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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22

cago murderess, Martha Mabel Burke.
She was reared at Paw Paw. Mich,
and left home to take up her abode in
a professors home. There she learned
s~tenography.
About sever years ago she went to
Chicago, believing that the city would
furnish better opportunities than a
country town. The young woman was
now talented and ambitious. Her apz
plications for employment were Of a
higher order than those of most stem
ographers and she was successful. The
worlds fair was then in existence and
she went there for a position, and a
few weeks later she was accepted as
a secretary to the board of lady a
ayers and was provided with apart
ments at the Windemere hotel. When
the fair ended she still found lucrative
work. Then the presidential campaign
came on and Miss Burke became stem
ographer for Mark Hanna, work in
which she was regarded an expert.
But the bounding health which she
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woman could give no satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION of having it in her posses
sion. The instrument is large and
heavy enough to break open almost
any door, and showcases could be en-
.ered by means Of it almost without
effort. In the woman's skirt was
found what the police describe as "a
shoplifter's pocket" a bag sewn into
the skirt about eighteen inches long
and a foot wide. 1t was in this shop
lifter's pocket" that the jimmy was
concealed. The woman, suspected OF
being a professional burglar, or sneak
thief, was arrested while lettering
near the ferry house. Detectives KEEL
ly and Maginn had noticed that she
carried a basket, and as the crowds
came from the boats edged between
persons and walked by their sides.
When arrested the woman claimed
that she was selling pencils, and a
few Of them were in the big covered
basket. But her replies were so eva
sive and contradictory that the de-
tectives took her to the station house.
When the jimmy was found the woman
said she had found it in the street.
She could not tell where, neither would
she tell where she lived, except by say
ing that she lived in Sixth street, but
Las forgotten the number. She gave
the name of Nary Seaman, but at diff
ferent times gave other names.
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from the zrart and still he continues
to come and spend hours with me. He
must admire my companionship or he
W. aid not continue to call, admire it
as [ admire his. 1t is possible for two
persons to love each other mentally.
Ours Is a mental attachment"
Then came the story to the ears Of
Miss Burke that Vile was already
married and that he had a daughter.
T%hereupon she sought out his wife
and learned from her lips that the
rumor was true. Her last hope van
ished. The deception, the wrong prac-
ticed upon her was more than she
could endure. Discouraged and dis
beartened beyond all r%eparation, she
plotted her own destruction and to take
from the world with her the man she
loved.
How far she carried the plot into
execution is fresh in the mind of
e-ryone. Meeting Vile by appoint
ment, they went together to the Hotel
st. Anthony, at 2703 Wabash avenue,
and engaged the parlor with its piano
for a few minutes. Miss Burke asked
the man to play a love song they had
often admired and sang together, and
as his fingers glided over the keys and
with the strains of the music ringing
in her ears she shot him twice. He
fell from the stool, and, with the evil
dent impression that he was killed,
she turned the smoking revolver to
herself and sent a bullet through her
heart.
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hAt about making preparations for the
operation which the doctors said was
imperative. She knew it would be
costly, that she would be weeks, per
haps months, in a hospital after it
was over, and she had not enough
money to meet the expenses. Unwill-
ing that Mrs. Doane should pay all OF
the charges, she went to her parents
home in Coloma, Mich, to tell them
her story and seek financial aid. Ac-
companied by Mrs. Doane she made
the sorrowful journey to the home,
which had never been a home to her.
Both her parents were there, but her
mother would not hear her ont. AS
soon as the unfortunate girl began her
tale Mrs. Burke, it is said by the dead
girls friends, at once suspected an
other cause for her condition and did
not hesitate to say so.
"Is 1t this way you have come back
here to disgrace us?" she is said to
have asked her.
For nine months Miss Burke lay in
the hospital and when she finally did
return to her Woodlawn home. with
sunken cheeks and pale face, she was
not entirely recovered. Indeed, up to
the day of her death she was under
treatment by a physician, for the ex-
pected complete recovery never came
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22

Probably the longest game of chess
ever known was that played between
a man living in Australia and a friend
in Newark. n. Y. Each move was
made by letter, one player making use
of the Europe and Sue canal route and
the other writing via the Pacific ocean
and San Francisco. Five years elapsed
before the game was drawn to a close.
Another similar record in chess play
ing was a correspondence game which
took place recently between several
Germans living in New York and a
chess club in Bremen, Germany. The
game terminated in February last
year with q victory for the New York
players, having lasted a period of two
years and five months.
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HIGH Els.
Magazines for Their Manufacture to Be
Built Along the Hudson.

