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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07

the man knows that he will see tho
$4,000 on that day. lie was one Of
the FIRST TO have confidence In the
country. when bis confidence was
proved wise the miner OF the Kiondiko
In turn had confidence In him.
The king drftod westward from
Nova Scotia long before he was OF age
In the sos he accumulated as much
as $4,000 In mining operations In Col
orado. This he lost and then he
started for Alaska
Every cent that he got out OF No.
30 Eldorado. the FIRST winter. he in
vested IN o Their claims. and with Il
all the other capital that he could get
on the strength Of the gold stlll In tho
ground at No. 30. and OF the gold
supposed 10 be under the untouched
sod Of bis new purchases. paying as
high In some instances as 10 per cent
a month interest For capital was
scarce and knew itB value.
The first time that / ever saw tho
king he was In the cashiers ofiico OF
the Alaska Commercial company, and
he needed a shave as much a. the men
who were crowdlng around him. Tho
men had packed down from his claim
100000 In dust. which was piled on
the counter In leather bags. This
amount was all going for the grocery
bills Of his employees and the payment
OF sums that he had borrowed during
the winter. "Ill pay when cleanup
comes" was the promise that he lnvar.
iably made: and he kept the promise.
Even the men who worked for him
waited for their wages until cleanup
time. When he had bought a claim on
his word he got men 10 work II on his
word. lie bought lumber for his slulco
boxes on his word.
Il was a case OF make or break. and
tho Alec Macdonald who was n poor
man In the summer OF 'g7 In the sum
mor Of '0S was worth 100000. His
claims seem to have been selected In
tho right places lie had no interest
on Lower BONANZA. which was the dis
appointment Of the season. Tho claims
he owned on Upper bonanza and Ell
dorado happened 10 be the best there.
Whereas his confidence In tho new
creeks. Sulphur ana Dominion. seems
10 have been perfectly well founded.
For his claims on Dominion and Sui
phur he could have received three
times their cost last June. but he
wouldn't sell.
Il am no apoculator." he said
when I buy a claim I work n. and
when 20 broke Il viii bo because I've
made mistakes In buying" Big Alec
talks this way to his intimate friends.
but not TO n stranger. The giant
seems ~ awkward 10 the stranger az
country boy In town.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07

Experiments with sugar ratious ~
soldiers were tried during the last OR.
man maneuvers Ten men were sub
jsctsd to the sugar Diet. while another
ten received exactly the same rations
as tho rest Of the army. The men chos-
en- for the special diet were weak cor
poreally According to the oficial re-
port. the weight Of the sugar mon in
creased during the maneuVers more
than that OF the men on the ordinary
ration. 1T was proved that during tho
long marches the feelings OF hunger
could be kept down for longer time
by the use Of sugar. that the sugar PEG
pie suffered less from thirst than tho
others. and that a few pieces Of sugar
sufnoed 20 stiil thirst for a consider
able time. II was aleo observed that
symptoms OF exhaustion or OF sun
stroke were quickly overcome BY
small ration OF sugar" The authori-
ties now recommend that sugar he con-
sidered a regular article OF soldiers
food. and that above all. soldiers on
the march should have a supply OF IT,
New York Sun.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07

when wo think OF all tho beauty
which human eyes seldom behold. but
soc only often enough TO know OF In
existence. We gain new thought about
our Heavenly Father. Many bril-
liant sunset occurs In the far oceans
whero no ships sail. Many a wonder
fully colored flower blooms In the jun
glo whore no human foot has penetrat-
Cd. Many a striking effect OF light and
shade. or tender glow Of semi-twillSht
or strange picturesque formation or
mist and cloud. occurs In the remote
arctic regions. II what returned en-
plorers tell M be true. There are
many forms OF beauty here upon our
earth OF which We Ia inhabitants. arc
almost unaware and which only God
ln0u
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07

