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THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1897.
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HABITS O'F A MISANTHROPE.
SAN FRANCISCO CAPITALIST BAIini
CADCS HIMSELF.
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Method by Which He Prospered Was
Fonil of Aiii:)- Doss That Honied
at Mgbt anil Ilnn-
lhcd bleep.
Henri Windel, the capitalist, who was
thrown out of a buggy and killed last
Wednesday, was considered eccentric by
his acquaintances. He had a gloomy tem
perament, says the San Francisco Ex
aminer. About eight years ago he choso a new
residence that had a tall fence In front,
mid in which he was well guarded from
general observation. A bell at the gate was
the onjy means callers had of summoning
a person in the house. "When Windel. who
leased this large dwelling, sublet it, he
retained two rooms for himself, the ap
proach to them being separated from the
entrance to the other apartments. He had
a. bell put In these rooms also, and tho
liandlo by which it was rung was so placed
In the fence that only those whose atten
tion he called to It knew about this sec
ond bell and were aware that It was for him
alone.
A few years ago a couple of men climbed
tho fence- at night, nnd the barking qf a
dog awakened Windel, who fired a snot at
the prowlers. He then put two lengths of
Barbed wire on top of the fence.
The house has been rented for over two
years by Howard Morrison. He has a
spaniel that barks whenever a footfall Is
heard, and on this account Windel praised
the animal highly. Windel was always
nervous and apparently in dread.
Morrison said that no man ever called on
him through friendship, and only a few
visits wero paid him J early by men. of busi
ness. Windel was not inclined to let other men
around him remain any happier than him-
teii. no so worriea me contractor wno
was doinir the bricklaying when the house
was being built that the man became sick
and died at his home In Hayes Valley
beforo the work was finished.
When Windel came to California forty-
avo years ago ne sianea as an upnoisterer.
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CANON GORE COMING.
Tile Famous "Heretical" Canon o
AVcstinlnster to Visit Tlila
Country.
Rev. Mr. Charleb A. Gore will come to
this country tiie early part of next month.
'ihe oujuct is cruelly the "Retreat
of tho cicigy." which Is held annually in
the cathedral at Al
bany, and as the
bishop of Albany has
been known to have
expressed his opin
ion that the doctrine
taught by Mr. Uoro
was heiesy, it has
been a cause of great
burprifce and most
unfavorable criticism
that he has asked
Mr. Gore to officiate
in his cathedral. So
great has been the
leeling on the sub
ject tnnt the clergy,
who aro opposed to
Mr. Gore, and who
fetill believe in tho
doctrine of Our Lord's divinity, as taught
by the creeds of Christendom, will hold a
rival retreat at tho Church of the Ascen
sion. Atlantic CItv. which will be conduct
ed by the ltev. Father Huntington, of the
Order of the Holy Cross. In bpeaklng of
Mr. Gore a prominent clergyman of the
Episcopal church said the other day:
"There is nothing new in Mr. Gore's doc
trine; It is but a rehearsal of old heresies,
of Theodore, of Mopenestia, of tome of the
teml-Arians, and in later times of Socinus.
Mr. Gore, however, has only taken them
from German lnndel or Protestant litera
ture, and added nothing except the entire
ly contradictory assertion that ho accepts
the doctrinal decrees of the general coun
cils of tho church upon this point, and at
the same time expressly admits that he
agrees neither with St. Cyril nor with St.
Leo, the two fathers who wrote the de
crees which bear upon the point. I think
buch an assertion is startling In the ex
treme." Canon Gore is one of the most gifted and
popular preachers at Westminster abbey,
and seems to have taken the place of such
eminent men as Canon Farrar and the late
Dean Stanley. When ho is In residence,
enormous crowds flock to hear him. from
Sunday to Sunday, and he is looked upon
as one of the most advanced leaders of
what may be called the new school of
broad churchmen. Although the writer of
a number of theological books, his name
did not come into prominence until a few
years ago, when he appeared as an editor
of a series of essays entitled "Lux Mun
dl." This book, when It appeared, created
much comment In the religious world;
some of the essay3 were considered by the
vast majority of churchmen to be of an
nlarmlngly broad and liberal Character.
His own preface and his essay entitled
'The Holy Spirit and Inspiration," caused,
the deepest alarm and indignation, espe
cially those parts which seemed to deny
IN COMPACT WITH THE DEYIL
MURDERER KELLEY WAS TO SERVE
SATAX FOURTEEN YEARS.
Colorado's Mttneatcr Wants Pardon
The Mjstery of a. California Fe
male Burglar A Notorious
Criminal Captured.
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Joseph Kelley, who murdered Cashier Jo
seph A. Stlckney. of the Great Falls Na
tional bank, in Somersworth, April 16 last,
made a remarkable
statement in the
Dover, N. H., jail.
In substance, Kel
ley says that his mis
deeds are wholly and
entirely due to a
compact made with
the devil when he
was 11 years old to
feerve h i s Satanic
majesty until ho
reached the age ot
23. and he declares
that he expects and
wants to be hanged
for the murder of
Cashier Stlckney, but
he asKs mat nis ex
ecution be delayed
until January 1G. 1S89. , ,. ,
"I not only have made up my mind to be
hanged, but I expect to bo hanged, and I
want to be hanged, and I shall not be satls
lled with the outcome of things if 1 am not
hanged," he said. "I'll tell jou how it Is.
