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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-04-29

New York. Her sisters and brothers
gazed with dumb grief at the black
shroud which hid her familiar features
from them. In the corner her mother
sobbed aloud and called the child-wo-
man by name. Almost within touch Of
the little folded hands, SO terribly
SCARED with the marks Of the acid
with which she killed herself. was the
piano that was the little dwarfs sole
source of happiness in the life she has
ended. Lily was born in Russia sew
enteen years ago. The family were
possessed of some wealth, and when 1t
was seen that Lily, their first-born,
was weakly and likely to die, the father
devoted his small fortune to saving
the girls life. 1t was five years be-
fore she could talk or walk. like other
children, but the start once made, her
progress was wonderful. and soon she
became known as the brightest OF all.
Other children had come to Max Getz-
off and his wife, another daughter and
son, but none was so dear as Lily,
whose laugh bred happiness. Eight
years ago the family came to America
and the father started delicatessen
store at las Madison street, New York,
living in the rear. They were pros
porous. but sorrow had been born to
his daughter Lily, whose frail body
grew no larger. Her mind developed
and broadened, and deeper soul look
ed out of the blue eyes, but the form
that prisoned it remained like little
child's. 1t was the family who first
discovered this calamity, but the
knowledge of her misfortune soon
dawned upon the girl, too. She was
helplessly, hopelessly dwarf. Doctors
were called in and men learned in the
profession were prayed to cure the
child's infirmity, but their wisdom
awaited nothing. There was no de-
formity, no unsightly hump or stoop,
merely the strange phenomenon OF ar
rested development that chained to the
girls advancing years a body that be-
| longed to a child of s. Neither did
her features grow older or wizened, but
remained as they had been, like ba-
/ ny b. AS Tue h1OWtC06O VI NO. e%AtAAS
ton and its meaning grew a melan-
choly settled upon the child and she
remained alone She read all that she
could get to read, and became fluent in
Russian, German and English. Her
knowledge was great, and the little
dwarf came to be looked upon as the
oracle of the tenements. But the chill
dren of her own age Stunned her, hall
in awe. They tried to consign her te
girls of her size. Their games were
barred to her, and in their enjoyment
she had no share She would watch
from the doorway when they danced In
the street and many have seen her turr
her child-face to the wall and cry a:
women do. 81 am alone" she otter
said to her father. "The little children
4. I cannot play with, the older ones will
never play with me. Grown people
treat me as child and children lool
upon me as witch. They fear me
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-04-29

While Mrs. Richard Evans of Thorn
asville, Tenn, was placing her babe
in the cradle her clothing caught fire
from the fireplace behind her. and she
was horribly burned before assistance
reached her, living in that condition
several hours. Amanda Knuckles, an
aged negress, was found burned to a
crisp in her cabin at White Bluff, Dick
son county. Tenn, day later. It is
thought that her clothing became ig-
nited, and that being blind and help
less she could not extinguish the
flames. The body was SO frightfuIly
burned that it could not be dressed for
burial
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ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL.

Hubbard and Mr.. c. ]. Bell were
named as executors, without bond. 1t
was discovered after Mr.. Hubbard's
death that the trust fund amounted to
$3.50, 1913, and list Of real estate and
stocks held by Mr.. Hubbard for the
trust is filed. Mrs. A. G. Bell, there
fore, under the terms of the trust, be-
lieves herself to be entitled to $59,79S
at once, and asks that the American
Security and Trust company be sub
stituted for the executors of the will
of Mr.. Hubbard, SO far as concerns
the trust. The value of the estate left
by Mr.. Hubbard is given at $475.000 in
stocks and real estate, $4,000 in fur
l titure and $4,000 due on notes.
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The great liner Britannia, which
commenced its trips between New York
and Liverpool twenty-four years ago, a
few days ago completed at the latter
port its two hundred and fiftieth round
voyage TO and from New York. In
other words, 1t has crossed the Allan
tic 500 times, travelling an aggregate
distance of 1,75o.000 statute miles,
without renewal of either engines or
boilers. 1t is claimed that this per-
Torrance is without parallel in naut-
icaI history.
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justices Cited. s
The law which makes TIE nationals,
" Of wife depend % that of hert
husband has worked much hardship iii
this country as well Is abroad But
one OF the most fragrant cases of in-l
justice arising from this humiliatipE
status Is cited BY Agnes n. Cook III the
Woman's Signal is occurring 1t a..
braltar, the British military station on
the Mediterranean No allen can live
In Gibraltar without special permit
80 II a British girl marries q Spanish|
subject she passes out with him to
live in Spain and neither she nor her
children, even though she be widow
can return. Her male relatives can
marry Spanish wives and take them
into Gibraltar. but she II an allen fpr-
ever. The case referred To IL that o.
a British girl who married q Spanlard
named Garxon. He WAS sufficiently
useful to the British to be allowed to
live there BY special permit. Last
year he died. and It would have seemed
very proper for his widow to have
remained with her parents In Gihral-
tar, who were very anxious to make q
home for her and to have her with
them. Her baby was born 1--WE days
after her husbands death, and the an-
thorities generously allowed her to re-
main with her mother until she had
somewhat recovered from her Illness
Her mother BY her entreaties obtained
from the police an extension Of this
~ H.
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SOUTH AFRICAN STREET CARS.

