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The record-union., 1898-01-29
ATTEMPTED HOLD-UP OF MADILL.
LETTER WRITTEN BY WOULD.
BE ROBBER MADE PUBLIC.
Said He Was Employed to Kill the
Trust Company's President, but
Wosld Spare Him for $4,000.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2S.-The case of the
young man who was arrested in an at
tempt to hold UP President Madill of
the Union Trust Company last Tuesday
and secure 50, 900 at the point of a pistol
is deemed as serious as ever. To-day
the following letter, which was handed
TO Mr.. MadilI by the man at the time. of
the attempt, was made public for the
first time:
MIR. Madill: 1 have been employed
TO come here on most unusual errand
which, though very distasteful, is very
urgent. To save words. / have tried to
put the nature of my business in writ
ing, which l want you to read from be-
ginning to end before making any COM
ments. for the end may seem brighter
than the beginning. l will tell you now
that l stand ready to blow your brains
out if you make the slightest outcry, so
l warn you not to do so.
Mr.. Madill, have been employed to
murder you by two people whom sup
pose viii benefit richly by your death,
for they have offered me $1,000 to kill
you. 1t was planned to kill you at night
but before committing such a crime I
decided to first come here and give you
a chance to save your life. l am a des-
perate man, desperate for money, and
when l tell you that | must have that
money TO save my life, you will under
stand why l am willing to commit mur-
der. and take chance at the galIows
to get it.
Mr.. Madill. do not want to kill you
l am doing this for money only, and IL
you want to save your life there is but
one method, and that is by advancing
me 5000. / am not common criminal
Mr.. Madill and do not wish to either
Kill or rob you. and If you pay me this
money and promise me not TO prosecute
NE. / will promise you upon the honor
of man to repay every cent of it to you
Mr. Madill, l think you understand
the situation. 1t is matter of money
or death. II you want your life spared.
say so; If not, say So and may God be
with your soul If you say no."
The would-b be robber who still re-
fuses to give his right name, exactly
duplicated the performance of the mys-
terious man who robbed President Mof-
fatt of the First National Bank of Den
yer. March -. 1889. of $4,000.
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The lessees shall be given the exclu
dredging for all minerals with the ex-
ception Of coal in and along an un-
broken extent of five miles of a river.
No more than six such leases will be
issued in favor of an individual or
company, so that the maximum extent
of river in and along which any indi-
vidual or company shall be given the
exclusive right above mentioned shall
under no circumstances exceed thirty
miles. The lease shall be for a term
of twenty years, renewable in the dis
cretion of the Minister of the Interior.
The lessee shall have at least one
dredge in operation upon the five miles
of river leased to him within two sea-
sons from the date of his lease, and if
during che season, when operations can
be carried on, he fails to efficiently
work the same to the satisfaction of the
Minister of the Interior, the lease shall
become null and void, unless the Min
lster Of the Interior shall otherwise de-
eide; provided, that when any COM
pany or individual has obtained more
than one lease, one dredger for each
fifteen miles or portion thereof shall
be held to be compliance with this reg
ulation.
The lessee shall pay a rental of S100
per annum for each mile of river
so leased to him. The lessee shall also
pay to the crown a royalty of 10 per
cent. on the output in excess of 1000.
A WARNING NOTICE.
OTTAWA (Ont), Jan. 2S.-The Ca
J, 81 a
report from Major Walsh, written on
Christmas eve at Big Salmon River, in
which ne discusses the food problem as
it will have to be faced after the ter
ritory is filed up with the new popu-
lation that will go in next spring. He
calculates that the river boats will not
be able to land more than one-half the
supplies necessary to sustain the eSt;-
mated population next spring. He does
not believe that 10000 people can get
in. One part of his report contains an
important warning, of which the pub
lie should take notice. He says:
Il am informed that fifteen or twen-
ty agents and brokers have come out
from Dawson City carrying with them,
some say hundreds, some say thou
sands of certificates for entries OF
mines or all the streams in the neigh
borhood of the Klondike River upon
which streams, 1 believe, there never
was an ounce of gold found, and on ali
other streams in the district and the
noun aims tops, with the hope that they
be put on the market and be readily
seized by the gullible public of the
United States and Canada. They are
trying to initiate the brokers of South
Africa ana Rossland, and there is no
question but that it will be injurious to
the country and to the good properties
that may be put on the market"
The record-union., 1898-01-29
DRAPER CONVICTED.
Given n Life Sentence for the Muir
der of Hastings.

