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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26

heard the movement, and before the
door could be opened he had reached ii
and placed his outstretched arms
against Il. Kelly, however, had been
quick enough to turn back the latch SO
that when he pushed against the old
man it was impossible for the latter to
get the door closed enough to make the
locks catch. AS the two men stood
there, Kelly pushing the door in and
the cashier holding it with all the ener-
gy of his age-weakened body, Mr..
Stickney asked in the forced calmness
which aged persons sometimes assume:
What do you want?"
II want your money" said Kelly.
And no sooner were the words from
the robbers mouth than throughout the
bank rang out the cracked voice of the
aged guardian of the funds, appealing
for help. Kelly's time had then come.
With one energetic push he forced the
old man backward far enough to allow
the free swing of his right arm. IN
which he held the murderous black
jack, and as the old mans cries re-
sounded again and again through the
bank, down came the heavy weight OF
lead on the mans head. Mr.. Stickney
sunk to the floor with groan, Kelly
as he fell raining blows on the unfor-
tunate mans head. He thinks he did
not deliver more than three or four,
but the physicians say that eleven were
struck. At any rate, there was force
-,
sink to the floor without a sound, and
remain there, and Kelly entered the en-
closure and shut the door. which the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26


evasion or equivocation, Joseph EN-
met Kelly, who was captured in house
of ill-repute at Montreal, Canada, dress
ed in the guise of a woman, fully and
freely confessed that he murdered the
aged cashier, and that he alone was
concerned in the conception and carry
ing out of the daring bank robbery and
terrible tragedy In no part Of it and
at no time was there any other person
even remotely concerned. He conceived
the bold project himself and carried 1t
out in his own way. No one else had
part in 1t. No one else can be held
in the slightest degree responsible for
the awful crime except Kelly. Alone
he stands as the guilty man, and he
says he is ready to take his medicine
that he expects to be hanged.
His relation of the events Of the aw-
full affair is extremely sensational, and
there is food for thought for many, in
the details of the murder as told by
this young man, who lacks about three
months of being % years old. Nothing
like it has been heard from the lips of
SO young a man, and few professionals
in crime can lay claim to so daring
deed of murder, coolly premeditated
and carefully considered, but carried
out in the heat of excitement and with
the touch Of blood burning in his brain.
The young man cannot even offer the
excuse Of intemperance. He was per-
fectly sober when he conceived and ex-
ecuted the crime. The only excuse he
offers is that he needed money, and
which was placed before his very eyes
as he sat in his pretended jewelry shop
and gazed across the street at the bank
ing establishment.
Envy seized his soul as EN- looked on
the pile of gTeenbacks, silver and gold
that were daily displayed on the coun-
tiers of the institution, and before long
avarice entered his brain and destroyed
his moral sense. He, claims that he
tried at first to conquer the longing
which possessed him to secure the
money so temptingly displayed, but the
effort was useless, and, as day by day
went by, he grew weaker and weaker,
until he decided that, at all hazards, he
must have the boards Of gold and bills
and silver he saw before him, and that
no human agency would stop him in his
determination to secure them. The
murder, as told by Kelly himself, is
one Of the most awful, as we'll as one
of the most daring, ever committed in
New England. There is not even a sim
gle redeeming feature in the awful tale.
In substance, his story is that he want
ed money, and felt that he must have
1t. Then he thought how easy 1t would
be to get it from the bank when the
cashier was alone. From that it was
only step to thoughts of murder.
There was no suspicion in the old
mans mind that everything was not
right, nor did he think for a minute
that the postmaster had not sent Kelly,
whom he knew well enough to address
frequently on the streets, for the de-
sired stamps. Mr.. Stickney counted
them slowly from the drawer, the exact
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26
This Dogs Death Enriched =. Cbv-0,

Mrs. Elizabeth Fhee, an eccentric
woman Of Westchester, Pa, died in
1886, after long and devout member
ship of st. Peters Protestant Episcopal
Church Of Tredyffryn township. 1t
was believed on her death she would
leave a part Of her little fortune of
$4,000 to the church, and so she aid
but the bequest was not available for
the church until after the death of her
dog, for whose maintenance she left
$500. The dog was a surly and snap
pish mongrel of the lowest order, quite
devoid of good looks or any other quail
ity that was attractive to anyone but
his mistress. He lived two years. and
since that time st. Peters Church has
enjoyed the income Of the 1880.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26
The snsed of nam.l.

