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The Washington times., 1903-08-09
MR. ALTMAN, OF WAHOO SEES SOME SIGHTS
mn~~d h@Anv4 otunva to New

and the general arrangement convinced
him that he was about to become one
of the people.
This is the real thing. amt it," he
said to his friend. as they went into
the bath house.
The New Yorker explained the sys-
tenn for checking valuables and Altman
declared that what he liked about NeW
York was the way the people took care
of strangers. 1t was a great contrast
to Baltimore. Then he sealed up his
envelope and gave IT to the attendant.
He was ready for dinner when the
swim was over. and while they were
! dressing he howled across to his friend
in the other room a discussion OF what
they should have that would have car
ried across four sections of his native
prairies. But VIXEN he stood at the
wicket again and received back the en-
velope containing his watch and money
an expression came over his face as he
opened it that for an instant made his
| friend fear he had a weak heart and the
swim had been too much for him.
The blood left his face and his lips
and he could hardly whisper to the New
Yorker:
The letter. It's gonei"
WHAT" asked the New Yorker.
My letter of credit" exclaimed AL
man. ct amt in the envelope"
Ibid you put it there?'' asked the New
Yorker.
7 81 = I'll
stood a while in thought. Then
CHASTITY grin spread over his face and he
said:
NO. left ii on the shelf here"
Tie bath attendants had not seen IT
and the New Yorker soon satisfied him.
self that it had been picked up by some
person who did not mean to turn IL in
without seeing whether it could be
cashed or not He let the Nebraska
man worry for while. just to give him
a lesson, then he said:
Never mind. Altman. The letters no
good without the notes. you know; and
you've got those at the hotel You get
TO the bank the first thing in the morn
ing and tell them you've lost the letter.
They will stop that one and give you
another in its place"
"Sa-ay, will they?" asked Altman, as
returning hope brought flush to his
face We'll. they'll find me camping on
their door step when they open that
bank in the morning. What time do
they open up"
And the last the New Yorker saw of
his Nebraska friend that night Altman
was headed for the bank resolute TO
sit on the step until it was open for
business.
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Now" he said, as they left the hotel.
lets go up and see the Grand Central
station"
What do you want to do that for?'
asked his friend.
Well" drawled Altman. II never
saw a station as big as that. and /
| thought I'd like to-
/! So they went up. and on the way All
man noticed the new Hall OF Records.
"Sa-ay." he remarked to his friend.
with a nudge which nearly sent the
New Yorker to a hospital with half
his ribs broken, they're putting up a
new house, amt they?"
Then he came to the subway. and the
New Yorker thought they were an
chored there for the day. But Altman
remembered the station at last and on
they went. He marveled very much
at the size of it and asked many ques-
lions about the work of the men who
had Offices there. and especially how
much they got for it. They had started
back downtown headed for Coney ISL
land, when Altman suddenly jumped
out OF his seat and thumped his friend
on the shoulder.
'Sa-ay." he howled. "Chauncey De-
pew has his office up there. don't hep
The New York said that was so.
by Jacksi" exclaimed Altman. II
| wish I'd thought of it while we were
there. I'd like to have seen him."
What for?" asked his friend.
why. a man that's been around as
much as he has" replied Altman, land
has seen SO much and knows so man.
I big people, must have something
he could tell fellow like me-"
Then he wondered why his friend
laughed.
| At Coney Island Altman received an
other shock. 1t was still far from
lunch time, but he said he was hungry
and would Just take a bite at the frs;
restaurant they struck. The New York
er thought IL a good chance TO admin
lister a lesson and let him go ahead.
IL was not much OF a meal from a
westerner's point of view. but The
New Yorker concluded to see the eff
feet when Altman got the check. He
! had heard something OF the Nebraska
mans frugal ways.
After a while the waiter dropped the
slip OF paper in front of Altman. The
Nebraska traveller looked at il and his
eyes buIged out. He glanced up at the
waiter. then he looked at his friend.
Then he read the bill item by item.
''Sa-ay," he said 10 his friend. with a
sigh fetched from the soles OF
his shoes, Tets go back"
Then the New Yorker took the check
and Altman was happy again. At Man
haitian Beach they went in for swim.
II was Allman's first try al salt water,
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THE New York Sun" is telling this
story: ''.,
The man from Wahoo was tall
and angular and near-sighted and en-
thusiastic.
There was an air about him which
proclaimed him as hailing from Wahoo
just as surely as did the large black let
tering on the canvas-covered telescope
bag he carried, lettering which an
nounced for all the world to see that the
owner of that bag was "Wulburton Reg
illus Altman" of "Wahoo, Saunders
county. Nebraska" with a small line
beneath. which added, Stocking town
ship" by way of making the address
complete and definite. II there had been
room the location of the house in
Wahoo, at the corner of Linden Avenue
commonly known as Eastwood Street
and George Washington Place, undoubt-
edly would have appeared also
But as 1t was Mr.. Altman was we'll
satisfied with his travelling equipment
adequate. For Mr.. Altman came from q
place where vile and guile are at dis
count, and his simple abiding faith in
the good nature. helpfulness and square
toed honesty of mankind in general had
never received a shock
1t remained for the overcivilized East
to throw the first barrel of cold water
over the warm enthusiasm OF this hope
full scion of the Bug Eater State. Mr.
Altman, having worked hard during sew
eral years for the munifcent salary of
$40 a month and saved his money. had
decided to take a vacation and join a
ministerial excursion of the personally
conducted sort on a tour of Europe.
He came to New York by way of
Washington and Baltimore. He was at
tracted principally to Washington, for
there, as he had read, a great many men
and women were employed by the Gov
eminent at salaries which ranged up in
the thousands every year.
He was not quite sure about this. so
he put It 10 the proof by roaming
through the public buildings. as far as
he was permitted TO go. and asking
every person be could catch who sug-
gested TO him the appearance of a Gov
eminent employment what was his &C.
cupation. and how much was his salary.
When for the five hundredth time or
Whereabouts. he had been advised TO
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
TANOUKRYS SMART DOG
He Knew the Morse Topographic Alphabet and Could
Play Good Hand at Poker.

