THE C1T1ZKN, FlllDAY, JANUARY 0, 1011.
ESTATE TO C
Speaker Notified He ft ill
Inherit $2,500,000.
LETTER COMES FROM BOMBAY.
A Mn He Befriended Years Ago Is
Said to Have Become Rich and Re
membered Uncle Joe Inves
tigation Is Started.
Washington, Jnn. 4. Speaker Cnn
non has received a letter from King
King & Co., bankers, of Bombay, In
dla, notifying him that n woman client
of theirs, whose name Is mentioned In
the letter, having been warned by her
physicians that filio had less than sis
months to live, has deposited with
them her will for execution uion her
death. Joseph G. Cannon of Dauvllle.
111., Is made solo heir to an estate val
ued at approximately $2,500,000.
Uncle Joe did not faint from the
shock, nor does he Intend to spend any
f the money In advance. Indeed, he
seems to vlow tho news with sonic
skepticism, although there seems to be
no particular reason why any one In
Bombay should endeavor to perpetrate
a long distance Joke of this dosi:ilptlo:i
upon the speaker.
It Is explained that many years ago
Mr. Cannon, then a hard working mem
ber of the rank and file of tho house
of representatives, did "a groat deed
of kindness" for a man then poor and
struggling, from whom he could have
expected no return. That man went to
India, worked hard, made Investments,
was phenomenally fortunate and ac
cumulated a great estate. Upon his
death he left his entire estate to King
& Co.'s client for life, with tho stipu
lation that upon her death it was to
revert to Mr. Cannon.
The present possessor of tho fortune,
the letter explains, has suffered from
an Incurable disease for years. Steps
will be taken Immediately to ascertain
whether the communication Is genuine
and the facts concerning the fortune
as stated. In tho meantime Speaker
Cannon is trying to think of some one
among the many people for whom he
has done favors In his many years of
public service who might be grateful
enough to reciprocate by making him
heir to an Immense fortune.
MORE SUSPECTED WITH ROBIN
It Is Believed Other Persons Will Be
Indicted on Fraud Charges.
New York, Jan. A petition asking
that Joseph G. Itobln bo adjudged In
competent has been filed In the
supreme court In behalf of tho bank
er's sister, Dr. Louise G. Roblnovltch.
by William Travors Jerome, counsel
for Itobln.
The petition In every way conforms
with tho usual petition to have n per
son adjudged Incompetent who has no
criminal charges pending against him.
except that In this caso tho district
attorney Is made a party to the pro
ceedings and will bo able to appear to
morrow when tho caso. comes up bo
fore Justice Goff In tho supremo court.
District Attorney Whitman said that
probably other Indictments against
Itobln would bo found by tho grand
Jury, nnd It Is believed that persons
other than Itobln will bo Indicted.
Stago Snow.
In "Personal ICemlnlsccnccs of nen
ry Irvlug" Brain Stoker lets his rend
ers Into the secret of how the snow
Bceno In "The Corslcan Brothers" was
made so effective:
"All over the stage was a thick blan
ket of suow, white nnd gllstenlug In
tho winter sunrise snow that lay so
thick that when the duelists, stripped
and armed, stood face to fnce they
each secured a firmer foothold by
clearing it away. Of many wonderful
effects this snow was perhaps tho
strongest and most Impressive of real
ity. The public could never lmaglno
how it was done. It wns salt common
coarse salt which was white In tho
appointed light and glistened like real
snow. There were tons of it A crowd
.of men stood ready In tho wings with
little baggage trucks such as are now
used In the corridors of great hotels,
silent with rubber wheels. On them
were great wide mouthed sacks full of
salt. When tho signal came they rush
ed in on all sides, each to bis appoint
ed spot, and tumbled out his load,
spreading It evenly with great wide
blndcd wooden shovels."
Tuning Bells.
