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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19

The fight continued this way until the
man was almost ready 10 nix from ex-
haustion. Dog and man rolled around on
the ground. alternating neckno' ds-if the
mans story is to be bel eveG--arm holds
and other holds not known in sporting
parlauce, unul finally, with one terrific
eff rt, The man threw the animal some
distance from him and got time 10 grab
his gun with bo;h hanis ready for blow.
He aimed for the head-or rather tried
to-tut The dog dodeed a nj he struck him
heavily on the side. The dog relrea.ed
with | owl Of pin But he WIS not 10
/ be so easily defeated Back he came once
more. setN gly stronger than ever. By
This time. feveT, The man himself hal
gathered a little strength and was ready
20 deliver another hari bow.
Again he missed lie head. Neverthe-
less the hound WINGED with pain so that
his next attack was less fierce. The man
perceived ms advantage and followed itnp
vigorou ly. In few moments the hound
was IN full retreat and the man was in
full possession of the mountain, with
badly torn suit of clothes, painful
wound in his arm, scratches from the
dogs teeth here and there and sprained
gun. He accounted himself lucky to have
gun at all.
According to the strangers own story
the descent from, the mountain was not
accom- plisheG without nervousness. His
legs were weak under him and visions OF
thousands of ferocious bloodhounds swan
before his eyes. In fact he saiu that he
expects 10 float in mrages OF bloodhounds
for the balance of his lie.
The physicians at Idylwilde dressed his
wounds and the man passed oUt o: the
town without being further questioned as
to his identity. He had the appearance
OF being gentleman and there was no
outward inducement to nQuire # he
might not be Il criminal.
Sheriff Johnson is at loss o account
for the action of his hound in leaving the
trail and following the tracks OF q man
except upon the theory that the wildness
OF the country appealed 10 his magma
ton or stirred up memories of previous
occasions and led him into the notion that
there was man-tIacking to be done.
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accident, reserving until afterward my
personal supplications for success, ana
lay awake all night in her excitement.
sit was not until I reached the foot OF
the ice wall of the Grand Cote wrote the
lady, "that had TO struggle against TWO
enc nemies, both equally determined-to WIZ,
suffocating palpitations of the heart Wnen
l walked and q lethargic drowsiness wnen
l stopped. 1t was no ordinary drowsl-
ness; it was overwhelming, passing from
the eyes into the limbs and spreading
lethargy all through them. The effort OF
will that l had to make to get ria Of tnls
torpor was indescribable.
II was obliged. so to say, TO wind up my
will power as far as it would 60. In TINS
way l obtained nervous paroxysm,
which lasted few minutes and enabled
me to advance few steps convulsively;
then my heart would beat again as though
my chest were being split open, and when
the moment of suffocation arrived
would throw myself on the ground, over
come by the stupefyiDg drowslness OF
which have just told you.
81 was il this state of agony four hours
without thinking of abandoning my en-
terprise. AT one time l thought that my
body would perish in the attempt to 40
the bidding of my soul Then | said to
my guides If I die before reaching the
summit drag my body up and leave IL
there. My relations will reward you ior
thus executing my last wishes IhanKs
to God, however, was able to drag my
self along, and at the very moment when
I set foot upon the peak | was revived as
it were by a miracle. Vivitying air cir
culated in my breast, the drowsiness dis
appeared, vigor returned to my limbs, the
intellectual side OF my nature resumed the
upper hand, and it was in the full posses
sion of my faculties that admired the
magnificent and imposing spectacle
which met my gaze"
Then Mile. d. d'Angeville sat down upon
the mountain top. penciled hasiy letters
to her lady friends and drank toast to
the health of the Comte de Paris. Then
the guide Couttet stepped up with
proposal.
"You would like" he suggested, "to be
taken even higher than the summit OF
Mont Blanc"
'Is there a road leading to the moon,
then % asked Mile. d. A Angeville, laughing.
"You shall see," replied Couttet, and he
and the guide Deplain joined hands SO as
make seat for her. and lifted her high
into the air.
And then came another proposal. 1t
was to the effect that all the guides and
porters who had deserved so we'll OF Mile.
d Angeville should be allowed to kiss her
The lady mountalneer strained point
and consented.
OF the rest of Mile. d'Angeville's lie
there is very little TO be Told. She con-
tinued her scram bles in the Alps for many
years. At the advanced age OF 90 she was
still vigorous enough to climb the Olden-
horn, starting at half-past five in the
morning, and taking ten hours over the
ascent. 1t was her twenty-first and last
ascent. She lived till 1871, and died
at Lausanne at the hour when the Conn.,
mune was raging III Paris.
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THE MAJORS STORIES.
He Tells of Awful Fatalities From
Lightning.

