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THE CAfE WEEKLY. TRIBUNE AND CAPE COUNTY HERALD MARVIN HOL LAND LEAVES FOR ST. LOUIS THE INFAMOUS GUNMEN ARE ELECTROCUTED FEDERALS RE- iTOLLS BILL CAMPBELL BANK SUED BY PATRON W. H. MILLER LAID TO REST AT JACKSON TAKE VILLA'S STRONGHOLD DOES NOT AF FECT TREATY Any Future Congress Could Repeal the Measure as it Stands C. A. Graggof St. Francis Claims Cashier Aleniatcd His Wife's Affections Little Cripple Left Tuesday in ; No Spirit of Bravado is in Lv CharccofDr.Portcrficld, I idence, But Not One of Jr. For Operation Them Collapses Charitable (iti.irts Ilonaltd Nice Sum r Mc my o lie Ind in Keliefcf Little Fiilow M;iriti II. boy is ;il .ut hope. Th;.t gical optl'ali' ditioii of liis been t.-.l Wfltlts I" 1" v:int " tn I"' cli ii it trees. ,',!:, p, I. tln little crippled to realize hi T- fi'lnl i- in I t relieved by sur- u 1. 1 i'i 1 1 sillCC like I iff San Pedro Captured From the Rebels After Fight Lasting Three Days . PEOPLE PROVIDE THEFUNDS KILLED 10 MINUTES APART RETREATS TO T0RRE0N DELEGATES WITH WILSON I !i( ill nl iiu'il run- with which In- Ikis j I is birth. Marvin ' oilier hoys. He to run iiinl romp. J bicycles iiml ili all J the tl.inus that iinv oilier boy with1 ii sound Imily likes to ilu. Marvin lias clubbed feet, am! as a result Ins inovciiu tits an' hampered, Iiml the little fellow is deeply con scious ami highly sensitive of liis roudition. He longs to he well, ami ul.il,. lw entertains no liilter feeling toward the oilier boys because of their! advantage, lie is anxious for the time to come when lie can lie put on tin' same footing w ith them anil is able' to compete with them it) every form I of boyish frolic. His weakness is jmrely physical, ami mentally he is as keen as a drier. II in mother is ileail iiml his father is a very poor man j upon whose efforts as u common laborer (lepemls the support of a large family of small children. Sometime ago, a numlier of our j kimlhearteil nml i-ympallietic citi-j sicns, among whom might lie men-1 tinned Dr. .lolm D. rortcrfiehl, Jr., Martin (iverheiile nml Mike O'Con-ik-II, as taking the foremost part, ronceiveil the idea of securing money through (lonatioiis to lie applied in the relief of the unfortunate little liny. Subscription lists were made out and put in circulation, anil in a short lime, the fund had reached an amount sufficient to carry out tin1 plans as originally arranged, ami when the young man departed for St. Louis Tuesday afternoon in com pany with Ir. I'orlerfield, who will look after his destinies, he had the neat little Mini of $120 to his credit, nn amount sufficient to supply all his needs while lie is undergoing the process of getting into good repair. Of course, the operation is under ordinary conditions, an expensive inc, Imt in this instance that feature is being looked after by the generous hearted physician who has manifested such a deep interest in the welfare of the little cripple, lie will lie taken to St. .John's Hospital in St. Louis, mid will unite likely he forced to remain there fur many weeks liefore his infirmities are overcome. The little fellow has a most pleasing pci Minality, an. I his many sympathizers ami friends v ill anxiously await the olitcoii f the heroic efforts that un tieing made to relieve him. Witnesses Changed as Each Dies Only OneTe tifiosand Didn't Say He Was Innocent (WNf New Service.) April It. The four gunmen convict April l:!. The four gunmen convict ed of the murder of Herman Uosen Ihal, died In the electric chnir at Sing Sing prison at 10-mtnute Intervals. None confessed his guilt and none mentioned the name of Charles Hook er, the former police lieutenant found guilty o( instigating the murder, but saved by court of appeals reversal. One of the four who died, Frank Svldcnshner ("Whitey Lewis"), made the only statement. Even he did not flatly assert his innocence. "Gentlemen," he mumbled as they strapped him In the chair, "I did not shoot at Hosenthal. The man who said I did us a perjurer. For the sake of Justice, gentlemen, I say I Main Bodies of Two Armies Still ! Men WhoNoininatcd Wilson Stand Fighting - Division of Federals I'lan Attack (W'V News Ki nice Torreou, (.'oaluiila, Mexico, April 14. San Pedro, one of the principal bases of (Jen. Francisco Villa's army in his campaign against Oen. Kefn;;io Yelasco's federal forces, has been re captured by federals, according to ad vices received here. When Villa sent the bulk of his army in pursuit of Velasco's main body at Parras, the garrison he leii at San Pedro was attacked by federal volunteers under command of Gen. Benjamin Argumedo and Gen. Emelio P. Cnmpa. Afir a fierce struggle the constitutionalists, greatly outnm bcrcd, were forced to abandon the town and retreat toward Torreon to await reinforcements. Vhn news of their plight reached here Villa personally went out with It Is expected