You see I did that crime. I don't know
why, and I don't know how; that is: to do
it, but I committed It, and I am willing to
pay the penalty. Why, I look at It as a
bort of debt I owo to the state, and if a
man is a man he wants to pay a debt,
desn't he? Well, I do, and the hanging will
be my payment of this debt. Now, 1 want
to pay it, and so far as I am personally
concerned. I am going to pay it. Tho only
thing I ask is that It be delayed until Jan
uary 1G, 1S99. If I am dead before January
16, 1893. 1 shall still have an unexpired term
to serve with my devil in the other world,
and I am afraid 1 shall never be able to
get away from him through eternity. On
the other hand. If I serve him until mid
night of January 15, 1S99, I shall be through
with him on this earth, and I hope In the
other world as well. I might as well tell
you that I have been a slave of the devil
since I was 11 years old, and I promised to
serve him until I was 25. I shall be 25 years
old January 15, 1ES9, "and that Is why I do
not want to be hanged until after midnight
of that day."
"Why. what did you do that was so
very wicked until tho murder of Cashier
Stlckney?" , ,
"Well, I have stolen, principally, and
done every bad thing I could think or.
But it was more stealing than anything
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CASTLE OF AN ECCENTRIC CAPITALIST.
Henri Wendel. a Ban Francisco misanthrone. had a. residence on a Httln cnl-ds-aap.
called Burrltt place, which was guarded by a high fence, with barbed wire on top. A
bell in his apartments connected him with a box In the fence, and from the elevated
windows he could view all who called to see him. From a window a trolley ar
rangement carried a mall box to and from tho fence.
Then he made loans on furniture and
jewelry. He had the reputation of being
very sharp in his dealings, always declar
ing pledged goods forfeited without delay.
On furniture obtained In this way he
profited largely. It is said. Periodically he
had sales of trunks which were left with
him on storage. Bidders at these auctions,
were told that no keys had been left with
the trunks.- They took chances. Occasion
ally one was opened for the inspection of
the crowd by some person to whom it was
knocked down. Tho contents were valu
able. Then other trunks were In demand.
When taken away and opened they were
found to be full of newspapers and useless
fluff. Articles which had been in the trunks
efore the sale. It is asserted, were after
wards disposed of at Winders store.
Wlndel's wealth was in cash, stocks and
bonds, deposited with the Union Trust Com
pany, which corporation took charge of bis
effects and had the rooms of the deceased
ofllclally sealed. His adopted daughter,
who was thrown out of the buggy with him,
may expect a part of it.
About twenty years ago Windel and his
wife were divorced In this city. She will
probably ask for a share of the estate.
Two years and a half ago Windel went
to Germany. It was hinted that a wealthy
man. Involved in litigation, furnished him
means for the trip, bo that Windel might
not testify. He returned this year.
Windel said that he had married in Berlin
and left a wife and two children there.
Perhaps another claim on the estate may
come from Germany.
THE OLDEST JTWIN SISTERS.
Mncty-dccond Ilirtlulnr of Mm. Smith
and Mrs. Hnll Celebrated nt
IlnriiMnblc, Manx.
An occasion of unusual Interest, though
of an entlrelv modest character, was the
celebration, this week, of the S2d blrthdny
pf probably the oldest twin sisters In the
United States Mrs. Hltty Smith nnd Mrs.
bebornh Hall of the old shire town ot
Barnstable.
They are In the best of health, and look
ing as hale and hearty as manv persons
twenty years -younger. A beautiful feat-
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Mrs. Hltty Smith.
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Mis. Deborah HalL
the inspiration of the divine scriptures, and
to give up the historical characters of the
earlier chapters of Genesis, and to consign
to the realms of mythology all prior to
the days of Abraham. The Ingenious ar
guments advanced by Mr. Gore soon gained
him a following, especially among some of
the undergraduates at Oxford.
How far tho teachings of Mr. Gore have
been received with favor In this country
It la Impossible to say. but his doctrines
are rejected entirely by tho theological
faculties of the General seminary In New
York, of the Western seminary In Chicago
and of the Nashotah house, Wisconsin, the
chief theological schools of the Episcopal
church.
flk !HLVr
uro In the Ihcs of these estimable ladles
is tho fact that every faculty remains to
day unimpaired, and they arc destined to
enjoy many more birthday anniversaries.
They received calls from manv warm
friends and relatives, who brought not only
words of good cheer, but tokens of a more
substantial nature.
Tronble In Hi Feet.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
A Georgia farmer has a bon who -w riles
venc. but Is too modest to submit it for
publication. One day, when' the farmer
was going to town, lie took a bundle oi
poems along with him and handed them
to nn cuuor.
Thcv're preltv fair." said the editor.
"Ills rhyme is all right, but there's sume-'
lliing wrong with Tils feet."
"Well," bald the farmer, "I won't deny
ft; ho has got csrm:"
PRINCESS KA1ULANI COMING.
-Will" Return to America From En-
Clnnd Next Month on Her AVny
to Honolulu.
The Princess Kalulanl, who would have
been queen of Hawaii If the islands had
remained under a monarchical form of
government, will return to America from
England next month on her way to Hono
lulu. She has Just
completed her educa
tion. A letter was recent
ly received at tho
treasury department
at Washington from
ex-Queen Llluoka
lanl containing a re
quest that.the courte
sies usually extended
the representatives of
foreign countries on
landing in America
be granted the prin
cess. This means fa
cilitation in the ex
amination of bag
gage and the avoid
ance oi leiay in get
ting It through the
custom house.
Tho treasury department will probably
direct tho collector of customs at New
York to show the pinoess the courtesy ex
tended to distinguished visitors but will not
recognlzu that sho has any official status.
HOW SHE GOT FIVE CENTS.
A Dodge Employed by Some ot the
Cosh Glrlx It's Pretty Old,
Though.
