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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14

en,ploye Of the Interior Department as
Special Land Agent Of the government.
AS he showed willingness TO talk about
his war experiences. INQUIRED into the
truth OF the story that he had entered
Alexandria in disguise IN 1864 to engage
in some daredevil trick Oh that
went to place IN disguise in my life"
Yes. I frequently got close TO Wash-
neton during the war. Many a time |
would ride UP to the hill up yonder across
the Potomac and hook down on the city.
I might have one Or two men VIII me.
and we would soon disappear. Just over
on the Virginia side early one morning
I met A Mrs Barlow on her way to WASH
ington with a wagon iull of vegetables.
Her husband was Federal soldier and
she was a northern woman She had a
drove into the city often from her farm;
I used TO go to her house often and get
a cup OF good coffee. OF course she gave
Il to US. knowing Tint We rather had
the river Well. on this particular morn
ing Mrs Barlow had pair Of scissors
hanging from her anron- After | mad
talked with her while I said:
SENT LINCOLN LOCK OF HAIR.
Mrs Barlow. lend ME your scissors"
She handed them to me, and reached
up to my head. got hold of a bunch of
hair cut it Off and said: Mrs BARROW,
please take this lock OF my hair right
In to Lincoln and say to him that am
coming in to see him soon and Will eN-
pect a lock Of his hair in return she
looked much puzzled. but she said she
would do it.
Il found out afterwards that she rode
straight to the White House and gave
the hair to the President personally. re-
fusinc to give 1t TO any one else. The
President was amused and LAUGHED heart
lily No was not afraid to do this. be-
cause I knew that by the time the Pres
ident could attempt TO catch NE | would
be thirty miles away. President Lincoln
never made an attempt to catch me. be-
cause he knew that I would be some
where else when his men arrived Many
peonle took information OF me into Wash
ineton for the purpose of trying to bring
about my capture.
NO. I was never a general. I was
private In the First Virginia Cavalry.
for the first two years after the war. and
beCan raising my command after that
time beginning with one troop OF cav
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14

ger Of the gentleman ever being either
Mackenzie, OF Kentucky, who when ar
:aigninS the Republicans in great
si.esch against high tariff. said, the
Republican PARTY might be saved, but it
would be great strain upon the pan
of salvation
Perhaps the two orators in the HOUSE
who attracted the most attention. upon
whose every word the audience hung
most intently were Reed and Cochran
There were brilliant and dramatic scenes
in the House in those days, when the
galleries overlooking the arena of in
tcl?ectual battles, were damned from rail
70 wall with banks OF Gag T. absorbed
SPECTATORS and listeners; and when Sena-
Il IS, members of the Cabinet, the Vice
President, justices OF the Supreme Court
and others filled the space not occupied
ky members themselves.
JOE BLACKBURN.
4 conspicuous figure in American poli-
Ic2! life Of that day in the House was
Joseph C. S. Blackburn, pos1-heIlurn
" gfall, Kentucky Rupert, a Southern
cavalier, and the most picturesque flo
ure of all the public men of Kentucky Of
Tins sshsfaton' not excepting Henry
Natterson, orator. Journalist and eE-
M mber of Congress. Blackburn ra11s
from Versailles. the heart Of the famed
tlut grass, in speaking distances OF Lex
nston. Frankfort and Georgetown. the
land of fair women and fast horses-of
green woodlands, laughing brooks rim.
rl.nS through upland field and meadow
It is in old Woodford county. .'tha asn,-
f2Eus bed of tbs blue grass, ~, 60.
den spot of America.
Speaker Carlisle. though a craat law.
and commanding figure, was NOT da,a.
ter ike Ben Hill. not an orator like WI
nam L. Wilson. and was unlike Proctor
Knott another great Kentuciian whose
zenith city of the unsalted seas, vas
at once embodied among our national
saylhSs) who dealt in poetic thought and
mowers CT fancy, and whose extensive
reading made him familiar with the bean
ties of English literature from Milton to
the lighter graces OF Scott and Goldsmith.
Carlisle, of Kentucky, entered Congress
simultaneously with William Mckinley
when Mills. Culberson. and Blackburn
the Republican leader. and the Demo-
cratic leaders Of the House of Represent
tatives were Randall. Morrison. Cox
Knott. and Fernando Wood Blaine. Ia
mar. and Ben Hill were transferred from
the Forty-hfth Congress to the Senate
where Hill also had to match straws-
this time with Malone, when the latter
was smoked out in dramatic stvle If
was a memorable occasion. and for lofty
sa tire keen invective and invincihle re-
joinder. Hill rose to those sublime heights
seldom, if ever, equalled on the floor of
the Senate
BEN HILL AND MALONE.
Mr. Hill said: HE says ne was not
required to declare that he was a Demo
.r,t and in tho newt hra,tn H.. T.,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14

