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BIG SALE OF SHOES.'
ON SATURDAY NEXT
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We begin our big sale of winter shoes,
special cut prices. We will sell
Women's heavy grain shoes for 98c, worth 11.25. Women's calf shoes for $1.25, worth 150. Women's regular $2 heavy shoe for 1.48. Men's Grain Creole Congress, 98c. Men's heavy buckle shoes 98c. Men's dress shoes for $1.35 Men's common work shoes, »»c. Baby shoes, job lot, 10c per
Cut price on everything the line of shoes.
LEE C. THAYER
Bemoval Sale.
In order to roduco stock before removing to our new room jp North State street, we will give
SPECIAL BARGAINS
In all departments of our
7 BIG FURNITURE STORE. IS
This is a discount sale that discounts, and willsa^e you big II money. We have too many goods to move, and every one needing furniture this fall should call at once. It will pay $ you to do so. Our Undertaking Department is complete.
Service the best. Prices reasonable.
West Main Street.
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IS HEARING THE END.
Murderer Durant Will Shortly Know His Fate.
ONE MORE WITNESS TO TESTIFY.
Tlie Attempt to Prove the Defendant's Innocence Fell flat—Not a Fact Produced to Connect Itev. George Gibson With the
Case in Any Manner—Sliss Cunningham's
Testimony.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24.—After a bitter legal struggle lasting three months, the testimony in the trial of Theodore Durant is all in and today the argument of the case began. When court adjourned yesterday afternoon District Attorney Barnes announced that he would not then formally close the case for the people, but would undoubtedly do so the first thing today. Mr. Barnes notified the attorneys for the defense that at most he would have but one more witness, whose examination would last but a few moments.
The case would have ended in a pyrotechnic display of sensation if the testimony that was introduced had not been printed so often before that it was familiar to everybody. Miss Carrie Cunningham, a newspaper reporter, who visited Durant at the prison frequently, testified that Durant told her he saw Blanch Lamont on the second floor of the belfry, where she was murdered. While engaged in fixing a sun burner, Miss Cunningham said, he told her ho heard a suspicious noise in the belfry which attracted his attention. He crept along the ceiling of the church until he came to the belfry casing, where he looked through a crack and saw Miss Lamont.
Miss Cunningham's testimony was obtained only after a great number of objections made by- the defense had been argued and ruled upon. An effort was also made to secure a statement from the witness in regard to an alleged confession made by Durant, but the court sustained an objection to the question. On one of Miss Cunningham's visits to the prisoner he is said to have shown her an envelope addressed to his attorneys, marked "To be opened if I am convicted and to be returned if I am acquitted."
The witness was subjected to a rigid cross-examination, in which an effort was made to show the means in which she had resorted to to obtain interviews with Durant. She said at the suggestion of the newspaper by whic'j she was employed she expressed tivf f.reatest friendship for the prisoner and frequently sent him papers, magazines and flowers. She denied that she ever took an oath and kissed the"Bible after promising Durant not to publish anything he told her. She said she promised Durant she would not publish anything he told her, and kept her word.
Only two witnesses besides Miss Cunningham were examined yesterday. Both were physicians. Their testimony was important from the fact that it showed that Durant did not have the appearance of one who had been partly asphyxiated when lie met Organist King in the church on the afternoon of April 8. King testified that Durant was pale and trembling when he saw him. When on the stand the prisoner corroborated King's testimony. Doctors May and Rosenstein, who were examined, testified that the first effect of gas was to flush the face and lips and inflame the eyes. Durant, according to his own statement, had not had the symptoms. Physicians also testified that a man who for five minutes has been subjected to fumes of escaping gas from 24 jets would be insensible.
The Evening Post, in commenting upon the close of the case, says: Now that the evidence of the man charged with the Emanuel Church murders is all in, it is fair to compare what has been proved with the promises made in the opening statement to the jury when counsel for defense said he would prove beyond a doubt the innocence of the accused. With apparent sincerity he stated he would furnish an unassailable alibi which would be supported by the strongest kind of testimony. He further said he would impeach the chief witnesses for the prosecution, and even went so far as to claim that before the defense was all in, it would show that another man than Durant was the murderer. He pointed the finger of suspicion at Rev. John George Gibson, but did not go so far as to charge hiin with the strangling of Blanche Lamont and the murder and mutilation of Minnie Williams.
How the defense has failed is a matter of record. The promised alibi has not been established and the testimony of numerous witnesses called to sustain it in an indirect way impeaches the story told by the defendant on the stand. The page in the rollcall kept by Dr. Cheney is all that stands between the prisoner and the scaffold. If there is one juror of the 12 who believes that correct the prisoner's life will be saved. The prosecution has shown, however, that it is a mere copy, and an erroneous one at that. It can easily be appreciated that tlio document carries very little weight, especially as it is impeached by the negative testimony of 74 students and Dr. Choney, who have sworn that they have no recollection of Durant's attendance at the lecture on April 8.
The effort, of the def ense to impeach the testimony of the leading witness for the prosecution amounted to nothing. The attempt to prove Durant's innocence
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dence mat was presented points to such a conclusion. In iact the case of the prisoner was stronger at tne close of the case for the people. So
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as the Rev.
