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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
rived before I did Together we moved
him TO the hospital and performed the

In reply to the question as to the condi-
ton OF Mr.. Baber he said: II think that
the immediate danger is passed, but OF
course there is always the Lear that blood
pofson might set IN. Mr.. Baber is natu-
rally very weak. and suffers from the ner-
vous stock.
DIR. Parker said: II tell you there were
warm times around there for awhile.
pistols were seen on the right and left.
and as VIC drove off many shots We're
fired-as many as twelve, should say.
and do not know how many after nc
left. It is wonder that some one was
not killed
Mr.. Baher Is a man about 50 years OF
ace. He is married and has wife ard
several children living at Fort Lee. HIS
son is an operator at that point. He
has been with the car company many
years, being one of the old nuie-car
drivers in past years. and IS held in higi:
esteem by his employees His wife and
son came 20 the city Immediately upon
hearing of the shooting, and We're with
him at tie Retreat for the Sick until
late hour last night
Mr.. Baber boards at 800 north Twenty
seventh street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
WOUNDED MAN DOING WELL,
His Injury Not Dangerous Unless
Blood Poison neyeyon.

Blood Poison Develops.
Mr.. Baber was getting along nicely last
night though he was weak from the loss
OF blood and the nervous shock. He
talked freely of the affair. He said, in
part: II pitched tho man off the car,
and when got to the shed I went into
the office and found the man there. AS
came in and he saw me he started to
run out. When stopped. he attempted to
shoot grabbed the pistol and lowered
st. The weapon was discharged and the
bali struck me in the leg. Otherwise I
would have been shot in the body. 1 got
hold OF the pistol and tried to shoot him.
but was prevented by the men. Then
/ pulled my knife and tried to cut his
throat"
when Mr.. Bhber was being moved
he heard the shots and inquired II any
pnc else had been shot.
Or. w. II. Parker. in speaking OF the
matter, said: when got there found
Ar. gaber seated In the sheds. with a
towe, tied around the leg to stop the
Cow OF blood. He was very weak and
nervous: but oil that was possible had
been done by Or. g. W. Gay. who ar.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
SIMMONS on THE ALERT.
President of street-Car Union Dis
per.cd Big Crowd.

Mr.. George Simmons. president OF the
Street Railway Union, succeeded IN par
tally dispensing a big crowd at i"ehtS-
first and Marshall streets some Tune pc
fore midnight. He was at the theatre
when he learned Of the gathering, but left
at once for the scene. Addressing the
crowd, which was composed Of street-car
employees and other citizens. he advised
them against any act of violence or dlsoT-
der. In the crowd were two or three
men who, it is stated, urged dernonstra-
ton against the jail But SimmoHss talk
had q, good effect, for the crowd dispersed,
all save a small knot Of citizens
President Simmons then went to the
First Police Station. where he offered
the services Of the members of the union
upwards of Soft outside help were
needed to protect Watkins.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28

,,,,on dead bodies. Those who visit
ID "a I'm scene say 1t made the blood run
cold co In ones ones veins so horrible and ghast-
Is. was Its appearance -
The motive for this murder an !, SUI.
eide or double suicide. whenever lt ma =
he can. OF course. only be a matter OF
Conjecture, and must ever rem ain nys-
terry. The prevailing theory is that t.. re- e.
,nss;,sa caI,sed the young lady to lose
heart heart and desire to return to her home
Thfs If Is thought, must have angeTed
the young man to the point a OF .s aespera
iadT and then turned the weapon on
himself .a,,--
merchant Of Stony Creek, ana was re
rarled as a remarkably good business
man for his ase. He was scarcely . years
oia Miss Lee was a handsome and cui-
tivated Young lady, and is Of proml-
nent family Of Sussex county
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
Pack from Bay State.

Mrs w T. Smoot, of Seventh street,
and Mrs e. w. Jamison, Of Henrico,
have returned from very pleasant trip
to Boston, Amesbury. and many places
of interest in Massachusetts. They were
accompanied on their return by the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. Robins, who on &C.
count of advanced age, seeks a warmer
climate for the winter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
[MPOsSIRIE

44s11 OA1NJ 1I1IIE.
cad people We're be-
rom the appearance
surmised that death
three or four days
begun to fall from
:lr faces were COW
.ts which tnfest and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
MR.. TURPIS's VIEWS.
President of the Board Finds Law
As to Chiefs Powers.

