MEXICO'S ROBIN HOOD.
A REGULAR STORY BOOK FREEBOOTER.
Stories About Bernal, the Bandit,
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A Mexican letter says: Strange to
say, the Heath of v Eraclio Bernal, the
brutal robber chieftain, is generally de
plored by the ignorant poor of the com
munities he terrorized. There if no
doubt that he had some noble qualities.
It w said of him that while he would rob
and murder the rich and commit the
most diabolical outrages among tho
"first families," he would travel hun
dreds of miles, at great personal danger,
to assist a poor family with his ill-gotten
gains. - In this way he maintained
the friendship of hundreds of people,
who kept him posted as to the location
of the troops and assisted him in elud
ing them. This is the secret of the long
and difficult dance he led the soldiers,
though the Governors of Durango and
Sinaloa had each offered . a reward of
$10,000 for Bernal, alive or dead, and
and the many months he escaped cap
ture while perpetrating atrocities under
their very noses.
His crimes and adventures are roman
tic and numerous enough to furnish a
dozen novels of the blood-and-thunder
order. He was not yet thirty years old,
and had been a bandit about nine years.
Those who have seen him say that he
was exceptionally handsome, powerfully
built, and as white as an American. He
was highly connected and well educated,
and for years his one ambition was to
become Governor of the State of Sina
loa. To this end he robbed and mur
dered all who resisted calling upon
rich mining companies for funds and
weapons "to carry on the war," enforc
ing his demands at any cost.
He was born of good family in San
Diemns, State of Durango, near the
Sinaloa border. His bandit career. be
gan when he was employed in one of
the large gold mills of San Diemas,
brought about by his overweening am
bition, which had become a craze. For
a long time he regularly stole small
.quantities of ore, and wiien the owners
finally called him to account he convinc
ed them in such a gentlemanly way that
he needed all he had ' appropriated that
they dropped the matter and let him
continue on as usual. But this did not
long satisfy him, and soon he started out
with a crowd of followers to levy "assess
ment," as he called it, on mine-owners
He must have been a man of unusual
force of character, a born leader of men,
who, in Mexico's earlier days, would have
been called a hero, since his methods
were much like those of the great mili
tary chieftains whose names are now en
rolled in the temple of Fame, and cer
tainly his courage has never been sur
passed. His men rendered him the
homage and implicit obedience due to
one born to command; but, unfortunate
ly, they were all desperate characters,
frftf.ll T1 frrtm flia wnrof alomonfa nf iYt&
Republic, who cared no more for shed
ding human blood than a hunter does
that of his ordinary game. Their way
was to first terrorize the people, and
then they had them virtually in their
power. "
Bernal thought nothing of attacking a
town in which he was likely to meet re
sistance by ten times the number of men
he commanded, and the result was al
waysr the same pillage, rapine and
murder. In 1879 he sacked the city of
Mazatlan, which he held for a number
of hours with a band numbering not
one-twentieth of the city's population.
.iSerior Hilario Maximus a -Sonora
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June last I was employed by the Los
Palmos Mining Company at Gividanias, j
.Durango. At 4 o clock one morning I
was awakened in my room by the sound
of voices and loud beating against the
door. Immediately after half a dozen
guns were brought to bear on me, and
the-leader, who was Bernal, stepped
forward and asked me to deliver up the
keys to the safe below, saying he wanted
$4,000. I told him I was not the mana
ger and had not the power to grant his re
quest, the manager being in another
room. Then they made me point out
the room and go in advance of them and
get Don Juan Maria, the manager, out.
. Eraclio touched his hat politely to
Don Juan and repeated his request.
The manager demurred, saying he didn't
have but $3,200 anyhow. He and I and
all the rest were duly marched down,
and when we were arranged, disarmed,
along in front of the buildings, we found
there were just twenty-five in all of Ber
nal'smen. They were ranged opposite
us, and each one of them was well
armed."
Business was proceeded with very
leisurely, Bernal having meantime given
an order that not a drop of liquor should
be sold to any of his men while in town.
He also commanded his band to disturb
nobody. Don Juan opened the safe, and,
sure enough, there wasn't but $3,200 in
it. Bernal, however, looked carefully
over the books to see if the cash was all
right, and finding that the entries in the
books and the money in hand tallied ex
actly, he let the manager off. Then,
with great deliberation, he wrote his
note for the amount. It ran :
"I, Eraclio Bernal, when Governor of
Sinaloa, will pay to Los Palmos Mining
Company, Don Juan Maria of Gividan
ias, manager, ' $3,200. God help us!
Amen!"
