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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-03-22
COMPLETE LIST
OF the Bills Passed By the Kentucky
Legislature.


Frankfort, KY, March 1.-THE
following is complete list of bills
that passed the General Assembly:
House Bill No. 181-An act re-
realing the characters of the De-
posit Bank, Farmers Bank and
Branch Bank of Kentucky unless
The banks agree to pay taxes by
MAY |. These banks are now pay
ing taxes under the Hewitt law,
and this act is to place them upon
the same footing as the other banks
rs far as taxation is concerned.
House Bill No. 261-A.n act APP
propriating On aggregate of $4,000
for expenses in contests for seats
in the House aud Senate.
House Bill No. 245-To prevent
free transportation of persons for
the purpose of intimidating any
officer in this commonwealth.
House Bill No. 18S-Providing
for the taxation of national Eank
stock for state, county and city
purposes, the Federal Court hav-
ing decided that the franchises
could not be taxed for such pur-
poses.
House Bill No. 16l-Appropriat-
ing S25, 900 for needed improve
ments at the Frankfort peniten-
tiary.
House Bill No. 114-Empower-
ing the County Courts to author
ize the drainage of lands where the
same shall be conducive to the
public health or convenience.
House Bill No. 225-Creating a
firemen's pension fund for second
class cities and regulating the con-
troll of the Fire Department.
House Bill No. 45-Requiring
che state to pay its proportion of
public improvements when the
streets in Louisville or other pla-
ces are improved in front of State
property.
House Bill No. 78-Placing in
the hands of the Prison Commits
sioners the power of paroling con-
victs. The Sinking Fund Com
missioners now have the power.
Senate Bill No. 2l-Appropriat-
ing $3.50 for the ministers who
opened the sessions of the Gener-
al Assembly with prayer.
Senate Bill No. 48- Placing
nonresident taxpayers, on the same
footing as resident taxpayers as
far as the listing OF property is
concerned. 1t releases them from
filing a survey of their property
each year.
Senate Bill No 46-Appropriat-
ing $4,000 for additional dormi-
tories and a gymnasium at the
State College at Lexington.
Senate Bill No. l09-Appropria.
ting $4,000 out OF a certain local
funds TO establish a free Public
Library Ia Coyington.
Senate Bill No. IL Authorizing
cities Of the second class 10 issue
public school bonds.
Senate Bill No, Making Il
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
VIII We'd in Italy

sail away for bride to far-off Italy. to
marry one of the fairest little Countesses
that can be found anywhere in any land.
Ii Isn't often that an American man goes
abroad for a wife. and especially a titled
one. though Counts and Dukes-and even
PTinces-salore have carried away n num-
Ter of our most charming maids. But the
marriage of the gallant American Major
and the dainty Italian Countess is the out
come of one of the prettiest of love stories.
and is simply and purely love match.
Major Eldredse is now sailing across seas
to the bride that awaits his coming. His
mother and two sisters are with him and
will atfeni the quiet wedding. The honey
moon will be spent in Venice and Paris
and London, but the new year will find the
Major and his bride established in their
Boston home receiving the good wishes of
their many friends. The fair little Mar
auise da Medici. whose name is Cressida
Peruzzi. will then be called plain Mrs. Ell
dredge, but isn't true love More than a fair
exchange for a title?
The young MarQuise da Medici is &
descendant OF old Leonardo da Medici, pa
tron of art and learning. and of all the
other great Medicfs who made Florence of
old the greatest city OF It's day. She is fair
and OF slender build. & girl just 10 years old.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
,ions of the woman. and Doctor Gallaudet's

tcns of the woman. and Doctor Galiaudets
Judgment was accepted By the court.
Miss Wren Is tie only witness Of the
blow alleged to haye caused her sisters
death. Hec attendant, muiatto woman.
who has been with her for years. repeated
the questions to the afflicted woman, and
quickly the meaning of them dawned upon
the witness. Her movements were swift AMI
dramatic. She told in silent eloquence how
LanctSton had entered her sisters house III
Il drunken condition and struck the blow
that feiled the woman now dead. to the
floor. At the conclusion Miss Wren, who is
Gu years old, sank back exhausted.
I.snclt,on is Il powerful man. having once
Travelled with circus as the strong man
of the show. He met Mrs. Wren in 4
lawyers Office. where she was a clerk, and
finally. went to board at her house. He Is
said to have been infatuated with the
woman, and was intensely Jealous of her.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18

