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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-01
Saves Train From Disastrous Wreck, Dut
May Die of His Injuries.

Saves Train From Disastrous Wreck, Dur
May Die of His Injuries.
CUMBERLAND. Md, Nov. 24.-The Sec
ond section of Baltimore and Ohio pas
senger train No. 8, westbound, known
as the oyster train, crashed into the first
section in South Cumberland and was
badly wrecked. Engineer L. R. Kindle
OF Baltimore stuck to his post on the
second section, checked it's speed and
prevented the telescoping of the pas
senger section. He was seriously in
jured and may die. His fireman, Lewis
Massey of Baltimore, was terribly
scalded and died in the hospital here.
No one else was dangerously hurt. The
rear sleeper of the passenger section was
wrecked and burned.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-01
HOME THEY BROUGHT HER WARRIOR
DEAD

Home they brought her warrior dead;
She nor swooned nor uttered cry;
All her maidens, watching, said,
''She must weep or she will die"
Then they praised him, soft and low.
Called hin verify to be loved,
Truest friend aud noblest foe,
Yet she n.;itaer spoke nor moved.
Stole maiden from her place,
Lightly to the warrior slept,
Took the face cloth from the face,
Yet she neither moved nor wept.
Rose a nurse Of ninety years,
Set his child upon her knee;
Like summer tempest came the tears
''sweet, my child, live for thee"
Alfred Lord Tennyson.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-01
Original Notice.
STATE OF IOWA, 90
GRAwroRD COUNTY, So.
Emma DAVIS,
Plaintiff

vs. Is
Edward wis.
Defendant.
at the December Term, A. ~. 1899.
To Edward Davis, Defendant
You are hereby notified that there Is snow
Davis in the office Of the Clerk Of the District
Court Of Crawford Comfy, Iowa, claiming Of
youra divorce from tile bonds of matrlmOny,
and that unless YOU appear thereto and defend
before noon Of the End day of the next tern of
said Coult commencing at Den!son, Iowa, the
18th day OF Dect mber, A. D. 1885, default will be
entered against You and judgment rendered
thereon.
Dated this LIST day of November 1899.
S6-0-2-4 EMMA DAVIS.
The times., 1899-07-15
SEQUEL TO AN ELoPEMENT.
Miss Mildred Yaeger Files n Suit for
Divorce.

St. Louis. Mo-. July 14-Mildred Yae-
ger, daughter of former Congressman
Frederick G. Niedringhaus. one of the
wealthiest men in the city, filed a suit
for divorce yesterday against Edward NJ.
Yaeger, charging desertion and non-sup-
port They were married in 1883 in st.
Paul, MINI. II was an elopement and
the result of a romance which had its in
ception in Colorado where Miss Mildred
was spending the summer. One day
gentleman riding by the hotel at which
she was stopping was thrown from his
horse He was picked up unconscious and
conveyed into the hotel where it was
found that his leg had been broken. The
sympathies of the lady guests were
aroused by the misfortune 10 the hand
some man, who proved to be Edward NJ
Yaeger. Miss Niedringhaus was especial
ly interested in the patient and her minis
trations were ever welcome to the pain
racked man. Cupid smiled and aided the
young couple in their lovemaking. Yae-
ger persisted so ardently that he soon won
her consent, but he was poor and Mr..
Niedringhaus did not favor the match. An
elopement followed.
The divorce suit filed today is the un-
pleasant sequal to what was romance Of
mountain and plain.
The times., 1899-07-15
THE NEIeHRoRs INDIGNANT.
Loose Quarantine of Diphtherin Case
in Ninth Street.

Persons living in the vicinity OF Ninth
and l Streets northwest are indignant over
what they consider a fagrant violation of
the District health laws Their indigna
tion is due to the fact that a lax quaran-
tine has been maintained at the house Of
George W. Lucas, at 9O6 Ninth Street, dur
ing the past week while one of the children
CT the family was sick with diphtheria.
The little died of the malady late Thurs
day night. The house was dark last night,
but though closed members of the family
were not kept within doors and went out
into the street to do marketing and other
errands.
Mr. Lucas, the head OF the family, con-
ducts plating and pinking establishment
en- the first floor of the building in which
he resides. There is door on the right
( side Of the main show window of the es-
| tablishment. 1t leads to the residence, but
! is said tc be used very seldom During
the past five days a blue diphtheria card,
enc of the kind used by the Health Office
agents, has been tackled on this door in
! such a manner that it is not very no
ticeable. There is a second door On the
/ left side of the bay window, leading into
the store. There is no diphtheria card on
this door, although it is used almost ex-
clusively by the family and by the pub
lie
Neighbors think that the entire dwell
ing and store should have been quaran-
tined, maintaining that adults and chill
| dren who have had occasion to enter the
store might have caught the disease from
some of the Lucas children. They also
object to the way in which the Health De-
partment has allowed the children of the
family to go out of the house and play
with other children in the neighborhood
The number of children living near the
Lucas store is about fifty and many Of
iberia existed in the house. There are
seven children in the Lucas family. AS
far as can be ascertained all the children.
with the exception of the one that died,
are well, but as a matter of precaution,
it is maintained that a strict quarantine
should have been kept up until the passing
of the danger period
The times., 1899-07-15
FORFEITED HIS BAIL.
Leyere, the ShopIifter, Quits the City
in n Hurry,

