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The Conservative, 1901-07-18
TOLD BY A TREE.

Railroad Commissioner Rogers, who
was here few days ago, was talkingabout
the value of North Carolina timber.
He said that he had only one story to
relate, and that was big one. A man
in western North Carolina was selling
standing timber-walnut trees. The
man who was buying came to one very
handsome tree. He told the owner he
could pay as much as $50 for that tree.
This excited the owner. He did not
sell, but sent for experts. The owner
got 81 500 for the tree (curled walnut)
as it stood. The man who cut it
down realized $4,000 for it on the
cars. 1t was shipped to New York,
veneered one-sixteenth to one-quarter
inch. The sales were watched and esti-
mated as best as could be done, and when
all was disposed Of, it turned out that
the tree brought nearly 100000. The
point of it is this: We have no idea as
to the value of our timber, much of
which is being sent North for mere
song. We can become rich in North
Carolina if we work our raw material
as others work it for us,-High Point
Enterprise.
The Conservative, 1901-07-18
"When the hour came to give up

ing. "When the hour came to give up
my wives or go to the penitentiary
continued Mr.. Riddle, "I chose the lat
ter, and am, in the eyes Of the law, an
ex-convict. Peace came to two Of my
wives and have but one now"
During the winter of our camp at
TIE mouth of the Niobrara, Newill
Knight made two mill stones out of the
drift boulders found on your hill tops
with which we were to grind our corn
by horse power. There is no such thing
as Mormon canal as you suggest.
This was here the same as now, except
perhaps it has been enlarged by the ele-
ments. These old mill-stones we should
like to embrace in our proposed monu-
ment to their maker. We have trailed
them pretty close, but whether they can
be found or not we cannot say now.
The son of Newill Knight is what we
call "a lucky miner and counts his in
come with six figures. His tithe to the
church is 81 900 per month, has leisure
and is liberal hearted. He has sent us
out to locate the grave, which we have
succeeded in doing, exhumed some of the
ashes buried 55 years ago and found re-
mains of the fire brick. The buildings
were built as stockades against the ell
croachment of the Sioux warriors, and
what we found was, of course,
only small portion of the enclosure
that held IS families. The graves are
about 60 rods from there on Buffalo
Chipp's land overlooking the Niobrara
Island and your Running Water We
shall return probably in the fall and
begin operations.
The Conservative, 1901-07-18
Tbe Conservative.

Bluffs) as a supply and outfitting point
midway to the land Of promise. We
proceeded up the Platte and while in
camp at Pawnee Station, courier ar
rived with orders that we should pro-
ceed no farther, as it was feared we
before winter. Soldiers We're stationed
here and the government had put in a
crop of wheat, oats, potatoes and corn.
The Pawnees were troublesome that
spring and frightened the farm laborers
out of the country. When we arrived
this crop was abandoned, and we con-
tracted to harvest it for half the crop.
After this had been garnered orders
came for us to hunt winter quarters.
About dozen Ponca Indians were on a
visit to the Pawnees, who reported we
could get excellent winter quarters with
them. They piloted us from the Platte
along about the route Of the Elkhorn
railroad. There was motive, however,
in the desire for our company. We had
small cannon along with us, aud they
had seen us shoot it. Having had much
trouble with the Sioux at the west of
them, this cannon was considered a
heap big iron killer Our company
went out with the Poncas in their win
ter hunt, going where the pine was
quite heavy. The woods were full of
wild turkey, and all along the bench
land where your town now stands were
Indian camps-from the mouth of the
Niobrara to about half way to the Five
mile creek (Bazile). The whole prairie
was alive with buffaloes then, and there
were large quantities of timber skirting
the two streams"
1t has always been supposed that the
reason the Mormons left here was be-
cause the Poncas made them trouble.
Mr. Riddle said that there was nothing
in the story. "It was not our purpose
to remain there-merely to winter.
During the winter we had eaten the
harvest of the former season and re-
turned to Kanesville. We went down
to Five mile (Brazile) creek, going to
about where Creighton is now, then
struck southeast"
How does it come, Mr.. Riddle, that
what is known as the Mormon trail
goes west of Creighton?" asked the
Pioneer interviewer.
"This was due to the high water in
1850, when the main camp moved. The
water was very high that season and
the Platte and Elkhorn impossible. Our
old trail was taken to the point where
the trail bore easterly, and we then
started due west in order to head the
Elkhorn, going into the Black Hills and
then onward. We crossed the Niobrara
river at the big falls with a good rock
The Conservative, 1901-07-18
THE MORMONS OF 1s4o.


