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The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
RIDDLED HIM WITH BULLETS.
An Iowa Man MorfaIIy wounds Two
Men and Is Eimself Shot and
Killed by Posse.

Keokuk, Ia, Dec. 20.--City Marshal
r. w. Coulter and Justice A. Il. Mus
grave were fatally wounded, Friday
night, at Pennington, Ia, by George
Stiliwell, deputy fish commissioner,
who afterwards was shot and killed
by posse. Coulter attempted to ar
rest Stillwell on a warrant charging
him with disturbing the pence. Still
well shot Coulter in the stomach and
in the shoulder. Stillwell then ran
up the street and shot MusgraYe in
the head, because, 1t is said, the JUS
tice had recently sent him to Jail for
Is days ON a charge of disorderly
conduct. Stillwell then went home,
reloaded his revolver, took rife and
started across the country with a
posse of armed citizens in pursuit.
When the posse overlook the fugitive
he took a position behind tree and
held the eitizene at bay for nearly
an hour. Stillwell was wounded sew
eral times and dropped to his knee,
but continued to shoot until a bullet
stuck in the barrel of his rife. The
posse closed in on Stillwell, riddling
him with bullets. None of the posse
was hit.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
OUR PERSONAL INTERESTS.
We should Endeayor TO benefit from
the Lesson That Experience Has
Taught Us In the Past.

This assurance of the eternal veri-
ties of Efe and character is something
to be truly thankful for, but it is not
enough to be thankful-here is some
thing to be eagerly embraced as a
step in our own onward progress,
writes ID. IL. II. Goodale, in Country
Gentleman. Shall we give our whole
lives to the cares of the body, how
ever needful? Shall we not take more
thought for the spiritual and intel
lectual life, in ourselves and in all
those with whom we have to do? Will
not the New Year give opportunities
for a fuller and wider usefulness
happier and more generous activities9
These are the things that make life
better worth living. In true sym
pathy, in practical exertion for others
as occasion offers, in self denial-for
we are called upon 10 lend our voices,
our hands and our purses when re-
quired--Shall we not in the coming IL
months reach out more freely and ex-
tend the use of whatever gifts we
possess? Can we not do better than
ever before? Have we learned nothing
in the past year or years? Have we
neither made mistakes by winch we
can take warning nor gained clews
which will serve to guide us?
A year that promises personal ad-
vance IN the inward gains of expert
ence--a year of earnest effort toward
the best that we know, the highest
truth that we are able clearly TO per-
ceiye-cannot fail to be good year.
And it is never too late to take up
threads that have been dropped, inter
ests that have been crowded out in
the hurry and amid the thronging
duties of busy life. 1t is good time
to think of them now--to recall the
friend or relative or, alasl the friend
less one whom we might perhaps have
helped, but whom we have lost sight
of among a host of pre-occupations.
Who cannot recall some neglected or
forgotten opportunities? It, may be
the golden hour is not quite gone.
Will it not be real good fortune IL
the New Year repairs the omission Of
the old?. Better still if there are no
palpable omissions to repair, but even
in that case there may be room for
many a good deed before unthought
of. Every year may bave its blessed
beginnings.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
MARY E.WILK1N5.

amt well, but dunno what ails him.
I've been real careful of him. He's
worn thick fannels, and he's had
wholesome victuals; never let him
have pie"
"Lemuel was always dreadful fond
of pie" l said. felt kind of sorry,
for | remembered how fond poor
Lemuel had always been of mothers
pies, and what good ones he used to
make himself.
81 know it," said SIehitable. "He
wanted to make some himself, when
we were first married, but l vetoed
that. l wasn't goin' to have a man
messin' round maxim pies, and I
wasn't goin' to have him eatin' of
'em after they were made. Pies amt
good for him. But / declare ] dunno
what does make him act so kind of
spiritless. l told him to-day | thought
he'd better make a resolution for the
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
SHOT BY HER SWEETHEART.
yoitafrs.e lie CIeyre, "a Female AM
archisf, Fatally Wounded In the
streets of PhiIadcIDbia.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2o.-yoltairine
lie Cleyre, a noted anarchist and a
teacher OF languages, was shot and
fatally wounded by Herman Helscher,
a former pupil, Friday. The woman
IS dying in a hospital. and Helscher
IS in custody. Unrequited love is said
10 have prompted the deed. When
arrested Helscher's only explanation
was the following: I'VE were sweet
hearts, she and /. She broke my
heart and deserved to be killed"
Miss lie Cleyre is 30 years old and
her assailant Is "a. The shooting oc-
curred on the street. and was Wit
messed by number OF persons.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27

