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r ON THE HOC TRAIN.
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Ne«d Mor* Attention Than Other
f’ Lite Stock.
* railroad trains, laden with eta-
tk, ho®* aod aheep, pass over all of
the leading lines of the country almost
•very day. Very often many trains
laden with this live freight pass over
theee roads daily. To a very large
proportion the meat consumed in the
East is brought from the prairie lands
of the West.
This shipping of live stock means
a great deal of extra work for ra:'road
n^en. To the uninitiated a cattle train
suggests no more than an ordinary-
freight train of box cars filled with
merchandise. To the uninformed the
famous oyster express of the Pennsyl¬
vania may mean somthing. and for
half a minute he may vaguely wonder
how “they can manage to keep” the
oysters fresh on their journey west¬
ward over the heated land, but the
sight of the long trains of cattle car3
flU«d with “living 'teU i-? of no sort
of interest. The raiiroa td man. how-
ever, knows this train has to be han-
died more carefully than even the
great limited.
Dispatch and care are the -wo in-
Junctions in transporting live sto* k.
The great trains mo-- • rushed as
speedily as possible to their destina-
tion, for transportation is a deadly en-
easy to prime n<--ef pigs or mu-ton, if
there is too mr h time ta*cem Every
day on the crowded, heated, swaying,
Jolting cars co-v- so many pounds of
good bee.. Sometimes tne long r.ast-
ern journey is fatal m or.s*-quen *-?.
to animals whi h wsr - hes .y at the
\ starting point.
There i3 a wonderful difference re-
{wren < attie. sheep an 5 hogs a« pan-
aengers. < at ..e - an! the ran ^porta-
tion the best An . hog- poo. e-t.
r ° USh '-*-?* Cl ?^ srunt^r a -ery
lndiffer^rit » ? rav»--.-*r. ^ me. P-^- JiP
with most ..r/tmng. a ,,.n . m-
'' il fr<1 .^, irr; ,ir, .: ig f
off. Hog tram so- ■ aston 'tic railroau-
ars more worr> Su . - an 7 n
or three other trains
r lT ‘‘ lt hoa-.^are g^i.^-n v .a,.
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L . r-5 treat her ud
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rirhf rMl, e<Tt
down thine* and the e r n-aseea of heated
br bodies o’!r iosely to-
aether that nrevert/w'-o the oa re m’ir* be
taken to Ver.^eri..... ! e smothering
before the lou-nev
•‘Water the hogs ’ is the order given
the hog train gang, ‘ and water them
oft and well” is added, if the weather
be dry and sultry.
If the hogs were not watered the
Eastern buyer would rarely, if ever,
receive Western * pork fit for killing for
market.
Whenever the locomotive of a hog
train la stopped for water the hog cars
are slowly drawn along under the great
apigot and its contents turned, one by
one, Into each car of the train. The
hogs within arc literally flooded or
"soused" with the cooling water. They
lie there contentedly during the pro-
oess and grunt our their extreme sat-
Isfacticn.
TIFSJTO THE COOK.
nliee bacon thin, put in a pan in
aingle layers and cook in the oven un-
^til slightly brown. It will bean agree-
aUte-fhange from frying.
Put eKierry j eaves, cut np fine, in
your pie plant pies and they will have
a decidedly nice flavor. A very little
soda put in pie plant or gooseberries
will save sugar and not hurt the flavor
of the fruit a particle.
'When cooking peas use a spoonful
of sugar to a quart and see if they're
not better.
In canning berries don't cook them
to death; when they have all become
thoroughly hot through it is enough.
They will not get soft as when cooked
•o long. Seal yonr fruit as hot as
possible,- wrap your, cans in several
thicknesses of paper and keep in a
cool, dark place.
Make a strong tea of hickory bark,
use a tablespoonfnl to a pink of
molasses made of sugar, cooked with
it, and you wili have an excellent .sub¬
stitute for maple syrup.
Beyond His Reach.
charge Mrs. Wigger—Why does a barber
more for shaving a dead man?
Wigger—Can't talk to him.
A Big Beg alar Army.
The mightiest host of this sort is the army
of Invalids whose bowels, livers and stomachs
have been regulated by Ho-tetter'- Stomach
Bitter-. A PMfnlar habit of body i- brought
about through using the Bitter-, not by vio¬
but lently by agitating and griping the inte-tine-.
flow reinforcing tha their energy and causing a
of bile Into its proper -han nel. Ma-
laris. !a grippe, dyspepsia, and atendency to
Inactivity the Bitters. of the kidneys, are conquered' bv
It team* considered profane to speak of a
well-mended ap Kitiii ■ring darned good.
4'on may not know it but there are large
numbers "'heat of people who have made fortunes
in and Corn during the la-t few
rnonths. There are equally good opportuni¬
ties now. Why should you not do -o. Henry
Mugridge & Co., 61 Commerce Building. Chi¬
cago. make a specialty of advising their cus¬
tomers on the condition of the market.
Write to them for full particulars. All orders
filled on Board of Trade Floor. Bank Refer¬
ence*.
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Fit* permanently cured. No fits or ne rvous-
ness after first day's Use of Dr. Kline's Great
DR. Nerve Restorer. H- Klive. $2 trial bottle aud treatise free.
R. Ltd.. »U Arch St. Phila., Pa.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma¬
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle.
Pifto's Cure for Consumption has no equal
a* a Couirh medicine, i' >!. Abbott, oto Sen¬
eca St., Buffalo. X. Y., May 9. m.
CATARRH CURED
Troubled For Two Year# and Health
Very Poor.
