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The Newtown bee., 1897-12-31

I'm sure he'll want to thank you for
doing SO much for him, and for all the
Christmas cheer for the children. His
going in to clean up his engine was no
more than his duty, after going out and
leaving it as he did when the strike was
ordered. Jacob isn't the man to sickle
for bit of work, Mr. Conway"
SIT is not every man who will hold
himself up to duty in times like these"
was the reply that Jacob heard from the
lips of Mr. Conway.
The engineer rose up in bed, his brain
in a whirl. All came back to him then
the desperation and the main design that
had possessed him the night before. A
groan burst from his lips and he would
have sprung from the bed had he not
been held down by physical weakness.
Martha and the children came running
in, the former with her blue eyes full of
HAA1COJS SAO AabeCA AClu 0p bAC1I
Christmas toys for him to see.
"Jacob-Jacob #" the woman cried, sit
is all the generous heart OF Mr. Conway
that has brought us the Christmas cheer.
And better than all, he says not many
men are the like of my Jacob for stand
ing to duty" She lowered her voice
as she added: 'Aud to think of the hard
names you have called him! Yen have
to take them all back now" She skip
ped back to the kitchen before Jacob
could speak, meaning to call the visitor
gone.
Jacobs hurt was not so serious as 1t
had seemed at first. When the Christ
mas dinner was on the table he was on
hand to heap the goodies upon the chill
dren's plates, and he kept them all in
jolly mood with his Jokes, though he ate
but sparipgly of the dinner himself.
While Martha was clearing away the
things and singing as she had not sung
before for many day, Jacob slipped
out of the house and soon after was ad-
milted to the finest dwelling in the little
New England city. He stood with bent
head and white face as Mr. Conway
greeted him.
"I'm doing well enough-it was nub-
but bump" he said In answer to the
gentleman's inquiry. ''But there is sum
mat must tell thee or can never look
thee in the face agen. It's bigger load
than a man can carry on his heart
through life. Ye tho't went into the
works last night to do duty, but must
tell thee
Mr. Conway interrupted him. "You
have nothing to confess, Jacob, for /
was with the watchman last night when
you were found senseless In the shop. |
know what you meant to do with the
match that / took from your fingers!"
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-31

high spirits than Talleyraud's famous
'point de zele.''
They had been about three hours on
the way, when about noon, the messen-
ger suggested that he would walk half a
mile to warm himself bit.
"Waste time, and the wind in chang
ing" Conner answered briefly, and
Morris was aware of sudden thump at
his heart. But he sought mutely to
disregard it by humping his chill hands.
An hour later Morris produced 3
whisky flask, which his compapiop
brigkly snatched from his grasp.
mot if 1 know it," he said grimly.
81 am near frozen ~
"You would be past thawing when
we get to the town if let you swallow
this stuff now, lad" Conner added
with gigantic slap on the messengers
bowed shoulders 81 amt temperance
teacher. I'll share more drinks with GU
than you can stand up for within two
hours"
"But"-
"But 1 don't propose to drive into
Zenith City sitting beside a eorpse-it
would kind Of spoil my Christmas din
ner," Conner asserted and Morris was
silent.
A silence which the other ended by
shaking him roughly.
"Wake up!" he exclaimed. "You are
forgetting my last remark"
There was only an indistiuct murmur.
Ceanor drew in his horses.
"Git down, you young fool" be
roared. You are bound to have that
tramp anyhow"
Then as Morris scrambled to his feet
half asleep he ordered him again to de-
scend.
"Run hundred yards or so, as If you
was sprinting," he commanded.
Stumbling Morris obeyed at first, buG
as the stagnsnt blood stirred in his veins
with the enforced motion his pace in
creased. A quarter of mile further on
he overlook the stage &C racing speed.
"That is BETTER" Connor said cheer
lily, as Morris prepared to climb back to
his place. mo, you don't come up
here, I'm tired keeping one eye on you
when want both both for the scenery
Just take these robes of yours. and
crawl inside among them mailbags.
You will need more than an hour to
freeze stiff under cover, and reckon on
getting to to wn within that limit"
A stage driver is as absolute
sovereign as ships captain, and travel
was resumed upon these prescribed con-
ditions.
Some time elapsed. A mass of clouds
had risen in the west, through which the
sun cleaned a fiery ball that Knocked
the cold, while a fltful wind promised
fulfilment of the ranchman's prophesied
blizzard.
The ponderous sleigh scraped and
creaked to the top of slight ascent,
which dipped into 'scoolie" whose
furthur side rose higher and sleeper.
Down the first declivity the horses
rushed and midway Connor set his
teeth with mighty oath.
There, in the narrow bottom of the
s'coolie," on either side of space worn
between snow-drifts and called the
road, stood two tall figures, holding
leyeleled pistols.
The stage was trapped, and Connor
pulled up his horses promptly.
"You chose your day luckier than
seemed probable from the weather." ne
said, gazing keenly at what little was
visible of his much-mOffi I'd assailants,
they drew nearer. Sim rather preju-
dical against killing fellow-creature
on Christmas eve, if l can anyways
avoid it,
Something that sounded like a de-
risive laugh issued from the fur collar
OF one of the highwaYmen.
You planned the killing to be on
your side, eh2o
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-31

