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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01
CAhE FROM GOOD STOCK
YOUNGER BROTHERS ARE DIES
cENDANTS OF LIGHT HORSE
GARRY LEE
THEIR FATHER WAS A JUDGE
Col. John Z. Crisp Writes OF Earls
D::ss of the YOrngers and
Gives Their Family 4,
'.=fstsg. so History. c.., -

< The fact that there is before the Min.
nesota legislature a bill which will make
possible the PAL ole of the Younger broth
ers has aroused renewed interest in the
careers OF the two men who for thirty
years past have been inmates of thu
state .penitentiary at Saltwater. Col.
John l. Crisis, Missourian, who knew
the elder members, of the family very
well, and who has worked assiduously
during the past decade to secure their
, release, gives an interesting account Of
! the early career of the brothers to the
, Kansas City Times. which leads as fol-
lows: : .s-S'~f Z. 1922
Ny acquaintarceship began with the
i; aounger people in my early youth, anu
Missouri. l could not have been more
tllan seven or eight years old when
hrst saw Judge Harry Younger, who Was
the father OF the Younge:s aow at Still
water, and many other children. The
meager histories Of the United States
which 1 read when quite Il boy impressed
upon my mind the character OF Light
Horse Harry Lee, of the Revolutionary
wSr Among the curious things taught
me ;Vnen 1 first saw Judge Harry Young
er, was that he was 4 iincal descendant
OF that same Light Horse Harry Lee. Of
the revolutionary times. of whom every
student or American history knows some
thlng; II not a good deal
became Intimately acquainted with
IVA, 1NtSAoAu 1Ouu6Sl, dL Nudpel I'LL
college, which was located then i'll the
southwest corner of I.afa y cite county, Mo
and was more or less associated with him
Tor three Or four years there. His father
was educating him for the ministry |
well remember in the Cumberland Pres
nyterlan. church. under Vase ausplc> 81:
that college was being conducted He was
a very model young man.. exceedingly
popular among all his schoolfellows, who
numbered 1i1 ere from loo to 2Go There were
with him at the time two of his sisters.
Miss Belle and Miss Josie Younger These.
were celebrated beauties ami accomplish
ed Young ladies. They were devout men,
he1Ss of their church went to California
~ 1856 and before my return, after about
three years sojOurn there Richard
Younger had died, and his sisters hal
married and gone If I ever saw the
Younger brothers who are now impris-
cned at Saltwater, Mimi, l do not re-
member it.
II presume am as familiar as anyone
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01

1--WE have him..
This was Gen. Funston's first an
nouncement of the result of his expedi-
ton to capture Aguinaldo. Could it have
been shorter or simpler or more express
sive Of the American fighting man on
land or water? It's surely a twentieth
century echo, though briefer and more
simple. of those older and mightier sim
plicities, Don't glvezup the ship"' eve
have met the enemy. and he is ours!'' If.
The reply of the navy to Gen. Fun
ston's characteristic phrase was equally
American. 1t was,
>"Bully!'' f. 5 ~t
Yet the foregoing exchange of signals,
picturesque and significant as it is, has
not heretofore been published, at least
not widely. The story is hidden away
in a private letter received here the 9TH
er day by a relative from a =,
st. Paul Sailor Boy.
7 He is Adolph G.. Schroeder. Formerly a
clerk at the Bank of Minnesota, he en-
listed in the summer Of 1898 as a naval
recruit During a training cruise in Far
ragut's old flagship, the Hartford he
7oyaged from San Francisco to Newport,
r. I. He was transferred to the battle
ship Indiana, and next to the gul;ooat
Vicksburg, which went to the Philippines
by way Of the Suez canal. Aboard the
Vicksburg he holds the rank Of ships
writer" who is a clerk or amanuensis
tor the captain .$5.
Young Schroeder, therefore, had the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01

