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r * i r KICKING BIRD AND COCHISE. ! Tale cf an Old Freighter. By FRANKLIN WELLES CALKINS. "Yes," admitted the old train I master of the Santa Fe trail, "there's Tioon snma infprestine' books written I about life on the plains in the old days?some that are pretty fair history so far as they go; but the stories are always told from the white i man's point of view. "There was another side, and those of us who lived among the reds know that naturally there's just about as much of the savage in the one race as in the other. It was my good fortune?and in the light of after events I can say that honestly ?to spend nearly a year at first as ! prisoner, and then as adopted mem- , ber of their tribe, among the , Kiowas. . "I knew intimately Satanta, Sa- \ tank, Big Tree and Kicking Bird, the last of worst reputation among them , all. There were many good and ] generous traits in all these men, and , Kicking Bird in particular was much \ thought of in his family and clan, ] because of his loyalty, his truthful- j ness and his just personal dealings. "That this chief could be more ] than just, upon occasion, even to his ] enemies, I can testify from personal ] knowledge. Some years before I ] lived among them, the Kiowas were once camped on the Canadian River, j on the common hunting ground of 1 several hostile tribes. ' ; "Ojie day two of their lads, out fishing, following the banks of a , small creek, strayed a long way j from their village. They were . "jumped' and captured by a hunting . party of Chiricahua Apaches. Co- 1 chise, the famous leader of their ] tribe, was with the band when his i men ran down the young Kiowas and ] took them .prisoners. The boys, , though armed only with their fish- i spears, and no more than fourteen ; and fifteen years of age, put up a ] valiant fight in defense. ] "Expecting at once to be put to the c torture, the lads begged in the signlanguage that they might be given , knives, and that each, pitted against ( a stout warrior, might be allowed to , die fighting, while thus furnishing ] entertainment to their enemies. ( "Cochise was so delighted with 1 their gallant bearing and warlike . .spirit that he bore them unharmed to his village, a day's ride distant. ( There he feasted the lads, loaded 1 them with presents and sent them ( home with an escort, who bore a ( message to their tribesmen. , " 'Tell them,' said Cochise, 'that ^ somehow or other, probably because s of intermarriage with captives, two ? youths worthy the n^me of Apache ^ have been reared among them. And } say that my only excuse in sending t them home is that the boys choose to live among dogs.' t "These lads were nephews of c Kicking Bird?his sister's sons?and ( the Kiowa chief was so impressed ? with their return, and the manner ^ of it, that ho vowed he would never ^ again lift his hand against the j Apaches save in self-defense. This oath, I believe, he faithfully kept, f though the Chiricahuas were the bitterest of hereditary enemies. "During the first season that I was with them the Kiowas and some of their allies, the Comanches, were camped for a time on the Cimarron ! River. ! "It chanced that Cochise and his j t)and were hunting buffalo in the region?a fact of which our scouts soon made us aware. As a rule, there was. by common consent, an armistice observed by the hostiles when bufTalo were plenty and they I were laying in supplies. For one thing, the annual supply of meat and robes was their one prime necessity, and for another, the Indians were | too much overfed for exertion be-1 yond the needs of hunting. j "Yet a party mixed of our own ! men and the Comanches ran plump j upon a party of Apaches in riding j over a sharp ridge. They met. in iact, iace to lace ana wumn arrow < range. Fighting, under the circum- i stances, was inevitable, and the l Apache?, being the smaller number, ] were whipped. One prisoner, a wiz- ; ued old man, was taken by the Co- ( manches. i "This olu fellow the barbarous ] Comanches would have 'staked out' j and burned by inches, but Kicking t Bird no sooner heard of the capture t made by our neighbors than he hur- 1 ried over to their tepees, and at once 1 began negotiation for the purchase ; of the prisoner. ! "Kicking Bird at this time was j 1 very wealthy as wealth goes among . Indians. Ke owned a large and fine 1 herd of mustangs. The Comanches. who were preparing for a scalp- 3 dance, at fust refused to consider 1 an offer for their prisoner. They i 1 finally, however, named thirty rid ins ! 