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End
of Famous Strat
ton Case.
The Old Han in the Story Was
an Odd 'Dreamer in
His Lifetime
' COLORADO BPRING9. Col . April :i.
Th famous Stratton will contest bus
' been ended by compromise Hnd thus
lOMS the lat chapter of the story of
etrange fortune. Winfleld Scott Strat
ton Mid during- hi lifetime Hint 15",0U0
wee enough for any man to live on.
He had accumulated a fortune of many
Billions of dollar. Vet he cut oft hli
" aon, Irving- Harry Stratton, with a leg
acy of 160.000.
'-On that prevision of the will hun
the romantic tight for a fortune. Young
Stratton did not win. In fact, although
ky compromise he will be given 35u.-
' 00. most of which sum must go for
attorney's fees. The rest of the mining
millionaire's fortune will go where he
. Intended It should go to charity.
Winfleld Scott Stratton had strange
; Ideas of what charity should be, yet it
' Is said here that he never gave a dollar
that did not do 100 cents worth of
good. By the compromine It Is now
home for the poor will be built. It is
to COSt 11,000,000 and have an endow
ment of $10,000,000 and will 1 one of
the greatest charities of the century.
But there is another disturbing fea
ture loorrfttig up. Irving Harry Stratton
and the estate are now defendant In a
18.000,000 damage suit brought by tru
Venture Corporation of London. This
corporation alleges that the Indepen
dence mine was "salted."
No more notable case than the case
Closed this week has ever been tried In
the courts of this state. The stake for
Which the son played was a fortune
Worthy Of the VsnderblltB. "What the
World fave me I shall give back to the
World." was the elder Stratton's theory,
and his practice.
A Dreamer of Truthful Dreams.
. Ths suit was the last act. the wind
Bp, in the affairs of a dreamer whose
- dreams came true.
And in the background, behind the
Cloak of secrecy and legal finesse, were
the forma of two mysterious women.
' who may yet fight for the fortune, as
the elder Stratton's wives.
The life of Winfleld Stratton wax a
romance from his boyhood to his death.
That he succeeded near the close of his
days in reraising all the dreams of hi
life Is due to one of those remarkable
recompenses which nature sometimes
deals out to the visionary and imprac
tical. When the gold rush for California
began In 1848. Winfleld Stratton was in
bis babyhood. He was the only son in
a family of nine children, which was in
Itself a handicap In many ways. Uorn
In Jeffersonvllle, lnd.. he grew up in
that town and was educated In the pub
lic schools. At the age of IT. Stratton
Was apprenticed to a carpenter.
"That boy won't amount to much. I
reckon," said his employer; "lie uln't
triflln' or anything of that kind, but
he's always plckln' round over rocks
and things. He's got the gold fever."
It was several years, however, before
be had a chance to gratify his tastes.
, When he was twenty years old he went
to Eddysvllle, where he clerked in a
drug store for six months. Mixing drugs
Waa not to his taste. He had dreams
Of the clear crystal skies, the wine-like
winds and the snowy minarets of the
Rocky Mountains. One day he boarded
an emigrant train for the Went, buying
a ticket to a point as far as his money
" would take him. This was Sioux Falls.
Another period of work and of saving,
and he drifted, ever westward, to
Omaha, to Lincoln, and finally to Colo
rado Springs.
His First view of the Bockies.
" In speaking of his first view of the
. mountains Stratton once ski, I
"There they were, high unci white
against the skyline, spotless and fresh
from the hand of Uod. just us they had
atood Since the cooling of 1 114. world.
I knew that in the fiery crucible of their
birth veins of gold and sliver hnd fil
tered and flowed from summit to base,
and I believed that I could llnd them.
N'ot that I wanted the money partic u
larly, but I liked the work."
' Herein lay the keynote of his lire, a
passion for discovery. Jn Colorado
Springs the real romance of Stratton
began. He had J3uu in his pocket and
was possessed of a good trade, but he
Wanted $3,000 to si.irt prospectiiifc -with.
Before he could accumulate it he met
a Miss Stewart, and after a bri.-f court- 1
ahip was married. His wife was a most 1 mounted the stage and drove off. When
dene mine there were tome prospectors'
cabins.
One snowy day there came to one of
these cabins, occupied by Frank rer
guson, now an alderman of Cripple
Creek, a gaunt, ragged figure, white
haired and feeble. It was Stratton.
"flot anything to est In here?'' he
asked.
