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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25

Andrew Carnegie, "the star-Spangled
Scotchman," who sayssto die rich is to die
disgraced, was born in Dunfermline,
Scotland, Nov 49, 1885, His father was
weaver in humble circumstances, and In
1S45 he came to America with hisswife and
two sons, Andrew and Thomas. The fam
lily settled in Ptttsburg two years later,
and young Andy, secured employment
in a linen factory as a bobbin boy After
that he was employed attending sta
tionary engine, but the thought of the
boiler bursting and the responsibility of
the position was so great that he soon
gave it up. His wages were s120 per
week, and in sketches of his life which
he has written recently he said that while
he had handled millions of dollars since,
he never felt the enthusiasm Of a wage
Garner as he did when he was paid his
first weeks wages.
According to Henry Clay Tricks as
sertions about the profits Of the Carne-
gle Steel company, Mr.. Carnegie is now
getting $1.20 every few seconds.
At fourteen years of age young Carne-
gle secured employment as a telegraph
messenger in the office of the old Atlantic
& Ohio Telegraph company, in Pitts
burg. He quickly learned the telegraph
business, and was the third operator In
the United States to-read Morse signals
by sound. While employed as an opera,
tor by the Pennsylvania railroad, Thomas
A. Scott, then superintendent, asked him
to invest $500 in ten shares Of the Adams
Express company stock. This was his
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25
one don't get anything to eat for three

one don't get anything to eat for three
>or four days"
This letter was published in the In
dian Helper. a weekly paper edited and
printed by pupils of the Carlisle school
The mild complaint regarding the scare,
ity Of rations greatly amused some of
the young Indians who We're school
mates with Colombo. For. he was In
charge of the bakery during two years,
people every day. The change from
feast to famine was looked on as some>
thing of a joke on William
The young troopers record at Carlisle
was an excellent one. He was at the
school nearly four years. entering Octo,
Der 10, 1895, and leaving to enlist In the
regular service on May 20, 1899.
Maj. Pratt, the superintendent of the
Carlisle SCHOOL, furnishedsthee following
information about his former pupil. who
has so singularly linked himself with
Gen. Lawtens fate:
Colombo was good, steady fellow.
who never gave me the least troubse.
He did his work well andS never made
any complaints. He was nscharge of the
bakery, quite a Responsible position, with
three of the boyssttndef him.
His record as asAstudentz was COM
mendable. He was. advanced one grade
each iyear1of his stay, which is all that
is expected Of the boys, and seemed to
appreciate the advantages offered him.
He is not a full-blooded Indian, as
his father was a white trader at the
Rosebud agency, North Dakota, and his
mother was a Sioux. So William did not
have any war paint and feathers to put
off when he came to the school, and we
have no pictures of him before and after
taking. He Is twenty-three years OF
age.
Fourteen of our boys are now serving
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25

news for Miss Brandon. They told her
that her lover, with other cowboys, had
attended a fandango in a little Mexican
town. and that the festivities had ended
in row. There had been some shooting.
and Randall Barrett had been accused OF
wounding q Mexican. "Is that all you
have to say?" said the spirited girl with
a look of scorn that plainly indicated
the contempt that she felt for a set of
cowboys who had deserted their comrade
and friend in a strange country. The
Texans insisted that they had done all
they could for Randall. They said that
they had made up purse and employed
a good lawyer, and that they had stuck
to their unfortunate companion during
a preliminary trial, which had resulted
in casting him into Jail without bail, the
alcalde having refused to accept the de-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25