President of the Board Finds Law
AS to Chiefs Powers.
Mr. William NJ. Turpin, president Of the
Board of Aldermen, and a weli-knoWn
attorney-at-Iaw, was asked yesterday
what, in his opinion, should be the
Mayors duties on the Board OF Pohce
Commissioners. He replied:
Under section 49, of the city charter,
it being the duty Of the Mayor under
the present law upon charges preferred
against the chief or any other member
guilty of misconduct or upon finding the
chief or any other member guilty of mis-
conduct, he may suspend such officer
until the board acts.
TN my opinion this. along with othe-
provisions Of the law, is ample authority
for the government Of the Police Depart
ment. It may not be unwise to give the
Mayor the full authority of police COM
missioner in addition to the authority
now conferred upon him.
while you were talking to me on this
subject said Mr.. Turpin, 81 wonder If
this clause of the charter which I am now
about to quote, vests in the chief of police
the absolute power Of dismissal Of any
Of his subordinates. It is the only thing
that I find in the charter, upon a hasty
reading. bearing on the subject. 1t reads:
In addition to the power Of dismissal,
vested in the chief (of police, any men,
Der Of the force, including the chief, may
be removed, ETC., by the Board of Police
Commissioners etc.
Mr.. BIoombers's Opinion.
Mr.. Sol L. Bloomberg, president Of the
Common Council and a we'll known law
yer, when asked as to what should be
the Mayors powers and duties on the
board, asked to be excused from expires
sion Of an opinion in any detail with
out consulting the charter which he did
not have at hand. 1t was broad sub
ject and he preferred to refresh his mem
DRY as to the language of the charter.
You may say for me, however" addet.
Mr.. Boomberg, that am firmly con-
vincad that the Mayor should be vested
with all the powers Of his felloW-cOm-
1nissioners including the power to offer
motions and resolutions and vote. l VIII
go even further and say that in my
opinion he should be an eX ofIicio member
Of the Board of Fire Commissioners anG
of the Board Of School Trustees with all
the powers of either commissioners ana
trustees in those bodies. The Mayor is
the executive head Of the city and is
given the veto power and supervision to
that extent of the appropriations, yet
although these boards recommend a larg-
proportion Of the expenditures of the city
which he is called upon to approve or
disapprove, he has no voice in the boards
recommending them. He should have the
right to sit in each of those bodies with
every right and privilege Of any other
member"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-09
TALE or A Room AUCTION.
II shows That New York Ifibiiophiles know
. Good hin When They see II.

New York bibliophies have been
chuckling joyously ever since a certain
auction which ooh place not long ago.
A collection of rare books was offered.
In cataloguing the lot the man who
had the collection in charge ran aero 50
a seedy and Insignificant little volume,
He examined IL carelesslv.
His carelessness vanished. His eyes
grew round. His mouth opened.
Here was a little book which he recog-
nized as ~phenomenally rare. Moreover,
il was an autograph cop which a be-
longed 10 q famous old author.
The booklover gazed, hesttated and
was lost. B~ibliophiles are only human,
He had stumbled upon the volume quite
by chance. Probably no u else would
recognize lis value, unless attention were
called to il.
He laid the little book with It's fellows
but he didn't catalogue that. No genuine
bibliophile with a limited income could
have been noble enough to put his Grd in
evidence for the benefit of %plutocra;s.
The day OF the auction arrived. The
book men strOllcd In and began examining
tho collection, with much consultation Of
the catalogue. The guilty ~catalogler
smiled and smiled and was a villain still.
Presently ono canny lover Of books ran
across the seedy little volume, He turned
II over, opened II idly, took one look az It..
then cast a stealthy glance over his shoulder
at his busy fellows. He quietly slipped the
little volume back into its place and saun-
tered away with exaggerated carelessness.
A few moments later another man who
knows q thing or two not IN catalogues
discovered the little book. He, too, looked
az though n g~alvanic battery had been
suddenly applied TO him. Ne, 100, dropped
the book and walked away with the air Of
a criminal endeaVoring TO foil the mvrmi-
ions OF the law hy an air of innocence.
Six men, ore after another, made the
discovery. Six men made Hcrculean Efforts
10 look Indifferent and not attract at entiOn
TO the dark corner where tho treasure lay.
The rest Of the crowd ignored the shabby.
un~catalogued book
The bidding began. In time the little
BOOK Wa put up for sale. IL wasn't m
The original Machiayeili held his breath
and waited,
A man bid 80 cents. His tone implied
that he considered himself "a fool to offer 10
much. but hated the silence.
Another man carel, sSly made the Ibid 81.
Some one, Just by way of jest, offered ".
The bids crept up, slowly. slowly. There
was no enthusiasm, rather duh lndlner-
ence, but still the tide rose.
The cataloguer began TO feel uneasy
The bidders eyed one another furtlvely.
Finally the situation hc gan 10 dawn
mon them. Sheepish smiles ONerspread
six faces. The smiles became .grlnS;, Inc
six recognized the fact that they al! had
disco vered the book.
Then they dropped pretence and began
bidding in earnest. h man WITH the
longest purs e string got the BOOK -
The cstaloguer had not grlnned Ills
heart was sore within him, but his opinion
of New York bibliophiles has gone up sew
eral degrees. ,
Evidently some of them do know a good
thing when they see IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-09
DAYS work Of a Revenue boat.

