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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

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hope to be under the circumstances. He
is either a regular or has been long
enough in the service to learn some Of
the regulars ways.
In many instances where our troops
have been chasing the Filipinos through
the native villages the entire country
has been abandoned before them. The
officers have appropriated the houses,
those highest in rank taking the best
ones, according to a well understood
but unwritten rule Of military etiquette.
When General Macarthur occupied the
town of San Fernando, he took for his
headquarters the largest and most i'm
posing looking mansion in the place A
war correspondent wrote Of it:
1.-THE house is completely furnished,
just as it was before the owner left. and
contains steel engravings, oil paintings, a
sideboard and canopied beds. Comfort
reigns throughout this home. The gem
eral sits at a table in the drawing room,
which he has converted into an office.
His private room is spacious. The cell
ings are high, and the great, wide open
windows are furnished with sliding green
shutters. The bed is carved ard cano-
pied and looks inviting
This is army headquarters, and colo
nels, majors and aids ride up at frequent
intervals, throwing their horses reins to
a waiting orderly as they dismount.
While the caller is ascending the broad
stone stairs the horse is led away to the
shade of the high stone wall in the
court, where there is a well, for this
homestead is thoroughly appointed.
4Nhe owner is negotiating for permits
sion to return with his family. When he
comes, he will find all that he left. Cen
eral Macarthur may still be his guest,
and the orderlies and aids may continue
to make their visits, but he doubtless
will find satisfaction in being under his
own roof again and finding his property
as he left it."
In several other villages private resi-
dences were occupied as regimental head
quarters. Another correspondent writes:
"The SouthsDakota men occupy q house
which shows that its owner must have
had luxurious tastes. No one seems to
know who It's former occupant was. 1t
is richly appointed, with high, rich carv-
ings and gilt work throughout the house.
Two pianos are backed up against the
walls of a long drawing room, as though
space had been cleared for a ball.
.The Iowa regiment has a pretty home
next the South Dakotas."
Even the nipa huts, which are some
times so squalid as to be repulsiye to
Americans, have been occupied by the
privates, for when there is no other shei-
ter from the rain they cannot afford to be
fastidious.
When the Kansas troops first located
in an abandoned village, one big yolun-
teer, nicknamed Deacon" in sarcastic
reference to his lack Of dignity, raped
on the door Of the house which his cap
tain had pre-empted for the time being.
Come in" said the captain. sWhat do
yon wantYv
Il just wanted to hear how it would
sound, captain" said Deacon" Seems
like years since l knocked at anybody's
door,
Brave boysi They are coming home
where theis knock viii open any door in
the land.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

him rnat / had another fellow, and we'd
just let things pass. He seemed pleased
and said that would be best.
Then / brought out the wine which
I had drugged and asked him to drink
with me and forget. | was surprised he
did not suspect something then, as he
was always so quick to catch on, but he
did not and drank the wine right down.
SIN a few minutes the drugs had lone
their work, and he fell asleep. | tied
his hands and showed him into the
Closet
When Ryan was pushed into the closet
and the door locked, he was wedged in
tight and had no room to move, not even
to turn around. He tried to do this when
being tortureS. and his broken ribs show
for it. Miss Red Bird continues her mar
rative.
"After / had locked him in I went up
stairs and took off the trapdoor / had
sawed myself"
This trapdoor opened into her bedroom
from the closet and was the same size as
the interior of the closet. Underneath
her then appeared the head Of her white
lover. The light hair o n Ryan's head was
very thin, which served doubly her pur-
pose.
Then / carried up a tub OF ice water
and, bringing a high stepladder, COM
menced my work. / dropped the water
out OF a pitcher for IA hours nearly, and
all the while he begged me to stop.
Whenever he would move his head to one
side, | would change the position Of my
hand, so that I neyed missed a drop dur
ing the whole time. Suddenly he became
quiet, after / had dropped nearly all the
water in the tub. which was kept ice cold
by a large piece Of ice. ! commenced on
Monday night about 10 O'Clock, and
about moor next day he was dead. | am
glad to say his last words were a prayer
for my forgiveness
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22
GHOsTLY
Strange Image OF a Man Several
yerrs Dead.