following interesting sketch of the
earliest settlement Of Knox county.
The Pioneer is one of that sturdy band
of country-town newspapers that are
performing their work. of education,
quietly and without ostentation, every
week upon the people of Nebraska. 1t
is in it's 27th year, and it's motto is
"There is no place like home"
Mormons Fix Old Landmarks.
Isaac and John H. Riddle, accom-
panied by J. W. Towndsend, of Crete,
arrived in town Friday. They were
here to locate the remains of Newill
Knight, and Is others, mostly children,
who died during the winter of 1861
while the Mormons were in winter
quarters on the opposite bank of the
Niobrara river The Riddle brothers
are Mormons, and were with the first
party that ever crossed the Missouri
river on their way to ''the promised
land" They are here at the instance
of the son of Mr.. Knight, who proposes
to erect handsome monument. Secre-
tary Fry, of the L'Eau qui Court ceme-
terry, offered in behalf of the associa-
ton plot of ground in our cemetery if
they would exhume the remains and de-
posit them in Niobrara's cemetery and
erect such monument as they say will
be erected which is under considera
ton.
The early history of Niotrara is very
vague as to this settlement of Mormons,
and the arrival of these gentleman has
settled some points of history not known
before. Isaac Riddle is from Provo,
Utah, and was 16 when his father and
family came here in the fall of 1916.
"My father was the van guard of the
Mormon pioneers" said Mr. Riddle.
1--WE first struck up the Missouri in 1845
with 30 other families A little below
old Fort Vermillion, South Dakota, we
fenced in 2,0C0 acres of bottom lend
along the Missouri south line be-
ing fenced by the Big Muddy itself.
Here we put in crop and spent the
winter of 1856. Word came that
Prophet Smith and his son had been
killed, and we were ordered down the
Missouri to Kanesville, where we were
to meet the exodus from Nauvoo, Illi-
nois, which we reached three weeks in
advance" Here Mr.. Riddle described
the persecution under which these
pioneer families had passed from the
hands Of the gentle.
"Being at Niobrara was an accident" +"
continued Mr.. Riddle. eve were
ordered away in the spring to the
Rocky mountains-150 wagons. The
first wagon wheel that ever made it's
mark where Omaha now counts it's
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
AWFUL PLIGHT OF A STEAMER.
Ashore ON French Coast-Ninety Laves
May be Lost.

Marseilles, Jan. S-A terrible disaster
threatens the mail steamer Russia from
Oran, which stranded yesterday on the
coast near the village of Faraman dur
ing violent storm, with fifty passen-
gers and crew of forty on board.
She has heeled to the starboard and
the waves are sweeping over her. Des-
perate attempts to rescue her company
by lifeboats and steam tugs Were made
yesterday and have been repeated to-
day, but thus far the rough seas have
prevented every effort. The wind is
still blowing a hurricane, with no signs
of abatement. Rockets have been fired,
but each time the line has fallen short.
Rear Admiral Besson, naval project of
Marseilles, has telegraphed to Toulon
for the dispatch of the powerful tug
Traivilleur Immediately to the scene.
AS darkness fell this evening the au-
thorities were assembled on shore and
the lifeboats were lying off awaiting
the first opportunity to effect a rescue,
but the latest dispatch from the light
house keeper at Faraman describes the
position of the steamer as hopeless. 1t
is probable that the vessel and all on
board will perish.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
THE CARRINGToN PUBLISHING co.
LAWSON CUP DEFEND Err.
Actual Work of Construction VIII Be-
gin In Two Weeks.

