did not want to worry him.
I I did not think it amounted to much.
’ anyway. I did not care much about it
| at the time.” carelessly answered Yout-
Howard Trying To Dodge the Noose.
Frankfort. Ky., April 18.—James
Howard was called as the first witness for
the defense in his trial today for the
murder of Governor William Goebel, lie
testified to arriving here shortly before
the shooting of Goebel, on January 30.
He repeated his former testimony tjjat
he was in the Board of Trade hotel when
he heard of the shooting and that he had
not previously that day visited the state
■ house grounds.
IJ is defense Is an alibi, and in support
' of this lie gave the alleged movements of
i himself in and about the hotel from the
I time of his arrival until after the shoot
i ing. He denied that he knew Taylor,
j Culton or Goebel. The witness also de
nied emphatically that he ever saw
Henry Youtsey until be met him in jail
| after their arrest, and he denied post-
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIOFt ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1903.
tively ami emphaticallj' that he ever re
ceived a letter from Governor W. S. Tay
lor or dfd any of the things which the
secretary testified. Howard had not con
cluded his story when court took a recess
until this afternoon.
No Agreement With Youtsey.
At the afternoon session of tho court
Howard continued his testimony in his
own behalf. He declared he bad never
had an agreement with Youtsey and
had never spoken to Him until he had
seen him in jail.
Howard claimed that the first he knew
of his indictment was when he saw it
in the papers and said he surrendered
to Sheriff White of his own free will.
Upon cross-examination he stated that
he went to Fiankfort on January 30, 1900,
to see Taylor, but failed to accomplish
his mission, as the gates to the capitol
square were barred. Later lie succeeded
in seeing him.
Tile witness further said Sheriff White
had received a b’ft. r for him from Tay
lor telling him lo com,e to Frankfort at
once if he desired a pardon for tho mur
der of Baker, as Goebel would soon bo
governor. Asked if he had not. said to
Wesley Whittaker, a barber al .Manches
ter, after tiie killing, that tilings worked
like clockwork at Frankfort; that. Tay
lor knew him on his arrival at Frankfort
and greeted him and that everything
was ready, and that he performed the
job in about twenty minutes after he
got there, and that if lie was convicted
again of the murder of George Baker he
would flash a pardon in their faces, he
re tilled:
“I did not."
He Nevei Saw Powers.
Howard also denied’ having seen John
Powers or having been introduced to
Wharton Golden on the afVrnoon of tho
shooting. In response to a question as
to where he spent the night of the
shooting, the defendant replied;
"My impression is that I slept at the
Board of Trade hotel.’’
At a former trial he had stated that
1 e slept in one of the rooms of the
agricultural building and explained the.
difference in bis statements by saying
that after his last trial he had talked
witli Barry Howard and others, who en
abled him to locate himself on the first
and second nights following the mur
der.
Asked if a militia captain had taken
him to a crowd of soldiers on the night
of the murder and ordered them to take
good .are of him, Howard replied that
he did not recollect tho occurrence.
Court then adjourned until Monday
m orning.
Taylor Calls Cecil a Liar.
Indianapolis. April 15.—Ex-Governor
Taylor, of Kentucky, this afternoon
characterized the story that he had of
fered Frank Cecil $2,500 to shoot Goebel
as “an infamous lie." lie did not know
Cecil, he said, and had never seen him
that he know of.
Cecil Knows Taylor Well.
Louisville, April 17 —Frank Cecil, who
gave some sensational testimony in the
Howard trial at Frankfort, was in Louis
ville today.
Cecil was stirpris. il to see a statement
from Taylor denying that he was ac
quainted with him. Cecil says he ami
Taylor were intimately acquainted and
that Taylor often visited his home.
Cecil further says ho spent the night
after the killing of Goebel at Taylor’s
house: that with him wer. Will Reynolds
and Bruce Matthews. Cecil says that,
during the night the.', got hungry and
got a gallon of milk and some bread
out of tho kitchen. He says that ho fold
Taylor of tho lunch the next day and that
ho laughed over it.
Will Demand Taylor’s Extradition.