side and Tan was getting worried about
the single opponent. for the fellow held
up three cards. The operator weighed
his hand and then sat silently gazing al
the two pairs. Suddenly be heard a
sound, a slow. steady tap-tap- Tan's
telegraphic ear caught from the mystic
rious sound these Morse characters:
He has deuces.'
Now, Tan was man who did not in
quire into the why's and wherefores OF
Providence When miracle was per-
formed. the purport OF which was to in
form him that the other fellow was
bluffiing on deuces, he accepted the tip
ana played back with all his strength.
The result was that he garnered S2.Sa
on that pot and was staked for the next
deal.
They started in again and Tan got
three kings. He was inclined TO bet like
an amateur. but he suddenly heard again
the slow tap-taD- He inclined his head
and heard the telegraphic alphabet. The
dots and dashes read:
Keep out I see four mines
Tan cast a hurried glance around 10
see If he could locate his miracle-work-
ing messenger. He saw nothing but the
dog sitting disconsolately on the chair
on the opposite side Of the table
Nevertheless, Tan threw down his kings
and lost 10 cents. On the next hand he
reaped S37 on one Of the spirit mani
festations by telegraph, which told him
one man held pair of fves, another a
bobtsil flush, and the other two pairs
kings up. He himself held three treys.
We'll, as the night wore away the
mysterious messages kept coming. and
Tan began 10 roll in wealth Next
morning he went back to Graneros with
i,737, all the three sports and he him
self had at the beginning.
when Tan got UP out OF his chair
one OF the sports said: Well, I hope
you've got enough money to buy that
dog some grub. He's been sitting there
wagging his tail all night
"Tanquery looked up in a rather star
tied manner, for d great truth was be-
ginning to dawn upon him. And he
guessed right. The dog had been watch
ing the other fellows hands. His tail
was sandwiched in between two of the
uprights In the back OF the chair. AS
Tanquary stood looking at the dogs tail
brute's tail began wagging again. Tan
listened closely. and as the dogs tail
struck the uprights OF the chair the
operator deciphered the letters. The
message was: And we didn't do a thing
to them
''Tanquary reached over and stroked
the dogs read. He was mystified for
awhile; and ! don't believe he ever did
figure out just how II came about, but
its well-known fact. Nashville
(Tenn.l American.
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FISTICUFFS AT WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY

down the other. and they might be fight
ing yet IL they had not dropped exhaust
ed at last on the two beds ranged along
opposite walls
Signed the Protocol
Then-and this is most characteristic
OF the Point-the third cadet did some
talking, and the fighters, as soon as they
recovered breath, shook hands with new
respect, declaring a permanent truce,
which has yet TO be broken.
But the truce did not take the blood
stains off the clothes. and there was
much seurrying about before the next
inspection 10 eradicate the marks with
a preparation that a barracks Waterman
was paid we'll 10 secure. Nor did it ap-
pease the disappointed hostess. whose
dinner hour had come and gone before
the ''scrappers" awoke from their war
like reverie. It took them a good
month to square" themselves, and then
they accomplished the feat only by TAX
ing the matron into their confidence.
Though an officers wife. 1t is said she
promised never to breathe a word about
the fzht.
If you ask cadet about the scraps"
he is more than apt TO forget all he
knows. and declare there hasn't been
anything OF the sort on the Point for
ages. AS a matter % fact. there aren't
so very many. The officers son afore-
mentioned is the only member OF the
corps who is known 10 have figured in
more than one encounter during the last
year. Conservative estimates place his
record at six fights and three separate
sojourns in the hospital.
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CLT vERYBODY down at Graneros
remembers Tan's pup" said
the operator as he flashed the
picture OF the dog. I remember the dog
very well. TanquaFy was the operator
down there when I first came to Colorado.
Graneros was made up OF battered box
car that had been dumped at one side
OF The track. This served as a telegraph
Office. and it was a dreary place for the
bravest man, and Tan got lonesome stay
ing there.
zone day some one sent Tanquary a
dog. II was a mean-Iooking animal OF
mingled breeding, and IL had q tall Of the
length, breadth, thickness and general
outline Of a banana. But the dog was
welcomed and soon made friends with
the lonely operator. Tanquary taught
the animal 70 90 TO the section fore
mans hotel, where he boarded, and fetch
his lunch, although the dog was at fret
inclined 10 take Roman holiday with
the food.
'Tan also taught the dog number OF
tricks. such as standing on his head, 10
leap sideways, 10 chew tobacco and TO
smoke. The only picture I have OF the
dog is the one where he is seen smoking.
although Tanquary taught the dog a
good many other things, the brute went
on to learn many other things without
the operators assistance. The two grew
more and more fond Of each other, and
once when Tanquary came up 10 see If
-4F h.,s ne cDar he 4
with him. They had sundry adventure
ard finally brought up at a poker game
behind a Wazee Street barber shop.
There three strangers had decided 70
gather in TanQuary's six months salary
"They played with great energy until
the operator had reached the last dime
I'm his poaketbook He looked about him
and his eyes fell upon MS faithful dog
which had taken a position on a chair
on The opposite side OF the table. Tan
looked mournfully at the brute for q
minute, and then his love for the game
overcame him and ne said.
d" IF you are good sports you will LEI
me put up that dog against dollar
worth OF excitement and We can 90 il a
little longer. Otherwise ! am out Of II.
'Tanquary told OF the dogs accom-
plishments and pat him through few
OF his tricks. Something seemed 10 be
worrying the dog. and it could be seer
that TanQuary saw his pet was not sat
Isfed to masquerade as . jackpot. Well.
the three gamblers consented 10 let Tan
quarry stake he dog.
After that the game became one OF
life and death. Tanquary, after the
draw. found himself possessed OF tive
kings and the same number Of tens All
but one OF the strangers fell by the way
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ercise ali the diplomacy they and their
friends could muster TO avoid detection
The two cadets had been dressing for
the dinner party and were respondent
in their proudest uniforms. One OF
them, having completed his prepara-
tions ahead OF the other, was waiting
impatiently. He began to make re-
marks about the others clumsiness.
There was a report, another shaft, and
still another retort Somehow or other
No. l gave No a love stroke that
knocked half the teeth loose. A min
ute later they were at it tooth and nail.
and a third cadet. the sole spectator.
had retired 10 a corner, whence he was
able to look on without getting in the
way.
The table eIattered over on its side
a chair was broken to pieces. an IN
breakabie West Point washbasin ratified
TO the floor. Back and forth. the blood
now streaming from their lips and noses,
the fighters tore from one side OF the
room 10 the other. The fine new collars
melted until they were nothing more
than rags. drops of red trickled down
the brass buttoned bosoms of the coats.
All the while, however. not a word was
said. except now and then when the on
locker shouted:
Quiet Don't make such a row."
At this the fighters would move with
enc accord out of the way of the furni-
ture and tread softly for few moments.
until the warning had been forgotten in
a new heat 1t kept up this way for ten
or fifteen minutes. The cadets were so
evenly matched that neither one could
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
Cadets Now Obliged Resort "Speak-Easy Tactics