the dead man more than thlrty-nvs
years.
Mrs. Breakvell always spoke Of her
husband as a tyrant. and Pothks came
TO regard her az a much-lnjured wom-
an. Living In the same house with tho
] divorced wife and hearing her con-
slant plants. fearing that disaster
would oyertake them and both be drlv-
en- into the street. he brooded over the
situation until. as he claims. he be-
came desperate.
lie says the influence Of Mrs. Break
well was such that be could not resist
doing what he did. but he claims no
cannot tell what that influence was.
lie asserts that the aged minister in
suited and reyilcd him every time they
met, and drove him crazy with his
taunta.
He Is a pltlable object now as he
sits In his cell fearful OF the fate that
awaits him as consequence OF his
crime. and his keepers think he Is
upon the verge OF madness. Ills only
visitor Is Mrs. Breakwell. who. how
ever. fails 10 cheer him with her pres
once or her words OF encouragement.
Her influence over him Is gone.
These two constitute a strange cou-
pie. Pethke was the company tailor
In his regiment and met Mrs. Break
well at Fort Sheridan when she came
there aa n nurse In the families OF tho
officers. She went out nursing. al
though her husband was rich. and soon
she and Pethke began occupying the
house. lie said he built the house
while Mrs. Breakwell owned tho lot;
that he borrowed 5000. and that Mr..
Breakwell induced the lender OF the
money TO sue him.
This led TO the murder. Pethko says
the clergyman put his wife out OF his
house and refused TO support her, and
that Ia why she went 10 Pothke'a. she
having no other place to 20. lie claima
that MIR. Brcakwoll used the vilost ian-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07

guage toward him and that no was
abusing him when tho murder oc-
CURED.
The Rev Mr.. Brcakwclrs life was
n mixture Of romance and hard busi-
ness sense. Forty years ago no was a
well-to-do tradcsman In an English
village. His wife dying he married
her sister. a widow named Mrs. Jane
Spoera. Notwithstanding the English
law did not recognize marriage with
deceased wife's sister. This wife
was the Mrs. Breakwoll who lived
with Pothke. A
To further compllcate matters, the
second wlfe'a son by her flrst husband
married her husbands daughter by
his first wife. and this created dis
senslona and quarrellng. Her hus-
bands children by his first wife de-
clare the second wife was grasplng
and constantly demanded money.
They say this Ia how she got the
money TO buy the land upon which
Pethke's house was built.
These stepchlldren also say their
atepmother had a most violent tenn
per, and being older than their father.
had great influence over him, Just as
she had over Pethke later on. Her en-
nifty, II is claimed. was particularly
directed toward her niece and step
daughter. who had married her son.
Breakwell's estate. worth 100000 or
more, viii 20 to his children by his
first and second marriages and his
present wife, He has no children by
his latest marriage.
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work any more I'm going TO get rich.
That was Just after the BONANZA strike,
when We didn't know what was In Ell
dorado. Most OF ma thought there
wasn't a color In II. Alec scraped throo
or four hundred dollars together and
no bought No, 80 Eldorado. and every
body thought that he had only cllneh-
cd another nail In his reputation for
being a lightweight. Hut he took $780,
900 out OF No. 30 the FIRST season, She's
good for a million n she's worth a
cent, besides that you'n nnd that
wherever there's good claim In the
country Alec'a got hia hand on Il or IA
next door TO H. Plungei Why. that
long, lanky Scot that was turning a
windlasa for 81 a day two years ago
plunges In a way thatd turn you gray
headed In night"
indlspulably. "Blg Alec" Is the lead
ing man OF the Klondlke, II 70 COM
munity OF claim owners and OF tho
king. In wealth nor In power no one
there approaches him. After him there
are a score OF men, one OF whom IL as
rich as another. lie Is feet ? Inches
IN height, and not particular an to tho
clothes he wears. In the front room
OF the little cabin where he rolls up
In a blanket at night when he stops at
Dawson, are two boards propped
against the wall,
Only OF late have the two boards
risen 20 the dignity OF three unassum-
ing account books. in charge OF a man
who IL the kings secretary. But. hav-
ing these luXuries. the king continues
20 carry his accounts In his head. How
would he know that the account books
were right II he dldn't2 As a boy he
learned 10 read and write, which was
considered enough for any body In
tho rural part OF Nova Scotia 10 know.
II he had received an education per-
hapa he would have more respect for
written language. when a man goes
TO him. with long written contract.
the king says;
Nov. ! tell you what I'm going 20
do. IN remember Just what I told
You and III do Il. II you don't like
that IN do business with somebody
else"
II he goes 10 any man In the Klon-
dixie and says; 'I'n give you $50. 900
Tor your claim month from to-day Z"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07
NEW sLEEPINo cARs.
To Denver. Omaha. ~. Louis. Chicago aud
Iioston.