*’l was troubled with catarrh for two
years and my health became very poor. I
heoord so much about Hood’s Sarsaparilla
that I decided to try It and after taking a
f«w bottles I was entirely cured." A. H.
3l;Dermmot,S5 Bolton St., Marlboro. Maes.
Hood’s Sarsa- parilla
Th* best—in fact the One True Biood Purifier.
Rood’s Pills wito usaess. nausea. fndicestion. Brice 3Sc.
YELLOW FEVER
PREVENTED BY TAKING
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Ike
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SECRETARY ALGER ADVISES FOR¬
MATION OF LARGER ARMY. *
MUCH MORE MONEY '3 N-D^D ~ l *"
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«om* interesting Figure* From Annual
Report of Head of Wir !
Department. i
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In his first annual f
report Secretary 4
Alger makes many recommendations
for or the tne betterment tenement cf of th<* the admi’-intra a.m mtra-
.
UOD ° f tbe ,rar department,based upon
tne conclusion.- of his subordinate offi-
cers . He asks favorable consideration
for the proposition to add two regi-
menta to tbs artillerv branch,pointing
to the valuable fortifications now being
erected, which be save should not •
mannedby % corporal's guard.
He says of Alaska that as many as
100,000 people will l*e gathered there
next year, and a military force should
be sent to the territory and large
emergency powers should be granted
to the president to repress l»v!»wo«”,
Probably the creation of additional mil-
itary reservations, like that of St.
Michaels, may be the best means to
meet the problem. A boat for the
patrol of the Yukon is also asked for,
as weli a.s increased pav for the e»lisl-
ed men serving in Alaska.
Secretary Alger transmits without
reduction the estimate of the chief en-
gineer- for the next fiscal year, amount-
ing to 548,728,180, more than double
the appropriations fer the current
year. He says these are largely in ex-
cess of what they should be at a time :
w hen the demands upon the treasury
are as q r ^t M now, therefore, he
recommends a large reduction. 1
He in-iorses the recommendation of
t - superintendent
be of the military
that the number of students
* iWe?t Point be increased by allow-
ing each f ‘ enator to nominate a cadet,
A- an alternative, he suggests that the
P rasi ‘ lent authorized to appoint ten
cadets at large each year.
L ntil recently the hospital at Hot
Springswa* open only to soldiers of
the regular army, but Secretary Alger
ha ' i ast wnended the regulations so
as to authorize the admission of suit-
f^ e w cases f r amon S *be veterans of the
'
Iq the opinion cf the , secretary, an
increase . in the engineer cr-rpa in offi-
c *r- and enlisted, men i- 'indispensable.
He points to to the immense value *»»d
extent of the work now in the hands
01 this -orps, and contends that it
coutcl better supervised and im-
proved in quantity and quality by th* j
as^igumen* of more officers, v. ho-li la
now impossible.
The secretary indorses the project
^°r ^ the constrotion of the ship canal
connecting Lakes Lnion and Wash-
ington with Puget sound, but states
that active operation* cannot I>*-com-
meneed for some time* as the right of
way has not yet been aquired.
The report closes with the renewal
of the recommendation that provision
be made for the erection in Washing¬
ton of a statue to General Grant.
The estimates for the next fiscal
year §62,832,417, aggregate $96,258,445, as against
the amount of the appro¬
priations for the current year.
The j>rincipal items of increase are
in rivers and harbors, where the esti¬
mate is $48,728,180, as against the
appropriation of $23,278,028; fortifica¬
tions and seaeoast defences, $13,378,-
571, as against $9,516,141. and military-
posts, narks and cemeteries, $2,558,-
639, against $889,867.
WATCHING FILIBUSTER BOAT.
Government Deputie* Fear Another Expe¬
dition lty the Lanrsda.
There was much excitement at Wil¬
mington, N. C.* Sunday when it be¬
came known that fifteen fully armed
government deputies were guarding
*he steamer Laurada, which had been
m Harlan <Sr Hollingsworth's ship yard
since her siezare by the United States
authorities some months ago for fili¬
bustering.
A rumor was abroad that a body of
men intended to seize the vessel, pre¬
sumably for the purpose of another
Cuban expedition.
Nothing definite could be learned,
but at midnight the deputies were still
at their post and no person was per¬
mitted to pass the gates of the yard.
EXPRESSMEN MEET.
Ilegular Annual Election of Directors and
Officers at savannah.
The 35th annual meeting of the
Southern Express company was held
at Savannah, Ga., Monday. The fol¬
lowing directors were re-elected: H.
B. Plant, New York; M. .T. O’Brien,
Augusta; M. F. Plant, New York; C
L. Loop, Chattanooga; H. Sandford,
New York; Hugh Dempsy. Augusta;
D. F. Jack, Augusta; officers, H. B
Plant, president; M. J. O’Brien, vice
president and general manager; M. F.
Plant, vice president; George H. Til¬
ley. secretary and treasurer; T. \V.
Leary, of Chattanooga, assistant gen¬
eral manager: F. O. DnBigaoii* of
Savannah, general counsel.
COMPETITOR'S CREW ARRIVES.
r»olone«l Prisoners Reach New York on
the Steamer Saratoga-
The steamer Saratoga from Havana,
having ou board the released members
of the Competitor’s filibustering expi-
dition. steamed into harbor at New
York Monday afternoon.
The released men wore the clothes
in which they were clad at the time
of their capture on April 25. 1896, at
Barraucos. San Cayetauo, Cube.
TRAIN P.0BBERS TO PEN.
One Goes V}» for Fifty Year* and Another
for Forty-Five.