A woman who was shopping In the base-
'ment of a large department store tells this
amusing story or her experience in being
held up for a trifling amount of money:
I was making purchases at one of the
bargain counters when a small cash girl
a mere child went up to the other girl.who
was waiting on me, and said:
"Oh, Miss , please give me enough
money to pay my carfare. I haven't a pen
ny to my name."
"I can't be bothered now," said the other
girl, with a show of indignation; "how
much do you want?"
"Five cents. I'm getting bigger, and 3
cents don't go any more "
"Hnen't got it," said tho other girl,
looking into an empty pocketbook. "I'm
awfully borry, Em, but that's the truth."
Of course there was nothing for me to do
but to offer the desired nickel, which I
did, and it was gracefully accepted with
profuse thanks. At the same time I caught
the recipient of my charity giving a wicked
wink to the girl with the empty pocket
book, and i saw that I had been dellber
, ately "worked" for the 6 cents. I won
dered how many other women had suffered.
out it won t ao tor mem to try it on me
again that's all.
Would Entirely Impoverish Him.
From Puck.
Daughter of the Revolution "My son, this
Is the anniversary ot tho glorious day when
your forefathers declared us free, and
fought and died that we might enjoy the
blessings of liberty."
Her youngest (bitterly) "I'm darn glad
they got killed, I nm."
Daughter of the Revolution "Why, Bob
by'" -
Her youngest "I am. 'Cause papa's used
up most ot my firecrackers, now, showln'
me how not to hurt myself."
else. I have taken everything I could get
my hands on, whether I wanted anything
or not. Whatever I have seen I have
grabbed. 'Why, I can remember even steal
ing old plates, both tin and crockery, just
because I could not heln It, and when I
would find I had these things I would break
them up or throw them' away. I can re
member once I tbok JlO from the till of a
grocery store, and It was the only JlO bill
in the drawer, and had Just been put there,
but I wasn't caught, although the store
was crowded with customers. I walked
right around behind the counter and took
it, too."
"How did this devil happen to get hold
of you?"
"That was kind of a funny thing," said
Kelley. "When I was 11 years old I stole
2- ?,'Jyer watch and hid It under an old
building. I thought it was safe, but in a
day or two the devil came around to me
?." ., ? me x was Boing to be caught.
J ell, of course, that frightened me terrl
?Iyi "l1" 2- minute I didn't know what
to do. Then I said to him that if he would
save me from getting caught for stealing
that watch I would serve him faithfully
until I was 2o years old. He said all right,
and I w;as not caught for stealing that
w,:it?"'..Jf,ater' x too5 It from beneath tho
old building and sold it. I. got a couple of
dollars for the case. Since then I have
kept to my bargain."
,i3'iVatlahe ha0? ,t0 a wIth the mur
alked. CashIer Stlckney?" Kelley was
v.'i?'t!1,n8sSxTcept that by stealing every-
?? tl, ,OUlSeT1le',Ta, my master, and
me to " thought he would want
v!?' TlfiJ?" t0 lu Mr- Stlckney?"
, .!? that myself. I saw the money
a Stcd to steaI x coud not help it.
.o. ien wero fome ot the occasions you
saw him near the time of the murder?"
Ktievf3" 4-m rl?nt after J had Wed Mr.
Stlckney. You know the door that lets
you behind the counter In the bank? Well
met b,ak ..,,hat .??r- P'cWng UP the
hMSE ?-'' attheadKoorind,3
t . . y """K g' " men, but when
Lf?1 Te.ld: K0 llnd 1Iftel the bag up I
noticed that he had his hands on the door
him and5 SSiS'lS U " I "ed tow-Srd
U,rata,n,d,t.ried t0 Pn it, but he looked at
me, laughing as hard as he could, and ry
"ThmnSTti.Lc,ou,Id,no,t puU tne d00r open.
,Sren I st,ePPed back a step or two. and
with an awful kick broke that big square
J, .Slass. I Put the bag of coin through,
andaf,Ter brea,klng away some of the rough
edges I crawled through myself. All the
time I was doing this the devil was hold
cnnS, ,hd?Land W"5 5
started away." " up OUISme ne
wnen aid you next see him'"
After I hid the money In tho orchard I
went to my boarding house for dinner, and
on the way uptown I saw the devil come
up behind me, and I felt him clap me on
iU,shH0U.IdTer- He BrfPPed mo hard? so
hard that I remember now how it felt It
was a grab, and he looked in my face over
my shoulder, and laughed and said- 'Oh I
have got 5-ou now; you'll be mine for good '
I wanted to gef away from him. so rushed
over to Whltten's stable nnd asked for a
team to go to Governor Goodell brook to
see If the Ice was out. I didn't know-just
what way fwas soinfft and drove rnduf
the square twice. Then I went to tho or
chard where I had left tho money, and got
it and started downtown. b
, VAUt"eJ.way ovcr l was not bothered a
bit. The deil and I kept laughing over
what I- had done. He saiS once to me 'It
was a good thing.' and laughed with me I
was not running away. I was not afraid' I
just kept going on and was just as hannv
as I am now." "i
A N0T0RI0JJS FOOTPAD. '
Henry Ilncon, Who Held Up Six 3Icn In
One Mgbt nt San Francisco,
Behind the Bnra.
Henry Bacon, a joung man with an old
and vera- crooked record, has been arrested
in San Francisco; He Is one of the slickest
thieves on the Pacific coast, - - -
Early one morning last April a man was
passing along Jessie street, between Fourth
and Fifth, San Francisco, when Bacon and
two companions, ordered him to. put. up
his handa. They secured a silver watch
and J2.50. neports of live other similar
holdups 'were reported at police headquar
ters that morning, In all of which the hand
of Bacon and his associates .could be traced.