him. and fire. Of course the :lmpacs
knocked Akers silly. but it hurt the iiger
worse.
The tiger tell on top of Akers, but it
semed to be paralyzed. 1t just crouched
there the1 !, WITHOUT moving I was only ten
the animals temple and fired. The bull:
over 1ead. We examined the animal ard
had passed through Its lungs and had
struck it's backbone somewhat back Of
its shoulders and had followed the back
plcding; It was the stroke on the back
bone that paralyzed the animal had
thereby saved Akers line Akers was
injured. Three coolies were killed ana
several others injured
We found that the tiger Donaldson had
shot had been struck squarely in the
heart. Both animals bore numerous scare
which they had received in other hunts.
Those two animals had killed hundred.
OF Cinnamon.
Thay generally entrap them and they
are skillful in making traps. The favor
tie device is q Geadfall, made by placing
8 q, leg i SO that It will fan and break the
animals back when the trap is sprung
But whenever they do hunt tigers they,
make their conpicts do all the dangerous
YORK oo, The Il, tigers kill more coolies thar
After the tiger hunt it required a
week. to gather up the conyicts and
guards. When that second tiger began
to raise cain In the brush every one 4 f
the guards threw away his gun and took
to flight. The convicts did the same
After my experience with Chinese nun
tiers concluded that I did not want TO
join any more of their parties.
; MY troubles with the tigers were no
Soonec ended than trouble with the-mayor
+ began. He wanted to take my coolies
! and put them in prison In place of the
canyicts who had been killed IStold him
/ that we would not stand that kind of an
arrangement, that would have him ktl,-
ed it he tried to take my coolies He
then refused to pay me the tiger skins he
said he would give If Il would kill tho
| two. tigers ana. lasIsof ali .he insisted ON
[ shaving the teeth and claws. of my gers.
| Affairs were becoming somewhat se-
rious when party of Russian surveyors
/ accompanied by about twenty soldiers ar
rived. This party. as know now. was
one Of the parties surveying a route for
! the Siberian railroad. explained my
| troubles to them and the captain of the.
t party took the affair In hand This cap
| tain Was well educated and in all respects
! a gentleman He spoke little English
i When I told him was an American he
| became very friendly. He said that some
I years before, at Paris, he had met several
/ Americans, and had also seen Gen. Grant
! When the mayor saw that Russian in
! Auence was on my side he Immediately
paid me the ten tiger skins and allow
/ ed all our party ito depart in peace. We
/ left with the Russians for the Siberian
/ frontier. 77.Sass
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Of accompanying the v1cksburg

privilege OF accompanying the }v1cksburg
when it carried Gen. Funston's expedi-
ton from Manila to the east coast Of
Luzon, and when 1t brought back the
little general with his famous prisoner.
The letter relating the story Of the cap
ture consists mainly Of extracts; from a
diary. It conveys all that element of
suspended interest. of doubt, of hope and
fear. that only diaries and real life can
give. AS Interpreting the point Of view
of petty officer, the letter illustrates
the Intelligent fraternal sympathy that
goes SO far towards the effective invinci-
bility Of our navy. .5:lss ERE S.
ViclksburE2.LenyesM Manila.
The VIcksburg left Manila March 6
with Gen. Funston and staff and eighty
four Maccabebes under sealed orders.
But onicial secrecy is no more secret in
the navy than in civil life For, albeit
no reporter made inquiries, the news
'lea3ed out y as news will leak. even
on the following day. The sealed orders,
It was rumored, were orders to capture
Aguinaldo through the treacherous media
OF Coaonels Placido and Segoyia, formerly
nisursent officers. They were attached
to Funston's staff. Twenty-four hours
later the sealed envelope became SO
transparent as to inform every body
aboard the Vicksburg that a letter was
to be seHt to Aguilaldo notifying him OF
the approach of reinforcements and pre-
tended American prisoners.
The route of the Vfcksbnrg was from,
Manila around the northwest corner, Of
Luzon and iheEce northwest to Kasigu-
ran sound, where. on the east coast OF
the island, Funston was to land
Toward night. 2 says the diary under
date of March Is. we headed into land
again. and about 11:30 o'clock we en-
tered Kasiguran sound. It is surrounded
by high hills on ell sides A perfect
night for landing the soldiers dark. with
q drizzling rain and a heavy mist Short
.ly after midnight we anchored No lights
aboard except below, where ports are
closed with battle shutters. All prepara-
tons are made silently Gould Capt
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Gregg anc others too numerous to men