Jaco, arlow came out of the sitting
-. "a tme crowded hall little ahead of
the others, who fingered to get final
crumb Of comfort from the words Of the
speaker. He had listened to as much Of
Torrey Banks's fervid eloquence as his
brain could bear. He wanted to get out
where the fresh air might steady his
thoughts and away from the loud, aggres-
sive tones Of the labor leader. There was
a merciless logic In the arguments which
the speaker had presented that drove
everything else out of the young English
mans mind. Jacob had the name of being
clear-headed, and when there were no
better takers at hand he had been known
to make quite telling speech. Once or
twice he had been on the point of making
reply to certain statements which Banks
had made, and which seemed not to be
quite true. But man who makes q bust
ness Of talking from platform sometimes
has way OF rafting ON from truth to
falsehood, and from falseheod back to
truth again, so that a slow talker like
Jacob cannot hope to call him to account
for his misrepresentation.
Barlow sauntered along the lighted
street and mechanically turned his steps
In the direction Of the row of corporation
houses where he lived. Then he abruptly
turned back and entered the small grocery
store on the corner. 1t was about the hour
for the stores to close and shis one was
without customers. A clerk was prepar-
ing to sweep out while the proprietor was
running up the column of figures at his
desk. Jacob hesitated at the door and
then advanced resolutely.
"Well, Jacob, how is it with your Out
buying Christmas things for the young
sters?'
The groceryman grinned in anything
but cheering way as he fred this salu.
tation at Barlow without looking up from
the pages of bis ledger. The plea which
was on Jacobs lips was frozen there, and
he could only say
"0h, mayhap therein be summat for
'em In the morning, Mr. Jones. But it'll
be very little, with money so close"
Sand how's the meeting tonight over
at the hall? Did Torrey Banks tell how
the Monitor iron company could run their
business, so as to raise wages and increase
profits on falling market?n Mr. Jones
leaned forward 80 as to see the full effect
OF his sarcasm upon the victim.
1T was about that, MIR Jones, that /
wanted to speak word to thee If ye could
spare minute or so,'' Jacob faltered.
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A Hold-Up on Christmas Eve.

INCIDENT OF THE BIsMARK sTAGE.-How
common, THE DRIVER, BROUGHT IN
THE CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO ZENITH CITY.
ELLEN MAcKUBN IN THE NEW YORK
TRIBUNE.
1t was very cold. Not such cold as
the East laments when the thermom-
eter sinks to zere, when the cable cars
are chilly, and the furnace-heated
houses not quite 30 overwarm as in their
wont. But such cold as the Northwest
encounters on the prairie, when the
thermometer has frozen at 40 degrees
below zero, and men cease to reckon the
increased iciness of the atmosphere.
The Bismark stage, during the winter
season than long ago year, made but one
weekly journey to Zenith City, and was
due at its destination on Christmas eve.
Conner, the driver, possessed an endur-
ance admired through all the frontier,
and reverence for certain ancient Gus
toms unsupported by his closest inti-
mates. Among the dugouts of the
yearltng town, and the infant Fort
Fletcher, it's neighbor, he knew that his
arrival was anticipated with the sick
longing that exiles feel for tokens from
the distant homes where they fain would
be. And he intended to arrive prompt
ly for the sake of package tucked into
bis safest pocket. A package on which
an old lady down in Vermont had writ
ten shakilY, "To be opened on Christ
mas morning.
But to the ranchman, his host of the
previous night, who prophesled biz.
card, he uttered this intention, minus
sentiment:
''There will be TO blizzard unless the
wind changes" he said dfcisiyely.
We've got no passengers to kick about
freezing their noses. Me and Mr. Morris
have contracted to deliver our goods to-
night, and If we don't do it you may
look for as in drift somewhere be-
tween here and the town when the lob
takes your fancy"
Morris, the express messenger, who
was new to the frontier, grinned an en-.
thusiastic assent. The ranchman de-
clared gruffiy that Common trusted too
much in his luck, and pressed upon
them the loan of an extra buffalo robe
each.
They set forth. The road was not
bad, judged by prairie midwinter stand
ards. The sky was fiawless sapphire.
and the icy air, which whitened the
flesh like hot iron where it touched, was
forbidden access to any feature of these
professional voyagers, except their well.
trained eyes. They had journey OF
Blk hours before them without change
Of horses, but Common opined that, with
bis cattle feeling as prime as they did,
be might cut the record down to five.
Upon which Morris exclaimed that it
would be pity to shorten such glor-
ious sleigh ride.
Conner, however, vouchsafed no reply
% this ignorant hardihood, except
glance which it was fortunate that his
fur collar Intercepted, as it conveyed a
Febuke yet more scathing to youthful
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-31

