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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1901)
Jl? A Man Who Doc3 Not Know In Which Btato Ho Lives. A MATTER THAT NEEDS fulNO Curloua ECTcot of One of "10 Little Ko ueiilrlcitl of tho Missouri Itlver Now lUvenue Order of Special Interet MUcolluiiruus Mutters.. OMAHA, Neb., Jttn. 14. It has novor boon legally uotoriu'.uua whotuor faol oiuon iueiunght is u resident of Iowa or woorasKa. No ono Knows in tlio oyea of uio law hi whicti o the two buucb bis furm lies, uud It is this uncertainty that may lesult In u money lender'B loss of ?3uu uud cuuso Mcknight to bo uheau tuat sum. lu looli tho Missouri river llowod over tho strip ol gtouud wliuro Mc knights farni Is now located. '1'ne farm was tho river's hod. At tho pros cut thno tho stream runs u good dia tuuco to the east, so that un ouserver uimcqualnted with tho vagaries of tho etroum would say tuut tho farm la a part of Nourusku. A fow years ago Mcknight borrowed $100 from J. J. Oravatte, agreeing to pay him ?300 In tho event tho law had to bo Invoked to secure payment. Suit was brought us tho obligation 1b long overdue. No tico was served on MoUnight lu Ne braska. Ills attorneys contend that be is a resident of lowu. If thlB is true tho servlco Is Illegal and the case must bo dismissed without recovery tor tho plaintiff. New Uuvmiuo Urilrr. OMAHA, Jan. 14. An order of es pecial luterost to tho banks and llnuu cial institutions of tho internal rovo nuo district of Nebraska was received by tho collector. Sinco tho beginning of tho last fiscal year tiTSro has boon no printing oilleo In tho district li censed to imprint rovenuo stamps upon paper to bo used for bauk checks and otner documents. Under tho circum stances tho users of this class of pa per have been foreed to send outsldo of tho district to havo tho work done. From time to time much of tho stamp ed paper bocomcB unsultcd for its in tended uso and tho owners send to tho collector to havo tho money rep resented by tho stamps refunded. Hero toforo many of theso peovlo havo sent unused stamped paper to tho collector of tho district lu which it was printed. Tho now ruling is to tho effect that alt claims for refund must bo mado to tho collector of tho district In which tno user resides aud by him forward ed to Washington. All oxponso ot transporting rodcemcd Imprinted pa por from tho ofllco ot tho purchasor to Waslilngton must bo homo by tho person asking for a rebate. MnMorn l'opulur Again. The silk mufllcr, which had such a voguo sovoral years ago, is coming in stylo again. More havo been sold this wintor than for a long time past A haberdashor gives a plausiblo reason for tho revival of tho mulllor. "Thoy aro warn principally to provont tho shirt collar from getting soiled," ho explained. "Of 'courso you havo no ticed how tho volvot collar of an over coat, rubbing against tho shirt col lar, will mako a blank spot on tho linen. With tho quality of velvet now used in overcout collars It 1b almost impossible to keep linen clean for a whole day. It Is probably tho dyo. At any rato, it soils tho linen, and a mulllor worn around tho nock pro vonts this." McCurtr Would He Free. LINCOLN, Nob., Jan. 14. Thomas McCarty, ssrvlng a fifteen-year sen tonco In the Btato penitentiary, for as saulting Adam Kas, Jr., In Sarpy county, last wintor, with a deadly, weapon, ami witn intent to uo great bodily harm, longs to breatho tho air of freodom onco morp. Ho applied to tho supremo court for a writ of habeas! corpus. McCarthy mado a similar apJ peal to Judge Slabaugh of Douglas! county, but his rcnuest was denied When arraigned last December, on tho! charge quoted, ho pleaded guilty. Ho! is a brother of tho notorious Vic Mc Carty, whoso deeds of outlawry woro known to ovory household of tho Btato somo years ago. Wheat 1'rnappotH Are flood. WYMORB, Neb., Jan. 14. Wheat growers In Bouthorn Nobraska