THE PLACE EXECUTION.
Dean ‘
Irooklyn Murderess Meets
Calmly at Sing Sing.
NEW YORK, March 21.—Mrs. Marthe .
Place was executed at Sing Sing prisor
yesterday. She was the first woman tc
‘die in the electric chair in the state 01 I
New York, and she Went to her death!
quietly. Her death was instantaneousi
but two shocks were given. State Elec- .
trician Davis threw down the lever at
exactly 11:01 a. m. The_voltage of the
current was 1,760, and it was continued
for four seconds. It was then gradually I
diminished to 200 voltage, which was'
continued for 56 seconds. Dr. Irvine, the
physician of the prison, examined the
Woman and then ordered a' second
shock. That was the same as the first
in power and continued for, the same
'length of time. The second shock has
always been administered at Sing Sing
Mrs. Place murdered her stepdaugh-
ter, Ida M. Place, a mere girl, on Feb.
7, 1898. She first threw acid in the girl’s‘
eyes and then smothered her. This was
early in the morning in their home in
Brooklyn. She waited the entire day for
her husband to return and then attack-
ed him with an ax, fracturing his skull
and otherwise seriously injuring him.
Place, however, recovered.
Mrs. Place was convicted and sen-
tenced to death, but she never for a
moment believed that she would be
electrocuted. She at first claimed that
she could remember . nothing of the
murder, and later the plea of insanity
was submitted in her behalf. It was not
until Thursday last that Warden Sage
announced to her that Governor Roose-
velt had absolutely refused to interfere
with the course of justice and that she
must die on Monday. It was a great
shock to the woman, but during the last
four days she bore up wonderfully well.
This was the twenty-sixth electrocu-
tion at Sing Sing prison, but none be-
fore was so successful as that yester—
day. Not only was there no scene, but
there was no delay. Within three min-
utes after coming through the iron
doors the order of the law had been
carried out. There were 12 witnesses
present, and only those who watched
every movement witnessed Mrs. Place’s
death. .Few.were able to see the raising
of the body as the electrical shock pass- ,
ed through it. It was only when the-
current was partly shut off that they .
could see the body relax. It was an
easy way to die. '
Hotel Fire Victims Found.
NEW YORK, March 21.—The bodies
of two persons who lost their lives in
the Windsor hotel fire were found in the
ruins yesterday. One was that of a wo-
man; .the other, from its size, is sup-
posed to be that of a man. Both were
badly burned and have not been identi-
fied. Twenty-four persons who were
registered at the Windsor or were in the
building when the fire started have
been added to the safe list. Of the 212
registered at the hotel there are only
15 now absolutely unaccounted for.
A Chance For Trade In Mexico.
WASHINGTON, March 21.—Mercan-
tile catalogues printed in Spanish
should be circulated in Mexico by our
merchants immediately following the
postal money order arrangement about
to be made, according to Consul Jones
at Tuxpan. He says there is a great
field in Mexico for the .mailing depart-
ments of our large stores, heretofore
impossible to work.
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nerve remedies.
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The-merit of Smith’s Green Mountai
gated by physicians connected with the Journal'of Health in which the above
article appeared, and so indisputably was this merit proved that this well
known publication does not hesitate to endorse this greatest of blood and
For sufferers from impure blood, ‘
sleeplessness, loss of appetite and the dozen
other ills that result from poisonous secretions
. collecting in the blood, or from demoralized
nerves, this great specific is indeed a boon.
It. accomplishes its wonderful results by
driving all poisonous secretions from the
body, giving strength and vigOr not only
to the nerves, but to all of the
great organs. Druggists every-
where are instruch to
"' refund their money
to anyone '
pPROOF
not set
PAPER' MONEY 'SCARCE.’
Colnptrolle‘r Dawes Explains Why 11
Is So at the Present Time.
WASHINGTON, March ' 21. — Mr.
.Dawes, the comptroller of the currency,
in answer to inquiries in regard to the.
apparent scarcity of paper money, said:
“The chief reason for the growing de—
mand for paper money is unquestiona-
bly the increase in the general Volume
of business. There has been no reduc-
tion in the amount of paper money
which of itself would cause scarcity.
The. situation in reference to bills is
brought about by the increase in the
I‘demand and not, by a decrease in‘the
supply.
