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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
COOKED GUN WAS AIMED
AT CLEVELAND'S HEART
Guide "Chick" Bruce Told of m In
stance of the Former Presidents
CnreIessncsS While Hunting.


! REPUBLIC SPECIaL.
| Watertown. n. y. Dec. Ga desire to
view the statue erected TO the memory of
Roswell =. Flower, whom he had guided
through the wilderness and whose home
spun character he greatly admired, led
Chick" Bruce. Il well-knOwn guide of the
Jppc- Raqucttc country. to tramp over the
| hlazeG trails of the divide between Masso-
| weiric and Cranberry lakes ard make a
! journey on the "Hurkleherry" train from
Beu=oD's Mines t" this city.
He spent two days viewing the sights. In
| the evenings ne related Incidents of his adj
verturous career IS a woodsman 70 the
, many friends he made here during his brief
stay.
! guides who riloted Grover Cleveland
through the Adir"ndacks. when the states
man. then President. laid aside the cares OF
Office for diversion with rcd and gun. he
relates the following experience with the
chief magistrate:
one day. while hunting on Ssranac Lake,
Chic SAYS. he placed Grove as he
familiarIy calls the sage of Grcvcou-t. on
a small Island in the lake. and in company
with another suidI ~ IN mounts Gu,
started "A fine buck. III" DOGS drove the
game into the lake, and with q boat
Chick steercd the buck un to a point
near the island, where the President shot
The deer.
While SHINING the buck on the island
Snpr-. Chick DNffE.t! IT." fitSlu'lI SlI-
ting witt. the muzzle of his doubia-bar-
relied shotgun resting against his ample
breast. pointing just above his heart For
getting in the anxiety Of tn moment the
respect due to the Chief Magistrate of the
nation, Chick" shouted Is tnat gun load
edo" Mr.. Cleveland replied that it was. and
founG both barrels at full cock
Chick" says that had a fatal accident
occurred he would undoubtedly have been
hung. as there WAS no one around for n
witness and he ard the President were OF
opposite political parties.
He saws that he felt after that whenever
he guided Grove" that the fate of the
nation as well as his own depended upon
his vigilance, and used to take his boy
along. to do the guiding work. while he
kept his eye on the presidential gun.
Asked If Cleveland was a good man to
guide. Chick replied that he was good
enough. but tina ike everybody else who
came into the woods. he asked a lot OF
foolish questions"
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JAMES NJ.
ISj2-iS92.

| The man told the officers, after much
questioning:
SAYS SHE WAS ASSAULTED.
About ten years ago l knew an old Ger
Wilmington.
He died and some of his relatives asked
me to bear the expense Of a decent burial,
and TO have him inferred III ccnsecratei
ground.
Il refused. and he was buried in the pot
Since then men employed by Mayors
relatives have been after me. trying to
capture and bury me.
4 always eluded them until four ya.rs
ago, when four men seized me in Bristol.
Par and buried me. just like this
- came to Baltimore from Wilmington
About i ;39 o'clock D. m. / took a satchel
and started down the York road for the
city
In front of St. Johns Church four men
seized me- fought with them. but thy
choked me.
They hurried ME east along Friendship
street. dragged me over the cemetery fence.
took my clothing Oft an! tix-d me as [ was
found in the grave
The letter found in the grave was written
on four sides of an ordinary sheet Of note
paper in a some what cramped and peculiar
but leEiole chirosraphy.
On the enFeIup- T-re the words:
We place in This box what clothing We
10 not bury: so that he can dress himself
-, Nitii'l-l b'iflE SttEl.
Inc letter as written, with its errors. was
as follows:
James NJ. Bernard a1lawed one of
his friends to he buried as 4 paEper in a
Potters field although he had received the
money TO pay for a decent burial.
He was so anxious 10 have the body in
the ground that he helped 10 nail the lid
and to bury the corpse.
"Ihis took place several years ago, and
to-day. If all the near relatives are gone.
we have yet a few distant ones TO avenge
this outrage.
We have been ordered and are paid to
burE hIm alive for a few hours to give him
a taste OF "A plain. damp grave and of a
common pine box.
Our orders are TO place him stone naked
in the muslin sack. dump in a gray. and
parity MI same to be discovered next morn
ing by the grave diggers and treated by
them as a worthless corpse.
We propose II make a few changes. as
follows: To prevent an escape. Bernard
Will have his hands and feet tied with
small cords: small cords will allow small
knots that cannot be UrdoHe with the
fingers. For the decency we have decided
10 furnish a pair of parts and a shirt OF
cheap muslin.
ORDERS To BURN CLOTHING.
Our orders to burn his clothing and
articles used fer the burial on top of the
grave. TO have the ashes mixed with the
dirt. but We intend to burn only part Of
them.
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Asked for an exact account of the strange

