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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20

legion was disbanded Lieut.. MacIver
was given a medal and the decoration
of the Cross of Savoy for his bravery
and skill.
When the war between the north
and south broke out MacIver was lead
ing quiet life in Scotland, but
strong desire came over him to visit
his native land and also to satisfy his
thirst for war. His sympathy was
naturally with the south, his parents
being Virginians. He was first thrown
into prison at Alexandria on suspicion
of being a secessionist, and remained
there two months when he escaped.
He was recaptured but escaped again
and made his way into the Confederate
lines. When he arrived at the head
quarters of the secessionists he was
arrested as a Unionist, but was releas-
ed on giving an outline of his early
career and secured a commission as
lieutenant of cavalry. Later he was
detailed on Gen. Stonewall Jackson's
staff. He organized a body of picked
men for scout duty. and his command
became well known for its dash and
daring. He saw some severe fighting
with Jackson, being wounded several
times, and was captured by the enemy
and exchanged. He also served with
Gems. Stuart and Robert E. Lee, and
performed some dangerous work as a
dispatch bearer He was sent to Lon
don with dispatches for the Confeder-
ate agent there, and in England was
given a commission as agent. When
he returned he made his way to Mo-
bile, and the civil war closing shortly
after he saw no more fighting, but
managed to fight couple of dueIs. in
one of which he killed his antagonist.
His next fighting was done with
Maximilian in Mexico. With seven
other ex-Confederate officers he jour-
neyed overland to reach Maximilian's
army. During his stay in Mexico he |
had many thrilling experiences with
Indians, brigands and MaXimilians |
rebellious subjects. After Maxim!lians |
death his followers were in great peril. |
MacIver, after much difficulty succeed
ed in reaching the coast where he
took passage on a steamer for Rio
Janeiro.
When MacIver reached South Ameri-
ca he found Brazil and Argentina al
lied in a war to crush Paraguay. There
was a number of eX-Confederates in
the Brazilian army, with which he
cast his fortunes, receiving the COM
mission of lieutenant colonel. At the
close of this war he returned to Scot
land, where he learned of the revolu-
ton of the Cretans against the Turks.
He ran the blockade, reached Crete,
fought with the Cretans and received
a commission as colonel of the rebels,
with permission to organize a reg,-
ment in Scotland where there were
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
HERO OF MANY WARS
HAS SEEN SERVICE UNDER
VARIOUS FLAGS.
A Score of Sears and sixteen Decorn-
tions Testify to His Bravery In Action
Now Organizing Army to Help
the British.
(Chicago Letter.)

There is in Chicago at the present
time an interesting figure in the per-
son of Gen. Henry Ronald MacIver,
who is planning the organization of an
army of Americans to fight in the
British ranks against the Beers. Mac
lver is truly soldier of fortune. He
has fought under fourteen flags in
different parts of the world, and be-
sides has taken part in scores of duels
and undergone all kinds of peril by
sea and land. Today he is hearty and
vigorous, and the only traces of his
narrow escapes from death are a score
of scars. He wears sixteen decora-
tions which were conferred upon him
for distinguished service in action.
MacIver was a mere boy when he
first began to fight with the sword. He
was born on the Virginia coast, OF
American parents. When eleven years
of age he was sent to an uncle, who
was a retired army officer. in Scot
land. and there was drilled in military
tactics. 1t was intended that he should
enter West Point when old enough, but
being anxious to see real fighting at
once he was successful in getting an
appointment as ensign in the East In
dia service of the Sepoys at the time
of the mutiny, and he was an eye
witness of many frightful atrocities
committed by the natives. He saw
some hard fighting in India, and once
had desperate battle with seven
mounted Sowars. in which his head
was cut open by a tulwar, but he man
aged to pull through after months OF
suffering. When he recovered from
his wound the mutiny was over and
he went back to Scotland. Garibaldi
and his soldiers were about this time
fighting for Italian independence and
the young soldiers love of adventure
carried him to Italy. Here his reck-
less bravery attracted Garibaldi's at
tention and he was made a colonel. He
afterwards went to England and raised
small company to help the revolu-
uonists- When Garibaldi's foreign
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
DUTCH STREETS.
Delightfully."- Suggestive of Tranquil Re
pose and Old Fashion.

