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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1898)
TiATiW TUT HAY. O MONTANA'S ' VIGILANTE DAYS Aa Old Timer's Becollections of Several Famous Lynching BeM. ONE MAN''STRETCHED BY MISTAKE Veer Lodge Innocent Hurried "Over the Hancc" A Steak from M Roasted Ureaier Slade' * ' Career. Of many men who were hanged In the Mrly days In Montana , It can bo said of the most of them that they richly deserved their fate. But Is perfectly naturar and to be expected , there were Instances where innocent men paid the penalty of a crime they never committed. In the crly days , relate * the Anaconda Standard , it was the strong arm of the vigilantes which cleared the territory of desperadoes and few there are who have questioned the Justice of their acts. In the liUtory of the great frontier movement iwhich found a wilderness In its path and left behind it a civilization , the movement which redeemed a continent , there has at- ways been two chases of people. Ono con- lit * of the Immigrant , the trail-blazer , who bas left his native .tato for love of ad venture and In the hope of finding wealth and a new home. The other class consists of those who ra forced by a criminal past to keep on the fringe of civilization. These are are the men who , floating Into Bannack and Virginia City on the wave of Immigra tion , gave these placss as varied and des perate an assortment of unhanged rascars M the world has ever seen. When their crimes became too notorious the former cUM arose and organized the vigilantes , who quickly cleared the territory of the des. peradoe * , who were beginning to have things their own way. How thoroughly they did their work I. another" story and one which bis been often told. As the murderers and bandits were cleaned out the old .organization of vigilantes fen away from ita first high ideal and was 'worked at times as an Instrument to satisfy peraonal spite by unscrupulous1 men who onoe and a while gained control of the or ganization and several Instances are known where-men were hanged by a miscarriage of justice. Dr. Hardenbrook , coroner of Deer Lodge county , who came to Moatana In 1863' and WM an eye witness of the operations of the vigilantes , Is authority In relation to two instances where the death penalty wu un justly inflicted. ' Th flieer Cane Batik. In the winter of lf66 ! a man by .the name of Johnston 'was hanged In Deer Lodge for teallng a steer. None of the old vlgl- iante. war * implicated" , however , in this miscarriage of Juttlce ; for euch it proved to be. X fetter had been stolen from Reese Henderson'and suspicion finally , after In vestigation , rested upon- this man John- ton. , He bore none too good a reputation In taeKown and- was known as a petty thief and his disposition to take property which did not belong to him was the strongest evidence agalnct him. He was arrested pending further Investigation. There was no Jail , at the' time And guards cost | 10 a C4y.xI ( was too expensive a luxury to keep a prisoner- long time and la spite of John- eton'n pitiful protestations of Innocence ho was put on trial Immediately. The case galrfrt htm wai practically this ; The steer had been stolen ; ' he was known to be a thief ; consequently be stole it. It was con clusive evidence to the jury and he was promptly found gujlty and swung Into Urnlty from the limb of a convenient tree , in the spring the steer came back , but Johnston was held down , by several feat of Deer Lodge coll. It was consoling to think that Johns-ton would probably have met eventually the fate he did , if he had been permitted to pursue his vocation. Hanged n Example. Dr. Hardenbroolc tells of another hangIng - Ing which took place in Alder gulch in August , IBM , In which the man who kicked the beam certainly deserved a milder fate than an eternity for which he was not pre pared , but the stern justice of those early days knew few gradations. A man by the name of Brady came out to Alder gulch from Iowa/and opened a saloon. He was a young man , genial , open-hearted and gen erous save when under the Influence of his own wares , which unfortunately , at the time the tragedy occurred , was getting to be most of the time. H had around the ea- loon at an assistant a man by the name of Kelly , who alio wa * under the influence tnost of the time. A miner by the name of Lynch dropped into the saloon one evening on him way home from work. Kelly was on thlft and what took place In the sa loon le not known. Dr. Hardenbrook's office wu just across the street and In a few min ute * the doctor flaw Lynch come out and go down tha street. Ha bad gone but a few ! atepa from the door when Kelly appeared