made chief of the omahas.. The Govern
ment had then begun negotiations to pur-
chase part of their lands, and Logan. with
the other head men. went to Washington
to arrange the treaty of purchase. BY its
terms the Indians have ever since received
annuities and have retained enough land 10
maintain them in comfort
In the spring of 1855 Logan led his tribe 20
the north and west of Bellevue for 4 hunt,
intending to return to their new reserva-
tion and take up their abode there.
The Sioux Intercepted every attempt TO
surround and kill the buffalos, and finally
the Omahas gave UP the attempt and turned
reach of the Sioux after four days journey.
ana sighting some elk. Logan, with Louis
Sans Souci. gave chase. They. were sur
ny pal1 Of @has OF
gan was their chief target as they recog-
, nlzed him. 1t was useless to engage them
in fight, they being more than four times
their number, and Louis escaped in the thick
underbTush. Stories are somewhat conflict
ing regarding Logan, one being that his
horse stumbled and was so hurt that further
and killed three Of his adyersaries before
he fell, filled with bullets. Another Is that
he feared their attack upon his tribe and
endeavored to draw them away. thus sac
rificing himself for the good of his tribe.
However 1t may be- he was found by his
people. after the fight was over. the priced
scalp lock for which every Indian will
fight to the death gone. They wrapped his
handsome body in buffalo skins, one over
another. and began their slow march home
ward.
Thirteen days later a procession slowly
filed into the trading post which lay on the
side of the steep bluffs. A wagon, driven by
Louis Sans Soucf contained the body Of their
cnief. Behind it came the squaws and rela
tives OF the dead chief mournfuily crying
and cutting themselves with knives. On
either side We're the braves on their ponies,
joining in the outcry The body was slowly
borne to the house which he had built and
occupied, near the site of his fathers trad
ing post. and few hundred feet back of
where his father lay buried. Here beside
his father the funeral service of the Episco-
pal Church being read over him by Stephen
Decatur he was buried. and for many days
over his grave and the mournful death cry
was heard.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18

and the last of the Fontenelle children have
passed away, and there are but few remain
ing who remember the episodes of the early
history of the settlement of Bellevue, where
the site of the Fontenelle house Il, the house
itself having passed away.
The last OF the descendants of the F'on-
tenelles have moved lately TO the Omaha
reservation.
Elton Backstead. a Nebraska pioneer,
gave valuable assistance TO the Omaha men
in their efforts to locate the graves of
Logan Fontenelle and his father. Mr. Beck
stead was i'll and IL bed when the Omaha
party called on him, but he said that he
would make an effort 70 guide them to the
spot they were in quest OF and Locale the
graves of the Fontenelles within at least
twenty feet Of the exact place. Photo
graphs of the clearing in the woods We're
made. 1t is probable now that effort will
be made to erect some Kind of monument
there TO mark the resting place of the men
who achieved national reputation in the
treaties between Uncle Sam and the red
men.
Among the most important men who fol-
lowed the missionaries to Nebraska, with
a central point at Bellevue, where the IE-
dians did their trading, was u Frenchmau
named Lutian Fontenelle, who came from
New Orleans about 1870. His true history is
.noTe romantic than any in fiction. He was
the grandson of Marquis. His father and
mother were drowned in Z great flood of the
Mississippi. and he and his sister, left all
alone Went to live with an aunt in ST.
Louis, The boy was not happy in the home
OF this aunt and ran away up the Missouri
the daughter of the Iowa chief. Me-um- ba-
me-, The Sun" The pretty Indian maiden
and the trenchman We're married by the
famous Father De Smet, and Lucian Fon-
tenelie bade farewell to civilized people.
Once only did he visit New Orleans where
his sister had married into a wealthy and
aris-ocratic family Sine did not recognize
In the bronzed man. wearing the garb of a.
frontiersmen. her handsome young brother
finally convinced she was horrified at the
thought OF his having an Indian wife
Lucian Fontenelle had two sons, Logan
for q time in st. Louis. Logan Fontenelle
married woman of the Omaha tribe whose
name was Ge-pa-wa-hai. In 1853 he was
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
MAJOR ELDREDGE.

