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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11
THE MAN WHO ELECTROCUTES.
STATE ELECTRICIAN DAVIS PER-
son OF MYSTERY.

Has Put seventy-four Persons to Death
Nobody Knows Where TO Find Hin,
between Executions-Is Threatent djut
Isn't AfrsId-His Views Of His Calling.
When he killed the Van Wormer boys
In the State prison at Dannemora last week
State Electrician Edward e. Davis finished
his seventy fourth execution by electricity,
OF these, seventy -one occurred In this
State, two in Massachusetts, and one IN
Ohio
This man, who invented the electric
chair, owns the patents on 1t and Is the
only man who can absolutely be depended
upon to conduct an execution without a
hitch, is remarkable in other respects.
Thus, wherever he goes he focks by HIM
self. He rarely speaks to anybody unless
he is spoken to first, and then he Is found
TO be most affable person. more than
anxious to talk about himself and hiswork
He will cheerfully answer any question
put TO him, no matter how personal 1t may
be About his work he Is absolutely cold
Hooded
"a locks upon an execution as a matter
Of business, nothing else. In this he re-
minds one very much Of little jos Atkinson
the old Tombs hangman, who was as cheer
full an eIecutioner as one would care to
meet
My dear sir, do not kill these men,
said Mr.. Davis just after the Van Wormer
execution to an inquirer THE people OF
the State Of New York, acting through
Judge and jury, kill them.
i am simply the instrument OF the law.
work the machinery by which the State
OF New York takes the lives Of murderers'
Davis is a little gray haired man OF co.
Ask New York politician who Is the hard
est man to nnd in the city and he will tell
you Tim Sullivan. Ask State Official
It Albany. especially Superintendent OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11

what do we do with the children who
are lost and brought in here1' repeated tho
GOOD looking sergeant at one Of the station
houses in the thiokly populated part Of
the Vest Side. -Oh, We just put them In
the inner room there and keep them until
clock at night il they are not claimed.
Then they are sent to Police Headquarters
The inner room Ii not attractive a.
permanent resting place for tho day while
the mother or father wanderu about
irving to trace the lost child. There il
nothing there to amuse the little wanderer
and the hours must seem very long. Ac-
cordnp 10 the account OF the policemen,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11

boarders at the hotel refused to sit at table
with him, preferring to wait until he was
through. :,
Davis calmly ate his dinner, reading his
paper the while, and then smoked two
cigars while the hungry boarders waited
for him to get away.
Davis has no assistants. He does his
work alone, and, unpleasant as the work
may seem, he certainly does it well.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11

set Of sables once. Her memory served her
true when she discovered that her furs
were missing, and the driver Of the cab
when found had to admit that he had the
furs in his possession.
There is, however, a simpler way, and that
is to look carefully in the cab before one
leaves it. But the simpler way does not
make such a good story afterward.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11
Because He'd Invented a Cattle Corset.

because He'd Invented CattIe COrset.
my confinement in this institution is an
outrage" explained the harmless inmate
to the asylum visitor. jealous dairy COM
panies have had me railroaded here. They
feared that nv new cattle corset would
drive them out OF business
-What2 Oh, nothing much. just little
Idea had for lacing COWS tight enough to
make them give condensed milk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11

DARE Is MY IKRY.
they take their incarceration rather hard
At first, and there are tears and lamenta-
tons in plenty.
What do you feed them withi' was tho
practical question. "reminiscences Of .
long, hungry wandering In early years
prompted 1t.
-Oh. We take up . collection said the
sergeant, and send out and get broad and
milk or little candy.
He spoke as q matter Of course, and the
policeman nodded sympathet ically.
1T amt much, just few cents, he Ok
planned, and We can't have the children
90 hungry. There isn't any appropr-
alton for that. you know
Over on the East Side In the Madison.
Oak and Eldridge street station houses,
the number of children brought In every
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11

the next question.
Il was lost myself he remarked In his
engagingly modest way. THAT is the
only time have ever known a child to be
left In the theatre. l was only IA and
mother claimed me-
There was demand for two front balcony
seats from young girl who was vigorously
chewing gum, and the ticket seller tunred
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11
Equine Philosophy.

well. suppose 'all's well that ends well"
neighed the horse who had just had bis
tail docked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11

SHE PAID T HE BULL PUPS BOARD.
Ever have anything lost hero in this
theatre,' he repeated. We'll. should
say we did. Now look here and he leaned
way out Of the narrow window In a hospi-
table sort Of . way. Would you believe
it possible that woman could walk out Of
a silk pettiooet In the theatre and never
know it2'
There was . nod Of dissent.
Its true: at least It has happened twice,
and neither time did the woman come
back. Ono was beauty, frills and things.
ashes Of roses-no,i It was elephants breath,
the color Of mothers wedding gown. A
woman wouldn't leave silk petticoat like
that, would she. II she knew it,"
Another nod Of dissent. this time more
emphatical.
And hatsl'sYou won't belisve 1t when
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
WEEDS AN INDIAN GIRL.
cincinnati Travelling Man Marrfes
the Pretty Daughter of
a Chief.

