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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-07-13
Harrison's Murder Case.

The scars are almost healed. The
small boys of the Civil War period
are growing gray, and Hoosiers who
used to be afraid to go into Ken
tucky and Kentnckians dared not
cross into Indiana now Jug" for
catfish from the same skiff and swap
war lies and plug tobacco in per-
feet amity. The war must be over.
Benz. Harrison's appearance in
one of the greatest lawsuits in the
worlds history-the boundary dis
pute between Venezuela aad Great
Britain is not his first cause celebre
by any means. He may recall one
in which he participated when he
was twenty-five years younger than
he is now, with Dan Voorhees, as
opposing counsel. He may remem-
Der it because it was one of the few
murder cases Voorhees, ever lost.
The State of Indiana had found
fault with one Bill Smith-that was
not his name, but twill serve-be-
cause Bill had killed farmer. 1t
was a Ulost unprovoked murder. for
Bill and party of registering COM
panicns had stoned the farmers
house, and when he appeared with
out the moat to make physical pro-
test they set upon him most savage
ly. He was stabbed to death with
jacll-knife in the hands of Smith.
Harrison was called in to assist the
Prosecuting Attorney. 1t was
great day at the county seat, and the
courthouse was packed to witness
the battle royal between the two gi-
ants of the forensic arena. Smith
was a very unpromising candidate,
for nature and bad ancestry had
made low-browed degenerate of
him to begin with, and his own eff
forts had not improved his makeup.
While the witnesses were being ex-
amined he leered and grinned and
tpurted tobacco juice vigorously ex-
tracted from quid which, from the
swelling in his cheek, seemed to be
of the size of the ordinary egg of
commerce. Voorhees,, calling each
j tror by his first name-"Bill, :"
jim, or jack, as was his won't
made most impassioned plea for
the young man begging his twelve
peers to ''give him just one more
chance. He rung the changes on
that text for three or four hours,
and the more eloquent Voorhees, be-
came the more Smith grinned and
expectorated.
When Voorhees, had finished Har-
ison walked close up to the prison
er, regarded him most attentively
Tor length of time that seemed an
hour to the jury and spectators and
an age to the culprit, and after he
had finished bis survey exclaimed
in mock continuation of Vc orheess
speech: "Yes; give him one more
chance" And the deadly sarcasm in
his tone was like thrust to the
heart to the defendant. With ma
lignant deliberateness Harrison
sized up the degenerate again for
an interminable length of time, and
the jury could not help doing the
same "Give him one more chance!"
hissed the cold-blooded, cruel Har-
rison, and then the faying began.
Ii ever man was verbally skinned
alive that same Bill Smith was, and
Voorhees, acknowledged after the
trial that his clients fate was sealed
when Harrison first mutely called
the jury's attention to the prisoners
utterly depraved appearance and
then sneered, "Give him one more
chanceP Smith got twenty years,
which Mr.. VOORHEES, declared light
sentence considering all circumstan-
ces.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-07-13
The April Fool Deal Goes.

Word comes from Butte that the
fate of the of the April Fool deal is
practically settled and that with the
arrival of August 1st the balance Of
the money will be paid by Mr.
Wethey and his associates. 1t is al
50 understood that Mr.. james Hea-
ley who directed the work t tie
De La Mar for 50 long a time, has
consented to take the management
under the new crowd and that he
will recommend the enlargement Of
the mill that the company may be
able to double the earnings before
winter sets in--Tribune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-07-13
oREANA MINING DISTRICT,
Work Resumed there After a Shut
Down of Forty Yeurs.

