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consists of rolls of greenbacks in
large denominations.
The public administrator of Los
Angeles county has been searching
for relatives of the dead millionaire
to take the money off his hands since
the third week in May, 1902.
Mrs Margaret A. Roberts, the wife
of a painter living on East Court
street, Cincinnati, claims the fortune
left by Charles Hill on behalf of her
widowed mother, three brothers and
sister as legal heirs of the dead
man, who. she says, was her dead
fathers half brother.
The story which brought Charles
Hill to the attention of his relatives
and set the wheels of legal machinery
Ill motion to establish their title to
| his fortune reads like a fiction.
During the first week in May an
: sgen man applied to the Good Sa-
maritan hospital at Los Angeles, say
ing he wished to be taken care of
for a while. He gave the name of
charles Hill, and although dressed in
rags had $500, from which he settled
all his bills in advance.
This strange individual was taci-
turn and moody; refusing to talk
about himself or his circumstances,
he sat silently brooding day by day.
ALMOST deaf, conversation with him
was carried on by means of signs and
written words.
The hospital nurses, foreseeing the
end, tried repeatedly to discover
something about their aged patient
or his past life, but all their efforts
resulted in failure. Inquiries as to
mis- friends or relatives brought only
he piteous answer, seemingly wrung
rom his heart:
Il have no one to care for me-
DO onei No relatives or friends in all
he world!"
Shortly after entering the hospital
Charles Hill died, of what complaint
10 one knew. Apparently he just
Gded away of old age and loneliness.
Greenbacks amounting to $1,000
we're found in his clothes by the pub
se administrator, who took charge of
Iilrs estate.
Among his effects was found key
safety deposit box and the ad-
linistrator went on a tour of the
anks to ascertain if the old man had
ented box of any of them.
At the Union Bank of Savings it
afety deposit box on the 26th of
pril.
President Bartlett of the bank, ac-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20

of him now and then-ake black pig
scattering through the brush.
He shot out of the bushes into Bill
ly's open like waddling sky-rocket,
and, not seeing Billy. he sat up to look
back. But Billy His eyes bulged
out like marbles. tell you, gentle
men, his hair rose SO fast his hat went
up like a clay pigeon from a trap. He
dropped his gun and in two strides he
waded into the bear hell-bent-for-Kai-
ser. Excited? He kicked, ! punched,
he kicked again. His uncle, with the
lead pencil and the grizzly, was moth
ing to Billy, bare-handed. mauling that
scared, black, half-grown cub. 1t was
MT ten seconds before the bear found
the mill too hottie was no prize
fighter-and while Billy chased him
into the woods, rocking him with ev-
erything he could reach. we rolled on
the ground and laughed. When we
came up to Billy he was sitting on the
grass with his legs stuck out in front,
looking at the rifie-he had picked it
up. And cryingi"
Most of that's lie" said Billy, but
1 guess | did forget the gun" and,
Frightening a little, 1 landed him a
couple of good ones, though" And
we all Joined the mighty laugh that
went up.-World's Work.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20
OF REST
TO THE BUSINESS MAN

There are men. and plenty of them,
who start the business of the day, or
thinking about the business of the
day, almost as soon as they are out
of bed, and keep it up with scarcely
an interval until they turn in at
night, says the London Express. The
business kilograms and letters brought
to the bedroom in the morning and
the continuation of mental labor and
worry into the small hours of the next
morning, until sheer inability to go
ON compels a reluctant halt for sleep,
are evil modern phenomena that occur
too often. And the hurried midday
lunch is not worse for the digestion
than it is for the mind. which is thus
cheated of its due pause for rest.
This is certainly not the way to get
most work done in the long run. The
men who have put most work into
their lives and been able to keep on
longest at it have been men, like Mr.
Gladstone, who knew the full value of
absolutely banishing work from their
minds for some time every day. In
the height of political excitement Mr..
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20
Romance in Life OF
A California ReCluSe.