with A tlx-ahooter and began snapping it ' t Lynch. Fortunately the gun failed to o off. The doctor yelled to Lynch to look out , ae Kelly wa * shooting at him. Lynch turned M Kelly snapped the last chamber at the revolver and , picking up a rock , he ran to the saloon and threw It through the wlnCow at the would-be murderer. Then 'fa. went unmolested down the street. Later In the evening Lynch went to the Joea to . Brady and explain. Brady aw him coming and , grabbing a rifle , tapped out the back door a. Lynch entered. He wa * drunk at tha time , which fact pos- Ibly interfered with hl § marksmanship , Ha flipped to the front door , drew a beat oa hi > unconscloui victim , and fired. Lynch fell to the floor , but the wound was only a fieab. wound and with proper care he soon recovered and was well as ever In a very abort time. Htanpaded tha Pilgrim * . . The vigilante , picked the matter up and Bradr wu arreted. There bad been a great Influx of pllgrlmi and it was decided that ma sample was necessary. Brady was given ih * uiual trial and ample opportunity to datend hlmeelf. The tide of opinion was turning somewhat In hi * favor when , In natly to a question from the prosecution be admitted that when ho fired be In- ta4 d to kill Lynch. It was a fatal admin- tea and placed the noose around his neck Ha wu found guilty and WM ordered to be haifed. Preparation * were immediately ssada for the execution , as there was no bMMmm about new trials , writs of error r executive clemency in those days. An adailrable spot was chosen for the scene of tha hanging , 10 arranged that the spectator tater * of whom there were thousands , could view the execution from the sides of the guloh. A beef reel was utilized as a gal- Jawi. When the hour arrived the space round the gallows was packed with spectator tater * , many of them fresh from the east. UwMdlttely surrounding the condemned man was guard of 100 armtd vigilantes. When the time came the captain shouted , "About , facet" Borne one In the crowd , u a Joke , yelled , "Don't shoot ! Don't ahoott" That was enough for tl-e tender- feat In the crowd and with a shout of fear they began a stampede down the bill and of tba thousands who gathered to wltnea * the axecptton onfy a few remained to * eo Brady taka hli rut jump. An unwilling and Involuntary spectator , Kelly , under guard , wai forced , a * a warning , to cee hi * MBptoyer iwlng. IB Vigilante Day * . Dr , Hardenbrook , who was all through /tha troubled and advcnturou * days of the vigilante * , has a mat * of Interesting remln- aod hi * praise Is unbounded for > ttern ven who purged the community of Us desperadoes and made life and prop erty iiafe. They were good citizens and men of sterling worth , many of hotn since have occupied some of the highest positions In the gift of the people of the state. They had a rough work cut out for them and they did It manfully. The doctor tells gome In teresting stories of those early days nnd time * In which ho pMycd hla part. Speak ing of the time of the flr t ruh of miner * to Virginia City and Alder gulch In 1863 , he say. that as far aa law was concerned society was In a state of anarchy of which Montanana of today can have little concep tion. That which Is now the state of Mon tana was then a part of Idaho , but while congress had already set apart Montana as a territory , yet the organization act had not yet gone Into effect. There was prac tically BO law , a fact of which the road agents and desperadoes were not slow to Uko advantage. The little law that existed was made a farce and It was every man for himself. When the desperadoes organized society was helpless. From organization It was a step only to the election of Plummer as sheriff and with his election came the appointment of a gang of road agents and desperadoes a. deputies. A Gentlemsmlr Villain. Plummer was a pleasant , quiet , gentle manly-appearing sort of a fellow , but he left a record of crime behind him In Nevada , from which place he came to Montana. III. manner was so deceptive that there wa. practically no opposition to his election as sheriff. , Nearly every one voted for him , the doctor Included. The event which brought the vigilantes to life was the cold-blooded murder of a man In Bannack who had carelessly dropped some accusation * against Plummer and his gang. Two of his deputies , Buck Stlmson and Hazel Lyon , come from Virginia City , called him to the door and shot him down. So confident were they of Immunity that they stayed around the town and made no attempt to escape. A miners' meeting was caired and the deputies , much to their sur prise , were arrested. They were given a fair I trial and condemned to death. The graves were dug and everything was pre- lared for a hanging bee. Then a woman ap peared on the scene and by means ot a let- er alleged to be from Stlmson' . mother so aroused the sympathy of the miners that ho vote was reconsidered and by one vote he men were eet free , but banished from .he country , Stlmson , however , returned about three months later and was summarily strung Up and filled the grave which had been dug 'or him. The warning was unheeded and there was , f anything , an Increase In crime. In th. 