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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
THE WATCHMAN'S
STORY
copyright. 1909. BY G. B. Lewis ]

copyright, 1903. by c. B. Lswis.1
had been the night Waterman at
Parkers bank for three years when my
adventure happened. A burglar alarm
connected with doors and windows snd
a special wire ran from the bank to the
police station. / was required 70 send
in a signal over this wire every thirty
minutes. The code Of signals ran thus:
one push on the button, "All is well;"
two pushes, Il am ILL., three pushes,
"EIelp is wanted at once"
One winters night, between calls, |
fell asleep and was awakened By a
hand clutching my throat. ] started
up to find three men lowering over me
and realized that burglars had come at
last. The first thing one OF them did
was to send in the "All Is we'll" call,
and / was then tied fast to my chair,
and the trio began work on the doors
Of the vault. It was done for in about
ten minutes.
Then they began work on the inner
doors. They used what is called a
blacksmith's drill. All Of them seemed
familiar with its working, and they
had brought along no less than six diff
ferent drills for the machine. Work
was begun just under the lock, the men
spelling each other at intervals Of ten
minutes When the 2 o'clock signal
was sent in, they had made a very
slight impression on the hard metal.
but at 30 the signs were more encour-
aging.
AT 5 o'clock the trio were delighted
with the progress Of the work. AT $3.50
they ceased drilling, blew lot Of pow
der into the hole and inserted fuse,
and pretty soon there was an explosion
which tore a great piece out Of the
door. but did not burst It open.
They did not use the drill again Oh
the door, but on 4 closer examination
decided to blow it open. At 4.a0 al
was ready. While the leader placed
the fuse the other two picked up my
chair to carry me into the presidents
room. All were to remain there unit
the explosion was over. Just Whal
happened to bring about the premature
explosion could never be learned, bu
the probabilities are that In his hast'
the man cut the fuse too short. III
was still kneeling at the door and th'
three of us had our backs to it ant
were about eight feet away when th'
mine was sprung. The Jar Of the ex
plosion was telt two blocks away
cannot remember that heard tn
explosion. / simply remember being
lifted up and hurled forward. Thu
next thing | knew was sitting VI
with a hand over each ear, and tn
room was in a midnight darkness.
felt SO stupid and dazed that It VIA
many minutes before could place my
self. The gag was out Of my mouth
and the ropes with which | had beef
bound TO the chair were hanging loose
ly on my arms and legs. When ] be
gan to feel around to see where ! was
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
David Lnmnr 81 TrlnI.

Freehold, N. j., Oct. 13.-The trial OF
David Lamar of New York and Long
Branch, his brother-in-law, Bernard
Smith. and Monk" Eastman and 10
seph Brown of New York, all OF whom
were indicted in connection with an as
sault on James Mcmahon, a former
coachman for Lamar, at Long Branch
on July o, has been begun before Coun.
ty Judge w A. Heisley here. Lamar
and Smith are accused of having CON
spired to procure agents to assault Nc.
Mahon, and Eastman and Brown were
indicted as the agents alleged to have
been employed by them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
Commission Sitting In Secret to Dis
cuss Its Verdict.

Commission Sitting In Secret to Disc
cuss Its Verdict.
London, Oct. 13.-The last stage of
the Alaska boundary arbitration began
this morning at the foreign Office, when
the commissioners met in secret session
to consider their verdict.
While nothing can be known definite
", a very hopeful feeling prevails in
American circles. A significant reflex
Of this appears In the Times. Dealing
with the difficulties encountered in the
selection Of a new British ambassador
to the United States and the irritation
which he would have to face in Cana.
da and the United States if the Alaska
tribunal broke up with a disagreement,
the Times says:
1--WE rejoice to say that there is be
lieyed TO be something more than q
possibility that an award may be
agreed upon, or, rather, that some ques-
tfons may be so answered as to end
the matter"
The commissioners until decision
is reached viii sit daily from IL a. m
until 100 b. M, when they will al
tourn for luncheon and win resume
their deliberations at 2 p. M, adjourn
ing for the day at 4 p. N.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
@aaeaeasas ae
Tie Tines Daily Short Story.

