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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
THE MARQUIS OF MoNTRoss.
Relics of the Author of 'ATy Dear
and Only Love-"


and Only Love-"
At the first meeting for the present win
ter session of the Society of Antiquities
of Scotland; held in Edinburgh, one of
the papers read was a notice by Mr.. ].
W. Morkill, M. A., of a human hand and
forearm pierced with nailholes, and a
basket-hilted sword, formerly preserved
in the family of Graham of WoodhaIl
Yorkshire, and considered as relics of the
famous Marquis of Montrose, says Notes
and Queries. The sword bears on both
sides of the blade, Immediately below
the hilt, the quartered coat-of-arms of
Montrose and the date 1870 damascened in
gold. The arm Is in a mummified condi-
ton, and has evidently never been in
tered. A hole through the center of the
hand and a second through the fleshy
part of the arm near the elbow are sug-
gestive of the limb having been affixed
to some gate or post, as 1t was custom
airy to thus expose the severed limbs of
those executed for high treason. 1t is
known that the arms OF Montrose were
affixed to the ports of Dundee and Aber-
deem, and it is on record that, during the
time of the Commonwealth, all limbs
thus affixed in different places in Scot
land were taken down by the English or
with their permission. This is confirmed
by the records Of Aberdeen as regards
one Of the arms of Montrose, which was
taken down and inferred in Lord Hunt
ley's vault till 1861 when 1t was disn-
tered and sent to Edinburgh to be re-
united to the other members for the pub
lie funeral which was accorded "tne
murdered marquis after the restora-
ton. The arm has been submitted to
Sir William Turner professor of anato-
my In the University of Edinburgh, who
testified that the hand is not that of a
big man, or one accustomed to manual
labor, and that there is nothing in It's
appearance irreconcilable with the view
that 1t may be the arm of the marquis of
Montrose
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
ARRESTED AT A PRAYER MEETING.
Burglar Attempts to Escape by
Crawling Under the Senta. =

Burglar Attempts to Escape by
Crawling Under the Seats.
Charles Johns was arrested at an even
ing prayer meeting at Troy, Pa, charg-
ed with having broken into the Armenia
postoffice short time ago. The thief es-
capped on a bicycle and the finding of a
broken machine led to suspicion of
Charles Johns. He Immediately disap-
peared, but returned few days ago in
religious frame of mind, and was traced
this evening by Detective Hollon to
prayer meeting. Johns recognized the
officer, and while the congregation was
kneeling in prayer he attempted to escape
by crawling under the seats. The detec-
tive grabbed him by the ankle and Johns
quietly returned to his seat. Both men
sat the service through, and then Johns
pulled pistol and made break for lib
erty. He was disarmed and arrested. The
scufile created alarm among the women
and several tainted.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
SOME ADVICE THAT is REMEMBERED
Thackeray and the Boy Laurence
Hutton,

In the March st. Nicholas Laurence
Hutton says of his boyhood meeting with
the great English novelist
The boy, in his time, has been brought
in contact with many famous men and
women, but upon nothing in his whole
experience does he look back with great
er satisfaction than upon his slight in
tercourse with the first great man he ever
knew. Quite little lad, he was staying
at the Pulaski House in Savannah, in
1S5S-perhaps it was in 1S55-when his
father told him to observe particularly
the old gentleman, with the spectacles
who occupied seat at their table in the
public dining room; for, he said, the
time would come when the boy would be
very proud to say that he had breakfast
ed, and dined, and supped with Mr..
Thackeray. He had no idea who, or
what, Mr.. Thackery was; but his father
considered him great man, and that
was enough for the boy. He did pay par
ticular attention to Mr.. Thackeray, with
his eyes and his ears; and one morning
Mr.. Thackeray paid a little attention to
him, of which he is proud, indeed. Mr..
Thackeray took the boy between his
knees, and asked his name and what he
intolu9u " NC when ne grew up. he re-
piled, "A farmer, SIR" Why, he cannot
imagine, for he never had the slightest
inclination toward farmers life. And
then Mr. Thackeray put his gentle hand
upon the boys little red head and said:
Whatever you are, try to be a good one"
If there is any virtue in the laying-on
of hands the boy can only hope that a lit
tie of 1t has descended upon him.
And whatever the boy is, he has tried,
for Thackeray's sake ito be good onei'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
DRAGGED 800 FEET IN A CONDUIT.
Terrible Death of an OiIer with tho
kRmEma CITY Cable Rnilrrn-

