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30,1902.'
MUST HANG
J-Dastardly Murders of
V the Far North
WILL BE AVENGED
Murderer Hardy of Unimak Island
to Die on September 19.
(Journal Special Service.)
SEATTLE, July SO. Sews has been re
ceived here that Fred Hardy, the Uni
mak Island murderer, has been sentenced
to be hanged at Nome, Friday, Septem
ler IP, between the hours of 9 a. m. and
X. p. jn. Judge Moore of the Federal
Court passed the sentence upon htm July
18.
Hardy would have hanged a year ago
liut for the fact that Judge Wlckersham
Stayed the execution, for 12 months, pending-
the hearing of an appeal in the
United States recently determined
gainst Hardy, and now only the Inter
ference of President Roosevelt can save
his neck. There Is practically no pos
sibility even that the President will do
anything for him, since the crime for
which he was convicted waa brutal in the
extreme.
Hardy shot down In cold blood and
-robbed Con and Florence Sullivan and
r. J. Rooney, who we on a prospecting
expedition to .Unimak Island.
Hardy vhowed the white feather When
sentenced, and In a faltering voice pro
tested his Innocence.
HER FIRST VOYAGE
New Hawaiian Liner Leaves ior
: San Francisco
i (Journal Special Bervfce.)
' ' NEW YORK. July SO. With ' a full
. eargo the new twin screw steamship Ne
, ' braakan sailed today on her maiden deep
' sea voyage o Ban Francisco. The Ne
braska la . one of the three sister ships
.which' have been built at Camden, N. J.,
' for the American-Hawaiian Steamship
' , . Company, 4, AIL, three vessels are fitted
with furnace in which either oil or coal
canbe dsed as fuel. v; , .', 4 t,. ...
OHIO BUILDERS
- - (Journal Special Service.
FTJT-IN-BAY, O.. July 30. Prominent
builders from alt over the state are at-
tending the second annual meeting of the
Ohio State Association of Builders' Ex
Changes in session at' the Hotel Victory.
At. the opening, session today there were
reports from, officer and addresses by J.
11 : Carter", secretary of the Jtfew York
association, and John A. King, president
of the Interstate Supply Association. Of
ficers for the year will be chosen tomor
row. .
MANY WANT
ANNEXATION
Cqban Planters Start a Movement
to Come Under the Wing
' of Uncle Sam.
(Journal Special Service.)
HAVANA, July 30-T.hough the Cuban
Republic is but a few months old the an
nexationists; have already come out in the
open and .that they mean to pursue a
lively campaign from now on was evl-
BURIED ALIVE IN
RUINS
i 5 (Special Correspondence.)
k f KANSAS CITY. July 25.-Frank R. Roberson of Walden, N. Y., who
spent two days in the ruins of St. Pierre, and who, on the occasion of the
4 third eruption of Mt. Pelee, had to run Into the ocean to save his life, ar-, 4
t t 4 rived !n New York a week ago yesterday on the steamer Dixie, and 4-
4 ,came directly to Kansas City, stopping a day and a night In Chicago. 4
s ' 4 "I 'have traveled in many lands and have seen many sights," he said, -e-4
"but the destruction wrought by tnt terrible eruption will live in my 4
4 niemory more vividly than anything else the balance of my life. 4-4-
"I talked with the only survivor of the disaster. He was a criminal, .4
!', confined in the St. Pierre prison, and sentenced to the guillotine Tor mur- 4
lJj 4- der. Three days before the eruption he had knocked his keeper down f-
and attempted to escape; For this he was sentenced to the subdungeon 4
4 three tiers below the basement of the prison where he was kept in soil 4
' - 4- tary confinement. I did not learn tne date set for the man's execution, 4
-.; .: '- hut read of hi crime and sentence Irom the files of the newspapers in Ft. 4
. 4- de Franc, 34 miles away. 4
4v "I was present when rescuers dug the poor fellow out of the dungeon. 4
4 He was very weak and pale from lack of nourishment, and when brought 4
i , 4 to the surface where the sun waa shining was scarcely able to stand alone. 4
v "4 he seemed1 to be perfectly rational at first, and there was, under the scared 4
'4- arid hunted expression on his face, something Intelligent looking. He looked
' V ' 4 at those about him and did not epeak for some minutes. Finally he said, 4
4: 'speaking In French: 4
