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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

He came, handled the funeral in great
shape, got the body buried in the after
noon just before a big thunderstorm
main over night in the town, and was
comfortably quartered at the hotel in the
evening when his assistant in Greentown
telegraphed him to hurry home for an
other funeral. So he had to go that
night. The storm was spent, though the
heavens were dark and gloomy and an
other spell Of lightning and rain was
not unexpected. While the negroes in the
stable were hitching the horses to the
hearse. a young man who was at the
hotel, drummer, said he had missed his
train out and would like to make Green
town that night, so he could finish up
his work and leave early in the morning
The embalming artist offered him a seat
on the hearse.
"It's not the kind of train I usually
take said the drummer, but 1 want to
reach your city, and if three of us can
crowd on the seat I will risk it.
"When the hearse was driven up to the
hotel porch the guests ambled out to see
it start The undertaken had his trap
pings and the drummer had his grips.
There was a lot of joking. and moment
later the death carriage started off
through the sand.
''The night was dark and stormy. Five
miles out drops of rain began falling and
rumblings of thunder made the drummer
shove further on the seat. The under
taker suggested that they go inside to
escape the drenching which was certain
to come, and the drummer consented.
The driver had stack of coats to keep
himself dry Just after the two men
crawled in the hearse the rain began to
come down in torrents. The passengers
had q lantern, though they could not feel
comfortable. The drummer opened his
satchel and brought out flask. He Of
fered it to the undertaken, who took a
heavy swig and then passed it back. The
drummer finished it. AS he fumbled with
his grip deck of cards fell out.
'Whew! remarked the funeral direc-
tor. Whisky and cards in hearse at
midnight, almost!
well, to show our nerve said the
drummer, we might play a bit here just
to talk of it afterward You can take
those coffin nails there in the box for
chips, and I'll gamble that We'll have a
story to tell at GreentOwn tomorrow, pro-
vided we get there alive. 1t would be
funny, though, to see an undertaken die
in his own hearse.
1.-The road was not bad and the hearse
ficent to cast good light. The drummer
took cardboard box and turned out
handful of small-sized coffin nails-not
cigarettes, young man, but the real
things. He divided the pile evenly, and
then offered to make each nail worth
nickel.
cat the most, he said, you can't lose
more than you buried in your pocket from
your job today
1.-THE undertaken went in the game sim
ply for the novelty of the thing. He had
been accustomed to many gruesome
sights, but his hands tremb1ed every time
he fingered the cards. He played in luck
however, and soon the nails clinked alone
on his side of the hearse. The drummer
bought another handful and then played
to win. He got the gravedigger's luck.
and in less time than he had lost before
he had won every nail. Then the director
did the buying. and he worked hard to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

pull up but luck was against him and he
was soon buying again. When he lost
TINS stack he bought more, like man,
and offered to raise the stakes. e
We are pulling for home now,' he
said, and we might have a hot finish We
can Keep this game going until we see the
lights or Greentown. If you want we can
play for table stakes I've got wad of
money as big as your head in my clothes,
and If you are the best man, why, then,
you can take it, VI RI
The drummer accepted the proposition.
He pulled forth purse which was I'M
usually large for a, man of his business.
The rain was stiH rattling on the sides
of the wagon as the new game began.
For time the playing was steady, with
the best of the luck going to the traveller.
The men were strangers, but the under
taker did not suspect anything wrong in
the plays for it was on his deals that he
lost most. The drummer was game to
the finish. All the playing was for jack
pots, and the drummer would call every
time If he had nothing more than an ace
for high. BY doing this once he got a
big pile of the nails. for the funeral d.
rector was caughtnon big bluff. This
put the men on their guard One bad
streak for the OWNER of the hearse gave
all the cash to the drummer. The under
taken said he would give note payable
Ut GreenlOWn on ARRIVAL, ana WITH lnlS lie
could keep the game going until the trip
was done. All of this pleased the drum
mer He felt that the hearse was his
mascot, and he was going to bank his
last dollar on it. The first note was lost
in a jiffy. Then another was scratched
off; 1t was half gone when the crisis
came.
''The hands for several rounds were
changing and luck was with the under
taker. His little squirt gave him double
assurance that he would pull up even
and win the drummers wad besides be-
fore coming in sight of the city. All the
while the rain continued to fall and the
tired horses were getting tagged. But
there was no fag to the game inside. 1t
was on the deal by the undertaken that
the sensational finish arrived. The pot
had passed repeatedly and the stack of
nails looked like woodward to the man
who expected to rake it in. The drummer
had said he could not open it, or rather
he said he would pass. The undertaken
opened for what appeared to be pound
of nails and every nail was valuable.
We'll, I'll raise, that. said the drum
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

