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The daily sentinel., 1908-12-03

and taught school, finally married
and is now said to reside at New
Richmond
In the trial at Danville John Bev-
erly. who lived east of this city, tes-
titled to Melissa s immortality. and
| later she filed suit against him for
SANDER. The hearing was postponed
from time to time, and Beverly final
ly died. The resourceful Melissa
then came forward with note, with
q confession appended Remarkably
like those in the Bunnell case) which
she claimed had been given her in
private settlement This was
claimed to have been signed in the
office of Godiove 0. Behm, a promi-
nent attorney of Lafayette, and wit
messed by two law students; but by
strange coincidence all three had
died in the meantime. The admins
traitor resisted the payment and the
note was proved to be IA forgery, Bev-
erly proving conclusiveiy that he was
in this city at the time the alleged
note was signed in Lafayette Miss
link was then arrested. charged with
forgery. but the witnesses against
her disappeared before the trial and
the case was dismissed.
"A distinguishing characteristic of
marks her shrewdness is the fact that
her papers have borne dead mems
signatures. and the details of her
plots are worked out with genius
which would have made her famous
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-03
MANY ARE KILLED
IN BLOODY RIOTS
Scenes Of Carnage and Plage Follow Revolutionary Out
breaks in Hayti--Bg Army is Now Moving
Peace Probable

Of hand when General Pidevin, who
hastily gathered squad of armed
citizens and loyal soldiers, suddenly
appeared on the scene and fired a
volley into the mob. Eight of the
rioters fell at the first fire. and the
mob then broke and fled.
In the meantime another mob was
looting the rich residential portion
of the city The residences of Cen
erals Coicou, Gabriel. Guillaume. Lee
conte and Mareelin. and M. Lefen-
tant. We're broken into and pillaged
This seemed to satisfy the mob. and
they then dispersed.
The committee of public safety
held a meeting early this morning
and General Pidevin was made the
military governor OF Port an Prince.
General Simon. the leader of the
successful revolutionary movement,
has been Informed of the occurrences
of yesterday and. at the head of his
army of 5000 men, he is making a
forced march for Port au Prince.
At II am. today order had beer
completely restored in this city.
The committee on public safety has
made an appeal to the moderation
and wisdom of the populace for the
purpose of avoiding foreign inter-
vention.
A number of the pillagers of last
night have been arrested.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-03
TOO MUCH
AIR IN
MINE
LBy Associated tress. ]

Pittsburg. Pa. Dec 3.=Greater
safety in mining, conservatism in the
coal mining industry, the formal op-
the investigation of mine explosions
which was established here recently,
the election of three directors. ad-
dresses by James r. Garfield, secre-
tary of the interior. and DR.. j. A.
Holmes, chief of the chronological
branch of the L. 5. geological sur
vey, the annual address of President
j. II. Richards of Idaho. and speech
es by well known mine owners and
mine officials We're some OF the feat
ures confronting the American Min
ing congress when the second day s
session began here today.
Apparently the whole convention
has concentrated its efforts on the
improvement of the coal mining in
dustry.
A. b. Fleming of West Virginia. di-
rector of the Monongahela mines.
said: Il wonder sometimes If there
is such thing as too much ventil-
lation in Mines
The American Mining congress has
recalled that in all the recent mine
explosions the mines affected We're
the best ventilated in the world.
One of the most important actions
today was the introduction of a reso-
luton providing for Y cent tax
on every ton OF coal mined to provide
pensions and other relief in mine
accidents.
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fend his good name.