II see, )" said Major Blazen, as he took a
cigar out of my vest pocket and pro-
ceeded 10 light it, "that the statistics
show that deaths from lightning are be-
coming more frequent every year"
We were sitting in the lobby of the Oc-
cidental Hotel and the jor had red
colored volume on his knee, which he had
been reading prior to my intrusion.
merely nodded, knowing that my
silence was more likely 10 draw him into
conversation than my words.
He puffed vigorously at my cigar for a
few minutes and then began:
"Yes, sir; the deaths are becoming
more frequent every year and l wonder
that no one in this country has ever in
vented patent lightning conductor that
could be carried about the person by peo-
pie living in the districts here electrical
storms are SO frequent"
Again he pulled al his cigar, stopping
only TO expectorate thoughtfully at a Gus
pidor removed some two yards from his
feet. de. did not hit It, but the matter
did not seem to worry him much.
Talk about Yankee ingenuity" he
said presently, "whv know a German
who beat US hollow. He was scientist of
the first water and had trunk full of
diplomas and all that sort of thing. i met
him out in Buenos .Ayres some years ago,
where, as you know. electrical storms are
very frequent and of great force"
was not aware of any such thing, but
nodded again.
The major chewed piece off his cigar
and pasted It on The white pillar near his
seat.
Yes, sir; storms are very frequent out
there, and one year I remember that
deaths from lightning averaged ten a
day."
l coughed. but the majors eyes were
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fixed on the ceiling and he did not hear

