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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20
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Marylander who volunteered for the duty,
and though the rddai of Paul Revere has
been made immortal by Longfellow the
ride OF Tench Tilehniian was one that not
only exceeded 1t in length, but was madc
under most unfavorabIe circumstances.
AS soon as Cornws His surrendered Gem
eral Tilghman was started for Phtiedel-
phia. He was put on the north bank OF
the York river and he hastened to An
napolis. There he Learned that a, letter
was en- route by another way and he de-
termined to beat It,, If he could. He en-
barked IN a little lsloop and was taken
across the Chesapeake where he procured
a horse and set out His ride was long,
weary one, he was not well, and yet he
stuck to his task and reached Ph1ladel-
phia where be deifvere the best news
that had yet been heard Congress-, In
addition to heaping honors upon Tnghman
for his noble ride, voted to the leaders,
Washington, Rocbmmbeau and de Grasse
stands Of colors anal artillery and decreed
that there should be erected at York.
town a monument to commemorate the
auspicious event
1t appears that when Sir Henry C1in-
ton finally becam3 convinced that Corn
wallis was in graa'e danger he decided to
send help and so .on October 10, the very
day that CornwaRis surrendered, be sent
an army of 1000 men to him. The troops,
on 35 ships, arr we'd at Yorktown five
days later but finding that it was too
late turned back to New York. Clinton
sent the dire news across the ocean where
1t was received with mingled rage and
disappointment. Lord North ably ex-
pressed the feelings of the British when
he threw up his hands and exclaimed 1t
is all overl 1t is dhl overY'
Today the visitor to Yorktown may see
much of interest," The battle field has
somewhat disappeared and there is but
little trace of the redoubts but time has
dealt gently with, the old town. The same
houses thnt hgurdd in the tragic events
Of more than century ago still stand
while the Nelson house. with ball In
one Of the walls. gives testimony to hay
ing been .bombaRd ded.
There may be seen cave that Is said
to have been the refuge Of CORVALLIS
during the bomba rdment while the beau
tiful marble shaft erected by the Govern
ment gives the historical data concerning
that " which one sees in the neighborhood.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

