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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20
H|UAKO |ND|ANSON NARPATH
A SPECIAL FROM DAWSON SAYS
EXCITEMENT is KEEN.
Stores Robbed and Burned and Men
kilIed-Little Salmon Indians Said
to be Panic stricken-Major cuth-
bert Near Ssene of Action-200 In
dams in Hottie Party.

Seattle, Wasi.-A special from paw
son, says: Keen excitement and ap-
prehension prevail at White Horse and
various point along the line OF the
new governmnt trail over the report
that a band Of Hiuako Indians has
taken the wTpath in the region be-
tween the Little Salmon and Pelly riV-
ers. A storeis reported to have been
looted and turned, the storekeeper
killed and alother man badly wound
ed The Little Salmon Indians are
said to be pmic stricken over the out
break of the hostile tribe and to be
sending Their squaws and children to
the police detachment at Tantalus,
near the Yukon crossing, for protec-
ton.
Major Ctthbert has been fully ap-
prised of tie reports by wire. He has
issued an order mobilizing the men at
his command, and in case a confrma-
ton of the news of the outbreak is re-
ceived, he will leave here for Selkirk
Immediately with so men.
1t is stated that from 200 to ESQ In
dams are in the hostile party, headed
by two we'll known chiefs. At last &C
counts they were holding a war dance
and working themselves into muir
derous frenzy.
Trouble with the Indians in the re,
gion between the Little Salmon and
the Pelly has been expected for long
time. Many Of them are known to be
OF treacherous, revengeful nature. A
motive for the outbreak is furnished
by the hanging of three of their mum
Der in 1899 for the murder Of pros
pector on the Little Salmon. The exc
cution took place in Dawson at the
local barracks.
While Major Cuthbert is rather reti
cent as regards the details Of the trou
BILE, it is known that the first news OF
the reported uprising and murder
reached here yesterday morning from
White Horse. A wire was received
from Captain Horrigan stating thai
word had been received there of the
The Little Salmon Indians are re
ported as placing so much credenct
In the statements received from thu
Selkirk Indians that they are prepar
ing to move. If the murderous banC
makes an appearance they will heaC
for the police post at Tantalus will
their squaws and children. The loot
ing OF the store and the murder are
supposed to have occurred on Novem
Der 30 or December l and the first re
port did not reach the woodchoppel
near Mackey's until last Friday. From
all that can be learned the Indian from
whom he received the story is regard
ed as honest and reliable.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20
Noted Indian Warrior Dead.

Athena, Ore.-Pahacroho, once a
mighty Cayuse warrior and the SLAYER
OF Chief Egan of the Shoshones in the
famous Bannock Indian war, was
found dead on the Umatilla Indian
reservation, several miles from here,
having probably fallen from his cayuse
in drunken stupor and died OF ex-
posture some time during the previous
night. The remains of Pahacroho. or
Five Crows, as he was known in Eng
lish, were inferred today at the agency.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20
PUERTOCABELLOBOABARDED
VENEZUELA FORT ATTACKED BY
COMBINED FORCES.
British and German Cruisers Worked
for as Minutes, Then All Was ST.
eaer-Fort oished-Great Elk
ctement Prevails Everywhere.

Puerto Cabello-The British cruiser
ChaIybdis and the German cruiser
Vineta bombarded the fortress here at
6 o'clock in the afternoon and quickly
silenced it, The bombardment lasted
45 minutes. The fortress is composed
OF Fort Solano and the Castle Liber-
tabor. After the firing ceased the
Charybdis sent marines to occupy the
castle. The fortress was almost de-
nc iished. 1t is probable that only a
few persons were injured by the she'll
ing. The commander of the Castle
l. .bertador has been taken prisoner.
The cruisers are still here.
The Charybdis and the Vineta are
searching for Venezuelan gunboats.
The two cruisers sent their boats into
the inner port. but finding no gunboats,
the boats returned.
The captain of the British merchant
man Topaz, which was seized by the
mob last Wednesday, then visited the
British commodore on board the
Charybdis and lodged protest
against the violation of his ship. The
captain returned an hour later with
a detachment of so marines, who took
charge of the Topaz. The populace
was greatly excited at this incident
and raised the cry, "To arms" but
there was no disorder.
The British commodore then sent a
message to the authorities at Puerto
Cabello demanding immediate salts
faction for the action of the mob in
having hauled down the British flag
from the custom house, saying If this
satisfaction was not forthcoming in
two hours, at o'clock the fortress and
the custom house would be bombarded.
On receipt of this demand, the au-
thorities sent a message to President
Castro asking for instructions.
A committee of the merchants OF
Puerto Cabello then approached the
Intervene. The consul aRcteeegptetEf e ,iiis
mission and visited the cruisers, but
ne could obtain no alteration in the
decision Of the allies.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20
Mrs. Grants Career.