Asked for an exact account of the strange
events. he said:
| FOUND THE GRAVE TENANTED.
Sunday morning after the services, prob
Tbiy about Il quarter after eight. l went To
the grave and saw that some one had
thrown ! lot OF earth and several large
pieces of rock in it.
Il called the Reverend Mr.. Morsan's at
t~enticn to the vandalism. ! went to break
fast and hurried back 10 clear out the dirt.
Henry Ray went with me.
Then. for the first time. I noticed a
white rag in the dirt on the box cover.
while Ray and myself were standing be-
side the open grave We heard a voice COM
ing out of the ground;
Help! it cried. Please take me out of
Then the voice came again. muffed, bat
distinct. Please take me out of this box,
here. Somebody is in hat box alive. You
run 70" an officer and l will tel! Mr.. Nor
Il thought that If a man was imprisoned
there he would be suffncated. so l took a
shovel and began TO clear away the dirt and
rock from the cover.
hundred pounds of it.. The reception box
fitted into the grave closely and the cover
could not be moved Sideways.
Il managed to slip the lid back toward
the foot about two inches. in order TO give
the occupant of the box air, and then
waited for an officer.
IAN this took about twenty minutes, and
II was about twenty minutes past nine
o'clock when Ray returned with Patrolman
Grove"
CLAD IN WHITE ROBE.
Hinkle, Ray and Grove got the cover off
with some difficulty and saw a man lying
in the narrow grave box. completely filling
it. He seemed TO be clothed in white. and a
black calico spread was over him from his
knees almost to his chin.
When lifted from his grave it was found
that his hands were tied as well as his feet
and that. other than the shroud and a pair
OF thin undargarmcnts, he wore no cloth
ing.
His hat. one sock and n belt were found
hanging on 4 nearby tree.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

Baltimore. Dec. Ito go to 4 country
himself in the robes of the dead and lie
down in a newly dug grave is the strange,
greWscme mania Of John Mare BaiclIet.
He is now in Bayvieu Asylum n this city,
where as a dcmentcd vioiator of the law he
is spending thirty days in lieu of a line OF
So and costs.
John Hinkle. the sexton of st. Johns
Protestant Episcopal Church, WaverIy, ex-
humed Bacoliet Sunday morning. November
IL. from q grave which the sexton had in
preparation for the funeral OF Mrs. vii
liam Prince.
AS Badollet was lifted from the coffin
over to the police. to whom he made con-
fllctlnS statements and at last confessed
that he. had buried himself.
On this confession, and prosecuted by rIe
rector and the, vestry- of the church. h..
was fined by Acting Justice Reed at the
Northern Police Station ANA committed in
default on a charge of desecrdtiug IL GEM
etery.
Mrs. Prince died Thursday night.
Sexton Hinkle dug the grave Friday
the rear of the church and near the fence
vacant lot.
Saturday morning he placed in position
the wooden box into which the coffin was
TO be lowered.
Ray.
Learning on Saturday that The funeral
would not take place until Sunday after
noon he placed the wooden id on the
grave box.
About dark Saturday evening he passed
me SraF" and found everything intact. His
later experiences are hest told by Sexton
Hinkie himself.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
CHOLERA IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Army Officers Speak of It's Raw
ages Among Natives.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Sf-fi bist' ~ f'-iNLI
San Francisco. Dec. 6.-Major J. y.
Henry. who has returned from Manila. says
that the deaths from cholera in the Philip
pines reached as many as 80 in one daE.
but the disease was in better control when
he left the islands. It was estimated 1t
Manila that the total number OF cases had
BEEN lo4. 90. with 6S.r1 deaths. hut. or ac-
count OF the iaxity of the Fili2iuos in re
porting cases OF cholera. the opinion was
he'd by many officers that the real number
of cases and deaths was twice IS many as
mentioned. In Iloilo there had been 10
cases a day. The cholera had just reached
Mindaroa when he left tn" islands and there
had been IL few cases at Cagdyan- There
WAS about one case 4 day in Manila.
". J. Mccain. who has been Inspector Of
C~Onstabulary at Bohol. has also returned.
He reports that out of a population Of 2i5.-
Oh on the island 10 Fer cent had been swept
away by the cholera. The natives believed
that ernissartes OF the Spaniards had poi
sonei the wells. thus causing the deaths.
and many OF them built high fences around
their watering places. Fully 90 per cent OF
the cattle in that part Of the Philippines
have also recently dicl from rinderpest-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
HUNTERS INVADE MINNESOTA
Game Plentiful in Northern Par
of That State.
REprELIc