George Levere, who was arrested about
two weeks ago by Policeman Edwards of
the First precinct, accused of shoplifting,
forfeited 5000 bond in the Police Court yes
terday morning. The man was arraigned
in court at the time of his arrest, and as
he could not give an explanation of his
conduct which was satisfactory TO Judge
Scott, he was held in bond for the action
OF the grand jury.
Leyere, it will be remembered had in
his possession at the time OF his arrest a
cleverly arranged trick box of unusual
size in which the police found handsome
silk skirt stolen from the Palais Roya', and
a belt stolen from Pennsylvania Avenue
furnisher. The property was later identi-
fed and is now in the hands of the prop
erty clerk of the Police Department. The
bond was furnished by professional
bondsman, who is supposed TO have been
reimbursed with cash by Levere.
Levere appears TO have been in a hurry
to leave the city, as he neglected to call at
the detective bureau TO claim diamond
pin valued at 500, which was taken from
| him at the time he was arrested. 1t is
said that Levere was known in Ohio as
| Joseph Dumas, and that he served a term
in the penitentiary for shoplifting. In
spector Boardman is in receipt of a letter
from Columbus, Ohio, containing picture
of the man, a duplicate of which adorns
the rogue's gallery in that city.
The times., 1899-07-15
STANDS BY PoLYGAMY.
Brigham Young, Jr., Says the Prac-
tfcc VIII Continue

Chicago. July 1.-THE members of the
Mormon Church who have contracted po-
lygamous marriages do not shrink from the
issue involved in the case recently begun
against Angus NJ. Cannon. The present
is probably as good time as any for de-
termining whether we are to live undis-
turbed the lives which the most solemn
whether We are to suffer the pains and
prosecutions of those who have the courage
of their faith
These were the words of Apostle Brig
ham Young, of Salt Lake City the eldest
son of the former head of the Mormon
Church, at the Grand Pacific Hotel here
yesterday.
II, for instance. covenanted to be a
faithful husband TO my wives and true
father to my children. Would l not be
false to every obligation of honor and
true morality to now cast them off?
NO polygamous marriages have been
contracted since the Edmunds law went
into effect. The people have obeyed the
law implicitly. I know this TO be fact.
| That many since that time have lived
polygamous lives undoubtedly is true, but
without exception they were the results
| of marriages that were contracted prior
to the passage of that law. Quite a num-
ber of people have put away all but enc
wife but many others felt their obliga-
| tions required them to continue the Iela-
| tions which they had taken on them
| selves"
"Will polygamy continue to exist?"
Not unless our people continue to be
pursued with bitter persecution.
The times., 1899-07-15

