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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30
A STICKING THROUGH HIM. pINNING HIM TO DESK

The next day the wire was put in,
but as the president came nome
promptly that night, it was not used.
But on the following day at o'clock
l got a telegram from him telling me
that he would not be home until 8
o'clock, and ordering me to send word
to his wife. / did so by the station
messenger.
An hour later there came another
message from the presidents office. 1t
was that he would be detained still
later, and telling me to send word
home to that effect
rs that ALP / asked.
The message came back in sharp
staccato notes:
"That is ALL" l leaned back In my
chair cold and faint, for the hand was
the same that had sent me the message
on the night poor Tom Brown was
killed.
The next day I came to the city on a
leave of absence to investigate the life
Of Arson Tryson, president of the At
lantic and Pacific Telegraph Company.
1 found that three years before he had
been a laborer on the Sioux City Rail-
road, with not dollar to his name, and
that his sudden rise had been the talk
of Wall street.
Well, l did not let it drop there, but I
hunted down the case until / proved
that Arson Tryson, with a gang of
accomplices, had robbed the express
LII 81 Il
friend Tom Brown. And one day
took trip up country to see him swing
for it.-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30
THE TELL-TALE TICK.

vate wire connecting with the New
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Com
pany, which communicated with all
parts of the world. 1t was one of the
richest organizations of the new world,
and | was proud to be an operator in
It's employ.
My duty here was to transmit the
private messages of the company; for
here the president had his summer
home, and here also were the trustees,
and those who manipulated the road
Many confidential messages passed
through my hands, and treated them
with becoming confidence.
i never liked the president of the
company, though he lived in the hand
soonest house in the place and treated
me with uniform courtesy. He had a
cold uncertain manner that did not
seem to be worthy of trust. Certainly
| should not have put my millions into
his hands.
One night, when he did not reach
home, his wife came down to the tele-
graph office and asked me if | had
heard from him. ! was forced to tell
her no. This happened frequently; and
one evening, when he had been late
and she had made three trips in her
carriage to the telegraph office, he SAID
to me: "To-morrow l will have a pIi-
vate wire put in my Office in Pine street
and when | am detained. | will tele-
graph you, and you can send a mes
sage TO my WIFE,"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30

the next day she telegraphed to her
husband: win be home this afternoon.
Send carriage to the depot" The car
riage went. and the Senator remained
at home, walking the floor, looking at
his watch, watching each carriage as
it came In sight
The train was little late. He was
becoming nervously anxious. Finally
the carriage hove in sight; he marched
out to meet 1t at the curb, threw open
the door. There was Mrs. Sherman and
nurse, each stepping out with a baby
In arms. Such an expression as came
over that stern Sherman face was
never seen before. 1t could not be de-
scribed. He was at loss for words
for a minute or two and finally was
able to stammer:
wife, what does this mean?" She
replied: Husband, they were so pretty
and so much alike that l could not
make choice and so l selected both"
They We're twin girl babies. For the
next few days 1t was a show to watch
Mr.. Sherman as he enjoyed and ca
ressed the newcomers.
One of the twins .sickened and died
within few weeks and the other is
now his daughter" Mrs. McCullom.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30

charges $3.50 for a magazine story. re-
serving the copyright. Mr.. Gladstone's
price for review Is 81 900. Conan
Doyle received $4,000 for Rodney
Stone" Mrs. Humphry Ward $4,000
for Robert Elsmere," $4,000 each for
David Grieve" and "Marcella," S75.-
600 for 'Sr George Tressady" and $751;
600 for Bessie Costrell." Ian Mac
laren has made $4,000 out of THE Bon
ME Briar Bush" and ''Auld Lang
Syne." Rider Haggard still asks from
$75 to 500 a column of 800 words and
will not write for less than $4,000.
The highest price ever paid for a
novel is $1,000 which was handed
over to Alphonse Daudet for his Sap
pho" Zola's first fourteen books net
ted him 100000, and in twenty years
he has made at least $4,000. Rus
kin's sixty-four books bring him in $780,
900 year Swinburne, who writes
very little, makes 5000 a year by his
poems. Browning, in his later years.
drew $4,000 a year from the sale of
his works, and Tennyson is said to
have received 100000 year from the
Macmlllans during the last years of
his life. Mr.. Moody is believed to have
beaten all others, as more than 81, 250,-
600 has been paid in royalties for his
hymns
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30
DANGER OF STARVATION.
Unheard Of Prices for Necessities of
Life mt Havana.