t , ' ,v-."''Sa, aa X not In bell?" 4
', -4- TTbe surroundinfs and the sight of the hundreds of dead bodies within 4
4 a stone's throw of where our party stood on the old prison ruins were 4
1 4- enough to appeal to. the sensitive reelings of any man, but when It final-4-,
1 dawned Upon us that the poor wi etch there was losing his reason, 4
' ' 4y thinking that lye bad been put to death-' and was In the lower regions, I 4
: 4 can not find word ato 'express my own Impressions, and the looks of my
4- companions told me that they felt as I did. 4
-4" ,) t'The . French Government immediately pardoned the condemned crlml- 4
" 4- nal, and he waa that day removed to Fort de France, where he was put -f
4- la sanitarium. lie wore the grinning face, of an i mbecile afterward
1 4-, and within few days died a raving maniac. He certainly suffered! a 4
, 4- thousand death! for bis crime.". 4
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denced by large and enthusiastic meet
ing held here today. The meeting was
under the auspices of the Clrculo de
Haciendos, a society of Cuban planters
which has for its avowed object the fos
tering of the annexation 'movement. The
sudden activity of the annexationists is
causing much feeling among those Cu
bans who want the Island to nave a fair
chance In trying io sove the problem of
self-government.
MOODY ASSISTS
In Celebrating the 200th Birthday
of Byfield, Mass.
(Journal Special Service.)
BTFIELD, Mass.. July 30.-Secretary of
the Navy Moody was the principal speak
er at the exercises held here today In
celebration of the 200th anniversary of the
founding of the town. Byfield was tne
first town settled north of Salem, and
William Moody, an ancestor of the Sec
retary, was one, of the original settlers.
SPENCER TO WIN.
(Journal Special Service.)
BOONVILLE, Ind., July 30.-From pre
sent Indications the Democratic conven
tion of the First Congressional district in
session here tody will remit In the nomi
nation of J. W. Spencer of Bvansviile.
The only other aspirant' is Thomas H.
Dillon of Petersburgl Spencer represents
the conservative element in his party,
while Dillon has the backing of the Bryan
men.
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS.
(Journal Special Service.)
ONEONTA, N. Y., July 30. -Republicans
of the new Twenty-fourth Congres
sional district met in convention here to
day and nominated George J. Smith for
Congressman. The nominee is a resident
of Kingston and a personal friend of
Governor Qdell.
OVER THE WIRES.
The report that a tornado passed over
the Gulf of Cullfornla last Thursday is
denied.
Twenty-three natives of Mlndoro are on
trial for - the butchery of four Ameri
cana, who are unknown.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy will
start for Berlin on August 22 to visit
Emperor William ofGermuny.
J General Lucas Meyer, former com
Itnjmder In chief for the Orange Free
State, is being wined and dined by Lon
don society.
Lord Kitchener, according to the offic
ial gazette, la now Viscount Kitchener,
of Khartoum, of the Veal, and of As
phall of County Suffolk. ' ,
Rowland Burren, Liberal. has , been
elected In North Lends. England. His
election is regarded as a bud thing for
the new Balfour ministry.
The new commercial treaty between
Great Britain and China has been ap
proved by the London foreign office. It
will be concluded at once.
Cardinal Gottl, of Rome, has been
appointed prefect of the propaganda of
the Roman Catholic "Church. He Is re
garded as a probable successor to Pope
Leo XIII. .
Vice Admiral Beaumont and Rear Ad
miral Sevran of the French Navy, have
been summarily ' retired by President
Loubet as the result of scandals In their
private lives.
Joe Goddard, the Philadelphia pugilist
who was shot on Monday at the New Jer
sey primaries. Is still lying between life
and death at the Cooper Hospital in
Camden, N. J.
The Inquest on the bodies of nine girls
who perished in a recent lire has
brought forth a strong criticism on the
London fire systems. They are said to
be incompetent.
The officers' who recently assaulted Sec
ond Lieutenant Gregson, of the Second
Life Guards, at Windsor because he
was "socially undesirable" will be cash
iered by a military court martial.
