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The Saint Paul globe., 1903-11-08

N the library of Matthew Taylor,
lat Manchester avenue, Manchester
Park, there stands in one corner
queer looking gun. It looks as though
1t might have history, and the visitor
who examines it is not disappointed.
Indeed, the history it suggests is far
more interesting than the visitor can
possibly have anticipated. For, as he
looks with curiosity at the old-fash-
ioned fowling piece, his eyes cannot
fail to catch the letters that are bit
ten into the iron barrel, and if his eye
sight is good he can readily spell out
the words, Rob Roy MacGregor." The
fowling piece really once belonged to
the famous Scottish outlaw, the Robin
Hood of the Highlands. Everybody
has read and enjoyed Sir Walter
Scott's great novel, Rob Roy" and
everyone, after he has read it, has, of
course, seized with avidity upon every
scrap Of information he could find con-
cerning the life of this great chief
tain. But, naturally, nobody has
thought of seayching for facts con-
cerning his life here in st. Paul, and
most certainly nobody has thought of
looking for a personal possession Of
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ROB ROYS GUN IS TREASURED By ST PAUL MACGREGOR

against the MacGregors was raised
and the members of the clan were per-
mitted to resume their name.
1t was Rob Roy's own misdeeds,
however, that got him into difficulties.
He was born in the middle of the sew
enteen century, when, except for bor-
der conflicts between highlanders and
lowlanders, everything was compare
lively peaceful. He was employed in
the cattle trade and was intrusted with
the money of his neighbors. There
came a period of hard times, when
prices fell, and the money intrusted to
Rob Roy was not forthcoming. lie
and his wife were expelled from their
that Rob Roy's full name was Rob Roy
MacGregor Campbell. 1t was not un-
home on the shores of Loeb Lomond,
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recounted the daring deeds of Rob Roy
she forget entirely the fact that he was
hunted by the kings men and that be-
fore he became the representative of
the sept, it's members were hunted like
the wild beasts of the forest and de-
stroyed as ruthlessly. Sir Walter Scott,
it will be remembered, prefaced his
novel, Rob Roy" with brief history
of the clan and of Rob Roy MacGregor.
According to this writer the MacGre-
gors claim descent from Gregor or
Gregorious, third son Of Alpin, king of
the Scots, who lived about 7S7. They
had for neighbors the powerful Earls
of Argyle and of Breadalbane, and
these managed to have the MacGregor
lands engrossed in charters from the
crown. The clan fercely resented this
injustice and rose in arms against their
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Globe Special Photo.

Soon after he left the city and no trace
Of him could be found until recently,
when Detectives Sheehan and Kane
learned that he was stopping at the
Stratford hotel. He was preparing to
leave the city last night when arrested.
Whiteman is said to be one of the
most dangerous forgers in the country
and he has served terms in jails and
penitentiaries in many states. He was
born in Danville, N. Y, and when a
young man inherited 100000 from his
father. He went to Duluth, where he
soon gained prominence as a lawyer.
He soon squandered his fortune and
began committing forgery to secure
money. In 1901 he was convicted in
New York of obtaining several thou
sand dollars from national banks by
means of forged orders. Later he was
convicted in California.
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mark of a trade guild, but it is i'm
possible to distinguish what they are.
There is no personal device or clan de-
vice on the gun. Were it gifted with
the power of speech it could. doubt
less, tell a tale more stirring than any
invented by the Wizard of the North, a
tale of reckless bravery, of ruthless
depredations and of wild romance. But
it is dumb and useless, too. The man
who made famous the MacGregor plaid,
inch square checks of red and black,
was the last, it is claimed, to fire it.
Too much reverence was felt by his
descendants for Rob Roy to permit Of
it's being used like an ordinary weapon
by any other member of the clan.
Mrs. Matthew Taylor comes of al
most as famous a clan as does her hus-
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makes his speech eloquent. He came
to this country thirty years ago from
Glasgow, where he was living with his
people. The authorities of the town,
who knew that he had in his posses
sion the fowling piece of Rob Roy,
made an effort to get possession of it,
desiring to place it in a museum with
other relics of the most famous mem
Der of the MacGregor clan. But Mr..
Taylor refused to part with 1T.
Jean MacGregor was, judging from
what her grandson tells about her, as
remarkable in her way as was her sec
ond cousin, Rob Roy, in his. She lived
to good old age, and as she grew
shorter the cane which she always
carried from the time she was sixty
was shortened. This cane Mr.. Taylor
owns, and also his grandmother's snuff
box, a book of tracts which she her
self bound in heepskin-some of the
wool still clings to the cover-and a
pocketbook Whicholshe also made out
of sheepskin. In cher lifetime she had
seen the great chieftain many time,
and as she grew older, and was unable
to move from her Seat by the fireplace,
she loved to tell her grandchildren of
those days whentffthe MacGregor'' was
a power on the yborder, and of the
ideeds of daring which made him while
| he lived the idol Of the clan. But Jean
MacGregor was a. God fearing woman,
and from all the tales which she told
of her doughty kiHsman, she was able
to extract a moDahnfor the benefit Of
| her listeners. Thes tracts which her
grandson possesses, and which, ac-
cording to the Information on the fly
leaf, were printed by one John Ritchie
in 1898, contain 1.-THE mott of what If
absolutely neceffary to be known In
order to falvation and may be taught
children before they can read At
least that is whafefs printed on the
| first page.
In Jean MacGregor's day the Mac
iGregor clan was not under a ban and
lit is probable that When the old lady
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"While there's leaves in the forest, and
foam on the river,
MacGregor despite them, shall flourish
forever.
Come then. Grigalach, come then Griga-
ZACH,
Come then, come then, come then.
Grigalach.
Through the depth of Loeb Katrine the
steed shall career,
Der the peak of n-Lomond the galley
shall steer,
And the rocks of Craig -Royston like
icicles melt,
Ere our wrongs be forgot, or our ven
geance unfelt.'
-Macgregor's Gathering.
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UNITED STATES ARMY A
BIG AND COSTLY AFFAIR

