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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
FAT CLANS
OF BrigadIer's Island Nearly Extermin-
ated by Cold Weather.

OF BricadIer's Island Nearly Extermin-
ated by the Cold Weather.
Searsport (Maine) Cor. New York
Sun: The famous breed of fat clans
which dwell in the sandy flats on the
east and south shores OF Brlgadler
island was nearly eXtermlnateo ny
anchor ice during the cold snap III
February. When ]. Montgomery Sears
of Boston, the owner Of the island, was
informed of the fact he engaged an
expert in clam culture and sent MIN u
the island with orders to restock the
flats at any price.
Brigadier's island has been owned
by the Sears family since 1742, wneh
David Sears received it as reward Tor
services rendered to the British COLO
MES prior to the great war which drove
France from the new world. Sears
asked for the island because he knew
it produced the biggest and sweetesC
clans that could be found on the At
lantic coast. Every year since the
grant was made, fifty barrels OF the
latest clans that grew on the 1slano
have been sent to Boston as tribute.
Almost every distinguished man VINO
has lived in America for the past l59
years has had barrel of clans from
Brigadier's island. The records show
that George Washington had ten
barrels while he was president, ana
two supplementary barrels after his re-
tirement to Mount Vernon.
John Adams seems to have been a
great favorite with the Sears family OF
his day. He was president only four
years, yet il that time they gave him
| twenty-three barrels of clans For
some reason. Jefferson got only three
| barrels during his eight years OF once.
Madison and Monroe had eight barrels
each. Jackson had four barrels, but
John Quincy Adams received thirty
seven barrels while he was president,
| and seemed to like them, because ne
sent several letters of thanks. After
Taylor was elected president the clam
tribute to the white house came at the
rate of a barrel year, the goods
reaching Washington during Lent.
Last week a barrel was sent to Pres
ident Mckinley, the third he has re-
ceived since he was inaugurated.
The blizzard which visited Maine in
the middle of February coated the
clam flats six inches deep in anchor ice,
soldering UP the pores in the sand ana
smothering all the shellfsh. When
the anchor ice thawed more than 2,0oo
barrels of dead clans were lying upon
the flats, which were haunted by crows
and sea birds for days. The poultry
keepers at Searsport and Stockton
hauled away more than 1000 barrels OF
clam shells and ground them up for
feed. The average output of clans from
Brigadier's Island flats has been from
1000 to 1,2OC barrels a year. Five or
six years must elapse before the beds
| can be reStOcked.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
Whom 1.tters Wore Sent c. O. d.

Free delivery by carriers was begun
In 1863. Before that date the postmen
used to collect cent on each letter for
delivering it. In 1863 free delivery was
put into operation at sixty-six offices,
with $50 carriers, at an annual pay
roll of $4,000. Today we have 627
free delivery offices, 1881 carriers, and
it costs Uncle Sam $13, 100000. Any
place having a population of 10000, or
a revenue of $4,000 a year from its
postoffice, can demand free delivery.
Nearly one-third of the people of the
united States have their mail brought
to their doors; the other two-thirds
have to go to the postoffice. Carriers
are paid from $500 to 81 900 year, and
have fifteen days vacation, with full
pay. They must be citizens of the
United States.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
BIG FRAUDS AT HAVANA.
One-Fifth of the Householders Have
Been Stealing Water.

One-Fifth of the HOuseholders Have
Been Stealing Water.
Enormous frauds in the water dis
tribution in Havana have been dis
covered by the commission appointed
to inquire into the finances Of the city
1t appears one-fifth of the household
ers in Havana have been stealing
water with the connivance of the AL
caldeS de Barrios and the mayors of
SO wards, who are also water inspect
ors in their respective districts, the
city losing through this means be-
tween $50 900 and $50, 900 a year, per-
centage of this amount going into the
pockets of the Alcaldes. The frauds
have been perpetrated for years back.
Upon entering 5000 houses which
were down on the books of the Span
ish bank as using water, the officers
found 1000 of them connected with the
water pipes in the streets or with
those in adjoining houses, thus get
ting a supply Of water without paying
the rates, which are from $40 to $40
annually. The commission has Sc
cured much evidence of corruption on
the part Of the Alcaldes, who syste-
matically encouraged and approved
the frauds and made regular levies Of
a portion of the water rates upon the
householders illegally using the
water.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
MRS. GEORGE EWING.

