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VOL. VIII. - NO 5a
I The Lure of
The Diamond, j
19 King Edward VII. accepts the
gift of the Calllnan diamond
voted tn bias by the Tranavaat
legislature ha will bava a con
siderable addition to make to hla
crown should be dsalra to Include
the gam la the collection be wears
upon hla brow *a state occasions.
The British cMWn weighs already
aver thlrty-nlue ounces, aud the Cal
llnan diamond, which la tho- largaat
in the world,' welgbs 3,024% carats, ar
about «ae and three-quarter pounds
* a volrdupoia. A crown that weighs
over four pounds to not a very com
fortable thing to wear, even to show
off the finest diamond In all the world.
But King Edward may welt be grati
fied by the action of the Transvaal
legislature tn voting him ao valuable a
preaent It waa taken as a mark of
appreciation of the grant of repre
sentative government to the colony so
lately In revolt against British author
ity, and it to well known that King
Edward waa strongly in favor ot the
policy adopted toward the Transvaal
by the home government Such a dis
position of die famous gem waa warm
ly urged by Prattler Botha, who led
the armies of tha Boer republic during
part of the strife with the British. Tha
price to ha paid for the diamond has
not been diacloaed. but It to auppoaed
it will be about 1790,000. The owner
of the gem, the Premier Diamond com
pany, has been unable to aell it and to
witling to accept payments extended
over a period of years so as not to
make the cost of the gift a burden
upon the already overtaxed people of
the Transvaal colony.
The Culllnau diamond waa found
near Pretoria In January. IVOB. Cat
ting would probably reduce It about
one-balf, but the process would ha
long and costly. In Its present shape
It messures four and a half by two
and one-quarter Inches. When It waa
ablpped to England aa Insurance of
$2,000,000 waa takan out on It, bat the
difficulty In puttinf It to any Bsc com
mensurate with tta importance as the
largest diamond In the world baa da
creased Its market value.
At Just ths time that the Calllnan
diamond has come into prominence
again there happens to be aicit«*ient
over the finding of sparklers in con
siderable quantity In the United
States, Proepectlng for dlsmonds to
going on In several parts of this coon
ras OVLLDUX DIAMOND.
try, but thus fsr the most success has
attended tbe efforts of the dlsmond
hunters of the state of Arkansas,
where something like a real diamond
boom baa beea created. The precious
crystals for tffilcl) men risk life and
limb have b«*n found In at leaat one
locality In Arkanaaa-namely, Mur
freesboro. Pike county. Tbe United
States geological survey has made a
report on tbe subject according te
which It appears that tbe gems found
occur In Igneous rock slmllsr to that
In tbe South African mtnes. The first
stones were found In August, 1000, by
a farmer who was examining patchea
of green dirt and rock on bis farm
with the Idea that poasibly bis land
contained copper deposits of value.
He picked up a pebble with a pecul
iar luster, slipped It In his pocket snd
later showed It to a geological friend,
wbo advised sending it to New York.
This was dooe, and the value of the
atone as a real diamond waa thus as
certained. Since then tbere have been
many other finds In the same locality,
and drilling to now In paogreaa to de
termine tbe extent of tha existence of
gems In tbe soil of the vicinity. It re
mains to be discovered whether val
uable stonea can be found In sufficient
quantity to render It commercially
profitable to work mines for them.
When diamonds have been found In the
United States heretofore geologists
have explained tbe finds oh tha theory
that they were aot Indigenous to tbe
soil, but only migrations during the
glacial period from aome far distant
locality. This does not apply to Arkan
sas. which to SOB* hundred miles south
of the extreme glacial limit
A hunt for diamonds to also being
made In Kentucky at tha preaent time
nader die auspices of General Samuel
Pearson, formerly of the Boer army.
Teat excavations are be tag made In tha
ao called "Woe ground" region of tbe
yatate, aa the soil tn thia locality pre
sents a marked similarity to tbat of
tbe famous Kbnberley district in South
Africa. .