WAsHINGToNaD. c.. Nov THE
standing army of the United States
today is a much9d larger institution
than is generally estimated by the
American people 1T is composed of a
body of men ever9ready and willing to
perform any dutY1that they may be
called on to perform, and well provid-.
ed for by a generous government.
The standing army is divided into
fifteen regiments sgoof cavalry, thirty
batteries of. field ,eartillery, 126 bat
teries of coast artillery and thirty reg
iments of infantry. There is also the
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How Mr.. Taylor happens to have
the fowling piece is easily explained.
He is member of that famous clan,
the members of which were for many
years hunted like wild beasts in the
highlands, the Clan MacGregor. His
grandmother, Jean MacGregor, was
the daughter of Donald MacGregor,
first cousin of the famous Rob Roy
The outlaw gave the fowling piece to
his cousin, who, when he died, left it
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enemies. Every act of violence they
did was exaggerated at court, and
finally by an act Of the priyy council,
April 8. 1903, the name of MacGregor
was expressly abolished and these VINO
had hitherto borne 1T were commanded
to change it for other surnames on pain
of death. It was because of this act
til after the Restoration that the ban
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ROB ROY'S GUN.

and then the chieftain's hand was
raised against those who had done him
this injury, especially against all the
members of the House of Montrose.
The fowling piece which Mr.. Taylor
now owns is six feet eight inches long
and weighs eight pounds. Besides the
name of the original owner there are
three tiny signs that look like the
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-11-08
EX-SENATOR WHITMAN
is ARRESTED AGAIN
This Time 1t Is in Chicago and Forgery
Is the Charge.

CHICAGO, Nov 7.-Alonzo J. White
man, at one time a wealthy attorney
at Duluth, Mimi, and an ex-state SEN
ator of Minnesota, was arrested at the
Stratford hotel last night on warrant
charging him with obtaining money
by means of forged check.
Whiteman, under the name of John D.
Prentice, is accused of having passed a
worthless check for 5000 on the clerk
at the Auditorium hotel last June.
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Old Flint Lock Borne by Famous Scotch Outlaw in the Hills

