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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-19
INSURE CASH IN TRANSIT.

Banks Take Great Precautions to Avoid
Losses by Express and Mail.
The careless way in which large
packages Of bank notes were tossed
through the windows of the New York
postOtt1ce this week for transmission
to out-Of-town points has excited the
wonder Of persons familiar with the
risks involved and the sums at stake,
says the New York Evening Post. The
movement is specially heavy just now,
aggregating from 100000 to $5,OOO,-
600 week, and including consign-
ments from most of the large banks
and banking houses in the city. The
currency Is sent everywhere in single
packages containing $4,000 or less,
protected by policies Of insurance pro
tecting the owners against every posi-
BILE hazard at rates varying from Is
cents to 50 cents per $1,000 Of curren-
cy insured. Most Of the notes are S.
$40 and 500 denomina lions, besides
supplies of ones and twos for use as
"hand-to-hand money" for crop move
ment purposes.
These transfers go to all sections of
the United States, Canada, Great Brit,
ain and to continental points. The
business has now grown to large pro,
portions and is written by some of the
strongest insurance companies of Eu
rope and America. One very interest
ing claim paid few days ago was
for the loss of parcel containing S.,
TOO in bank notes shipped through the
mails by a Canadian institution. The
destination was small postoff1ce
where the business was so light thai
the postmaster, not having the use Of
safe in which to store valuables, was
forced to take home every night unde
| livered registered mail that had arrived
during the day. The package Of banl
notes was taken out of the Office IL
this way, and just before the postmas
ter reached home he was attacked by
footpads and relieved Of the money
The loss was Immediately reported
and the insurance company at once re
imbursed the institution, at the same
time offering $500 reward for the de
lection Of the thieves. The case haI
not been cleared up yet.
Packages containing $4,000 Of in
sured bank notes were on the train tina
went through a bridge in Southern
State last week. New York under
writer's were much concerned over thu
incident until they discovered that thu
car in which the insured packages wer'
stored remained safe on the rails. Thu
largest single risk ever written wa
taken in England some time ago, whel
one package containing $25,00O,OOO wa
| insured
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-19
LAWYER WHO WAS A TERROR.

Strange Character OF John Taylor of
the Early Arkansas Bar.
At the last meeting of the Arkansas
Bar association, says Law Notes, the
president, George B. Rose, delivered
an interesting address on The Bar Of
Early Arkansas" in which he set him
self the task of rescuing from oblivion
some members of the early leaders
of the bar and reconstructing the con-
ditions under which they worked.
Among them Is represented the curious
figure of John Taylor, whose pictur-
esQue and terrible character might well
furnish hint for modern Sir Walter
Scott, If he were fortunate enough to
possess successor to the great novel
list:
John Taylor was only sojourner in
Arkansas from 1887 to 1874, but he was
50 remarkable man that he should
not be forgotten. 80 Everybody who
heard him agreed that in capacity for
invective, for whitening. blistering, en-
venomed eloquence, he excelled any
human being that ever spoke, and that
he seemed possessed Of demoniaC
power. He was a tall, lank, red-haired
man, repulsively ugly, with little green
ewes that glistened like those of a
snake. and with a fashion of licking
out his tongue that was strangely ser
pentine. He talked to no one save on
business. When he settled In Little
Rock. whittier he had come from Ala
bama after he had been defeated In
candidacy for the United States senate
all the bar called on him, but he re-
ceived them with repelling GOODNESS
and returned no visits. He had wife
but nobody ever saw her-wonderfu
thing considering the small size OF
Little Rock at that time.
During the seven years Of his so
iourn he never crossed any man
threshold, and no man crossed MS
In riding the circuit he always rodt
alone. permitting no cOmpan1onsh1p
and while in attendance on court III
would. If the weather permitted, live
in a tent pitched in the neighbor1nG
wood. where he might not have to looA
on the hated face of his fellow man.
Yet this modern Timon, Thousand
times more embittered and malignant
than he of Athens, was a deVou
Christian, assiduous in his attendance
at church, and always speaking VIII
intense religious conviction. But th1
strange, invisible wife did not appea
even on the sabbath.
| AS a lawyer he was a terror. hi
knowledge of law was prodigious am
his memory of authorities almost 81
perhuman. He could write out any o
the verbose, involved common Law
pleadings word for word as they al
peared in Chitty without looking at III
book. He was master of every techhl
cality by which his adversary could D
Inundated and overthrown' ana "heI
he arose to speak none could resist tn
fierce torrent of his fiery eloquence
He spared no one and feared 10 one
but while he never suggested resor
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-19

to personal violence. he always carried
two pistols in the pockets Of his long
black coat, in readiness to repel any
attack. In 1855 he reappeared one day
In the Supreme court, much aged, but
still erect, proud scornful and malig-
nant, and after looking around on such
of his opponents as survived, departed
without speaking to any one, and went
forth upon his lonely way, whittier no
man knew.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-19
CONTENT M EMIT.