fend his good name.
After giving the details of the sen
sational suit, the Attica Press has
this to say:
This is the story as II comes from
Los Angeles. To those in this city
who know Melissa link and her his
tory. it appears to be but another of
the cases which won her much motor
iety twenty years ago. and shows all
the earmarks of a very cleverly de-
vised attempt at a gigantic swindle.
She is an adventures and has \
court record of at least three similar
cases against her The first. in which
she sued Robert Funk. prominent
millionaire of Bloomington. H., on
a paternity charge. was compromised.
Later she produced a marriage certif-
icate, signed by a justice and wit
nesses tall of whom were then deadl
and brought suit for divorce Funk
resisted and half dozen very prom
inent lawyers were retained on each
side, and the case was one of the most
sensational ever tried at Danvi1le.
Among those representing Miss link
was Senator Daniel W. Voorhees,. and
his eloquent closing appeal swayed
the jury to a verdict in her favor.
The case was retired on a tech nical-
ity and taken to Bloomington, the
second trial resulting in a finding
legal right to the name of Funk
which she took on at that time and
still retains. Her daughter grew up
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The details of the sensational suit
were first published in The Daily
Sentinel and attracted widespread
attention. AS stated by The Sent-
mel IT the time. some of the long
time friends OF the dead man re-
fused to believe that the charges
brought by this woman We're true.
and branded the notes supposed to
have been written and signed by Mr.
Bunneii and the letters she is sup
posed to have received by him as
clever but rank forgeries.
Never word about any such
charges against Mr.. Bunnell were ut
tered by this woman publicly until
nearly a year after his death. and
then she presented TO the executors
of the will three notes OF peculiar
wording which she claims were writ
ten and signed by Mr., Buunesl and
given to her from time to time dur
ing the past 30 years, and aggregat-
ing. principal and interest, $50, 900.
These notes and the accompanying
letters We're certainly, to all outward
appearances. written in the hand of
Mr.. Bunnell; but that they are very
clever forgeries there is now every
reason to believe.
The announcement that in her
home town Mrs link is regarded as
an adventures and that there is now
every reason to believe that Theo-
dore Bunnell was all that his friends
believed him to be, will be joyousN
received by hundreds of people in
the city who knew and respected the
man who is now dead and cannot de-
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IRv Associated Press. l

Pittshurg, Pa, Dec. "A most in
teresting and important address was
delivered today before the American
Mining congress by Alfred II. Brooks.
chief of the Alaskan division of the
United States geological survey.
In his address DR.. Brooks stated
that three years ago Alaska mines
produced 100000. In 1907 the
mineral output was nearly $21 .000.-
600. The gold deposits of Alaska are
for the most part associated with GER
tain belts of altered sediments. One
skirts the southern coast of Alaska
and finds its continuation in the
Prince William sound and Konai pen
insula. A second belt lies in the cen
trail portion between the Tanana and
Yukon rivers. and within this belt
are the most valuable Alaskan placer
deposits.
\ third belt of metamorphic rock
occurs in the northern part of Alas
ka. and its continuation is found in
the Seward peninsula.
over 81 per cent of the value of
Alas1as mineral production has come
from these three belts of metamor-
phic rocks.
The most important centers of pla-
Ger mining are the Yukon-Tanana re-
gion and Seward peninsula. These
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-03
BURTON Is OFFERED
SEAT IN The
CABINET
LBy Assc ...fated Press. 1

s"+N'ft TESS. !
Nasi'r ION, Dec. 3.-That
hcPr >dts,tVc Theodore E. Bur-
70" paiO, has been offered the
p >fiofo of sccretary-treasurer
fN generally believed in WASH
mSton. He was for years CIeve--
lands secretary ana has made Il:
study of questions in finance.
Ii is known that Mr.. Burton would
rather have the secretaryship of the
TREASURY than any other portfolio.
but is inclined to prefer a seat in the
senate. For that reason it is be-
,ieved he Will withhold his answer to
the proffered cabinet position until
after the senatorial situation in Ohio
has been clarified. Mr. Burton said
today his name had been unfortunate
ly mentioned in connection with a
number cf positions. Some of these.
he explained were mere conjectures
and greatly embarrassed his endeav-
ors along other lines. At present, he
said, he was candidate for Ohio's
senatorship.
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AFTER 81 YEARS HE
SUDDENLY COMES BACK
Especial to The seniinelD