born man and woman. Exquisite bits Of
brio brac picked up in the course OF Mr..
Dukes European travels. and beautiful
canvasses bearing the names Of the old
masters are here to be found. A large
fortune alone is represented in the ex-
quisite Turkish and Persian rugs that
cover the highly polished and parquetted
floors. One of the features Of the addt
tion now being made will be the ball
room witch, at short notice. can be con-
yerted into fully equipped, but minia-
turs theatre. A small army Of well
trained servants are necessary to the
care Of such an establishment, which
yearly expands in keeping with its own
er's fancy.
The dora to be found about the Duke
estate rivals that OF the Botanical Gar
dens at Washington. The conservatories
cover several acres. their lofty dome
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varieties American quail, pheasant and
partridges, while In separate preserves
there are English pheasants and grouse
in numbers, whose breeding grounds are
zealously watched by gamekeepers who
are ever on the watch for poachers
whether they be man or beast.
Dukes Farms Is open to the public at
all times, and from early morning until
late in the afternoon hundreds Of Pc
destrians, vehicles and automobiles are
seen about the park. There are thirty
miles of these beautifully shaded and su
perbly macadamized roads through the
park. These are thirty feet in width and
are macadamized to depth of sixteen
inches. Several of these highways are
county, or public, roads, but they have
been constructed by and are maintained
at Mr.. Dukes individual expense. large
corps Of at least one hundred men, with
half that number Of teams, are kept con-
stantly at work on the roads. Watering
carts are kept going all day and no
matter how great the travel one rarely
sees q speck OF dust follow In the wake
of auto or carriage While these roads
are quite as attractive to pedestrians as
to those so fortunate as bowl over them
in carriage or motor car, there are scores
of enhancing little by ways, Bride paths
and ''lover's lanes" through which pedes-
trians can stroll. Acres upon acres Of
rhododendrons have been set oct tArcugh
these forests and are here to be foand
in the same wild and picturesque pro-
fusion as when imported by Mr.. Duke
from the mountains Of North Carolina,
his native state. When In blossom they
shed delicate fragrance noticeable
throughout the entire estate. For those
of romantic turn of mind these walks
fairly TEEN with sentiment. Beautiful
vistas have been opened through the for
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IA EXT Saturday marks the one hun
y dred and twenty-sixth anniversary OF
y 4 the battle of Yorktown the last fight
of any Importance of the War of the
American Revolution, and this year the
anniversary will be of special import be-
cnuse the Thomas Jefferson Memorial AS
sociation, the Daughters of the American
Revolution and other organizations will
Join In commemorating the event by a
monster display and exercises at the James
town Exposition.
1t is generally conceded by historians
that neither the sensational engagement
at Bunker Hill, the Significance of which
was understood throughout the world, the
overwhelming defeat of BurERyne at sara
toga or any of the other engagements dur
ing that struggle equalled infresults that
of the seige and surrender of CORVALLIS
at Yorktown.
The campaign that led to the defeat OF
the best of the British troops under en
able commander was one that vas worked
out to the highest degree Of military
sense. 1t contained all the elements Of a
drama, such as playwright of high ability
might conceive, and It was carried out
with daring and skill that, as planned,
could have but one ending.
General Washington and Count de Ro-
chambeau met early in August at Wealth
ersville, Conn., and there they talked over
the plans for the future. II was almost
determined to put the French and Ameri-
can armies together and make concen-
trated attack upon the city of New York
which was defended by Sir Henry Clin-
ton, then commander-inchief Of the Brit
ish forces In this country.
1t was intended that this attack should
be in the nature of a surprise and, with
this in view, the two armies were brought
together at Dobb's Ferry and every Prep
aration made to fall upon the upper Part
of Manhattan Island. At the last ninute
there came dispatches from the South APP
prising the leaders Of the American forces
that Lord CORVALLIS had heen conducting
a very spirited campaign against General
Lafayette who, with Baron Steuben and
Anthony Wayne. was directing the desti-
nies of the Continentas.
This news put different light upon the
situation. inasmuch as the planned cam
paign upon New York was for the very
purpose of compelling Clinton 10 order
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down the rocky slopes, finally splashing
into huge bowls, or basins, hewn from
solid granite boulders, which ever prove
Irresistible to man or beast as they look
into their crystal depths. Wells, and
there are a dozen Of these, have been
walled up and covered by picturesque
structures of rock, or rustic branches, all
vine-clad, cool and shady and these havens
are ever attractive as resting places for
those who stroll about the park.
Especial attention has been paid to the
forests and In these every tree, shrub and
plant indigenous to North America are
there to be found. Through these forests
exquisite glens and vistas have been cut
and hewn and massive boulders carted
from afar are used to line the banks Of
the on-rushing streams that thread their
way through them. Water falls burst
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

verdant. velvety turf. studded here and
there with vases of rare workmanship and
heroic proportions, from which exquisite
blossoms rear their dainty heads. These
forest strolls are literally patronized and
rustic seats, hewn out of solid rock, are
to be found at frequent intervals, each
within earshot of the plash Of playing
fountain or a trickling spring as 1t BUD
bles from a rock-ribbed fernery.
Throughout the farms are scattered
twenty fountains, each masterpiece OF
the sculptor's art. Several of theae foun-
tains are equipped with hundreds Of vari-
hued incandescent lights and when In
play, at night, they form wierdly beau
tiful picture. Each and every spring
about the Farms. and there are two score
OF these, has been rocked up and beauti-
fed until they give the effect Of bursting
from some mountain side as they trickle
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

muuuEN James B. Duke, the brains,
"a Nfounder and director general of the
NW American Tobacco Company pur-
chased modest little farm of less than
one hundred acres in Somerset county,
New Jersey, he then and there iorneu .ne
nucleus for one of the most imposing
estates In America. The originai iarin
IL situated on the banks or sluggish
little stream, dlgnihed by the title OF
river. which flows between the banks OF
Tho form and the sleepy little village OF
RarItan. from which hamlet IL derives
its name. But as insignificant as this
little river may appear to the casual op-
server at first glance, nevertheless IL
plavs n most Important role on the Duke
estate and made possible the execution
OF the plans of the President OF Aneri
co,s most far-reaching trust, whose mot-
m in ife has ever been mo obstacle is
rnsurmountable where brains, energy
and money can be focused thereon.
Dnke's Farms, as the estate is now
called. has grown, farm by inrm' irVh
the original little truck patch un.n "
day It embraces twenty-hye nunuisa ,.l,'
aasas os broad and beautifully sloping
fieIds placid lakes, ripping brooks, gurg-
linz cascades and knolls and glens
studded with stately oaks and e'ms' 30
enhancing as to fairly startle one py
their sxonisite beauty. Not content with
the beautiful sweep of country about
him Mr.. Duke is now constructing u
miniature mountain, eighty feet IN IN
height covering an area of ten acres. u
was originally his intention TO adorn .ne
crest Of his mount with an imposing
dwelling which, In magniicence Oh ue.
tall and proportions, would be nttlng
manor house for an estate so extensive
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