1 ponies as their price, and to their immenve surprise. Kicking Bird closed the bargain and took their < man. "There was no little curiosity i among the wild fellow;; to know what KickiDg Bird proposed to do with his ! Apache, a little drieu-up old warrior of near throe s:ora and ten. The Kiowa kept bis counsel, and some time afc?r midnight slipped out of the village, mounted himself and his i man. and rede away in search of the I Apache cr.mp. "It was hte purpose to return the j man to his friends as his nephews i : had been returned by the captive's : tribesman years before. He dared j cort snve himself. ! "Had the Apaches not been stirred i up like a nest of yeilow-jackets at : the def?at of their hunting party, or had he boon able to gain the confidence of the little old warrior, the i chief's task would not have been particularly dangerous. "As coon as h"> had the Apache ' out on the plain in bread daylight, iVlCKlU^ 131 iU upuueu UUIXlIUUUlCclllUn with him in the sign-language. The ' Kiowa told the old follow that he had ; paid ponies for his ransom, and was about to return him to his own peo- ! pie; that he, Kicking Bird, wished : F to go with him to prc:e to his tribesmen that a Kiowa ?iad a memorj and could be just. He desired the Apache to show the way to his village. '"The old man regarded him in stolid disbelief. He could not imagine an enemy so scft-hearted as to set him free. He believed that a vainglorious Kiowa wished to take h'.m within sight of his own village, and that there, in refinement of savagery, having given him the hope of liberty, the chief, trusting to his swift horse to escape, would kill him within view of his friends. Such things had been done, and doubtless would be done again. "In vain Kicking Bird cut the thongs which bound the man and set him in the lead. The old Apache pretended to point out the way, and he grinned nardonicallv when, after nearly a day of travel, no teepees were in sight. "At night Kicking Bird tied him fast and camped until daylight. He again expostulated with the Apache, sndeavoring to impress him with the story of the return of his own caphivofl rolnfivoQ "But the wizened warrior either :ould not or would not understand tiis sign-talk. Though highly exasperated. Kicking Bird again loosed :he Apache's bonds and rode with !iim over the prairies, himself seeking for signs of the hostile camp. "It was near to midday when'a hunting party of ten or a dozen horsemen were sighted, riding swiftly along the flat lands of a valley, Kicking Bird and his charge were it the time passing over an old trail leading along the base of a ledge vhich skirted or capped the bluffs of i creek valley. "The Kiowa now turned to the A.pache and urged him to make the peace sign, to show to his tribesmen ?for they were easily recognizable ?that no harm had been intended to himself. The hunters below had now sighted the two, and had halted to take observation. Though he sat tiis horse free to act, and the Kiowa urged him to make a demonstration, the old man still refused to credit friendly intention. He refused to lift his hand in a sign, and eyed [ticking Bird with hostile and fishy suspicion. "'Fool! Don't you see that I (vould kill you at once if I wished to 3o so?' shouted Kicking Bird, forgetting the man's ignorance of his tongTie. As the enemy were now ;omiug toward him, the Kiowa saw :hat he must flee if he would escape i speedy attack. "He looked for an outlet among :he rocks above, but there was none :o be seen, and suddenly he realized :hat he was trapped by a continuous :errace of rocks, which stretched Uong the rim of the bluff. He shot ihead, leaving the old Apache, and spurred his horse on at its utmost ;peed. Though his pony was the iwiftest of his herd, the angle of the edge cut him off from successful rereat. "He saw the enemy stringing along >elow, and quickly noted that several >f the foremost would surely cut him )ff from rounding the nearest point ihead. He cast an eye on the slope, vheeled his horse, and dashed down oward where the line of the attackng party was weakest. "Two of the Apaches were near ;nough to cast themselves in front of lim, where they sat their horses and ifflxed arrows to their bows. Kickng Bird, almost upon them, let out i yell of deflance, raised himself in lis stirrups, and bent his bow to ,aunch an arrow, when his pony, ?oing headlong down a rough steep, itumbled and flung him rolling under he hoofs of the enemy's horses. "When he came to himself, his lands were bound and a dozen grinling Apaches were prodding him to ife v/ith their lances. The old man vhom he had taken such pains to dei*..