first business venture, and the step was
not taken without much deliberation. In
all of his investments in after life he dis
played the same conservative view that
characterized his first investment of
$500
While it is generally known that he Is
an atheist, or free thinker, 1t is also
known that he was at one time a teach
er in Sunday school. This was about
1860, when he formed an attachment for
pretty young woman Of the Iron City.
She was a regular teacher In a school
connected with Lawrenceville church,
and occasionally when she was unable to
be present ANDY taught her class. An
other pupil of the school, who was much
richer than young Carnegie, was rival
for the affections of the young lady, and
she accepted him. They were married
shortly afterward, and both are now liv-
ing in Pittsburg. The husband now holds
an obscure business position, and the
Sunday school teacher who married him
is conducting boarding house.
Mr.. Carnegie has few amusements. He
is an inveterate checker player. He is
also an expert at whist, but beyond this
he knews nothing about cards
At his home in Skibo Mr.. Carnegie IS
typical Scotch laird. The peasants touch
their hats to him; he wears a tartar, or
plaid of his own, and has piper walk
around the dinner table playing Scotch
airs every evening.
Skibo castle, the Scotch home of Car
negie was built by Gilbert Murray,
bishop of Moray, in 1871. 1t was aefa-.
nous fortress, and withstood no less than
ten sieges.
Mr. Carnegie flies the Union Jack and
the stars and Stripes over the castle.
When he took up his residence there
there was not an American flag in Scot
land, but the quick-seeing Scots, know
ing his love for the Stars and Stripes.
sent to America, and shortly afterward
the star-spangled banner could be seen
in almost every town that Mr.. Carnegie.
visited.
Mr.. Carnegie has no vices. He thinks
every young man should save 81 of every
IS earned He has practiced this prin-.
ciple all his life. AS young man he
was not given to spending money. He
never smoked. neither did he drink
liquors. His first great success in
financial way came in the early days OF
the oil excitement in Pennsylvania. He
was then interested In an oil well on the
Story farm. This cost him 10000 In one
year the well paid in dividends over
81 ZOO. 900. Mr.. Carnegie's share of this
was invested in the manufacturing bush
ness, from which he got his real financial
start.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25

Henry Clay Prick, who by law suit
Is trying to relieve Mr.. Carnegie of some
of the disgrace of dying rich, is directly
the opposite in character Of Andrew
Carnegie. While the latter is conserva-
tive, Mr.. Prick is daring, and in the
game of business takes long chances.
While Mr.. Carnegie and Mr.. Prick have
been associated In business for some
years, there has never been anything
that might be called fraternal social feel
ing between the two. Mr.. Frick has been
a member of the Carnegie firm since 1889,
but Mr.. Carnegie was a member of the
Frfck firm seven years before this.
The present trouble, 1t is said by per,
sons who are close to both men, had It's
origin in a meeting Of the old Pittsburs
coke syndicate in 1885. AT that time
there were eight or ten prominent firms,
which were afterward bought out by the
Frick company in- the coke business.
In the fierce competition for trade
prices got so low that to save some of
them from ruination an association was
formed This was known as the coke
syndicate" Meetings were held daily
in the Lewis block, Pittsburg. where the
price of coke was agreed upon. Mr..
Frick was the president Of the syndi-
cate. One day, after prices had been
agreed on john Walker, who for many
years was prominent in the Carnegie
company, walked into the room There
had never been a friendly feeling be-
tween Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Prick Mr..
Prick said:
.sMr.S Walker, do you know that this is
meeting of business men, and is PR
vate?"
Mr.. Walker, with wave of his hand,
said:
"Oh, that is all right. Andy sent me
here, and Just want to tell you that he
says the price of coke will be S1.b0. Coco
day"
The meeting had agreed that the price
of coke should be something like $1.80 per
ton, but when Mr. Carnegie sent word
that it would beoN.50, Mr.. Frick said:
well, gentlenen,Jyou have heard what
the representative of the controlling IN
terest in the Frick Coke company had
said about the price, don't see that
there is any use, Of my staying longer"
With that Mr. Frick walked out of the
meeting, Inundated. It is said that he
never forgave Mrs. Carnegie or Mr. Walk
er for this slight:
Henry c. Frtck was born in the village
of West Overton, Westmoreland county,
Pa, Dec. 10. lS4s His father was q farm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25
RsaZLife SS@aZamifY ,1ane'' In cesas
Dashing Heroine Rides Into
Future Husband From jail, Escapes in Safety
Wedding Follows

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infancy, and it had been their intention
to consummate their vows by getting
married about Christmas
Randall was courageous and possessed
of but little superstition. and he laughed
at the fears of his little sweetheart. tell
Ing her that Mosely was offering big
wages. And you know we can't have any
too much money to commence housekeep-
Ing, he said as he galloped away with
a light heart. Miss Brandon received
several letters from her absent lover, and,
Of course, she was very much troubled.
when the tender missives ceased to come.
She scorned the hints and suggestions Of
annoying parties, who insisted that her
wandering admirer had doubtless found
brighter eyes and a prettier face In the
land of sunshine and flowers than her own
and she patiently awaited the return of
the cowboys, expecting that Randall
would be with them.
When the Texans arrived they had bad
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25

