St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 4, 1898

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Payne, Known in nF ae Places as Elijah Bedenfield, iad Quaint Phases. = a oe —— BZ WAS A MAN OF BUSINESS, WITH LUXURIOUS TASTES AND FOUND GULLING A — eo TRADE. -_~ —- BUT MINT JULE? FARM IS NOW SORELY BEREFT. -_- — ee (A Sioux City Detective Uncovered the Curves of the Smooth Exquisite and He Le‘t His Happy Home at Night, Via the Window. ~Six years woman KRANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 4 @fo this month a.man and went-to the town of Pieasant Hill, ov miles southeast of Kansas Clty, regis- tered at the hotel as Robert &. Payne and wife. Ile was @n elderiy man th a full Deard streaked with gray and hal’ that reached down t: is t coliar ana curled inward at Was stout and was richiy dressed. They said the) wiahed to buy a iarm. They aired «4 man 706 drive them out through the eurrounua.lg country. The first day they Were out they Grove past a tarmnouse built on a higa Oint of tabicland that was covered w.t. ickory, walnut and mapie§ trees Tne Housetop couid just be seen peep ng above the foliage. From this levei labieiana few acres in extent the gently on ai siues and the: in level] meadows and pasture , @ Most picturesque spout li was two mm. from town and the nearest Was a haif mile away. be woman stopped th: stood up und looked the piace ehe eat down and said to her “That is the place l.want. We look further.’ The carriage drove up across the flelds to the farmhouse. It was owned Ly J. 8. Cor- don and he was at home, it Was 9 o'clock in the morning “Do you own this farm?’ Mr. Payne asked im ana ivti; RS. Payne, Mint Julep Stock Farm. Oreeeeee The hired man went to the aene and loaded a barrel into the wagon. The bar- ages come it freight to R. SS. Payne it ‘a “YoagT-o whis Cc ‘ A ae im Mentucky. ” ee" ftom A dle. All of this was remarka! le Usual in the little town of The people talked and end his wife came to town only w Was Recessary to buy something Payne boarded the train to go went away often. lie Month or two and*“then come home and mer A month or two He bought blooded ceee and stocked the farm. He bullt a bad dam across a gully and made a lake io r8e stocke!d with fieh. He sank a well ~ *. doep and eight feet across and pack AN inexhaustible vein of pure water. ” lh ne . Powerful windmill over this we \] arene 44 the Water, Plumbers were brourht oan A 7% fas City and they laid pipes @ farm and threush the house oe tank was built near the barn the ans be pam ped irte it and in tite house in. be perfect plumbing eyvetem, with tu Closets of the beat kind and a. Water pipes ran underground rent paddocks and led to faucets Oreee Th into tre ovughs for watering the wae the om 8 Walter system cost $340 and 7 toe onder of the whole countryside ven Wire fence was put aroun entire farm of 1% acres. A kite eh track Was hutlt on an level “~~ When Mr. Paene was home aN hortesr Of: en he had visitors ha Ney were te wp mend im the town, and they had races only re Payne as an onlooker Ogether the finest kennel of ohounde In the West. and they had fox > whe ere fox hunts took place gener- mn the Paynes gave a house party ed vartics were brilliant affaire. angas Clty and & ent there and Stayed a week or wl Leute e a ome of the best and most farin aye wore divide — astride Of the best horse — the wane ried Pee — A J Four of them were the kennels in he house and farm was le mee of the hired help and Mr Rh, yne went &way together. One of these land. Another was to Another was to Mexico and mtn greatd deal of money. at they spent a was and very Picasant wondered ie un- Hilti, ayne nen it or when AWwAy—Payne would be gone a Avondale wave on | rdon’s prices} °? ° hunts for his friends. lle gave ° oOow,* hounds in the house parties to soctlety leaders of Kansas City and St. Living in the $10,000 # year simply household Louis, country he for the living ises of himself spent and expe and 9 wife. & 0-0--0--0--0--0--0—-0--0-—-0--0-—0-— 0 dav to point Blank: “Mr. Payne, wWat {ts naan business?’ “I’m a horse thief. Hi much do you,” was the answer +) Mi} paic his bill and Mr. Wir tomer It was generally Payne wes interested in horse that he made his money at the THE INNOCENT OLD MINER. John A. Davey {s bank in the little country near sioux City. In July there came bank an.old man. dresse) roughly with a Mexican sombrero pulled down to his ears, “4 RBlazed Valise in his hand and min rs boots A pe uliarity of this old felis W was that he chewed’a great wad Of tobacco vigorously and spat recklessly inte corners. He inquired for Davey when he entered the bank and was shown his private office He stood with his valise in his hand and stared long and stead ly at Davey withou: speaking a word. * Then he “yal Into a corner, Wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and said with a shake of his head ‘No, you're not him.” This mystified Mr. Davey. Old fellow to sit down. The old man told that he Was a miner from New —om When he was a young man he had a com- rade anc mesasmate named John Davey, who hac saved hs life on one occasion and on anothe e had nursed him through a spell of severe ‘kness, ‘I've gi of a mine now,"’ “It's payin’ me some in’ for my old pard, he was in this town and l come him. But you're not him’ The old man broke down and wept. Great tears rolled down his cheeks and beard. Davey'’s heart warmed to him. Davey told him that he did have an uncle Join Dav ey who had gone out into the West years ago and had disappeared. The o14 miner and the young banker talked it over and agreed that the uncle of the banker had been the old man’s partner. Davey’s heart warmed to the gvod old unsophisticated miner and he took him to his home, where he stayed fora week or two. The old miner gave his hame as Elijah Bedenfield. In the course of time Bedenfield and Banker Davey took a trip to Jioux City, “to see the sights.” They stayé@d at a hotel, and as Bedenfield said he couid not read nor write Davey registered his name. The firet day they were ntown they met a man who said his name was J. C. Brown. When Brown learned that Bedenfield was an old miner he told him confidentially that he had a gold brick that he had bought from a Mex- ican woman itn Arizona and he would to have Bedenfleld look at it and see was genuine hedenfield asked Davey niong with him to @ park on the out- ‘ity where Brown aes the The three went>to- pronounced'§ the ‘bri K pure gf ia ‘worth $10,000. Brown of- to eel] it for $5000 cash Bede afleld he hadn't the money or he would buy Davey became intensely interest ed. Hie said he would buy it if he was sure it was pure _— oe plec i oft and 1 Bedenfield., The three and abit, They retuin- rilled into the brick in several! The chips of gold were tak: hotel and there th y accident. ally met Mr. Mott, who SA ne was an government assayist. That wae ai lucky meeting, because he could assay the gold, and he did so. He said it was the purest one Wirt asked ‘ace * President of a town of Pomeroy, He tnvited the old man, look- heerd to find said the money, and I'm John Davey. |] virgin ‘hip a have it as- saved, usreste: This was one. and boughte brace ed to the pat and ad sets went to town this point the go'd brick Bedenfie! had progressed Mr ean Was enthusiastic sali he would go to Pomeroy $00) from his bank and buy the gold brick Liut there are severa] shrewd _ tectives in St: ux City and they had noticed the old nrine in tow of three well dresse 1 and 5 ick lor king sti Qa@ngcrs anid si USper ted that they Were trying to é@windle him. They arreste 1 Brown on the street andj found the alleged gold brick upon him. They arrested M. tt and Davey next and locked them up Then they went to old Elijah hy denfleid. and told him what they had done. Be os ‘ field .the swindler of remarkable re sources and presence of mind, threw up both hands in pretence: ad surprise: “Wasn't that a lump of gold?’ quired ‘Gold nuthin. detectives. “Why, we had it tested.”’ said Bedenfield. “Yes: it Was plated with gold ‘The rascals The sc oundre!s'"’ Elijah. “Il was going to pay for gag Bedenfield promised to stay cute the two mén and the dete him at the hotel. The moment gone he hastefed to take the out of town Davey had no officers who he was and that victim. He was released made for Bedenfield. The arrest Was nolsed around and word came from a town in Canada that Brown Mott and Bedenfleld were wanted ther They had tried to work the same sort of a gold brick game ona rich old farmer had gone so far as to draw $8000 out bank and had ~~ it with him to woods where the brick was hidden. ORicore from Canada telegraphed Sioug City that they were coming for ew nen Before they came Brown and Mott were given a preliminary hearing ana during it Hrown leaped through a window climbed into a buggy in waiting and es- caped. BEDENFIELD FOUND OUT. “Dick"’ Richards, sergeant of police fn Sioux