Terrible Death of an OiIer With the
Kansas City Cable Railway.
While John Lasalle, an oiler, was put
ting in a new pully wheel in the Brooklyn
avenue cable road conduit at Tenth and
Harrison streets, Kansas City, he was
caught by the shank of a grip on a pass
ing car and dragged to the Troost avenue
line, where his body was caught and held
by the intersecting cable rope. His body
travelled almost 300 feet and smashed
three large pully wheels nine inches in
diameter. His back and nearly every
bone in his body was broken. The watch
man at the cable crossing heard his
groans and telephoned to the power
house and stopped the rope, which had
almost sawed Lasalle's body in two. At
ter an hours work Lasalle was removed
from the conduit, but died in a few min
utes after being taken out. This is the
first accident of the kind that ever hap
pened in the United States
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
A Remarkable Iowa Family.

Eddyville, Iowa, has a family that probably
has no equal in that state or any other, for
that matter 1t is the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Shea. In the family seven boys
Tade, John WILL Jerry, Jim, Ned and Dan, as
they Familiarity known to their friends. The
aggregate height of these young men is ~
feet inches. The total weight is 1845 pounds
Another notable fact regarding this family is
that they are, with the exception of Dan, who
is but 16 years old, all railroad men Of good
standing.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
HE BUTTS A SHEEP TO DEATH
Job johnson, an AtchisOn Negro
Wins AN Odd Wager.

A wager was made that Job johnson,
known as the double skulled niger, :"
could kill a sheep in five minutes in a
butting match, says an Atchison, Kan,
dispatch. The negro and sheep lined
up" The negro got down on his knees
and, looking the sheep In the face, said
"ba, baa." The sheep almost instantly
went for" the negro, knocking him over.
In the next round the negro gagged the
sheep accurately, and by ducking his
head struck the animal on its nose as ii
made its second assault and by some
wonderful dexterity tossed it over his
head, breaking its neck.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03

One of a team of oxen owned by ]. NJ Nc
Kenney whose farm is on Morgan's bay, Sur
ry Me-, has shed all its coat and the skin has
apparently healthy. The OK grows fat and
works and thrives on the same treatment which
the other gets, except that it is blanketed at
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03

Secretary Hoke Smith said in Washington
the other day that Mr.. Bryan's lecture in At
lRnta was the most complete collapse he had
ever heard or known in his whole life and If
Mr., Bryan had been advertised for a free lee
ture the next evening he would have drawn
no audience at ALL It was difficult to account
for 1t except that the matter was old and COM
monplace, and all the fire and vigor Of ora
tory in the speaker seemed 20 have been ex-
hausted.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03

Prince Paolo Borghese, whose family has
lest a great deal OF money in building specu-
tion has sold the works of art in the IA
nous Borghese gallery to the Italian govern
ment. The price paid is said to be 81. 900 900
for the pictures and s4OO,OO for the statutes.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03
stnrnp Collectors.

The collection of postage stamps has risen to
the dignity of needing an international exhf-
bition, such a philatelc festivity having been
arranged for next July in London. As John
FTske pointed out in one of his lectures, it
will be a remarkable demonstration of the
Worldwide power OF Great Britain, for the ex-
libition will consist very largely of portraits
Of Queen Victoria.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03

Deafness is more common in cold countries
than in warm climates, the ear being very SEN
sitive to atmospheric changes.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-03

CATALOGUES ON APPLICATION 'HEBo
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
WHERE THE NEGRO LOSES.
biblical Recorder.l

