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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09

sJr1cKen, ana as 1 SAT remembered the
proud sign OF Aztec royalty, bird of prey
claSping an adder in it's claw There be-
fore me was the last of the stock, and, be-
hold, bird of prey gripped his hair in its
talons, fitting emblem indeed Of the fall
OF Anahuac and the kings of Anahuac!
l sprang to my feet, with an oath, and
lifting the bow held sent an arrow
through the vulture, and it fell to the earth
huttering and screaming. Then l babe
those with me to cut down the corpses of
GuatemOc and of the prince of Tacuba and
another noble who hung with him and
hollow "a deep grave beneath the tree.
There I laid them and there l left them
to sleep forever in it's melancholy shadow,
and thus for the last time saw GuatemOc,
my brother, whom I came far to save and
found ready for burial by the Spaniard.
Then turned my face homeward, for
now Anahuac had no king to rescue, but
it CHANGED that before / went caught a
Tlascalan who could speak Spanish, and
who had deserted from the army of Cortes
because Of the hardships that he suffered
in their toilsome march. This man was
present at the murder of Guatemoc and
his companions and heard the emperor's
last words. 1t seems that some knave
had betrayed to COrtes that an attempt
would be made to rescue the prince, and
that thereon COrtes commanded that he
should be hung. 1t seems also that Guate
moo met his death as he had met the mis-
fortunes of his life-proudly and without
fear. These were his last words: Il did
Ill, Malinche, when I held my hand from
taking my own life before l surrendered
myself to you. Then my heart told me
that all your promises were false, and it
has not lied to me. welcome my death,
for have lived to know shame and defeat
and torture and to see my people the slaves
of the Teule but still l say that God will
reward you for this deed"
Then they murdered him in the midst of
a great silence.
And so farewell to Guatemoc, the most
brave, the best and the noblest Indian that
ever breathed, and may the shadow of his
tormentings and shameful end lie deep up
ON the fame of Cortes for SO long as the
names of both of them are remembered
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09

among men!
For two more months journeyed home
ward, and at length l reached the City of
Pines we'll, though wearied, and having
lost only 40 men by various misadventures,
to find Otomie in good health and over
ioyed to know me safe whom she thought
never to see again But when told her
what was the end of her cousin GuatemOc
she grieved bitterly, both for his sake and
because the last hope of the Aztecs was
gone, and she would not be comforted for
many days.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
Tortured by Robbers.

st. Joe, Mo, Feb. "a. William
Walsh, an old bachelor who has for
years resided alone in an old house in
the south part Of the city, and who is
reported to be a miser, was called out
of bed this morning by five masked
men who seized him, and at the point
Of pistols, tried to make him divulce
the hiding place of his money. He
refused, and they Sc: fire to his hair
and burned it off, and burned his body
with 4 red-h,t poker. He still refused,
and they placed his feet over a fire and
roasted them. Upon his still refusing
they beat him into i~nsensibility and,
after r~ansacking the house, escaped.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
CONGRESS-.
Pettigrew Opposes a scheme, 90 Push
the Pooling uiIl.


Washington, Feb. PAS the SEES
sion of the senate was about to close
Mr.. Pettigrew Of South Dakota gave
q decidedly interesting turn to the
otherwise tedious debate on the Indian
cussod for several days. and MI. Cali.
In charge of the measure, sought to Sc
cure IN agreement for a final vote to-
morrow. There were numerous objcc-
Gons, and among them one from Mr..
Pettigrew, which was emphasized by
the brief but pointed statement he
made. 1t was in the nature of a dis
closure that a private arrangement
had been reached among senators
whereby the pooling bill would be
taken Up at 2 o'clock and held before
the senate day and night until passed.
The statement came SO Unexpectedly,
and was the sequel to such active work
by the friends Of the pooling bill that
it created something Of a sensation
among the senators and spectators.
Mr.. Pettigrew added to his announce
mont that he would take effective
steps to defeat the passage of the
pooling bill by objecting to the dis
poSal Of the Indian appropriation bin
or 0Cner measures having
The contract school item of the Indian
bill was completed in such form as to
provide a 20 per cent reduction from
the expenditures of last year.
The house devoted the day TO the
further consideration of the general
deficiency appropriation bill. Most OF
the time was spent in the discussion
of questions Of minor importance re-
lating to extra compensation for en-
plOyes of the house Of representatives.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
An EXPRESS MESSENGER Is toe
CUTB FOR BANDITS.
Three Men Hold UP n PnssengcI
Train in Missouri, but the Ex-
press Messengers Skips aud the
Are Unable TO Get
Into the Safe.
THE BANDITS GET VERY MAD.
Fire Several Shots IntO tn.
Train and Then Disappear in
the Darkness.