the grass, the officers son bided his
time. contenting himself with announc-
ing his intention OF chastising his oppc-
nent. When the auspicous moment ar
rived he managed to meet the latter in
a room in barracks. and with only two
spectators they started in to batter eacn
others faces.
A Knock Out.
The officers son had been successful
in several fights and this had given him
confidence, but he was outclassed WHEN
he met the opponent. The other cadet
outweighed him and had muscle besides.
In a few seconds the challenger lay
prone on the floor Nothing daunted.
albeit somewhat battered. he was on
his feet in the twi1kling OF an eye. \
smashing blow caught him on the point
of the jaw and when he arose the sec
ond time he was daZed and staggering
Then he was downed a third and a fourth
time. Every fall, though he began TO
look weaker and TO show more bruises.
added 10 his combativeness, and when
the final knock out came he was as game
as ever.
Although the two cadets who were
watching the fracas made themselves
useful at grabbing chairs and tables out
OF the way. they kept no stop watch nor
called off the rounds, and it was only
due TO the victor's courtesy that the
officers son got we'll on his feet after
each fall. At last when the FINISHING
blow was struck. the victim couIdn |
rise. He tried to, but his knees gave
way under him.
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n EsPITE the frOwning Of the Gov
eminent and the officers in
charge of the United States
Military Academy, the cadets in the IL
stitution continue to settle their differ
ences with their fists. Even today Yves:
Point hears with bated breath and slap
ping of thighs. showing delight, Of clan
destine boxing matches as ferocious and
formal as those OF yore.
A story of this sort-the latest to be
told about a ight-loving army officer:
son who is a cadet at the Academy. and
who seems to inherit his fathers tastes
-oozed out a fortnight ago. The OFF,
GERS son is desctibed by his fellow-ca-
diets as having plenty of sand" but
not very much muck" At West Point
muck" means the. same thing as muscle
Well, somehow the superhuity of sand
has made up for the lack of the othei
attribute thus far, and the "scrapping'
scion behaved himself in the last fight
in a way that would not have made his
father ashamed of him.
Somebody reflected on his veracity after
he had taken his turn ar spinning a yarn
during his recreation hour one evening
that was the way the trouble began
knowing the Academys new rule, and re-
uembaring the fate of the only two ca
diets who ventured to have an open figh:
after the Congressional committee of in
vestigation ordered an end of scraps on
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
AVID DANGERS bust of George
Washington. which was destroy
ed by fire when the Capitol at

n AVID DANGERS bust of George
Washington. which was destroy
ed by fire when the Capitol at
Washington was burned in 1851, is to
be replaced by popular subscription of
the French people A Paris correspond
ent writes:
The bust of Washington which the
french people are about TO present to
America. is not only a fresh mark OF
the sympathy existing between the two
nations, but IL also recalls a mark of
esteem in the past In 1928 a national
subscription was opened in France TO
offer to the United States Government
a bust of Washington carved in marble
by the great sculptor David dangers.
The bust remained in the Capitol at
Washington until destroyed by fire in
1851 Now, 10 prove that the cordially
OF Franco-American relations remains
unchanged. some distinguished French
men have opened a new subscription 70
present TO America a bust cast in
bronze from the original model. fortu-
nately preserved in the David Museum
at Anglers. The Comte de Rochambeau.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
A Famous Scrap"

One of the fights that became famous
early in the past spring was between
two cadets on the eve of a dinner party
to which both had been invited, and at
the end OF il neither was in a condition
to appear, whereupon there was great
trouble Strengthening out things with
the hostess, and the fighters had TO ex-
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

