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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-10-05

MAJ. rKatnbone and the two boys, Tad
and Robert. Lincoln. They proceeded to
box to the right of the stage and four
W 1een rect ao above th its Level As the party
ence @cheered enthusiastically, while the
orchestra struck up Hail to the Chief!'
mad heard that played often at the en-
trance of a president to some public
gathering, and had frequently noted that
the chief executive ignored it and failed
to acknowledge that he understood its
and bowed politely. to the orchestra and
audience; then, with characteristic mod
esty, ne withdrew to a far corner Of the
n box SO that his face was shaded by the
been enormously stated, 81,
How great and good and amiable.'
Before: the overture Wilkes Booth and
4 had had a drink together, and now that
the President was seated; IT saw him NOV
ing down the paSsageWay leading to the
90 nox. He seemed to be intently watching
What has come over Booth tonight
l. wonder, that he follows the play 80
closely remarked to member Of the
orchestra. s. ia 45Se =
This was near the conclusion Of the
1rst act. Just as the curtain was about
TO be 5rung down, J. 3. Wright, the
prompter. sent word to me that it would
be-.1mpossible to produce my song that
n:gnt 4. because Miss Keene was nervous
"
dent. and was fearful lest something
would occur to mar the play / was n
cry at this. as Miss Keene had given me
a positive promise, and had said, more
over. that she would aid me as much as
she could. was naturally eager to see
! how. the song would take, as was some.
what proud of it. I made up my mind
therefore, to go to the rear of the stage
ana demonstrate with Wright.
| Just inside the door leading to the
point 4 wished to reach, the box contain.
jets OF the entire building was placed
Leaning over this box was Spangler. 3
play s. = 2 4 10y
| Get out of my way, / / exclaimed.
demanded. 7.ss
am going to see Mr. Wright,
reJoinedi get our.
The elbow moved away and before
| he had time to return to the box the
whistle blew and he had to make the
CHANGES for the dairy scene.
& talked with Wright and left him Ii
| DISGUST. as the best he could do was e
premise that. If possible. the song woul,
/ pc sung after the closing act when s.
| Knew we'll that no one would stay IL
listen to- it. Il had stepped down ont
/ sIel; OF the stairs on my way back &
1 the schestras when suddenly pistol slo,
/ "a re out e stopped. wheeled about ani
saw the dark figure OF man hyinf
through the air from the PRESIDENT boz
i Ia the stage Half way his foot caughI
i in the nag. and he fell to the floor. III,
i was up again In an instant and r1lshin,
IN my direction He held a dagger ii hi
fright hand. 81, ~ 81
s. 8. ne aprroa ched. to my horror i Yeo
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= - :
/ ogE:Zed Wilkes Booth HIS face was
/ te rrible sight It was drawn and white.
I am an MS black eyes blazed like fire and
seemed to protrude from his head. His
i1o rs black hair seemed to stand on end,
BE Let me pass! Let me pass!'' he said. IS
stood stupidity staring at him and
saaln not word. All at once he crouched
l " s. ana sprang at me. iunging with the
dresscoat Waistcoast and two shirts. but
did not Craze the skin. He spranE again.
tbs time high in the air. and struck me
weapon buried itself in the back Of nv
neck after passing through the coat inst
below the collar, and l fell to the floor
With my face to the rear door. Booth
l cap oyer me swung the door wide, and
mashed through, slamming it behind him.
AS the shaft Of light from the stage
PIERCED the gloom outside I had a mo-
me! meitary view Of the picture framed ~
Gand of Peanut John, and the heads
Of the two horses he was holding. did
NOT know at that time that Booth had
81, nSo 1.ed his, his ankle when he fell. He
II was dragged to my feet by a de-
tect1Ve whose name I no longer remem-
6e he, and Jed , to the front Of the stage.
was crowded with people who shouted, for
him!' s !. 5$ss 4 - =
s.. {. What, is .it?' I asked. a4 {.
| .
TO the presidents box. did look and
saw saw the Presidents IRE head hanging over
Lincoln was Wiping his forehead with a
handkerchief while Laura Keene stood
beside her holding pitcher Of water !
CURED. 49, 7,c@$,D : - n : -
He has replied the detective, and
you are under arrest ~, q III =:
IL was taken to the police station.
There told my story and assured the
authorities that 1t was Wilkes Eooth who,
had escaped. was wounded, and when
the dagger was found an hour later in
1 front 1.o of the patent office ! was. dis
to his share, in the plot. At the sound
Of the pistol shot he was to turn out
the lights. Had it not been for me, he
declared, no one could ever have identi-
fed the assassin, as he would have es-.
capped in the darkness ~: r., j.
Mr.. ,Withers has been to Europe twice
under Sothern, and was leader in a San
Francisco theater orchestra for five
years He served in the army during the
War, of the Rebellion, and at it's close
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APOLIS. MINI. SATURDAY OCTOBER 5. 1901.