I discovered that / was close to the
wire gate by which all employees en-
tered the bank Enclosure. The door OF
the vault was almost on a line with
this gate, but sixty feet away. Be
tween the gate and the vault Sere the
compartments Of bookkeeper, paying
teller, receiving teller and discount
clerk. each rallied of with wood or
wire.
You can Judge Of the strength Of that
blast when / tell you that everything
in that sixty feet was leveled, the
small safe blown over and the counters
twisted like a rail fence. AS soon as
realized the situation / CROPPED for d
match and lighted a gas jet, though
the room was SO full Of powder smoke
that it was some time before could
see foot from my nose. When the
smoke lifted so that / could get about
lighted more gasand then looked for
the burglars.
4 One of them lag in heap against
the front door, second under the
counter near where / had picked my
self up, and the third could not find,
though knew he must be under the
vault door which had been blown of
and lay on the floor The man at the
front door was stone dead The doe
+ tors said that his body must have
swept down all the ratings and parti-
i lions as he was hurled forward. The
man under the counter began to show
# signs of life ais I overhauled him, and,
j thinking be might prove troublesome,
T / tied him hand and foot You will
/ wonder that / was not severely hurt,
but that was the chance Of accident.
4 The chair was completely wrecked, but
/ got off with three or four painful
4 bruises.
/ The man under the counter had his
nose broken, two ribs fractured and re-
ceived bad scalp wound, but he had
no sooner recovered consciousness than
he began to struggle and curse. When
/ told him that both his partners were
dead, he was awed to silence for awhile
Then he began cursing again, and
stepped over to the police wire aud sent
fin the signal Help wanted at once. =
1t had never been sent in before, nor
have the words gone over that wire
since. In five minutes there were -four
bluecoats knocking at the door, and
when I let them In my prisoner greeted
them with jeers and curses and swore
he would get even with me If it took
100 years.
The leader, as / told You, was kneel
ing at the door when the explosion oc
CURED. We found him under 1t, crush
ed and burned and bearing little sem
blance to a human being. The one who
escaped with his life was sent up fol
twelve years, and thus the trio were
wiped out
have an old serapbook in which are
pasted various newspaper articles ir
my praise, but it's not much consola
ton to read them. The bank official:
knew / must have been asleep on duty
and instead Of patting me on the back
and raising my wages they waited
about q month and then gave me the
grand bounce. If. QUAD.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14

When last heard Of Herman and
Johnson, the fugitive defauiters from
the constabulary service. were on THEN
way to the island OF Cagayanes. They
had abandoned their tugboat at Asyai
a small port in western Negroes. and
had gone to Guinbald, on the south.
east coast Of Panay, where they SCI
cured a large vessel for their trip to
Cagayanes. One OF the native con.
stabulary was still with them. the 9th
ers having left at different places en-
route. The shortage IN cash Of the
eommlssary department, money taken
from the safe, amounts upon investl-
cation to $4,000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
SEVEN BIAoKFBBT KILLED.
Drunken Row on Montana Reserve
don Ends In Massacre.

Drunken Row ON Montana Reserve
ffon Ends In Massacre.
Browning, Mont, Oct. 13- Seven PEG
pie have been killed and tive wounded
during q drunken row on the Blackfoot
Indian reservation, Montana.
The dead are: Wakes-Up-Last, wife
and three children, Mrs. Susan Big
road, Mrs. Little Plume. The wounded
are: Alice Bigroad, shot In the leg, viii
recover J. Little Plume, throat and
arm cut, recovery doubtful
A number Of Indians secured q guam
tity Of whisky Sunday night and start
ed on a big spree. In some manner
Wakes-U p-Last became engaged in a
row with the rest Of the party. During
the alteration one Indian was slightly
wounded.
Wakes Up-Last shortly afterward
went to bed. Later in the night six
friends of the wounded man deter
mined to kill Wakes p-Last, although
it Is by no means certain that he was
the wounded Indians assailant.
Wakes Up-Last was shot through the
head while in bed His wife awoke
and started to run from the house with
her youngest child, when the Indians
rushed ait her and, placing a revolver
against the child's head, fred, killing
mother and child with one shot.
The other two children were shot
through the head. Susan Blgroad was
shot through the head. Mrs. Little
Plume's throat was cut from ear to
ear.
Four arrests have been made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14

San Francisco, Oct, 13.C. + Die
trieh, United States senator from Ne
braska and member Of the senate COM
mittee on public lands, has arrived
here after a four months visit To Alas
ka. Ills object In visiting the territory
was to famillarlze himself with the
conditions there. He does not attach
much importance to the glowing re-
ports Of Alaska's great agricultural
possibilities that have come here for
years past He says that the many
thousands Of dollars expended at the
government agricultural experiment
station at Sitka have not established
any facts about the agricultural posi-
bilities Of the territory that have not
been known for fifty years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
Tdeutenant sherI,ian Honae.

