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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-02
How Mike Walsh Proved United States
Marshal Rhynders to Be Coward
in the Days Before the Civil
War,

81 am going to tell you of an incident
dramatic of any which has come I'M
der my personal experience during
rather long lifetime" said the late
Parke Goodwin, author, famous news
paper editor and son-in-law of VIII
liam Cullen Bryant, few years before
his death in 1904. 1T illustrates" he
continued. the intensity of factional
and party animosity that prevailed in
the United States before the days of
the Civil war. We sometimes think
that politics in these days is rough and
brutal, but 1t is like a May morning to
a blizzard when compared with the
methods in vogue in ante-bellum times.
y suppose few of the present genera
ton of New Workers ever heard of
Mike Walsh, and fewer stil perhaps,
of United States Marshal Rhynders.
They were types of the politicians of
that earlier time who helped to mold
the rough and tumultuous life of their
day, due to our first great wave of Inn
migration, into the citizenship that we
now know.
Mike Walsh was an original gent
us He had an unusual gift for rough
but very effective oratory He could
command a mob by the FEASIBILITY
and earnestness of his utterances. In
his way he was fully as effective and
fascinating a speaker as William ].
Bryan. and he became a power in New
York politics. so that at last he was
elected to congress. He was usually
in strong opposition 70 Tammany Hall.
and. I'm fact, organized a faction to
fight 1t.
United States Marshal Rhynders
was terror He was the leader of
still another political faction, man of
great power, and was generally cred
ited with possessing unsurpassed cour-
age. On several occasions he had dem.
onstrated his courage by plunging into
the thick of dangerous street brawls.
Between Rhynders and Mike Walsh
there developed, from political and fac
tional Antagonism, an intense personal
ani2osity. 1t got to the point where
each accused the other to friends of
being a braggart and coward at
heart Then, one day, they met ana
each charged the other to bis face with
being g craven. A challenge to per-
scnal encounter followed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-02
Toast Incited Ocean Record

THE night before she sailed gave
little dinner in honor of the captain,
very modest man but a superb sail,
or, and at the proper time arose and
proposed toast Gentlemen | said,
I ask you to join me in the health OF
the captain of the Flying Cloud, and
in the wish that he may take his ship
around the Horn to San Francisco in
such time as to beat the worlds besA
sailing record
Half banteringly, and half in earn,
est because our firm was anxious to
get that record cargo to San Francis.
co as quickly as possible, l made my
wish. Then, as shy as a schoolboy.
the captain got up. I am sailor he
said simply, L am not an orator So
all | can say is that II 1t is in the
books I'll take the Flying Cloud around
the Horn to San Francisco in record
time
Next day he sailed. and I promptly
forgot all about the incident. taking 1t
as little after-dinner pleasantly But
about ten months later, should say,
it all popped into my head again with
a suddenness that shocked me. | was
at my country home adjoining Wash.
ington Irving's 'Sunnyside'-you know,
| married a niece of his-and was
dressing for church when l heard a
terrific gathering of horses feet.
looked out of my window and saw
team tearing in my direction at break
| neck speed One hasty glimpse at the
driver told me that 1t was Andy Hall
the port officer of New York; the next
| instant there flashed into my MIND
that bantering toast of mine to the
captain of the Flying Cloud and
turned and gasped to Mrs. Grinnell:
He's heard from the Flying Cloud and
she's lost; he wouldn't drive all the
way up here from the city to tell me
| anything else. And she's lost because
! | toasted the captain to take hei
around the Horn in record time He
tried to do it, and he's lost his ship
with my heart in my mouth
| rushed to meet Andy Hall. AS /
opened the front door he tossed the
reins to a boy, jumped to the ground
and rushed toward me.
Mr. GrinnelI, he shouted, he's
| done it-he's done it,!
What do you mean, Andyg |
asked anxious and yet fearing the
worst.
why he cried, between breaths,
he took the Flying Cloud around the
! Horn to San Francisco in SO DAYS.
It's the greatest record a clipper shin
| ever made! There were ten days when
he sailed an average of close on to
three hundred and seventy-five miles a
day, We Just got the news at the Gus
tom house, and | couldn't wait till
Monday morning to let you know. So
/ drove up here as fast as my horses
would take me-"
For a few moments Mr.. Grinneu
unused happily on that great event Of
a quarter of a century before. And
do you know" he smiled at last q
was so happy over the news ANDY
Hall brought me that actually forgot
to go to church that morning"
Copyright. 1910 by E. ] Edwardsl
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-02
How Billy Florence Learned His Pig.
eon-Winq Dance in "The Mighty
Dollar" From Old David
Gray of New York.

