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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-15
DEATK or GEN. SHARP.

New York. January Litter IGsorRe
II. Sharp OF Kingston, N. Y. Drevst
major general. U. y. ", died yesterday
at tho home Of his son-in.law Ira Daven-
port, Of shock following an operation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-15
COL. W. s. b. HOPKINS.

Worcester, Mass, January l4,-News
was received here today Of the death of
Col W. 5. b. Hopkins. senior member
of the law firm Of Hokpins, Smith and
Hopkins, at Pinshurst, N. q.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-15

1t is astonishing how much more I'M
comfortable a pew is after two hours
than theater seat.-Somerville Journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-15

Preferred creditors are the kind that
don't call too often.-Kansas City Star.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-15

uhueteus suio SlEnitts
whilst We looked at each other. One Of
the wounded said: we must raise the
white flag CoRhill answered with a
curse. The balls whistled all around us.
Something had to be done. well, said
one OF the wounded-6oghill completed
the phrase-'we must run for It, We
threw down our muskets and everything
that might delay Us and thsn we rushed
down from the kopje for IL was cass
of saving our own skins. don't think
that ever ran SO quick. l was lucky
enough to get TO the horses without being
hit. could not find mine. but got
hold of another. Then of went on him
and managed to get clear Of the lancers
who were pursuing US. / passed tbs
night In an abandoned ksfhr kraal, and
the next morning managed to join the
commando Of Viljoen. 1 don't know
what became OF my comrades, bu t hope
that they were a. lucky as was"
TO COMMAND BRIDGES
London. January 13.-The movement
Of General Frsnch's troops In tho vicini-
ty of Colesburg this morning Is taken to
indicate that General LORD Roberts has
recognized the importance OF Gen.
Frsnch's objective, namely, to obtain
command of both bridges at the Orange
ri ser, and has hastened to ssnf.s.him re-
inforcements. 1t Ia also thought TO par
italy confirm the suggestion that Gen.
Buffers plans include synohronous move
msHts In all the spheres. of operation.
> b,pt 1000 troops sailed for south Africa
this afternoon.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20

that killed him, none Is ready to say
with certainty. AS he lay dying, he
asserted his belief that his death was
occasioned by a supernatural being.
Thus did the death of John Lewis
make the first vindication of the repu-
tation of DR.. Cutler, of Dodgeville, and
the soothing ceased. But a second time
mi a third was the doctor to be vim
dictated. Returning home one night, IA
dressmaker encountered the ghost and
being pursued by 1t, soon after died OF
the shock occasioned by the intense
fright. At last DR.. Cutler himself,
finally and trlumphantly INDICATED his
word, though at the cost OF his own
life, for dying as "A result of fright, he
became the third Of the victims of the
implacable specter Of the old military
road. And now the mysterious appa-
rition has again made its appearance
and the good people OF Ridgeway await
with much anxiety the result.
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KILLED BY SPECTER.
WEIRD LEGEND OF WISCONSIN
MINING DAYS.
Haunting the old Military Road at
Ridgeway. wis. AN uncauny spirit
Has Caused the Violent Deaths OF
Three Persons.

In the little town of Ridgeway, ly-
Wis, excitement during the past sew
Cral weeks has been at high pitch. The
cause Of this agitation is the reappear-
anCo of IN individual known as the
kidgeway ghost. For many years the
ghost at different times has caused u
reign of terror throughout that sec
ton of the country. That this apart
ton has given tangible evidence Of
its existence is shown by the fact ot
its having been the cause of three
deaths, one of the victims being John
Lewis. father of Evan Lewis, II time
champion wrestler of the world. 1t Is
a strange, weird tale. bearing all the
earmarks of "A ghost story, neverthe-
less In many incidents facts bear out
the reports in the case. One mile east
of Ridgeway, on the old military road,
there stood an old deserted farmhouse.
For years a mere shell OF boards, so
s%hrunken and hardened by the summer
suns that decay and worms never ar
fectcd II. the house stood until some
men at MONDAY. when the ghost could
not walk, tore it down. This was the
One-time home of an old miser of the
lead mining days. named liolbein, who
mysteriously disappeared m day,
leaving no clew to his fate. Ghostly
manifestations were at intervals re-
ported as having taken place at the
old house. but the lead miners were q
hard-headed lot, afraid Of neither man
nor devil. and the stories Of lights In
the house and meanings at the road
side made little impression. 1t wa:
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
LATEST OF KINGS.
Leopold Said to Hold the Record, MILAN
Relpg ono Of tho Has Heens.

