TTTF. OMAHA DAILY BED: MONDAY. NOVEMBF.tt .12. m.
( AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
I r eht Over Lsjine af Tuck to BrwT on
Point of fettHnnat
l' .
Arr GIVfS REASONS FOK HIS FIGHT
l to Force Brewer jr (o Agrtt
a Urada Betweea Iraartle
-, Owned r Jetter ti4
Mr. Trapp.
ror was low, blng I to 4. Next Paturrlay
the South Omaha tni will content with
Omaha for honor.
I.nnklnn After 9palU.
Much dlpruKsion Is now extant concern
Ing the spoils of offle which fa.ll to the
her of South Omaha from the election of
J. P. English. Thlslty my secure
mesMnfrer or a deputy. The messenger 1
to perform the duties of claim arent. There
are several name mentlored In this res
pect. Frank Good, Tom Keen and Jerry
Howard are suggested. Bamuet Winter
has been the aspirant for the deputyshlp.
Vnx Pule.
il.Jf fcr 4 house and 73x109 feet of
Aj It now stand, the controversy over i around at tha N. E. cor. or sotn ana k bis
lnvln nf the nur trtnliA at fV, T-nlAM
W-lflr is about to be Settled, tt In believed
ifit there will be no further attempta at
moving- the rails which have been placed
in position. Building Inspector Edward
11,250 for good 4-room house, No. 220 N.
Kd St; city water In house; easy terms.
GEORGE & CO., 1601 Faranam. Omaha,
tnmethlnar Sew la Omaha,.
For rent, fr lecturea or recitals, beautl-
Trapp, who ha taken considerable Interest fnl auditorium hall with grand piano and
In the opposition, yesterday explained that; pipe organ: seating capacity 600. Tor terma
toe ground of his opposition to the con-1 telephone Douglas 1Z5.
of
atructlon was that he had been trying for
several yeara to get Jelter to give him a
gradn at a point whei his property and
that of the brewery Joined. It was to force
lilm to this concession that he sought to de
lay the bull. ling of the tracks. He declared
that It had never been his Intention to t-ar
tip the tracks and he denk-d emphatically
: that he had tried to oraantzn a gang for
' that purpose. He said that h, held In his
1 jiockets an Injunction rearly for service. He
admitted, however, that It llknly would be
of little avail except as a slight temporary
hindrance aa there was little upon which to
, base a ease. He thought It Improbable that
' he would attempt to force the Injunction at
all. He was incensed at the press reports
which charged him with Intoxication, de
claring that he had vlsltod the brewery at
th request of the railroad officials and In
a businesslike way.
Guards were again placed on the tracks
last night, and among them two police offi
cers. Work has been progressing on the
construction of the tracks, though thre is
but a small force on the ground at present.
Itiehmona Goes to Frenteat.
H. C. Kichmond, the local represent
' tlve of the World-Herald, has resigned his
.position here to become the editor and
manager of the, Fremont Dally Herald. He
succeeds Edgoxd Howard in that position,
J having bought out bt Interest. Howard
was among the foremost newspaper men
ut the state and he goes baqk to the Col-
umbu Telegraph. Mark G. ' Ferklns Is
ljuslnesa partner with Mr. Kichmond In tit
yew firm. Mr. Richmond- resignation will
, taks effect about November 15 and he will
begin the nctual labors In the new field
about Decomber t. He ha been In Bouth
Omaha' for the past eight years -and ha
been connected with the World-Herald for
about twelve years. He will reside In Fre
mont after December 1, where hi wife,
one ot the best known musician of the
city, win accompany him.
Art Exhibit a Sueceaa.
The results of the Turna art exhibit,
which was cenducted at the Lincoln
school Friday and Saturday of this week,
have been flattering In the extreme. Tha
pupils of the school have taken the keen
est Interest in the exhibit. As a conse
quence tba children raised about 2o0 by
Moiling ticket, programs and confectionery.