"What a beautiful tone that bell
has!" Is often heard. Thcro aro few,
however, who know how a bell re
ceives Its joyful or solemn tones. All
bells after they are cast and finished
must go through a process of tuning
tho samo as any other musical instru
ment before they respond with a clear,
true tone. Every bell sounds five
notes, which must blend together In
order to produce perfect harmony. Tho
tuning of a bell 13 done by means of
shaving thin bits from various parts
of the metal. It Is as easy for an ex
pert bell tuner to put a bell In tuno
ns It Is for a piano tuner to adjust his
Instrument to perfect chords. At Drst
thought It would seem that a bell
would be ruined should n tuner shave
off too much at the last tuning, or tho
fifth sound, but such is not tho case.
IIo would, however, bo obliged to be
gin over, starting ngaln with tho first
tone and shaving the bell till It gnvo
forth Its harmonious sound at tho fifth
tone. Scientific American.
He Has 3scn Notified That
He - Is Heir to Million j.
T. H.'S SUIT IS DISMISSED.
Libel Caisa Against the Nw York
World Ended by Court.
Washington, Jan. 4. The criminal
libel suit begun at the Instigation o"
President Itoosevelt against the I'ri-s
Publishing company, publishers of tin
New York World, has been ended I
tho supreme court of tho Unltei
States. Chief Justice White read nu
opinion, In which all of tho associate
Justices concurred, affirming tho jiulfr
ment of tho United States distri :
court for the southern district of Nov
York, quashing tho Indictment re
turned against tho company. The de
cision effectually disposes of thu cus
against tho World.
While the status of the caso against
the Indianapolis News and its editcu
Charles II. Williams, and its publbhc
Delevau It. Smith, is unchanged, It i
the opinion that tho cases against tin
Indianapolis publishers will shortly In
dismissed.
Both the cases were undertaken a;
the behest of President Itoosevelt. Th
alleged libel consisted In the putili -n
Mon of a story which coupled t'i"
names of President Itoosevelt, 111-brother-In-lnw,
Douglas Iloblnson, mi-:
Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati with i-n
alleged speculative venture In coune
Mon with the purchnse by the United
States government of the franchise
and property of tho French company
In Panama.
In the opinion delivered by tho t-lilo.
justice the freedom of the press is re
asserted and the Immunity from whole
sale federal prosecution of newspaper
published in the states Is rcallirnieil
NEW YORK TOWN FIRE SWEPT
Lack of Water Prevents Firemen Sav
ing Business Part of Greenville.
Greenville, X. Y., Jan. 4 The entire
business portion nnd part of the resi
dential section of Mils Washlngtuii
county town wns swept by lire. The
loss is estimated as $250,000. The flit
was discovered In a clothing store by
Miss Beth Noalon, the night oporato;
111 the Telephone exchange.
The firemen wore unable to check the
progress of tho flames owing to lack
of water, tho reservoir being practical
ly empty. Although tho llnincs were
close to tho building In which the Tele
phone exchange was located, Miss Xo,-
Ion stuck to her post and sent appeals
for help to neighboring towns.
Owing to poor roads It was nearly
three hours before firemen from other
towns arrived.
Horrors of Bokhara.
Tho terrible deeds that once nindo
Bokhara a byword are now prohibited
by tho Itussian government. Prisoners
are not permitted, for instance, to be
dragged through tho streets by gal
loping horses. Nor aro they thrown
from the top of the high tower called
tho Miliar Katan. This was the usu
all punishment motcd out to evildoers
In the old days. Watched by thou
sands of spectators, the poor wretche.i
were flung from that giddy height on
to the flagstones beneath.
Bokhara has many chambers of hor
rors, unwholesome for western eyes to
see and the description of which
would certainly be unfit for publica
tion. Perhaps tho most horrible of
these is a pit where prisoners wero tor
tured by vermin, which were so nu
merous and ravenous that in tho ab
sence of human prey they wero fed
on chunks of raw meat. Wldb World
Magazine.
Disraeli and Goldwin Smith.
It may have been partly by suspicion
of my possession of an unpleasant se
cret that Disraeli was moved to follow
me across the Atlantic and try, as he
did In "Lothnlr," to brand ino ns "a
social sycophant" Ills knowledge of
my social character was not great, for
I had only once met lilm In society,
nis allusion to tho "Oxford professor"
who was going to tho United States
was as transparent as If ho had used
my name. Had I been In England,
whero my character was known, I
should have let tho attack pass, but I
was in a - strango country, where,
made by a man of note, tho attack
was likely to tell. I therefore gave
Disraeli the lie, and neither he nor
nny of his organs over ventured to re
peat the calumny. Goldwin Smith In
McClure's.