Indianapolis, April 17. -Morrill Moores,
former assistant attorney general, who
was a law partner of ox-Governor Taylor
for several months, said today that it
would not bo surprisng if another demand
for tho return of Taylor was made on
Governor Durbin. He has also heard ft
t eported that. Thomas Campbell, who act
ed as the attorney of the Goebels before
Governor Durbin, was preparing to bring
suit either in tho United States supreme
court or in the superior court of Marion
county to force the governor to honor
the requisition.
Taylor Still Denying’.
Indianapolis. April 18.—W. S. Taylor, ox
•governor of Kentucky, who lives in this
city, said today, in gn interview, that
so far as he remembers, he never met
Howard and did not know him while ho
was governor of Kentucky. He also says
he does not, so far as he knows, at
present, know Frank Cecil, who gave evi
dence Wednesday charging him with be
ing responsible for the murder of Gov
ernor Goebel. He also says that he did
know Henry Youtsey, but not intimately,
and that ho did not oven know what po
sition Youtsey occupied around the state
house and never conferred with him on
any important matter. Mr. Taylor denies
over having dictated any letter to
Howard. Taylor says he does not fear
any plans tv kidnap him.
NO CAY POTTING FOB
ROOSEVELT.
Game Warden Otfers To Bound Up
Lion for the President, Bv<t the
i Latter Declines Proposition.
President Enjoys His
Outing.
Cinnabar, Mont., April 14.—President
Roosevelt broke camp yesterday and is
slowly working his way to Major Pitch
er’s headquarters at Fort Yellowstone.
He is expected to arrive at Ancey’s to
night or tomorrow morning, and to reach
tho fort some time Thursday. He will
remain there one day and then will start
1 for Norris, where the geysers are.
There is a. good deal of snow betwcr»r
the fort and Norris, and the engineer
corps is at work opening the road. Word
received from the president today was io
the effect that he is in the best of health
and thoroughly enjoying nls outing. In
addition to the horse-back riding, he takes
long walks over the mountain Hails.
Notwithstanding reports to the con
trary, tho president has not fired a shot
at a. mountain lion, and has no Intention
of doing so. It is estimated that there
arc 500 of these animals in the park, and
they are killing large quantities of deer
and Elk. A determined effort is being
made to exterminate them and “Buffalo"
Jones, the game warden of the park, to
gether with iris scouts, is slaying them
on every possible occasion. Mr. Jones
has offered to round up a lion or two
for the president. .to shoot at, but the
latter has declined to do so.
The weather continues to be all that
could be desired and the members of
| the party who are living on the train at
Cinnabar have engaged in fishing and rid
ing through thu country.
Roosevelt Comes Out of the Woods.
Cinnabar, Mont.. April 16.—President
Roosevelt, came into Fort Yellowstone to
day looking to be in splendid condition
and enthusiastic over the good time lie
lias had.
Secretary Loeb nut him at Major
Pitcher’s headquarters and the two trans
acted some routine business, the first
work the president has done witii bls
secretary since going into the park.
After his return from the president,
Secretary Loeb issued the following
statement:
“Cinnabar, Mont.. April 16.—Major
Pitcher reports that the. president and hts
party have returned from their eight
days’ horseback trip in the north of the
park ami along the Yellowstone. Tho
party consisted of the president, Major
Pitcher, John Burroughs, an orderly, the
scouts and the packers with the mule
train.
"All of the party are In excellent
health and not an accident of any kind
occurred. On entering the park the
president informed Major Pitcher that he
would not under any circumstances fire
a shot nt anything while in the park and
he look neither rifle nor shotgun with
him.
"The party had some good fishing, and
the president and Mr. Burroughs spent
a large part of their time in following
and watching at close quarters the great
herds of game, cliiefly elk. but also moun
tain sheep, deer atyl antelope.
“The party start"! tomorrow for the in
terior of the. park to visit the geysers
and perhaps the fails of the Yellowstone.
They will go in sleighs, on horseback or
on skis, according to the condition of the
snow. WILLIAM LOEB, JR..
"Secretary to the President.”
No Word from, the President.
Cinnabar, Mont.. April 18.—Secretary
Loeb received word today from the pres
ident, who Is at Norris, out of reach
of communication. Unless the president
should send a messenger over tho snow
filled trails to Fort Yellowstone, no word
will be received from him until his re
turn from Geyserland next Wednesday.
