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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01
ONE KIND OF CRANK.
How He Makes Lots OF Trouble
for Hotel Men,
A Now York Clerk Tells n Curious
Sort of Vanity Some People Are
Afflicted Vtth-Catchins
Unwary Countryman.
els Mr.. Henry Wilson in p,

us Mr.. Henry Wilson imp
The man who put this question to the
clerk at the Fifth Avenue hotel the
other night was a,tircd in evening
dress and had thrown open his over.
coat SO as to reveal his expansive shirt
bosom with its twiniling diamond
studs. He affected the elegant in his
attitude, also. and swung his silver
banded cane with an air of impor-
tance. His physique. voice and face
were designed to aid him in his attempt
to create an impression. lie was tall
and Observation-Disclosures, had big features
and an aggressive black mustache
and MS voice was deep and sonorons.
He 100 hed like man who might try to
bulldoze another of lesser frame
The clerk looked up at hin, with =
bland smile, but made no pretcnse of
looking at the key rack. as is his Gus
tom when he wants to learn whether q
guest is in his room or not. Neither
did he look at the register nor at his
list OF the days guests lie simply
said:
Mr.. Henry Wilson, did You say?
There is no such person stopping
hcEe.''
The inquirer. looked a little taken
aback. and frown passed quickly
over his face. When he spoke, the
tone of his voice suggested that he felt
the clerk had estimated him properly,
but he was impelled to make an at
tempt to change the clerks theory
rs that SOP" he asked in Errprisc
that was evidently assumed; s.vhen did
he leave?''
81 don't rene m Der his having been
here said the clerk, in a tone full of
meaning.
'tOh, pshaw; you must be mistaken
said the man, fretfuliy. "Why, am
certain he was here a week ago.
have telegram from him asking me
to meet him on last Wednesday. Tn
fortunately, I was out of town when
the telegram arrived, and it was not
forwarded. Wilson is the big million
aire contractor from Chicago YOU
know"
The last sentence was spoken SO
loudly that the men standing around,
and even those on the settees, heard it
and looked at the speaker.
'SHe did not stop here said the
clerk, in a rnonotonous, oh-you-maise-
mc-tired tone.
You are quite sure?'' said the man.
switching from the confident to the
Positive" said the clerk, turning
away.
The man concealed the fact that he
Vas disconnected very clevcrly. lie
picked toothpick out of the box on
the counter, and put it between his
lips, with an appearance of one lost in
thought Then he turned around and
earned with his back against the
clerks desk. His attitude was studied
y elegant He secmed unm indful of
his surroundings, and to be looking
over the heads Of the men on the settee
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01
BEHIND THE HE,

: Ely boy was young: he could not know
!. The way eartn's hayward eurrents now.
Z And so. in carly shadows bound,
His mts-rnenned shallop ran aground
= He grew ashamed Of his disgrace,
He could not look me in the face.
D For, mother, every man. SAID he,
% Has scorn, and only sccrn. for me:
+. I must 60 forth with alien men
: AMI graphic with the world again
cannot stay and face tho truth
Among the people OF my youth
> Where, men aTc strange and scenes are nov
There may be work for me to do.
And, when have redeemed the past,
I viii como back to you at last"
And so watched wllilc my boy, Will,
Went down behind the hill
He climbed the hill at early morn
Benca tn whose shadow he was born.
He stood upon its higles place,
The sunrise shining his face;
He stoSd there, but too far away
. For mo to lis 1ears that day:
NY thoughts. my fears, cannot tell
Wnee he ysysd beck his his sad 1areT Is,
Went down bshind the hill
Went down the hill: henceforth for No
Ono picture in my memory
Crowds every other from Its place
His sunrise-lighted face Esce-
The sunset OF oil joy to me,
For when he turned him from my sight
Tho morning mixed itself with night
And darkness came, when my boy, VIII
Went down behind the hill.
The world is wide, and he has gone
Into its vastncss, and on,
know not what bcsctS his path,
What hours OF gloom, what days OF wrath,
What terrors menace him aiar,
What nights OF storm without 4 star,
What mountains loom above his way,
What oceans toss him night and day,
What fever blasts from desert sands
What death-coTd winds from frozen lands,
What shafts OF slcct or sun may blight
Ny homeless wanderer in his fight;
I only know the world is wide
And he can roam by land and tide.
IT'S widc, oh me! in every part
But narrower than his mothers heart
joyleSs heart since my boy. Win,
Went down behind the hill
know he bravely fights with fate.
But, al, tho hour Is growing late;
watch the hill by dag and night.
1t dtmly looms before my sight.
And fast tho twilight shadows fall:
The night Is sloou:ing ALI:
But IN my boy a faith IS given
A. saints Of old had faith in heaven:
i know that he will come aCoin,
His praise all the lips OF r7cn:~
He will come back to at last
With deeds that shall redeem the past
NOT desert plain. nor mountain steep,
Nor storm, nor thunder on tho deep,
Nor tempest in tho cast or west
Shall hold him from his mothers breast.
And though the world grows blind and dumb,
feel. know. that he will come:
And am waiting for him still,
And watch the summit Of the hill:
Sometimes I think see him stand
And wave q welcome with his hand,
But tbs a cloud upon the rim
OF sunset-and my eyes are dim
IT'S but mist made by the tears
That thickcn with tho growing years.
I watch while thorc is Light to SEQ
And dream that he will come to nc:
And though It's dark within without
will not shame him ny doub,:
The all-enfoldng night draws near.
But he viii con.e-I will not fear
But. All, tbs long since M: boy, Will
Went down behind tho hill.
y w. Foss. in Yankee Blade.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.