When next the cable breaks or a van
settles across the tracks use no harsh
language. indulge in no profane re-
Elections Think Of this picture and
rejoice that you are not in South
Africa, where the unhurried OK is the
agent of rapid transit. This is the
Cape Town substitute for the over
head wire and the underground cable.
The curious little boxes Of cars are set
upon low wheels and travel over q
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-04-29
HON. THOMAS b. TURLEy.

Hon. Thomas B. Turley. the new sem
ator from Tennessee, was born in Mem
phis. in April, 1S45, where he received
mis- early education. On the breaking
out OF the civil war, he served as q
private In the Confederate army. Az
ter the close Of the war he studied law
at the University Of Virginia, from
which he was graduated in 1867, and
Immediately thereafter began the prac-
tice OF his profession in his native
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planned how they could keep self-re-
specting women out OF the marriage
condition they could not have devised
any measure worse than the disabili-
ties which law has heaped upon wo-
man in marriage.
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(Washington Letters

ROFESSOH Alex
ander G r a b a m
Bell and his wife,
Mrs. Mabel G. Bell,
have brought suit
against Mrs. Ger
|trude M. Hubbard,
C h a r ! es ]. Bell,
Elasie May Bell
and Marion Hub
bard Bell for the
recovery of $50, 1893
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Caught in the blizzard.

The wind howled. the snow swirled
against her in binding clouds and
piled up great drifts in her path. But
she looked fondly down upon the pre-
cious burden in her arms and had no
thought of faltering. "Couragel" she
whispered, and clasping her bicycle to
her bosom she plunged for sard.--De-
troit Journal.
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MAN OF THE HOUR.
NEW REAR ADMIRAL or THE
y. $. NAVY.

Frederic v. McNair Entered
the Service In 1853 and saw continpsi
Active Service During the Late Ctvn
war.
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THE LAWS ROMANCE.
PROF. BELL IN A STRANGE SUIT
IN COURT.

spers In the Case Reveal q Contract
Between the Inventor of the Tele-
phone and His Father-in-Law, Mr.. Hub
bard, Previous to Mrs. Bells Marriage.
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SENATOR TURLHY.
city. Senator Turley had held no pub
lie office whatever until his election
to the United States senate, to sue
coed the late Senator Isham G. Har-
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DANCED FOR SOLDIERS
Twenty-F Five thousand Dollars
the Result of the Ball.
RECEPTION TO MKINLEY
Four Thousand People Tripped It ct the
Auditorium-Geners Miles Was
Given an Enthusiastic
Welcome.