Prom ~, p0flsHf PFcss.
Thr / 5. :. WOODBURY. l. dong me service along
ia. coaS, Of Main, this winter.
TUESDAY morning. AT J O'Clock, ihe schooner
rmiy T.. swim of Roctland. Whle hnoaofrd In thc
out.r nAfbor Al Rockpor, parted her chain IN the
heavy blow. aud was driven upon TIE fock' Al
IN, western side OF the hAfJor Wednesday OF.
,,rnoon Inc Noodbury hauled h'r afioai ana 1oS'd
her TO a safe anchorage, putting a crew on board.
who hove up her snchofs and clcHred them aud
safelv anchored the weasel before leaving her.
The Woodbury. also broke out OF the Ice the
schoonrt Antelope OF Rockpor. bound from the
after mort 10 RocsiAnd. Ne. With a cargo VI line.
and A. the vessel appeared TO be leasing badly.
she wa, TOW ed TO her destination.
Wednesday afternoon the Woodbury. broke out
the .choonrr Herman blrnbAli Of Rookpor. hound
from that port 10 Boston. sue ne ffoEen Va ana
un.hl, TO nroce,d on her voyage. The Woodbury.
/. oa,am.uasd b, Lieut.. p. W. Thompsop.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-09
%MIrcHKLL's MOTIVE.

II was the general impression that Mitch
ellis idea was to kill Bracket before killing
himself Those who knew Mitchell best
ov believe thai suoh wss not bis Intention.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-09

TONphA
Mitchell put up a bitter fight against
the clubhouse and had IL raided about
every other night last summer. Nothing
came of the raids. because the people OF
Saratoga wanted a little gambling for the
towns sake. but no gambling OF the kline
conducted In places run by Gale Mitchell.
The sentiment of the town was all against
him and he was generally voted a nuisance.
His fight lost TO him many of his old friends
and in a way, he worked against his own
interests In antagonizing the clubhouse,
because the son of his oldest daughter
was Interested In one Of the fashionable
gambling places OF the town.
But while the people OF Saratoga rallied
against Mitchell "a a public nuisance and
often expressed the wish hat he would
find a new habitation, they knew nothing
of the state OF Mitchell's mind. They
| did not know that, as his fortunes waned,
no thought more and more Of that legacy
which they said had been handed down to
| him from his mother.
They did not know what his family knew.
and what he himself knew, that, slowly
but surely, his mind was breaking under
the fearful load. They did not know. and
It is here made public for the first time,
that four or five years ago, some OF his
family found a letter which he had written.
in which lie expressed regret at leaving
| them, but said that the time had come
when he must make good the family tradi-
| ton and pass through suicide to death.
That time Gale Mitchell was stronger
than his mania, but he only postponed
the inevitable. When he felt that he was
unable to play longer with tate on the
| opposite side Of the table, he chose a setting
worthy Of his picturesque character Tor
! the las, act. Leaving his home in the
early morning. he bought a pistol and then
walking 20 Senator Brackets otice' he
| blew out his brains in front Of the door
MIrcHKLL's MOTIVE.
II was the general impression that Mitch
ellis idea was to kill Bracket before killing
himself. Those who knew Mitchen BEST
ev believe thai suoh wss not bis ntsHuoh'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-09

Of vogue 4 y another story. The right sort
and those who are careful always to do
the proper thing obsequiously catch up
and repeat the dictum OF their leaders and
a vogue Is started. Then 1t needs but the
dropping OF an occasional word like Rem
brandt or @IVelasque2." duly repeated
with a gasp OF reverent intensity. and the
portraits are hailed US immortal master
pieces by people who scarcely know
the difference between a Botticelli and a
Bouguereau.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-09
Remarkable Cures Are Reported
by Well Known Men Of
National Fame.

