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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-06
FRANK 6. CARPENTER
DoooNoNNoN0oNNooooNoO~oO~~rSS

I d0woror sent for him When ne APP
! Ielral She slii "What 40 you think
of The Boxers iu Chill? Are they wen
! organized. and can they be depended
! upon tD join tha troops n lighting the
| foreign devils when the time c0mesr'
TO This Wang replied. OF am certain
! OF it your majesty THE members of
| The society are taught t1 protect t1 the
! death your heavenly dynasty and t0
| wipe thC devils from Tine f1cc of the
curth Az for myself and au Of ms
family we have Joined the society. and
bad ] The power I would gladly lead
thp van OF The ayenging grmy'
AS the empress doWargr heard this
She nodded her head lon approval. Then.
after thinking moment she remarked.
All. % is % grand society but / am
AFRAID That with np experienced men 8t
its head the B)yors may act rashly ana
get us into trouble with the Yaug-
kuci-tzo forcign devllD before every
thlug Is ready. l0u must have some
responsible leaders ln ChIhll and sham
tung TO control them with this the
audience terminated but the next day
by Imperial orders, Wang was given
high position in Peku Hr was eio-
waited from "a siNth-gflda official 90
fourth-grade metropolitan post. AMI
that one of great Importance.
Although since the TlHu Tein mas.
s1cra Chinese officials have been fore
hidden o. refer to foreigners aa devils.
Zoo the above interview tho empress h.r.
self is said Go have dome SEQ speaking
c1ntamptuously of them ls 'Yang-Auai-
tzo"
WHY THE CHINESE FAVOR THE
RUsSlANs
The bulk of the missionaries come
from Great Britain and tha United
States. and the massacres are another
evidence that the higher officials rath-
er dHsp.sa us Augl0-S1xOug and are
looking for tho Russians TO help them
out of their troubles They evidently
ara not not think Russia would Dee u-
yolyg1 iu the war. for before It's out
break the relations between Russia
and China We're very close. Indeed. 10
is now whispered that Russia win rc.
cgivp Man'huria In the settlement of
peace, and that there IS am understand.
ing % this effect with the Chinese lead.
ers.
! heard o story here which illustrates
the real feeling VI the empress doNagor
and her party as 90 England and Amer
lea. To Was descriptive of "a meeting No
tha grand council in Ppkin when France
was demanding share of southern
China. Gen. Yunr La advised that the
government ask Great Britain 90 inter- !
lere, saying that the United states |
and Japan would Join with Great Brit |
ain ~ Russia and France threatened |
reprIsals. To this Kank y replied:
We don't want anything 90 DO with |
Great Britain Japan and the United |
States. We have O score 90 settle with /
he English Tor the sack OF the Yuen- /
ning-yuen (summe) palace We want |
10 get even with Japan for the seizure /
IF Formosa, and we want to- punish
Die United States for treating the CHI
lgse who go there and 90 the Philip
pines no better than dogs As 20 Rus
sia. we have nothing against her. She
is our friend, ana n France joins with
her. although we have "a grudga
against France, we viii be- Just that
much the stronger. ! am Tor keeping
~ the closest friendship with Russia.
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Some Famous Chinese who Have Helped Cause the War
The Empress Dowager and the roxers-Why the Chinese
Dislike England japan ana the United states and Favor