the president was reIerreo TO as "a suu
necessity and the hope was expressed
that the action would unite the Repub-
lican party and save the republic.
Garfield fingered for more than two
months. The surgeons ndphysicians gave
him the best attention that the medical
science OF that day had fitted them for;
they searched diligently for the bullet,
but, as the post-mortem developed, they
searched in the wrong direction and
never found it. hTere were no arrays
twenty years ago and antiseptics and
other aids of surgeons were practically
or perhaps wholly unknown. Day by
day the country alternated between hope
and fear. Favorable reports We're issued,
only to be followed by unfavoraible ones.
For a long while the wounded man lay
in the White house, to which he had been
taken Immediately after the shooting;
but the terrific heat Of the summer
caused the medical men to grant his Oft
repeated request to be taken to- within
sight OF the sea, and on September s the
was taken to Elberon, N. u Nine days
later blood poisoning developed, and after
few hours of Inconsistencies, he died
peacefully on September 49, His body
| was taken back to Washington by special
train and lay in state in the rotunda OF
the capitol for two days. A long special
train took the body to Cleveland, o.,
September &C. ~. +'..'>- +.
The attorneys for Guiteau, the assassin.
advanced the plea of insanity, and hard
| fight for his life was made in trial thae
was remarkable in many ways. But the
verdict was death and Guiteau was
| hanged in Washington City. y ii.
The memorial services in honor of Car
| field, held in the hall of the house Of rep
| resentatives on February 81, 1882, were
! the most splendidly solemn that the his
| tory of the United States has so far re-
| corded. Mr.. Blaine was the orator; the
audience was comprised Of President Ar
! thur, the cabinet, all members of the
! diplomatic corps, distinguished men from
all over the country, and people from all
walks of life. ii - i. H.. *, J.
Mr.. Blaine's Grafton was masterpiece
! He followed the life of his subject close
| ly from boyhood to the grave, iluminat-
| ing the biography with brilliant anec-
| dotes that were at once dignitied and
| full of the character of Garfield: and his
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peroratDn was such a burst ct poetry,
such a symphony Of phrase, as has sell
dom been heard: E
''Great in life, he was SURPRISINGLY great
IN death: For no cause, in the very
frenzy Of wantonness and wickedness ~
the red hand Of murder, he was thrust
from the full tide of this worlds interest.
from its hopes, its aspirations, it's VIC
tories, into the visible presence of death
short moment, in which,, stunned and
aware of its establishment; but through
days of deadly languor, through weeks
cause silently borne with clear sight and
calm courage he looked into his open
grave. What blight and ruin met his
what brilliant. broken plans, what bafHed,
high ambitions. what sundering of strong.
warm manhood's friendship, what bitter
rending of sweet household ties! /. #. y
- Behind him a proud, expectant nation
/ a great. host of sustaining friends, a
cherished and happy mother, wearing the
full. rich honors of her early toll and
tears; the wife of his youth. whose whole
emerged from childhoods day OF frolic:
the fair young daughter; the sturdy sons
just springtng into closest companionship,
claiming every day, and every day re-
in his heart the eager, rejoicing power to
meet all demands. And his soul was not
shaken. His countrymen were thrilled
with instant profound and universal
| sympathy. Masterful in his mortal weak
ness, he became the center of nation s
love, enshrined in the prayers of a world.
But all the love and all the sympathy
could not share with him his suffering.
| He trod the winepress alone. With I'M
4 fa!tering front he faced death. With
Iunfailing tenderness he took leave of life.
IAbove the 5demoniac hiss of the assassin S
Ibullet he heard the voice of God. With
simple resignation he bowed to the Di-
/ vine decree. s. 81 81: A553
AS the end drew near his early crav-
/ ing for the sea returned. The stately
/ mansion Of power had been to him the
lwearisome hospital of pain. and he beg
j ged to- be taken from his prison walls,
from its oppressive, sitting air, from its
l1omelessness and its hopeIessness. Cen
i sly. silently, the love of a great people
/ pore the pale sufferer to the lenged- for
should will. within sight OF the heayin;;
oil1ows, within sound of its manifold
voices. With wan. fevered faces tenderIy
4 lifted to the cooling breeze, he looked out
i WiStfully on the ocean changing won
i iers; on It's fair. sails; on its restless
WAVES rolling shoreWard. S to break and
i lie beneath the MONDAY sun; on the red
i clouds OF evening arching low to- the
II horizon on the serene and shining path
5IWay9 of the stars. Let us think that his
dying eyes read mystic meaning which
2nly the rapt and parting soul may
iknoW. Let us believe that in the silence
ST the receding world he heard the grea1
y waves breaking on a farther shore an6
lfelt already upon his wasted brow thu
I breath of the eternal morning. -, st
Louis Republic.
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5 CIV sndolen-How late you are, dear. What
have you been doing all the afternoon?
Manufacturing the Grugsbys at their 'at
home and making myself generally fascina-
ting and agreeable! is$s 4 s4 5gs 54g
Gwendolen- Poor thing What hard days
work for you!--Punch. E
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Comfort From Home

