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XENIA DAILY GAZETTE AND TORCHLIGHT. PRICE 3 CENTS. EVENING DECEMBER 23, 1896. XENIA, OHIO, SIXTEENTH Soon Here HOLIDAYS What Shall We Buy? 5,000 I HANDKERCHIEFS To select from, and the imhave surpassed all porters seasons in quality, price and quantity. 500 bought at a great bargain.

25 ct. Embroidered Hankerchiefs at 124c. Our 5c Handkerchiefs are not the eame as you get elsewhere for 5c; see ours and you will see difference. Initial Handkerchiefs for misses, gents and ladies. Hand-made Initial Handkerchiefs only 15 cts.

Black Silk Scarfs 49 cents; are worth 75 conte. FANCY XE TO BOXES Many Styles, Shapes and Kinds, 300 TOWELS From De to $1. Linen Embroidered Table Scarfs, Eider Down P'illows, Linen Doglies and Damask Sets. Table Clothe and Napkins to match. This department has attracted more customorg the past season than ever; tho quality seems 50 good for the.money.

Two yards wide, the price has been $1 25, now 874 cents. KID GLOVES Anyone who will buy our $1 00 Kid will buy again. Marsallica Quits, excellent qualIty, 75c, $1, 91.25 and $2.00. Putterna 81. Ladies' Kider Down Dressing Hacques.

Ready -made and Uned Satcen Skirts $1.25, 81.500 81.75, Wool Skirts, S33.IM). y- inade, Merritt Innke, $1.50 to All Wool Skirts ready to mako 50, 75c and 81. Ready- made Wrappers Flanneletto 81 to $1.75. Calico 760 to $1. Mitts Instend of marking them down at last of the season WO give low prices now -10 to 25 centa.

HUTCHISON -25 GIBNEY. THE FRANTZ TRIAL. THE PRISONER'S DEFENSE. Trying to Show That Bessie Could Have Killed Herself In Manner Named. Dec.

J. DAYTON, Frantz 19 now having his inning. The state has completed the presen-1 tation of its direct evidence, and the this afternoon began the indefense troduction of testimony to show that not murder Bessie Little. The he did most important witnesses for the accused to-day were surgeons, who expert opinions as to whether gave Frantz's sweetheart could have fired of the shots which caused her both death. The defense is endeavoring to that the first shot struck the prove portion of the temporal bone, petrous through it and lodged bepassed tween the skull and dura mater of brain.

The second shot, it is the contended by Frantz's attorneys, is the one that penetrated the medulla oblongata or nerve center of the brain, and caused death. Two surgeons testified that it the nature of the injury was as the state asserts Bessie Little might have fired both shots. A third surgeon gave the same opinion conditional the revolver being held far enough the ear to avoid concussion of from One of them thought the brain. that a woman with the probable strength of Bessie Little physical have fired both shots. The might believed it improbable.

The other basis of the defense's claim that the first shot did not penetrate the brain is simply assumed, and will be vigcombatted by the state in orously by the state in orously rebuttal. Miss Mollie Carte, residing eight north of Dayton, was the first miles witness called to-day. She testifled Frantz had called upon her for that about two years at periods varying from two to three weeks. In March last Frantz had made her a proposition of marriage, which she did not accept. She regarded him simply a9 a friend.

She: produced. letters received by her from One, dated July 16, referred to parand social engagements, and he ties asked to see her on the following Saturday to get his answer, "Aye or nay." On August 27 another letter W88 written, which referred to some talk about Frantz, who was running with bad girls, and that Miss Carte had heard of it. Frantz claimed that he had reformed, and was surprised to letter from her charging him get a with unfaithfulness. He said that he intended to run the reports down, that she should have no fears and but that he would come out all right. He said that he always thought her to be a true, virtuous girl, and hoped to have an opportunity to 800 her soon.

Frantz enjoined Miss Carte to keep the contents of the letter to herself, saying: "I will prefer that you keep this letter under your own preservation, as I desire it to be between you and A letter of appeal from brokenhearted and repenting Bessie to her parents was read. Throughout sho begged forgiveness and an opportuto return home. In asking for nity her clothes, she begged Mrs. Little to gather them up and put the bundle outside the door, and if she was not wanted inside the house she would come home at night when she would not be geen and carry her clothes away. She told of how her board was unpaid and of the distress she was in.

Begged Mrs. Little to have a talk with Albert. Said that Albert had told Mrs. Bell at the hotel that be intended to marry her, but could not at that time. It was in response to this letter that Mrs.

