WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1900.
AGAIN-ACTIVE
Doer Forces Begin to Worry the
British forces.
OLIYIER'S WAGON TRAIN ESCAPES
Th Tnaraal CoamMdcr R ported to
Usn Carrie! Ovt Unal rt-i
M or of Koberts.
J LONDON', March (Wednesday, 4
a. m.) The Boers are having a Httle
good luck, and are showing some bold
ness again, as a rrfdrng party, estimated
at 400, is believed by he British forces
at Warrereton to have crossed the Kim-
be -.fey -kem font em wagon road on
Monday, and to have headed tor Jaoobs
dal , wkh the intention cf cutting the
railway ten milev west.
Commandant Olivier appears to have
gotten "his 5000 men and twenty-five
miles of wagons into the rugged country.
He can make an eay rear-guard de
fense. Charles Williams the military
expert saysj t ' -
"If 4his column gets -through sub
stantially. -Commandant Olivier wTTi
have carried out a great feat of war,
seeing that he ran every chance of be
ing ground between 4he upper mill
stone of . Lord Kclerts army,;
and the nether millstone :
the broken Basuto . frontier, lie;
will -have done this within
Jifty miles or o of I.crd Koberts' main
strength. Certainly, it looked-- for a
week as though Ijprd Roberts hd
OHvier in the hollow & bis hand. It
Olivier gets through to Kroonstad with
even 3000 men. it will be an important
bddition to the Boers gathering there.
His escape is attributable in part tT
he worn-fHit condition of the British
cavalry horses." ';
Lord Roberts transport appears' to
have feen fi&dlv dislocated by the loss
ri - . x f
rieiiriver, tin-iure v-remje s surrender
tional law and that Lord Salisbury had
made an investigation and then had
sent an apology to this country. The
apology was delivered at the state de
partment by Lord Pauncefote."
'Mr, -Macni m called upon Cfiairman
Hitt and consulted with him as to when
he would Ate ready to appear before the
committee. A a result of the confer
ence,: the committee will be ca'led to
meet within a day or two. The whole
committee wili hear the testimony an
the proceedings will be public instead
of the charges being beard privately by
Mr. Mitt. Mr. Adams and Mr. Berry
as was originally intended, j
HOT' DEBATES
j A PROMPT DENIAL.
London. March 27. The report
published in the United States that
Salisbury had apologized for the open
ing 01 American consular mail in South
Africa is untrue. Nothing whatever
ha passed between the two govern
merits on this matter, and the British
premier has taken no action to investi
gate the allegations of former Consul
Macrum, nor has he been requested to
do so. A printed facsimile of the let
ter o Macrum. alleged to have been
opened, was given to Salisbury by a
representative of the , Associated Press.
but he made no comment, nor dkl he
direct that anything should be done.
THE GOVERNOR TESTIFIES.
STEUNENBERG AND LENTZ, OF
OHIO, CLASH.
A Lively Controversy Between Mem
bers 01" t-he Investigating Commit
tee in Washington.
of his wagon train, ami in addition to
tlws the army, with which he purpose
4o advance toward Pretoria. is nearly
double that ctf the earlier rapid niovr -ments.
Ten thousand transport cavalry and
grit animals are due o arrive at Car
ports during this, next week. It i
Kiven outsat -Cape Town that Lord
.Koberts advance may be delavcd for
.months. .Although,' such statement;
should be received wkh reserve, it
rem positive that he intends to ir to.
Cape Town to meet 'Lady Riberts. wh,
WASHINGTON, March 27 Gov
ernor Stttmenberg continued his testi
mony in the Coeur d"Alene investiga
tion today. The governor stated, that
he knew nothing of the selection of an
alleged convict as chief of the state
depuiies. or of allged depredations by
this deputy.
Lentz. on cross-examination, brought
out that the governor had" visited Coeur
d'A'ehe during the political canvass
and held public meetings. In 1806 he
:eccived the bulk of the votes of Sho
shone! county, and in 1808 he lost this
vote. !
