THE WOMAN WHO WORKS.
How Feminine Tollc Hin Chicago Cora
pare in Number with Males.
Oao hundred and sixty thousand we
men In Chicago every morning marcl :
tag to work In shop and mill und stcr
and factory is the army of the city'
employed In petticoats. Against th
army In skirts is an army of GOO.Ov
men In all lines of professional an
manual -work. But steadily the arm ,
In skirts Is gaining upon the army . :
trousers until there is scarcely an err
ployment open to man which has not
woman representative somewhere I
It , competing with man in his o\v :
imce exclusive field-
Perhaps no one work of man ha
been encroached upon by woman a
has the business of the steuographei
The time was in the beginning wli :
only men were rcgaidtd us at all competent
potent for the general work of lakin
shorthand notes and transcribing ther
to paper In long-hand. With the com
Ing of the machine arid the spreadiu ;
of the liberal regard which men i :
public began to assume toward wome
In office work , woman took up the bat
Iness of the stenographer as her owi
and so steadfastly lias Ure held to i
that In Chicago to-day there are 8,13
women stenographers to the 1,012 me
in the work , and these women are ir.
creasing in the schools in the proper
. tlon of three to one.
' ' Not only has the woman taken t
the typewriter and the shorthand note
book , but in the systems of accoun.
ehe has made a place , and from th
foothold already gained she is e :
croaching steadily upon the deman
and supply for women bookkeeper
and accountants , and wherever sh
has been tried she has not been foivu
wanting. To take up the average Sui
day paper of to-day and look over th
want advertisements of women seel
ing places and of advertisers seekin
women for places , there Is little suj
gestion from the numbers to Indicat
which portion of the paper is set asld
for the female "wants" and which f
the males. As much space in the inai
seems to be given to the one as to th
other. More women stenographers Vt.
be wanted than male ; scarcely 11101
bookkeepers and clerks will be foun
among the male wants than ainon
the females ; in the miscellaneou
classification quite as many woiue
will seek positrons and be sought fo
positions as there will be men.
Women as salesmen are taking
front place In the great stores of th
city. The last census for Chlcag
showed more than one-third women a
salesmen compared with men. Th
figures were 22,012 men , as agarug
7,810 women filling like positrons , ar.
even with this showing It is remarke
year after year that the numbers o
tromen are growing steadily.
Teaching has been in woman'
sphere for all time , and in Chicago th
proportion of women to men as teacl
era and as professors in the schools o
All classes Is 7.200 to a paltry 1,591
and more women are binding bouk :
making boxes , making gloves and sew
tag in all the lines of seamstress wor
taaa there are of men. At the sam
time there are 79 dentists , 722 artist
and teachers of art , 142 journalist ;
281 literary and scientific women , 54
physicians and surgeons , and 2,03
musicians and teachers of music. Gh
cage Tribune.
The American Boy in History.
In America , Sidney Lanier and Ho\v
Pyle have taken the lend in re
. , leasing boys from the bondage of fals
Ideals of heroic adventure. Miss A
cott was one of the first America
writers who dared to make boys an
girls human ; to Mary Mapes Dodg
belongs the honor of first in a stor
for children so subordinating geogn
phy and history to color and atnros
phere and both to the boy who is he
hero that her delighted reader wor
ders when he gets to Holland why h
- feels as if this is his second or thir
visit there.
Pluck , patriotism , energy , loyalty , ir
dependence , and uncompromising n
volt from moral prrggrshness and cor
ventioual sentiment are the nation ; ]
Ideals of character which the Englrs
and the American boy in fiction stan
for to-day. Gallcgher , Lew , and Ja
kin , Aldrech's Bad Boy , Tom Sawyei
Pony Baker , Harvey Cheyne , Da
Disko , and Stalkey and Co. , are no
nlways conservative members of sc
dety , and are often far from comforl
able to live with ; but , as varying a
Uie degrees of social position , of oppor
tunity and environment they represenl
they are thoroughly human and na
tioual in their translation of life's ol
Hgations , their desire for life's adver
tares , their pursuit of life's pleasures
and in the energy with which they d (
vote themselves , In turn , to each.-
Julla R. Tutwiler , in Gunton's Maga
tine.