San Francisco, Oct 10 Lieutenant
+. Fl. sheridan Of the Fifth cavalry.
son of the famous civil war general,
has returned from the Philippines on
the transport Sheridan, just arrived,
after d years campaigning. Lieuten-
ant z. 4. Hazard, who won fame and
promotion to the regular army as a re-
suit Of his good work with General
Funston in the capture OF AguinaIdo,
also was on board
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
Aaed Rriaerroom props pend.

Decatur, ILL.,, Oct. 13.-J. w. Butman
a retired capitalist, has dropped dead
from heart disease. He was eighty
years old On returning to Decatur
last Friday from Cleveland, o., Afr.
Butnan surprised his friends with an
announcement that he had just mar.
ried Mrs. Florence Mitchell. He was
for many years prominent in business
here, managing the city gas plant and
owning large mercantile establish
ment He had no children.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
a-~ivat. Erorn ,ba r..,

San Francisco, Oct 49, Among the
passengers Of the steamer Siberia, ar
irving from the orient were Major
General Sir William Gascoigne. who
for the last five years has been in COM
mand Of the British forces at Hong
kong, and Prince John X. Kalaniana-
ole, delegate to congress from Hawaii
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
TiIIman Triaf CIoeinu.

Lexington, S. Ct, Oct 49, When the
trial Of ]. H. Tillman was resumed
counsel agreed to alternate in ad-
dressing the jury. counsel for the de-
Tense announcing that but four Of their
number would speak Solicitor Thur
mond then began the opening address
to the jury. entering upon a review Of
the testimony adduced BY the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
Colorado city Mines to open.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Oct. 13.-An
official announcement has been issued
by the superintendent Of the Telluride
Reduction company at Colorado City
that work viii be resumed there with
nonunion labor. A statement has also
been issued by Superintendent J. ID.
Hawkins Of the United States Reduc-
ton and Refining company that work
will be resumed there Thursday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14

washington. Get i3. The United
States supreme court has convened for
the october term, but without trans
acting any business beyond the adnls-
sion Of a number Of attorneys adjourn
cd TO make q formal call upon the prss-
ident. following the usual custom.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14

washington, oct 13.-Word has been
received at the White House from
Governor Taft that he Will be here,
ready TO assume his new duties 50 soc
refary OF war, some time In January.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14

Trenton, N. j., Oct. bit is estimat-
ed that the havoc wrought by the food
along the Delaware river will cause a
loss Of nearly 81 100000. Nine bridges,
each built at cost of from $4,000 to
100000, which spanned the river at
various points between here and East
on, were carried away The loss sus-
tanned by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company is estimated at 100000. Seri.
GUS washouts have occurred at twenty
FIVE different points on the Belyidere
division, and traffic has been suspend
ed There are several breaks in the
Delaware and Raritan canal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
srehnIgbop xain,s Condition.

Baltimore, Oct. 13.-Archbishop Kahn
remains in an unchanged condition.
The house physician and nurse in at
tendance reported that the patient had
not regained consciousness and express
81 the opinlsn that the end was very
rMa4s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
FntaI Socialist Riot a. snain

Bilbao. Spain, Oct. 13.-As a result
of the collision between Socialists en-
gagged in d demonstration and a body
Of Clericals seven persons were killed
and thirty three were wounded, some
OF the latter being mortally injured, In
Guiding the manager of the Pueblo a
newspaper Among the wounded are
Superior Louis Dautier Of the Chris
tan Brothers, schools.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
Pitcher Walden on fse st,..