The greatest drawback to the pro-
gress-moral, religious. educational ana
industrial of the neglo race is POI. ties.
His worst enemy Is the negro ponti-
clan: his next worst is the Caucasian
who buys his vote with the promise OF
office. If the negro would keep out of
politics, he could count on mOle friends
and fewer false leaders. But there are
politicians of their own race and of the
white race who persist-in truth with no
less base a motive than to rise to Office
in encouraging the col0red people to as
pie to political preferment. Recently
one of their organs was demanding that
a negro cand date for Governor be NOM
mated. 1t has long ceased to lie Il start
ling thing to see them in Congress, Leg
slatures. pOstOftices and clerical pos
TORS. Those who get these places gain
lit:le money: but what does the race
gain? 1t gains nothing good whatever;
It loses the friendship of the very class
of people who would help it. But some
how the negro has gotten the idea that
he can be lifted up only one way. name
y. into office. Can they expect the
white reople to desire to educate them,
If by tier education they shall straight
way seek to be made rulers over their
tenefactors; and to do this, shall yield
themselves as instruments into the
hands Of politicians of the baser sort?
TIE negro needs education. not office;
religious elevation. not political prefer
nent: moral enlightenment, not social
equality: and the sooner he recognizes
this the better. Any set of mon, or
combination of men, white or black, that
in single instance offers negroes Of
fices in order TO get votes for them
selves, are inimcal to the interests OF
both races. The black races were not
made to rule; they never have ruled;
their history is a cipher except in places
and periods in which they have come
:nto contact with the other races. And
every time they seek to rule they drive
away those who would helm them. Men
may talk about religion and brotherhood
and MI that: hut if the white people
must educate TIE colored people at the
oyranse of making congressman, legis'
lators and postmasters Of them, then they
may stay right where they are. The
sensible colored man will perceive the
truth of this. and insteod of political
rrefermprt WI seek industrial. educa-
tional and religious advancement, and
wiz cease to he the toe! 0s dema=ocs
who would destroy the nation if they
could only get into office by it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
REFORM" KEEPS US BACK

The Virginia penitentiary showed net
prohfs this year amounting to $:JS.-
634.a5. This is in State that has
fully recovered from the Malone rul..
OF reform" and where ordinary Demo-
Gratis administer public affairs. A IRE
form" administered by John II. Smith
or the executive committee would cnn.
vert the earnings into deficit i'm 81 very
short time. The South Carolina penn
tentiary also earned pr0fif this year
and we think Tennessee did the same
All around NJ in Democratic State gov
ernm-nts conv:cts have been made self
supporting. Reform" keeps Nortl
Carolina in the low grounds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
SUPREME COURT.
Seventh district cases:

Seventh district cases:
State VS.. Bramble, dismissed on mo-
ton of the Attorney General for Lefec-
tive affidavit in an application to appeal
without giving bond or making q de-
post.
Horton VS.. Insurance Co., q cases),
argued by Bennett for plaintiff, Lock
hart for defendant.
McCaskill VS.. McKinnon, argued by
Payne by brief for plaintiff; Neal for
defendant.
Phifer vs. Railroad, argued by Shep-
herd and Busbee and Covington and
Redwine for plaintiff; MacRae and Day
and John ID. Shaw for defendant.
Lucas VS.. Railroad, argued by Lyon
for plaintiff; Shaw and MacRae and
Day for defendant.
McCaskill VS.. McKinnon, argued by
Frank Mcneil and Shepherd and Bus.
bee for plaintiff; MacRae and Day and
Shaw for defendant.
Malloy VS.. Fayetteville, argued by J.
c. and s. II. MacRae for plaintiff; III.
Med. Robinson for defendant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
AGRICULTURE.
The Statistician OlIers His Report fol-
November.