In addition to the pictures, which are the
brown and gray prints of the original
paintings which are handled by tha Turner
company, there was a program consisting
of . muslo and recitation and exhibitions
school , work, all of which were well
worth the price of .admission. Tho pic
tures are morstly classical. They repre
sent, historical scenes or have a. dramatic
or sentimental interost of the first type.
The money which ha been raised will bo
expended for the originals. Enough Is now
on hand to purchase ' about twenty pic
ture. These will be used In the decora
tlpaf the echool rooms.i -r.
Hiah School Elated. . '
The South Omaha High school student
are Jubilant over the results of yesterday'
foot bait game In Nebraska City. The game
was described aa one of th cleanest and
freest from disagreeable feature that has
been seen between this city and an. oppon
ent this year. The touchdown was made
by Maurice Gohn in the first half and the
safety was made In the second half, as
was also Nebraska City's drop kick for
goal. The game was hard fought and the
BLACK HAWK'S LOST COIN
feareh for Indiin Rich Fnmd in the
Hi.lf-rrtd Tracts.
RECtNT DISCOVERY MADE BY AN I0WAN
Soldiers' Pay Hidden hy Order f
General Kaehary Taylor Money
Kent to Iowa Mysteriously
Disappear In Transit.
BCHMOLLEn MUELLER PIANO CO.,
1311-131 FarPam Street.
Maa-le City Gossip.
CI. B. Gafford. livery. Tel. 106.
For sale. 4-room cottage, fruit and tree.
Jpfter Gold Top Beer deliverer! to an
parts of the city. Telephone No. I.
P C. Caldwell. Justice of the pece, real
e.tntiv (Ire insurance. 2ilZ street.
Magic City council, RnirMs ana mmcs
of Security, will give a ball Monday even
ing. Wanted, one or two unfurnished, heated
moms. Address W. Bee office, South
Omaha.
Miss Rose Kennlson, SJ7 North Twunty-
fourth street, gave a Htag party to fifteen
of her girl monos.
O. n. Gafford, moving and transfer,
Tel. am.
The wrmten of the Methodist church will
hold a rummage sale at Twenty-fourth
and P streets on November Z3.
Oak council No. 232, Knights and Ladles
of Security, will give an oyster supper and
danco Tueerlay at Woodmen hall.
George B. Kennedy and O. A. Tucker will
open their new cigar and pool room fcatur
lay. November l's B. E. COr. Stth and N.
The women of Lefler Memorial church will
serve a school children's lunch at noon
Friday and a chicken pie dinner the same
evening.
Chattel and salary loans. ICO N St. All
business confidential. Quick service.
Court Ailemania No. 3"-!, Independent
Ordrr of tWd Fellows, will give It thir
teenth annual ball Thursday evening at
their hall, 2 N street.
The Tjiiee' Aid society of. the Preeby-
terlnn church will give a tea Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs. George r .
Hmith, Twenty-sixth and E streets.
The T-ycar-old son of H. L. Harm,
Fortieth and L streets, died yesterday
morning. The funeral will be this afternoon
at 2 o clock from the Bohemian Catholic
church and burial "will be in Bt. Mary's
cemetery.
Free llfe-slred portrait with one dozen
photos till Christmas. Peterson' S.udlo.
Make an offrr on the northwest corner of
ISth and Missouri Ave. a near.y new
house, east front, and neat cottage, uulh
front: two new lots. Room for two moie
houses. Will sell on easy term.-t. Fdco,
$2,7DO. N. P. Dodge & Co., 1714 Farnam St.
Lorna, the 8-year-old daughter of John
Randolph, died yesterday afternoon afUr a
short Illness. The funeral will be conducted
bv pr. R. L. Wheeler from the residence,
2120 Vinton street, at 2 o'clock this after
noon. Interment will be in Forest Lawn
cemetery.
The Woman's auxiliary of tho Toungl
Men s crerisiian association win meet at
the home of Mrs. P. C. Peterson, Twenty
third and G streets, Wednesday afternoon
at 2:3". All are urged to be present, as the
object of the meeting le to further thA
Incrcoso or membership of the association.