One of the contributors to the success of
Bacon's famous collection lost a valuable
gold watch In addition to a considerable
sum of money.
Bacon then went to Los Angeles, where
soon after, his arrival ho held up a horse
car and robbed the driver..A few days later
he was caught in a petty theft and lacked
UP- He was , then identified as the man
that had held up the street car, but' he
managed to escape while awaiting exam
ination. From there he made his way by robbery
and thieving to New York and then back
to California. He paid Kansas City a short
visit, but was run out by the police.
ADMISSIONS BY THORN.
JTew Development In the Golden-
auppe Cne, Xevr York' Mnr-
lerMjutqry,
Martin Thorn, who with Mrs. Augusta
N.ick Is in the Tombs awaiting trial on
tho charge that they murdered William
Guldensuppe, has
abandoned his policy
of general denials
und made some
admissions, which in
the estimation of the
officials In charge of
the prosecution will
tend to materially
strengthen the cas-e
against him. 'Singu
larly enough, the ad
missions which bear
out in many points
tho statements o f
John Gotlia, -were ob
tained and made pub
lic by Thorn's coun
sel.
Joseph Moss, who
was assigned to defend Thorn, had an In
terview with Thorn in the Tombs. Mr.
Moss read to Thorn the affidavit of Gotha,
which Assistant District Attorney Mitchell
obtained. Gotha, it will be remembered,
was Thorn's friend, who turned informer
and arranged with the police for Thorn's
capture. . ,
In his statement Gotha relates what he
declares under oath to be Thorn's confes
sion to him of the murder of Guldensuppe
In a cottage at Woodside, li. I.
When Gotha's narrative ot the occur
rence in connection with the murder was
read to him. Thorn said: "I did tell him
that wo were going to move, but I did not
tell him that we were going under the
name of Braun. The Woodside cottage was
rented by someone of the name of F.
Braun. All of Gotha's statements, except
that I gave him some pawn tickets, and
that the house was rented by someone
who gave the name of F. Braun, are false."
Mr. Moe& said that Thorn Is In good spir
its and anxious that -his trial should be
called atan early day.
District Attorney Mitchell.who lias-charge
of the preparation 'of tho case against
Thqrn and Mrs. Nack, when informed of
the admission which Thorn had made.sald:
"We have got tho web around Thorn
now."
Mr. Mitchell attaches considerable im
portance to Thorn's admission that the
Woodside house was rented by some ona
who gave the name of F. Braun. "
Mr. Mitchell said that the Queens county
authorities have obtained evidence from a
shopkeeper showing that a man who an
swers. Thorn's description purchased a
quantity of plaster of parls on the morn
ing of the day Guldensuppe was murdered.-
Mrs. Nack is entirely unperturbed by re
cent developments In the murder case. She
passes her time knitting or talking with
other women prisoners' In the corridor ot
the woman's prison at the Tombs. She de
clines to read tho newspapers. An indict
ment will probably be found against -rhorn
and Mrs. Nack, and It is said that the trial
will be set for October IB.
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SOWING WILD OATS.
It Lands William Ilotto, ot Lanli-
vllle, Ky,, Behind Frls-
onlllurH.
1 Willfam Botto, 'of Louisville. Ky who is
unaer -.arrest in rew JtorK. cnargea witn
having-glven .a worthless check fpr $35 to
Frank C. Benjamin of Philadelphia, re
cently aivorcea nis wuera, young woman,
to marry an oUl'one." J n' ,
He was a "qtyod
rled an actrjs4
him to snend. he
and then' ietf jhenji
to Louisville nu
Sffilder-
INeWfYotk.
Louisville and mar-
money for
mercilessly
Returninir
iatedMilmself Into
e gooa graces of
the widow of Will
iam Irwin, late presi
dent of the Louisville
nnd Indiana- -Ferry
Company. He told
the widow that, his
previous marriage
was only a joke and
for a monetary-consideration,
it was
said, he managed to
get the girl to con
sent to a divorce.
Early In, July, Bot
to, then 20 years .old.
was married to Mrs.
Irwin, who was 52
years old. -Mrs. Bot-
to sent her husband
on a honeymoon trip by himself. Botto
came to this city with a valet and one or
two servants. His wife allowed him ft.OOO,
then $3,000 and subsequently $1,000. making
J8.000 In all. He got rid of the first $4,000
In two weeks. When this was exhausted
he wrote for more.
This was about the time he made the
acquaintance of an actress. When he got
the $3,000, most of it was spent In pres
ents for his new flame. With the last
$1,000 came the Imperative .command to
start for home. Botto spent the last $1,000
on the actress.
He Is now held In New York awaiting ex
tradition to Philadelphia,
FUGITIVE BANK CASHIER. '
Fred McConnell Disappeared t "With
910,000 of an Indiana Bank's -
Mohey He Is Only 20.
Fred McConnell robbed the Bank of Ara
bia, Ind.. of $10,000 and disappeared last
week. Whither he has gone nu5ne knows.
He is a handsome
man, 2G years old,
and was popular
with a wide circle of
acquaintances in Am
bla'and other Indi
ana towns where he
had lived. His bear
Mng was such that he
inspired general con-
drag out the name of a man who had won
her confidence did she not caro to re
veal It.
,Mrs. McLellan talks freely ot her case
until It reaches a certain point, and then
she shrouds If with reticence. "Dancing,
perhaps, led to this trouble," she said with
a sob. "I was very fond of going to dances.
My husband did not care for that sort of
thing.. He was religiously inclined, a good
man and a better friend woman never had.
He has been by my side all through this
dreadful nffajr," and then she would stop.