New York Evening Post: Factories
and magazines for the manufacture
and storage of high explosives are
soon to be built by the navy depart
ment. The plans call for an expendi-
ture of more than 81, 900, 900, which
has been appropriated by congress.
During the war the need of a maya
zine at a convenient distributing point
was felt severely; that at Fort La
fayette was overtaxed, and at best only
capable Of supplying 1000 rounds a
day, most of which was for the guns
of the secondary batteries. The larg-
est of the new magazines will be built
on the Palisades near Edgewater n
almost opposite Grants tomb. 1t will
nave a frontage of several hundred
feet on the river and will be built to
b edge of the cliff. The site selected
is away from factories with tall chin
neys, which are considered dangerous.
Plans and specifications will soon be
submitted to the secretary of the navy.
Several large buildings are to be erect
ed. They will be used for storing am
"AN 90 a idbOloIolJ 'A
ing materials for guns and torpedoes.
There will also be a building used
solely for experimental work, and a
large plant for the manufacture of all
kinds of powder. Most Of the build
1ngs will be made Of corrugated iron.
Several piers extending into the water
about 100 feet will be built. The river
Is to be dredged to a depth sufficient
to permit the largest battle ships to
be moored to the piers, where ammuni-
ton can be taken direct from the
s~torehouses and placed in the maya
zines Of the vessel. This will do away
with the delay of handling the
charged shells and the explosives
many times and the dangers surround
ing reshipment. When the plant is
completed it will have, it is planned,
a capacity sufficient to supply high ex-
plosives to the entire navy, and great
enough to assemble nearly all the
fixed ammunition and charged shells
needed. 1t will cost, it is expected,
about $500, 900, and work may be begun
within a few months. Another plant
may be erected near the naval proving
grounds at Indian Head. Neither will
be dangerous to the property Of the
neighborhood.
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DAVID ]. VILE.

had drawn from the country life of her
girlhood began to fade away. The
delicate color of her cheeks died out
and her step became less elastic as
the weeks dragged by. Her friends
noticed the change in her, but as usual
she said it was nothing; it would soon
pass away; it was but a temporary de-
rangement of the system, she thought,
which would soon yield to exercise and
hygiene. At this time she was living
with Mrs. George Doane at $3.50 Cham
plain avenue. Mrs. Doane had become
acquainted with the ambitious young
woman, struggling alone for a liveli-
hood in the great city and had invited
her to make her home with the Doane
family, an invitation which Miss
Burke gladly accepted. The close re-
~lationship which grew between them
is best expressed by the farewell let
ter of the suicide. which was address,
ed to Mrs. Doane as Dear Mother"
When her health failed so greatly as
to interfere with her work and to be
a subject of constant concern among
her friends Miss Burke consented to
professional examination and advice
and learned to her dismay that she
was suffering with an abdominal
tumor, which would cause her death if
not removed. From that time the hap
piness died out of Mabel Burke's life
and the light died out of her eyes.
Constantly haunted by the intelli-
gence the doctors had given her she
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MRS. RAMSEY.