Lentz aked if the governor had
'.changed his mind as to the character
-j 01 intj men 01 tins oisirici alter tne loss
t this vote. l.he governor replied that
it was his impression that these men
began to change about January. 1897,
.form after lie received their vote.
Governor SteMnenberg interposed a
protest, when Ix-ntz asked him if he
hid not exercised an "absolute and ar
bitrary power" in making one of the
arrc:?. He had used no such power,
he said,
"But do you believe in breaking into
citizens' houses through- your sol
diers r queried Lentz.
Army Bill Causes Discussions In
National Congress.
PUERTO R1CAN TARIFF MEASURE
Used for political Attack am the Majority
la the Mobm-Tmcw, of Oregon,
J lake ' fart. '
WASHINGTON. Mardi 27. There
were some lively debates in the house
today, during the consideration of the
army appropriation bill. Little of it
was pertinent to the measure. It cov
ered a wide range of topics, the Puerto
1 - . . ' rr . 1 t, 1 . 1
mean larm, rne isoer war ana tn
Philippines campaign. The charge.
that the Puerto Rican tariff bill was the
result of a deal for raising a republican
campaign (fund, was again referred to
today, by Pierce, of Tennessee, but Hull
declared that tfie anonymous author of
the charge would never dare to avow
himself, ami he branded him as a falsi
fier. Sulzer, of New York, made an
appeal for" an extension of official sym
pathy to the Boers in their struggle tor
independence, and Leretz. of Ohio, de
livered a scathing denunciation, ctf mili
tarism and the war in the Philippines.
ilis attack aroused the sentiment and m-
dignance of Marsh, of Illinois, who, in
a bitter excoriation of the Ohio mem
ber, declared that the latter's speech
was a disgrace to the American con-j
gress. 'He dedlared, that he was re- j
sponsible for what he had said both on
and off the floor of the bouse. His
heated language did not draw a reioin-
der from Lentz.
Ton true, ctf Oreeon. s-ooke brieflv of
the record of Secoml Oregon, which
saw service in the Philippines.
Little progress was made, by the fen-
ate today, the Puerto Rican tariff and
government bill. It was under discus
sion Jor nearly three hours, but the
greater part of the time consumed in
the consideration of the free coinage
amendment, offered- by Morgan. The
amendment is still pending.
-The Alaskan civil code bill was con
sidered during the morning "hour. An
amendment offered by Carter, settinsr
aside permits hitherto granted by the
secretary of war for the mining ol gold
under the sea on the Alaskan coast,
predicated a lively debate.
EASTERN WAR CLOUD.
is due to arrive there in ten days. f j "I decline to answer such questions." f RUSSIA PRiEPARES TO AGAIN
The war. office . has issut.l amhe-fai4 Governor Steunenberg. "It is an 'ATTACK. TURKEY.
aoie 01 urwisn losses, siuwinj an ag- ; in...t "
gregate of i65. winch does not in- Th p,reoiritatel a lively controversy
elude 400S ' bo have been invalided' lhr m-mh-r, ;i
Tif"'V- t ' t . r .1 ' 1 the question stricken out: others want-
fA' J"i correonIe"t of , ed if to stand. To the criticisms on Hie
V.V1L X?'t?l,'n- TUe.S,,if;'4qWh Lentz replied that "he needed
March 27th says: "It
that the advance from BUemrontei.i
-wilt be made for another momh
A spcci.l to the Daily
from Ladvsmith, dated
1 11 ere are aiout jo.ooo Koers irti
ing the nine passes over the Drakens i
lK-rg range. It is retorted that tlw-i
IVoers have movel their big guns from
dliggarsberg. as it is not intcndeI to
jnake a stand there."
ts improsbahle ,j....i: "i r- ...
that he wouKI dislike to become Lentz's
guardian. . The controversy was closed
mmation m-
the inves
tigation went over until tomorrow.
