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Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-13

surprisinr Disciasurca FOLLOW tho Return
ufn Conviota Reason.
Three years Of imprisonment have
lifted the clod from the mind of a man
supposed TO be a ommon horse thief,
but who IL now revealed as Dr.. Herbort
Spencer, formerly a prosperous London
physician. As a climax TO his strange
adventure the board Of pardons will be
at once petitioned for his release from
the eastern p~ouitentiaryi In Philadelphia.
On Sept. 2j, 1891, three horses were
stolen from the stable of q. W. Young
man IN this city. The thief was easily
tracked aud was captured at Mount
Pleasant, Pa. In odecting his capture
an officer was shot in the hip and n
other was wounded in the arm. The
horse thief had a gunshot wound in the
side, and n arm was nearly torn from
the socket. He was brought back to
Williainsport and locked in the county
iail. While In prison he made half a
dozen attempts to end his life. He was
tried in December, 1891, under the
name Of Herbert Spencer Darwin, was
convicted and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for AZ years. Before sentence
was pronounced it was pretty conclu-
sively shown that at the time of his
trial the man was insane. he has spent
over two years in prison, and until the
FIRST Of the present year no showed no
change in his character or actions.
Then came a sudden and startling de-
velopmont. The condemned thief, who
had shown so many signs Of insanity
and whose bungling attempt to steal
three horses was easily ov%erthrown,
showed signs of returning reason.
Quickly these signs multiplied, and now
the prisoner, seemingly a perfectly ra-
tional man, his identity. He
is not Herbert Spencer Darwin, but DR..
Herbert Spencer. he came to this coun-
try in 1890 with SO, 600 in cash. He in.
tended to locate in the United States.
Soon after his arrival his mind be-
came a blank, and he recalls nothing
that has happened the meanwhile.
Through the penitentiary officials he
learned where he had been tried and
convicted. Sufficient proof has been
gathered, it is asserted, to establish the
truthfulness of DR.. Spencer's claims that
he was insane when he stole the horses
and nearly ever since. Friends will use
every effort possible to have tho unfortu-
nate prisoner set free. -Williamsport
tPa.) Dispatch.
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WANTS TO BE CUT UP.
There's Money inside Him, lie Thinks, BE
sides a Strange Disease.

There's Money inside Him, lie Thinks, Re
sides a Strange Diseass.
A poorly dressed old mar walked into
the reception Office at Bellevue hospital
the other afternoon and surprised the
clerk by hauling a thick roll Of green
backs out of one Of his pockets. He fol
lowed this up by taking more bills oui
Of the lining of his hat.
Its all mine," he said gleefully.
and | know where l can get more"
He said no was Bernard Bergen, CO
years old, a peddler; that he had besn
all over the world, and that be had
money to burn.
I'm tell You how it is, " he went on,
II decided last night to become a mar
tyr to medical science. / have discov-
cred that have a strange disease which
has never been heard Of before. When
the doctors cut me mp, they'll learn
something"
A doctor pronounced the old peddlel
crazy and committed him to the insane
pavilion. In his pockets were found
$210 in bills and a handful Of small
change. He refused to tell where he goi
the money.
When they cut me mp" he added,
you III find a lot more"
He said he had no friends, and that
all people wanted was to get away his
oney.-New York Press.
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Emperor william Wants the O.. 200. 600
sprrhlcr FOR Ills New Crown.