Warms That Live In lea,
' In a recent ascent of Mount Tscorns
Professor John B. Flett of Tacona,
Wash., Prafeasor Cowles and a scien
tific party from Chicago dlsccrrsfsd
In tbe Ice of Urania glacier mlllleas of
■ . small wanna. Tbe discovery aston
lahed the Bcleattots wbo cut Into ths
Ice snd removed some of tbe worms
far microscopic examination. Tbe
worm were about aa lack long and
tha atoe of a hair. They were a wrig
gling, squirming mass In tbe solid tee.
tn places tha Iss waa altooat black I
wtththwn. J
Section One WILLIAMSTON, N. C. t FRI
\ a ESPERANTO. .... 1
The Nhw World Language and lis In
ventor, Or. Zsmsnhof.
The recant enngteas of Esperanttots 1
In England haa caused many people to
inquiry with more or lane beeltatloa
«t displaying their tgaorance, as to
]nat what to meant by tbe term "Be- I
paranto." A prominent member of
the congtesa waa Dr. Louis-La tart
Zauieuhof. a Russian Pole, the la- I
vantor of tbe new language. A curious
circumstance led to his devising this
International tongue. He was living
when nineteen at Bielstok, which to
Inhabited by Haaslaus, Germans, Jew*
and Poles, and naturally the people ot
different races aud nationalities, al
though living aide by aide, bad diffi
culty lu understanding each other. Tbe
young man found that a great many
JEW
*
DR. FCOCTO-LASAU XAIIENHOP.
quarrels occurred which were chiefly I
due to this fact. The idea came to 1
blm to Inveut an International lan- !
guage which could lie easily learned.
Ha thought It would do mnch toward
tha cultivation of nnlversal brother
hood. He made acveral experlmenta,
and tbe outcome of them was Esperan
to. Dr. gaiuenhof to now forty-eight
of age.
Esperanto hns been recognised aa a
language by tbe I/ondon chamber of
coaKuerce and at the Vatican and to in
cluded In tba syllabus of ths National
Union of Teachara. Tbe little Trlnce
Olaf of Norway to being taught It, and
Queen Victoria of Spain Is an enthu
slaatlc student of the new world lan
guage. Rooks for Its study hsve been
printed In twenty-two languages, and
twenty-five Journals are published in
It. There srr many "contera" for lta
study.
The charm of tbe language to Its
simplicity and ths esse with which It
may be mastered. Its pita, it to elim
inate what is sccldental in the vari
ous Enropesn languages snd retain
what Is common to all. The great ma
jority of tbe words are from root
words found tn ail the European
tongues, both ancient and modern.
A KOREAN PRINCE.
Tlyong Oui Yi, Do legs te te Ths Hsgus
, * snd Recently In Amsrica.
Prince Tlyong Oul Yi of Korea, w\io
to sojourning lu Eurupe because tbe
Japanese propose to behead him when
be returns to his native land, is not a
happy prince. He Is exceedingly pa
triotic and declares that some day be
win return to Korea and "take his
medicine" Just to show bis patriotism.
This young prince, whose father was
the Koresn ambassador at Wasblng
ton from 189U to 1900, recently vlalt
ad America He spesks several lan
■few
' *i
mom* TITOSO oui TL
guan fluently and wears European
Clothes. With two others be waa sent
is tha peace conference at Tbe Hague
to represent Korea and to. protest
against tbe Japanese tactics in tela- ,
tion to that country. But Just about
that time Japan seised the reins in I
Korea, deposed the emperor, pronounc
ed sentence of death upon The Hague *
I delegates for tbair audacity, and UuM, j
I it ateiKli .......j. 1
FOR THE CHILDREN
Tta Magic Penny.
Procure a small round box about an
Inch deep, to which at accordingly a
penny. Line the box with any dark
paper—crimson, for Instance—and pasta
aome of It on the aide of'the coin, ao
that when it lies In the lower part of
the box It ahall appear like the bottom
of the box. This penny In concealed
in the hand, and before performing the
trick it will heighten the effect if u
number of. single pennies are hidden
about the room lu place* known to
yourself. Having borrowed a coin,
you dexterously place this on one side
and substitute the prepared one and,
putting It gravely into the box, ask ail
to be sure they hare seen it euter.
When the lid is on, shake up and
down. Tiie noise betrays the metal.