->r was most vicious in the jecrs md insults which were neaped upon lim. "With teeth set and in dogged sience the Kiowa bore with the kicks, irods and insults of his captors, who inally, in no gentle fashion, put him lp on his horse and set out for their Tillage. "Kicking Bird, having no knowl;dge of the Apache tongue, and repudiated as an enemy by the man he lad saved, had no hope of survival. He expected to be put to the torture, md he was steeling himself for endurance. "His arrival at the hunters' camp iiad been heralded by a runner, and \ crowd of the villagers had gathered :o feast their eyes and to yell their :riumi>h. Among them, however, a tvomau stood looking earnestly and with kindness on the prisoner. At i second glance Kicking Bird recoglized in her a former member of his tribe who had been taken by the \paches some six or seven years before. "He spoke to her, calling her by aame, and the woman came forward eagerly, having recognized him, and they began a colloquy, to which those round listened curiously, ceasing for he moment to revile the prisoner. "Before the tale was completed, Cochiss himself appeared among the bystanders. All was repeated for his benefit, and he at once called up the old warrior whom the Kiowa had ransomed, and questioned him closely. "In the end the big chief severed rlin rhon?s whirh limine! TCirkinf* Bird's hands. " 'Give this man his weapons,' he commanded those who had captured the Kiowa. " Wow,' he said, through the interpreter, 'you must exonerate us for seeming rude. We did not understand. I wonder at your judgment in giving so many ponies to ransom an old fool who is of so little account. Since you have done so, and the mat lias returned you evil, you may here and now put liira to the knife, take his scalp, and go home unmolested.' "Kicking Bird laughed and reached a hand, which Cochise grasped heartily. 'In peace for to-day,' he said. " 'I do not want the scalp of your old man,' said Kicking Bird, 'and I will now go duck 10 my village. ' "When we meet again." called Cochise, 'I trust it will be face to face and with the lance!' ' Good!' shouted the Kiowa. 'I shall be glad to raise your scalp on a high pole.' "?Youth's Companion* FIRST CONVENTION OF INDEPENOEjCE Mil Thousands Witness Birth of the Organization in Chicago. HEARST'S KEYNOTE SPEECH Ho Arraigns Both Old Parties, One a< Trust's Handmaiden, Other a! Built by Political Jackdaws? Tells of Offer of ?100,000. Chicago.?Amid loud and enthusi astic cheering and with its members showing every sign of loyalty to tlieii j new standard of political faith, the first National Convention of the In dependence party was opened at S o'clock p. m. in Orchestra Hall. The convention adjourned for th( day, after listening to*the speech ol W. R. Hearst as temporary chairman in which he said that when ne was running for Governor of New YorP an emissary from one of the biggesl men in Wall Street offered him i $100,000 contribution to his cam paign fund if his views were reasonable in regard to honest business He said that he had refused the offer The main floor of the hall, in which have been held some of the largesl gatherings in this city, were filled bj the delegates. There were no alter nates. The galleries were overcrowded with a throng which applaudec vigorously whatever met their ap proval. Secretary Charles A. Walsh, ol Iowa, of the provisional national committee, read the call for the convention. The reading was punctuated with cries of ''Hearst!" and "Bryan!' followed by storms of cheers and hisses. At the conclusion of the invocatioi by Father O'Callahan, of Chicago Milton W. Howard, of Alabama, announced the names of the temporarj officers. His mention of the name ol Hearst was greeted with loud cheerling, and as the New Yorker ascended the rostrum the band struck up "The ! Star Snancled Banner." Then there was more cheering and applause lec by the New York delegation. When quiet was finally restored Mr Hearst began his address as .temporary chairman of the convention. Mr. Hearst explained at length th( object of the Independence party, saying: "A new party is necessary tc preserve the Government as the fathers framed it," and "to represent the typical American citizens thai constitute the people in their struggh with tyrannical monopolies whict constitute the trusts." The old parties are no longer equa to this task, he said, for they hav< become unfaithful to the principles which inspired them and unworthy o: the patriots who founded them. He denounced the Republican lead ers as political attorneys of the trust! and monopolies and the Democratic vanguard as a Falstaff army, led by i knight arrayed in a motley of modi < fled professions and compromised j principles, of altered opinions anc 1 retracted statements. Continuing, h( said: t "Assuming that Mr. Bryan himsell Is all that his most ardent admirer; claim him to be, a great lawyer, ai enlightened statesman, an inspirec patriot, still a man is known by th< company he keeps, and no decen' Democrat can tolerate his free com panions. "No honest citizen can let dowi the bars of office to such an Ali Ba ba's band of boodlers and bravos. Nc prudent citizen will support a combi | nation to which Taggart supplies i I candidate and Parker a platform, foi j which Ryan will pay the freight anc : the people will pay the penalty. "Back of both parties and under writing each are those Captain Kiddi of industry, those highwaymen ol high finance, who realize that tc I plunder safely the people's purs< ! t?ey must first possess the people*! government. "I urge our party to take