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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-11


Twice has the hangman's moose been
woven for John Davis for q murder that
he swears he did not commit and of
which he has been exonerated by those
who say they committed the deed. Twice
he has assembled the scafold in the jail
yard Of Albion, Cassia county, Ida, un-
der sentence Of death, and twice he has
been reprieved at the last moment be-
cause there was doubt of his guilt. Even
now he stands beneath the shadow Of the
gallows, with the grip of the executioner
almost upon his throttle. only q legal
technicality between him and death-the
last resort of his attorneys-an applica-
ton for q writ Of habeas corpus in the
federal district court.
Davis is a cowboy Of the western type,
an enterprising spirit who has traversed
sne gioDe IN search or adventure, says
the San Francisco Examiner. He gained
the sobriquet Of Diamond Field jack
by his exploits in South Africa, but, tir
ing Of other sources of excitement, he
abandoned the attractions of foreign
lands and returned to the life Of a vague
70 among the wilds Of the Pacific slope,
and until his arrest three years ago he
rode the cattle ranges of the Sparks
Harrell company, the ranges reaching
from Nevada far into Idaho, a distance
OF over 100 miles.
It was while Davis was visiting the
Sparks-H arrell range that the killing Of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-11

JACKS FIGHT WITH CATTLE DRIVERS.
Daniel G. Cummings and John G. Wilson
occurred, which led to Davis arrest and
conviction on a charge Of murder. Re-
markable as Il may>seem, Davis believed
himself to be the slayer Of Cummings
and Wilson until after his conviction.
The circumstances which seemed to war
rant that belief were dramatic in the ex-
IRENE, and it was not until they saw that
IN innocent man, as they said, was about
TO suffer for their deeds that jeff d.
Gray and James e. Bower, two well
known men in southern Idaho, confessed.
that they did the killing, the actual
shooting being done by Gray. Bower is
a brother-in-law of John Sparks. the mil
lionaire cattle king.
Before the trial Diamond Field Jack"
had boosted that it was his hand that
put Cummings and Wilson out of the
way, and though his statement was not
admitted in evidence before the jury it
must have had some effect On the out
come, since all the circumstances of the
affair were SO thoroughly discussed
throughout Idaho that nobody was left in
ignorance OF the facts SO far as they
were publicly known.
Jack Davis had some foundation for
his belief that the bullets which caused
the death of Cummings and Wilson were
from his pistol. for he had engaged in q
shooting affray with unknown antago-
nists near a place called Dunn's Camp,
on Deep creek, on the night of Feb. 2,
1896, whereas the actual killing occurred
two days later and 10 miles from the
scene Of Davis shooting scrape. 1t was
o sudden encounter between Jack and his
antagonists, such as could occur only on
the frontier between reckless or desper-
ate men, or between adverse classes. such
as are the cattle drovers and the sheep
herders Of that country.
It was after nightfall when Davis was
approaching Dunn's Camp, and he was
startled by the sudden onslaught Of Q
sheep herder's dog barking at the heels
Of his horse. Drawing his pistol. he shot
at the dog, and almost instantly he heard
the crack Of a Winchester rife. and a
bullet whistied by his head. Then fol
lowed q duel in the dark, Of which Jack
gave a weird description. He said:
II took bearings on the spot where I
as I could. Then l planted my spurs in
my horses sides and fairly raised him
out Of his tracks, so as to change my po-
sition in the event Of my antagonist COM
ing back with another shot. He came back
all right, and l leveled at the place where
he shot from. jumping my horse again
the same as before. He replied in like
manner, but my tactics kept him guess
ing, and though he was uncomfortably
close in his range none OF his shots took
effect. 1t was so dark that l couldn't tell
what kind of execution l was doing, but
kept at it as long as l had a cartridge in
my belt"
Thus. in the impenetrable darkness of
the night. the men pumped at each
ether until their ammunition was ex-
ha'is,"d. when Davis rode AWAY fr'ea3a
i'ii.a,
Several day- later the l,u'sie4 u Cam
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-11