'all ' of 1863 the matter wa. brought to a head by the result of a deal between a negro and a Dutchman. The negro bought the Dutchman's mining claim for $15 In dust and a pair of mules. The mules were at a ranch owned by George Ives and Crow. The Dutchman went to get the mule , and that was the last seen ot him alive. A few days later his dead body was found In the wil lows near the ranch. Ive. nnd Crow Tez. The fact was reported to Virginia CUy and a committee ot citizens , the original vigilantes , was appointed to deal with the natter and the days of anarchy were num jerod. Ives and Crow Tex wore brought to Alder gulch- The latter waa eventually re- eaced , but Ives was given a public trial. Twelve jurymen were appointed and he had able attorneys to defend him. The trial lasted two days , and Ives' conviction was bitterly fought by H. P. W. Smith and Attor ney Thurman. Colonel Sanders was the prosecutor. The proceeding * of the Impro vised court'took place In the open air upon platform erected In the street in front ot a cabin. During the. second day , the doc tor says , an Incident occurred which put an end to tbe defense in a way which would DO hardly sanctioned In a modern court. At torney Thurman was leaning over whisper ing to his client , Ives , discussing some fea ture of the testimony , when there was a sudden shot from the cabin and a bullet whistled between the beads of the defend ant and his attorney. The defense quit right there and Thurman Jumped down from the platform. He and Smith were after wards given forty-eight hours to leave tbe country. Ives was found guilty and banged. The next hanging , Dr. Hardenbrook say. , was that of two messengers who attempted to carry messages to Plummer from Alder guloh. Their names were Red and Brown , and they were fallowed and caught at Lauren , on the Stinking Water. It was con sidered to be too much trouble to bring the desperadoes to town , BO they were sum marily strung up and left swinging for two days , as their friends were afraid to cut them down. The next move ot tbe vigilantes , according to 'tho ' doctor , wes to go to Bannack , where the gentlemanly villain , Plummer , and an other desperado , Ned Ray , were hanged. Boa.ted n Creamer. The vigilantes then went after a greaser , one ot the gang , who had escaped to his cabin some distance from Bannack. Here ho fortified himself and prepared to sell his life dearly. Tbe vigilantes besieged the place and volley after volley was fired into It , but without effect. The greaser kept up a steady response and , the doctor says , It was reported that several of the vigilantes were wounded and one killed. Finally a iraall howitzer was procured and the cabin was battered down. When the greaser wa * pulled out from among the ruins of hi * fort he was covered with more than forty wounds , but was still alive. A few shots finished him , and not to lose the satisfaction of lynching the cutthroat , a clothesline was cut down and the greaser's dead bodyj bleeding from his wounds , wa. strung up. Halt an hour afterward , .o the doctor's Informant and ye-wltness of the fight told him , one of the men came to him and asked him If he would not like a greaser stake for breakfast. Astounded at such a cannibal istic Invitation , the doctor's Informant wenl out to the scene of the fight and found that the men had made a log heap of the ruin * ot the cabin and ho was told that the greaser was being roasted In the fire. He couldn't believe it at first , but upon going closer to the firehe saw a man with a stick stir ring up the charred body of the dead greaser and the stench of burning flesh confirmed what his eye * had seen. The desperadoes now became convinced that a general clean-up of tough character * was the program of the vigilantes and they began to pull their picket pin * and make for greener pastures. A gang consisting o Skinner , Alex Carter , Bill Bunton and some other , started for Walla Walla , closely fol lowed by a posse ot the vigilantes. Bll Bunton was captured at Deer Lodge and without tbe formality ot a trial was given short shrift at the end ot a good taut rope Gome to the End. Tbe gang waa then followed to Hell Gate where