davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

tied In Alton and this seems almost sig
nlficant beyond the facts. For it was in
Alton that L~ovejoy was martyred by the
mob because Of his free soil sentiments.
Mr.. Evans, born within a few miles of
where Washington established republican
government in America by his now almost
forgotten refusal OF the Tender of the
Crown passing his boyhood in the town
where the cause of freedom was conse-
Grated with the blood of a martyr, passing
his early manhood in Kansas in Withstand
ing border ruffians, pre-empting a claim in
Cedar county, this state, as soon as the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS act made this possible,
Mr.. Evans spent the earlier half of his
life amid scenes closely connected with
the important events Of American history
and so far as the latter half of this period
is concerned, with events forming the pro-
logue TO the greatest chapter in American
annals.
II first saw Omaha in 1885," said Mr..
Evans. We came west when l was a year
old and stayed in Alton until about 1854,
when we moved to st. oJseph. Mo. 1t was
from there that l made my first trip as a
freighter. My father and took several
loads OF merchandise to Omaha and Coun-
Gil Bluffs, then known as Kanesville, a
name OF mormon origin. Inc name or COun-
Gil Bluffs is, of course, of Indian extrac-
ton, though 1 believe the actual council
hill was somewhere near Florence.
Omaha was a s~craggly village then, of
course-a few shanties and one store, as l
recollect It. We could not sell all our
stock in both Omaha and the Bluffs, so
we made a trip to Sioux City and got rid
of the balance. We went there over the
mail route, up the other side of the river,
and a poor excuse of a road it was, with no
bridges. of course. On the other hand it
was much better than no trail at all and
far superior to the country l later trav-
ersed In the Rockies.
Mr.. Evans, although y years old and as
truly a pioneer as any man to whom the
title has been ascribed, does not look the
part. His hair is not even entirely gray.
1t is only streaked with grizzled locks. No
spectacles bridge his nose and his step is
more spry than that of many "A man half
his years. lie continues to work actively
about his place, which is located one mile
north Of Krug park and is now the center
of a cluster OF houses, although a few
, years ago there was no residence within
several miles of his. The exercise, in fact,
serves as but a tonic to a man in whom
the fires of life still burn brightly and who
, will probably be alive when many men far
his junior in years but Of less virile stock
have passed away.
From st. Joe we moved to Leavenworth
for a time continued the speaker. My
father went into business there, and while
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

rained two days On end. The coacA0'on re-
fused to take me up to Cettinje except for
the charge Of several pounds, and l was
in no hurry to go up IN a closed vehicle
Then to the disgust of all the cabmen, l
came up by the diligence which brings the
post
A motley gang OF Montenegrins poor
beggars down in the Bocca to pick up a
precarious living. boatmen and wharfmen
and tramps, all relieved of their pistols 10y
the Austrian authorities, gathered to see
us off, They gather there every day to see
the cart start for home" An officer Of
the Austrian law came out OF the city gate
and delivered to the driver a weapo con-
fiscated for the night he spent in Cattaro.
He was a splendid fellow, this driver, l
sat with him on the box-a man of six
foot two, with shoulders OF a breadth one
seldom sees nowadays, and a head like
that OF an ancient Car, weather Drowned
and half savage. His costume was that OF
the Montenegro prince and the peasant
a pair OF baggy blue breeches, white some
spur stockings to the knee, a sort of sandal
with lacing over the foot, a red skirt and
sleeveless jacket trimmed heavily In braid
OF gold, a little red cap bordered with
black-mourning for the day Kossovo was
lost, five centuries ago-a broad yellow
sash and a pistol holster.
For six hours We toied. our three sturdy
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