Eberle's account In Century. the
Brooklyn and Oregon were alone at
the scene Of battle. while only the
masts OF the nearest American ships
were visible. The New York and Tex
as were miles away and did not reach
the scene until an hour after the Colon
was dispatched
The Brooklyn Is conceded to have
been no match for the best Of the
Spanish feet, and this the officers OF
the Oregon make clear In claiming for
their battleship o great share In the
destruction OF the vlzcaya and Colon.
Says Captain Clark, n am persuaded
that but for the officers and men OF
the Oregon who steamed and steered
the ship and fought and supplied her
batteries the Cristobal Colon and per
haps the Vizcaya would have es-
capped"
The gallant captain places the steam
ing and the steering first, because but
for that the great battleship might
have lost her chance to stand by the
Brooklyn. The Oregon and Brooklyn
stood together all through, and
Schley's signals to the ships e all
seen. from the Oregon and obeyed.
Having been favorably placed at the
outset, the Brooklyn chung like a bun
terrier to the necks Of the pack. and the
Oregon came up Is a mastin to rend
and tear the game cornered by her
plucky comrade. The details OF the
fight show that the Brooklyn risked
destruction for the points she gained.
but that the Oregon was on hand to
seize the advantages won by the
B%rooklyn's boldness and splendid tao.
tics. She fired so shots hess than the
Brooklyn. Or 1903.
GEORGE r.. Kr.Mlm.
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I'D the Oregon
save the day at
Santiago7 1t
she did, as some
with q fair
Allowing co n
tend, then this
great coast bat
tleship Il III
greatest naval
hero OF them.
all The Span
iards should
never have al
lowed the Ore
gon to be IN Il
at all They
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-11
TOSSING COIN FOR a KING.
Unhappy Plight of n Monarch Who
Loved Two Maidens.

A romantic story comes from the wilds
OF Africa of a king who loved two beau
tiful maidens. Instead OF marrying both,
as many a more civilized monarch might
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-11
Sunshine Aiwuyn

In Haiti there in sunshine almost every
day in The year. Even during the rainy
season The min srldon ralls until lare III
the af,e.uonIk
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-11

the vizcaya, and she hauled down her
colors to escape punishment The
heaviest Rrmored and best appointed
ship of Cervera's squadron. the vizca-
va, was the saddest wreck Of the four.
When she gave up the fight and turn
ed inshore, Commodore Sch1ey's flag
ship Loisted the signal "Weil done,
Oregon!" The Brooklyn had been In
the vizcaya fight, too, but she Was out
classed and. some OF the naval officers
think, would have been defeated by
the combined power Of the Spanish
feet had she been left to bear the
battle alone. Captain Clark says he
thinks that the vizcaya as we'll as the
Colon might have escaped but for the
presence Of the battleship Oregon in
nick Of time.
It was II o'clock when the vizcaya
went upon the beach, and that made It
q matter Of an hour and q half to put
five warships and two torpedo boats
out Of the way. The Colon, the. swift
Colon. was left. Would she get away7
She was six miles ahead of the Ore
gon when the latter turned her atten-
ton IN that. direction. The Brooklyn
was far in the wake. for the Colon
had kept close inshore, leaving the
fight to her %consorts and making all
speed ahead to escape.
The crowding inshore OF the Colon
proved her ruin. for there were head
lands juttng out for miles, and time
was lost rounding them. The Brooklyn
didn't attempt to follow the spaniard
in her windings, but kept her course
for the headlands to head her OF. Both
the Brooklyn and Oregon sent their
men to dinner by watches, for they
saw that 1t was to be an affair Of
hours to catch up with q ship rated
above them both for speed and hav-
ing such q fine start On nearing the
spaniard the Brooklyn signaled to
Captain Clark. referring to the Colon,
.She seems to have been built In
Italyw Clark signaled back. "She may
have been built in Italy. but she'll end
on the coast of Cubag'
Captain Clark says that at n time
he feared the Colon would get away.
A voice from the fighting top CALI
ed through a megaphone to Cap
tain Clark. "Oh, captain, for Gods
sake, l say, can't you give her a 10
inch shelly The men in the engine
room were straining to keep up speed
and rapidly becoming exhausted To
cheer them the engineer came on deck
and added his plea to that Of the man
in the top. About that time Schley's
signal asking for a railroad train"
from the Oregon was seen. and the
great battleship let go OF her 10
inch shells.
AL the ships began firing. but the
range was SO great that little damage
was done. At $500 yards nearly Ave
miles. the Oregon dropped q LOO
pound shell Just ahead Of the Colon,
and with the Brooklyn's projectiles
blowing the water just behind it was
evident that 1t was only a question Of
time when she must get the full force
of the American guns. She headed for
shore, and after the Oregon had land
ed a 13 inch astern Of her she struck
her colors. 1t was then lis p. M. and
the signal Cease fringw! ended the
great naval battle of Santiago Bay.
The controversies over the great ma
val battles will last as long as those
| over Waterloo. Shiloh and Gettysburg
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WELL DONE, OREGON!
PRIDE OF THE PACIFIC SMASHING
SPANISH WARsHtPa
she Leaped From the SIDE Of He,
Consofts to Get at the Enemy-HeR
Thirteen Inch Guns Tore Opea \
ron RAbs Of tho spanAArda