mt the famous men
U. + n may have held the bridge
nI %Ts held dI Mlyrtilla'' hand
Though Shakespeare may have written
plays sow
W. A4 ~ Myrtilla I have pen d
IA i Joyous biIlet-dOu1'
Drake IKE G though Oh that pleased his TASTE
, Ana for me to have my arm
Su mound Myrtilla's waist
Though Sherman may have made d
march
FROM 9l;na march right up the aisle
:" GOOD enough for me.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-19

She apologized prettily, In the man
ner calculated to do the most good.
How silly of me not to see that it
was just satire, and not meant seri-
ously at ALL" she said
There was an interval for refresh
ments.
And you believe women can govern,
after all?" she observed again.
hedged q bit. Some women can"
1t was the most could bring myself
to admit.
Just wait until we are married. y
said Jane, playfully, land you'll dis
cover one of them
went home thoughtfully .-Black
and White.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-19
1ronnronriate sugResrions.

"see how har-rd We kin hit that
punchin' machine, Moike. Jist imagine
It's yer mother-in-law, and
"Shure, If Oh imagined twas me
mother-in-law Ord be dodgin tn
blame thing inshtid av hlttin' it,
Iudpp
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-19

Same artists who are welded to thek
ort evidently married in haste and are
repent1ng at leisure.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-19

. Many a man who thinks he is it'
to-day will wake up and find himself
in the "has-been" class tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-16
CAPITAL CHAT.
Continued from page ~

State Department. was going along the
main corridor from the Senate to 1hc
House, when he first heard the news.
Don't that make you feel badly ."
he inquired with a smile as he adj
dressed a friendly newspaper cores.
pendent.
This war means everything to us in
the Orient" this same Senator added.
'rf Russia defeats Japan. she will try
to gobble up China, and China is our
pigeon" said he as he stepped inside
the swinging doors Of the hall Of repre-
sentatives.
All the important bulletins from the
seat Of operations are posted iInme-
diate!y at the Capitol and are also
carried to the White House and to the
Departments. From such centers III,
bulletins are quickly disseminated
among various officials. all Of whom
are eager to keep up with the process
sion of military events.
TIE old traditional friendship be-
tween lIssia and the United States
does not enter into the general calcula-
tons iierc at ali. While there is much
friendship for the Russians personally
with those who have known them. the
Russian style of diplomacy has created
wide disgust in Washington for its
continued falsehoods and dissimula-
lions.
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the senator had passed a comfortable
night, Friday night, though his tenn
pcrature several times reached IO5 de-
grees. Application of sponge baths.
| however reduced the Temperature
considerably. During Saturday. he
was unconscious a large part of the
time, but showed improvement during
the day which gave the family hope to
, believe that he would yet make good
use of the lighting chance" of recov-
cry which the physicians said he had
There was no setback during the day,
the latest bulletin issued DIT II o'clock
describing it rs a gaining day." The
wearing effect of the sickness on the
patient, however, was again evident
saturday night, when he manifested
increased weakness, although on the
whole the night was comfortably
passed.
When the morning bulletin was is
sued at $50 o'clock. Sunday. the sena-
tors temperature was still high and
the respiration was 49, He had sew
eral fainting spells. during the day,
but rallied slightly from both, but as
night came it was realized that all
hope must be abandoned and that it
was merely Il question of how many
hours would elapse before the end.
The senator during all the latter
days of his illness, even when oblivious
10 all save his doctors efforts in his
behalf. astonished his physicians by
the tenacity with which he chung to
life ard the determination with
which his strong will aided
their efforts to avert death From
Sunday on, the sick man grew weaker
and weaker and responded more and
more feebly to the powerful stimulants
and oxygen applied by the physicians,
until finally the strong vital force
which had carried the senator through
his active. aggressive life, completely
%uccumhed and came to a final stop
at $40 o'clock, this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-16
GREAT DANGER.
The Scotia Queen Brought Up Near
Dreaded Nantucket Shoals.