CHICAGO, June 3.-After travelling hun
dreds of miles in a box car, bound hand
and foot and guarded by three tramps
who refused him food and even water,
James Metz, Is years of age, is resting
at the South Englewood police station
while Lieut.. Healeys detectives are
searching the surrounding country for
three men who, Metz says, kidnapped him
from his home in Benwood, w. Va, last
Monday.
The boy was weak from hunger, and
ropes dangled from his lacerated wrists
when he staggered into the station and
told how, while on his way to visit an
aunt, he was seized by the tramps and
imprisoned in the freight car bound for
Chicago. He also explained how. when
Oakdale, a small station on the Baltimore
& Ohio road, near Eighty-seventh street.
was reached, he was abandoned by his
abductors and left lying helpless In the
car until freed by a woman, who was at
tracted by his cries.
Immediately after hearing the boys
story all that was possible was done to
make him comfortable, and message
telling Of his condition and asking that
his parents be notified. Lieut.. Healy will
care for the boy until some word is re-
ceived from the West Virginia town.
The youth said that his father Is Henry
Metz, steel worker in the mills at Ben
wood, where he has lived all his life.
EARLY last Monday morning. said
young Metz, my mother sent me on an
errand to my aunt's, short distance in
the country. took a short cut across the
fields, and when I reached the bridge at
the river two white men and a colored
man sprang from behind clun1p Of bush
es and seized me. They were all rough
looking fellows and told me if cried or
tried to get away they would kill me.
Near the place where the men caught me
is small railroad station, and we waited
there until freight train came along.
Then the men put me IN box car and
tied my hands and feet with ropes. They
tore my clothes, and once when I cried
one of them struck me in the face with
his fists. All that day and the next night
the men made me lie on the bare floor OF
the car, and they refused to give me any
thing to eat or drink. Whenever the train
stopped the tramps stood over me with
clubs and threatened to kill me If I cried
Finally, fell asleep and when woke
up the men had disappeared and the train
was standing still. 1 cried loudly for help
and an old woman climbed into the car
and united the ropes on my hands and
feet. I was so weak could hardly walk,
but the woman helped me along until we
could see the station, when she left me.
All 1 want now is to get back home to
my mother"
Lieut. Healey secured a description of
the three tramps and detailed detectives
to look for them; but he has little hopes
of making an arrest The police official,
upon investigation, learned that several
freight cars were left on siding at Oak
dale. He is endeavoring to find the wen-
an who Metz says assisted him. The lieu
tenant says he has no reason to disbe
lieve the story and asserts that the boys
condition when he arrived at the station
bore out his tale of hardship and cruel
treatment
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

CHICAGO. June S.-Jonn P AItgeld not
only confirms the report that he intends
TO resign from the ways and means COM
niutee of the Democratic national com
ni1ttee, but announces that Senator J. K.
Jones Is also thinking of severing his
connection with the committee Mr. AIT
geld returned from Louisville today,
locking greatly improved In health. When
asked concerning his reported intention
of resigning, ne said:
am going to get out of the ways
and means committee as soon as I can.
The only reason why I wish to be reliev-
ed OF the duties pertaining to that COM
mttee is that 1 have enough other work
to do. 1 have my hands full with other
affairs which I must attend to myself.
Senator Jones Is very much of the same
frame of mind, and If he thought he saw
chance Of being relieved he would re-
sign.
Neither Senator Jones nor myself have
any desire to throw down the work OF
the national committee. We feel. how
ever, that 1t is time for some other mem
bers of the national committee to pull
OFT their coats and start hoeing corn in
the same field we have labored in so long.
L have no doubt men will be found and
that the work will go on Just as smooth
ly as ever"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

entire Covington7 council in jail for con-
tempt In refusing ito make an appropria-
ago he was elected president of the Ohio
Valley Bimetallfc league at Indianapolis,
and he has since been active in the cause
the organization several strong Demo-
cratic clubs at Covington have been put
ting him forward as a vice presidential
candidate. He is about forty years old.
silver extremist. When asked for an ex-
preston on his candidacy Judge Tarvin
said: II am not seeking the Office, and
will make no effort to secure 1t. I am for
Bryan first and always If the conven-
ton should see fit to do me the honor
to give me the nomination I shall accept
it My friends have already begun to
work for the nomination.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

