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CULTURED CONVICT
Is obarlin Il. Carter, a Former Uni
ted States Army officer.
GREAT WHITE: WALLs3HlDE..HI Nj
From the View os the wosld-Hsld
in the Same Subsection as Other
Prisoners-His Number Indelibly.
Stamped Upon His othes-Has to !,
Mingle With the Worst Criminals.
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81 LEAyENwoRTH, Kan, August soi
the great, high white walls Of
the federal prison ut Forth 5Leaven-
worth, Kano is a convict. wealthy, cul!
ttured, Intellectual and of an inviting
appearance, who would no doubt give
all his treasure to be restored to free
dom and his former position. He is
oberlin H. Carter, former captain Of
convicted Of ,defraudlng the
government out Of hundreds of thou.
sands, possibly millions, Of dollars
few IL any, know exactly how much
in connection with the Improvement Of
Savannah, Go. His fellow prisoners are
murderers, cattle thieves, ,hlshwnymen,.
forgers, burglars and. In fact. represent
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:
change a few words with his nearest
fellow, butt detected n reprimand fol-
lows, and repetition means the impo-
isltIon OF certain penalties and finally.
the loss of the good {behnyior time.
which the average prisoner watches
with great precision. Carter, like stlie
trest5is subjcctit this rule. "a
Army Officers Ignore Him.
x About the prison are army officers,
former comrades OF this distinguished
prisoner. but now they never recognize
him, or gree, hin, within word or sign.
yGticss 1t Is an order which he must
obey In fuct. they notice him as q rule
less than the average prisoner. for
among them there is bound to remain
Bort OF brotherly feeling, and know
ing his deep humiliation they pass him
by unnoticed g Carter has had few
guests during his imprisonment; In
fact, none, save two or three OF his near,
relatives. who saw him in the presence
Of q guard. u
nv Corter's rations, like those allotted to
the other prisoners. consist OF meat
twice n day, n sufficient amount of veg
etables. a quart OF coffee In the morn-,
ing and n like quantity Of tea In the,
evening, in fact, a plenty Of pure and
wholesome food. but nothing which sa-
,vors OF a dellcacy, Prisoners at Leav-s
,enworth do not wear the stripes GUS
tomary In many prlsoas,s but instead n
plain suit of gray cotton and wooden
goods or q pair Of blue jeans. Carriers
number is 1900, (which is indeliby
stamped across both legs Of his trou-
sers. across the front of his coat and
cap. and on his shirt and undercloth-
Ing. He Is known by that number,
and not by name. He is allowed one
weekly newspaper, two or three months
ly magazines, In the discretion OF the
and on Friday OF each
week he Is permitted to draw one book
from the prison library. He can read
until 0 o'clock at night. when all lights
are out. and prisoners must retire.
Breakfast ut $3.50, dinner at noon, sup
per ut G.. one continuous and unbroken
round of monotony, Is part Of; the pen-
atty which this man Is paying for his
misdeeds.
Y There are now at Fort Leavenworth
prison 7S6 convicts. OF whom Al are,
military prisoners, and Carter is one Of
these. The federal prisoners come
chiefly from Oklahoma. Indian Terri
tory and the northern district of Texas.
Once n convict inside the gates, escape
is practically Impossible. The prison
wall Is from fifteen to twenty-fiv feet
high on the inside, and about four feet
wide at the top. and above this is
stretched n network Of wires. At each
corner Is q sentry tower, where q guard
armed with a rifle Is constantly on duty,
Close by the prison are the barracks,
now all but deserted by reason of the
fact that the regiments have nearly I'LL
been ordered to duty abroad. 1890
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His Pride Forbade.