To Denver, Omaha, ~ Louis, Chicago and
Iioston.
Tho Denver & Rio Grandc railroad
Scenic linoof tho World-announccs now
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future, this popular line will run through
weekly Pullman Tourist Shoppers TO oma-
Ia, Chicago, New York and Boston, also 10
ST. LOUIS without change. These cars will
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benefit Of through service on Oregon
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Of regular Pullman Shoppers at less than
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Bill knew everybody In Circle city, and
everybody which includes the In
dlans and the Malnmute dogB-came
down TO tho steamer 10 see him on.
Before Blll reached Seattle the rich
dlgglngs Of the Kiondlko we're diaeov-
cred and Bili'a old friends who had
stakod claims In the first rush were
worth fortunes. A year later, when
BIN returned, he sat down on a log IN
front OF Dawson with his friends, ana
each one bit on a big chew from Bllrs
plug.
We'll. Bill" said one OF thom, "Aleo
Macdonald has got pretty much the
whole shooting match. He's king OF
the Klondlko now"
what Big Alec that was down In
Circlo7"
yep. lie was workln' wlndlaas for
Frank Conrad You remember hint
SO tall he had TO 20 down on his knees
20 get In a cabin door. Made him
tired 10 M mp hla arms and his legs
used 10 get tied In a knot Didn't
drink. and didn't seem TO care, any
way7 Well. that lucky cuaa Ia worth
three millions n he Il worth a cent
Fcllora that como down the creek with
white collars on and Jap cooks they
call him Mister Macdonald"
"staked Il. supposed Fen into II
and couldn't set out Of it7'
"Nop. Never utakcd nothln'"
well. how In HI aid he got H.
thon9"
"Brninai"
"HIumphi Thought there was some
thin unnatural about H." put In Bill
THAT explains II al. We never
know he had EN- and he didn't know
he had EN- tlll one day he threw up
hia Job and said I Amt going to
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07

So.,,d wifc u. the Rev. Samuel Break
we'll cut the throat OF the preacher on
the public street OF the village OF
Highwood last week. on the other
hand. Pothko IL accused OF having ex-
cftod a similar influence over the d.
yorccd wife Of the murdered man, and
was the cause OF the separation OF the
couple.
Il Is a strange and In many respects
a revolving story The divorced Mrs.
Blackwell Is seventy eight years old.
and the skin on her face Is puckered
into a thousand wrinkles. She was the
second wife Of the murdered man, who
was many years younger than she. and
after the divorce the husband married
a much younger woman, who survives
him.
Tho second Mrs. Broakwell was the
mother OF three children, one 500 and
two daughters. who are married and
live In the vicinity. Pothko Ia a anrly
fellow. forty-nye years old. and lived
In the house with aged Mrs. Break
we'll. In fact, the couple have resided
10 the house for several years. and
Mru Broakwell lived there whom her
husband obtained the divorce on the
ground OF doscrtion.
The victim was a Baptist minister,
and for a year past had a charge In
Darlon. Wis. lie was n retired merchant
and had accumulated considerable
property In the town OF Highwood and
the surrounding country. The house
In which Mrs. Brcakwoll and Pothke
lived was built with the money OF Mrs.
Broakwell and her husband. but after
the divorce Mrs Broakwell decided or
signed hor share to Pethke, Mr.. Break
we'll claimed his share In the house. on
the ground that he had loaned her
money with which TO complete Il. and
Il was tho old olergyman's attempt TO
obtain possession OF the property that
led TO the murder.
A constable notified Mrs. Breakwoll
and Pothke two weeks ago that they
must vacate. and Pothke claims he was
driven TO desperation because the min
lister would show h'm no mercy.
The murder was one OF the most
nendiah atrocity. On "wednesday, Au-
gust II. the aged clergyman came down
from Darlon to visit hts children A
he was walking along the principal
street OF Hollywood. hla Bible under
HIS arm, Pethko stole mp behind him
and. SELLING him by the beard. cut his
throat. aovorlng the iugular vein.
IA the victim fell the frcnzied muir
derer stabbed him time and again I'm
the face and throat. cutting his nose on
and innlctlng most hldoous wounds.
Pothko then gave himself mp and
claimed to have acted In soli-dcionse.
although the dead man was unarmed
and fully twenty-five years older than
hia murderer owing to the excited
state OF the public mind. Pethke was
hurried on 20 the jail at waukegan
and a strong guard put over him TO
prevent mob violence.
What was the Influence the aged d.
vorced wife had over Pethke and what
could have been the cause OF her great
liking for him. Pethke says the Rev.
Mr.. Breakwell was 20 stlngy and mean
that his wife was forced TO leave him.
and that he took her In out OF pity,
She refused 10 30 back TO him. and he
obtained a divorce on the ground OF
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07