“The amount. of paper money in cir-
culation March 1 is much greater than
it was one year ago. While the de-
crease in circulation in the amount of‘
gold certificates is $3,473,950, in treasury
notes $4,259,971 and in currency certifi-
cates $25,325,000 the circulation of silver
certificates has increased in the sum of
~$16,113,273 and United States notes $44,-
141,212, making the total net increase
of government paper money in circula-
tion $27,195,569, which, added to the in-
crease of $18,155,335 in national bank
circulation, makes the total increase of
paper money in circulation over one
year ago $45,350,904 ”
Clellllner to Die May 18.
HARRISBURG, March 21.—Governor
Stone has fixed May 18 as the date for
the execution of James A. Clemmer at
Norristown and Jonas Preston at West
Chester. Clemmer was convicted of the
murder of Mrs. Charles 0. Kaiser in Oc-
tober, 1896, andPreston, who is a col-
Ored man, was convicted of the murder
of his wife about a year ago.
A Minister Charged With Crime.
ROCHESTER, March 21.—Rev. John
W. Millard, pastor of Lyell Avenue
Baptist church, was arrested yesterday
on the charge of grand larceny in ap-
propriating to his own use $373.26 be—
longing to .Mrs. Elzora,E. Stanley of
this city, The minister pleaded not
guilty and was admitted to bail in the
sum of.$500.
Pope’s Life Ebbing Away.
LONDON, March 21.—The Rome cor-
respondent of The Daily Chronicle says:
“Although there is no immediate alarm,
it is generally felt that the pope's life is
ebbing aWay. Communications have re-
cently passed between the different
cabinets relative to the eventuality of
a conclave.”
Spanish Deficit In Sight.
' LONDON. March 21.—The Madrid
correspondent of The Standard, in a
dispatch dealing elaborately with the
plans of the Spanish government to re-
organize the finances of the country,
says, “But, even with all the contem-
plated reductions and a settlement of
the colonial and imperial debts, Spain
will require about £35,000,000 for her fu-
ture annual expenditure, and her taxa—
tion has never yet produced more than
£31,000,000.”
Price of Nails Going Up.
PITTSBURG, March 21.—The Ameri—
can titeel and W'ire company has made
another advance of 15 cents a keg in the
price of nails. Small lots are now quot—
ed at $2.30 a keg, or $46 a ton. This is an
advance since December of $23 a ton.
Bessemer pig iron is also higher, sell-
ing at $15.65.
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A sum PHYSICIAN
Has Been Given to Smith’s Green
Mountain Renovator.
As a. rule doctors do not commend
proprietary articles. In the case
of Smith’s Green Mountain Reno-
vator, however, this is difierent.
Smith’s Green Mountain Renova-
tor wasdiscovered by a well known
practitioner. Dr. Mack over forty years
ago had a prescription that acted in a
marvelous manner for blood and nerve
, troubles.
the use of it. _
This same medicine that he compounded is
with us to-day and is known as Smith’s Green
in Renovator.
Remedy Co. of St. Albans, Vt.
is sure, reliable, scientific and honest in the way it is pre-
. ‘- prescription from which it is made is always gladly shown
. to any doctor who wishes to see it. On this account, and because it does
He effected many cures by
It is made by the St. Albans
It is purely vegetable. It
Greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy
ALLEN
mouw AND ruouooouw assesses.
“ We will quote Dr. Allen’s own words in regard to this subject. He Says : —
The best way for the layman to insure his own protection in'using pro-
prietary medicines is to depend upon,
the advertisements found in hygienic
Place faith only in such preparations as Smith’s Green Mountain
Renovator, madeby the St. Albans Remedy Co. of St. Albans, Vt., asa sure
cure for rheumatism, dyspepsxa, kidney and liver troubles, bladder and uri-
nary affections, eczema and all diseases arising from an impure or impoy-
crishcd condition of the_ blood. The commendation here bestowed on this
true and tried specific is given gratuitously and on account of the satis-
factory showing when under our investigation.
DR. S. J. ALLEN, New York City.”
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MORE TESTIMONY IN MILES’BEHALF
Dr. Senn Thought Dried Beef Prefer-
able to the Canned Article—Roast
Beef Inudvisulile For Daily Use.
No Evidence of Chemicals.
CHICAGO, March 22,—The govern-V
ment court of inquiry last night ex-
amined two witnesses with reference to
the beef question—Dr. Nicholas Senn
and Lieutenant Colonel A. W. Corliss,
Dr. Senn entirely disapproved of canned
roast beef as an army ration for any
length of time, and Colonel Corliss told
of the soldiers’ dislike of it. The court
will hold an all day session today, ex-
pecting to leave for New York in the
evening or Thursday morning. The re-
maining witnesses will be those sug-
gested by Major Lee in behalf of Major
General Miles.
