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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25
How a Favor to Constituent Kept
Him from Losing New York State
Patronage under President
Zachary Taylor.
By E, j. EDWARDS.

As every student of American po-
litical history knows, Thurlow Weed,
who died in 1882 at the green old age
Of So, was one of the most remark
able and astute politicians that this
country has ever produced
Many and notable were his political
victories, not a few of them looming
large in our history. Yet perhaps the
victory out of which Mr.. Weed derived
as much quiet satisfaction as any
came to him most UNEXPECTEDLY at a
moment when he had acknowledged
defeat when he saw the political pat.
ronagc of New York State, and all the
power that its possession implied. Ia
ken away from him And the manner
In which this victory which, believe.
has hitherto escaped Chrontcling--
came to Mr. Weed, inevitably calls to
mind the Biblical injunction to cast
your bread upon the waters, that It
may be returned to you after many
days
Back in the thirties. when Old
Rough and Ready Zachary Taylor was
engaged in fighting Indians mostly Il
man who had great lumber camps and
mills on the northern slope OF the
Adirondack mountains. called one day
upon Mir Weed and explained that he
was most anxious that the son of the
foreman Of one of his camps should
be appointed to a Cadetship at West
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25
Prof. Morse Persuaded to Adopt Plan
Suggested by Alfred Vail as Sub
s'itute for Too Expensive
Subway.
BY E. J. EDWARDS.

In -~esc days of almost instantane-
Gus Ne!ld communication, the tele-
grape pole, like the bad boy is ubiqui-
tous TO the lay mind ii is as much
an essential part of the telegraph as
the Worse key itself. Yet in the orig
inal pans of the inventor OF the tele-
graph the telegraph pole did not fig
ure by 50 much as tlceting thought.
How the telegraph pole did come
into existence was told to me a short
time before his death by one OF the
two men who were associated with
Prof Morse in building the first ex-
perrin cnta. telegraph line between
Baltimore and Washington.
My informant was Gen. Edward
Wcllman Scrrell who died about three
years ago; and while it may have
been stated before that the original
plan was to place the first CONNER
cial telegraph line in a subway, but
that poles were used instead, | hard
ly celicVe that the full story of how
this cane about has been told.
"'Ths late Alfred Vail. whose various
suggestions led 10 great improvements
in Prof Morses invention, and myself
were closely associated with Prof
Morse IN establishing the first operat.
ing telegraph plant between Baltimore
and Washington" the general said, as
we sat in the library of his home
Vail who afterwards hnnDn0p
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25

Not long ago, in an imDortant coun
t. in Ohio, the women and others
prayed that it would go dry and It
did A few days later, he people in
Nassau and Suffolk counies, Long Is
land, prayed that these ounties would
become desiccated anc a count OF
the votes showed that tere was moth
ing doing In both caes only those
people prayed who wee accustomed
to that form Of weapO According
ly there is strong uggestion that
prayer like the tart is a local
issue.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25
Now Mexican Claim for Enormous
Damages for Depredatlons Com
mit.ed by Our Indians Was
Shattered by J. n. Ashton.
RY 3 J. EDWARDS.


II 10 part OF American history that
during Grants first administration the
government of Mexico vainly endeav-
ored to convince an international arbi-
tration convention that it should be
awarded S31 100000 damages against
the United States, for depredations
committed by our Indians in Mexico
following the close of the Mexican
war and the year 1853. But, so far as
have been able to learn, there Is no
when 1t seemed certain to many that
this government would have to pay
the heavy damages asked, the Mexi-
can claim was completely shattered
by as marvellous feat of memory as
has been recorded.
This new light on an important
event In the history of world arbitra-
lion WAS given to me some time since
oy distinguished lawyer who has
1een prominent in American diplO-
macy. And when he told me the
story. he prefaced It with the remark
hat he saw no reason now why he
should not tell it, leaving me to infer
hat bis lips had been sealed by the
nan who performed the feat OF mem
ory after the latter's death.
The central figure in this drama OF
nillio!s was Joseph Huhley Ashton,
who Ias one Of the founders of the
american Bar association, and who
died III Washington few years ago.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25