Aurora, Mo-, Feb. 24.-'Frisco train
No. /, weSt-DOund, was held up two
and one-half miles east of this city last
night. Three men boarded the train
at Martinville three miles east, get
ting IN the blind baggage. When
about half the distance between that
place and Aurora they Crawled over
the tender and covered Engineer
Stephenson and the fireman with re-
VOlverS, commanded them to stop the
train. They then marched them back
to the express car, one Of the robbers
telling them that if they did not break
open the door both would be shot.
The door was soon opened and the
robbers made a search for the express
messenger, but did not find him, as be
bad made his escape through the door
in the rear OF the car, locking it after
him. After searching the car unSuc-
C~eSSfully for something to open the
safe with, the bandits escorted the
engineer and fireman back to the en-
CINE and disappeared in the darkness.
Where is great excitement here, and a
posse is being organized to search for
the outlaws. The crew upon the train
is the same u that was held up a
couple Of months ago about eight miles
west of here.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
LEGISLATORS Fight.

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 24.-The first
great sensation OF the Oklahoma legis-
lature occurred last night. The Repub-
leans in the house, largely in the ma
jority, were holding a in the
house chamber, discussing matters of
party concern, when Representative
Nesbit, Populist. and Representative
Hailles, Democrat. both Of Cleveland
county, demanded admittance, and
were refused by the ~doorkeeper. They
declared they had a right in and
could not be shut out by a Republican
caucus. Nesbitt secured a big ladder
and he and Halle proceeded to knock
the door down. Representative George
Vickers of Alva was the first Republic
an out and was soon raining blows on
NeSbitt'S head. A serious riot was
narrowly averted.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
YOUNG
lie Declares That He Knew Nothing
of the Cling Murder.

st. Louis, Feb. 24.-Fred Young. n
former business man of Minneapolis,
whom rumOr connects with the Cling
murder case, vas arrested here to-
day, charged with passing a fraudu-
lent check on his landlady. He said
that he had made out the check in
question and got it cashed through
Mrs. NevinS. He had an account at
the st. Anthony Fails National bank
in Minneapolis when he left that city
recently and supposed when he drew
the check that there was enough left
to cOyer it. The prisoner said he knew
Harry Hayward well. being quite in
innate with him, and through him
became acquainted with Miss Cling.
Young, however, denied cmphatically
that he had any connection with the
murder or that he had any previous
knowledge Of the crime. He explained
his presence in this city by saying he
was looking for work. According to
his story, Young had a good position
In Minneapolis, but left it to come
here. He gave nc reason for leaving
that city.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
SIX LIVES LOST.
Fatal and Disastrous Fire mt HO
SprInSs, Ark,


Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. 24.-As far
as known six people were burned to
death and fOur and a half blocks Of
the residence and business portion Of
the city on Ouachita avenue were
burned. AS far as known six were
burned to death. but rumors are rife
Of others missing, and the number Of
fatalities may be increased to a score
when the death roll is called. Among
the dead are Mrs. Mary Sommonson,
20 years old, who was living in the
LedGerwoOd building; ID. w. Wing Of
Glen Falls, n. Y. who escaped the
flames at first, but remembered that
he had $500 in the hotel, rushed
back to get it. and before he reached
the door his clothing was on fire and
he burned to death in sight OF thou
sands Of people. A man named Hill,
one of whose arms was paralyzpd,
from Chicago, is reported dead. A ne
gro, name unknown. Mrs. Maggie
HiScOck. ho~uSekeeper at the Oaklawn,
ran put from the rear door, a sheet Of
flame, and, %shricking, sank down be-
fore help could reach her.
How many were lost remains to be
seen. The total loss Of ,le c~onfia2ra-
ton will reach hundreds of thousands
Of dollars.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
RcpnNliCnns Celebrate.

