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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-09
Russell Sage's Narrow Escape.

A mailman name supposed to be Wilson
last Friday walked into the Office of Russell
Sage, the great stock operator and tinancier,
corner Broadway and Rector street, New
York. He asked to see Mr.. Sage, and
handed his card to Benjamin F. Norton,
the junior clerk. Sage told Norton to in
form the visitor that he was busy and to try
and get rid of him. Wilson said he would
wait, and Sage finally came out of his pri-
vate office. Wilson arose and stretched out
paper. Sage took il and read this; " | de-
mand of you 81 200, 900. If you do not give
it to me at once | have ten pounds of dyna-
mite in my bag, with which | will blow this
building and its 500 inmates to death.
Sage said he would see Wilson again in two
minutes. No, now" Numbered the mad
man. He opened his bag and took ont a
large glass globe. Sage retreated to his pri
vate room and second later there came
dreadful burst of flame and smoke. The
office was demolished and the building
badly damaged, OF the mailman there was
found a CHASTITY head pair of legs, and lit
tie else. Clerk Norton was blown into the
street and picked up dead. Mr., Sage was
badly hurt his body was filed with splin-
ters of glass and wood, and his hair and eye
brows blown off. Frank Robertson was SO
badly lacerated that it was not expected
that he could live, but at last reports was
making gallant fight for life. William X
Laidlaw, who was greeting MIR. Sage when
the bomb went off, suffered severe shock
and numerous cuts. 4. w. osborne was
hurt as badly az Robertson, and has had
slender grip on life. The head of the dyna-
inter was taken to the morgue and was
recognized by Captain Harry Horne, scout
and lecturer at Worths museum, as having
belonged to crazy enthusiast who had
pestered him with schemes for revolution
izng society Inspector Byrnes has been
pushing the work of identification, and,
while the exact personality of the bomb.
thrower has not yet been discovered, the
investigation lays bare a bomb-throwing
scheme to rid the world of capitalists and
introduces half dozen equally mysterious
and probably insane conspirators.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-09

JUDGE BARNARD of New York is a
democratic Judge, but he sat down last
Saturday on part of Gov. Hills con-
spiracy, which is detailed in another
column. Judge Barnard gave the SUI
pervisors of Duchess county distinctly
to understand that Deane, the repub-
lican nominee for the senate, must be
credited with the votes stolen from him.
Deane is dead, bu his rights, and those
OF his party, are very much alive.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-09

The December number of The North
american ReUieW brings to close the one
hundred fifty-third volume of that we'll
known monthly, and contains full index
of the volume. The December number
is fully up TO the high standard which
has been set by and for The Rerie'c. 1t
opens with an exceedingly valuable paper
entitled, Thoughts on the Negro Prob
lem" by James Bryce, M: 7 who is so well
and favorably known in this country by his
mastery work, The American Common
wealth" Rear-admiral S. b. Luce, u. S.
N, writes in serious vein on The Bene-
fits of War" In a striking article called
THE Three Philanthropists," Colonel Rob
ert q. Ingersoll describes three different
methods of dealing with the vexed question
of capital and labor. Ex-Prime- Minister
Crispi's brilliant article on Italy and the
Pope" begun in The Revielo for November,
is brought to close. 1.-The Quorum in
European Legislatures has special tmeli-
ness in view of the assembling of the Fifty
second congress now in session. The
article is the work of Theodore Stanton,
and was suggested by the action of Speaker
Reed in the last congress in counting mem
bers present but not voting in order to make
quorum.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-09

CYRUS w. FIELD of New York, after
living life of honor and integrity, now
finds himself in his old age stripped of
his possessions-ruined by his son, Ed
ward M. Field 1t was a sad picture
upon which the sunlight struggled in
through the windows of the Field man
sion last week. The good old man,
Frustrated by the death of his beloved
wife, covered with shame by the fraud
ulent practices of his eldest son, that
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30

q n. YFRINGTON, Practicing Phvsicinn
D. OfIico hours: q 10 II =. M. To- n. IN Ohic'
n wnhh's dr,lo storo FRONT rooms m stairs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30
ElWell.