29 IS A DANGEROUS AGE.
Statistics Show Man Commits More
Crime Then Than.. at Any
' Other Time.
It is a singular fact, yet one substantiat
ed by statistics, that mest crime h com
mitted in this state by men 23 years old,
says the Albany Times-Union. This Is not
only true of the lesser, but also of tho
greater crimes. although a man Is presumed
to be at that period of his life not only In
the zenith of his physical, hut also In full
and complete possession of his -mental pow
ers, with a complete appreciation of right
and wrong ahd their respective cpnse
quences. This condition is a problem which
has not been solved by the student of
crtmlntology, and one which Is made the
more complex by the fact' that the ages
of 21, 27, and 43 years nearly equal It, with
the intervening years showing a far less
percentage of crime.
It is indeed peculiar that the criminal ten
dency should be so strong at 29, with no
such inclination, so far as criminal statis
tics show, irt as great a degree for the
succeeding sixteen years, and then another
outburst of tho anlmal,in man. This condi
tion is found to he true by "actual figures,
nnd as all statistical computations at which
average' conditions are sought to he deter
mined are arrived at by this method, so
may 'the student of this subject, as well as
tho insurance magnate who bases his rates
on the general average of losses In pro
portion to the risks taken, and does so with
full safety, employ it in solving the prob
lem beforo him.
Charles K. Baker, chief clerk to Superin
tendent Lathrop, has made this subject one
of close study nnd will soon have completed
a table showing this to be true. He has al
ready completed one relativo to murderers
serving life sentences-In tho penal Institu
tions, and its figures bear out the general
conclusion.. He offers at this time no ex
planation for this, but hopes after he has
exhausted the subject, so far as tho presen
tation of figures are concerned, to bo able
to set forth reasons why these years should
be productive or the most crime.
Tho following figures show how old the
various murderers who are serving Hie sentences-were
when they committed the act
for which they are serving time, together
with how many like crimes wero committed
at such specific year Qf age: Fifteen, one;
16, one; 17. two; 18. two; 19, one; 20, two;
21, eight; 22, nine; 23, six; 24, five: 23, eight;
2fi, ten; 27 eleven; 28, seven: 29. tweUe;
30, five: 31, six; 32, seven: 33. six: 34. six; 33
.seven: 36, six; 37, three; 3S, Ave; 39, four; 40,
five; 41, three; .42, three; 43, six; 44. three;
4j, seven: 46, one; 47, one; 4S. three; 49, two;
EO, one; 51, none; 52, two; 53. two: 54. none;
5o, two; 56, none; 57, one; 58. none; 59, one:
CO, none; 61, one; 62. none; 63, one: 64, one;
65, none; 66, none; 67, one; 6S,'one; 69, none:
70, one.
PACKER ASKS PARDON?
Ho Is the Man "Who Killed and Ate
Five Men In Colorado.
Alfred Packer, "the man eater." In Col
orado state prison serving a forty-year
sentence for murder, has made application
focpardon. He has served .eleven years
ot hi3 sentence.
, . Counting a on: 'vood
time" he has twen
ty more to serve.
But the men of Lake
City. Col., declare
Packer is very much
more likely to live
those twenty years
where he 1 now
than If he gains his
freedom.
The case of Alfred
Packer, "the man
eater," Is one of the
most sensational that
ever was known in
Colorado, even in
those early days
, , , .. when human life was
held at small value, and when many a
homicide occurred for which no questions
have 'ever been asked. The murder oc-curred-in
the -winter of 1873-74. Five men
were killed by the monster Packer, and
then eaten.
At the .time of the''muraers Packer was
but .34 years. old. His family, in 'Indiana is
eminentlyrespectable. The effort to se
cure a pardon Is made by the friends of
Packer's father. But hundreds of protests
In Colorado are reaching Governor Adams
d-a.,,yv ?.,a believed if ever the man Is
liberated he, will suffer by lynch law the
penalty for his wholesale murder.
TO Q"0L0NIZPALESTINE.
Dr. Thedor Herxl, the .ew Moses,"
and His Plans as Set Forth. at
Basle, Switzerland.
Dr. Thedor' Herzl, of Vienna, whose
cherished wish Is to create an independent
Jewish state In Palestine, is a man of di
versified talent, having been a lawyer, a
journalist and a dramatist.
His ylews are creating much discussion
in Europe. When -he made his farewell
speech at the meeting of Zionists at Basle.
Switzerland, during the week, he declared
the congress had been worthy of itself and
ot Israel. Then ensued a dramatic scene.
1P
fldence In nil -"who
came Into business
contact witn him.
Three years ago he
came to Ambia and
served as bookkeeper
at the Farmers' ele
vator, owned by F.
H.Dixon, whose bank
he robbed. A venr
later he became cashier of the bank and
was married to Miss Sally Moor, whoso
parents live at Goodland, Ind. McConnell's
panents are honored residents of Michigan
City, and he has a sister; living" at Monti
cello. 1
The books of the bank, ns Investigated
by State Bank Examiner Milliken. show
that the actual amount taken by McCon
nell In cash was $9,279, and there are out
standing accounts on which he Is supposed
to have made collections which will swell
his embezzlements to over $10,000. McCon
nell Is 5 feet 8 inches high, weighs 153
pounds and Is fair complexloned. His man
ner Is affable, and wherever he goe3 he
makes a good Impressiott.
WOMAN THAT KEEPS A SECRET.
Mrs. McLellan, Who, It Is Alleed,"Wns
Implicated In a Big; BnVainry,
Shields "Her Confederate.