William Dodson. colored, eighty years
old, was committed to the Alexandria
county Jail Thursday by Justice of the
Peace Charles A. Thought, accused of
criminal assault on Viola Elliott, the
eight-year- daughter of John E. Elliott.
a white citizen of Alexandria county, re-
siding in Washington district. near Ches-
tertown Postoffice. about half mile from
the Virginia end of the Chain Bridge.
Dodson was arrested Thursday morning by
Constable William Marcy on a warrant
sworn out by the father of the child. and
was held In $4,000 BAIL though the crime
is a capital offence. He made a confession,
which he afterward retracted.
The Jail authorities were notified yes
terday morning that special grand jury
would be impaneled to try the case on
July "a. Charles C. Carlin, OF Alexandria,
has been appointed special prosecuting at
torney in the absence of the regular official,
Richard Johnson.
The alleged crime is said to have been
committed on July IL. but the authorities
were not notified until Thursday, when
Mr.. Elliott preferred the charge against
the negro There is considerable excite
ment in Alexandria county over the affair.
Warden A. w. Nourse has taken unusual
precautions against surprise and an at
tempt to lynch the prisoner. The jail was
strongly barricaded last night, and prep
arations were made to defend the prison
er should the, citizens decide to take the
law into their own hands. Last night ev-
erything was quiet in the vicinity of the
jail and no demonstration was expected.
AT midnight Thursday party of horse
men rode up to the Jail and made an ex-
animation CT the premises, but made no
attempt to force an entrance. Warden
Nourse watched them unobserved and was
fully able to resist any attack which might
have been made. The men on guard at
the jail are well armed and no fear is felt
that an attempt to lynch the prisoner will
be successful. The Jail is a considerable
distance from the nearest house, in the
midst of thick woods
When questioned by Times reporter last
night Dodson denied the crime he is al
legged to-have committed. and said that the
confession he made when first arrested was
brought about by fear and excitement.
The negro was badly frightened man
and was convinced that a party had come
to lynch him when the newspaper reporter
was admitted to his cell. Both Dodson and
John E. Elliott are well known in that
section of Virginia, where they have resid-
ed for more than thirty years. Dodson
has had a good reputation, and has never
been arrested before.
The times., 1899-07-15
IN MEMORY OF HENRY GEORGE.
The Anniversary of His Birth as II
Day OF Rejoicing.

New York, July 1.-THE Manhattan Sim
gle Tax Club, through Director George p.
Hampton, has mailed to all parts CT the
civilized globe circular suggesting that
hereafter Henry Georges birthday be set
apart every year for special rejoicing
among single takers. AS Georges birth
day-September, 2-falls this year on
Saturday, the circular suggests that the
celebrations take place on the next day
Sunday-and that the celebration this year
should pave the way for a still grander
celebration on his actual birthday, Sunday.
September 2. 1900. the first year of the new
century, which is destined to witness the
full triumph of the cause to which Henry
George devoted his life and in the service
of which he died. The plan is to have
series of local meetings all over the world.
A meeting is to be held in few days in
Tom L. Johnson's cffice in this city to ar
range with him, Henry George, jr., and
others a plan by which telegraphic mes
sages may be exchanged by the meetings
on the day of the celebration. The state
ment in the circular that 1900 viii be the
first year Of the new century instead of
the last year of the present century in the
mean time is amusing some of those who
received the circular.
The times., 1899-07-15
AN ENGINES WILD FLIGHT.
Exciting Ride on Runaway Trac-
tiOn Locomotive.

Altoona, Pa, July 1i.-Walter Williams
had an exciting ride on a wild traction To-
comotiye on Shearer Hill yesterday after
noon Half way up the steep incline
cog-wheel broke, and the awkward, big
machine began to descend the hill back
wadr. At the bottom of the hill Is an
ordinary wagon bridge spanning the creek,
and to miss it meant trouble. Williams
was afraid to take his hands of the steer
ing apparatus long enough to scramble
out of the engineers box and jump, so he
concluded to trust to his luck. The big
machine was completely beyond control. its
great weight adding to its momentum every
second.
straining every nerve to the ordeal, VIII
Iiams ran the locomotive safely over the
narrow bridge. Beyond was another Kill,
and the traction locomotive ran fifty yards
I'D this incline before the force of gravity
caused it to stop for a second. Then it
dawned on Williams that he had 10 cross
! the bridge again. In an instant the ma
chine was again on the downward course
There was a crash when the locomotive
/ struck the iron railing on one side Of the
bridge, but, as luck had it, the rail posts
| did not break under the immense weight
and the locomotive hung half suspended
in midair, while its driver, limp from
| freight, scrambled to the bridge floor.
The times., 1899-07-15
coNTEsTINe A HERMIT's WILL.
Claims Entered by Children of the
Deceased Reciuse.

Plainield. n. j., July 1.-THE will of
Benjamin Bush, known Familiarity as
Giant Ben of the Sourland Mountains"
owing to his immense statue and hermit
ways, who met a tragic death by being
cremated in the old house in which ne
lived in the woods. several months ago IS
TO be contested.
Giant Ben spent all his life in the
Somerset Highlands and succeeded IN gath
ering together property worth about $1,000.
This he willed entire 10 Josephine B. Cru
ser, wife OF Cornelius B. Cruiser, of Mont
gomery township, who did many little ia
vors for the queer old man during his lat
ter DAYS. when he lived a hermitlike ex-
istence His four children, Martin, OF hi
cago; Peter, of Princeton; Carrot D., OF
Skiliman, and Mrs. Mary Latourette, CT
North Plainfeld, were not mentioned in the
will, and they have resolved TO contest
/ its provisions. Hon. Alvah H. Clark. Of
! Somerville. represents the appellants. and
| County Prosecutor Nelson R. DUNCAN will
appear for the appellee. Surrogate Spencer
will give a hearing in the contest on
July rs.
The times., 1899-07-15
HoNoRs TO BLUEJAcKETs.
HospitaIities in Portland TO the
North Atlantic SQUADRON Mcn.

