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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

that u was safe he turned ana ,o,,,
.he roppers gone. He picked nm
aesYy chair and threw II throuvs IN.
WINDOW II carried the sesh With n
ana the crash that followed attracted
gshefsi attention IN the street below
Inc proprietor put his head ont OF Inc
"ihaow and profanely shouted such
details OF the hold-up as might out m,
peopie In the street on the track of the
robbers. II was useless. however. Tn,
tsiiows walked out quietly took on
.he'f masks and disappeared without
issfing any clue, We all piled out o.
we place 10 aid the search. when W.
'ouha GU, chase was hopeless most OF
70 came back TO the gambling room 10
TAM lt over, When we entered Tho
place We found the chlnk standing In
the ruins OF his glasses with hts hands
stll above his head. The proprietor
told him TO take his hands down. The
ehinh wouldn't do itand two men who
pulled his arms to his sides had all
they could do TO hold him. He had
looked In the big barrel OF one of those
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

A dlabol!eal outrage has iust taken
place In q district bordering on the
new British territory opposite Hong
kong A gang OF rufians kidnapped a
boy about years of age. and sent a
message to his father demanding a
ransom quite beyond the latter's means
and which he said he could not pay.
The gang. believing that he could raise
the money II he wished, sent further
threatening message to the effect that
II tho money were not forthcoming by
the time specified. the boy would be
returned TO him In pickle. The money
not being paid. they actually carried
out the threat. and returned the dead
body of the son to his father In eask
of brine.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10
CHAPTER XVIII.
We Cross the Line.

We were now In the latitude of burn
Ing days, OF starry nights, and bright
blue seas. The winds were light, and
as usual. near The line, there was a
tremendous swell upon the ocean,
which rose In long and slowly heaving
hills. without foam or ripple--smooth,
CLASSY and without sound.
On lovely night. when the ocean
seemed to sleep In the moonshine, we
crossed the equator.
The Eugene was running with the
lee clews OIL. e., with flowing
sheet--when Father Neptune came on
hoard, and the usual unpleasant pranks
we're played on those who had never
passed the girdle OF the world before
Great preparations had been in
progress all day In the forecastle, and
these we're perfected under cloud of
night. All the crew were on deck save
Antonio, who turned in, having prob
.b,y a dread of what was about to en-
me and knowing that ne was anything
but a favorite.
accompanied by the shouts OF the
crew. and preceded by VIII White,
playing "Rule Britannia" on a violin.
old Father Neptune was drawn on a
snec,es of hurdle aft 20 the quarter
deck, where Weston stood ready to re-
ceive him. with his hat In one hand
and a case-bottle of brandy In the
other.
Under an old swab, which had been
well dried and curled to make wig
for the son OF Saturn and Vesta. |
recognized the grotesquely tattooed
visage OF my friend Tom Lambourne.
A cutlass was stuck in his girdle, and
no wore a huge paunch of canvas
stuffed with oakum.
In a gown made by the SALTWATER,
Nod Carlton oiiieiated as Amphritrite'
and both delties were armed with har-
Moons as emblems of their dominion
over the sea.
The attendant Tritons we're got up
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10
CHAPTER XIX.
The Cubano Unmasked.


As we kept the coast of South Africa
we'll aboard, few days after we saw
Cape San Foque, or, as 1t is sometimes
called, Point Pelinga, the northeast
ern extremity of Brazil, rising from
the blue water like purple cloud.
But 1t diminished to low black streak
on our weather quarter when the sun
set. and we found ourselves ploughing
the waves OF the South Atlantic,
There fell a calm for whole day
after this, and while the Eugene
rolled lazily on the long CLASSY swells,
with her topsails tapping, and her
courses hauled up, the sole amusement
of the crew consisted in catching al
batrosses, or In killing them, unde-
tered by the old superstition that 1t
was bird of good omen," or by the
story of the Ancient Mariner" OF
which they were probably ignorant,
A flock of these gigantic sea-birds
congregated under our stern, where
they gobbled up everything that was
thrown over to them; so Hislop and I
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