Emperor william Wants the 60. 900. 900
fprrticr FOR Ills New Crown.
4 los-n from London that the emperor
Of Germany is eager 10 purchase the
big diamond found at the Jagersfontoin
mino in july last. This monster gem
turns the scales at OIL carats. and there
seems good reason for believing that Il
is tho very biggest In the world. II has
been christened the Jagcrsfontein "Ex-
celsior."
The J~agersfontcin mine, which Is sit
uated about so miles from Kimberley
and within tho territory Of the Orange
Free State republic. il owned by a COM
pany, many Of the shareholders of which
reside in England and few Of them on
the spot. For some time they have sold
the yield Of diamonds by public tender
in advance. The contractors for the
purchase Of the diamonds In July were
Mesars. Weruheim & Belt, and their
contract expired on the very day this
famous stone was found. Had It been
handed to tho manager only a few hours
later It would have fallen into other
hands.
Tho Excelsior was found by q ma
tive Basuto laborer named Jonas, and
he could easily have secTeted 1t, as has
been done In thousands Of cases, no
doubt, because 1t happened that he was
working at the time at a place where
no diamonds were expected to DO found.
However, ne promptly placed 1t IN the
hands Of the manager, who did not for
a considerable time realize its enormous
value. The natives at the mine, as an
encouragement to zeal and honesty, are
allowed a small commission upon the
diamonds they find, and Jonas share
wa about $50. This sum to an African
native is quite a small fortune, and rs
tho bonus was supplemented by the gift
Of a horse, saddle and bride the Basuto
left for his home a very proud man
On the spot the diamond was valued
by the official government inspector at
e25, 600, but when II reached Kimber-
Icy a bid Of e260, 600 was made for it.
The offer was declined, and the "Ex-
celsior" vas shipped to Europe. 1t was
a curious sight to see the parcel guard
ed to the Cape Town docks by a squad
of cavalry and a detachment Of police.
1t reached England safely, and imme-
diately the value went up, until now the
owners decline to part with 1t for less
than 81, 600, 600. II has been lodged in
the Bank of England for security, and
at the present time negotiations are pro
ceeding for its purchase on behalf of the
German emperor, who is having a new
crown constructed and has an idea APP
parently that this particular gem will
add luster to the diadem. He is not,
however, the only bidder in the market,
and 1t is quite uncertain what will be
the gems ultimate destination Jew
elers' Circular.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-13
A ROYAL TRAIN.
The Sort Of Cars Which Arc 80 10 Provide
For the Cars Convenience.

The Sort of Cars Which Arc 60 DoProvidod
For the Cars Convenience.
A new imperial train for the czar Of
Russia is at present being built at the
Alexandrowski wagon mandatory at
st. Petersburg. II consists of II 7
riages, of which one is reserved for the
railway officials, a kitchen carriage and
two luggage vans. With the exception
of wheels and the axles, which have
been supplied by Krupp, at Essen, the
whole of the material is Of Russian or
igin and manufacture. By means Of a
very powerful automatic brake the
train can be brought toa standstill in a
minimum OF time from every one of the
carriages. The interior Of the carriages
is appointed with much taste. The win
dows are different on both sides. The
side with the corridor has windows Of a
uniform size, while the windows on the
other side are made in accordance with
the requirements of the various com
partments. The passages between the
various cars are v%estibuled.
The carriage OF the ear and czarina
Is connected directly with the dining
room; then come the large saloon car,
the carriages of the grand dukes, etc.
The carriages will be sent on a trial
trip to Copenhagen. Some Of them have
already been sent to Vienna and back.
Railway Review.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-13

The bishop Of London has ordered his
clergy to make a special effort during
Lent on behalf Of the w~orldlings of the
Stock Exchange and Lombard street,
who certainly need a spiritual awaken
ing as much as the poor east end. The
bishops scheme includes midday serv-
ices at various ancient city churches,
and as business is very slack they have
been so far wen attended.
The stock produce brokers regard the
scheme Is a remarkably funny Joke and
consider it their duty to help It along.
On Thursday during a dull interval on
the Stock Exchange somebody suggested
a special mission on behalf Of the soul
Of the bucket shop keepers, wherca'
there was mach enthusiasm .-LondoI
Cable.
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thai ROYAL A

The Baron Rescued tao Princess From Her
Prison, anyhow They Are wed.
The love st9ry Of the Princess Eliza
beth Of BaYia t1rns out to DO even
more aozs(a according 10 its latest
lon, than FIRST reported. The first
cunt decle ID that the princess, hav-
known Baron Won Seifried for many
ars, married him with the reluctantly
anted consent Of her parents and of her
uncle, Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus
tria. The ceremony was said to have
aiken place at Genoa.
1t now appears that the royal parents
81 the princess opposed with right royal
sternness the miscarriage of their
daughter. She was borne away, like
some lOvelorn dainsel Of old, to a Sc
questered castle in the Tyrol. Here she
was left to repent and reflect upon the
folly OF misplaced affection. Baron Won
Soifried was meaDw while garrisoned at
Metz, IN Lorraine.
But the fair prisoner found means to
inform her trusty knight and true of
her whereabouts, and he FASTENED to her
relief by the first railway train. They
met at Bautzen, where all trace Of them
was lost. But President Won Crailsheim
Of the Bavarian ministerial council has
Just received word that the couple were
married in a little parish cbuch neal
Geneva, In Switzerland. New York
Mai and Express.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-13