A 500 POUND MAN DEAD AT
William Eckeraon Always Rods to H
Office, Two Blocks Away.
Elizabeth, N. J Jan. 4. Wllllan-
Eckerson, who probably welghid more
than any officeholder In the otriv.
Is dead at his home here. Pnciinintiln
was the cause of death. Mr. Eckerson
weighed more than 500 pounds. When
discharged from the army nfter being
wounded at the battle of Gettysburg
he was so thin nnad weak that his life
was despaired of.
Mr. Eckerson was sixty-eight years
old and hnd served ns overseer of the
poor sixteen yonrs. Although he lived
only two blocks from his otllce, ho was
compelled to ride to the city hall dally.
GALLAGHER SANE, JURY SAYS.
Man Who Shot Mayor Gaynor on Trial
For Assault.
New York, Jan. 4. After listening
more than six hours to testimony as
to the mental condition of James J.
Gallagher, who tried to kill Mayor
Gaynor In Hoboken Aug. 0, n jury
In Jersey City returned a verdict In
fiftoen minutes that Gallagher Is sane.
He was placed on trial this morulas
on an Indictment charging hlin with
assnult with Intent to kill on "Big
Bill" Edwards, street cleaning com
missioner. Holmor Wins Marathon In Scotland.
Edinburgh, Jan. 4. Hans Holmor,
an American, won the Marathon race
at the Powder Hall grounds here.
F.orty runners took part In the contest.
Holmer took the lend at the nineteenth
mile and broke all world's records
from that point to the finish. He
made the distance In 2 hours U2 min
utes 21 seconds.
Drowned In Trying to Save Another.
Hammond, Ind., Jan. 4. Henry
Downer, aged thirty-five, a merchant,
was drowned In tho Kankakee river
while trying to save the life of Adolph
Pcvlnsdorph, a member of tho Chicago
Insurance patrol. With tho two men
was Vcrnor Cyphers of Shelby. Gy
phers and Pevinsdorph were rescued,
but they are In a critical condlMon
from exposure.
Rosa Bonhcur's Humble Lover.
When -isked why she had never mar
ned Uos4 Bonheur always answered:
"Nobody ever fell In love with me. I
have never been truly loved." More
tnan one man, however, really worship
ed her. But she inspired such deep re
spect that no man seems to have dared
to reveal his feelings to her. There is
a curious example of this fact, taken
from the humble walks of life. On
several occasions Rosa Bonheur had
done service for a worklngman who
throughout his life spent his savings
In buying engravings of her principal
pictures and photographs of herself.
His simple dwelling1 was a temple to
her kindness. He described himself
as "the earthworm in lovo with a
star." Tho person hero referred to
E. A. Bautray of Clermont-Ferrand-
tells me that Itosa Bonheur once asked
him why ho was not married, nnd ho
replied by nsklng her tho samo ques
Mon. Hero was her answer: "Well,
sir, it Is not because I am an enemy
of marriage, but I assure you that I
have never had time to consider tho
subject." "Reminiscences of Rosa
Bonheur."
Paternalism In Groceries.
Paternalism with a vengeance Is prac
ticed in certain Now York groceries
It is benevolent paternnlism, though.
"Ma wants two pounds of sugar,"
said a child to a patriarch In the trade,
He consulted a calendar on tho wall.
"I guess you'd better take only a
pound today," he said, "and go kind of
slow on that. Tho week is only half
gone, but you have already eaten up
three-fourths of your nliowance. Toll
your mother so."
Tho child promised to deliver tho re
port on financial depression.
"That is the only way on earth to
keep those people from running Into
debt," said the grocer. "The system
is common In this neighborhood. I do
It nt tho customers' request Every
pay day women with spendthrift hus
bands and an extravagant disposition
of their own deposit enough money
with tho grocer nud butcher to see the
family through the week. They in
struct us to let no 0110 overdraw tho
amount, nnd except In cases whero ex
tra food is actually needed wo stick to
our end of the bargain." Now York
Times.