Mrs. Grant, whose maiden name was
Julia Dent, was born in st. Louis, I'M
1926, and was the daughter of t'reder-
lex and Ellen Wrenshall Dent. She
was married to General (then Captain)
Grant in 1848. During the civil war
Mrs. Grant was with the general most
Of the time and remained as near as
possible to him when he was cam.
pa1gning. She saw her husband twice
inaugurated as president and accom-
panied him ON his journey around the|
world.
AS mistress of the White House she
gave literally to all the charitable in i
situations of the city. Four children
were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Grant, three
sons and one daughter, all Of whom
are living. Miss Nellie, the daughteEH
who became the wife of Algernon SarI
toris in 1874, has lived in Washington
with her mother for several years.
Frederick Dent Grant, the Oldest SON.
is in the army, and two other sons
Jesse and Ulysses Simpson, live at SanI
Diego, Cal.
During recent years since genera
Grants death, Mrs. Grant has speh1
most of her winters in this city, living
at 2111 Q street, while during th5
summer she usually lived at Saratog4
Observation-Disclosures and other pd1
ular resorts, until the last two suHt
mers, when she resided with hel
daughter, Mrs. Sartoris, at Cobprsy
Canada. She also made several visEt
to her sons in California during "a
last few years.
She was of domestic Temperance
and devoted most of her time to D.
home and children. She cared littk
for society and always avoided pub
notice as much as possible. Her deI
ton to her husband was remarkapf
and during the latter's unsuccessE
years before the civil war and VII
his fortune was swept away sh0rI
before his death, Mrs. Grant alVsE
bore herself bravely and was an
spiration to him. For several yeI
Mrs. Grant had been so feeble thai
was impossible to accept Social
gagements. She suffered from rnI
matism and was compelled to
with a cane or with the assistance
an attendant. She was 76 years
age at the time of her death.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20
Fire at Ladysmith, 3. C.

Victoria, B. CA message from
Ladysmith says that fire broke out in
the store of Lesser & Hamburger. AS
there was no water available it was
feared that not only the store, which
has stock valued at 100000 but the
postotfice, Rhodes hardware store.
Jones hotel and two other buildings
in the block would be destroyed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20
Bio Boston Fire.

Boston.-Fire in the Hathaway
building, at No. 2OS-21S Sumner street,
did damage to the extent of $3.50, 900.
The building is occupied principally
by bookbinding and wool dealing firms
A thick party wall saved the wool
dealers, who occupy the front half of
the building.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20
Killed Under Lake Erie.

Cleveland, O.-Two men were in
stantly killed, two others probably "a
tally burned and number of others
less seriously burned in an explosion
OF gas in the waterwor9s tunnel 100
feet below the bottom of Lake Erie.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20
Claus Lempke Suicides.

Wallula, Wash.-Word reached here
OF the suicide by hanging OF Claus
Lempke, well to do farmer living in
the south Cold Springs country.
Lempke is supposed to have been tenn
porarily deranged through despond-
ency. He was only 80 years old.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20
Thre ecents on S. r. & N.

st. Paul, Minn.-A Great Norti
official is authority for the informal
that the 8 cent rate on the SpoSs
Falls e Northern, in WashinsI
state, will go into effect about Ne
30, next.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20
Spokane Federal BUILDING.

Washington, d. C.-The treasury de-
partment has selected the site on the
northwest corner of Riverside avenue
and Lincoln street, in Spokane, for the
erection of a public building.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20
SOUTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS
ARE WITH HER.
Newspapers Are Expressing Them
Different Dis
putes - Bolivia a Sympatnizer -
Brazil Indifferent - Peru Against
Collective Action.