BENEFIT FOR BILLY .WILLIAMS
Program to Bo Rendered at lrrle
Theater to Aid the Veteran
Minstrel Man.
On November 21 and 22 a benefit program
will be rendered at the Lyric theater for
the benefit of Billy Williams, who la in.
bad state ot health and needs assistance
to rifle htm over the winter. It will be
furnished by number ot' well known
amateurs and profeselonala. Among those
who will take part are Miss Juna Wasley,
C. C Wentiler, George Gelenbeck, George
J. Bailey, little Gladys Cliandler, the three
Delanos, Rlph Gelenbeck, Baby Denver
Williams, Billy Williams, A. J. Edmonston,
Carl Relter, MIfs Mabel Manning and the
Dahlman Cowboy quartet. The program
will be repeated two nights on account of
the air of the house, the desire being to
give all a, chance to see the show.
What has become of the thousands upon
thousands of dollars, In gold ejles- and
double eagles, sent from St. Louis snventy-
flve and 1(0 years ago to pay the Sac and
Fox Indians for the lands which tbey had
ceded to the United States, millions upon
millions of acres, and to ray the United
States troops under command of Colonel
Zachary Taylor, subsequently president of
the United States, at Fort McKay during
tha famous Black Hawk war?
The belief that this golden treasure llfS
burled In variooa parts of the state of Iowa
has led hundred ot persons to dig Indus
triously for more than half a century. The
discovery within tho last fortnight of H5.0HO
In gold in one part of the stato and a map
giving tho whereabouts of !.ooo of Black
Hawk' fortune in another, has set hun
dreds all over the state to searching the
records and digging the ground. After a
lapse of a century the fortune, for tho first
time, now seems about to be discovered.
That gold by the thousand of dollars,
aggregating far more than 1100,000, was
sent from St. Louis to the northern In
dians, both before and after tha Black
Hawk war of 1S52, Is undeniable.
In 1804 as a result of the treaty nego
tiated In St. Louis by William Henry Har
rison with five Sac and Fox chiefs, an an
nuity of $1,000 was granted to the tribe,
and was paid for more than quarter of
eenturr.
In 1S30 no less than Jo,(ioo was sient from
Bt, Louis to Colonel Zachary Taylor at
Fort McKay, la., to pay tho regular sol
diers whone presence was necessary in tho
territory of Iowa because of Black Hawk
and Ms anticipated outbreak. That for
tune In gold was burled by Zachary Tay
lor's command, and the men who knew
of It whereabouta were killed by tha In
dians. In 1832, following the Black Hawk war.
treaty was made with Keokuk and other
Eac and Fox chiefs by Wlnneld Scott and
Governor Reynolds of Illinois, by which
the Indians were given a lump sum of
J50.000 and an annuity of $30,000 for thirty
years. Aside from buying whisky and
rifles, the Indians had no way to spend
the money.
Instance of Money Mlsslna.
A doion other instances might be cited
of money sent into Iowa territory to pay
Ted men and white that has mysteriously
disappeared. JuBt within the last few days
have the first traces been found of it.
Iowa has gold mines which the plough of
the farmer may turn up any day, bringing
fortune to the lucky man.
Such a lucky man is Frank Bllnt, a far
mer residing near Denmark, in the famous
half-breed tract of Iowa, Just across the
Des Moines river, which separates the
northeastern corner of Missouri from the
southeastern corner of Iowa. The haif
breed tract was once the home of Indians
as wealthy as the Osages of today. The
land had been set aside for them by the
government because they were the chil
dren of two races white man and Indian.
The half-breeds Inherited wealth from thflr
Indian forbears who had shared in the
distribution of the 18f4 and 1832 treaty
money. They inherited wealth from their
white forbears, who came to Iowa with
Julie n Dubuque back In 1788 and obtained
the right to work the famous lead mines
though rlonrers familiar with tho nrUh
borhood sh- they well remember wii'n
all of those shown were standing. Tl.e
map shows a line running diagonally 4
feet southeast of the cabin. This lino
Js crossed by One running due east. A
line running north and south crosses
these two, and the letter says to dig
t the center of tha triangle Instead of
the crossing of the east-west and norlh
south lines, where all previous digging
has been done.