OF Russians-L Hung chang Compared to Benedict Ar.
uoid-Queer Stories About Foregner-Crushed Eyes for
Medicine and Photographic MateriaI-A New Way Of
Spreading the Plasue-The Hog Cartoons and Boxer
Tracts-A sample War song-An Foreigners to BE Driven
out by 1903
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I also cotton a translation of a tract
/ which was circulated AN over China,
entitled The Death Blow to Corrupt
Doctrines"
The latter shows how and why the
| eyes are stolen stating chat foreigners
are enabled 90 eXtruC, silver from lead
/ by means oi them. and also that when
spread over "a glass they W.ll record the
/ magic pictures photography which
the Christians prize. ln This work
there Us an extract from the public
records. showing how one Chinese
scholar cheated missionary and
saved Ibis ewes. II IS as follows.
In the reign OF the Emperor Wan Lie
a foreigner named Pa-ta-Ll came into
CheNang and began Co persuade men
20 Join the Christian Sect ana great
numbers were ensnarod by him. Now.
there was @ certain military under
graduate. named Wlug Ngu-Mu an
athlete. who hearing that when any
one VINO Joined this sect died they se-
cltllN took out his eyes had a desire
20 test the matter So for some days
ne ate nothing and word was sent to
me priest that ha was about 90 die
Inc priest came and. sure enough. M
had "a little knife Ina his hand Coming
ara, ne was about 10 cut Uut
Wangs eyes when be-. sprIngiug up
suddenly beat him and drove him out
ui bis house and cut oft h.s head and
destroyed his image OF Jesus When
thls affair came % Doe known I'm the
capitol the emperor rewarded him
literally
SOME BOXER sUPERSTITIONS.
Another story the Boxers are spread.
ins is that the foreigners have "a magic
medicine which, If rubbed on the palm
Of tAe hand and held mp before the face
of % Chinese viii hy.notize him and
make him the slave of the foreigner.
They say that this medicine is made out
OF the eyes Of infants and young chill.
dren, and That the missionaries steal
them for that purpose. 1 have often
seen when going through an interior
chinese town a Chinese mother put her
haid over the eyes OF her child or hide
us mead IN shawl until ] had passed
out OF sight, The massacre at Tlen
Isln IN $50, In which more than a
score OF the French Sisters OF Charity
were treated almost as badly as our
missionary girls are being treated now
was caused 10y rumor that these nuns
'' 'iNhA il'luS 'NlllIHN Tor their ewes
10 is on the crusheGIyed theory that
the Ohinaman does not Ike 20 De pho
losi@phed- When his face is recorded
on the Photographic plate he believes
lhe mysterious eye mixture with which
It is covered catches hold OF his soul
and mat the owner OF the plate can
cause him an sorts OF eyil thereafter.
] have had Chinese try 90 break INV
camera after ! had photographed them
ana nave several times had narrow es-
capes In using it.
FOREIGNERS ACCUSFD or
SPREADING THE PLAGUE.
Another queer story comes probably
from the heas which carry the bubonic
plague. II Is stated In some OF the
interior provinces that the foreigners
are now buying lice at two or three |
cash each and giving them poison. AZ. |
ter this IL Is said they scatter the lice /
abroad among the people They be-. |
lieye that a louise thus poisoned has |
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Fresh blood;
Take seats,
Feast. friends,
Coarse skin. big bones;
My teeth grind small.
Talk " bishops,
An make chops"
ANGELs 10 HELp nm ROY