Portland, Me-, July 14-Portland show
cred its hospitality today upon the men of
the North Atlantic squadron. Fifteen
hundred marines and bluejackets were
landed this morning and participated in
short parade, headed by FIVE local compa-
MES of the Maine National Guard the
Maine Signal Corps. the Portland Naval
Reserves. and the Portland High School
Cadets. Brigadier Gen. Charles p Mat
tocks, Portland veteran OF two wars, was
chief marshal. The parade was headed by
carriages containing the officers of the
fleet. Governor Powers and staff. Mayor
Robinson and the collector of the port.
pretty feature of the occasion was the
floral bombardment of the naval division,
which was participated in by fifty young
ladies, dressed in white. The formal re-
view by the governor and officers took
place in front of the city hall This after
noon the governor and staff went aboard
the Indiana and partook Of luncheon with
| Captain Taylor.
The times., 1899-07-15
FELL OFF THE TRAIN.
Death of II Four-Ycar-OId Boy Left
in the Care of a Porter.

Death of Four-Ycnr-OId Boy Left
in the Care of a Porter.
Arthur Bowen, the four-year-old son Of
John P. Bowen, of Memphis, Tenn, died at
johns Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore
yesterday morning as the result of in
juries sustained from falling from a
Pennsylvania Railroad train from New
York a short distance beyond Balti
more late Thursday night. The little
fellow was accompanying his mother and
two brothers 10 this city. All had been in
the dining car and when returning TO the
sleeper Arthur and his brother were en-
trusted to the care of the porter while Mrs
Bowen held an infant in her arms. On
reaching the platform Of the car Arthur let
go the hand of the porter and fell from
the train.
The porter at once acquainted Mrs.
Bowen with what had occurred and sig
nailed the conductor to stop the train. 4
search was made for the missing boy, but
as he could not be found the train contin-
ued on its journey with the frantic mother
and her two little ones. The railroad peo-
pie at Perryman's where the accident hap
pened, were instructed to make further
search for the boy, and Richard Simpson, a
track walker, finally found him. The little
fellow was seen 10 be seriously injured
and DR.. Stier, of Perryman's, who was
called in attendance, advised that he be re-
moved to.a hospital. An engine was de-
tailed to convey the boy to Baltimore,
where he was placed in Johns Hopkins. He
was unconscious and when examined was
found TO have sustained severe fracture
of the skull, numerous bruises and cuts,
and internal injuries. The boy died with
out regaining consciousness. Mrs. Bowen
was with her child at the time of his
death, having arrived at the hospital a
short time after he was admitted She
telegraphed her husband at Memphis tell
ing him of the fatal affair. He was for
merly resident of Newark, n. J., and his
wife at one time lived in Baltimore.
The times., 1899-07-15
WHOLE FAMILY ON ONE WHEEL
The Warrens PednIing From PhiIa-
dcipIin to Yonixers.

New York. July 14.-An entire family is
touring from Philadelphia TO Yonkers on
queer-looking bicycle, half tandem and
half carryall. They arrived at New Bruins
wick, n. j., last night. The party COM
prises T. C. Warren, of No. AIS Ridge
Avenue, Philadelphia, and his wife and
four children-Minnie. seven: Frances. six:
Frank, three, and baby Elizabeth, eighteen
months old.
An ordinary tandem is the foundation.
On the left side is a frame supporting a
box three feet long, two feet wide and two
feet deep A third wheel keeps the rig
balanced. In the box sit the four young
sters, while the parents pedal the tandem.
An awning shields the children from the
sun.
Eve camp out when it is pleasant"
said Mr.. Warren, 'and we are enjoying
ourselves tip-top. We ride only early in
the morning and late in the afternoon.
We expect to reach Yonkers on Saturday.
The times., 1899-07-15
A RAID ON MooNsHINERs.
Capture of Illicit whisky in somer
L.