Icopyright, 1ses. by q. I. Kilmer.l
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-11

The controversies over the great ma
val battles will last as long as those
over Waterloo, Shiloh and Gettysburg.
But some truths are apparent now in
the sober and unyarnished accounts of
participants According to Lieutenant
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-06

Mr.. Spencer Pratt. United States con-
sui at Singapore. who has bsen accused
OF having promised Aguinaido and other
Filipino leaders Independence II they
would help the United States against
Spain. denies the charge. and has begun
an aggressive Tight In the courts against
those who have been instrumental in at
firming Il It II said that he intends to
bring an action against some Of the news
papers In this country who have reiter-
ated the libel. As this charge has been
used with great effect by the anti-ex-
pansionists they now find themselves de-
prived of much useful ammunition. They
also charged Admiral Dewey with having
Furnished Aguinaldo with arms and am
munition. This Admiral Dewey has de-
MED explicitly. Thus Mr.. Atkinson and
his associates have been deprived Of an
other weapon which they have been fond
Of dourishins
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BR'ER NAYS WEARS NO CoILAR.
So He VIII support the Platferu
That Salts Him.
Pomeruy Independent.


We can assure our suave Lieutenant
governor that no collar is worn by us.
We are sorry to see him In his able paper
30 diverge from the subject OF our recent
criticism and fall back on the Democratic
party and talk about Its virtues and score
US for something OF which we are not
anaenable. Bro. Daniels declares in way
that he is q platform maker We viii
Just guarantee that ne win support the
platform made for him by the national
convention of the party he may affiliate
with In 1860. So viii We II Il suits us-not
otherwise. Then 1t will be seen who wears
the collar. We have no collar now, as
shown by our support OF the administra-
ton In its foreign policy while we con-
denim its politics as bad for q country like
ours. We give this support as any loyal
cittxcn would do in time Of his country's
peril, whoever might be its president
That Ii the kind Of paper this paper IT,
Republican or Democrat that would
not support a Populist administration in
doing its duty. would simply be cur and
anarchist. So would q P0pulist be who
would not support Mckinley in doing his
duty while that Popullst might Justly alb
hor his politics a. such. There are many
men so duh and hick-headed that they
cannot discern between politics and pa
triotism.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-06