fixed on the ceiling and be did not hear
me.
Zone morning the German scientist
came up to my apartments and said that
he had just completed portable light
ming conductor which would make his
fortune, and which would soon be owned
by every resident of Buenos Ayres. He
showed me three small rods. fitting INTO
one another, the whole being about twelve
feet long. The middle one of these was to
be attached by strap to he wearer's
back; the lower would then reach the
ground, the top one would project some
feet into the air and the electrical current
would be carried directly into the earth. l
may add that small wheel was attached
to the bottom rod, enabling it to glide over
the ground easily and not retard the wear
er's movements. His object in coming to
me was to request me to make trial with
his patent before he finally put it on the
market"
The majors cigar had gone out and he
proceeded to light it.
"What was to dor" he asked me, after
he had satisfied himself with few putfs
l merely waved my hand.
Il ne aIternOon pIOHlISeu " Dc StOtIny
one," he continued. land so l promised
to be on hand and risk my life for his
especial beneht At 8 o'clock l repaired
to the place of meeting, lonely plaza on
the outskirts of The city, and just as the
storm began to break ] took the.three rods
from him and commenced to adjust them.
PeaIs upon peals of thunder broke over
the city and the lightning flashed every
few seconds. 1t was forked lightning, too,
sir, and assure You it kept me jumping
from side to side 10 avoid being struck
Fortunately" continued The major, look
ing at his shapely limbs, II am well built
and exceedingly agile. A less agile person
had been struck repeatedly, but l come
of fine old stock, sir.
He eyed me fiercely and 1 bowed.
FINALLY l succeeded in adjusting the
three rods, attached them to my middle
and, upon my honor, sir, the lightning
slid down that rod in front of me for two
hours in one solid streak. The German
sc enlist made a fortune. but he died of
apopiexy shortly afterward. Shall we
drink. sirP" he continued as he took nv
arm.
We did and paid for them. VS..
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There was plenty of opposition to be
encountered. OF the $4,000 inhabitants of
Geneva Mile. d. d'Angevllle declared that
only five were in sympathy with her am
bition. The rest considered that her en-
terprise was not only foolhardy but i'm
proper. Deputatlons waited upon her in
her apartment and endeavored to dissuade
her from her mad design. She got tired
OF receiving deputatlons and slammed
the door IN their faces. Her friend, Lady
Cullum. came to see her and i'm plored
her, with tears in her eyes, to think bet
ter OF it. Her heart was touched but her
resolution was mistaken, and she made
her preparations with stout heart.
Carrying the burden OF provisions, her
party left the hotel al o'clock in the
morning. All Chamounix was awake to
see them start; the soldiers at their posts
saIated. The pace was good. II did
not walk" says Mile. d dAngeville, ~
flew, and more than once they called to
me, Gently, gentlyp" She would not
even stop to rope upon the Glaciers des
Blossoms, but leapt the crevasses like
chamois. "Can madame pass?" asked the
guides, when some point OF difficulty was
reached. Madame can pass wherever
two men have preceded her" was the re-
ply, and she passed and got to the Grand
MuIets at O. clock in the afternoon. Here
tents were pitched, for there was no inn
there in those days. After supper the
guides organized a concert, until an av-
alanche falling from the Monts Maudits
frightened them to silence. Then
Mile. d'Angeville "prayed to God with
fervor to preserve my companions from
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Parisians are deeply interested in con-
troversy that has suddenly sprung up.
which in its way is one OF the queerest
ever known. 1t is nothing less than
strife among adventuresome women
mountain climbe as to who is entitled
to be called 1.-THE bride OF Mont Blanc" "
So bitterly has this mimic warfare ragged
that the authorities few days ago ac-
tually appointed a ommission to consider
the evidence in the case, sitting as tri-
bunal and to-day the hearing is in prog
ress. There are not less than twenty con-
testants for the honor, and each one has
large and vociferous following. Perhaps
the most interesting fact in connection
with the affair is that the honor may be
bestowed upon woman who died years
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swift as an eel made straight for the little
ones. but the old mother cat was too quick
for the snake. She grabbed the creature
by the back, about eight inches below the
head, and stop ped its course.
Finally, as ifto put stop to the struggle,
the cat changed her grip, sank her teeth
into the round body close to the head and
held them there The rattler soon bowed
his head, doubled up his back, squirmed
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in intricate curves too many TO describe,
and gave up the fight.
Half an hour later the family of Mr..
Adair returned anG he took them out 10 the
scene of the fight. The snake was stretched
out at full length, its head nearly severed
from the body. The cat and the kittens
sat looking down upon their victim with
tha. self-satished smile which can come
only upon the face of slum bering cat.
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ago. in 1871. Onquestionably she was the
pioneer of women mountain-climbers, and
was, so far as is known, the first woman
to set her foot upon Mont Blanc's summit.
Her name was Mile. Henriette DANCE
vile. To the world her story has not
heretofore been known, and just now all
Paris is rehearsing it.
Nile. d'AngeviIle was born on March
10, 1884, of an old and honorable family.
She climbed a little on the hills around
her home; later she had some scram bling
en- the Jura and that was all the noun
tain training she had had when, in Au-
gust, 1885, finding herself ut Geneva, she
made up her mind to start upon the ex-
cursion which was to earn her the proud
title of LA fiancee du Mont Blanc"
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TO ONE WHO IS A CRIPPLE.

In other lands, in other days,
Thou, too shalt roam among
Those greener hills, those fairer ways
Of which the bards have sung.
And thou shalt pluck the blooms that nod
And laugh upon the hills of God
And if thou wilt, thou, too, shalt roam
Among the stars that light
The courtyards of our Fathers home
Throughout the peaceful night
And thou shalt watch the kingly sun
Arouse the world when night is done.
And thou shalt HE to where the breeze
Is taught by seraphim
The song that sounds DER lands and seas
The Lord EternaPs hymn.
And thou shalt hear the grand refrain
Re-echo back from earth again.
Upon those hillsides thou shalt find
The friends of long ago,
The kndest heart, the brightest mind,
And all as pure as snow.
And oh, what true companionships
And speech unknown to mortal lips!
One never weeps, one never sighs
Within that happy place;
The love of God is in all eyes,
His light illumes each face
No heart but is a peaceful shrine
Wherein is placed the love divine.
In other days, in other lands,
All this shall come to thee;
God sees thee and he understands
Thou we'll canst patient be.
For when he wishes thee to come
His messenger will fetch thee home.
HOWARD Y. SUTHERLAr
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-31
NOT KNOW HERE, EITHER.
Been HenrOf i Any Depart
mentS Washington.