Chicago. Oct. 1s.-Four thousand peo-
pie danced at the Auditorium tonight
for The benefit OF the suffering soldiers
and sailors. and in a social way the
ball was a distinguished success. There
was practically no effort at decoration.
A small festoon Of American beauty
roses hung before the box from which
President Mckinley viewed the ball,
and directly opposite a similar decora-
ton was placed beneath the box In
which the Chinese and Korean minis
tiers were situated. The hour for the
guished guests was 1880. Inc a half
hour before that time the reception
committee. headed by Mrs. Potter Pal
mer, attended by Marshall Field. took
up its station behind long ribbons of
red. white and blue that had been
stretched across the hall. Punctual to
the minute, h president appeared.
Chairman Truax of the jubilee recep-
ton committee being on his right and
Mayor Harrison upon his left. The or
chestra rendered The Star Spangled
Banner" and all in the hall remained
standing as the presidential party made
Its way across the floor to the recep-
ton committee. The ceremony of pres
entation being over. the president made
his way to the box reserved for his use,
the throng applauding enthusiastically.
He left the hall after midnight, going
to the residence OF Lafayette Mcwnl-
Jams.
Shortly before the arrival Of Presi-
Dent Mckinley. there was a massing
or dark uniforms and a glitter of gold
lace at the entrance of the hall, and
then a long column OF fighting men.
headed by the tall form of General
Miles. moved across the floor in the di-
rection OF the reception committee.
General Miles received a most enthusi-
astic welcome as he entered upon the
floor. and Generals Chaffee and Shat
ter, who were close behind him, were
also the recipients of great applause.
Following after the men in blu and
gold were the Chinese and Korean am
bassadors and other visiting dignitar-
les, including the speakers Of the af-
.ternoon, Archbishop Ireland and Judge
Speer.
AS 500 as the president had reached
his box the orchestra struck up a
Strauss waltz, and the ball was for
mally open. but for a time there was
no dancing. 1t was, In fact, not posi-
BILE at that time for anybody to dance,
so great was the throng pressing out
upon the floor. Gradually the crowd
passed to the seats in the upper part
OF the hall and then the dancers had
full swing on the foor below. About
s25, 900 was realized for the benefit of
the soldiers and sailors.
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GREETED THE EMPEROR.
william and the Sultan shake Hands and
Are Cheered by the Crowds.

william and the Sultan shake Hands and
Are Cheered by the Crowds.
Constantinople. Oct. 1s.-At $50 a. m. the
German imperial yacht Hohenzollern, ac-
companied by the German warship Hela
and the sultan's yacht. with the Turkish
imperial commission on board. and fol-
lowed by a number of special steamers
appeared on Old Zeraglio point and the
runs of the barracks Numbered a salute.
The Hela followed with another return
salute and the Turkish batteries ashore
and the guardship on Tophaneh promptly
responded.
On landing the emperor and party were
received by the sultan. who was sur
rounded by a brilliant suite.
The meeting between the sultan and his
guests was most cordial. The sultan
warmly shook hands with the emperor
and empress and offered his arm to the
empress. leading the way to a pavilion
on the palace, where the party had a
brief rest.
Emperor William engaged In an AMI
mated conversation with the sultan, the
grand vizier and other members of the
sultan's suite. Another royal salute and
the imperial band playing the German
national anthem announced to the crowds
assembled outside that their majesties
were coming out OF the palace grounds.
The route from the Dolmabag tche pal
ace to the Yildiz palace was covered with
red carpeting and lined with troops.
prominent among them being the sultan's
body guard and the imperial body guard.
In new white uniforms. embroidered with
black. white helmet and having a waist
band or German colors. The whole made
a magnificent display. Standing a little
apart from the crowd were large gath
erings of Turkish women, who occupied
a slope facing the palace.
In the rush of the people to secure
points of vantage they climbed trees, rail
ings and posts. On all sides were to be
seen brilliant uniforms and crowds OF
white-turbaned Turks. All eyes centered
on the gate OF the palace. soon after
wards the sultan appeared i'm full uni
form In an open carriage drawn by four
horses with outriders. with the empress
of Germany oil his right and Muri Pasha,
the grand master OF ceremonies. in front
of them. The empress, who looked very
well, bowed continuously right and left
in response TO the cheering of the people.
In a second carriage was Emperor Will
lam In the uniform of the Huzzars of the
Guard, apparently greatly enjoying the
scene. and the grand vizier. Fuad Pasha-
Then came the suites of the emperor and
empress. the Turkish ministers. the Ger
man ambassador, Baron Marshall Won
Bieberstein. and his stan and others. The
whole party proceeded to the Yildiz kiosk
amid the deafening applause of the
crowds.
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Will Re Released.

San Francisco. Oct. 1s.-James Flood.
the merchant OF Kobe. Japan. who was
arrested here yesterday upon the arrival
of the steamer Doric. will appear in the
United States court tomorrow on habeas
corpus proceedings and will probably be
released unless the Japanese government
demand his extradition. Marshal Shine
was to-day advised by the state depart
ment at Washington that Flood could not
be held legally on the authority of the
United States consul in Japan and that
he should be released from custody I'M
less the japanese government requested
his detention. The marshal has been
awaiting some word from the japanese
government. but up to the present time
has received no orders.
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SERIOUS PROBLEMS.
Education In Porto Rico the Most Dim
cult of All.