Editor Record
We can now boast of a shoemaker.
H. Hilsinger is on the road to re-
c0very. -.
D. voueht visited friends here over
Sunday. ~
The lecture given last week by Rev.
Geo. Hickey was well attended. Net
proceeds S22.00.
A couple of ladies that live on the
county line took q dare aud walked 10
the meeting here the distance was nine
miles.
The difficulty between D. Fletcher
and j. Pratt was settled by the former
giving a load OF pea straw aud the
latter paying the costs.
The dedication of the NJ. =. church
took place Sunday. preaching by Rev.
Geo. Hickey. Four hundred dolla rs
was pledged toward the church fund
Flora the II year old daughter OF
Tim Bardwell who has been TO Mecosta
.fOr, thr last year died, and was sent here
for burial. qhe funeral services were
held at the NJ. l.. church.
There were number of bioods from
a neigbboring town here the other
night ond when the were ready to Rt
s!gs.sE r sIstSSt .TIHsx 'ss'' 8
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30

good salable potatoes. Must be long
ohlong in shape, white in color, with
shallow eyes and firm white or cream
white flesh and of good flavor. Buyers
would pay better prices If they could
obtain uniform variety. 1t is the
mixture which lower the price. Prof.
Cook then brought up the topic of
silage. He stated the value of the
sllo To the farmer. BY it he is able to
furnish green feed to his stock at all
times. 1t is invaluable during the
summer TO help out poor pasture.
Cattle prefer slage to the best hay and
grain and do better on it. A silo can
be prepared at little expense. Corn
makes the best silage. Plant and cul-
tivate as for crop. Let it stand
until ripe enough to cut for husking.
Then cut MS quickly as possible and put
in silo. Use clover, rye, peas or any
green crop for early silage. II clover
it should lie little ripper than for hay.
Cut and pack quickly.
The Institute adjourned for dinner.
At 80 the program was resumed aud
after piece of music, Prof. Cook dis
cussed the topic of Injurious Insects
aid by means of large charts showed
the farmers the chief pests that they
had to contend with. The paper
created the liveliest interest and ques-
tions and answers were asked and given
in rapid succession.
Following Prof. Cook, Silas Moody
in tue absence of Mr.. Nelson, took up
the subject of Marketing Wool. Mr..
Moody is ali experienced wool buyer
and he explained why it was that wool
did not bring the price that it ought to
bring. He urged farmers to avoid
putting sheep in dirty places, to avoid
anything that would tend To stop the
growth Of the fibre, TO be honest in
putting up the wool, to see that the
tags, if put in, were perfectly clean.
His talk called forth much discussion
which was only shut Oft by the fact that
it was closing time and after solo by
a. w. Beckner the Institute adjourned
for supper.
The time fer opening the evening
session found the Opera House filed to
overfowing. Even the hall and stair
way was full. M. B. Faughner ad-
dressed the audience on the subject of
flax, sample of which he had on ex-
hibition.
Wright's Opera House Band then
favored the audience with fine Sc.
lection after which Prof Cook delivered
an address OH Germs in Disease. We
are not able to produce the address
entire for which we are sorry. II
should have been heard by every one.
The next was paper by Henry NJ
Yeomans, Representative elect from
the Sth, ON Practical Farming which
was we'll received. Then followed a
duet by Messrs Beckner and Eply of
Alma College which was heartily ap
plauded. The next was trip around
aud through the Agricultural College as
shown by Il series of stereOptican' views
explained 10y Prof. Cook. The build
Jugs. rooms, grounds, were shown with
the students at work, forming very
pleasing aud instructive description of
one of MIchigaI's most noted educa-
tional Institutions. This closed the
Institute, an institute which was a
a success in every sense. That 1t was
profitable no one who attended will
doubt. And II 1t could be followed by
the organization Of County Farmers
Club with yearly meetings we should
be we'll pleased.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30

