davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-08
s r. - Laughlin, and Charles
did not know James


saw Charles Mclaughlin and John
Bachman; Devinney and witness were
going up street. and some one spoke
to them. I'VE said: how are your
and some one said: Go to HI it was
Charles Mclaughlin who said that;
he struck Devinney, but did not knock
him down; he staggered him; Devinney
ran up to him and hit him and knock
ed him down; witness told Devinney to
let him up; Bachman knocked witness
hat off; Bachman and Mclaughlin ran
away. They took both our hats;
had my hat about week; the one l got
where was a little reddish hat-sun-
burned. That was on Wednesday; we
went up Twenty street to Mar
ket anG on up town; we did not run;
we stopped in Mehen's saloon and got
class of beer; had not been to bed;
. had not been in the women's house
then; when we came back, l stopped
and got two bottles of beer and four
sandwiches; got them at Bartollis'
saloon, and started to go to the Parker
block; stopped moment in the alley,
and Devinney got a little ahead of
me; when | went on, Devinney was
talking to -Ars Combs; l opened one of
the bottles of beer; he sandwiches
were in my coat pocket"
At this point
OFFICER BERO
appeared and defendant was with
drawn from the stand for short time
to permit the officers examination.
To Boyce: -Witness had been an Of
ficer nearly four years: he remembered
the robbery of an old man named
Kalkwright about two years ago: wit
ness knew Frank McLaughlin; he did
not tell witness that Johnson and De-
vinney robbed that man. Mr.. Howard
objected to this question, but the wit
ness did not hear him. and answered,
Mr.. Howard then said he wanted to
go into that matter; he had been pre-
vented from doing so before. Some
controversy between counsel and the
Court followed over the admisability
of the Kalkwright robbery. Capt.
Dovener said no one had informed the
officer, and the officer did not speak to
defendants about the robbery, and that
the only man who knew about the mat
ter was Frank Mclaughlin. To this
Mr. Howard retorted that he had Mr..
Kalkwright summoned.
Capt. Dovener-Yes.
Mr. Howard-Why do you say
"Yes?"
Capt. Dovener-Because you had Linn
here, and didn't put him on the stand.
You can put him on now, if you wish
to-
Mr.. Howard-We'll accept that. Mr..
Kalkwright was excused, but we will
send for him and put him on and prove
that these two men (the defendants)
robbed him. Mr.. Sheriff, send for Mr..
Wainwright.
Capt. Dovener-Yes. and If you do,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23
A Puzzling Afterthought.

Chicago Mail: Two years ago a
Chicago drummer stopped at Decatur,
Ala, and while sitting on the broad
hotel piazza talking with the proprietor
of the hostelry noticed fine fighting
cock strutting about the street.
Pretty fine bird" remarked the
Chicagoan, sententiously.
Yep" replied the hotel keeper, best
in these parts, l reckon"
I'm something of a chicken fancier
myself" continued the drummer
$50? Glad to know it, sab"
Tell you what I'll do-I'n play you
a game Of seven-up for that rooster"
said Chicago.
do it with pleasure, sah," replied
his host.
The cards were produced, and the
drummer won. The rooster was turned
over to him and was brought to the
Worlds fair city.
a few days ago the Chicagoan again
registered at the same hotel in De-
catur. The proprietor Immediately re-
cognized him. Aren't you the man
who played me a game of cards two
years ago for a rooster?" he asked.
Yes, sir"
wall. I've been thinking about you,
sab. quite a powerful lot since that
time. Do you know. sab, I've never
been able to remember what you
staked against my rooster, sab, on that
occasion? That was the first real
Yankee trick 1 ever experiment with,
sab, and you will oblige me now by
nominating the sort of poison you
prefer"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23
MEME, MEME, TEKEL, UPHARsN.