Education In Porto Bico the MOST DIM
cult of All.
London. Oct. 1s.-The San Juan cor
respondent OF the Times says: The re-
modelling OF the currency n banking
systems Is among the most serious
Porto Rican problems confronting the
United States. The attempt of the mil
itary authorities to establish exchange
on the basis OF two Porto Rican dollars
for one American dollar has completely
failed. An arbitrary change from the
existing silver basis to the United
States currency will be to restrict pro-
duction In every branch Of Industry
and create much discomfort among the
Inhabitants.
IL is not unlikely that there will be
complications with France II the United
states refuses TO recognize SPANS con-
cession TO the French railway company
i'm Porto Rica- Many Of the existing
concessions are ~monopolies and Al
such contrary TO the American consti-
tuition. but local opinion demands that
be respected.
Education Is the most difncult prob
lem Of all. A great majority Of the
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SMALLPOX At DAWSON
Sanitary Measures Taken Against
Contagion.
THE YUKON is FREEZING
b Last Boats OF the Season Have Left
the Klondiks Cspitai-hany Lives
Lost Crossing the
Glacier

Port Townsend, Wash. Oct. 1s.-Ac-
cording to q report received tonight
from persons arriving from Dawson on
the steam schooner Dirigo. smallpox
has developed In the capital OF the
klondike. j. b. McCloud Of Seattle,
who left Dawson Sept. 25. says the
night before he left IL was reported
that there were three cases Of small
pox In town. The patients were quiet
ly removed to temporary pest houses.
The police had ~inaugurated a thorough
search for other cases and were taking
sanitary measures to prevent a spread
of The c~ontagion.
To-night's arrivals from Dawson
came up the Yukon on the ear
Clara. For two days before reaching
the lakes the teamer cut its way
through iii Ice. The Nora
and Irving were to leave Dawson Sept.
26. and IL is probable they will be the
last boats OF the season. as the river
will soon be closed to navigation.
Two hundred n fifty mounted Can
adian police We're met at Fort Selkirk
on their way to Dawson, where they
will be stationed for the winter.
The Dirigo brings news of the arri-
val at Juneau of the steamer Excelsior
with a large crowd of Copper river
prospectors. who report that abo 4Oo
men Will winter at Dawson, while a
few will remain at Valdez.
Captain Abercrombie Is caring for Is
or 30 destitute men. Several lives are
reported TO have been lost in the strug-
gle to reach the coast from the interior.
The last party to cross the glacier lost
two whose names a v not been ascer-
tained. One broke through the snow
into a crevice. The other slid into a
chasm hundreds of feet deep.
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EASTERN TURF EVENTS.
At Lexington.

Lexington. KY. Oct. 2S.-After several
Interruptions on account of wet weather
the fall t~rotting meeting of the KENTUCKY
Trotting Horse Breeders ASSOCIATION
came to a close this afternoon. the 10
days programme having been worked OF
i'm the eight good days in the two weeks
The association has probably lest money
on the meeting. but II is IN splendid fnan-
cial condition. and will not be affected by
it's losses. The track was neavy to day
from yesterdays rain su1 the time g., w.
The horses trotted long miles. being IN
able to get within Is feet of the rail.
TIT American Stock Farm purse for q
year-old trotters. value 50. O0-Gracic On
ward won first and third heats; time,
2:3lA. 2:34. Lilly Sligo won secoad heat in
2;30. Oakland Belle and Ruth Clark also
started. The American Stock Farm purse
for 2-year-old PAGERS. value 81. yO-Ectasy
won I'm straight heats; lire, 2.a3I. ass.
March Gate. DIR. Monvei ana Bride Elect
also started. The Blue 'jras3 stake. for
2:1s class trotting. Ju-se .oGo-Bsttleton
won in straight heats: time. 2:20A. 2:l5lA.
2:17ib.
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ORIENTAL AOvICES.
A street Fight Between American and
German Sailors.

