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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17
A NEW MARK TWAIN STORY.


CITY, Nevada.
Chicago Tribune: Now that Mark
Twain has come back to the United
States to stay, his old friends out west
are telling some new stories Of his ex-
peliences in that country in the 'GOs.>
Gre of the most amusing is an account
OF Mark famous duel at Virginia City,
New. in 1866, the details of which have
never before been printed. Mr.. Glenn
ems WAS then working as q reporter ON
the Territorial Enterprise, the leading
| newspaper of Virginia City, which was
then a booming mining camp, full OF
rough and ready men. One day there
came to the town o Miss Wheeler, a
beautiful young woman, with whom the
entire male population Of Virginia City
promptly proceeded to fall in love. One
of the NEST prominent men of the town
Was Judge Baldwin, q fire eating Vir-
sil?iaIl, who was nearly SO years old.
Mark Twain saw Miss Wheeler in
bridal attire walk into the Internation-
;l hotel one afternoon With Judge Bald
win, and jumped to the conclusion that
/ she was to marry the old man. He
| said SO in his paper and conlforted the
other men of Virginia City by say
| ing that the bridegroom already had
one foot in the grave, with the other
!. close second" Judge Baldwin chal-
| lenged him TO a duel. Pistols We're
CHOSEN i:S llle weapons, luOuSn Lno
/ judge was a good shot and Mark knew
nothing about firearms. On the app
\ pointed morning Mark and his second,
\ steve" Gillis. dead shot, We're early
Oh the scene. Gillis was trying the re-
volvei, and finally fired at a robin, fully
! fifty feet distant His bullet took the
! bird $ head off, and he Went forward to,
I pick up the body, after handing the re-
4 vol.er to Mark Twain. Just as Ciillis
picked up the deeapitated bbird Judge
( Baldwin and his party came over tho
/ top CT q little hill and saw him. They
Looked first ut Giliis holding the head
| less bird and then at Twain holding the
smoking pistol.
THAT was u good shot" said one of
! I3aldwin's seconds.
/ Yes" answered ellis; 81 doubt If
there is IS good a SHOT in the country
as Msrk."
Immediately Baldwia's seconds pro
posed conlprorisc an apology from
4 Judge baldwin Yves promptly accepted.
Steve" said Mark Twain, as they
walked home together, poor cock
4 robin Was the only o:.e that got hurt in
i that Gudl.''
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17
FRANCE AND THE VATICAN.
Premier Declares interference viii Not u,
Tolerated in Temporal Affairs.

deputies yesterday the government
VAS interpeiiated by Marcel Sembat
radical socialist. on the interference
OF The pope i'm the domestic affairs of
France, as SHOWN in the recent letter
of the pope TO Cardinal Richard, the
archbishop of paris, dealing With the
proposed bill of the premier NJ Wall
deck Rousseau, known as the law of
associations and aiming at the sup
preston of religious communities, in
which the pontiil defended the relig-
iOuS orders.
NJ. Sem:1at asked the government to
protest against this letter. Nj. liDot,
the former premier defended the
pope. who, he said, was entitled to
s;ise his voice when he thought relig-
IS interests were in peril The state-
.eciit called forth cheers from the
riahtists and ceniliSts.
The entire session was spent i'm dis
Guessing the Interpretation of Nj. SEM
bat, the debate starting With AN eNpa
ni.tion by Nj. Waldccil Rousseau, who
said the government SAW no threat in
tie popeS letter as to missions in the
east.
The letter of his holiness COM
tnued the premier. Simply said that if
The French missionaries disappeared
they would be replaced by foreign mis-
aionarie.;.
The government will not tolerate
tic organization OF resistance against
the laws: of the country. No inter,ai-
enee on the part of the pope will be
allowed when it is voted upon. The
pope has rights as the spiritual head
uf Catholics, but the state also has
rights written iii Tho coneortlat which
IL viii see respected
The declaration rallied around the
government all the leftists and CEN
trists, who voted approval of the pre-
niier's declaration by 40 to IS and SON
fdence in his tilnness to assure the
defense of the rights of the state.
Inc chamber then adopted a resoiu-
ton embodyins both paragraphs.
The government was sustained by a.
vote OF $40 TO ITO.
Other extremist motions, one propos-
ing the separation of church and state
and another proposing to denounce the
concordat, We're rejected by over
wheiniins majorities.
The chamber was crowded with dep
utie:s and notable visitors in the eX-
pectaticn that the debate on the law
of associations would be begun. The
results have greatly elated the minis
terra. lists, who declare that 1t pre-
sages victory for the law of associa-
tons.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17
MAY MAKE ANOTHER FORTUNE.

