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The Portland daily press., 1899-06-28

No need 10 lear Sudden attacks cf chol-
era infantuin dysentery, diarrhoea, or
s Ennlas,. complaint. Wiz 4 sou have Or,
the medicine chest
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*When fully paid.
+Par $50.

Street railway people say that the orga-
mixers of the Massachusetts Electric Co.
name into the field in the last nick of
time. They bought these properties upon
the basis of last years earnings at prices
at which they would not be able to secure
them.
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TAUNTON.

Earned ruins ~rtland, 2. Two base
hit--Smith, Holmes, Lopg. Stolen bases
--spratt ., vonght. Double play-Smith
and Sprats. AZ First on bnlls-By Flana-
Flanagan. yought. Struck out--By
glanapan, i; by Mahoney. 8. Passed
balIs-Holmes. Time-One hour, 40
minutes. Umpire-Kelley.
PAwTUCKET, z; NEWPORT, 8.
Pawtucket. X. l., June 27.-Pawtucket
won today's game in the sixth inning
when Gallagher was hit for total of
seven, Weisbecker's home run coming
with TWO on bases. Outside of the sixth
inning Newport made but three hits of
McCaffersy, who was supported in snappy
style. Sacrifice hitting figured consider.
able in the run getting of the locals.
Bobby Moore, late manager OF the Taun-
ton team, made his debut as an umpire
and there was not the semblance of q
kick during the proceedings. Attend
ance. $50. The score
Pawtucket, o o o 1 SO o OF
Newport, 0 3 0 0 0-3
> Base hits--Pawtncket, IL; Newport, q.
Errors-Pawtucket. /; Newport, 2. Bat
teries- Cafferty and Whitney; Gala
CHER and Millerick. aE zas
-. !
h BRo1kToN, 10; MANCHESTER, 81
Manchester, N. H., June az Brockton
won easily from the locals today by q
score of 10 TO 6. 1t vas poorly played
game and Manchester made some bad
errors. They could only make seven single
hits of Everson's delivery. Attendance.
60l. The score: 6a
Brockton, 4 o 90 a o o x-lO
Manchester, o 2 0 9 o.
Base hits-Brockton, q; Manchester,
a, Errors-Brockton, 8; Manchester. 8.
Batteries-Everson and Holmes; Ken
nedy and Lake.
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KILLED.

14th infantry at Guadaloup Hill. June
10-D. Gerard Strumper; 9th infantry at
Zapote, 18th, I. Alfred A. Mshoney; 21st
infantry y, Corporal John b. 6erstner !;
/, Joseph Cregan.
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eth infantry g, First Sergeant Romeo
I. Perry. back, slight; 2lst infantry. l.,
Charles Overton, shoulder, slight; James
Curran, back. moderate. Fourth infan-
try, near linus, goth, b, VIM. A. Mulhey,
abdomen severe; K, John Nolahna de
Nolan, head, moderate; g, David ID.
Wellington. face, slight Seventeenth
infantry at San Fernando, 22d, ID, Al
bert s. Davis, leg, slight; II, Musician
William D. Carroll, forehead, slight.
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Mehitahsl I. HARDY, mother, Camden
s12; Harriet b. Rowe, New Gloucester.
sl2; Jane b. Sylvester, Rsadfeid Depot,
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CASUALTIES IN PHILIPPINES.

Washington, June 27.--Gen. Otis has
forwarded to tine War Department the
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Div.

Stock rate Market Yield
out per cant price per cent
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George A. Boardman, Soldiers Home
Kennebec, IS to $40.
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MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, June s7.--Ths following
pensions have been granted to Maine peo-
pie: ka
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ORIGINAL. WIDOWS. ETC.