Dr. Nicholas Senn of Chicago, who
served in Cuba and Porto Rico, testified
that the troops in Cuba lived largely on
canned roast beef and bacon. He had
every reason to believe that the canned
beef was not roasted, but boiled. It was
tasteless and certainly appeared to lack
nutritious qualities, as was apparent
from thé‘ condition of the men who re-
turned from Cuba"’to Montauk—men
who had never been ill, but were great-
ly emaciated. He believedrthat the meat
was overdone, that .there was some
fault in the process of preparation, that
the process had not been perfected. The
bacon was of good quality. He could
say nothing about refrigerator be be—
cause he did not see any of it in Cuba
or Porto Rico. He made no formal in-
spection of the canned roast beef, but
had eaten some of it, and his state—
ments were based on his own experi-
ence. The meat was evidently good
meat—was of good quality, but, as stat—
ed before, was not properly prepared——
was overcooked in boiling. He thought
one of the meat supplies in the future
for the army should be dried beef. Men
could be fed once or twice a week on
roast beef. without ill‘ effect on their
health, but as a daily ration. for any
length of time he would not consider it
a. safe or advisable ration. When the
packers learned how to make real roast
beef he thought it would be an excel-
lent thing, but not as an exclusive diet.
The canned roast beef was used very
extensively in Cuba, but the ration in
Porto Rico was very much better——
seemed to be better prepared.
In reply to General Davis the wit-
ness stated that the meat as prepared
'by the packers according to the testi-
mony given would not lose much of.its
nutrition on account of being boiled in
the cans. He saw no evidence of the
use of chemicals in the canned roast
beef. He had heard of cases of ptomaine
intoxication, but did not see any.
Ptomaines would not develop if the
meat were thoroughly sterilized and
properly sealed. Vllhen opened the meat
should keep 24 hours. It would not. be
safe to eat it after that time.
General A. W. Corliss, who was at-
tached to the Seventh infantry in Cuba,
testified that he was shot on the lst of
July and knew nothing of the condi-
tions there after that.
“Up to that time,” he said, “we got a
good deal of canned corned beef and
canned roast beef, also bacon in small
quantities. Complaints were received
about the roast beef. It .was disliked
very much. The officers and men had
the same rations. We tried to eat the
canned roast beef and did eat it, but in
order to do so we had to mix it up with
har‘dtaok and fry it. We tried to eat it
plain. but could not. It made us sick
and gave us bowel trouble."
Shot In Chicago.
CHICAGO, March 22. — John T.
Shayne, the millionaire furrier of this
city, was shot't‘nree times yesterday by
H. H. Hammond, a. merchant tailor,
while the two were dining together at
the Auditorium Annex. One of the bul-
lets lodged in Mr. Shayne’s left shoul-
der, one in his thigh and the other in
his hip.‘ None of them, it is thought,
will prove fatal. Hammond was ar-
rested, but he refuses to talk. Domestic
troubles are said to be the cause of the
shooting.
Secretary of Interior Resigns.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 22.—
Senor Degetau, secretary of the inte-
rior in the colonial cabinet, has resigned
on account of ill health and will be
succeeded by Senor Atilles del Valle.
Senor Acuna, the secretary of.state,
and the other secretaries have announc-
ed their intention of visiting Washing-
ton next month. Governor General
Henry approved of their so doing.
No Trust For Bugley & Co.
DETROIT, March 22.—John N. Bag-
ley & Co., tobacco manufacturers, have
entered into an agreement with the To-
bacco Workers’ union to use the union
label on their packages of tobacco here-
after. This istaken to mean that the
Bagley company will not become part
of the trust and that the negotiations
: to that end have,been declared off.
Davis Won His Wager.
PHILADELPHIA, March 22.—Wll-
liam Thomas Jagger‘s, the London mes-‘
senger boy, has arrived in this city
from Chicago over the Pennsylvania.
railroad and finished his errand by de-
livering a message from R. Davis to
the latter’s si'ster.- Mr. Davis wins his-
wager, with one day to spare.
Millard Held For Grand Jury.
ROCHESTER, March 22.—Rev. John
W. Millard, pastor of Lyell Avenue
. Baptist church, who was arrested on a
, charge of grand larceny
in stealing
$372.26 from Mrs. Elvora Stanley, was
arraigned in police court yesterday and
held for the grand jury.