will attack tho 5 to 1 in Favor of Exemption Clause Repeal VNt' News Service.) Washington, April 14. President Wilson declared that the repeal of the Panama tolls exemption could not bo regarded ns an Interpretation of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, because it would be a legislative act. He held that no amendment setting forth the I'ghts of the United States under the irnmv vL-na necessary. In his opinion. The Dresident remarked that among ! Hire of his disease. At the senators who would be In the ma- : lunun taking treatment, IN COURT THIS WEEK Large Number of Friends Ac- I company Remains to Last Spent Great Sum of Money in Resting Place Search of Health and Returns j to Fight Divorce Case i BUSINESS WAS SUSPENDED C. now Cape us p in of A. Graggs, formerly of Campbell of St. Francis, Ark., is in the this week win re he wiil appear lint iff in a law suit against a bank: C'amplilel, Mo., for the recovery, SHU 12.02. Mr. Graggs has quite nn interest ing story to tell, concerning the liti gatien which brings him here. He states that in 11MJ2 he was nHlieted with a peculiar t-kin affection which puzzled all the local doctors, and it was only after he had spent nearly $1000.00 that he learned the true nat- the time he lie says that Banks Close For Several Hours Until the Funeral Services Were Completed didn't. The witness Stannlsh ' Whitey" did not finish the sen-1 heavy reinforcements, tenre. The strange harness had been I his reorganized force o,ll.,ulnrl nml the nil-rent shot his federals. forward In the chair. He had wain urmiei nmunu. r . . I ( 1. lintitlnrr IkOtu'flOrt Vila to say that Stannlsh, a waiter .Meunwmu me . and a witness at the murder trial, had la's main bony ana me comuiu iu- . i e r- V noin Hon la. but death Intervened. erai iorces oi um. ; vier de Moure and Gen. Joaquin Maas "Dago Frank" First to Die. j continues In tho vicinity of Parras. No word has been given out by 111a re man . ..... ,.,.i ,l if la nnl InM'n how his troops are faring. It le learned, however, that 3.000 federals ry Horowitz) was tmru ana Leny . constitutionalists and nro hurrvinc to attack Torreon Itself. body meant lied, Seidenshner was the second to die. "Dago Frank'' (Frank Cirotl cl) came first. "Gyp the Blood" (Har Horowitz) was third and "Lefty Louie" (Louis Rosenberg) last. In i 40 minutes all four were dispatched, j This time would have been shortened had It not been for the overcrowding of newspaper reporters. Their num bers necessitated a shifting of wit nesses for each execution. There was no untoward Incident throughout the procedure. The con demned men walked quietly to the chair and only their quaking knees and the sickly pnllor of their faces attested that the realization of death was upon them. There are 5,000 constitutionalists here, however, ready for the attack. A train has arrived from San Pedro bringing many wounded and 365 fed erals captured in battle there. Tho prisoners expressed a willingness to take the oath ol allegiance and Join Villa's army. Before retreating from San Pedro, after the first battle there, the feder als poisoned two ponds from which the town draws its water supply. upon ineiii. i mv rebel soldiers were sickened William E. Oashin, Roman tatl.olic ' bw of horse8 were killed. chaplain of the prison, accompanied : "Dago Frank" to the chair. With I "Whitey Iewls" and "Gyp the Wood" was Rabbi Joseph Goldstein of New L. . - TDICC Tfl PI DPP in n ii , iui 1 1 1 -' - Jorlty on tho tolls question there did Ik not seem to be any sentiment ior i amendment. The president Incidental- I ly declined to discuss the reported ex- i emption of Columbian war vessels ; from tho payment of tolls, saying that When the new treaty was made public that phase of It would be clarified. , Mr. Wilson said the tolls situation hi the senate was constantly Improv li.g and apparently that people who ha been asked to appear In the hear ings were getting "cold feet." Daltimore Delegates Favor Repeal. Senator Gore of Oklahoma hai taken a poll of the delegates to the LUltimore convention, which nominat ed President Wilson, and of 418 who have nnswered to date, 338 favor re peal of the Panama canal tolls exemp tion clause, 69 oppose It and 11 are ron-commlttal. This leaves C76 dele gates to be heard from, and the an swers nre coming In rapidly. On every side the outlook Is Improv ing. Fifty-thrve senators are now on tho side of the president. With all the 66 senators voting this would give the rewal bill a majority of 10, even if the 10 men now In doubt vote against the measure. Among the gains within the last few days are Senators Tillman and Smith of South Carolina, Thompson of Kansas and Pitman of Nevada, Dem ocrats, and McLean of Connecticut and Sterling of South Dakota, Republicans. had $10,000 on York. Rabbi Mayer Kopfsteln, long the spiritual adviser of the Rosen berg family, stood by "Leftie