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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-01-31
A SPLIT CHIP.
That Marked the Turning Point in His
Run of Bad Luck.

A party OF horse-racing followers
were standing in Willard's lobby last
night, when a tall, soldierly looking
man, with white hair and snowy
mostache and imperial, strode in and
advanced to the clerks desk, says the
Washington Star.
"See that feller," said one of the
elderly men in the group; chats
lucky Jack Doty.' Never hear of him?
Well, he's got story that is worth
KNOWN. Thirty years ago there
wasn't a higher roller in the South.
His people had died out one by one,
till only a sister was left, and Jack
and her had loads of money and lots
of negroes, She got religion the
worst way, and all OF sudden went
into a convent.
GAS / said, Jack was high roller,
but he'd kept within bounds up to
that time. When the girl left the
world. as they call it, Jack was crazy.
He was devoted to her, in spite OF his
runnin' around, and he just cut loose
and raised a fog. He played the limit,
and it wasn't long before the brace
players had layouts fixed for him in
every town he struck. His money
went and his negroes, too, and the
time came when he didn't have the
price OF a shoestring. He drifted up
to Memphis one night broke and des.
perate. He went into farrer bank
and watched the game for while,
but he didn't get a nod, where not
long before the negroes used to break
their neck to shove chair up right
in front of the layout for him.
"Old man Galloway had farrer
streak on him that night, and was
playin' blues at Il hundred a stack
Jack sat down near him and seemed
to Illustrate the man, because he bet
10 chips on a double seven and got
split. He was madder'n a hornet,
but he laughed just the same and said
to Jack, as he handed over the split
check to him:
81 reckon you wanted stake and
made me bet odd chips. See what
you can do with that
"Jack grabbed two and half like
a hungry man catchin' a bun, and
shot it into the square. The king won
on the turn. Then the deuce won
twice. Jack let the $50 lay. The
deuce won again; then the king won
twice, and then the deuce won again
Neither the queen or ace had showed
but the 1920 in blue chips were still
untouched. The dealer thought he
had a cinch and never spoke about
the two-hundred-dollar limit.
The queen won on the turn.
"Draw down to two hundred sale
the dealer, and Jack took four hun
dred and forty away. Well, the las
king and all the queens and aces won
and Jack had two hundred on every
, one. He kept on playing and turned
the box down and carried off tn,
J 81, 900 bank roll with him along
about daybreak. He got the blu
split he had started on and had ,
hole bored in it, and put it on tn
chain of the watch he bought the mex
!, day. He went to New Orleans an,
won $6O,OO in five weeks. Then h
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-01-31
On the Hop.

A traveller in hops, when paying
his first visit to famous brewery in
south Germany, was about to enter
the office when he noticed a plate,
with the inscription, Hop travellers
upstairs. Concluding therefrom that
a special room was set apart for in
terviewing travellers he took the
hint, and on reaching the top of the
stairs he found himself in a long pas
sage, the walls of which were
adorned at intervals with the image
of hand pointing in one direction.
At the end of the corridor another
hand pointed to a second flight of
steps, leading downward. AT the
bottom of the steps a hand pointed
to a door, which he opened and
found himself-in the street.-The
Rende Blatter.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-01-31

A man never reaflzes tine superior
ity of woman so much as when he is
sewing on button without thimble,
pushing the needle against the wall
to get it half way through and. pull
ing it through the other half by
hanging ON to it with his teeth.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-01-31
A WEDDING TRIP INCIDENT.
The Groom Thought of His Bride just
Tlme To Save Her.

