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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
SEVEN HEARTS WERE HERS.
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE DONE by
A NEBRASKA WOHAN'S EYES.
NIRs. Scott Smedley Has q Record OF Three
Marriages and Four engagements,
Though Only 2S-ACcuted OF Getting
$4,000 WrOngfuuy Prom q Suitor.

LINCOLN, Neb., April s.-The case of
Mira Scott Smedley Of Denver who was
charged here with swindling Joseph Wells,
q retired farmer, out Of $4,000. is ia pome
respects like that Of Mrs Cassie L. Chad
wick, although while the latter dealt in
large sums Of money, Mrs. Smedley Dor
rowed human hearts.
Mrs. Smedley Is tall slender and IS.
Her features are regular. but she is not
pretty. Her voice ia rather masculine in
tone, but well modulated. Her chief
weapon has been her eyes, which are seduc-
live and convincing.
She was born in the small country town
Of Perry. Kan. and grew up there, Ten
years ago she was married TO Emory VIII
httA a well TO do farmer Of Granville,
Kan. Her maiden name was Edith Sim
mons.
A child was born, and when it was 8 years
old Mrs. Willltts told her husband that she
wanted TO attend college at Lindsberg and
study music Willtts good naturedly as
scented to the project
A few months afterward j. W. Bundy, a
station agent at Ellis attempted suicide.
He left note stating that unrequited love
for Miss Edith Simmons had led him to
kin himself Mrs. Nillitts had concealed
from Bundy the fact that she was married
In fact, she had promised TO marry him,
but had slipped away just before the
wedding
Al the same time, at salina, she had
enchanted the affections OF j. H. James,
son OF New Mexican mine owner. She
accepted his proposal Of marriage and q
date for their marriage was set. He spent
money lAvishly upon her.
Some one hinted that she was a married
woman. He demanded to know the truth.
She sweetly told him that Il was true that
she was married, but that the tie was not
binding because her husband had a legal
wife living when she ularried him.
She also told james that she had a fine
home In Topeka and that a fortune would
come 20 her upon the settlement Of her
deceased fathers estate. This was the
first appearance Of her stories Of great
wealth coming to her, which she retailed,
with variations, 10 subsequent suitors.
While her love affair wath James was
rtlll on, she met and married a travelling
man named Elliott at Manhattan. She
, told him that she vas single and that her
father was Major Sims, wealthy Topeka
banker
Elliott threw caution TO the winds, re-
signed his job, sent back his sample cases
and took her before a preacher and married
her. A reporter tried to interview him a.
) he boarded a train on his bridal trip, and
was rebufed. In return the reporter told
him he had married a woman with hus-
band. Elliott investigated found that
! the Gtatement WIS true and left her two
days later. 4.sss<a Ia
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Indianian Has the Proof.

Adrio" eorTsspOndsnes Cinein mott Enquire.
John Strauss, farmer Of temperate habits
and whose veracty is not questioned. tells
the first snake story OF the season.
he said; i cut large amount Of stove
wood last summer, threw IL IN a pile and left
Il until this winter. when ! began 70 haul
II 70 Marion and sold Il on the market. Yes-
terday while loading wood on q wagon from
the pile found a large coil OF snakes contain
ing about fifty oopperheads. They were
helpless and unable 20 make any resistanos
on account OF the cold, and / killed them
Some Of them measured seven feet In length
Later discovered another coil Of blscksnakes
few feet from tho copperheads IL contained
about the same number. but the snakes were
larger. They were also despatched without
resistance,
i have preserved the snakes as proof Of
my statement. as some OF my friends may
question the story. and II they do 1 can pro
duoe the goods
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This is an Arrangement TO which The
King Of Portugal has a distinct objection
but as IL Is aHveTy old established custom
his Majesty would probably have Sons
difficulty in having IN altered.
Each Of the three purse keepers, e. thess
officials are called, receives GSoo per an
mum, which the King Of Portugal has 10
pay out Of his own pocket, 90 that The
arrangement costs the King a 800 q year,
which could be very easily saved by the
dismissal Of such entirely needless ofaoiaA
as the purse keepers.
or salary; he simply informs the Grand
Nizier when he wants money, and that
Official has 10 see that the amount required
ia forthcoming promptly, otherwise Il u
more than likely he might lose his head.
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the same day, all the horses are exercised
every day.
After each trip they are carefully rubbed
down until their coats are made TO look
IKE silk. Water ia never permitted 70 touch
them.
Their stalls are covered with white thing,
and on the floors are mats woven with
ribbon. They are fed on sugar once a day.
They are never permitted to Craze on the
tempting blue grass that covers the field
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near by In summer, but are stan fed the year
round. Six men are employed TO caro- for
them and the ,turbouts.
Miss Morosini has studied and driven
horses ever since she was old enough to
hold the reins, and Is a practical horse-
woman. On the subject OF driving she
gives these points:
'when dealing with horse one is obligedto
display intelligence, for a good horse knows
"a soon as the reins are picked up whether
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09