Skinner. Carter and another desper ado were caught and swung to tbe breeze Then the vigilante * came back over their gallows-blat d trail and a roundup of un desirable citizen * was made In Virginia City. Keel Foot Ckorge. Boone Helm , Jack Gallagher and many other desperate cnar acters were caught in- the dragnet and con demned to pay the penalty of Innumerabli crime * . They were swung off In a bunch from the cross beam ot an unfinished build ing. Even in death ihey were true to t'fl' ' wild life they had led. When Reel Footed George Jumped oft Boone Helm looked down at the writhing body as It dangled below him and , unmoved by hi * own ralserabl and shameful end , .aid with a laugh : "Good-bye , George ; I'll be in hell with > ou In five minutes. Hurrah for Jeff Davis ! ' With that he jumped off and wa. soon In the agonies of death. Tbe box wa * knocked from under tbe other two. Phil Hunter , deprat man with < black record ot unprovoked saurder , go away and hid In a cabin in the GalUtln vat- Icy. He was followed by a posse and run to earth. When caught be was found to be badly frozen from , exposure. Tbo possa started with him on the way back to Vir ginia City , but after they had gone some few miles they concluded that It was taking uselei * and uncalled for trouble , so they halted at a convenient tree and gave him the hemp benediction. The tree upon which he was hanged Is still standing and Dr. Hardenbrook has pasted it several times In recent years. The body , when It was cut down , was burled at the foot of the tree. That , the doctor says , practically wound up the work of the original vigilantes. The country was cleared of Its worst characters and became a respectable , law-abiding community , end criminal outbreaks were quickly and sternly dealt with. The Notorlon * Hlndc. The next hanging bee , according to the doctor's recollection , was that of a member of the vigilantes , the notorious Blade , whoso crimes were man" nnd were varied with all the gradations of tbe most fiendish cruelty. At Julesburg , It ia said of him , that he tied a victim of his by the name of Jules , with Whom ho had a quarrel , to the wheel of a wagon and made a target of him. Between each shot at the helpless man Blade would go Into the saloon and take a drink , taking plenty of time In order to draw out tbe misery of his helpless victim. Finally , ho cut off Jules' ears and carried hem around with him in after life a * a mascot. When Slade came to Montana ho was well xed In the way of worldly goods , and took p a ranch on the Madison about seventeen miles from Virginia City. He was fairly aw-abldlng during the first part of hla tay In Montana , but soon contracted the angerous habit of getting drunk while on I * visits to Virginia City and when in that ondltion he Indulged In the playful pastlmo f " ( hooting up the town a whole lot. " On uch occasions he was a dangerous man nd practically had a mortgage on tbe town until he sobered up. His career was finally brought to an end s a result of a brutal assault which he made without provocation upon a peaceful Itlzen Of Virginia City. The victim of the ault was beaten nearly to death. Sfade was arrested and taken before Judge Davis , who fined him $60. That he should be mcnable to any law save that of hi * own rce will was very obnoxious to Slade and ho ilttcrly resented H. Ho construed it is an nsult which courd only be wiped out with udge Davis' blood and announced his In- entlon of Increasing the court's avoirdu pois by injecting Into Its anatomy at various and divers places several ounces of cold ead. Having in dne form made his declara- lon of war and formally stated the casus ein , he camped on JudgeDavis' trail , "tot- ng a coffin on his back. " He Wanted Blood. Judge Davis offered to remit the fine , but t was no use. Slade had made up his mind o kill Judge Davis as an example on gen eral principles and the terms of the proposed rotocol were not satisfactory and Judge ) avla was obliged to go Into hiding for two lay * . The vigilantes concluded that the affair had gone far enough and determined to ln- orvcne. Action followed quickly. Blade ras arrested In > saloon and , although Irunk when told to throw up his bands , a glance into the muzzles of several guns sobered him in an ln tantHe was told t it ia had just bait an hour to live. And then the cowardly bully , the doctor says , "begged ike a steer" that his miserable life might bo spared. His plea for mercy fell on deaf earfl , and In half an hour his llfeleM body wa * swinging in the breeze and a coward's soul had gone to it * judgment. Jim Klskaddon , at the moment the arrest was made , had jumped on a horse and made a phenomenal ride to the Slade