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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-11


passenger out of Waterloo
one morning several years ago
shorad the compartment with a
an ,ro,nan The train was hardly
49, vsy when she began weeping
- in response TO questions sne IN
God me that she had been serving
tO london shop for several years
nod been discharged because OF a
- ~ thefts Of which she was en-
t.-a,v innocent The girls GRIEF was
N doom 70 be affected, and offered
~ sympathy and such advice as l
sco,,ad hest. Then, turning to the
..indov I went carefully over her case.
,rhoo turned around, after perhaps
ousrter of an hour, the girl had dis
,noarad The door had been left I'M
,dntod Behind her she had left bag,
. nsrasol and paper parcel. Ny duty
.as nlain. should have pulled the
nord stopped the train at once and
made a full report Of the circumstance.
r had reached for the cord when the
+houqht came to me that perhaps l
would be cOnuecteu Win hci uAo"p
,earance. | was a gentleman Of good
rsnute but at the best 1t meant legal
Investigation and much embarrass-
ment for me. When l reached my des-
t,nation, hurried away as IL had
been an actual murderer.
The papers next day mentioned the
finding of girls dead body on the
rails, but as it was at highway cross
ing the inference was that she had
been struck by a train while crossing
the tracks. The coroner's inquest fail
ed to reveal her identity, and nothing
was said of the things left behind her
in the car. She was buried as an I'M
known and the whole affair was drop
ped.
I returned to London, and, though
guilty of nothing but neglected duty,
nv feelings were not to be envied.
Then one evening l received a call
from a stranger. He gave his name as
Bascombe and claimed to be a gentle
man of leisure. According to his story,
he had seen me get into the compart-
ment with the girl and had taken the
next one ahead. He had heard sounds
Of struggle and her cries for help. He
had seen her thrown out on the tracks.
After had left the train he had passed
along the footboard on the other side
and gathered up the effects she had left
behind. He had ascertained my name
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-11

ana mad waited only for fitting oppor-
tunity to call upon me and ask what I
was goingsto do about it.
gazed at him in Mortified amaze
ment.
ITS an affair between gentlemen
ne added, land l think we can easily
come to an understanding"
But why should come to an under
standing with your" l asked. with a
sinking heart.
TO avoid being hung" he smilingly
replied.
But l did not lay a finger on the
girl She jumped without my knowing
It."
All very fine, sir, but why didn't you
s.op the train and report? Why did you
skulk away? An innocent man would
nave fastened to give the alarm and
c,ear himself from the slightest suspi-
cioh' The poor girl has gone to a pau
per S grave because you did not come
forward. Tell me how jury of British
fathers will look upon your action"
had made false move, and he pro
posed to take advantage of it. He was
= piackmailer. | must come to his
'erns or stand legal investigation.
| am an innocent. man and will re-
pair my error at once" l said as
okeo MIN full in the face.
mat will be wise of YOU he calm
iepned- You will only have to ex-
plsin why she leaped from the car,
Sny you made no report, why you car
eo on her property, why you lodged
: sne inquest. Perhaps you can also get
-oser my evidence"
But did not carry OF her luggage.
ou nave admitted that you entered
D ~ car and disposed OF ii yourself Z
les have admitted 1t 10 you. but
=! testimony in court may be alto
eether different"
~ nad me in trap.
log came here with an object in
~. | said after a long silence.
u course" he grimIy replied. Il
sia the only witness. and should like
- :. ,ake up my residence in the United
s s.1LeS- In case you should see fit to
x s.aher this desire you will find me
'y grateful. and this little aTair
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-11