REISSUE AND INCREASE.
Lewis Litchheld, Winthrop. Sc to s..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-30

last observation. Then, such being the
figures, what say you we should de-
duce from them-in other words, how
shall we lay our course?''
We'll" he said, with a bitter look
into the south, had we yonder boat
could fetch you straight answer, but
what navigator shall lay you the
course of a raft? 1t will be as the
wind says. AS it holds now, we might
strive to make the Bermudas; but by
the looks of the sky and the smell of
the air there should presently be a
change, and it is odds that it fetches
then from the north"
by which it SEEMS said the super
cargo rather gravely, that we are in
a worse case than had conceived, and
can do little save wait and trust in
God. Ihad thought" he added more in
his usual manner, "that this was the
| trade wind, which we count to be in
manner steadfast."
AYE, and so it is" answered the
captain, ''only not at present con-
frmed and with staying weight in it,
But since it is better to do some thing
than nothing and no harm can come
by it, we will set the sail. Master Ar
dick. pluck the mast from among the
rattle yonder, fetch that large piece of
canvas, and let us see what this craft
will do under cloths
1t came like a bit of cheer to have
this rational thing to do, after such
solemn go-round, and 1 made haste to
overhaul the spar and canvas and fetch
them aft. Here was the clearest space.
and I spread the articles out. and the
captain and 1 fell to work. In a very
little time we had the affair ready, and
l carried it forward and put it in place.
ITO BE CONTINUED
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-30
MODERN GRANOMoThERs.

You wonder where they've gone to. those
grandmothers of yore,
With such quaint old nursery jingles that
We always cried for more,
With their spectacles and aprons, and their
ruffied muslin caps,
And their puffs of snowy hair, and their
broad enticing laps?"
Why, they've gone, dear. with the children
Of those old and happy days,
When little ones were little ones, in
thoughts and acts and ways;
When everything was different and simpler
lives were led.
Those days are gone. "the times have
changed" with that the whole is said
The grandma of the modern child" must
crimp and talk and dress.
If not, I fear, the modern child might love
her grandma less.
For lads and lassies of these days are crit
ical, ween,
With a grandma of Eye olden time" they
wouldn't once be seen.
But, after all, beneath the dress. and this
we won't forget,
That grandma's grandma, now then, her
love is ours yet.
And if the children turn to her-demand
her love and care,
They'll find that underneath it all the
grandma's always there.
Boston Transcript.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-30