Now command It to disappear and
shake laterally from side to side. As
the penny Is msde to lit accurately, no
noise Is apparent. The coin ai>ems to
be gone, in proof of which you open
the box and display the Interior. The
paper on the coin conceals It. while
you direct the audience to look luto a
book or a pair of tllp|iers for the miss
ing penny. The prepared coin can be
alipped out and the box handed round
for examination, lu which, of eourae,
nothing will be fouud. This trick may
be repeated two or three times with
the greatest success and Is so simple
tbat nobody guesses the manner of
performance.
An Anoisnt Tree.
Some time between 1683 and 1070
a gentleman made a grand tour, In
the course of which he visited Leb
anon. There be obtained seed of the
famous cedars, which, on his return
to London, he gave to his old teacher.
Dr. Uvedale of Knfleld. who planted
It In his garden. The master's
name has almost perished, and his
garden Is now nearly covered with
data, but the tree survives nnd Is
the oldest In England. Its trunk, at
eighteen Inches from the ground,
measures nearly twenty-two feet lu
circumference. In the storm of No
vember, 1703, tbat destroyed the Ed
dystone lighthouse eight feet were
blown off from the top, and another
tempest in the aarne month ninety-two
yean later, did It much mischief.
Ovsr ths Qsrdsn Wall.
. If this game Is played upon a tennis
court the uet makes a good wall, or If
played In the parlor a strip of mualln»-
atretched across the folding doors or
room will answer. Then select two
captains, who lu turn select their sides,
each side taking a position on either
side of the wnU. Each captain bus a
soft ball, aud at the count of one, two,
three, they toss the ball over the wall,
at the same time calling the name of
the opposite player, who Is expected
to catch It. If In the excitement the
wrong oneicatclics the bull, be or she
goes on the other side. The player
who catches the ball hastily passes It
again to his captain, and the former
rule Is "repeated until one side out
numbers the other to some great ex
tent.
A Famous Crew.
There was once a crow which had a
very grand fuueral. I'liny bus told us
the story. This bird on account of Its
extraordinary accomplishments had
been the pet of all Uome. So angry
were the Itoinans with the man who
killed It that they had him executed
for the crime. The crow was honored
with a public funeral. Its body was
placed on a bier aud so carried in state
to Its grave. It was preceded by a
bund playing a funeral march and was
followed by a crowd of mourners.
This curious Incident occurred In the
reign of Emperor Claudius.
_
The Thrsa Fates.
The names of the "threo fates"
were Clotbo, Lachesis and Atropoa. To
express the Influeuce which they were
believed to exercise on human life
from birth to death they were shown
as spinning a thread of gold, silver or
wool, now tightening, now slackening,
and at last cutting it off. Clotho, the
youngest, put the wool around the
spindle, Lachesis spun it, and the aged
Atropoa cut it off when a man bad to
die.
Riddles.
Why Is a pig with a curly continua
tion like the ghoat of Hamlet's father?
Because he could a tale unfold.
What Is the newest thing In the
stockings? The baby's foot.
Why Is a coward like a leaky bar
rel T They both run.
When does a dog become larger and
smaller? When let out at night and
taken In In the morning. ,
•n and ths Nose.
Some Industrious delver Into things
haa called attention to a curious asso
ciation between the letters sn and the
nose. The following words, beginning
with those two consonants, all have
some connection with tbat organ:
Snout suar. sneeae, snast, snore, snub,
anarl, snuffy, snort sueer, sniff, snig
ger, spuff, anlft, snuffle, snooze, snaffle,
snivel, j
Tha-first Written Musie.
It is quit* fta Impossible to ssy who
wrote the ttrai music notes ss It would
be to say wbo wrote the first sentence
af any kind on papyrus >j parchment.
It Is generally understock that the
scale as we know It today waa ;>ut Into
ahape by Guldo Arento (1060) anaSub
aequently added to by Ls Malre.
Misfit Spsotselsa.
I'VS wondered why the siwetsctas that
help grandpa to read
Should make things when 1 read them
look rory queer Indeed. *
Good reason why his spaeUcles for aw
would never do.