Duluth. Mimi, Dec. s.-The forests OF
Northeastern Minnesota, and especially thj
lake region are alive with hunters id
search Of deer and moose. The numbe}
of licenses issued up to this time, in com}
pariSon with the number issued last yea(
in the same period. would seem to indicate
that the deer Will he considerably safel
this year.
WoOisnsn and hunters OF duck and othe1
snail game during the fall have brought
back reports that deer are plentiful. All
though the number OF hunters in the wCod1
last fall was enormous. they do not ssent
10 have e~XtermiHjtei the deer by AMI
means. In the BpwStroDg country. in Itas1
"a County. they are said to be Dumerou1
Moose are numerous also. and the five day{
allowed iur killing these big fellows prum}
Use to see great Slaughter. even though
each hunjc. is limited to one.
Hunters this fall viii have a double iny
dUCrrl"nt jor tn. chances of dropping hsar$
are good. The number of black bears in thi{
vicinity has been very large Within two Of
three months twenty-fOur bears have beeS
sE"t within half 4 dozen miles of the Dub
luth CITY limits. and some of them in IND
residence section Of the city. In the woods
they are said to be plentiful Their presf
"ice in SuCn unusual numbers this year IS
something Of a mystery. and various real
sons ar" assigned by hunters and woods
men, but lone seem TO be satisfactory.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

ting TO San Nicholas. They left San Pedro
lara Island. Here they encountered =
heavy northwest blow and heSitated about
proceeding to San Nicholas. but. appr.-
ciating the ondition in which the fishermen
We're situated. decided u go ahead. The
Storm was so severe they had TO lash them
selves t" the rigging to prevent being swept
overheard.
When they arrived at San Nicholas the
sea was SO rough they could not effect 4
landing. The three fishermen made an at
tempt to row out to tn. Western. but their
small boat was sWamred and it was with
much difficulty that they again reached
shore. The Western continued around 10
the far side of the island for protection
and. returning. succeeded in taking off the
men the following morning.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
SAILORS SAVED THREE MEN.
Starving Fishermen Marooned on
San Nicholas Islands.
REPrRITC SPECIAL.

ftf.t'I Bin Sft'lAb[
San Pedro. Cal. Dec. 6.-The slcop West
ern, that lcft this port THURSDAY TO bring
off the three fishermen from San Nicholas
Islands. has returned. The three fishermen
gave the names of j. Logan. Ed Richards
and William Yunker and old a harrow
ing story of their stay on San Nicholas.
When the schooner May. in command of
Captain Mania, left them they had only
four or five days provisions. This was
about October p. Having no idea that
trouble would arise between Captain Mania
and the NCGimpsey Fishing Company and
expecting the return of the May in a few
days. they did not economic on their pro-
visions.
The Western reached them none too soon:
for several days they had subsis.ei on dry
coffee. water and a raw duck that they had
been able 10 Kill with rocks along the coast.
y recent storm made the coast of the
island so rough that fishing was impossible
The men show plainly the privations they
have suffered.
Captain Alvin Hyder and f. s. Stout.
who We're in charge of the Western and
made the rescue. had an eventful time get
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

house they crossed a field. in which werd
eight or nine PIGS.
,Nhen the animals saw the girls coming
their way they thought thew were goir5
70 he fei and they gathered about thei7
faiT visitors: Sruntins and showing.
ihtir clothes sCiled. the girls took ref,gj
in an old shed. Around this the pigs gath,
cred, and from it the girls were afraid ID
They remained IN du-ance vile several
nourS. when finally q turner's how heard
their ~callinss AMI came to the rescue.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

.D, Won mean to say that you dom
want a railway through Crimson Gulch?
asked the astqnisled surveyor.
That's exactly what l mean to say
young feile:.' answered Broncho hob. Gao
,uSviIIe eu- a railroad. didn't IL? And the,
hadn't had il two weeks before a coupi
Of men won half the money IN camp. go
cold feet. took the train and was gone 70
ever and ever. Crimson GUlCh amt takin
a:.v such Observation-Disclosures Star.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

The remainder Of his clothing had been
rolled into d bundle and placed under his
head for n pillow.
An envelope addressed TO Grave Digger"
was found be side him
In broken English the man begged his
reSc,IcIs not to ask him to talk, as he was
too i'll and weak
He vas assisted to the rectory and coffee
was given him.
The shroud was made Of muslin in the
shape of a bag. with a draw cord at the
top. which closed ii about the neck.
on the front was neatly printed in ink:
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J. BERNARD.
1902.