indexed, as now. Casting about for a
suitable defense to make before the
convention, he recalled that during
one of his searches among the chaos
of state department papers he had
accidentally come across and casually
read some fetal document in which,
I. seemed to him, as he recalled it,
Mexico had waived her Indian claims
against this government, in consider
alton of the fact that the United States
had paid to Mexico $10,000,000 for
what Is commonly known as the Gads-
den purchase. BY this purchase made
in 1853, this country obtained terri
tory that now lies in Arizona and part
ly in New Mexico
Hundreds, thousands of papers
were examined by Mr.. Ashton. Then,
finally, there came a day when he
pulled some loose papers from a dirty
envelope-his task was over. For
among these papers, whose very exist
ence had been forgotten by everybody
except the man who accidentally stun
DIcu upon lutHl lOliB btiOle WuS0
about other business, and glanced cas-
ually over them, was found a note
from Gen. Almonte. written when he
was the Mexican minister at Washing
ton, in which it was officially stated
that in view of the terms of the Gads-
den purchase, Mexico waived all
claims for depredations committed by
our Indians on her territory.
There remained just one thing to
do. When the convention met, with
Gen. Caleb and his client cocksure of
victory, Mr.. Ashton Quietly produced
the Mexican waiver. The brilliant
Gushing and the Mexicans were utter
~ COMPOUNDED; Sir Edward Thornton,
as umpire, gave judgment for the
United States-an infallible memory
had saved the Country a fortune
Copyright. 1903. by E. J. Edwards.)
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25

grown successfully up to the sixtieth
parallel and in the years to come your
vacant land will be taken at rate
of which you have at present no con-
ception. We have enough people in
the United States alone, who want
homes, to take up this land.
What you must do in Western Can.
ada is to raise more live stock When
you are doing what you ought to do
in this regard, the land which is now
selling for $40 per acre will be worth
from $50 to 500 pre- acre. 1t is as
good land as that which is selling for
more than 500 per acre in the corn
belt.
II would rather raise cattle in West
ern Canada than in the corn belt OF
the United States. You can get your
food cheaper and the climate is bet
ter for the purpose. We have a bet
ter market, but your market Will I'm.
prove faster than your farmers will
produce the supplies. Winter wheat
can be grown in one-half of the coun'
try through which have passed. and
alfalfa and one OF the varieties OF
clover in three-fourths OF 1t. The
farmers do not believe this, but 1t is
true"
Keeping pace with wheat produc.
ton, the growth OF railways has been
quite as wonderful. and the whole
country from Winnipeg to the Rocky
Mountains will soon be a network OF
trunk and branch lines. Three great
transcontinental lines are pushing
construction in every direction. and
at each siding the grain elevator Is
to be found. Manitoba being the
first settled province, has now an ele-
vator capacity of upwards of 25,O00,O00
bushels, Saskatchewan 100000, and
Alberta about 100000, while the ca
pacity OF elevators at Fort William
and Port Arthur on the Great Lakes.
is upwards of 20,000,000 more.
Within the provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta there are
-four and oatmeal mills with a com
bined capacity Of $4,000 barrels per
day, and situated along some famous
water powers in New Ontario, there
are larger mills than will be found
anywhere in the Prairie Provinces.
Last year the wheat crop totaled
over 100,000,O00 bushels. This year
the crop will yield 30,000,000 more. A
recent summary shows that on the LIST
of January, 1909, the surveyed lands
Of the three western provinces, totaled
1874 100000 acres, of which about 32..
100000 have been given as subsidies to
railways, II 100000 disposed OF in 9th
er ways and 100000 given by the
Canadian Government as free home
steads, being 100000 homesteads OF
100 acres each. OF this enormous ter
ritory, there is probably under crop
at the present time less than 11,000,-
900 acres; what the results will be
when wide awake settlers have taken
advantage of Canada's offer and are
cultivating the fertile prairie lands.
one can scarcely imagine.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25
A SPORT-lOVlNG PEOPLE.