Governor Stetinenberg requested that
hi examination Ive cloed as early as
possfjWev as he wished to return to his
lU'vJ'rs in Idaho.
mmn. guardian. The controversy
I-nlVCKPi:'b' ,ht" direction ot the cxami
VrVI'ii? - channels. At n.K,n
Immense Army Mobilized for Active
Service and Black Sea Fleet Is
Ready for Hostilities.
: A SHARP SKIRMISH.
'Maseru, Bautoland. Monday. March
20. A small British force, cammanded
bv Colonel Pitcher, entered Lady brand
this morning after driving in the Rod
Mitposts. A consideraJde lxdv of Iioers
then attacked the British.-'who retired
after; capturing the I-andrist. R-itish
Iwd three men wounded, and the Boer ?
eight imen wonndVd.'
THE KENTUCKY TRIALS. :
TO CORRECT TITLE
CUNTKST UK FORK TIfK STATE
' M-IKMJL LAND HOARD.
The Crbcm willUmi I'etltlon Rrferrect
to a La Urand Attorney ' Take
th Tratlmooj.
ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS IS
5 READY TO TALK.
Another Suspect, an Ofice-Hr)ldert
vrrestfti ann ent to fail
' 't Bad Faith Charged.
fNANmKi. Ky... March 27.
1 here were ottvc startling develop
menu in tnctioeocl assassination case
toiay. This afternoon V. H. Cilton.
who waived examination and was held
oer to. the circuit court, went to the
Cap Hoi hotel, where he was in confer
enee,wiih the attorneys for the prose
cutiort for over two hours. Couhon'l
InendSi, who are in Jus confidence, sav
that his statement was not in the nature
f ... . '
01 a romoMHn, nut iney aumit ne gave
the prosecution such information as he
had, and which hod heretofore no; come
out. !
Henry E. Youtey. the auditor's clerk
who was arersted at noon and locked
up in jad charged with txmg an ac
cessory. sent, for Colonel Campbolk and
viir mutt vmiru mm ai tne jau. ana
was closeted with him for some time.
loutsey. wiien he was arrested, today
complained mat that side had broken
- had promised not to arrest him, and he
complained that the side had broken
faith with him. It t reported that
1 out!ey announced that he was ream-
to make a publ:c statement, which the
prosecution evidently did not care to
have made, at least for the present.
THE MACRUM CHARGES.
ENGLAND SAID TO .HAVE- OF
FERED AN APOLOGY. I
The Report Is Denied in London, and
It Is Asserted 'Nothing Has J
Been Done Officially.
NEW YORK. March 27. A special
tr fhe journal and 's Advertiser frorh
Washington. say$: -The statement tha;t
England had apologized for the open
ing of Consul Macrum's mail in Pre
toria was ; made by Secretarv Hay to
Representative Berry, of Kentucky,
. r . 1 -
one 01 ine Jiouse loreign anairs com
mittee. Representative Berry called
at the state department today to taltc
over the charges -made by Mr. Macrnni.
and it was during this interview that
Secretary Hay made the confession.)
J saw Secretary Hay today." 'Said
Representative Berry in talking of the
proposed hearing, "and. he said that the
whole groundwork of 'Mr. Macrtrm's
charge rested upon the fact that three
letters had been, opened by British of
ficials in South Airica. Secretary Hay
said that England's attention had been
called to the violation of the interna-
From Daily, March 28th.)
The istatc school land board held its
regujar1 session at the capitol yesterday,
when the matter ot the application of
Rebecca Williams for a deed to a tract
of la.nd! in Union county, came up for
consideration.
The petition ot Mrs. Rebecca Wil
liamf. of Union county, for the correc
tion j of I a deed made by the state land
hoard in 1879. was first received and
discussed by the board on Tuesday.