ranch to get ho condemned man's wife to Intercede or fight aa circumstances should determine. Jut when Mr * . Slade and her companions arrived they were too late. Slade had jpeathed his last and was ready for the grave. It is supposed that had Mrs. Slade irrlved in time she would have organized lor husband's friends and made a desperate , fight for hla life. Aa It wa * , all kinds ot ; breats were made , but they resulted In no action. There has boon considerable controversy concerning the name of the first female child to be born in Montana. Dr. Hardenbrook says that many false claims have been made o the honor and that the distinction prop erly belongs to a girl named McClurg , who was born In Bannack In June , 1863. Tha child lived to become a young lady , but died several years ago ; the father Is also dead , but tbe mother is now allvo and is etlll iving at or near Virginia City. SIBYLLB HAS HER WAY. Love Find * the Path to Ilapplne * * negnrdle * * ot Itoynl Frown * . The marriage of the Princess Slbylle ot Hecse , youngest daughter of the widowed Uindgraefln ot Hesse , with the Baron von Vlnke , which has just taken place In Frank- [ ort-on-tho-Maln , has cauied no end ot gos- Ip in German court circles. The love affair of this prominent couple , relates the New York Herald , dates back three years , having originated In the city In which the nuptials were celebrated. Baron von Vinke was then , as lieutenant In tho" Thirteenth Hessian hussars , stationed In Frankfort , where the princess was living with her mother. Ho was Introduced to the princess at one of the riding meetings , which take place twice every week during the winter season and in which all officers and society women participate' . It proved a case ot loVe at first sight and tbe princess managed through her mother to have tbe baron as her companion at every riding meeting. This was an easy matter to arrange , LS her mother favored the baron. The fondness for each other's * oclety shown by the princess and baron was quickly noticed and gave rise to gossip which did not cease until the end of the season and was promptly renewed at the beginning ot tbe next season. One of tbe Frankfort so-called society journals published some ot the rumors anc the matter was called to the attention of Baron von Allen , colonel of the Thirteenth hussar * , and to the princess' brother , who appealed to tbe emperor to interfere. On a hint from the emperor , who 1 * said to have planned an alliance between tbo princes * and King Alexander ot Scrvla , the colonel advised Baron von Vlnke not to see the princess or her mother again and he was transferred to the Third dragoons , statlonec In Bromberg , tbo German city the farthes away from Frankfort. But "love will find tbe way , " After six months' service in hi * new regiment Baron von Vinke obtained a transfer to the reservi list. This enabled him < to join his mother in Wiesbaden , twenty minutes by rail from Frankfort. Princess Slbylle's mother re garded tbe baron with favor and he and the princess were therefore able to meet very frequently. Dccplte the opposition of her ion and al her royal relative * , the princess' mother finally obtained the emperor' * consent to tb marriage of her daughter and the baron on condition that the baron and hi * bride shouli live abroad for * everal year * . Tbe wedding occurred on September 15 the only gueiU present being the princess mother and a few of the baron' * relatives and the young couple left at once for the ! trip to foreign countries. While Baron von Vlnke has very moderate mean * , Prince * * Blbylle ! the heiress o about $760,000. Her mother i * the daughte : of the late Prince Charlea ot Prussia , whi wa * a field marshal In the German army am uncle ot the present emperor. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup has been Imitated Bo sura you get the genuine Dr. John W Bull' * Cough Syruo. Price IS ota. AROUND 1 HE LONE STAR STATE Glimpses of Urban Life and Magnificen Distances in Texas. CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADING CITIES lionMon'H Tronlcnl Fc < ltal trlth TrlnunlnK * of Snow Scene * lu flnliPNfnn , Snn Antonio nnd AuMtln. The December tourist who quit the snows and frosts of the north to bask In the sun- Bhlno around the palms and flowers of southern Texas , wes somewhat disappointed for the beautiful snow covered the land to the' depth of four or flvo Inches almost ns for south as Houston and San Antonio and cold dreary rain extending to the gulf cities. cI Houston , the great railroad center of the state and cotton market of the world , was In the high tide of her carnival week and her fruit , flower nnd vegetable festival uhen old Boreas