Mrs. Clara McLellan-was arrested and
charged with one of the most mysterious
burglaries that has been committed for
J ears In San Fran
cisco. She was tried nnd
found guilty, but the
jury filed a recom
mendation for mercy.
They have apparent
ly taxen the .same
view of tho case that
all who aro familiar
with it havo;1th.tt,thc
woman Is not telling
the .whole truth about
tho offense of which
she has been found
guilty and that there
is a something be
hind It all that she
fears to reveal.
.She-has-yet to tell
who her- mysterious companion was on
that night the night of -the alleged burg
lary. She' refuses to do that, and yet only
half denies that it was Manuel SUveria, a
Fortuguese.$who is suspected. Sho "has
been questioned and cross-questioned, but
her questioners know little of a woman's
heart. When brought to bay, wild horses
tugging at her soul-strings would never
0tgL
DR. THEDOR HERZL,
Originator of the Scheme to Purchase Pal
estine for Its Colonization by the Jews.
estlno will soon become a direful field of
contention to tho infernally armed forces
of the European powers, so that it Is cal
culated to provoke a curse to the world of
the most appalling chnracter. Russia und
Greece will contend for the interests ot the
Greek church, France and Italy for the
Latin. Prussia and Germany for the Ger
man political interests.. In addition to the
abovo named certain contenders for Pales
tine, there would be England. The only
remedy is a Jewish state."
Both In Europe and America thero are
many Jews who oppose tho founding ot
this state on the ground that it could be
only a small, weak state, existing by suf
ferance. It is also urged that Israel's mis
sion is no longer politlcnl, but purely and
simply religious, and that the establish
ment of the fctato. would do Incalculable
harm, and could do no good,
Knlscr Persecuting Jews.
While Czar Nicholas has put a stop to
most of the persecution of the Jews, ts.pe-'
cially In connection with their wholesale
expulsion from Russia, which constituted
so somber a feature of his father's reign.
Emperor William is following the example
of tho late Alexander III. in the -matter.
The expulsion of Jews from the Eastern
provinces of Prussia is being enforced by
the kaiser's commands with the most piti
less severity; and well-to-do citizens, mer
chants, manufacturers and land owners are
being driven into exile without any appar
ent cause or legal process, but only by vlr
tuo of the emperor's, decree.
PAI NTED ON HISHAND.
How a Sly Frltco Chinaman Attempt
ed to Conceal a Lottery
limning.
Two officers of the San Francisco China
town squad entered a store where they
supposed lottery tickets wers sold. They
A LOTTERY LIST ALWAYS OK HAND.
noticed a Chinaman make a peculiar move
ment and close, his hand tightly. When
the hand was forced open it was found
that a marked ticket was painted on the
palm. The man was taken to the Cantors
nla street station, and Gond Dong, the po
lice Interpreter, -said it was a perfectly
marked ticket. Sinqe the squad has pushed
the ticket vendors 'so' closely they are com-
fielled to use every subterfuge possible, and
n this case It is supposed that the man
was afraid of being seen writing on paper,
so had a facsimile ticket on his hand.
When a purchaser came he would merk
the hand and then go to his room, where
he would make a ticket to correspond
with it. .
tears, kissing and rejoicing beggaring de
scription. Though Rabbi Adler, of London, one ot
the most prominent men in Jewish circles,
declares that the Zionist' congre3S was mis
chievous, it is the opinion ot the thought
ful in -the political world that this move
ment will have to be reckoned with In the
near-future. The two main ohleeta iimk
which an expression of, opinion was asked1
upon me part ot Zionists in an lanus were
the establishment of a Jewish common cen
ter and the formation of the machinery to
carry it out, and they were favorably ac
claimed by all present.'
Colonization, has .been carried on In Pal
estine for many years, but especially since
the violent persecution of the Jew3 in Rus
sia in 1S81. The colonization, however, has
heretofore been no different In purpose
from the Russian agricultural colonies
Slanted In Argentina or the United States;
ut an altogether novel idea is promulgated
by Dr. Herzl. He advocates not only the
colonization of the Holy Land, but its erec
tion into a Jewish state, through purchase
from the Turkish government. He asserts
that the condition of-the"Jews In many
lands, notably Russia, Roumania, and even
Austria and Germany, is unbearable, and
that no shield against anti-Semitism can be
found until the Jews have a country of
their own.
He .would accomplish his purpose without
any violent social, or economic revolutions,
by a careful regulation ot emigration and
settlement. He would form an internation
al "Society ot Jews," whosa aim should be
scientific and political, the study of condi
tions and" the planning of the new state.
He would vest the management of his en
terprise In a "Jewish company," which
should manage all'the details. In the Jew
ish 'state there is to be' a "'seven hours
working day," symbolized by the banner,
on which are to be seven blue stars on a
white field.
Dr. Herzl says that anti-Semitism Is
economic and social, not religious and the
cure: therefore, is the. establishment of the
Jewish state. In answer to his critics. Dr.
Herzl reasserts his claims, and adds that
the resettlement of Palestine by the Jews
would 'avoid European complications as to
national interests there; that It would'coms
to the aid of shattered Turkish finances by
paying a tribute of $500,000 per annum, guar
anteeing" a loan of $10,000,000, and that this
tribute should be Increased in proportion to
tho increasing population.
Bolman Hunt's Prediction.
As to the advisability or establishing a
Jewish state there. It Is natural that opin
ions vary- most widely. Holman Hunt, R.
A., the famous English artist, who has
lived in Syria, wrote not long since: "Pal-
TATT00EDt BYELECTRICITY.
Man Stepped on a Lite "Wire and on
Ills Leg- Appeared Flower-
like Tracing.