Marfh -Mtb. Mrs. Williams purchased
tne property from the state 5 original
grantee. anu.rwnen tne land was pur
chased the tract contained 80 acres
40 acres of it was erroneously describ
ed; in 4act. a different tract, from that
actually intended to be conveyed, was
described in the deed. This error was
not discovered until a few days before
her petition was filed. In the ineanr
time the state had sold the 40 acres
which wis covered by the deed, but not
taken possession of by the petitioner or
the state s original .grantee, ami is now
occupied; by other parties. On Tanu
ary 3. 1000. the state transferred rhe 40
acres, lor over twenty years used ai
occupied; by Mrs. Williams and her
grantor, who have always been in peace
ftl possession and believed themselves
to be the njrhtful owners, to. one loe
Clark, and Mrs. Williams petitions for
the sotting aside of the last deed, and
the granting, to her, of a good title to
the property.
At yesterday's meeting of the board
Joe j Clark, the prescrvt owner, tinder
title irom the state, . filed his answer to
the petition. He makes a general de
nial of the allegations of the petitioner.
and alleges that he purchased The land
from the state in good faith; that the
Mates ownership of the land was oocn
and notorious when he made applica
tion tor its ptircnase. and tatcr pur
chased -it, and that he should not be
disturbed in the possession of it. i
The board referred the matter o
J. Davis, of La Grande, for the purpose
of taking testimony. ' . :;-
The board transacted a larce amount
of routine work before adjournment
was I had.
LONDON. (March 28. (Wednesday
5 a. m.): 1 lie standard gives doub.e-;
leaded prominence to the following dis-
patch from Odessa: r
"There can be no longer any doubt'
as to the object of the warlike prcp'ara- j
tions now being completed in Sovtth ,
Russia. Nearly 250.000 troops have j
already been mobilized for active ser
vice. The Black Sea squadron, with
transports, is-'held in instant readiness. !
The- tension in the relations between j
St. Petersburg and the Sublime Pone j
becomes every day more acute. The :
position i looked -upon with the gravest!
apprehension. If the Ottoman govern-;
menr, supported by Uermany, should
prove stubbornly intractible with re
gard to Russia's concessionary demands
in Asia Minor, ?erious complications
mu.it inevitably ensue."
THE CLARK CASE.
Briefs Prepared and Arguments Set
for Next Week.
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v asnington. .Marcn 27. l lie argu
ment in the case of Senator Clark, of
Montana, which was to have been heard
by the senate committee on privilege
and elections tomorrow, has been post
poned until Tuesday of next week, on
account of the enforced absence of
some members of the committee. The
briefs on both sides of the case have
been distributed among the members
of the committee. The brief of the
memorralis-ts covers 142 pages. The
brief, ot the defense covers 232 pages
and s divided into a discussion of the
acts and law in the case, from Senato
r-i.i.'- ... 1 - . '1-1 , .
suimjiuiii., i ne uocumcnt is
throughout an arraignment of the pro
secution.
AFTER THE PRESIDENT.
Delaware Methodists Charge Mr. Mc-
Kinley with 'Tippling
1lm1ngton. Del., March 27. The
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal con
feence. which represents Delaware and
a portion of Maryland, today adopted
a resolution condemning the army can
teen amu the use and sale of liquors in
our new; possessions. .The temperance
committee also presented anoflier reso
lution wbich condemned President Mc
Kinley as a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church.! for public and pri-
paie ripping, n precipitated a htt
discussion, and was finally? defeated bv
a vote of 67 td 4.. The resolution re
questing the general conference to cen
sure x-restoent .MeMnley lor setting
aside the anti-canteen law and to cen
sure lm for drinking liquor, was adopt
ed after the personal reference to the
president's drinking had been stricken
OUt. . ( ! i if..-'-':- ' -
IN MORMON DOM.
A Utah Postmaster Summarily Dis-
. rnissed--Orders from Washington.
Provo.' Utah. March 27 John C
Graham Jvas been retired as postmaster
in this etry. in accordance with tele
graphic instructions from Washi
and Reed S. Mott, one of the bondsmen.
will take charge ot the postofiicc tmtil
his successor is appointed.
MACHINISTS WIN.
1 ' -! s.
