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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08
WAS she awaken" yes" sald william

was she awaken" YES" said William
Carr. There were stones around
there, lots OF them, and -" did
she seem 10 realize what you were
about 10 do with herr" mo; she
didn't picked up stone that weigh
ed four or five pounds. / tied 1t good
and fast around her Then | was ready.
lifted her up and" 'She was not
asleep? You are sure OF that?" mo;
sne was awake. ! lifted her up and
ann ] threw her in, far out, with all
my might" Like drowning a cat,
eh?' said an officer. She made big
spiash?' said Carr meditatiye.y. "She
made a big splash, and watched and
watched, but she never came up. The
river was dark. 1t was after sun
down.
no one said word. The story waA
out. Carr lay upon the lounge, his
mead still on his hand, while the off,
GERS pushed their chairs in close cir
cie around him. 1t was dusk in the
cniefs office and the electric lamps
made long shadows on the carpet. Out
side the cable gongs were sounding
ana the people in the street below ell
bowed their way along the walks, I'M
mindful OF the little group in the office
ana the tragedy being disclosed there.
Carr moved comfortably on the soft,
ieather- cushioned lounge. The con
fession had put new life into him, had
reviewed him immensely Suddenly he
burst into a laugh, more dreadful,
more atrocions than anything he had
said yet. II was a sound that made
the men start back in their chairs and
look In one another's faces; it came
IN the midst of the silence that follow
cd the recital II sounded as If the
soul OF the man had gone out, leaving
the brute with power of speech, and
the brute had laughed
Officers say that no man like Carr
has come within their experience, and
that they have heard no sound so
blood-curdling as carr's laugh when he
lay back on his couch after he had
ended his story. He laughed again and
again, little chuclling sounds OF relief
such as some animal might make when
II is being satisfied His nose and
heavy reddish mnstache went up to
meet his eyebrows, his eyebrows went
down to meet his nose. his whole face
twitched spasmodicaily ard righted IT.
self In second. His story over, he
was all animation and eagerness. He
wantee TO go TO the spot where he had
drowned the baby, he wanted to verify
his recital. He would go over the
whole road with the officers. he would
point out every place He would star,
right away. though IL was dark and
he had not yet had his supper. He
was told that he might sometime have
chance. This fiend now sits cover
ing In his cell shaking with fear that
he will be lynched. There is no tell
ing what would happen IL he were con.
fined in Jail not so well guarded as
is Kansas City's.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08
In the Wrong Place.

1.-THE habit of the umpires in taking
up their position behind the pitel err
when one or more of the bases are &C.
cupied should be cut OUT" says Tom
Brown. 1T is utterly impossible sor
the umpire to get correct and ac-
curate line on balls and strikes from
behind the pitcher, and the inaccuracy
that arises gives birth to many kicks
that would never come up if the ins.i-
Gator handler remained behind the bat
How. for instance, is he going to get
a correct eye on the bali when it is
stalled off the bat along the foul Inns
and close to the foul boundaries? L
have seen wrong decisions given le-
peatedly this season on balls that were
hit close to the lines. The umpire
argues that he stands in the middle of
the diamond so that he can place him
self for the plays ON the bases. But
If he stands where he belongs. at the
backstop, he can run down and place
himself when the plays on the bases
come up. The reason they prefer to
stand in the center of the diamond is
that they are afraid of being hit by
the ball.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08
Arson and Comiskey,


Never in my life did regard An
son as frst-class first baseman, ft
to rank among the tiptoppers, says
Capt. Tom Brown. "Anson was always
slow in stopping for low-thrown ball,
and he covered about enough ground
to bury himself in He was a contrast
to Charlie Comiskey, who introduced
deep playing at the first corner. Com
iskey was careful student of the
various batsmen. and had line on all
the right-field hitters. When these
hitters to right came to the bat, Com
iskey backed twenty-five or thirty feet
from his base, and depended on his
pitcher to cover the base. He knocked
these right field hitters out Of
many hit by his deep playing. In
practice he made the the pitchers re-
Ihearse the play of covering the base,
and this work resulted in his having
1.-THE finest stan Of fielding pitchers in
1.-THE old association. Comiskey was
lone of the most eccentric batsmen
ever saw. He would hit at anything
that came within reach of his bat, and
would drive in the air after wild
pitches, but he was fair batsman
and good hitter in pinch"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08
a sexere shnok.

