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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-12-26

eoME TRANsACTloNs IN sCALPs.
KHISTORI would be very order
" affair could the dry az dust
historians have their way, and
doubtless II would be thrilling
" romantic ut every turn n the novel
ists wero able to control ifs current
Fortunately netther one nor the other
has much Influence. and the result I'm
the hong run 10 that most novels are
shockingly tame, while the large body
Of history - loaded down with pIctur-
esqu9 incidents which II used In fiction
would be thought absurdly romantic
and improbable.
Were our simple story Of old Vim
cennes a mere fiction we should hesi-
tate to bring In the explosion OF mag
azlne at the fort with view 10 sud
den confusion and by that means dis
tracing attention from our heroine
while she bctakes herself out OF a sit
untion which. although delightful
enough for blessed minute, has quick
ly become an embarrassment quite I'M
the established facts In history. Ow-
ing 10 some caelessness there was In
deed an explosion OF twenty-slx @
pound cartridges, which made mighty
roar and struck the newly installed
garrison into heap, so TO say. scatter
ing things terribly and wounding six
men. among them Captains Bowman
and Worthlngton.
After the thunderous crash came a
momentary silence. which embraced
both the people within tho fort and the
wild crowd outside. Then the rush
and noise were lndescribable. Even
Clark gave way 20 excitement. losing
command OF himself and or course OF
his men. There was a stampede to-
ward the main cato by one wing Of the
troops la tho hollow square. They lit
orally run over Be~ertes and Alice.
ninging them apart and jostiing them
hithor and yondsr without mercy. or
course TIM turmoil quickly subsidized.
Ozark and Bcvertoy got hold OF them
solves and sang ont their peremptory
orders with eEocllent effect II was
like oil on raging water The men
obeyed In struggling way. getting
back into ranks as best they could.
''ventreblcur' squeaked Oncie Jazon
"Ef I didn't think the ole world had
busted into "A million piecesr'
He was jumping mp and down not
three feet from Beverley's toes. waving
his cap excitcdly.
"But wasn't ! skeertl va. VA. yal
Vive In bannlcre d'Alice Iloussillonl
Vive ZhorZh Nasintonw
Hearing Alice's name caused Bever-
ley to look around. Where was she7
In the distance he saw Father Beret
hurrying 20 the spot where some Of the
men burned and wounded by the ex-
pIosion were being stripped and cared
for. Hamilton still stood like a statue.
He appeared 10 be the only cool person
In the fort.
"where N Alice = Miss Roussiilons
Whole dtd Miss Roussilicn gor' Bev-
c~isy exclaimed. staring around Nike =
loet man. -wbeS~ n sheY
sD'tncw.- aid OpcIe Jason. resum-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-12-26
CHATTER XXI.

SOME TRANsAcTIoNs IN scALPs.
KHISTORI would be very order
" affair could the dry az dust
historians have their way. and
dollhtlaax II would ba thrilling
The evening world., 1903-12-18
GREENE MAKES HIS
LAST PROMOTIONS
Police Commissioner Advances
Ten Roundsmen, Dismisses
Two Policemen and Names
Three Station-House Matons.

Police Commissioner Greene 10 clean
ing UP his once preparatory to retire
meat. He promoted ten roundsmen to
be ~sergeants this afternoon. and an
nounced that this will wind up his pro-
motions from any cause ave death or
retirement. -
The lucky men were John Pepper, Will
liam %Shanahan. Bernard Clark. Funncis
o'Brien. Patrick o'Neill. Louis II.
Frank. John Apple. Thomas Kelly. C.
W. Casey and James Hearn.
Two Brooklyn policemen were dis
missed to-day on Recommendation Of
Deputy Commissioner Piper. They are
Michael ]. Lynch md James J.. Larldn.
OF the Hamilton avenue station. guilty
Of being absent without leave and other
ofrenscs. Three matrons were appoint
culinary Dooner, to serve at the Null
berry street station; Nellie Reardon, to
serve at the Flushing avenue station.
Brooklyn, and Della Nally. to servo at
the Lee avenue station. Brooklyn.
Commissioner Greene has promoted
-four CD ptains to be Inspectors; thirty
eight sergeahts to be captains. and
sixty-ive roundsmen to be sergeants.
He has dismissed four captains and
three s~ergeants. reduced one captain
to the position Of sergeant n restored
one captain to n T~wenty-one cap
tuins and eighteen sergcants hayp re-
tired during the year.
The evening world., 1903-12-18
FALLING ELEVATOR
BREAKS MANS LEG
Apartment-House Car Drops
Four Stories-The Attendant
Dives Out Through Door on
Third Floor and Is Unhurt.