City, made up his mind that Elijah BKedenfield was the leader of the gang and he went to work to catch him He hadn't much in the way of clues to @work upon. In the sachels of Brown and Mott were letters written in cipher code. Two shirts found in «a sachel. bore ee marks R. S P. in tndeliblec ink made Kf the laundry- man. and the shirts bore the stamp of a Kaneas City maker. The mark of 4 Kan- san City tallor was on two of the coats sound in hela. Sergt. Rich- rorted = “int — the cipher let- Nand the scheme SUuUCCtes- lie and draw the he in- It was brass,"’ replied the waid them $50v0 and proge- ‘tives left they were first train the the was difficulty in showing he was and a hunt but he wae sone __ TUESDAY _EVENING—ST, LOUIS—OCTOBER 4, 1898. _ PRICEfo. Out Louis, One Cent. de St. Loals. Twe Cents. "e : errs une am wth combined! » —_ wi £ abe a me i gc , Fs n ¥* ; * istocm ony wip be tw ~~ oie More bona fide, paid-for BOARDING ots ow published by the POST-DISPATCH than the other local English newspaper 3, ee A A OE ~_——_—- -—_—-- cect a JAMES FLESH SERIQUSLY HURT, Was Thrown From His Buggy Tuesday Afternoon. HARNESS GAVE WAY AND HORSES RAN. ALONG MIAMI AND LA®PAY- ETTE AVENUES. THROWN VIOLENTLY TO THE GROUND. |Mr Flesh Struck on the Head and the ntio Nis; we arinkg lently to Doctor Pronounces His Injuries Serious—Was Taken tc ‘ His FMome. James M. Flesh firm of Flesh & from his buggy Tuesday ceived injuries of a Mr. Flesh was driving Lafayette avenues at double-tree of buggy broke. His spirited horses started on a mad reer, and he could not restrain them. Within half a block he was thrown yio- the pavement, striking on his of the well-known patint- Mook, thrown afterno and re- us nature, along Missouri 1:30 o'clock when ers’ was on very seri and the his ca- | head Into | | he Pedestria was head for a Presently his name. ns whoran to his rescue thought wound in his freely, and consciousness. dead. There was a from which blood flowed few minutes he he revived sufficiently to give His lence is at 1829 Park avenue, only a short distance from the iccildent occurred. Kindly hands conveyed Mr. Flesh home, and a doctor was summoned, said the wounds were serious, but not at once State the extent of the injuries received. TRAVELING MAN ROBBED. William Riedau Drugged and Plun- dered sf Money. lost res! to his who William Riedau, a traveling salesman I'v- ing at 916 Kanasa avenue, Topeka, Kan., has reported to the police that he was robbed of $315 in cash and $312 in valuables. Riedau boards at the Lindell Hotel. Mon- day evening he met two well-dressed men who claimed to be in the same business as himself. They had a few drinks and sup- per together, some more drinks and, then R edau lost consciousness. He was found Twentieth and Locust streets with Dispensary it wae learned was drugged. When this information was the police they entreate kept from the publi ing made to suppress.t! has found | clew to éling man yen not where the yare now hh BRUCE FOR ‘GOVERNOR. — ———————— Ticket Nominated by the Democrats of Massachusetts. WORCESTER, Mass., Oct nominated by the Democratic here to-day is as follows: Alexander B. Bruce of the man ng ee to } thetr ding . State Con- vention For (Crovernor Worcestet Lieutenant-Governor—Edward J. 8 A ramingham, YY of Commonwealth - Tr) ie ‘ yoke lattery Hlenry ceiver—Gen., PP 5 ore of Boston, r. lroy of Spring- STIRRING ‘SOC: AL CIRCLES. Porular Young Woman of Texas ina Breach of Piomise Suit. Special to the Post-Dispatch DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 4.—Miss Edge, a well-known and popular woman, afternoon. filed Suit ti (County Distr’ t Court at Mce- re riffin, a promine mt ng for gon. 0 damages f 1] of promise to marry Mr. nsiderably Miss Edge’s sentor AR The sult has created Northern Texas soctal cir- Jennie VounrR yest rday is uel » matter of a stir in A —— ee eae es GOLD IN DOMINION CREEK. w. J. Partridge ot Ledge of Rich Quartz. VICTORIA, B. C., Oct. 4.—News has just reached here from the Klondike of a rich find of gold-bearing quartz near Domin Creek by W. J. P idge of this city. The new find Is in the locality of Dome. It is at the head of Lombard Creek. the first tributary of Dominion The ledge is 16 in width and of honeycomb nature. c ing a quantity of Gale na | and d ehioric es THE WEATHER FORECAST. FAIR—cCOCLER. For St. Louls and vicinity Generally fair Tuesday night and Wednesday; cooler For Missouri—Threatening weather Tuesday night and Weinesday with possible showers Tuesday night; cooler south and east portion Tuesday night; cooler Wednesday. For lilinole—Threatening weather with show- ers Tuesday night and possibly Wednesday; cooler Post-Dispatch Thermometer. arty irry- In Other Cities at 7 a. m. New York : ... TO Kanteane City “hicamo o. cusses GB LAttic Rock “incinnatl ...