ponies abreast, trotting hard most Of the
way, up, up, up the famous road which
can be seen from ships many miles down
the Bocca, like a thread sketched zigzag
on the black mountains face.
Halfway up the wonderful road one may
look down upon the innumerable Austrian
forts on every side OF the intricate inlet,
from which, 1t is said, the Austrians can
throw shells into Celtin. At the top. 1900
feet above the sea. is the snow covered
peak from which the Montenegrins propose
In turn to shell Cattaro, This road is the
only pass over the barrier OF rocks,
The Montenegrin Is not an adept at
questioning suspicious characters; he does
it crudely, but he feels It is the thing to
do; all civilized nations do It. As every
man is a soldier. 30 every man constitutes
himself a policeman, and my way into
the country was beset at every turn by
some heavily revolvered fellow with a
cross-examination.
Nor can one become indignant, as In
Austria. and demand an officer in authority
every man is a gentleman and man OF
authority here; there IL no deferentce
shown TO any one
On my way up my questioners were
mostly at the inns. Arriving at CettinJe al
eight o'clock. my European clothes passed
unnotieed at ! made my way from where
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24
Montenegro and It's Preparations for Warfare with Austria

lands on the waters edge belong to Aus
triai the barren heights are Montenegrin.
Even Spitza, the little town which Prince
Nicholas and his braves themselves cap
tured from the Turks, belongs to the EN-
pire which is creeping east. Spitza was
given to Austra-Hungary at the Berlin
conference in 1873, so that Austria might
command the Montenegrin port of Anti
vari and prevent the turbulent people from
trafflcking in warshlps as we'll as arms,
The town commands the port wherein, by
the same treaty, no Qualifications be con-
structed.
But while Austrian men of war and Aus
TRAN forts command this poor little port,
the heights OF the mountain dominate the
contested %littoral. Four thousand feet rise
the heights almost speer from the fringe Of
lowland along the water. 1t is no wonder
that the brave Serbs, who live upon the
mountains, alone among the Balka people
kept their independence against the Turk
for 500 years.
1t had not rained for eight months till
the day 1 arrived at Cataro. Therefore it
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

we liked the business outlook, the climate
and most everything else and the border
warfare did not make Kansas a lovely place
to live in during those days. The bands
Of Missourians would steal one blind even
in the daytime and no man had a chance
to amass a fortune. 1t was a time of great
excitement. New Englanders We're coming
in-nUt to steal and rob under the preteXt Of
PROSECUTING, but actually to try to make
Kansas free.
John Brown-Ossawattomie Brown-was
the leaders of the freesoilers and he was
my ~favorite hero. My father and myself
were, of course, antl-slavery men, and that
did not enhance our standing, of course,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

the coach stopped to the hotel. But on
appearing in the daylight next morning,
before I had gone 200 yards from the hotel
an ordinary native, who could show no
mark of authority, marched me off with
him to the court.
"sir," said l to the Judge, give me
some paper that / may show to your
people. for otherwise l foresee that l shall
spend most of my time calling upon you
That is unnecessary" came the reply;
they will be told who you are and will
arrest YOU no more"
A stranger is conspicuous in this little
capital, especially II he dresses "al a
franca." 1t is a place of 500 houses. about
1000 people. Every man goes armed, wear
ing a long revolver stuck conspicuously
through the sash about his waist.
The prime minister comes to dinner with
you wearing this weapon the prince re-
ceives you in audience SO armed. II is a
threatening looking race that demands of
Austria cessions of territory and Of towns
and says-I have It from the foreign min
ister-that unless Austria yields war win
be declared In the spring.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

with the Missouri robbers. So we decided
to come to Nebraska to live and Omaha has
been my home most of the time since.
though for a while we called Golden. Colo,
home.
1T was in the COS that l began freighting
as a regular occupation, making regular
trips from Omaha to Denver and return
1t was an empty haul back and OF course
took less time than going west did. W.
carried freight by consignment and wher
we did not have orders enough to fill we
bought goods on our own account to sci
again out west. Oxen were our mainstay
though we always had a wagon or two
Often there would be thirty or more o'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

their own mountains and in those adjacent
In Bosnia, where the disconnected popuIa-
ton will take up arms on their side.
II they can keep the Austrians employed
for a year-and they believe they can do
this-some sympathetic country, perhaps
Russia which is likewise slav, will inter-
fere in their behalf, or else the war viii
bring about serious internal troubles within
the monarchy Of many conflicting races.
A the worst" says the people here,
I'VE can but be united to the other Serbs
and share with them the fate of subsection
TO the House of Hapsburg. We cannot
continue to exist divided"
FREDERICK MOORE.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24
HOncho Dorf,