The Groom Thought of His Bride Just In
Time to Save Her.
The wife of well known New
Yorker told about an incident of her
wedding trip the other evening as IL
lustrating the forgetfulness of man
who has only recently abandoned
selfish bachelorship. They had only
just begun their bridal journey. On
that afternoon the train left the track
and BEGAN to bump along the ties. 1t
happened ut that moment that the
newly made husband was walking
down the aisle of the car away from
the seat where his bride sat. He
knew that part of the railroad very
well, and he was terrified at having
the train leave the track there, for
they We're upon a bend on steep
and lofty embankment. With
thought of nothing but the peril
which threatened the train he dashed
madly for the door. He was on the
platform already, careening and
wavering, and in another instant he
would have leaped, when, uncon-
sciously looking back at the danger
he was leaving, he saw his wife. In
stantly he turned and dashed back
into the car. He was just in the nick
of time to reach his wife, for already
the car was tottering.
"Hold on for your lifer' he cried
to her. 1--WE are going headlong over
the bend"
He had fallen in the aisle at her
side, and clinging to the seat he held
his wife.
"Hold on for your 1ife," he cried
again, "for we are going over"
And they did go over several times,
and though the bridal couple were
cut and bruised terribly they were
more fortunate than many others,
for the death list after that wreck
was a long one.
But my husband" she said in
telling the story, could not seem to
forgive himself for having forgotten
me for a second, while could un-
derstand it perfectly. He WASH used
to looking after wife, and If you
want to know the truth, she added,
with a smile, 'I was glad that it all
happened as it did, for don't believe
that any man who was caught in
danger with his wife would desert
her, but it takes a brave man who
has got out of danger to go deliber-
ately back into it. He knew that
danger better than any one else In
the car, suppose, and he must have
felt that we We're both lost. Yet he
came back to me, and that was how
1 learned on our wedding day that
my husband, if he was forgetful,
was also brave. New York Trib-
|
A man never realizes tine superior
ity of woman so much as when he is
sewing on button without thimble,
pushing the needle against the wall
to get it half way through and. pull
/ ,,ar fhA .fhar. half hxr
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
RATHER PREMATURE.

Commissioner Grant had heard
not more than one-tenth of the tes-
timony given in the case-lesS than
any other commissioner, except, per-
haps, Mr.. Roosevelt (who had given
no public expression of opinion upon
the merits of the case). The charges
against Capt. Eakins had to be tried.
The board would have been derelict
if it had not tried them. They have
been tried as all the charges are
tried, and the commissioners are in
no wise responsible for the expense,
to which Capt. Eakins had been put.
He had retained an attorney, as
other captains in like circumstances
had done. He will be judged upon
the evidence, and that alone, and
none of us will declare our decision
until the evidence is complete, and
has been fully and carefully consid-
cred"
After the other commissioners had
handed around their statement, Com
missioner Grant was seen. He said:
"As to the statement that 1 would
vote for Eakins' dismissal without
reviewing the testimony, I did make
that remark to both Messrs. Roose-
welt and Parker, but it was intend
ed only as a joke. I feel that no one
is to blame
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
Makes 1t international.

ANOKA, Mimi, Aug. 3.-Three weeks
ago a man named Charles ,Berncastle
was arrested for creating a disturb
ance in a restaurant, and served ten
days in Jail, having no money to pay
his fine. He objected, and wrote let
ters to every one he could. After his
release he reported the matter to the
British ambassador at Washington,
claiming to be a British subject, and
the arrest was without cause. e.
Howard Murphy, British vice consul,
applies by letter to Attorney Giddings,
of Anoka, for the facts. Berncastle
had been drinking, and was mixed up
in a fight when arrested He also
made spiteful remarks against Page
Brothers, and tried to have a letter
published, roasting them. The same
night the mill burned, and Berncastle
was suspected, but proved an alibi.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
METHoDIsTs ALARMED.
one of Their Lady missionaries
From Lakeffeld. NIinn.

NEW YORK, Aug. Am Asso-
clated Press cablegram telling of a.
massacre Of Christians, including
hVe women, at Ku Cheng, excited
the graVest fears at the headouar-
ters of the foreign board of Metbo-
dist missions. The Methodist mission
at ku Cheng is in charge of Miss
Mabel Hartford. Her assistant is
Miss w. H. Rouse. In addition to
these, 1T is feared that two other
women, Miss Mabel Allen and Miss
Sarah Peters, are also in the vicinity
OF ku Cheng. Corresponding Secre-
tary A. B. Leonard, of the Methodist
poard OF missions. who has spent
considerable time in China, said to-
DAY: In view of the fact that we
nave received no cablegram from
emma, we can-only hope for the pres
eht that our people are safe and we'll
HAD any Of our people been massa-
cred L am sure that Rev. w. TT
Lacy, our Representative and treas
urer at Foo Chow, from which Mace
the adVlces were received, would
nave cabled us without delay. Miss
Hartford is a resident of Dover. N
H., and has spent several years as
a missionary in China. She was some
time ago put in charge of the wom-
ems work at Ku Cheng. Miss Rouse.
her assistant, came from Lakefield.
Minn.''
Rev. Joseph Gillespie, secretary
OF the foreign board of missions of
the Presbyterian church, said today
that his church has no missionaries
within 250 miles of Ku Cheng. He
expressed the opinion that the mas
sacre affected most seriously the
Church Missionary Society OF En-
gland, which established mission
at .Ku Cheng in 1S47. The mission is
attached to the Church of England.
and has twenty-seven mission houses
there. The society maintains TWENTY
two schools in the province. There
is also small church for lepers. lust
outside the south gate of the Meth
odist Episcopal compound. Rev. e.
b. Chivers, secretary of the Baptist
board of foreign missions, said that
the Baptists have no missions nearer
the scene of the massacre than Che
Kiang, which is 200 miles. distant.
Other missionaries are located at
kd Cheng, which is also about 200
miles from Ku Cheng.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
WARRANT FOR PAT aU1NLAN.
Julia COnnef7s Husband Deter
mined to Have a Trial.