Ferguson told him there were bacon
and potatoes In the corner, and to help
himself. The two men were aeyualnted.
and after Stratton got thawed out a
llttlo he cooked for himself a meal and
talked over the prospects. Fergus, m
asked him where he was golim He
replied that he wautwd to go to Wilson
creek.
"But I wish to goodness I had some
shoes,"
Holding tip his feet Fergunon could
see where the soles were worn through
and he hnd been walking with his bare
feet on the snow.
"There's n pair of boots under the
bunk Xfta tight for me. You can haw
them. If you want," said Ferguson.
Stratton tried oil the boots and they
fitted perfectly. Then he once more
went out Into the snow and plodded
away toward Battle Hill. A few months
later, on the evening of July 2 I MM.
he camped out at the head of Wilson
creek, not fur from Httlle Hill.
On the following Uny he prospected
nil over the north side of the hill with
out success. Feebler and more weary
than ever he made hi camp, and lulling
himself In his blankets went to bleep.
Dreamed and round a Fortune.
In his sleep he had n dream that
proved prophetic. He dreamed that the
entire southern slope of Battle Hill was
covered with gold mines. When he
awoke on the following morning he was
so impressed with tile dream that lie
hastily dressed and. after breakfast, set
out for the south side of th hill
Ten hours later Winfleld Stratton was
worth I16.0HU. 000. He picked up a lilt
of Tock on the hillside nnd examined II
It was heavy and quarts-like. He made
a blowpipe test and found traces of
gold
Strange to say Stratton felt exultant,
not for the sake of the gold, but for
the triumph of his theories.
He staked out a claim which he
named Independence In honor of the
day. He also staked out other claims
in the Immediate vicinity. Then he
headed back for Colorado Springs, to
his home His wife hnd secured a
divorce for "failure to provide" The
divorce was doubtless a Just one, as
not one man in ten million can sit down
und dream of finding money and then
find it.
Ketumsd to Illinois.
A son had been born and Mrs. Strat
ton had returned to Illinois with the
child. 80 It was that the old white
haired man sat on his doortsep brooding
bitterly. He was deeply hurt. He knew
tout the separation was effectual and
that there could be no reconciliation,
lie had been told that his mine was
worth millions of dollars. Should he
s'lare his fortune wltn those whom he
accused of deserting Mm?
"Fifty thousand dollars is enough for
anybody," he said.
In this humor he sent his wife, years
afterward, a clieck for that amount,
although it was said that she had mar
ried again.
He also interested himself in his son's
education, and afterward the boy vis
ited his father in the mining regions,
but the bond between them was slight.
The founitation of the Strutton wealth
once laid. It began to roll up million by
million. With the wealth which, the
Independence mine furnished Mr. .Strat
ton developed other properties. Including
the Washington, Professor Lamb,
Blanche Piacer, Corrlgan Chief, May
Raymond. Smuggler No. 2. Wilson
Creek Contact. Buckeye, Sphinx. Won
derland, and Wilson Creek Flacer, on
Battle Hill; the .American Kagle, Lodes
Nos. 1. '2 and 3, Lottie. John A. Logan.
Lucy, Brooklyn and Wonder, on Bull
Hill, and the Plymouth Buck group of
five claims, on Globe Hill. The first
year's output of the Independence mine,
in 1SKS. was 100,000. When it and the
adjoining Battle Hill properties six
teen In all were sold to the Venture
Corporation of London, In 18H9. the mine
was K00 feet deep, with four miles of
levels. It was said to be the most thor
oughly developed and best equipped
mine In the world, as Mr. Stratton was
the largest individual mine owner In
this country, and the Independence was
the largest individual mine.
Dividends of $12,000 a Month.
Mr. Stratton was president of the
Gold Crater Mining Company, of which
he owned two-thirds of the stock, and
he owned one-fifth of the stock in the
Portland Company, which at one time
paid him dividends of J 12,000 a month.
He iinully sold mil the Independence
mine for 10,000,0u0, but retained his
Interest in many other properties. But
through all his increasing prosperity
lie never forgot his theory that "$50,000
is enough for any man." This was the
keynote of his later will.
Stratton was extremely kind-hearted,
and never forgot his friends. Mr. Fer
guson, who gave him the boots, tells
tills story of Strutton's gratitude:
"After I had forgotten all about the
boots and had gone up to Grassy to
ilve. the Colorado Springs stage coach
stopped In front of my house one day.
and Stratton Jumped out, and, coming
to the door, asked: 'Is Frank around'."