mia Hills estate will remain in the
hands of the public administrator for
seven years. If at the expiration of
that period the lawful heirs have not
established their claim the money
becomes the property of the state of
California.
Mrs Roberts is firmly convinced
that Hill is her uncle who has been
missing for several years. Certainly
her story throws light on the dead
mans queer character and explains
many things that seem perfectly in
comprehensive to strangers.
Mrs. Roberts says that Hill, if he be
her fathers missing half brother, was
born in Edinboro. Scotland, Nov. %,
1919. That would make him "a, just
the supposed age of the Hill who died
in the hospital at Los Angeles.
Hills own father, according to Mrs.
Roberts story, died in Scotland and
his widow married man named Nor
ris, who, after the birth of little son
whom they named Hiram P. Norris,
son, to America.
Norris settled at Troy, Ohio, where
Charles Hill and Hiram P. Norris,
born of the same mother. but differ
ent fathers, were brought up as
brothers.
Hill was bright, gay-hearted boy
up until the age of 21, when sorrow
somewhat like that of the i'll starred
poet Edgar Allen Poe. made his heart
grow ashen and sober as the leaves
that were withering and sere." and he
became a restless wanderer on the
face of the earth in search of forget
fulness.
Hill's stepfather died, and his half
brother married and had children be-
fore Hill returned to Troy. He was
then, to all appearances. a tramp, dis
owning home. occupation or friends.
When his half-brother chided him for
his shiftlessness Hill would take his
little niece, Margaret Norris, now
Mrs. Margaret Roberts, on his knee
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20
Secretary Shaw in Earnest.

Secretary Shaw is on the trail of
the "two-hat' men in his department.
These are the individuals who find
it necessary to go out for an occa-
sional drink during office hours,
wearing a soft felt hat and leaving
their ordinary head covering on the
usual pegs. If a chief of division in
quires after a clerk who is absent
on such an expedition he is told:
why, Soandso must be around some
where. There's his hat on the peg"
Mr.. Shaw has determined to put a
htop to this practice.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20
FRIGHTENED BY CIRCUS LION.
An Old Railroad Engineer in the West
Tells of a Night Ride.

Dan Bechtel, of Brookfield, tells a
story about a night ride he once took
with a loose lion. which. as he says,
tends to make the goosefiesh creep
a little" Bechtel for fourteen years
was an engineer on the Hannibal &
ST. Joseph railroad. One night in 1888
he left Macon for Sbelbina, his engine
pulling the Wallace shows. 1t was
very dark. and he had orders not to
run faster than fifteen miles an hour.
Bechtel says he was kidding the fire
man and head brakeman about what
would happen if some of the wild ami
mails should get loose, when he looked
up and saw an old lion on top of the
cars, moving slowly and gingerly to-
ward the engine.
when the brakeman and fireman
realized what was coming" says Bech-
tel, 'they made dive for the cab
door, and were soon riding on the
front of the engine. The firebox was
open and that kept him back, as he
did not seem to know what to make
of the bright dazzling light I had a
whis4e that would scare ghosts, but 1t
dN not phase the lion. We soon be-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20

warmly. AS the clergyman and the
doctor were good friends. the latter
was more lenient than usual. How
ever, he bided his time. The next
afternoon the physician said to the
clergyman:
Its nice Gay. l would like you
to go horseback riding with me-"
Riding they went When they were
about eight miles from the sanitarium
the physician said: "Oh, doctor, won't
you get me tnat flower by the road
side. | don't like to leave this horse"
AS soon as the clergyman was on
the ground the doctor galloped OF
with both horses, and the clergyman
was compelled to walk back to the
sanitarium. Upon his arrival he was
very angry and was for packing up and
leaving at once. There was no train
that night so he was forced to stay
a few hours longer. The next morn
ing he came down radiant and good
natured. Doctor" said he. Il was
pretty sore at you last night. but for
give you everything. / have had the
first good sleep l have enjoyed in
months. Hereafter I'll obey your
orders implicitly. Washington STAR
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20
Famous Men and Music.

