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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-21
CANDIDACY OF
H0N.F.E.BRo0Ks
COLORADO SPRINGS EN-CON-
GRESHAM IN SENATORIAL
RACE
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE
AT URGENT REQUEST OF 4 GREAT
NUMBER OF LEADING CITl-
ZENS,

Colorado Springs.-Ex Congressman
Franklin f Brooks has become an
open candidate for United States sen
atur, making the announcement in
reply to the request of more than
hundred Of the most prominent citi-
zens of Colorado Springs. The cor
respOndence follows:
Colorado Springs. Nov. 90. 1907.
ITO the Honorable r E. Brooks. Colo
RADIO Springs Colo:
Dear Sir We. the undersigned citi
zens of Colorado Springs, in the belief
that we voice the feeling Of the great
ma iorify of the voters who form the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-21

fe-z.oa. so at once I must be ra. ~
shore "a buy une couloire. III Is r-f
tn me I cannot steam the por1--
IaIsais. my masterpiece
Mr.. barnes discovers that Lsr.rr-
wishes q cl!auter.
"All eight, yuu want some holas % i
tin pan The pistol shot s,ers into
the galley. VIII this one dog"
A moment after he has clirntsl n5r
and hung il on the end of rhe r.a.a
boom which runs well out oye- tie
stern OF the schooner Producfga bis
revolver and standing amidshl. the
American calls out to the ladies below
not 10 be frightened at the reposts as
he is going in for pistol practice Then
he makes the tin pan his targe- and
very shortly the Frenchman is scream
ing in astunishmeut: "Diabie. an asiiz.
With ze shoot Sacre bleu. my initials.
F. l.. in round holes all in ze bottom
Might as well keep my haud in.
thinks Mr.. Barnes, and forthwith gives
an exhibition OF marksmanship that
causes the crew to cheer He sua-hps
bottles flung helter skelter in rtr air
by the Jack-tars and puts 1..le,s
through potatoes tossed on high.
Finally he tacks a playing card on the
tip Of the bowsprit and shoot the
spots out of it.
This will be warning to this dish
pan artist, who is the only man u. the
crew Of whom l feel a doubt. not to
make me shoot at him. cogita'es the
marksman, grimly.
But his exploits with the pistol seem
to enthuse the Frcnchman, rathe- than
dismay him. In his excited I4atiu way,
Leboeuf shouts louder than anyore on
deck and fairly screams with Galiic
enthusiasm as Barnes winds up by
placing card on edge and splitr!Gs 1t
with his unerring bullet
Later on Monsieur Leboeuf SCI Mr.
Barnes TO thinking again He makes
his appearance and demands deter
minedly that the yacht anchor of
some landing where they can obtain
fresh ice.
Nonsense" dissents the American.
Emory told me enough was rul on
board yesterday to last for segera
days"
Then Monsieur has been robbed b.
ze ice eman,' answers the Frenctman.
If Monsieur vii observe" he Lead the
way to his galley, which connec.s with
the vessels ice-chest. Opening this
he remarks: "Ze cold storage r h9
all run out Yer is 1t. Ione, NgNs
not enough for ices ce sof. not
enough TO frappe Ze champaign not
enough to preserve re legumes and ze
bcurTc"
Barnes discovers that what Leboeut
tells him is correct During tt hot
weather ice is absolutely an es= tial
After a short consultation with Edwin.
Anstruther grumblingly sets tn Sea
gull's course for the French CO st.
Three hours before sunset tl.y an.
chor in the little harbor OF St. T-Dpez.
Looking at the retired old French sea
port, Edwin remarks: Il dorethink
there's much danger of these Corscar
assassins discovering us In this out-of
the-way place for few hours" and
sends the dngy on shore carrying
Monsieur Leboeuf and directing him
to make the necessary purchases anG
bring them of at once.
Wen keep the ladies safe on board
and no shore boats shall come along
side says the skipper.
tTO BE CONTINUED
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-04
Mr.. and Mrs. Robin.

Cock robin Is a grent nuisance when
the nest n undergoing repairs or has
to be rebuilt, for he everlastlnRly
bothers the lady robin while she goes
about her fine art Of nest building
Does he ever assist In the good work :
Not be he viii not soil his pretty
bill with one bit OF lint or moss or
anything necessary for the nest After
the little fellows are hofched be be
comes a genuine old he hen and viii
hover about the nest while the lady II
away for worms Tor her younR. He
may once In Il while forget his lord
illness and bring a worm for his lady.
but as for food for his offspring. the
fuzzy little fellows would starve were
they TO depend upon the father robin
for food. He seldom bothsEs about the
little ones FIRST flight attempts, and
viii ST perched handily By while
mamma tackles the delightful task
But let danger approach the young or
TIE mate. and 10 and behold Mr..
Robin becomes q genuine fghter. and
VIII draw near 10 the jaws Of death
boldly and without hesitati9n.-LanAon
Talewaph.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-04
Beau srumnsl.