Washington, ig. :-(Speci.lD j. Ed
ward Buckley, W Inns TO be American
vice consul at .soti the capital of the
republic of Coloria, nd has been in Kan
sas city for see the past. giving out
that he represena Ilnsas City syndicate
which is intereal Il a South American
enterprise, is neknTn at the state de-
partment. Care inuiry at the consular
and diplomatic reas. and at the index
bureau OF the ASuent, fails to reveal
any trace of has officially connected
with the consular diplomatic service of
the United Stat,The officials connected
with those sub-ertments made diligent
effort TO locate Buckley, but failed to
do so. 1t was tight that the gentleman
might have a clal connection with the
legation. but if she minister has not re-
ported it to thaleX bureau of the de-
partment. as he required to do. At the
same time reportaye been received from
the minister reging local appointments
up to July, whilalckley'S commission, it
has been claimed,ars date of June 4.
Buckley claims his hacker j. Hamilton
Lewis, the picturue Demo-Pop from the
state of WaShinn. 1t would be an eX-
treme presumptico suppose that the ad-
ministration WouiaVe appointed buckley
with such backinIt is just possible that
the American miler has given Mr.. Buck
ley some sort of ter. but If he has any
official connectiowith the legation the
state department. no record of it. Will
lam G. Bashell wvice consul at Colom-
bia at last accountant has filled the place
Sirpn 1898
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-31
NEW PARTY MOVEMENT CAUSING
THEM MUCH CONCERN.
FEAR 1T MAY WRECK POPULISM.
SOCIALISTS ARE WEARY OF THE
POPULIST WAY OF DOING.
Have Worked and Voted With CaIam-
ityitcs ns Long as They Intend
To and Will Now become
"ComeOuters''- - Kan
sas News.

Topeka, kas., Aug. 30.-tSpecialD Not
withStanding the fact that Ed Little, John
Martin and a few other free silver Repub-
| Hcans and fusion Democrats. make little
OF the news from Cherokee. Crawford and
other southeastern counties relative to the
organization of Il new political party in
Kansas, it is very evident that such men
as Morris. Hefiiebower, Bush, Brown. Will
Jams and others Of the original People. s
party are worried over the matter. As
one of them remarked to-day: The Popu-
list party grew out of a smaller scare than
that He further said that if it We're Il
fact that such clubs We're being formed in
the section of the state named the strong
hold OF the Peoples party, it would not
surprise him if the fusion party in Kan
sas were nearing its end
The Socialists have no faith in the effect
iNeness of PopuliSm TO bring about the
changes in government which they believe
IN. Socialists regard the Populists as tenn
poriZers and old fogics at best: they have
worked with them and among them for
several years, but they are tired of them
now.
They have no use for Democrats and free
silver Republicans, whom they look on as
even farther in the rear, intellectually than
the Populists. The socialists are now going
TO become "Come-outers.' They will Or
ganiZe a separate party. and in doing so
VIII hopeleSsly wreck the 'Triune'' party
composed of Populsts free silver Repub-
iicans and Democrats.
With the anti-Republican forces split and
Will be strange indeed if the next Repub-
ltcan ticket is not easily elected. Clemens
Doster and other socialists in the city are
not peing interviewed to-day. They are
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-31
NO MoREhKED FENCES.
Ordinance Re Committee Agrees
on NJ" of Important


The joint coffee appointed 10y the
two houses of tsuncil TO revise the city
ordinances heldther meeting last night
in the office of erman Brown. 1t was
decided to recorhd that the state facto-
ry law in its city be embodied in the
city building ornce. This was done so
as to make theies of the city's factory
Inspector. who serve ninety days dur
ing each year. rnpnize with the state
law regariins IS for girls and women
einpioyed n st1ste regulation of ven
tllatlon. s;ntaT aangementS and the
running o. elatoI and machinery in
commercial manufacturing establish
mentS.
The comni,tetwiltlso recommend that
When bulldogs ARE removed. permission
must be obt'ne. fro the chief of the fire
department , Gt Il telegraph and tele-
phone wires loIg tirroute, the cutting to
be done by epbyes the company whose
wires are toe cut ii at the movers eX
pense.
Another remmention of the commit
tee Will be II no fee of more than five
ieet IN he1g shalbc erected between
pulidlnss an that bikes shall not be
paced upon 9 topSd any fences within
the city limits ManymplaintS have been
liidue curing 1e pa.year OF owners of
property erecig fens that shut off the
We" from I. winHXs of neighboring
houses, and rprtS echildren injured by
spikes in fencGhayeken made from time
TO time TO thaolice,
"A further remuneration will be made
by the commite thabrick division walls
IN fiat buildinqshalbe either flush with
the top of 4 roo or eighteen inches
above them. inhe dtretion OF the super
intendent Of bllirg,
The committwillie ieet again on Thurs
day evening athe me place. at which
time the headsf seFal of the municipal
departments " bt present and make
known the chges hey desire TO have
their dppar,ma.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-31
JOE BRIsT0W IN TOPEKA.
Administration Headsman Says Many
New Fourth Class POstomces
Will BE EstubIished