A marriage license was issued ut
Kansas City, Mo-, the other day to a
travelling man and the daughter Of an
Indian chief who is worth $4,000 in
her own right. She is not wrinkled
up old squaw, either, but bright.
pretty young girl who is just as up to
date as the average American girl
The groom is Elwood Green, of Gin
cinnati, O., IS years old, representing
harness and saddlery house of that
city. The bride is Evelyn Beaver, OF
Miami, I. T., and is % years old, the
daughter of William Beaver, chief OF
one of the smaller tribes.
The couple drove up to the court
house in carriage lavishly decked
with white ribbons and old shoes.
Both the contracting parties wore but.
tonhole bouquets. Attached to the
doorhandles Of the carriage on either
side was bunch of long white ribbon.
Tied to the hind axle were two shoes,
one mans and the other q woman's.
Neither the bride, groom nor the
hacRman appeared to pay any atten.
ton to these decorations. A crowd
followed the carriage to the court
house where the couple were married
by one of the circuit judges.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
JOINS HER LEPRoUs SPOUSE.
Wife Stimulates Disease and Goes to
Mo1okat to Live with Stricken
Husband.

From Honolulu comes the story Of
a1ate leprosy in order that she might
be sent to exile on Molokai island with
her leprous husband. She was a
beautiful native girl named Luhia,
daughter of chief, and her intimate
girl friend married Prince Cupid, who
inherited a fortune from his aunt, the
fate Dowager Queen Kapioliani, widow
of Kalakaua. She married Lui Hula.
pa, young native, who two years
after marriage developed signs of lep.
rosy.
Secretly he made all preparations to
go to Molokai island, and left letter
for his wife, bidding her farewell
The young woman was inconsolable,
and after vainly trying to go to Molo.
kai she enlisted the service of lla.
huna, or witch doctor. He gave her
preparation that when rubbed OH
the skin for several weeks made i,
sitvery white, as though she were III
the last stages of leprosy. Then she
applied to the health board to be sent
to Molokai. The doctors suspected
her, as her face showed no traces Of
the disease, and when questioned She
admitted her deceit.
The doctors were SO much impressed
with her devotion that they set asidt
;he rule and permitted her to join her
husband, and she joyfully took a
steamer for Molokai, from which is
land prison she can never return.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
SAGE WARNS GEORGE GOULD,
Declares That HIS Attempt to BECOME
q Great Railroad Magnate Would
Invite Formidable Opposition.

Russell Sage has warned George
Gould against attempting to become
railroad magnate, limiting that there
are those who would never permit him
to become power in railroad affairs.
"Mr. Gould has laudable ambition to
become great railroad magnate,
said Mr.. Sage. "But if he should at
tempt this he would invite opposition
that would prove formidable.
Railroads can be built now for much
less money than formerly. There is
too much capital in the country
While the community of interests was
being accomplished and the roads in
big territory were being brought un.
der one head, 20 men in Wall street
could 60 to work, build an airline road
between the principal points and rem.
der many of the feeders of the big
system unproductive. The situation
is such now. anyway, that we will be
very lucky If we escape without big
panic"
Uncle Russell's admonition comes an
the result of the Wall street hints that
George Gould is reaching out after a
big western railroad combine with the
intention Of concentrating all the
Gould int. ests under one manage.
ment.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
NAVY OF HAYTr.'
hides Itself When War IL Threat.
ened with the Republic of
San Domingo.

Americans returning from Cuba re-
late an incident which occurred when
hostilities were recently threatened
between Hayti and San Domingo.
Each of these small governments
owned dirninutive navy, made up OF
what is generally known as mos
quito fleet, of two or three vessels
each. When the trouble between the
two governments reached the most
critical point the officers and men of
Hayti's navy suddenly decided that the
climate about the coasts OF their ma
tive country was extremely unhealthy
and an almost unanimous opinion pre-.
vailed among the officers of the fleet
that change of climate was absolute
ly necessary.
Perhaps the fear of being sunk or
captured by the San DOMINICAN navy
had considerable to do with the de-"
sire of the Haytian officers for
change. At any rate, without much
ceremony, and in the absence Of or
ders from superior officers, they left
the Haytian coast and sought refuge
in the harbor at antiago, Cuba.
The mosquito fleet of Hayti re
manned in this port for more than two
weeks. 1t did not venture out, as the
officers feared that San Domingo
vessel might be in the vicinity. Every
one in the vicinity of Santiago knew
the reason for the presence of the
mosquito fleet, and made considerable
fun out of the lack of courage of the
officers of Hayti. When the trouble
blew over the fleet returned to it's ma.
tive shores, where the officers will
probably be ordered before court
martial charged with cowardice.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
OF THE TELEPHONE.
Vast Growth Ii Shown at an Annual
Meeting of the Stock
holders.