Joseph Jeanes of Chester, Pa, a man
past 10 years of age, whose integrity is
above ~reproach, is responsible for n of
the strangest stories that ever came out
of the mysteries of a photographers dark
room, says the Philadelphia Times.
On his oath he states that while he
was developing a plate a few days ago
the ghostly outline Of a man long dead
appeared upon the negative beside the
picture Of the man he had photograph
ed, who, being a friend of the dead man,
recognized him Immediately.
Mr.. Jeanes has taken bis affidavit to
the truth of the picture, and as he comes
from good Quaker stock it will be ac-
copied.
This is how the ghost appeared in the
picture: A man who gave his lame as
Burnes went TO Jeanes' establishment to
have a photograph taken. Burnes, who
is an athlete, had the picture taken in his
athletic toys. The use of the usual acids
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

In among the thousands of other strug-
Cling lawyers and worked for recogni-
tion. But his means were limited. To
keep from going hungry he worked as a
reporter on one Of the big dailies, keep
ing a sharp eye out for clients at the
same time.
Al last he secured a case. A director
in a big commercial agency was a client.
He won. This gave him a standing and
a fat fee. He began to devote himself
to corporation law. He saw that with a
case of that kind once a year he could
make more money than BY handling 100
petty cases.
He met with his greatest successes in
the New Jersey courts and came to be
recognized as the leading authority On
corporation law in that state. His book
on Jersey corporation law, known as
sDil on New Jersey Corporations" is
a standard work that is used in all law
offices.
1t was because of this comprehensive
knowledge of New Jersey law, which is
particularly beneficent in its treatment
of trusts, that led the promoters Of
nearly all the big industrial corporations
to seek Mr.. Dill's counsel.
Today he has large holdings in great
corporations. He is a director in several
trusts, and he knows more about COM
bining capital so as to escape the conse-
quences of the law than any other man
in the country.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

regiments of infantry, Colonel Rice en-
tered the service as a first lieutenant of
the Fortieth infantry, and in the reor-
ganization Of the arIny he was trans
ferred to the Fifth infantry. in which he
served with distinction for many years.
Colonel Rice was brevetted captain, ma
jor and lieutenant colonel fer gallant
services during the rebellion and has had
a distinguished career in the army, hav-
ing performed much important duty
aside from that required Of his particu-
lar grade.
Colonel Rice became well known to all
the visitors at the Worlds fair in Chi
cago, where he organized and command
ed with distinction the Columbian guard,
which was responsible for the order of
that immense undertaking during the en-
tire period from its inception to the final
close.
AT the outbreak of the wal with Spain
he was serving as military attache in
Japan. but FASTENED home to participate
in the war.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

have her in charge say she has the most
fendish nature Of any one they ar
rested. Her brutality is even greater
han any of the outlaws who have roam
ed in her vicinity.
Hattie Red Bird is a pretty girl, with
just enough Indian blood in her veins to
make her treacherous. She has black
eyes and hair, a fair complexion and
pretty form. Having attended the Car
Isle Indian school for a number Of years
she was well educated when she re-
turned to the Cherokee country last sum
mer.
eJoe Ryan was a young merchant Of
Tahlequah, one OF the few white traders
Of that place. He met Hattie Rec Bird
at a reception one night and became her
slave. The two seemed to love each 9TH
er desperately, so the neighbors say, who
watched the progress Of events.
Ali went well until Joe Ryan met an
other Indian maiden whose beauty at
tracted him more. Then he began to
forget Miss Red Bird
The Red Birds are quite prominent
Indians around ~1ahlequah. They have
a beautiful home near the outskirts of
the town. Last week all the family
went away on a visit except Hattie.
She remained behind to enjoy a needed
rest, she said.
That night, however, she sent a note
to Joe Ryan, asking him to call On her.
sIt is the last time | will ever ask a
favor of you." she wrote, $50 please
come early. ! have so many important
things to say to YOU"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