Exercise II. First gaining the correct
standing position. which is the initial es-
sential step in all beneficial exercise. hold
out the arms in front OF the body on a
level with The shoulders and have the
closed fingers lightly touching. Swiftly
throw the arms back as far as you can
G7igurc y, all the time keeping them at
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14

and along the sides of the body. knees
anG heels touching. and toes at an angle
Of SO degrees Step out almost as far as
Tou can with the left leg, then strike out
HARD with the right arm straight from
the shoulder. as shown in Figure l. Keep
on trying to strike out farther and far
tler. Alternately advance the right leg
ana strike out with the left arm. @Vhile
cling this exercise the les not advanced
must be straight and the heel on the floor.
IS in the picture, and the leg in front
well bent This exercise stretches the
muscles along the sides Of the chest and
arms TO tie wrist. It also develops the
muscles at the juncture Of shoulders and
arms and all the hitting and reaching out
muscles.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14

Exercise VI. Do this for the proper up
hlilGing of the wrists and forcarnls. With
the elbows by your sides. grasp the back
Of chair, with the thumbs away from
the body CFtgure 81. Do not move the
forearms. but keep them steady. BY pow
er OF hands and wrists raise the chair
from the floor as high as you can Also
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14

he was always defeated by the sold
qualities OF Samuel j. Randall. the pro-
lection Democrat, whose work against
the force bill and whose rugged honesty
OF conviction commanded the adni! at.Cn
OF Democrats and Republicans alike q. d
enabled him to command q sufficient
following to defeat Morrison's famous
tariff bill.
SUNSET cox.
Cox furnished another example Of dis
appointed political hopes. Sunset Cox
was a ready debator and the Damascus
blade of his ready wit and repartee was
keen and trenchant- / remember an in
stance when it was welded against Mr..
McAdoo, of New Jersey, prominent mem
Der Of the Naval Committee, who had been
appointed to investigate the details of the
river and harbor bill and to report at
the ensuing session. When Congress con-
vened he arose with head proudly erect
and evident se!f-esteem to enlighten the
House with a report on navigation which
he deemed all-sufficient
Mr.. Cox, in reply, said that he would
like a day or two TO look into the mat
ter before taking a vote. McAdoo, with
an air OF great surprise, retorted curtly
that he did not suppose there was
member on the floor SO obtuse as not to
be ready for a vote after listening to
such a complete elucdaton as that OF
his report.
Mir. Cox quickly PARTED the thrust, say
ing that he congratulated the House upon
having been SO fortunate as to- select for
the task a member who was infallible, and
whose great genius and ability in such
affairs rank him above Christopher Co
lunlbus and Cabot; and that he had no
doubt but that the gentleman, who was
so expert in his own estimation could
launch upon n single at Nantucket sail
around Cape Hatteras and Florida Reefs,
pass across the Gulf of Mexico and Gid
ing gracefully up the tranquil waters of
the Pacific Ocean, effect a landing in
safety in the golden gates Of California
anatomy.
"PRIvATE' JOHN ALLEN.
Following q little later We're John AL
len. the statesman of Tupclo, whose dry
and caustic Wit pleased the Imagination
ard provoked laughter: De Almond, the
keen and incisive jurist of Missouri; Judge
Culberson. the weighty legal light of
Texas, OF whom the Texas delegation al
ways said he could have been in the
Senate, but he was today to run. In
manner and dress Judge Culberson was q
perfect type of the old antc-bellum South
eln cotton and sugar planter He wore
d broad brmmed SLOUGH hat and easy fit
ting clothes. and while like DR.. Samuel
johnson, lazylooking in his movements.
he had q wonderfully active anc powerful
intellect.
lscurlze Cochran, Of New York. marvcI
for orators; William L. Wilson. Of West
Virginia. the scholarly free trade chair
nlan of the Ways and Means Committee.
who preferred TO be congressman rather
than college PRESIDENT Reed, Of Maine.
Whose sharp retort to w. NJ Springer.
of Illinois. another defeated candidate
for the speakership WIN that gentleman
delared on the floor Of the House that,
''i,i the language of Mr. Clay. would
rather be right than President and Mr.
Reed promptly rejoined; There Is no dam
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14

airy. Each man was armed with two
pistols and a sabre We had no car
bineS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14