The astronomers of Warmers OBJ
, servatory at Rochester. N. ". have
, asked the local electric light companies
TO adopt shades for their electric lights,
ella Inning that the CLEANS of light there
from make accurate observations inn
possible.
The Compagnie Translantique has
again brought forward the question of
lighting the Atlantic route from Ire
land to Newfoundland 1t is proposed
to have ten powerful floating lights two
hundred miles apart, and connect them
by electric cables
"A new system ST train starting has
been inaugurated in the Dearborn sta
ton in Chicago. A large clock in tho
train dispatcher's Office runs by cleo
tricity. Connecting wires extend to
largo gongs in the different waiting
rooms and in the train sheds. Two
minutes before the train starts the diff
ferent gongs ring in all parts of tho
building.
"A patent for = process of uniting
broken pieces OF arc light carbons has
recently been granted. BY this process
the fragments of carbon are combined
to any desired lengths by means of 3
paste composed of pulverized carbon
parts and applied hot. after which the
carbons are baked until the paste
hardenS
1t is said that the Gillian govern
ment is considering the sabject of
lighting by electricity the dangerous
straits of Magellan AS its greatest
coal deposits are on the northern shores
of the straits, this can be cheaply eff
fected. Such system would, of course,
be hailed with delight by the mariners
who would use that passage between
the two great oceans
THE state of Massachusetts,, as
viewed from a balloon" says the Elec-
trical Review, will soon present the
appearance of huge gridiron,. If all
the trolley schemes now in contempla-
ton carried out Hamlets will be-
connected by rapid transit with viii
lagos, villages with towns and towns
with cities, until business man living
in the interior of the state can take his
family to the seaside for airing via
the trolley cars
Austria announces an electric loco
motive which is to travel 125 miles an
hour. The Independence Beige follows
with the statement that the North Bel
gian Co. and the North France Co. are
constructing line for locomotives,
operated by electricity, which the
journey from Brussels to Paris. about
1872 miles, will be accomplished in
eighty minutes, a speed of nearly $50
miles an hour. 1t is further stated that
the trains will be running in about two
months
The new system of electric street,
lighting which is to be introduced or
Fifth avenue, New ITS NFn7TOK
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01

And She Failed -''What's the mat
ter. dear?" asked Mr.. Justwed as he
came into the house and found his w, fe
crying if her heart would break. Il
am so discouraged" she sobbed what
has bothered my little wifeP'' 81 worked
all the afternoon making custard pics,
because I knew You were so fond of
them, and-and-" Here she began
weeping Historically again And
what, darling?'' And they turned out
to be sponge cakes.n-Buffalo Express
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01

-IniSvcll-''If your story was 1at
failure, why is it selling like hot
caases?" Bloteer-''I had it bound " it'll
the title on the last page"-Inter
Ocean.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01