Arthur Balfour. the new British
premier, is said to have IAN ear for
music" and is. indeed, ''the first musi-
cal premier" for quite a long time.
The truth is that most public men,
so far from being unmusical or anti
musical" would probably rather agree
with the veteran diplomatist who,
when asked the secret of his pro-
longed youth, said: Music and flow
ers." Even DR.. johnson, who be-
longed to the unmusical people, re
marked while listening to the harp
sichord: 81 shall be glad to have a
new sense given to me-" Spurgeon
refused to have an organ in his ia
nous tabernacle, but it is said that
he would take the handle of a poor
organ-grinder's organ and turn it
while the owner picked up the coins.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20

Gladstone could always contrive to
shut out politics and official business
for an hour or two while he read Greek
or a novel.
One man may seek his relaxation
with tennis racket or a bicycle, an
other with a book. another in talk (not
about business); but complete relax
alton in some form every man should
have every day. And an entire and
absolute holiday, long enough to
count, is no less Indispensable every
year. The meaning of rest" varies
with the individual; to one it is rest
to climb Alps or cycle fifty miles a
day, to another to lie under tree or
on the beach. But in some form the
rest is inevitable. unless the break
down is to come. The hours from
which business is entirely excluded
every day, the weeks from which it
is entirely excluded every year. must
never be neglected by the man who
means to last.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20
BEFORE THE
PUBLIC EYE
HAS STIRRED SAN FRANCISCO
Prominent and Wealthy Men Figu
In Sensational Case.

Prominent and Wealthy Men Figure
In Sensational Case.
All California is discussing the
shooting at San Francisco of Freder-
ick Marriott, publisher of the News
Letter, a weekly paper, by Truxton
Beale, the diplomat, or T. H. Will
liams, president of the California
Jockey club.
Williams and Beale both admit as
saulting Marriott, and each is will
ing to shoulder the charge of shoot
ing. They declare Marriott attacked
the reputation of young society
woman, Miss Marie Oge, and that
they punished him for the attack.
Marriott, his physicians say, will
recover unless blood poisoning sets in.
No affair in recent years has caused
such a sensation. Both Beale and Will
liams have been prominent financially
and socially for years and they are
nearly as well known in other parts
of the country as in California.
Truxton Beale is the son of the late
Gen. Beale. who went to California
many years ago and accumulated a
vast estate Beale was at one time
United States minister to Persia and
later to Greece and is at present a
member of the wool dealing firm of
Shobert, Beale & Co.
T. H. Williams is known all over the
country as a racing man. He is presi-
dent of the California Jockey club,
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20
'SHREWD DOCTOR MADE
HIS PATIENT WALK

All doctors are not as careful of
the welfare of their patients as they
might be. Here is a story of one
who went the limit. He is the pro-
prietor of famous health resort not
far from Washington. When he re-
ceives a patient for treatment he
says:
Now, | want it understood that
unless you do exactly as l say, there
is no use of you staying"
This rule sometimes requires him
to be very harsh, but he never hesi-
tates. He acts on the theory that he
can better afford to offend single
patient and lose him than to have that
patient go back home and tell his
friends Doctor So-and-So has done
him no good.
Not long ago a Washington clergy
man went to this resort for treatment.
The doctor looked him over on his
arrival and said:
while you are here you must take
long walks every day"
But / can't take walks" replied the
parson, 81 haven't done any walking
IN years. My heart won't stand it. !"
They argued the question quite
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20

and say: Don't lost faith in me.
little one. Be good, and some day I'll
leave you lot of money. 1t is worth
less to me now"
Norris, the child's father. laughed
at such statements coming from a
man practically in rags, and made
Hills suppositious fortune. which lit
tie Margaret was to inherit, the sub
ject of many a joke.
Charles Hill wrote to the Norris
family at varying periods of time
from Kansas City, Mo-; Denver, Col,
many different points in Texas, and
San Francisco, Cal. The last letter
received from him came from San
Francisco, saying he had made lucky
speculation in some mining ventures.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20
YOUNG HUNTER TOO
STRENUOUS FOR BEAR

Trout, An deer!" he was saying.
"An-say, Bill, tell 'em about the
bear
Billy wouldn't. He blushed. Amid
the unchecked laughter that rang
through the smoking room he could
not save his face.
Billy found an Indians trail-didn't
you, Billy?" good-naturedly jeered the
one they called "Perk."
You see he thought it was an In
dams, bare-footed Indians" said he
expansively to the room in general
but it was a bear's"-he said it
"bearr's," being a native of Wisconsin.
Billy was death on bears. He used
to tell us how his uncle killed a
grizzly out Oregon way with lead
pencil-eh, Billy? So Billy took a
Winchester and went bear hunting.
Fore he got us to help he chased his
invisible, but trembling, quarry-let
me see-six weeks think it was"
Three days. said Billy.
AT last" went on the story, I'VE
went out together and beat up neck
OF woods where Billy said the bear had
its nest; he said it was a grizzly with
fourteen rattles. Billy himself sat
waiting at the upper end. And we did
start the beast. We caught glimpse
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20