No. this has not been much of a season I
selling cutters up to the present time. OF couI
there is lots OF time yet for sleighing before Al
lst. But at present we are long on cutters Sw
Box and Portlands and will close them out We
cheap but if we are Tang on Cutters were are s1,
on Wagons. Can't get them fast enough, this 4
been good season for selling Wagons T
spendid roads around here fool the farmer ii
overlooking the old wagon and down she go,
Then they buy Light Running HARRISON, II
only Thoroughly uniformly light draft wago,
the market covered by stronger warrantee
any other wagon made. We have in stock
and half, two and half, three and three
half inch tires and at prices not met by any q
agent in this section for the one simple reay
that wagons can be bought for lot Ga
CHEAPER than on commission. /ll0
lMOBLO, Il
RiverdZt
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30

ufu MOVER RELIEF CORPS, No. 1874, meet
w every second and fourth Saturday In the
month at G. A. X. hall:
Mrs A. Davis, Mrs. VI. Bogardus
secretary President.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30
AROUND THE COUNTY
West Lafayette.
Editor Record

Editor Record
Have you got the gripS
Snow keeps falling in small quantities
but we fail TO get any ahead.
The NJ. +. church will begin revival
meetings soon at the church. Rev.
Carman presiding.
Terry Barbour is back from Lansing
Rumor said he was married but the
bride fails to appear.
Snow Bros. have moved their mill to
seven miles north Of Merrill where they
have big job of saving.
The Band boys will hold a concert on
Friday evening February 9th at the
Curtis school house. All are invited.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30

nOyAL ARCANUM rcada Council No. 1888
Y meets every other "Wednesday night AT L. d
o. F. Hall BkAlNAkp' Regent
A. w BEcKNER, Sec'y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30

ALMA LODGE. A. d.-Regular meetings
A on Saturdayon or befol full moon.
B. S. WEBB, w. NJ. Ct.
f. f. FAIRcHfLD,Secy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30

ULMA CHAPTER. o + S No. 43-Regu Ia
n meetings on the first Friday OF each month
Mrs. LUIsA A TURCK. w. Matron.
Mrs Il. L. Stalk. Sec'v.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30
ALMA BUSINESS DIRECTORY
BANKERS.

nRATIOT COUNTY SAVINGS BANK, Tran
y sacts general banking business. Loans money
on Real Estate aud good Paper Nicke savings
Stamps special feature.
MARCUS PoLLAsKY. ID. z SULLIVAN,
President Vice President.
Z. NJ. SMITH L ID. RANSOM
Secretary. Assistant Cashier
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30

NINA Cnanter. No I3 r. A. NJ Regular
Hmeotings on Saturday night after full moon
" NJ. PoLLAsKY. HIP.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30

oupERJoR LODGE. ID. OF X. Regular Meet
y ings Friday nights.
Mas y c. DAvIDlsoS, X. ;.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30

VNIGHTs Of PYTHIAS-Fitz James Lodge
n No. a. X OF p. hold its regular meetings
avery other "Wednesday night.
Frank uEDLER. &. G.
CHAS- McNALLY, X. ot X. as
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30
PROFESSIONAL.

n DOWNIE. NJ D.. General Practice
y. OHce: front room over wehh's drug store
, 1891-02-15

Capt. Jack Crawford, the poet scout
was one of the prominent visitors to the
city yesterday. Capt Jack is one of the
"old timers up here and knows all the
boys. He is a prospector, csttleman and
scout. He was one of the seven men who
were the first to enter the Black Hills
and can tell thrilling stories of the
struggles after gold and with the Sioux
Indians. Crawford was at hat time cor
respondent for the Omaha Bee.
Capt. Jack has been in New Mexico,
where he 10 the owner of a large number
Of mlnirg claims near San Marcial and
some cattle ranches az well. Capt.
Crawford left Cheyenne to Join Buffalo
Bills Wild West show, but afterwards
brauched out for himself.
Capt. Jack is a large. iue looking fellow
with curls hanging down over his
shoulders, and a large sombrero for a head
covering. lie goes East today aud will
return to Cheyenne in the course of a
couple weeks.
, 1891-02-15
Crook Counts News.