aro" jubilant over tho prospects for a lino crop noxt season. Tho acreage is tho irroatest ever nlantcd and tho stand is splendid. Somo tlmo ago thero woro! fears tliat tno wintor was going to no1 too dry and that tho iloldB would suf-; for for want or moisture, nut tno ro j cent fall of snow, which is about threoi 1 Inches on a lovol. has covered tho' waeat noius anu win supply sumciunu moisture to carry tho crop through tho winter in tho host of condition. Pros pects for winter wheat wore novor hot ter at this season of tho year. ItrnuMtlnn for HtPRPinnn. LINCOLN, Nob.. Jan. 14. A rcqulsl tlon for tho return of Fred Stegoman alias Fred Stackman, to Douglas conn ty. has bcon Issued by Governor Diet rich on the governor of Illinois. Tho fugltlvo is undor arrost In Chicago, Ho Is wanted on tho ehargo of shoot lng ox-City Clork Joseph Maly in Omaha, December 29. Maly Is In pro carious condition. Tho postofflco at Pcrkin, Koya Paha county, Nob., has boon discontinued mail to Nordon. NehnmUu nt WahliiKton, WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Rural freo dollvory sorvlco will bo cstnb llshod on Fohrunry 1 at Herman Washington county, Nob. length of route, twonty-flvo mlloa; population served, COO; G. J. Roltl appointed car rier. The postofflces at Fletcher, Admab and Vncoma aro to bo discontinued. Tho secretary of tho treasury has awarded tho contract for tno construe- vitality he In a measure hns recovered tlon of tho public building nt Blair, from tho Immedlato effects of tho at Neb to Davis Larkln company of tack and tonight is again reported to unicago, nt ?24,ouu. B0CRS CUT THE WIRES. A Itattjrlngr Fight Tlint Wat MalnUlud for Six llouri. PRETORIA, Jan. 14. Last night tho Bocra cut tho wires botween lrono and Ollfantsfonteln stations. Early this morning 800 lloors, uadcr Com mandant Beyer, Invested Kaalfonteln station. A hot ride llro and shell llro with two field pieces and a Maxim was maintained for six hours. An armored train and reinforcements wero sent from Pretoria, but before they had nrlrved upon tho sccno tho garrison had driven off tho Boers, who retired unmolested with a trans port train half a mllo long. Ilio Doers blow up tno lino beyond Kaalfonteln, compelling tho mall train to return here. It is suposcd their object was to obtalu supplies, a great quantity of which Is Btored at Kaalfonteln. The British had no cas ualties. LONDON. Jan. 14. The War oillce has received tho following dispatch f:om Lord Kitchener: "PRETORIA, Jnn. 14. About 1,100 Boors crossed tho line, attacking both Zuurfontoln and Kualfontoin stations, but wero driven off. They aro being pursued by a cavnlry brigade." l-ord Kitchener reports also several skirmishers at different points with trifling British losses and adds: 'Three agents of tho ucaco commis sioners wero taken as prlsonoro to Dowot's laager near Bindley on Jan uary 10. Ono, who was a British sub- ect, was Hogged and ttion shot. The other two, burghers, worn flogged by Lewets orders." CAN'T COMPETE WITH AMERICA. Small Method to Circumvent rruliftatliin- tlo Competitor. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. In com pliance with special Instructions from tho Stato department, Consul General Mason at Berlin lias submitted n re port setting forth tho restrictions placed upon tho publication of adver tisements for certain American prod ucts by trado journals In Germany. Tho movement, states tho consul general, date3 back to 1S9G, when the growing competition of American bi cycles began to alarm the German makers to a considerable extent. It wns at first attempted to sccuro nn advance in tho rato of duty on Amor- can wheels, hut failing In this, tho association of Gorman manufacturers adopted tho plan of boycotting, so far as possible, advertisements of Amer ican wheels and bicycle parts In tho trado papers of the country. Theso trade Journals woro given to under stand that thoy wore to chooso be tween tho patronago of German bi- cyclo makers and their foreign com petitors, especially thoso of Amorlca Undor this pressure most, If not all, of tho Gorman blcyclo publications refused to accept American advertise ments and still maintain their re strlction. HE SPEAKS EOR CLEVELAND. Itnssenr Talks of Locution of (1. A. It. Kn enmpment. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. General Lee Rasscur, commandcr-ln-chlcf of tho G. A. It., and other members of tho Grand Army ponslon committee arrived hero today to confer with the Invalid ponslon committee of tho houso relatlvo to tho bill establishing a pension court of appenls. Discuss ing tho question of tho mooting placo of tho next national encampment Gen oral Rasseur said: "As a member of tho executive com- mltto I do not desire to express nn opinion as to how I will voto nt tho meeting of tho executive committee in St. LouIb January 21. The situation will probably be changed by that tlmo. Cloveland, however, has not yet had a national encampment of tho Grand Army, and that has been tho point uppormost in my mind. I think all sections should havo a chance. Thero ,s a largo numbor of members living In tho vicinity of Cleveland and who would not havo an opportunity to at tend a national encampment unless it were held In their section of tho coun try. I beliovo In looking out for tho poorer members of tho order." Chilli) Ron to C.eriimny. PEKIN, Jan. 14. Prlnco Chun, brother of tho emperor, paid r "dBlt to tho Gorman legation today, wnore ho had a satisfactory interview with the Gorman minister, Dr. Mumm von Schwartzcnsteln. His appolntmont as Chinese onvoy to Germany to mako apologies for the murder of Baron von Kottelor has been approved. It Is probablo that Prince Su will accom pany him. HtiRemtn Moillllcittlon. SHANGHAI, Jan. 14. Liu Kun Yi, viceroy of Nankin, has formulated modifications of tho peaco conditions, Including a reduction of tho Indomnlty, a reduction of tho strength of tho for eign troops In China, and tho pre servation of tho right to import nrms nnd ammunition. There aro indica tions of a growing belief among tho Chlneso that ono or two of tho powers will support theso modifications. Cannot (lot Together. TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. 14. Tho fusion mombors of tho legislature aro having dlfllculty In getting togothcr on a rnndldato for senator. Tho democrats support David Ovcrmcyer and tho populists havo L. P. King and Jorry Simpson to choose between. At one tlmo tho fuslonists hnd prac tically agreed to support Overmeyor. MR. NEVILLE IS NOT SO WELL. Veliraslm Crnsremiiinn Suffer Two Hem orrlniuiR. WASHINGTON. Jan. ll.--Congross-mnn Novlllo of Nebraska is again In a critical condition. Today ho suffered two hemorrhages, ono this morning and another In tho nftornoon, each causing a considerable loss of blood. This loft tho patient In a very weak Btato, but bocauso of his remarkable I bo resting easily. A. NOTABLE INDIAN. HE IS NOW MUCH IN THE PUB LIC EYE. Former Chief of the Crcok llni a Ite- mnrknhln I.lfe Ktory Ho llni the Tak of III Life on Uli Hand at the Age of BeYCntjr. Isparhcchor, tho only pure-blooded Indian statesman allvo today, at 70 years of ago finds himself with tho greatest task of liU life on hand. His people tho Creeks threaten opon re bellion ngalnst tho United States ofTl cers who havo been sent to tho Indian territory to closo up tho affairs of tho CHIEF lSPAItHECHEIt. tribal governments. Whllo the old red skin statesman wants none of tho whlto man's laws, ho Is too shrewd to opposo them by force ot nrms, and he Is now using his lniluenco In quelling a disturbance which ho knows would only prove fatal In the end for his countrymen. "Wo havo been driven back farther and .farther, our game taken from us and our children sent away to the federal schools, and now our laws and tribal rule, so dear to us, BRITISH NAVY. Actual Fleets