A black rubber tub. somewhat larger than
an umbrella cover. closed at one end. with a
flap of muslin and tUO long strings attached
at the other. was also in the box, and a
newly-madc hUrgee.
This latter was the regular triangle shape
of those that float from masthCads of ships,
and on it was printed:
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The man told the officers, after much
nupStipnirv-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
HUNGRY PIGS PURSUED THEM.
Frightened Girls Took Refuge in
an Old Shed.
RFPTRIIC SPECIAL.

Reading. Pa. Dec. 6.-Two w~eII-kncwn
young women Of this city called upon Il
girl friend at Stony Creek who is an in
valid. In order To make a short cut to the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
Brain Food Nonsense.

Another ridiculous food fad has been
branded by the most competent author
tiles. They have dispelled the silly
notion that one kind of food is needed
for brain, another for muscles, and still
another for Dor es. A correct diet will
not only nourish a particular part Of
the body, but it will sustain every
other part. Yet, however good your
food may be, its nutrimentis destroyed
by indigestion or dyspepsia. You must
prepare for their appearance or pre-
vent their coming by taking regular
doses of Green's August Flower, the
favolite medicine of the healthy mil
lions. A few doses aids digestion,
stimulates the liver to healthy action,
purities the blood, and makes you feel
buoyant and vigorou.. You can. get
DIR. G. G. Green's reliable remedies ut
E. Hargen's. Get Green's Special AL
manac 49,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
st. Paul-Minneapolis
Twin Cities Of the North

Conveniently and quickly reached
via the trains of the Illinois Central
railroad from Omaha. The ILLINOIS
CENTRAL is the new road from Oma.
hs to the Twin Cities passing through
the best farming and dairy product
districts of the Mississippi Valley.
They operate two through trains, leav-
ing Omaha Union Station at 7:2O q. m.
and 7:5O p. M, arriving Minneapolis
S:sS 3. m. q So SO T. a. M M. ap pssp ssi pa1l
Their equipment is of the most ele-
CANT and up-to.date in design and
finish.
II you contemplate q trip to o.. via
the Twin Cities see that your ticket
reads via the Illinois Central from
Omaha. For any information as to
rates and time, address W. H. Brill, d.
P. A., /. q. r. R., Omaha.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
Women and Jewels.

Jewels, candy, flowers, man-that is
the order of q woman's preferences.
jewels form q magnet Of mighty power
to the average woman. Even that
greatest of all jewels, health, is often
ruined is often ruined in the strenu-
GUS efforts to make or save the money
to purchase them. II a woman will
risk her health to get q coveted gem,
then let her fortify herself against the
insiduous consequences of coughs,
colds and bronchial affections by the
use of DIR. Boschee's German Syrup. It
will promptly arrest consumption in
its early stages and heal the affected
lungs and bronchial tubes and drive
the dread disease from the system. It
is not a cure-all, but it is q certain cure
for coughs, colds and bronchial trou.
bles. You can get DIR. q. g. Green's
reliable remedies at E. Hargen's. Get
Green's Special Almanac.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
Beet Sugar Industry.

Congressman Martin writes Capt.
Grippen the following interesting let
ter concerning a very important indus
try for this portion of the state. 1t is
dated Washington, Jan. Goth, as
follows:
u have thought for some years that
under proper conditions we ought to
be able to have one or more beet sugar
factories in the Black Hills, and that
there is no good reason why the Black
Hills should not produce all of the
sugar it consumes. II We can induce
the general government to undertake
the work of National irrigation (of
which there now seem to be a good
prospect) the way might be opened to
bring about the results to which l re-
fer. There are many excellent oppor-
tunities upon the table lands and in
the valleys of the Black Hills counties
where thousands of acres of excellent
land could be reclaimed by the storage
Of the flood waters of our Black Hills
streams that are now, practically, vast
ed. l believe that eventually these
tracts will be reclaimed and that por-
tions of the reclaimed areas will be
probably employed n the growth of
the sugar beet.
Some experiments in the growth of
the sugar beet have already been made
in the Black Hills counties under the
direction of the State Agricultural Col
lege. It occurs to me that it may be
we'll this coming season to experiment
somewhat further in this direction. !
will send you a number of packages OF
sugar beet seed, and shall be glad if
you will distribute them to the farm.
ers who will make a thorough test as
to the a%daptability of our Black Hills
soil to their growth. Samples of the
beets when grown can be sent to the
State Agricultural College for analysis
and the test will be made and result
reported without charge.
Very truly yours,
EBEN w. MARTIN"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