ONLY battle between white men and
Africans which has been described By
participants on both sides IL tho one that
Stanley fought With the BangaIa tribe.
Harper's Rornd Table, under che title Of,
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-31
Tie Home Circle.
THE THREE CALLS.

THE FIRST CALL.
TIE arf al on Maria,
SHE 50 the "hah."
hua ", in one corner.
~ 5l.y olSed so neat.
While ming her feet,
,.iat 10, red to be higher!
TIE SECOND CALL.
I'lu sc. . call, was II the fall.
Sui ids were singing,
Nit,l Al V, tall, but round" with all,
,Yaau gate a.swinging.
.tut ow sweet and cuddingly,
hn 81 my lap so suddenly
THE THIRD CALL.
T.g Il .u call was sweeter still,
ANA NE seconds all were roses.
We 'lr7el so quick and often,
1aaE we often bumped our noses.
ald oW Te are engaged,
And tLus the "third call" closes
-lGeorge Washington Byron
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-31

One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly.
That's what you want! E. F. Hawley,
Newtown; S. C. Bull, Sandy Hook; A.
B. Brakeman, Botsford; B. Hswley &
Co., Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-31
THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT.

1t is always very interesting TO hear
both sides of a story, especially when it
10 the story Of a battle. Probably the
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-31

Christmas at Jacob Barlow's.
NEIRIEN THAN SEEMED LIKELY.-AN EP-
lsJDE IF THE STRIKE AT THE MONITOR
ON ' oRKs.-ERNEsT A. YOUNG IN
mig 81 INGFIELD REPUBLICAN.
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-31

INCIDENT OF THE BIsMARK sTAGE.-How
THE CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO ZENITH CITY.
ELLEN MACKUBN IN THE NEW YORK
TRIBUNE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-27

New York, Jan. 26.-Robert Fitz-
simmons yesterday began active train
ing for his bout with ]. j. Corbett on
March II. Up to date Fitzsimmcns has
done nothing heavier than the playing
of an occasional game of pool at the
Bartholdi but from now until he starts
for the battle ground he will take a
daily run from his hotel up and around
Central Park and back, following this
with a sponge bath and rub down. On
Feb. II he will be notified by Dan"
Stuart. of the location of the battle
ground, and will go at once to the spot
and complete his training. While the
knuckles which he injured on Sharkey's
head are nearly well, yet FitzsimmOns
is very careful of them and will not
use them in bag punching till the last
few weeks. FitZsimmonS never looked
more rugged than he does at the pres
ent time. He has little to say about
the outcome of the bout. but to all sug
gestions that Corbetts great cleverness
and strength will prevail, the champion
simply shows his teeth in a significant
smile.
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Special to The Herald.l


Cheyenne, Wy, Jan. 26.-Postmaster
G. A. Draper and son, Charles w.
Draper, assistant postmaster, who were
arrested by postoffice inspector last
night, charged with the embezZlement
of the United States funds, amounting
TO S3,522.05, had a hearing in Justices
per had earlier in the day broken down
and made complete confession to his
attorneys and to the United States at
torney, stating that he had cut the
registered pouch open and extracted
the money thereupon. and that his son
Charles was in no way connected with
the theft.
When the charge was read to him, he
pleaded guilty and was placed under
$4,000 bonds to appear at the May term
of the United States court.
Charles w. Draper pleaded not guilty
and upon motion of United States At
torney Clark, who stated that after
thorough investigation he believed the
young man innocent, the assistant
postmaster was released from custody.
Mr.. Diapers bondsmen have been
given charge of the pOstoffice.
1t is understood, now, that Draper
was short in his accounts about 500.
which is the amount his bondSmen will
be obliged to make good. The balance
of the contents of the stolen package
is said to be deposited in a local bank
and will be recovered.
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TWO DEAD.
Several Persons Are Also Injured in
Railway Wreck.