San Francisco Wave: a Denver
tramp the other day applied ut house
which he had carefully chosen because
the lawn did not need cutting nor the
flower. beds wedding. The lady Of the
house produced n plentiful "hand-out.*
And now l want you TO chop some
klndlings for mo" she said, when he
Ind finished. II know you were too
weak to do II until you had had n
square meal" You were right, mad
am, quite right NowlI need the exer-
else. It would do me good; 1t would
send the blood coursln' through me
veins and bring back the sparkle to me
eye. But came OF n proud race. nm
n Montgomery of Montgomery i could
not Use your back yard and Its np-
planes MS u gymnasium without pay
In You liberal, and. INDIAN. l am Pen
nilcss." Y 3 Stlatl j.
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GRAND RALLY
Desired by Comrades of the Army of
West Virginia at the G. a. R. En-
cnmpment-Bonds That Bind Them

Desired by Comrades Of the Army of
West Virginia at the G. a. R. En-
campment-Bonds That Bind Them
Close Together.
To the Editor OF the Intelligencer.
sIR:-As the time rapidly approaches
for the annual reunion OF the Society OF
the Army Of West Virginia, which will
be held at Fairmont. wv. Va, on the
18th, 18th and 18th days of September I
would like to join with others of my Old
comrades in making an appeal to all
soldiers who served In West Virginia
during the war of the rebellion to be
present on that occasion II 1t Is possible.
1t Is expected that there Will be q large
attendance at the Forthcoming reunion,
and the local committees at Fairmont
are prepared to accommodate all who
may attend.
Comrades Of the Army OF West Vir-
ginia, let us make q strong effort to
have I grand rally OF our old army. We
are growing old, comrades. and soon we
Will reach the age when 1t will not be
possible for us to meet in these rcun-
ions, where we can recount the deeds
In which We took part as we battled for
the salvation OF the best nation the sun
ever shone on. No one can understand,
as can soldiers, how close and strong
are the bonds that bind men together
who have stood shoulder to shoulder in
the storm OF battle. The friendships we
made in camp. on the march. in the
field, in the shock OF battle, seem even
stronger as we, grow older. What Is
more cheering to an old soldier. what
sends the blood pulsatinS more quickly
through his veins than to meet IN old
comrade whom he has not seen for
maybe n dozen years? AS they clasp
hands and look into each others eyes
they take no account of the gray hairs
or bent forms, for memory has gone
back over thirty years; and Jack, Col
bless you!" and Jim. old man, how ere
you'll" carries them back to the days OF
their youth. when they left III to battle
under the folds of "old Glory" that the
country they loved might not perish.
1 would like 10 make an especial APP
peal to the surviving members OF the
gallant old Fifteenth West Virginia
Volunteer Infantry to be present at the,
reunion ut ,Falrmont. Comrades. let us
turn out to 4 man, If possible. and have
grand ragimentai reunion on that &C,
casion. Let us touch elbows" once
again, comrades. ana my word for il,
you will so back home more than repaid
by your visit. W. w. DELOE.
Late of Co. II, 18th W. Va. Vol. Init.
Washington. D. c., Aug. 20.
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KLoNpIKE IN. AMERICA.
Says an Explorer and Mine Owner.
Quartz Strikes on Lake Bennett.