lit Sen Aro Not on Sub Klnntlal Wnr footing. An efficient navy Is essential above nil else for England, owing to her In sular position, tho adoption of freo trade, tho extinction of British agricul ture and tho vital necessity of freo access for our ships when going to and fro on tho wldo common of tho sea, says a London correspondent In the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Tho first clement of efficiency in a fleet Is Its readiness to fight. Nnvnl war Is diff erentiated from tho wnr on land by quality and suddenness. When tho next marltimo war breaks out between two marltimo powers tho world will get a surprise. Ono of tho other of them will strike a blow similar In kind to tho blow struck by Admiral Dewey against the ships of tho Spaniards In Manila bay. In splto, however, of tho lessons recorded on tho pago of Eng lish history, our principal British fleets are not ready for action. They aro deficient in essentlnls. No addition to tho building programme, no Increaso to the number of men, no voting of millions by a legislature bewildered by tho complexity and number of tho prob lems with which It has to deal, will have any beneficial effect on tho next maritime war until the fleets actually at sea are mado ready for action. Com mon sense, therefore, requires that our Mediterranean fleet and tho chnnnol squadron should be placed on n war footing without loss of time, whatever economy may bo necessary In other di rectlons. Many Times Around Horn. Cnpt. Holmes, 70 years old, has ar rived at San Francisco from New York, having completed his eighty ilrst trip around Cnpo Horn. His first trip was made in 1S57, nnd his latest breaks all records In tho numbor of Individual voyages around tho stormy point. Wo nro living under a government that demands the attention of nil tho people. Rev. Dr. Jefferson, Pre&byterl an, New York City. Mark Hanna's yoonnesu Dauanter Tho coming out the other evening of Miss Ruth Hnnna, youngest daughter of tho great Republican leader and senator, was ono of tho most notahlo socloty events of tho season. Tho spa clous mansion of the Hanna family at Cleveland was not large enough to ac- MISS RUTH HANNA. commodato tho throng of guests pres ent at tho reception Now Year's day mil tho senator therefore rented tho Chamber of Commorco building, which aro bolns crushed under foot, but wo cannot fight," says tho old man, sor rowfully. "Fighting means doath. I cling to llfo though wo loso all." With out doubt Isparhcchcr is tho most re- markablo pure-blooded Indian allvo. Ho has been warrior, chieftain nnd statesman. He has filled all ot theso places with honor. Born In tho old Creek nation In Alabama 70 years ago, ho has passed through some trying times with his people. During tho civil wnr ho enlisted In tho Indian Homo Guards nnd served through tho war on tho Confcdcrnto side.. Sinco that tlmo his pcoplo elected him to sovoral places of honor, nnd finally In 1895 ho was chosen chief, which placo ho held four years. , A Itofnrmrr In 1'olltlc. Whllo chief ho unearthed a number of frauds In the Creek government nnd wns tho cause ot sendtug a number of tho Creek olllclals to prison. For this ho incurred the wrath of tho Crook po litical ring and wns defeated in tho last election. Tho old statesman hns no children. His wife In a whlto wom an whom ho married in Washington. A number of years ago ho was sent as n delegate to sco tho "groat whlto father." Whllo thero ho was In need of laundry. Tho Interpreter sent tho old man's shirts to a poor woman In tho suburbs who did family washings. When they wero returned uud ho went to put one of thorn on ho exclaimed: "Who washed these clothes?" Tho in terpreter, fearing the old mnn was tils pleased, wns not eager to dlscloso tho washerwoman's namo lest ho should mako trouble for her. But Isparhcchor Insisted. He mado a nolo of hor ml dross and after his conference with tho president