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CORVALLIS from the South to his support
In holding Manhattan Island. The plans
carried exceedingly well for 1t was evil
dent that Clinton heard of the contem-
plated move against him and ordered
CORVALLIS to make preparations to move
to him. CORVALLIS therefore withdrew
from the South, camped first Mt Ports
mouth and $later moved to Yorktown
where he lay, prepared to sail for New
York.
At the same time as the news Of Corn
wallis movements were reported General
Washington learned that Count de Grasse,
with feet of some thirty ships was
sailing from the West Indies, leaving San
Domingo on August 3, and was bound for
the Chesapeake Bay.
Instantly the entire campaign was
changed to meet the new conditions and
while the "demonstrationP against Gin
ton was not allowed to lax the attack
was not made. Instead instructions were
hurriedly sent to Lafayette to get in com
munication with de Grasse and, with
what troops the latter could spare. to
make every effort to envelop CORVALLIS
by land and sea.
In the meantime the allied armies IN
front of New York withdrew MS quietly
as possible leaving behind only sufficient
number to keep up the pretense Of invest
ment and the troops were hurried toward
CORVALLIS. The English in New York
were further misled by letters which were
allowed to fall into their hands and
when the Continental army was seen on
the move 1t was thought that 1t oil
meant preparations for an attack, and
not until the combined army had passed
New Brunswick was the real destination
given out even to the American troops
The Americans and Frenchmen marched
by different routes but they met some
where in the neghborhood Of Princeton.
or Princetown, and then marched through
Philadelphia together. The march through
the Quaker City was one of triumph. In
no city was patriotism stronger and as
the troops swung along they were greet
ed with cheers on very side.
There was wide difference In the ap-
pearance of the two armies The Con-
tinentas were anything but martial In
their appearance. The officers were clad
in too well worn uniforms while the
troopers, in many instances, had no uni
forms at all. Their music was that Of
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17
THE mAelLL CASE OPENS.
Statement by the Prosecuting Attor ney as 10 What the State Ex-
 pects to Prove.

Decatur, H., Oct 12.-Assistans States Attorney Mitchell of Dewitt county opened the actual trial of Fred and Faye Graham Magill case Friday morning when he began outlining the states case to the jury. He spoke briefly. According to his opening statements the prosecution will en- deavor to prove that Fred Magill mur' dered his first wife, Mrs. Pet Candy Magill. by strangling her after he had given her chloroform, and that his present wife, Mrs. Faye Graham Ma gill, was an accessory before the fact. The state. will also seek to show that the Pet Magill letters were forgeries and will place particular emphasis on what is known as the "Seventh" and Eighth" letters. The "Seventh" was the one in which Magill was urged to marry Faye Graham, and the Eighth" was the one last brought to light, purporting to have been an ac. knowledgement by Pet Magill to her parents that she was in love with an other man than her husband.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17
DIED IN PRISON.
Mrs. Cassie M. Chadwick, Whose Fraudulent Financial Operations
 Wrecked Banks Succumbs.

