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The Washington bee., 1901-11-09
FIANCE ROBBED HER.
Kentucky Girl Displays Rare Pres
ence OF Mind.
When Her Lover Picked Up Her
JeweIry and VaIuabIes, II Nearly
Broke Her Heart, But Not
Her Pride.

"One of the NEST curious Of Ken
lucky stories, and one that never
reached the ears of the newspapers"
gossiped a Louisville visitor 10 New
York Times reporter, the other day,
occurred some years ago in our city.
A promising young man had come 10
the city, had done well, was OF a re-
spectacle country family, and had won
the lovg, or one of the finest young
women in the city.
An only child, and mOtherless, she
lived with her father in one Of the
rambling mansions IN the outskirts of
the city. AS is the custom in many
southern places, the servants lived in
a small building in the rear of the large
plot of land surrounding the house.
Late one afternoon the father told his
laughter that she had better arrange
20 spend the night with one of her
friends. as he expected to leave the city
on a business trip and would be gone
over night.
"She told him that she would not be
afraid to stay in the house alone. She
expected to go out to the theater that
evening with her fiance. When they
returned she would ask him to see
that all the windows were securely
fastened, and she would feel perfectly
secure after he had gone.
Her father somewhat reluctantly
agreed to this, and started on his jour
ney. The girl and her fiance went out
together, as they had arranged to do.
1t seemed a peculiarly happy evening
to the young woman. They returned
to the house in due time. At her re-
quest her fiance examined all the win
dows and doors to see that they were
fastened. She bade him good night
and went up to her room, asking him to
extinguish the front hall light and
close the front door as he left. She saw
The Washington bee., 1901-11-09

the light go out and heard the front
door slam.
Thinking all was safe, she prepared
to retire. Just before getting into bed,
and while standing in front of her
mirror, combing her hair at a dresser
just opposite the door to the room and
over which was a transom, she saw
reflected from the transom the face
| Of man. A closer look showed that
it was the man she had just left at the
door.
being of a cool temperament and
not possessed of nerves, she made no
/ sign Of her observation, but calmly
turned out the gas and retired. She
/ lay awake, waiting to see what would
happen. In about half an hour she
was Mortified to see the figure of this
same individual climbing through the
/ transom. He got into the room,
walked to her dresser, took the jewels
from it, including gifts he himself had
made to her, ransacked the little treas
ure boxes she had, and then stealthily
returned through the transom. With
eyes half closed the young woman
watched the whole performance si-
| lently.
"Her father returned home next
morning and heard the story with ex-
treme Indignation. She begged him
not to create any scandal about it, and
| as the young woman was nearly orazed
with distress, he respected her wishes.
1t was finally agreed that she should
write to the young man, telling him
that she had seen il all, asking him to
return her jewelry and requesting him
never to let her see his face again.
1.-THE father took this note to the
young man. who promptly delivered
the valuables he had stolen. The
young woman's friends were told that
the engagement was off, and it was
not until very recently, several years
after the incident, that the reason was
known to anyone besides the three
persons directly concerned in this
j tragic occurrence Of this young lady's
life"
The Washington bee., 1901-11-09

stopping gambling as much as vagran-
cy. The sale of Lewis was typical of
Kentucky county court day auction.
The auctiOneer, a man past middle life,
stood on the old courthouse steps.
Gentlemen" he cried, "come right
up heah; I'm a-goin' to do something
which many of you have never seen,
and which some of you have forgot,
I'm a-goin' to do something I haven't
done for SO years. I'm a-goin' to sell
niger. AS just said a minute ago,
I haven't seen one sold in 36 years. I
saw plenty of it before the war.
"NOw, gentlemen, by order of the
Spencer county court, I'm a-gOin' to
sell Sye Lewis, of color, to the highest
and best bidder for a term of nine
months. I'm told by the sheriff that
Sye Lewis cannot he found, so I'm in
structed to sell the niger a-runnin'.
Now, I want you gentlemen to under
stand that we are responsible for the
nigger until we deliver him into youh
hands befoh the courthouse door. l
forgot to say that I don't believe he
has any blemishes on him, except a
carbuncle on his neck. I can guaran-
tee that he is not stringhaltered or
eve necked.
"Now, gentlemen, we have heard all
the terms of the sale. Some one give
me a bid on Sye Lewis, and start him
along"
After a time some one bid two dol
hausted his effort to have the bid In
creased he was knocked down at that
price.
Sye is still "a-runnin'."
The Washington bee., 1901-11-09