from his horse dead. The other reeled,
but did not fall, and Shepherd spurred
on after him, not noticing that Ramsey
did not follow. After galloping a short
distance the second mar fell from his
saddle, MORALLY wounded.
Turning then for the first time,
Shepherd, who was unhurt, discovered
that Ramsey had been knocked from
his horse. He had been shot through
and through, the ball passing near his
heart. There was a ranch a few miles
distant, and Shepherd determined to
make an effort to get his friend to it.
He also decided to leave the thieves
where they had fallen. Dutch Pete"
proved to be the man at whom Ram
sey had directed his aim. He 1t was
who had shot Ramsey. But Ramsey's
shot had gone straight home. passing
through Pete's heart. The other thief
was also MORALLY wounded and soon
died. Their bodies were covered over
with stones and left where they had
fallen. The stolen horses We're gath
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cred together ana returned to tAeir
owaer.
As for Ramsey, he was taken to tAe
ranch referred to and was there given
every possible attention. But after
lingering on in great pain. he died at
IL o'clock Of the night succeeding the
s~hooting-at the exact hour when
Mrs. Ramsey was having her strange
and startling dream.
The body was then placed In the
ranchman's covered wagon, and the
cortege started for Hayes City, meet
ing Mrs. Ramsey on the road.
The anguish of the woman was pit
liable. She refused to be comforted
after her husbands death, and two
weeks after the funeral she was a raw
ing maniac. Four months afterward
her unhappy spirit deserted the flesh
and she Joined her husband in another
world.
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SUNSET AND SUNRISE,
Like the Beauty of a Woman and q
Young Girl.

Young Girl.
Sometimes one sees a. sunrise. Cen
orally 1t is on a sleeping-car or else
where when cannot claim credit
for the seeing, says the New York
Commercial Advertiser. Poets are law
creatures, else they would write more
about sunrises and sunsets. Sunrises
really suit them better; at least such
OF them as are "of the air, airy" A
few OF them are sunse men. but most
of them, in spite of the babble about
passion, are rather shimmery crea-
lures, and the shimmery colors are the
sunrise colors-delicate pinks and vel
lows, such as the sunset never equals,
though its colors are richer and more
satisfying in a way. The evening col
ors are like the beauty of a
1t seems as if the long experience of
the day had given them the depth and
richness that the experience of life gives
to the woman. The morning colors
are like the young girl, beautiful in
her promise more than in her pres
ent self. The sunset is what we need
at the end of the firing day. We
steep our souls in its glorious coloring
and in its strength, and lose the dust
and WEAKNESS of the day. The sunrise
comes to us as we awaken. It's purity
dragged down by the sordid day to
come. The sunrise is the conservation
preceding the action.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22

speaking of dreams and Fremont
tions," said Gen. D. ]. Cook, who for
thirty-ive years has been cuief Of the
Rocky Mountain Detective Association,
and for two terms was sheriff at Den
yer during the "palmy days" Of the
Western city-"speaking Of dreams
and premonitions reminds me Of a
strange psychological happening that
came under my own personal observa-
ton as a detective, where a startling
Detectives as a rule are not super
stitious, and the idea of working out
the clew to a crime on a mere dream
is widely at variance with detective
methods. They generally depend up
on material facts as they find them
nightmare of terrible and complicated
death and murder proved true in every
single detail"
with their own eyes and ears, but the
following reminiscence, related by Gen.
Cook, Is so strange that even the willy
detective has to admit that there Is
something in Dreams" 1t is the story
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about. This fact saddened her whole
life, though she gradually regained
her former good looks and went about
quietly in the society in which she had
been accustomed to move before her
illness. She was bright and clever, a
good musician and a strikingly pretty
girl, and therefore was much sought
after and had half a dozen admirers.
But to Mrs. Doane and other intimate
friends she confided upon her return
from the hospital that she would never
marry and that she would never allow
any young man to fall in love with her
because she could only turn him away
If he sought her hand at last.
On this point she was firm, although
her women friends argued that she
should not deny herself the pleasures
of society altogether. She went to
social events Of every nature in Wood
lawn, but never gave encouragement to
any of her admirers-but once, a young
man whom she was forced to "give
up" on account Of her arrangement.
Later there came into her life a ray
of sunshine and hope. David ]. Vile,
the attorney, brought it. Their man
ner of meeting was clearly in the re-
lationship of attorney and client. The
young woman had become imbued
with the idea that she had cause for
a suit against a physician for malprac-
tice. 1t bore upon the operation she
had undergone. She went to the Of
flee Of A. S. Trude to seek his coun-
sci. was more than a year ago.
1t was then she met Vile and Mr..
Trude advised her to allow him to
handle her case. She told him of her
case, concealing no portion of it. He
was informed of the nature of the op-
Grafton, a necessary contingent upon
the bringing Of the suit. Vile is said
to have allowed her to believe that
there were some hopes for her to re-
cover. They were frequently in each
others company regarding the matter.
Their acquaintance ripened into friend
ship and when finally Vile had per-
suaded her that she had no case he con-
tinued to call upon her. He had
found a bond of sympathy between
them. They were both lovers of music
and thus in this platonic sort of way
they enjoyed each others companion
ship. Vile seldom called upon Miss
Burke after dark, but neighbors say
that he was at her home almost every
Sunday. She never went out with
him, it Is said, farther perhaps than
occasionally to a neighbor's house
Several of the residents in the vicinity
had made the acquaintance of Vile
but none of them knew that he was
married. Months passed by and il
was no secret that Miss Burke's friend
ship for Vile had ripened into love
She possessed for him, her friends be.
l;eved, the pure love on which Plate
hinged a philosophy. No argument.
could ever induce them to believe
otherwise.
Yet there was a ~rremonition among
them that her courtship would result
il more sorrow and the same confidant
to whom Miss Burke had confessed hel
former pang told her a few weeks age
that she would experience such an
other if she were not careful.
But Mr.. Vile knows everything,
Miss Burke replied. HE has know
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Rapid Eater Clicked,