JACKSONVILLE Qn). Jan. 2S.-The
jury in the case Of Charles L. Draper,
on trial for the murder of Charles L..
Hastings. brought in n verdict to-day
finding him guilty. He was given a
life sentence.
\ few months previous to the murder.
which occurred on March 81. 1897. the
two men We're in the employ of Judge
Kirby. the abstract man of Jackson
vile. Draper lest his position. and
started in the abstract business for
himself 1t was supposed that he had.
at different times. stolen records from
Judge <irby's Office, and a watch was
set TO catch him. On the night of
March 31st. Draper was caught by
Hastings in the act of stealing some of
the abstract records. and the two men
fought with knives. Hastings was
killed. When found next morning
there were I12 cuts on his body. Dra-
per was arrested. and is said to have
made g confession to a minister but
this was later denied.
Whea the case came up for trial Dra-
pcr's attorneys put forth the plea of
insanity.
The record-union., 1898-01-29

pounds, and for four weeks 80, ,421 ,0I0
Of which 21.367.720 were domestic.
against 36. 600 last year. of which
2o,3SI 300 We're domestic.
The iron manufacture is getting
larger orders for finished products
which crowd many workers almost be-
yond their capacity, although some
others are still in the market and keep
ing prices down. Pig iron is steady,
except that Besscmer at Pittsburg Is
10c lower
Failures for the past week have been
342 in the United States, against 33i
last year. and "a in Canada, against 81
last year.
EASTERN GRAIN MARKET
CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.--It looked at the
opening i'll wheat as if the long looked
for reaction was about to take place.
For the first time in two weeks news
really favored the bears. and a decline
in prices at once ensued. May. which
closed yesterday at 971s@9TA cents,
opened at 95AQ9o3s. and July, in which
option. however, there was not much
trading, opened sol cent lower at
S6@S6l4 cents. There was plenty of
selling at those figures OF heavy hold
ers, and May was down to 90 and July
to SIS before any support OF conse-
Quence materialiZed.
/. Traders were somewhat strengthened
by the weakness at Liverpool That
market opened a@14d higher, but a
large slice of this advance had been lost
when at 80 p. m. cables came in. This
weakness was explained by the Argen
tine shipments for the week, SG4, ,WO
bushels. This was more than twice as
much as during the previous week
Northwest receipts were liberal.
The decline lasted about half an hour
when a covering movement resulted in
an advance in May to 97 cents, when
another unloading carried the price
back to 96H cents. 1t gradually recov-
cred to 9Gas cents. At midday it began
to develop some Of the bull snap of yes
terday, when the Antwerp market
showed an advance equal TO 21s cents
per bushel for American red and III
cents for Walla Walla. Paris was also
higher by about q cent. Atlantic ex-
ports We're heavy, amounting to 100000
bushels.
Bids for May brought few responses;
and prices slowly climbed until one of
the Letter brokers commenced bidding
for January in an attempt TO buy oo.ooU
bushels. He succeeded in getting but
10000 bushels of this amount, the price
in the meantime jumping with its usual
rapidity to 81 10, the highest point yet
reached for this seasons crop. May
scared to 9S3s cents. At the top prices
immense quantities were offered. which
the crowd took eagerly for time, but
about ten minutes from the close the
market broke under the pressure. May
closed at 91ls cents; January 81 0S.
The record-union., 1898-01-29
SECRETARY ALGER.
Will be Removed to the Mountains
Of South Carolina.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Acting Sec
retary Meiklejohn, who visited Secre-
tarv Alger to-day, on 4 matter Of offic-
;al business. said that the Secretary
was doing nicely. He is still a very
sick man. however. and the very nature
of his trouble. grip and malaria, pre-
cluded the probability of rapid con-
valesence.
In order to expedite his recovery as
much as possible, he Will be removed
TO the mountains of South Carolina,
probably next week.
The record-union., 1898-01-29