GEN. GREENE u. RAUM says:
"Munyon, Inhaler speedily cured
me OF Catarrh."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-09

HON. JAMES ". WARD says: 4
was cured OF rheumatism by Nun
yOn's Cure"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-09

SENATOR ID. y. CtRLEY says:
y ran most heartily recommend
Muny On's remedies"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-11
QUEER, Old Q. |. D! RECORDS
Again Brought to Light Through
Removal Of Musty City Hall
. Documents. .
An Election Tally Sheet Nearly so
Years Old Has Some Amusing
Features =

| . = Is,
Many nusty. old records which have mo-
seen the light Of day for thirty years were
| found when the seat of government was
moved from Bridge Square to Third ave-
| nue. S.. Especially in the city clerks of
| nee was a mass Of old records which hac
not been molested for generations revealed
| None Of these was more interestins
! than the election returns of the pioneer
days. Many of the records are, incom
| plete, but none the less valuable and like.
wise amusing. ~,-',''..s IN = - .
One OF the records is the tally list OF
May IL, 1858 attested to by l.. B. Whitney
clerk. and filed May II, 1858. by G. Henri,
Hamilton. town clerk. There is not a
scratch Of the pen to show where the cleo.
ton was held, nor for what purpose or that
there even was an election Assuming
however, that there was an election or
May II, 1885,. r. P. Russell was elected tc
something by III votes. ~ He had some Oh.
position at. least for Young America, an6
Ensign Murphy, Hard and Soft" Plume1
received two votes ca CHI. w. Getchel ap-
pears to have been elected to something
put Aunty' Paxton was IN the race with
the inevitable two votes. -. p.
Ihere was a great scramble for the Of
rec to which Henry Hill was elected by ssC
votes George E. Huy alone received 260
Inc scattered votes were divided between
Wazlz1: Shave Tall Jones, Jay Kay
Baker. 1s... -. 0"',
A. B.. Kingsbury was also elected to
something. but the village wags of the day
put In. two votes for. Fort Smelling
Jones. = He was doubtless a noted If not
necessarily prominent citizen as were
also Engine" Davis and "Pembinar. Will
son who were honored by their fellow citi-
zens with two votes each. :.
Three years later, however. the records
look better. The election Of Oct 8, 1861,
was held in the E. S. Jones building.
MAYOR Jones could probably tell where
that was. Alexander Ramsey at that time
received 80 votes for governor to ninety
.elsht Tor F. O. Hamlin. The redoubta BILE
isnatlus Donnelly secured 311 votes for
lieutenant governor to one for G.. c.. An
crews afterward general in the army.
James ri. Baker received a. big majority
over Daniel Buck and for secretary of
state Gordon e. Cole easily DEBATED W. II:
feckham. Both later achieved national
lame AT this same election James SulIy
and I. A. Harrison were elcted county
commissioners.
On Nov. 4, 1862, there was another cleo
ton In the town Of Minneapolis this time
at Nutt1ng's hall. Ignatius Donnelly,
though still lieutenant governor, was a
candidate for congress and received 374
votes In M1nnea polls to 225 for William J.
Cullen. -
At this same election, J.,B.. uilflllan
was maze county attorney, Harlow A.
e'ale' county auditor. George W. Chowen,
register OF deeds and Franklin Cook sur
veyor. The judges Of election were II
Ntatt,son F. Beebee and J. H. THOMPSON.
It's IKE roll call Of the old homestead
ers ana Pioneers Is one Of the old election
returns. ~. -. = -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-11
TO SAVE THE PLANT
New Brighton Is Considering Plans
to Establish a Permanent
-. Industry There.
The Village May Bond Itself to Buy
Buildings Now Threatened
With Wrecking.

With an eye to the permanent welfare
of the village, a meeting of the city coun-
Gil of New Brighton will be held toni. n,
to consider the advisablity OF purchas-
ing the old packing house and hotel a,
that place to prevent them from being
wrecked by the owners 1t is likely that
the council will order, special election
to be held when the proposition will be
| submitted to the electors of the village.
| The packing house and a four story
ick hotel were established in the village
in 1890. The packing industry was car
ried until three years ago, when the
business was closed down aud a year later
the owners started Wrecking the plant
All the machinery was taken out and the
work of tearing down the buildings was
about to be- begun when some of the pub
lie spirited men of the village began ne
gotiations with Conklin & Tonne, agents
for the owners, for the purchase of the
grounds and buildings. The matter has
now reached a stage where it can be con-
sidered by the village council. "'
The hoitizens>:of the village propose to
purchase the buildings and then to induce
some manufacturing establishment to To-
cate there, thus establishing a permanent
industrial nucleus. The proposition is
meeting with almost unanimous approval
among the citizens of the village, and 1t
is believed that the matter. when sub
mittel to a vote of the people at~a spe
cial election. will carry.
It is understood that the purchase of
the old packing house, hotel and contin-
gent grounds involves the. expenditure of
nearly $4,000. but the village is without
debt and can easily be bonded to that
extent The citizens feel that the money
will be we'll expended, and, as they al
ready have a factory in view to establish
in the old buildings. they can soon real
lie on the investment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-11
OTHER BUBBLES" KEEP OUT
- H.. t. -. .-~..s-s.~ 49,.
Geysers Have a Monopoly in Vel
%loWstone Park. ...-... :.