Work Resumed there After Shut
Down of Forty Yeers.
The resumption of work in the
mines at Oreana, Humboldt County,
by Boston company after they had
been practically abandoned for more
than quarter of century is not
surprising, but suggests the query
why they should ever have been
abandoned. In 1861 I. Ellsworth
established smelling plant there
and the chimneys and other parts Of
the plant are still in evidence.
At that time lumber cost $500 per
1000 feet delivered on the ground,
the brick used in the construction
of the smelling plant cost about so
cents each. Notwithstanding this
enormous outlay the bullion returns
from the ore, which was principally
gold left a handsome profit margin
for the owners, who were swindled
out of their share of the net proceeds
through the rascality of their super
intendent, who escaped to Mexico
with gold bars representing for
tune from the cleanup. Now that
the mines are being worked on
strictly business lines and the ore
treated by the latest modern smelt-
ing process at the Reno reduction
works, it is safe to forecast that the
bullion returns will be satisfactory.
Virginia Chronicle.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-07-13
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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-07-13

The name for the Utah x Pacific
terminus will be Uyada, as original
ly given in place of McCune. The
name comes from Utah and Nevada,
Just as Monida is taken from Mon
tana and Idaho. The change is an
nounced by President A. W. Me
Cuue himself.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-07-13

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24
n1o ROBBERY AT MARsnALL1owN.
Daring Act Performed at Noon On .
~ Pr0minant Street.

Daring Act Performed at Noon On =
Prominent Street.
MARsHALLTowN, Nov. 21.-A daring
robbery took place at noon yesterday
when the Office of the Southwestern
Mutual Life Association in the court
house was entered and the large safe
blown open with dynamite cartridge
and all the valuable contents removed
The robbers, however, succeeded IN
getting only about $40 or $50 that they
could use, but several hundred dollars
in checks and drafts and valuable
papers are missing. II. s. Halbert,
president of the company, left the
Office Is minutes after IL, with two OF
his stenographers, and Vice-President
A. Il. Cooper arrived at 1890 and
found the interior of the large safe
partly torn to pieces and the contents
scattered. The safe was set facing
large half basement window, where
hundreds of people pass during the
noon hour, and the robbers must have
worked in full sight of passcrs by had
they been noticed. Entrance was
gained by raising window iii the
main hall of the basement floor and
the entire work was done within Is
minutes. The explosion was mufaed
by shutting the heavy doors and was
not heard by the several people in the
huillin0
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24
Tho Condor of the Andes.

The huge condor of the Andes flies
the highest. It lifts itself to a height
where no sound Is heard, save the airy
tread Of its vast pinions, and from an
unseen point surveys in solitary grand
eur the wide range Of plain and pas
ture land. Humboldt mentions the
flight of the condor in the mountains
OF Chilli, and among the Cordilleras OF
South America. When up among these
mountains, at an altitude of $4,000 feet.
he observed these wondrous birds sail
ing in circles for hours together, SO
high above him that they appeared but
just discernible as minute specks in
the sky. This, when we consider their
immense compass of wings Extending
as some authority says, sometimes
from fourteen to fifteen feet from tip
to tip), shows to what an amazing ele-
walton these birds attain. Calculating
trigonometrically, Humboldt consid-
cred that they could not be less than
10000 feet to $4,000 feet above sea
level, and it has been asserted that
the condor sometimes attains an alti-
tude Of six miles. The condor lays two
eggs during the months Of November
or December. The young are covered
with a whitish down, and are unable
to fly for a whole year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24
THE NEWS in IOWA
ELECTRIC LINE IS A GO.
Hessrs. Polk and IIippee Return Fro
, New York.

llessrs. Polk and Hippee Return From
sS5 New York.
4 Dies MONIES, Nov. 2l.--That Polk
and Madison counties will have direct
connection with Des Moines by subur-
ban electric railway is now an assured
fact, and within year the road will
be in partial working condition, ut
least. The company formation, incor'
poration and organization and the ter
minal of the line will be decided upon
some time during the winter and by
spring the preparatory arrangements
will have reached position where
active operations may begin. J. 5.
Polk and G. B. Hippee, president and
general manager Of the Des Moines
City Railway Company, have just re-
turned from their eastern trip, after
an absence of over two weeks. The
trip was made to New York and other
points for the purpose of inspecting
and examining interurban and subur-
ban railway lines, and interesting
eastern capital in the proposed line to
be built between Des Moines and Win
terset and ultimately to Greenfield.
They have been successful in their eff
forts and will proceed at once to per-
feet plans for the road.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24
BRIrIsH ExAsPHRArrD.
Fresh Portions p Natal Bsins over
5F N, BY the ROara sa :