Herr Lohnlng, a German privy coun
cillor, has been asked to resign because
he married the daughter of ' an ex-ser-geaht
of the German army. The case
has created a great stir In Germany."1
THE
OF ST. PIERRE
BESTIAL
NEGROES
Charged with Inhuman
Murder of Wife and
- Mother .
CAIRO, 111., July M.-8tates At- 4
torney Wilson and Coroner Mc- 4-
4 Manus have returned from Dog 4
4 Forth Bend, bringing with them a 4
4 negro and his two daughters, who 4
4 are suspected of the crime of kill- 4
4 ing the wife and mother of the 4
4 family. The woman hus been 4
missing for two weeks and the 4
neighbors became sunplclous, as 4
there had been evidence of trou- 4
4 ble in the family. 4
4 Two ajies stained with blood 4
4 Vere found by the Coroner and 4
4 were brought to this city. The
4 gtalns will be analyzed to ascer- 4
4 tiiin If the blood la that of a hu- 4
4 man being. Another suspicious 4
4 feature in the case is a plot of 4-
4 newly-dug ground near the house, 4
4 about the size of a grave. It Is 4
4 the theory of the residents of that 4
4 vicinity that the remains of the
4 woman have been exhumed and 4
4 burned, as the negro has had 4
4 brush fires burning on his premises 4
4 for several days. 4
4 The man and his daughters de- 4
4 ny all knowledge of the where- 4
4 abouts of the missing woman, and 4
4 say that she ran away from home. 4
4 The prisoners are in the County 4-
4 Jail here pending a further Investl- 4 '
4 gation of the evidence. 41
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TO KILL THE SULTAN
PalaceTEunuchs Were Responsible
for the Latest Plot.
(Journal Specia? Service.)
LONDON. July 30. A dispatch to the
Tlmts from Constantinople Bays that
spUs of the Sultan have denounced a
plot against His Majesty's life, which Is
supposed to have been hatched in the
Palace, by eunuchs. The government is
Investigating.
J. W. GATES'
Wall Street Magnate Who Realised
Will Make Another Big
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(CopTlght, 1902, by Falk, N. Y.
Exactly how much John W, Gates realized by the recent attempt
to corner the corn market is not yet known. It is estimated, .however,
that he and his syndicate netted a cool. 54,000,000. The syndicate pro
poses to transfer its operations from July to September,, and another big
Gates coup may be expected in the latter month. -
Great Bucking Contest.
Denver is to have a rough-riding con
test this fall for the world's champion
ship, which will be larger and livelier
even, than the great show of bucking
horses and gallant riders which was the
most popular feature -of last fall's carni
val. Thk festival directors last night de
cided that the bucking contest should be
held, even though there will be no festi
val. The Plan Committee reported that
In view of the conditions of the rough
riding contest announced last fall by the
Festival Board of Direction by which a
contest was to be held every year, and In
view of the large number of challenges
for the belt which are now on file, It
would be necessary to arrange the con
test. This report of the Plan Committee
was unanimously adopted, and the com
mittee was Instructed to report as soon
as possible us recommendations aa to the
time and place for holding the contest
In Denver, of course. C. M. Ward, the
chairman of this committee, ., will call
together today and aa aoori as it Is ready
to report, a special meeting of the Festi
val Directors will be held to perfect ar
rangements. The work of gathering In the "spoiled"
horses of the Western plains will be be
gun as soon as possible, so that there
may be a goodly collection here. Mr. Mc
Namara knows of at least twenty cow
boys In Wyoming who Intend to compete,
and there will probably be sixty to one
hundred from Celorauo, Wyoming, If
:"T-'"
OF
PHILIPPINES
Will Hold Great Reunion at Coun
cil Bluffs Their Third An
nual Gathering.
(Journal Special Service.)
COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.. July 30.-Plans
for the third annual reunion of the Na
tional Society Army of the Philippines,
which convenes In -this city two weeks
frcm today, have been perfected and the
veterans of the last war and other mili
tary men also are taking a lively inter
est in what promises to be ,a great Na
tional occasion. Participating in the pro
gram, which will extend over a period of
three days, will be many distinguished
military men, orators and statesmen. In
cluded amongthose from whom accept
ances have already been received are
General Arthur MacArtiiur. General
Frederick Funston and Ueneral Irving
Hale.