British Marriage Statistics.
A recently published table of th
.British census gives the resppctiv
rges of all the married couples in th
kingdom. There Is one husband o
ninety-five years , who has a wife o
twenty-one , while three husbands rang
tog in age from eighty-five to niuet.v
Ire have secured wives of tweutv
HTC. Elderly wives and youthful hus
mands are rarer , and the gjreates
iiaparity in this direction Is betweei
a wife of sixty-five and her husbam
of twenty. The oldest couple in th
Uat are ag J 100 and ninety-five yea-s
respectively , while tire youngest pa
inve only numbered sixteen and ILt
summers , respectively.
Careful of Appearances.
"But does your mother insist tha
must take a chaperon ? "
"Yes , but she can follow behind h
Jim's old auto and It's sure to lareal
. " Cleveland Plain Dealer.
THE BOOMING CANNON
RECITALS OF CAMP AND BATTLE -
TLE INCIDENTS.
Burrivors of the Rebellion Relate
Many Amusing and Startling Inci
dents of Marches , Camp Life , Forag
ing Experiences and Battle Scenea.
At the recent Confederate reunion ii
New Orleans the hearts of the olt
soldiers were saddr-ned by the state
rneut of their comrade , Gen. John B
Gordon , that his health was t'aillns
and that he was about to wind up hj
career. /
The most wonderful part of it all is
that he has survived until this day. II
Is almost miraculous that he should
have passed though ruch an ordeai
during the war between the States
and come out with his life. In Scrib-
ner's Magazine Gen. Gordon has ar
article en "Antistam and Chanc-eHrrs-
ville , " in which he recalls the notabk
Tact that In the former battle he was
wounded no le.jS th in five times.
Gen. Gordon's troops had the niosl
advanced position on that part of the
Qeld where they were stationed , ant
there was no supporting line behind
them. He soon saw that almost des
perate attempt would be made bj
the Federals to break the line at thai
point , and it was to be through sheer
force. It was Gen. Gordon's busness :
to prevent ths ! , aud so he gave orders
that his rnc-n were not to fire until he
should give the signal. The Federals
came forward with unl aded guns ,
their purpose being to charge witli
bayonets and through their superioi
numbers break through. In spite oi
the impatience of his men , Gen. Gor-
ion waited until ' 'they should see thi
whites of their enemies' eyes. " Wheu
the Federals were almost upon him ht
ordered his men to fire , and their rifles
flamed and roared in the face of the
Yankees like a blinding b'aze of light
ning , accompanied by the quick and
deadly thunderbolt. It was Impossible
for any body of men to withstand th's
lire , and the Federals withdrew , but
only to renew the attack agiiu and
again , in the same way , nnd thus the
battle waged furiously until sunJown ,
During this engagement Gen. Gor
don was shot five different times ,
twice through the leg , once throu l
( he arm , once through the shoulder ,
and finally through the face. In spite
of four wounds , from all of which he
was suffering and bleeding , he lu-d !
his position at the front , giving his
commands and rallying his men. A1
the last shot , however , he fell forward
and lay unconscious with bis face ir
his cap , and he thinks that he would
have been smothered by the bloc-tl
from this last wound "but for the ac1
of some Yankee , who , as If to save
my life , had at a previous hour dur
ing the battle shot a hole through rnj
cap , as if to let the blood out. " He
waa borne to the rear in an uncon
scious condition and the surgecn de
spaired of his life. But Gen. Gor
don declared that he would not die
and a little later , when his devotee
wife arrived , he greeted her in ar
affectionate , Jocular wny and assurec
her that he would get well. Thanks
to her faithful watching and nursing
he did get well , and was , by and by
after seven mouths , restored to his
command.
It is no wonder that Gordan's ratx
said and believed that he had a
"charmed life. " It is inconceivable
that a man should have been shoi
five times during a single engagement
and survived the shock ; it is equallj
remarkable that a man who suffercc
so terribly from the euoiaies' bullets
should have preserved his life ant
lived to a good old age. Richinouc
Times-Dispatch.