New York, April ga correspondent
of the World sends the following Cuban
advices via Key West:
Havana is completely out of beef, al
though large shipments are expected from
Mexico. All necessaries of life have gone
up to prices never hard of, and if some
thing is not done soon, many will perish
of hunger. Families of means have stored
large supplies of provisions in their
houses.
All Cuban families leaving are urged to
stay. the offer being that they will be
respected and protected. Blanco has is
sued orders to arm all men, and the order
is being obeyed, and even soldiers of IA
years are being taken in. Large numbers
of Cubans have joined the insurgents
around Havana.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30

A peculiar accident happened to the
engine on passenger train No. 1 at Nc
Arthur Junction, Chlllicothe, Ohio, re-
Gently. AS the train was passing along
through the darkness the engineer and
fireman were startled by a crash in
front, and then the headlight went out
They thought at first that stone had
been thrown at 1t, but an investigation
showed that a big crow had flown
straight into the light, SCATTERING the
glass. The light theatened to explode
and finally burned out. The crow.s
which had broken It's neck, was fished
out in badly singed condition, and
was hanging up in the roundhouse In
the morning
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30
LAND TROOPS ON CUBAN SOIL.
Lieutenant Rowan to Consult Cen
eraI Garcia.

Kingston, Jamaica, April 26-First
Lieutenant Andrew s. Rowan, of the
Nineteenth infantry, under orders from
the war department, was landed on the
Cuban coast somewhere west of Santiago,
probably before dawn on Monday. His
Cuban guides and an open sailboat were
used. The guides have not returned
Lieutenant Rowan is on his way to the
camp of General CaliXto Garcia. He will
represent the war department in arrang-
ing for the cooperation of the insurgents
in the invasion of eastern Cuba by the
forces of the United States. The time and
place of invasion will be controlled by
events and tn character of Liutenant
Rowan's dispatches. Lieutenant Rowan
was detailed from the bureau of informa-
ton for this dangerous service-danger-
Gus because in his civilian dress he is IL
able to be treated as a spy. He speaks
Spanish and knows Cuba, having written
book on the subject. Moreover, he is
an expert map-maker.
Lieutenant Rowan left Washington UNI
der instant orders ON April 8. He was
directed to wait here prepared to go to
Puerto Rico or to Cuba. As he went to
eastern Cuba it is inferred that blow
will be struck there before one is struck
at Puerto Rico.
A courier with Lieutenant Rowan's first
dispatches to the war department will
probably leave General Galcia's camp
next week.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30
THE ASSASSIN WAS FOILED
Nature of the Package Suspected
and the President Saved.

Washington, April %. = An Internal
machine was sent to the president Thurs
day. Fortunately its character was sus-
pected and efforts are being made to cap
ture the sender. The machine was en-
closed in a cigar box An ingenious con
triyance was arranged so when the lid Of
the box was opened there would be a
flash of powder, which would explode a
stick of giant powder sufficient to blow a
man to atoms. Lieutenant Cross, in
charge of the White House police, soaked
it thoroughly in a tub until its contents
were saturated, and then opened it.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30
so PRETTY AND SO MUCH ALIKE
The Day Mrs. Sherman Brought Home
the Twins.

An old acquaintance of John Sher-
man sends the following: AS most of
us know, Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman were
childless. A time came when, after
much consideration and thought, they
decided to adopt child and heir. Mrs.
Sherman requested some of her init
desirable infant, one honestly and gem
thy born, and without parents to fol-
low on afterward and embarrass. A
friend in New York subsequently tele-i
graphed her to come at once and take
her choice of two beautiful babies
There was great excitement in the
trip to New York after the baby. On
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30
SEVEN KILLED, FOUR INJURED.
Part of the California Powder
Works Destroyed.