--
az
lie pairs win

up in series and the system mu4
that no wire will carry over 11Ove>
electric pressure
The Westinghouse Electric & Nam
ufacturing Co. recently exhibited its
new lamp and its Worlds fair Qenerat-
ors at the old Westinghouse air brake
shops in Allegheny, Pa, where the gem
orators are under construction There
arc IL Of the large generators, each
having a maximum capacity of IS, 900
1G-candle- power lamps, and with the II
1,O0O-horse- power engines required to
drive them will form the largest single
exhibit of machinery ever shown at an
exposition. The weight of each dyna-
mo will be about 100000 pounds, and
the arrnature, the largest single piece
OF each machine, is about 90 inches az
feet in diameter, and weighs $4,000
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-23

There were nine pre-emptlons and sir
homestead claims flied Yesterday in the
united States land office in this citv.
Aliam Cors and r. +. wegener have
ANen sa appeal from Justice Caldwsll's
otetsaon against them ia their suit Tor me
feeeveFy Of the S.ag bakery, in BALLARD
saaeh was setsed on execution.
The road DEGREES and certified co,t kills.
"a the matter of the Andrews and Lang
200 foAds we're yesterday ordered hv
1sdge Hames withheld nut!i the hearin :
VI Motion by J. u. barnes has been hal
Judge Langley signAliEed his return "a
..usy yesterday in = happy fnanner. hi,
sE ofhesA act oeiag the unlen ia MAJ
RAG 81 Victor Gais,no and Rosa bar.
Yaere. sao hal Iast obtained licea.a
Hem TIE county auditor.
Mrs Sarah ". Tf.bhy- Barnes. If Ca,vs-
saTSd %, has written 20 County Clerk 7
uoFaoa inqaiFing whether her brother
1 ever taxpayer in this county. she
as thar he WAS a taxpayer in tais stats
asn last heard from. tAirty wears ago.
,Atanr A. johnson alleges that his clair.
y ~ against tAe HeKs Messenger Con.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-23


SUPERIOR COURT - KcuITx DEPARrMEsT -
LANGLEY. >.
First National Bank Of Seattle vs.. John
Acksayy 81 al.-Judgment against De-
iendans u. n Howard. In the sum Of
W. and costs and dismissed a. 70 Defend
ant John MeReavy.
Samuel Rozentflal ct nj. vs.. Arthur G..
Duncan et sl---Dcfauit Of Defendants A.
u, Duncan, John McWiIliams. J. w. God
wln and Hugh McDermid.
W. r. sayward vs. w. III. Thayer ct al
Temporary Injunction and order to show
cause; set for hearing August 50.
Il. L. ssein vs.. L. B. Stakeholder con-
frming sale.
@. NJ. Godfrey vs.. Home Messenger Com
pany--Ordsr to show cause; signed and set
for hearing August 30
Fred l.. Stinson vs. J. Lieberman-Judg-
meat for plaintiff In sum of s2i3-
James J. Hill vs. r. X. Schriner ct AL
Order Of default.
PROBATE ..
Estate OF zeriah French-September g
set Tor hearing Of final account OF admin
istrator.
Estate of James @. Conway September
set for bearing petition for letters of ad-
ministration
Estate Of Alonzo ylckers--septembe 2
Sc. Tor hearing petition for letters of ad-
ministratton
Estate of Z. b. Baker--September 2 set
Tor hearing petition for letters of admins
tration
Estate OF Dennis Madden-Appraise-
ment fled.
Estate of Timothy Pcndleton--Decre
appointing administrator. filed; notice to
creditors. ordered.
Estate OF James A. wirth-Finai &C
count Of administrator; filed.
Estate Of Edward s. STANDARDIZATION
for discharge Of special administrator.
Estate of c. ii. Merrick- Final report of
administrator and petition tor distribu-
tioB.
CRIMINAL DEPAKTMExT-HrMEs, J.
State of Washington VS.. Albert I,om-
bard and James Ferguson Burglary; De-
fendant Lombard pleads guilty as charged |:
Defendant Ferguson pleads not guilty.
State of Washington vs.. Robert Dewar--
Burglary; defendant pleads not guilty.
State of Washington vs.. Peter Westiin
obtaining money under false psetense
defendant pleads not guilty.
State OF Washington vs.. Joseph White
Burglary: defendant pleads not guilty.
Alexander Maitland VS.. Seattle. Lake
Shore a Eastern Railway Company
Withdrawal of exhibits; permitted.
Henry ID. Clyde ct ux. vs.. I. r. Yoakum
Temporary Injunction; granted.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-23