Extraordinary stories are sometimes
told of the speed with which camels
can travel in the desert, and of their
wonderful endurance and fatigue. But
according to recent statements there
has been much exaggeration on this
subject One writer asserts that the
speed OF q camel does not exceed about
seven miles and q half per hour, and
that even that speed is not ordinarily
maintained longer than two hours at a
stretch.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26

Strange words for a soul released
from it's bondage; stranger still the
unsolved mystery that hangs about
her. Many are the speculations made,
some even averring that she was the
daughter of Aaron Burr, the unfortu-
nate Theodosia, but this seems in
credible, and nothing definite can be
learned concerning this episode of a
life to which, perhaps, it was the calm
and peaceful ending.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26

like q Junk shop than anything else,
but upstairs are the assembly rooms,
which, 1t is said, George washington
often honored with his presence. There
is a queer little musicians gallery
looking into It that was accessible only
from the lower hall by means of lad
der, as the tiny door leading into it
is high up in the wall. When the
musicians had assembled the ladder
was taken away, leaving those unfor-
Inmates no way of escape. This room,
now divided into three, is used as a
club room by an organization that has
done much to preserve and care for it.
The carved wainscoting and molding
are still the same, though the place has
been, of course, much modernized. On
the opposite side of the hall is the
room occupied by the famous Female
Stranger" and it is still pointed out to
all other strangers, male or female, for
wherever there is a mystery unsolved,
and a trifie uncanny, the interest all
ways seems the greatest. This per-
son, who is known only as the Female
Stranger" came to the tavern early IN
the century. She stayed just four
days, and during that time held no
converse with any one save her SER
wants, to whom she spoke always in
French. At the end of that time she
died, but just before her death her hus-
band arrived and in his arms she
breathed her last The monument he
erected to her is still well preserved
and stands in st. PauIs cemetery, out
beyond the city. The stone is a little
dark, there is coping around the lot
and willow tree bends over her head.
The words seem to have a peculiar sig
nificance, could the mystery be faith
omed, perhaps the tragedy of the life
cut OF so suddenly, or perhaps the
struggling soul that had found it's
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26

Author-May, I've made a mistake In
my calling-Im not an author, but a
born chemist. Authors Wife-What
makes you think that, Horace Auth
Orwell, every book write becomes
a drug on the market.-Th-Bit
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26

LExANDRIA has
been asleep so
long, the sunshine
has been dreaming
undisturbed in her
quiet streets for SO
many years and her
quaint old houses
have such an air
of mysterious wait
ing in their old
fashioned grand
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26
STORY OF A MURDER.
JOE KELLEY TELLS HOW HE
KILLED STIcKNEY.
Avarioe became His Master, and the
Love of Gold Turned Him Into .
FIend-His Aged Victims Feeble Re-
sistance.

HATEVER mys-
terry there was sur
rounding the death
of aged Joseph A.
stickler, cashier Of
the Great Falls Ma
tional Bank and
city treasurer Of
Somersworth, N.
H., some days ago
was completely and
thoroughly solved
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26
$1,000 80 $50 'ss.s s'sssss.s.sssss.sssss
70 the Memory of a
FEMALE STRANGER,
= Whose mortal suffering terminate
ed the 18th day of October,


Aged % years and months.
This stone is erected by her dis
consulate
Husband, in whose arms she
sighed out her
Latest breath, and who, under
God
Did his utmost to soothe even the
cold dead ear of Death.
How loved, how honored once,
aVails thee not
To whom related, or by whom be-
got
A heap of dust alone remains of
thee,
TITS ali thou art, and all the
proud shall be,
To Him gave all the Prophets
utterance that, through his name,
whatsoever beieYeth in Him shall
receive remission of sins.
Acts, 10th chapter, 4Sd verse.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26
OOppsd An the Coin An s,vh..