The annual stockholders meeting OF
the American Telephone and Tele.
graph company, which was held in
New York city the other day, marked
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the in
vention of the telephone by Prof. Bell
In retrospect Of the progress since
THAT time, the report of Acting Presj.
dent Alexander Cochrane said:
Twenty years ago there were AZ
$50 telephone subscribers in the Unit
ed States, and 2e,714 miles of wire in
use for telephone purposes. At the
end of last year there were sos,ss0 ex-
change stations equipped with our in.
struments, and 1,961,s01 miles of wire
were employed for exchange and toll
line service. The estimated number
of daily exchange connections is $685.,
$50, or about 1,s25,0o0,ooO per year.
The investment in line construction,
equipment and supplies for the long
distance system up to December 81,
1900. was s16,1s2. 900"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
MUST INSURE WORKERS.
New Law An Holland Which Requires
Employer to Provide for
Workmen II Injured.

Minister Newell has forwarded to
the state department a translation Of
the novel law just adopted in Holland
which requires employers in certain
branches of labor to insure their en-
ployes against pecuniary losses which
are result of accidents happening to
them in the course of their daily Ia
Dor. The law Classics 81 trades
where the insurance feature applies,
and establishes an institution known
as the State Insurance bank.
This bank notifies the employer OF
the class in which he is placed, and he
is required to make sworn reports Of
oil accidents at his place.
The State Insurance bank provides
medical and pecuniary assistance to
any employee who, in the exercise of
his calling, shall be accidentally in
jured in such way that he is no
longer partially or entirely capable OF
doing his ordinary work. In case of
death funeral expenses are to be paid,
and these indemnities extend in fixe
proportion to all the relatives of the
employee dependent upon him for sup
port.
The capital for this paternal insur.
ance society is furnished by assess
ments on employers, graded according
to the class of work and the number
of their workmen. The law has re-
ceived the approval of the queen, and
great interest is manifested in this
experiment in the way of paying met
wages and insuring them against &C
cidents for which they were not re.
SDousihlA
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
Make q Note of 1t.

TIE season of 1903 at Hot Springs
will open May 2. Hotels and plunge
baths have been overhauled and put in
fine condition. II. D. Clark will man.
age the Evans hotel. Low rates with
long limit will soon be announced.
Ask for information about the popular
resort and the Black Hills before de-
Gliding where to spend your vacation
this season. Agents of the Northwes-
tern line can tell you all about it. u.
A. Kuhn, A. G. T. s. P. A., Omaha
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22

For the national council Jr. Q. A.
NJ. at San Francisco May 20, and :bc
general assembly Of the Prcsbyter-
ian church at Los Angeles May q
to June 2, the Northwestern line
will sell tickets on May 3 and May
IL to Is inclusive. Extreme return
limit July Is, at s52. As for the round
trip. r. June, agent.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
Sensation.

There was a big sensation in Lees
Vile, Ind, when w. H. Brown of that
pla~e, who was expected to die, had his
life saved by DR.. Kings New Discoy-
cry for Consumption. He writes: II
endured insufferable agonies from
Asthma but your NEW Discovery"
gave me immediate relief and soon
thereafter effected a complete cure"
Similar cures of Consumption. Pneu-
monia, Bronchitis and Grip are num-
erous. It's the peerless remedy for all
throat and lung troubles. Price soc,
and 81. Guaranteed by Chas. M. Fal-
Ion, Druggist. Trial bottles free.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
Quick Arrest.

J. A. Gulledge OF Verbena, Ala. wss
twice in the hospital from severe
case OF piles causing "a tumors. After
DOCTORS and all remedies failed. Buck
lens Arnica Salye further arrested
further inflammation ard cured him.
1t conqures aches and kills pain. 25c,
at Ghas NJ. Fallon's drug store.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
Age Limitation.