In the district court at Austin.Tex.,
Friday L. W. Fisher and Felix Wald
pleaded guilty to robbing the Inter¬
national and Great Northern train at
McNeill, on the afternoon of October
12th, aud wore sentenced to fifty aud
forty-five years, respectively, in the
state penitentiary.
were expecting very light sen¬
tences if they plead guilty, which act¬
uated them to do so. There were four
charges against them. Tbe other two
train robbers are still untried.
HENRY GEORGE’S WILL.
Tbe Document Leaves Hi* Home and
Copyright to His Wife.
The will of the late Henry George,
filed for probate at New York Saturday
leaves his entire estate, consisting of
the home at Fort Hamilton, worth
$8,000, and the copyright of his books
to his widow.
Mr. George's book on political ecou-
otny. in the writing ot which he spent
the last six years of hia life, and on
which he expected his fame to rest,
wilt be published iu a few mouths.
ENGLAND IS WILLING
To Help Cwit-ri State* and Canada Set¬
tle All Difference*.
is A good Washington special says: Thera
rra-on to believe the British
government will view with favor the
formation of a commission to clear np
vexatious questions between the
United States and Canada. This atti-
^ Q '^ e be important in the consum*
matioa of the commission plan, for
the best efforts of the United States
as d Canada toward a general settle-
ment couH ccme to naught unless the
b^rrena! government approved the
efforts and stood ready to give the
official execution in the form of a
treatv.
At first the sharp differences aroused
by ^ the recent Behring sea meeting led
Great Britain might f
sUcd in thr * ay of a commi5S on
which would discuss, among other
questions, such important subjects as
the tariff. T*rc British have been
tenacio— of holding the advantages
s~-fffed by Canada's preferential Brit-
ish tariff and it was thought the coin-
nial office at London Would net view ■
with favor any movement bv a
mission which would disturb this
preferential tariff it appears, how-
ever, that the British authorities are
eincerely anxions to clear up the vari-
00s irritating questions which have
long existed between Cnn&da and the
United States through the medium of
a commission idea or o&ferwise, and that
no entertained that when the
commission dealt with the important
subject of tariff it would involve an y
disturbance of the Bri t -C*nSdian
tariff re'atioa*-,
There are r -a’d to be many articles,
such a* -^c-ai and fish, which are not
ew-hfinged between Great Britain and
Canada. On such articles, therefore,
any reciprocal arrangement between
the United States and Canada would
have no influence t>a* British trade
with Canada. The home government
i' : said bo bt fuilv conscious of the ad-
rentu.es which Canada may secure in
the extensive American markets lying
alongside her, and there is understood
to be every desire to aid Canada in
the enjoyment of reciprocal trade with
the United States.
Already the British ambassador ha*
been authorized from London to begin
negotiation for reciprocity between the
United State* and the British West
Indian colonies. This is cited to show
the favor which the London author!-
ties exhibit toward securing the best
reciprocal advantages for British col-
otiies. It is said the same view would
prevail as to Canadian reciprocity.
any event, tbn Work of a commission
wo»H oe preliminary only and its
would remain for the British govern -
ment to give it effect bv form&l treaty,
The subjects other than the tariff,
such ** border immigation, fishing in
tbt* great lakes, etc., are not of an im-
port ant character and concern only
the United States and Canada. In
these, it i- said, Great Critain has no
interest settled,on whatever, except to see them
terms satisfactory to Cana-
da. The lake fisheries have been a
prolific source of trouble. It is claim-
ed the fish of the lakes, particularly
white fish, are being exterminated by
the .ax laws of some of the states
l or leriug on the lakes. The destrue-
..on of the fish is said to be anaiogoiis
to the destruction of the seals in Ber-
ing sea-. and one of the subjects which
Canada v. on. i urge before the com-
*on would be tbe protection ot the
fisheries of the lakes.
I; ofes.-or D Arcy Thompson, the
British sen! expert, having concluded
L.ere. I^tt Sunday for Toron*
to, intending to reach New York in
time to take the Lueaaia for Liverpool
later m the week. His trip to Canada
L- peisonai and i.as no connection with
peiiui.ig Bering sea negotiations. Prof.
Thompson expressess himself as well
pi.ep.st u w itn the recent meeting of ex-
1 e. .* anu witn the resuits arrived at.
NEWS FROM MEXICO.
V Fatal Explosion—Mob Attempts ftescu*
of Prisoners.
An artillery wagon loaded with pow¬
der and gun cotton exploded at Mexico
Ci;y, Friday, eight killing four men and
wounding soldiers and citizens
f atally.
The pleas of the lawyers for the de¬
fense of the trial of the lynchers are
now all made and a verdict is expected
at any moment. Popular feelinc against
them is intense and a mob tried to
capture them Thursday night °justice on the
way from the palace” of to
pri-on, but was beaten back by the
cavalry. *
WAS DREYFUS BLACKMAILED!
The Accused Man Said To Be Victim cf a
Conspiracy.
Advices from Paris state that the
allegation that Alfred Dreyfus, the
former captain of French artillery,
was fa.sely accused and convicted by
n court martial of selling French miii-
'ary plans to the agents of a foreign
go", eminent continues to be
di=cn?sed throughout Frar e.
L claimed ina* the documents
Dreyfus uas charged wit 1 selling to
Uermarq* were never rea*iy sold to the
agent oi t-iat country, but were pre -
pared in imitation of Dreyfus s hand-
writing to h ackmail him. his wife be-
being .ns a wealthy woman and he himself
in good circumstances.
WRECKERS FOILED.
