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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30

sver. he ran amnck In his own gar
rison and wounded six mep. two 40
whom afterward died The night ~.
fore the frenzy manifested itself hs
had shown himself kinder to and mora
appreciatiye of his men than ever he.
fore. He visited the hospital and with
his own hands changed bandava
which he thought the hospital stew.
ard had arranged somewhat awkward.
ly.
HE went to the guard house and
liberated a man who had been detain.
ed for some minor offense. Then Ia
went to bed, and the next that was
seen of him, and the last, was the fol.
lowing picture: At reveille In the
morning, as the men FASTENED to the
parade ground, rifle balls came zsp.
ping in their midst.
For a moment-but only for a mo.
ment-there was confusion: then the
hostile fire, which had already brought
down two men, was traced 10 the can.
taln's quarters. The drst sergeant took
command of the company and acted
promptly. 1t was evident to him and
the men that the insurgents had
sneaked into the town during the night,
murdered the captain and intrenchsd
themselves IN his quarters, because
that was the most commanding position
in the town.
Rallying round the sergeant the men
of the company In small skirmishlnZ
squads charged the quarters. What
was their dismay as they drew near
to see the captain intrenched behind
mattresses and furniture, firing upon
them with his rifle as fast as the mag.
azlne could be loaded The sergeant.
In imminent danger Of his life, par
leyed with him, but to no avail. The
men withdrew, and a telegram was
sent to the district commander inform.
ing him of the strange situation and
asking for instructions.
Before these came, however, the
captain left his quarters and charged
down through the barrack yard with
a pistol In one hand and a knife in
the other. Six men of his company
had been seriously wounded and sey.
eral natives, when at last one of the
soldiers who was lying on the ground,
almost helpless from the wound hs
had received, shot the captain as he
was approaching with the evident pun.
pose Of finishing his victim"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
1.-THE Best-laid Plans"

A story ls being told In London about
man prominent IN public life, whose
name may not be mentioned which H.
Illustrates the Insecurity OF human pre-
parations. He was planning an enter
tainment, on an elaborate scale, TO be
given to various friends In the neigh
borhood of his country-seat. Unfortun-
ately, his nearest neighbor, a close re,
lative is highly uncongenial to himself
and his intimates, and he racked his
brains to devise a scheme by which he
might avoid the necessity of inviting
the undesirable cousin to be among his
guests.
1T have itv' he announced TO his wife
at breakfast on the morning of the
event. 'T"ll send him some tickets for
the play tonight In town. OF course
he'll be delighted, as he seldom has an
opportunity of going to the theater."
The tickets were accordingly sent
and the host. with an easy conscience
proceeded to enjoy the company of his
friends. But his satisfaction was OF
short duration At the height OF the
festivities In walked the Objectionable
neighbor.
Such a stupid mistake you made,
he announced. as he approx ned his
cousin; .as soon as l heard about your
party l knew that you must have SEM
me the tickets for the wrong night, sc
l got them changed for tomorrow
evening and came right over here as
soon AZ l could"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
How Mozart Died.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was
born at Salzburg In 1855 and died in
1901 near Vienna. In. July of that
year he Indirectly received a COM
mission from Count Walsegg, an anna
teur who was anxious to be thought
a great composer, to write requiem.
Mozart set about the work at once,
but was interrupted by other tasks
He fell Ill in November and never re-
covered ION December he had the
score of his requiem brought to him
In bed. and tried a passage, singing
the alto himself, while his brother-in-
law, Hofer, took the tenor, and Setback
and Gerl from the thea ter the soprano
and bass. When they got to the first
few bars OF the 'Lacrimosa' 1t sudden
ly came home to him that he should
never finish 1t. and he burst out crying
and put away the score. In the even
ing Sussmayer came In aud Mozart
gave him some directions about the
requiem. with which his thoughts
seemed constantly occupied, for even
while doing he pulled out his cheeks
as II trying to Initiate the drums. To-
wards midnight he suddenly sat I'D
with his eyes fixed; then be turned his
head on one side and appeared to fall
asleep. BY l O'Clock in the morning
OF December 5. 1871, his spirit had
ed"-The Sphere.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
his memorable remark to Mr.. Greeley,