Brummel went 10 prison for debt
but came out again 10 resume bis Top
peries, His friends made him a small
allowance Of f120 per annum. equal al
Caen TO E3D0, but he could not DC ex.
peeted to live on such a plttance.
When he had not francs In the
world he would order boot polish 81
8 francs a bottle from Paris and call
the tradesmau who supplied It "a
scoundrer' for venturing 70 ask for bis
money In the end his lnteHec't gave
way. lie lost his memory anil much
OF his title mind he grew slovenly
and crfe'css yet 10 ~ last chung 20
his eau lie cologne sud some other
luXurles Finally, his mind ali gone,
be was removed to charity hospital,
being now reduced tc the utmost I'm.
poverishmeut and content 10 change
his linen once month instead Of three
times day. as OF old Here he died
under the care OF sIsters Of Charity
on March 80. 1870. Thus ended the
striking career Of perhaps the most
worthless fop whom history records.
his death being a fitting termlna ton
to his useless life.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-04

The cook said Miss Smith would be
sixty-four come next september. sir"
"Of whom are you speaking. Jones9F
Nv reference is 10 the maiden party,
sir aIiss Smith. Mrs. Smiths sIster-lp-
law"
Tom felt his face sc white. He
stared stonlly az his plate.
"And she let ME cali her Miss
smith, he murmured, remark which
II his man heard, he gravely Ignored.
For week Tom fingered about bis
veranda and garden. desolate and dis
contented, and when a summons came
from Holly House on Friday morning
he blessed the fates. Holly House. at
least would have no haunting memo
ries Of her presence. Mrs. Roberts
message rana
Third can to Holly House, WIN you
come Saturday.
His reply was brief and expressive:
win II have to walk. TOM
Having secured his seat half an hour
before the train left. Tom was deep In
his paper when the train boys began 10
cry their wares;
Popular books Of the dayl Papers.
magazinesy"
"Give me Harper's," said a quist
voice from the seat behind.
Tom whlrled.
Mrs. smith, he cried.
Il thought you looked familiar, >
smilingly, but backs are often deceiv-
Ing Won't you Join meg''
She made room at her side,
How much of ride do we have
together asked Tom, having migrat-
cd. My stop Ia Columbia Heighta."
How nice" was her answer, ''You
can help me with my luggage"
'aThis Is provldential," he cried.
Where do you stayY'
'Holly House"
"Whatr'
Mrs. Herndon Roberts place. I'm
to be there over Sunday. met her in
Europe three years ago, soon after my
husbands death"
Tom had opened his mouth to speak,
but the TRANSPORTATION OF his face al
her last word was too great for speech.
The mouth closed without a sound. II
was she who broke the silence.
1T Is strange that they have never
said anything TO either Of us about the
other she unused.
where were you last Saturday, Sun.
day, Mondayg" demanded Tom,
AT Holly House. We're you asked r
Il was. | missed my train"
Il was to have gone a week before
but my Invitation misearried," she said
do you remember the special de.
livery / received three weeks agol !
was standing on the wall talking "a
you when It came"
She nodded.
TT was an invitation from Mrs. Rob
srts." he said simply.
Then they looked at each other un
smilingly, for the situation had sud
denly assumed prophetic significance.
do you know, / think they hAv,
been trying to bring us together" Ton
announced presently. Her hand lay o.
the cushion beside him. He put hi
own over II firmly. 'shall we lei
themY' he whispered.
1T is too good Joke to spoil" ah.
murmured, blushlng exqulsiteiy. "Ds
you think you can keep a straight face
when we are introducedY'
Columbia Heightsg yelled the con
ductor.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-04

"John, look az that yacht" said MIRA
Btubb, who was leaning over the rail
-Just see how clumsiiy she tacks."
what Is the manner" qusrled MI.
stubb froru the steamer chair.
tsEs.gffh
We'll, no wonder. Anything fsmi-
nine always tacks elumsily ."-Hous
ton Post
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-04
Matchmaking
By FRANK Il. SWEET

oopyrigAtsa, laa, y Homer spragae.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09
NEITHER WANTS him.
An Atlanta Man in Trouble About
Two Wives.