Nantucket. Mass. Feb. 13.-Thc little
Nova Scotia schooner Scotia Queen
" hose captain refused to leave her. yes
t"rday, after she had driftcd about Nan
tuckct Sound at the mcrcE of the ice
foes for nearly a week, brought up on
the dreaded Tuckerneck ShOal. today and
at sundOwn was pounding heavily and
there is grave danger OF going to pieces
before morning with the loss Of the five
men on board.
The schooner after being carried orto
Eel Point Saturday, by the ice field. float
ed. this morning. and despite the warn
ing Of the MuSkegat life savers started
to resume her voyage to New York; but
scarcely mad the crew hoistcd their sails;
when the !,cllle @OutheTiy wind. which il
was hoped would watt her to Vineyard
Haven. died cut and in it's place came Il
stiff northwestern. The schooner tried
hard to beat against the increasing breeze.
but fell OF rapidly and finally struck tn"
Tuckcrneck shoals. where she was discov-
cred by the life saTers Just before dark.
Tn" zee which had started out into the
Sound before thr warm SoutherlE wiEd OF
last night and this morning. c3Ele back
gain with II rush. and when darkness
the heavy seas were crashing heavily
against the sides of the little vessel. IN
such y sea il was impossible for the life
savers to leave the shCrc. Neither could
they fire Il lifeline across the vessel i;
The teeth Of the gale: 50 all that remained
was to wait on shore i'll til" hope that
the gale might suhside and the crew be
taken off when daylight came.
The Scotia Queen vas bound from River
Herbert, n S. for New York with a car
80 of lumber.
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be mot guilty" for all of the defendants
if the facts and circumstances and their
acts can be accounted for on any reason
able theory consistent with the preSump-
ton of innocence. or if the alleged con-
spiracy is not established as having been
entered into with intent to defraud the
United States.
Most Of the prayers of the defence
were granted by the court What is deem
ed the most important of them instructs
the Jury that if they believe from the
evidence that Lorenz owed Machen 3D.
go or any other sum. Lorenz had a per
feet right TO pay MaChen that sum Who'll
ly OF partly iii such manner and methods
as he chose. He had the right to pay il
partly by checks and partly by drafts al
his own convenience. or to equalize the
balances in the banks with which he had
accounts and to make payments in such
proportional parts he chose of any
amounts received from the Grots from
time to time.
Machen. the court will add. had tn"
right to receive and accept payments on
account OF the Indebtedness, even though
he knew they We're derived wholly or
partly from LorenZ' interest in the profits
from the Croft fastener sales. provided
that Machen'S official action as to the
faStane was not thereby affected: also
provided that the jury finds the transac-
ton between the Groffs and Lorenz was
bonafidc. contemplating in this connection
the manner of the payments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-16
History of His Illness.

Senator iIannas fatal illness. in its
beginning, dates back nearly two
months About the middle OF December
he informed his friends that he did not
feel well, but declined to take n period
of rest which he SO much needed
Though he had been complaining FOX
two or three days he left Washington,
Thursday afternoon, Dec. II. to at
tend Il meeting of the executive COM
mittee OF the Civic Federation, which
WAS held in New York. Friday and Sat
urday-
His deep interest in the work of the
Federation induced him to thus expose
himself. He was able to attend the
sessions of the committee and to par
ticipate in its deliberations, but S2tur-
day night, he was stricken with what
was pronounced by DIR. George i.
Brewer. his attending physician, TO be
| the grip. He was confined 10 his apart
ments in the Waldorf-AStoria for near
! ly four days, but on the afternoon OF
"Wednesday. Dec. rs, he was able to
| leave for his home in Cleveland. He
| became better OH his arrival there. Sat
urday, the 18th, appeared at his office
| in his usual spirits. apparently quite
| recovered from his attack of the grip.
| On sunday, IAN. 10, Mr.. Hanna left
! for Columbus. to be present at the pro-
! ceedings incident to his reelection tC
| the United States Senate. He re-
manned in Columbus until the follow
ing Wednesday afternoon. when he re-
turned to Cleveland. During his so
;ourn in Columbus he was bright ant
cheerful enduring the physical strair
of greeting hundreds OF his friends
without an Indication of weakness.
He arrived in Washington from
Cleveland. Saturday, Jan. Is. He va.
fat:gued on account of his "trip and tn,
excitement and strain of the incident:
of the week. but was in excellent spirit
and received with characteristic cheer
fulness and manifest pleasure the con
ordinations of his friends on his re
election to the Senate.
On the following Tuesday. Jan. 10
Senator Hanna was obliged TO re,nail
in his apartments in the Arlington ho
tel. Surgeon General Rixey. L. s. n.
was called and pronounced the sickness
a recurrence of the recent attack of tn
strip. Some fever was noted. but n,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-16
Tributes from Public Men.