Behold. we have gathered together our
battleships near and afar:
Their decks they are cleared for action.
their guns they are primed for war.
From the east to the west there is hur-
ry; in the north and the south such
peal
OF hammers in forts and shipyard. and
the clamor and clang of steel:
And the rush and roar of engines. and
clanking of derrick and crane
Thou art weighed in the scales and found
wanting the balance of God. o
spain!
Behold 1 have stood on the mountains,
and this was writ in the sky:
She is weighed in the scales and found
wanting, the balance of God holds
high
The balance he once weighed Babylon,
the Mother of Harlots in:
One scale holds thy pride md power and
empire, begotten of sin.
Heavy with woe and torture, the crimes
Of thousand years,
Mortared and welded together with fire
and blood and tears;
In the other for justice and mercy;
blade with never a stain,
Is laid the Sword of Liberty, and the bal
ance dips, Spain!
thy need for thesel
Cristobal Colon, Vizcaya, Oquendo and
Maria Therese.
Let them be strong and many, for a Wis
That the ancient wrongs thou hast done
the world came bowling to the fight;
From the New World shores they gath
cred Inca and Aztec slain,
To the Cuban shot but yesterday, and
our own dead seamen, Spain!
Summon thy ships together. gather
mighty fleet!
For a strong young nation is arning that
never hath known defeat
Summon thy ships together. there on thy
blood-stained sandsi
For shadowy army gathers with man
acled feet and hands,
shadowy host of sorrows and of
shames too black to tell
That reach with their horrible wounds
for thee. to drag thee down to HE'LL
Myriad phantoms and spectres thou war
rest against in vain
Thou art weighed in the scales and
found wanting, the balance of God
o Spaini
Madison Cawein, in Louisville Courier
Journal.
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A SONG FOR OUR FLEETS.

A song for our fieets-our iron fleets
OF grim and savage beauty,
That pillow their way through fields OF
spray,
To follow a nations duty
The winds may blow and the waves may
flow.
And stars may hide their faces.
But little we reck: our stars Ger deck
Still glitter within their places!
Let never q one who gaZeS on
This pageant calm. but splendid.
Doubt that our coasts from hostile hosts
Will calamity be defended
A desperate foe may wish us woe;
But what is their petty knavery
Against the right. when backed with
might.
And Anglo-Saxon bravery:
A song for our fieets-Our gallant fleets,
Meath flags of glory flying,
That carry the aid. so long delayed
To those that are crushed and dyingi
And flames may glow. and blood may
flow;
But still. with a stern endeavor.
Well rule the main, and lash foul Spain
From our western world foreveri
WILL CARLETON.
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gage and that of my six men free of
charge. in all about 1,Oo0 pounds, from
Dyea to Lake Bennett just for odd Lang
Syne. About p. m. We started for Lake
Lindeman, stayed there all night. and
reached Lake Bennett with nearly all of
our outfit on Tuesday morning at 10 a.
m, Just so hours from the time we left
Canyon City. From here our goods were
packed on horses and mules to the Scales
About this time they commenced sending
goods through on the tramway from
Canyon City to the summit, and today
they are carrying freight from here by
way of this tram TO the summit Tor
cents per pound, which would make
freight from here to Lake Bennett at this
time at not over cents, and next spring,
when everything is frozen up and the
trails are good, it will not exceed cents
l feel almost sure that within year
there will be a scent rate from Dyea TO
Lindeman. 1 have no word to say against
the White Pass trail, as have not Deen
over it, but if they could not carry freight
for less than % and 10 cents at profit
before this tram was completed, | can
not understand why, if they had better
trail, as they claim, it should cost nearly
twice as much TO go over 1t.
The trail between Sheep Camp and
Canyon City is as bad as it can be. yet,
crippled as I am; l left Lake Lindeman
at a. IN. day before yesterday. and
after spending an hour on the summit
and half an hour at the Scales, reached
Canyon City at p. m, in time TO eaten
the stage to Dyea. 100 miles in moe
casins." 1 had Just time to rush into the
Red Onion hotel, change my socks and
mossasins. eat plate or ice cream
rendered by the gentlemanly landlord OF
the Red Onion, before Jumping on the
stage One can get as good dinner at
the Red Onion as he can get at the
Waldorf-Astor especially if he is hungry;
A hotel by any other name would smell
sweetly.
Here is one thing I learned: Everything
should be packed in so and 100 pound
waterproof sacks, and boxes, if required,
should not weight over 100 to 100 pounds
so as to be easily handled, thus saving
lots of breakage and often much loss.
We purchased four boats in Seattle
and here is another item worth remem-
bering. Two of our boats, galvanized
steel. IS feet long. in two rolls about is
inches in diameter. two and one-half feet
long. weighing $50 pounds each, while
the frames weigh about 50 pounds each
or 400 pounds in the two boats, cost at
Seattle $50 for the two. Freight from
Seattle to Bennett $40. making $3.50 for
the two boats complete. At Bennett or
Lindeman the lumber for one poor boat
cost about $3.50.
at Bennett, also steam barge capable
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23
SOMETHING In STORE FOR BOYS.
An Experience On Picket Duty Related By Cuban Cam
paigner.

