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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-05

sir, a moment ago" And 50 saying,
Thurman turned his back abruptly on
the man from Cleveland.
Payne never forgot or fOrgaye this
public insult. The quarrel thus begun
ever after kept the two men apart,
and three and twenty years later
thWarted Humans highest ambition.
I'm 1850 he was a candidate for the
presidential nomination before the
Democratic national convention. Had
he had the unfinching support of the
Ohio delegation. there is little doubt
that he would have been the, nominee.
The deleEa ton was solid for him ON
the FIRST ballot. Then it broke and the
chances for his nomination vanished
into thin air. Payne was behind the
break The delegates from the district
iH which his influence was supreme
led 10, and were the strongest i'm the
claim which stampeded the convention
20 a dark horse As Ohio was then
am October state and practically GER
tain 90 go for Garfield, the result would
be disastrous &c the Democratic cause.
That argument defeated Thurman and
nominated Hancock. and the revenge
of Payne was complete.
The influence Of personal enemy
twice cost James G.. Blaine the presi-
dency I'm 1876 he lost a nomination
his refusal to give a certain man the
place he wanted on a certain commit
tee. john Cessna of Pennsylvania be-
sought Blaine while the latter -Was
speaker, to make him chairman of the
judiciary committee of the house
Blaine declined and gave the place
TO another man. When the Republic
an national convention opened i'm Gin
clnnau lu 1875 Cessna was delegate.
ut want 20 be chairman of the COM
miuee on rules. said be TO the 1nTi-
Blaine men. "and II I don't beat
Blaine YOU can take my head for
football Cessna was made chairman
of the committee. and I'm that capacity
brought I'm "a rule 10 the effect thai
after any state had cast IT'S vote for
president. that vote could not be
changed until the result Of the whole
ballot had been announced. Few i'm
the convention were alive 70 the inn
port of this rule when III was reported
and adopted-but it. and it alone, de-
feated the nomination UF Blaine The
original plan of the Blaine men WAS
10 force a choice ON the first ballot
10 get enough changes To their can
didate TO make his nomination certain
before The result was announced. The
stampede to Blaine could not be start
ed, and he was beaten. 'I guess.
said Cessna. as he Witnessed the opera
tion Of his scheme. Jim Blaine is not
much ahead of me now.
But The most dramatic of an the po-
liticai feuds of the last forty years
both TN us inception and lis sequel.
was that between Blaine and Roscoe
ConhDg The two nlen entered che
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-05