| There We're universal expressions of re-
! srct. tonight, among public men at the
| death of Senator Hanna, all of them with
! out party distinction saying the country
had lost one OF its most forccful and
useful citizens.
Secretary Hay said SO far from be-
! in:, rs some liked TO consider him, 4
creator of trusts and organizer of wealth.
Senator llama was one of the most pow
crlul and devoted champions of the abor-
ing people this country has ever known
Secretary Wilson. the only member of
President RCosevclt's cabinet who enter
cd office at the beginning of the Mcl<in-
icy administration. said of Senator Han
ma:
His power in legislation and before the
people have come as surprises. He short
cncd his life by excessive devotion to his
ideals OF public duty and leaves a va
cancy that will not be filled soon and a
name that will have a place in our his
tory.
Secretary Hitchcock said: The nation
has lost Il patriot and his personal friends
and associates a lovaD,c companion whose
sterling qualities of head and heart found
their most CorGcnial expression in pro
noting the progress and prosperity CT his
colintrymcn.
Senator Foraker said: The death of
Senator llama removes from public life
one of our strongest and most capable
leaders. His political successes have been
most extraordinary esp, .ially i'll view of
the fact that he lacked some of the quail
tiles and accomplishments ordinarily
thought to be essential to IL successful
pilIllic cHrcnr''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-16
COL. THOMAS COGSWELL.
Death of Prominent New Hampshire
Grand Army Man.

Cilnantop. y. H.. Feb. 15.-Col
Thomas cogsWell. one. OF the leading
Grand Army men. in the state and a
prominent member OF the Democratic
PARTY, died OF Brisht's disease here.
today tol. CoSswell Was born in Gil
marion in 1911. He was Il graduate Oh
plrpnouth College. class Of '62, and
served in The Civil war. =
lie took Il prominent pArt in thu
cout.ils of the Democratic. orgaEiZa :
ton il His state and had held nuner-
Gus Offices, inclnding that of repre-
sentative in the Legislature. He also
served in inc Senate and Vas an aide
le-yamD on Governor DANES a. Wes-
tons staff. Col. Cogsweh was Demo
cratic candidate for Governor in 1886
but was defeated. From 1894 to 1895
he VS. United States pension agent al
Concord. His profession was that OF
f.tyer. a widoY, two sons and i
dauSAt ~ survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-16
WHILE INSANE.
c~,.
Modest Henry Attempts to
Kill His Wife.
."
Then Turns Weapon on Himself,
Causing Instant Death.
,s,;. Happens at Blackstone, Mass
W:fc's Condition Critical.

|
r,,.,l,sto,,c. Mass, Feb. 15.-Modesi
49,. y rubber workers living III the
MN, ,,.,,iiI,. district, today, made a des-
N nrs,e attempt to Kill his wife, ana
pel"' committed suicide. Mrs. Henry
'H'-' lion to a hospital at Woonsocket
wa four miles from here, where it
~ 49, et,ted. tonight, that her condl-
lion Was critical.
''y ~ ,e believed that Henry was insane.
,,s's afternoon. armed with 22-calibre
H.. 'a,,.or and a butchers cleavcr Of
Tn n siza. he entered the kitchen
s .narn his wife sat sewing. He fired
,.-.a ehots ut her. but the bullets
'''' -.,,. Moved burrows in he: scalp.
M H., no struck her in the head with
-. ~, c,caver. causing Il fracture Of the
skull. ., ,,,o ,.;,o,,,,
saar Henry went into the front room
'' DJ con. 4 bullet INTO his temple. The
a.. Cd VAS not fatal. however, and
~. asccLGel to the second floor,
abo,r he placed the muzZle OF the
'a,,,or in his left car. pulled the trlS-
rer and fell dead.
ucn,v WAS SO years old and was
+,r,, 10. France.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-16
FIRE PANIC AVERIEO
o., cool7ess of Mayor Mcclellan and
c1ss. Murphy at New York.