band. Her father was David Francis
Grant, of the Grant clan, and close
relation of the Grant of Grant, the
head of the clan. The two children,
John and Matthew Taylor, who are
now attending the Mechanic Arts high
school, can, therefore, claim descent
membership in the two most famous
clans in Scottish history.
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as precious memento to his family.
and Jean MacGregor, who was a great
admirer of "the MacGregor," treasured
it.
Mr. Taylor was born in Scotland,
in the vicinity of that same Loeb Lo-
mond so beloved by Rob Roy and his
wife. He is a brawny man, with a
thick Scotch burr, and when he talks
of the fowling piece, and of the deeds
of its original owner, something of the
clan spirit shines in his eyes and
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first lieutenants, II second lieutenants,
and 22 captains.
1t may seem to some that there are
great many on the retired list, and
that their pay is very large, but it is
nothing to what it will be in a very
few years. After an officer has served
forty years, or been retired for ply
sical disability, it is generally conced-
ed that the amount he receives from
the government has been we'll earned.
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OLATHE Kan, Nov. THE Grange
block, a four-story brick building, was
totally destroyed by fire tonight. The
building occupied half block in the prin-
Opera Auditorium, the Grange hotel, a
large general store and offices. A play
was in progress and panic was narrowly
is believed that no one was hurt. Smaller
buildings were burned. The loss is $780,
000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-28
OPPOSED TO SANFORD.
Lisbon Falls People Want to See His
Establishment Closed.

Lisbon Falls, Me-, Sept. 27.-Since the
exposure of the inside workings at
Shiloh by the Rev. N. H. Hartman, one
of the Sandfords co-workers, the au-
thorities here have taken the matter
in hand and are planning to take action
to close the Shiloh Bible School. A
prominent Lisbon Falls man said, last
night:
For more than a year we have tried
to find sufficient evidence to warrant
an attack on the work, but his ser
vices have been secret; his instructions
to the two hundred or more pupils has
been secret and, in fact, everything has
been conducted in q secret way, and
only those Intimately connected with
theh work knew what was going on.
Nov, as his co-Worker and mainstay,
Rev. Mr.. Hartman, has exposed the
whole plan and is prepared to stand
behind all his allegations, we propose
to take action at once and close the
school and drive Sanford from the
sand hill"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-28
ON DEATH BED
Mrs. Andrews Revealed Mys-
terry Of Indiana Murder.
Stanford Freeman Killed in 1885,
Unrequited Love the Trouble.
One of Murderers Later Murdered to
Preserve the Secret.

Jasper, Ind. Sept. 27.-Mrs Nellie
Andrews, formerly Miss Nellie Conrad
made a confession just before her
death, yesterday, which clears up the
mystery connected with tragedy that
in 1889, caused much excitement in
southern Indiana. Stanford Freeman,
4 young farmer of this county, was
called to his gate by two men and two
women the night before he was to be
married and after a scu was found
by his intended bride with several
wounds from a knife and with his skull
fractured in several places. He died
without revealing the identity of his
slayers, who had ridden safely away
Mrs. Andrews said, yesterday, that
she was one of the party which visited
Freeman, that one of the men present
is now dead and the other in the Ten
nessee state prison. The woman who
accompanied them she said, and who
disappeared several years ago, was
murdered because of fear lest she be-
tray the murderers.
Mrs. Andrews said that she was in
love with Freeman, and one of the men
was in love with Freeman's intended
wife, and when they went to the gate
that night demand was made that
Freeman marry her at once. When he
refused he was fatally stabbed and the
four had kept the secret so well that no
suspicion was aroused.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-28
TWAS FARClAl.
F Fairfield Again Defeats the
Ex-LoweI| Team.
Interest Only Centers in the Departure
from Good Baseball.
Score, to q in Farfield's Favor-Sea-
son Ended.

