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Mesa free press., 1899-04-28
POISONED CARAMELS.
Cora Tanner Has Need of a Physi
clans Services.
The Actress Receives a Box of Candy
and Some Roses From an
Unknown Enemy

Omaha-But for the prompt action
Eof the physicians, the name Of Miss
Cora Tanner, the actress, would have
been added last night to the rapidly
growing list of those who have been
murdered by the administration OF
poison in candy. For hours the life of
the actress hung in the balance, but
she is now pronounced out of danger,
and the police have another mystery
I to work upon which bears close resem~
blance in many. of it's features to the
noted Cornish poisoning case in New
York and the Botkin case in San
Francisco.
Hydrocyanite acid, one of the most
deadly poisons, was the agent of the
Tanner. 1t was concealed in a box
| of caramels and bouquet which were
| delivered at the Willard hotel by a
young man, while Miss Tanner was
playing at the theater. Miss Tanner
! ate one of the caramels after she re,
turned from the theater. The iden-
tity of the messenger is unknown to
the detectives, but the box of candy
has been traced to Balduff's confec-
tionary store. There the clew was
lost, for the box is similar TO hundreds
AOld every day.
Miss Tanner is unable to give the
police any assistance in their investi-
cations. She declares she has no enc
mics who would send her poison, and
expresses the belief that it was the
act of some crank, but this theory does
moi find favor with the chief of police.
The messenger who delivered the
poisoned candy and flowers was a
young man, apparently 20 years old.
He came into the hotel hurriedly de-
posted the box and roses on the coun-
! ter before the night clerk and left
without saying a word. His entrance
and departure were so hasty that the
clerk had no opportunity to take a
good look at his face. On the box
and attached to the bundle OF flowers
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28
DON'T LIKE UNCLE COILS.
Mexican Papers Call Him a Yankee
and Criticise His Methods.

City of Mexico-The reported sale
to C. P. Huntington of the famous
Iron Mountain at Durango elicits some
savage comments from the daily pa
pers here. Ell Pals, which is a penny
paper, says:
I'm order to take possession of the
country, the Yankee has for some
years past employed the most igno-
minious, as we'll as the most silent
methods. He is unworthy of fighting.
He takes advantage of our hunger and
exploits our lack of patriotism. He
filings lis few gold coins in order to
become the owner CT the great wealth
of Mexico. Day by day, the city and
mining properties, the safest and most
profitable business are finding their
way into his hands so that just as the
trees are Invested of their leaves, Mex
leo is losing her belongings one by
one -
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28
SWEDEN AND. NORWAY.
Incidents Showing the Tension in Re-
lations Between Them.

New York-A dispatch to the Herald
Efrom Stockholm says the tension of
the relations between Sweden and Nor
way is indicated by the following Incl
dents:
During the Crown Princes recent
visit to Christiania he invited The
members of the chambers to dinner at
the royal castle. About sixty of them
rudely returned the invitations. The
Crown Prince was naturally highly of
fendedo and spoke Indignantly of their
act
The Swedish minister of war, as
usual. asked the permission Of his Nor
wegian colleagues to delegate a
couple of officers to attend the autumn
maneuvers in Norway. To the sur
prise of all here the permission was re-
fused.
The Crown Princess is sueffring from
Inflammation in her eyes and her doc
tors have forbidden reading. Vice
Admiral Pedron, who is celebrating
his jubilee as naval officer, retires
this month.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

young woman was recently asked
by young man to become his wife.
He was q bright fellow and was ac-
copied In general society because of the
wealth and official position of his faith
er, but his habits were known to be
bad. There were no eyasions in her
answer. you tell me-" she said, that
possess qualities that you must have
In the woman who is your wife. / can
not say that / have then-but can
speak of habits that do not have, and
that | could not accept in a husband
who did have them. do not smoke.
never swear do not indulge In wine
I am not In debt. Not a moment of my
nights is spent with questionable asso-
ciates, and my days are not given to
idleness or to walking the streets with
silly, unthinking girls. Most women
avoid the indulgences have men,
toned. and do not welcome them In
men who ask to become their husbands.
As you have them, or most of them,
am not willing to become your wife,:
am sure nothing but wretchedness
could follow from such a union" The
answer was sharp and decisive. 1t Is
pity all girls under the same circum-
stances are not as frank and sensible.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28
on the arm of her bowlegged Benny.
Yet in the face of such conditions our
contemporary says don't kick"
PROSECUTORS LUCK.
Max Cohn Strikes a Rich Vein in
Arizona