VICTORIA, y. c., August l9.-The
steamer Amur arrived here this eve-
ming from skagway. Advices were
brought that Hon. Richard Mansfield
White, of New York, explorer and mine
owner, In ian lntcrviewgive at Skagway
contends TINT Klondike Is In American
territory.
Quartz strikes have been made on
Lake Bennett, n ledge seven feet wide
having been traced for q considerable
distance, The quartz Is rich In gold
and silver. Gold and copper strikes
We're also made on the west side OF the
lake. five miles mouth of Caribou.
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Confederate veterans at New Orleans,
condemning the blue and gray reunion
In Atlanta, recommending that no
more similar reunions be held, and pro-
testing against General Gordon ae-
ccpting IN invitation to the G. a. r.
reunion at Chicago.
Wallace and Arlington, who were
nelghbors near Lcavenworth. Kansas.
had been enemies for some time. Wal
lace was greasing his buggy Monday,
when Arlington approached and, With
out q word. fired two shots. One took
effect In Wallace's head and the other
In the breast, causing Instant death.
An association OF the largest Berlin
banks has resolved to conflnc It's bro-
keragc business to firms and persons
registercd In the bourse register. A div
ideAd OF sixteen per cent upon n capI-
tai OF 100000 marks has been declared
by the Hoesch company, against n NJ
teen per cent dividend on 3,0Q0,0
marks capital last year.
President L. C., Weir, of the Adams
Express Company, Monday confirmed
the statement that q package contain
Ing s25,0O0 which the Adams Express
Company was carrying from Chicago to,
Burlington. for the Chicago Burling-
ton & Quincy agent. had been lost.
President Weir said that he did mot
know any of the particulars.
Moresca and Gulda. the Italians eus-
pectcd of anarchy and detained by the
Immigration authorities, are stu on
the detention boat Narragansett ut
To n to-. fr,,
Fltchie said that q search OF MorescN's
baggage had not revealed. any docu-
mGnts Eof an discriminating nature.
Guda begged that the letters found In
his trunk and signed Rosa" be restor-
ed to him. and his request was granted.
Frederick Scharn. brother of Kathryn
scharn, the. young girl who was mur-
dered In her apartments. In New York,
Saturday night. and Lincoln Price, said
to be the girls lover. were arralgned
yesterday In New York. and held for
the coroner. The police no longer think
robbery the cause Of the crime. The
young woman had been leading n dou-
BILE life and tho detectives believe that
n man abe had met In dance hall may
have killed her. "a
President and Mrs. Mckinley viii
leave Washington Friday afternoon,
for Chicago. TO attend the annual en-
campment OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic. They Will go In n special chr
attached to n regular train on the
Pennsylvania railroad. and viii arrive
In Chicago on Saturday afternoon about
, o'clock. They will remain in Chicago
until late Wednesday afternoon, OF next
week, and will be quartercd during
their stay at the Palmer House. (
Theodore WRIIart, farmer living
three miles from Arlington. Minn... last
night killed his wife. n boy OF nine
teen years. n girl fof sixteen. and n
baby. He then set fire to his barn. de-
! stroylrg the stable with nine horses. n
corn crib and full hay barn. Mrs.
Wallart had been trying TO secure n
divorce. the couple having separated,
Waliart entered the house through n
window, and slaughtered the family
with The exception of ono child. II boy.
who was wounded. however. and prob
ably will die. Wallart fled. nrg * II
4 Y 10 { v ne
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Delightful Relief from Cntarrh.-rr
Hero Is ono Of n thousgnd such tcSt,ino-
MES. Tho REV. a.. D!'Buckley, OF llut-
fnlo, snys: 81 wish NIL 10 know what n
blessing DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal Pow
der In In n case Of Catnrrh.g Twas. trop-
blcd with this disease for years, but the
'tlrat time used this remedy II gave me
most delightful relief. L now regard
myself entirely cured afterIuslng II for
two months.' Sold by Charles r..
Goethe. Twelfth and Market Btrects.--1i
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Business cRtrustcd to our cure viii re.
ceIYc prompt and careful att cntlnn, y q
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FOR 20 years Cooks Imperial Cham
payne Extra Dry) has been on the
market. Once used never discarded.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30
Froth

The earnest efforts made by the Pres
ident and his Cabinet to get action out
of Congress for the establishment of a
government in Puerto Rico is suffi-
cient answer to the outcry made by
Oliver Belmont in Il December maga-
zine in which he accused the admin
istration of plot to prevent any dis
position of Puerto Rico at the present
session of Congress.
According to the Popocratic theory,
Mckinley desires TO be n dictator in
our new possessions and Belmont even
suggested that Congress would be in
vited to append n new title to the
Pres ident He would be hereafter
STYLED president of the United States
and Emperor of the Philippines and
Puerto Rico" The amount of cheap
froth that has been emitted from the
jaws of the traducers of the admins
tr. ton since the adjournment of the
last Congress in connection with its al
legged imperialism" is incalculable -
Nebraska State Journal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30

and churches" ito foster trade ana
industry" and concluding with the
words that it was their liberty, not
our power which we are seeking to
enhance"
In speaking Gff the attitude of the
United States toward ISIe Philippines,
Senator Wolcott maintained that we
took the islands mot as conquest, but
as one of the highest duties we owed
the human race" He upheld the re-
tention of the Philippines upon the
high grounds of humanity and not be-
cause of their value to us in dollars
and cents.
His address, while not n studied
speech, was n notable one, as all OF
Senator Wolcott's utterancSs are. He
showed that the United States govern
ment owes it to itself and to the ma
tives that it establish peace and good
government in the islands, and that
our first duty, in carrying out such
policy, is to quell the insurrection.-
Denver Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30
WOLCOTT AND THE PHILIPPINES