An even greater amount of gold treasur
lls burled 150 miles north of where Mr.
Elint found his $13,000, and where the
Fairfield residents are digging for tha
IS, 000 spoken of in the Bonnlfleld letter.
There Is $SO,000 sent from St. Louis in
1830 to Fort McKay to the soldiers under
Colonel Zachary Taylor, which waa burled
TRAIN CREWS GET CARELESS
Elatne for Wit Aeo'd'nti Traced t
Biilrotd Employ.
VIGILANCE THE PRICE OF LIFE j
rei Pointed Out and Remedies
Sngrsted by m Railroad Man-
Several Good Rnle for
Train Operative.
Although th annual death and Injury
roll from railroad accidents reaches hun-
until the Indian trouble should blow over. Idrcd thousand. It may be taken for granten
and which has never been discovered. Men J that the companies do not Kin peopm un
and even women have dug for this money purpose, and that they uso all the precau
m .... .v r iho'ttona thev know to nrevent accidents. If
lur many ytarPi uuv mo ouvnw vt . --
searchers In the southern part of the
state has Inspired those In the northern,
and the search Is being taken up again
as never before.
Story of'ihe Taylor Fortnne.
The story of the Taylor fortune I In
teresting in the extreme.
One day, in 1830, four bags of gold were
received at Fort McKay, near where the
little town of North McGregor, la., now
stands. It was the largest shipment ever
sent out from St. Louis to any of the
frontier posts' and wa to be used to
pay eft the white Soldiers who were
valiantly preserving order by holding the
rebellious Indians in leash. Colonel Tay
lor, when apprised of tho safe arrival
of the money, took every precaution to
safeguard it until the Indians had been
driven away or pacified, when the men
could be paid nd allowed to return to tho
whlto settlement to spend their hard
earned money.
Calling together the command, Coionel
Taylor chose four of the bravest and most
trustworthy men and. after Informing
they had no humane Instincts they must
be impressed with -the bills they have to
pay for personal Injury snd death claims.
Tho employes of the railroads are more
Interested In the prevention of acpldents
even than the companies or the traveling
Dubllc. It Is the employe who suffer most.
for upon them fulls one-third of the total
deaths and three-fourths of all tho injuries.
Yet the employes are to blame for most
of the accidents, if we are to believe R. C.
Richards, himself railroad employe, who
has written book on "Railroad Accidents;
Their Cause and Prevention." The book is
published by the authority of the Associa
tion of Railway Claim Agents, ana snouio
be authentic, for the claim agents know
more about wrecks and accidents than any
body else. They are first in the field whon
a casualty occurs, ascertaining causes, look
ing ud names and addresses and witnesses.
even while the surgeons are busy with
bandages.
Carelessness Canae Accident.
Accidents caused by the "act of God:" j
that Is, unexpected washouts and land-
them of the Importance of the mission upon slides, earthquake and similar catastrophes
which he was about to send tht?m, he gava
to each a bag of gold with instructions to
carry the bags to some safe place, which
they should Jointly select, and there hide
the treasure from the Indians. An attack
being feared at any moment, the four men
started at once. They never returned.
Hardly had tho four men left the stcck-
ade when a well planned attack was madn
by the Indians. The fighting was fast
and furious and extenfied over several days.
When at lant the Indians had been re
pulsed Colonel Taylor lost no time In se
lecting a party and sending it out to res
cue the gold hlders. The party search-d
for many hours before they came acrcai
the four men lying dead and entirely naked,
the Indians having murdered, scalped and
stripped them.