a broac and liberal stand toward the legiti i mate business enterprises of th( j country, but to distinguish betweer ' honest business everywhere and thos< j criminal concerns which plundei i thrnnch nnlitiral null and nav for no litical protection. Reforms must be made as th< country develops and the people pro gress, but these reforms should bt carried out by those in authoritj without" spite or prejudice, withou egotism or sensationalism, without ? I brass band or a big stick. "We all want prosperity, and, whai Is more, we want prosperity for all I urge our party therefore to be in telligently and courageously con structive ? not merely obstructive j like the Republican party or destruc tive like the Democratic party. "The Republican platform sayi nothing and means nothing. The in n f fo v?tv? o ino eArn< iyCUiULI auu JJitttlUI 114 OUlU< good and original things, but, as ha< been said, the original things are nol good and the good things are nol original. "Our party is not a party of fac tions or sections or cliques or classes We have no warring wings to pacify no contradictory declarations tc modify, no corrupt bosses to satisfy. "Let us act boldly and speak plain ly. Let us make a platform so cleai I and so sincere that every citizen wil understand our position and have confidence in our intention. Let us nominate candidates from among th< many >.ien here present whose live; and deeds are a guarantee of the gen uineness of their attitude?a pledg< of the sincerity of our professions. i House in Memory of Quay. Pittsburg ?A mansion is ^;c b( erected on Sewickley Heights in mem ory of the late United States Senatoi ; Matthew S. Quay by his widow anc I daughters. Mrs. Quay has alread] { selected the site and will begin worl I at once. Edited is Papers; Paresis Kills Him. Taylorsville, 111.?Circus N. Wall who has been editor of eighteen II linois newspapers, died from paresis in the State Insane Asylum, at Kan kakee, aged fifty-seven years. The World of Sport. There is much activity on the link; along the New Jersey shore fron Cape May and Atlantic City all th< way to Seabright. ? T>*% /ll.Ai i ue next name uexweeii * MeFarland and Freddie Welsh at Jin .Jeffries' club, at Los Angeles, Cal., 01 September 9, will be for thirty-fivi rounds. At Terre Haute. Ind., Minor Heir a green pacer, driven by Dean, se a new world's record when he reele< off the first two heats of the 2.2; pace in 2.01^ and 2.01, the fastes two heats ever paced in a race. "Then let us go forth to an honorable effort for a righteous cause, to battle and to victory." ? Mr. Hearst got an ovation at the ' 'conclusion of his address. James H. O'Neill, of Rhode Tsland, "then presented the temporary chairman with a "union label" gavel. J. J D. Bush, of New York, also presented Mr. Hearst with a gavel. The chairman made a brief acceptance speech. Mr. Hearst then relinquished the chair to Reuben R. Lyon, of New | York, and the roll was called for ; committees on resolutions and ere- i ; dentials. This finished the first day's work. > i ? vvr/^rTnn n ' DUUKl niuniviv iv/iic/o. . i Say They Will Cost From $500,000 to $1,000,000 a' Year. . j Mount Airy, Ga.?On application o? * j the Macon Grocery Company and *: other merchants and mercantile cor} I porations Judge Speer, of the United . 1 States Court, granted a preliminary , j injunction restraining the Atlantic j Coast Line Railroad -Company, the I Louisville and Nashville, the Nashi ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, the I Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific and the Southern Railroad | Companies from putting into effect I 5 the increased rates on shipment of ! : staple products from Western to t Southern points, which the railroads t j have given notice to the Interstate . Commerce Commission will soon .take ! offonf The increase, if carried into effect, [ the petition alleges, will cost the ship[ pers and purchasers of Georgia from t $500,000 to $1,000,000 annually. CAMPBELL'S VICTORY CERTAIN. I j Governor's Majority 75,000 and Da- i " j vidson's 23,000 in Texas. I I Dallas, Texas.?Returns received . by the News make it certain that . Governor Campbell had been renoml inated by a majority of about 75,000, and that Attorney-General Davidson I also had been renominated by a majority which may reach 25,000. II Returns so far show a majority against the proposition to submit a [ prohibition amendment, but the marr gin is so narrow that it will require I the full count to determine the re. suit. All of the Representatives in I Congress who had opposition have ; been renominated with the possible ? exception of S. B. Cooper, in the Sec[ ond District. OIL COMPANY PAYS $10,000 FINE. waiers*rlerce suits xerminaceu on ? 