Over Half Are Jews
The population of jerusalem, is As, GOO
OF these $4,000 are Hebrews
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25

Everybody in Blanco county, in West
ern Texas, Is sounding the praise of Miss
Cora Brandon. This remarkable young
girl has just returned from Mexico. ac-
companied byra young Texan, whom she
rescued from g gloomy prison located
more than 100 miles beyond the Rio
Grande. This courageous and daring act
is hardly more TO be admired than her
many charms Of person and mind, but she
is so Very modest that 1t is almost i'm
possible to gather from her lips the par
ticulars of the Story that makes her~the
heroine of = fsontiers adventure more
interesting than@a chapter of the most
stirring nctfSh.
About amoSths ago Miss Brandon learn
ed that her Sweetheart, to whom she was
affianced. HAD in sofneway incurred the
displeasure Sof the Mexican authorities,
and that chad been thrown into a pris-
on. From the fact that she hadFnot re-
ceived any letters from him for some
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25


time, she became convinced that his Jail
ers wopld not nermit him to write. Such
facts as she could gather furnished only
a partial clue to the troubles that evil
IDENTIFY surrounded the young man in
whom she was so deeply Interested, and
she determined to go and see him.
A wealthy cattienan named Mosely en-
ployed about twenty Texan cowboys to go
with him down into Old Mexico last fall
for the purpose Of bringing a large herd
of wild steers back to Texas. Randall
Barrett made one of this company, though
Miss Brandon tried hard to persuade him
to remain at home, declaring that she
had a presenitiment that he would become
involved in trouble Of some character.
The young people had been lovers from
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25
DRAMATIC SCENE
AT a Hanging, Owing to Mistake
About Reprieve.

About a Reprieye.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
..The dramatic interruption of the
Wright hanging over in Gretna, said a
New Orleans lawyer reminds me OF a
strange and tragic episode which oc-s
Cured years ago at little river town IN
Kentucky, where / first began the prac-
tice of law I'll tell you the facts in a
few words A worthless white man
named Jim Early had murdered an old
farmer under very atroc1ous clrcum-
stances and was convicted and sentenced
to death. AS is often the case with such
men, Early had a most excellent and de-
voted wife, and she moved heaven and
earth to save his neck, but without sue
cess. She did everything humanity pos,
sible and the day before the hanging,
when she finally realized that her efforts
were in vain, she made a formal appli-
cation to the court to be allowed to have
her husbands remains, which would
otherwise have been turned over to
medical college. Next morning the Judge,
in glancing over his papers, happened To
remember that he hadn't written the eff-
cial order for Early's body, and doing SO
in some haste gave it to a clerk to de
liver The clerk In turn handed 1t over
to an old deputy, saying: Here, take this
over to the sheriff right away. The Judge
has granted that order for Mrs Early.
The old man, who was halls blind and
deaf, totally misinterpreted the reniark
and, supposing the paper to Dc a reprieEe,
started bareheaded on a run for the jail.
He arrived just as the poor woman was
bidding her husband goodbye in front of
his cell, and thrusting the paper into her
hand he bawled out: Stop it, Stop
everything! Here's a reprieve! For
moment everybody stood petrified. Then
one of the officers began to unbind the
prisoner, and Mrs. Early. sobbing and
weeping and calling out that God had an
swered her prayers, flung herself into his
arms. The paper had fallen to the floor,
and the sheriff picked it up mechanically.
He told me afterward that he felt as
if he had received a bullet through his
heart when he read the contents. In
stead of a reprieve it was an order for
the mans dead body! was present, yet
l can hardly tell what followed. l only
know there was scene of terrible con-
fusion; that they dragged the woman
away by main force and proceeded with
the execution as quickly as they could
The terrific double shock left him SO
stunned that / doubt If he knew what
was happening when he went through
the trap" - -
Over Half Are Jews.
The population of jerusalem is As, 0OO
OF these $4,000 are Hebrews.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25
DEALER IN FAKES.
Newspaper Man who Gulied ho'n
tho Public and His Employers.