Max Cohn Strikes a Rich Vein in
Arizona.
Max Cohn, we'll known prospector,
writes from Arizona to his partner,
Nanny Lowenstein, that he has found
a promising vein of gold ore at the
west end of the Eagle Tail range, five
miles northeast of Montezuma Head,
and about ten miles from the ella, in
Maricopa county. The vein is in
granite, with porphyritic footwall. The
rich ore is on the footwall, and is
composed of oxidized iron, copper car
Donate and copper Zlance, quite dis
tinct from the rest of the ledge, which
is white quartz. The pay streak is six
inches wide. Samples of the ore show
free gold and assay $500. The extent
of the vein has not been determined,
as very little work has been done on
the claim.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

Now the critics have begun their
technical discussion of the late war,
and some Of them superciliously de-
clare that it taught us little In it's prog
ress or In Its effects that il of value.
These facts, at least, contradict the
assertion. Ittaught us that we are again
q nation, united as one man. 1t taught
other nations that in armed conflict, as
well as In industrial competition, we
are to be reckoned a serious factor.
And it has again shown our people the
0ften-taught but never fully learned
lesson that war Is wasteful, cruel and
abhorrent.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

The English language does not suf-
fer In the test of musicalness when
compared with the speech of the
Doukhobortsi, who have just come
from their homes in the Caucasus to
settle In Manitoba. Some of the col
onists have been married since landing.
Their names are not adapted to rapid
utterance, nor do they suggest melody.
VASTLY Ribin has taken a Malachof to
wife, and other surnames of the newly
welded are Slastouchin, Obedkova,
Gridchin, Chliachova, Ziberova, Lege-
bokof. Nevertheless, the people be-
hind the names have some excellent
qualities In common with the rest of
the sect.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

Madrid-It is announced that the
minister Of marine will submit to the
chamber bill for the construction of
ten ironclads.
Lesson in Politeness- Lieutenant
Colonel G. f. Brown, military attache
of the British Legation at Picking, was
arrested for refusing to remove his hat
while religious procession was pass
ing.
Madrid-At political meeting at La
Grono, capital of the province of that
name, violent speeches were made
against former Premier Sagasta, the
orators accusing him of being the au-
thor of the misfortunes of the coun-
try
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

That amusing genius, Frank Stock
ton, declares In all seriousness that all
brain workers should claim a second
Sunday in the week. His plea is that
while Sunday, with its sermon and re-
ligious meditatiOns, is a change and
holiday for the manual lab0rer, 1t is
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

The dread Of premature burial injects
misery into the life of many person.
Modern civilization should remove this
dread. A law should be passed COM
polling the retention of the subject in
q proper place for certain period until
the fact of death is established by un-
mistakable signs. Every man alive
now should have the assurance that the
awful death that follows premature
burial will not be his.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28
WAS A BLOODY AFFAIR.
Two Hundred Left Dead on the Field
Before Oruru.

Lima, CPeru)-The engagement of
before Oruru, Bolivia, was bloody af-
fair, and 200 dead were left on the
field.
Pando led the revolutionists, and
after an hours fighting drove Presi-
dent Alonzo's men from the field. Pan
do then occupied Oruru. Alonzo, with
only handful of men, fed to Antofa-
gasta, Chile. The. Chileans are dis
arming the fugitives who cross their
boundary.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

The methods" of the Salvation army
are objected to by some good people,
and by other people who are not so
good; but methods which succeed in
rescning the social outcast; bring help
and hope into the abodes of poverty
and sin; feed the hungry and clothe
the naked-are not the methods which
civilization should reject or prejudice
condemn.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28
MURDERED BY CHILKAT INDIANS

Victoria, B. CA miner has reached
Dyea, Alaska, who claims to be the
survivor of a party of three, two of
whom were murdered by Chilkat In.
dams near the village of KlukWan. Ac-
cording to his story they were defac-
ing a totem pole by cutting their in
itials on it, and were surprised by a
large party of Indians, who shot at
them, killing his two companions. He
escaped by running into the brush.
The men killed were Sidney Vance,
an Englishman, and Charles Errick-
sen, a Swede.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