Following the action Of wife No. 2
in filing an application for the annul-
ment OF her marriage, or pretended
marriage, with Benjamin James
Hamilton, a well-known young insur-
ance man of Atlanta, Mrs. Ruth II.
Hamilton, his lawful wife, nee Rob
erts, filed in the superior court for
total divorce.
In the meantime, Hamilton, who
went to Atlanta from Rome, where
he was well thought Of, has dlsap-
peared from the city and is lodging
the bigamy charge brought up
against him.
Miss Emmie Louise Wood OF 2zV
East Georgia avenue, is the secono
wife, and the alleged marriage with
ner took place on September IT, ne
married his first wife on January Il,
1906. The two young women met
lust after the second marriage ana
disclosures followed. Hamilton learn
ed this fact and made himself scarce.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09
THE CORPSE ROSE
In the Coffin and the Mourners Lett
i'm a Hurry.

Relative Of Mrs. Fred Hartseli.
wife of farmer living near Hunting
ton, ". Va, were bemoaning he,
death over her coffin, few minutes
before the minister arrived to con-
duct the last rites, when she sudde1
sat up, and with a dazed look, climb.
ed out.
There was a rush of mourners Tor
the open air, windows being uses as
exits. The mourners were terror
stricken and the minister swooneo
when a pale-faced woman, over
whose remains he had been ca:!eo 10
conduct met him at the door.
The family were too poo' 20 nave
q physician, and the woman fell ln'c
a swoon, in which she remained three
or four days.
Her husband thought he: dead ane
con. for the undertaken. He prepar
ed the supposed corpse for 'nsermen, !,
without discovering that NE s''i
fingered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09
POKER MEN GONE.
sparanburg Man Out 5000 and Two
Expert Gard Players Missing.

John Davidson and Albert Dear
man, alleged to be expert stud poker
players, are missing from the city,
and D. ". Thomas, well-known
young man, has between nine hun
dre6 and thousand dollars less than
he had Tuesday night.
Mr.. Thomas sold his business Tues
lay for $4,000 cash. He deposited
TWO thousand in bank, and kept
nine hundred expecting to pay off
claim the next morning.
Tuesday night, it is said, he visit
ed the room where Dearman and Da-
vison hung out, and the next morning
when Thomas came to himself Dear
man and Davidson we're gone. and he
was short about nine hundred. Davi-
son and Dearman left Spartanburg
that morning for the jamestown Ex-
position, and the wires are being used
In an effort to bring them back. In
dictments have been handed to the
grand jury by Solicitor Sease.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
Negro Shot Who Attacked Man and
Wife in Buggy.

Mr.. Daniel Roseman and Mrs.
Roseman. living fifteen miles from
Salisbury, n. c., had an experience a
week ago that has never been given
the officers and fell into newspaper
hands by accident.
They were on their way home from
Salisbury, when near tht Sadkln
railroad crossing at Faith, they were
attacked by negro. The feilo" call
ed to Mr.. Roseman to stop, but no at
tention was paid to him. Then ne
stopped the horse and slipping up oe-
hing the buggy, seized Mrs. Roseman
who called to her husband.
Mr.. Roseman drew his pistol IRON
the bottom of the buggy and fired IN
to the negro's body, causing him tc
fall. Mr.. Roseman shot a seconc
time and snapped the weapon thlre
time when the negro scrambled to III:
feet and made his escape.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09
MADE RESTITUTION.
Some Stolen Property Returned
After Ten Years.
Not Very Common Thing But Some
times Conscience Stricken People
DC Send Money to the Officials.

! Supt. D. W. Newell of the Rock
Hill division of the Southern railway
received a letter the other day with
a special delivery stamp on it which
told him that man had stolen some
of his property ten years ago. ana
that he wanted to make restitution.
It seems that the writer had been
converted to Christianity lately and
has been conscience-stricken over the
offense which he committed over ten
years ago. Capt. Newell had forgot
ten all about the loss of his property
and the letter was great surprise tc
him.
A prominent railroad official OF Co.
umbia was asked recently if it were
not unusual for person to return
stolen property as was done in the
case of Capt Newell.
Well" he replied, we run up
against some peculiar things in the
course of year which the public
never hears Of. It is net often that a
case like the one referred to gets into
the public prints. These men whose
conscience prick them because of
some known wrong which they have
done usually add request at the
foot of their letters that their name
be not divulged.
q have known Of number Of
cases where some party had defraud-
ed the railroad company or had stol-
en- something from them and return
ed it in after years after undergoing
a change Of heart, but Supt. Newells
case is the first that has come under
my observation where anything stol-
en- from an official Of the company
has been returned.
"Not so very long ago a case came
under my observation where man
who had beat a ride on one Of our
trains returned the price Of the fare
to the conductor some months later
by mail, adding that he had been con-
verted and wished to be forgiven for
his act. Another case was where a
certain man in this State had for
months been taking his children with
him on the train witho paying for
Ehem. assuring the conductor that
they were under age. The amount
he returned was no small sum. He
stated in his letter to the conductor
that he had been converted and de-
sired to make restitution for this
wrong and asked to be forgiven. AS
said, the amount this man returned
was no small sum and he must have
had genuine conversion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09
The Dispensary Authorities Get.
ting Busy in Charleston.
AUDITOR WEST BUSY
Getting Out Injunctions to Stop the
Sale of Illicit Booze in the City by
the Sea.-The Isle Of Palms Per-
manently and Other Places Tenn
porariiy Enjoined.-Blind Tigers
are Surprised But Not Worried.