Ma sab. All Amt got no sweetheart
All never want to see another man IN
the day All die. sab. There's man In
this we're town as tried to hreak NAH
heart, an All nevah want to see him no
more"
Mr., Kyle INDUCED In the extrava.
gance OF message TO his wife:
Caught bird. Home on the Ss16."
Promptly at $50 Magenta reappenr,
ed. Mr.. Kyle observed with relief that
abe was still sober. She wore the same
vivid silk waist and carried large
telescope, which fairly bulged with her
! wardrobe. But Bronson Kyle was not
the man to quail before shabby tele-
scope-with a servant attached thereto.
He grasped the baggage and led the
way to the ear At the ferry house he
bought several monthlies and wesklies
and half a dozen evening papers. He
had visions OF the Bronson Kyles once
more dipping into literature on the
front porch while Magenta sang over
the dishwashing In the kitchen.
He had just stopped to tuck his pur>
chases under the telescope straps when
he was startled by an exclamation
from Magenta. She was staring, open
eyed, at a colored man, arrayed In true
sporting colors The newcomer was
plainly relieved at the sight OF Magen-
Ia and twirled his cane jauntily.
ALIVE been lookin' everywheres fer
you. Magenta. All wanted you fer to
go uptown an buy that silk waist with
me-"
81 done got nah waist" responded
Magenta In frosty tones, but pIucking
nervously at the tips Of her yellow kid
gloves. "Ah reckon All kin get along
'thout your help, man. Ah'm goin' to
work fer this yere gentleman's lady,"
Mr.. Kyle had been gazing fascinated.
at the flag pattern In the vest of this
rival for the services and society of
Magenta. Now he woke to action.
Come on, Magenta" he remarked.
picking up the unwieldy telescope. Eve
want to catch this boat
The colored man laid OBTAINING
hand on the telescope.
"Oh, All doan' know about that. Ma
genta here's nah wife, an she doan'
have to work in no mans kitchen. We
jes' had a tritlin' disputation this morn
in bout little mattah Nv new clothes,
but All reckon 1t amt comm to the
pass NV her leavin' me. A new waist
er two amt goin' to make ner break
me s'long as the games runnin' good.
Come long, Magenta. back home"
Bronson Kyle realized that argument
was futile. The bell rang sharply, and
he made dash for the pier. When
half way across the river, he recalled
that the magazines and papers were
still strapped to Magentas telescope.
Then he sighed. What matter, so long
as Magenta was with the telescopef
When he stepped Off the train, he
made bee line for the nearest real es-
tate office.
Put Happy Hilltop on the market.
Smithsonian sale or for rent furnish
ed or unfurnished. We're taking rooms
for the summer at Sea View, and In the
fall we take n fiat in town."
The real estate man smiled. There
was good commission in sight.
Not the least trouble, ! assure you.
Mr. Kyle: beautiful location, delightful
outlook; win be snapped up quickly"
Mr.. Kyle walked slowly down the
street.
makes me feel like bunko steerer.
Heaven help 'em If they expect to keep
servantsw
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-11
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BETWEEN
GENTLEMEN
nv Ex,fnSfon Harper

, ..,o,t. 1901. BY A. S. R'ehGrdso"
.'pHr.o.o.S.Oc>c.csc"c'c"'
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-11

Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Lewiston National bank,
Lewiston, Idaho, viii be held ut the
directors room, of said bank, on Tues
day the 18th day of January, 1904, at
10 o'clock a. m.
GEORGE II. KEsTER, Cashier.
Dated at Lewiston. Idaho, December
10, 1904.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18

A prominent politician of this city,
who has known Judge Parker since his
early boyhood, told this story at the
Hoffman House the other night of the
man who seems likely to be the Demo-
cratic standard-bearer in the coming
presidential campaign, says the New
York Globe.
1T was at the beginning of Judge
Parker's career as a lawyer in King
ston, a few months after he had hung
out his shingle Cases for him were
then coming in few and far between,
and he seldom left his one-room office
during the greater part of the day, ex-
cept for his meals. for fear client
might pop in and find him out. One
day, however, as he was out eating
his monday lunch in a little restau-
rant he patronized across the street
from his office, ne was surprised by
the sudden appearance of his Office boy,
who was looking very excited.
A gentleman is at the Office with
a case for you, sir the boy gasped.
" Did you tell him to waltz asked
Parker. grabbing his hat and bounding
out of the restaurant, leaving half his
lunch.
" Yes, sir replied the boy, rushing
out with him. He can't get out, eth
err sir. I've locked him in"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18
True NeighbOrIy SDfrff

Inc new bishop coadjutor of Albany,
the Rev. r. H. Nelson, wished to indi-
cate in a RECEIPT address the spirit of
friendliness and helpfulness that should
exist between neighbors, says an ex-
change.
Too many neighbors," Mr.. Nelson
SAID, resemble the physician and a
lawyer who used to live next door to
one another in historic Germantown.
the physician one day, asked if he
might borrow from the lawyer his edi-
ton of Florio's Montague
You are welcome to read the work
III my library the lawyer answered.
but you can't take it away with you,
l am sorry to say, for / have lost SO
many books through lending them that
l nave sworn never to let another vol
ume leave my house
The physician thanked the lawyer.
but of course he did not attempt to
get through so ponderous work as
MONTAGUE in the others library.
"A week passed, and the lawyer came
and asked the physician for the loan
Of his lawn mower
I am only too glad to lend you my
lawn mower said the physician.
though it is my rule never to let il
leave my lawn. There, however, you
may use it all you please"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18
is THERE ANYTHING TRUE IN HIS.
TORY!

