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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15

In the dining room stood our dresser which was utilized as a sideboard; my big Saratoga trunk and the smaller travelling trunks all covered and cur tained and made into seats. A door in the rear of the room communicated with our cooking tent which was put up like lean-to on a frame, with loose boards for flooring. Two great stoves which burned green cottonwood kept the lit tie two-roomed house warm For the Christmas dinner, several tables were put together in the small dining room, all most filling it.
 Despite their unpleasant and decidedly uncomfortable situation. all the guests appeared with the bright holiday faces that their beautiful optimism and gentle courtesy prompted.
 Covers were laid for 12. and as we en- tered the dining room the guests stood still with appreciation at the sight of the table. I had procured from the trader, who had cared for them until we had entered our shacks,, several geranium plants;, and by Christmas their buds had opened into warm red flowers. They were at that bleak season a delight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15
Kings and Queens Who Smoke.

From London Tit-Bts. N
 Unlike King Edward, who is great connoisseur of cigars, and smokes little else than the choicest Havanas. the Kaiser, although a heavy smoker. cares very little about which brand of cigar he. smokes. He by no means objects to even cheap and common Ncheroot, and rarely pays more than threepenee for these. The late King of Portugal had even worse taste in the matter, of cigars which were usually not only black, rank and strong. but had habit of burning on one side like the typical "cabbase- leaf" The present King of Portugal, too has a penchant for long and strong cigars, while people who have been treat ed to one of the long green cigars which the Emperor of Austria likes so much have been glad to avoid second one; for they are far from being mild smoke The Czarina, Queen Amelie of Portugal whose mother. the Comtesse de Paris smokes mild cigar quite as frequently as cigarette-the Qpeen of Roumania and the Queen mother of Spain are all habitual cigarette smokers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15

When the officers saw that the dinner preparations were more elaborate than could have been hoped for in that out of-the-way place, their faces frightened still more, and as the evening progressed my heart warmed to see that the spirit Christmas was assisting my anxious hos pitality in causing them to forget them- selves and enjoy the present as much as possible.
 Our first course was raw oysters. which were canned and frozen before shipment. For 1t I had made careful preparation My man had cut for me large square block of ice and twelve small ones With hammer and chisel and the aid of dish pan and a baking powder can filled with boiling water these were transformed into receptacles for the sea food. A hot fiat iron made for them all bevelled edges and the large block was further dec orated with our monogram. The whole gave a beautiful crystal effect The novelty delighted the guests and immed- lately dispeNed the traces of sadness that threatened In fact the ice dishes most eectually broke the social ice and started warmth of appreciation and comfort in the little dinner k>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15
Negro Woman Stabbed To Death.

Matilda Redmond, negro woman vel known to the police of this city, was stabbed to death this afternoon at o'clock on the corner of Twentieth street and Second avenue and her sister, who was with her at the time, was also se- riously cut, by a negro man who gave ms name into the police as Berry Fielder.
 When taken to the station Fielder re- fused to make any statement with the exception that he had not been treated right" The officers tried in vain to make him tell something about the trouble, but he absolutely refused to make any fur ther statement Matilda Redmond, the woman who was killed, is the woman that killed her husband, Luther Redmond. on February ? in house at S24 Thirty-fourth street.
 From the evidence obtained at the time it appears that she walked into a room where he was sleeping and blew his brains out.
 She was arrested at the time by De- tectives Patton and Parsons, and was later given preliminary hearing. She was sent to jail and had only been re- leased on bond since last Wednesday. During the time she was confined in the jail it was reported that she had also killed a man in Dolomite, and while this is not known to be a fact, it is believed from evidence that has since been ob- tained she was the woman that did the killing.
 The Redmond woman was stabbed three times, and either of the three wounds was sufficient to cause almost instant death. Her sister was later taken to her home and was given medical attention, and while her wounds are very serious il Is not believed that they will prove fatal
 The cutting occurred just at time when there were a great many people on the street and for time there was a good deal of excitement. The body of the. dead woman was taken to the establishment of Kennedy Bros, where il will be prepared for burial When Of ficer Bob Carlton arrested the negro, he did not offer to make any resistence, and appeared to seem to think that he had done the right thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15