his driver Is timid and doubtful. or has
the skill and strength OF a master.
THE mistake which many make when
driving IL that they do not change the
position OF their hands or rein hand when
they should. When they desire to pull up
they simply draw the hands back and
up TO the face or perhaps lean far back
kee ping the hands always In the same place
on the reins.
Should they desire to give the horse
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
HEht with MOocastn.
From 81. Aunrria clrnni.l

From the Au0USta CkroAieiG
u i. Wohe had narrow escape yesterday
from being seriously injured and be IA con
graduating himself on his escape.
Mr.. Wolfe was out near the old glass vorfs
when he heard noise in the bushes Just be-
fore him. and the next minute ne was horrtnsd
TO see big moccasln spring at him and tvtne
Itself about his leg Mr.. Wolfe kicked out
vigorously and shook the snake loose, and
then dealt II crushing blow as the serpent
returned to the battle.
In describing the affair Mr.. Wolfe sn,d
it was one OF the largest highland moooasips
he had ever seen, and that he could not aocoun;
for his escape from being bitten.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
Two Monsie r RattIsrs.

From ne ST. Augustine Record
As a trophy Of their proves Messrs. VII.
fred and Harry Masters brought home from
O hunting trip Wednesday two monster rattle
snakes. one measuring feet Q inches, and
the other feet incheF
The larger snake had twelve Tdttles and a
button. and the other ten rattlee and button,
The reptiles were killed near Hulctt swamp %
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&he Only in the World Drive Spike TeamarneSses
Twelve Horses Worth $4,000 or More Each-.-S

A. has been said. there is q whip-eO match
each harness.
A different ut Of horses 10 driven With
each turnout The three abreast team
ls never driven tandem, In pairs or Slngly.
and the spike team is driven only With
the spike cart.
In driving only lines Of white English
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Kentucky Thoroughbred. ThsSs horses
are never driven by any one but hsrssi.
Not one cost less than IS 900, and several
cost moro.
She selects and trains her own horses,
making trips to Kentucky whenever she
desires 10 purchase. The horses are ell
chestnut in color, iS.s hands high, and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
EARLY CROP SNAKE STORIkA
SnSsOuriGn Kills 30 Reptiles.

From the Citation Democrat
While blasting rocks In his pasture near
Clinton tho other day. Joe Harness found
a den Of snakes in which there were forty
SIX reptiles OF various sizes.
All were torpid from cold land HarnASs
Killed them easilT.
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Garter snake Enlir,nr achooa.

YORK eorrsspoHdsnos PhdadsipAia RaoorA
A garter snake two feet long created hAyos
IN the Seitzville school and caused the Riris
70 spring TO the tops OF the desks vhiIs IN
boys were despAtchlng It,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
Ratner shoMed T1Eht.

Altoona correspondence PHsbvro Ped
An apparently dead four foot rationale
which Joshua Butler brought 20 HE home
here for its shn and rattles thawed out
and attacked his child
Miner John McNahon Killed the snake With
a club Just In time. $50 t.. .,...s,,,
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mss. NonoNMLHERhH0PHE H0R5F GAY P4PFF HN0HER'
Bull TsTAER' CHlchIErTHlc9I4S4 $4,000 OLrOn6 CQLRR

match az perfectly as possible.
As she drives almost continuously, and
never uses the same set OF horses twice on
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lost Thousands Of Dollars and Whips and Gowns to MATCHBOX
Ills of Road Driving as Exercise for Women

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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-09
MONTANA NOTES.