child she used to like to trot by tile side
of her big Cousin Ned" and cordial
.'brother-and-sister'' friendship sprang up
between the two, the girl regarding the tall
man as her gallant knight errant.
Last winter the little Countess as her
Boston friends call her. came on another
visit. This time she was quite young
lady. She showed remarkable interest in
military affairs and was guest at camp"
several times. Her escort was always
Cousin Ned" Last spring a message
came from Italy that the Marquis Peruzzi
was dead. The Marquis had been dis
tinguished member of the Italian court. 1t
the sad news TO the Marquis's little blue
eyed daughter. And, gossip says. it was
then that love something more than that
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
AN AMERICAN MAJOR
TO. WE'D AN ITALIAN COUNTESS
Mating Brave Fair Toward Which Boston Looking
With Great Interest.

of a brother was offered her. Be that as 1t
may. when Cressida PerCzZi. clad in deep
mourning. sailed for her home in Italy; she
wore on her finger a ring that siSnifed the
plightiug of her troth. The engagement
was not announced because of the family's
mourning. and the wedding will be Il quiet
one because Of the late bereavement.
Major Eidradge himself has no end
of friends. Moi only is he popular i'll the
militia He is member of all the hefedi-
tGry patriotic societies. such as the Military
order of Foreisn Wars. the Society of Co
lonial Wars and :he Sons of the American
Revolution. He was chosen registrar of the
Naval and Military Order of the Spanish
American War On its foundation. Besides
this he is Il member of the Somerset ana
other exclusive Boston clubs.
on the breaking out OF the Spanish Amer
lean War. Major thcn AdiutanD EIldrlase
was. on" of the first men III MaSsdchusetts
10 volunteer for service in Cuba. and his
regiment, the Eighth Massachusetts, was
the first to leave the States.
He proved to pe as capable as he was
patriotic and was invailablc to Colonei
Pew, and as one Of the staff officers OF Cen
eral Joseph Sanger.
Upon being mustered out. the Major went
back a,>ain into the ranks as Adjutart, but
upon the creation Of Battalion Adjutanta'
which was brought about by his influence,
he was appointed Major of the Third Bat
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18

who. 1t l. alleged, found their lives made
use of her tongue. =
The aged woman. With her husband. has
been charge on the township for several
years. The fact that she and her husband
We're Obliged to spend their remaining days
as public charges so worried Mrs. Low.
that. 1t Is charged, she became embfttered.
and the management of the Institution
have had difficulty In controlling her They
claim thai she would leave the poorhouse
without permission and remain out after
7 her she heaped abuse upnn him and on
every one within reach. Her conduct be-
complained. and it was considered best to
remove her.
Policeman Smith was detailed to arrest
the old woman: At the court hearing she
claimed there was a conspiracy against
her. but that did not deter Magistrate
Wilhere from sending her to the House OF
Correction for six months.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
DUMB WITNESS IN PANToMIME.
Aged Woman Who Could Not
Speak Conveyed Story of Murder
in an Unmistakable Manner.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Yest scenes ever enacted In a courtroom
was that which was witnessed in the Su
preme Court of the District recently when
an aged woman, who could not speak. tes
titled as witness to the murder of her
sister. The whole testimony was given in
pantomime.
James Lanckton Is being tried for the
murder Of Mrs. Bette Lee Wren, sister of
the dumb woman. Doctor e. M. Gallaudet.
president of Columbia Institute for the
Deaf and Dumb. the Government establish
ment for these unfortunates, attempted to
interpret the signs Of the mute woman
The witness was ignorant of the digital
alphabet used in conversation by trained
There was no mistaadng, however, the mo-
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
YOUNGEST COMPOSER
OF 0PERATlC MUSIC.
Young Schoolgirl Who Has Dis
posed of an Operetta That Will
Soon Be Produced.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Denver. Colo. Nov. 1i.-Miss Mai Bonfils
is the eldest daughter of Fred G.. Bonfls
one of the proprietors of the Denver Post
Miss Mai Is jus; a little past Il and is at
present attending 4 fashionable young Ia
dies school in New York. Reports of the
young girls musical success have been
coming to her friends here for some time,
and the latest Is the most gratifying Of all.
Miss Bonfils has just disposed Of an op-
eretta at u royalty. and the piece will soon
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18