New York and Chicago Express Kan Safely
Over Iron Plates.
A dastardly attempt was made
York Thursday night to wreck the fast New
and Chicago express on the Erie
railroad at Greenville, O.
The wreckers had piled iron plates
on the track, but in such a way that
the entire train miraculously passed
over them without being derailed.
This is the second attempt to wreck
at train here in the last few dajg.
PENSACOLA SAFE FROM FEVER.
A House-to-House Inspection Made With
Satisfactory Results.
According to a dispatch no othe*
case* of fever have developed in Pen.
sacola, Fla., among those who were in
contact with Goldberg and thev will I
soon be released from detention* i
inspection of everv house in the citv !
was completed Saturday night only
123 cases of sickness of mt kind being !
found in the entire citv Many of the
cases are cld and infirm persons and I
not a case of suspicious sickness was *
discovered. j
CHINESE ARE COMPLACENT.
Say Russia, Germany and France Ar»
Only Preparing to Attack Japan.
According to A special dispatch from
Shanghai Admiral von Piedrieh, com-
tuander of the German cruiser Divis-
ion, before landing marines at Klao-
t bail, notified the British, French and
Russian admirals of his intention, and
it is said the Russian admiral express-
approval.
fhe Chinese do not appear to be dis-
tressed oyer the matter, declaring
that Russia, Germany and France are
preparing to attack Japan aud will use
hiao-Chan bay as a naval basa.
MM (Will
BIGGEST FIRE OF THE CENTURY
IN WORLD’S LARGEST CITY.
LCSS IS TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS.
Many Historic toalnles Wiped Oat or
Bedley Damaged —The Fire Raged
For Foar Hours.
i>e “ ‘ ’argest ~ and most serious fire in
t ~ d * r oudon Friday.
The hre broke-on: , . . , large T. block .
in a
c f buildings lying eastward of Alders-
gate street and between that thorough-
ftnd Ped ". Cro« .treet ‘ iust ’ site- 1
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0 , c,ock , m . tue AI - er20 *' n -
The flames were fanned bV a st? ng
wind and were fed by highly inflam-
ctabl? stock; of Christmas fancy goods
And flimsy dress materials of all de-
scriptions that filled every floor of the
six-story buildings in the old street,
Consequently the conflagration gained
headway with Surprising rapi dity an 1
was soon tar beyond tne possibility of
hfeing checked by the few engin-F
which'were early on the spot. For
four and a half hours the flames had
their own way and it was on;y after
more than a hundred engines hai
wtsrked an hour that tne chief of *ne
fire brigade sent out the signal that
the fire was under control.
At 11 o’clock at night the fire ^ was
still the scene of great excitement.
Fifty engines were playing upon the
ruins, wagons were hurrying up coal
Aad tons of water were pouring into
the fiery debris.
The rescue of factory . operatives by
the firemen, the hurrying of hosts of
clerks who were trying to save books
aQ d valuable paper* from the fire and
the rushing here and there cf many
employees* who were attempting to
carry to places of safety costly mer^
ehandi.se or other valuables, added to
the confusion. Then, again, the heat
so intense that several firemen
were obliged to direct their operations
under showers cf water.
But itt spite of the exertions of the
.
firemen, the fire crept on steadily
until Nieholl square, which is siturted
at the far end of Hansel! street, was
reAchfid.
Amount of the Losses.
It is officially reported that 150 -»Brff
houses have been gutted. A latch es-
timate pf the damage done places the
Amount ($25,000,000). at nearly £5,000,000 ster%g
Nearly 300 telephone wires
cut, thus interrupting communication
with many of the big provincial
towns. The fire will cause an enor-
mous advance in the price of ostrich
feathers which rose 30 per cent. Two
feather firms alone have lost £15.000
sterling ($75,000).
Abe Burned District.
A later cable dispatch received Sat-
urday morning says: A very large
force of firemen and about twenty en-
gines have beA working at a high
pressure all night. The district rav-
aged by the fire is bounded by Aiders*
gate street, Bed Cross, Maiden Head
court and Bradford avenue and in-
clucies the intermediate streets of
Tewin, Hamsell, \Veil ancl Edmnnd
and Jewin Crescent and part of Aus-
tralian avenue, Pauls auey, Cripple
Gate church yard,Wood street square,
^Xonkiwcli str66t-, Nioiioli sc^tiurc snd
Fore street.
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I,EC Il)tD _ AfrAI>ST t01 Pt pr - R „ -
gadget Pardee and Newman Had No Ju-
risdiction in the Case.
Major J. M. Couper, former
an t postmaster at Atlanta,lost his fight
in the United States court for his place.
The fight was won by Major Smyth,
not because the civil service laws did
not protect Major Couper . but because
-Judges Pardee and Newman decided
that a court of equity has no right to
interfere in matters of the kind, and
that such questions and disputes
must be decided by the civil service
commission at Washington.
This means, of course, that the in-
junction for which Major Couper was
uot b « granted and he
have to step out until the Wash-
iagttm headquarters pass upon his
cas ©- He still has a chance to win,
for if the civil service commission de-
c i^ es lfi at be is protected he will be
reinstated and take up his old duties
again*
PARIS HAS BIG FIRE.
Flames Spread Over Two Acres and Loss
Amounts To 400,000 Erancs.
A special dispatch from Paris says
that a destructive fire started Saturday
afternoon in a shop in the Rue des Pv-
rents, in the northern section of the
city. The flames spread rapidly and
before the fire was under control a
large number of small houses and
workshops were destroyed. The burn-
ed district covers aa area of about two
acres. The loss is placed at 400,000
francs.