Thomas L. Lucas and his SON Fred
have left Huntington, Ind. in q hur-
~. It is said that they have stolen
$4,000. They were in the abstract ana
loan business.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26

The brain Of the ant is larger in pro-
portion to its size than that Of any
other known creature.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-26
A SOUTHERN TOWN.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. CONTAINS
MANY PICTURESQUE SCENES.

old Carlyle House and It's Memories
The Mystery of the Female strang-
era Town That Has Been Asleep
for Century. v
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04
SHOE-BLACkING BOX.
One That Any boy of Ordinary IntelIi-
Eence Can Make.

How many boys are there who have
shoe backing boxes of their own in
which to Keep brushes and backing?
Perhaps there are not many who
have, but here is a box that every boy
can own, because he can make it him
self with hammer, saw and plane, and
some wood that can be purchased from
carpenter at Il small cost.
Obtain four pieces of pine, two inches
square and fifteen inches long, for the
legs; and four pieces, each sixteen
inches long, five inches wide, and seven
cighths of an inch thick. TO form the
sides of the box. Screw these flat pieces
together firmly to form n square, and
then screw on the bottom pieces of
tongued and grooved boards.
When this is done, fasten the legs in
position with long, stout screws driven
down through the bottom of the box
and into the tops of them, and brace
them with eight iron shelf brackets
screwed firmly, as shown in the draw
ing, with one side against the legs and
the other against the bottom of the
box.
These will strengthen the legs and
prevent the box from rocking, and as
they are of the ordinary cast iron style
they can be purchased at hardware
store for a few cents each.
With a thin piece of board, make Il
partition inside the box to hold the
brushes, and on top of it at one side
foSten n suuara tniapa IF hnn ri on ~ n ~ h
4 box of backing can rest.
1t is sometimes good plan to attach
the backing box to the wood with a
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Sultan of Johore has made
grant to Rev. j. a. b. Cook, one of the
Presbyterian Church of England's
missionaries at Singapore, of plot of
land, 300 acres in extent, for the pur-
pose of Christian Chinese settlement.
The grant is for 900 years.
The library of the University of
California has received n gift from
Coils p. Huntington of more than 1000
documents in Spanish and English,
covering the early history of Califor-
MIA. 1t is richer in the period just be-
fore the American occupation than any
other collection except the Bancroft Ii
brary.
Sixteen years ago Texas had but
three graded schools, and now it has
$50; then it had but one public high
school, and now it has 46s; then it spent
for schools less than $1,000,000 year,
and now it spends more than $4,000, 600;
then it had no university, and now it
has one with 752 students and AZ pro-
fessors.
Religion, when it revives in Cary
vile, Fla, accomplishes something ma
terial as well as spiritual. OF recent
revival there an observer wrote: ''Sev-
eral accessions are reported, and the
church and people feel greatly revived.
The church purchased new organ,
and the building will receive new coat
of paint this week.
One step towards religious tolera-
ton in Russia has been taken in re-
cent ukase repeating the law that COM
pels the issue of mixed marriages to be
brought up in the orthodox faith. Here
after boys will follow the religion of
their father, and girls that of their
mother. The change is said to be due
to the influence of the czarina.
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts
has come into possession of the we'd
ding gift of George III. of England to
his bride, Queen Charlotte, presented
by him at their marriage in 1861. This
relic is a chatelaine watch, with belt
clasp. band and pendants, all of the
finest gold and Thickly incrusted with
jewels. 1t has an interesting history.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
NIGHTINGALE AND THORN.

A nightingale quite forlorn
Thus made her plant TO the morn:
i've hunted in valn," ran the pitiful strain
And l can't find sign OF thorn.
There's nothing to make me sad,
There's not thorn to be had,
All the rest OF my years"-here she burst
into tears
"I'll have to be merry and glad.
II always sing my best
When cruel thorn Is pressed
$50 my friends have said, and I've fire.
quently read
Quite close to my tender breast.
o birds with grievances great,
o men with grievances small,
Think what II would be If you, like me,
Had never grievance at all!'
The moral. my little DEAR
Is quite remarkably clear;
When lessons are long, and things go
wrong,
And every ones acting queer
Don't murmur and bewai,
Don't rue the day you were born.
But think of the poor, poor. nightingale,
Who hadn't a sign of a thorn.
-Ethelwyn Wetherald, in Youths Com
panion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04
LAWS APPLICABLE TO ALASKA
A Statement Issued Recently by Com
missioner Hermann.