Julia COnner7s Husband Deter
mined to Have a Trial.
CHICAGO, Aug. 81. 1. Conner,
formerly the husband of Julia l..
Conner, who was mysteriously dis
posed of, with her daughter, in the
castle of H. H. Holmes, will swear
out two warrants Monday morning.
One will be for the arrest of Holmes
on the charge of numbering Mrs.
Conner and her daughter, Pearl, and
the other will be for Patrick Quin-
Ian on the same charge. Mr.. Con-
ner's determination to take this
course was reached tonight, after an
unsatisfactory attempt to discover
just how far Quinlan is implicated
with Holmes in the disappearance of
the mother and child. Mr.. Conner's
action in taking out the warrants
will also serve to spur the police
to new effort to concfusively prove
that Quinlan, under the conspiracy
law, is equally guilty with Holmes
in the blotting out of existence of
half a dozen people now missing and
last seen within the walls of the
castle.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
MIGHT 1MPEACH CARLISLE.
Humane Society Tells Him He
Must Hold the Bulls.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The vice
president of the American Humane
association is of the opinion that
the secretary of the treasury is liza
BILE to impeachment if the animals to
be used in the proposed bull fights at
the Atlantic exposition are admitted
into this country. Today the fol-
lowing letter was sent:
ITO the Honorable Secretary of the
is announced that ten bulls have been
shipped from the City of Mexico to
the Atlanta exposition for the purpose
of giving exhibitions of bull fighting.
1 am informed by counsel that nay
appeal to the president from your de-
partment's decision, as to admitting
the bulls, acts as a stay. You should,
therefore, hold the bulls at the frontier
port of entry, pending the decision of
the president. Inasmuch as your de-
cision has had the effect of encourage
ing the country to import bulls, and
bull fights are being announced in var
ious quarters of the country as q re-
suit, l have no reason to believe that
the president will uphold you. Ger
tainly, if you admit the bulls pending
the decision of the president, l am of
the opinion that you will be liable to
Impeachment at the next session of
congress, under the statutes. / have
the honor to be, faithfully yours,
civilian H. BALLOU,
''Vice President American Humane
ASSOci9 alton -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
CAPPs VISITS THE MASCOT.
He Does Not Believe Allen Could
Hang Holmes.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. 3-At-
torney w. A. Capps, of Fort Worth,
was in the city today en- route from
Chicago to Fort Worth, the object of
his visit here being to see Mascot"
or Allen, the convict, and ascertain
what he may know that will throw
any light on the Holmes mystery He
is interested in a civil suit over the
title to the Williams property in Fort
Worth. AS Allen, or Bond, was the
person to whom this property was first
transferred, the convict is considered
a valuable witness in the case. Mr..
Capps presented to Gov. Clarke a let
ter of Introduction from States At
torney ]. j. Kern, Of Illinois, authoriz-
ing Mr.. Capps to represent him as
states attorney in his talk with the
governor. Mr.. Capps was interviewed
by an Associated Press representative
after his talk with the convict. He
said he does not believe that Allen
knows anything of Holmes crimes
that would hang him. "He may know
something of Holmes swindling opera
tions; am positive he does" said At
torney Capps, "but that is the extent
of his knowledge. He could not not be
pardoned unless he possessed knowl-
edge which would hang Holmes, but
whatever he might say would have
no weight unless corroborated. I
think he has told all he knows and
is now only bidding for cheap notoriety
and immunity from labor, which is ac-
corded him by frequent interviews"
DO you believe his story that Minnie
Williams was alive six months ago?"
mo; the Williams girls are both
dead. While in Chicago L traced them
up to within few days of their dis
appearance. Mamie was murdered
July 5, 1893, and Minnie between June
80 and July 5 the same year. Allen
may believe Minnie is still alive, and L
doubt not he could produce letters re-
puted to be from her, but L am
confident that they are forgeries, for
which Holmes is probably responsible
or Of which he is cognizant. Mrs Pat
Quinlan recently confessed that she at
tested a deed in Chicago as Minnie
Williams. He may be able to throw
some light upon the identity of this
woman who is masquerading as Minnie
Williams, but beyond that, and a
knowledge of other frauds, he can
not co.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
GREENWAY IN DANGER,
May Be Removed If He Will Not
Compromise.


WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 8 Sir
John Schultze, governor Of Manito-
ba, transmitted to Premier Green
way communication from the do
minion government asking Greenway
to state just how far he will go in
compromising the Catholic school
difficulty. Sir John, after transmit
ting the communication, took the
train for Banff in the Rocky noun
tains, where Sir Mackenzie Bowel
premier of Canada, now is. In Win
nipeg today the startling rumor was
freely circulated by politicians that
if Premier Greenway persists in his
refusal to remedy Catholic griev-
ances, he and his ministers will be
dismissed from Office by the Mani
toba governor. OF course the gov
ernor has the power to do this, but
such a high-handed course would be
calculated only to intensity the trou-
BILE and bitterness. Certain it is,
however, that the dominion govern
ment is contemplating some decisive
move.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
DYNAMITE PLOTS.
PRINCE GEORGE OF WALES AN
INTENDED VICTIM OF III.
H. HOLMES
OLD SENSATION REVIVED.
PHTLADELPHIA,S CAPTIVE CON-
NECTED WITH TWO FORMER
HALIFAX PRISONERS.
4 BIG SUPPLY OF EXPLOSIVES.
Arrested on Suspicion of Conspir-
ing to Blow Up the War
Nhip Canada.

HALIFAX, N. S., Aug. 3.-The po-
lice authorities are convinced that
Fl. H. Holmes, the Philadelphia in
surance swindler and alleged mur-
derer, was arrested here ten years
ago. The man arrested gave the
name of James Holmes, and a COM
panion gave the name of William
Brecken. They were caught with
forty-eight pounds of dynamite in
their possession and Boynton swim
ming suits. 1t is believed they in
tended to blow up the British war
ship Canada, which had Prince
George of Wales on board. The pris-
oners were tried for having a nui-
sance in their possession and SEN
fenced to one year in Jail. While
there it was given out that Holmes
admitted that they intended to blow
ZIP the war ship, for which they were
to be we'll paid. Holmes came from
Philadelphia, and the detectives
found out that he was a swindler
His pictures resemble those of H. H.
Holmes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
ting the benefit of the high prices and
propose to get the best of the Eastern
sugar kings.
TAILORS TRIUMPHANT.
New York Contractors Make .
Complete Surrender.