Friends of Tabor's Widow IIalp Her lie.
deem Mstchless" Mine.
Denver, Colo, Jan. 1.-THE widow
Of the late II. A. w. Tabor, million
ajre and Uniusd States senator, after
enduring great privations. is again on
Vie road to fortune. When Senator
Tabor died hardly vestige remained
oil his once great estate. The widow
was left practically penniless, The
Matchless mine at Leadville-the mine
that made Senator Tabor millionaire
and yielded him an inceme Of $500, 900
yearly-she kept after everything else
had gene byt fnally this mine WAS
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terms. He says the sheriff

measured terms; He says the sheriff s,
ton, il such is possible The. warden Of
M hsrs aS lie h had f sse senx Sse
ed of no crime. He could do nothing else
than deliver him to the sheriff when that
But the life of the negro should have
been preserved at all hazards, and 1t is
TO the lasting shame of the great state OF
ing should have been allowed TO take
place within few miles of the capital
city. .:,;,,,a. 49,, -, 80
more calling, than ever is the fact THAT
we had ample militia forces with which
the terrible tragedy could have been
lNerted. The sheriff is to BLANC, and no.
body else. | coul, not very we'll send the
troops there in The face of the repeated
assuranses of the sheriff that they We're
not needed and not wanted
Governor Stanley believes that the burn
Ing of Alexander would not have taken
place If the people of Leavenworth had
have been hanged ii proved guilty of the
crime.
II have no doubt that he was guilty,
administered at the hands OF the law.
The death penalty must be restored in
Kansas, and then things of this kind will
Most of the members of the state legis-
;,.,, when , interviewed last nlght eS-
pressed inc same Idea as Governor stan
ley with regard TO the restoration of the
death penalty
The judiciary committee OF the senate
announced last Right that a bin would be
prepared making death the penalty for
murder ard also for rape cases where
force was used. ii without doubt will
become a law in few days.
Governor Stanley last night announced
that he would this morning offer Il reward
OF 500 for the apprehension of any one
Implicated in the ls.aching of Alexander
Is,lt.f fCtt11 f,yrf ,o,
stated that he was sorry that he could
not offer q larger reward, but the law
allowed him to offer only SEQ
He said that he WIS also going To in
sruct tic attorney general ut once to in
vcstigatc the conduct of Sheriff lsvcrhard
IN connection with the lynchins. and If
1t was found that the sheriff had in amy
way Violated his trust as an official, pro-
ccadiills would be instigated to Dust him
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17
Mrs. Ayrton, who is well known for
her rpss., f,rh.S In fh.. fiald of alnc

Mrs. Ayrton, who is well known for
her researches in the field of electricity,
had the honor the other evening of
dining with the 500 members and guests
OF the Institution of Electrical Engin
GERS at the Hotel Cecil i'll London. Her
presence brought up the novel question
how She should be recognized by the
speakers at the dinner The earlier
speaker said, My lords, lady and gem
tiemen.' which sounded odd. The lord
chief justice improved on this with
My LORDS, Mrs. Ayrton and gentle
men," while Sir John Wolfe Barry
struck out the formula, My lords
madam and gentlemen" Mrs. Ayrton
sometime ago justified her election to
membership by n thoroughly scientific
essay on The Kissing OF the Electric
Arc. subject which she still further
Investigated, and enc on which she
read paper, on completion of her in
qiiiy. at the recent institution In
Paris
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

sold TO satisfy judgment against the
estate, She hos succeeded In interest
Ing several of the senator's old friends
In her project and they have advanced
her enough money to satisfy the judg-
ment aud redeem the mine. She is al
ready shipping from the dumps orc
that was value!ess when tine mine was
previously worked. but which can now
be handled at a good profit.
The mine was one of the most cele-
brated in the Leadville camp, and add
ed nearly sa,000.0e0 to the weal,,, of the
owner For more than two years the
net profits on production were nearly
{2,to0 Per day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17
she Didn't rc!1 Her AGO.