New York Journal: While eating a
piece of roast beef last night Will
liam Frederick, son of Robert Fred
erick, formerly superintendent of Che
Globe Iron Works of Port Chester,
was choked to death at the dinner Ia
BILE in the presence of his family al
Mount Vernon.
Young Frederick was eating rapidly
in order to go out on the street when
a piece Of the meat became lodged in
his windpipe and he died in 20 min
utes. He was strangled and suffocated.
the physicians say.
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DEATH ENDED ALL
TIE AMBITIONS OF A HEAD
STRONG GIRaa
Wandered to the Great City and Shot
the Man h Loved-Kined Herself
Near His Supposed Corpse-Her Life
Has a Plain Moral for Others.

A few days ago Chicago was startled
by an attempted double murder. A
young woman who found her country
home too combining found the great
city too narrow to sustain her good
name, and after succumbing to the al
most inevitable consequences of quit
ting the parental roof tried to wreak
bloody vengeance on the man. Think
Ing that she had killed him she turned
the weapon to her own head and in
another instant she was in eternity.
All the hopes and ambitions that led
her away from home had their miser-
able ending in a blood crimsoned
tomb. Such is usually the case with
willful girls who see no hope in
home.
Perhaps 1t is worth the while to
look into the a~ntecedents of the Chi
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
"Hassayamps."

The elevated altitude and pure air OF
Arizona and New Mexico seem to at
feet the minds and imaginations OF
some men. Down in Arizona there Is
a little stream known as the Hassay-
ampa river, and it is said that If any
one drinks of the water he is forever
after incapable of telling the truth.
The victims of this mysterious stream
are known as "Hassayamps," and there
are a good many of them in this part
of the country. Some have mines to
sell.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
NEW Works. WOMAN BURGLAR.

According to the police of Long Is
land City, burglary is the latest pro-
fession adopted by the gentler sex.
They base their belief upon the case
of Mary Seaman, with many aliases,
who when arrested on suspicion near
the Thirty-fourth street ferry landing
in Long Island City, was found to have
in her possession a big, mature and
experienced Jimmy" such as is used
by the most expert cracksmen. The
Jimmy" was nearly a foot and a half
long. 1t bore marks of use, and the
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
Kaiser a Dead Shot.

The Emperor William, despite the
fact that ne has only one arm with
which he can shoot. is nevertheless
quite one of the finest shots in Eu-
rope. Last year he brought down 1877
head of game while attending the
court different shooting parties.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
Cause of the Kettles Song.

People often wonder what makes
the high note of a simmering tea
kettle. but the explanation is simple.
AS the water heats little bubbles of
stem are formed at the bottom of the
kettle. These rush upward and. being
attracted to the sides of the kettle,
they make a commotion which sets
the metal in vibration and the kettle
Sings"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
His Men Would Rebel.