MOSBY'S
RAIDERS
Meet Today in Annual
Reunion at Leesburg,
Virginia.
(journal "Special Service.)
4 LEESBURG, '-Va., July 3U. Sur- 4-
4 vivors of Colonel John S. Mosby's 4-
4 famous band of Confederate fight- 4
4 era met In annual reunion in Lees- 4
4 burg today. The town was deco- 4
4 rated in their honor and the citl- 4-
4 xens kept open house. The Court- 4
4 house green was the scene of the 4
4 day's festivities. The formal ex- 4-
4 ercises Inclu4ed a cordial adress of 4"
4 greeting from Colonel E. V. White, 4-
4 to which response was made by 4
4 Colonel John H. Alexander, presl- 4-
4 dent of the veterans' association. . 4
4 The ranks of the veterans are be-
4 Ing rapidly thinned by ilt-a-th and 4
4- scarcely a handful remain to take 4
4 part In the annual reunions. 4
4 4 4- 4 4- 4- 44444-4-44
NEXT MOVE.
a Fortune in the Recent Corn Corner
Coup in September.
i
tana, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona by
the time the lists are closed and the first
unwilling bronco is dragged Into the
arena. Denver Republican.
Corset War in Roumania.
The outbreak which . threatens Rou
mania has been caused by the Minister of
Public Instruction forbidding girls in the
higher and secondary schools to Wear
corsets, and, In case of refusal, directing
the forcible rembvable of the offending
article. The future mothers of Roumania,
remembering that the ancient Roraaps,
from whom tbjy claim Indirect descent,
wore a kind stays (does not Martial
make fun of fat women, and does not
Ovid tell us that a big waist kills love?)
and that the corset, with a short inter
val, has been worn ever since, -are natur
ally up in arms against the arbitrary de
cree. It is a case of war to the whale
bone, and it is pretty safe to prophesy
that the schoolgirls will win.
" Slight Variation
fitubb When you proposed I suppoSQ
she sprang that old gag: "This Is so
sudden!" .
PeanT-Nothlnj of the kind. She said:
"Tjou Billy thing! Why didn't you say
the word sooner and save gas bills?"
Topeka Capital.
Gertrude Myren, New York's celebrated
clairvoyant. Is now located at room 607.
Gopdnough building, corner Yamhill and
CUtb streeta. .
JAIL FOR HOTEL
Havana's Spanish Presidio Bough
by Yankees
THEY V PAID ABOUT $600,000
The Company Is Headed by Sir
William Van Horn.
(Journal BpeciaJ Service.)
f HAVANA, July 80. An Anglo- -f
f American syndicate, headed by Sir
f William Van Horn of the Canadian
f Pacific -Railroad, has secured an -
' option on the old Spanish Presidio,
f or State Penitentiary building, the -f
finest edifice In Havana, and jocat-
ed at the entrance to .the harbor
just opposite Moro Castle, and will
turn It Into a modern hotel. The -f
t figures mentioned are. 60Q,0O0. Some
surprise is expressed that the re-
pubMc should be willing to dispose
- of the building, but It is explained
that the new regime needs money
f worse than Jails. -f
SHORT PERSONAL STORIES
William Gillette, the author-actor and
playwright, who returnejl from Europe
not long ago, is an enthusiastic boat
man. When he was a boy in Hartford,
Conn,, where his father was the founder
of the suburb of Glenwood, he spent
almost- all his leisure constructing pad
dle-boats on the Farmington River, right
at the Yoot of the hill from Mark Twain's
house. When Gillette had made bis
mark In New Tork and got rich he built
a roomy houseboat called the "Holy Ter
ror." It had bedrooms, so that Gillette
could entertain company on board, also a
smoking parlor and a billiard room.
Cumbersome aa the craft was, she had
her own motive power, so that her- owner
could move from one point to another at
will, without depending on the exactions
of a tugboat captain.
One Sunday Gllette stopped on the
Hudson, just below Grant's tomb, to take
on some guests. When he started away
the machinery of his "Holy Terror" got
away and the houseboat ran amuck
through a lot of little catboats and row-
boats anchored along shore, tearing away
rigging, dories, and everything in sight
Gillette stopped to ascertain the damage
and make promises to pay.