All is lost save honor" telephoned the de-
feated candidate to his wife at 2 a. m. ~
Well, you'll have to walk home. then, . she
answered. for that won't do you any good on
the owl cars .5 IS
And nothing but the low. hoarse buzzing OF
the telephone wires answered hsr.-Bal timore
American. ss5 SIS II g#
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A GIRL TO ADoRps.

AT a 5 o'clock tea found Miss Morps s
81 Reigned as bell. and said he,
AS, she gave him his tea:
All! you not only reign but you porps r
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Her Henrin. Was Good.

The Mistress fentering the kitchen)-Jan
didn't hear dish break a minute ago?
The Mafd-Is hope you did. mem; It made
noise enough. II you hadn't heard it should
have thought you were getting deaf, and that.
you know, would be awful-Boston TRANSCRIPT.
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The Wong AIiectt1e.

Wife-Why don't you smoke those ci-
gars I gave you at Christ mas time? I'm.
sure they're delightful.
Husband-My dear, delightful is not the
word.-Boston Journal
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An EndIes. Chain.

Mrs Stamford tproudly) Nothing goes to
waste in this house! I make hash ont OF
everything that s left over
Mrs. slimtable tTnusingly)-But what do you
do with the hash that's left over?
Mrs. Skanthord-Rehash it.-Puek.
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His Haunting Fear.

Mamma, is heaven like a circus ~ ~
why. OF course not, Bobbie!, :
well, I have always been afraid 1 would
be disappointed in it."-Life. =
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Twins.

Any musical instruments - the assessor
asked. 80 :
What are they 2" 80
Both boys. Chicago Record Herald.
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No way out of II.

Druggist-Can' you get your prescriptions
filed at any other time than at in the morn
+ ing, ma am? -
She-I am sorry but that IS the only fisse
my husband is fiome.-Harper's Bazaar.
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signed sat Ford's theater. His last en-
gagement was under DAILY, as late as
when The Geisha" was produced. Since
then Mr.. Withers has suffered from an
abscess of the ear and on that account
has been compelled to retire. He looks
much younger than sixty-ive.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-10-05
LINCOLN.

Lincoln had a premonition Of his fate.
Perhaps this was but natural, considering
the excited condition of the country 4.
the time, when blood was held cheaply
and mems passions led them readily to
murder; so there may have been moth
Ing occult in his apprehension that he
was to fall victim to an assassin. But,
nevertheless, this story. related in Hap
goods ~ 4l oraham N Lincoln, !" is well worth
retelling: ~
The president referred a few days be-
fore the end to the number Of warnings
by dreams In the Bible, the book which
had Of late taken such a hold upon him
Finally he said: q 5s
u. About ten days ago i. retired very
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1901-07-18