When we entered our quarters, I had personally superlntended the lining of both rooms with heavy brown paper such as is used between partitions and floors to keep houses warm.
 In one room stood the bed hidden by large screen. It had proved my good fortune to have ordered my piano to be shipped to Fort Custer too late in the season for 1t to arrive before we left for Poplar river It had come up to Fort Buford on the last boat before naviga- ton closed for the winter; and from there 1t had been forwarded to Poplar river 60 miles up sthe Missouri. So. delightfully."- incongruous as it was, we had the piano in the combination bed and sitting room, fanked by my guitar and banjo. Near it, suspended from the ceiling, was hanging lamp. At each window hung lace curtains and wine- colored red lambrequins; and with the floor made warm with buffaloArobes the little room was voted delightfully."- cozy by all who entered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15
SSE w E R D E F "A R T M E N T

quarters had been notified and by the time the young man reached home, De- tectives Patton and Parsons were there to meet him. When taken to the jail, the young man stated that he was in the store as was Sauers. A noise was heard outside and it was found that there were several small boys fighting. Cortwell states that he spoke to some of the boys and told them to stop fighting.
 About this time Sauers walked out of the store, and an argument took place be- tween them regarding the fight. He states that Sauers after few words hit him in the face two or three times, and he then pulled out his knife and cut him. He states that it was done in self-defense. The wounded man was taken to his home and given medical attention It is not known how badly he is hurt as the physi- clans have been unable to probe the wound.
 Crotwell is a single man, while Sauers is a man of family
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15

Before the coffee had entirely dis appeared, the room was comfortably perfumed with cigar smoke; and the party was launched upon dinner stories. We had been three hours and a half at table. and were now quite in the humor for music and lively con- versation.
 One of the officers was an accom- plished musician, and of course de- lighted with the presence of the piano. Solo. duet chorus. story and instru- mental duet followed each other in happy succession for couple of hours after.
 But the time for good-nights ab- ruptly reminded us that this was tn e last social gathering before the im- pending fight with the Indians, which their insolent and threatening disposi- tions made inevitable. The idea en- tered every mind that the coming week might find us beyond earthly pleasures. and, as we were separated from all those we held dear in this world, it was impossible to escape a little de- pression. Since there are no sorrow full incidents to remember in connec- tion with the fight, however, the recol- lection of our momentary depression does not dim that of the Christaas cheer. 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15
CHRISTMAS EYE AT A FRONTIER POST IA Beautiful Old Time Army
 Custom Recalled DAINTY IT. HOLIDAY SPREAD A Taste of Comfort and Seasonable Gaiety In Quarters Far Out In
 the Mountains of the
 West.

From the Army and Navy Life.
 It was the beautiful army custom in those days for the officers already at the station to call the first evening upon the new arrivals. Accordingly our officers visited the tents that were put up in mili- tary precision close as convenient to our little shacksA Afterward all the new of ficers, most of whom I had already met, called to pay their respects to the two ladies in this little beleaguered post they had endured so much to relieve
 It was not much like a holiday gather ing that Christmas Eve. They came dressed in the best that their limited kits afforded. (Winter campaigns in Mon tana were for from being pleasure trips.) Several of them were suffering from frozen noses, ears, checks, or fingers from the terrible exposure of the past weeks ride. The painful peeing process was exceedingly annoying; but not a word of complaint was heard.
 Realizing how hard 1t was for them to be away from their wives and families under such trying circumstances, and especially at this time of the year that stands for family reunions, I invited 1C of them for Christmas dinner the next day. It was my pleasure to take all pos sible pains to make my dinner attractive, and the subsequent delight of the home hungry men fully repaid me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15