appeared so unexpectedly , ke the hand writing on the wall , In the acred story of Delshaazar's feast The rult , flower and vegetable festival presented striking transformation scene to the orthern visitor. The great auditorium ulldlng was a bower of roses , rare flowers , oplcal plants and foliage , beautifully ar- anged In grottoes and works amidst the murmurs of low fountains musical with Irds and the sweet strains of the southern rohestra displays of fresh fruit and vege- able Just from the garden ; strawberries ransplantcd and hanging full ripe from the tne ; onions , radishes , cabbage , potatoes , omatoes , etc. , all as fresh and luscious as f Just taken , fa the early morning , from our wn spring gardens. This for a. mid-winter cene is certainly rare and Interesting. The epartment of fine arts was moat creditable , ontalnlng on extensive and elegant dls- ilay of natlvo productions of paintings , rawlngs , etchings , etc. Thetextlle and cera mic displays were especially attractive and would have been a credit to any of our great xhlbltlons. The mechanical , manufactur- ng and liberal arts departments were speci ally Interesting and Instructive , containing many novel features In active exhibits , oprcsentatlvo of the Industrial progress of ho state. state.Texn Texn * Tobacco and Cotton. The display of tobacco was of special In- re t. This Industry which Is principally given to the culture of flno cigar fillers and wrappers , Is comparatively new , being not moro than flvo years since the experiment was first made , and now they are producing and shipping the very choicest leaf wrap- > ers and fillers to the best markets In the world. Cotton la king In Texas and especially In Houston , where fourteen railroads enter the city like spokes In a wagon wheel. Their ermlnnla and stations are but acres of cotton bales. The great cotton manufac- urers of the world have their agents and 'actor ' * at Houston and it ranks among the great , If not the greatest cotton market of he world. There is lota of enterprise , push and prog ress In Texas. The people want improve raont and are energetic In their efforts to secure Immigration , to build up their cities and towns and Improve their rands. Good ands can be bought for from $7 to $10 per acre and they produce every variety of crops ; riving ig cheap and the climate mild and pleasant. Tbero are a great many northern people in Texas , and there is a steady flow of emigration and the next de cade will show a great increase in population and improvement. City Scene * . The first impression a visitor gets in a outhern city is not good. The buildings generally are old style , long tunnel-shaped * itoro rooms facing narrow , unpavcd or mdly-paved and unclean streets , usually larrow and uneven sidewalks covered with ow sheds or awnings , usually Irregular and dilapidated. Occasionally there Is n excep Ion , In a flno modern building , -which has he appearance , compared with its aurround- ngs , of a diamond in a dirty shirt. The streets are poorly lighted nnd the dominant unkempt whites , Negroes , dogs , Mexicans and mustangs , with their crude and primitive methods , manners , vehicles , carts , drays , etc. , gives to all an uncanny , unwashed , slip shod and sloven appearance , as compared to the electric brightness , cleanliness and progress of our northern cities. The people , as a rule , are warm-hearted , natural and easy in manner , genulno nnd generous in their friendship and hospitality. The pcoplo are not such boastful advertisers and ex ageraters as in the north and west. They ; o along In an easy , comfortable way and ransaot great volumes of business with very Ittle parade or display. Down by the Gulf. Oalveston is the principal port and harbor. The government Improvement and Jetties admitting vessels drawing twenty-seven feet of water , and one can see from the long line of docks and piers in great variety strange and odd-looking vessel's and crafts bearing cargoes to and from all parts of the world. The Increased shipment of grain , cotton , live stock , food products and merchandise through this southern port and outlet , is at tracting considerable attention. The new lines of railroads traversing the Mississippi valley from the extreme north to the gulf , the improvements and deepening of the har bors is gradually , but surety , turning the great volume of products from th'e transit through the great lakes to that of the gulf ports. Great elevators are now in opera tion at Galvceton and other ports , with , im mense chutes and conduits that take the bulk of grain from the cars and transfer It to the ocean vessels with but slight cost waste or defay. Omaha has now direct rail road