Delightfully."- Suggestive of Tranquil Re
pose and Old Fashion.
Commend us to the ever-tranquil
Dutch streets with their mellow an
tique houses, says the Gentleman )
Magazine. These mostly follow cir
cles, as is to be expected in fortified
place. But the typical Dutch street.
found everywhere, is the line of houses
by the canal. range of old trees in
front, shading the Indian red brick
behind, with its bright white window
sashes, as bright as much polished
brass Nothing is more suggestive OF
tranquil repose and old fashion. They
stretch along the broad canal before
them, where bridges cross and barges
lie together alongside. Even in very
populous capitals we come in the su-
burbs on some delightful. retired bits
of canal. leaving much the same effect
as does Church row at Hampstead. Old
fashioned, well-to-do folk live here in
retirement. There is one such at the
entrance of The Hague on the Sche-
veningen side, where the charming
woods begin; anything more old world
and solemnly attractive cannot be i'm
agined. We might well fancy our
selves back in the days of Sir William
Temple and OF William of Orange, who
may have strolled along these banks.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20

said afterward, he discovered that the
more he learned the farther he got
away from the idea. So he went back
to his father and set to work at the
cobbler's stool. His dislike for the
trade did not escape the attention of
his father. One day he made a bad job
of a pair of shoes, which came to the
notice of Judge McDouglass. of Kansas
city. Send him over to my office"
said the judge. He is certainly a poor
shoemaker. but he may make a good
lawyer" That was the beginning of
his climb to the present official posi-
ton. which he left to go to South AZ
.rica- From the beginning he attracted
the attention of rich and influential
men and they started him for the Law
school at Ann Arbor. where he COM
pleted his course.
Upon his return as a full-hedged
lawyer, Maj Warner. one of his pa
irons, found a place in the office of the
surveyor of the port in Kansas City.
There he was thrown into contact with
politicians and started on this bent of
his career. He had a command of lam
guage and fluency which made him
what they were pleased to call "a won
derful orator. and he came quickly
into demand as a stump speaker. Maj.
Warner becoming candidate for gov
ernor in 1892. Mr.. Davis took to the
field and went up and down the state,
and, through Warmers influence, he
himself secured the nomination for
congress. Both went down to defeat,
but Mr.. Davis had won fame through
out the state which was to help him in
the future.
The campaign over, he went to Colo
RADIO, thence to Chicago. where he held
a position with the Harrison Tele-
phone company during the worlds
fair When the company failed he re-
turned to Kansas City. 1t was the eve
of mayoralty campaign, and. since no
one else cared to run. Mr.. Davis was
easily persuaded to make the race. The
Republicans did not expect to succeed.
Neither did Mr.. Davis. The Demo-
Gratis said that he had forfeited his
residence by going to Chicago. and in
dulged in several riots before the cleo
tion was over. Mr.. Davis won, to
everybody's surprise, including his
own. He inaugurated an aggressive
policy, began the building of an exten-
sive park system, but went out of Of
flee retaining only sufficient popular
\ ity to name his successor, Jimmy
lones.
y Upon the election of the president,
Mr.. Davis had come to be called "the
administration orator. Following the
election there came a period of mac
tivity for the orator until 1897, when,
under Secretary Bliss. he was made
assistant secretary of the interior.
During all his career it has been ad-
mitted on all sides that his claim to
attention is his ability to hold large
audiences. He is emotional, fearful,
but his speeches do not read so well.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
MILE. JEANNE CHAUVAN.

girl who had been cleverer than they.
The verdict was that no woman could
practice law in France, and Mile.
Chauvan went out amid the cheers of
encouragement, and she has never
ceased to press her claims when they
would work the most for her good. At
last she has succeeded, for recently the
courts granted the right to women to
practice law with the full honors of
men. and Mile. Jeanne Chauvan is the
first to go to the bar. She is also one
of the editors and founders of the IA
nous woman's paper of Paris.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
MIR. WEBSTER DAVIS.
WHOSE VISIT TO DOM PAUL
CREATED A STIR.
He began Life n Shoemaker, Then
Turned to Law and Ultimately Be-
cnme a Power in tho Political World
His Dis Ike for Trade.

The career of Webster Davis, assist
ant secretary of the interior, whose
recent visit to South Africa and to
Dom Paul occasioned considerable
comment. is in many respects a re-
markable one.
He began life as snoemaker's son
in Gallatin, Mo-, and his father was
barely able to give him the education
which town schools afforded. Young
Davis, however. pushed on. took a
course in the poor boys school at
Parkville, where he received the idea
that he was cut out for the ministry.
He found his way finally to religious
seminary near Chicago, and there, he
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
Had Many Faults.