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FAST TIME TO CHICAGO
Via Rio orands Western hallway.

Via Rio Grande Western Railway.
Commencing February 0, the new tlmo
card OF tho Rio Grando Western goes into
effect The Atlantic Express leaves Salt
Lake City at9a. m, arriving at Denver
OF $50 u, m. tho following morning and
Chicago at 2;i5 p m. the third day; max.
ing connections with limited trains from
Chicago 10 New York. The evening train
leaves al 7,AOp, m, arrives at Denver At
9;ib p. m. tho following \ ht aud Chicago
At a, H. the third day, hiking close con-
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New York and Boston. Both OF these
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and carry Pullman Palace and Pullman
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desertion. shortly afterward marrying
a younger woman.
Samuel Breakwoll. son OF the muir
dered man. says Pethke had exerted
and exercised an undue influence over
his mother for years. and that had II
not been for Pethke the divorce would
never have come about.
Young Breakwell Is believer In
splritualism as well as hypnotism, and
says that he has talked with his faith
er's spirit several times since the muir
der He Is Find enough to say that his
mother was Influenced by Pethke. but
there are others who say Pethke was
under the influence OF the old woman.
The latter did not 70 10 the funeral.
and as the cortege was making It's way
To tho cemetery Mrs. Breakwell was
waiting at the Jail to interview the
murderer. She did not see the victim
after he was stricken down, although
her children say she would not have
been turned away. She had lived with
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07

The greatest OF possessions 10 self
possession, and the greatest Of con-
quests ia self-eonquest II has been
said by John Ruskin that all the dls-
eases OF the mind which lead TO the
most fatal ruin are due 10 the eoneen-
tration OF man upon himself. with
out the subsection and conquest OF self.
every approach between people will be
only a temporary contact.an accidental
and incidental juxtAposition Infinitely
remote from true union OF hearts.
What, then, do we NEEDY Happily.
those who have washed their robes In
the blood Of the Master can not help
catching the Masters spirit. II you
wash your robes In the blood OF Christ
you catch the spirit OF eruoihKlon, and
the hrst thing you cruelty 10 yourself.
j. II. Jowett.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07
THE LONE woMAM TRAVELLER.

The now woman" doesn't propose
70 miss the delights Of travel simply
for lack o protector She knows
how to take care OF herself. aud when
ahe starts on on little Journey nova
days Il Isn't with the nervous dread
that something's going TO happen be-
fore she reaches her dcatination-lf
ever she does. but she proceeds AZ once
20 make herself comfortable and 10
thoroughly enjoy her little rub up
against the outside world.
But although she rests secure IN a
delightful feeling OF safety, Il has
never occurred TO tho general woman
that making her TO travel In safety"
IA a business al In itaoif.
She may have heard. Tor example.
that tho crta. New York Central
Railroad n the only route In the Unit
ed States that IA completely equipped
with the world.famoua lock and block
system Of signals. but that doesn't
mean anything TO her until you ex-
plain that b. this system every foot
over which nho travels IL carefully and
INCREASINGLY watched ana uignaled day
and nlght, and that collision IA prao-
ucally Impossible. because a train oan-
not enter riytr block or section un-
tll the train ahead has passed out. and
that even II there should be another
train following on tho same track tho
engineer knows all about II through
the electric telegraph. which Ia part
OF tho system. thus making assurance
doubly sure.
n tho lone woman happens 20 DO
going 10 New York City she need have
no dread OF landing alone In the con-
fusion OF a big. strange place II she
travels by the New York Central All
she has TO do Is 10 speak TO one OF tho
red-cappCd attondanta-fre service
who will carry her bag. answer her
questions and show her 10 cab. car or
elevated train.
Another thing. aho landa right in
the heart OF tho city within a step OF
dozen or moro OF la leading hotels
aud she should bear In mind that this
q the only railroad depot In all New
York City.
The New York Central might aptly
Be called "the lone woman'a route
Fashions.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07
M'KINLEY DAY