aid OF only two men, Col R. NJ Martin.
now of Louisville. and Capt. A. F
Owen of Evansville, Ind, he attacked
the provost guard OF the town of Hen
derson, killed and wounded the cap
tain and lieutenant and eight or nine
soldiers. With twenty-seven men he
crossed the Ohio river and made the
Mason and Dixon's line (Newburg,
Ind.l. carrying of over 500 stands OF
arms and paroling ITO men. This
gave him the soubriquet Of "Stovepipe
Johnson" as he used stovepipes to
initiate cannon, and threatened to shell
the town, thus causing the surrender.
The capture of Henderson, Hopkins
willie, ClArkville and Uniontown, with
their garrisons, and many other des-
perate engagements OF his. are worthy
of being interestingly recalled. He
commanded one of Morgan's brigadea
on the Ohio raid. and afterwards re-
organized that command and COM
manded 1t during the battle OF Chicka-
manga. Later, on his second expedi-
ton, which Was forlorn hope, he en-
tered Kentucky with fifty-fiye men and
officers, issuing his conscript order thai
caused Burbridge and Hobson to sus;
pend their secret expedition into Vir.
ginia and turn their forces against
him. This has been considered one Of
the most daring and successful feats Of
the war, and President Davis himself
said 1t did as much to prolong the Wal
as any other movement 1t was n
this expedition that he lost his sight,
Aug. 20, 1854.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

DAshinE Princess shocks ArlseeerAey.
A bright young woman is the Prin-
cess Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Oehrin-
gen, and she enlivens the traditional
heaviness of German blood with strong
American admixture. She Is the
daughter of an American mother. The
German aristocracy is shocked beyond
expression at the spectacle of the prin-
cess taking part in French motor
races. The princess, who is a hand
some, active, athletic young woman.
handles an automobile with great skill
and absolute fearlessness. She viii
run her machine along road at
speed of forty miles an hour with per-
feet assurance. The princess is the
daughter of Count Won Hatzfeldt-Wild
enburg. whose wife was Miss Helen
Moulton. an American. Count Hats
feldt is the German ambassador In
London and, therefore. one of the
highest official personages in the Ger
man empire. He belongs to the high
est aristocraey of Prussia. The prin-
cess is not only a daring automobile
engineer. but she is great cyclist.
She thinks nothing Of making CEN
fury run and she rides about all over
the continent in plain cyclists dress.
without the least ceremony. This 10
also very shocking to the German aris-
tocracy, who think that woman of
rank should only sit in carriage and
be driven by servants Chicago Times
Herald.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

The man ~ho Is pointed out as the
father Of the largest family on the
American continent lives In the valley
Of the Snake river. south Of the Vel.
loaatans National park. aud 10 the ex-
IRENE western part Of Wyoming and
bis uame IL H.ber Rleks lie is gray
hatred. and would not attract unusual
attention sefe II not for bis reputation
IS mach-mafried man. sixty-sin
children have been born la his family.
lila grandchildren az latest reports
number Els with several precincts yet
10 be heard from The valley Of the
Snake ls pretty much settled Up with
members Of the Kicks family. and .
sown called Rleksyllle has been estab-
llshed. named after the venerable plo-
useF.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10
HOTELS GOOD POINTS.
These Are the ideas of . Man Who
Knows, Too

These Are the ideas of . Man Who
Knows, Too
81 have a record of over 700 hotels
where / have stopped" volunteered a
well-known and popular minstrel per-
former to Washington Star reporter
which are scattered all over our glo-
rious country. from Maine to the Rio
Grande, and it is to be presumed that
| know something of hotel life after
living in them and in hotels alone
nine months out of every year for the
past twenty-five years. Besides the
zoo and over | have record of, l
have stopped at some hotels where !
did not make record. At many OF
the 700 l have stopped from ten to
twenty times. generally from one to
six days each time. Now, what I am
getting at is that those who complain
most of hotel life in this country are
those who know the least about it.
During three months of each year l
live at my own home. l come in con-
tact with wanderers, travelling people
like myself, and associates, by the
thousand, and | hear what they have
to say about hotels and hotel life. The
professional traveller has no kick like
the amateur or occasional traveller;
he knows enough to know that he il
as a rule better fed at even the second
grade hotels than in the ordinary pri
vate house; that is, he has more to
eat II he desires and larger selec-
ton to choose from. AS far as the
room is concerned. the travelling man
only has it to sleep in, and, provided
the bed is good, he does not care a
ran about the other furniture, or
whether the room is papered or white
washed or not, so that 1t is clean. In
the minstrel business ballad singer
is generally the hardest man to please,
and II we find that he likes place,
Il suits all the rest Of the company.
NV opinion that the hotels feed well
goes with them all, north, south. east
and west. Now and then some are
specially good. The difficulty with the
so-called poor hotels is that the caters
are bad--it is not the food. A poor
sleeper likewise makes very poor
bed. The ballad singers say this, and
what they say goes for all it is worth
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10
WITH Ills HANDS STILL ABOVE
HIS HEAD.