We find in the Fleet Supplement- Of a
Japanese paper the following announce
ment:
The five leading houses Of Yokohama
have jointly agreed to reduce an prices 10
per, cent during fleet week on their silks,
embroideries, cotton crepes, linens, etc.
X. ShineO, HOncho DoTi.
NoZaway, Benton Dort.
S. Ida 'Tokashimaya," 81 Main street.
The Yamato," Benten DOri.
g. Shobey, Honcho DOri.
We hope investigators who have been
trying 10 discover the origin Of hunke
dorey" may find a clew here that will prove
TO be Of some Cervice.-Chicago R~ecord-Her
aid
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

Persistence, however, finally wore down
the veteran Of the plains and he at length
admitted that he, who had fought Indians
to a f~inish-their f~inish-was afraid to en-
trust himself TO the tender mercies of a
passenger conductor.
This is no reflection on the courage of
the man whose career contains many chap
tiers of heroism, whose very occupation
made it so that no life insurance company
would have included him even in the extra
hazardous class which some accept. Mr..
Evans dislike of railroad travel serves but
to throw into stronger relief his fearless
ness In other ways.
His has been a varied life. Born in New
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

was in mortal terror OF a cat.
- chieftains ordinarily brave as
IMNlNI Caesar shuddered at the sight
G OF a rat, and numerous other
chiettains ordinarily brave as lions have
had their pet horrors. Benjamin Disraell.
who though small in person, feared no man.
but lived in terror lest he plunged into
a cold bath-though he did not object Ia a
warmer ablution.
This Achilles tendon in the COURAGE -
otherwise intrepid men has a curious ex.
ample in an Omaha man who for wears
traversed the western plains as a freichter.
enjoying occasional brushes with the In
dams. scorning bad men," laughing alike
at winter blizzards and the summer heat
IN which sunstroke lurked. Charles II.
Evans flirted with violent death in an
hundred forms for half a lifetime-but he
never has and never will risk his life on
a railroad train.
we are going down to Missouri for the
holidays, father" said one Of his daugh-
ters a few weeks ago, land you and mother
simply must come with all the rest Of u.s.
There's hardly time to get there now
replied the old man.
Why, 1t only takes five hours" ex-
claimed his daughter in establishment.
1T VIII take longer than that the only
way I'll CO. e her father firmly.
You don't mean that you insist on driv-
ing there?'
IF | go that will be the way I'll 20.
None of your smoky, rickety old railroad
cars for me. That is no way TO travel.
Anyhow. I have never ridden in one OF
those things, and I'm not going to begin
now"
The argument was protracted for some
time. In behalf Of modern conveyances,
their speed, comfort and safety was argued
and their freedom from dust compared to
that OF a country road when winter winds
are blowing and no snow covers the ground.
In particular the safety of such a journey
was made much of-"no running away by
freakish horses, no bridges washed out by
"A sudden freshet. no miring in hub-deep
mud"
Safe" echoed Mr.. Evans scornfully.
Don't | read in the papers every day Of a
big wreck with forty or fifty people killed?
Aren't there both head-on and rear-end
collisions. and when there is no other train
to run into there is one Of these open
switches, or the train buckles or a rail
spreads. or the boiler bursts or something
else happens. Safe! | guess not"
Il really believe, father said his daugh-
ter in a tone of significant discovery, that
you are actually afraid to ride on a train"
"No, It isn't that, but l don't altogether
like the idea ! never have ridden on one
not going TO break my word"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

York in 1897 by the Hudson, he was Graded
within sight of Tarrytown in a region per-
haps the richest in colonial and revolu-
tionary tradition in the United States. Not
far away were Tarrytown and Newburgh
linked forever with the name of Washing
ton Irving and his Sleepy Hollow and his
Rip Van Wrinkle. Irving lies buried near
Tarrytown and Major Andre was captured
here.
From this region, more than 200 years
settled by white men, Evans was borne
when a baby by his parents to Illinois.
They crossed the Appalachians in the dead
of winter, but made the trip in the exceed
ingly good time of six weeks. They set
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