Before the band dispersed the little
children of the town hail gathered
aronnd. "Give me a dime," one would
say: "Let me have some money, too,"
said another, and Eraclio would dip
into his bag of silver and give - some to
each. He didn't miss one. Senor Max
imus does not believe that Bernal is
really dead he has been falsely report
ed dead so many times and that he will
yet become Governor of Sinaloa. He
says that thousands in that State believe
so, and have no doubt "that the robber
will then return all the money he has
"borrowed.":
" Among the many stories of his Robin
Hood exploits is one of how he avenged
an American. Up in a deep gorge, be
yond San Diemas, an old man, an Ameri
can, was stopped by a lone horseman and
ordered to give up his watch and money.
"Who .are you?" asked the traveler.
"Eraclio Bernal," was the response.
Then the old man didn't say a word, but
handed over all he had, the robber also
taking his horse.
A little further down the canyon the
traveler, plodding along on foot, met
four horsemen going up. "How does
it happen," asked the leader, ''that an
old man like you is walking in these
mountains?" The pedestrian replied
that Bernal had just taken his horse,
watch and money. "Did he say, his
name was Bernal? You wait here," said
the man, as he quickly disappeared up
the canyon.
Presently he returned, bringing every
thing that had been stolen. "Here is
your horse, watch and money," he said.
"The man who took them iies up yon
der, dead. He was not Bernal. I am
Bernal." The old man had but $8, and
Bernal remarked that he would need
more to carry him through, and gave him
$8 additional. -Thus Cavalier Bernal
frequently proved the truth of the old
saw. 1 that "there is honor among
thieves."
WEDDED TO A CHINAMAN.
Henrietta Hutsker of Wilkesbarrc
Becomes Mrs. Jim Lee Demi..
Jim Lee Denn is the name of a tall,
slim, swarthy, but nevertheless a very
gentlemanly, intelligent and industrioos '
Chinaman who keeps a laundry at 14
Main street, Nanticoke. He formerly
conducted a laundry here in Wilkes -barre,
near the corner of East Market
street and the Square, but a 1 ittle more
than two years ago he sold out to Wa
Kee, the present proprietor of the es
tablishment. After leaving here Jim
looked around for an opening for a new
washee shop, and finally located in Nan
ticoke, since which time he has built up
a good trade, and now, it is said, he has
money.
On Saturday evening last Jim Lee
Denn was married to a pret y Wilkes
barre girl of American parentage. The
ceremony was performed in the parlor
attached to Jim's laundry by a minister
of the Gospel, and was witnessed by a
large number of invited guests, includ
ing merchants, lawyers, and large prop
erty owners of the borough. A well
known , restaurant' keeper was the
groom's best man, and a comely young
lady friend of this city attended the
bride.
A Leader reporter having been inform
ed of the v marriage, called with an ac
quaintance who had witnessed the cere
mony to congratulate the happy pair,
and, if possible, learn something of the
bride's history. The visitors were met
in the office of the laundry by the newly
made Benedict, who asked in good
English:
"What can I do for you, gentlemen ?"
The reporter was introduced by the
gentleman who accompanied him, and
after 'explaining the nature of his errand
asked to see the bride. Jim said en
dearingly: "Come here, Henrietta.
Presently the folding curtains between
the office and a side room parted and an
exceedingly pretty girl, apparently 20
years of age, stood in the aperture. She
was dressed in a neat-fitting suit of dark
cashmere, and as she extended her hand
to greet the visitors it was noticed that
her face and form were decidedly at
tractive. She smiled sweetly while her
almond-eyed husband looked on admir
ingly, and in answer to the reporter's
questions 6aid her maiden name was
Henrietta Hutsker, and she had lived
for some years past on Harrison street,
in Mosey town, Wilkesbarre. Her pa
rents both died when she was quite
young, and she was brought up by rela
tives, for whom she worked for her
board and clothing and a little pin
money.
Henrietta would not give the particu
lars of their courtship, but she said it
was a case of love at first sight, and
money considerations had nothing to do
with their marriage. She did not know
the name of the minister who married
them, his services .having been secured
by a mutual friend, and the ceremony
witnessed by a large number of her hus
band's acquaintances, and that was sat
isfactory to her. In a day or two the
minister would present her with a cer
tificate cf marriage, and then she would
know his name.
"We are very happy," she added,
"and I hope , our happiness may contin
ue. So long as I am permitted to enjoy
the society of a loving husband I do not
care what the world may think of me
for marrying him."
At a Weddin
There was a remarkable scene at an
intended marriage at the house of a
Fredericktown (New Brunswick) clergy
man the other afternoon. At 4 o'clock a
young man, a well-known resident of
Cardigan, and a young lady belonging
to Woodland, went to the house of a
clergyman residing on George street
with the intention of getting married.