Waterville Me-, Sept. 27-(SpeciaD.
Fairfield made it three and one with
the ex-Lowell team, taking the third
game out of the five played, Saturday
afternoon by a score of s to 4. Josse-
Ign was in the box for the visitors and
pitched fine game, although a good
number of hits was made off him.
Hooker did the work for Waterville,
although Bushey had been advertised
to go in, this game. He was wild at
the start, giving three bases on balls
in the first inning. His support was
something fierce, seven bad errors be-
plays that don't show in this column.
For the first three innings the team
played like a scrub aggregation that
had never been in Il game before, but
steadied and played pretty good ball
the rest of the time.
Fairfield was out for blood and took
advantage of everything that came her
way, piling up nice reserve list of
runs early in the game and holding to
it like a bull dog during the latter part
Waterville woke up after Fairfield had
made seven runs and fought hard to
get the game back, but it was no use
Fairfield was bound to keep the lead
secured so early and did SO in spite of
the best efforts of her opponents.
The crowd made more noise in this
game than has been made for some
time and Waterville was Jagged" I'M
mercifully from start to finish. When
there was a chance Fairfield got it, too,
but as she was in the lead nearly all
of the time she could stand it very
comfortably.
The old umpire question turned up
life size in this game, especially in the
second inning. At the first of the sea-
son John Taylor was secured to UNI
pire the games and Fairfield had all
sorts of grievances against him, final
ly succeeding in having him replaced
by Carrigan of Lewiston. Then Wa
terville began to suffer from the griev-
ance complaint and has claimed all
along that she has received the small
end almost invariably in the close de-
cisions.
Manager Lake and his men have been
having all sorts of trouble with him in
the four games played. Usually the
crowd stood behind the team in it's
kicks as there seemed to be no reason
for them as a rule. Then again some
times the crowd could not see where
the kick came in and backed Carrigan.
Fairfield has kicked some. but has let
Waterville bear the greater burden in
this line. The players, the manage
ment and many of the supporters of
the Waterville team have claimed all
along that the close decisions have
been going against Waterville.
In the first inning of this game there
was considerable objection expressed
by Waterville on the balls and strikes
and then in the second inning there
vas a big kick against base decisions.
There were several very close ones
and to the majority Of the Waterville
CONTINUED on page 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-28
WHO IS He?
A Corporation Lawyer or Dem
ocratic Senatorial Candidate2
Let Clarke Answer, Before Any Joint
Debates Are Arranged.
Pertinent Questions by Chairman Dick
of Ohio Republicans.

Columbus. Ohio, Sept. 27.-The reply
of Chairman Dick, of the Republican
state committee, to Chairman Salem, of
the Democratic state committee, de-
Ginning the challenge of John. H. Clarke
the Democratic nominee for United
States senator, to a joint debate with
Senator NJ. A. Hanna, was given out,
tonight.
Chairman Dick categorically injuries
Mr.. Clarke's position upon the tariff,
coinage, war amendments and the
Philippine question and continues:
Democracy, today, wears SO many
colors, appears under so many different
shapes and forms, assumes so many
DISCUSSES that 1 feel that it would be
unfair to Senator Hanna to ask him to
meet Mr.. Clarke in joint discussion
until he is advised more fully as to Mr..
Clarke's position on the subjects above
alluded to, until he learns what par
tlcular brand of Democracy Mr.. Clark
claims is his: until he knows whether he
is expected to debate with Mr.. Clarke.
the corporation lawyer, or Mr.. Clarke.
the candidate for United States sem
ator.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-28
COLLEGE MEN
Quite Universally Use Grape Nuts.

A lady of Tabor, La, who has six
atrapping big boys says: "They range
from to 10 years and we are living at
Il college town for the purpose of edu-
eating them.
Il have q great work before me as
you can see and l regard your food
Grape Nuts a Very valuable assistant
for without healthy bodies | know it is
impossible to build up strong healthy
brains.
My boys all think they owe much to
the food Grape Nuts and on field day
or in the football season the athletic
ones declare Grape Nuts is a great
atrengthener and muscle maker. | have
no doubt they are right but it interests
me more to know positively that Grape
Nuts makes general good health and
restores the wasted brain and nerve
matter and keeps my boys normal and
strong.
LAS for myself l have been troubled
since childhood with severe sick head
aches which all came from a disor-
dered stomach. There was always
trouble about digestng my food and
his resulted in violent attacks of head
ache about once every two weeks.
There were so severe that | would be
unable to raise my head for "a hours.
then Nature would readjust herself by
rest and an entire lack of food. Then
began to use Grape Nuts for breakfast
and the stomach trouble began to fade
away. All of the symptoms have gradu-
ally changed for the better and the
very few headaches | have had since
using Grape-Nuts have been very light
and have not interfered with my regu-
lar work. while [ am neshier and
stronger than ever before. | take great
pleasure in telling my friends what this
splendid food has done for us not only
in the case of my own WORKOUT sys-
tenn but in keeping up the health of my
strapping young giants
Il must speak of tribute paid
Grape Nuts at our District Convention
of the Woman's Relief Corps. Two
hundred intelligent women We're at this
meeting and the Department President
in her address spoke Of the wonderful
merits of Grape-N Nuts to produce brain
power" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek. Mich.
Look in each package for a copy Of
the famous little book, "Ihe ROAD 70
Wellville."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-28
BATES, 10; HEBRON, 0.
Bates Is Heavier, but Hebron Made
Good Showing Against Her.