While some v~agabonds remain in the
country during the winter. there is none.
the less q general exodus from the road
In the autumn. In the South the profess
sional wayfarsr's last chance Of obtain
ing work in the fields is at hopping in
the North. at stater scratching" q
sands of Migrants rely on one or the other
industry to get a winters stock or keep,
or. at least. something with which to tide
them over the beginning Of the town sea-
son. Comparatively seldom, however. do
they reach their winter quarters with
much money.
Incredible as 1t may seem 1t is yet a
fact that every autumn q number Of Lon+
dor,s wastrels tramp into Kent for no
afher purpose thar that Of 'gofns
and warrants, notwithstanding that they
are veTsed in the ways Of the sneak thief
and hid their money more regularly than
they wash themselves, are Nicti1nized Az
readily al are foIiin9 east erdexs. Other
trafnns squander their earning before
they reach foWn.-Go9q Words.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

league In a workingman named Nav
desley, secretary Of he largest trades
union in Lancashire. The election was
fought with great spirit, but young
Churchill was defeated by the Liberal
candidate.
During the campaign Lieutenant
Churchill often made four speeches a
day. They were good speeches, too, for
he is IN eloquent orator. His talented
and energetic mother also made a lively
canvass on her sons behalf. She will
probably urge him to try it again at some
future election.
1t is quite possible that young Mr..
Churchill may turn out to be quite as big
a mar as his father. He is certainly
ta.euted. He Is already known as an
author, having written a book about the
wars in India. He is a fighter, too. for
he won distinction in the Sudan ann
paign under Kitchener. His regiment,
the Fourth hussars, participated in one
Of the most spectacular features Of the
battle Of Omdurman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22
SAVAGE GHOST DANCE.
How the Utes Work Up Their
Murderous Spirit.
MEDICINE MEN AND GHOST DANCES.
Frantic Exertion Continued UnAI
the Participants Faint From Elk
Observation-Disclosures Flights to un-
known Realms.

haustfon-Fancied Flights to un-
known Realms.
A recent telegram in the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch contained the information
that several bands Of Utes have gathered
together On the White River reservation
of the Fintah tribe and are now going
through the various forms and rituals
prescribed by the medicine men for the
Precipitation of the Great Spirit" pre-
vious to going on the warpath.
When the proper number of warriors
have assembled, the chief ~harangues
them and, fred by the spirit of the occa-
sion, frequently rises to great flights Of
o~ratory, producing great effect upon his
apparently impassive hearers. Then there
are certain rites to be gone through with,
for, as in Freemasonry, not all are eligi-
Bile to take part in the great event
Those who are fortunate enough to pos
sess sufficient b~uckskin, now a rare arti-
Gle, have made for themselves a sghost
shirt" which if worn in the dance is sup
posed to ever after confer inVulnerability
upon its wearer. Then, after the ground
has been consecrated, the dance is almost
ready to begin. The priests ordain seven
men and women as leaders by placing in
their hair a holy feather Of either the
crow, sacred bird, as Is the snake of the
dance, or the eagle, sacred in all Indian
religion. The bodies Of the dancers are
painted, not as commonly supposed, in a
nondescript manner but with great at
tention to exaetness and detail, each de-
sign being conceived in a trance vision by
the medicine men, whose artistic descrip-
tons are thus pushed to the uttermost-
The colors are red, yellow, green and
blue, these being supposed to be condu-
Give to the spiritual as well as the phys
zeal welfare.
The dance begins either in the middle
of the afternoon or Immediately after
shutdown. When finally all is ready and
the thousand details have reached com
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

narrow, with beadlike eyes set well down
toward the point Of the snont. The
teeth. Of which there are many on both
the lower and the upper jaw, are like,
ivory needles and slant backward like
the fangs of a snake.
A broad dorsal fin extends the entire
length Of the beast, giving it great
strength and marvellous speed in the wa
ter. In swimming a few feet Of the body
usually squirlns along just above the
surface of the water, the head OCCASION
ally darling out, for all the world like a
serpent.
The southern natives shun 1t. No
amount Of money viii induce them to
capture a devils terror" Their super
stitions attach all sorts Of evils to him.
They say his bite is fatal, but science
has not yet determined that
For three years Professor Bristol tried
to capture one of these animals. Finally
he was successful. This is the only
specimen ever brought to this country
and it is among the largest Of the kind.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