Anglo-French Agreement‘Slgned.
LONDON, March 22.—The convention
between Great Britain and France de-
limiting their respective frontiers in the
valley of the Nile was signed last night
by the Marquis of. Salisbury and the
French-embassador, M. Paul Cambon.
Boiler Explosion Iiills Three.
CUMBERLAND, Md.. March 22.".
Three -men were killed and several in-
’ lured, some fatally. by the explosion .of
the boiler in a sawmill at Mattie, Md,
‘ near here.
Weather Probabilities. '
.. .Rain and warmer: brisk southeasterly
triads, becoming lugh on the coast.
HAVANA QUIETER.
Eigh: Killed and Many Wounded In
the, Clash With Police.
HAVANA, March 21.—The excitement
growing out of the conflict between the
police and the populace is rapidly sub-
siding, and it is not likely that there
wilt be further trouble. The mob has
been taught a lesson, which will prob-‘
ably prove sufficient. Lawbreakers now
fear the police and realize that the lat-
ter will not tolerate resistance to their
authority. .
During the affrays of Saturday and
Sunday three policemen were killed and
«about 15 wounded, while of the populace
five were killed and between 60 and 70-
others wOunded, some so Seriously that
they will probably die. The condition
of Police Captain Jose Estrampes is
serious, but it is expected that |he will
recover:
Sixty arrests have been made. and or-
ders have been issued to the police not
to hesitate to shoot hereafter should
occasion require it. .
Archbishop Chapelle, apostolic dele-
gate to the West Indies, sailed for New
Orleans yesterday in order to be pres-
ent at the Easter services there, but he
will return immediately ,after to Ha-
vana. He has already carefully exam-
ined the question of‘ the ownership of
Cuban cemeteries. It appears that since
Jan. 1 a. discussion has been in progress
in many parts of Cuba between the
municipalities and the church authori-
ties regarding the ownership, because,
in consequence of burial fees and the
rentals for graves, the cemeteries are a
source of profit to the possessor.
The changes which followed Spain’s
withdrawal: from Cuba gave an oppor-
tunity for agitating old claims to pos-
session and'for- formulating new until
the American military authorities took
action and issued the following order:
“Possession of buildings and property
intended to be used for religious pur-
poses will be considered prima facie evi-
dence of title to. such property until
ownership is legally established, and
the transfer of cemeteries between
municipalities and the church is prohib-
ited until ownership is legally estab-
lished." ,' _
Since Jan. 1‘ such transfers have been
annulled.
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Over the remarkable cures by the
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Celery King, hwmh acts as a natural
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more tired than when you went to bed,
With an unpleasant taste in the mouth,
your tongue coated and dry, and having
no_a.ppet1te for breakfast, you are suf-
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. Numbers of people are suffering ser-
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It will be profitable to any breeder to
always ship his pigs‘in a neat, light
crate, in which the animal can be com-
forts-bly crated. Some breeders are
very negligent-on this line; they use old
fence boards, which makes heavy and;
clumsy crates. Sometimes the animal
is not able to be comfortable because of
its either being -too short or too nar-
row. It is not business to use anything
but good, neat, clean—looking crates,
‘suitable for size of pig shipped in it.
It is an advertisement for the breeder.
It has an air of business that-impresses
the buyer favorably.
DYSPEPSIA.
There Is Hope Ffifiyspeptics If They
Will But Take the Proper Remedy.
Vinol is the Medicine, Above All Others.
That Will Cure You Quickly.
Dyspepsia. is due often to dcmoralized
nerves. More often itinay be traced direct! y
to the stemach which has been overworked ,
' and has become unable to properly perform
its duties. -
If you suffer from dyspepsia and will take
Vinol, you will find how quickly a cure may
be accomplished. If it is the nerves, T{incl
gives vigor to the nerves, but above all. V 11101
aids the stomach to assimilate the food which
is taken into it.
This is the secret. of Vinol‘s great success
as a. rebuilder and a tonic. Vinol’s medi-
cinal action upon the stomach enables it to get
good from proper food. and proper food should
be eaten in connection with taking Vinol.
We will guarantee that Vinol will cure
dyspepsxa and we will refund to any one their
money if they :10 not find it so.
PLAISTED‘S drug store. 43 Washing-
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I..33,8.4l,8.11,10.20p. m. Express trains
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