rough-shod, and have all the will he
ever did have trodden into the dust"
well, that is what viii happen,
OF I'll miss my guess" said Hannah
Morse. For long while / thought
she was right. It was really pitifui
to see Lemuel. He didn't have no
more liberty than fiye-year-old boy,
and not so much. Mehitable wouldn't
let him do this and that. and if there
was anythin' he wanted to do, she
was sot against it, and he'd always
give right in.
Mehitable she bought all his
Clothes, an she favored long-ta1ed
coats, an he bein' such a short man,
never locked we'll in 'em, and she
wouldn't let him have store shirts
and collars. but made them herself,
and she didn't have very good pat
terms, she used her fathers old ones.
and he wasn't no such built man as
Lemuel, and | know he suffered ev-
erything, both in his pride an his
feelin's- LemueI began to look real
downtrod, He didn't seem like half
such man as he did. and the queer
est thing about it was: MehitabIe
didn't pear TO like the work of her
own hands, so to speak
One day she talked to me about It.
Il dunno what It's" said she, .-5ut
Lemuei he don't seem TO have no 20
ahead and no ambition and no viii Of
his own. He tries TO please me. but
II don't seem as il he had grit enough
even for that. Sometimes ] think he
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
THE FINAL SERVICES.
For the Final serv-
Ices at Hivsrside.

New York. Dec. 2o.--The trustees
of the Grant Monument association,
who have charge of the arrangements
for the funeral services TO be held in
this city over the body OF Mrs.
Ulysses S. Grant, have made public
their plans. The body will be placed
in the sarcophagus beside that Of Gen.
Grant in the tomb on Riverside drive
on Sunday morning at II o'clock. Tho
body arrived at Jersey City Saturday
afternoon. II was received by u
guard Of honor from the u. S. Grant
Post of Brooklyn. and was conveyed
on the United States steamer Mefgs
TO landing near the tomb, where IL
will remain until the services Sunday,
under the guard OF the q. s. Grant
Post. The services viii be conducted
by Bishop Edward q. Andrews ana
Bishop bfackay-Smith.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
A NOTABLE ASSEAaAGE.
Funeral Services in Washington
Over the Remains of Mrs.
Julia Dent Grant.
THE REMAINS FORWARDED TO NEW YORK
The Final Ceremonies VIII he Held
There sunday. when the Remains
VIII be Laid beside Thnss OF Hes
uiastrious Husband, Ulysses D.
Grant.