Well" said the enemy, Il guess I'll
count"
NO. you won't" groaned the fallen
warrior. viciously. making another vain
attempt to stand.
Yes, we've about finished IT. guess, -
the victor continued. Zone, two, three.
four. FIVE. six. seven. eight. nineteen.
You're licked"
This was the end of it. and, despite
the protests OF the vanquished that he
was ready to continue the matter. he
was lifted into bed by the other three.
a couple OF days later he was in the
hospital, where. il was said on the pa
rade ground, he had been taken TO re-
cover from neuralgia"
Seldom Reported.
As a rule, the cadet officer does not
take an official cognizance of the fight
provided the drill goes on smoothly He
considers meetings of this kind "out-
breaks spontaneous in their character"
But II IS a different matter in the case
OF a prearranged fight. or one which
takes place in the open, on the grass
around old Fort Clinton. the scene OF so
many desperate battles 1t was worth The
cadet officers shoulder straps not TO re
pOrt affairs of this kind
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-14
FORMER MINNESOTAN
WHO Is IN CONGRESS
Milton ]. Daniels Represents the River
side District of California.
Globe Special Washington Service,
1417 G Street.

Globe Special Washington Service,
1417 G Street.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 10
Minnesota people will recognize in one
of the new California members of this
congress an old former resident. Mil
ton ]. Daniels of the Riverside district.
created by the new apportionment, was
for many years resident of Roches-
ter, Mimi, and served eight years in
the Minnesota legislature. He was also
president of the Minnesota state board
of asylums for the insane for six years.
and, with his father, organized the
Union Savings Bank of Rochester. 1t
was in 1889 that he left that state for
California and settled at Riverside.
Mr.. Daniels went to Minnesota first
in 1856 In 1859 he was appointed dep
uty postmaster at Rochester, and lit
tie later entered a military academy In
New York. Ii was while in the acad-
envy that Lincoln issued his first call
for volunteers for ninety days serv-
ice, and young Daniels left school to
go into the army. He returned in
August, 1862, to Minnesota and raised
a company and was commissioned lieu
tenant of Company +, Ninth regiment,
Minnesota volunteers. He took COM
mand of the Third Minnesota mounted
infantry in the Indian war of 1852;
Joined his command at st. Louis in
1853, and was commissioned captain
In March 1865, he was commissioned
captain and commissary of subsistence
by President Lincoln and assigned to
duty at Baton Rouge. La; was COM
missioned brevet major by President
Johnson in 1865, and mustered out in
1866.
Since going to California Mr.. Daniels
has identified himself actively with the
fruit industry, being president of the
Riverside Fruit Exchange and a mem
Der Of the California state board OF
horticulture. He organized the Orange
Growers Bank of Riverside and has
been active in business and fraternal
organization of that state.
Walter L. Clark.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-14
OUTSIDE THE LAW.

We do not see why anybody should
be surprised at the opinion of a Penn
sylvania court to the effect that in the
eyes of the law the decision of the an
ing on either the miners or the pro-
prietors mo court could very we'll
have decided otherwise. Nobody who
gave the matter serious thought could
very well have concluded differently.
The anthracite strike commission
was a body entirely outside of and un-
known to the laws of any state or of
the United States. 1t was a strictly
private tribunal, created by the presi-
dent of the United States; not by war
rant of anything in the constitution or
the laws, but by virtue of purely pri-
,yate agreement entered into between
him and the mine proprietors on one
side and the officers of the United Mine
workers on the other. Whatever it's
decision might be would be absolutely
binding as a moral obligation upon the
two parties, but it could have no legal
status whatever.
This is true of all conclusions reach
ed by arbitration, except where arbi-
tration has been recognized and estab-
hshed by law as a proper method for
settling differences. The sanction that
upholds the decision Of the anthracite
strike commission is one really far
higher and more imperative than any
law can confer. It is backed by the
honorable obligation of labor and of
capital. No man on either side could
refuse to abide by it without smirching
his honor and declaring his most SOL
EMMY pledged word to be worthless.
The penalties incident to any such ae-
ton would be inflicted by public opin-
ion, and would be infinitely more Sc
we're than courts could impose or prison
officers execute.
1t is danger OF every arrangement
reached by private contract and agree
ment in matters of large scope like this
that they seem to pretend to authority
superior to and outside Of the law.
They have none. Whatever the advan-
tages or mistakes Of this strike COM
missions findings, the law and the
courts have nothing to do with them.