'No,' replied my wife, 'he is In the hills
some place." 'Well, here Is something
for you; you understand, it Is for you.
Mrs. Ferguson stood holding the envel
ope in her hand while the old man
MILLIONAIRE
TO WED THE
ONE HE SUED
QUEER SPRIGS
OF GENTILITY
Will Marry Mrs. Talbot
Smith-Thompson,
Millionaire Shoe Manufacturer
Treats His iriends to a
Prodigious Surprise.
SOME Or J. K. HAWAII'S SUITS,
j.nmrv. 1890 John X. Hanan waa
sued for 1150 000 by Mr, aeolan M.
Dutton of Chicago, breach of promise
being one of the charges.
January 11. 1898 Mr. Hanan went to
law to compel Mrs. James H. Thompson
of Hewport to return gifts rained at
105,000.
Later In January Both salts com
promised. 1900 Kr. Hanan aues his wife for
divorce. X.nees.
1901 Sues again. Xoeee.
January 1ft, 1003 Mr. Kanan and Mrs.
Thompson, now Mrs. Charles Talbot
Smith of Harrag&nsett, will wed.
Gossip From Many of the European
Courts
practical woman, una when Stratton had
. saved up his ts.uoo and proposed to go
Into the mining business, with u woman's
careful foresight, she opposed it bitterly.
Nevertheless the . in, kh w upon him
day by day, and l!ii..lly h.- Invested his
money with some associate In the y re
tab mine, near Si! t-rtoii. Col., In the
San Juan country. lie went to that
region on the backs of bir ros. hut the
mine proved a failure. Mrs. St 1 niton,
patient under the hp.UI 1.,. thing.
the envelope there was
she opened
Ili.uOO."
In 1896 Harry Stratton, the son. called
at the offices of the Independence mine,
1 tolling the superintendent that he was
Strutton's son. The management showed
j the young man some courtesies, and,
meeting tyi intimate friend of Stratton's,
1 told lunf about the young man.
j "you're getting taken In. I've known
1 Stratton for years, and he hasn't any
: wur. I'll trr. , K d . . . . . .
Rvl-il v.r f..r 1 .. ...... .. " . ". " f " Wim
Kivai dreams earned I k,
the dreamer of
money as a carpenter during toe winter
and spent it in the simmer wandering
ver the mountains in search of ore
veins.
Oold Bis Only Thought.
young chap in the morning and
ep an eye on him until he gets away,"
!,je,- Of
lei with
onderi;!(.
nsl uiufs
Gold, gold, gold, Wi llis
thoughts night and
each day of tramping
over the foothills 1.,
were Becoming more strait.
When the prosi."t iriJi
new to airs, btratton she r,,'
upon It as a healthful sort
Zor her husband, whi
mane ner a rich man s wile.
lime went on and his ao.-i-r. s g
more frequent and more extended
her
i'rt v. a s
". !' .-miied
of . aiinir
1 miejit some day
But as
w
nd
j said the man
In Colorado Springs they saw Strat
j ton. The mun told Stratton how the
b-.y had said lie was his son. and how
I mine managers had done "the proper
j thing" by him.
"Proper thing," said Stratton. "young
! man, you have been meddling with
; something that is none of your business.
1 Von get out of here now, and don't let
this thing occur again."
"There. said the friend. "I told them
1 you had no son."
"Oh, as to that." said S,tratton "I
guess he is my son all right,' Chicago
inter Ocean.
own privations -orresi.on.l it,.. .
harder to endure, she developed an aver- '
ion to gold-seeking. j
The carpenters trade was good
enough for her, she said. Jt didn't
. yield a fortune, but it was sale and i
Certain. Finally there came a time of
waiting and watching for Stratton that '
lasted longer than any of its pr.d-
ceasors, and when Stratton returned, !
ragged, impecunious and baffled. Airs
Stratton said that It was the last call :
tor her. The next time lie went away 1
tie needn't return with any expectation 1
Of finding her. 1
- jjui Btratton dunned his old ragged
overcoat, shouldered his pick and his
grub kit and again .went forth. He
trudged Into the heart of the mountains
nnd for a month or more nothing was
heard from him. Twenty miles from
. h Tl Tit a I f 1 Af .Via r.w.a.
NAVAL ACADEMT EXAMINATIONS.
(Journal Special Service.)