A number of Democrats of this place
are taking steps to form the Crook
County Democratic Club" the object OF
which will be to discuss and advocate the
principles OF Democracy.
The suit of Crook county against the
Rollins Investment Company has been
dismissed.
The new frame house that Capt. Tenn
Roberts was just completing on his ranch,
a few miles west of town. burned to the
ground one day last week. entailipg a loss
of about 5000.
, 1891-02-15

The murder of Faulks was a coldblooded
assassination. Investigation so far has
only developed a few meagre and not COM
pletely satisfactory facts. First that
Faulks was murdered some time Friday
morning; second that there may have
been a fight in the kitchen at some earlier
period, which is indicated by the blood
and general condition of the room, but as
to who were the actual combatauts is not
yet positively known; third hat PaUlks
and bis roommate Rillebrown we're seen
together at about 9 o'clock on the night
previous to the murder quietly chatting
together, and fourth hat Fillebrown has
mysteriously disappeared. These are
about all the facts which are definitely
known but they by no means prove
beyond question that FIllebrown is the
murderer. The latter Is a young man Of
a good natured disposition. who has lived
all Of his life on a farm. All the tsstl-
mony thus FAR given is to the effect that
These men lived on terms of intimate
ineudship, with only such little jars as
are inseparablc in the ease of men living
, 1891-02-15

together under such conditions. What.
then, could be EllebroWn's motive for
the commission OF such a crime? There
are none known. Faulks meyer had very
much money. His a we're speedily
spent or loaned out to his friends. When
his dead body was found his watch was in
his pocket, together with some small
change. The motive could scarcely have
been robbery. Fillebrown was certainly
at the house at 9 O'Clock that night. The
pump house is situated in a deep gulch,
probably 100 feet lower than the railroad
tracks, which are blasted out of the rocky
mountain side. The water tank is located
close to the depot and alongside
the railroad tracks. The pump-house is
located two miles away, in the bottom OF
the gulch, which forms a sort of pocket.
1t is, therefore, u of sight of Granite
Canyon station. The nearest habitation
to the pump-house, where Faulks was
employed and Fillebrown lived, is one
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Roberts.
That is from a quarter to a halt mile
away. aud it is a rather remarkable cir
cumstance that Mr.. Roberts, who was in
Cheyenne yesterday, should not have been
placed on the witness stand at the inquest
to give testimony as to the length of time
the pump had been stopped at the time
the body was discovered. The valve had
been closed off, and it is probably true
that the pump bad been stopped Tor five
hours. OF course, the pump was not run
continuously during the twenty four
hours. 1t was only run at such
times as the water tank, two miles
away, ran low. According to some
information received by TRE LEADER, a
boy going to school passed the pump
house at $50 O'Clock OF the morning of
the murder. The pump was then in
operation. When the murder was DIS
covered at . O'Clock in the afternoon the
pump was stopped and the valves closed.
When was it stopped and by whom was
it stopped? At what hour was Faulks
murdered if his body was still warm at .
O'Clock 10 the afternoon
, 1891-02-15

At ; o'clock yesterday afternoon
County Physician Wyman and Dir.
Quimby began a post mortem examiua-
ton on the body of Hiram Faulks. They
discovered two bullet wounds instead Of
one. What may have been the first
wound was between the seventh and
eighth ribs. The bullet passing through
this opening punctured the liver and
lodged somewhere in the right lung,
where all trace of 1t Mas4aS The other
wound, and the only one at fin noticed,
was In the top OF the heal, a little to the
right Of the center. The bullet passed
through the brain ~diagonally from right
to left, and was found 10 iged against the
inner side of the skull Just back Of the
lett eye. The bullet was of 3s calib, IT,
similar In size, shape and appearance to
the loaded shell found in the six shooter
at Faulks' side.
The presumption, therefore, Is that
Faulks was at the coal bin shoveling coal
at the time Of the murder. When he
turned from the bin he turned to the left,
being ~left-hauded, and received the first
shot in front between the seventh and
eighth ribs. He hen fell forward on his
face in much the same attitude in which
he was subsequently found, and the muir
derer, standing in front of the PROSTATE
body but a little to the right, fred the
second shot which perforated his head
and brain.
, 1891-02-15