ho engnged tho Interpreter to accompnny him to tho homo of tho wflmnn. Ho complimented .hor on her fine laundry work and said any one who could wash to pleaso him deserved to become his wlfo. Sho accepted hlB proposal, and tho next train took n strangely mated couplo back to tho Crcok reservation. Sho learned tho language, nnd their life has boon sin gularly happy. A MODEL NEW YORK CHURCH. Tho Jndson Memorial Baptist church on South Washington sqtinre.Now York city, Is tho pioneer institutional organ ization nnd Is accomplishing a great work. It was founded, organized nnd Is carried on by Itev. Dr. Edward Jnd son, tho son of Adonlrnm Judson, tho great missionary, as a memorial to his father. It Is a freo pow church and Is open every day nnd active along varied lines of helpful practical work. Chris tians of various denominations and ot many nationalities contributed to the erection of tho buildings, which cost REV. DR. EDWARD JUDSON. (Pnstor of tho Judson Memorial Bap tist Church.) over, a quarter of a million dollars. Tho different lines of work conducted there include: A freo kindergarten; ono of Frank Dnmrosch's "people's singing classes," having 100 students, hall and teacher being provided by tho church freo of chnrgo; freo lectures to tho people onco a weok; gymnastics twice a week for girls, tho Bamo for boys and men; freo sewing schools; freo dispensary, which receives from 20 to 30 visits a day; dally Interviews with tho poor, relief to thoso out of work being judiciously given; penny provident fund; apartment and hoard ing houso having 115 rooms; a froo public lco water fountain and Altered water six months of tho year; flower mission and a fresh nlr work. was exquisitely decorated and brilliant ly .ijjiucd. It was a sccno of beauty seldom equaled in this country. MIbs Ruth Hanna is tho third child of Scnntor Hanna, tho others being a son and n daughter, Sho was educated at a private school In Boston and at Vassar college. Minn. 1'nttl'n I'rlrelen Fan. In days to como tho world will crowd to seo Mme. Pattl's autograph fan. Though comparatively plain, it is ono of thoso fow objects that gather value as tlmo rollb- on. Even now many of tho signatures written across this dainty pleco of chicken skin could not again ho repeated. Tho late em press of Auatrln, Alexander II of Rus sla, tho old Gorman emperor, William I to these threo signatures now attach a pathotlc Interest, tho more so when It Is remembered that tho first two died by tho hands of assassins. Mme. PattI was oven fortunate enough to ob tain not only tho slgnnturo, but a long sontenco In Queen Victoria's hand writing: "If King Lcnr spoko tho truth whon ho said that a sweet voice wbb tho most precious gift a woman can possess, you, my dear Adellnu must bo tho richest woman in tho world." "DYNAMITE DICK." AMERICAN SCOUT IN SERVICE OF BOERS. Vriione Wonderful Kiplntt Will Mre Forerer In Month African HUtory Hon- Ho lleitrojed 810,000,000 Worth of Storm. Ono of tho characters whoso exploit! In tho Boer war will bo forovor mom orablo Is "Dynnmlto Dick," who Is now taking a rest in Chicago. His mili tary career extends over a period of only ono year, but it Is probably ono of tho most eventful on record In tho history of any war. Previous to his en listment In tho Boer nrmy "Dynnmlto Dick" was known ns J. N. King, nn American, who had bcon In tho TrnnB vaal for ftvo years. King wns born In Pcnnsylvnnla. Ho was educated as a civil engineer. Ho was sent first to Mount St. Mary's College, nt Emmets burg, Mil., nnd later attended college nt Georgetown, D. C. It Is said that ho was always a boy of reckless daring, and that tho neighbors wero accus tomed to prophesy that ho would bo hanged boforo ho was twenty, because his wonderful talent for organization made him a ring'ondor In nil Borts of mlschlof, Ho wan only 22 when ho left homo to go to tho Transvaal In search of fortuno and ndvonturo. Joined