MIR. Hopkins While There.
CHICAGO, June 3.-Congressman D. B.
Henderson, of iowa, came to Chicago to-
Gay to hear the news which to his mind,
and the view of his friends, assures be-
You'd question his election to the speaker
ship. The action of the Illinois delega-
ton on Friday. and assurances from
Michigan and Indiana left little doubt in
their minds as to the outcome of the con-
test but when word came that the ten
Massachusetts Republican congressman
and the Maryland delegation Of four had
voted TO cast their lot with the Iowan,
the Henderson stock went away above
par. The following votes, Gen. Hender-
son says. are nov pledged to him: I'LL
nois. II; Iowa, Il; Ohio ID; Wisconsin, 10;
Minnesota, I; South Dakota, 3; Massa-
chusetts, 10; Maryland, 4.
To this will be added to a certainty, it
is asserted by the friends of Gen. Hen
dersOn, the votes of the Michigan and In
diana Observation-Disclosures from the former
and nine from the latter-giving him a
total of ninety-fouT votes, or one more
than majority Of the Republican votes
fin the house.
Later in the afternoon word came from
Topeka that six of the seven Republican
congressman in Kansas were for Hen
GerSOn. Word was also received from
Congressman Fowler of New Jersey, say
ing there would be votes for Gen. Hen
derson from that delegation, and ANNA
ton in the East would do much more for
him than had been looked for.
Congressman Henderson arrived in the
city in the morning and went to the
Auditorium Annex to meet he said, some
of his friends on the Illinois, Wisconsin
and Michigan delegations. Congressman
Hopkins was the first to greet him, and
they remained together for an hour or
more Gen. Henderson will be the guest
of Mr.. Hopkins at luncheon on Monday.
Senator William B. Allison, Of Iowa,
who was in the city on his way to Wash
ington. when asked. for an expression of
opinion On Gen. Henderson propable cleo
ton. said:
Il think I can sum up the case when
say that, in the first place, the honor will
be most worthily bestowed, and in the
second place. that Iowa is profoundly
grateful for the honor which is to be
conferred on a man so universally beloved
and respected as is Gen. Henderson,
BOSTON, June ga meeting of the
Republican members Of the Massachu-
setts delegation was held today to con-
slider the question of the speakership. The
names Of all the candidates were con-
sidered and thicr merits carefully dis
cussed. Mr. Moody was the unanimous
choice of the delegation, but after a state
ment from Mr.. Moody, it was deemed
inexpedcnt that Massachusetts, should
present Il candidate. A decided majority
favored the nomination of Col Hender-
son. of Iowa, and accordingly it was ag-
reed that the delegation should support
Col. Henderson.
NEW YORK, June S.-Chair1nan Dell.
of the Republican state central commit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
BOOTY WAS THRILLING.
Union Pacific Train Robbers Got I'm
signed Bank Notes.

MEDICINE BOW. Wyo., June g.
sheriff's posses are securing the coun-
try In every direction for the men who
robbed the Union Pacific train. 1t ia
now stated that the robbers secured
less than 5000. The safe contained sew
eral thousand dollars of unsigned ma
uonu abstalk7 notes being sent from the
treasury adepartment to the bank. of is
sue, but 'thszke were useless to the rob-
berS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
MIR. BRYAN's MANAGER.
That Is What Politicians Believe
Mr.. AItgeId VIII Become.

LOUISVILLE. KY. June 3.-John P
Altgeld announces that he will shortly
resign from the ways and means COM
mittee Of the Democratic national COM
mtttee. Politicians here regard this as
ample confirmation of their inference
that the Illinoisan is now Mr. Bryan's
campaign manager.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
HOTTEST CHICAGO.
Two Cases o}Fasaastrolse In the
WickedssCity.

CHICAGO. Junez3 she heat today was
the most intense Chicago has experienced
in long time. Up in the Auditorium
tower the government thermometer
reached IS, but down on the street level
1t was SO, and because of the great
humidity twas theghottest SO in many
year. Two cases of 'prostration was re-
ported, John Paul. a letter carrier, and
John Brownell, a laborer. Both will re-
cover. A number of horses were pros
trated and several died There Is no re-
lief in sight. and tomorrow Is expected
to be a. rival of today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
PETITION.
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

CHARLESTON,S. c.. May S.-''Speaking
Of gambling, remarked the retired turf
man, did l ever tell you how good
poker player won an undertaker's whole
establishment one night while riding
home from a funeral in a hearse?"
This was a proposition that the gam
biers had never gone up against, but
they were willing enough to hear the
tale. The retired turfman vouched for
It's truth
This all happened years ago." he said
land 1 got the story from the man
who turned undertaken in a night Out
where 1 lived there was not much of a
town. No pretensions were made for
style, but a number Of old aristocratic
families had their being with us. These
families were short on funds, but they
We're still playing the limit on style, and
they showed it in the matter of a funeral
When a member of one died an under
taker from Greentown, fifteen miles dis
tant. was summoned to bury him, and he
generally did it in style. Well, one day
old Col Badger died. He had been a
politician and had amassed considerable
wealth and lost it all in bad speculation.
His people wanted to bury him with more
or less show, and so the funeral director
from Greentown was summoned by wire
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

tee, has called a meeting of the Repub-
hcan congressman of New York state to
discuss the speakership. The meeting will
be held here on Tuesday next.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
POKER In A HEARSE
TWO DAYS AFTER IT A NEW UN-
DERTAKER CAME TO
TOWN
THERE WAS A BIG STORM,