+...«.».. te New Orteane “level veccesevee SS Eittebe : Bees. We loatode Denver . wa esseset GEN, WHEELER i whether | adi = inistered 'for ¢ i; then , troops | with his where | | engagement. UN Tht STAND, —, — Tells the Story of Santiago to the Investigators. THINKS SHAFFER WAS ALL RIGHT. WILD DASH OF THE ANIMALS GENERAL DEVOTED HIMSELF TO THE TASK OF*CARING FOR HIS MEN. a PRAISE ALL THE CHIEF OFFICERS. —— —-- —— Thinks the Spaniards Would Have Made a Scrtie, but Were Afraid to Mcet Americans in the Cpen. od WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—The War Inves- tigating Commission began its examination of witnesses to-day by placing Gen. Joseph Wheeler on thé stand, Chairman Dodge stated to him the scope of the commis- sion’'s duties and asked Gen. Wheeler he had any objections to + hee He replied that he had nune, and Maj. Mills, recorder ‘for the commission, the oath. Gen. Wheeler stated ‘uba on the 14th of June, had no Knowledge of the plan of paign before going aboard the transport. told of the voyage. On June 2l Shafter ordered him to disembark the next day, which he did with a portion of his command He rode into the country four miles that day and the next moved to Jaguaracita. He connoltering, arranging with Gen. of the Cuban army to send Cuban men for the reconnoiter, but un- the Cubans did not keep the He told of the first battle at stopping t@ compl ment espe- also to apeak that he left Tampa but that cam- Hie Castilio fortunately LA clally (Juasina, the regular troops, and lof their excellent firing. They soon learned be could | names or |} (as they 4.—The ticket | ;not attacked Pierre- Bon- | ¢ | T think ther the | Whee | prompt lv cared | the infantry ison It lhad Victoria Finds a’! feet } ' ! | Tamp This to mistruet the reports.afid estimates of the Spaniards. Gen Wheeler. had not been able on his own account to s@cure any accurate estimate of the Spanish loss during the American approach upon Santiago. Speaking of the proceedings after the first battles he explained that he had been re- ported sick and there were some move- ments just prior to the battle at El Caney with which he was not familiar. ‘I was not sick,’ he gaid, “but I hed been on the 29th and 30th, Still Il had not gone on the sick Hst. hala fever, but l appreciated the situation, took medicine and came out all right.’ He was in the battle of El Caney and expressed the op -nion that more men had bc en aoe oe the formation of the line than @@rferwards. He told of the necessity for wading the San Juan River, saying that the water was about waist deep. “IT ought to sav,’ said the General, In the course of his testimony, ‘‘that magnificent to see officers of high rank go ashore with their paexs on their backs accepting all the fortunes of war with their men. They slept on the ground with the soldiers. None of us were mounted and we Were without tents for seven days.”’ Speaking of the character ef the roads from the coast to the points occupied by tne Americans be said that with such attention were able to give to them they were The rains had not been severe up to time. The roads were narrow, equal to the demands. The supplies he considered sufficient except tn a few in- stances and in instances the chene was only tem} worary ‘“(7en, Shafter, * he said. for the zeal he displayed in th’'s re- Hie devoted himself to this task and re is no doubt that he succeeded, We used pack trains and there was compar- atively little suffering because of the short- nees of quartermaster’s supplies.” Gen. Wheeler said in response to a ques- tion that Cervera’s flet was the obfective of the campaign. There was no reason why Spanish troops should not have made a sortie from Santiago and he had asked Toral after the surrender why he The latter replied that failure to do so, was because his men ot sore, Yet Gen. Wheeler could ept this explanation for the Spanish sol- diers were not foot sore. Gen. Wheeler's opinion was that the Spanish commander was not able to face the Americans in the Open. KOO 1. that the se “deserves great (7en. Discussing the plan of campaign he said doubted