Detroit, Mich. Feb. 24.-Washing-
tons birthday was last night celebrat-
ed enthusiastically by the leading Re
publicans Of Michigan. Detroit has
been crowded with Republicans from
all parts of the state for the past two
days their presence being occasioncd
by various gatherings, including the
state convention, meetings Of the state
press association. convention OF the
state league Of Republican clubs, etc.
The browning event took place last
night, being the tenth annual banquet
Of the Michigan club. The presence
OF Gov. Mckinley ri the banquet
proved a great attraction.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
NEWS BOILED DOWN.
Items Of General Interest Placed In
II Few Lines.

Items of General Interest Placed In
n Few Lines.
The Carbolic Acid Gas association
vas organized in New York last night.
Fire in the four-Story brick building
bounded by Hudson. Thirteenth and
Ninth e e, New York, did 100000
damage.
The severe illness of Emilio de Leon.
Guatemalan minister to Mexico, has
delayed negotiations in regard to the
boundary question.
Rev. Sam G. Jones, grandfather Of
Rev. Sam Jones. the evangelist. died
last night at his home in Gainesville,
Ga, aged ninety-one.
1t is possible that Kansas City local
retail butchers may boycott local pack
ers and buy the oulk of their mea: Of
Chicago packing houses.
X. j. Milhouse, a stockman living
near St Joe. Mo, committed suicide
in Kansas City because his bigamous
wife refused to return to him.
W. G. Murphy, the last of Gen. Sam
Houston's army in the war for indie
pendence for Texas, died at his home
in Philadelphia, aged seventy-five
years.
Two masked men entered the Golden
Gate Villa in San Francisco about
midnight. held up the proprietor and
three patrons and escaped with all the
money.
Harry s. Stillwell, a young clerk In
the Bank Of alifornia at San Francis
co, who had been caught stealing a
$50 treasury note shot himself through
the heart.
Representative Haugen Of WiscOn-
sin has introduced a bill in the house
to extend the interstate commerce act
To express companies acting as com
mon carriers.
Lionel Bland, an English actor. died
at Wading River, l.. |. last night Of
pneumonia. His real name was Birch.
His father Is said to be q director Of
the Bank Of England.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
LEGISLATORS swAMPED.
Visit to the Penitcntiary Very I'm,
satisfactory.

st. Paul, Feb. 24.-The visit Of the
members Of the legislature to the Still
water p~enitentiary was a junket pure
and simple. 1t was not the fault of the
members, neither does the blame rest
with the board Of managers or with
any Of the officials of the institution.
1t was the fault of the outside people
who went either by invitation ~ Of
their own volition. A large number
of citizens, knowing Of the proposed
trip, decided to accompany the leSis-
lative body, and they put their decis-
ion in force to the extent Of several
hundred. The members of the leGiS-
lature were swamped, and the man
ayers aud officials Of the penitcntiary
threw UP their hands when the multi
tude swarmcd into the prison.
The party left on the 1910 train
over the st. Paul & Duluth road, and
train were packed with people. When
the train stopped opposite the prison
in Saltwater the managers and Of
ficials knew they would be unable to
properly care for the crowd. but they
hid the best that could be done under
ihe circumstances. It was impossible
for the lawmakers to learn what they
had gone to saltwater to find out, for
the outsiders were so largely in the
majority that the management Of the
institution was kept busy looking after
their wants, and, especially, feeding
them.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
He NOW WANTS TO COME BACK.
MenaS Says That He VIII Return
If He Is Not Prosecuted Until His
Affairs Are Settled.

Minneapolis, Feb. "a. Louis +.
Mcnage, president OF the Northwestern
Guaranty Loan company, has been
heard from. He has written u long let
ter to a personal friend in Minneapolis
in defense of himself. The principal
point of interest about this letter is
the tentative proposition Menage
makes looking toward his return to
Minneapolis, the clearing up of the
tangled affairs Of the Guaranty N
company and its auxiliary companies.
and the claims against him personally,
and the poStpOnement of the trial Of
charges OF larceny and miSmanaGe-
mcnt until such time as the work OF
r~egenerating the company should be
concluded.
Mr.. MenaGe, at great length, de-
ScribeS the series OF gigantic tranSac-
tons in which IN engaged with Che
hope OF recouping The company, shows
how they were justified or made ncces-
sary and how they would have sue
ceedcd but for the panic OF 93. He
asserts with much emphasis his w
innOcenSe of intentional wrong doing
or miSmanagement, and declares il can
be established in court. He explains
that he was obliged to fee for his life
when the crash came, his physician
having advised him that to stay, con
Sidering the mental and physical con
ditiOn in which he then was, meant
either death or IN insane asylum. He
adds that he is nov restored 10 mental
and physical strength and is willing
to attempt the work of satisfying all
claims against the companies and him.
self for a salary simply large enough
to support his family. This work, he
believes, could be accomplished in Il
period Of five years. The letter, for
obvious reasons. gives no hint ~ to the
present whereabouts of Mr.. Manage.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
Plot In China.