terrible things which happened that
night at George Ewing's home Ida
Ewing says she did the killing in self
defense; that Lizzie's little boy went
to sleep on the floor and was disturbed
by Ida's little girl, whereupon so Ida
has told many times over. Lizzie hurl-
ed the little girl against the wall. with
the angry exclamation that the child
had no sense, which so angered Ida
that she struck Lizzie, and was fighting
with her when Lizzie secured An old
derringer pistol that was in the room
and pointed it at Ida, who took her
husbands revolver from a drawer and
shot Lizzie twice, once in the forehead
and once in the temple. However. when
Mr.. Luse rushed into the Ewing home
after the shooting he found Lizzie
stretched upon the floor as though
asleep. There was a pillow under her
head and ar unused revolver near her
right hand. Ida says that she tainted
when she shot Lizzie, and ran from
the room as soon as she recovered.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
A Child Murderess.

Near Tuscaloosa, Ala, Mrs. Lou
Cook left her home to visit neighbor,
leaving her 2-year-old son in charge
of a 6-year-old daughter. The latter
was told to play with the baby until
the mother returned.
Two hours later, when Mrs. Cook
reached home, she was Mortified to
find that the youngest child had been
cremated. The remnants of its cloth
ing and it's charred bones were found
in the fireplace.
The older child at first claimed that
her brother had accidently fallen into
the fire, but afterwards confessed
that she had grown tired Of playing
with him, and that he began crying,
and to get rid of him she deliberately
set his clothing on fire and cremated
him. The young murderess seems in.
different over the crime.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
FOUND BY ZANGWILL.
MARY ANTIN BELIEVED TO BE
A LITERARY GENIUS.
She Is a Russian Jewess and Is Only
Fifteen Years Oid-Lives with Her
Mother In boston and L. Very Poor
To Give Her a Chance.

Mary Antin, in whom Zangwill be-
lieves he has found a literary genius,
is a Russian Jewess only Is years old.
She is living in Boston with her moth
er, and is very poor. but now that
big firm of Boston publishers has
brought out her first book she may
soon be relieved from that evil. Gang
will is fascinated with the girls work,
which he says contains all the essen
tials of great literature. Little Mary
promises to become the most forceful
Jewish writer of English in the world,
not even excepting Zangwill himself.
The book is a description of the jour
ney made by Mary and her mother
from Plotzk, her native village in Rus
STA, to the United States in coming to
her father. On her arrival in Boston
she began the study of English and
mastered it so rapidly as to win praise
unstinted from her teachers. OF her
work Zangwill says: 1T is thus hui
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
Peasants and Pope.

Two peasants, man and wife, lately
made their appearance at the Vati-
can, bearing a letter of introduction
to al official. AS soon as it was pre-
sented they found themselves the OBJ
jects of the most distinguished con-
sheraton" as the French have it, and
with good reason. They brought with
them $4,000 as an Offering from
donor who did not wish to be known.
and distrusted ordinary means of con-
veying cash. 1t was to be delivered
into his holiness own hands, and all
obstacles imposed by etiquette were
speedily set aside in favor of such yalu.
able visitors.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22

And yet the people who think that Ida
murdered Lizzie remember that the
LuseS think Ida was at the door In
not more than q minute after they
heard the shot, and that some one.
who could not have been Ida If she
tainted and then ran away, had ten
derby pillowed the dying girls head.
No more, either, have they forgotten
the terrible precision with which the
bullets in Lizzie's head were placed
one fair in forehead between the brows,
and the other full upon the temple
and the powder scars around the
wound. Since Ida Ewing killed her
brothers wife every little incident OF
the lives of the young women which
promised light upon the mystery OF
the shooting has been revamped. There
is just one of those which is OF any
value. 1t is a story Of time when
the young women quarreled. TWO
years ago they went out to the Boll1n-
ger farm to visit Ida's parents. There
is bathing pool on the farm, and one
evening the girls went bathing. Ida
thought it would be great fun to duck
her gentler sister, and she did it so
successfully that Lizzie became ter
rified and screamed so vigorously that
they heard her at the house and ran
to the pond to see what was wrong.
Lizzie was a little angry that Ida
should have treated her so, but Ida
laughed her into good humor, and
thereafter nothing was said. The
family relates this as the only quarrel
they ever knew the girls to have.
Frank Clutter, LizZie's brother, IS
pushing the prosecution. He loved his
sister sincerely and was never fond Of
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
NJ urdered by His Son.