Tit-Bits: 1t is not an ordinary law
yer who can overcome Il wolnans re-
luctance to tell her age. Here iy one OF
the many failures in that line of effort:
And what is your age, madam?"
WAS tie attorneys question.
My own" she answered, promptly,
II understand that madam; but how
old are you?'
II am not old, sir" with Indignation.
II beg your pardon, madam. l mean
how many years have you passed?"
",5ow many of them have passed
you?"
IAN. 1 never heard of them stops
ping
Madam. you must answer my ques-
/ ton. want to know your age
II don know that the Acquaintance
Is desired by the other sidc.
II don't see why you insist upen re-
fusinS to answer my question:" said
the attorney, coastnsly. Il am sure
would tell how old I was ii were
| asked
but nobody would ask you, for .ey-
erybody knows you are old enough. to
! know better than to be asking a WON.
an her age, SO there =
And the. attorney passed on to the
next question.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

Lord Alverstone is not very Wen
known, but Sir Richard Webster is,
and both names belong to one person.
the present lord chief justice OF Eng
land. The son of a barrister. Lord AL
Nerstone started in the same profess
sion With a stern determination to get
TO the top After being called to the
bar he made $1,000 in his first year and
So.ouV in his second Year and for many
Years before his promotion to the
bench he was making 100000 per an
NUN. AS lord chief justice his lordship
has now to jog along With a mere
$4,000 Il year
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17
Up Eoston way.

Lipp!acott's: And what" asked the
caller, IN his most ingratiaung tones,
what did Santa Claus put In your
stocking. my little girl?"
For a moment she looked at him
through her Nminutive spectacles,
then, in voice Of mingled pity and
INC nsa. she said: We No longer
was 1t delicate Of you to mention that
article of feminine apparel" GATHER
ing up her copy Of Ibsen she hurriedly
left the room.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

Total. $S09a7.93 -S4,S4S.SJ
The comparison las been between
the penitentiaries at Fort Madison
and at Anamosa, the one With more
than coo to it's credit in the support
fund and the sum growing, and the
other With less than 81, 900 in the fund
and decreasing. 1t is this difference
which has recently caused some guess
ing as to possible scandals in the state
institutions, but as some of the unfa-
vorable comment has been traced di-
rectly to discharged employees of insti-
buttons or persons at outs With the
board of control little attention has
been paid to the matter. The support
fund is in good condition in general.
1T generally decreases at this time CT
the year owing to the necessity fol-
fuel and lights and increases in the
summer
The number of inmates at the re-
formatorics and hospitals as shown by
the reports the first day of the year
was as follows: Anamosa peniten-
tiary i69. Fort Madison penitentary
47l. Carinda hospital 922. lndepend-
ence hospital 1.CG7, Mt. Pleasant hos
pital a5l, Eldora reformatory 4e9.
Mitchellville reformatory lG9.
Is Before tho Court.
Today is the time When the Titus
amendment case comes up before the
supreme court for the first time AZ
torney General Mullan read the revises
of the proofs yesterday. The first APP
pearance of the case in court was on
the following written motion filed with
the clerk:
state of Iowa, eX rel. Marsh w.
Bailey vs.. S. w. Brookhart. appellant.
The said appellant moves the court to
advance the above entitled cause and
a day be named by the court in which
it may lie heard during the present
term. He shows the court that the
controversy is With reference to hold
ing Il public office, viz. that of county
attorney, Which involves both the
validity and construction of the
amendment to the constitution CONF
monty called the Titus amendment;
that the questions involved are OF
great public interest and affect the
right to hold different state and coun-
~ offices in the state; that public good
requires an early determination of the
question. S. w. l3rookhart'
The appellee in the same case joins
in asking the advancement to the case.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

Secretary to the President George b.
Cortelyou works harder and longer
hours, it is said, than any other en-
ploye of the government except the
president himself He is at the white
house at a. M, works until evening,
end then has few hours to himself.
Every light at 10 o'clock he returns to
his office, and is generally with the
president until midnight and often un-
Ill l or ID. M
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CHAPTER III.