Little called at the hotel to 800 Bessie, on the day it was received. It is regarded as a very strong point for the defense in securthe admission of the letter as ing evidence, as showing the condition of the mind of Bessie Little at that time. Jacob Frantz, the father of Albert, testified that he was 73 years of age. consisted of bimself and His family and BOD, Albert. Rev.

daughter Frantz is his oldest son and Isaac the youngest. He knew BesAlbert Little. She had come to his home sie several times to gee him and to urge consent to the marriage of him to herself and Albert. He asked her what claim she had upon Albert, said that their relations bad and she such that she could compel Albeen bert to marry her. She said that Albert had promised to her and if ho didn't she would commit and it prove a dear suicide, to some one.

He also received thing letter from Bessie, written at the a Hotel Cooper, the same date as that written to Mrs. Little, in which Begsie urged his consent to the marMr. Frantz said that he told riage. Bessie that Albert was young yet, and as he (Mr. Frantz) was aflicted he needed Albert at home.

UNDER THE BED, Just as Mrs. Grubbs Thought, There Was a Burglar. DAYTON, Dec. Chas. Grubbs, proprietor of a boarding house, was awakened shortly after 12 o'clock this morning by a noise, which he attributed to the movements of a boarder in an adjoining room.

His wife thought differently, however, and got up and investigated. She found a burglar under the bed, who showed fight when tackled by Mr. Grubbs. Alarmed by Mrs. Grubbs' screams and the sound of the desperate stragin progress in the room, the male gle boarders of the house quickly flocked to the rescue and subdued the burgThe fellow Was taken to the lar.

dining room and held a prisoner, the arrival of the police. In pending the interval the young desperado, at favorable moment, seized a caster a from the table and hurled it at Mr. Grubbs, striking the latter on the bead and felling him to the floor. The burglar was then knocked senseless and thrown into a corner, where he lay in an unconscious condition when the police arrived. The fellow gave his name as Thos." Maley, and age as 22.

Although in years, he has served yet young in the penitentiary, in two terms each case for burglary or larceny. ROMANTIC CHAPTER In Millionaire Snyder's Life Disclosed By His Will. SPRINGELELD, Dec. will of Johu Snyder, the millionaire who died last week and bachelor, bequeathed $100,000 for the sick poor the city, was probated late this of He leaves $180,000 for his evening. ten nephews and relatives and the rest of his estate, valued at from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, to his brothDave L.

Snyder. He also leaves er, the interest on $25,000 worth of Government bonds to Chas. Brusman -and his heirs. The last bequest disclosed romantic chapter in the deceased's It is common report that Mr. life.

loved a relative of Mr. BrusSnyder but owing to the opposition of man, father be did not marry her. his Chas. Brusman i is a man about forty years old and is at present employed in the Mast, Foos shop as a mechanic. Nov.

6, Hand MASSILLON, Medicine cheerfully witness as to the virtues of Dr. bear Hand's Colic Cure. Our baby, now nearly foar months old, suffered much from colic. After having screamed with pain for over an hour We came apon Dr. Hand's Colic Cure and gave her a dose of it.

In minutes after taking she is five all smiles, and at night we all sleep. Mrs. F. L. Traphagen, 46 W.

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Citizens Armed at Mayfield, and a Colored Mob Will Get a Hot Reception. MAYFIELD, Dec. town is in 8 fever of excitement the lynching, night before last since of Jim Stone, the negro who outMrs. J. M.

R. Greene on the raged of November 23 and the burnnight of property of negro saloon ing keepers by a mob last night. It apthere is going to be serious pears Telephone messages from trouble. Water Valley, Wingo and Paducah say that colored mobs are preparing visit the city, but the general beto lief is that no action will be taken to-night. The citizens, however, are greatly excited and are heavily armed in case of emergency.

The hardware stores have given out their stocks. of firearms. from Falton states that A message a crowd of white people is coming o'clock, heavily armed. Mesat one sages from Water Valley, Wingo Paducah state that negroes are and and ready to come. If organizing such action is taken by the neany they will certainly be killed.

groes When the fire alarm sounded at 10 o'clock, the citizens fairnight ly poured into the court house yard. A false alarm was fired to-night, and about five hundred guns were in that direction. Some fear fired the town being burned by the of negroes is entertained, THE GREAT HUXLEY. What Huxley, the Great English Scientist, Considered the Best Start in Life. The great English scientist, Huxley, sound said the best start in stomach.