Mrs. Bruggs, you have more faults
than | ever dreamed of in any wom-
an
We'll. Mr.. Bruggs, you have plenty
of faults yourself"
There you go again-always chang
Ing the subject when l try to talk to
you."-Chicago News.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
The Scripture, Injunction.

Teacher (after 10 minutes talk on
the subjecD Johnny. when You
are struck upon the right cheek. what
do you do?
Johnny-Turn de left one, miss. and
when de duffer reaches, give him up
Dercut dat1l put him to sleep. See?-
indianapolis Journal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
Drlest Spot on Earth.

Payta. in Peru, is said to be t. dri-
est spot on the face of the earth, as
the average interval between two
showers of rain is seven years The
flora of Payta consists of about nine
species-of these seven are ANNALS.
the seeds OF which must remain dor
mant in the ground for eight years
Notwithstanding the scarcity of rain.
the natives subsist by the growth Of
the long-rooted Peruvian cotton, which
is able to maintain itself without rain
for seven years in the dried-up river
bed, and yields profitable crops OF col
ored short staple cotton.-Cincinnat
Enquirer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
His Experience.

Myer-"Don't you know that the Use
of tobacco shortens your days?"
Gyer-"Yes, I'm sure it does
Myer-"Then why do you use l.?'
Gyer-"For that very reason. | orce
tried to quit it,and the days were about
a week long. Chicago News
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
The Cause.

Isn't this a weary old world"
sroaned the struggling author.
1T has reason to be- said the lit
erary editor. Two more replies to
The Man With the Hoe have just ap-
peared. Chicago Tribune
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
Feminine Logic.

Now, John. you know very well
that If | don't get that bonnet l shall
cry and worry myself into an attack
of nervous prostration. and the doc
tors bill will be ten times the prico
of the bonnet"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
Simple and satisfactory.

Employer-"Miss Jimms. have you
any rules for punctuation in your
typewriter work?'
Miss Jimms-"Yes, sir. of course;
every time stop to get my breath
put in comma. and always at the
bottom of the page l make a period"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
Temptation.

Stubb-"It's strange how tempta
tons will come before a drinking
man"
Penn-"Of whom do you speak,"
Stubb-"Why, Fenwood. He was
sitting at the parlor window wfsn an
old lady passed with corkscrew curls.
I'll be hanged if Fenwood didn't go
right down in the cellar and bring up
bottle of French brandy. y."-Chicaso
Daily News.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20

Mother Ito Willie. who refuses to eat
his soup)-Many a poor child would be
glad If he only had half of it."
Willie-"So would /, mamma. File
gende Blaetter
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20

Ever since Adams time fools have
been in the majority.-Casimir Della
vigne.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
OUR BUDGET OF FUN
SOME GOOD JOKES ORIG NAL
AND SELECT Sd.

Variety of Ouips. Glib aud I.1aies
to Cause Smile - FIotsam and
Jetsam from the Tide OF Hun-or-
witty Sayings.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
Hit the Nall.
Not Worth Solv

Sbe-"You are a conundrum"
He-"Indeed!"
She-"Yes. and I'm going to give
you up"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
Glove Trade In France.

France makes nearly 26, ,OOO. 900 pairs
of gloves yearly, and of these 1S,000,-
900 pairs are exported.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
SELECT
WALL
PAPER.

We carry ALL the
latest dsfigns At pop
ulsf prices, from ~
TO 80 esnis per single
rull. Our large trade
enables Us to hsndls
the complete line IN
CARLOAD LOTS,
hence We can Price
ALL grsdrs GGrprts-
insly Low. A full
lins q Samples sent.
all charge prepaid,
FREE upon request
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
Our Spring
Catalogue

Of ! 600 pages, Illus
trailing some u the
lire In NATURAL
tOLORs, " III b.
ssntprrrsic { upon re-
c,ipt Of lsc, which
p y part Of the eI-
press eharges, and
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20
flaming to Paper This SprinQ2

There 10 nothing
that " ~ 50 CONE
fLETtLY Trans
form your HOME In
point Of HEALTH
and BEAUTY.s our
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-30
MONTHS Y. M. C. A. WORK.
Secretary Houser Is Well Pleased
with the Results.