Fresh Portions - NatAl Bsins overrun
4s ~ the Bosrs.
LONDON, Nov. 81. The fact that the
fresh portions q Natal are being over
run daily BY the Beers Is producing
evaporation. In that colony and In.
tense humiliation In Great Britain.
where the idea Of possible extensive
invasion Of British soil was contin-
uously denounced in early stages Of
the war. In the meanwhile from the
dispatches which are arriving from
the from. it is difficult to form an
opinion Of the true situation. The
Boer invaders are occasioning constant
surprise. They have already cut Off
two posts Of Ladysmith's relieving
force from their base Of supplies and
with great rapidity are advancing on
Peitermaritzburg with howitzer and
other artillery. General Clcry's sit
uation it would appear must be becom-
ing intolerable. The fighting may be
expected at any time, as it is pointed
out the general must clear his line of
communication in order to complete
the concentration Of the relieving
forces.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24
SERIOUS CHARGE Is MADE.

Colonel Metcalf Accused Of Shooting .
Prisoner.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 21.-Lieutenant
Hall Of Lawrence. formerly Of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment, In a letter
TO the Topeka Journal, makes the
charge that Colonel Metcalf, recently
.brevetted brigadier general for gal
lantry in the Philippines, shot an un-
armed and supplicating Filipino pris-
oner, and in support Of it furnishes af-
:fdavits Of Private Husky Of the Twen-
tieth Kansas and First Lieutenant Fer
guson, 81 the Thirty sixth infantry.
Husky swesrs .sthat at the battle of
cslapcan he zREaa o a. =. rlllsfer Major
3fetcalf, that he saw q l,,s----
brought out Of the trenches ID isoner
Metcalf, who shot the prisone. scsn
his revolver, and ct the time of the
shooting the prisoner was unarmed
and on his knees.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24

u Patents AIlowed to v1estern Inventors.
Drs MONIES, Nov. 21.To J. A. Coop.
er Of Adair, Iowa, for q combined
match safe and cigar tip cutter. When
\ a.cioar is placed in the cutter the tip is
4 cut and . single match is automat-
ically discharged upon shelf where
it may be easily reached
TO s. "A. Wilson, of Ocheyedon, a.,
& for an adjustable hood for vapor burn.
ing stoves which may be quickly and
easily raised and lowered relative
Is stove and cooking utensils
and retained at any point Of elevation
b desired. 3,. -,
# 4 70 j. Mccormick, Of Spear Fish, 8.
~. for an automatic checkrow corn
planter and marker for simultaneously
planting two rows and dropping seeds
Sc regular intervals Of space and also
marking the ground as required to
/ produce check rows by advancing the
y machine back and forth across the field
= n parallel lines.
Printed matter containing valuable
Sinformation for inventors sent to APP
plicants and advice given free.
THOMAS G. OHwIG,
j. RALPH ORwIG,
. X REUBEN G. ORwIG,
Registered Patent Attorneys, Des
,iues Iowa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24
PATCH OF A DlFFERENT COLOR

When Skin Grating IL Done Those Con-
cerned should BE of Same Race.
Many physicians in Chicago have re-
Gently shown a deep interest in the
matter OF skin-grafting. and several
operations of the kind have been I'M
dertaken which have been successful
beyond the expectations Of the physi-
clans themselves. These operations
have been quite frequent of late, both
in this city and elsewhere. At elm
ical lecture at city hospital a few
weeks ago the demonstration exhibited
a patient who illustrated the fact that
skin gratis do not always acquire the
color of the individual on whom they
grow. Some of you" said the lectur-
er, Twill remember the negro whose
leg was amputated in the clinic over
a year ago. Owing to an effort to save
to much Of the limb sloughing oc-
Cured in the flaps and a raw, granulat-
ing surface resulted over six inches In
diameter. You will recollect that as
soon as active suppuration ceased he
was brought before you again and the
defect covered by Thierschs method OF
skin grating. Usually skin gratis are
cut from the individuals thigh, but
in this instance they we're taken from
the leg of white man which had been
amputated a few moments before.
remember telling you that it seemed
a shame to mutilate black skin when
so much white skin was going to waste
and expressed in belief, based on the
investigation OF Karg, that pigmenta-
ton would occur and that the white
skin would gradually become black.
The operation of skin grating was a
perfect success and the patient was
discharged in two weeks with a we'll
healed stump. He comes back for ex-
hibition today. The artifcially formed
skin is firm, pliable and painless. but
as white as on the day 1t was il ant
ed. Fortunately, owing to its position,
it is matter of no consequence. Had
it been uron the face and had the col
ors been reversed, there might be a
lively suit for malpractice. "-Chicago
Chronicle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24