CAMPING
IN THE HOMES OF
FILIPIN0S
How Our Soldiers Find Shell
ter From the Luzon
Rains.
BY Capt. T. B. Francis

The volunteers, privates and officers
who are coming home from Manila will
have some interesting stories to tell of
their campaigning experiences in the
Philippines.
Mar is q homemaking animal, whether
dressed in uniform or not. The civilian
spends a lifetime in making one spot
comfortable to live in. The soldier is
moved about so constantly that he ac-
quires the knack of fixing up a tempo
rary home in a remarkably short time.
In the campaigning about Manila the
soldiers have had some queer expert
ences in providing themselves with shell
ter. When an army makes forced and
flying marches after a rapidly retreating
enemy, the baggage trains are left miles
in the rear. So long as the ammunition
and ration wagons are somewhere within
reaching distance the quartermaster does
not worry.
But this means that tents and all other
superhuous baggage are not available.
When a soldier has no tent. he must re-
sort to a makeshift. Accompanying this
article you will find a picture showing
one of these makeshifts. The iliustra-
ton is made from a snap shot taken out
on the firing line.
This private has found an abandoned
carriage top, which he has appropriated
for a home. To one Of the canopy sup
ports he has tied one Of his hammock
ropes, using a tree for the other upright.
He has set his wash basin on a wicker
stool, picked up somewhere, and he even
INDUCES in the luxury of a bent wood
dining chair.
He has no tent, but he is just about as
comfortably situated as any private could
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

The Law Times tells some good sto-
ries narrated by O'Connell, the great
Irish barrister. a physician who was a
witness asked the judge to order him his
expenses.
ION what plea? n the judge asked.
sOn the plea Of my having suffered
personal less and Inconvenience" was
the reply. II have been kept away from
my patients these FIVE days, and IL / am
kept away much longer how do / know
but they'll not get weIifv
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

The ossacrum or sacred bone II the
human body was so called because a GER
tain school of Hebrew philosophers To-
Gated the vital principle in it. 1t is said
that a learned rabbi, Joshua ben Han
rian Of its indestructibiity by showing
that neither water nor fire had any effect
on it and that no smiths hammer would
crush it. Backbones must have degen-
srated since then. Perhaps we sit down
more. We're supposed to have lost our
-ails this way.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

Hattie Red Bird, Il quarter breed Cher
okee Indian girl, has been arrested and
placed IN Jail at Tahlequah, /. T., charg-
cd with d crime most brutal and singular.
She fastened her sweetheart, a white
man named Joe Ryan, in a small closet
just large enough to hold him, then
through 4 hole in the ceiling above she
poured ice water on his bare head until
he died.
1t was with delight. she confesses, that
she poured the ice water through the
aperture and saw and heard her lover
dying inch by inch. The officers who
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

10 THE GIIos APPEARED ON HENEGATIvE
failed to remove it from the plate, and
the exposure was made and the plate
was being developed when something
white appeared upon the negative mixed
in with the background. At a loss to
know what it was Mr.. Jeanes threw the
plate away.
A second exposure was made, and the
same mysterious shadow appeared upon
it.
The same shadow appeared like a fatal
stain upon the third exposure, but in a
less marked degree, and Jeanes decided
to print it. He told Burnes to call for
the finished pictures in a few days.
Burnes called and when the pictures
were handed to him he looked at the first
one and exclaimed:
Good heavens. How did that get
there?v
i am as much at a loss to account for
it as you are" replied Jeanes. MY dark
room is all right My developer is good.
That never happened to me before in all
my experience
Its my trainer" shouted Burnes, still
fearfully agitated.
Your trainer?D repeated Jeanes blank
ly.
And he has been dead four yearstl'
cried Burnes, dropping the photograph in
dismay and r~etreating toward the door.
"Come In tomorrow and we'll try it
again to see If the same thing appears, =
solicited the photographer.
mot ii / know myself" replied Burnes.
"You couldn't get me into that studio OF
yours again with a team Of mules
He darted out Of the door and down
the street as II an army Of spirits were
after him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