Alter a six-hour battle with the fire,
the members of the fire brigade were
utterly exhausted and were relieved bv
a force of 260 soldiers.
HUNTING THE AUTHOR.
Tobacco Millionaire Connected With a
Base Scandal.
A special from Winston, N. C., says: j
The millionaire tobacco manufacturer j
cf Twin City, whose name has been I
connected with a scandal that has j
reached almost a national circulation !
within the past few days, has author- j
ized the statement that he will give 1
half his tremendous fortune as a re- |
ward to the man who will discover the
originator of the story, which is a base
fabrication from beginning to end.
TO ENJOIN TAX COLLECTORS.
TeQne *see Railroads Will Fight Constltu
tIonal jG of Assessment,
6 . Thompson,
^airman of the Ten
nes?ee state railroad commission,
states that the attorneys of railroads in
the state wl!I 3t onee ^ Ie a bi ^ attack
11J S the constitutionality of the state
ass t ssment of rai: roads recently made
1 mler thls assessment the valnatioc
of raiLroads in th e state was increased
$30,000,000, thus increasing state and
county taxes about §500,000.
The railroads will also attempt to
enjoin the collection of this mi. *
FEVER AT FORT BARRANCAS.
Lateness of the season Allays All Fear*
oT * Spread,
A Washington special says: Yellow
fever has appeared at Fort Barrancas,
near Pensacola, Fia., but not in a de-
gvee sufficient to alarm the war de-
iMirtuient officials, who feel that owing
to the lateness of the season there is
little danger of a spread of the disease,
A dispatch has been received by Adjn-
taut General Beck from that post
stating that one soldier had died from
fever, but giving no details.
A DEADLY DUEL
Growing Oat of the Brann-Bavlor trouble
at W»co* Texas.
A terrible pistol duel, in which the
recent Braun-Bay!or university epi¬
sode prominently figures, occurred on
the streets of Waco, Texas. Friday
afternoon, and as a result 5V A. Har¬
ris, a well-known citizen and insur¬
ance agent, is dead; Editor J. W.
Harris lies mortally wounded* and G.
H. Gerald, a prominent lawyer-, is se ;
■ tionslv ^. injured, while a negro by-
gtan(J who „ ftS hit by a stray bullet*
is painfully hurt. ,
When the sun was shining brightly
and the streets werv crowded the
expected battle growing out of the
Brann-Baylor trouble took place. Col-
onel Gerald was advancing from one
^ aiaffODaI1 v across Austin avenue
to the next corner, and J. W. Harris,
,
> editor of The Waco Morning Tunes-
Herald-, was standing in front of the
j comer drug store, talking to two
friends
When Editor Harris saw Colonel
j ; Gerald coming he remarked hand to and his
fiends that trouble was on
1 - they had better out of the
| t uat get
wa? - Without, further delay he drew
hi-pistol and fired at Colonel Gerald,
who was rapidly moving in his diree-
tion. When Gerald saw Harris he
1 baited, unbuttoned his overcoat, thrust
J j bis hand into his bosom and drew his
own revolver, after which he advanced
t on jj^^is rapidly, and when at close
range fired a shot which hit Harris in
} j t ’ ne uee k, sending him to the ground
completely paralyzed. from
s Meanwhile, the corner oppo^
site, in front of the Citizens National
bank. W. A. Harris, brother of J. W.
Harris-, was firing at Gerald, and
Gerald was now wounded in two places
and bleeding.
After disposing of Editor J. M*.
Harris. Gerald faced his second an tag-
G nist and marched straight across the
s t re€ | after him in a trot. A police?
cashed between the two and did
he could to keep them apart at the
point of a pistol, but they closed in
apite of the oolicemann's "shoot efforts and
continued to till W, A. Harris
sank to the sidewalk a corpse.
Colonel Gerald fell during the fight,
but arose to his feet quickly and when
both of his antagonists were down on
the ground he walked off with one
ar m shattered. Swinging by his side;
and blood spurting from a wound in
the tip. After glancing about in
every direction he found an officer and
offered to surrender. He said:
‘-They laid for me, but I got them
both: that is. I think I did.”
The trouble grew out of the attacks
j in Brann’s Iconoclast on the Baylor
j university. Editor Harris took the
of Baylor and condemned Brann
in* his paper. Gerald took a
{-communication defending Brann to
the paper, but it was not published.
Gerald went to get his manuscript and
: he and Editor Harris had a fight in
which Gerald was worsted. Gerald
then published a circular giving his
| j side of the affair and scattered it
broadcast. He denounced Harris in
unmeasured terms-,
LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE.
i Engineer anti Fireman Have De#p«?rat«
Fight On Flying Train.
On a freight train dashing southward
j over the Louisville and Nashville rail¬
road at the rate of thirtv miles an
hour Thursdav night, one of the most
j thrilling encounters ev^r recorded in
i'*et or fiction occurred.
t Soon after the train left Birming-
j ! iam , and when two miles from the
tb.6 6H^iri06r. E, P. Bish.opj told
the fireman. Wilev Craig, colored, to
stir up the fire. The negro paid no
attention to the order, and it was re-
j peated. This time he uttered an
j oath, and springing from his seat,
drew a revolver and suddenly and
without warning fired a snot point
I blank at the engineer.
j struck The bullet the revolver missed from the engineer, who
the negro’s
hand just as the latter W3.s about to
fire a second shot. Craig, wow crazed
with rage, instantly drew an ugly
knife, and grasping the engineer by
the shoulder, pulled him from the box
and began to cut him across the breast.
i Bishop had a pistol in his hip pocket
but he was held for a time in such a
position that he could not reach it.