missioner Hermann.
The Misunderstanding and conten-
tons regarding the laws that are APP
plicable to Alaska, as far as the lands
and claims are concerned, were set at
rest recently by the statement made by
Commissioner Hermann, of the general
land Office. Many inquiries on this
question have come to the interior de-
partment and numerous applications
have been made for copies of the public
land laws, which, however, do not apply
to Alaska. All this is due to the gold
boom. The general land officials have
taken much interest in the reports that
come from the gold belt and have in
vestigated the laws that govern them
Commissioner Hermann says there is
no longer any question about which ex-
tend over Alaska, and these laws are
applicable.
/. The mineral land laws of the
United States.
2. Townsite laws, which provide for
the incorporation of town sites and ac-
quirement of titles thereto from the
United States government to the town
site trustees.
3. The law providing for trade and
manufacturers, giving to each qualified
person 100 acres of land in q square
and compact form.
The coal land regulations are distinct
from the mineral regulations or laws,
and the Jurisdiction of neither coal
laws nor public land laws extend to
Alaska, the territory being expressly
excluded by the laws themselves from
their operation. The act approved May
II. 1854, providing for civil government
of Alaska, has this language as to mines
and mining privileges:
''The laws of the United States relat-
ing to mining claims and rights Incl
dental thereto shall. on and after the
passage of this act, be in full force and
effect in said district of Alaska, subject
to such regulations as may be made by
the secretary of the interior and APP
proved by the president and parties
who have located mines or miningcpriv-
ileges thereon under the United States
laws, applicable to the public domain,
or have occupied or improved or exer-
cised acts of ownership over such
claims. shall not be disturbed therein,
but shall be allowed to perfect title by
payments provided for"
There is still more general author
ity. The act of July 4, 1866, says:
"All valuable mineral deposits in
lands belonging to the United States,
both surveyed and unsurveyed, are
hereby declared to be free and open to
exploration and purchase, and lands in
which these are found to occupations
and purchase by citizens of the United
States, and by those who have declared
an intention to become such, under the
rules prescribed by law and according
to local customs or rules of miners in
the several mining districts, so far as
the same are applicable and not incon-
sistent with the laws of the United
States"
The patenting of mineral lands in
Alaska is not new thing, for that work
has been going on as the cases have
come in from time to time since 1884,
st. Louis Republic.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04

screw passed down through the middle
of the box; but if standard size of
backing box is always used, it would
be we'll to cut hole in the wood with
a compass saw so the box will fit in il,
and another thin board or piece of
tin may be tackled to the under side to
prevent the box from dropping through.
Next cover is to be made of tongued
and grooved boards to fit the box, and
at the outer edges strip of wood, called
batten, can be screwed fast to the
ends of the boards to keep them to-
gether. Strap hinges and a stop chain
will hold the cover in place. When ar
ranging the chain do not allow the COW
err to 90 backward too far, but only
enough to prevent it's falling forward
when the box is in use. Make all the
joints nicely and putty up the cracks.
then give the entire box, inside and out.
two coats of some dark colored paint.
When the paint is dry, the front top
edge of the box can be bound with a
strip of sheet brass or iron on which to
put the feet when backing shoes. This
metal strip will prevent the wood from
wearing away, and the painted front
from becoming shabby.
In this box the shoe polishing equip
ment can always be kept, and every
boy that makes one should take pleas
ure in keeping 1t tidy and in good or
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04
Little BOY. Rare Courage.