Gregg anc others too numerous TO men z
tion
There were three of the Youngers.
The Youngest was known as Bob" and
he was badly wounded about the time OF
wards died id prison. The authorities Of.
the prison allowed his bodv to be brought
home. believe. and buried among those
of the family who had preceded him. Two
nephews and nieces all over the country:
MRS Kit Rose is one Of these Mrs Hail
another. has a numerous family; Judge
Jones. formerly OF CaSs county, but now
of Texas, has a numerous family.
suppose everybody knows why the
Youngers are locked up. They robbed d
bank and killed a man while doing it.
I do not believe that Of the half dozen
and more who We're concerned in it the
Killing Of the man has rvfr feen fixed
upon anvs noember of the band. but sure
criminis to- it: For this they We're lock-
ed up, being obliged to surrender on ae-
count of the ina bility Of their youngest
brother to ride in the saddle, Thew sur
&penitentiary for life.
II believe in the doctrine OF restitution
a e4ahe, tat the yaunsers ssold have
AGAINST the great comm9,lw of Min
,nesota. not only of robbing the bank in
ccnisinctio with g thnFs. sh''+ also il kiif-
US. trvins t. defend his n~onert;-. - /
"lIeTeu All the rl-ne. ana p"l1el- w..
I 1t every -OPInan0 or the law sg0Eat"aric
tiers OF that kind should have hcen
" satisfied. i believe that thu Young
hrothers themselves t!oreht so Sur lv
- have never taken part in nor err
S. az ed those who too GOCr af+er ~, ri:,
incarceration put on foot a foolishly
Jealous programme for their release. Ii
am correctly informed, and know that
am for never heard it disputed. not
one single word OF 1mpatience has ever
escaped them as to their incarceration.
Ihey nave submitted, though, and stood
up under their. fate uncomplainingly and
spect OF chivalric and heroic people
everywhere. do not wish to impugn the
motives OF any one,s or deter others from
repeating what they might think laud-
DO think that if many OF these i'm
paaan nf a aye for terml
mad never seen them, a better n opinioa
of TIE foungers would have prevailed
however, make this criticism of ali hIf
surely OF many who have talked to me
toout what they We're doing and trying
20 40: 1 presume it will not be indeli-
cate or improper for me TO say that If
II Is possible for those men to make res
tltutlon for the crime which they com
mt against, the peace and dignity: Of
!He state OF minnesota and her good cit
liens this side Of the grave. this time in
my, OPINION, has arrived. And in justifi
cation OF this position I must say that
Tor thirty-fve years 1 have constantly
and diligently made inquiry as to Wheth-
er tnere were lncarcerated in our Mis-
souri, penitentiary a person or nersons
Ior crimes baseaS upon acts during the
war war g or w which IN anywise grew out Of
:. Il do not care to go into details bu+
It is fact, and very many people know
At, too. illustrative Of this point about
t EnSa,o months 1ls ago,I learned of an old
qualnted ever since the war, upon In
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pairs We're armed III the same manner
some or the guards had urea rms-oii
bluhderbusses, f1intlocks and cd gaspipe
pistcls-and others had bows and arrows
A few Of the prisoners carried nothino
but spears The poor devils, guards and
all, We're scared almost to death before
the hunt started.
From the start was puzzled as to
how could use the outfit did no,
want to hunt in front~of them, because
was afraid they might shoot me If we
nushed any game did not want to hei
behind the m because that might prevent
shot. Q
here let me say that the three men
with me were all experienced hunters
Donaldson. the Scotchman, was one 81
the best shots ever saw-not even bar
ring Al Huston, or Ed. Lane. of Wyona.
ing. He had hunted tigers before T7e
was a hard man to get along with ba+
a good man nevertheless Grant ana
AKers the two Englishmen, were also
good shots, and cool-headea men. TbAv
Heeet--'1ac'-s some experience in tiger hunt
Ing while in the English army in India.
Wen, it was finally decided that we
should descend on the brush in a line
with Grant and Akers in the middle
and Donaldson on one end and 1nvse,f ~,
the other. We walked along the rid,r,
above the ravine until we came opposite
the part of the brush in which the ti~er,
we're supposed to have their lair Then
we formed our line and prepared tc
descend upon the brue h. The poor devils
began to beat their pans and shout with
qmVerlng voices. The noise had iust
started when I heard Dcnaidson's yoica
above it all shouting, Hold on!''
Il glanced in his direction, and Their,
he was kneeling ard aiming with his
Marin at something across the ravine, 7
Nn r.Ir 81 - q
IN the direction In which he shot. and
about 200 yards distant across the ravine
on the hill side, I saw an enormous tiger
leap into the abr and fall back stone dead
", When the coolies saw what Donald.
son had done they felt better. We all
started across the ravine through the
orrsh IN some disorder and in consider
able haste, utterly oblivious OF the TACT
that there were other gers there. Those
poor coolies had q hard time travelling
Il the brush shacked together two by
two. In fact they were left in the rear.
Dona! dson, Akers, Grant, myself and two
or thee Of the quarts had just reached
the dead tiger when we heard a most
rnearthly screa ming and screeching
among the coolies in the brush. Tho,
guards tired into the brush with their old
thunder buses and then took to flight.
We white men hastenei down there to
see what was the matter. T.
We had not gone far into the bush
bore I almost stumbled over a dead
coolie His companion, chained to him,
was lying near by with his arm nearly
torn off. While Akers and I were look
ing at this sight we heard Grant cry:
LOOK out! Tiger! We both cooked our
guns and locked about us. :
Suddenly there was a flash of yellow
and a large tiger was in the air AID
on it's way toward Akers. Fortunately
he had seen it in time to raise his rifle,
which was an express with explosive bull
let. and place it squarely4 on the breast
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EUCH A RELIEF!