Joseph wallsnhaser, thirty-seven
years old. q painter, Of No. $50 West
One Hundred and Nineteenth street, had
an exciting experience in an elevator at
the Berkeley Apartments. Nos. 24s and
ISL West One Hundred and Seventh
street. to-day. and incidentally received
fractures Of both bones of the right
leg.
Just as the NTH foor was reached
the elevator shot up against the drum
with a thud and the cable parted. al
lowing the elevator to drop. 1t started
down the shaft. increasing in speed
every moment.
As the third floor was being passed It
was seen that h door leading to the
elevator WINS open Pinckiey. the eleva-
tor boy. made q dive through the OPEN
Ing, His aim was true and he landed
on the floor In q heap. without sven a
scratch.
Wailenhager remained in tho car and
when 1t struck solid ground the Impact
broke both bones in his right leg. DR..
Westcott. Of the J. Hood Wright Hos
pStal. was summoned and took Wallen-
hager to his homs In the ambulance.
The evening world., 1903-12-18

old. a cripple, was found sick and starv-
ing to-day In her miserable little room
at No. Il Franklin streA. Brooklyn.
Until a week g she had lived there
with her son, himself elderly. but he
disappeared. and is said to have desert
ed her. Since Tuesday nothing was
seen of Mrs. Rogers. and to-day an
other tenant of the building knocked on
the door and. receiving no response.
caused the door to be trokeR open.
Mrs. Rogers was found in bed with
only a thin covering over her. Sine YVES
shaking with the cold and seemed to DC
only partly conscious. She said she had
nothing to eat and no heat in the place
since Tuesday morning.
She was hurried to the Eastern Dis
trict Hospital, where the doctors said
sne Il starved 80 long n a been
without medical attention for such 9
cal. .
The evening world., 1903-12-18
FIGHTING TO KEEP
CHILDREN ON STAGE

Charged with allowing children under
sixteen years OF age to appear on the
stage, John w. Rumsey. business man.
ager OF the new Lyceum Theatre In
Forty-ifth street. between Fifth and
Sixth avenues. was arrested to-day and
|arraigned before Justice Holbrook In the
Court of Special Sessions.
Miss Helen Rhodes In giving a ~lect'.-e
on the opera 'Parsifal" at the theatre.
and during the lecture some children OF
the choir of Calvary Church sing hymns
behind n curtain.
Rumsey was paroled in the custody
OF his counsel until tomorrow The
lawyer said he intends making a tesi
case Of IL, as he thought. section 2s2 o.
the Penal Code was ridiculous.
WHY u the laws were obeyed, nc
children under sixteen years could rid,
| bicycles or horses In. the streets. IN
section OF the Penal Code 10 a curb or
the liberty OF our citizens. and / intens
taking tho cas- TO the Court az ~
\ peais." said the lawyeN ri
The evening world., 1903-12-18
DEATH ENDS HIS
/: LIFE SENTENCE
Frank NuIty, Who Shot and
Killed His Sweetheart Mamie
Remley, Four Years Ago, Dies
at the Sing Sing Prison.