Exercise Y. Cross the arms just above
the wrists in front of the chest. Shove the
shoulders forward and downward as much
rs possible and then cross the arms as
much and as hard as you can Hold for a
moment. relax. then repeat. This is one
OF the best exercises known for developing
the pectoralis major muscles, and when
you do this exercise properly you can see
them swell out.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14

Exercise ". Do you aspire to possess
nicely nodded biceps? Then do not neglect
this exercise which is easy and quickly &C
ccnplished. Form right angle with the
right arm. Make fist Of the right hand
ard bend the hand inwards at the wrist.
Place the left hand on the extreme end
OF the closed hand. Then press down hard
with the left hand on the risht G'isure a,
al the time raising up the right forearm
70 the shoulder. After the forearm is as
close to the shoulder as it will go, push it
Gcwn with the left hand, al the time
resisting with the full power OF the right
arm ALSO do this exercise. with the left
arm.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14
BEN HILL AND MAHONr

Mr. Hill said: HE says ne was not
required to declare that he was a Demo
crat. and in tho next breath he saws he
Is truer, better Democrat than ! am.
Then commend him to you. Take good
care of him. my friends. Nurse him we'll.
How do you like to have worse Demo-
crat than am? Mr.. Conkling and
Others a. better Democrat.
Mr. Hill: Oh, q better! Then my friend
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14

Exercise I. Start from the correct
standing postion-head up shoulders
back chest out. abdomen in, arms straight
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14

NO. I was never a general I was q
private In the First Virginia Cavalry.
for the first two years after the war. and
becan raising my command after that
time beginning with one troop OF cav
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14

&c this with the thumbs towards the body
and the knuckles out, and vary by moving
the chair from side to tide with the wrists
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-22
BUSINESS NOTES.

Today's local bank clearings amount
ed 10 $685., S62.6T, as against $617 Si7ai
for the same day last year.
Dun's Review for Oct. is gives the
following resume of the weeks business
conditions In this city; Little change
Is noted in the jobbing situation. Bust
ness improves as the season advances,
though continued mild weather Is dis
advantageous TO trade. A good demand
is had in groceries hardware and drugs
and a nice sorting business in dry goods,
notions, clothing, shoes and millinery.
Retail trade Is quite good in certain
lines and generally very fair. Money
continues plentiful, with a compare
lively light demand and bankers seek
ing desirable loans, though mercantile
collections still drag.
The new offices OF the z. c. NJ. |. on
the rear OF the second floor OF the new
annex will be 55x65 feet. with fine
large skylght overhead and plenty Of
light for the large clerical force 10
work by. The arrangement Of the Of.
flce equipment will be after bank fash
ion, with central opening lobby.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-22
RIDEOUT'S REASONS.
Draper Man Tells why He Is No
Longer n Democrat.

d, O. Rideout, Jr., thus states his
reasons for leaving the Democratic
party!
There are many reasons why every
lover of America and her free institu-
lions should support the policy Of the
present administration, an administra-
ton under which the American people
have enjoyed a period of unexampled
and unbounded prosperity. Our laws
have been wisely and fearlessly admin
lstered. Never did our Republic occupy
so high place among the nations. A
ready market at home and abroad for
all products Of both mill and farm
have opened wide the door OF opportu-
nifty to those who depend upon their
daily toll for their daily support. Rare
Indeed are the instances OF enforced
idleness. Confidence In the statesman
ship OF the president and those who
are associated with him in the affairs of
state is such that capital Is ever ready
for investment, and recurrence of
the dreaded financial panic OF the past
seems to be Indefinitely postponed. Yet
In the very Hight OF these facts, the
minority In Congress have stood firm
In opposition TO nearly every measure
advocated or advanced by the pres-
dent or by the majority. Men who are
sent TO the highest law-maklng body in
the world and who lose sight Of their
duty TO those who sent them and be-
come blinded by continued opposition
until they are unable to see the good
in the policy Of the party in power, or
seeing, are not great enough TO break
away from such continued opposition,
are not great enough to retain the con-
fdence and support OF the people.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-22
WANTS $4,000 DAMAGES.
Suit Against the City Being Tried IN
Judge Stewards Court.