Not the smallest suggestion of the where
abouts of the gold could be found about
the place where the men had lost their
Uvea in defense of their trust, but after a
thorough 'search one of the members of
the party waa rewarded by finding a scrpp
of paper near the body of one of tho men.
known as Mcreierre. It is that scrap of
paper which has inspired three-qunrtrrs
of a century of digging. On It was scrawled:
: ON HIGHEST BLUFF ACROSS j
. FROM FORT IN 4 PILES '.
': EACH $20,000. !
: PIERRE MERCIERRE. :
This scrap of paper la still In existence
today and Is positively' the only clue to
the burled $80,000 of United States mc ney
which should have gone to the troops
whom Colonel Taylor took up the Missis
sippi from St. Louis si year or two b.foro.
The supposition fill 'along has been that
one of the gold hlders ftndlng that his but
near ine present city oi uuDuque; or tne moment was near, hastily scrawled the
white forbears who went out from Augusto I best directions he could, In the haste and
Chouteau buying furs of the adventurous ; ,.... unon hR ,nrt th,
coureurs du bols who carried on the com-
him in the hope some of his fellows wou'd
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m"1' " l"B lerr.iury uo wo ouxom in- 1. fnlnnl ,.a vi
dian belle, to wed. " " " "'l "'"I
bib iwi m3 munvy iui iiin.il y gay, DUl
never A trace was found. St. Louia Globs
STOP, WOflAN
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AND CONSIDER THE
ALL-IMPORTANT
FACT .
That la addressta Mrs. Tlekhan yen
are confiding your private ills to a woman
a woman whose experience with wo
Bten'g diseases cover twenty-five years.
Tha present Mrs. Plnkham is tha
daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pink ham,
and or many years tinder her direction,
and since her decease, her adriee has been
freely given to siek women.
Many women suffer in silence and drift alone
from bad to worse, knowing full well that they
aght to have immediate assistance, hot a natural
modesty impels them to shrink from exposing them
selves to the questions and probable examinations
of even their family physician. It is unnecessary.
Without money or priee you ean consult a woman
whose knowledge from actual experience is great.
Mrs. Pinkham's Standing InTlt&tion:
Women suffering from any form of female weak
ness are Invited ta promptly communicate with Mr.
Pinkham at Lynn. Mas. All letters are received,
opened, read and answered by women only. A
woman ean freely talk of her pHrate tllneas to
woman; thus has been established tke eternal
confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and the women
of America which has never been broken. Out
f the rust volume of experience which sha
has to draw from, l is more thaa poesim
that she has gained tke very knowledge -
that will help your case, fche aaks nam
ing in return except your good-will, and
her advice hss relieved thousands. Surely
any woman, rich or poor, isrery foolish If
he does not take advantage of this gen
erous offer of sssiatance. Lydia fi. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
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Followlnsr publish twe let
ters from t woman who accep
ted this invitation. Koto the
result:
First letter.
Bear Mr. Pinkhun:
For eight years I have suffered something
terribV every mouth. The rln are itni
eating an-1 1 ran hardly stand thorn. My
ioctof I have a severe female trouble,
and I moit go through an operation if I want
to get well. I do pot want to submit to it it
I can rowubly help it. fleas tell m what
to do. I hope vou ean relieve me." Mrs.
Vary Dimmi- k, otoa aad E. Capitol Street,
Vt'aiJiington, D. C.
. 6econd letter,
beer Mr. PlnUam;
After following erfuuy your avtra,
" A van knew, I wrote yea tht wy doeto
said I must bate an operation or I could not
hv. 1 than wrote you, telling ou my ail
ment. 1 followed your advice nd am en
tirely walk. I ran walk miles without aa
at-be or a pain, and I owe my life to you and
to I.vdi E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound.