had not patrolled my beat-had not
moved. I could not Sc the face of my
watch.
You must do your duty, my con-
science said, BE a man. be man.
Il raised my gun and cooked it. The
click was so loud that it terrified me.
1t seemed as if it must be heard by any
enemy lurking in wait to catch me off
guard. Lowering the hammer as care
fully as possible, l held the gun at
charge bayonets and crept forward in
the direction laid out for me by the
Cuban. Several times 1 fell in the un-
derbruSh, scratching my face and
hands until 1 felt the blood trickling
over my skin. l continued on in this
way until it seemed that had covered
the full distance of my beat. Many
times 1 had been on the point of firing,
but had, by superhuman effort master
ed my terror. l had forgotten all about
the campfires which were to have
served as my guide and now could not
find them. l was lost.
Cropping my way 1 came to
gigantic tree, around which was
clear space without bush or rock. 1
leaned my back against it and stood,
with cooked rifle, listening. Presently 1
heard a sharp click Immediately in
front of me. My knees trembled and
the veins on my neck and temples
throbbed so that was scarcely able to
retain my feet.
THE sound increased. Distinctly
heard human voices in whispered con-
versatiOn. Nearer and nearer came this
sound. 1t was Spanish.
Halt Who goes there?' rang out
like a trumpet blast.
Before an answer could have been
given there was the sharp report of a
rifle. By its flash l saw my partner on
the next beat.
The sound gave me nerve. 1 fired
in the direction of retreating footsteps.
"A scream of agony was the answer.
Again:
Haiti
'Sigsbee,' I cried.
Is it you Jim? Give it air
'Sigsbee foreverI' 1 shouted, now
assured of a friends presence
I'VE searched the ground until we
were worn out If we had hit a man
he had escaped, we thought. But in this
we were wrong, fer when relief came,
just after daybreak, we found one of
the Spanish volunteers dead in a clump
of bushes. shot through the lungs
Jim told me when we had a chance
to talk over our first nights expert
ence as videttes that there were two
men, and that they passed within ten
feet of him. He fired at the sound and
the bullet went true.
Picket duty is an old story nova
disagreeable story still-but we get
used to anything, you know, ana
don't dread it as 1 did the first night in
the Cuban forest. New York Sun.
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azines show that fully half the bullets
fired in the late war were turned aside
from the heart of the man shot at by
a pocket Bible given him by his weep
ing sweetheart or his mother.
Brussels sense of propriety has been
so shocked at the entertainment ad-
vertised by a naturalist" playwright
from Paris that the frontier and all OF
the actors of the theatre Realistic who
were French subjects were notified to
leave Belgium within "a hours.
The SVantians, who live in the In
accessible mountain range between the
Black and Caspian seas, are probably
the LATEST and dirtiest people in the
world. They have made no advance
toward civilization in $500 years. 1t
is their invariable rule to observe hoh-
days as extras.
Up to March %, 1850 Klondike min
ers' licenses to prospectors (mostly
from the United States) had been is
sued at the custom house in Victoria
at SO each. The cash receipts there
for were $45, 800, and the cost being less
than per cent, the remainder OF TINS
sum was turned over direct TO the
dominion government.
The streets of Manila are so modern
as to be quite out of keeping with the
general appearance of the town. They
are perfectly straight, macadamized
and provided with ample granite walks.
of these the Escolta and Rosario are
the best. In both there are excellent
shops, kept principally by Chinese mer-
chants. most of whom come from
Annoy. Tin rooted houses line each
side of both thoroughfares.
A Welsh jury not long ago found a
prisoner guilty of the murder of his
wife under great provocation."
Counsel for the defense argued that
this was equivalent to a verdict for
manslaughter; but the judge treated
the conviction as one for murder, deem
ing the additional words to be mere
surplusage. The defendant was SEN
fenced to death. but may yet escape on
an appeal to higher court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23
IT WAS TOO DEEP.
Audience Failed to Appreciate Clas-
steal Music.