Substitute a Ciaar
During a recent social caniplire , helc
at the big round table in the quarter
master's corner of a coumido's can
teen by several Grand Army survivors
says a writer in the Philadelphia
Ledger , the major was called upou tc
confribute his share of the heroic auc
humorous reminiscence.
"Well , boys , " replied he , "you oughl
to know by this time that I can draw
a small pension much easier than ]
can tell a funny story , aud I cau jusl
now recall but oue , aud in that.you'L
be apt to find moi-e truth than tickle.
"At the time of the first draft I was
stationed In Buffalo as recruiting offi
cer for my regiment , tir * the price ol
substitutes to fill allotted quotas ofter
reached a bigger figure in greenbacks
than a common soldier could earn it
a couple of years. So universal and
overwhelming waa the patriotic desirt
to be huskily represented by somebodj
else in defending old glory that ever
Indians were accepted for that pur
pose. Buffalo , too , was the biggest re
cruiting station in the whole country
and as such a golden field for a small
army of bouury brokers , among whore
one 'Cy Phillips was conspicuous.
"Under these conditions Phillips was
approached one day by an individual ,
with 'hayseed' written all over him
from his flapping straw hat to his
tattered cowhide boots , who statec ;
that he had an Indian , as sound as
second-growth hickory , whom , foi
pressing and plausible reasons , he was
willing to dispose of lor the small
sum of $400 , cash on the nail
" 'Where is he ? ' eagerly inquired
Phillips , whose cupidity was bl.ndlj
stimulated by the fact that substitutes
were in extraordinary demand , prices
Vay up and soaring and competition
redhot
" 'I've got him locked up in a bare
down on Canal street , an' here's the
key , ' explained the rural dickerer.
"This apparently innocent and sin
assurance was accepted by Pi4i.
lips , who paid over the amount *
manded and hastened to take posse :
sion of his aboriginal gold mine. I
opening the barn door he was startle
to find himself confronted in the dir
light by a huge , ferocious savagi
holding a tomahawk In his upllfte
hand.
" 'Here , now , no nonsense , " erie
Phillips , as he fell back. 'I've bougt
you and paid for you , and neither
dollar nor a drink do you get unles
you behave yourself. "
"But the big Indian stolidly an
silently retained his threatening att
tude ; nor could be do otherwise , for a
Phillips pulled himself together an
his eyes became accustomed to th
gloom he discovered that he was th
unhappy purchaser of a wooden ciga
store chief , and one undoubtedly a
sound as warranted. "
Would I ee Have Won ?
No battle of any war more forcibl ;
than Gettysburg illustrates the trut
that officers at a distance from th
field cannot , with any wisdom , al
tempt to control the movements o
troops actively engaged , says Ger
John B. Gordon in Scribner's. On th
first day neither Gen. Early nor Gee
Ewell could possibly have been full ;
cognizant of the situation at the tim
I was ordered to halt.
The whole of that portion of th
Union army in my front was in In
extricable confusion and in fiighl
They were necessarily in flight , fo
my troops were upon the flank an <
rapidly sweeping down the lines. Th
firing upon my men had almost ceas
ed. Large bodies of the Union troop
were throwing down their arms an <
surrendering , because in disorganize !
and confused masses they were wholl ;
powerless either to cheek the move
rnent or return the fire.
As far down the lines as my ey
could reach the Union troops were ii
retreat. Those at a distance were stil
resisting , but giving ground , and i
was only necessary for me to pres
forward in order to insure the sain
results , which invariably follow sue !
flank movements. In less than one
half hour my troops would have swep
up aud over those hills , the possessioi
of which was of such momentous con
sequeuces.
It is not surprising \rith a full real
ization of the consequences of a hali
that I should have refused at first t
obey the order. Not until the third o
fourth order of the most peremptor ;
character reached me did I obey ,
think I should have risked the consequences
quences of disobedience even then , bu
for the fact that the order to halt wa
accompanied with the explanation tha
Gen. Lee , who was several mile
away , did not wish to give battle a
Gettysburg.
It * is stated on good authority , tha
Gen. Lee said , some time before hi
death , that If Jackson had been ther
he would have won in this battle ;
great and possibly decisive victory ,
cannot vouch for the truth of thi
statement , as I did not hear it , but n
soldier in a great crisis ever wlshei
more ardently for a deliverer's ham
than I wished for one hour of Jacksor
when I was ordered to halt.