gan to lose steam and the train had
to slow down. When we reached Shell
bina Conductor Pratt came up, making
a big kick because we had been going
slow. / pointed to the first car, and
Pratt quickly retreated.
THE trainer soon came and took
the big fellow to his cage. He had
found a loose bar, which he worked
out. With the fireman and brakeman
on the front end and the show people
and Conductor Pratt on the rear end,
1t seemed as if the lion was getting
too close. l thought of all the mean
things | ever did, and held to the
throttle and let the engine go as fast
as she would with what steam | still
had on.'-Kansas City Journal.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20
sAeE's NEPHEW AN ACTOR.
Relative of Famous Financier Adopts
STAGE as Profession,


Russell Sage, the financier, will
soon have an opportunity to see a
nephew of his tumble head over heels
down a flight of steps, and the more
successful this feat is performed the
better Mr.. Sage ought to be pleased.
for upon the success of this feat will
largely depend his nephew's success.
In fact, Mr.. Sage will be able to see
this nephew go through this interest
ing performance six nights a week
and one or two afternoons, If he
pleases to do so, for Clifford Russell
Sage will be one of the swordmen
to be vanquished regularly this sea-
son by Kyrle Bellew in "A Gentleman
of France"
Ever since he was a boy young
Sage, who is now % years old, has
had an ambition to go on the stage.
He was employed in his uncle's Office,
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20
Aim at AmerIea,s Cotton.

The English cotton manufacturers,
who have for so long time depended
on the United States for their raw ma
terial. have raised guarantee fund Of
s250,000 for the purpose of promot-
ing the cultivation of cotton within the
British empire.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20

which controls racing in California.
He inherited a large fortune from his
father and is rated as a millionaire.
Frederick Marriott, the wounded
publisher, Is also well known. He in
herited the News Letter, weekly
publication, from his father, who
established the paper many years ago
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20
Old Church Laws,

In connection with the anniversary
of the Bethel Primitive Methodist
chapel Burnley. England, a souvenir
handbook containing copies of old rec
ords has been issued. A minute passed
in 1884 reads: THAT we do not al
low young men and young women of
our society to court with each other
on Sunday; neither do we allow our
single men and women to walk in the
street together arm in arm at any
time; neither do we allow them to
stand at street corners chatting to-
gether." BY another resolution the
chapel authorities forbade girl Choir
listers wearing bows in their bonnets.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20

npanied the administrator to the
ult, and the box was opened. Sew
tl packages were found done up in
lite cloth covered with wrapping
per, and on these receipts" was
|itten in a large, bold hand.
|)ne of the packages was opened,
|Tealing bundle of crisp, new
|senbacks. All of the other pack
|,s were composed of the same
|uable receipts" When it had all
In counted the total amount of
10000 lay before the astonished
|cials' gaze.
recording to the laws of Califor-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20
Popularity Of Bean Blossom.

The dark spot in the center of a
bean blossom is the nearest approach
to black that occurs in any flower.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20

~7OMEWHERE in the world
I> there is some one who is en-
IaSs titled to s142,200. Who is
le4.8I that person and where is he?
Combining the mystery and
romance of a Dumas novel with the
weird and sordid reality of actual
facts the story of Charles Hill, the
tramp millionaire, who died recently
in the Good Samaritan Hospital at
Los Angeles, Cal, leaving a fortune
OF many thousands without a claim
ant truly surpasses fiction and
startled his Cincinnati relatives be-
yond belief.
At present this wonderful fortune is
reposing in the vaults of the First
National bank of Los Angeles and
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20

Many man makes fool of him
self because he hasn't the moral cour-
age to do otherwise.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-20

In trying to get his rights many a
man goes at it the wrong way.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-21
REVISION OF THE TARIFF
SINCE THE ELECTION THE INTER
EST HAS BECOME GREATER.
A Bitter Fight May Be Projected Be.
tween the Two Factions of tho
Republican Party.
Especial to The Post.>