A great many people firmly believe
that one of the things that led to the
defeat of Blaine in the campaign of
1884 was the alleged Rum, Roman
ism and Rebellion" speech of the Rev.
Mr.. Burchard in the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel, New York, just before the close
of the campaign of that year. Gen.
George B. Williams of Indiana, who
was a great friend of Mr. Blaine, and
who was with him as his guest on
the occasion when Mr.. Burchard made
his famous speech, has written an
article for the Washington Post in
which he says that the words in ques-
tion were never uttered by Mr.. Burch-
ard. In the course of his article Gen.
Williams says:
"Burchard made his address and was
listened to attentively, and Mr.. Blaine
made his reply, and / am ready to
take solemn oath that the words
Rum, ROmanism and Rebellion were
never uttered by Burchard. 1 was in
New York on the day Mr.. Burchard
and his associates were to call, pay
their respects, present their addresses,
etc. / was visitor in Blaine's rooms
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. l. with
others of Mr.. Blaine's guests, attend
ed to witness and hear the proceed
ings. The scene is before me as plain
ly as if all had occurred yesterday,
and, IL necessary, 1 could give the
position of the various actors present"
Who then gave currency to the story
that Mr. Burchard uttered such words
and that Mr.. Blaine didn't notice them
and take all the harm out OF them ?
Was there a plot to defeat Mr. Blaine,
and was it part of the plot to have
it published that Mr.. Burchard ut
tered the words and that Mr.. Blaine
assented to them? Surely 1t would
have been an easy matter at the time
to have shown that the words were
never uttered If they had not been.
1t will be remembered that it was
claimed that the Burchard speech cost
Mr.. Blaine the electoral votes of New
York, and hence the presidency. How
many of the so-called facts of history
are facts?
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18
------A-------
Wanted GOrman's Advice

Senator Germans friends (and foes)
know that his qualities as leader are at
least mastery, but how far they trust
to his judgment may not be so we'll
known to the reading public, says the
New York Times. One of the states
mans friends had dream not SO long
ago, which he is telling, and it makes
clear the whole Maryland political sit
uation.
He was standing before heavens
gate and st. Peter was just opening It.
AS it swung back the venerable warden
asked the name Aof the new arrival. and
proceeded to look up his record in a
great book. Then he said Enter"
The Marylander hesitated. He looked
all around him and scratched his head,
but he did not advance toward the open
gate.
why do you hesitate?" asked the
saint. Enter
We'll, I hope it's all right" said the
other. slowly, but l do wish 1 could
have a word with German before TAX
ing so important a STEP"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Houston Post (Dem.) says: rep
resentative Burton is opposed to a
great navy grating, extravagance and
imperialism. and favors a modification
of the tariff. The fact of the matter is.
it is hard for us to understand why
the distinguished Ohioan is not Dem
ocrat. 1t would make him so happy
and we would like so much to have
him"
The Philadelphia Ledger Qnd.) says:
ut is a regrettable thing that for so
many years after the close of the Civil
War not even the Democratic party.
whose electoral strength is overwhelm-
ingly in the South, has had the cou-
rage to. name Southerner as a cam
didate for the presidency or the vice
presidency. This Is a concession to the
spirit of sectionalism which would set
apart one portion of the country as
UNIT for representation on a national
ticket. How long must the South re-
main in a state OF probation and tutel-
age in patriotism before 1t is permitted
to participate in political honors?"
The Birmingham News (Dem.) says
THE trend Of Southern thought was
further illustrated yesterday by the
e-~NANAA VI NAtHoASSARRA anu lAThdflSdS
Democrats instructing for Judge Par
ker The Hearst movement got no en-
couragement from the South, which has
old-fashioned ideas about the presi-
dency and an exalted opinion Of the
dignity of the Office. When the con-
vention meets the South will go all
most solid for Parker, ana indeed will
be the controlling factor in his noml-
nation. This nomination, by the way.
seems assured, since the uninstructed
and favorite son vote is known to be
Overwhelmingly for Parker"
The Montgomery Advertiser CDem.)
says: I'VE look on Parker as the man
TO nominate. but as we have Frequent
ly observed nothing is sure In politics
II may be that when the test comes
II will be found impossible to nominate
him, and then the honor will be for
the man who can get II. That man
may be Gray, or II may be Oiney, or
shepard, or Cleveland, or John sharp
Williams, OF Il may be man not yet
known among the candidates. OF one
thing we feel pretty sure, and that II
that the convention VIII not be led or
frightened away from any man BY Mr.
Bryan's objections 10 his regularity
Unless we greatly mistake that body.
q viii not BE- controlled b. che pretu-
dloes ~ @oured and discredlted
visionary"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18
PERSONAL.