1t IS a wise old saw that cuts with its
wisdom teeth
The record-union., 1898-01-29

CONTINUED on Seventh Page.)
The record-union., 1898-01-29

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2I.-The ap-
praisement of the estate of the late A.
p. More was to-day fled in the SUI
perior Court. The total valuation is
$I41 ,O94. The principal item is Santa
Rosa Island in Santa Barbara Channel
which embraces 62.606 acres, and is
valued at SOL, ,5GS. Other tracts Of
land. livestock and personal property
constitute the remainder of the estate.
The record-union., 1898-01-29
PLACER MINING
IN THE KL0ND|kE.
New Regulations Issued by the
Canadian Government,
Which Miners in the Gold Fields Will be
Required 10 Live Up to.

Everyone Must First Obtain a
Miners Certificate, Costing
From Ten to One Hundred Dol
lars Each, Before Being Fer
mitted to Dig for Gold. Besides
Paying an Entry Fee OF Fifteen
Dollars, With a Like Annual
Tax and a Royalty of Ten Per
Cent. on the Output.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-01-22

;ne top Of the crown, which modern fashion
DEGREES. The waving and hufing Of back and
side hair shws no signs Of going out.
Several hairdressing societies exist in Lon
shall rule feminine locks. I'VE note the taste
which appears most popular, We accentuata
this and make It the mode" said one of tn.
onlookers were initiated into the secrets OF
the transformation headdrees-this being 9
form Of wig. A busy. society woman cannot
hands for one hour twice daily. which is de-.
clared by hairdressing nuncio to be essen
tial to well-groomed woman. She invests
therefore In four or hve "ransformations,"
once, holding these ready at all times for
transference. to their owners head.
The president Of the society says: 1T IL
stand the different periods Of headdrees. Many
ladies going to fancy balls show 4 picture OF
great-grandnother whose style Of hair they
the front or side and unless the hatrdresse1g
knows the style of the time he cannot COM
plete the couture. He needs, too, for fancy
dress ball purposes to understand foreign
Louis XIV. to Russian peasants. An acad-
envy aims. therefore, at producing hair
dressers interested in the artistic side of the
profession. Wonderful strides have ben made
during the last few years, but can tell q
country lady at one glance. Her hair hasn I
been used to the professional touch Of Lon
lon. But our professors are beginning to reach
enthusiastic satisfaction 80 that country la
dies need not permanently despair Of skill
fully arranged tresses.
At II 30 O'clock a dance began on the we'll
polished floor, whence all hairpins had been
carefully removed, and at 3 in the morning
when the dance concluded, not hair Of the
skillfully arranged locks was out Of place.
Thus the highest ideal of the artist in hair
was realized
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-01-22
RECENT INVENTIONS.

To prevent rubber boots from wearing out
quickly protecting slipper Of woven wire ia
made to cover the sole and extend a short dis
lance up the sides Of the boot.
To prevent cutting the hide of an animal
when skinning it. new knife has a dull blade
lying parallel with the cutting blade, which
keeps the latter away from the hide.
A new curtain pole bracket has IN attach
mont to hold a shade roller in position. two
extension shafts being provided with sleeves
into which the ends q the roller 1T.
Electricity is used to operate new railway
gate, small motor being geared to the rock
ing shaft on which the gate is mounted. to
be operated by controller in the gateman s
shelter.
Incandescent lamps are provided with re-
Electors by winding on the upper portion of
the bulb silver. aluminium or other bright,
non:tarnishing wire, secured in place with
soluble glass.
A Californian has invented trunk which
can be used as table, one Of the trays hav-
ing hinged sides which can be opened outward
and the tray inverted and set on top of the
trunk.
A recently patented bicycle pump has q
spring inside the hollow piston rod to force
It outward after each stroke Of the pump. q
pin being used to lock the piston in z closed
position for placing In the tool bag.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-01-22
ROOM MARKED ''X' ON SECOND FLOOR
WAS MARK HANNA'S BIRTHPLACE.