WASHINGTON. April 21. Examina
tion or candidates for admission to ttie
Naval Academy was commenced today.
A sceoni examination will be held in
May. and a rlnul examination in June.
There are about 600 vacancies to be
filled. Congress at the last session hav
ing largely increased the corps of ca
dets to meet Hie urgent demand for addi
tional officers for the navy. The Navy
Department is anxious that the largest
number of cadets possible may be ad
mitted to the Academy this year, and to
this end members of Congress have been
Urged to designate candidates. "
NKW YoHK. April is John H
llanan. the millionaire si manufac
turer of Brooklyn, has won the heart
of Mrs. Charles Talbot Smith, the pretty
owner of Shore Acres" at Nurragan
set l'ler.
Mrs. Smith will become Mrs. Hanan
on Wednesday next
The Nai ragansett woman has figured
conspicuously In the strange marital
fortunes and mistoitunes of the shoe
man. nnd the announcem. nt of their ap
proaching marriage surprised their
friends.
Mr llanan s former wife. Henrietta,
obtained a divorce from him several
months ago In this state, lie had tried
twice without success to get a decree
against her.
Mrs. Ltculuh H. Dutton of Chicago
first brought Mr Hanan s affair Ir.to
publicity by a suit she brought rive
years ago for Jl.or.uaO.
The basis of that suit was ne.ver fully
explained, hut it was stated by Mr.
Hunan's lawyer at the time that Mrs.
Ihitton coind never hope to recover
damages for breueh of promise. The
case was settled out of court.
The basis of that suit was never fully
explained, but it was stated by Mr.
Hunan's lawyer at the time that Mrs.
Kutton could ncer hope to recover
damages for breach of promise. The
case was settled out of court,
K fleets Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Jjrftton formerly lived at No. 39
St. Mark 's avenue. Iirooklyn. within a
short disliuiee 14 the family residence
of the Kalians.
While her suit was pending one of the
lawyers made the assertion that the
shoe man had given $25,000 to her on
condition that she leave Brooklyn. She
sold the house in St. Mark's avenue and
moved.
Shortly before this litigation began
Mr. llanan had given a parly aboard
liis yacht, the Saginaw. Among the
guests was Mrs. Charles Talbot Smith,
it young woman who hud once been a
governess in Newport. but whose
( harms won for her a place in society.
At the time of the yachting party she
was a widow.
She met Mr. Hanan that day and he
confessed that she was his alllnlty. She
lost her heart to htm the moment they
met. Mrs. Dutton left Urooklyn shortly
ufter this Incident and Mrs. Smith re
ceived many rich gifts of Jewels, houses
and horses and other things.
The affair was brought to a climax
by the murriage of Airs. Smith on Jan
uary 13. lSlt.s, to Lawyer Thompsc.
They went to Newport on their honey
moon and almost Immediately after
their arrival there the cottage they
occupied was surrounded by deputy
sheriffs and process servers.
Newport wus treateu to the strange
spectacle of a Summer residence in a
slate of siege.
Suddenly the siege was given over,
ana it was reported that Mr. Hanan's
suit for the recovery of gems and horses
had been settled by Mrs. Thompson's
agreement to return a part of them,
although she stoutly maintained that
they had been given to her uncondition
ally. She also deeded back the fine
brownstoiie house at No. 38 West Thirty-ninth
street, and the mansion on Park
Slope. Iirooklyn.
Mrs. Thompson avowed, and her hus
band supported her in ths contention,
that she had never known Mr. Hanan
wus married until the season of 18SS,
when she discovered he had a wife.
The revelation of Mrs. Hanan's exist
ence cwne about In an embarrassing
manner.
Several parties were seated In adjoin
ing boxes at the Horse Show, and sud
denly Mrs. Thompson. flushed and
angry, arose and denounced Mr. Hanan,
who occupied a box with Mrs. "Hanan
and friends.
' She' afterwards said that as soon as
she found that she could not legally
become the wife of the man who ad
mired her so much, she asked him to
cease calling on her, and her marriage
to Thompson followed.
A Farmer's Daughter.
All these strange developments in
duced u deep Interest In the early career
of Mrs. Smith, it was learned that she
was the daughter of F. W. Briggs, a
fanner, who afterward became a Nar
ragansett hotel proprietor. This change
proved to be the open sesame for the
piquant Miss Briggs into the smart set
Shu went to Newport as governess In
a wealthy family and there met and
married Charles Talbot Smith, who was
poor. . The beauty of the young widow
attracted attention even in Newport, and
she was a desirable guest at many
homes. She is still young and as charm
ing us of old.