Are Surprised But Not SorfieN.
A dispatch from Charleston to The
State says auditor W. B. West ar
rived in Charleston Thursday morn
ing with bundle of injunctlonS
from the supreme court, and hasten
ing to the sheriff's Office, placed them
IN the hands of an officer for service
on the Charleston hotel, the Argyle
hotel. the Occidental cafe, the Schuet-
zenplatz and the proprietors OF she
Isle of Palms. All of these places
of business have been reslraineo
from selling intoxicants, the Asie ~oi
Palms permanently, and the other
four temporarily.
Rumor coming along with MI
West saws that a hundred or TWO
more OF these temporary lnJunctlons
are bound Chariestonward to De ser
we'd on all places where liquor is saio
to be sold, the revenue license hSe
furnishing basis for service anu
that Charleston will also nave at ah
early date force Of constaDles, 10 DC
Maid by the county dispensary BOARD
to enforce the dispensary law Flslois'
The coming OF Mr.. West to Cnar-
lesion and the closing OF the cafes
of the hotels, restaurant, ana at ehe
sehutzenplatz have naturally thrown
+no civ in a state Of tense excite
n,ent The injunction proceedings
vere made up of a petition for
temporary injunction. the order OF
temporary injunction on amoaVleS
witch have been made out by agents
Of the auditor and through ms per-
sonal work.
The blow struck is natural con-
sequence of the success attending tne
e7orts of Auditor West to close the
Isle of Pc ms cafe permanently.
From the outlook at present every
cafe and club in the city and ever!
other place where liquor IS solo Will
be similarly closed.
In the FIVE sets of papers served
ali the owners and the cafe managers
were reached. A Mr. Crueton, said TO
he the future chief constable Tor
this county, has been in the city Tor
a couple of weeks at work getting
evidence. He accompanied the sner-
IFS officer in the service Of the pa
pers. A few days ago a copy OF tns
permanent injunction against the Isle
of Palms cafe was filed in the Office
of the clerk of court and along with
service of the permanent injunction
papers came also the unexpected
temporary injunction proceedings.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09
A Brutal Negro Shot the Essccee:':s
of Young Lady.
and ASSAULTED HER.
John William Mullen and His FL
ancee, Miss Amelia Weiss, Had
Paused to Sit on Log in Deadman's
Hollow When Burly Black Rushed
From Bushes, Knocked him Sense
less and Shot Him Twice.

Shot and probably fatally wounded
by an unidentified negro, who then
attacked the young woman who ac-
companied him, and to whom he was
to have been married within few
days, John William Mullen, of 1406
Thirty-fourth street, n. w, Washing
ton, D. c., is at Georgetown Hospital
in critical condition.
Miss Amelia Weiss, Is years Of
age, his fancee, is at the home Of
Crandal Mackey, commonwealth at
torney to Alexandria county, at Rock
Hill, Va, and is also in critical con-
dition. The colored assailant made
his escape and up to a late hour the
posse, which secured the woods in
the vicinity, had not located him.
George Bradley, negro, was ar
rested early, and although he an
swers the description given by the
girl of her assailant, he has virtually
proven that he was nowhere near the
scene of the crime at the time it was
committed.
Mullen and Miss Weiss had paused
to rest on log in what is known as
"Deadman's Hollow a swampy piece
of land near the Aqueduct bridge.
A burly negro rushed from the
bushes in the rear and dealt Mullen
blow over the head with club.
The man fell backward. Without
word he drew 80 caliber revolver
and fred several shots at the pros
trate man.
One bullet struck him in the mouth
cutting his tongue in half and knock
ing out several teeth, while another
struck him in the small of the back
and is believed to have lodged in the
abdomen. It is this wound that the
physicians fear will result fatally.
The negro then sp5ang upon the
helpless girl and dragged her into the
thickest of the woods, where he kept
her prisoner for nearly an hour. At
the expiration of this time he inform
ed her that he was going back to
where he had left her fance and Kill
him. He told her that he would bury
the man, and that she might visit his
grave, near the scene of the attack
and weep over his remains.
The negro then disappeared and
the girl staggered from the woods
and made her way to her home.
Mullen in meantime had recovered
sufficiently to drag himself to the
railway station, some distance away,
from whence he was assisted to the
hospital by policeman.
Posses were Immediately formed
and a sharp watch has been kept in
the vicinity. Unless the negro Brad
Hey proves the assailant no clue has
been obtained Of him:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09