The mania for giving a large number
Of Christian names TO one and the same
person il particularly prevalent in Italy.
An Italian gentleman named Campag-
ma, who has just been naturalizcd a
Frenchman, has given some little trou-
bic to the French foreign Office clerks in
registering his full designation. Here
1t is; Vincendo Salvatore Maria Gen
marc FrancesCO-Sales Francosco-d'As-
sisi Francesca de Paolo Rocca Michele
C~rocihsso Emiddio Pasquale Giovan
Giuseppe Geltrudo Carlo Gaetana Al
folso Giro Andrea Luigi Giorau Geral-
do Antonio-di-Para Antouio-Abatto
Campagna.-London News.
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The Peculiar Personality ~ ca faiifnfuia
Woman OF Properly.
The story Of the achievements OF
Maria Bansley has locouio familiar
through the recent attempts at settle
mcnt Of the Bonsloy estate. The story
Of the womans personality is more re-
marhable. As one evidence Of her pc
c%uliaritics It may be cited that she wore
a coat Of mail.
The woman was the vito Of John
Bonsley, once u financial power in San
francisco. When no failed and ned,
after hiding his property to escape his
creditors, she remained TO fight them
and proved herself a diplomat. After
several transfers she got hold Of tho
Bensley property, in turn disposing Of
u to q fictitious woman. from whom
she had no trouble In securing a power
Of attorney. Mrs. do T%arento" 81
called this fictitious woman, and need
less to say, when Mrs. Bensley desired
to dispose Of any property, Mrs. dc Tar.
ento never d%issented.
While Bensley was away his wife
found herself in many trying situations,
and whom she became a widow her
peace Of mind was still disturbed by
the opportunities Of creditors and their
recourse to the law. Mrs. Bensley traced
her pedigree back to noble families
that never existed. and her pride was
based on titles that were never be-
slowed. She had few ~confdants, and
the enemies her husband had acquired
readily transferred their attention to
her. She was worried and looked Il.
She grew thin and feeble, but lost no
whit of her pluck.
Ono day Mrs. Bensley was dining at
the Pleasonton when a message was
brought to her. She read it, gasped and
tainted. AS she fell from her chair she
struck the floor with a clang. People
who raised the ~attenuated form won
dered at its weight. When medical at
tention was called, tho mystery was ex-
planned. Inclosing the woman's body
was a coat. of mail, steel linked and
bullet proof. In her contentious and her
scheming to keep creditors from getting
their dues she had learned to fear vonge
ance. IL is believed that until death
Mrs. Bensley wore her arInor. w
stricken with heart disease. she was
still In the midst Of a legal fight, still
maintaining her frauds and had AZ
much reason as evcr to believe herself
in danger Of violence San Francisco
Letter.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-13
FILTERINe MERRIMAc wATgR.
II Has Been Found That Pollution In This
Stream Increased the Death Rate.

II Has Been Found That Pollution In This
Stream Increased the Death Rate.
The city of Lawrence, Mass, is ex-
p%erimenting with a filter bed" with
which it hopes to purify the water of
the Merrimac river, the source Of the
water supply of hat city. The sum of
goo, 600 already has been expended for
the purpose. The experiment is being
made in pursuance Of the discovery
made two years ago by the state board
of health of Massachusetts, that certain
cities which had suffered especially
from typhoid fever were using water
from polluted rivers. The board gave
assurance that by tine use of filter beds
SO per cent of the bacteria organisms,
some Of which are harmful, would be
removed.
The hltering was begun Sept. go,
since which time daily investigation
shows that this proportion Of the bac-
terra is removed from tho water, and
also that the water is 30 purified that
thrce-fourths of the remaining 9 per
cent die before the water reaches the
dwelling houses. The fact that the
number of deaths from typhoid fever in
that city during the months of October
and November of last year was only
one each month, while formerly the av-
erage for five years was five each month,
seems to furnish conclusive evidence
that there is a virtue in tho plan rec
commended by the Massachusetts board.
Troy Press.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-13