A street Fight American ana
German Sailors.
Victoria, r. c., Oct. 1s.-Major Tilden
of the LIST California volunteers and DIR.
Lewis Of the Red Cross society arrived
here to-day from Manila on the steam
er Empress Of japan. Officers of the
Empress report that a serious street
fight occurred at Hong Kong shortly
before they left, between American n
German soldiers.
w. c. Lake, an American ~storekeper.
has been murdered at Chemulpo.
From Hong Kong comes the news OF
a robbery Of 10. 900 yen from H. NJ. s.
Narcissus by bluejackets. who escaped
on a japanese steamer bound for Yoko-
hama. The steamer was pursued and
overhauled by a torpedo boat destroyer
and the sailors captured.
The steamer Borneo. which arrived
at Singapore about Sept. IL. reported
passing, while I'm n open sea of the
west coast OF the H~ebrides, through
showers OF volcanic ashes for W
dayS.
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A FILTHY CITY.
No steps Taken owards Remedying the
Evil in Havana.


Evil In Havana
Havana, Oct. B.-Colonel waring of
the United States sanitary committed will
forward to Washington tomorrow an ex-
tensive report, dwelling particularly upon
the filthy condition OF this city. which Is
the real cause of all the infectious dis
eases. Some days have elapsed since even
the principal street has been swept Of
rubbish. and filth Is accommodating rapidly.
The municipal officers take no steps TO
remedy the evil. The trouble seems TO be
that the work Of sweeping the streets rs
let out by contract and the contractor
claims the city now owes him $4,000. with
out which he cannot buy carts or mules or
pay wages to continue the service.
Owing to announcements in the news
papers of a sale of some articles and ma
terials by the Spanish ordnance depart
ment yesterday. the United States evacua-
ton commissioners sent Captain Griscom
and Captain Brooks to attend the sale and
take note of the articles auctioned. They
found included in the sale several mortars
and other guns. The commissioner
promptly sent a protest to the Spanish
evacuation commissioners. who replied
that the articles referred to were useless
for service and were only being sold as old
metal
The commissioner instructed Captain
Brooks to make a thorough investigation
in order to know the exact number and
nature Of the articles In case a sale should
be effected despite the protest.
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DEFINITELY SETTLED.
America viii Not Assume the Cuban
Debt.

DtOt
Paris. Oct. is, 11:15 p. m.-Spain can
not longer have any doubt regarding
the ultimate attitude of the United
States towards the so-called Cuban
debt. The American commissioners
ave declined to assume IL. or an part
of it. by express treaty or by contract.
They also declined to accept cession or
sovereignty to the United States. for in
that case Spain would claim that such
cession by its own force would impose
the obligation for that deb
1t is confidently believed that in re-
fusing to accept a c~ession of sover-
eighty. the American commissioners
are acting also on their announcement
to the world in the Intervention reso-
buttons. disclaiming any intention to
exercise sovereignty or authority over
Cuba except for pacihcation. and then
to leave the island to the control of its
people and it's people to the assumption
of it's obligations.
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Santiago de Cuba. Oct. ia committee
OF three. representing the commercial In
terests OF Manzanillo, has arrived here to
protest against some of Colonel Rays APP
pointments there. Lieutenant Colonel
Wylie will be sent to Manzanillo this week
to try to s~traighten out the difference.
Fifty-seven guns. mostly Of an obsolete
type, will go north by the transport Ches-
ter. Two handsome rapid-hre guns. for
merly belonging to the Spanish torpedo
boat destroyer Terror have been received.
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Directors Reelected.

Denver. Oct. 1S.-The stockholders OF the
Denver a Rio Grande Railroad company
held their annual meeting in this city to-
day. The old board OF directors was re-
elected. as follows: George Coppell. Rich
ard T. Wilson. William Mertens. Charles
c. Beaman. J. Edward Simmons and Ar
thur Coppell of New York: John Lowber-
shell of Philadelphia, and Edward T.. JEFF
frey and Edward o. Wolcott of Denver.
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At Cincinnati

Cincinnati. Oct. Is.-weather cool: track
poor. Results: First race. mile. selling
Arcturus won, Rastus second, Dominis
third; time. i:4sh. Five and one-half fur
longs-Parakee won. Chancery second.
Ernespie third; time. 1:13. MiletSouber
won. Maddalo second. Domsie third: time.
1:f7. Five and one-half f~urlongs. the Cow
ington Autumn stakes for 2-year-oids-
Guess Me won. Airblast second, semper
Eadem third; time. l:12h. Selling. mile
and a quarter-Jamboree won. Don Celia
second. Kathie May third: time. 2:l71z.
Mile. selling-Gallivant won. Lyllis second,
High Noon third; time. 1:4s%.