officers for yacht I'll get men with
proper licenses, and Who know their
business. It's all your fault Celeste.
III you q only been content to go right
back lis never would have happened
~ hE don't you heat up something
Celeste Do you want me TO have
a-tf
smut up. grOWled the Mate.
Eh! What's that2
smut up, or I'm come over there and
twist your neck. Savvy7
y hat 40 you mean2 Is that the
way"
shut yer mouth dye hear2 The
Countess got enough TO bother her
without your drOolt
The Banker glaTed across the drelit
space, then grumbled of Go sleep
again The Countess gazed pensively
at the moon, and then turned to the
Mate
He rose suddenly, picked up the
Countess poor little canvas coVerleC
and held IL 90 the blaze. then wrapped
PC gently around her and drew her up
90 him.
Put your head on my lap-so. Vow
turn YOUR back 20 the fire-so."
The fire was behind her. and the
broad chest Of the Mate sheltered her
from the night breeze.
But yOu-JOrdin Knapp-you can
not sleep sOr'
Never fear child. 90 to Sleep His
voice was kind. but imperative
an. mon ami, uevair was I so com
Portable" She gave a little sigh, and
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back TO a tree and fed the fire with tiny
scraps Of brushwoed
When all were sleeping. the Countess
suddenly aWoke. chilled to the bone
from contact with the cold sand which
the sun warmth had long since left
The fire was almost dead. and beside
the sm0ldering ashes lay Jordan
Knapp. face downward. ana sleeping
heavily. Ills great Shoulders were out
lined against the mOOnlit sky. and as
he breathed deeply and silently she
could see them rise and fall against
the white horizon. As she watched.
too cold to move, a shUdder shook the
great frame; he turned partly on his
side, and drew I'm his limbs To warm
his body
The Countess crept softly out and
threw "a few sticks on the 6ie. As she
slipped from beneath the edge of her
cOFerlet a dark object across il caught
her eye. Ut was the Mates coat, and
glance showed her that he slept
in his thin shirt, open at the neck
She picked up the coat and held it
over the Goals of the fire When TT
seemed that the heat had penetrated
every fiber she spread ii gently across
the shoulders Of the Mate noticing as
she did so that the cotton shirt was
clammy from the dew. Almost as the
garment touched him the Mate was
broad awake. up on one knee. and
tense as a forestry.
oh. it is YOU" he whispered, recog-
MIXING her i'm the moonlight. II
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shells into tools; and ] have nav knife a"
1T VIII be a task Ike The Toilers
or the Sea. You have read that
book"
Yes: but there are several OF ms.
and we have a sail ana can wait for a
fair wind. IL VIII be easy enough.
Don't worry Countess yoIH ne in
Frisco in a couple of months
II do not worry when YOU are near,
J-JOrdin Knapp, she added softly.
That's a brave girl, said the Mate,
pattlng her hand Now You must go
10 sleep again.
The Countess made no reply. bur
gazed out over the stiii. moonit sea.
The Banker aweke with gaap
Are you awake knapp ne asked
ENORMOUSLY. I'm as cold as death.
Can't you build no that fire2" He
raised himself on his elbow and saw
the Countess
If you're going to sit up by the FIRE.
Celeste, DO You mind il / take your
piece of canvass Who'd ever think
that It could be so cold down here in
the tropics" he grumbled you know
my lungs aren't very strong. Celeste
and the first thing you know I'll be
having pneumonia
He tugged the scrap of sail partly off
the BarOnet. 81 say, Knapp, just tuck
that thing around my feet, viii You?
1 believe I'm going TO have Chill
Heat up the rest Of that ChoWder for
me, Celeste. Damn the luck. anyway.
You bet that the next time I hire any
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personal feuds have played their
part ANA a farefm one. 10 the his
tory OF the presidency. Had NOT
Alexander Hamilton been the unvieId-
ing zoe of Aaron Burr, the latter. and
not Jefferson, would have succeeded
the elder Adams, but even more mo-
mentous In its consequences was the
long battle between Andrew jackson
and Henry Clay When jackson FIRST
ran for the presidency i'm 1924 the cam
uidaLes opposing him were Adams
crawford and Clay None of the fsur
Aeeured majority OF the electoral coll
Ase, and the election thus devoIve5
up0n The house. with choice 10 be- 77s5a
from the three candidate a5s,,e
CRAWFORD and Jacksonville had re-
celFed the most electoral votes This
ueDatfeu Gay who. forced as Hcs a--
pressed ~, TO choose between tu-1 evils
announced that he had decided f0 sun
port Adams. But Clay's determination
no sooner became known than some or
Jacksons friends ATTEMPTED In drive
MN ffom IT, The weapon used for this
purpose recalls one of the most dis
cfeolIable incidents in our political his
tory.
A few days before the time set for
me election iu the house a letter am
peared in Philadelphia newspaper as
H@fling that Clay had agreed To sum
port Adams upon condition that he be
made secretary Of state. The same
lerms, the letter alleged, had been Of
Lereo TO Jdckson's friends. but none of
yhem would descend 90 such mean
barter and sale-' The letter was anon
Smous- but purpOrted to De written by
g. member OF the house Clay az once
Qabiisled "a card in which he pro-
houAced the writer "a bastard and "a
mar VINO ~ he dared sVOW his name
would forthwith be- called 10 the GeId
Two DAYS later the letter was ac-
8nowiedged By a WitIess member from
pennsylvania, kremer by name. who
asserted that the statements he had
niade were true, and that b was ready
p prove them. A CEEl Nith such
4laracIef was out of the question
Something, however, HAD TO be done
and clay Immediately demanded au i'm
NesJlgatlon by a special committee of
the house such committee was duly
elected. None of it's member had SUD-
ported Clay for the presidency Kre-
mcr promptly declared his WILLINGNESS
90 meet the inquiry but iu the end the
committee reported that DE had de-
Cliued 90 appear before &C. sending in-
stead a COmmunics lion in which he de-
MED the power OF the house 90 compel
him 60. testify No further acll0n was
taken and in this shape for the time
being. the matter rested
soon. however. came the election az
Adams by the house. followed quickly
rotary Of state Though it IS now gem
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By Rufus
Rockwell wilson