The announcement from Narragansett
says the wedding will be on Wednesday
evening in the presence of only a few
close trlends and relatives.
Grown tired of careering about In a
scented automobile and leaving a cloud
of eau do cologne In bis wake, the
Marquis of Anglesey has sought another
diversion. tie is up to his eyes in
theatrical, Anglesey Castle boasts a
charming little theatre, known as the
Gaiety, 'which Was built by the present
lord's father. It Is on this stage that the
marquis and hie company, a very strong
one and composed mainly of profession
als, arc producing 11 series of panComlmes
which are today the talk of all Eng
land. Not only is the acting far above
the average, but his lordship's long wal
let has enabled him to procure such
scenic decorations and costumes as are
to be found on no other stage In the
world. He frowns on paste. Actresses
must either provide themselves with
real gems or else go without Of course,
knowing the Marquis of Anglesey's well
filled cusketa (for he is continually pur
chasing Jewels end Is said to have as
many as an Indlah in aharajah) this law
does not strike Its 11111 'ea hard. In some
of the pantomimes he Hppeare simply
smothered In diamond chulus and gold
luce, while In the legend of "Red Riding
Hood" the jewels won by htm are not
worth a penny less than half a million.
In another piece hi lordship wears a
pearl necklace valued at I15U.000. Again,
he goes 111 for Bets and at each scene ap
pears with vest and . ...it buttons, links
and studs to match He has a set of
eubochon emeralds. ; Hi.t of cabochon
sapphires, of rubles and several sets of
white and black pearls
y
Another advantage which this moneyed
actor has over his colleagues Is the di
versity of costume The sums dress
rarely does duty more than a dosen
times, and the Mumii.s Is continually
having something costly and striking
created for him In I'ails One of the
last batch which has just arrived at the
castle shows a most original automobile
costume. It is of hr. wnish yellow vel
vet, richly trimmed with chinchilla. Of
course It Is not.to be expected that His
Lordship could set along without a few
glimmering Jewels, even on a sport
ing suit, and nobody is surprised to see
Immense diamond brooches or buckles
suarkling on each side of the knee
breeches. Around the waist Is a gold
chain, from which bungs one of the
largest gold bags eer seen. It bears
the Anglesey crest und coronet In rubles
and diamond.
All these elaborate entertainments the
Marquis gives absoluieiy free of charge.
To show their appreciation of this kind
ness 480 of his admirers the other day
assembled at the castle and presented
him with a very handsome ring. It is
richly set with diamonds, emeralds and
rubles. This gift was incused In a Bll
ver box. hearhtc .011 its l:d the inscrip
tion: "Presented to the Most Noble
the Marquis of Angh sey by Frequenters
of the Gaiety Theatre. Anglesey Castle."
Before closing the seuson at Plas Newyd
Lord Anglesey talks of hiring a large
theatre In London und giving there one
of his performances in the Interests of
charity. He will then go to France. Of
late years he has always spent Kaster
In Dinard, where his lavish entertain
ments and duzsllag Jewels oause him to
be regarded as a sort of Monte Crlsto.
Everybody knows him there as "Le
Lord," an appellation-which Is contin
ually causing amusing misunderstand
ings to strangers. For Instanee, the day
of the Marquis' arrival last year In Din
ard an American tourist went into an
English pharmacy to have a prescrip
tion filled. The little druggist seemed
quite excited and hastily exclaimed to 1
his customer: "The Lord has arrived!'
This was too much for the other. I'n
willing to place his life In the hands
of what he took to be a religious fanat
1c, he quickly seized the paper from the
druggist's hands and left the store.
Though the Gaiety .Theatre at Anglesey
can accommodate 250 spectators the Mar
quis finds it quite too small and In the
near future Intends having it consld
erably enlarged and altered. His new
house will be a facsimile of the Bern
hardt Theatre and arrangements are now
being made to have all the fittings sent
over from Paris.
Lord Anglesey's passion for theatricals
is not shared by his wife. While he la
dazzling the public with histrionic talent
and a complicated snow dance the Mar
chioness is quietly sightseeing in Rome,
where she goes nearly every year to
hear the Kaster music. Music is her one
great passion. During the opera season
she rarely misses a night and is always
to be seen In her box, wearing some sim
ple but most becoming gown. Her chief
beauty is her Dr. sden-chlna complexion
and wealth of hulr. which is Titian red.