While trying to arrange the reins on
a spirited horse, p. j. Conway, of New
York, lost control of the animal, and
the carriage dashed away with Mr.. Con-
ways two sons, John and Edward,
aged ~ and respectively. The elder
boy commenced to cry, says the Jour-
nal, and finally slipped from the car
rage, leaving Eddie alone. The brave
little lad, however, grasped the reins
and proceeded to pull on the lines. Sew
eral park policemen and crowd of BIZ
cyclists started in pursuit, and when
near the bottom of the hill at Seventy.
second street and the drive in Central
park Park Policeman Edward Dough
erty succeeded in stopping the animal
When little Edward recovered his
breath he exclaimed, "Gee whiz! Mr.
Copper, but didn't gol"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04
Laid ITO Eggn in Hair nm Hour.

Some ladies of West Palm Beach wit
messed IA novel scene recently. They were
on the beach enjoying the breeze, sit
ting up just in the fringe of the scrub,
when out came a large loggerhead
turtle. 1t dug hole and then pro-
ceeded to fill it with eggs. Finishing.
the hole was filed over with sand and
made to look exactly like that around
it. A young man of theparty "turned"
her and secured the eggs, over 40. The
whole operation took about half an
hour.-Florida Times-Union.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04
THE USEFUL GIRAFFE.
How Driver Dill Came TO he Shifted
from the Hand WAGON.

from the bnnu wagon.
ION the road" said the old Snowman,
1--WE always used TO look TO the giraffe
to supply us with apples. He was a
tremendous big giraffe, about IS feet
high, and he could reach almost any
tree in the orchard; all we had TO do
was to drive him up alongside the
fence.
"The giraffe keepers particularfriend
In the circus was the driver of the band
wagon, man named Gabsly, and when
ever we came to an apple orchard the
keeper always used to see that his
friend Bill was well supplied. The gil
RATES. place in the line on the road
was just ahead of the band wagon, and
whenever Bill came along and saw the
giraffe at work, why, he'd just haul up
and wait for his share, which he was
sure to get, for the giraffe had been
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04
pr..,dcnt L,ncoIn,, sentiment.

1t is said that President Lincoln. thus
replied to letter asking for senti-
ment and his autograph: Dear Mad
am: When you ask of a stranger that
which is of interest only to yourself al
ways inclose stamp. There's your
sentiment and here's your autograph.
A. Lincoln."-Youth's Companion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04


testified to the quarrel of the morning,
and Bill Simpson loquaciously related
how he thought something was up
when Bob sold his claim to him at half
its value, explaining that he was in
hurry to leave. Then Jerry and John
son told of the meeting on the hill
side, and each of the posse swore, with
due appreciation of his own impor-
lance, to AtlSinson's guilty actions
when they came upon him in the fog.
Hezekiah Smith, of the hilltop, clinched
the evidence by testifying that he saw
the prisoner standing before Scrog-
gins door at noon.
The Jurors had ceased whiting
toothpicks and exchanging jokes; their
growing solemnity foreshadowed the
verdict. Col. Stebbins had with n sigh
dismissed the last witness, when Eze-
kiei strolled calmly in through the
open door. He nodded familiarity to
two or three acquaintanccs, and then
addressed the judge.
Colonel" he said, easily, guess I'd
better straighten this thing out a
little. Where dye plant the wit
nesses?"
Col. Ike, surprised, looked at him.
'Let the witness be sworn" he said.
"Well, what do you know about this?"
81 know all about It,"
"who killed Scroggins?"
81 did," said Ezekiel, calmly.
For ten seconds there was silence,
and then smile that broke into a
ripple of laughter ran around the room.
Ezekiel was maintaining his reputation.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04
prokc Jail with scissors.

Recently five prisoners escaped from
the county farm, eight miles from Nash
Vile, on the Shelbyville pike. George
Greer, Till Gannaway, Tip Williams,
Cato and Ed buchanan, all negroes, cut
through the ceiling of the prison with
an old pair of scissors. All of these pris-
cuers were serving long terms.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04
Tbc ,Iy.tery EIucidatcd.

Bobb;e-Say, pop, how does fender
keep a cable car from killing you?
Papa--The fender kills you before
the car has chance to get at you, my
son.-N. Y. Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04
snyed I'm Time.

isabel says she has never been in
love-"
as that SOP"
"Yes; she was threatened with It
once, but bottle of spring bitters
taken in time brought her out all
ripht."-Cleveland Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04

More men have been self-undone
than have been self-made.-Chicago
News.