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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.
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? 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. |
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(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*
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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.
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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.
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PEAN WAR DEPICTED.
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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.
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. 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.
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