The diary I have kept all my life brings back to me even the menu of that night. After the oysters came soup, home made, and not the canned variety with which we had become so familiar as diners on the frontier. Then followed salmon croquettes with egg sauce and potatoes. The butcher had provided me with sweet-breads. and these were served in patties with peas fresh-<from the can.
 Too isolated for the Christmas tur- key. we had a big roast of beef, and really do not believe the guests gave one passing thought to the holiday bird Potatoes and cabbage a la cauliflower completed that course. Prairie chickens and currant jelly tarts melted from view before the canned asparagus salad made its appearance; and no hostess ever had more reason to be gratfied by the enthusiasm with which each dish was received. than I had upon that occa sion. Cheese and crackers pre- ceded the, sh erbet. home made cake, and the candies I had made with hurried zeal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15
As Bait.
From Harper,s Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly.
 Mrs. A Cover 'phone)-"Can you send me up cook today, MT. Dwyer?"
 Head of Intelligence Office-"Sorry I can't accommodate you, Mrs. A, but we have only one in the office"
 Mrs. A-"But why mayn't I have herr"
 Head of Intelligence Office-"Oh, we have to keep her as a sample"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15
Carpenter Cut Up.

Claude Crotweli, a young white man of this city, cut and seriously injured man named Sauers, about 6:S0 this eve ming in front of the store of O. c. Walls.
 As soon as he saw what he had done, the young man started on a run for his home. In the meantime, police head
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
SANTA FE RUSHING WORK.
No Cessation in Improvements at San
BernardinO.

San Bernardino. Cal. Dec. IL
There is no cessation in the rushing OF
the improvements now going on at the
Santa Fe yards. All of the first Sec
ton of eleven stalls for the round
house are up, and the portion first to
receive the concrete is being stripped
of the forms and the interior work is
under way. Workmen have COM
menced the bricking of the floor and
1t is expected this portion of the build
ing will be completed by the time
specified in the contract.
The old tank shop has been cut in
two, preparatory to the moving of the
west half. to make room for the ex-
tension of the round house to the
southeast. Excavations are being
made under the tank shop, prepara-
it will be used as a tool and supply
house for the round house. The east
half of the tank shop will be moved
later to make way for the machine
shop.
The founda lions are all in for the
extension of the transfer table be-
tween the machine and boiler shops.
north 200 feet. to the north line OF
the proposed machine shop.
The concrete is now going into the
foundations for the new machine
shop, which will be 122x512 feet In
size, and be built to the west of the
present machine shop, which will be
transformed into a boiler shop.
Work is now being rushed on the
new storehouse. The concrete is all
into the foundations and up to the
level of the floor gang of graders
is now busy leveling the ground for
the 800 foot platform to the west of
the Storehouse, the tracks having ali
been removed from that vicinity.
The tracks are also all being torn
out where the fuel oil cars were for
merly stored, preparatory to extend
ing the yard tracks over that ground
to connect with the new yards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11

whose business took them away from
home to any great extent bought a
mileage book The tickets containing
LOCO miles were sold to the traveller at
the regular rate of three cents per mile
or $50 per book, and when the coupons
We're exhausted, the holder could turn
in the cover and receive a rebate of
$40, which made his fare but two, cents
per mile.
Figures show that the average life of
an interchangeable mileage book was
only II days. The only persons who
now seem to have any use for these
books are those travellers who are out
on an extended tour and some few
wholesale houses who use this method
to keep more closely in touch with the
expenditures of their travelling repre-
sentatives than would be possible were
they to pay cash for their tickets as
they use them.
Figures on file in the offices of Indian
apolis agents show that this class of
business has fallen off from so to 80 per
cent and it is regarded as only ques
ton of a very short time when the, sale
of the books will be abandoned entirely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
FLASHED HIS ROLL
A Ball Player Is Relieved of
81, 475 by Pickpockets.
The Money Taken From Him on
Santa Fe Train.
WAS A SMOOTH JOB.
Rogues Saw Him Display Money
at Ticket Window.
Left Him a $500 Diamond Ring
and Little Change.