Moncton. n. B.. Jan. 26.-Palmers Pond
was today the scene of a most disastrous
railway wreck. The Canadian Pacific ex-
press. running over the Intercolonial
railroad tracks, due at Moncton at / D.
m. arrived at Dorchester a little be-
hind time and when turning the bend
at Palmer's Pond, the train broke away
from the engine, presumably owing to
a broken rail, and dashed over d 75-foot
embankment to the ice in the pond be-
low. The engine, on breaking away from
the cars. kept its course and was brought
through to Dorchester station, where
the news was first made known and a
wrecking train was hurriedly sent to the
scene of the accident. Meanwhile those
who had survived the fearful plunge bent
themselves to the task of rescuing the
more unfortunate The intense cold added
to the horrors of the situation. and the
sufferinss of the injured. When the
wrecl,ing train arrived at the wreck the
United Associated Presses representative
found two of the occupants dead and
nearly score more or less injured They
had been taken out of wrecked coaches
and lad upon the snow on the bank of
the pond. One of the dead was a woman
Miss Partriquin, a dressmaker. The other
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WILLIS FUNERAL.
All Civic Business Suspended in the
Old Kentuck Home.

All Civic Business Suspended in the
Old Kentuck Home.
Louisville, Jan. 26.-The funeral of
Hon. Albert S. Willis. late minister of
the United States to Hawaii. was held
this morning at 11:30 o'clock at the
First Christian church. The remains
had been lying in state at his residence
in this city, where they had been
viewed BIZ thousands of friends who
paid the last tribute to the dead diplO-
mat. The body did not arrive until
late Sunday night, the train having
been DELAYED by heavy snow storm
near Council Bluffs, Ia. 1t was ac-
companied by the widow, her son, AL
bert S. Willis, jr., her sister, Miss May
Dulaney, and Colonel James Tucker OF
Virginia, the personal representative of
President Cleveland.
Mrs Willis says every courtesy was
shown her in Hawaii. The throne room
Of the castle was cleared and the re-
mains were placed il state. Pending
the departure of the steamer Australia
for this country the remains were
placed in q vault.
All civic business was suspended in
the CITY this morning. The Louisville
bar, the alumni of the high school and
the many organizations of which Mr..
Willis was a member attended the flu
neral in a body The interment was
In the family lot at Cave Hill. The
services were in charge of Rev. Z. L.
Powell, pastor of the First Christian
church, assisted by the Rev. Beverly
Estill, D. D., of st. Pauls Episcopal
church, of which Mrs. Willis is a mem
Der. The services were transformations.
Mr. Willis leaves a small personal es-
tate, but carried heavy life insurance
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Washington. Jan. 26.-Liliuokalani,
ex-queen of Hawaii. received in her
apartments at the Shoreham this after
noon from to o'clock.
Although it was not generally under
stood that the reception was public
several hundred ladies we'll known in
official and society circles, for the most
part impelled b. curiosity, presented
themselves and were introduced by
Mrs. julius n. Palmer, who invaria bly,
addressed Mrs. DOminis as Your Maj
esty.'.' and spoke of her to the visitors
as her royal highnesS."
Those who converSed with the eX-
queen found her an intelligent, grace
full, dignified hostess and, doubtless as
the result of the cordially with which
she greeted her callers numerous invi-
tationS will be pressed upon her with
such force that she will hereafter be
seen at many functions while the gay
season lasts. The eX-queen clearly in
timated to all questionerS that she was
delighted with Washington and its peo-
pie and had no idea of leaving hastily.
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THE HERALD BULLETIN