The sJhody OF. Frank Nulty. who eho,
n killed his pretty little sweetheart.
Mamie Remley, at No. 237l Eighth ave
nue.. on Christmas Day, 1898, was
brought to this city to-day from Sing
Sing Prison, where the young man died
on "Wednesday. He was serving a life
sentence. The interment will be in Cal.
vary Cemetery.
At the time the crime was committed
NuityN was eighteen years old. His VIC
-pm Was seventeen. Both were members
OF excellent families in Harlem. The
father Of Nulty holds an important po-
sition in the United States mail service.
Nulty, aAhandsome. winning chap, me
the girl atNaA party in August, 1928, anc
proceeded to fall In love. The girl re.
APPRECIATED his affection and they vert
Together every minute OF the time thai
the young man could spare from his
bISiuess, In October taiey became en-.
gaged' and Nulty presented the gar
VITA a beautiful ring.
Then jealousy crept in and Nulty be,
Nuity called at her home on Christ,
pay. The, girl was In the parioi
alifBing q Christmas carol at the pianc
With other members of dhe family wher
word was brought 10 her that Multi
wanted to see her In the hall.
She went outD They quarrelled. Multi,
pulled a revolver from lbs pocket ant
shot her through the heart. after which
he fred a bullet dnto his right temple
The evening world., 1903-12-18
STOWAWAY CREASED
u. WAY TO LIBERTY
Stocky 164-Pound Man Seems
to Have Squeezed Through a
Thirteen-Inch Portfolio After
First Making Body Slippery.

Here 10 a burning problem for mathe-
maticians. al a man s feet 7 inches
tall. Weighing 1874 pounds, w~ell-nourished
thick-shouldered, deep-chested, with
most OF his weight carried aloft. squeeze
through a smooth, iron-bound portfolio
thirteen inches in diameter? Remember,
he is n stowawny anxious to scape from
a ship and become a free American: that
he has two burly companions pushing
him through and various 'lon9shoremen
hauling him out: also remember that 10
inches, multiplied by 3.141s according to
the good old formula of school boy
hood. shows that the circumference OF
the portfolio is +o.Si5s inches.
United States Commissions Il. p.
Morle decided that the man did get
through the portfolio and acquitted
Capt. Arthur Brown, of the tramp
steamship Hypatia. who thus escaped
paying n fine OF 800 for allowing an
allen ordered deported to run ashore.
The allen was William Campbell. a
stowaway. who with two others was
ordered to the River Plate last septem-
Der. The three had lodged aboard ship
at Liverpool. They were confined in n
small iron decE-house on the Hypatia.
II don't understand yet how the fellow
got away" sad Capt. Brown. only
two voyages aEo We carried 81. $50. 900 in
gold bullion in thai deck-house. OF
course 1 remember the case of a little
fellow who got half way through a port
hole o N another ship. but he swelled up
and stuck, and they had to saw him
out-saw the portfolio i mean
United States District-Attorney WILL
lam J. YoHngs u a circle thirteen
See here" he said. 7 weigh LAG
pounds. ! could. squeeze Through that
e soli; but a s i ToS'q man sf % 81 az haS1, How Ss,
"If he he got out the door, why didn't
the other two stowaways go tool" asked
Assistant District-Attorney Eugene r.
o'Connor. now rushed IN from the Hy-
patia and reported that the portfolio OF
The escape was only 12is inches In d.
ameter.
"Whee-ewl" cried Mr., Youngs. Worse
and worse!"
well, think Campbell did go
through" testified Hugh Govern. jr., an
Of the Hypata tried to palm on !n a m mSSe
Der of mis- crew on us after Campbell got
away. Nevertheless ! remember that 1t
was hot weather. and Campbell had on
very little clothing: besides, he vas
creased
"oh. creased his way outr" Mr.
Youngs interrupted.
mo, SIR replied Mr.. Govern. ~
mean that he slushed himself with a lot
OF real grease so that he wouldn't he apt
to stick, The two other stowa ways. fat
n without hope of escape, were kind
enough to grab Campbell's legs and push
for all they were worth. A gang OF
'longshoremen out on the deck heaved
on Campbell's shoulders with all their
strength. You know 'longshoremen are
pretty powerful"
Commissioner Morfe decided that Capt.
Brown had used due diligence under the
circumstances. and dismissed the com
plaint against him.
by s%prucel" exclaimed the captain.
'the next fellow ! hear OF trying to get
through that port. III chop him into
bits and feed him out through the
Ia wse-hole."
Just the same. I'll never believe
Campbell went through that p~orthoie,'
said Mr.. foungs. re-, o.
The evening world., 1903-12-18
Commissioner Monroe Investi-
Isstss a Charge that Inspec-
tors Have offered to Reduce
Merchants Bills for Brides.
MANY MEN MAY BE
Il INVOLVED IN SCANDAL
City Official Admits that Aocu-
; satlons Have Been Made, and
! Says He viii Probe the Mat
ter to the Very Bottom.