Charles Creek, proprietor Of the
Canon City and Silver Creek stage
line, one of the oldest stage men of
Colorado. was shot and instantly
killed by his son Arthur, aged 49,
The youth was about to leave the
home ranch at Oak Creek with the
stage, which was driven by his broth
er. His father told him to stay at
home, and the youth, getting off the
stage, backed into the house, where he
procured a revolver, and, returning,
shot his father in the chest. He main
tains that his father treated him cru
ely.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
A Run Well KnIed

Recently a section foreman sent in
the following unique account of an &C
cident: ''MacWhorter's bull sthruck
at the long siding by number and
killed. We found him alongside the
thrack and as he was not quite dead
then, 1 borrowed a gun and shot him
three times, killing him again Den
mis- Sullivan then sthruck him another
blow on the head with a pick and fin
ished him. The bull is now dead.
Signed, NJ. Donnivan"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
MARY.

man document of considerable value
as we'll as promissory note of future
performance The quick senses of the
child, her keen powers of observation
and introspection, her impressionabil-
ity, both of sensations and complex
emotions-these are the very things
out of which literature Is made-the
raw stuff of art" Mary is in school,
and may some day earn a fortune with
her pen.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
Kiplin<s Sister.

Rudyard Kipling has but one sister.
now married to an English army Off
Ger, in the staff corps stationed some
where in India. She is great beauty.
and Familiarity known as "Tricksey."
She is very accomplished woman,
and has written several clever stories.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
SCENE OF THE CRIME.

Ida, and now he is bitter, revengeful
and accusing. He is sure his sister
was murdered while she slept, and he
thinks he can prove it,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22

A Chicago doctor says Gen. Eagan Is
a neurasthenic. This ought to hold
him for quite a while
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-19

Mrs. Charlton Edbolm, vice.presi-
dent Of the American Purity league,
lectured in the M. Il. church Sunday
night on TRAFFIC in Girls and Rescue
Work. It was Il very interesting lee.
ture aud one which could not help but
appeal to the better natures Of those
present. Mrs. Edholm has siRnifed
her Willingness to return to Billings
and IN effort will be made to have her
do so in about two weeks.
Coroner Townsend was called to
Huntley this morning to inquire into
the death Of Theodore Shinderline.
which occurred during last night, the
MAJ being found dead in his bed this
morning. No inquest was deemed
necessary, death resulting apparently
from heart disease. The deceased was a
son.in.law Of J. G. Cooper and leaves a
wife and four small children.
1.-THE Heart of Chicago as a
scenic production, is SO very impressive
that the merits Of the play itself are
apt to be lost sight Of. The plot IL
very strong, and the lines are said to be
very we'll written. The play IL strong
enough to stand alone without the
marvellous scenic aids employed.
A social will be given at the home
of Mrs. G. Fl. Barstow next Friday
evening by the Epworth league of the
M. K. church. A musical and literary
programme will DO rendered and light
refreshments served for the small sum
of 10 cents. A cordial invitation il
extended to everyone.
~. Fl. Martin, a carpenter, work.
ing for W. j. Scott, was robbed Of
about $50 in money and an overooat
last night by his roommate l.. T.. Linn,
another carpenter, who has left the
town. The. police and sheriffs along
the railroads have been telegraphed his
description.
Mrs. g. +. Burton gave a delight.
full reception Friday afternoon to about
seventy five Billings ladies IN honor Of
Mrs. Waite OF Helena, who il president
Of the assembly Of Rebekah lodges.
w. o. Snyder Of Cody, Wyo., was
here last week to take IN the fair and
meet a shipment Of young trout from
the Bohemian fish hatchery, which are
to be placed in the Irlna lakes.
7At the home Of MI. and Mrs. g.
o. Eruwell on tomorrow evening will
take place the marriage Of their daugh-
ter, Miss Dora and Arthur Blair Of
South Pass, Wyo.
A numher nj nromiNent sewer con
tractors are in the city today for the
purpose Of submitting bids for the con-
struction Of the north side system.
The Mothers department Of the
Womans' club will meet with Mrs. +.
Fl. Hathhorn next Thursday afternoon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-19
DEATH or CARL HALSTVEIDT.
Passes Away sunday After M Illness
from Consumption.