In the year ended Dec. 81, 1856 new
books were published. To have read
them all person would have had to
read thirteen day for every day in the
year. This would leave no time for
the pocketbook; which though an old
volume is one of the most interesting
Of any age.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28
neither for the men whose brains ere

neither for the men whose brains ere
at work during the other six days of
the week. He suggests that they shall
set aside another day in the week,
when they can go fishing, or work In
the garden, or at their hobby, whatever
that may be, or play golf or tennis.
There are few thoughtful men who ere
not convinced, like Mr. Stockton, of the
necessity of giving seasons Of rest and
play to their brains If they would keep
them healthy and sane. 1t is difficult
to find these seasons in our heated,
struggling life, and there are various
devices to obtain them. One over
worked professional man in New
York, it is said, goes to bed for one day
in each month. His door Is barred
against all Corners, and he sleeps for
most of the twenty-four hours. Many
lawyers, brokers and merchants es-
cape their work by crossing the ocean,
sometimes returning on the same
steamer. In the Memoir of Mrs. SUIT
ton we are told that when she mar
ried widower and found herself in
control of nine children and many
servants, she began the habit of lock
ing herself into her chamber for an
hour each day. No emergency ever in
terfered with this habit. "Do you
pray in there" her husband once
asked. "Not always. But find my
SELF" was her reply. We all, IL we
choose, can command the rest and ST.
lence into our lives in which to find
ourselves"
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

From the books written by the real
Cyran0 de Bergerac it is shown that he
foretold the photograph and the incan-
descent light Now that the investiga-
ton has started along these lines we
shall expect to see the Chinese robbed
Of much of their reputation for origi-
nal discoveries.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

At a performance of Romeo and
Juliet" In a Hungarian town recently
It was announced that the author would
take part in th5 representation. If this
is true, the railroads could sell excur-
sion tickets from all parts Of the world.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

"A dispatch from Boston announces
that the fertilizer combine grows"
Nothing strange about that. Amy trust
viii grow If properly fortified.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

Talking Of France, nation that can
be deprived of President one day and
elect another the next, is not likely to
lose its head for very long.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

1t is said that In getting out new
English dictionary in London the let
ter that gave the most trouble was
III" And they couldn't drop 1t,
either.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

II wish was a warship," he said, re-
gretfully, after opening and examining
his salary envelope. cause whyY
they asked, with natural curiosity. 81
wouldn't mind being locked then" he
answered.-ChicagO Post.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

A missionary saved his life by sing
ing Rock Of Ages" to lot Of canni-
balls. who incontinently fed. This IL
illustrates the moving power of music.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

: In justice to the poet who wrote Of
''the white mans burden" It should be
said that he could not possibly have
f0reseen the effect it was going to have
on the parodists.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

No man should be elevated to the
office Of ruler unless he is perfectly
straight.
Mesa free press., 1899-04-28

Tue same bluntness which Is not
averse to calling spade a spade often
uses 1t to give others dig.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-03-24
ILoILo, THE FALLEN FILIPINO STRONGHOLD

Manila that he was the offspring of 9
dissolute but learned Jesuit. At the
age of 4 he was house boy in the
nome OF Jesuit priest In Cavite. A
house boy in the Philippines, as In
China. plays the part of a house dog
rather than that of domestic servant.
II the head of the house is cruel he is
kicked and cuffed by everybody and
lives on short commons; If his master is
kind and affectionate he enjoys about
the same attention as one of the chill
dren Of the family. The only work
which he does Is to run from one part
Of the house to the other or from the
house to any part Of the grounds with
In the compound or space inclosed by
the walls around the entire establish
ment He helps the table boy to clean
the silver, to scour the knives, and to
set and unset the table. Aguinaldo's
master was very kind man and took
a deep interest in the welfare of his
little protege. He dressed him well. so
much so as to excite the notice and
even the wrath of some neighbors.
More important still, he gave the boy
an education, which, though unequal to
what every child receives in the United
States, was hundredfold better than
what is bestowed upon the little Tagals
Of Luzon.
Aguinado was an apt scholar. He
was precocious like the Malay. ambi-
tious like the Caucasian, and had a
memory like the Chinaman-the great
est memory possessed by man. At the
age of seven he was the equal of most
half breed boys of Ii. At 10 he was
the superior of most of the
half breeds Of his district When he
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-03-24
FINAL FATE
OF coup's Rolling Palaces, that Were
Once the Rage.