Ia a scandal which may be found 10 he
Of large proportions Is browning in the
1citys Water Department. Commits
siofer Robert Grier Monroe is making
q rigid investigation and AS n result n
Number or Inspectors may he prose-
cuted. Tho extent of the alleged frauds
10 not known. but II Is charged that
several of the inspectors have hoen ell
gaged for months past In a systematic
plan Of blackmail and extorltion.
To-day a score Of the inspectors Of the
Jdepartthentr Were before the Commits
J eBoher, and each was questioned under
,oath by! the pommissioner and z. s.
fBronson, Ee6f,nsot Tor the Water De-
spartnient. Each inspectors statement
was reduced to writing and sworn to 10y
1hinf.p
in2Asi Charged. a former Inspector. as
vel as an unknown number OF the pros
-ent~ employers. has approached mer-
chants on the west side. offering 10 re-
duce thei- water bills for a consldera-
slon.
One ease 1isf that of n prominent west
4 merchant who was told by an in
spector that n water bill for $3.50 could
besyreduced TO $50 IL the merchant
handsasthe Inspector $40. That was the
sAte. the inspector explained to the
nierchant- A warrant for one iiu pector
has already been applied for by Reg
lister Kelly. OF the department, and the
District-Attorney Ia be asked TO
further investigate.
commissioner Monroe confirmed thu
charges to-day and added: This matter
~ alleged frauds was called to my at
tenfion7 q few days ago and / have been
carefully Investigating the matter. I
do not know who is incriminated. II any
person, but we have received complaints
which have stirred us to action. l de-
gre TO have this matter entirely clear
"a up before i retire from office on
Jan. J.. i am not inclined to believe
that the system OF frauds complained
Of Is extensive. but we are investi-
gatng n want to know Just how far
now know the matter may be con-
tfned to two cases We have In view.
II there are any other merchants who
nave been approached we would like TO
hear from them
Low Endorses the Plan.
In.oabmitting t1e report Of the special
future needs OF the Water Department
Mayor. Low handed the board n long
letter In which he %concurred with the
upintons OF the experts. According to
this. report. additional water for New
York City may be obtained only from
the State. Therefore the water must
come from northern counties in New
The Mayor in, his letter shows that the
city can fnafcially gerry this deal
through n have a surplus each year.
But he advises that immediate range
snents must be made for the increase OF
the city's water supply.' He and his ex-
perts, figure that the money estimated
will also provide a sufficient filtration
plant for the whole service.
The matter OF issuing 800. 00O,o OF
water bonds WILL be. voted on next No
yember. the Legislature having already
urdered C vote.
The evening world., 1903-12-18
AGED CRIPPLE.
FOUND STARVING
III and Shivering with Cold,
Friendlese Woman Is Found
in Her Wretchei Room and
Taken to Hospital.

Mrs. Rose Rogers. elshty-nve years
The evening world., 1903-12-18
PADDY SHEA GETS 20 YEARS
Slayer of william Mclaughlin De-
cides to Plead Guilty.