Topeka, Kas.. Aug. 30.-(Special) Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Joseph Bris-
tow arrived in Topeka early this morning.
and is stopping at the Copeland. He had
hardly arrived before the fellows about
town knew it, and he has been holding a
sort of impromptu reception all day Near
ly every prominent Republican politician
In the city. and many that are not promi-
nent, paid their respects to Mr.. Bristow
and complimented him upon his decapitat-
ing ability. Mr.. Bristow is looking well,
and says his, work agrees with him. but
that 1t has only commenced. He SAYS there
are now 5000 fourth class postoffices in
the United States, and that by the end of
tho present administration there will be
$1,000. an increase of 5000. He says Kansas.
Missouri and Oklahoma will get their share
of this increase. but that, so far. Pennsyl-
vania leads in the number of newly estab-
liShed poStofiiceS.
=. Mr.. Bristow will leave in the morning for
Troy, kas.. and will go from there to Hia-
watha to visit Governor Morrill, for day
That is what Mr.. Bristow says. but it is
generally understood that Leland and other
out.of-town Republicans will quietly drop
In tonight. and that a party conference
may be held here tomorrow.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-31
where THEY WILL PREACH.
Appointments for the Western Con-
ference of the NJ. T.. Church,
south. Announced,

Council Grove, Kas., Aug. S0.-(special)
The Western Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church South adjourned last
night, DR.. Barbee, of Nashville, Tenn,
preaching the sermon to the ministers.
Bishop o. 2. Fitzgerald, the presiding of
ficer, then announced the following ap-
pointments for the ensuing year:
Atchison district. +. A. White. presiding
elder. Atchison, W. d, Kelley; Effingham.
j. L. Sells: Holton. A. S. Cook: Waterv lie.
to to be supplied; Fairmoqnt, D. z. Bundy:
and Barada, to be supplied: J. d. Harris,
Jrr.;:, Julian, J. II. Cleaves; Kickapoo, H. L.
Miller; Potter. W. D. Martin: Oskaloosa,
supplied by w. H. Young; Wyandotte, j.
III. Torbett; Kansas City. W. H. Conner;
ROsedale, r. Z. Waldraven.
Council Grove district, II. D. Hogan, pre-
siding elder. Council Grove. J. w. Payne;
kelso. 1. A. Bleavens; Elk City. j. E.
Owen; Bronson. to be supplied; Atlanta
supplied by II. X. Monroe: Wellington. d.
r. McBee; Augusta, T. c. Downs: Sherwin
j. ID. Robinson; Arkansas City. j. w. Fau-
bion; Bucyrus and Stillwell, J. J.. Miller;
Hillsdale, c. W. Thorp: w. r. Vaughan
student to Vanderbilt university Trans
ferred-W. P. owen, to the Missouri con-
ference.
The next annual conference will be held
In Kansas City, Kas
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-31
STRANDE FOR A DAY.
Backer, bllinds Another
and Gy It's Way.

The Metropolita,pera company, which
played THE BlacfIusSar' at the Ninth
Street last week. anded yesterday morn
ing when getawatime arrived, and for
a time it looked af the company would
go to pieces. The .cker of the enterprise
was a Mr.. Russe of Chicago. but he
failed to show up tn the cash when the
time arrived. Mayer Young. who had
been doing some vance work, was left
with dark outlotfor his company and
the date for Fort ,ott last evening was
Cancelled. Mr. Rrell finally decided to
quit the company drely and left for Chi
cago.
All day yesterdathe members of the
company. sat aboutle Morgan house. and
wondered what W. to become of them.
They had been ou,ne week. played one
engagement, hadn'tad a payday and the
company gone to pes. There were thir-
ty-three Of them q they comforted one
another. Finally, lring the afternoon
Manager Young gouanager Clark, of the
Ninth Street, to lena hand and last even
ing he took the Gre company out of
town and will keeyoing. The company
will sing at Sprinsld this evening and
fill dates at CarthagWebb City and other
places down to Menhis. where they will
swing around a bi circuit. That is, If
business warrants.