her threat into execution. Charlie
BraI scombe's troublesome career came
to cudden end by the bursting Of an
O. ,rcharged rife on hunting expedi-
ton; and amongst the papers handed
over t us by a foreign banker was the
missing will.
It was not without some natural
tears to his memory that his faithful
hearted cousin accepted at last her In
heritance; and, If she is now consoled
by the fair bright face OF young Har-
old Branscombe Fort, who. as second
son, is to be the heir-as he Is the
namesake-of the good old colonel, she
still loves to trace in the frank, deli
cate features likeness to the lost
playmate OF her youth.
And l am no longer Jealous.
(The Erd.)
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24
STATE CONTROL OF POLICE.
Governor Roosevelt's Plan to UsurI
Municipal Powers.

Governor Roosevelt's Plan to Usurp
Municipal Powers.
New YORK, Nov. Ex-Governor
Roosevelt and Senator T. c. Plat had
conference upon the proposed con-
stabulary bill by which control OF the
police in cities of the first and second
classes is to he vested in q commission
appointed by the governor. After the
conference, it was reported that the
governor had agreed to sign the meas
ure if it were passed by the legigisla-
ture by good majority. Should the
proposed bill become law it would
take from the. municipal authorities
and give to the state government full
control of the police forces of New
York city, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany
Troy and Syracuse. The total number
Of policemen in Greater New York is
7,485.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24
CHAPTER XVII.

The Modified officer produced .
paper, over which Mr.. Walker pored
for about five minutes.
~ don't see anything about searching
my house there" he remarked grimly,
as he handed the document back to Mr..
Brown. perhaps you'll put your I'm
ger on the place, and I'll give in"
"It's warrant for the apprehension
of charles Branscombe, gentleman"
said the officer pompously, ION a
charge of -ahem-felony-a very seri-
Gus charge"
And what the dickens" cried the
old gentleman, irritably, have I got to
do with Charles Branscombe or any
other felon. should like to know?"
HE was seen last close to this
ouse," said Mr.. Brown, "and-"
And whilst you've been jabbering
here he's had time to get far enough
away from it, should say" inter-
rupted Mr.. Walker. contemptuously,
ignoring sign from his wife, who
threw open the door with a civil
You're welcome to look upstairs and
down, and wherever you like, SIR"
AS Mr.. Brown descended to the gar
den, after an elaborate investigation OF
every room in the house, Mr.. Wild
drington came up the path from the
pea-vines. and. catching sight of the
officer, went for" him on the spot.
Mr.. Brown was a well-built fellow,
standing six feet one in his stockings,
and the detective was wiry little
man, hardly reaching above his Shout
der, yet the officer staggered under the
grip of the sinewy hand.
"You-you blind idiot" gasped the
excited Widdrington, as he shook his
subordinate heavily to and fro. you
COMPOUNDED dunderhead! Do you see
what you have done? You have let
the man slip through your fingers, just
as we had run him to earth. Look
there!"
There" by the overturned basket
filled with green pea-pods, lay bundle
composed of blue cotton gown and a
white muslin cap.
Mr.. Browns bewildered gaze travelled
from the bundle to the garden alley.
It was empty. The innocent little
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24