Wllhelm von Knapp, of Oakland, Cal
stepped on a live electric -wire the other
day.
He was thrown heels over head by the
shock and wondered how he escaped Instant
death. Otherwise
than feeling tho jar
to his system wnen
he returned to earth,
he .experienced slight
pain, at the time..
Several hours later,
however, severe pains
began to shoot
through the injured
ig, and Von Knapp
was forced to resort
to the use of two
When he examined
his leg, he found that
it was quite as marvel
ous in appearance as
some of those exhib
ited In shows of
tattooed people. Vari
ous were the curves
which the lightning
seemed to take when
he stepped on the
wire. The fluid fol
lowed the veins of the
leg, depleting some
queer flowerlike trac
ing from anKie to
knee.
"I was about to
cross a car track,"
said Mr. Knapp.
"which was In bad
condition. The wires connecting the rails
must have been exposed. My feet were
thrown from under me the Instant I stepped
on the broken wire. I could feel the hot,
blistering current passing up my right leg,
yet It did not give me much pain at that
moment. When I regained my feet it
.seemed as It my right leg hadgone to
I sleep. It was numb, but I reached home
fully." '
STATE LIBRARIAN CONTEST.
Nancl Lee Keal Cornea Out as a Can
didate Against the Present
Librarian. ,
For some time the state librarian of
Kentucky has been a woman, assisted by
a man. Emma Guy Cromwell is the pres
ent incumbent, and her assistant is Charles
B. Willis, a man!
N03: an opposition
candidate is MUs
Nancl Lee Neol, of
Stinnett, Ky., who
comes to the fore.
Miss Neal Is of tine
old Southern family
and boasts revolu
tionary parentage.
In a letter Miss
Neal -writes thus of
her candidacy:
"I had already an
nounced myself a
candidate for the po
sition when I was
taken sick with ap
pendicitis, and I am
not well yet by a
great deal.
"I will send sou my photo, and If you
care to put anything in the paper about
me, all right. Should I decline to make
the race, no harm will be done.
"I am tC graduate of the Kentucky Nor
mal school, Lawrenceburg. I then attend
ed school at tho state college. Lexington,
and took a business course at Nashville.
"My father was born In Virginia and was
a representative two terms in the Ken
tucky legislature. My great-grandfather
was Scotch-Irish and a wealthy planter
of Nelson county, Ky.
"The election of stffte librarian will take
place In January. 1898. The librarian Is
elected by the vote of senators and repre
sentatives. The salary is $1,000 a year, and
the term of office is'two years. My term
will expire January 1, 1900.
"There will be but one asslstant.librarlan
In constant service, for the librarian is a
working one, not an idler. The number of
books I do not know, but they will not be
beyond my capacity by any means.
;i have not .been a very successful teach
er for ten years, having begun teaching
when I was a mere girl, no older than
my pupils.
"I am an ardent lover of politics, prob
ably an inherited taste, and my greatest
pleasure Is In books and reading matter
of all kinds.
"Thero are now between sixteen and
twenty candidates for the office of state
librarian, and I expect the election to be
warm."
It Was Enjoyable.
From Puck.
Mrs. Seaside1 "Was your house party a
success?"
Mrs. Countrycot "Yes. Indeed! There
wasn't,one of themwho wasn't engaged the
first week, and there wasn't two of them
who would speak to each other the second."
For the Summer Campaign.
From Truth.
Pretty maiden "I want to get a ham
mock just large enough for one person."
Obliging clerk "Yes, ma'am. How do
you like this one?"
iretty mamen "it looks rather frail. I
want one strong enough to hold two."
HE MAKES EASY MONEY.
ERXEST TERAH HOOLBY CLEARED
1510,000,000 IX THREE DAYS.
Xovf a I.Iun In London Sot a Ques
tion of Luck, Is Money Gettlnir,
hut of Hard Work nooley
Is Worth Millions.
Not Mnqa-tliodajs of the bonanza kings
and "CoaliOHtJohnny" has the world seen
the making of such wonderful fortunes as
thesaptyhlcli -have been gained on the Lon
dorij.Sock 'exchange In the last fourteen
monUifc. We have had so much of this
everjduy stripe ot monej maker and
mor.eyloser that nowadays it requires ab
solute genius to attract the attention of
the world, and this has really been accom
plished by a man who a few years ago was
an unknown and unappreciated Iac3 man
ufacturer ot Nottingham. His name is
Ernest Terah Hooley. Ho has made $30,000.
000 in less than one year. Two years ago
Hooley gave up his lace business In pro
vincial, antiquated Nottingham and began
to dabble In the local stock market. He
was not a poor man and, In fact, has
never known poverty. He says that he
has always managed to make $13,vOQ to
$20,000 a year ever since he was 21 years o
age. and hu is now 38. Ills first year in the
stock market netted him over $100,000.
Even an ordinary ambition would be fired
by such a remarkable achievement, and
Hooley"s ambition, as will be seen, is most
extraordinary.
Nottingham seemed to afford few oppor
tunities for a mind of his nature, and the
natural sequence was a move to C.ipcl
court, the London Wall street. Arrived in
London he hnd no sooner furnisHed his of
fice and put his desk In order than he made!
straight for the highest flights of financial
cpeiatlon. The world was utartled one
morning to learn that the Dunlop Pneu
matic Tire Company had been purchased
by a syndicate for the sum of $20,00i.0ou.
This was an enormous "price, even In the
days of gigantic figure, but the surprise
occasioned by the purchase was nothing
compared to the subsequent shock when it
was learned how the deal had been carrieu
through. No other man in the city of
tjimlan rould have done this save Hooley.
1 An idea of his personality, hii manner and
'ftls mode of operation can be had from the
way in which he engineered it.