Cleveland. March 27.-N5eventeen con
cerns in this cirv ha-e cranted the ma
chinists a nine-hour day, with ten
hours pay, as demanded.
MORE PIxVGUE CASES.
Honolnln. March 20. Via San Fran
cisco. March 27. -Two cases of plague
have been reported since -the 15th in
stant. :: - , 'I
am
rpHE biblical statement, V All flesh is grass," is
JL ' the poetical 3 presentation of man's frailty.
The scientific statement, all flesh is gas, is only the
practical presentation of the same truth. Says a
scientific authority ; "Solid as our body is, it is
mostly made up of gases oxygen; hydrogen, nitro
gen, chlorine arid fluorine. There is enough gas in
a man to fill a gasometer of j 3. 649 cubic feet. In
a man weighing 150 pounds the weight of oxygen
is no less than 106 pounds j and the natural bulk of
it were it set free would be equal to a beam of wood
one foot square and nearly a :quarter of a xnile long,
or several hundred times the bulk of the body it
self. Measured by the gallon this compressed gas
liberated from the body wou?d fill 202 36-gallon
barrels. Even bulkier though lighter is the con
stituent hydrogen. Every man's body contains
enough of this lightest of all substances to inflate
a balloon that would lift 'himself; balloon and tackle.
It is about twenty times the bulk of the body con-
taining' it." j
MARVELOUS MAM.
It is only in the light of such facts that we are
able to appreciate the profound, truth of the state
ment that "we
are fearfully and.
wonderfully -made.
A man fool
ing around a
powder maga
zine with lighted
matches is tak
ing less risk
than the average
man takes every
day with this
body of his.
Oxygen gas is
by far the most
important ele
ment in human
flesh and bone.
Without oxy
gen there is no
life. In certain
forms of disease,
it might be sai(L
that there was
slow combustion
of this oxygen
going on which
if not stopped
would terminate
existence. In
the disease
called, consump
tion, for in
stance, the very
term itself indicates; the slow burniner no of the life
This fever heat, the flaming: scarlet of the cheek,
the burning eyes, associated ! with this disease are
all symbols as well; as symptoms of the slow con
suming fire which is burning up the vital force.
There is no' disease more terrible than this disease
we call consumption. There is no triumph in med
icine mpre magnificent than to put out that slow
consuming fire of . disease. This is the crowning
triumph of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. !
It has cured thousands of cases of " weak" lungs, -bronchitis,
obstinate cough, hemorrhage, emacia
tion and feebleness,1 which neglected or unskillfully
treated wrould, have found .'a fatal termination in
consumption. ' : ' '
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Mr. Will IL Whitmire, of Arkton, Rockingham Co., Va.,
and to tender you my heartfelt thanks for the restoration
to health of my son, A. P, Whitmire, through the use ot
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and had a terrible cough. We called a doctor and he pro
nounced it Irritation of the bronchial tubes, with asthmatic
trouble, and he informed toe that my son was liable to die
anytitne. He told me that if we could keep the bronchial
tubes open, he might cure him; but after treating him sev
eral weeks and my son growing worse all the time, I con
cluded to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and
Pleasant Pellets. I had' seen several miraculous 'cures
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I had wonderful faith in them, i I am so happy to tell you
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He used three bottles of 4 Golden Medical Discovery at
home and one vial of the. 'Pellets, and was then well
enough to go to West Virginia, taking a supply with him.
I am just in receipt of a Jetter from him from which I
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" I sometimes wonder to myself why the whole world
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bors all knew the condition of my boy, and they all said he
had consumption, and would not live a month, and the dot
tor told some persons After I commenced the use of your
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The fire of disease cannot be put out by water.
But it can be put out by another fluid bided.
Blood is life. But blood is made from food. Be
fore the food is made into blood it must be
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processes of digestion itake place in the stomach
and its allied organs. A weak stomach must mean
weak blood and weak blood means weak life. Dr.
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puts out the fire of disease.