-, .fter the house was broken into
The boldest robbery of all was per-
,,etrated at the home of Charles Os-
valid farmer. living near Mineola
In broad daylight three men ran On
automobile up to the farmhouse,
knocked down Herman Schwerter, a
farm hand, and forced chloral down
his throat. Then they looted the
Mace before Oswald returned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09
FOUND STARVING.
When Cottage Was Searched Large
Fortune Was Found.

A dispatch fro Kenosha, Wis, says
,fter living as uiser for more than
20 years, and accumulatlng more
than ss5O,o0o, Lander E. Merrlck
lied at the Home of Strangers IN
hat city Wednesday. The OLD man
vent to Kenosha County IN lS4V ana
lived in the town of Randall until
.wo years ago when the ot1clais OF
the town found him nearly starved
and took charge of him and his prop
erty. A guardian was appointed ano
when the hut, which the old man oc'
;upied was searched s33o,O00 IL
| ash and securities was found.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09
BURNED HIM TO DEa tn.
Diaboiical Deed of Tramp in Revenge
for Refusal of Food.

At Oquawka because he had been
refused food, tramp took vengeance
Jy beating Mrs. John Hathaway to
,nconsciousness and then tying her
~our-year-old son to tree and burn
.ng him to death. Citizens are scour-
ing the country for the murderer
Mrs. Hathaway lay unconscious for
m hour after the assault Of the
ramp. The tramp meantime took
Ter son into the orchard and tied the
lad to an apple tree. saturated the
,ov's clothing with oil. set the gar
rents afire and left. Recovering con-
;ciousness. the mother went in search
IF her child and found him dying.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09
BAND OF ROBBERS.
They Hold Up Train and Set 1t
On Fire.

At Odessa, Russia, train having
on board over 200 passengers was
held up by band of robbers, who
opened the mail car by exploding
dynamite.
The explosion set the car on hre
and the flames were communicated
to crowded passenger car, with the
result that several women and chill
dren were badly burned before they
could escape.
While the robbers were tr=ing to
blow open the safe in the mail Cal
they were attacked by some gen
darmes who we're passengers on the
train. Several on both sides were
wounded but the robbers escaped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09
-FOUR BLOCKS BURNED
In Port Limon and Three Persons
Lost Their Lives.

Capt, Aamat, of the Norwegian
fruit steamer Bertha, when ar!i'eu
at Mobile Thursday evening. brousht
news of a disastrous fire, supposed
of incendiary origin, ~nich ISL ts,;eu
Port Limon last "Wednesday holhih5
70 sod' nr. an+ailed a oss estimated at
60 e1oo nm Four blocks in the heart
- 9fvJ +he business section OF the town
were destroyed, and three persons
1os+ M their lives in the burned build
| ings.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09
ACCUSES BROTHER.
VIRGINIA Man Who Was Attacked De-
c,are It Was Not Negro.

CiarS ~ w SA9 wv
From his bed in the hospllai a.
washington where he is critically IN,
as the result of being amousneo anu
shot while out walking in the WOODS
near Roysslyn, Va, Sunday night VIII
his fancee, Miss Amelia Weiss yonn
W Mullen, Tuesday positively tuH ~
tifed Charles Weiss, brother o. '0
girl. as his assailant. .o+ e+out,v
Mullen from the outs.' - noa-o
=, ointained u that it was not a negro
rttl uho attacked him, but a relallss of f
y nJ sirl weiss approached tne oeo "
z,e $ :, nrostrate man, reminded him 0,
tIs is nprecarious condition and asked
.;n, m to take another look at MIN, oe-
oause it meant SO much to him. Mui-
lon however, dramatically declared
hat Weiss was the one who attack
od him. Weiss was taken back 10
his cell to await requisition papers
from Governor Swanson of Virginia.