I wih every suflntjtifr woman would read
this testimonial and loalize th value ot writ
ing to vou nd votir reinadv." Mr. Mary
Iiimmu i, ."iU and K. Capitol Street, Vawi
liigton, D. C.
tThcn a medicine has been successful
In reatoring to health so many womra
whass testimony is so unquestionable,
you cannot well r, without trying it,
11 1 do not b-li?ve it will help me." If
too are ill. don't heaitste to get a bot
tle of t.ydla E. Pinkham's Vegetable
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lompm."? l im vary aaxiou. to d Compound at one, aadwriteMrs IU
aiy testimonial, that others aiav knaw Ueir I ham, Lynn. MbJ... for special advice
aju and wb4 yea a oca for lit U free aad always kalffuL
' Frank Bllnt owns a farm In the heart
of what half a century or more ago was
the famous half breed tract. Deciding to
deepen a cistern which had been on the
premises for many years he went industri
ously to work with pick and shovel. Hardly
had he turned up a dozen shovelfuls of the
long undisturbed earth when his shovel
rang on metal. A few minutes work dis
closed an old Iron pot. Digging it loose
snd bringing it up to the light, Bllnt was
dazzled by the golden stream which poured
forth Exactly $15,000 in gold eagles and
double eagles was the fortune he had un
earthed. It could have come from no
other source than some family of wealthy
ba'.f breeds, unable to spend their generous
patrimony.
Th same week In which this portion of
th vast treasure was discovered clues were
found to another portion undoubtedly
burled not fifty miles away near where
Black Hawk and his companions spent
their last days after the disastrous close
of the rebellion and their Journey down
the Mississippi to Jefferson barracks and
then, in charge of Jefferson Davis, across
to Washington and New York.
Tearing down the old Bonnlfleld log
cabin, near Fairfield, one of the oldest
buildings in the oldest part of the state,
the workers found an Inkhorn and quill
case, resembling much In appearance a
rasor case, and a musty old pocketbook
which contained a 4 newspaper clipping
bearing the date June 26, JS28, and a letter.
Th last two were so faded that a magnify
ing glass was necessary to read them and
even then parts of the letter were beyond
deciphering.
Aa Ancient Letter.
The paper is yellow and torn wher it
ha been folded and the ink with which
th letter wa written is badly faded. As
nearly aa It can be mad out tha letter
runa In this manner:
FRISCO, June 11. My Dear William-
wagon, had lots of time to think
money, which is burled near the
old Bonnirteld house. Tou know what I
am, found out from BUrk Hawk
over from Illinois. I looked but
never thought until I nearly got out here.
About that there map; it weren't wheie
the lines cross, but In the mlrtriln. K.
don't you tell anyone, but try this here
plan. (Map follows).
Vou see we alius made the mistake of
dlirging at crossing marked A. That other
Indian that Jim knowed knowed more than
he let on. There must be near J9.1XW and
mebbe more, according to what Black
Hawk fetched that time. Don't you let
none of those Burlington fellows see this
man. Well, Bill, I wish I waa there, for
proliably there is more cash there than we
think. We will dig here for a big nell.
I want to write a lot, but the stage leivra
In a minute and I got to quit. Tours, J. W.
P. B. Mebbe it ain't that house, but what
other big house could he have meant?
The purport of the letter Is plain. The
money referred to is undoubtedly part of
that paid to Black Hawks tribe by the
I'nited States In return for lands sold by
them, either by treaty of 1S04 or of 1S33 or
some intermediate date. There is an old
story in th neighborhood wher the letter
was found of how three Indian braves wer
appointed to bury this gold, th number be
ing chosen so that If on wa killed there
would yet b someone left to find th loca
tion. As the irony ot f.ito would have it,
however, a tribal war folio c-d. and every
one of the three In the secret was killed,
o that nona jt the tribe could locat th
mUslr.g treasure.
Mast Direction.
The map which was found with the old
letter gives fairly legible direction 1 r
th search, and already dutens are at
work digging in various parts of tne
neighborhood In search of the motiey.
Of all the landmarks mentioned on the
mar. however, but one tree reni.il
Democrat.
against which no precaution can prevail.
and accidents to trespassers who drive or
walk on the track, of course, are not th
fault of the companies. These compara
tively are few in number.