were cleaning up about the yards.
Replying to the rumor that the man.
agement had brought strike breaker
from Alabama. Assistant General Man.
ager Harper said:
I'VE can break our own strikes"
Superintendent Albrecht, encounter.
ed few moments later. said the
plant would be running in full within
q few days.
Speculation as to the probable set
Element OF the strike is active in all
circles and among business men and
manufacturers generally the concen-
sus generally is that the combine Of
hcials and Amalgamated officials will
get together before long and adjust
the differences. Some of the manu-
facturers were emphatic in stating
that it would be arranged within 48
hours, yet they could give no positive
information of any movement on foot
to start negotiations, -x
A revised list of the number Of men
affected by the strike shows that 49,
900 skilled workmen are out at pres
ent. 1t is estimated thatth unskilled
labor in the various mills affected by
the strike will run the total close to
, the claim Of 1900 iale men made by
| the Ahalxamated association.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1901-07-18
SHIPPING TIED UP.
Four Hundred Freight Handlers Out
at Port Costa, Cal.

Four Hundred Freight Handlers Out
at Port Costa, Cal.
Port Costa. CAL. July 17.-Four hun
tred men who handle freight in the
warehouses here have gone out on
strike. Work in all the warehouses
from Nevada dock to Crockett, as we'll
as the Crockett sugar refinery, Is at a
standstill and shipping is completely
tied up. The men presented an ulti-
matum to their employers. They asked
for So a day for nine hours and time
and half for all overtime. The ware
houses offered a raise Of cents per
hour. which would be 80 cents an hour
for 10 hours work. but refused to rec.
ognize the men as union. This Offer
did not meet with the approval OF the
men and they walked out.
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DAMAGE EXAGGERATED,
"e''r'. Hin md gs~7y Discus. Crop
CoH3itjons.

Me''r'. Hin md Ks~1y discus. Crop
Conditions.
New York, July 17.-President ]. ].
Hill Of the Great Northern railroad.
before leaving for St. Paul. discussed
the reports Of crop damage in the
West. He said:
"unquestionably some damage has
been done to the corn crop by reason
Of the drought, but, like everything
.,else. this damage has been;exaggerat-
ed. The damage, 50 far as ! can see.
lies in that portion Of the country west
Of a line drawn from St. Louis to
Omaha and much Of it can be repaired
by good rains. 1t should be remem-
bered. too. that as an Offset there has
been q wonderful wheat harvest. par.
ticularly IN Kansas. The matter hard
ly resolves itself into railroad one
for the reason that the railroads have,
and the indications are. will have
plenty to do even should II develop
that the corn crop Is short. However
as have said, there is ample time yet
for much OF the damage to be over
come"
On the same subject President LOW
ry Of the Minneapolis. st. Paul and
Sault Ste. Marie telegraphs from the
West as follows:
up to the present time prospects
for crops were never better. I make
this statement from personal in
spection of few days ago in Mime
sofa and North and South Dakota. and
from daily reports received from al
the points along the line OF our road
also from talking with various grain
men in Minneapolis who are thorough
lv posted on the subject"
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DON'T NEGLECT
THAT JOB OF PAINTING.

Every mine from Pittston to Eat!coke
Is affected.
! When the whistles blew for work
the 6remsn refused to report for duty
and orders were then issued by the 81.
perintendents to close down. The strik-
Ing 6remen thereupon returned to
their respective headquarters where
they held meetings and discussed the
situation.
President Mullahy of the state asso-
citation told the Associated Press cor
respondent that up to 10 a. m. he had
received reports from the entire wy
oming district Of the anthracite re-
gion and only five collieries were
working. President Mullahy estt'
mates that $4,000 men are idle. The
coal companies have pressed into serv-
Ice their foremen and fire bosses, who
will be employed as dremen for the
time being. This'i is necessary7in order
to keep the pumps running and the
mines free from water. At some OF
the collieries hosting engineers who
were asked to work with the new men
refused and quit their posts. The
Delaware and Hudson company has
two mines working and the officials
say they have enough firemen to keep
the pumps running.
Several manufacturing concerns
gave in to the demands of the firemen.
among them the Wilkesbarre Lace
company, employing 1900 hands. and
the Hazard rope works. employing
/ 1000 men. The Wilkesbarre and wy
oming Valley Traction company Off
cials told their flremen to 60 to work
at the increase.
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Small Strike at Fargo.