ITT1NJE, Montenegro, Dec. %
Travelling in this part Of the
world is not only cold but most
inhospitable at this moment,
Both the Austrians and the
Montenegrins are on the look
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-08-13
itbaiuiuoen j 1914. 0en iorbere.

uoNtutHNcn ! 1919. zen IptpeIe'
benoc 9pmtte mencr | 2ebet al bette
gar at fuune iremlGgge i'm TInn
for ben fore fulfilling | ariitianio
/ 1914. Som 1err9r iamlcr Obi.
nioueu iig mere % mere ON 6rosner
meo ben pafre Yarf % be itore are.
oler, iom er irrbeleS peIififfeoe tor
EiemeSet. ariitiania aommine bill
ielpfslaeIig israe for, at belle Glen.
bonrnten or iri og ubuuoet til lloitiI.
lingen. Eoa bette lloitiIingsterrGn
bill arfiteft $. Bulls Smng og Sp-
iinoiombeo iinbe Ell rig SiumIepIaos.
Nange og ltore Snteresier tnptter iig
til berne noroiife llbitiuing. bpori
pisieIis ogina Soeriee % 3anmarf
pil beltaae, oiiicielt euer uofficieIt,
Oct eieIber 90, at ben ira ierit al
faar De rette Gimeniioner o9 l9ggeS
an / flor Still, iaa Den oirfelig fan
blipe en- 6aniare for uoroiif, on life
minoit rorif, Ipetigbeo % ar0eios'
enne. RogIe Sunorebe Suiinoe SIR,
mere caer minore / anIpgsuogifter
ipiaer | Communicating heruleb IN
gen &one. Get p9rite, iom funoe
b9nbe, bar at pi tit en- iattig llbitil.
ling. Seller Ga inaen, ifriper "Wfor.
genblaoet".
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-08-13
WcrfcIige Yoteter.

s aIeronSria opooseoe De pappti.
tie Acknowledgement iornpIis ct bsiit
eieuoommeligt SmugIeri. Ger ant
fom Ell DAG ct franif Sfib, Der for.
uoen Ell Del andre 8arer. Tom Ser
life IfuIbe betaIes ipnoerIie bsi SoIb
az bapoe % fore anSier Voteter meo
omboro.
Sranifmauben begpnbte iaa UNDER
5iIipu af SoIobetiente of Iosie i'm
2abnine. I'll aIeriioit fom Bote.
terne, OF allereoe bar npiten ale
aasierne fommen ilan6, % en- ooer.
orbnet SoIoembeosmano oar netop
peo at aileoere Stibspupirerne til
aapieinen, 6a en- al Botettasierne
peo en- Sopnearbeioers llioriiqtiabe0
itsote uoloiomt moo en- BGI. elf iitpf.
fer og uoaiso lit Snbbolo oper aaien.
Watroicrne iprang til o. iamIe0e
Roteterne iommen, og oct pnr birrtigt
b%eisract; fun ct Bar Stpfter. ser bar
bleoeu o~oeriei, bIep l%iggeuoe paa en-
ioIbefirnct BIet. % oct fan NOT
bore, MAJ bIep iorbaliet. oa De for.
mentIige Boteter ct Gieblit efter be.
gpnote at imeIte, mems Der flso en-
brun g9bife no al Dem.
Ga man n II un6erfaite6e Dem en-
u9rmere llnberisgeIie. bite Set itg,
at ~Roterre" bar iorbauieroe ndtue.
tro eiterIigrirser / 9oy, 90 at De
bar inIot meS ben / gGgppten meget
~eiteripurgte, men bit iortoIbeSe
Sai6iitL ct al iubiif SomppIonter
tilberebt. iterft beruien6e Brpoorat.
Der sisr omtreut iomme 8irtning
iom Opium.
Ger bar / Oe % aasier ca, 2OOO
gunS Saihii6, iom III naturIig0is
bleo fonfiferet.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-08-13
gifup 8ereliens fSite Orb. @iip.