Anthony Trollope'3 First Earnings,
A llteraiy man recalls Anthony Trol
lope's little gloat over tho first fruits
of his pen. "I Bend you u copy of 'The
Warden,' " he wroto to Lord Houghton
In 18G0, "which Mr. Ixmgmnn assures
me Is tho last of the first edition
There were, I think, only 750 printed
nnd they have been over ten years in
hand. But I regard tho book with af
fection, as I made 9 2s. (id. by the first
year's sales, having previously writ
ten and published for ten years with
out any such golden result. Sluco then
I have Improved even upon that."
Troliope, of course, "Improved upon
that" in no uncertain fashion. West
minster Gazette.
It Was Real.
"My, this must hav been exciting!'
Bnys Mrs. Bilmcrs, who Is reading the
paper. "A twenty foot boa constrictor
escaped from tho zoo yesterday and
was captured after It had climbed
halfway up n telegraph pole."
"Aud I swore off when I saw It ns I
went downtown!" growled Mr. Bu
rners disgustedly.
"Whnt aro you muttering?" she
asked.
"Nothing. I Just said It must have
been a ticklish job." Chicago Post.
PACKERS' FIE3T DEFEAT
Court Rules Government Has Right 1
Dismiss Suit In Equity.
Chicago, Jan. 4. J. Ogden Ani'01
and other Indicted packers lost the'
first attack against criminal prosed
Mon for vlolntlng the Sherman ant!
trust laws when Judge Kohlsaat. li
the United States circuit court, lioli
the government had the right to di
miss Its suit In equity against the N
Monnl Packing company.
This means that the Indicted pac'
ers will be forced to go to trial on th
Indictments pending before Judge Car
penter In tho United States district
court within n short time, or at loasi
as soon as any technicalities which
may be raised aro disposed of.
HELD ON STABBING CHARGE
Printer Suspected of Killing Warmr
During Express Strike.
New York, Jnn. 4. Alfred Langlone.
n printer, has been committed to the
Tombs by the coroner pending further
examination into the death of John C.
Warner, the civil engineer who wa
attacked and stabbed to death by ex
press strikers.
Langlone Is held principally on Un
sworn statements of Arthur Taylor o
Central Valley, N. Y., who told Uu
coroner that ho was with Warner th
night he was attacked and that h
Identified Langlone as a man wlv
jumped on Warner's back when t'
engineer fell.
"Bad Jake" Noble Caught.
Lexington, Ky., Jan. 4. "Bad Jake"
Noble of Bueathltt county, who U
uranted for the killing of Jnller Wes-
tey Turner nt Jackson, Ky., on election
day, Is under arrest at Williamson
W.- Va. There was a large reward fo
lds capture.
Game Commissioner Accused.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 4. In n re
port filed with tho governor by the
stnte accounting board tho Rev. Z. T
Sweeney, state fish nnd game commis
sioner, Is charged with a shortage It
his omce of S7,Et)2.
No Clock Wanted.
There had been some tnlk of placing
a clock in the tower of the village
church. But John, the old sexton, who
lived in the little cottage opposite the
church, declared himself "dead agin
it" nnd expressed tho opinion that It
would mean "an awful waste o' brass"
wero the scheme carried out.
Wo want no clocks," ho said the
other day. "We've done without clocks
up to now, an' we shall manage. Why,
lyln' i' my bed of a mornln' I can see
the time by tho sundial over the
porch."
'Yes," replied ono who approved of
the scheme, "that's all right so far as
It goes.' But the sun doesn't shine
every morning. What do you do
then?"
"Why," answered John surprlsedly,
I knows then ns It ain't fit weather
to bo out o' bed, an' I just stops where
I Is." London Tit-Bits.
Tho Lavish Jenkins.
In October, 18SC, a religiously mind
ed Buckinghamshire farmer named
Jenkins brought his firstborn to the
parish church to bo christened, and
this was to be tho name: Abel Benja
min Caleb Daniel Ezra Felix Gabriel
Haggal Isaac Jacob Kish Levi Ma
uoah Nehemlali Obdiah Peter Quartus
Rechab Samuel Toblah Uzzlel Vanlah
Word Xystus Zechariah. It will be
observed that tho names aro all ar
ranged In nlphnbctlcal order and are
as far as possible selected from Scrip
ture. It was only with the very great
est difficulty that the clergyman dis
suaded Mr. Jenkins from doing the
lasting wrong to his child that he hud
unwittingly devised, but eventually It
was decided to christen tho boy simply
Abel. Chambers' Journal.