The $4,000 damage suit OF Charles w,
Johnson VS. Salt Lake CITY IL on trial
today before jury In Judge stewards
court The trial was commenced yes
terday and viii probably be concluded
today. The action was brought TO re-
cover the above amount as damages
caused by the death of plaintiffs 49,
months-old child, who was drowned IN
the clty's fiume mar Seventh and l.
streets about year ago.
Negligence on the part OF the city Is
charged because The ilume was left open
and In a dangel Gus condition. The
testimony on the trial was to the effect
that the child and its mother were on
the front porch or their home and the
mother went into the house for few
minutes. Upon her return she discov-
cred that the child had fallen into the
stream in front Of the house and was
being rapidly carried by the strong
current toward the covered portion OF
the hume The screams OF the moth
er attracted number OF men who came
TO the rescue but the child had been
swept under the cover Of the flurn.
IL became necessary TO turn the water
off so that a man could crawl into the
flume and recover the child's body. This
took about 20 minutes and when 1t was
recovered the baby had evidently been
dead q number OF minutes,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-22
Wells Endorses Wilson.

Gov. Wells has addressed the follow
ing letter to w. W, Wilson. candidate
for county commissioner onthe Repub-
lican ticket
my Dear Sir: Permit me to congrat-
ulate you upon your nomination for
county commissionership on the Salt
Lake county board. | am very much
pleased also that you have been desig-
mated for the long tarm, and think If
the Republicans Of the county know
their business, they will elect you.
In view OF your record In the legisla-
ture on the labor question, II seems to
me that the mine and smelter men OF
this county out of gratitude for your
work In securing the passage through
the legislature Of the eight hour law. as
applied TO them, ought to leave no stone
untutned for your election. | we'll re-
member with what zeal YOU came TO me
and urged me to afiiX my signature to
the bill after YOU and others had sue
ceeded In steering II through both
houses. Had II not been for your ener-
getic work at that time. II is my opin-
ion the biz would never have been
passed.
III you think this letter VIII do you
any good, you are at liberty to use II.
With best wishes for your triumph at
the polls, | have the honor to be,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-22
yERKEs DEFEATS MORGAN.
Was In Contest Over London Tube
Railway.

London, Oct, 2i.-A dramatic devel-
opment in the fight for the control OF
London's tube railroads occurred to-
day when II transplred that Speyer
Brothers, who are financing Charles T.
Yerkes plan, had bought control Of
large company hitherto allied with
the Morgan scheme Of transportation,
thereby not only reducing the scope Of
the Morgan projected line by many
miles, but actually threatening II with
legal obliteration.
The latest move in this Morgan
Yerkes rivalry was announced at to-
days session Of the house OF COM
mons tubes" committee, Sir Edward
Clarke as counsel for the London Uni
ted Electric railways, withdrew the
bin providing for the construction OF
that part OF the road covering the dis
trict westward, between Hammer
smith and Piccadilly and southwark
between Chaplain and the city
The Morgans had originally intended
TO cover these points as the London
United already had certain powers
from the .amalgamaion effected year
ago, and the Morgan project had
passed through parliament under the
title Of the London United g. piccadil-
ly & City railroad"
Balfour Browne. who Is counsel for
the Joint bills, expressed surprise In
behalf OF the Morgan interests at Sir
Edward Clarke's announcement, which
left him scarcely half the length of the
road over which he had been arguing
for nearly n year. and requested time
TO consult his principals. Amid sem
sation the committee adjourned
~ pierpont Morgan has met his sec.
ond defeat In this country within a
month says the Star. The first was
the subsidy, the second was the smash
up OF his great London tube scheme"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-22

GOOD PROGRAM PREPARED.
"a Includes speeches by senator Clark
Aud Governor Wells and Music
By HeId's Rand.