A Company of Fiddlers.
During the summer of 1861 , our regi
inent , the Thirteeuth Missouri Infanl
ry , was organized at and near St. Jos
eph , Mo. Company F , an organize )
company of country boys , marched ir
to caiup one warm afternoon. Th
roll was called , and we believe tha
in the history of our war that com
puny was exceptional in at least tw
respects. We have had competitio :
for the honor of being the oldest , th
youngest , the first , the tallest , th
shortest and the lougest in servic
soldier. We have read disputes abou
company arid regimental organizations
but the honor we claim for this com
iauy : is that there were seventeen me :
of oue name , Baker , -all of one fam
ily , all young country lads , and tha
every one of these Bakers could pla ;
the liudle. They had marched frou
their home county through some ratli
er uufrieudly neighborhoods , am
towns notoriously disloyal , with n
side arms but violins. Within an hou
after their arrival these violius wer
at work , aud during our stay in tha
camp , and until the louder and shril
ler music of the rifle and cannon wer
substituted there was not an hour o
the day , between reveille and tattoc
that these fiddles were not going i :
the hands of the Baker family. W
enter Company F. Thirteenth Slissour
Infantry for competition. Who cai
beat their record , in number of on
name and oue profession ? It was fui
to hear that orderly call the roll fron
Baker ouo to Baker seventeen. Next
Doc.
Fnbntitntei.
The foHe-vrlnu adver'.isemen's ni
poured m the Vicksburg Whig of Auj
6 , 1802 :
"Notice. I will serve as a substitut
in the Confederate service for tw
thousand five hundred dollars , or i
the Home Guards for one thoi
sand five hundred dollars. Fjr furth
information apply to Thomas Allei
Depot Agent at Luck Hill. "
"Wanted. Any tne wishing to ac
as a substitute for a man sub'ect t
the- Conscript Act will receive the fo
ly\vi ; g compensation : A likely n2gi
boy and five hundred dollars. AdJres
B. , Whig office. "
Proof Positive.
Mrs. Neighbors I met an old schoo
churn of mine to-day that I hadn' '
soeu for five years.
Mrs. Homer -And ef course you wer
very much surprised ?
Mrs. Neighbors I rertainlywas
Why. I actually forgot to notice wha
she had on.
DOOMED TO DIE
JURY FOUND CURTISJETTGUIL
TY OF KILLING COCKRELL.
ATTACF DEATH PENALTY
AGREEMENT REACHED BY JUR\
IN SHORT ORDER.
HE TOOK IT COOL
Verdict a ynrprl e to Court Room At
tendants , But lieeeivpd Stoic
al y by Prisoner.
Cyntblana , Ky. , Sept. , 23 After a
trial lasting cUht days the jury in
the case of Curtis Jett. charged with
the muidfr of Town Marshal Cock-
rell at Jackson Ky. , July 21 , 1902 ,
Rendered a v rdict of guilty and fix
ed the punishi ft ut at death.
The j .ry retired at 2:44 p.m. When
the jury entered the court room at
5:10 : p.m. , after agreeing on a verdict
quiet reigned for a few moments.
Jett's mother had gone away earliei
under the impression that no verdict
would be reached , nnd the verdict ol
death , coming about two hours attei
the jury was out , was a surprise tc
everyone in the court room.
The reading of the verdict did nol
aff ct .Jett , but his brother was verj
much distressed. His mouth quiver
ed and he slowly turned pale. Jusl
previous ttbe jury reaching ar
agreement Judge Osborne , thinking
th.it they would not reach a venlicl
today , sent for them intending tc
.all off the session fur the rest of the
flay But tbe jury sent oack word
that an agreement had been reached ,
and that i. would be ready to report
: i finding to the court within nv
minutes.
Elijah McKinney served as foreman
t.f the jur > and after the delivering ol
the verdict to tbe court the jurj
was pulled. The death sentence
was then read to Jett by Clerl
T. J. Bobison , after which the
prisoner was g'ven over to the
suatody of the deputy sheriffs. Mr ,
Blanton , Jetta lawyer will file i
motion for a new trial tomorrow
morning , and if the motion is over
ruled he will appeal the case to the
Dourt of appeals at Frankfort , Ky.
