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New-York tribune., 1902-03-09
HUNTING TALES OF ADIRONDACK GUIDES.
THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THE FOUNTAINS AND FORESTS
WITH CATAMOUNT, DEER AND WOLVES, AS RE
LATED BY THEMSELVES.

The falls about eighty rods from the mouth
Of the brook. There still waters bout every
ten rods apart, and I cast the line from time to
time in these still passed up the
brook. I ahead of the boys. and wanted to
reach the falls first, as there We could hnd the
best fishing.
In a kind OF a level place, bit low. 1 stepped
into somethn' that seemed to close bout my leg.
I jumped far I could and fell down l saw
that I had a bear trap, weighing thirty-seven
pounds. my right foot. There were three
spikes side and the other, which
had buried themselves in my flesh. When l
jumped I the flesh for several inches.
II didn't know how to get that trap off, l
heard the boys coming and called to them. They
found a lever and l worked around with my foot
that I could pry side Of the trap and the
boys on the other In this way I squeezed out
At the falls I took off my shoe and washed the
wound.
While I bending over Nose suddenly
sprang upon my back, and Nose and Edward both
began to holler. They called the names of all the
animals I ever heard of-wolves. panthers. cata-
mounts, bears and everything else. Those boys
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09

Numbers OF Adirondack guides are in this city
Just now. brought from their backwoods homes by
the Sportsmen's Show in Madison Square Garden.
and they are being entertained more or less by
like William c. Whitney and other lovers of
forest life. The guides have society called the
Adirondack Guides Association. which meets at
intervals TO transact business and swap hunting
stories. Its members formed interesting group
OF yarn spinners upon the stage Of the town hall
in Saranac Lake the other day, when the annual
meeting held. Prior 10 the business meeting
there was an eXtempore smoker by some OF the
associate members who out TO hear good
story. il highly respectable looking body
OF woodsmen. The majority Of them wore boiled
shirts, few had sweaters while others had fan
mel shirts. A strict tally showed that there were
sixty-eight present. The president was E. L, Sum-
ner. who by his younger years and activity led
the organization.
In point of experience and age Mart NJ. Moody.
OF Moody's Postoffice, Franklin County the
ranking member. Mr.. Moody a guide under
President Arthur. when Mr Arthur wont TO
visit the wilderness. During President Arthur's
administration Mr. Moody appointed post
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09

were frightened bout to death. but up this time
/ had seen nothing to
But on a. log about fourteen feet away was
catamount looking down US She looked as
though she wanted to bite. l grabbed stone. II
was fifteen feet across the stream, and a young
balsam hung over II so that the boys could cross.
! swung the stone In the air frghten the cata-
mount as she lay on the log She quiet but
looked ugly.
The boys got across all right and / picked up
my stockin' and hurried In Il lumber road l
sat down and pulled my stockin'.
1T seemed curious to me that the catamount
didn't go away. 1t a purity excitn' time. You
know there IS old sayin' that a hunter should
never go and leave animal that way.
" I amt gon' to leave her that way said l TO
the boys.
Then 1 got the gun and loaded 1t well as I
could. 1 told the boys to their boat around
the point to n rock covered with tamaracks. but
they afraid TO leave
When I got back the animal lay Just where I
had left her I had my gun ready and walked
around to rock which about fifteen feet from
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09
NEW-YORK STATE INDIANS.
--LATEST STATISTICS AS TO THE NUMBER AT
THE VARIOUS RESERVATIONS.