Santa Cruz, Cal, April 26.-Three ex-
blossoms about 5:l5 this afternoon at the
California Powder Works caused great
er loss of life than any of the previous
accidents in the history of these works.
The widest rumors are prevalent regard
ing the number of killed and injured, the
exact number of which can not be ascer-
tanned before morning. 1t is known that
seven We're killed and four seriously in
iured
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30

Rudyard Kipling commands the high
est price of any living author, accord
ing to the Pail Mall Gazette, which
says that it paid $3.50 for each of his
'Barrack- Room Ballads" and that THE
Seven Seas" brought him $1,000. He
has received 80 cents a word for a
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30
GL0-AMERICAN ALLIANCE
Cologne Correspondent at New York
Says 1t lis Under Way.

Berlin, April 26.-The New York CORE
spondent of the Cologne Gazette cabled
his paper that he learns from 'an especial
ly trustworthy source" that agreements
already exist between the United States
and Great Britain, (which if the present
British cabinet continues, must lead, in
the future course of events. to an alli-
ance.D
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30

The human skeleton, exclusive of teeth,
consists of POS bones
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30
HAVANA FIRED ON THE FLEET
WITHOUT SLIGHTEST EFFECT.
United States Squadron Has Made
Six Captures-Three Were Steam
ers--Thc Prizes Were Worth Big
Money-Concentrati Troops at
Havana.

On Board the Flagship New York, off
Havana, April 4.-Noon.-During the
early morning the Moro castle batteries
again opened fire on the fleet, but with
out the slightest effect There have been
no casualties among our forces up to this
hour and not a single shot has been fired
against the batteries.
Last night 10 shots were fired from the
castle at the New York, which was sig
mailing. The warship did not return the
shots
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30

lean flags were soiled, torn, trampled and
treated with elaborate uncomfortable in
dignities. Some naturalized Americans
were compelled to take part in the insult
ing work on the threat of death if they
refused
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30

Orders to the Spanish army declaring
the armistice ended were publicly posted
at Guatanamo last Friday. Two days
previous the troops began concentrating
at the principal sea coast cities, burning
all interior towns and plantations. The
passengers of the Ely believe the devast-
alton of that part of the island will be
completed before the Americans invade
the ports held by the Spaniards. Ordin-
arily there are 1000 Spanish soldiers at
Guatanamo. Now there are 1000 there.
New defenses of earthworks chiefly are
under construction and the mounting of
field pieces in progress. Two rapid fire
2-pounders, one rapid fire 3-pounder and
four ancient models have been received.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-31

have the Sabbath more carefully and
not more carelessly observed. I have
no sympathy with the movement, and
can only utter myself in protest against
it,"
/ On the whole, these utterances indi-
cate ready adherence to the New
Testament doctrine, that the Sabbath
was made for man, not man for the
Sabbath. Probably nobody has any
serious expectation that the petition
will receive favorable action from the
legislature. A bill to grant it would be
buried by the country statesmen, who
believe that city of 100000 people
should be and can be governed by sub
stantially the same regulations that are
applicable to a rural community of a
thousand, where there are no sums
but comfort sufficient; no crowd.ng ex-
cess of population, but an excess of open
fields. 1t will be observed that the petit
tion does not contemplate sports and
games that are carried on for hire or at
which gate money is to be charged.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-31
THE VOICE ABOVE.

Lost on the drift--and where the full clouds
flow
The steep above him looms,
And strong winds out Of distant reeiops
blow S-'"S
The snow in streaming plumes
ana yaWns the gulf of the crevasse below
In sapphire glows and glooms.
Along the preciplce there is no way
That he may surely tread.
SlightNis his foothold on the slipperv stax
Ihat trembles to his tread
ana chill and terrible the dying day
Fails fast about his head
Could ne but hear some lowing of the herd
Some mountain bell ring clear
II some tamil!ar sound one moment stirred
To guide him lost in fear!
lie dares not move-some beckoning lead
Alas! could he but heart
In those waste places of the earth and din,
- NO star shines forth at all
through awful loneliness enshroudine hin,
he gives one shuddering call,
While horror Of great darkness seems to
swim S :"
And fold him in its pail.
Then, like blown breath of music in the
height, ~ e'0
- A cry comes far and low
lie thrills, he springs, he gathers all HE
might, az ms
d, ,. He feels new pulses glow!
his tather's voice--he needs nor sense nor.
sight SS 4'Oi
He knows the way to go!
Harriet Prescott spofford in February
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-31