whether any more effective Jan could have been adopted. Speaking of medical department he eald that at here were complaints, but that they not serious. ©n occasions there was a shortage of surgeons, some of the surgeons being sick or wounded. According to Gen ler’s belief the wounded tn battle were for by the surgeons. After all the wounded were i that night. The wit that there was more com- pla nt of the ehortage of medicine among than in the cavalry service Tampa, he said that there, the first half of June. ithout objection, but he had be wet later in the se wags his Iimprese@ion ‘that Tampa aes selected G6 A camp site , of the war and was interded movement on was, he said, at times euppiles | at the camp. added, that a sold er were } July 1 arried from the fle! the fight of ness Had heard Going back to season he was the Site was W fe) hat it would could iwie tents and the ccm. tnken ec were at Fon? into the men are iimeelf foun ] » h venit als and hed F yen. Wheeler ald he had no control over any of the supplies which were Sarnts ) OMe transports when was attended to by the dir- ; staff officers He only kK ne w from conversation with these officers that there was @n abundance of the supplies of all naracter. , the he left ? erent Returning to the Santiago campaign he | said that only two regiments had reported 1 shortage of rations and he had imme- diately telephoned to the rear, and the shortage. which was due to accident, had beeh adjusted. The meat was poor and they had no bread but hardtack. hey were forced to live tn the sun and water alternately, and neces. sarily there was much elckness| While they lad the full , quote of doctors and nurses. thought that {f more had been furnished | men would have been better cared for rations, three day® eupply was gen- y iasued, Whenever the troops went action they wou.d throw their food as well as their packs and they often did not recover them. he never In reply to @ had heard of any ort °o aap. bet, he t but he TA Pm being | he | Gen. | his | then began re- ! troops | NO GROUNDS FOR DWOnt Judge Bland Says Poverty Is Not a Good Plea. ——_ CCURT OF APPEALS REVIEWS SUCH A CASE. WILLIAM C. CAMPBELL WANTS) TO SEE HIS 1WO SMALL CHILDREN. COURT IS SURPR'SED AT THE LOWER COURT. Mrs. Campbell Hai a Competency in Her Own Right and Objected to Her Hus»and Work- ing for Wages. The writ of habeas corpus asked for by Willlam C. Campbell was the subject of | consideration by the Court of Appeals Tuesday morning. The case is a peculiar one and-grows out ‘uliar divorce case tried in Spring- and reversed by Judge Bland. are brought by the of a pe field, Mo., The present proceedings father for the purpose of getting an order to see the two children in the case, Ross and Joseph Campbell, both bright looking | boys of 7 and 9 years of age. Mrs. Isabella Campbell sued her husband, Wm. C. Campbell, for divorce son the ‘grounds of desertion and general indigni- ties, and was granted a decree with the custody of the two children. When the Court of Appeals took up the! case Judge Bland went over it very care- fully, and in a written opinion sald the divorce was an injustice to Mr. Campbell, ry said the evidence went to show that. Campbell was a poor man, working for ‘wages, while his wife had $10,00) In property | 'and a fixed income of $0 a month besides. The husband's only offense was his | poverty. He left his home, or rather his! wife’s home, in Springfield, because she, would not let him work at such employ- | ment as he could get. One of her pet | charges was that he wore the cast-off | clothes of her father and his (Campbell 5) | brother. Judge Bland went into the case at some length and said there was no law in Mia- souri which made peverty a ground for di- vorce, especially when the wife knew when she married that the husband had nothing but his wages. He also took occasion to say a few words about the maiden aunt, Miss Ross, who, he says, was evidently a disturbing element in the family. The decree of matters left as Mrs. Campbell, however, went on just as divorce was set aside and they were. it was | she did before. She refused to live witna her husband, and taking the two boys with _her refused to let him see them at any time He used every effort to get permission to see them but without avail, so he ap- plied to the Court of Appeals for a writ of habeas corpus re quiring the mother to pro- duce the children in court so that the ques- tion of their custody