Columbus, O., Oct 12.-Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, whose amazing financial transactions eliminated in the wreck. ing of an Oberlin bank, died in the woman's ward in the Ohio penitentiary Thursday night at 10:15. Mrs. Chad wick had been in comatose condition for some hours previous to her death and the end came peacefully. No friends or relatives waited at her bed side; only the prison physician and hospital attendants. Her son, Emil Hoover. has been summoned from Cleveland, but he was not expected to arrive before Friday.
 In the latter part of 1902, or early in 1908. Mrs. Chadwick, in the pres ence of her husband, gave to Mir. Key holds, the cashier of the Wade Park Bank of Cleveland, a box containing notes signed with the name of Andrew Carnegie. These forged notes are all legged to have amounted to $500, 900. Reynolds gave to Mrs. Chadwick re- ceipt for the papers. which described the notes and the signatures upon them. Mrs. Chadwick left with Key holds as an explanation of the exist ence of the notes the statement that she was natural daughter of Car negie
 With the receipt of Reynolds in her possession. Mrs. Chadwick went to diff ferent banks and many capitalists, mak ing loans and paying not only high interest to the banks, but heavy bonuses to the bank officials who loaned her the money. The extent Of these transactions will never be known to the family but they ran up into the millions They involved men of high standing in the financial world and caused heavy losses to many banks.
 Emil Hoover son of Mrs. Cassie Chadwick. made arrangements Friday to have the body of his mother taken to Woodstock, Canada, for burial. The body Is at an undertaking establish ment and the public was allowed to see it Friday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17
SENT THREATS BY MAIL.
Young Man Who Sent Dynamite to Denver Citizens Makes Further
 Confession.

Denver. Col, Oct. 12.-Kemp V. Biglow, the young clerE from Farmer, Ohio, who mailed dynamite packages last Monday to Gov Henry A. Buch. tel and several other prominent citl- zens of Denver. confessed Thursday that he was also the author of letters mailed on August 29 last to the Bur, lngton railroad, the Moffat road. the Adams Express company. the Daniels x Fisher Stores company, the May Shoe X Clothing company and to Post. master Paul Sours. demanding amoSnts varying from s10.000 to $50. 900 and aggregating s190,0O0. These letters contained threats that unless the demands were compiled with pas. senger trains would be wrecked with dynamite and the Daniels & Fisher and May stores and the federal build. ing in this city would be blown up and c. M Day, local agent of the Adams Express company, would be killed within 30 days. Biglow's con. fesslon was made to Chief of Police Michael Delaney in presence of MT. Day and John F. Vallery. general agent of the Burlington railroad in Denver.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17
TOO ANXIOUS TO
 GET ACQUAINTED
He Played the Role of Masher and Was Fined S20 and Costs in Police Court Says That He
 Is Sorry He Did It.

Friday night about 3 o'clock as Mrs. Pat Donohue and her daughter were walking down Mena street on their way home, they were accosted by stranger in front of Thacker Bros store. The ladies took no notice of the man, but passed hurricdly on down the street. On reaching the corner at the Boston Store on De Queen street they were met again by this stranger, who attempted to force his attentions upon them. The ladies hurried home and informed MT. Donohue of tue actions of the man, and MT. Donohue, accompanied by his wife and daughter, started out to hunt the offender. As they turned the corner at Janssen avenue and Mena street the man was seen and recognized by the ladies. Mir. Donohue nabbed him and held him until au officer arrived. He was taken to the cala boose and locked up where he spent the night,
 Saturday morning when he was arraigned before Mayor Olney for trial he stated that his name was J. H. Carter and that he came here several months ago from Little Rock, where he has a family. At the present time he has position as brakeman on Kansas City Southern. He ac. knowledged that he was the party who accosted the ladies, out said that he meant no harm and was sorry for what he had done.
 A fine of $20 aud costs was assessed against Carter by Mayor Olney.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17
SHE' 5 QUEEN IF THE OCEAN
Turbine Steamer Lusitania Break All Records from Queenstown
 to New York.
SHE CROSSED IN LESS THAN FIVE DAYS
The Actual Time Consumed Was Foul, Days, 19 Hours and 52 Minutes Best Days Run Was 617 Nautical Miles and-Averaee Speed was 23.ei Knots an Hour.