London, Feb. PA dispatch from
Hong Kong says a plot. far reaching
In It's purpose, to overthrow the dy-
nasty has been discovered in Kwang
Tung, Kwans 81 and other provinces
Of Southern China. According to a
dispatch ii. NJ. s. Mercury has re-
turned from Formosa. During the
recent black flag riots the British con-
sui at Takau was assaulted by the
natives. The Chinese authorities, how
ever, succeeded in quelling the riots
before the steamer Mercury arrived.
Twenty-Five of the ring leaders were
beheaded and all is now quiet.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
MET WITH A
French Troops In Africa Attacked
by Natives

Paris, Feb. 24-The Quotien reports
that tho French expedition which left
Marseilles some months ago, under the
command OF Commandant Monteil, for
service In the interior OF Africa, was
surprised and a sanguinary conflict
ensued. Three hundred men. COM
priSing half Of the force of the expe-
dition, are said to have beer killed.
while the remainder have been driven
from the line Of march and their re-
treat has been cut off. The minister
OF colonies has received an urgent ap-
peal from the commander Of the ex-
petition for reinforcaments.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
NlINNEE'S CAT.
A Maltese Pussy Travelling Around
the World.

Boston, Feb. pa little Maltese cat
is beating her way around the world
without the expenditure of a cent. A
tag attached to a cord around her neck
tells the story thus.
"Came on board at Minneapolis on
my trip around the world. Please take
the best Of care Of your passenger; via
Boston, thence to New YORK; steamer.
Kitty"
From Minneapolis the feline came
over the 800" line to Montreal, via
the Concord & Montreal and Boston Il
Maine to Boston. Last night she left
Boston for New York in care Of the
baggageman, who will see that she
gets to New York via. the Fall River
line. When she arrives in New York
she will be transferred to some ocean
steamer.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
TAUBENECK A TRAITOR.
So Declares the Reform Press Asso.
citation.

Kansas City, Feb. 24.-One hundred
and fifty members Of the National Re
form Press association met here for
the purpose Of considering questions
looking to the advancement Of the
principles advocated by the Popullst
party. Hon. III. F.. T~aubeneck, chair
mar Of the Peoples party national or
~ganiZation, has e an ultimatum all
the way from Washington. setting
forth his views as TO how the party
should be managed, and threatening
that unless these are carried out he
will resign his present position. The
executive committee held a long SeS-
sion in which a heated discussion Of
Taubcneck's letter was had. 1t was
plainly the sense Of the majority that
Taubeneck'S proposition was entirely
inimical to the interests Of the PEG
pies party, and the following commit
tee was appointed to draft resolutions
sisSippi: Harry Tracey, Texas; w. A.
HOtchkiss, Minnesota; DR.. s. G. Mac
kin, Kansas and J. +. Dixon. Missouri.
The committee soon reported n set OF
resolutions declaring it to be the sense
Of the convention that any M who
would work for or suggest such d.
vcrgent ideas as manifested by Mr..
T~Iubeneck was n traitor to the cause
and unworthy of the party support.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
SCORES THE TRUST.

Important Decision Arising Out OF
Litigation Among N. T.. Bondhold-
ers.
Milwaukee,, Feb. 24.-The stockhold-
ers Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
company gained a point in the United
States court to-day, an order being
entered by Judge Jenkins permitting
Johnson Livingston, Charles L.. Van
Norstrand and Edward ID. Adams,
chairmen Of committees Of bondhOld-
ers, to be made parties defendant to
the suit of the Farmers Loan n
Trust company in the interests of the
bondholders represented by them. At
the same time the court took occ Sion
to reprimand the trust company for
failing to rake certain disclosures to
tie court. The decision is an impor-
tant one, and promises to add st'riou.
complications to the already compli-
Gated suit, and to prOlong the litigation
indefinitely.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
Killed by n Wnman.