Nels Pierson, one of the proprietOrs
of the Willow Creek Fluming company
Saturday afternoon struck Andrew Hi
pala, an employee, on the head with a
club, killing him. The blow landed
above the left ear. Pierson claims
self defense, as Hipala was awaiting
him, armed with an axe. Hipala is
employer. Pierson gave himself up to
the authorities.
The University of Montana biolog-
ical station has received a sum from
Senator w. A. Clark of Montana suf-
ficient to defray the expenses of an
expedition among the unknown noun
tains of Montana The expedition will
be under the direction of Professor M.
J. Elrod and will visit the high noun
tain on whose summit is the United
States geological survey monument.
Several uneXplored glaciers lie high
up on the mountain. Later the party
will visit other SUBMITS in the drain
age of the south fork of Flathead
river.
A gymnasium costing $4,000 will be
built at the Montana reform school in
Miles City.
Anaconda boys are reaping har-
vest in gathering mushrooms in the
surrounding hills.
Helena is to have a cooperative
creamery and $4,000 in stock has al
ready been subscribed.
The contract has been awarded for
the new building for the Montana
state normal school at Dillon for $44,-
9S5.
Rev. Ernest w. Wright, recently
from Chicago, has been installed pas
tor of the Presbyterian church in Mis-
soula.
The fruit crop around Miles City
has been badly damaged by frost. The
plums will be about one half crop,
but the apples for the most part are
hopelessly gone.
The trustees of the Fergus county
high school at Lewistown have bought
an entire block in the rear of the high
school for the use of the students as
an athletic field.
The greatest camp meeting ever pro-
jected in Montana is to be held in
Lewistown from June 16 to 26. 1t
is to be an INSTRUMENTATION affair,
although the Methodists are taking
the lead in it.
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Why Inner Channel Was Chosen.

Why Inner Channel Was Chosen.
1t is reported at Toxic thath the, Rus
sian cruisers Admiral Nachimoff, Mon
omach and Dmitri Donskoi having
sunk in comparatively shallow water,
ii is possible to raise them.
A survivor of the cruiser Ural, who
is brother of the chief editor of the
Russ, and apparently is we'll educated,
says:
1.-The second and third squadrons
Joined at the island Of Koh Iron (off
the coast of French Inod-China.) Our
admiral knew that Korea strait was
strongly guarded. but should Pacific
route have been followed, a neutral
port would not have been available in
case of disaster, so it was determined
to risk the Tsush1ma route. Nothing
important occurred till dawn of the
morning of May 81, except the appear
ance occasionally of japanese ships far
out on the horizon.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-09
OREGON NEWS.

The University of California four
cared crew, which has been touring
the northwest. on the Willamette riv-
er course, broke the Pacific coast rec
ord for mile and a half. The OF
fetal time was minutes IA SECONDS.
The previous record for the distance
was minutes SO seconds, made at
Shawnigan lake, British Columbia, in
1900 by the Portland Rowing club.
The Salem wool pool has refused
29c and is holding for soc.
The 18th annual reunion of the
Umatilla County Pioneers association
opened with the call to order by Pres
ident J. A. Lieuallen at 10 a. m. Sat
urday.
Miss Wavel Cunningham was placed
under arrest in San Francisco recent
~ upon request of Chief of Police
Hunt Of Portland. She is charged with
obtaining jeWelry TO the extent OF Sl9O
from a Portland firm. She is a beautl-
full girl. aged about IS years, daughter
OF wealthy eastern Oregon parents.
Her father is said to be engaged IN
the horse business, with headquarters
at Pendleton.
Fifteen full cars of strawberries
were shipped from Hood River one
day last week.
Joseph Pateno, a fireman on the
steamer Brakewater of the Spreckels
line, was drowned recently near Marsh
field The man, while still heated
from his work, went into the bay for
a swim, and was apparently seized
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-09
FOR PEACE,