The Salt Lake theater Will ring with
Republican oratory tonight. The 0c-
oaslon is the rally OF the Young Mems
Republican club, arrangements for
which have been going on for some
time. The boys were determined 70
make It the banner event of the cam
paign and how well they have succeed
ed will only be known when the curtain
drops on the last act tonight. Whether
the success expected or not, the fact
remains that good program has been
prepared, the same including speeches
by Senator g. .. Clark and Gov Wells.
music by Helds band and the Ash
worth glee club, and other features
which will tend to enllyen the meeting
aud repay an for their touDle in coming
out The theater has been handsomely
decorated and the Morris Floral COM
pany has furnished potted plants, pains
and other greenhouse products to ada
10 the beauty OF what cannot fall to
be an attractive scene. Preceding the
meeting fIeld's band will parade the
principal streets, this feature OF the
big rally beginning promptly at 7
O'clock, An hour later Hon. II. H.
Critchlow, chairman of the evening,
will call the meeting TO order The pro-
gram as prepared Is as follows;
Quarete 80, 80, ..f SO. r,Selectloh
Messrs sQnlres, Best, Ashworth and
Brain.
Speech ...., -. Gov. Heber NJ. Wells
COrnet solo .,n. ... ,.,. ,...Selected
John Held.
quartet 90. ~ -. s,ss -. ,,.sSelecttu
Messrs. sQuies, Best, Ashworth and
Brain.
Speech, Senator c. u. Clark of Wyoming
Music by the band
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across the Rio Grande Western tracks
at that point when her horse and the
front part OF the buggy were struck by
the Bryan special which was going a
little over 40 miles an hour ut the time
Of the impact The buggy was wrecked,
while the animal was torn loose from
the vehicle and hurled distance Of 70
feet Those who Witnessed the acct.
dent FUZZY expected to see two mangled
bodies when much to their surprise
Mrs. Smith arose 10 her feet dazed but
unhurt. The baby also seemed nme the
worse for its experience. The accident
happened about II o'clock when the
train was making up lost time. Mrs
Smith, knowing that there was no reg
ular train due, drove on TO the track
az the point indicated. owing to there
being a freight train standing on the
siding abe did not see the approach
ing special until II was right on TO her
and II was too late 10 retreat,
The engineer OF the special stopped
his train on short order and went back
TO investigate. Finding that the lady
and child were practically uninjured
he climbed back and resumed his Jour
new
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-22
POLITICAL POINTERS.


Messrs. Howell and Cannon spoke
yesterday at Adamsvlile, Minefsville
ana Milford in Beaver county
American Fork was the scene OF
a Republican rally last night Hon.
c. Il. Allen and Ephraim Homer being
the speakers.
Ben Il. Rich will speak at Payson for
the Republicans tomorrow night, while
the Democrats will hold forth at the
same place on Friday night Atty. A. j.
Weber of Ogden being the speaker
Hon. George A. Smith and George II.
Crosby, Jr., are stumping Wayne coun-
~ for the Republicans,
Messrs. Mcdonald and Collett held a
meeting at Price last evening.
Judge King and Maj, Young held
rouslng rally at Beaver last night.
The Logan Democrats held forth In
the Fourth ward hall Monday evening,
the principal speaker being Hon, i. c.
Thoresen.
Gov Wells will likely speak at Layton
on Saturday night.
Judge II. s. Tanner leaves tomorrow
for Cache county, whore he viii spend
three days Later he VIII 80 into Wa
satch and Davis counties and on the
night Of NOV. 5 will speak at Brigham
City.
Senators Kearns and Clark and Hon.
John Henry Smith addressed meeting
Gov. Wells VIII be assisted at lay
ton Saturday night by a. b. Irvine.
Hon. C. p. Allen Will speak at Mil
Creek on Monday.
Farley p, Christensen and Secretary
James Y. Hammond will be at Monroe
oct. 20, Elsinore the 3Oth, Joseph city
the Slst and SalIna Nov. 1.
f. r. McGurrin will spend three days
In Sewer county next week. speaking
at Redmond ON the eth, Vermlllion
the 2Sth and Glenwood the 10Th.
Farley p. Jensen and John Bowman
win tour piute county FOR the Repub-
licans, beginning at Marysvale on the
eth.
Senator Kearns and Hon. Joseph
Howell viii speak in the Twentieth
ward on the night OF Oct 30.
Judge King and Maj, Young speak at
Minersville this afternoon and at Mil
ford this evening. Tomorrow they will
be at Oasis and Fillmore.
c. i. Allen ana c, p, Larsen will adj
dress a meeting at Mt Pleasant Sat
urday night,
Senator Rawllns speaks at Lewiston
this afternoon and at Logan this eve
ming He will also spend tomorrow In
Cache county holding meetings wher-
ever The county chairman may desig-
nate.