The month closing to-day has been the
most successful one in the organization of
the Y NJ. c. A, and has more than doubled
the receipts of September a year ago. If
the work continues in the same successful
way General Secretary Houser hopes 10
have a membership Of 1000 at the close OF
the year.
Last night the gymnasium classes, under
the instruction of Mr.. West. gave a public
exhibition of calisthenic work, running and
other athletic games. closing with a game
or basket ball. To-day the fall rally ex-
ercises will close with a special service
this afternoon at 3:45, when DIR. William A.
Quayle will address the meeting. He will
talk on "Life's Work and How TO Prepare
for It." and Mr.. Paul j. Gilbert will sing.
The Y. NJ. c. A. evening school will open
tomorrow night with Prof. f. l.. Davis i'm
charge. There is already quite a large
registration, and many inquiries have been
received regarding the school. assuring the
association of a successful season. The
faculty includes Edgar l.. Davis, educa-
tional director; 3. w. Duck, mechanical
drawing: p. j. Sherer, instructor modern
languages: Mrs. l. A. Duthie. shorthand
and typewritfng; o. G.. Pierson, architec-
tural and free hand drawing; G.. A. Abbott,
electricity: K. G.. Vogel, penmanship: Earn
est Talbert, elementary and advanced Eng
lish; Walter McGaughey. arithmetic and
algebra; l.. A. Duthie, bookkeeping.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-30

1t VIII Open To-Morrow. when Stu
dents VIII BE Enrolled.

The fall term of Butler College will open
tomorrow, Oct. 1. which day is devoted
TO enrolment and registration of students.
Regular work will begin In all departments
on Tuesday. The prospects. the authori-
ties say, are better than ever before. Two
new professors have been added to the
faculty since last year-Mr. A. X. Rogers.
of Alfred. n. Y, professor of philosophy
and pedagogy. and Miss Clara Mcintyre,
of Radcliff. assistant professor of English.
The other members Of the faculty are:
President Scot Butler, A. NJ, LII. D., pro-
fessor of Latin languages and literature;
Mr.. Demarchus c.. Brown. "A. M. professor
Thomas c. Howe. A. NJ, Phi. D.. professor
of Germanic languages; Mr.. Henry l.. Bru-
ner, A. B., Phi. D.. professor of biology
and geology: Mr. Jacob ID. Forrest. A. NJ.
Phi. d., professor OF sociology and econom-
les: MI. William ]. Karslake, NJ. s., Ph. D.,
NJ, professor of homiletics and pastoral
theology: Mr.. Samuel A. Harker. A NJ.
professor of mathematics; Mr.. VIII d.
Howe, A. NJ, Phi D.. professor OF English
literature; Mr.. Edgar w. Abbott, Phi. B.,
professor of omanc languages; MI.
lessor OF history: Mr.: John Mckee. A. B..
b. D., professor of Hebrew languages and
literature: Mr.. Walter F.. Kelly, 3. Lit.
director physical culture: Mr. Omar VIII
son. A. NJ, principal preparatory depart
ment and instructor in Latin and Greek.
director; Miss Evelyn Jeffries, instructor
in piano; Miss Georgia Calvin. instructor
in singing: Mr.. Adolph Schellschmidt, in
structor in violin and v~ioloncello.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-30

Mrs. Mary Miller, of 79 North California
street, while riding her wheel at North
and West streets, was grabbed by two men
who took her p~ocketbook. containing SIS.
Her cries attracted the attention of a num-
Der of men who gave chase and so nearly
succeeded in catching the thieves that the
pocketbook was dropped, after which the
men got away. The bicycle police were
called, and after securing a description of
the men, found one of them in an alley not
far away. He gave his name as Cunning
ham and was identified by Mrs. Miller and
others. When slated at headquarters for
highway robbery he gave the name of
Francis Shaffer. of Chicago. He denied
having taken the pocketbook. Skaters
companion could not be found.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-30
s H A BOGUS CHECK.
Mrs. Daggy Imposed Upon by an AZ
legged Chicago Man.