Just at present Manager Comiskey
of the st. Paul team is worried as 10
whether the Chicago club will hold en-
to Pitcher Isbell, drafted from st.
Paul, or will farm him to the Saints
for another season. Toward the close
of the season Comiskey played Isbell
in the outfield of the St. Paul team in
order to draw attention from him as
a pitcher. On the day that the draft
ing rule went into effect President Hart
of the Chicago club encountered Com
iskey and asked him what sort of a
player ''this man Isbell" was. sHe is
a big. awkward fellow" replied Comis-
key. 'who falls all over himself and is
no good as pitcher. / am trying to
make an outfielder OF him, and think
he will be all right after next season.
Il am very sorry to hear that" replied
Mr.. Hart, with a twinkle In his eve.
sfor have drafted him for the Chica-
go club" The blow was a great one
for Comiskey. who thought that his
confidence game would work. but ii
did not. And now Comiskey is hoping
against hope that this brilliant young
player will be returned to him as a
Farm hand" in the spring.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08

The only native copper discovered in
southern Arizona comes from the Bus
ter mine. In Bradford mountains. The
native copper Is taken from the ground
in solid nuggets and ieaf-like sheets,
the latter from four to six Inches wide.
from six 10 fourteen inches In length
Hud from the thickness Of knife-blade
10 one-uuaripr OF an inch. These leaf
like layers run In veins through seams
in the ore. which Il more IN the nature
Of a deposit than a vein. aud crops mp
ON top ~ the mountain. A tunnel driv-
en- on the side Of the mountain $50 feet
below the apex struck the ledge, and u
Is from this tunnel that the richest
stectmpns come. Another tunnel will
bp run IN 700 feet lower down. aud "
the deposit Is struck NJ That point a
smeIter will be erected. The ore runs
from Nifty to eighty per cent. copper
Mesa Free Press.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08

Cincinnati team who do not speak 10
the local writers. One man ia partic-
ular, who during his first two seasons
on the Cincinnati team was Landed to
the skies by the local press, shows his
fngrattude and smallness by not
speaking to at least two OF the local
critics--to their entire satisfaction.
This man did not play his game this
year, and insulted spectators. AS he
laid himself liable TO criticism he was
critised, just as he was praised when
he did good work. And this same
feeling exists in every city in the
league. So long as writer losses
bouquets at players he is a good fell
low" and a 'cleyer writer" Immediate
ly he criticises these same players
though he had praised them fifty times
--he Is rotten" "a snitch," s.prejud-
Iced" and all that sort of thing.
Through it all 1t is surprising that the
critics do not cut loose on these gem
tlemen ~ and drive them out of the
business. Some of them deserve 1t.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08

1t will be for the business. Two UNI
pires to a game will prevent whole
lot of unnecessary kicking and enable
the indicator handlers to preserve bet
ter order on the field. IL the new
scheme is go, President Young ought
to give Ed Cline, the well-known local
man, chance on the staff Cline has
umpired full schedules in the Western,
Virginia and Southern Leagues and
Atlantic Association, and is noted for
his ability, strictness and tact in hand
ling rowdy players. He has gilt
edge reputation everywhere. Jack
Brennan, who is noted for three years
continuous great work In the Texas
League, ought to be another. The
Western League has pair of stars in
Haskell and Strouthers, and the West
ern Association can furnish brill
liant addition in Bobby Carruthers,
whose pitching fame was once world
wide Ed Swartwood, the premier Of
the Eastern League, is another. These
men. with Hurst, Emslie, Lynch, Nc
Donald, Sheridan and McDeTmott-
who should never have been let out
would make a superb staff.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08

have ever seen in this league. and beats
everything that ever seen Bill LANCE
do. But 1 was surprised that you
didn't get your usual fine start. It's a
shame to spoil good slide by poor
start. and while / appreciate that the
slide was the best piece of work ever
seen in this league, still must call you
OUT This jolly worked with the
young players, but the vets wouldn't
stand for 1t, and Jack switched his
treatment of the vets by applying
Tim Hurst GRAFTON to them"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08