The trial OF Patrick Shea. better
known on Cherry Hill as Paddy the
Sneak. for the murder of William Nc
Lauehlin came to an abrupt conclusion
this AFTERNOON. 80 many witnesses were
called to testify as to the facts OF the
crime by the District-Attorney THAT
Paddy the Sneak became frightened and
expressed a wish to enter a plea of
guilty on a minor oun
The Observation-Disclosures Office was will
ing and a plea of guilty of m%anslaughter
in their st degree was accepted. Justice
Davy sentenced the prisoner to twenty
years, which Is the maximum.
The evening world., 1903-12-18
ADA REHAN INHERITS PARROT
Also Gets one-Half of Her Late
Brothers, Estate,

William Crehan by his will, flled to.
day, left half his estate and his pei
parrot POLL" together with his per.
sonal belongings, to his sister. Ada Re.
han. with whom he lived at No. 10.
West N~lnety-third street. The othe,
half In equal shares 10 left to the other
sisters. Mrs. Kate Byron. of No. II.
West Seventy-seventh street, and Hat.
tie Russell. Of No. 1874 West N~inety-third
street.
No estimate of the yalua of IN. ..t,,.
Is given by Mrs. Byron, the -executrix.
The evening world., 1903-12-18
GROUPS GOING TO MANILA.

i,,,JHere yTo-Night.
Ten troops. OF cavalry bound for the
FhiiipRineAs9 will arrive here tonight.
rae first win be Troops z. r. g and
i. compriging the second squadron OF
he second United States Cavalry, with
ifsInis. He sc5ps viii be taken ai from
WeohaNkcu on barges to the transport
Z1l11lElEE. Hiuk at Pier Il. East River.
The olhof cHTalrymen 10 arrive viii
9|tt from t1fl Ethan Allen, Vermont,
zs4 WIN coi.4Ipt OF sir trpops, also Of
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08

The bond of Chas W. Mussey, for
merly cashier of the Merchants Ma
tional bank of Rutland, who was con
victed of embezzling funds belonging
to the bank, has been paid, The
amount, with interest and costs, was
1913, 556.79.
The First Baptist church of Barre
observed 'jubilee day" New Years
because Of the clearing up of the debt
of eight years standing. Eighteen
months ago this amounted to $4,000,
all of which, with interest of S545, has
either been paid or subscribed for
with the exception of 5000. What re-
mains is secured by notes of six men.
A stabbing affair occurred in Rut-
land Thursday night, when Frank
Fioro was wounded by a fellow
countryman, with whom he was shak-
ing hands. The assailant is alleged
to have been JOS. Cioffi, who escaped.
The wound promises ITO prove fatal.
The assailant was arrested few hours
after the stabbing in a lumbermans hut
on the mountain.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
FIVE MEN KILLED.
Awful Accident on the Rutland
Road Last Friday.
Two Engineers, Two Firemen and Brakeman
We're the Victims.

Avid engine running from Burling-
ton to Rutland on the Rutland rail-
road, crashed into the north bound
flyer from New York Friday evening
about 5 O'Clock in Shelburne, just this
side of Burritt's Crossing. The crews
of both engines were killed and a
brakeman who was riding on the wild
engine was fatally hurt and nearly
every one of the flyers crew we're in
jured more or less seriously No pas
senger was seriously hurt, although
all were shaken up and some we're
bruised by being thrown against seats
from the shock of the impact.
The dead are Denis Mahoney, engi-
neer Of the express, Of Rutland; r.
Convey, engineer of the wild engine, of
Rutland; James Fitzpatrick, fireman
on the express, Ticonderoga, N. ";
d. M. Chase, fireman on the wild en-
CINE, Of Rutland. The injured we're
John Cochran, brakeman, who died
later; NJ. L. Hill, porter of the Pull
man car injured about the head, not
serious; Thomas A. Anstey, express
messenger Of st Adams, injured about
the head; Conductor E, d. WEIGH, in
jured about body, not serious; L. 7.
Sheehan, brakeman, not serious,
The cause of the accident is UNI
known, but the theory of the officials
Of the Rutland road, as stated by DR.
Webb, is that Engineer Convey, who
had charge of the wild engine, figured
that the flyer would be late, as it has
been very frequently, and that he
could reach Shelburne in time to pass
the train there. The flyer was exactly
on time, however; and met the engine
when only about mile north of Shell
burne.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08