Over all we placed the two cabin doors
and the main part of the boards that
had formed the bulkhead forward of
the 'tweCn-decks. Empty breakers, or
water casks, were then dashed along
all sides to act as bulwarks, and the
structure was finished. We launched
her without much trouble, the sea run
ming light and there being only small
wind, and when she was clear of the
| tackle we brought her under the quar-
ter, and with great haste-for now the
ship went heavily and showed how
nearly she was waterlogged- fitted
her out.
''She is beginning to SETTLE" said I,
just we got the last things put over.
Yes" answered Capt. Sellinger;
but she may not go down for little
! time, for all that"
He seemed loath to quit his good
ship, and l could not wonder; but yet
there was little room in the business
for sentiment. We finally cast off, and
1 put over our oar and sculled off a
matter Of 100 yards or so, where we
| hung for a little space, at the cap
| tain's desire, to watch the end of the
| poor craft. We had hardly any time to
wait Of sudden she seemed to give a
great jar, steadied, and almost stood
| still, and then, with fling upward of
! her stern, plunged down, and in almost
| an instant wallowed from sight. The
| broken waves swung in, riding in rings
| above her vanished masts, and the
space she had occupied was open sea
| like the rest.
| Till the Industry had thus come to
| her end we could not fetch our minds
| to other concerns, but now the cap
tain gave a sigh, (which seemed to
break the spell, and we stirred in our
| places and presently fell to talking.
The longboat was still lifting and fall
| ing on the swells to the south of US,
her sail not very well filed on account
| of the light breeze, but yet already a
| considerable distance off, and slowly
| gaining. For ourselves, we had hoist
ed no canvas, and were making no eff
fort to come upon any course, and
were therefore merely slipping gently
| to leeward.
Pray, where do you prick US down
| on the chart?" inquired Mr.. lynn of
the captain. after we had speculated a
| little upon the weather and the pres
ent mild wind.
| Coming at it as near may be-
| answered Capt. Sellinger, I'VE should
be in 30 of north latitude, and in longi-
tude may be 60. That would fetch us
somewhat above 100 miles east Of the
| Bermudas, and near to 500 miles from
our port"
Il had thought bit farther north
and east" returned the supercargo,
but doubtless l am astray as to your
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in great break of the canyon walls
Here, with his eighteenth wife, Lee es-
tablished the ferry that still bears his
name; although he here dropped the
notorious name of Lee and was known
as Maj. John Doyle, his full name be-
ing John Doyle Lee
Lee claims that he returned to civil
iZation because his manhood asserted
itself and he was tired of being regard
ed as hunted criminal and fugitive
from justice. He claims to have acted
under orders in the massacre, and there
fore to have committed no crime. Why,
then, should he be in hiding?
1t was while he was thus living at
Lees Ferry, under the name of John
Doyle, that J. Hanson Readle, the we'll
informed traveller and writer, found
him
1t was not long after this that Zee
paid a visit to one of his families at
Beaver. There he was arrested by
Deputy United States Marshal Stokes.
He was found in a log pen used as a
chicken house. hidden under straw.
The arrest was made on the morning of
November s. 1874, just about IL years
after the massacre took place. At his
trial it was soon made evident that the
church no longer intended to protect
Lee. The prosecution was largely aid
ed BY Mormon witnesses. / have let
ter in my possession in which Lee
claims that one of the twelve apostles
came to him and his lawyer and stated
that II was the intention OF the church,
TO prevent the conviction of Lee: that
certain men had been selected for tn
venire of jurors, and that out of this
panel the required number had been
chosen. all of whom wore a secret mark
under the lapel of their coats; and that
if Lee and his attorney would accept
these men as the jury they had already
been instructed to bring in verdict of
mot guilty" In his book on the sub
iect Lees attorney, w w Bishop. says
something to the same effect. Whether
this alleged treachery be true or not, it
is certain that the jury as chosen
brought in a unanimous verdict of
guilty. Lee was sentenced to be taken
to the scene of the massacre and there
shot. An appeal was made to the su-
preme court, but the judgment and SEN
tence of the district court were sus-
tanned, and on the Esd day of March,
1877, on the very spot where one of the
most horrible crimes of modern times
was committed a platoon OF soldiers
obeyed the orders: Ready, Aim.
Firei" and John ID. Lee passed TO his
eternal account.
G. WHARTON. JAMES
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-30
SYNOPSIS.

Master ArdfclS, just reached his ajority
and thrown upon his own resources, after
sta ting his case to one Houthwick, a ship
master is shipped second mate on the
Industry" bound for Havana Mr. lynn,
abe supercargo, describes a sail. The
strange vessel gives chase, but is disabled
by the Industrys guns. The Industry is
little damaged. but Houthwick and one
of the crew are killed. Sellfnger. first mate,
takes charge and puts into Sidmouth to
secure a new mate. Several days later,
when well out to sea. English mer-
chairman is met, whose captain has a let
ter addressed to jeremiah Hope, a Havana
The crew of the vessel tell strange tales of
the buccaneer Morgan, who is sailing un
der the kings commission to take Panama.
One night a little later. the English vessel
having proceeded on her course, Ardick
learns of plot among the crew, headed by
Pradey, the new mate, to take the In
dustry and join Morgan's fleet. Ardick
consults Mr.. lynn. They resolve to secure
the mate, but Pradey, eaVesdropping in the
cabin makes through the door and arOuses
the crew. Capt. Sellinger joins Ardick and
lynn. The crew break through the now
barricaded door, but are forced to retire,
having lost seven of their number. Sell
1inger is for immedia tely falling upon the
mutineers, but Tym argues that they are
a light crew but still more than two to their
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-30