New York, Dec. 18.-In reply to dis
patches addressed to it's correspond
ents in the most prominent South
American republics asking for the po-
sition Of each government in the Ven
ezuelan situation, the Associated Press
has received the following replies:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20
Satisfaction Was Delayed.

At 4 o'clock message was received
from President Castro, who authorized
officials here to give the British COM
mander ample satisfaction. Before this
answer could be communicated to the
American consul the hour stipulated
for the reply arrived. The cruisers
Immediately opened fire on the fort
ress. The fire was returned from Fort
Soano and Castle Libertador, but the
Venezuelan guns were soon silenced.
While the firing continued there was
intense excitement in this port. Every
house in town was closed.
The people Of Puerto Cabello can
not account for this precipitate action
on the part of the allies, which they
consider to be proof that Great Britain
and Germany intend forcing war upon
venezuela. The British marines pro-
pose 10 make use Of the cannon in
Castle Libertador. No damage was
done TO the town. The excitement OF
the citizens is subsiding.
The entrance to the inside harbor
and Puerto Cabello is through a mar
row channel not more than a few hun
dred feet wide. To the left of this
channel, as one enters the harbor,
situated on low sand spit, is the
fortress which was bombarded by Ger
man and British cruisers. 1t is an old
fashioned structure which was rebuilt
IN the 18th century. It's sides are COM
paratiyely low and would offer but
poor resistance to modern shells. 1t
Is not probable that the Venezuela
government had any cannon there.
The custom house at Puerto Cabello
Is situated on the west or mainland
side Of the channel 1t is long. two
story brick building and contains, be-
sides executive offices, large ware
houses. Steamers discharging at
Puerto Cabello tie up Immediately in
front OF the custom house. The town
itself is fiat and stretches from the
water inland to the base of the hills,
a distance of two or three miles.
The outside harbor at Puerto Cabel-
10 Is hardly more than a large bay,
onering comparatively little protection
to shipping.
The inside harbor is very secure and
quite commodious.
Italy Makes Demands.
Caracas-The British legation here
viii be reopened under the American
nag by w. w. Russell, secretary of
the American legation.
The statement that Italy. through
her legation here, is to demand pay
ment Of her claims against Venezuela
has not been confirmed.
The arrival of the United States
gunboat Marietta at La Guayra was
due to rumor that United States
Minister Bowen was in danger. There
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20

Suppose when the plumber gets
mad over his work he is what you
might call piping hot"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20

The postoffice is not a resort
criminals though you may ssee p'
mailers there.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20

San Salvador, Salvador.-The news
papers here are urging the South
American republics to support Venezu-
ella, but the government of Salvador is
not likely to take any action.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20

Buenos Ayres, Argentina.-The gov
eminent OF Argentina officially denies
the reports that it contemplates inter-
vention in the dispute between Vene-
zuela and the allied powers. The
newspapers are protesting against the
action OF the fleets of the allies.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20

Panama, Colombia.-On account of
his having helped the Colombian re-
public revolutionists, President Castro
of Venezuela has no friends in the
Colombian government.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20

Lima, Peru.-The newspapers Of
Peru are in favor of collective action
in support of Venezuela by all the
South American republics. The Peru
Wan government, however, is not dis
posed to take any action in the matter.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20

Rio Janeiro, Brazil.-The Brazilian
government is absolutely Indifferent in
regard to the Venezuelan troubles.
High officials and prominent men here
do not sympathize with President Cas-
tro. Up to the time of sending cut
these dispatches, the reply of Mica
ragua had not been received.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20

La Paz, Bolivia.-While the Boliv-
ian government is not prepared to
take any steps to assist Venezuela in
the present crisis, the newspapers of
Bolivia express themselves in favor OF
joint action on the part of all the re-
publics of South America in support of
Venezuela against the allied powers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-20

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-05-16
ROYAL MUSHROOMS.
Persons of Low birth who Have
Sprung Into High Life as IL
by Magic,