Cowboy Feast for Roosevelt.
Hugo, Colo., April 15.—The suggestion
that President Roosevelt be given an
opportunity to partake of a genuine cow
boy breakfast as a feature of tho enter
tainment during his brief stop at this
place May 4 will be carried out.
A letter has just been received from
Secretary Loeb saving that the presiden
tial party will stop here long enough to
greet the people early in the morning of
that date. It is expected that stockmen
and cowboys from all over the range in
this vicinity will participate in the re
ception to the president.
The breakfast will be spread in true
cowboy fashion, with the chuck wagon
and all the rest of the paraphernalia
common to such a feast.
GREAT TURTLE IS CAPTURED.
Rome Man Catches Ninety-Five-
Pound Turtle.
■ Rome. Ga., April 18.—(Special.)—Prob-
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caught in this section of the state was
taken from the Oostanaula river about
i2O miles above Rome yesterday and
shown on the streets here today.
J. M. Morrison, who caught t'lte turtle.
I had quite a time getting him on land, and
iis very proud of his catch. The turtle,
| which is a genuine largerhead. weighs
: 9.7 pounds and is I 1 - feet long by 2 feel
I wide. He is very vicious and has al
ts acted a great deal of attention here.
W A. Stewart, one of tihe best-known
pioneer sportsmen in Rome, has the
shell of a turtle of the same kind caught
here about twenty years ago. which
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San Salvador. Republic of Salvador,
April 14.—Juan Ange! Arias, who was ap
pointed president of Honduras by the re
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FIRE IN TEXAS OIL REGION.
Workman Kicked Over Lantern on
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Beaumont, Tex.. April 15.—A workman
kicked over a lantern at one of the ('aid
well oil wells in tlie Hogg-Swayne tract
on Spindle' Top this morning and started
the fire that resulted in the loss of prop
erty valued at $1,0(91,000 and tho bankrupt
cy of twenty or more of the smaller com
panies.
There wore 175 wells in the tract and
only five of the d’ tricks and pump houses
are left standing. Every company that
has property in the tract is a loser. The
lire swept the throe blocks, covered with
derricks and pump houses, clear of all
its buildings. None of the companies had
a cent of Insurance. There were no set
tling or storage tanks in the tract.
The lire started near the southern edge
of block 38 and spread three ways. Pump
ing stations, derricks and pipe lines all
fell before it. Large engines and thick
pipe melted in the heat. It is estimated
that 170 of the wells sustained an aver
age direct loss of $3,000 each. This exclu
sive of half a million dollars more, the
aggregate loss on production and other
indirect damages.
Fifty or more wells probably were
ruined.
.Among the losers a.re; London Oil
and Pipe Line Company. Caldwell Oil
Company. Spindle Top Power Company.
Central Power and Equipment Company,
t umping Station Dividend Oil Company.
Detroit-Beaumont. Palestine-Beaumont
Suti Company. Advance Oil Company.
Queen City. Queen of Waco. Drummers,
Alamo. Buckeye. Ground Floor. Man
hattan. Borealis and Buffalo, H. B. Ford.
Cartwright Oil Company. John Mark
ham and J. W. Er.ny, the Texas, Sun.
Guffey, Higgins.
Root Delivers Diplomas.
Washington. April 14.—-Secretary Root
delivered the diplomas to thirty-eight
graduates of the army medical schools
here today and after an address by Dr.
John S. Billings. United States army, re
tired. Brigadier William 11. Carter pre
sented the Hoff memorial medal. The
four honor graduates wore First lieu
tenants Harry L. Gilchrist. Samuel dc-
Loffrc. John W. Hanner and Edward M.
Talbott.
stitute of Buffalo, N. Y, All corres
pondence is held sacredly confidential,
and he gives his advice free and with
out charge.
SINGLE AND MARRIED WOMEN
Very often find that it is repugnant to
their feelings to consult their family
physician. In such a case they can put
perfect confidence in Dr. Pierce, who
has made such a success in the treat
ment of women’s diseases, for he
will give the very best advice possible
and without cost. To grow beautiful,
healthy and happy should be the desire
of every woman. It is then possible
to hold a husband and to make home
happy and bring contentment to it. In
most cases Dr. R. V. Pierce’s Favorite
Prescription will fit the needs and put
the body in healthy condition.