Finally, after a desperate struggle,
I during which the two men rolled over
arid over on the fl<
Bishop managed to draw his pistol and
fire. The bullet struck the negro in
the breast and penetrated his heart,
Without a groan he fell back into the
darkness to the ground.
TRAIN WAS DITCHED.
Five Hundred Miners Were Aboard and
Many of Them Hurt.
A frightful accident occurred on the
Chicago and Indiana Coal railroad late
Friday evening, nine miles north of
Brazil. Ind.
The miners' train, on its homeward
journey, and bearing about 500 miners,
was wrecked on the Gladstone switch
and two cars loaded with their human
freight left the track, rolled down the
embankment and lodged at the bottom
in a ditch filled with water to the
depth of several feet,
Tweaty-three, men in all were more
or less injured, three of whom suffer
injuries that will prove fatal.
ELECTION PROTEST.
Nebraska’s Canvassing Board Forestalled
By a Kick.
The Nebraska state canvassing
beard, comprising the governor, sec-
retary of state, auditor and attorney
general, met at Lincoln Monday to
canvass the returns of the late election,
During the day a formal written pro-
test, signed by Secretary Sizer, of*the
republican state committee, and many
citizens whs Sled protesting azainst
the canvass going on in at least 22
counties.
ANXIOUS TO EXPORT TOBACCO.
Havana Chamber of Commeree Ask* Per¬
mission of General Blanco.
lie Havana chamber of commerce
and the leaf tobacco merchants have
^formed . . Marsha;
B.aaco that he
oa ? b T to Permit the exportation cf the
^thousand Tae " , e are ^a.ued bales $4,000,000. now in market.
manufacturers at The
tIie barely working and
prospects S row crs of are sale. in dismay at the small
*tili have Moreover, thev
a part of the old crop in the
warehouses. These considerations
have been strongly urged up-on the
captain general.
EMPLOYEES MUST “COME ACROSS.”
>ecretary of the Treasurer, Gas*, Issue* a
Circular to Clerks.
A Washington dispateb savs: The
circular secretary of the treasury has 'issued a
clerks to employees to the effect that
receiving H stated salary who
negiect to pay their debts contracted
for the necessary support of them¬
selves aud their families without
renting satisfactory __ pre-
reasons tbernfor.
UHMW
A MONEY CONSIDERATION WAS IN
THE BARGAIN.
INSURGENTS REFUSE TO ACCEPT.
Pando Commissioned Br Blanco to C^vy
Obt Program But Made
Dismal Failure.
_____
of Monday from . _ Eavana,
A special
ria Key West, says: General Tanoo,
£ as recentlv cabled b-v the Associated
starred * ed bv by trak from this cirv
on ..aturaay .a . -- e *" -
to official announcement, to take charge
0 f the campaign against the insurgent^
He was accompanied by his tad stall
and was escorted by a company of ar-
tillery. But it is stated on very good
authority that General Pando has
been commissioned by 3farshal Blanco,
the captain-general, to enter into com-
munication with the insurgent leaders
-with the view of arranging for peace.
This statement is based on accurate
knowledge of all the facts in the case.
General Pando did not leave until he
had taken steps calculated to further ^
the object which Marshal Bianco has in
view. General Pando* alter a eonsul-
ration with the captain-general, first
brought about the release from con-
finement of Damian Caballere. who
has been confined on the Isle of Pines
for some time past, for, it is alleged,
acting as spy for the insurgents and
bringing about a disaster of the Span-
ish troops at Cacao,
General Pando's peace 'emissary wa=
also furnished official documents em-
powering him to act f or the Spanish
commander, and from Manzanillo
Caballere made his way secretly to the
Jiguani hills, where General Kabi has
his headquarters. General Pando in-
strueted Caballere to offer General
Kabi a high rank in the Spanish army
and a large sum of monev to be dis-
tributed among the other insurgent
leaders of that part of Cuba and in ad-
dition a large amount of money for
himself in the event of his succeeding
in arranging terms for peace.
Besides this. Caballere w as instruet-
e d to inform the insurgent leaders that
the Spanish authorities undertook tc
honestly establish the new autonomist
regime if the leaders of the insurgents
would accept the proposition made
them. Adthough Caballere has not re¬
turned from Sautiago de Cuba, eonfi-
dential advices which have reached the
Spanish officials at Havana seem to in¬
dicate that Caballere has so far been
unsuccessful. It is understood that
General Kabi has replied that he be-
lieves 3 successful ending of the war
in favor of the insurgents is approach¬
ing: that the Cubans with the aid of
the United States will gain their inde¬
pendence and that* therefore, he pre¬
fers to continue fighting the Spaniards
till the final victory is won.
Caballere also negotiated with Gen¬
eral Duvalon, the French leader of the
insurgents. There seems to be no in¬
timation as to the result of Caballere"-
negotiations with General Duvalon,
although it may be judged from the
attitude assumed by General P*abi that
the peace negotiations are likely to
fall fiat in Santiago de Cuba.
Insurgents Are Kelnetant.
In some quarters it is believed that
the reluctance to accept the overture^
of General Pando is due to the fact
that the insurgents are anticipating
some strong steps in their favor when
the United States congress meets. It
is generally admitted that Gene~al
Pando is Somewhat mortified with the
'non-success of his plans np to the
present, and has so informed the three
ex-insurgent leaders referred to.
that He directly gave them to understand
he was of the opinion that they
were opposed to the sovereignty of
Spain over Cuba, and had no desire to
assist the Spanish authorities in their
efforts to bring abont a peaceful settle¬
ment of the troubles. The Cubans
protested that they were sincere and
repeated the excuses they had already
made for their non-compliance with
th? requests of the Spanish general.