Boston, Jan. 8.-Designer Crownin-
shield said to-day that he expected that
the actual work of constructing the
Lawson cup defender would begin in
about two weeks. 1--WE shall not need
the lead right away" said Mr. Crown
inshield "as our method of construct
ing the hollow keel will allow the lead
to be poured into it almost any time
before the yacht is launched
Some Dubbed angles Of the frame
should be received at the Atlantic
Works in a very few days and, as Mr..
Lawley has practically completed the
work of laying down the boat the bend
ing of the frames will begin as soon as
the bulbed steel frames arrive.
To-day we picked out a stick at
East Boston from which the wooden
mast of the yacht will be made, after
it has been towed over to Lawley'a 1t
is a fine stick of Oregon pine plenty
long enough and large enough for the
purpose.
1--WE shall have fully half a dozen
wood topnlasts on hand, as some are
likely to be carried away"
When Mr.. Crowninshield was shown
the cabled interview with Upton re-
garding the desire of the latter to meet
only the best American boat, he said:
"Sir Thomas is right We dor't want
him to meet anything but the best boat,
whether she is centerboard or Keel"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
GENERAL COLTTLE'S CASE.
Left to Earl Roberts-Additional Evil
dence Received.

London, Jan. S.--The case of Major
General Sir Henry Colvile, whose resig-
nation was asked by the war office in
consequence of the Lindley affair, has
been left in the hands of Earl Roberts.
Since the war office first passed on the
matter much additional evidence has
been received upon which the request
for resignation was based.
Various high officers who have recent
ly returned from South Africa assert
that General Colvile on several occa-
sions took precautions for the safety of
himself and his men which verged dam
gerously near to showing the white
feather. There is no disposition on the
part of the war office to recede from the
position it has taken up. In fact, what
ever Earl Roberts may decide, General
Colvile will be severely overhauled for
a breach of the regulations in discuss
ing the matter with the press. The Sc
lection of a commander-i r-in-chief for In
dia and a commanderinc chief for Can
ada has also been relegated to Earl Rob-
ertS.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
ECOE0MfC4L RIILRo1D REFORM.
Report That One of the Largest In His
tory Is Being Planned.

Chicago, Jan. S.--The Record will to-
morrow say: "The financial powers
controlling the destinies of the great
railroad systems of the nations are re-
ported to be planning one of the biggest
economical reforms in the history of
American railroad operations. The in
tention is to dispense with the vast
army Of travelling passenger and freight
agents and other officials directly en-
gagged in the solicitation of business for
the lines. Should the plan be carried
out it means the discharge Of more than
$4,000 men and the annual saving of
millions of dollars to the carrying COM
panies will be the result. The intention
of the railroads to bring about the new
reform came as result of the recent
big deals engineered by ]. Pierpont
Morgan, James ]. Hill, John d. Rookie
feller and others"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
Howe s. Stes0n.
MRS. THOMAS YAN BUREN DEAD
Widow Of Gen. Van Buren, and Daugh-
ter of j. e. Shefield.

Widow of Gen. Van Buren, and Daugh-
ter of j. e. Shefiield.
Mrs. Thomas Van Buren, widow of
the late General Van Buren,, formerly
consul to Toxic. died yesterday at her
home in Englewood, New Jersey. She
was seventy years old and leaves four
children. Her sons are Joseph f., agent
of the Pacific Mail Steamship company,
Hong Kong; Harold S., United States
consul to Nice. and Thomas B.. who Is
with Greene 4 Co., silk importers OF
New York city. Her daughter is the
Countess Castell de Mendari, who is
with her mother at E1lglewood.
The death Of Mrs. Van Buren was oc-
casoned by Bright's disease. She went
abroad a year ago. returning in June III
a weak condition. She had been in fail
ing health since that time. Mrs. Van
Buren was daughter of the late Jc-
seph Earl Sheffield, the founder Of the
Sheffield Scientific school, the scientific
department of Yale university. Her
surviving sisters are Mrs. w. J. Board
man, of Washington, D. c., Mrs. Jo-
sephine S. Porter, Of Ponfret, mother Of
the late John Addison Porter, and Mrs.
William Walter Phelps, Of Englewood.
Her brother is George st. John Sheffield,
of Attleboro, Mass 4 younger brother,
Charles J. Sheffield, died few years
ago.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
INCREASE OF MEMBERSHIP
HOUSE ADOPTS BURLEIGH RE-
dPPORTIONMENT BILL.