Fowler attempted to board Penn
sylvania train a atMontgomery, 20 miles
from Wi'liamsPort. The porter, not
seeing her, closed the vestibule door
just as she mounted the steps, and the
train began to move. The woman
called loudly for help, but the noise
of the train drowned her voice.
A mile out of the station a freight
train passed in the opposite direction.
and Mrs. Fowier's skirts, catching on
the engine, were almost torn from her
body. 1t was with great difficulty that
she retained her hold. When the train
rounded curves the inclined cars made
her position still more perilous.
When the train stopped at a station
five miles from Montgomery Mrs.
Fowler fell in a state of collapse.
The Washington bee., 1901-11-09
Bees Capture Lees statue

The discovery has just been made
that bees have constructed hives in the
beautiful equestrian statue of Gen.
Lee at Richmond. Both the horse and
the figure of the confederate chief
are replete with honey in the hidden
hooks OF the monument. The statue
Of Gen. Lee occupies a conspicuous
place in Monumental square, which
contains one of the most celebrated
collections of bronze figures in the
country. Its enyirons are luxurious,
reveling in gardens of great floral
wellth.
The Washington bee., 1901-11-09
Rich Find of Amber.

Extremely valuable deposits Of am
Der have been discovered along the
coast Of the North sea, near the mouth
Of the River Elbe. The amber is be-
lieved to be in such enormous guam
titles that the government refuses to
let it be worked at once for fear of
running the existing amber works.
The Washington bee., 1901-11-09
Monstrosities Peculiar to America.

London. Glasgow, Manchester and
many other British cities regulate
transparencies, electrfc-fash signs,
sky signs and the size Of letters per-
Missile in posters. Dover, England,
requires a license for all street signs
not contained within a window.
France and Belgium tax street signs,
and Belgium awards prizes for artistic
signs. It is only in America, it seems,
that we permit ourselves to be at
tackled on every hand by billboards and
posters, says the Des Moines Leader,
presumably out Of sheer love for the
ugIiness of them.
The Washington bee., 1901-11-09
RAILROADS,
... ,yDANNAPoLIs SHORT

--.,..ee AND ANNAPOLIS SHORT
DAL..'.. LINE RAILROAR.
D ..-F AVE CAMDEN STATION.
ira. and way stations, week days
F..a lIo. $40 p. m.
..s s.. .r a m. $40 p. m.
'cr -- .....l Bav Ridge, daily 800 p. m
For ...- week days, 9 IS SIS a. m.
-r. -.ap 1.
r-.. ia -.-0 and -.4S p. m.
5.a Hive We K days 100 p. IN.
s-ala e..e and return, soc.
FE- T.. A. Coombs. g. NJ.
The Washington bee., 1901-11-09
II. w. FULLER,
General Passenger Agent.
ID. B. MARTIN.
Mgr. Pass, Traihc.

sr-gr...- bf.t4...s.-ss nevn mare -
80 go r.r. f.r U.s. by Anna fagea ALsnA'
~ rett.. = .-,4- ard Juo. Bonn Toledo 1tlo
a .-4s see cut. 1-l. .ers are lasn as NC. WY
.r-f. Ns-.. s.lF s.. .uss earn ever E5oS.uo .
! 100 ..n.a Iau o.. ,I1 o., work en' Nv
*. 'f D.. .....a wherever are- Even pe
3a-r"s Hs ..Ha.r. are easily earu.Dg ron - -
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= rH ... .rr- y0H. .. an w1-A ~ SfaEr i'ih
Y '- ra5 -r..."aa i.- u unry for r'i'
4 - E.Far= lrklay Emoug then
49, -at ..F and .s0u6s.ia.. l8 tic !, "a nee
q. 20 e. ..s = 49, ss-.r.Ts D Il. - >-aF--
The Washington bee., 1901-11-09
WOMAN TAKES A WILD RIDE.
to the steps for Five
Miles

A ride of five miles while clinging
to the steps of vestibule sleeper was
the trying experience of Mrs. w. H.
Fowler, of WilIiamsport, Pa. Mrs.
The Washington bee., 1901-11-09
.rrlNORE AND OHIO
X gAILROAD. ~
.... .as.on from station corner Of