5 Compromise Penalty Basis. ] Little Rock, Ark. ? Several suits . pending against the Waters-Pierce ^ Oil Company in the Circuit Court t charging violation of the anti-trust } laws of the State and illegal discrimt ination, were terminated when attorneys for the defendant company paid ! a compromise penalty of $10,000. ; The prosecuting attorney, in ac5 cepting the compromise, gave as his j reason the improbability of getting convictions should the cases be brought to trial. \ THREE DROWNED AT PITTSBURG i \ a Swell of Passing Steamer Swamps 1 Small Boat in the Monongahela.x 1 Pittsburg, Pa.?Three men were 5 drowned and eleven saved from a similar fate when the gasolene [ launch Merry Widow capsized in the 3 wake of a passing steamer in the Mof nongahela River off South Twenty1 fifth street. The drowned are Henry 5 Schaefer, twenty-three years old; t Thomas Rhydderch, fifty years old, " master mechanic of the Keystone mills and a prominent evangelist and 1 lay preacher, and George Kimberly, " twpntv-eierht years old. ' [ PRESIDENT-ELECT DEAD. [ Dr. Gnachalln, of Bolivia, Dies Three Weeks Before Term Began. Lima, Peru.?Dr. Fernando Gua> challa, President-elect of Bolivia, t died of pneumonia at La Paz. ) Dr. Guachalla was at one time Boli ivian Minister to the United States, j s Pie was elected President on May 4, and was to have assumed office, sucl ceeding President Montes, in August. ; CLIMBS MONT BLANC, i J I American Makes Ascent and Returns in Seven Hours and a Half. Chamounix, Switzerland.?Profes5 sor Hobbs, of Ann Arbor, Mich., has I made a record ascent from the ; Grands-Fumeltz to the summit of 'r Mont Blanc, taking seven and a half I t hours for the round trip. t The best previous time was eight hours. t ' . Boston Deposits Show Prosperity. The most striking feature of the i - j reports of the national banks of Bosi ton, Mass., is the gain in deposits of - nearly $46,000,000, or 21.3 per cent; since last August. Aggregate deposi j its of the twenty-four Boston banks i are now far in excess of any previous i record, amounting to $260,132,000, 5 ; against $214,315,000 in 1907. t ' t Rain Worth $1000 a Minute. It is declared by experts at Richmond, Va., that the rain which fell in Virginia will be worth $1000 a min ' Ute 10 me iarmers m iue saving -ji | } crops, which had already suffered from an extensive drouth. It is now believed that the yield for tlivi s; -on J will be nearly normal. ^ | Ilazors Must Go. ? | President Roosevelt has approved 3 j the dismissal from the United States . Military Academy, at West Point, of ; eight cadets who were found guilty j of hazing underclassmen. Shocked to Death in Manila. i Lieutenant Oswalt, of the Twenty ninth Infantry, at Manila, P. I., was r preparing to take an electric bath and I had entered the bathtub, when he enr | deavored to arrange the lighting curz rent. He came into contact with the i wires, receiving the full charge, which ! proved instantly fatal. } ~ I : Shot and Killed by a Policeman. 3 ' Policeman Cert Haggerty shot and . killed Michael McCort at Mingc .Junction, Ohio, Ticks and Flashes. I 3 Norfolk, Va.?Judge Martin, of the I i ' Court of Law and Chancery, handed 1 I rtnwn .i decision interpreting the word j "personal" as it applies to the pay- j . ! merit of poll tax as a condition precet I dent to voting. According to the de- | ^ cision the word means that the poll i tax payer must pay the tax to the treasurer in bodily presence. t Copenhagen, Denmark.?It is re1 ported that the Danish and Swedish 5 governments have agreed upon an t offensive and defensive military alliance. I i HISGEN HEADS NEW PARTY ' 1 Nominated For President on Inde pendence Ticket at Chicago. John Temple Grares, of Georgia, Named as tlie Candidate For VicePresident?Bryan Man Put Out. . I Chicago, 111.?Thomas L. Hisgen, Independent oil refiner, of Massachu- j setts, and unbeaten foe of the Standard Oil Company, was nominated for President by the Independence party's first national convention on the third ballot. As it required a two-thirds vote to nominate it looked for a time as if Mr. Hisgen would not land the prize. All of the candidates?Hisgen, How ard, Lyon and Graves?were out of the hall, as was Mr. Hearst. At 1.08 the result of the first ballot was announced as follows: Thomas L. Hisgen, 306; M. W. Howard, W R Wpnrcf 49! .Tfthn T. Graves, 213; R. R. Lyon, no record. As it required 666 votes to nominate there was no result. The second ballot was: Hisgen. 