The latter, although somewhat disap¬
pointed, it is understood will continue
his efforts to come to an understand¬
ing with the insurgents, and the mili¬
tary authorities believe that the best
way to do this is to inflict on the en¬
emy a signal defeat which General
Pando hopes to accomplish.
ROAD IN GOOD SHAPE.
The Northeastern Railway Company Re-
Elected Board of Directors.
The annufil meeting of the stock¬
holders of the Northeastern Railway
Company was held at Charleston, S.
C.. Friday. The board of directors,
consisting of B. F. Newcomer, H. B.
Plant, H. Walters, C. O. Witte,
Michael Jenkins and W. G. Elliott,
was re-elected.
C. S. Gadsden was again chosen
president and all minor officials were
retained in their respective offices.
The annual report was most satisfac¬
tory. The gross receipts of the year
were $532,528.39, and the operating
expenses $343,765.08,
THE WILL NOT SIGNED.
Bere«ford’« Wife Ws# Not Disinherited
After All.
An interesting light piece of news has
come to on information furnish-
ed by Dr. Miller, a member of the citv
council of Fitzgerald, Ga.
Dr. Miller says that the father-in-
£ £2 wSSSSSr** ‘!t h " s / d “* in ? h '
-
The will wm i-awn np and th.
lawyer who had been employed for the
purpose was called away and during
his absence the much-abused father
suddenly died. Consequently the
document was never signed and is
Will Prevent Flow of Blood.
T a “- _____ arr est Of • , bleeding , .. . surgical
*■ in
operations is now said to be assured bv
means of an instrument due to the in-
genuity of Lawson Tait. A platinum
wire, so arranged as to carry a current
of electricity, is enclosed, savs the
New York Tribune, in the blades of a
pair of steel forceps or any other re-
quired instrument, the wire for this
purpose being insulated by a bed of
burnt pipe clay. This arrangement be-
ing perfected, a current of suitable .
voltage is turned on, the artery seized
and compressed and in a few seconds
the tissues and arterial walls are so
agglutinated that the passage of blood
is rendered impossible. The tempera¬
ture employed is about 180 degrees
Fehrenheit. the fact being thus appar-
ent that the principle involved in this
device is different from that of elec-
trical cauterizing instruments.
If yon hare anything to sell let the
tiahiie know it. This paper is a good j
advertising medium.
men call woman a mtstehy.
So She la to Them—Not so to a Woman.
A Woman’s Knowledge Save* Airs. Ehbert From »-> Opfr^
Z/± ■ & *** •j’W A woman understands women Lydia as E. a man Pinkham. never cat..
to For this reason Mrs. of
Mass., now known work all help over her the English-speaking *:.*?
get to to sex.
1 After long and patient investigation. Mrs. Kskw
AT * K confirmed eighths of her the own sufferings conclusions, of women namely: are that dee to
of the uterine system. Reasoning ^ 4 *
b. fl orders 00 thia
▼ she saw that the specific only preventive medicine which of early brsa^.
down, was a ro*:<i
} / 111* alone on the female organism.
Jhs^ _ as w hv she prepared her exce-ient egetao.e .ompeund,
^ a * hoon to thousands and thousands of women. If you ^
headaches chiefly at the top of the head. and 1 : r® 53 ***
£ dizziness, sleeplessness, Compound backache, will tone an na your r whole ' -^ system. Mbs.
E. £*£££, KnbWs Vegetable ^ up Cx*
St Reading, Pa-, testifies to the ^
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K ereat power of the Compound. yonrmedicuie _ has , dt "
.. Mj 4. P i nkha m—I can say that had. My cureu jfe
me 0 f the pains and troubles which I ca^e ■xkm
bad one. and puzzled the doctor. My womb had
a verT back and-ups. Sr
- terrible pains in my
and l had fam-
j C onld hardly^walk. My husband went to our
ilv doc t and he prescribed medicine for me, but J
or .
1 found no relief, and grew worse inste
jv ^^tor examined me and wanted t Seeing-?
jr* . k)n but mv husband would not consent.
t ^"pmkham’s mdTer tJ S ement in the paper. I got a bottle of Lydia
Vegetable Comp>ound. and before I had
. b-’f j‘ of the'second bottle. I felt like a new we
u j have taken four bottles of your medicine, and can sav that I ts
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take medicine at once. - '
roar
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BIRMAPK'S F:ME COGS.
The Great Prince Has Always Kent a Sup
p!y of These Anima s.
In Germany, as on the continent gen¬
erally, the dogs used for hunting large
game, the boar included, are varieties
of the German cr Ulmer mastiff or
“dogge," and very noble animals they
are. albeit of mixed parentage, and it
ls now rS*f. y^^r-
he
dukuA “deugh a^rfon “boarj&g/'
c ail hp. and iniparted bvMHw
Ji ^ ■pm Saxohy by that name.
A! painting *by Morely. I
th" Ne’ ^■onp of rough-coated, the queen's dogs,
a bad-
of such proportions
that . in the same
ture, ^^^^^kaead. Mm*- was altogether no
larger
This H * k the contempo-
rary the terr<S of^B .. *- nrsi _ r no^n^. . j
around
Kniephorrf dog" lents * *
This ied his
young masi rpt-
tingen, mmmu. jimiij
made hisj !e. when Biraark
was summon! Eg ?ng appear before the
rector for thri a bottle out of his
window, he his enormous hound
with him. to the great dismay of the
reverend dignitary, who promptly
found refuge behind a high-backed
chair, where he remained until the
hound had been sent out of the room.