N '
Ex-King Milan of Servia has been
called the LATEST of all the royalties
merely because he Is never afoot be-
fore IL o'clock. when he rises he goes
at once, h~alf-dressed. to u solid lunch
Of heavy meats. puddings and wines.
After luncheon he smokes a couple of
strong cigars; then, II there is nothing
pressing to be done. he goes back to
bed and either reads or goes to sleep,
as the fancy takes him. At 5 o'clock he
Is up again. ana usually goes out In
search of amusement. He IL seldom
back at the palace until dawn, when
he tumbles into bed. But whoever
calls Milan a lazy man never heard OF
the one hunting expedition of the king
of the Belgians. lie wanted to have
the sensation Of killing without going
in search of his game. So he sat In his
armchair and ported at a lot OF rab-
bits let loose from "A bag IN front OF
him. When the smoke cleared away
and he called for his bag he had to be
told that all that had been found was
m tail and a certain small quantity
of fluff. lie never went shooting again.
The czar occasionally aids Mt "A bat
tue, but the thing bores him and he
goes only out of politeness. The prince
of Wales Is a good shot, and Is fond OF
shooting, but his big-game days are
over. The emperor of Germany hunts
and shoots q great deal. but those who
know him best say he does not care
much for the sport. With him 1t IL u
matter of tradition-thc right thing Tor
a royal parsonage to do. The king OF
Portugal, who holds the record of fat
ness among the royalties. Is dcbarred
physically from such violent exercise.
The king OF Sweden never touches a
gun. The sultan of Turkey cannot bear
to see one. The king of Italy Is the
only real representative OF the old
kingly tradition. He Is a mighty hunt
CT. and frequently throws up all the
| routine of work without n word OF
warning and goes off with Col. Pizzim-
bolini to spend several weeks In pur-
suit OF game of all kinds with which
| the mountains abound. Formerly he
established no means Of communica-
ton with Rome. Neither Queen Bar
gherita nor any of his ministers ever
know where to find him for weeks at a
time. lie might have lost his throne
In a sudden %upheaval and known
nothing of il till he descended to tho
plains. OF late, however. he has be-
come wiser. Now D carrier leaves
Rome every second day during his ex-
petitions. bringing reports of all that
happens.-New York Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20

ago last fall he was returning home
after nightfall, having spent the day
assisting a friend In butChering. The
night was o dark and when he drew
near the haunted spot he determined to
cut across lots to reach his home. He
was approaching the stone wall at the
roadside to climb II, when his atten-
ton was arrested by the sight OF u
figure that seemed to have gathered IT.
self together out of the just now G
antless air, and stood confronting him
In a menacing attitude. lie knew Of
no enemy, and highwaymcn were un-
known in hat retired quarter of the
state. He decided that II must he
someone trying to Brighten him. SO he
hailed the figure, and no response be-
ing made he advanced upon IL. The
figure did not bulge, but stood a tow
cling shape of blaCkness, a gigantic
and grlsly thing.
Some unaCCountahlc I'VE and the un-
canny hugeness of the thing made
Lewis decide to avoid a conflict. and
drawing his butcher knife from his
pocket. he started to pass by. when
the figure, raising an arm with a FOR
bidding gesture, stepped athwart his
path. Obeying a hasty impulse that
was more of a CHASTITY and soul-chill
ing terror than 1t was anger. Lewis
let drive his keen knife. only to find
himself piercing the empty air. In
the morning n neighbor found L,wi'
lying inside the stone wall in a semi
conscious condition. OF what hap.
pened after he had struck with thu
knife. he had but vague impressions
He said he had been hurled in the ali
as IL In the vortex of a cyclone. pound
ed, beaten, crushed into i~nsensibility
Beyond the awful pain and the awfu
fear. he remembered nothing with dis
tinctness. lie died n few hours afte
he had been carried home, his neigh
bors having II that his heart had BEEF
literally torn to pieces with the shock
Whether II was the shock of fright
whether IL was his physical injurie
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Recsi,ed a Checl, for s8,5OO,OOO.