THE VARIOUS RESERVATIONS.
The statistical data on the subject Of the Indian
nated in the Department Of the Interior. and will
there are seven Indian reservations in the State.
with population of 5.2s2 On the Allegany Re
serve there are g Onondagas and sS4 Senecas. The
population OF the other reservations is divided
follows:
Cattaraugus Reserve-Cayugas, 49, Ononoagas. 81.
and senecas, l255.
Oneida Reserye-Oneidas. IA
onondaga Reserve-Oneidas, 10. and Onondagas.
ss4
81. Regis Reserve. 1,l54.
Tonawanda Reserve-Cayugas. IS; Oneidas, 6; SEN
ecas. a. and Tonawandas. 4ss.
Tuscarora Reserve-Onondagas A. and Tusca-
rorss. Sss.
These Indians all wear the ordinary citizens
are divided follows: CaItaraugus Reserve LOO:
Anegany Reserve. 200; ST. Regis Reserve $50; Ton
AMANDA Reserve 4o0 Tuscarora Reserve, 300; Onon-
naga Reserve, 800, and Oneida Reserve l+0.
Nearly all the Indians speak the tribal language,
nary conversation The census report shows that
serves. Anegany. SO; Cattaraugus 1900; Oneida.
l40: Onondaga. $50; St Regis $50; Tonawanda- 500;
Tuscarora, 325.
The territory occupied by the Indians OF New
York aggregates 157 square miles. OF this land the
Allegany Reserve has 30 46S acres; Cattaraugus,
N $50 St Regis, Il $40 acres: Tonawanda 7549
acres: Tuscarora s 24s acres; Oneida $50 acres;
Onondaga. eIcO acres. and oil Spring. $40 acres.
There are seventeen church buildings on the vari-
worked there with the result that there now
il63 Indian church members, AS of whom belong 10
the Onondaga tribe In the last year there were
104 births and ia deaths among the Indians on the
reserves.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09

know il is hard thing to grapple deer Tx.
mat but not more than two months az r' De
Wright showed the graphing hooks 49,,
brought the deer TO the top The deer was hooEs55
IN the lip Asd
Tell us about shootin' a deer and brsskins
four legs with one shot" demanded an sssocsa-ts
member Of Mart" ~-Aee
Well did it, said Mart a sinsls hail
broke four legs of a deer. / hunting IN fbs
region Of Marsh Pond. There was another fsiIass
with me, and we both deer in the ularsb a.
the same time The other hunter around one
side OF clump of bushes and ! went on the orhe-
side. was in hurry TO get that deer and shot
first. / shot single bullet from the smOothboTs
gun was using at the time and the deer dronnA5
When we got the deer out we found that every is-
mad been broken. The ball, ] guess. passa1
through TWO legs. hit the third and spintered
That is as near as can figure out. The ball we
found splintered anyhow
IT tell a better one than that said Mr.
Sumner. Marshall Brown and hunting al
Slim Pond. / saw a deer running up a hill and
fired. The deer happened to be doubled I'D wir5
the four feet together and the BAH happened TO
hit at the right time cut all four legs of Re-
markable incident that; how all things managed
to be judged beats me-
Il guess. boys. that had better hold ou-
meeting, if going 10 do so to-day an
nounced the president, and the story telling at
end
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09

~ II can't go so far back as that" said Ross Hayes.
hut l can tell you OF the queerest things that
happens nowadays in these woods"
Several In the crowd seemed to remember some
odd experiences. and there n mixed chorus OF
some queer things do happen while huntin'"
Three years ago. continued Ross. without MOTTO
Ing the interruption. L was still-huntin Arab
Mountain; II was about 10 o'clock In the morning.
Inc stlI-huntin was not very good. There a
niue snow on the ground, but not enough. I was
IN the vicinity of Lake Pleasant and as | boarded
at ChldWold Station at the time, was figurIn' on
gettin back in time for linner. / had been on the
track OF a deer for some time. but he got away.
thought | could go around the ledge and reach
the boarding house about the right time. At the
uine was out for a deer for man from Penn
syvania, who had offered good sum for
The ledge which clrclln was from 10 TO is
ieet nigh. and nearly perpendicular. II was faced
by a Nat rock, over which the moss had grown.
The ledge looked steep from the lower side where
was. Above and below burnt ground.
heard deer working somewhere in the neghbor-
hood and waited. thinking that 1t could not get
away from
suddenly heard a noise above me- and looking
up l saw something spra Wing and kicking I'm the
moss ! thought II was man. and knowing that
there were other hunters IN the vicinity I did not
shoot; Purity soon saw the foot of deer. The
deer had seen or scented me. and thought that he
could spring across that ledge and get away. When
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09