IAN American gentleman has been
here several times" savory said when
l reached my rooms. would have it
he'd got an appointment with you.
Told him didn't know when you'd be
home"
We'll, show him up when no calls.
I'll see HIM"
Presently he brought up card with
the naE.e "Erastus 4. Snuyzer" on 1t
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

Eorses were the sole guests at re-
cert dinner given by a company of
English nen ard women who went
from London into the country for the
sole purpose of entertaining their four
footed dependents. The menu included
chopped apples and carrots and slices
OF white brown bread, mixed with
few handfuls of sugar.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

-Among invited guests at the coming
Inauguration of President Mckinley
viii lie Roswell Bardsley. who is NJ
years old, and Who for seventy two
years has been postmaster OF North
Lansing. Tompkins county, y. Y. Mr..
Eardsley was appointed postmaster on
June Is, 1928, John Quincy Adams be-
Ing then president and John Mclean
o. Ohio postmaster general He is not
Only the Oldest man In the postal serv-
Ice. but he is believed 10 be the senior
government enploNe in any capacity.
No complaint against his Office has
ever been filed. He has always drawn
Tie same salary-Sl15 per year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

According TO the latest report of
New Works excise commissioner. the
Saines law has yielded s6l,2S9,275 to
the state and local treasures since IT
went into effect five years ago, thus
averaging about $l2ooo,OOo a year.
Meanwhile, the arrests for drunken
ness throughout the state have been
diminished from twelve to nine for
each LOCO of the states population,
While the number of liquor saloons has
decreased from 33 ,437 TO 81, 100
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

A number of enterprising automobile
makers have tried to get the president
to add q horseless machine to his stable
eqil1 nent. They have offered him
specially constructed and elaborate We
i.icles and have used all their CONNER
Gal wies on him and his representa-
hYes. great many Washington Off
Gals use automobiles. but the presi-
dent still sticks to horses
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

1t is understood that when the car
conferred the title of countess on Mile.
siargueNite Gassini. srandniece AID
adopted daughter of the Russian min
lister TO this country, his majesty adj
ministered snub to certain leaders of
Washington society. These had denied
TO the charming young Russian what
Ter granduncle regarded as her proper
social status, holding that as she was
neither wife nor daughter to the diplo-
is.t sne was not entltled to more than
secondary consideration. Now her So
oial rank is of the highest The count
ess is not yet quite IS Years Old
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

In Chicago, in order to rob houses
Jacob Raska represented himself to
housewives as an exterminator of
cockroaches. He was caught in his
raskaily scheme.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

In discharging a jury a few days
ago at Wilmington. Del. Chief jus
tice Love wished each member mer-
~ Christmas and hoped that there
would not be any whisky in it. That
Is not the unanimous charge of the
court, said Judge Spruance. whose
health was drunk shortly by every
good nlan and true on the jury
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

\ bowl of milk and a couple of
CRACKERS or an apple is the extent of
Senator Fairbanks luncheon The In
dianian, @ho. by the way. is already
an avowed candidate for the presiden-
1ial nomination in 1900, holds that no
,nall San do good work after filling
himself fun of food at noon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

There lives in Paducah, Ky, blind
,neeharic who can and does place
latfs as evenly and drive the nails as
truly as any workman gifted with
si@ht. He puts UP his own scafrnlls.
ana Goes as much work in a dnv nc
any man in his trade.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17
VG.LANCiA AGROUND.

On tho Banks West of I1avana-Passencc,s
In No Danger.
Havana, Jan. 1.-THE Ward line
steamer Nisilancia is aground off the
banks 100 miles westward from Ha-
vann. She has tifty-eight passengers
on board. but Is in no immediate dam
ger and no difficulty is expected In
transferring passengers and freight by
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

One of the crying needs Of the sun
set year of the nineteenth century Is
The Peoples Private Exchange of
Unwanted Christmas Presents
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

1t is probably because time i. money
that the impecunious young man tells
the collector that he will pay his bin
in time
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

A man is as old as he thinks he feels.
and woman as old as she DOESN'T
think she locks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

Preside17t David Starr Jordan. of Lee
lara Stanford. Jr.. university. SAYS he
he'irves t'iat since the hieher educa-
tiaA he's become so wi1esprcad. tho flu
tura Of this country lies more with the
universities than with any other
power
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17
ofcers Installed.