590; Hearst, 49; Howard, 109; Graves, 189?again no result. J The third ballot was begun amid counter cries of "Hisgen" and "Graves." It was apparent before the completion of the third ballot that Hisgen had been nominated. Hisgen, 831; Graves, 77; Howard, 38: Hearst, 2. The convention then nominated Jflhn Temple Graves, of Georgia and N?w York, for Vice-President. An attempt by John I. Shepard, a delegate from Kansas, to stampede the convention' for Mr. Bryan provoked a riot in the convention hall | and the arrest of half a doz^n Bryan shouters. The convention was in an uproar for nearly an hour. The police reserves were summoned and discouraged any further efforts at stam- .. peding. Mr. Shepard was piloted from the j the platform under escort by the j Hearst leaders, led by Charles J. snearn, to prevent a mreaieueu as- i sault on him by delegates from New York and California. MADE SPURIOUS MONEY For Years, at Fayetteville, Ark., His | Pal Turns State's Evidence. fc ~ Fayetteville, atr.?Dr. L. W. y Blanchard, a leader in social, political and religious affairs in this community for fifteen years, and J. C. Wilcoxson have been bound over to the Federal Grand Jury on a charge of counterfeiting. Wilcoxson turned State's evidence and testified that Dr. Blanchard, although the superintendent of a large Sunday-school, has been a counterfeiter for fifteen years. Wilcoxson says he became associated with Dr. Blanchard in making spurious money about ifyve months ago, but ttever knowingly passed any of it. CARNEGIE'S AUTO SMASHED. Millionaire and His Wife in an Acci? dent at Inverness, Scotland. Inverness, Scotland.?An automobile in which Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie were motoring here crashed into another machine while going at a smart pace. Mr. Carnegie's car was damaged, and the millionaire and his wife were almost thrown out. While neither Mr. Carnegie nor his wife sustained any injuries, they | were considerably shocked, and gave [ evidence of their alarm. So far aa ! known, no ill effects will result to either from the collision. FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. | ?? Gilmeina De Mello, of New Bedford, ! Mass., Killed. New Bedford, Mass.?Gilmeina de i Mello. the seven-year>'old girl ruD j over by J. F. Archbold's fifty horse- : power automobile on the Mattapoisett road, died at St. Luke's Hospital. It is asserted that the car, which was driven by a professional i chauffeur with Mr- and Mrs. Arch- j bold, was going slowly, but the child j suddenly ran in front of it and ar j accident was unavoidable. Mr. Archbold is a son of John D. Archbold; | of New York City. I MAYFLOWER GOES SOUTII. Government Yacht to Keep the Peace ' in Haiti. Oyster Bay, N. Y.?The call foi ! more gunboats to -protect the interests of the United States in the troubled sections ot' Central America ha? deprived President Roosevelt- of the use of the yacht Mayflower. The Mayflower left for Port au Prince Haiti, where she has been ordered tc relieve the Paducah. Toothbrush Kills Baby. Lying on the bed with a tooth? brush in her mouth, Jeanette C. Eb * -^11^ eriy, agea mneieeu muuwa, iuh^u off the bed and fell to the floor, driving the toothbrush into her mouth. The bristles severed an artery lead- I ing to the base of the brain, and the child died in a few minutes. Russian Bandits Get $40,000. At Tiraspol, Russia, a band of un- j known men attacked the office of th( i cashier at the local railroad statior j and got away with $40,000. Suffragettes Busy in China. The women's suffrage movemeni has extended in China, and at present i this ancient nation has upon its j hands a surprisingly active campaign ! As Chinese do not have votes suf- | frage would do toe women mue guou except to elevate their positions. Killed by Lightning. While in a skiff on the Mononga- I hela River, Pittsburg, Pa., during a severe electric storm. Philip W, Grow, nineteen years old, was struck by lightning r.nd instantly killed. 'l'lie .National Game. The Boston Club has recalled pitcher Elmer Steele from the ScrantoD Club. When the Highlanders do get into the game they get into it good and hard. Pnci.-r.rt- is nlavinsr a swift same in I Cincinnati's left field and also hitting timely. Pitcher Jesse Tannehill is scouting for the Washington Club in the Texas League. * The Highlanders will soon have Frank Glade in the box again and at i his best. TRIUMPH FOR IERICA IB OLYMPIC G1ES End in a Complete Victory For the Yankee Athletes. QUEEN GIVES OUT MEDALS Star.' and Stripes Are Broken uut as Total Score is Raised to 114 1-3 Points?Great Britain is De- I cisively Beaten. FINAL SCORE TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS. Points. United States 114 1-3 . United Kingdom 36 1-3 Sweden 12 1-3 Canada 11 1-3 Soutli Africa S Greece 8 Norway 5 Germany 4 Italy 3 Hungary 2 1-3 France 2 1-3 Finland ! 