So sure of it is the World’s Dispensary
Medical Association, of Buffalo, N. Y.,
proprietors of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre
scription, that they offer
a SSOO REWARD
For women who cannot be cured of Leu
corrhea, Female Weakness, Prolapsus,
or b'alling of womb. All they ask is a
fair and reasonable trial of their means
of cure.
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription re
stores weak and sick women to sound
health, by curing the local womanly dis
eases which are generally responsible for
the failure of the general health. A
woman’s entire being is centered i.” her
womanly nature. When the delicate
womanly organism is attacked by dis
ease ; when there is irregularity or a dis
agreeable drain ; when inflammation
burns and ulcers gnaw, the general
health will reflect the progress of dis
ease, in increasing weakness, nervous
ness, backache, headache, loss of appe
tite and sleeplessness.
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription cures
all these ailments, and cures them per
fectly and permanently. It wipes out
the record of suffering as a child wipes a
sum from a slate. It makes the woman
feel like a new woman, and look like
one, tiecause it rounds out the form and
restores the healthy color to the face.
MAR.INE CORPS LIEUTENANTS.
Georgia Boy Among Those Named,
by the Secretary.
Washington, April 16.—Th? secretary
of the navy today made the following
designations for examinations for ap
pointments to second lieutenants of the
marine corps under the provisions of Ihe
recent naval appropriation bill:
Noncom missioned oflicerss:
Eugene P. Fortson, of Washington, G.i.,
corporal, formerly at United States mili
tary academy.
From civil life:
Percy F. Archer, of Maryland.
Maurice Vel Campbell, son of late pres
ident of Rutgers college, served in Span
ish-American war.
Elias Beadle, first sergeant, U. S. S.,
Atlanta, served seventeen months in
Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers.
Hugh McCormick Howard, graduate of
the Virginia Militarj- institute.
Frank (>. McConnell, graduate of Vir
ginia Military institute, resid. s in Rich
mond, Va.
Sidney A. Merriam, of Portland. Me.
Alexander It. MikHl. of Charieston, S. C.
Arthur B. Owens, of Annapolis, Aid.
Charles F. Williams, son of the late
Colonel C. F. Williams, of the marine
corps.
Seth Williams, student of the Universi
ty at Northfield, Vi.
Lieutenant. Winship Promoted.
Washington. April 17.—(Special.)—Hand
some recognition of the abliity of a pop
ular Georgia officer, recently stationed at
Fort McPherson, is contained in the fol
lowing order just issued by Adjutant
General 11. C. Corbin, by command of
Lieutenant General Miles:
“By direction of tho secretary of war.
First Lieutenant Blanton Winship, six
teenth infantry, now on duty in the office
of tin- judge advocate general of the
army, is detailed, under the provision of
the act of congress approved Fabruary
2. 1901. as acting judge advocate and will
proceed to Chicago, Ills., and report in
person to the commanding general, de
partment of the lakes, for temporary
duty as judge advocate of that depart
ment.”
Desired Bride, Lashed Suitor.
Fairburn. Ga.. April 18.—(Special.)—
A unique and novel effort at getting mar
ried occurred at Monk, in this eountv
Thursday night.
Arthur Vickery, a young swain of the
neighborhood, was very much smitten
with the (•harms of Miss Mary Johnson,
one of tho belles of Monk and a daugh
ter of a prominent and well-to-do citi
zen.
Vickery decided to gel married to the
young lady of his choice and he accord
ingly procured a marriage license from
Ordinary W. S. McLain, of this county
and calling on Justice W. J. Scarbrough’
of Monk, to perform tile ceremony, the
would-be bridegroom and the justice’ pro
ceeded to the residence of the bride.
Arriving there it was found that the
| young lady knew nothing of the proposi
; lion that she was so soon to become a
I bride and she entered a positive dernur
■ rer to the groom’s petition and proposi
-1 tton.
| Tho young lady’s father also vetoed
. the matter and for awhile there was a
! commotion. The irate and indignant
father Offered this would-be son j n i ;lw
the alternative of taking a sound
thrashing, to be administered by the
young lady herself. an d then leave the
countr.v, or take worse consequences.