There is a growing sentiment viii /
precludes old age from enjoying th.
benefts:of choice positions in the bust
ness world. Youth is everywhere pre-
fersed. In this respect Electric Biz
sers is different. 1t benefits old AN,
soung alike. Rev. G. j. Bndlong -
Ashaway, r. l., writes. Il wan
erybody to know what Electric Bill
ters is. 1t cured me of jaundice anc
liver trouble from which had suffered
for years. It's a greet tonic and ner-
vine and cures Liver, Kidney arc
Stomach troubles. Only zoe and guar
anteed by Cha=. M. Fallon druggist
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
New Northwestern Train.

Effective May 10th, straight PASS
senger train will be put in service b.
tween Chadron and Casper, leaving
Shadron daily except Sunday at 6:3O o..
M, Crawford, 7;22 a. M, arriving at
one p. m. East bound leave Casper
3:l5 p. NJ, Crawford s:07 p. M, arriy-
ing at 10 p. m.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
SINGLE METAL SPAR.
Innovation Planned for the Chal-
lenger Shamrock II.
Designer Crowningshie1d, OF Boston,
Expresses Approval of Plan-One
Objection Named-Herreshoffs Re-
fuse to Make Any Comment.

Designer B. B. Crowinshield, who
has charge of the plans and construc-
ton of the new cup yacht Inde-
other night to give his opinion Of
the innovation referred to in dis
patch from Glasgow in connection
with the spars and rigging of Sham
rock H., Sir Thomas Lipton's chal-
lenger.
The dispatch stated that the top.
mast and all topmast fittings would
be abolished and that the yacht
would have single metal spar.
Mr. Crowninshield without hesita.
ton expressed considerable approval
of the plan. He said he believed
strongly in the single spar, for the
same reason given in the dispatch, as
it did away with extra weight and
slmplified the rigging.
The only objection, he said, might
be the fact that the Shamrock's top
mast could not be housed if severe
wind came up. This feature, how.
ever, he said, had probably been fore,
seen by the yachts designers, who
were competent men, thoroughly con-
versant with their profession. On the
whole, he said, he believed the change
in construction was good one.
Relative to the dispatch from Glas-
gov to the effect that Shamrock II.
is to have pole mast combining
mainmast and topmast in one contin.
uous steel tube from step to truck.
tho Herreshoffs, at Bristol, R. l., had
no comment to make when the matter
was related in their Office. By per.
sons in touch with the members of
the Bristol bodybuilding firm it is
recognized that the housing OF top
masts on this coast in the month OF
August will be hardly necessary; that
some hundreds of pounds OF weight
will be saved aloft, but that it may
be necessary to rig several sets OF
spreaders on the spar, something
after the plan adopted. on the main.
mast of Shamrock I.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
WooIgrowers, Attention.

Wool sacks and Irvine you can
get them OF me. Supplies already
shipped. Send in your orders at
once. &C. G. Crabtree, agent for
Picker & Beardsley, Rapid City, S.
D.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22

S. A. Lathrop returned Friday
evening from q two days stay in the
northern Hills.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22

Anything you want in summer
dress goods, you will find at Owens
& Clemens.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
Two THINGS needed i'm lameness.

What
nment
and then the ameness the
Three Sizes Csc, 5Oc a Sold every
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22
All Sorts OF Horse Flesh
Cures the hurts OF anything that wall


will
Whatit
these
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22

Your sires and grand sres used Mexican
Mustang Lini1nent because it healed their
hurts and cured the ills of their domestic ami
mails What MEXICAN MUSTANG L1N1MENr did
Tor mankind and brute kind 60 years ago it
does to-day. 1t has always cured and always
will cure any and everything that good,
honest liniment can cure.
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QUEEN OF FARM LANDS.
If Corn j. King of All the Fnrm
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| NuEh uule OF january ~, lo6f T.,
DR. Hartman received the fol-
~ lowing letter;
MY wife had been suffering from a
complication of diseases for the past
25 years
"uer cas-, na4 uallted the skill OF
some of the most noted physicians,
One of her worst troubles was chronic
constipation Of several years stand
ing.
"She also was passing through that
most critical period in the life of a
womau4-change Of life In June, 1898,
| wrote to you about her case. You
advised course of Peruna and Mana
lin, which we at once commenced, and
have to say 10 completely cured her.
She firmly believes that she would
have been dead only for these wonder
full remedies.
about the same time | wrote you
about my own case Of catarrh, which
had been of % years standing. At
times I was almost past going, com
menccd to use Peruua according to
your instructions, and continued itsuse
for about a year, and it has completely
cured me.
"Yonr remedies DO all that you claim
for them, and even more. Catarrh
cannot exist where Pernna Is taken
according 10 directions. Success 10
you and your remedies.
John 0. Atkinson.