PAGE ONE.
The Senatorial Contest.
General Sporting News.
Cheyenne's Late Sensation.
Queen Lil's Reception.
Forty Fires in Chicago.
Jones Wires Rich of Idaho.
PAGE TWO.
Duty of Congress to Cuba.
Arbitration Treaty Endorsed.
In Railway Circles.
Funeral of Little Pete"
Plat Is Dined.
PAGE THREE
The West Dip Showing.
Old Star Gold Ore.
Government Bonds Strong.
Three Errant Youths.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Work of the Legislature.
Yesterdays Court Record.
PAGE SIX.
Cold Wave in. the East.
Woman's Suffrage Convention.
Million Dollar Fire in Philadelphia
PAGE SEVEN.
News From Nearby.
PAGE EIGHT.
City Council.
J. E. Christensen Killed Near
Brigham.
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Judge Powers sent the following in
quiry TO nine residents of Park City
and COalville:
Calls says he will vote for Thatcher
if constituents feel that way. Wire me
quick general sentiment.
20. w. POWERS"
The following responses were received
from Park City:
Public sentiment is unanimous in favor
of Hon. Moses Thatcher for the United
States senate. HENRY SHIELDS
County Attorney"
Petition sent last week expressed pref
e>e-.ce of constituents. The only senti-
ment visible here is Thatcher.
F. J. M'LAUGHLIN."
Sentiment of Summit county unanimous
for Thatcher. Calls can make his Dolit-
zeal future by voting for the champion of
his constituents. Great rejoicing here
"SOLON SPIRO."
Sentiment here overwhelming for
Thatcher Z. c. WILSON"
Public sentimtn almost unanimous
for Thatcher S. L. RADON
The following were received from Coal
Most assuredly everybody here in ia
vor OF Thatcher. Notify Calls.
MAYOR FADDIS.''
q think the public feeling is for
Thatcher AS Republican 1 have no
say in the matter. HENRY WEIGH"
The future of the Democratic party n
Summit depends upon Calls voting for
Thatcher The sentiment unanimous for
the apostle of human liberty
wv. H. GOLIATH"
All last evening kilograms from rep
resentative Democrats of Park City
were received in a steady stream by
Mr.. Calls. He received messages from
6S persons, and the following are sam
pies of the sentiments expressed:
From Scion Spiro: Where was
Moses when the light of the church
went out? Let the answer be He's in
the United States senate''
: From Thomas White: ITO hell with
Calls if he doesn't vote for Thatcher,
is a popular sentiment around all the
mines"
Mr.. Calls last evening was not pre-
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surance that two votes now being cast
against them would be forthcoming
whenever they would elect. But expec-
tations were not realized. and the gap
between % votes and the United States
senate could rot be flied.
While yesterdays balloting raised
the spirits of the Thatcher men, the
results were not such as 10 justify the
hope of an early termination of the
contest. Thatcher's gains came to him
on the first ballot and the legislature
forthwith settled down into an ap-
parently hopeless deadlock. Twelve
ballots were taken and not single vote
was changed. Every ballot served but
to emphasize the determination of the
members thai the fight should not be
settled until settled as they desired.
PARTY CAUCUS PROPOSED.
So apparent had it become that the
interests of the public and of the party
demanded that some different course of
action be taken that a strong senti-
nent in favor Of a party caucus was
developed during the afternoon and
evening. The proposition was made to
the various senatorial headquarters
S.Aat the Democratic members of the
legislature go into caucus with closed
doors with the understanding that 81
votes would be required TO nominate,
and fight it out until ore of The three
leading candidates or new candidate
is nominated. The subject was dis
cussed at the Thatcher caucus last
evening and met with general approx
al Al Rawlins headquarters it was
viewed with favor, while the Hender-
son managers declined to commit them
selves either for or against. Mr.. Nc
Cune and Judge Powers, the most
prominent of the dark horse candidates.
are also understood TO favor the caue'
Gus plan. Of course the decision Will
rest with the members of the legisla-
ture themselves and a large number
of them assented to the proposal last
evening. The truth is that a majority
of them are willing to adopt almost
any course that promises escape from
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Spanish Troops Starving.

New Orleans. Jan. 26.-Captain Chal-
loner and most of the crew of the ship
wrecked steamer, Elsa. supposed once
to be a filibuster. reached here yester-
day from Havana. Three of the party
among them the owner of the Elsa, went
to New York and Captain Challoner
and the rest of the crew came to New
Orleans. Captain Challoner said Of the
instruction:
II talked with people belonging to
both sides. and each side is confident
of victory. 1t is still a toss-up as to
which side will come out victorious in
the struggle. However. 1 will say that
in the portions of the Spanish army
which came under my observation the
soldiers are not Overfed by any means.
While we were in the coast town of
Arroyo, the troops were actually starv-
ing. l saw them going from house to
house begging for bread. and from
what 1 could gather conditions were
similar in other parts of Havana
province