$50. The soldiers kept hot on their
track and Lee and his companions had
several narrow escapes. AT one time
he barely got away from the soldiers
on a horse a Mormon friend supplied
him with Just as the soldiers arrived.
When Lee and his companions were
satisfied that they were no longer the
objects of pursuit they started back to
their newly-discovered mine. When
they neared the spot they were in a
starving condition, and were finally
driven to such desperate straits that
they decided to cast lots to determine
which of the four should be slain that
his body might supply food to. his
famished companions. Three long
straws and one short were cut and each
man took one of the straws. The poor
fellow who drew the short straw was
Immediately shot and eaten. A little
later second one was thus disposed.of,
and. finally, Lee and his one remaining
companion, learning in some secret
manner that their lives were still in
danger, decided to fee across the Grand
canyon and there seek refuge among
some of the Indian tribes with which
they were more or less familiar.
Lee, after many difficulties, succeeds
ed in getting out of the Grand canyon
and. striking an old Moki trail, reached
Cataract creek. This he crossed. and
on finding a suitable place camped here
where he remained for some time.
From the oldest son of Kohot, the late
chief of the Yava Supais, i learned
that he was eventually found by MEM
bers of the tribe. but was half craZed
for want of food and water They
blindfolded him and led him down Sc
eret trail to their village in the heart
of Cataract canyon Here he stayed for
two years. OF at least while two crops
were harvested. He taught the Supais
improved methods of irrigation and
showed them how to make powder and
bullets In a side canyon Immediately
below Bridal Veil falls is we'll
worked mime where argentiferous
galena is found in large quantities
This was melted up into bullets, and,
on my first visit to the Supais over ten
years ago. L found remnants of Lees
Grade smelter still in existence.
Kohot's son tells me that when the
second crop had been gathered from
their fields, Lee traded his rifleto him
for pony and saddle and took his de-
parture under the guidance of 4 friend
ly Supai who led him over the intricate
the Grand canyon to the Mormon set
Element at Harmony in southern Utah
Here he stayed for awhile and then
moved TO the south of Paraia creek.
where Glen and Marble canyons join
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words, his head rose above the poop
ladder.
sat the helmi" he called out, COM
posedly.
AYE, aye!" I answered, almost a.
tremble with anxiety. 'How fares
ft?"
"Not over WELL" he returned, with
the same GOODNESS. "Pradey has stove
the boats and spiked at least part of
the guns. But the captain would have
you below"
"Yet a word" said, as 1 gave up the
tiller. ''Is the ship scuttled?"
$50 the captain conceives. He
whipped into the cabin, to note from
the window whether the gig was stove
or no. and as he was returning de-
scended for bit to the storeroom. He
reported the hold all a-wash."
''Then we are indeed in the plight of
your inconvenient kittens!" I cried,
finging myself with all speed toward
the poop ladder.
The captain conceived it wise to pay
u visit to the hold, for, although he had
made sure that there was great and
unusual body of water there, he had
not determined the rate at which it
was gaining, nor, beyond question,
that it had made to point where
there was no hope in striving with it.
We advanced into the 'tween-decks,
accordingly, and from thence descend
ed to the hold, where we Immediately
perceived that the worst of our fore
bodings were justified. In sooth, it
was sure turn of work enough, for
the bottom had been clean pierced.
With our little force towork the pumps
we could no more than partially re-
lieve the ship, and could effect moth
ing in curing the trouble, which was,
in word, past our mending. We
returned at once to Mr.. lynn, and the
captain, bravely and coolly, as it
seemed to me, reported the thing as it
stood. The supercargo looked grave,
but not dismayed, and said that since
must forthwith set about constructing
a raft.
AYE" answered the captain, briefly.
Follow me and we will at it,
We did not stop to try the well, know
ing nearly enough what it would show,
but proceeded with all haste to pre-
pare our material and put it together,
being assured that we had no time to
lose. Some spare spars were first laid
down as a frame for the structure,
other and lighter spars were placed
across and firmly dashed. and the
spaces between were filed in with
such material-sman planks and the
ike-as We're ready to be come at.
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ostensibly were under a flag of truce
of the Mormons, which promised them
safe conduct.
1t was a full year before the news
of this frightful massacre reached the
ears of the outside world. Who was re-
sponsible for it? Who ordered it?
We're the Mormon authorities its au-
| thor? These and many connected ques-
tions will never be answered know
ingly until the day of Judgment. when
the secrets of all hearts shall be re-
veaied.
But, according to his own confession,
John D. Lee, who at one time was re-
garded as one of the most influential
men in the Mormon church in south
ern Utah, largely aided in the plan
ming and carrying out of this atrocious
massacre. The Mormon church claims
that Lee and his fellow murderers
| Matched out this plot without their in
structions, knowledge or connivance.
But Lee, when tried for his share of
the murder, and afterwards in a writ
ten confession, distinctly charges that
Brigham Young and the other authori-
ties of the Mormon hierarchy gave the
commands which led to the perpetra-
ton of the foul deed.
This is the question at issue which
will never be solved this side of the
Judgment day. But there are pages in
the later life of Lee which have never
before been written and which We're
| discovered by Mr.. w. W. Bass. one of
the pioneer trail-makers into the Grand
canyon of the Colorado river, and my
self, from several reliable and differ
ent sources.
Pieced together the story is some
what as follows: After the massacre,
Lee claims to have acquainted the
church authorities with all its
details, and received instructions from
Brigham Young as to the distribution
of the property stolen from the emf
grants For some years subsequent to
| the deed he was in high favor because
| of the implicit obedience he had given
in carrying out the alleged rules of the
| church in the matter. But when the
Gentle world became so aroused that
| the general government found it neces-
sary to endeavOr to arrest the perpe-
traitors of the foul crime and see that
they were rightly punished, Lee claims
| that the council of the Mormon church
| determined to make him the sacrifice
which should appease the popular fury.
Brigham Young. however, was much
attached to Lee, as he found him most
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useful in carrying out his plans in
southern Utah. where he is said to have
had great influence both with the Nor
mons and Indians.
Accordingly Lee was secretly warned
of the action the church had deter
mined to take and hidden to flee into
hiding. When the United States SOL
diers visited his home near Beaver he
had fed. His last wife Go. Isl states
that he told her that three others of
the perpetrators in the massacre ac-
companied him. Not having had suf-
ficient time to procure food hey were
forced to subsist upon what game they
could kill and the roots and berries
they could find. They joufneyed down
one of the side canyons which flow
from the north into the Grand canyon.
Here they accidentally stumbled upon
a valuable gold mine, several nuggets
from which he subsequently, brought
home and disposed of for large sums
of money, one fetching $40, another
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-30
BETRAYED HIMSELF.
An Unwritten Chapter in the His
tory of John D. Lee.
How the RinEleader OF the M0untain
Meadows Massacre Escaped, Was
Captured Years Afterward,
and Executed.
Especial Pasadena (caIo letter.