the catamount I thought she had young ones
She was beginning to get uneasy and all 10 once
che jumped. She went about eight feet, and saw
that she had a trap Weighing bout four pounds on
a for'ard leg. There log hangtn to the trap
If that catamount had got much further down
toward the lake she would have stepped into the
trap in which I got caught.
The catamount whrled and jumped and finally
her. Then I saw her above She was looking
mound.
Il thought I could risk shot and fired. 1 knew
hit her. for she fell back. Then she jumped and
bounded around that her tail caught between
small balsams.
Il got hold of the tail and hung The boys
brought a club and I asked them to hang on to the
tail while I dubbed her. The boys could not do 1t
first, but she began TO grow weaker they
could. and I struck her in the head
Il took off the trap and was bound to carry
her home We tried TO raise her up on pole on
our shoulders. but the boys were much shorter
then I. the catamount kept sliding down toward
them Then 7 grabbed the catamount and threw
her my back just the way you carry deer |
fell down the boat, my foot was badly
swollen and I getting weak from the loss Of
blood.
Il managed to row down the lake with the boys
sitting the body of the catamount l met my
brother Harry and I called to him:
81 have a catamount that got in your trap
and told him the story. He took the body Of the
animal. while I went home and went 10 bed.
didn't step on that foot again in two weeks, and
you may see that trap crippled me for life.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09
LIVELY WIDOWS IN MOURNING GARB.

1t is probable that the Chinese with their hdeous
funeral rites which seem most heathenish to
would regard our custom OF showing love and
spect 10 our dead as being equally absurd. And
when look the matter straight in the face IS IL
not true that the great majority OF American
mourners by their unseemly conduct convert their
sorrows into satires? An observing woman says:
Last spring. during the annual visit OF the circus
in Madison Square Garden. 1 three young
widows enter the front OF the building. They
gowned In the most correct mourning They had a
box at the middle OF side of the Garden. and
as they were little late they stepped down into
the tanbark ring and started around the arena
They had taken only few steps. when the signal
given by the band for the procession-'the
grand hippodrome disPlay-to enter at the oppo-
site end OF the Garden its way around the
arena. The elephants. with their red and gilt
keepers, appeared. The people cheered wildly. the
band blared, the widows simultaneously threw
back their heads like excited thoroug hbreds.
snatched up their swirling skirts and ran. scream
ing with the delight OF children and kicking up a
perfect cloud of tanoark with their French heels
1T was quite evident they had forgotten every
thing except the hugh gray elephants that
tramping steadily behind them- In their eagerness
to get out OF the way their long. black futterins
wells unheeded.
'I was thankful that their husbands could not
them"
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09
LONGEST TOoTH-sIxTEEy INCHES.
from the Ohio Dental Journal.

From the Ohio Dental Journal
Relics of prehistoric times have been un-
eerthed in a bog at what Is known as White Sui
phur Springs, two miles north of Alton, Ind. T..
by Professor W. II. Holmes head OF the bureau
OF ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution IN
Washington. and w. A Gill, a government pho
tographer. The find includes several large teeth
ana bones, together with many arrow points and
heads. One tooth. that of a mastodon. meas
ured sixteen inches in length and four inches
across the top. This is said TO be the largest
tooth OF these extinct animals ever seen BY man.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09
WANTS TO MAKE ALL THE NOISE HIMSELF.

DIT. John H Girdner, William J. Bryan's most
intimate New-York friend is president OF the New
York Anti-Noise Society. founded by himself. Two
servants I'm his home, unaware of the doctors pres
snce got into an uproar, which quickly checked
HE hush following the last explosion the doctors
iour-yea r-old boy said TO his mother:
Ma, ] guess papa'e head OF the Anti-Noise So
tiety because he wants TO make all the noise him-
And now the story is being told In the Amen
Corner OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-08
Terrible Railroad Accident.

New York, Jan. 8.-Two passenger
trains collided in the tunnel OF the
New York Central Railroad at Cob
street and Park avenue ct S:2O this
morning. The collision was between
trains OF the New York, New Haven q
Hartford and the New York Central
aud Harlem lines. L. was rear cod
crash. Both trains were approaching
the Grand Central station. The cause
of the collision is unoertaip, but the fog
and haze OF the early morning hours
nsd something to do with the disaster.
Without an instanps warning the en-
CINE on the Harlem train crashed Into
the car OF the New Haven lioe and
ploughed half way through. The
screams of the injured and panic stricb
en- passengers were heard 10 Park
avenue, through which the tunnel runs,
and these cries OF agony gave the first
alarm to the police Fire engines ano
amuulances were hurried to the scene.
Foe telescopiug engine had ahmed IT,
self into the car like wedge and clouds
of steam poured from the coach. The
sQoniziog cries OF the injured sounded
above the roar Of escaping steam and
the confused cries of iremen and police.
When the rescuers finally penetrated
the wrecked car they confronted scene
of horror. 10 the forward end of the
car lay a mass Of bleeding humanity.
some were dead. some dying, and Others
mad sustained severe injuries. Deao
and injured alike we're placed In am
oulances aud hurried to the hospitals.
The work Of raising the debris for the
purpose of fiuding bodies believed to
be under the telescopiDg engine was
then begun. Most OF the passengers on
both trains resided in near by towns In
New York and Connecticut, and who
come 10 their business in this city daily
Both trains were we'll filed. 1t Is est'
mated that fifteen persons lost their
lives 10 the wreck. About score Of
lnjured are In the hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-08
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