Complete Surrender.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Just at mid,
night the siX-day strike of the
Brotherhood of Tailors was declared
off. Leader Schoenfeld, of the Unit
ed Garment Workers of America,
and Secretary Wilkowsky, of the
Contractors association, met in the
Astor house, where the representa-
tives of the contractors and men,
after an investigation of the books
containing the names of the cons
tractors who had yielded to the de-
mands Of the strikers, formally de-
clared the strike over and ac-
knowledged the victory of the united
garment workers over the contracts
ors. After a careful examination Of
the books and the bonded articles of
agreement, Secretary Wilkowsky eX{
claimed: eve lay down our arms
as did Napoleon at Waterloo" He
will call a special meeting of the
Contractors association on Monday
afternoon to declare their accept
ance of the terms demanded by the
strikers, and meekly submit to the
requirements of the tailors. The
action was decided on at a meeting
of the contractors late this after
noon. The meeting at the Astor
house between Leader Schoenfeld
and Secretary Wilkowsky, at the
head of the opposing factions, was
anything but friendly. They tried to
assume an attitude of reconciliation,
but it was evident, after the intro-
duction made by ex-Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Thomas j. Bradley,
that both men were still defiant.
'It is a grand victory" exclaimed
Schoenfeld. "Our cause is fully vim
dicated."
'I give you credit" rejoined the
secretary of the Contractors asso-
citation. ''I do not need to examine
the bonds, as the evidence furnished
me by the register is satisfactory,
and 1 may add that a great numbers
of those whose names I now see
signed took a prominent part in the
deliberations of our meeting this
afternoon. We will get rid of them,
I assure you, but there is no course
open to us but to accept your terms"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS AT
kU CHENG OFFICIALLY
CONFIRMED,
FOUR ENGLISH LADIES DEAD.
NONE REPORTED AMONG
THE KILLED.
ALARM AMONG THE METHoDIsTs
Young Woman From Lake.
field, Minn.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. The
state department has received a ca
blegram from United States Consul
Jernigan, at Shanghai, stating that
one American female missionary was
wounded and four British female
missionaries killed at the mission of
ku Cheng. No further details are
given in the dispatch, and the place
described is believed to be in the
province of Hupe, far up on the
banks of the Yang Use river, be-
yond the reach of men-of-war, and
about 400 miles north Of Cheng Tu,
where the last missionary riots oc-
CURED. The state department will
take steps in the matter at once.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
SIX DAY Go-As-YOU-PLEAsE.
WfnOna VIII Entertain the Pc
destrianS.


Special to the Globe.
WINONA, Aug. 3.-NeXt week Wi
mona will entertain all the cham
pion runners of America. Com
mencing next Tuesday there will be
here a siX-day go-as-you-please foot
race at the ball park. The runners
will run from to II p. m. for the
first five nights and the last day,
Sunday, they will finish with nine
hour run in the afternoon. Among
the famous entries of the race are
William A. Smith, of Little Falls,
Mimi, better known on the track
as Cowboy Smith" with the worlds
record Of a siX-day race under the
same rules; distance 143 miles; Jack
Paf1ow, of Wyoming, with a record
of III miles in thirty hours; w. G.
Jones, of Iowa, with a record of 205
miles in thirty hours; II. De Vile,
champion mile runner of Wisconsin,;
Lu Larson, champion runner of Nor
way; H. o. Messier, of Denver, Col,
with a record of 1877 miles in twenty
four hours. Amateur bicycle races
will take place at the same time
as the foot races.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
UNKIND ENDEAvoRERs.
Unitarian Pastor Speaks Bitterly
of Their Treatment.

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 3.-Rev. Carl
F. Henry, pastor Of a Universalist
church in this city, talks very bitterly
in an interview published this after
noon about the action of the recent
convention of the Christian Endeavor
societies in Boston, in refusing to ex-
change greetings with the Christian
Union, which was in session in Boston
at the same time. Mr.. Henry rays the
trouble between the two societies be-
gan in 1884, when the Christian Union,
which is the Universalist organiza ton,
asked for admission to the Christian
Endeavor convention at Minneapolis
and was repulsed. He says the Chris
tian Union has $1,000 members and is in
a fiourishing condition, and he sees no
reason why it should be debarred from
Christian councils when its members
are trying to worship the same God
that the Endeavorers worship.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
Wanted she1don,s Case Postponed.

Special to- the Globe.
PIERRE, S. D, Aug. S.-Ex-Attorney
resent Regent Hall in his hearing to
show cause why he should not be re-
moved from the board. Attorney Cen
era1 Crawford represented the state,
il1orner and Stewart having withdraw.
since his return. After the arguments
were presented, the attorney general
moved suspension of any further pre-
ceedings until the supreme court haG
passed upon the question of the Shan
non removal, which would settle the
whole question at ISSUE
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
INTENDED TO KILL,
Detroit Agent of the Great North
ern Receives an Internal Ma

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 3D.. W. H.
Moreland, general agent for the Great
Northern railroad and the Northern
commissioner, narrowly escaped injury
by an Internal machine this evening.
A box which contained bottle of ex-
plosive material, and a pistol so ar
ranged as to ignite the explosive when
the cover was opened, was left at Mr..
Moreland's residence, on Cass avenue,
by an expressman. Moreland suspected
a practical joke, and did not open the
box, but a youth named John c. Hack
attempted to open it. The pistol was
instantly discharged, and the young
man was severely burned about the
arm. No further damage was done.
Mr. Moreland cannot account for the
ent.