For, don't you see. my eyes are brown,
JMhirisllms'a are Must
>AY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1907
J People Who I
Get In PrifttJ
SU»ERI)INAND P.
f SABLE of
Mouroe, N. Y„
artist and son
neteer, " has been
described ns "lu
ventor of tbe home
made divorce," Tbe
oeoi manner 'ln
which he shipped
hla wife back to her
father's In
Wraitet aud au -
nouueed his tnten
tion, w hen she
should have ob
tslncd a divorce
rntDiNAND p. from him, of uinr-
EAKI.K. rylng bis "soul's af
finity,", a young
Oerman woman named Jnlla Kuttner,
rather shocked his fellow villagers.
Ills reflections ou tbe morals prevail
ing lu, Monroe also helped to Incense
his fellow townsmen, and they treated
htm to a warm receptiou when he
alighted from the train ufter seeing
bis wife off ou steamer ut New
York. Eurle said he nnd his wife
found out a year or two ago that their
souls were no properly attuned.
Later, while on a trip to Europe, he
met Miss Kuttner, and acquaintance
with her convinced -him that she was
his real nihility for time nnd eternity.
She Is of socialistic views, uud so Is
Mr. Eurle, aud sho and her brother
went to tbe home of her "affinity" aud
abode there for a time under the same
roof with Mrs. Eurle, It being under
stood by the latter that Miss Kuttner
was to surceed her in due time as
mistress of the mansion. The wife
aaqulesced in tile plans of her husband
that she should return to her
home and secure a divorce In the
French courts, thus allowing hltu to
marry his ufllnlty. When she parted
with him at the steamship dock she
declared that they were still friends,
and Mr. Karle said he expected that
she and his little son would some time
come to visit him and bis next wife
in tiielr handsome home at Monroe.
Baric was thrown out of his buggy
and cut over tbe face wlth'u whip In
bis encounter with disapproving cltl
sens near the railway station ut Mon
roe nfter bis wife's departure. He Is
a son of the late Ferdinand I*. Eurle,
tbe New York hotel man nnd owner
of tbe famous Jmnot llUl nsli>n. Tbe
artist bus written a series of sonnets
describing his views on socialism and
the marriage* question. Ills family
claims descent from Charlemagne.
Prom 1004 to 1007 William I*. Sny
der was auditor general for the state
of Pennsylvania. He Is'iopged to the
commission Which
let the contract for jf
tho now stato cap- f %
Itol building at liar- / , ■
rlsburg. Governor L
William A. Stono y SB
was president of ™ f j
this commission.
The special com
mlttee which has
Investigated the
charges
proprlutlon of vast
funds in connection
the construr
tion aud ftirulshlnK
of the capitol has
Included tbe name WILLIAM I\
of Mr. Snyder- amrwen.
among those against whom tho inves
tigators recommend .legal proceedings.
It Is charged that ho helped to imthuS'
Ixe the alleged fraudulent contracts as
a member of the board of public
grounds and buildings and that ns
auditor general lie passed bills In
which there were overcharges.
The fact that it cost $0,000,000 to
furnish uud adorn the new building
has led th 4 public to conclude that
there was graft in some quarter any
way.
Something of a sensation hns been
created by the statement of ex-Govern
or William Taylor IJurblti of Indiana
that attempts were made'wbllo ho was
in office to bribe him to give up to the
authorities of Kentucky the fugitive
governor of the Blue Grass State, Wil
liam 8. Taylor, who was chnrged with
complicity In the plot to murder Gov
ernor Goebel. (Jovernor Durblti says
he wus offered $!•.'!,000 if he would sur
render Taylor. The governor was born
In Indiana In IKI7 uud is a veteran of
both the civil uud Spanish wars. He
was noted as a boy ut school for his
proclivity to mischief, a fact which 1s
Illustrated by the following story:
The principal of the school he at
tended was u mnn of considerable se
verity. Tbe boys all held blui In great
awe. Tbey wore
therefore ninated
;4 when- young Durbln
'* V oneday said to them:
J "Do you dare ine
'W 7 f Q go up to the prin
' cipal and say 'Hel-
KfcKa***, J lo!' and slap him on
"We certainly do,"
they
WKmHF '"Welti I'll do It"
said Durbln. "I'll
T ' do It today. But
DUKMM. what wllf you give
ma for letting you see me do It?"