The young man chose the former and
the young lady was accordingly provided
with a good hickory switch, which she
■ Mv necumtor never rnlte. Bex ERER
LADIES MAY. Box 13 Bloomington, HL
KOPS for locating gold and silver, lost (rea»-
iires etc- Guaranteed. C irculars 2c.
BR Y ANT BROS.. Box 121-tD. Dal Ins. I .xas,
• aniro who dm're a Monthly Regular that can-
I AlllrS "o‘ f » n wll ’ ’T’ "l!- 11 ? t . amp
lilt. STEVENS, Buffalo, N Y
T aniFS Oor Monthly Tiogiilating Tabletx
J J never tail. Box FREE. Friar Med. Co.,
Dept. F, Buffalo. N. Y.
»MMBgSBg
MARRIAGE Directory free to all. Pay when
married New plan, send no money. For
partimflars. address AeLE< T 4’Ll IS. Dept. It.
Tekonsha. Midi
STOP working for others and learn a profession
rind b<‘ independent for Mri T A y
588 Cherry. Grand Rapids. Mich.
rjr, r-»z~k per thousand copying letters. Enclose
I Lamp forcopy of letter, instructions, et,-
We have several lines of work. Address Eagle
Wholosnh- (’“.. Chica
' warWANTED—Two traveling salesman for ee<y
1 VV -’tate; salary and expenses: permanent
> tion- experience not iiiisolutely essential. Addre«iv
E. A. Brown Tobacco Co.. Greensboro, N. C,
EMPLOYMENT
lATIOXAI. PCBTBAIT <O.. A»blan<l (or. tigHeies,. CiJriiti,.
I SEEK HUSBAND for indy,22. worth SIO,OOO,
and beautiful farm; I.adv 21. s2o,tssi: Wim.v. .
S« <BO.OOO mid stock farm; I.adv. 20, Mo.oin
i Address Mrs. Leland. 1« South Broadway, st
Louis. Mo. _
eennni'Rir anti Liquor Habits Cured
IWir! rsM H I rar I housands having iatl-i
SllUill I "Hit- übere have beeu cured by m
Write The Dr. J. L. Stephens Co., Dr.pt W. t.
Lebanon, Ohio.
market sent on SO dnys f«’e ,rl “ 1 ' Fossesses eve. ,
Uiniwrll FREE INFORMATION to ..r
nulflLll lady of a never fallinr. barnil.ss
I «•'-'■’'“•••x monthly remedy. A simple home
treatment. Mrs. «. A Morton, 720 West Av
I the RIVF.K BEXD HAN< H ('ATM!
, co., Kansas, City. M«».. r p.-
; n.rn'd stork a s . pnr. Guar.mtrrd <1 ividrixl .
I ~,.P 1 possibly 10 per cent. To mcr- use r.-iv-
I io i72.(kjo acres: cattle to .>,0(10. Address abow for
prospf *ct i- s.
1 ARIFS SIOOO
fl Failing EKGOKOLO Ct.rni »'in i
safelv relieve iungest, ease (h-hiyf ■
monthl'i perm Fin 3 t-. (> .la' without, hann. psi:,
interferetico ■"ltti work. MsiietAO. DoubleStrer.pta f
■ ISsouthington M. Co P 51 & Main st. Kmms ( it
a day buys a home < <
stemrronnTl .
i sir Association, D.-pt. 4,1 n-I n-
tSeSB nap-dis. Ind.
i TEXAS, TEXAS, Lubbock. Lubbock County , Tex
I Cheap homes In the empire state, bi t-i
prairies, fertile lands and pure v vt.-i
| good schools and churches, no so Im.::-. ■
i rowdyism. Lands for sale in_ large ■ :
small quantities at from $1 to $5 p-r ;< ■
I We want to settle the great staked pl.-:’ s
of the west. Correspondence s-.i
i Write to Slaton & Peoples. Lubb.. k.
MSRPHINE-Om
and LAUDANUM HABITS cured by a
pain]G3o homo treatment, endorsed ana
used by leading physicians. A trial
treatment sufficient to convince you, sent free : •
book of t •Htimonials Healed. Correspondence Confident.»