the, Fanner Army. When tho wnr hrokn out KIiie'a nvm. pathlos woro with tho Boers, nnd with lu otner young fellows ho enlisted as Gen. Joubert's bodyguard. Of this number ho is tho only survivor today. DYNAMITE DICK. A Httlo later King was assigned Gen. Botha's staff as scout to King with six Americans mid 200 Boers was detailed to wreck tho train carrying a BrltlBh relief expedition to Pretoria. A llttlo brldgo not fnr from Colonso wns Bcloctcd as tho placo for tho flrit big dynamlto cxporlmont of tho wnr. With 40 pounds ot dynnmlto, King laid tho trap most cleverly,1 his knowlodgo of engineering enabling him to cstlmato tho probablo damngo that would bo dono nnd to mlnlmlzo tho loas of llfo. Tho Boers wero placed on guard at n good dlstanco from tho brldgo nnd two electric wires woro nrrangod for tho explosion ot tho big chnrgo. Tho train enmo in sight about 3 o'clock in the nftornoon. At a signal from a scout King exploded tho dynamlto. Tho train was wrecked and 15 persons wero killed. Tho Boers rushed from nmbush nnd the British hoisted a whlto ling. Ono hundred nnd sovonty prisoners woro taken. Among them was Win ston Churchill, now lecturing in tho United Suites. After that day King Eeldom heard his own name. Ho was "uynnmito dick for all tlmo in South Africa. Tho famo of his daring deed spread everywhoro, but It was looked upon by tho young cnglncor ns quito nn ordinary Incident But it was only the beginning ot his exploits. Tho contompt for danger that ho had shown in various ways now becamo his chief characteristic. If thero was a perilous mission, it was he American scout to whom It was entrusted. Ho pnssed under showors of bullets and escaped unharmed. Tlmo and again ho crept past tho enemy's pickets and wandorod at will within tho British lines. Thero was not weok that ho did not add to tho long list of tho almost lmposslblo feats that ho accomplished. A Daring Kxplolt, Of all "Dynamlto Dick's" exploits none was mora wonderful than that at A Scotch Trades Unionist John Wolr, fraternal dclcgato from tho British Trado Union congress to tho American Federation of Labor convention, which was hold in Louis vlllo recently, waa bom In 1851, In a mining village In tho Scottish loWlnnda called Parkneuk, situated In tho county of Flfo. Both his parents wero mlno workers, In a mlno which was then tho proporty of Lord Elgin, nnd having attended school until he was 11 years of ago, ho alBo wont to work In tho samo mlno, to help mipport his wld owod mothor. In 1872 ho was chosen to represent tho Elgin colllory on tho execiitlvo board of tho Flfo nnd Kin ross Miners' Union, and in 187G ho was appointed permanent president ot tnat body. Two yoarB later ho resigned In order to nccept a position In n Inrgo paper mill lu England. His stay in that part of tho country was dcstlnod to ho brief, for tho Flfo miners In tho death of tholr old Becrotary lnvltod Mr Wolr to accopt tho vacant ofllco. This ho consented to do nnd Blnco Soptotn ber, 1880, ho linn performed that duty with credit to hlmsolt nnd great ad vantage to tho cause. In 1881 ho was elected n member of tho Dumforllno school board, and at tho genoral elec tion of 1892 was requested to stand election to represent westorn Flfo In Pontdrlft after a threo days' battle, Tho Boor troops hnd withdrawn, and' ono of tho young offlcera looking1 through his field glnsaes, saw throo ot his wounded comrades lying within tho British lines. From n rlso ot ground tho officer watched tho hospital corps at work among the British soldiers. Ho noticed that the Bocra wero loft unattended. When this fact rcachou tho cars of "Dynamlto Dick" ho naked for volunteora to form n rescuing par ty. Several soldiers offered to accom pany him nnd nt night six of theso men woro stntloncd In a ditch In ordor, to cover tho retreat In caso tho expedi tion wns successful. Taking with him Vlvlnn Coglll, a Boer boy 17 years old. "Dynamlto