All make chops.
ANGELS TO HELP THE BOXERs.
In most OF the placarls which are now
being distributed 10 Is stated that the
heavenly powers are sending down
multltudes of spirits 10 helD the Chi
nese drive out the foreigners These
spirits are supposed to enter the bodies
OF the Boxers, and until 10 was actually
tested every Boxer though, that this
possession rendered him inyulnerable
and inyinclble One. for Instance. To-
prove that he could not be- killed, took
q revolver and shot himself In the
breast Unfortunately the bullet
missed the spirit and killed the man.
Another Is said To- have put six shots
into himself and remained unframed.
Tho DlaCards state that the war Is
heavenly one and that Il win take
three years before the flr. gners are
driven out of China There are TO be
no more foreigners after 1903
one Of the worst fcaUras IS the
teaching of the children Companies
OF child Boxers have been organized
I'm nearly every town and district. and
they m0y De seen going through the
cyulutiOus Ot the society They are
boys and girls between ten and TWEEN
o. years N age They are taught that
the only salvation of China Is 20 ret rid
OF the foreigners and that the Lord Is
20 aid them.
FRANK O. CARPENTER.
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BOXER TRACTS.

AZ Is impossible 10 conceive the extent
OF the present circulation Of Boxer
tracts IL Is considered a merit 10 dis
tribute them, and 500 900 OF one issue
were recently sent out by club of
eight men.
These tracts are incendiary In the ax-
IRENE They incite the Chinese 20 rise
and sweep the foreigners from the face
of the earth one tract has an illus
trati0n Of a new sword which has been
especially made for the massacre OF
PJotestants and R0manists. Every
family rich and poor. Is commanded Co.
Join In the butchery and % divide the
flesh OF the Christians among them.
selyes-a catty. or two and a half
pounds 10 each man They are in
structed 90 boil the flesh and offer IL
IN sacrifice 10 their gods. their ancestors
and their parents.
ONE OF THEIR WAR SONGS.
have copies Of a number OF the
incendlary songs. but / give transla-
ton Of only one, entitled "Choo-Choo-
Choo-Choo"
To forgive men Is virtuous,
To forgive pigs Is SINFUL
To inIure men Is % be robbers
To lniure pigs Is 10 be heroes.
Say II out!
Rout them out!
Save men, save 10 the utmost:
XII pigs kin 10 the last.
Seize the Christians
Fine IN chop them.
Fat meat
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Gates the disease to is descendants.
ANY one who has travelled In China
knows that the MASSES are infested
with insects. and this story has had a
powerful effect
In one OF The cities a man was found
buying lice. and ON being asked what
he was doing. replied that he had been
paid Go get them for the hospital Such
stories win seem ridiculous 90 Ameri-
cans but among the Chinese they are
accepted as truth. with terror and
dread
a FOREIGN MEDICINE FACTORY.
Stories Of this kind are sometimes
illustrated with cuts For instance.
saw In "a Chinese magazine an iilustrat-
ed description of how the foreigners
make medicine In one cut men in
American clothes were bending over
great cauldrons In which the heads
and legs Of men were boiling Beside
the kettles We're baskets and tubs filled
with Chinese humans cut In pieces In
another cut foreigners We're grinding
up the bones and flesh. and I'm q third
"a supposed missionary was shoveling
The CHASTITY ftuf upon the scales for
Weighing. In another room the meIi-
cine was being packed up by straight
eyed white women iu foreign dress.
THE HOG CARTOONS.
Some OF the worst cartoons which
have been distributed are those repre-
7cnung the missionaries as goats and
pigs. The Chinese character which
represents the word Jesus and mat
which represents hog are substantially
the same and ono of the nickname
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-06
LIFE OF A PIONEER.

An liver Ills are cured by Hoods Pills
% cents. 9
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-06

BE sure to heed the first symptoms OF
indigestion, nervousness and impure
blood.and thus avoid chronic dyspepsia
nervous prostratIon and an the evils
produced by bad blood Hoods Sarsa.
parilla is your safeguard. Il quickly
sets the stomach right. strengthens
and qulets the nerves. purihes. enrlches
and vitalizcs the blood and Keeps up
the health tone
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LIFE OF A PIONEER
Autobiography Of Capt James s
Brown 800 pages, bound In cloth. Price
81 90; for sale at the Descret News
Special terms 10 agents.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-01-16
TAMMANY To BUILD
UNDERGROUND ROAD,
Bid of Contractor Me-
Donald, Backed by
Tiger, Accepted.