The Anglo-Saxons love sport, No
matter in what part OF the world they
are found, the spirit is strong among
them. Wherever the restless Anglo
Saxon dominates, the love of sport Is
dominant. The Americans aren't
least, the most of them-descenda IS
of this vtrile race, and nowhere . the
love of sport so much exhibited as in
this country. Our people are patrons
OF horseraCinC, of baseball, OF golf, or
football, of all out-of-door sports as no
other people. The English are great
sportsmen, but not to the extent that
Americans are, for the reason that
the opportunities are greater mere.
Nor does the nation suffer from TINS
propensity. We are told OF course,
by some of our college thinkers that
our young men indulge too much In
athletics, that this Indulgence Is Diet
riment rather than a benefit to the
boys; that because of the fad as
these wiseacres term It. we are In
juring the physical powers OF the
boys. We do not take much stock in
this sort OF pessimism. Here and there
a few may oyerdo themselves and fall
by the wayside: but athletic compei-
ton has never, IN our judgment, seri-
ously injured American youth. On
the contrary. it has developed in them
muscle, courage and selfreliance,
requisites TO good health and ultimate
success when they are called upon to
lay aside athletics for the more seri.
Gus cares OF life.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25
Origin of Telegraph Poles

the venerable engineer continued, with
a reminiscent smile. You see. my
engineering experience served me |
told Prof. Morse that Wallis plan was
perfectly feasible.
AT last we persuaded Prof. Morse
to put aside the trench. or buried wire
idea, and to turn to sticks, or poles.
In the meantime, however, Vail had
set up some clothes poles and strung
telegraph wire along them, and thus
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25

proved by ocular demonstration that
his plan was feasible. At that time
we got the idea of having the tele.
graph sticks about the height of the
ordinary clothes pole, but before we
began the work of securing and pla.
cling the poles, we all three decided
that a higher pole would be better
it would keep the wires out of reach
of people and vehicles, out of harms
way. SO a pole about the height of
the present telegraph pole was de-
cided on. Vail, I believe, determining
the height"
Copyright. 1909. by E. J. Edwards.)
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25

II, as is intimated. II turns ont that
the assassination of Prince Ito. the
Japanese statesman, was the result of
n far.reaChing plot In Korea. the stu
alton in that country may become
most serious. Reports from Seoul. the
Korean capital, 20 to show that to
many OF the people the killing OF Ito
was not uupleasing This attitude
suggests greater hostility to Japan and
representative OF Japanese power
than had been suspected in many
quarters, In fact, there appears to be
dangerous dlsaffection throughout the
country. and an outbreak would not
be surprising
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25
The news that the old mining cal

The news that the old mining camp
OF Virginia City, New, is sinking into
the deep canyon along the side OF
which it was built indicates an in
glorious end for a town which once
attained some prominence, Virginia
city grew out of the opening OF the
CoUstock lode, and the ComstoCk lode
formerly was among the greatest sill.
yer producers in the world Consider.
able gold was also found there. At
one time the lode yielded wealth at
the rate of 100000 annually. and 1t
made great fortunes for the bonanza"
owners Altogether, between $500 000,,
coo and 100000, 900 in gold and silver
was taken from the mines.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25

The United States is not the only
country in which persons crafty th-iI
curiosity or morbid taste by crowdins
into courtrooms when sensational
cases are in progress Even France
whore good taste is presumed to be-
strongly in evidence If not predomi.
nant, has fair share of those who
show similar inclinatious. The opening
of the Steinheil marder trial in Paris
being an illustration When $4,000
persons apply for admission to a
courtroom and when $500 is offered
for a place in line the limit would
seem to have been reached
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25

The assassination Of Prince Ito only
proves again that there is always q
brainless crank ready to taks thu Ifi
OF q great and good man
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25

College professors calculate that II
the birth-rate decrease continues for
$50 years there viii be no births at all
by 206O a. ID. In that case few will
survive TO the time when men will
live l20 years and those who 30 will
be lonesome.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25
Important to hotherS.
The NoiY ono.