his memorable remark to Mr. Greeley,
Keep your sea-. aeraee, III get you
there on time.
The great editor at that time was
making trip through the Western
States In the interest of the Union Pa
cific Railroad, endeavoring to interest
individuals along the proposed route
In its construction. He was to speak
at Placsrville and was many miles
from the mining camp when he urged
Monk to hurry on the horses, receiving
the reply quoted. Monk got him into
Placerville on time, and years later
Mr.. Greeley presented him with a gold
watch bearing this inscription inside
the case, Keep your seat, Horace; I'll
get you there on time. Presented to
Hank Monk In commemoration Of his
famous drive in landing Horace Gree
ley on time" The commission has pro-
cured this watch and 1t will be shown
among the other Monk exhibits.
Hank Monk was born in Wadding-
ton, st. Lawrence County, in 1928, and
spent his early life here. For many
years he drove the stage from Wad-
dington to Massena and was consid-
cred the best driver ever known upon
the route. He began his labors on the
Waddington- Ma ssena route when only
IL years of age and continued 1t until
he was past his majority. He went to-
ward the setting sun In 1852 and had
been In the West but a short time
when he took up stage driving, follow
ing 1t until his death In 1882. He was
said to have been one of the most care
full and yet one of the most daring
drivers known in the West. His fame
became as wide as the breadth of the
continent, and during the latter T0's
and early SOS no tourist felt that he
had seen the West and experienced all
its charms unless he had ridden In
stage coach driven by Hank Monk.
He was great friend of Mark Twain
and the great humorist devotes chap
ter in his volume, "Roughing It." TO
the single incident Of the ride Of Gree
ley across the mountains.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
The SONGS / SING.

NV songs. if neither grand nor loud,
Nor any portion of them sweet,
of them | still must e'er be proud
II they but your approval meet
Ny songs for ages may not live
To be repeated far and wide;
II they to you one JOY but give,
In them l ever must take pride.
Ny songs may never have place
With those that 30 the world delight
If In them you some merit trace,
l ask for them no greater height.
The songs | sing may power lack
Mid famous songs to hold their part,
And yet | would not call them back,
II only one has touched your heart
Boston Globe.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
Won a Race with Death.

Edward Gum. one armed sheep
herder employed twenty-five miles
from Miles City, Mont, has won race
with death. While caring for the sheep
Gum was bitten by rattesnake.
Jumping on his pony. which wore
neither saddle nor bride, Gum started
for Miles City. With the horse ON y
dead run every foot of the way, Gum
reached the city just as the deadly
poison was beginning to take hold OF
him In earnest. AS he checked the
pony In front Of a doctors office he
reeled and fell to the ground. Every.
thing possible was done for him. and
he Will recover. The pony dropped
dead after his long run Of twenty Ave
miles.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
Barbarous Punishment.

1t was sixty years ago that England
abolished fiogging at sea; 1t has long
been abolished In our army and navy
and now the Gear of Russia has abol
ished the harshest remnants of the
barbarbic punishments of former
times. namely, castigatlon with cudg.
els and cat-o'-nine tails. claiming t.
the car and shaving the head, which
were stlll inflicted for certain offenses
on persons exlled TO penal settlements
or to the mines. Castigatlon with the
cato nine tails and even with cudgels
not infrequently ended In DEATH and
was one of the harshest forms Of the
death penalty, being death by torture
The abolition OF the cudgel and of the
cat" does not, however, mean the pro
hibition of corporal punishment alto.
gether. The revised statute of June Ia
prescribes chastlsement with birch
rods up to 100 blows. Barbarlc pun.
ishment can be inflicted by birch rods,
II not as severely as by eat" or cudg.
Ell, The better way would be to abol.
ish punishment by fagellation alto
gether-Leslie's Weekly.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30