was composed, met to discuss high
themes, social and philosophical as well
as religion. Among the speakers that
day was VIM. Lloyd Garrison, who had
been spending several weeks there, for
the benefit of his health. AS this was
the last Sunday of his being with them,
he was given most of the time for
speaking and he improved the oppor-
tunity to give his views at some length
on some very important questions re-
lating to the general benefit Of man
kind, his great theme Of the abolition
of slavery forming but a Fmall part OF
his address. He alluded 20 his hearers
as forming a part Of the army of phi-
lanthropic people, or reformers, of diff
ferent kinds, not numerous, but sincera
and determined, who had become dis
satisfied with the order of things around
them, and had here gathered, from va
ried and distant climes, to do some
thing toward the carrying out of their
principles or views, for the benefit OF
mankind, to retrieve a ruined world. [
never before had been 20 much inn
pressed with the general ability Of VIM
Lloyd Garrison as a speaker or thinker,
on different themes, aside from
what was considered his hobby, the
abolition of slavery. There is no deny
ing the vast capability of that mans
mind, his comprehensiveness Of thought
and reasoning on great themes, when he
chose to give free reins to his thoughts,
untrammeled with general routine, free
from any consideration of mere special
questions, great or otherwise. Taking a
more conservative view on the reforma-
tory side. there was Prof. TVm. Adams
of Harvard University James Boyle, an
eminent philosophical thinker, from
Scotland, and others of like stamp
though different lines of thoughts ON
many points Among the questions
considered was the binding authority of
the Bible for the observance of the
Sabbath, and other ordinances and doc
tlines of the Christian Church, their re-
lation to other religions of mankind,
and their bearing upon the progress and
welfare of the race, Mr. Garrison took,
as a general thing, the advanced views
Of men like Theodore Parker, and other
advanced thinkers since toward which
the whole religious, thinking and philo-
sophical world of reformers and seekers
for the good of mankind, are assuredly
tending. The principles which those
communities have sought to carry into
practice, may die, but the principles live
forever, and will some day embrace the
whole world
The community at Roxbury, called
Brook Farm, while resembling the 9TH
ers in the adoption of the general prin-
ciples of cooperation instead of COM
petition, community Of ownership in
real estate and Individual ownership Of
personal property, differed from the
other communities in the number OF
persons of distinguished literary, social.
or political note IN after life, who be-
longed to it. Brook Farm was started
as community in 1870 by George Rip
ley, Charles A. Dana Nathaniel Haw-
thorne, A. Bronson Alcott, o. A Brown
son, Geo. VIM. Curtis, Theodore Par
ker and James Russell Lowell the five
latter being rather strong sympathizers
IN the movement on general principle,
than active personal participants in the
work there.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-31

Yes, it would appear that those repub-
lican senators who voted against their
party on the Teller bond resolution had
occasion to explain, and the announce
ment that they will make an opportu-
nifty to do so, is hardly surprising. Those
gold senators who refused to vote for
gold would rejoice if they also could find
some explanation of their conduct, for
theirs was the most pitiful exhibition
of all. There is one man, however, for
whose action. there is no need of eXpla-
nation. That is Senator Donelson Caf-
fiery of Louisiana, g democrat from a
free silver state, who not only voted
against tic Teller silver resolution, but
voted in favor of the Lodge resolution,
boldly prociaiming that United States
bonds were payable in gold, "and that
any other payment, without the consent
of the creditor, would be violation
of the public faith and in derogation Of
his rights" Here was a man who had
the courage of his convictions. There
were those who had not.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-31

Reports from Havana, whether by the
press correspondents or through official
sources, seem to make it clear that the
visit of the Maine has been very sue
cessful experiment The mutterings
and misrepresentation in Spain have
not been of any consequence. Even if the
effect in Havana has been nothing more
marked than what is implied in the re-
newal of formal relations of friendship,
the Spanish officials have become more
amiable, and the effect in the United
States has ben quieting to the jingoes.
To that extent, if for no other reason,
the visit might be deemed a success.
How much the visit of an American
warship has had to do with the matter,
might not be safe to say, but it is a
fact that trouble with Spain is generally
regarded as much less probable that it
was two weeks ago.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-31
KNIGHTS OF MALTA SERVICE.