latter being a small, Anticipated affair, where
stories OF past events are Of more importance
than politics.
The rear part Of this shoe store was occu-
pied by DIR. Leonard Hanna and his family
as portion Of their living apartments, and in
one OF these humble rooms over the shop
Marcus A. Hanna first opened his eyes to the
light of day.
His father, DR.. Hanna, was a man OF un-
usual Intelligence and ability. who was high
ly respected by the citizens Of the COM
munity. He was equally adept in making a
speech on tariff or temperance, or selling a
YARD OF Calico says Captain J. L. Straughn,
Ohio, who was boyhood friend Of Marcus A.
Hanna.
Even at that early day the elder Hanna
held advanced views on protective tariff, and
freely expressed them. His abrupt, frank
speech, as we'll as many other strong char
acteristics, were inherited by his son Mark.
as he was Familiarity known to the boys.
The general store which DR.. Hanna con-
Quoted tiourished to such degree that he
moved his family into large one-an -ore-
half-story house on the hill, and devoted the
space to business purposes. About this time
boy, and we all liked him. shall never for
get our sports and the pranks we played
One day, in the old log schoolhouse, which
stood where the Central school now stands,
the master gave us difficult problem in
mental arithmetic. It went the rounds of the
class without being answered until 1t came
to Mark The teacher repeated the problem,
and Mark listened with his usual close at
tion. When the master finished he said:
WELL can do that on paper but it Is
too hard to solve mentally
But the scheme didn't go, and Mark was
checked down with the rest of us. How
ever he was unwilling to let the matter
drop. and at recess several of us boys got
together and Mark took the same problem
that the schOolmaster had given us and
changed the figures. We then filed up to the
teacher and told him we had little problem
in mental arithmetic that we wished he
would solve, and Mark read his revised prob
lem. The teacher looked wise, adjusted his
glasses, and asked to see the paper on which
the example was written.
But that isn't mental arithmetic pro-
tested Mark.
$50 he read it again, and the master
figured long and hard, but could not get the
answer, and sharply ordered us all out OF the
schoolroom.
"Of course we were tickled beyond measure
over the lesson Mark taught the master, who
never again gave us such problem
II remember very distinctly an old boat
owned by Colonel Harper, a veteran of the
war of 1872. 1t was operated by a hand
power paddle wheel. My, but we boys used
to have fun with that ancient boat! We were
about the age when young girls had strong
attraction for US, and Mark and the other
1t and taking their girls out to ride. One
time we appointed Mark captain. handled
the rudder and the other boys took turns at
the wheel. Mark shouted his orders in great
shape, and I would flop the rudder as he d.
rected A contention sprang up among US
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-01-22
Wedding Fees Cause Scandal.

Wedding fees have caused some
thing of scandal at Cumberland, Nd,
or, if not the fees, the division of
them. 1t seems that certain clergymen
there have been in the habit of paying
hackmen for every couple from across
the state line that may be brought to
them, and the result has been the es-
Enlistment of regular system of
what amounted to little less than
blackmail. The local ministerial as
ISOLATION has taken the matter up, and
every parson in the place will soon be
asked to sign promise to pay no tips
to drivers for bringing custom of this
kind.-NeW York Times. ,...
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-01-22

on account Of the captaincy which some OF
the boys coveted. Mark readily gave up his
post and took turn at the propelling crank.
Our new captain unfortunately ran the boa
aground, which resulted in a spirited re-
bellion of the crew, and Mark was restored
to command.
Mark was sturdy boy and of keen fore
sight. He was never known to whimpel
when he was bested He took his medicine
silently and bravelV but with stern re-
solve to wait for an opportunity to get even
which he invariably did. ...'
Several years ago Hon. Marcus A. Hanna
as our boyhood friend is, now known, brought
his family here on special train and stayed
several days, visiting the scenes Of his happy
boyhood days, the old home of his father ind
.gran dfather, and the cemetery where many
of his ancestors are buried. Politicians rave
about Hanna and his trickery, but here where
we know him-well. II you want to find
stanch Hanna men. just come to Lisbon"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-01-22
HAIRDREsSING EXHIBITION.
London Show Illustratinx tho
Modes of 1898.