Alta, Ia. Jan. 16.-Summit Rebekah
lodge. No. 12l installed its officers for
the ensuing term as follows: Mrs.
Mary Adams, N. G.; Mrs. Mertie Dick,
Y. G.: Miss Minnie Olson, secretary;
Mrs. Lizzie Hulburt, treasurer; Mrs.
Martha ]. Conner. warden; Mrs.
Emma Gates, conductress; Mrs Eta
Peterson, outer guard; Mrs. Jessie
Blom. inside guard: Mrs Sarah d.
Blanch, chaplain; Mrs. Lizzie Gamer
ON, II. $. of N. c.; Mrs. Mary Smith,
L. S. of N. G.; Mrs. Lola Hill, r. S.
of V. G.; Miss Cora Buckingham, L.
S. of Y. G. Mrs. Martha j. Conner,
D. G. NJ, acted as installing officer.
After installation refreshments were
served.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

The value of chicle, the basis of
chewing gum that is produced in Mex
leo Is three times as great as that of
the country's present rubber product.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

Father Chadwick, chaplain of the
ba.t'eslip Maine when she was blown
xp IT Havana. has boon re!ieved from
tf'e receiving ship Vermont. at Brook
~ and assigned TO service on the New
Gnl'k Which. under Rear Admiral
. cars viii go into Commission about
<llruarv l.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17
KILLED BY ~ RABBIT HUNTER
Shot intended for :, Hare Enters NIalvcr,
MANS BOSOM.

MairS HOSOIN.
Malvern, Ia, Jan. 16.-J. B. Andcr-
son. Il sawinili proprietor of this place,
was accidentally shot yesterday while
working near his mill. about five mites
north OF Tabor. Mr.. Anderson WAS
chopping stoNewood, While his stepson
prepared a monday meal, when John
Carver and a man named Orion came
through some high weeds hunting rae.
bits Carver shot at a rabbit when
he was only short distance from An
derson, but missed it and struck An
derson with eight No. / shot, two of
which penetrated over the heart. Car
Yer and the stepson helped Anderson
into the cabin, where he died in ten
minutes. He leaves Wife, stepsop
and an adopted daughter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

IN old record has l.een unearthe1
In lister county. New York, in which
consistarN of Dutch clergymen way
naek in 1851 set forth their supplies
tloh' to tire civil autho.it. to suppress
a ponii!sr. .pastime known as pulling
tho goose -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

The city of Berne, Switzerland. Is
making the socialistic experiment Of
building free. or practicall, s->s.
workshops for artisans.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

The amount o. stamps sold in Rornco
ard 1.a'aGap during 1899 WAS s.2o.opo,
but the postage paia on letters sent
from t1eEe two colonies never exceeds
TIE sum of CISCO 9 year. Tho remainder.
. sz.P, may be presumed to find its
way into albums all over the world.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17

'Tou surviveo Yes. sir, but do not
,eave it too late. You have been
marked doWn, captain. and they will
strife at you, somehow, soon; today,
tomorrow, at any time. They contend
that the McFaught millions We're &C.
CURED by spoia,ion and sharp rrac-
tioe."
rs there any truth in that?" 1 broke
i'm hurriedly.
"Biny McFaught was a smart man,
and struck some close things. but ne
vas no more entitled to state prison
than those he fought with on Wall
street. Any stick is good enough to
beat dog with, and your enemies
will talk tall about surrendering M
gotten gains because 1t is coed show
card. do not think you need lie awake
wondering whether you should make
restitution TO the widow ana the faith
er!ess-anyway, not till it's forced upon
you. as 1t may be-"
And you can save me from that?"
Or worse. We think you Will be we'll
advised to consider our offer III we
cs;t be OF any service to you. renlcm-
Der our telephone number Is 2ST.35 and
shall reply personally or by proxy at
any time, day or night. You have also
my address, 20 Norfolk street. Strand
! reside there, on the premises. ] shall
be proud to receive your instructions,
and-tf not too late-to come to your
assistance on the shortest notice. Good
day, captain. Think we'll of what
say"
How was I to take all this? serious-
ly? had read in every school book
OF the snares and pitfalls Of great
wealth. but had never drcamed-who
could?-of dangers SO strange and ter
ribe as those that now menaced me, IL
! We're to give credence to this extra.
ordinary tale.
Some one hailed me as passed down
Piccadilly, and, turning, ] recognized
. man new. Lawford by name, 4