And SO the Undertakes and His
Guest, the Drummer, Preferred to
Ride Inside-The Result Was
That the Old Undertaken Lost His
Outfit-They Used Coffin Nails for
Chips.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
HENDERSON THE Man
HIS SELECTION AS SPEAKER OF
THE HOUSE NOW SEEMS TO
BE FULLY ASSURED
WEST IS SOLID FOR HIM

Inclination to Wheel Into Line
for the IOwan - Gen. Henderson
Arrives in Chicago to Look After
His Fences-WiI Be the Guest of
MIR. Hopkins While There.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
BOUND IN BOX CAR
STRANGE STORY TOLD TO THE
CHICAGO POLICE By A
SMALL BOY
KIDNAPPED BY TRAMPs

Taken From His Home in West Vir-
Efnia, and During the Time He
Was Held a Prisoner Allowed to
Have Neither Food Nor Water
Rescued by Woman After O
Time of Torture.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

NEW YORK. June 3.-Chair1nan Dell.
of the Republican state central commit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

Annie Longfellow Thorp,
Harriet E. Brooks,
Mrs. William James,
Sarah E. Hunt. D. R.,
Fanny L. Abbot, D. r.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-10-11
(tIOri0nS News

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PEOPLE LIKE FAIRNESS.

The malicious aud uncalled for at
tack OF The MANNING TINES on Sheriff
Pierson is really too ludicrous to he
treated seriously. However, the
TRADE, will no doubt be received by
Sheriff Pierson, Gas information. :"
-Scmter Freeman.
The Editor OF the Freeman seems
unable to distinguish the difference
between legitimate criticism OF an
officers conduct, and malice. We
deny most emphatically bearing any
malice towards Sheriff Pearson, but
we regarded his reply to Sheriff Brad
ham, under the circumstances as de-
serving of rebuke. Our criticism
may be "too ludicrous to be treated
seriously" by the Freeman, but if the
editor OF that paper had reproduced
our entire criticism, so that his read
ers could see for themselves whether
or not our criticism was "too ludl-
crous to be treated seriously" be
would have shown a disposition to be
fair, as it is, he attempts to defend
Sheriff Pearson's conduct by charging
US with bearing malice, which Is not
true, and by sluringly expressing the
opinion that Sheriff Pearson would
receive our criticism Gas informa-
ton" We have nothing to do with
how the sheriff of Sumter county re-
ceives our criticisms, but we know if
an officer in this county was to be
similarly criticised. the people who
have votes to cast, would receive the
criticism ''as information" and they
would stow it away to be explained
by the officer criticised. The officer
would regard the CRITICISM socn as
needed public explanation, and not
one that could lightly or contemptu-
ously thrown aside "as information. "
AS to our attack on Sheriff Pear
son being ''uncalled for" is question
,po will NOT attemnt 70 aroue with the
Freeman prefering to leave it to the
readers OF both papers to Judge, and
as the Freeman commented on our
article without doing US the fairness
to let its readers see what it was dis
cussing, its readers are not in posi-
tion to Judge but our readers are, and
several of them have given US salts
factory expressions.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-10-11
HERE IS THE PROOF.

After reading in the Post the con-
tradiction, it put US to prove our case
which we proceeded to do as follows:
Editor Evening Post:
Sir-Your issue Of the 9th IS before me;
after reading the interview of Mr.. Open
heimer feel a plying contempt for the
man. He denies as false and untrue"
what TEE MANNING TINES charged him
with saying about an action taken by the
Charleston wholesale grocery merchants
with regard to the Manning merchants.
Oppenheimer, I an convinced, spoke
falsely Of those whom he is representing.
and be adds falsehood in denying what he
did say. If he IS injured he has done it
by his reckless handling Of the truth.
have no motive to misrepresent the fellow,
but when man visits this town and makes
statements which I regard as 8 reflection
upon our merchants, it is my duty rs edi-
tor of q newspaper to take notice OF it. I
deem my word sufficient with our local
business men and Charleston's, but never
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It is again rumored that Gen. Otis
will be home before the round-robins
nest again.

The tin trust having bought up
nearly all the mills in the country and
being protected from the competi-
ton of the Welsh tin makers, has
greatly increased the price of tin.
This has compelled a decrease of the
canning output, the tin comprising a
large part of the cost of canned goods,
and the farmers and truck raisers find
their market restricted and prices for
their products depressed, though the
consumer will be charged more for
his canned goods. Let Congress re-
move the tax on tin plate and see
whether the trust will not reduce it's
prices as soon as competition is re-
stored.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-10-11
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