This has been the second trial o :
Curti ? Jett on the charge of murder
In the first trial for the murder of J
B. Marcum at JacksonKyM Jett am
Thomas White were sentenced tolifi
mprisonment.
Cleveland Woman flnrdered
Cleveland , 0 , Sept. 23. The badlj
mutilated body of Mks Olive Rayl
twenty-two years of age , was founc
'lying across the Lake Shore raiiwa ;
track at the entrance of Gordm park
It was at first supposed that Mis :
Kayl had been killed by a train , bu
later the police stated that an inves
t-gation developed that the girl hac
bien murdered and tie budy placed
o i the track where a train had cul
ID in two , Miss Rayl lived with he
orother , Dr. W. i1. Rayl , in Glenville
a suburb. Sue was handsome an <
high y respect * d. Thus far the casi
is enshrouded in mystery.
The throat of the girl was discolor
ed , as though she had been chuVed
Her body had been most terribly man
gk-cl b.v a train. The body was cu
comple-ely in twain across , while th
limbs A ere broken and crushed. Whei
the body was examim d at the morgue
a cut in tne head , which it is though
coulri not i ave been inflicted by th
cars was found. Dr. Rayl , the yciiinj
w-imm's brother expressed the belie
that she had been murdered and th
the bo iy placed on the track.
Bitten by a Rattlesnake.
Calliwav , Neb. , Sept. 13 Th
fou i teen-year-old daughter of Ge.org
Work , residing just south of thi
place , was bitten by a rattlesnake
Iltr father was cutting corn and th
girl , together with a brother and sis
ter , weie shocking the fodder afte
the binder. They were in a hurry t
finish th'1 work that evening , an
she and the other children were rue
ning a race to see who would get t
the emi of tne field first , .vhen sh
felt s 'met hinir stinc her err the hand
she looked at the place and disrovei
ed two small places on the hand fror
winch sue could squeeze bloud. A
tbe time she th ugbt nothing of il
and went ' -n with her work. 1
is thou.ht she will recover.
Ten Years for Defaulter.
N wHiven , Conn , Sept 23 Ol
vn T. Sherwood , the defaulting cast
ie or the S mthp irt National brm
w i > S' ntenoed to ten years in pii c
by Judge Platt in the United State
couit.
Pall Down the Precipice.
London , opt. , 23 F < ur tnnris !
who wi re climbing the Sea fell mout
tnin , In Cumber land yesterday , fu
a orecipice and were killed.
PEOPLE LIVE IN SQUALOI
NEED OF EARLY ASSISTANCE TC
RELIEVE DIRE WANT.
St Thomas. D. W. I. , Sept. 24-
The Gazette of the British isjanc
St. Kittssays :
"Ihe moment for the helping bane
of tbe government to be extender
can not be much longer delayed II
the laboring population of tbe islands
of St Kilt and Nevis are 10 be kepi
from starvation. An appalling con
dition ut poverty exists , The estates
have been compelled to lessen tneii
expenses owing to the lontj drouth ,
and able bodied mtn and wjornen arc
hardly earning enough tosupp y theii
daily wan.s. "
The Times ot the British island ol
St. Vincent blames the government
for the misery prevailing since the
volcanic eruption in that island , ad
ding that sturvati n and disease are
killing many persons , and that a
laige number are half naked and
homeless. L-tborers of both sexes
sleep in sheds and tatteied teuU
traded a yiai tigo , "haroors of di
sease and immorality and a diserace
tu the colon ) . "
Take Passage For Boston ,
LONDON , Sept. 23.-To the strains
) f "JL\ie Scar Spangled Banner , "
' Matching Through Georgia , " and
other American aiis , some two hun
dred me.uburs of thii hunorable artil
lery company left their London aru.
Dry today and took a train for Liver
pool , to embark on tbe Dominion
'me steamer Maj flower , hound for
Boston , Mass. A large crowd ot
[ fiend * or the artillerymen assembled
jarly at the a'mury to wish the artil-
ery a "successful campaign. " M.my
nernbers of the company who parii-
fipated in the previous visit express-
id keen regret at being unable to ac-
jornpany the departing detachment ,
while those g ling were evidently de
lighted at the prospect.