One of the most successful charac-
Billy Florence, was that of BaTdwell
6Iote, in the play entitled THE Mighty
Dollar" and If any of the elders who
read this ever saw Mr.. Florence as
Bardwell Slote they will probably re-
call that Slote made his big hit"
when, in the course of an oldfashioned
square or country dance, he executed
most amazing pigeon-wing, provoking
simultaneously both extreme wonder
and hilarity.
In the early winter of $780, when
Florence, who died in 1891, was filing
a weeks engagement with THE Nigh
ty Dollar" at a theater in Albany, ~
y, had the pleasure of renewing our
friendship.
TITS good part I've got" said Mr..
Florence, but I'm not quite satisfied
with 1t, though nightly it seems TO
please well, and especially when exc
cute my dance. It's the dance that wor-
ries me. Ever since have been doing
1t have been trying without success
to recall remarkable pigeon-wing
that | remember in my boyhood days
to have seen introduced In a country
dance by some rustics. Nor can find
any dancing teacher who can make
that flourish for me. 1t was little short
of wonderful, and / am sure that if
only | could recall and master it. 1t
would make my dance in the play
perfect"
Why, Mr.. Florence | said, 81 think
Uncle David Gray can teach you that
step if anybody can"
Who is hep" Mr. Florence asked,
eagerly
He's the quaintest, most original,
most delightful and humorous man that
the New York legislature has known
TOR many day" replied. HE has
peculiar and delightful philosophy of
his own. His theory of life he ex-
presses In the proverb, Fair play and
half the road He must be over
seventy, but he keeps himself young
by associating with the young, and he
knew rural New York before Dewitt
Clinton began to build the Erie canal. =
Mr.. Florence was delighted. IF he
can teach me that pigeon-wing. shall
be your debtor forever" he said ferv-
emily.
went out and hunted up Mr.. Gray
Uncle David" | said, did you ever
cut pigeon-wings when you were a
young MANI"
The old fellows eyes danced, "By
Jocks" he exclaimed. every one of
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-02
Duel i, Dark was not Fought

'Rhynders, said Walsh, you think
I'm a coward know you are, and I'm
going to prove It, I'll take you at your
word and I'll fight you or make you
eat your words. Wen take a room In
the Metropolitan hotel. Nobody is to
enter that room but you and |. Wen
put upon the table in that room a
couple of knives. Wen lock the door
You'll take one knife. I'll take the 9TH
er, and Wen fight In the dark until one
or both of us is cut to pieces
q" All right, I'm your man. said
Rhynders.
He thought Walsh was biuffing, for
he told me so afterwards But the
room was engaged, the two men went
into 1t and Walsh locked the door.
Then he laid upon the table two large
knives, or daggers. It was night. so
that the gas was lighted.
Make your choice; I'll take the
other said Walsh.
"Rhynders picked up a knife. Walsh
took the other, and as he did so he
pushed the table into one corner of the
room. Then he told Rhynders to stand
at one side of the room, adding that he
himself would stand at the other after
putting out the light, when the fight
would begin.
"Rhynders went to his corner, with
his knife we'll seized, while Walsh
, turned off the gas. and not more
than second later spoke from the
other end of the room, so that Rhynd-
ers might know that there was no foul
play Come on, said Walsh, wen
fight now and see who's the coward
For moment or two there was
perfect quiet Then. from out that inky
inky darkness, Rhynders addressed
! Walsh.
oh. come now. Mike, he said.
this isn't fair fight You don't mean
It. Turn on the gas and call 1t quits.
I'll shake hands v&th YOU
Walsh struck match and lighted
the gas. For perhaps a minute he
stood looking at Rhynders with per.
feet contempt Then he threw his
knife upon the table. unlocked the
door. and, standing I'm the doorway.
again faced Rhynders.
'Rhynders,' he said. 4 have believed
all along that you are a coward. Now
I've proved It, I would have fought
you until one or both Of us was dead.
And with that he walked away. and
for years after he always spoke OF
Rhynders with utter contempt. treat
ment that Rhynders never resented.
Copyright. 1910. BY f. j. Edwards)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-02