Washington, d. c.. Nov. 1O.-Thc No.
vember report of the statistician of the
Department of Agriculture, issued to-
day, gives 23.7 bushels as the average
yield per acre of corn, according TO the
preliminary returns of the department
correspondents. The corresponding pre-
IiminaIy estimate last year was 21.3
bushels, and that of 1895, 26.2 bushels
The average yield IN the principal corn
States is as follows:
New York. 32.5; Pennsylvania, 500:
Ohio, 32.5; ind.na, $50; Illinois, 31.5;
Iowa, 900; Missouri, $50; Kansas. 1910;
Nebraska, 300 The average per cent
and v-.3 in 1895.
The preliminary estimate of the aver
age yield of buckwheat is 20.7 bushels
per acre, as compared with 1871 bushels
last year and 20.1 bushels in 1895.
The averages in New York and Penn
sylvania, the two States of principal
production, are % and q bushels per
acre respectively. The average per cent
Of quality is 94.3, as compared with
94.7 in November of last year.
The average yield per acre of tobacco
is GAG pounds against 619 pounds Pc
acre last year and 743 pounds in 1895.
The estimated average yield per acre
Of Irish potatoes is GIG bushels as com.
pared with 1913 bushels last year and
1907 bushels in November 1895. The
average per cent of quality is S13
against S9.2 in November last and 94.S
in November 1895.
The average yield of hay is 1.4o tons
per acre, against an average of 1.21 tons
per acre for the last fifteen years. In
point Of quality the average is 92S per
cent. as compared with 929 per cent.
in November, 1896, and 91.3 per cent.
in 1895.
The cotton report will be published
at noon on Friday, it having been de-
layed by belated reports from several
important districts.
Favorable conditions for the sowing
of the fall crops are reported from most
parts of Europe and the condition of
the crops so far as sown is likewise
favorable. The opinion is freely eX-
pressed that an increased area has been
sown in wheat, but this appears to he
more as a matter Of inference from the
natural tendency of high prices TO pro-
duce such an effect than rs an observed
fact. The crop reports from India are
favorable and on the whole this is true
as to those from Argentina and Aus
trala. but in all these countries the
harvest is too remote to permit any very
confident prediction as to the final out
come. In the case of Argentina, it may
prove that more damage has been done
by the locusts and the spring frosts
than is yet apparent. There is nothing
to Indicate that the wheat chortage in
Europe is any less than has been sup
posed, while the crop of Manitoba is
now represented to be much below the
official estimate issued in August and
that of the Canadian Northwest terri
tories has also proved disappointing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
A $1,000 FIRE.

3 Elizabeth City. N. c.. Nov. 10.-Spe-
cian-The new shed of the Elizabeth
City Shingle Nils. with the 100000 &C.
dar shingles it contained, was destroyed
by fire last night. The loss is about
$4,000 partially covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered at 8 o'clock.
and before the arrival of the fire COM
pany there was big blaze. The large
plants of the North Carolina Iron
Works. Crystal Ice Company and the
Shingle Mills main building, with a
number of private residences were in
imminent danger of destruction on ac-
count of the high wind. Thousands Of
dollars worth Of property was endanger-
ed. and hut for TIE valiant efforts of the
fire department would certainly have
been destroyed. The private water
works of the ice factory were instru.
mental in saving that property. 1t was
fully an hour before the blaze was I'm.
der control. and much longer before the
shingles. which were closely packed,
stopped burning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
THE WAY 10 STOP LYNCillNG.

The hanging Of the negro Sam Wright
in Goldsboro yesterday just thirty nine
DAVIS after the murder of MIR. Carr Is
wholesome lesson to law breakers. In
melting out punishment for the violation
of law, it is almost as important that the
Ipunishment be administered speedily us
certainly. When I'm unprovoked muir
der is followed by long delays before
rho final execution of the criminal there
is begotten IL feeling of distrust III me
aiesty of the law. When the tr.ai s
held within n reasonable time, and the
accused is given full opportunity to pro-
duce his witnesses so as to insure lair
trial. the effect on the public mind is
wholesome and salutary. We are gr'at-
ly mistaken if the promptness in pun
ishing the murderer of Mr.. Carr does not
have salutary effect in that section.
The news comes that though it had
been advertised that the execution would
be private fully twenty five hundred
people gathered N Goldsboro to he pre-
sent at the execution. The Goldsboro
Argus from the first had insisted upon
private execution, and the county c I'M
m:ssioners responded to the express de-
mand for such execution. 1t is not
generally known that the laws Of the
State direct all hangings to be in private
except for reasons that may be deemed
good and sufficient Section 1,244 Of the
Code provides:
"As the ends of justice, public morals
and the preservation of order demand
that the execution of all capital Offend
ers should tie made private and invested
with the solemnity appropriate to the
final act of penal law. any sheriff or
whom shall devolve the execution ~ "a
sentence of death on a public offender,
shall be required to provide for the eS-
ecution of such criminal within the ioil
yard enclosure. and as much removed
from public view us the means within
his control will allow: Provided. that,
for reasons which may he deemed goci
md sufficient, the Board of County
Commissioners may otherwise order.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
HENRY BLoUNT AT KITTRELL

Kittrell. n. c.. Nov. 1O.-(SpeciaL)-
Henry Blount will deliver at Person
Hall. Kittrell. November nth. at n.
H.. his monologue Chow Chow" which
has created so much interest and so
much merriment wherever heard. The
well-earned fame of Mr.. RlOunt as n
great humorist. the splendid impression
hr made. on his lasr visit. and thp fact
that he lectures for the benefit OF the
Confederate Memorial fund. will doubt
less insure his even larger audience
than when he delivered Mt Kittrell
"Peyond the Alps Lie Italy" All who
appreciate genuine. irresistible humor
and all who would assist in Il movement
So emphaticaly the duty of the genera
ton are urged to attend if possible.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
EVANGELIST LEE.
Meeting Held in Metropolitan Hall
Last Night.