Utica Observer: A resident in a small
suburban town, quite long distance from
Boston. had visit from a. German friend.
who knew very little English. but played
the violin well. One of the residents
neighbors gave a musical evening and,
Of course. he and his visitors were in
vited. The German took his violin. and
when his turn came he played one OF his
best pieces from one of the great masters.
When he had finished there was an
awkward silence and no applause The
people were still looking eXpectantly at
the German. who looked disappointed and
fustered. The silence grew painful
Finally the hostess. quite red in the
face edged over to the side of the Ger
man S friend.
Can't you get him TOP she whispered.
What do you mean?"
why. now he's tuned up, isn't he 60
ing to play something2"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23

It Didn't Hurt Him.

A physician says in an English paper:
IAN old woman once knew had a kind
of shibboleth which she repeated in all
cases of injury of the elbow. There are
two small bones at the elbow, was her
remark. Now. there are not two small
bones at the elbow. as every ambulance
student knows. Still, the old lady held
on her way rejoicing. l have even heard
it seriously asserted that this old lady
had 'mended a man broken neck when
the surgeons had given him up as a hope
is that of the Scotch laddie. Jock by
name who. after being carried by his
mother an unwilling patient to the bone
man to get his leg set. was asked If the
manipulation had hurt him. No. said
Jock: 1T dinna hurt me- L told you 1t
wadna be painful. said his mother. All
replied Jock. nae wonderi Ye see,
mither. I jest let him tumble WI tina
sound leg
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way I would cancel every one that had

way would cancel every one that had
been issued.
Oh you mothers. wives and sisters who
have loved ones on this long and dreary
trail. send a vote of thanks to this
Briton, this hero, for only hero and an
honest man could resist the tempting
bribes that are. offered and that would
make him a millionaire were he TO
swerve from the performance of his duty.
And now I must return TO my post. 10
my duty and responsibility. Were 1t not
for these 1 would be with hundreds OF
nv western boys striking for Cuba and
the old flag, but hope TO be out in the
winter and then, if our boys on sea
and shore have not swept Spain from the
ocean and the island of Cuba 1 Will be
in the field. From time to time l snail
send you items that may seem TO me Will
interest your readers
With sincere regards. believe me. yours
in clouds or sunshine,
CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD.
P. S.-Since writing the above, the news
of Dewey's victory over the Spaniards
has reached me and our people are wild
with delight. ]. w. Z.
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pyea, Alaska, May Z, 1898.

Dyea, Alaska, May z, 1898.
To the Editor of The Herald.
Just one month ago today began a
letter description of my trip and ex-
perience between Seattle and Lake Ben
nett and find that it will make a good
sized book. so I will reserve most of it
for future generations and give your
readers plain, truthful, brief statement
that will benefit any one who may con-
template q trip to the Yukon
In the first place / refused 10 act as
the special correspondent of half
dozen Journals who offered to pay me
for exclusive letters simply because there
are a dozen or more editors and publish,
ers of periodicals who are my personal
friends. This letter goes to them with
out compensation. except what has al
ready been given in kindly favors and
pure friendship. Then there are over
200 personal friends who deserve letters
but who will read this and know IL must
take the place of such letters, for It Is a
fact that outside of two short letters 10
my wife and our president, Mr.. Frank ,.
Vrooman l have had no time to write
and scarcely time to jot down notes IN
While in Seattle I consulted people
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23
ODDS AND ENDS.