Mr.. w. S. Stratton of Colorado
Springs, Col, has received from the
Venture Corporation, Limited, of Lon
don, a check for So, 500, eco in final pay
ment for the independence mine at
Cripple Creek. Prior to its sale a year
ago that mine had yielded Il net profit
Of 50, 500, OC0. Uncovered are bodies
how IS, Geo. GOO, after paying sl,i64,OOO
dividends in nine months, The work
ings are less than 1000 feet deep.
Stock quotations place 100000
value on the mine. A year ago STRAIT
ton sold the mine for $4,000, 900, Of
which $500, 900 was paid down.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
SHOT BY A
lie Thought Neighbors Were rla,ing q
Practical Joke on Him.

II. C. Gooding Of Los Angeles, Cal,
former chief justice of Arizona, was
shot at his door by a footpad. When
two men called to him to hold mp his
hands the Judge thought they were
neighbors playing a practical joke,
When he saw they were really In earn
est the judge ~grappled with the nearest
man. He was getting the better of
the fight when the other robber shot
him near the heart. Ten minutes after
the shooting of Judge Gooding, the
Rev. Peter Grant, a Baptist minister,
was robbed by two men. evidently the
same who shot the judge. They TOOK
his watch and So. but returned 20 cents
fer the preachers breakfast. Mr.
Cooling was appointed chief justice OF
Arizona by President Harrison, n at
the close of Harrison's administration
went to Los Angeles, where he has
since practiced law.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
pat, THE BLACKSMITH"
A Humble Artisan Made Famous BY
His Picture.

IIhb INNhH"
Paint me as a blacksmith" said
Patrick Lyon, and the artist did so.
So It came to pass that Lyons portrait
Is probably the best representation OF
an actual living blacksmith at his work
in the world, says Success. 1t Is u
full-length picture, life size, In his
blacksmith's apron. resting his brawny
arm and blackened hand upon his
hammer, while a youth at the bellows
renews the red heat OF the Iron his
employer has been laboring upon. The
original, painted by John Neagle In
1926, IL In the Pennsylvania Academy
of Fine Arts; the replica Is at the Bos-
ton Athenaeum library. Pat, the
blacksmith" as he was Familiarity
called In Philadelphia, was born In
London, in 1879. and came to Philadel-
phia In 1893, where he died April 10,
1929. His early struggles made HIM
become an ingenious blacksmith, and
he was a local celebrity. He built
many fire engines. He was once sent
for to open an iron chest made by him
self; the owner had lost the key. Pat
dexterously performed the operation.
and, holding the lid with II hand.
presented the other with a demand for
$40. IL was refused. Pat let fall the
lid and walked off, leaving the treas
ure as fast sealed as before. There
was no remedy and reluctantly the
| owner OF the strong box again sent for
Pat. He promptly appeared and the
box was instantly opened. The first
demand OF $40 was quickly offered; but
no, II must have $40 now" said the
operator, and $40 was paid without a
murmur, for the lid and the lock were
still in the iron grasp of the lockmak-
or. The story of his incarceration was
this: Lyon was the blacksmith nd
locksmith of the Bank OF Pennsylva-
MIA, The vaults were entered and a
large sum of money was carried off.
Suspicion fell upon Lyon. Pat was ar
rested and imprisoned for a long time
in the castle, which. by his desire, the
painter has introduced into the his
torical portrait. In process of time
the real culprlt was found to be the
Waterman. Pat was released and mad
his old employers and recent persecu-
tors pay handsome damages-Sl2, 900, |
believe. He went back to his anvil.
forged his wealth and hammered iron
bars into banknotes and eagles.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20