OF even more plebeian descent THANH
King Oscar is Alexander of Servia.
That monarchy is merely three gen
erations removed from the swineherd.
The Servian Cromwell, or William
Tell, who rose to deliver his country
from Turkish misrule, was Michael
Obrenovitch Leaving his pigs to
feed and tend themselves, he headed
his countrymen, who rewarded his
success by electing him prince of Ser
via. On his death, in 1868, he was sue
ceeded by the late eX-King Milan,
who handed over the crown to his son
in 1899, Of English sovereigns, Queen
Mary II. and Queen Anne were the
granddaughters of domestic serv-
ant. While he was duke of York,
James II. married Anne Hyde, the
daughter of Lord Clarendon, and the
two queens were the children of the
union. AS briefess barrister, Lord
Chancellor Clarendon had married a
housemald, and her grandchildren sat
on the British throne, says the London
Standard Victor Emmanuel offered
the tributary crown or Sicily to Carl
baldi, but the old sailor refused to ex-
change his red shirt for the purple
robe. The founder of the Ming dynasty
of China was Buddhist priest, the
son of Chinese potter. After occupy
ing the Celestial throne for three GEN.
turtles, the Mings were overthrown and
succeeded by the Manchus of Tartar
freebooting origin. They have been
royal for only 800 years. But the i'm
perial house of Turkey has absolutely
authentic descent from Mohammed,
the long line being unbroken from $40
A. D. With exceptions, such as that
of the mikado, Disraeli was right in
declaring that "the most powerful peo-
pie in the world, male and female, a
few years back, were adventurers, eX-
lies and demireps,"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-05-16
A SHREWD LOBBYIST.
One Who Never Said n Word I'm
Public, But Was u Wonderfully
Good Listener.

"One of the shrewdest lobbyists l
ever saw" said an old politician who
has visited nearly all the capitals of
the southern states while the lawmak-
ing power was in session, states the
New Orleans Times-Democrat, was
fellow who never said a word. He
came from the mountains of East Ten
nessee, and was born and bred in that
strange but beautiful section of the
old volunteer state. His acquaintance
was very limited. He did not seek to
get acquainted with men. 1t was not
in his line. He found it to his advan-
tage not to be known. He was typi-
cal mountaineer in appearance. If he
had ever visited a barber shop, there
was no indication of it in his ap-
pearance. His hair was long, shaggy
and uneven and had an iron-rust sort
of cast. His long beard was shade
darker and covered his face and hid
the front of his shirt. He had sharp,
deep-set gray eyes. He wore boots
and generally had his trousers legs
stuffed down in the tops. He wore
cheap slouch hat, and always pulled it
down over his eyes.
81 have seen him hundreds of times
at the Maxwell house at Nashville,
Tenn, while the legislature was in ses-
sion, but I never heard him engage
in conversation with a single man or
with crowd during that time. He
was either leaning idly against one of
the big pillars in the rotunda or walk
ing aimlessly up and down the floor.
At the same time he was business. He
was listening. Of course, the shrewd
men around the capital soon got on
to him, as the saying goes, and when
they discussed state secrets they would
slip beyond the range of his hearing.
He knew every public man in the state
by sight, knew where he came from,
and all about him. But only few
men knew him. I have heard men who
know him discuss his character, and it
is claimed for him that he has the
most delicstely attuned pair of ears
ever hung on human head. While ap-
parently needing nothing, and perhaps
too far away to hear, from the way
the ordinary man would look at it, he
would yet hear and report accurately
a half-dozen converse tions on al many
subjects at the same time. He would
even know who said this and who said
that. Because of his talents in this re-
spect he became of much value to the
concerns interested in big legisla ton,
and his services were always sought.
"He was simply listener, but he
became more powerful than dozen
or more of the gabby fellows who
dealt in bombast and fattering plati-
tudes, and who mixed with members in.
many ways. His business was to hear
those things which came within the
range of his ear, and he heard them,
and in a select circle became known as
the Silent LOBBYIST"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-05-16
GOOD KING CHRISTIAN.
Illustrative Instances of the Kind.
ness of Denmarl<'s Well
Beloved Ruler.