"Say," exclaimed one man who rented
boats, "If you are going to build another
thing like that I wish you'd name her the
Merry Hell.' "
Senator Quay seldom admits that be
has been outwitted, but he was In such
high good humor after the recent Penn
sylvania convention that he told a story
on htnwsiMf.
"When Pattlson wallopped us," he said,
"there were five men contesting for a
marshulship one of the few plums I had
td dispose of. I had really picked the
man, and was trying to get the others off
the field, when the five came at me.
"Gentlemen, the returns- speak for
themselves,' said I. 'Losses everywhers!
None of you deserves office.'
" 'But I Increased the vote in my dis
trict 50 per cent," said a Berks County
Dutchman.
" 'if that's so, you can have the office.'
said I, remembering that the few Berks
County Republicans had nearly, disap
peared under tho Pattlson landslide,
"We looked at the returns and found
his district had cast nine Republican
votes.
"Isn't that 50 per cent better than six
votes?' he asked, pointing to the figures
for the previous election, and I had to
confess that it was and give him the
office. f
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"The man had married lntb-'a Demo?
cratic family and had brought his rela
tives Into the fold."
FAME'S PATHWAY.
It was told that on enterprising mag
azine manager offered Stockton 110,000 :t
he would repeal the true end of the fa
mous "Lady or Tiger" tale, but he de
clined the offer.
Charles lennyson, a grandson of the
late poet laureate, won distinction" at
Cambridge university this year. His
father was the late Lionel Tennyson,
third son of the poet.
Congressman Cannon has not yet
learned to pronounce Hawaii. He always
utters the name aa though it were
spelled Hl-wah, and the efflect when
"Uncle Joe" becomes earnest Is calcu
lated to raise laughter.
The Rev. Dr. Charles T. Olmsted, vicar
of St. Agnes' chapel, Trinity parish, has
accepted the coadjutor bishopric of cen
tral New York, to which he was elected
some weeks ago. Arrangements for his
consecration have not yet been made. .
Considerably over 400 columns of the
Congressional Record are occupied with
speeches on the isthmian canal bill. Sen
ator Morgan's eight speeches on the sub
ject fill 172 columns. Senators Hanna and
Mitchell coming next with 42 columns
and two speeches. The shortest talk of
the lot was one of a -column by Senator
Hawley.
Perhaps no missionary ever preached In
more parts of the world than the late
Bishop, William Taylor, of the Methodist
church, whose death has been noted
recently. He went to California as a mis
sionary along with, the "forty-niners,"
then he preached In Canada Thence he
went to England and the continent, vis
iting Egypt and the holy land, holding
evangelistic services wherever It waa
possible. Later he worked In Australia,
Tasmania, New England, India, South
Africa,, the Congo region, the West In
dies and In various countries In South
and Central America, thus covering every
continent.
Crush Made Kin.
Mrs. Selldora Holme Mrs. ' l Chinkapin
is telling all around that you and - she
had a heart-to-heart talk in one of the
big dry goods stores the other day.
Mrs. Jenner Lee Ondego All the foun
dation there is for that Is that she and
I were caught in the crush at the same
bargain, counter one morning and grum
bled, in concert. Chicago Tribune, r
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS :
V A i TTt TlT'1rttttTTlTTTAlT; I
I , :' tA -HKK
(Journal Special Service.)
DETROIT. Mich.. . July 80,-WhUe the
.younger element of tho Democrats in at
tendance on the , atte,j convention ar
busy shouting for their respective, choices
for places on the ticket; the old whee
horses of the party are quietly pursuing
a buttonhole campaign in the interest of
harmony. They believe that six years
has had the effect of healing the dif
ferences that, divided the party In 'M and
that the eorcalled split is now . more ap
parent, than real. , In the hotel lobbies
and on the streets as Veil as In" the
caifcus rooms there are to be heard ex
pressions of opinion." full of confidence
and hope that a United Democracy, tak
ing advantage of the disaffection of the
anti-Bliss Republicans, can elect a Gov
ernor and other stare officers of Michi
gan In November next. Ttie confidence
felt In , the situation by these party lead
ers is strengthened by the large attend
ance on the convention and the extraordi
nary enthusiasm manifested. The advance
guard of, delegates arrived last evening
and before noon today the. 'down-town
streets . awarmed with visitors wearing
convention : badges' and representing
among them every nook and corner of
the state.