Washington, Dec. 20.--In the pres
ence of notable assemblage. inelud-
Ing President Roosevelt. some OF his
cabinet. many senators aud represent
atiyes Mr.. Takahira, the Japanese
minister, and one of his attaches
and most of the army, navy
and marine officers In the city, In
their dress uniforms. funeral services
over the remains of Mrs. Julia Dent
Grant, the widow of the former sol.
dier-preeident. were held In this city
Saturday morning, and the easket inn
mediately afterward was taken TO
New York on a train over the Penn
sylyania railroad. which left here at
II o'clock All of the children of
Mrs. Grant we're present except Jesse
Grant, who will reach New York in
time TO attend the ceremonies In that
city Sunday. The members OF the
family aud relatives who attended tho
service follow: Mrs. Sartoris, Cen.
Miss Sartoris, Mr.. aud Mrs. Scoyel.
son Grant. who arrived during the
service nt the church; L. 5. Grant, Jr.,
Mrs. Fred d. Grant, Ulysses simp-
Mrs. Julia Grant. Iieutenant-Com-
mander aud Mrs. Alexander sharp,
Nellie d. Sharp, Mrs. James i. Casey.
Miss Casey. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Casey. Mr.. Jules Casey. Miss Annie
Dent, Mr.. aud Mrs. Garrish Smith, Mr..
Grant Smith and Lieut.. Moray. Those
who accompanied the remains TO New
York on the private car Convoy.
which was attached to the regular
train and Immediately back of tho
baggage car In which the casket wns
placed, werei Gen. and Mrs. II. ID.
Grant. u. s. Grant, Mrs. Snrtoris, u.
S. Grant, Jr.. Miss Sartoris, Comman-
der Sharp, Grant Smith, Midshipman
Jesse Sharp. Mrs. scoyel, Miss Julia
Grant aud Miss Mary Il. Coffey. for
mnny years the faithful maid OF Mrs.
Grant. Preceded by short service
az tho Grant home, the main service
wna held In the Metropolitan NJ. Il.
church. where the family worshipcd
during the Grant administrations,
The president and Secretary Hay
occupied the front pew. Back OF
fHfHl NfIt hfhAtd t'sN'%|
and Hitchcock, Postmastcr-dencrni
Payne and Secretary Cortelyou. The
next wns tine family pew. ,iruprti with
the national emblem and occupied by
the immediate family. and on the ex-
treme left by Commander Cowles, y.
5. y, aud Col I. A. bingham, U. S. A.
Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol, pastor OF the
church, ofiieiated. and opened The
ceremony by reading from the scrip
lures ns he walked down the aisle,
followed by the honorary pallbearers,
consisting OF senator's, the speaker OF
the house and others. The pail-bear-
ers were seated just back Of the
stricken family. The casket was COW
cred and the pulpit was banked with
floral tributes. The choir sang Lead,
Kindly Light" after which DIR. Bris-
toll offered prayer. Following this,
the choir eany "Nearer, My God, to
Thee and the service wns closed.
The family were then driven 70 the
Pennsylvania depot. and left on the
IL o'clock train for New York.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27

The actions and voices of domestis
animals on New Years Day are per-
haps considered in some countries
more significant than any other
omens. 4 dogs cheerful bark in the
morning Is most auspicious sign,
while his howl is very unfayorable.
To meet eat on the morn Of the
New Year IL considered by peo-
pie in the Latin countries as sign
that they will change their residence,
and it also betokens III for the fu-
4ure. Throughout southern Europe
it Is regarded as most fortunate
sign to see a pig. signifying plenty
for the coming twelyemonth. The
sight Of snake is the worst con
eeivable omen. for it means death hy
violence. To see jaekdaw, magpie
or CROW Is a sign that t5e beholcti
viii be cheated on all sItss daris 8
the following year.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
A HALF MILLION INVOLVED.
Mining suit Filed nj Victor. Col, In
yo1ying Many Valuable
Claims In Thnt Camp.

Denver, Col, Dec. 20.-A mining
suit involving many valuable claims at
Victor, some of which are estimated
to be worth $500, 900, has been filed in
the United States circuit court. Per-
ry Brown, OF Lake Mills, Ia. Is the
plaintiff, and he brings the suit ns
stoekholder of the Mount Rosa Min
ing Co. lie alleges mismanagement OF
the affairs of the Mount Rosa company,
asserting that its property and the
money In It's treasury have been mis-
appropriated and conspiracy formed
To deprive the company OF property
of great value. The Woods Invest
ment Co., OF Colorado Springs, Is the
principal defendant.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27