She accentuates Its rich coloring by
wearing either a Bacchante-like wreath
of foliage or an emerald tiara. Emeralds
are her favorite stone. Of these she has
some of the finest parures existing, sev
eral of them having been given her by
Lord Anglesey as a wedding gift. The
Marchioness neither hunts, shoots nor
rides much, and of late has done but a
small stroke at entertaining. Report
has it, however, that immediately on
her return from Italy she plans to give
a series of balls and receptions. This Is
hailed as good news In social circles, and
that for two reasons. First, because
Lady Anglesey is a capital hostess and
holds the record for original entertain
ments; secondly, because the London
season Is so extremely dull that func
tions of any kind are most welcome.
Mail orders
Filled
Promptly.
144-146
Third
Street
"GENUINE" BARGAINS
in
Sys'
mi Girls' Wear
Little Girls'
Dresses
Little Girls' Dresset of colored
Percales and Calicoes. Reg
ular price 25c
17c each
Boys' "Fauntel
roy" Waists
Boys' Percale " Fauntleroy "
Waists, assorted fancy per
cales. Regular price 35c
21c each
Children's Hose
Children's "Ironclad" Hose,
2x1 ribbed cotton,-sixes 5 to
9Vt. Regular 15c value
1 lc pair
Boys' Button
Waists
Boys' Calico and Percale But
ton Waists, assorted colors and
patterns, sizes 4 to 13. Reg
ular price 15c.
9c each
Boys'
Pants
Corduroy and assorted all-wool
mixtures, sizes 4 to 14. Reg
ular price 50c
37c pair
7
Boys'
Suspenders
Good, substantial Suspenders,
assorted patterns and styles.
Regular price 15c
9c pair
SHANAHAN'S j SHANAHAN'S
Third St.. bet. Morrison and Alder.
Third BU bet. Morrison and Alder.
SHANAHAN'S
Third It., bet Morrison and Alder.
A DIVORCE
FROM THREE
HUSBANDS
Strange Experience of a
Beautiful Woman,
Legal Tangle of Unusual Sort De
velops in a Little Indi
ana Town.
IN
UP
RIGHT UNITS.
BAPTIST WOMXH XH SESSION.
Preferred Stock Canned Goods,
AlUn & Lewis' Best Brand.
Not the Same Han.
Judge AndenrieJ of Philadelphia was
hearing a case, the proceeding in which
brought to the front a man named Ges
ler. A German lawyer represented one
of the litigants and he persisted; in mis
pronouncing Gesler's name, calling him
Jesler. Finally the Judge Bald: "The
gentleman's name i Geslcr, not JeBler.
You surely remember the tyrant at
whose order William Tell shof the ap
ple from his own son's head?" "Sure I
do," said the German heartily. "Is dis
de man?"
Reason Por It.
Nell A girl seldom marries her ideal,
does she?
BeUe No; some other fellow gener
ally comes along with a lot of money.
Philadelphia Record.
(Journal Special Service.)
MILWALKKK, Wis., April 21. The
thirty-second annual convention of the
AVomen's Baptist Foreign Missionary So
clety of the est opened with a re
sponsive service today, music and prayer,
followed by the address of the presi
dent, Mrs. John Edwin Scott, of Chi
cago. Mrs. William Lindsay extended
greetings on behalf Of the state and city,
and responses were made by several of
the visitors. The reports of the officers
show the society In a most prosperous
condition, numerically and financially.
During the past thirty years 220 schools
have been established in foreign fields,
over 100 active women missionaries have
been sent out by the society, and in the
medical department two hospitals and
two dispensaries are being supported.
In addition to this, there is a hojne for
missionaries' children supported by the
society at Morgan Park, 111. j,
About 300 delegates 'Have arrived for
the convention, and more, are expected
to put in an appearance before the real
business of the gathering Is taken up to
morrow. The visitors represent nearly
every state from Ohio to California.
An Xllnmlnatlnr Confession.
"What do you think of the nomination
for Mayor?"
"I don't think. All I do Is vote the
straight ticket on election day." Chi
cago Record-Herald,
(Journal Special Service.)
MICHAWAKA. Ind.. April 21. With
three applications for a separation from !
three different men pending in the St. '
Joseph Circuit Court. Mrs. Hannah
Meade-Klnneman Fischer appears as the I
)lalntiff In the most unique and sensu- i
tional legal tangle ever submitted to an
Indiana court for solution.