Lewiston, Me, Sept. 27.-(SpeciaD. =
Bates defeated Hebron Academy at Lew
iston, Saturday afternoon, by a score Of
II to 0. Bates was the heavier team but
lacked snap and team play. Hebron made
some large holes in the Bates line and at
times made long gains, but the interior
encc was poor.
Rounds scored the first touchdown for
Bates on a tumble on Bates 10-yard line.
Rounds gained the fumbled ball and ran
the length of the field behind good inter-
ference. The goal was kicked by Rounds.
Hebron then chose to kick off to Bates.
Bates gained the bali on her l-yard line
and advanced the ball 20 yards by line
bucking. The time was then called. leav-
ing the score for the first half to in
Bates favor
The second half was contested much
harder. and the Hebron team showed
more snap than their opponents. After
five minutes of play Bates lost the bah
on downs. but Hebron gained her dis
tance but twice and the ball again went
to Bates Wight, who. replaced Rounds
at quarter, sent Johnson through guard
for two long gains, and Conner was push
ed over the line for the second touch
down Rounds failed on the trial for goal.
Time was called with the score: Bates, Il;
Hebron 0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-28
BOAT UPSET.
A Popular Rents Hill Lady
Drowned in Echo Lake.
Mrs. J. 0. Newton, Wife Of Seminary
Professor, the Victim.
Three Other Lady Companions Res
cued with Difficulty.

Kent's Hill. Me-, Sept. 26-(SpeciaD.-
The beautiful sheet of water known as
Echo lake or Crotchett pond, situated III
I the town of Fayette, about three and
one fourth miles from the Hill, was the
scene of sad boating accident, Satur-
day afternoon, by which one life was
lost and three others were barely saved.
At about 4.30 in the afternoon, four
ladies We're out rowing in a small boat.
They We're Miss Fannie Davis, Miss
Gracia Bacon, Miss Alice Devine,
teachers in the seminary, and Mrs. j. O.
New ton. wife of Prof Newton.
Mrs. Newton asked Miss Bacon, who
was rowing, to exchange seats, and in
doing so, the boat was overturned, and
the four ladies We're thrown into the
water. They succeeded in righting the
boat and getting into it, but it was so
full of water that it overturned again.
They lfghted it Il second time and again
got in but with the same result.
Three Of them then climbed upon the
bottom of the boat, but Mrs. Newton
was Enable to reach the boat and was
drowned
Their cries We're heard by VIM. Smi-
ley. Jos. II. Underwood and Frank H.
BODICE who at once went to their as
sistance. Mr. Dodge took the three
ladies to the shore and broke into the
cottage of Dr. Morse where he tee-
phcned the academy for DR.. Brown.
Meanwhile, the other men secured the
body of Mrs. Newton, which was float
ing, and brought it 10 shore, working
upon it on, the way i'll their efforts at
resusCitatiOn. 1t was taken to the Morse
cottage, where everything possible was
done to restore life, but though Dr.
Brown worked for nearly three hours,
his efforts were unaVailing.
1t is sud that Mrs. Newton was af
fccted by weakness of the heart, and it
is thought that this, with the shock Of
going into the water, together With
some bruises which she received from
being struck by the boat in overturn-
ing, may have been the cause of her
death. When the men reached the
scene OF thc accident, her body was
floating, face downward. Miss Davis
was also badly affected by the water,
but finally recovered.
Before marriage Mrs. Newton was
Miss Addie O. Denning of Minot, and
Was . graduate of the woman's college
class of 50. She was about 40 years Of
lgc. and leaves husband and three
small sons, aged respectively 6, I and s
Years, also Il father and mother at
Minot
She was a woman of very social
disposition, kind hearted and generous,
ana VIII be Greatly o n,'ssIr in the com,
munity. Funeral s cry will be held
at her late resideF>a e.Tuesday after
noon, at , o'clock. and the interment
will be made i'll the cemetery at the
Hill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-28
NIXON DECLARES HIMSELF
Anxious to Have the Small New York
Democratic Following.

New York. Sept. 27.-Louis Nixon, to-
night, announced that he is candidate
for the Democrat nomination for
mayor. He made public a statement In
which he said: Il am a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for mayor
of the city of New York This state
ment is made with a full knowledge of
the uncertainties of the Democratic
situation. I desire to make it clear that
[ am willing to stand with those Dem
ocrats. however small their number,
who believe that the Democratic party
Of this city should lead and not follow
in the forward march of municipal re-
FORM