LOndOn show Illustrating tho
Modes of 1898.
st. James banqueting hall in Regent street
was lately transformed into a vast dressing
room, wherein the secrets of my lady's cham
Der were exposed to the promoters of the
Academic 1nternationale de Couture for the
benefit of pupil hairdressers and 1.-THE pro-
5essldn generally, says the London Daily
Graphic. The center Of the room was taken
up by series of tables on which thirty-t three
looking glasses OF various patterns were
ranged. Before each of these lady model
1898. ~N' -A-
Principally at 9:15 O'Clock nine instructions
were given to each executant to get his lady
escorted their models on their arms, and led
them tremendously to their allotted chairs.
Most OF the hairdressers were in evening
dress and wore their hair luxuriously curled.
bag, which, like that Of the conjurer con
talns many surprises. The various tools used
IN hair architecture were laid on tho dressing
tables. thirty-three curtin 6 iron lamps were
pins from his models loosely arranged tresses
began the preliminary brushings and comb
tngs to the strains Of gavotte. Apparently
the music prompted the stages Of hairdressing
as 1t marks the steps In q dance. The first
ceremony was the adjustment of a peignor
to protect the gown beneath, but before the
real business OF the hour began halt was
called and while the hairdressers held brushes
and combs aloft the president Of the society,
Mr. }. Berry, gave short address Of welcome.
IL was by no means essential that the locks
Of the models should be abundant, for much
Of the hair dressing art consists in producing
2 multum in parvo. Where tresses proved
limited switches, pin curls, and bandeaux
were whisked from the magic boxes and fxed
on with natural and artistic effect. A skeptic
masculinity-not belonging to the profession
looked on the while toupees and invisible
fringes, unblushingly added to a slight foun-
dalton gift on the part Of nature, made up
luxuriant and massive headdress, and the
click Of busy waving irons and other instru-
ments Of artifciality mingled with the music
Of "The Geisha." Loud cheers greeted the
first completed couture.
Some of the early Victorian head pieces
were marvels of skill and mostly unbecoming.
The models were chosen partly with view
to the type Of hair and face lending itself to
the selected style. and Miss squeers Of Dick
ems and the headdresses of Leech were repro
dueed with wonderful faithfulness. Artificial
flowers marked the early Victorian fashions,
while tortoise shell and Spanish combs dis
t,nguished the coming styles. Some 1898 Golf
fures had four or Ave combs to constitute the
inists and anncortS of taa loans and bows
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-01-22
ATURDAY JANUARY %, 1893

They don't seem to be able to settle
the "Negro Problem so easily in Lou
isiana as they did in Mississippi and
South Carolina, by inserting among the
qualifications for voters the ability to
read and understand any section of the
state constitution. ...s,
Louisiana with the majority of the
Afro American voters disfranchised
would be a Republican state, and that is
what the Democrats don't want by any
mhnner of means. The Democrats have
cried ''Negro Domination" so much, just
to keep certain class of whites with
them which on economic questions would
more then likely be against them They
would like to get rid of the Afro Ameri-
can but by SO doing they cut off their
noses to spite their faces, SO they are be.
{ ween the devil and the deep sea and
we hope they will stay there until they
are square enough to do the right thing
by the bone and siuew of their land,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-01-22
Alice de R0thschild.

Miss Alice de Rothschild, who is a
member of the celebrated family of
hnancters has the reputation of nos-
sessing the finest collection of old lace
OF any private individual. It will bear
comparison with the possessions NJ
royalty, for it is certainly one of he
most perfect existing at present. Her
1ondness for lace is exemplitled by
the fact that as soon as she arrives in
any continental city she always re-
ceives the lace dealers, from whose
stores her great wealth naturally en-
aoles her to make considerable pur-
chases.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-01-22

Notwithstanding all exertions to put
down the nefarious traffic, the tr ding in
slaves continues in Morocco. Saffi at
present eujoys the unenv:able reputation
of being the only town on the Moorish
coast in which Europeans reside where
the public sale of slaves takes place.
They recently had such a sale, but the
human chattels did not bring any fancy
prices.