small reyoisers. aad he hadn't for.
gotten II
Now. this was an actual experience
IL ! ssFe mixed up In an affair Of that
sort again would raise my arms Just
as quickly. !, vas expedlehey and not
= yeilox streak that made The crowd
Nct IS il did"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10
A REMARKABLE MAN.
oEN. ADAM JOHNSON'6 INTER
ESTINC CAREER.
Csei sioveplpes to shen Ee~barr. lad.
and the People histaknx Then for
Cannon Quickly snrrsndcrsd thS
Town.
Especial Letter


One OF the most remarkable charac-
ters ever produced by kentucky Is Gen
Adam Rankin Johnson, who now lives
IN Marble Falls. Texas. which town he
founded. He selected the location Of
this settlement and was the organizer
OF the Industries, although many years
before he lost his sight as the result OF
a fight In the civil war.
Gen. johnson moved to Kentucky in
1854. During the civil war he was one
OF the confidential scouts of Gen. For
rest until after the evacuation OF Cor
NTH. Ordered into Kentucky on the
night OF the evacuation on secret serv-
ice, and with only one tried and true
friend, he aanked the great federal
armies and reached in safety his des-
tination in Kentcky, and there, iso-
lated from any aid from the confeder-
acy, raised, mounted and equipped over
1000 men, drawing his arms and am
munition from the enemy. With the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

Luneberg, in Hanover. has the ais
tinction of being the FIRST town In the
world to erect monument in memory
of a pig. In the Hotel de VILE thefe
IA n mausoIeum containing Costly
glass structure. Inclosing ham sun
in n state of good preservation. Apose
,hera ia n elab upon which Ia written
in golden letters Latin inscrip'ion'
which may be translated as follows
"passers by, contemplate here the n,o',
"a, remains Of the pig which aeaul,eu
,ar ,,ss,f lmperlshable glory by the dis
eoycry of the salt springs OF hu''
berg"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

The Indians had bound their captive
- Tho stake. when the conventions
happy thought struck the latter;
, "aps ca,culate the parallax to the forty
thira decimal place, that the eclipso
aoes not take place until the day AFTER
tomorrow Saying which, for the -,
Annie children of the forest were an
graduates of the government scnoo ,,,
tbev proceeded with their parp"'''
slaughter.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

Once upon time there were some
guileful savages, who resolved to be
civilized at small cost to themselves
Accordingly, they spent $3.50 in the
construction Of sailed gold mine in
their midst. The next day 1t rained.
but the day after that the genius OF
the Anglo-Saxon race came on the
keen jump, with cannon and Red Cross
nurses, and civilized these savages
When the invaders discovered the de-
ceit that had been practiced upon
them, their chagrin knew no bounds.
For they had no gold; while the ma
tives had Northumberland Jour
nal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