Washington, November 2O.-while there
Is tile reason to believe that anything I'm
the way OF actual revision OF the tariff
VIII be done by the republicans either dur
Ing the forthcoming short session or In
the Fifty-eighth congress II Is evident that
an active campaign In behalf of revision
win be commenced as soon as possible after
the opening OF the session week after
next There was well-dehned pro-revisIoh
sentiment In evidence last winter, hat at
that time II was not even strong enough
TO bring about the holding Of a republican
caucus for the consideration OF the 70.
vision matter. The recent elections have
undoubtedly strengthened this sentiment
among a certain element Of the republicans,
and since It is known that the president
is in favor OF revision II is not impos.
slbe that a fight may be preclpitated dur
Ing the short session. Even n the matter
Is not gotten before either house In tho
shape Of a bill, the campaign referred 10
above will probably have the effect Of In
creasing interest in the matter and of de-
termining the strength OF the two factions
In the dominant party.
II Is hardly likely that the president
would give his active support to any re-
vision measure unless he could he assured
that It could be gotten through Mt the
short session and, in the opinion OF those
competent 10 express opinion, this would
not be possible. This being the case, tho
revlsionists will probably confne their er-
forts to attempts 10 onvlnce the ultra pro.
tectionists that the welfare OF the repub-
lican party depends on the passage Of some
net tending to reddce the present exor-
bitantly high rates Of duty.
Whatever may be the result. there is lit
tie reason to doubt that bitter factionai
warfare will be INDUCED in. and that the
differences already existing will be widen.
ed, thus having he effect OF still further
decreasing the strength Of the dominant
party. II is conceded by all that II the
democrats watch their chances and make
no bad breaks they viii be able TO do
something toward helping the people, and
at the same time make political capital
which will be valuable In the presidential
fight two years hence.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-21
MAY CAUSE A SENSATION
sTATIsTIclAN HYDE WILL SOON is
SUE A STATEMENT
He is Awaiting the Report OF the lnvsst-
eating Committee on tho Work
Of His Department.
Especial 10 INC po.t,l


Washington, November oo--stntisticfan
Hyde Of the department Of agriculture
was advised this morning that the report
OF the committee which last September
conducted an Investigation Of the methods
Of his division and those OF the census bu.
reau would be given out today In cincln.
natl, and that copy would ba mailed 10
him Immediately, Mr. Hyde expects to
receive this copy some time tomorrow. He
Informed The Post correspondent this even.
ing that, in line with his previous deoiara-
lions In the promises. he would issue his
promised statement ms soon as possible
after the report OF the committee reaches
him.
This statement II viii be remembered.
is to contain Mr. Hyde's explanation OF
the alleged discrepancies between his hg.
ures and those OF the census bureau.
II Is expected that It will also contain
matter Of sensational import to those in
terested In the crop statistics oontro.
versv. II the report OF the invest.
eating committee reaches here tomorrow,
the statement viii probably he forthcom.
ing during the early part Of next week.
The Investigating committee was made
up OF representatives. OF various CONNER
clal organizations in different parts Of tho
country, and Its pecretnry is O. b. Murray
Of Cincinnati, who is superintendent OF
the chamber Of commerce at that place.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-21
suhstltute tor the orieInal resolution.

a substitute for the original resolution.
Delegate Hayes then offered II as an
amendment and II was admitted by the
chair. Delegate Hayes took the door IN de.
Tense Of his amendment, as did Mr. Berger,
Mr. Ward. Mr.. Brewer and Mr.. Sherman.
In opposition TO the amendment in favor
Of the report were Delegates D. A. Hayes,
Vice President Duncan, Lewis, Duny and
others.
Delegate Wilson proposed TO amend the
amendment by the striking out Of the
words land the overthrowal OF the wage
system and establishing an indurtsial co.
operative democracy"
Delegate Hayes declared this acceptable
TO him, hut no action was taken and the
convention adjourned until after noon.
From 2 p m. until $40 p M the debate
went on, President Gompers being the last
speaker He urged the union men 60 ad-
here closely 10 union principles, declaring
that their success would be greater than
It would be II they followed after any de-
cision other than that on which they were
organized. motion OF Delegate G. II.
Barter to lay the matter on the table was
lost roll call was demanded, the vote
being on the adoption OF the Wilson amend
ment to the Berger resolution. II was lost
by a vote OF 4744 to 4s44