Louie." Priest and rabbi alike averted their drawn faces from the chair of death, struggling to control themselves as they intoned a prayer for the dying. The first victim was pronounced dead at 5:43 and all- was over at 6:17. Methuselah and Alleged Affinity, Who It 72 Years Old, Arrested in Pennsylvania. RAINE RETURNED IS TO JAIL Sheriff Refuses $25,000 a a Have to Accept Check for Cash Bond Mut the Money. MURDERER EVADES POLICE OFFICERS Hoxie Train Was Searched For Man Who Committed Murder at Perkins OFFICERS WERE FOOLED No Trace of Fugitive Could Be Found and it isThought He Left Train Before Reaching Cape WORK ON SCHOOL SOON TO START Board Present When Lot Was Surveyed and Spot Located on Which to Erect Building PRESENTS A FINE VIEW i WNl' News Service, i Uniontown, Pa., April 13. Vheu jshe was told that her husband, Mor Igan Gaskill, 70, was preparing to elope with Nancy Hagar, 72, and the moth ler of 11 children, Mrs. Lydia Gaskill. 70, swore out a warrant for his ar rest. She alleged that Gaskill Is the father of Miss Hagar's children. At a hearing before Justice Burnett, Miss Hagar was held under $300 ball. Her children lined one side of the court room. Mrs. Gaskill testified that for 40 years Bhe had endured much from her husband. She suld she nau repeaiea- ly refused to agree to a divorce, be cause "It would soon bo time ior mm to die." Considerable was displayed at the depot arrival of the anxiety and curiosity by a large gathering Monday night on the Hoxie train at 10::) It seems that word had been received at local police headquarters that the man Gibbs, accused of murdering Frank .Surface at Perkins a few days ago was aboard the Hoxie train. Olhcer Lee Atchison had tieen in structed by Chief Nichols to be on the lookout, and to make a thorough Bearch of the train on its arrival In accordance with instructions, of ficers Atchison and Kane were wait ing, ami proceeded at once to make the search when the train stopped. The fugitive was not aboard however, and it is supposed that he eluded the officers by leaving the train before it reached the Cape. Some of the passengers staled that a man left the train down in the yards, and others stated that u mini answering the de scription given, not off at Green Cox htation, It is hardly probable that lie was on the train at all, however, jis a thorough nareli was made at Advance, a point char below Green Cox Station. Plenty of Room Provided For Ball Diamond and Playground For Children The work of constructing the new Washington School building will pro ceed nt once. The new board are manifesting the hustling spirit expect ed of them when they were placed in office by the voters. The Wash ington school grounds were surveyed Monday by Boas Frissell, and the Board was present when the exact site for the building v.as selectd Ci. n. Schulz and K. M. Thilenius were interested spectators. Joe Nunn was the only member absent. The lot upon which the new build ing is to hi; erected is oi uimcnsions 2!ltl by 393 feet. The building will be located an equal distance from the four streets, one of which has not yet been opened, but is in contem plation. Plenty of room is provided for play grounds and a ball diamond, and it is said that the location is an extremely desirable one. The build ing will be located on quite an ele vation and will face the river to which there is a splendid view. MYSTERIOUS ELECTION FRAUD Indianan Trie to Force Way Into Prosecutor' Office With Rail road Torpedoes. VNIT News Service.) Terre Haute, Ind., April 14. Frank Holland, who says his home is in New Albany, was arrested here after he had attempted to force his way into the office of Joseph Roach, special prosecutor in the election fraud cases. When stopped by the door guard, Hol land drew two large railroad torpedqpa from his pocket. He was knocked down. Holland also had been trying to get an audience with special Judge For tune, who id presiding at the trial of Mayor Donn Roberts, on election fraud charges. Holland a connection, 11 any. with the local cases Is puzzling the po lice here. GARTER SLIPS, CAUSES ROW Minister Denies Responsibility for Dinner Incident, But Girl Leads Other Faction. (V.'