"I deem it my duty to inform you concerning th? wnnrW.
ful restoration of my sistexfs health,' writes Kate V. Reed,
01 6x4 Park Ave.,
La Fayette, Ind.
In February, 1898,
she was prostrated
by an attack of
pneumonia which
(after several
weeks) resulted in
an abscess of the
left lung. 1 After
the disease had
progressed about
five weeks. her
physician gave her
up, saying that she
was going into con
sumption, but it
might . be possible
tuai as spring ad
vanced she would
improve, but with
me return ot win
ter the disease
would renew . it
self and she could
not possibly see
another spring
time. At this junc
ture another sister.
residing several
miles distant, came
to visit her, bring
ing w ith tier a lxit
tie of Dr. Iierccs
Golden Medical
Discovery. She
had great faith in
the medicine, and
had hopes- of its
benefiting our sis
ter Rose. After
writing to Doctor
Pierce for advice.
we oearan usimr
uie meoicine, and before; many doses had been taken.
we noieu an improvement; in tier condition. Alter using
one bottle she was able to; sit up in,a chair for an hour or
iu ia une.t lis use was coniinuea until sne naa taken
seven and a half bottles of the ' Golden Medical Discovery '
anu one 01 ine- ravorue iTescnpuon,' wnen sne declared
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cines. And nvw, Then sh hears anyone complaining, no
difference what- the ailment, her advice is. ' Take Dr.
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ngni. it cureaiiie unen otner remedies Jailed.
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all correspondence is held as strictly, private and
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whloh flMA ktomr lmm than tholr own bodlon, and for thlm common thnmndm norlmh who ntfoM llvo long
and hamny Ihroa. Of . Ploroo'a Common Smnao Madloal Advlaom folia man what ho la and how to Ihto. It
nolnta out tho tM alio m tho oath of llfo. It tloala thopounhl with tho nroblomo and norllo of marrlmgo.
It talla tho plain troth In plain Cnollah. , Thla groat hook, containing tOOB naooo, Im aont from on roomlat of
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DR. It. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, M. Y.
'BEBL3?f?MvDID tmsrui.hed in the legal annals of Phila-. cemetery at the northwestern limit of
IN A MISSOURI TOWN dtiphia, and who. had disgraced himself - the tok-n.- '
After her husband's death. Mrv
Kneask. with '.local' talent, toured sev
eral fisouri towns, ami an -entertainment
ivas presented for her benefit in
Chillicothe. and the proceeds used t
pay her expenses to the Ivrst.
Twcjlve years later the widow visited
.l. - - . : - ...-
111 .i.ucn iri.intyn Tifrnin- itwh it 11 I
Bnena VlSta," that lie wa then nrrn-rr. rf anthxi- ttif-itrii-il -mt-ni- The!
ing for presentation, telling him that tlav .after' ber arrival,' she ordered a!
' , ' , family in the eyes of bis parents by
LaGrange. Mo.. iMareh 16. "In 'the sineinsr in theaters. annld f, 1i nnn.
old Churchyard in the valley, in a cor ager ot Porters Theater. Pittsburg, for
ner obscure and alone," like Sweet a position as singer in his nlace of
anuiNcment. ivneass Had leen ostracized
by his family, and was practically on
the verge of starvation. The mzmoer
told him about the play. "The Battle of
Aiice of whom he sane, lies the1 com
poser of one of the world's most wide
ly known songs.