Paris, Jan. DIR. LEROY has com.
municatsd to the Academy OF Medicine
a cure for cancer which he has discov-
cred. The cure consists OF the stimuli
taneous internal use OF arsenic and qui
nine in quantities proportionate to the
gravity OF the case.
Dublin Jan. 8.-The convention of
Irish nstionslists was opened here to-
day. John Redman was 10 the chair,
Delegates from ell points throughout
Ireland overlooked the rotunda OF the
building In which the meeting is being
he'd.
Vienna, Jan 8.-The Neuis Weiner
Journal says that Prince Nicholas of
Montenegro recently visited ct. Peters.
az the envoy OF King Victor Emanuel
of Italy, and Effected Rrsso.Itaian
understanding respecting Albania and
Tripoli. King Victor Emanuel, The
paper says, expects to visit the Car 10
April OF the present year and the Gar
will visit Rome in October.
Rome, Jan. 8,--rhe Duke OF Abrnzzi,
OF Polar exploration fame, will short
ly have q yacht built 10 America to
compete with that OF Crown Prince
Frederic Willism OF Germany.
Berlin, Jan. 8.-Cou6t Won Buelow,
the imperial chancellor. read the i'm
perisl speech at the opening of the
Prussiao Diet today. The speech 40.
nounces new csusl bill and says that
effective and fearless cooperation with
the German population ofthe provinces
is necessary for the repression OF the
Poles, who are hostile TO the Prussian
| state.
Pretoria Jan. S.-General De Wet
has been reinforced by many OF com
mandant General Bgtha's men. The
British expecting an important move
oy the redoubtale Boer leader, have &C.
cordingly strengthened their forces al
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-08

THE SHOOTING and killing OF young
Marye 10 Newport News was very
sad affair and from the statements so
far made was upjustihable. Indeed the
shooting was unwarranted for at the
time the victim was 10 custody of an
officer of the law and could neither
attack his assallant nor defend himself
from attack. 10 measure the officer
is responsible for the killing, for 1t was
his bounden duty to protect the man
who had willingly submitted to arrest
and was in his care and keeping. The
evidence shows that young Ashby, the
assailant, fred four shots. The fret
went wide of its mark; the second
struck the officer who had Marye un.
der arrest; the third struck Msrye with
fatal results and the fourth did no DAM
age. 1t would seem that an officer In
the discharge Of his duty would have
had sufficient time and presence OF
mind to have stopped man from shoot
ing four times at his prisoner, but 30
far as has been published he made no
attempt either to stop the shooting and
protect his prisoner or to arrest the as
Gallant. The whole affair was most
unfortunate one, and has brought sor-
row and distress upon two families.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-08
VIRGINIA news.