Chicseo, Oct, i3. Ruhe Wsddel tic
well known baseball pitcher has made
bus tirst appearance iii Chicago as al
actor. @The Stain 81 Guilf' Is the
drama and Rnbe appears ia four acts
in the role Of detective. The audi
enee at the Alhambra theater CAV,
WaddelIIsn ovation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
CIRCUIT WON'T CONTEST.
No Legal steps 20 Keep Him on Re-
publican Ticket.

publican Ticket.
New York, Oct. 49, Comptroller
Grout has issued the following state.
ment:
while | am advised by every one o.
the many lawyers who have examined
the question that the action Of the Re
publican convention is clearly illegal,
shall take no proceedings in court.
made up my mind several days ago up
on this question The matterNis to bt
determined by another method and mol
by tie action Of d convention | wish
M vote that il not voluntary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14

Chicago's Death Rate Decreases.
Chicago, Oct H. The death rate Of
Chicago infants less than one year Of
age has decreased COL per cent since
1891 The death rate Of persons of all
ages has decreased 39.2 per cent In thu
same twelve years These statements
are made In the weekly bulletin Of the
health department
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
Faurteen Awtsmabiles survfve.

Buffalo, Oct. 49, Fourteen Of the
thirty four automobiles which left
Weehawken last Wednesday III an en-
durance run to Pittsburg left here at
intervals Of about 80 seconds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
f.nIl - 80 seantem.

washington. Oct, 13-It IL aRaenAced
that the call for the extraordinary ses-
siea L congress to meet Nov. , will be
issx Cd probably on the Goth inst.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
railroad Trame Hesumes.

New York, Oct. a. Railroads termi-
mating In Jersey City lave resumed
their usual passenger trsiH services
schedules, exceSting the local service
on the main line Of the EIris
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
HEAD HUNTERS
ARE HUNTED
Philippine constabulary Kills Fifty
three In Nueya Yiscaya.
EIGHT LADR0NEs TO HANG.
panay Briganda Attack Town and
Xiii InhabitRnts-Taft Asks China
For observation-disclosures and
Johnson Sighted.

Manila, Oct. 13.--Lieutenant Yelas.
quez and thirty men Of the constabu-
larry were attacked recently by soc
head hunters Of Nueva Ylscaya and
lost two men, after killing flfty-three
and wounding large number Of the
head hunters. The enemy were armed
with rifles and bolos. The constabu-
larry under command OF Veiasquez are
reported to be suffering from a disease
similar to cholera.
Eight ladrones have just been sem
fenced here to be hanged and two TO
twenty-five years Imprisonment BY
Judge H. sweeny. These men were
captured In Bulucan and other prov
inces OF Luzon adjacent to Manila.
A second body Of ladrones are In the
island Of Panay, where they have at
tackled the town Of Ibaiay and killed
thirteen Of the inhabitants There Ii
only a small police force there.
As Il result OF the investigation Of
Customs Collector shuster. Governor
Taft has made d reauisition upon the
Chinese authorities at Shanghai for
the extradition Of w. ID. Ballantine,
inspector Of customs, arrested there for
alleged completely in the conspiracy
for the issuance Of what are suspected
to be fraudulent certificates An Off
Ger will go to Shanghai to bring the
prisoner back here.
More Customs Frauds.
The customs authorities have just
discovered large quantities of anist
seed oil which was billed as tar. Many
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
Strength
/" Blood Wine" Made a New
Person Out Of An Old One.

quickly put on my feet. It's strength.
giving properties are astonishing. II
people who are overworked, all played
ont and on the verge of physical 8reak-
down, would take Blood Wine,' / be.
lieve they would soon be well again."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
rrenmcrs neId ~ q portIand.

Portland, Me, Oct 49,. Previous to
the sailing Of the steamer st. Croix
from Boston to Eastport and the prov
inces all the regular passenger steam.
ers out of this port were tied up al
their docks because of the storm.
Among the steamers here are the State
Of Maine. Halifax and st. John for
Boston, the Governor Dingley and Bay
State, plying between Portland and
Boston; the North Star, between Port
land and New York; the Boothbay
steamer Enterprise and the Rockland
steamer Monhegan
Heavy weather on the Atlantic.
New York. Oct 13-Incoming steam.
ers from European and coastwise ports
report extremely severe weather dur
ing the past three days. Vessels arriv-
ing from the eastward suffered but tit.
tie, coming along with the prevailing
easteriy gales, whereas steamers com.
ing from the southwark felt the full
force of the tempest and suffered more
or less damage from the tremendous
seas which swept ever them for sew
enty-four hours. Captains report the
worst weather experienced on the coast
iii many years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14
nIore Cnstonaa Franls

The customs authorities have just
discovered large quantities Of anise
seed oil which was billed as tar. Many
cases Of the oil put up in this shape
have been seized.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-14

E. A. DROWN, 48 North Main ST., Barre, vi.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
Sale of Property for Taxes.