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 2i.-Mrs. NJ. c.
Taylor, n drrSsmaker. to-day blew off
the head Of William III. Harrison with
a shotgun. She had applied for a d.
vorce and the case was set for to-mor-
row. She claims her husband hired
Harrison to shadow her and get evil
donce against her. Harrison she says
has logged her for weeks, and this
morning entered her house. When she
ordered him ont and ne refused to 60
she killed him.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28

A Demonstration Against Johnson,
the Skater.

Minneapolis, Feb. 24.-At NOrmanna
rink John S. Johnson was to have had
his third race with Peter Oestlund, the
champion of Norway. The distance
to be skated over was 10000 meters
or six miles and 376 yards. There was
4 large crowd on hand to witness the
event, but the Norwegian did not ap-
pear. claiming that he was handi-
capped by weight and soft ice. john
son tried to 90 over the Course alone
and claim the championship, but the
spectators. who demanded their money
back, were angry because of the re-
fusal Of the management to reimburse
them, blocked the skaters passage.
and Johnson was taken TO his dressing
room under escort of the police.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
MARSHAL OF MINI ESOTA.
h Nomination OF e. I. O'ConnOr 10
Confirmed

Washington, Feb. 24.-The senate in
executive session to-day confirmed the
following nominations: Erskine NJ.
Ross of California, to be United States
circuit judge for the Ninth judicial
district Richard Il. O'Connor of Min
nesota, to be marshal Of the United
States for the district Of Minnesota.
Gideon D.. RantZ of New Mexico. to be
associate justice Of the supreme court
Of the Territory Of New Mexico.
Lieut.. Col. Edmund G.. Bainbridge.
Third artillery. to be colonel. Maj.
Edward r.. Williston, Third artillery,
to be lieutenant colonel. Capt. John
Reucklin Merrick, Third artillery, to
be major.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
SILVER MEMS TICKET.
The BimctaIlic League VIII Put Up
One.

Washington, Feb. PA number OF
men bers of the American bimctallic
league met here to-day for conference.
' he greatest secrecy was maintained.
Gen. A. j. Warner, president OF tho
league, said that they had come to-
gether to talk owe the situation and
nothing more. A rumor has beer in
circulation here that certain silver men
were forming a plan to place = nation
nj silver ticket in the field for the next
national campaign. Senators Teller,
Wolcott and a number of others active
in the of silver in congress, were
not present
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28

Washington, Feb. 2i.-WaShington's
birthday was fittingly celebrated in
this city. The G.. A. r.. the District
national guard. the high school cadets,
the Daughters of the American RevO-
luton the National Council Of Women,
the Sons Of the Revolution and the
Loyal Legion Of Women and several
other organizations each observed the
national character Of the day. The
government departments, banks and
many business places were closed, 1t
being Il legal holiday.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
Cow Caused n Fire.

Hammond, Wis, Feb. 24.-Charles
Glasspool's barn burned last night,
containing fifteen cows. fifty sheep,
two horses and n lot Of hogs, heus.
hay and grain. GlasspoOl nearly lost
his w life in the smoke. The fire
was caused by a cow kicking a lantern
over. There is very light insurance on
the building.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
&. WASH.
American Honor the Memoirs of
the Fathe of Their Country.

Chicago, Feb. "a. - WaShington's
birthday was generally observed in
Chicago. Numerous celebrations were
held by various patriotic and social
Revolution at Grace Episcopal church,
and the Union League celebration at
the Auditorium. The former was adj
dressed by Bishop Seymour of Spring
field. Archbishop Ireland delivered
the commemorative address at the
Auditorium.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
Willy MIR. MENACE
THE PRESIDENT OF THE GUARAN-
TY LOAN HEARD FROM.

He Writes n Long Letter 10 q Per"
sOnal Friend I'm Minneapolis I'm
Defense of Himself and Says
That He Was Forced to
Leave to Save His Life.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
ROsebery III.

London, Feb. L4.-Lord Rosebery Is
Msisposed and Is confined to HE bed.