Omaha aud return for $500 via Union
Pacific on October and 10. Probably tho
last very low rate that will be made from
Utah account the Trans Mississippi Expo
sitlon. Don't fail TO take advantage OF II
and secure as much time In Omaha as pos.
sible by using the Union Pacific. No
changes. Dining Cars, Buffet Smoking
and Library Cars, All classes OF slice pers.
Cali for your tickets via Union Pacific, or
write II. NJ. Clay, general agent, Salt Lake
City, for full information.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07

Over and over again the old truth
comes back TO US that no man y good
for much until he has suffered a great
sorrow. The baptism Of pain Il one of
the instrumentallties which God uses
for purglng away the dross Of our na-
ture and making US it TO DO partakers
OF the inheritance OF tho sainta In liEht.
Not those who have escaped the nory
trial, but those who have gone through
II and come out unhurt and glorined.
are 70 be envied God knows what 10
best for us Therefore no sends FIRST
ono afiletion and then another upon
u.s. Sometimes. because He sees II no
oesaary. he lifts the very hoodEates.
and allows wave after wave OF mlsfor-
tune 70 sweep over u. II We have tho
right stun In us. we shall be helped and
not harmed by these seeming oalami-
tiea
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years previous lie went away happy,
healthy farmer boy In the FIRST hush Of Wig
orous manhood no came back ghost %
the self that answered 10 PRECEDENT lin
soln's call for 10000 more"
To-day he Il an alert. active man and
tells the story % BIZ recovery ne followsi
~ was great sufferer from sclatlo rheu.
matlam almost from the Tine % my dis.
charge from the army, most Of the time /
was UNITED for manual labor o. any Kind,
and my suifcrings were NJ all times intense.
A. times / was bent almost double, and got
around only with tho greatest difficulty.
Nothing seemed 10 give mo permanent 70
lief until three years ago, whom my atten.
tlon was called 10 some of the wonderful
cures effected by Dr, Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. bad not takon more than
half box whom Noticed an improvement
IN my condition, and I kept on Improving
stsadilv took three boxes Of the pills,
and NJ the end Of that time was IN better
condition than nt any time since the close
Of my army service. Since then fhave nov-
81 bean bothered with rheumatism. lr.
Williams Pink Pulls for Pale People IA the
only remedy that ever dld me any good,
and 70 thcm ! owe my restoration 10 com.
parative hsalth. They area grand remedy"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07

Monday. Oct. "a. The tribes Of Rsu-
ben and Cad. Mum, xii. 1871; Tues
day, Oo'. %. The captive MAZDA King.
". 10; Wednesday. Oct. 20. The lad
with loavoa and fishes, John VI. b-iii
Thursday. Oct "a. Tho disciples. Luke
H.. 1911: Friday. Oct. rs. Tho four
friends. Mark a., i-i2; Saturday. Oct
20. Pau'a helpers. Rom. xvi. lie: sun.
day. Oct 30. topic. iielpfulneaa. EL
HvII.. a.l1. Gal. W.. rs.
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A STRANGE MURDER.
WAS DUE TO HYPNOTIC IN
FLUENCE.
toldisr Kills Clergyman - Murderer
claims MS Victims Divorced wife
nypnotissd Him, while 10 Il Con-
tended That lie Influenced Her

OwERING In alb
ject terror In a cell
In the little Jail at
Waukegan. H.. sits
Carl Pethke. for
morly a soldier in
the Fifteenth In
fantry u. S. A..
who. IL Is charged.
az the result OF
hypnotic influence
exerted by the d.