not until the mining days were long
over that the startling, u~nexplainable,
terrible manifestations of the ghost
were made. One night, as DR.. Cutler,
a Dodgeviile physician, was returning
from a visit beyond Ridgeway, which
Is six miles from ~Dodgeville, he a
suddenly affrighted to see a dark figure
sitting on the buggy tongue between
his horses. The reins slipped from his
nerveless grasp, and the horses dashed
away at full speed, the specter riding
the pole nothing disconnected by the
shaking he was getting. Down a hill,
up another, dashed the frantic horses.
and 10, the specter vanished.
The doctors story Of the occurrence
met with little credence. He was
known to be one who loved the flowing
bowl. He had taken a drop too many,
said his scofiing friends. 1t was a
dream. a specter of delirium tremens,
of mania, n potu. But the doctor de-
clared that he was sober. He recalled
the fact that a year previous, when he
really was a little full, while passing
the self-same haunted spot, he had be-
come aware of a dark and silent
stranger sitting beside him in his car
riage. For a mile the stranger rode,
saving never a word, and all at once
he was gone. All the time, the doctor
had asked no questions Of his drunken
wits and had considered this nothing
more than a strange experience. He
was now convinced that the man be-
side him on the seat and the thing on
the pole were not of this world.
Whereat the people laughed-in the
daytime. But not long afterward the
reputation of the doctor received a
sudden and terrible vindication, as he
was himself to later vindicate 1t, al
most as terribly. John Lewis, father
OF Evan Lewis, champion wrestler OF
the United States. known in the world
OF sports everywhere, was a prosper
Gus and respected farmer living in the
vicinity OF R~idgeway, a man Of sober
life, of |undaunted courage, and blessed
with the tremendous physical strength
his son has inherited. Sixteen years
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Their Only Disagreement.

The only marital difficulty that Vic
Tor Herbert, the composer and director,
and Mrs. Herbert ever had occurred,
according to Mrs. Herbert, during
their honeymoon, while crossing the
Atlantic. II was brought about by
s~easickness. The composer was sick,
and Mrs. Herbert was also i'll. Their
illness took the form OF intense irri-
liability and morbid constituencies. Each
movement Of the ship produced agroan
from them, and each noise on board
the vessel an indignant protest. They
tried to sympathize with each other,
but their voices lacked sincerity. At
the end of the third day the composer,
after recovering from a lurch of the
vessel, said; Dear, | have m favor
to ask. Don't speak to me again on
board this ship until we reach shore,
or | shall throw myself overheard"
My dear" answered Mrs. Herbert,
with her first sigh Of relief since en-
barking, thank you; I've been want
ing to ask you that same favor myself
all day ."-Philadelphia Saturday Even
ing Post.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
ANIMALS WITH BROKEN HEARTS
Cases In which Dogs. Horses and Birds
Have Died from Grief.


There have been many cases on rec
ord Of animals dying of broken
hearts" usually dogs and horses, and
sometimes birds. says the New York
Herald. Not long ago a young woman
in this city, who owned a Gordon set
ter that was very fond OF her, was
married and moved to Lakewood. The
dog was left behind and at once be-
came inCUnsOlablC. He would eat
nothing, and stood looking out of the
window for hours at a time, whining
and moaning piti!ully. The dog was
wasting away from exhaustion. Those
who knew him said he was dying of
Il broken heart. When it was seen
that he would die If he could not see
his mistress he vas taken to her. His
Joy at seeing her was eXtravagant, and
he at once got better. His mistress
came to New York for a two weeks
visit. and left the dog with the scrv-
ants in Lakewood. When she returned
she found him dead, lying on II OF
her garments. The poor brute. think
ing himself again deserted, lay dowh
10 die, and could not be driven or
coaXed from his place, neither would
he eat or drink. \ horse belonging
to a brewery had been driven for years
by a man to whom he had become
much attached. One day the driver
failed to appear at the stable, and an
other man was put on his wagon. The
horse, however. refused to be driven
by any one except his old friend. ana
after many trials he Il put back In
the stab,a and another horse took his
place. The horse continually watched
the stable door for his master to enter.
He refused to eat the hay AMI oats
placed before him. Day by day he
grew thinner and weaker. At last he
fell down and could not rise, and died
before his friend the driver returned
to duty. The veterinary surgeon who
attended him said he died OF a broken
heart" Last summer u woman who
lives in Harlem went To the country
for a months holiday. Before leaving
she gave her pct canary, DICK. into
the hands OF the woman in the next
Hat to care for until her return. DICK
missed his mistress the next day and,
after a tender little song, hushed his
voice and would sing no more. He ate
very little and began TO droop vlsibiy.
As the days went by he became simply
a miserable little bunch of bones anu
yellow feathers. One morning the
woman who had charge of him found
him on his back. dead, in the bottom
Of his eilded cage. He had died OF
grief at the loss OF his mistress. A
hundred instances might he cited oi
animals who have died OF grief al
being separated from those they love
Did their hearts break. or was 1t sim
ply exhaustion, due to lack of nourish'
ment, the same as II they had beer
humans instead of brute animals?
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
WASHING" Is BARRED
FLIRTING A MiSDEMEANOR IN
TENNESSEE.
A state statute Aims to suppress Too
Ardent "~Johnnies' - Measure Passed
In Conscq ience of Their Ainatory At
tentions- Its Good Eject.