communication with the great state o Texas and should vigorously enter the- field for a share of the great volume of business that now goes principally to Kansas City and St. Louis. Our city is well and favor ably known to the people of that state. Our exposition gave the opportunity to advertise the city and establish friendly relations which , If properly taken advantage of , musi result in great commercial benefit to each. City of thr Alamo. San Antonio is a regular old Mexican city built around a dozen or moro squares or plazas and narrow Irregular streets , cross Ing a multitude of bridges , over the serpen tine stream called the San Antonio river , which winds its way through the heart of the city. It contains many solid and curious looking old missions , cathedrals , castles and other antique structures crumbling undei the weight of centuries. The one of mos historic Interest being the Alamo , where Travis , Crockett and Dowlo and it nearly two hundred heroic defenders felt In their struggle for the Independence of Texas This famous old mission building is now In charge of a custodian provided by the elate , who takes special Interest In pointing out t the visitor where Travis drew the dead lln with his sword and the spot where he am Bowie and Crockett fell. White San Antont Is built on the Mexican plan , It Is a thor ougb-golng typo of a Texas-American city , and Is numerically the largest city in Texas , Many of its buildings are modern , its peopl are progressive and it presents an appear ance of thrift and enterprise. Cotton an live stock are the principal Industries , bu the lands are very well adapted to dlvorslflpt farming. It to the center of a large rail road s ) stem and has the promise of a flat tering future. future.The The State Capital. Austin , the capital , situated on the Colorado rado river , is on attractive city. The mag nificent solid granite state capltol stands upon elevated ground at the bead of the principal street , Congress avenue , and gives quite an Imposing and dignified setting to ih place. The building i * maislve and modern and Is the Inrgcst of nil the Ute capitals. It Is second in size 'to the capltol nt Washington nnd the secnth largest building in the world. It is BCC feet long nnd 2SS feet wldo at Its greatest width. It Is 311 feet In height. It accommodates the entire executive , Judleal end legislative de partments of the state goverrmcnt , and is fitted with arrangements nnd apparatus for lighting tbo building by electricity , and for steam beating and with hydraulic elevators , Great paintings , statues and busts of her heroes and statesmen adorn the. walls nnd pedestals , together with pictures and carvings the Fall of the Alamo , the Dattlo of San Jaclnto , the Capture of Santa Anna. and many other scenes and Incidents no less renowned In her history. Texas Is a. country of great thins ; ! and manlflccnt distances. It Is not uncommon to hear them talk of their farm ranches by "tho thousands of acres" and It is generally n night or day's run between her principal cities. One Is struck , too , with the poetic names of her stations and towns , many of them Involving a very patent contradiction such ns a dilapidated village surrounded by a vast expanse of pralrlo called "Sweet Home , " and then as the train stops nt n lonesome station to bo startled by the In quiry of a child looking out of the window , "Mum , what place is this ? " The answer ; "Why , darling , this Is 'Sublime. ' " R. W. HICHAnDSON. NEW YEAll'S DAY NOVELTY. Larico Chunk * of Kan In Progrcmlrc Ilenolntlon Dinner * . A progressive resolution dinner is a Jolly way to entertain on New Year's day , re ports the Chicago Times-Herald. There are twelve months In the year. There should be twelve courses at the progressive resolution dinner. The people partaking of It should be either twelyo or twenty-four In number. For each person , man or woman , should bo prepared one or more New Year's resolutions , humorous or serious , us liked , the only caution to bo un failingly observed being that nothing caus tic or unkind should bo allowed. These resolutions are written prettily upon small white cards , decorated as fancied , and laid around at the various plates. Similar resolutions should await the guests , mascu line' and femlnlno , in the dressing rooms. As moro amusement and fun will result from a careful fitting of tbo resolutions to the people tor whom they are Intended , some member or friend of the family should remain In each dressing room to see that they are properly distributed according to the names written upon the backs , and that no person reads the Inscription on any card save his or her own. Before going in to dinner the