could be passed upon. but; 2 defi- ; (me on a regular contra i treasurer, "| four | ever "| Stal | me that | « | steps dogged by taken to Mrs. Campbell was in court with the two boys, as was Mr. Campbell, but no words assed between them. The lawyers on I's side were anxt US for de- > on the other side wanted to the case. Was consider: ible arguing on both PY sry ana finally it was decided to admit a part of the testimony and then have tha rest taken by deposition at Springfield later Ori. The mother retains children in the me: eek MISS CLEMMONS' STATEMENT. Denies That She Deserted Buffalo Bil] for Howard Gould. NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—Miss Katherine Clemmons is aggrieved by the publication (of @ newspaper article, in which it was stated that Col. Willlam F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) has long been deeply attached to her and that she rejected his devotion for the fattention of Howard Gould, miulianaire. In an interview published here, Miss Clem- mons says: “As a matter of fac I am Col. Cody for nothing. He thought | ‘would be a succeSs a8 a star and engaged Se just as he would with any other actress, I never penny of Col. Cody's money. tor it all went through the hands of his own WhO W455 appointed by him. If as is stated in a j iblished article. Coi. Cody lost a large amount of mone y on the venture, the risk Was wholly his own i fulfilled my part of the engagement ac- ceptably and to the best of my ability and when Col Cody finally broke the con- tract I was pleased to be released ur business relations terminated then. al} 7OUL years ago, and no other relations existed between us than those ot and manager “To say that Col, ¢ and wanted to Against (*a)} i*orly l the custody of the antime, indebted to ' have done touched a ‘ody was in love marry me ts abdsura., | ’ have no mMpiaint tu make, for our relations were of a4 purely business character, and these, as | have said, terminated several years ago.” Miss Clemmons seys that she has been the subject of mu ‘h persecution. She says: For years 1 have not been able to atir be- yond my own door without having my fooi- the sapies of a private de- | tective agency who have reported every mi: ‘vement to those who seck to injure me “My own servants have been approached | and my very apartmenta have been n vaded and my private correspondence stolen. Matters reached such a pass that |] was even afraid to drive up Fifth avenue for fear that some ridiculous and malicious etory would be toid of my movements.’ ; Hfaward Gould also, it its said, protests vehemently against the publicationa com-i | plained of, which, among other things had to do with an alleged yachting trip to Bar | Harbor, trouble with the crew and dinners. eaten by candlelight owing to the desertion | | of the men controliing the electric light | plant on board air. Gould's yacht Niagara. | ee re ee ‘SURRENDERED TO SPANIARDS. ‘Town of Bugason, With a Store of Am- | munition, vacuated. MADRID Oct 4 Roa. General of the Phil! with 4 } 43en ppines, ; (Jovernor- cables that the | town of Bugason has surrendered to the Spanish, the insurcents fieting, leaving 77 ae and Thee Reena of guns and ammusi- 9 ar ay — the —— he Jen. ioe cal 2, but were Crush of Humanity ‘in the (than it i teresting to | first nusmber | were all | faited meri ROYAL TUESDAY Al THE FAIR, AND THE VEILED PROPHETS a. = in Good Natured Efforts to All the Wonderful Sights Attendant on the Autumn Glories of St. Louis. “MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING.” I will sce the big procession and the Irides- floats, solemn pt actamatien which the mighty Prop whet fate I will see the gleam oad «glory and the eplen- dor of it als, But ‘y'll miss mé, ob, they'll miss me, at the ‘ Ball! I will float around on Broadway, if the crowd bie through. to push and jostle, do, eager crowds assemble tn the early of fall. But they'll miss me when they oe ia, are Ball! as at circuses Wonder what the Queen will do, when om she comes prencing ta, If 1 am wor there to greet her, as I surely shoenlkl have been? Ob, a senee of » asset will be through it =a I wilt a get a pigmy bottle and « ee Which will rid me of « portion of my ward o coin, And what time the charm of Becehus my epirit faet to threll, I won't care a continental for ae. J. GETCHER ie | Ess, > are | ¢ ‘Route of the Veiled Prophet’s Procession, Preparations for tf Evening Departure of Special Trains, Heavy Are