m WARNER AND @lG ALLIES.
Ferhaps he mast ennyfnc1ng exposi-
tion o. ~ rel attifs6e of the anti-im-
perfalists u gtven ~ winsiow Warren.
. leader Of the Boston asitators:
at makes no Ai1Iersncs what Gen. Ots
o. any one etsa aays. We are fighting the
battle 0f liberty. and re are not influenced
b. the fact that Il bene1its the F1iipinos or
whether Il beae1ts Iresand. Greece Or any
other country. II tie Filipinos are hoping
for the overthrow Of the administration,
- ar we. and nothing that II SAID viii
change our poaitiou."
The target Of the anti-imperiaiist
pop-eunnery = the administration They
make common cause with Aguinaldo
and his assassin crew In their purpose
70 defeat the NcKiniey policy. One Of
their most outspohen sympathixers bold
" declared that they want to drive
every American soldier In the Philip
pines into the sea" Il this the Ian
guage Of patriotism. or 10 the so-caIIed
expansion press JUSTIFIED IN characterix-
Ing III utterers - copperheads ana
traitors?
To overthrow the administration"
then, 10 the united aim Of the anti-im-
perialists and the Aguinaldoans. But
there are others who are striving with
might and main to make their work
easy. They are the misguided Repub-
lican newspapers. like the Portland Ore
gonian. who are bowling at the top of
their voices for the turning down OF
Mckinley. The New York Evening
Post and the Springfield Republican.
leaders Of the anti-imperialist agitation.
quote the Oregonian approvingiy.
though the latter describes some OF its
reasons for lighting the administration
~ ..rfdiculous.'' The Little American
press throughout the Northwest. too. IL
making the woods fairly reverberate
with the Oregonian's thunder. OF
course. the Oregon paper will say that
It cannot help what the Populist bark
err at the expansion moon do: Il h Sim
ply exercising its nndoubted right to cx-
press an independent. untrammeled
opinion. and the consequences must look
out for themselves.
So, also. says Mr.. winslow Warren. {
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oue Of the most striking features OF
the Fourth Of July parade was the con-
tingent supplied by the commercial
travellers Of the city. Nothing could
have more emphatically demonstrated
the growth and present extent Of the
business Of Seattle than . showing Of
numbers by those who transact Its af-
fairs outside: yet not more than half
the number Of commercial travellers
identified with local concerns was In
Guided among the y.araders who mani
Tested 80 much public spirit ana
Seattle pride by swelling the ranks Of
its commercial display.
II Was fne body Of men, and they
threw their usual vim and good nature
into the proceedings, with the result
that they received hearty applause only
second To that bestowed upon the ma
rines. They did not walk along as II
II were a mere perfuneiory perform
ance. They added to the picturesque
ness Of the procession by their uniform
attire. but beyond this they inspired
everybody along the route with some u
their own enthusiasm They waved
canes, umbrellas and f,ags: showed the
ladies courteous attention. hailed ac-
Quaintances alon. the line with goost
fellowship and jokes. and made friends
on all sides, The commercial Traveller
r. great power. Not only does he
make the market for the local produc.
upon which a community shrives. but
he Is also the best advertiser of a city
and its wares. He travels from place
81 place, sowing as he gnes along the
scssis which are to make friends for the
place with which his interests are iden-
tsfted. Ne man comes In contact with
mere People uron whom he can create
an impression Necessarily intelligent
above the average. usually we'll inform
ed on all seh3cets. often a genius In his
way. he not Only gathers public oplaioa
but creates t.
II Is fortunate for Seattle that the
spirit with which II In credited is 50
profoundly manifested in her CONNER
clat travellers Their pride In her pcoS~
ress ars their confidence In her s,itn~ss
have done much 10 impress upon TIRE
rest 90 the state. as well as arnn reor,e
further afSela. belief thar this city
s'nsf become tire chief commercial cen.
ter AZ the Pacific Northwest
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TIE racshey,ess hsrv 70 tastesed ard tern.
His features are psncbet his sook IL fsrinrH:
His nsanneEs are awkward his fAde u heevs4s@A
His hais ssagh ard tousy kis ts2k h fsl-sfmed
lie ans~ers rau Yep" iosas az yns ssd sssses
He wxIts with q swAGxee. for nohods cars&
Ne mother 20 kfs< hius-why shossd he ~ ferds
Srhedy "a testh him sGst how. n he wsusA
As .f.e - . ,>rr<ns .sss ka.mfsi fAsn doves.
And II there's ersssrys "a eo<sh tAsf ~ icsea
is's anx thsss - p~s-4y and AnAeae~s q h.
whseh shares his pscS cusrAevs. vAsseses they BE-
Ire two are sn<ssher fsess escrninx tin night:
Th<v shxre vssA esrh s4hef th3 hanger - hise.
Ard the saeshsxfe1 bay Au4s s1ns e1Mfnss - shtD--
H b nesw tne dirty Ter Iowsss % ~
~A = ~ - c11eaUs URu1nG -
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isag $50 u ~ dlRscttsn = co0palsafy
axhit1afien. ana y ttuD WIN lead NJ 10 r
- 2
~Whether m nomlnated Or not n -
r imnnaasvsal - me-. md Cd. Bryan n
his speech Tuesday. II b also immaterial
70 President Mckinney. who vim % "a
doing business 1t the old stand In either
event.
with Joe Martin life % never duh o.
proanic. He cannot ioag exist IN any at
atmosphere other than that Of POLITICAL
stri1s end ccaeent.cs. It - his way of
keepang himself before the public. At the
present time ho muse b particularly happy
ana contented- Premier 6emlin has do
manded his resignation nom the cabinet.
which demand Mr.. Martin refuses to con
slider for . moment. and retorts By accus-
ing the premier Of being q weak tool in
the hands Of Mr. Cotton. the minister Of
finance. i new election II inevitable. and
It WIN b . light 70 Z finish between Martin
ana Cotton. A Martin poses n the friend
OF the laboring man and II highly gifted
By nature and training In the practice OF
1smAgugic w.les. he - no mean antagonist.
and win probably continue to sway the
destinies Of British Columbia politics for
some time to como. The Law Society b
also after M Martin ana = investigating
q charge Of unprofessional conduct which
may result In his suspension or disbar-
ment. Tue Winnipeg carpet-beg states
man nust be thoroughly enjoying his So
5ourn IN British Columbia.
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AFTERTHOuGHTs.