river to get trace Of army. In afternoon
made a third attempt. Finally q few Of
ene natives showed themselves, but tolo
nothing. Something wrong about Funs-
tons messenger who was to meet us here.
+ ednesday, 2Oth-More landing par
ties. No results. ssi.zt9s5'a
Thursday. 21st-Another trip up river.
No information. I am. afraid it's all up
with Funston
Friday, 22d-sent landing parties in
different directions. A few Of the natives
came aboard; to exchange chickens, eggs.
etc, for old clothes.
Saturday, 23d-To-morpow we are to
sleaNet for Paranan, upsnorth, IL no word
comes. Unnecessary, will land whole
which was agreed upon as the last rem
devious.
Sunday, 24th-Up anchor toward night.
Are to go along shore and look out
for night signals. Aguinaldo's hiding
place only eight miles inland Saw moth
Ing all night
No New. From Funston.
Monday, 25th--A week has passed and
no news. Funston and the boys probably
betrayed. ambushed and massacred. We
are to land tonight with battalion.
Meantime we'll run out to sea to. keep
from rousing suspicious of natives Pos
sibly some of expedition still alive
3 p. m.-What change! About Q
20 clock, as we were heading out to sea.
the quartermaster, keeping sharp look
out with his glass. reported a column OF
smoke on shore w. s. W That settles
it. The caDtaip changes our course In
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01
TIGER HUNTS IN CHINA
GOME THRILLING ADVENTURES
WITH FIERCE MAN-HUNTERs
IN MANCHURIA
PLUCK OF A YANKEE COLONEL
Wyoming Man Rids Village g;
Two Pests - Novel Retinue Of
Chained Conyicts Furnished
as Assistants.

Il
.--CaL--William H. Root, the well know.
dealer in wild animals Of Laramie, Wye.
at present sojourning in Salt Lake. is a
man OF much travel and varied eXpe-
rience, says the Salt Lake Herald. He
left his home on 4 New England farm
and came West in the middle tiities. AT
that time he was a Lad scarcely sevea-
teen years Of age During his first years
1T the West he was IN turn a "bu.l-
whacker,' as the driver Of an OK wagon
was called. stage driver, a superi1-
tendent OF district OF the road, a scout,
guide, hunter and last Of all a dealer III
wild animals. In the latter voca ion
Col. Root has filled orders for nearly al,
the great mena geries and geological
gardens in the world. .-.
In q recent interview with "a Herald
reporter Col. Root sa,xs ".'5-. IS
II have had some exciting experiences
iE my time, but some of my early ex-
periences with Indians and my a6ven-
lures in Africa while buying ANNA S ,or
the late P. T. Barnum, are somewhat
lame when compared with the things |
passed through in Manchuria and South
ern Siberia. 1 went to those countries
some years ago to buy tiger skins for d
London fur dealer.
But before l tell about my expe-
rience In that heather land, let me say
q word about tigers. There are several
species Of tigers and all Of them are
very ferocious. The liom is called the
king of beasts, but the title does not
rightfully belong 10 HIM. - The royal
Bengal tiger is larger, stronger and
Drawer than the lion, and also a grea ,er
fighter. A lion will run from a man
Unless it Is cornered or desperate from
hunger, but a tiger, as far as I can
learn, has never been known to fee from
q man. A tiger will charge upon an eia
phant or a company Of soldiers. Il
seems to know no such thing as fear
I'm some parts of Asia tigers practical
~ live upon human flesh. In North
eastern Manchuria, and in fact al along
the southern banks of the Amoor river
as far westward as the mountains. the
tigers kill an incredible number of, human
beings. The Chinese, or Tartars, in
those parts are armed with bows and ar
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surgents have disappeared, Aguinaldo and
his principal officers have surrendered.
s"Only little Filipino bugler remains to
do his duty and arouse the insurgents
that are camped all over the country
round about. He lifts his bugle to give
the assembly call. and is shot in the
right arm. Clntching the bugle with his
left hand he raises It again, then falls be-
fore volley at short range AS soon as
possible Funston ordered our doctor to
examine the busler. The brave boy was
not fatally wounded. Funston took him
by the hand and ordered hts wounds
dressed. On the ship, going back, the
bugler received much attention from both
Funston and Aguinaldo and was soon the
friend of everybody. He's plucky little
fellow and he'll make good American.
Return or the fcApeditfon.
Funston and his men barricaded them
selves that night and started the next
morning for the coast, only eight miles
distant. Funston said later that those
forty-eight hours after the fight were the
most trying in his life. But the natives.
thick as they were, didn't muster up cour-
age enough to make an attack. They
didn't know we were about and they
we're probably waiting for good chance
at night while Funston would be On the
march.
When Funston reached the coast he
could see nothing OF shore except the
mast of distant vessel that might be a
Filipino craft. We were then making for
the open sea. But he at once started a
tremendous fire. topped with smoky green
wood We discovered the smoke. and.
weIl-tha rest you know.
Gen Funston is a gentle, ur,assuming
nan. He's about the same size and
weight as Maj Bean Of St Paul.
"A guinaldo. too, is very polite and
quiet. got his autograph after some
trouble. The words he wrote mean, 'Ded-
.fcated in remembrance on this day, March
q -,
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An Kerofc Hnr.a