The Mont Blanc observatory is I'M
dcrgoing its presumably worst season,
and the most interesting news Of the
kind dining the coming spring viii be
the account II how is occupants passed
the winter aud what observations they
were enabled TO make. But II is not
expected that much can be done Ia
winter, except in connection with me-
teorology, and we must look for what
ever discoveries are to come through the
advantages Of high attitudes to the
South American and Californian obsery-
atorics. English Mechanic.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-13

It is reported that the Indians Of Red
ver reservation, near Ashland, have
er been in better condition than
arc this winter. The recommends.
tf9 of Indian Agent Mercer, which
brought the Washington officials to fa-
vorably consider the proposition Of log
ging on the reservation, is responsible
for the happy condition. j. l.. Stearns,
the lumberman, has deposited a bond Of
$50, 900 with the Washington officials
and begun logging on the reserve, Civ
ing ample employment 10 all the In
dams who wish to work and at a very
fair rate Of wages. He has so Indians
ai work nOw-and they are getting out
90, 600 feet oflogs daily. The attendance
at the Indian school on Red river res
ervation has eve been 30 large as this
winter.-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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s~EcRETARY's PORTRAITS.
Tho Limited Art Gallery In the Depart
ment Of state at Washington.

Tho Limited Art Gallery In the Depart
ment Of state at Washington.
Tho department of state at Washing
ton has now an art gallery, limited to a
certain class Of paintings, Of which
there Is no superior collection in the
world. This collection has been recently
hung with much good taste in one of
the rooms devoted to the reception Of
the diplomatic corps when any Of its
members call to see the secretary.
The collection embraces the oil por-
traits Of every secretary Of state, begin
ming with Thomas Jefferson, down to
and including Thomas r. Bayard.
Some of the likenesses are said to be
most excellent. and a few are thought
by experts to be wretchedly poor. Mr..
Bayard's is one of the latter, although
the government paid a handsome sum
to tho artist for her work. All these
portraits were on exhibition at the
Worlds fair at Chicago and have re-
Gently been received at tho state depart
ment. Where they are now hung visit
ors can readily sec them without the
formality of red tape or the granting Of
authority by any Of the f~unctionaries of
the department. The collection is n
most valuable n and will soon be In
creased by portraits of Mr.. Blaine, Sec
rotary Foster and later Of Secretary
Gresham. A striking fact in the col
lection was tho number Of secretaries
who preferred TO wear no hirsute sdorn-
ments. John G. Calhoun was the only
n prior TO Secretary Blaine who wore
whiskers. Baltimore Sun.
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A ReMARKAeLe cAse


a Bullet Passed Through asst. Louis Mans
brain. and Yet fo Recovered.
Emil Witzky. after occupying a cot
at the City hospital for over two months.
with a bullet in his brain, is now walk.
ing about nearly as well as any one and
will be discharged q cured man IN the
course OF a few days.
Witzky's case IS one Of the most re-
markable that ever camo under the no
tice Of st. Louis surgeons. u Is much
stranger than that Of the man lesson,
who attempted to commit suicide In
Forest park a year ago. lesson fingered
between life and death about a month,
but finally died from the effects Of the
bullet, which lodged in the center Of
his head. lesson never got up from his
bed after sanding the leaden pellet into
his brain, and for that matter was nm
conscious nearly all the time. Witzky
is as rational as any man walking tho
streets. He shot himself over the left
eye after having trouble with his wife
and mother-in-law.
From the paralysis it caused in his
right leg DR.. Marks decided that the
ball lodged in the back Of his head on
the left side. The jagged hole in the
forehead finally healed over, and after
remaining in a half dead state for near
ly a week Witzky came to. He was not
able to move for fully a month on ac-
count of the paralysis. No sensation
was in. the right leg whatever. Needles
could DO thrust into It, OF Il could be
pinched OF burned without his feeling
tho pain. Three or four weeks ago the
paralysis began to disappear. It was
thought strange indeed by Dr.. Marks
and the other physicians, for the bullet
had not been removed, and no reason
was apparent for the 'deadness" to dis
appear. Yet go away II did, and since
that time his recovery has been steady
as olockwork. How that 39 caliber bull
let plunged through six or eight inches
OF his brain and remained resting among
tho tissues without causing instant death
OK perpetual idiocy passes the compre-
hension Of every scientific man who has
heard Of his case.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-13

The gJpsy moth IS going to cost Mas
sachusetts a pf6eiy penny before tho
work u determination is finished up.
Il appears that The sum Of a245, 600 has
been expended already, and with an APP
preparation Of 9I65. 900 this year, $780,
900 next year, 500. 600 fofthe year fol-
lowing and $50, 900 annually after that
it is not dificnlt to calculate that a
round million will have been exhausted
before the pest Is yanquish9d. 1glis is
big bill 10 pay, but it isn't 81 eFpon-
I've as the u~ndistnrbed rayEgl NJ the
llh-Hnalnn Herald.
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Reason TO Believe That We VIII Have to
Guard Against the Plague This Year.