Prior to the departure of the artil-
eryineo. Lieutenant Colonel the Earl
) f Denbigh , cnmnrinding , paraded
Uie j.'ompanyvhi.se smart uniforms
md good alignment cr-ated an excel-
'ent ' impression.
A spleudi J reception was extended
; o ibe Jtrtilleryrnen on their arrival
it Liverpool The lord mayor and
Jther city officials met them at the
ailway station , fiom which the com
pany ma relied to the d < , cks , where
thousands gat he ed and gave them
m enthusiastic send-off.
As tbe Majfl > wer sailed at 8 o'clock
ibis evening Lieutenant Colonel the
Earl of Denbigh received the lahow-
ng tel gram from the kiuL' :
\vishyouand thehonoiable artil-
ery company a good passage out and
i sife r turn home. 1 feel convinced
, hat you will ail meet with a most
{ ratifying reception in the Dt ilic
Jtates. ( rfi n.-d ) EDWARD , R. ,
"Captain General and Colonel. "
Tries to Commit Suicide.
Buffalo , N. Y. , Sept. 24. Reed
N < rihrupa wealthy t Louis business
nan , c nnectud with one of the fast
'reight refrigerator lines , atleuipted
oo commit suicide by she .ting. The
) ullet , however , merelj iullicted a
mperfici'il wound in the scalp. Nor-
thrup. with his * ife , vvho is in bad
health aid two children , have brer ;
stopping at the Niagara h > tel foi
weeks , ttorry ovei his wife's healtt
s\hicb prevented his returning to * t.
Louis , win re he had imp'ntant busi'
aess engagers nts. is atiribtited as
: he cause of his attempt to lake hh
lift- .
liftST.
ST. LOUIS , Mo. , Sept. 24Reec
S-uthrup , * hose repotted attempt t (
? ( iuj < uit s icide at Liuff lo was nn
; iC ] < * e sful , is a brother of Sau'orr
N'-rthrup wliO killed himself here las
luueii ; i fit of despondency as th (
res ilt of sickness , i he Nurthrup. ? r <
> u3ina of che Goulds.
Iletd Norhr'ip came to S' LO.JI" ;
several years ago as the president ol
ihe Ariumm Refrigerator Transit
Minpany lie retained this p snioi
uniil last sprinii , when the co i pan
w.ts absirhed bv the Missouri Pucifii
railroad.
Man\ Oil Derricks Burned
Beaumont Texas. Tex. , Sept 24.-
Fire that started at noon today ii
the east , etui of the Shoe String Oi
district desiroyed thirty-five de rick
causing a total loss estimated at , 3125 ,
1)00. )
1)00.The principal loser was the WPS
Davis company , Other losers inc i.d
the ' avy i rocketr , Emmet t Laud ,
and Jackson Tobin companies. .
Rush Work on Cruiser
BatV , Me.Sept. 24 A race agains
time is goi > g on in the Bath ire
work * this week in order to COT
pite the cruiser Cieveiar d for d <
livery to the i-ov rnment October i
, The oat il < ship GeorMia , which is M
ing built here ' , is now taking &hap
tlitw - rk . ' up the supe :
structure havinir been ' -eirun
Desperate UiunKen flan
North "VVrnnn , I d , Sept 24-
Wil iam Wilkersun while inioxlcate
d eve his family from home. Marsh ;
Sc'iwake was appealed to , and upc
en'ering the house he was warned b
ilkf son to proceed no farthe
The marshal paid nn at.ten ion an
\\as shot aid Instantly ki led t
\Vjlk rso'Yikersoir immtdia'el
Btaruri for the country and a pus ;
was nnrani/ed to pursue him A La
mile from town Wilkersm was su
rounded , but shot and killed liimsel
FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL
KILPATRICK , WEALTHY NEBRAS
KA CLUBMAN A SUICIDE. '
IN LOVE WITH ACTRESS'
WAITED IN VAIN AFTER MAKINGf
PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE.