Naw York, Feb. l5.-An lmpendhiS
,,nic ;,norg the audience at the an
p,,I entertainment OF the AnaWahda
rIab in Aexrace Garden, tonight re-
srlted ntM the accidental ignition OF
aor,o nj the decorations was aVefted
h. thp presence of mind Of Mayor NC
tloIlon and Charles f. Murphy, the
T,mrarv leader. While q vaudeville
performance was in progress some ev-
srrrren decorations in front OF MI.
ulrDhy's box caught fire from a de.ec-
+yc enctIic wire. Nj. Murphy reached
mt and tore down some draperles that
were on the point of catching ire, put
tho audience had already risen ana
rush had begun fcr the doors. Mayor
Mcclellan. who was iii the opposite
box. rose ana Implored the audience to
remain seated as all danger was over,
and in d few minutes order was re-
stored During the excitement many
warren tainted. but the entertainment
Was rcsuTle ii.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-16
PARISH DISPUTE.
Vatican Will Consider Troubles in
Massachusetts Church.

Springfield. Mass. Feb. LIT is under
stood here that one of the leading matters
to be considered at IA conference in Rome
between the church authorities and Right
Fey. Thomas ID. Beaver. Roman Catholic
bishop of Springfield. is the North Brook
field parish dispute. The arrival of Bish-
op Beaver at Rome and the announce
ment that he had requested a private au-
dicnce with the Pope were made known
in a cable dispatch. Sunday night.
The difficulty was brought about
through the refusal of Bishop Beaver to
allow the French Canadian parishioners;
of North BrOokiicld to have a pastor of
their own race. A section of the French
portion of the parish withdrew and after
forming a church of their own under the
direction of Rev. Jean Berger. was excom-
r,unicated. 1t was said the case was ap-
pealed to Rome by FIR. Berger or persons
acting in his behalf.
OF late through industrial depression tho
French population of North BroollielG
has decreased noticeably and the troubles
in the parish have practically died ont.
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SETH CONGRESS.
Continued from page ~

ceiFed win prolonged applause on the
a, part oil both Republican and Demo.
cratic members, and when he had con-
Guided nearly the entire Democratic
members surrounded his seat.
Shafroth said that it was stimulated
and agreed by contestant and contes-
tee that the ballots cast at that cleo
tlon IN the 20 contested precincts
should be brought before the commit
tee on elections of this House and be
opened Tor the first time in the pres
ence OF its members The committee
AFTER us examination ordered that each
OF the parties should have one week s
time IN which to examine the ballot.
'on thursday afternoon, I COM
mehced examining the ballots and con-
tlnued doing so during Thursday and
FRIDAY and Saturday. do not believe
that 2'.2 illegal votes We're cast (that
being my majority as returned). vet
my examination disclosed the fact tha.
the assurance which had received az
to the regularity of the votes in MANY
of the precincts were not true and tina
there were illegal votes therein which
tainted the polls and the polls So taint
ed gave me Il greater plurality than
my returned majority.
That fact was q bitter disapnoint
Ment to me, but nevertheless true. Th,
law is that when a poll is tainted by
fraud and it is impossible to purge the
poll of the fraudulent votes the vote
of the entire precinct legal and illegal
must be thrown out The committee
has given me every opportunity to as
certain the illegal vote SO as to save
the valid vote in those precincts. Unit,
I saw the ballots, last Thursday. 7
thought the illegal vote could be de-
tected and separated from the legal
spection has convinced me that it is
impossible to do SO in this case.
II did my best to have an honest
election. My law partner, with my
approval. organized a citizens COM
nittee composed of both Republicans
and Democrats who desired a fair
election.
Il have always been in favor of pure
politics and when the test is applied
to an election at which / was voted for
AS one of the candidates upon the tick
ct should not shrink my duty or
change my convictions concerning
honest elections"
After Olmstead had made his state
ment. following Shafroth. Talbot. a
member of the same COM
mittee, announced his concurrence in
all that the chairman had said
The House adjourned at 1c.4O P. NJ.