The ceremony had commenced, and the
prospective bride said she would accept
the young man as her husband. The
minister began to draw a picture of mar
riage that had proved to be unhappy.
Without waiting to hear the bright side
of the picture, she pushed her lover's
hand away, declaring, "I will not have
you." The young man was thunderstruck,
but neither he nor the minister conld
induce her to change her mind. She
seized her wraps and left the house, and
the marriage was indefinitely postponed.
PRINCE OSCAR'S R02UXCE.
His Engagement to a Iiadj Not of
Royal Blood.
In Continental Court circles the ques
tion of peace or war excites considerably
less interest just now than the royal
romance that has culminated in the en
gagement of Prince Oscar Charles, second
son of the King of Sweden, to a young
lady of his own nationality, but not of
royal blood. I am in a position to give
you full and authentic particulars of this
eminently romantic story. . .
The Crown Princess of Sweden, who
is a daughter of the Grand Duke of
Baden and a Granddaughter of the Em
peror William, had among her maids of
honor a young Swedish lady, Miss
Munck, known for her beauty; grace,
and charming manner. Wherever she
went she was admired, and while with
the Crown Princess in Germany she
even attracted the attention of the Em
peror William, who has always been a
worshipper of the fair sex; but although
of noble birth, Miss Munck was poor
and an orphan. Her father, Col. Munck,
had left her a long line of ancestorsr all
gallant soldiers but very little money.
Eventually Miss Munck, yielding to the
pressing advice of her friends, accepted
an offer of marriage from a wealthy
young officer belonging to a crack cav
alry regiment, and everything was pre
pared for the wedding. The day was
fixed, the 4 'trousseau" was bought, and
presents had arrived, when suddenly
Miss Munck broke off her engagement
for reasons which convinced her that she
did not possess the exclusive affections
of her suitor. She resisted all attempts
at a reconciliation, and retired from
Court for some time. When she returned
her former high spirits had gone, and
her lace bore an expression of melan
choly, which, however, enhanced her
beauty considerably. Meanwhile Prince
Oscar had been for a two-year's trip
round the world in the royal Swedish
frigate Vanadis. Shortly after his re
turn his friends discovered that he was
in love, and the fact likewise became
evident to Miss Munck herself. She
could not fail to be sensible of the ad
miration of the gallant and handsome
young sailor prince. But what was to
be done? According to the Swedish
Constitution any prince marrying outside
the circle of royalty forfeits his rights to
the throne and" his privileges as a mem
ber of the royal family. Miss Munck,
listening to what she believed was the
voice of duty, again left the Swedish
Court. She announced formerly to her
relatives her intention never to marry,
and assumed the garb of a nurse and
the charge of a ward in one of the large
charity hospitals of Stockholm. Prince
Cscar at last succeeded in meeting her, '
and finally after a long struggle he
wrung from her the confession that she
loved him. Still the brave girl refused
to marry him, and it wns not until the
Prince could teli 'jier f that the Queen
had been moved to give her consent that
finally she yielded ; but the King's sanc
tion had yet to be obtained. In vain
did . Prince ; Oscar at firsts plead that as
his brother, the Crown Prince, had al
ready two sons, his own chances of ever
ascending the tlirono were practically
nil, and that he therefore ought to be al
lowed to abandon the privileges of roy
alty and to become a private citizen; but
as time wore on, and the King saw that
liis son could not be influenced in the
matter, his Majesty was induced to
yield, principally owing to the entreaties
of the Queen, who was on the eve of an
operation from which she was not ex
pected to recover. The King could not
resist this appeal from his beloved wife,
whom he feared he was going to lose,
and thus, for the first time for 300 years,
a Prince of Sweden will marry the
daughter of a private gentleman. In
virtue of the Swedish Constitution
Prince Qscar will lose, besides his rights
to the throne, his titles of Royal High
ness and Duke of Gotland, the yearly
allowance granted by the Swedish Diet,
and his palace at Stockholm. He will
in future be called Prince Bernadotte.
He will retain his position as commander
in the Swedish Navy, which rank he has
earned fairly in the ordinary course of
promotion. The Prince, it may ba
added, seems the happiest of men.
His Boyal Highness and his affianced
bride will accompany the Queen of Swe
den to England, at the end of January,
it being her Majesty's intention to spend
three or four months at Bournemouth.
The wedding will take place either at
that watering place or at the Swedish
church in London. After their return
from their honeymoon the young couple
will settle "at Carlskrona, a naval estab
lisement in Southern Sweden, where
the Prince will be stationed.
Husband and Wife.