One of the new streets in Berlin
has been named for Pasteur, the noted
Frenchman.
Princess Henry Of Battenberg has
considerable skill in the almost obso-
lete art of Illuminating. Among Queen
Victoria's favorite volumes were a copy
OF Thomas KemDis' Imitation and
superb autograph album, both of
which were Illuminated by her daugh-
ter.
The German Crown Princes riding
of tie with Rittmeister Won Holtzing
recently in the grand military steeple-
chase at Berlin for the Emperor's cup
marked the first occasion on which a
Hohenzollern so near the throne has
been allowed to enter into sport COM
petition with any of his fellow sub
Jects. At Bonn neither the present
crown prince nor the father before
him was permitted to stand up against
any fellow student at the "mensuren. -
or corps duels, which they could only
attend as spectators. The Emperor
never rode such a race as his son has
now done, and for the simple reason
that he has no power in his bride arm.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18

The businesslike young man ap-
preached the man at the desk says the
Chicago Tribune.
I'm ask only a minute Of your time, -
he said. Il want to know IL you
wouldn't like to subscribe for copy
OF this book. I've sold $50 of 'em in
this building in the last three days"
The man at the desk took the book
ana looked at it. He noted its utter
worthlessness from a literary point of
view, its tawdry binding, and the
cheapness of the paper on which it
was printed. Then he said
Young man, do you mean to tell
me seriously that you have sold $50
copies OF that book in this one build
ing?"
Yes, sir. Here's my order book. You
can look at the signatures yourself.
Every one of them is genuine"
Il see. Young fellow, I don't know
how much you are making out of this
business, but I'll give you twice as
much. whatever it is, if your take
hold OF a patent nose ring for hogs I
was fool enough to drop a lot of money
IN few years ago and help me to dis
pose of a stock of 1000 dozen of 'en1
i've still got on hand"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18
WHO supported AtIaaf

Not long ago, says the New York
Times, the genial superintendent of a
public school was asked by one of his
youthful friends to listen to the lat.
ter's rehearsal of a lesson in which
there was a reference to Atlas.
do you know who Atlas was?" ask
ed the superintendent.
Yes, SIR" He was a giant who sup
ported the world"
"Ah! Supported the world, did he p
went on the superintendent. "WelI
tell me who supported Atlas?''
The little fellow looked as though he
had not given the subject any partic-
ular attention, but showed immediate
Willingness to thing it over. The sun.
erintendent stood looking on, tryins
hard to keep back smile: but the
youngster finally frightened up an6
answered.:
well. think he must have married
a rich wife"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18