"I'll give you that there bamboo fish
ing pole of mine," an Illiterate boy
"All right," Durbln agreed. "Watch
me when school begins.'^
Tbt' boys went In.
Tbe principal sat ou sn elevated plat
form. '*he reckless Durbln soon as
th* acaalsi opened adrascad to blur
ind, sure enough, gave him a hard
whack ou the buck aud at the same
time exclaimed, "Hello!"
The principal turned fiercely.
"What Is the meaning of this?" he
cried.
"There was the biraest spider on
your bfock I evcr saw. iilr," suld the
boy.
"Oh, was there?" said the mollified
principal. "Thank you. my lad. for
knocking It off. Where Is it. though?"
"it escaped dowu that crack," said
Durbln.
Much comment hus been caused by
}he entry luto the Held lu the t'leve
nud mayoralty contest of Representa
tive Theodore K. Hurtoti, chairman of
the buportuut ho {fee committee on
rivers uud Imrfmrs. Voiigretwmuu itur
b>n, on lieltig asked Whether he would
| make the race for the mayoralty on
the Republican
ticket uguiust Tom
I 1.. Johnson, replied F
that he was willing f
to do so provided
the plutform and
\
purty Bssur
ance of uo alliance
between pub
lie service corpora
tlona. It Is under- TIIKODOJIF. K.
stood that he guvu uunTON.
his reply after con
ference with President Roosevelt anil
Secretary Gurfldd of the Interior de
partment, with both of whom he Is ou
teruis of close friendship. Those who
huve speculated on the congressman's
motive lu consenting to make such a
race have seen lu his course a bearing
on the presidential situation. It has
been suggested by them thnt If Mr.
Burton defeated Mayor Johnson his
victory would make lilm more than
ever a natlouuriigure und thnt In case
Secretary Tuft did not prove available
its it presldentlul candidate Mr. liur
ton might be substituted for him us
a representative of the |xdlclcs for
which I'resldeut Roosevelt's adminis
tration stands..
One of the most hcuutlful women In
Washington Is Mrs. Truman 11 New
berry, whose husband as assistant sec
retary of the navy was prominent In
the arrangements for sending the fleet
to the Pnelfic ocean.
Mrs. Newberry was n Brooklyn Is'lle
before her marriage to young Mr. New
berry of Detroit,
who to
worth J^o.iMMUKK).
She
ltarnes, daughter of
a leading figure lu
the so culled school
. book frust. Tho
> wedding was a_
memorable social
f* event. Mrs New
berry has money
Bt enough lu her own
V right from the cs
tale of her late fa
ther to make her
MUS. MtatAK. n, 01l in life easy.
KKWULHav. „ ut tU(>ra - flr(J o(her
Newlterry riches. Tlie assistant sec
retary and his wife Jlaye two pairs of
twins. Both are ifulte fond of chil
dren. Gossips declare that President
Roosevelt appointed Mr. N«swberry to
tho place he held himself Itefore the
Spanish-America 11 war been use he ap
proved the nonsulelde of the rnco and
the Ncwberrys wore upholding his
views. Mr. NewlH't'ry, however, was
n naval reserve officer during that
war und rehdered most distinguished
service.
Olinrles M. Schwab, president of the
Bethlehem Hteel works, who has given
$1,000,000 to tbe University of I'eun
•lylvinla for Its buglnccring school,
.ays lit) wants this liii;r
the best engineering school In the
world 11 nd expects
to give
to Ty
■uch. He declares
there Is
satisfaction n
In apeudlng money
on oneself nil j
that the pleasure of
working amf| plan
nlng ou surh ,11 CIIAIII.KS M.
project us the creu- SCIIWAII.
tion of a first class
engineering school is tbe greatest
pleasure he has ever enjoyed. Mr.
Schwab Is one of the few men In the
United States who have enjoyed the
distinction of drawing a salary of
f1,000,000 a year, this lielng his rate of
wages, though not his entire Income,
while president of tho "billion dollar
steel trust."