.ST News Service.) Memphis, Tenn., April 14. C. Hunt er Kalne, whose shortage of $750,000 as president of the .Mercantile uank caused the closing of the institution, is in Jail again, in spite of the fact Uai he f njoyed a few hours of liberty under guard Saturday night. The 1 anKi r'a formal release is to be i.rn.rm'i! and he lias planned to depart with a relative for New York. Kaiue, who had steadfastly refused to consider giving bail, changed his altitude a few days ago. A New York bonding company agreed to become his surety ami furnished a check for $25, 000, which was the amount rpqulred for his release. A hitch followed when the sheriff refused to accept the check, saying that the amount must be deposited with him in cash. The attorney-general contended that a check was suf liclent and arrangements were made whereby Haine was taken from the all and placed in a local hotel, under guard. The sheriff changed his mind later concerning Ralne and sent a deputy In an automobile after Ralne. The bank er was taken back to jail. leposit with the lefciulant bank. He visited Hot Springs, Ark., and after taking a long course of treatment, the doctor in formed him that he was ignorant of the nature of his trouble. From Hot Springs he went to St. Louis where the physicians consulted pro nounced his trouble as a cancerous condition of the face. After spending about" $1300 in St. Louis the physi- eian in charge auviscu nun mat ins case was incurable. From there he went to Dr. L. T. Leach of Indiana polis, Ind., with whom he took treat ment about two months. His face was cured, but his features were mured, and his lower eyelid was drawn down two inches below the margin of the eye. After returning to his home at Campbell, he concluded to take treatment from an eye specialist in St. Louis, named Dr. Ball, which he did with the result that his dis figured condition was greatly im proved, but the expense entailed amounted to about SJGOU. On his final return to his home in Campbell, he found his wife had become dissatis fied, and had brought suit for 'divorce on the ground of nonsupport, regard less of the fact, as plaintiff claims, that she had access ot a bank account with full privilege of checking thereon. After all costs were paid, Mr. Gragg in fists that there should still have remained to his credit some $530., allowing thie amount of $1800 which he claims his wife drew from the bank at the instance of the cashier, J. T. Hall, whom he blames for alienating his wife's affections. The amount of the claim he seeks to re cover is for the amount not drawn with the costs he has been forced to pay in different suits, combined, with interest he claims due on the deposit. He is represented by the law firm of Shcppard & Green of Poplar Bluff his former attorney Wnt. II. Clopton of St. Louis, having ilied before the case came to trial. On Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock tribute was paid to the memory of W. II. Miller, one of our most prominent and beloved citi zens whose death occurred last Sun day morning, and whose funeral ser vices were held at. his home, at the above stated hour, before taking his remains to his old home at, Jackson for interment. Business was virtually suspended for several hours. The banks all closed their doors at 10 o'clock and did not resume opeations until after the funeral services were finished. The Masonic Lodge of Jackson, assisted by St. Marks Lodge of this city conducted the funeral, which was attended by a large number of F.Iks from this city, which lodge the deceased at one time presided over as I'.xalted Killer. Many friend accompanied the remains to Jackson, there being some fifty automobiles and other conveyances used from this place on the occasion. The loss of Mr. Miller is keenly felt in both business ami social circles. He was regarded by all as a good man, always courteous and never too much occupied with his own interests to offer friendly notice and a kind and considerate word where it would serve to relieve or cheer his fellow men, regardless of station, lie was a familiar character all over the county, and wherever he was known, remotely or intimately, there remains friends to mourn his departure ROAD GOES INTO HANDS OF RECEIVER Cape Girardeau & Northern Passes Into Hands of Receivers Mon day at Midnight FRISTOE THE RECEIVER President of the Moss Tie Co. Long and Favorably Known in This Covnty is Appointed The Tribune is in receipt of in formation to the effect that the Cape Girardeau and Northern Railway was placed in the hands of a Receiver on Monday at midnight. J. W. Fristoe, of St. Louis, President of the T. J. Moss Tie Company was named us Receiver. It is said that the company of which Mr. Fristoe is president was one of the largest creditors of the C. G. & N. At this time definite information has not been received as to through what court the receiver was appointed, but it is supposed that his authority was given him by the U. S. Circuit Court now in session in this city. Mr. Fristoe arrived in the Cape Monday night. Want Ads will in the Tribune. give you results YOl'NG SOCIETY COUPLE . MAItltll'.I) AT JACKSON. Word has been received that the wishes of the young couple at Jackson who made a futile attempt Saturday to secure a marriage liccsne, finally prevailed and the elder Mr. Bow 'man finally consented to the wedding of his youthful son, Karl to Miss Cramer, the accomplished daughter of Attorney Wilsoir Cramer of Jackson. The mar riage ceremony was performed Tues day night. . nost oi iricnns oi tnc young couple w i.h them everything good in the way of