Passes Away sunday After an Illness
from Consumption.
Carl Fl. Halstvedt. u we'll known
resident Of this city, died ut his home
on the south side Sunday Of eonsump'
ton. The funeral services Were held
from the Congregational Muroh yester-
day afternoon. oonlAoted BY Rev,
Clark, and. attended/6y members Of tho
A. o. ". y, lodgyMnd Degree Of Hon.
or In II Sody wa n large number Of
friends. Che Hdge took charge of the
services nj thy cemetery, The deceased
leaves a wlffand u son about 10 years
Of ago, MY Halstvedt was at one time
engaged in the sheep business with O.,
s.. Erickson az Bowler, Mont, but DIS
posed OF his interest to his partner early
last spring and has been following his
old a~yoeation Of n carpenter, He was
q Norwegian by birth and belonged TO
a fraternal society In Red Wing, MINI,
his former home, IN which no carried
M. 900 life insurance, besides having n
~, 900 policy In the A, O, U, W. order
In this city,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-19
ROBERTS HOPEFUL or AC4uITTAL
A Friend Of the Dead Man Has Alrsad!
Talked too Much.

A Friend Of the Dead Man Has Already
Talked too Much.
News comes from Big Timber to the
effect that Sim Roberts, the slayer Of
Nate Young, is not particularly alarm
cd over his future fate, says the Red
Lodge Picket. Indeed, 1t IL related Of
him that his demeanor in jail gives Il
the Impression that he IL confident Of
aoquittal when his case comes up for
trial at the next term Of court. The
prisoner steadtastly maintains that he
acted purely III elf-defense when he
fred the fatal shots, and that had he
delayed a second III pulling his gun and
pressing: the trigger he, and not Young,
would now be resting peacefully be.
meath the sod. The report ID that at
the trial the defense will spring q SEN
sation. showing that Young, who was
a notorious character and had served a
term in the penitentiary for partioipat.
ing il an Idaho stage holdup years ago,
had concocted q scheme to kill Roberts.
II IL the talk that no less a person than
Dick Hicks, now deputy sheriff at
Bridger, has stated that he overheard q
conversation that had to do with q plot
to out Roberts out Of the way, and that
he will be called an a witness IN the
case.
Ii addition to this, the state will DO
handicapped on account Of the bad
break made by its chief witness. u Of
the two men who were eye witnesses to
the tragedy. Unfortunately for the
prosecution, this individual, IN his mis-
guided zeal to MD In avenging the
death Of his friend, has given utteranoe
to talk that will tend to greatly dis
credit his testimony. So anxious II he
TO place the moose around Roberts
neck, that his testimony will be shorn
Of much Of the weight that IT would
otherwise have. The Picket Ia IN u po.
sition to state auth~oritatively that q
certain we'll known resident of Carbon
county. who happened to be IN Big
Timber on the night of the killing. will
be- called an a witness for the defense to
give rebuttal testimony, This witness.
whose name Is withheld for obvious
reasons, will testify that the states star
witness entered u certain saloon at Big
Timber, after the tragedy, and said to
the proprietor
"We've got the s. of n b. at last,
You want to get Oh that jury, II we
get the right kind of people we'll hang
him sure"
Upon oyerheariug these remarks, the
Carbon county man, addressing the
author OF them, said" You're u witness
In the case 'ain't you2" Being answer
cd ~ tho affirmative, the Carbon oouuty
mai remarked, "Well, you're y pretty
good man to keep your mouth shut"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-19
REA q II RACES.
Owners Of Running Horses Pit Their
Animals Against Each Other.