M7 DTOlncT ItlHucl mar
n 80 ricd Mehitable Pierc e
HNHM when he was quite along
NNl.E in years. Nobody thought
a he'd ever get married at
A - all, any more'n my
,rotbars Reuben and Silas. The
three had lived together and kept
bachelors hall ever since our
mother died. | was married and
awav from home long before she
died. didn't know how they
would get along at first, but
all of the boys had been used to
helpin' ma good deal, and they
were real handy, and when | asked
If they wasn't goin' to have house.
keeper, they wouldn't near to it'
They said they wasn't goin' to have
no strange woman round in ma
nlace. nohow. So Silas he took hold
and did the washin' and ironin', and
Reuben did the sweepin', and Lemuel,
he was the youngest, next to me,
did the cookin'. He could cook a din
ner equal to any woman, and his pies
beat mine. My husband said so, and
/ had to give in they did.
Well, they seemed to get on so
nice. and none of 'em had ever SEEM
ed to think much about the girls, not
even when they was boys, that ]
must say | was astonished when
Lemuel he up and got married to Me-
hitable Pierce. She was a little along
in years, too, rather mere so than
Lemuel, and dreadful smart piece.
She was good lookin' and had prop
erty, but she was dreadful smart and
up an comm. | could never see how
Lemuel got the courage to ask her
TO have him, he was always a kind OF
mild spoken little fellow Reuben he
declared he didn't. He vowed that
Mehitable asked him herself. He
said he knew it for a fact, and he
said it with the tears rollin' down
his cheeks. Reuben was the oldest.
and he'd always been terrible fond
of Lemuel "That poor boy would
never have got in sech fix eff that
woman hadn't up an asked him, an
he didn't have spunk enough to say
no." said Reuben, and he swallered
hard.
Mehitable had nice house of her
own that her father left her, all fur
nished and everything, SO of course
Lemuel he went to live with her. and
Mehitables house was pretty near
where / lived, so l could see every
thing that was goin' on. 1t want
very long before l said to Hannah
Morse, my husbands old maid sis
ter that lives with US and teaches
school, that l believed Lemuel was
henpecked. though | hadn't anythin'
against Mehitable.
''I don't see what else anybody that
married Mehitable Pierce would ex-
pect," said Hannah. She spoke real
sharp for her. I've always kind of
wondered If Hannah would have had
Lemuel if he'd asked her. "Well,"
said I, II hope poor Lemuel will be
happy. He's always been such
good, mild, willin' boy that it does
seem a pity for him to be rode over
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
COSTLY FIRE INcHIcAGo.
Fulton Market Partially Destroyed,
Causing n Loss OF One Hundred
Thousand p.IInrs.

Chicago, Dec. 90 Fire, early sattir-
day morning, partially destroyed Full
ton market, causing loss of 100000.
The market was composed Of wholesale
butehering establishments and several
manufacturing plants. All the second
floor md the greater part of the third
floor from No. 1 20 No. rs Fulton
street were destroyed. The principal
losers are sehwarzchild g. Sulzberger,
Wacltenheim d Co., Swift g. CO.. Cook
County Shoe Co., and the Acorn brass
works, manufacturers Of gasoline
lamps.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
SHOT BY A BURGLAR.
/. Late aefurn Home aad n Probably
Fatal Tneonnfer with n Bur-
eIars - rIushing, N. Z.

New York. Dec. 2O--Richard Burke.
an attendant of the Long Island City
supreme court. on reaching his home
in Flushing, L. l., early Saturday.
morning, found burglar trying to
enter the house through rear win
dow When Burke grappled with him
the burglar drew a revolver and fired
four shots. One bullet struck Burke
in the chest, aud another in the neck.
The wounded man wns removed 60 a
hospital. He was able to describe his
assailant.s for whom the police arc
now searching.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27