maid had vanished-like Cinderella at
the warning stroke-leaving her hnery
behind her. Another shake from his
irate superior, and glimmering OF
the truth dawned upon the stupefied
senses of Mr.. James Brown-Mr. Char
lie had been one too many for him
again.
Hes off," painted the detective;
and it'll be a long day before we get
such a chance again! Hang your
country Observation-Disclosures"
The little man literally foamed and
stamped in his impotent fury. Mrs.
Walker, standing at her cottage win
low, laughed softly to herself as she
watch / him.
Eyes, he's off," she repeated. Trust
Master Charlie for being one too many
Tor such as they. He always was the
Neverest little rascal-bless him! And
they may say what they like, his old
nurse amt a-going to turn on him, let
him be what he will. Ay, We may rave
Ind storn"-to the detective from be-
hind the safe shelter OF the closed
window-"but you'll never catch him
how. He'll be aboard the yacht and
AWAY before you've even guessed how
he got there"
What on earth made them fools
think we was harboring their MANI"
asked Mr.. Walker, who was strutting
up and down the little parlor, swelling
like an offended turkey-cock. did
you know anything about this start,
?'-with a sudden suspicion.
Don't you ask no questions, and you
won't have no lies told to you," re-
loined his partner oracularly, as she
brought out the tea caddy and trotted
of to the kitchen to make the tea.
HJust you 60 and give my respects to
The two gentlemen in the garden, Han
hail." she said to the snub-nosed maid,
and ask them II they'll step in and
take cup Of tea; and bring that bas-
ket Of peas along as you come back;
you may as we'll shell 'em when you're
sitting down this evening""
But Mr.. Widdrington and the con-
stable were past all such puerile con-
solutions as Mrs. Walkers cup Of tea.
Mr.. James Brown, looking terribly
erestfallen, followed his superior along
the field-path to the spot where Smith
and Varley awaited them.
"The mans gone" said the detective,
briefly. Has anything passed this
way?"
mot living thing" answered
Smith, who was from Scotland Yard
nothing but a hay wagon from the
field yonder. saw 1t loading all the
time"
And Mr.. Smith had seen also tired
sxborer, lolling at full length on the top
Of the hay cart. half asleep. and with
his battered felt hat slouched over his
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24
Ewing Gives Drake $4,000.

DIES MONIES, Nov. a. David r.
Ewing announced at the meeting of
the board of directors of Drake Uni
versity that he had determined to do
nate to the university library build
ing, costing in the neighborhood Of
s45, 900. Mr.. Ewing is member of
the firm of Ewing g. Jewett, lumber
dealers on West Locust street, has
been member of the directory board
of the University for some time and
has always manifested liberal spirit
in his donations to the institution. At
the same time other gifts amounting
to Sos. 600 were announced, $25, 900
being from Governor Drake. The
s65, 600 will be used to pay off the debts
of the institution, which will then be
clear of debt.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24
IOWA SALOON STATISTICS.
Forty -eight Counties Have Mulct In
Operation.

Forty-eight Counties Have Mulct In
Operation.
DEs MONIES, Nov. 23.-1n 4S counties
in Iowa saloons operate legally. Dur
ing the year ending June 30, 1899,
there were 1880 saloons operated in
these 4s counties. They paid 81, o,544
into the treasures of county and city.
These and many other interesting
facts concerning the operations OF the
mulct law have been compiled for State
Auditor Merriam, and will be pub
lished in his Forthcoming report. No
statistics on the mulct law and its OPP
Grafton have ever before been presented
in any Saicial report of state .densit-
ms That there are MULTI saloons
.:..z,-.ouut;es will be a surprise to
- .ry people. II has commonly been
Estimated that they existed in only
about one-third of the counties. In
eight counties, however, the petitions
on file are only for single cities; in all
the other forty they are for the entire
county,
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face to keep off the rays Of the sun.
What he did not see was the laborer's
alert descent from his billowy couch as
soon as the cart turned the corner, nor
tie grin on the wagoner's face as a
golden sovereign was passed from his
mates" hand to his own; and what
he did not hear was the laborer's song
sung in musical voice. too-as he
lurched across the quiet fields towards
the not distant coast. The refrain OF
that song was peculiar for bucolic
singer:
"They don't know everything down in
Judee."