It v.as Doctor Thomas Dunn Eng
lish, who. wrote the words of the im
mortal melody, but it remained for Nel
son Krteass, an obscure minstrel of tihey were
. -ii.oiwurc minsirei 01 ency were m need 01 a song to be modest headstone to be placed atj
early: days to bring from oblivion this rendered between the acts. The s-inger Knea-s's grave. The stone was a .
plain.ive ballad, alrhough he did not tol a fnend. an Englishman, of his marble slab, in dimehwonr. 14x8 inches,
hve to witness the revival ot. the ?ongs conversation with the manager. The and n which , was inscribed these
iK'puianiy t Lni wauper s utiiiMtion 'linjisjiman. whose name was Hunt.
i 11 m i riiuy. rvneass adapted mclo- suggested that he compose music to the
dous rnsic to fhe words, singing it words of the poem. "Den Bolt " Kti-iss
.. . 7 .7: ' "- i'v .,vsl mc sui!csuoil Drooiicitur
ftiitC in 1 1 1,. .,-. ..... n U . 1 . . . K r I . i "
. - niuuiiimi- -- ijuii -jC near icciay as a
mg this state with an amusement com- tesult; The song was sung with success
pany. - ! ;t in America and England and other
words; "Nelson Kneass. author of 'Ben
BoJt.'f The grave is located iii an unv
kept and crowded -part of the eemeter."
Kn'casYs grave being located in a lot
3x8 feet.
After the revival of the famous song
relic hunters ' visited the com noser
The anthorsbin 'iof "Ben Rob" ha coimrries. where the English laneuatre burialj place chipping away fragment
oftentimes been a mooted question but as well. In London it made f the marble as souvenirs until now
at last there can be no disputation as ,a dec,ded "hit." not a vestige of the slab remains. i
to the identitv nf the - m-h.ir ! f tv,. ' -' Kncas.4 continued a -mKt Chillicothe is now one 6f the most
immortal song. O! Doctor : Thomas r. tonring the East, wkh all the bid- thrv,.?1J?. of Missouri smaller cities,
Dttnn English much firas been written, time minstrels. In 1869, in company and frequently visited by first-clasi
but of Nelson Kneass,. fhe mam who with his wife and tcodatighter he went amujetrient organizers. Many theatri
cal iik arc woni-10 visit nis grac,
strewing flower thereon. '
immortalized the song, liyle lias! been westward, and while ' at '.Chillicothe.
said, and that little incorrectly stated." -Io.. became st'ck, dying shortly after
It was in 1843 that Nathaniel P. Wil- he arrived in the pioneer village. Chil
is, w no was men conducting the New "coinc at that time was an 't'nnreten-
'lied to. Doc- tloBs Westerft village., containing a
Thomas Wcntworth Iligginson, after
some 1 close study of the subject, re
portsjthat he finds law and journalist
the most attractive professions '
. u ww . I k. v mm Viiai OV,(L 113" J . - . a ' mm l. . !
ew stanzas a sea sons not lon lw- tic Western hoswtalit v. ibev irnrlv 7onn Jt leaving college.
mnrto m-n. waited unon the sirlf man d.ircr hi. T-1 l'u,,8 c iwtc.f-t
M'.rror Jn New, York, aoo
tor English for a sea song to appear in PPVhtion 'representing' nearly c-ery
his publication. English had written a .tat jn the Union. With characteris-
iorc. but filed the
(iVUlllLriClC 1 1 1 it II II " v uuiii Lite S(.flk II llll UUI I1U 111 -
tcrnL After wlritx ti,- -J illnes rw-r-f.ni s o.u a" Deacuse 3. man can earn a Jiving ai
cation ot wiHis, he added two more
ptantas, and sent .the whole to fhe edit
or. The poem was published in the
Mirror and attained considerable!
ularity. but after awhile wemw! t;,!-
ed to be lorgotten.
ment which was only of a few davs
deration. . ...
- The cittzetis of the village contrib-
TO THE REFORM SCHOOL.
TTrTr 1I,t Vio. Ti-.irrWI l-lit who
ntcd to a fund so that the dead man on Monday'-in the city police court
might not be buried in the potter's ofeaded guiky to the larceny of
,rnil. .1 -. . ". luimuutu uii- irem mis larner a. v. iioit, was ycsic-
;n v. 1. V f pocrn pubhea-- der fhe auspices of the local Episcopal day eominrtted to the state reform
ion, kelson Kneassi ot a family u- Churdh, and his body interred in a school by City Recorder N. J. Judah.