From the Cincinnati Times Star: It
would surprise the general public to
learn of bad feeling that exists on the
part of bali players toward the men
who keep the public informed on what
is going on in base ball. Take the
Cincinnati writer's, for instance. l
venture to say that in no city in the
country are the ball players more fair
ly treated or more leniently criticised
by the base ball writer's than in this
city. And yet there are players on the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08

A movement IN on foot to establish
n mandatory of fuse In Denver.
Under natural conditions this should
he good point for such manntne.
tory. The western mining region IL the
principaI consumer Of fuse In the
world. and Denver is commercial
and mining center for the West, SO u
wou,d seem ms II this were a good
polut for its manufacture.
Mr.. Caleb II. Johnson. manager OF
the Geyser. az Silver Gin. died III TINS
civ sunday morning last. Mr.. John
so,, took hold OF this property. begin
ming his three.compartment shaft mt
tbe surface. and sinking IL TO depth
On over =. 400 feet. making II the deep
est shaft In the s'nte. IL has the
largest hoisting pien. In the state. He
knew good mining aud how to do IL,
and was tho lending ipirit In this ven
t,,re. Il will be diiiiAult to replace
him.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08
Cruelty to Tortolses.

The humanitarians Of England say
that the method of taking the shell
from the tortoise is cruel. On being
caught the tortoise is semi-broiled
over fire of red embers until the
flesh that retains the coveted shell TO
its body is softened. The animal is
then shelled clean. and though the
suffering must be intense 1t rarely dies.
but in few months grows another
shell. of which It is deprived in the
sar q manner.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08

~ WaB Di&p0 A W
have belonged TO William Carr. good
for-nothing. who was at once arrested
and charged with murder. Just how
much OF fiend this man Carr is can
readily be imagined after reading his
confession. which was made soon after
arrest. A correspondent tells about 1t
In the following words: Carr's con-
iession is just the evidence the officers
needed 70 convict the guilty man. They
knew Il would come, that II had to
come sooner or later. The murder IT.
self. most inhuman, cold blooded and
atrocious, murder not of an enemy,
but OF little trusting child. MUIR
DER not OF a stranger, but of dangh-
ter-the murder itself was the truest
witness against William Carr. The
murder cried out TO be known. 1t
would not be silenced. II gnawed at
the heart Of the brute. II played not
on his sympathies and his remorse.
for he had none. but upon his fears.
until al last he announced that he had
given in. that the guilt was more than
he could bear. and that he would shift
the burden from him. He would hang
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08


fThe most atrocious fend on earth)
anyway: he was sure of that. The
drowned daughter had come out OF the
muddy water OF the Missouri river and
become the final witness in her faith
er's guilt Little Belle had won. II
might as well own up" he said. trem
ulously. Il might as well own up. for
you'll hang me anyway. You're Just
bound to hang me; you and the peo-
pie" Then Carr said that he would
tell the whole truth without reserya-
ton, IL only he might be allowed TO
see hts wife before he was hanged
This promise was given him. Carr was
30 weak that he had to be assisted to
the leather covered couch in the Office
OF the chief Of police, where he lay
down. his face in his hands. trembling
and shaking with weakness and fear
His ssc2 was purple between his An
gers. the Adams apple" on his throat
lAsabhcd and something In his throat
made a sound like death rattle. The
officers. men accustomed to crime and
criminals. say they never saw a man
IN so terrible state. He then told ali,
the details of his crime readily and
with little hesitation, as II anxious ia
&c; through with IL all. He told II
calmly with the utmost indifference to
any remorse or other emotions. He
was beyond ali emotion excent the
emotion OF fear. There was no feel
Ing for the child In his recital. There
was no pity for anyone except himself
and the wife who must suffer. He was
anxious 10 shield his wife, and sew
eral times stopped to assure the on
GERS that she did not know of his
crime. The officers disbelieve this.
MY wife told me-" he began slowly
and deliberately. that had to get rid
OF Belle. She was all time fightin' with
the other child, and we couldn't get
'em to live peaceable together. She
was of a mean nature, Belle was. So
my wife told me to get rid of her: to
take her to town and give her away
"Did she tell you TO drown her?' ask
cd Prosecutor Martin. mo, she didn't,
answered Carr quickly. his whole body
trembling. Let me go on. left Lib
erty at about 1 o'clock. | walked all
the way, fifteen miles. with Belle
sometimes in my arms, sometimes
walking by my side with her hand i'm
mine. CHER little hand in her fathers
hand" some one muttered.) On the
road found a piece of rope and /
picked II up and put II in my inside
vest pocket. Had you made up your
mind what TO do with the babyg When
did you make up your mind?" "well.
I sort OF made IL up on the road. After
I crossed the Hannibal tracks / came
TO the river. Then walked along the
hank back In the direction o. Liberty.
Pretty soon came TO dry creeh bed
that opened into the river / wanted
10 drown her there, but the water was
shallow and sluggish. There were sand
hanks and the place was no good
Carr had become perfectly calm. re
told his story now without effort, with
a sort OF cheerfulness even. He SEEM
I'D 10 grow stronger as the burden
naased. He even smiled at times at
the still faces of the men listening to
him. "Then | walked up the river
he continued, Cooking around for the
right place. II wasn't long till came
10 where the water was deep and the
current ran swift. / laid Belle down
and got out the rope and tied Bellies
arms around her. There were ---'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08