A certain remoteness between per
sons even so closely united as husband
and wife increases their pleasures in
each other's society. Besides, a little
formality tends to preserve amicable
relations and to prevent bickering. I
hate to see a man remain seated in his
chair when his wife enters the room or
leaves it. I have known husbands
men, too, - accustomed to pride them
selves on their good manners in general
society who would lead the way to the
dining room when dinner " was an
nounced, leaving their wives to follow.
And everybody is familiar with the pro
pensity which married people often ex
hibit to cut in and spoil each other's
stories and remarks. This kind of thing
would not be likely to occur if a certain
distance and ceremonionsness were ob
served between them. The other day I
was passing the house of a venerable and
highly esteemed citizen of Boston, when
the door opened and a lady came out to
enter her carriage. The ofd gentleman
also appeared, though a footman was in
attendance, and, bareheaded, handed
his wife to the coupe with a fine air not
only of civility but of respect. TfcwMn
Post.
Iiulllcff Her Babies to 81 cep. .
Mrs. Julia Sophia Walker died at her
home in San Francisco on Friday night
nnrlprr peculiar circumstances. She was
a lianHanrnp vnrnrOTlS woman, not yet
, thirty years old, and mother of two
children, one a Daoy ana me ouier uuuui.
four years old. Save for their company
she was alone at home in the evening.
She was busy with her household cares,
and the children climbed about her until
shortly after 8 o'clock, when it came
their bed time. She tucked them in
their dribs by the fire, and kissing them
good-night turned down the light that
they might sleep the better. Going then
into the parlor adjoining, she left the
door ajar, and sitting at the piano played
for a time in a soft strain as a lullaby.
After a time the music ceased abruptly,
and the elder child was aroused by a
sound from the parlor like a heavy fall.
Calling its mamma repeatedly and re
ceiving no reply, the little one arose,
went into the parlor, and there; by the
piano, on the floor, just as she had fallen
from the stool, lay the mother, dead.
Mr. Walker reached home within a few
minutes thereafter and was overwhelmed
with the spectacle which greeted his en
trance. His wife lay dead and his chil
dren were crying with fright. The
Coroner was informed, but, as death
plainly resulted from heart disease, no
inquest will be held.
i Froze to Death. .
A sad story comes from from North
ern Dakota of the death of a school
teacher and five children by freezing
during the late intense cold.; The teach
er, named George Patrick, was employed
in an isolated district about forty miles
north of Mandan. When the blizzard
eame on, only five children were present
in the school. -It is supposed that Pat
rick concluded to remain over night in
the school house with the children rather
than attempt to face the storm. The
blizzard raged for several days, and
when the school-house was reached, at
the end of the storm, teacher and chil
dren were found frozen to death. They
had burned all the wood, broken the
desks and torn up the floor for fuel.
The teacher had stripped himself of his
outer garments and wrarged them
about some of his pupils.'
Innocence of Youth.
"My darling," said a fond mother
who believed in appealing to children's
tender feelings . instead of punishing
them, "if you are so naughty you will
grieve grandma so that she will get sick
and have to lie in bed in a dark room
and take nasty medicine; and .then she
may die and have to be taken away out
to the cemetery and be buried; and you
will"
The child's face had become solemn
and more solemn, but an angelic smile
spread over his face at his mother's last
words, and throwing his arms about her
neck he exclaimed: "Oh, mamma, and
mayn't I sit beside the coachman?"
Harper's Bazar.
Leap Year.
"Charley is coming to see me to-night,"
remarked Ella. "I don't know why I
feel so nervous about it, but I have a
presentiment that something's going to
happen."
"Oh, there's no use feeling nervous
about it if you've made up your mind to
do it," answered Clara. "Very likely
he'll say yes; he was always soft. New
York Sun.
The way of the transgressor may be hard,
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Prof. Silliman, of Yale College, says: "As a laundry soap t-
Ivory has no superior."
a wot? n OF WARNING.
There ars many white soaps, eac.i repres ,u5l a3 good zz i.ie ,
they ARE NOT. but like all counterfeits, lack the peculiar and renjarksbic qusw?
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Daa t Him m
. MHe Is rich, a fickle, inconstant f.n
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friends when they learned of llerrn Ji
to a youmr man who bore ihe repntin's:
ins' a flirt. Esther, howeTer 2? &
lover had. Food qualities, and she w.?,
to take the risk. In nine cases out t .
would have proved a mistake; but Fvfc u
an uncommon girl and to every onrI.
Fred made a model husband. iw
Well, Esther had a cheerful, sunny t ZJ?
a great deal of tact. Then she eajoyeSE
heAlth and was always so swt nJT17
wholesome that Fred found his ow?V
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looks, because she warded off feminine
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