Since then reports have been receiv-
ed saying he was at Cape Brenton. He
was not. The Boston police said he
was In Chicago. They erred. Toronto
was reported TO be his hiding place,
bat no trace of him could be found
there. Search was made In English
cities. 1t was futile. An artist who
ella Inns to know him says he met him
in Texas a few weeks ago, but did not
then know he was an absconder. Wher-
ever his whereabouts, he has earned
the reputation of being one OF the
sleekest swlndlers on record.-Utica
Globe
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30

holding him captive or he may be look
ing over Uncle Sans possessions in
the East. Wherever he Is Willard s..
Allen, of Boston, carries with him the
consciousness Of having stolen $4,000
and the knowledge, which might oil
some men with dread but which does
not seem to worry him. that the police
of many cities want him. 1t Is estl-
mated that Allen has with him 10000
In ready money.
Allen Is no ordinary criminal. He is
college bred and most Of his life has
been spent In legal atmosphere. For
over % years he was clerk of the East
Boston District Court and the methods
of law breakers are familiar to him.
He has witnessed the operat lions of all
classes OF criminals. from the very
stupid to the crafty and competent He
often expressed himself as holding in
contempt the mental qualities of the
average thief Perhaps while he was
speaking his mind was turning in the
direction Of theft. The ease with which
he deceived the auditors of his ac-
counts as treasurer of the Methodist
Prea chers' Aid Society, shows how
thorough was his equipment for the
criminal career. or course his high
standing in the Methodist Church and
In official circles placed him beyond
the pale of suspicion. But figures have
way Of telling the cold. brutal truth;
and that Allen succeeded so long in
manipulating hts accounts proves him
to have been Il man OF no ordinary
cunning. With the exception OF one
reliable clue the only things known
about his flights are the things he
chose TO make known, and those
amount TO absolutely nothing from the
standpoint of the police.
The first intimation given the world
that he was the thief of $4,000 came
from himself This startling piece OF
intelligence was received early In Au-
gust by his pastor, Rev. George II.
Spencer. pastor OF the Saratoga Street
Methodist Church OF East Boston.
The letter bore the Montreal post
mark. 1t had been delayed several
days in delivery from the time 1t had
first been received at the Boston post
Office owing to the fact that II had
been twice forwarded TO Mr.. Spencer
before II reached him.
In this letter the fugitive confessed
his crime, and begged that he be left
In peace, as he was old and intirm.
He urged that his arrest could have no
other result than to cause his family
anguish. The police smiled when they
read Aliens AFFECT letter. They told
the reporters that his case would cause
no trouble whatever. They would sim
ply go to Montreal and cause the ar
rest. and then apply for requisitlon pa
pers, which were quite as easy to OBJ
tain as though Canada were part OF
the United States.
The Montreal police were wired to
gather him in. Great was the surprise
OF the Boston officers to learn that the
fugitive was not to be found and that,
In the opinion OF the Montreal police,
Allen had not visited that city. 1t was
then seen that the letter was but 4
clever ruse While the police We're
ransacking Canada. Allen had been
making his way in security TO some
other part Of the world
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
Italy's Kings Claim to English Throne

When King Edward went to luiiy
he met, according to the London enron
icle, a King who Is more of stuar.
than himself Both are descehdeu
from James l., but the King OF ltaiy
is also, through his mother, lin IN
descent from Charles |. In slflc'
right, Victor Emmanuel has more rish'
to the British crown than his roy@
guest who wears ii. But Tor Ing
Catholic religion, the Sayoys Wouu
have been installed to rule over Ems
land. and not the Brunswicks, when
the Stuarts were evicted. AFTER INV
children of James IL, the next ~
blood was the Duchess of SAVOY,
daughter of Henrietta, the youhse0.
child of Charles /. But she was NV
Protestant, and she was deparree,
Thus 1t was that the British crow
was passed TO the House or hru ln,
wick by the act of settlement IN Nv,
Otherwise the Savoys would now :"
the royal family.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30

ager, left the happy couple alone ON
the great gloomy stage.
Next day Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Leslie
announced their marriage to the COM
pany, and while the orchestra poured
forth the beautiful strains OF Men
delssohn's wedding march they re-
ceived the sincere congratulations from
ali, and Beatrice Dillaway's, now Mrs.
Leslie's, career was fulhlled-Indian-
apolis Sun.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
Preserving the Pelican.