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STOCK CREMATED. Large Barn in Madison County Destroyed By Fire. Dec. barn LONDON, of Richard Lloyd, a farmer residing in the northeastern part of this county, was destroyed by fire yesmorning about 3 o'clock. In terday the barn were six head of horses, wagons, buggies and corn, hay, farming implements, all of which consumed.

The logs amounts were to about $2,000, upon which there is insurance. The origin of the fire no is anknown. Catarrh in the Head Is dangerous disense. It may caused lead directly to pure blood, consumption. and the true way to cure it is by Catarrh is by 1m- purifying the beenuse blood.

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Western Union Back Taxes Will Help Oounties. COLUMBUS, Dec. SuCourt mandate issued to-day, preme ordering the Western Union Teleto pay at once to the State company and counties the taxes due auder the Nichols law, means the handing of about $212,000. The exact over sum can not be stated unless a computation be made on the basis of the tax rate in each country. The company is capitalized at $2,000,000.

Back taxos are due for the years 1893 to 1896 inclusive, and the averrate of taxation in the various age counties for these years is slightly 24 per cent. Of this amount over the State will receive about oneeighth or $26,500, the balance going to the country treasuries. This payment will be the first the Nichols law, which is a under principle of taxation in Ohio. new is that taxes shall be Its essence levied upon the actual value of a corporation 88 represented by its stock capitalization, instead of, as heretofore, taxing only the plant, which in this instance would mean so many poles and miles principally of wire. WARD'S FEE.

Half Was Itemized and the Balance Lumped. Commercial Tribune: General Darbin Ward will be well rememthe older members of the bered by lawyer of great ability, albar as a though original and eccentric to a. degree. is told of a charge of A story $1,500 made by the General to a client whose case he had conducted successful issue. The client to a the charge excersive and thought to know what had been done wanted entitle the attorney to make it 80 to and sent it back to the General large, eral to have it itemized.

The lawyer sat down to the task of particularizing. filing demurrer to reply, arguing same filing reply, for trying case to jury, arguing motion for new trial, 80 many consultations with client, each himself that he had After assuring covered every item for which a charge could be made he added up and, to his sarprise, the the items, footing was $750, although he had made them as large as could be done. himself over it and After puzzling getting no light to cover the difference between the $750 and $1,500, he felt was a proper fee, he which dropped into the Debolt on his way to the Court house. Here he obtained and reaching the court inspiration, sat down and added to the room bill of charges the item, lying and thinking about awake nights the d-d case, $750; total $1,500.13 The fee was paid. ZIMMERMAN.

Dec. 22d, '96. Our schools will close Thursday for the holidays. Haverstick has gone to Joseph North Manchester, Ind. 0.

C. Sipe spent SabAttorney bath with his parents. Walter Fleming is again dealing in horses. He recently a traded watch for a fine horse. About 100 chickens, valued at $40, of coal were stolen from H.

and a lot Milner's, one night last week. Rev. David Stutsman preached an excellent sermon at the German Baptist church Sabbath morning. Darvin Kipp and wife, of Dayton, were the guests of the latter's parouts, Mr. and Mrs.

M. Coy, Sabbath. Della Ferguson and sister Miss Anna were the guests of Miss Myrtle of near Beavertown, SabHawker, bath. B. Spergeon has moved into D.

house on the Kable farm the tenant Hawkers Station, lately vacated near by Mr. Carnes. Mother Almost Worn Out--Hand's Colic Oure Gave Instant Relief. March 25, BELLBROOK, Dr. received your sample bottle of Colic Cure and was never in my life.

My baby had the 80 glad wind colic since she was born and I almost worn out. I gave her was dose without my husband's knowland it gave her instant relief has not been the least trouedge and she since I gave her the first dose. ble I would not be without it for anything. I will recommend Mrs. your Colic Cure to every, mother, J.

C. Wade." Sold by all druggists, 25c. The length of life may be in-, creased by lessening its dangers. The majority of people die lung troubles. These may be averted by promptly using One Minute Cough Cure.

Cunningham Co. PROFIT SHARING. QUITE NOTABLE INSTANO The Illinois Central Railroad Se. Stock to Its Employes on Installment Plan. NEW GOODS TO-DAY.

SILVER CANDLESTICKS. A dainty Christmas present, $1.25 to $2.25. SILVER ASH the thing for smokers, $2.25 to $3. SILVER PHOTO to $4.50. SILVER to $4.00.