But "accidents caused by the careless
ness, thoughtlessness or neglect of em
ployes are the large majority of all that
happen," says Mr. Richards, "and If wu
could eliminate them or one-half of them I
here would be but little cause for com
plaint on the part of the management of
the companies or criticism on the part of
the public, and the claim agent would have
a bed of roses Instead of the busiest and
hardest worked office on the road.'
This author dismisses the question of
safety appliances with lltye mention. He
says that It Is the man and not the device
that renders traveling safe, and that acci
dents occur where the right-of-way is lined
with approved safeguards.
Accident Happen Every Day.
Perhaps the employes, bearing In mind
long hours ami old-fashioned equipment,
would take issue with him on this point,
but he Insists that his experience as a
claim agent loads him to conclude that the
accidents that happen "every day on every
railroad in the country, and which go on
happening every year in the same old way."
could and should be avoided by the exercise j
of greater care and thoughtfulness.
It is not the big wrecks that cause the
large totol of deaths. A few hundred peo
ple are killed during the year by frightful
collisions. Many thousands are killed by
accidents that are not mentioned In tho
newspapers. The public never hears of the
brakeman who falls between two moving
freight cars or the tramp, a trespasser,
who goes to sleep and tumbles from tho
hrakebeam on which he has stolen ft ride.
In hi cautions to reckless engineer Mr.
Richards says: "When you get a bulletin
prohibiting your running down certain mils
faster than thirty miles an hour don't do
It at forty or (tlfty miles an hour.
Rales for Engineer.
"When you see a signal, set against you.
thinK of tne wiecKK you have Known since
you entered the service and stop. TaKe
no chances, it you cant see the signal
stop or slow down. In case of doubt, al
ways take the safe course.
"When In a terrible rainstorm you are
running with a slow order over a track
which is being repaired, don't do It at a
speed of fifty or sixty miles an hour.
"When you are making your station stop
don't Jerk your train after It has stopped
or Is about to stop. Don't pull or back
up a few icei to get to tne coai cnuic.
GOSSIP STARTS LIVELY FIGHT
Colored Woman Resents Stories Cir
culated liy Another of
Her So.
To circulate stories among the neigh
bors reflecting in any. manner upon the
, oi me va.eo. ,n a community t chum if you do someone is liable to get
- iicid mo uiu'jrB vi rvuicBR iiavt) nut
changed since the days of spiked clubs
and spears, is apt to lead to strenuous
events and bloodshed, If the experience
of Vernie Clark, 1124 Capitol avenue, is
accepted aa an instance. Miss Clark U
a woman of, exceeding color and stands
as a leader in her social set, and Is there
fore Jealous over the standing of its
membership. According to her tale to the
police, she objected to the admission of
Flora Williams, 218 North Eleventh
street, equally colored, to the ranks of
the 400, because, as she said, she had
heard it said on good authority that the
Williams person was not a woman, but
a man. Such a crime on Flora's part
was,' she believed, unpardonable, and alio'
sought to arouse a feeling of antagonism
against her, or him.
In the course of time, the attack upon
th privilege to b counted on of the
gentler sex came to the ears of Flora
Williams, and immediately she decided to
pay a visit to the circulating medium,
Saturday night. With a loaded revolver
in her hand and hidden In the folds cf
her dress, she entered the door of Miss
Clark's abode. It started right away.
- Ther were no ear acute enough to
follow the line of conversation, but there
was no mistaking Its heat and a second
loaded revolver In the hands of the Clark'
woman loomed up big enough to Inspire
awe, but th expected fusillade of shot
somehow failed to materialize, the two
hurt."
It Is a strange thing that many grade I
crorslna: accidents occur and no one on I
the engine knows that they happen.
Whether It is on account of the kind and
position of the headlights now being used
or because the engineer does not watch
the track, fbe claim agent does not know.
An engineer will run down a man or
vehicle and perhaps not learn about It till
the next day, when he Is called upon by I
the company for an explanation.
Common Cause of Trouble.
Most of the common accidents caused by
neglect of the train crew are summarised
by Mr. Jtiehards as follows:
Failure to watch for and observe signals.