line under the scathing denunciations
Of the prophecies. Notwithstanding
all this. real estate continues to change
hands. the cattle trade receives due at
tention, and marriage ceremonies are
solemnized in due form among them.
Battle Creek is tn headquarters OF the
Seventh Day Adventists' church in
America. The town of $4,000 people
has over 5000 residents of that faith,
and the great sanitarium, which has
made Battle Creek known all over the
world. is conducted by the church.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08
HARLEY PARKER.

over the salary limit fixed by the
Western League. Il can make more
money pitching two games week
around Chicago than could by ac-
cepting the minor league salary. /
think Charles Comiskey is back of all
my trouble with the Western League.
He has given it out that will pitch
for st. Paul in that league or else
will not pitch for any league club ]
will not go to Kansas City. and am
sure will not go to st. Paul There
are other ways for a ball player to earn
his living besides selling himself to
some magnate's league
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08
MICHIGAN PROPHECIES.
Adventists Pray on Stree. Corners.
and L wade Saloons.


The Advent people Of Battle Creek.
Mich, are greatly excited again. They
have received a special communication
from Mrs. White, the prophecies"
that the time for the application of the
parable OF Luke Ia, 1923 is now due,
and are commanded TO go out into the
highways and hedges and give the
last call Of the last call to supper"
Under this impulse the principal street
corners are occupied, and saloons in
yaded by enthusiastic gcspeiers every
night In the immense tabernacle
great crowds continue to assemble I'M
der the leadership of Rev. Jones and
Rev. Ballenger, expecting the Holy
Ghost to come down with fire from
heaven. To this end all are exhorted
to Internationally accept the visions
OF the prophecies. and to conform to
her precepts. which command them to
pay tithes and to abstain from all flesh
meats. butter, etc. q Tim, 4, 1-3l. Hay-
ing ascertained that some 500 members
are remiss in the matter OF paying
tithes, they have been repeatedly
branded as thieves from the pulpit,
and scores have been whipped into
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08
BASE BALL, GOSSIP.
CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE GAME.
rhe Double Umpire system-A Louis
Vile opinion--A Diplomatic Umpire
How Jack Brennan Fitted His Man
ner to the Occasion.


ECENf newspaper
inquiry elicits the
fact that nine out
of t h 9 t W e ! v g
league clubs favor
trying the double
umpire system next
year. It's bound to
come and the soon-
err the @naggots
give in to popular
opinion the better
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08
NO FIEND LIKE THIS.
LAUGHED As HE TOLD OF HIS
DREADFUL GUILT.
The Victim Was Only Three Years Old
Tiled q stsne TO Her Neck and Cast
Her Into ths swirling Waters ellis
Ifis story with Cheer.