| Newton, Kan, Dec. IA message
was received here by John Law, chief
| OF the Santa Fe detective force, yes
| terday, to watch out for the men who
! robbed D. Alkinzer of $1475 at Okla
homa City, Monday night on Santa Fe
| train No. Is. By the order Of Superin-
! placed on the case. The robbed man
| says that he will be able to identify the
man who was closest to him and the
| description given fits exactly a man
known to the detectives to be engaged
In this work. AlkinZer was here for a
couple of hours waiting for the west
bound train. He was wearing a dia-
mond ring valued at $500 and diamond
stud Clerk Brown at the Arcade Of
fered to lend the man $25 on his gun
if he wished to but he decided he would
try to make it home on the five dol
! lars in change which he had in his
| pocket, although it was the day coach
for his when the train left for the
west.
The rolf consisted of eight 500 bills,
IL $50 bills, one $50, and one SIS.
I'll seems that Alkinzer, who is a
professional ball player, had drawn his
salary in large Jumps at the close of
the season, and owing to the money
furry in the east, had decided to be his
own banker, carrying the money in his
pocket. He had been spending a short
time at Hot Springs, Arkansas, and
took the Frisco train to Oklahoma City
where he took the Santa Fe for his
home in Ontario, Gala. When he arrived
in Oklahoma City he was driven in
cab from the Frisco to the Santa F'e
station where he purchased a ticket to
his home in California. He states that
he was not in the depot over ten min
utes. When he went, to purchase his
ticket he pulled the roll from his hip
pocket and secured a ,f1fty-dollar bill,
placing the remainder of the money
back in his pocket. 1t seems that he
had been observed and when he went
to board the Pullman he was jostled by
three men, two at his back and one in
front of him. Turning he remarked,
What do you fellows mean?" Then
apologized and he went into the car.
Alkinzer had a suit case in one hand
and an alligator grip and gun case in
the other and the men had him prac-
tically tied so he did not observe what
they had been doing. After the train
had left Oklahoma City he discovered
his money was missing and message
was sent to John Law of this place,
chief of the Santa Fe detective force of
Central Grand division, and prepara-
tfons were made, at the order of Super
intendent Parker to place the whole
force on the case. This is the largset
haul which has been made on the San
ia Fe for some time and every effort
will be made to catch the crooks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
TWO WOMEN ARRESTED.
Mrs. Reed and Miss Linn of Dodge
City Caught at Hutchinson,

Hutchinson, Dec. 11.-Sheriff Duck
worth and Deputy Sheriff ]. w. Hooper
took Mrs. Rose Reed and Miss Mary
Linn off of Santa F'e train No. Mon
day: They were arrested on a telegram
from Dodge City, charging Mrs. Reed
with selling mortgaged property and
leaving the county. Sheriff Ham Bell
of Dodge City came down Tuesday to
get Mrs. Reed and he took her home.
1t is charged by a passenger in this
train that Miss Linn, who is girl Is
years of age stole a dressing sacque,.
She was confronted with this while in
Jail. She had taken off her waist, in
the train put the sacque under it, and
put the waist on again. She had the
sacque on at the Jail and, the officers
say, confessed to taking it. Special
Agent Grant Hale of the Santa Fe
will swear to a complaint making the
charge and she will likely have to
stand trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
RAILROAD NEWS.
p Wall Street Is Alarmed Over
Outcome of Fish Suit.
Victory For Plaintiff Would
Disrupt Illinois Central.
BIG CLIQUE ACTIVE,
Financiers Fearing Result Try.
ing to Stop Fight.
Other Items CT Interest in
Railway Circles.

New York, Dec. 11.-Wa1l street and
the railway. world are beginning to re-
alize the true import and the true sig
niicance of Stuyvesant Fish's attack
upon the legality of the ownership of
Illinois Central stock by the Union Pa
cif1c railroad, and by the Railroad Se-
curitie5 company, and, as a result, there
is grave apprehension. 1t has recently
developed that powerful influences on
the street. are at work trying to in
duce or to force Fish to abandon his
Injunction suit entirely, because the
railroad world and the f1nanciers do not
want to see at this time, any issue in
volving a question of public policy tried
against the railroads. This does not
mean an acknowledgment that the
ownership of Illinois Central stock by
the two corporations named is Illegal
or is contrary to public policy.
The apprehension felt here will be
better understood when it is stated that
the issue in the Illinois Central case is
purely one of public policy, and is MOI
based upon, nor is it dependent upon,
any statutory enactment. In the state
of Illinois there is no statute prohibiting
one corporation from holding stock in
another.
It is asserted by Mr.. Fish, however,
that there are important decisions to
the effect that for one corporation to be
permitted to do so is clearly contrary
to public policy. The theory regarding
this. if it be true, is that such stock
ownership tends to create a monopoly.
Wall street has been casting up the
accounts upon the hypothesis that
Stuyvesant Fish will win his suit, and
the result is staggering. 1t is stated
that even the Illinois Central road will
be disrupted for it has nearly q score
OF subsidiary companies in which il
owns stock.
The alleged inconsistency of Mr. Fish
is said to be shown by the fact that the
missouri Pacific. of which he is an in
block of stock in the Wabash railroad,
and is controlled by the same interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
HORSES GUARANTEED.
A Serious Case of Texas Itch De
vcloos in Franklin County.