Represent tn tfon to be 1856 Instead of 357
as ut Present-Connecticu Gains One
Seat No State eLoses-Additional Menu
bers Must be Elected at Large Until the
the Various States Are Re-dtstricted.
Washington, Jan. S.--By a vote of 165
to 102 the House to-day accepted the re-
apportionment plan proposed by the
Burleigh bill, which increases the men,
bership of the House during the next
decade from 357, the present member
ship and the membership proposed by
the committee, or Hopkins bill, to 1856.
The result was largely brought about
by the influence Of certain senators
from several of the larger northern
states who threw the weight of their
influence into the scale in favor of the
larger membership.
When 1T became apparent that these
factors were at work against his bill,
Mr. Hopkins attempted to compromise
by giving an additional representative
each to North Dakota, Colorado and
Florida, but his adversaries refused to
compromise after complete victory was
assured.
Under the bill as passed to-day no
state loses representative and the fol-
lowing make gains Illinois, New York
and Texas, three each; Minnesota, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, two each, and
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connec-
ticut, Florida, Louisiana, Massachu-
sets, Mississippi Missouri, North Car
olina, North Dakota, Washington, West
Virginia and Wisconsin, one each.
The bill provides that whenever
new state is admitted the representa-
tive assigned to 1t shall be in addition
to the number provided in the bill. 1t
also adds a provision, never hitherto
in reapportionment bill,
to the effect that congressional districts
in addition to being contiguous" shall
also be compact" States which are
allowed additional representatives. by
the bill shall by its terms, elect them
at large until the legislature shall re-
district the state.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
A PEACE CIRCULAR ISSUED
Declare Time Has Arrived to Save
Country from Further Destruction
Misery and Continued Hosttlfefes
Duty of surrendering Urged on the
Burghers.

Cape Town, Jan. S.-The central
peace committee at Kroonstadt has is
sued circular in the course of which
it says:
THE time has arrived for the inhab
itants Of Orange River colony to make
an effort to save the country from fur
ther destruction. The country is liter
ally vast Wilderness The farmers,
ruined and facing starvation, are
obliged to go to the towns for protec-
ton and huge refugee camps have been
\ formed by the British for them. This
misery Is caused by an obstinate mi
nority, who will not bow to the inevita-
BILE"
The circular points out that the Brit
4 ish will never restore independence to
| the republics and urges upon the
burghers the duty Of surrendering and
laccepting the terms offered. The re-
cent Afrikander congress at Worcester
| is criticised IN the circular as "mislead-
ing the Beers and giving false impress
SONS"
In conclusion the committee says:
THE British government is willing to
settle matters in way not ungenerous
or humiliating to us. We appeal to
you to appoint another congress and to
nominate men of influence out of your
list to visit Mr.. Steyn and General
De Wet and try to persuade them to ac-
cept the terms Great Britain offers.
These two men are the only obsta-
cles to peace. We ask you to believe
us when we say that Mr. Kruger and
the late Transvaal government are will
ing and would already have accepted
the British terms but Mr.. Steyn has re-
fused to have anything to do with sur
render.
He has continued the war and has
encouraged the burghers with a hope
that we would get European assist
ance. To-day he is cut off from all
communication with the outside world
You know and we know how unfounded
that hope is. 1t is your duty to assist
us to make him understand this. We
appeal to you to help us end the un-
happy state of affairs which Is plung-
ing everybody into poverty and de-
spair. We appeal to you because we
right manner"
The committee includes w. De Wet,
late assistant chief commandant; three
Of the Volksraad and two JUS
ticeS of the peace.
A dispatch from Pietermaritzburg of
yesterdays date, says that 1T Is stated
there that Communicating Louis
Botha and four other Boer command
ants are about to interview Lord Kitch-
ener, at Pretoria. The burghers, how
ever, desire to continue the struggle,
and are being kept in the field by the
promises made by the government off,
GERS.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09

Hartford, Conn, Jan. S.--The direc-
tors of the Hartford Carpet company,
whose works are at ThomDsonville. re-
ceived this afternoon an offer from
Kidder, Peabody & Co., through the
banking house of H. Fl. Skinner OF
Hartford, OF par in cash for the COM
pany's stock, or 81 per cent. in preferred
and the same amount in common stock
of a company that is to be created by
combining this company with the q. $.
Higgins company OF New York. The
Hartford directors unanimously voted
to recommend the stockholders to ac-
cept the offer The capital of the Hart
ford company is $1,50O,oo0, and of the
new company will be S2,000,000 in pre-
ferred and s3,000,O00 in common.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
THIRD AYE. ~" STOCK.
Elias Goes to Wall street to Take Up
s2,5OO,OOO Worth.