New York. Dec Thomas j.
Molly has returned to East Newark
after an absence of - years.
Yesterday Mrs. Molloy. who lives
with a daughter Mrs. Julian Gova.
answered a knock at the front door
and gave an affirmative answer to an
aged man. who asked if sne was Mrs.
Molloy. Then the man exclaimed.
I'm your husband" He was in
vited inside and in few minutes
convinced his wife and children of
his identity.
Molloy wrote to bis wife regularly
for four years an@ al times sent her
money. Then his letters ceased.
The last one she received was from
Denver. II reached her 2S years ago
Since then she had neither seen nor
heard from him.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-03

if exerted in the proper direction.
although born and raised in this
City, Miss link has not resided here
for number of years. Despite that
fact. she continues to name Attica
rs her home and claims that Bunnell
was on his way here to see her when
he died at Colorado Springs
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-03
Dark Stain Placed on Memory q
Theodore BunneIl a Foul Calllln1ly

h of
Mmru tn cease adventures uewrrur ran has nnvl@ mernld the - cases int he
p9ab@ after a. part tm for criminal % %yy y@wS terrific in its hah papers
M d We long us n upright
gaa% % tea regard M OF end fol i'm al to great m
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-03

j. W. Brown and Mr.. and Mrs j.
s. Turner are party of Illinois land
seekers who are new arrivals in the
city They are stopping at the St.
Regis and are registered from Rock
ford
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-03
KILL 400 RABBITS
AND BIG WILD CAT

Milton Clifford and Ed Noe.
two well known Grand juno
tion youths. have returned from
below Mack with a hunting
story which is the biggest tnat
has been beard for come time.
The result of two days hunt
ing about 90 miles from town
netted them one large bob cat
and 400 rabbits. An express
wagon was used to hring them
up, and it was loaded down with
the furry creatures, which they
; disposed OF to local merchants
; today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26

form. Fines are joke to such Often
ders are the Standard Oil, but one
prison sentence served would take all
the humor out of the monopoly business
and come pretty near placing the mo-
nopolists on the same plane before the
law as any other criminals.
In the meantime it will be observed
that the president of the United States
shows nightly little regard for the
high sounding phrases of the Chicago
platform which speak of the party s
high regard for the courts and the rev.
erent awe in which they should be held
by the people of the nation 1t is for
tunate for Judge Closeup and his as
sociates that our Frederick the Great
has no such power over the judges as
his prototype had.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26

Scotland, where the trousers are alb
breviated from force of habit or lack
of cloth. orders have been pouring In
for silk hats, and the happy London
halter assures us that the "stovepipe"
will always reign supreme.
It's different with green hats. THANK
heaven" says the purveyor to his royal
highness in this particular branch of
trade, 1.-THE green hat Is now a thing
of the past" The skypiece symbolic of
the Emerald Isle was popular last year,
but, alas, fashion is as tickle as fortune,
and this year they appear to feel like
hanging men and women for wearing
of the green"
The green hat didn't get as far west
as Salt Lake. but New York and New
port. R. l., must have experienced some
kaleidoscope effects while the craze
was on We rejoice with the ultra
fashionable set on the other side In the
extinguishment of the green hat.
We rejoice, also, that the soft hat,
said to be of American origin. is begin
ming 10 De worn dDrcdu. SdyS tlc man
ager of one of the London hat shops:
1T is quite possible that the use Of
silk hats among clerks down in the city
among gentlemen in the country has
fallen off. London gentlemen, however,
will always stick to the high hat. 1t is
the badge OF distinction which they
couldn't afford to be without. AS to
the increased use of the soft hat. as you
call 1t in America, 1 imagine that is due
largely to the waning use of the cap.
Since costers and laboring people have
taken to caps the Englishman feels
that the cap is a little beneath him, SC
he has adopted the soft felt hat In its
place"
The fact that costers and laborins
people in the old country wear caps is
a little tough on the gentry over here
who are addicted to the use of the
same. yet, as soon as the fact become:
generally known that the average Eng
lishman feels that the cap is a little
beneath him and has taken to thu
American soft hat, Englishmen, NJ
doubt who cannot afford a silk tile TO
every day, we shall look in vain for thu
cap.
In the meantime, and by way of OBJ
tanning information. what has becom
of the pot at?
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matching the skirt in, tone. Very at
tractive betting of this sort moy pe
obtained and attached to any buckle
harmonizing in color.
A new and curious development in the
matter of hair adornment, and which
has the rare merit of representing
complete novelty in this connection has
made its appearance. This consists OF
a narrow band of gold tissue, to which
are affixed on one side three soft
pompoms of pale gold silk, piled one
above the other in pyramid form The
pompoms are about the size of tan
garine orange. and are not little sug-
gestive of the three golden apples whose
attractive glitter robbed the fieet-footed
Atalanta of victory
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
ESSAY ON HATS.