Tennessee has q number of laws pc
culiar to that state, but in this respect
the johnnie" law. passed by tho lcgis-
lature In 1897, Is entitled to first place.
Previous to that time the presidents
OF the various institutions of learning
in different parts of the state were at
times compelled to call upon the civil
authorities of the cities in which the
colleges were located to pay their TO-
spects to the class of young men
known as Washers" Arrests inyari-
ably followed, and the boys were often
assessed a nominal fine by the city
Judge or recorded, under the head of
"disorderly conduct" or something of
the kind.
Upon one occasion a number of
young men from East Tennessee made
a trip to Cleveland, the home of a large
female college, and were soon caugh;
lurking about the college buildings.
flirting with the girl students. They
appeared several times In an effort to
carry on a courtship with certain OF
the young ladies, and finally they were
arrested. After an effort on the part
of their papas the Johnnie boys were
' released from custody and allowed &c
go on their way rejoicing. The lead
ing educators Of the state talked ovel
the question of suppressing these
youths and of securing the passag,
Of an anti-"Johnnie" law in the lesis
lature.
Their work resulted in the introduc'
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Tree NIelnA IlrcIrIcIIY.

A German authority has recently an
nounced the discovery of a tree in the
forests of central India which has most
curious characteristics. The leaves OF
the tree are of a highly sensitive ma
ture and so full of electricity that
whoever touches one of them receives
an electric shock. 1t has a very sin
gular effect upon a magnetic needle,
and will influence it at a distance Of
even seventy feet. The electrical
strength of the tree varies according
to the time of the day, it being strong
est at midday and weakest at mid
night. In wet weather its powers dis
appear altogether, Birds never APP
proach the tree o have insects ever
been seen upon it,-Tit-Bits.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Tried to Freeze Nude Child.

What appears to have been a pre-
meditated and deliberate attempt at
child murder was brought TO light
when Charles Allen, a travelling UNI
brella member, discovered an infant
boy, about four weeks old, face down.
ward, and nearly buried in the snow
on the outskirts of Dover, n. IL. The
infant. which was crying, was In nude
condition, with its clothing near by.
indicating that the child had been
stripped in order to hasten its death
and laid down in the snow to perish.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20

We read in the Book of Proverbs:
A soft answer turneth away wrath"
1t is also true that a witty reply often
takes the edge from an unwelcome
criticism, as in the following instance,
from the Chicago Post: A friendly
magazine editor was talking in pleas
ant but ethical mood to a contribu-
tor. lie said: 1T seems to me you
use a faulty figure OF speech when
you say a brave old hearthstone.' How
can a hearthstone be braye?" "Well
sir" said the contributor, "the |
am writing about has been under fire
for nearly forty years without finch
ing"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
The Extreme Penalty.

The present lord chief justice OLord
Russell of Killowen), years before he
took silk, was sitting in court n
morning, when another barrister, lean
ing across the benches during the hear
ing Of a trial for bigamy, whispered:
Russell, what's the extreme penalty
for blgamy?" Two mothers-in-law."
replied Russell.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20

at Knoxville was arrested for violating
the law. 1t appears that the young
lady to whom he was paying attention
was his sweetheart and the arrest only
fastened a wedding ceremony.
Educators say that the law Is q sue
cess, but 1t is not very popular with
the young men of the state.