Job, H. Mcdonald vii build the rev
tunnel Tor Underground rapid transit.
The Rapsd Transit conmission award.
81 HIN the contract to-day.
rs ramamny men are behind Nc
Donald he . ssii to have uJ0o,.cp In
casa 5ta.nd him. lie will put ~ .
million VI Il AID . bond of sttsoeo more
40 Q continxsncy.
TNhe cemmi ssi,osfs met sgsin to-day
at - broadway. The Mayor. the Comp
troller and ali the Bcsvi we're present.
The spec.aI committee reported AT the
bonds Offered By ~. NcDnaM and
Anirvw OsdercuHh ~sfs al right
NcDosslt's bid was fes the iour sc.
lions Of the tassS tS.csaop. Mr.. ON.
.iesduat's sas for t3.msn. and he also
sslsrsd ~ bsaua 70 ~ city fos opsr.
asiag ~ ro~A Nm sa9 ~ Grsluass1
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frten',. II In SAID that the 0overno,
gave him his commission 20 set rid of
h.r.
While the regiment was In imp Scot,
ann,yed his Colonel BY spending mos,
Of his time In the city instead Of at
camp attending 10 hi, military duties.
After many unhseded threats Of la.
cipline the leutenan, vas escorted back
to camp one night BY . proves, guar.
and socn after ayraignei lefore an
Emcscncy Boarj ctsreed With msny In.
stances Of neglected duty.
The Govsrno:'s nepaew easily escaped
tismlsssi = u besan TO make u decidedly
uncomfortable for HE superior he vas
lried ~ c. ataia but escsp-d both times.
and then the regiment sss ordered 10
muster out. Scott sisays ciaimsl that
u Wss h.a mt enee that cent them homs
Instead u to toe htid.
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up to Is per cent. Of the xroa receapss
Despite tbs order though. the Board
gave the contract 10 Mcdonald With the
privilege Of operating the road and
ashef no eompensatien. or a; least. ne
mad. no provision to pay the city for
the Franchise
II was expected that Mcdonald would
get the contract. lie 10 . prominent
contractor and poll'lcian.
Work will 10 begun 40 con - possible
probably In April or May.
Tire Commission agreed TO all the pro-
visions In McDona'ds conursc.. lie uill
not be hinder-d In any way. IN. vote
OF TIE Board Vas unanimous
This VIII be the b.ssest patronage yet
placed ~ rammany's disposal OUTSIDE
Of thu actual cosduet e ~ C1ey Oov.
~ S"S col. $50 aHaHa o.. i
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You ask how ]. . young man Of intel.
hgsacs. fair education and good address.
becans burglar and selected the great
waldorf.Astoris Hotel - the scene Of
ny hrse crtmsf
! Will tell you. though have 30 far
refused TO t9A 10 TsVorters or tell my
story even 70 the detectives who put
~ screws TO Ne - hard II Police
Hssdeuarters this nornins.
] "a II because considered that the
world owed M . living. and. 20 hs,p
NJ God. ~ no othse way Of setting
Il. ] knew that such . hotel. pairo0ised
~ the vssy wealthy. would make rich
yteld.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-01-16
BLOODSHED IN FRANKFORT.
KILLS J.
Opseisi to ns E,sains world.)