Metropolitan Hall was well filed last
night by those who came out to hear
Evangelist Lee. He prefaced his SER
mon with some incidental remarks about
the necessity of moving to this hall, the
collection for incidental expenses and
the anti-saloon league which he proposes
ito organize next Sunday afternoon.
His subject for the evening was "Son
remember" Appeals were made to the
young men to remember their mother $
love and then warning them of the
wful meaning Of at might have BEEN"
Much interest was shown in the
meeting and many stood UP for prayer
and several went forward. Two made
professed faith.
Mr.. Lee expressed himself as highly
pleased with the attention he received.
Services will begin again tonight in
Metropolitan Hall at 7:30 o'clock. All
are invited.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
NEATLY PUT.

We quoted a few days ago pointed
editorial from the Asheville Citizen ex-
posing the fallacy of gold men that free
coinage of silver would be wrong be-
cause t does not require Il dollars worth
of labor TO extract the amount of silver
in dollar. 1t now exposes equally we'll
a statement that the Tribune made.
The Tribune said: 'Lt 1.-THE United
States Treasury can raise neither the
price of gold, nor the discount rate. Ii
must furnish gold at uniform price.
practically fixed by law, or d!shonor its
notes and convulse the country with
panic"
Commenting on this statement the
Citizen said:
1.-The remarkable thing about this
is the admission that the price of
gold can be fixed by law. The silver
men have always contended that Il
law under which silver should he
coined free would fix price below
which it would not fall, just as gold
does not fall below its mint price
now. In return the golil men said
that the ice Of gold WAS not fixed
By law. bnt by commercial demand.
thus confusing price with value.
But finally we haze one of the chief
gold organs admitting what it de- |,
MED during the campaign"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11

MILITARY MATTERS.-Inspect
General B. s. Register has gone to Will
mington and inspected the infantry COM
pany of Naval Reserves yesterday. He
will inspect the new Naval Reserve
Division at Newbern to-day. There are
now four divisions, with total strength
of 200 officers and men. There is full
battalion. There are thirty companies
o. infantry, which is the number allow
ed by law. The only one admitted dur
ing the past twelve months is at Waugh
town. in Forsythe county, and George
e. Nilsson is its captain.
THEY CAN Recently four
students of Wake Forest College. ac-
cording to reports, did some walking
which they will not soon forget. The
amhulists were Messrs. Biggs. Leslie.
Justice and Wright. They left Wake
Forest after supper, walked to Raleigh.
seventeen miles. when the latter two
went hack on the Atlanta special while
Messrs. Biggs and Leslie roamed about
the streets here for while and then
walked back. reaching Wake Forest in
time for breakfast. Mr.. Leslie is n new
man and has his reputation ut college
% make. hut Mr.. Biggs' underpinnings
have already made him famous. \ STROLL
70 Frankl;nton. ten miles away. and
hack any afternoon only served to whet
his appetite.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
s. c. AND G.. RAILDOAR.

Charleston. s. c.. Nov. 10.-The an
nual mprting of the Stockholders of the
South Carolina and Georgia road was
held ~ thr general office If fhe company
fpre to-,iay. All the old officers of the
rnal were re-elrcrrd I" serve for I'll" on
suin. year. and the reports made were
accepted with satisfaction al the meet
ing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
The snowed-under and severely-re

The snowed-under and severelyre-
hukcd lndianapnlitans should moi forget
thar the Democratic door of their faith
er's house is still open for their r.dil-
mi~sion.-Itichmcnd Dispatch. Wi
he asked only TO help restore Demo
cratic government. and relieve Ms IF ne
gr"ism in State and Federal government
and h willing 70 accept 'the arbltra
mem of the National convention.