"It would never do to place Col. Fun
ston at the head of a Kentucky regi-
ment." "Why not?" Because he
takes to water too easy,"-Ohio State
Journal,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
Tn. Worlds Largest Cemeteries.

The Worfd's Largest CeIhetsries.
At lockwood, Australia, is the larg.
est cemetery in the world. 1t covers
1000 acres. Only a plot of 200 acres
has been used thus far, in which 10O,-
900 persons of all n~ationalities have
been buried.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
SAW 1T IN A DREAM.
A SPIRIT VISION THAT CANNOT
BE REFUTED.

Gen. Cook Tells q Story of Border Life
In Colorado-The killing of Alex
Ramsey Witnessed by His Wife Forty
Miles Distant.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-07-06

Born, in Mountain Home, July 2,
to the wife of John Adams, son,
Frank AXE has been appointed
administrators of the estate of G. +.
Smith, deceased.
Ice cream freezers, 2 at. $500, 3
at. 1915, A at. 1925, 6 qt. $3.50,
Chas. r. Kelsey & Co,
Mems summer underwear at ST 90
75c soc and 25c, also all sizes in
boys and youths, Chas. r. Kelsey
d Co.
H. D. Lawson of Three Creek
was in town Friday with the last
load of his wool and sold at 131
cents to c. G. Roberts for J. Kos
land & Co.
James Palmer, Charlie Palmer,
Gus Palmer, Mrs. James Palmer,
O. O. Boyle, C. H. Tyner, F. E. Bel
shaw, Miss Marie Glenn, Mrs. Bert
Alfred J. b. Wells, W. S. Bean, Carl
Lawrence, of Glenn's Ferry, and
Miss Leona Blackwell of Cold
Springs, were visitors here on the
Fourth.
The VIM. Tate demonstrating case
came on for hearing in Rinehartf
court on Saturday afternoon
County Attorney Sihnott appear.
ing for the State and Judge Wolfe
for defense. After a rigid direct
and cross examination of the wit
nesses for the prosecution, the
County Attorney deeming the evi
dence insufficient to hold the de
PENDANT, dismissed the suit, and tht
defendant was discharged.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-07-06
Thousands are Trying It.

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Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-07-06

the people @iil come men divneiy commissioned, a.
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were, OF
such magnificent mental poise as 70 command con-
fdence aud inspire hope; OF colossal figure, and an
mated by love of Justice, they will hold aoft the
torch Of truth, and lead their eountEymen out Of
darkness into light.
After a few selections by the
band the vast audience was dis
missed for dinner.
The afternoon was devoted to
horse. bicycle and foot racing and
other sports, but our space permits
us to only refer to them briefly.
Bert Kelsey was the winner Of
the 2-mile bicycle race and was
awarded the splendid gold medal
heretofore described in these col
umns.
Seth Harris won the boys bicycle
race, and Bert Kelsey the mems
short race.
nj. Sparrow was winner in the
mems foot race, and Charles Hall
came out ahead in the boys foot
race.
In the second boys race, Charlie
Burns was the victor.
Grover Tanner was the winner of
the sack race, and Tom Kelley of
the egg race.
The pis-eating contest was a tie
between Grover Tanner and Robert
Easley.
The saddle-horse race was won
by Jesse CampbelPs "Robin." The
second race by Geerhart's pony.
At the pigeon shooting match the
| Snpra otoo1 DC follpwa.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-07-06

medal.
Tie between Chattin and smith-won by ohattn.
The pyrotechnic display in the
evening was simply grand.
The pleasures of the day and
night ended with grand ball at
the opera house that was largely at
tended.
To the untiring efforts off. S. Acker,
w. d. Reynolds, G. R. Kelsey, B. b.
Swan and G, e. Meyer, (the COM
mittee of arrangements), is due the
great success attending our celebra-
ton. Though handicapped by a
few unpatriotic and unprincipled
fellows who unfortunately infest
this town to its great detriment 30
cially and financially, these gentle
men did nobly and deserve unlim,
ted praise for their good work.