..rs.1u from station corner OF
Len. ,-.. Jersey avenue and ST.
and Northwest 1850 a. m,
"= St. Louis and indianapolis,
5. ....r.u. FlEo night.
'ss. ...a Cleveland sos a. m, Is. 80
CHIT.
a1 and Wheeling, sos p. m.
...- .s.s5 a. M, tS.45, and fs.5o
Fe Pts. $50, 1855 ma tla.l5
....n .n.
r $3.50 $500. tiO.5o. a. m.' sI.I5
-..- n 90,
bs. .-... t.o.9, a. n. and 1880 pm.
F. ... way points, ts.3s, 5000 a. m,
..... .-.o5 p. m.
g.. ....ng and way points, +5,35,
-.szr. SIS t3E5, 1880, $500
'- o.. SOILS. +u l5 p. m
.-raa J.u ,ion and way points
J.. --. ..l-. +a5o, 1880, p. m.
~. -.-.. week days, KISS, Soo' o'5o'
,ss. s5, $3.50, xIo.oo a. m.'
3D.. ..-. x.Io, S3.oo, x4.oo, x4-3o, x4-5S'
81 .--5. x5.z3, 6.5o, xS.oo, xIo.oo,
. r. 10. Sundays, xz.5s KOS
E- ..,,. a.m, xI2Io, xrIo, lis, x3.oo,
E5 MO- 55o, $500, EIo 90, x'I'So'
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
..rtaated with Piutseh light.
q ..-..- philadelphia, New York Bos-
-... East. sa.s5. '7.os DineD, 1880
.l- .... Diner -l3o7 lDiner), a. M 'Iz.fo'
y ar.r $500 C'Royal Limited, " Din
y r.r.. eos Dining Carr $500 and
Sleeping Car open at 1000 o'elOck9
larson. 40 day trains.
-- r l... city, -o.oo a. me- tiz'Io noon'
.-r..s..E -..sn. "a.
Ct. ..- --.... sundays. SUNDAY only.
,Exnress trains.
..t..- and checked from hotels
...... ..ras1u Transfer Co., on or
.- ...........H.es. 5I7 Pennsylvania Ave
-....-s Avenue aud 18th Street,
.- ticket Offices for B. and o.
r....-.. ,...r.a.. Cabs.
d. B. MARTIN.
Mgr. Pass, Traffic.
The Washington bee., 1901-11-09
NEGRO AUCTIONED OFF.
.bId at Courthouse Door at Louis
Vile, Ky. First Incident of
Kind Since War.

Sye Lewis is the first negro sold into
servitude in Kentucky since the war.
He was disposed of at Louisville ac-
cording to the order Of the Spencer
county court, advertised as follows:
Public Sale of Vagrant Sye Lewis.--Pur-
Euaut TO the judgment Of the Spencer Cir
Euit court, entered Al the June term, 1901,
thereof il the case Of Kentucky VS. Sye
Lewis. charged with Vagrarcy, l will sell
said Vagrant, Sye Lewis. into servitude for
the period OF nine months. Said sale I will
make at the front door of the courthouse.
TaylOrsville, on Monday, said day being
county court day for said county, at TWO
O'Clock p. N. Said sale viii be for cash to
the highest bidder.
J. B. BUCK&ER. S. S.
The law under which the sale was
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-15
: Poor. Opera GIasses.

N.
Cheap opera glasses are an abomi-
nation, said an eye specialist recently.
ct Therefis no doubt about this. I have
made special study Of the matter.
Lots of eyes are nearly ruined by them.
I find this parti icularly true of young
girls who go a great deal to the theater
and who seem to think they must have
opera glasses. To their way oil: think
ing an opera glass is an opera glass,
and that's all there is. to 1T. 7; SO they
buy cheap ones and then wonder why
they have such headaches. s 8.; & u
$45"a Unless the very best lenses are used
i should advise everybody to taboo op-
era glasses. The farther from the stage
one is the better and more perfect the
glasses should be. Exactly the reverse
OF this is actually the case, for the peo-
pie who sit in the rear seats or III the
balcony are usually the ones who have
the poorest glasses. a. performance
viewed with the naked eye is much
more satisfactory, to my way Of think
ing An opera glass gives but 9 limit
ed view, and only the one object on
which it Ia focused is visible. I. don't
see why people nse even the best of
them. Philad elphia Record. 5;S q z
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-15
Food of Prehistoric Man.

Upon examining some skulls dating
back from the stone age Mr.. Charters
White, M. R.. G.. S., noted that several
of the teeth, although quite free from
carries, were thickly coated with tartar.
It occurred to him that 1t would be
possible by a rough analysis to identify
any particles of food that might be i'm.
,bedded in this natural concrete and SO
reveal the character Of the aliment
partaken Of by prehistoric man. Dis
solving the tartar in a weak acid,
residue was left which, under the mi
.croscope, was found to consist of corn
husk particles, hairs from the outside
of the husks, spiral vessels from vege-
tables, particles Of starch, the point of
fish tooth, conglomeration Of oval
cells probably Of fruit, the barblets of
down and portions of wool. K.
@s9In addition to this varied list were
some round red bodies the origin OF
which defed detection and many sandy
particles, some relating to quartz and
some to flint. These mineral fragments
were very likely attributable to the
rough stones used in grinding the corn
and would account for the erosion of
the masticating surfaces, which in
many cases was strongly marked. This
Inquiry into the food Of men who lived
not less than 1000 years ago is mat
ter of great archaeological interest
Cham bers' Journal. ~ &.5S. u: Il
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-15
Glad to Get Home.