| OF coup's Rolling Palaces, that Were
| Once the Rage.
For long time nearly everybody in
tine South knew about "Coup's Rolling
Palaces" but probably none know ex-
actly what became Of them. The rolling
palaces consisted of train of cars spe-
cialiy built SO as to be connected at will
into one long pavilion. Inside was a
museum, huge aquarium, congress
OF freaks and finally an auditorium de-
partment, where brief vaudeville per
formances were given. The whole
thing was most elaborately got up, was
brilliantly lighted by Its two dynamos.
and cost $10O,O 900 to construct. 1t was
the idea Of Coup, the veteran circus
man, and he had been gradually fgur.
Ing 1t out for years. When he had 1t
perfected he had no money, and was
obliged to take In what show peopie
call commercial capital" In other
words, business men backed 1t, and
were foolish enough to insist on doing
the managing after Coup had taken It
through the South for one extremely
profitable season. The thing was a
huge money-maker, properly handled.
The people would be let In at one end
and kept moving until they emerged at
the other, and many would make the
circuit two or three times. Under the
business mems management It lost
heavily, however, and finally, after in
Vulnerable vicissitudes, the train was
brought to Chicago and sold to q vari-
ETY. theater manager for $1,000 cash.
He broke 1t up and peddled OF the cars
one at time. Fragments of the old
outfit are now wandering about |
through obscure country towns, piIoted
by hy-by-night showmen, with all sorts |
OF strange freaks. That was the end I
OF the great rolling palaces that are
still distinctly remembered in scores of
smaller Southern cities. 1t was a gro
tesque fate for really big amuse-
ment idea.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-03-24
THE ILLS OF WOMEN
And How Mrs. Pinkham HELPS
Overcome Them.

MRS, MARY BoLLINeER, 11o1 Mariana
st, Chicago, ILL.,, TO Mrs. Pinkham:
have been troubled for the past
two years with falling of the womb.
leucorrhoa, pains over my body, sick
headaches, backache, nervousness and
weakness. tried doctors and various
remedies without relief. After taking
two bottles of your Vegetable Conn
pound, the relief obtained was truly
wonderful. have now taken several
more bottles Of your famous medicine.
and can say that am entirely cured. I"
Mrs. HENRY DoRR. No. sos Findley St.
Cincinnati, Ohio. to Mrs. Pinkham:
For long time I suffered with
c@ronic Inflammation of the womb.
pain In abdomen and bearing-down
feeling. Was very nervous at times. and
90 weak was hardly able to do any
thing Was subject to headaches, also
troubled with leucorrhea. After doc
toring for many months with different
physicians. and getting no relief, l had
given up all hope of being we'll
again when read of the great rood
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound was doing decided immedi-
ately to give 1t trial. The result was
simply past belief. After taking four
bottles of Vegetable Compound and
using three packages OF Sanative Wash
can say feel like q new woman. 1
deem 1t my duty to announce the fact
20 my fellow sufferers that Lydia
Il. Pinkham's Vegetable remedies have
entirely cured me of all my pains and
aufering have her alone to thank
for my recovery, for which am CRATE
fuL May heaven bless her for the
good work she is doing for our sex. .,
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-03-24