Mr. Schwab usually cuts n swath
wherever he goes, and when he first
went to Venice Ills yacht splashed
the water so against tho steps and
doorways of the homes of the Vene
tians tlmt tbe American steel magnate
wus ha led .before a police magistrate
and fined. Although he has denied
that he broke the bank at Monte Carlo,
he has liecn fond of nnuaual doings
from l»>yliisxl up. The schoolmaster
at Loretto, Pa., where Mr. Schwab
got his early education, was nn ardent
geologist, lie had ordered oneday
that each of the cjilldreu bring to
school a specimen of som,.> sort, nnd
these specimens he would designate
nnd deserllie one by one. Accordingly
on the appointed day n great arm loud
of stoneß were brought to the little
building, but young Schwab's contri
bution to the arm load waa a broken
brick. In due course the master took
up the sfieclTiicns.
"This," he suld, "is a piece o{ feld
spar from tha crossroads.
"This to a piece of tntirl from tho
meadow.
"This la • piece of argillaceous sand
atone from the quar;y.
"And this," be thundered, taking up
tbe brokeu brick -'it his ia u pleco of
Impudence from Charily Schwab."
Pages i to 4 WHOLE NO. 394
FRANK B. KELLOGG.
One ef the Foremoet of the Federal
Qovernment'a "Truat Busting" Corps.
It in a heavy task that falls* upon
Prank It. Kellogg, the chief counselor
for the government iu the ease of tho
United Ktutes against the Standard
Oil company, which was catted a few
day* ago lu New York iiefore-ex-.ludge
fertsM.as referee. But Mr. Kellogg Is
used to the discharge of Important
.duties. It was he who conducted the
historic examination of IS. 11. llarrl
nian before the- Interstate commerce
commission lu the Inquiry made by
that body Into the operation of the Pu-
Mtio roads mill the Alton system. It
was this inquiry which developed the
alleged looting of the Chicago and
Alton ami provoked Harrlman's cele
brated declaration that If the laws
„.V r-m*
FRANK 11. KKIiLt 1(1(1.
permitted he would try to control
every railroad In tho United Slates.
I If the government wins in (he suit for
the dissolution of the Standard Oil
, Company of New Jersey, the parent
of the so called trust's many aubcotu
j putdes, Mr. Kellogg will come lu for
a large share of (lie glory. Ho 1m a
resident of St. l'aul, Js a lawyer rather
I than a politician and stands high In
Ills profession.' lie was a government
delegate to the universal congress of
lawyers and Jurists at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition hi St. I.ouls lu
1001. Sonic years ago, when the steel
trust went Into Minnesota to secure
deposits of Iron" ore, it selected Mr.
Kellogg as Its attorney. There is a
story that he was then paid $15,0*10 a
year to look after steel Interests In
Minnesota. That Is bigger pay tluin
the federal government gives the men
wlio do Its trust busting work, and
thus there Is uiM'e glory than money
in working against the big corpora
tions. 'Mr. UeJlogg was In New, York
one day when the Morgan Hill Inter
ests were busy with the organization
of the Northern Securities company,
and the St. I'aul lawyer was called on
by the great railway linanclers to do
something by way of Influencing poli
tics in Ills state In the Interests of the
stool trust and Its railway allies. Mr.
Kellogg replied that he was a lawyer
and not a politician, and lie was never
afterward asked lo do any work of
that kind, lie \>jas counsel for the
goveruuierifTn"Tfie caSeSC"**
PORTUGAL'S CROWN PRINCE.
| Amiable Young Man Who May Suc
ceed to a Crown.
Pillppe, duke of Itragnti/.a and
cerfwn prince of Portugal, has become
a figure of interest, since the crisis iu
Portuguese a flairs anil the .conflict be
tween tlie monarch and parliament, in
volving a situation threatening the very
existence of the throne.
Tho prince, was born In INK 7 anil ling
been well educated. He speaks sev
3UW
A - WW
LUIZ riMI-PE, BUKK OK 11KAOANZA.
era I laiiirilirges and In gfnwattins con
ducted himself in a manner to win the
approbation of his future subjects. He
went to England forttm coronation of
King Edward, and at one of the royal
dinner parties which all the princes
then in London attended all the men
were smoking with, the exception of
the crown prince of Portugal.