inoe @ereIien bar tilitiIlet Srono'
biemsopiierne en- SfripeIie, bpori
bun opIpier, at bIonbt alt Oct, lom I
ben ienere Sib Iau 9iifop 8erel'en
paa Sierte, bar oct iGrlig Slaosoa'
gent ban tGrfte paa. Gen iibIte Tag,
ban Iepeoe, bab ban ON Blot %
@Ipont oa itrep oa tpoeIig % Hart;
Set poa SIapSoagen. Rorifoom c9
Sriitenoom". 9eune iioite Sil'en
til bans firrc GrenbeIogcn % til oct
belle Stift fsIer 9iipinoeu Oct lom Ell
inocrIig pg fier Gligt at irembpre.
Sun beber ON oct, Den aibeoe gi'p
piloe bape bebt omL bptS ban bopoe
iaaet ilere S~epeoage. "8lem life
S~lapsoaeen iaar - % life 'ellere
heller. Spor oct saor al, prep Der
at iamIes, mebers airfeflofferne fol'
Der til en- Iioen SsitibsItunb | Sir.
ferne uooper 9p og gpgb." Siipin-
oeu aiilutter lin Sfripclic 'aaleoes:
"ltin Iono ifreb ogiao nco en- tl9r'
liz SiIicn Ill ole, og ibet i>g brtn'
ger Den pibere til oae Dem, lom bar
alpoet BAN peo at piie BAN 8irrltg'
beb oG ScritoncIie bouNc / Ipie %
tungc Gage, bill icg bcbe iGrIig' DC
llnac, iom ban bar iao GLAD l. o9
iom ifol bpoac niocre eiter oS, life
at olcmme oct iioite. ban minocoe
Dem ON"
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-08-13
Den iterfe Jyoe.

en- Iterf 5iifebanbIer / Rsrre
Sunobp inogit for en- 5io iiSen ct
89oSemaal ON, al ban ! Ss5et al en-
Tag ituIbe ipniere De 6 WiI til Sisr.
ring og oerefter trPfte en- INF @iPit.
aiper. al gGgt 300 30, tilbage til
Rsrre Sunbbp i en- 8ig. 9poSeman.
let bar inbgaaet meo en- gnser os en-
Seitebanoler | Rsrre Sunobp. iom
bper bapoe siort en- Snoiats Of 500
SIR. oe en- fisbeubapnit aommisiio.
NOR, Der fun bapoe popet 100 Str.
JiifebanoIeren, JON beoer S9orieH,
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-08-13
Crib ON anIi,ltcr paa spitsbcr.

gen. Sra Sronobiem meboeleS ben
27oe Sui: Otter bpao "0ogspolten"
bar bragt / griorine tribes baaoe
S. Siortb og Gbr. anfer. 8riitiania,
iamt Imerifanerne ON oct iamme
@rubeIano paa Spttsberaen. Gnte.
rifonerne bRpoer, at De alereoe 1905
bar annefteret set 2anb, bpor Iufer
og Siortb MI trGnser iis mo. Ser
ON bar De unOerrettet oct norIfe
Observation-Disclosures. Imerifanerne
bar begpnot at arbeioe 200 Neter
ira DC gnferife 8ruber. SiortbS
Expedition beitoor al 4 Wano, iom
arbeioer paa oct inmnle Self.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-08-13
ct tunt @rnnfam MGR.

-
anleoning al 6ortiosminoesmerfe.
ioreningen bar man | bisie Gage no.
grapet Ben gomIe &iGmpebei poa
@arocn S%peinbalg | Riugsafcr. 10.
grapningen er, iortpler "Samar
S~tiitstio.", foretaget uuoer 2eoelie
al amanueniiS Rsrcf. Otter Ell
llges 9rapntng itsbte man miot inoe
/ Suugen paa en- itor og imuft op.
laet Stenrss. Wan antog oa lit.
fert, at Der piloe finbes mango gamIe
Sing al Snteresie inoe | Stenrsieu;
men oa oenne blep opfaitet, bite Den
iig fun at inoebolbe imao &eiter az
brpnote Ben iomt Iiot aul og aife.
3ormentIig uogisr oisie Reiter Sep
ninaerne efter en- Sspoing, bois Sig
er brpnot og bpis aife er neolagt /
Sanger. @n NGugoe 3ilifuere bar
fremmgot, ga Rsien blep aabnet, %
Sfuiielien bar itor oper, at 6rrroet
life 6lep mere interesiout emo oct
bar. Sr. Wercf ifal iortiGtte meo
llogropnine al Here Sange / Rabo'
laaet.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-08-13