4
What does Mr.. Bryan hope to ac-
oomplish by the speech which he is to
deliver at .he anti-Parker mass meet
ing to be held in New York city on
next Monday night? Does he hope to
! create such a sentiment against Judge
Parker among Democrats that the
| movement to make him their nominee
for President will be checked? If so,
he is going to be greatly disappointed.
| Nothing that ne will say on that oc-
casion or on any other will affect Judge
| Parker's chances in the least
Judge Parker may not be the nomi-
nee, but IL he isn't, 1t will not be be-
cause of anything that Mr.. Bryan may
say in his speech on Monday night or
| on subsequent occasions. 1t is doubtful
| if Mr.. Bryan has any influence with
Democrats who are friendly to the
nomination of Judge Parker or who
want the Democratic party to win in
the presidential election this year. He
himself is not regarded as a Democrat
who is anxious 10 have the party win.
1t is understood that he would rather
have the party committed to the plat
forms on which he was twice defeated
than to have it win on a platform that
doesn't contain a reaffirmation Of those
platforms.
In his letter stating that he would
speak at the meeting on Monday night
he speaks of Judge Parker as an I'M
known candidate whose views on pub
tic questions are unknown. He seems
to forget that the people understand
the situation as well as he does. They
are well aware that Judge Parker is
much better known to Democrats of
the whole country than he himself was
when he was nominated in 1896. or than
any one of the men named by him for
the nomination this year.
AS far as Judge Parker's views on
public questions are concerned, there
is no great amount of doubt about
them. Mr.. Bryan knows what they
are. If he didn't he couldn't, as an
honest man, continue his attacks upon
him. 1t is because of his views that
Mr.. Bryan is opposing him. He is for
ans silver doctrines. 1t is for that
very reason that Mr.. Bryan is putting
forth all his efforts to defeat him.
How many delegates were there in
the Democratic National Convention in
1896 who knew anything about Mr.
Bryan's views? In fact, how many of
them were there who even knew any
thing about him? 1t wasn't until he
made his famous "crown of thorns and
cross of gold" speech that scores of the
delegates of the convention ever heard
of him. And yet he now has the gall to
object to Judge Parker, the chief judge
of the Court of Appeals of the Empire
State and a lifelong Democrat, on the
ground that he is unknown and that
he refuses to state his position on the
public questions of the day.
Unless we are greatly mistaken, the
opposition of Mr.. Bryan will do Judge
Parker more good than harm. 1t is
worthy of notice that since Mr. Bryan
has shown such pronounced hostility
to Judge Parker and Illinois instructed
for Mr.. Hearst the South is showing
a disposition to give her solid vote to
Judge Parker. The South isn't in SYM
pathy with the doctrines that are being
preached by Mr.. Bryan or the kind of
Democrats that secured instructions for
Mr.. Hearst in Illinois
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18
ONE REASON so MANY WE'RE LOST.

According to the accounts of the Gen
eral Slocum disaster one reason so
many were lost was that the majority
of the excursionists couldn't under
stand the English language. It seems
to be agreed that the coolest and most
level-headed Of all the officers during
that fifteen minutes of panic, pande-
n1onium and horror was Edward Elan
agan, the mate. He proved himself to
be brave and strong-headed man. He
kept his head through all the tumult
and saved scores of women and chill
dren.
In giving an account of the affair, he
said: zone unfortunate thing was that
so few of the people could speak Eng
fish. When the officers and crew tried
to make them understand the necessity
of calmness, and tried to keep them
quiet with cool words, it was all lost
through ignorance of what was being
said. / did my best to get streams Of
water on the fire, but / and my men
were absolutely powerless to work in
that charging. plunging, fighting,
screaming mob"
1t is probable that the officers and
men did the best they could under the
circumstances. 1t may be true, as
charged. that the life preservers were
worthless and that no attempt was
made to get out the life RATS and boats.
but, as the mate points out, 1t was prac-
tically impossible to handle a madden
ed crowd of more than a thousand peo-
pie that couldn't understand what was
said to them. In the brief time from
the breaking out Of the fire until the
Bleaching of the steamer, it would have
been almost impossible to get out boats
and life RATS even II the crew had not
been DISTRACTED in their work The off,
GERS are not then much to blame for
not getting them out when being pushed
hither and thither by a maddened and
horror stricken mob that couldn't un-
derstand what was being said. II there
was such ignorance of the English LAM
guage the majority of the excursion
lists must have been foreign born, be.
cause, IL they had been born in New
York and attended the public schools Of
that city. they would have been
able to speak English.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18
BRIGHT BITS.

DO you think that honesty pays in
politics?" asked the young man with
the alert countenance.
My friend" answered Senator Sor-
ghum, Il don't like the style of your
question. Any man who takes up hon
esty as a speculation is liable to get
tired of waiting for dividends and run
to the opposite extreme. Washing
ton Star.
when was boy" said the
gray-haired physician, who happened
to be in a reminiscent mood. "T want
ed to be soldier, but my parents
persuaded me to study medicine"
"Oh, WELL" rejoined the sympathetic
druggist, such Is life. Many a man
with wholesale aspirations has to con-
tent himself with retail business. .
Chicago Daily News.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18

The destruction of the Japanese
transports Hitacho and Sado seems to
have been a fortune of war. and the
heavy casualty rates on them a con-
sequence of the Asiatic contempt for
death. The transports were ordered to
heave-to. They disobeyed the order
and the Russian vessels fired on them.
1t seems rather cruel for war vessel
10 fire upon and destroy an unarmed
transport teeming with human beings.
but that is war. If the Japanese had
obeyed orders they would have been
made prisoners of war and might have
lived to fight for their country another
day. But they preferred death to
capture.