M Loubet is just the reverse of M
Faure In habit and inclination. He is
man OF the people. Faure came up
from the ranks, but his immense for
tune and political power led him to for
get his origin. Loubet is comparative
ly poor.
Inc Paris monarchical press cartoons
LouDet as wearing felt slippers and
tuck1ng corner of his napkin into his
shlrt collar. But instead of this rem
dering the new President ridiculous in
tne eyes OF the masses, 1t only increases
his popularity. The common people
tnlnk no less Of him because his aged
mother still lives on a farm and wears
peasant garb.
M. Loubet has no large private for
tune and he will have to practice econ
omy and conduct his office on far diff
ferent scale from that of his predeces-
sors. France pays her President S125.-
oOO year in salary, and fully as much
more In allowances Of one kind or an
other, and yet this enormous income of
a quarter Of a million dollars has never
been sufficient to meet the expenses of
the French chief executive. Every one
OF the Presidents, from Theirs to Faure,
was Immensely rich and all but one
drew largely from his private fortune.
President Faure is known to have
spent in the neighborhood of a quarter
Of million dollars over and above his
official income in doing the honors to
the Emperor and Empress of Russia on
the occasion Of their visit to Paris,
while Marshal MacMahon found his
salary and allowances so INADEQUATE,
especially duringlthe exhibition of 1878,
when he was called upon to welcome
all sorts OF foreign royalties to the
French metropolis, that when he finally
retired into private life he found that |
more than half of his large fortune had
been spent at the Elysee. Nine. Carnot,
who was most careful manager, made
no secret Of the fact that her husband
was obliged to dip heavily into his pri-
Vate income each year that he remain
ed In office, and indeed the only Presf-
dent who managed to make both ends
meet was the rich Grevy, who, like
Loubet, was fond of wearing felt Slip
)ers, and who, more than once. was
seen promenading In the gardens of the
palace looking exceedingly comfort
lble, the aforesaid slippers being COM
'leted by much worn jacket and I
yelvet smoking cap.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-03-24
THE CITY OF NEWSPAPERS

| Paris Has Over 2,5OO of Them ant
More Coming.
Paris publishes a new newspaner a.
every fresh sensation. The popula tior
of the city of Paris at the last censu,
was 2,5O0,O00, and, according to the
recently published Presse Annuaire fo,
1899, the newspapers of the city now
number 2,5S7.
There are in Paris at present 14C
daily political newspapers, but how
many there will be next week or
how many the week after is practically
impossible to state. If public occasion
demanded there might be another
dozen. OF the political organs in ex-
istence ninety-seven come under the
category of republican. thirty are con-
servative and thirteen are socialist.
The maintenance of SO many social
ist newspapers In one city is strongly
Indicative of the extent to which
French papers take up and consider
politics.
The price Of French newspapers is
high and the reading matter is small in
amount. French newspaper readers
do not require much news and are per.
fectly satisfied to depend upon the post-
office as an ordinary channel of com
munication whenever the telegraph
fails.
More importance Is attached to liter
ary style than to exact details In local
news-gatheiing, and 1t is, therefore
possible to publish with entire pecuni.
ary success a Paris newspaper from
the columns of which all items of er.
pensive news are omitted.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-03-24
I Caught in a Storm.

Q Q o Q Q Q

Crash, rattle, rattle, bangI Crack
PUT that over you," said Ronald
sternly. wrapping her in his mackintosl
| coat.
"But 1t doesn't rain, and that makes
1t m-much more dangerous, d-doesn',
1t, Ronald?"
"Much more" he answered, merci
lessly.
"Oh, how can you be SO heartless and
cruelr she moaned. "You don't care
how much suffer! Men are always
like that"
"And women never, of course put
in Ronald. with quiet irony.
"Oh, don't-don't be so hardi I know
I'm wicked girl, and this Is to punish
me" A vivid gleam shot up the heav-
ems, and something seemed to burst
over their heads. "Oh, Ronald! (in a
frenzy of terror save me, save me!
Oh, let us die together! / love you, oh.
you know I do! Don't look at me so
coldly; forgive me, oh, forgive me, Rom
ald? Angelica hid her face in Ale
cushions and sobbed.
Il can better bear to die with Won.
dear, than to live without you," said
Ronald. tenderly. There was a suspi-
cious twitching about his mouth, but
he mastered himself heroically, and it
did not become smile.
A silence followed. The thunder
rolled and tumbled away to the west,
and presently there was a gleam more
brilliant than any before.
whats that awful lightY' moaned
Angelica. s..
Look, dear. It's the SUM-"
1.-THE sunw she started up in conster-
nation. "It can't be, Ronald Indignant
y). Do you mean to tell me the storm
s overf'
.T think it's passed by. You seem an
loyed. Aren't you glad we're out Of
1anger?''
Eyes yes, OF course. Only I |
hought-" haughtily-perhaps now,
Mr.. Grant you win take me homeY
Eyes, Pll take you home, Nan. They'll