Peace in the far east was the subject
of another conference at Washington
between the president and Mr.. Taxa
hira, the Japanese minister. 1t was
the third conference on this subject
which the president had had during the
day.
Accompanied by Count Hirosama,
japanese nobleman, who is travelling
in this country; by Commander Taxa
shita, the Japanese naval attache, and
four Japanese naval officers, who are
here on their way from Toxic to Eng.
land tc inspect the work on Japanese
warsh1ps now under construction in
British shipyards, Mr.. Takahira called
at the White House shortly after
O'Clock Monday night
Naturally the president was greatly
interested to meet the Japanese visit
ors, and gave them most cordial re-
ception. This, however, did not last
long, and soon, the visitors took their
departure, leaving the president and
Mr.. Takahira free to talk peace.
Thus far the minister as not been
able to tell the president, except in the
most general and unofficial way, what
Japan is likely to demand Of Russia
when the latter can be brought to dis
cuss peace. Even the minister himself
has no idea what Japan's indemnity
may amount to. The president was
unable to give Mr.. Takahira any init
nation of how Russia has viewed the
humiliation of her fleet, and until
Count Cassini's report on his visit to
the. White House has been replied to
by St. Petersburg no further progress
toward peace can be made in that
direction.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-09
IDAHO SQUIBBS.

Idaho State Land Commissioner C.
J. Munson has been notified by the
state land department at Boise that
his criminal case against the Lewis
Lumber company of Occur d'Alene for
alleged illegal cutting of timber from
state lands has been dismissed.
The verdict rendered by the coro-
ner's jury on the death of r. s. Car
mes, who was electrocuted when the
telephone wire he was assisting in
stringing came in contact with the
heavy voltage wire of the Washington
Water Power company, will probably
result in an investigation being made
by the authorities as to whether the
two lines are too close together.
The people of Nez Perez, Idaho, and
Asotin counties have raised by popu-
lar subscription nearly 100000, and
have been given a guarantee that this
amount of money assures them an
electric line from Lewiston to Grange
vllIe, with a branch line to NeZ Perez.
Work has already been started on this
line in Tammany gulch.
A remarkable find of prehistoric an
imal remains has been made where
the government is building dam in
the Snake river near Minidoka for rec
lamation purposes. In eXcavating a
diversion channel, the engineers have
cut through II feet of lava. Below this
is a bed of sand from six to eight feet
thick and below that another lava flow
The bones are in the sand. In a
space 25 feet square four species were
met with. The skull of a horned ami
NAL was found, the horns spreading
six feet from tip to tip. While being
removed the skull crumbled. but the
horns are perfect. They resemble those
of the musk OK A tusk like that of
an elephant has been taken out that
is SO inches long. Another find is a
lower jaw resembling the jaw of a
horse. 1t is perfectly preserved and is
about the size of the jaw of a fully
developed horse. F. c. Horn, the en-
gineer in charge, has sent some of the
specimens to Washington. He has
been informed that it has been impos-
sible to classify some of them. The
find promises to be of much scientific
Value
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-09
ENGINEER DROWNED
ENGINE STRUCK LARGE ROCK ON
GREAT NORTHERN. ROAD
Passenger Train Meets Obstructicn
Near Boomers Ferry, Idaho-A Boy
Tramp Saves Life of Fireman.
Postal Clerk Lang Seriously Injur-
ed-Engineer Brokaw Drowned.

Boomers Ferry, Idaho, June 4-The
eastbound Great Northern passenger
train was struck by rock slide eight
miles east of here Saturday afternoon
and the engine plunged into the kOot.
enai river. Engineer Peter Brokaw
of Spokane was drowned. He swan
down the river for quarter of mile,
A. G. Baumister was hurt and Mail
Clerk Philip Lang was so badly injur-
ed he may die.
John Ross, Is year old boy, who
was beating his way on the tank of
the engine, saved the fireman's life.
The fireman's clothes were pinned I'M
der the engine, and the boy pulled him
free with the aid of shovel and then
assisted him to shore.
The wreck was caused by rocks slid
ing down and showing the engine into
the river. The engine was completely
submerged in about 80 feet of water,
and the mail and two baggage cars
went off the track and part way down
the bank. Fireman Baumister says he
noticed rocks coming down and shout
ed to Engineer BrOkaw, who applied
the emergency brakes, but the rocks
were too close and hit the tender,
throwing the engine into the river.
Engineer Brokaw was washed out
of his cab and tried to swim ashore,
but, the current being very strong and
no ropes or logs being available, he
sank in sight of about 800 passengers
on the train. 1t is possible that the
engineers body may never be found,
as the Kootenai at this time of the
year is very deep and swift and full
of Inducements.
No passengers on the wrecked train
were injured.
The train crew consisted of Conduc-
tor A. E. Logan, Engineer P. Brokaw
Fireman A. G. Baumister, Mail Clerk
Phil Lang
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FIRST DAY OF Battle
STORY OF HOW JAPANESE PUT
RUSSIANS In DISORDER.
The Defeat of Cars Fleet caused by
Good Gunnery of Togo's Men-Cen'
tered Their Fire on Flagships Un'
til They Went DoWn-Japanese Tor
pedo Attacks Were Persistent.