SHORT time ago
the body OF a g.
year-old girl. that
was weighed down
with a stone, was
found in the Mis-
souri, river at Kan
sas City. For some
days the identity
OF the child was a
mystery. but final
-. IA = 4. $500. a q.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08

The further back a man can trace
his descent the longer he has been ON
the downward path.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-08

Harley Parker, the ex-Colt pitcher,
has some caustic criticisms to make
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-02
HOTEL ROANOKE AFlRe.
The Splendid Hostelry Ruined by tho
EIamcs-C Casualties.

ROANOKE. VA, July 1-Special.-on9
OF the most destructive fires that ever
visited Roanoke occurred this afternoon
az g.20 O'clock 10 was discovered that
Hotel Roanoke was on fire ana 81 was EVIL
dent from the first that the great build
ing was doomed 90 destruction.
Tho FIRE originated over the ice room
and burned along the roof internally be-
fore It was noticed. A brisk breeze from
the northwest drove tho flames through
the most costly part OF the hotel, conl-
plctely rulnine t.
TWO thousand willing men were soon
on the scene and set to work 20 save the
furniture and fixtures, practically All ot
which were saved but much damaged.
Firemen Charles Sisler and J. Il. Rook-
er were severely burned about the head
and neck caused by the falling In Of the
ceiling on them Fireman Charles ARM
strong was overcome by heat
There were several other casualties,
but none OF a serious nature.
The damage done is estimated at Sloo.-
600 The buildings and grounds orig,Taly
cost double that amount and the building
carried $4,000 insurance. ana the furni-
ture 81, 900.
twenty-five thousand OF the total insur-
ance was held I'm Roanoke. Inc hotel
was the property OF the Virginia Com
pany, and was ono OF the finest IN tho
state. IL was under the management &c
: *. Campbell.
Hotel Roanoke was one OF the chain Of
the hotels erected by the Norfolk ana
Western railroad during the boom pr
riod Of 1875 The fire spread with mari
velous rapidly and in less than hftee1
minutes the entire building was mas
OF flames. which the FIRE department was
powerless 10 check.
The hotel which was a large structurN
Queen Anne style. was built almost en-
tirely of wood. and being situated on az
elevation, the fremen had great difficulty
In getting sufficient water power 10 hsn,
the fire.
The hotel was conceded 10 be one OF tho
prettiest spots in the South. IL Is noi
thought that II will be rebuilt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-02
Plenty of Mooney.

NEW YORK, June 2S-Srange as IL
may sound 10 people who are to0inB
along on a meagre salary, there Is more
money IN this country than there are
investments seeking 1t, and IN rev
weeks time so much more money VIII
be let loose that capital will fairly be n
drug on the market The situation IS
this" said James b. Ciews. the we'll
known banker: 1t looks as though the
present offers Of 1 Ia per cent. for call
money and TO 3 per cent. for time
money would not be improved upon for
the balance of the year. There can be
no improvement. Rather II must get
worse for on July 1JJ comes the large
disbursement period, when from the col
fers Of the dividend-payng companies
Will come huge sums 20 be distributed
through the country and this Will turn
again 10 the field OF investment looking
for interest and having perforce TO De
-ontent with a very small return. IL Is
calculated that the amount or money 10
be distributed on July LIST through the
payment OF dividends and interest Will
be nearly Sl5OOOO.OOO This great sum
Will sooner or later be added 20 the mass
of capital seeking investment, and the
result will be we shall such plethora
Of money that investments at the rates
once commanded will be quite out Of the
question. With so much money avallaDle'
therefore, the natural result IS mat IN
stead of the investments seeking the m
vestors. II is the other way investors
are seeking an avenue Tor the placing OF
their money and are satisfied 10 accept
safe investments at extremely low Ter
est. We see no more OF such pront@2le
investment as first mortgage bonds, Is
sued at or per cent. as was the case
a few years ago. Instead we see the
New York Central and Lake SHORE roaus
refunulng their outstanding debts az IL
per cent. This condition of things mas
driven away the foreign investor VINO
a short time ago was pouring money INTO
this country That competitor or the
American investor is out OF INC running
hut stm the investments available are
NOT of the high interest bearing order on
. few years back. and there Is no mob
cation that they win be in the future"
Boston Transcript.