popular branch Of congress at about
the same time. and both soon became
leaders i'm that body, There was. how
ever, little I'm common between them
save the gift of pTe-emiueut ability
COnkling made Blaine the object of
his sarcasm whenever opportunity of
fered and the member from Maine
was prompt to retort I'm kind. Thus
the enmity grew until. i'm the course
of one of their many encounters.
Blaine. stung TO the quick }ly am uu-
Just and unseuerous tauut burst forth
ia an onslaught ON his tormeutor which
wrought the house into q high pitch
OF excitement and marked the begin
nlnS of % fierce struggle I'm the Re
publican party that ended iu tho hui
initiation of ConkiiHg and the defeat
of Blaine for president Here are
Blaine's words and they are a model
Of eXcoriation.
AS to the gentIemsu's cruel sar-
casm, ] hope he VIII not he too se-
we're The contempt of that large
minded gentleman Is So Wiling his
naughty disdain. his graadiloqueut
swell his majestic superemiuent
overpOwering turkey-g0bbler strut has
been SO crushing TO myself and all
members Of this house thar I know il
was an act of the greatest temeritv
for me to venture upon a controversy
with MIN
Then. referring 20 a chance news
paper comparison of C0uking % Hen
ny Winter Davis lately dead, he cou-
tinued
THE gentleman took 50 seriously and
1t has given his strut additional nom
posity. The resemblance is great. IT
is striking Hyperion 10 safvr.
Thersitess TO Hercules. mod to marble
dunshtl TO diamond. a singed cat
20 Bengal tiger. q whipped nuppy
20 roaring lion. Shade of the mighty
Davis. forgive the almost proclamation
of that jOcOse satire"
There could be no reconciliation AFT
en- such ain onslaught and the battle
was TO the death. Defeated for the Re-
publican nomination by Conkling and
his friends in 1876 and again in 1850
Blaine I'm the latter year threw his
following to his friend Garfield. who.
nominated and elected. ma1e Blaine
his secretary Of state and official right
hand. Then came the struggle over
the New York patronage which re-
tired Conkiing, and was followed hv
the assassination of Garfield In 1888
when Blaine was finally the formal
choice Of his party, Conkliug was no
longer i'm politics, bus the seaueT
proved that his was stil tho VIII and
power TO strike a mortal blow A de-
lection of few hundred votes ln
Conklings home county OF Oneida gave
that county normally Republican. t.
Cleveland and with it the electoral
ote Of New York and the presidency.
conSling had wiped oHt t1e score
against has ancient enemy
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"It seems TO me that as AIN her
6ance-9
siyouira = sim F-r7r- rsr.,e wet
made Won leave her IA ,ls --5et..7.,
'sO5. wei. we WON'T lf.zle rl.st 0rfnt
But iuasnuch as am rbe ov-ner and
YOU"
eyes. I ann nor dfsDIfine that the
schooner was your schooner nor the
mate your mate. But vou've r0- no
schooner lcft and therefore mo mate.
Savvy.
But YOUR nav goes on just the
same said he Banker.
'Oh. does it, Well. I'm $40 sea
lawyer, and 7 don't know whether I'm
chtitied 20 ans more pay or not. but it
seems 90 me that 7 ana entitled to- some
salvage on this little craft that YOU
abandoned iu a sinking condition and
the Mate jerked his .tnumD at Inc
Countess.
ron. you DO. chg Vol. yoH better
STICK 20 your pay, young mans it's
more negotiable.
The Mate studied lie sand az MIS-
feet th0ughtfully. Got any thing 10
eal5 ne asked presently.
one can of biSeGils. said the
Btaroner, and there's a sprins back
irom me beach a way
1'ou I'D $ worm mere ~ us man
me Mate took survey of ae much
or me. island as lie couil see Then MS
toflea s3e fragments OK
". 1890 81 a!ois lne p3a'.h
tnlnhaDited. of course. Wouldn't
support q ja 9. so far as chow
goes ana Just ABOUT enough hOts1m
~ Terry one away.
9W. we nave observed THAI al
ready dTavled the Ia.1ue-. '''rns
island goes about as far as you oau
gee lu eaCn direction There Is saved
from Jne wreck of me }ari.- one iady
I'VE men, one can OF biscuits one boat
compass. one hatch25. one clipper a Jar
oL Iiaihiaia ds' ana ABOUT dozen
articles as may be scattered aio4E she
1edcA- Have -a"--1nyth thing to
su56es-
L7ili NIUE SAID the Mate, VINO had
---i-5ils" ms survey lHere ism
-'lousA iiidt=iiai 60 Work on.
ohdu ~ e carry the countess 90 the
~a-lli'- asked the BANKER.
tetJt- carry the camp TO the Count
ess Sald the BdrOuet. TITS more
toflaoie. ana won't be disturbed by
ono Alhs.
HoW much Of camp have YOU
sot- asked the Mate.
an artist Jap Mess boy, and the
afilcles before mentioned replied the
"a oheJ'
Knapp picked up the cover of the
biscuit tin. and. going TO the waters
edge, filled ir carefully and placed il
ia the sun,
w hats that f0r,' asked the Artist
salt
The. Baronet nodded. "What are the
chances of being taken Of knapp he
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-31
KENTUCKY MOB
HAS A NEW WAY
-
Negro Taken From Jail by
Crowd and Drowned
in River
ASSAULTED A YOUNG GIRL
Texas Authorities are investigating
the Mysterious Lynching Which
Occurred Near Weir en- Mon
day Night.