The use of automobiles will not be per
mitted In the Yellowstone national park
This ruling has been made known to, c: s.
Fee, general passenger agent of the
Northern Pacific railway. in a, letter from
Thomas Ryan. acting secretary OF the in
terror. - The department. says M. Ryan
has refused the application OF the Nationa
Association of AUTOMOBILE Manufacturers
that the machines be allowed to. '.choo-
.choo' inx competition with the geysers.
The objections to autos I'M the park is
that they might terrffy horses and cause
serious accidents where the roads trav-
erse steep grades or approach preeipices.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-11
B0UNTIEs FOR TREES 80
Payments Now Being Made Will
Amount to S17 372

state Auditor Dunn will send out this
week warrants. amounting to s17.37s.74 as
nount'es Tor tree planting; This year
there are funds enough to nav tho FIJI,
bounty OF $50 per acre allowed by law.
Tree planting does not seem to be on
the Increase. The law allows the bounty
VI si:oV per acre for six years after the
planting. Trees must be not more thu
eight feet apart, and kept in a growing
condition for the entire period. .
Renville county this year heads the list.
ana WIN draw s2,o2o.62 for s0s1z acres OF
trees which are entitled to the bounty
Redwood county is next with IA acres Of
trees. which will bring the snug sum of
sl'seo to the planters. The counties draw
ing more than $500 in tree bounties are
Yellow; Medicine. 2s2 acres. $3.50: Sibley
Ss3h acres, 1888. rs: Mower, 3o3h acres.
1858; Martin. se7 acres, ss175 Kandiyo,
. NJ, s34h acres. $S1l .25: Jackson, 2s7 acres,
HroWn, a7a& acres. .$ss4.37; Big, stone,
27sN acres $6S4.3s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-11
CRAWL UNDER CARS
Grade Crossings on Twenty-ninth
Street Cause School Children
to Take Long Chances.
Complaint Is Made That Trains Are
Allowed to Stand Across
tie Streets. =

Complaints have been coming in from
residents In the Calhoun school district
to the effect, that freight trains on the
Milwaukee road frequently make fifteen
and twenty minute stops at the sra de
crossings along TWenty-ninth street with
the result that children on their way to
school are compelled to crawl under the
cars. in order to reach school in time
No accidents have yet occurred which
can be directly traced to this practice,
but there have been accidents due to the
recklessness- resulting from this very i'm
munity.: s..:: - w.; =, II: - i.
Only two weeks ago boy in the Whit
tier school was badly bruised as the con
sequence Of attempting to board a NOV
ing train and while this happened after
school hours and might have occurred
anywhere. parents urge :, that the long
stops made by the; trains at these cross
ings so innre the children to danger that
they lose all idea Of using anything like
caution. ~, - =. : II ~ ="
Children seen in Calhoun school say
that only the boys crawl under or climb
over the. cars the, girls walt till the
train moves on. or walk around. At the
Hennepin avenue crossing there is a
bridge over, which the children might
walk, but in many cases this means a.
long detour. : :I7.': =: &.~,.:.... .,...
}"None of our family crawl between the
Wheeis. said little girls to-day, 'but
lots Of the'tboys do. ?,Icdon't know just
how long the trains stop. but Il don't
think many of them stay. longer than ten
minutes - 49, =
One small boy said; the, trains stop as
long as half an hour, land my father
said he'.was going to. stop it, but he
hasn't done it yet" >! '$s,...e.a-
Miss Whitmore, the principal of Cal
houn school, says parents haye made: no
complaints directly to her, and she knows
OF no accident that has occurred as a.
result OF her pupils crossing the tracks
The pricipal had no knowledge of the
fact that pupils in the school were in the
habit of climbing over or crawling under
the cars land as for. Hardness, Fl don't
know Of a single case resulting from the
stopping of the trains she said.