Fargo has little strike among the
employees Of the North, Dakota tile
works. A demand for increase in
wages was not granted and the men
walked out. The recent establish
ment of competitive plaAt divided
up the business and the management
thought 1t could not afford to pay
higher wages.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1901-07-18
NORTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
Excessive Rains May Hurt Chicken.
:r1Se.
Shootino-Fareo's Sewers Arg
~
inadequate to Carry Away ii
the Surface Water. -

*::3 =
On account Of the excessive rains
this summer many sportsmen aver
that the chicken shooting will be poor
this fall. In some sections where the
land was at all low, it is claimed that
practically all the young birds have
been killed. The hill and ridge Sec
tions out of the valley proper will be
the favorite spots, and many hunters
are. already preparing trips to the hills
IN Ransom county and further west.
The indications are that the duck crop
will be the greatest ever, and even if
chickens should be scarce, there will
be sport for all. The fact that the
season does not begin this year till
Sept is a serious handicap to many
of the anxious ones.
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Not Public 1iohways.

In a ruling made in the case Of
the State of North Dakota VS.. George
Case, Judge Glaspell holds that the
act of opening the highways of Stuts'
man county by the county commits
sioners, June 16, 1899, was null and
void. The county commissioners, on
the date named, passed a resolution
declaring all the section lines of the
county opened as public highways.
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MINES TIED UP
STRIKE OF FlREMEN CAUSES A
GENERAL SHUTDOWN IN
/, WYOMING VALLEY.
=. ~.
THOUSANDS OF MEN IDLE
Only Eight Hundred Are Directly IN.
.voived In the Walkcut but the Clos
ina Of the Coilieries Throws Forty.
three thousand Mine Employees Out
'nef Work-No Developments in the
Bio Steel Strike.

. Wilkesbarre. Pa. July 1.-THE
strike Of the stationary fremen inaug'
nrated during the day has tied up
nearly all the mines In the Wyoming
valley and a conservative estimate
places the number Of 9e2 idle at g.,
600. This {n;ludes :ld s The men out II TIE
Scranton district. Only about 800 OF
these are firemsn. The balance is
made up Of miners. s.qiahorers, engi
neers. breaker boys and machinists
! sssssplnved iu aud about the coilies!as
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adequate 10 carry away the SURFACE
water. In many parts of the city the
sewers were filled 80 rapidly that
water backed into cellars to the depth
Of several feet. and the surface water
out in the residence districts stood
on the streets several hours before the
sewer could carry it away. Mayor
Johnson has recommended the build
ing of two or three lateral sewers of
sufficient capacity to provide against
any emergency that may arise.
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In the Lackaws,na Valley.

Scranton, Pa, July 17.-All the fire.
men of stationary engines at the Della
ware and Hudson. Erie, and Ontario
and Western railroad companies
mines in the upper part OF th' Lacka.
wanna vallt :, from Peckrille to Forest
City, struc. for an eight hour dav
without reduction Of pay. The result
forced a complete shutdown OF 40 col
lieries and the idleness OF 10000 mine
w.rkers.
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ever, the outlook continues favorable.
Harvesting is expected to begin In
Northern Minnesota by the 18th. IN
Oregon spring wheat is needing rain
Oats have suffered in common Wit:
other crops from heat and drouth ir
the states OF the Eastern and Central
valleys. Harvesting is now progress.
Ing IN the more northerly sections.
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Wolves Are Numerous

Wolves are reported as so numerous
in the country west of Inkster that
they are nuisance to farmers and
stockmen. A. Abel, living near Med
ford, on the headwaters of the Forest
river, reports that one night recently
wolves pursued his young cattle down
to the very doors of his barn build
ings.
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Farqo's Annual Levy.

The Fargo city council has made
the annual appropriation levy for the
next fiscal year. The total is 1922.
500, of which 1850 is for city pur-
poses and $45,500 for school purposes
The total levy is nearly $4,000 less
than last year, but the reduction is
in the school levy, as the city's ex-
pense account is estimated to be
about $4,000 greater than last year.
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NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
Believed, However, the Steel Strike
Will Be Settled Soon.

Pittsburg, July 17.-There were no
new developments in the great steel
strike in this district during the early
hours of the second day. All the plants
closed Monday were shut down tight.
and matters about the Painter mill.
Lindsay & McCutcheon, Clark's Solar
iron works, the Monongahela and Star
tin plate plants were Quiet. It was
stated that Painters mill was in par
tial operation, but the only men at
work were a few Hungarlans who