MESSENGER A GOOD SHOT )
One Train ICobber Kllloil and Another
Wounded in O ejjon Others Made
Their liseape.
New York , Sept.r5. . There was a
dramatic revehilion yesterday In con
nection wiih tbe inysteiinus death
of Jobu David K-lpanii-k , tbe wealthy
younu Nei raska clunrnan wbo was
fciund dead ip bis betel apartments
Monday last. It was learned by a
nfiwspuper reporter that Kllpatrick
had been in love with a young woman
and that unfortunate neglect on her
part to answer a marriage proposal
by telephone had so discouraged him
cnat he probably decided to end it
all with self destruction. She Is
known on the stage as Aline Red-1
ruund , and when seen yesternay saidj
"I have all a'ong ' refused to seel
newspaper people , because I am not !
at all anxious for the notoriety that ;
this will bring upon rue. Some of
the matter published in the morning *
papers did me so much injustice that !
1 leel I ought to talk more freelv.
Mr. Ki I patrick , who was one of na
tures i.oblemen , aud myself had been-
acquainted for eig > teen months. I *
met him at the home of a mutual !
friend. I liKed him from the begin-l
uing , and I think he liked me , We
saw much of each otht r for almost a
year , when we had a quarrel. It is
no concern of the pub ic what tnat
quarrel w ; s about. He made me re
peated Hers of marriage and wished i
me to give up the stage , but I dec in-j
ed. He ask rne for a final answer !
wh'ch ' I promised by telephone , butj
failed to do so until after I heard of j
his death. "
flessengcr A Good Shot. |
Portland , Ore. , Sept. , i5 The At-j
lantic express nn the Oregon Eiil-j ;
'
road & Navigation line , which left'
here at rf:15 o'clock Thursday night , ,
was held up by four masked men ao !
hour later near Coibett station , ,
twenty one miles east of this city , i
One uf the robbers was shot aud killed -
led by Express Messenger KredKorn-J
er , and Engineer Oilie Barrett was *
seriously wounded by tne same bullet.
.After the shooting the robbers fiY.di
without securing any booty
Two of the highwaymen boarded !
the train at Tioutdale , a station'
eitfhfren miles east of here , and after f
the train had got under way crawled !
over the tender , and covering the'
engineer and fireman told them to
stop at mile post No 21 , which is-
near Corbett station.Yhen the *
train slowed down , two more in en a p- |
peared. Two of the robbers compel
led the engineer to get out of the cab *
and accompany them to the express
Ciirhile the others watched the.
b'rrman. The men carried several
sticks of dynamite ana when they
came to the bagg ge car. thinking it
was the express car. threw a stick at
the door. Express Meseo er Komen
beard the explo io and immediately !
seemed his rifle and opened tire The :
bullet pierced the heart of one of the.
robbes arrd went through bis b riy , '
entering the left breast of Engi
nes Bjrrett who was just btlund :
him Barrett's wound is just above'
ihe heart and is not necessarily fatal. :
Denounced Mobs
Bloomirgton , III.ept. . 25. Former
Vice President Adiai E Stevens to
day denoui' ed mobs in an address at-
the dedication of the new court
house for \icLeaa county. Mr , Stev
enson said :
"No occasion could arise more ap
propriate than this in which to utter
solemn words of warning against an
evil of greater menance to public wel
fare than is to be appiehended from
foreign foes mob rule. In many lo
calities the spirit of lawlessness has
asserted itself in most hideous form.
The killing of a human creature is no
less murder when it is the act of a-
mob than when it is the act of an in-
vidual. There is no safety to society , ,
bub in an aroused puv Ire sentiment
that will hold eact participant amena
ble to law ior the consequences of
crime either peri etrated or abetted.
Steals Feminine Apparel
New York , Sept. 25. A "gentleman
burglar , " wbo > e tastes run to ar-
tic'e * of feminine wear , has been ar-
resi din this city after a hunt of
m re than two months. .The prisoner
gave the name of Hughes , and ex
plains h5s weakness for feminine
wear by the statement that he id aat
impersonator. Wnen his rooms were-
searched the police found hundreds of ,
'keys , a I s rtsof ladies toi'et articles-
and a wa qn-load of tailor made fe- .
ma.e clothing. <