II is with heartfelt thankfulness and
a spirit bubbling over with joy that we
note that the silk hat Is not going out
of fashion Leading London matters
have assured the New York Herald cor
respondent TO this effect and. in conse-
auence. al. Americans who are worthy
of q pl.ce in WHO'S Who" from Rah-
way, NJ TO Ra,vhide, New. can do no
less than sport the top-piece prescribed
by the forty-seventh gentleman in watt
ing to his royal highness. the king of
Great Britain. emperor Of India. ETC..
etc.
Than. again. the Hon. wzitelaw
maA ma harmony IN white spats. who
moDolqeagaRapss Edward VII than any
|ofhO mnn - cousA Il never seen in
lpuhl1U y11s0u4 hsadsear to distinguish
|h1mz1enstkhs common herd. Even in
I ---.s4;<-
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AN APPEAL.
Baltimore American.)

Baltimore American.)
0 weather man, o weather mani
Take your hot waves, we pray,
And put them in cold storage
Until some December day.
I'm sure they will be useful
And very timely then,
For YOU can send them in the air
And let them warm up men.
Why manufacture hot waves
In August and July,
When, I'm sure, nobody wants them.
And they come so very high?
IT'S hot enough in summer
In Dame Natures hands to win.
Without this weather business
OF a bureaus butting in.
They talk of sections feelings.
But tell us, is it right
For the west to brew these hot waves
Send them to us over night?
If they like 1t, that's their business
To approach the torrid zone;
That's no reason we must slzzle!
Make the west let us alone,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
THE OCCASIONAL VISIT.

washington Herald.)
Here comes brother with his tads,
They are sturdy little lads
Full OF play
Now are they
And they surely stir things some.
Well, were glad to see EN- come.
Into Uncie's desk they pry,
Set his papers all aWry.
Round they dash.
And a crash
Follows every move they make.
Many are the things they break
They can make a household hum
We are glad to see EN- come.
Likewise 1t.
We admit,
Doesn't fill our hearts with Woe
When it's time for them to 90.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26

The latest bunch of cadets to be
bounced from the military academy for
hazing have had their sentence APP
nroved by the president. In this par
ticular Instance the offense, consisting
of causing the unfortunate 'piebe' who
fell into the hands of the upper class
men to capture fifty ants. put them in
his cap and upon arriving at quarters
count the same and see if all are pres
ant or accounted for" is not one calling
for extreme measures. Congress should
reinstate the boys.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
BACKING UP GRANDPA.
philadelphia Record.)

(Phlla'lelphia Record.)
A court-martial was held, with grandma
as president.
johnnie she said. who destroyed
those flowers?'
Johnnie thought a moment. Then:
Sister Kathleen" he said.
Now, then" reproved grandpa, be a
man, Tell the truth, Say | did it"
A beaming smile of relief iliumined
Johnnies countenance.
-'Oh, yes" he cried, that's right.
Grandpa did it,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
CHILLY LOCATION.
Boston Transcript

Ives. but it's an exceptionally good one
for so hot a night"
How so?
..WeIl. Mrs. A occupies the seat on the
right and Miss B. on the left. and you
know there's very decided GOODNESS be-
tween rhem.''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
HOW 1T GOES IN GEORGIA.

ATLANTA Constitution.)
What do you think of his chances for
recovery, doctor?
What's his age?"
''Seventy-eight."
We'll, with his constitution. and being
lust in his prime. ell sure pull through. -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26

The tremblors felt yesterday in vari-
Gus parts of the country were due no
doubt to the arrival of William Ran
dolph Hearst, who hastens back from
Europe to save the country from Bryan
or Taft
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
FROM MISSOURI.
lChicago journal

Suppose ] lend you the money you
see II again.? ..,
us the word of an honest man worth
anything?"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
Victory for the Whiskers.

(St. Louis Globe-Democrat)
The objection of Mr.. Kern's whiskers
might as well be dropped. Governor
Hughes has convinced even Mr.. Hearst
that he is considerably more than an ami
mated feather buster.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
CLEVER PARAGRAPHS.
Forgot to Consult Him.
(Kansas City Journal).