Altoona, July IA raid OF revenue men.
headed by Deputy Collector Dickson. was
made into the moonshine section of Som
erset county yesterday. The posse con-
sisted OF six men. all of whom were heav-
lily armed. Near the summit OF the Blue
Ridge the stills were discovered Fire
was still burning in the boilers and every
thing indicated hasty flight on the part
of the moonshiners. The revenue men
took possession of the stills, one OF which
had a capacity of eighty gallons and the
other forty. They concealed themselves
in the bushes and late last night awaited
the return of the moonshiners. Toward
dawn one of them was seen climbing the
mountain, with his Winchester ready for
business. Before he reached the stills ne
detected the presence OF the officers, and
with shot of defiance ran down into the
forest. a dozen or more shots were fired
after him. one of which struck home, for
blood was found on the leaves after he had
disappeared.
Failing in their effort to capture the
outlaws. the officers destroyed the two
stills and confscated ten gallons of Illicit
whisky, which they took to Somerset
The times., 1899-07-15
DEVASTATION IN NEW JERSEY.
Crops in Many Sections Ruined by
the Furious Rain Storm.

Somerville, N. j., July 1.-THE heav-
lest thunderstorm of the season struck
this section Wednesday night. The storm
was accompanied by hail, which did great
damage to crops in the lower part of
Somerset county. Captain VanDoren OF
the Trenton boat line plying between
Trenton and New York on the Delaware
and Raritan Canal reports that the sec
ton between Princeton and Milestone.
which he passed through early this morn
ing. is practically devastated by the
storm. He says that fruit trees are
stripped. grain fields are laid low, and
nothing is left standing in the corn feds
but the stalks.
There was a terrific downfall of hail
in this district, which lasted an hour.
Near the county seat there was no hail.
but terrible thunder storm, which last
ed several hours. The farm house Of
James Cain, near here, was struck by
lightning and the inmates were severe
shocked The house caught fire. but the
flames were extinguished after a hard
battle by Cain and his neighbors.
Port Jervis, n. Y, July 14.-During the
terrific thunder storm which passed owe,
this section Wednesday afternoon lightning
did much damage in Sussex county, N. J.
The large barns, COW stables, and ma
chine house of the Sussex county aims
house. near Branchvilie, were struck an
| burned, and five thousand sheaves OF rye
and sixty tons of hay were consumed Six
persons were milking in the COW stables,
two of whom were felIed. but were not
seriously injured. The horses and cattle
were rescued. The Christian Church at
Baleville was struck by lightning and tie
whole front of the church torn out. AT
Smartswood station Harry vai.'s barn was
consumed, and at Sparta buildings are re-
ported burned by lightning.
The times., 1899-07-15
THE, cAUeHNAwAGA INDIANS.
They Make an Extraordinary Claim
for Lnnds in Vermont

Montreal. July 1.-THE Caughnawaga
Indians of the reservation near this city
have presented a claim through the chief
Knocks Wall. for the territory situate
in Vermont between the Onion and Otter
rivers, down the Lake Champlain district
and including the city of Burlington and
other towns in the Green Mountain State.
The claim is based on a document made
in 1902 when the chiefs representing the
Abenakis tribe in council ceded 10 the
Caughnawagas all their rights in the Yer
mont possessions. Canadian counsel has
been retained TO make a thorough investi-
CATION of the records in the United States
The Canadian Indians have already made
formal application for possession or a rea-
sonable compensation for the lands ceded
TO them.
The times., 1899-07-15
PREDICTED BIS OWN DEATH.
Daniel Van Alta Arrnnges for Hi
Funeral.

Trenton, y. J.. July 14.-Having pre-
dicted several years ago that he would ole
this year and being oyertaken with con-
dction Wednesday that his death was i'm
minent. although he was apparently in
good health. Daniel W. Van Alta. Super
visor Of the New Jersey State Hospital for
the Insane. made the most minute prep
arations for his funeral and was found
dead In bed yesterday morning.
Mr. Van Alta called on James Murphy.
an undertaken. Wednesday, and chose a
plain casket. giving directions for the in
scription on the plate He thereupon or
dered four coaches, and. having picked out
n black suit, asked for the bill, which he
paid by check.
When these arrangements had been COM
pleted Mr. Van Alta returned to the asy-
lum, and died early yesterday morning
from Bright's disease.
Sir. Van Alta, who had been supervisor
of the hospital for thirty-one years, was
lfty-four years old and unmarried. He
had no relatives in this section Of the
country. He leaves a small estate.