future happiins and prosperity. ATTORNEYS WILL TRY FOR CON , TINUANCE IN McCLENDON CASE. In the ease of United States vs. Flla Mct'lendon, coming up for trial in the U. S. Circuit Court now in session in this city, the demurrer ; filed by defendant was overruled. A 1 motion for continuance on account jof illness of an important witness and the recent death of the defend- i . . . ant's father will be heard Tuesday' afternoon. Attorney Orren Wilson, of counsel for defendant expresses Guardians of Camp Fire Girls Pro- a willingness for the trial to proceed e Public Library. r ., . . :. .:n:.. . Great advancement is being made ii me niuiiiuii is wining iu u.iiin . . testimony which they claim would be given by the witness who is unable to attend on account of sickness. ni'MT News Kervlue.) Lockport, 111., April 14. Garter, gar ter, who unbuckled tne garierx xne Rev. Charle H. Byles, pastor or the Conirrecallonal church didn't. The board of trustees of the church Bay so, MIbs Lucille Clark, 17 years old, member of the church, has a garter that in some mysterious fashion sllDDed when tho owner was wearing It at a dinner party. She was Bitting near the Rev. Mr. Byles. The minis ter is 26 years old, single and still a student at the University of Chi cago. The incident has divided the congre gation into two factions: Those who think the minister did ana tnose wno think ho didn't. The former faction Is headed by Miss Clark. And there you are. WAIT 29 YEARS TO FILE WILL Widow Remarries, Has Mora Chil dren, Wishes to Settle Up the Estate. (WNT I News Service.) Marshfield, Ore., April 14. Thomas KIrbey Kingston, a pioneer ot the sec tion, made his will In 1MB and died shortly afterward. The will has just been probated In Judge Hall's court 29 years after Mr. Kingston's death. The property ranch land on Kentuck Inlet has been held Intact by Mrs. Kingston and the oldest son, Altue Kingston, but now there is a demand for a settlement of the estate. The Kingston children have died since 1885, and Mrs. Kingston has re married and has another family of children, several ot whom also have died. The three men who witnesses the w ill are living. They are Martin Breen, Simeon Miller and B. Q. Barker. Mr, Miller was present and vouched tor his signature. Dog Attacks Child. Belleville, Kan.. April 14. A pet dog belonging to Paul Owcals, a farm er, bit tho 3 year-old daughter of Ow cats in tho faco when she surprised It at a hen's nest and tried to caress it. The animal was killed and the head sent to a Pasteur institute for examination. MOVING PICTURES SHOWING CAPE SCENES WILL BE OF INTEREST. The moving picture men will be in the Cape Wednesday when familiar street scenes with automobile parades will be taken. There will also be pic tured the hurry and bustle of the employes leaving the shoe factory, The churches will be pictured. Spec ial attention will be given to school scenes, at the Normal and all four public schools. The work of taking the pictures will occupy both Wednes day and Thursday. A few days later the pictures will be exhibited at the Orpheum, and afterwards will be used by the Commercial Club on its boos ter journeys throughout the country. Steamer St. Louis stopped at the Cape on her southern trip luesday morning at about 9: JO. She had a full passenger list and a big cargo Bennie Hainan the young man who sometime ago was injured by having a pitchfork stuck in his foot, was com pelled to undergo an operation Mon day. At first his foot seemed to be healing nicely, but a few days ago it began to swell, ami his condition became so serious that it became nec essary to take special treatment. which has been started by the Guar dians of the Camp Fire Girls. There are now oi dooks in tne collection, with more coming in each day. Mr. W. II. Huters of Broadway, has been kind enough to keep tho books in his store for the present and any donations may be left with him. Anyone having tables -or chairs, that they would like to give to this new enterprise, the young ladies would be glad if they would phone 166 and the directors will look into the mat ter at once. The children will be given subscription cards this week, and will canvas tho town, and the. temporary board asks the people to be generous, so that if everyone responds promptly, the library will be ready for tho public, by next Thursday or Friday. The last of this week there will be a meeting of the subscribers to elect a permanent board of Directors, and while the present board has several rooms in view, that they consider to be very convenient to everyone, a decision will not be made until the new officers are elected. Miss Anna Bahn of 309 S. Spanish street is the treasurer, and any one wishing to contribute towards this excellent work may communicate with her. Are you going to enter the Tribune contest or help a friend with a year's subscription? Today is the time to decide.