Bacou-Everv mn in the concern
belongs to the An Noise society bat
one
Egbert-And wi is that one
The silent parter
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25

We don't blam man for growing
II his wife treats4l4 ike Cog
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25

Mrs, wln.low' soothing Srrap'
For Children testl!ng, sI51s t.e go 81 t..tts
Examination, allsys pain, Tres y III -o-''''
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-04
N. PARSONS Guns AMERICAN
General Agent Resigns and Goes IntO
Fruit Land Business Out
in Oregon,

A. N. Parsons has resigned his position
as general agent OF the American Express
company in Omaha 70 become general man
ager OF the Choice Frui Land company
OF Grants Pass, ore. Mr.. Parsons IL we'll
known In the west, having been connected
with the American express company for the
last twenty-five years. Many years ago he
was travelling auditor and then general
agent at st. Joseph, Kansas City. Duluth
and Omaha, He came here four years ago.
Mr.. Parsons is succeeded by T.. J. Worth
man. formerly general agent OF the com.
pany at Des Moines.
Many prominent business men in Omaha
are becoming interested in the rich fruit
lands Of the Rogue River valley In oregon.
where Mr.. Parsons land is situated. lie
has been interested there for nine months,
He VIII go out there soon and give hts
special attention 10 the business. His res
idence remains in Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-04
Exclusive Shop
for DR.. Milliner
at Union Pacific
New Building Will Be Erected on Or
der Of Mohler for Electrical
Expert.

A large experimental station for Dr..
Frederick W. Mnliner, electrical expert,
will be built BY the Union Pacific at the
shops Of that road in Omaha. A. L.
Mohler. vice president and general man
ager Of the Union Pacific, has become so
impressed with the good work along Ad-
vanced lines being lone by DIR. Milliner
that he has authorized the expenditure OF
a large sum of money to provide a build
ing and material for the doctor to work
with.
DIR. Minner has been working at the
Union Pacific shops along experimental
lines for some time. but his quarters ha w
been crowded and he has not had the iscii-
ties to work on as extensive a scale as he
would like.
DR.. Mnliner will now have an entire
building to himself and will be provided
with sufficient funds. His first big work
win be with an alternating current, on
which he believes the future OF electricity
depends In a large measure.
DR.. Milliner gained recognition all over
the country a year ago when he fitted an
engine in the shop yards with 8 con-
trivance by which II was handled by wire
less electricity.
This spring the directors of the Omaha
Electrical show asked Mr.. Mohier to have
DR.. Milliner give an exhibition at the show.
The request was complied with, and before
the week was half over DR.. Milliner was
the feature attraction OF the show. His
feat of lighting the Auditorium by wire
less electricity was heralded all over the
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-04
Are Trying
to Take J~oslyn's|
Castle from Him
Two Suits Filed by sutphens' Attack
ing Ownership of Million
Dollar Place.

They are trying to take George Joslyn's
riillion-dollar castle away from him in dis
trict court. Sd
The first of the two suits filed by the
grandchildren of Mrs. Emily M. Sutphen Is
being heard by Judge Troup. The other
case, identical, is before Judge Estelle and
has not been reacheh ,...
The suits reach back in their history to
the Will made by MRS. Sutphen. who owned
the five-acre tract on which the castle"
stands. She made a will Ibedueathing an
undivided one-half Interest in the property
to her husband during his life and giving
the other undivided one-half interest to
her son, Charles Dewitt Sutphen- Her
husbands name was Dewitt Charles Sui
phen.
The bequest was with remainder" to the
heirs of her son.
Mrs. Sutphen died October 30, 1881, and
her will was filed and probated. Joslyn
afterwsrd bought the property from the
~sutphens. father and son, TO whom it had
been devised.
The present compliments are the chill
dren of the son and are Mrs. Gladys Sut-
phen Kiplinger and Clinton Joy Sutphen.
II is contended by their side that their
grandfather and father could only sell TO
Joslyn their life estates"-that is, their
life interest in the property. Therefore
they say Joslyn has no right to the prop
erty except during the lives of the grand
father and father.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-04