Pelican Island, in Indian River. on
the coast of Florida, has been acquired
by the Department OF Agriculture as
government reservation. The step
was taken TO prevent the entire extinc.
ton of the brown pelicans which breed
fhqrq
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30

ance and fine dress
who has outwitted
the police of the
world. He may be
basking in the ia
vor of a United
States minister in
South America or
enjoying the So
ciety Of the we'll
TODD at Carlsba d.
Perhaps the gave
fiaa of paria are
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
Not Founded by Romulu..

Excavations in Rome prove the city
to have existed long before the time
OF Romulus-so the story of his found
ing the Eternal City is as mythical Is
that OF his being sucked by wolf.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
OLD
fAvORlTES
Rienzi to the Romans.

Friends
[ come not here 10 talk. You know too
well
The story of our thraldom. We are
slaves.
The bright sun rises to his course. and
lights
A race of slaves! He sets, and his last
beam
Falls on a slayel Not such as, swept
along
By the full tide of power. the conqueror
leads
To crimson glory and undying fame
But base. ignoble slaves! Slaves to
horde
OF petty tyrants, feudal despots; lords
Rich in some hundred spearmen, only
great
In that strange spell-a name Each
hour dark fraud,
Or open rapine, or protected murder
Cries out against them! But TINS very
day
An honest man, my neighbor (polntne
to Paolol-there he stands
Was sruck-struck like doggy one
who wore
The badge of Ursin! because, forsooth
He tossed not high his ready cap in ar
Nor lifted up his voice in seryile shouts
At sight of that great ruffian! Be we
men
And suffer such dshonor? Men, and
wash not
The stain away In blood? Such shames
are common.
| have known deeper wrongs. l, thai
speak to ye,
| had a brother once, a gracious boy,
Full of all gentleness, Of calmest hope,
OF sweet and quiet joy; there was the
look
OF heaven upon his face which limner'
give
To the beloved disciple. How | loved
That gracious boy. younger by hfteeL
years,
Brother at once and son! He left my side
A summer bloom on his fair cheeks,
smile
Parting his innocent lips. In one silor'
The pretty, harmless boy was slain!
The corpse, the mangled corpse, and thel
| cried
For vengeancel Rouse ye, Romans
Rouse ye, slaves!
Have we brave sons? Look In the nex'
fierce brawl
To see them die! Have ye fair daugh
tiers? Look
To see them live, torn from your arms
distained,
Dishonored, and, If We dare call for jus
tiee,
Be answered by the lash! Yet this Is
Rome,
That sat on her seven hills, and from heI
OF beauty ruled the world! Yet we are
Romans
Why, in that elder day, to be Roman
Was greater than a king! And once
again
Hear me, We walls, that echoed to the
tread
OF either Brutus once again, swear
The eternal city shall be free; her sons
shall walk with princes.
Mary Russell Milford
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30

A married man who tries 10 nii''
about as ridiculous as woman W."
tries to be coy after she has fea'DN~
the double chin period,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
NO ORDINARY CRIMINAL.

w. 9. Allen, Who stole $50, 900 from
Methodist Society.
Somewhere In this wide world OF
mysteries and perplexities there is a
man Of smooth speech, good appear
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
Use stone AnviIs.

SO little have the Industries OF lhu''
been affected by the British oeeupa,
ton that the native smith stu iois.,
locally made iron on a. stone aN'
within eighty miles of the town -
Slmla.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
Children In London.

In London each day 400 children are
born and $50 enter school for the first
time.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30

Many mans good reputation is due
to what isn't found out about him.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
Star of the Evening,

Beautiful star in heav'n SO bright,
softly falls thy sily'ry light,
As thou movest from earth afar,
Star Of the evening. beautiful star
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
serenade and Illumination.