King Christian of Denmark is the
most beloved of European monarchs.
A story is told which illustrates the
affection of his people, and at the
same time the freedom with which
they approach him, says the Youths
Companion.
The king was visiting a town in
northern Jutland, when peasant ad-
vanced to him on the street and
asked him if he was the king. The
monarch smiled, as he answered af-
firmatively, and inquired if he could
do anything for him.
NO" said the peasant, bluntly. 81
just wanted to tell you that you are
a good king-one of the best we ever
had"
The king laughed.
DO you think so?" he replied.
swell, perhaps it's matter of taste;
but then, I'm a poor judge in af-
fairs of this sort"
That the peasant, however, was not
far wrong in his estimation is evil
denced by another story in which
King Christian was the good angel.
This story has been revived by the
action of the king in placing a wreath
on the grave of the wife of Jensen,
the famous portrait-painter.
Jensen was poor boy in whose
career his majesty took much inter-
est. One day the king met the
young man on the street, and i'm
pressed by his sadness, asked what
was the matter. The young man con-
fessed that he was in love with the
daughter of a wealthy man, who
would not let her marry the son of a
poor tradesman.
''O-ho!" said the king. SIS that all?
We must see what we can do"
The next day he called on the
wealthy citizen, and argued the young
mans case so successfully that all
opposition was withdrawn. A king
is a hard man to resist, and king
who uses his power wisely is mighty
instrument for good.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-05-16
HUMOROUS.

SIS your father at home, Willie?"
"Yes, but he's got the rheumatism so
bad he amt safe to talk to."-Indian-
apolis News.
David said in his haste that all men
were liars; but he was wise enough to
not say it leisurely to one man at
time.-Chicago Daily News.
''Is he what you would call broad
man?" ''In certain sense. He's very
wide, but 1 don't think the character
istic has struck in as far as his mind"
Washington Times.
A Fault of Charity.-"Hit's all right
fer charity ter begin at home" says
Brother Dickey, "but hit happens too
frequent dat she makes up her mind
ter stay dar!"-Atlanta Constitution.
81 don't like to get postal cards.
said she. "Why not?" asked he. BE
cause | can't spend half an hour turn
ing it over and over wondering who it
is from" - Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Il never was so happy" said the new
benedict. Il tell you, marriage has
made different man of me-" "Im
glad to hear it," said his rival, 'for
your wife's sake" - Philadelphia
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-05-16

She took an almighty plunge into the air.
ever she grabbed one she literally tore
him apart. Hundreds of shots were
fired at her, and her body was covered
with blood from the saber cuts she
had received, but she paved and kick
ed and tore with her hoofs and teeth,
turning like cat and bounding about
with the ease and grace Of panther.
Then when most of our men had
gone down, and when practically all
that there was left for the Johnnies to
fight was that wild mare, there was
another yell from the top of the hill,
and saw three companies of our own
men coming to the rescue. The john
MES saw them, too, and they broke
and ran, and as sure as 1 live Blazes
started after them.
She overlook the last man and seized
him by the shoulder. dragging him
from his horse to the ground. As he
fell he fired his pistol, and the shot
went through her heart, but she clung
to her prey, and her body fell upon the
man who killed her.
There were only three of us left alive
out of the ten who went into that fight,
and we felt almost as bad about Blazes
as we did about our comrades. Caval-
rymen love horses that can fight Poor
Jeb was shot through the head and
never knew what struck him. We bur-
led him and the mare side by side, and
there wasn't dry eye in the crowd
when we did it. She did more fighting
that day than the whole ten of us, and
there were over 300 wounds on her
body when we found her.
We all loved her and mourned her
loss, but she hadn't any use for any
body except Jeb Smith, and maybe it's
a mercy that she was killed in the same
fight with him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-05-16
Nutcrack Night.

All Hallow even, or Halloween, the
evening before All Saints day, the 1st
of November, has yet another title in
the north of Overwhelmingly, Nut
crack night, the derivation of which is
obvious enough.
OF old time, to go back to the usual
source of such things, the Romans had
a feast of Pomona at this time, and it
was then that the stores laid up in the
summer for use in the winter were
opened. The appropriateness of the
use of nuts and apples at this time
thus becomes apparent. But when a
festival aourishing in the British isles
has fires connected with it look sharp
for a Druidical origin, and it will not
usually be necessary to look far. Now,
Halloween has fires connected with it,
and Il Druidical connection, if not ac-
tual origin, seems highly probable.