Yesterday IN elderly man. claiming TO be
a representative of Marshall Field & Co,
Chicago, called upon Mrs. Daggy. of 1905
North Illinois street. and engaged rooms
for himself and two companions. He gave
the name of William II. Simpson and said
the party would be here for one week, ar
irving Monday morning. He was we'll at
tired and of good address, and with the
plausible story gained the confidence of
Mrs. Daggy. who gave hin s. in change
for a check of SIS, the rent for the rooms
being $50. The check was dated Sept. %,
and drawn on Fletcher's Bank, in favor of
civilian II. Simpson" The signature was
phelps, Moore a. Co."
Mrs. Daggy went shopping yesterday
afternoon, and while down town presented
the check at bank. There was no money on
deposit for its payment n the matter
was reported to the police and detectives,
who are now looking for the author of the
check. There is no such firm in this city
as phelps. Moore & Co."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-30
Claims Commissions.

henry {. Durburrow brought suit against
Inomas e.. Cooney and Henry c. Geiger,
manufacturer Of tinware. yesterday for
s4SS.6l commission money he says Is due
him from the firm. He asserts he went to
work for the firm Jan. /, 1888, as foreman
OF their shop, and was to receive SIS a week
and D per cent. OF the annual net profits,
ana under this contract worked until Feb.
Is, 100. He says he was paid according to
the contract all that was due him with the
exception of the years 1895, 1893 and the
part of 1900 he worked. For these years
he says he did not receive his full share of
the profits, and the aggregate now due
him amounts to s43S.61, a fact he did not
learn until after he was discharged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-30

She VIII Re a Star Attraction of Car
nfval Week.

One of the most interesting of the attrac-
lions at the approaching carnival will be
Chiquita. the smallest person in the world.
She is thirty years old and weighs but
eighteen pounds. Chiquita is possessed of
remarkable intelligence, and though so
very diminutive she possesses a form that
is perfect. She has a magnificent carriage,
and all sense of her extreme diminutiveness
is lost the moment she moves. When in
repose she looks like a doll, with the differ
ence that no doll ever possessed such ex-
pressive eyes. Her eyes are as black as
Goals and continually dance with fun and
nonsense.
Chiquita-or, rather, Senorita Espiridiona
C-enda-comes from a ~well-know Cuban
family in MatanzaS province, where the
war for Cuban independence was raging
when she escaped. we of her brothers
are in the army of Cuba. and as a result
she was forced to flee about two years ago
from the wrath of General Weyler. Her
home was burned to the ground by the
Spaniards and the torch applied to her
fathers sugar plantations. Chiquita is still
a rebel and hates everything Spanish with
the hatred of a loyal daughter of Cuba.
Sne mas all the accomplishments Oh a SOOQ
education and bears evidence of 1t in her
every movement.
Her dressing table is about a foot high,
and is walled with photographs of her
manager, Mr.. Frank G.. Bostock, of whom
she is very fond. The only table she uses
is a small East Indian tabourette.
She writes a small, round hand, and
speaks English, Italian and Spanish. the
former with a pretty accent. In addition
TO this she is a great entertainer, executing
Spanish and Turkish dances and the cake
walk, initiating the popular amusement Of
the colored people in a manner that never
fails to delight her audiences. Chiquita also
sings in Spanish. French and English, and
will be without question the belle of the
carnival. She holds receptions daily and
is introduced to her visitors by Professor
Rollins, who has a very interesting lecture
on her escape from Cuba. She is far
smaller than Tom Thumb, Hop o. My
Thumb or any midget of the nineteenth
century. 1t is expected that Chiquita will
prove a great drawing card at the carnival
and that her receptions will be especially
attractive TO children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-30
Asphalt Company's Answer.

The indianapolis Asphalt Com
pany yesterday filed its answer to the
complaint for Injunction brought by Ches-
ter Bradford and his wife. and Charles p.
Green against the city of Indianapolis and
the asphalt company to prevent the i'm
provement of Twenty-irst street, where the
pialnti1s live. The validity of the city
charter is involved In this suit with re-
gard TO Improvement provisions, and il Is
understood the case will be carried to tho
supreme Court OF the United States. The
answer sets out that the plaintiffs live on
the street where the Improvement was
made, and knew that work was going on.
and should have filed a remonstrance with
the Board or Works prior to the commence
ment of the work. II is also said the
property was appraised at four times the
vaIue OF the improvements, and that nc
injunction can be secured after the i'm
provement had been made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-30
A Man Taken Suddenly III.

Ludwig Greenbaum, a salesman, twenty
three years of age. residing at 44 North
Alabama street. was taken suddenly and
dangerously i'll with an attack of cholera
morbus in the Denison Hotel yesterday
afternoon. DIR. Franklin W. Hays was
hastily summoned and found the young
man in a serious condition. Restoratives
were quickly applied and in a short time
the patient was in condition TO be re-
moved TO the City Hospital. The hospital
physicians announced last night that young
If no relapse is suffered he will be out in
about three days. The young mans home
is in New York city.