Osseisi to rhs E,.ains wosid)
FRANKFORT. Ky. Jaa. N-Ex-con.
Gresham David q. Colson shot and
Killed Etheibeu Scott ana Luther Dema
rec and slightly wounded james Golden
Charles Julian and Harry NcEwens In
the Capitol Hotel to-day.
The killing was the result Of q ~.
neval Of . feud between Colson and
Scott. which grew up between them
WHILE In the army last year.
bemaree sad 0ol3en we're by.ssanAsss
and were shot By accident co,son vas
shot In the arm. but not seriously hurt.
AFTER the shooting he went TO the res.
'dence Of Chief Of Police Williams. near
BY and gave hinsslf UP. A warrant
vas sworn out by clint r'ogg. VIM vii.
nesssd the killing. Fogs says coison
shot arst.
The lobby Of he cap,toi Hotel vas
dense'y packet wiA people Who ar,
here ATTENDING the tidal At the contests
before the Legislature. Twenty ,ho,s
were nred. Scott. Who wus N. ar,,
killed. was nephew Of ex-oov. Bradley.
Dcmsree vas assistont Postmaster n
shelo, vile and . promiben, politician.
David q. cclson resigned q seat IN
Congress to accsp, command Of the
Fourth Kentucky Volunteers. He II a
member Of the famous OF notorious
killing colsons' Of Bell County. ne
had nvs brothers. all OF whom have been
mined w In shooting scrapes. fevds asa
dueis ali their life.
The trouble With Lieut. E,heIs.r, D.
Dcost asoss soon amer the rvsinsat sas
mussersd INTO ssrWcs and Stationed
y Asstsn. "A. oeost b's aaa With
} ssesss ssaGss ~ . iasUs SslIsvtag &
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ton to this case? 4. TAs, Whese ~
v!ors to the coroner's bsarSag.
q. Hsw long had yos cse<Iosso1 -
case psior to ihat' A. A vsss th1ne
q Were you alone whsa yes ~ -
Iirst examtrattou! A. waA
. hid you ns-s thS ss>sinAbs -
rea
Q. How many ncsss az yss - -
them before you tsstiasds l. n -
sur - to that.
Q How nueh vere you ~ t. ~
ars, visit A. Fifty dollars ~ -
penses
= How much we're you pail ~ ~
A. ] d,n't remember.
.. wha, ana you caarse? 4. nv -
lars q Gay. t
y. When ala you cone to NM -
this last time. 4 Ore vees - oe9o1DI
Y. And you've haA oas - - -
parsed Of ti;s. A Yss- *
y. Hoe many cases have ~ GUDnoQn4
n' a. Z don't reotaess soAqQ14 W
Q. Well. IN any a thsss 49, 81
u<rts 0pspssd 70 ysas ~ -
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NV boSBs Soos H. SUOS
~ WAoo u Nv CooSesos
- ! ~ bso1svso' - ~ sssssl
. Wouoo - 1as6 Wsltesa SAls>
= TA1ss ~ 6sse sssAA AaSSsss -
l1bssatssy Daasasl. ] ~ set ssos
- Kew Yesk WITH thls laasetSso.
~ Z Aevs ~ SsWsssy, - - eso-
Doss - ~ wallet VIM sAoW. ~
sbSsst % seois0 Aess Was - Sssl.
~ Dyss1S ~ . Dsosssslss, bst Ter
sAs s1seastoa necessary Z las6e1
fss6s ssA w. sssss0Usntiy eoo.
DsD1eA - aAas1sa NJ desire saA
sssk s0ODsyosat. KStW1thstosA.
eeg The May "waat aA1s." that
appear u tAs daily DaDsss ] was
.eoebls % Dsesses enDlsyosss.
nv sssest fsaas having bess 81.
AaUstel ~ foo1. ] Wss compelled
- Dsws Ill ! hsA that Wss value
BE. Z 81 ssss ssA - net DDssA
~ .ersy.
V 4 D1DC0UAA0gD Y0UN0 NAN.
Latter found On gentleman burglar IN
the waiderf.Astoria-
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Lsttss-Box Man Koch positively
iAsott0sd No,insax - The man Who
iD1uired Ghost . INTERIOR o. Dee.
II, looo.
lAGss . boa was hired By . nae
Who ave the nam. H. Cornish"
Manager Bostoeoby. a he Knich-
esbockse Athlslie Club. testified to-
day that hs ~. q Nolinssx's orders.
sat vhisksy and Other thinss. In
ciudiag ~ champagne glsss. to
Blanche Chsssbrough at 81 West
Ssvsaty mn street.
Nolinsux. undsr the name of Mr..
Chesebrough. II has been testified.
lived there With Miss Chesebrough
before they were married.
NJ. Bostoaoby identiAed the cham
payne sias found 10 the room ~ b.
ing the same - that sent from the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club.
He Identified the handwriting OF
Aolineux and left the staad.
Minnie Betts. the colored girl. vas
recalled to the stand to complete her
!dentiAcatioa of Barnet - the nan
vho called on Blanche Chesebroush
In Mn. Bellinser's house. ~. o.
borne vas bal1ed by Mr. weeks's
objsciona which we're sustained b.
he Recorder.
Letter Bog Man Koch vss called to
he stand late In the afternoon
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SHIPPED ON A COASTER.

!. formed the acquaintance Of the cap.
..'n OF thfee-nasied schooner that ran
ns'~een bras'iisn ports and Pensacola.
re. J worked on the vesse, for three
year, when ny b<nefac,or died and
nae TO shif, for myself again. ! worked
seous florida and finally found myself
u Nsw Orleans.
hed never been 10 school In my NE.
pet ! had read everything that came to
~ hand ss6 was fairly lnssslsgen;
u Nev Oslsaas Mustered vrsaes ssA
eaaae Owng ~ 0oaGAe1ng: ] ~
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SON KILLED IN WAR, MOTHER TRIED. SUICIDE