1, Australia 1 Total points won Dy united States 114 1-3 | Total points won by all other competing nations of the world 124 2-3 j London.?It was the United States first and all the other nations which competed in the Olympic gamed nowhere when Queen Alexandi^ personally performed the task of handing gold medals to the winners. In all the Queen of England distributed twenty-seven medala to the winners of the different athletic contests, and of the total fifteen, or more than half, were American. The twelve other medals were divided among the other nations of the world. The supremacy of the American athlete was conspicuously demonstrated on the last day of the Olympic sports. It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon when Queen Alexandra, attended by several members of the Royal camny, reacueu CUB oiauium, 11 ci turning being signalized by the playing of .the national anthem and the unfurling of the Royal standard. She took her seat just in time to see four Americans, A. B. Shaw, F. C. Smithson, W. M. Rand and J. C. Garrels fight out the final' In the 110metre hurdle race among themselves. The representatives of all other nations had been forced out in the trial heats. At the conclusion of this event, which Smithson won in fifteen seconds, making a new record, the Queen saw the American team win the 1600-metre relay race in hollow fashioa. This was the last .event of the Olympic sports, and .the Stars and Stripes was the last flag to be officially unfurled at the staff in the centre of the arena to signal to the world the nationality of the winner. Out of a. possible 239 points the Americans won a total .of 114 1-3, with 124 2-3 points going to all the other nations. Prior to the coming of Queen Alexandra .the winners of second and third places in each contest were given silver and bronze medals, respectively, while special commemorative medals were given to all of the contestants, regardless of where they finished. Diplomas of special merit were also awarded. A large crowd came to the Stadium to witness the closing functions, many women being present, their bright gowns and varl-colored sunshades making a brilliant picture. rnu* nf 1 TT?kT? on/1 hrr\n70 ? LIU UiUUDia \JL alirci uuu w*vm?.v medals, diplomas of special merit and special commemorative medals formed on the far side of the arena, while the band of the Grenadier Guards played the national 'anthems of all the countries represented. Then the drums and bugles of the Irish Guards sounded the advance, and the successful competitors marched by the cycle track to a number of tables opposite the royal box, where the .silver medallists received their tokens fromi the Duchess of Rutland. The winners of the bronze medals were given their prizes by Catherine, Duchess of Westminster, while the diplomas of onH tho f?nmnnoninr?tivft med als were presented by Lady Desborough. As the prizes were being distributed the band played national folk tongs. The Americans were the only athletes to wear their track uniforms. They naturally were in a large majority, having carried off most of the prizes. The American riflemen who were victorious at Bisley appeared in natty khaki'uniforms, with American uhields on their breasts. After receiving their medals the winners were given their diplomas, and a sprig of oak from Windsor forHORROR OF A EURO, Loss to Eaeb Power Engaged 900,000 Dead Men in the Field, at a Cos Berlin.?The bellicose section of the public, including the fire eater3 of the army, have been rather taken aback by a bulletin issued by the General Staff on the authority of General Blume as to the probable cost of a modern European war. ^ * * nfflwrviaH tvnnM ha uerinaiiy, it is> ami uicu, h vu?\* w able to put 4,750,000 troops in the field. A war fought against another European Power would cost Germany $1,500,000,000 per annuam as long ?is it lasted. The indirect loss through financial depression and the paralysis of industry would be far greater. If three, four or more European Powers were Involved, as would be TORTO RICO CELEBRATES. Tenth Anniversary of the American Landing is Kept. San Juan, Porto Rico.?Porto Rico celebrated the tenth anniversary of the landing of American troops at Guanicao. Governor Post and the insular authorities took a prominent part. There was a special observance of the day at Ponce, including a parade and a banquet and public ball. Around the Bases. The Brooklyns lost many games by ens run. Jake Stahl is quoted as saying that he was glad to leave New York. ? * ^ xi-_ (Jonio wnar. may, me niguiauucio have a higher percentage than the Cardinals. Xeal Eall Is improving !n his play and performing mors as he did early in the season. If Schmidt, of the Detroits, gets into another -world's series and throws to bases, his opponents won't have as easy a time getting around as they djd last fall. % 1 est was handed to each man. These branches, together with the Union jack in which they were wrapped, were sent by King Edward. National Reception Planned to Welcome Returning Athletes pitr Tho viotnrinn* 1\UYV aUI A V1VJ. : * **v ? American athletes will be welcomed home like the conquering army of a Caesar. Plans are under way that provide for the addresses of welcome *. to be made by President Roosevelt, Governor Hughes, Acting Mayor McGowan and others. <. ; WALKER BACK IX HARTFORD. New Britain Absconder "Who Took 3321,000 Caught in 3Icxico. Hartford, Conn.?William F- Wal- 'A* ker, who embezzled $565,000 from the Savings Bank of New Britain and about $56,Q00 from the Connecticut Baptist convention, reached this city in custody of Thomas F. E^an, superintendent of the State