One Of the odd exhibits in the British
Museum, London, is the first envelope
ever made. It is a crude, handmade af-
fair. but constructed on lines similar to
those in use today. Up to the middle Of
the present century modern envelopes
were unknown. Correspondents folded
their sheets into little squares. sealing the
nap with wax and writing the superscrip-
ton on the blank back
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22
REAL LIVE SEA SERPENT
An ocean Monster of Great Size and
Strength


There is an ugly animal in the New
York public aquarium that as
near to the general conception of a sea
serpent as anything man has ever cap
tured. This monster was captured in
Bermuda waters and brought to New
York by Professor Charles L. Bristol of
the New York university and six stu
dents, who went to the tropics with
him to study the habits of the fnny
tribe there. He is called, scientifically,
a green moray, but among the ne
gro fishermen of the tropics he is
known as the devils terror" Sew
en- feet long and W. feet in circum-
ference at the thickest point are the
Shiny animals dimensions. His head is
shaped like a serpent's and is so diaboli-
cal as to suggest the typical witch's
head. The snout is sharp and the jaws
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22
THE TRUST MAKER.



s~amethinE About the Map Who Joins
billions In Financial WedIock.
All that part of the financial world
whose Interests center in Wall street
has come to know james B. Dill as "the
trust maker" This is because he has
been instrumental in bringing about
many Of the immense combinations Of
capital which have recently occurred.
He has acted as a kind of high priest in
joining millions to millions, billions to
billions.
Mr.. Dill is a corporation lawyer; also
he is at the top notch Of his profession.
How he came to be there is an up to
date story, replete with human interest.
Briefly it is this: When he left the Yale
law school in 1875, with honors and a
diplomas he went to New York and pre-
pared to practice. He edged his way
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

much more interest in society and mill
tary affairs than he does in politics.
However, his ambitious and energetic
American mother, Lady Randolph
Churchill, is determined that he shall
have "a career"
Young Mr.. Churchill followed in the
footsteps of his father as a supporter of
the Tory Democracy policy. His cam
paign attracted much attention in Eng
land Lieutenant Churchill had a coli
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22
He Got Even.

She-I wouldn't marry you If you were
the last man on earth.
He-You wouldn't get a chance Ed
surely have mi pick then--Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22
HOLY CARPET STOLEN.
A Shock TO the Faithful Follow
ers of Mohammed.
ARABS ATTACK MECCA PILGRIMS.

history and Significance of the Mnh-
mai Caravan-Camel sheik and Fa-
Their of Cats = Relics of Ancient
Worship.
Only those who have spent a portion
Df their ives in Egypt can realize the
CONSERVATION which will have been caus-
ed throughout the land Of the Nile by
the news that the MAMMAL caravan has
been attacked by the Arabs on its way
to Mecca and that the desert bandits,
after killing a number Of Egyptian troops
acting as escort to the pilgrimage, led off
into captivity the pasha in command Of
mammal, and, besides plundering the pill
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22
PUSHED INTO POLITICS.

Lieut.. Win
ston Churchill,
who has been
seeking cleo
tiontothe Eng
lish house of
commons, is q
young man
4 oE n q
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

al manatee. f~anni1larly known AS HMer-
Garden auction room for twenty gaineas.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22
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RED BIRDS REVENGE :
How a Quarter Breed Indian Maiden
Killed Her Faithless White Lover Five
Gallons Of Ice Water Poured Drop by
Drop Upon the Victims Bare Head.

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