blind horse wandered into the mill pond at
Mountain Grove, and. getting beyond his depth,
swan around In a circle trying to find a way
longed to Postmaster Charles z. Hevener to
the waters edge, which tried to direct the
blind horse to the shore by neighing repeated
II. Failing in this he plunged into the water
of Back Creek swan out to the unfortunate
animal, seized its foretop and towed the quad
ruped to terra frma, amid the cheers of IN
ward of 100 persons who had become specta-i
tors. The circus people have made Mr.. Heve-;
ner some fabulous offers for his horse. but he
refuses to sells-Independent State ~ -assS
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01
. GHu2Hnma Parent

Y t.,;u..- What sort Of Christmas gift lad you
thought OF giving your little hey?
stingiman-I had splendid one IL mind,
but I'm afraid there.I be no snow
A.cunfsA sled, Ell ]?
Stingiman-No, was going to build him a
snow Observation-Disclosures Press e
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Poor Puasx.

cats are having bad time in car.
sr sat 5ass now sgd Ten thousand fur insd
gloves and CATERS have been nrda ~ in esf:
a the troops IN China, according to an e1 .
ee as 9, and = pussy has to shed her sEtn
s of 3 sli a For. greatcoat fourteen
CATERS and one for each pair of p1nvs ~
= saes are going up IN the German mariea
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LucIdfty of slang.

Sc rs .c4 foored your opponent Z,
Yes. indeed knocked him sky aig.1 -
Chicago Record
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After Funston left the ship, continues
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-06-01

Preaching services ia the First
Presbyterian church every Sunday at
II a. M. and s p. m, Rev. Curtis Il.
Long. pastor. Sunday school AT 9:45
a. M, ID. Nj. Mars, superintendent.
Junior Westminster League every
Sunday at p. m, Mrs. Joseph Conk-
lin, president. Thursday, prayer
meeting at p. IN. The Ladies Mis-
sionary society meets the Last Tues
day OF each month at 3 p. m, Mrs.
Eva Ratcliff. president. The Ladies
Aid society meets every alternate
Wednesday at p. m, at the church,
Mrs. J. $. Oborn, president. All are
cordially invited To attend the SER
vices OF shis church. Excellent music
and seats free
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!" ! found your medi-
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and my family"

There are women who feel something
like a grudge against the children, who.
one after another rob their mother of her
beauty and strength. Men do not usually
realize how much the mother gives to
each child 10 her own loss. Women
accept IL as part of the obligation Of
Nature and pay the debt grudgingly.
Yet in Natures plan every child IS
new JOY and fresh happiness II isn't
the children that steal the mothers
strength. II is the unnatural drains and
pains which weaken her.
Every woman who has used DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription has found IN II the
one thing woman has waited for. II
stops the drains, heals Inflammation and
liberation, makes the baby's advent
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"Favorite Prescription"
- read what your medicine had done for other
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! would try st. and found that Il vas blessing
70 me and my family beFan IN June end took
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.iicts' I took your medicine a year when
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trcssinz me. before took the medicine oulY
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DR.. Plrce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
brain BY cleansing the body Of the cor
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