New York, Jan. 8.-A year ago to-
day, when it became evident that the
affairs of the Third Avenue Railroad
company were fast approaching criti-
cal stage, Henry Hart. who developed
the road and held majority interest,
pledged with James r. Keene, ]. s.
Bache & Co. and several others $4,000
shares of the company's stock as Sc
curity for loan of '$2,500,000 1t was
agreed by the syndicate which made
the loan to hold the stock for one year.
To-day Mr.. Hart's law, Albert j.
Elias, went down to Wall street with
s., 500, 900 to take up the stock.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
sUIT OF GRO. n. CLONES.
An Injunction Granted Against Ran
doIph-Ciowes Stockholders.

Waterbury, Jan. S.--An injunction isl
sued by Judge Cowell in the district
court yesterday was served on the
stockholders of the Randolph Cloves
company restraining them from dispos-
ing Of certain trust stock of the COM
pany to any other person except the
petitioner, George III. Cloves, also a di-
rector in the company, and who is now
at law with those in control as to the
ownership of majority interest in the
stock The suit is returnable to the
superior court the first Tuesday in Feb
ruary. The plaintiff is under $4,000
bonds to prosecute the suit to effect.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
James j. Hill in New York.

New York Jan. S.-James J. Hill, the
western railway magnate of st. Paul.
Mimi, arrived in this city to-day. From
the moment of his arrival in town in
the afternoon until bedtime he was
busy comforting with the prominent
Wall street financiers. 1t was Mr.. Hill's S
first appearance in New York since he
became one of the big three" who
have recently conducted great railroad
deals
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
ANOTHER KFDNAPPTNG.
Alabama Brigands Demand n Ransom
of $4,000.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. S.-From
Union Springs this state it is learned
that N. H. Frazer, tax collector of Bull
loch county, has received a letter, dated
Memphis, from men claiming they had
Kidnapped Frazer's eighteen-year- old
son Bass in Atlanta and demanding $5,-
900 ransom The letter contained young
Frazer's signature as proof of their
claim. Frazer was student in the
archaeological school at Aaltna, and it
is learned he has not been seen there
in several days. The kidnappers assert
ed they We're on their way to Kansas
City, whence further negotiations would
be conducted.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
WOMEN AND THE OoLoRED LINE
Lowell Club Against Limiting Member
ship TO Whites.

Lowell Mass, Jan. S.-The MiddleseX
club of this city in common with many
New England women's clubs to-day
adopted resolutions protesting against
the tacit adoption of colored line by
the board of directors OF the general
federation, in refusing to ratify the ac-
ton of it's executive committee in ad-
mitting to membership the Wonen's
Era club of Boston. The club also put
itself on record as strongly opposed to
any amendment of the bylaws which
shall limit the membership of the gen
eral federation to white women.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
Four Perish In New Work.

New York, ian. s. -Four lives were
lost in a fire which broke out in the
cellar of the five story brick tenement
house. 357 East 113th street. between s
and o'clock tonight. The dead are
Antonette Mora, twensy-six years old ;
Louis Donate Mora, three years old; j;
Francisco Mora, ten months old; Mrs
Mora.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
STONE IN KANSAS CITY,
Docs Not Like Sources of the Proposals
for Reorganization.

Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. Sex Cover
nor William ]. Stone, of Missouri, was
the Jackson day speaker before the
Jackson County Democratic club in this
city tonight. The speech was in the
nature of defense oe the policies of
the democratic party in the recent cam
paign, but also advised that the demo-
Gratis be more determined and positive
in their future policies. Referring to the
proposed reorganization of the party
the ex-governor said that he did not like
the sources from which such proposals
emanated.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
A Friendly Address.

London, Jan S.-The mayor of Taun.
ton announced to the town council to-
day the receipt of an illuminated adj
dress from the city council of Taunton,
Mass, conveying a desire that the fu-
ture will witness the development of
the fellowship between those cities and
closer interna tional ties.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-09
MOLfNEUX APPEAL CASE.
Recorder GofT Announces Papers VIII
he Filed This Week.

New York, Jan. S,-Recorder Goff an
nounced to-day that the papers in the
Molineux appeal will be filed this week.
This means that they will be forwarded
to Chief Clerk Carroll of the court Of
general sessions and reduced by him to
book form and then forwarded to the
court OF appeals at Albany. The ap-
peal makes 5000 typewriter pages.