Bismark was fined 5 thalers for bring¬
ing this terrific beast” into the rec¬
kons sanctum, in addition to the pun-
ishment meted out for throwing the
bottle.
And for the Sixty-odd years that
have elapsed since then. Bismars has
never been without one or more of
these huge cross-bred mastiffs as tU
cofnpanion or guard. As a law student
and official at Berlin, during his trav-
els in many lards, throughout his di-
plomatic caree at Franp..ort, St. Pet-
ersburg. Paris and elsewhere, ae well
as at Varzi and Friedrichsruhe. Bis-
mark has always had the companion-
ship of one or more of his favorite
dogs. Probably the one to which he
was most attached was Sultan, who
died at Varzia in 1871. Tyras—the
famous dog of the empire—which was
of unusual size and of the slate color
most popular in Germany, was then
quite a young dog, and it was the con¬
stant companion of its illustrious own¬
er till the time of its death, sharing
his walks, his rides, his business and
his meals, and keeping guard in his
bedroom at night.—Good Words.
“Cook's Comfort.-
A kitchen table, with a deep drawer,
well partitioned to divide the various
requirements for cooking, and with
various receptacles above the table to
hold spices, etc., is called the ''cook
-
comfort," and such a table, even if it
is a home made affair, capable of hold-
ing all the little necessary utensil s con-
stantly required for cooking and bak¬
ing, should be found in every kitchen,
and it will prove a “comfort” to other
members of the household if the cook¬
ing is thus made convenient.
matter how lon*r you have had th^m gj) cenr
seta a box at drags:-u. ,
Tann^G^*^ or J ty mail for-V cents
' T ' —Sa-
T „ Sit £££££,..
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Beware of Pint ment* for Catarrh Thar
Contain Mertury,
^mS!fie^nVe’th h
T ' t: the muco'us
-
Clans, *8 the a* the damage they aiU do - te? fv d
taem. Ha..-' FOU atarru can rv.-*;bly derive fri m
F. J. Chenjy* *. ure manu* v t—*»d ■ -
and Co.. Toledo. O.. coatai"* co
i- taken internally, acting di-
the Astern 'in tll 5 h^fn^HST^cIt^hc^?! it G taken
m T^timoiPail- , inter- ,
Cheney * Co. t y F ' J '
r ^ > 3 1 d ^ pvi- v.:.v. bo">.
. ? Family PiL* :■v per
are mr
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HAIRRENEWERJI
aids It docsn r t cost much, yet it ^ I
wonderfully to the
looks. It is youth for a few f]
Ti cents. No rny :1
B ^hair. No dandruff,
CHEW STAR T0BACC0-THE BEST.
8U0KE SLEDGE CIGARETTES.
GEOROFA LADIES
HATE SHA?dS;
_ v - .- . r Dr. 31* A. rrftM
r Have 1 Eised $ixo»
k DOSS Liuer Medicine J
flak rears f ' r sick Hea-.-irhe,
¥a Costiveness, aui no
/gr* ■'wp J»v Change ' of Life sho -?u*se i >,
H n- ..
V U without it. It a := on n*
more mildly and saom il¬
‘ J .-1 ly tor" Shan made She "Li-er by Zehm Ben-
of
the “B'-aet Drmughs” made
by Caattoaaoga Hedidat
Cors'*any.
Ner.’ous Depression cf Women,
A woman will often •x.'.zoni inc~.sr it
commit
Will thins, toil and worry for r«r ch-lir?a.
Too often they do not arpreeiite it. Hsr
tired nerves and weary body at la-t reach 1
stage when she is almost powerless for ary
kind ED of mental or physical work, and she a
ce pressed and worried unable over the ccnsciors-
ecss that she is to perform her ac¬
customed duties. Her orznns of dizesuca
are disordered and although there :s aeon-
stant di-position to rest, wakefe:ness and
Joss of power to sleep are serious ;r i.ca-
tioas cf cerrous depression. tVba: she
needs is a Course of Dt. Simmons squaw
Vine XVine to restore a healthy fuact cal
activity and
nervous system. liver At the same time the
stomach, and kidneys should be stm*
Elated with Dr. S. A. iimaacas Liver
Medicine.
j2 nfCt/C
Bail Ground, Gas, writes:
I have known Dr. Jl. X.
Simmons: Liver Medi¬
cine 20 years, and ihx it
cures La Grippe, Head*
ache and ctner coe-
plaints. I think it is
stronrer than “Zeilins
* k BagulottK*’ and -Biacx
Draught,” and that it
“ r '^ rives better sa ti a f ae t tos.
Pain in Lower _
3 Back* .
rvnrh%he
aatarcity.c-.ort -r;mea find tneir health
--/iS? Sib gtd.
down >-sr-
lag sensation .xtV s; av*ry
woraoa. txs e: tira«.-s txt-rien- ■:<L Setae-
b^ftel'they Women who ^"si-ir^trom^zkaeiZ b- -r'i..v--y ,
-aye to ins. :a
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iaanyo:berc-..-;a tvccanu- 1 :■:■<>
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revuiatc^.
w . m s
m
the dread of the COttOIl gTOV.*er.
can be prevented. Trials at
Experiment Stations and the
experience of leading growers
prove positively that
Kainit
is ; the only remedy.
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interesting and useful pamphlets which treat
of the matter in detail.
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