OTA SPECIALTY CO., Dept. 4J2, ban Antonio,
&ce:!eZi=» your exe: on
BONANZA
Sliarea are only 40 Cents now. but risi : fa ’
They will sell for One Dollar before Align-'
Write today for I’ree I’rospeetna and pie
ticulars of our 1 nstallinent. Plans of payme’
LOOK OUT FOR DIVIDENDS
111 Western Stocks at Western I’ri. e<
J ICKSON Jt CO., Box 4!»5.. flossland. D. < .
E
V the Colling. System. S«nd J" 11 - =«>"• 1
sf» to Capt. W. A Collings, K<- m 110, 1*- B
i*s?, Wit-itown, N. Y.. <n«i he will •er.-i ’ • ’»
T MAlLatrialof bis wonderful tT*atinfi ’ t: t
i and has cured thomands others. I A ' R
t write t -day. Capt Collings ha 1 • W
rience with ruptnraand will gladly rec.’.e
(FREE GOLD WATCH.
This ■watch with fully guaranteed A *t:-
movement, is sent free to anv oi.ti for
20 pieces our jewelry at 1 «x* t ach. b. • i■. -
in appearance to a tf'ild-hlkd wat .
jSI- rented 20 years. jNo money rc<iufr< i.
©A i®? vM today and we rfialL- nd h-v.
paid. Return the f? when f I I anil
will jx>si(jvely receive tho watch. N
erous other premi i
j rifles, revolver?,. ladies’ vafchv*. ’
shirt waislK, too! cheats, etc., Au?
!. s ?1 E (I. <•<>., n<‘pt. .4K !<. \ anitui <
-I i- <-t. ( hi< a-o. 111.
Tires
A Sample of the Big Mo- f f '.l
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is this perfect tire, that BA
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for 98 Cts. tach. Sold XA /
everywhere at $4.00 per NvN, .
| pair. Send for our big
catalog. Let us save you
; money on all Rubber Goods, We -till niak. ” at
famous Puncture Proof Tire . which h< - gm: 1 ' o
wide a reputation. Delaware Rubber Co
3.8, 631 Market Street. Philadelphia, 1-.
Blowed8 lowed an every bicycle bought of us
•fore purchase is binding.
iVe ship <J. O. D. on approval to
anyone a c t a’--/'-
New WS33 Niotiels
458.75
Aibeplanr” /-.»■, J?/;?.’'.?
a ‘Metefjor-f,” ' -
uo t»ett-‘T bicycles al any pn<
.4nwot?irrma7.'er<r ’ i,-g/ l i ' <
one-f??.’ivi uau'd price. Chol- «of uny
standard tires and best equipment <»n
all onr bicvejes. p’Lirc ■ ■
KJbER AGENTS WANT Kb in c«r» to*n ’
Mmp’.o wheel »t
our Improved’o3mo.W«
d Zr.d-hand Wheels so
BUT & Llcycle until you l.rvo wr’n.vn f • • - ,
Iftrje pL©t<-rn»r!’.!c eagmvlnp and < de«-ri *
MI£SiD OYCLE GO. Dept IS3D : .
Arrest
disease by the timely use. cd
Tutt’s Liver Piils, an old and
favorite remedy of increasing
popularity. .Always cures
SICK HEADACHE,
; sour stomach, malaria, indiges
tion, torpid liver, constipation
Ind al! bilious diseases.
TUTT’S Liver PILLS
pr<ic chL (n ‘ lay on ’ i’.. ;■ o i;iir • >
alter the most apjnoved inann " d .
young man is now in exile ami ,|o’.il)tless
thinks marriage is a failure.
Lolita Armour Able To Walk.
Chicago, April Hi.—Dr. Adplph I. t. :’z
| the Australian surgeon ived
■ <*ago today for the purpose of removimi
1 lhe cast from the leg of I olit i Arm” l
the young daughter of J. (ig.b n » m • ■
upon whom an oi- •ration for eong. uiial
i dislocation of tho hin was perform, d
removing tho east the limb w.-- f“ ind
be in perfect condition and the oat! nt
wa« able to walk around tho hm s w
; out any di'fieulty.
: April 111. The ,|c| .. i t rn'nt
I ot education Iras ordered several bua
| drocl copies of Rooker T. Washington s
"From Slave to Teacher.” for distribution
| among the public school teachers here-