Two Casselton lands named Cooney
and Moore are back at home again after
a trip west to see the country. The lads
ran away from home some time since and
headed for Butte, Mont, where they un-
derstood $3.50 per day would be paid to
gentlemen of about their size, They
Jared pretty we'll on the first division of
the N. P. but had hard time of it after
ward. On the Dakota division they
climed into car loaded with cattle and
the animals kept them warm. From
Mandan west it was not so enjoyable as
they were compelled to travel in an
empty box car. - They reached Glendive
after many trying experiences and found
the town quarantined. Here they met
two men returning from Butte and were
informed that there were more men than
positions. in the town. AS they were
quite homesick by this time the lads de-
cided to return to the parental roof.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-15
WILL BE ABERDEEN
Likely That City Will Be the Head
quarters Of the New Revenue
District. III. sd .:55s 5s$
District.
Ia - Z
No Action Will be Taken Until the
Nomination Of a Collector BY
ra the President. #53$5
Collins of Grafton Seems in the Lead Y
For the Place Washington
News Notes. HUI II, ,35.#3

Washington, March 15.-Senator
Gamble of South Dakota made a final
call on the treasury depa1 tment be-
fore leaving for home. d He discussed
the question of the appointm ent OF
collector OF internal revenue in the
new department Of the Dakotas, also
about the prospective appoi OF
the collector of internal revenue.
Commissioner Yerkes said that no ac-
ton would be taken by the bureau
looking to a consolidation of the Da-
kota districts until the appointment
OF a collector had been made by the
president. Little doubt is expressed
here that Collins and Groton will be
named. It also seems probable that
the headquarters of the revenue dis
trict will be located at Aberdeen The
officials seem to lean that way al
though both Sioux Falls and Fargo
have federal buildings that would
accommodate the service while the
federal buildings at Aberdeen have
not been constructed The point is
made that the latter city will be a more
central location and accessible from
both states.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-15
Nobody Paid Her Fare.

A young woman got aboard West
Broad street car and discovered, to her
humiliation, that her fare was missing
when the conductor called. In a gruf
manner the custodian of the car said
he'd have to get the fare at once or the
woman would have to walk. This dec
laration added to her embarrassment
The car was crowded. On her right sat
a genial Irishman and on her left a
well known @bookkeeper. The book
keeper and Irishman exchanged sever
al meaning giancess The conductor was
about to pull the bell rope. The book
keeper said he'd pay theR fare as the
young woman looked perfectly honest.
The conductor repeated that he'd put
the woman off, This aroused the Irish
man, who said, t.srf you put the woman
OF. your funeral'l be tomorrow y See
ing q slight nervousness on the part Of
the conductor. he eontinued: ls5 ss,ss }s.3ss.
low many people on this ear want
to attend the funeral Of this conduct
or q Several answered In the afiirma-
tive. The conductor grew excited and
IA the altefeation that followed walked
10 the platform without securing the
Voman's fare. Columbus Dispatch. # q
ES-E
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-15
FUNERAL SERVICES.
They Will Be Held Sunday and Will
Be Attended BY the President.

They Will Be Held Sunday and Will
Be Attended By the President.
Indianapolis, March 15.-The funeral
of ex-President Harrison will take place
next Sunday afternoon at o'clock. The
services will be held in the First Presby-
terian church, of which Gen. Harrison
was member for nearly fifty years.
Rev. M. L. Haines, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, will have charge of
the services. This afternoon it was de-
cided at a meeting Of Gov. Durbin with
a number of the other state officers that
the body of Gen. Harrison should lie in
state in the rotunda of the capitol all
day next Saturday. The highest honors
which it is in the power of the state of
Indiana to pay will be rendered the re-
mains of Gen. Harrison. Tomorrow
morning meeting will be held in the
office of the governor to perfect the de-
tails of the funeral. It has been decided
that the honorary pallbearers shall be
the members of his cabinet.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-15
A Fine old Government clock.