New Orleans Times Democrat.
? "The most incorrigibie faker that ever
entitled ink on a daily paper is at present
a director in a big trust ln-tne Noi IN
east" said an old reporter last evening.
"rrba way he got out of the newspaper
business was rather peculiar, ana as lhe
story is now pretty generally slorsotteh
II NAV be worth telling. lie mao pei
snadeS one of the big Northern daiiles
~ sand him on a trip to Hawaii to write
I'm fine sugar Industry, but after he ar
rived at Frisco he concluded it would De
foolish to make long ocean voyage
when there were so many GOOD cyclope-
dias at hand, and proceeded to grind out
his letters from room In the Paiace no
fell The correspondence attracted good
deal of attention, and his description OF
island life was generally regarded as the
most truthful and graphic that had ever
been penned.
"Just how he arranged about getting
his remittances 1 don't remember. but he
fixed 1t somehow and kept the thing up
for several months. Then he was sup
posed to return, and at last really TOOK
the train for the East. En- route he gol
broke in q Pullman car poker game IL
was then he executed his great coup.
He got off at little town In Arizona and
telegraphed his Office: Just held up by
train robbers. Got all had. wire MS
s25 The Office answered: Money Sent
Rush in full account hold-up- In re-
spouse he promptly wired a lurid story OF
a train robbery on the great American
desert, which his paper printed under
glaring headlines next morning, and,
when a few Western correspondents de-
MED It later on, they weren't believed.
The superintendent of the road. however,
was very sore and took the trouble to
send a bunch Of afiidavits to the merry ro-
mancer's editor. When the young man
was confronted with the proofs he said
calmly that a chap In the Pullman had
held a-sequence flush against his four
aces. and If that didn't constitute train
robbery he would like to know what did.
The argument was ingenious. but it didn't
save him He was ANONYMOUSLY fired,
and now. as 1 said before, he Is boated
trust magnate, rolling In riches. always
thought he would come to some bad end
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25

Dimensions of London.
London is twelve miles broad one way
and seventeen the other.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-21
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

top of its gilt frame is group OF figures, one
In bronze represent ting an angel pouring oil.
The presept owner bought it Of Mr.. Solomon
Heister, OF Winchester
Representative Rhes OF Virginia Is the re-
cipient of msny telegrsms and letters from
republicans as we'll as democrats in his dis
trict. congratulating him upon the failure OF
the attempt to deprive him Of his seat. and
assuring him that he will be re-elec ed xs
fall BY such a large majority that his seat In
the 57th Congress will not be contested.
Many of the houses on both sides Of Penn
sylysnla avenue are decorated today in honor
of the Shriners, who are already here in large
numbers and more are expected tonight and
tomorrow, Many OF them were on the streets
and st the Capitol and the other public build
ines, and many OF them went TO Mt Vernon.
The hotels. however, as yet, don't show any
excess Of guests.
In the House today Mr.. Rhes Of Virei ia
introduced bill to repeal all the stamp taxes
provided for in the war revenue bill
The President today nominated ThorDwell
Haynes oil South Carolina, to be consul at
Rouen. France.
Among the visitors at the Capitol today
was Governor Gambler Of Georgia, an ex-
member of the House. He was warmly
greeted on the democratic side Of that body
and compliment upon his recent speech, in
which he, like most intelligent Southern men
do, took the ground that free schools in the
South had not been blessing, either openly
or in disguise, TO the negroes OF that section.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-21
THE BOER ENJOYS.