seers. An example IL found in the follow
inx paragraph from chicago letter Of the
special correspondent ofthe London Spo~s-
sag TTsa<s. the leading sporting paper Of
the British metropolis:
Two Of tne features Of the fair which
the natives buck about are the streets of
state buildings and the foreign buildings
Each state has house Of its own, with .
big register IN which the estixens Of the
state visiting the fair write their names.
and q wersndah filled with rocking chairs
in which paie-faced women SIT adj day and
chew gum. Most of these state buildings
are ~ vulgar and preienfsans ~ proytn-
cial architect can make them, bat there are
exceptions Washineson's bEildiag with
its base OF huge logs. and the Californian
old MISSION station with its red tiles and
palms are csses Ia point.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-23
Two Nor. r.t.tlon. for p,,ore,.

Two more petitions for divorce were
fied yesterday in the superior court. In
one William T. Thomas said he was mar
ried TO his wife. Elizabeth A. Thomas, in
Seattle. August a6. 1859. and that May Is.
lsao. she deserted him. In the other May
A. Tharp says that her husband. Harry r.
Tbsrr. deserted her one month after their
marriage in Tacoma last November and
went 10 California. where he has since re-
aided. She says that since their marriage
he has contributed nothing to her support,
and she has been entirely dependent upon
Der mother for a living. There are no
children and she wants her maiden name
Of Mary A. Murphy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-23

Address by DR.. Atwood Disposal of
Home Missienary Fund.

Address by DR.. Atwood DtspesaI Of
Home Missionary Fund.
The African Methodist Episcopal con-
ference came 10 3 close last evening. The
morning session was opened with o prayer
By Rev. A. NJ. Taylor. Bishop Lee then
introduced Rev. DR.. Atwood. OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. who spoke
words OF encouragement 70 the confer
ence.
Britain 0xendine, editor of the Seattle
in reference 70 his paper, asking the
prayers of the conference for il.
Reports were then presented by the diff
ferent committees and adopted. The
renort of the COMMITTEES on publications
showed that the various church periodi-
calls were thriving nicely. 1t was decided
TO use the home missionary money brought
to the conference for the purpose of de-
fraying the expenses of the meeting. and
Rev. j. T. Hammond was elected treas
urer. The afternoon session was secret.
being devoted 10 questions Of no public
interest.
The evening session was well attended
and was opened with prayer by Rev. 4. E.
Markell. Rev. Henry McKenna then de-
iivered a strong sermon on sin and pun
ishment, touching strongly on the ques-
ton of iniemperance. He maintained
that suffering never reformed a drunkard
nor punishment a criminal: that only
strength of character, which comes with
the spirit of Christ. could be relied on for
true reformation and ultimate salvation.
and that it must be received in this life.
for reason vas against reformation in the
neYf
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-23
SAYS THE TRANSFER WAS FRAUD.
Assignee Sues for the Value of Carpe 10
Sold by = Bankrupf.

@. l.. Faust. the assignee of @. w. Ed
munds, who used TO run q furniture store
at Third and Pike streets. filed a COM
paint In the superior court yesterday
against George s. Lander. wherein he
sesks 10 recover 5000 on account of q
Transaction between Edmnnds and Lam
Der which he alleges was fraudulent
In his complaint he says that at the
time Edmunds made his assignment, on
Nay III last, he was the owner of guam
usy of carpet worth 5000 but that on the
day prior he made a pretended sale OF the
carpet to Lander for tho pretended con-
sldeFatien of 500. and Faust alleges that
this transfer was made for the purpose OF
putting his property beyond the reach Of
creditors and ofdefrauding them. Lander
subsequently disposed Of the carpets and
Ia nos sued for their value.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-23
AL FOR A LOG BOOM.
Ioug Litigation Over Useless
Bay Camp Renewed.
sAlE or PROPERTY EnJonNEc.
sxssa Alleged I'm . Sale Of Carpet
what Stockholders Divorce Cost
Him-Assignss's Report