over the ground and rolled in every
direction, some east, some west and
some south. 1t is supposed to be
freak of the wind.
BY employing over 300 men and $50
horses, a steam pillow and plenty of
dynamite, the Manchester-Granville
steam railroad company have 5 miles
of roadbed ready for the ties. The
Norcross Marble company offer a
bonus of So, 600 to have the road ready
for business to its quarries by Feb
ruary /,
The Rev II. A. Durfee, who has for
some time served as secretary of the
Vermont Anti-Saloon League, has re-
signed his position to accept super
intendency in the same organization
in the western part Of New York, with
headquarters at Elmira, Supt Nor
row will do all the work in this state
until a man is secured to succeed DR.
Durfee and will in the meantime be as
sisted by stenographer and book
keeper.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
serious Questions for voters.

Do we want the saloons? If SO, why?
Who of us want them, and for what?
Is time spent in them which could be
better spent elsewhere?
Is money spent in them which would
do more good spent otherwise?
Is there likely to be gambling in
them?
Is any money worse than wasted in
them?
Do any fathers set bad examples
there for their boys?
Do our boys get good habits there
that viii make them good men, or hab-
its that win make them good-for-noth-
ing men?
Are our wives, mothers and sisters
made happier by having loafng and
drinking places to tempt their hus-
bands, sons and brothers to waste
their time and spend their money in
drinking and loafing instead of being
at home with their families?
Is the saloon a good place to edu-
cate the young men, who are 10 be the
husbands of our daughters?
If no money were spent in saloons,
would there not be more good trade
and less bad debts in business, and
more comfort in homes?
Would anybody be hurt by having
these places shut up? If so, who? And
how would they be hurt?
Would some men be better of today
they had never been in a saloon?
Would some women and children be
better fed and better clothed?
Would some homes be happier?
Would anybody who is dead be alive
today?
Would saloon keepers themselves
and their families be better, happier
or more useful in some other business?
Do saloon keepers want to do us
good or get our money? Do you like
the dictatation of the saloon in poll
tics?
Is it pleasant to think that some of
ficers whose sworn duty it is to enforce
the laws relating to the illegal use and
sale of Intoxicating drinks, protect
saloon keepersy
Let us think of these questions, and
on the first Tuesday in February
vote as We think is RIGHT, not as
those who only want our money wish
us to vote. Advertisement.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
DON'T
OVERLOOK this
A CarefeI Perusal win Prove It's value to
Every Bennington Reader.

little wonder hat his is o. Mi.reprosenta
tions make people skeptcs Nowadays the
puliitt asks for hettfr evidence than the iestl-
moEy " strangers Here Is proof which
SHOULD convince every Bennington rraler.
james Ba sett, carriage MAJ err living mt
203 Gage st, says: "If did not thoroughly
beieye that DAVIS Kidney Pills act as repre-
scented; II | h d lot from actual experience
proved tn To- nv case the remedy positively
did that for which used it coul'l not be In
du,ed TO publicly recommend the prepare
ton. My advice to anyone suffering from
baGkaehe or any Of the m4ny Z rms OF Kidney
complaint Is TO try Dosn's Kidney Phi S."
Sold for 80 cents pea box by all dealers.
Foster-Milbnrn Co, Butfro, n. Y, sole
agents for the Ubi e States.
Remember the name Doan's and take no
substitute.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
Finds Way to Live Long.

The startling announcement of Discovery
that will surely lengthen life IS made by edit
or 0. H. Downey Of Churubusco, Ind Il
wish to state," he writes, 'that DR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption is the mos
infallible remedy that have ever known for
Coughs, Colds and Grip, It's invaluable to
people with weak lungs. Having this Won
derful remedy no one need dread Pneumonia
or Consumption. Its relief is instant and
cure certain" o E. Gibson guarantees ev-
cry SOC and 81 90 bottle, and gives trial bottle
free