SILVER INK STANDS. Very handsome. SILVER PEN-HOLDERS, with gold pens. PEARL HOLDERS, with gold pens, from $1 to $3.50. NEW MEDALIONS, very fine, $4.00 to $8.00.

Some handsome Ostrich Feather Fane; prices very much reduced to close out the stock. BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. Young people should be encouraged not only to read good books, but to own them. The sense of prolends a peculiar charm to prietorship book, and a boy or girl can hardly indulge a wiser or more delightful than that of having a lipurpose Start your children early in brary. this direction.

Uncle Remus, by Harris, Ills $2. The Pot of Gold, by Mary E. Wilking, $1.50. Daddy Jake, by Joel Chandler Harris, $1.25. Trumpet and Drum, by Fields, $1.

Water Babies, Kingsley, $1. Prince Dimple, Mrs. Paul, $1.25. Schonberg Cotta Family, 50c. Little Lame Prince, 75c.

Foster's Story of the Bible (sales over 500,000 copies) $1.50 book for $1. Birds' Christmas Carol 50c. Little Twin Roses, Mary D. Brine, 75 cents. Julia Horatio Ewing's Books-We and the World, Flatiron for a FarthJan of the Wind Mill, Jackaing, and others at 50c each.

napes, Little Lord Fauntleroy, $1.75. Miss Alcott's Book's -Little Men, Little Women, Old Fashioned Girl. Under the Lilacs, $1 25. Oliver Optic's Works $1 each. Frank on a Gunboat, series, $1.00 each.

Daniel Booue, David Crockett, Crusoe, Swiss Family, Anderson'8 Fairy Tales, etc. TOY BOOKS. We have all kinds-Linen Books, Panorama Books, Dissolving Views, imported Books, with magnificent illustrations. Cheap Toy Books 3, 5, 10, 15c and on up in price, BEAUTIFUL BOOKS IN SETS. same Shakespeare, morocco, round corner, $15, 15 small size for $12; 3 gilt top, $2.50.

Autocrat of Breakfast Table, illustrated, $5. Constantinople, by Edmonds De Amacis, 2 many photograveur illustrations, $5. Ivanhoe, 2 handsome illustrated $3. And many others. SINGLE VOLUMES.

We have regular feast of good things in general literature, at prices to suit everyone. Elegantly bound Books at 25, 50, 75c and $1,00. BIBLES. Vest Pocket Bibles, and all sizes to the Family Bibles. CHINA NOVELTIES.

Cut Glass, Rookwood Ware, Japanware, Lemoges, Wedgewood, Royal Boom, Royal Dresden, Doulton, Royal Worcester, and other Wares. No such stock for variety is displayed in this city. You can get an elegant Christmas present from 25c up, at WEST'S BOOK AND ART STORE. A notable instance of profit-sh: ing that will command general tention and continuing interest the custom progresses, is afforded the case of the Illinois Central RI road company, which sella stock on the installm the employes plan. President Fish encoura the men to make investments in road.

Of the results the Kan City Star says: The scheme has met with velous measure of popularity. ready 1,500 of the 22,000 emplo of the company have purcha stock, and applications from ott are being received. at the rate nearly 300 a month. The stock issued not at face value bat at price current in the market on day of application. It the purcht leaves the service of the comp before his payments are comple surrenders his certificate and he ceives back the amount he has Thus the scheme affords the ad tages of a savings bank on one and the opportunity to obtain a 1 in the management of the con on the other.

Of course, one or shares will confer little influe but if each of the 22,000 empl should acquire one or two or shares, the aggregate force woul considerable, and the system of operation would thus be adva to its highest plane and by the best methods. PEN. POINTS Extracted From That Sharp I Paper Penitentiary News Christmas comes but once year, And when it's come bring good cheer. When turk mince pie will appear, But glass or drop of beer. But learned to do without it, So make no fuss about it, And we it too, don't doubt: it.

Were you ever in Scott's re rant? He selis fried sausage and stick candy by the yard You can buy a plantation of ba and oranges--if you have won't credit me, because hi He lawyer's got all my cash. my I want to meet some of the that I read of in novels. Th of them are so innocen jority they use such nice language. never swear and wouldn't rea letters even if you 1 left private on the table. The lying open villain of the books is a light compared with some friends and always 90 transparent.

could never hurt a fellow are open. How different eyes found it in real life! Specimen Cases. S. H. Clifford, New Cassel.

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