rivals at Union Station and Great Crowds at the Fair. he din orn? Another golden autumn day was drawn /from the meterologi¢al lottery by the Fair : Assoc lation Tuesday. It was the second day of the St. Louls Fair and dedicated to the Ratlroads. The railroad men appreciated the compliment and sent their wives and children to sée the sights in the morning and dropped out themselves to enjoy the light harness for which afternoon exhibition of saddlers and horses and the pacing races, $275 in purses was offered. Tuesday is always a light day in point of attendance, but it was larger th:s year has beer heretofore The poultrs lic during the forenoon at work making the awards. The hog and sheep and cattle shows at- tracted big crowds. The judges were busy there, also, and s0 were those in the pet animal department. The machinery and vehicle ‘departments other horse waan't exhibit was closed to the pub- | as the judges were | other waan't. When he sew the horse rack—he calied_ tt sheck— wouldfA't get on him. I peraua ay. try the horse, and after he had 2 he said he never before knew how horse could move. Then he was alted. That's with all of the English. If they thing about gatited horses th own one of those bone-ehaking they ride with short stirrups. am = The hurdle race for mules Monday @ noon Was s ething to rer were five starters, all lively, and godd jum Three w negroes and the eahes (wo One of the white riders B serson with gray whiskers Ee ead. He was y che ane ; many. for it was aaoasell how to ride a mule, Right here it is proper te. the benefit of the uninitiated | a mule and riding a horse are different arts. any a man we DECORATIONS ON V/ALHINGTON AVENUE. crowds and the side shows attracted good Lib ral y were patronized , The morning show in the arena was in- lovers of gaited horses on the programme wee & cCon- between «ix saddie geldin They high-stepping, long- tallied, atyliah- was noticeable that the who showed them nearly all rode in western style and avoided the bumpety- bump metho? of our Pngli¢h cousina, who, as @ Kentucky horseman puts it. “don't know any more about a gaited horge than a Spaniard knows about fighting on the high seus.”’ teet 9 ’ animais t cae ee John T. Hughes, ald. the great gaited Kentucklian—‘Kaintuckian’’ from the middie sestion of the State where they breed fine horses and pretty women and make and drink good whiek» have owned Hex for three yeursa sald Mr. Hughes. ‘‘He te eight years old, and has brought me S44) in premiums, ito say nothing of hie service fees, “] pald $3500 for him. If I were given $100.0) and told to buy the best horse in the world | would buy Rex MeDonald. If he were barred [ would give back the money, because I couldn't think of any other horee in connection with the word *best.’ stallion, is @ typteal he would say “Rex has a pretty good strain of thor- oughbred in him, being a direct descendant of old Denmark, a four mile race horte. He is a standard bred registered.” Mr. Hughes has a fine contempt for the Eastern style of riding “] like to see a men sit on hie horse like A genticman,.” eail- he, “and net go bol- | tl nk vp and down like a monkey on a bob-taliled haree. Any man who would cut the tall off a saddle bore ought to ve sent to the penitentiary. There may ie escme excuse.for the crvel practice waen it ts applied to the carriage horde to keep him from getting hie tail over the lines. bas a saddle horse should bave a nice oF a? The | owner of Rex McDon- | a horse with address would come on a mule, and many a sot would spoil @ high-class week. The successful mule ridet site wf In his saddle, and in guard ees ing. side jumps and kicks chace on the Dit that : mouthed horgse fall beckward. tt tries to get on hla steeds neck, fashion of Jockeys. he ts in danger @ img over the brute’s he The old man with the hbustnes® and carried tis heiges easily. The next malt Be ridden by a negro who husiness. The mule took th reht, then elid hile jockey ever The other two negroes were black boys, who “went to the a} 7 and ae their mules eo busy they ~ ‘t have tiene to toss their I The seoand white rider wee @ low. Ile had «a dun mule, 6 bat no good on the flat, The two lightweight black in frone eb raced a6 « around the ps was third all "the °o 6 oe The iIneapert colored rider last that it was hard te was leading or trailing. Oa the Afth lap one of the wild over it. AmeUa HB. secon —— Persons of an mueh to mygocwss them ing. and the apes of farm