J. G. Gibson is concerned, not a fact has been produced to connect him with the case in any manner. lor mutual Protection,
PEORIA, Ills., Oct. 24.—Forty coal operators -ji w\-
nual Illinois met here and
formed an association for mutual protection. They agreed to maintain a uniform scale ot wages and selling prices. It was decided to advance prices of soft coal 25 cents a ton for Noveniber throughout the Peoria, field.
GREENFIELD INDIANA THURSDAY EVENING PRICE, TWO CENTS
WITHOUT ACCIDENT.
The New Battleship Texas Arrives Off Staten Island From Norfolk. NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—The new
United States battleship Texas arrived off Tomkinsville, Staten island, yesterday evening, and dropped anchor at 4:45. She came directly from Norfolk, where she was built in the navyyard. With the exception of the maneuvers she went through at the cape to adjust her compasses, she has had no work. Her initial trip was commenced Tuesday afternoon, when she left the capes and headed for Sandy Hook.
No attempt was made to speed her during the trip up the coast. Ten knots an hour was the maximum speed. The greater part of the trip was made at the fraction over nine knots. The officers report a pleasant trip without accident. They say the ship behaved well in the water and gave promise of being up to service requirements.
The Texas will lie off Tomkinsville until this afternoon, when she will run to the navyyard and put into the dry dock. There her bottom will be scraped and put into condition. When she leaves the dry dock she will proceed to Boston to await her trial trip over the government course.
The reason she came here to be dry docked, the officers said, was that the facilities at Brooklyn are better. The draws 25 feet of water. She carried a crew of 3(35 men, all told.
A FORTUNE AWAITING HIM.
Enoch Thompson of Minneapolis One of the Heirs to $80,000,000. MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 24.—The recent
death of tins Duke of Antrim, the owner of a vast estate near Belfast, Ireland, brings to light a highly romantic condition of affairs, involving the appearance of along lost heir to an old Irish family fortune of $80,000,000, and the importunate claim of a host of alleged illegal heirs.
A very important party to the story is a resident of this city, Enoch A. Tnompson of 408 Nicollet avenue. The story, in brief, is, this:.
Enoch Thompson's grandfather, Joseph Thompson, was the owner of the estate of Antrim, North Ireland. Just after the Orangemen's rebellion he was forced to fly, for his life at fv few hours' notice, leaving all his property uncared for.
Lately Enoch Thompson of Minneapolis received a letter from his family, the only living heirs of Joseph Thompson, stating that the attorney for the Antrim estate had songht him out at Dayton, O., and the letter contained an earnest request for Enoch to come to Dayton and make himself acquainted with the situation.
WILL RESIST HEROICALLY.
Venezuela W^ll Not Submit, to Unjust Aggression From England. NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—A special from
Caraccas says: President Crespo was asked to outline the position of Venezuela in regard to the demand of Great Britain that reparation be made for the arrest o+' British subjects and that a settlement of the boundary between the countries be arranged.
While the president of the republic maintained a certain degree of diplomatic reserve, it is said on the highest authority that the government, as well as public opinion, does not expect any attempt at unjust aggression on the part of England, and confides in the Monroe doctrine.
Should, however, such aggression occur, Venezuela will resist heroically. The Venezuelan government is still officially uninformed in relation to England's ultimatum.
TO THE WATER'S EDGE.
Steamer City of St. Augustine Goes Up in Flames. NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—The Ward line
steamer Orizaba, has reached port from Havana and reports having passed the steamer City of St. Augustine all in flames and burned to the water's edge at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning, 18 miles southeast by south, half east from Hatteras.
The Orizaba steamed about some time, but. found no trace of the crew of the burning steamer. As the night was clear and the sea calm it is thought the crew were picked up by some passing craft.
The City of St. Augustine was bound from this port for Jacksonville. She was built for the lumber trade at Wilmington, Del., five years ago and registered 891 cons.
OF UNSOUND MIND.
Bessie Fairbanks Discharged From Custody By a New York Judge. NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—Bessie Fair
banks, the young woman who shot and blinded Isaac Cochrane in March last, was discharged from custody by Judge Allisou, in Part I, general sessions. The shooting was due, so the girl at the time asserted, because Cochrane, whose father is a wealthy resident of Newburgh, N. Y., had deserted her.
The action of the court was based upon representations by the district attorney that Miss Fairbanks had been subject to epileptic fits that her father had died of a nervous disorder, and that the defendant had been found of unsound mind by a jury which examined her as to her mental condition in June last.
WITHOUT FIRE PROTECTION.
Entire Butiim-ss .Portion of a J'eusytvania 'loivn bnept Away. BRADFORD. Pa., O^t. 24.—Fire started
in the cii of the Grand Central hotel at Ceres, Pa., and in a few minutes the enMre structure was on lire. The entire business portion of the town wad tiW6^« The place was without fire protection and the loss will be heavy.