Owners of Running Horses Pit Their
Animals Against Each Other.
LHorse racing did not end with the
fair. No little rivalry had been caus-
ed by the running contests last week
and the owners Of horses proceeded to
try II out on that line II II took oil fall.
W%aukepauah, owned by Scarlett. and
Tom Tongue by Cline, ran n 800'yard
dash at the fair grounds Sunday for Il
bet OF $500. Tom Tongue won in 33.
The big race was pulled of yesterday
afternoon, when Col. r and Silver jim
rnn three .eighths Of q mile. The lat.
tor horse had been purchased the day
before by Scarlet, who backed him
against Col. 4, owned by q. G. Cline,
for q purse Of ~, 900. Besides this,
there was over $1,000 up IN side bets.
It was az pretty n race NJ has been seen
IN many a day. Silver Jim led for
some distance, hut before they reached
the wire Col. T. forged ahead and came
under the wire about half a heads
length III advance, Time 80. An.
other three .eighths mile dash was nj
this afternoon between Col. 4 and Sill.
YER jim, for 5000 II side. The for.
mel won again IL about the same dis
lance, time 81.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-19
CROWS ARE FAT.
Prosperity Appears TO Have struck thu
Tribes Reservation.

Prosperity Appears to Have struck the
Tribes Reservation.
State Examiner John G. Morony has
returned from IN official trip to Carbon
and Yellowstone counties, says the An
aconda Standard, during which he ex-
amined the records OF officials In those
counties and also conducted a personal
examination into the fair III progress IN
Billings. The fair meets with his high
approval as do the horses which have
furnised the races there.
You ought to see the Grow Indians
ON into town to see the fair" said
Mr.. Morony yesterday. "They are all
fat and prosperous and seemingly roll
ing IN the wealth Of the land. The
Grow Indian reservation near by must
be q place Of plenty. / saw handsome
buggies drawn by some Of the finest
horses to be had anywhere, with big
buck Grows sitting Oh the seat driving.
People there told me such sights are
common.
1.-THE oldest thing Of Nil, however,
was the fact-re!ated to me rs SUCH
that a Grow Indian came IN the other
day and bought M $ls baby carriage.'
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-19
\ STIRRING DRAMA,
nHeart NJ Chicago" win w trodHeed
Here VhursdaI Night,

Those who like Il stirring drama of to-
day should 90 to the opera house next
Thursday evening, Sept, ~, when lin
coin j, caTteT's great spealaeulat pro-,
he presented, Like M such dramas, II
tells an intense story, emphatleally and
ar~tistieally, " has been eleyerly CON
laived and well written, The author
has been particularly fortunate IN his
COMEDY scenes and has furnished some
trusted with the task of relieving the
tension NJ wrought VIZ nerves and eMar
lions M the audience, " IL w lts won
deTtul scenery thai the great strength
NJ the play Ii discovered, however The
aAthor, who IL anqHastloeahly, the eleyr
scenic surprises, has surpassed himself
In hia latest effort and succeeded In con
strnating s0nla astaalshiAgly real stage
pictures,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-19
NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAINS.

WEST BOUND.
ARRIVES. DEPARTS.
Mail No. 1..,.... 40 a.. m. 1:5O Il. nj.
EAST BOUND.
ARRIVES. DEPARTS.
Mail No. 2........ 7:05 a. IN. 7:l5 a. III.
RED LODGE BRANCH.
ARRIVES, DEPARTS.
Accommodation ,.... 1896 p. m. 7:30 a. N
Daily Except Sunday.
alEBO, BRIDGER a. CARBON BRANCH.
ARRIVES. DEPARTS.
Accommodation ...... .G:30 p. IN. S:O5 a. m.
Daily except Sunday. . I
II. N. KENNEDY, Agent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-19

drop their first calves. The terms Of
the sale are private, but roughly esti-
mated the transaction involves the pay.
ment OF about $4,000 to $3.50 600.
The first lot will he taken TO Mr.. Hollis
range OH the Powder river, and while
1t is not known, it IL believed that the
cows Will be shipped to market, while
the calves will DO kept on the range
until they mature. The sale was Of.
fected by 9. B. Towers.