New Year and stick to it, and see if
it wouldn't put some spunk into
him."
Pretty soon she went home.
could see she was real kind of trou-
bled. She always did think good
deal of Lemuel in spite of every
thing.
The next day was New Years, and
in the afternoon Mehitable came in
again. She didn't have her SEWN as
she generally did, she was a very in
dustrious woman. She jest set down
and begun twisting the fringe of her
shawl as if she was real nervous. Her
face was puckered up, too. Il don't
know what to make of Lemuel," !" said
she, finally.
"Why, what's the matter?" said L.
'.He says he's made a resolution
for the New Year." said she, "and
that he's goin' to keep it,"
"Well. what is it?" said /.
81 dunno.' said she.
'Well, if it's good one you don't
care, do you?" said ], "and it couldn't
be anything but a good one if my
brother made it."
81 dunno what it is" said she.
won't he tell?"
mo, he won't. I can't get a word
out of him about it. He don't act
like himself"
Well, / must say never saw such
change as come over Mehitable and
Lemuel after that. He wouldn't tell
what his resolution was, and she
couldn't make him, though she al
most went down on her knees. 1t
began to seem as if she was fairly
changing characters with Lemuel,
though she had spell of bein' her
self more'n ever at first, tryin' to
force him to tell what the resolu-
tion was. Then she give that up, and
she never asked him where he was
goin', an he could come in my house
an set jest as long as he wanted to,
and she bought him a short-tailed
coat and some store collars and
shirts, and he looked like another
man. He got to stayin' down to the
store nights, an talI<in' politics with
the other men real loud. / heard
him myself one night and couldn't
believe it was Lemuel.
Well, Lemuel he never gave in, and
he never told till the next New Years
day, when he said he would tell. He'd
said all along that he'd tell her then.
I'd got most as curious as Mehita0le
myself by that time, and New Years
mornin' run over real early-they
wasn't through breakfast. He was
most through. He was finishing up
with big piece of mince pie, and
he'd made il himself. too. When he'd
swallowed the last mouthful, he
looked up and he laughed, real pleas
ant and sweet, and yet with more
manliness than I'D ever seen in him.
AS'pose you want to know what
that New Years resolution wasp
said Lemuel-
Il. guess / can stand IL awhile lon
ger.s said Mehitable. Now the time
had come she didn't want to act too
eager, but 1 showed out jest what l
felt.
.For the land sake, Lemuel Bab-
bit. what was it?' said !.
Lemuel he laughed again swell. Il
wasn't much Of anythin',v he said. in
| his gentle drawlin' way. Il didn't
make 10 resolution really
"What, Lemuel Babbit," cried Me-
hitable-
NO" sasd he; Il couldn't think Of
none 10 make. so | made a resoiu-
tiun not to tell that ] hadn't made
any Peoples Home Journal.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
Tha Pure Food Law.

Washington. Dec. ao.--The pure
food bin passed by the house Of rep
resentatiyes, Friday. prohibits the in
PRODUCTION into any state or territory
or the Distric. Of Columbia frsm any
other state or territory or the Dis
trict OF Columbia, or from any for-
eign country, or the shipment 70 any
foreign ccantrv. of any article OF food
or drug which is adulterated OF mis-
branded
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
OIL FOUND IN SAC COUNTY, IA.
The Dfscoyever woman, Who Has
Quietly Lenscd SIX Thou
-sand Acres of Land.

Des Moincs, Ia, Dec. 2O.--ol has
been discovered oozing out OF the
banks of the Coon river, near Grant
City, In Sac county. A quart of the
oil, sent to Ames college for analysis,
is said to have been found TO be 80
per cent. pure. The discoyerer, "a
woman, has quietly leased 5000 acres
In the locality,
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
A SEVENTY THOUSAND LOSS.
A FIye-sfory business Structure ana
Contents, at Minneapolis, Minn,
Falls Prey 90 Flames.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 20.--The
warehouse and branch establishment
of the w. $. Mott Co., at Ill and 113
First avenue south, was destroyed by
fire Saturday. The loss is estimated
at $4,000. The building was a five
story brick structure, aud, with its
contents, is almost q total loss;
partially covered by insurance.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
THE HUMBERTS ARRESTED.
They Were Found In Madrid, where
The, Have Been Living since
May Last.