Senator Wolcott's reply to Senator
Pettigrew on the Philippine question
was Il scathing and timely rebuke to
the gentleman from South Dakota and
his fellow American Tagalos, who are
banging away with their blunder
busses at the administration, notwith-
standing, as Senator Wolcott says,
there is mot an honest Democrat who
did not admit that if his party were in
power the first thing to be done would
be to crush the insurrection."
The Colorado senator said: Scat
tered through every community there
were the discontented and unhappy
people who had not been successful
and who viewed with suspicion and
hatred all those whose lives had been
crowned with success, who behind ev-
cry good action looked for a lurking,
sinister purpose" The people are lit
tingly represented in the United States
Senate by such n man as Pettigrew,
for during all the years | have known
him." stated Senator Wolcott, Il never
knew him to say a kind or friendly
word about single person or a single
cause
Senator Wolcott warmly defended
the position of the President, who has
taken no step that did not reflect
honor upon the people of the United
States" He read from the Presidents
message the extract about the duty of
the government after the insurrection
was over, to spare mo effort to build
up the waste place." "to open schools
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30
Copperheads of To-day.

The copperheads will be n little slow
about putting themselves in the way of
getting another drubbing like the one
they got ON the Pettlgrew proposition.
In fact, the copperheads are about as
feeble to-day as they were in 1861 IS.
They are feebler, indeed, than they
were at one time during that period
They carried several northern states
in 1862 and 1868, and ran the Demo-
cratic national convention in 1864.
They failed to run the country then,
however. and they will fail now-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30
PettiIent Pettigrew.

In the Senate yesterday Pettigrew
pettigrewed with even more than MS
habitual pettigrewness. He said that
Mr.. Mckinley had laid himself open to
Impeachment and had acted by order
of the British government. lie swat
ted the British government, the ig-
norance and sycophancy of the British
people, the miserable, contemplate
rot of Rudyard Kipling. British rule
in Egypt, and other things to numerous
to mention. lie said that white men
couldn't live in the tropics, Il saying
enthusiastically pettigrew. BY the
side of Pettigrew even Billy Mason
seems to have almost a rudimentary
intelligence and faint glimmerinS Of
reason.-N. y. Sun.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30
BRYAN and Kentucky.

Bryan denies the report that he urged
the Democrats of kentucky to respect
the will of the people of the state as
expressed in the election The story
was improbable on its face. Bryan is
not the man who would raise his hand
TO prevent his party from committing
n fraud if he thought that the fraud
would give it control of any important
office. Still. If Goebel steals the gov
ernorship, Bryan and his party may
bid long good-by to power in Ken
tucky.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30
A Disciple.

In sermon on "Creeds and Trusts" a
Chicago clergyman, the Rev. AleNan-
der Kent of the Peoples Church, put
forth the novel theory that religion and
theology are the sources of trusts. If
the tariff was the mother of trusts, as
has been asserted, he declared, then he
was "justified in saying that popular
theology is the grandmother of trusts"
As the tariff is not the mother of trusts,
Mr.. Kent's very interesting theory
falls.-New York Sun.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30
The Danish West Indies.

The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune,
the leading Republican paper of Ohio,
says, anent the proposition to purchase
the Danish West India islands: The
islands are on the market, the price is
reasonable. they will add completeness
to our system of coaling and harbor
stations in western waters. The evil
dent conclusion would seem to be that,
regardless of any other consideration,
they are n desirable purchase"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30
Mcals ON Street Cars

A plan is under consideration in Chi
cago to attach buffet cars as trailers to
ordinary street cars. The cars will
seat twenty persons and the fare wtllQ
be cents extra for ordinary trips. The
crew will consist of a conductor and
the porter. who is also to have charge
of the Kitchen" so called, but which
will consist of the small range and
urns as in railroad buffets. Under the
system a man may take his friends and
customers to luncheon and show them
the city at the same time, or he may
take his breakfast while riding to the
office.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30

Thirty thousand dollars in all sorts
of assets has been found in the Golfers
of Chicago "get-rich-quick" concern.
while the liabilities amounted to only
$4,000. This shows the crudeness OF
the Chicago Napoleons as compared
to their New York brethren, whose
custom has been to pile up liabilities
of several millions and to leave assets
represented by one emphatic circular
figure.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30
No Cover Necessary.