From the accounts of participants in
the battle of the Sea Of Japan, as CIV
en- at VladivOstok, can be constructed
picture of the first day of the recent
fight.
When the Russian fleet found itself
12O miles south of Tsu island 1t was
headed for the straits in three col
umns, the battleships and five cruisers
on the left, the light cruisers on the
right and the transports and torpedo
boats between them. The weather
was foggy, and the view, therefore
difficult.
At 80 in the morning the japanese
fleet was discovered by the cruiser
Idzuma, which Numbered onto them In
the fog.
The Japanese cruisers disappeared,
and the Russian fleet proceeded
through the strait.
Suddenly, at 1912 o'clock in the
morning, a silhouette of japanese YES
sells, their greenish blue paint making
them scarcely visible in the fog, loom
ed up to the westward of the Russian
vessels. This Japanese fleet consisted
of four cruisers and three battleships.
They Immediately opened a heavy fire,
which was especially directed against
the flagships Of the various squadrons
of the Russian fleet.
Admiral ROjestvensky signalled to
| the transports to place themselves on
the right of the squadron OF light cruls-
ers, so as to increase their distance
from the fighting portion of the fleet,
which was now holly engaged and suf'
fering under the we'll aimed fire of the
Japanese.
Enemy's Fire Deadly.
Owing to the precision of the Japa-
nese gunners and the concentration OF
their fire on the fiagships, within an
hour and a half the KniaZ SouvarOff
and the Osliabia were reduced to
wrecks and soon sank.
The battle continued until O'Clock
without any further noticeable change
in the situation. Soon thereafter the
battleship Alexander III. began to list
badly and dropped out of line, but was
quickly repaired, resuming her place
and reopening fire. The Japanese, no.
ticing the condition of the Alexander
I'LL, concentrated their fire upon her
and she droppeu out of the line, this
time finally, and disappeared.
The heavy fire of the japanese II
inch guns were then directed on the
Borodino, which was soon disabled
and sunk.
Broke Up Russian Fleet.
The battleship Sissoi Veliky was now
ablaze, but was firing every available
gun. At this hour the onslaught of
torpedo boats from the coast of Japan
and the closing in on the battle
ships from the left broke up the Rus
sian fleet, all of which, except four
battleships and the converted cruiser
Ural, had been holding together.
During the night the Japanese tor
pedo attacks continued, the result of
which was not known until the report
of the commander of the cruiser
Izumrud, which sank near Vladimir
island.
The bodies of Lieutenant Machlis of
the cruiser Almaz and other officers
and sailors brought by the Almas have
been buried at Vladivostok.
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American.

A German paper says the kaiser is
extremely fond of fresh vegetables and
that his favorite dish is the British
workman's steak and onions, though
cooked in the German fashion. With
this savory concoction he prefers
mashed potatoes.
The hygienic institute of Breslau is
experts will destroy the mosquitoes
which pass the winter in the cellars
and Easements of houses. Malachite
green is to be used for destroying the
larvae in ponds.
A political party that would give
banquets at 10 cents plate would
fill long felt want.
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Regarding the general situation it
can be announced that Europe regards
the president as the most available
medium for the preliminary communi-
cations between ST. Petersburg and
Toxic, and Count Cassini, the Russian
ambassador, and Mr.. Takahira are both
convinced of the president S sincerity
and friendliness to both belligerents i'll
his conferences regarding the ending
of the war.
Mr. Takahira says that Toxic is al
ways for peace, but, he added signifi-
cantly, Russia must realize the pres
ent situation in all its seriousness and
be prepared to face it.