Tom-Wasn't 1t lonely out in the
country?
Jerry-Lonely? We had crickets and
lightning bugs In our bedroom every
night.-Detroit Free Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-10-30
Chorus:
Beautiful star,
Beautiful star,

Star of the evening, beautiful star,
In fancy's eye thou seem'st to say,
Follow me, come from earth away.
Upward thy spirits pinions try,
To realms of love beyond the sky.
Shine ON, o, star of love divine,
And may our souls affection twine
Around thee as thou moyest afar,
Star of the twilight, beautiful star.
james NJ. Sayle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-12

and order people will go to sleep. and
allow the Democrats and resubmissior
Republicans to carry the election in
April by. still hunt. as they did two
years ago when Parker was elected.
There is some talk among the mem
bers of the Republican City Central com
mittee of throwing out the vote Of some
Of the precincts Of the city where it is
claimed that illegal voting was done by
the Lewis faction They say that Ber-
gundthal has such a big majority that
it viii not be charged that they ara
trying to count out Lewis. and that if
viii serve as wholesome lesson to
these precincts where fraud is most fire.
quentIy attempted
F7robs blv tha worst precincts for
fraudulent work Yesterday were the sec
ond Of the Foflrtb fbe second and fifth
If the Second an5 the second of the
First First Whatever fraud was accom-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-12
ONE KANSAS DATE
That's All President Roosevelt
Has Promised.
Long and BristOw Are After
Him for More.

Washington. March 12-President
Roosevelt's Contemplated western trip
was a subject of some discussion at the
White House today. Senators Long
CKan) and Hopkins (ll) and Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow
also of Kansas, talked with the presi-
dent about his tour.
The Kansas people are urging the
president to make some stops in their
state after the dedication of the expo
sition grounds on April 90 Only one
stop thus far has been arranged. The
president has accepted an invitation to
attend a meeting of the railway branch
OF the Y. NJ. c. A., to be held al Topeka,
May I. Few other details Of the itiner-
ary have been worked out. It has been
decided with practical dedniteness that
only one trip viii be made. While no
date for the beginning of the trip can
be fixed definitely until the senate shall
have adjourned, it is expected now that
it viii be not far from April l. After
leaving Washington the president Will
not return to Washington until some
time in June It is likely that the first
two or three weeks of the trip will be
passed principally in the Yellowstone
park There the president viii seek rest
and recreation, but it is understood that
he VIII do little hunting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-12
IN THE SANE FIX.
We Can't Object to Chinese Way
of Making Treaties.

Washington, March 12-The pleni-
potentiaries of the powers who are en-
gagged at Shanghai in negotiating trade
treaties with the Chinese commission
ers have discovered what they regard
as flaws in the credentials of the Chi
nese agents which may make it i'm
possible for them to bind their govern
ment in treaty form. The matter al
ready has been brought to the atten-
ton of the state department and Mr.
Conger is asking for advice. he. too,
being engaged in the negotiations. It
appears that the Chinese commission
ers must memogialize the throne before
the treaties will have force and the
powers object TO this lack of authority
on the part of commissioners. Because
Mr.. Conger will have to refer any
treaty he may draw up to his govern
ment here for approval, precisely as the
Chinese commissioners must do on their
side the United States government is
not in a position to protest very
strongly against the sufficiency of the
Chinese credentials, so that Mr.. Conger
will go on with his treaty making
while doing his best to have the Chi
nese credentials enlarged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-12
OPEN SESSION SHORT.
The Executive Session Began in
Five Minutes.

Washington. March 12.-The. open ses-
sion of the senate today lasted five min
utes. Mr.. Kean IN j. reported back
favorablv from the committee on con-
tingent expenses the resolution intro
duced yesterday by Senator Allison to
authorize the committee on rules to sit
during the recess for the purpose of ex-
aiming rules and it was adopted. III
this connection Mr.. Platt 6Conn) gave
notice of a modification Of the rules
which he proposed by which the senate
At any time by three-fifths vote in the
senate could make an order fixing TIE
time at what vote should be taken
upon any pending question and fixing
the limit of time any senator could oc-
cupy in debate pending such final vote.
This proposition for cloture was in the
form of a resolution. It was ordered to
lie on the table.
m. the senate went into executive ses-
sion