~ : . 2
It is a fine old clock which stands In
the senate lobby fronting the main en-
trance to the senate chamber. For al
most a century It has been. ticking
away, night and day, and now it is as
good as ever. K & n :.S-$ss ( .S.%f =,
The old clock Is about eight feet high,
and its frame is solid mahogany. It's.
face is about a foot and q half in diam
eter, and the name Of Thomas Voight,
Philadelphia, shows by whom and
where it was made. It used to stand in
the old senate chamber, now the. sn-ss
preme court room, where Webster and
Clay and Benton and all the famous
men Of the past debated great ques-:
tions. re the clock could only talk, 1t
could tell many tales OF dramatic inter
est M S4 z3{.; s4 f 4, q. is5$
:. Upon the mahog gany case is carved a
large shield, with stars to represent the
states. When the clock was built, there
were only II states in the Union.
Washington Post. s 7. ..$ h,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-15
Getting Ready For Spring Work.

A note from Hon. W. W. Barrett, at
Lakota says: We have much snow here
About the village can be seen immense
drifts in the lots and in the streets many
of these deposits are four to five feet
deep and in numerous instances the
snow banks are seven to nine feet deep.
The whole country is yet covered with
snow from l6 to IL inches deep.
Many immigrants come in daily, stop
ping off at the different stations, but the
most of them are seeking homes further
north and west.
Preparations are being made for the
springs work. Many acres will be sown
to flax this season in Nelson and Ramsey
counties where the soil is we'll adapted
to the growth of that grain, which gives
good profits to our intelligent farmers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-15
Reade's Bill.

Grafton Record: VIM. Miclzle, presi-
dent of the North Dakota Fireman's as
sociation, received letter last Friday
from Bismarck announcing that House
bill Moss compelling fire companies in
the state to join the state association in
order to secure the 2 per cent which in
surance companies pay into the state on
premium collected, had become law.
twill not go into effect until next July,
which will allow companies not members
of the associa ton to secure the 2 per
cent this year, but they will have tojoin
the association In order to secure their
share OF the insurance money in the
future. zSS 2s .s45:3 ss
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-15
Fruit Trees and Their Growth.

N. S. French of LaMoure county says
he planted over 100 different kinds of
fruit trees last spring and all but five
survived the dry season. He cultivated
them thoroughly and often. The dust
mulch saved the moisture. On plum
trees not cultivated the fruit was smaller
than on those cultivated. Mr.. French
says the Buffalo berry, the Siberian crab
apple and the Siberian pea tree, seemed
to stand the drouth better than any
thing else. The crab apple trees made
larger growth of new wood than any
other in this vicinity, not excepting even
the cottonwood. The Buffalo berry
made normal growth, but it is slow
grower under the circumstances.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-15
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Legislators and Prominent North Da-
kotans IN Minneapolis to Rest After
the Legislative Session.

Legislators and Prominent North Da-
kotans IN Minneapolis to Rest After
the Legislative Session.
Minneapolis journal: Several promi-
nent North Dakotans are in the city.
Jud LaMoure came down immediately
after the adjournment of the legislature.
Senator Noble of Bottineau, one of the
active men at this session, is in the party.
His colleagues say that he is a republi-
can in all bat the name and they intend
to change the name soon. Noble is a.
gold democrat and something of an
expansionist. Major J. S. Murphy of
Minot says that Ignite coal is the coming
money maker in the western part of the
state. George B. Winship, editor of the
Grand Forks Herald, is here looking
over machinery that he may add to his
newspaper plant. President Lord of the
railroad commission says that there is
more money on deposit in North Dakota
banks and taxes are paid better than
during any year in the history of the
state. Senator Sharpe believes that his
apportionment bill which finally became
law will prove satisfactory to the
people of the state. J.J. McCanna, one
of the big farmers of the western part
OF the state. comes from Cando. He is
proud of the record make by Represent
ative Lempke in the house. He saws
that Mr.. Lempke gave Fargo it's greatest
surprise and Bismarck its greatest scare
when he introduced the capital removal
bill. He was surprised when he came
through Fargo to find that the capital
was still at Bismarck. e. F. Porter
secretary of state, and G. G. Hammond
secretary of the railway commission. are
looking on. There are no politica
rumors in connection with this invasion
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-15
The Sword

There is only one Word- factory in
the United States, Massac chusetts
concern, and that one has ample capac-5
ity for suppl ring the domestic demand
for swords q he saber lost It's efficiency
as aeavalry weapon as far back as the
war of; the reb be liioI, and the Increased.
range tof rifles has made the sword
equally obsolete as an imple plement Oh
actual combat. # sis about as danger.
Gus now asa band ndmaster's baton and
serves much the! same purpo lew
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