Trains following each other too closely.
Trains follovling at too high a rate of
spetd.
Failure to protect trains stopped on th
main track.
Car not being left In to clear at sidings.
Switches being left wrong.
Lack ot caution In time of storm or fog.
General carelessness.'
Most of the Injuries to employes caused
by their own carelessness are from coupling
cars, getting on or off, or falling from
trains or engines. Mr. Richards cannot j
Imagine why a brakeman of common sense
should stand on a foot board and when
the couplers are almost together put his
band In between them, nor why he should
stand In the middle of the track and watt
promptly Imbedding their fingers In their ! for c" r ""i'"" l pProch thn
antagonist's hair Instead of shooting.
They went to the mat and In a moment
the corner of Eleventh street and Capitol
avenue resounded with the noise of com
bat. Across the street stood officers Mitchell
and Eullivan and their attention and taut
were promptly attracted to the scene.
They found th twp pillars of local so
ciety fastened In a strong embrace on
the floor, and so lothe were the two to
desist that although Mitchell took hold
of on and Bulllvan of th other, thiy
ware obliged to strain every muscle be
fore they could pull them apart. Then
each took a belllberent and Ud her off to
jail.
No sooner had they released their holds
on the ralr at the station, however, thxn
they went at it again, Mis Clark face
and clothing were covered with blood
from wounds on her head Inflicted by tho
other's revolver. This time they wer
mora easily parted.
"What's th matter with you twor1
asked Captain Mostyn.
"She says I'm a man," accused th
one named William.
"Ye, she is a man," and everybody says
o, too," asserted the other. "You'll have
this to do ever again, too, you big man."
Th wounded on wa given surgical at
tention, when they were both locked up
charged with disturbing the peace by
fl dining. When the cartridges wr re
moved from the revolvers, somo of them
were found to bear tha marks of a ham
mer, showing the women had tried to
shoot each other, falling only because
their' guus refused to discharge,
step on the foot board, or brakebeam, when
by stepping to one side he could get on
In safety. Why do men Jump on an engln
pilot to ride a few feet to make a switch
when the engine Is going so fast as to
be dangoroue?
How Careless Brakemen Art Hart,
Why undertake to climb from car to car
when It Is not necessary?
Why cross the track in front of moving
cars or engines when they are so close
that th act looks like suicide?
Why be struck In broad daylight by over.
head structure when warning telltales
hav been erected T
Why cut the steam hose befor the steam
ha been turned off?
Why try to oil a hot box when th train
la running?
It is suggested that the railroad have
bureau of employment properly conducted
to ai-cure the beat men and school In
which to Instruct the men to the rules
under which the railroads ar operated.
Th companies ar urged to clear their
roadhouses, repair yarda, coal stations,
gat bouses, and all other branches of th
servlc connected with transportation of
foreign workmen with whom neither other
employers nor tha public can communicat
because they cannot apeak English.
"Never go without sufficient rest, says
th bonk. "Don't tiy to get In too many
miles or hours for the pay there Is In it.
as you may get hurt or killed doing so
or Injure someone else. When an order
la given you, verbully or in writing, which
you do not understand, uncertain exactly
what It means before you undertake to
execute It." Ben Hurbank lj 111 Chicago
Trthuna
EDWIN MARKHAM
"The Great Guest Comes"
A Christinas poem, instinct with the spirit off
'Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men".
Tern time I caste I your (riejiaty deer:
Three timet my thaJow waa en your fleer,
I was th beggar with bruited leet;
I wai the wentaa yea fare to eat;
I was the child oa th koinelea sueeu"
THE AUTHOR OF
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C N. AND A. M. WILLIAMSON J
"The Chauffeur and the Chaperon u
With all the merriment-making, they cannot
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could in The Lightning; Conductor."
ANTHONY HOPE
The Dukes Allotment'
if
The gay adventures of a man, a maid and an
automobile.
AGNES AND EGERTON CASTLE
"The Young Conspiracy'
A' short story of love and intrigue.
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