"Won't you have a cigar?" some one
naked. >,
"No, I thank you," mulled the future (
king, .without a truco ejtber of self con
aciousness or embarrassment. "I xrn
too small yet.'V - J
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Caleb Points' 1
Strange CascJ
TIIR statement of Caleb Power*
that be knows who killed Gov
ernor William Gbebel and that
James Howard, now In the
itate penitentiary charged with the
?rlme, is not tho man calla attention
»nce more to one of the most reiaark
ihle cases In the crimiual and political
tnunls of America. Powers Issued the
statement while preparing for his foartli
trial on the charge of conspiring to
murder Goebel, and hi* assertion waa
prompted by the declaration of Judge
8. W. llagt*r, Democratic candidate
for governor of Kentucky, that lncaa4
of his election he would not pardon
Powers or commute any sentence the
latter might receive If his fourth trial
resulted In u conviction. Power* criti
cised the Democratic candidate for
making any promises regarding him
while his case was still before the
courts of the state for settlement An
other Interesting aspect is given to the
afTair by the assertion of ex-Governor
Wllllatn T. Durbln of Indiana that be
was offered a bribe of $03,000 If he
would turn over to the Kentucky au
thorities for trial the fugitive Repub
lican governor, William S.Taylor, Goe
bel's rival for executive honors In Ken
tucky, who fled into the Hoosler State _
and lias since made It bis home when
charged with complicity in the murder
of Goebel. Taylor was recently offer
ed Immunity from nrrest In Kentucky
If he would testify In the Powers trial.
Powers has made thla declaration:
"After seven years of court Investiga
tion, as long as I have been In Jail, I
have at last discovered and am now
able to point out the man who killed
Senator Goeliel, and It is not Jim
Howard, either, the man whom the
prosecution has claimed tired the fa
tal shot. I believe In Howard's en
tire innocence. While I have been de
prived of my liberty and my endur
ance strained almost to the point of
breaking, I would be doing myself a
great Injustice and the state a great
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CALEB I'OWBHS.
wrong if I did not onco again wage
battle In the courts for my own honor."
Powers was the Republican claim
ant of the office of secretary of state
when the assassination of Governor
Goeliel occurred, and It was charged
by the prosecution that ho was one of
tin; part Ira to n conspiracy against
Gwboj's life and that tho fatal shot
u'ltfTiriMl from a window In hie office.
It was 011 Jan. 30, 1000, that Goebel
was shot. He died a few days later,
taking the oath of office as governor
on bis deathbed. Powers' arrest and
Incarceration In Jail followed soon aft
erward, and the Intervening years he
has spent In confinement, never losing
courage anil after each conviction se
curing u new trial. He claimed, that
he never would have been convicted
but for the Juries being composed of
Goebel Democrats. Ills efforts to have
hU ease removed from the state courts
and tried In a federal court were un
successful. When* his fight for his
liberty and good, name exhausted all
tiie .funds at his command, aid carno
to him from all over the country from
those who hud been convinced of his
Innocence or who desired that ho have
* full opportunity to prove it. Among
the latter were many prominent Ken
tucky Democrats who aided him in
the belief -that the fair name of the
state was involved In the case and
that, whether innocent or gullAy, no one
should be able to say that tho prisoner
could not obtain Justice in his state.
Powers 4s now about thirty-seven
years of age. He wns admitted to the
bar two years before he became a can
didate for secretary of state in Ken
tucky. He is tall and fine looking, bat
he has had to make a fight to retain
his health while In confinement. He
onco attended the West Point acad
emy. but had to leuvo before complet
ing his course on nccount of the condi
tion of health. While In jail ho
has exercised several hours each day
with Indian clubs and usually walka
♦a great deal about his cell, with every
aperture open for the admittance of
air and sunlight. He estimates that be
has walked enough to girdle the globe
In his dally perambulations. He baa
written a book containing his life story
and the account, from his point of
view, of the troubles culminating In
the shooting of Gbebel, and this work
hns aided considerably In swelling bis
defense fund. Hi* correspondence la
heavy, and, though he operates a type
writer himself, he sometimes bas had
to employ a stenographer In order to
attend to it. Thoustuids of people have •
visited him In his cell, he has bad
seventeen offers of marriage from ro
muntlc young and, according
tj> his own statement, opportunities to
escape have not been lacking.* But lie
says he does not want bis liberty un
law with It Uis honor can ceaterwi.