An audience remarkable for it's size,
sympathy and enthusiasm greeted the
Boer ENJOYS at the reception given 10
their honor last night at the Grand
Opera House, Washington, under the
auspices Of the congressional aud citi
zens' committee.
While official Washington was not
represented in any manner, there were
probably thirty members of the Senate
and the House occupying seats 10 the
auditorium snd on the stage.
Chairman Sulzsr, OF the reception
committee, presided. A number Of ad-
dresses, all ear iestly supporting the
cause Of the Beers, we're made. The
speakers included Messrs, Abraham
Fischer, A. d. w. Wolmsrans and C
n. Vessels, the Boer enjoys; Senator
Wellington, Hon. W. Bourke Cochran,
of New York, and Congressman Sulzer.
The three ENJOYS were introduced in
turn by Mr.. Sulzer aud each of them
was given q cordial reception. The
audience gave standing greeting 10
Mr.. Fischer, who told his hearers why
the ENJOYS had come to this country
and what they hoped to accomplish.
"We have come across the seas from
two different republics," he said, ito see
whether here in the hearts of the people
OF great sister republic the spirit OF
more than hundred years ago is still
alive, whether the sentiment that its
people to take up arms to obtain its
freedom is strong enough to recogDiz
the feeling possessed by US. We come
to you as great liberty loving people
in whom the sense of justice and fair
play is strong and look to you to find q
practical scheme to obtain peace with
justice.
II cannot dilste % ] would like to do
on the causes which led to the trouble
that now exists. We come to appeal to
your people, to speak to you as brother
and to ask for hearing, and
we hope to obtain it. The receptions
which we have been given have been
gratifying to Us ever since we have set
foot on your shores. There is no doubt
from assurance received from all parts
Of the country that the sympathy of the
people is with US. We look to you to
help Us if possible, and whether we get
assistance or not we appreciate the
kindly feeling which has been manifest.
cd for u.s."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-21
a Aaring Robbery.

Kansas City, Mo-, May q. AT
11:30 last night Sherman Clark who bad
charge Of the cigar stand at the Coates
House was waiting on customer, when
q stranger entered the hotel, and I'D.
vapced to the cigar stand. At the time
Clark Kelleher and six other men were
in the lobby. The robber turned bis
attention to Kelleher and pointed his
revolver 10 the lstter's face. Then
stepping behind the connter he took
the strong box and made off with it.
The clerk called him to stop. The rob-
Der leveled the revolver at him aud
backing out OF The door, told him not to
move. The other men present knew
nothing of the hold.up until the rob eg
had escaped, the three men who had
witnessed it being too much surprised
to make an cutlery. 1t is suspected
that the customer at he stand was a
confederate. The q almonds were
worth 81 200. AID the gold, silver. and
currency $3.50. Checks amounting 10
$l00 were also In the box.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-21
VIRGINIA NEWS

10 the Virginia peritentiary Satur-
day VIM. Woodson, a negro convict,
cut the throat of Ambrose Ferebee, an
other negro convict, causing almost in
slant death.
Mr.. Rudy Wingerton, one OF the
best-known young business men OF
Winchester, died on Saturday OF cere-
bro-spinal meningitis. which resulted
from an liberated tooth.
Mr.. Nathan Gardner, a well-known
farmer OF SpottsylvaDia county, died
Saturday night at his home, near Fred
ericksburg. aged II years. He was a
veteran of the Mexican and civil wars.
To Greensville county on saturday
DR.. Robert Waliace Murray shot him
sell with pistol. Death followed an
hour later without his having regaiDed
consciousness. He was bachelor, 40
years old.
Mrs. Elizabeth Catherine Groves,
wife OF Mr.. Andrew G. Groves, died at
her residence in Winchester on Satur.
day, after long illness. The deceased
was 70 years OF age. She was Miss
Corbin, of Rappahannock county.
Mrs. Thomas J. Jackson, widow of
Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson, ia 10 Lex.
ington visiting Gen, Jackson's nephew,
Mr.. Thomas jackson Arnold, who lived
there with his uncle while the latter
was professor at the Virginia Military
Institute.
At the request of the sheriff of Neck
lenburg, Gov. Tyler last night sent a
detachment of Is OF the Richmond
Blues to Boydton to be present at the
trial of Stephen Baptist, charged with
the murder of Peter Jones. The victim
was very popular and excitement runs
high in the county. The case comes up
today.
The Richmond carnival closed Satur.
day night with a parade and a mimic
Mardi Gras. The heavy rains had
somewhat msrred the closing days of
the fair, but the final events Saturday
night were very satisfactory. The pr
rade was the largest OF the week, and
was reviewed by Rex, who abdicated
bis throne at midnight. The feature of
the procession was the appearances Of
large delegations representing the Sc
cret orders. The carnival has been a
very decided success. The attendance
has been large, and everybody has en-
joyed the festivities Of the week.