Police Department. He was arrested in a mining camp about 100 miles south of Ensanada, Mexico. Walker was locked in the steel cage of the county building under tne guard or nve policemen. ' 'Pffipj Walker when seen by a reporter refused to tell what he had done with the money, saying that he put it into what he considered to be a good investment, his judgment being based on a long experience as a successful banker. Walker was poorly clad, and he said that he alone was re- N sponsible for the crime he had committed. / Walker was sentenced to not more than twenty and not less than sixteen years' imprisonment by Judge Shumway In the Superior Court. He pleaded guilty when arraigned. In a cell in the State Prison at Wethersfield sits a shaven and shorn nan of } sixty-two yearp pondering over the twenty-year sentence ahead of him. Walker absconded from New Britain on February 8, 190"(, and was arrested in Mexico on December 10 of the same year. His fight against extradition has delayed his being. brought to th# State. NORMAN E. MACK IS CHAIRMAN. Selected by, the Democrats After ?/ Long Conference. Chicago. ? Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo, an old friend of William J. Bryan and true to the Nebraskan through all his battles^ will manage the Democratic national campaign and "Marse" Henry Watter ., the Kentucky editor, will have charge <St . '.. A the press bureau. ^ Mr. Mack was elected chairman of the new national committee at a long conference between national leaders and Mr. Bryan and John W. Kern, his running mate, at the Auditorium: annex. The list of officers selected follows:. Chairman?Normah E. Mack, Now York. Vice-Chairman ? Dr. E. L. Hall, . ,' Nebraska. Secretary ? Urey Woodson, Kentucky. Treasurer ? Charles N. Haskell, Governor of Oklahoma. Chairman Press CommitteeHenry Watterson, Kentucky. 7. . ^ BURNED UNDER UPSET AUTO. J. E. Dodge, of Maiden, Mass., and Port Henry Friend Killed. Plattsburg, N. Y.?An automobile accident occurred about six miles west of Port Henry, resulting in .the ^ instant death of J. E. Dodge, of Mai- > den, Mass., and Lockwood Reed, of Port Henry. B. E. Titus, of Syracuse, r: : fj who was In the car at the time of the j accident, escaped unhurt. The three men set out for Port Henry for a load of provisions, and were making the return trip to their camp, ten miles away, when at a point about six miles w?st of Port Henry Mr. Dodge lost control of the machine, and the car 'dashed into the stream known as Muddy Brook and turned turtle, pinning < Dodge and Reed underneath. Instantly there was a heavy explosion and the car took fire, burning j the victims beyond recognition. WOMEN MAIL CARRIERS. Three of Them Taking Their Hus? bands' Places Temporarily. Lockport, N. Y.?Mrs.IN. S. May nard, Mrs. A. H. Bradford and Mra ?vi William Bolton are women mail car* riers appointed and sworn in by the Lockport and Gasport postmasters upon authority from the postal authorities of Washington to fill their husbands' places while the latter were away on vacation. No complaints have been received from the public against them. They are at the postofHce every morning sorting out their mail for their routes i with the men that carry mail. t PEAN WAR DEPICTED. . >;fi and Wonnded?Germany Could Pat 4,750,00( it of $1,500,000,000 a lear. likely in view of existing alliances, the drain on the resources of Europe would be appalling. Incidentally General Blume expresses the opinion that the loss of life would be heavier than in the re cent Russo-Japanese war, whet twenty per cent, of the Japanese armies . in the field were killed 01 wounded. Reckoning in the samt proportion, a European Power would lose approximately 900,000 killec and wounded during the same lengtl of time, and General Blume believe! tho nmnnrfinn would be much higher, He declares it would be a veritablt orgy of blood. f . . Roosevelt Accepts Presidency. President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay,. IN. Y., has accepted the honorarj ' presidency of the Peace and Arbitraj don League, an outgrowth of th( | North Carolina Peace Congress, : which has as its objective adequate armament and effective arbitration. Stevenson Seeks to Be Governor. A JIa! T71 T7 * .MUIiil Hi, iJICVC'liOUU, LU1 U1C1 1J V ivv President of the United States, formally announced his candidacy foi . the nomination for Governor of Illi; nois on ifc-j Democratic ticket. Newsy Cleanings. James J. Hill favored an increase in railroad rates. Heat drove Charles Burnham; of Brooklyn, to suicide. The men and officers of the flcei passed a day of sightseeing in Honolulu. The police of Now York City have begun their fight on unnecessarj noises. mV- T7* .nnnVl T> .j r 1 i .1 TTl d T11 ?(1 iOlimfill j i at; ricutu a ui ttM?.vUV ? t thereby postponing the consideration of the income tax, old age pension* and restoration of the death penalty bills until the autumn session. 'jI V j\ WiSl ? ?t*v.