Caught i'm the Act
and arrested by DIR. Kings New Life Pills,
bilious headache quits and liver and bow
els act right. 26e. For sale by Beaton Drug
Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-04
CUOAHY FOR RIVER TRAFFIC
Omaha Packer Joins Chorus Of Steam.
boat Boosters at Kawtown.
SAYS IT WILL BE REAL BOON
AnythinE that Contributes 60 the
Commerce and Industry of =
CIty Helps, and This H. one
of These Things.

z. A. eudahy vice president and gen.
ersl manager Of the Cudahy Packing COM
pany. is a friend OF the Missouri river
the tawny, restless. raging flood, which
few people in Omaha like, because It rear
ranges geography. dsbbles in real estate
and runs around at nights.
In Kansas City, where everyone likes the
Missouri river because Il 10 better than the
KAw, after which the city is named
"Kawtown." Mr.. Cudahy round that
everyone who visited the city had TO give
an interview commencing the Missouri
river navisation or he would not get good
meals. No need in giving tips to walters
or porters If a visitor Is interviewed In
a newspaper and says something nice
about the Missouri river without referring
to the way 1t lunches on small villages
and parks, picking is teeth with railroad
ties and slippery elm. snags which II
catches in its NAV.
This is What Mr.. Cudahy is said to have
said some time between the hours when
he was attempting to set to the city from
the bunch Of sheds which oompose the
Kansas City Union depot and the time
when he struggled back through the tun-
mel TO return to Omaha:
kansas City is a great city, a
truly great city; but with the low
ering and equalization Of freight rates
that will come with steamboat traf-
fic on the Missouri river It will be a
greater city. Anything that contributes to
the commerce and the industry Of a city
helps, M nothing that l know OF will
help these cities along the Missouri river
more than steamboat traffic"
Mr.. Cudahy said he was pleased with
the work that has been done. this season
for flood protection here.
But" he declared, the work should
be kept up until the improvement is an
absolute guaranty Of protection 10 all OF
the industries, the railroads and the other
great property interests along the river.
Business conditions every where In the
United states are improving. We are not
a bit disturbed by the cry Of the British
people against the American packers.
Why, the demand for meat here in the
United States is SO great that we have
cut out our European fresh meat business
because it is Improbable, Some OF The
other packers are selling fresh meats over
there, but we are only sending cured and
canned meats abroad. The growing de-
mand at home is what lie keeping up meat
prices"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-04
Buried Under
Load of Brick
LabOrer is Bombarded by Wheelbar-
row Full While Working
in q Ditch.

John Lusso, an Italian laboreT digging at
the bottom OF the new twenty-foot sewer
at Fourteenth and Webster streets, was
rendered unconscious at 1890 o'clock Thurs
day morning when Dan Smith. another
workman, accidentally dumped a wheel
barrow filled with brick into the ditch.
There was a literal rain OF brick and the
wheelbsrrow went, too.
Lusso was struck on top Of his head and
also on the left leg. He was taken TO the
police dispensary at the city jail in the
auto patrol, DR.. Fitzgtbbon attending him,
Later he revived and was found to be
suffering only from a bad cut on the head
q badly sprained and bruised leg. He
was taken TO Seventh and Pierce streets,
where he lives.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-04
Young Omahan
Does Well Abroad
Stanley Letovsky is Musical Director
at Kiel Opera House in
Germany.

Stanley Letovsky, who was in the Oman
High school class Of 1907. and has since
been pursuing his violin studies in Europe.
has come home for the summer. Mr.. Lee
tovsky met with great success in Berlin
and Kiel, having held the position Of d.
rector at the Kiel opera house, an unusual
distinction for one so young. He will re-
turn to this position In the autumn. Mr..
Letovsky's compositions are being published
by one of the leading firms In Berlin and
musicians.