whirled clear around, and then exc
cuted the most extraordinary gyration
of legs and heels | had ever seen, all
the while keeping perfect time to Mrs
Florence's stunning.
Mr.. Florence was fairly beside him.
self with joy. That's it," he shouted
DO it again. won't you, when you get
your breath? | want to watch YOU"
Uncle David obliged, and for the
next half hour those two men pranced
up and down the room At the end of
that time Florence had mastered the
step
I'm going to introduce 1t into my
dance tonight" he cried. It'll make a
hit, I'm sure; and Mr.. Gray, you're go.
ing to be there in box as my guest"
A few hours later, Uncle David, sit.
ting in state in box, beamed with de-
light when Mr.. Florence, with all the
dizziness of a master, introduced the
newly-acquired pigeon-wing into his
dance And as the comedian finished
that truly wonderful flourish of legs
and heels Uncle David stood up in his
box, clapped his hands, and leaning
far over the railing in the direction of
his talented pupil, cried gleefully above
the roar of merriment that was sweep
ing the house:
That's right, sonny! You've got it,
you've got 1T"
Copyright 1910, by E. j. Edwards)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-02

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and some of the salt will adhere
Circulation is increased and salt Is
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-02
Llnht Literature

Giles-There goes a chap who does
lot of light reading-in fact, he
spends most of his time at it.
Miles-He must enjoy II.
Giles-on the contrary. don't thins
he gets any enjoyment out of it-bus
he needs the money. He reads meters
for the gas company.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-17
STEWARDSHIP GETS VERDICT
OF $3.50 AGAINST MINzGHOR
Jury Returns After Celebrating
One Hour With Decision
for Plaintiff.
BREWERY CASE BEING BEARD

After an hours tleliberation the jury
i'm the case of John Stelmarjesky
against Matt Minzghor came into
court yesterday afternoon with ver-
diet for the plaintin of $3.50. He had
asked for $1,45O which he claimed was
due him for the property on which is
situated the Superior mine and which
claimed, while under the influence of
liquor.
Immediately after the foregoing case
had been given To the jury the case of
Orezto Monticello, a Hancock saloon
keeper against the Bosch Brewing Co,
was called for trial and a jury secured
In this action the plaintin is asking
that he be given judgment for ten per
cent of about $4,000, the amount which
he had paid To the brewing concern for
beer during about three years.
Monticello, through his attorneys,
Burritt & Burritt, claims that he has
this money coming i'm the form of re-
bate which the company agreed To pay
him. J. A. Braun OF Hancock the To-
cal agent for the brewing company,
says that his company never promised
any rebates, saying that it is the poll
cy of the concern to allow 80 cents To
be spent with each barrel of beer sold
to saloon. He says that this is only
a custom with the brewery and not an
agreement. The brewing company is
represented I'm tho case Ia, Attornovs
Hanchette & Lawton.
Evidence was heard in the case all
The balance of yesterday afternoon and
his morning and the case was given |
% the jury just before noon. 1t is |
thought that the jury will return a
verdict of some kind before the day is
,ver.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-17
OF SUCH THINGS ARE DREAMS
n Ceee That illustrates How Time is
Annihilsted Durino slo.n