Ottawa, Kan. Dec. IA well de-
veloped case of Texas Itch, con-
tagious disease among horses, was dis
covered at Lit Edwards farm. half a
mile north of the Island schoolhouse,
Monday afternoon and by order of
Sheriff w. R. Cody Under Sheriff w.
P. Latimer and DR.. Q. Q. Wolf
uuarantined the place. Edwards. had
six horses but one of them died last
night.
An investigation showed that the
disease had appeared among the
horses of AMANDA Edwards, father
of Lit Edwards, who lives south of
the Island schoolhouse and his farm
was also quarantined.
The quarantine is temporary
measure. DR.. Wolf will make re-
port to the state livestock sanitary
commission regarding the matter
and the commission will act further.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
DECREASED NINETY PER CENT
Sale of Mileage Books Diminished on
/ Account of New Rates


Account of New Rates.
Evidence of the manner in which the
two-cent passen ger rate law IS cutting
into the sale of mileage tickets of var
ious forms by the western roads Is fur
nished by the October returns. For that
month the sales of the credential forms
number IS, compared with $685. for
the corresponding month last year.
During the month 952 2,00O-mile
tickets were sold, as compared with
IL ,598 for the same month last year.
OF the 1,O00-mi1e form of tickets 143
were sold, as compared with 1,7S3 for
the same month last year. Should the
attempts be made TO have the rtwo-cent
laws set aside prove unavailing, it is
not improbable that the sale of mileage
tickets eventually will cease and COM
mercial travellers, like other individuals,
will pay their way as they go.
Agents of the various lines in this
city report falling off in the sale of
interchangeable mileage books, which
almost amounts to their elimination as
a factor in the passenger business.
Before the passage of the Hepburn
bill every travelling man and others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
WILL NOT FOLLOW LAW.
Monon Road Will Exchange Passes
for Advertising.

Chicago. Dec. 11.-Indications
point to the abandonment by the in
terstate commerce commission of Its
intention to prosecute the Monon road
for ignoring the rule that advertising
may not be paid for. in whole or in
filing of the suit no attempt has been
made by the commission to bring it to
a hearing, but it has been intimated
that its legal advisers have informed
1T that 1t has no basis on which to
prosecute. However this may be. the
Monon has decided to go ahead and
make its advertising contracts for next
year on the same basis as this year
and to defend its action, If necessary,
in the court of last resort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
CREVISrON,s VERBAL WILL.
lola Murderer Disposes of His Prop.
ertY and PREPARES for Jail

eFtY ana fFo)dreS IOF jail.
lola, Kan, Dec. 11.-W. H. Creviston,
the man who murdered William Stew
art Sunday morning, made final dis
position of his property last evening.
He directed that his half interest in
the restaurant which he and Stewart
ran, should be given to Mrs. Stewart
and some keepsakes which he had
treasured for years be given to his s.
year-old son. The boy has been cared
for by the orphans home. Creviston
says he will have no further use for
property as he expects to spend the rest
of his life in Jail.
"a man who would do what I did
must be crazy" he said to- the sheriff.
But I am not going to try to get off
on such a plea. do not want lawyer.
I will simply plead guilty and begin
serving my sentence"
Creviston does not express the slight
est remorse for what he did but dis
cusses only the things he should have
done to escape detection.