.The Dunlop company was wnnng io sen
t. Hooley ontainea iram 11 an opium ui.
inase lor w,vw,wo ior one wees. 11101
flinlovwl verv nosslble means ot com-
mimlentlnn to notlfv his friends nnd asso
ciates that he was In a "deal to purchase
the Dunlop Pneumatic Tire Company: that
It would be the "greatest financial" success
of the -year, ana" that he wanted theft- va
rious signatures to help him In the pur
chaser Tho-result was that in two days
Hooley exercised his option nt $10,000.0u0.
and on the third day he turned the property-
over,to his friends and associates for
the sum of $20,000,000, a little transaction
which --netted him exactly $10,000,000 with
out ever causing him to put his hand Into
his pocket'lana single shilling.
And what la this great financial genius
like? In personality his friends consider
him a charming, genial and suave man.
smooth -to the last, degree ot diamond pol- .
Ish, and equally sharp. He likes a good din
ner, enjoys having friend.3 around hfm, car
ries on allJtfs operatlons.tn a glare of pub
licity, never hesitates to do business In a
cab,- a bedrooni or a restaurant. Lnllke
any other Englishman, that is easy to name.
:iie is as qulckasMIghfritng. 'Down in what
is called rthe city' the business men say
that Hooley's'fjrst'notlceable quality la his
faculty' of ' quick"' decision. He never yet
heard a 'business Troposltlon as-much ns
half set forth before he snapped out his
decision; In fact;- he.'puts periods In the
middle of almost- every sentence that is
spoken to him. - '
-He does-not think there la anythlng-won-derful
about the way he has made money.
"It Is not a question of luck," he says,
"merely a question of extremely hard work
My income In Nottingham was always a
large one. but then I.put In sixteen hours
a day and never tried to drink, smoke and
work at the same time. It can't be done:
Then I always made a point of going to bed
at 10 o'clock. 'This Is quite late enough it
you want to get up fresh and eager for
business In the morning. I always like to
be up early and get a little bit in front of
every one else. That's the whole secret.
."Again. I have always gone In for big .
things. If you go half way up the ladder
you wilt And It crowded with competitors.
If you go to the top you practically have
the field to yourself. There are plenty of
men re.idv to deal In thousands, but they
'get frightened when you talk of millions.
xne average city man or to-aay is an easy
going sort ot chap. He doesn't sjake very
much, and he doesn't do much good with
what he gets. Young men men knock off
at 6, go, to the theater and get to bed late,
and then wonder why they do not get on.
Moneymaklng Is more a matter of will
and self-sacrifice than of luck and brains.
It is. in a sense, a question of morals,
though people cannot see It."
HOW BELGIANS WORK FARMS.
, .
Two. Acres Are Enough to Supply the
Needs ot a Larue Family In
That Thrifty Land. '
From Caiman's Rural World.
What many an American farmer falls to
do on 100 acres, the thrifty Hollander in ,
Belgium easily does on two acres, namely,
support a large family and lay by some
thing for a rainy day. Ha doe3 it by mak
ing the most of every inch, by heavy ma
nuring, allowing no waste places. His twu
acres are surrounded by a ditch of run
ning water. The typical two-acre Belgium -farm
contains a patch of wheat or rye and
another of barley: another fair portion
grows potatoes. A row of cabbage grows
all around on the sloping sides of the
ditches with a row of .onions just inside
leaving bare walking room between them
and the grain. The shade trees around the
house are pear trees. Every foot of land
is made to produce. He keeps pigs and
chickens. We refer to this as Illustrating
the possibilities of land production. In
Belgium 6,000,000 people, chiefly farmers,
live on a piece of land the size of the stata
of Maryland.
WON NOTORIETY BYA DIVE.
George W. Clark; Dives From the Hal-
sted Street Bridge, Chicago,
1GS Feet.
George W. Clarke, who dived 163 feet
from the top of the Halstead street lift
bridge, Chicago, and swallowed a mouth
ful of Chicago river water, still lives. Hs
seems to have sustained no Injuries from
his experience other than those to his di
gestive organs, caused by the solid sub
stance he took In- the water.
He was arraigned in police court charged
GEORGE VT. CLARKE.
with disorderly conduct, but the casa
against hint was dismissed.
Clarke Is a. professional high diver, and
ho needs the notoriety In his business.
He was accompanied to the bridge by his
sweetheart. Miss Klnzle. This fact recalls
the time two years ago when Clarko suc
ceeded In securing some fame.
It was while he was filling a high diving
engagement in 18S3 at Manhattan beach
that he fell in love with Miss Eva May
Christian.
The two rode down to the city hall on
their wheels and were married. They
started on a wheeling tour to Atlanta, but
the bride became tired of her spouse In
Kentucky, turned back, and secured a di
vorce. Clarke mado his dlvn at 4 o'clock In the
afternoon. He and Miss Klnzie went up
on the bridge as It was lifted for lumber
steamer S, K. Martin. Just before tho
bridge reached the top he threw off his
outer clothes, leaving himself clad In
tights. In spite of tho efforts of two po
licemen to prevent him he dived from th
top straight Into the thick water below,
and bobbed up serene and uninjured.
Canary Tries Suicide.
A. canary bird which has thrlco attempt
ed suicide is owned by Miss L. E. Volk, of
Chicago. "Joey," aa the bird is known, is
nearly 18 years old. Recently It lost the
sight of one eye, and the other is almost
useless.
The canary tried to hang itself one day
between the bars of Its cage twice within
an hour, nnd the next mornincr lrfnfi.4
I its suicidal 'efforts, but was prevented by
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