Gov. Montague yesterday reappoint
ed Gen. William Male, of Oulpeper, TO
succeed himself ss adjutant general for
the term Of four years from Jan. 1, 1902.
The whereabouts OF Mr.. Charles II.
Newhouse, the young Virginisn who
disappeared 10 Baltimore early Christ
mas moroing, are still shrouded 10
mystery. The police are still looking
for him.
The large tobacco factory of Cameron
& Cameron was practically destroyed
by FIRE la Richmond last night. The
flames are supposed to have originated
10 the drying room. The loss is esti-
mated at $3.50. 900 on the building aud
stock. Il is fully covered by Insurance.
Jimmie Pagan, aged 10 years, OF
Richmond, was told on Monday night
tnat two thieves were 10 E. 2. Muir
pny's coal yard nearby. He borrowed
a pistol and waited until the Two negro
mso came out, carrying well-6lled bags
la q small, shrill voice he cried bait.
They refused, and he fred twice. They
dropped the bags and ran and police
men captured one OF them.
The "wets" we're victorious in Page
yesterday, carrying Luray and Spring
tield msgisterisl districts 10 which cleo
lions we're held by good msjorities.
Lursy precinct went "dry" by q
msjority OF two. but the "wets" won
10 the district.by II. Both precincts in
Springfield district went wet" giving
total majority OF SO. The vote was
small and little interest was mani
tested. At Rileyville the ladies served
lunches and coffee.
The Virginia Horticultural Society
10 annual session 10 Richmond yester-
day was addressed by Governor Mon
taeue, who advocated an exhibit at St.
Louis. He did not favor sentimental
exhibit OF the States interest, bat q
practical one along bushes, lines. Reso-
buttons we're adopted calling on the
legislature for not less than s. 900 for a
horticultural exhibit at 81. Louis
Samuel B. Woods, Of Charlottesville,
president Of the society, made bis an
nual address 10 which be deplored the
waste lands OF the State upon which
no taxes have been paid since the wsr.
Addresses we're made by several promi-
nent fruit rsisers OF the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-08
NEWS OF The DAY.

The tax rate In Wheeling, W. Va,
has been raised from 60 cents on the
500 to s1.S5, the highest rate 10 its bis.
tory.
From Is TO II miners are thought to
have lost their lives as the result of a
cavern at the bottom OF the old shaft
at Negsunee Mich, mine yesterday.
Montague Lesslsr, republican, was
elected to Congress 10 the Seventh New
York district yesterday to succeed
Nicholas Muller, democrat, resigned
He beat Perry Belmont, the regular
democratic candidate, by 1894 votes.
Several serious conflicts have occur
red at NieuohwsDg, China, between
American blueiackets and Russian sol
diers, and the Russian Government. re-
CARDS the situation as 80 alarming that
it has made complaint to the United
States.
The arbitration situation has reached
crisis among the delegation OF the
Pan-Americsn conference. Yesterday
the Chileans and South Americans OPP
posed to the Chileans held frequent
meetings to decide on the form Of pro-
cedure under which they will introduce
the arbitration plan into the conference
II they cannot find q form acceptable to
the other delegations they will prob
ably withdraw.
There Is a movement on foot to COM
pei Congress to call convention for
the purpose of amending the constitu-
tlon of the United States. A provision
OF the constitution provides that upon
the application OF the legislatures OF
two-thirds Of the States Congress shall
call convention for the purpose of
proposing amendments, which snail be
valid when ratified by tbree-fourths OF
the States. The principal object OF
those engaged In the movement is to
have Senators elected by the direct vote
OF the people. Inquiry shows that six
States, Michigan, Colorodo, Montana,
Oregon, Idaho and Nevada have already
officially notified Congress through
their legislatures that q constitutional
convention is desired.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-08

A LUCKY RICHMOND GIRL.-Miss
Frederick Briel, OF Richmond, has fallen
heir to a fortune, the amount of which
Is named at half million, There ia a
pretty little romance connected With
his good fortune. The property Ia left
Miss Briel by E, w. Bruner, a Ger
man artist who recently died at Athens,
Greece. BruDer came to Richm q
poor youngmsD. He found home with
the Briefs and met the girl upon whom
ne now bsstows all bis worldly goods.
BruOer was q great sufferer from dys-
pepsis, and after remaininga short time
went pack to Germany to die. 10 the
me ,ntime be Inherited fortune, which
he has just willed TO Miss Briel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-08

THE ARREST and Aning in Washing
ton on Monday OF gentleman Of this
city, who is the manager OF sn extern
sivs mandatory there, because be did
not prevent smoke from issuing from
the stack OF the plant, seems to be a
great piece OF injustice particularly
when the most casual observer can
daily see volumes ofsmoke issuing from
many OF the government buildings
The gentleman referred to states that
he has tried three psteut smoke burn.
ers without results and is OF opinion
that the Washington suti-smoke law is
intended to drive manufactures out OF
that city. II that is the case Alexan.
dria offers special inducements for the
removal to this city Of all the manuisc'
tories forced to leave Washington. Here
land and buildings can be had at reA-
sonsble prices and water and rail fa-
oIlities are uoexcelled. Washington
Is supported by the government and is
not dependent upon either manufac-
tories or commerce.