At 10 o'clock tills morning the state
committee, wttfa Chairman Whiting pre
siding, met and completed arrangements
for the convention and distributed. tickets,
badges, etc., to the ; delegates and offi
cers. The convention proper wlll be called
to order at 4 o'clock this afternoon in
the Light Guard Armory, which has been
AN IOWA MILLIONAIRE
RUNS
(Journal Special Service. I
WAVERLT, la.', July 80. Abraham Slimmer, the wealthiest man In
this part of Iowa, who will devote the remainder of his life to giving
away a fortune of 110,00,000, is a remarkable man In many respects.
He has pronounced Ideas of how his money Is to be expended, and will
not deviate from a well-defined course in this respect.
While discussing plans for benefiting the needy, he reached from the
shelf in his desk a large packet of formidable-looking papers. He gloated
over them as a miser would over hlB deeds, mortgages ai-d' bonds. "These
are my contracts with hospitals and old people's homes." he said, "and I
drive hard bargains with them. My conditions are exacting. I draw my
own contracts. I never allow a lawyer to do It. They would fill them with
law. I fill them -with facts, and often the boards of directors of the In
stitutions I aid employ lawyers to try to break down some of my condi
tions and fool me into waiving some of my rights, but they never do.
"Now, here Is a contract' with an old people's borne; I gave them $50,
000, and they raised the same amount Here Is a clause that they shall
not ask-any Inmate to attend worship. The reason? Suppose a Catholic
priest wants to have worshop In the institution; if the old folks are asked
to attend they may not like to refuse, and as old folks are often quite
bigoted In their religion what Is said might offend them. They will know
that the service Is to be held, and If they desire they will attend. Here Is
another clause which says that one inmate must not pay more than an
other. Each Is to have what he or sho needs, and it shall cost the same
for all. I will not have an aristocracy built up among my old friends
which . Is sure to hurt the feelings of those who can not pay for Wfiat
some one else gets. Then there is one which provides that no contribution
box shall be placed In or about the Institution, or at any other place for
its benefit I will not have my old friends feel that they are dependent
on charity. They must feel that there ia money there that la theirs, and
that they are not dependent on any form of charity."
ARIZONA ICE MINES
Nowhere In the world does there exist
an industry so unique as that just being
put In operation in Northern- Arizona,
where elaborate plans are being laid to
utilize the product of the Ice caves In ex
istence there. Strange, it seems, too, that
in this land of great heat, where In some
places ice is a priceless luxury, made so
by excessive freight rates which prevail
in the Territories, man's Ingenuity has
not heretofore conceived the Idea of the
wholesale appropriations of the relief
which nature has provided.
Not until very recently Mas any attempt
been made to take away the apparently
inexhaustible quantities of Ice which
have been found in the caves near Flag
staff. Now, however. It is Intended to lit
erally mine or quarry the Ice, and the
promoters of the scheme declare it will
prove a great profit producer 'rom the
very outset as they expect to secure Ice
enough not only' to supply the scores of
smaller stations, towns and lumber
camps in that vicinity, but to provide a
supply for the railroads of Northern Ari
zona and New Mexico, even into Cali
fornia, as In the vast region of what was
once the Northern part of the Great Am
erican Desert Ice factories have not as yet
become common. Indeed, the factories at
Los Angeles, Phoenix, Albuquerque and
Las Vegas have for years supplied most
Up Against a Family Trust. :
"Owing to a railroad smash-up I got
left in a little Nebraska town one night
year ago," said the drummer,, "and tne
vay I came in contact with a trust made
my hair stand up. ' It was a wretched
town and a still- worse hotel. My room
was small and the bed was as Hard as
a board. I got up feeilng mad. and after
a miserable breakfast I waa ready to boll
over. The boiling came when the land
lord presented me with a bill of ti
ls this correct?" I asked as I looked
at the figures. , -
" 'Entirely, so, , he replied.