Hickman, KY, August 30.-Joe Bum
pass a negro, was taken from the
Jail here early this morning by an
Infatuated mob OF citizens and was
killed.
The crime for which the negro was
killed, occurred here a few days ago.
wien the brute assaulted a well
krown young white girl A mob at
that time was organized and searched
fer the negro but he was not found.
The officials, however, succeeded in
captHring him and placed him in Jail
This became known over the county
last night. and the mob was again
organized. They went to the Jail ear.
l. this morning, secured their pris
orer, lie was carried to The river
a short distance away and was drown
ed
The mob at first intended to lynch
the negro, but some one suggested
the negro, but some one suggested
ton was carried out There was con.
Siderable excitement but everything
is quiet tonight.
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Interesting Program Has
Been Arranged for at
the Big Fair
LIST OF HE SPEAKERS
Movement on Foot to Get Legislature
and Senate to Attend in a Body.
Procession Through the Fair
Grounds One Days Feature.

Hon. Glen e. Dunbar, commission.
er OF Georgia at the ST. Louis exposv
ton gives OUT the following program
at the exposition on Georgia day, as
outlined to him by Governor Terrell:
On the morning of The 2Sth Of Sep.
tember, the Georgia delegation and
visitors will assemble at the Georgia
lrilding after a procession through
the grounds. This parade will be a
feature of the day.
An address Of welcome to the Geor.
g,a visitors win be extended by Pres
ldent David F,ancis, Of the exposition
company.
Governor Terrell will respond to
this address.
Vice Georgia Commissioner Hugh
v Washington, of Macon, in briei
address, will formally turn over the
Georgia building to the state officials.
The exercises will ne concluded with
the address CT Mr. Glenn E. Dunbar.
the orator of the day.
An effort will be made to have the
members of the legislature and senate
OF the state present on this occasion,
Ia order to induce them to make the
trip an efforI is being made to secure
special rate for the members OIL
both sides. Mr.. Dunbar is the chair
nan of the committee Agho has the
matter OF rates In charge.
Special rates will also be on from
every point in the state, and the OPP
portunity to visit what has been re-
pcatedly pronounced as the best ex-
Position u asoHv ysaa-s1, VIII tstfsa-
be better 1t is the hope OF all to
crowd St Louis with Geor6lans on
this suspicious day.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-31
BRUNSWICK MAY GET A
HANDSOME NEW DEPOT
IN THE DEVILS AUCTION.
Miss Jennie Ogden eIchard Will b,
Seen Here This Season.

Miss Jennie Ogden oichard viii be
Seen Here This Season.
Miss Jennie Ogden Gichard, a Beau
tiiul woman and a clever actress, has
been engaged by Chas. H. Yale for the
Everlasting DEVILS Auction" which
opens the season here September Z.
She will be seen in the role Of the
hero, Carlos, the heroic shepherd.
Among the very many clever things
which have become part and parcel
OF the kaleidoscope performances OF
Charles H. Yale's Everlasting Devils
Auction" is a number Of exceedingly
funny and intricate trick scenes that
each year are introduced in this pop
ular showplay Mr. Yale states that
in the present twenty-third edition
there will be no deviation to this rule
and that a new and very iaughable
trick scene entitled "The Magic Pic
tire Gallery, in which Toby the trans
formed donkey. again meets his old
enemy Choas. the sprite, resulting in
the introduction of a series of new
tricks odd mechanical effects, scenes
leaps, star and vampire trap working
and a tremendously funny and new
episode between n gigantic cat and
poodle dog. will prove most interesting
/; the oldest or youngest theotgoer.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-31
SOLD BOGUS EPIsTLE.
Negro Film Flams his Race with For9
ed Letter From Jesus Christ.