~ H Her"H q wrTH EnHs HaNHn HrH ~aaZHf r
bap6e lat en- tiIioarenoe Gum imo6
De tire Serrers iornlebe 100 SIR, %
ole De 2200 8r. bIep beponereoe | en-
9anf.
3 nosen 5io bar 6ifebanoIeren
trGnet til 5uren, og eiterbaanoen Tom
aisisreIiens 3og nGrmeSe fla, bar
Der bIepen iterf SpGnbine mco Sen.
inn til 8pobemaalets llofaIo. Der
blep inoaaaet me 89ooemaaI ON,
bpem Der pilbe pinbe, i9rIig | Rerre
Sunobp oa aaIborg, % / De nGrmeite
Gage iorlo bar @Idoene / IaIborg
% Sisrriug broet en- RGtfe Ieooe.
Ielier ont oen oer6cnsbiItoriIte 9eai.
penbeh, Gbancerue for De 8GSoenoe
o. I. b.
Oct %frentgaar al De ubfsrlige %
meget oetaIiereoe 9eretnineer, at III.
ifebauoleren itarteoe ira Rsrre SunS.
bp omtreut al. 5 en- 3irSbaa Nor.
gen eiter at BABE itprfet fig til Ban,
orirgen meo 3 raa s@e og en- SODA.
pono; efter BAN iuIste Ell 8ogn meS
hans ire aontraparter | 9Pooemao.
let % IRE Witiifere, iom ieorIiet op.
murtrebe BAN meo Ipitiae IeIoSier,
SperaIt | @pen too Golf opitiuet oeo
8inbuerne.
Otter 6 SimerS ca 10 RirutcrS
Wnrih naaeoe Sr. Sborien Sicrrina,
bnor bans SnStoe bIeo meeet. ieitIia.
glereoe IN bolo Wil uoenior Speu
tom Gpfliiter | tor NGnsoe BAN
imsoe. % inb picnnem gnIboraoci
poreoe Werneifeiurrmcn til noaet
ooer 1000. Ter rnabtcS Surra for
BAN % bIep piftet meo 2ommctsr.
fIroer, meocnS Observation-Disclosures
fIaprebe.
sos en- Smeocmeiter | Sisrrirg
inotog Sborien ct ioIiS WaaItib, be.
i%tooeroe al Sgeiteg OF SorbbGr mc6
Slsoe. Otter en- Iiben boIp Zines
SorIsb bar ban iaa flar I'll at toae lat
igien. San ippnbte iig for 8t9aen.
boortil ban baooe label lape eli Graf.
iTle, % Den 800 punbiac 8iTitaiper,
Sr. GloiicrL pIacerc6e iin | aierc.
tsiet, oompeuoe paa ell Cigar % mc0
Ell guier neb Siocn. Mhiiitcn iptl.
IeOe Gen Sang ieg bros AT Steb" %
unoer Siirraraob trat SiifebaubIcreu
al meo fit 2pS. San bar meget for.
treitninesiuIo oa operbepiit ON. at
ban 81. If after piIbe iibbe | Nsrre.
Sunbbp % oriffe Sfum % rsge Ian.
&C Gigarer.
On Tureu biemab meI6eS bl. a..
at SoIf itimIeoe ianlmcn peo 8eieue
for ct ie Sptoget; flere SteSer itoo
Sfoler % raabte Siirra. Otter Iibt
per 4 timers Sorlsb bar Siitebnr6-
Ierer roaet til grsnbersIep. San
bapoe Sa itoIt fIaret Oct melt baffcfuI.
DC Stptfe Sci % bapoe nm pa WaiI
tilboae.
I'll Rerre.S unbbp urfom Sr.
1boricn 81. t01a os oarSt iaaIeoes
@GbocmaaIet. San mootoees al en-
ubpre RenreitemGngoe. iom par
ooeuuS begciitret.