Her handsome lover is in the 30s. Her eyes
are blue and her hair Il soft. bright brown.
And, best OF all, the little Countess knows
and loves America. and is not altogether un-
american herself. for her mother was the
beautiful Edith Story. daughter of w. W.
story the American sculptor. who made his
fame in Italy. Cressida PeruZZi has many
relatives in America among them Mrs. Ell
aredSe of Beacon street, mother Of Major
Eldredse: SO the Major is Il relative too,
of his bride to-be
The Marlu!sc da Medici has often visited
IN Boston. When she was a mere slip of
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
TARDY LAUNCHING
DELAYED WEDDING.
Granddaughter of Il Commodore
Has Been Waiting to Christen
New Fighting Vessel.
REprELIc SPECIAL.

Boston. Mass. Nov. 17.-It Is an old tradi-
ton OF the navy that none but a maiden
may christen a ship Miss Lucy Shaler
Macdonough; who IS engaged TO marry
Charles Eolcomb Reade was chosen to
christen the new destroyer Macdonoueh.
building at Weymouth. and named in honor
of her grandfather, Commodore Thomas
Macdonough. In order to conform to the
old navy ritual. she was to christen the boat
first and be married afterwards.
Work on the boat went slowly; the mar
riage was once postponed.
Now ii Is announced that the Macdon-
ough cannot he launched until late in De-
fiance declare they won't wait. They are
to he married November %.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
CHARGED WITH BEING
"A COMMON SCOLD.'
Old Pennsylvania Law Invoked to
Punish Il Woman Who Fused
Too Much.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
+ Philadelphia. Pa, Nov. 1.-THE fashion
of ducking scolding women has quite gone
out, but occasionally old methods are re-
sorted to for curing old habits. even if the
ducking law Is no longer allowed to have
it's way.
with an age that has silverei her hair.
Mrs. Sarah Love, who has passed the al
lotted three-score-and-ten by several years,
house. stood In the Manayunk Police Sta
tion the other day, charged with being a
common scold.
The charge was brought by David
Steele superintendent of the poorhouse,
and William Ring, an overseer of the poor.
They were supported in their testimony by
most of ths. occupants Of the Institution.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18

be produced liz New York This places the
bright young student among the ranks of
composers, and she is the most youthful Of
them all.
Her musical ability was recognized some
years ago in her home town, and since her
stay in New York she has made rapid prog
ress in her studies. OF late she has taken
up the violin. and shows great skill in her
handling of that instrument
Although Miss Bonfiis's parents are very
proud of her. they have never had any of
her work published The girl has sold II all
upon its merit and has spent the money as
pleased her.
Not only is this accomplished Western
girl Il genius. but she is a beauty as well.
She is u blonde, of medium height. with a
prettily nodded figure. Her fluffy hair Is
always in becoming disorder and she
dresses becomingly. Her tastes are not ex-
travasant, and nearly all of her time is de-
voted to ner studies. Miss Bonfils says that
1t Is her ambition to some day sing in one
of her own operas Her voice is one of good
quality. and this ambition may be gratified.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
GRAVE OF LAST CHIEF
OF THE OMAHAS.
Resting Place of the Half Breed In
dian Who Once Attended School
i'll st. Louis.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 1I.-Forty-five years
have passed since Logan Fontenelle. last
chief of the Omahas, was laid to rest. The
place of his grave has long been in doubt,
but recently several residents of Omaha set
about the task of locating it, and this task
finally they accomplished.
The Omahas have long occupied their
reservation. the schools which Logan Fon-
tsneue founded have long been in existence
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
onensiye Breath.