ed Letter From Jesus Christ.
Columbus, Ga, Aug. 3O.-Aiieglng
that he had a letter written by Jesus
Christ and found forty-hve years al
ter His crucifxion, which letter would
act as a charm, a negro in this city
has been getting rich quick by seillng
copies of this letter.
In an Introductory the letter states
tfat the original epistle was written
ly the Savior and found IS miles from
lconium.
The following inducement to buy i
related IN the fake letter:
And wnosoeyer shal nave copy
Of this letter, written with My own
hand and keep it in their house, noth
inp shall nurt them, neither pestilencS
lightning nor thunder shall do then
any harm.
And if a woman be with child ant
il labor, and ii copy Oh this letter
be above her and she firmly put he
trust in Me, she sail safely be deliver
ed OF her birth.
You shall have no answer iron
Me but by the holy scriptures, unit
, TIE day Of Judgment.
"All goodness and prosperity sinai
be in the house where = copy OF thi
lCtter shall be found"
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BIG CROWD WILL co
ON A. g. 3. EXCURSION

No, gentlemen, those two co!ored
flyers hanging on every corner in
tc wn and in the stores, ere not the
advance notice of Barnum and Bal
ley's circus, coming to town, but is
the last excursion Of the season to
Macon and Atlanta, via the Atlantic
and Birmingham railroad. Mr., j. G.
Knapp, travelling passenger agent OF
the A. & B.. with headquarters at
Fitzgerald, and Mr. 7. G. Manning
commercial agent, located at Bruins
wick have billed every nook and cor
ncr OF the city today and if advertis
ing pays from their standpoint fully
800 people will take advantage Of the
low rate and lisit Macon and Atlanta
September 6.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-31
NEARLY HALF MILLION
ENGAGED IN BIG FIGHT
TWO NEGRO CHILDREN FOUND.
They Were Picked up on Bay Street
by Negro Man Last Niuht.

by Negro Man Last Night.
Two small negro girls, probably two
snd three years Of age, were picked
M on Bay street last night by Peter
Higden, a well known negro. and al.
though efforts have been made. it can.
not be learned where the children
came from.
The two little girls were walking
slowly along the street about $50
o'clock. The negro man noticed that
they were somewhat frightened and
upon inquiry it was found that they
were lost. They were both questioned
hut being badly frightened, they re-
fused to talk very much, and nothing
could be learned from them.
Higden notified officer Hendricks
and also signifed his Willingness to
take care of the children until claimed
by their parents. Higden sent them
cut TO his house. us South StonewalI
street and viii be glad to turn them
over to their parents
Both the children were very well
d essed. The largest one stated that
hel mother was dead, and gave some
name of her father.
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A GORGEOUS AFFAIR.
Mexican Multl-Millionaire Has Train
Of Five Luxurious Cars.


Of Five Luxurious Cars.
Mexico City, Aug. 30.-Pedro Alva-
RADIO. the muIti-millionaire of Parral,
Mexico, who few years ago was
common peon working in a mine
fof 80 cents day, has ordered a sol.
id train of five luxurious private cars
in which he will make tour of Mexi.
co, including visit to this city.
He will arrive in regal splendor
and his armed body guard of 100 hand
somey uniformed men will accompany
Lin on the journey and be his compan-
lens wherever he goes while in this
and other cities.
Alvarado has just finished his man
SION at Parral.
His new palace, which is the show
pace Of Parral, is built of marble.
There is a piano in almost every room
In the court in 4he Middle OF the
structure a regiment could drill with
cut touching elbows, or rubbing
against the rare columns on the sides
o. tho patio.
All the furniture in the house has
been brought from Spain and Grand
Rapids, Mich. The things are Italian
and Alyarado has brought artists and
decorators from Spain and France to
embellish the walls OF his mansion.
until the completion Of the house he
lted where he had lived for eleven
v ars-in a two room howell in the
least desirable part of town.
More than a year ago Alyarada
made an offer to pay the government
public debt Of Mexico. He said that
be had obtained his fabulous wealth
from The soil of Mexico and thought
ne ought to give that much of it to
the government. This offer was de.
cIned by Minister OF Finance Lima
tour.
The only time AlVarado has been
out Of the Parrai mining district was
two years ago, when he chartered a
special train and took his family with
HIM TO the city of Chihuahua to have
a gold filing put in one of mis- teeth
II is said that he will meet Presi.
dent Diaz by special appointment
while here. He has fear OF banks
and the many millions of his wealth
are said to be stored in a strong
steel cage IN his residence, where it is
constantly guarded by armed men.
1t is expected that Alyarado will
give away great deal of his money
during his tour, and it is feared thai
lis body guard will be none too large