The administration seems determined
TO allow the "aunties" to fire all their
ammunition before answering, but
there will be n broadside when 1t does
come. After witnessing the operations
since the beginning of the Spanish
war no rational citizen really believes
that there is any necessity for the ad-
ministration TO cover up anything
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30

The November statement of exports
of breadstuffs just issued by the treas
ury department shows larger guam
tity OF corn exported in the eleven
months ending with November, 1899,
than in the corresponding months Of
any preceding year, and at higher
rate per bushel than in any year since
1895. The total exports of corn in the
eleven months ending with November.
1899, were 1s5. .s32 ,659 bushels. valued
at $74,742,127, while in the corre-
spending months of last year the 1885,
284 $40 bushels exported only brought
36S, ,513,147, the average export price
in the eleven months of 1899 being 40
cents per bushel, against 81 cents in
1898. and 81 cents In the correspond
ing months of 1897. That the growth
has been steady and rapid is shown
by a comparison of the figures of 1898
and 1899 with those of 1893 and 1894.
In 1893, the exports of corn in the
eleven months ending with November
were 4S,602, 1873 bushels, and in 1894,
37.91O,232 bushels, the total for 1898
and 1899 being more than four times
as much as that of 1893 and 1894. In
cornmeal the growth is equally rapid,
the exports during the eleven months
of 1894 being 237 ,095 barrels, while in
the eleven months of 1899, they have
been 79S, Ill barrels.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30

Charles Kingshury Miller has sent a
petition to every member OF congress
asking the passage of law to forbid
the use of the national fag in the prize
ring and in commercial advertising,
Among the signers of the petition are
said to be Admirals Dewey and Schley
Benjamin Harrison. Levi Z. Morton,
Grover Cleveland, Adlai Stevenson
President Sanford Dole of Hawaii.
members of McKinley's cabinet, and
General Miles. Mr.. Miller is chairman
OF the Flag Committee of the Som of
the American Revolution and the So
ciety of Colonial Wars in Illinois.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30

Taking them year in and year out
the statistics of the life-saving service
show comparatively little change. OF
course the service has grown, but its
rate of extension has been slow. Dur
Ing the year covered by the report
tust submitted by the superintendent
My one station was added, there be-
ing at the date of the report 265 sta
tions, of which 1913 were on the At
lantic and gulf coasts. Sc on the great
lakes, Is on the Pacific and one at the
falls Of the Ohio, Louisville. Ky. OF
the 3,s03 persons involved in disasters
to documented vessels within the field
of the operations OF the service during
the year only sc were lost, and out oi
4 total estimated value of vessels and
cargoes imperiled in the disasters
amounting to $S,104, $40, there was
saved property valued at s6,26l 800.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30

From Winston Churchill's account OF
the terms President Kruger intends te
impose on Great Britain, as war in
demnity. it may be shrewdly suspected
that the horse sickness" is not the
only strange disease epidemic in South
Africa since the outbreak of war in
that region, but that the Beers them
selves are not unnaturally suffering
from a dangerous malady well known
In American political circles as a spe'
cies of enlargement of the Uranium.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30

Bill Stone of Missouri recently ad-
dressed a political gathering, ano
while the audience was shaking the
roof with applause over point in the
speech, leisurely proceeded to wet his
whistle" But as he poured the water
from the pitcher he did not perceive
that the glass was bottom up. Th.
audience noticed the mistake before 1t:
perpetrator did, and uproarious laugh
ter followed. When the Missouriar
saw what was the matter he proved
equal tVthe emergency by saying: -
am not used to water"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-30
The Craving for stimul.nt.

Has lately attracted a great deal OF at
tention. The use of them seems to be
increasing This clearly shows an ex-
hausted condition of the nerves and
blood, which may be remedied only by
strengthening the stomach. HOstetters
Stomach Bitters will do this Cor you.
1t cures dyspepsia, constipation and
nervousness.