New York, Oct 12.-Four days, II hours and 52 minutes out from Queens town with every transatlantic speed record in her possession the Cunard liner Lusitania swept by Sandy Hook lightsbip at 1:17 a. m. Friday and after pause off the bar to await day light, steamed slowly up the harbor to receive the recognition of her right to the title of Queen of the Sea" Three records were written down in her logbook, two of them wrested from the great German rivals of the Cunard and one from the swift Lucania of her own line They were the shortest time from any European port to New York; the fastest aver age speed for any transatlantic voy- age, 23.99 nautical miles per hour, and the longest daily run. GIT nautical miles. Translated into land miles her speed average for the run was 2760 miles per hour Her achievement is triumph for British shipbuilding and sailors and may mark the passing Of the old-fashioned reciprocating engine and the beginning of the universal in. stallation of the turbines. The rec ords which she has broken were that held by Kaiser Wilhelm II of the North German line, which crossed from New York to Plymouth at an average speed of 23.5S knots as com pared with the Lusitanias 2399: that held by the Hamburg American liner Deutschland of five days II hours and 54 minutes from Cherbourg to New York; that held by the Cunard liner Lucania, which crossed from Queens. town to New York in five days seven hours and 23 minutes. Besides the Lusitania has broken her own record or i've days 54 minutes, made on her maiden trip from Queenstown. The Lusitania in her daily run exceeded in two days the record'of 601 knots pre-. viously held by the Deutschland.
 All New York welcomed the record. breaking Lusitania as she swung into her docks Friday bearing the title of Queen of the Seas, wrested from her German rivals. Three hundred and twenty-three firemen under orders to work to their limit. fed the furnaces between $50 and 1000 tons of picked British navy Welsa coal each day, in order that this result might be ob. tained. On Tuesday night the officers gave each firemas a bottle of ale in appreciation Of their efforts. The next day the Lusitania broke all records by reeling off 617 knots, and made an hourly record of 24.76 knots.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17
Mae Wood Must Produce Proof.

New York, Oct. 12.--An order di- recting Joseph Day Lee, lawyer, tc produce the alleged marriage certifi cate and letter in which his client Mae Wood, alleges Senator Thomas c Platt admits his marriage to her. was made by Justice Mccall Thursday The proceeding vas preliminary to the trial of Miss Woods suit for di. vorce from Senator Platt which is on the calendar for early in November Counsel for Senator Platt told the court that he was ready to go on with the trial at once and asked that the documents be immediately produced The plaintiffs counsel replied that Miss Wood held the papers and that it would require ten days to bring them East. A postponement of ten days was finally agreed upon.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17
Meat Market Sold.

C. G. Raff, who recently moved here with his family from Clar- eudou, Ark, has closed a deal whereby he has become the owner of the Model Meat Market on the corner of Meua street and Sher- wood avenue, which he purchased of A. Ferguson. Mr. Raff has had a number of years experience in this line of business and will conduct first class market in every particular. MT. Ferguson will remain ia Mena but al present he has not fully made up his mind what line of business he will engage in.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17
strenathen New Sultan.

Tangier, Oct 1.-The power of Mulai Hafig, who has been proclaimed sultan in the South. has been greatly strengthened in the part of Morocco by the declarations of the Glemas or holy men at Fez, that he has more legal and moral right to the throne than has Abdel Aziz, the sultan of record. This, coupled with the ap- proach of Mulai Hafg's army upon Fez, argues speedy exploitation of the northern capital.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17
HELD FOR THE
 BANK ROBBERY
Montgomery County Grand Jury Said to Have Returned In- dictments Against Wimberley
 and the Gardens.

Reports were received in Mena from Mt. Ida are to the effect that the grand jury which is now in session at that place has re- turned indictments against Frank Wimberley and Claude and Julius Garden, the three men who were charged with robbing the Caddo Valley Bank at Black Springs last summer. The indictment charges these men with the crime of committing burglary and lar. ceny.
 The robbing of this bank is still fresh in the minds Of the people. A few days after the crime was committed Wimberley was arrested aud taken to Mt. Ida where he waived examination and was held to the grand jury in the sum of $5,000. which he readily made and was released from custody. So far DO trace of the Garden boys has been dis covered since they evaded the officers and disappeared the night after the robbery. A reward of $400 each for the arrest and con. victiou of the men has been of- fered.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17
The Average Fair Paid.

Topeka, Kan, Oct 12.-The Santa Fe and Rock Island Thursday filed with the state board of railroad com. missioners reports on the blanks fur nished by the interstate commerce. commission. The report shows thai the average fare per passenger per mile received by the Santa Fe in Kan. sas for the year ending June 30. 1901 was .0206s; for the entire line it was .02150; for the Rock Island in Kansas 022s4; for the entire line .02232 The Rock Island therefore received about two and half cents per mile, while the Santa Fe received practically a flat two-cent rate on it's Kansas bust neSa