" Then you are a blamed old highway
robber.' " V.. - - '--: ' '
"The landlord had three sons, and when
they began ;to mix in I turned on them
and ave 'em some red-hot talk. , When I
stopped. f or, breatp ; the old man, who
turned out to be a jtlstlceof the Peace,
sat down .In a-chair and calmly an
nounced: " l ' "'
" 'Hear yel Hear ye! I now declare this
Court duly opened, - James; - have you any
business? " ' . .
I have replied the eldest son, who
announced to me that be was a constable
and that 1 w under arrest. . He th,n
made a, charge gainst vine, one : of t the
I.UIN VtlN 1 UN
IN THE STRAITS CITY
f ;
decorated Inside and out for the occasion.
State Chairman Whiting will rap th
gathering to order and after a few in
troductory remark will resign the gavel
to Alfred Lucking, a close friend and
political adviser of Mayor Maybury, and
who has been chosen as temporary chair
man.
The address of the temporary chairmaa
will bring the first session to a close and
a recess will be taken until I o'cock,
when the delegates will reassemble to re
ceive the reports of the committees ohj
credentials and permanent organisation
and to listen to impromptu ad r esses from
the permanent chairman and possibly ono
or two other prominent Democrats who
may be called upon to speak.
- This arrangement of the program' will
throw the nominations over until tp'
morrow, by which time It is thought soma
sort of a slate may be made up. ' At pre
sent the makeup of the ticket Is prob
lematical.' Of the large field mentioned)
in connection with the Gubernatorial
nomination tht strongest man apparently
ie Judge George H. Durand of Flint,
Judge Durand, however, Is not altogether
acceptable to the remnant of the radical
silver'wW and If they persist In their
opposition another candidate may ba
agreed upon for the sake of harmony. It
is believed that little difficulty will be ex
perienced In -adopting a platform. Tha
Democrats have decided to. fight tha
coming campaign mainly on state issues
and the resolutions will strongly de
nounce the handling of state affairs un
der the Bliss administration.
HIS OWN CHARITY
-A UNIQUE INDUSTRY
of that district with Ice, although at
prices that necessarily were prohibitive,
made so by the long railway haul.
The main or' best known Ice cave Ilea
at the head of Clark's Valley, seventeen;
miles southwest of Flagstaff. Although
others may be larger, they are not so ac
cessible. A wagon road "leads nearly to
the cave, andthe Arizona Lumber Com
pany's railroad at one time passed near,
but its route has been changed since.
The people of the country think the cava
was originally what is termed a "blow
out" that la, a volcano vent made byj
water gas, during some convulsion of na
ture, in the early history of our planet.
There are many of these "blow-outs" of
various sizes and extents scattered over
Arizona.
Until last August the main cave had
only been penetrated to a depth of 209
feet, and even that dlsance could only be)
reached by the possessors of small bod
ies. At that time E. R. Dulton, a young
man from' New Tork, succeeded 4n creep
ing and crawling through the narrow!
crevice at the 200-foot point and ever 109
feet further he found tne cavity gradu
ally widening until It grew into a cavern)
much larger than that near the surface,
He found several smaller caves leading
out of the large one, all In almost solid)
ice, and. he believes that they lead fas)
Into the' earth.
other brothers testified as to my lane
guage, and his Honor fined me 110. AS;
the third brother hadn't taken any part,
I turned to him and sarcastically asked!
"'Where do you come in?"
" 'Mer he replied. 'Oh, I'm the town
Marshal, and as you are evidently a des
perate character I shall lock you up for a
couple of days and then run you out o
town.'.
"It was a nice little family trust you;
see," smiled the drummer, " and, I could
n't beat It. I was locked' up for forty
eight hours, but I had to pay the hotel
bill and the fine, and when I was set at
liberty and got my mouth open-to eaj
something else the Jailer laid a hand o.
my arm and whispered: "
" 'Don't do It I am the old man's son
In-law, and If you kick against my Jasj
he'll; make your' next stop twenty daya"'
Detroit Free Press. '
. Only the Truth.
' Employer So you went to ' the - baV
game, " eht Thought yon were going tt
the .cemetery T " -
Office Boy (who saw home team lose
Well,"! Just as well Vad. I saw so manj'
"dead ones. '.Philadelphia Record. ,
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