Madrid, Dec. eo.--Mme. Humbert,
other members Of the Humbert fam
lily, and NJ. and Nine. D'Aurignae, the
brother and sistcr-in-law Of Nine.
Humbert who became notorious in
connection with the great safe frauds
in Paris have been arrested here.
They had been In Madrid since May D.
The police made clean haul OF the
whole family, Nine. Humbcrt, her
husband, Eva Humbert and the three
D'Aurignacs, Roman, Emile and Ma
rie. The police suspected house on
the Gallo Ferray, Some time
Friday Romain D'Aurignac was
seen to enter the building. a search
warrant was obtained and the house
was surrounded. After some difficulty
the police were admitted and arrested
the long sought-for defaulters. The
prisoners protested that they were
the victims of infamous proceedings
They threatened that they were the
victims of infamous proceedings
They threatened to get even with
certain persons in France, and said
they had come 10 Madrid direct from
Paris. Mile. Eva became hysterical,
and Nine. Humbert claspcd Marie
D'Aurignac and her daughter In her
arms, pleading with the police for
the love of God not TO separate me
from my daughter" The police made
an inventory Of the contents Of the
apartments, and found parcel Of
jewels valued at $1,000, n couple of
lottery tickets and about Sii5 In cash
Seals were then attached TO the
house, and the whole family were re-
moved TO jail and were placed Mt the
disposition of the French ambassa.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27

OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 2o.--Prof.
Jacques Loeb, the eminent biologist,
who, on November II. was chosen by
the board Of regents a member Of
the faculty Of the University OF Cali
fornia, has reached Berkeley. coming
direct from Chicago.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
THE WATTS KIDNAPPING CASE.
Jury Discharged After Taking
Twenty Ballots and Being Unable
10 Agree On a Verdict.

Springfield. H.. Dec. 20.--After q
deIiberation Of e5 hours, the jury in
the case against John Watts, charged
with kidnapping his child. was dis
charged by Judge Shirley in the San
CANON circuit court, Friday. The
jury took 20 ballots. the final one
standing eight for acquittal and four
for conviction
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
TWO pApAL APPOINTMENTS.
The Bulls signed Filling the Arch
bfsboprie of Chicago and the
Bishopric of Pittsburg.

Rome, Dec. 20.--The pope, Saturday
signed the appointments Of Bishop
James Il. Quigley, Of Buffalo, N. J.,
as archbishop Of Chicago, and Rev.
j. F. Regis Caneyin, rector OF ST.
Panls cathedral Of Pittsburg. Pa, as
coadiutor- bishop Of Pittsburg.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
NEW TRIALS ORDERED.
Two Negroes Convicted OF the m"r-
der of Marshal sunbind OF Lake
City, Ia, 40 Have New Trinls.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 2o.--The SUI
preme court ordered new trials in the
cases of Phillips and Brooks, negroes,
convicted of the murder of Marshal
sunblad of Lake City and sentenced
to be hanged December Is. The sher-
iff was killed while attempting to ar
rest the men for robbery.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
More snnering For the Poor.

New York, Dec. 20.--Independent
coal operators have advanced the
price Of anthracite TO $3.50 ton
Wholesale at Jersey points. At the
same time the price of bituminons
has been advanced to $50 ton
wholesale, freightage to New York
not included.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
Hnaeed at New Roads, La.

Newroads, La, Dec. 20.--Willis
williams, colored, burglar and muir
derer. was hanged here, Friday, In
the presence Of at least thousand
people. The crime for which Will
Jams was executed was the murder of
young Albert Herbert, at Fordach sta
lion.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27

Hiawatha, Kas., Dec. 20.-'squire
Herbert celebrated his eightieth birth
day at Thursday, and all his
children. grandchildren and great
grandchildren were present. Eaeh
gave the aged man 30 pennies. The
coins filed a.coaI scutties
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
charged with shopIifiing.

ST. Louis, Dec. 2o.-Thomas Loudly
and his wife. Alice, who came to st.
Louis yesterday from Huey, Ill, TO do
their Christmas shopping, are prison
ers at the four courts. charged with
shoplifting from one of the depart
rnent stores.
The Scranton chronicle., 1902-12-27
rhe worI. Of DynamIfers.

Des Moines, Ia. Dee. 2o.--At Valley
Junction. a suburb, early Saturday
morning, burglars dynamifed the safe
in MilIer's drug store. securing $4,000
In money and checks. Persons living
above the store were not awakened.