Theproperty Of delinquent tax pay
ers in Grant parish is advertised fol
sale by the sheriff on Saturday, Apri
11th. The sheriff of Grant is rushing
the season. We sell in Ouachita ir
June, giving delinquents all possible
delay.-Monroe Bulletin.
Well, you folks over in Ouachita dc
not track the law very closely, or you
are awful slow and pokey. Sheriff
Swafford, under the law, could sell
property for non-payment Of taxes
within fifty days from January 3D.
and would have been within the pur.
view of the law had he made his sale
March 18th instead of April 11th.
The revenue law (sec. SOY provides
that on the I'd day of January. or as
soon thereafter as possible, notice to
taxpayers shall issue that taxes must
be paid in twenty days or that said
property will be sold. Section SO
provides that at the expiration oi
twenty days the sheriff shall proceed
to advertise for sale all immovable
property on which the taxes are due,
said advertisement to be for a period
of thirty days.
There is no good reason why sher-
IFS should delay their sales for non.
payment OF taxes. The law requires
the payment OF two per cent penalty
a month by delinquents, and it is a
mighty poor and inprovident man
thatcould not get money at half that
rate and pay up his taxes and save
penalties and costs. Sheriff Swafford
showed good Judgment by his energy
and promptness in making the sale.
When the day of sale arrived only
four peicee of land had to be offered.
We will warrant that when the sheriff
OF Ouachita comes to make his sale
he will not make any better showing
after all his delay.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
CoLFAx, GRANT PARISH, La, SATURDAY. APRIL 25 1908
The Cotton Seed Oil Mill.

Ground was broken last Monday
for the Colfax cotton oil mill, and
about twenty men have been at work
all the week. We understand the
working force will be doubled in q
few days. The foundations of the va
rions buildings, as staked off, gives
one fair idea Of the enterprise. The
warehouse in particular, to be used
for cotton seed, hulls, ETC.. is a man,
moth building. 1t will be 1852 feet
wide by 200 feet in length. 1t viii
have Al brick walls or pillars. ICE
feet long, standing at intervals of 5
feet frsm center to center, and on
these pillars IL inch floor joists will
rest, on which the floor will be laid.
All the other buildings will be on q
like liberal scale, and the crushing ca
pacity OF the machinery will be sixty
tons OF seed per day.
The contract for the buildings has
been let toll. Burgess, carpenter and
builder, and Sims & McGee, brick ma
sons, of Alexandria, the wood and
brick men having put in joint bid
for the work. These men are highly
recommended for competency, and
are expected to do only first-class
work in every respect, both as to the
buildings and the material used in
constructing.
Most persons, not being familiar
with the great development the cot
ton seed industry has brought to the
South, do not realize the Importance
of this mill to this section. The
probability is that in addition to
furnishing our farmers with steady
and reliable market for seed, and sup
plying them with fertilizers and cattle
feed, it will also in the course of time
make soap. butter, lard, oils aud
other staple products necessary for
every day use. This will have the
natural tendensy OF cheapening the
cost of living on all those articles.
The Manufacturers Record states
that there are 700 cotton oil mills in
the cotton belt, representing an in
vestment OF sec, 900, 900. The world
now eats 75O,OOO,OOO pounds OF
American cotton oil in one form or
-oleomargerine, butterine,
lard compounds, etc. It's use in the
of soaps, tallows, oils, ferti-
lizers, cattle feed, inters for cotton
batting and other things, has cheap
ened those articles from % to 40 per
cent. while the planter has profted
by a steady rise in the price of cotton
seed. The oil is pure and wholesome,
and those who use it's products run
no risk to their health. One of the
greatest benefits of the business is
the moving South OF hundreds of
manufacturing concerns that former
" were located in the North, and the
Of employment to thou
sands of Southern laborers.