September, 1857, there occurred at
Mountain meadows, in southern Utah,
an event that, when the news was pub
Gshed, thrilled with horrors the whole
civilized world.
A party of emigrants from Arkansas,
after passing through Salt Lake City
on the way to Los Angeles, Cal, was
set upon by Indians and disguised Nor
mons and 12O men. women and chill
dren, some of them lying sick and
wounded in their wagons, were ruth
lessly murdered. What added fierce in
dignation to the horror with which the
news was received was that the mas
sacre took place while the emigrHnts
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4 crocodile which, in the course of
several weeks, manages to devour some
Is men and cattle, is in fair way to es-
tablish record. A ghariai which in
tested the River Borak, near Silchar, had
achieved this unenviable notoriety and
was fast becoming a terror to the in
habitants of the town; it had. in fact.
become necessary to protect bathing
in the river. Some days ago, how
ever, Subadar Maula Khan, of the
Seventeenth Bengal infantry, now at
Silchar. waited for the crocodile, and
succeeded in disposing of her with
three shots from a rife. In the attempt
to drag the animal out of the water a
boat was upset and the animal was
eventually towed ashore by a steamer.
Forty sepoys bore the body of the mon
ster in triumph to the regimental lines,
where it was exhibited, fully 10000 vii
layers coming from near and far dur
ing the day to see their vanquished foe
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