From the foregoing diagram it will be
seen that the pump, engine, boiler and
coal bins occupied one large oblong room.
The body of Faulks was discovered at the
Point indicated by the star, lying IN a
diagonal position with relation to the coal
bin, the feet being farthcst away from the
opening into the coal blu. Exits from
the pump house consisted of two doors,
one double door opposite the engine lead
ing outside; the other door leads from the
kitchen into the pump house. In the
diagram the kitchen is marked *" To
the left a window is indicated: to the
right a cupboard. The Y with dotted
lines leading to this receptacle indicates
first. a pool OF blood and second a streak
of the same fluid leading from that part
Of the room to the cupboard upon which
was afterward found a blood soiled towel.
The room beyond marked "B. r. is a
bedroom. The murder could have
been committed from the pump
house door which leads to the open air.
SO far there seems to be a wheel within
a wheel to the murder. 1t is possible that
FIllebrown may not have been at home
at all when the murder was committed,
and, returning afterwards 10 dis over the
dead body of Faulks, foolishly ran away.
This would not be Inconsistent with his
innocence, and while circumstances point
in his direction, it is not well 10 too hastily
conclude that he is the actual assassin.
, 1891-02-15

81. Mary's Cdthedra-Masses at
$3.50 and 1890 a. m. Nespers at 1880
D. m.
First Baptist Gurch-Corner ferRu.
son and Eighteenth streets, Rev. +. T.
Sanford, pastor. Preaching in the morn
ing and in the evening. The pastor
will conduct the morning services. Rev.
L. d. Lamkin will preach 10 the evening.
All are cordially invited.
First Congregational CHlpch-Rev.
A. w. Williams, pastor. Services at IL
a. m: The Greatest Thing in the
World. $50 p. m: The Greatest
Need Of the World" Sabbath school at
1890 p. u. Young Peoples meeting at
$50. Seats free. Cordial invitation to
all. .
ST. Marks Episcopal Church-Corner
Nineteenth and Central avenue. Rev. G..
z. Ratter, pastor. First Sunday in Lent.
Celebration of the Holy Eucharist at s a.
m, mathis aud sermon at IL a. m,
eyensong and sermon at 7:30 p. M. Sun
day school at 1918 p. N. All seats
free. Strangers welcome.
First Methodist Episcopal Gurch-Cor.
ner OF Central avenue and Eighteenth
street. Rev. A. A. johnson, ID. D., pas
tor. Preaching at II a. N. and 100 o.
N. by the pastor. Morning subject: The
Power the Word" Evening topic: True
Greatness. Sunday schoo.at 1915 p. IN.
Epworth league at 6:l5 p m. for young
people. Public cordially invited. Seats
free.
First n Presbyterian Gureh-GoFne Fer
guson and Eighteenth streets. Rev.
X. Il. Field, pastor. Residence. IFS West
Nineteenth street. Preaching by Rev.
Field at IL a. m. and 1880 D. N. Morn
ing-'Something More Important Than
Star-gaZing." acknowledgements Box
Sermon" At the morning service Mr..
Gibson Clark will make a gratifying I'm.
anee report, and the newly elected elder:
will be indicted into office.
, 1891-02-15

Mrs. Weber. sister OF George Blue.
and Miss Katie Murphy, of 1896 South
Eleventh street, Denver. swear abb
%solutely that Blue never came to
Colorado until April IS. 1890,
four months after the murder Of johnson
was committed. That during the fatal
month Blue, who was raining a
store in Goodland. Kas.. never left
his store at all. Blue contradicts that
he has made any confession of the muir.
der and claims that he was in Kansas
when the crime was committed.