(hdnSaS City J0urnal-)
In his speech of acceptance, Mr.. Taft
will have a few thousand words to say
about the Denver platform. Mr.. Taft
more than half suspected all along that
Mr.. Bryan would not be able TO fix up
a platform that he could conscientiously
appr0ye
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
The QUIET LEE.

1t is reported in the Abilene papers that
young man from South Dickinson in
writing to the county superintendent said:
will you find me a boarding place? 1
would like private place, away from the
girls and the flies
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26

who turned Ed .Loose?" asks the
ogden State Journal The obvious an
swer is the Republican state committee.
But il is equally obvious to everyone
who knows him that he knew he was
being turned
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Needs Bolstering UP.

philadelphia Record.)>
1t is intimated that Taft will supple
ment the Chicago platform with one or
two planks of his own. 1t must be said
that the platform it stands is rather
rickety for man of his weight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
VIII Need Teddy's o. X.
Boston Globe.)

Mr.. Taft will devote the intervals be-
tween politician callers this week to
writing his acceptance speech. Then, of
course, he will take or send it TO Oyster
Bay to have il edited.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26

Bryan says Turkey has gone Demo-
cratic, which is rather neat way of
recognizing a constitutional form of
government.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
HIS GREAT ACT.
london Opinion

IIlOnQOn OpInlOn.J
Now, johnny said the Sunday school
teacher. can you tell me of the
most remarkable things Moses did,
Yes, ma am" replied the bright youth.
He broke all the commandments at the
same time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
WHAT HE NEEDED.

Uncle Remuss Home Magazine)
The waiter girl knew thing or two
about table etiquette. SO she shifted
scornfully as &he said: It's not our Gus
tom to serve knife with pie"
.-No?" remarked the patron In sur
prise. Then bring me an ak"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26

Russian newspapers are inclined To
sheer at the young Turkey movement,
saving the sultan will avail himself OF
the first opportunity TO curtail the
promised reforms. The chances are
that Turkey will lead Russia in the
matter of conforming to twentieth cen
fury ideas by a big block
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
THE LAST CRY.
(Humap Life. }

Mrs Style-I want hat. but it must be
in the latest style
Shopman-Kindly take a chair. madam.
and wait a few minutes; the fashion is
just changing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
Prefer to See the Mays Run.

Baltimore Sum-
Governor Hughes may run again. Bn
not IL the bookies can help il.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26

Norman E. Mack has been chosen
chairman of the Democratic national
committee. Trey Woodson and John
/. Martin were reelected secretary and
sereeant-at-arms respectively. All set;
bring on the music.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26

What is this? Colonel Wall and d.
c. lacking both for the bonding propo-
sition? Now we're ready for the mil
,eniun. or Is il the millennium?
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Wants to Be the Whole Show.
Baltimore American)

Baltimore American)
New York is not enthusiastic over the
coming election and the candidates. New
York wasn't the whole show al Denver,
which abnormal situation always makes
the Empire state indulge in gloomy fore
holdings
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
Has the Prize Steam Roller.

Chicago Record Herald)
Senior Obaldia has been elected president
of Panama, having received all the votes
cast. Several gentlemen in this country
would like to know the name of his cam
paign manager.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26
Ought to Reduce His Weight.

NASHVILLE American.)
Mr.. Taft is going to have about the
hardest Job yet undertaken by any Re-
publican presidential nominee. The ont
look for Democratic success is brighten
ing every day.
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UNAVOIDABLE.
philadelphia Ledger. }

The cat had just eaten the canary. Il
hated to eat the foolish thing" remarked
the cat but when a bird breaks out of
its cage and flies down your throat what
can YOU dor
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EASY TO ANSWER.
(Strav Stories.)

Niece-Uncle. they say that there ar
,,,ora marriages OF blondes than of bru-
nettes. Why is it. I wander?
Uncle Singleton "a confirmed nache s.,lS
-Hm, Naturally. the light-headed ones
20 first.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-26

A convention of sheepshearers has
been held in Butte, Mont. Fortunate
" the Montana town keeps a large
quantity of sheep Dip on hand. and
no inconvenience was experienced by
the guests.