Where Plato Taught.
Tho famous academy of Plato was
In a suburb of Athens, about a mile
north of the Dypllum gnte. It Is said to
have belonged to tho hero Academus;
hence tho name. It was surrounded
with a wall and adorned with walks,
groves and fountains. Plato possessed
a small estate In the neighborhood nnd
for some fifty years taught his "divine
philosophy" to young aud old assem
bled in tho academy to listen to his
wise words. After Plato's death In
348 B. C. the academy lost much of Its
fame, but the beauty remained for
centuries after tho great teacher was
no more. Now York American.
Poet Laureate.
The office of poet laureate practical
ly begins with Chaucer, who assumed
tho title about 13S5. After Chaucer
the office was more or less In the
shadow, but from Spenser in 1509 the
lino of poet laureate Is pretty well
filled down to the present time. The
office is largely honorary and has not
always been held by the greatest of
English poets. Dryden, Wordsworth
and Tennyson being the most Illus
trious of Its holders. Exchange.
His Own Valuation.
"Belle tells me she Is sorry she ever
married you," said a young lady to the
husband of her dearest friend.
"So she ought to be," he retorted.
"She did some nice girl out of a good
husband!"
Unhappiness.
They who have never known pros
perity cnn hardly bo said to bo Un
happy. It is from the remembrance of
Joys we havo ost that tho arrows of
affliction are pointed. Einllo Zola.
It will novcr rain roses. If wo want
moro rosog we muit plant tnoro troefc
WED CHAUFFEUR SECRETLY.
Millionaire's Daughter Just Breaks
News of Ceremony of May 11.
Greenwich, Conn., Jan. 4. Much In
terest has been caused In the an
nouncement of tho marriage of Mary
Augustine Smith, the youngest daugh
ter of William J. Smith, a millionaire,
nnd Mrs. Smith, to Arthur Woodcock,
chnuffeur for Mrs. J. B. Converse of
New York. Tho mnrringo took place
in Port Chester May 11. Tho Row
Father Mnltez married Mr. Woodcock
and Miss Smith at his parochial resi
dence. Tho priest kept tho secret until the
bride chose to toll her parents, which
she has Just done.
The shock to tho girl's parents wns
great, but It was announced that they
had forgiven tho pair and would do all
In their power to make tho future
bright.
BANDITS ROB AND KILL.
Hold Up Southern Pacific Limited and
Shoot Three.
Ogden, Utah, Jnn. 4. The Southern
Pacific train No. 1, tho Overland Lim
ited, westbound, was held up by two
masked bandits at Reese, nine miles
west of Ogden. William Ravls, a ne
gro porter, was shot and instantly kill
ed, and A W. Taylor, another porter,
wns mort-tlly wounded. A passenger
was slightly wounded.
One hundred passengers on the train
were relieved of their valuables. The
robbers did not attempt to enter the
express car, but devoted their entire
attention to the Pullmans, where they
made a rich haul.
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An Offer That Involves No Risk For
Those Who Accept It.
We are so positive our remedy will
completely relieve consMpatlon, no
matter how chronic It may be, that
we offer to furnish It free of all cost
if it falls.
Constipation Is caused by weakness
of tho nerves and muscles of the largo
Intestines or descending colon. To ex
pect a cure you must therefore tone
up and strengthen those organs and
restore them to healthier activity.
Wo want you to try Rcxall Orderlies
on our guarantee. They are eaten llko
candy, and aro particularly Ideal for
children. They act directly on the
nerves and muscles of the bowels.
They have a neutral action on tho oth
er organs or glands. They do not purge
or cause any Inconvenience whatever.
They will positively overcome chronic
or habitual constipation and tho myr
iads of associate or dependent chronic
ailments. Try Rexall Orderlies at our
risk. Two sizes, 10c. and 125c. Sold
only at our store The Rexall Store.
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