!, vos will take my word for little
I.,i,aes | had recently perhaps
m,ke II clear TO you how It is pos
I ,or three bad men TO hold up a
an OF fairly brave men and ger
sately with their money" said a
.ss,n, from the state OF Washing
- vas In such hold-up not long
adj hs~e ceased jeeEsng at fell
vha have been through similar
'u.,,ss was one OF seventy men
wsrs held Up In big gambling
aas / am not a regular patron
IA slaees | kept quiet about IL al
= The gambling house Is one OF
~ kaoSn In the West. and on the
4, /, The hold.up il wAs tllsd With
..,,.ssntatlye crowd, A search
IA have disclosed this fact. un-
~s5ly. Iha, many OF the men pres
-, armed. No trouble in recent
], has occurred in this place. and
J. .as no reason 90 anticipate any
=, nsarly midnight when the door
- ana ghree men. masked, and
.Ol4lag tao reyoiVsrs. entered
rsan.
g,aas % quick. shouted the fore
b sAa
4 sas sl..lng at faro table when ]
q tA!s command. aud AS I looked
tas4 revolver pointing straight
M he4d Nhen ! compared notes
I, A. s,Asg ssyeayy odd men later !
a ,AW each one had the same en-
rs.ss There wpgs 0niy six seyoi-
= asa ys, saeh man IA the roam
villAg 10 swear tAai one ot them
u.s.sa at bis head all the time
s9sl sas simply gaFaigzed WITH
n. 70, tao or three seconds not a
a rnsd Thea over In Que corner
lsalr.lls sport brought bis hAad
Exs4 10 reach Cor his hip pocket
SOC hat or IN shoot said one
~ zasksA men. covering him 9th
nIs,Tsr Hands ap. nos. quick
a,az haslatss
Eggsy Eaa 10 the room dla bold
.an.s ap. There was no hsssia-
D nsa !, gas mg aFs, experience
ag tlsa o. game. ba, u Sas not
4. vas able 10 sAka my hands down
y I rsai!rgA Boz ilFeaome the opera
b vas There We stood. each nan
d sa aiaas stretched high above
iaA. saea za oaisEy woald eslnE
y & aaes II Was pretty sure
ax however. that no one would
W he ea,sgY The three masked
n I'D s1sR for oveFy move. zHd
= vralttfa pointed all wars Al
g i 4 e1sY tof : man whp has
lssa lA;oasa such an experiences "a
zssg laa. Il several tnsa had uniy
"a ssssk these fellows would have
saa honestly aag that shs
- q The revolver lato @aIeA
a. issHsd % ulr 10 be as large M =
#F siF> / even thought thai
ri Ne shs end % the bullet. and
= sftaily afraid that the man she
As revolver might get nervous
iaaa. re b. accident tried ta
y ilsasssi 20 appsass hln. All tn
hfta perhaps a minute and a hall
= iss spokesman shouted to Us.
i4as W against that wall witt
= a'sks 70 ne. and The man who
- az hands down will get shot
~. Es#. gentlemen. II you please
s4s'a. and You won't get hurt
Asliasd up as directed. like 10, o.
nc boya
S0#, tacn. my friend here will re
iaa Of your vsluables without
! assistance said the spokesman
y aove. because there are tw,
: 'asss behind you. Keep quie
4 Eli soon be over
tAs very cool piece OF work.
s99fs you. One OF the three wen
Walsai dowa the row. takin;
IA watch and money III
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

Soon after this. when evening came
on we heard noise In the foreeastle,
and the voice of Hislop exclaiming:
Stand clear sheer OF, Antonio, II
you come athwart me. Ill knock you
down with handsplke, What. you
grip your knife. do you? Well, just
do 1t again. and I'll chuck you over
board like a bit Of old Junk"
What is the matter now?" said /,
Fastening forward
"oh. this rascally Spanish creole has
been swearing at the men again, and
threatening old Roberts"
Tile VOWS, sir, he will burn the
ship" said Roberts. who aeemed CON
siderably excited.
Burn the ship" reiterated Weston.
l have a great mind TO put him In
The bilboes for the remainder of the
voyage"
"Iwere best for all concerned, = :"
said Tom Lambourne, touching Ills
foreloek with his right hand. and Civ
Ing the deck scrape with his left
foot; "or set him adritt with some
provisions in the jolly-boat"
Come. come. Antonio" Eaid Yves
ton. with greater severity than had
hitherto seen expressed in his open
and honest eountenance, you must
haul your wind-for some time you
have been going too far. / can't spare
my Jolly-boat. and, thank heayenl the
days OF NARROWING are past among
British sailors. but beware you. ship
mate. or the bllboes IL shall be. and
We have a pretty heavy pair below.
And as for you. Marc Hislop." he
added. in low voice. when We walked
aft. take care OF yourself. for these
Spanish creoles are as slippery and
ueacherous as serpents."
IN keep my weather eye open,
said Hlslop.
I you Will require to do so. think
"fou dor" exclaimed the Scotsman
with growing anger. IF he proceeds
thus. I'll break either his hear. or his
neck"
Next morning. Roberts. the old man.
o'-war's man. who had always beer
Antonio's chief aecuser concerning hi,
dreams. was nowhere 20 be found or
board,
All the hands were turned up: tn,
whole brig was searched. the fore
castle berths. the eabie-tier. and ever,
place below from the fore to the aftel
peak. but there was no trace of Rob
erts. save his old tafpaulin hat LYNN
crushed and torn in the lee scuppers
He was last seen when turned vi
to take the middle watch. which ex
tends from IL TO 4 o'clock a. M. an,
Antonio was then In his hammock.
Roberts was entered in the log a
"haying fallen overheard in tn
night" but his loss cast a terribl
gloom over all the ship. suspicio,
grew apace, and seemed TO become con
firmed. as open war was soon declares
between the crew and Antonio.
Every man was ready to take hi
"trick" at the wheel. rather than trus
the Eugene to his steering In tn
night, lest he might let her breach to
and lose her spsrs, or do some othe
mischief: and no man. II he coull
avoid II. would lay out on the var
beyond him. No man would walk ol
the same side of the deck with him
or exchange a word. or light for
pipe. or use the same cup or plate; S
be was generally TO be seen, leanin
moodily and alone. against the wind
lass bits, with his black eyes fixe
on the horizon. as II he expected
sail or something else to heave 4
sight.
We shall soon see how all this ended
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10
e.sis.aa. of shiewrssk.d Crew.