Reason to believe That We WIN Have TO
Guard Against the Plague This Year.
For over two years the Asiatic cholera
has been epidemic in western Russia,
but as we have had reports of the sub
sidence Of its ravages during the win
ter months there was hope that there
might not be a recurrence this spring Of
the unhappy experiences Of that season
In 1892 and 1898. We regret that the
dispatches at hand are ~unfavoIable.
There have been violent outbreaks of
the disease during the past week at a
number Of the populouS centers Of the
western provinces, one Of the most vio-
lent of them as far west as the city Of
Warsaw, and from that place both Ger
many and Austria are again directly
menaced.
There IL reason, therefore, to fear
that New York Will have to be on the
guard for yet another year, and that
there viii 10 need for the utmost vigil
lance on the part Of the officers Of our
quarantine service. We do not doubt
the ability of these officers TO maintain
tho safety Of the city.
II Is to be hoped that the European
governments represented IN tho interna-
tional sanitary commission which has
held a conference In Paris will provide
for the prompt execution of those de-
fenslve measures which have met with
the approval Of tho delegates. This au-
thoritative commission was organized
for the express purpose Of preparing al
a%nticholera programme acceptable to IT,
leading powers Of the world. and 1t viii
be a public shame n the recommends
tions it has made this year shall be neg
lected, as were thuse made at It's session
OF last year.-New York Sun.
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AHero.

of all the wretchedly u~nderpaid
American consuls we think the case OF
our representative at Santos, Brazil, is
the worst. This unfortunate individual
"a Maine man-receives the munifcent
salary of 81, 800 a year. His expenses
are SO, 900 a year. He has buried his
vice consul, has had yellow fever twice
himself, resigns periodically, but still
sticks plucnly to his post, waiting foi
his successor to DO appointed and, what
is more important, TO accept the ap.
pointment. This consul deserves well
Of his country Bath Times.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-13

fhIch Contains n Lesson For
g Whe Have TO right.
.ic annouuccs that the queen
I'll DE Victoria cross upon
.afor Lloyd az The army med
for bic ~gallantry dnring the
against tie Kachins last year.
the attack on the Sima tort
'chiua On Jan. @, 1898, tho
oficor Captain Morton,
p'c5ot about so yards
1ndtd. Surgeon Major
4 BY q native officer,
help him, under n
viewer. the wound
was found nee
Q more help, and
ID had thus 10 re-
Morton for some
-6tos. The enemy, who were within
OF IS PAGES, were all tho time keep
up a heavy Ere and killed four men,
Q Of them being a bugler who was
falping to carry Captain Morton. The
.ioria cross WAS probably eve
rned more calamity.
Surgeon Major Lloyd would have de-
lighted Frederick the Great as one Of
mon who show no violent wish TO
We forever" His example Is also use
70 the soldier in showing that there
Q practically no war risks through
which 1t Is impossible to come out with
safoty. This is a very important lesson
Tor those who have TO fight. Soldiers
run almost any amount Of risk, but
9 certainty Of death is apt to appall.
is sad to record that the man TO save
hom Surgeon Major Lloyd rished his
2 80 brnvely died almost directly be
taken into the fort.-London Spec
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Anmsar aI.l the Emsrr.asr.

Philip ID. Armour is a man Of vast
resources. "A few months ago an at
tempt was made by a grain corner to
squeeze him. His own granaries were
fnll. and the combination refused to let
him have 4 square inch Of space In
their elevators. Armour had 5000, 900
bnsbels of whcnl 10 place and 30 days
IA which fodoif. Ho sent for his build
er. foll hlm what be wanted. and IN 20
daya ttf isfe. X and finest grain eleva-
tor il chiraso hfi orecfad and the
rrrIu H0Ia HieHnI Ifrani-