The Bay State Commandery. X. of NJ,
held the first of series ofaaddresses
which they contemplate having given in
knights of Malta Hall, Sunday afternoon.
The service was in charge of Frank tR.
Hayden, past commander. The opening
exercises consisted of singing the doxology
ana prayer by William Petit OF Calvary
Commandery. sYfT1T's'
Fast Imperial Commander Sir Robert G.
Stewart addressed the assembly, MS sub
lleet being Past, present and future poss4-
der, touched upon the benefits Il had cor,-
ferred upon those connected with 1t, and
closed with happy representation for ita
future. +0- -
The next address will be by Grand Com
mander Sir John W. Hicks, and his sub-
1ect Will be The adaptation of the prin-
cipies OF Malta to the present times. II
Will be given Feb g. e
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-31
THE EsKIMos HAPPY,
lFrom the New YORK sun 5

CTrom the New York Sun)
Frosty weather and a two-inch fall of
snow yesterday morning brought joy to
the hearts Of the three Eskimos now un-
der treatment at Bellevue Hospital. When
Anghu, the little girl. ran TO the window
and saw the white ground the snow-laden
trees and. the ghost-like roofs of the hos
pital buildings, her eyes flashed with ex-
element. She aroused her old uncle,
Kushan, and her aunt, Whuhu, who went
with her to the window and gaZed toward
the east river. chattering like nlagpies.
They begged DR.. Daley to allow them to
go out and walk around In the snow. The
doctor refused, whereupon the Eskimos
began to sulk. and for time they would
speak TO no one.
Later, however Kushan frightened up
and proposed a scheme. which. If 1t were
carried out, would make Bellevue Mecca
for sight-seers. He wanted to build con-
icai snow hut, such as is seen in his own
country on the hospital campus, and live
In it during the remainder of his sojourn
at the hospital This request was also re-
fused.
"Oh. if we only had our sledges and our
good dogs. how l would fly over the
groundr' exclaimed Anghu.
Her aunt reproYed her gently. you
will be asking for waarus flesh next" she
said.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-31

given at 100000 cases. The yield Of
metals in 1896 was worth over S4,OOO,OOO,
and in 1897 about S7,000,000. The Brit
ish Columbia coal production is 100000
tons a year, more than two-thirds OF
which is exported.
A London cable says: Canada is en-
titled to the honor Of ranking seventh
as butter exporter to the British mar
ket. In 1894 the dominion exported to
England 209S7 cwt., and in 1897, 1O9, 402
cwts. Canada since 1894, supplied 50.4
per cent of the cheese imported by Eng
land, the percentage for 1897 being $50,
or 1,62e,654 ewts. The cheese is Of ex-
cellent quality, securing almost three
fifths of England's entire trade"
A feature in trade is that the Cana
dian Pacific Railway Company are al
ready moving considerable merchandise
to the gold fields of the Yukon district.
Last week the company accepted five
carloads of groceries and provisions for
Dawson City direct by rail and ocean
steamer.
Miss Charlotte Macleod, superintend-
ent Of the training school for district
nurses, Waltham, Mass, has arrived at
Ottawa for the purpose of starting the
actual work of the Victorian Order of
Nurses, which will begin at once. Miss
Macleod is Canadian by birth and ed
ucation. She is the daughter of the
late Wilford and Eliza Macleod, both
of Studholm, Kings county, N. B.
Sir Charles Tupper and Col Dom
vile, M. p, were among the successful
tenderers for the companies they repre-
sent for the timber areas in the Yukon
districts.
The interior department has pub
lished the first official map of the Yu-
kon district. Klondyke with an "i' is
recognized as the official spelling. Sti-
kline as spelled in the treaty OF Wash
keen.
1t is understood that Mackenzie and
Mann will, in addition to the splendid
terms from the dominion government
for the Yukon railway, receive the
cost of the subsidy from British Column
bian government of $2250 per mile