1N'''1 OlceD.
Terhaps the best instance of tho in
credibly great amount of material
mat may be crowded in dream Of
orief duration is afforded by the an
thentioated case of "the man ana tho
vase" The circumstances as nro-
scented by the Philadelphia Record
were IS follows:
The man sat before his fire drovs-
ily musinS. A draft blowing ocroes
INC room set large photograph ON
the mantol above the frepIaco :,
swaying. A slender vase stood in
front of the photograph, and the man
Temembered wondering, in a mood Of
whimsical Indifference, whether the
picture would blow forward and send
the vase to the floor.
Finally a sudden gust of wind dl1
topple the Photograph. and IL struck
the vase. The man remembered hav-
ing been curiously relieved in his SOM
nolent state that at last "the old thing
was going TO fall and be done with IT,
Precisely however he was in the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-17
OSBORN CLUB MEETS TONIGHT
Houehton Branch of Organization Will
Convene at VILLAGE Hall.

The Houghton Osborn club will meet
at the village hall this evening to
hear reports from the committees and
to perfect a more permanent and sat
isfaotory organization. The commit
tee on resolutions has finished thu
preparations of the resolutions TO be
presented for the consideration of tho
members at tonights meeting and
other important affairs will come up.
President Lawrence l.. Croze of'Nthc
local organization In ms AL for Tho
meeting asked that all the citizens Of
all parties To come TO this session as
they are all interested in the primary
law matter which will be discussed at
some length and the meeting will be
non partisan TO the extent that there
are many who are not republicans who
have declared their intention Of voting
and working for the nomination and
election OF Chase S. Osborn for gov
ernor.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-17
NO INVITATION NEEDED TO
ATTEND LIBRARY OPENING
Wrong Impression Gained as to
Nature Of Entertainment at
Opening of Building.
EVERYONE CORDIALLYINVITED

IL has come to the notice of The
News representative in Houghton that
many people think that the opening
exercises at the new public library
tomorrow afternoon and evening are
only for those guests who receive in
vitations to attend This impress' on
is entirely erroneous and the librarian
has asked that it be made clear to the
people that the opening ceremonies are
entirely public and Gny who wish to
attend are urged to do so.
The finishing touches were today
being put upon the decorations and the
arrangement for the opening is now
entirely complete The high school or
chestra has been practicing the
music that they will lenser at the
opening and Miss L. T.. Stearns of the
state Library commission,
who is to talk to the children i'm the
afternoon session, at which the moth
ers and their children viii be present,
and deliver an address to the older
people in the evening on THE Library
and the People" is expected to arrive
from Madison tomorrow on the noon
train.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-17

evening detective officers went TO a
well known hotel i'm the Haymarket.
where they spoke to a young man who
had just driven up i'm a taXicab. They
requested him to accompany them to
Vine street police station, where he
was detained on suspicion of being
concerned in the fraud.
The driver of the taxicab, whose
name is William Salter, has supplied
the police with remarkable story.
Salter used to drive hanson cab and
his fare was known to him. Early
yesterday morning the young man
hailed Salter in the Haymarket and
asked him to drive him to an adj
dress in Bessborough Gardens. Pib-
leo, whence, after half an hour, he
came out with n box and asked to
be driven to Cooks Tourist Agency. i'm
Ludgate Circus. From there he asked
to be taken to the Central Meat Mar
ket. stop was made at a hotel i'm
the vicinity Of the market where tho
hirer of the taxicab stood himself a
bottle of champagne.
Salter then noticed that his fare had
roll Of Bank of England notes for
varying amounts, and was told that he
would be wanted all day. From the
meat market the young man directed
the driver to the Tulse Hill hotel.
where he had further drinks. SUISSE
quently he left the hotel telling the
driver to wait for him, and was away
ABOUT four hours. According to Sal
ter he came back in a four-wheeled
cab about 4:45, and proceeded in the
taXicab back to Bessborough Gar
dens.
from there he sent a portmanteau
by Salter TO Victoria station. telling
nm to return. Salter left the trunk
at the baggage office. and on return
ing drove his fare to a number of
pawnshops i'm the southwest district
hnally taking him back to the hotel
IN the Haymarket already referred TO
Here detectives were in waiting with
the result named.
In the course of the evening q 500
ond man was also detained in connec-
ton with the fraud.-London Tele-
graph.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-17

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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-17
DIES IN NEW MEXICO.
Former Chassell Grocer Passes Away
After Lone Illness.