Dick" went In search of the wounded men. They crept past tho first British picket without bolng dis covered. Cautiously they proceeded until they had gone by tho lnsldo plck- t, and could sco tho British Boldlors lying nsleop In tholr blankets. Whllo thoy wero making ncross nn opon stretch of ground tho moon camo out from behind a cloud and tho nearest picket challenged them. Then ho fired. His shot went wldo of tho mark, and In nn Instant thoro wna confusion In tho camp. Itineue of Wounded liner. Drawing tho boy to the shelter of somo rocks, tho scout nwalted dovelop- monta. Thoy hnd been compelled to leave thplr rifles behind them, ns It was lmposslblo to enrry thorn whllo croop- Ing nlong tho ground, nnd thoy mado ready to defend themsolvcs with re volvers. Tho nolso nnd shouting con fused tho outsldo pickets, who ran Into camp to meet n gcncrnl fusillade In n moment thero was n pnnlc. Cries thnt tho Bocra wero making n night at tack wero heard on ovory side. Ono of tho British soldiers In rushing by stepped ou tho leg ot young Coglll, who shot him with a revolver. Tho ncout put the dead soldier's helmet on tho boy's bend and tho two flrcd on thoso who rushed past thorn, nnd tho six mon hidden lu tho trenches oponod fire. In half un hour tho enmp was deserted, and tho Iloera sent mon to senrch for their woundod 'soldlors. Tho nolso hnd aroused ono of thoso, nnd his groans brought tho rescuing party to his assistance. Tho threo mon had lain on tho bnttlcflold unattended for two days and two nights. Ono of theso wounded was Aleck Brand, tho son ot a former president of tho Froo Stato. Another wns Jnmcj Pratt, a boy of 16, who had been shot through tho bond. Both theso soldlors rccoverod, but tho third dlod from Ills Injuries. Nolthor tho scout nor his companion was In jured, and tho British abandonod ground for tho possession of which they -had sacrificed 1,000 llvoa. Destroyed Biff. 000,000 Worth of Store. Dynamlto DIck'B" last exploit will causn his namo to bo inscribed in Boor history. Whon tho Boora loft Komatl Poort "Dynnmlto Dick" rotrcatod with his comrades, but tho thought of tho stores valued at $15,000,000 that hod been nbandoncd to tho British both ered him. Ho saw another opportunity for ono of his expeditions. With threo men, ho returned to Korautl Poort. whoro, for ono bog of flour each, ho hired 100 Knlllrs to go with him to tho railway cars, whoro most of tho stores had been allowed to romaln, roady for transportation. Using two carloads ot keroseno that thoy found thoro, thoy saturated ovorythlng with oil. Thon "Dynamlto Dick" applied tho torch. Whllo tho pnrty wns busy at this costly llro somo British scouts fired ou tho mon, killing two of tho Kaffirs. Ono of tho British Bcryits was taken prisoner, nnd tho four Boors rotrentod with tholr captive. Thoy had not gono far whon the sergeant of tho guard said that ho hnd not been ablo to dispose of Long Tom. All tho dynnmltor's oxultntlon ovor tho disappointment of his foc3 was dla slpatcd by this nows. Tho scout had somo Bcntlment concerning tho famous cannon. Alono ho roturned to Komatl Poort, this tlmo taking with him some dynnmlto, which ho usod with such good effoct thnt Ixmg Tom was shat tered Into n hundred pieces. Dut th destruction of Lon? Tom put at least a tempornry ending to "Dynamite DIck'B" career. Tho Drltlah cut him off from tho rotreatlng Boor army, arflJ ho had to tako refuge In Portuguoso torrltory. At Delagoa Bay ho waa ar rested on complaint of tho British con sul and deported. tho Imporlnl parliament. Thla Invita tion, however, ho felt conatralnod to dccllno In tho best lutorosta of hla union. As a speaker Mr. Wolr Is vory1 offcctlvo, and ns a mediator In Indus trial disputes ho has always rocolvod JOHN WEIR. (Secretary of tho Flfo and Kinross Miners, fraternal delegate to tho A. F. of L. convention, 1900.) tho greatest attention and respect of both omployera and workers.