Divers made graesome fnd recent
ly In the waters Of the Atlantic near
suutauk Point. L. l. CllngiBg TO the rig
ging Of two wrecked eoastiug sehoon-
ers they discovered several skeletons
Of the crews, The vessels at the bot
tom Of the ocean are the Howard IL.
nAnHcum of New Haven and the James
II. Pace. which went down in n col
lihlon of AunsBuk Point In the storm
Of November. is2s. The wrecks were
dangerous 20 navigation. and II was
while examining them that divers
tuund the skeletons lashed to the rig-
cling OF TO the rails, The government
will take steps to rescue the remains
by the aid Of divers and turn them
over to relatives for Christian burial
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10
"HHKEL SEEMED AS LARGE
AS A SEWER PIPE

h, .. as a SEWER PIPE.
Va, :, :. as much as he expected, and
|, ~, aaHl was under 5000 '''y There ere
Mr. siVV'VOo In the safe which the
\ ~, overlooked. When we had
Nov Hea out the spokesman said
hss,sr, gentlemen. we are sorry to
n ,s y you further. but We shall
ue ~ taeat you to stand Just az
kas ~, vi i've minutes more. Don't
he sIa, short or you will get hurt
staass ' a door opened at this in.
at' t ~ We heard the order Hands up.
d on, 'S ", re a dead man.. II was
sh n. win tray filled with
' sna ~ promptly dropped the
bun sl ,a all the glasses. and
bpssS a ~. hands. We heard no 9th.
ssa ,s ,or i've minutes. Each n man mai
tiP }, take q aow a"e n ia'f sa ,nss
nan a "a Tho proprietor was the
move Az soon as he felt
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10
nrv phs1Oxopby.

"There is one thing" continued the
Dry Philosopher, that can be proven
by q goats head-a striking counte-
nance is not slwNs a Sieu o. brain"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

il one
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should
person
brst|
nation
II, of
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or thsl
then
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

on board.
We procured strong lines, baited tn.
hooks with pieces OF pork, lashing
thereto buoy formed OF common
cork, and lowered four OF them over
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-10

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-12
JUDGMENT FOR THE PLAINTIFF
Representative Gibson sued for
Money borrowed in 1881.

A verdict for s602.5l was rendered agans
Henry r. Gibson, Representative in Con
gress from the Second district of Tenness ee
yesterday in Circuit Court No 1. Chief JUS
tice Bingham presiding. The suit ia whicf
Mr.. Gibson was ade defendant was
brought by George L. Wright, OF New
York as executor Of the estate OF sarah E
Reed the mother n-law Of the defendant
The declaration set forth that in 1883 the
defendant borrowed $500 from Mrs. Reed
Since then, il was stated. she died. and that
there was still due the estate by Gibson
500. with interest. Mr.. Gibson disputed
the claim, and suit was instituted, With the
result stated.
The Reed estate was represented by
Mason n. Richardson and Henry c, Stew
art jr.. and the defendant by Messrs. Ham
ilton and Colbert.