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Kajnlly Declining.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 24.— The Gazoft r1, Lausanne says that although it not true that the pope is dying, it is learned that his strength has rapidly dn "med during the last few months. His entourage is of the opinion that he will not survive the winter, and it is added that all his vitality seems to be centered in his brain.
TO JOIN THE ARMY.
Twelve Thou.®:iii.T Volunteers Leave Montevideo for Cuba. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—A letter re
ceived at the navy department from the commander of the United States Steamship Yantic at Montevideo states that on Sept. 16, last, the Steamship San Francisco carried from that port over 1,200 Spaniards who had volunteered to join the Spanish army in Cuba. Eleven hundred of these were from Uruguay and the remaining were deserters from the Spanisn aviuy who had volunteered to return for service in Cuba.
A great proportion of the total number were mere boys. They were taken in charge on the San Francisco by a guard of Spanish soldiers and not allowed to leave. The ship bore no Spanish flag or insignia of nationality. No formal enlistments took place ashore, but each man on boarding the vessel presented a paper proffering his services to Spain.
NOVEL WEDDING.
Electricity Will He to Join Two Loving Heart:,. OSKKOSH, Wis., Oct. 24.—On next
Monday, unless present plans fail, a novel wedding will take place at the Northwestern depot in this city and at St. Cloud. The "wide will be Miss Liddie Kluth of Ostik'-.sli and the groom Duncau Edwards, fszr of the road at St. Cloud. Tlity x&iJ be made one while miles apart -jograpii.
The usual questions Will bj .i-slied the gentleman over the wire and his answer, made before witnesses, will be returned. The bride will, of course, reply to tkfi minister in person. She will then take a wedding tour to her husband's home by herself. The reason for such an unusual proceeding is owing to the fact that there is no Protestant minister at St. Cloud and the groom can not come to Oshkosh.
SECURED OPTIONS.
The Bethlehem Iron Company May Operate in tlie Queen's Dominion. PORT ARTHUR, Out., Oct. 24.—The
Bethlehem (Pa.) Iron ,company has. secured options on properties in the Mattewan iron range, situated west of this town. Immense bodies of hematite ore exist in this range and the company will send an exploring party in charge of an expert to report.
If satisfactory, the property will be purchased and works established thereon. Hitherto the company has imported hematite from Cuba, but owing to the present war has turned its attention to Canada.
CHAMPION CORBETT
Keniaiuled Hack tt the Custody of the Sheriff of Garland County. LITTLE ROCK, O.ct. 24.—The supreme
court has rendered its decision in the Corbett caso. Judge Leatherman's decision was reversed and the prize fight law sustained. Corbett was remanded back to the sheriff of Garland county. Chief Justice Bunn, in delivering the opinion, severely criticised Chancellor Leatherman, saying he had no authority for his action in the habeas corpus case.
Hard on Smugglers.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—To prevent smuggling is the ostensible reason assigned by the Nicarauguan government for the issue of a decree which bids fair to lead to complications in the future. It provides for the imposition of fines upon any person who boards a vessel at anchor in the harbors of the republic without a written permit from the port officer in each case and requires even those persons who have permits to submit themselves to search upon returning to the shore. Owners of small boats in the coasting trade trade are also required to pay licenses and give bond not to smuggle and are subject to disqualification if they violate the decree.
Missionary Society in Session. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 24.—The 26th annual
meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the M. E. church convened at the Union Methodist church, and for the next two weeks daily sessions will be had. The meeting is national. This society is composed of 11 branches, the secretaries of which are now here assembled in executive session to receive the reports of the various departments, and to map out the plan of action for next year.
Purchased a Hotel.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 24.—The Franj Sisters of St. Joseph's convent of is city have purchased a hotel at 1 »nbad, a celebrated resort in Germany, and will use the hotel buildings and grounds for the mother house of the order, which is to be re-established in Europe. Considerable trouble was experienced by the sisters in securing the consent of the German government to the purchase.
Freight Trains Collide.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 24.—Two freight trains on the Wabash railroad collided at Martinsbnrg, near Mexico, Mo., killing Dan Kelioe, pump foreman, and Edward Thompson of Tulip, Mo. The following passengers on the local freight were somewhat bruised: O. T. Harris, traveling salesman, Fulton, Mo. C. P. Sturgeon and M. E. Vermillion of Middleton, Mo.
Shipwreolf«d Sailors Landed. NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—Eight distressed
seamen Leljnguig to the Norwegian bark Staatsminster Stang arrived here yesterday Ward line Steamer Orizaba from Progresso, Mexico. The Staatsminster btaiii? was bound from Paramaribo tor Progresso in ballast and went a:-'hore Sept. L'i on the Mexican coast, soaili oi l'loyresso.
Under iters in Session.
Piiiladioi "Hia, Oct. 24.—The sixtli annual convention of the National Association ot Life Underwriters are in session in this city. Twenty-nine associations from all parts of the United States sent delegates. The address of welcome
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Charles War" icL »«i his city.
w.-s A J'lague of Tickle Grass. "•'MOORE'S HM I Tnd., Oct. 24 __
Conn, in Ripley county, a wild gras_ called tiold grass has made its appearance. It ins caused great annoyance by getting into people's wells and ois-
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