' smma Rcmse 'o, five Or o' AL seventeenth
swallowed iodine THE afternoon Of tho
aah of h nhe Philippines hEbtng the ,mc.
ahe taken Bellevue Hospital prisoner
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I1ehsd W opanish. - thsk I.spshs n Nh,
sasive. ~ . fsas ssguaiasanes visl
oesssaa 1AeaAanat ~ ssAss ~
Obose8k-.-i 49, ."n-S~.,
~ s1vpstssa ! vsst ~ 70 "a ~
tsals - esesl thal fsaAsrs bsueAes
was ~ saiy rs1asivs ! hAA allva III
w. reh. ~ ~ sceealSts. and ~ IN
not ~ aieaG WI tooolAR q AL
wanted . bsstassb education: ~ tAcush,
I haA suaseisnt. But my uncle had sina
enough Of his own without NJ accusing
HIN a any noss.
At SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA.
! lsft IAN Antonio end worked ny
way By SLOW stages % cs:ifssnia. TAses
10 business college at lone. near san
Francisco. and took IN eighteen
month"; course thsee. had save1 Z
little Mccoy In my Journey to the Pacific
and dN cd jobs while q ool:sge. !
was graduated with hooon.
Il dh not know where to 20. % !
started hack to San Antonio. Ny money
only took no - Tar - Tasooa. Al.
There ] got . Job In . hotel. hustled
basIass. carried aatchsls and made my
self gensfally useful. Finally rose 10
the distinction Of . clerk. Soon I had
enough money to take ne 10 Te1aA
SERVED IN SPANISH WAR.
worked In Q store for some time.
Through an adveTtisement sot . POSI-
ton with . typswriting concern In d.
Louis at . fair salary. vss eestias
along we'll when the var broke out with
Spain.
enlisted with the First Missouri
Regiment. went to chiekamsuga.
where dug sinks al Summer. The
regiment wss mustered out In Novem.
BET. is9o. q Anniston. Ala.
had Sie when I was discharged and
considered myself . morai young man.
didn't belong to church. but dh not
swear. drink beer only nov and thea and
pmoksd IN. occasicaal ceaf.
On the way home I fell In With Q
troupe Of vaudeville ac.oss under the
Of man named Banniscm
gave soms dialect limitations and !
was hired ~ the rate Of - week and
Expenses. The show had no name, for
I changed its name every week.
Thinss vent well untii had o7sl
'aved. That was NJ weeks $40. In
Ohio. ] decided TO cons II Nss York
Ind ~ NY Torture. arrived herr Q |
nohth ego. Besldes ny money. had q |
liamond ring worth M. q - watch, .
'hain end lockst vsgth - Q scarf Din
md other tstnkets.
IMAGINARY" STRONG NAN. |
! put - Of NY money In the saw.
nSs bank and hired . room n Yorty.
eventh street. between vlhh ana
Nth avenue. for y week. ] DECIDED 10
% On the stage. ! had cards printed
esdiag:
HARRY 4. LORDoN,
Artist-Feats Of Imaginary Oervusth.
season Of iaAiSo |
For my set Z bought n dummy piano.
Ihlch weighed shout twenty-five pounds.
spIss 0scbe canton baIls. rubber crow.
ars and . whole psraphernsiia With
hitch to burbesgue Sanders act.
IN sli ] spent abou, s,fS. and when I
I'D completed all NY work. I thought
would tshe some relaxation. There
Ias my downfall. Il vas sbost Christ.
'ss t!ns. ] wcnt TO The rivo.I. a west
hirsy-nfth strve. drank and Wss
brown ost ~ money vas soss.
drew the money from the hank ana
lid too veshu' rent. ] sent ny pecp-
'tses 70 ksstsr & Bial's AMI seaf there
, s;ssv ~. Howard. vAs ! THOUGHT
lcsaslsss1 = osesal m,
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I was Ave days screvins up my cour.
ase TO the sticking point TO DO Il. Mean.
time ! vas starving. Nov here I am In
Je6ersoa Market Jsil under bonds for
esrslary. But ". Shannon. whom
plannsd 10 rob. has consented TO make
u easy for ne. and I am hopeful OF
having . chance TO begin Ia the right
way again.
~ wouldn't 90 through the experience
'eeain for sl the gold In the world.
ny name b Harry Ascar i.ordon. I
vas born In Ian Antonio. Tex. twenty.
one year, aso. on the nth Of November
lost. Ny mother vas an Italian; ms
9sher vas English and a dealer IN
6nthss.
NY mother vas . consump,ive and
Shsn her condition became - bad tho,
change vas ordered my faeAer moved
tne entire family 10 Dtss,l. There she
80 after two years. and my only
.otnss. younger than !. followed.
~ father grieved deeply AMI TOOK 10
en"s. and seoa his entire fortune vs,
bort lie pulled himself In Para when !
wss nine ysars on. vas pennies,
and friendless.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-01-16

BABY DROWNED IN TUB
WHILE Mother WAS WASHING

S1 Liens seventeen months accidentally drowned In
ub OF water at ae. home. stap,e'or S. l., to-day
fh. by ''7lng about rr white mother vas wash
rae mb o cild ,untsi .n,o IT,
When talon the baby VIZ, dead.