Miss Hannah Miller, the descendant j
of a distinguished colonial family, and ,
the daughter of parents who left much J
wealth to their children, was at one '
time a social favorite here. She was i
pretty, well educated and had numer
ous admirers. She finally married
Alonzo A. Smyser, a railroad man now
located In Central Indiana. He secured
a divorce from her and the second
object of her affections was A. Clay
Klnneman. a St. Louis man of means.
Thought Wife Waa Dead.
While living with the latter there was
recorded a mysterious disappearance, and
Kinneman at last believed his wife was
dead. She had returned to this city,
however, and Klnneman married again.
Recently Kinneman discovered that his
first wife was alive- and had come Into
possession of valuable property here.
Immediately he applied for a divorce
from his second wife on the ground that
l.u nrau a lilirum(Kt unit J, I mnrrluirii tn
the woman had been Illegal, not Inten- . j
lionatiy so, out uecause ne imu ueiieveu f
himself free. I
William Meade of Rock Island, 111.,
was the third husband of the Mlcha
waka belle. There soon followed a sep- i
aratlon, but no legal writ, and a year j
later Meade forwarded a document to I
his wife here asking her to sign the
same and convey to him the real estate
she held in her own name In the-Illinois
city. The woman complied, because
Meade agreed to secure a divorce on
the charge of abandonment if she would
assign her holdings. There Is no rec
ord, however, of any such action on
the part of husband No. 3, who cannot
now be located.
She Married Again.
The plaintiff In the triple divorce suit
next went to Chicago, invested In real
estate and met William P. Fischer, and
they were married.
She declares the ceremony was per
formed by a Justice of the peace on State
street, in the Windy City, but the Cook
County records show no returns of such
marriage having been performed.
The case is the most remarkable ever
offered to an Indiana Judge, and the out
come Is problematical. Inasmuch as she
applies for a divorce from three men. In
the eyes of the law she stands a self-
confessed bigamist, and she may be sen
tenced as such. If the court sees fit to
divorce her from Klnneman the other
nuptial contracts will be declared void.
If opposition Is offered, she must face a
charge of bigamy. Her triple applica
tion is considered in itself illegal.
Vertical filing is limply the filing: of letters, papers bills,
etc on edg-e in folders, instead of flat in the ordinary
letter file. If not acquainted with the system we would
like to explain its advantages. If familiar with it, how
ever, we want to show you the best Vertical Filing-
Cabinet fitted with the most perfect Vertical Files
for the system ever made. If you can't call, write
us for pamphlet containing1 valuable information
THE J. K. GILL CO.
Cor. Third and Alder Sts.
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Reliable men to work on eleven-hour
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according to ability.
Clark's Advancement..
E. E. Clark, the former railroad con
ductor who served on the anthracite
strike commission and is now slated for
assistant secretary of commerce, first
attracted the President's favorable' no
tice by delivering a pithy address at a
convention of locomotive firemen last
yeir. It abounded with common sense
and resulted In his being named as one
of the coal strike arbitrators. His work
on that body brought about his selec
tion for the new office. Mr. Clark be
gan llf as a locomotive fireman and
eventually becamehead of the Order of
Conductors.
An Arboreal Fancy.
'This tree,' the trembling llow'ret said
That grew out In the wet.
"Would make a fine umbrella, but
It Isn't open yet"
Washington Star.
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Manufacturers of Marine, Mining,
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PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO REPAIR WORK.
Plione East 29.
HAWTKOBffS AYXNT.ru AID BAST THTJtD BTBXET.
An Unappreciated Effort.
"What's the matter?' asked the.. law
yer's friend. "Been in a rail roatM acci
dent?" "tfo. 1 had a jury case the other day
and In arguing it I bore strongly upon
the theory that my client was a fool
rather than a criminal." ; ,
"Yes.". '.':
. "I did it so well that he was ac
quitted and met me outside. "Chicago
Record Herald.
Fled rrom Office.
Instead of staying at home and becom
ing a candidate for Congress "Steve"
Cave of Haskell County, Kan!, skipped
into Missouri. "I decided after a close
personal Inspection." he says "that I was
not exlremely gopd Congressional tim
ber and figured out that if I got In the
Yace I would spend a lot of money and
get what the little boy shot at. The
easiest way I saw to escape my friend
was to get out of their reach. I ducked
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