4 stnbhorn contest is tina. over boom
- Logs cut in 1891 by the Useless bay
5sxring camp. w. III. Thayer owned the
SER and had timber contracts with a
enmbes Of people in the vicinity Of Use
- bsy. But be got in debt to W. r.
asvgard for supplies and services, and on
AcriI :, 1891. gave him bill OF sale for his
eutft and assigned 10 him hts timber con-
tscss, sayward took possession Of the
exsfs and continued the business. paying
iii the expenses - well as the stun page
fcr the logs cut. among which was boom
dfors containing som- 20. ss4 feet.
Thaver also became indebted to other
rartiss snd Alex Maitland and w. ].
weedsn got Judgment against him for
gs4s. 81 and 5000 Executions were duly
issued on these judgments and sent TO
Sheriff Thomas human OF Island county
for service. who levied upon the boom Of
iogs October II. 1901. As soon as Say
ward learned this he replevined the prop
gfy. The case was tried in the Island
county superior eoart, saywsrd claiming
10 BE- the absolute owner Of the logs and
Maitland and Weedin eontending that he
vas only q MORTGAGE and that the bill OF
sale from Thayer to Say ward was only d
wcurity for debt. The case was decided
against Sayward. who appealed TO the SUI
pfsme court. and gave supersedeas bond.
He was again defeated. the conrt holding
that the bali of sale was in effect mort
gage Judgment was then again entered
20 against sayward and an execution
placed In the hands Of Sheriff Woolery for
sxecution.
Yesterday. however. eayward filed .
complaint In the superior court. alleging
that In his various transactions with thu
Useless Bay logging camp, il has become
indebted to him in net balance of Sc. AS. rs
Ia addition 20 q mortgage ON part Of the
outfit which he purchased amounting to
si4i5, all Of which remains unpaid. He
says that at the time the boom was levied
upcn it was In his possession and was his
property. and that Maitland and wecdin
knew this. He also says that both the
latter and Thayer are insolvent and ire
sponsible, and that be could not collect
damages against them, and that Sheriff
Wooiery threatens TO wrongfuliy levy
upon his property in the enforcement of
the Island county judgment. and that I'M
less restrained this boom of logs which
should be applied TO liquidate Thayer's
debt 10 him wall be lost and he would have
no security for his claim against Thayer.
Judge Langley granted temporary re-
ssrairing order and set the hearing for the
case for August 30.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-23
SEE som. rslea

The following new suits ~ers fled in
the once of the clerk Of the superior court
yesterday:
w. ID. Field ". Charles r. Drarsr- Suit
70 recover $3.50 on premissory notes.
w. j. saysard rs. ". H. Thayer ct ux
e. A.-sait 70 restrain levy Of execution
g. L. Faust. assignee. Va. George q Ian
der-suit 20 recover sg00 for fraudulent
transfer Of personal property.
MAY a: IhsFp va Harry p. Tasrp-
William T. Thomas vs.. Elizabeth A.
Thomas-Snit for divorce.
Ernest z. Smith 20. Jacob Menschel--
SuH 70 recover sIT2 On promissory note.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-23
STATISTICS OF SEATTLE TRADE,

Chamber wiz Collect Returns-Esnd
onseea Not 10 BE Consolidated
At the meeting Of the Chamber of Com
merce trustees yesterday the questions of
domestic and foreign trade statistics, the
weather bureau and The consolidation of
the Western Washington land offices were
discussed.
/ In order that reliable information re-
garding the trade of Seattle may be OBJ
tanned, which will furnish valuable data
for reports and comparisons in the future.
the secretary was instructed toinyestisate
and report upon the subject Of ohtaipin.
statistics showing the number of vessels.
name. rig and nationality; the true
amounts OF domestic and foreign exports
and imports from and 10 the city of Seat
tie. with the true values as nearly "a can
be obtained. also the number of tons Of
freight inward and outward by railroad
and its value.
These statistics. IL is believed, would ap-
pTeeiats in value from year to year, and
would give the truest index of the increase
of Seattls's trade with domestic as we'll as
foreign points. and would prove valuable
for comparison with other points OF trade.
letter from DR.. James n. Eagieson, Of
the fact that the weekly reports from the
weather bureau in the department Of az
rieuiture omit 70 make any report from
Seattle. a. though this city has had a we'll
equipped station with al observer in
charge located here for some time past.
The chamber has had this matter in hand
lately enaeayoFing to have the Seattle
Office advanced 10 a frst-elass station
with fall complement OF instruments.
and hopes sooa to see such q result az
tanned
In reply to letter from the chamber TO
the secretary of the interior with reference
20 a rumorei consolidation Of land dis
trseis in Western Washington and the de-
sired enlargement Of the Seattle district. q
communication was received from s III.
Lamorenx, commissioner Of the general
land Office. stating that 40 consolidation
Of land districts or changes Of boundaries
OF the same lathe state Of Washington are
now under consideration by that Office.