A horse will eat in year nine times
his own weight, a cow nine times, an
OK six times and sheep six times.
At Whatcom, Wash. a woman work.
ing for an evaporating company peeled
15,491 potatoes in 20 days and earned
by her work $50.
The starting, which has been newly
introduced into New Zealand, has been
observed catching humble bees and
killing them for their young.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23
Miscellaneous MATTERS.

The income of the emperor of Russia
for one day is $4,000; that of the sui
tan of Turkey, $4,000; emperor of
Austria, 5000; German emperor, $4,000;
king of Italy, $1,000; Queen victoria,
Sc 500; king of Belgium, $6,5OO; president
of France. $4,000; president of the
United States, $3.50.
A practical western newspaper writer
saws that statistics gathered from
religious periodicals and women's mag
azus,s-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23

Indianapolis May 22.-An attempt was
made By the indianapolis and Kansas
City teams to play ball here today. After
fv0 innings had been played all the mem
bers of both teams and the umpire were
arrested The idea is to make test
case of the law. The game was not ad-
Yertised. but instead. band concert.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23
Porto Rico Customs.

William e. Curtis. who visited Porto
Rico some time ago, says in The Chicago
Record: I observed phenomena at San
Juan. and the same at Ponce de Leon. for
which / have never been able TO obtain
a satisfactory explanation. The old
negresses who sit around the market
place and the shady street corners selling
dulces from large baskets are habitually
smoking long black cigars. and they put
the lighted ends in their mouths. Why
they do so and how they can endure it
are mysteries that could cot be solved,
but it is nevertheless a fact, and custom
that is unique in Porto Rico
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23

A North Carolina man named Ace
has just been presented by his wife
with four sons at one birth, and the
joker or poker is, of course, hard at
work
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23

A writer in the Arena declares that
500 900 men now do the work. with the
aid of machinery, which needed 16,o00,-
900 persons to do a few years ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23
Some Common Names.

The name of Smith heads the list of
names in England and Scotland; but in
Ireland Murphy leads. while Smith is
fifth. In proportion to the population
there are more Smiths in Scotland than
in England, for in Scotland one person in
every 20 is named Smith, while in Eng
land only one person in every Y is a
Smith. The Smiths are well up in Ire
land beating such favOrites as the
O'Briens. the Ryans, the COnnors. the
O'Neils. the Reillys. the McCarthys and
the DOhertyS the four leaders of the
Smiths in Ireland being the Murphys,
Kellys, Sullivans and Washes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23

1t is said that in many Welsh viii
lagos the yew tree and the church are
of the same age, the one being planted
when the other was built.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23

Kite-hying has been popular in Japan
for many centuries. the kites depicting
the most absurd figures, generally Of
aged gentlemen, birds or puppy dogs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23

The value of a sermon has been fixed
by the Georgia legislature at 50. This
is the amount paid to the ministers
who preach at the state convict camps
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23
ALASKAN EXPERIENCES
OF Captain Jack Crawford, the
Famous Poet Scout.
SOCIETY ON THE YUKON
CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT MAN
AGED BY WOMEN.

Rode Through a Fearful Blizzard to
Reach the Quarters of the Cana
dian Police@Strange People On
the Trail-Girls In Boys Attire
Young Man Carrying a Guitar.
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ON THE DIAMOND.

Louisville-First game: Louisville. 8;
Brooklyn, o. Second game, Louisville, Z;
Brooklyn, 2
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Sunday Game Stopped.

Chicago-Chicago. 10; washington. 8.
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acknowledgements. 2; Pittsburg. 0.
St. Louis-New York, 10; st. Louis, 5.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-04-22

The Small Farm.-Given two farmers
with equal mental and physical attain
ments. and with capital proportional to
the acres each cultivates, the man with
a small farm will get more comfort and
satisfaction from his work and quite
as much net profit as the one with the
larger farm.-Ex.