women are instructed to remain seated all through the meal , but the gentlemen observe the "pro gressive" portion of the function by mov ing one chair to the left after every course. The resolution cards , which are already on the table , and so arranged as to be imper sonal and capable of a general application , are left by the plates ; the cards given out in the dressing rooms , on the contrary , are kept pinned to the coat lapel or front of the gown , half-hidden by the boutlonnlere or bunch of flowers. In the reading over and discussing of the cards on the table food for much humorous and clever talk and repartee will usually bo found. Each guest should be previously Instructed that only the subject matter of the tabfo cards may be discussed. In the effort to maintain such a conversational attitude , and in the unconscious and frequent slipping away from it which will occur inevitably and continually , much more fun and enjoyment will bo discovered. The forfeit penalty for neglecting the given subject for chatter or for wandering into forbidden conversational paths should be the reading aloud , several times over , of the matter written on the card. It is more fun if this matter Is shaped into verso or Jokclct form or is well given. Before the first course Is served the hostess should road the resolution besldo her plate loud for the benefit of her guests. When the lime for the next course comes t'io man making the first move or progression does likewise with the card found at his plate. Some time during the serving of each course the woman nearest the hostess reads her card ; by the time the coffee Is on the table all the resolutions have been therefore read. Each masculine guest present Is then requested to make an Impromptu speech or respond to a toast consisting of the particu lar resolution with which ho started out. Later in the drawing room , or whlfo etlll at the table if better liked , the women are compelled under pain of forfeit to do likewise. Back in the drawing room the cards given In the dressing room are brought to light , the host or hostess leading off , and "Now Year's sermons , " Impromptu , of course , since no guest knew of the subject on his card until lie arrived and no time lias been allowed for preparation , are successively de livered. The guest who wishes to glvo a song , a story or even a dance which bears upon the subject matter of his resolution la at liberty to do so. But the said resolu tion must bo connected in some palatable way with every effort at entertainment. The subjects for these resolutions are un ending * and must be chosen , of course- , with the tastes , weaknesses , fads and so on of the people who are to profit by them In mind. But a few suggestions as to the manner of selecting and arranging may not come amiss. At the dinner of this order which was first planned topics and treat ments like the following were the rule : A young college fellow who delighted equally in amateur photography and foot ball found this little sentence awaiting him In the dressing room : Resolved , That for thli coming year I will neither Indulge in under-developed portraits of my victimized friends nor in overdeveloped veloped muscles In my own I'mbs. A young girl , who was a sweet singer end whose pure soprano flights bad brought her much ooclal fame and glory , but who was always in a violent burry , was offered a resolution to the effect that HlRher and hirher mv voice shall climb , But in future I'll pay more attention to time. The resolutions found in. tbo dressing rooms were of a more personal character , as well as more carefully framed. Thou art my friend , O night of sleep ; no more will I neglect thee ! This to a young woman famed for her late hours and overtaxed physical strength. The midnight gas I will not burn ; Electric lights will serve my turn , was given to a young man at whose bachelor party the electric lights had been suddenly turned off fit midnight , leaving the circle of friends in the dark. Later in the evening a basket or box of "misfit resolutions" good resolutions abstractly prepared might be brought in and distributed with telling effect. effect.Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Digests what you eat. It artificially digests the food aod aids Nature in strengthening and recon structing the exhausted digestive or gans. It is the latest discovered digest- ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach It in efficiency. It in stantfy rellnv and permanently cures Dyspepsia , Indigestion , Heartburn , Flatulence , Sour Stomach , Nausea. 8lckHeadacheQa8tralglaCrarnnsand ill other resultsoflmperfectdlRestlon. 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