DIR. CLARK & co. have no superiors in
diagnosing and treating diseases and de-
f fSna they a Thsy w talfg give tbs $50 d dGr any c ans
where located in fve minutes.
Al durable medical and surgical dis
s specia.l aaf piseas aaa of ee the Eye ea5Ra Ear. N sae
and Throat, Lung. disease. Early Con
Sumption; Bronchitis. Bronshial Gata s'aa
H Headache. astaomSsaefh ar and b RysefP Tro;us s,ss
rheumatism. Neuralgia. sciatica,
Eright's Disease Diabetes: Kidney, Liver
Obesity. Interrupted Nutrition. Slow
Growth in Children. and all wasting dis
Cataract, Cross Eyes. ETC., that have
been improperly treated or neglected, can
Feet. Curvature of the Spine. Disease OF
ease. Dropsy, Swelling Of the Limbs,
Granular Enlargements and all long
Young, middle.agea and ola, single, o or
manhood. nervous debility. spermator-
rhoea. seminal losses. sexual decay. fail
ing memory. weak eyes. stunted deyel,
blood. pimples. impediments to marriage;
also blood and skin diseases, Syphilis,
Eruptions. Hair Falling Bone Pains
Mercury. Kidney. and Bladder troubles.
Weak Back. burning Urine, passing urine
too often. Gonorrhoea, elect. Structure,
receive searching treatment, prompt re-
lief and cure for life.
Cancers, Tumors, Golfer, Fistula, Piles,
Varicocele and enlarged glands with. the
simultaneous injection method. abso-
lutcly without pain and without loss
of a drop of blood, is one of theirown dis
%coveries, and is the most really scientific
and certainly sure cure of the nineteenth
century. No incurable cases taken. Con-
sultation to those interested, SLIGO.
DR.. CLARK & co.,
IS Nourse ST.. st. Paul. Mlsa.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
A Night Alarm.

Worse than an alarm of fire at night
is the brassy cough of Group, which
sounds like the children's death knell
and it means death unless something
is done quickly. Foley's Honey and
Tar never fails to give relief and quick
~ cures the worst forms of Group.
Mrs. P. L.. Cordier, Of Warrington, KY,
writes: "My three year old girl had q
severe IA of Group; the doctor said
she could not live. / got a bottle Of
Foley's Honey and Tar, the first dose
gave quick relief and saved her life"
Refuse substitutes. Albert L. Eek
stein.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07

A Washington special of the 3lst ult.
says: "Messrs. Martin and Burke had
an interview today with members of
the house military committee in the
interests of the Hot Springs Sanitari-
um bill. They were assured that they
would be given a hearing in a short
time, or as soon as Chairman Hull re-
turns from his visit to Iowa next
week."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
Working Overtime.

Eight hour laws are ignored by those
tireless. little workers-Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. Millions are always at
work, night and day, curing 1ndiges-
ton, B~illiousness, Constipation, Sick
Headache and all Stomach, Liver and
Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe,
sure. Only 25c at Hargens drug store.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-07
Commissioner of School
First Uub. Jan. 10.
FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
N Department of the Interior, Land Oflce
at Rapid City, s. D., January 9. 1902.
Notice is hereby given that the following
to make final proof in support Of his claim,
and that said proof will be nude before clerk
Of the circuit court for Fall River county, at
SIDNEY II. TOMLIN.
Springs. :. d. IL; B.. No. 1929. For the
Lots 2 andS Sec. .; 7. 2 IS ; IL SWk and
SW4 SEA Sec. 81, 7. q $: r.. &C., Is. II. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land. viz: Edmund Petty. DANES
w. Joyce, Fred Mielenz, A. w. Odell, all OF
Springs, South Dakota.
GEO. p. BENNETT. Register. Z
First publication January 10, 1902.