New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

one possessing mora enterprise than principle
appeared upon the scene to profit By tradins
upon the vices of the Iaborers. He erected .
rude shack and stocked II with vile whfskcys
The men. having no other place IN which "a
amuse themselves or spend their money. patror-
lied the saloon so freely that the gang soon be-
came dernOraIIzed. II was costly proposition
for the railroad company.
The saloon was not situated on railroad land,
so MIR. Stevens had no legal authority 20 rid him
self of it. and expostulation with the proprietor
who was coming money fast was of 10 avail
Finally the engineer made personal visit to the
saloon and engaged IN an interview with ths
proprietor.
when are you going to leave here?" hs
asked.
when I get good and ready" was he suriy
response.
Tam going now IaconicaIIy retorted Stevens,
and so saying he drew from his pocket man.
moth dynamite cartridge. scratched a match on
his corduroy trousers. tgnited the fuse threw
the missile Of destruction behind the bar and
ran. The saloonkeeper decided that he was quite
ready to go also and didn't argue the pTOpOsi-
ton In thirty seconds the shack was blown to
pieces and business was not resumed at the old
stand.
carrying in a big tin receptacle which b had
on his back a considerable amount OF wbrskey.
which he sold to the men He had beer in bust-
ness only a short time when a sharpshOoteT act
ing under 8Ir. Stevens's orders plugged the can
Iengthwise while the owner was carrying q Ga
his back The bullet made two holes IN the can
The whiskey gurgIed out and the thoroughly
frightened owner was convinced that he Was Up
AGAINST a most effective anti-salOon law That
was the end OF the whiskey business Il that
camp.
Had it not been for the bowling % a dog IN
the SeIkirk Mountains in British Columbia,
twenty-five years ago John f Stevens would not
have gone to Panama. Lost in the wilds. travel
ling on snowshOes with q mailman for q COM
panion. he would have perished from exposure
and starvation. At that time NJ Stevens was
division superintendent OF the Canadian f'tciiIc-
A. such he assisted in laying ont the ROAD which
crosses the selkirk Mountain range between he
peaks Of Donald and Glacier House. at an
altitude Of 1890 feet
winter had set in severely" said Judge kln-
cade in telling the story The snow was SIX
feet deep and the engineers and WorhFnen IN
advance of the track laying gang had established
quarters one hundred miles or more fToIh civil
fzatfon. stevens an expert at travelling that
VI,
tIerent, accompanied by a Iaborer. The two men
carried a pack of provisions that Ncuid have
been sufficient To supply their wants on that
long. cold lonesome. periIjus journey had they
not lost their bearings out there II that great
wild. white waste. Their provisions became ex-
hausted and they were without food for two or
three DAYS Stevens's assistant became delIrious
and desperate on account OF exposure and
hunger. But they kept moving, and for safety
Stevens compelled the temporarily demented
man to travel ahead of him. Suddenly stevens
stopped
Il hear dog park said he
Nav, ye don't hear no ,.og bark. gTewled
the man in the lead and trUdged on
Yes. do hear a dog bark insisted Stevens.
and, convinced that he was right. he half ear
ried half pushed his unwilling assistant in an
other direction, and finally intercepted q pack
train which supplied them with food and shell
ter