Mrs. r. E. warFell. 102 Orleans street,
Boston, Mass. writes: my breath was so
offensive as result of catarrh that / was
and am now entirely well. and feel splen-
did, Address Dr.. Hartman. Columbus, O.,
for free book.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
FRENCH DECORATIONS
CALL FOR MONEY.
An American Sculptor Is Notified
That He Has Been HonOred, but
Must Pay for Medal.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Philadelphia. Pa. Nov. lit does not
accord with tile American idea of the fit
ness of things to award man 4 medal and
then tell him that TO secure the decoration
h. must pay for it. Just how it is done in
France is shown by letter and circular
received by Mr.. Charles Crafty. the sculp-
tor. in this city. from the United States
Commission to the Paris Exposition.
Mr.. Crafty has discovered what other ar
fists who have received honors at various
French exhibitions have learned. that, while
the Government awards gold, silver and
bronze medals. the medal itself can only be
obtained by putting up the cash for it.
This information reached Mr.. Crafty re-
Gently in the following letter. q portion Of
which Is here given:
United States Commission to the Paris
Exposition of 1900, Paris Offices. Oct %,
1gOo.-Charles Crafty, Esq. New York: Dear
Sir-Referr;ng to the communication al
ready mailed you from this office, stating
that your name appeared in the Journal
Official OF August 49, AS having received an
award for your exhibit in the United States
section of fine arts at the Paris Exposition,
l beg to inform you that this commission
has received information that diplomas will
be issued during the coming year
The French Exposition authorities will
give a medal with each diploma, but Of
bronze only. excepting, of course, the di-
ploma OF honorable mention No special
| medal will be issued with the diploma OF
x.
Recipients of the diplomas for gold or
silver medals can purchase the medal in
gold or silver. or electro reproductions of
same from NJ. Lat Loud Aine the official
concessionnaIre, so Avenue Bosquet, Paris,
who should be communicated with directly,
and whose circular Is herewith inclosed
Very truly yours.
JOHN B.. CAULDwELI.,
Director OF Fine Arts"
| The. price list which accompanies the let
| ter gives the specific information that for
$40 one can obtain heavily gilt copy of
the medal, which is probably as far as any
| French exhibitor cares to go; n gold medal
| of the sort proposed being an object which
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18

REPJ- sI.Ic SPECIAL.
Boston. Mass. Nov. i7.-When Major
Ned Eidredse of the Eighth Massa-
chusetts Regiment asked for a four months
leave OF absence a few weeks ago nobody
guessed it was because he was going 10
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18
Coughed Forty-Fixe y.,r~

Mrs. s. j.. Kountz. lois Scoval street,
Nashville. Tenn, writes to The Peruna
Medicine Co., Columbus. O.: II have had
a cough nearly all my life and am As years
old. Peruna cured my cough and greatly
improved my general health.'''
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18

Nearly Every Day
For a year had hemorrhages Of the luu9s,
The doctor said had consumption. I took
Peruna and am in better health than have
been for years. Miss Caroline J. Kahl
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-16
LEGAL. SALES.


NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS S SALE.
BY virtue of an order of the Court Of
Ordinary of Richmond county, Georgia,
dated Aug 6, 1900, | will sell al public
outcry. 10 the highest bidder on the first
TUESDAY in September. 1900, at the
Court House in said Richmond county,
between the legal hours of sale. the fol-
lowing real estate, belonging TO abe estate
of Ashley O. Best. late of said Richmond
county, deceased, to wit; All that lot of
land situate in Chatham county, state of
Georgia south OF the city of Savannah.
near the corporate limits thereof. in what
Is known as Kingsville, and described as
lot number siXty-one (6D on plat made
by Percy Sugden, c. E., on Aug. 81, 1891,
and recorded in che office Of the Clerk OF
the Superior Court of said county In Book
of Deeds rs, folio S22 said lot having
front on the south side of Best street OF
thirty feet and running back, of equal
width, ninety feet.
Ters cash; purchasers 20 pay for papers
and revenue stamps
GERTRUDE BEST.
Administrative of estate of said Ashley
o. Best deceased.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-16
F29ksGs9keSS.

There's something about the little
black dress that touches a man in a very
tender spot. He pats the little one on
the head, puts some pennies in her hand,
swallows hard and then-starts out to
make his own children fatherless. There
is no doubt that many a man is taken
from his family by neglect of simple
precautions which would preserve his
health. Disease generally begins nova
days IN "stomach trouble" because the
meals are hasty and the food not di-
gested. From that beginning come dis
orders of the blood, liver, kidneys, heart
or nerves. The use of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, for diseases
of the organs of digestion and nutrition
will avert the catastrophe of more sei-
GUS disease. 1t strengthens the stomach,
purifes the blood, nourishes the nerves,
and builds men up in both brain and
body.
81 can say to you, one bottle Of your Golden
Medical Discovery has cured me sound aud
well, after suffering two long years with storu-
ach disease" writes w. II. Brasweli, of McAden-
vile, CASTOR Co., N. c. MY health Is worth all
the world to me. will praise you as long as
l live"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be
used with Discovery" where laxative
is required.