The remains of the late Joseph Le-
Page, who died this week in New Mex
leo, have been received i'm Chassell, his
former home. The funeral services VIII
be conducted at Chassell tomorrow
with interment in the Houghton ceme-
terry.
Mr.. LePage was AZ years of age,
and has been resident of the copper
country for a number of years. Up to
about two years ago, he conducted n
grocery store at Chassell. he having
led a retired life since that time.
About three years ago, the father of
the deceased was killed in a railroad
accident on the Copper Range road.
Last October. Mr.. LePage was forced
TO locate in New Mexico because Of
failing health.
Three brothers, Jeno of Washington.
Moses of Minnesota and Edward Of
Chassell and one sister survive him.
A widow and two children also mourn
his demise.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-17
BANK OF ENGLAND FRAUD.
Mystery Of Taxicab and a Loss Of
$1,000

An extraordinary fraud particulars
of which became known recently. was
perpetrated on the Bank OF England.
Early in the afternoon a letter was
received by the manager OF The Bur-
lington Gardens branch of the bank.
purporting to come from n client and
requesting that fresh check book be
sent to an address given in the let
ter The request was complied with.
and later in the day a well dressed
young man presented check for
e1.50o. In return he was given Bank
of England notes, several OF which
were for the face value OF e1OO. but
most of them for smaller amounts OF
eco, e10 and e5.
Some time later the bank officials
had their suspicious aroused as to the
genuineness Of the transaction. and
inquiries showed THAT the client in
whose name the check had been drawn
knew nothing about IT, The police
were communicated with, and 7:10 last
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-17

midst OF complicated business trars.
action ma mining center couple M
thousand miles away. All the details
OF new and attractive scheme werc
coming from mans lips. and n board
OF directors were listening with eravo
attention Tho scheme prospercd Tho
mining center grew TO be a large eitv
Inc man moved his family west mrs
oil the Getaiis OF his journey thitber
came to his mind. ana even elrcur-
s'f noes connected with the CONSTRUCT
'ion OF me hne house he had erected
We're brought wildly before him.
FINALLY crash woke him. rho
vase had struck the floor. Be bod
dreamed an unlived life COVERING
years. and all In the time II took fo,.
me vase which he had seen tonn,,na
before he fell asleep. to fan five Zoe,
''N ottah.H NH.ftII. ft.......
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-17
suit REVEALS A STRANGE
STORY OF A YOUNG WOMAN
Given by Her Father to Neighbors
Girl Later Returns. Foster
Father Now Sues.
He WANTS $4,000 FOR BOARD

In circuit court today, there develop
cd peculiar story of the life of a girl
whose mother d'ed at The time that she
was born and who was given into the
care of a neighbour grew zap as that
mans child. later found out her real
parentage. ana left her foster parents
to take up her abode with her own
father.
The story developed i'm the case of
Nobert Boyer against August loyal.
Both of the parties TO the action are
residents of Lake Linden. About
twenty years ago, Joyal's wife gave
birth to a little girl. Before the little
mite of humanity knew what this big
strange world was like, her mother
had passed out of il and she was a
half-orphan. At the suggestion of the
parish priest the little babe wos taken
into the home of Nobert Boyer and
was known all through her younger
life as the daughter of the Boyer
home.
When she was fourteen years old the
lfuln OF ner pdrtHldSe was Hlduo
known to her and she began to be Wis
tied by her father and her natural love
for her parent asserted herself She
left the Boyer home and took up her
residence with her father who had by
this time, it Is said. amassed a consid-
cradle amount of money. Now her
foster parent wants her real parent
to pay for the girls board, at the rate
Of SIS per month. amounting alto
sether to about $4,000.