II must be comforting to President Nc
Kinley to know there are enough generals
on hand to meet any emergency. He will
at least be spared the rush for these ap-
pointments
The Chinese question appears to be an
active factor in Filipino politics. The FIJI
pinos are anxious to exclude Chinese labor.
whereas the large employers prefer China
men. This indicates that the Filipino Ia.
boring man knows how to look out for his
own interest.
Chief Croker will have to come home and
discipline h.s Tammany braves The way
they cheered for Bryan and free silver ut
their celebration Tuesday was only eoualed
by the frost given Mr. Cookers friend.
Augustus Van wyck. Under the watchful
eye OF the boss. this order OF things viii
be reversed.
Among other penalties, civil and GRIM
isiai. in Gov. Psnsrees new anti trust Law. is
one which provides that any person injured
m his business by the operation of a trust
shall recover Judgment for twice the dam
ages sustained The main ambition OF
MtSSikss PFssiHe slteE THIS VIII De 70 get
run over by a good. responsible trust.
"a 80 e.s
An Eastern clergyman has greatly graf
ified the members OF hts church by an
nouncing that he will share his summer
vacation with them. He IL not going GU,
OF town, and VIII continue the regular ser
vices. but the morning sermon WI be cut
so~n 10 thirty minutes and the evening
discourse 10 twenty minutes.
80 Sc -
Contractors or wegkmen who leave a
stick Ct giant powder with fuse and cap
attached where II can be readily found By
children deserve 10 be hiown up by their
own Internal machine Such disregard for
human life cannet be too severely con-
defunei. and the two innocent children
wac are MANNED far life by reason 81
sonse ons's criminal csveiessness viii re-
cs'se The Ineffective but sincere sympathy
&C all.
sss sss -
Tho announcement hy German dsIeSste
"a the peace conference that his govern
ssssnt sil not aceea; the rizn Of arbitrary
arbitration otherwise than by special con-
xensfoa - no nsore than what every one
anticipated. Ire reswi: win be q plan for
OPTIONAL arbitration. except In cases OF
conventions between the pewerA This b q
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NOT TACOMA. BUT wOUk-wICaE.

Olympia Standard.

O1ymHA8 STANDARD.
About all the sentimentality connected
with the term Tacoma, az applied to the
snow-capped mountain whose true name
- Rainier. II lost, when wc are told that
II 10 not the Indian name for mountain,
nor . modification Of IN Indian name, and
the pretty tradition connected Herewith
must Of course be equally without founda-
ton.
An old settler. the writer casually met
In Tacoma the other night. who can talk
the veritabie Indian tongue like a native.
insists that the true name ID wouk- wiche,
meaning . rostrum. or pulpit He says
that far back In the primitive ages, when
the annual potlatches were held by the
tribes. favorite place OF assembly was on
the Puyallup near the foot Of the snow
crested giant, and that they used during
their tcmanawus chants to turn their eyes
upon the mountain and see visions OF the
Good Spirit In the crater-like bench be-
tween the three turrets and hear the voice
In the chilly blasts which swept amid the
foothills. Now. II this be true, the City
OF Destiny should substitute Wouk- wiche
for Tacoma. and place 1t on their railroad
maps 1t may not sound as well, but
It win possess the merit Of correctness
and originality.